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SOUTHERN OONEEUERA.OY.
Southern (Saufederacg
GEO. W. ADAIB,...
editors and rw>rwn»M
J. HENEY SMITH,
. C. SMITH, ■. »•
........J.H. OOTJOSfc
ATIiANTA, GEOEGIA:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1863.
cigH-.ST DAILY CIRCULATION IB THE STATE.
«r »KB FIRST PAOE.-R
llevl«w ot the Report, (rftht Secretary of
the Treasury.
This document was communicated to Con
grass on the 10th nit. We propose presenting
an abstract of its leading statements with
such comments as the various propositions it
embraces suggests. From the 18th February,
the termination of the Provisional Govern
ment, to the commencement of the Perma
nent Government, the aggregate receipts into
the Treasury were, $467,866,704 00.
$*43,411,307 00
*47.886,70* 00
.. 443 41L307 00
Amonnt of»script* • . ■ •
Deduct amount of e* pen dit ores.
Balance .. ..* UM*W »
the appropriation* made by Congress and
n t jn t drawn from thelreaoarjr amonnt
to $ UjtltJUt 00
The ritlm.tea for the rapport ol the gov-
menr tor tbe Steal year, amount to 800,403,713 00
In order to aicertalu tbe a-
mount to be raised by Con- "*
grew, *e must add—
1. Tbe e tlma'a. 12PC,403.713
1 Undrawn appropriation*... 81,679,913
V — tVIVMflH CO
Dednct the behmeo to the Treaaory ol 14,444,387 00
Leaving amount to be railed *867,049,88# 00
DEBT Of THE GOVERNMENT
The debt of tbe Government at the same
date was as follows:
BONDS AND STOCKS.
Under act of Februa
ry 28,1M1 $ 4,967,000
Under act of May id,
1861 *414,800
Under act of Angiut
18 18dl, 67,685,100
Doped to certlScale*
under act of Dec.
24, 1841—
laauod $69,006,870
Redeemed 12,616,400
66,488,970
$146,476^70 00
. TBBAdURY NOTES.
3-64 note* .....$ 99*000
2 year* note*. 1*919,024
General currency, 271,0x2,467
7 SO notea 120,480,000
$1 and $4 nuiea *216.800 $410,649,692 00
$56*lu6,00z 00
Id the above slsteraent is contained a largo
amount of bonds and interest bearing notes,
which are on hand in the various depositories
not yet issued. It is importsnt to bear this in
mind in estimating the effect of the act of the
last session upon iunding treasury notes. The
loans in which such notes are funded, are. those
mentioned in theschedulo as Iqans of May 16th
and August 19th. The amount of those loans as
reported at the last meeting of Congress was on
1st August $41,577,250.
By tbs itatement now reports* tbs total
amount ol lingo bonds Is $73,999,4i0 00
From wnicb ahonld bs dadiMtsd amount
on band not yst disposed of aay...,... 8 000,000 00
$64,99$,4oO 00
Aod In order to ascertain tbe amonnt of
treasury notes Inndsd, there mnst be de
ducted for tbe bond* iaaued ter produce,
my I.......:..;. 7,000,000 CO
money kept on hand, will operate to render nns
ary the fifty millions he has added, which
should not be estimated aa forming part of the
permanent currency, making it one hundred and
fifty milliona.
The effect of this correction would be that
instead of the circulating medium of the Con
federacy being in three-fold excess, as stated
by Mr. Msmminger, the excess would be be
tween three and four fold.
The Secretary of the Treasury then offers
some general reasons for his belief that the
currency is redundant, which searcely re
quires demonstration. The remedy for this
redundancy, in order to make it effective, is
to withdraw, he eaye, two-thirds of the entire
uolumeof the currenoy, The measures al
ready adopted by Congress were intended to
act in this direction. The Treasury Notes
were all made fundable originally in eight
per oent securities, and it was supposed that
the holders of notes would prefer investing
them in bonds rather than hold them when
depreciated. To stimulate investment, the
holders have been notified that by the ait of
last session, that after the 22d of April they
can no longer invest in eight per cent, secu
rities. These measures, although judicious
and well-timed, are overpowered by the ne
cessities of the government whioh compels it
to inerease its issues.
The inducement to invest in government
seonrities having failed from the ciroum-
atanoe that the increasing rates of deprecia
tion extend to the dividends, making an eight
per oent. stock in effect a four or three per
oent. sooording to the rate of depreciation,
the Beoretary proposes to stimulate the hold'
ere of the notes by wbat he oalls a “ little
gentle restraintby a limitation as to the
time to tbe 1st of July, beyond whioh Treas
ury Notes will be deprived of tho privilege
of funding. He says that this modification
of the oontraot by whioh a limitation is now
proposed, where no limitation was originally
expressed, is substantially for tbe benefit of
both parties, and oontends that it is no vio
lation of oontraot. The term constraint em
ployed implies to the eontrary. A oontraot
changed in any one partionlar, without mu
tual consent, is an infringement by whatever
name it may be called, and however justified
on the plea of preoedent. It is olearly magi
cal to defend one wrong by another,' as the
Secretary does in oiting the example of Con
gress in a similar measure. The Secretary
argues, assuming the reduction of the cue-
renoy contemplated to be two-thirds, that
every holder of only one-third, in proportion
of the new issues, will have the same value
in money left, after he shall have invested
the other two-thirds in bonds. He will gain
in the rednoed price of every article of con
sumption, in lien of one hundred millions as
before the war.
Now, in thus jadging what is the real -in
terest of one of the contracting parties by the
other, and that on an assumed state of facts,
namely—the appreciation of the ourrenoy be
fore the war has closed, (the continuance of
which will require as large expenditures, and
consequently as large issues of paper money,
would appear to us to be unjustifiable in
sound morals and equitable legislation.
C.
$38.99*400 00
Drtnct lamitt wpitailat August. ... 4R677,260 00
Balance «<**•”* $17,492,160 00
This oalanco shows the amount of treasury
notes funded in five months, the average being
about 31 millions per month.
Darina the same period tbs Interest-bear
ing utMtup voice have Increased from $24,799,0x0 <0
To..7 12*480,000 00
Increase. $97,680,100 00
From nbicb dcdnol noiee on baud il,o0i,60Q00
K«aliocteaee.... r ... v . l .$.6,776,600 00
We will next enter on an analysis of the sev-
eral recommendations contained in the Report
under tho separate head* of Treasury Notes,
Funded Debt, War Taxes, and War Debt.
- ,i__ ...
NUMBER TWO.
The Report s*tes “that the largo increase of
interest-bearing notes affords satisiactory evi
dence that the isaawef them was a judicious
measure; and for any ordinary war the bonds
and interest notes, amounting together torn
monthly sale of twenty and a half millions,
would have sustained the Government without
any retort td paper Currency. But the estimates
call for more theu twice the amounts furnished
by these resources; and we are compelled to re
sort to the Treasury Notes to supply the defi.
ciency. It becomes then a most important in
quiry whether the issue of each notes can be
continued, and, if it can, then to what extent.”
To answer thia inquiry an estimate is made
of the circulation of the Confederate States bo-
fore the war, which is computed to have been
one hundred millions of dollars. But as in
times of peace money circulates from hand to
hand more rapidly than in a period of war, as
large portions of the operations of business are
performed by bills pi qftfhMC* an d checks, and
as larger amounts of ready money are kept on
hand by each individual, tho Secretary ventures
to add «s much as fifty per cent to the usual
■mount of paper currency,'raising the sum total
at whichAh* currency of the Confederacy might
permanently remain- at one hundred and fifty
millions of dblhm.’’ He might have added that
ths -UtcVeatee of prices admits also of a larger
volume of currency. '“ The difference between
this sum ami the actual - circulation will show
the redundancy. The~«ctutl circulation em
braces not only the Treasury'notes, but bank
notea and State emissions of Treasury notes.—
In ordinary times coin would also form a part;
but at present, not only the coin, but a large
portion Of the bank notes have been withdrawn
from circulation.” j
The is me of Treasury notes on the last day
ol December amounted to 1390,149,698, exclu
sive of the interest bearing notes.” By adding
to this sum a sufficient $monnt to cover the
State Treasury poles and the bank notes in cir
culation we can aryive at the sum total of the
currency. Twenty millions added to the Trees
ary nates would probably represent the whole.”
But in thus estimating the* probable addition
which the circulation may absorb Mr. Memmin-
ger overlooks the Tact,'that the currency being
restored to its normal condition, as he proposes,
its rapidity of movement, which has been less*
coed by the wax, as W-cjl as the use of chc
arid bills of exchange which the war has also
lessened, with the smaller amount of ready
Col. Lee's Expedition to H. E. Georgia.
On Monday night, Col. Lee, with the offi
oers of his staff, Dr. Roy, Quartermaster
Jones, Adjatant Root, and. others, retoAed
to ibis oity. They left Head Quarters at
Dahlonega tbe 1st instant—the Colonel’i
presence being necessary at this post. He
turned over the command at Dahlonega to
Col. Nix of the 16th Battalion Ga. Partizan
Ringers, and Bvt. Major Galt of tbe State
Line.
The expedition so far haa been eminently
successful, and its objects will be thoroughly
accomplished in tho end. Col. Lee’s coarse
has been marked by his usual firmness and
energy, bnt without any cruelty or unneces
sary harshness. It has therefore had a hap
py offect npon all parties.
The real foots with regard to the disturb
aneea and their origin, seem to be these
There was a large number of deserters in the
country. It is estimated that over half the
men who Went into tbe servioe from the
Northeastern counties in the State were at
home without leave, and most of these were
skulking in the mountains to avoid the en
rolling officers, who had been instructed to
arrest them. Others, nnder a few despera
does, had banded together to resist any at
tempt that might be made to arrest them, or
to release from the jails those who had been
arrested. Some of these bands had i
and ammunition, hnd were, subsisting by
plunder. There were also a few men who
were enemies to the Confederate States,
prominent among whioh is the notorious
Jeff Anderson, who escaped jail from this
oity last spring with the bridge-burners.—
It was also reported to Col. Lee, that near the
line of Tennessee a Yankee Navy officer was
encouraging disaffeotion among the people,
but this report is not authenticated. There
were also a few men among them who had
volunteered a great while ago, and were pria
oners of war at Camp Chase, Ohio, who had
taken the oath of allegianoe to the United
States, and were thereupon released by the
Yankees. 'Whether these had been motive, or
in any way instrumental in engendering or
furthering the disturbances, or trying to
spread disaffeotion, or whether they them
selves were really hostile to the Confederate
States,' has not been definitely ascertained.
Most of the deserters are men who have
volunteered—very few among them being
con-ciipts. Indeed, the consoription laws in
that section have never been enforced. It
so odions that the people would not submit
themselves to Its execution, and on account
of this universal feeling against it, the en
rolling officers have never resorted to the
means necessary to enforce it, and the late
bands of disorganizes were largely joined by
men who were resolved not to he con scribed-
Most of the deserters left their commands
$94 $ame home without permission—not from • Page.
any unfriendly feeling towards the South, or
desire for the Yankees to triumph over us;
but from solicitations made by their families
and relatives at home, and some few from a
desire to get out of the army. The most ex
traordinary drouth ever known prevailed
throughout that section last year. The wheat
crop was almost a total failure, and the corn
crop was cut very short. Salt could not be
hand, and the prospect to the numerous poor
women and children, whose main dependence
to make them a support was in the army, was
dreary indeed. It is not strange that these
illiterate women and children, residing in
the mountain regions among a people who
are mostly uneducated, far away from rail
roads or other tines of communication with
the world, where but few newspapers are ta
ken, should, in view of the prospects before
them, write to their husbands and fathers,
stating that they were suffering, with starva
tion staring them in the face, and urge them
to come home; and it is not strange that the
husbands, brothers, and fathers, of such peo
ple, should feel a great desire to get home.—
This is the prinoipal cause of the great num
ber of deserters—though on aeeonnt of their
isolation from communication with the world,
and the other causes named, there was some
disaffeotion existing in a few localt’ ies, which,
however, took the shape of opposition to
themselves serving any farther in the army,
and not out.of favor to the Yankees.
We are further informed that many of those
absent from their commands without leave, had
come home in response to the calls of their fam
ilies, with the verbal, but unauthorized permis
sion of their CaptainB and Lieutenants, wljo
could not obtain furloughs for them, but told
them to come home without furloughs and get
back as soon as possible. When they got home,
finding that they were regarded at Head Quar
ters as deserters, and would be punished as such
when they got back—pebaps shot—they were
lying out or resisting arrest to' escape punish
ment.
The result was, that when Col. Lee issued his
proclamation, offering amnesty to all who would
come in and surrender themselves without ar
rest, they came by dozens, scores, and hundreds,
and gave themselves up. The Col. also offered
to all who were liable to conscription the oppor*
tunity to volunteer and goto whatever company
in service they liked, and large numbers came
in daily and volunteered, who declared that
they would never beconscribed, but had always
been willing to volunteer.
And here we will mention a (act which we
have observed : that the conscription act allows
any man to volunteer, and makes it the duty of
the enrolling officers to receive all as such, who
offer themselves, but until lately, these officers
have not kept this fact before the people, nor in
vited them to avail themselves of this provision.
They have issued order* which have been
published in the papers commanding every body
to come to their offices to be enrolled on a cer
tain day, threatening to publish and have ar
rested as deserters, all who failed to appear, and
to put them in in irons Sec., but .no invitation
was held out to volunteer and get the bounty
&c*, the right to do which the conscript act ex
pressly guaranteed to all; and the people of
Northeast Georgia, generally did not know they
had thia privilege.
We learn that Col. Lee gives it as his opinion,
that the officers of the volunteers who have de*
ser'>-<l, are to blame for it—far more .than the
; and that the Conscript officers are to
blame for not having the thousands of men
that section of Georgia between 18 and 40 in the
army.
Daring the expedition some S3, charged with
active resistance to the law and other crimes,
were arrested and sent to this place in irons.—
Not less than 600 men were sent back to their
regiments—some being brought to this place,
and others going direct as soon as they learned
they would not be punished ; and when Colonel
Lee left, they were coming in voluntarily in
squads of five ten, twenty, or more every day
QA Young Ladt Attempts to Elope with
a Negro.—Intense excitement was created
in Chicago, on Wednesday last, by a^eport
that a prepossessing looking girl, a daughter
of wealthy parents, at Lyons, Illinois, had
been captured at the ferry dock, while en
deavoring to elope to Canada with a negro.
A large crowd soon collected About the office
of Justice Fuller, where the partieB were ta
ken, and so intense was the exoitement, that
the spectators threatened to deal summarily
with the negro. Our reporter was present
and learned the following particulars: At
Lyons, in Oakland county, resides a very
woTthy and well to do farmer, named Brad
ley, who for four years has had in his employ
a negro named Lewis Hill. Hill was treated
as one of the family, eating at the same ta
ble, and enjoying every privilege. In the
family was a good looking daughter aged
twenty, named Cadelia, who, unknown to
the parents, became enamored of the negro,
and an elopement was agreed upon.
On Monday afternoon another negro, resi
tting at Plymouth, hired a team at a hotel
there, went to Lyons, and at twelve last
night, Cadelia Bradley and her ebony lover
left heT father's house, taking with them
some bed olothing. At Plymouth the girl
has an unole, who was for several years su
pervisor of the township, consequently she
was well known there, and when it became
known that an elopement was on the tapis,
Constable John Manning and otners started
for this city, and arrested them at the dock
as they, were embarking for Canada. . The
fugitives were taken before Judge Lane on a
charge of larceny; bat as the bed clothing
was not stolen in this city, the Judge had no
jurisdiction, and the prisoners were taken
back to the country. The colored fellow is
represented as a drunken, worthless charac
ter, and the young lady may feel thankful
that she was arrested, for she has escaped a
sad fate.
jgy- The Montgomery Advertiser tells of a
couple of “city swells” driving out in a
buggy in that place, when they met a
young lady returning alone from a walk.
One of the gay lotharios sprang from his
seat and advanced to meet her, with rude
intentions, so unmistakably evident, both
in language and gestures, that she found
it'necessary to “change his base,” and did
so by striking him to tho earth, and while
down slapped him on the face with her
delicate little hand several times so severe
ly and with £0 much energy as to cause a
cry for quarter. The young heroine then
merrily retired from the field of victory
Interesting Reading Matter on Firs
The Naval Exploits at Charleston.
Wo take the following highly interesting
detaila from the Charleston Courier of the 2d
inst :
the movements or thb palmetto state.
At eleven o’olock Friday night, the gunboat
Palmetto State, Capt Rutledge, bearing the
Flag of Commodore Duncan N Ingraham, left
her mooring?, and proceeded out the harbor
towards Fort Sumter. Abreast of Fort Sum
ter passed the three steamers acting as ten
ders, the Gen Clinch Etitoan and Chesterfield.
At 4 30 A M, the Palmetto State crossed the
bar, and stood out at sea in the direction of
the blockading fleet. At 6.20 A M, we came
up to the United States steamer Mereedita, and
waa hailed by # the watch on deok, when the
following colloqny took plaoe:
Watch—What steamer is that T Drop your
anchor—back—back—and be oarefnl, or you
will run into us.
Captain Rutledge—Thia is the Confederate
States steamer Palmetto State.
As the answer was given the Palmetto State,
with full steam up, ran into the Mereedita, the
bow striking her right about midships and
making an entrance ot about three feet. At
the same time our bow gun was fired with a
seven inch incendiary shell. We immediately
backed out, when the Mereedita hauled down
her flag. They were ordered to send a boat
to us, and Lieut T Abbot, Commanding, came
off with a boat’s crew and surrenders i hie
vessel in the name of Com. Stellwagon, of the
Mereedita, carrying 7 guns and 168 men. He
stated that his vessel was in a sinking condi
tion, and begged our officers to relieve them.
shot had pierced her hoiler, which had
burst and scalded a large number of men.—
Lieut Abbott begged Commodore Ingraham
to take the men with him on bo&ra the Pal
metto State, as in their haste to come to ns
they had negleoted to put in the plug, and
their small boat was only kept afloat by tho
strenuous efforts of the men bailing the boat.
He also stated that the water in the Mereedita
had, at the time of his leaving, already risen
as high as the engine floors.
Commodore Ingraham regretted that he
could not oomply with the request as he had
no room to acoommodate them aboard of hie
vessels and no small boats or any other means
of affording them relief. Lieut Abbott then
pledged bis word of honor for the offioersand
crew of the Mereedita not to serve in any
manner against the Confederate States until
regularly exchanged, upon whioh condition
he was sent on board his own vessel. The
Mereedita was taken completely by surprise.
They were roused from their slumbers by the
shock, the men not having scarcely time to
dress themselves. Lieut Abbott and the men
with him were nearly destitute of clothing.
The Palmetto State, leaving the Mereedita to
her late, stood out to sea, and engaged several
other vessels of the Abolition blockading fleet,
occasionally exchanging shots. The latter,
however, fled at our approach, firing at long dis
tances and leaving ua far astern. One or two
shots were exchanged with the United States
frigate Powhatan. The latter, however, follow
ed the example of her companions, and fled.
We then stood Northward,towards the Chicora,
which at this time was almost surrounded by
the enemy’s vessels. At 8 A; M. there being
tin more of the Abolition fleet in sight we stood
back to the entrance of Beach Channel, having
signalled the Chicora to return. On passing we
were saluted by Forts Moultrie, Sumter and
■Riplqy, and arrived at the wharf in the city a
little before 6 P. M.
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE CDICOBA.
Tbe Chicora, Captain John R. Tucker.etarted
from her whart at half past eleven Friday night
and crossed the bar at 4.30 A. M. We com
menced action at 5.05. The Palmetto State en
gaged an Abolition vessel on the right, while we
engaged the one on the left. As we passed the
blockader on the right, the Palmetto State waa
laying alongsideof her. Keeping on our course,
we proceeded to within fifty yards of the vesse
on the "left, and then gave her a shot from our
bow gun, the blockader at the time being under
lull headway. We rounded to and gave her the
iuli benefit of onr broadside guns and after gun.
She immediately rang her bell for fire and made
signals of distress to the rest of the fleet. The
last seen of her by signal officer Saunders, she
was stern down very low in the wqter, and dia
appeared very suddenly. This vessel is sup
qtosed to have gone down. Notwithstanding the
Chicora immediately steamed towards her, no
thing could be discovered ot the vessel.
The Chicora, proceeding farther out to sea,
stood Northward and Eastward, and met two
vessels apparently coming to the relief of the
missing steamer. We engaged them. Oae ol
them, after firing a few guns, withdrew. Stand-
ing to the Northward, about daybreak, we
steamed up to a small side-wheel two mas ed
steamer and endeavored to come to close quar
ters. She kept clear of us, driving away aa
rapidly as possible, not, however, without re-
ceiving our compliments and carrying with her
four or five ot our shots. Shortly after the
steamship Quaker City and another side-wheel
steamer came gallantly bearing down upon the
Chicora and commenced firing at long range.
Neither would permit our boat to get within
a respectable distance. Two of our shots struck
the Quaker City, and she left apparently perfect
ly satisfied, in a crippled condition. Another
side-wheel two masted steamer .with walking
beams now steamed towards the Chico'a, com
ing down on our stern. Captain Tucker per
ceiving it, we rounded to and proceeded until
within about five hundred yards, when the bel
ligerent steamer also rounded to and gave us
both broadsides and a shot from her pivot gun.
We fired our forward pivot gun with an' incen
diary shell, and struck her just forward of her
wheelhouse,’setting her on fire, disabling and
stopping her port wheel. This vessel waa fired
both fore and aft, and volumes of emoke ob
served to issue from every apertnre. Aa we
neared her, she hauled down her flag and made
a signal ot surrender, but still kept under way
with her starboard wheel, and changing her di
rection. This was jutt after daybreak. We
succeeded in catching this vessel, but, having
surrendered, and tbe Captain, supposing her
boilers struck, and the escaping steam prevent*
ing the engineers from going into the engii •
room to stop her, ordered us not to fire. She
thus made her escape. After this vessel had got
out ot our reach, to the perfectly safe distance
of about three miles, she fired her last rifled
gun, again hoisted her flag and setting all Mils,
firing her rifled gun repeatedly at no as she left.
The Chicora now engaged six more of the en
emy’s vessels at one time—three sidewheel
steamers and three propellers—all at long range.
Discovering that the Flag boat, Palmetto State,
bad ceased firing and was standing in shore,
orders were given to follow her. On her return,
we again came across a three masted bark rig
ged vessel, which we engaged, firing our guns
as we passed, striking her once or twice. We
then kept on our course to the Bar, having sus
tained no damage in the action nor a single cas
ualty on board. The last ship mentioned above
kept firing at ns until we got ont of range, and
we giving them our return compliments. One
ot the blockaders was certainly sunk, We en
gaged her at the distance of only one hundred
yards, and she settled down with her stern clear
under water.
The Chicora anchored in Beach Channel at
3.30 A. M., and arrived at her wharf in the city
about 6 o’clock, receiving a salute from all the
forts and batteries as she passed on her return.
The. number of shots fired by the Chicora during
tbe whole engagement was twenty seven, most
ly incendiary shells.
sixty-eight pounders and seven-inch thirty-
p ound Parrot gnn. She was commanded at
the time by Cppt F S Conover. Her crew
consisted of eleven officers and one hundred
and five men, of whom eight were killed and
fifteen wounded. She was towed up on Sat
urday morning by the steamer Sumter to a
>lace of Bafety under the guns of Fort Pem-
lerton, and will probably be brought to the
oity to-day for repairs. The Parrot gun was
brought on the Sumter, on Sunday morning,
to the city, and now lies on Southern wharf.
The steamer’s upper workB aro badly dam
aged by our shot, and the masts pierced with
bullets. Her sides also give evidence of tbe
accuracy of our shot. She will be repaired
immediately and made ready for sea. Ninety-
three prisoners, including three negroes, ar
rived in the oity on Saturday morning, under
escort of a detachment of the Charleston Bat
talion. They were taken to Gen. Ripley’s
Headquarters, and ordered to the Provost
Marshal’s Office, Lieut-Col Gaillard, who r *g-
istered their names and turned them over to
the care of Mr MilligSD, at the Charleston
jail.
prom one of the prisoners, who appears to
be * ver J intelligent person, we gather the
following account:
“Early Friday morning we wero practicing at
a target on Cole’s Island. In the afternoon
started up Stono River and dropped anchor a
little above Grimball’s’ plantation. We were
preparing supper, and the mess were piped up
when a battery immediately above us on James’
Island, opened fire. The first shot that struck
us entered the stern of the vessel, demolishing
our crockery, ketttles. &c., killing three men,
besides wounding others. This shot apparent
ly came from a clump of trees. We immedi
ately got up anchor, and the men beat to quar
ters. . Our guns were fired in the direction oi
the battery from where the shot -came, when
another cross firing was opened on the boat from
a battery right ahead, supposed to be at Legare’s
place on Jcbn’s Island. We ran down os faras
the turning of tbe river, where some wooden
spiles were driven in; another battery now
opened on ua, raking the vessel fore and aft and
amidahipa. The boat had gone a little further
when a shot struck tbe steam condenser, and
crippling the machinery, put a stop to our fur*,
ther progress. We then strnck our flag and
surrendered the boat. After the surrender, the
gunboat Commodore McDonough steamed up to
the assistance of the Isaac Smith, and com
menced firing, as the prisoners were landing,
the Smith’s Ensign and Pennant at the time
having been turned. The Isaac Smith has been
in service in Stono river about four months.”
CAPTURE OF THB. GUNBOAT ISAAC SMITH, IN
STONO - BITIB.*
The Isaac Smith, which waa captured in
Stono River by our troops on Friday after
noon, is an iron aerew steamer of 453 tons,
$nd carried eight eight-inch navy gtu)$ or
New Advertisements.
WANTED.
J)ERSONS having any old Tin Blacking Bjxes, with
lid*, can sell them by calling on
feb4-tf
T. G. SIMMS.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
S TRAYED firm the y'rd of tbe subscriber, on tbe nlgt t
of the let but, my White BuU Calf, 8j$ month* old,
11 ' ‘ ' '
large and very One
febS-lw
i will pay tbe above reward for him
L B. DtVIS,
o' Peoae A Davie.
LAMAR HOUSE FOR SALE.
Best Property ic Knoxville. Tenn
rive, be-t famished and beat situated Hotel in Knox
ville, Tennessee. It fa very nearly fire-proof and built
without legtrd to expense, in tne most approved t-iylo —
It it the moat profitable proierty I ever owned It la al
most oblige i to Increase in value. Yet my life ha* been a
profes tonal one, and I wonlu prefer a different invest
meat, though Ism remunerative. The property is no*
le s, d far ■ long term to a responsible, good te ant pay
ing fine profit, which the pi rchaeer can continue or ter
mtnate as be may chooje.
feb81m ■ W. If. SNEED.
4
$30 REWARD.
H’DQ’B 14th REGIMENT GA VOLS.
Camp Ubeqq, Near Pqbt Rovai, Va
January 23d, 186S. ,
(TIHK above Reward will ha paid for t>-e apprehension
A and delivery to the officer commanding nearest Con
script Camp of each of tbe f..Hon ing n-iiuud descrtera
from the 14th Georgia Regiment.
Private Wm J Tanner, Company D, who deserted on tbe
9th of June last, and has since boen seen near Acworth.
Cobb county, Georgia, where be resides Said Tanner Is
about twenty-fix years of age, five feet and about nine
inches in height, l-dr complexion, bine oy s and auburn
hair.
Private Louts M Whitley, Company E. who deserted in
feoe of the enemy on tne >2th of December l ist aud Is
supposed to have made bis way hick to White county.
Georgia, where he resides. Si d Whitley is about twenti
rears of age, five feet 8 or 9 Inches in height, light com
plexion, dark hair, grey eyes, w.i ht about 136 or 140
pounds, aud wore, when he leH, grey pants sue j ack-*,
and cap. He may possibly be lurking about Macon,
Georgia,a* he bat been repeatedly heard to expies* t
desire to arcompany tbe 1st Georgia Regulars to Macon
By order of KOB’T W FOLSOM,
Col couimsudli g 14th co Vols.
Jakes W Suahmon,Ltaud ‘dj’tl4 bUa Seg’t.
fsb3-2t.
STRAYED COW AND CALF.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
S TRAYED from tbe subscriber on ths night of the 30th
January, a C.-w and Catr; the Oow'a deep brown,
with white epot*. Any one giving mo information so
that I can get her back again, Will receive tne above re
ward. U. KR AMElt,
At Kramer’s Drug Store,
Jsnl-31* Whitt bill street, West side.
AUCTION SALES.
Package Sale — The Cargoes of the British Steam'
era Calypso and Douglas.
BY R. A. PRINGLE,
137 MEETING &TBEET,
CHARLESTON, Si)U FH CAROLINA,
JAMES H. TAYLOR, Auctioneer.
O N WEDNESDAY MORNING, February U.h, .«B3.
commencing at 10 o’clock, will be eold, ’
GKOuKKlRS.
193 ehrsts Tea
60 cases Salad Oil
876 b»ee Soap .
MEDICINES, DRUGS, 40.
24 kegs Epsom Salts
21 gross Brown Win. eor Sou/
■6 dram* Caustic Soda
1 cheat Rhubarb Hoot
I caso Amfinti-li
HARDWARE.
80 case* English Leaf Ootton Cards
SHOES AND LEATHER, aa
j9 cams Men’s, Youths’, Ladies’, Boys’ and Girls’ Boo-*
and Shoes
18 trunk* Ladle.’, Girls’ and Boys’ Shoes
1 cask th* Finding*
164 dozen Calf Skins
DRY GOOD* Ao.
13* care* andbale* Colored and Black and White Priuu
3 cases Brown Windso. tojp ““
2 cases Koglisa Tooth Briuuee
lest Black Silk Machine Twist
1 ease Bl.o* Lustre
l bale Unsay
36 cesos Mourning Delaines
21 cases. Duo Wane Shir.iuge
a balsa Brown Denims
4 baits Gotten Ticks
8 bates Regalia stripes
1 case Tweed Trows..rs
6 bales Crimean Shirts
6 bales Tweed and Ser, eRhiita
13 Bales Printed button Uaudkcrchiois
l bed- Fancy Colored Demins
13 CwSefl Linen Thlead
loemseo Ota*k*S Sewing Uoltou—White, Black aud
6 i ales Men’s Drill Pant*
28 caws Men’s Morino 3till ts and Drawers
9 cases Men’s Merino Half Hose
6 cate, Men’s Drown C tlon Half Hose
6 cases Men’s Urey Mt-nuo Half Hose
4 cises Ladies’ V* biie Uoltou Hose
6 cases LauW Imitation ,\!eruio U a <
2 cos,* Children’* Merino R cts
(i~a.es Mon’s Imitation Merino Half Hose
4 iKxes Ladiee’ White Merino Fiui-hed Hose
2 cases Super Merino Sucks
2 cases Grey Merino Socks
14 bales Sea Island Cotton Bagging
V biles Woollej Uasaimeres * S 8
4 roses Women’s and Misses’ Hoop Skirts
2 case* Fancy scotch Tweed*
100 M Needles, assorted
2 cases Madder Prints
2 roses Pine
6 case* Shoe Thro id
1 bale Blue Grey Union
r bales Kersey* and Plains
6 rows Printed Chillies
8 cases Chusimrre, - Super ”
1 case French Bcmbaciue
3 rosea Colored DeLaines
1 case Gloves, assorts j
* bales Bine and Scarlet TwU*.
5 ?**.'■* ®V“*** d Blankets
7 bales White F,aunt 1
8 bales Bine Flannel
12 bales Red Flai-nel
,oJI B , r< 7 n r nd Btacfc »blt Bat*
190 dozen Lad ee* White Cotton Hose
23 dozen Ladies’ Lisle Thread Hose
2 cases Paper
1 bale Striped Cotton
1 oase Cotton Tape*
1 jLSutt 1 " b ® °“ tlu0ed ne *‘ <, »J ‘f found necessary
A GOOD CHANCE.
* 'iHE undersigned is authorized by the Eecrriary of
War, through tbe Colonel romm.-i.ding tbis Po t, to
raise a Company of One Handrail Men, to serve in the
Provost Guard,
This offers an excellent chance to those who desire to
volunteer In tbis favorite service.
The Company will be stationed permanently in Atlanta.
Application should be made early to tne undersigned,
at Camp Sbackletord, Atlanta, Georgia
janzatf Captain C.S JENKINS-
V AOON A WxsTkBN Railmid Co., i
Macon, Ga., Jan. 28,1863. j
O N and after February lat, the Freight on Corn over
this Road wdlbe:
From Macon to Crawford’s, 7 cents per bushel,
i u u Forsyth, 8 “ « ••
“ “ “ Barnesville, 9 “ “ -
“ “ “ Griffin, 10 “ « “
“ “ “ Jonesboro’. 12
“ “ « Atlanta. 14 “ • «
Jri-30-tf ALFRFD L TYLER, Snpt
FOR SALE.
■vptw BICE, Fine Syrup, Ootton Tarn,
JLX Shirting, Coin Heal,
Stock Peas, Salt,
Rio Coffee,
Wholesale end Retail.
, McCROSRY A KARlKST.
Jan80-tf •
SHUCKS MO WOOD-CHOPPERS WANTED.
W E wish to pnrehaa* 800 bales of 8hic'- s or Fodder,
In lots of not lf*s than 80 bales, de.ivered at any
railroad depot between Atlanta and Knoxville, and we
wish to hire 80 Weod Choppers and Teamsters, either
white or bltck, all for SaitvlUe, Va. Addr.s*, stating
price, Ac* As Se*go. Atlanta, or
SEAGO, KENNEDY, PALMERSTON A CO.
febt-iw Saitville, Va
FOR RENT.
T HE ROOMS over the store* of F M Fi«k, and W E
Hendotson A Co, ou Whitehall street, being te rome
recently occupied by 8 A Durand, for the manufactured
tents, sicks, Ac, suitable for Shoe or Harness making, or
any light manufacturing business. Apply tptheoader-
signed at the Rolling M?U office
febl-tf o. L. PACKARD, Agent
915 ACBEi OF LAND ON MJUTH RIVER FOB
SALE.
I OFFER tor sale 815 arret of l*nd, 3u0 ol best quality
bottom land: tte-J acres cleared. Cell on Mrs. A.
Nash °n the promisee, or Mr. C. Cbandlor of Atlanta.
A. GOOD CHANCE.
OR BBLS (HiOJ SMOKING TOBACCO
DtJ 100 boxes Gravelly Tobacco, for sale by
JanSl-lm WILLIS * YOUNG.
AUCTION^ SALES.
8. a. SHACKELFORD, AUCTIONEER.
SAkS - ~ house wi„
TUESDIVS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS
OB
EVERY WEEK,
AT HALF PAST lO O’OLOCK.
All Goods, Wares and Chattels should be seal in tli
in th ® “"Bing of *»• day.
Horses, Mules, &c., t
will commence at 4 o’clock on each regular stle dav
Jun28-3a> CRAWFORD, FRAZER A CO.
WASTED.
B Y a young Lady who 1* Wt U qualified to teach Eng
lish, French, and Marie, a tit nation az Governess in
a respectable family. Tbe highest testimony a* to char
acter aad competency can be giveo, Address P. O. Box,
No 8, Atlanta Ptzt Office. Jan27-2w*
VOLUNTEERS WANTED.
C APT. J. R. RHODES and 8erg>t. B. W CRa Vkn * r
the HULL VOLUNTEERS, lriConfederate*2. /
Georgta V-dfajttjtfa are new at homTfor tT. nfe'd
raiuug I ecroits for their Regiment. Tbov wifi SiT.u
• FlFrV DOLLARS BOUNTX” to all who will
rily come forward and enroll themselves. Bnt ^
will oot Usien to their conntty’aSSl,
need, the, ate orders - to Conscript. ’ No - ‘ubt tEe ra?.
T *^°, be *“ 4A and the Exemption bill renLSi
™Sa, ^ »’’Bdrod, hue not loetone
One of them will be found at all tim-» at tk„ . t
Oola.Oartn.il A Hill, on Whit halletarot. * ® ° f
jan3t-tf Capt Com’g Co C, 1st CoJfcd‘r^G^U
New Clothing Store.
aortment of Goods In th. R-aira U^
*tock fa principal!, Si
JriRhClitHU mart!, mmi. to ardor! u^/v^V
tufases and children’*
S^^Sssissesrass?
the finert in the market. An early Call fa solicited
A-C. VAIL, Agent
LIFE INSURANCE.
THE GEORGIA HOME IlJSUilAJJCE COMPANY,
Capital $350,000.
DR. JA8. F. BOZEMAN, President.
D. F. WILCOX, Secretary.
Life Department at Savannah.
AARON WILBUR, Actuary.
DR. R. D. ARNOLD, Ooasnlling Physician.
pOLICIESare tension the lira*of white poraona,old
“to—ry Information
- 8. D. NILK8, Agent.
DRY GOODS.
5QQQYARDH CALICOES
300 yards bleached 8lieetiag
260 pair Ladles’ and Mixes Gaiters and Slipper*
12 dozen Men’s and Boy’s Hats
Oomml*eion Merchants,
EXAMINATIONS
O f Offl££Jl I fa?n2S» St *? e *PP° , “toienfa of Artillery
; 7862-be held near
*7® “todqaarfagaor Gen. Bragg about ths 84th of Jaru-
aty, and in Jackson, HiEtteuppl from February 8t'u to 12.
' W LkKOY BROUN,
jan20-tUfeb8 Lieutenant Col. on Ordnance Duty.
V&XtSZLr’' 0 *"** bUI to Ordnance De-
.BLUE STONE—COPPERAS.
JJ»R SALE BY THE PACKAGE, BY
■ovU4* QM> 1 BW 55£S?