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IFrem tbs Ifsw Orleans Eta, April ISib.J
The latest news from the front of our army
on the Teche is of the same encouraging
character as heretofore. On Friday night
Gen. Banks reached Vermillonville, previous
to which, however, a sanguinary and spirited
fight took plaoe at the orossi*g of Vermilion
bayou, a short distance this side of the vil
lage.
At this place the rebels posted a force of
over 1,000 iofantry and strong batteries of
artillery in ambush. Fire was opeued upon
the advance of Gen. Banka* army from the
whole force of the enemy. The light raged
furiously for some time, but resulted finally,
after considerable loss on both sides, in the
giving way of the rebels and the crossing of
ourtioips.
It was reported last night that <?eu. Banks
would undoubtedly be in Opelousas by to
night .with his whole army.
Accounts from that part of the- country
state that U«e fortifications «t Bute La Rose
have been reduoed by onr fleet, and that the
place is in our possession. At this place, as
will be seen by the correspondence below, the
rebels hal, besides their laud batteries, the
ram Wm. H. Webb.
Our correspondent details the operations as
they occurred after the attack on tbe fortifl-
ettions at Bethel Place. After the second
day’s fight the intrecchments were evacuated,
leaving in our possession t wo pieces of artil
lery and a large quantity of ammunition, etc.
As the army advanced, they camoup with
a force under Gen. Grover, which had boon
engagod in a desperate fight, which is de
scribed. It W03 in Gen. Grover’s engagement
that m<»tof the prisoners were taken.
Our forcert have oaptured over five hundred
head of horses, mules and cattle, which are
of incalculable value go the captors at this
juncture of affairs.
This expedition of General Banks up the
Teche country, so far, has proved to bo the
most important, and produolivo of tbe most
satisfactory results of any that we have had
ti record since he assumed the command of
the department of the gulf. Our army is
rolling like a bail of fire through the finest
portion of Louisiana. Whon tho rebels sre
thoroughly driven out of tho Opelousas coun
try, tte backbone of the rebellion will be
very muoh broken, so far as this Slate is con
cerned. • * ’ *
[Special Correipoudence of tbe Era]
In the Field above New Ibeeia, 1
. April 17th, 1863. j
When I closed my last letter our forces
were just on tho point of entering the ene
my’s works.
EVACUATION OF THE REBEL FORTIFICATIONS
At half-past 11, on the night of the 13th
inst., Col.' Kimball, .of the &3d Massachusetts,
heard the enemy making preparations for
evacuating biB intronohments. The moving
of the artillery and baggage wagons, packing
and nailing of boxes, and drivers cursing
their mules, could be distinctly hoard by the
advance pickets ’of Col. Goodin a’s brigade.
Col. Kimball immediately notified Col. Good
ing of the fact, and he in turn sent word to
Maj. Gen. Banks.
TAKING POSSESSION.
No special movement was made in pursuit
of tbe enemy until early the next morning,
when General Emory ordered a portion of his
command to fire into tbe breastworks, to
make 6ure that they wore evaonated. Bat at
this time Col. Kimball had entered the works
on the right, and immediately planted the
national colors upon the parapet.
an ADVANCE.
An advance of the whole column now tooh
S tace, Gen. Weitzel’s^division taking the van
Tpon entering the works, the soene on every
hand gave the fnlleBt evidence of bloody
work the dav before. Their unburied dead
were lying around on all sides. With an
area of fifty feet thirty horses lay dead on the
field
retreat out of range until the second day’s
march, when at one time finding themselves out
of sight of the main body, the men in front fell
back or waited until the whole force came op,
when ‘the march was resumed. The town of
Franklin was reached on Wednesday. Before
the day was out over two hundred prisoners
were brought in and quartered in tho court
house. I!y the next night the number had in*
creased, to over five hundred, including whole
companies, who were marched in at once. By
a singular good fortune three of the officers
who were taken on the Diana were recaptured
at this place.
TUK STEAMBOAT CORNIE.
When Jeff. Davis, first made tbe proposition
in. the Sate of Louisiana, that every man un
willing to fight tor the Confederacy should leave
the State, a Mr. Smith of Louisville, had not
time enough to leave with a light draft steamer
in bis possession, and it was confiscated on the
Ouachita. Its name was tho Comie. Since
that time it has been employed to transport
rebel troops and army stores. For the last two
months it has been constantly employed in car
rying ealt from ihe mines, seven miles south
west of New Iberia, to the junction of ibe Teche
and Caliawba bayous. From this point the salt
has been transported to Alexandria, and by way
of Red river to Vicksburg, Port Hudson and
other places occupied by.the rebels. On the
12th instant, early in the morning, the Cornie
left New Iberia with a load of ammunition for
the rebels at Camp Bisland. Upon reaching
that place the boat waa detained to carry
away the sick and wounded in case of an emer
gency. •
REMOVING THE WOUNDED—SURRENDER OF THE
CORNIE.
On the next night ehe received orders to get
up steam and leave at once'with the wounded.
Accordingly, seventy-five wounded, some fa
tally, snd also as many sick men, wero placed
on board, and tbe rest loft at the hospital at
New Iberia. Only one surgeon was sent bp
with the wounded. Upon reaching Franklin or
ders were given to burn' and destroy all the
baats. The sick could not be removed, and so
hospital flag was raised and an attempt made
to pass Gen, Grover’s command, Alter going
a mile and a half above Franklin tbe Cronie met
the Diana, and was ordered to return to Franks
lin, land the wounded and burn the boat. On
reaching that place, Lt. Allen of Gen Weinzel’a
staff, a wounded prisoner from the Diana, step
pe I up to the captain ani demanded its surren
der. “Take charge of her, sir, and hoist your
flaw over her.” was ihe onlv and immediate re
flag over her,” was the only' and immediate re'
ply.
Dr. Alice of the Diana, at once secured the
services of other Federal surgeons, and the sick
and wounded were placed in a hospital under his
charge.
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Consumption in France.—An imperial
deoree was issued at Paris on the 9th, stating
that the commissioners appointed to prepare
the lists for conscription of the present year,
were to commence their operations on the 20th
inst. The number of conscripts to be raised
is 100,000. These are to be drawn from the
number of young men inscribed on tbe lists.
They amount this year to 323,428. The num
ber of names last year was 323,948. The pe
riod for paying 2300 francs for exemption
from the service will expire on the 7th of May
next, at Midnight. The number of conscripts
to be left at home to as3i3t their families is
fixed at 2 per cent. 2,000' out of the entire
IOq.000.
Fire—LaGbanor Female College.—The
old college building, in which the exercises
of the LaOrango Female College haTe been
conducted for the past two years, was destroy
ed by fire last Saturday morning, between two
s and three o’clock. The fire was not discover-
* ed until it was so far under headway aa to
render it unsafe to enter the house, and every
thing it contained was destroyed—including
four pianos, (nearly new) all the desks, seat?,
settees, a considerable portion of the school
books, and aU the materials of a large paint
ing class. Fortunately, the house was nearly
worthless, and the pianos were insured at
two thousand dollars. Tho fire waa the work
of an inoendiary.—LaOrangt Reporter.
I'ecro Spy Hung.—A free negro, acting
in the capacity of a spy for the enemy,
was hung near Suffolk Va., by order of
Gen. Lorgstreet, on Tuesday.
some or the erupts
Then were found in the rebql works one
82-ponnder smooth bore cannon, and a fine
12-pounder rifled brass howitzer. This latter
piece, with its caisson, was being drawn over
a bridge across a ditch to the roar of the
works, when a solid shot from one of onr 80-
pound Pancots struck the bead of the piece,
and threw it, with the caisson; into the ditch,
where it now lies.
Large' stores of all kinds of ammunition
and some Enfield rifles, and a few small arms,
wore fonnd in the works, having been aban
doned by the enemy. The remnants of
hasty meal were found scattered around near
the cannon. In ono plaoe the earthworks
were torn up by a bursting shell, and the
earth in many places waa much plowed np by
tbe iron missiles of death*
DEATH AND DEVASTATION.
The wildest enthusiasm prevailed among our
... .
troops as they enteted this rebel s tronghold?
Loud cheers were given ae the advancing col
umn passed through the intrenchments, and be
held tbe fearful effects of the two days’ struggle
But titer work oi destruction waa not confined
to the locality ot the rebel intrenchments. Ii
was a sad sight to behold a most beautiful park
where marble and brass statuettes, marble fonn
tains and graceful parterres, bad been ruined by
the retreating enemy before leaving the place.
The first plantation above the fortifications ia
that of T. S. Bisland, who is now in the Con
federate army, and from whom the rebel camp
near by receives its name. There was a little
star fort, without armament or garrison, on the
right of the road, near the bayou, just above
Btsiand’s place.
ANOTHER FORTIFICATION.
About half a mile beyond the star fort another
short line of earthworks had been thrown up to
the south ol tho road, with the evident intent of
commanding the road, the field and the bayou.
Among the principal plantations along the
road beyond these works were‘those of Leo
Tarleton, Gen. Morse, and one laid out with
great skill and taste by the late Judge Porter,
which has been considered one of the finest in
Louisiana. Also that of Dr. Duncan, of Natchez
Miss. After leaving Dr. Duncan’s plantation
wo came to those of the Creole population,
among which are thoFuaillier, Gravenburg, anil
Oliver places.
A LITTLE FORAGING.
The army marched on the first day to a point
e Pattersonville, where it was learned
soners taken irom the Diana had
Franklin. The march was at
tended with the usual amount of foraging, and
many a mc?3 theft night was supplied with every
variety of barnyard game. Ono woman became
so frantic with the loss of her chickens, that she
fell upon her knees, and with clasped hands and
upturned eyes, implored the divine mercy npon
the godless wretches who were devastating her
hen roost. »
8KIRMI3HING ON THE MARCH.
At Pattereonvillle, and for a short distanoe
beyond there, the advance was annoyed by the
rear guard of the retreating enemy, consisting
of 100 cavalry and -hree pieces of artillery.—
Onr van waa frequently fired npon, bat did not
Aiiu array raai
tm ag?e Pattc
0eenstrnt^i to
position and of making a complete surprise.
The total force of the rebels, both here and at
the batteries below, did not exeted ten thous
and men.
Our loss waa considerable, and th .t of the
enemy must havo corresponded with ours.
Sibley’s brigade was included in this asm-’
ber—two regiments of Texas cavalry, Capt.
Sims’ battery, and the Valverde and PMie&n
batteries. Tho wholo force was under the
command General Dick Taylor, aon of the late
Zqchry Taylor.
At this momnnt the whole force is retreat
ing from our troops, demoralized and hopeless
of th eir cause. •
CAPTURE or LIVE STOCK.
By the time onr troops had arrived at New
Iberia, nearly five hundred horses, males and.
beef cattle had been collected, and were placed
in kreala atong the wayside. Their numbers
were rapidly augwealed by the constant seiz
ures from the plantations bordering the road,
that it became necessary to establish addition
al places for their safe-keeping. The mules
were fonnd very UBeful to the regimental Bur
geons, in the transportation of the aiok.—
Some fine blooded horses were made to re
place the more jaded animals bestrode by of-
l leers.
By this fortunate capture Lieut. Alien, of
Weitzel’e staff, Capt. Jewett, of the 160th New
York regiment, and Lieut. Alice, of the Diana,
were retaken, and immediately commenced per
forming every service for the unfortunate suffer
ers.
The Cornie is a light draft, stern wheel steam
er, ordinarily adapted for traversing any of the
myriad bayous spreading all over Louisiana.—
The engineer, Mr. Thos. Harkins, and the
pilot, Chae. Simmons, still retain their positions
on the boat.
On the day tbe Cornie was cspturrd the rebels
burnt the Newsboy, a large sternwheeler; tbe
Gossamer; sternwhcel, larger than the Newsboy
and the Era No. 2. the largest of all. The gun
boat Diana was burnt at the same time, all of
them at Franklin.
The next day at New Iberia the : Louisa, the
Darby, the Uncle Tommy, sidewbeel; formerly
i. ferryboat at Plaquemine ; the Blue Hammock
sidewheel, and the gunboat Hart were all burned
The Cricket wae at the junction of the Teche
and Cahawba bayous.
The gnaboat Hart was one of th6 > est and
fastest gnfiboats in the rebei navy. She carried
one 32-pound rifled cannon forward and another
like it aft, and two small smooth-bore 25-pound
brass pieces under her casement. ” Her ma
chinery and bulkheads were protected by three
inch railroad iron, the heaviest kind ia use.—
She had two splendid engines aboard, ot twen
ty-inch cylinder,seven Icet stroke. There were
four double flue boilers rft the boat. She was
commenced upon the day alter the burning of
the Cntmn but for some reason had not been
finish*-- 1 hi.til »er«ntly. She now lies with her
nth.-, i. iik across the Teche, above New
Iheriu.
Large atoresoiprovisions and ammunition were
destroyed with these boats, including some
twenty thousand pounds of bacon, and nearly a
thousand cases ot ammunition.
We are in possession of certain information
with reference to the long cheriahcd designs of
the enemy. They had purposed sending the
gnnboat Hart down the Teche, together with
the Pickayune, her transport. On tbe Catawba
they were about sending the Marietta and the
B‘ L. Hodge. From the Red river, the Queen
of the West, the Webb, the W. Roberts, the
Grand Duke and the Roebuck wero to come.—
Two rams building at Shreveport, they were to
send if finished. One ot them, half aolid, built
purposely for butting, was to come round by
way of the Mississippi and aitack the boats ai
New Orleans. Those on the Teche were to
come directly down that bayou to Braqhear city
Those on the Catawba and the Red river were
to come down the Atcbafalya to the same point
and after us cap.ure to «o around by the Balize
and another rdnte to New Orleans.
They were to rally their infantry at the same
time at Plaquemine, and take the railroad run*,
ning from Brashear city. On the IStbiit was the
enemy's design to retreat as far as Alexandria,
about a hundred miles west of Opelousas, and
there make a stand. Kirby Smith was to meet
them there with reinforcements, and assume
command of them.
As the troops came up, to their right was a
thick forest of large tree?, behind whieh the
enemy was concealed, having also a wooden
fenee between them and their opposers. Pre
parations were made at once for a desperate
attack: As one of their number, now a pris
oner, remarked, “We knew that we had to
fight hard, or be taken prisoner.”
THE GENERAL ENGAGEMENT.
The 25th Conneoticut regiment was the first
to engage the enemy. It occupied the center
of the line of battle, having the 2Cth Maine
on the right, and the 13th Connecticut on tbe
left, and supported by the 12th Maine.
It was deployed aa ekirmiahers on tLe left
of the road, and thus marched until abreast
of the woods. Then, while under a sharp fire
from the enemy, the line gradually swung
around until it faced the woods, letting tbe
enemy get to their rear. This accomplished,
an attempt was made to capture onr artillery
without success, although the regiment grad a
ally fell back until it reoeived support from
the 91st New York.
The 25th Connecticut regiment was ordered
into action on the left of the line, and in the
advance.
They met the enemy awaiting their ap
proach in a piece of woods, where their artil
lery was supported by a strong torce of infan'
try and cavalry.
When a charge was_ordered, to force the
rebels from their position and to take their
artillery, the 13th had to charge through
plowed field and over two fences.
Notwithstanding these obstacles, this regi
ment succeeded in capturing two caissons, six
horses, two swords, and a splendid siik flag
from the enemy. The flag was of fine silk,
six feet in length, bordered with rich silver
tinsel, and bore upon it the inscription—“The
Ladies of Franklin to the St. Mary’s Cannon
neers."
goon after the charge of the 13th, the ene^
my fell back defeated. The force opposed to
ns was not large, bnt had the advantage of
THE SALT MINES.
Seven miles west of New Ibera, and near
Vermilion bay, in the middle of a mud lake,
thiok grown with flag and cane, rises a ledae
solid salt rook, the snrfaoe and depth of wht 'b
have not been discovered. From this mine
thousands of dollars worth of the best of salt
have been daily sent away for the ubo of the
rebel army. Negroes were employed to blast
and break it up,-none being ground nt the
time- lt is reported tlmt Ibe rebels paid four
and a half cents per pound for what they took
away.
Whon onr troops reached Ibera a regiment
was sonl up to take possession, and destroy
all Ihe tools and machery there.
"HE SIOVAL CORPS
Ou tbe field, Ibis service is of the utmost itu
portanoe. During tLe action of Sunday and
flonday, the 12th and 13th from prominent
points in the field, their showy flags were seen
telegraphing orders and information from one
brigade to another.
Lieuts. Russell nnd Vaiico, by this means,
directed the fire of two pieoes of the Indiana
battery and cne of Mack’s battery. The great
triumph of the corps in this department ib on
the Mississippi. It has n >w established c >m-
muoieation through from above Vicksburg be
low Port Hudson.
From the mast head of the Hartford, above
the Port, communcation is kept up with the
Richmond below—a line of inestimable im*.
portance. since Porter and Grant, can easily
communicate with the Hartford by means of the
cut off.
THE PRISONERS
Connected with the advance of the expedition
nothing more plainly indicated the demoralized
condition of the rebel army than the rapid cap
ture ot their disheartened soldiers.
During the actions of‘Bethel Place and Irish
Bend, alone the route taken by tbe defeated.and
at Franklin, New Iberai.and other places,crowds
of them have fallen into our hand". Already
nearly fifteen hundred prisoners have Keen taken'
including some characters' well known in New
TM£ YOUNG WIDOW.
new publications
She is modest, she I* bashfal,
Free and eaay, bat not bold—
Like on apple, ripe and m*llov.
Not too Young, and not too old.
Half inviting, half repairing.
Now advancing, and now sbjr,
There U mischief in ber dimple.
There it danger in her eye.
JUST PUBLISHED.
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T A Balwe?.)»d Wwant Tra.or, (a *m effort
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THE O Nt'K»ttRAT*-B> * Sou** 1 Ci " ““' ll *1 ‘ 0
UKE>.*•JUU’t Till* N —Ch*i!,s Dlcket.^
She has studied human nature.
Sho is schooled in all her arts.
She ha* taken her diploma
And the mistress of all heart*
She can tell the very moment
When to sigh and when to unite:
Oh! a maid Is sometimes charming.
Bat a widow all the while.
(Bra)..
You are sad t how very serious
Will ber handsome face become;
Are you angry 1 she is wretched.
Lonely, friendless, tearful, dumb.
RIFLE AND INF NTRY TACTI'S
*«•
A STHAKOB 8TORY—Bf Sir H Bulw«r I.jtlon. w
IN PRESS.
»j»ins AND ROMANCK OF MOKUAV AND HIS
MBN- By Mr* 8 Bochcter F< rd
. AVALRY JTACnCS; *>r the u«* of the Oavalrr » n ,i
Moonl d Mfantry.CS Ar- «, M-jor Oeneiot J oepl,
Whi n cr
Are you mirtbAil? how her laughter.
Silver sounding, witl'ring out;
She can lure, nnd catch, and play you
A* the angler does the trout.
Ye old batchelera of forty
Who have grown so bold and wise.
Young Americans of twenty,
With; ‘ ’
i your lovclook* in your eve-
You may practice all the lessons
“ ghtl ~ ’* ’
Taught by Cupid since the fall,
Bnt I know a little widow,
Who could win and fool you all.
ElUworth riot Captured.
Huntsville, Ala., April 27, 1863.
Editor Chattanooga Rebel: In your issue
of the 26th (yesterday) you mention tho
capture of Ellsworth (Morgan’s Light
ning) at McMinnville. Please eo'rPrttfrfT.' I
was not captured, although I was on the
train that was taken by the Yankees at
Morrison. 1 made my escape to the woods,
about 250 yards on my crutches, l.lay
there until dark, i witnessed the destruc
tion of the engine, cars and depot, by the
•Yankees, aboutTOO in number. This col
umn passed within 100 yards of me, but
thanks to kind Providence, i was not dis
covered by them. There was some 20
passengers on the tr_iin. A hove half the
number were captured.
Yours Respectfully,
Geo. A. Ellsworth.
Morgan’s Telegrapher.
Orleans.
TAKIN'i POSSESSION OF A FOUNDRY.
A short distance below New Iberia our forces
discovered a toundry by the wayside, an exami
nation of which disclosed the fact that it had
been nsed for castina shot and shell ft had.
however, been abandoned, with all its machine
ery, tools, and a quantity of shot and Rhell.
DESCRIPTION OF THE TECHE COUNTRY, •
Almost tbe ehtire route of the army, from
Berwick’s city to the point from which I
write, has been along the banks of the Bayou
Teohe. This region of eountry is very just
ly considered the most beautiful of the-whole
South. The bayou itself, in some places only
sufficiently wide to admit the passage of two
ordinary side-wheel steamers meanders
through plantations for a distance of sixty or
seventy miles.' From Franklin down, in for
mer days, might be seen schooners, brigs and
barks, loading with the productions of this
country, bound for the North and Euaope.
.They loaded the vessels down to about 7£ or
8 feet. Dropping down to the Barrel Stake,
the load was completed by means of ladders.
Plantation supplies were often put on board
of vessels in New York, and sent direot to
landing places on this bayon, and the vessels
would take on their return cargoes at the
same places. Thus happily were the benefits
and blessings of commerce dispensed in the
good old days of onr glorions Union. Mar
their like soon return.
Unlike the Lafourche xegion, there are no
levees on-the Teche. 'None are needed. Its
banks are beautifully skirted with the out
spreading and overhanging live oaks.. In the
season for burning the trash from the cane-
fields, the sight at night of these immense
monarchs of tbe forest, with their drapery of
a moss, in fall relief against the buroin g
ton preseated a soene grand to behold.—
! he land is fertile, and the inhabitants were
once prosperous anq. happy, but the condition
of the latter has been greatly ohanged by this
unnatural war.
At ’em Again.—On last Thursday night
Capt. Stephen Elliott, Jr., proceeded, with
a select party, in two boats, to the neigh
borhood of a barque rigged ressel-of-war
and a revenue cutter schooner, lying in
close proximity off Otter Island, at the
mouth ot the Combahee and Ashepoo riv
ers." According to arrangements made by
that enterprising, shrewd and skillful offi
cer, a torpedo was exploded in the darkness
of night, about 3} o’clock, an 1 at daylight
the barque only was visible. The cutter is
supposed to have gone to the bottom.
it is stated that under flag of truce on
Saturday intelligence vVas received from
the enemy at Bort Royal Ferry that the
schooner was destroyed with the loss of
four lives. This may or may not be au
thentic. At any rate, we shall soon hear
the result through the Yankee newspapers.
We trust this expedition will be followed
up by systematic and successful efforts to
rid our waters of the presence of the
hateful invader.
Speaking of flag of truce, we learn that
Lieut. James Lowndes, A. A. G. of Gener
al Walker, on Thursday last declined to
hold communication with Colonel Higgin-
802, commanding one of the so-called
South Carolina Regiments on Hilton Head.
This Yankee Colonel was accompanied in
his boat by one of the non-commissioned
officers of those troops, who are not to “go
ia promiscus,” but to be puh*ffu the fore
front of the battle, like Uriah tbe Hittite of
old.—Charleston Mercury, 28th.
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, n “ 9b, WAI rebel in MootiaoUo. *od tat b on owued
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tnthHcilJ.
epriS 4«»
BARNRY McGINLhk.
NOTICE TO CON8CBIPTS-
To all Feraena Between the Age*
18 AND 40 YEARS.
' UKABOn’ae KM. Orr.cs. 10t*0»ku Dur, |
toi t> raville On, April 23d, 1663. |
, n ot-. lienee to General Order* N .8», idiu'nnl -i.J
I Io»!>e<’’or Ganeri»:’*OBioe. dated Fo/. 31, IMI:, tl.r
toll wloz named pb.ee* nre l.weby nppointed place* ot
rend*zr.'U« forOo-wo IpUiD tbe 0<h OongreMlou*-b ,.
Hict: Cartci-SeMe, Bartow O. unty; ■‘snmmervtllc. Ctacl-
t «'it > O. tint*; Biiiggold, tot >cei t .oiuty; Trcato* bale
.’ u.,t ; Jforoanton. Frauln Connty; Borne Fk)d
0.>n.,’v Etlijay Gl merOonntv; Oxtkoun,Q •rdouCcur.t ;
Svrina Place Murray Oonnty •, Dalton WhbCeldt ooou ;
rad L<i Fayette, Wntkov County
lira Wo « unat., ONMm n<n l H.S Dx-enpoit xro »
Burd ot nx.'.miu>lion nr the 0 Ii Oong.fcMionil Dla-
trict,coirp »“d -f ihentovc-u mid Cranitra
All pa-eon* in <h» 10:'. C*. g »*■! <n»l District betwrea .
tbe age* of eignte.-n nnd forty je»re, whether readout. I
•ny other poitl n o bo tt*te, or of other Matt*, It
which the if re atid orduM b»ve not been tnopended. an.
herebi rrqnii - d t > o.-orc tin tn.-.e vox at one of the pl-c*.
nbo.e i|..c flort. to the Kxrtn-uiug Boerd nvd t-nrvlliiu
Ofle r or exsmionUennnd ecrollmrnt on tho day* fl. j
.be annexed notice uf *be kuoi -log B ierd
Tbiaoo ici include* every person balw.e.i tbe rg,,
eptc.fi d - lb.*'« v ho bare boon h< rotoloreexamined a. d
discharged ritlirr by State or Confederate Burg-O’ »; tucea
ubo have nt anv time bout duchargea from Ibe araij;
ihuee who have Ttrni-hod-nba'itntea. andauy and nl!p r-
opi who may outm ixnniption cu any ground whatever.
No |Hr«ob'a dbt hut go exemption. <-r d.tail bom any
a ,u c>, w.ll axcuae from attendance at Ibe piece np
p .in o.l
Attention is called to p tr wrti>h 13, teonoue 2 a id 8,
Gc.e a.i.rdem No S2, a* t alow*:
2 Allth-. tawaaod regulations applicable to deaenten
«b.alt he »i'prol to steb Crn c Ip's as tail to repair at
th< plnco of ro’id xroos for enrollment, or whoaballdt-
sert after enrol m.xt*.
8 All the ngsncio*employed lor tho aop*eh-&idon and
confinement ot ducertera and their traoi’iirlation toibe
common e of tbeir reepective command, ra, rhdl be ap
plicable to person, liable t-< dnty aa . onsoripta. \rbo
shall f-.il to repair to tb > place of rend t zvont alter tbe
publication ot the c dl .
<Mr C maertpt* will como prepared with at L>*<t three
day'* rattens , K J STABR.
Capt A Ea Officer lOtb Caog Cist.
POSITION OF REBEL ODNBOATS AND. TRANS
PORTS.
From letters found in Capt. Fuller’s posses-
session, it is known that the Webb, on the
13th, was a bate in Rose. The Marietta was
on the Red river, as also the transport Grand
Dnke. It appears that the robots were notin-
formed of the proposed attack on Bethel Place.
This letter of Gen. Taylor to Capt. Fnller was
written on the 12th of April, at the very mo
ment our forcesYirere before the enemy’s works.
It very properly reoommends to Capt. Fuller
that he postpone the attack upon Brashear
city.' So it has come to light that we had de
layed so tang in attacking the enegpj, that he
texpedition
was bold enough to orgtwize an
against us
. An Appointment noy Kept.—A gentleman
who recently spent some days in the Yan
kee camp at Beaufort, says that before the
late attack on Charleston by the iron clads
Parson French, the notorious abolition
hypocrite, distributed extensively in the
army a notice that he would preach in
Charleston on Sunday the 12th inst. “The
best laid schemes of mice and men,” &c.,
and it happened that nnder the peculiar
nature of the circumstances that neither
the Parson nor his congregation came to
time 1—Savannah Republican, 28th.
Dupont.—Dupont, the commander of the
Yankee vessel Ironsides, is the son of a
French refugee, who, daring the French
revolution, sought refuge in Charleston.
There he was kindly supported, and his
two eons, the present renegade and anoth
er, were born. The family remained sev
eral years in Charleston and then removed
to Delaware. So says a recent number of
the Soutmaforolin ian.—Savannah Republicanl
2M.
'^.Tt is staled that there is now food enough
st Port Hndson to snbsist the army there six
month*.—Mobile Tri:**e.
f5F°We take the following items from
the Athens (Ga.,) Watchman of yesterday.
Decline in Prices.—We are pleased to
learn that the funding of Treasury notes
has effected a decline in prices in many of
our markets. We hope the good work
may go on until a great reform is wrought.
Funding Treasury Notes.—We under
stand that at this place Treasury notes to
tbe amount of some $600,000 were funded
previous to the 22d inst. at 8 percent. '
The Wheat Prospect, in all the sur
rounding country and in all the region
above this point, we are pleased to learn,
continues very flattering. Accounts from
all sections of the Confederacy are favor
able.
“Ooad Newa, u A*.
Home days ago it was announced in one
of the city papers that Senor Moncada,
the Spanish Consul at Charleston, had
brought to Richmond certain “good news,”
which he could not altogether contain, hut
let out just a little. Many of the news
papers which come to us from every part
of the Confederacy are delighted with the
Senor, and declare that his “good news”
must “relate to recognition.” We regret
to be always dashing eager hopes, and
cooling off glowing sensations; yet it is as
well to advise all Confederates to check
their enthusiasm until they know who
sent the good news, to whom it was sent,
what it was about, and whether there ever
was any such thing at all. As siduous and
meritorious as are our local reporters, they
cannot worm out the secrets of Euro
pean diplomacy from travellers writing
fora train; neither do Consuls go about
with recognitions in their carpet-bags.—
Richmond Enquirer, 27th inst.
On Horseback —Wo could have better
expressed our own ideas on thesubjoct of horse
back riding than did the editor of the Columbus
Times, when he penned the following : “It al
ways makes us feel in a better humor .with man
kind generally to see a handsome young lady,
with jannty hat and flowing robe, exercising on
horseback. Singular, isn’t it ? We havo often
wondered why it was that onr young ladies and
gentlemen indulge so little in this h< althful ex
ercise. A ride of a mile or two in the country
early in the morning before the eun rises, and
repeated at evening, will plant roses of lasting
beauty on the cheeks of onr fair damsels, and
impart health and vigor to the mnscles and en
tire system, besides expanding and improving
tbe brain. One hour on horseback is better
than a day in. a buggy or close carriage. Try
it, young ladies, and penevere in it for six
months, and if you arc not healthier, handsomer
and happier we will acknowledge ourself wrong
for once:”
Tea m drittijccc.l, Kxrtmluin* Board for I ha euthCar.
gloria -.at DMii t, uutfer cnerG Order N • 82. A jn-
tsuit and Inspector Cea-ral’s Office. ho*ot»y %t*o ro’ic* to
all vliom It any concern, that they hav>- fiznt upon the
fjIIfWii’g f|it*rlfied time for the examination .it Utiaripu
w n .ball ataemblo in pnrraauee or tho «b. v , olice;
Dr Wot N B tab, CirlertviUe, Bartow c mt y, Stb, 7 h,
sndStli; Oalkonn, G.rd .u county,llib, lv'h an* 18 h;
V.itton, Wi itfialdconoty 14’h, 6 b ard .mb: Ringgntd,
Co'O racnenty, lath, 19th and flltth; 7Wi!mt Dj.lc oua-
“ J a itth dags of May.
t,, vsd sas t,
Dr U W M.yaou, Pome, Kiofd com ty, 6tb, Tib and 8th
Hth, 12tli -iid 13 It. Aa-
Summcndle, Cnattonga c.,onty
layette Writer conn'V, ^ita, teth and '17th daps of Mat;
Mr II S Davonprrt, Spring Place Murray oounty, e«L'
7th and 8 h; Ellijay, viltourtouuty. Uth, 12th a .J :3 h;
Stay-
IVtb titus
WM N RUSH,
Attis'atil Surgeon, P A 0 S.
0 NM lYflCN,« D,
h a davenport, m d
t xamiautg Board for Tenth Coi.gittal. Kal Dlatrirt.
a it .6 IQt
P B « Ht ' 0 S 8 lo obtain reliable at.Imitates, can
find them by catling oo J B smith, at the Southern
Axpr.i. H ffice,. Toose wanting to biro ttumaolv** Iu go
aa aulmitnt a. can find an employer by calling on the
mine tin*, at the aunaplace aprSMw
PlADQ’ra AxfcT 0» Tajwwssi, I
Tollabonii, Teen, April 28,18C3 ,
General .Inter No 81.
P baring been aaertalnel that many aoldler* tow tb
. T w j **»F. ■»* anxlout lo tvtuii. to theii
color*, but a e deterred by the tear of pualibmcnt «ttde-
ao tn-’, tho commanding G ncro] gtvra notice, that all
will b rratt.rrd to .iu y with ui puuiabmoat, who returc
to t oir ci.pt srh.u :0 day*, tf within our linwa, or ii
vow North of tho Una* of this army within *0 day*
Bv command of General Bragg
W W MACK ALL,
Chief of Staff.
Offict*
Kmioca Falcoee*, A A Gob.
aprza 2w
1 Finn LhS NICK DRIED beef
ItJUU 600 lb. B icon Him*
For *iv by (*prSB-lw] T Q SIMMS.
O OAST 8TEEL MILL BAWS. Itr .tic by
O apr.d-tw i- q
Confederate States Depositary Atlanta-
HOTB8 may hereafter I e funded at thla
.} under the following regulations •
... . - teiilug into cel, wblcli beer
date Bubacqner.t to December tat, tie;, a e eLtitled to U
landed in nnn per cent*.
2. All tabacrlpUon* to the Produce 1. tan, which have
will bSeStlUrt
te 8 par cent, and rahacriptiaas alnce, wtl’ be paid iu aev-
o£vS&- 1 ’ V ffUNOAY, DeVultarr
* ' aprW-tf
Just Received and for S.Ue Low
lflO 1,8 BMSAH OOP AVIA
iV,U lb. Spirit. Nitre
to lb ■ Opium
400 gallon* Oalfor Oil
8,COO id* Ooppuen
3'JO In* Indigo
LOOO lb* Venetian Bid
3Ut lb* Yormllllon Rod
10 bbla Black Pepper
60 sag* Bi O irb Soda
“ i Tarpon
“bbl. , ?.reVT a oT n,la
8 a KRAMER.
Druggist,
Whitehall draet,
apriUU Slffn of 1,10 G °Won Mortar.
CITY TA3C KOTICK.
*ax Raanvxx am totuoi *-* Omci t
110, 1864. f
0^*“ totVEXft* 1 **•»»
onen t, r th. . ' Helnnu ’ ** the City of Atlanta, la now
SteHril. h prM ® nt »°“ to the Hanhal’a office at tb*
of day
r™ ? , , b ,® ““k win be cktred
o'ri«k te“p M ® ° C,0Ck *° 11 It- “•*“« *
„ . ^ 0 M.'fkYNE.
Bfjrer awl Collector of Taxu.
Cheap Ink.—We write this paragraph with
a very black, free flowing ink, made by
boiling in water the bark of (he bay or
dwarf magnolia, cut into email pieces. Tbe
ink appears to us to be equal in every
respect to any other we have seen, -and is
easily made from a material obtainable
almost anywhere in' the low country. It
seems as thongh it would permanently
retain its color; at least, some writing done
nearly a month ago looks blacker than it
did at first.—Wilmington Journal.
SHIPPING
AND
COMMISSION HOUSE*
GEOBGE chambers & CO.-,
SHIPPING
And Commission Merchants,
NASSAU, JV. P.
Administrator's notice.
r SHALL apply at the flrat regular tetm of th. tow*«
.4 &f »•«“» county, Ga.. after tha pnW*"
U nof this notice for rizty dan tor t**T*tawIl^j»!
- - —.--o ,«• sixty days, lor l*av* U— . ,