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BY XV. S. JONES.
TERMS.
THE WEEKLY
(’mioNicLi: &, sKivmEh
IS T sBLISHED FVSRY WEDNESDAY,
AT
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ALWAVIJ IN ADVANCE.
It a tern lor U e<
0.-,.,,, K r A/ivtnruemeats, jniblifli.ed once a
vr It, in Jlnilr, or Weekly, wren awl a half emit
-1-nru. NnrirM. ten cent* per lino for kite first
i -rting,. .tel ..tU tsnl» per line for each mibe*-
|)c<e/,»raf> Ai.vkktismiksts, Un cent* per line
.'Uitmw.Ks, llttmtinl PiriritßAL Nor r*,.fifty
eni-each. OniTnAßiee, fen etnU net .no.
Corr*t/*>n4tJKt trf Iks .Viran ral> Itf/nblican.
Ah k, or me J’iito.m , t
near Fairfax, Sept. 2S. )
Nine hi- .... a«i» yeaterday Ibe baltle of Man
as-ae w -i •,11 t T.. C.infederate* won the rii
lory but H - ’ • arc its froit" ' 11 a" the Govern
rnent ha* lie- cmnoiandmK Oanentl, iloue (he
b-.t tl, a c'.iiM be dune ? it 111- y have, the country j
on/hl to be eatiefled. il they have not, the conn
try mav nverjonk, tho'ij{)> it will not forget, tlie
Our i ll.i-uve tnrce here ia very little,'it any,
'renter than it wan twu weilltn after the buttle.
The iniinher of r-gnne.nta Is eoAaideralily larger,
Inn i wiiig to siekneen, it mav well be doubted
whether Ihe nuniber of lighting men la (nueh
mater Our eieuna of Iraunportalion have been
-' - -I ! 'be Ci.miinsnaruit department is
omewtinl hen- r oi,f f>li.->] Our ntipplv nt sin
have b. i-n nrin/..-(I ; ,„,| brimgltt into service. i
\ mil hi r nl.jei-i . f go-.it iiufiu rtaiK-e which it would
be imprkd, nt t<. mime at this tin,.-,' bus been ac
- otiipliidted 'I mwl.fle. the moral cUbet of the
■ ict-ai v in the I. nited rltat- - baa been moat befle
lii-i.ll, while I(a political cllect 111 Europe has been
all we (todW desire. A wholesome lesson baa been
adni metered to the enemy, and Kdropnau odious
II ,ve been tan *bt to look upon the Confederate
Cm. unmet as a band fact u power in the earth
will I, fill make ita-lf felt ami .-. .peeled. This
nnuh. at leaaf,-,s beoit accomplished.
t>" tin o ' ■ ■ 1,... lii-.'ii uiven the eu
. ni.v to supply II.«■ place. Ilf ill. rctiriug reguueuU,
10 i ,-aiil/c l. , deniol uli/ed force, to recruit
Ins lii -M - tinrimr., anil lo recover, m part at
bi- *. In. in the pfino- w-iiti wbieb be was sci-ed ut
Maine lie lias bad lime, also, to Huriotmd
Id, bulb on ibe Vuginia and Maryland
•oli :l. d-1,-n. r work ot the must formida
ble . 1 tiacter. u--l to acorn..late vast amount* of
provisions, ejotbiug, ainmnniliun and store* ul
■ very hmd It may 1,.- doubted whether tbe
won i Ib.a - .I.- of i!,.- reverV,ui In- carried, ex
• opt || a sacnfii. of life toogreat for Hie object In
I- -e.i.i.iplishcd. No apprehensions need been
i i' i.m-d as to He result of a couUiet oil the open
h-i I lie I.ii.il iiitrencbmi nls, however, and pro
l.'M. .1 Ilf- I’m til,! uf.b , , tin eiiernt- may stand l.is
gronml ugninai e.pml number., and indict heavy
in.- Ifat i.boitld our met, evOr get near em.ugii
bn 1..,un. ..m tlhair gleaming eyes, neither In.
bi-.isiwerks nor Ibi r.ibunae rivet will be aolli
Clijot to stay Ins lligbt
Sui b is tire 1.,-bit nod credit account of the lint
tie iff Manassas 'J'lu- reader must decide lor Inin
i-elf iipen 111, *1 .1 .11. 11l .he policy that has been
I 11. That We I -nil.l null sbould have elder
.and W liiui-.toi. with.lll i-n dav.s alirr the battle, is
now ' ,1 upon all sides. Indeed, il liasaeem- ,
I'd 111 111. Ili.it the way has be. M open to us at auv
lime silll- 1- 111. Cist ol July II Napoleon had beeii
at the iieiid of our force., ur any oLlicr commander
who pm*,., . dtlns cnidldt-nco, and understood tbu
' • - ■ i '■ -i nil of the vbluulear, the Army id the
I'utnm:., would to day have been tliiiudi ring ut
Ihc .-.ill of Pitiitiih-phi.l arid New York. And yet,
I do Hot wish lobe iindei-slond as In,ding boil I
with .lolmstou uud lleauregai-.l The latter viuld
"I op lb . .imnu.nl Ihc day a Her the battle, mitl
inn- licit time I.ell Johnston has had tlib .liter
ut all Mis. lie „ believed In be a good strati'
. mill In 1- iUn.lv p.wse.se. gi-ratc.lollies.ami
I MM.. 11. knows, Hop. Hull Ibe tfovninimnf is
111 Ijricy that, like a child beginning to
w.,11 . n, lie |u .1 Inking om first steps arming the {
milium, of tie- aril, that. (lie whole World looked
us vs .111 mm less distrust, uud thutuiauy
•; I ' tan Ml sm.H, n.isgiv,..g us to |
Ini «of tl, I. It,-ts, mill knowing how much
dep. nded Uffon our nuccess m our first endeavors, ]
In- iiiuy liuie P-lt that lie could nut be too cun
ti-uis, ami tint (.veil \*ht*Yc the wet v in
favor «•( 8, »t wu.s imzat too in mill to
in tike- tin* miltmn he were dimbl y m ire oi
virlm v. Aii t iiijnro m the .stake, amt the liupin- I
mss and liberties Ol liuburn generntiuns tremble
111 tb<- Ir.iliinci Who would not feel opprcsdcd
with Hie tremendous responsibility resting upon \
Ins shoulders -
Il uiiii b. pi-sumption m a lucre civilian to
I nt,CIS.- the mdiiai y movement, id the army.—
Thus far, you will bear me wiluoss, 1 huve ab
stanui't Ironi doing so Aml even now- I wish to
Ini undei sto nl iis liter-iily e i pr.-Hsing tho opinion
uluui'wlio disclitims all pretensiou to Hidilury
icience I Ci-rta lilt .In net sympiithivpwith tliosr
win „ dit.lv.-rvb "On to Washington I” We
11 nv o all sc a I he disnslrmls result id a similar ut
If. lin e ■ n tlw nllml side ol the Potomac—“ On
1.1 I Tln-n- sro alms..« ami defects ill
I’ll- army winch I shall claim the privilege of ex
pustiig altti op' *|"-r lime, lint lor the preseut I
am iviliiiig tt> inist niiY nlliceis They urc in a
p„- I. yii lo |„d: w loii IS Wisest to be done. There
is Iml mm proviso I would insist Upon, hud that is
ll.e \i-i«ii nl the I'uUiimu-MiMl winter in Wash
ingtou oi fialnniorc, n iimke an ellorl to do so.
Slmri m i: n. :11ml the ..run nor Ihe country
will lie satisfied.
I'roiii IVununtlH.
\ vm« nlay uli«'i*thm)u, the.blue pennant of Goip
iiioiluro Mi i viii nas U;insffiri\«l (Yoga the Colora
do tiigutr lo nut 1 of tUl* transport Hteamei'S, which
sailed last night The y unity wore manned, und u
‘illate fin das the old sudor quitted his ship. By
Now York papers. I set* he has beet)-relieved of
h»s cuiimiul pu tins elation.
lingudicn* G'*»vnil Bragg has been promoted to
n full Cimerulship. Now lift, him one notch high
er make him Secretary of War, Mr. Ihivia, and
you vvUi add not only to your own g(p>d fame, hut
place in thill important position a soldier and a
man competent to the great task. Gen. Bragg
Secretary ol‘ \Y at , not a Federal bayonet would
be found on Rosas Island forty davs hence.
Ml A J. Ford, chief of tile Medical Depart
nient at Win notton, l\fts hn it promoted to the
rank ot Major. He belonged lo the old service,
and was among the first to resign. Ho »h a unlive
Gout-gin;!,‘hoyo and educated ;i phvsiemn. if one
imi\ credit the reports of the soldiers who have
been tenants, at times, of his UospUate.
1 lie wind came out troth the .North lust night,
ami the du> has been cool and chilly a regular
t ill day, m appearance ami holing. Cor, Sh-hiU
S.vo Aomuknt A ud and distressing accident
oci’iirrcd last, evening, about T o’clock, between
the main hilihling ot the liedeU. House and the
ihutr. : room, which rcsukgd in the fatal wound
m o! pi \ atr ft. F. Smith, of the Griffin l ight
(Inurds It appears that Sergeant Duffle, of the
tee r Miipam and the former were fencing with
i! i . -m a play ful manner, when coming to a
Dm bayontjts" the gun in the bunds of the
Serg uu Accidentally went pff, and Smith fell mor*
i. ! \ v.Minded the hall entering and passing
thiough the right thigh near the groin.
At first, U aits thought he would survive the
wound, but If e unlonunute man breathed his last
about I '' o'clock last night, after lingering in great
pain 11 l«*AV{'s a family m Griffin, Ga., to mourn
iue S' i pi ki;s* Hohcitvis tv Richmond Thu
following 1 st obtained of the Soldiers' Hospitals
u th s cit\% and the number of their inmates, at
present. wHI doubtless bo interesting to many of
t i mitral Hospital, ...... IT*
t ’nlh go “ .. A<
Branch «* <. A*
Bird Island “ *.. . '. . }i it
Schell House,' >o a i,.M. Pl . !V. . 2!
. •• No.il. I*
No *.
Sycamore, or Baptist,. A?
Ma.u Sti eel Hospital, ** U
AUbamft “ ITT
<} orgia u **o
Wurwiftk “ 8*
% u liilNiiioUM Urtw Ity.
\\ iUc lo dei signed ofliccrs of the Ist Georgia 1
p ,s•.aliened in Northwestern Virginia,
t .Tie eu \. ir notice, we well us the attention of j
i!., •. •. tn a gross outrage perpetrated upon
tv lav! ,ui of the t Hi via Guards, 12th Georgia 1
\ •.- , r :Ke company, named McGasktU,
died «t •' .in;-. [ the reg'ruent on Gre«mbner ‘
.vo ii < friends desired his body brought
t Inin McMUtftn, of the company tot
w ei ; t ;vsed belonged, Val»ate«rca lo ea- I
cv>rt tl • In v Tiiere was otilv one mod* of con- 1
\ i tjviu'' an'e. that a stage line. The enormous j
charge • f thirty-five dollars was toad© by the I
agent at Monterey for transporting tha corpse to |
StauvAtm. a distaiKv of sixty-five imles The orf* |
' v —i -ced ( • top of the stage, and the stage
v\v ; wo! pa - ■ gers. so the agent it Monterey
ecu >• tier : > excuse for his conduct the fear S
ot cri; . . .t v carry ug sa ofi burdens, the custom ■
ft f: , ••••■'•evfr.g ,and .saw the way*-biU j
withs. ■ lib. ve cl srge. and heard Mie facts above I
stated from Fapl. McMifiio slips
S. H. Cut ye,
... UegT tU. Vols. ]
u • I* H',Ni|Lt
iv w i
J. > . 11. Aliks,
i.i«ut .st G». Han’t.
A oorrespondeut .rs ttK- AtknU
member of the PdiuetUi Guards, Regiment x
Geergia Volunteers, writes from Lyncltburg, Hep- j
timber • •.th
We will hfi»ra here tv day sometime, tp joinUea -
Joseph K Johnston’s division in the army of the j
Potomac Wo received orders mi the *.4th last , '
to prepare for nmviug iheneit day (yesurday !
We wer» told yesterday laarmug that we would
leave at -P. M Our tent* were all down and
stacked at '• P M • ut whichtimeUie news came
it wu- nipossible for us to go then. The disap
pointujent was great, for all hud their consent to
go, and w ere at the height of excitement
But vital heaviest upon oft, we cannot
take al> our men by a great deal. The propriety
of going now at all'was first doubted, because we
had nearly; men on the sick list We have,
however, conculded to go and leave the sick be
hind. The meas es and mumps are the diseases
with which thev are afflicted
Col. Benning s Regiment, of Georgia, left this
morning for Gen. Johnston’s division Phillips’
Legion will go iuto Virginia to join Gen.
Wise, I presume.
The Wab.—Nothing ol mportance was received
Yesterday from either division of our army in
Virginia. The health of the troops is improving,
and active preparations are going lorwar|l for
, something.—' ludvrmn<i -If/*-
Ckonide & -i'nitinfl.
0
# .ii Fiojd** Victory at Carnlfax Ferry
—.’Hore ofihe Hattie.
We find in the Lynchburg Republican, of Satur i
,j ny., another letter from its editor, wrho, as is |
j k.uif '-o, is i member of Gen Floyd’s staff, and
I .viti a participator in the battle at Carnifax Ferry. ;
His account of tbe condition of our army in Wes
tern Virginia is, no doubt, correct, and deserves i
tbe instant attaotion of the Government. j
Top of Bio Sbwf.ll Mountaiv, )
September 15, 1%1. j
I gave you, tbe other day, from tbe roadside, a
hurried a? count of Hie battle of Gauiey, fought on i
the *tb inst., between tbe Floyd Brigade aud
' Yankees, under Gen Rosencninz. I think,
perhaps, tbat a few additional reflections upon l
that event, and ypon those subsequently trans
piring in this command, may not be entirely de* i
i void <<f interest to our readers, or without wgmti
j ounce to tlie Confederate authorities at Richmond. |
Since tin: battle of Cross Lanes, in which wede
seated and dispersed Colonel Tyler’s command, i
our brigade has reinaiiit*d stationary at Camp i
Gall ley, tor W’ant of provisions necessary t > war
ran* a forward movement. We were dKtant inoie
than ninety miles from Jackson’s river, the depot |
ol our army stores, while our means of transnor- l
talion w**re entirely inefficient to supply our daily
demands. To move, under such circumstances, 4
farther into u country devoid of almosv every sort
of provisions ortorage, and particularly hostile to
our arms, would have been the madness of folly.
But for this unavoidable aud vexatious delay, jt
was our purpose to have moved against General
Cox, ut Gauiey bridge, attacking bun in the rear,
while Gen. VCise and Geo. Chapmen would have
taken him in front and on the left. We should
tWH unquestionably have destroyed ( ex’s com
rhaml, or have forced Ititii to retreat, either of
vyhilh.circumstances would have opened up to us
Mre valley of th** Kftniiwha, and made our
campaign a most successful one.
W bile thus necessarily delayed in our onward
movements, Gen. Koscncranzconceived thestrate
gic movement which occasioned our withdrawal
from the other side of Gauiey. Without the
knowledge et Gen. Lee, Koseucraz put himsell at
the head of if,(WO men, lour of whom were regu
lars, and by a forced march of three or four days,
precipitated his superior columns upon us, when
we only had a day’s knowledge of his advance.
Though our regiments were fearfully decimated
by sickness, and with only 1750 available men to
•hmr arms, we determined to give the enemy
battle. This we did for more than four long
hour*, four times repulsing his assaults, aud si
lencing Ins guiiH, with a lo»s to him, as we are
credibly informed by those who have since passed
through his camp, of from H*iO to LOO.
Had Gen. Wise, reinforced us with 1,000 ineu, or
had it been possible for the North Carolina and
Georgia regiments to have come to our assistance
in time, we could, doubtless, have whipped Ko
seticranz as bad.y on the morning of the 11th as
we ha Ijdone on the evening of th» lOth. Indeed,
we think it highly probable we could have
whipped him anyhow, but as retreat would have
been impossible under the tire of |he enemy, uud,
111 the possible event of defeat, we should all have
been slaughtered or captured, our prudent Gene
iaf thought it dangerous to hazard so much upon
the cast of a single die.
To retire to this side of the Gauiey, therefore,
was the only safe alternative left us, and the wis
dorn of l fii.** movement was fully endorsed on the
next day by a dispatch from Gen. Lee, advising
us of ofir danger, and suggesting the step we had
taken.
Our will drawul was as brilliant a succes as our
defence. We lost in tins movement not a man, a
gun or a w agon, ami would net have lost a siugle
article of value, had not the removal of our large
number of sick required the use of an unusual
portion of our menus of transportation. The road
was terrible, and wide enough only for the pas
i sage of u single wagon, while the rapid and rug
i geil Guiljey hud to he crossed on two flat-boats
! and a temporary foot bridge, just completed on
I tin- morning of the fight The feat was accom
j pltsbed in less than five hours, and in the dark
| ness of the i.igfit.
(Itir subsequent movements have been entirely
I governed by those of the enemy. The night after
1 hi- tight we eucamned ut llogwood Gup, on the
main Lurqp kc, midway between the .Saturday and
; Sunday roads, uud about ten miles from Camp
Gauiey. On Thursday, intelligence reached us
! that the enemy was crossing the Gauiey, at
Hughe’s Ferry, with a view ot cutting us off by
I the wilderness lead, at Meadow Bluff, sixteen
, miles this side <>| Lewiaburg. We at ouce moved
! baik to this point, so m. to place ourselves in
striking di htnOe of the enemy should he appear
| hi 1 lint- quarter, and at. the same time to hold tlie
j “'o"iigent and uiosl deleneible portion this side of
Gaufev bridge, on the line of Cox’s advance. If
j vV, ‘ at tucked here with lor-Tnanv as ten thou
, sand men, I think we can defeat them, and we
; nr.- anMon.-dv anticipating a fight in a few days.
; Now, for u single suggestion to the Government
! at Richmond. The Qiictny stand upon the banks
ot the Gauiey river, with ut leust 13,000 effective
men, With reinforcements in the rear. To oppose
this force we have an army, all told, of not more
than 1.'.0u meu. An advance movement, with
such odds against us, is manifestly a human im
possibility and a military absurdity, it eanuot
I be done, and the most we can do is to hold the
I » neniy in cheek in these mountainous gorges, and
save our railroads from his grasp. But this is
clearly less than what duty and patriotism re
quire should be done. Tlie enemy sbould be
| driven from the Kauawba Valley this Fall, and
! our victorious urms made to rest there during tbe
I winter. To do this, not less than 5,000 more men,
j with abundant means of transportation, should
;be at once transferred to (Jen. Floyd. With less
force, we shall be all the time on the defensive in
1 this quarter. With that force we can and will
| make a notorious march to the hunks ol the Ohio
I before the sear and yellow leaf of Autumn rus
i ties along the>e mountains uml valleys.
Histim; koh Masked Bvttkiuks—Thk Ivy and
tiik Watkk VVitcii.—Mr. Fulda, the telegraphic
operator at the P.ulize, reached Fort Jackson yes
terday’. By a dispatch received from the Port
this morning, we have the following nasticulurs
of an engagement which took place at tlie head of.
t.Jio Passes yesterday :
“ There was an eugugeniept between the C. S.
steamer Ivy and the l.\ S. steamer Water Witch,
without injury to the Ivy. The ivy was down
South Puss when she discovered the Water Witch.
She \ the Ivy ) came out of the Puss, and taking
the ('■ S. cutter Pickens in tow, proceeded up the
rivet.
Meantime the Water Witch came up the Pass,
directing a constant tire ot solid shot and shell at
the shores apparently feeling for masked batte
ries. Arriving atthe telegraph station, she sent
a boat ashore and took away all the telegraph in
struments from the office. After visiting the light
house opposite that place, she proceeded to sea
through the same Pass.
“ The Ivy having-placed the Pickens beyond
reach ot the enemy's guns, returned and followed
the Water Witch ns far as the bar.”
The Water Witch is a steamer of light draught,
and was built hy the I nitod States some lour
j Vent s ago for the purpose of runulug upon streams
jot difficult navigation. She is probably here now
! to explore the different Passes.
\JV. (K Jhlta, 20 th.
Another Account of tub Batti k of Barbours
j v ii.i.h* Mr. P. S. Snyder, a private m Capt. Row
| an's Company, the McGhee iuvihcibles, who was
in the tight at Barhoursvdir, on Thursday morn
mg, and who arrived here yesterday, direct from
| our camp at Cumberland Ford, communicate* the
i following particulars :
About of our troops, under Col. Battle,
with two or three companies of cavalry, were ad
vitncing on Barboursville, about daylight on
Thursday morning, and were within u quarter of
a mile of that place,"at a bridge crofcuu r a ravine,
when a body of Lineolnites opened fire upon them.
The tire was returned by two compares of Col.
j Battle's force, when our cavalry charged on the
enemy, putting them to flight.
Pi« u». Powell, of the Hawkins Boys on our side,
1 was killed, and J. F. Browder, of the McGee In
1 vineiblcs, was mortally wounded. The loss on
, the side pf the Lineolnites had not been fully as
curtained, but a number of their dead, variously
stated at from ,M> to t>o were found upon the
ground. Two prisoners only were taken. The
i.meoluites, according to statements of persons
in Barboursville, numbered only some four hun
' dred men, and not Ij*oo as at first reported. Capt.
Rowan, who bravely led his men into the fight,
narrowly escaped with his life, as he teemed to
have been the target at which the enemy chiefly
aimed. A lock of fits hair was shot off, his sword
belt cut m two, by a bull, ami the end of his
finger harked by another.— Knojtvilh Knitter,
From FixsagoU.— The following is from the ,
Pensacola correspondence of the Mobile Register, !
Sept. HUh :
Since six o’clock this morning, quiet has reign
t d—the oily tranquil as the hour of midnight.—
The steamer Time carried lo the Navy Turd all
\ the troops save a guard) to take part in the
Grand Review below, of all the forces under com
, maud of Gen. Bragg. Being unwell, 1 did not
witinsstho pugeuut, but learn it was *il that
, could be desired. A general order forbids men
1 tiouiong the number or corps of troops present.
Th<- army dots not boast a better uniformed or
disciplined corps than that of Col. Jackson, ut
this point. The Continentals occupied a place in
the pictiuc. A great number of ladies and civil
i tans were at the review.
There v\ere several newly arrived steamers iu
j the fleet this morniug. They are. quite busy of
ate prowling about, remaining but a short time
at one place.
A company ot Florida horse, formed at Milton,
•arived ias»t evemug. They are commanded by
Oapt. B. S. Amos, J. R. Minis, A. R. height and
G. F. Perrenot as Lieutenants. The corps is
f handsomely uniformed, and mouuted on fight,
{ service aide Worses.
Ii •> said to town, by persoua from below, that
the Federate were near our shore again last night,
! ;n the vicinity of Fort Mcßae, in their boat*. Xet
! eui own® —they will not find our men unprepared
| ;* second time.
' The Army correspondent ot the Savauoab Le-
I im* ; ,-?• Writes, from near Fairfax. Sept. ISth.
1 O>e word iu regard to the Army of the Polo
mas. Some days ago pre all believed that a de
i cisi\e movement would have been made before 1
i this. Why it has not takeu place, it would be
. improper to say. If the news we get from Rich- \
\ moud oe true, a forward demonstration may be I
nostpotted for sometime. We canuot tell whether !
! the news is reliable or not —a short time will re- j
I move all doubt. If correct, however, I fear the .
' Government has committed its first blunder. j
I The Seventh, Eight, Ninth and Kiev ruth Geor
! Regiments, *re encamped two miles from us.
Ywo days ago, the Eighth and the Kentucky
Regiment, belonging to the same brigade, were
sent down to Mason sand Munson’s Hills to do
1 picket dutv for fire days. They left their tents
. behind. Col. W. Duncan Smith's Regiment is
also in advance. The Sumter Flying Artillery,
('apt. Cutts, is encamped near ns, and Col. Mer
' ~er’s Regiment, attached to Gen. Crittenden’s
i Brigade, is some two miles north of us.
From Richmond.—The Savannah Amt has the
following :
Km hwond. Sept 28. Messrs. Turner A Garner,
Richmond merchants, lately arrived from New
'i ork. wore examined bv the War Department
, kU d allowed their option*to take the oath of alle
giance to the Confederate Slates or be considered
alien enemies. They were paroled in order to |
give them time to determine their answer.
T«o expeditions of tweutv fire thousand men I
are fitting out at New Vorlic under Butler and j
j Sherman.
The enemy are making a coal depot at Hatte- :
j ras.
Bragg has been promoted to the rank of Major- !
General in the Provisional Army.
To* F\i'kdition to the SarTHisN Coast.—The
Macon TtUyt'apk has the following
NouroLK, Yu , Sept. 'So. —There is a large fleet at j
| Fortress Monroe. Two secret expeditions are j
Inow fitting out to operate on the Southern j
COast. ,
Item* of War New*.
From tbe Richmond Examiner of Monday, 23d,
we take tbe following items
ATTEMPT TO BOMBARD SHEf’HE&DSTOWX .
W e hare intelligence’from the enemy’s linea
opposite Shepberdstown of brisk skirmishing
several days ago, with an atrocious attempt tc
bombard the tow* from ttie opposite side of the
Potomac. There is a Maryland regiment distrib
uted along the opposite bank of the river. An
attempt was made by a detachment that crossed
over and marched into the town to capture a
wagon tbat was loading for the army. Encoun
tering at tbe moment a squad of cavalry passing
on a scout, they at once retreated down to the
river in tbe town, and passed over as soon as pos
sible in their hkiffs. They were, of course, fired
upon, and the men across the river with those on
the V’irginia aide began a heavy fire indiscrimi
nately opon tbe town, hundreds of balls falling in
the streets or entering the houses. Our cavalry
arrived in force just as the last of the enemy were
re-crossing the river. Some firing continued
from both sides across the nver for a day or two.
It bad nearly or quite ceased, when, on Friday
night about o’clock, without any notice, they
opened a cannonade upon the town indiscrimi
nately, and kept it ud tor more than hour. All ot
tbe roads leading out of town weie, of course,
soon filled with women and children, the old and
tbe sick. There were no lives lost, which would
not been tbe case but for tbe abandonment of
the town by almost the entire portion of its popu
lation.
Ou the subsequent night, Col. Ashby proceeded
to u point opposite the enemy’s encampment, aud
at the break of day commenced bis fire on their
camp. The beat to arms was immediately made
by the enemy, and, concentrating along the banks,
they opened a brisk fire on our forces. This was
warmly returned by the Brock’s Gap Rifles and
those of Capt. Shands’ command, whose arms
were adapted to the purpose. The engagement
lasted about an hour aud half, the enemy’s balls
Hying fast and thick all the time. Fortunately
none of our men were hurt. Reliable information
from the other side of the river places the enemy’s
loss at nine killed and a Dumber wounded.
TUB FORCE ON THE MISSISSIITI.
Advices of the enemy state that the Federal
force at Paducah lias been increased to 10,000
men. The battery on the Kentucky shore, oppo
site Cairo, will, when finished, be a formidable
work. Tne total number of Federal troops sta
tioned around tbe junction of the Oh.o and Missis
sippi rivers—at Cairo, Bird’s Point, Norfolk, Pa
ducah aud the Kentucky shore opposite Cairo—
is said to be 30,o<)0.
BLANKETS FOR TUB SOLDIERS.
One hundred thousand blankets are understood
to be now at tbe disposal of the Government,
from purchase abroad, for distribution among the
army. The unpatriotic speculators and domestic
“army worms” will be sorry to hear this.
Picket Ami'sevknt --On some of the lines of
the Potomac the pickets of the two forces are said
to be within three and four hundred yards of
each other. The diversions of such close neigh
borhood are various. Occasionally one of the
enemy will show himself, and his presence te
welcomed bv a shot. There are coustant ex
changes of shouts. You frequently hear a Yankee
cry out, “ d—d rebel.” to which our men reply,
with a shout, “ Bull Run.” On one or two occa
sions tbe pickets have met, exchanged courtesies,
and taken a drink together.
Points of Interest in tuk VVkst.—Just at this
time, when one reads so much of the war move
ments in Missouri and the different localities with
whose geographical position but few ure acquaint
ed, the following “map” of tlie points tbat most
frequently occur in tbu reports from tlie West wil
be found interesting:
Jefferson City is the Capitol of Missouri. It is
situated very near tbe centre of the State, on the
right (south) bank of the Missouri river, 155 miles
by the river from St. Louis. The situation is said
to be elevated and picturesque. The population
is about f»,000.
St. Louis is the most important city in the State,
aud in that section of the old Union. It is situat
ed on the right (west) bank of the Mississippi
river, about 20 miles below tbe junction of the
Missouri and Mississippi, and about 175 miles
above the mouth of tne Ohio, and 1,200 miles
above New Orleans. It is located on two plateaux
one about 20 feet, and the other about t»0 feet,
above the floods of the Mississippi. It was first
selected by Laclede, a trapper, for a trading post,
in February, 1704, and contains a population now
considerably over 100,000.
Springfield is the county seat ol Greene county,
and is situated in the Southwest corner of Mis
souri, about. 130 miles Southwest of Jefferson
city, 200 miles from St. Louis, 50 North of the
Arkunsas line aud 75 East of Kansus and Indian
Territory. The situation is high and healthy, and
the population of the place is 2,Q00.
Kolia is a small pluce located at or ner the pres
ent terminus of the Southwestern branch of the
Pacific Railroad, about 40 indcs Southeast of Jef
ferson City, and 100 miles Southwest of St.
Louis, in the direction of Springfield.
Potosi is the county seat of Washington coun
ty, situated about s<> miles East of Kolia, and 70
miles South or Southwest of St. Louis. Rich
m nes of lead and of iron are worked in its imme
diate vicinity.
Iron Mountain is an elevation 1,500 feet high,
with a broad base, and is said to be nearly pure
iron. It is situated about 80 miles from St. Louis,
aud about 20 Southwest of Potosi.
Pilot kuob is an elevation 444 feet high, said to
be composed of steel, and is situated about 10
miles south of Iron Mountain.
Cairo is situated in the Southern extremity of
Illinois, nt the junction of the Ohio with the Mis
sissippi, distant 175 miles south of St. Louis, and
only übout 40 miles north of the northern bounda
ry of Tennessee.
New Madrid, the capital of New Madrid county,
Mo., is situated on the right (west) bank of the
Mississippi, übout 280 miles southeast of Jefi’erson
City, 125 miles southeast of Pilot Knob, 200 south
of St. Louis, and 40 S. S. W. of Cairo in Illinois.
Charleston is the county seat of Mississippi
county, Mo., about six miles from the Mississippi,
about lo miles from Cairo, and between New Mad
rid and Cairo.
There is another town by the nuine name in the
N. W. part of tho State.
Cape Girardeau, the capital of a county in Mis
souri of the same name, is situated on the right
bank of the Mississippi about 25 miles north west
of Cairo, aud about 05 north of New Madrid.
Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas, is situated
on the right (south) bank of tbe Arkansas river,
about 300 miles from its mouth, 100 miles a little
southwest of Memphis. It is situated on a rocky
blutl', about 50 feet high, commanding a tine view
of the surrounding country. Its population is
about 4,000.
Fort Smith is situated in Sebastian county, in
the northwest part of Arkansas, on the right bank
of tbe Arkansas river. It was a military post,
around which a flourishing town, doing a prospe
rous business with the Indians, has sprung up.—
J The population is übout 2,500.
Fort Fillmore is a military nostin Arizona Ter
ritory, situated on the left bans of the Rio Grande,
about 50 miles north ot El Paso, and near where
Arizona, Texas and Mexico corner.
El Paso is an important place on the right (Wes
tern) bank of the Rio Graude, on Mexican soil,
and in the extreme Northeast corner. It is situ
ated about ,400 miles from the mouth of the river,
is distant l, s OO miles from Washington city, about
miles West of Shreveport, in Louisiana,
and 600 miles from the Pacific Oceau. It is on
the route from Fort Smith and Shreveport to Fort
Fillmore and California, and the proposed route
of the Southern Pacific Railroad. It is properly
a line of settlement iu a narrow, fertile valley,
with about 6,000 souls.
Sante Fe, the capital of New Mexico, is situated
on a small tributary of the Rio Grande about 300
miles North of Fort Fillmore, and between 700 and
j "00 miles from, and Southwest of Jeflerson City
! iu Missouri. For fo'ty years it has been the great
emporium of the overlaud trade carried ou with
j Missouri. The population of Santa Fe is about
6,000.
Grn. Bfcknbr’s Addbbssto tub PboplbofKkx
tucky.—The folio A’ing is the closing appeal of
Gen. Buckner—late Inspector Geueral of Ken
tucky—made on the occasion of the resignation
of the important military position he had so long
held in that State .
Freemen of Kentucky, let us s.and by our own
lovely land. Join with me in expelling from our
firesides the armies which an insane despotism
sends amongst us to subjugate us to the iron rule
ot puritanical New England. Let the sous of Ken
tucky—the descendants of those gallent men
whose names adorn the brightest pages of our
history—decide the fate of our own State. Our
bauner has floated proudly wherever it has beeu
displayed.
Coder it we have fought the battles of the
country in the North and in the South. Under
its folds our fathers drove back the savage from
the homes of infant Indiana and Ohio. Iu grati
tude, the sense of those, whose fathers were res
cutd by ours from the tomahawk aud the sca’p
mg knife, return to drug us in chains at the feet j
of areleutless despotism, which is already press i
mg heavily upon themselves.
When iu the hour of our country's peril, the ]
extreme North slunk away from the raging con- j
lest thousands of Kentuckians poured iuto the :
frozen North, to fight on British soil the battle of
New England. In return she sends us her hosts
of fanatics to despoil us of our homes and our '
liberties ; and through Wm. H. Seward she in
vites the outcasts of all nations to join in the car j
nival of Wood.
Let us ouce more ding to the breeze the proud (
standard of Kentucky. In every valley and on
every hill top let its folds be kissed by the breeze
of heaveu. Let our lone star shine, an emblem
of hope, from the deep sky blue of our banner, ;
over the brothers who join in the grasp of friend
ship; and let the soldier motto of our State be
speak, under the providence of God. the strength
ot the cause which He commits to our bands.
Special tv th* Ckarlmt*m Mercury.
Frankfort. Kr., Sept. ]y. —ln the Legislature,
to day. petitions were presented by Messr*. Spald
ing. Ldtnnnds, Hampton, Rav, Smith, Anderson
and Irelaud, in favor of the War Tax of Lincoln.
They were referred.
A bill was passed this morning, giving the Mili
tary Board the power to loan the State Arms to
Major (now Generali Anderson.
Also, a bill increasing the power of the Military
Board.
| Louis villi, Sept. 19.—Hon. 0. S. Morehead. I
! Ex Governor of this State, Col. Reuben LGrrett, |
and Wm Barr, were to-dav arrested on a charge j
| of treasonable correspondence with the enemy, .
• Southerners!. They were conveyed across the ;
j river, and are now confined at Browning's Hotel, |
Jeffersonville, Ind.
j Paducah, Ky. t September 17.— Last night was!
] one of great ezeiument at this point. Twice the
, pickets all around the town fired, and the whole j
j “ Army of Occupation ” was turned out and j
; formed in order ot battle. The first alarm was 1
j caused by a sentinel shooting at a straggling i
; soldier; the second by the tinng into a market
wagon.
A fugitive from Mayfield, Ky., who was arrest- 1
ed here last night, reports that >,OOO of Gen. A.
S. Johnson’s forces are at Mayfield, and that 10,-
000 more are advancing against this place.
Jrfmrson City, Mo., September 2u.—No defi
nite inte.ligence from Lexington has been receiv
ed here. Despatches from Boonville, received
this afternoon, sav that it was reoorted and be
lieved there that Lexington had been taken by
the Southern troops on Tuesday last. Two gen
tlemen who arrived here late this evening, hav
ing left Boonevilie on the 17th, discredit the
report.
A Vagus Rlmor.—There was a rumor in town
| vesterdav that General Zo Hi coffer’s command had
advanced upon Camp Dick Robertson, in Garrard
county, Kv„ and driven the enemy out, taking a
large number of arms. This camp is about sixty
\ five miles from Barboursville, at which point Gen.
1 Xolficpflfer was stationed when last heard from.
We regard the rumor as unreliable, as we are un
j able to trace it to aDy reliable source —SiuktiUe
I Ifaftfter, ‘lift.
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 21.1861.
i TOaguiflcient Dlaplay—Great <’ry and
Little Vi 001.
We iiud in the Cincinnati Gazette a long account
j of tbe battle of Carnefex Ferry, which may be
set down as a remarkable production. The clos
ing paragraph is a peculiarly fit climax to the
j 3cene of intense excitement so eloquently des
| cribed :
Meantime, Gen. Rosencranz. who had been otf
! on the hill under the hottest fire, on the right of
: tbe road, the enemy’s left, directing the move
, meuts and attempting to gain some idea v of the
| fortifications, dispatched Adjutant-General Hart
! sutf to bnog up the German brigade. This, to
! gether with Scammon’s, which was held as u re
serve, had been standing, drawn up in line of bat
j tie, in the old camp from which the rebel regi
! ment had been driven when the fight began. The
i battle had now been raging over an hour, large \
numbers of the wounded had been earned back
jto the hospital ; it was known that Col. Lowe was j
| killed, and it was also reported that Col. Lytle i
was shot dead, and that Ins regiment was utterly
cut to pieces ; straggling soldiers had become j
separated from their regiments, and, as always i
occurs with a few in any army, in a fight under
cover, had worked their way out of danger, aud j
were sneakingly attempting to evade the disgrace j
of their retreat by enormous stories of the fearful J
slaughter, from the very midst of which they had ,
so gallantly escaped ; the terrific firing, which j
some experienced military men pronounce the j
heaviest they ever heard ; the mystery of the
position, which nobody could understand ; the
news of Lowe’s death, and the uncertainty about
Lytle’s fate had all combined to create a general
feeling of depression, and conviction that the
battle w as going against us.
Such was the prevailing, when Adjutant-Gen
eral Hartsutf cauie galloping up, apparently as
calm as when ordering a detail from a regiment
tor guard duty, and announced that Col. McCook’s
brigade was to be moved forward to storm the
enemies entrenchments, and that he . claimed the
privilege of leading them over the works. Could
you but have seen that German brigade as this
announcement was made ! Col. McCook, wild
with delight, dashed up and down the line, told
the men what they hsi to do, aud demanded if
they were ready to do it. And then such a volley
of cheers as rose in deafening response to the
inquiry, swelling over and for a moment fairly
diowning tbe roar of battle, while the delighted
soldiers waved their hats and tossed them in the
air, threw their arms wildly about, aud seemed
fairly frantic with joy.
I have seen many intensely excited assemblag
es; have watched the inspiring influence of tbe
most distinguished orators on the most excitable j
audiences, but never have 1 witnessed any scene 1
that would compare with that. McCook dashing 1
furiously along the lines, shouting as he went, in |
a tone that rang like a trumpet over the field, that
he had tried them before, and he knew what they
would do, that he and the Adjutant-General would
lead them up, and that they would carry those
works if the ditch had to be filled full of dead
Dutchmen before they could get over ; that the
traitors would soon see what his Dutchmen could
do, and tbu* working the enthusiastic fellows up,
till in the patriotic frenzy of the moment they
would have stormed fanything; the “Dutchmen”
yelling, and waving their swords and clashing
their muskets and flinging up their hats; Hartsutf,
calmas ever, but with a Took that spoke his' de
light far better than words, already galloping to
he head of his column, the brigade dashing oil'at
the impetuous double-quick; Colonel Porschuer
claworipg because he was compelled to make
his regiment wait for its proper place, and his
men starting oft’ as if they intended to dispute the
van with the Ninth; Porschuer shouting in excuse
that they w anted to tight some, too, and McCook
shouting back tbat he knew they would, and that I
was just what he wanted them for; Col. Moor !
riding proudly at the head of his regiment, his j
grim face wreathed in unwonted smiles; and Hart
sulf galloping far ahead as the brigade chine bur
rying down; the whole scene, which occupied but
a momeut, yet cannot be described iu an hour,
was, to many of us at least, the most exciting and
inspiring sight of a lifetime.
We waited impatiently for the assault; but, alas!
as the brigade came down, they were met by a
peremptory order from Gen. Rosencranz. He had
been examining the plan of storming in front,
right over the principal redoubt, of the enemy,
which Hartshuff had originated and begged au
thority to carry out, and he had resolved to coun
termand the permission to attempt it.
A single rush over a short exposed hi!!, and
ten minutes’ hand to hand fighting would, in Cos!.
Smith’s opinion, have ended the matter. The
fight had now raged between three and four
hours. It was already so dark that it was almost
impossible to distinguish the forms of men in the
entrenchments ; the men had been up since four
o’clock in the morning, and bad made a rapid
march of eighteen miles, besides doing severe
duty in scouting and skirmishing up and down
sleep hills before going into tlie engagement. To
continue it further would have been folly, ami
Gen. Rosencranz therefore ordered the troops to
fall back ou our lines.
Very Contemptible.
Until we saw iu circulation, in hand-bill form,
a number of electioneeriug articles,printed at the
office of the Southern Federal Union , to influence
the election of Governor, now close at hand, we
had no idea that conductors of the press, or any
supporters of Gov. Brown, would stoop to such
contemptible means to injure Judge Nisbet. We
give the authors of the article, and the cause they
disgrace by sucli a low appeal, the full benefit, by
laying it entire before our readers :
“the two candidates for governor.
11 Gov. Brown, who is u candidate for re-elec
tion, is a man of the people, was raised among
them, has always associated freely with them, and
is emphatically one of them. He knows their ne
cesoities, and has always stood firmly by their
rights, against all combinations, and all attacks.—
He has four years of experience in the Executive
office, aud has done Ins duty faultless. So faith
fully has been his administration, that the pub
lished proceedings of the caucus which nominated
Judge Nisbet, shew that his official conduct was
satisfactory even to them, as they did not find
fault with u single act of his administration.
“Judge Nisbet on tho other hand, while he is a
clever geutleman and a good lawyer, lias spent
most of his life in a city, ami has associated Gut
little with the mass ol the people. He has lived
rather above them, and cannot kuow their wants
as well as oue who has always been among them,
and sympathised and acted with them. He be
longs to the class usually styled tho aristocracy,
and as those who have long known him are
well aware, has few associates who do not belong
to the same class. He has no experience iu the
Executive office, knows but little about the finan
cial or military affairs of the State, aud would
have it all to learn after he went into office, if
elected.
“ In the present condition of the country, it
can hardly be supposed that the people will ex
change Gov. Brown forjudge Nisbet.”
If we do not greatly err iu our opinion of his
good sense, and his feelings of propriety, Gov.
Brown himself must condemn this ungenerous at
tack on his competitor. To be u rehned gentle
man, obliging and tender to all who approach him;
to be intelligent, to possess more than ordinary
kindness for his felfowmen ; to speak words of
comfort to all who seek his advice or his friendly
offices; to be a high-minded citizen, modest and
retiring when public honors are tendered him, —
and to be a genuine and true man, above the vul
gar arts of the mere popularity hunter; —if to
possess all this merit be a crime and an objec
tion, then is Judge Nisbet open to the complaint
made agaius’ him in the electioneering hand bill
to which we have referred. In all our observa
tion, and in all the campaign documents which
we have perused, we have never seen anything
so pitiful, so demagoguical, and so deserving the
public scorn. It is a reproach to mankind.
The hand bill comprises more than six columns,
(Federal Union size) and several of the remaining
articles are but very little better in tone and spirit,
to the one which we have introduced to our rea
decs. It is probably scattered broadcast over the
State, to do its dirty work at so late a period of
the canvass that the exposure aud condemnation
can never follow it. \\ e envy not the triumphs
which may be gained by such influences. They
have driven bouest men to play the demagogue,
and we had hoped in our new politieal future no
such tricks would be employed iu elections. We
regret to see so early so flagrant a departure
from the rule. Nothing could be more unjust.—
If to be a gentleman in the true sense, above all
deception, makes an aristocrat; Georgia would be
greatly beuetitted by an increase of that class, and
we should esteem it a glorious consummation, to
be desired by every friend of his country.—South
ern Recorder.
Incidknts of tiik War.—The Savannah Repub- j
Heart's war correspondent, under date of Sept. !
2bth, near Fairfax, relates the following :
I predicted some months ago that the present I
war would abound in acts of individual heroism. 1
One of the most gallant feats yet performed, oc
curred near the Great Falls, on the Potomac, |
above Washington, two days ago. The parties \
to the affair on the Confederate side were six
men, including two Tigers, belonging to Geueral
Walker's Brigade of Louisianians. They had
gone up to the Falls on a visit, and while there '
discovered twelve of the enemy cruising about in j
the river in a batteau. They concealed them- 1
selves until the Yankees got near them, when
each one selected his man and fired. They killed I
six the first fire, and subsequently captured four
others and wounded another, leaving only one ;
who escaped to tell the tale.
The Ist Georgia Regulars went to Munson’s
Hill day-before-yesterday, on picket duty. They ‘
took their blankets aud five days’ rations. The !
>th Georgia returned last night from the same du
ty. A few days age, the enemy’s pickets, in that
vicinity, got a piece of stove pipe, which they ;
pointed at our pickets, as if it were a cannon hop- 1
mg to give them a scare. The ruse was a failure,
however. But our men, not to be ontdone, also j
procured a section of stove pipe, mounted it apon j
a pair of old wheels, run it out in full view of the ,
pickets on the other side, und commenced to sw&b j
it with great energy , whereupon, the Y'ankees j
look to their heels, and scampered otf over the j
hill alter the fashion of regular Bull Runners.
The Federate are very sore under the name of
Bull Runners. Last week one of their pickets
called to one of ours, saying to him—“ What are
you about there, you damned ragged secession- j
ist?’ The oniy reply the Confederate made w&s .
to put his nanas up to his mouth, and call out at |
the top of his voice, “Bull Run' Bull Run!” i
The fellow immediately “ dried up.”
The days are very warm and the nights very
; cool. Last night I found two blankets and a
! shawl insufficient to keep me warm. The dews
I are heavier than in Middle Georgia, and the fogs
unusually thick. Chills and fevers are likely to
i be the consequence. General orders were issued
| vesterday to have fires kept up at night until
| uttoo throughout the camps, and for a small
| opening to be cut in all the tents opposite the en
trance and near the top. This is the first order I
have heard of from headquarters, that shows the
I General in command ever bestowed a thought
| upon the health of his troops.
A Hattbras Trap in Georgia.— Our people in
Macon are alarmed and dissatisfied. They bear i
that the Jackson Artillery are now on St. Simon’s
Island a little worse than the po#r North Caro
linians were in the " Hatteras Trap.” They are
willing our men should be exposed, whenever
the means of offence and defence are furnished, j
or, in the absence of these, some chance for re
treat ; but a number of them have called upou us
to protest in their name against the folly and
wickedness of re enacting Hatteras in Georgia.
Tbev are under the impression that the t ederal
force now coming South in a few days is destined ;
for Brunswick, and they insist that the authorities
shall either wake up to the business of defence, in
earnest, and furnish weapons of defence and men
to wield them, or evacuate the slaughter pens. If
there were any feeling aroused commensurate
with the crisis, troops would be pouring dawn by
thousands every day—rifled cannon and colura
biads mounted by scores—ammunition and sup
plies pouring down to the seaboard—but what is
doing ? What is doing '
We “speak Gut in meeting,” but there are only
1 about lu or 12 days longer to talk or work on.
By that tima the enemy will be upon us.
[Macon lel-egraph.
IfcRKEN. Go., Ga., Sept. 12th, 1561.
lo the Editor of the Chronicle <f* Sentinel:
I saw a publication in vour Daily of the 6th iusi.,
how to save our Bacon ; that was to kill in the
mdnth of January. I beljoye 1 can suggest a
better plan than that. Let farmer who has
j tea head of hogs to tatten give them one bushe
of corn per day from this ticjte until the tenth of
j December aud I will warrant he will have fat hogs.
We have very poor crops iu a portion of Greeo, a
! portion of Morgan and a part of Putnam counties
{ both coru and cotton. A Subscriber.
LaFai kttk, Walker Cos., Sept. 15, 1661.
! To the Editor of the Chronicle dt Sentinel :
j Seeing in your last edition that you wanted the
| correct list of all the companies that had left the
j different counties, I take the liberty of sending
j vo a the number from this county. We have sent
i from Walker seven companies—Dr. Gorden’s,
Mcrarland’s Young’s Davis', Mr.Gorden’s Wood’s
and W ardlaw’s. All the companies I have men
j tinned have left but two, Wardlaw’s and Davis’,
wb < h have received orders, and will leave in a
week. Wardlaw’s joins its Regiment next Tues
i day, at Dalton. A Volunteer.
Alexandria, cihoun Cos., Ala., )
SqpL 16th, 1861.
7b the Editor of the Chronicle rf* Sen tinel :
Our cotmn crop is much injured by the inces
sunt rains which have fallen almost daily for the
past sixty days. Some farmers say their crops !
will fall short one fourth ; many say oue ball.—
Corn is just as fine as the soil will produce; much
of the fodder saved, is inferior, but many of us
are cutting the common crnb*grass, and from its
delightful odor, I imagine it will prove an excel
lent substitute. Our pea vines too, are rich and
fine; as yet, the pea is not so abundant, if a !
kind Providence continue to! smile upon us, we
will live in spile of Lincoln's blockade.
One word in regard to our candidate for Vice
President. We of this portion of Alabama are en
tirely satisfied with Georgia’s noble son, Hon. A1
exander Stephens, for that office, and desire no
change in the ticket. Mr. Editor, this is no time
lor wrangling. Let us all, like Georgia’s gallant
“Eighth,” and Alabama’s invincible “Fourth,” ou
“Manassas Plains,” vie in effort for our country’s
good. Alabama.
What is Beech Island Doing?—A writer in
the Edgefield Advertiser over the signature ol
“Justice,” thus satisfactorily answers this ques
tion, in regard to that thriving and patriotic com
munity :
In the first place, I will premise that Beech Is
land contains an area of about seventy-two square
miles, and one hundred and twenty white male
inhabitants between the ages of SO aud 16—) his
includes preachers, doctors, overseers, school
teachers and all. In this enumeration are at
least 18 who are over 65 years old and a few in
valids, leaving about one hundred males from 65
down to 16. There have already gone to the field
or in camp, 40 of these, (one lather and mother
having made the noble offering ot live sons and
one son-in-law to the God of war,) besides this,
i she has furnished twenty-five horses lor the ser
vice, worth at least $4,000; expended $1,500 in
J furnishing equipments for the war in addition to
! what the Government has furnished ; bus given
I away at least live hundred dollars in money to
outsiders in other parts of the District; has ex
pended several hundred dollars in other ways not
herein enumerated ; and besides the clothing fur
uished as below stated, has subscribed upwards
of $20,000 to the Confederate loan; and would
subscribe every pound of cotton, every bushel of
corn, over and above her own wants, and every
other surplus production which she raises, for a
recognisance from the Government that could be
used as a currency.
We h ive already furnished to our soldiers about
I,ooo:pieces of clothing, the materials for which
were purchased with lands raised exclusively at
home, with the exception of s6o—besides making
up 123 uniform coats and pantaloons of materials
sent from other portions of the District. Also,
150 pair socks from yarn given to the Society.
More Troops Wanted in the West. —Brig.
Gen. McCulloch has issued a proclamation calling
upon Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, lor fifteen
additional regiments—live from each State. He
says he has iu his possession, arms sullicient to
equip two regiments of Arkansas troops—the
remaining three are required to equip themselves
with the best they can procure. The troops from
Arkansas will rendezvous at Fort Smith and
Camp Jackson. The forces from Texas will ren
dezvous at Sherman. Those from Louisiana will
rendezvous at Little Rock. The two last nqmed
are expected to fequip themselves with the best
arms they can procure. An officer will be de -
tailed to muster into service the forces from each
State at their respective places of rendezvous.
The commanding officers of companies, battalions,
and regiments, as soon as they have been mus
tered into service, will procure the necessary
transportation for their several commands and
march them at once to Camp Jackson, unless
otherwise ordered. Each man will be provided
with two suits of winter clothes and two blankets,
together with tents if they can be procured. Jt
is desired that the forces of the several States
should be in the field ut as early a day as possi
ble.r— Memphis Appeal.
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier. J
Richmond, September 21; 1801.
Advices from Western Virginia to-day are not,
encouraging. Our Generals have not profitted
by the blunder of Garnett, and after some eight
or ten weeks of preparation, mauucuvreing and
advance, the entire Confederate force under Lee,
Floyd and Wise has fallen back to the positions
occupied previous to the fall campaign. The
work must be done over again, and for the third
time. The causes of this failure are two fold.
F’irst, the inadequacy of our military strength in
that section ; secondly, the superior Generalship
of Rosencranz. Lee, Floyd and Wise have at
the present time less than 15,000 men. The enemy
know it, and the fact is talked of here, so I am
divulging no military secret. Rosencranz, Cox
and Reynolds have under their respective com
mands not less than 30,000 men. Even this dis
parity of numbers, however, would avail ihe
enemy nothing, if they had a poor leader. They
have in Rosencranz, probably, the best General in
the Northern armies. What credit McClellan won
in Western Virginia was due rather to the active
genius of his subordinate.
Our army officers admit that the late inano uvres
of Roseucrantz, in which he succeeded in sur
prising Floyd, was the most brilliant Federal feat
of the war. Leaving his army iu the mountains
intact, Rosencrantz proceeded to the Kanawha
Valiey and raised a fresh force of fifteen thousand
men. ” With these h«*suddeuly und unexpectedly
precipitated himself upon Floyd, and though our
General fought a splendid battle and gained a tech
nical victory, yet the ultimate result was disastrous
to the Confederates. I’reviousto Rosencrahtz’s
appearance Floyd and Wise had actually sur
rounded Cox, and he was on the point of surren
dering. The relief afforded to him by Rosencranz
completely changed the aspect ol allairs. The
two Federal forces effected a junction, and both
Floyd and Wise were forced to retreat.
Luckily they managed to unite their armies,
and at the last accounts they had reached Meadow
Bluff, a point ten miles West of Lewisburg. The
last named place was where Wise retreated alter
Garnett’s disaster. It is also stated that General
Lee has fallen back to his former position. This
leaves our army pretty much where it was before
the commencement of the campaign. Rosencranz
was in pursuit of Floyd and \\ ise. lie had nearly
12,000 men. The two Confederate Generals cuu
probably muster 4,000 effective troops. I think
thev will make no farther retreat, but give Rosen
cranz battle at Meadow Bluff. Ihe result is hard
ly doubtful. With the choice of position, the
Confederates ought to whip thrice their number
easily.
The fact is patent that reinforcements should be
sent to Western Virgiuia. There are several
thousands of soldiers around Richmond who can
readily be spared, and there are regiments sta
l tioneil at Lynchburg and Staunton that are now
well drilled enough to take the field. I do not
apprehend that the Federalists can penetrate far
into Central Virginia, but unless our Generals
are adequately supported, it is useless to sup
pose that we can make an advance on Wheeling,
j The Virginia tories are said to be the most el
! feCtive soldiers in the Federal armies. Ihe moun
i taioeers are excellent shots, and are quite as
! good guerillas as ours, and in view of their per
; feet acquaintance wit h the topography of the
country, they may be better. Col. John A.
! Washington, of Mount Vernon, was killed hy one
J of these expert marksmen. He was a brave,
! head-strong man, and rashly exposed himself
, against the reinoustrances of his brother officers.
Gbumantown, Sept 18th.
The Georgians are generally stout, ablebodied
! men, and look as tierce as lions, appearing eager
for the fray to commence. There is some sickness
i among them, too, and the South Carolinians seem
| to suffer worse than any others. 1 have convers*
jed witli several belonging to the : th Georgia
! regiment which behaved so nobly and fought
with such intrepid courage and bravery in the
' memorable battle of Manassas Plains.
! They all take occasion to speak of their gallant
j General Bartow, and seemed to lament deeply his
unfortunate and untimely death. They remember
well and often repeat his dying words : “They
I have killed me boys, but never give up the fight. ’
He was first the Captain of a company in that
i regiment, then promoted to the Colonelcy and
; afterwards attained the rank of Brigadier Gener-
I al. Truly in him we have lost an cflicient officer
j and a worthy man of the Confederacy. One fact
j worthy of relation about the Georgians is, they
j seem nearly all to have volunteered for the war.
! This brigade encamped here, consisting of four
Georgia regiments and one from Kentucky, is in
| for three years or for the war. They say they
I have helned to commence th® fight and they in
j tend to stay and gee the end of it.
Axothbr Skirmish.—By passengers direct from
Columbus, we have intelh? ence of a skirmish be
tween detachments from the contending force?, ,
which resulted in the discomfiture of the Federal
troops, on Sunday last. Portions ot the com
mands of Capts. Gill and Ha J good’s cavalry com
panies, while on a scouting expedition some miles
above the Confederate Hoes, discovered a Federal
company of infantry, upon whom they made a
charge, driving the enemy from their position, \
with a loss of six kilted and wounded. The Con
federates had one horse killed. Trie fray occur
red about two miles above Columbus.
Both parties are establishing pickets between
the two points, Cairo and Columbus, and skir
mishes will necessariiv be of frequent occurrence.
Our information is, that our troops are anxiously
seeking every opportunity for a fight with the
Hessians, regardless of odds, and their ardor is
with difficulty restrained. They have been anx- i
lously seeking the foe, but, thus far, been compell
ed to content themselves with comparatively in- i
significant fravs. Everybody is in the best possi
ble spirits for the fight, when it doescome.— M<nu \
phis Appeal, 'lUh.
United States Movements in the Socthwkst.—
The San Antonio (Texas> Ledger, learns from
' the Noticioso of Matamoras, of the arrival of an
American schooner, which brought as passengers
two officers of the U. S. A., who forthwith pro
ceeded to make an reconnoiasance of the country
! lying along the Rio Grande.
* The Houston Telegraph, commenting on this,
warns the people to prepare themselves for the
approach of the invading foe, and believes it is the
intention of the Lincoln Government to make an
! mroad upon them, with a view of immediately
i conquering all Texas west of T>an Antonio, and
■ embracing the county of Gillespie and thence
West and North. Thev will land on the Southern
coast aud Mexico, an<s throw separate columns
upon the country.
luteresting from Warrriiistou.
[Cornipondiiice if tru- Mlti'u fokjieta .]
Warrington, Fla., Sept. 20.
THE SCHOONER BURNING BUSINESS.
The daring sortie made upon our lines a few r
nights age has produced a marked effect. Guards
j ure wide awake, more alert and vigilant than ev
jer before ; and well they may be. We have, only
two miles off*, a wide-awake, daring, and fuil-of
: fight enemy, who intends to pouuce upon us like :
i a thousand of brick, tlie first dark night tbat i
i comes. Believe me, my boy, he wilL I “ sfionld j
j not wonder ” if, this very night—it being cloudy j
—there would be “the very old nick to pay." ■
i Night before last, moon-shiny as it was, the
! Lincolnites were found creeping around Fort Mc-
Rae after our pickets. Mark my ward—so soon
as “ the dark of the moon ” comes again, we will
be pitched into, about 2 or C o’clock at night.—
That is the precise hour whci the body is most
relaxed, and the heart most Table to panic and
fear. Pitch into an army about that, hour, uud
they wake up badly frightened, and, if pitched in
to “ fast ami furious,” before Urey'catt find tlieir
clothes and get them on, youi panic will whip
them, unless they ure the best troops m (he world, j
v Fact—physiillogical and military fact. All good
officers knew it.
THE GRAND ItBTIKW.
Yesterday there was a grand review of the en
tire army near the light house. It was a magnifi
cent sight 'o see. The armv is well nniftjfrmed
now, and looks military. Like all other review'
days, it was terribly hot, dry and dusty. The
exertion and fatigue overtasked the physical en
durance of a large part of the aru.y. ' It* is said—a
camp rumor, miml^ou—-that three men died on
j the tield, one hundred fainted, and three hundred
j sank and fell from exhaustion—“gin out.” I saw
one man who saw another who -passed near one
of the dead men, and. might’ have seen him, but
didn’t. You see I don’t believe much in camp
rumors, aud le f me advise you the same. There
is not a she-gossip in any country village in crea
tion, that can hatch more Res than Hy about as
camp rumors.
But still I doubt not that many ol the troops
’ did “cavejn” yesterday. It was hoi enough, and
I the sand was deep enough, to be sure. Such an
army wl stragglers as covered the fields, roads
and everywhere lifter the review! They looked
like a routed army in retreat. Suppose then
the Lincolnites hail opened fast and furious upon
the tired, exhausted, thirsty masses of our men,
traveling laboriously through tin* deep'sand. bow
could they have “double-quirked' it to their dis
tant posts V The thing was impossible, ft would
have been “a sight to see” if the batteries at Pick
ens had opened on them.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Our near neighbors, tbe Lincolnites in Pickens,
are showing themselves now every day. Twice
a day they drill by companies ou of the
fort. They have a regiment of regulars in the
fort. I countdd them—eight companies. 1 can
see and recognize their diligent officers, down to
Sergeant Major. Their appearance is admirable
and highly military. By the by, a large transport
arrived last night and has been all day landing
things at the fort. Some say it landed men. I
did not look particularly to see what it is, but. it is
discharging cargo.
a woman’s devotion.
A woman in camp is a rara oris, a sight good
for sore eyes. They are like angels’ visits, “few
and lar between.” However, I have several times
seen one lately, and she conies upon a most pain
ful and sorrowful mission, to see a brother who is
under sentence of death for striking an officer.
He is a tine looking young man. I have never
witnessed a scene so harrowing to my feelings, so
painfully impressive as the prison scene, in which
she first met him. I never heard pathos and elo
quence equal to hers. The spectators wi re in
tears. I was sent for by her and went to the
prison. 1 would not, for a long time, nhnouuce
my arrival, but stood at a distance held in awe by
the singular scene, in the dim light of ihe prison
she was kneeling by her brother, and uttering
such a prayer as I never heard before. A friend
and relative accompanied her, and to him I at last
announced myself. But it. was long before he
could talk coherently. “My God! and this is
war !” was his reiterated exclamation.
His sister had hurried to see him at the first
notice of his situation. She lias labored lor his
salvation, moral and spiritual, with the spirit of
an angel. She obtained a copy of the proceedings
of the Court Martial, and went as fast as steam
could take her to Richmond to get a pardon for
him. The President was sick, but she saw the
Secretary of War, aud lie advised her to conn
back and get a petition for his pardon. Back she
came, and with great difficulty got one. numerous
ly signed by officers. One officer oi high rank
refused to sign it. She seemed much dejected at
this, and asked me what she should do. I replied,
“Go to him yourself, Madam, and he will sign it.
1 know that you are irresistible, and no man with
a heart in his body can say ‘nb’ to you.” I had
signed it myself against my views of military dis
cipline, but I would have torn the “articles of
war” into atoms rather than grieve, that noble
woman by refusing her request. She took my
advice, went in person to the recusant,officer, and
he signed it. She started that same day to Rich
mono again, to plead for her brother’s life. He
was to have been shot to-day at noon. This morn
ing an order came postponing the execution of sen
tence. I look for her soon again from Richmond.
Heaven speed her efforts She is a young mar
ried woman; and lucky is the man who has such a
wife. She is, indeed, a jewel, and ff her mother
has any more like her at home, I shall go and see
them when this war is over. Pica lee.
P. S.—A soldier just now reports that five men
died from exhaustion on review day. lie is ready
to sweat to it, and lam sure he believes it. But
lam u “doubting Thomas.” I must myself see
and feel a fact palpably with my own senses be
lore I believe it—*iu camp. Pu\
Madison, Ga,, Sept.. 24,16f]T.
To the Voters of Pntfiam, Jasper and Morgan :
For some time past, my name has been men
tioned in connection with a seat iu the next Leg
islature, Whenever it has been done-in my pres
ence, I have invariably replied, that in this crisis
of our history, no man ought to seek or decline
such a position; but that the people, un.nlJuenced
by cliques, managers, or yens hunters, ought to
elect their representatives. I see from the.pub
lic prints that some, who knew these were my
sentiments, have, without my knowledge or de
sire, announced me as a candidate for the Senate,
inthe2sth District. Under these circumstances,
I trust it is not improper that I should say to
you, as 1 have to them, that, while I have not
sought, aud shall not seek, the position, if the
people, by their suffrages, devolve upon me the
duties of that, important trust, I shall endeavor to
discharge them.
Thomas I’. Saffoi.d.
Another Visit from the Lincoln Gijn Boats.
—We learn that on Saturday hurt, the camp at
Columbus was favored with another visit from
two or three of the Cairo-, gun boats—l he same
that have recently been so very attentive to un.
They came within.a con pie of miles of Columbus, j
and stopping at the bend of the river above com- |
menced feeling for “ masked batteries” by throw- |
ing random shells. Eighteen of these missiles
were thrown at intervals of about ten minutes,
one of which is alleged to have struck not far
from Gen. Polk’s headquarters, and the others
seem to have been directed towards Gen. Thomp
son’s camp on the Missouri shore. Alter exer
cising their batteries some three hours, without
damage to any one, these boats retreated toward
their rendezvous, not a single gun oil our side're
sponding to their feint.
It seems to us that a couple of npskml or sub
marine batteries placed four or five miles above
on the river, would be a sufficient remedy for the
insolence of the enemy, as shown in these occa
sional foruvs. Suppose our militurv m n try it. -
Mur,phis App'Mf 24///.
From tuk A»:mv of'thk 1%/tomac. -From s«ver
•il letters n-veivod (here to ilnv, we !i:iv<; liie fol
lowing items of news:
lien. Lo:urst»eut lms made his le-.-hhju.iHers at
Falls Clmreh.
j (i'ens. Johnston and lleauregard passed in that
direction on the IStti.
The Ist Regiment Ga. Regulars passed Fairfax
Court House on their way to Falls Church on the
same day.
The 20th Ga. Volunteers have returned to Fair
fax C. 11. from several day’s picket duty near the
lines.
The Bth Georgia Regiment, which had recently
been moved eight miles further in an easterly
direction, were doing picket duty at Mason’s Hill ■
on the 18th, witlrn sight of Washington. The i
“Macon Guards” had a prominent place in the
picture, and within 400 yards of the enemy’s line.*. !
A big fight is expected soon but how soon is j
not known to any but the chiefs.— J facon Citiz- /<•, j
'loth, It'fl&trn
Confederate States of America, j
Post Office Department, >
Finance Pcrkac, Richmond; Sept. 20, ’<sl. j
l\,dma.d-r, Macon, Ua. :
Sir The Postmaster General instructs rne to
send you a copy of the letter, this day, addressed
to J. E. Day, Treasurer, Ac., Macon, Ga.
V ery respectfully,
J. L. Lancaster,
Acting Chief of Finance Bureau,
(copy.)
! Sir : —ln reply to yonr letter of 14th inst., to
S the Postmaster General, I am directed to inform
: you that the payment of postage is not the pay
ment of public dues, and was not so regarded by
the Congress, nor was it so regarded under the
ohl Government ; but, that special authority is
given by Congress to receive “Five Dollar Treasu
ry Motes” for stamps and stamped envelopes, as
soon as they can be procured. That he hopes to
procure and send them out for use in a short
time. And that the Postmaster at Macon acted
according to law in refusing to receive them in
payment of postage until stamps aad stamped
envelopes can be procured.’’
Very respectfully.
Signed* J. L. Lancaster,
Acting Chief of Finance Bureau.
J. E. Day, Esq., Macon, Ga.
We take the following items from the Norfolk
Lay Book , of Tuesday, the 24th :
Flag of Truck.- —A flag of truce came up from
Old Point, yesterday afternoon, bringing the fam
ily of Senator Moreland of Florida. Mr. More
laud’s family have been for sometime past in
Washington City. Their servant returned with
them, and was permitted to do so on account of 1
the feebleness of Mrs. Moreland who stood in need
of her services.
Heavy Firing.— Between seven and eight
o’clock this morning, a number of reports from
cannon were heard.
About 9 o’clock the firing recommenced, and
seemed to be in the direction of Old Point. Those
who ought to know, say that it was an exchange
of salntea.
Is Hampton Roads.—' There are four frigates !
in Hampton Roads, this morning. 4 : *er with j
several old whale ships, which are doubtless to ■
be used as transports.
A grand musical entertainment wilt be given
by the Brass and Orchestra Band of the Fourth
Regiment Georgia Volunteers, at Mechanics' Hall,
in this city on next Thursday even -ng.
The programme wiH embrace Ethiopian per- j
formances, comic songs, flute and violin solos,
operatic gems, Ac., all oi which will doubtless be
well rendered.
The t *i'ryxthem Watchman comes out this week
in the support of Judge Nisbet, notwithstanding
its opposition to Conventions, and says:
SBut what are we to do'f It is now too late to
bring out an independent people’s candidate, with
any hope of success. If we vote at all, we are
i compelled to choose between Gov. Brown, who is
l running for a third term, and who was never ac
| ceptable to us, and Judge Nisbet, one of the ablest
men in the .State, who has had the misfortune to
have been recommended by a Convention. We
think it is our duly to vote "for the latter, under
| protest of all sort of Conventions. We hope he
i may be elected, as we feel confident that the
1 interests of the iJtate will never sutler in his
hands.
VOL. LXXV.—NEW SERIES VOL. XXV. NO. 40.
Northejrn Despatches.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
! Wasuington, S«|Tt. 17.—Everyihuyz is quiet
! along she lines’to-day. Several rebels hav« been -
i taken prisoners witiim a few days, pud they all '
! assert that Gen. Beauregard has promised the ex
• trwme Southern and coast troops that, if they
will not go bp me. lie will move forward before the j
20th, and have a batUe. lie assures that l\e
; will take Washington without attacking oiii worlfs '
; immediately in front. This promise is made to
J keep the troops of the Gulf States from leaving
j vhp army. Our spies corroborate the above state-
I meuts.
i Washington, Sept. IS. —Gem Meigs has return
ed to Washington.
An extraordinary cabinet meeting was* held this i
morning. All the members were present.
A despatch to tbe War Department, dated j
Dearnstown, says that a party of the New York t
thirty-fourth, Col. Larue, crossed the Potomac at j
Seneca creek, on Monday, encountering a r*ebel j
force of three companies, with a loss of t hree man. j
Nuxt morning they shelled the camp, driving tfie ■
rebels back.
] Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati. Commercial { J
Washington, Sept. 16.—Last night our left-wing ;
was induced by a considerable rebel force, which i
burned several grain ricks, and destroyed other i
, property belonging to Union families.
A number of contrabands rode into Colonel .
Slocum’s camp on the Quartermaster’s horses
yesterday.
A letter from Halifax, found ou board the Susan
Jane, captured at Hatteras Inlet, assures v. j
Charleston correspondent that the people in Nora
Scotia till sympathize with the South, and wish )
the blockade to be broken. s . j
The whole story about Fremont is still untold.
There is a question of courtesy between him and
Mr. Lincoln, on account of extravagance-in the
management of his department. The J’reSident,
when advised of the forthcoming proclamation,
advised him to withhold it untilthe Cabinet could
consult. It, however, appeared the next morning.
Fremont's activity has been very great.
Civilians aud some military men, high in au
thority, still consider an attack imminent, but the
prevalent, opinion among old officers of the army
is. that the rebels will not venture it, unless iu the
madness of desperation.
No ope doubts that an assault on our entrench
ments wiil b-j suicide. The indications of u move
ment by them are less marked than two days
since.
Estimates of the rebelVirmy rang*from 100,000
to ! 20,000..
The Frrmout 1 mhroglto embarrasses the Ad
ministration greatly. It h»s been the subject of
repeated Cabinet meetings and councils of war.—
No satisfactory results reached.
The following order was issued through the
J’ostoffice Department to-day:
Ordered, That the Louisville Courier, found to
be an advocate of treason and hostility to the Gov
ernment and authority of the United States, be
excluded from the mails and postoiliees of the
United States uutil further orders. f
By order of the Postmaster General.
John A. Kasson, First Ass’t V: M.
It is ascertained at the JJepartmeutof State that
hereafter communications between the British
Government and its consuls in ..ports, of tlie insur
rectionary States will, with tho consent of* our
Government,! bo on Jby British vessels
of war. This course will obviate the embarrass
ments which have hitherto attended these com
munications through other channels.
A special to the Lost, says tlie Government has
just discovered that the rebels are carrying on a
contraband trade between Worcester county,
Maryland and Virginia. Larg® supplies of au*my
stores have been tiunspoiled to the enemy's Ijnes
by this route. The necessary measures have
been taken to stop the traffic. »
The precautions adopted by the Government
indicate Unit an attack from the enemy is expect
ed. It is believed here that if any advance is
made it will bo from Leesburg or Harper’s Ferry.
Dearnstown, Sept. 16.-- Reports arc current
here that Gen. Johnston is moving Jip the Vir
ginia side of tlie Potomac. Some state his force
at 65,001) to 40,000 men. If he essays attempt,
his advance will be met in a becoming manner.
FROM MARYLAND.
Fbedeutgx, All)., Sept. is. —lmmediately after
the farce was gone through with yesterday after
noon of calling the roll and adjournment, an. nun
'siuil stir took pluce in. the community. Companies
of Wilson’s regiment were observed passing
through the city in different directions, and soar,
it was found that tlie citv*\vas walled in, and no
one could get out without a pass from, the Pro
vost Marshal, whose office was soon crowded with
an excited throng of people who had been stopped
and turned back.
In the meantime Lfout. CunniohauJ, of the Bal
timore police, was moving quietly abr.nt with hrs
officers, accompanied by a squad, of military ma
king arrests, commencing \vitli the officers of the
Legislature, and especially the clerk.' vvho con
eluded they would keep the Legislative machine
going until a quorum should arrive.
Tbe first occupant of the guard house was the l
Cfel’k of the House, Milton V. Kidd. His assis
tant, Thomas H. Moore, could not be found till
late in the evening, but was finally arrested.
The clerk of the Senate, Mr. Kilman, and his
assistant, Mr. Oormiok, were also found with much
difficulty and arrested. Mr. .Gordon and Mr. Me-
Cuting, pt Allegheny, were next taken and soon
Messrs. Solmoh and Duvant were arrested.
At a late hour, Mr. Kesseler was un-e.sted, but
Mr. Wells at the last accounts had pot been taken.
The arm of the officer was to arrest, all the mem
bers who v.oted for Mri Wallace’s famous report,
thirty thousand copies of which were*yesterday
seized as treasonable documents.
During the evening the Union members of the
House and Senato met in caucus and resolved
that the action of the Senators present in not as
sembling having virtually brought the Legislature
to un end, they would return to their homes and
not attempt again to assemble.
Mr. Long, in the men time, was delegated to
propose a brief statement to be signed and pub
lished by the members present. Tlie arrest of
the (Jerk will prevent them from calling the roll,
aud so the Legislature is at an end.
Several of the most noisy and active secession
ists in town have also been arrested. r Khc prison
ers will remain in the guard house mil night and
be removed to Fort McHenry in the mbrnmg. ,
Rockville, Md., Sept. 15.—Lt is etimmlly slat
ed that un important conference was lidl'l y* sUyr
dav, at which several high military men wore
present. The arrests of Bom, Brewer* and Young
has struck bourn into the secession 'ranks of our
community, and it is said that seine of' the lead
ing peace men arc to be arrested.
Fbbdbrick, Md., Sept. Js. -'I hc Union members
of Baltimore, ol tlie House, refused to meet tins
morning. The Legislature is virtually dead- all
the officers being under arrest, to prevent calling
the roll* The Union members will leave this at
ternoon for home, and the secession members for
Fort McHenry.
Tbe talk of invasion by Gen. Johnston is laugh
ed at. •
Union flags are flying, with the motto : “ The
Union it must be preserved.”
After two hours’ confinement, the oflicorfc of
j the Legislature were released, on taking the oath
of allegiance, all assenting except the clerk, J. M.
| Brewer, vvho was sent, with mm; others, to An
apolis. At four this afternoon, there was not a
single’member of the Legislature in the city.
FROM MISSOURI.
Jefferson Citt, Sept. 17.-—-The correspondent j
of tli • St. Louis Democrat gives the following ac
count of an engagement with the rebels; at Boone 1
ville, on the loth, taken from Capt. Kppsfciu’s
official report.
The Captain says after the fight had lasted an j
hour, the secessionists whom he had taken as
hostages, seemed so restless Amt tßey begged
him to allow one of their number to go with a
flag of truce and ask an armistice. This hostage
came back “soon afterwards during the cessation
of filing with the request to know my conditions.
I then demanded that they should withdraw the
secession forces two miles from the city ; not to
molest any of our families or other Inion people ;
to leave the arms of the killed and wounded on
the ground where they fell ; while I promised to
set the prisoners whom I had taken fnjie, with t'hc
exception of a preacher, n ant mi Pointer whom, 1
informed them, I would shoot, in case they did
not honorably keep their promise-for seven Ji\
They left town according to this agreement.
Thus the gallant fellow, with only 150 men, dic
tated his own terms to fully four fames his num
ber. The enemy fought well foF a little while,
but out of the whole (Sot), oul£ six could be found
to storm the works.
Their leaders bravely led the way, hot they ah
BOlutely refused to follow. Os these our men
killed four. Their two leaders, Colonel Brown
and his son, Capt. Brown, falling so udar they
entrenchments that they drew them in and they
died inside. Besides these, enemy lost 8
10 killed and wounded.
A courier just from Bbonevillc reports the rebel
| force retreating towards Price’/, command. Be
| sides Col. Brown and his sob, they lost two other
[ captains. Col. Brown was armed with three
j inch revolvers, a rifle, a sword and bowie-knife,
I which are now iq possession of Lieutenant P
j The correspondent of the Republican .-'ays that
i reliable information h s been received that Lex
j ington btill held out on Monday and had been
■ slightly reinforced. Two thousand men from here
I had arrived at Arrow Rock, but Green and Harris
; had left with from five to six thousand man, tak
j in; a southwestern directum.
MOVE PARTICULARS OF THE NATFLP. AT LUMiTON
JeFferson (Yry, - I'vqit jfj - fwo couriers, juM
arrive# fmm‘i., xmgucj, the t.»now:r e m
; tclligcnee, vs, ( M Uvh,-v;-d r,v t| * »«*img
oflicer here t > he in life inn n t\ i b ?■; #
Gen. Price commenced tK i aiuefc rtn the e:.
trenchmentF at Lexington, commanded by Upl.
Mulligan, on Monday. The light was veiy severe
| all day. Brice assaulted the works and was re
pulsed with severe loss. The. fight had been r
newed oh Tuesday morning by Price, but feebly,
, when the couriers left.
Gem —— was at Johnstown, Bates* county, on
Monday morning with a force of fromfWo to three
thousand, marching to the relief of Lexington. -
The rebel loss on Monday is reported, at 4,000 and
that of the Federal troops at - to; which !3 proha
bly exaggerated.
"The correspondent of the St. Loai/ Democrat
writes that no definite reports from Lexington
have been received, but it is a settled fact that, ir at
place has been invested by Gen. Price with some
45,000 troops. Good military authorities here are.
confident, however, that the United States forces
there have been reinforced, and that unless the
place was taken yesterday, it is safe.
Price is reported to have a large park of artil
lery, part of which are the guns taken from Gen
j era! Seigel’s battery, at the battle of Springfield.
A party of Price’s forces are reported to be 40
miles from this city. His ecouta have bee a ’seen
15 miles from here.
Ben. McCullough, with 18,000 well armed rebels,
is reported to he advancing rapidly from the
South-West, in the direction of either Holla or
this city. Many think this will be the point of at
tack Another object of bis march is said to be
to get between our troops &t Holla, and* other
points, and prevent junctions, while Price is op
• crating against Lexington and the Capital, and,
! if these plana are successful, then to form a junc
* tion with Price.
From the A . Y. Herald, Ylih ihbt.
A RKEEL STEAMER FIRING ON THE CAMP AND feLOCK
ADIXG JNSt?A»RON\
Fortress Monroe, Sept. 14.~Thepe Wa* a pros
pect of an engagement lost night at Newport
News. About four o’clock p. ni. the steadier i
Yorkiown ran down to within tli we miles and
.opened a fire upon the camp and blockading
squadron, consisting of .the -Cumberland, ftavan
nah and gunboat Louisiana. She bred twenty- ;
’five shells, one oj’ which exploded near the Savan
nah, and the others fell considerably fffiort.
The guns of the UVunberUftid and Savannah
could not reach the Ypridowu, but a cpuple of
shells from Sawyer’s gun On snore caused her to
retire. One of the shell* exploded three fourths
of a mi I^beyond the steamer.
A French mail, who managed to eecapeTrora the
Yorktown day before yesterday, states that she
has been watching fop some time an opportunity
to run the blockade, and that the loyalty of many
of the crfcw was suspected.
About four o’clock I*. M., also, a party which
was sent out to cut fuel, encountered two liun
| dred rebel cavalry and an equal number of infan
| try, about three miles from Newport News. The
I leamstecf left their wagons and galloped in to
give the alarm? but no further demonstration'was.,
made, aud the wagons were afterwards brought
into camp.
Ihe distinguished political prisoners from Balti- :
more, including Mayor Brown, Ross Winans, Hon.
Henry May, and others, arrived at Oli Point this .
morning. * They will be closely confined within ]
tht> fortress.
Tbe steamer Yorktowu has been cut down for i
N\vml and aft by the removal of her upper ’cabins, !
so as to carry two large pivot guns. She Ims m,
addition ri* ou each side. There are
no indications of her having been iron pjated.
FORM ATION Ol . ONION U vMP TS TUN. RSSKK.
Louisville, Sept. 14, 1861.— I The Ohatlauoaga
(Tenn. ) GcutelU, of the Uth Instant, says that i
Uuioti camp was forming about teu mi tap. north
Chattanooga. A huge Union flag had been
raised, with a sword suspended over it. About
two hundred'men are encamped, and drill tf&gu
liirlv. | All a lie, of course. ]
CAMCItE AND ESCAPE.OF A REBEL.
! * Colonel Young, of the Volunteer cavalry, yes
i terdav arrested a rebel iff Maryland, and left him
: m the custody of F. W. WaVkcr, the coj respon
\ ■Kmt of'a New York paper, tor safe keeping.
After the party of horsemen left, the prisoner
1 Mabbed Walker, fatally ip the abdomen and es
1 oqped. The wounded mau has had good surgical
utendance, but is reported dead to-nighl. Wal
| ker was formerly au Episcopal clergyman in Cjhi
! e.ago, but .more recently a newspaper correspon
lent, resident iu Brooklyn, whom? -he leaves a
■ wife and several children. It is father
' singular that a military officer, after assuming; the
responsibility ©f making the arrest, should luuy
} entrusted Ins prisouer in the custody pi 'a single
! civilian, instead of securing him by 'pfiilitqry
j guard.
FOREIGN -ARRIVAL OF, TOE KUROPA.
Halif ax, Sept. J 8 Europa, from Liver
pool on the 7th, via Queenstown ou the Bth, ar
rived here at six o’clock this morning. Shelias
‘.'-'5,000 in specie. The new steamer Dmi
maiL’a line, the City of New York’,. v the
greatest satisfaction. She will Mii+'WW lrer first
\ oyugo to New York on the 11th.
Great Britain At a meeting ol the Britisl**,
Association, Mr. Basse!}, of Mdirtliester, reuff*.
another paper on the cotton question, in which
the commercial policy of the United States was
Bitterly denounced, and tho expediency;.of Eng
land freeing herself from dependence on America
strongly urged.
France.- The French naval division w:!! remain
off'the coast of Syria during the whole winter for
tin l protection of life Christians.
Tfie bourse was firm, but closed drooping.—
rents 6.i1. 20c.
Kelix Belly, the projector of the Nicaraguan
canal, was taking legal steps against the English
company, which was for assuming the right fiver
the projected canal.
Cotton. — Sales on Saturday i>,OQO bales, includ
ing 3,000 bales to speculators and exporters. The
market closed dull with very little enquiry ffom
expoi lers.
It. was reported in Europe that spies in the em
ploy of the GovernyiJMrt at Washington were on
board of all the transatlantic steamers.
Tlie announcement is made that three mono reg
iments are ordered to Canada* They start about
theifin!die.of September, and will Ipave in the
Gfeat Eastern, which goes to New York, us ad
vertised.
i'h<- London Times, in an oduoru!, says that (ho
government may have private reasons for this
Movement, but there are none apparent. It is
purely a defensive -movement, and a mere decl;i
ration of identily between England and Canada, it
is hoped that Canada « ill not take it for moVo
iha.ii it means, but hold herself ready, it it should
be needful, to protect herself. It is regarded as a
wise guarantee against all complications, and cal
ciliated to streiigthen*bcr interior.
The London Times,, in another editorial, says
that the great question with capitalists is this:
“ How will tl)e Americans endure tine burthens oT
taxation, to winch they are as yet strangers ?” it
also argues that the temptation of high prices’ is
almost sure to set some part of the cotton crop
free, especially as the crop of Texas is note lar
front the ports of Mexico. «
LATEST KRpft CALIFORNIA.
Outer Telegraph StaTkVn, Sept. US. The Pony
Express,' wit i Sail Francisco dates to the 31st ul
timo, passed hero Jast night. Tho St. Louis, for
Panama, took down 1,135,060 dollars in treasure.
There are-nine companies of volunteers to serve
jon the plains, at Camp Downey. Another camp
1 is established mar San Francisco,
j San KranctSco, ' cpt. 14. Ali the principal bus
! iness houses are closed to--day, aud attention is
i given 10 l'lection matters. Thv'te is every 'proha
; bilily -that the'Repnlfficans have earned the Stuie
! by. a handsome plurality. More anxiety hgs been
felt concerning this election than any other ever
held-in the State.
Some six hundred dollars* haYe been subscrib
ed, m San Francisco, to be sent id J’arson Brown-,
low.
At the last accounts,Jßen. A. G. (?) Johnson was
up the neighborhood- of El Paso, on hie way to
Texas, to attend to private business.
A train of emigrants from Texas passed through
Los Angelos last week, ou their way north.
Walker. Co/,Ga., Sept. 20th, 1861.
To the. Editoi 1 of the Chroiuicle <C Sentinel : ’
I heard Lawson Black, who is a candidate for
Congress in this district, make a speech, in which
he contended that the pay of Confederate officers
oug’ntto be reduced one half. He warmly advocated
the claims of Judge Nisbet for Governor, said that
tbe Judge was an eminent statesman and juristffiad
been wolf tried in both respects, aud not found
wanting in either. He asked the irowd if they
were willing to violate the custom ia Georgia that
was as old as the hills, and as good hs it was old,
and elect Gov. Brown fora third term, or for life,
or lor during the war V In answer, Ike people
cried out they would not; and said, givttus Nisbet.
From this sign and a few others that I have 110-
Ifeed in the couhty, 1 am satisfied that Nisbet will
run u’n cad in-this county. Walker.
'YYukjhcam, we may expect that many of our
Georgia soldiers in a shqrt time, will be iu need
of additional clothing, blankets, Ac.', Jo itn.-ct the* 1
\ igors of the approaching winter : and whereas,
tlie commutation money allowed them by the
Goverunumt, (ff tho Confederate* States, otight 1o
b® given by the soldiers to aid in supplying this
need : but whortas, from tlip untoward accidents
o! war, many of our brave men iu tire field may
find that this commutation money will not be suf
ficient to make up for unforeseen Josses: arid
whereas, it may be confidently stated, that t.*e
surest way to preserve the health ot our soldiers,
and to prevent our Hospitals from being crowded
with sick, is to keep them at all times properly
■ and warmly clad : and whereas this Association is
| known as the Georgia Relief, as well rs Jlospitu!
i Association ; Therefore
: Resolved, l. That it is the duty of the Georgia
| Soldier’s . Relief and llpspital Association, as far
! means will allow, to afford sush relief, under
j the following conditions, viz:
When any Georgia, Regiment, or company, <?r
Is. idler, from the mishaps and accidents of war,
I shall stand in .peed of special relief in the wayof
I clothing, Ac., we pledge ourselves, as tar as our
| means will allow -it, being understood that, the
exigencies f the sick are first to be satisfied to
give such aid and afford such relief.
| Resolved 2. That our agents be requested to
I bring to th notice of the people the fact that our
! Association is a Relief, as well as a Hospital Asso
ciation.
! B yorder of the Board,
iftfiNuv Moorr, iSecretar.y.
Compliment to America. —“ The American,”
says the Foreign (Quarterly Review, “ is horn
handed and pig-headed—hard, persevering, uu
.scrupulous, ready for .411 weathers—
with an incredible genius for lying, a veracity
elastic beyond comprehension, the hide of a buffa
lo, and the shriek of a steam engine.” Jle is a
regular “seven footed fellow, steel twisted and
made of horse shoe nails, the rest of him being
east iron with steel springs.
“ Whenever men of ordinary intellect have
risen in America, tfiey have adapted thoruseives
»o the over ruling exigencies in which they found
rhemsefves placed. Instead of venturing on the
dangerous expadient erf endeavoring to elevate
their countrymen to thdir own height, they have
sphken into the arms of the rnob. „ Hence the
Judges ©b the itendh' constantly give way to popu
lar clamor, and law itself is abrogated by tl*i law
makers and constantly violated by its functiona
ries. Hence the ascendancy of Lynch law over
State law* ; hence assignation in the daylight in
the thronged street, and hence that intimidation
from without which makes legislatipn itself a
farce.
“The ablest men in America have bowed down
before these demoralizing necessities. No man in
America stands clear of this rotten despotism. The
orator is compelled to address himself to the low
standard of the populace; the preacher must
preach down to the capacities of his congregation;
the newspaper editor input make his journal infa
rnous if he would have it popular; lor sever let
U be supposed that the degradation of the Ameri
can press is the work of the writers in it, but of
the frightful eagerness of the public appetite for
, gross be as and indecency.”
The* people of the United mates, who set up an
i exclusive claim to the name-of “America/’ and to
*!l that appertains thereto, are perfectly welcome |
to the. above truthful and good, natured cornpli 1
i ment.
Tuk Wa'k Tax Before the Kis ro kv
; irk fb Ho wing'extracts «ae from the letter
of tipi IX th of the Frankfort correspondent of the
Louisville Courier ;
Mr. Wolfe, from the Cdnmn®ee on Federal Re
latio;iH, made a report on Mr. Fwing’s resofutions,
referred to that committee several, days since.—
The purport of Ewing’s reselntions, it \vf*i be ro
i membered, was, that Kentucky sbooid refuse to
r pay “a single cent of the .war taxes ; favoring strict
j neutrality, and the ackcovrlfedgcnetit of the inde
f jrendeijce of the Fouthein Confederacy. Mr.
report says that it is the duty.of Kea
[ iur*ky to pay the taxes —that, under the Conat it u-
I tion, she is bound to do it, and ought to do it, and
that ha- ho power to acknowledge the mde
| pendence x>f the Southern Confederacy. "
A motion was made to adopt the report of the
I coumittee, and the question put to vote, but the
Hou#c*, in a decided manner, refused to adopt it.
On motion, it was madetbq special o der for.so.-ne
hour to -morrow. I begin to chink, and have
thought heretofore, that there was great doubt
about the representatives gaddheg tbi» war U*ht
upon the people. There can be no doubt that if
the question was submitted to a vote of the peo
ple, it would be rejected by an overwhelming ma
jority.
Ficnnxo Fopelation of the Sodrii.—The New
York Herald of the 14th, compiles from the Uni
ted fatales census of the number of men in
the seceded States between the ages of 18 and 40,
which we pres ante is about correct:
Alabuma 106,000 ,
Arkansas * (T 5,000
Florida 16,000
Georgia . 419,000
a 74,000
is.4isstppi 7i fiao
North Carolina L;2,0o0
TearfegSee
Texas 84,000
Virginia 221,000
j Sdutli Carolina* 60,000
Total .1,116,000
Marauding Ddprkdations.—A gentleman who
; arrived in this city yesterday fro/n New York,
: states that the Lincoln Government have fitted
! out vessel* for an expedition against Fernandina,
Pensacola, ami a port on the Coast of Georgia.—-
The vessels are to cajry 20,000 men. Our friends
• in Florida and Georgia should be on the alert,
and give the marauders a warm reception.
{ 6 [ Sash Mt Lxtrtol loth.
BY TELEGRAPH.
ISRI'N'S'.VK’k TO UK OOCUI’lEl) BY THE
IjIXCOI.SITES.
Richmond, Sept. - ■ — A well informed gentle
man recently from Sew Y ork gives it Ss his deci
ded ojmrion, that from facts ami communications,
well understood in interested circles in Sew York
that the Yankee proprietors o; large interests in
Brunswick, Ga., haye induced Lincoln to tit out
a large exjn nsiye expedition, with about 20,-
OCO men,,to take establish a Savy
Yard and open the port for the shipment of cotton
Naval stores, live oak,tie. Sagacious men here
think there is much reason to believe this, as the
fed> ral government is aim opt controlled bv scliem
tfrs ami poli/icians.
AFFAIRS IN BALTIMORE YANKEE PHIS
OMAIS - -INTKRESTING CABINET SES
SION.
KiciivONn, Sept. ‘24. A lady who arrived liere
to-day from Baltimore, reports the Baltimore Ex
change, the South, a fid Republican, suppressed.
The Stm Mill soon be suppressed also. The Pea
body institute is being fitted up as a prison for
lady secessionists.
The. Central train brought down forty Yankee
prisoners.
Nothing new from the camps.
The Richmond Examiner of this morning inti
mates a long Cabinet session' yesterday, in the
policy pi pushing the war bevoud the Contedcra
cy. It says the Cabiuet is divided, some prefer
ring to order the army into winter quarters, and
others favoring an onward movement.
KENTUCKY AFFAIRS.
y ontfria- - >4 - Mobile Tribune of this
morning iMibtisfite a letter from a Tennessee Cou
• Sept. 20th, in
i tki • V vt.-- » f cr the Kentucky Legisla
ture or her prominent politicians may say or do
we have reliable iniornuction that a laf-ge uiajori
ty of oar stjncw fighting wintered of the State, are
hem tOy with the Sout,ii. Cofuntns of Tennessee
troops have po.-'tesyou of the Louisville and Nash
ville Railroad within forty miles of'Louisville, and
•all the rolling stock, including locomMives.—
THeyiiave burned the Railroad bridge across Salt
UiVtW lieaY Elizabethtown. They are also posted
at Muldrougb’s Hiil, forty miles from Louisville,
>vhere the Kentuckians are rallying to unite with
them in large numbers.
CAPI’WRK OF A BARQUE.
Wilmington, Sept. 25.- A suspicious barque
which Ills been oil our. coast for several days,
captured the schooner Mary A. Pender, on' Sun
day, 20 miles North of Wilmington. The crew
escaped in a boat and arrived here yesterday.
The Ponder was rrturnijtg holne from Charleston,
with 7* casks lime for Fort Macon. It is believed
<hat lwo pilots have been decoyed on board the
barque]
• ARRIVAL OF A FRENCH CORVETTE.
Mojjjlk,Sept, 24.-Three ©Hirers from the French
corvette Lavo’lseur arrived this evening bringing
the mail bag, A large crowd .'assembled at the
landing to \\ it ness the great aYrivu). -/The vessel
is anchored near the passes. ,
It is understood that the prisoners who are ex
pected te-mofmw, will be escorted to the Parish
prison by r a colored company.
ARRESTS IN KENTUCKY.
Nkw Orl. cans, September 2.'.. Col. Durretl and
M, W. Barr have been arrested and sent, with
Gov. Moreheiid, to the Jeffersonvilie penitentiary.
Judge Catron fSsired a‘writ of habeas corpus to
procure their release, but the prisoners were re
moved so Indflmnpolis, to prevent its execution.
MASONiC COURTESIES.
Rich mono, September 25. When the Federal
ists entered the town' of Hampton, Virginia, the
Masons-iu the '.<l Now York regiment enteied the
Lodge room of the Masonic Hall, Aijd secured the
books, records, regalia, Ac., boxed them up, and
sent them to BaHimort', whefe tliey await the or
der of tin* Virginia Grand Lodge, with the as
sufawce of,their safe return.
ARRIVAL OK iIORK I’IUSpNEUS.
Richmond,
prisoners, from Hardee county, Virginia, arrived
here ihis-afteruoon.
MOVEMENTS ON THE COAST OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 25.—The suspicious
barque is still oil N» v. Inlet, sometimes she ap
pears to be a steamer, sail vessel. Two
steamers were off New Intel yesterday, but only
one was seen this morning. Two or three pilots
were decoyed oil’on Sunday last, and six steam
eta vygre reported «ff Fqrt Macon on Monday, but
soon afterwards disappeared; the general belief
is, that their destination is Cape Fear.
A reliable gentleman from New River, Onslow
county, N. C., reports heavy firing 'on Monday
fast to the Eastward, which lasted from 1) o’clock,
A. M., until 1 o’clock, P. M. Nothing more known.
TUI* COMMAND TN WESTERN VJItGINIA.
Richmond, Si pt. 25.—Tljecommand in Western
Virginia Las been devolved upon Gen. Floyd
Gen. Wise having accepted another command.
There is nothing new frpm the rumps.
» WAR NEWS.
Richmond, Sept. 2*l.—Passengers who arrived
from‘Western Virginia this affbrnbon, reßortf that
Wise refuses to fall back. lieHjxpects a tight ev
ery moment.
It is also reported that two Federal steamers
W‘qe fired upon to day by oqr batteries on the
Pe'qinac, and colupletely riddled.
Nothing iqterestrng from*the camp.
FEDERAL VESSELS.
Sent. 36.—Reliable information
reports fivp vessels oil 'New Inlet, at 12
o'clock to -day, and two oil the Western bar.
The same two steamers V-ported yesterday, are
reported, *
MOIIE PRISONERS.
Wilmington, N, C., Sept. 26.— Two hundred
and fifty Federal* prisoners arrived here at 30
nvpntt'.s past 6 o’clock this evening. They are
from Richmond, and are en route for the South.
From Wkstkkn Virginia. A gentleman who
reacted this yity"yesterday aft*tertioon, direct from
tin- While Sulphiir springs, su>s messen
ger arrived tln i'uon Thnisday last, ftowi General
Sloyd’s ekiiipf which heleft on the prevuma day.
Gen. Floyd wAS'encataripednib Meadow BluiT. Gen.
W ise, the was ntill at Big SeWall
Mountain, some miles beyond, having declined to
falldJacTc from that point.
TUb eu atfd of the Messenger was to hurry up
all the forces at the White Sulphur Springs so
General Floyd’s Hid, aft he was in expectation of
an almost immediate attack. The messenger said
it was believed, at the time of his leaving Gen.
Floyd’s oamp, that Gi». \Vi.sewas already fight
ing. * f
Two comjjanies, thereupon, left the White ..Sul
phur to join Gen. Floyd, and four others to re
sume their floats with Wife’s command.
From Gen. Lee’s army he learned that nothing
new had transpi rfd.—Jdchvmnd Bn quiver, lAth.
A “ Crop in the Grass.” --Tim Federal Union
says:* v
“ Farmers and planttrs of Georgia, our crop
our crop of liberty— i» m the grass. The enemy
is threatening to subjugate us. He who is our
political overseer has done all that mortal man
can do for us. WfaHe the crop is in the grass,
let ns not he guilty of the lolly of discharging
men.” *
The Union’s principle is a correct one, bat its
facts are ontru * li Georgia is “ m the grass,”
her “ overseer ” allowed her U> get there, and
what intelligent “ farmer or planter ’.' would not,
under the circumstances, discharge him and get
another? Js Carolina “in the grass V” And why
not V She- has-an overseer who has attended to
the crop—his employer’s interests—and not spent
his time in electioneering schemes for himself.
Savannah KepvbLicaa.
Scoundrels*. —Some few persons are traveling
through the Confederate Hiatus, pretending to be
agents of the Government, buying up all the guns,
blarfhets, woolen goods, and articles suitable for
the army, lor the puTpose'of selling them to the
Government at a large profit. Beware of such
villains. —Atlanta Coat'd*racy.
Wno is faun V — The Charleston papers speak in
high tones of a gifted" lady, a native of South
Carolina, but now a resident of Georgia, who is
charming the citizens of that place with her vocal
efforts. Os an entertainment given ou Monday
! evening last, the Mercury says :
; . • wfydHe-#capmpH*fcment*
| so much to the entertainment, aqa whom every
vmgWas rap turously encored, is a daughter ol
our State, though now a resident of Georgia.
s Bemg frt* ;i visit to her native oily, she patriot’.
I cally tendered i.e- services on this occasion, and
i we cordially endoc*y tbfe desire of all present,
('that she.may b- induced to appear m another
i entcrtafnire nt for a object. Her Di
TANARUS; .n J'alpit;,” “ R :a \S ultz,“ and Duet with Mr.
| yf.fre received with r»pturou« applause ;
! but th({bn»/!.t particular gems of the evening.
were her sweet trarbi. ■ M “ Win a Mile of
i Ehinhoroagb,” aud tip- -r. ’ HBheof iwnimer."
f SjieciaUfo the Satanuah Republican,,]
lUcHiroice, Sept. 2b.—The following items of
interesting intelligence are condensed from the
y. V. Herald of a fate date, which has just come
to hand v» L\ G. K.
Spain will shortly recognize the independence
of the Confederate States.
(fayibaldi has declined to visit America.
Moj. Hranenswein has offered two thousand
Italian veterans to Lincoln.
The ifemocratic . Convention of Massachusetts
has nominated Isaac Davis for Governor.
California has gone Republican. The Breckin
ridge Democratic State ticket got 59 >®°P
tho Union Democratic 20,0 W, and the Republican
Lincoln has aocepted a company of iu »n ry
from the Sandwich I*«m!; “ composed of
Americans. ' u ,rived at Washington.
I rinee de Joiaville H 4» ' V
McClellan has issued orders forhidmg the pick
Ct f/wrgeM , has made a fierce war speech
i U 1 X'lernh/e’accident has occurred at the Cum
1 tincnXd Theatre, in J'hjladelpi.ia, mVhieh »,»
n.ilet virls wer; burned to death.
Their dresses took fire from the footlights.
CffAttnesi-ox, Sent. 26.—The slaves Abraham an.!
Clarissa, were sentenced to-day to he hnng on
the LO'th October, for attempting to poison their
mistress. ■
Ak A coition vo tub Flkst Yesterday morn
ing at daylight, the officers of the steamer (Jordan
saw near the blockading frigate Wahasli, a steam
ship that had the appearance of the llienville or
DeSoto,- formerly of the New York and New Or
leans line of steamers. Sh. appeared to have a
iurge number oi men on deck, and was soon eom
municalii g with the Wabash by boats. She is
probably bound South with supplies, Ac. The
Vandalia, sailing sloop, was also in sight yester
day.- Cnv.rltshn, Courier, 3T th.