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Late irom Vicksburg.
Correspondence of Mobile Advertiser dr Register.
IBS MOVEMENT* or THE _
VirzkßCKb Jj!y 20.—5 eatcrday the Yankee
J , their i ... .helling thiE devo
* M-i’b the afeoai result of doing do duti,-
~ buildings, a nearj ex
* , ,b- red era Treuaurjr bv the iargf*
I •! „ . a 0 f valuable emaiumtion. Hih
-"* •‘d el'ery Xu fired Iro:e their mor
1 “"“l. th- OoTrrßffitnt thirteen dollars at the
t ir * eXraae ’ndatthi. rate it has already
Oonlu'eatablUhuientat Washington near
“oi’oi dollars in shells aione, i ind J<-l no
' injury b&a been mfiicted upon this
'? Tty When Cos “ Farragul’a fleet first up
“ j h.iore New Orleans, and with true t an
oastluloess threatened to -educe that great
' ' o ashes in two boors if it did not surrender
* f insolent demand of the fleet, it became a
.-ion with some whether it was possible fcr
a # . to destroy a city by that means home
nded very stoutly that history afforded no
“a.'unce of the destruction of a city by shells,
and numerous cases were cited to prove it .but
lD n K , tat majority ins.sted that a saw gunboats in
front of a city could reduce it to smouldei.ng
,ums raafevhourc.
THE TEST AT VICKKBL'RO
T e indomitable pluck ol the Gem ot iuss.ss.p- ,
the Queen of the Valley, noble V icksburg, bug :
~,, lrz -fd to th world the (allacy cl this mor- .
4 - i~r eleven weeks has -lie l
emmy’s fleet been uninterruptedly engaged in ,
throwing shell charged with every imaginable
i S e,Wapt,caLi ter, shrapnel, liquid, hot
t %.<■ htid Vet bav»j cuuHed no wat-enat injur) |
To u' div By reference to Capt. Curry’s report !
of toe Federal fleets at Viikqjmrg, it will be ob- ,
srrved that the morar boats w 'ro expressly and
repeatedly ordered by the Commodore to shell the
c'tv 1 a- it it were a more gal.aut feat to hg*.t
With harmless houses snd empty streets than to
manfully engage our batteries. Toe last news
we have feSw their fleets, is, that they have
abandoned the project .1 capturing \ iCKkburg by
water, but that a land force will be concentrated
here m September to do the work. Ibc . ate
2re.lt naval victory ot'th Aikausas will no aouht
to couvint .'them or the impossibilitv ol
taking it by water.
• ODSKUVIKU TBfc
To-day, while our Christian people were en
gaged in the holy observances ol the Church,and
our zealous chap aim in the army were deliver
>'.* tLe words ol wisdom and Hue piety to the
• arious (looks in their charge, the enemy were
•oiso eti a aged in the observances ol the day ac
cording to their creed. Unlike the true Christian,
• .cv employed themselves m shelling the homes
ol the people—driving out the w idow and the or-
Thau and burning up the peacelul dwel.ings ot
innocent and harmless citizeus. But an overru
ling Fiovideace protects tho innocent, anu toils
»li i!j« ii:u**iilions of the wiuked.
31NkI.NO CK THk WIJAH* BOAT.
The enemy id evidvutly in conatant tear about
the Close proximity of the Arkansas, and since the
l liter a arrival at tho wharf before \ icksbura,
- ../have h.-eu constantly employed in shelling
in- river in from of the town, with a view of
.tnfing the Arkansas, but so far, they have inflict
. u IJO damage upon her, as the shots either fell
.hurt or not over, sometimes doing a little dam
/!■ to buildings Situated near the liver. In this
wav tho wharl boat, belonging to Messrs. Haiti
uan * Kichesoli, was struck on Friday evening by
-wo spells, which entered through ai the top, uu<l
made iheir exit through the bottom ol the boat,
musing apertures ol sulhcieut dimeimous to sink
1 lie proprietors hud heretofore made several
♦ iloilHto remove the boat to wate quarters, jut
the impossibility of procuring tugs to remove her,
1 -impelled toem to run the risk keeping her tied
t tr> m the old position.
IV; loflH of the wharf-boat hills upon two most
worthy and patriotic gentlemen, whose whole
u! ;.rc engaged in the cause of Southern mde
p.-ndtmee. The enemy has bin gunboats anchored
J.i,i,! the bend behind a point of timber, and not
1 ung ulilh In >r the whereabouts of the Arkau
su - they h»v to throw the.r shells ut random,
tt-.d have s- nt iels placed in flic wood?, extend
uip clean k. the river opposite the city, who, by
me .ns of signals keep their gunners Hilly posted ;
where each shell (alls; and by this means they i
. ill regulate their aim so that they sometimes
come very near striking the gallant little craft.
Incidents or the Hatti. - or MiißKitKEssono
Cai-t. H.a«kv. —As Col. Foriest’s command were
mnrebing through Cannon county on thair way to
Murfreesboro’, the citizens crowded the thorough
fares cheering our gallant men with every dem
i.iu.truiiou > f jov. The ladies everywhere were
particularly enthusiastic. Some of the citizens of
Cannon hud beeu arreated and were confined in
puson at Murfreesboro’. The ladies besought our i
men with tears iu their eyes to rescue their bus
bands and fathers lrom the hands ot the tyrant.
One little girl run up 10 that old patriot and so! •
ilier, Capt. Haney, of the Ist Georgia Cava ry,
vnd wriugiogber bauds impaired him to briflg
her father buck to her again. The old man turned
to her with his whole soul beaming in his face,
~ ui exclaimed while the manly tear started to his
eye “i will, my daughter ! I will!” Theiesult
proved the truth of Ins words. The Captain was
tiu hrst to enter the Court House where the pris- j
oners were confined—-and that child’s heart has J
been made glad by the safe return of the father to
the household root.
As our little army went dashing into Murfrees
boro’ awaking the echoes by the rattling of their
uses’boots “o’er the stony streets,” the whole
population was aroused from their slumbers, and
1 ioU to thetr windows, balconies, and verandas,
■vail . very demonstration of delight. Ladies could
be sreu kneeling >u posluies ot thankfulness to
tleuvou for the day ol their deliverance. As the
moi ni .g advanced, and as the tight thickened, the
uio lair ones were iu the streets, iu spite ol the
whistling of balls, aud the rain of lead, aduilnis
• ring to the wuuts ot our soldiers, filling their
cauteeus with watet, aud their haversacks with an
abundance of provisions, llnheed ug the shots
non. the enemy’s guns, they thought oulji of the
conduct of their gallant champions. Oae lady re
•leivcd a bail through her dress, whilst another
hud her parasol shot from her hand, the.ball pass
ing within two iuches ot her jeweled fingers. Buch
heroism has never been known in the annals of
w ar, aud will illumiuate to the remotest genera
non ihe history of our glorious laud.
A company of Fedeiala were in possession of
the Court House, and were shooting our soldiers
in all directions irom tie windows above. Col.
Mon k son, (,Ist Georgia) dismounted three ot Lis
companies aud ordered them to oharge the build
ing,which they did iu £allanl style,rushing through
the public square lo they doors ot the edifice, un
der a most galliug tire of musketry. Conscious
that the loss of life to our men would be terrible
bv attempting to pass up the stairway, tbo build
ing was immediately set on fire, when tbe Yan
kees above bawled out lustily for quarter. Jhe
fire was extinguished, tbe whole company surren
dered, and our imprisoned fellow citizens were
bappiily released. Old Capt. Haney was tho first
piau to euter the Court House to receive in his
arms the liberated captives.
Late in the day Col. Morrison was surprised to
see tho old hero rushing towards him, frantic
with joy ; and exclaiming, “ Colouel, I’ll be d—d
if I baveu’t taken General Crittenden and all his
.tuff'!’’ " You don't say so, Captain ?’’ answered
tho Colonel. “H I haven’t there's no hell!”
exclaimed the old man, and passed on 10 new
deeds of heroism and of glory.
Capt. Hanev is near sixty years of age, and
commands a company Horn Floyd and Polk coun
ties 111 Georgia. His men love him as a father.
He is a great favorite with his entire regiment,
and wherever he goes with bis genial and benig
nant face, and bis paternal loudness tor the boys,
!,o is greeted with enthusiasm, and blessed with
the heart offerings of those to whom be is so
dear.
And he is but a type of a nation ot such war
riora.—KnotviUe Register.
> ( iOM Mukfiibwboro’. —Capt. J. L. Kerr, Lieut.
\V ti llutchings uud several privates trout Col.
J, J. iiorrisou’s Regiment, returued oil Tuesday
> i> t_ They were vwtuuded hi tbe battle of Mur
freesboro'.' W» obtained a few of the particulars:
The attack was made very early Sunday uiorn
icg, the ISth inst., by charging into the town A
portiou of the euerny were tound to be posted in
the Court House; four companies of Col. Morri
•ou @ Regiment were ordeied to dislodge them,
which they succeeded in doing, but with a heavy
toss. A camp and battery of tour pieces were
each iu turn successfully charged and captured.
Preparations were then made to attack a Minne
sota Regiment, whose camp was situated tarther
out, bui on reaching the camp the enemy at once
surrendered.
The arms and stores that could be moved were
seui erff, and the balance destroyed an t the line
of march taken up for McMinnville, which was
reached wthont farther incident of note. On
Tuesday morning about ISSO privates were pa
roled, and between 40 aid 50 officers ret&iued.
Out loss was about TO in killed and wounded
there are various reports in regard to the loss
iV the enemy, but nothing positive was known.
We give below what casualties we could learn, in
Col. Morrison’s regiment.
Killed —Capt. .'-eawrigbt, of Cairo* co., Capt.
Crabb, Surgeon H. WitoUer, Privates M union, |
Tharmaud and 2-ibei ot Polk county.
Wounded—Adj. John Perkins, mortally Capt.
J. L Kerr, flesh wound in tbe arm,privatesThos.
Smith and E. lluchabee, severely, of Floyd co.,
and Lieut. W. H. Hutchings, of Polk county
Rom* Couriet .
Thi Ski g t or Vicksbcko Abandoned.— The Bal
timore Sun, of the mb, contains the following:
Advices from before Vicksburg to the 10th
instant, represent that the seige would be tem
norarilv abandoned, and that some of the vessels
would return South, probably to New Orleans.
On account of the low water m the river, the pro
posed new channel willprove a lailure.
Xu* Eskkt’s Movements.—A party of the
euemv’s cava.rv, on Monday last, made a visit to
New Kent Court House, twenty -eight miles below
Richmond. The object was probably to recon
noitre the country, as we have not learned that
they Lad committed any furtuer and. predations
upon a people whom they bad previous.y robbed
ofa vast amount of property. While McClellan
continues his preparations on James ri'er for
another advance towards R cbmond, his cavalry
„ ill scour the Peninsula in the direction of Wtl
liamsburg tor information respecting any appre
hended movement of the Confederate forces.
“ e “ Rtchmo oh PitpUcK, iAth. .
Fr-’U, the CharteiioiL if err. ry, 26 th unit.
Latcr from Nassau.
Another fine, fast steamer, heavily laden with a
valuable cargo, has arrived at a Southern pcit.
she was hotiv chased at night by the b.oekaders,
-d fired at, when, in her efforts to escape, she
lot ashore on the breakers, where she remained
.ome time, but finally, after throwing overboard
. soia’l portion of her cargo, floated off and sz’.ely
c t into harbor. She brings the following pas
sengers : .
r ,-iohl, of Tex-s, bearer of dispatches ; *' m
Vi i igbt, E. B Shannon, aud K. W. Chsse, purser
of steamer CVciie. . ,
This ship heard firing on Wednesday mgn.,
. iiii h, it was supposed, proceeded from some ol
toe Yankee fleet chasing a vessel which was ap
proaching the coa-t. By this arrival we have
been placed in possession of Nassau papers up to
the 16th inst. We make some extracts :
The ca?e of the steamship Ovieto bad been taken
into the British Vice Admiralty Court at Nassau,
and the evidence published at some length in tbe
raporg It will be remembered that it was re
ported that this ship-was built with aview of be
ing used as a Confederate maa of war, and the
Yanke-s at Nassau having taken it up, are dis-
posed to make the most of it.
• j u i K e Betts, of the United States District Court
„ f York had decided the case of theßritish
steamship La’buan which vessel was captured off
the mouth of the Rio Grande, f-r violating the
blockade, she having on board 207 baies cotton.
‘‘He ordered an immediate restitution ol tbe ves
sel and cargo, on the ground that they wore neu
tral property, and not taken while in aetual vio
lation of the blockade. Tbe Judge also held that
at the time of the seizure, the blockade of Browns
v ii» was not actually effective, tbe United .States
vessel having only arrived there on the day of
the seizure.” The principles laid down m this
case, it iu thought, will also cause tho relest'se cl
the bermuda and Circassian.
'lhe schooner Spray, Lindsay, arrived at
Bau June 26, from Wilmington, h. G., with a car
go ot tobacco and naval stores. The schooner
Emma Tuttle,from Matamoras with cotton,hides,
etc. arrived July 2. The schooner Albert, Capt
Errickson, with cotton and logwood, cleared jor
1 Liverpool, June 30th. The steamship Stanley
.arrived at Nassau, July 3, from Liverpool, via
. Bermuda. A Yankee bchooner, called the r.
1 Crandall, Capt. Brown, had arrived at Nassau
j from Port Royal, S. G, hey captain reported that
: Richmond had beunNiaptured by the iedei..ls.
I ud other like statements, which were soon 01s
' covered to be laleehooda. A contraband, who
j went Irom Port Royal »o Nassau in this schooner,
I took the small pox, and, while suffering from the
j disease jumped overboard in the harbor of Nassau
j and was drowned. This negro is said to have
1 been a Stave of Gen. Drayton, and went by the
! name of John Isaacs. , , XT
The ship Ella, Capt. Carter, cleared at Nassau,
i j u iy jo for Liverpool, with a cargo of Cotton,
i r : c- aJ and tbe b'eamship Bubam, Capt. E. L.
1 1 easier. '.July 11, also for Liverpool. A large
1 number of coal-laden vessels had arrived at Nas
! sau from Various places. - . ,
Tbe Yankees ut Key West have confiscated
-ome of the be> ,t buildings in that place, and are
: about turning the front part ol the town into a
; navy yard. , ~
J'r Webber, tuperc .rgo, and wapt. Peat, mas
ter* ol theßritish steamship Hero, gave an ele
gant entertainment 011 board that vessel at Nas- j
sau Mr Webber is well known in Savannah,
where he at one time resided
The supply of ice had failed at Nassau, in con
sequence of the faulty construction of the ice
house, which permitted it nearly all to melt. A |
new supply is expected.
We copy the iollowing from the Nassau Guar- i
diar of the 12th, in reference to a famous steam
ship :
Tho most remarkable incident occurred on j
Wednesday, tho 25th—one ever to occupy a posi- ■
tion in the am-ala of Abaco. A steamship was
observed early on the morning of Wednesday,
the 25th, steaming slowiy down'through the pas
sage of” No name” and “ Whale Cay,” direct for
the basined harbor of New Plymouth, Abaco.
Tbe arrival ol the Cecils hero, a few weeks ago,
created some sensation, ns it was said to be the j
first steamboat that ever came into the harbor ;
but wheu the fact was circulated that the renown :
ed Nashville, alias Thos. L. Wragg, was lying in j
our port, our little township exhibited a vivacity j
and sprightliness which were quite a relief to the
accustomed quietude of the every day dull routine, j
It appears that the Nashville, in attempting to
run the blockade again, got as far as Charleston
bar when she was set upon by four of the block
ading squadron, one of which gave her chase for j
eighteen hours, and gave it up as “a bad job” at
midnight, when, perhaps, she had tbe better op
portunity ot making oil without being seen. The
Nashville was driveu over twenty knots an hour.
The captain, passengers, and some of the crew
have been ashore. The steamship is taking in a
supply of water here, and has sent to Nassau for
a supply of coal, of which she has unfortunately
run short. She may be here about 15 days. One
of her firemen found bis last resting place in our
humble graveyard. It appears lie died from
drinking ice water when in a state of great heat.
Our worthy Police Magistrate returned from a
visitation .tour last Wednesday. He brings no
news of importance, except the intelligence of a
Federal war vessel cruising oil'the “Elbow,” ro
connoiteiiug, perhaps, in expectation ot meeting
with tbe Nashville, or Thos. L Wragg.
The Thos L. Wragg let! on Wednesday, the 2J,
much sooner than she expected, having met with
qmek despatch in the transmission of her supply
of coal from Nassau. Bhe has leit behind two or
three deserters, who had ab conded either from
fear of beiug taken by the Northerners, or Irons
fear of being hard worked.
Tue Yankee Raid at Beaver Dam.— We have
received a full and correct account of the rad
made by the Harris Cavalry, of New York, upon
the Depot at Beaver Dam, Uunovey county on
Sunday morning last. From ihe best information
it appears that they left Fredericksburg cn Satur
day evening about 4 o’clock, aud came some four*
teen miles of the way that night. Early Sunday
morning they came ou to Beaver Dam, where
they arrived about 8 o’clock. Here they found
nothing to oppose them, and they at once set to
work to destroy by burning the depot office, wa
ter tank and cord wood. In the depot there were
about 170 bbls. flour belonging to the army, a few
bushels of oats, a case of shoes, a small lot of
ammunition and a few arms, some lents, aud per
haps a few other things of little value, nearly ah
of which were consumed.
They also tore up the railway iu several places,
! and cut dowu about half a dozeu telegraph poles.
I The operator, Mr. Smith, was arrested for refusing
Ito give them informatiju, but succeeded in mak
' ing tiis escape. They also obstructed the rail
i road track, expecting' to throw the train off'; but
| luckiiy failed in their attempt. The train tvas
■ signalled, and induced to return to Richmond, by
a servant, named Dick, the property of Dr. Terrill,
|of Hanover, Their stay at Beaver Dam was hm
-1 ited to some 80 minutes the end of which time,
I the whistle of the np train sounded, and someone
! having told them that there would probably be
j some four or five hundred soldiers aboard, they
j hurriedly decamped.
! At Beaver Dam, aud on then- route to aud from,
they captured some six or eight prisoners ot war,
sick soldiers aud stragglers. Whilst returning
] they were pursued by three members of the
| Hanover Cavalry, who were at home on furlough.
: These succeeded in mortally wounding one of the
Yunkees, who has since died. Their love of
i horse flesh was fully exhibited by them taking
off some six or eight animals, “without the con
sent of their owners first had and obtained-”
They had along with them any quantity of coun
terfeit Confederate money, besides bogus city of
Richmond and other notes. Iu one instance they
gave a man counterfeit Confederate bills for
a basket of chickens. In another case they gave
their bond $35 in counterfeit money, and an old
watch, for a horse. At every private house they
demanded food, milk, aud the from
Richmond.
The Colonel Davies) said he regretted the war;
that it was now only a fight for boundaries ; that
they could not afford to lose the Southwest. They
uumbered between five aud six hundred, and weie
well equipped, but indifferently mounted, save
here aud there a good horse, which looked very
, much as if stolen. They were convoyed on this
! trip by several buck negroes, who w r ere mounted,
| uniformed, and armed The principal of these
seemed to be u negro well known as ‘Dabney,’ the
miller of J. 0. Jerrold,atThornsburg, in Spotsyl
vania. Their general behavior was good. They
interfered with no private property save horses,
end. as far as we can hear, carried'off no negroes.
At one place, on their return, they stopped and
gave a gentleman a bottle of whiskey, made n
ISS4, which the ld*ky recipient acknowledges to
have been excellent. —Richmond Dispatch.
i Reported Rebellion os Roanoke Island
j Hbavt Cannonading. —By the tram from Weldon
j yesterday afternoon, we understand that it is cur
retitly reported in Eastern North Carolina that a
rebellion occurred recently among the contra
bands on Roanoke Island. It is stated that the
negroes, becoming dissatisfied with the harsh
tieatment cf their newly-found masters, took ad
vantage of an opportunity presented wh le the
Federals were at dinner, with stacktd arms, to
seixe the muskets, with which they opened fire
upon the Yankees, aud killed Several. Great con
sternation was produced among the soldiers on
the Island by this unevpected attacs, but they
soon rallied, and recovering their guas, commenc
ed au indiscriminate slaughter, which was only
ended with the almost total extermination of the
negroes. We give this rumor as it reaches us,
without vouching for its authenticity.
Geuilemen trom Goldsboro, who reached here
last evening, report that heavy and continues
cannonading was heard in the vicinity of New hern
Monday afternoon. The firing commenced at
three and was continued until seven P. M.
_J\Urtbvrg £xprets, £3t i. j
Cot. rissast Lomax, - this gallant officer, it
wu, be re mbs red fell while leading his regiment,
tue Third Alabama, in the sanguinary battle of
Seven Pines, on the Slat of May. His remains |
were buried on the field, aud were not found bv
his friends unit a few days ago, when tbey were i
disinterreu and brought to this city The reel I
ment last evening escorted the body of their es
teemed commander to the Petersburg deoot
whence it will be forwarded to his late home in
Alabama.
Similar honors were paid to the remains of Caps
May and Adjutant Jahnsomof the same regiment
also killed in ibe batti* oi Seven Pines and inter
red on the field. —R chtn’i
Fatal Hem nr.— We regret to learn that Private
Donaid McCoy, ot tbesist Georgia Regimen*,
who, us we mentioned a tew days ago, was s- vere- I
ly bruised by falling between the cars near Bi&ck
ville, but whose injuries were Dot a: first consi
dered serious, died on Wednesday of internal
hemorrhage.— Charleston Mrraury.
Pvftll RaVGSIi* aKD Par*.,T* CiTiZEHS C F
o kiD at tuc Exemt -The Richmond Dispatch
- y-; In reply to n lexer addressed to him by the
Hon. John B. Clarke, .~ena’.or fioia Missouri, the j
Secretary of War makes an imoortant explana-’
tion in relation to the statue of the Partisan Ran- j
gers, and clearly states what will be expected in
their behalf in the event of capture by the enemy. ;
Senator Clarke also makes an inquiry concerning 1
tbe treatment to be demanded in behalf ot private !
citiZ.nsof the Ci otedera'e States captured while
making rasistai.ee to any attempt of the enemy
to invade th“:r domicils. Tbe reply of the Secre
tary is as follows:
Confederate States of America, ,
>Vap. Depart me vt, >
Richmond, July l€ih, 1302. 1
Hon. Joan B. Clarke, C. 8. Senate :
Sir—l have tbe honor to acknowledge the re
ceipt of yonr letter ot the 15th inst., and to reply,
that Partisan Rang-is are .. part of the Provis
ional army of the Confederate States, subject to
ah the regulations adopted lor its government,
and entitled to the same protection ?s prisoners
of war. Partisan Rangers ar -in no respect dif
ferent iroui troops of the line, except that they
are not brigaded, and are employed often;/ on
detached service. They require stricter discipline
than other troops to make them •. iDcit-ot, and
without .tliscipllne*they become « t-ri r o their
friends and contemptible in the ey v • • • t De-
my.
With reference to your inquiry A to the pro
tection which the Government will ex-end lo'i-ri
v. . eit’ze: 3 taken in hostile acts against the ene
my, it is not easy to lay d.tvu a genera! 1 ale.
War, 03 conducted by civilized nations,is 1 ally
a contest between the respective Gove ir enu of
the belligerents, and private individuals remain
ing quietly at home are respected in tbeii rights
:of person and property. In return lor this privi
i iege they are expected to take no part in hostiii
' ties unless called on by their Government.
■ if, - ,-vevcr, in violation cf this usage, private
| citizens of Missouri should be oppressed and
S maltreated by tbe public enemy, they have un
questionably a right to take arms in their own
| defence, and if captured and confiued by the ene
tuy under such circumstances, they are entitled,
j a..’citizen of the Confederate States, to all the
i protection which that Government can afford, and
j amoDg the measures to which it may be needful
j to resort, is that of the ux talionie.
; We shall deplore the necessity of retaliation, as
j adding greatly to the miseries of the war without
J advancing its objects; and, therefore, we shall
\ act wi'h great circumspection, and oii'v upon
: facts clearly ascertained ; but if it is ear only
| means of compelling the observance of t l .. usages
1 of civilized warfare, we cannot hesit '■ r< sort
| to it when the proper-time arrives
Very respectfully,
l our obedient servant.
G. W. ItANUOII li,
Secretary of War.
Strange Sentiments for Ohio. —The Cincin
nati Enquirer says there arc as bad torii-s editing
newspapers in Ohio as are to be toned in the
United States, the South being it.ch.oled. It
gives some extracts in proof as follows :
The Ashland Union says :
“Hired Hessians” going to tbe itt-n.v South
ern soil to butcher, by wholesale, n t iguers,
but good men, as exemplaiy oiii is-.M . any ot
our uiti), who believe dioy are sis u - tor God
given rights.
' This a damned Abolition war .V .1 believe
Abe Lincoln is as much of a tra; . Jefferson
Davis.”
The Ashland county Democracy. »t Iheir late
Convention, passed the following r -..o'utiqn :
” esnlved, That the lute attack:- ..;••• .1 the Ash
land Union by the abol’.tionL-G, tin • •! enemies
of the Constitution and ihe Union, ; r•• evidences
that that piper is on the right tr... . . and wmtbv
the'support-ot the democracy oi A ..county.’’
T;ie Ciiclevilie Watchlilall, k ■ ; Os Weil.
Butler, ijs :
“Why don’t the men of Ns* <).•:« a shoot the
| infamous wretch like they would « reptile tr a
do:!”
‘i a Gra-.v;'ord<’onaty Fomm sfo -•! the pres
ent. Administration :
“It has put arms in the ham'.- .01 outlaws,
thieves, murderers ami traitors.”
MeCi.KLi.:'..N's Anur.—Docross -. n c Differ. —
The Now York Post's Washington correspoedent
writes as follows :
It id thought lore (W: -.Li lit.' there is
notliiug to prevent a >, -. dvai.ee *.f the army
of the Pot 1, if iis leader i 3 so
disposed. The iuc-t tb.-Oonfijderates have
falisn back upon Ricbt . ' .1. thought to led cute
anew plan cf operation.-.
The army cone/poodeul .-f the same paper
thin is s c’itl- • E . fii 1 an-- .
! see th-j. - . > ;■ to nieke a good
it 1 : Rtegy. We
know b tu-i . only redeeming feature
about i. v b’ie v dor wi-h which our
tv oo i s 1. .1 -at udd*. whipping the
eaecu • - » ..cut Cover it up as veu
tuav, 1 > ■ irous n. eessi y which was very
. . , r.t.e mini ih ■ .10 Os our army.
M'ho is /esponsibleV
r vriter 1
I ud'von this avu.v is i.-xhausted, and cannot
recover 1-0111 the physical tfieets ot hat retreat
i j. t one month. His disheartened and lacks confl
t and i-.C!- in somebody, altbougli it. does out know
■
| lb, cineats, would b • inevitable deleat.
Another Cavalry Dash at the Central Hair
road —A squadron of Federal cavalry, number
ing about two bumi'.'i and. appeared ou the Central
railroad, at Ander.-on’s Turnout, thirty miles
fiorn Richmond, yesterday morning, about nine
o’clock. They tv ere not quite soon enough to
intercept th--vvi at ward bound mail tram, which
Lad passed some fi teen minutes before their ar
rival. They remained thjere two hours, and then
returned towaids l-nder cksburg, taking with
them as prisoner a son ol Mr.. John T. Anderson,
: 1 member cf the Hanover troop, who was at
heme on sick furlough,) and four horses which
they stole Irom Mr, A. \Ve have been informed
that a company of Confederate cavalry, stationed
near tbe turn r.n. !. It in great has ■- on the ap
proach of th- Vaukt .•*, leavfc? their camp equip
age behind; but in regard to this we lidve no defi
nite particulu! l news of tbe enemy’s ap
pearance fii the road soon spread through the
country, and ti c • n dje-or of tbe down mail
train left th passengers ai Frederick’s Ilail, fifty
mil-s from Richmond, and *t th the engine pro
corded cautiously dov. p. the road At every ,-ffa
tion he was 3 r-pp-d by persons who warned him
- icct r, lotwithstl nd -
i .l\ e i ■ nv- i : Lhe pie.:.;, where, lo his sar
p:! ■. fie iennd several companies of cavalry, who
hud heard cl the raid. The Yankees did not
interrupt the telegraphic eoniaiuoicatiou, nor in
any way interfere wiib the road. Toe train ar
rived safely a; the depot, iu th city, about 2
o'clock lasi night.— Richmond Dispatch, 2-HA.
A Yankee Train tv Knoxville.—Our streets
prosenfed qivie a lively appearance yesterday
morning. The long tram of United States wag
ons, captured by Col. Forrest at Murl'reesfc iro,
made its tulret with drums beating and ct lor:-,
flying, and passing i p Guy street, was ttm-ed
over to the Quartermaster, after first having de
posited the captured arms, As,, at the Ordttnnee
Department. In the afternoon a portion o the
horses aud mules were also brought in, aud
turned over to tbe cars 0! the Quarterm jster.
Toe spectacle was witnessed by a very ! rge
crowd of citizens and country people. An < tig
them we noticed some Unionists, who have ag
been wait;tig to behold the machinery of a Yan
kee arm? in tbe streets of Knoxville. We 1 ope
they enjoyed the sight yesterday, notwitbs' lad
ing’the V ankee msuis had Confederate dn-ers
Knoxville RegU' r.
Albany, July 22d, ] 2
Rid or Macoi Te'-graph .'—l notice in a I- .is
sue of yours that “many planters in South V» .-st
ern Georgia were engaging ’.heir growing iorn
crop at twenty-live cents per bushel.” This i>- cer
tainly an error, as 1 have made diligent inq 1 ies
and cannot had so much liberality cither iu ifi a or
surrounding counties. Ageuts ot cur Gut em
inent have canvassed the counties above .nd
Below us, and they inform me that planters h-Ith
nearly.one accord have fixed their price at ~ie
dollar per bushel, and refuse, at present to en
gage for less. I write simply to contradict > fat
I believe to be an error which has slipped into
print.
Yours truly, * *
las Monitor and Galena. —The Sole, ific
American, in speaking of the damage done t the
: above named vessels tu the re-su: engagemeo at
1 Drury’s Bluff, says
j The severest blow we have yet received on the
: turret was at Fart Darling, it was from a a nd
ten-inch shot tired lrcrn a L--.>vv cbuige ol ► w
: der, from a distance of about eight hundred
! cards, It struck the turret very nearly perpendi-
I eular with its side, making an indentation oi three
. and 0 quarter inches, but without any visible
tracture of the plates. On the inside, opposite
j the indentation, the plates were somewhat frac
tured
The rot clad Galena was severely handled in
j this fight, the fire from the batteries being mostly
! concentrated upon her on finding that their
i shells were penetrating her sides, iam not pos
■ ittve that any shot passed entirely through both
sides, but saw where a ten-inch shot had gone
through her port quarter, where her plating is
two and a half inches thick with six inches ot
wood backing, and, after passing over her gun
deck, had gone through the » ood'backing on the
starboard quarter and crowded off the iron pla
ting.
shells penetrated her side where it was of the
thickness 1 have stated above, and exploded on
her gun deck, making terrible havoc among her
crew, in two or three places where her spar
decs was struck by ricochet shot, the entire sub
si; nee of the deck, both wood and iron, lor the
distaece of three feet and the width of the shell,
wu s scooped out, leaving a clear openmg through
to the apace below. 'This deck, however, is
ridiculously light, being made of two-inch plank, j
covered over with two jj iacn iron plates As
tar as resistance to sbai is concerned, she is a
miserable failure.
ibe Exchange ot prisoners is proceeding as
rapily as circumstances will allow, a large num- !
oer o. 1 ansee sick and wounded having been
sent to city Point on Saturday, _ a j others will be
sent off by different routes. ■
• vs 1 of a Pritniier.
\c tint. J Se . iunah, wna fcas been a
- 1 h-i-i r eait’s con .l try sir.e- February i.^i
■■ -
ton and Ricbmond. He couplaius o; much
treament whilst a prisoner: no clothing ,y as ■ ’
lowed him except blankets, the food' was t‘
worst kind, and bis place of confinement .
uncomfortable.
1 here was considerable excitem-nt at the N*jr' ’
about -the prospect of a draft, aad H e 'ie VV o'-
cU.-sfcs, as a general rule, are opposed to -
:-nuance ot the war. The politicians and* ’’
tractors were very noisy and active, and m- ■ .
that ihe rebels can and must be crushed', a-" 1
Gold, our informant says, was quoted in tbe 1
pets at 19 and 20 per cent, premium, but m or
dinary transactions among the people it could net
be obtained for less than 45 or 50 per cent.
* here were hut few soldiers at Washington
apparently only sufficient to garrison the work‘
around Lie City. Aa immense number cf fug -
rye Slaves Wei 3 collected in Washington. Sol,
1,500 were In a build ng near the capitol, an i
several cargoes had been shipped to Hayti two
ot watch it was cu rently reported, had W
taken toGuua by the 1 ankee captains and soil
ihe peopie ot uiui-yland, he represents, area-.
. true as sl el, and only kept >n subjugation* h
Federal bayonets. %
There were some 1500 troops at Fredericks.
burg, and immense quantities 0 t army stores
weie being collected at that point. Thecavi.
scoured the country up and down the river 00
: bota bides, daily.
One hundred Yank e prisoners, of Pope’s com
, mand. aud ca ( mred recently by Stonewall Jack
son, arrived in P.ichrnond Saturday Ü b t Two
Yankee regimeuts crossed taeliap-idau, soon riu r
wliicn Jackson’s forces came upon them, w uen
they Ued to confusion back to the river leavin'
arms and everything else behind them. ’ a'VA;-
ber were killed an.i wounded in atu-miiiin* )
cross. ’
Tv attempts were made last spring to burn
the rath oad bridge over the Saiaonab. The it
peditions were fitted oat at Tybee, aud the bouts
got as high up as Screven’s Ferry, where tu..-v
Lilt the boats, and proceeded overland, on toe
Carolina side, to within a few miles of Ihe bridv
hut were lost among the creeks and wer r
pelled to return.— Savannah Republican, -25 IK*
“Important Naval Movemsnts. —The Nav
Department has been officially infotmed th«t c'n
15th uit. Lieut. Commandiug Howell, in gunboat .
Tahqmu, accompanied by'Lieut. Goromaudiiia
English, in the Somerset, crossed the bar of St
Marks river, and drove outa company of artillery
with four or five field pieces, from a Fort near
the lighthouse, afterwards landing and burning
the fort, with the buildings used as barracks.
Ibis was good service against a nest of rebels
who had captured two of the Kingfisher’s boats,
and were prepared for other mischief.”
The above is taken from the New York Times,
aud is a striking instance of the iving propensi
ties of the Federal commanders,' to which our
citizens can bear testimony. A more wilted, pal
pable lie could not have been invented than the
above. The report alludes to the recent shelling
of the Lighthouse by a gunboat and war steamer
while a portion of Captain Scott’s Cavalry Com
pany, the Tallahassee Guards, were stationed
there us a picket foi observation. The affair was
reported in the papers of this city. So far from
there being au Artillery Compauy statioued there,
a squad of only ten men, under aSergeaut, were
stationed in the Lighthouse for the purpose of
reporting the movements of the enemy. They
ail escaped unhurt, though a number of shot and
shell were tired at them as they left. So far from
having any cannon they hid only a portion of
their cavalry arms.
Toe only‘-field pieces” which fell 11,10 their
handswas a pair of holster pistols, left by re;.s--u
ot the s ekness of one oi the men, being unable in
carry them off on toot. The “barracks” which
they destroyed were two or three shanties used
by pilpts and fishermen and tbe keeper’s house
adjoining the Lighthouse, which the Yankees as
sert to be the property of the Unined States.
There was an old ;ort, long ago abandoned, which
they endeavored to destroy but could not. Tbsy
landed a considerable number of men, under
cover of their gunboats, to do this work of iU a
tructiou—not, however, until they had thoroughly
shelled the p lace to feel sale (tom danger of en
countering “the uest of tebels.” The “rebels”
did capture two of the King Fisher’.- boats, with
the r crews of fourteen men, two of whom tv tiro
killed and twelve still held as prisoners of war.
The boats, we are glad to say, are valuable and
are about to be put into gord service by our mil
itary authorities. The “nest of rebels” still exist,
and should the crew olthe King Fisher ever get.
over their fright and attempt number one of their
marauding expeditions, they will be found at the
r gut time aud right place "prepared for other
mischief” to these vile wretches sent, to blockade
eur parts and starve us into subjectiou to the
despicable tyranny of Lincoln.
Talla/tasse Floridian
Fraudulent Money. — VYe hare been shown by
a gentlemen, to whom they .-.ere se.it by a
friend in Norfolk, a fae simile of Confederate
five dollar nates, and of the one dollar issues of
the corporation of Richmond, which are indeed
so well executed that nine out of tea persons,
without examining them very closely, would
take them as genuine. T hene similes are held
in great abundance by the Yankee sutlers,
and are sold by them at five and ten cents each,
according to the denomination. We have not
the least doubt that hundreds, it not thousands,
of these worthless and fraudulent issues have
lound their way into the Confederate States. . iu
fact, Y ankee prisoners have been repeatedly de
tected in passinsr them. For fear that the public
may suffer bv having these notes passed upon
them, we deem it proper to give a brief description
of them, with tho admonition that they closely
examine their paper money before receiving it.
The fae simile of tho Confederate note is 0: the
new issue, color, green. Every letter andfiguie
on its face is engraved. The bust in tbe centre of
tbe note is imperfectly executed, which can be
detected if compared with the genuine. While
the signatures are perfect yet the balance ol the
reading on tbe note bears a heavy impress and is
very black. The letters arc much larger than on
the genuine, and wheu compared with the latter,
do not show so ranch neatness. The “Fives”
around the border of the note are very indistinct,
and are invisible beneath the bust. Around the
figures s’s and in the circles to the left, they are
left out entirely. The 'flowers on the medallion
around the V, on the tight corner of the genuine,
are left out in the counterfeit.
The same may be said of -.he counterfeit one
dollar Richmond note, as regards tb« largeness
and blackness of 'be letters, tvbich fact should
guide all in detecting them. The plats is good,
and the signatures are P. R. Grattan, Jr., Pres’t
and D. J. Burr, Chamberlain. On the right of the
note are the words, “ Receivable for City Taxes,”
which, in the original, reads, “ Receivable in City
Taxes” The word The, to the left, touches the
R ot Richmond, where, in the genuine, it cornea
immediately over the Cin Corporation. The most
glaring thing on the cote, however, is the word
President, at the tight corner which is spilled
Prss’i, instead of Pres’t, as on the genuine.
With a little eat-f, these notes may be easily de
tected Petersburg FxpruSS.
Thk Chittenden Generals. —The public t iind
is greatly confused in its attempt to identify and
distinguish the Crittenden Generals—one Cot fed
erate aud two Federal. George B, Crittenden,
the Confederate General is a son of John J.
Crittenden, the once honored United States Sen
ator from Kentucky, a now traitorous and des
pised member of tb > United States House of Re
presentatives. Thomas L. Crittenden, the Fede
ral ffom Kentucky, is likewie a son of John J.
Crittenden We are informed bv a citizen of
Jackson county, Ala., that he is in command of
eight regiments iu Buell’s army, and that his
command passed Bellefonte, going towards Ste
venson, on the 12th inst. Thomas T. Crittenden,
the Federal Genera! irorn Indiana, is a son ot a
deceased brother of John J. Crittenden, who was
likewise named Thomas, and once resided in
Huntsville, Ala., and the son was born ihf> eas
he testifies himself. He is the man captured by
Forrest at Murfreesboro. We understand that
he was while here inclined, to speak wild unbe
coming license, if not impudence. He si id
amongst other things that be was i.u owner i 1
slaves in Kentucky, out to crush the rebellion-tod
restore the Union, ho was willing to the emanci
pation ol a't the s area ~Kwrx*'Wt A'-.vV.,
From the Lines Below Richmond. — We b arn
that, on Wednesday, b.tween two and three
o’clock, P. M., a considerable skirmish occurred
near Ladd’s store, eighteen miles below K ch
mond, between the Fourth Virginia cavah-*- and
a large cavalry lorce of the euemv. The g Hn .
boats are said to have fin'd two sheik dui lag the
skirmish. We have been unable tv ,-,‘j
particulars.
Persons who came from the opp.i
Charles City county last evening rep i■ i; .-‘ ‘
enemy is engaged obatraetiaog the river
miles below Drury's Bluff, if the Yankees
lieve the accounts wbich their papers pul,l s".
ateinble iron clad monster, which , ..
soon to descend from Richmond npor ;i
there may possibly be some truth in tb • ~,
Though we tb ok it likely that what w . tf,Ji"
by distant observers to be attempt.! to <.bsr.' •
the channel was nothing more than iff . . to", ~
afloat some gunboats or transports wbich £■ ■'
grounded on Harrison’s bar.
The enemy's pickets extend to the Long Bride .
and to the Forage Bridge, on the Ohickahomiuy
to the north and east of their pos'tion at Berkeley
and Westover. —Richmcr and tx.iminer, 2 ~‘h. ' '
Ti'BKS Island —With respect-ta toe Halt trade
of Turks Island, the standard oTWa 1 jun
remarks: •‘Aboiit -58,000 bushels of salt'%av’e'
been shipped trom- the different ports of this,
colony since onr last report, the greater portion
of u being chartered for Northern ports in tile
United States. Notwithstanding the increased
demand, there has been no corresponding im
provement in the price, parties being anxious to
obtain money for carrying on their pond work.
We have on "hand a good supply of excellent sah'f’
to which a large quantity will be added every
week while the present tine weather continues!
Price 1 cents Export doty, % cent.”
The Standard ot the al«t June says ; “There
appears one new feature in jur shipping list ills
week, which we trust in the end may prove as
beneficial to these islands a heretofore, Wjtailude
to the clearance cf a v-sees wi.h salt ter. New
Orleans—the first for sewi-al years.”
The British steamer Ladioa, twenty fiv,e days
from Hull. England, bo-md to Beaufort, N. C ,
with a general cargo of merchandise, arrived at
Bermuda, 2dih ult. She is furnished with # a Uni
ted States Consul’s License, under President L’n
coifi’s proclamation, to ente- tb t port. Sre ca’l- i
ed for coals
I'ht v <% Virginia
< .. . s' <’ Aoqu ilcd.
.•!, ml«
. : . . • - w bichjias oecu
id-dV '.-lea ■' Court of inquiry
iu Richni.. • ’ ' past, bos at length
b--n di-pose 1 t; in u manner gratifying to that
. ffic-r i. .J ’-. s friends, whatever may be tbe dis
• u \. p- . concerning tbe matter
qq,_ : , ■ .-. st .1 “Culpable destruction
, ..er . tbe Confederate States
• q jV , - > eglig-.nce,” and the third
“Improvident V mane. ” The Court havingma
tar, ‘ ■ considered the evidence adduced, came to
c . . ; . ... - specifications were
nit;.' v and is. ■ -at it the accused was “cot
guilty” ■-. J:-a--: eh * We append an extract
from the procot dings in tbs case :
■r, , tdo 'urther find tha, the acc iseii had,
uhiU- ' -ot r id-' ibeVirgiiA,, and previous
, ~ _ ■. :i , f Nor'i iik, ti rown down tho
.. ." . 1- : enemjris fleet fa Hampton
t „ ; .uni mi enemy Lad declined to take
acocsuitHti n at the instance of tbe Secretary of
l. " . . - ; - - 1; 5 comni'-sioii ofNavy
aud'umv Ofiift rs, as to the best disposition to
j,, jN.I, f sbt; —that the accused was in fa
‘v U ”Y : ... Fortress ■“ urcc, and taking the
‘ Ycrr t-'".-’' •- - c-’ running down before
A r ai i, - . 1,. r-tl ■ ' it this he was overruled
b.-V- ; ..u .:, :,-.i t.ti.-Urd that she should rc
’ t* - side -f Fo ‘rvis Monroe, for the
"... , r It CllUiyild, Aid thllt ' •
!„■: [ • - I ! he, be prow ded t J t.
; ' j~O ;■ 1 a'- jmen-r— that after the evacuation
~h -it.-."', cu J Hires river, becauit
. . ic posPion tor her to occupy— iba*
, 1C , - ,-t i , 1 'htening her for the purpose
:~, UK j oiJ i-.;r no to tiiat point, the pilots for tbe
j jj-it tiui - d-dared their inability to take her up,
...j-. H..,.: ;ii Ler i.tatt should be reduced to its
I j,,;;.; ~ ; einhteen leet—ibst by the evacua
tion cf Norfolk and the abandonment of our forts
! b.iow Wetlover, both banks of the James river
- low U-b'. point w :e vi.iually given up to tbo
—tLni K e ihip beiug thus cut off from
.Yitijit and Rdd,was deprived of all
Bra ni supply, :>iiYi the. aid t : .e wje.it prtca~
r'.-.usqt.ii .u-ce.t’h-i ch« nettr--t : -.'.t hir store of
:■ I'ov --1 ‘in >:! - 1 her in*.'! than three
weeks-—’hat wheu iigbtened she was mads vul
nerable te the attacks ’ tin- cm my, and that
,1. 5 j;., ,eg !)-. ,1 lighicA'.-i tbeis ta no avails-.
t * . i:.g !. r down to her proper
,1 t and ti. Ltmc ti mi anil that she had but two
stiiall boats, eafcii .capable ot' lauding not more
thiiii lilt, (n or eighteen ui.-n ut a t'uie, tvea in
smooth water
Sacli being tbo lac s aud c.rcuUißtanc s uudi-i
te 1 lnflu;!-t ot I'ilic ; tile k liginia foiind heisrii
niter the evftcußtioti of Norfolk, it was, hi Urn
~pinion ' f tbe 1 eurt, duly nei cssary for the one-.
;fy to e.inti fine to reiuso battle, as ho- had dime
siii-io it -ni first offered by Capt. Tatnall earl* in
•'.oi’i. .:t:d thenceforward 10 keep a strict watch
a 1 ut ;' •-• Virginia, in order, when her provisions
wire exhausted, to make borhioprizi and the
crew his prisoners.
liei'i'- thus i Pluted, the only alternative, in the
opinion of the Couri, was to'nbundoii and burn
‘he sir p, then and there, which, in tho judgment
,t the Court, was debberalely aud wisely done by
orde; otthe accused.
\V„ : -, th. C urt do aw .id to the Said
( . j. -- -: ■ l l Tat. ai nu houorubte acquittal.
j-iiiiuku to tlio Meloaiders 01 Vlclubiirg.
War Department, ,
Adjutant and In.-pectop. General’s Office, r
Lichmoud, July 22, 18S2. )
Guacrul Order?, No. 51.
The successful defense of Vicksburg against
the Mortar Fa ct of the enemy, by Major General
Van Dei 11 aud tbe officers'and men under his
command, entitles them to the gratitude of the
cu nun v, the thanks of She Government, aud the
udutiiiiitnii r.f the army. By their gallantry and
.;<■ (! Conduct they have rut-only saved tbe city
entrusted to them, but they hare shown that
bombardments 0 cities, if bravely resisted,
achieve nothing so the enemy., and only serve to
unveil fiii maiie.-, and hypocrisy of Ins pretended
widfi t* rest-.re the Union. ’1 lie worl.l aow sees
that his iiiijsion is one of destruction not resto
ration.
l.i ut 1 tiii.ut Brown, and the officers and crew ol
it.a Ooui.-derati* steaun-i Ati-ansas, by tl-.eir he
roic uttHok upon Hie Federal H?et before Vteks
buig, equalled the b'gliest recorded examptrs of
c-ui ..g- rnrt skill. 'Th. prove Dat the Navy
vhen it regain? its wo; or element, will be the
chat bulwarks of Nc.'i- mil defense, aud that it
is entitled to a high' pluce in the'confidence and
11! ctiun of the country.
By c rntratid ol the Secretary of War :
Liupi s. Cooper.
Adjutant and Inspector General.
Net vie tiiiiu itranco.
| results of slidell’s mission—slidell full <.f
HOPE—TUB PROSPECTS OF INTERVENTION.
j Extract from a Letter iu the New York Herald.
| Mr. Slidell i? quite ; .tisfied with liio results, no
far, of Li 1 mi; ai,;ii to Frai.ru. Although not otii
j ciaily io:. ;.Hi j ... it opportunities
| of Uoldirg intern -,vs v. to vurm.ts members of
! the imperial govtii-iuneiit, tii.-I hi a elucidations of
j matters reUting to American affairs are alwujs
| listened to with i. trcuon. Hit social position at
Paris is all that he could desire. Tho salon of his
hotel is always fil!-d with people moving in tho
most influential circhs, uml, his entertainments
are among th; most eiugaut in Pans, they ate
constantly resorted to. "Ho has lieeu indefatiga
ble in the dissemination of Southern ideas iu
every conceivable way—by moans of books, pam
phlets, engravings, articks in the newspapers, Ac.
On y a few days before and,. steamer suited Mr.
Slideli had n long iuteivic-.- with a personage of
very high rase—a member of the imperial gov
ernment. The news of tqe French .reverses in
Mexico had given the Emperor great concern. It
would seem that this official had been instructed
to ascertain from Mr. Slid il what probability
there was that 11 climoui aud Charleston would
be successfully defended. Mr. Slidell demonstra
ted that iu regard to Ch; Heston, tbe Federal
ibices bad been there quite long enough to Lava
effected tbe conquest of that city, il they ever
could; while, on the other bund the strength of
the Cm jo . ite fetAes there, and liio defences of
the city, greatly struzgibeaed during tbo last
yia 1 ■ •■! p a t.ouiu! ’.} during ihc.iast six months,
rendered ;iie city i-j pr,-gi)«bie. In regard to
U.cha) oll,.. .ir. Slid...! oaiied the ?tieiil'ou oi the
French oifio ..I to ti,- facts ... Hie Utility smoy
Lad then .11 Or ~j tl t-.vainps and
man eP • nit l sadly mi -
asnif, the cold devi of t .ighla and the intense
heats i the day must hiivts had tbo uiostdvlete
j rioax 1 tit • "ii ton a--’,, oi't,he,troops ; that
| -.1. - <" .:!vdvt-.t a ‘ruop-. t.t U.cl.ni'.u-l were being
I largely : .unforced, . ud •*< re a ready greatly su
! priioi :n to the Union tr ops; aud that
j all tl ■ beet geneials of the Goofed'.r#cy either
1 were, or would-be, at Richmond.
The tone of the trench official during the whole
j interVicw led mi-, riff dell lo Relieve that the lim
i peror’s policy towards the Southern Confederacy
; would depend eot- <;W upon the results of affairs
■at Rich’uioL, tn.d bffiailestoii, and tl»at if tbo
j Unionists wet? repulsed, and the Confederates
- demonstrated iheir ability t.» defend their capital
| successfully, t.;o Einp.-ror.would no longer l.eei
; tate in openly Cs-poe L-g tne esuso oi ihe (Jon
federate.-., anti w. lid even ho the length of active
interference in their behuli.
It is the opinion ci Mr. Slideli that the Empe
ror wi.-hes to make a ireaty either with the Uni
ted States or with the Southern Confederacy, in
pursuance cf whtch i.-c w.il not only be permitted
to carry ou ffia designs .against Mexico without
interference Horn us; but will also be assisted by
our arms; that he has sounded Mr. Dayton 011 the
subject, and has found that there is 110 tiopeof his
even gaining the consent of the United States,
much less us aid, iu any such project, which
would, indeed, result in the; ration of u monarchy
iu North America, and Hiat he , therefore, ex
ceedingly anxious to make such a treaty wit , tho
Southern Confederacy.
It would seem that Mr, Hide!-: Las been assured
of the active i; ici veution of the Ft. nob Euipiror
in behalf of Vie ri- uii.i ru Confederacy, e-.-.-n to
the extent ci FreLCh troops to ? ive m America,
oil i.v ud.lr. uci -. treat} being made to the 1 fleet
that the Southern Coiitei'feraey will m.n oul) not
op’ios.-' his decig. aii jl.xic:, but will, 00 the
other hand, s-. th- ta, af.-.r the present war is
over, with a fore- of UK ,0 0 troops. Mr. Slidell
can bee no of j c i”1 to aeh a treaty being made,
except that at : ’ ture time the Southern
(' ! ■ ’ r 0, -- ■ t■ • -'it v . I- irt, at ie -at,
1 i!« . ich a treaty,
. *' ~•. c ;■) L.im, be would
cj: ■ , -i( .. : ause i.-y wt.ich
.; . ..... bv stipulated 10
if Mexic > to the (Jon
... .truce of the Lew? . v«r which
.1. ,Li 3 - :• Ltd z 1-i -II Baiiii-I. •» are now
, . . - ,'..• ;i. ur-.rct it.on ■■■'. it,
, ) ~0.; certain!;, b '- rfere, now
i. oeen ra nslrai-J n-at RicfiLuond can
cefelly defended.
V. -r Friction Mat CHE-.-. —The value ot iiie
~ r inciter ■- - L never ie r-t i; :,y
tb- i ruing generation, : . Vey will know noth
ing cf obtaining and preserving fire previous to
their invention. So rapidly do we move on, that
; persona that rememberthetinder-box are getting
i old. Then matches made by hand were valuable
1 and careful!v preserved: now they are as abun
dant a® de v drops of an autumn morning,-and
! almost as cheap." An English writer says that
'one firm, Messrs Dixon, :f London, constantly
: employ four hundred wo-kmeu in making
matches and make twenty-two hundred millions
lin a year. The average consumption in Eaglapd
is two hundred and imy millions a day, or eight
To each individual in the kingdom. It is as much
1 0 J larger in the United Slat s. There are two
DfiUaulactoriea in Austria aud Bohemia tLat turn
our'forty-five thousand million ia a year. Ttie
friction match is, therefore, one ot the institutions
Os modern t;mes',andone that having once Known
and employed, we couid no more do without and
move on at the rapid rate we are doing, than we
could Ere without water,
Georgia Mftnsjfir.ls'sfircrs.— Tbs Fall session
Os triis iUSiitliX-OQ CpdDtG lilts vvyeJt.
The corps of Cadets n«w numbers iAO. From a
notice in the Marietta Allocate we extraot the
following paragraph .
We would cad attention to the fact important to
the public, that owing to the resignations ot Ca
dets to enter the service, there are now seven
Vacancies to he filled with mate Cadets, tc w-.t.
The Ist, 2d, 3d, 6-h, 7th and Sth old Congreasumal
Districts, and one from the State at targe.
CfiniiUcL A*
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AUGUSTA, liA.t
ICKi-UAY MOaMKO, JLLV 2!*. I»<S2.
GOV. 'i’BH&lS.—S:ng!e copies, per annum,
•three copies $o; six eopiestflO; to a coni*. > ,-8
Invariably in advance. Xu name trill be *ot-> ■
od on opr subscription bocks acc ss tbe mom r
accompanies the order. Tbe notes of all spec t
paying Danics taken -t p-i.- We employ n i
travel ling agents.
WB At,TV AV *4 stop the Chsosiclb & Ssnt;-
xkl at the end of the year, or the time for which
it is paid, of which each subscriber will receive
notice la the paper, so mat it you wish io cot.-
tir.ne it, it would be well to renew your subScriu
tiou at 1 ;j.t two a eoiss before tbe time expire «.
$?-'• CANNOT aduitts oi it 3u< •
s'eriber unless be gU• .“.s his, fifc-M is well •<
his present address.
tv übst ot~ ConM-aßreiTsa.s.—A likgb Amount
or lla.seii Money iiaCovsEEu -Oar police mads
a most important cap;me yesterday. They at
tested two men, strangers, who had been in tow j
several days, who were charged with passing
counterfeit money. Their names aie William C.
Ada 's and J. Buchanan. and they state that they
are f :u ;r» Mississippi, and hare been in the Cm -
federate army, Whco'ariested their clothes were
careluliy searched and latgo rolls oi Confederate
and bank notes found on them. A quantity of
tbe in "ere Confederate rotes raised from fives to
iifti.s, by ousting a cypher eg dost the figure fire.-
Others were one dollar bills of on old issue oi the
Reel Estate Banking Coinpafiv, South Alabama,
with the otinea of piesldcut end cashier evidently
forg and
There wore also bills u‘ tbe ‘ ‘ lfj.uk of South
Carolina," of the denomination oi ten dollars, and
the one we saw was numbered 83d. There is no,
such bank in South Carolina. Uow largo an
as- u'i! oi this spurious money was in th.: posses
-ioo'ot tin se men we do uol exueily know, but it
l would seem that they oa»i- here with the intention
i of setting it afloat, to the great injury Ot tbe Gov
ernment and community 'Vo le,aru that they
i triid io pass the raised bids after they had been
! toil tl.it jr were not.gwnuin-.
1; ;.j expected that tbe p-is trier* wrili have an
examination, at the Court Hou;c, oh Monday
next.
Siiico tho above itocuiiut vsas writinj, we tiro ia
formed that the Alabama hills iu,thehand3 o! the
prisoners were issued by the iisuk before apply
ing for a chai ter, and that when tLio Legislature
of that State met, they refused to grant one.
Save Your Money.— Mr. W. J. Farr, the pop
ular lump men, wishts ns to cal'tbe attention ol
our patrons to a few facts, first, that the improved
Terebeue oil gives the light of three candles for
half a cent per hour ; second, if the burners are
properly altered, and the lamp and wick clean, :l
will not smoke unless turned up too high; third,
that it will make a good light, for at least eight
consecutive hours without rttrirnming or other
attention. Those wishing lamps altered or re
paired will please have them well cleaned and
send them to Mr. Stellipgs, corner Center and
Broad streets, and orr word for it, you will save
Both money and trouble.
Major General Joseph 11. Johnson has nearly
recovered from the elfecla of the painful wound
received :.l tbe but io of Keren Bines. He will
be able to “ icport for duty” in less than ten
days.
The Charleston A' ,’vn/, U the 26th i’ust , b urns
that tt.e Yankees were .-.belling i! >gg’a Neck
about noon, on Thursday last.
Gun, Lonustrket. —This gallant officer having
been c' aimed as a native of G eorgia, a friend sends
us the following extract from the Registtr of
Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy at 'Vest
Point, from which it will be seen that General
LoSGSTajnrr is a South Carolinian :
j Ipal Bf j a i §§-■'s.
I- ® ! -~§ | g-11 ? |
Janie, L-r-.-stn-t. j S 0.1 Ala I W | lulautry | June *',WH
record to ISSO. /
Brevet 2d Lieut.. 15-12 2d Lieut., 1844—Breve
Card.vn, 1847, “for gallant an" meritorious eon
duct in the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico."—
Brevet Major, 1847, for gallant and meritorious
conduct in' the Battle- of Contreras and Client
bnsco, Mexico. Wounded in entering the City of
Mexico, 1847. Aid de-ramp to Brevet Major Gen
eral Smith, 1848 and 184 M.
“Washing Made Easy. The attention of our
citizens is called to an advertisement in another
column, with the above heading. The soap pre
pared by Mr. Mayfu has been carefully tests and in
the family of the writer, an I the result has been
most satisfactory. When washing cun be done
in cold w ater, as in this instance, an important
item in wood is saved. Then again there is much
less labor attending the washing—the prepara
tion does its work thoroughly aud effectively, and
the cloth sustains no injury. It is, in short, a
labor saving and economical process for cleaning
chothes, which any fondly, after once possessing,
would be loth to do without.
Relics.— Gen. Evans has deposited in our office
for examination a Yankee cuirass and a grape
shot extracted from the body of one of our sol
diers ami a pa r of new style hand-cuffs. The
last mentioned aid to civilization arc curiosities
in th-ir wr.y, b hnsf inle'uh'to fit mists of any
size.
Tkk Wbbx.ly .Salk op Augusta Fact our Good*
tool; place at the office of the Company in this
city this morning. The following prices were
obtained :
7-8 Shirting 32%@84 cents.
14 Sheeting 39%@40X “
Drilling 43 @43 V “
No. I Osnaburgs 41V@41% “
Gen. Toombs. —The Cilumbus Timet iearns.frcm
parties just returned from Richtpond, that Gen.
Toombs has resigned his command with the view
of retiring from the army.
I’rssonall—We had the pleasure oi meeting
Mr. John G. Coffin, oi our effy, yesterday, who
has devoted himself to the service of the Georgia
(Hospital Association at then nay-side establish
ment at Kingsville. Air Coffin looks a little
worsted by id arduous d.itbs tst Kingsville, but
espressos himself ardently in love with all the
Orangeburg ladies ami those in the vicinity of
Kingsville for their kindness to Lis pets, the sick
and wounded soldiers travelling on the cars. To
uur. quitted affection may possibly be owing his
attenuated appearance.
Mr. Coffin is the very man for the place. ‘ You
have got the greatest Elite man down here at
Kingsville, ’’ said an old gentleman travelling
borne with his wounded son, to one of the Direc
tors of ibs Association, " thatevei I couieacross,
and his name is Coffin. Why, air, when we were
abo n io tt-rt, all tbe well and sound passengers
took possession of tbe cat;; and there were no
seats for the poor wounded, who could not be
quite ;0 quick. Coffin came along: ‘give up
these seats to the wounded soldiers,’ said he,
‘ here is a man who bus 1. s’ bi» 'eg and wauls a
seat—give it up.’ • I paid f rmy bed'.’ gays one i
man.,’ • 1T..-!!,’ savs Coffin, 'here’s a man who '
hied lor it—pet up ail of you ;’ at and, yi, t. clear- j
rd the cats. He’s a great lUU* map, . ir, » great |
little man.'’ ;
Oonfederaie Pbisoxkbs.—lo the New York
Tribune, of the 12th we find under the caption of
“List of the Deaths &Dd Patients at Mill Creek
Hospital, July 11th, 16,63, the Dames of a large
number of Confederate and Yankee soldiers. The
names of the Georgians among the former are as
follows :
J. T. D. Harris, co. H, 27th Georgia, died June
Bth.
J. J, T. Cntts, eo C, 27th Georgia, died June
27 th.
Wrn. A. Brown, co. A. 4i;h Georgia,
Conscripts is Colombia.—The Guardian of
Wednesday says ; “ Our streets have been crowd
ed with conscripts and volunteers for the past few
days. They are a 1 fine looking soldiers, and all
appear cheerful and eager to enter upon active
duty."
It will be a source of gratification to travellers
to observe tbe Sunday trains on the Georgia Rail
road have resumed their trips, the Athens and
Waehington branches running in connection.
This will avoid much dslav and expense to sick i
and wounded soldiers
• riel or iVone.dtd ui-arglaD*.
V'.- are tntirbicd to Mr. J. M. Newby, ,
the Georgia Hospital Association, lor tbe lollowitg
list of-sick ami wounded Georgians at tbe Gem
gin Hospitals iu Richmond :
List ot , s Tc£ and W-iundrd Received in the 1»i Go.
Hospital, July 17 th, 1882.
Step,ben Wheeler, co F, 4Sth regt, sick
A C Beuton, c> F, 48th icgt, swk.
spencer A Meeks, co F, 48. h r«-a>. sick.
- Lieut W A ,'-.other -.- 1 . oF, isth regt, sick.
Nathan Powell, oo A . - regt. sick.
Natb; li Briddy, co ■ regt, sick.
J C Motoasio, co L , regt, .-ink.
Louis Orrte, u D, 1 cgt, ,-ek.
Win McMakiu, co It h regt, sick.
I . is.
July 17 —M B Ferrili, co 0, Ssth regt.
July 18—Win Kelly, oo N, Sitb regt.
Second Georgia Hospital, July VUh.
J J Boss, cos, 80th regt, sick,
if Maiden, co C, 28th regt, sick.
Ohas Toney, co K. SSth regt, sick.
Item's McCarty, co it, ;-ih regt, sick.
D i> Alexander, p b, co B. C'.btvs Legion, .-nek.
Lieut V,' B Henderson, p h, co 11,8tu regt, do
Copt G N Yarborough, ;> h, co H, Bth regt, ,f«,
iril KauiorJ, p h, co A, 14lh teat, sick
V Melons, eo 15, 28th Pegt. sick
W 11 Huff, co K, ISib Vegt, sick.
H Kitchens, co B, 48 h regt, tick.
Third Georgia Hospital, Joly VUh.
U 11 T Koberts, co H, lbtb regt, fsver.
Thus J Murphy, IC, 23th rert, cout na l
Wound.
A VVoods, co B, 4Sth regt, fever.
E W Murphy, co E, 4356 regt, lever.
Fourth Georgia Hospital, July 17, 1562.
No admissions.
Lied at the 4th Georgia Hospital, July 17th
1882, J W Jones, co G, 44th regt,
Second Georgia HrsrAtal, Jnlg IW*.
Jn i Bird, co A, Cobb’s Legion.
A M Avei el, co B, “
Death.
liitat 1 M Stovall, co A, l'Jth regt.
Second Georgia Hospital, July'2oth, 1862.
VTA Peebles, co K, 46:b regt ■
Deaths.
Lieut V P SLocioake, co A, 3d regt.
Tieirtt Georgia Hospital, July Is, 1282.
M Westmoreland, Hamilton's Battery, vertigo.
.) S Campbell, Cavalry sq mdi on, Cobb’s Legion,
Wounded in the nrni *
.1 C isuitiil, Cavalry squadron, Cobb’s Les ion, :
fever.
* Dtail.o
Jau.e- Gibbs, co F, 4Sth regt.
Third. Geer gin Hospital, July 20th.
Lieut ts W Duncan, eo A, 10th regt, iutei mit
ten t fever
J T Fan’k, co 11, 14th regt, wounded n arm.
John F Miller, co D, Bih rent, tot fever.
Deaths.
D D Davis, oo I', 48th regt.
John K Gilbert, oo D, 4'lth regt.
! Thomas Mitchum, co D, 35th regt,
fourth GeO'ryla Hospital, July Vjth.
- No admissions.
Details, July lit.
0 K Ridley, co A, 19th regt.
! H H Preston, co G, 4th regt.
Fourth Georgia Hospital, Judy 20i-/<.
, Li"nt If J Porter, co E, 19th regt.
1 T W Broomfield, co B, 9th regt.
I A H Hosteller, co F, 18th repri.
; No deaths on July 20.
i List of Hid: and Wounded received in Second
Georgia Hospital, July 21, 1882.
I Lieut F J Verdery, 21st reg t.
John Hardeman, co F, 45th reg’i.
John Keely, co 15, 19th reg’i.
,J M iSnelltiigs, co A, Cobb’s Legion,
j A U Oop ilen, co I, Bth reg’i.
j If L Davis, co B, St ;i reg’i
Viol..
\ Lieut V’ 1’ Kbewinake, co A, l;d ug’t, m vudetl.
If G Gistman, co F, 31st reg’t
Second Georgia Hospital, July Hid,
| .1 .1 Gocdivin, co B, Cobb's Leg’n, theumni ism.
j isl! Powell, do do hepatitis.
1 T P Forrester, to F, 23d regt, diarrhea.
O T Smith, co A, 7th regt, debility.
. Deaths.
| J M Dayton, co D, 24th regt, typhoid ievr; .
Third Georgia, hospital, July 21 st.
1 John C Zuber, co K, stli regt, wounded in :oot.
Deaths.
R M Willi uns, ci 1), 19 1 h regt.
I John Stephens, co K, 31st regt,
A Wood, oo 13, 48th regt.
Third George s Hospital, -July 22 d.
F M Waiuwrigbt, co JJ-27ib regt, sore leg.
; Noah Snuderlane, co A, 45ih regt, ini fever.
! James M Hartsfield, eav squiidrou, Cobb’s Le
| gion, fever.
j N J Grimes, oar rquadrou, Cobb’s Legion, fev.
J D Low, “ “ “ “ lever.
! J G Everett “ “ “ “ “
John E Mitebi 11, “ “ •* “
i R J Mitchell, “ “ “ jhuui.
Ihalka, July 22 <1
Thus J Waller, co A 13th regt, wound.
Office G\. Relief and Hospital Asso’n,
Augusta, July 2t>, 1882 j
The Executive Committee of this Association
acknowledge the follqiviog contributions 1<- the
“Soldier’s Way-Side Home'.
Mr li l 1 ’ Russel, $lO.
Mis Rcbt Poe, through W V* r Alexander, S2O.
Airs J S Wilcox, eggs.
Mrs Gibson, vegetables.
Mrs Poster, milk, vegetables and bread.
Mrs J J Brown, vegetables anil fruit.
Mrs liobl Douglas,vegetables, fruit and cm sup.
A Lady, of South Carolina, vegetables, fruit
aud catsup.
G I> Mims, Aiken, two baskets of iruil.
A lady of Augusta, per Dr. Wilson, S4O,
Mrs. Thus. Coskery, S2O.
Mis;. Margaret Mat tin, S2O.
Mieseti Alice Levy, Mary D’Cottes, aud Phi lie
Waldheim, proceeds of a doll fair, sls.
Lacies’ Aiken Relief Association, 16 pillow», 88
shirts, 12 pair socks, apr pants, drawers, 1
bed tick.
Dr. Jos. Milligan, slo.
The Executive Committee of this Association
1 acknowledge the receipt of tb ; following dorm-inns
, for Relief and Hospital purposes:
I Mrs. Nancy Matthews, cloth’n".
Ladies of Jasper county, ] box goods aud medi
cal stores.
Rev. J. L. Pierce, SI(X.
Air. 11 A. Ransom, j 1".
Miss Telfair and Mrs. Hodgson, SSO.
Mr, Jesse A. Aus ley, SSO.
A kind-hearted gentleman, SSO.
Mrs. VY H Young. Columbus, Gh , SSO.
i “ James Cuthbert,-$5.
A lady, per hands of W. J. Hard, S2O,
Mrs. W. VV . Montgomery, S2O.
“ J. H. Montgomery, S3O.
“ Elizabeth Jones, 4 fly brushes
Two ladies, per W. IV. Alexander, SSO.
Proceeds of Tableaus, by little .Misses Nowland,
Simpson, Emery, Walker, Guriev, Goldsmith, aod
Steiner, sll 80.
The Executive Commit! - acknowledge the re
ceipt of SISOO, Columbus sul s -riptious, prr j
W. H. Young. Erq
The Executive Committee acknowledge the re- i
oeipt. of SSO from Joel T. Johnson, Esq , per i
hands of Judge Starnes. VV. J. Haro,
Vice Chairman.
[communicated, j
Planter.-.' Hotel July 2 1, ib<Vz.
Jlf.. Editor : My attentiou was diowu to your
| at tick on Salt, and also i<> the letter of Mr. li. li.
; Bigham, published this day. lam now, and have
i been since August last, engaged in manufacturing
J Salt from gca water, nod concluded that 1 might
j he of some ierv .ee to the patriotic citizen* of Ibis
; place, by imparting li e information, from my ex
-1 perienci', which 1 will finely do, as v. the inode
iof cons'i notion of works, nrocer!, probable cost,
| locations, Ac.
It is plain, if Wilmington should be attacked
1 only, Salt would he at tabu'd* priest—in tact,
j not to he had. as our works nr;.' at! exposed -only
from two to tnree mitos from the ocean. There
fore it should certainly be looked <>, and wher
: ever salt water and wood can be bad, Fait should
| be made.
j I shall remain at this Hotel for a few days only.
' Salt can be seen at Jacob KaufferY
J. WilkinsoS,
Proprietor Howard Works,
Wilmington, X. C.
| Water upon Railroad*.—A correspondent of
j the Columbia Guardian puts into print a com
j plaint which we have often heard verbally noticed
—the inattention of employees of some railroads
to furnishing a supply of water for the sick and
wounded soldiers, and the not providing sufficient
• ear-room for their passengers. To the only rail
j roads wi h which we are much acquainted—tbe
j Georgia and Waynesboro’—these complaints caa
i not apply, except when unexpected crowds are to
| be carried. The conductors of these reads we have
: always found ready to do everything possible for
1 tbe comfort of their passengers. Ou the other
| railroad leading to this city, if tue want of drink.
! ing water is suffered, it was only necessary to
briog it to tbe notice of the superintendent, and
accordingly we find that the complaint of tbe cor
respondent ot the Guardian has already been at
tended to by tbe authorities of the road. *
Uow Acsosta Provides roa her Poor.—tYe
had the privilege, on Monday morning last, of
attending one of Mayor Mav's “levees,” or “au
diences, to the fninilies of our soldiers, held at
his office m the City Hall. • The spectacle pre
sented w..s indeed a most gratifying and pleasant
one. The Mayor usually opens his receptions
about : o’clock, A. M., and from that time until
12 M., his office is thronged with the poor aDd
needy—with the wives or children of our absent
soldiers, who come to him as to a common parent
lor toe weekly allowance ol money to aesist in
their support. And they are never sent empty
away. A large sum is provided by tax for the
special purpose of aiding the soldiers’ families, and
this fund is dispensed by the Mayor, assisted by
souio of the police force, to whom a portion of the
money is given to distribute among those in va
rious parts ot tbe town who are uoable, from
Providential causes, to make personal applica
tion for it.
It was a pleasant sight to witness the throng
at the Mayor’s affice. and hear the kindly remarks
bestowed upon each applicant. His Honor had
a friendly word and a genial s toils for all.
In addition to money given, the munificent
gift ofTnos. S. Meicaef, Lsq , of fifty casks of rice,
is dispensed at the same time to each family
from an adjoining room.
Besides the aid furnished tj tbe families of the
soldier., a large fund is constantly on hand, con
tributed by the benevolence of our citiieus, to
relieve the wants oi the poorofthecity geueraby.
Hundreds of dollars are handed over to tbe
Mayor, for him to distribute among tbe Buttering
poor. The amount of relief aflbrded and good
dime by this Chrislaio-like charity, is incalcula
ble. Mr. May is most indefatigable io his efforts
to anticipate and relieve their wants, and to effect
this, spends much time in personal visits to as
ctrtuiu the actual condition of the needy. Calls,
too, are often made upon these who have once
seen better days, who, from a delicate reuse of
pride, would not ask for charity, and their neces
sities are supplied iu such a way that t-hs douatioo
does not give oft’enc
Nut only ou Mondays dees the Mayor give au
dience to tbe poor, but every day through the
wetk finds him bu»y at the Hall attending so
culls from the same uulortunate class. So that in
the course of each week it is estimated that he
distriontea among the poor about one thousand
; dollars. We venture to say that in uo city in our
i country are the wants of the poor so carefully
looked alter as iu Augusta,
i In justice to Mr. May, and as exhibiting bis be
uevolent and kindly teeliuga in an enviable light,
wo would stale that bis performance of these du
ties, which often make heavy drafts upon his time ,
are entirely gratuitous and cheerfully rendered,
And ho has so (horbugbly systematized the whole
plan of dispensing aid to the children of want,
that everything goes on in admirable order and
harmony. All honor to him and to our ebarita.
ble citizens who seoiud him in the good work
which so earnestly engages his attention.
A ' Reliable Contraband.” —We are permit
; ted to make the following extract from a letter
of a prominent officer in the Richmond Hussars,
Cos. 15 , dated “Camp 15 miles from Richmond,
Fri 'av, July IS, 1882,” It affords a fine comtneu
lai v iipiiu the information which the Federal*
oh* In from “reliable contrabands.” Daniel tln
bov alluded to had been raised by the writer.
* * I told you about Daniel ?« being takeu
; and his escape, lie sayaffie was running after the
l pot y which had been frightened hy my pickets
I being driven in, and the first thing he knew he
: wa. in among i-heir infantry.
They lino advauced and driven in my pickets
and be did not know it. He said they halted him
i and asked him vsha he was. lie told them, and
that he was locking toi a loose horse. As soon
as he saw the bayonets be knew they were not
j our men, but he was on them and couldn’t get
away. They took him to the picket post to the
| Captain and kept him under guard ail night. The
; Captain asked him a great many questions. Tbs
next day he was bent to the Colonel. lie queß-
I tinned him and then sent him to the General,
who told him to take a seat by him, and asked
, him who he belonged to, Ac.; if we had infantry,
I cavalry and artillery, ami bow much, ileanswet-
I ed very well—told them he belonged to me iu
Cobb’s Legion ; we had about 100 iu a company,
aud a squadron ou picket at a time. That the
wood was full of cavalry, infantry and artillery;
that ail Stonewall’s and Beauregard’s troops were
! in the woods from thereto Richmond, and that
they were coining all tbe time 1 (Wo had no in
fantry or artillery in >ix miles of us, and Daniel
! knew it.)
They asked him if our army was not falling
’back- He answered no; that, instead of falling
back, they were coming all the time. (He knew
our army had fallen back a week ago, but be said
lie did not wish them to know it.) They told him
we Lad a little pop gun of a cannon, which was
true; he tc-ld them ves, but we had a great many
1 more.
After giving him sugar, coffee, butter, cheese,
’ &<;., they asked him if he wanted to come back,
; and he Sold them yes. They then told him if he
! attempted to go back, they weald shoot him.
i Taey kept him under guard, and the day after,
! put bioi to buruiuga little patch of brush. He Buys
j ue did not s.eep any lot two uights.-tryiug to fix
Ia plan to get off. When be set the brush on fire,
| be raked up a great deal of straw, aud threw it
i at —it made a great smoke—he got between tbe
! smoke and the guard, and got away. Ue ran
; about a hundred yards io the woods, and stopped
Ito look around He thru had to pass iwo or three
1 regiment-, besides the pickets.
Just before he got to a regiment he thought
j they would ask him who he belonged to. Ue saw
! another negro and found out it was tbe flit Peun
! sylvania regiment, aud that Hull was one of the
: Captains.' They stopped bim and asked him
where he came from. He told them he belonged
' to the Ist Pennsylvania, that he waited on Capt
Hi 11, and just wanted to go out iu the field and
pick some blackberries —ho hadn’t had any this
rummer, and he wanted to get some for the Cap
tain. 'they let him pass but told him she must
hur:v back.
He told the next regiment* the same, and
passed alt but a long line of pickets. He “ made
out like’’ he was picking berries, and edged to
the wood and then “ cut o. t 1 ” He avoided a
good many of them and came out near a barn
that be used to picket at, and came near getting
among the Feds again. He “ cut out ” once
more, climbed a pirje tree aud made observations.
He says the place was black with them.
He continued jonrneyii'g in Hie wood, climbed
another true and “ ballooned " it again. After a
narrow escape from being fired upon by our
pickets, he came iu cl lost safe and sound, and he
has ever since been the “big dog ” of the day.
Daniel said there were some more who wanted
to vet away from the Yaukees but could cot.
. T
Cos Hied crate Small Hills.
It is to he tiopei that the government will
basteb its issue of small notes and thus in some
measure mitigate the plague of abinplasters under
which we are now suffering. Nothing displays
more forcibly the determined uir.poeition of our
people 'ban the uncomplaining way in which
they have eubmitted to the miserable currency in
cir. maiLm. Any piece of paper which ban or
has had printing in the remote serablaDce of a
bar '.-;-bill pass-s current, find the people accept
th:: worthless trash as one of the evil* of their
situation.
' The Confederate small bills will drive some of
this trash out of circulation. It is a misfortune,
j however, that the new issue will have no effect on
i the worst portion of the present currency. It
leaves all below the denomination of one dollar
untouched. Os that denomination the banks have
issued large amounts, though by hoarding, and
otherwise, tbeir small bills have gone out of cir
•ulation, yet our notes of one dollar and upwards
are now tbe best part of our small currency.
We think it would be a proper step forthe gov
| eminent to supply all the currency even to frao
; tions of a dollar as the oW government supplied
com. It muv seem a small husiuess, aud it may
| be one by which tbe government might lose, but
it would be an immense benefit to tbe people
1 whose convenience and safety ought to be the
first consideration. We should have then one
i corumou standard of value for all the circulation
} credit of the Confederacy, and not have to
rel- Vwe new frequently do, upon the promise
j 0 f distant aud unknown private person.
Vfea-e happy to learn, through Mr. Corsw,
our Hospital Agent at Kingsville, that they have
a very efficient surgeon at that place in Dr. Mac
s-ena;s. He is assiduous in his attentions to tbe
sick and wounded