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■ 'I lie Capture of our Seaport*.
Every indication potntg to a determined effort
on the part of the Federals against onr seaports.
Though their first attempts may meet with disas
trous repalse, they are aware of the fictitious im
portance which would be attached to success—
by the nniversal Yankee nation and by
Buropean people who aro not aware how little the
ot our seaboard cities would affect the
the war.
J Should the enemy be snccessfnl in the im
pending or any future attack, it is well enongh
to consider if tbeir success will bring them any
nearer their cberiabed object, subjugation, or
will materially affect onr capacity for carrying on
the war. The organization of onr country differs
widely from that of all others. The capital of an
European nation is its heart, and when that is
reached by an onemy the nation is subdued.
When I’arig wag taken by the Allies, France sur
rendered, and all serions resistance ceused ; when
Bonaparte entered the capitals of almost every
European nat on, Europe lay prostrate at his feet.
Dut our civic organization is widely different.
We have oapitala—little interior towns wheie
Legislatures meet and Presidents and Governors
reside, hot around which there is no centraliza
tion of power such us exists in other countries.
We have seaports only impor taut as snob, conve
nient places for the inlet and outlet of goods—
nothing more. When we lose these we lose only
a comparatively small spot of territory—a larger
proportional number ol innocent families are
driven from their homes and made to suffer the
evils ot war, but we do nr t approximate subjuga
tion so nearly as we should were we driven from
places where there are no cities but which are of
infinitely more importance in a strat-gotical point
of view. The capital of the United States fell into
the hands of the British in the war of 1812, yet the
country was very far from being subdued. The
same enemy took Charleston and Savannah m
the first Revolution, yet the war went on, gene
rally with success to the patriots, amid the woods,
hills and swamps of the up-country.
We do not suppose that the enemy will ever
take psssccsion ol Chcrleetoo, Savannah or any
other seaport, for all the skill cf man, and all the
valor of which huiuun nature is capable will be
exerted in their defence. But unticiput ng the
worst that can happen, that by some stroke of ill-
Tortone that no skill or bravery can guard ugainst,
they should obtain possession of those cities—the
result will bentlt them nothing, and we very much
doubt it it would be produotivo of serious evil to
us. We should be driven from the coast like the
Whigs ot 1776, but our abilities to prosecute the
war would be in no great degree diminished.
Those eities now defend nothing that cannot be
defended without them. As stragelic positions
they are unimportant compared with Vicksburg,
Port Hudson, Fredericksburg or Tultuhomu. We
perhaps receive some bcuefit from the import cf
goods through the blockade, but the general bene
fit has long been very questionable—vessels
loaded with munitions of war have met, of late,
with singular ill-luck, and the ether goods which
come through safely add very little to the comfort
or convenience of the people at large.
Asa point of honor, and on account of the bad
prestige abroad among people who cannot under
stand that with us when a chtef city is lost all is
not lost, and also on account of the encomage
meut it would afford the enemy, we Bhould deeply
regret i uuy one of our seaports should fall into
their 1 ar.da, hut we cannot peroeivc how any ma
terial injury to the cause of the Confederacy can
grow onto! the event. As we have said, we have
no idea that the cities can bo taken, or if taken,
oan b» permanently occupied by the eusmy. Dut
granting the worst, our capacities for def-ure
would be but little dimiuisbed. Our intercourse
with outswers may be somewnat impeded or di
minished, but our people have already learned to
o without toreign luxnries, and to manufacture
.or themselves all the impbenenta and materials
necessary to carry on the war. There is no oc
casion therefore to be frightened from our propri
ety by any bad news which may come from the
coast.
Removal or tui British Vice-Consul at Mo
iili.—James Magee, Esq., the British Vice-Con.
lut at Mobile, who has occupied that pest for
ip wards of thirty years, has been removed by the
drtuih (Joverutheut, ou account, it is supposed,
jf sympathy with the cause of the Confederates.
The facts connected with the transaction we
ibridge from the Mobile. Register :
The Governor of Alabama, anxious to preserve
the credit of the State, hid made arrangements
with the Hank of Mobile for placing in London
lunds to pay the interest in gold on the debt of
>f that Slate due iu England, amounting to £4O •
100. Mr. Magee was informed of the arrangement
I'he Captaiu of the British steamship Vesuvius
hen at New Orleans, was requested to call off the
Aobile bar to receive on hoard ihis treasure
rhicb was done; but before the Captain cf the
Vesuvius acted auv. farther in the business he
trooeeded on board the dug ship. Captain Ha'ch
sock, of the \ a tkee blockading squadron, ana
dimmed his permission to lake toe specie on
Mard.
The London Times having informed the Yankee
iinister m Loudon, Mr. Adams, of the trausuc
lien,a* very honorable to the State of Alabama,
kat minister communicated the tact to Mr Sew
(r(j and it is supposed that he must baTs deinou
iad’the recall of Mr. Magee. The British govern
meßt, iu mean subserviency to the Lincoln Gov
ernment, has complied with the request. Thus
has an honorable mail been dismissed from an
pipe* he has tilled with credit to himself and ad
vintage 10 h‘ B country, for perionumg an act of
benefit to that country, after having received pier
mission to do so from an officer of that Govern
ment, at whose suggestion he has been removed.
TbeStat Laws. —The Mobile Tribune in speak
ing of the bad effects of stay laws, remarks
thus:
It is very trulr said that these stay laws have
a demoralising effect. First ot all, they impair the
sacrednessof a debt ob'igation, which is the source
>f credit and high-toned principle. They stunn
ate speculation—lor they allow rnODey to remain
■l the hands of those whom it does net rightfully
to, and thus they are tempted to make
with a recklessness which would net ob
jßkaf what they have » control of were the r
Doe can see now how Utile principle there
Hgnonp certain men who have hitherto stood in
Hb?d credit. With an abundance at ibeir com-
Kscd, they treat creduora with contempt, ~s
Rhsugti. in the absence ot law, there were no rnor
njwOtigation on a dehtor. A continuarce of this—
n is tolerated to aa amasiog degree—Will
lluari it* traces long fixed on our communities
lit W<U uAlit rate that clearly marked line between
I hoaeaty and dishonesty ; and the effect will be
laXtremalj p e , nicious on those, young men now
I Irwwmg up, and taking the form which will last
I {beat through bfc.
Tlie Danger of Lawlessness.
It is to be hop id that the recent regulations
made by Congress relative to the impressment
ot property, will have the effect to put a stop to
toe summary seizures which haTe been practiced,
not only by the Confederate but by State Govern
ments. Though, the law cannot affect tne proceed
ings of the latter, the commendable example of
the Confederate Government cannot be without a
salutary effect upon them. Heretofore the prop
erty of no man, not even the scanty supply of
food provided for the subsistence of families, has
been safe. We have always looked upon such
seizures, made with no evidence of their necessity
except the assertion of the seixer, as dangerous
trials of the temper of the people, pernicious ex
amples of lawlessness and destructive to the pop
ularity of the Government. Men finding their
property taken from them by force, with a mere
pretence ot payment, were led to count the price
and question the value of a revolution which thus
cast"its burden’ upon a few, and was without cost
in comparison with its benefits to the many, and if
tney did not bteome lukewarm in the qause, at
least, with good reason, murmured against an ad-
ministration teat did not fulfil the first duty of a
government, the protection of tho people in the
enjoyment of their rights and possessions. We
are glad, therefore, that a determination to test
by law the legality of seizures, heretofore made,
ia beginniDg to prevail. Let the military necessi
ty ho nude obvious, and all good citizens will
cheerfully yield, but whan every man’s property
is placed at the. mercy and di-posal cf anyone
claiming to be the agent of someone cr other of
our governments, and these agents alsoclaimto be
superior to the civil luw, it ia a very violent sup
position to imagine thut we are a tree people.
The evil effects of the disregard of law by our
Confederate and State Governments i* b ginning
to make itself manifest. To their example and
action may be ntcribcd the food riots which have
occurred in soma places disturbances, caused
not so much by actual scarcity, as by the inter
ruption of supplies—the fear of seizure prevent
ing from being brought to market by their
hold rs, and the prohibition upon the free distri
bution of articles of necessity, imposed by Gov
ernors of some of the St itca—Gubernatorial em
bargoes imposed without color of law at the will
r* one man, amounting to praetcul secession, in
sc.atmg one member ot the Confederacy from the
o’, lers, drawing State lines so broadly that we are
uude ucm stakably to feel that we are not 010
i eople, and teaching coterminous neighborhoods
o regard each other a3 foreigners, who are not
to share each other's abundan e or to relieve each
other’s wants. When such feelings are fostered
by the exicutors ol the law between those who
shenid be brethren united ia tha same cause, how
cun it bs expected that those who look to them
for ga dunce will do otherwise than follow their
example? How cun it be supposed Hhat scenes
of violence and rapine can be avoided ? If the
servants of the people plunder whom they please,
why may not the people themselves? If they
disregard the duliea ot good neighborhood, why
may not we, and since the law is set at naught by
those who should regard it most, why should
men with stronger hands and with more pressing
necessities, pay it obedience ? If the official—the
creature of the ballot box—plunders whom he
please, why may not those who created him?
Shall the law forbid the people and permit their
servants to holp themselves to what they want
or pretend they want?
It is a delicate task in a revolution to steer clear
oi internal dangers—they are cq tliy to be feared
with dangers from without. The. course cf most
revolutions has been through anarchy ta despo
tism; the former has been the first step to the
latter, for t o absolute will of a uespot is always
to be preferred to no law or to mob law. Our
rulers and people should heed history, and be
guurded by its example, lest we travel the same
downward road. Tho law in the midst o' the
clash of arms, should not be silent, but should
speak out sterner and stronger than ever. It
should demand obedience from all classes, ranks
and conditions of men, and the people, for their
own safety, and welfare should see to it that every
intungement of the rights of lbe citizen, no
mutter by whom or npon what pretence commit
ted, meets with its due aad legal retribution.
A Usekul Publication —We have received
from the Publishers, Messrs. U. F. Hill k Go.,
Griffin, a oopy of the ‘ Confederate Slates Railroad
Guide,” a neat, compact little volume,‘‘containing
time tables, fares, connections and distances on
all the Railroads of ths Coniederata States; aiso
the connecting lines of Railroads, steamboats and
stages,” Ac.
Itis designed to publish this little work monthly.
The present (April) number has the following
table of contents : Counting House Calendar, Ho
tel Directory, Comparative Time Table, Editor’s
Portfolio, (with much entertaining readiug,)
Official Railroad Tims Tab es, Advertisements.
The whole is compiled aid arranged by Mr. J. C.
Swayic, n gentleman who is well fitted for the
task h has undertaken. The enterprise is one
that deserves, and we hop? will receive substan
tial encouragement. Especially will the travel
ling public be indebted to the publishers for the
largo amount of essential information it imparts.
Tho price of the work is fifty cants. 11. P. Hill
A Cos., Publishers, Griffin, Ga.
Chinese Sugar Cane.—in view of the fact that
syrup has gone up to eight dollars per gallon, to
gether with' the scarcity and high price of moat
it seems to us that the cultivation of Chinese Su
gar Cane would be i> pay ing business. To convert
it into molasses is a cheap and simple process,
and there is net the lecst danger that profit will not
be ihe result. If the enemy is whipped ot Vicks
burg, he will still retain most of the sugar planta
tions on the Mississippi. And even should he
leave the State, tire desolation he will leave be
hind will put it out of the power of Louisiana to
furnish us with sugar. Now, what are we to do
for these articles of prime necessity ? No practi
cal man who has taken an intelligent survey of
our situation at the present conjuncture can
doubt that the salvation of the South depends
mainly, if not wholly, upon the course pursued by
our planters. Let them then reflect upon the mat
ter, and patriotically resolve to plai t that which
is needed most by cur troops and their families.—
If a person has a spot of ground on which he
can raise a sugar cane crop, let him raise it. He
will uot only benefit himself thereby, but prove
himself to be a public benefactor.
Manx Teim.—Occasionally we hear of per
sons in various sections q! the Confederacy who
retasa to receive Confederate Treasury notes. —
The man who demands ether money than the
Government currency for what he has to sell, or
who refuses to sell at all b-cause he discredits the
currency, should be class,d with the vilest cmis
s-r es. f re.gn or dcjncstic, which our country has
to contend with. He is false to the ( onfederate
cause-the worst k od of a tory. He strikes at the
vitals of the Confederacy. You may attempt to
palliate such conduct by excuses, but excuses for
such conduct are mere flimsy pretexts. The cur
rency must he sustained He who re uses or un
dertakes to depreciate it, -is virtual!,• aiding and
i betting our oppressors, and is a worse enemy to
the cause of the South than the most viniictive
foe we have elsewhere. I; a person endeavors to
injure us one way, he » ill in another. Anyone
who refuses .0 take Confederate currency, will
not hesitate to injure us in other ways, should
opportunity offer. No treatment is too severe lor
such a class of individuals. They are traitors to
their country, and ought to receive the punish
ment of a trsi or.
Faosrs —Oa Friday uud Saturday nights, frost*
occurred in the counties above this sufficient to
kill the tender vegetation Oo account of the un
commonly backward spring, the woeat and fruit
were not sufficiently advanced to injured.—
“The full moon in April'' still maintains its pro
verbial reputation for frosts.
AUGUSTA, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL If, 1863.
Thr r rubral Finance Bill. —After mnch tribu
lation the Federal Congress has perfected a finan
cial scheme of the most magnificent proportions,
which entirely eclipses the fabulous conceptions
of George Law, in the boars of his most anlimi
ted prosperity. By its provisions the Govern
ment assumes the entire control of the circula
tion of the country, or rat' er forces private capi
tal engag and in banking operations to become a
means by which the enormons debt of the Fede-
ral treasury may be held. The object is to se
cure the absorption of public bonds, and the
effect will be to add to the superabundance of
treasury notes now afloat, a private circulation
almost equal to the bonded debt. With this facili
ty, added to Chase’s capacity to print, sign and
sow broadcast a treasury circulation, the expan
sion that must follow cannot be estimated. If
the North is hereafter found deficient in a circu
lating medium, certainly no blame can attach to
the currency tinkers at Washington; who, by
the way, also undertake to 1 gislateforthe “rebel”
Slates, and have gracionsly permitted them to
invest their surplus means in the gigantic scheme.
The bill provides for
A bureau in the Treasury Department under
the title of controller of the currency, nominated
by the Secretary of the Treasury, ard appointed
by the President and se- ate; salary, SSOOO, bonds,
SIOO,OOO, to hold office for five years ; to have de
puty clerks, etc., none of whom shall be interest
ed in any banking under this act. The controller
is t 'provide geales, forms, etc. Associations for
banking may be formed by an); number of persons
not leas than five, who shall make certificates,
specifying the name of the association, its location,
amount of capital, which shall be rot less than
$50,000, (and in cities of over 100,000, popula
tion, not less than $200,000 ) names, resiaance
and number of shares ot stockholders, and time of
beginning business; this certificate to be legally
acknowledged. Thirty per cent. Af the capital
stock to be paid in at commencing and the re
maining capital at ten per cent, every two months
until paid up.
When the controller is satisfied that these con
ditions are complied with, he shall give the asso
ciation a certificate authoring them to commence
business, which fact shall be advertised for sixty
days. All these associations are authorized to do
business in the usual form, sue and be sued, and
to perform all the ordinary functions of banking
Their shares are transferable, pergonal property
carrying tbeir liabilities with them. Capital may
be increased from time to time,as maybe d«emed
expedient. They may hold real estate necessary
for their business, such as may be mortgaged as
security for loans, such as may be conveyed for
debts, and such as may purchase under their mort
gages, bnt no other. Preliminary to commencing,
they deliver to 'he United States Treasurer inter
est bearing bonds of the government to the speci
fied amount, and receive currency circulating
notes in blank, registered and countersigned,
equal to 90 per cent, of the current value of the
'.onds deposited, but not exceeding the oar value,
end at no time Bhalt such notes exceed the capital
stock paid in. The entire amount shall not ex
ceed $300,000 000—515.0,000,000 to associations in
States and Territories, accordirg to representa
tive population ; the other $150,000,000 to be dis
tributed with regard to existing bank capital and
interest.
The following tab'e shows the proposed dis
tribution among the States—lst, the amount
allotted according to Congressional representa
tion ; 2d, the amount to be allotted according to
bank capital:
State Representation Capital. Total.
Maine $3,410,000 $2,833,000 $5,948,000
N. Hampshire... 1,866,000 1,680,000 3 465.000
Vermont 1.866,00‘) 1,390,000 3,226,000
Massachusetts... 6,222,000 28.972,00(1 30,194,000
Rhode Island.... 1,54f,C00 7,453t»00 8,698 000
Connecticut 2,490 JOO 7.737,000 10,227,000
New York 19, 5C0, 000 38,568,000 57,868,000
New Jersey 3,1Tt,0J0 2,846,000 5,956,000
Pennsylvania 14 950,900 9,164,000 24,114 000
Delaware 622,000 674 000 296,000
Maryland 3,110.000 4.366 0110 7,476,000
Dis. of Columbia. . .. 284,000 284,000
California 1,868,000 .... 1,868 O'O
Illinois 87 120,000 355 000 9,067 000
Indiana 6 840 000 1,619 000 8 459 000
10wa... 3,784 000 295 000 4,029 O'o
Kansas 622 000 35,000 657,000
Kentucky 5,600 0 0 5 324,000 10,924 iOO
Michigan 3,734 000 213 0 0 3 947 000
Minnesota 1 245 000 100.000 1,351 000
Ms-ouri 5,700 000 3,993,000 9 593,000
Ohio 11,830,000 2,033,000 13,842.0()0
Oregon 622 uOO .... 622 000
Tenu.ssee 4.982.000 3.549.000 8 581 000
Wmsonsin 3,780 000 1 085,000 4,815.(00
Alabama 8 734 000 1,739,000 5 473 000
Arkansas 1,868 000 .... 1,868 00 1
Florida 622,000 149,000 774,000
Georgia 4 360.000 5.874,000 10,334,050
Louisiana 3,110,000 8 731,000 1,841.000
Mississippi 3,11> OOff .... 8 110,000
North Carolina.. 4,360 000 2,789,000 7,119,000
South Carolina.. 2,497,000 5,306,000 7.863.000
Texas 2 497,000 2 497 000
Virginia 6,842,000 5,849,000 12 691,000
This apportions to the fifteen Southern States
SIOO 920,000, and to the Abo ition States $199,-
080,000.
In lieu of all taxes on circulation under this act
or bones deposited, each association shall pay
semi-annually one percent, upon the notes re
ceived, returns to be made on the first of July and
first of January, and in default of two per cent,
of the capital to be recovered for the treasury.
When duly issued, these notes shall be received
at par in payment of taxes, excises, public lands
and all other dues to the United States, (exoept
duties on imports) also for all salaries and other
debts owing by the United States, except interest
on public debt; and no association shall issue any
other c rcnlating notes. If any bank fail to re
deem its notes, the holder may protest them be
fore a notary, whereupon the bank may be sus
pended by the comptroller under forms pre
scribed, their securities forfeited to the United
States and enough cancelled to redeem the notes
refused. In case of suspension, the securities to
be sold at auction in New York, after thirty days’
notice. There are other provisions regulating
exchanges, discounts, etc., too elaborate for this
synopsis, nor are they necessary to understand
the general purport and object of the law.
By the scheme proposed in this law, a large
amount of the indebtedness of Lincoln’s treasury
may be absorbed, but it needs no prophet to pre
duct the result of such an enormous expansion as
must follow. The evidences of indebtedness that
will obtain circulation, instead of being the rep
resentative of bard dollars, will only represent
nnoth r indebtedness, and one too, that has as
sumed such huge proportions already as to for
ever preclude the possibility cf its redemption.—
No mors visionary scheme, or one fraught with
more inevitable disaste?, could have been well
conceived. The experience of 1636-37 is to be
re-enacted, at the North so far as speculation and
inflation are concerned, and these will be followed
by results more disastrous than those in that
country then felt; greater because the opportuni
ty offered is greater than was then intended.
The most amusing part of the bill is that part
of it which provides the raising of $100,920,000,
in the Southern Confederacy. How the North
does love ns? How affecticnatelv they are get
ting to be ? But it is the same affection and love
that the robber and murderer has for a victim he
supposes within his g-asp.
Fort Pemberton. —A correspondent of the Mo
bile Advertiser A Register, gives the annexed
description of the position of Fort Pemberton,
Mississippi:
From a participant in the late engagement, we
have received s solution of the puzile as to the
of Fort Pemberton. The Tallahatchie river
makes a bend of thirteen miles to the east, the
neck of which is only two hundred and fifty yards
across, and the indented line of Fort Pemberton.
Tae Yalobusha river unites with eait'aworks
thrown upon this neck is what is called the Talla
hatchie in the bend, forming the Yaxoo, «ei that
the ri ht flank of the works rests u cd the Talla
hatchie and the le t upon the Yazoo both bow
ev. r be'cg realty the same stream. The left flack
opposite Greenwood, which is situated on the
east side of the Yazoo. The Tallahatchie, under
tfce cuss of the fort, is obstructed by an immense
raft bellied which the Star of the West is sunk
in the channel. The interrccti nos the point
above the bend masks the whole cf our line ex
cept the lea, upon which consequently, the nre or
enemy’s boats has been directed. It is there tna*
our heaviest guns are placed. The etemy, “ ow *
erer, have placed a battery in front of the right of
our line ; the want of ammunition at first preven
ted us from interrupting its construction, for at
*vhe end of the first day's fight we had oniy three
rounds remaining.
The ground in lront and rear of Fort Pember
ton is orei flowed, and their sharpshooters are
obliged to wade through water up to their waists
to get within seven hundred yards of our works,
i , euem T during their first attack, finding a ridge
o! dry ground running into the Tajahatchie on
the east side attempted to make a road through
! X ° ln f Yaiobusha, to bring a land lorce in our
rear, but they soon founo themselves entangled in
an impenetrable canebrake, and were obliged to de
sist. Ou their retreat they left a quantity' oi tooie,
wheelbarrows, ropes, chains, Ac., at this p ace
wbteh proved qnue a use ul pr.xe to our troops
The Yankees admit that they cannot get hack
through the pass, even with h-gb water, owing
: to the sinuosities of the channel and the rapid
current. They must keep ahead or fail into our
hand*.
Great Britain and thrConfedskats Staves.—
The correspondence of the British Foreign Office
with onr Commissioner, Mr. Mason, the Unitid
States Minister, Mr. Adams, and the British Em
bassador at Washington, Lord Lyons, touching
the American war, and the attitude of Great Bri
tain towards the belligerents, has recently been
brought before the public by a resolution of Par.
fisment. Mr. Mason’s correspondence runs through
a period of about a year, and discusses with abili
ty and clearness the questions of blockade, recog
nition and intervention. He has presented these
subjects in such a light as to show, on the part of
the British Government, a gross disregard of
precedent and law, a shameless interpolation and
distort’on of the treaty of Paris, a heartless in
sensibility to the claims of humanity, and a cow
ardly forgetfulness of what was dee to the man
hood of the renowned Britsh race
The most perfect neutrality that could possibly
have been maintained would hare operated une
qually on the Confederate States; but not content
with that, the British Government, after inviting
our accession to the Treaty of Paris, and obtain
ing from that accession all the benefits it gives a
neutral, has cho»en to interpret that treaty in a
way that deprives ns of the only corresponding
benefit that could have accrued to us. This is
strongly set forth in ene of the letters of Mr.
Mason. The position laid down by Earl Russell
as to the requisites necessary to be possessed and
presented on the part of a government* claiming
recognition, though these requisites are not want
ing in our case, is not in accordance with numer
ous cases n British history. Bord Russell places
the great people, whose organ in this matter he
is, in the disgraceful, and, we believe, false atti
tude, of having no other rule of conduct than
nterest and policy. And even these he has alto
gether misjudged, under a childish terror of
S?wai t and his threats. The Richmond Whig
rem ks thus on England’s course in the matter :
It will not be many years, when, if the Confod
erati Steles adopt the policy towards Great Brit
ain to which the course of her Foreign Minister
prevkes us, she will repent in sack cloth and
ash-t that she tolerated him for a day. It can
never be forgotten that for more than two years
that Government occupied towa ds us, in this our
strug le for liberty and life, a gronnd of pretend
ed neutrality, all the benefits of which went to our
enemies, while all its hardships fell npon us; and
that 'o justify itself in continuing to ho and this
ground, it did not scruple to pervert the plain
and solemn meaning of a treaty into which it had
profidiously induced us to enter. It can never
be forgotten that for more than two years of »
bloody and desolating war, the horrors ot which
were intensified and prolonged by her delay, she
refused us the recognition to which we were en
titled by the highest proofs ever presented in the
listory of the world by any people asserting a
' laim to independence. The mighty Kinedom for
which this nairow minded and soulless Secretary
speaks, was never itself put to such a test as we
have been compelled to undergo, and have under
gone triumphantly. These things, we say, will
not, ought not to be forgotten, when we
come hererafter to establish those relations of am
ity and commerce to which peace will give birth.
How the Prince of Walbs took his Seat in
the House of I ords —The following is an inter
esting account of the cerimonies observed on the
occasion when the Prince of Wales first took his
seat in the House of Lords. Parliament had been
opened in the morning by the reading of the
Queen’s Speech :
“The Commons haTing quitted the Honse of
Lords, the lat’er adjourned, the mace remaining
on the table, in front of the wool sack. For two
more hours the large gilded hall was eileot like a
hermitage; the rays of the sun fallingfrem above
the painted windows, full with the life-sized pic
tures of a hundred kings and queens of Great
Britain, and playing on the fl/or in ever varying
lantastin shadows. It was uo‘ until the large be* 1
in the easttrn tower had struck a quarter to four
that e gos of li-e began again to be visible. One
by on.- o' the sober peers of the realm began to
drop in and take their seals upon the leather cov
ered forms, now vacated by tbcladies, while th“
benches close to he right of the woolsack got
filled with and gnitarjes of the Church, crowding
together nearer than ever. The nooie lord at the
hea :of the Foreign Office. Earl Russell, who
had ensconced h msrlf comfortably, a few min
utes previous, in the seat belonging to the P;i
ma e of All England, was driven from bis repose
by the rustling of the lawn sleeves, and had
scarcely composure enough to find his way down
to the Aiimsteria! bench
“At this moment the clock 6truck four, and
the Lord Obanc. llor, in his dark robes of office,
once more entered the House. The narrow seat
ed form in front of the throne has now been re
moved, and for the first time the Speaker of the
Lords takes his seat on the bo>ad woolsack,
standing, theoretically, not within but without
his House. No sconer has his lordship taken
his seat, when the youngest of the mem
bers of the Episcopal bench steps forward to
the tablo on which lies the mice, and begins
to say prayers. All the Lords simultaneously
sink on their knees. Again the vast hail is lulled
into deep silence, through which only the voice
of the bishop is heard. Slowly, after the final
Amen ! the peers of Great Britain resume their
seats, t@ listen to a few words from the Speaker.
Then all eyes turn towards the door opposite,
from which issues a long procession.
“The caronet of the duchy of Cornwall is borne
on a velvet cushion in front of the sol-nan corteye,
consisting of corns twenty lords, robed in long
scarlet mantles, with the colters and insignia of
the Order of the Garter. In the midst of tne
procession walks a youthful figure, with head
erect, the brow flushed with excitexnent. It is
the heir apparent of Great Britain, Albert Edward,
Prince of Wales, now going to take his seat for
the first time as Duke of Cornwall among the
peers of the realm Led by the Colonial Secre
tary and the tall Commander-in-rihiefof the army,
the Prince walks up to the table of the clerk of
the House, to 'ake the oath on the Constitution
cf Great Britain and in- cnbe his name upon the
roll of Parliament.
‘ In faltering aocen sand low voice the Heir
Apparent swears fidelity to the laws, and his hand
all but trembles while he kisses the Bible, and
signs bis name in confirmation of his oath. But
he regains bis compssure as soon as this act has
been accomplished, and ihe procession has been
set in movement again The long line of scarlet
robed poers, who have stood in a semicircle
around the table of the clerk, now move on to
wards the woolsack, which has no sooner bden'
reached, when the Prince of Wales leaves the
procession, and with graceful steps a'cends the
royal dais, seating himself in the armchair to the
right of the thron q and covering his head. Hav
ing greeted the lordly assembly by a twice re
peated silent bow «f the head, the Prince again
descends, and, walking up to the woolsack, shakes
bands with the Lord Chancellor in a warm-heart
ed frienly manner. The most perfect grace of
mien and deportment ristingnish the whole of
these movements, and before the mind bag well
realized the historical scene, th * heir apparent
has joined once more ihe procession of peers, and
is leaving the hall on the Opposite side.”
Hired a Substitute to Stay Behind. —We
have heard of many cases of men liable to con
scription hiring substitutes to take their places in
tha ranks ; but the instance reported below is un
commou and noteworthy. The young volunteer
who hired a substitute to stay behind with the ord
nance wagon, while he ha r tentd to take part in
the fight, was Seaborn ' illiams, of iuskegee,
Ala., a very modest and etiring but courageous
youth, of less than eight-en years, who was killed
in the great fight neai a’ orfreesboro’. The aoceunt
which - e copy is from a letter from the Captain
of his company, which formed part of the 45th
Alabama Regiment. Capt. Abercrombie writ-a
this concerning the matter :
‘‘The day before the fight, I received an order
to detail a man to stay with the ordnance tiam,
to bring up ammunition when it was needed to
the company. I detailed Seaborn. Inotieed that
he left his place in line vary reluctantly, and went
back to the train. Early next morning, I saw
him again, with his gun, in line. I went up to
bim and asked him why he was there. He re
plied. ‘I have hired another man to stay behind
with the wagon, and if you will let me I prefer to
be with the company in the fight to d-iy. Un
willing to mortify him, I consented to his stay.
.ft.***’****-*- *
He was conspicuous for his almost reckless dar
ing and courage, and though immediately front
ing the etemv’s arvll'ery, which was but a few
vards from us and was sweep-ng anes through
our ranks, he boldly and fearlessly pressed etrsght
forward, while some others would attempt to seek
seme shelter from the intervening tree*. His
arm seemed to be the first to plant a victorious
banter upon the enemy’s artil ery But be was
too consp euous a mark o pass unscathed through
the shower oi balls and canister that the enemy
was raining upon us, and just a* the enemy was
giving wsv, a fatal ball entered bis bowels ana
passed through them H fell but looking up
fi om the spot consecrated by a brave soldier s
fall, he saw the enemy fi ing in dismay and bis
comrades in hot pursuit to avenge his fall.
Anew weekly paper, cai.ed the Sentinel, has
made it* appearance at Alexandria, La. I* is
printed upon vxUlpap*r.
A Mammoth Hctbl.— Anew Hotel has just been
completed in St. Louis. It is called ihe Linden
House. The architect has given the_ annexed de
scription efit:
“ It is seven stories in height, exclusive of base
ment ; its height from the sidewalk is 112 feet to
the top of lave cornice; its principal front is 272
feet; its depth 227 feet Tne two principal fronts
are faced with cream-colored magnesia limestone
elaborately finished. The two dining-rooms’
(with carving-rooms between,) easily thrown to
gether for dancing or oth *r festival purposes, are
283 feet in length, 45 feet ii w dth, eviden ly the
largest in the world ; tha* part used as the gentle
men’s ordinary is about 12S feet long by 45 feet
in extant. On the same floor, and contiguous, is
a kitchen 60 feet by 46, and 20 feet higa. This
hotel can accommodate with ease 1200 persons.
Some idea may be formed of its great extent by
a tew statistics of materials used in its construc
tion. The brick laid in its walls is sufficient to
pave an area of m re than 88 acres. This is in
addition to S.OOO perches of rubble stone in the
foundations, 35,000 cubic feet of cut stone in the
(routs, 740 tons of cast and wrought iron, 27 acres
ot plastering, 810 windows, 650 inside doors, 3,240
lbs. of copper for gutters; the plate glass in the
buildings weuld cover an acre of ground, tbs
floors seven acres, tbs skirt ngs, or washboards,
laid in a continuous line, would reach thirteen
miles, and if a boarder desires to take a waik
through the lolty corridors before break ait, he
may travel one mile and a quarter without going
over the st>me floor twice. Besides the marble
flooring and other flagging, 300,000 feet of floor
ing boards have been laid, and it will require 30,000
yards of carpet to cover them.
Thirty-two tons of sash weights are used, 16,000
feet of gas pipes, (with many thousand burners,)
120,000 pounds oflead, and 30,0D0 of iron pipe to
supply it with water, Oes des that for heating it.
Thirty-two miles of bell wire was required, and
three water tanks conta’ning 30,000 gallons of wa
ter rest upon its roof. The actual cost of the
building is $950,600, which, with the grouud, val
ued at $326,400, makes the whole value $1,276,-
400, without the furniture. There are 525 bed
rooms, 19 parlors, and 36 shops, besides the sa
loons and billiard rooms. The basement has a
railroad under the entire building, and connected
with the elevators.”
Threatbnsd Financial Trouble in Europe. —
The New York Journal of Commerce remarks
thus shout the position of matters in Europe:
The prophets in Great Britain hive sneered
over much at our financial troubles, but from pre
sent appearances, they are quite as likely to be
caught in the laws of a momentous crisis as their
more reckicss cousins on this side of the water.—
The trade with India for nine months, leaves them
a deficit of over fifiy million dollars, to be paid out
in specie, and the continued arrival of cotton, at
high prices, are adding to the embarrassment.—
To buy cotton of a people who are hungry for no
thing but silver, and who swallow all sent to them
without a promise of disgorging a dolter, will b;
found a very different task from buying of the
Yankees and paying in sundries at a handsome
profit. It i3 true that a large amou tof English
capital heretofore used in the United States has
been drawn home ; and a still greater amount
added by the timid Americans who 'eared to leave
their all m their native land, amid these scenes of
commotion and bloodshed ; and this will partly
bridge over the Engl sb difficulty. Bat it will not
give permanent relief; and if our difficulties
should be settled, and this money called back, the
pinch in the English money market would bi any
thing but laughable, however funny our troubles
appear in English eyes. The-e are those who
predict the suspension of the Bank of England
jefore the close of thmyear; but whether this
occurs or not, it is certain that there will be suffi
cient stringency over there to turn the attention
homeward, which is now occupied concerning
American affairs. France may share in the same
trouole, as her imports from new avenues of trade
have not been counterbalanced by exporis of
Frenf h products sufficient to equalize the current
of exchange.
Generals Killed Durinp the War. —A North
ern paper puoitshes the following list of Generals
kilted during the war :
Confederate Generals Regular Army.—Alberi
Sidney Jutius o , Ti x ,s, at Smioh, April 6, 1862.
Brigadier Generals.—R. S Gurueit, Vug ma,
at Carrick’s Ford, Juiy 10,1861; B. E. Bee, Sou ti
Carolina, at Manassas, Ju y 21, 1861; Felix K.
7j. ulicoffer, Temiescee, at Somerset, January 19,
1862; Jauu-8 Mcjuiosn, Arkansas,, at Eikuoru,
March 7, 1862; Ben McCulloch, Texas, at Eik
uorn, Marcu 7, 1862 ; A. U. UlaUdeu, Louisiana,
at Siiilob, April 7, 1862 ; Turner W. Annoy, Vir
ginia, in a sku mish. May, 1862 ; Robert Hatton,
I'ennessee, at Seven Pines, May 31, 1862; Rich’!
Griffith, Mississippi, at S .vage Station, July 1,
1862; C.S Winu r, Ma ylnnil, at Cedar Mountain
August 9, 1862; John T. Hughes, Missouri, a>- In
dependence, ougust, 1862; R. E. Guriand Vir
ginia, at Soutu Mountain,. Sent'mbei' 14,1862;
L. O’B Branch, No r lh Carolina, at Antieiain,
September 17, 1862; Wm. E. Starke, Mississippi,
at Antieiam, S ptember 17, 1862 ; Henry Little,
Missor ri, at luka September 19, 1862 ; George B.
Anderson, Nerth Carolina, at Antittam, Septem
ber 17, 1862 ; T. R. R. Cobb, Georgi. , at Freder
ick. burg, Decemoer 13,1862; Maxcy Gregg, South
Carolina, at Fredericks.urg, Decemoer 13,1862;
James E. Rains,Tennessee, at Murfreesboro’, De
cember 31, 1862; R. W. Hansen, Kentucky, at
Murfreesboro’, January 2,1862. Total 21.
FEDERAL
Brigadier General Regular Army. —J. K. F.
Mansfield, Count client, at Autietam, Sept. 17th,
1862.
Major Generals. —P. Kearney, New York, at
Chantilly, Sept. 1, 1862 : 1. 1. Stevens, Massacbu
set s, at Chantilly, Sept. 1, 1862; J. L. Reno,
Pennsylvania, at South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862;
I. B. Richardson, Michigan, at Antietam, Sept.
17, 1862.
Brigadier Generals.— N. Lyon, Connecticut, at
Springfield, August 10, 1861; W. U. L. Wallace,
Illinois, at Shiloh, April 6, 1862; T. Williams,
MichigaU, at Baton Rouge, August, 1862; R. L.
McCook, Ohio, by guerillas in Tennessee, August,
1862; Henry Bohien, Pennsylvania, on the itip
pahanno k, August, 1862; Taylor, New Jer
sey, at Manassas, August 28, 1882; J. P. Rodman,
Rhode Island, at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862; P. A.
Hackleman, Indiana, at Corinth, October 3. 1862 ;
J. S. Jackson, Kentucky, at Perryvilie, October
8, 1862 ; G. D. B-iyard, New York, at Fredcr.cks
burg, December 13, 1862; W. B. Terrell, Virginia,
at Perryvilie, October 8. 1862 ; C. T. Jaok3on,
Pennsylvania, at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1562;
J. W. Sill, Onio, at Murfreesboro’, Dec. 31, 1862.
Total—lß.
Eon. L. J. Garteell.— The Richtnoud corres
pondent of the Knoxville Register pays the an.
nexed compliment to Hon. L. J. Gartrell, the.
member of the Confederate House of Representa
tives from this Stae :
I have never entered the House of Represente
tives when Mr. Gartrell was not in his sent. He
is the universal agent of the Gei rgia soldiers.—
Fresh from the army, he understands thorough!?
the necessities of troops in the field, and is the
medium of their communica ion with the legisla
tive and executive departments of the Govern
ment. I am told teat Mr. Gartrell will be the
competitor of Joseph E. Brown and others for
Gubernatorial honors. Mr. Gartrell is an excel
lent debater, and no member of the House is more
assiduous in the discharge of his duties. He would
grace the highest office in the gift of the people of
Georgia.
Give Tone Child a Paper. —A child beginning
to read becomes delighted with a newspaper, be
causa he leads of names and things which are
very familiar, and will make progress according
ly. A newspaper in one jeer is worth a quarter’s
schooling lo a child, and every father must con
sider that substantial information is connected
with advancement.
A mind occupied, becomes fortified against the
ills ot life, ami is braced lor any emergency. Chil
dren amus> and by reading and study, are, cf course,
more considerate and more easily governed. How
many thoughtless young men have spent their
evenings in a tavern or grog shop who ought to
have been reading f How many parents, who
have not spent twenty Collars for books for their
families, would have given thousands to reclaim a
son or dsughter who had ignorantly and thought
lessly fallen into temptation. .
Prosperity and Adversity.— Faith and friend
ship are seldom truly tried but in extremes. To
find friends when we hare no need of them, cud
to want them when we have, are both alike easy
and common. In prosper.ty, who will not profess
lo love a man; in adversity, how few w 11 show
that they do ? When we are nappy in the spring
tide of abundance and the rising fiooa of plenty,
then the world will be our servants, then ail
around about us with jiowed heads, with bended
bodies and protesting tongues. But when these
pleasing waters begin to ebb—when our wealth
begins to leave us —then men look upon us at a
d.stance. Oar fortunes and ourselves are so close
ly linked, that we know not which i* the cause of
the love we find. When ihese two part company,
we may then discern to which of them affection
will cling.
How to Cdre Chills - strong hoaraound tea,
well ooiltd ano drank freely, will cure the most
obstinate cases of emits on re ord. It is easily
obtained, and the remedy should be known to
etery poor soldier throughout the Confederacy.
To Hard*!* soap —tto.t Soap, after boilding un
til well done, caa De bardeuea by stirring in a
sufficient quantity of corn meal, which is a great
m. provement to the soap, and cheaper than salt
at present prices.
The Attach on Charleaion.
[Piom the Charleston Courier, Sth ]
The day of trial for Charleston has at length
arrived. The battle, o long threatened, was be
gun on Tuesday afternoon. The result of that
conflict has increased the confidence felt in our
ability to frustrate the devices of the foe, and pro
tect our faircity fromthepolutiono' his presence.
As no mind was disquieted with apprehension by
the boastful threats and formidable preparations
of the en’mv, so now, after the repulse of h.a
first attempt, every heart is sanguine of complete
and brilliant success.
Information received from mysterious sourc e
caused the General in command of this District
to expect an attack at an early day. And that
intelligence received confirmation on Sunday
morning. On that day four Monitors, the Iron
sides and thirty vessels of various s zes, were
seen off'the bar. Four Monitors and thirty-five
wooden vessels were added to the fleet on
the following day; thirty five vessels, for the
most part transports, appeared in the Stono, and
the enemy landed a force of about six thousand
men on Coles’ and Battery Islands. These facts,
with other indications, lead General Beauregard
to count npon nn attack on Tuesday, and the ex
pectations of that sagacious and watchful General
were realized.
T.ie atmosphere early on Tuesday morning was
mis’y, bnt os the day advanced the haze lighten
ed, and the Monitors and the. Ironsides were seen
lying oil Morris’ Island. Between two and three
o’clock in the aiternoon ad spatch from Col.
Raett, commandant of Fort Sumter, informed
Gene al Beauregard that five Monitors and the
Ironsides were approaching the Fort. The fleet
were seen rounding the point of Morris’ Island,
the Keokuk in the advance. When the double
turreted monster, the most formidable of its class,
came within range, Fort Sumter opened upon her
with a broadside. They kept on their way and
formed in line of battle off the Fort, at a distance
of about two thousand yards.
At three P. M. the action was opened, by Fort
Moultrie firing the fii st gun. Fort Sumter opens
ten minutes later Battery Bee, Forts Wagner
and Beauregard, and the Battery at Cummins’
Poini, also opened, firing by battery. Tue fiatt
fired with great rapidity; our Forts and Batteries
replieo with spirit and singular accuracy. The
Ironsides took position to the left of Fort Sumter,
and recting all ner guns at that Fort, and throwing
shells exclusively.
It was maniiest that the Ironsides was appoint
ed to test the strength of the Fort, whose reduc-
tion was the inauguration of the terrific contest
now going on. Fort Sumter acknowledge the
compliment of the preference by pouring the con
tents of her biggest guns into the sides of that
pride of the Y’aakee navy,and she was not treated
with contempt by the other Forts and Batteries.
About forty-fire minutes after the engagement
began, steam was seen issuing, in dense volumes,
from the Ironsides, and she withdrew from the
action, taking position to the South of Fort Sum
ter, but remaining a silent spectator of the ex
citing scene. It is bel eved she was seriously
damaged.
The firing from our Forts became more end
more accurate as the engagement proceed; and. The
shot and shell fell thickly in the midst of the hos
tile fleet, and the smoke stacks of every one of
them were struck several times. Fort Sumter
now appeared to be the chief aim ot all the ene
my’s iron clads.
The Keokuk, a double turreted iron ciad, and
considered by the Yankees the most formidable of
their terrible monsters, received a laige share of
attention from our gallant gunners. Sac occupied
the post of honor, and in accordance with the cus
tom of war it was made the post of danger. She
paid dearly for her reputation, having been hit
several times. At about live o’clock she followed
the example of the Ircnbides, and withdrew, evi
dently seriously crippled.
Toe other Monitors continued the fight, till for
ty five minutes past live o’clock, when they steam
ed away, and came to anchor oft' Morris’ Island.
During the battle, a drummer boy, named Ah
reens, was killed at Fort Sumter and five mtn
womided, two severely in the head, ths other
slightly. One man came to his death from the fall
ing ol the fiagstaft ot Fort Moultrie. Two houses
on Su.livan’a Island, on the back beach, were
struck, one of which was demolished. A shot
passed through Fort Sumter’s flag.
Colonel Rbett was in command of Fort Sumter,
Col. Buiier of E’ort Moultrie, Capt. Silgraves of
Fort Be.'uregur , Lieut Col. Simkins ot Battery
Bee, Mujjr Huger of Baiterr Wagner, ana Bieut.
Lese ne, with a detachment from Fort Sumter, of
the Battery on Cummins’ point.
Fort Sumter was hit thirty four times, but re
ceived uo damage.
We learn that six men belonging to Captain
Mathews’ Artillery Company, stationed at Bat
tery Wagner, were wounded. Two oi tuese have
since died, iwo Were very Seriously wounded,
and is was thought one would die before morning.
The other two, including an officer, were bu»
sligb ly wounded.
The last gun was fired by the enemy at half-past
five P M.
Three iron clads, one supposed to be the Keo
kuk, were seen about six o’clock going Soutn, ap
pareutiy in low of a targe steamer. The oihe s
wtre all outside the bar. The Ironsides was
struck in the stern by a r.fled shot from Battery
Wegutr.
There were no caseualties at the Cummins’ Point
Battery.
Tne practice was admirable and reflects great
credit upon officers and men. All who took part
in the battle performed their duties with ardor,
shill and fidelity. Their behavior and the accu
racy with which they used their guns assure us
thut they are sufficient for the important work
assigned them, and furnish uswith strong grounds
upon which to bottom our hope of a decisive and
glorious victory.
\From the Mercury, BfA.]
About halt past four o’clock the battle became
fierce and general. The scene at that hour, as
vi‘wed from the battery promenade, was truly
grand. Battery Bee bad now mingled the hoarse
tfiunder of ns guns in the universal din, and the
whole expanse of the harbor entraace, from Sul
-I,van’s Isiand to Cutmning’s Point, became en
veloped in the smoke and constant flashes of the
conflict. The iron clads kep, constantly shiftin'g
their position, bat, whichever way they went,
their ports, always turned towards the battle
ments oi Sumter, poured forth their terrible pro
jectiles against the walls of that famous Btrong
boid. Ever and anon, as the huge shot went rico-.
chatting towards the mark, the water was dashed
up in vast sheets of spray, towering far above the
parapet of the Pori, while the wreaths of smoke
constantly ascending from the barbette guns
showed how actively the artillerymen of the post
were discharging their duties, lo the foreground,
our own staunch httle iron clads, the Palmetto
State and Chicora, could be seen steaming ener
getically up and down their chosen fighting posi
tion, evidently impatient to participate in the
fray.
Up to this time the frigate Ironsides had born
a conspicuous part in the fight. Her long hull
lay at the distance, apparently, cf a mile from our
batteries, and her tremendous broadsides were
more than once fitly answered by broadsides from
the Fort. It soon b-.came apparent that she was
unable to stand the severe tire directed against
her. Ste rning rapidly southward, she gave Fort
Sumter a few parting sltots, and withdrew from
the rciion. Tnc Keokuk, a double turreited Mon
itor, soon alter loilowed her example; and before
five o’clock the firing had evidently begun to
slack n. The remaining Monitors, howe er, still
kept up tae bombardment, and our forts and bat
teries replied with undiminisbed alacrity. At
quarter after five, p. m., the Monitors began to
retire, and at half past five the enemy fired the
lust Shot of the engagement.
[lrom the Charleston Courier , 9 lh ]
The Keokuk was one of the most powerful of
her clats, end her loss will be a staggering blow
to the enem ?. She was built last spring and sum
mer, in accordance with planß furnished hy Mr.
"Whitney, an iron merchant of New York, and was
said to be impervious to tbs largest shot or shell
capable of being thrown from the most formida
ble fortification. Her armament consisted of two
fiiteen inch Bahlgreus—one in each turret. Thus
ends one of the boasted invulnerable fleet,
wbmb, it has long been trumpeted forth, cooid
not be suck, but would demolish and wipe out
everything that opposed their progress.
Tae result so far has elated our people and
given the highest satisfaction to our military com
manders. Whether it will prove as equally satis
factory ta the enemy r.mams to be seen.
It is known that several others of the fleet, said
to have been ten in number, that made the attack,
were severely injured.
We le rn from good authority that the distance
of the Monitors from Fort Sumter du mg the en
gagement was not over eight bundred'yarus.—
The steamer Passaic was the leader, and not the
Keokuk, as at first reported. The latter is said
to have been the last to come into line, and the
last going out
Seven of the Monitors aad the Ironsides were
reported at Headquarters as still inside the bar
Wednesday morning. A later report in the af
ternoon stated that these v-seels had gone out
side, and ightturreted Monitors were seen steam
ing Souths apparently bound to Port Royal- H
was thought they remained inside during the
night and following morning to reader ass.atence
to the Keokuk, but finding all their efforts ,0 88 V,
her useless, they abandoned her and left as •»
slattd. In the e 1 eniag, however, the Be ™"
reted montters app ared, and it is be t *
had merely gone" round * dß n« £
beaTj blo«f that prevaKed at tu.e
■^^ d ‘T^.r:sar£Si , '««ts
itc the cban&el. wes noanehMion
Island W£n..d -y . «and- now m
red” wtfb a -oug protruding oeak -d jattmg iron
or c aw*, intended ior the removal and
bursting ot torpedoes. It was attached to the
Passaicftbe leading vessel, and managed by her
dunog the engagement.
VOL. LXXVII. —NEW SERIES YOL. XXVII. NO. 15.
It is also reported that two of the small boats
belonging to the Keokuk have been secured by
our men on Morr s’ Island.
It is hardiy probable that the enemy, after his
injuries and experience received in the attack of
Tnesdav, will be ready for another trial very soon,
if at ail, especially in the same direction.
It is a curious coincidence es war that the Com
manders Generals Beaurega and, R’pley, Colonel
Raett, Lt. Colonel Yates, and nearly all the gar
rison of Fort Sumter, are the same men who were
the chief actors in the bloodless reduction ot Fort
Sumter in April, 1861, and who have now so
gloriously and successiuily repelled a formidable
a tack upon ibis famous fortress, while in their
keeping.
[From the Charleston Mercury of the 9th J
On Wednesday morning the glorious news
reached Charleston that the donble-turreted Mon
itor, Keokuk, the last built and by far the most
formidable of the enemy’s iron-cluds, had sunk
ju«t one hour before, off'Morris’lsland, and about
one thousand yards from the beach. It is sup
posed that she was kept afloat during the night
succeeding the engagement by her steam pumps,
but that the water steadily gained upon the
pumps, and soon after daylight all hope of saving
her was abandoned. Justjpreviousto her sinking,
a tug sent from ths fleet took off her crew. The
Keokuk now lies in the position where she sank,
her smokestack and pilot-house otilivisible above
the water.
It was noticed on Wednesday morning that one
Monitor, besides the Keokuk, was missing from
the fleet, leaving only seven Monitors and the
Ironsides remaining. It is believed that the mass
ing Monitor was so badly injured in the action as
to render it necessary to senl her to Fort Royal
for repairs. Altogether the evidence is complete
and satisfactory that the Y ankee iron-clads,
whatever other merits th> y may have, are not in
vulnerable.
In coming up the Main Ship Channel to the at
tack, the Monitors advanced in singl file, the
Passaic slowly leading the way, and pushing for
ward this same "devil,” with the hope 0‘ causing
a premature explosion of our submarine defences.
The Monitors, in delivering their Are, steamed
round in an elliptic course in front of the east face
of Sumter, he closest range into which they came,
being estimated at six hundred yards.
AU the batteries ia the harbor were commanded
by Gen. Ripley, admitted to be probably the best
artil.ery offioir in the Confederate service, whose
appro .ed arrangement of works and of guns for
tne defence of tne water approach to Charleston,
have at length been put on trial.
General Beauregaid himself, accompanied by
Genera) Jordan and stall officers, was a radiant
and confident spectator of the fight from the East
Bay battery promenade. This successful repulse
and first destruction of ths dreaded iron monster
of the deep, must add new laurels to the fadeless
wreath he already wears, and again unites his own
triumph with the distinguished and so fur suc
cessful services of Gen. Ripley to tha people of
South Carolina and Charleston.
Coitlcderaie. Suites Gonsteti.
SENATE—APRIL 2.
The following were passed : A bill to establish
the formot fifty cent Confederate Staten Treasury
notes ; a bill to establish a preferred mail across
the Mississippi river, ; a bili to allow minors to
hold commission in the arm? ; a b ii to pay offi
cers, non commissioned officers and privates net
legally mustered into the service of the Confeder
ate States for services actually perform and ; a res
olution that the President iu requested to inform
the Senate, if any, what orders nave been given
by the military authorities m Richmond to arrest,
soldiers whose furloughs have not expired, and
confine them in barracks or prisons, while Eaid
soldiers remain iu Richmond.
The following were reftrred: The House bill
f r the relief ot certain officers and soldiers of the
State of Missouri; a bill to provide for having
the laws relating to military and naval affairs di
gested and printed. (The bill provides for the
publication of ten thousand cupies of the digest,
uod appropriates $30,000 ior their publication.—
This sum is only au advance by the Government,
as the book is to be sol! at a sum not less than
cast.J
The message of the President of the Confede
racy, returning with a veto, the bill “to increase
the strength and efficiency of heavy arullerv for
scacoast delence,’’ came up as unfinished busi
ness. Tho luriher consideration ot tha bill was
postponed until Friday, the 3d instant.
HOUSE—APRIL 2.
The following were passed : A bill to exempt
contractors fur carrying tb>- mails, and drivers o
pusi couches aid uacks from milnary service. A
.-'solution to empower tae Dourneeper to employ
au ussisiajt. A resolution ‘ That tue c'residjui
be requ oted to communicute to the House wheth
cr the r. quireuieuts of tne 5m sec-ion oi ihsect
to better piovide lor the sica aud wounded n the
army in hospitals, approved September 27, 1862,
have been complied with ; aud n so, >he number
and locauou of those wrtum aud near thecit) o
Richmond which have been respectively assigned
to toe several Slates, ana tae names aud p ace
whence appointed, oi the surgeons aud asnslaul
surgeons assigned a id doing service at each ; and
if said requirements have not been carried out,
the reasons for such delay.”
A resolution to adjourn on the 20th April; a bill
to exempt certain persons from military duty, and
to repeal all acts heretofore passed by <to ogress
on the same subjeot. [Adopts the House bill.J
During the evening session the House consid
ered the Dill to reguiate the compensation for pub
lie printing which was passed by a vote ol ayes
46, no es 81.
On motion the House adjourned over until Sat
urday, to observe Good Friday.
SENATE—APRIL 4.
The following bills were reported : A bill for the
conscription of aliens resident in the Confederate
States; with a substitute, the House bill to pre
vent frauds in the Quartermaster's and Commis
sary’s Department, and the obtaining, under false
pretences, transportation for private property ;
an act to convert the l3t regiment of South Caro
lina infantry into the 2nd regiment of S. C. artil
lery—passed.
HOUSE —APRIL 4.
A number of resolutions of inquiry were offer
ed and reierred to the appropriate committees.
The ollowing bil's were introduced and refer
red : To authorize a detail of men lor service in
the Engineer Department; to amend an act con
cerning pay due deceased soldiers; to provide
compensation for horses killed in action; to reg
ulate furloughs and discharges in hospitals; to
admit free of duty the machinery for the Comal
Manufacturing Company, in Texas; to provide
compensation for the disbursing officers of the
several Executive Departments; supplementary
to the acts prohibiting the exportation of cotton,
tobscco, Ac.
A resolution proposing to increase the compen
sation of clerks of tohe standing committee in the
House; a resolution of thanks to Maj. J. L. Brent
and the officers end men under his command for
their gallantry in the capture of the Federal.gun
boat Indianola; a joint resolution of thanks to
Brig. Glen. N. B. Forrest end the officers and men
under his command; a joint resolution for the
relief of the sufferers by the explosion of the C. S.
Laboratory.
The following resolutions were adopted : That
the President be requested to inform the House
whether or not any special efforts have been made
lor the release of Burgeon JosephE. Dixon,of the
9'h battalion Tennessee cavalry, held in close con
finement at Johnson's Island, near Sandusky,
Ohio; that a special committee of five be appoint
ed to inquire into and report to this House as
early as practicable—lst. What punishment, it
any’ in violation of law, ffhs been inflicted upon
prisoner - confined in Castle Thunder, the kind and
character of punishment inflicted by the officers
of that prison. 2d. How many have been killed,
by whom, and the circumstances und.r which
they were killed. 3d. The committee have power
to eend for perscDS and papers.
The following bills Were passed : A bill to in
crease the pay of all non-comm’ssioned officers
and privates in the Confederate States. [The bill
increases the pay $4 per month, to take effect
from January Ist, 1863 1 Abil to punish forgery
and counterfeiting. [T fie bill applies to forgeries
and counterfeits of official seals and papers, and
fixes the penalty as follows : imprisonment in the
Penitentiary at hard labor not less than three nor
more than fifteen years, and a fine not exceeding
five thousand dollars.] Ab 11 to amend th3 act
to secure copyrights to authors and composers,
fit extends the operations ot the law to cdPT'
r ghts secured previous to the separation of the
Btates.J
SENATE—APRIL 6.
The following bil s were r f el ‘; r ( r ( f d ; Ja era te
create a provisional navy of the Confederate
States • a bill to pro vie c for the trans er of per
sons serving in ,tbe army to tne navy ; a otd to
stn art entitled “an act to regulate impreas
-I’approved Marc 26, 166?; a bill to pro
“de fer the re irmg offices ot the army •. a bfl to
authorize the S c.etary ■ f the Navy to purchase
a Hite lor tbe Laboratory and Magazine near the
city' of Rtcbmoud, for the preparation and safe
keeping of ordnance stores ; memorials in behalf
of certain destitute families taken Irom ad near
the city of Pensacoia, Florida, by military au
thority.
The o lowing resolutions, Ac., were postponed:
resolution for the navigation of the Onto ; reseiu
toa relating to general criers is ued from Adju
tant General’s office; bill to abolish ports of de
livery in Confederate States ; bill to ot.fi-cat
telegraph stock owned oy aliens; bill declaring
telegraph part of postal s-rv a.
Bid in relation to publication of Digest of the
Laws ordered printed.
A ac to au O' ze the Secretary of the Navy
to make certain coutracts wttnunt adver is ng lor
proposals, approved august 29tb, 1861, was
passed.
BOOS*—APRIL 6.
Communication from Hou, W. Smith, from
Ninth Virginia Congressional D.strict received.
A committee was appointed to examine into tbs
manner Castle Thunder prisoners are treated.
Honse refused to suspend rules to vote on it
resolution requesting withdrawal of oar Commit*
sioaers from foreign ports.
A Committee of Conference was appointed rel*
stive to the exemption of mail contractors on
routes not over ten miles in length, aad asking*
Committee of Conference.
A bill—which refers to the cases of officers and
men sworn into the Confederate service by Gen
erals Price and Van Dorn, and while in aotivs
service were either killed or eaptured— was
passed.
A bill was reported for the relief of officers and
men irregularly introduced into the military serr
vice of the Confederate Siates.
Onr MiUedgeville Correspondence.
Georgia Legislature.
SPECIAL COBRXSPONDEKCE OF THS AND SXNTXKfIr
SBNATB— AI'IUL 5.
In the Senate, a bill was introduced for the re
lie' of widows of deceased soldiers.
The special ord ir—the bll to gurantee Geor
' gia’s share of $500,090,000 •> Conlederate bo ’ds
was taken np, debated and inrther consideration
of same postponed until eleven o’clo.'k to-mor
row.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The resolutions declaring it impolitic to allow
slaves to read or preach or exho.t, was discussed
and lost.
A Honse bill amending the charter of the Bruns*
wick and Florida Railroad was passed.
A message was received from the Governor en
closing a statement from General Wayne, in re
ference to the modification of the Miliua laws.
HOUSE —APRIL 5.
A bill to provide lor the payment of guns fur
nished to the State, was laid on the table for tha
balance of the session.
A protracted discussion arose on a resolution
to restrict speeches to ten minutes, and one to
adjourn next Saturday, which were lost.
Air. Barnes mads a fine speech against ell such
attempts to restrict debate, and nurry through
legislation.
A resolution, by Mr. Thrasher, to raise a com
mittee to report on the business before the Gen
eral Assembly, was adopted.
The counties were called and the following new
matter was introduced:
The following bills and resolutions were in
troduced: a bill to provide funds to support
indigent patients in the Lunatic Asylum; a bill
to increase the peniten'iary guard; a bill lor the
relief of John w. Lewis—provides for refunding
certain expenses paid by him; a bill to enabl the
Coroner of Chatham county to hold an inquest;
a resolution in reference to reguluting the provi
sion ot clothing for soldiers, under the bill ot the
last session; a bill for the relief of Marcus H.
Gutchin and Mary J. Gutohin—asking for a di
vorce ; a bill to change the time of holding the
Superior Court in Gordon, Walker, and Chattoo
ga ; a bill to regulate the admission of testimony;
a bill ta allow tne City Council of Atlanta to as
sess tax on brokers; a bill to provide certain
volumes of tuu decisions of the Supreme Court
to the county of Fulton; a resolution asking Con
gress to prohibit unlawful trade by runniug the
blockake; a bill to allow Dr. T. E Smith to distill
alcohol for medical purposes; a bill to repeal the
clause exempting Warren county from the bill
allowing cerium counties to levy au extra tax; a
resolution that the Governor’s message in refer
ence to the Code be referred to a special commit
tee; a bill to regulate and encourage the mining
of coal, iron, and other useful metal—relates to
right of way; a resolution to adjourn on Satur
day, the 11th inst.; a resolution to carry out in
crease of pay on W. & A. Railroad.
The bill to amend the act to prevent the unne
cessary consumption of gra n—tne distillation
bill—was taken up, and consume! the balance of
the mornii g session. V. nuua amendments were
proposed, and the bill as pass.-d prohibits distil
lation (save under contracts for Government or
medicinal use) of all products save peaches and
apples undried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House took up a bill to change the line
between Miller and Early counties—passed.
A bill to provide against insurrection, by the
organization cf a Stat g urd. I* included all be
tween eighteen and fifty five, und all exempts, or
who have suustitutes, exc pt gov rauieui em
ployees, telegraph operators, railroad and Express
nen, millers, ana such others a> the Governor
nay exempt. The bll was lost.
The impressment resoluu ns were taken up,
an! debated until the fo.ur oi trtj rurument. A
lumber ol amendments were proposed, aud voted
town, but no vote was taken on the resolutions.
3 NATE —APRIL 6.
. The following bii.s and r .solutions were intro
duced ; A bili to iucorpora e tne Augusta und
Dablonega Mining Uompany ; a bil< t. i"CO po
ate the Ghestatee and Four Greek Gold Mining
Company; a bill to incorporate the Confederate
Coal Min ng Company.
The Governor’s message in reference to increas
ing the salaries of oldiers, was read. He recom
mends that Congress be requested to raise the
pay of privates to S2O per month, aud non com
missioned officers in proportion.
The Judiciary Committee reported a bill to re
peal the stay law as fa- as relates to rents.
The following bills were passed : a bill to in
corporate the Warehouse Insurance and Banking
Company of LaGrange and of Amencus—Lost;
a bill to authorize the Superior Courts to appoint
persons to assign dower ; a bill to regulate the
admission of testimony.
The special order—the bill to provide for the
endorsement of Confederate boflds —was taken op
at 11 o’clock, debated and postponed until to
morrow.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill to repeal the stay law so far as relates
to rents, Ac., was taken up. It was discussed
freely by Messrs. Pmckard, Yason, Harris, Han
-8311, and others. A motion to postpone indefinite
ly was lost. Mr. Swearingen moved to recommit
ihe bill, which was adopted.
A bill to allow teachers of common, or poor
schools, 50 per CBut. on former rates, was discus
sed and killed.
Toe impressment resolution were referred to a
special committee. A committee was appointed,
to be a joint committee to prepare an address to
cotton planters.
A bill to charter the Chattahoochee) Insurance
Company, passed.
HOUSE—ARPIt, 6]
In the House, the but to organize ;,|he State
Guard, was reconsidered.
The Cotton Planting Committee reported a sub
stitute to the former bills, with a minority report.
A bill was introduced to incorporate the Or
phans’ Savings and Loan Association.
The Governor’s message in reference to the pay
of privates, Ac., vas received. Mr. Trammel of
fered a resolution asking Congress to carry out
the Governor’s recommendations.
la response to Mr. Thrasher’s resolution in ref
erence to the baainess belore the House, the Clerk
reported as follows:
Tofa! number of House bills 158
Number of general bills to aot on 58
Number of general bills read fiist time 23
Number of general bills read se :ond time.... 32
Number of general bills passed 8
Number of local bills passed 17
Whole number of Senate bills
Number of general Senate bills “
Number of Senate bills read first time •
Number of Serate bills not read ®
Bills not disposed of Jr?
The impressment resolutions were tuken up ana
referred to a Special Committee.
A bill was introduced to amend the oath or tar
P The 3 report of the Cotton Planting Committee
was called up. The majority renorted, as a com
promise* to L every acre or fraction of an acre
{,l nta j nvpr two acres to the hand, Ine
minority reported a series of resolutions that the
planters be addressed in an appeal to raise gram
crons The bill was debated, and on coming to
a vote, the minority report was received m lieu of
the orig nal bill and adopted.
The House adjourned.
The afternoon Beseton wag devoted to reading
bills a second time.
SENATE—APRIL S.
The special order—the bill to endorse Confeder
ate bonds —wbb taken up, and discussed at length.
Tbe House bi.l to prevent the distiiation of grain
was taken up and passed with some slight am .nd
ments. It is to take effect after the 20 .h inst
Mr Gibson proposed an amendment, allowiig
every family to destil spirits lor their own use,
which occasioned some pleasantry and was lost.
BOUS1 —APRIL 8.
In the House, at the morning session, the bill
to endorse Coniederate Bondr was taken up •
Lester proposed an amendment ..
shall not be sold ir Europe f" rlessU Su per
cent., or in this %*«'/ ™
clause re.a ng a[l( . r Bome debate,
amended »7. p y a c mendmeots were proposed,
when Mr Bigbam proceeded 10 argue agai »t the
bin He spoke until the bouro* adjournment,
“Hl£ a “ H-a.
£.• '~k ,"r..'pr
rate argn e 8j , 00 p., g 0 b, 9 speech.
iK dom -peats/ out -s a soli th .W, and
a fogTca »nd eloquent debater, and Commands
“Ch™“ adjourned not*' to-morrow, When
the dittcoeiion will be re*aa?ed.
[Bll BICOKD PAG*.}