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BY N. S MORSE Sc CO.
Ctonicle it' Sentinel
T«& n'BBKU I tlllOMaE A SKVri.VEL
rn 1-1. hl.lo'l r.jj I;VKJ’.V V. EDNKSITAY
AT I'OlK l*OM.Ans Foil *IX MO.M'HS.
aiways rs ai>Vance.
WEltkl.V MjIEHTUI\« RATEh.
Okmkjju Ae*isi!ii)Es*',,s putC.-Aed iu Un; Wcrkly wUt
l rf.ii men; live r.git- a luil- sch HiH-rtlwi.
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Si SKUTiiU TO lUK E.VK>IT.
A young man na:i,.ml Charles (hillock. sod of
u lormM t ropriefoi of th** Now Voik Journal'
*>l Ociniu'-iee, who c.'imo ti> Augusta about a
}• ar o*o, hus gone l.aok to Hie North. It)
i me hcie well inti oil in i’ll, and tlio story bo
1 I backed as it re by Ibo uiilerediuls of
I J'ftUor a:' \ ,*-.irn;ilist, found ready- too
>'■ uljr -col.fiflantVhmnr.g us/and he :lo<u found
f, :• <-*']■> Mj,.! empl yutont in A’ gust a. He up
i l t...f!i« propri-for of the ( ’..iiHjlnifonnli.il
t v . rDpb.ym nt a* nti e r.iiflaiit ofilor ; out was
fi it W told that hi ronvul from the .'forth was
t ■•t ' 1 • nt" ta alts iiiiii a proper "nek- or .\-
p >tin nt *'! South ’iii iijrlft , and opinions : that
'.'"h pi sic. 'li‘. w n-n vac allt-iu this olln.v. would
bo lUi"if*!f practicable ty, 8 iutltc,rn men, and
that 11m • i- ho had be cn <li .Ided iii tlie mill
t try serve e of the S< .utti, would have the pref
erence, oilier thing* being .-.peri ■ that bis best
. ciii'cv, to prove the sin. rrify of his zeal for the
"blhoi u mii: p y. ;i?. 1 lu' to shoulder IP ' mus
ket and relist in 'Lienee of Ibu oountev, Hint
this would give liini ( claim lor Southern sup
p i'tim I Tmlron.'ige hete.ifter fl at ali would
i heeijs+lli reqpgn zo.
i'bi-'advice Was not nan": ; (dished by* our
w al; iefuge • who lui.l fleet South when
was fetr'it’ntr him. li-_- ha-l esi-
*c«je ninth to bwtlei- bij condition, Hut
to his principles ; and tie wished
to at the I'lnnoti'j mouth nri.l in the
Hi pies, tre.l thej.ea tothesnoid,
mi I tiu .Wit we bear if lifm lie i.: a uisfimt
editor hi ifo? Chronicle k Sentinel, a position
ite ofeiu.i.‘c! loi : oiii" muiiilH. ansi until quite
ie< eutiy.
tin* i.i-'t we iii-ai i.f this “Norlhetn man with
i'anthem |iliuc'ph , F,’’ he is seen to go on board
it stoatnrtr at Wilmimrtou. which point, ho reach
id clandestinely. What his further destination
null de .i ,im may V l '. we s.ro left'to conjecture.
It is ucd dilflealt to ijnneiae. however, tha lie
will soon be in his accustomed haunts in New
York, where his recent experience and observa
tions South will make him ifnilc an acquisition
to the col> inns of roruo metropolitan journal.
Whether his pen will advocate a vigorous
prosecution of the v. r. or i vigorous prosecu
tion of peace, wo have‘no means, of knowing.
Tbit as be je.iii- il u company in Augusta for
li iint! defence, from which he is a deserter, amt*
aho disuppens from our community under cir
cumstances of deception ands ilse pretences, no
amount id treachery folds professions white
lie." o need cause s uprise.
Should not this additioijal instance of put
tire.! a too credulous trust in strangers nnd ex
tending In • ipitalitieis and kindnesses to smooth
tongued ndven’.u re is, tench our people a lesson
of caution ?
Among tiff other evils of a lux adminis
tration of-a flairs, i t the facility with which
people from the enemy’s lines are allowed to
f'lino among us, : ml vet hack hot.i by sea and
land. No wonder the enemy are as weft po«teil
nr to our internal affairs, civil uUd military,
and a. lo our strong and weak points, as our
cam ci.Liens.
The above nrtie'e wo take from the columns
ol the Constitution Hist. The facts stated In It
are correct. Charles Hallock, formerly of Now
\ fork, who cune to Augusta in February lost,
lias relumed to Lineoindom.
Boiue weeks after Mr. llallock had been in the
Joouth he came to Augusta, lie had with him
si l ong h’tlors of roeoiniiinulation from several
<ef the b ailing citizens ot Richmond ; also from
gentlemen who hold high-positions under the
Confederate' govern mat: t. He applied to ns for
a situation. We.al first refused to give him
one. lie then told us that lie was really in
want : emu obit ci\ out of. money : had not even
the wherewith to pay his hoard bill for a few
el lys ; and besides he wanted employment to
procure funds enough to get some clothing -stat
ing at the same time that he intended soon to
g.i in! > the army, Believing him (o he r.’.dly
iu Ti< i 1. ns he staled, we fnnlly after much
ptusun 'ion, mm nted'to give him ciuphiyment
for a while as news editor. After lie had rc
nniim l witlj us a short peihnl we iolil him
plainly that ii was time he had carried out hr*
original intention. He ut once informed us
that tic did not mean b> and > so. VTe thin gave
hitn to v. tplctf.tan.l hi; set vices were no longer
non' red by us
•Wh u \U 11. left Angaria. In 1 told several
that he won Id In' back in u feu days. No one
thought (Rtu he intended to return to l.ineoln
ilom—- for no one ipp.'Sod for :a moment, that
a man whose loyalty war not beyond suspicion
Could have ohtv.n’l sucli ritong ii conuneinhi
tiona from residents of the South a« those he
Rad in hi-po;-v:si">a. We hope that parties
in Richmond and elsewhere will hereatter b« i
more i jreful who they recommend,, and he
ji r*. y.uinff iu the letters they give to payth*
v. 1,0 uni remain in thO North no well as not*
V»e must acknowledge that we h ivo in .this iu
3tuner, boon deceived by such docu
ments Many others probably hnvh be. n alio.
The whole matter in hand can be summed up
hn#. in a few words : Cli ties Hullock, former
ly of New York, arrived In Richmond iu Feb
ruaty last. Up to the time he left the North
ha uad not been moldsted by the Lincoln au
thorities. neither had he occupied ny position
or said anything to make himself disagreeable
to tiicm. tJgon his arrival within our lines, he
went at once to Richmond. Here be was re
ceived with kindness and attention by many
friends of his father who resided In .hat city.
Through their influence he obtained loiters ot
recommendation to several prominent citizens
who resided in various sections; also passports
and h t{ers from oflieial gentlemen that would
allow him to go a tywheie in the South unmo
After gpendlnar s mm time in travelling
through the Confederacy, and collecting 'll the
informal!, n he wanted, he chose Augusta as a
place of residence until lie could leave unmo
lested aad rp« ted. In order to eover up
his designs, he joined a company fur local a
feu c. au.l when he left the city obtained a fur
lough tor on y twenty days. By so doing he
led eve< v one to be ieve that he would return
It. that time. The n xt information we have
tn regard to his movements Is, we are told by
some gentlemen from Wilmington that he has
left that city for the North. Hallcek. the spy
». .I deserter, has like a dog “returned to his
vomit ’*
In our opinion the parti ;s wholly to blame
for tho kindnesses shown biar, for the privi
i*ge* he has enjoyed and abused, and for lii3 be
ing allowed to roam at large, arc the genlle
lin-a who indisceetiy recommended him to
merit those attentions lie has proved himself to
he so unworthy of.
Hereafter we hope all from T.hicolndom who
Lave r*sided thtsre undisturbed, wit! not be al
lowed by our aatliorities to come iu our midst.
They do not come .South with any good inten
tions. If they want to help our cause, they
can do us as much' benefit at tlie North as hero.
If they do not want to help our cause, we cer
tainly have no use for them South. They ought
not bo .allowed to come here. If tli v smuggle
themselves, in, they should be hustled out, and
lie scut immediately to the region from whence
they came.
FRKWJI RKtmiWimv
A New York Journal asserts, we know not
upon what authority, that the Southern Confed
eracy lias been virtually recognized, and tlmt
the recognition will transpire publicly in the
ooar-.e ol a few weeks. Tlfc sumo paper warns
fin* United States that, a-loivigp wer is imtni
netd. and culls upon his government to pngiate
for the emergency. Wes u.uhl not be surpris
ed il th'' conjectures of the .New York editor
were tine. 11, is very certain that Louis Napo
leon has more than once expressed in the most
open mnuiier, his sympalhy with our struggles
fi:r independence. It retpiircd cousideraitle
moral courage lor an Kuifieror ‘•single handed
and alone" to propose Our recognition, His
wish that we mi ht be successful is the only
explanation wliich gun be furnished of this
measure. He must have known that such a
sugge lion, even il"rejected by
render him peculiarly obnoxious o thedispleas
uro of the Feder.il Government; and he would
not nave ventured upon the measure Lad henot
determined nt some future time to act on his'
own responsibility.
TLe latest intelligence fr.eh Europe Info tins
u ; tha> flie Lading men of Frame lfgaul a
friendly understat'ditig bet witch the Confeder
ates and Napoli: m ns ahaohiicly essential to
the successful execution o' the designs of the
! latter in .Mexico. Were th. Confederates tobe
crushed in this controversy, (he*vietorious par
ty w-oul i hasten to dispute tire assumption of
Louis-Napoleon in that < oufrtry ; and though a
large part of the Mexican nutipn (pCaliapS a ma
jority) acquiesce in tire new Dictatorship in the
hope Hat, it may afford a govcnimentof greater
stabi ity than anything which has been hereto
fore enjoyed, there would be enough of the op
posing leaven left to create a formidable oppo
sition. Should this portion he deprived of any
external aid it might ultimately die out, but if
encouraged by any considerable influence from
without the revolutionary wheel might take
another turn precipi'ating into the dust, those
who now cong:at.ulate themselves that they ire
on the pinnacle of good fortune. It seems too
(and if thiineua hr to be credited.) it seems to
the intelligent men of France that such a result
can only he obviated by the independence of
the Confederate States. If this result be brought
aboutby thb co-operation of Napoleon, either
moral oV material, we should he impelled by®
gratitude to reciprocate service especially against
a common foe. In addition to this we should
not he pleased to see an cnk-nle- cm 'dealt be
tween Mexico and the power against whom wo
are now contending ; and this would dispose
us lo make common cause with France in Mov
ie in alfaii s.
If our expect:dfoils of French intervention
are well founded, we shall.soon enter upon the
last act of the sanguinary drama which lias been
s i long iu progress in our country. This, more
t.ian anything else,.will hasten the conclusion
of this war. For unless Seward & Cos. back
down*from their oft repo ded threats, such a
measure would lead to such complications be
tween the United States and Flinch Govern
ments as would leave but, little strength to the
former to prosecute tile war against tiicSout
Prepare roit oi. it Soldiers ro ; tub Com uso
VPirrtß.—Prepare for the winter, you tlut
Uw.li in comfortable houses, protected from
the desolation of the rtlthless invader. Pre
pare clothing of all soi. - for tlie soldiers. Nut
alone for yom'relatives but to every S uthern
soldier,*to whom you nt:e bound by the holiest
ties of liberty and iioine nssociat jjjns. Organize
yourselves, our fair countrywomon, into one
grand Southern RtdieT Society. Ret cv.-ry lady
•onlnbute sent thiug. Never mind the style
as bulges thj articles sent can bo wo.inand w’iU
assist in keeping lh-»so wiiTi wear them c-tidoi t
ablc. The chances of war may remove bur
brave defenders to a latitude iiiucb-/arther
north than the borders of Tennessee—even in
to Kentucky. Let us-oiotlie them well if we
would keep them there. What is the expendi
ture of a few piltiy dollars compared w ith the
I loss of ft whole fortune ! And whose property
is secure if our aroiy be reduced by disease su
perinduced ire.m scenic , lathing in the w intry
I weather?. Clothe the army, rtf you value yvmr
liberty, and your home comforts, .and a-t vim
love Jrour naive South. Ve6.arb in fo'auothr r
winter campaign. The winter it Upon us al
most. Think ot the noble young soldier scan
tily i lad mid bare foot upon the distant picket,
and of the veteran gray ha ra shiveiing ami
warming his gun barrel yver the bivouac foe.
) The soldiers will need more comfortable cloth
ing this winter than the Government will be
ab e to fntiply. Le: tVery man, woinau and
child in the laud contribute something to keep
the soldiers warm. Let all he instrumental iu
advancing the noble cause Os our country.
Casv.ojies in* Oglethorpe Infantry.—Cap
tain it. G. Hester, in a eiter to J. M. Newby
Esq., dated in Camp near Chattanooga, Sept,
filth. I'v e' the following list of casualties in his
company, oti’Sntairiay vud Sunday, nt the bar
tic of Chickamaugrt :
Wounded Cetpl J D Bruckner in shoulder
slightly. Corpl M Wolf in leg slightly, Privates
Albert Cle; kley in hand severely. J ft Hayuie
in arm severely. J J Manders in foot slight, J
p r —) S rs in leg slight. R H Peppers in thumb
slight. A W Shaw in arm -Tight.
Okra Coffee. —Tl is said that Okra seed
inakesan excellent substitute tor cotlee. \\ c
have never tried it ourselves, but those who
have speak of it highly. They claim when the
seed is parched slowly and carefully—so as not
to be burnt—and then grouud, it has much of
the appearance and oder of genuine coffee.
AUGUSTA, GAi, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 7, 1803.
017 It PRESENT DUTY.
Lnder this caption the New York Times of
a late issue defines tlie duly of (lie Lincoln
Government. And as it is lawful to learn from
au enemy, we adopt tlie theme and the argu
ment of the Times as suggesting important les
sons lo ourselves. The abolition editor is of
opinion that henceforth all our efforts will be
devoted to a policy of delay and obstruction,
tor the purpose of protracting the war until
the expiration of the term of enlistment of tlie
three years men of tlie Federal army. Hence
says the Times ; "Every body in the communi
ty who wishes to see the war brought to a close
this winter—and we believe ali pat ties come
under Ibis denomination—ought to do all that
in him lies to swell the ranks of the army iu
the field now, so as to enable our various Gen- ;
eiuls to strjke fiercely during the next two j
months.'’
The policy of the Federal government, fore
shadowed and recommended by the Times, has
been apparent, in 'tlio rapid movements of the
West, and if the programme has udt been at
tempted in the East, it has beeti because t*hey*
have been too powerfully confronted to afford
any hope of Success. The cheek which Uotc
ciauz itas receive;! within the past, few days,
may not,defer him from gathering up all his
~1 length fiir another assault. In tl.e spring of
18G4 the Federal armies will be depleted by the
expiration ol the te:m? of .'IOffJJOO men. It is
plain that if any" service he had out. of these
men It must, be received by the Ist ot Decem
ber next. After th ;t time, in ordinary seasons, I
tlm impassable condition of the roads puts n I
most effectual arrest on all military operations ■
.which employ the lauil transportation,of heavy |
artillery. Tlie one: y is fully aware of this J
fact, and we may e'x; ect him to make the most !
diligent use of theWe v weeks of fighting weath !
er which may yet he within his ,'ommand.
U’ith this avowed joliey of the enemy befoie
us, our duty is very • bviims. We must be im
munity vigilant and etive. We must be guard
ed fit every point, ar especially at those places
al which he is seeki .; to strike us. We must
bring into the field very man whom we can
raise : we must lcnv nothing undone which is
within the limit of . powers to foil and over
throw his plans. A eat work has just been
done in North Gcor: i. But in his congratula
tory address the eoi intruding General wisely
rom nds his troop:; t-i. it much more remains to
be done. Let ns beat >aek the advancing hordes
for a few weeks and cforethey will be able to
meet us again the g did Yankee army of the
west mid of the cast will have been shorn of ils
veterans and their places supplied by until-, i
tored -conscripts who will prove a very un- i
•equal jna(ch for bur disciplined columns.
The Times informs us that every body at the
North wishes tl e war brought, to a'close during j
this winter. Wo are glad to hear it. As the j
Times lias been one of the most clamorous jour- j
nals for war, we are compelled to believe that j
it. is tli" h ue cxpaino.pt ol Northern sentiment j
on this subject. But if when “this wlntel''
comes there are. no Signs ot any early conclu
sion of hostilities ; if lioaecrans find ldinsel! on
January list, lfiti l, where he was January Ist,
Ist;" and of this there is just now an encour
aging probability; if Meade find Himself in
tlie statu quo of bis predecessors at Fredericks
burg-no progress having been achieved to
wards Richmond during the year—the enemy
must be disappointed and discouraged to such
an ex ten* that he will begin to think of peace
more seriously than .at any former period.
There Is much t'len which is encouraging in
the present aspect of affairs. The weight which
lmng so late likely some incubus on tlie hearts of
the people has been removed. As the sentinels
look out from their posts and call to each other
asking “What of the night?” the cheering re
sponse is returned “The morning eometli!’’
An Example Worthy of Being Imitated.—
Thirty-two of the principle firms in Mobile ad
dressed a card lo the Mayor of that city, in
which they offered all the goods in their stores
suitable for food oi clothing, at first cost to the
families of soldiers arid all the necessitous in
Mobile. The Mayor has appointed a special
Rebel" Association to receive the goods—pro
visions, siloes, calicoes, domestics and woolens
—mid distribute them among the people.
' Tins certainly iarari example worthy of be
iwr imitated in alt sections of our Confederacy.
Much sufferings very where would be relieved,
it- tli ‘ noble spirit manifested by the Mobile
merchants .was tolldwed. Let our business
men thioiigUout our country.go and do like
wise. ■ .
GeM-hus-s Contribution; —The Roswell man
ufacturing Company lms appropriated, through
his Hanoi" Col. Calhoun, Mayor of Atlanta, to
the Atlanta executive Aid Committee, ofwirch
Colonel Po A. Crawford w Chairman, tlie very
handsome daniition of So,ooo. (or the relict dt
our wounded in the late Hattie of Chick.unauga.
; This company has also contributed largely to
various other worthy objects. 'I lie amount
i-iieir is vt-iv huge. 'Truly, such donations
fire of tlie pi incely order, and entitle-their
donors to the than' I of the people of the
whole Confederacy. We trust that, those iu
our midst who are ale, will imitate the exam
ple of the Roswell \lannTaeturiag Company
when they ate culled pon to give.
CaSCAI.TTK-i in THE . MONTGOMERY G CARDS.— |
The. fallowing are r * casual* ies iu Cos. K.
Mout.rorfiery Guards, apt. Craig, (20th Geor
gia) at the battle of ickaniauga ;
KMled —Sergt. W.N V. Gilds.
Wounded — Sergt. W. Holmes, slight in
Cos; pi. J. S. Brin i severely, thigh broken,
Irivites Patrick G;<. n slight in leg, 0. 11.
Jambs severely in 1 ie. S. M. Carter, liesh
wound in leg. Micha Ryan leg broken and
suppased prisoner, I ,och 11. C. Thornton in
gnrin and supposed pt -oner.
Missing—.iet’sec J . leu ; Ram i. 1.. Tabb.
t'sKFCi. Information—Okra seed, ground and
parched, is said to be an excellent substitute
lor coffee. Parch the seed slowly and careful
ly, so as not to burn them ; then prepare the
decoction carefully, and you will have a good
cup of "‘native” coffee.
I.t. C.d \on Siratier, ot the 74th Ohio, for
• ineily of General Negley's staff, aud the infa
mous Dutch scoundrel who tyrannised over the
people of Nashville a id insulted our women a
tew mouths ago, is a prisoner in our hands. He
should be made to suffer a few of those miseries
j no has caused others to.
A Destrcctiti; Fire.— The Paragon flouring
mills were totally destroyed by lire last Mon
day night, together with their contents.
The fire was discovered about nine o’clock,
and notwithstanding the great exertions of our
firemen and citizens, the flames could not be
subdued until every thing of a destructive na
! ture was destroyed,
1 The mills Were owned by A. Baker, Esq.--
Loss about ScOtj.floO. Insurance only s>lo,ooo.
! There were several reports that the mill had
! caught fire from one of the elevators. Upon
: inquiry we found these statements incorrect
j The machinery bad not been in motion since
one o’clock. And several persons had been at
work around the elevator iu which the fire was
first discovered If there had been any fire in
it, it would certainly have been observed. The
fire was undoubtedly the work of an iucendia
ry.
Lite loss of these mills is very great to tlie
community, in fact their value cannot bo well
estimated iu times like these. The loss will es
pecially be an irreparable one to some thirty
poor and needy families who, Ibr the past six
months or more, lmd been supplied with flour
gratis by Mr. Baker. This deed of charity was
ti noble one, and had it not been for this lire,
would probably never have been made public.
Mr. B. believes iu acts, not professions.
Affairs in Missouri.—A long letter in the
New York Herald gives an account of affairs in
Western Missouri. ’1 lie Federal General Er
ring is determined to avenge the late raid into
Kansas, and has issued very .stringent orders.—
He lias ordered several counties lo be cleared
of all residents who sympathise with the South.
Troops are being sent to enforce the command.
Bloody times are anticipated.
The Abolitionists are enon to hold a large
convention al Jefferson city. A LincJn news
paper in Weston has been destroyed bv a mob.
A military force has been sent in tlmt direction.
From many parts of Missouri we learn tlmt
Lincoln’s enrolling officers are meeting with
great trouble in completing the enrollment for
tue draft. In the vicinity of Lexington en
rolling officers have been shot by the roadside
while on the way from house to house. In some
places threats of trouble have been made >o
frequently that no one can bo found to .accept
the position of enrolling officer, and the prepar
ations for the draft are being neglected.
I'roi di.k ron Lincoln Bkuwino in Ohio. —lt
is very;evident, if things do nos take differeut
turn Koto wlrat they now promise, that there
is Trouble brewing fur Lincoln in some of the
Western Stales. In certain portions of Illinois,
oxen resistance is made to Ills proclamations,
and it is difficult for his satellites to enfpfee his
obnoxious laws. Even in Ohio, the spirit of
insubordination against his tyrauy is beginning
to show itself. A dispatch to tlie St. Louis
Democrat, from says :
Holier and Spcelnian, who shot Second L’eut.
Wiiteun in. me now in military custody. The
civil authorities demanded to have them lor trial
upon a writ of habeas eoi>p s. Brig. Gen.
Uox was telegraphed al Cincinnati regarding
it, hut has ic'fused to surrender them, where
upon the militia have been called into requisi
tion to take them from the Federal authorities
by force. The city is now m a blaze, bands of
music are playing in frontof the Court House.
Along the streets the mob element runs high.
The militia tire now gathering at their head
quarters. The result can only be conjectured
so far.
As the butternut Yallandigbam meeting
were on their way home a few evenings since
on tlie Lebanon piki, nine miles South of Day
ton, they applied the torch to the barn of a
very prominent Union man, consuming the
barn and its contents. Several cows, oxen,
horses, am. tw o mules were burned alive. The
property is supposed to be insured. Total loss
not known.
A Practice tiiat Must he Stopped.—VYe are
informed'.Hat there are certain parties in this
city who are in tlie habit of purchasing cloth
ing issued to soldiers. Perhaps some have done
so without knowing it was illegal. But it is.
And not only illegal, fcut persons who break
the iaw have to pay roundly for the privilege.
Here is the act of Congress relating to the
subject. To make it the enforcing ..of it more
imperative, Gen. Cooper has just issued it in au
order also :
“Every person, not subject to the Rules and
Articles if War. who shall procure or entice a
soldier of the Confederate States to desert, or
who shall purchase from any soldier his arms,
uniloiin. clothing, or any part thereof,, shall,
upon legal conviction, be fined at the discretion
of the court having cognizance of the same, in
nuv sum not exceeding three hundred dollars,
ami be inipr sotted not exceeding one year. ’
Major Bridewell gives fair nolice to all of
fenders tiiat tlie law will be rigidly enforced
hereafter. We trust he will carry it out to the
letter. - -
llw.t* for the Sick, and Wounded. —A very
large number of sick and wounded fioui the ar
my of tlie Teiinesssce Inavyr been suddenly
tlirown npon Atlanta and other towns of the up
country— Tar more than tho citizens of those
places can properly care for. We therefore
beg leave to Miggr. t that Other communities in
tlie State come to tin ir relief iu all practicable
wavs. ]et every c'inmunity on-the line ol
railroad, or convenient thereto, do something
for the relief of the satTeiers. All contributions
should be addressed to the “Relief Assoo'ation,”
Atlanta. This matter should he attended to at
oace without delay.
Accident on Okurgia Rail Road.— 'The C P .
M. mail train leaving Augusta Saturday, Sept.
26th, ran off the track between the 32 and 33
milepost, seriously injuring one soldier and ve
ry slightly injuring two other p issengers. One
negro was killed and another seriously injured.
Several box freight cars were in the train, one
of which broke down and was the catiFe of acci
dent. The parties injured were either on the
platform or on the top of the ears. The cai s
which ran off the track (seven in number) were
very little damaged. The engine aud two box
cars remained on the track and were uninjured.
Railroad Accident.— The down passenger
train on the Western £ Atlantic Railroad ran
off the track at Ruff’s Station, below Mariet'a
on the 2Cth, killing Capt. Thos. J. Scott, Co.E.
grli Ky Regiment, and dangerously wounding
Lieut. Bird, Cos. A. Ist Tennessee, These ofii
eers were attached to Gen. Pillow's Bureau of
Conscription, and had just received their orders
and were en-route to their posts In Mississippi.
A Hf.ro Ixpked.— A good deal of interest
was felt at the time when the Confederate offi
cers, prisoners on board the Maple Leaf, r ap
tured that steamer and made their escape to
Currituck in North Carolit a. A correspondent
.of. the Wilmington (N. C.) Journal furnishes
the following instances of heroism connected
with the affair, the hero of which is-a poor
cld man bowed down with age and poverty."
The writer says :
A few days after their escape a squad of Fed
eral cavalry, in scouring tlie'country to arrest
them, came upon the subject of this notice—
► Dempsey Right by name--ip the highway. A
small tin bucket, which the old fisherman was
carrying in his hand, attracted their atten
tion. They halted and asked him if he had not
been feeding the escaped rebel officers. Too
proud to utter a falsehood, ho unhesitatingly
answered in the affirmative. Whereupon they
demanded of him to reveal tlio place of their
conceal cent, and with threats and blows sought
lo wrest it from him. But the principle of hon
or was to strong in the old mauls bosom, and
to all their importunities lie yielded uot their
brutallity lie could not resist. They swore
'they would, have the secret, or, that he should
die. With this intention they hurried him
aboard a gunboat, mid again tendered him the
alternatives of death or of complium e- with
their wishes. He answered that he was con
vinced that they intended to hang him, but
that he was resolved to die before ho "would
• ell where those officers w re." Immediately
they suspended him by the neck, until life was
nearly extinct. They then eutliim down, and.
after reviving him, they repeated the same
question and received the same answer. -
Again his body lmng in the air, and, when his
life waslar more spent than befoie. they again
unloosed the halter, receiv ng us before thesanie
linn denial. Exasperated to fury, they told
him that this was his only chance, and tiiat
they would not cut him down . again. .Sustain
ed in this hour of sore trial Jiy hi-sense of Hon
or. which :a i stronger than his fear of death,
the old man replied, that In; was convinced of
his approach og end, yet he deemed death pre
ferable to dishonor, and that he was ready to
meet lus fate. Again, and for the third time,
bis ajyd fiame quivered iu the agonies of
death, and when lie had ceased to struggle they
once more'released him. Applying powerful
stimulants they succeeded in restoring him',
when, with a determination worthy of the ci
der Brutus, he drew forth a knife and attempt
ed by cutting his own throat, to free himself of
his persecutors. By violence they, forced his
Unite from him, when, by a mighty effo' t, he
dashed the fiends aside and plunged- into the
boiling surf to drown himself. With boat
hooks they fished him up, and baffled by bis
unyielding will, they permitted Inin to go
ashore. This is a true statemant of th s itifa
mouH transaction, Dempsey Right still lives
and plies his humble calling as a fisherman,
and that he mono of God'siioble men none will
gainsay.
An ATTfairr 'to Disco veil a Miirderbr bv
Piiuto*Rarnv.The Evansville Iffil., Journal
gives the following account of an .attempt to
and scovtra muderer by photography :
A few days since. Mr. Adams,-a photographist
of 11 list i"tv. at the solicitation of some gentle
man who had read of similar experiments in
France, took his instrument and visited the
scene of the late murder in Genian townsli p.
Thi» w.as'some thirty hours after the lumdeied
•nan laid bn allied iikda t. 'llim e a great,
deal of.dust flying, and a great, crowd collected.
Which materially interfered with (he success of
the experiment, but notwithstanding unfavora
ble cilcumslancoy, Mr. Adams succeeded in
taking a tolerably-fair '‘negative.’’ 'Upon this
lie has boon experimenting, and we were called*
o« to with: ss the result of his experiment.
lie had taken an ambrotype picture of the
eye of the deceased, and then rubbing out every
thing but a single object apparently in tlie gcsi
tre of the eye, this was placed under an ordina-.
ry magnifying glass. -At the first glance the
object appeared blurred and indistinct, but, get]
ting the proper focus, the outlines of a liftman
face were at once distinguishable, 'flic image
was apparently the face of annul wit' unusual
ly prominent cheek bones, long nose, and rath
m* broad forehead A black moustache was
plainly seen, and. also the direction of the eyes
which seemed to be looking at s nneobject side
wise. One of the eyes was as clearly seen as
the eye* in a common ambrotype or ienotyfih
Mr. Adams is continuing bis experiments, but
whether lie will succeed in making any clearer
devdoi omits remains to ho seen. Id is labors
tha* far are abundantly rewarded by the sue
mm which lias attended his efforts, as it seems
*o us be has demonsti'at"d that an object was
pictured upon the eye of Mr. Ifei.ke at the time
of his death and that the object was a human
#l9O.
Similar ox peri moots, wo are informed, have
bean made in France with g ent success, and
■ysterioH* murders unravelled through
UMtnunaitalily of Daguerre’s wonderful art.
Bptvrithstandmg w* had heard of -these strange
things, vr* ware still under the impression- that
•‘.'cad man tell no tales," until a recent experi
ment has shaken.*our faith and almost convinc
ed us that dead men may vet 'speak.
On; Pukfent Duty.— At no period in Uie his
tory of our country has the e.tefebe id' Chris
tiafi charity, towards our Buffering follow erfin
tures been more required than nojv. All the
better instincts-and feelings of, our nature,
should be brought into play n’ow if ever. We
are having a latge intiiix of sick and woniv.lc<l
soldiers'. A number of public and private
houses file to be devoted to hospital purposes.
It is necessary that our eitizens, proverbially
kind-hearted and benevolent as they arc, should
ass’st in aJJeviating the helpless and distt'essod.
Wo are sit re they will do so with eheei fulness
aud alacrity'. Tliey ne\ ei yet .refused to do. a
deed of kindness, and they will not shrink from
the discharge of the duties now devolved upon
them. They can now enjoy, to the fullest ex
tent, the “luxury of doing good.” We will
not fake it upon us to r;ay how the.-e charities
can best be directed. We have only to^ look"
about us, and the opportunity lor their evei
eise will be neither few no sliglit.
Lt»ok to tlie poor wounded 'Soldiers, and let
their wants be liberally supplied
Served Right.—Why notice that Rome deal
ers in Fideral green hacks have lately been
sold, by purchasing counterfeit notes from
Yankee captives. They have been served ex
actly right. No one pities, them, 'i bis nefai i
oas practice of trading with Yankees lor their
green backs should he bioken up, <iml we have
hut littl<v.=>ympalhy with any one who 1..,ve:» t-y
the operation.
Relief of the Wounded of Eiiago s AxJiv.*
R. A. Ciawford, Esq,, the Chairman of the F.<-
ecotive Aid Committee for tlie relief of the
wounded of Gen. Bragg's army, makes the an
nexed appeal to the citizens of this and adjoin
ing States ;
7b the Tjiom adjacent to Atlanta ."—’Hie large
number of wounded no w lying on the fid,] ~e 7 ir
Ringgold, appeal to tlie sympathy and liberal
ity of the whole Confederacy. Wo call on you
to Send us. torthwilli. cooked provis'nms of any
description, and other supplies suitable for
them, or money—the former greatly preferred,
as there is a scarcity here. Let the people ere
where help
VOL. LXXVn— NEW SERIES VOl . XXVII. NO. 40
Soßoaoi Syiut Making.—The Columbus Sun
gives the experience of JLr. J. B. Dealer in Sor
ghum Syrup making. From the account we
*ako the following paragraph, which contains
valuable information on the subject ;
Alter stripping the blades off, he *uts down
no more than he can grind in a day, last it
should sour in the stalk. He starts vary early
in the morning, and grinds rapidly as much as.
will fill a kettle before he begins to boll, and
never adds any more joieu to that kettle. Ho
strains the juice through a course cloth into a
barrel, and then puts itin the kettle and strains
it again ns he pours it in. When the juice is
boiled down to about one fifth of its original
quantity it begins to make big wrinkles like a
cow’s maw. and rppes from the skimmer when
it is poured out. Then jets of syrup aro thrown
up from the boiling surface five or six inches
high. The fires are now lowered and some syr
up is put into a dry pan, and (ho pan iato cold
water, to see bow the syrup runs. A glossy ap
poarauee, like oil on the surface, is observed,
and the syrup is taken out of the kettle with
buckets, List as possibly. A bucket or two of
cold water is immediately thrown into tlie ket
tle, and before any "more juice i3 added,it is
washed out as clean as it was at first. This pre
vents the burnt syrup, waieli otherwise would
stick to tlio kettle, from spoiling the takte of
the l'rcsh juice. For the same reason lio does
not begin to boil until the kettle is filled with
juice, as he would thus cook the first more than
the last, nor does he add auv fresh juice to the
boiling syrup. A man stands by with a per
forated skimmer, and skims off every particle
of froth that conics to the mrluce. lie puts in
no lime, nor potash, nor soda, and the syrup
tastes so much like sugar, thatatdinuer neither
he nor 1 was able lo tell which pastry was sweet
ed with sugar, and which with syrup of his man
ufactute. The first kettles are boiled down by
one o'clock, and the second by eight or nine
o’clock at night, tlms giving time for the hands
and teams to rest until morning.
DkscßirriON of ouii Iron Hams in EnOT-and.—
'he Manchester Evening Examiner, gives the
following description of the New Confeaerate
Iron Hams now building in England :
One of the two iron steam rams, built by
Messrs. Laird, at Berkun bead, was lawnrhed, at
at their works, on Saturday, August SMI, in the
pieseued of a targe crowd of spect4tms, who
were freely admitted, into the yard.
The vessel launched Saturday was chrlaened
the.Kl Monaswr, Or. Victory; her contort,
launched a few weeks ago, being named too El
Touson. When lamu lied both vessels Imre tlie
EnulirT flag astern and the French flag amid
ships.
Finch are 230 lent long, 42 beam and 19 leet
deep. Their measurea ent Is 18-a(l tons, and
their engines are 350 ho.se power. They are
plated wi ll lour and a half inch iron on a leak
backing of great thickness, bolted on to the
frame of the ship, which supportu the inner
shell.
Tin- derks arc also, iron plated, and the iron
bulwarks ut-e hinged at tfie low edge, so as to
be. thrown down in action. Kac - ram is pierc
ed for six guns on each side, and they are fitted
on the deck with large cupola towers, on Cap
tain Cole’s plan, with two guns to laeh cupvla,
their bows projected under the water so as to
form a ram. The iron plates are so beautifully
planned and fitted that.it is almost impossible
to tell whether tue vessels are plated or not
The cupolas are fore and aft the engine house,
and have an extreme .range nearly lor e and aft
flic vessel. Each ram is bark rigged, having
the lower masts and yards of iron. When
launched, the El Monasscr was taken into the
450 feet graving dock alongside tier consort, the
LI Touson, which is expected to bo ready for
sea in about a month.
Augusta.—A correspondent of the Richmond
Dispatch, on a trip to the Gulf States, thus
gives bis opinions in regard to oar city :
Leaving Kingsville, a ride of twelve hours
over the Smith Carolina road brought us to the
beautiful city of Augusta, Georgia, next to
Savanillin the most important city io the State.
The streets are broad, laid on with great
regularity, and shaded by rows of beautiful
tices. It is adorned by many tasteful public
and private buddings, and the store houses.
,-eem to have been planned with special refer
ence to convenience in the transaction of busi
ness. its healtlifiilness. eligible location on
tlie vm-t bank of the Savannah, refined society,
:ut*fcommercial importance, render it very de
si: able as a place of residence. Augusta is the
adopt.: 1 home of some of the eminent men of
the Confederacy, including Hon, Henry W. Hil
liard, lately of Alabama, and formerly charge
d’affitlros of the United States to Belgium.
After an eventful experience as politician,law
yer, and preacher by turns, and finding “ all
is vanity,'.’he lias, assumed the cassock, and
devoted himself to "the mini try. No city of'
its population Ills contributed more of person
nel and materiel to this war than Augusta. It
contains mi extensive hospital, in operation,
and another in course of preparation. t ac
commodates from three to four hundred sick
and v outided soldiers, a majority of whom are
at present from Charleston. Tlie Surgeon in
charge is Dr. Lewis D. Ford, assisted by Sur-
Tu'on J. A. I’leasanfs ami Assistant-Surgeon
Jam's. I*r. I’lcasaVits is from Viiginia, and a
near relative of- tlie late John ilumpdeu I’leUS
ants, nf the Richmond Whig. Ilis numerous
friends in the otd Commonwealth will be pleas
ed to Uarn that lie abandoned au extensive
practice in CoUimbus, Git., where lie located,
and promptly tendered ids services on the
breaking out of Hie war, since which time he
liar served the country with credit to himself
ami usefulness b> his fellow s hliers.
Lbtthii from Gen. Toombs. —Gen Toomhs
'lias declined being a candidate for the Confed
erate House-of Representatives. In a letter
to the editor of the Constitutionalist he says :
Slit —1 return my grateful acknowledge
ment.; to yourself, to the people of Columbia
•county, surd other friends who have expressed
a desire that, f should stand as a camliiiate for
Congress in the Atli Distiiet. In icsponse to
(lie kindness and confidence thus expressed, al
low me to say that i am now engaged in anoth
er branch of the public service, w ich will pre
vent my presenting and defending my opin
ions and policy below tho people, that a very
large portion of tb« people ate now absent de
fen,line; the country. X am, therefore not a
. .nididato-for-Coiigrtss, do not seek or desire
the Office, nor do,I seek or desire the support
of my fellow-citizens lor it.
i ant very refpectfully,
Your obedient servant,
K. foot! S3.
“ft bn on a Team.”— A few weeks sinceon
one of ijie roads near Morton, a teamster
nrght have been seen, shouting a id cursing at
a furious rate at his team, whtcli had become
obstinate tinder his unreasonable treatment,
and ye' y decidedly declined to pull. A gentle
man, in plain garb, rode up about tills time,
'■•id with the voice of one having authority,
ordered the d:iver to di mount, when he gave
him a few lessons in the management of a
Hunt, tlm fit,:, of which was—kind treatment.
He practically demonstrated the virtue o( bis
teachings on the team in question, utter which
the driver had no difficulty in stir ting Hi*
rallies. “Well old fellow,” remarked the drl
ver, “whoever you are you're some on a Usun.
Tlie gentleman addressed was General Unr
dee. — Mii*ssipp>an.
R y j, ,'mfkix, of the 44th Georgia Regi
rn„„t' died at the'hospitat In Hagerstown, Md.,
from tie* efie-ts of wounds received at the bat
tle of Gettysburg. He was froai Athens, Ca.
Tite cars are now rmutinj from Canton to
Grenada. Miss.
A Thrilung Event.—On thursday Sept 10th
while Gen. Forrest was at Lafayette he tfas»or
uered to Ringgold for tlie purpose of checking
the enemy repotted to be matching in large
foice in that direction. Pickiug up about four
hundred ot his command, he marched off with
all the promptitude of his ardent and enthusi
astic nature. Here he found Yancluver’scoips
consisting of sevcMeen thousand iuiantry and
cavalry. Skirmisßing immediately commenced
Gen. Forrest fighting them at every step, as lie
slowly feel back. For two days did tlie un
equal conflict continue, and notwithstanding
the disparity of numbers, the loss on either side
was about the same. Gen. Forrest retired to
Tunnel Hill about 4 o’clock and in au hour the
enemy was iu sight, when one of the most gal
lant and thrilling incidents of the war occurred
The enemy's advancing column marched on,
right on, and the cloud of dust and the huge
paraphernalia which they displayed, made
them look indeed “terrible as an army with
banners.” On reaching the apex of the hill, a
short pause was perceptible, but skirmishers
being thrown out on the right and left, on they
came. In every ambush, behind every knoll
and house and tree could be seen a blue coat,
slily eautionsly sneaking up like a hungry wolf
in seal'd: of its prey. General Forrest levelled
his trusty gun at the nearest one. The smoke
from his gun seemed only to exasperate the in
furiated loe, and to inspire them with anxiety,
either to capture or destroy tlie small but defi
ant squad of Confederates, and for this purpose
a hundred guns opened upon them, while a do
zen Yankees rushed across the railroad for the
purpose ol' getting still closer. As they crossed
the track, Geu Forrest looked still further up
and he 'saw a couple of Confederate soldiers
coming down the road unaware of the approach
of the enemy, and the immediate danger that
surrounded them. The impudence of the Yan
kees that had crossed the railroad, and were
scon crawling in the weeds, together with tlie
peril that surrounded the two Confederate sol
ilieis approaching, was more than General For
rest could stand. Hastily calling to his side
live of his escort, he told them that his imperil
led soldiers must he rescued, and that the inso
lent squad that had crossed the road must be
captured. With coolness and self-possession,
but with a loud and cheering shout, he ordered
his little squad to the charge. In the midst of the
iron hail that rained upon them, they rushed on.
Every man forgot his own danger. The soldier
stooped over his musket, or leaned upon his
horse absorbed in the scene. Dressed in a huge
duster, Gen. Forrest, as he dashed on in his
fierce purpose looked a infernal. There was a
sudden pauso; then their heads were curtained
m by the wreathing smoke of their own guns.
The Yankees were seen retreating back across
the roud, and the Confederate soldiers rescued
from death. From the hill side a volly of
musketry was now poured upon the small
squad.. Having accomplished their purpose,
they turned to retreat, but three of the seven
were wounded. A ball struck Gen. Forrest
near tho'spiuo. within an inch of the wound he
received nt Shiloh, inflicting a painful but not
dangerous wound —while two of his escori were
wounded, one in the back of the head, the other
lu the arm. —Marietta Rebel.
Wells in the Desehts. —The French are
acquiring great influence among the desert
tribes of Algeria, by the introduction of useful
European arts, especially that of boring for
water. Beneath certain sections of the Gre.it
Desert there is either a subterranean lake or
river; and this has boen long known to the
and itive Arabs, among whom there are profession
al wellsinkers, who form a numerous body en
joying much consid-ration; their work being ol'
a very da: gerous character. Theyexeav .te iu
the ground, and when they reach a certain
depth they know by the color of the soil if
water is below. A thin crußt covers the sub
terranean stream, and when it is broken the
water in it i ushes up with the velocity of pre
toleum in American oil-wells. In the south of
Algeria, the we 1-sinkers endeavor to find a
subterranean stream, which is s-metimes tap
ped at the depth of about 550 feet. Colonel
Dumas, of the French army, thus describes thu
mode of excavating them :
“The ection is in a square form. One work
man alone works at it; and, as he advances, he
supports the sides witli tour planks of palm
tree. But certain infaillihle signs—for instance,
when the soil bocomes black and moist—he
kilows that he is near the spring. He then fills
his ears and nostiiiH with wax. t hat he m*y not
he sntlocatea by tne uprising deluge us water,
and fastens a rope under his arms, having pi ev
iously arranged to be drawn up on a given sig
nal. At the last stroke of the pick, th water
often rises so rapidly that the unhappy well
sinker is drawn up iusensible. These inex
haustible springs are the common property of
the village which ha3 discovered them, and
nro conveyed to the gardens :n conduits of hol
lowed palm-tree trunks. It is these springs
which are the foundation of the greater num
ber of oases of Sahara.” In 1853, when French
conquests had extended to the vast and myster
ious solitude called the Great Desert, well-bor
ing and sinkingapparatua were introduced, and
astonished the Arabs by their simplicity ami
effectiveness. In the five years ending 1.859—-
’GO, fifty wells have been opened; 30,000 palms
and 1 000 fruit trees have been planted; many
oases have revived from the ruin caused by a
failure of springs; and (wo villlages have been
created in the Desert; the total expense uot
having been in uch more than €20,000 sterling
which has been repaid by taxes and voluntary
contributions from tlie Arabs. Col. Dumas ob
serves: “Such works give us ten times more
influence Hum our military victories. The
waters bubbling up from these borings are gen
erally charged with sulphate of soda, magnesia,
and lime, either as a chloride or a sulphate,
which makes them bitter and salt; but the
Arabs are only too glad to have any kind of
water, and the palms and other vegetable pro
ducts af'the Desert, thrive on it.” The borings
of Sidi-Sliman and K’Sour present the curious
phen- menon of live fish. A parallel to this
c ise was reported by M. Ayme, governor of the .
cases of Eygpt, to a scientific soeiety in France.
Iu clearing a well 325 feet deep, he said “he
had found fish fit for cooking.’’ The French
propose to extend these wells into the Desert,
so as to unite the rich oases of Touat—on the
route to Timbuctoo—with Algeria, and thus
direct the stream of overland commerce into ils
ancient channel by Algeria.
A■, Order Relating to Desertion. —Adjutant
Oon. Cooper has issued orders commanding offi -
cers of Regiments and Battalions to cause to
be made out and forwarded through proper
channels, to Colonel J.S. Preston, Chief of the
Bureau of Consc iption, a complete list of all
persons held as substitutes in the army iu their
respective commands. This list will embiaco
the regiment, company, date of enlistment and
age of each substitute, with the name and post
office of the principal. They will, also in the
same manner, furxisb a monthly roll of all de
serters and absentees without leave. This roll
will he arranged according to tbe county and
Congressional District to winch the parties be
long and will set forth the time and place of
desertion in each case.
All officer-; charged by commanding Generals
with the duty of arresting and returning de
serters and absentees, will report to the Com
mandant of Conscripts in tbe respective States
to which such officers are sent, and will co-op
erate generally with enrolling officers in the
discharge of the duties assigned to them
Tire following act of Congress is published
for the information of all concerned :
••Every person not subjec t to the rules and ar
ticles #.f war who shall procure or entice a sold
ier of the Confederate States to desert, or
who shall parchasa from any soldier
dler his arms, uniform, clothing, or any part
thereof, shall, upon legal conviction, be fined
at the discretion of the Court having cogniz
ance of the same in any sum not exceeding
three hundred dollars, and be imprisoned not
exceeding one Tsar.