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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 183?-1864 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1864)
BY N. S. MORSE & CO. djirAnidc & J*hfhul. terms/ the WEEKLY CIIROMCLE a 6ETTI\EL IS PUBLISHED KVEP.Y WEDNESDAY THREE MOYTHB MOO SIX MOM ll* ALWAYS IK ADVAKCE. WEEKLY ADVERTISING RATES (Hoivabt At>vr*Tt»Kn*m» put,!, *1 in thaWetilywe ttriig* t*#otY-o»ec«nU»liDe baotnturrtloo. SrioiAti Notice* will t* (.uwgcd thirty eon's klioeforeach ( r.wrUoo. ts titrAoxs.OiATniuxt Povzsil Noticm one dollar cw <>»i?ca»t N07101,2 forty gat.i.h parlina for one Insertion either Dnliyor Woekly. Where Obituary Notti-e ate :ui- i ■rhrrl i n fmiiyann Wp.yiy, c xtv cent* pnri ne. GKMCHAL IJUVGG Senator Orr of South Carolina has been venti lating the military career and pretensions of this 111-starred General In a caustic speech in the Senate on tho preposition to increase his pay as commander in chief of the Confederate arm - lea. The Richmond Enquirer and Whig have also oontinued the discussion of his claim to received several thousand dollars more, per annum than Uen. Lee, in articles of pungent severity. The public were unable to perceive anj reason in the past services of this broken down General for hm promotion to his present important position. Hy many both in and out of the army, it was regarded as boding no good to our cause. They anticipated only mis chief from his notorious incompelency and ma lignity. This unexpected promotion, which took both the army and the country by surprise could only be ascribed to the extreme partiality of the Pres ident for Gen. Bragg, and his determination to thrust greatness upon him, despite the oppo sition of fortune oud ,his own inherent defi ciencies. Gen. Bragg has ever been the spe cial pet of the President, who has done all ho could to make him a great General, but without avail. Vain are the efforts of man to ■elevate 1 mediocrity from ’its 'dead level. Mature is not to he thwarted in her decrees Where she bus denied genius, no appliances of fortune or favoritism can supply it. Senutor Orr remarks: Cbm. Bragg was the first. among our gener als, and, to their credit he it said, the last, who had had ortr men led out and shot like beeves, without court martial or form ot trial. But he (Bragg) was a favorite of the President, wlxo would hear nothing against him. The excess Os this attachment of the President to him was tuost remarkable. It could be likened to no thing but the morbid ulfection of a mother for her deformed child—a mother who gloats over and caresses the hideous features and misshapen limbs ot iter offspring. tenacity of this attachment of the Pres ident .to his protege, was strikingly exhibit and in his ro/ l|Ha ' to relieve him from duty as com ma ode r of Jhe army ot Tennessee, after being requested to do fio by u large majority of his own general oHivwm, It was uot until after the disaster of Missionary Kidge, when Bragg, himself, discovering that J** bad lost all com mand over his army, solicited J° be relieved, that the Vresideot yielded his consent. That gallant but unfortunate army felt itself Reliev ed of an incubus, which had weighed down its energies and crushed its spirit, when it got rid of this luckless commander. This “played out'’ General was floating about, with no army in the Confederacy will ing to receive him as its commander, when, to the surprise of all, he was suddenly elevated to the chief directorship of our military opera tion*. The only excuse which can be ottered lor tills undeserved promotion, is that the Pres ident knew not what else to do with his pet.— He was in the situation of the man who bought the elephant. A Vs remarked by the Richmond Whig, there existed no necessity for the appointment. The situation' had beetWYaeant since it had been filled bv G*' n - JosflTh E Johnston, the succes sor of Gen. Lk e - Wo bird an able Secretary of War, and an eyoerieuoed Adjutant General, who could tender tbs' President all the assist ance needed in the adrdb?i»tration of military affairs. But none would object to the frestowal of a sinecure appointment upon ttie si*Jv/‘d Gen eral, invested with the trappings and insignia of high rank, if it could soothe his wounded did it not give him the power to do mischief, to perpetuate the blunders, and in dulge the malignity, to which he is prone. We consider it uufortunate that Gen. Bragg, In this new position, has it in his power to meddle with the operations of our armies, and indulge his spiut against the numerous officers towards whom he entertains grudges. It Was remarked by the Richmond Examin er, some time ago, with peikaps too much ac rimouy, tLat this General bad "a wooden head iwd an iron heart." But there was toe much truth in this rough sketch. We are not disposed to review the military career of Gen. Bragg in this war. It is too j~H 0 f painful recollections to us and to the pUe'Bc. it is a history of military blunders, of lost opportunities, of victories thrown away, of disn»,‘ rcm * retreats, of States lost to the Coufederac/- Korth Gcor S ift is now raping in fire and the fruit * of hi * iDCom P e ~ tenry, as Tonne*. had b * fort *' ia tears and oppression. Buell w!» suffered to escape when his airny might have Ik‘ eu annihilated. The victories won by his own bra ve t roo P ß Perry vilie, at Murfreesboro, and fit Chickamauga, were all rendered nugatory by tfe? tatal in decision and utter incapacity of Gefl. Bragg, to follow up an advantage when gained. 2 be surprise of our airnv by the enemv. at Shelby- ’ ville and at Chattanooga occasioned us the ■ loss of all of Tennessee and a portion of Geor- : gin. And this seriws of unparalleled disasters ; culminated in the’ defeat of Missionary Ridge which drove us back upon Dalton, and necessi tated the subsequent retrograde movement of Gen. Johnston. But why dwell upon this melancholy subject, except so far as to demon strate the dauger of entrusting the control of military operations to such a head. but not the least objectionable feature in tbe military character of Gen. Bragg, is hismaiig »lty. Wheu at the head of the Army of Ten nessee. he quarreled with six sevenths of his genera* officers, lie tried to ruin the military j reputation of Gen. Breckinridge, by falsehoods, j which he has never retracted, though they have beeo fully refuted. He assailed the pure and ) lofty minded Polk with undeserved reproaches. ; driving him from his army, lie vented his j eploen upon Hill and Longstreot. Kirby Smith refused to serve under him any longer, after ;he retrent from Kentucky. Forrest and Mor gan have boon the victims of his enmity, the well earned promotion of the latter having %een persistently delayed and thwarted by his vindictive interference. And yet Gen. Bragg is placed over our gal lant officers, to decide upon their merit*, and the ‘joe*U9t» of their promotion! We do not j hesiiate to say that h is too narrow and vin i dictive a spirit, too fuJ! of enmity and spite, j ° r partiality and obstinacy, to di-charge that delicate duty, dera nding, for its right perfor mance. an enlarged soul and a just and gene rous heart. Already from Virginia loud com plaints reach us of tbe partiality and injustice of Bragg, in bis treatment of officers, as well as of his bungling interference in military movements. Wo make these comments “in sorrow rather than in anger We have no personal resent- ! merits against Gen. Bragg. We are concerned only lor tbe .public good. We of)t question i.is patriotism, though any good to be derived from it, is sadly marred by his striking per versity of mind and heart. COS FID AC . I * A OKNKIAU The power of confluence in a commanding officer to hold an army intact, under circum stance* which are usually attended by strag gling and disorder, has been strikingly illus trated in the history of the army of Tennessee during the past few weeks. Within a short time this noble army has withdrawn from its fortifications at Dalton, has fallen back into ’he vicinity of Marietta. In its retirement it has been pressed at every point hy night and by day, by a most numerous and powerful assailant, has been engaged in skirmishing a1u,0.-t without intermission, has fought two or three severe battles in which much loss hns been suffered and much more inflicted—and notwithstanding all. every intelligence which we receive from tbe front, assures us that the 1 esprit du corps of the army was never better and the determination to confront the enemy whenever battle 2 hall be ordered, was never more decided and earnest than at the present time. This preservation of the moral as well as the physical force of the army after so protracted a series of retrograde skirmishes, is due almost exclusively to the unlimited confidence which is reposed in the sagacity of its great leader. Had another General whose name doublless now occurs to our readers, been in the impor tant position which is now held by Gen. John ston, the retreat of such a large bodly of men would have b* en attended by a disorder and a demoralization which it would have been per fectly frightful to contemplate. By this time all discipline would have been at end; and instead of the compact and orderly masses which are now seen, the army in Georgia would have been but little removed from a disorgan ized mob. An incident reported to us by a gentleman who lmd it on good authority shows the estimate in which our great Captain is held by his army. After halting oil one of the retreats, a private in the ranks with more presumption than deference stepped up to Gen. Johnston and most politely saluting him exclaimed, “For Heaven’s sake, General, let us not fall back farther.” The General instead ot ignoring the appeal or rudely thrusting aside the private, returned his salutation most cor dially, and then proceeded to show him why the had adopted the policy of which he com plained. The man was perfectly satisfied with me explanation and went off proclaiming the praises of the General. Where an army is brought to believe that what their Commander orders, whether an ad vance or a retreat, whether to make or to re ceive a charge, is the very best and wisest thing which could, under the circumstances, possi bly bo done, it cannot be demoralized. It may be beaten, it may be cut to pieces, but it can not bed sorganized. Confidence in the leader wiii fnrniali a bond of union so powerful that it will effectually preserve it from dismember ment. It was this faith on himself more than any other cause which made the forces of the grst Napoleon, so successful, His brilliant mil itary genius would have availed him nothing had the soldiers lacked faith on bis wisdom and skill. What he ordered they knew to be directed always at the right time and in the light way. To obey him they believed to be the best tor their own safety, best for the cause in which they were engaged, best for every interest which was dear to them. Hence with uniuquiring and with uncomplaining spirit they ventured upon the most deadly charges and snatched victory from the very jaws of de feat. It is a fortunate circumstance that in the momentous exigency which is now upon us, our armies are directed by a soldier whose an tecedents justify the utmost confidence in his military ability. Were tho trust of the sol fliers misplaced, were they yielding all this faith where the man in whom it was reposed was so weak and vacillating ass,? be unworthy of it, uw;) the greater the confidence the gieat er the and cat rut firm which would follow. The fi delity of the troops v,c;dd afford no angary of success. But when, as under the present cir cumstances, there ! s reason to believe the General is equal to the emergency the unbroken [ integrity of the ranks and the unhesitating compliance of the men with orders issued,, fur i nish as sure guaranties of triumph as it is raj,tollable for us to expect. Florida Stave G.ficers Exempt.— The Gov ernor of Florida has cei-lined to p, list of officers necessary for the proper administranqu cf the State Government, and therefore exempt from military Service. This, of course, he has a perfect right to do, raid no one has a right to say to him “Why doyou so ' We refer to this subject merely to snow up tire inconsistency of the Administration press in regard to State exemptions. When Gov. Brown anuonneed his list of officers who were exempted, the subsofvfent instruments of the Richmond powers throughout the country at once scut up, in obedience to the instruction of their master, u most dismal howl, and abused the Executive of Georgia without stint. They even went so far as tit accuse him of trying to enlharrais the cause, and of Uting iris utmost endeavors to bring disasters upon OUT armies. The people knew irccr where the attacks came They knew they originated in the secret coun cil chambers of an embittered, chagrined and disappointed Administration—an Administra tion which had been thwarted in its unconstitu tional groupings after undeiegated powers and monarchial honors. Knowing this the public gave uo credit to the venomous aud malignant assaults. As stated above, Gov. Milton of Florida has announced a list of exempts. Wheie is the virtuous indignation of tbe bought up press of Georgia. Echo answers "where 1” They are perfectly mum. Not a word escapes their seal ed lips. The reason of this is plain. The Gov ernor of Florida is 3 monarchist in his views and upholds the unconstitutional and .infamous act* of the Administration. Therefore it would not do tor purchased papers to say a single word in regard to him. But Governor Brown must be abused and vilified for doing exactly what Gov. Milton has done—simply because he has stood up manfully aud nobly for the rights of the States and the liberty ot the citisen.— In the bleared eyes of subsidized Administra tion editors there appears to be a great dider- Unce between "tweedledum and tweediedee.’’ AUGUSTA, GA.„ WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 15, 1864. P eei.ing at the North. —According to late Northern accounts, all Yankeedom is running wild with exultation over victories that were never won. Peals of artillery rend the hea vens ; shouts of intoxicated multitudes make tho welkin ring; the Northern press outlies itself; sleek citizens exchange congratulations; ; Lincoln responds to serenades—hypocritically i thanking God for triumphs achieved only in the fertile brains of lying generals and reporters— all abont the battles in Virginia, in which the Yankees were worse whipped than they ever were before, with a total loss of not less than seventy thousand men. This tremendous commotion has been caused b - the change of pos tion of Gen. Lee’s army to meet Grant’s new movement; and which the Yankees mistake for a retreat and a rout. The miserable dupes fail to perceive that their erand army already reduced one half, is only advancing to its own destruction, to yet heavier slaughter and more complete discomfiture. The unprincipled conspirators at Washington know full well, that only disaster has thus far attended the march of Grant's army in Vir ginia, and that he has been forced to abandon the lice to Richmond, on which he boasted he would fight all summer. But it is necessary to deceive and humbug the people, to sustain their drooping spirits, and galvanize into new life the expiring war spirit of the North by wholesale lying—by stimulating reports of im - aginary victories. The object is to seduce fresh multitudes into the abolition army, to supply Grant with new victims for wholesale slaughter. The remarkable gullibility of the Northern people, offers an inviting subject to the atiocious tricksters who are decoying them to their ruin. But it is significant that amidst all this jollifi ! ('ration, gold, the great financial barometer, in dicates by its rise a growing want of confidence. The wiseacres, the bulls and bears, the sharp ers of Wall street, are not deceived; but appre ciate at their true value the lying reports of Grant and Meade, and the grandiloquent boast ing of Lincoln and Stanton. Capital, ever watchful and sensitive to the approacii of dan ger, has taken Iresh alarm, and refuses to par ticipate in the general exhilaration. We may, however, expect that when the truth shall break, as it soon must, upon the puiblind vis ion of the Northern people, the reaction will be terrific, and they will be cast down from the giddy heights of exultant triumph to which they have been raised by the falsehoods of their leaders, into deeper depths of despair than ever before. To Advertisers.— The circulation of the Dairy Chronicle & Sentinel is now about six thousand per day. And what is better, our list is constantly increasing. This we believe is the largest circulation ever obtained by a Daily Georgia Journal. We are proud to be able to record this. But we do not do so in order to boast over our less successful cotempo raries. We thought it but just that the adver tising portion of the community who wish their favors read extensively should be made aware of the fact. With a six thousand circulation a paper it is estimated has all of fifteen thou sand readers. Our rates of advertising are the same as the rates of those journals who are so unfortunate as to have only a sixth, or a quar ter, or a third of the number mentioned.— Neither do we speak of this matter in order to influence the administrate >n to put its notice s where they will lie circulated wider than they now are at half the money they now cost. But we see we have digressed from our sub ject. It is one of our lailings. We will frauk ly confess our lault. We started this article to give business men some information which they have a right to know—amd that is the circula tion of a paper in which many of them have thought best to insert their favors. Look Oct for Them. —Two men, represen ting themselves as Federal officers, were seen coming down the Savannah River in a cam*, about forty-five miles above here, the latter part of last week. They were dressed in Yan kee uniform, were armed with pistols, bowie knives and shot guns, and said they were go ing to Charleston. They first stopped at Mrs. Not man’s plantation, ia Lincoln County, and conversed with her negroes who were working in a field adjoining the river. Their principal inquiries wore about Augusta and its surround ings. They next went ashore at Thomas Mur ray ’s plantation—where, fortunately for them, there was no man about the premises—and conversed with the overseer's wife. They were extremely curious in their search for in formation-asking specially about the Powder Works, what force was stationed here, the location of Hamburg, Augusta and the Charles ton Road, He, Is both instances, there hap pened to be no one near to enact t’acip arrest, and they were allowed to pursue their voyage unmolested. We do not know what informa tion they gained—we only know they succeeded in sadly frightening a icf helpless women. If these men were indeed what they repfocen ted, where are they now? The matter §hoiild be looked into. To be Expected. —The Administration press do not publish all the correspondence between Gov. T ANARUS, ange and tUc President. They omit the able letter oi the Executive of North Car olina on the suspension of the habeas eovpqs act. The arguments of Gov. Vance are so con vincing that the President did not dare to attempt to controvert them, and the letter ad dressed to him remains unenswered. This being the position of affairs, the subM" dised press generally have omitted that portion of the coriejtfcrrdence which places their mas ters in a bad light. This is just what might be expected. It is a good specimen of the unfair and unscrupulous policy they have adopted towards flit who rnaj happen to differ with them. Having ctopartsd from tqe paths of moral rectitude, they endeavor to place all on the same level with themselves. We merely state the facts in order to show to the public the base trick* the suppor i ters of the administrative adopt, in order to deceive, and carry out their ends. Negro Sales Tcssdat. —The following sales of negroes were maae at the Lower Mar ket House. Tuesday: By A. Wilson: Martha and child, $3250; little Martha, s years old. $2650; Rachael and children, $7000; Susan. 17 years old, $3825; Harriet and two children, $5950; Alice, 17 years old. $3350: Kitt, 10 years old. $8100; Clara, 50 years old. $2100; Henry, 20 years old, $3- 980: Margaret, 35 years old. $3110: Cornelius. 30 years old. $3200; Adaline, 17 years old, $3950. . By Millner, Keen & Cos: Woman Margaret, 29 years old, washer and ironer, $3200: woman 32 years old, and two children, $4800: woman, 60 years old, unsound, $985; gill, 19 years old, $4250. By C. B. Day: Boy Jim, 21 years old, field hand, $3060; woman Isabella, 23 years old, washer and ironer, $2425; man Mike, unsound, ssoo. HCC*E TAX BILL. The following is a copy of the Tax biil paus ed by tbe House of Representatives onThurs dsy last: The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That Use first, second and third sections of the act 50 levy additional taxes for tbe common defence and support of the Government, approved 17th February, 1864. be amended and re-enacted so as to 'read a-- follows: section 1. That in addition to the taxes leived by the act to lay taxes for the common defence and to carry on the Government of the Confederate States, approved April 24th ISO3 there shall be levied from the 17th day of Fel> ruaiv, 1864, on the subjects of taxation here inafter mentioned, and collected from every ! person, copartnership, association, corporation 1 liable therefor, taxes as follows, to wit First C pon tho value of all .property, real, personal, and mixed, of every 'kind and des scnption, not hereinafter exempted or taxed at a different rate, five per cent : Provided That from the tax in the value of properly employed in agriculture shall be deducted the value of the tax in kind derived therefrom lu ring the same year, as assessed uuder the law impressing it and delivered to the Government whether deliverable during the year or after wards, including the bacon delivered after and not prior to the assessment of the tax on prop erty employed io agriculture as aforesaid; and the collection of the tax oijfccli property shall be suspended after assess l ® t under the order of the Secretary of the Treasury until the val- I ue of the tithes to be deducted can be ascer tained, and when so ascertained it shall be the duty of the Post Quarter master to certify, and of the district collector to deduct, the amount of such tithes. And any balance lbuud due may be pain in bonds and certifiacates author ized by the act to reduce the currency, and to authorize anew issue of notes and bonds in like manner, as taxes payable during the year. Second—On the value of gold and silver ware aud plate, jewels, jewelry and watches, ten per cent. On the value of <*ll shares or in terests held :n any bank, banking company or association, canal, navigation importing and exporting insurance manufacturing telegraph, express, railroad, dry dock companies, aud al other joint stock companies of every kind, whether incorporated or not five per cent, which tax shall be assessed against and paid by the company in each case. And when the shares or interest in any such company are tax ed, no other tax shall be imposed under this act upon any property of such company rep resented by the valuation of such shares or interest, as directed in the second section of thi3 act, except the tax imposed by the first paragraph of the third section of this act. Section 11. The value of property, shares and interests taxed under the proceeding sec tion shall be assessed on the basis of the mark et value of the same as similar property in the neighborhood, when assessed in the year 18(10, except that where lands, slavos, shares or in terests have been purchased since the Ist day of January, 18112 ,other than land purchased by refugees and held and occupied by them for their own use and residence, they shall be as sessed at the price actually paid for them 0y the owner, or if for auy cause that cannot be ascertained then at the market value at the time of such purchase. Shares or interests created since the year 1860 shall be assessed at their actual oost to the present holder. Provided that no shares or interests which are now worth par or over par shall be assessed at less ttan par. Section 111. Upon the amount of all gold and silver coin, gold dust, gold and silver bul lion, unless purchased since the first day of January, 18(12, and then upon the actual cost to the present holder, ten per cent., except where the same is already included in the tax on shares of interest.- impos&i'by *ST k' tion of this act, and in such cases tea per cent, less the amount of tax so imposed; aud upon the va’ue of all moneys held abroad, or bills of i exchange drawn therefor, and promissory notes, rights aud credits payable in foreign countries, five per cent., according to the value thereof, at the place where the tax thereon is payable [ at the time of assessment, except where the same is included in tne tax on shares or inter eats imposed by the first section of this act, and then five per cent, less the amount of tax so imposed, payable in Confederate Treasury notes or four percent, bonds, or certificates au thorized by the act of February 17, 1864, to reduce the currency and authorize new issue of notes and bonds. Second, Upon the amount of all solvent credits, and of all bank bills and all other paper issued as currency, exclusive of non interest bearing Confederate notes and Con federate bonds, and not employed in a regis tered business, the in ome derived from which is taxed five per cent, upon the par value there of: Provided that the income derived from Con federat ? bonds and interest bearing Confede-, rate Treasury notes shall be taxed as other incomes. Section 4. That paragraph 4th of section five of the same act he amended by adding thereto as follows s “in case of disagreement botween the owner and the officer as to the reduction of taxes under this section, the question shall be set tled by referees, as is provided in the cases of disagreement under the Bth sectiou of the act to amend an act entitled an act to levy taxes for the common defence, and carry on the Government of the Confederate States approv ed February 17, 1864.” Section 5. That paragraph sixth, section four, of the act to amend an act* entitled an act to lay taxes for the common defence and carry on the Government of the Confederate States, approved February 17, 1864, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to include as wholesale dealers, manufacturers, and coal and other miners, and salt manufacturers, who make it a business to sell their own products to other dealers to sell again; and that ser.tim 16th or the xime act be, ami tbs same is here by amended so as to read as follows: First—The income property and money, oth er than Confederate Treasury notes, of hospit- j als, asylums, c lurches, schools, colleges, aud other charitable institutions, shall be exempt ed frotji taxation under the provisions of this I or any other The property of companies provided under the act, entitled “an ant to es tablish a volunteer navy,” shall be exempt from taxation, except on the income-. Second—That paragraph sixth, section sev en, of the same act be, and the same is hereby, amended, by adding thereto as follows : “If any person shall failto make a due return as required by saifi section, of the incorue o,r profit!) taxed under any law of Congress, - or in case of disagreement with the assessor, to sub mit the same to referees, as provid by law, or Shall fail or refuse to pay the tax thereon, within such time as shall be prescribed by pub lic notice by the district collector, under tne direction of tne commissioner of taxes, such person shall be deemed aud held to be in de fault Section VI. That this act shall not be so con strue 4 as to subject to taxation corn, bacon, and agricultural produots. which were pro duced in the yeqr 1863, and in the possession of the producer on the 17th day cvf February, 1864, and necessary for the support of himself and family during the present year, and from or on which taxes in kind had been deducted apd delivered or paid. Section VII. That section fourth, paragraphs one and two, of the act approved February 17, 1864, entitled ,‘an act to lay additional taxes for the common defence and support of the Government,’ ’ be so amended as to levy an ad ditional tax of fifty per cent, upon the amonnt of all profits made by selling the articles, men tioned in the said paragraph, between the 17th day of February, 1864, and t:ie Ist day of July next, which additional tax shall be col lected under s&*4 act, Exemption of North Carolina State Gffi; cees. —The annexed preamble and resolution, in regard to State officers hag passed the North Carolina Legislature : Whereas, The fearless and free discharge of the duties of the officers of the State, is essen tial to the preservation cf its sovereignty ; and whereas, Congress baa power to conscript State officers, and this General Assembly has already by an Act, declared certain officers and employees of the State exempt. Resolved, That this State demands exemp tion from conscription of all the civil and mil itary officers thereof, and also all county Sur veyors aud Jailors, and all and every class of officers named in an act passed by this Gen eral Assembly at its adjourned gession in 1863, and ratified the iliu day of December, lt>63. | Col MIBRT3 Operations in Mississippi. -The ! L ‘ atla0!1 Mi ®s. Reptrbliccan gives the annexed account of the late operations of Col. Mabry in jumSute: tb ° m i ddle of April a for ce of Yankee s“vu l tZ;f Va l r - V 1 a , mi s artii, ery, estimated at ed un fk v Undred left Yicksburg and march of -l' L , l lZa ° tor l \ e P ur P«*. *is supposed 7i. C v ton ’ whlch the y intended ship pißnown th f Yazoo river, gunboats and trans r;™,S,betin *f nt up V " A * stre;lm for that Jit' 6 ; Q fo rma tion of these movements havug oeen received, Col. Mabry’s Brigade p7rtTffio 1 that tima 0f the 17th Kansas, r„I u ;.h h ’ * pot ; horl of ,he 4th Mississippi, in£ ju ,‘ b irQ ’ and Owen’s Battery-cros-ed ; ‘ m* rnght of the 19th. and on the ve.jug >t the _Oth. met the enemy on tho -ilscjauicsourg and fazoo City. road. After a sujit engagement, m which the artillery was principa l}’ engaged, the enemy retreated and our forces advanced in pursuit. We had not gone lar however, before he opened upon us with artillery and nusketry. Col. Mabry, not having more han two hundred men with him at that time, f.-L hack a short distance and awaited his advance. The enemy, however did not pursue Night having come, we went into camp, art next morning learning that the enemy had gone in the direction of Yazoo City, started for the same point on another road, traveling rapidly in order to best the enemy aud gam the fortifications. In this we were successful; j -But the enemy did not come. Some gunboats however, soon nade their appearance, and we concluded to try our hand at them. Owen’s Battery was soon in position on the river and opened fire upen them, striking the Prairie Bird and Petrel eight times. The latter vessel ran by us and passed up the stream a short distance above the city. Col. Griffith aud Cap! Chambers of Cob Mabry’s staff, having recon noitered her position, agreed upon a plan of attacking her in close quarters which they sub mitted to Gen. Adams, who approved it, and sent Cel. Griffith with his own regiment, a squadron of Col. Wood’s regiment, and a sec tion of Owen.s Battery to make the attack.— The other section of artillery was placed in position on the river to assail her if she attemp ted to nia by the city to her comrades below. Col. Griffith, on arriving within four or five hundred yards of the vessel’s position, dis mounted the cavalry and unlimbered the ar tillery ami advanced, all under cover of rising ground and heavy timber, to within 150 or 200 yards of her. \olley after volley of musketry and artillery was then poured into the devoted vessel, awakening her slumbering captain and unsuspecting crew to a lively sense of the dread - fu| realates of war. So complete was the sur- prise aud so terrible our fire, that, althouo-h splendidly aimed, she made but a feeble resist ance, only firing three or four artillery shots at us. Out of our artillery shots passed under the bed on which the Captam was sleeping, tearing it open and scattering the feathers quite an unceremonious way of awaking the gentle man. Another shot passed through the steam chest, filling the engine room with steam, and causing a general rush for the river bank, in endeavoring to gain which many were killed. The captain, however, remained on board and surrendered his vessel, remarking as he did so tfiat“ifhis men had stood by him we would not have gotten her so easily.” We found on her eight Dahlgren guns of tne most approved pattern, some very fine small arms, a consider able quantity of commissary stores, etc.; after removing which we burnt her. The enemy below, bearing of this disaster immediately left the river and returned to Vicksburg and wo went into camp some six teen or eighteen miles from Yazbo City, hap ing.that we would be allowed a little time of quieLaud tepoAe. By* Ib Hiwiw *««**>- pointed. ' V Not many a -ys elapsed before information ■van received that a heavy column of infantry, ivalry and artillery had left Vicksburg and re en ronte for Yazoo City, intending to drive us out of that country and pay Canton a visit, which they said they intended to bum. This force was estimated at from four to five thousand. Nothing daunted by these over whelming numbers and braggadocio threats, OoL Mabry prepared lo give them battle. His first offer was on the Mechauicsburg and Yazoo City road. The enemy, however, would not accept, but endeavored to flank. To prevent this, we fell back in the direction of Lexington the enemy pursuing. Three miles north, ot Benton we halted and awaited his advance, having masked our artillery an i concealed the greater portion of our forces. The enemy’s cavalry having come up with pickets, charged them with a wild yell to within a few hundred yards of our guns, when we opened upon them and drove them back much faster than they carne. They then brought up a battery and a sharp artillery duel ensued, which, however, did not last long be fore we silenced this battery and drove it off the field, kiiling and wounding a number oi them. Learning that their infantry in large force, was coming up, we retreated in perfect good order, lighting the enemy, who put sued us for several miles. After retreating ten or twelve miles, we went into camp from which wo daily sallied forth to annoy aud harrass him. Several attempts were made by him to cross the lfig Black, all of which were fojjed by our cavalry. He also attempted to burn the rail road bridge across Big Black, but was defeated by tso companies of Col. Wood’s Regiment, conmanded by Capt. Yerger, who hastily con stituted breastworks out ot crossties and fought him gallantly for three consecutive hours, kil ling and wounding ten or twelve and driving back the remajnder. consisting of two regi men sos inianfry and one of cavalry. The enemy, finding that he could not des troy the railroad and overrun the country, as he seems to have anticipated without a great deal of hard lighting and much risjk, concluded tr, ioavffi Our forces pursued him and haras sed and annoyed him as much as possible Taus, by the energy, vigTance, daring and brarery of Gol. Mabry and his gallant little command, the purposes of two strong raiding par ies of the enemy have been foiled within the past month and the country saved from devastation and destruction. The Mallory Report Forgery. —The follow ing ia a copy of Lyons’ dispatch referring to the alleged report of the Secretary of the Navy to the Congress c,f the Confederate States: i.tjß'o LYONS TO EAIIL RUSSELL. Washington, M irch 22, IBC4. My Lord—ln my dispatch of the 31st Decem ber last, 1 inclosed an extract from a newspaper containing what purported to be a copy of a report of Mr. Mallory, the Confederate Secre tary of the Navy, lour Lordship will recol lect that the supposed report contained pas sages avowing tire attempts to organize an in vasion of the United States from Canada, and giving detailes with regard to ships of war stated to he building for the Confederate Gov ernment in Ffoglagd and France. Some stress has, as your Lordship is aware, been laid upon ihis document by Mr. Seward in his cominuni- cauons on the two supjects just mentioned. After alluding to the importance which he had attached to it, Mr. Seward said to me on the ih.hiust. that he felt bound to tell me that he had just discovered that it was a forgery. He had, he said, taken considerable pains to dis cover whether it was authentic when it first appeared, and although he had been unable to priicure any Southern paper containing it, he had quite satisfied himself that it was gen ume. Recently, however, the person by whom it uad been concocted, hearing of his en quirers about it, had thought it right to let mm know that it had been published originally as a mere jen <1 espird. and that partly the u museroent which it had afforded to see every ? n ® t f keu iu . b / Jt > and partly the notion that it was injuring the Confederate cause, had pr evented an earlirr avowal of the truth. Mr. tDtat JC waa very remarkable i tho disavowal of the supposed report had, so tar as he knew, appeared in the Southern newspapers. Its authenticity had indeed been denied by t aptaiu Maury might not havd had the means of knowing for certain whetner it w«j really authentic or not. There was, how ever, now no doubt, Mr. Seward said, that it was a forgery. I have, Ac. (Signed! LYONS. inebgar. —Take one quart of blackberries, add three quarts of water and two spoonsful of sugar or molasses, put in a demijohn and set it in the sun for about two weeks, and you will have excellent Vinegar, VOL. LX.XYIIL —NEW SERIES VOL. XXVIII. NO. 24. Capturk or the U. Steamer Water Witch.—The Stvannah Republican has tho following details of the recent gallant naval exploit of Lt. Pelot, aud his men in Ossabaw Sound; The expedition went out Yfednesdty night, June Ist, but from some cause unexplained the vessel they were ait-r suddenly weighed anchor aud put to se* about au hour before their arrival in the Sound. The following night, (Thursday,) the Water Witch, lying in Oss.ibaiv Sound, presented game worthy of the pursuit. Oue hundred a»d ten men, in se ven barges, started out abortt midnight, and boldly pulled up to the steamer, which was lying quietly at anchor, and! commenced the assault. The resu tis give: i iu the following letter, which has been kind iy* forwarded tons by Capt. Gauleiter, who co mmonds the batter; al Beaulieu Beaulieu Batter; r, June 3, 5 p. m. A boat expedition, under Lieut Thus. P Pelot, t,. S Navy, boardeit, iu Os.-abatv Sound, near the Inlet of that name, about 1 aif (just oue o cb ik last night, arid after a desperate hand-to-hand tight of a'aout fifteen minutes’ duration, succeeded in capturing the United States steamer Water Witch, of four guns. I d-eply regret to s'.ate that Lieut Pelot W E Jones, James Stapleton, Ordinary sea men ;-r —Crosby, Latuisman ; Patrick Loftin Quarter Gunner, and .Moses, colored Pilot of the expedition, were killed—the first named shot through the heart. Midshipman Minor. Dii ut. S Price, Boat wain Seymour. Surgeons Steward Harley. Gii Rice, J Barm t: \ M • Donald, E J Murph y. E Lee, A W iliiams, T King and Champion, were wounded. The following named officers and men be longing to the c tptured steamer were killed ; J bells and J Sliis, both negroes, and the fol lowing wounded ; Lieut Comd’g A Pender- j grast, Acting Ass’t Paymaster Billings, Ensign ■ J Hal, 16:131 it A D Storer, U P Wesson, R R Murphy, rs \V Buck, Henry Williams. Jno Par at;r ’ Hazleton, ,1 Smith, and William Dick son (negro). The bodies of the slain and the wounded were brought to this p -st, and, together with the prisoners, forwarded to headquarters. The loss of Lieut. Pelot will bo severely felt, lie was the first on boaid the enemy’s venel ami is represented hy all his survivors as J most gallant and accomplished officer. C. R. Hanleiter. Capt. Comd'g. The bodies of Lieut, Pelot and his brave comrades who fell in the action, were brought to the city Friday evening together with the wounded, aud the latter sent to the hospitals. From parries who took part in the expedi tion, we lea in that the boats got within tliim steps ot the Water W itch before thev were hail ed. All was quiet cn the vessel, "which had just enough steam on to move the wheels with out propelling uer forward. Our men made no response, but ran their boats up against the steamer and commenced clambering up her sides. _ Not one of the guns was fired, the fu ses being ail down below and tho crew asleep. Most of the fighting seemed to be done by the officers, with revolvers and sabres, which were used freely over the sides of the vessel and through the ports. Our men heeded it not, but pressed forward, reached the deck and then clambered over the netting some six feet in height, all the while fighting desperately, hand to hand, with the enemy. Lieut. Pelot was the Inst man on board, and received a sh ot through the heart soon after reaching the deck, and whilst dealing blows thick aud heavy all around him. The commancffthen devolved on Lieutenant Price, who had received a severe sabre cut on the head, but although covered with blood, led forward his men most gallant ly and battled with his own hand i,.„ni n - Birrreinicrca. ' The prisoners number about sixty and were brought to the city Friday evening. The at tacking party were only about eighty in num ber, two boats, we regret to say, laving back ed out at the first fire aud returned. These lat ter parties sent forward a report that tne entire expedition, except themselves, had been killed or captured, though they failed, as the sequel proves, to remain long enough at their post to know the result. The Water Witch is fine side wheel steamer, is fully equipped and provided wit;h every con venience. The death of Lieut, Pelot is justly to be la mented. He was a native of Clmrteston, and belonged lo an extensive and highly respecta ble Caro inian family ot that name. He wa only twenty seven years oi age, and was much esteemed tor tils gallant and gentlemanly bear ing. He leaves a wife and three small chil dren. Mob Law in Ohio —i'be Columbus Ohio States man has the following notice of tho state of affairs in Greeueviile, Duke country, in that State : For several days past a perfect reign ofter ror lias been inaugurated and carried on in that village by the members of the Loyal League, aided by a squad of some tiiirty or forly return ed soldiers belonging to the 6‘Jth, lOtii, anu one other rigiment. The Abolition fanatics of the town first got the oldiers intoxicated, aud then intligated them by the basest and most wicked misrepresentations to “clean out” the Demo crats of the town. One day last week a drunken soldier a <sault ed aud nearly killed an unarmed and inoffen sive citizen, lor which he was arrested and lined one hundred dollars. Ex-Congressman Will iam Alien prosecuted the offender on behalf of the citizen,aud he being apiorniaent Democrat, the Union Leaguers directed a l l the prejudice aud malice ot the soldiers against him. Bull urged on by the lanatfes, the soldiers, to the number of thirty, marched into town on Mon day, with their guns and other weapons, and were about to stack the office of Mr Allen. A few law abiding men assembled to protest the life apd property of their fellow citzeu. The soldiers, aided by the Abolitionists, gathered a number of store boxes, filled with fire wood, and erected a barricade in the street, from be hind which they fired u; on the office and the unarmed citizens about it. Only two citizens, who were armed, stood their ground and with revolvers returned the tire of the soldiers until they were shot down. The.soldiers then enter ed olliice and completely gutted it, tumbling the furniture, books and papers into Lie street and destroying them. They’ also caught Mr. Allen, aud as wo are informed, disarmed and beat him most sharaelnlly. Having achieved this feat to the delight of the Abolitionists, and becoming infuriated v. ith their work and the wmskey, they commenced an indiscriminate assault upon ail citizens who were designated by the fanatic as “Copper heads.” A number of citizens were halted . n the streets by tiie Union Leaguers upon some pretence, when the soldiers assailed u.em with stones, clubs, knives, uad all sorts of mi -ilts and weapons, they took possession of the li quor buoys of the town, and drank and destroy ed at their pleasure. A country gentleman came into town with several thousand dollars hi bounty money, intended to relieve ins town ship ot the draft. He was assailed by the mob, dragged from his horse, sevoriy beaten, and nanowly escaped with his life aud the money of his neighbors. His hoise was fed into a gro cery and pawned tor the whiskey the rioters consumed. The terrified citizens rioted their shops and houses, and gave tiie town up to the furious and frjmzied mob, in whose possession it still was when our informant left. Greenville is the same prace a Democratic newspaper office was sacked by a mob of I 'nion Leaguers a tew weeks ago. Nothing was then done to bring the njimderera to punishment. Another Advance!—Not of the my—but in the price of paper • vance we have made in the ra c u tion h.s 1« ? reoW asr&ciKJS&sssiS too or quit the business. VVe do not wish tc he understood as casting reflections upon tec paper makers. They have only done what editors ought to have done alt the time—advanced their prices at c. co>res ponding rate with other articles.— Athens Watchrmn. M. J. Wellburn, of Columbus, Geo., well known as an eminent jurist, lawyer and con gres-man, his been ordained a minister in the Baptist Church, and accepted the call of tbe Baptist Munich at Hamilton, Geo. CO.AFBDSRATR STATES PDIGRESS. SENATE - MAY 211. The following were introduced: A bill to amend an act impotipg restrictions upon the foreign commerce oT the Confederate States it feired: to provide compensation for the Com missioners appointed in pnrsu nee of the act suspending the writ of habeas corpus—refer red; to authorize the appointment of chaplains to battalions and hospitals—passed; to amend the act to allow commissioned officers of the army rati >ns, &c.—passed; to a mead the act to provide an invalid corps—passed; to provide lor the impressment ol railroad iron, equip ments and rolling stock ot railroads, when the same ihnil be necessary for the public defence —referred; to establish a bureau of foreign supplies— pasred; to amend an act to regulate the cmnmeice of the Confederate Slates, &c. —referred. Vile following resolution w.ae ad ’pled: Resolved, That the Committee on Militaiy Aifurs be instructed >o inquire into the pro- I rfctv of providing by law lor retiring from t ue line uch field and .company others as h ivo c r mey he.eifter become >anfit for active s arvice by reason of disease or wounds, so as ti 1 open the way for promotion to those below •1 lem, who remain in the field in the actual ii: ischargc-of their duties. And that they fur ther inquire whether an officer who is absent fn Jin his command iu time of b tltlo unless f- >m absolute disability or under orders from hi; i superior, cr is a prisoner, ought not to be dr oppe.l; and further, if it is hot expedient an i proper io assume that an officer who is üb sei it ior three months or more, unless he is a pii soner. is prima facie unfit for duty, or is de- li.i qrteiit in the discharge of his duty, and oui fit, therefore, to be eilher retired or drop pec —and generally what ought to be done to I get officers of superior rank, who do not per ! ! u ( - il )y in the field, out of the way of officers ;ot in tenor grade, who do perform such duty. T he death of Hon. D. M. Currie, of Tenn., was annouuuced, ami appropriate rosoliftions . adop »ted. house. Th.; discussion of the question of repealing ihe ac. t suspending tiie writ of habeas corpus was co. utiuued, after which the vote was taken on the; )iesentiii"of the Pres dents Message sent no the ] louse Friday in relation to the susp m !,fon ot the writ, aud it was ordered to beprint- Appr. opviate resolutions upon the death of 1 Jon. D, M. Currin were passed. senate. —May 23. The fc 'Rowing were referred: Memorial of of J. S. I brasher, Superintendent of Press Asso ciation, a .sking that reporters in the field be allowed 1 o purchase rations and forage; bill lo regulate the pay of the General assigned to duly at the seat of government; communica tion from the Secretary, of the Treasury repre senting th at the advent-fed sale of guaranteed six per cent, bonds had been postponed from military i recessity, and recommending certain lc,; .Ration in consequence thereof. The Cor amittee on Commerce reported back the ivcoul mitted bill amending the Ist section of tho act imposing restrictions on the foreign commerce, of the Confederate States, so as to strike out the word “uniform.’’ The bill was con sidered an and passed. The saw e committee reported a bill amenda tory of the same act, so as to protect the inter ests of the States in vessels owned wholly or in part by t hem. The bill, after a lengthy de bate, was amended and passed—yeas 13, nays house. The Spi -inker laid before the House a com munieatio t from the Secretary of the Treasury per cent n indts, and recommending legislation to meet tfc e expenses of the Government in the meantime. A portion of the communication, relating 1c 'an amendment of tho impressment law, was i ei'erred to the Special Committee on that subje ot. Resolut ions were introduced favoring the ap pointmeul ot commissioners by tho Confederate Governing nt, to co-operate with commissioners tone app muted by the several States to treat with the United States Government for peace on the has sos separation and the in dependence of the Sou th. After considerable debate they were laid on the table. A joint. resolution was submitted to remove the injune tion of secrecy from certain proceed ings of ia at Congress. Laid on the table. Bill to f uspen t tne collection of the tax in kind in ce vtain localities in the occupation of the enemy ; memorial of certain employees of the Govei riment to purchase supplies at Gov ernment rates —referred; to inciease tie pay of private « and non-commissioned officers of the army seven dollars per month above the pay now i eceived—passed; resolution of thanks to the cad eta of Virginia Military Institute for gallant c onduct in the battle of the loth passed. The Cos mmittee on Ways and M°ans reported bills to a mend the tax Jaws. Ordered to be priu te 1 a nd made the special order tor Wed nesday. SENATE—MAY 24. Don. Herschel V. Johnston, Senator elect from the State of Georgia, appeared, was qual ified and took his seat. Resolutions of the General Assembly of Louisiana in relation to the further prosecu tion of t. he war, were presented. Laid on the table ami ordered printed. A rest dution was adopted that the Military Commiti.ee inquire into the expediency of caus ing officers in the Quartermaster’s and Com missary’s Department to be detailed or assign ed to the dpty of auditing and paying claims of citizens ot Louisiana tor ail property im pressed by order of officers in the Confederate service, and for hire of negroes and teams. The Gommiltee on Fin nee reported a bill to author.ze certificates ot indebtedness. [Pub lished in Chronicle.] House resolution relative to the removal of restrictions from the visiting of the sick and wounded in hospitals by Congressmen,'report ed adversely from the Military Committee, was com-idured and rejected. Toe bill to provide for the appointment of additional military storekeepers in the provis ional army ol the Confederate States, was re ported from the Military Committee with an amendment. The ainendrftent was adopted and the bill passed. The bill so make the pay of the General as signed lo duty at the seat of Government the i-iuno ns I hat of a general commanding a sepa rate army, wus reported from the Military Committee without amendment. The bill to authorize the appointment of ad ditional artillery officers for ordnance duties, reported luck by the same committee, was considered and passed. . A bill to authorize the agents cf the Press Association witii the army to purchase forage aad rations, was repeated back from the com mittee with an amendment. Amotion to reconsider the vote by the hiil was p.. .;ied was entered by Mr. H:.i, of Georgia. Joint resolution for the compensation of Me Daniel A Ewing for destroying Federal Boat Oi'itQ >vi<n a torpedo, reposedJ roUl mc Navai Committee, was passed by a two vote of the Senate. .... The resolution MstrnCcjßg the Judiciary Committee to inquiry into the expediency of re-vi-rnca bill suspending the writ of habeas corpus when the present la v suspending tiie nahi writ shall have expired, was taken rip, discussed and adopted. HOUSE. The following Senate bills were passed : To amend the act concerning a record of troops, and aiding the several .Stab s in their procure ment ; to exempt uom military service editors and employees of certain -weekly periodicals and papers; creating the rank and postof ensign n the army; to amend the several acts in re gard to chaplains, to authorize their appoint ment battalions and general hospitals. Military Committee reported t>ack, with a recommendation that it pass, senate bill re organizing and defining the duties and estab lishing the rank of the officers of tbe Conscrip tion Bureau, in connection with the War De partment. It w ,3 moved that the bill be pstponed and printed, and merle the special continuing order ot the day; and it was so ordered. The Military Committee reported back the House resolution calling for statistical infor mation of Ihe number of soldiers furnished by the several States ; whether they volunteered or where conncribed, how many have been killed in battle, how many have died, and how many have deserted, so s*, 1 1 furnish a compar son between the States. Reported back with a letter from the Adju*ant and Inspector Geu-Tal. who says tti t to arrive at the conclusions sought by tire r> - solution, it would be necessary to overhaul tl. i muster rolls from the commencement of th» war, which would be a work of oich mag; tude, and require su#h an amount ot clerical forces as could not b > spared from other im • portaut work without detriment to the country and the cause. Therefore, the committee re commend that the resolution lie upon the table iui t tho committee be discharged from the tu’ure consideration of tbe subject. r-enate bill to provide transportation for members ol Congrtss living west ot the Miss issippi river, to andjfrom the seat of Govern ment at Richmond passed wi’h au imendment The Military Co■■ mittee repor e i back ad versely ree bill to place iu the military ser vice citiz ms of the United States sojour ang in the Confederate States. A bill w -s reported to amend the act creating a nitre aud miuing bureau. senate—May 25. The following were referred to appropriate committees : A bill to expliiu and amend tue Jaw relating to impressments ; to crea e a de partment of foreign and interior suppiffis, n id to regulate the collection of import and ex port duties. The hill to allow tho reporters of the Press Association to purchase rations was reconsid ered and n-j .cted. 1 he bill i,o regulate the pay of a General as* .signed to duly at the seat ot Government, un der the provisions of the act approved March 25, 1862, was taken up for c muni oration. The bill gives this General the same pay is a gen eral officer comuUunliug in chief a separate army in tho field. Pending consideration of this bill the Senate wont iuto secret session. house. The Speaker laid before the House a mess age from the President, transmit iag a commu nication from the Postmaster General in ex planation of the delay in the delivery of the mails fro n the Richmond Post office in the in terval if the absence ot the clerks in the field and recounting the efforts made to remedy the inconvenience. Without being read, the mess age and accom paying documents were refer red to the Committee on Postofiices aud Post roads. A Dumber of bills passed by the Senate were received from that body and referred to their appropriate committees. The resolution to rescind the House resolu tion fixing the day of adjournment at May 31st, was discussed. A motion to postpone till Sat urday prevailed. The following were introduced : Resolu tion directing the president to inform the House whether the tobacco ration i furnished the army, and if not what further legislation is expedient or necessary on the subject; bill tor the relief of the Mubile cadets; to author ize chaplains in the army to draw rations; to prevent and punish frauds and larcenies upon the Government of the Confederate istates; to fix the compensation of certain officers ot tho Treasury Department; resolution directing Mil itary Committee to consider and report upon tho expediency of making part payment in gold, or ourrentible notes, to such of our of ficers and soldiers who are held prisoners of war in the enemy’s lines so that their necessi ties may he relieved. The bill entitled “An act to amend the tax laws,” coming upas the first special older of the day, was considered in committee on the whole, the Speaker vacating, and Mr. and'amendihonTbr tne mil oecupikTffcjraJ ISO up to the hour of adjournment. A message was received from the President, announcing that he had signed the bill to pro vide for the redemption of the old issue Treas ury notes held by certain Indian tribes. SENATE —MAY 26. Several bills were taken up and passed over informally, on account of the thinness of the Senate. Senate bill to regulate the pay of a General assigned to duty at the seat of Government, laid over on the previous day, was taken up aud p used. The following is the biii as it passed the Senate : “ The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the pay of a general assigned to duty at the seat ot government, uuder the provisions of an act entitled an act to provide a staff and clerical force for any general who may be assigned i y the President to duty at the seat of Govern ment,” approved March 25th, 1862, shall bo tire same as the pay of a general officer corn man ling-iu chief a separate army in the field.” the hilt reported Irom the Senate Finance Committee to authorize c TtiUeates of indebted ness to be given for property pnohased of im pressed, and for transportation, and to provide lor payment oi the interest on* said certificates in specie, was considered and passed without amen iment or opposi ion. The resolution to rescind the joint resolution fixing tiie day ol adjournment for dial, was laid on the table. house. A bill was introduced amendatory of the act to organize forces to serve duriag the war, so as to exempt the Society of Friends from miliutry t-erviee —passed. The bill authorizes ihe Secre tary of War to grant exemptions to such uuder the i of February, 1864, us which the act ia aineadatoiy. I'lie Military C immlttee reported back the bill to provide for the enrollment and conscrip tion of all noncommissioned officers and pri vates in the Trans-Misdssippi Department east of tba river, and absent oa expired furloughs west of that river. The bLH further provides that all absent without leave tor two weeks after the promulgation oi t sis act By proclama tion shall not bo permitted to volunteer, but shall be assigned to any command that the eonirnan'ting General may deem proper. It was moved to amend by the insertion of thirty days instead of two weeks in the time allowed recreants to report without loss of status. Tiie amendment was a top ted and tho bill pasted. The Military Committee reported back, with the reooimendation that it do iie upon the ta ble, Somite bill to authorize the President, with the advice of the Senate, to appoint officers to temporary rank and command. Also, a bill similar in some respect to tr 0 foregoing, authorizing the President to co,,» er temporary rank and command upon officevs of Pro vis onai army who may be assigned > XJ au y special service. , ~ B:l; making appropriations tor i jG support of the Government of the CoaU‘- dente States from July Ist. to Dec. 31st —read by title, ordered to be primed aoq made the special order for Saturday at l >; The Committee od ,y a y H and Means reported a bill making a P /J ropriations for tiie postal ser vice of the i States lor the year 1862 and Read by title and ordered to be ”'infod. Mr Baldwin, of Virginia, from ■me same committee, submitted a minority re port as a substitute for the bill, to take the same direction. On motion, the bills were made the special order after the disposal of the general appro priation bill. The Judiciary Committee made a report on the suspension of tire writ of habeas corpus. — Without being read it was laid on the taint* and ordered to be printed. A bill was introduced to amend the army regulations in respect lo gaming by bonded of ficers and other custodians of the public funds. The Senate bill to create the office of dis bursing clerk of the War Department was passed. The bill t > organize the Supreme Court of the Confederate States was reported back from the committee, with the suggestion that it do not pass but lie upon the table. Joint resolutions of the General Assembly of Virginia were submited, insisting on the main tcnauceofjuiisdiction and exercise of sover eignty over the ancient boundaries and domains ot the State, and pledging all her resources for war until the usurped government of West V ir ginia is wiped like a blot from her map. Tho resolutions were read and ordered to be printed. The Senate bill doubling the rates for Com pensation and mileage of members of Congress waslost, ayes 33, nays 46. The bill amendatory of the tax law coming up as the unfinished tmisneas on the calendar, the House resolved ifself into committee of tins whole on its consider at ioa.
