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DAILY REGISTER.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
MONIUT EVENING. OCTOBER 1<». lSf,4.
*«l I’I'OIIT TilK li«VEII>MKST
The Government, or those who represent it,
nre not invulnerable. They are wen ns we
are, hihl have their weakness?* and necessities
ns oilier tueu have, and are ai sensitive to
the bolts of ciitioi.-ni which ate too often
buried nt them indiscreetly. Like
too, they derive tv confidence Irom the suppott
tis the public, and a strength Irotn the e*
pressed approbation and words of encourage,
went from those who?e interests they are
guarding. As men, they are ns perfect as
could probably be found, one! even if they
were not our situation could not be improved
by a change until the lime for' which they
are chosen sh ill have expired.
Then it plainly becomes the duty of every
man to give what sdpport be can to tbe G »v
--tiient. Aid it by withholding criticism. Aid
it ny a thousand little services which appear
not much of themselves, but in tne aggregate
will tend much to lessen the load of respon
sibility that is resting upon the shoulders of
the President and his coadjutors.
Support the Government; but don’t attempt
to do it by fault finding. Till- man who is
i rnied with u vulture’s bill to peek at every
li iw be sees does not lessen the difficulty, but
rather w idens the breach.
Support the Government; but not bv de
pr«noting tin* currency and repudiating it ns
a circu'ating medium. That it may have been
better is possible; that it would have been
better under the guidance of different men is
scarcely probable. Then take it- as it is,
studying not so much your own individual
interest as the interest of your government,
the failure of which would involve the Id sos
tod ouly yotir money but your hocus, your
Idrth-right nil l your honor.
Support your Government; but not by
caviling at this measure and grumbling «'
that. If tbe government has sometimes re
sorted to bnrsii expedients it was because of
staunch necessities. The rights of no citizen
ha* be.tu infringed upon when it could have
been avoided ; and who is tin base as not to be
willing to wave every individual right to gain
the ultimate end lor which wcare struggling?
Support your government and do it like
men whose souls are attuned to the high
pri cipk-s of patriotism and philanthropy
Support it, by showing a self-sacrificing de
votion lo the cause; by shouldering as much
•of the load of responsibility as falls to your
siiare, and struggling along with it manfully
to throw it eventually- on tbe threshold of a
'pence which involves our liberty and inde
pendence. If our governtnent stand we have
i vi rything to hope for in the future, if it failsi
with Ire land and other down-trodden nation.-,
we may bang our hHrps upon the willow and
piny the butfoon for our masters. If our srov
eminent fails it were better a thousand times
that we had never btcu burn. Then support
your govetnnient.
THIS KUO XT.
Nows fiom the front comes in very meagre
allotments. Os the real position of our army
very little is known. There is n conviction
prowing over the minds of the people, how
ever, that ft move is on the tapi? which will
very materially niter the status of things in
this quarter. Whatever tuay he Hood’s de
signs we do not know, nor would it be pru
dent to say if w» did. We can only say to
the. people do your duty and expect the best
results.
The Macon paper* give us very little from
the front. The InfeHiyenctr, of yesterday,
gives the following very interesting purlieu
-1 irs : ‘
Our latest advices from the Army of Ten
nessee are dated three o’clbek f ridty morn
ing, October 7th, from which wo learn that
I.ee’a corps wns orcnpymg Altoona Heights
and I’ig Shanty. Hardee's coqis, command
ed bv Jhe gallant Cheatham, was advancing
northward on the side of the State road.
Oar forces have effectually destroyed the
W. A A. it- H. by taking up tne rails, burning
the timbers 'and tearing away embankments
from Kennesa w .Mountain northward nearly to
Etowah.
A number of Yankees who were prowling
in the neighborhood of Lost Mountain, on
Thursday, were captured by oar forces and
when they were informed that our army was
in poMension of the railroad north of there,
they were incredulous and perfectly astound
ed they discovered the truth.
No reliable news of .(lie position and con
dition of Sherman's army had been received
lit our Army headquarters up to our last
dates, though it is evident the Yankees are
making a movement.
Our base of supplies are perfectly safe and
convenient to the army.
No certainty of the capture of Rome had
been announced to our uriny up to Thursday
evening.
Tut Pacikicator.—• Tne first number of this
Journal has been laid upon our table. Wo
nre much pleased with the appearauce of it,
end from a hast} examination of its articles
are siiti-fied It will he conducted w ith ability,
nnd will do much good. We shall often give
oup readers ox.racts from the Pact fit <Uor. As
n public journal its perusal will repay any
one for its cost. The Par jirtttrtr will be an
organ of the Roman Catholic Church, Messrs
I’. Walsh and L. P. Blome editors. Price
#ls 00 per annum.
Je««* JxvkT'm—Private Jesse Jenkins, of
the 3oth Georgia Regiment, has lately been
released from a Yankee prison. . He Respect
fully asks the papers of Georgia ta publish
this notice, that bis wife and family Who were
exiled from Atlanta may know that he is re
maining in Macon to be info’med of tbeir
present location.
The Legislature of Alabama hue adjourned
after a scenic nos twelve days. They paused
no l.i w providing fur the further organic ttion
til the militia, though that was supposed to Le
ttJ»* prim-* cl j-*s* of the call. #
TUG WAll VIUOIKIA
FROM THE VALLEY.
Affairs In the Valley nre not by any means
u if*vnrahle for us. The enemy still conliu
u« to be pressed back, and our cavalry now
hold possession of the north bank of North
river, the hihlu body of the Fedurals having
fallen back beyond Harrisonburg, at which
place th«v Imvea moderate sized cucampmuht.
Their outer line of pickets extend to within
sight of the town of Bridgewater,' which is
six or e gin miles south of Harrisonburg and
west of the Valley turnpike. From that point
tbe camp of the enemy can be plainly seen.
Their force is variously estimated at from
twenty to forty thousand. -
At Waynesboro* they destroyed only the
do; ot; the "our mills were not destroyed,
n-ir weie any of tne private bouses. The
Hour Irom one mill was distr buted amo-g
the negroes. Our. cavalry chargad tbe Fede
ral troops in the streets, driving them in con
tusion, mi I pursip-d them so rapidly that they
had no time, whatever might have been their
desire, to burn private house* by the way
At Staunton they destroyed only the uepot.*
Wickham's cavalry brigade are represented
es having displayed conspicuous gallantry,
being tlie foremost in charging the enemy in
the street- of Waynesboro’.
Passengers by lasi night’s train report that
all is now quiet there. Tint trains are run
ning to wiini i a mile and a half of Staunton.
The bridge over Christian’s creek was but
siightly duuixged and is already repaired.
FROM THE RAPID ANN
Passengers i>y tin last night's Central train
also r< port’ that a cavalry force advanced and
again burned the bridge at Uupid Anu station
\Veuuesdav night. They nre said to be advan*
ciug on Goruousvillc, but iiulhiug confirma
tory of the reports bad been received at the
War D -partnicnt up to a laic hour la-t night.
Important military changes arc about to be
made in the Tciin> s-ee Army, and we have
every reason to look for vigorous-movements
in that quarter shortly.
Naming authentic b is be- n beard from For
i«*hi. but it is minuted that s i -rtly uf'er Ins de
aioiistr.uioii against Riiiaa/utt. at l*n a-k , bn
elt lb it FYdeiai i-flier in Ins Uvnctn a and
-Mih k ihe i.lie id tbe Chattnuouira and N ---h»
vide r.nlr mil, s me sixteen miles troin tin* lat
er p ace, c-p'iitiiig a livigtit tram and some
seventy ptisoutrs. It is ceruiu that he. is not
idie.
KltOM PI.TKKSIU U I.
Pa-sengers arriving lr.s • vening .report all
quiet and no new tiioV* m.-uls on the purl ot the
eat my.
AKol'Nb KIOIM Xl>.
There were no d* m u-tiatiocs yesterday
whatever, save ot.tbn spade and pick, a species
•I employment particularly well cilcuirled to
aid m wuibug away t.he in<m Uoiioiia uours of
camp life, * nue bo ks are n »t likely to form a
part of a soldier’s luggage, and idleness is pro
ductive ot deni nui zitiou.
A body id the uneuiy’a troops were said to
have breu seen in iviutj down the river on yes
erdiy muiutug, but their destination is uof
known.
PAPTAtX EDWARD A. M.IKYK.
The friend* id Cupi <tu M »ry« will be p titled
to lemn iba* ini* efii-er died iu tlusci-y on
y-steal ty. He was the v.etim ot a chronic
I ci irracteil in -ervice.
. lie wi< the aon i>l ll ui. J ibn L. Mtrye,-ot
Fiederick-burg, (i member ot the Virginia
A'S«-iiiblv.)
C-pt-tlu Ma y<* was a m tnher of the Vir
ginia Convention wlucb passed the ordi.iauc-: of
secession.— Vispntch.
LATHI 1 SOKTIIKU.V TKLKORAMS.
The following are the most iuteresting and
!*»*•#• »*l«*wrrtmrt irr the us itiU *illi t
FIIOM NAMIVU.LK.
N'afhvillk,' Oct. 2 —Fo rest, with his whole
force,.appeared before Huntsville this morn
ing i.nd demanded its surrender. Tue tom
m mditig officer, Colonel G. M. L Johnson, of
I the Twelfth Indiiina cavalry, refused to com
ply. There has probably been heavy lighting
there to day, but no feus arc eutcri.iiued of
its capture.
The total Union loss in Gen. Rousseau's
expedition, iu killed and wounded, is ninety-
J eight.
Large numbers of rebels are reported at
Spring Hill, twelve'titles heyoud Frauklin.
The lines are cut at that ) lace.
THE MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON.
C ’.mo, October 1 —The Memphis papersrof
the 30*h ultimo contain nolhing important.
Tie Irwin prison is almo-t depopulated,
many of tlie prisoners having been transfer
red to the civil jurisdiction.
Admiral Purler lias been transferred from
th>* M.F"issippi iqundron. His tare well address
was rec**iv*ti here io~ilty. It is not kn iwn
win-re his litin re fl-ld of labor will be, hut he
it h gone t * N-*w f). lean-. Admiral I) »vis is
spoken of as his successor.
Two ho id-ku se.vncn went b»low to-dufy for
the and ll'.Tcut gituhoa's in the Mississippi tqua
droit.
Ttie Aleamer H rm in was fi ed on at B *nd
No. 14, on Thursday, receiving lifiy snots ; but
uohoiiy was hint.
A lorctt oi rebels has been seen near Tip
ton vj He.
Forrest sent n fl ig of truce into the camp of
the Fottrih Mi-s s-opp. Caval y, at Hnrua id* z.
on the 2K h. staling tit tl he tin t a liuinber of
sick ami wounded pr.s'ineis on tbu wiy IroUl
Duval's BttiiT for exchange.
TMIS ATTACKED BV THE SAVAOKS.
N.-'.v Yokk, Oct. 2.- A s-peciai dispatch to
Ghtcsgt troui Si Uiitl, Minin Ada. daied Sep
teru'ier 110, sty« : A letter from Fort Rice, and tied
September lit. states th st C.plain Fisk’s Idaho
train hid be,-u mtack-d by Indians, mid that
seven ot h s rear guard and four emigrants
were kil el.
The Indian* then attacked his main body
in such number a that he was compelled to
entrench himself aud send back to General
Sully for help. Iu this inoruing s fight twenty
Indians were killed.
a vaivahu prize.
Wamhxctox, Oct. 3 —lnformation has been
received at tbs Navy Depart mint of the cap
ture by the steamer Magnolia of the blockade
running steamer Matagorda, nbo'it seventy
live mite? off Gape Antonio, Cuba She was
front Galveston for Havana, with a cargo,
which consisted of cotton, the deck load of
which, some two hundred hales, wag thro an
overboard. She {staid to a splendid Steamer.
OoLD.
T'i* Guxstte quotes gold on the evening of
the 2 1 as closing at 151 J a decline during the
day of 2J. .
—w
Tiik Weather—We have a epell.of real
Autumn weather upon us. Friday night,
■ after quite a variable atmosphere, for several
days, the wind veered around to the north-*
west, and blew quite cool throughout the fol
lowing day. hatnrday night the cold in
creased In intensity, and fires and blankets,
were generally call -d into requisition. While
we w rite (Sunday a. m..) the skies are bright
and the day glorious, but fires and woollen
clothing absolutely necessary for comfort.
We have every indication of an early Fall.
No rlnrhl there whs final in ft.*, yj-(ja;Stry
this morning. —Suvmnrth Rtpublitan.-
Ors. Psnsts Is in Command of Early’s old
division. Gen. Kamseiir, who has been com
ms tiding Early’* division, has boon assigned to
tin* c. in n ud o! Rhode*’ divt.-iou
lATKIIKS I'INO COItREHI’O.NDK.V E
Howard's Grove Hospital,
Richmond, Sept. 27, 18G>. J
lion. J. P. Benjamin, Secrotary Confedt ate
States of America :
Upon tbe eve of my departure from ort
Del.i ware, I was urged by my fellow-priso :-rs
to cull the attention of the authorities of In;
Confederate States to their condition, su |r
Inj.s, Ac. Tsis I cannot hope to do fully in! ,
sali-factorily In a short communication. Vn •
•dfori was made by certain men, just previ us I
to tb • shipment of tbe tick and wounded fi ini
Fort Delaware, to get up a commission to nr
Authorities, similar to the one sent North f in
Andersonville, and to inform our Govornn nt
of the condition of the prisoners, and to i g *
our authorities, if possibli, to make s Jia
Arrangement with the Vaukee Goverumcn by
whicli ttiey- would be permitted to rec ve
tobacco, clothing, Ac., from Richmond fie
men refused to request the Yaukee Gov n
inent to send such cumiiiissim era to Kdi
uiond, believing that our worthy Chief Ma is
trate, in whom they liave the utmost ci fi
deuce, and for whom they entertain a uni' r
tal love and esteem, had done All that he
could with.honor to have them released, nl
they believed him to be cognizant of t idr
condition; and ns they did not wish, as ir
d -ntly as they desired tg be released fin
prison, to'induce our authorities to sacrifi * a
principle, or to embarrass tbe 'President :i
any manner whatever
Tbeir su fie rings have heen severe and ma*i
fold but they are as truu to the cause as lir
brave brothers in the field. True, they dm 1
Confinement this winter, when it is so o«’id|it
from the experience of the lust that tliir
Ftiflerin'gs will be great, and they nre auxidis
for release, but not at the sacrifice of a funi<
tnentnl or vital principle. If possible, tly
desire so’ni<* arrangement made by w*bicii tl-y
may receive tobacco, money and clothes fijan
their friends or the Government. Tobalro
answers all the purposes of currency. Mdiy
of them whose hotucs arc in the Yankee litis,
receive money and clothing from tbeir fani
lios and friends. By a recent order they ire
debarred correspondence with any other fut
father, mother, brother or sistir. Previou to
this, synipatbiz tig friends and cbaritablein
dividuals contributed, much to. the relit. 1, of
many. But there are many who have *lO
friends or acquaintances North, and caujot
write for assistance. If an arrangement ci-jld
be made to supply their prisoners at Beil |le
or Libby for Hie privileg-i of supplying
Drl.iw -re with a certainty that our lyen
should pet what was seut them, it would |a
lieve them very much. Os cottrsu we could
not uni), rtake lo supply prisoners in ILO
interior for want of transportation facilities.
A word as to their Me iluiaiit and 1 have doa*.
The Id * of a pris .n *r is hard uod c iceriess It
lest; wlieo uitcuihd wi'.ii crueiiy awl iusuli
cleucy of food, fuel, betid ug autl cbithillg. !g
coinpanied with a "knock down and drug u "
argument, it i- iude-oribable. L lltoriy oiir
prisoners have. not b.-eii c ut'rolled by lie
“sink argument,’’ a'tliongh the st.ck is in hatd
and feld w..h threatening men ce. I bate
s>*en severe piitus. n mi'nt infl cted for trivul
causes—of course, some governtnent is neetN
snry. but it need not be iiiimllitary and cruth
I ben* vi*, and have gni'd evidence for b*diit
i:ig. that lobieco h»s h-ea sent Horn Uictinioiii
to D-laware and never deiiveted. Ciottiin.'
fca< been perinil(-*d to btt reee veil and ibeu.d
more than a cnaoge, it was taken from otr
nu n, uft« u leaving them without a cb luge id
under clothes But I cannot particular
pr< s imiug that these thi: gs .ire kuowu to our
utHhuiliK s
It won and gtatify our President to know tb it
tair prisoner.- have unbounded confidence iu
hi in. * * * * *
Tnisiinv lb.l a..mat long 111 lj Tie (lOtle tor the
reliei id our br-.ve pi inciters. I aui,. very re
spt-ctluily, your obedient servant,
Mt I'UKX F. Nixnki.kk,
Priv ite Cos. li /llsi Aia. li--g’t (Jav’y.
pßPiimtK.vr ok State. (
- . U'cttm jud, S*pi. 27th, 1804.)
Dear Sir : Your letter ot this morning, with
end mure, h .s been received.
The condition j*f onr brave countrymen now
: in the hands ot ttie eu. tuy i- a m‘ j -cl ot un
casing ttoLci'tide wiih the g iven tit 'tit. and we
are using evi-iy effort to tit ligito the aever'ty
ot their sufferings. These iff uts b ive had bur
very limited A tccess, Still we are not without
hope tli.it other concessions will be made by
the i.ffiei its of the United States to the demands
of hunt mitv, it'id that by mutual consent the
prisoneis in the bands of e-tcii g >vernin *nt will
Ite permitted to receive font home such ne
ce-sary Anppties as are not usually denied even
to crinilnalo.
The Government of the United States, by
the prison regulations recently published, do
not allow food or clothing to be sold to’ our
men by the prison sutlers. They allow one
Aiiitof oil er clothing and one change of un
der clothes to be furnished to thu prisoners
by their relatives, who may choose to pend
such articles by flag of truce, hut this Govern
merit is not permuted to supply them. To
bacco also is allowed to be sent ascontribu-.
lions flora relatives, but we are not permitted
to send it for the general use of our captive
soldiers, «s we would long since have done,
being aware that it coni 1 be used to pur
chase from the sutlers such supplies as are
most needed.
1 understand from Col Onld that he is now
on the eve of entering into fresh negotiations
for an agreement which shall secure for each
Government the right to furnish to his owu
tiddlers lit the bands of the other, such sup
ply of warm clothing and blankets as ntay bo
required for comfort during the approaching I
winter, and a stated ration of meat, bread,
coffee, sugar, pickles aud vinegar, so that actu
al physical suffering shall not bo added to
thoso that are inseparable from imprison
ment.
The absence of the President prevented my
Cotntnunirat'uig to him at present the touch
ing assurances of tiio continued affection and
confidence with which he is regarded by our
soldiers, ntid which have stood a test so sc
vere as that of their long imprisonment and
duel sufferings. Having been personally the
witness to his labors, and tlie confidant of his
foldings on this subject, I am able to assure
them, through you, that there is no sacrifice
other than th st of principle, which ho would
cheerfully make to secure the comfort, even
if uatde to obtain the retifrn to their homes,
of men whoie fi Jelity to duty, and whose un
swerving patriotism have won not only bis
love i-nd admiration, but the gratitude of
their country.
I atn, very truly an 1 respectfully, your
obedient servant. J P Bkuamim,
Secretary of State.
3lr Stephen J*' Nuunelee, Private Cos. 11, Slat
'Reg’t Ala. Cat., Howard's Grove Hospital,
Richmond, Ya.
Binnktton Butler. —The Herald cautions
Lincoln to disnbu-e himself of the idea that
Butler has any strength with the Democracy,
nnd say- : “ile has as much standing with
the Democracy as he has with gentlemen. His
is justly considered the most universally
disgraced American name sines B -nedict
Arnold’s. Any 'adnsir.iairatton which bad the
hooor of the army in respect would long
FlliC*? h*?* ro«“|.rnßHidlwJ sos cnndnPt
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, and
j ut him out of the army in disgrace.”
- ■■ ■ ♦ » ■
We are glad to learn. eay« th“ Aipeal, that
all the colic u at Palme wo baa be m brought
unay batelj.
hKTTEIt KHOM TUB COMfIAN OK&
OK KOttT RAI.V-S.
The Mobile Advertiser publishes somsi ex
tracts from, a letter from Col. C. D. Anderson,
who• surrendered Fort Gaine3, and is now in
prison at New Orleans. The letter it to his
wife, and is given to the public in defense ol
Colonel Anderson’s fame. He says :
I was compelled to surrwuder F»rt Gaines
through feelings of mercy for my officers and
men, who earnestly appealed to tne. Tbe
position was utterly untenable, the fleet hav
ing passed, and an overwhelming force be
sieging by land, tin* only three guas with
which I coulil have responded to the fleet disa
bled, my picket line driven back to the last
notch, tli« ditches and parapets swept from
every direction by tbe enemy’s shot and shell,
ho case shelter in the miserable apology for a
fortifieatlou, two sick men having been killed
in wlmt was considered tbe best casemate,
threa*ened with a tremendous conflagration
from the buildings within, and the magazine
in great danger of being blown up, and all
hope of escape, or of accomplishing the slight
est good by holding out, gone. I did not
consider Mobile in danger, for tbe enemy had
evidently not come prepared for anything
except to gain the hurbor for safe anchorage,
and as a preliminary step towards further ope-'
rations iu the fall. As soon ns the fleet ran
in. Colonel Williams retreated with bis com
mand. and therein noted tnoie sensibly than
any of us. The whole line ought to have been
prepared for the same thing. Under these
circumstances, my couimuud was seized witli
the nppalliug conviction that our case was
hopeless, and seemed paralyzed with the
prospect of certain and useless destruction. 1
realized nil these horrors of the situation, hut
said nothing, uud continued diligently to
make the necessary dispositions, and give en
couragement, being resolved on making the
best fight that was possible. When, however,
the officers came to rue after midnight, while
I was hard at work, and expressed themselves
so decidedly in favor of eurrender, and as
su ed me that their men concurred with them,
I saw at once that nothing more could be
iloue. Yon may imagine with what crushing
humiliation this conclusion came upon me.,
for as yet I had only sixteen or seventeen men
killed and wounded, and knew that it was
PXpect'-il of tae to do, something moro for
the repntatiou and the honor oFthe flag.
I expected to be ostracised, and as I could
no*, maintain the etiquette of tbe military
code without exhibiting too much selfidiness,
nothing was left but to consult tbe great !
natural and inoral law which prompted me to |
do exactly as I did. I might have got on*, of !
the scrape by demanding to be relieved, but j
I thought that would only make matters |
worse, for had any other officer, even General
l’ ge, himself, attempted to fight that fort
another hour, ! feel satisfied that there would
have been mutiny, and a really disgraceful
surrender at last.
I see it has been stated that I acted contra
ry to tbe express orders of Gen. l’age. This
is not true. I previously intimated to him
my condition, and that 1 would soon hare to
succumb, but he only charged tne to do the
belt 1 could. He knew quite well that the
fort could not hold out or make a fight, and
that the time for orders from him had passed.
I aui also blamed fur not answering his signals.-
MvTeason for this is, that negotiations were
then pending, uuder flag of truce, and tbere
f >re 1 bad' no right to commuuicate. As
regards tuy not consulting him about the
surrender, I was cut otf aud surrounded, and
could only act on my own responsibility.
Besides all this, Captains Smith aud Thom
had. visited Fort Gaines only the Dight previ
ons, and foreseeing the inevitable result, they
tola iu.i ili.t lit. Lvuur.l lull tliv matter en
tirely with me. Gen. Page also cauie over
while I was at the fleet, and learning the
whole stale ot alTairs, wnj did he not assume
command and iilu-trate, just for one day, the
mad, forlorn aud unavailing desperation of
miking a human slaughter-pen of Fort
G tines? Instead of this, however, he re
turned immediately, thus avoiding any im
plication, which, for bis sake, was exactly
what I desired, us I entertained the highest
possible regard for Gen. Page, and felt con
scientiously that I was doing tiio best that
could be dona under tbe circumstances. I
regret exceedingly to suspect that the General
had not as muca charity for me.
As for other calumnies so liberally be3tow*
cd on die, I shall not trouble myself to’ refute
them. lam heartily sustained by my whole
command in the course I pursued, who aloue
could fully appreciate the; circumstances of
our position, aui bcnce I confidently expect
to be sustained by the lathers, mothers, wives,
sisters, and little children represented in that
command. *.*'"**
ltest assured tbnt it will come right after
awhile.- Meantime do not suflVr yourself to
on annoyed b> what you may hear derogatory
to me. * • * * *
You cannot conceive the curious undab
surtily false rumors about us that are iu cir
culation even amongst the Southern sympa
thizers here, such, for instance, as “that 1 mil
a Baltimore Plug-Ugly, and sold F’ort Gaines,
and that uuinbers of us are taking the oath of
alleginnce to the “United States,” Ac. Our
friends here are rapidly arriving at the truth,
however, and the ladies, who are still fondly
devoted to our cause, are vieing with each
other in doing us honor and kindness, though
we arc not permitted to look upon their faces.
The Yankees will not allow us to. do so, be
cause they say they cannot control the ladies'.
Verily, a more loyal people to tbe South can
nst be found.
I Will write you Iu my next of my condition
here, which is anything but pleasant. lam
quite well at present. -My love to all.
Atfectiouately, your husband;
C. D. Anderson.
From .ho Klctimond Sentinel,
TUB SOUTH SIUK.
The roar of cannon in this immediate vi
cinity has. since Tbwrstlaj last, far transcen
ded all proportion to the gravity of the ope
rations. Since tho severe chastisement in
flicted at Fort Gilmeroa Thursday last, when
the Yankees charged our works, there has
ben uotliing North of tbs James above occa
sional skirmishing between our picket line,
and the pickets of the enemy’s cavalry. Ou
Saturday evening last the enemy’s skirmish
ers advanced to recover .some ground from
which tbeir pickets liad been driven by our
troops. The contest between the compara
tive few engaged became quite spirited for a
time, wad was exceedingly noisy in conse
quence of tbe part taken by the nrtillery of
our third line of fortification. Neither side
showed a line of battle, or made any display
of troops; but our artillery fired over the
heads of opposing skirmishers into tbe
woods Tieyoiid where the Yanyeo cavalry
were known to be sheltered. Results on both
sides were doubtless very slight. We learn
from one of the Ekirmisbn s engaged that
privates Baker and Diamond, of the Arsenal
Usual oil Troops, Local Defense, are raissin .
The former was known to be seriously woun
ded, and born were probably captured.
On Sunday night the Yankee cavalry re
tired from our vicinity on the New Market
; and Darbytown roads, mud Sunday was a day
•of quiet to our troops in that quarter. Thii
quiet continued yesterday morning ; and tbe
observations of sc iuta confirmed the tact of
tbe withdrawal of tbe cavalry. There were
some indications that a portion bad retired
in a direction indicating an attempt on our
Northern defenses; but the general opinion
was to the contrary. The Federal infantry
had disai peared previously, and bad proba
bly been transfemd across the James, for
operation ou the South side; tbeir car dry
remaining to mask the withdrawal of tbe in
fantry. The cavalry was not formidable, at.d
js not believed to have been rcTy strong. The
hi»t reception it received from our own gallant
cavalry that attended their movements, soon
ct n .'iced the commanders that nothing was
to be gained by the enterprise. Upon our
breastworks the enemy made no attempt.
The behavior of our Loral Defense troons
(eommai.ded by Gen ? T Moore,) in the ser
vice Which has been required ®f them in
meeting this last dash of the enemy, is wor
thy of a commendation which the writer of
this, from bis opportunities of observation,
would be cvipuble if be were not to bestow.
In the rapid march and in tbe painful vigil, in
darkness, rain and mud, they showed u pa.
tieuce and spir.'t tkcriliy ol veterans ; and
whether hurrying to meet a battle whicli they
expected each successive bill to reveal, or
awaiting anticipated attack iu their entrench
tnents, they display.*a a cheerful intrepidity
which augured wall ft r their conduct if the
figbi had reached ttiein. A few were lost iu
skirmishing besides those above named.
there w a temaik wh.ch v« (eel it to he a
duty to m ;ke betore couclu•••ng. The unx'uti*
buiiy ot ptepuratiun, which wasexhibiteiiby
ofli rers having superintendence on lue uuru
si le. alter tile time for p<epartu oil li «and pn-s.-d,
showed that ihcie had be. u a prtviou- m-giect.
by no tnea::s to be cotnm. nJed. Tne w-nk
ael lind.tended atate of a positiou afterwards
pruti'iuuced important we allude to Fort 11 >r
i■» m - remains to b* explained to l ie pub.tic.
sitis a Mon. The uetes-ity of turning the de -
part mental tfli era aud employees ol in gov
e> nme.it into niggers anil -pade.-s. to remedy a'
gave d-ticieiicy in' the deieuoe "ol anottnr
point disclosed, it wan'd stein, by the ex: ceu
cy now | u-t, is no compliment to the tiriu
or vigdaiice in winch we have been oonttJ.'ug.
We must add another woul: There was «u «*x
hibitiuii ol excitement, in some c ises just vv'ioie
there b.el b -en this apparent want ol previous
V'ltilii'.ct-, that wt.s by no means m-piring. -
And «s tin- result proved these uuxioti- unpre
lieilsions to b tve been tli-lou ded, tbe jurg-u>*nt
as Well r.s the serenity id* those who ex'npit-d
them s bronchi in qtt suou.
We won and impress upon our ci' zuis the ab
sn nit* necessity ol honor ng the cails oi tbe
officers lor laborers, that our defenses tn »y be
pul iu the most complete soiidition. ll our
servants be withheld ir.’tn this most inFspeu
s-.b.e work, we may h ive not otiiy tbe pain of
m aiming the death of inauy a defender whose
100 would otherwise have beeii saved, nut it
may be the inexpressible g- ief ol s -eing our
streets threaded by the victorious columns ol
such as h ive never etiteied it heretofore, ex
cept s prisoners. Tit:s is no timo for the ex
hibition ot avarice or selfishness. Our all is at
slake. And we trust tb *t, profit ng by the les
sons we have received, our deleiisi-s will at
once be made ail that diligence aud tkill Can
m >ke tb- m.
F 'rt Harrison r> m tins in the hands ol the
enemy alt that bee mi show by his movement
ou tue north side. Bu.ee our aborttvo attempt
t» recap'ure it. our lines l ave been amend'd
so as to exclude i;, and it is so c unplateiv cov
eted by our gun< and the nfl -s ot our sharp •
shooters itiai the Yankees duie not show them
s.-i Vis above tbe parapets.
The true spirit of the Confederacy is rising.
Onr late reverses are producing the. fevliDg
and the purpose, we expected and desired. —
. Knergy and the spirit of vigilance and bold
effort, are being infused into our armies, and
we look for glorious results. The same spirit
would have jireveuted our reverses or greatly
neutralised them. Diit it it not iu buimin na
ture to he always strung up, the instrument
requires rest or relaxation, or it will loose its
tone entirely until refitted
i The npp.ijutment of General Beauregard to
the command of the Army of Tennessee is
; Imiled with universal satisfaction. This con
! tideucc of our people in Beauregard is only
| second to that which (ho name ot Lee inspires.
; Gen. Hood, we believe, enjoys the reputation
iof high fighting qualities—really a sine qua
■ n ,n in a Confederate general, but he is per
' haps lacking in other qualities necessary for
, so important a command as he recently had.
Beauregard possesses all the qualities of a
j good General, and his appointment will not
j only quiet the fears of the people, but will
i excite the highest enthusiasm in the army,
1 and will allay the little personal differences
| which it seems have sprung up iu the Array
of Tennessee.
General Forrest’s appointment to the com
mand of the entiru cavalry of the Army of
Tenuessee, excites nearly equal admiration
j aud confidence. We have had several excel
j lent commanders of cavalry, but none have
j sustained themselves so uniformly in that
i branch of the service, as Forrest. He is the
i Murat of the Southwest, lit the quickness of
itis movements, the boldness of his attempts
and his successes, lie reminds one of Stone
wall Jackson. We look for good work under
the lynd of Beauregard and Forrosf. Our
army in Georgia is receiving new strength,
and the intimations of the press are, that we
may look tor stirring events in a short time.
In Virginia, the disasters of Gen. Early do
not depress the army. His contest has been
with a very superior force. I.npo-sibilitiea
cannot, ought not lobe wxpeoted of auy man.
The enemy’s cavalry lias proven itself to lie
very superior to ours. In discipline and arms,
and numbers, as well as in horses, it is vastly
superior to ours. This fact accounts for the
trepidation which has seized our cavalry, on
the approach of a much larger cavalry force
of the enemy.
’ Meanwhile. Gen Lee will no doubt make his
arrangements to repair our reveries as soon as
possible. We understand that the intrepid
Longslreel has returned to the army ol Vir
ginia'. This, if true, will infuse uew life into
his old corps. Gen. Hampton, too, is con
stantly rising in tlie confidence of the public
as n cavalry officer, from whom the country
will expect much. The next movement of
Gen. Lee is looked to with interest. The ac
cessions to bit force, we trust, will be very,
adequate to his demands. —llaleiyh Conserra
live.
—— — ;
BrEECtI OF A YaSKIF. BLACKGUARD. — A
Yankee blackguard, as bis language proves
him to be, but* a military dignitary, who is
styled by the Yankee papers ns “General
Andrew Jackson Smith,” tied a public recep
tion, and made a speech to. the peonle of St.
Louis last week. After a great deal of blus
ter and bravado aMNfcthc war. he offered the
following insult to the women of the South :
Let the South acknowledge their wrong aud
jeorae hack; the sooner they doit the better it
will be for them. It they don’t do it, we’ll
make them. The men or the South have gone
to war. and left their women at borne. We’ll
show them that we enn raise a better breed
tban the generation of Southerners that we
are now killing off. [Laughter and cheers ]
* * * The Southerners are determined
to destroy this Government; don’t let them do
it. [“Never "J AH thit lam fighting for is,
first, for the Union; secondly, for the Union;
thirdly, aud all the time, for the Union !
[“Hurrah for the Union 1 The Uniou forever!”J
iuuie hut one way of doing this. They
commenced the war; now let them ask for
peace. I say when the South shall ask for
peace then ‘it will be time for them to get it.
Never Jet tbo North say fieace. As for pro*
nosing terms to the South, I sty it is ridicu
lous.
TELEGRAPHIC
llrport* of (lie Press Association.
Koternl sccurdinc to m-t of C»nzrr»iu the vi ar ISI .1. t.y
J. S. Turn nits, m ilist’lsrk>..tho-of the DistrictConr*
of Hie Confederate States for the Northern District o
Uvuricia.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH FHOM GEN -
LEE.
THE VICTOBY AT SALTVILLE.
IIkAbQUAItTRRS ARMY NORTHERN'VIRGINIA,
Oct. 4 —lion. Secretary of War : “General
Breckinridge reports that the enemy attacked
Saltville on tbe 3d instant, and received a
bloody repulse.
“They retired during the night in great
confusion, apparently iu the direction of San
dy river, leaving most of their dead and woun*
ded in our bands.
“He is pursuing them.
“All of our troops behaved well.
“R E Lee.”
From the n>attann«|ia Oazrttc.
tiETTEU FIIUJI ATLANTA.
Atlanta, Sept. 12, 1804.
The founder of Atlanta—if there ever was
such a man—in selecting a site for a city,
hardly looked forward to the probabilities of
a civil war, or the likelihood of the city being
ass'iulted and invested by an invading and
hostile army. Its location is not naturally
adapted for defense. As showing the vast
I importance and significance attached to its
! retention, in the absence of natural barriers
for the protection ot the place, tl.« rebels bad
constructed works of such immense strength
and magnitude, as to almost calmly defy any
thing like direct assault, from any invading
force whatever. Ext*aiding around the north
ern and western part of the city, are three
lines of works, the outer and iuside lines
being insignificant compared with the middle
line, which was tbe main reliance of the rebel
army, to repel aud hurl hack the invaders.
This line extends around the whole city, a
distance of about twenty-two miles, and cost
immense labor anti a fabulous amount of
m Ut-rial in its construction. All that human
ingenuity could accomplish had been effected
:iu devi.-ing plans, and arranging and construe,
ting these works, so as to render them itn
pt.gnabie. At short distance apart—some
tir ijs not inure than thirty yards intervening
—are huge forts, tmmenso in their design and
construction. Some of these mounted six,
eig' t and ten guns, of the heaviest calibre.
In tronl of .the torts, obstructions and tempo
rary barriers, in the shape of felled trees and
branches arranged with reference to the
greivtest possible amount of resistance, and
for .a considerable distance out a taugled net
work of chevtiu de fraue were ingenuously
arrat ged to retard aud keep at bay as long as
possi hie, columns assaulting the works. On
the whole, the defenses were of the most for
midable and extraordinary character, and the
brillii nt strategy employed in the capture of
the city, reflects tbe bighe-t credit on the
militai y genius and skill of tbe distinguished
officer who designed aud carried the work
into ex ecution. There were a number of guns
captured, all of them spiked, however, and
| their c irrisges buruedi The number of siege
' guns W ill foot up to about twenty; otiier pieces
|of sma tier size and different kinds, iu the
neighborhood of forty.
One o tt.e leading eiem-nts Constituting th«
wealth of Gotug'a wua it* railroads. It far
-tit p isso i eny oiner riou’nern Slate in tb« de
velopment aud.tXHmtdi'U oi its railway inter
| esta. Tl •* State is interwoven wi'h a thread of
railway conimun ca.tioit, branching out in all
directions end connecting nit the principal
cities ui'C. towns, tv-veral roads centre in At
lants. T lie shops and round bouses are nearly
; all ot a first class character. Those belonging
to the Western and Atlantic road I hare not
' seen surpassed anywhere in the United .States,
i Those building*, apart Irom sem* little dimage
j arising from shelling, are all in good order,aud
| will be of great seivice ai.d convenience to the
i authorities here, who are making excellent use
j of them a’ready.
Ila tbe ei.stern part of the town ts tbe ceme
tery, whicli was once, I judge, very tnstelu!
and attract ; ve in its aspect uud Surroundings,
but now b»ily sanestive of dilapidation, neg
lect and dec iy. Tne truce i* in Acme place®
I torn down ; the gravelled walks overgrown
with weeds and underbrush ; hundreds ot has
tily constricted, new m»d** graves meet the
eye ; the whole enclosure, with its solemn asso
ciations. uud mementoes ot the lone, long ngu -
all ate periueuied with an undefined, uielan-
I cbolv iutercs , recalling the peaceiul and pros-
I perous and .ys«.f yore, beloie slavery ands slave
j ho'd-r’s iflit -1 Ison spi«ad death and desolation
J til over our land. About ho sere ot the en
! closure a thickly s*.tt<-ded with little strips ol
| wood lor head ui.uk-. indicating the soldier’s
burying ground, I ai rolled amor g thi m the
other day, rending the names, whicti hud been
inscribed with a pencil, but aU ot them quite
distinct. They were u avt> all those of Souths
ern soldiers, hat occasn u illy yon come across
one tr >tn seine far away Northern hem*, who
had went forth to battle tor the old (Lg. was
taken prisoder, died in huspitil, uni sound bis
iast rest.n ' place atn iug strung, rs and the ene
mies ot tns country.
To hear the church b-lls pealutg forth their
rnii-ic on Sunday morning. one won.d natnraby
mi lgme a state ot ..ti'urs somewhat tcieigu to
ttlit existing iu. u lectuly besieged and cap
tured city. Vet so it is. however. There were
services in all the cburche* Inst Fnnday. By
! the w.iy. by some good fortune, nearly all, of
I th‘-m •scaped injury lr. in shot and shell.—
| Dropping into ti.-e principal one on Sunday
morning, and tor the fust time in m my'months,
| ttie low murmur ot the orgut was a neat and
; « luxury \vhicn. 1 atn wire, many a cue appre
ciated besides tn/seif.
The Sanitary and Christian Ci mmijteioos are
Intiy under way. and their agent* hav- euieted
.ou their noble work with the z-»al which char
uc ei TANARUS/ s tbeir • ff > is everywhere.
Newspapers- and reading m itter of every
kind a'e the luxuries most sought utt*-r by tho
soul'cra just n iw. 'Die rooms of the two news
I agencies h»*re are crowded and j- niaied from
morning till night. Copperhead.Oouseivaiive.
McClellan literature is at a heavy discount.
A copy nt the C’blcagt T tne*. Cincinnati En
quirer, or that-at ill meaner sheet tbau either,
the N ishville Fre-s, would be locked upon with
ibout as much curio* ty n* one of B irmim’s
wild ai imals. It i* *• tn«wh»t a guificant that
lin-se are all laoipant McClellan sheets* yet are
aim < si exclusively pit run z*d by aclr-h-ol ni**u
whose only difference fiom Southern rebels is
guverni and by the little matter of locality.
A train leave* every day with citizens going
South, lot Rough and’ Ready Station, distant
' about twelve miles, ou the M<aC"ti road. lam
! zoirg down there to-morrow, and may leant
j some tn liters of interes*.
W ir n 'ws is dull, and will be for some lime
to ci mi. . A.
It was rumored in official quarters yester
day that Sherman, after dispatching two
corps of his army to Grant’s assistance, had
taktiu iiiuioeif off -O city. Il lino
be true, lie and bis army are likely to be
separated for some time to come. While he
is receiving the congratulations of the royal
Ape at the Yankee Capital, Hood is writing
hi* farewell addrc.-is to liis men in Atlanta—
, Catmmbui Tim's.