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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.