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DAILY REGISTER.
AUGUSTA, 7 GEORGIA.
*J TESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11,,18(14.
TIIK FROST.
We Invite special attention to our letter
from the front which we give this evening-
The letter is one of great interoet—the news
in which is confirmed by the telegraphs which
came in an hour or two later. We regard
ourselves as fortunate in having a correspond
ent who can bead off the telegraph through
the slow coach mails with which we arc ac
cursed in these latter days.
TIIK I'KKSKNT.
Tlio past is now of no benefit to us except
ns an example by which to shape our future.
The now that is with us is ours, and is the
only timo with which we have to do. The
past has gone into the hands of the historian.
We have no more to do with it. The present
is ours, and may be made, if not a key to the
future, at least an instrument with which to
mould the future to our wishes.
We see nothing in the present of our Infant
nation hut what is encouraging. The little
information we get from Hood is of a satis,
factory nature. He U vigorously at work,
nnd working too, in such a direction ns wi.l
seriously, if not permanently, embarrass the
future ol Mr. Sherman.
In Missouri I’rice i9 rolling his legions
northward, and his tocsin wijl soon he sound
ing among his native hills and his chafing
country-men wilMte flocking to his banner.
lo Virginia, the glorious Lee is hovering
about the Yankee army like a faithfnl watch
dog guarding the entrance to the Capitol.
With his past before us we canuot doubt of
his future
Then it only remains for the people at home
to maintain a staunch rear and every man do
his duty in order to tear wider the rift that is
already in the ciond and let in upon us the
full tide of success. There are many duties
devolving upon thoso at homo which are too
well known to be enumerated hero, and which
if faithfully performed’would-leave no time
for repining but only for action—firm, reso
lute action ; the will to do and be all that a
free-born people is capable of being.
Mourn not over the past, look not to the fu
ture, but take the living present and wield it
ns you would a powerful weapon, and it will
be powerful in tho resits that will be wrought
irt our favor.
TruM no futuro, h- w Vr p’oawnt,
hrl ino <lt itl pisl bury it« <l«3a<l,
Act— urt 111 ho livin ' present—
Heart wiihlo and God o’erbead.
Tiik Mobilo Register has seen a private dis
patch from Forrest's army, for .the authen
ticity of which it vouches, dated Cherokee,
October 6th, in which it is stated that Gen.
Forrest has captured three thousand of the
enemy, four pieces of artillery, seven hundred
horses, tweuly-five hundred stand of arms,
one thousand negro men and children, and
completely destroyed the Alabama and Ten
nessee railroad from Franklin to Decatur.
Gen. Forrest considers this one of the most
successful raids ho lias ever made.
f-oitontJM seems destined tube the Manna
of tile South. Tho syrup made from it is an
excellent subslitutfl li»r meat, being healthy
and nutritions. We now learn from out' ex
changes that excellent flour is being made
ft out the seed. A gentleman near Abingdon,
Va., has obtained four barrels of Hour irom
oue acre of tho w hile seed cano. •
Hip Van Winkle, of the Mobile lityittcr,
pays aprouos of Wasliburne: It is said that
llurlburt is laughing at him for bis want of
success in repelling Forrest. 11 u rib urt say's
ho was relieved because ho could not keep
Forrest out of Tennessee, while Wasliburne
cannot oven keep him out of his bedroom.
Bkhsktt, of the Herald , says Beast Butler
has as much standing with the Democrats as
he has with gentlemen.
If we had a negro who would associate with
Duller we would trade him off for an egg
sucking dog and then kill the dog.
V i,A3, poor Yorick!” Mr. R. D'Orsay Ogden,
knowu in the theatrical world of Riclt
■ nd, has eluded tho Confederate service by
escaping into Yankeedom. His light is gone
from the Richmond boards forever. It will
no doubt gleam forth anew at N-iltlo s.
It is stated that General Kd Johnston, who
was.among the officers captured at Spottsyl
vania Court House, and exchanged at Charles
ton, has been selected to command General
French's Division of the Army of Tennessee.
Tub income of tho four Rothschilds is
50,000,000 a year, or a thousand dollars an
hour. Quite a neat sum to carry on life with
in a small way.
Twelve hundred Yankees, captured by
Foirest and shipped fora Southern port, have
arrived at Selma. The Wixzard of the west
gathers them in by enchantment
All reports seem to concur in 9tnting that
Grant is receiving large reinforcements. Let
them come. The hospitable Old Dominion is
w illing to furui-b graves to as many as como.
Annie Adelaide Proctor, daughter of the
celebrated poet Barry Cornwall, and one of
Kngland's sweetest poetesses, died recently.
Tite current price of fretdom jin Missouri
seems to bo Sterling Pi ice at present. .
Scouts report that the enemy have burned
Athens, Ala. When Forrest left the-town the
enemy from D-catur appeared, nnd after some
sharp firing Irion a lew streggUjig soldiers, en
tered the place and destroyed several of the
principal buildings.— Telegraph and Confede
rate.
TIIK WAll IS! VlltCtlltllA.
Yesterday morning there was considerable
activity observed in military circles, but so
quiet was the beautiful autumn day that lew
supposed a battle whs raging below Ihe city
between a-mies contending lor the possession
ot our Slate and Confed-rate capital.
The f lith in the abilny ol Gen. Lee and his
brave m n to defend them front the bated foe
was loiciblv shown last even ng by the large
assembly of ladies and children preseut in the
Capitol square listening to dbe umsio oi iko
Armory hand.
Yesterday m irninor. at an early holy. Geo.
G try’s brigade ot cavalry and a foroe ol inlan
try attacked Km z's Civalry. wliicH supported
by Birney’a Tenth corps, occnp position
about five miles Irom the city, while the main
body lav in the neighborhood ol battery Har
rison. The whole force ol the enemy en the
north side ot ihe river was supposed to exceed
lorty thousand mm. Gen. G. struck the ene
my's light resting on the Ohurlefl Oily road. -
The Yankees made butfei hie resistance, fi-uing
to their entrenchments a short distance In their
rear. Our troops attacked and carried the en
emy’s wo'ks. oup'ur'Ug nine pieces ol artillery,
one bund ed artillery hois-a, uud a number ot
prisonets.
Tile cavalry pursued Kail z some distance,
and our infantry steadily pressed back the
Tenth corps, some three miles, to their men
body, near batteiy Harrison. The battle field
w H between the Darbytuwti nnd Charles City
roads, and in a southeastern direction from the
city. Our loss was small, though w • regret, to
hear that among the killed is the gaHatil Gen.
Gri gg, ot Texas.
General Bratton and Ooionel Haskell were
wounded.
The latest ire have from tho front ts that
our troops captured two lines of the enemy’s
entrenchments hut being much exhausted by
the heat of the day, did not push forward
any farther. Subsequently the enemy, in
large force, atlemptad to retake the works
belli by our men, but was repulsed. The loss
t the enemy in killed and wounded is said to
very heavy.
GBN. LKb’s OFFICIAL DISPATCH RELATIVE TO
TIIE RATTLE OF YESTERDAY.
Late last night an official dispatch wits nt—
ceived from General Lee, stating that yester
day rnorniug General Anderson attacked the
enemy onjt.heJJksries City road, and drove
them from two lines of entrenchment!, cap
turing ten pieces of cannon, with their cais
sons and horses, and a number of prisoners.
The enemy were theh driven to the New
Market road, when being found strongly en
trenched they were not pressed!
Our loss is small; the enemy’s unknown.
The brave Gen. Gregg died at the head of
his brigade.
from the vallby.
A dispatch from General Marly to General
Lee, dated the 6th inst., says: “Sheridan’s
whble force commenced falling back down
the Valley last night, along the Tike.’’
As the Yankees are said to be repairing the
Manassas Gap Railroad and the Orange and
Alexandria road, it may be tho purpose of
Sheridan to come this side of the mountains;
but we cannot see that he will bo benefitted
by the movement.
TIIK YANKEES BURN RAPIDAN BRIDGE.
An official dispatch from Gordonsvlllo last
night states that Yankee raiders burnt tho rail
road bridge over the Rapidan yesterday.
The operations of last week on the north
side,-near this city, were conducted on the
part of the effomy by General Ord, command
ing ihe tenth corps; General Birnejq com
manding the eighteenth corps, and K lUlz's
cavalry. Among the casualties reported by
the Yankee letter writers we find the follow
ing.
General Burnham, commanding a division
in the eighteenth corps, was killed in tile en
gagement on Chaffin's farm, and his oody is
now at Bermuda lluttdr and, where it is lining
embalmed, preparatory to being sent North.
In tite attack on the rebel entrenchments
on Chaffin's farm,--Butler’s colored troops are
said to have fought with desperation, and
thee suffered s verely in killed and wounded.
Getter.illjrd, Who received a llcsh wound in
tite leg in this engagement, came down to
Fortress Monroe yosle 1 day, on the Morgan,
on his way to Baltimore - Sentinel., nth.
CJICN. SIIK KSI A \ Ml) GOV. BROWN*
'Tito reply of Gov. Brown to the proposition
submitted to him by Gen. .Sherman, for a
meeting with a view to consultation for sepa
rate peace, explodes the report that the pro
posal was received with favor. Gov. Brown
expresses Very just views of the relation
which Georgia sustains to iter sister States,
and avows a virtuous and manly determina
tion to discharge the duties of that relation
with tho’utmost fidelity.
There is oue part of his letter which excites
unpleasant sensations. It is that in which
Gov. Brown stoops to communicate to the
miserable Sherman his complaints of the Con
federate Administratson —thus laying family
differences before the family’s bitter enemy I
It may he said, it was because Sherman pre
sumed upon these diff renctß that he submit
ted bis proposal, ami that, * therefore, it was
pertinent for Gov. Brown to refer to tho sub
ject by way of correcting Sherman’s inferen
ces. But this involves the confession of a
grave impropriety on the part ot Gov. Brown
in having pursued a course that rendeied him
liable to be thus misunderstood. It is no
compliment to Gov. Brown. aud.Mr Stephens,
and Senator Johnson, ,t hat they should have
been singled out by Sherman,, and i ivited by
him to an inadmissible conference; and, al
though the dishonorable proposition was un
qualifiedly rejected, the fact that it was madn,
showed that, judging them by tbtdr course,
Sherman considered those to whom it was
addressed as occupying an equivocal posi
lion. He is now taught.his mistake; hot we
trust he lias also taught them that citizens
holding positions' so prominent should bo
above the suspicion of either friend or foe;
and that they owe it to themselves, their
countrymen, and their country, not to com
promise themselves and eacouiage the enemy,
by exhibitions of seeming factiousness and
discontent. It is creditable to Gov. Brown to
have spurned Sherman’s proposition—it
would have been far more SO If Sherman had
felt that ho could not dare to insult his virtue
tty offering it. —Richmond Sentinel.
Kmehson Etheridge —The Meridian Cla
rion has the following of this gentleman :
Emerson Etheridge, it is said, made a speech
some time since nt Paducah, favoring the no
minees of the Chicago Convention for the
Ptesideney. Subsequently he gathered quite
a crowd around him at the hotel, where he
came down heavily on Lincoln. The com
mandant of the post, after listening awhile,
stepped up and told him he mtrst quit his
treasonable talk Etheridge wanted the Yan
kee officer to define wbat was treason; and
told hint that he was as good a Union man as
could be found in the United Stntes. The
officer replied, “then sir, you ought to havo
on your uniform.” “No, sir,” rejoined Ethe
ridge, “that has been disgraced by being
placed on a nigger." The commandant left,
and in a few minutes a guard entered with a
note to Etheridge,informing him that he had
to leave the place in two hours under penalty
of having a ball placed to his leg and being
put to work on the streets. Etheridge took
the hint and left.
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Tiik president ix riacon.
Friend Boykin, the able editor of the
Chrutiun Index draws the following picture of
President Davis. If he don’t miud our old
friend will he classed among the “monarch,
ists,” eonsoUdationistk,” centralizors,” “anti-
States Rights men,” for speaking so highly
of our President;
Soon he was ushered into the Baptist house
of worship, where the meeting was held,
amid prolonged-plaudits, to which he respon
ded by graceful inclinations of body, and
with wbat we thought was a gratified ex
pression of countenance. We do not know
what it was exactly, hut there was about him
a simple dignity, or an humble majesty, or an
evidence of genuine manhood, or token of
nature’s nobility, or manifestations of latent
power—perhaps all of these combined which
drew otit our soul, and we doubt not, the
St.ul of every spectator, in sincere admiration,
heartfelt esteem and trusting confidence.—
There is something about some meu that at
once elevates them above the r.omnlo ( masses
—something that commands i.v
homage and respect; and this is the case with
President Davis. His bearing is manly and
self-reliant, his port erect and commanding,
his mein dignified and courtly; and lie unites
democratic simplicity with that undetinable
majesty which true nobility of mind ever con
fers upon its moral tenement. There is the
flash of genius in his eye, the calmness ot
determined oravery in his voice, the steadi
ness of conscious rectitude in his tone, and
the glow of patriotic fervor in his utterance.
With calm and earnest but dispassionate
tones he discussed tho stale of our national
affairs, not like a king condescendingly ma
king revelations to Ins subjects; nor yet like
a servant entering upon compulsory explana
tions with his masters; but like it father
giving words of assurance to his children —
or, rather, like a friend ftankly discussing
matters of common interest aud demonstra
ting that, more than to any other, the general
good whs the object of his heart and tho aim
ot his sincerest endeavors. * * * *
And we dare aver that not one man in all that
assembly would wjjdingly advocate bis re
moval from the pffife of trust hu occupies,
ami the commitment of our destinies to the
guidance of another hand. We observed not
that posiliveness,' that sharpness of outline,
that dogmatism of mahner, indicative of the
Dictator, that we expected, hut we perceived
firmness of character united to a conciliatori
ness of manner —a winning smile, n pleasing
address, and a cODrciotlsness ot rectitude of
purpose —that won our confidence and regard.
We expected a degree ot curtness, we found
courtliness; we expected dogmatism, we found
candid explanation.-; we looked lor a degree
of hauteur and self-opinionated asseveat ous,
we met with unassuming candor and friendly
seif justification.
Unlike Oromwe’l, he is polished and urbane;
nnd the beauty and melody of hrs periods
contrasted finely with the short, fiery, nervous
sentences of Napoleon. Unlike the latter, he
appealed not to pride, or to tie-ire for glory;
but, like Washington, he sought to animate
by a sense of duty and by a:, appeal to pa
triotic motives. His oratory whs attractive
rather than impressive; his gestures unre
strained aud graceful; his voice soft arid
melodious. Intelligence fat enthroned upon
his broad brow, .spat kind IjLtho steady blaze
of his eye, and beamed forth in his polished
and dignified diction. Benevolence, benignity,
and in-born loftiness of soul have stamped
greatness upon his features, at the same time
that care aud mental anxiety have traceil
tlierC litres of solicitude. Integrity beams
forth ttno t ttie gazer and impresses with a
sense ol confidence. Tfe patriotism that
appears to glow in itis Heart should still every
captious tongue and silence every cavilling
voice. And tite interest he maniicsted ,n our
cause and tho earnestness of his efforts to
secure our success, should obtain lor him tite.
love aud confidence and cordial support of all.
Sa.iit-ata Springs (Annual VO) Correspondenco of the
Loudon IVs...
AtV KNGL.IS,II MAS’S OPINION Os flic
l i.KLL AN.
The M ObdUu party is- iindo'libledly very
strong, and it is the only party which inn-, and
has nail lor aim tune, a thorough orgnu zt
li in, and It'S friends think that there are tew
m m who can carry so much personal it.fi cnee
There is a strong ieeliug in ms favor thiongti
the country. He is regal ded as an it jurtd
man, aud the people tire anxious that justice
shall be done him. lie must poll a larg r aiuty
vote than any other mm. and were tie a Csudl
dale, the Government, cornu n u so micoes (mly
control the ballot box by the bayonet as it bus
and no in and ff rent parts ol the country at former
e.eotiot s. .
As for his principles, it is difficult to say
what t <ey are. Avuwtd y, McClellan .* a
Unionist. Openly, he professes to be willing
to give the S mth every necessary guaranty,
pruv.de.l titers mthern Btat.es consent, to return
into tite Union ; privately, no assures llm.se
IlieiHls who diecourag) the prosecution nt the
war that he tits res peace, and mat he will ad
vocate an arimfitiue and a convention of the
Elates, should Re receive the nomination ut
Onieago.
lie urges, as a reason for not, openly av, w
jng these sentiments, that the people are not
jet ready to endorse them, and considers i.
impolitic to take any step too decidedly in ad
vance of the popular ft cling. He (eels ss
sured, however, that the triumph of the Demo
cratic party must end in peace, for he Says linit
even it it wished to carry on the war tlitre
Would by no army of any mjgnitud * leit at the
dispi sal of the government by the 4th ot
March next. What lit se opinions and profes
sions are worth, it is bard to say. There are a
not a tew who distrust McClellan, and who fail
to place confidence in the assurances of a man
who wys on« ot the tiisy in the comineneemt nt
of this revolution, to set the example of the
violation ol person tl liberty, as he did by the
arrest ol the members of the M iryland L gs
lattire ; who has ra ids all thareputation he has
as a war man by tite prosecution of the war,
and who is still drawing pay Irom the Repine
lican Government as an officer of the army now
engaged in carrying on a war which he pre
tend.- to regard as ruinous to ihe country.
The "Misbrahlr Man.’ Our Augusta eo
temporarie- are discussing the question “who
is the miserable man ?” referred to by the Pi t*
sident, in his speech in this city. It promises to
become as complicated as the question of the
authorship of Junius’ letters or the id ntity of
the man who struck Billy i’atterson. The
friends et Gov. Brown insist, upon foisting hint
upon the public as the -miserable man.” We
hope Gov. Brown is not miserable, but if he be
not sp -edily saved from his friends, we fear he
wilt become so. The question, we think, is
easily settled. The “miserable man” is
man who asserted that the Tresident had said
he “would abandon Georgia to her fate” and
the mao asserted the Tresid nt said he “would
abandon Georgia to her (ate” is the “miserable
man.” It this can be denied throw your books
On Logic in the fire. —Con federate and Telegraph.
Tim Dayton (Ohio) Empire says the Doint, of
danger is past. There is not and will not he
any factions proceedings in the Dent icratic
party against McClellan. Os course there are
dissatisfied persons. Na convention can nomi
nate a Candidate to suit everybody. But all'
will eventually sacrifice prejudice to secure
Democratic success.
The Reciter is five dollars a month.
The article* from the Augusta Chronicle and
Sentinel, which we commented ou yesterday,
in wtiich **she expost facto” claim is made lor
Gen. Johnston, that he would have evacuated
Atlanta' tor the purpose of making the very
move which is now undertaken, went on to
criticize with much severity the style and lan
guage of the President’s speech at Macon.-
President Dtvia is mortal at the same time that
he is the representative of the sovereignty ot
the nation. Though a President ot a nation, he
l* but a man, and he is not above the leolsogs
and tempers ot a man, nor beyond their colls
trol. lie has been a most patient anu forkfear
ing servant of the people, aud tie has been tie
uounoed wiihout mercy and stigraat'Zed with
out stint. Falsehood an 1 calumny have as
sailed him without measure, and the cause he
represents has stiff-red in his 'person. Just
previous to the making of bis speech referred
to, he had been charged with being "the guilty
cause ot the failure -that “ho had placed men
who had no prestige ot success, name or e;t
paci»y in positions of great trust, and left
O'hers who have ever proved themselves great
and eff ciive ohieftains, in inferior and subordi
nate positions.” And again. He was “ur
raigued as a public functionary” as having
"pitilessly said to the suffering women and
children’’ of Georgia, when she was “plac *d in
the most abject and distressing condition,
Gepjgia must defend hetsoll.”
These things were said of him by the lutelli
fencer, an oigan of Gov. Brown, who, liny set,
1 ting of himself up in controversy with the Pre
sident, has made the tarce oharaoter in the pre
sent tragedy of war. And they were heinous
charges - the last not made iu order to have the
militia -respond to the Governor’s proclaim,
tion, calling them out for the defense of the
State,” as tue Chronicle says. The .proclama
tion ot Gov. Brown “officially notified” the
people that “Georgia must furnish the addi
tional troops required for her own defense,’
and the spir it in which this notification was
given is discussed in the tone and temper of
the Intelligencer, which was ot the gravest ac -
cusatory character against the President,
charging him with nothing more nor less than
withholding reinforcements Irom Geoig-a that
he could have sent, aud with “pitilessly com
mending her suffering women and children to
the c ire of Georgia alone. It was sufficient to
avyuke human ire, and to call torlh manly in
dignation and a stern contradiction.
The evil of such accusations extends not
only to the President individually, bat to the
cause, and puts the latter in jeopardy precise
ly to the extent that it distubs the public con
lidence in the Chief Executive of the nation.
If the expressions of the President were harsh,
they are likewise unusual—indeed with him
unprecedented—and they were elicited from
an innocent heart, wrung and tortured by
damning aspersions. Nor*can the cause of
Georgia, or the Confederacy, be benefited by
widening and extending the breach. The
Chronicle and Intelligencer both will confer
a blessing ©n the people of all sections, by
striving to heal divisions, to adjust differen
ces and allay censure, and by invoking the
universal aid to the effort that tne President'
is now making in perswn, with all the means
which he has at his disposal, to rescue Geor
gia from the presence of the invader.
The homeless suffering exiles from Atlanta
app al in the strongest terms.for unity .of en
deavor and harmony of action. The lost ter
ritory of the State can only be recovered bv
thorough concert and unanimity, and the pe
ril to the nation can only be removed by ciis
pensing with individual and party dissension ,
and a common rally upon a common defense.
Whatever may he said of President Davis
by heated parzans of discontented men, his
whole soul is in the cause—all his interests
are enwrapped in it. No man in the land will
suffer more by its failure—none will be more
benefitted by its success. All the motives
then, which stimulate men to action, exist
with him, to ply every energy, and use every
iustrumen aliiyto promote success. It is idle
to attribute t.o him indifference or any other
feeling than an earnest desum for success ;
and he is now giving the best, evidence of his
kseal and fidelity.— .
SIIKRIDAN’S “.P'VAJiCK” IN TilK
VALLEY.
Sheridan, who is now going down the Val -
iev, sends the following official dispatch about |
bis advance up the Valley :
IfAKRISoNBOtIO, Vft. \ ■
September 29, 1864—TioO P- M. f
Lieut Gen. U. S. Grant:
In my last dispatch I informed you that I
pressed Early's cavalry through New Market,
at the same time sending cavalry around bis
(lank ; that he gave up the Valley and took to
the mountains, passing through Brown’s gap.
I kept up the pursuit to Port Republic, des
troying seventy tivtf wagons and* four cais
sons.
I sent General Torbert, who overtook mo
at Harrisonburg, to Staunton, with Wilson s
division of cavalry and one brigade of Mer
ritt’s. Torbert entered Staunton on the 26th,
and destroyed a large quantity of rebel Govs
eminent property, harness, saddles, small
arms, hard bread, Hour, repair shops, etc.
lie then proceeded to Waynesboro’, des
troying the iron bridge over the south branch
of the Shenandoah, seven miles of the track,
the depot buildings, a Government tannery,
and a large amount of leather, Hour, &c., at
that place, lie found the tunnel defended by
infantry, and retired vin Stauntan.
It is my impression that most of the troops
which Early had left passed through' the
mountains to Charlottesville ; that
division came to his assistance, and, I think,
passt and along the west base ot the mountain
to Waynesboro’.
I am getting from twenty-five to forty pris
oners daily, who come from the mountains on
each side and delivering themselves up.
From the most trustworty accounts, Early’s
army wai completely broken up and dispiri
ted.
Kershaw had not reached Richmond, but
was somewhere in the vicinity of Gordons
ville, when he received orders to rejoin Early.
The destruction of the grain and torag«
from here to Staunton will boa terrible blow
to them.
All the grain, forage, etc., In the vicinity of
Staunton was retained for the use of Early’s
army. All in the lower .part of the Valley
wa3 shipped to Richmond lor the use of Dee s
army.
The country from here to Staunton was
abundantly supplied with forage, grain, etc.
P II Sheridan-, Maj Gen.
Little Thieves in a Tight Place. —“La
France” gives the following story, which we
translate verbatim :
The police arrested .three little thieves named
Cauvey, Ainiud and Leon Niviere, charged
with having stolen various articles of clothing.
These young thieves wandered some d*yt*
through the woods, where they had takui re
luge from the. police. Unluckily, the rain and
hunger surprised them in their retreat, and not
knowing where to seek for safety and refresh
I rnent, they found themselves famishing iu the
most cruel situation.
The idea occurred to them to imitate the
shipwrecked sailors of the Medusa. They drew
straws to decide which of the natty should
furnish food for the others. The lot tell upon
j young Arnand. Immediately Cauvey and Ni
viere made their preparations to put the uu
, lucky Aruaud ou the table. But fear lent
-trengtli to the victim, who lied iuto the forest
crying for help. li»3 comrades pursued him
i with the pbrei zy of famine; but the cries of
i the victim had been heard by a huntsman, who
j came accidentally upon this extraordinary and
! well authenticated scene.
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Reports of tlic Press Association.
Entered according to act of Congressin the year 1868,by
J. S. Turajhir, tn tho Ole rktf office (>f the District Con rs
of tlie Confederate States for the Northern District o
Georgia.
YANKEE RAID IN EAST LOU
ISIANA.
GUNBOAT DISABLED AT
MOBILE.
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM
GEN. BRECKINRIDGE.
YANKEES CONTRACTING
THEIR LINES AT PETERSBURG
FROM CHARLESTON.
DEATH OF COL. D. B. HARRIS.
Osyka, Oct. 9.—Scott’s cavalry met and re
pulsed the enemy’s advance from Bayou Sara,
on Wednesday, near Jackson, La. After a
severejight the only casualties are those from
an exploded caisson by which several were
killed. Findiug the enemy returning with
overwhelming numbers, our forces evacuated
Olinton on Tnursday, saving everything and
falling back towards Liberty. On Thursday
morning at eight o’clock the Yankee cavalry
entered Clinton. The Confederates from the
east side of the town, having crossed Amite
river at William’s bridge, came up the east
side. There are no particulars of what tho
enemy did at Clinton or Woodville except the
capture of a few oflicers, including Colone
Vinckney, Commandant of the Post, and
some twenty'or thirty soldiers.
At William.’ bridge, on Thursday, a raiding
parly, two hundred slrong, struck i ff from the
ma n body and visited Greensboro Tangipatv .
and Osyks on the railroad, where they re
muined a few hours searching houses (er Con
federate soldierß and arms. At Greensboro
they pillaged and destroyed wiry kind of pro
perty and personal effects, leaving many fami
lies di statute. Capt. Allison was captured and
c mpelled to drive his negro women as passeu
gets to Baton Rouge. At Osyka the Yankees
demolished the telegraphic apparatus and car
ried tiff one operator, Mr. Austin, the other,
Mr. Alleyn, narrowly escaping. McPatton, As
sistant of the Post, Moran, Commissary, and
several furloughed soldiers weiealso carried off.
Yesterday morning another Yankee lorce ol
over two thousand cavalry occupied Grans
bury, pillaging around indiscriminately. In
the evening they encamped four or live miles
below. They are reported acci mptnled by iu
iantry. No tidings of thi m to-day.
Mnr.n.n. Oe’. 10. On Saturday our eastern
battery opened on a gunboat and whipped
it i If.
Otr'Sunday the same battery opened on a
sideswheel steamer, shelling and disabling be . j
This vessel it! not uow visible in the lleet.
This morning all but twjo vessels disappeared,
but. came back in the evening.
Pktbhsburo, Oct. 10.-The enemy, last eve
ning, relinquished the extended line which they
had possession of on Saturday.
Last night the enemy showed some purposo
of attacking our front, but it amouuted to
nothing.
The enemy have burned several fine dwel
lings or. the outskirts of their lines on tho
left wing.
In the last few days supplies of clothing
and shoes have been issued to our army.
Richmond, Oct. 10—Official dispatches from
Gon Breckinridge state that a portion of the
enemy’s cavalry, after slight resistance, has
been driven back from Kingsport, towards
Rogorsville and now there is no enemy this
side of Jonesboro’.
Official dispatches at the War Department
state that Vauglm’s cavalry drove the enemy j
from Kogersville on the Btb, killing and
wounding a good many. No enemy in force
this side of Bull's Gap.
CiiAKLKSTON, Oct. 10—Col D B Harris, of
Virginia, the distinguished Chief Engineer of
Beauregard’s staff, who constructed the bat
teries which defend Charleston, died to day,
at Summerville of yellow fever, contracted
here, llis loss is deeply deplored.
All quiet, except the usual Bbeiling.
Tun Foriikst Raid. —We believe from in
formation received it may now bs stated that
the expedition under Gen. Forrest, having
accomplished its purposes, had reached a
place of safity, bringing with it all the fruits;
ol its work, so far as prisoners, horses and
mules, munitions of war, etc., were concerned.
If we are correct, so nicely were previous ar
rangements made that a time was fixed for
the meeting of transportation and the forces
at a certain point, and everything worked to a
charm. There was no hitch whatever, in
either the calculations of the commander as
to what be would be able to accomplish, or
the length of time that would be required.
This is practical military skill, if it is not
scientific.
So far as the communications of Ihe Federal
army with its b. h- b above Chattanooga are eon
rented, 'they must be useless for some time. —
This was ihe primary object of the movement,
no doubt ; but we conceive it had another,
which w*;s to also so and siiact the attention ol
the enemy from the neighborhood ot General
Wheeler’s forces, which had been scattered
somewhat-, as to facilitate their movement south
of the Tennessee. At all events, both expedi
tions are now beyond the reach of any force
the enemy may have gathered to employ against
them.
Our ovn people wdl be astonished, and the
enemy mortified, to learn the smallness of the
lorce that went, out with Gen. Forrest, ft may
not be stated for reasons that will be appre
ciated, but everybody will be Satisfied to know
it was sufficient lor its mission. This our foiled
loes will admit.— Appeal.
The New York Herald i3 in trouble. This
is the eleveuth hour of the Presidential cam
paign, and no man bath hired it. It spends
its time in condemning the advocates of both
candidates for their want of skill, and makes
occasional advances to each by way of illus
trating its own gifts and capabilities as a par
tisan But so far it remains neglected—per
haps Bennett puts his price too high this
time.
From tlie Morning Nows.
TIIK SHIP OF TBH FUlfiUi.
BY NINA ADDISINE.
Off, off from her moorings, away o’er the sen,
In bounding the ship. th«- great ship of the free;
With l>mtie-flags flying, aud bright pointed steel,
’Mid the tempest's dark-scowl her cannons doth peal;
Away from the land, bounding o’er the blue wave,
Proudly she is freighted with Southerners brave;
In the bright tiuts of morn, or shadows of night,
Still onward she g**es iu her terrible flight.
Hark! h *rkl hoar her cannons—her cr> as is tmfnrl J
Loud thunders bor voice o’er tlie ocean's vast world;
Her lightt lug’s grey smoke, like a wreath sh«* doth wear;
It waps juuod her shrouds, tiien ascends iuto air;
While fr rn her dark hui far resounds now the cry
As J'rcemcn we live, as freemen we diet
Proud hope of the South, we have given thy form
i u Ocean's wild wave and tho irod of the storm .
With prayers wo h ■ve twined our flats to thy mast,
And bid them nnfnrt. conquerin;, :.. 0 c
We have stained thy decks with the dark stream of blood;
We’ve wept as wo thought on the crimson hued flood,
And b I eas'd thee with hearts that have burn’d to at* no
Fur the loss of thy brave men baitlii g alone.
Proudly thou hast conquered thro gh many a fight,
Iu triumph hath waved thy banners of ight.
then onwnrd»v*atill onwards in pomp o’er the main,
Till iliy lightui gs have ; shiver’d ti»« Tyrant's foul chain;
And ihay Freed- m’s bright stars thy puihw y illume,
While the luurcPs greeu wreaths for thee ever bloom.
Oo forth, aye go forth, make thy cant on’s loud roar
Kcfuuud with oqr ij>.edom from shore nnto shore;
The jjrcat God of DWI s, who lio ds in his hand
The weal aud tho woe of our grief stricken laud,
Aye, he who looks down from the ether afar,
Wi o Uoselh at will the h*dl hounds of w,.r,
Will guide thee safely over the bil-owy foam.
And bring thee in honor and peace to thy home.
Then onward, still onward, ’mid the bowling blast,
Unfurling our tings from thy towering mast,
! Like the stars that are set in an angel’s bright plume,
i The patriot’s war path they Hhall ever illume;
! For the foutblnud sends foith out cue battle-cry,
As freemen we live, as freemen we die!
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ON
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Oct 1-ts
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GENERAL AGENTS,
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Formerly of MEMPHIS, TENS.
»
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i
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I cordially invite the public to renv'm
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Oct 1 Jf
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Meals Served at all Hours.
The Tible is always supplied with every necessary
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Oct 6-1 m
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Sept 23—ts No. 274 Broad street.
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TIIK Proprietor return his thanks for the liberal pa
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