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DAILY REGISTER. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Tuesday Evening, Dec'r 6, 1864. THE Fl£Llg There i» not much news from ibe front since jeeterday morning. The enemy are still moving south as fast as practicable. Their precise des tination cannot yet be well surmised. A few more days however will servo to develope Mr. Sherman’s aim. Take what route he may, he will be met with a force that is hardly expected by him. We have no fears tor the result. The wisdom and sagac ty of the leaders who are with us gives us confidence. We have several Generals who are every whit equal to Mr, Sherman, and we think it will be proven witb.n a foitnigbt. 11000*8 OKA N1) MOVKMKST. It is not known at present to whom the honor is due for the conception of this most masterly expedition, but when the history of this bloody war shall have been written the name of the originator will shine in charac ters of liviag light. Enough is already known to show that the results of the movement and the benefits to the cause of the South are in calculable. In it may be seen the calm wis dom and statesmanlike sagacity of Davis, the unpenetrable strategy of Biacbioabd, and the bold and brilliant dash of Hood. With a handful of veterans, numbering not more than thirty thousand effective men, who had retired stubbornly for six months before nn over- whelming force of the enemy, the idea is sud denly developed resulting in the grandest flank movement khown to the annals of war. Sherman—with his victorious army resting quietly upon their laurels in the heart of our land—is startled from his ease and quietude by the most unexpected manoeuvre, and the whole Xankee nation is thrown into mystery by the seeming audacity of the undertaking. Confederates, too, everywhere trembled with fear lest by failure or by untoward events all would be lost. It seemed that all men of al 1 parties were put to utter confusion in the at tempt to fathom the design of the mighty genius that conceived the plan. But to-day all is H3 plain as the sunshine, and as the great results are showing themselves, the mystery is cleariug away, and the clouds, which for awhile were obscuring the “situa tion, M are being dispelled. Two months ago the State of Georgia, with her gallant people, were at the feel of the conqueror. Her inte rior commercial metropolis was a garrison of Yankees and of negroes, and the bold defiant leader was breathing threatenings of de struction and devastation in the path of vie tory yet to be trod before him. All classes, men, women and children were shuddering beneath the shadow of his coming. To-day Georgia is nearly relieved of the hateful pres ence ot the loe, and in a lew more days the same haughty demon will be skulking away from our shores, and the feet of not a single Yankee wilt press our soil. This is the chief great result ol this misterly movement ol Hood, and fulfils the wolds of prophecy uttered by our beloved President in our city, that hut a few short weeks would elapse before the State would be entirely rid of the accursed loe. It is well known now that Sberm m with tiis “ vie torlous” army could not retreat from the State by the route he came, and that he is now has tening away through another channel to cover the disgrace ot bis deteat. Hood is bearing his banners triumphantly through the proud old State ot Tennessee, and to day is thundering at the gates of her capilol. Half ot Tennessee is already relieved, and our brave soldiers are revelling in luxury in the richest land upon which the sun ever shines. Alabama, too, has felt the effect ot tin* great strategy, and her lovely valleys and beautilul cities are no longer devastated by the presence of the bold loe. 11l fated Huntsville and Decatur are no longer Federal garrisons, but are once more Confe derate cities within Confederate lm-s. Missis sippi and West Teunessee too, breathe the air of freedom. a?d repose again with confi lence in the triumph of our cause. Kentucky is looking for our coming, and booling out her arms long ing to embrace us, as we go to her relief, and poor, down trodden East Tennessee already begins to feel that her chains are being unrivet ed. With Hood on the Nashville and Chatta nooga Railroad and B.eckinridge at Cumberland G ip Knoxville, and Chattanooga must fall, and the whole State of Tennessee is once mo e within our grasp. These are the mighty results of this most gigantic movement, and will, in the future, stump its originator, as the great genius of the times. From tub Army of Tennessee. — The Rebel, of the 28th, gays that passengers on the Meridian train, who left Cherokee, Ala bama, last Thursday, represent that Gen. Hood was at that time in the vicinity of Lawrence burg, Tennessee. General Forrest U report ed to have had a fight at Lawrenceburg with the Yankee cavalry, command'd by Hatch ttnd to have captured four hundred prisoners Lawrenceburg is about forty miles north of Florence. Thomas is also reported to have concentrated his forces at Pulaski, thirty miles from Lawrenceburg. All the garrisons of the Federals in North Alabama have been evacuated. Chattanooga is also reported, by a gentleman who has just arrived here from Acwortb, Georgia, evacuated. Wb regret to learn from the Telegraph and Confederate that E. Hulburt, E-q , the worthy Superintendent ot the Central Section of the Southern Express Company, whs eap'ured near Gordon, and is now a prison r in the eu< my’a bauds. Kelly. —The Yankee General Kelly has gone into Western Viigiriia, hoping to recov er the valuable oil property lately overrun by guerrillas. THE BATTLE AT FIIANKhIN. Our Nortbtru news in regard to the recent battle at Franklin, Tennessee, amounts to merely au admission that the Federals have suffered an ing’oriotis defeat. Their telegrams admit as much. We are inclined to think that the disaster, which they claim to have warded off by a Hank movement, was visited upon them. And we will learn, when the report of our Generals is made, that we have punished them wofully. They claim to have defeated us with a loss on our side of something over three thousand. If this be correct, whence the necessity of retiring from Franklin, fourteen miles to their fortifications around Nashville? It was a strange species of victory that necessitated such a retreat, particularly as they admitted the existence of an emergency that warranted the burning of the bridges over the llarpetb. This act, however, will not much discommode Hood if he wishes to follow the retreating foe and besiege them in Nashville, for the streams—Big and Little Harpeth—are both very small, and easily forded at any point. From our rendering of the Northern news we conceive that the battle at Franklin re sulted decidedly in our favor, and that tbo enemy have now made a stand at Nashville, with the inteution of holding the place, if they can. Hood, in nil probability, will not endeavor to take the place by a direct assault. Indeed we do not think it prudent to attempt to take the place at all at present, as there are other points, equally rich, in our grasp. Chattanooga and Knoxville will mon fall by their own weight, if they have not alrtady done so. This will throw us in possession of East Tennessee, which will furnish all the supplies that, are needed for our army. We believe Breckinridge will be able to possess and hold Cumberland Gap, and the people who have been suffering so long from the vandalism of the enemy may ouee more breathe free, and do what they can to pre vent their limbs from again becoming shack led by the foe. THE PRESS AND GOV. B HOW VS LATE CALL. We take th»* folio.ving trora the Savannah Republican, of the 2d : The following correspondence is published in order to present to the Press of Georgia G >v. Brown’s decision in regard to the Siate Press, under his late call. The first, w is received trom the Press ot Oolntnbus : “ Shall the Press of this city be suspended, and its members report for duty at Macon V The Governor’s answer : It is not my intend tion to interfere with the publication of any new-paper or public journal in Georgia. No editor or other petsuii actually h r that purpose is required to report lor militia duty.'’ Joseph E. Brown. Three Th u.sand Muskets Lost. —When Gov. Brown le.lt Milledgevilie, he look with him ail ot his own propeny ol every description, in cluding his furniture, carriage and horses, poul try, and oven the cabbages fbat giew in bis garden. The train was loaded with these n li vidual assets and all sent safely to one ot his extensive plantations in south western Geotgia. He took good care «*1 himself. Was he <qnally dnig nt in looking aft« r the nlTiis and propec ty ot the State? Take a lew other facts in illustration of this point. All the powder of the State at M.iledg* ville was left behind to tmke room tor the “collards” and chickens, and was sent forward the next, day by persons who leit greater interest in the pro perty of the State than the Governor. Three thousand stand of Aims were also lelt behind, as insiguifio iin when compared with Gov ernor’s “plunder.” and these were all destroyed by the enemy. These facts reach us from sources of the first respectability.— Suvannah lbpublican. Literary and Scientific Genef.als.— Some eminent commanders have not been scholars. But the greatest generals the world low ever produced —Alexander, Caesar, and Napoleon—were all men of letters. The first was un annotator of Homer, the second a clas sical author, tfie third a philosopher, if he had not, been an emporor. “Do you think,” said Napoleon, if I not been general in chief, and the instrument of late to a mighty nation, that I would have accepted place and depen dance? No! I would have thrown myself into the study of an exact science ; my path would have been that of Galileo ami New ton ; and since I have always succeeded in my great enterprises, 1 should have highly distinguished myself also in my scientific la bors. I should have left the memory of beau tiful discoveries.” Repairs.— The Central Railroad Company ‘ have gone to work in earnest, with a large | force, to repair their road, which is now in 1 running order from Macon to Gordon, i We learn that it is the purpose of the Com- I pany to go to work immediately and repair j the West Point Railroad, which it is thought | can be completed in one month’s time. The Etowah Iron Works will also he re estab lished at once. —Savannah Republican. A Rkiikl Bell in Roxbuky.— A bell recently placed in the engine house, corner of Cul vert and Cabot streets, Roxbury, is one of those captured at New Orleans by Butler. Letters in yellow paint on it show that it was sent to Beauregard from the Baptist Churcu in Durhnmville, Teun. The fouudry irnpriut is “William Hayes, Louisville.” i Sad. — The New Haven, Connecticut, Jour | nal says a young and singularly beautiful girl, uot yet sixteen years of age, who, six months ago, was petted as a beautiful and brilliant scholar, with every advantage that i wealth and influence could secure, was an | inmate of the station house in that city, re i cently. Few, it is .said, have sunk deeper | than this child. I A boy, belonging to Caleb Spivey, Esq , has caught two catamounts, at two different limes, while out’possum hunting, on the Adams place. “ Mose” says, “ dem varmints out lout anything be ever did sea, and come very nigh whippiu’ him and de dogs bofe.— Countryman. ! Col. JaqCES Again.—A Washington tele gram says Col. Jaques is here, and sought permission to visit Richmond again on a peace mission. Colorado Jewett is operating in the same channel. Nor Occupied. —The T&rboro’ Southerner of Saturday reports all quiet at Plymouth and Washington, North Carolina. The enemy have not as yet occupied the latter place. I Gkn. BI’RBRIDOR »B<*»rts that unless the people | of Kentucky volunteer to relieve the S'ftte from ' the eu<*my he will be compelled to give it up. FIIO.II Til*; UKIT2D STATICS. The Whig has received the New York Her ald, Tiibune, Philadelphia Press and Phila delphia Inquirer of the*29th, and the Balti more American, evening edition, of the same day. The nowß, ns regards the movements of General Hood and the continued re'reat of Thomas before his ftdvr nee, possesses impor tant features. All intelligence from Tennes see contained in the Northern papers, goes to show that Thpmas is in no condition to meet Hood. Toe Yankee papers are still engaged in de riving meagre consolation From the reticence •observed by the Richmond press in regard to Sherman’s progress, and find in this reserve much wherefrom to deduce favorable conclu sions to themselves. A dispatch from Washington denies that any determination lias been arrived at by the Yankee Government in the case ol the Flor ida. On the contrary, it is stated that the crew captured with that vessel have been sent to Fort Warren. Tbo correspondent of the Tribune, writing from Grant’s army, refers in a mysterious way to a “movement” which is in progress whereby Richmond Nvill be destroyed in f«*rty eight hours. The Yankees have invented a tun” which will throw shell seven miles, and hence will ensue “the total destruc tion of Richmond before Christines.” Under the influence of the general favorable situation of affairs (as viewed by \ankee eyes,) gold, on the 25tb, experienced an agree able “jump” to 234 I at the Ist Board. The recent attempt «o burn New York still keeps the Yankees Os Gotham «gog. The Hotel Association has offered a reward of $20,000 for the discovery of the incendia^s The following fiom the Baltimore Ameri can’s afternoon edition of the 20th contains the latest news of interest. Nothing further was telegraphed in regard to Thomas’ defeat: TIIK SINKING OF THE FLORIDA. Fort Monkok, Nov. 28—Some days since the captured pirate Florida, whilst lying oil Fortress Monroe, was accidentally run into by an army transport, with troops on board, cut ting for on one side almost to tbo waters ; edge, and carrying away the jib boom, &0., i causing her to leak badly j Admiral rter | ordered her to be anchored off Newport News, j at tho mouth of the James river, where she j sunk during last night, the officers and crow in charge ot her not being able to keep her free. She is supposed to have started anew j leak. Vessels bound down the James river J report that only her topmasts are visible. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. From the papers before us we extract the following interesting items of news. The Tri bune contains the foliowii g special dispatches : Washington, Nov. 28. General Hancock has ! succeed'd in his cherished scheni • of raising ! a corps of veterans to the ex ten 1 , ol an order ; war ran tii g its immediate enfstimnt and the'; pay un ni of liberal bounties. The General very sanguine ot succ-ss. The pirate Fiord t’s crew have been dis patched to Fort Warren to be heid as prison- j eis of war. Sixty rebel and sorters arrived in the City ; Point mail boat to day. H-avy filing was] g ling on at Dn cb Gap, yet no actual move- j meats w**re in progress when she left. The It (purer contains the foll'»w*’g special j dispatches: grant’s army. Washington, AW. 28 —Advices from th.* Army ol ine Potomac, ieceiv« and to-day state j that heavy firing w is heard yetted • v morn ng | in the direction ol Petersburg. Probably H was a resumption of the old artillery duels. J) serte.s from L*Vs army my that troops | have gone from Vaa nta *o assist in arresting I Sbeiman's uiaicu m Georgia. THE SITUATION IN THE S l TISWEST Excites great inierest her**, while n ><>ne a- übp* tji« ability ot General Tin in is To fight a soft- j Cessfwl <]• f.-nsive battle, as he Will pliably do j near Nashville. Yet it is cons and red not un j likely that Forres; will, while Jl-.od threaltus ; Ni shville, make a raid into Kentucky. REBEL INCENDIARIES. The excitement here in reference to tb« sup- j fiosed intentions of rebel emissaries to'burn government lonian gs h.is partially abated, j Measures wil'.-iRV ever,- soon lie taken to cary j out in this city provisions similar to ihote c >n« j taint'd in Gen D.x’s recent order concern ' ing Southern residents in New York city. L appeals that Col. L O. Baker, on N>v« lit »er j f>ili, informed General ibx ol the plot to omn j New York city, and a man mim'd Ward w.s 1 arrested, who was cgoizuit of the whole p ot, i and thrown into Foil. Ldayette. but the day ! after election he was released, aud cannot UuW j be found. EXPECTED PROCLAMATION. It is nun ired that a proclama ion will soon be issued *>y the Pres dent enlarging som-wnat the trade with the rebel S’ .t. s. Tie* restric tions will be such as to alfird the rebels no chance to g till any materials of war by the worku gs of the proposed system, which has been lr in and by a coiitereuce of the bar and Tiea? nry De pat tmen is. The following dispatches are published in the Herald : organization of a peace party in the rebel STATES. Washington Nov. 28,18GL—Information ht.s bee.ii received here ot the organ /. »101 l in the* j States ol Alttb .ins, Georgia and Mississippi ol a stiong p« ace party . under il.c n it-ion j of a ‘‘Stale Rights Party.” The leaders ot thii ■ orgari'Zition are informally in communication with the authorities here, aud will ptol-ably receive, encouragement in their enterprise trom j the forthcoming m ssage ot the President. They j claim that the Southern States, e»ch for it-eit, \ has me si.Tih r'ght to negotiate terms ot settle ment and retrocession as they bad to eeede tiorn the United S ai« s, and they aim to control the State action, through the L gislatures, to this end. The same party btu already s .wn itself boldly in the rebel Gorgress. It is kn >wn that so much confidence in me siicc-*-s ot tbs movement is enter 1 ta n*d at the South that prominent fieces-ieiiisis have begged the leaders of ihe new party to in k* with the Uutted States the best terms possible lor the protection ot ti e prop-'tyot th< e who have been active in the rebellion. It is believed that the ullh.-eoi sto tins matter will be the m st interest ng. >f not the most important, toaiuie of the Piesuteui s message. TVPTQKN'KY GENERAL dates' RESIGNATION. Judge Bales’ resignation as Attorney General will tak-3 tff. et on NVedaesday. THE PH SI’UOKL'S INCENDIARIES IN WASHINGTON. There is iu.w little d«ubt that the gai g wa.ch attempted to fire me city ot N< w Yoik mi * also made arragementß for simtar operations in Washington. lla\n«s-or Hines, as he some times s.gi s his uame-r-has served one terra in one of me Southern peunentianes. and is known here as a m >st dangerous nun. Last week he was seen here in close consultation with sus picious chiract rs, s m * ot which have just been released from imprisonment, and wuose action< lead to the cmolusi n that aw< ll de vised scheme had been arrang 'd fo«* the de stinotion of the public bn ldsogs. goverumen depots. A m and about Washington. We find the following Washington dispatch ot the Associated Presi in the Northern j *ui uals : THE FLORIDA CAPTURE. Washington, Nov. 28 Evening. A statement appeared lu one or more of 10-day'd papers, emmeously attributed to th** Washington-agent at*d reporter of the Associated Pu ss, that Com mander Collins Ia l been otdered to return to Bahia, Brazil, with his quasi D'iz*- and her bffL cers aud'orew, and purport.ng to give the result of ihe action of the Government upon that yut ject, with the other assumed facts in the same connection. No such telegram originated with ibe Hgeni, ai.d rep rter ot the Associated Press, but there is me best authority tor saying that all BiateiiD*nfß to the iff ct that tiff reuces oi opinion have aii-en in the Cabinet concerns mg the case of the pirate Florida, or that h decision bus been made tor or against her resti tution. are without foundation. No action of the Gov«n m nt has been taken in the ea.-o and no discu-.-oou of it has been held. The Navy Department authorizes the fol lowing statement: The origiual order for the Wacbusett, upon her-arrival at Hampton Roads, was to proceed to. Boston for repairs, taking with her the prisoners captured on the Florida, to bo consigned to Fort Warren. Be fore the order reached the vessel the prison** ers had been sent to Foint Lookout, aud, in a day or two, were transferred by the army authorities*to the Old Capitol. They were iin medial el v order back to Point Lookout, to be returned to the Wacbusett, which at once sailed for Boston, arriving there on Friday )Hst. The prisoners are doubtless ere this in Fort Wairen. Boston, Nor. 28 —Tho captured officers and men of the pirate Florida, have been sent to to Fort Wairen. A NEW ARMY CORPS TO BK RAISED. Washington , Monday Nov. 28 —The follow ing order has just been issued : War Department, Ad't Gen'S. Office, Washington, Nov 28, 18G4. / General Orders No. 287.—F0r raising aud organizing anew Volunteer Array Corps : Ist, That un Army Corps, to consist of not less than twenty thousand infantry, and en listed for not less than one year, to be desig nated as “First Corpp ” shall be organized in the District of Columbia, commencing the organization 011 th® first day of December, 18G4, and continuing until the first day of January next, the privates to consist of able bodied men who have served honorably not less than two years, and therefore not subject jo draft; the officers to be commissioned from such as have honorably served not les3 than two years. 2d. Recruits will bo furnished transnorta tion to Washing on, and will be credited t*-* the district in which they or their families are domiciled, nnd will be paid a special bounty of S2OO from the substitute fund, up on being mustered into service. Each re emit who preserves his arms to theendof his term may retain them as his own upon being honorably discharged. 3d. Details of organization will be pre scribed by the Adjutant General. The heads of bureaus will detail competent officers for the prompt examination nnd organization, arming, equipping and supplying the corps. 4th. Major General Hancock is assigned to the command of this corps, with headquar ters at Washington. By order of the Secretary of War. E D. Townsend, A. D. G. REPORTED REBEL MOVEMENT IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA Baltimore, Nov. 28, 11 P M.—-It is rumored here that the rebels have made demonstra tions at New Greek and Piedmont, on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, but nothing definite is known in regard to the matter : FROM grant’s army. The correspondent of the Tribune with Grant’s army, thus exploitates a grand move ment looking to the reduction of Richmond to ashes in forty-eight hours, which, accord ing to his statement, is An the tapis. This correspondent also intimates that ac tive hostilities are about to comuieuc*. on the Richmond lines : Hd'qbs. Army of TfiK James, 4 Nov. 26, 1864—A M. j After a day's relaxation and thankfulness comes, ver) appropriately., a season ot re newed vigor and activity. - Viewed in this light, viz: as the initiative of another, more speedy and more decisive siege of the rebel capital, this day is fraught with interest of no ordinary kind and of the intensesl signifi cance. A movement is now in progress in this army which, when fully completed, will de stroy Richmond. It only awaits the sanction of the General-in-C hies, who will bo here to morrow, before active operations are com menced. It is not generally known, oven among well-informed military men, that the beleaguered capital of rebellion is within gun shot range of our batteries ; but such is nevertheless a fact. Guns are now on their way here that will throw shells into Rich mond from our batteries in front ot the lßlh corps—ft distance of serpn miles. With these guns in position, and tho projectiles prepared which it is intended to use with them, our gunners can destroy Richmond in forty eight hours. The ball or shell now in use would not, of course, answer the purpose, a though that would doubtless accomplish the object in course of time. A particular kind of shell has been prepared, and in this really consists the main feature ot the proposed plan. With such guns and shells in our possession, it would be folly—nay more, it would be mad ness akin to sin —not to use them. The plan has already met the approval «>t the General commanding this department, and * it ouly awaits the sanction and approval of General Grant previous to adoption. It adopted, it will be at once carried out. Do uot be sur prised to hear of the total destruction of Richmond before Christmas. A report has got abroad that the work at this famous canal is completed. This is false. 1 am tcustworthily informed that it will uot be finished for some days yet. an intimation of hostilities again. The same correspondent writing under date of November mysteriously in timates that another movement is on foot against Richmond, and delivers himself of a Jack Bunshy opinion in regard to Dutch Gap. There is a Yankee trap concealed somewhere : The use of some shells by our batteries re cently of extraordinary inflammable pow er, hag demonstrated the feasibi ity of reducing to ashes either Petersburg or Rich i mond itself whenever we may determine upon Iso severe a measure r t warfare. | Ou whichever leg of the hypothesis we i place it, Shermnan’s success in Georgia must j produce results ot the highest importance, ! und affect the situation here in a manner i which even the most sanguine little dream of. ! jjet the public look, therefore, for news with :a the next days of significance ! and importance, as wPhiu that time Sherman ; will have penetrated to the kernel of his scheme, ami the fate of Richmond will have ' been solved, I trust, to the satisfaction of an | expectant country. I promised some time ago, in this correg pondeuce, tar advise the Confederate military ; authorities of Richmond when the Dutch Gap I Canal was done, and learn that they have looked daily at the columns of the Tribune to ascertain this fact. It affords me, therefore, especial pleasure to now inform them that it is at length done—all except- finishing : and General Butler expresses his certaiuty that, if the rebels will quit firing, he can have it fin ished as soon as—he gets it d-ine. TELEGRAPHIC Report* of the Press A *«ot latlon." Entered Recording to art of Con«renpin the ye«r 1868,bj J. e. Thkaiiu k,in theClerk’nolliceof the DistrictConr* of the Confederate States for the Northern District cf Georgia. LATk PUOM EUROPE. ENGLAND AND FRANCE PRO TEST AGAINST THE SEI ZURE OP THE FLORIDA. FROM fe 'NOETH, MORE YANKEE RUMORS OF THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN. THEY STILL CLAIM A VICTORY. CLEBURNE AND WIRT ADAMS SAID TO BE KILLED. THE YANKEES RUN FROM FORREST., A TERRIBLE BATTLE IMMI NENT. FIRE AT BATON ROUGE. FEDERAL RAID IN VIRGINIA. REINFORCEMENTS FOR GRANT- Richmond, Dec. s —Both ll..uses of Con gress are in secret session <,o*d«y. Nothing of interest wns done in open session in either House. European advices to the2Btb arc received: A joint protest in the ease of the Florida has been exchanged between the Governments of England nnd France. Franz Muller was execut-don the 14th. At the last moment he confessed the murder of i Briggs. The insurrectionary movements in Vienna J continue. A serious collision occurred between the troops and Garabaidi, on the 10th in north ern L mbardy. The cotton market is buoy ant, with an advance of Id to Id. New York and Baltimore papers to the 3d an vc been received. They contain additional details of the battle at Franklin, in which the repulse of Hood with a heavy loss is re iterated. Gen. Pat Cleburn and Wirt Adams, are reported killed. Thirty stand of colors were captured by the Union forces. A telegram from Nashville of tho 2J says there was slight skirmishing with the enemy's cavalry all day. A complete line of en trenchments encircle the city. A portion of our cavalry force encountered Forrest's cav alry, three miles from town on the Franklin hike. The tebcis could be seen plainly ad -1 vancing, when our treops retired toward the | city. Night coming on, only a few occasional ! shots, were exchanged. lt*is rumored tiiat Hood is endeavoring to cross the Cumberland with a large cavalry : force. i Commander Fitch is here w.th a Hoot of ' boats and iron clads. ! A Louisville telegram of the 2d says yes j terday evening the two forces were engaged | in heavy skirmishing. The rattle of musketry was plainly beard In the streets of. Nashville. ! A battle ot terrible fury is imminent. Hood is pressing blindly lorward. A Nashville telegram says it is believed that Hood’s main army is threatening Jlur- I freesboro. The Tribune's financial article of Friday evening savsgoid opened at 232, advanced to 233}, and closed at 230}. The news from ! Tennessee was used with effect to advance j quotations. i Capt. fernmes arrived at Bagdad, Mexico ; on the 11th, and crossed the Hio Grande en ! route for Richmond. A portiun of the Penitentiary at Baton Rouge was destroyed by fire on the night of the 234. Fbkdkeicksborb, Fa., Dec. s.—lt is re ported that the enemy sent n grand raiding party into Loudoun and upper Fauquier coun ties daring fast week, who destroyed many barns and houses, and burnt up much slaugh ! terel meat, and drove o' F all the cattle and horses they could find, as a retaliation, the Federals allege, for the people of those coun ties taking oare of .Mosby. It is also said that six thousand troops j have passed down the Potomac to reinforce Grant. Four thousand of them were from j Sheridan, and two thousand were new re j emits. Some of these troops in passing | through Alexandria said there would be aj great fight below Richmond this week. Ileitii.n, Dec. 2.—A special to the .l‘lver liner from Senatobia December 1. says scouts I report, Steele arrived at .Memphis with fifteen I i thousand men. I Memphis dates of the 27th received. Dana ! lias taken command at Memphis, vice Wash- | hurtle recently elected to Congress. The new j commander issued orders, declaring his in-j tention of seizing ami confiscating all cotton I iu and around Memphis j interdicts all trade i and communication with rebels. I Nothing of interest from Virginia. Early i reported gone to the relief ot Charleston. Seward and Wells are at variance about I the Florida affair. Stanton seriously ill again. « The New York World thinks Lincoln has I tendered McClellan a command in the army | of the Potomac. ! Canby is reported certainly dead. | The latest gold quotattou in New Fork 228. Letters from Mexico say the republicans ! are likely to give Maximilian much trouble. Th'e clergy are grcntly diftatistied with the policy of the Emperor. Strength of Empire, | .however’, gradually increasing. Late English papers confirm the announce ment that Semines in command of New Ala j barna olf Funchall Bay. Her armament wont out in the Laurel ; she has gone in the di rection of Bermuda. Japanese sea baa been opened by the allied fleet. The engagement tvas Grief. The allies lost 56 killed and wounded. The Japanese numbered from two to three hundred. Coma missioners wore to meet Japanese officers at Kauaguwa to adjust the indemnity due to dis« ferent nations and ports were to be dis mantled. • Clinton, Dec. 2—" he enemy have passed front Clinton twenty miles west of Pearl river, and are moving East ia close column. They ate variously estimated at from 5,000 to 10,000, with 18 pieces of artillery and seven* ty-five wagons. Yesterday Lt. Bonner, with sixteen men, killed and captured fourteen Yankees below Baton Rouge, with their horses and equip ments. Clinton, La., Nov. 28.—The enemy, five thousand strong, consisting of cavalry and urtillery, have left Baton Rouge and crossed the Amite river, moving east. They carry twenty-ft ve days ratiuns, and are supposed to be aiming for tha Mobile and Ohio railroad. They are said to have Confederate uniforms so r each man. Tuscumbia, Nov. 29.—Pulask', Tennesse, Athens, DccOlur and Huntsville, have all been evacuated by the enemy. The following official dispatch from Lieut. Col. Windes, commanding the 4th Alabama cavalry, Gen. Roddy’s command, has been received : Decatur, Nov. 28, 6 I’ M. Brigudier General Itoddg : 1 have just returned from Huntsville, which place the enemy evacuated at. dark last night. I entered tfie town immediately with a Lieu tenant nnd two men. At daylight I scouted t .vo miles eVst of the town, but found no tnenty and relumed. I had just arrived, when a train loaded with two hundred negro soldiers came in from the direction of Ste venson after negro women and children. I with one man, attacked the engineer with pistols, frightening him so that he ran the engine oil’the track. I pretended that I had a regiment near by and caused the negro j troops to sumpe ,e. I had the engine put on the track, and with twenty-five ears brought j it to Decatur. I am now putting my regiment on it to go to the assistance of Col. Russell, who has the road cut above Brownsboro, and nine trains loaded with ordnance nnd quar termaster stores, cut. off. The trains are guarded by two thousand troops. Col Russell says they have destroyed two trains, and if pressed, tLey will destroy the remainder. F. M. Windes, Cemd g. 4th Ala. Cav. New Advertisements. nr. M«M m i:i:s. augi'-ta, g a i Decpuibe* oth, lSt>4. J Tho emergency having passod which called for tho edaldishmont of u camp of instruction at this place for the militia east tho Grouee it is W*reby discontinued. All mon east of tho Oconeo liable to duty under tho act of tho General Assembly passed November 18, who have not yet reported at this place, will ieport to one of the camps established by the Governor’s Procla mation of the 26th ult. A. K WKIGIIT, D ec 6—2 t Commanding Georgia Militia. healths Military division of the west, ) Aim: u (Ja,NoV 2«th, 18t)4. j Special Orders No. —. AH supermini ry Officers of this Military Division uot otherwise assigned to duty, will report to the Com mand lit « f the Pest, Macon, Georgia. Ity command of General Beauregard. A. R. CHISOLM, A. D. C. and A. A. A. G. Doc G—3taw2\v All papers in Military Division will publish three tinn 8 a wiek for two weeks, and send bill to Chief Quar termaster h. It. C., A. D O. Auction Sale by . E F. RUSSELL & CO., (Successors to C. H. Day,) Corner of Broad and Jackson streets, will se.l on Wednesday, December 7th, ’64, In front of Stor«, Furniture, 18 boxes Manufactured Tobacco, GO dozen Children’s Robrujr Ilose, Wool, • G dozen Fancy Silk Scarfs, 1 Large Leather Trunk, Patent Lock and very su perior ajfiol®. 50 dozen Brown Windsor Soap, 30 dozen Bather’s Sap, 30 dozen Sassafras Soap, 30 dozen Wintergreen Soap, 50 gross Pearl Buttons, 4 Cotß. Canvass Bottoms. Goods intended for Auctiou must be sent in day beforo saV No buity goods on limit will be rece ved by Bee 6-'2t JN'O. S. HUTCHINSON, Auctioneer. MILLNER, KEEN &C 0„ Will sell at the Lower Market on Tuesday, December 6th, 1864, At 10 o’clock, A. M., A Family of Negroes. One Man, about 28 jears of age; his Wife. 26 years 1 old, aud Son, 8 years old. All souud and healthy. Titles good. Sold for no fault. ALSO, One Milch Cow. 4—2t THE BAPTIST BANNER. TBS DULLSitS A TEAK. Published every Saturday Morning, AUGUSTA, UKGIIGIA. Edited by Her. A. C. DAYTON nnd JAMES N. ELLS. Endow $lO »ed ftddree* | j,,, 4_1,„ JAME- N. EELS, Angufto, tin. S3O newarci. My boy Marcus left n.e in Hamburg on Wednesday Evening ard is non supposed to be somewhere in I Uiusta He is a Mulatto boy, about nineteen yesrs : live feet asd a lmlt high, aud Weighs about oue bnndrt J ani filly pounds. The above leward will be n»ui for his delivery in jail. P Nov 2o—tf ’ J.NU 0. VV HITNER, Register OJlico.