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LIE MUJ SUN,
f/08. DLWOLF. THOfl. OTLOKRT.
I'JIOriAS GILBEET & CO.,
PI OPRIKTOKS
Terms cT the Rally Sun.
( |no mouth |4 oj
Three mouths 12 00
AJvortisonujuts imorted for $2.00 per square.
Whoro odvcrtiscmt ots arc Inserted a month, the
ch irge.v. ill be 48 pGr square.
*• liUouuciiiL- cttiutidr ros S2O, which must invariably
he paid in advance.
BLAN:i BOOKS!
XL FEW
Two, Three, Four, Five and
Six-quire
JOURNALS,
Blotters,
AND
SINGLE AND DOUBLE-ENTKI
LEDGERS!
For sale at tb »
SUN OFFICE.
jail ts _
Sabbath Sebool Hymns.
A few hundred pamphlets, containing
thirty-three hymns, suitable for the use
of Sabbath Schools throughout the Con
federacy, for sale at $25 per bund rod, at
the SUN OFFICE.
Note Paper.
Ten Kearns FRENCH NOTE PAPER,
for sale by the quire or ream.
SUN OFFICE.
Writing Ink
For sale, in : ay quantity desired, at
the SUN OFFICE.
Memorandum Books.
Os VAItIOUI SIZES, for sale at the
SUN OFFICE.
NEW GOODS, NEW GOODS.
MRS. EESSAU’S.
Prom the late Blockade Auction
Sale at Augusta., Georgia.
THE GOODS ABE
Superior to my Offered Else
w here I
AND ALL WILL BE SOLD
at Lower Prices Than Lately!
Ladies’ Nev Hats,
New Bonne ; Bibbons,
New Belts,
Boninet Mosquito Netting,
Tucking ant 1 Dressing Combs,
Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Ho
siery,
3-Yards Wit '.e Linen Sheeting,
Superior BI jaehed Shirting,
Printed Jac met,
Jaconet & Ci oss barred Muslin,
Ginghams,
English and French Calicoes,
Irish Linen
Bombasine and Alpacas,
Elegant Lences.
AND SEE!“®a
Juno 23,18C4 ts
Change of Schedule.
ON and after Sum ay, June 19th, the Trains
ou the M JSCOG iJfl RAILROAD will run as
follows
PASSENGER TRAIN:
Leave Columbus at.... 6.45 p. m.
Arrive at Macon at 8.25 a. m.
Leave Macon at 8.10 p. m.
Ai live at Columbus a .4.25 a. in.
FREIGHT TRAIN:
eavu Columbus 5.00 a. m.
Arrive at Coluutl xu a. 4.55 p. m.
W. L. CLARK, Sup t,
June 18,1864 ts Muscogee Railroad.
MOBILE AND GIRARD RAILROAD, )
Girard, . da., August 22, 1864. J
Change c f Schedule 1
ON and aftejthis di te Trains on thi* road will
run Daily, Surd, ys Excepted, as follows:
Passi iGRR Train
Leave Girard at 3.00 p m
Arrive in Union Sprii gs at 7.30 p m
Leave Union Springs -t 6.35 a m
Arrive in Girard at... 10.00 p m
F rep ax Train.
Leave Girard at 4.00 a m
Arrive in Girard at 6.00 p m
B. E. WELLS,
auglß ts Eng. audSup’t.
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Showing the Value o the Old Issue of Confede
foderate Money wh n Discounted fer the New
Issue of Confodon te Money, at the Kate of
Three Dollars in 0 1 Issue for Two Dollars in
New Issue from $5 o SSOO.
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FOOD F! IR STOCK !
AV.,r.«as >«■«»
for sale, which is vor, valuable feed for stock, es
i.o 'ially fur milcb cow , there being no other food
which is so uutJitioUß A cow will giro one-third
more milk fed on tlax : eed cakes. „ „
I ran be found at “Arnold’s Butchor Pen, or
ovlers dropped in the post ofhoe, Bn* 300, will
me aug4 dlm PromPt “ tt< nti ° nt A. U ZORKCdVSKT:
OGLETHORPE BJLKERY.
No. 33 Bj oacl Street,
HAVING recently horooghly renovated my
BAKERY, I am low better prepared than
ever to BAKE WIIEA L’ AND RYE BREAD and
C’AKEg, of a superior < uality.
The well-known sal sfaction I have heretofore
given patrons will be . sufficient guarantee that
the best will always be turned out from the “Ogle
thorpe Bakery,”
I would respectful!;, solicit tho renewal of the
patronage of my old fr ends and tho public gene
rally, assuring them that I will always use iny
best ecdeavor3 to give satisfaction.
an 5t dim C. BREYVOGKL.
Wi.nted!
A COOKING STOV 3 —large one preferred—lor
the Soldier’s W yaide Horae. Any person
having such to dispose of will materially assist in
providing cooked prov-aions for needy soldiers by
“Xt? otitt ° the “SOLDIER'S IlOMK.’’
" job Printer Wanted!
A FIRST-CLASS J( B PRINTER can obta n a
permanent situs ion and the highest wage.
Bookblnter Wanted!
A GOOD BOOKBIh DER, who thoroughly un
derstands his bn inesa, can obtain a perma
nent situation and thi highest wages by appljing
t c N. S. MORSE *w-»
ang23 Stpd Augusta, Oa,
Prices Advanced I
FROM this date we will pay F HI KE .SL CEN
per pound lor PICKING ROPE. This price
will enable an industrious roan or woman to earn
from FOUR to SIX DOLLARS per day.
Apply at the EMPIRE MILLS.
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VOL. X.}
Wantodl
AT 114 BBOAD STBEET,
COLUMBUS, GA. :
4}G. BBI.S. VINEGAR,
&>' 25 ibi. So.t Soap,
500 lbs. Hard Country Sum
600 Ibi. Besswax,
500 ibs. Good Tallow,
60 busbols Irish Rotators.
, n L 2 Udi ,lie III GIIESX MARKET PRICE
be givon, or Salt, Sugar, Soda, Ac.
auglfti dst Wdt
NEW GOODS JEW GOODS!
GOODRICH & CO.,
BROAD STREET.
nowop.nln-a SPLENDID ASSORTMENT
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
FRESH FROM EUROPE,
via Bermuda,
Which they will Soil Cheap for
O ja. fit 3E3C !
Augu.t 2«, 1804 aim
Overseer Wanted 1 *
WANTED to hire a disabUd Soldier or a man
not subject to military duty, as Overseer.
V be ™.„ ~ttS ' i8 P»M- App'y at ouce to Lieut.
Jno. S. Siigb, at Sligh'a plantation, near Cliuune
nujgeo, lUacan, Ala., or Dr. Wni. K. ikinner, Pe
rute Pike, comity, Ala., personally or hv loiter,
stating terms ami giving references.
ftug23 linpd
TANNERS' OIL!
Eleven barrels of No. 1 tanners’ oil,
for Cash, or will exchange the same for Leath
er, on reasonable terms.
ALSO,
20) Pairs No. 10 COTTON CARDS, on Loatlior
and Guttn Perchn.
For sale by WELLS Sc CUP.TIS.
aug23d2w
For Sale.
IHE crop on the Farm situated on the Talbot
ton road, miles from Columbus, together
with possession of tho place until Ist January
next. Tho crop consists of Corn, Potatoos, Ac ;
a air all lot of Hogs and Poultry will ulso bo told
if desired.
A Pl>ly to M. C. WOOTEN,
aug!9 lOtpd in Pemberton’s Cavalry.
COTTON, COTTON!
REMNANTS of COTTON of all grades and in
small or large amounts, will be purchased.
Highest mrket price paid ut
Koch Island Taper Mills Office.
aul7 dim
' Wanted.
HYB STRAW,
AT
GOVF.RNMENT TRANSPORTATION WORKS.
TUOS. C. JOHNSON,
augvS dlOt Special Agent Q. M. Dep’t.
For Sale !
ORfV lbs SODA ASH,
\J 2 J 0 lbs Extract of Logwood.
10 ttn Alum,
8 lbs Blue Vitriol,
3 Ibs Gum Arabic,
40 Ibs Catechu,
10 lbs Bichromate of Potash,
4 lbs Oil of Vitriol,
60 lbs Puslic.
11. VOIGIIT,
Oglethorpe street, opposite Ilaiman & Co’s shop.
aug2Bdlmpd
SUGAR MILLS & KETTLES.
MR. P. A. MULLANE, Engineer of steamer
Mist, is ready to furnish Planters SUGAR
MILLS, averaging irom 14 to 10 inches; also a let
of SUGAR KLTLLES, from 40 to 80 gallons at
the shortest notice.
Apply on board Steamer “MIST.”
Orders promptly tilled.
Reference—R. L. Jones, Columbus, Ga.
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For Sale!
10.000 100* tt>jT HONEY,
BEESWAX,
BACON AND LARD,
AUGUSIA SHEETING,
Ail to bo found at
No. 91 Broad Street.
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To Army Manufactnrers!
Ft YE THOUSAND TOUNDS AMBULANCE
AXLES;
100 feet MACHINE SHAFTING, PULLEYS and
and HANGERS;
1 Lot of PIG COPPER aud ZINC.
For sale to an immediate applicant.
V. WERNER A CO.,
aug2l 3tpd “Dixie Works,” Macon, Ga.
Grand Chance for Investment.
For Sale.
A NUMBER ONE PLANTATION, on tbo Apa
lachicola river, 12 miles below Chatahoocheo,
containing 1800 acres, together with
47 Likely Negroes— 3o of whom arc
field hands,
Over 100 Meat Ilogs,
30 boad of Cattle,
14 fine Mules,
1 Brood Mare.
1 Jack,
2 Y oke Oxen,
and the growing Provision Crops suffi
cient for the coming year.
For terms apply to f
DAVIIi ADAMS,
or JOHN D- ATKINS,
aug24 6t Coiunibua, Oft.
SIOO Boward
MY BOV MILTON left me ftt. Salem, >« _.
Ilussell conuty. He designs going to U
Mobile, having started with the handsjqA
Irom Barbour to Mobile. His complexion TB
yellow, 23 years old; his upper front teeth
out; his face round; had on shirt and pants.Jkfc
barefooted; hi» shirt waa bntlonol with large
white horn buttons; he will weigh about 140 Pis.;
will a«Bumo a name aud owner.
I will pay the above reward for his lodgment in
a safe jail so that I can get him.
E. S. OTT,
augl9 ts Euufaula, Ala.
For Bent.
IjtOß rent from tho Ist of October next, a small
4 HOUSE suitable for a email family. Pay
ments will Lo required quarterly, with notes and
gcod security. ItOBEUT T. SIMONS.
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COFFINS!
KEPT on hand, of different Hisses, at my shop,
in the old OGLETHORPE BUILDING.
O. W. IIEWSON.
Jffl-When not at my shop I inay be lonnd at my
„wideiice on corner of Triangle and Oglethorpe
streets. W ‘ U *
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SSO Reward l
AT THE TIME OF THE UAID!
MV MARK MOLE, was taken from B Harris’
Stable. Sbo is about 8 years old, of DARK
BAY COLOR, with a few slight white hairs ou the
Urn of her hack; is of medium size
‘ Anyone who will notify me, bo that I get her
will receive the above reward. j Q _ gi^GER,
angSlmpd Lnmpkiu,Ua.
LARD OIL, LARD OIL!
Ten Barrels on Hand, and for
sale by
BPENCER & ABBOTT.
myl9 dtl
Thos. Savage, Agent,
at Slull'ord’s Olrl Htonil.
No. 101 Broad Street.
IIAS FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
SHEETING, SHIRTING3,
TWILLS, YARNS,
LAGUYRA COFFEE,
TOBACCO, RICE,
NAILS of all sizes, Ac., I c.
1y27 ts _
Notice.
A GOOD PORTABLE ENGINE,
For Sale, at Opelika.
Apply to w 0 WILLIAMS.
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COLUMBUS, GA„ WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1864.
TP I? JYA } j r \l
Ii a XL* Uix 1 i.i i J .
I’kom Yesterday's Kvknino Edition.
MU SCO 3E E «AI LROAI) COM PA N Y,)
Columbus, Ga., August 22,1804. /
i Stockholders’ Meeting!
The Annual Meeting of the Stockho'd jis of this
Company will be LulJ att bo Depot in this city, ou
MONDAY, tho 6th September next, at 10 o’clock,
u. in. J. M. BIVINS,
nug23 td Socve'ary and Troa.urer.
MUSCOGEE RAILROAD COMPANY,)
Columbus, Ga., August 22, 1861. j
Dividend No. 21.
The Board of Directors Las declared a Div dend
of Tun (10) Dollars per sliaro, on the General Stock
of I his Company, payable in Con fed ovate Treasury
notes, as soon as the amount duo by the Uovoi u
mtnt can bo collected, notice of which will be
1 given. j. m. BIVINS,
aug23dCt Secretary and Trc a tier
Battlefield Belief Association,
OF COLUMBUS, GA.
All win are disposed to conlrihnte articles iiec
essary for the Relief of the Sick and Wounded in
tho Army of Tennosseo, are requested to leave
them at Goodrich A Co.’s store by oxa o’clock, p
m, every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, when tiny
w'i.’i ho forwarded to, and dispensed by our Com
mittee (hero. WM. H. YOUNG, Pro..
C. G. Holmes, sec’y. ang23!f
A Concert and Tableaux Repre
sentations at Union Springs—A con.
cert will be given at Union Spviugs on
Wednesday evening, the 31st. inst., by
the young ladies of that and neigbbov
ing placos, and the exhibition promises
to be a splendid one. Rare music, beau
tiful tableaux, glorious singing, and a
sight of some of the loveliest ladies in
the world are the attractions offered. It
will be a rich feast for the lovers of
sweet melody and beauty. The proceeds
of the entertainment will be given to the
Soldiers’ Aid Society. Admission two
dollars.
“Where there is so much smoke there
must be some fire.” Where there is so
much talk of peace there must be some
general cause for it. It does not all
proceed from politicians in search of a
platform. The masses are represented :
they want tlie war to stop, aud we may
easily assume that tho majority of the
Northern people care not how. The war
spirit has declined very sensibly. We
hear of no more “war meetings no
more “uprisings no more reiterations
concerning the “last man and the last
dollar.’’ A sensible change has taken
place ; the people of both sections want
peace.
“If any thing could have stirred the
people of Pennsylvania to action,’’ says
the New York Times, “oue would have
thonf'bt such events m : --
their State andtheburning of their towns
would have done so. Yet during the
whole month of July the entire volunteer
force of one hundred days’ men raised
and ready for service in Pennsylvania
numbered but six regiments. The last
of them was only ready for service on
the night before Che burning of Cham,
bersburg.”
Accounts from 64th Georgia Regi
ment—Arrival of Capt. Tuos. Park.—
Captain Park, who received a frightful
wound at Petersburg just after the explo
sion of the mine, has arrived home and is
doing well. He will wear his deep and
honorable scars through life. His gal
lantry has been noted iu this paper here
tofore.
lie relates to us in substance the fol
lowing facts about the fight of the 16th,
at Deep Dottom: The 04th Georgia Reg
iment was ordered hurriedly on tho 15th
to the north of the James, and on tho
next day, at Deep Bottom, were deployed
at several feet intervals along a line of
temporary works. Large forces of tho
Yankees confronted them and charged
through the lines to their left. The G4th
was so busily engaged fighting the enemy
in their front that they did not notice
that they were flanked until tho enemy
came up behind them. Gen. Girardey
was killed with the colors of the 64th in
his hands, just behind it, about the time
the lines were broken. Lieut. Beasley,
commanding Capt. Redd’s (now Capt.
Park’s) company, from this city, and
Orderly Sergeant John Woolfolb, seeing
that they were nearly surrounded, made
their escape, being on the right of the
company. Lt. Waller was the only other
officer who escaped from the regiment.
The enemy closed in on the left of the
company while it was fighting (hose in
front, and captured most of it, inclu
ding Lieut. R. A. Russell, of this county,
who commanded its left. Lieut. Russell
had not entirely recovered from the
wound received on the 30th, but was at
his post fighting to the last.
Capts. George Thomas, (son of Hon.
G. E. Thomas,) Brown and Jenkins, and
Lieuts. Russell, Elliott, McCoy and
Semmes, were known to be alive, as they
were seen by some of our wounded who
were left in the hands of the enemy, and
were afterwards recaptured. Mr. Ar
gile so favorably known of this county,
and E. 11. Jones, of Chattahoochee coun
ty, were killed on the field from Company
“F.” Graddick, of Harris county, was
wounded in the leg severely; J. M. Hunt
of Muscogee, in the fingers, and Mr.
Welch, of Chattahoochee, in the thigh.
Lieut. Russell, Dolly, McGehee, John
Weldon, Bowarick, Win. Reed, W. Can
non, Jas. Slaughter, and Michael Filz.
patrick, are known to have been captur
ed. Lieut. Beasly, Woolfolk, Reese,
Cameron, Hammond, Morgan and Sims
mons, are with the company, safe. Capt
Burch’s old company has only four men
leit. This regiment has fought n:o;t
gallantly on every field, and has suffer
ed terribly. Its capture is attributable
to the obstinacy with which it fought
while holding the out post, and the in
terval between the files. Lt. Beasly and
Woolfolk have fought bravely on many
fields, and left only when they saw their
company completely surrounded.— Times.
Gangrene is prevailing to a consider
able extent among the wounded soldiers
in Macon. All who are thus alllicted
are sent to a hospital for that special j
purpose, located at Vincville. Nearly j
every Yankee who comes down wounded
from Atlanta is alllicted with gangrene, j
In many instances it is very fatal.
\ I> vtjuot.— A man who gives twenty
dollars for .he relict of the Refugees,
and raises the rent of his houses live
hundred per cent.
The Governor of Louisiana has
imported printing paper enough to
supply all the newspapers in that
State, at reasonable rates.
Correspondence of tho Diiiy Sun.
Atlanta, August 27, 1861.
For several days heavy skirmishing
has continued from the coulro lo the ex
tretno left.. A comparative quiet hns
prevailed nlong tho right for a number
of days. Our pickets report tho with
drawal of the enemy front this portion
of the lines night before last. This is
quite probable, or it may be the calm
which precedes an approaching storm.
The canuonading was very heavy yes
terday evening ou the left centre, aud
continued far iuto the night.
On some portions of the left tho pick
ets arc not more than fifty or ouo hun
dred yards apart, and the incessant pop
-1 pcji kept up between them keeps both
I parties closely confined to tho ditches
j which the recent raius have rendered
very uncomfortable and sickening. On
. the right the pickets aro from a mile to
j a mile and a half distant, which allows
them tho.highly appreciated advantage
of lying without the trenches—enjoying
fresh air aud a little shade.
It appears, from recent published ac
couuls, that the late raiding parties sent
out by Sherman, practiced their estab
lished habits of tieudishuess, and perpe
trated every species of crime upon un
ollensive citizens. Our Government has
pursued a temporizing policy long
enough, lt is high time these detesta
ble and brutal vandals were made to
Uuow they cannot pursue their inhuman
practices with impunity.
The army, with tho wholo country, is
looking with much interest to the action
of the Chicago Convention. Whatever
may be the result of that meeting, your
correspondent is satisfied, that it will
work no practical good lo us, and that
our only hopes of success lay iu the stout
arms and brave hearts of our noble an
mil's.
There are a great many of the poorer
citizens of Atlanta, left in the city, who
aro entirely dependent upon the Gov
ernment for support. General Ilood dis
tributes fifteen hundred rations among
them daily. Can not the citizens of our
country support them by voluntary con
tribution ? They must live, and in the
absence of all means of support, the
commanding General very charitably
aud properly supplies their necessities
from Government stores. Although this
action is very readily acquiesced in by
tho troops, justice to these brave defend,
ers of our country demands that their
charily should not he so taxed as to de
prive them of even the smallest portion
of their limited supplies.
Ou the evening of the 25th a shell waß
,< - —v—u* **«“>';-
rerian Church ; on Marietta Street. —
Several of the citizens had sought refuge
and protection in this house, one of
whom had his arm badly fractured by a
fragment of tho shell. There has been
very little firing at the city for the last
twenty-four hours.
S. D. L.
p. S';—Since writing the above I ltavo
visited several portions of the lines. Im«
portant moves are now being made and
important satisfactory results being an
ticipated. Tho enemy has certainly
abandoned his position iu front of a
large portion of our lines, leaving much
if not all of his equipments, knapsacks,
tent cloths, haversacks, blankets &c, &o.
He is supposed to be making his way to
wards Rome.
It is currently reported aud believed
at Headquarters that Wheeler has des
troyed Cleveland, the principal (depot cf
Sherman’s supplies.
Hood has established his reputation as
a military chieftain.
The clouds of uncertainty are beiDg
rapidly dispersed and the glorious orb ot
brighter hopes are boginuing to pene
trate the gloom which has hung, for two
months, in funeral masses over tho desti
ny of this army and of Georgia.
Relief lor tbe Militia Soldier!
IIEAIIQT.S MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,)
. Ist Division GuoiifiiA Militia, t-
AHunts, August 26, 1864. )
Mr. THOMAS DEIVOLF, of Chattahoochee coun
ty, is detailed to procure supplies fur the Division
Hospital at this place. Thi* department is iu a
very destitute condition, and I hope the citizens
will feel the Importance of an early response to
this call. We want eld Linen and Homespun ; in
fact everything to make a wounded soldier com
fortable. T. A. RAINS,
Chief Surgeou.
In connection with the above call, I
appeal to tho friends at home, of the
militia now serving in the ditches at the
front.. In addition to the wants of mss
terial for lint anal bandages to dresa
wounds of the wounded soldier, articles
of nourishment are wanted for the sick
as well as the wounded soldier. We can*
not expect a sick soldier to livo on army
rations —corn bread and bacon. He
wants nourishments suited to the appe
tite of a sick man. I will bo pleased to
receive contributions of tematos, okra,
red pepper, butter, eggs, onions or
shellots, snap beans, and such other ar
ticles as the ladies think fit lor the sick
soldier.
Contributions can be left at tlie Sun
office, in Columbus, at. Box Spring, or at
my residence in Chs ttahoochee county,
where they will be packed and sent to
the Division Hospital ;it Atlanta, and be
of great service in alle riating tho suffer
ings of the sick and wounded militia.
The contributions sent forward by the
Relief Commit teen do not reach the mili
tia, but are intended for, and arc devoted
to the Confederate soldiers.
The contributions lain sect forward
to ask for, are exclusively for the sick
and wounded rniLuia, and will be devoted
to them alone. Prompt action on the
oart-of contributors is desirable.
THOMAS DkWOLF.
August 27th, 18Bd, ts
Chicago, Aug. 17.—The Dacotah Uns
ion, of the 'Jth inst , says: A rumor was
! prevalent at Fort Randall, that Indian
runners had arrived among the ranktons
with intelligence that Gen. Sully had a
battle with the Indians on Knife river,
and had been disastrously defeated. The
| rumor needs confirmation
From Virginia.
From the Petersburg anti Hieh
tnond papers ot' tho 2(>th, we make
up the following summary :
PETERSBURG.
A little picket-firing on the lines
south of tho city and some shelling
on the cast were the only observable
events at Petersburg yesterday. At
an early hour several shells were
thrown into the city from battery No.
5, striking in the line of Old street,
and evidently aimed at Wells’ found
ry, from the chimney of which the
enemy had doubtless seen smoke ris
ing, indicative of a resumption of
work. This battery, as well as others
from which, shells ltavo been thrown
into the city, has been silent for about
three weeks, and up to yesterday not
a solitary shot had been aimed at the
city. The people had begun to think
that tho batteries had been removed,
that Grant’s heart had softened, and
there would be no more shelling of
the bricks and mortar that protected
only the women and children. But
a puff of smoke. from the foundry
brought out the lire again, and, lo !
the batteries are back again and Grant
is as hard of heart as ever. We un
derstand that tho foundrymon lired
up their engine as a trick, to try the
value of tho hypothesis, for the ma
chinery and other material are said
to be out of the building, and the en
gine itself will be removed as soon as
practicable.
FROM CHESTERFIELD.
A skirmish occurred below Chester
on the 25th, between our troops and
the advance line of the enemy. Our
men dashed upon the enemy’s breast
works, drove them from them, obtain
ed the desired information—the affair
being a rcconnoissance—and with
drew, suffering a slight loss. They
captured a few prisoners.
MOVEMENTS IN TIIE VALLEY.
The Lynchburg ltepublican furn
ishes the following further particulars
of the recent movements of our army
in the Valley:
An officer of the Valley army who
reached tho city last night gives us
the gratifying intelligence that in the
affair mentioned in Gen. Early’s offi
cial dispatch, published in the tele
graphic column, the rout of the ene
my was complete, equalling, if it did
not surpass the stampede from Kerns
town a lew weeks since. The enemy
and some 4000 or 5000 infantry,
which was the rear guard of their
main army, the latter being in full
retreat towards the Potomac. After
the affair at Front Royal our army
pushed on, and coming up with tho
rear guard at Winchester, wore for a
short time held at bay by their artil
lery, and suffered some little loss, but
nothing could withstand the valor of
our troops, and with a yell they char
ged the enemy, who broke and ran
in the wildest confusion. They were
pursued for several miles beyond
Winchester, when darkness compelled
General Early to call off his men and
allow them to rest. The next morn
ing the pursuit was recommenced,
but the enemy had taken advantage
of the darkness and gotten too far in
advance to be overtaken.
Our informant says wo got about
two hundred and fifty prisoners and
one piece of artillery, besides a num
ber of horses, and any quantity of
small arms, clothing, &c., which the
enemy in their fright threw away.
But very few of the enemy were
killed or wounded, and our entire
casualties did not exceed fifteen.
The affair was a brilliant one, and
will be followed by important move
ments, our army having pushed ahead
on Friday towards Martinsburg. It
was understood that Sheridan had re
treated to Harper’s Ferry.
The enemy, we arc informed, deso
lated the country in their retreat,
burning all the hay and wheat, and
damaging tho corn fields ns much as
possible. They also carried off all
the hogs, horses, sheep and cattle
within their reach, and the people are
thus reduced to the point of starvation.
It is not believed that any conside
rable battle will be fought in the
Valley, unless General Early can get
Sheridan cornered, l’or the very good
reason that tho Yankees prefer run
ning to fighting. They are highly
accomplished in the former, but seem
to have a wholesome horror of en
countering old Jubal and his “ragged
rebels” in battle.
Tho Charlotte (Va.) Chronicle of*
the 25th learns from a party just from
the army, that Gen. Early, on the
17th, came up with two divisions of
the enemy at Winchester, capturing
two hundred prisoners. They retreat
ed to Harper’s Ferry.
The cavalry affair at Front lloyal,
in which we lost some 200 prisoners,
occurred on the 16th. A brigade of
infantry coming to tho support of our
cavalry, the enemy fell back.
FROM TRANS-ALLEGHENY.
We rarely hear from the other side
of the Alleghanics. The Fincastle
Express contains the following from
that hitherto comparatively unknown
region:
A friend, just from an excursion
through Greenbrier and Monroe, gives
us the gratifying intelligence that,
notwithstanding the exposure of the
country to the depredations of the
enemy, and the long prevalence ol
drought, the people are likely to have
sufficient supplies of the necessaries
of life to prevent any suffering Irom
that cause. Since the rains com
menced, the corn crop is improving
and grass is abundant. Gen. Hunter
boasted that he had robbed Green-
{NO. 27.
brier of ten thousand bushels of wheat
on his last raid.
This is suggestive of the immense
value of that valley to the country, if
fully protected against the enemy.
Though almost stripped of its agri
cultural labor and implements, by the
inroads of tho enemy, tho wheat crop
is said to tho fine, and the country
covered by miles of waving grass—
without the scythc-mcn to harvest it.
Siinduy s Rattle near I’etcrsburg,
From tlu, Richmond BUimtili or tlie23d.
Early in (he forenoon of Sunday our
line of battle Was formed oast and west
. of tint railroad and an advanoe order
ed. The troops moved forward to tho
work before them iu beautiful order and
the best of spirits. They suooeeded iu
, driving tho enemy out of their front lines
of breastworks back upon their main line,
, capturing three hundred prisoners. Bo
lero the enemy were forced back they
holly contested (he ground for an hour
or two, but were finally compelled to
yield to the heroic valor of our troops.
• lit the meantime, n fierce artillery duel
was in progress, the enemy throwing
shell and cauistor at our ranks, mid ot*r
ballorios iu the rear replying. It is sta
ted dial, in this contest one of Ihouo ca.
tastrophes occurred which we ltavo so
frequently boen called upon (o record ;
during this war, namely; that a number
of our troops on a portion of the lino
wcrif killed and wounded by tho tiro of
ouiMnvn batteries. Tho enemy’s main
works on tho railroad boing deemed too
strong to attack, our forces held the sec
ond line of entrenchments.
Meanwhile an important movement
was started towards tho enemy’s extremo
left, about a mile west of tho railroad.
A body of our troops, aol ingin conjunc
tion with others, was sont down tho
, Vaughan road, some three or four miles
distant from the city, to reconnoitro the
enemy’s position iu that direction and
1 ascertain their strengh there, with a
view to further operations. Itwss dia
coved that the Yankees had exlouded
their lines west lo tho Vaughan road, in
the direction of l’oplar Springs Church,
and were busily engaged in fortifying.—
An attempt to lurit their (lank proved
unsuccessful. Our troops carried their
ouler works, but the inner were found
to boos such great strength, and so
strongly defended by artillery, that their
capture would have been a matter of
great doubt without a fearful sacrifice
of life. The advantages gained were
subsequently given up, and our loss at.
this point will probably reach several
hundred.
It was here that the gallant Brigadier
General John O. C. Saunders, of Ala
bama, was killed while leading Ms men
in a charge. General Saundors has for
some lime pa3t commanded Wilcox’s old
Alabama brigade, and iu all tho fights
around Petersburg has displayed the
most conspicuous bravery, lie was not
’ more than twenty-fiyc.ypjijs .of PRfi-.
guished career. He was struck by a
’ Minnie bail in tbc thigh, and the femoral
l " artery severed, which produced such c>-
1 I ions bleeding that ho died before it
r could bo checked. Colonel Lamar, of
I Florida, was also mortally wounded,
j It is stated that in addition to tho
strong nature of tho works on tho on
cmy’s left, which were assaulted by our
flanking column, one of the main causes
of tho repulse at that point was the giv*
’ ing way of a brigade at a very critical
moment, which caused considerable con
fusion and gave the Yankees a groat, ad
vantage. After capturing a line of tho
enemy’s skirmishers and reaching their
strongest works our troops were com
pelled to retire.
A strong demonstration was made by
tho enemy on Sunday morning about
eleven o’clock on our left, on the City
Point road, with a viow of ascertaining
the strength of our forces at that point.
For half an hour the firing of musketry
and artillery was very rapid. Abouttbe
samo time a heavy shelling was opened
by tho enemy all along tho linesin Prince
George, but nothing was accomplished.
At night, as well as could bo ascer»
1 tained, tUo enemy’s centre rested upon
the Wehluu railroad, about, three miles
from Petersburg, their right extending
across the wooded country to the Jerusa
lem plankroad on the east, and their left
to the Vaughan road on the west. Along
this whole lino they have strongly forti
fied themselves. In their rear, ou the
lino of the railroad, and on both sides,
they have thrown up heavy works as a
protection against flank movemenfs. At
the Yellow Tavern and the Curley House,
ball cries of heavy guns are planted, and
(at every point open to assault they are
strongly fortified.
Warren’s corps, which first occupied
the railroad, has been heavily reinforced.
The Second corps (Hancock’s) and the
Ninth (Burnside’s) have reachod Iho
road, and the enemy’s entire force there
now numbers iu the aggregate fully
thirty thou«aud men.
While these movements have been in
progre.-B, the Yankees have given a share
of their attention to (lxo destruction of
Iho railroad, and it id slated that the
track is torn up to and beyond Learn s
station, ten miles distant i.” om -’tiers
burg. Reports have been brou, 1 111
that the Yankee cavalry, under the nj"’
torioua Speer, wero engaged in destroy
ing the track one mile beyond Roams’
on Sunday morning.
All acoounts agree (bat tho fight was
a heavy one ; but tho bailie for iho pos
session of the railroad i3 yet to bo fought,
and the indioaiions are that it will bo
attended by great slaughter on both
sides.
In the engagement of Friday, the en
emy’s loss in killed and w r unded is rep
resented to have been very heavy, be
sides the large number of prisoners cap
tured. We lost, some prisoners and a
considerable number wounded, but a j
small proportion killed. The Twelfth
Virginia regiment, loßt six killed; 29
woundod and four mi3.sing. Total, 39.
Passengers by Ihe l’otereburg train ;
last evening represent ihat tho affair ofj
Sunday was much less disastrous Ilian it
was reported to have been. Home say ,
that our loss was not over seven hun
dred, and the highest estimate that wo
heard was one tbou«»nd, killed, wound
ed and missing.
Official —The Richmond Dispatch of
<>°d bays official dispatches received from
Petersburg yesterday, state that Gca.
Hill attacked the enemy on the Weldon
railroad on Sunday morning and drove
him from his advanced lines to his main
entrenchments, capturing over 1500 pris
oners, exclusive of wounded. Our loss
was principally in llagood’s brigade,
which mounted the enemy’s entrench
ments, but support failing, many were
captured.
CoNBIGNKEB PER. M Oil 11.11 AND GIRARD
RailooaI), August 30.—Major Alteu, Capt ColUrar,
W H II Phelps, O B Biier, Jas K Hold, Warnnck
ACo,CA Redd, P Si L Spencor.T C Johnson, E I
UoiOß, K £ Hardaway, E £ Tbephord.
'J* SLSaBAPHIC
Beporis of the Truss Association.
I Entered accordfc* to sot of Congrow |„ t t,« ....
| lm, by J. s. Timas,un, In the' Ol” rj oSJo of
j Ills District Court of the Confederate States for
j I ho Northern District of Georgia.
fiATEST YEWS FROM YIRGINIA.
Petersburg, Aug. 28. Since
tho fight on Thursday evening near
Houma’ Station, there has been no
engagement. Both armies seem to
do resting. The onemy made no ef
fort to retake the position near Beams’
from which ho was dislodged on
Thursday. Fully two miles of the
Weldon railroad have been destroyed
and Sillsburg burnt by the enemy.
Among the prisoners captured on
Thursday was the Adjutant General
of Hancock’s corps. He escaped last
night, but was re-captured to-day.
————-
From Mobile.—The Yankee fleet at
Motiiio seems to bo waiting for something.
What, is it? Perhaps it is for prepara*
tions ou land. We shall see. The Tri
bune of the 28th slates a rumor of
trouble at Ship islapd—resulting from
iho insubordination of the negreoa there.
Disgusted and wearied out of all African
patience by the new yoke they have put
on their necks, they slew some of their
white officers. [Note. A Yankee newer
would command the respect and eonfi.
deuce of ft negro long at a time.] This,
however, does not materially affeot the
“situation.”
Reports from Gen. Wheeler.
The Chatlanooga Gazette of the 23d
inst. Ims various reports of the operations
of Gen. Weeoler’s forces in that vioinity.
lie burned tho depot at Athena, Tepn.,
on the 18th, and the water tank at Rioe
villo was destroyed—the ether railroad
buildiugs being left uninjured because
they coubl not be burned without endan
gering Confederate property. Athena evi
dently wa3 completely at the mercy of enr
cavalry, for Ihe Gazcfcto aaserta that they
“robbed the stores of Gaines & Taylor,
Geo. IV Ross, Capt. Sam Barns, Cald
well & Scheving, and A MclCeldin. They
broke open the safe offlio latter and took
out everything valuable, whioh was a
considerable amount.”
On the same day, according to the
same authority, “a Equad of Wheeler’s
men appeared within sight of Charles
ton, when(they were fired upon at a dis«
tauce of nearly two miles by Lieut. Col.
Ewing, and Lieut. Col. Anderson Powell,
of Rogersville, Tenn., with five others,
were killed, as afterwards ascertained.
Our informant understood that tho rail
road was torn up along in palohes from
Calhoun to Athens. Only a short picoe
of traok is destroyed between Chatta»
nooga and Charleston.
Tiro Gazette also states that on last
Saturday a portion of tho same command
“appeared at Stewart’s landing ou the
Tennessee river, and surprised a squad
of lumbermen, who have been engagod
in that neighborhood for some time in
getting timber lor the Chattanooga mills.
There was ouo soldier and one citizen
killed in the onset, and some four or
eoforctf troopsA?*** 1 ?? WWf
infer,nam. Immibl after their surrender,
three of them were deliberately murder
ed. Out. of two hundred and sevonty
eighl lumbermen sixty-four only had
been reported safe. Forty four wagons
and team;;, all the camp equipage and
tools wore also captured.”
The Gazelle makes no allusion to the
operations of General Wheeler on the
railroad south of Dalton.
The Cincinnati- Commercial of the I’Jth
has-a dispatch dated Nashville, the 17th,
which says that on the previous Tuesday,
“Ihe rebel cavalry altackod Graysville,
a few miles below. Chiokamauga. Du
ring Ihe fight General Steadman was se
riously wounded, and Col. Streight, of
raiding notoriety, killed. Reinforce
ments were just leaving for tho field of
battle when our informant left Chattanoo
ga. The rebel cavalry are supposed to
be Wheoler’s, and was reported at Cleve
land Monday. No further particulars
wore received.
SlEOl'. OF CIIARUjSTON 416th DAY
The euemy continues to bombard the oily
with time fuse shells. During the night
sixteen shots wero fired at the city, ten
of which were time fuses, and up to six
p. m. Friday sixteen, of whioh twelve
were time fuso shells. Two negroes,
we learn, wore severely wounded by frag
ments of shells.
Fifiy shots were fired at Fort Bumter
during Ihe night, and thirty-six up to
six o’clock Friday afternoon. Some firing
was heard in the direction of Stono river
Thursday evening, supposed to b« a
salute, as it lasted but a short time.
All the Yankee vessels inside and out
side the bar Friday afternoon fired an
othor salute, the Monitors firing from
field pieces on deck. Some of the ves
sels fired shotted guns bearing upon Fort
Sumler. The gunboats Pawue#, Flan» ;
beau acd a river steamer left inside the
bar Thursday night, and sailed Sooth.
The Wabash also returned to this port
during Hie night, and anchored outside.
Tho Yankees, it is believed, have finish
ed their stockade between Wagner and
Gregg, as no working parlies wero ob
served upon it Friday.— Courier 27 th.
S2O Boward
]ONT, ii jilain GOLD BRACISLET. Tho at»o<r*
i reward will 1 o paid {o the finder leaving it at
th« BUN OPJfICB.
34
Sale" *** Union Springs:
House, Lot, yoraltare, Ac.
7 7 'd to pu» !»y the tfrv-
BY virtuo of an order grants - tbo Executor
bate Judge of Macou county, a* the high
of Elizabeth E&ulk, dec’d, I will sell to “•id,
»:-tt bidder at lt»fe residence of the ertfd doce«.
on the Ist day of September next, the following
property: House tmd Lot in Union Springs; the
house has si x rooms, new building, and is a comfort
able place, with all necessary outbuildings. Also,
household and kitchen furniture; a carriage and
it fine oony. and other minor articles.
Terms of «»!« cash. K- O. HOWARD,
August 26,1864 61 pd __ _ Executor.
For Sale.
zany,) Mr.'< COWB and CALVES. Apply to
X S. CRANE.
IA3AT MARKET!
M'HJ A uudercignea will keep for sale evory <Hy,
11 rat door above Rank*’ Building, near the
th» curn< v of Broad &ud Warren streets.
Beef, Mutton and Kid.
SMITH A MOORE.
an S2B (12 iv p i
Tax in Kind for Russell Coun
ty, Alabama.
-w* WILL be at tallowing places to afloeMgrthe Tax
| in Kind in form No. 1: Wheat, Oats, Sheave
Oats, Bye,Cured Hay, Wool:
At Crawford, all fir t Court week;
At Salem Augatt 16;
At Opelika, 17;
At Wacoochoo, “ 20;
At Whit Wb “ 22;
At Girard, “ 23;
At Silver Run, “ 24;
At llnrtvtlle, “ 2f»;
At Himes’ “
At Ucbae, “ »
At Snndfort, *
j, % Postmasters and other friends will please
cut thH ont and p. nt np at each precinct iu the
c ‘ ,ullty ’ 0150. P. WAftNON,
Assessor Russell county, 36th District.
nugS 2w