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Volume XI. i JI AWUE OF MUaCOGKE RAIL ROAD, ) Bupt'rinieridf'm's OSes, > Colnciibus, Dec 3d, 1863, ) f / *Si and b t'tr r l)bc flih the Mall Train on this Road * * will run as follow* : Leave Goluuibaa 7:45, P. M. Le.tVi- >ln i,ii 6:30, P. M. Artivitui M»<:on ..4:18, A. M. Arrive nt C'luinbUß 3 a. M. l*rt»wn>rerH can now fio ilirou*!) to Cliavkaton, via Havannali, without delay, -s the Mail Train on the I riittrleauru and Havannah Railroad makes dost: con- I nei non with the Central Railroad at Havahnah W, L. CLARK, Supt. Muaeogee R. R. Der 4 if Change of Schedule. 0* N AND AFTER December 6th, the Passenger Irain r*n the Montgomery 4- West Point Kailruid I will I Leave Montgomery at .................,,10.30 A*M •• West Point, „ ‘2,30 P.M. I Arrive at Cotuinhui 7,10 P M 1 Leave Columbus.. 230 A M § Ariive at Montgomery .....11 37 A M •• West Point 7,50 A M ; M iking through connections to arfl from Atlanta. § Freight leatrc* Columbus ..8,40 A, M. a “ arrives at Columbus, 8,00 P. M, •1). 11. ORAM, lb Dec 4tf Hupt. k. Engr. Notice. MOBILE 4* GIRARD RAILROAD, ) * Bupt-rintendenl’s Office, Dec. 4, 1863. y || ALL WOOD delivered on the right way ofthe road ■ bfiei this date will beconsidere.l the properly ol the J company, to be paid for at the advertised rate ut Hie ■ time v.f ileliVeiy. ? Patties wishing to ship Wood on their own account 'fare hereby notified that it must be delivered at some f one of the regular Stations on tfiu Road, and subject Ito rules g v.-rning other freights. I Dec 5Uw B. E. WBLLB, Bttp’L Eetray Notice. |T\ICKENH McCOY, oi the 77»d District G. M. U traiisuii s to me the following certificate ut and Ifistray Yoke of Oxen: rue a red and write color, ■ami the oilier a white and brindle color; raaiktd with Pfjtt smooth crop and underbit in both yeats. About Blijur years old. Apprai-ed by A. (3. liovdin and Jo K. ph I awsoti Riggers, freeholders of said county an- Sfisiritt. to lie worth four hundred dolllais, Ia true extract Irum the i.stray book, this the 28ili | Yl December, 1863. A. P JONE. 4, W .lu<i4—wfiOd Clerk I C. Kstray Notice. IjONATIIAN ENGLISH, of the 77id District G. M., *J transmits to me the following certificate ot an ••stray steer : A deep red color, supposed to be 3or -1 S*«u old, marked with a cron and underbu in the 1 ear, and iimlerbil and spin in the left. Appraised iv Juincs Cooperand Jeremiah Cat Ledge, free, ciders, Jo ue worth one l.utidred dollars, a A true ev r,u t front the ISsnay Book this 3(fllt Jans lary, .864. A. P. JONES, Ci’kl.C. febl—U • IrlUOlLGlA—Marlon Comity: I:'WO months atier date application will be made to ml the Court otOrdinay of Marion county for leave ! j|i sell a portion ofthe negroes belonging to Ihe estate wfr t: W. Ross, deceased. AIIMiNLA 1». ROSS, p! Reelslli, 18(3. 2m Acim’x. IcOTICL TO DEBTORS AND CKEDITORS.-AU ||\ persons having claims againai .the estate ol Win J Patterson, dec’d, are hereby notitied to present 1 tlieiix within the time prescribed by law, and «li per fims indebted to .aid -estate are requested to m.tse tawdiate payment. • tn’x HENRIETTA A. PA I'PERSON, Ad . Rcceniber 18 —vv6t Jtotice to Debtor* au«l Creditor* I A Ll< persons having claims against the estate o {x John A. Jones, deceased, are hereby notified to Igrseiit tin m duly authenticated within the time pre- Untied by law, and all persons indebted to said en tile arc requested to make immediate payment. MARY L. JONES, Bt|ec 4 — 6t _ Adm’lX. L AD M.IMIST&ATOR’S SALE. j a GIIEEARI.Y to an order ofthe Court of Ordinary A. ot Stewart County, will be sold within ills legal [hours of«a!e m lore the Court Douse door in the town ALumpkm, on the Ural Tuesday in March next pSni liie” a negro woman 23years old and her child •team of age, Leloi ging toilm estate of Susan Yar ■nigh, deceased. JTerais cash, SARAH DEN NARD, fail 23 td Adin’r. ; BouuiA—Marlon county: InIJLLNISI. Whereas Cairie James, Adru'rx on XL the estute of Dauiel James, Jr., having petitione r w Court for lelteisof dismission liotn said Admin (Ration. i /abiese are therefore to cite and uiimnntsh all an Wagutar Hie kindred and creditors of .aid deceased to Maud appear at my office within the time prescribed |bf law. and show causa it any they have, why said i Miuiiiisiralnx should not be dismissed from said lAJimdisirauon on the first M*n>iay in July 1864, ■kßivtii under my hand and official signature, this fUcemberthe 7th, 1863, MaLCOM HAIR, Dec 14 1116111 Ordinary. MOKhlA— Marlon County ThllLE NISI.— Whereas, M Butt and William M XL Rut, Administrators upon the estate of Eulndgc Gs Butt, dec’d, having applied lor letters of Disarm f *Hpi trom said Administration. —These are therefore •t i» and admonish all and singular the kindred and Wfduors ot said deceased to show cause, f anv they ye, why said applicant should not be dismissed tout said Administration. Liven under my hand and official signature, Pep. Ittiber 2d, 1863, MALCOA HAIR, ypl 7, 1116 m. Ordinary. OSCUROI \-Dlarlon County t BL HERF.AS, Joseph Belk having apolied tor let ters of Aduunsihuion upon the estate of Zacmt* ML Helk, deceased, are there to re to die and admonish all and jjjkular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, >o t« n.d sppe ir at my office within the lime prt - ■■bed by i«\v, to .how came it any they have why Wd letters 01 administration should not bo granted to Mp syp leant, to the 2nd MOl day in J>iunary n« x*. tiven umitrmy hand aiul official >,ignaiur*\ A..v, Mth, 1863. MAI.COM IL\ lit, _J>ov 27 40. Or Jin ary (iIDHGIA Mar ton Uonuty: IfnlVO m ).nh« >f er date ap lic-ttion will be made to [1 tiie < ouii ( 1 ordinary of said county, for leave t«« M ihe in giues 1 e onging to ihe estate ot t*ol aid deceased. Dec. 7ih. 18>>3. f WM. Pavnk, l Uenhy Pavsu. S Exec’irs Pollard .1. Pav.sk, j jRSoaGL/»~!tlai-ion County 1 nBLLE N lsl Wtiereas. Amanda L. tJaitle, Ad IVlminisuainx upon the Estate of David L. Mu rv HMaKed, having app ied for letters of disraimioii p|i said Adiiiiiiistr.uion. ISese a>e (horeffire tocite and admonish all and ihe kird'ed ant credi’ors of s-nrt deceased k)*ow oaus *, ,1 a: v they have why s .il Adunnis JgJ.v shoiilu not he dismiss n! from said adtninistia ■Hven under my band and offict.l punamn\ Or hUr sth, l v lUt. MALCOM HaIR, Mcn’ui'in Ordinary. ttKOROIA* ftlnrion County. tXJIIFREAS M. A. E. Mayo having, petitioned VV inis > oori tor letters ot Administration upon the estate ot o W Hillman deceased. These a e Ui. ref.ee to cite and admonish all a id gulai the ki.:dr*d and credit t* of B:ni egeeased !•> tin and ap.n it 1 my office, within the time prescribed be lau.and sho.v muse it any they have, why said tdtqinisiruiicn 11 the estate of sad deceased should 801 be issue! i . the applicant on the first Monday IfiFe niaryjne.tr. Mwven uiiib 1 my hand and ofiicia! signauito. Hec. MALCOM HAIR, Jkc‘22 40d Ordinaiy. e DRGIA-M.VRION county. • 112RSA8, wll Walker having petitioned t\is Court for letters of Admir.i trauoti upon tl q nftJarab Parker 1 deedbrn and. are tbrtielJie to 1 i;e and admonicb all and Rie kindied andirtditi rs oi &aid dec; used to Pi cau««v it any they have, within the time pie ML“d by law, why said letters ot Administration. QB said estat* . should not t<■ grained to s tid apple Won the Ist Mai day in February li-t.4. l Riven nude: my hand and officiei c guatme, Dec. H[imi3. MALCudfl hair, S«ti2 40d Otdinxry. ®yHGIA- Marion County. ■HdCREA8 Ji. a. Stary, Administ titer upon the f«Ate of Josap N.Stxry, late r f sod county, having • pplied for letters, of D:smtssiou "admin -union. ate the*e ore to cite and admonish all and P/jiar tlm ki-. dred and ciediiors of >-rid deceased, mfland appear at uiy office within me time pre- Kvd by ,aw. 10 show cause, f any the. have, why letters ol dismi sion sboiil t not be gra .led applicant on the first Monday‘n Cfetobor next. Hren under my hand and othe id signature, .lan. Ts . MALCOM HAIR, M ‘5 1118 m Ordin&ry, SPECIAL NOTICES Notice. HEADQUARTER* POST, ) CoiumhuH. Ga , Jan. i7, 1864, J GENERAL ORDERS, No. 6. 1. All oflir.eis or soldiers remaining m Colurtibus over U hours will require a pass from thesj Head quarters. % H. All persons between the age* of 18 and 45 years visiting Columbus (Officers of the Navy and Army stationed at this Post excepted) will iufu .u.-e he re quired to procure a pass from the Commandant of the Post. No other document th*n the pass specified will be-regarded by Ihe officer charged with the exami nation of passes. HI. Officers and soldiers abse.it from their com mands, orcitit.zens claiming exemption by virtue of contracts or otherwise, will save themselves annoy acce by immediately procuring the required piss. By order of Col. ROBERTdON. CHAB. WOOD. A. A. C. Jan 29 ts NOTIOJ3. QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE. ( Columbus, January v 7, 1864. \ On the first of each month, Major Jno. ,E. ;Davis Pout Quartet master, will make payment to all employ ees of .ibis department. Also to owners ol slaves hired, and for property rented. Parties interested will present theif hills to Major Davis monthly. The employees of the Tran-portaiion Department will he paid by Capt. H. D. Cothran. All purchases of supplies and payments theiefor will be made by myself. f. w. DILLARD, Major and Muariermaster. jail S9jf Shipping Notice. • MUSCOGEE HAIL Hoad, 1 SUPEBINTENDENT’S OFFICE, 5 Columbus, Dec. 22d, ’63. ) Owing to ihe waul of sufficient transportation for Government freight, private freight will not be received at tins depot uiitii further notire. W. L. Cx-aRK, Dec 23j.f Bupt. Notice- The Citizen- of llanis County are requested .0 meet the first Tuesday fnFeoruary next, (2d inst.,) at Hamilton for the purpose of meeting the Commissary of this Department, that we may arrange in inference to subsistence for the army from your county. Let every citizens of H rris who feels an interest in his country be present, GEO. H. BRYANT, W,C. JOHNSON, J. M.MOBLEY, J. M, RAMSEY, H. W. PITTS, jan 22 rd A. T. BROOKS Wanted OA ABLE-BODIED negro men for Teamsters on au!/ Govcniio .nt Drays. H. D. COTHRAN, jav 14——ts Capt. & A At. M. A Few More Eecruits Wanted FOR Hen. liuhoilens Coinmaud^ Horsss and Equipment Furnished. S.;O BOMTY! I WANT a few more RECRUITS to complete my .Company of Mounted Riflemen, for Gen, linboden’s command. Persons who have sutisutntes in tiie army ca t joiu tli:u company if they will do so in ten days, as at the expiration of that lime volunteering will ceaße. 1 will grant furlough of from :en to fifteen days My iieadquaners are at Camp Montgomery, where I cans ways be found or represented. F. P. cRUTCHFiEI I>, Capt W. C. WRIGHT, Lieut. Junl6 dtf ' Coffee. 1 LB*. OLD-fIROWN RIO. in store and 101 sale by GOODRICH St CO. Jau 30: h 3t . Sugar. Ik ROXEH CHOICE NEW ORLEANS, instore iitul lor sa e by GOODRICH - CO. Jau 30 3t MedicaliGard. K. A. HI. D., OF JYEW ORLEANS, riIENDERS his services to the cit z-ns of Columbus .1 in all the brandies of his profession. Jo® Special at ention,as m New Orleans, will be devoted to gingery, and to the treatment of the JV case peculiar 10 Females. Pa«.ienlß from a distance requiring eiurgicalor MsJi cal treatment will be visaed and treatment at lion,® 1 desired. Office, No. 140, in the Masonic Had, UP fITAIRF • _dec 12 tt oox-tx JS/IBXTS Dt'EHfl ESTABLISH REST 1 SURSCRUiER* having perfer'ed their ar- J. rai gements, are now prepared to dj all binds of DYING in Silk, Wool and Colton. Dye House on aonth-west corner of Bridge and Oglethorpe streets. Ord is eu ut the office ofthe Rouilu-iu Express will meet with prompt attention— Panics trom rhe country can send any article by Ex press. Addrcs ~ OJGHT & HILL Nov IU 3»n. CO LU MBITS OI ATE AND V INTERS COMPOSITION IHMIIiAiTOttI. \I7 E wr-lr to inform our 1 icin's and the public in Vl genoril that the above- business wdl here-ner he conducted under the name and MyU of ZOKKOWSIAY & CO. t'rv Glue always on hand. rroiuprly. jnn s—lot l, A WAN D COLLEI l’H >n!jFFIC K.~ JLd:. X. JKCTjTOJHI 23 3. Attorney at Law and Notary, RICHMOND, V*A. Claims of every description against the Confederate tales settled witn accuracy and dispatch. Legal '.usiness will receive prompt attention. auv!2 ly Old Iron Wanted. WE wish to pu chase a large qu uui y of SCRAP IRON, ti-itti rut and \vr. ugi: , (;r which cash Will be paid liARHIBON, BEDELL & CO. Jan ‘ 7 ,f Post Cfiice, Con mbuß, (!u„ Jan. 15, f4- PHOPOSAUB for cairing the Mai’s <>n Route No. 636 from Buena Ga. by Pm.viLe. Gien alta Hatloca and Water Oak, to Columbus. 40 miles and back once a week, wiii te received at this office until February Ist, li o’clock, M. If. M. JETER, P. M. Jan 10 dA.w till Feb. ist. 320 or 640 Acres of Land for Sale. 1 offer for sale the tract known *3 the M«rrer place, about miles trom sutti-m No. 5, ot fie Mobile h Chard R. R. It contains 320 acres, ISJ ol which is in cultivation, the balance timbetul hud. There ate cabins for about -lit negroes, 2 11 tmuse, stables, 4 c., two wetls of good water ami ala ge qu entity of light wood convenient to the U. R. Tire other hail'. of the section, ail heavily timbered will b: sold if de sired by the purelnser. Apply to Gr-i-nw od St Gray, Golumbus, Qa., for terms. *tr Mf-rrer on the place will show it to any one wish tig :o s- e it ‘ D. C FREE IAN, Jr. Sun C'jpy. jan j {Jolambns, Georgia, C. Thursday February 4, 1864 EVENING EDITION. RKCItPTB, r/*» ttetplton of the Tvtrvu, or4tr*>l Aj //.«•!, wi U As our n* lAi monty , ssye«i+*- ! ‘I t 0 thou nUscttiert /o* m Ut* t%v,e ikmn »- . yaar Wh+n. tiUtn iitn rttei** too p*f*ee wuA ia*i f>sr*gr mmK moriod, they vnti -undtrstmnd it at *»- <orvnng thom that thoir mhscriptum tt about u , and that thtyaptr unit oortainly be •ICf ped units* they make a ~«*nuttme* Advanced Bates. In consequence of the continued advance in price , if the material and labor consflmed in conti ucting our business, we are compe-led to secure ourselves againlt loss, to sg.in advance our prices, which wifi be until fuither notice.: Daily Paper for three months . OO *' one “ 3 00 Weely Paper six “ .5 on “ ” Single copies 25 cents TIIO* GILBERT & CO , THOfS. RAGLAND, , J. w. warren & co January Ist, ]B,i4. Breach of Tettst.—-We heard yesterday on th® streets that Mr. .Tohn Arnold recently gsve somtsgentleman at the Naval Iron Works ?7,000 to procure for his son a situation in that concern, to avoid the action of the rocent law of Congress putting the principals of substitutes in the army. The situation wat> secured, and the young man went to work, but after working a day or two he was either discharged or gave up the situation for a better one, Auer which Mr. Arnold, Sr., took out a warrant for the party for obtain mg money under laise pretences, and according to our information the case was submitted to Judge Abercrombie for investigation, who bound tne party over in a bond of $7,500. Thus it will be seen that unless Congress stops up the holes royud sbjut here and there, the law putting the principals into the service will not be calculated to materially strengthen the army, as many of them who have not been able to find holes to run in are taking leg bail for parts unknown. Local. Thb War News.—The rumors circulated for some days past of the evacuation of Knoxville by the Yankees, says the Richmond Examiner of the 291 b, derived some consistency yesterday from the peisonal accounts of officers recently from Lougstreei’s linos. These consider the eva cuation as highly probable, and relate the addi - tional circumstance that a large Yankee train was reported to have passed through Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. It is supposed that the evacuation was occasioned by the enemy's want of supplies at Knoxville, and it is not attributed to any military s'rategy. The New York Herald, of the 20th instant, discredits the advance of Longsfree", .ml .-ays that the authorities at Washington had no infor mation of any such movement; uircum- Htanoe is not inconsistent wiiu the evacuation of Knoxvdle on account of the enemy’s dot res; lor supplies. Os course, if it has been evacuaied, 00 time wdl be lost in occupying it with our forces and securing a position, the obvious and great importance of which ia that it immediately threatens Gram’s il iuk. Congress, says the Examiner, scorns to find great difficulty in the regulation of the currency. Why not delegate the wnolo matter to the Com missary General. Money is a commodity, and follows the same laws as any othei articles of traffic. The objeot is to diminish the tn’.pply of money, and to raise its price. Sutcly the genius which has done this for fl ur, beef and other neoeisaries of life, would accomplish the same thing for Ccutcderalc notes. Let him have ful power, and let a judicious system of impress ment be established, and we shall soon see a wonderful change in the value of our circulating n>r>rl \n tn From the Front. A special to the Register, dated year, rday, says the enemy retired yesterday morning from Ringgold. A grand review, of Hardee’s corps look place yesterday, and in Hindman’s to-day. Is was the most spknd : d pageantry ever witnessed in this army. The troops aro better uni to met! and shod than ever. There is glorious enthusiasm among them. Weather cloudy. The Mobile Tribune, of the 20:b, expresses the opinion, that for the present there will be no land atlaek upon Mobile, but feare ihat the en emy may attempt with theii iron clads and gun boats, to get possession ot the Bay, with tbeviesv to a future attack bv land. Private advicee from Mobile, Hays the MiisL sippiar, state that it is the general imptressioa there that the city will soon be attacked. The utmost cocilulenoe prevails in the ability of oar forces to repel the enemy whenever he choose? to make a movement against the pluoo. It is the universal belief that Mobile will prove a second Charleston. Contraband Cohkkspondrxck Between the 'Torth and Soktii. —The Philadelphia Press, al« ling to the correspondence between the Con ..dorates and the outside world, by means of the blockade runners and the British naval steamers between Nassau and New York, says : “Certa n measures have been adopted which will ten i to break up this correspondence. How the end is to bo)brought about,ithe public may not ascertain until the forces brought to bear have been thoroughly tor the desired result attained. Suffice it at present, that the authorities have awakened to the necessity of some specification in the matter ; and it will be peculiarly appro* pria’e for the disloyal to kuow ihat the bttsi njss letters which they have been unsuspecting ly mailing to their colleagues at Nk*#6U anu the South may, one of these days, be procured as evidence against them.” Tee revelations in the papers'of the Unitt and StateF, says the Richmond Sentinel, makes It plain that if we had dishonored ourselves by sit ting in conference With Butler, it would have been a gratuitous humiliation. We would have received shame without advantage. The terms which he was prepared to offer were only suoh as we have repeatedly declined, and cannot ac cept, injustice to our captured soldiers. The cartel which our enemies took tho bene? fit of, when it, was in their favor, they nov, sUa-duy refuse to adhere to. Otir remedy lie? in victory on the mid. Th* Siege of Charleston—Two Mun dreu and Seventh Day. The enemy’s bombardment of Fort Sumter erased at dark Friday evening, but was resumed batu d»' mormng. The number of shots fierd from the commencement up to the time of closing Friday, was one hundred aud.fifty-six, of which one hundred and twenty nine struck. The fir ing was from three Parhm guns.of different oali« bres, a thirty, a one hundred, and two hundred pouiidef, and a ten inch Columbiad directed at the South angle of the fort. Thirteen mortar sheila were a:so fired, seven of which struck. On Friday afternoon the flag staff was shot away. It v,as promptly replaced, first upon a Bmali at:-i a terwards upon a larger staff, by Private f. Shafer, Company A. Lucas’ Battador, who stood en the top of the traverse and repeat* edly waved the flag in the eight of the enemy. Private Shafer was assisted by Corporal L. Bresemiam and Private Charles B?nbs, ofthe -am* corps, and B. Middieton, of the Sig nal Corps, and acting Adjutant ot the Post in the absence of the regular officer. This gallant aot was performed under a very aoourale fire of shells to which the men were exposed. At the close of the scene, the flag havi. g been secure ly planted, Private Saafer springing from a oJjDtfd of smoke and dash of bunting shells, stood «or a long nine waving bis hat in triumph. Th” upon the garnson of tlm gallant deed was truly in apt ring. Daring Saturday one hundred and fifty nine shot were flrird the fort, of which one hundred and thirty-eight struck and twenty-one missed. The brmbardmem again ceased at dark,— The firing Saturday was from two hundred pounder Parrott gun?, one at . Battery Gregg and one at ttie Middle Battery—tjfe latter sup posed to boa gun formerly u#ed against the city A garriion gun is reported stationed in au ad < jott g embrasure in the Midole Battery. Tne following are the casuliiies thus far re ported: Lieui . J. 0. Logan, heal by a alight, (wounded on the 28th). Private J. H, Keff -ey, Company I 23d Geor gia contused back, slight. Private J. J. Hansford, Company K. 6th Goor gia, fractured leg, severe. The bombardment of the fort was renewed Sunday morning, and vigorously maintaned throughout the day. Abaci, nine o’clock Saturday right the enemy re-opened fire on the 0 ty, 4 *fiicii continued up to the hour ol closing our report Simduy even-, ing. One hundred hnd one shells had been fired at the oity up to five o'clock tun:iiy evening, with about tiia usut-.l dam, ge to buildings. There "Were no casuabties. The fire of the enemy throughout the day averaged about one shot in every five miuuntes on Fori Sum;er;one in every ten minutes upon the city. Correspontleuco bstween Gen. Lotty sirmt uitl Gen. Foster. Tho-Norlhern papers publish what purports to be a correspondence between General Long street and General Foster in relation to Lincoln's amnesty proclamation. The following areeo, pies of the letters: llradquartebs CortFEderate Forces, )* East Tennessee, Jan. 3, 1864. j To. the Commanding General, United Slates Forces, East Tennessee .- Sir : 1 fiod tho proclamation of President Lin coln, of tire Bci: of Deoembdr last, in circulation in handbill? nm-mgst our soldiers. The imme dlile object ol this circulation seems to be to indue.', our soldiers to quit our ranks and take the oa’h jjktUegiuaoe to the United bta'es Gov-, eruui-’tit- 1 ~r««U u ii6, however, ihat the ureat object and end in view in to hasten the'day of peace. I respectfully suggest for your consi deration the propriety of communicating any views that your Government may have upon this subject through me, rather than by handbiils circulated amongst our soldiers, f c ■ ■ -lieu who may desert under the pro* f r and -.t is tho prcelitnatiou, cannot be men ” <• or standing. If they desert their 1 *o'' ' O'SuiieivcS ui the Of God and of man. 7 hey cun <lo your euuse no good, nor exn they injur? ours. Asa great nation you can accept none but nn honorable peace. Asa noble people you could have us accept nothing ies;j. I submit, therefore, whether the mode tbit I suggest would cot be more iikeiy to lead to an honorable end than such a circulation of a par tial promise ot pardon. I ate, sir, very rsspectfully, your most obedi ent rervant, J. Longstrket, Lieutenant General Commanding. To this General Poster replies: Hdqr’s Department of the Ohio, ) K oxville, East Tennessee, Jan. 7,1864 J Lieutenant Gem-rai C mtnanding Confederate Forces in East Tennessee : S;r: I have the honor to aokiiowlc-dgo the re ceipt of your letter, ria'ed January 3, 1864. You are correct in the supposition that the great object in view m the circulation Qf the Presi ier. L proekmation is to induce those now : in rebellion trer-nsi. she Government to lay aside i rhe-r onus ass-i return to their allegiance rs citi-. v.ers of the United States, u-.us securing the re union of the .dtai'o9 now arrayed in hostility agaiusi one onothor and the resforutitm ot psaeo. Tho immediate rffjct of the circulation may bs to cause many mea to leave yoor ranks to re turn I oroe, or corac within oar lines, and, in view of the I°. fer sour e, it has bsen though: p op;-r to issue an order announcing the favour able to-ms ou whteh deserters. will he received. I accept, however, j;>or suggestion that it I would have i-eon more courteous to have sont j these and cameots to you for o>rout<ition, and I I embrace wi h pieore tb<- opportunity thus af? j forded to enclose you twervy copies .of each of these documents, aud rely ttpun your genurosUy ! amt desire for peace to give publicity to the aa mo j among your officers and men. I cave the hou->r t be, General, very respee;* fully, your obsdieat seavant, J. G. Foster, Major General Commanding. Battle of Treuton. The Biioee o 3 cif Washington at the battle of Trenton ha* been generally considered as the iutuiog po'.r.t in too war of *.ar independence. Vet very lew are perhaps aware upon what ft slight event that great and critical event was made to hinge. t)n Christinas Ere when Wash ington and hia followers crossed the Delaware, Colonel Raid the commander of the Hessian*, sat in a private room near Trent n engaged with a company ot his officer? in driving r,ae and playing cards. A urry wuo had discovered the movements of the American troops, g?nt a note by a special messenger to the Colonel with or dot* to deliver it into his own hands. The messenger found his way to the house, and a negro open;; 1 the but refused him admittance; > »:- 4 .> iotier and delivered it at once to the Colonel, an 1 was ju?t shoaling for anew game. Supposing the letter to be uairn portanr, or not stopping to think of it at all, he went on with bis play. The reading of the let ter would thwarted Washington's designs; but the love of play compa red the Colonel’s prudence, and gave success (o a worthier cause, involving tholoss of hU life snd raij, and ulti mately the freedom of the colonies. Little did the; Colonel think, when shuffling the cards, that he was losing tne greatest game that was ever played among the nations of the world. I>ISTASC£ MAKES A DIFFSRKSCE.— We l?»rn Irani * gentlemen three, from Bermuda, that Yankee greenbacks were selling at that place for sixty-two and a half cents on the dollar, and Confederate grey backs »t seventy cents, the latter being seven and a half cents more valuable in the estimation ot the Bermudians than the “promtse pn/ of the Lincoln Government.— fßichmond. Examiner. Exopus of Sdbstiwtsd ile.i.—The Fincas* tie (Vo.) Express, of the 25;h, states that forty in??;, rho mo-t cf whom had substitutes, hive escaped recently from one section of the county -of Botetourt, nto the enemy's lines. They cross e .j r’ —nij r;er rjyar aj Rs.p’et’s Ferry, 'llk* Military Situation—The Prospect -The Spring Csmpaisn dte, The New York Herald, in «u article on the military situation stares: The seasoD, with it3 rains and snows, and es pecially its mud, suffioitnily protects the rebel capital from nuy operations at the at my under Meade. In-kni. except by a penin?ul* ic-ute uo operation Kicamond coula be carried on in winter, though lor peninsula route tha would perhaps, prove to bo iH besc ae, sou. But it i? w|mer in Tennessee as rail as in Virgini 3 , and if the soiison is to hold us still in one place, it will doubtless hr effectively hold th# enemy still in the other; and the very fact that enables the reb els to et-ud their Virginia army into Tennv*s*e, renders u iu.pitsihi; nr them 10 use it when there. * ** * « * * a It i? of sotue importance rs an iud catfou of what the rebels have in preparation for the spring. \\ e sh? in ail probab:it<y, nave an early and terribly nurd campaign ia Erst Tenues see, tor there tho rebellion ia iikeiy to strike i's fast blow. iSnma grand offansiva operation is necessary toil; for if it -?’ands anil it ruust inevi tably du; and £a*’ern Tennessee 1? the theatre tba; promise a bet if result to them than any 6’.ner. Operation# ag .Inst Chattanooga, even it successful, while they would greatly injure ns, w ,-:<l ngr; p. si lively b--efit tho enemy, and au v-dr?.- + hrougb: Virginia, are evidently copeies»; but a great Southern victory near Knoxvitie,anu tUe advance tuencci through Tennessee, and per h tps Kentucky, of a victorious army, wcnld re store th© Southern heart soucewnar, and wouid ?e t the siruggi-, back to the position it was in be fore th© present awful glooru settled on the for tunes of the Coofoderaey. Tor such a stake Loogstroet, or probably Lee*, is now making ready to fight, as tho stake i- an immeuaoone, the enorny will work immensely in preparation for it, and will fight desperately when the timo comes. Do our preparations for this great struggle keep pace with those of ibo enemy? Far irom it. The administration is busy with politics, and cannot attend to tilling up oar armies. Batitfiod with the general fact that our prospects were hevor ao hopolul as they are now, and not even desirous to end tha war, it has turned the greater part of its attention to other matters, and -a ma nojdvenng in the State Legislatures and Lincoln leaguer. Proposed Unrksirioted Trade in Cotton. A special dispatch 0 aed Washington, January lutb, to tho Cincinnati Commercial, says : Tha Secretary of the Treasury has under con sideration the question submitted by numerous parties living along the bjrder of the States of Tennessee, Alabama a, i Mississippi, of an un restricted trade in cotton. It is stated, on relia ble authority— among others, Adj Gen. Thoma?, who has recctitly come from there—taut there u an immense quantity which can easily be made available. *lt is proposed to aiiow ail pe sons, regaMiess of their loyalty, to br ng tne r cotton wi'ni;n our lines, and.sell it for groanbacs£B,‘a,nd return, if they choose, but not oj - jlfowed to take supplies of any kind wi.u the: It is sta ted that large amounts of cotton cs.t bus be ob tained. From Nor liter u kieoigia. [Sjctial to the Chattanooga Rebel.] Dalton, January 2H. Yesterday afternoon tho enemy advanced with two brigado* of cavalry and one of infantry, and drbve in our j-ieket.*.. press mg Kelly’s brigade of cavalry back from liingg-dd so within two and a half rndes of Tunnel Hi I. At nigat tho enemy was dirtvon back td Ruiggold. Q,ir loss was two killed and four wounded ; that oi the <-neuiy otn rider&ble. This movement ia supposed to have been a reconnoissaace in force Alt laereno this morning. Sparta. Charles F Brown (Arteaju vertises himseli !o Jf j c” York city (second . Providence, Nonvatk- Com;, at:d Pnnadvi pitia, j previimss to leav.-ng lor California. After j this armoonceiucni he prints the ioi« lowing: REFKPvENCES. ' Janjes Buchanan, Wheatiaud, Penn, Wendell Phillips, Boston. C L VaHandighani, Canada. Witt Lloyd Garrison, Massachusetts. Mr Czar ol Russia, Russia. Mr Lucy Stone, New England. Mrs Eugenie‘Napoleon, France. iSylYanus Cobh, Jr.. Maine. The Bedouin Arabp, Itelaad. Mr Smith, Wisconsin. Young Albert Waies and wife, E-jgiaud. [CLRTIFiCATES.j Arterrius Ward : Oe|b Sib—l have never heard of any of your lectures, but from what I can learn I should eay that fur people who like <he kind Os lectures you deliver, they are just the kirjid of leelures such people' like. You re respectfully, O. ABE. ' Respected Sib -My wife wa afflicted with the pipey wipsy u the head for :.e riy eight yjears. Tne ffooiora ali gave her op. but in a fortunate mo-;:*. • -:h-'3 went o one of your lectures, atid cohinsenced recovß- ing very rapidly, Shu is now’ ia per Let health. We like your lectures very much. Pieefsp settd me a box of them, They are purely vegetable. Send another five dollar tull.iuid I’ll write you another certificate twice as long es this. Yours, etc., AMOS PILKINS. [And 1,000 o’.herc ] Pretty Good — ln the Hou*»: of Repre sentatives, a few davs since, Mr ?>loore, of Kentucky, offered a resolution invuing Maj Gen. Breckinridge to a seat on the floor. A member moved to add the name of Lieut Gen. Hardee. Others from the several .States moved to include the names of Brigadier Gen-reat* Benning, Hoke, Quark**, S. E, Jones, Gregg, and others, when Mr Hilton, of Florida, stated that there were many private* in Richmond just as distin* guiehed as eotne of the Brigadiers, and he therefore moved to indade them in the res olution. Mr Mioore then asked i.v vc to withdraw iiie resolution. Kisseh,—KUses admit of a greater rare'? of character than, perliap?, even our lad 7 re Her? are nwaro. Eight basis! diver? di:* are meutloa* ed in Scripture. The kiei of Salutation, Sam. xs. 11. i Tbess.. r. 26. Valediction, ilutb 1 . y. Reconciliation, 2 S Sam. xlv. 33 Subjection, Psalms «i. 12. Approbation, Proverbs ii. 4. Adoration, i Kings xix. 16. Treachery, Matt, xxv; 49. Affection, Genesis xiv. 15. A Styptic which will stop the Bleed ing <>f the Largest Wound —Sen?p • fine two drachms of Castile sotp and dis-? ive in two otinces of brandy or common spirits. Mix welt with it one drachm of potash, keep it jin a close phial. When applied, warm it and dip in pledg- ts of lint. Toe blood wjiH feuddenlv c-; *go!ate s-i-ne dja- 1 lance within the vessel F r deep wrv«- i« 1 and anifititaied iimbf, repedieu a, u : ‘ atio;,? may be necessary. .for Three Months, $8 Spsecii of n Patriotic Xsgro. There was a supper got up the other day by Ihe colored of Gonzales, Texas, for the benefit of the sick soldiers, at which soo was raised. The following speech, delivered by ouo oi the darkies, we find in the Enquirer: Fellow Citizens'. —I pose you want me to spaciate bout lie casioti ub die gatheriu, and our poor sick sogiers way back in Kin* lucky, ole Virginny, Nrf Calina, and de rest ub de fornn countries. Hut what does you spose oeif! darkiee is stayin’ out doors Why doesn’t you pay your four bits an cum in here, arrjiue w id us. an joy your refves wid dese white darkies pon de noun* ti'ul supper fixed by dese white ladie9 for ut? Dis nigger hopes detn niggers out dar ain't likeue lousy calf—lib ail de winter an dy ia de spring. Aiu’t you ail kep fat and happy, an when you gits sick don’t you git de best uo uussiu’ from de missis, and when you come to dye amt de formed by de good ole massa hisse f? But de poor sick sogers way back in de iorrin lands had nobody to feud to him, and when he dyes may be so he's put way wotse dan ao\ Gonzales county nigger is put away,— Mayb3 you’ll nebber see de poor soger till you meets him in heaven, den howH you leei in dat glorrifiedjpiace when de poor iel ei sax, “nigger, you owes me four bits.”— D.* iiigger has gioaii fur de wa , an did nigger will ’tinue to gint. Di* rugger wish he could shoe do horses ior de enemy just afore dey make dar big charge. Dm nigger drive de nail plum from the frog ob ce horse’s toot. We must bribe de bobuhUomsta from ole Kentucky dat fornn iatui whar dis nigger war boru, an ole Virgiuny, whar dia nigger’s fader and inudder was torched up. 1 wish I was dar, 1 does ; i‘d git one bobelitionist shore, snd maybe so two, three, tour ob dem, I'eiler-cuizep.s cum long it?! [Great ap plause.] Oh, Ulysses.— The Boston Journal says “A lriend to Gen. Grant informs us that \vi*en rallied recently anout the persistent use of bis name by the New York Herald ior the Presidency, he said,*’! aspire only lo one pohucai office. When this war is over 1 mean to run for Mayor, ol Galena, (his place of residence,) aud if elected, 1 intend to have the sidewalk fixed up oe tween uiy nouse and the depot.” Notice from the iomniuinhnit oi iouncript^. For Ui« information oi ihe public, i: ia published to at tiie Unioning Depjrtu.eru ol Ueorgi. is divided into teufiOj Qoi gi-esaional Dwtr.C.s, eaca «£which ii under charge of a iiisuictEarn.hug OiCcor. The Ist, :id,3tl, 4iii and Till Dis.r cio are under the *im ned an supervision of M ij. A. id. Riwi.nu, Ma con, Ga , and riio th, bill, BtU, 9:a ..nl Ki 11, under that of M}. Jo: i, F. AnCie.Vd, Deia ur, Ga. All speua. appheatimn tor t xemptiom or derui, and comuiui’icau.ins ivga rdiug th; Enroll gg rv.ee, will te .o w .Ucu .hrjujjii lie cjuniy Hiiro_.i.ig uthceiß to tao Giiiol of list .cis. ' «. * Toe tnio.il g tleaiqiar :g oi hs se e al Dfa-, fri' .s are he i ea a. tae Ijl owing p „cea, viz : Ist Coi:gre.-biun_l aiat-ict, ai esavuonaa, Oa. 211 da l(o ao Albany, do and *.i do Uulaui ,us, no and J _ Alac. ■ do - - ** < •> -O Augusta., do *>-h and / do do AUmi, do 7tu uo do 00 Gri nn, do do do do All .lit i, do # l h do do do Alfihuielta, da Wth du do do CditirsViLfij do O- aRLE-s J. UaIUIs, M.jjrana Cumin-i. Hunt Go. s rip!B, leb 3 lot elate of ceo.gia. Wanted. 10 BUSHELS Rid) PEPPER. II IJ. COTHRAN, feb 3 3 »V Capt. and A, Q M. fellabiiifcjUAtl* &, CO., MOVED TO MASONIC HALL, Third to the tight, on Second Floor. feu 3 tl Sta*m Engine for Sale. 1 OFFER ia; a.le a N.> I Steam Engine Boilers u iiit e used— fimures c mp et .aud ail in good order -uhii y horse mow r A-ao, two vv .iioiij ’ and harness, one tat, two Fairbanks Pat-nt tfcah a. on wt es.s, two sets of .tjaclc . it .’a cooli, a »arg, lot of cast run, tOO pa; nla be.-t ste-i, c p er'and bras wire de s,; e.ti.i 6 , .-opiua ;s-iiit: v ry a ge), und on safe, so dinii y tiler ait • lei oi Value a a much w .ated toil s. Tiie a 'ove property can be ?eer. at Canton, C lero k e county, Ga. It t is not t eaied for at privatesaie, wi lbe -old at uo b; ou> c-v in AUmia, t.a . o i the ißin ofFeoruary res’, frf ir.iier ini'jirua.ion appiv to tti- undersign and in East ihtua, Ga. fob 35: V. VVOOLLMY io Hire. Ayi-UsP. GIRL. Ap.iy to fet> i 4 * J. McCA|iTV HD'QRS ENROLLING OFFICE* a 3d Congressional District, > February 2d, 18G4. y Notice is hereby given to ail Recruiting Onicera in this D triet that they are not allowed io rrecivo any one as a recruit be tween me ages of 18 and 45 yeare. Every man putject to concci ipnou must go to j Cutups os instruction lor assignment: by Maj, Harris. A iy officer violating this order will be arrested and seat to Macon, Ga. W. a WALLACE, C ipt. and Enrolling Officer. Feb 3 lot E. quirer copy. r , o oStcsbt7 111 ll iJEORGK W. CHASE, of H,* :»&' -'-W CuiqiLtt’K Urita'lo vroird re*'pp' , r , u y an jivUi.ce !ba',a»nted by several iadi s aisd men cl me c.ty.; e wi 1 g.vfc a Con eri lor tb» oenem of h’3 rCi-iiaeja on Thursday Evening, 4;h cf February. Tick-’- "u; be bad at Mr Spear’* Jnwclr, ff iore tea 2 & * FOR SALE. (1 FINE DOUBLE GOLD WATCHES A Aipyto O. R, STANFORD. ieD « tt Administrator’s Sale, By v -Hie of an od r f the Crurt cf Ordinary of !-vl-*r Con ty, wi-1 b* sn’d b five lire f'our: Lv* Ee and < r ol said comity, on dia fir t Tuec’ay in •V ,;i) 1 rn-xt. w ihin t o leg lii. ur*< f si.e, a valnanie !ieg Bo’i. 0; l a i.aine o .1 voo sine-n y.»r- «M, lb'* n upejty of Oie es. .ie of j:i h-.- M j tg tut-ty d-jw’U UORG-, H. Di'H. f*b3 4’d A ui'r. PLANTATION ISON KTiL be cxccinaeii f r c, r:> v ’. ; t t, C.icon ot ' ; I.;, o, lit Hi. u\ r jX'ti *V3i..i»uOL s>E. l i.. .lu*. via., Feb. 3<i, l*v