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9 ; £ u 1 * MOBOTO EDITION. JAMES W. WARREN, Editor. Colimbu, friitj, Febnary 5, 1864, Fixing Prices. A writer in the Confederate Union, over the signature of “One of the People," animadverts with just reverity upon the conduct of the plan ters of Baldwin county, in a late meeting called to fix the price of their provisions. It seems, from the facts cited in the commu nication refer-ed to, that (heßaldwin county plan ters have two scales of prioes. They have one valuation by which they propose to sell, and another, and very different one, whioh they give in to the Tax Receiver, They agree to sell their baoon to the Government at $3 25 per pound ; corn at $4 50 per bushel, and wheat at sl2. These prices are about double what has been proposed by any other oonnty meeting we have noticed. When these same gentlemen returned their property for taxation last year, they (bought negroes worth only SBOO, and sheep and hogs worth $5 a head eaoh. Now this does not look well for the good old oonnty of Baldwin, and we (rust that her public spirited and liberal-hearted planters will get together and undo this action. — If they do net, the noble race of men that Bald win sent oat to people the western portion of the State, more than a quarter of a century ago, will begin to think that the hiv s has degenera ted. Free Navigation. Tba Memphis Bulletin, of the 17th, says “a gentleman who has just arrived from the lower river says that while at New Carthage he heard rapid cannonading for two whole days. A steamboat, while coming np the river the day previous to the firing, was brought to by a heavy battery located on the Mississippi shore. The steamer landed on the opposite shore, aud the crew fled into the forest* A large party of Con federates had just embarked in dugouts and ca noes to cross over and take possession of her, when a gunboat made its appearanoe, and tossed a bushel or so of canister and grape into them. — They turned back aud scattered into the bushes more precipitately, if possible, than did the crew of the steamboat they had vittually captured.— The attaches of the latter oraft returned as soon as their enemies wero rilenood, and in a few minutes showed their heels for up the river. The boat fired into was the Delta. “It was reported that Quantrell was at this point, with fifteen hundred men and six thousand stand of arms, whioh he was desirous of crossing over to the Mississippi side of the river, for the purpose of co- operating with Forrest & Cos. The arms were loaded on to a flatboat, which, it is reported, has since been captured by one of our gunboats. The apparent intention of the rebels was to capture a morchant boat, and use it to transport their troops aoross at some point above or below their battery, employing the latter to engage the attention of the gunboats while their transportation was going on. The impression in that portion of the oountry is, that it is the in« tention of the Confederates, if hotly pressed on, to give up the oountry, and direct their whole attention to the defense of the remainder of the territory on the east side." A Senator now in the Confederate Con* gress, says the Columbia Carolinian, writes home to a relative in South Carolina that in two months from this time our currency will be worth more than it has yet been during the war; to buy little and cautious ly, and to sell freely. The advice is from a source which makes it worth remembering. We are undoubtedly on the eve of a finan* cial revolution, which will do away with the old order of things, and we believe restore our currency to a sound, healthy and relia ble basis. Our business men already feel the symptoms of the threatened storm, and, like prudent mariners, are taking in sail, Bonds are in unusual demand; few perma nent investments are being made, save in real estate, and the various importing firms are already “hove to," with their goods anchored in Wilmington and Augusta, waiting lor daylight. Upper' East Tennessee. —The Railroad bridges, crossing the Holston and Watauga riv ers at Zolliooffer and Carter Depot, have been completed, and the road placed in running order to Greenville The Telegraph understands that it will be repaired as far down as Morristown in in a few days. The [first mail train since the Ist of September, 1863, reached Jonesboro* on ;he 24. h of January, 1864. The lare&lites. The Richmond Sentinel has a long commun- Dication signed “An Isrealite” in the defence of the Jews of the Confederate States. After com plaining of the unrestrained abuse of his people by the Southern Press, he says j “Has it never entered info the imagination of these editors that the hackneyed phrases of con tempt against the Jew, which daily filis their columns, might wound the feelings of'the brave, the educated, the prtriotic, the good, the chari table, the refined of that sect? Has it never oc curred to them that their remarks might torture iho sensibility of some Jewish matron or maiden, who was ministering to the wants of the wenry or wounded soldier at the hospital or wayside home? llave ihey never dreamed that their in* discriminate abuse may have added mental tor ture t« the physical suffering of some wounded Jew, whose blood had been shed for his coun try's rights, and, sir, f tell them that Jewish blood has bowed on almost every battle held, from Manassas to the present hour. I write •more in sorrow than in anger;' and I ask them to ponder on what I say." jSteEiuer Denbigh Lost, We learned yesterday afternoon (says the Mo bile Tribune of 2d) by the arrival of the steam tug Gunnison from Fort Morgan, that the block ade steamer Denbigh, in .command of Capt. Aba ner Godfrey, in attempting to run ont yesterday morning during the intense fog, at about 3 o'clock, got aground just east of the Swash Chan nel and about one mile from Fort Morgan.— She sprang a leak and was nearly full of water* They threw overboard the greater part of her cotton, (she had on board some 520 bales) which is saved. The crew and passengers were lam* ded in safoty at the fort. Our informant states that it is probable that all her cargo will be saved, but the vessel will be a total loss, as from the position in which she is now lying she must go to pieces. A Richmond paper states that upwards of one fbou*ind prisoners have been receiv ed m that i ty Irom East Tennessee since the luovem ut ot Gen. LongsueeVe aimy frooi Knoxville. w From the Montgomery Advertiser. Speech of Hon. Richard W. Walker. - At the re«ent“Bragg dinner” in Ibis city, Hon. Richard W. Walker, the Senator elect from Alabama, having been called out by some com plimentary remarks from Jad>;e Phelan, re-» ■ponded in the following eloquent and patriotic style: I should In truly insensible, Mr. President, if I fail to be deeply moved by the words which have just Jallen from my 'os partial friend, Judge Phelan. Somo things he said have touched me at a tender point for they were particularly grateful to that fteling of filial pride wuicb, I am not ashamed to own, I have always cherished. Sensible of ray inability to express the emo tions excitti j in my breast by what has just oc curred, I shall not attempt to do so, but content myself with saying that I appreciate very high y, the complimentary allusion made in the senti. meat whioh has just been received so kindly by this company, to an event which, however little it may have been expected by the public, was, if possible, even less so by me. For I hope 1 may say without impropriety* on this occasion* that 1 have }been transferred from the field of public duty in which I have been employed for the past five years, to the Senate of the Confederate States, not only without solicitation on my part, but without my having any intimation, or sus picion even, that such a purpose was entertained in any quarter. I trust, too, sir, that I shall not be suspected of mock modesty, when I say that I have felt from the first announcement of my eleotion, and still feel, a profound and painful distrust of my fitness for the position to which I have been so unexpectedly called. And I know that all reflecting men will understand how it is that in this season of unexampled public peril so urgently demanding the highest wisdom in coun» oil, as well as the greatest possible sagacity, energy, and prudence in the field, instead ot being elated by this unlooked for elevation, 1 feel solemnized and oppressed when I contemplate the burthen of responsibility whioh I have, in- considerately I fear, consented to assume. I know it is about as usoloss for a public man, as it is for an author, or a General either to depreciate or defy criticism, or to bespeak in advance the charitable judgment of the world upon the conrso ot' conduct he may pursue. Still, I believe I will venture to say on this oc casion, that our membors ol Congress, like our Generals, are, it does t-oem to me, rather hardly dealt with by the army of critics, croakes, and malcontonts, which does not wear a uniform, sleep in camp or carry muskets. I have no motive to be and I certainly am not, the apolo gist or advooato of the present Congress. No doubt its shortcomings have been serious, no doubt it has done some things which it ought not to have done, and has left undone other things which it ought Jo have done. No doubt statesmen are rare —possible (though i express no such opinion), not to bs found at all in our publie places. Still .there is such a thing as expecting too much from our rulers, and push ing censuro too far. It is in matters of civil ad" ministration, as it is in military operations —our people do not make sufficient allowances tor the inherent difficulties of the situation. The truth is, the chief evils which now afflict us* are precisely the evils which in all ageß and coun tries, groat wars, especially revolutionary wars, subverting established Governments, and creat ing new nationalities, have invariably produced, and which no wisdom oi legislation can altogeth er obviate. They seem, indeed, to have been unalterably ordained by Providtnco as apart of the prioe which all people who win freedom by the sword, have to pay for their liberties. I do not say, baoause I do not believe, that greater foresight, larger views, more compre hensive statesmanship on the part of our rulers, might not have greatly mitigated the ills which now afflict the land. But Ido say that there are other evils, fraught with greater danger to the oountry, than any wh ; ch eao, with even a show of fairness, be ascribed to an incompetent Con gress or injudicious legislation. Here—at homo among the masses of the people—in the bosom of society, we may find that which should occa sion graver apprehensions than anything the Congress or tho President has done, or has failed to do, or is at all likely to attempt to do. Wo need statesmen in council and in cabinet—none deny it. Wo need re-organized and replenished armies—all admit it. We ueed a better currency andan improved financial system—every one feels and concedes it. But more than these, more than all else, be sides, we need a people resolved to be free, That is the true and only catholicon for our disoases. Give us that —give us a people resolved to be free, and you will fill without new conscription the depleted ranks of your armies, infuse fresh vigor into your. Government, inspire with wisdom and energy your Congress, and drive back to the dark domaine from whence they sprung those fell spirits of speculation, peculation and extor tion, which, covering the land like a shadow, have corrupted the morals and emasculated the patriotism of the people, sapped the foundations of all public and all private confidence, and mammonized every rank and grade of society. Hence I will take the liberty of saying that tho duty of the hour is not to join in the inconside rate and cruel clamor so apt to follow faithful and gallant generals, who. whatever tnoir ser vices and sacrifices, and however much they may “deserve,” cannot, with the inadequate means furnished them, always “command” success— nor to magnify the shortcomings of Congress nor to snuff tyranny in every tainted breeze that blows from Richmond; but ra:her to a/rest and exorcise the mischievous spirits of discord, dis content and despondency, which are silently at work among the people, sowing seeds whose cer tain harvest will be sullen indifference, open disaffection, and the hour of our extremest peril, active treason to the cause—to cultivate in our selves and in others that high and haughty spirit ot self-sacrifice which is the unmistakable badge of men worthy ot freedom—to disseminate among tho people, what they are far from having, a just appreciation of the certain consequences of sub jugation, and of the unspeakable miseries which in all ages have been the portion of a conquered race—to rouse tho sloepiDg patriotism and rean imate the fainting courage of tho country, and to inspire that sublime faith in the final success of our cause which enables us to loe! that, though ‘the day i3 dark and dreary,” “Bi-hiiid tli: cloud is the sun still shining ” We oil long for peace, Mr. President; but no man at this board, I trust, will willingly live to seo the peace w hich will follow subjugation.— Endless war, with all its horrors, were bettor than such a peace as that. If, indeed, the people of these Confederate States are doomed to final de feat in their attemptjßto maintain the right of self government—if it is to be their hard fate to add another member to the wretched family of con quered races, no survivor of this struggle, with a heart of fios-b beneath his ribs, would ever desire to penetrate the secrets of the future which the peace that must follow subjugation will have in store for ns, and for those who are to come alter ns. For, if he is at all acquainted with human his tory, or human nature, he will know that he would behold in that duik future such scenes of suffering and humiliation and degradation for himself and children, and his children’s chil dren, as would make him curse the day that be was born, and cail rpon the mountains to cover him. Fiodieg oniina* y language inadequate for the purpose, he wifi have to call upon a prophet of old for words to describe the vision which such a future will present to his sight. “Ti e earth mourneth end laDguisuetb; Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down. Sharon is like a wtl deritess- They that did feed dehealely are deso late in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills. They ravished the women of Zion and the maids in the city of Judah. They took the young men to grind, ami the children fell uader the wood. The joy of our heart is ceased ; our dance is turned into mcui n - The crown ha? fallen from our head.” Whether the p-.-ace whicii shall close this war shall be Ihe glorious and h morable peace which independence brings, or the ignominious peace which follows subjugation, depends not upon our enemies, but'upon ourselves. The final issue o! thPs contest will determine what manner of men we are. If we are indeed worthy of liberty, if we are resolved to be free, the day of deliv< ranee and independence, though it may he deferred, is certain. We have in the territory still occupied by our arms twice the population and more than ten times the resources our ancestors had, when, through greater privations than any we have endured, they won their way to independence ; and if the people of these Confederate States are not prepared to shame the lineage from whence they sprang, lost battle-fields and overrun dis tricts will not shake their firm resolve, or alter their fixed purpose; but in the midst of thicKen* ing disasters their proud hearts and manly spirits will enable them to feel themselves, and to show to their enemies and the world, that though for a season the field be lost, all is not lost —there yet remain “The unconquerable will And courage never to submit-or yield,’’ which sooner or laler most work out our deliver auce, and give us tn honorable place among the cations of the earth. The New York Times has a Utter from Paris which states that the Confederate steamer Flori da was about ready to sail from Brest, and adds ; She lies in the bay, very close to the Union gun boat Kerseage. It is not likely the latter will be ab)« to keep her, for if in port when the Florida sails, the twenty-four hour rule will be [applied, while if she remains outside, the Florida which is faster than the Kerseage. can easily steal out some dark night. The New York Herald, of the 28th ult, says the Richmond Sentinel, contains the monstrous falsehood that the Confederates, on the Rapi dan have “undoubtedly” been fighting each other ano declares that “heavy artillery [and infantry firing was heard there." The same veracious paper is informed that the proclamation of Lin coln has nearly demoralized the Confederate army, and that the soldiers evince tho utmost eagerness to get hold of it. And yet the Herald knows that such was the general contempt felt for that proclamation, that it was published in all papers and sown broadcast over the land. The news from Europe is ominious of war on the Schleswig Holstein question. , The Kentucky members of Congress have had a violent quarrel on the floor of the House. < Re-Rii listed tor the War.’* “Re-enlisted for the war” is now the order of the day with the gallant men who have gone through the privations and perils of three years’ service in the Confederate army. The latest instance which has come to our knowledge, is the re-enlistment of Gen. Robt. D. Johnston’s North Carolina Brigade in tho army of Northern Virginia. Douglas’ Texas Battery held a meeting on the 18th ult., and resolved to re-enlist for the war.— The 6th r 9th and 13th Tennessee regiments have also adopted similar resolutions. Hatt’a Bat cry, of South Carolina, on duty in Virginia, met on the 18th, after the receipt of the news of certain resolutions of the Yankee Congress, and adopted the following proceed ings : “ Whereas, we, the members of Hart's Battery —Horse Artillery—Hampton's Cavaliy Division, S. C. V., viewing the gigantic preparations of the enemy for the spring campaign, deem it sufifioient to move the spirit and soul of every Southern soldier to instantly carve out his course in the threatened issue. We proudly take up the boasted gauntlet and defiantly fling it back in tho teeth of our savage foes. We hereby re volunteer for the war. We also call upon our brother soldiers throughout the army to come out as one man and record their defiance of the dastard invaders. Resolved, That we re-volunteer for the war, subject to any rules or regulations Congress may enact regarding the twelve months’ mon.’’ General Johnston having received official infor mation of the of the Tennesseeans, i sued a General Order, from which the follow ing is tho concluding extract: “Tho noble and patriotic resolution of the brave Tennesseeans to enlist ‘for tbo war' is offered to the army as an example worthy of be ing followed by all who love their home and country. “Will not this army, by immediate action, gain the proud distinction of being the first to volunteer in a holy cause, and pledge its servis cos to tho Government until peace is conquered?” [Charleston Mercury. Dispatch to the Asscoiated Pies j , Ncr.h. From Jlaitco San Francisco, January 11.—Dates are re ceived from the City of Mexico to tho 22d De cember, and Sun Luis Potosi and Haralia to the ■the 19th, On the 17tb, Gen. Urags, with five thousand Mexicans, attacked the French army entrenched at Maralia, and was repulsed with a loss of two thousand in killed, wounded and prisoners Previous to this disaster, Uraga had inflicted considerable damage on the French by captur ing supplies. He proposed ro continue guerrilla warfare, and was gathering reinforcements for tho purpose. Doblado, before evacuating Gunujuato destroy ed the acqueduct, water reservoirs, and all the works belonging to the different miues, agricul tural implement ard growing crops, leaving the country a barren waste. He retreated toward Zacatecas, pursued by a division of tbo French army. Ortega was expected to join Doblado, and then give battle to the pursuers. Oq the 6 th, the Mexican traitor, Tookar, was defeatetLby an equal number of loyalists, under Col. Rujos. Five hundred prisoners, three hun dred horses, and a large amount of arms and ammunition were captured by Rujos. An impression prevailed at the City of Mexi that Maximilian would be prevailod to abandon the throne, and somo Spanish prioco be substi tuted for him on condition that France and Spain uphold the now government. It wins reported that Juarez contemplated mov ing tho seat of government from San ( Luis Po tosi to Monterey, because of that being nearer the United States. Dispatch to the Associated Press, North. [lndian Troubles, Washington, Jan. 14. A special dispatch to the New York Tribune, says about one thousond rebellious Sioux were fleeing from the Uuion army in Minnesota. They are causing much trouble in the vicinity of Sel kirk, British America. Some lime ago permis sion was asked ot the British Government to cross tho line with our troops, to prevent such outra ges. The permission was declined. Gov. Cummings, formerly of Utah, on apply ing lor his last year’s salary, was notified by tho United States Treasurer that he should not pay him unless he took the oath of allegiance, inas« much as he had been charged with disloyalty. Death of one Hundred and Fifty Federal Soldiers. —ln the Democrat of yesterday morning we stated that a number of our brave boys who volunteered from the State of Indiana and had died from expo sure, while en route Irom Cumberland Gap to (his place. We yesterday had a conver sation with a number of those who arrived here, and from them we learn the following particulars: Five hundred of the 115ih, 117th, and 118th Indiana six months’ volunteers were ordered to report at Indianapolis, their term of service.having expired. They left Taze well, and were matched over the mountains through the coid, some of them without shoes on their feet and with but little clothing. They were compelled to march day atui night, with but a scanty supply of food, and a number of them actually died from starvation. In one party of a hundred and two, twenty-four died before reaching Camp Nelson; and, after reaching that place, fifty six men of the same partv fell down from sheer exhaustion and died in a few hours Out of five hundred who left Tazewell,but three hundred and fifty reached here, the other one hundred and fifty having died from exposure and the want of food and proper care. One night two belonging to company A, of the 15th Indiana, had be~ come so weak from starvation that they fell by the wayside and actually died crying for bread. These facts were actually rela ted to us by both officers and privaies be longing to the ditferent regiments named aho-e. The men who arrived here pre sented a most piiiful appearance, being scantily clothed and having been almost wilhout food for several days.—[Louisville Democrat. The Democratic State convention on meeting at Concord, X. 11., on the 9tfi nit., passed the following resolution : Resolved, That the freedom of the ballot, must and shali be maintained sacred and inviolable - and that we, the Democracy es New Hampshire] will unite w ith our brethren of other States, by force of arms if need be, in resistance to every attempt, from whatever source or direct inter* ference by military foree, the independence and purity of the ballot-box in the ensuing elections State and national; and to this end we pledge’ each to the other, aed to our brethren of other States, our five#, fonunes, and sacred honors being firm!? resolved to maintain at all haz .rda our rights «s free and patriotic citizens of the American Union. telegraphic KBFOBTO OF TUB PBBSS iSSUCIAIIOK. rnu~T~ z~zzzzz~zrrz:z.. --- ,ZZZ~2. , ‘ ‘ Um “~~ * Entered according to act ol Congress in the Tear 1863, by J. «. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s olßee of Ihe Dis trict Court of the Confederate States for the Noithern District of Georgia. Orange, C. H., Feb. 4. Tee work of re-enlisting goes bravely on.— The 6th, Stb, 12th and! 61st regiment, of Mm hone’s Ya., brigade retaliated for the war yes terday. Morristown, Feb 4th. A scouting party in the neighborhood of Cum berland Gap state that Wilcox's ninth army corps have been mustered out of the'servioe and gone home, very few hav[pg re*enlisted, not* withstanding the large bounties and land war rants offered them. The enemy’s cavalry has been largely diminished by this. Charleston, Feb. 4. The enemy have kept up an ocoaaional firing on Sumter. Six dhotis were fired yesterday morning and three last night. The former struck the fort, the latter exploding overhead. Eighty were lured at the city te»day.— The enemy’s batteries and monitors have kept up a slow fire on the work of Pristo. ’I he mon itors fired eleven and fifteen inch shells. Richmond, Feb. 4. It is understood that the House in secret ses sion passed the military bill and sent it back to the Senate for furtdor consideration of that It is understood that it was extensively amen ded and altered in the House. Nothing of speoial importance transpired in open session in either House of Congress to-day. It is understood that the Senate in secret session passed the currenoy bill which was sent to that body by the House some time ago, though eon* siderably amended and changed, it was sent back to the House for further consideration of that body. The Senate will next take up the tax bill in secret session. The House is still en gaged on the military bill in secret session, Richmond, Feb. 4.g| In the Yankee House on the 20th Fernan. do Wood aade an earnest appeal for the re storation of peace. On the 2Sth his reception was largely attended by Members of Congress Judges of the Supreme Court, Foreign Min* isters, Ac. Senator Bayard of Delaware has resigned. Dispatches from Chattanooga say Johnson’s army has fallen back to Kingston. Wilson has withdrawn his resolution for the expulsion of Davis. Latest European advices indicate a disa* greement between the Powors of the German Confederation on the Sohliswig-Hostein question. The Confederate Loan has advanced in London to fifty. The Court of Exchequor has refused a non trial in the Alexandria case. The ship would be relieved. The Florida bad not yet left Brest. .The French Corps L*gislatiff has granted the extraordinary credit demanded by the Go vernment. Liverpool cotton market dull. Mobile, Feb. 4. A special to the Tribune from Okalona says no signs of tha tore my ia North Mississippi or West Tennessee only at Memphis and Germantown; or of (lie Yankee programme to advance Irom Vicksburg into Central Ala bama, necessitating ihe abandonment of Mo* bile. Our forces occupy Corinth and Jack son. The enemy destroyed everything, carried off stock, farm utensils, burnt houses, and many families have to go to Memphis or suffer distress. A cavalry force whioh erosstd the Big Black yesterday or the day before, were met by Jack son’s cavalry men. Vance, captured in East Tennessee, has arrived in Nashville. He was captured by Gen. Sturgis; The Japanese.— “A Traveler,” in a letter to the London Time®, says : I can assure you, if we go to war with the Japanese, we must not blind ourselves with the belief that we shall have a second Chinese affair. They are bold, courageous, proud, and eager tor every kind of know* ledge. A friend of mine gave a workman a Bramah lock to put on a box; it was not discovered until some time afterward, and only then by the absence of the name, that the lock had been imitated, and, as the workman confessed, the original kept as a pattern. I have beeij on board a steamer (paddle) which used three years ago to run between Nagasaki and Jeddo, six hundred miles, whose engines and boilers, and every part of her machinery, were made of cop per. She was built by a doctor in Jeddo, whose only guide was a Dutch description of a steam engine, translated into Japanese. An American gunnery officer was sent over in 1859, in the Powhatan, to teach them gunnery. He was courteously received, and then taken over the arsenal at Jeddo. He returned to the ship, saying “he had been taught a lesson instead of havinar to teach” jj 6 In many of (he arts and manufactures they excel us; their 'beautiful castings in bronze would puzzle the most experienced workman. I have ajhown specimens to clever workmen who have confessed they could not imitate thirn. I have teen ex* amples that would rival in brilliancy any made in England, tjhe French Minister had a large bail, 60 cljtfar and of such per fect color that he believed it to be a gigantic sapphire, and bought it for a good round sum. Their paper imitations of leather are perfect; their water proof coats are bought by the captaihs of ships for their exposed boats’ crew* ;j their own clocks are good, and they have imitated our watches; they walk about with fpedometers’ attached to their belts, and they* are not backward in copper-plate engravsjng aud perspective. Their china is far superior to the Chinese. The country abounds with coal, though they only uso that fojund close to the sur face ; but even that, 4 bl uminous shade, is good. In gold and silver, I believe they could rival Mexico arid Australia j copper and tin «ru found in great profusion. A friend of mine at Yokohama gave a Japan ese a piece of English cotton shirting ; in a few days the man brought back two pieces, and my friend had much trouble in distin guishing which was his, so closely had it been imitated. In fact, they are a people who want for nothing but teachers. To Make Yeast for Rolls and Light Bread. —Take 1$ tablespoansful of sugar and 4| tablespoonsful of flour, add water enough to make it into batter, about as .thick as that used in frying fritters. Let it stand a day and night, or two days and nights, if necessary, when it is ready tor use. Take a teacup half full of yeast to two and a half pints of flour, pour the yeast into the flour and add water or sweet milk enough to make the dough, knead it well and at night place the rolls in th*s oven and set it aside. Keep it cool till morning, and bake by putting fire under the oven grad* ually increasing till the rolls have risen sufficiently, then put fire on the lid and bake at once. Keep up the yeast by feed ing it daily in summer, but not so often in winter, as it does not sour so quick, by adding sugar and flour in the same pro portions as above directed. Sometimes the yeast is not ready in cold weather for sev eral days, but give it time and it is sure This recipe is fnfathble. It is cheap, and economizes and is very little trouble [Mobile Register, 1 Local. mnw—i ii -■•--«* i " " 'MW 11 "" tl New Advertisements. See advertisement of proposals for supplying the eity with lumber. Bids for this contract mast be sent in by Monday next, addressed to M. M. Moore, Clerk of Council. See advertisement of M. L. Patterson, Seore= tary of the Georgia Importing and Exporting Company, who calls on the Stockholders to send in their old Certificates and receive new ones. 1 1 Dry Good*. —Oar readers are referred to the advertisement of Goodrich A Co s, 74 Broad Street, who have on hand a good stock of staple and fanev dry goods, whioh is constantly being added to by fresh importations. The ladies es pecially, will find this a good place to make their purchadbs. Remember Goodrich <sc Cos. Parlor Entertainments. —By reference to an advertisement the reader will observe ‘that Tayloy A Cos., will open Temperance Hall on Monday evening next, commencing a eeries of entertainments, combining tragedy, farce* music and dancing. We know nothing personally of this troupe, but team that it is a portion of Crisp’s theatrical corps, and notice that the Montgomery press speak well of their perforn mancts. The fact have been performing nearly all the winter in Montgomery to good houses is a testimony in their favor. Military. —Capt. Thweatt's company of Maj. Howard’s battalion/were out on parade yesterday. They went through the usual exercises of Aril] in a spirit and familiar style. The company is composed of young men, mostly under conscript age, all of whom area fine looking set of boys, destined to make the best of soldiers. The Vigilant Fire company was also out un der command of Cawt. Williams. Yesterday was their day to be mustered out of the military service, but we understand they determined to maintain their organization for the present, at least until they receive instructions either from the Secretary of War or the Governor of Georgia This company have maintained their efficiency as good firemen and have done service as pro* vost guard. Encouraging. —We met an esteemed friend yesterday direct from Dalton, who represents the oondition of our army there as admirable. He says the boys are fat and saucy, and in the best possible spirits; that it was really inspiriting to get among them, h ome of the soldiers had been home on furlough and found the people so gloomy and depressed, that they were anxious to get back to their commands. This is truly enooura* ging. While the people at home are already, in a manner, whipped, our brave soldiers keep alive the fires of patriotism, determined never to quail before our hated enemy. Hurrah for the army. Old Abe told the truth when ho said the strength cf the rebellion was in its armies. Where Do They Come Froi?.— We notice more dry goods in tbo city at this time, than we have seen siaoa the breaking out of the war.— We bad supposed that after closing the port of Charleston, that our country would run dry of all these articles, and are at a loss to know where these fresh arrivals come from. We havq not, however, been able to discover any decrease in the tendency of prices. There is still a great scarcity in shoes, the article most in demand at the present time. If some of the enterprising blockade runners would tarn their attention to increasing the stock of leather and shoes in ihe Confederacy, they would thereby do our people and the country generally a service. Some folks think tha editing of a newspa pe an easy thing, and imagine if they wore in -posi tion they could conduct a paper to suit every body. There never was a greater mistake. It is comparatively an easy matter for a good, writer to write a readable article when he has a subject at band, but to be compelled to produce some thing new every day, on every imaginable sub* ject, to suit evory variety of taste requires a general sand of information and a been sagaci ty that few people possess. Then exercise charin ty for tho poor editors. Miss Emina Sauiom. Executive Department, ) Mon<gomery, Ala., Jan; 28, 1864, j E Jitorsxjf the Mail: Gentlemen—Herewith please find a copy of a letter, received at this office, from Miss Emma Sansom, who so heroically guided Gen. Forrest, in his memorable oapture of Gen. Straight and his raiders. This lector is in response to one written by Governor Shorter, when transmitting the resolutions of the Legislature to Miss Sansom Streight aod bis men were captured in Cherokee county, Alabama, within a few miles of Miss Sansom’s home. Very respectfully, T. H. Watts. Gadsdsn, Ala., Dec. 20, 1863. To His Excellency, Gov. Shorter: Respected Sir—l must ackuoaledgj iho re* oeipt of year quite complimentary communication of November 27, ;1563; and in doing so, tender nay gratitude for tbe umre.than expected respect shown me for having done' my duty. At the time the duty was performed, it was a pleasure to be able to render some service to my country, and give aid to our noble cause. There are other duties that would seem more becoming and adapted to my sex. Vut feeling it my high privi lege upon such an occasion, I went forward, in spired by a sense of doty, and of the purest mo tives, willing to hazard woman’s tim;ui-v in giving aid to impede the onward march ol the marauding foe. In conclusion, 1 must acknowledge my pro found gratitude for the very liberal donation by the State; and while I oontinue to live, I shall endeavor to render myself not more unworthy of your high respect than heretofore. I have the satis aotiou to be, very respectfully, your friend, Euua .Sansom. Footpads. —They have their highwaymen at LaGrange as weli as we. A dav or two ago two or three fellows wearing the Federal uniform stopped a party of three, one lady and two gen-’ tlernen, a Miss Hart and Mr. Austin, the other party’s name we could not 1-arn. The robbers on stopping tbe parties demanded their money’ but they were entirely nonplussed by the lady who presented a pistol and told the scamps it they did not decamp instanter, she w utd biuw their trams to atoms They were an entirely discoticerted by this bold movement that the rest of the pany Lad time to recover their self* possession. The would be robbers were finally Buiietio, sr " i,o,e •““-[M.-phu Seward is said to have found an indorser for that famous note, at sixty and at ninety days, which he has been hawking about the world ever since the war began. Lord Lv ous is gaid tohave assured his Government that the Confederacy must yield in three months. The arch swindler Seward, him self, has been %o often protested that ho is entirely discredited. His new backer will hardly set him afloat again. Though a very wel behaved gentleman, that nobleman is neither a Metternich nor a Talleyrand. During his residence at Washington he has never evinced the slightest disposition to play the part of an incendiary to the Poto» mac. His chief, Earl Russell, is malignant enough to desire it, but not silly enough to believe that the Confederacy is, by any means, at so low an ebb.—[Examiner. It is said the whole number of Yankee prisoners in Richmond and Danville is pearly fifteen thousand. From Mississippi. A few days ago we gave information of a move ment in force of tbe enemy on Jackson. Yester day we received news of the advance of the ene my to Mechaniosville, which ia less than thirty miles from the supposed destination. It seems that he was met there by our forces, bat with what result was not known by our informant.— Whether this is a simple raid to obtain possession of the country west of Jackson, or for other more extensive purposes, is not known. It may, how ever, be the initial movement towards the city in a direction which has not been generally antici pated—not to assail it directly, but to get com mand of its communications by whioh we obtain food for our garrisoil. It is tbe opinion tkat we cannot be taken by a movement directly on our defense?. That may also be the opinion of the enemy; and it may, therefore, be his intention to oat as off from succor and starve us into subrnis* sion. Os this the reader knows as much as wo. After a few days we may have some accurate knowledge on the subject.—j Mobile Tribune, of the 2d. Battle’s Brigade. —Among our gallant sol diers who have promptly come forward and re newed the pledge of their lives, if need be, to defend our sacred cause as long as tbo public exigennies require it, is Bailie's (formerly Rhodef’,) Brigade of Alabama veterans, of tho Army of Northern Virginia. This action on the part of our gallant defenders, who have volun* tarily re-enlisted, is indeed like bursting of tho rays of the sun through a dark cloud; and thosa who are at all conversant with the spirit Vhich has sustained them through the hardships of tho long and weary march, the bivouac and the dangers of the battle field for three Ipng tedious years, without hope of reward, save the achieve ment of our independence and the gratitude of their country, aro not surprised at this fresh and most che ring manifestation of it. We wili no doubt have the pleasure of record ing continued re-enlistments until all our brave defenders have promptly come forward without awaiting any formal demand or request for their continuance in the field —[Richmond Whig. Lincoln’s Cares. —No man in hisago&y, says Mrs. Stone, in tho Boston Watchman, has suffered more and deeper, albeit with a dry, weary, pati ent pain, that seemed to some like insensibility, “VV hiohever way it ends,” he said to the writer, “I have the impression that I shan’t live long otter it is over.” After the dreadful repulse at Fredericksburg, he said, “It there is a man out of hell that suffers more than I do, I pity him.” In those dark days his heavy eyes and worn and weary air told how our reverses wore upon him, and yet there was a never failing fund of pa* ticnce at the bottom thaj sometimes rose to tho surface in some droll, quaint saying or story, that forced a laugh evon from himself. Noble Little Girl.— Miss Rebeoca Cos of Amite county, Miss., a little girl about thirteen years of age, has sent to our souldiers within the past two years over two hundred yards of jeans several home made blankets and many pairs of socks, mostly the work of her own fair hands.— She has set a noble example, and deserves much praise. She is a rich blessing to the country.— How dear she must be to the old folks at home. , [Mississjppian. Arrived at Nassau. Information being leceived of the arrival of ou r Agent at Nassau,she Directors of the Georgia linpor tmg and Exporting Company beieby notify the Block* holders to bring in their Certificates of Block, and ie ceive new Ceitificatea; the money value thereof, and lerejvc their receipts for the Cotton sub scribed, the ownership and liability for which reverts from the sth inst., to the Btockholder. P ease call or semi lorward promptly your Certificates and receive your Cotton Receipts. M. L. PATTERSON. feb 5 lw St r'y. {mOOHMICH a CO,, (FORMERLY OF NEW ORLEANS') 74 Broad Street, COLUMBUS GEOiiUIA. Wholesale and Retail, STAPLE A FANCY DRYGOODS, ARE constantly receiving fresh importations direct . f r°m Europe, of maple and fancy DRY Q*OOOg yvnich they otter cheap for cash ’ feb 5 3m AUCTION SALES. By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & Cos at “ ° ,£ioc ‘ ~ 2 Elegant French Plate Mirrors, 5 feet by 3 1 2, very heavy plate. ALSO, 1 Barrel Very Fine Peach Brandy. feb 4td 89 „ J By ELLIS, LIVINGSTOtTcoT W^vTnt 1 8 f U ’ on Tuesday, the 9th ol February i* front of our store, ai II o’clock, y ‘ * A Very Elegant anti Desirable Ladle’s Silk Dress Pattern, perfectly new. feb 3 td $7 By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & CO, Negroes at Auction. O r s,o T mo| S ?u A , Y ,;„“ of Fcb ' u «-«. «*• Will .-111. A Very Desirable Family of Negroes. teaser egr ° Man ’ 44 years old > S ood fie * d &and.and 4 Negro Boya, 12, 10. 8 and 7 years old. * Negro Girls, 5 and 3 years old. Va,Uable and Bold only to raise some feb 3td sl4 By ELI,IS, LIVINGSTON & CO. Valuable Plantation at Auction. () N Tuesday, the 9;h February, at II o’clock W e 1 ael ! 1,1 front ot our Store— Thi.t desirable location lorn erly owned by Judge W VV Livingston lying 10 miles east or Columbus on the ean bank of the t/pato if* creek, one and u htilf miles front Peggy Read’s bridge, on the mam road to ILuuna Vista. Haid place contain* 5*7 rcrea of land, 3( 0 acres of which are under fencing and will be deliver and in a good state of repair On the place is a r.eai tr.med dwelling. 3 good ne gro cabins.-z cribs, *-as.!i„g, Ac ; a No. 1 and screw, a 40 aw gin Uh belting some sugar works about two ac es i„ peach orchard Tood well ot wkler and two very bold and never f«iii„ • ot water at conv- nient distances ”fom elch mi‘‘ pt ‘ EgS t‘ e plantation. Within one mUe of tue dwe W i„°“ 8 gn ° W, ' ed by Mr Va « Horn By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON Desirable Residence and Farm AT AUCTION. 303 3 4 Acre* Land, 4 miles East of Ihecky known as the Sch’ey place, now owned by L* V A ‘ h * VV, -'‘ 1,5 acres c[, ‘ 3red and under mm balan, ; e 1,1 lbe w,l oas, 9:1 acres rich boi* .orn land on place. On the premises is a good dwelling, 6 rooms, closets !.«KL en V"' ! ‘ 0a - e u hoUse , cril ”- ~ara > cariiage house,’ stables, c., with a good well and spring ot water. i *K ,a , a °r of * he ,noßt "testable places in tbo uelgb day of sale lhe C,Iy ’ Go a,ld Bee place before the _ jsn 29 td $33 By ELLIS, LIViNGSTON^CO Administrator’s Sale OF VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY i) N T! T , E *, DAY ’ Feb f uar * 9th, at 11 o’clock, will be V/ sold ii front ot Ellis, Livingston At Co’s, auction room, The Store House, No. 36, situated on the east side of Broad street, at present occupied by the Confederate States Clothing Depart ment. (Sold as the property of John Warren, dec'd, JAS W. WaUKEN. jan SCtd S2B _ Adiu’r To Shoemakers! 11l WE !99 pair ofE;;gli-h Congress Gaiters, worth gt's per pa r, I desire to exchange them for Shoes suitable for so diers for a dona'ion. Call and look at them, and give a Mberal difference and assist to shoe the barefooted defenders of our homes and firesides feo * 81 J-F. WINTER, "