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MORNING EDITION.
JAMES W. WARREN, Editor.
folnmbis, Safnrdaj, February 6, 1864.
Thr Wilmington Journal says that the unhap*
pieet men in the Confederacy aro those who hate
made much money during the war by specula
tion, and now find the door 6hut down upon
them, so toat they cannot get out <>t' the ecrape,
by going out of the country and leaving those
who have not made money to fight out the battle
and pay the price of independence or bear the
consequences of failure.
The fear of losing vast gains rapidly accumu*
latcd bears heavily upon those who have much
to loso. 110 that hath little, is le3s concerned.—
Like tho empty traveler, ho can sing in the pres
cnoo of tho spoiler. At any rate he can fix his
eyes steadily upon the goal of independence,
without having bis attention constantly diverted
by considerations of sordid luore.
A good many of the substitute men are said to
be finding leaks through which they ooze out
into the enemy’s lines. Most of these are possi*
bly men not born at the South. It is a groat
comfort to know that they are jumping cut of the
frying-pan into tho fire. The Yankees will be
as hard on them as tho Cornederates, and serve
them right.
The amount of duties on imports collected in
tie Confederacy last year, remarke the Wilming
ton Journal, is said to have been about $1,000,*
000. This, we suppose, was mainly collected at
Wilmington and Chaileston; a little at MobHe
and Brownsville, and some at Richmond on
goods run through theblockado across the Poto
mac.
Boons Union Cosvestioms.— - Lincoln, as our
readers are well Hwaris endeavoring to ‘‘restore
the Union” by having bogus Union conventions
held in thene Stated wheio his troops have ob
tained a foothold, Especially in Florida and
Louuiana thoro have been supereervioeable
knaves eager to bring themselves to the atten
tion of the Waabiogwn managers, expecting, of
couriip, some reward for their zoal. Tho New
York Herald disposes of these fawning syco
phante thus:
It makes boni-st U. ion men indignant when
they read iho resolutions of the conventions in
Louisiana and Florida whioh are sought to be
passed off as expressions of revived (Southern
loyalty. Tho fact of ihe nigger being allowed to
sit on terms ot perfect equality wiih the white
uuia in these gatherings is in itself sufficient to
expose tuoir real character. Tliwy are made up
nol of Southern men, but of the cormorants who
follow in the wake of our armies, und who seek
by thus imposing ou the country to postpone or
defeat all geuuiue exp essions of Southern feel
mg, and to maintain themselves in thepofsestion
of their ill-gotten gains. As long a» such men
have iho upper hand the sentiment of the recov
ered will uot care to manifest itself.
A Convention to bb Called in North Ca
rolina. —A correspondent of tho Boston Traveler,
in writing from Newborn, N. C., statos that in.
formation had reached thoie that a call had been
issued at Raleigh lor a State Convention for tho
purpose of steading from their allegianoe to tho
don I born Confederacy. Os course this is all
bosb. He also says :
“An army of five thousand men under General
Butler could march to Raleigh, take possession
of the capital and free the State from tho rule of
the traitors in one month’s time. Such an army
would receive an enthusiastic welcome there
and all along the lino of march, do say men
who know.”
ThcN Y. Herald, commenting on tho report,
sajs:
“We arc also inclined to beliove that this news
is true, for the significant extracts which we gave
our readers yesterday from the Raleigh Staudard
broadly hinted at an impending State Conven
tion, which would be charged with tho business
of seoeding from secession.”
Mr. Seward's T)l|*lomotio Correapon
ileiiot-EugUnd and France.
Under this caption, the N. Y. Herald makes
tho following strong editorial comment on the
diplomatic correspondence of Mr. .Seward with
Ministers Adams and Dayton:
“The recently published diplomatic oorres.
pondencc ol Mr. Seward, wo are sure, bus given
unexpected satis.'action io the country. We re
fer especially to his excellent dispatches since
February ast to Mr. Adams, our Minister at
London, tor the information of Earl Russell,
Couching our relations wiih England. The calm,
firm and decided tone oi these dispatches, ia the
••tori' us grievances and dangers of which they
complain, end in thogiavo and momentous res
olutions and wsroinga which they convev to the
Brill- b government, is all that could be de
sired.
For example, Mr. Seward speaks the publio
icu! iuiouls of this country, when in reference to the
piratical Alexandria ease, he says if there can
be foun • noju-tieS in the laws ot England, “.hen
there will be .eh for - he United Stales no Rlterna*
five lut to protect themselves aud their
n.c ,v again it* annul cruiners proceeding from
Li. :ii porcr, ;,s SgAiost the naval forces ol a
■ c 1 enemy, and also to claim und insist upon
ludemnitns for the injuries whioh all such ex
peditions have hitherto committed, or shall
hereaf.or commit, against us;” and that in thus
ass. ruing the nsk of redressing our wrongs, Bug
land need not to> surprised if “tho navy ot' the
united States . hall receive instructions to pur
sue il».so enemies into the ports which thus, in
violaiion ol tho taws of nation*and the obliga
ti li of neutrality, become harbors tor the pi
rcteo ' This i> talking .o ho point aud to the
purpose, and with auenaphisia which cannot he
mi i.ucc:.'’co;l. In tho gs>at reaulc thus achieved,
of ! .di'- n . the British government to a sense of
si-.me A-iij'.f, wo ate amply compensated
for de -.n.lioA ;c-n involved ia the surrender, at
.1 ■< La. ,;h'y requisition of England, of those erch
traitor.- M;-'on and Slidell.
Had Mr. coward contented himself with the
hypocritical piotesta’ions and false pretences of
her Majesty's government, there can lie no doubt
ikat at mis .lay the rebel rams ot Mr. Laird and
other swift ami formidable rebel iron clads issu
ing from British 5 ' i is, to itte number of at least
haif-i duv.'j, frouhl he aiding tho Nassau block
ade runners ai-ug our Southern coast, or bom
barding our delencelas i Northern seaboard towns
pr preying with impunity upon our merchant
vcfSb's < n the high sea?. In reducing the m-vt
tors ia ili»;ute to to •' simple issue- of peace or
war w . i i'-L mi. Mr. toward warded off these
thre-au u fc d t-uuuo.?, ar,d in tho very crisis ot
life or tl»nih to She sjakiug fortunes of J fi. Da
vis and Lis Eo.pt-.u vvta federates. Wo know
that from those L’ri.i&h buiji iron-clads the trait
oroue coaspira ors at Richmond bad anticipated
bountiful supplies of much needed ar'ioies iu the
way of olothing, equipments, arms, munirious of
war, military st fes, &c, and not only those,
but tho entanglement of tha United Statos in a
war with England, which wouid result in an iu
deJendent Sou.hera Confederacy.
The Secretary of Sta:c, in arresting and defeat
ing these teanui designs, will be properly recog
nized aa tbe country’s l&ithlul sentinel in the hour
of daager. Bir, while thus fully meeting the
public exigency and public opinion in regard to
England, wo uic disappointed in not finding the
cauij course o treatment adopted towards the
Emperor of France. If the perfidious neutraii y
vl Engiaud during the first two years of this war
was suftioioiH to excito the indignation of every
uoneat American, surely the undisguised sympa
thy of Louis Napoleon for the rebel cause, his
cunning devices to give it aid and comfort, his
zealous eff »rts to inveigle England into a joint
mlianoe -vith 3 r. Dav g, and his insidbnH mili
•rv uiv s u ii occupation ot Mexico, bav*
been curat- te#t render hnu equally obnoxious J
to this country. And yet Mr. Seward bandies
him as daintily as a friend in disguise, and in*
dulges him in all his mischievous vagaries, even
to the extent of a French protectorate over
Mexico. The rebel ambassador Mason, kicked,
as we mty say, diplomatically, oat of England,
finds a convenient refuge with his fellow voyager
of the Trent in Paris, while Slidell, fresh from
some encouraging conversation with the Empe
ror, receives hta brother exile with renewed as
surances of French intervention. And yet Mr.
Seward, with the blandishments of tdidell,
courts the smiles of Napoleon, when he should
warn him of his folly aud his danger.
Lit ns be thankful, we soy, that our indefati
gable Secretary of State has exhibited that degree
of moral courage and resolution towards Eng
land which ba* resulted in enforcing her to a
comparatively honest neutrally, and to a satis
factory interposition against the rebel iron-c ad
builders within her dominions. But the public
opinion of the loyal States cannot approve or
excuse the temporizing course pursued towards
Louis Napoleon, or shake the regret that he
should be regarded as a model of honesty and
friendly propriety, after meanly taking advan
tage of our domestic troubles to soiz3 upon the
helpless republic of Mexico, and with the design,
too, of extending his usurpation, if possible, to
Texas and Louisiana. In a word, signally sue*
cessful as Mr. Seward has been in hia diplomacy
with England, he has in his correspondence with
the French Government quite as signally failed
to grasp the merits of his case, and to meet the
just expectations of the country.
From Europe.
In the Ce ps Legislatif, on the sth inst., sev„
eral members brought forward amendments to
the address, expressing greater sympathy with
Poland, and an opinion that it is expedient to
recognize the Poles as beligerents.
The Paris Bourse on the sth inst. was dull, but
pretty 3teady.
The report of the Committee upon the Supple
mentary Credits, requested by the Government,
has been published. It concludes as follows:
Our mission is towurd the executive power with
affectionate respect, and to hold it back upon
the brink of dangerous entanglement. The best
devotion is that which knows how to speak salu
tary truths in time of need. We are unanimous
in advising that an end should be put to the
Mexican expedition—far be it from us to say at
any price—but »3 theinterest and honor of France
will permit. The expression of this wish cer
tainly responds to the general sentiment of the
country, and wo think the government of the
Emperor will receive it with favor. *
The Committee unauiii ousiy propose the adop
tion of the kill.
The London Times of the 7th of January is
suspicious of the ultra pacific tone of the Empe
ror ot the French, and is of opinion that such a
liue of conduct is at this time much more than
any other favorable to tho schemes of French am
bition. At this particular juncture of affairs for
the Emperor and the Chambers of France to con
fine themselvos to preaching the merits of peace
is by no means the readiest way to obtain it. It
would be better if Franco were to employ her
whole influence in her endeavors to cheok these
suicidal passions which are urging Germany into
a war which must before long sweep into its
ev* r-widening vortex every Power of the Euro
pean continent.
The Schleswig-Holstein question was still the
cause of an alarming excitement. The prevail*
ing impression was that a general European war
would ensue from the complication. Austria
was agitated with regard to the future of Hun
gary and Venice. Garibaldi had addressed a
stirring appeal to the Italians, calling on them to
trust in Victor Emanuel, and him only. It was
said in Paris that .Maximilian would set out for
Mexioo very soon. The London Post, congratu*
lates IVanco on her victories iu Mexico.
London Times laments the vast emigration of
Irish to the United States during 1803, but ac
knowledges that it could not be arrested.
From the Missouri Republican, Jan. 22d,
.yortbern Dlipatches.
New York, Jan 21.
Havana advices confirm the flight of Juarez
and add that Ban Luis Potosi was occupied on
the 24 hby Mejia, unopposed. On the 27ih he
was attacked by the fordes of the States of Du*
rango aud Zacatecas. Tho action lasted four
hours, when tho Juarezitos ware driven back
and lost all their artillery, wagons, Ac., and
several prisoners. In tho battle of Morelia, one
of the Juarezites was killed and four wounded.
They penetrated to the public square, aud were
only driven out after hard fighting. The Juar
eziteu retreated towards Juaracotej, where they
aro reported to have been routed again bv the
French.
The Jurezite governor of Matamoras, Serna,
has bought 10, 000 rifles lately from Europe, said
to have been intended for the Confederates.
A fight took place at Ajasco, in the valley of
Mexioo ,*in which the Juarezites were defeated
by a French detachment, with a loss of five or
six.
Ivey West advices say tho rebel steamer Gray
Jacket, with 500 bales of cottou and a quautity
of turpentine and rosin, was capturede Decmbar
31, by tha gunboat Kennebec off Mobile. She
is worth nearly $400,000.
Tho British schooner Don Jose, from Nassau,
the bark Roebuck, from Havana for Mobile, and
the sloop Hancock, were taken on the Florida
coast—all had valuable cargoes.
Admiral Farragut has reached Key West.
Advioes from St. Domingo report the advance
of Gen. Gaudara to Mayagua, and a victory over
tho Dominicans at Slamsa by Santa Ana.
A Spanish war steamer had captured two
schooners laden with rifles and ammunition for
the Dominicans,
Tho Herald’s army correspondence says : A
gentleman who says ha left Richmond on the
16th, reports that one or two divisions of Leo’s
army have gone to Longstreeq who was said to
be advancing on Knoxville. It was believed
in Richmond that tho Yankees were about to
abandon Virginia, and tho whole rebel force will
be concentrated for action in Tennessee and
Kentucky.
The dispatch says Gen.
Butler, wbiTb&rSfcs to-day, received a telegram
from Fort Monroe that the flag of truce boat
from Ciiy Poiut had brought news that the rebel
Government had evacuated Richmond, and re
moved tho archives and all portable property to
South Carolina.
Tho Tribune’s special has the following ad
ditional : Gen, Butler telegraphed i.o Gen. VVis
tar to make a recunuuLance in force, which
was done, and the reconnoitoring column went
to within twenty seven miles of Richmond.
They report that Richmond has not been
ted. God. Butler goes back to Fort Monroe to
morrow thoroughly backed by the Government,
and clothed with full power to conduct tho busi
ness of exchange in his own way. Ha bar, pro
posed to tho rebels to exchange man i’or man,
and officer for officer, without ifs or huts.
Tha World’s corre«poniK-nce says Gen. Grant
telegraphs that Gen. Foster, who is suffering
from his wound, asks to be relieved. Ho re*
questa that Geu BchoSeld or ;McPherson bo im
med ately u-signed to the command.
Gcd. Bi.iir has resigned his position iu tho
army.
CiNorsjjATr, Jan. 21.
Now York wild 17ih. Oaio, arrived of Louisville
eu r ute for home
Several rebs! officers, recently escaped while
ia transit between Louisville and Gamp Chare,
have been recaptured.
The Stk Michigan and 52d Ohio arrived here
yesterday.
Large numbers of recruits aro daily passing
through the city for the front.
Two trains run through daily from Chat a
nooga to Nashville—rim , ii l hou'B.
Thu mortality iu the Chattanooga hospitals is
obout 90 per week.
The O.ie Hundred andjSscand New York and
Tweuiy-cigbih, Pennsylvannia passed through
In lisoapolis yes'erdav."
Over 5,C00 recruit3 for Indiana regiments ar*
riv«.d at .Indianapolis within the last two days.
Salt. —We congratulate the citizens of
Alahama upon the prospedt of au abun
dance of salt during tins year at very low
rates. A large stock is now on hand, with
the salting season closed, ‘some of it pur
chased oa speculation at higher prices than
those now ruling. Iu addition to this stock,
contracts are being entered into between
parties and the Governor nearly every day
for the manufacture of salt at as low as
four , and even three dollars per bushel. We
shall not be surprised to learn in a short
time that some of our patriotic cit zens will
be contracting to make it for nothing. The
people of this State may rest easy upon
the subject of the salt supply.
[Moiitgoaury Mail,
[From the Army and Navy Herald.]
To the Soldtera of the Confederate
;Statei.
[No. 2.]
My first article was addressed to raw
recruits It was not designed to dissipate
their fears iu battle, for no counsels can do
this; butlo teach them to be good soldiers
in spite of their lears. To show them that
if they will consult their own personal safe*
ty, they will fight in fear rather than run
from fear. I now address the i Soldiers gen*
erally. Much that I have said to the first
class, is equally applicable to this.
Men who engage in battle expecting to
be whipt, are very certain to be wliipt.—
The reason is plain: They fight without
object, and without spirit—their thoughts
more occupied in find ing apologies for run
ning, than the achievement of victory.—
Now I can conceive of but these four things
which can induce a rational being to ex
pect defeat in battle:
Ist. Superiority in numbers opposed to
him.
2d. Superiority in arms
3d. Superiority in valor.
4th. Superiority in Generalship.
Let us consider these matters in their
order:
Ist. Superiority in numbers.
This is the bugbear that made cowards of
us for thirty years before we succeeded;
which seems to have turned the heads of
half the nation, civil and military, within
the last two months; and which seems like
ly to make us destroy ourselves to keep the
Yankees from destroying us.
I have already bestowed a few remarks
upon this head; let us consider it a little
more in detail. To give the instances in
which brave men conquered twice and ■
thrice their numbers, would be to write a
book. Take a few cases from our own hiss
tory. At Big Bethel, thirteen hundred
Confederates put to confusion and flight
four thousand Feder.ils. At the battle of
Blackburn’s Ford (Bull Run) one brigade
whipt twice its number. At the first battle
of Manassas, thirty-eight thousand com
pletely routed seventy-five thousand. It
is said the Yankees fight better now than
they did then; and that the western Fed*
erals fight belter than the eastern. This
may be true, but it would be a harmless
truth, if we did not tight worse. We whipt
western troops at Chickamauga, and we
would have whipt them again at Missionary
Ridge if a brigade or more of our men had
not ptayedthe coward.
Even in the rout which these men led
off, Cleburne’s gallant band arrested the
whole Federal army, when there were
probably four to one against him. This I
regard as by far the most brilliant feat of
the war. To have stood his ground, would
have been credilable to him and his men,
but in the midst of confusion and flight, to
have formed his men in an advantageous
position, and to have maintained it against
repeated assaults ot overwhelming nuni**
bers/and to have defeated them ; entitles
him to a monument as high as the Look
out, arid to each of his men one as high as
Missionary Ridge. I hope he will preserve
with peculiar care the name of every man
that stood hy him in that memorable con*
flict.*
Here then we have an illustration from
the sauaa battle field, of the difference be
tween running from superior numbers, and
fighting them bravely. Cleburne demon*
strated, under every discouragement, that
western troops, even in the exultation of
victory, may be whipt by inferior numbers,
when possessed of superior valor. Let tho
renegades remember this, and retrieve their
credit by fighting gallantly in their next
battle!
There are other considerations which it
seems to me, should divest numbers of their
terrors, to reflecting troops; at least so far
as to raise them above eowardlv conduct.
These truths all will admit: The more
men in the army, the more umvieldly and
sluggish does it become, the more difficult
is it to make them effective in action, the
more on the sick list, ihe more killed by a
given number of shots, the more transpor
tation and provisions do they require, and
the more unlikely that they will have a
commander capable of directing their move*
meats skillfully and usefully. These are
most serious drawbacks to a largo army,
especially when far away from home.
They will of themselves exhaust it in time.
A small army then, lias every advantage of
a large one, except in the smgle matter of
numbers. Thay arc more immediately un
der the eye of their commander, more rea
dily concentrated, more prompt in reaching
the points of attack, lose fewer in battle,
and in retreat, (oiderly retreat 1 mean,) are
absoluleiy unapproachable by their cumber
some foe, These facts are of themselves
(sufficient to account for the many victories
which inferior numbers have gained over
superior. Let us suppose that Grant com
mands a hundred thousand men, and John-*
son but fifty thousand. There are twenty
positions between Dalton and Atlanta,
which Johnson may occupy with the cer
tainly of whipping Grant, if his men will
fight bravely. (It is to he hoped he has ex
amined ail these politic us.) Should he be
driven from one of these positions after
hard fighting, his losses Compared witn
those of the enemy, will be about as one to -
five And so ot all the other positions.
But there is one view of the subject which
should quiet ad fears of the soldier on the
score ot numbers, and it is this : That it is
absolutely impossible ior Grant to conquer
Johnson, in the case supposed, because it
is absolutely impossible lor him to force
Johnson into a tight upon ground of his
own choosing, Upon the whole then,there
if no great cause of alarm to the soldier in
the numbers opposed ?o him. The Fabian
policy avoids deteat at hast.
2d. Superiority in arms. Except in ar
tillery, I know of no advantage that the one
my have of us in arms— certainly none to
h-3 feared. Os artillery I have already spo
ken,and shown that they are the least tor
midubte implements of war of any that aro
used. For the destruction of fortification*,
ships and lowds, cannon aro Useful, but for
field service, they are the most inconvenient,
cumbersome, inefficient, expensive, worth
less engines ot war that ever were invent
ed. A man told me he had been in six bat
lies, and he had never seen a man killed by
a cannon or bomb in his life. Another told
me that he had belonged to an artdiery
corps for two years ; that in that time they
had broken down four teams of horse?, and
been brought into action but once, in which
he had no reason to believe that they had
killed a single man. They fear cannon
then, simply because men cease to reason
when they eugage in battle, and surrender
themselves to thier instinctive impulses.
3d, Superiority in valor. This the Yan
kees have never shown, and never will
show, until our troops become the biggest
of fools and the meanest of cowards.
4th. Superiority of Generalship. Certain
ly there is do cause lor fear from this source
as yet.
Reason down your fears then soldiers,
but if you cannot, fight them down.
- Senex.
[ he paper* spe*k truth, according to
Bates and L s small brigade are entitled to all the
credit that l have given to Cleburne and hie
wen. It so, let tbs uauies ie changed and the
honors stand.
telegraphic _
REPORTS OF THE PBMIS ASSOCIATION.
Entered according to act of Cjmgteaa In the yew l***-
by J. 0. Thiubher, In the Clerk's office U* B ,P ,g * i
trict Court oftbe Con federate Sitatta forthe Hoitnern
District of Georgia.
Charleston, Feb. 5.
Eighty shells ware fired tit the city to-day. —
No firing on Sumter. The enemy has been at
work all day hauling ammunition to Gregg and
Camming’* Point batteries.
There has been a large fire on Folly Island
to-day, supposed to be the burning of Yankee
hospitals.
A gunboat in E llsto river is lying high and
dry, it is believed she will be destroyed.
MoßKiSTows, Feb. 5.
Private W. H. Roberts, of Cos. A. 21st Miss.,
regiment, Humphrey's brigade, was Bbotto day
for deserting bis regiment to join a cavalry
regiment.
The trains arc now running to Rogersville
Junction.
We have nothing of interest to report from the
front.
Orange, C. H., Feb. 5.
Knicholl’s Prinoe William Cavalry sent in a
batch of prisoners captured near Little Ran,
Fauquer county, on Sunday last, they belong to
the sth army oorps and report everything qniet
in their linos. Our ccouts report the enemy
gtaming furloughs quite liberally to re-enlisted
men.
Richmond, Feb. 5.
Inthe Seuale tObday the House bill to in
crease the efficiency of the army by the eme
ployment of negroes in certain capacities, was
reported j upon favorably by the Senate Mili
tary j Committee and placed on the calender.
The general appropriation bill was amended
and p&ised.j One amendment proposed that no
sala y be paid any officer appointed under the
Provisional Government, miles he has been
re-appointed and confirmed by the Perma
nent Government, but at the solic.taiion of
several Senators was withdrawn.
The bill exempting farmers and planters
who have furnished substitutes was, on mo
tion, taken up from the table Yeas 14, nays
8, and was made the special order for Tues
day next at one o’clock.
Iu the House, an evidence of the re-enlist
ment of a large number of troops from various
States was presented, and resolutions of
thanks adopted.
Mobile, Feb. 5.
A special to the Evening News, dated Clin
ton 4tb, says that Sherman and two corps un
der McPherson and Hurt, has advanced. Gen.
Jackson has fought them all fay They have
made but two miles to*-day. Their camp to
night is two miles below Clinton. Prisoners
report their torce to ba 30,000. General Ross
whipped them on Yazoo yesterday in a hand
to-hand fight with pistols.
Mobile. stb.
Jackson, Feb. 4 h. —The enemy commenced
crossing Big Black yesterday . Their are over
six regiments of infantry, two of cavalry, and
two batteries of artillery.
The city is full of rumors and excitement.
From Texas.
A special telegram from Washington to
the New York Herald, of the 25th, eays
that the following’ information has been re
ceived respecting operations in that quar
ter ;
An expedition which was sent out to op
erate on the Matagorda peninsula, Texas,
under command of General Ransom, re
turned to Fort Espennza, after four days’
absence, without accomplishing anything.
The Thirteenth Maine landed on the penin
sula, under cover ol the gunboat Granite
City, and drove in the pickets of the enemy,
but being subsequently menaced by about
one thousand Confederate cavalry, retreat
ed to the beach and threw up some rough
fortifications as a protection from attack
during the absence of the gunboats, which,
fearing a gale, had put to sea. In the
meantime the Confederate steamer J. F.
Carr, mounting two guns, made her ap
pearance and, shelling the Thirteenth
Maine in their fortifications, drove them
out of them and compelled them to retreat
along the beach. But this act of daring
was fatal to the Carr, which was caught by*
a heavy norther and driven high on the
beach, where she was discovered the fol
lowing morning a perfect wreck. After tho
gale had subsided the Fodoral gunboats
returned and the troops were re-embarked.
It is reported that the Confederates have
four cotton clads in Matagorda bay, above
the reef, and that they threaten to drive
back the Federal troops if the latter venture
to advance up the peninsula. A eubse
queut reconnoissance discovered at Va
lasco and Quintana strong earthworks
mounting seven guns and Supported by a
considerable force. At San Bernard there
was also a large force with earthworks
thrown up, but with no guns mounted.
I.atest from Charleston. '
Washington Correspondence of the Pi. Y. News
A gentleman who left Charleston on Jan
uary 10th, furnishes some interesting though
not important intelligence. The siege pro
gresses slowly, and the Federate, he says,
have lees chance to capture that city than
at any previous time. Indeed, its defenses
are regarded as almost impregnable, the
spirit of the people of the beleaguered city
have risen with its superb defense by Beau
regard, they are confident that under his
command Charleston may laugh.
It might be supposed that and labor
had long since done all that Was necessary
fbr the safety of Charleston. Still, to make
assurance doubly sure, Beauregard Lbors
with untiring zeal to perfect its defences.
Five thousand slaves are employed in the
construction of works defending the ap
proach to the city by land, and these works
are of tha most tormidable character. The
number of troops in this department at
present ie not large, but they can be readily
obtained when their services are required.
Fort Sumter, if not as once it was, is
grim and defiant as ever. In the dim dis
tance it looks like the perfection of ruin, but
military men declare that it cannot be taken
except by assault; the terrible though in
effectual bombardment thus far, would seem
to tortify that opinion. Communication is
had with the shore at night by boats, which
transport thousands of bags of sand, to use
in repairing the damages which may be in*
dieted by ih > enemy. Beauregard’s motto
is “up with the sand and down with the
Yankee*.”
The tenderest solicitude is evinced for
the defenders of Sumter by the citizens,
who look upon them as the noblest heroes
oi the war. A land attack is apprehended,
but not immediately, as it is thought Mo
bile is threatened. Reinforcements have
been sent to that point.
Do not be troubled because you hare not »reat
virtues. God m&do a million spears of grass
where lie made one tree. The earth is fringed
and carpeted, not with forests but with amsseu
Only enough of little virtues and common fid-li ’
ties, and jou need not mourn because you are I
neitkei « hero ner a saint. j
Locals
IsUs T#-D»y.
Bills, Livingston St Cos, will soil this day ■
\ lot of goods embracing sugar, tobacco, irish po
| tatoes, furniture, carpets Ac. See advertise
ments and attend the sale.
New Advertisements.
Wbitiso Ink.—See advertisement of T. A.
Phillips, of Cotton .Valley, Ala , who proposes to
sell receipts for making superior writing ink.
See advertisement of Mr. D. Keith, who is
offering knitting needles at wholesale and re*
tail.
Notic* to Planters. — M»j. Allen calls *
meeting of the planters of Musccgoe and adjacent
counties at Temperance Hall in this city on
Thursday next, to “consider supplying the army,
prices, Ac." As General Cobb is expeeted to be
present and address the meeting on that occasion,
we trusc there will be a lull attendance. The
matters to be considered are of the gravest im
portance to our own people and the country
generally.
City Matters. —For the last few days our
city has presented quite a lively and business
appearance. The streets have been crowded with
vehicles of all descriptions, many of which have
come laden with country produce. There seems
to be agreater crowd of people here than evor.—
If a person had just waked up from a loDg sleep
it would be hard to realize that we are in a state
of war—in which are involved the issues of life
and death. Iu fact from a mere casual survey
of the active scenes around us there is nothing
that is calculated to force this painful fact upon
the mind save the number of uniformed men,
which just at this time, throng our public ave
nues. The pleasant weather which we have en
joyed for the past two weeks, k have doubtless
served to call from their larhiog places many of
our people who have been luirowcd during the
oold, disagreeable winter. It is refreshing once
more to observe this lively aspect in affairs, and
we hope the day is not far distant when our city
shall resume her usual prosperity under the aus«
pices ot peace and happiness.
Personal. —We are pleased to see in our city
once more, our whilom lriend Walter B. Smith,
who scams to be in the enjoyment of excelleut
health and spirits. Walter has been in the ser
vice over two years and this is the first time he
has been privileged to visit home. He has seen
some hard service, and according to all accounts
has won the reputation of a first rate soldier.—
We trust that he may enjoy his brief visit
home, and be nervid to more brilliant deeds in
the future.
We also saw in our office yosterdsy Lieut. Wall'
of the 3J Georgia Cavalry, who comes among
us to greet his friends and stir up the delinquents
of that command. By referriog to an auver*
tisemeni it will be seen that he has been em
powered by Col. Thompson to get after this class
with a "sharp stick.” We are ."glad to see the
Lieutenant iu good health. He has made a dar
ing soldier, aud wj trust he may be spared to
come out safe and enjoy to a ripe old age, the
liberty he has helped to win.
The Concert Thursday Evening. —Mr.
Chase’s concert ou Thursday evening proved tq
be one of tho most agreeable features of the
season, and was a success not only ca leu fated to
surprise Mr. Chase, but to send a thrill of pleas
ure to the hearts of the brave troops for whose
benefit it was gotten up. This gentleman has
won new laurels for his wreath of musical fame,
and deservea great credit for his arduous tffbrts
to promote the welfare and add to the comforts
of hi* regiment. We were pleased to see Tem
perance Hall well filled on this oooasion, as it
shows that our people are ever ready and will
ing to.iend their countenance and support to all
enterprises involving the comfort of tho soldier.
The programme of the concert was arranged with
admirablej taste and skill, combining selec
tions from the most gifted composers, with
tho simple melodies of every-day life, thus
meeting the capacities of all lovers of music.
The Professor’s efforts on the Piano were very
acceptable, showing a delicacy of touoh, a depth
of spirit, and a power of execution that we have
seldom heard exoollod. He was assisted on this
instrument by Mrs. C., who exhibited an ease
and 'amiliarity with the more difficult selections,
which could not fail to please. Mr. Chase's
efforts on the Violin and Cornette were also ex
cellent.
Wo cannot speak too highly of the charming
and spirited manner in which the vocal portion
of the programme was rendered. It was indeed
a rare musical feast, such as we have seldom
been privileged to enjoy. Miss G. infused a
richness of melody, a depth of animation, and
an exquisiteness of feeling into all her sopranos,
which clothed them with a power and beauty
seldom equalled even by herself. Miss E. sus.
tamed her parts admirably a3 second soprano in
the “opening chorus” and “SesteUe,” while in the
piece “Holy Mother,” her Soprano was excellent.
Miss C's contralto was good and produced quito
a pleasing effect upon the audience. Mr. H.
maintained his usual reputation as afi>±e basso,
and seemed to outdo ail former efforts. All
his parts were rent rad i,i fine taste and spirit,
and particularly in the “King of the Sea,” v?as
his power, as a singer, made apparent. Mr. W’s
tenor also, came ia welt, and in the comic
song “Call John,” he acquitted himself quite
creditably. According to our own appreciation
of music this was one of the best pieces of the
programme, and we should judge a majority -of
the audience thought the same way.
In'short, the whole concert was well arranged,
skillfully executed, and passed off delightfully.
Tho number of duets and quarters, as well as
the simplicity of several of tbo pieces were very
agreeable features in the affair. It is a source
of congratulation that we have among us such
a high order of musical talent, and we trust we
may have numerous occasions in future tc erjoy
these delightful entertainments.
Hunt up the stragglers,-the skulkers, the
dodgers, the men who are playing all pre
tences under cover oi details or unlimited
furloughs.
Smoke them out of their holes and drive
them with scorn or sneers or stronger in*
ducements to their places.
This should he the duty and determina
tion of all good cilizens who are at home
lawliilly on furlough, or are usefully and
lawiuiiy exempt from field service.
The women have done well and can do
more in this way.
—■Any wife, sister, daughter or sweetheart
who wishes a furlough visit from a hus-
S’s , r h o f lh w’ , father or beau > who has
been faithful to his post, has only to escort
into camp a straggler ora returning and
penitent prodigal. 5
Persevere gentle matrons and maidens
m your good works and efforts. Stir up
the laggards with needles or bodkins, or
persuade them to duty with the broom
stick.
Let it be known that the fair maids now
awiting the calls of Hymen, whl never ao
,V P* an invitation to hie bower if it proceeds
from a dastard and a laggard.—[Charleston [
Courier, j
Maximilian and the Mexican Crown.—
The New York Courier publishes the following
extract of a letter from the Archduke Maximilian
to General Almonte:
Rest assured, my dear General, that I do not
In the least hesitate about coming to you. My
resolution has been finally taken; and, ever since
the speectywhioh I made October 3d, before Mex
ico and the world, I have only been waiting to
take up the reins of authority for the fulfilment
of conditions made necessary, not by my own
dignity alone, but by the best interests of your
country. I have already assured you of this in
my letters of Oetober 9th, ard it gives me pleasure
to renew the assurance uow. You may use this
letter as you plea&e to dissipate all doubts which
may still be felt in Mexico.
Notice.
LIEUT. WAIL is hereby ordered to arrest all
members of the 3d Georgia Cavalry, absent from theP
commands without .e&ve. He will bo assisted m
making such arrestajjy the Provost Guard. Persons
who have furnished subs imtes will be held rtspan .
sible for the same.
By ordei of R. THOMPSON,
leb 6 3t Col, Com’dg 3d Ga., Cavalry.
nsroriGE.
The Planters of duseogee Connty are earnestly re
quested to meet at Temperance Hall in Colnmbus,
on THURSDAY , 11th inst, to _conetder supplying
the army, prices, Jtc.
Planters of adjacent counties are invited to attend
Gen. Howell Cobb is expected to address ua on the
occaßion - A. M. ALLEN,
feb6,d Maj. <f\C. a.
Knitting Needles.
SOLD at manufacturer’s prices, at wholesale and
retail. D. KEITH,
feb 6 1 w Agent.
Arrived at Nassau.
Infatuation being received of the arrival of our
Agent at Nassau,the Directors ol the Georgia Impor
ting and Exporting Company hereby notify the Stock*
holders to bring in their Certificates of Stock, and re
ce ve new Certificates; representing rhe money value
thereof, and receive their receipts tor the Cotton sub
scribed, rhe ownership and liability for which reverts
from the sth insr , to the Stockholder.
Please call or surd torward promptly your Certificates
and receive your Cotton Receipts.
m. l, Patterson,
feb 5 lw Sec’y.
GOOlMElicni & <L©„
(FORMERLY OF NEW ORLEANS)
74: Broad Street,
COLUMBUS GEORGIA.
i
Wholesale and Retail.
STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS.
ARE constantly reviving fresh importations, direct
from Europe, ot s:aple and fancy DRY GOOOS,
which they offer cheap for cash,
feb 5 3m
AUCTION SALES.
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & CO.
ON Tuesday,the 9th cfFebruary, at 11 o’clock, we
will sell in front oi our store,
A Likely Negro Girl,
18 years old, field hand and good nurse.
feb 6 td $1
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON cf- Cos.
ON SATURDAY, 6th February, we will sell In
front of our store,
10 bbls Prime Sugar,
40 boxes Tobacco,
1 Three-ply Iriguin Carpet,
Furniture,
41 yards Matting,
5 bushels Irish Seed Potatoes,
Hoes, &oAc.
feb 5 td $6
By ELLIS, LIVINGSToT&TIV ~~
0 N TUESDAY 9th Feb., at 11 o’clock we will
v sell in lrontof our store,
2 Elegant French Plate Mirrors,
5 feet by 3 1 2, very heavy plate.
“ALSO,
1 Ba* rel Very Fine Peach Brandy.
feb 4td *9 *
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON CoT '
WE will sell, on Tuesday, the 9th of February in
front of our store, at 11 o’clock, y '
A Very Elegant and Desirable Ladle’s Silk Dress Pattern,
perfectly new.
feb 3 id $7
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & CO
Negroes at Auction,
ON TUESDAY , 9ih of Ftbruary, we wiii sell in
fiontot.our store,
A Very Desirable Family of Negroes,
tehms’er 6 - r ° Ma "’ 44 yearS ° ld ’ ® ood fleld Hand and
4 Negro Boys, 12, 10. 8 and 7 years old.
* Girls, *,5 and 3 years old.
mone* 17 valuable fami)y ana 30id ««ly raise some
feb 3td sl4
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & CO.
Valuable Plantation at Auction.
ON Tuesday the 9 h February, at II o'clock, we
w.il sell in front of our Store
?f Birahle location tom erly owned by Judge
W. W. Livingston, lying 10 miles east of Columbus,
OD n t^ ea3l „ ank °£ ttie Upatoia creek, one and a half
miles from Peggy Read’s bridge, on the main road to
Said place contains 5.7 1-3 seres of
land, 300 acres of which are under lenctng, and will
be deliver, and in a good state of repair.
On the p;ace is a neat framed dwelling. 3 good ne
gro cabins. 3 cribs, stabling, Ate; a No. I mo-house
and screw, a 40 taw gin with hel-ing, some sugar
works, about two acres in peach orclurd, good well
of water and two very bold and never failing t-prings
of water at convenient (balances from .ach other on
the plantation. Wnhiri one mile of tr e dwe ling is a
good saw and grist mil, owned by Mr, Van Horn
tobl-8i $32
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & (JO.
Desirable Residence and Farm
AT
AUCTION.
ON TUESDAY, 9th February, at 11 o’clock, wo
Will sell for caan in front of our store,
303 3-4 Acres Land, 4 miles East of
the city, known as the Hoh'ey place, n..w owned by
R. M. Ald worth, with 175 acres cleared and under
good friice, balance in the woous, 90 acrea rich bot
tom land on the place.
On the premises iiagood dwelling, 6rooms closets
Vi chen, smote house ciibr. barn, carnage' house’
stables, a good well find spring of waters
This is one oi the most dt suable places in the neigh
dayeff sate °° and *** th,J place bfcf ° re ‘ he
jan 29 td §33
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON 4. CO.
Administrator’s Sale
of valuable city property.
TUESDAY, February 9th, at II o’clock will be
V sold i t from of Ellis, Livingston & f'o’a auction
room,
The Store House, No. 36,
Situated on the east side of 6road street, at iiresent
occupied by the Confedetaie Mates Clothing Depart
ment. Hold as the property of John Warren, dec’d.
j ah. w, warren.
jan 26td 828 Adm’r
To Bhoemakerß !
I HAVE 100 pair of English Congress riaiters. worth
$65 per pair, 1 desire to exchange ih<'tn f.-r Shoes
suitable for soldiers, fora dona ion. Call amt look at
them, and give a liberal difference und assist to shoe
the barefooted defenders of our homes and firesides,
let 4 2t J- F. WINTER.
FOR SALE.
•> FINE Di l/BI.E CASE GOLD WATCHES
« Apply to O. R, STAFFORD,
leb 3 if