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rfpmtta JPmirte. SliC '“*j£*’i<lii.v 3lovt»in«x, July If). Conventions. Some of the presses of the State propose Conventions to select candidates for office. It is time to drop that machinery and leave the choice of men to the vote of the people. B@“Hon. Geo. D Rice has been appointed Commissioner for Cobb County, to receive subscriptions to the Confederate loan. Suspicion* Persons. All persons coming from the Lincoln States arc properly objects of suspicion. We are pleased to learn that our Citv Council con template proper steps tor testing the true character of any Northern strangers who may reach this city. It is but a just measure ot self preservation. No spies should be :e i t the country requires that no to wards the confederate government oltaaail part of any resident n > matter where has been his birth-place. If a man should be found with tory proclivities claiming to have been born at the South, he should be looked after by the proper authorities. But stran gers from the North have no excuse for com ing among us at this crisis, sufficient to re lieve them from the duty of giving a satis factory account of themselves. As a mere matter of justice we wdl add we have entire confidence in the loyalty of the large majority of our resident citizens of Northern origin. Gov. Brown. We have been among those who desired that Gov. Brown should serve the State for a third term. He has made one of the very Lest Governors that Ge<rga has ever had.— Before the people he would to day receive a larger number of votes than any other man. But we do n)t suppose that G v. Brown de sires a re-election, lie uld not add to his reputation. His 1.-ea ih lias been seriously’ impaired by the ardu us and exhausting la l> irs and the heavy and weari ig responsioili ties of the office. Another term would i a'l probability destroy his health beyond hope cf recovery. It should not be required of him. If Georgia mus't have the use and advantage . vs his talents there are other honorable po sitions within her gift in which he can serve the State without the sacrifice of health.— Still we believe that if the ] e< pie of Georgia reip’ire it of him, no personal considerations will Weigh ■with Gov. Brown, to prevent his yielding to their call. ——■ ——- . Ihe next Governor. From the Charleston Courier, we copy a ; list of the names of those win. have been pro ' jxised as stkess rs to Gov. Brown. Among twsm there are several who would be entirely aceeptabie'to us-aiid n< lie more so than a dis tinguished citizen of Marietta. We know not whether he desires or would accept the position. But we d > k; o.v that no man in the State is better qua'ilie t I y sound ju-ig ntct.t, enlarged tiews, treedim 1T- m prejudi ces, high integrity, great business capacity ■and untiring industry .han Gen. Andrew J. Hansell. Gen. 11. has not been u seeker j •after office, and will not be now. But among the eminent men of the State who would till the executive chair with ability and dignity he is one of the foremost. The Lincoln War. The most ultra Southern man cannot but be amazed at the demoniac spirit that posses ses and sways tlfe mass of the people of the •North as well as the Lincoln government.— The warmest admirer and euL gist of the old I Union cm.not help rtj icing that the South- i era States have cut themselves loose from the worse than dead carcass of Northern corrup- ’ tion and abomination. This Lincoln and ; Seward war is but the c n-innati m of the \ John Brown war. The abolitionized North was before in hostility to us. The abolition ized de.-potism of Line* hi is now pushing on i the John Brown raid aod repeating the Ku,.- | sas atrocities. Jim Lune and Montgomery j had Seward and Lice In first as secret ac- i complices. N w they are open allies. i It will not be denied that the act- of hostil ity persistently repeated against the South ern people, by the dominate and controlling • party of tl>e North, would, as between one foreign nation and another, have led, long be fore April, 1861, to a declaiation of war by the injured and aggrieved party. But the Southern people, ever forbearing, only rea soned and remonstrated against these repea ted attacks upon the peace, the safety, th’-i ex istence of socra! order. Lincoln, himself, a ■candidate for the elective ruler.-hip over us, proclaimed opinions, and declared object's so inimical to the South, that he was actually afraid to trust his person and life in a South ern community. So ch arly had he, ab an ■avowed abolitioni-t, made him-elf an outlaw, that if caught in a S ■utheiTi State, while a Candidate for the Presidency, lie would, like any other open, and known abolit.oiiist, Lave been hung upon the nearest tree. The pre sent war is nothing but a coalinuali-m <A the War long since waged against us. The same spirit, now animates the abolition administra tion which then ruled the ab dition North. We meet now in the open field, the enemy that before under the guise of friendship tnade the most deadly assaults upon us. Can We be grateful enough to that Providence that has decreed our separation, final and forever from a secret foe, that seemed to hold its mis bioil to be that of plundering and deceiving, oppressing And tyrannizing over, and at the same tilne devastating and destroying the South ? Itleli *ll Names. The her ds of the Lincoln government are rich in names. Never before; in the history of modern times, has this or any other coun try, St. Domingo not executed; presented such an array as Hannibal and Abraham, Gahtsha I and Gideon, ''almon and Simon and Caleb.— ! •Poor Edward Bates and William Seward and ! 'Francis Blair of course help to heathenise ‘ and Africanise such an assortment as con- 1 temptible in their origiq, us they are despica- Ue for their felly and odious in their villainy. The Lincoln War. The Chronicle & Sentinel says : We have all been more or less befogged by the simple fact that we regarded our enemies in the light of rational human l» ings, influenced, it. is true, by the passions and frailties commin to hu man nature, but open too, we thought, to the arguments of sell interest, it not to the kind lier emotions of humanity. But what now ? War, war, war—nothing but war. We have got to whip the tight, or bee.ii r, r>ninatal — subjugated, conquered mere ly, we do not intend to be. We can tn! more see the future than others: and the best ad vice wo can give, b> cause the safest, is to make up all our minds for the bitterest and the bloodiest fight the world ever saw. We do not say this is certainly coming, for perhaps it may not; but we may prepare for it, and give every other consideration to the winds’ Captain W. W. White. With great pleasure we have read an ex tract from a member of the Cobb Mountain eers, paying a just tribute to the merits t f Capt. White. The writer says, that he “stands as high as any Captain in the regiment, and our Company ranks A. No. 1., which has been accomplished by our Captain’s untiring perseverance.’’ The writer states that should he fall in battle it would be difficult to supply his place. Tin- X«-w Const it lit lon. From tin Milledgeville Recorder of Tues day we learn that the vote- polled, in all but "thirteen counties, make only a total of 20,615 —anaHiTCt~th o re is at present only 161 ma jority iti favor of^rMiljgatmn—leaving it very doubtful as to the final result. ■ » ■ Reprisals. We agree with the Griffin States and Atlan ta Intelligencer that our government should protect itself by looking after the stock in the Macon & Western Road held by alien ene mies and all similar cases. Good Yield of Wheat • Mr. B. W. Dunahoo of this county informs us that from two acres of his manured upland he measured eighty bushel-of wheat. Immedi ately after taking off his wheat, Mr. D., put the ground in corn which is now very promis ing. First Regiment li Virginia.— We learn that the First Georgia Regiment of Regulars, now stationed at Tyhee Island, has been ordered to Virginia forthwith. It is under the com mand of C. J. Williams, and is a fine body of soldiers. &E-L. The Portsmouth Va., correspondent of the Richmond Examiner, says: A Pistol Factory has been started tn this city by a Southern mechanic, native of Portsmouth, Mr. Thomas Godwin. He is the inventor of a nine-barreled rifle revolving, farsuperior in range to Coll’s, which are being turned out in great perfection. They are deadly wea pons at a distance greater than the army muskets. He will, soon commence the man ufacture i f rilles and a variety of other arms. It is another enterprise which owes its exis tence to our separation from the North. No doubt, when the merits of these invent - ! ns are fully kn iwn, Government will find it b th matter of interest and necce-sitv to be supplied from this factory. An Excitement in New Jersy.— The Newark Advertiser says : Some time during Saturday night last an effigy of President Lincoln was suspended on a liberty pole in Rahway, New Jersey and upon being discovered Sunday m >rning occa sioned great excitement aomongthe towns peo ple. Several eff >rts were made to take down the effigy, but the perpetrators of the act had greased the pole so that nobody coulu climb it and it had finally to be ent down. The Washington corespondents of the North ern papers say treason is loudly spoken ip the streets of the metropolis. Os late it is much b dder and insolent. These patriotic worthies are astonished at what they hear, and call Justly for vigorous measures of repression. They say the increased audacity of the trait ors argues either a plot against th Govern ment or the expectation of speedy help from some of Jeff. Davis’s armies. We infer that ‘ the tyrants tremble continually for theirlives • It is some comfort tn honest people to know • that these wretches are suffering f. r the vill aitiy they have wrought. “I am for the Union, and I am just as good I a Southern man as any body.” Thus saith one ' of the few Lincolnites left as monuments of ' Southern mercy in Nashville. The assertion 1 involves an itnppossibilhy. Whosoever is for ' Union is against the South. It is sheer by- ' pocri-y to profess to be for both. One might 1 as weH say he is for God and the Devil. [ Venn. Pat. Ginger Wine.—To twelve pounds sugar, add eighteen quarts of water, four ounces of the best Jamaica ginger, bruised well. Slice the peel of four lemons, take all and boil it f>r three quarters of an hour, taking off the scum as it rises. Put it into a tub when luke warm and add three quarters o a spoonful of yeast, the juice of f >ur lemons, and one pound of raisins, chopped. Put it into the case, let it stand a fortnight', stirring every day, then add a quart of brandy and one ounce of isin glass. Stop it down and it will be fit to bot tle in six weeks. Five Hundred More “Fugitive Slaves. A gentleman who has just arrived ftom Gloucester county, informs us that the Abo litionist?! at Fortress Monroe have stolen as many aS five hundred negroes from those localities, which are forthwith to be yefit oft' to Cuba for sale. They do not recognize the negroes as property, they say, but the South erners do, therefore the “fugitives” are to be disposed of in order to help to pay die expenses of “putting down the rebclioii.” The depredations of the barbarians are so great that families are moving awy in horror and alarm.— Richmond Disjmtch. Mr, Geo. W, Summers, a bank clerk, Who during his sojourn in Augusta, Ga., gave information to the enemy, recently vamosed to escape arrest on the charge of treason. He is stopping at a hotel in this city wo are informed.— Lou. Con. Mr. Summers was for half a life time an I honored and respected citizen of Augusta, to which place he emigrated from the North whilst yet a young man. Phy that ho ruined hits good name, and exiled himself, by sym pathizing with the Fi'dernl Government, in stead of the people who had supported and honored him I— Naeh. FROM VIRGINIA. [For the Marietta Advocate.] Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction. July 6th, 1861. Mr. Hunt— Dear Sir: — Your readers may perhaps be interested in a few items from this now re nowned point, though 1 must refrain from mentioning many things ol interest—obeying the behest of the authorities in that mutter. Manassas is simply, when not a camp, a smtill Hail Road station, boasting of one tav ern and a few other Imuses. Said tavcni at which I am now stopping is filled to over flowing, and one must get along here as best lie may ; ignoring to a great extent the conveniences of civilized life. The white tents of the soldiers are scatter ed in every direction around here. There is no Georgia regiment stationed at this point but the South Carolinians are only a fe w miles distant. Yesterday a large fine regiment from Louisiana arrived, and the urea imme diately before me for many acres is coveted with their tents and flags. Every evening there is a dress parade for each regiment, and it is quite a show for one unaccustomed to the appearance of large bodies of troops. The drum major, fantastically uniformed, with his flourishes ami theatrical airs, is the observed of all observers until Beauregard rides up, which he often docs. Ger. Beauregard seems in very go.al health, lie lias a quick nervous manner and air, and seems impressed with the responsibilities which devolve upon him. He is a slim spare man, of medium height, and wears a black mustache. You would take him for a Frenchman as soon as you saw him. He left this morning on a visit to Fairfax Station—our outpost —and nine miles distant from here. We have certain news to day that the ene my are advancing—advancing on Fairfax.— There is therefore every probability of a light here very so.m. Our boys i.re anxious to meet the foe and will give a good account of themselves. For several weeks past some three or four thousand of the enemy have been located at Falls Church ten miles from Alexandria and only five from Fairfax Court House where a number ol our regiments are located. The last intelligence by our scouts is that the Federals are now a mile or two this side of Fails Church, and that their force at th s last named place is constantly aug mented. The sick, women and children of the village of Fairfax Court House have just passed through this camp on the Rat! Il ad to be out of the way of cannon balls and’ bul lets. The univeral belief here is that a fight, and perhaps a great fight, one which is to bear for weal or woe upon the destinies of our country, is to come off immediately. Pro bably within a week of this time these plains will be strewn with the mangled bodies of thousands of the dead and wounded! Yet among our soldiers all is gaiety and careless ness. Our poor fellows suffer greatly from heat. There has been a drought here and the weather is exceedingly hot. Clouds of dust sweep o>er the tents and fill the air, and there is no shade from the burning rays of the sun. What privations anti toils our sol diers undergo ! You can have no idea of it till it is seen. Wnat a debt of gratitude we owe them! Prisoners are brought in here daily. While eating supper lasi night one was ushered in under the bayonets of the Guard and seated by my side. I was not prepossessed by the Yankee’s appearance, lie says that the ene my are resolved upon immediate fighting.— Amen. Here at Camp Pickens, lam only about twenty miles from that villain Abe Lin coin and bis hordes of Hessians. K. From the Chronicle & Sentinel. From Laiik-i l Hill-—-Letter froni the Augusta Volunteer j. We are kindly permitted to give our read ers the following extracts from a private let ter from Lieut. Allen, of the Oglethoipe In fantry, which will be found to embrace some particulars of interest: Laurel Hill, Va., July 9, P. M. Dear : I have only’ returned to camp s me hour or two since, feeling very well in deed, considering what we have been through to day. About seven o’clock this morning four ci mpahies of the Regiment were ordered our, to occupy a hili, opposite the one men tioned in my two lust. The 0. 1. was one of the companies. I was officer of the day, and had charge of the camp, but I could not see the c mpany go without me; so I went to our Colonel ami asked him to let me off. lie said no, and that be desired me to remain. How ever, I could not be satisfied ; and finding a Lieutenant of another company who was will ing to serve for me as officer of the day, 1 put out with the boys. We went to the hill, and there remained until after dinner hour, ex changing shots between our scouts and theirs —ours at the bottom of the hill, concealed, theirs in a meadow, a long way off, and in main, out of reach of our muskets. No one hurt on our side—some repotted shot on the part of the enemy. Their balls whistled ex tensively over our heads, striking the trees in all directions. About two o’clock a tremen dous rain came on, lasting about two hours. We were all thoroughly drenched. After the up, all at once we heard the report of a cannon, and !o«king up, I saw the ball strike some distance to aur right.— Pretty soon another followed, accompanied with a sharp whizzing sound, and followed by a tremendous report over our position. A Lomb-sbcll I Our men at once sheltered them selves, and took it easy. As shell followed shell, we all became used to them, and amused ourselves counting them. Soon we heard an other report in a different direction, and awav went a shell towards our camp, from another battery. Shell followed shell towards the camp on naurel Hill, but not one reached it or did any execution. Pretty soon we heard our rifle cannon open, with a lotid r'eport, up on the enemy’s position followed by a tre mendous shout from those at camp. Our hearts leaped with joy, and We longed to give a hearty shout, but could not. The enemy fired no more afler our first shot, but ceased immediately, and all has been quiet since.— Our battery fired some ten shots, theirs, some thirty shell. July 10th, A. M. Wo had orders last night to get tip at two o’clock, which we did, and took to the tren ches, and we have just come back to camp.— Gen. Gurnet says vve can hold our position against four times our number. At six o’clock we shift our tents out of view of their batter ies, moving round the base of the hill. Noth ing has been heard from our Northern foes since yesterday afternoon in the way of firing. Their sharpshooters have stopped entirely, ■and evcrytbiiig is as quiet this morning as though nothing bad happened. The bombardment yesterday was very in teresting and exciting, and I sat down in the woods and watched the effect of the shots fired nt the camp. The noise of the shells going through the air became really musical. So far, since the “fuss” began Sunday morning, we have lost only one man killed, (a Virgin ian,) two Virginians wounded, (not mortally,) ami one Georgian wounded—Allen, of the Walker L. I.—who is doing well. Jos. Dough ty shot one ol the Yankee scoundrels on Sun day morning. The 0. I. have bbhatfed very coolly, and are anxioUs to come within gnu shot of the foe, and you may be assured all will do their duty. It was an using yesterday, to hear the Fed eral troops hallooing at us, they being some 700 yards off, with guns (Minie muskets) that could reach us. and ours not being able to do execution over two hundred yards. They would shout, “hurrah for Indiana !” and curse us as d—d rebels. Brave fellows, they— they take good care not to come near us, and Sunday morning they ran like sheep down the hillside. We are expecting reinforce ments today or to morrow; ouc Alabama, one Georgia, and one Virginia regiment. We have just received orders to go off o:. the Beverly road, the way we came here, to blockade it and make it secure. There are no Federal troops on the Beverly road, but our move is for precaution. Skirmish at Newport News.—On Thurs day hist, a detachmaiit of cavalry ■wererecon noitering on the Warwick road, six miles from Newport News, at a place called Lee’s St‘‘re. They discovered a party of the enemy and forthwith attacked them killing four and ta king a number of prisoners. One was shot in a tree, and the way lie came to terra Jlrma is said to have outstriped all previous ideas of speed. The killed and captured are said to be German. The only damage sustained by our cavalry was the loss of one horse, owned by Mr. Wilcox, of the Charles City Troop. The enemy would doubtless have been all cap tured, but for the fact that they were smart enough to retreat to a newly ploughed field, where the horses of the Cavalry could not cuc cessfully pursue them. This account is brought by a gentlemen justfrom the Penninsula, and is authentic.— Richmond Dispatch, \bth. £@“'T|;e Baris letter which we publish this morning, from the New York Herald, is im portant, as showing the conviction which is rapidly being forced on the minds of the Northern people, that, “all the world and the rest of mankind” are not going to join them in their mad ciusade against the South, and that European nations will gladly avail them selves of the advantageous commerce with the South, of which they so long enjoyed a mo nopoly, but which they, in their blind fanati cism, were incapable of appreciating. The Northern press is evidently in a great state of alarm for fear England and France will acknowledge the independence of the Confederate States before Abe Lincoln’s ar mies are able to crush us. The Herald sees, in the growing friendliness of these govern ments towards the South, a premeditated de sign on their part to dcstrov popular govern ment on this continent, and suggests that no time should be lost and no means spared in subduing us at once; or, says the soulless po litical Swiss, ‘failing i t that, we should com promise with the S-mlli and uinti against England and France for the maintainance of Republican institutions.” How little must the creature know of the sentiment of the Southern people or of the impulses of true manhood to suggest such an alternative. We think we speak the feeling of the great ma jority of the Southern people, when we say that in a conflict between English Monarchy, French Imperialism anti Black Republican Despotism, their sympathies would not be with the latter. If our Nori hern enemies should to whip England or France, or both, because they will not help them to “crush us out,” they may be very sure that we will not help them to do it. We are no monarchist, but if Georgia had to be “coerced and subjugated,” and we were allowed to choose between becoming a colony of England or France, or a member of the Black Repub lican Union, we wc-uld beat no loss to decide in favor of the former. Our separation and alienation is “complete, perfect, and perpetu al.”—Sav. News. Hurrah for the War!—Hurrah for the war ! Let’s make a little infamous history ! Let’s smash up things generally and return civilization on its tracks a thousand years.— Let’s show the “rebels” and the rest, of the world that we have a government, by tearing down the Constitution and setting up a mili tary dictatorship, that shall have the property, liberty and life of the citizen at its exclusive disposal. Let’s get all the preachers to quit preaching the gospel of peace, and go to rant ing out devastation, and •slaughter, over all the land. Let’s shut up all the churches; turn al! the schools into recruiting stations; drive justice from her temples ; knock off the wheels of trade ; pluck out the wings of com merce ; till all our fields with weeds, and everywhere “cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war,” and if an unawed citizen speaks a word, or prints an appeal, for peace, call him “traitor,” “villain,” “worm” and threaten to “riddle him with bullets,” and “stretch his neck,” and “pitch his office into the street.” There now, if that isn’t a sufficient endorse ment of this barbarous civil war, we want Mr. Wickizer to get appointed censor general of all the newspapers and tell us what is.— \Rloomington (III.) Times. An Honest Admission.-—A reliable gentle in m jnit from the Confederate camp at York town, informs us that he had a conversation with one of the poor, miserable, thieving Yan kees, now under the treatment of Dr. Hynes, Surgeon of the First Regiment North Carolina troops, who was woun ed in the battle at Beth el Church, in which he acknowledged unit he had no object in coming down to shoot our people only to procure employment. He said when the fight caffie on ho was very much dis appointed and scared, and that ho actually fainted, and as soon as he recovered his sen sibility he got over the fence and laid down and kept himself tis close to the ground as possibile and that while in that position he received the minie ball in his shoulder dnd arm, which hits thoroughly disabled him for service during the War.—[zVeicdern (N C.) Progress. They Can’t Dodge.—Northern owners of Southern stocks are making efforts to render them available or securely transferring them to parties at, the South, by private arrango inants between themselves. The Attorney General of Louisiana liaS informed the Presi dent of Hit Mechanics’ and Tradero'Bank of New Orleans, in answer to n letter received from him, that all such transfers arc illegal and criminal. TELEGRAPHIC. Louisville, July 16.—Missouri papers da ted 3d inst, three days distant from the seat of war, place the belligerents as follows : State forces, three columns of 10,000 men each. That under .Jackson advancing towards Jefferson city. Those under Rains and Par sons, and under Price a> d McCulloch have diiven the concentrated Federal forces into the neck of laud between Warsaw and Os cola. Capt. Burbage killed thirty and captured 150 Federalists in Cedar county, Neosho. The prisoners, after subscribing to some kind of an oath were released. Young men are leaving in tens and hun dreds for the rendezvous in the Western part es the State. Gov. Jackson’s followers are bold and de fiant. Washington. July 16.—The bogus Vir ginia Senators have been sworn in. In the House a resolution to adjourn on Friday has passed. The Senate passed n resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to t niploj - the nec essary means to protect the U. S. Commerce against privateers. A resolution to adjust the present difficul ties bv a convention was tabled l y a vote of 92 to 5. J. W. F< rney Las been elected Secretary of the Senate. The army approf nation bill has passed the Senate. The Senate Lili ir.creasing the military es tablishment, to be reduced at the option of Congress has passed. The House bill defining and providing a penally for conspiracy has passed. Seward has issued a reclamation to the Spanish Government for the surrender of the Sumter’s prizes. Lord Lyons lias called the attention of the Government to the fact that private parties have been allowed to run the Chesapeake blockade. New Y' ork, July 16.—Advices from Havana say that tl.e Sumter brought six j rizes into Cuban ports. The Cuban authorities will bold the prizes until advices from Spain are received. The Sumter was ordered to sea. Richmond, July 17.—Passengers from the i eigLLorhi ed of Rich Mountain and Laurel Hill differ n.atcrially is reports concerning the recent engagiment. Some assert posi tively that Col. Pegram was neither killed or take prisoner, others state directly to the reverse. Si me state that Garnett was not killed and that the Georgia Regiment were not prisoners, and others state to the reverse. Suspense must c< ntiuue until rellalle in foi mati< n is-1 btained. John S. Coleman, of Augus.a, Ga., is appointed Assistant Surgeon of Virginia Cavalry. The following letter on the Bulletin Bi.aid of the Riehtm nd Dispatch-, addressed to the mother of Col. Pegram, who resides in Rich mond : Green Brier River, July I3th. Mrs. Gen. Pegram: Col. Pegram was not hurt or injured in the battle of Rich M< untain. We parted after the fight. He lias gone to join Gen. Garnett’s command. I deeply iegret that you should nave been annoyed by the report of his fall. I remain the warm friend of your noble son. NAT. TYLER. Prevalent and apparently well founded opinion is, that Col. Ramsey’s First Georgia Regiment is safe and not prisoners, Jefferson City, July 17, —Four thousand Missourians are gathering at Georgetown, with three pieces of artillery. The people arc flocking to the standard of the State. Fortress Monroe, July 17.—The London Times, on the responsibility of Mr. Russell, says that the American camp is worse than the Crimean. Washington, July 18. —The Iliuse has passed a bill calling out the militia to sup press the rebellion. The militia will be dis charged in sixty da}’ after the next Congress, unless Congre.-s otherwise directs, The five hundred thousand military bill, with Semite amendments, passed, and an ad ditional amendment, that the President select Brigadier out of the Major Generals from the regulars to command the volunteers, who will assume their present rank at the end of the war. Louisville, July 17.—Garnett’s forces numbered 5,000, those of McClellan’s 22,000 in three columns. Morris had flanked the Southerners on the North, McClellan on the South with Rosencrantz approaching in front. The Southerners stood their giouml to the last possible moment of safety. The retreat must have been admirably managed as the Federalists had no opportunity of using small arms, so well was the rear guarded, although in retreat they were outflanked twice by the convergent columns. But 20 were killed at last accounts. Confederates were retreating towards St. George. The Federalists hope that Gen. Hill now at Oakland Mill, will harrass the Confederates in their retreat towards Hardy county. It must be remembered that the Confeder ates have kept McClellan’s columns in cheek for weeks. Richmond, July 16.—Inteligcnt passengers by this evenings tritin state the following companies were in Gen. Pegrain’S command at the bittlo of Rich Mountain: Upshur Grays, Captain Higginbotham—all the com missioned officers in this company were kill ed except the captain ; Lee Guards, Captain Irvin, six or eight killed ; Rockbridge Rifles. Captain Curry, five or six killed ; a email portion of Capt. De Lanier’s Petersburg Ar tillery were engaged, all were killed or wound ed; De Lanier Was bayonetted at his cannon, and two of the Upshur Grays shot his slayers instantly dead. Another cbinpany probably from Hardy or some other eastern county, Were engaged. It is impossible to obtain satisfactory de tails to satisfy the anxious and pAiriful hbarts <if thousands of relatives and friends’ All the coffipanies engaged were from Vir ginia. Beverly was taken posse sion by tlib Fed cralson Friday at noon. The Confederate stores were nearly all saved from the vandals. Gnrnetl's death is confirmed, but little is otherwise known in regard t'dhis command or Ihe battle. The reporter has labored dili gently to obtain sohi'e particiihir.s in regard to the fight at L iiurel Hill, but finds it impos- I ible t? obtain any reliable acc ?uute. Richmond, July 14.—0 u Thursday a de tachment of Confederate cavalry encountered d detachment of the enemy, six miles from Newport News, killing four and taking twelve prisoners. A letter will appear in Ricluriond Despatch, of to-morrow, dated Lnurel Hill, Jufy 7, says: We have had another fi'ght and the Confeder ate troops were successful. Before day-break this morning our troops were aroused by the firing of the picket guard ; abd’tft daylight another volley was heard about a mile off.— The excitement was increased by the rapid movement of the First Georgia regiment of infantry, and the cavalry. The Georgia regi ment hold the enemy in cheek and kept the fire up until 3 o’clock, P. M., killing and wounding many of the Federalists. At three o’clock the Georgians retired and their posi tion was occupied by other regiments; Another letter to the Dispatch, dated Lau rel Hill, 9th, referring to the continued fight ng, says the gallant Geoigians under Col. Ramsey again engaged the enemy early on Monday morning, and kept up a continuous fire until a late hour of the diy, when they left the ground without a man kille l or in jured. The Lynchburg Republican of to morrow will state that on Wednesday morning a skii mish occurred about 12 miles from Winches ter, in which two Federalists were fcifteef and three taken prisoners. The Confederates were uninjured. Nothing of interest from Manassas, Alex andria or other points. The Governor, under a requisition from the Secretary of War, lias issued his proclamation, calling into immediate service the militia of all the counties north of James river and cast of the Blue Ridge, as well as the militia in the valley north of James river. The Cincinnati Enquirer of the 10th con firms the capture of three companies of Fed eralists by O. Jennings Wise. The enemy now occupy Phillipa, Buchan non, Beverly and Bellington, which the En quirer thinks may hem in General Wise’. Richmond, July 15.—Reports brouglthere by passengers relative tn the fight at Rich Mountain on Thusdny, tirU confused and un reliable, and every way unsatisfactory. One passenger in high official position, states that only three companies of Confederated under Col, Pegram were engaged with the Feder a s. The loss of the Confederate in killed was 30 or 40, Col. Pegram was seriodsly wourfd ed and taken prisoner. About 300 Federals are reported k lied. A number of Cimfeder i ate troops who were supposed killed or ta ken prisoners, have reached their camp unin jured. Baltimore, July 16. Henry May has re turned. He reports the confidence of the Con federate leaders in their ultimate success as unbounded. Several newspaper reporters are in Patter s.m’s guard-house. Cincinnati, July 16.—A special dispatch to the Gazette, says that Laurel Hill was ev acuated by the Confederates on the night of the 11th. They wire overtaken by the ad vanced Federal forces on the 12th, when ttie rear showed battle to cover the retreat at the next ford. Gen. Garnett was killed. Col. Ramsay, of Georgia, succeeded Garnett, when the pursuit ceased. The result of the whole affair is the camp at Laurel Hill, with its equipage, forty baggtlge wagons, field chests, two regimental banners four Georgia captains and lieu'enahts were cap'tured; General Garnett killed and twenty of bis men. Gen. Garnett’s body is at head quar ters, awaiting orders from Richmond. New Orleans, July 16.—C01. Dreux's re mains were conveyed to their last resting place yesterday afternoon. The procession eclipsed everyrliing yet seen here. The line of march, from the starting point to the cemetery, was thronged with people, The ceremonies were most solemn and im pressive. Cincinnati, July 16.—Several boats, with the Ist and 2d bogus Kcntu ky regiments cn beard, are going up the Kunawhut Colonel Woodruff’s regiment was landed a mile below Guynndotte. A company of Virginia horse left on the approach of the invadbrs. Woodruff arrested twenty citizens and kill ed one. Fire at Buckhead.—The Depot and a large quantity of dry wood at Buckhead, on the Georgia Railroad, were burned on Monday night—in consequence of which the passen ger train, with four Companies of the Twelfth Regiment Georgia Volunteers, due here at 10 A. M., did not arrive until 12 M. yesterday. Atlanta Con. following officers, of the 11th Regi ment, were ilec'cl yesterday: A. V. Brum y, Georgia Military Institute, Colonel; W. S. llam-ny, of the Blackshear Guards, Laurent county. Lieutenant Colonel; Felix Price, of tl.e Jifi. Davis Infantry; Butts county, Majar.— lb. The Wilmington, N. C., Journal says that L : eut. Crossan, of North tjiirolhid Navy, ma le another fine capture bn Friday or Saturday. He got hohrof another sugar ves sel and carried it into Hatteras inlet. Charleston, July 10.—A special agent is here, also a brother of Captain Biiker of the Savannah, whohaVc just returned from Rich mond. They state that President Davis has officially notified Mr. Lincoln, that the lives of two Federal officers, now confined, will be forfeited by each One of the Savannah’s crew condemned. - The Mobile “Advertiser” of the 3J instant says: “ We have for some days had positive information that the Soul hern Confederacy j willLo recognized by both England anil France, on the most favorable terms, Within it lbw mouths;” ■ Thb supply of water of Fort Pickens bus been cut uhd the federal inmates have noiv to go fifty miles i idbtdin that indispens able article. We presume that thia also will be cut off at an early day, PoiVder MiLl In Carter County, MifeS.— From the Jonesboro (Miss.) Express we learn that Sir. A. B; Dodgion, of Carter County, in that State, has erected a iiiill and will be ready to manufacture powder in a f< w days. Plenty of salt petrels found in the c:ivc« iti Carter. A large sup dy of lead can al-o bo procured in that county. Rhubarb Wine.— To every one and a half pounds of Rhubarb when bruised well, put one quart of boiled water; let it stand four days, stirring three times a day. To every gallon of jtjice put three and a half pounds of lump sugar, and to every twenty quarts, two of brandy. Barrel it direct)vmid let it stand twelve a’vnthe.' New State.— W6 have hoard but'little in the last few days in regard to the new Btqto of Franklin. The excitement on that Mibjevt has to a great extent subsided. The echemo ; of the leaders to fix Up a srjiall government, for their own special benefit does not se<m t<l' ' take with the people. Wo are sure that the citizens of 1 >wer East To”.iiea’'e<j are utterly oppossed to tho whole thing. We i could namerfniiny citizens svho, we understand I have no hesitancy in exppressing themselves against it—men who have been Union men al ways, but who are willing to acquiesce in tho decision of the State.— Cle. Banner. We are authorised fd jbrdsefrf the name at «/. M. DANIELL, Sr., as a candi date for the House of Representatives from Cobb fcounty. July 13, 18G1. tde-32 We are requested to announce tho name Os W. W. CARRELL, to the voters of Cobb' county, as a candidate for Represent*-' tivo in the next Legislature. July 13, IS«i. Mo-32 WM. A. FRAZEH, j [£— * has a spendid stock or : GOLD ARD SILVER WATCHES, ; cluo; JEWELRY OF ALL KIMBB, Silver and) Plated ! Which he offers at prices to suit the times, FOR CASH ONLY. At his Store one door above Connell’s IlalL June 18, 1861. ts-32 KEW DRC& FIRM. HAMILTON, MARKItr & JOINS*. ATLANTA, GEORGIA. AND HAMILTON, MARKLEY & JOYNER; MARIETTA, GEORGIA. July 1, 1861. DR. liodN L. HAMILTON of At lanta, and T. C. MARKLEY and It. W. JbiNE'R of Marietta, Ga.; hereby give notice to the public fh Ht they will carry on tho DRUG BUSINESS In all its branches in Atlanta a'nd Marietta. BS3L.N. B.— Bo< k Store in Mdiietla continued; July 1, 1861. 32-ts GEORGIA, Pdulding county. WHEREAS, John Wigley of iia’id'county; applies to ine for letters of lutiniuistration, on the estate of William Wigley, tste-qf slid couu ty, deceased. ~ These are therefore; to’ cite dud require all per sons concerned, to' be anil appertf at iny office, ou the first Monday in September next; U> jlw.W eatlse why said letters should not be granted fnc appli-' caiit. Given nnder mv. hand and official signature. MILES EDWARDS, Ordinary; July 15, 18G1. SV-3- GEORGIA,. Paulding county. WHEREaS, James M. Larp; guardiiifi of J. H. Lester, applies to me fol letters of dis-’ mission from said guardianship. These are therefore, to cite itnd require all per sons concerned, to be and Appear at my office o'U the first Monday in September next, to snow ause why said letters of dismission should not be grant ed the applicant. Witness liaiiit and offlcidl signature: MILES EDWARDS, Ordinary; July 15,18G1. td-32 GEORGIA, Paulding cdunty; WTOTICE is hereby given to all persons c'dncetj> : ed, that Henry Mitchell, late of said coun* ty, departed this life hitestate, and 110’ person lias applied for Administration ori the estate of said Henry Mitchell, and that in ternis of the law ad ministration will be Vested in the Clerk of the' Su perior Court; or some other tit and proper person, thirty days after the publication of this citation; unless soihc Valid objection is made to his appoint ment. Given under my hand dnd offleial signature, July 15, ISlil; MILES EDWARDS; Onlimiry. Ailministrator’s Srilcl BY vifttie of an order from the Court of Prdi-: nary of Cobb county, will be sold on fifipirst Tuesi-ay in September next, before the courts house doof in the city of Marietta, between the le gal hours of sale. Two Negroes, namely, Ester, a woman about 30 years old ; and Caroline, a girl, about 14 years bid, as the property of MdHila Ma loney, deceased, for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased. Terms indue known on dat of sdl<). JulV 'J. 1861; 32-tds. EDWARB MAYE??; Adm’oh Polk Sltite Quarry Kail Rodd. Marietta, July 9.18 CL At a meeting of the Board of Birec’tbrs this Bay, itwjis RESOLVED, THat an instalriidrit df fddr dnd a half per cent- being two dollars and twenty five cents per share of the subscriptiiiji to tile Capi tal stock of the company be assessed, to He paid after thirty days from this date, and that.an instal ment of a 'like aindunt be assessed to be pitiq after sixty days from this date, and that the secretary give public notice of the same in the Marietta pa pers. . , 3t- 3I JNO. S. WRIGHT, Sec’ty & Trcas. Mt. AtRY VINEYARD; THE undersigned, sole lessee for-' a period of years of Mount Airy Vineyard, otters for sale, and will keep on hand rooted vines diid cuttings of the best varieties of Grapes. During the Grupo season I will have grapes for sale to supply the or ders of customers in laige or small quantities. Application may be made to me at this Vinegard or through tile Post Office, Marietta, Ga. July 9, 18«l.-5t-3I E. L. MASON. notice:. AU; tfsit-oks tri Mount Airy Vineyard are re quested to keep the roads find not tramp through or among the virtes.as trampling the ground injures the vines aild handling the niiuchas mjure.i the gritpesi E; L. MASON. Marietta, Ga. July 9. IsGTI SV-3I CASH IN consequence of the stringency of the times we inform the public that Ive will demand tho vush for alt Goods When delivered after this day. May 30, 1861. 27-ts Markley a joiner. -■■■■- s- ■: LOOK AT THIS! HAVING bebn annoyed relative to tny National principles, I beg leave tu set them iorth before thb pfeople : I, ns iiiitheof South Carolina, and now a citizen of Georgia, was opposed to nil imme diate secession, an 1 thought a collective se paration preferable to that of an individual; be this as it iliay, I etit persuaded that it is well for the South, that her reins are not held by Lincoln, and that she is not associa ted with a people, so iritich disponed to op press her, mid who so unrighteously cry fur her blood. My understanding is, that the Southern Confederacy adts aid Contends for nothing more thdn her righty and liberty ; thise aro justly due her ; these she ought tv have, these she will have or nothing. I wish the public to know, that I am a Southern man, with Southern principles: that I hive tlie land of my nativity; feel identified with the people of the South, and wdl shed my heart’s best blood in defending them. I am a Small man both mentally and physi cally ; have but little of this world’s goods, but what I utn, and what I have shall ex erted against Northern invasion ; and net un til my heart ceases to palpitate, will the vile purposes OfL ncolh and the unholy designs of the Nm’th, be executed and realized, Haying what I have, I now say that I am no abolitiOnist. There is not a drop of such bloc d in me, I would prefer exclusion fn>m so ciety altogether; to such society as ours would be, were the negroes free. I lio ( >e, theroldrc, not to bo censured with anything like aboli tionism or disloyalty ; and he wh > it, I shall Itmk upon him as making an effort to roh me of that which I regard far morq pre cious than life itself. E. P. GAI : Colb G,i.. ? ;b.‘ 2**”'.