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Richmond, Fob. 27. A dispatch da
c‘4 Frankfort, Ky, gives some particu
ars of the disposition of the Democrats
Convention at that place by the mili*>
»ry.
The-House of Representatives, by a
Yielded vote, having refused the use of
•eir hall, the delegates rented the the'
atre.
Delegates from forty counties were
present. David Mcrriwether was elect
ed Cauirman. O.t taking the chair, he
expressed the hope that the Convention
would do nothing that good and loyal
citizens should net do.
In the meantim*, a regiment of sol
diers, with fixed bayonets, formed in
frout of the theatre, and when a call of
coun ies was made, Col. Gibson tssk
the stand and informed the Convention
that none but men of undoubted loyal
ty to the Government would be allowed
to run for any offi c.
lie advised the delegates to disperse
to their homes, and in future desist
from all such attempts to precipitate a
civil war upon the Stats.
The assemblage then adjourned.
T 1 ere was some excitement in the city
but ns disorder.
Congressional,
Richmond, Fib. 28.—Senate not in
session to-day.
The House passed a resolution of
thanks to Gen. John 11. Morgan and
command for services preceding the bat
tle of Murfreesboro.’
A resolution to adjourn on the 10th
March was tabl and.
Barksdale introduced a hill to author
ize a suspension of the wiit of Habeas
Corpus.
Gold advanced 10 cents to-day.
DESTRUCTION OF THE NASH-
VILLE.
Bav innah, Fob. 23.—The Nashville
incoming up the Ogcechec lasi night
grounded on a sand bar above Fort Me
Allister. She was discovered this
morning by the enemy’s fleet. And
: »-.i j <t.„
at the Nashville at 30 minutes past 7
and continued till 10, when an incendi- i
ary shell struck the Nashville setting
her on fire. Flic is now a total wreck.
The Fort fired upon the iron cla I, j
hitting her twice. Othergm.bouts from j
the fleet shelled the Fort doing no dam
age.
From Charles to a.
Charleston, March I.—Two steamers
flic Douglas and Tiuliy, arrived at day
light bringing Nassau dates to Thurs- j
day. i
The Douglas was fired at several ■
times by the blockadcrs, but was not
hit. The steamers Stonewall Jackson
and Hero from Charleston had also ar
rived.
The St. Johns from Savannah had ar
rived safely at Nassau.
The Yankee Commander at Key
West has ordered all persons who have
friends in Confederate service to pre
pare to go to Port Royal to be scut
thence into the rebel lines.
Northern and European News-
Richmond, March 1. —Northern dates
to 23d ult., received here contain the
following news:
George N. Sanders sailed from Hali
fax for Europe on the 21st. He had
Confederate dispatches with him.
The fact that a large number of am
bulances were shipped from Cincinnati
on the 16th with orders that they
should La at Nashville by the 20th, is
taken as an indication that an early
engagement by /fosencranz’s urmy will
take place.
The New York Tint's has a letter
from Vicksburg, which say* the army of
Mississippi is be depleted at a fearful
rate, ever since it has been at Vicksburg
Every day over one hundred men fail
to respond to roll call, and are carried
out of camp, never to return.
In the Yankee Congress Senator Pow
ell, of Kentucky, gave notice that lie
would call for an investigation, regards
ing the dispersion Os the Democratic
Convention recently at Frankfort.
Gold in New York, on the 21st, was
quoted at IG2J.
The steamship Canada had arrived
from Europe, bringing English dates to
February 7th.
The Queen, in her speech before Par
liament, with regard to American affairs
said she ‘had abstained from taking any
steps with a view to inducing a cessa
tion of hostilities, because it had not
seemed that any such overtures could
be attempted, with any probability of
success. She, however, viewed, with
the deepest concern, the conflict which
raged in North America, and witnessed
with grief the distress which the war in
flicted npsn portions of her subjects.’
THE MARIETTA WEEKLY ADVOCATE.
(■•special to the Southern Confederacy.)
McMinnville, Tenn., March 1. —North-
ern dab s to the 24th February received
here, say that as soon as the Yankee
Conscript bill bill shall have passed the
House, there will be call for eight hun
dred thousand vo’uutecrs.
It is expectod that the soldiers whose
terms of service is about expiring, will
offer themselves as substitutes for un
willing conscripts.
Troubles exist in .Banks’army. Many
officers are resigning, growing out of
the introduction of negro troops.
Major Austen of Morgan’s brigade,
with one hundred and fifty men, passed
around Murfreesboro’ and across the
Nashville R. R., tearing up the track
and running a train of soldiers over an
embankment.
The Lou sville Journal report that
Gens Longstreet, Marshall and Forneys
are approaching L xington.
Richmond, March, 2.—Northern dates
to the 26". h have been received.
The bill to enroll and call out the mi
litia has passel the Yankee House of
Representatives with amendments.—
Yeas 115. nays 49.
The Senate l&s passed the bill au
thorizng the President to suspend the
writ of Habeas Corpus. Yeas 24, nays
13.
The new York World says geld was
furious on the 24. h. It touch 72 cents
premium with heavy sales, mostly from
fv feigners.
The steamship India with Liver
pool dates to the 12 th ult. has arri
ved.
At the Lord Mayors banquet Mr.
Mason said he anticipated a speedy
establishment of friendly relations be
twen the British and Confederate
Govern aients. The declaration was
received with much applause.
The Times says Mason is much too
fast that the present proceeding in
Parliament meant nothing.
The Ship George Griswold, with
American contributions for the relief
of English operatives, had arrived at
Liverpool, and was received with sa
lutes.
The Confederate steamer Sumter
had escaped from Gibraltar, and the!
Tuscarora had sailed for Cadiz.
It was stated that anew steamer, I
called the “290,” was in the Mersey!
on the 6th ult., and was expected to I
sail in a few day for the rebel render- i
vous.
In the Corps Legislative paragraphs
in the address to the Emperor relating
to Mexico, America and Italy passed
but the opposition strongly denounced
the Mexican war and the continued
occupation of Home.
Gold advanced here (Ilichmonl) to
day 40 per cent., closing at 300 pre
mium. Market much excited. Bank
notes 50 per cent, premium.
Richmond, March 2.—Northern
dates of the 27th ult., has been re
ceived.
“Long Line”—Abraham the First”
—“President Lincoln temporary dic
tor.” —Under this head the Herald
declares that measures that late pass
ed Congress, and others that will be
come laws, will practically invest
Lincoln with all the power of a dicta
tor; but there is not the slightest
chance of abuse of power by Lincoln for
ambitious purposes. Under the plea
of imperious necessity we cheerfully
conseut to a transformation of the
President into a temporary Dicta
tor.
Richmond, 2d—ln Senate to day,
Mr Oldham from Committee on com
merce reported back joint resolution
relative to the free navigation of the
Mississippi River, with a substitute
the preamble to which declares it is a
settled and recognized rule of interna
tional law, that the right of navigating
for commercial purposes a river which
flows from one State through the ter
ritory of another State into the sea,
is common to all nations inhabiting
different parts of its banks.
Columuia, Tenn Feb. 25 —Positive
information has been received that
Seigcl’s army corps, twenty thousand
Strong, from Virginia, recently came
up the Cumberland in forty five trans
ports, and are now between Nashville
and this point, en route to join Rosen
cranz.
Savannah, March 3, 5 30 p. m —A Dis
patch from Fort McAllister, dated 3, 45,
says one ironclad lias withdrawn. Two
iron-clads and one mortar boat are still
playing on the Fort is uninjured. No
one hurt on our side except two aught
ly wounded early this morning. The
garrison in good spirits. Firing still
continues this 5 30 r. m.
Savannah, March, 3, 7 r. m. —The
fight ceased at 6 o’clock P. M. One
run clad and one gunboat disabled,
and 'the rest retiring. On our side
one gun dismounted and two men
slightly wounded. Otherwise no dam
age to our battery. Hurrah for Fort
McAllister and the ruelish.
An army comfspondcnt of a Northern
paper says that the following interes
ting scene took place in the army of
the Potomac not long since. A chaplain
wanted a horse, and without much
ceremony took one beloging to a Vir
ginia farmer,but his possession of the
property was very brief, as the follow’
ing conversation shows : The chap
lain rode iiito the presence of his supe
rior ajrfj was asked where he
got that hors?? The chaplain says.
“Down on the read there.” The officer
remarked, “Yon had better take hun
back again.’’ The chaplain says, “why
Jesus Christ, when he was on earth,
took an ass from his owner whereon to
ride into Jerusalem.” The officer replied
•‘You are not Jesus Christ; that is not
an uss. yon are not on your way to Je
rusalem, and the soner you restore that
horse tofiiis owner the bettor it will be
for you.”
XT* In announcing the extraordi
tary rise of gold in the North, the Chi
cago Times says.
This is owing only in part to the
coming farther debasement of the cur
rency by another issue of government
paper. It is owing largely to the fail
ing public confidence in the stability of
the Government. It is owing to the
apprehension that the country cannot
survive two years more of Abraham
Lincoln and his political party. It is
owing to the public belief that Abra
ham ' L iffitffn and the leaders of his
political party are intent upon revolu
tion aud tfife erection sf another Gov
ernment. It is owing to the public
appreciation of the universal demoral
ization and d'sintegration which fljw
naturally and inevitably from the power
of abolitionism in the Government.
It is to the now fully awaken
ed public conviction that Aoolition
ism is fatal to everything it touches.
BSsY* Vullandigham, in a ep etch at
New Ark, said tl>*L seventy-five cut of
every hundred men in the Northwest
are in ftftbr of a cessation of war and
restoring the Union by constitu
tional and peaceful measures. Towatds
the close of his speech he asked: “Will
you scud your sons again to the battle
field!” Overwhelming cries of “No!
nevejd^h_
Gold iTi Now York close at 155 J.
Communicated.
The feelings of every citizjn of our
Stale are scus.bly alive to t:i3 condi
tion of our seaboard, and the threatened
attack by our abolition enemies on the
ci-yof S ivaan i!i.—ln this g igantic
struggle for our existence as a nation,
one parly ulo.io ex sts, one sentiment
and one resolve in p ies the bosom of
every man, woman and every child,
never to yield, never to be united with
the Yankee nation, who are looked up
on with scorn, contempt and hatred.—
The great seaport of our State, the
most wealthy and flourishing, ihe seat
of commerce, of refinement and hospi
tality has execrated the cupidity and re
morseless vengeance of our fanatical
and blood thirsty foe. But a few miles
from, our river he has assembled his ar
mada and near by is his army of im
mense proportions, composed of foreign
mercenaries and stolen negroes; he has
stimulated-'.heir appetites with the pros
pect of rich spoils and plunder, has a
roused their passions ol lust and re
veuge and painted to this mixed and
semi barbarian host, our women flying
from pohuion, our soldiery discemfitted
and defeated, our homes at their mercy,
and a carnival of rich indulgence and
pleasure in which they may revel
and carouse without fear or hindrance.
To beat back this horde of invaders,
these execrated poluters of our sacred
soil, we hare an army of well discip
lined and patriot soldiers, resolved to
dispute every foot of ground, to confront
the foe with every means of defence, to
make their bodies a rampart against his
assault, to die in the last trench dug
by their labor sooner than see him a
victor lording over the free citizens, the
tender females and the helpless children
to whom he will neither extend the rules
of civilized warfare nor shew the mercy
demanded by the laws of humanity and
region. Will our fellow countrymen of
the mountains capable of bearing arms
stay away from the strife in inglorious
ease and cowardly secuiily while the
blood of their friends and brothers is
poured out Lkc water, dabliug every
bush and redening every stream. We
are assured from the hardy aud bold
character of our mountain boys they
will not disregard the call for aid and
their presence at the scene of clanger
and trial. The distinguished leader Gen.
Beaureguartl hos appealed to their man
hood and patriotism urging all to be
present at the gloiious conflict, they
will be present, armed with musket and
rifle, shot gun and pike; they will sus
tain the name their fathers won in the
war of 1362, and the banner of Chero
kee will be raised aloft amidst the dm of
battle, the crash of arms the red fire
of booming artillery until Independence
i* won by driving from our soil th■;
foul invader, how exultantly will the
soldier refer to the sanguiuary battle he
fought to the bloody scene through
which he passed, bis childrens children
to their latest posterity will glory in
their discent and with pride point to
the name of the ancastor who was on
that field where waved the Flag of Lib
erty defiant and victorious. An able
and chivalrous Georgian Mr. Henry
Walker who had retired to private life
when the State army was delivered
over to the confederacy, it is reported,
has been reappointed to fill a high com
mand, by President Davis whose sagac
ity discrimination and fine military dis
cernment, would not permit so noble a
soldier as Genl. Walker to remain un
employed and inactive while his native
State was threatened with invasion and
her emporium with desolation and ruin.
His namt with Georgians is a tower of
strength, they repose the highest confi
dence in hia daring active and enter
prising character. If danger threatens or
honor calls, he will and must be in the
battle whenever it occurs.
A Citizen of Cherokee.
Camp near Fredericksburg, Va.
February, 17th, 1863
To the Ladies of the Marietta
Aid Society.
I am happy to acknowled the recei pt
of a box of clotuing from your patriotic
hands, which came to hand some weeks
ago, containg the following named arti
cles, for which the company are more
thankful:
24 Colored shirts.
24 pairs drawers.
II Cotton flannel under shirts.
4 red “ " “
7 pairs socks.
11 blankets.
Noblewoman! thou hast done much
iu’this struggle for our independence
From your heart a spring of perennial
blessings flow, which are more potent
than all the swords and cannon in the
woild. “It is in you that our country
has survived;” it is in you that its hope
now re-ts; and it is from you that the
brightest ray of patriotism looms up and
spreads throughout the heart of man,
rousing him from a state of lethargy,
and driving him to the defence of his
home and fro side.
Were it not for your liberal gifts an!
kind feelings, how mauy a poor soldier
would to-day be suffering from the cold
»!•»<■ Tl mU Vi* Vi. 6 1».»'. ....I/ -r» «t»j
mountains. Were it not for your be
nevolent and never tiring attendance on
the sick at hospital, how many a soldier
.hat is now standing at his post, on the
banks of the Rappahannock would be
.looping beneath the clay.
Work on angelic woman? thou shall
be our polar star.
May the names of the Marietta Ladies
over be fresh ill the memory of the sol
der. May joy and peace ever encircle
your lionr'S 0.
The Yankee Settlements on the
South Carolina Coast, Drilling
of the Negro Regiments.
The Hilton Head, (SC) correspon
dent of the N. Y. Herald, writing of the
appearance of that place and otlier Yan
kee settlements on the South Carolina
coast says ;
Hilton Head to-day has a very differ
ent aspect from what it had when it was
captured by our troops, in November,
1361. At that time all that stood on
Hilton Head was an old dwelliug hoiuc
occupied by the rebels as head quarters;
a large two story shanty hospital, and
a few negro huts. The fifteen months
of occupancy by our troops has brought
a change over the scene. The old dwel
liug has been rejuvenated, modernized,
painted, &c., and occupied by the chiefs
of departments. Large storehouses,
each three or four hundred feet long,
ordnance buildings, provost guard, bar
racks, a large and magnificent house for
the commanding General, and one of
the best and largest army hospitals iu
the country.
These hous a ar- built along the mar
gin and fronting the river on both sides
of Fort Wells. In addition to these are
a long line of frame stores, occupied for
various purposes. This tow of stores
enjoys the soubriquet of‘Robbe:’s Row’
in compliment to the occupants thereof,
who have the reputation of being exor
bitant in their charges for their wares
The point is environed by a semi-circl
uf formidable fortifications, flanking.bat
tcries and all the paraphernalia and ap
pliances ol war, for the necessarv de
fence of the place. Hilton Head now
looks like one of the magic towns of
Caliafornia, in 1849. I forgot to men
tion that in addition to other improve
ments, the Government has built a
wharf about one fourth of a mile in
length. It is accessible for the largest
vessel at any stage of water.
Yesterday I paid a visit to Beaufort
to see how matters were progressing in
that locality. I visited this place fifteen
months ago, when our troops first came
into this department. On my visit the
town bore unmistakeable evidences ot
having been evacuated in haste, as the
inhabitants took nothing away with
‘.hem but their personal proporty- and
their valuable domestic slave servants.
The furniture was left untouched in the
houses. These houses were owned by
the Barnwells, the Rhetts, the Cuthberts
the Phillipses, and other families, who
are now playing leading parts in the
present rebellion. To say the houses
were well furnished when we first took
possession of the town would not be a
sufficiently expressive term—they were
elegantly furnished with costly furniture
libraries of standard works, and their
walls covered with works of art.
What a change has come over the
scene since our troops have been in pos
session of the town. The elegant fur
niture, the libraries, the works of art
l ave nearly all disappeared. When I
asked what had become of them, I was
gravely informed that they had been
sent North from time to timely eur
officers, and many of these officers of
high rank. The elegant dwelling Louses
have been converted into barracks, ne
gro quarters, hospitals, and storehouses
The best houses have been put in corns
plate order, and are now occupied by
the officers of the department and the
Abolitionist missionaries from B@3ton
and elesewhere. The efforts of these
missionaries toteach the negroes their
letters and habit of cleanliness do not
seem to have met with any success.—
Beaufort is full of negroes, well clothed,
at Government, expense, fat saucy and
lazy.
The town looks dirty and disorderly
and has the appearance of a second
class, Mexican village. Some of the
missionaries have been eleveted to the
position of planters, and occupy the es
tates of the old Caroliuians. The labor
on these estates, which consists at pre
sent in preparing the ground to plant
cotton, is performed by contraband ne
groes. These Abolition lotds assume
all thchau cur and dignity of the slave
masters. Theonle and fference to the
black laborer is that he lias the name of
freeman his labor as unrelenting as ever.
Massachusetts missionaries aud Massa
chusetts speculators enjoy the largest
share of Government patronage here, as
also in many departments 1 have been
in. They are eating the larg, r share of
Government pap. This department ap
pears to be devoted almost wholly to ex
periinen’ing in attempts to elevate a ne
gro to equality with the whit* man.—
Military o, era ion are secondary c»usid~
erat ions.
The Militia Officers. —This patriot
ic corps, who have hereto!lira been ex
empt from the labors and privations of
military service, are everywhere ics
donding to ilie orders of the Governor
by promptly repairing to Savannah, the
scene of an expected attack. Every
train is crowed with th- in. In this city
on yesterday, 10 o’clo. k ' agreeable to
the order of Mnj. Gen. Clark the Militia
officers of this D. vis on < inbrsciiig the
coui.ti b of l’olk Paulding, Cobb, Fulton
DeK-ifb, Gwinnett, and o h. is assem
bled in full view of the hitcUiycncer OIL
ice—a long line.
These officers make the greatest sac*,
rificcs in leaving home at this time, but
the impulse of patriotism aa well as the
dictates of duty diJ not permit them t.»
be inactive while the seaport of Georgia
is threatened.
Afier the line had been formed the of
ficers were marched to the City Hall by
Gen. Clarke where an enrollment but
place, and a partial organization com-,
menccd.—They will not be ready to
leave for Savannah before 11 o’clock to
day. We noticed that there were ab
scenccs of some who should have been
present; but those we hope will be here
in time to leave on the Maccii and Wes
tern train. The Major General in a
short address which he made to his
command while assembled in the City
Hall expressed his gratification at the
number present Rnd regie ted the ab
sence of others.—Gen. Clark makes a
fine looking officer. A military dress
becomes him and bis air is mi.itary. The
officers are an intelligent body of men,
who will render efficient service iu this
hour of Georgia’s trial
There was a report in circulation that
orders had conic from Gen. Mercer for the
Militia Officers of the State to wait, af
ter organization for further orders from
him before they caino to Savannah But
remarked Gen. Clarke in the speech be
fore refered to, he should repair to Sa
vannah in obedience to the Governor’s
orders, unless he should receive orders
to the contrary which he bad not yet re
ceived. — Intelligencer •
Grist and Saw Mills.
The grist mill formerly owned by W
J. Delk, E-q., 3.$ miles East of Marietta
is now in fine order and grinding done
promptly. Persons wishing a regular
supply of Mca! and grits deli and at
their houses in Marietta, can make the
arrangements by calling to see me at
once. I will also receive corn in Mari
etta on stated days and return meal
with no other charge than the usual toll
Corn ground for Soldiers families freed
toll. A. F. LORD, Miller.
Blanks! Blanks! Blanks!
• BLANKS in any quantity and of every va
JL> riety kept on hand or printed to order, at
the lowest possible price, at this office.
Also—JOß WORK, of every varie
and style, executed in the neatest
and most approved stylo of the art, and at
prices which cannot be ‘murmured at’’ by the
'‘closest-fisted’’, in or out of this section of the
country. Give us a trial.