About The Macon daily telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1860-1864 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1861)
By Electric Telegraph ! Jackson Avengers,” Cuthhort, Georgia Officers. .. w C. B. HARKELY, eaptaia R L Mitchell, -1st Lieut By JosepIi Olisby. No. 467‘ MACON TELEGRAPH. [Notice to Sdmcmhm. —Our patron* ont of town mu-i expect that their paper* will be dlacontinned im mediately upon the expiration of the time for whiab they paid. Therej*%AurRln for loss. The blank pa per Itself, to each subscriber, coat* three dollar* ont of the fire he pay* u», and every other Dally in Georgia of thl* alio 1* .old for alx dollars. Wc are anxious to pnt onr paiKtr a* low a. possible, and in order to do so, must hr peremptory In requiring Cash in advance. If subscri ber* would avoid the vexation of a discontinuance du- tin: thee critical times,'18t them look to a timely renewal, bend the money'“by mall addressed to the Macon Dailt TzLiomra.] [From the New York Tribune.] •\\> mean to conquer thcm~not merely to defeat, but xonm/ntr, to subjugate them—and we shall d> this th most niertlfitly the more speedily we do It. But when the rebellions traitor* are overwhelmed In the field, and •altered like leaves befom an angry wind it must not h. to return to ptaetful and contented A onus. Thin mutt Hud poverty at their fireside*, and tt* privations in tht jhtUhu eye* of mother* and th* rags of children f” Particular Notice. r |MlK Po*t Office act requjres the Postmaster to cWreo A for the deliver of drop newspaper* one cent each. Pmunnltig tlmt none of our >1 aeon' rcadrr*w)n hr will *ug tr* Incur till* expeuse for the service, we will here* aftur deliver all the papore now sent to the Post Office, at tho office of the Tolcgraph, where the subscribers will please apply for them. MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 5, 1861. Fourth Page. To tho Oitizons of Jones County. At a meelingof the citizen* of Jones county this day, hslu In Clinton, a proposition was made and agreed to, to publish the names of all the subscribers to the Jones County Volt nicer Fund, after the first Tuesday in Sep- lrmlier next, and to gife those an opportunity of sub- .rrlbing who have not yet done so. Are there any who are so unpatriotic as not to contribute to tho wants of our brave soldlors, who are fighting onr battles. Gen tlemen, come tip and t nbscrlbe liberally to so gloriouaa r , u .. t .. JA8. F. BABRON, Treasurer, Jones County Volunteer Fund, elision, July 47th, 1801. [aug.«-d2w-w8t .tlit«.s Commercial mid Financial Convention. Te the llrrchnule, Bankers tun! other* of |hr Confederate mates of Aui.rlrn. Thera are two great objects which wc desire a* the result of the momentous struggle which is now pend ing. One is Politics], the other is Commercial and Fi- U *Tbe , |lrst has been thoroughly -organized and under ibvulrectlon of the ablest minds In oar Confcderacy >nd with the bitssfng of God, appears to bo rapidly progressing to a. satisfactory conclusion. The second, ami iu our estimation tho greatest and most Important, has not, ss yet, an organization, and is in great danger of being lost hi tho success of She first—before any well digested plans Imvn been adopted for its attainment. Ws feel it to be onr dut f, therefore, to ourselves and onr country, to seek to nwaken the public mind to the incalcnlab’c Importance of seefflg to It, that our forces are promptly mustered and well equipped for the com lug .'.ruggle, onr plans thoroughly discussed and well luaiurcii, that by prompt and combined action when the movement shall be made, we shall ensure entire success anil become as wo seek to be, not only politically, hut coiuiucicUlly nnd financially frt* and indtptndenl. Have we not tho skill and energy In our Confederacy which is needlul to conduct our commercial and finan cial allair* as well abroad as at home t ff not, wo fear ws must be content as heretofore, to allow them to re main In the hands of, and bo conducted by others. shall the profits arising from onr Immense fade with I-.—i r —...„i.iM coubuu* In non r»*» ♦*• hands of tboto who are inimical to our peace aud welfare, or shall the benefits arising therefrom be retained by ns *n<( transmitted as a rich legacy to our children ? A mighty nnd systematic effort has been made by Merchants and Bankers at tho North to transfer to, and engross almost the entire profit* of Southern trad* in their «wu hail'd*. Onr institution* hnve been decried to the w orld in the hope that by thl* means they might drive from us the sympathies of other commercial na- I.us, and obstruct, if not wholly prevent direct inter- court* between us and thgm. With these facts before u*. Is it not time we should awaken Vo the vital Important of instant, wise a id de elded action upon this subject 1 Oue of the greatest obstacles in tbo way of the estab lishment of direct trade with foreign countries-immo- dlatcly u|Hin the opening of the port* of our Confeder acy—is ^hv fact that our Merchants are comparatively unknown iu forelgu markets, and have no credit estab- i.hvd there. Although, the product* of the Southern Statu hare conttUuted the bad* of credit* aud exchange between the lsto United States and those nation* for mere Hum a half century ; In a financial and commer- dal *en*e, we arc unknown to each other—our bill* of exchange having been drawn by Northern House*, and the vast amount of their productions consumed by us— Imported through the same channel—so little have we been known In these transactions, that years would bo required in Ihiuirdiuary course of events, to build up that trade and establish that-commence which Is abso lutely nxcsssaiy lu commercial transactions, which are founded on a system of credits. it Is clear, thctcfi.re, that some extraordinary meas ures must bndevlsud, to enable Us to freo ourselves from these Impedimenta tqour commercial credit and independence, and prevent our falling b ick Into the old channel as soon 04 our pofls are again open. It Is, more over. dvatrabln'hst oni products, other than ou^great staple, should be fully made known to the world, and (he great advantage to foreign nations of a direst tnqle w lib us, and we should all unite our effort* in the pro motion of this great work. We, therefore, cordially Invite the More*ante. Bank ers aud otl ere of the Confederate States, to meet as ia Mis# Convention, In the City o^Macoq, on the 14th day ot October next, for the purpose of devising some plan for establishing a system of credits between the Con federate States of America and Foreign countries, which may be practicable and available to all desiring to use It, and which will Also cothmand the hearty sup port of the cltlxens of our whole country. We earnestly invito tho assistance and co-operation of '.hv press of t he Confederate States, in bringing the sub ject lully before the (teople and the presence of its members on the occasion named. We would also, rospectlully suggest to the various Chambers ofsCommero? and other Societies within the Confederacy, organised for similar purposes,—the pro- proprlriv of-appointing Committees at an early day for the purpfrlo of a due and deliberate Investigation of this important sAbject, and proposing some plan to be submitted to tliMCunvention at It* meeting. Vcsywi t illy, ^ WM. B. JOHNSTON, Presldt, Macon Chamber of Commerce IIsnry L. Jkwutt, SeCy, Macon Chamber of Commerce. Macon, Georgia, July Sikh 1861. Cold Steel and close Quarters.—Seaborn Jones, \Y\ U. Young, and John II. lloward, of Columl-us, have subscribed one hundred Dol lars each, to purchase Bowie Knives for the First R Hd* Regiment. SfiAitp Transaction.—-A yankee from Hart- Icrd, Connecticut, recently bamboozled the Now Oilcans Gas Light Company out of a dividend, of $1,125, by making an affidavit that he was a British uuhject now residing in Montreal, Canada. A Cool Pkoceedino.—C. Emery, of tho Au gusta 1*50^ House, recently gave to the city Council of Augusta, for tho benefit of their Volunteers, tho amount of his bill for furnish, ing troops passing through with ice—$190.75. A handsome donation, although easily mado at the present price of ice, *0i.n Are’s Special Message.— The follow ing is supposed to be Old Abe’s special message to Congress last Monday: Gentlemen of the Senate ana House or Representative*: Somebody is hurt Are Lincoln. The First Georgia Regiment. We arc pewnitted to make the following ex tracts from awetter to a gentleman in this city, written by 9. W. Atkinson, and dated Staun ton, Va., July 25th, 1861: ■ On last Friday, two weeks ago, Gen. Garnett ordered a full retreat from Laurel Hill of all his forces, he (Gen. Ghznett) having received infor mation that tbh enemy had surrounded us with a force of about 25,000 men. Wc proceeded on our march until Sunday, when wo were at tacked in tho roar by the Yankees. We halted and gavff k them battle,* and succeeded in fully repulsing their 7,000 strong, with a force not exceeding one thousand men. In the battle, seven companies of the First Georgia Regiment were cut off from ou^ small force, and had to work their way out through tho mountains for eight days and nights ns best they could, with out food or .blankets. Gen. Garnett was killed in the fight. Our loss was between 10 and 16 killed and wounded, and about 20 prisoners, who have been released od parole,of hwu* For six days I -Was waist deep t.i Thud and wa ter, at the expiration of_which time we arrived at fcj-anklin, where I procured dry clothes, boots and socks. For eight days I did not unsaddle my horse. »Vo arrivod at Monterey on Friday last, with three Virginia regiments and about 200 of our regiment Wo came through Maty- land. Our men (1st Georgia Regiment) aro now stationed at McDowell, 15 miles this side of Monterey. Troops are landing here from Richmond by every train. Our forces in the mountains in a few days will be 25,000 men, all of which we will need to effectually rout the enemy from off Virginia’s soil. Our men are ravenous for rc venge, and have it we will. Gen. Beauregard’s victory at Manassas has been v ery complete. Wc took all their cannon except two, and have secured enough property (roin them to clothe, feed and furnish an army of 50,000 men for over one year. It is reliable that twerily minutes only saved old Scott We got his carriage and horses and all his diagrams, plans and papers, and it is thought he escaped through the woods. We also took 22,000 stand of arms, thousands of revolvers and wagons and horses too namerous to mention. In a word, it has been the most complete victory heard of, and we suppose Lincoln now thinks that somebody is hurt Every train that arrives here brings the dead and wounded, and many peoplelire in mourning here for their friends and relatives. The peo ple of this section are now fully aroused to *c tion, and the cry is, to action, to the battlefield, and let us avenge the flilood of our brothers, fathers and sons; and Yu&inmns are nt>w flock ing to the assistance of tfieir brothers, a* Vif ginian* .of old. Say to Georgians,-that now is the time we need them. Let them come quickly, and the whole victory will be ours. My iqptto is to fight them Aid meet them here. It were bet ter that our dead bodies be carried home from here, than that tho women and children of Georgia should hear the roaring of cannon.— Georgians who say they will fight when Geor gia is invaded, do not intend to fight then.— Here is the place for the battlefield. Let Geor gians meet them here, and the war will soon be ours, for wc will show them that they are nei ther fighting Indians or Mexicans, but a proud, brave and noble people, who will meet them in the shape of wild lions, amid the roaring of cannon and tho whistling of musket and rifle balls. Should it be my doom to fall in the moun tains of Virginia, let not a tear fall for me, but at once sent! another in my place. I proceed to Richmond to-day, to equip our regiment anew. NORTHERN CORRESPONDENCE. Pursuit of Business undor Difficulties. Last Fridayjvc received by Adams Express to Augusta, and per mail from that place, 1 veritable proposition to advertise some North ern Medicines. The writer, “ Professor Hollo way,” of pills and ointment notoriety, dates on the 24th ult, and says and “although the present political troubles make it impossible for me to send any of iny medicines to your State, yet I am desirous of keeping up my connection #!th' the Southern Press, to a certain extent, until such times as the avenues of trade arc again un obstructed*” We shall charge the “ Professor 5 ' nothing for this notice, and collect our bill as he promises to pay, “ at the end of the war.” His “ointment” ought to be in demand on the qther side of Manassas, and a barrel or two of pills to physic the blueAevils out of Block Re publican magnates at Washington, might not be amiss. While on tho subject of Northern corres pondence, we may add that a letter was shown ua on Saturday, from New York, to a Grocery House in this city, in which the New ¥ork Housg slates that having recently received re- mittar.cessfrom Georgia, they are advi.-eJ that exchange on Now York can bo procured here; but if their Macon correspondents are unwill- to pay tire exchange, then let them remit the amount of their indebtedness in Georgia bank notes, to a certain House in Augusta, who is authorized to reeeive and receipt for the mon ey. That certain house in Augusta ought not be doing such things, at this time. PUBLIC MEETING. The citizens Of Macon are requested to attend a Public Meeting, at the Council Chamber, on Wed nesday, August 7tb, at II o’clock, to take into con aiijeration the propriety of instructing the City Council to have an oath of allegiance administered to all the residents of Macon. MANY CITIZENS. DUFF GREEN ON TREASURY NOTES. We take the liberty of leaving out, for once, a good roagy oi our advertisements, for the purpose of malting room for a paper on the “ proposed is* sue of Treasury notes by the Confederate Govern ment,” which was submitted to the late Cotton Planter’s Convention, by General Duff Green, and by tbe Convention ordered to be published. It is a very able and interesting paper, and will well re pay a perusal. RECRUITS FOR THE MACON GUARDS. A detachment of recruits will leave for Yirgin- on to-morroW night. All packages for the Guards if left at Messrs. Hodgkins & Sons by noon, and letters by eight o’clock, evening, to morrow, will be carried and delivered according to their address. Correspondence of the Telegraph. Yorktowx, Va., July 28th, 1861. Ed. Telegraph : To-day is the hoiy Sabbath; the day of rest—the day above all others that wc arc commanded “ to remember to keep it holy.” -Yesterday afternoon at dress parade, it was announced that the Cth Ga. Regiment was de tailed for fatigue dUty, for^ to-day (Sunday). Col’s Colquitt and Newton expressed to -me their regret of the necessity of having to per form such a duty on the Sabbatil, and espe cially so as they expected to invite the Rev. Mr. Cleaveland, of Crawford county, now on a visit here, to preach for us. The hour of eight arrived, and the regiment under Lieut Colonel Newton reported thmselves ready for duty, throwing up breast work, Ac. Cob N. how ever, (liter conferring with the Colonel com manding the post, told us that we oould return to camp, much to the gratification and relief of the boys. I assifte ytu, not having heard a sermon since the arrival ofthe regiment at Yorktosvn, many wore rejoiced at the thought of hearing the aged and veneiaieu Tiran ~oT God'above alluded to. The usual hour of ser vice having arrived, many, or rather I should say nearly all of the regiment present at camps, (two of our companies having gone in the di- •rection of Uamptore and Newport News) col lected in thj street of the Crawford Grays, and after singing a short hymn, the Rev. Mr. C. appeared, gave out a hymn in winch many engaged in singing, and then we bowed in humble prayer to God. The •mtnister then read as his text the 23d Psalm, “ The Lord is my Shepherd, Ac.,” and gave us one of the most heart-touching discourses that I have listened to in a long while. May our old and respected fricqd live to see peace restored into our borders, and the Con federate States of America jfree and indepen dent—a thing so much desired by him and all of us. After the sermon, through the Request of the Preacher, Col. Colquitt closed the ex ercises with an impressive and affecting folk or exhortation, singing and prayer. . The Colonel has ever occupied a high positiou with me, as a man of talent and moral worth. Yet, lrorn the developments of to-day I am forced to say that ho has exhibited a moral courage thut commands my respect and admiration; and should the occasion ever present itself, when we shall meet the enemy upon a hotly contest ed field of battle, I predict you will hear a good report from our Coloqpl, and Lieut. CoL-, Major, and indeed all the regiment The prin cipal object of my writing you, is to let our dear friends and fanftliesFkffow that, although we are from the restraints of home and soeieiy and exposed to all the evils and temptations incidental to camp life, yet we have those among us, who have not forgotten their obliga tions and duties tojhcir God. It is true that wc have among us many hard cases, men who seem'to give loose rein to the baser passions of the human soul; yet from the effects of our meeting t<£day the attention and well behaved conductor the soldiers, anil in many cases the tearful eye, Ac., showed/ tint i-vti as the lm man heart is by nature, and hardened and dark as it often is by sin, it may be softened and en lightened so as to become the seat of a peaceful conscience. The general health of our regiment is im proving, although we have several severe cases of a low typhoid type, and no doubt other noble and patriotic hearts will cease to throb in Virginia. ^ Of course your hearts have been made to rejoice at the news of the late brilliant nnd glorious victory achieved by our arras at Manassas, to me a clear demonstration of Di vine approval of the justness of our cause, proving beyond a doubt, that “ the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.’’ Jo God all praise and glory is due, and should be given. Nothing of importance to communi cate from this pos^ All seem^o be ready for the conflict FORT VALLEY. R L Mitchell, B II Thornton, J W Day, .W L Baldwin, W B Noel, J B Hobbs, R L peacock, N E Preston, L J Rigsby, D C Andrews, II Peacock, L \Yilliains, W* Marshall, W B Singleton, W H Steitfrt, W W McKinnon, P II Singleton, A J Lane, R Green, J Day, A Hartftey, F M Brooks, BBrqpks, W iMnninelon, -TTnmigton,- 1 xmTTT A J Monroe, J T Raker. A M Lowry, G W Thornton, J B Saveli, J W SaveH, W D Haramack, J A Chappell, \Y T Credille, VY H Lanfcr, J A Bell, K Stewart, D'Stewart E Hudson, A.E Battle, S B Swanson, •W P Andrews, J J Boyew, W S Boyett, J F Findley B W Garrett, S D Garrett, J Strickland, F Nealy, J S Strickland, 3d _ 1st Scii'aut 2d . T 3d- f 4th t ~5th 1st Ct 2d 3d 4th PRIVATES* TMH* J T Dtitlap, O Peterson, W A Etherdge, J Barbre, , J T Hamilton, ' A Beach," C Hall, H R Holt, JO Smith, iV Nichols, vr i.nson, T J TIobbs, W Edwards, W Satterwhite, J Matthews, C C Ilaigler, J P Hzmmack, J W Moye, B H Davis, S B Allritton, II II Leddon, A Baldwin, • C Pet.cock, W J Elliott; II A Lewis, \V"R Dozier, G W Dozier, O F Thompson, A J Renew, F Singleton, S. Jones, W Simtits, J Bfeasly, L Crozier, H Morgan. The voters Of Jones county, without refer ence to past party associations, are requested to meet in Clinton on the third Saturday in this month to select delegates to the Gubernatorial Convention to be held at Millcdgevilte on the 4th of Sept. MANY VOTERS. August 2d, 1861.* Southern Recorder and Journal and Messen ger please copy. Trophies from tho Battle-Field. Mr. II. N. Ells, one of the Committee from Macon to Took after the wounded, returned Saturday from Manassas, bringing several little trophies with him. One of these is IfFire Zotr- ave’s tap, ventillatcd with a bullet hole direct ly through it just above the vizor. The wearer had no time for Reflection after receiving that ball. Anotlrer is the spoor head of a flag staf£ captured with the staff by young Barnes, son of Jackson Barnes, Esq., of this city, a mem ber Of the Macon Guards. Sundry letters'and letter envelopes picked up on the field. Of these one represents a rampant Fire Zouave brandishing a sword undet a “star-spangled banner,” while he is performing an “old Vir ginia break down” upon a Confederate flag spread under bis feet for a catyet. The legend underneath this interesting picture is “Re member Ellsworth.” One of the letters is from a love-lorn la^g in Connecticut to her soldier beau, in which the writer expresses herself sick of .the war and doubtful whether he has any proper business in Virginia or will get home'*alive. A jacket from one of the gun ners in Sherman's battery—a cartridge-box— fragments of conical shells,and flattened musk et balls of all kinds, make up the remainder of the collection. Militia Parade on Saturday.—Capt. J. J. Ri ley, paraded the Militia at Camp Oglethorpe, on^ Saturday. We were not able to be present and witness their military evolutions, but leartjed that they went through the drill in militia style. An Alabama Regiment.—CoL Cantey’s regiment rccontly encamped at Fort Mitchell, passed through this city on Saturday night en route tor Virginia via Augusta. The regiment was composed of handsome specimens of the hardy and vigorous. Alabamian; One of them, remarked that the Colonel’s orders wctc not Jo fight until they got to Arlington, and that, thet^ they might “pitch in” and “lan out” the nes- AN HONEST STATEMENT. The Alexandria correspondent of the Balti more Exchange, writes, July 26: I was much amazed at a conversation be tween soldiers of different regiments. “ Hal lo, stranger, where do you hail from lie was informed of the stranger's native place. “ Well, when you were at home did you ever sing * Carry me back to Old Virginny ?” “ Yes, often.” “Then, never do it again, for if I was a thousand miles from Old Virginny, I’d never want to see it any more.” • I had the honor of seeing the entrance into the town of “Lincoln, Seward and McDowell,” in an open barouche, followed by the Presi dent’s Life Guard. The prtnure of bushiest allowed them but a ten minutes visit, and then Jliey witirled away. I could not but contrast thi* picture with that I had seen of the wound ed and weary soldiers stretched upon the side walk, while'll who had brought them to such a strait, paused to give but a careless glance, satisfied that “nobody was hurt.” It scented a very mockery. lie did not hear, as I did, the “ not bles sings" which followed him, or the vows that all the Cabinet and all (he nioneyrin the Treas ury should not induce^tuglc- fight again in The men were especially indignant at fjieir officers, whom they curse roundly, declaring that they had been treated outrageously and with great indifference. They accused their officers of great cowardice, and one man de clared that his Colonel hid behind a haystack, while most of the officers were the first to run. I overheard one of the men, sitting on the door-step of the house describing the charge of the Black Horse Cavalry, part of which I believe is Captain Scott’s Fauqueir Cavalry.— He said they advanced in wedge form, then opened, disclosing a battery which fired upon his regiment, and that then the cavaly charged upon the regiment, hemming it in on all sides ‘and cutting right and left with tremendous blows, each blow powerful enough to take off a man’s head. lie said he never wished to see such a charge again. Thesc afe facts, not fiction; and however the Government may gloss id over, and seek to conceal the truth, I have been assured from various authentic sources, that 15,000 would not mom -than cover the teal loss* in killed, wounded and missing of the Federal army. - FROM WASHINGTON. “Ion” writes from AVashington to the Balti more Sun (July 26) as follows: The public appear to have recovered, in part from the shock produced by the disaster of Sun day. But in Congress yesterday the. subject was treated fn plain terms. Senator Wilson did nqf hesitate to pronounce it a total rout, and to indicate one of its prominent causes, the incompeiency of officers in command. A-blll is now before Congress proposing a remedy for this defeat; while, in the meantime, fhe AVar Department lias provided a preventive by the creation of a military board, lor the ex amination and approval of all officers prior to- their being commissioned. The disaster also finds an explanation, though not an apology, in the declaration of General Scott that for once he had yielded his judgment to the politicians who beset him, and permit ted the army to be led, unprepared, into battle. The same sort of untoward influence still ex ists, and will hamper any commander, or coun cil of war, or Cabinet The President, it.is true, did not undertake to warp General Scott’s .judgment, but it is not doubted that the Cabi net did. Congress vigorously and almost unaoimous- ly seconds the efforts of the Administration and of the State authorities to retrieve tbo disaster. The money market in New York was much depressed by the panic oT Monday, and Mr. Cisco withdrew, for the time, the application for another temporary loan for the treasury of five millions. Most of been offered, however. The Confederates-esqbablvfaut as many on [From the Richmond Dispatch.] Proposed Increase or the Army. It is understood in official circles that the Sec retary of War, the Hon. L. Pope Walker, has re commended tp Congress an addition to the South ern Army of about three hundred ahd fifty regi* meats, or such a number as, added to the force al ready organized, will make an aggregate of five hundred ahd sixty regiments. Estimating each regiment at a thousand men, this would give a force of fire hundred and sixty thousand, rank and file. The white population jof the Confederate States being, in round numbers, five millions six hundred thousand souls, the proposed army would amount to just ten per cent, of tbfe whole, or one soldier to every ten white people The two principal questions connected with this recommendation of the Executive is, whether this ratio of troops to population is too largo to be af£ forded by the country; and whether the force called for is disproportioned to the demands of tbe ser vice. In respect to the first question, we have tbe practicable demonstration, in various parts of Vir ginia, of the perfect feasibility of sparing ten per cant, of the white population for the war. Rich mond has furnished more than this ratio. Peters burg, Lynchburg,"the counties of Halifax, Pittsyl vania, Albemarle, Augusta, Tazewell, AVashing- others in the State, have also exceeded this ratio. Except in the disaffected region of the Northwest, there is not-a county in Virginia that either has not furnisned, or will not furnish by volunteering, the full amount of this. quota to the Confederate ranks. The white population of the whole Com monwealth, including thh Northwest, is about eleven hundred thousand. Strike off three hun dred thousand for'the Northwest, and the number of whites in the residue of the State, is eight huj dred thousand. Eighty thousand soldiers wou! be ten per cent, of these, aud it is a notorious fact that, including four tMftisand five hundred men in the Floyd Brigade,and fully three thousand in the Wise Brigade, Virginia has now, organized and for the most part in th* field,-a force of sixty-five thousand volunteers. The other fifteen thousand can at any time be raised in a week. We doubt the number will not be made up by voluntary ten der of services in two or three weeks, as the spon taneous action of the people, without any call of Government. . - - , _ ., Secretary of the Navy to purchase or charter the subject is, that, although Virginia has more | vessels to aid in collecting the revenue, has J ^’i n [andAuqtoa < Grrek.' ■ ‘ been passed. A resolution to pay Mrs. S. A. Douglass the arrearages due Senator Douglass, has been adopted. Secretary Cameron has or dered all the slaves confineffat Alexandria to be liberated and employed as laborers. In future, all fugitives will be treated in the same manner. The New York fifth Regiment while en the Confederacy^ the proportion of volunteers to white people furnished by her Blareholding di9 triots, exceed ten per cent. AA'hst proportion of their white population has been furnished by other of the Confederate States, wo do not know; out what Virginia can do those St itea can and will all do; and the volunteer move- meat in Virginia conclusively demonstrates the fact beyond dispute that a ten per cent, ratio of soldiers to tbe population 16 perfectly practicable throughout the South, and can be furnished with little interruption to the agricultural and industri al operations of the country. Indeed, it has alwitys been considered in Europe that a levy of seven per cent, of tile population was entirely practicable; and if this be so, where all the labor of the community is performed by the race from which the levy is tuadr, much more is it true, when the great bulk of the labor w done by a distinct race, forming no part of the class from which the conscription is taken. It may be assumed, therefore, with perfect safe ty, that the South can bring five hundred and six- ty thousand men into the field, without perceptibly embarrassing her agriculture or her industry of any sort. She may spare this number of soldiers from her population, and still raise five millions of bales of cotton, worth two hundred and fifty mil- lious of dollars, her usual complement of tobacco, rice and sugar, and cereal crops and meats in ad dition, more than sufficient for home consumption. If the worst should some to the worst, she could evejt add four per cent, more to the army ratio raising her force to one-seventh the white popula tion, and adding a reserve of two hundred and twenty thousand troops to the .ten per cent* con ytrlptlnn. Thsjtyanc^Ja . nre»nnly.fea9iblj» but fa cile. The remaining only question presented by Sec retary AValker’s Report is. whether prudence and policy demand the force of fire hundred aud sixty tnousand men. Understanding that the recom mendation of tbe Secretary is, pot that such force shall absolutely be called out; but that it should be authorized and it be left optional with the President to cull for it or not, as the public emergencies muy require, we see everything to re commend and nothing to forbid the adoption of the measure. For ourselves, wc are convinced that at least three hundred and fifty thousaud troops ought to be enlisted, and either kept in the field before the enemy, or placed in camps of instruction for thor ough training and organization. The remaining two hundred and ten thousand might be allowed to be organized at home, drilled weekly, and be held as minnte men, to answer the call of the coun try when their services should be required. Noth ing is more certain than that the operations of our Generals have everywhere been crippled by the gre«R inferiority of forces they have had to oppose to the enemy. The disaster of Garnett was due to t!iis cause alcne. It was the simple want of troojis that produced his unfortunate discomfiture. There is no snfficient reason why this disparity of force thould always attend our military operations. -The war might have been ended on the day after the great battle of Manassas, if our Generals had not been so limited in force as to render an ad vance no better than an act of criminal and puer ile temerity. The army should be promptly in creased to a strength which would relieve our sGeuerals of all the embarrassments which they have been laboring under from inferiority of iorce, and to enable them to assume offensive operations against the enemy at every point. AVe desire re cognition by foreign powers ; but we can scarcely be expected to obtain it while, from the inferior ity of our numbers in the field, we are obliged con stantly to stand on the defensive, and are constant ly running the risk of defeat and disaster. All these considerations uqite in support of Secretary Walker’s recommendation. * ederal forces.— cannot be set off, e moral loss the Liverpool York papers with flight of the Fed- " cannot foil, in the field last Su; But that loss, h< in the eyes of the" of fhe Federal side, mail packet took out the Ne' the details of the defeat eyal army of invasion, t Europe, to prejudice the cause of-the- United States Government lanjfcstragglers of the arm* have come in. There -is nothing to hinder the'return of air of them within-the lines. Gen. McClellan is about.to assume the com mand of the army of tho Potomac. AVill ho act under the advice or directiol of the, politi cians ? AVill ho have tho.whole responsibility of his command, or will he share it with Gen. Sdbtt ? Much is expected from Gen. McClellan, and it is hoped that he will-be untrammeled. A New Regimext.—AVe understand that the {•resident of the Confederate States has author- zed the Hon. AVm. H. Stiles to raise a Regiipent for the war, to be mustered into service at once. •Companies throughout the State desiring posi tions in that Regiment are requested to address him without delay .at Carlersville,. Ga. . ( v - Humored Victory of XSicCuUoch at Springfiold. AVe have received a letter from a special cor respondent, dated the afternoon of the 29th ulL, from a point up-the river, which we do not deem it either prudent or necessary to mention, stating that Gen. Pillow, had just received an express from Gen. Jeff Thompson, of Missouri, announcing that Gen. Ben. McCulloch had on AVcdnesday last made an attack on Springfield, and achieved a brilliant victory over the federal forces who were strongly fortified at that place under Gen. Lyon. It was represented ns a hard fight, and the loss reported at 600 from McCulloch’s command, against 900 of the ene my, with many federal prisoners taken. The further statement is made that after their rout, the enemy was pursued, with what successs we are unable to learn. Though usually discrediting the thousands of unreliable rumors that are daily flying through the country as the natural concomi tants of revolution, we are* disposed to believe the repork of this victory, leaving ample room, of course, for all exaggerations. One reason for doing so, is simply based upon the almost hourly expectation we have entertained of a forward movement by our forces flpon Spring- field. Gov. Jackson, in his late speech in this city, stated that such a move was contemplated, and was no doubt consummated at the time he was speaking. Though no mention is made in relation to the number of forces engaged, on either side, we hare other mpMis of ascertaining Tho com mand of Lyon and Siegel (the latter of whom has recently gone to Jefferson City according to the estimate of the St Louis papers) did not exceed 12,000 men, nearly all of whom #tre Germans. Gen. McCulloch, as we learn from a gentleman who arrived from his camp a few days since, had 8,000 men under him, encamp ed. in north-western Arkansas, at Bentonvflle, which is only a lew miles from the Missouri Stifle line. Gen. Pearce was encamped a little west of-hirn, with a force of 10,000, which may have joined McCulloch’s column, and partici pated in the attack.—Memphis Appeal, 1st. " [Despatches from Northern sources via Mobile.] Mobile, August 3.—The stejmer Fulton has arrived at Cape Race, wkh late intelligence from Liverpool. Sales of cotton for two days 45,-. 000 bales, of which speculators and exporters took 22,500. Cotton has advanced from 1-10 to {, and closed advancing. Consols 89} to 90 for money. St. Lotus, Mo.—Solomon’s, Sigel’s, nnd two Iowa Regiments have arrived and will bo dis banded. Strong efforts are being made to continue tho Home Guards in service beyond the time of their enlistment Cincinnati, Ohio.—The business houses were all closed to day to welcome home the returned three monthers. New. Yoke.—Tho ahip Northern Light, just arrived from CaliforniS, brings (he Panama Star, which states that an English ship was overhauled and boarded by a Confederate pri vateer in latitude 24 and longitilde 60. AVashington.—Official dispatches to Gen. Patterson will show that the entire blame of the disaster at Bull Run rests on his disobedi ence. His positive orders were first to engage Gen. Johnston, and that being impossible to get between Johnston and Manassas; that be ing impossible, to harass his rear, and foiling in that, to repair to AVashington, and fora a junction with Gen. McDowell, simultaneously with Gen. Johnston’s joining with Beauregard. Senate. A bill authorising Gid. AVelles, New Yoke.—OlalUen, MellenJc Co. failed to day. The Brig Watts from Pernambuco, re ports being chased on three consecutive days by three different ships, but out-sailed them all. Fortress Monroe.—A private of" tho New York 10th Regiment was .arrested to-day for corresponding whth the eneiny,a"Vetter addressed to Gen. Leo being found on-his person. AVashington—Sijate.—The bill confiscat ing the property of reliefs has been recommit ted by a vote of sixfy-nme to forty ; eight. The Conference bill on the Tariff and Tax concurred in by a vote of 89 to 89. Movements are on foot to deprivo the press of army intelligence either by mall or telegraph, except results. Huose.—A bill increasing -the efficiency of Telegraphic Engineers has been passed, The bill authorising the President to dismiss officers for incapacity, inefficiency, misconduct or neglect elicited much debate. Oliver said that .Burnett jvas krto^vn to be a sympathiser with the rebels, Burnett replied, if the gen tleman wishus^to know whether I sympathise tyithrlhosoftimong whom I was born, and who regard the present war as being forced upon them anil who would make peace to morrow, I answer in the affirmative. The gentleman can make the most of it Prince Napoleon was presented by Seward. A grand dinner was given. Qpn. Butler has arrived on a short business visit Energetic measures will be adopted tq prevent the trans mission of letters hence South. The Post states that Gen. AAipol assumes command of Fortress Monroe next week. A white flag has arrived here, the purpose un known. Tho Tribune states that it is rumored that the Potomac river is blockaded at Mathias Austin, late Navy Agent at San Francisco, has been arrested for treason, and confined in Fort LaFayette. Richmond, August 3.—Congress passed, and the President approved, to-day, several acts amending former acts abofit^fttyiExportations , - , . . . - . . _. rfor the-public defence, andtlsaisfui/iff Treasury EOute for home, were stoned by a crowd in Bnk. . „ • « , ., XT . timnm .TnfP Tiavia several appropriations for tho Navy, etc. timore, who cheered for Jeff. Davis. Little harm was done. Several of the shouters were arrested, but released upon swearing allegiance to Lincoln. The Pennsylvania Reserve has been placed under the commlnd of Col. McCall. Three steamers from Fortress Monroe at the mouth of the Potomac were fired on, and ran aground as they were attempting to escape.— It is supposed that they will be captured or destroyed. Senate.—Breckenridge spoke to-day, laying the responsibility of the great slaughter before Manassas upon the Government, and said that the Government was hffrling brave fellows into death for principles «vhich three-fourths of the North abhor. Senator Baker responded by saying that Breckenridge’s appeals were only to animate our enemies. AA’ere not his words, words of brilliant and polished treason, uttered in the Capitol ? Sumner interrupted* lfSkcr "by ask ing him what would have been done with a Roman Senator similarly conducting himself. Baker remarked, aotto voce he would have been hurled from the Tarpeian Rock. A bill providing for the punishment of cer tain crimes, and for punishing recruiting for army hostile to the Union, by a fine of from $200 to $1,000 and from one to five years con finement has been passed. Those who enlist, and those who encourage such enlistment by words, writing or publication are deemed alike guilty. Letters have been received from Commodore Engle, who was ordered to bring home the Hong Kong fleet, under Commodore Stribling, of South Carolina, state tjiat the fleet is not there, but is supposed to be not far off. Secretary Cameron goes to Pennsylvahia to recruit his health. T. A. Scottacts during his absence. Confederate engineers have been making ob servations near Chain Bridge for several days. McClellan has visited the neighborhood, post ing himself in regard to their movements. Louisville, Ky.—Gen. Flournoy, of Arkan sas, died here to-day. He was an officer in the Confederate army. W A gentleman just arrived here from St Louis reports -that important despatches were receiv ed there from Springfield, and suppressed. All telegraph lines go direct to Gen. Fremont’s headquarters, where an absolute censorship is exercised over them. A dispatch dated Springfield, July 29th, pub lished this morning, says,that Gen. McCulloch is moving slowly forward, his forces being divided* into three columns, to better subsist by forage. AVe are quietly awaiting their approach. It also states that Lyon has officially applauded Sigel. This dispatch was probably written in St Louis. Mobile.—The St Louis Democrat says that Solomon’s and Bart Seigel’s troops make the first 350 miles from Springfield in three days, but does not state under what impulse th^ltime was made. In speaking of a battle, (whether the one at Carthage, or the one recently report ed at Springfield, it does not state) it says that the report of the killed on tho rebel side is un derrated, and that the peoplerof the neighbor hood affirm that there was at least a thousand killed and wounded. Several trophies of the battle were brought, includingbars of iron fired from Jackson’s cannon. They also fired four and eight pound weights. Mexico Missouri papers state that the proj gramme is to establish a camp.of 30,000 n't» Springfield to operate against Arkansas and Texas as soon as the wea*ther is favorable Gen. Pope will permit no free scouting expe ditions, considering it injurious to the troops. He will hold tho people to a strict responsibility for tho depredations of troops. He has called for relief in sufficient numbers to possess the villages, by quartering the soldiers in citizens’ houses, they dratfipg tfieir rations from the citizens. This is believed to be the only means to keep the people Quiet Boston.—A letter from the ship Savannah off Cape Ilatteras, states that she was chased by a full rigged two hundred ton Brig, sup posed to be the Jeff Davis or one of her prizes. Baltimore.—Gen. Butler arrived to-day en route for AVashington. Nothing of interest from the camps.} - Pritchard. 3 ..Richmond, August 2d.—It i%reliably stated here on tipi most-undoubted evidence, that when the news was received at AVashington of the capture of Sherman’s Battery, Gen. Scott privately ordered six cannon to be taken from the Navy Yard and sent to the neighborhood of Alexandria with horses, and brought back to AVashington. with the announcement, that it was Sherman’s Battery. A. despatch from Nashville, to-day, states that reliable information pas been received in that City, which states that Ben MeCulloch with twelve thousand men attacked the Federals at Springfield, Missouri, on Friday, 26th July, ami killed six hunfired of them, and took about the .samp number prisoners. Confederate loss very trifling. The victory was complete.- Richmond, August 3d,—The Portsmouth Transcript- of this morning saji tbaLJhe re ported evacuation of’liaiTipton an^ Newport News by the Federals are doubtless false. The Winchester Republican of this morning, states that General Banks’ army at Harper’s Ferry is ulmo.-.i entirely disbanded, there i eing only a few Regiments remaining. Pritchard. House & Lot For Sale. A ROUSE and HALFBACKS lot near Findlay’s Foundry. The llonse contains six rooms. Also, Kitchen withtwa rooms. Forpartlcnlars apply to , , „ . GEO. M. CEKCOFULY, Jnly SO, 61—3t at the Dally Telegraph office J. 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