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'Tjy .Joseph Oltsby.
n crr espondeaceoftlie Telegram
Out Post Ansrr or Tennessee, )
June 18tb, 18C3.J
Editor:—Vcr?* little ift^publishcd in
• Suta- papers of tho paA performed by
Soldiers in the army of Tennessee.—
ttjjjjperhitps owing to the fact‘that (hero are
K BM1 y Gamgia ti^g^b' in this army, and
fhcs ? belong 10 cavalry. It is proper
Ljnte'ttad eavalry is usually kept on the out
* rt »[aiost iijjjpssanty engaged in duties of
so that rarely'if ever an opporttini
jiffiirdethany trooper fo-pen a few Hilts for
giSho. Hence many ihcffa of noble lwro-
, «nctod by .cavalrymen may never reach
opportunity may offer, I propose to
icrcisional article tor publication in your
.. iMp u, r-J'-:ti ; to Ui- rgi.i Cavalry
j t# army. There are four ui these re.-gi-
I. limy, perhaps Tshould shy three,
tfi.s', coaitnain-Dl t,_\ jt.-.ii.-Mnnisoii, L
i in tie K. Term. Depart i-norR- The
1 inn 4l':i.Gu. lieghnen:s arc heyc. and
etopehdwithtlie t .il :>r-.i,<., ... aiul.Vdi
snd are under qomyvuiii of C. G.
ItsKii, OoL V the 2nd ftt This Brigade is
aly tiMivrnjts “Crt.-ws Cavalry Brigade”;
|ue having been given.it when organis-
lw*jm order .Toot Hoadquarteisof the army. -
l JtoJwt Gar is now COouiianfSL-i l.y I.;. Co!.
It will bo recollected that this regiment
ffjiu/ru by CoL Law ton in the etxiy part
_t ji»t, and was first underfire at the cap-
j »f MurlTeesbofo’ last July by Um. For-
t* Siiicelhat time tho regiment has passed
t srvt i'8 ordeals—is now a.regiment of vet-
Slajor General Whoeler recently com—
mud it in very-high terms. . -.
lutglliu unrecorded .debds of .valor and
_i coorago exhibited by our cavalry in this
rwuitr die most adverseuad trying cirCufn-
!c<, i* die pat acted by ifils regiment in
idoit >m Fort Biirieiagn oa tho*5d of limb
i' UsL Tin- snow covered -tlie ground and
(i.iit tW most fiercely—boots and slffces
icjnc limfiy frozen %p the stirrups. For
icr, many i*iig P*ilea, over rough hills, bn
V i, the weary soldier, with' patient eadu’-*
i, iiloddei on, nothing to comfort him save
gin of discharging Jiis. .duty—nothing
lie and insjlhp '.savo the contest to.
i hr wqs approaching.- IIuIf frozen, the
and cvcnUially reached Dcinclson. In
• »lvr A il b-tt i- thu regiment was dismount
iVimirfhe act foil' foul oiranedl Col. Orewfl ;
GREAT DEMONSTRATION IN ENGLAND IN
FAVOR OF ISTIRTJ5NTIOS IS AMERICAN AFFAIRS—
ADbRESS OF MR. JtOEUCCK, UKMDER OF PARLIA
MENT.
Prom the London Times, May 27.
A great open air meeting was held in Sheffield,
y. C|l * e . r day,.io consider the advisableneas of memo
rializing Government to “use.its good offices, to
procure at suspension of hostilities between the
North and.South, with a view to an arrangement
of .the difference between them. 'The meeting
was called,Tii pursuance of a'requisition, by the
Mayor (Ur. J. Brown,) and was attended by about
10,000 persons, including'&U classes'of the inhab
itants. - *'
The extreme abolitionist .party here, who have
had small meetings from time to time of their own
party, and carried votu-yin-fayor of The i’ederals,
mustered strongly, and movdiT an'amendment on
the present Occasion ; but their opinions were ob
viously not acceptable to the vast mejorily-of' the
meeting. - ’-i- ..it
; Tho Mayor called upon Mr. Roebuck, who said:
(ioiitlemcii, the question we are about to discuss
is one of tnc "highest possible importance. Many
years ago.Englahd planted great colonfcs in Ame
rica. They raised tbemselve3 up to a great height.
They became three millions of people; and tuey
then determined to separate from England. They
dtclafi^d that tlicy h.id a right to separate when
they thought lit to do so. (Hear, in-ar.] They,
supported Unit judgment of theirs by arms. They’
fought Knglaud, they beat England—[hear, fiear'j
thoy declared themselves independent. [Hear,
heari] The consequence of that is, that tho .es
tablish this great principle among mankind, aud
when ilpeOplo Sro determined to throw off a yoke,
wluuovei that yoke mtiy he, it they have ' the
puwei-, they have Hie right'to do so. Now, after
ubove eighty, years of alliance, the United States
of America have separated in two. A large body
of these States, calling themselves the Confeder
ate States, declared that they, would no longer be
allied to there United States,but would make them-
selves independent.. [Hear hear.] They are ex
actly in the tradition at the American colonies with
regard to England in'tbe year HJ7. I mourned
at ihcir separation, But the'North themselves,
from the.very commencement, were so cruel, • so
to conquer the South'; but I will tell you wliat they
hope for. There is a body of men in New York Who
thrive wonderfully npon the,war. They liavo con
tracts, they have “ greenbacks,” they have every
means of putting thoir hadds into the public purse
they are gorged with wealth; and as long as this
£oe* on they will wish the war to continue.
If England can move in such a way as to put an
end to the war in America, let her do so at once..
(Cheers.) What do I ask this meeting to do I Do
1-ask tins meeting to dictate to Parliament ? No.
All that I wish you to say is what you think. You
must leave the management of the whole matter to
Parliament. I don't want you to toll them what they
ara to do. They are ia a condition to know much
better than we what steps should be taktn. -
ly wish to teH them one opinion, and leave '
deal with the matter for themselves. If the pebpla
are ever to„be instructed upon the question of
America they are instruoted now. 1 tell-you I be
lieve, thu time is come for an acknowledgment of the
independence of the Bouth*-(chedij —that Eug-
lai.d, hy so doing, will lie carrvipg oat tlm <-r>-at
mission she has to advance, and protect -mankind {
that if sho da so she will beiu-flt nut only herself,
but the world at' large. Therefore I should advise
yon—if my advice be worth anything you will take
it, if nut, rejuct it—I.would advise you to say that,
in your opinion, the Confederate State* oj America
si.mtld at once Ic acknowledged to be an indipcmlcut
nation. (Loud cheers.) - . A*- -
Tho Rev. J. P. Hopps moved the following rein
lutlon:
That, in the opinion of this meeting, (fio govern
ment of this country would act wiseli-. b ith for the
interests of England-B.nd those of tlie world, were
they iuimeoiatelv to euUrinto negotiations with the
great jltTwyrs of Europe, for tlm purpose of obtain
ing the acknowledgno-nt hy them of tho indepgn
dtnee of the Confederate States of America.
The motion wiS seconded by Hr. Hiohnei Peal.
Mr. Hopps' resolution was carried by an over
whelming majority. '. ' '
FROM FERNANDO WOOD’S SPEECH AT
THE LATE NEW TORE PKMOCKATIC MEETING. •
I am for peace as tbu only possible hope of
the restoration oi tlie American ' Union.
(Cheers and applause.) I am lor psace be
cause war has failed. (Cries 4 -*That's so.”—
Cbeers.) And as it h»4 been read in S letter
to night from a-distinguished gentleman, late
lym candiilateJbr Governor -of .Opnnecticut—
(cheeit!)—“you cannot, cement two antagonis
a charge, and nt tbc aamc timer t.
a number of mea to expend their am-
» at the battery.' hordes. For ti hall
or toon , dawn jt hill, sometimes undula-
,under t.io inking fire of grape and shell,
.aliant troopers charged and yelled. .Many
I,nets snd the horseS of a caisson ami
ol artillery • having been Uillct*, the
ling gunners yd Uieir support perceiv-
svdbiil lie-termination m our troops,
iced in lime and made good their .escape
! pieces of artHlcry to which the horses
. Wen killed.^ /Chusia magriiGcent twelve
rand cai5si>nJoil into tiie bands of the
at and wm? hauled oil by hand under
from the lbi titfcations. At thisjhociuro a
naiiriMe lorce wu-s rent out to re-capture
krsrliilory, but OoL.Grows led his tuen in
.r gallant charge, repulsed and drove
m iiwii weikSj lC0«ivin« » aowKHfwiml
lit; work w«( about completed. A <ie-.
lent of sooio twhiity-five men from-the
airgia under Mujor, now Lt. Ool. Thoiitp-
,.pai licipated in these charges, and per-
i.t’f ihcir purl nobly. The conduct of these
titosilrcw. forth tho congratplations of Gens.
fMi-r, Forrest and W.barfon. Injustice to
kjaliwu ollicvfs and men .who participated
‘ujen^i--cment this-aruclcis oUcicd at tliis
ti»y, inT account' havigg been pablished
teure. •" V »V''-
0# thu 11th - iosUnt -a dotaclimenl from
Ch«’s brigade,, consisiir.g of .a -pbrlion of the
Ik Georgia, commanded-by Col. Avery, l?ih
iiibni!*, Col. Malone, R>rmed a jui>ctit>n,vriUi
fe. Foricst and advanced iii tue direevioh ol
Itsne Id give t'ie enemy battle, and test his
Htoigih. Our forces pressed their outposis
ryiiillcront restrves and sopporte hack to.thc
nii hmiy. Ool. Crews' Commandhig on tho
Ms right piessod t&'eooin^ ba£k-till his
W* wfve within sight"of^the enemy’s rifle
kk, lull until Gpn.'Po(»TO*t cSdeied- him to
bliliiscommand,' * . '- ' * * • ,.J*
' Tit officers arid mcn of the 4lh Georgia and
Hih 'Alabama- fquglit*'coolly and 'gallantly.
W killed on oursiile,' but a number wound
k -lie captureds iiumbi-rtiC horses, inules,
*isumo prisoners, * "' . ;..» K .* •*
lbisii prisoners reported that- \vc flrod our
k3litry imoUio qpciny'sc.unp producing con-
k itr»ble loss vl* lifo^— that'- tho enemy had
ftiiiCMi regiments of cavalry there, and a very’
^ ti'i&Nitry force. It -in generally believed
th*y iiave'a lefge'fifteen thousapd strong;
. L- iuilicatiOos aro that the enemy is raass-
®£Lis ioicm at Tnuno and Murfreesboro for
pnrpHse. They have dcawn in most of
rJH. detached ami scattered garrisdns—but
ieuin a strong force at Frau alio.
Uueh activity is exhibited in both armies,
■''ou may.expect stirring timos in this De-
*ftt as se-on as the file'of Vicksburg isr
“HUCd^xuJl indeed may come otf sooner.
Gf-ohiua Tnoopsa.
dotermined on empire—[hear, jiear, aud no, no]
so determined on maintaining the empire,that they
forgqf charity, they forgot Christianity; they made
thenlselves a spectacle to the world oferneky, cor
ruption and horror. [Cheers.]' That being the
case,my ft. c-liugs changed; but I did expect that the
great power of the North, their wonderful resour
ces', would enable them to subdue the fcioutb. But
the Soutfi stood up, like tbo.rcal descendants, as
they are, of Englishmen. [Hear, hear.] They Baid
“wo will vindicate to ourselves the right to govern
purse Ives; and we wifi fight to tho death lor inde
pendence. And they have fought to the death.—
[Cheers, A voico—“Slavery.”j They have con-
quered the North. [Hear, hear, and cheers, and
Ci3tsoino.no.] /
Aud non-1 asic myself if tho time has come when
surrounding nations shall do what wrought to do now
t-kiiowIeJge !brioum.as an im-qx-ndelu u&in-n.
:eat ehnering,-and cries of “ Never” and “61ave-
-1 a amabont to' come to the question of Blave-
utmul. ■ —
States of America hate slavery; but'there is’ one
thin# they hale still more, and that is the slave.—
Now, I knowNew-York well—and people aro here
who don’t know America—anil I know this, that the
black man3u New York ia treated as 1 would not'
treat a dog. (Cheers.) -They have declared in their
public documi-nts their delenamation.uof merely to
conquer the South, but to root out the slave, lt is
not merely to put an end to slavery; hut even Pres
ident Lincoln, when he talked to those peoplmqui-
etly advl-ed tlium to retird from America—“Take
themselves offi” - (Hear, hear.) Now, nothing could
be cooler than that. But President Lincoln ha3 very
peculiar notions about slavery, die issued a procla
mation declaring all the slaves free.in the seceded
States, aud he maintained slavery wherever his
power extended. (Cheers.) * And, therefore. I say
that was not an honest movement. My connlryweu
herg have kind hearts, and their hearts bleed when
they think that'men are slaves. I say, can England,
hy allowing this horrible war to go on, can she, ns
shu_haa mum—sheirm -Thoroughly—neutral between
tho two—can she, it'sho can prevent it.in herown
conscience, allow-theao horrible atrocities to con
tinue J Oh,l am met with tho cry—1 have heard it
here—“Slavery.” But what is slavory in the South
ns compared with tho black man's condition in the
North l *
Well, then, have things come to the condition that
England "is called .upon to*act? She has been
throughout entirely neutral, and what lias been the
result? Language has been used to her, not mere
ly by the people, bnt by the government of Ameri
ca, insulting beyond description t and at last they
have come to say, when describing themselves, “Wo
are redneed to that condition thr.t even England can
bully ns.” 1 want to know how they hay.e been
ht ipto that condition 1 By themselves. (Hear,
111 sav-tliat ntim but rtoentiVtAnow the lack
haugniamibgnV. y^itigT' ~
if, wus within till'
power of the'Administration. Therefore lam
opposed to the war, not only- b. cause ft never
should have been commenced, but because it
gould- havq, bden nmicsblyr adjusied-awf iTt-
termiDed.. Ajyun,_I um^op-poss-i to jhis wa[
because.it bus been. diverUd-fpeo »(3 origmal
purposy. (Applause.) "ftnatead jof a war (qr
" e' Uni" ’ ’
“ ke .sequestration end a'lolition of • -'•' ■ < : c ’"
Itis'lor the abolitioiyif snury.lfcgd the
brought into that condition 7 By themselves. (Hear,
hear.) Anything more ruthless nevbr was heard of
is-man’s liistory. 1 met a gentleman the other day
he was a native of one of fhe/eeeded States—who
told me that tho Federal army had i-olne over his
irOperty and.burnt down his house; they didn’t
.save one stonoupon tho'other? they took awayliis
farnitui-e; they stole his wife's gonneuts, and tin—
sent them to their own wive3. ("Hear,’-’ and a vo:
—Knfland’s diine it many a lime.”) More shame
for us, that is all X Cf.u say. These, things are going
on from day to day. Every mad prinss an account
of horrors such as Napoloouhimself never pflrpetra-
te x f e el lor the sufferings oi the people of Ameri
ca, and want to put an end to this war.* X spy to
England, if you now step in and declare boldly
what you think to be requisite—namely,' that the
Southern States should he at once ackupwledged as
an independent nation—[Cheering, and cries of ho,
no. A working man, who was standing near the
steps, became obstreperous, aud was ignomimously
expelled by the police.] Mr. Koahuek contiunc-d—
1 am thld that it.we acknowledgo tho South we shall
o to war with the Nqrth; ■ I say- X do not believe it.
Isav there is'no fim'^oo, no bqdyoi -'udi-, quo so
much desire England’s ir.l.-n,-.,-jiCi|. lD tnaX war as
tho Northern States tbcio.-o, veX 1 Hear, bear.j It
we had war with America we should at_onco-put an
end to the cotton famine.- N ow, that is a. very pecu
liar circumstance. The South .would .then be an iu
dependent people; we should hresji the blockade
at once—(bearfhear]—and we should have cotlon
in Manchester. (A stentorian voice—wo can t.J But
we should. [Cheers.] IMr. S. JacksRu—we shou.d
have a civil mat in England; and, interruption.] I
want my arguments to he.anawered, not abuse. By
our present proceedings not only have we alienated
the North, but we shall alienate the South, it ranee
wlH Utp in, as she did in 1773. She wilt conciliate
the Southern States of America, and we fball teoee
htonboB both sides. LHqw do youkqpvrittdstl
-rt >T ® 0!, ’ T Tmtv Vi'.utV— ir it be true that the
J !: iv- c i;,lured dispatches from ‘Pember—
I w lo Johnston, as stated by themselves, to- the
■ tint the Vicksburg garrisou war on very
rations, uud could not hold out xen daywhy
not content to wait palieutly.for so el art
I * - I'iuffcad of building parallels,' mouuting
I -' q juns; and Engaging in Other severe soil
•u'.'Jom work, with a view to an assault af uie
jsnneuse loss? Moreover,if they iiiiercepted
[“ e ahes aud thus prevented Johnston irom
'T--'rtrom Pmnbertou the* strait of the latter,
^ ,-crUiulv great lools to polish thefe
thus give'Johnson the very iuforma-
^ ’ft!! Pemberton desired to convey 'to him.
that the garrison is well provisioned,
tUi t. lC Yankees, having got worsted, find a
I"** ttcBse better than nonfi. ' ' '
•?. • -.*■ Chronicle J: Sentinel,
slavery.
prudent and wise, honest anJ ennobling, to
admit our failurp, and that wo must back down
lroin our pbiition.- .' . - > ..-j
'* Let us savd our country, even what is left of.it,
before' it is totally destroyed and lost forever,—
[Cheers.] Let ua declare for peace, aud let ns de
clare that flic party or the man who advocates the
prosecution of this war is false to tho Democratic
creed and should' Tie cast out from among ua ns
Democrat?, [Slight cheering.] If this war was
to go. on, I want tho republican party to have the
power, ilnd Uke tho responsibility, f do not want
to sce a Democratic Administration succeed this, if
ui'-r.:- it is to be done upon the war platfoim, because, 1
tell jod here—^nd I speak advisedly—that,at the
Soailq the filing they holdin the utmost contempt,
ovon more \han an Abolitionist, is a hypocritical,
canting, lylng^ war Democrat. [Laughter and
cheers?)^*. And if it is said thkt the South won’t
mop", peace wi>h.i,\ncoln> Admuristrution, [groiuu,
fonLirealg] let me ten.you they will novcrlhake
pctjco with a Domocratio Administration, nnd if
this wurcontinubs. two years more, the only ap-.
prehension I have is, that instead of recognizing
th<£r Independence, they won’t recognize our in
dependence, [Cheers and laughter.]
Tho World says, editorially, oi the convention:
The convontioo was certainly respeolablo iu point
of numbers, but is of no significance as an indica
tion ot public sentiment. Though called as a State
convention, aud claiming to bo a Democratic con-
vcntioiiplt was addressed by. no prominent Demo-
cra’ from aDy ether town in tho State than the one
inwhich the meeting was held. Mr; Wood’s speech,
however illustrates the spirit of the "meeting, aud
was greeted with vigorous and almost wild ap
plauee. -' t T .*•»**'.;: ’/ . - -. '
m )lw
tic elements by blqod.” Therefor^! pm a-ainst
the war,Jn the first place, because 'under th»
tteorj^of qur Gqvernuicnt^there is .no power
to coerce delinquent States. , Whfff an efiort
was made to incorporate such a power it was
denied by-Jefferson,* Hamilton, Roger Sher
man, and all tho great .minds, including John
Adams,' of Massachusetts. • They denied the
power,-and they finally declared to tho world
on that occasion,* if there .was any coersivc
power at all in the Constitation it was legal
and not military.. Therefore, my friepds, if
there bo no.military power-in the Constitution
it is not necessarily an’ unconstitutional war.
Now, gentlemen,*2 am-opposed'.to this. war,
because it never oagbc to Imre been cum men-
ced. (Ohoor?.) 'An arhicablo hdjustmeat could
the Umoh it has bpqomo a :war for .the total
abandonment oi State and territorial hmitA-
It ’lias.been’useil as a pretext for (lie basest
partisan popposes of plunder and poKtrcaVpofr-
er. (Ohccis.) "And when the American peo
ple committed themselves to it two y$wu ago,
when in a state of wild, frenzied .-exa
opr men rushed into- the w*v f -hhw
thought they wjpre tor bwjnado inst-rumtenfA ol
despotic power, that tht-y.'Wi.ro to became in
corporated in a great army^to bq used- lor ty
rannical ami uncoiistituUoii.il ^purposes,' de-
piivcd of their rights as citizens, depriyyjt of
the comforts of .a nome/deprived oi uia rights
to exercise- any political power; thoy little
thought to becomo machines to be used by our
tyrant masters at thu cVjfital. (Cheers'.)
And, my friends, L am opposed to the war
because it is rearing up in this country a -new
element in the government ol the quotry.'—
'Dip military power has been introduced, and
I have read history in vuiri if Ldo not know
that in evory country, ami in every age where
tho military power, arrant, despotic ami ty*
rannical, has been -permitted tq.suojugate tl.-e
civil power aw] overrido the cburls, at every
time and in every age, that power bos not ynly"
ilestri'i.vcd the principles of tho people for a
time, but it box become ihted, and afterward it
h*-s boon succeciled by thp ruio of inheriting
monarchies. 'Here the military power is arro
gant, proud and domineering. It- commenced
m-Kentucky, nearly a.year ago, by breaking
tip the Democratic Convention, It succeeded
alter that in inUuiiJnUng aud overriding every
civil effort to express the. fcciiug of indigns-
tiuo at their ac:s, and recently was overawed
by the people at' tho ballot-box in Indians,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois; recently again
wc find it violently, laying hands upon that
noble tribune* of the pooplo* Mr. \ allaufligbAni,
or Ohio. (Cheers.)
My friends, I am njjpo^d to this war because
it ia a failure. [That’s sq.J . admitting
1 Avw) wrvMw'fTl iitinin lifV
The Business of Bi.ockadi: Running.—Tho
Itilihiiigton Journal, makes an approximate
showing of the profits on blockade running aud
'- ■ .. - - -in the currency as follows:—Let us
suppose- a caso :—The good steamship block
ade runner comes into. Wilmington or Charles-
Mn wjlhan assorted cargo—Epglish; "French,
Yaukea.-or >11 mixed, which id sold at auction
and bring?? a million oF dollars. ' The samo
good steamship takes out a-cargo 61 cotton,
say six-hundred bales <Sf four hundred pounds
oaefoat-forty ccntS per pound, amounting to
ninety-six thousand dollars. Say - now—we
put it thus i
Take.Confederate Notes received" for cargo..$1,000,000
“nuct . “ “ paid for Cotton; SC —
Expense*,.
*001,000*
20,000
•j. • “ . fc : usance; r.y.......r.. 834,000
Thia exhibits the transaction hero in its re
ference to the currency, and it is enly in refer
ence to that that.we aro considering it'now.—
It will he seen that niter buying tho return car
go and payib&exjfenses-there remain's nearly
niiie buu'tre'.i tuousaud ilollars of currency—
cd! (ainly over eight hundred thousand balance
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT IN WARSAW
SOUND.—THE CONVEDERATE STEAMER ATLANTA
CAPTURED Br TTU: ENEMY.- ‘
Our community was startled yesterday morn
ing hy tho report brought to the city by cour
iers from Thunderbolt, that tho iron-clad steam
er Atlanta had boon captured by the enemy in
FOB SAJEJE, - -
rflQK undersigned are offering for sale a fino slx-kono
•A Omnibus, In good condition, a slne-i-ealcd Stats
Ovacn, In good repair, tbreo or lour excekont Fsmllr
iru?-?.' 51 wlUl icVerl1 second handed Uucglre, cou-
! Junei8^d™t GW Si! * MdSpSON.
Warsaw Sound.
At jjrst tho report was not AT private sale, a likely Negro Bor, ahout 81 Tear* of
generally credited] Ut on iWiqufay in official
quarters it was ascertained to be true. Our
reporter has only been able to gather tho fol
lowing particulars of the action for our even-,
ing edition. . Wo hope in the courscof tho djty
to obtain further information in regard to this
most mortifying and disastrous affair.
The Confederate steamer Atlanta^ Captain
^Vebivattacked the enemy Bt 4.55 onWed-
nesdny. inornipg, in V.’.-irsaw Souqil, engaging
two iron-clad Monitors.- TheAtlanta fired tho
first guD.' One wooden gunboat was in- com
pany with tho Yankee -Monitors at tho com-
inanccment of tho action. Sho immediately
got up her anchor and moved out seaward.—
Four shots were tired by the Atlanta amf five
by the enomy. The At lanla surrendered, and
both vessels ceased firing at 6 30. At 5 CO
tho enemy signalled thoir gunboat which Rad
gono down the river, and she returned. The
enemy boardoM the Allan ta at 6 50. At 6 80
the U. S. flag was hoisted on the Atlanta,—
One shot was seen by tho crew of the. Tuonili-
ffa, which was in sight of the engagement, to
stsike tho Atlanta, as they think; in her stern.
One shell burst on the deck of tho Atlanta.—
Tho Confederate flag was seen floating over the
tendered. She appeared to carccu over before
tho steamer Itondiga left her. *
It is reported that the Atlanta gel ashore
several times, and that she was ashore whon
she surrendered in consequence of her crow
refusing to continue the fight. We hope that
this latter, statement is untrue.
It is stated by thoso who saw the engage
ment that the enemy’s guoboaiK-kept closo on
shore, where the water was so shallow that the
Atlanta, whose draft is semo fifteen feet, could
not Approach them.' •
The pilots oir board of tho Atlanta were
Thomas Hernandez, Jamt-s Fleetwood, aud
Mr. Austin. Sho had a crew ol one hundred
and twenty.five men. ;We understand that the
Atlanta leaked at the rate o'f six ixichos an
hour on; Tuesday evening. It was hall tide
when tho attack was made. Il is supposed
that tlio shot which' struck her in the stern
must have damaged her seriously.—Sav. Wetw,
lS*.
Live beMj.tnsifo m the peace corifcrencp^ which ;i4a[nit chq. country, and this in -Confederate
was vitfed dowjTW'ritrejected. .' I am prepared earr noy which cannot be. ti
j) ini4.0 tury pm
. ii tisfclal
iSv'mmi that lt
THE LATEST'FROM VICKSBURG—DES-^
PE RATE flGUT AT MILLIKEn’m IIU.VD—A NEGRO
nr.msBST in the naar.
Under the flaming head of “Sanguinary
Iff
dcncod by the fact that a half dozen heavy ar
rivals Avill be certain to advance thb premium
or. gold jti least fflty cents. Common sense
will show us ihai with a limited basis of spe
cie*, anil lb it being exhausted by a trade which
r-.n -lake only ono-i-tgiitii li-ck ;n produce and
the ^haliir.od ardy iu specie, the genera) curren
cy must suffer terribly, and the specie basis
cecomo rapidly attenuated. • - v .
MISCHIEF FROM SORGHUJL -7
The-refuse, of Chinese sugar cano or sorg-.
hdui idf. paid to bo. very destructive to cattle,
when gfvoft to them for food.- l’oe outor coat
ing of-tfio cape is-very hard, and-contains
silex or flint; and when this is broken up by
onnilfliir. m A;iprft’arf!« talffui inf.a
X2o mfl4’anJ Afterwards taken into
j- eUisoaidv-it. operates dike bioken
glass, jrodUcitig violent ihflamalioii. The In-
depandohv Ghardiaii, oPlowo, gives an acooqnt
*oi- seven- h&d-^if cattle, who were destroyed
by .eating, this rcfhsn. sugar cane,- after -the
(nice was oxtrg-e-nd, A past mortem examina
tion of tho Pto<iiacfat.(£vcal6d this as theciusc
of their death, lit .ia highly important that
tlie farmers who raise sorghum lor making
sugar,, us well as thvso who grow it mercly
fur fodder; should* give attention do' this hub-
ject. and :;c-e * whether "any -facta within thoir
own cxjfeiioiieo warrant tho assertion that the
Chinese c.uw thus uefob-rious to Jive stock.
If it I'- so. 'Ac inforr:!.--l.ou ghonld t>0 circu-
1-iti i ns v.-: -i / :is possible, in order to prevent
^ seri<nj3 -a. truction ol^^ property.^— Carolin4dn.
it is really prosecuted for the purpose of Union,,
admitting that 'there has been none ot these
encrtiaehmenia u|imt-our.rights, Hilmitting that
tho administration tisd done nothing but wuat
best lor them tn.<)o—IfftayHpHL |BI
we have undertaken ff'lutt. wo cstinnt pcnorol.
No revolted people 'h»t by vo kepi an indepcjfe
dent Govornmont for a twelve month hav-4 ever
vet been subjugated, ami no purely egric-litu-
ral ponpTo in ir.o protection of th.-:r tiomesttc
-;' • * WHAT GRANT IS DOING, l “
i’rom t!ia LouisYille-Journal, June 9. -. U
! Grautjt’nppears, is now planting, within the
fortifications iie lias taken, heavy siego guns with
muzzles pointcffo'utward'to menacejGen- Johuspu
in lire rear, dis position lor the repulse of an in
vading in red, howqvciLgrcat, is said to be exceed
ingly strang. If. Johnson attack hiip* the rebel
slaughter Will probably bo too" horrible for mortal
cudurance.-If Johnson ArH Rjfack in thqxfar, no
doubt Um bos Urged army will sa'tiy forth to attack
iu irout, but ia ti-.ao ca-v *, rant will unquestiou*-
bly,like a good rule,i“work both ways.’’ Antici
pating tlie contingency, he will be prepared for it.
' Officers jost from the scene of Grant’s opera
tions, sav, -that, while- ho is fiercely .bombarding
Vicksburg nnd directing his heavy siege guns
again-t its din fortifications at very'short range,
iiis sop!>crs apd miners are. vigoiously engagoj
day snd night in making subterranean passagea
to uuil- under those fo sain cations.-- .When their
work is completed, as it 'very soon must be, proba
its legality and constitutionality, admitting th,t ^teX^fourmi^Vm^^reng ^0000,
a.rd.the faces'of the doomed fortifications will be
thru off by as many earthquakes,-opening tlm Way
fora trenieiidoua'ruhh of our troops into the city.-
Tho officers iron! Vicksburg Raj that Grant could
tbov”were ompnwcre.i to do—snd what itlvrna ^rtainly take the place by a storm in a single day,
Best for them to do—Ls«v it id :i failure, ttiat but it would cost more iu life and hrob than under
r?, v.^i^ve *v*r v<* bcou aubH»g*tvU.^i«K- "4«-r«v a few hours, .lie* is. quite recently from
"^ifwAimilmte* Even lavuiK history aside. JaCtaftn. amHtnpw*Rsmnduaboqt the sUnaUon of
I sav -no ; we should not benefit .Blavery, but we
should really benefit the slave. (Hdar, hear.]- By
doing anything to assist the North we may do away
with slavery,but at thesame time wo ahould do sway
with tho slave. And X must say that throughout tha
whole contest there has been a carious feeling on the.
;>art of gentlemen who support the Federal pdwer.
They have said*,," Wo are not neutral, because we
haveshownuo sympathy for the North.” Now,sym
pathy is not a part of neutrality; and T at once a«-
knowledge that I havo.no sympathy n idi tho North.
[••Hear, hear, "-and clioers.) 1 thick my sympathies’
ought to go, as th,ey do go,with the South. [Cbeers, |
They are -» gallvit-peeple. fighting for their uutiF
iiendeuce, and they have obtained it. [Cheers and
Counter cheers.1 The chance of success ou the part
ofthe North is as n million to one. They never hope
earth was founded. “ Even lay tug
the history of this two years war abowhil£<
whilst wc aro brave and determined - itbilat
We b-tve thrown our be^t .spirit png tW®
ahti an unKmited amount of, treasure into this
contest—whilst our njvn have fought as. men
mverifought befo-'c^-yet, wc have only.gautod
dJToat liuBiilmtiog to onr secuonal pnde.de-
dkteat, ^ £inda!i .
nSJ4t a %ry e^V of liberty. * l^andor
to admit before
have Ucetr beaten and cannot
should coiiybi *fft
world that wc
,. B dtrcufiistanoea he is willing to pay. -Ho is
confident of getting the place much cheaper.
Pr.ic-o.v-_—Vesterday v.c had a very pleasant
Interview with Cof. Sam. Tnto,_ the President of
the Memphis it Charleston Railroad, who. was m
„ffairs about Vicksburg as any nin'n out of John-
ston’s armv. He gave nsruuch valuable and very
encouraging iiiiofirvdioo, moot.of wh[ph we oon—
g-der it lm/ropqy to publish. There is no impro
priety ip paying that he gave us good reason to
believe that Kirby Smith is on the opposite stfio,
doing service. He also gave ua goo'd reasonsfo .be-.
lieve that f.lUhe ditoliing which Grant can do, cam
never avail him anvthiwg-TOWing to the peculiar
rough cunfomiatiou—consisting of rugged, pre
cipitous hills aud deep ravines.
\y„ will add that we feel very greatly enepur-
couversit g with hiio, jns^from the fo-
armies. ' 4 ' v "
euccoed/n P 03itioD
peallpg to the same- common sense> pnonp ^ general movements.
t.h^io^ u WOUld'app®&i . Atlanta Confederacy.
FOR SALE
J. H. Cherry A Co.
Jansla-dxwt
HOUSE WANTED,
"VrOT containing over four rooms, by a iaiali family
ift. *1® objection to* houses mtjo oc two tram tfio
city. Apply to, otaddrear,
JO^ — -
AT:. UOWNXNrt,
Rxprcs* Office.
NOTICE*
*-G MAbTKRSON, Orderly.
Juno lS-aatt-
_ By CTiieartor* '.
N. BASS, uapiatn: -. ,
COTTAGE CfiAlES,
1 DA R** Cottage etuffra.Jati received, and for said
AWU o hy . .* - . if. u. \Vriglky.
jubh 18—udt* *; - „ 9 Jf. -
* - Wanted,
r l"-0 hire for tho balance of the year a good Cook. Ad-
A dresii lioxlGC, A) aeon, Ga.
jnno 10—dlw». I- , W *
V .*
I
Atlanta^ Jor thirty minutes after she had sure STocoe^cd,. the ddAutation sno^ -,Vo”L«^*L
B v Administrator’s Sale.
X an ordor of Uic Cturt- of urdmarj «: Doa>;bcrty
Couixty, will be Bold before thts Court Uou^c door,
01 the County of I>onjjUeriy t on tbo um Tcorduy In
ioly next..between tuu lc^ai bourn of SAlo as ih;t pro
of tiie cstftto of A. C. HniikoiL i&ioot uid Couu-
*ji uOco.;-od, tbo risut&lion known uj ibo Ur*' -,w
place, couaibtlug of the iollo*iu£ iMUdr*, to-wit,
- Nambcr'Ctt) tweniy-omi atm (SUi euty, in the ft)
Second district of Boiu[hcrty Coanty; aud lots nnm-
b-r (till twenty two, (00) al/ly and tbe cast half ot (43)
twenty-three In the il>) uffta dfftrict of said tbnnty.
the whato containing eleven hundred and twenty-five
acres. >. »
X’-’rtlce dcshlug to pnrcha«; a good cat and hickory
plant-uon would Co well to attend.
Y. Q. BUST,
Administrator of A. C. Hanson.
Albany, Ga., April 30th.li&i. Janefi-ddw
PLANTATION FOE SALE IN
SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA,
C ONTAINING 1,350 acres, altnatcd on lotto Slcjile-
'T
jgrMpi_ . .. ■ _ ■ .
borhoud, near a idburch, and uneurpasssd lor fi-luug
pytyOetfeS In the blatc. The tract can be d. vided lntu
two farms, if desired, as there aro two setts of b,otldlne»
oa it, and no waste land on either- The prlco is $14 50
pit acre, cash, i'or Umber particulars addreai—
JifobK BkXNOLDS,
junoS—dIOt- Balnbrldge, oa...
HERE'S YOUR CHANGE.
HE subscriber ofiera for sale, on reasonable terms.
H’B !■■■, ■ „.
JL. a tot ot Mtlcfi Cows and young Calves, and stable
Miiiuimir, ub >
jancO—dim*
•TliOMAA T. BlXIbCN.
GUNNY BAGGING.
They MurdertOur Wounded”—the Washing
ton Chronicle Saturday the 18th, publishes
iho following dispatches: - . *
Cairo, June 12.—The steamer St. Oloud
from Vicksburg Monday morning, has arrived.
Heavy- cannonading was heard up the Yazoo
when the boat left, in a part which was not
Jtuotyn. *H§f officers say it is believed in the
cam[is that a battlo in our roar is highly pro
bable. No one believes Johnston able to raise
tho seige. ‘ ;' ' * ■ , '/ r .* *' -
. In'the fight atMilliken’sEend,on Saturday,
our forco was less than a thousand, over six
hundred oi whom were negroes. Tho rebels
at first drovo'our forces some distance, nearly
surrounding them. " «» • - --
The tight was conducted with ontrgy and
desperation by our forces, and the rebels were
hold at bay until a gunboat camo.to assist us.
Eye witnesses report that dur loss in killed
wa’3 one hundred and thirty four, one hundred
qi whom were negroes. Tnewounded is about
the same number. Tho last of killed is Very,
lorgcfirf' conseqaonco of many wounded befog
felled Tinder the no quarter cry. . -*
Tbe rebels left ouo hundred dead on' tho
field, and toon away several wagon. loads of
wounded. •’
The negroes fought belter than thoir whito
officers, many of whom, it is s lid, skulked:—
Aboub the time the battlo was 'over, a column
of rebels -made - thoir appearance " au Young’s
Point—all tho citizens''and Transient persons
having teen put under arms. No attack bad
b. en made when our informant left.
Mi.jirnis, Juno 12.—Tho steamer Fort Wayne
arrived to-day. 'Ihtru are no later dates than
the 8th.' No guerrillas were seen on the way
up. ■ The light at-Millikou’s Bond, on .Monday
hUt, was a sanguinary affair, -and much larger
than at UVst reported. -The rebels were under
McCullough, 2,500 strong. Tho Federal forco
was three negro • regiments nqd tiro Twenly-
tbirdlo^a. % . ' m . :»>*-*•
The Tebch, mado a dcspsralc ichsrge ai dav •
light Tiio negroes broke in confusion, .but
finding their captured companions slaughtered,
rallied with-great desperation and drovi) the
rebels back. The loss was heavy on both sides.
The guerrillas destroyed portions of tho rail*
road track near Germantown last night.. The
damage wsa slight oud soon repaired.
Xhu rebel forces in Northern Mississippi
have sIT been sent to Johnston.
A ll person* fisviaq boaxkt re.oa< at tho-auction
-sale In my fricc.are icumsUxI tecaii i„r tuam—
I Intend cIOBisir ontlny «3§Kr ClsLiarrt-dJ.-.'reScl--
prlvato calo, as bciytufotA .'H>
O nar r
Macon, JacoJP, 1S63—<ilw*
- T,ILiil>L^aA.W.
AUCTION SALE.
SOREY & BOISSEAU, Auctioneers.
JXuin Street, Diutvillc, Va^ ^
W E wilt sell at oar Auction K00111, on Main Street,
Danville. Va„ on Wednesday, tlie 15lb ot July,
lSG3,commm:clBK'at 0 o’clock A. At.— v ' -
8747 boxes manafacterei Tobacco,
WO kegs Maccaboy Stull'
Sff) cases Exculelor tinokbiK Tobacco,
fiojeoddics, anu SObbG, Smoking Tobacco,
Ih^vl th-.. Terountlno Soae.. '
Sari lbs. Tarpentlno Soap,
_S*hb’l. Apple BiaLdy. > — - - _ . ■
fames deslrini; to avail tneauelves of our Hde-vrtB-
pleai-e send In tndr Goods' criamples by 19 o'clock.
Tlmrsday, . I SOltii 0. BOISSEAU,
Jane lt>—dtlUKJaly y ■ Anctiunocra.
* V '• * LAND FOR SALE. • _.
’■pUE subscriber pffirs for sale S*,Acres of fertile
■I ta “ "
Land, lying on Coon Creek, ln'.bchlcy county—
about SO acres tresbly cleared. Tna.nud lie* cor. von
iuulioCbnrcr.es aud bcnools, and 1* *elt provldod
w:tb comfortable cabins. For terms ap;>-j to
Juno id—list*J. 11. MILLKit, Butler, Qa,
*■*. M
Fox* Sale,
I nnn Ba?« Corn.
tUUI/ 11-0 baea Ground l’c-ae, 3. - •*
’ 2)1 ba«s Cow Keel.
lKlbiild. fi.-rtirate Flour, ;i • ' .1
tu boxps TObaccd, alt grades,
. » bide. Peach aud Untie Brandy,
- » _ iu •* . Corn Whisky, fino isrucle, W
j* '^wsSOOUrosa Matches, v ' * J
“ 100 base Balt,
■au have Cow t’eaa, cheap 10 cioee, out
c'oii»isunnnt. - ;.'
Jnne lS—dlw* BODKltTH A DUNLAP.
JKOHCB.
T AM anlborfzcd to raise a Cavalry Company for Gen.
X Cobb’s Brifiado. Peraoni »uijcct to Coufcriptton
are ruminated lo join. Jlnitary aCvontreuienie wilt be
are requested lo Join. Itidtary acvontremente .
furaloucd l>y the Uovernmeut. Kartoughs will be
cranicd toaU volunteers un-.ll tbo 1st of July.
JnSja-dlfo* J
W. SOLO rfO^S, Capt. -
T WENTY Negro JUtborete. _
nrt.n.v - Armorer, V. Armory.
ViUKSiitT.0.—There 19 nothing new to. report
from thia point, or its vicinity, except what wnuld
be deemed contraband beyond question. The he
roes within the fortifications coutinue to hold their
joes at bay; our friends outside ufo not Idle. That
tho Yankees have found muck, greater obstacles
than they anticipated in their way and aro in dread
of new daggers, is evident, as will be seen by retcre
ence to the numerous extaacw irom their jour
nals which we publish.—JWeniphi* Appeal.
ON CONSIGNMENT.
- 50 sheetsiwppet for Syrnp Kettle*. - , e , L
50 sheets lappet for Syrup Kettles,
Callosity irom SCO to 250 eals. oe- 6 -
much ebuapor, and in" every way snpsnor to eas. or
sbeotironkettler, oncoualjoinuntau^tor^sajefhy
Jpne IStUOtt. '
blockade goods.
•f A cises'Frencb Brandy,
IU 10 Cases Castile ?OTp, - ' -
■ID Boxes Kngttsh B tr Soap,
. jnstroeeived. and for rate by B. H. WRIGLKY.
Jane lS-dUlt
Wanted to Hite, - ' ‘
Apply to Mr. J.i'nM,
JUatxMx, 4
1 IU,
OLD’ROPE, &C., WANTED. . :
tTTAMTiiD, at tbo U. 5. OentraL Laboratory, old
YY Xbfoe. C.i daxo, Twine, or Bwsiu.—old Hemp
or Jntb, in u. - form. For such a fair prftto will be
®aid acco di .' T -0 tuality and condition. Apply at
iheMtafoiiS v-reetT J. W. MALLET, tapt-
fimolS—elt Sup’t C. B. Laboratories.
' rtffuKGXA SALT MANUKAUTUSING
. COMPANY.
1)1 V1 DF.SU SO. 4.
The President and Directors of the Georgia Salt '
Manufacturing Compauy'have declared it dividend
of eighty-five (85) 'pounds per share at 1.0 omits per
pound. Sacks ifLretained to be charged ee.oo.
Distribution to take place from dato.
n. -XL T'JCKtn, President. ' '
A. J. Plums, Secretary and Treasure/, AugnstH-
B. 1'HILLIPS, General Distributing itrul uo lectllig
Agent, Atlanta. junefi-lc Jt wtot.
* ’ |'
•Eatray Cow.
KTR&Yfeu from my lot, on last ■Wednesday night,
P l “ V . . j! ,...r i '/i!t oar.
I ttm 3rd instant, n red noAorjM Cow aiu
l, node-.!. A liberal reward will be paid
n or l'o.- infoftaaUon £01 can get har. _ _ _
to rn t or for info/taatton
Macon, June 11 tb,1387.
m
Choice Baker CoimtY jLaad at Public Sale.
f)Nt
U tb
bany,'
SALT I SALT!
of'file when we'see vfe-Cannot succeed,
-f Aft Sacks Georgia Balt,
I HI 50 Sacks Florida rralt, . ' ' .
AW W Ban . el Island B»lt v for rale by
jnno 18—d3lt . B. £L WJUGLEt
^S^Sht^Tb^e louare
yjf^tojnstmeat Bbotud not lot this
UOBBSJtttorneyelor
JAffMcffJLNKY, Sx. of j
JOHN B- GALLIK, uec d.
„ a*.. Juts 1J. —drill 7jn!j
