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* i THOMAS RAGLAND, Proprietor. VOLUME XXXVI. A STRICT CONSTRUCTION OP THU CONSTITUTION—AN HONEST AND CCONOMICAI, ADMINISTRATION OP Till; COVERN.MPNT. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 18(53. OFFICE—RANDOLPH STREET. NUMBER 32. THE WEEKLY ENQUIRER Ia Publlihrit tvcry Tuudsy !*ttuning. TERMS—•* 00 |ier »unain. payable (fumrtn- bly in adpanc'*. ADVERTISEMENTS Conupicuourly inserted at Oxr. Dollar per square, for tbo first insertion, am) Fifty Ck.yts for «T«ry subsequent insertion. A square in the Enquirer is eleven lines in small type, or one hundred words. Obituary notices over eight line* charged is advertisements. All Communications ot a personal character, or intended to promote the private ends of Corporationr,So«i*tic\Schools or Individualt. will be ohanred as advertisements. | county, embracing tho city, show n jority of 478 votes for Watts; und Selma, Thursday, August 6.1863. The Traus-Missfsslppl Department. It U a matter for especial gratuluMon and much encourngemont that our armies west of tho Mississippi river wore in such a state of efficiency at the timo of the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson. The surrender of those strong points hud the effect of cutting the C mfedorney in two, for it gave the Vankeoa control of tho river and left us no snfh communi cation between tho armies oast and west of it. But, happily, tho resources of the Stntns west of the Mississippi had been developed, and the troops organized upon an efficient war. footing, by Magruder, Smith and Price, boforo tho loss of our positions on the river. The two Motions of the Confederacy wero thus In a condi tion to prosecute wf They had, each, able to head their p-mw the severest service, and in whom tho people of their respective department and tho soldiers of thoir commands hav tho utmost confidence—and on the wci independently.— ml reliublo officers —officers tried by i side' tho l)irk Cahuwba and Gainesville, In Dallas county, givo Watts a majority ot 688. Messrs. Hives, Ogbornoand Bethea are doubtless elected Representatives for Montgomery county. Wo have at a late hour this morning received tho full and official returns for Russell county, which sums up thus: For Governor, Watts 025; Shorter 279; Dowdell 81. For Congress, Cl opt on 671; Cadon- head 278. Representatives, Mitcholl 422; Nis- bet 820; White 809; Godwin 219 ; Flako 211; Tate 29. Slintiff’, Hubbard 630; Burch 286; Holland 121; Stallings 27; Brinson 4. Collector—Stafford,426; Hill, 608; McCain, 6. Tax Assessor—Ingrain, 770; Thom 163. Treasurer—Ransom, 353; Read, 822; Johnson, 93; Dawson, 75; Cooper, 75, Tho fow Alabama papers received by us yesterday afternoon brought no further returns of tho election in that State. Wo heu r verbal reports of a large majority for Watts at some proeinots in tho Southeastern counties, and thcao, with tho reported result in Barbour, strengthen our impression that WatU must be olected. fast clearing thoir territory of the Y kco invaders. It was a recent boast of Gen. Magruder tlmt not a Yank dior trod the soil of Texas; Gen. Taylor had, by a series of succesi driven in tho Yankoo forcoa from wt orn Louisiana to their Mississippi ri line and the protection of thoir gunboats ; and Gen. Prico, in Arkansas, was curry ing on offensive operations, and still keeps the enemy under shelter of their fleet. This efficient condition of our trans- Miasisfeippl department ought to go far towards compensating us lor the loss of Vicksburg and Port Hudson. We are now assured that tho enemy will find the work of. “subjugation M 'of Iho region cut off’from us as difficult u matter as if ns with it wore still (•ported successes of Gen. Taylor bespeak ooninuod energy and good fortune on tho part of that en ergetic officer. W o have reason to be lieve that the reports ot his brilliant vlc- The Emperor ot .Mexico* Tim MoxUnilliun chomn Emperor of Mexico is not the M<'\imillinn descended from Eugene BcaulmrntiH, ns was con jectured tlm other day. 11. ia Moximil- lian of the llup-Wtirg dynasty. It seems, too, from the telegraph account that lie was selected by tho notabilities i f Mexi co, end not imposed by tho French, although it is stated that the ide !» tho lucky j knowing, no may tie u r present Austrian lvupero soph—perhaps a hrothoi imething of that Win hat he has orld. Hide tho old ©?.i" osiemdbln, r communicatioi tory n i the n We havo a ami that w i- oldest, bought dynH.tyol Ki diaua ami Ohio. (’apt. Eli Marks, of Col. Basil W. Du Ice 1 a Konluckny regiment, who was with Morgan in his great raid, has ar rived ir. Lynchburg and furnished tho Republican of that city with an account of the movements of tho raid. It appears that the expedition started from Sparta. Tenn.. about the 1st of July, and crossed the Cumberland river on the 2nd, with about twenty-five, hundred men. Wo extract the following from the account: On the 4th of July tho expedition took up tho lino of march tor Groan river bridge. An attack was hero made upon tho enemy, wlm werufo ind to bn posted strong position, pro.octet! by well truoted Stockades. On account of tho superior strength of the works our forces failed carry the position. During this engage ment wo lost Col. Chonault and Capt. Tribblo killed, and about 60 mon killed and wounded. Tho enemy’s loss was equal to ours in tho charge that was made upon them. Front Green river bridge Morgan noxt miles oftho place on tho night of the 4th. Tho following morning be reached Leb anon, ami nt once demanded the lUtrnni dor of tho place, which was refused by the Federal officer in command of the post. A heavy engagement, ensued, which lasted, with considerable spirit i charge was ordered, and tho town aptured, together with tho whole Federal oroo, consisting of about six hundred ftbotlvo mon, together with n largo Repulse of the Yonkers io N.Ca • vr, • The official dispatches published below to Gov. Vance, of Noith Caroline, con firm the report that the Yankee raiders in that Stato. having been repulsed at two points, have returned to tho coast: WrliioN, July 29. Gov. Vance: A part of Ransom’s brigade met tho enemy m largo force y eater t1uy p. m., about this side of Jackson, and utter , dro pursuing thorn t them . , day. Five companies of tho 24th alone engaged thorn. Our reinforcements came up, hut were not needed. Our loss two killed, and less tlmn ton wounded, most of them slightly. (Signed) Wm J. Ci.ark, Col. 24th Regt. N.C.T. Golub nano, July 29.—Gov. Vance:— A dispatch which has passod this office to headquarters at Kingston states that J ah. A. Bhapkoiu [Fort Branch is at Rainbow Bend, orth side of Roanoko _ ., Hamilton. This makes it certain that the dvanoeon Weldon is being made by columns.] Kinhto.v, July 29-rGee. y„ner:- -The Yankees wore repulsed below \ *':ikm- ston and rolurnod to Plymouth They wero also repulsed below Weldor, and roiroatcd how far I do not know. J. G. Martin, Brigadier General. • trrulam of the North L'amlinlmi* A letter from an officer of tho .Sixth North Carolina Regiment, to Governor I After more than Vance, published in tho Raleigh Pro- | scarcely equalled i tho Soldiers of the Confederate I-’r ’8 of a warfare , . - - - , „ , gross, thiiR dosoriboa tho part acted by tude. and fearful cat nitgoof its battles—a that regiment in tho battle of Gettysburg: j warfaro in which your courage and for- Gf Early’s Division, the L.uisiann and I titudo have illustrated your country and Hoke’s brigades were advanced tochargn attracted not only gratitude nt homo, but the enoiuy behind fences. It was rapidly ; admiration nbroud—your onomies con done (as is front, tl»e tho enemy wer the town to i he In this charge Mini fortune, im nocliate- I tinuo a struggle in wG our llmd fence,) and | umphmustoe inevitable. Unduly elntod driven bef lant office . through fortified heights behind. * lo-t a nu'iiber of gal- men, morn tlmn tho bulanoo of the brigade, and captured u battery near tho fence. The battery will bo credited to Early’s Division, son if it don't. The Virginia end Georgia brig ades were held in reserve. Next day 2d, were orderod (Louisln: and W. N. I by thoir recent sucoeises, they imugino that temporary roversos can quail your spirit or shako your determination, and they aro now gathering heavy masses fora genorul invasion in the vain hope that by a desperate effort success may at length ho reached. You know too well, my countrymen, what they moan by success. Thoir mul- C. brigade-) to charge tho heights. Now it is proper to suite that there are a series of heights there, upon which the enemy driven from all around. Long- hid boo street charged i repulsed. th< In tin „ . regretted that we lost some good mon. Among the number was 1st Lieut, Thus. Morgan, brother of tlui General, who was shot through tho heart, Leaving Lebanon tlioy proceeded to BariUtowii. There a company oftho onos my - cavalry was captured. From hence the expedition advanced upon the Lolls i vilie and Nashville Railroad, and upon reaching the road they were not long in overhauling atrain of oars, which proved lobe quite worth the effort, as it con- * hi a- 1 between seventy-five and one hundred officers belonging to Rosecrans' rnmund. They next reached Garnetts* villo, when a feint was made upon L'ity ot Jiouisvillc. whilst preparations foot to effect a crossing of tho ) SUppOi even a better strol allianee with Uus-i one of those poo pi nobody respects, and always be consulted wliei •t. Yet iruilar round and, ilitr purpose. It is >!' policy tlmn an the ' Ohio river, to the river at Brand.n-bnrg, nt which point two stuunieri w- re captured, tho Alice Denn and the .1 I. McGoombs. Thu former was destroyed. Hero the mnmnd effected a crossing of the river, uftei The with the ono hundred yl'..“...I* Guards, one ritlo and successfully u This occurred on the 7th. On the the Mil of July, lining safuli i the Ki: the I ndi In-, line of march for the on, where he captured u and some few regular next point iVllO Yankee slateniont that Banks was pro- j, nr paring a strong expedition to retake I Brash ear city just after the surrender oi . ^ Vicksburg, and we know that such uti j tin. expedition as that would bn very apt bring on a conflict with who held that portion of L< Moblc. l. Johnston pro phot Tayl" rocontl.v in il began to I tl'mt he had come io eon- . Maury about the wavs Ya which invited In, att nlion, wile iinmeiisn uinuum of damage was ihlliclud upon the enemy by tho destruction of railroad property, bridges, depots, stores, cpoditi.m from thi* point visited ior of th Stult , mid wus enabled ny quantity «»f work to perfc inibraced tho destruction of vast "i pul ' "• property, such us rails "idg*-, '!■ pots, and Govornm [on - rally. Tho damugo of t age of the oxpoditi is heyoiul compulation Leaving tho State of Indiana, General Morgan struck tlm Ohio lino at a place the annihilation of one of in wefitorn Louisiana a sh but tho precise locality is any statement of the for. the 1 ders ongaged. think, real nssuraneo that cur friend tho it of the hold up their corner,’’ and that they will con tinue to give the Yankoo* most con vincing proofs of their soif-rolianco ami indomitable resolution. The Draft. Tho draft ordered by tho Guvdrnor, in tho event of the failuro to raise the quot» of Muscogee county for .State defence the 4th inst., was held yesterday, unde J tho superintendence of ( Cols. Mitchell and Qur that a number various kinds »*illi|: . ’It appoared rmponios, seeking i of service, wero “/formation, but only two or th-e™ OS,S |^' oto or a lrcH,J Y mustered into -ervice. Tho companies "f Capt* Everitt and Chapman had boon already mustered in. Tho number 'ire-king of; and received companies to (111 the quota was 200. These wore drafted, and tho namos of one-third more of that number wore also drawn out as alternates.— Persons whoso names wore drawn were allowed to attach themselves to the seve ral companies nearly complete, and thoie who availed tbftinsclvfr) of this privilege will go into tho service We understand that Cnpls. Everitt, Ohftj: sell and Thompson h olunteers. tho imu imbe and i ; t ( j^ n .y. •ork.they had id in> ds and remove them, with tlmir pre is persons, from tho scene of duty, • >r and danger. All true mon will be •irtod to hour tt.ese words of dntormi* ion frmn the able and noble cornrnnn- tho department, and tlioy will id by bin The Capitulation ol Port Hudson. Tho articles of capitulation proposed etwoen the commissioners <>n the part fthogarrison and the forces oftho United Unto* before Vorl Hud-on, July 8th, . Frt nine i i'd in article first itions, save that men composing Hud- with the call. Wo regrotto hear report- that tho re is still an effort b some who wore draf ted to avoid tho draft by going into or ganizations to be assigned to more guard duty for particular establishments or corporations. Tho privilege allowed thorn to restrict their servico to such narrow limit ) was, wo arc satUflod, Im politic and too partial, and wo are con fident thut both tho Governor and tho Dopartmout will prevent its interference with tlm draft. Alabama Flection*. Tho general election in A abama came off on Monday lft?t. Our returns nro us yet by precincts only and quite meagre, but they Indicate a heavy vote f"r Watts for Governor in tho Southern portion of tho Stato. The following aro incomplete returns from Russell county Girard.—Watts 103, Shorter 90. For Representative*—Godwin 118, Mitchell 65, Niabet 68, White60, McCoy 22, Flake 8. Fur Sheriff—Burch 116, Hubbard 53, Holland 31. For Tax Collector—Stafford 144, Hill 01. From the following precincts wo have only the returns for Representatives, and only tbo votes for the threo highest can didates aro given: Mitcholl. Nisbot. White. Villula 47 34 26 Uchee 43 29 10 Oiwichee 80 19 8 Sandlort 33 29 29 Crawford 61 60 63 Stewart's 12 26 17 These roturns are sufficient to 6how the •leotion of Mr. Mitchell, and to loavo the Contest for tho other Legislative seat between Messrs. White and Nisbet. The probabilities, we think, are in favor of the election of Mr. White. For Sheriff, Messrs. Hubbard and Burch are tho leading candidates, and the returns seem to favor the election of the former. Clopton, for C'ongres«, appears to have a considerable majority in tbo county. Fartial return* from Montgomery , by the )d as officers u« i Banks, wit rendition, bo drawn i loft extendii The arms a veniently, u j Ulcer ml its garrison ar by such general U. S. • be designated by General lie ordinary formalities of ie Confederate troops will n liri", officers in their po uf the line resting on the of the railroad depot, the towards Furl Hudson.— I colors wiil ho piled con- J be received by the U. S. 'orv long bridge nt The Last Hours of Gen. Semmes. From tho Savannah Repuhlicun. Camp nkar Culpkpkk O. H., Va„ 1 July 20, 1863. j Ai.kxandku, Esq., Sir: That distinguished soldier, Brig. Gen. Paul J. Scmmos, who re ceived tho fatal shot finally terminating his 1 if •. while stormingtlm rocky height- Gettysburg, charged me, upon the battle Hold, with a duty become sacred by reason of his death. I propose to make public, through you, tlm interview bu- Setnmes and myself on that occasion. I believe that it was his Jedro and expectation that 1 would so d>» >n of his death. As your most excellent correspondence is everywhere rend in *»raoy, and with especial Intor- gin, of which Gen. >c:iimcs n, 1 have to request that you incorporate this communication in one ofyour earliest letters. It will ben mourn ful pleasure to the friends and family of this noble spirit to know, when tho green wounds of sorrow shall bo somewhat healed, that in the excitement of the hour, hi* mind turned with undying love face and was repulsed, and our t\vr> brigades were, in the evening, order ed to charge the North front, and after a struggle, such a* this war has furnished no parallel. 75 North Carolinians of the 6th regiment, and 12 Louisianians of Hay’s brigade s--ntl«d (lie walls and plant ed the colors of tho t’.'li North Carolina and 9Ji Louisiana on tile guns. It was now fully dark. The . iipiii.v stood with tenacity never before d'nplayed by them, and with hay..nets, clubbed muskets, sword and pn'ol. Mid j-orAvr, from the wnll t we. cleared the hn-ihtH and silenced the. guns. In vain did we send to tho rr-ar for sup port. It wu* manifest that wo could not hold tho place without aid, lorthecnetny were ma-sing in ail tho ravines and ad joining hi-ighl*, and we wen- there, fully halt’ll mile from our lines. Finding tho enemy were moving up aline, our small band of heroes was ordered to fallback from the crest to a stone wall on tho side oftho hill, where wo awaited their com ing. Soon they came over the hill in pursuit, when again we opened tiro on i them ai. 1 cleared the lull a second time. I Very we found they wore very nu- meroos in the fiats in our rear, and now I nioso the question of surrender, or an of- liiri to retreat. There was a calm and determine t resolve, never to surrender, and under cover of the darkness, wo were ordered to break and risk the lire. Wo did Round lost Pot a man in gutting ignnnt rage aims nt nothing less .than tho , your wives, gm 1 >ln-ar ho nt forth performed tho trust ci.niinilti-d to him, and how, in his last charge and in his hot hours, ho il lustrated tin* fame of his native State. I was standing at the gun where tho gallant Frazer had just but' down, when I . ring bornu from tlm field in a blanket, y the number of attend ants I soon per- livod that it was an officer of rank, and i a moment alter recognized that officer Homines. Almost instant he saw me, and called mo to him. whither I hud already started. I found hint weak und exhausted, shot through illo thigh, the fain >rul artery being nl lowered into eve brighten ‘ ’ .. ho said •d hi lining position, oil' to be ill) a tiro of id hi Major Ham'll to , badly j. urnnpn, i iiiuv iiui , m warns me that the chance cry. Yon ov or with tlie expod those. id the attention of particularly directed damage tge was thus iiiflietud upon the enemy. The Mis-dssips pi and Ohio railrond was greatly injured. The command approached within eight miles of tlm city of Cincinnati, and it is -■ini that some of Morgan’s scouts wore within the suburbs of the city. On the march the command born to the loft of the city, striking tho little Miami railroad, capturing a valuable train of cars soon After reaching the road, together with about 2U0 Federal soldiers. Tho train wie of courso, destroyed, which wh- tho usual disposition made of such captures. Our informant states that >rth, Morgan’s telegraph operator, was with tlm expedition,'und that when ever they wished to destroy a train all they had to do was tap tho wires, and tho train was soon sent to them. After passing Cincinnati, Morgan next wont in the direction of Camp Denison, upon which point lie made another fe nt for the purpose of deceiving the enemy, who wero at this time harassing him as ho proceeded. Leaving tho neighbor hood ot Camp Denison, Im proceeded through the interior of tho State, operat- upori an extensive scale in destroying ckaded, and xtensiv the railroadH for which that prolific. Upon arriving near tho town of i’omc- roy another feint was here reaprtod to, Tho numerous roads in this generally very effectively b.r much difficulty was exporior omiog the»o obstacles. Ne (»*-n. Morgan encountered a enemy of about 10,000 men, eonsi- ing of infantry, cavalry and artillery. Whilst the skirmisher were engaged at this point the main nody of the coMiinitr.d moved around tlm town to the i, It with the view ol reaming the riv.-r, which they Mccoiiipluh"U about daylight on the morning ol the I l h ol - y nl II ifflag ton Island. Hero the enemy came up with them, with a strong fureo, assisted by gunboats in the river, which prevent ed u crossing at this point. Tho rear guard of the expedition hold check, whilst tho main body 6. The sic risen will be rmthoritics, party, by garrison. J wounded of the gnr- .1 lor bv the U. States istod, if desired by either officers of tho N. F. Banks. Maj.Gen. Frank Gardnku, Major the "nemv was enabled to move off from tbo to a point further up, cullod Belleville. Here another effort was niudo to cross.— About 200 of the command had succeeded nd 1 ) hud t not known that wo Our reginnuit was army of Northern • > in and silcnco the , and wbat is more, if tlm support ot a In igad*' bad been sent up to us, the slauglitai of A. F. Hill’s corps the day following would have boon Virgu puns Wo stiil number ry, a gallant office heights, mortally i hours afterwards. you know, und 1 l due to the noble t |i ing, that these no way. I a -uim yoi. ?y picture. 300 i Col. A vo rout of the Hu died 30 I a reputati harm that ( left, but it well tho liv- ih.it i enemy \ tin. fortifications has I aside the walls the : in great heaps, and almost all .itb bayonet wounds, and many with skulls broken with the breeches of our auns. ing man oil the /tills of • left not a liv extermination of yoursc ami your children. They what they cannot murder. They propose as tho spoils of victory that y.«ur lioni--- shullbe partitioned among the vr. .<n.- whoso alroeious cruellies have "tamped infamy on their Govi rninent. They »U sign to incite servile insurrection and light tho fires of incendiariim whenev.-r they can reach your home , and they debauch the inferior race, hitherto docile and contented, by promising indulgence of the vile-t passion* nl It.e price ot trcaoh ions of their inability to ‘.pre vail by legitimate warfare, not daring to make poaco lest th rt y should bo hurled from their eats of power, tho men who rule in Washington refuse even to confer tho subject of putting an end to outrage county by thotrain last evening furnish es u« an account of a pretty severe cav alry fight in Culpeper county, in the imm« dint enoighHornood of tlio old bat tle Ueld of Brandy Station, on Saturday nd, 1 last. mild only obtain confused reports of this fight, but from theso wc gather that the enemy, in a foroe consisting ,of some three brigades of cavalry, advanced on our lino of pickets in Iho early part of the day. The pickot foroe was composed of tho t2lh Virginia regiment, General Mali on O'« brigade. This force resisted tho enemy until Hnrtij.ton's cavalry came up, when the battle was Icined betweo.. our cavalry utid tlmloftlio enemy. Du ring some portiqua of the ongagoment tho lighting is represented to have been * 3 the first intimati. very severo. In the oarly part of tho such a plnTi was o fight Capt. E. W. Branch, commanding and, taking all thi the Gra\ from this city, was killed, Ami hocannot-» • how his body brought to tlie city by tho Con- Uv bo c tral train last evening. | doubtlosq Hampton’s Legion ausWinod tbo great er part of tbo loss inflicted upon us.— .shot through tho hand The New .York lion d publishes t.hn following Intercepted di-pntches from President Davi- md Gen. Cooper to Gen. Loo, sent while the Confederate army whs in Frimsylvania. in referenco to a proposition for assembling an army at Culpeper under Gen Beauregard, and tho late Union operations on tho Penin- Apjl’tant Gf.' i-.kai.'s Office, ) Richmond, June 28. 1863. J General: -NYl.ila with tho President last evening I n- "ived your letter of tlio 23d inst. Afti .' reading it to the Presi dent ho was embarrassed to understand that part of it which refers to the plan of assembling an army at Culpeper Court- Beau regard. This , Mil • ball; Co Bn which disgrace a Huggostio ikIii r tlio cording to tho usage Fellow citizens, no i.lt- rmtive is lo'i you but victory or *ubjeetion, slavery, and utter ruin of yourselves, y.-nr f.m- ilios and your country. The victory is within your reach. You need but stretch forth your hands to grusp it. For this nd all that is necessary is that those who recalled to tho field by every motive that can move tho human heart should promptly repair to tho post of duty, should stand by their comrades now in front of the foe and thus »•> strengthen ml Col. Young received a ro wound in tin* brOtlsk The Legion • •• commanded bv a Lieut. Colonel, cavalry fouclc tiie.m a distance of nil. . v tduuily falling hack upon infantry supports. Tho enomy, ever, did not afford those supports pportunity to engage in the fight, etired ns oon ns they eamo up. Our wn some fifteen killed and from t t*> -oventy wounded. Tho loss of id il I] WM not known by any not i the nr: oftho cl ora r ulus ould if prosont in tho 11-Id-utli • to nuiuerical > quality b'-tw.'.Mi o ind Hint oftho invaders and wh 1 approach to such equality ha Fassengors by tlio Contral train report that the Vankeo Genoral Slocum’s corps Inn crossed the Riinpahiiiinock, and do of that stream.— vumnnt may ho only a feint to . real movonmnts of tho main the direction of Fredorickshurg. Fredericksburg wo have nothing everything was reported quiet /lie. ch, 8d. i to I. few of those ultM'i willingness to ser- that many have found it difficultlo resist the tempt-ition ol n visit to thoir homes l tliu loved ones from whom they lmve >n- ’ I boliev l IlCtUlltCC prated; that otiic left for temporary attention to th.-ir aff'aii - with tlio intention of returning and then have shrunk from the consequonees of their violation of duty; that others again have loft their post for mure resties-mm- uml d. sire of change, each quieting the upl>railings of his conscience, by per suading 111meelf that, his individual indi vidual services could have no influence on the general r<'-ult. Those and oth (although less disgraceful than t danger, or In o«< npe frt as faults, and place t 1 tl country, S T K A M1IO A T K X1* LOHI o V. —T11C Robert Habersham, in tho einplo Government, was lying in the ii Kerry about 11 op- this morning, wh boiler and sunk in a l onliro upper works w portions of the boiler through tho hull, clock exploded her minutes. The torn off, und st have pnssu.l cominencod flli- g immediately after the accident. \Ve regrotto hear that the accident v productive of some 1 life and ci siderablc injury t that th that ho has had that r in contemplation, s into consideration, •an by any posaibll- c fleet. You will >ro this roaches jou the l’eninsula, estimated between id 30,000 mon. from 6.000to 10,000 of whom are reported to be in tho vicini ty of the White Houso, and tho remain der id Yorktown. It is impo sfhle to say whether the a c timatcd nuinhef' is correct, a ; several account* vary, and aro not doomed altogether trustworthy; but the estimate, making duo allowance for errors, is quite near enough to satisfy tho most incr.-dulous that he i.- in tho vicinity in sufficient toroo in cavalry, artillory, and Infantry to do much harm, whether his purpose U • to make a demonstration on Richmond, or to confine him-elf to raids in br":\king your c unniumentions and deva-taiir g the country. His efi'orU • iii'. v prove more success- ie first, if we may judge by the last cas All than in t what took pb days ago ) tho nly two • I "tit ono thousand or hundred of his cavalry •ii i some execution road and burning a ' ■ . public stores, &c. at the raid took pluco nys after Gen. Corse’s ■ for Gordonsville. .t Hanover Junction it PP '-•• tlmt most of the ■ uld i. ive boon olther ured, and the property the property effort is lioing d for tho enomy u-t, look chiefly npitnk Induing to hazard some i easily estimate iegro .sod t •• Tit e I |v“ desiro to n badly Captain Thomus DanlolU, ■ of tlio vessel, was badly -ealdod ured in tbo back. Captain Goo. b. Pilot, was also bad I v scalded. . lewis !Jli- Flint, M iildi d slight- tholes imtiiincnt ory thing we hold dour, peril. 1 repeat tlmt men who now owo duty to their country, who have been called out and havo not yet reported for duty, or who have absented themselves from their posts, are sufficient in number to secure us victory in the struggle now The !• lei lda. Tho following is an extract of a lottor from ay ung officer, on hoard this whip, upon you, to hear tcotiinony to Iii that 1 fell at tho In-ad of m.v brignd leading them in a charge which up ; tlmt time was successful. I love in country ns Ims or can < to coniinuo value they light M y l tho I Ion ! at i dated— Ukrmihia, July 15th, 1803. “Wo havo captured between twenty id thirty vi'i> el-, mostly clinper ship impending. I call on you, then, to hasten to your camps. my 4lie dictate summnii tnose who havo v selves without leave, or v mainc.l absent beyond the country mi obedionca f dutv, a uckcr (colored) injured ny iragmenis and scalded badly. Joe. belonging t> Mrs. Kiei-rwood, scnlled badly and injured in the head. ()unsh Tolly (color, d) m.'nl.led badly. Tlio explosion was observed from tho miner Georgia, who prompt!’ , . ptiy forward her boats and rescued all who wore saved from tlio wreck. [Snv. Hep. 6th. Thk Diiaf took pill'e til little Vo"!!!,' 1 " Central Rail ively by 'HAM. - The draft lg at thi* parade idirg. The Knil- ver. loft him but nptii Northe orvnnt, Adjutant Gon’l. iimnmnding Army the defence o of raising an Washiogton, uncovered by to affairs i Rich mon Southwest, id tho plan capture of d' its being Rp General this evening, n> point presented iio\ i), June 2nh, 1863. r- of the 23d received d I hasten to reply to tho tho forces "linn nndUoor- "iir opera tions at the time v between the disc! trained troops and tlio substitutio by otbei- have been disappointed by tho sought by warning reached iho river, made cntroncbhi"nts. ninst which i ; to guard. Grant got reinforcements, and Gun. Johnston !br reinforcement*, t all their old hulks ft lie . the Jiri home is beyond oxpre dcrsland und appreciate those to Im: the most sacred and Indiesl emotions of tlio human heart. But ns much as these considerations weigh with mo, and make cling to life, with an assured trust and relianoo in the goodm cies of God. I shall (lie with perfect re signation if it bu known where my dcuih- wound was received ; tlmt it whs in my appointed place, where a soldier should, anil where my .Stale ami country had u right to expect.” 1 bear willing testimony to nil of ibis and much more. 1 saw the charge of his brigade; tho Tenth Goorgin passed over roii, found u-> "II New York tho oth day und bravely Hood b.r us. Wo were in elm I u brig and did not niter our cour-e until -lie came close aboard, when Captain M ill’ll brought our broad side to b-ar on her, boi-ted ( ur colors and fired. In tlie smoke and fog we lost Right of her, but when if "lifted” we again saw the enemy at a distance of several miles nruler a full bond of steam Standing to the mirth ward. Gave chase ourbuttnlion of artillery win 1 hud command, No ordinary ordeal whs it theirs to meet; a plain swept by thirty pieces of cannon first to he num>il —a precipitous mountain, Jagged with rock-, to be sealed in thp fn<v d brigade upon brigade of the oneiny -i for two ln.urs, hut as it was near night and williin sixt) miles of New York, our Captain thought il bo«t to givo up the rims'*, so we hud t" lie contented with burning in sigh/ of the Yankee, two of his nation’s ve. -el-. You will rooollcot that the Ericsson was sent out especially to capture Confederate States vessels of war, hut she did md even return our broadside. You have doubtless hoard oftho noble deed of Lieut. Read (our 3d Lieut.) in the Tneuiiy. Ther i havo been nil change- in our ship Mobile. When "flCh Hiililial.ited In th* Law* and Hood, South Carol there, led by the cool calm intro; d Ker shaw; Mi.-Hssipj i l»3’ lli" hard fighting Barksdale, who that day fought his la-l fight; Alabama by tlm dashing Law— the renowned Tcxuns side by side. Geor gia had strong representation there, Tho ady vigorous Wofford; Henning the fast fighter, and tho unwavering G. T. Anderson, all marched with unfaltering tread t-» the work of death. The most precious blood of these Southern br oth ers was poured out in that charge.— But among nil the brave men wh" there fought arid there foil, l venture to assert that no more complete soldier, more faithful officer, or more heron- spirit the u received hi- (loom than Paul J. Soimnes,. At Malvern Hill ho went nearer to tlio enemy’s guns than uny other general officer in tlio field. At Halnrn Church his brigade ami that of thut gallunt officor, Genoral Wilcox, boro the brunt of the whole attack of Sod go wick’ scorns with unflinching t uf Brazil, At land, we lost ono I * * • !••• vned bv Me- (hi. capsizing of e boat, lino it is Raid, wai j lost In- life by giving up his oar to an other. Our Paymaster, J. J. Lynch, (who you remember was with us on tho C'»a*t of North Carolina) nephew of Commodore Lynch, died hero hint night of consumption. Captain Mufili is well and hound und sends regards. Fleaso remember me to my many IrionJa in Mobile, whose kimiuess will novor be forgotten.—Mobile Ade J- /teg. Em ii a i. of this wi their appearance, also a force oi cavalry and infantry, evidently the same winch opposed them at Buffington- Only two men were drowned of tho num ber which attempted to cross the river. Morgan being tlm R*pr oven tod from cross ing hi* whole command, those who offbc* led a crossing succeeded in kocning tlio ^unboat# at bay until ho could remove ii-. force to a point higher up tho ri The partv thus cut off from tho ’HiHod i„The”cin'tur.Tf lilo I "° ot - l “ ,r -Itc-r.iativo loft thorn oautor Loui.villo, which Im. ' I bul l " " been engaged in the transportation of rebel troops, provisions und munitions in tho Trinity and Tensas rivers. She be longed to James Comb*, is only two years old, was elegantly furnished, and is one of the fastest b *ats on the Mississippi. She is valued at $100,000.—W. O. Era. The 26th North Ci went into tho Gettysburg battl; hundred strong, ana curno out with o eighty men unhurt. In Company Regiment m/d Hi An Afkiiay >uis Deinocru light occurre<l in St. Louis.—The St. ,, of the 1- t inst., says a u front of the Virginia city, Mo., between Brown, Stewart placed Hotel, Jeffer. Governor Stewart und Brig in which Gen. Brown striu- with a chair. Gov. Stew. . in the guard house, when- ho remained until Monday morning. About 9o'clock he made his appearance in tho Conven tion and shortly thereafter was arrested dajptin marched to the guard h ike their way, as best they could to the 1 on federate lines, which they suc ceeded in doing—passing through the mountains of Western Virginia to Lew- isburg, near which place they nro now in camp. Our informant, who in evidently an in telligent ami reliable gentleman, assures us that Morgan’s losses, during tho en tire. expedition, wa« comparatively small; that the damage inflicted upon the enemy :ulcuUblo, and lie does not entertain a doubt of bin ability to escape in safety, although his men uml hoi bus wore much broken down, his men having beon in the iiaddle for nearly thirty days, with very little rest or sloop. [Special Dispatch to the Knoxville Register.] From Cumberland Gap, Ct'MUKKLANi) Gap.—Forty fivo reno- gadu prisoners and two negroes arrived The citizens became indignant, and making preparations for h"ldmg a meet ing and rebutting tho Governor by forco. Gen. Brown ordered his release, and ho is now in the Convention. »-duy, captured by Col. Carter.— Jim Lano.fiHH boon killed. His body is in our possession. Also, Kirk, a notorious renegade recruiting officer. Tho men aie ntgg.-d. dirty and lousy. Our inen are in pursuit of others now, and it is supposed Tho Confederate steamer Georgia lias captured the New York ship Geo. Gris woid, b- ' ’ -m£l- JI/ *’ ••• ’-- ail of them will bo captured. A Washington dispatch dated tho 27th denies the press statement that nine hun dred men of Morgan’s ermnund, who were lodged in Chuip C’tiaso prison ged in Camp Chaso prison. _„. r . .. . kept there in confinement until Cadiff'. wales, for Cal* the officers of Col, Straight's brigadoaro luo, and bonded her in *100,UU> j released, and says : No such orders havo The ship Jabez .Snow and bark Ana- | been given. The enlisted men will bo gonian have also been r ..ptured and their kept at Camn Chase until arrungeinents orews sent to Montevideo. I tor their exchange have been completed. solve. I know Gen. Bommes well. Wo commenced servico in Georgia together; cuiiio to Virginia at tlie samu time: wore in tho Hama brigade—bo as Colonel of the 2d Georgia, und f .. Capt. of artillery. Since our promotion woiiavo survorl in tlm same division. I have known him in tlio camp, on tho march, every duty makes the soldier und officer, then was he one of tbo first. The tondor afl'oction of those ho loved so well may rear tlio cypress and the myrtle around tlie final resting place of Paul J. Semmes, but tlio laurel which crowns Outliving Imru will spontaneously spring from tlio sod covering his inanly breast—as it could not grace iiis brow, at. least to shade his grave. 1 remain, very respectfully, S. F. HAMILTON, Mujor of Artillery, Longstreot's Corps, A. N. V. The I£mperor of Mexico. Wo aro indebted to a friend fora mem orandum which gives u» somo informa tion concerning tho Maxiinilliun who has been declared Emperor of Mexico, lie is Ferdinand Muxiinillian. Arc),duke of Austria, and brother of Francis Joseph, Urn present Emperor of Austria, who is two years his senior. Ho was born July Oth, 1832, and in 1857 marriod Charlotte, Frincoss of Belgium, who wm born in 1810.—Mobile Tribune, *ld. The ttneiuy liadly Whipped on the Illackwater. At a late hour last night, Brig. Gen. M. W. Ransom tolographou from Wo] don thut lie had whipped tlio enomy bad ly at Franklin, on tho Blackwator river. They tied iri great confusion, and uu forces wore pursuing when last beard from.—Jtichm. Sentinel, 1 st. Passenger* by tlio Contral train report the Federal troops as slowly advancing in the direction of Culpeper C. If. Ills sufficient to say that our army is in a position to repot Meade whonover he mi -Since the bloody battles ■inIm!tiling the dead bus be- * •" th» ( "nfoJeracy. i"" wiuc'i will bn gratefully l !.y : Ii""'' who lu<vo been en- o inter the bodies of lovod family graveyard in night of Ihu old lioino*toads, from which those bravo spirits went fmth to^ive up tlio' lives for their country. Too art which for so long lout ims been latoly revived Curopo, ami still more recently intro duced on (his continent. Richmond, wi believe, is tho only city’ in tho Confod- whoro tho profession is pruoticod, delay to th 1 do h'Teb \ ii within tli .‘tivo c uunmi.i thut 1 grant a , d amnesty to all oilin ritho dcla onfode io shall, with tho least elurn to thoir proper presented filled 1 > oall of the 1 orals I to. f" io»ts ot duty ; 1: oived for any delay beyond twenty days fter the flr«t publication of this pcoolu- nmtion in the.State in wliicli the auRontoo may ho at the date of tho publication. This amnesty and pardon shall extend to nil who have been accused of, or who have been convicted and are undergoing liiintonco for, nbsnnco without leave or desertion, excepting only tlioso who have beon twice convicted of dosertion. Finally, 1 conjure my countrywomon tho wives, mothers, sisters, and daugh ter.- of tho Confederacy—to u*o their ull- rfitl intlumico no crowning i-ncrilleeto i patriotism lias so freely tantly offered on their country's altar, and to take care that none who vice in the field iduil! bo sholturod at homo from thodiagracc of having desert ed their duty to thoir families, to their country anu to thoir God. (I In faith whereof, l havo hore- BRAt., unto my hi (. —J tho Contedora 1 the roiiI of Status, a' Rich- lie year of our Lord, one thousand eight ;uml red and sixty-three. Jkkfkkson Da via. By the President: J. 1*. Bknjamin, Sec'y of Stato. The Sumter. Confederate steamer Sumter Tho Government let Urn Sumter nte out of the Mersey tho otlior day, loaded To -Tit ; a i*i o hog this City last, week, by Mr. Win. B. Grav, Mr. R. V. Watkins of Halifax county in procod anted prices Ono hogshead, weight 1,284 Ii)* , brought four km. tired and twenty-five do! lavs per htindr.nl <5.214 60; tlie other, weighing 1.322 Bis. , brought *2-: 1 per hundred $3,098 48. Total amount of th. two hogsheads, $8,837 98. This tobacco wn- bought by Mr. John E. White, for Messrs. W. J{ Johnson & Bro., inunufacturors. Peters burg. -Jlichmond Whig no troon® havo enemy from his p'd to Newborn, A Case for tlio nupreme Court, Bob, a .servant in tho employ of Mr. Aldlhoff. proprietor of tho Atlanta Ho tel, whs brought up on a charge of fo liating, in tlm car shod, passengers t( at tlio Atlanta lioLel- Judge D. 11 Hammond represented Bob ; tho City Attorney, the Mayor and Council, Mr. Wylie, of tlio Trout Houso, was tlm only testimony in tho case, alter the hearing of which and an argument by ouch - I the • .unr l, his Honor, after ox- pre-»in • “<>iiio doubt in regard to the e.)ii.-’itutiounlity f tho ordinance, im posed on Boh a piitinihinont of ton lashes. Judge Hammond gave notlco that ho would curry up t!i«* en*o to tho Supreme Court. Hi. Honor thereupon suspended the infliction oftho punitdimo.il until tlio ciifo could bo taken up.—Atlanta JntcU, with munitions of war, und tlio powerful artillory over sent from this country to tho HouLh. You thought, perhaps, you had heard the Is«t of the Bumter. Not a bit of it. Bhe lay disabled and from licro assistant* aro sent by Dr. W. Mucluro to tho different points c r] by our armies The ohiof office i lllook.-—ltickmond Tux Aax ok Iron.—Another of tho innumerable applications of iron, or its modified form of steel, appears in tho form of enamelled stool collars. They have been worn for a year or two in England, but are just boginning to come into general use in New York. Seen at even a xliort dulance, thay look like highly polished linen, differing from (hat article only in thoir greater liihtro and cloanlinchs. The same material L worked into wristbands, and some of tlie New York ladies are fettering themselves in these novelties. A bullet proof shirt front, which would pass muster equally well in the hall room or tho battle field, is tlio next probable development of this ingenious invention. Tbo starch in this spociea of fabric is warranted io bo per manent in all wcuthor und ono wipe of n sponge does ull tlio washing.—Journal of Commerce. It is said, on good authority, that tho butcher* of Georgia aro under a pledge to Chief Commissary Locke, nut to pay more than J8 cents per ib. for beef it will bo subject to impressment, the Mucon Market hoof is selling at from 40 tofiQ cents per lu. It strike* us, there fore, that 100 to 160 per cent, (say nothing oftho hido ar.d tallow,) is rather u heavy tariff for tlie" Knights of the cloaver" to iniposo upon consumers. Is il not, gen tlemen? Wo only ask for information. —Mucon Conf. Yankee officers and privates were brought down in the cars.—Jtichm, Sentinel, 1st. Thk HoHTAutcOKrft.'iciiH.— In response to tho announcement that Oon. W. II. F. Leo and ('apt. Winder havo boon placed in confinement at Old Point ns hostages for the two Yankee officors, Flynn and Sawyer, condemned to be shot by tlie Confederate authorities, our Commissioner has informed tho Federal Government that the Confederate Gov ernment will not be intimidated by any nt Gibraltar, was sold to a Cnnfodernti sympathiser, bad li»r name cln.iigeJ to the Gibraltar, camn to England, has boon thoroughly overhauled and refitted, und now is of!' again, loicb •), n- I said, with materials of war. Mr. Adams did his utmost to stop her, hut without leolurod that, she curried her im mense guns ua freight, so she cleared for Nassau, nndsteamed off in triumph. The sumo writer Inn tho following of Mr. Dayton's tiirouts to France. Wo hopotho Yankee Minister bus taken this ground, it is not likely to pacify Na poleon, or to postpone his recognition of tho Confederacy : There is nows of somo spirited action on the part of Mr. Dayton, tlie Amori- M in is tor at Paris' When it trans pired that the Emperor had commission ed Messrs. Roebuck and Liudsuy l<» de clare that lie was anxious to unite with England in puttin : tin end to the war in America, Mr. Dayton, it i* uicl, informed the French Government tlmt any move ment toward recognition would bo looked upon as a casus belli by the Federal Gov ernment, and would compel him to demand bin passport*, it muy bo that Lord Falinorston’*anxiety to put off’Mr. Roebuck’s motion muy havo been caused by a similar bint on the part of Mr, Adams. This was the ground taken nt tiin beginning of tho war by Mr. tiewurd, and 1 do not soe bow the Government, with a proper respect for its own dignity, could take any other. There is no doubt Russia would treat tlio recognition of Folniid as an act of war; and ho, in u similar case, would Knglund trout the recognition of Ireluud. Tiie Prisoner.** from Gettyuiiurq.— A letter dutod Winchester, the 10th inst., ? crossed tlio river yostorjluy, on my way to report to a hospital in Winchester. At tlio same time two ferries were occu pied crossing about 6000 Yankee prison ers. I pa-Hi'd the officors oil tho road to-day, (about 200), in charge of a rem nant (260 men) of Garnett's brigade.— Our division, ur what is loft of it, (Pick ett’*) guard tlioso prisoners. It should bo known by every soldier in tlie field that the dried leaf oftho corn plant (corn fodder) is sucnessfuily usod as a substitute for hops. The infusion is prepared in tho same way. Praotico will noon determine the quantity necessary. In ono of tlio Government hospital* bread for four hundred men is daily prepared this way, and it is fully equal to tbo unless J- ly roinfo force, P’i hero. (- inington nominal. whole force is • This being in answer to n t i follow a movement of ■aid to be in tbo West, with -able fore;, panting him at ie i" the vital importance "f M i •-"S'uppi. -ind mm muni •burg would fail s strongly and prompt- Hili has a sumll he- Oeun brought •ijr/ule is near Wil- Ivingston; Martin’s, "id ut Weldon, and U. Cool , B'ln-oni's, and Jenkins's have been brim 'ht here—the two last temporarily from the defence of Peter - burg and tho country . hereabout*. Wise’s brigade is ns you left it engaged in iho defences of Richmond, and serving into tho country .to the east of tho efty, Tho enemy havebnou repulsed in large forco at tho White House, with indications of an abvancoon Richmond. Wo aro organiz ing companies for the homo duties, nnd the spirit of resistance is increasing,— Loimq’d brigade, in accordance with your orders, has been left at ll*«nover Junc tion. All the artillery, I am informed, was taken away, und the single regiment of infantry which constitaed tho guard for the bridges proved unequal to tho duty, as you have no doubt learned. Reinforcement* were ordered to go up, but somo delay occurred, 'ind they ar rived too late to save tbo bridge or tho brave guard |which had unsuccessfully defended It. The Yankees, reported to be threo regiments of cavalry, returned from the (Yntrul road in the direction of Hanover (old town) and nothing baa i heard of th the h. best broad prepared with hops. ing "official list of the cars, prisoners of war, surrendered with S-v garrison at Fort Hudson, July 8, 18*i3, and sent North nnd South for con finement, within the Federal linos, till regularly enchangod”: J illy 18—Col. Miles and 92 others to r Orica July 14 -Col. Shelby and 88 othe 'New Orleans, July 16—Col. Reed and New Orb. July 16- Maj. j to 93 othorto I* in. Frank Gardner. I stiitl't" Now Orleans, July 16— Col. Edwards and 188others to North, 1 July 18—Brig. Gen. Beall and staff to A Rkmkuy for Smali. Fox.—Tho German Reformed .M cssunger has receiv ed a letter from n friend in China, in which it is stated that a great discovery in reported to have been recently made % Surgeon of the English army China, in tlie way of an effectual sumll pox. The mode of treatment is as follows: when the preceding fo\ ur is at it* height, and just before the eruption appear-, tlie chest is ruhhed with croton oil ami tartaric ointment. This chu.-cb the whole of tlio eruption to appear on that part of the body, to the relio' oftho rest. It hIho secures a full and complete eruption, and thus prevents tho disease ultueking tlio internal organs Numb- r of men, company officersund privates paroled, < N umber of citizens and camp uttuchos paroled, Surgeons and Assistant Surgoons re leased, but l tru»t it will prove to bo one of tho many startling rumors which tho news- nvoiit. Tho advance of your riny increases our want of cavalry on ■ .»u ....a -‘'•ho city; but. ex- North Carolina, gers :n y in”-re tho north and east of tho city copt ono regiment froi L do not Uu oxpect ho available to • I f any In tho brigades tlmt J have left behind for the protection of Richmond cun, in vour opinion, bo .-pared, J should like tho bo sent me.’ It. has been an effort with answer tho clamor to havo troops stopped or recalled to protect tho city r aml tho railroad communicating with your army. Corse's, brigade ban gone. nnd Wise's is tbo only other left by j Cook's whs in North Carolina, and Da vis’ brigade wu* sont to complete lleth's division in place of Cook'*, and Rnn- Rom’b and Jenkins’ constitute tho defen ces of tho south side as far as Woldon, c thi- servico olsowhcro Richmond, tivo that tho enemy r thn •u' e i i more anxiety for tho .t an termer time. I do not Y.» il.ee* bit-«. such force us is t they have enough to render it keep some troops within a stated, hi necessary .. reach, uml some at Petersburg, at least until Suffolk i~ truly evacuated. Do not understand me hr balancing accounts in tho matter of brigades. 1 only repeat that I lmve not uny to send you, und not ugh t" form an army to threaten, if not capture Watblngti , uncovered by Hooker’s army. My pose whs to show you that the ft it is Total »tr< nglh of garrison, and in North Carolina is very small, and I may add that the brigades are claiified | us properly of their cumin 6825 formation «•> to tho enew The Ui. ity havo a idea that ahull I may bo j after. I » you wei Our enemy’s intentions id trustworthy liuro- teriully greater than The; uring the ensuing week we iled by a fureo of Abolition- | knew of tl.o approach of the Very respectfully and truly yours, Short.—We Davis. 'eland tlio list of Tli is Ir said to be now the established such threats, and 'hut tlm execution of ( inode of treatment in the English army j A gentleman from the coahtinforms said officers w ilt take place a* soon a* tho in China by general orders, anil is regar- I that the Yankee-, are building rafts President may see flu 1 dod as a perfect sucoost, 1 Ship Island .—Mobile Trib. 80. ils when tlioy penotratod tho coun* poffonH *H H b1o to the summons of tho in- weeks ugo, und now with J°y Governor proved to be one hundred short tidence, anticipate another incur- requisition tor this county. It may, uu military authorities are on the • 0 ' vor bo made m> bv more diligent Imll not oo unprepared ( roau i e uu, n .—Macon Tel. contemplated by our 4 —» ■ I FroAR.—A commi.* •>••) house in this city yesterday sold >.oou worth of su^,ar to ono firm at $1.45 per pound— sugar in Montgomery and sold hero oa j contingeuoy contemplated by < es.—Knoxville Register. a— Atlanta (jonf.