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Chattanooga.
Vt is W«ll nigh deserted by its inhali-
t .of* The Yanks, we learn, have cros*-
♦..Pit Bridgeport In considerable tore© ami
nr p plow!v advancing. Yesterday (Tu«*-
,? i\ morning our forces wore in line
. ' l ittle to meet them, but it is believed
,I.«t no g norul engagement will lake
";!!•<« t\ r a day or two. The Yanks do
not learn their support at Bridgeport,
and pu-h forward rapidly—showing they
nr • not ready for an engagement. Wo
l^arn that they have already commenced
rebuilding fho immen ».* It ail road bridge
a t that point, which was partially de«-
’troytnl by Bragg when ho brought his
f .roc-this aide of the river. They have
material now on hund. ready for putting
up a complete duplicate of the entire
bridge. They wiM, if lef alone, have tbu
brhlgq ready for carp to pass over in a
.v y k o: t w*>.
\\ ,• fur'bur learn that tho Yanks
nii.de .- I attempt on Monday to cross the
r.v.r ht HairiMUi, above Chattanooga
some twenty miles but wore repulsed
after a brisk fight of several hours.—
Their object, no doubt is to strike the
State Hoad at Chickamnuga and Ring-
gold, hi well a* flank Bragg <>it Ins right,
bv crossing at Harrison; and to conic on
hj» left, flank bv their frreos from Bridge
port. From their having b**;n repulsed
at Harrison and not repulsed at Bridge
port, it would seem to l> • Bragg’s plan to
allow them tooros* at the latter place
and given them battle when they e-mo
away frtfln the river, but to prevent their
crossing nbove.
Wh feei cnlld. nt that a great battle
will c um- otl near Chattanooga in a few
days, nnd we f-.*l confident of a great
victory. \V- will not give our reasons
forth:- beliefju-t now, further than tho
confidence which every body ha* in the
invincibility of <*ur men in Bragg - * army.
Suffice it to say 'hat we are not uneasy
nor nfarmed at the prospect of the ex
pected Collision. It’ our information is
correct. it is working right.—Atlanta
Ce'*. 25,'A.
From tho Memphis Appeal.
AVe
iretiadit the Late It aid In
Mississippi.
aired with a tul) last oven-
railroad agent at
r. William*
Or
:st arrived from Mi«-
dr» to gatlier full par-
EM* of tlio Fed-ml*
North part ef the
ing by M
Grenada,
i' 1 - ! j
\
* h • -
Tim force engaged in tlie movement
consisted of two oolumns of cavalry —
,,ne about twelve hundred strong that
marched from Yazoo City, striking tho
Central road at Du runt's Station; tho
..thor, about one thousand strong, came
fr**tn above*, nnd re*n in d tho Central
read nt Ooffeevillo, The party nt Durant
noiiod an engine and some ears, which
tin \ used in moving their baggage as they
proceeded North. <»n the route they
JVumd another engine, and at the various
*uuious a number of cars, until they
were finally ablet*» make up two trains
of twcnty-flvo ear-, each. With tin sc
ih y proceeded until within a few miles
of Grenada, when an officer who heard
of their approach burned a trestle bridge.
The filing stock was then abandoned
without being destroyed. On their route
in outrages worn committed beyond
tealing hollos and mil Vs, and but few
legrfca nCcOjnpanicu th*m. They reach
'd Grenada on Monday c\« i»ing, the 11th
The other column was met at Coffee-
rihe by a small Confederate force, and a
•uOlimial skirini'bing was kept up, our
roe|>s fulling back slowly sixteen miles,
othe Yalbihusha. Tho passage of tho
iver was dlspul I by Col. Slammiu*,
with four" hundred men, micee* fully,
t an hour, and until the column
the south approached, when lie re
tired ami both parties entered the town.
was two killed and six wounded;
tb»t -f tho enemy unknown.
The Federal* announced that tho ob
ject .if their movement from below and
‘ «»vv <»». the Cefjtr •! road, ..t th-mimic
no, was to eoncontrate the railroad
• G m-i 1 , hmI then run it ’#
iMiiphison tho Mississippi and Tonnes-
• roid. To unable them to do this,
hndgi * had already been prepared to bo
tin . . n across the Tilliehatelue, Coldwa*
»treams on the route. But
Anticipating their purpose, Col. Slum-
dentroycd both tho elegant bridges
tb« Yatlabualia. Tlio result was tho
uetion of all the railroad property
at G r rada. Oinbracing twenty-nine eii-
oim hundred nnd sixty-four pas-
and freight curs, and the depot*
achino shops. Tho Government
•sir tho depot was also burned.—
The Mi-si* sippi Central lost four engines,
th- Mississippi and Tennesseo nine, the
Isdnti e belonged to the New Orleans
and ureal Northern road. Nandy ail
the stock of* the Central was saved, in
- M M-qucuce of being at stations below
Jhirant and above <’"Renville.
Tim citizens of Grenada being warned
- f the raid, the village wnw almost entire*
. i .-ted. What was known an tho
Mister block, with tho adjoining build
ing*, eight brick storehouse.-, and a lew
wo.m1i ii tenements, wore destroyed. Air.
Mister lost a valuable stock of goods.-—
C cnparativoly little damage was done to
ether private property. Tlio party ro-
M'llucd i:i undisturbed possession of tho
few •• until Wednesday imorning, when
they started North on the l*uiiola road,
and the citizen* returned to their home*.
Thu railroad material and property do-
' "'ih prill-
> proha-
• pal object of too expedition '
bly fru-.rated by their inability «j /;ev u
off a* contemplated.
A fV-w Yankees, who hud heon thrown
ncro** the Abntuponboguc u* pickets,
were taw on prisoner*. Our total loss of
nn-n i* rtatod above, (ion. Chulmer* was
shv from his department at tho time,
at t«-n. Johnston's heudquar eis.
Wc also learn from Mr. Williams that
V ■ e<>:.icn atGrenn.ia nnd in the country
r r h nf there, bus been de-treyed by our
u p! >rltW -. About «ix thou-nnd bales,
including Government and privuijstock,
li.irne i atGrcmadn. The corn crop
of tho country is excellent, and will yield
h large, surplus above supplying tho de-
msiifl* for homo consumption. As Gon.
s !-pli< n f). Leo i* reported to lmvo ex-
trniJe<l the operations of hi* strong crv-
: "'y force to North Miasiwippi, it is to bo
hoped ho will be abio to offer a lotno*
"hut idocoasful rnsistanco to tlio enemy's
rui iiug pjirties. If mi there is no portion
'f' *• Cunfedoracy now within our eon*
rorn which such large supplios of
“■»’ n.l gn«in can be dr-iwn as from the
named. Let our uuthoii its bear
• M.ind, and net ar.eoriiinglv. If’
»■' , { nil wt enn (jet /
T v x k it s fir a Tio n, August ii 1.—Th o
troops at Tyner*l Station arc now under
msrehing orders.
A h.-iivy advance of tho onetny was
reported coming in th«j direction of Hnr-
roor. yesterday evening. A scouting
i "'\ thirty weru captured in tho vi-
c,r - > ■ f Harrison Ja*t night.
i bava rcdiahle information that a por-
u "f Rosoorans* fo*-«u. 15,000 strxig,
' | i| l Lunhip, in Sequatchie county.
[*f thirty miles from this plm
they nro rapidly advancing. Clay-
^ - *piendid Alabama brigade moved
jn t|i„* direction this morning. Bate’s
° 13 utt ^ or ari11 * awaiting orders.
t w lu-Uier these dcnion6tra>ious Hre in*
Wij-d to fed our position, or a feint >•>
c ‘rer tl«*/,r crossing at another point, 1
• a conic. AVo are ready !
The Alabama .Militia Dill.
A\ v lmvn t ho entire lull now
before tlio 1,‘vislr.'-ire and reproduce
from the MnU. the following synopsis :
1. The first section enacts that each
county shall constitute n separate milita
ry district, nnd it shall the duty of
the Governor, a* soon as pmctioable
after the r-a«s«g,* of tlii* act, to appoint n
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
01 TUB SAVANNAH RKPCBLICAN.
Chari/batok, Aug. 25th. 1863.
There arc goo i roasons for the bolief
that the enemy design Hn early nnd en
tire change oi their programme for the
reduction of Charleston. When Gilmore
. , .jn asserted, in his letter to Beauregard, that
speeuil aid do eamp in • aeu di^tn. : who Sumter and VYugnor were in a condition
stma be olmrgud with t:. dutie; heroin- ! to bo taken in a few hours, ho wrotodown
utters, - forth. j what he know to bo lii'.ie. It was only
^ , :r being | part and parcel of tho brag game of the
m.tihuw of hi* Mppointuin *. t hall bo ! Yunkevs, which he has proved himself
the duly of such sp* uim aul lunmiintncu nseapable of carrying on ns any other of
tho enrollment of all fr* o wliit- »>ic rr- iii.- illustrious coadjutors. For teasons
idents m his county w!i-> are, or who which 1 am not at liberty to give, it is
Shull bo, ortho age ■ - years, and i now believe*! that it is tho intention of
not over sixty year* of m ; ■ ■•■pt those Gilmore to abandon the siege of Sumter
who snail actually be i n - >rmy or and Wagner as an unprofitable expondi-
navy of in-' ora sr .. I'm* Giro of labor and ammunition. Neither
enrollment shall 1) ‘ by o--v.-. . 1 show , lias given the first symptom of n full
tho ago and < c* up~i? d ii pt-r.-on evacuation. The former is but a huge
enrolled, the numb-r tli, beat ■ pile of ruins, but a more formidable re
in which lie may iv>id«, nnd if any ox- 1 xistance to Cannon balls than it was in its
elliptic" bo claimed, ihe ground of it. j completeness of masonry and armor;
h or the purpose of fu<-ilitating the enroll- whilst the latter lias received iittlo or no
tl ; . special aid -hub ;oithoriz 1 impression from their extraordinary bom-
who shall bardntonL The now plan is likely to be
' / onipensation [ a removal of their heavy guns from the
tocadi person J batteries now playing on the fort* and
the opening of n concentrated tiro on
Charleston direct, thus giving up the
to employ thro*)
receive for their*
i.t tho rato of ,
enrobed by them*. For a failure' faith
fully to discharge their duties, w ithout a
sufliciont excuse, l > be judged of by the
Governor, the a**,-mm enrolling officers
1 shall,
hull Forfait all com|
n addition, be guilty of a misdemeanor’
onvlction of which* they shall bn
fined not less than unn hundred dollars,
and imprisoned in the county Jail not
less tiian one nor longer than nine
months, at the discretion of the jury try
ing the .same.
8. It shall bo tlio duty <>f tlio special
aid, within five days after tho enrollment
has been completed in his countv, t . ui-
vido the entire li-t of no, < ms . »iro!l,.(]
into two t lasso*. Gins* number one
shall bo comprised, 1 , of all persons
under the ago of »eveuie*>.i v* :! 1, t ,||
persons over tho ago of luriy-five years ;
•’» 1, all officers belonging to tho execu
tive, legislative . r ju.ti.-ml .!• 1
of the Confeiiornte S. u - ..i A m<-ri<*H, tool
«>f tho State of Alnbainu , and, Ith, all
persons who shall bo fortified by the
board of surgeons to bo unfit for service
in the soeonu cla-s, but fit for xorvieo in
said first class. Cl . * number two shall
consist oT all onrollod person-* except
those enumerated in class number one.
In all cases of doubt ns t > i t „,,}•
parties who may he enrol'*-!, tin. iiucs-
tion .‘•hell bn decided bv fl •• sp-idal aid
or the county, upon the’ aft 5 ! i\ it of the
* Ago may bo in question,
iddueed.
,'ido
I. It is made the duty of the special aid
to issue writs of election to tbn slieiilf,
requiring nil persons embraced in class
number two to .hold an el.-lion on a day
specified by him, for n . mm.imhw.t in
the county corps „f the S:.,to M ilitut, and
also at tlie .same time ami pine*, an elec-
tion lor »h • com*min<lunt* *>( the l.eat
squads of the state Militia Hu shall at
the same lime issue wrir- of el-ol ion re
quiring all persons embrncml in ( .| M ss
number one to hola an eb-.-tion on « ( | uv
specified hy him; for a county comman
dant of Reserve*, nnd »’ . ..r. n,..
timo and pin.
nflicn
Toi
the
Gove
gunfzation thereof exL'ing in
ty under the Milimry ('..*io ot
suspended, and the otlbers
organization relieved from
mauds during the eoni.'imei
present war, and the oill -ors
all be Sllhjoet.
selva
It). This section provide* t
ever tho militia shall be
lltal service they *hull receiv
and nlloWaliee* ami !.<• -Ilbje
regulation* of the Governme
army of the Conl'ed. t in.- Sint...-
If. 'I’lii** section enacts that
rosorvt s embraced in H.-.-■> nu
shall be Milyccl to tin. order oi
ornor to ho riaploye.l a* n mil
for repelling in vt-iuna, *U|
ructions, and.executing the la
within tin. county to v
Ulong.
This section ena-l, that the Cadets
of tho University of Alabama shall In-
organised into a military corps, and
made subject to the uni . of tii.- Gov
ernor for any military i-ervicc within
tho Slate.
The Act embraces twcnty-flvo sec
tions, but llio portions above quoted
contain tho most important feature* of
tho Bit?.
Patriotism. - Mr. Thom .' Trammell,
of this county, is selling hi* wheat ntthe
Government prico t . or . o ■ when
speculators Imvo oiler.■<! him .i) p. r ..omt,
rnoro. JI*>w voiy diflerent iV.cn this arc
many others, whom we could mention
acting, who, to hour them talk would
suppose they lin»I parted will, every tiling
ill be
-ChninbiH Trl
■in h*;
ltclghi.il and the American l\ur.
Bmuamki.h, Aug. -Tim King of tlio
Belgians gave an an liem * to Mr. Jew
ett. tho American friend of mediation.
Tlio King permits the publication of tho
substance of the intciviow. Tim King
bcliovo* that the doei-ion of a j»ist tribu
nal oiler* tlio only ineuii* for the restora
tion of peace. The abolition of slave: y,
if stipulated for at all, should lie gradual.
America and Europe should logether
make provision for tho slave. Mediation
is not inloiferonce.
Tho other Governments should hot bo
unwilling to join Friu.ce in working in
tho interests ponce; that immunity and
tho interests tlio world has in a gene
ral peace, invitod friendly action. Force
cannot secure th*. welfare of A mere a:
thut an international imlgrnenl • ihj
comWnt forover the ffiindati<m jolinr of
American libotty, thni • >nhl -obmii
the matter to the Queen of (irent Britain.
The Movement of the IJucniy.
Our Tennesteo exoltangos nil advise us
of a movement hy Burnside, directly
against Ba*t Tunno'seo, with a '>.-parnlc
column from that undur Roseeran*.. The
Krmxv lie Chronicle of the *J7th pay*
that “every indication prove- eonclu-
hivel.v that tho iiinugurali*'n of active
operations will take place in t* .*» xeetion
decision.
lmmetli iU'ly after dark, tho Yankees,
in .i g - force, wore reported t> In. ap
proaching B.et.ry W.ignor, with tlio
\ iew, it i* supposed, of making a final at-
lemp: t • eari v the w rk by assault. Our
men wore wide awake and prepared for
them. No particulars of the engagement
have been received, and I have kept up
to a lata hour with tin. hopo of hearing
MMiiothing definite, but it has been ascer
tained, from official dispatches, that the
advancing columns pressed forward to
within a few hundred yards of the fort,
when the latter, aided materially by our
d imes’ Island batteries, oponod a deadly
lire upon them, mowing them down like
grass. It was too terrific for the assail
ants, and they retired in confusion and
di-may. At last accounts a desultory
fire -if musketry was kept up, probably
between the pickets of tlio respective hi'
lines. It is believed that the repulse was
bloody and docided, and that it will Net
tle the fact thai W'ngiior cannot be taken,
except hy bettor troops than tho Yan
kee- and nog roe*.
riiepie-nt garrison of Battery Wag
ner eonsi't-. of the Fifty-fourt i Georgia,
commanded by Lieut. Col. Morgan
Raw.st Col. Way is absent but was *xp*c;-
c.l i>aek to-night,) the hist Nu. Carolina,
the Charleston Battalion, and a detach
ment of about 125 nrtdlerirts. Gen. Hag-
oo.l i- in o.mtmand, but Ool. Harrison,
of tlu. 2-id Georgia, was sent over to re
lievo him and arrived thoro just after tlio
light. The 2Jd (i.org.a, ul Colquitt’s
eotumand, was sei.i ov.-rubout dark from
James’ Island to reinlorco the gutrison
should assistanc*. become neccMary. 1
shall go down in tlio morning and obtain
full parliculais of the engagement, if pos
sible.
i’lie noble and gallant garrison of Fort
Sumter—tho Gt Keg. o. C. Reguiurs,
Col. Alfred Rhoti—after thoir long, ar-
du*»ui*and successful services, were with the
exception of one compuuy relieved to
night. Their places are supplied by a
force of nicked men detached from tlio
27lh and 28th Georgia Regiments, res
pectively, commanded by On pis. Kd-
wai l- "i tho27th and Worthon <.t tho
28th, the latter, being neniur officer I
win among tliese gn I lain veterans a* they
rendezvoii-ed mi the wharf to-night pre
paratory to their departure on the steam
er, and I may sa.v without exaggeration,
liuil n finer and more resolute body of
iroup* is not to ho found in the world.
Mot-t of them volunteered for this par
ticular service, and they scent dolieu'ed
-,i i he idea of defending the old rum to
a I l> tliey are ordered, especially as
' ■- •onie imirnav. ;n ! ft.Soa.iil by
■ > nomy in b-irge* It i' undors too*!,
1 bcliov«, th it i oi. llhett is to remain in
command o'* the fort.
There lias been no shelling since
Sunday night, ami many are of the opin-
rreu thi-iu from a renewal of tho
bombardment- < ”«-riuin it is, that the last
gun tired gave forth a very peculiar re
port, mid nothing >s :i- heard of the ellcll
in the city. Noiwiiiinlniidin'g the cusna
tion of thu lire, \. nit has already been
don*, has pretty « T.-tiim ly moved ofl't' -
downtown population. The streets huv».
been erowde.i with baggage wagons
since Friday night, and all w ho have uny-
wlioro I*, go to, anil some who had not,
havo ‘‘cliangi I their base" either to 11»«-
upper porti . -.f tho city or tothucoun -
ti>.• Foilui'.uely tiieru are many,vacant
houses up town, and tliun. lms been no
difficulty in procuring accommodations
in that quarter. Tho Race Course, 1
learn, has bovomo quite it populous little
village, many of the poorer people having
lied thoro IW safety train the shells.
Tho weather i* still unsettled, and tho
frequent showers anything hut comfort-
aim to the troops whonro bivouaciiig on
• he ulRnda 8.
♦ <»■ ——
Politics iii the NortliucHt*
A telegram from Indianapolis, 20th,
says:
A very largo and enthusiastic mooting
' dfifaHrijl field hero to-
Spodal Oorrci'pendenee of tho Cbira»o Time*
Federal Reports from Arkanr
Hklkna, Ark . Aug. 6. I r. , :o>d
this city on ye-a , da.v I’r.-m Y i* •
tor the purpose of accompanyinir i. . \-
pedition, under Gen. Frederick K .
now fitting out for LittloRoek. •... -.,1
Steele came hero from G*-u. Grant’s «rmy
at Vicksburg, with -p.-ciiie order
t!ii» purpose, preceding your eorre<pi«n»
dent several day*. When I reach,
learned unofficially that
Iloluna,
B. M. l’rcntiss, eoinniuudiiig tlmdi-tri.
of Eastern Arkansas, foil him-ell i •
whatnggriovod that Gen. Grant had m>
required hi services in the prom:—*, mu.
was disposed to dispute with G-n. Steel.' G. •,
as to who was tho ranking ofli. r, Tin*
matter was referred to Gon. Hurlbut, at
Memphis, and resulted in Gvu 1’r ivi
being ordertHl to report for duty i -.
where, rumor says h’ St. L**ais. Mri»r. *'»!.*n*i v
Gon. Salomon, a biotlict *>l'thcG"Vi
of WUcon-dn, said to b ■ a very line offi
cer, succeeds to the command of the di-
ti i.t. He will not place any obstacle, in
the way of General Steele. The cititen*
of Helena aro quite sanguine that:’ •• - >1-
diorly (|ualitie> of Gen. Sal"iu •: w.U
insure them a more equitable admi. . a
tion ofatfuirs than they enjoy«>«l under
Gen. Prentiss The negro, n
will not engross his entire attvntiJn.
the furnmtion of negro regiments sati-l’v
hi* military ambition,
at liberty to «a.y but little at pr
of Gen. Steele. 1 wolil
to say anything, hut for,tho 'lnct that
every man, woman and child in Vicks
burg, Helena and Memphis, and I do
not know where else, is aware that such
mi expedition is in contemplation. I have
reason to believe that, during the present
summer, the rebels will hi-entirely driven
out of Arkansas, and, perhap*. from the
entire trims- Mi"i*.dppi region. Keen « r.>
there none hut commercial mi- u m
rocoinuicud it, such a result would 1»o
inestimablo to the Northwest, as it would,
to A groat extent, remove the r
now placed upon commerce Ti •
dilion under Won. S’oeie will com pel f -
rebols to abandon the country o ni
tbcArkunsn> river, am! »....lltio t>,*' .
op.TatiofU to tho south Sid* •! i hat sir*'am.
-PONDENCE!
,n k . ,
land. The eti. my’* Parro t batteries are I , (
firing at long range on Sumter, tlm shot ! hi !
principally struck the rubbish without ‘Vv.
any mat-riat damage. At four P. M. a I
Monitor opened on Gregg, which re ! . .
fumed :i -piiiied fire. l j .* anlicipn*id j
■* H" ' ' •».'■' •' pa p o " : for igo. , • , j,
. i'v • ..
ily which a long siege will j for ihi
able hi |
.1 I . Gilmer bus been mad*. M j. | lAthYnyt'. 1 '
-Brig. (Jen. Ripnl.v, ranking him j Washing!
posed, *
pro- tlm colli
Ut of Wagner, nnd nr.
commenced?ai half pam
The firing lias lasted for'one hour,
m i ;* unparullud.
N " reports, “200.”
('maui.kston. Aug, 20.—Tlie enemy
attn^l.cd our rill** pit* in large forco last
night in front of Wagner, at about 8
o’clock, and were signally repulsed. Our
batter c* on J one-* 1 dunil opening on
tlmm at tlm *hmo timo, a glorious fire.
Our cusultu..* tire 25 killed amt wound-
A hei
storm prevailed last
ie enemy di*l not shell tho city.
All quiet tilts morning.
lie".
2U0.’
ANNOUNOEMKNTS.
For Congress.
" ' ' r,, ' 1 (•* .mnouiioe the name of
■
, JiathoThlrdCoh-
i.'rc.'ion .1 I>i-f • i. 'i ' ensuinx election.
. ' April 4. 186J—io
'.in.*o the narno of
, i :: :• :•* Cuagrost from
tho Thu tCun/r. o il Uciriat, at tho cn*a-
, ing elccti -i.
l •* Vier.ru of tlm Tlilr.l ( ongrcM-
■ | slonal l)i s |riot.
'j 1‘ KLI.off-ClTUK' -4; Xha War Dcpiii.uvntuf
i.i' » tTuruuiciit, mi natoi uijui ic* rMlV-
■ cl WhiK -i VI,. , „ ( lu .,.,1,1. bnvo I u • ill cd
j ')!'• OI .11 ■ . ■ *
I cotiaoity. Me ay it. ..nha have ur. ii-i m
Bsdut i
•! pit,-, and w«ro
i •ietaehmept ot
vi' n iho onetny
■ . o time for us.
• r notliing.
ten thousaml men ; Alarm olukoutdie i,
sonnort, with about, four tlum nn l .
> of lib'>lit oi
who
oxcupll >
u- . ‘V’.P 1, O', 0 i inhabit
ot Kirby .Smith* command, , ,, «» .,
whicb t it is believed, i* icn.ly Mio for. .- I
operating against Gun. Bunk*, upon p,
U i 10 1 fpt I U railroad, in the | ,
cr partoT Louisiana. In tin* present
ilition of tlio country the robots can-
tiugnient their force i
extent, and, with tlie force*
I, if brought to bear, v
Tlm Lcgisialure, yestordr.y, elooted
William AT. Bird, of Dallas county,
Chancellor of th- Middlo Division of
Alabanm.
Tlio chief old act of interest in both
House* was the Military hill. Tho House,
on mot on of Mr. Lawler, of Talladega,
aniondbd the elan-o wliich ninbr- *-ed all
between the ages of forty-live
nnd -ixiv. and substituted fifty-two in
stead >; :xtv. The Senate adhere.I to
o bil on 111 i< point. There was not li
lt i at he proceedings ioquiringa more
irthfiilar report.
T»-iere was a disposition manifested in
< 11.m*. ■ t<» exempt certain counties
iperations of tile Military bill,
umi that the pia.pie of those
, l’orgnnS*>Hi as ln»iao .guards,
lie snhjoQt to the pain- and penalties
.f pr.*.mer,of war in ciih.j of * .plure, ,
We i .link that tho hill will be MWnim-d I W;ls „
>n till'p.iim, and particularly asitisnow j |;,
k-owii that such _ ivm -onkbAtani- "'*11 j in• :
iu>t lie respect*.'!, Hin'o tlm order of Gen. I in tbr
iianding the arrest of all tfle I
.f Virginia, residing between j '
• and tho ltappaliani
. uadidalu to represent you in
: mid in t\ii ji|. e oi th>.*e fr.gue*n, I
now do ho. Ip [ si: 'Hid ho honored wltli the
I'ositiou, byy .ur.mih..,;,-, it will be alike my
dm.. mi l my u sire i.i k< •• .>n « ament and kouI-
*01, upport to . 'ii oiuitional lOaodures iif-
(vothne yoUr iul . id wlnoh may tend to
ha« !>•
t of
■ uouimou
■ i- li. Jib AN FORD.
iupcos®nt this
. a;uro, pt its
udk . oi of the
great I
t'T nu Northern Virginia.
oin tin* Lynchburg Republican, i'uli.
With the army of Gen. Lee everything
reported qui
polo I I
It-is now almost rendered certain that
tho reported death ot Gon. II *lme* is
correct. For some lime past helm* in
ged to excess in ardent spirit', an !.
iUo time ot tho fight hares win lid
so drunk a* to forgot Gun. Price •
command altogether, lie i- said ( • hn\<
died of(Irlirinht lr<m. u.v. SI,
voivoa tho command ot the troop* m
Arkansas Upon Gon. Price, though if h
fulls liaek and efi’ccls a junction with
Kirby Smith, lie will bo rutikcd l y ihm
officer.
interrupt the i
eport
that 11 ■ enemy m* again threatening that
p'.ini. Ahoni stKl of their cavalry Imvo
uppeiiH'd at McDowell, some twenty
mile* wo’ .-I Siaumon, and it is liolloved
that their object i» to make a raid upon
A gmitlomun, says the DUpnlch, who
left Winchester on Thursday l»*t, sivys
thu' a Yankee oavnlry fore**, niiinhcring
. .led tlio town on Monday
morning last, and remain -d there #*.v-
oral hour*. Their force in tin* v«llot
h-low Winchester i* nut large. At Alar-
ntlv
irlesft
lishcd, in thu Co.Dtlluiioiialiit,
ah o letters on the currency. Tlm vi-w -. | |
ho presuiits aro oxp'aimd in tlm l"l.ov, 1
ing from tiiu Atlanta ('on lode nicy
Tho luttors published m our i.'*oc !•> ,
day from the lion. Rt.bert Toombs are : ,,
uhh) productions. Hn prohea tlm wouim •
of the body-politic with a skilful hand, i
and suggest! the proper mod** of .••••■•■ ,,
tor that part td' our public hurt* which
helm
small
I'illi
l ho u
lit.,i
rial dor
night. All parts of tho Statu wore fully
rei re-eiilcd. Gull. Nathan Kimball "re
sided, and Mnj. Gon. McClornuud, Gun.
Dumont, and Hon. Henry SuorUt, wore
among tlio speakers.
Loiters were road fr >m Hon. Lewis
Gass, Gen. Logan, and Daniel 3. Dickin
son, all of whom expressed their sympa
thy with llio objects of tlio convention.
liesoluticns wore adopted favoring a
vigorous prosecution of the war, otc.
President Lincoln has signified his pur
pose to uttend a Union mass mooting, to
ie- h*.hi at f*prii.g(lcl*l, III . <-n th*. fid of
.September, foil should bit ones prevent,
bo will addre-s thu people by letter. Th*.
m«»t extoneivo prnparotioni urn ir. pro
gress to imiK*. tins meoling tho largest
over held in the West.
Gen. Logan addressed a largo meeting
at Salem, 111., on Tuesday. Judge (J.
Mollvorn was present, and Gon. Logan
denounced him as one of the leaders of a
hand of traii-ors who were plotting tlio
overthrow of tho government. Mollvorn
left the crowd without replying.
"'A'!
*li ike
Hul State or Afftilrs.
A ?cntl»io«n wbo roido. in Wulkt-r
,, ur, ty, informs the Fayette Sentinel
tnAtthnroaro -onietwo hundred and fifty
r three hundred deserters and toriesnow
' «f , ,i! f jt v . th:*' they hud armed
11 •n.and declared thoir dotenni-
• n t.i i. >t the enrolling officer to
* xtruniity. Tho gentleman fur-
; , u:-3 that while canvassing tliut
•’; n t.v IH R candidate, ho wa* passing
* r 'i!^h tho mountains a few days bo-
t'.u c-lecti.m, and lie ckiiio upon a
''’•tp.-iny of twenty-five of these men,
* i n conversing with them they told
n t u'v could colloct two hundred men
•n H very short timo ; and they feared no
I Y. l .* fT whatever.
‘*-ty# tho Sentinel, is certainly a
1.k*;- v . H '* “hite of nfl’iirs, and we think
j {n ^ »n authority should look after this
V zr 5?' !,!or Gjiarukston’.—The Char*
VilT ur J.
- • it be distinctly undorsto kd hy
• rybuiy that Charleston is t«. be da-
■ " ; thej! i-t extremity. If the harbor
er1 ' the city is to b*» fought street
V.. I ■‘H: 1 bouso by huu*e, a* long as
ba\ y u foot of ground to stand upon.
t' ' bus made an official report
* ,, nd capture of Yicksburg.
u • wn his uritiro loss during the
cutopaign 1,24i, killed. 7.0W
Jua4 «^Rnd 637 musing.
T«* dishearten the people and Iho sol-
| dior* iii.a period like this; to enfeeble the
■ ■'! '("'I do-troy III • --I i-! in
i' • i" i -unerio: t*» tli • pi
w.th a heavy force «d Fed«r»l
inarching through K«mtu*.-ky in
ection for the purpose of c-.>-
witli Kotecrans. Our military
ties havo already taken the m***
Hilary steps to ‘secure Goverun
plies ofoverydescription, atom
e*l in this city.” Tho Legist**
same date say*—“All tin* indication.* aro
that th*! deei ive buttle of this revolution
is to be fought in East Tennessee. Hose-
o ans and Burnside nr**npproaebing with
tlm whole available forco of Abolition
ism.” And tho Rebel asserts that official
advices huvu been received of th*? move
ment indieulcd being made by Burnside.
From'wlmt wn can learn, tho move
ments and purposes of U isecrans are as
yet but Iittlo understo d by any body.
It is only known c- rtanily that the Fed- I give** some j.uriiculnrft of tho figl
era's have mud*, ilo-ii up; ;un: on tho j Jackaon, gathered from a participant,
right bank of tho river, at vari" i* point-. I There were •ibont’six hundred Yankees
he,ween Blythe's forry nnd Bridgeport. | nnd negrtos engaged in tho fight; we kil-
WhHt ho i* doing in tho r ir, or where ltd abw two hundred, mostly negroes,
the in..ss of his army i* moving, is a mys- j ami e>ipui' , ed about fifty priaonet*., u flag
lory. Whether ho is i•. vin;-. up tl.<• ! and nina wagons, loaded with provisions.
Sequatc hie valley, to . with ()ur i i ftu*n killed nnd wounded.—
Burnsido directly, or will act indepen 1 login’s cavalry^-have burned nil tho
ery iifo of tlio Confed* racy.
oieTuting | And vet this i» done evory day, hy peo-
; ,. ' pic wiio pretend, when oonoerned, to be
■ an- good Confederate citizens.—Knox. Reg.
rout- Thk Hkad Fuavino Aoaiw.—-The
the j Riolimond Enquirer says that a lettf r has
arc ; hnen recoivod from Major Jones, of Gen.
! Moigan'n staff, confirming tho Yankee
j stut- meet that the General and Ids offi
cers uro treated as convicts. Thoir heads
have been shaved and tliey are confined
in separato cells. This seems to contra
dict me Information said to havo been
furnished Mrs. Morgan, and conveyed
by her to her friomls in Augusta.
bring.)** around Nut'he/., uixl captured
ixty negroes nt Washington, who woro
making tbir way to tlio Yankees.
dently against Gen. Bragg,
seen. Either movement will, h
require extraordinary exertion
part, to successfully meot thorn, i ■
may as well arou-u our-ei v ' t the fact Last night, about half past ten o’clock,
that a crisis i* upon n- NVe r.■; "i. - I.i. uP-nant VVulk*.*r, unn of Morgan’s
what we have -aid 1* -for* -wn ■ ••m. , *t al’- men. »*< shot with a pistol in front of
ford to l.x-e K:i't T'Tin* • • . '1 ' i JV- ut llou***, by •» inun named Geo.
the highest importance, lo Georgia and JJa<h.lor, a resident of this city, and
Alabama particu'.ary, thu foe be 11 1 ‘ *’ 1 ’ *
kept on the north hunk of tho : _,r
piinUhed if he
will be to giv-
not do
about the *
lifflculiy, but in
atal to lo***.— | the absence of anythiug reliable prefer
at fa* t« i t<> bo silent Bachelor i* in jail, and
/, 28fA.
•rwlioliuod.— It has been staled that two guns carry-
the aid every observer in
oomo necessary. Tho
ment is nggressive as
We must repel it or bu «
appearance—have been
8UBSTITUTJS for LkaniKR.—L-ather, > r* i l ived at Charleston. They are, wo
to a great degree, i* to bo nup<*r-M*J«d. i ure told. M akely guns, made especially
The London Time* endor.. s 110 claims to encounier the (.eat iron clad vessels
of an Invention owned by i Mr. Kz.thI- I that can bo constructed. They have,
my, of England, which, u « ording to the | too, been thoroughly tested and fire with
«le*cription of the article, po-M-^as every theaocuracy ot the be»t »uin!lerordnance,
quality of tlie rual leather, and is vast tv and to a much greuter distanco. It is
superior to it on many "iint=. It will stated, also, that Charleston ha-just been
not crack, is tough'v, wi.i wear longer, -upplied with a score or so of those mh-
Mints. It will
t .. ^ . longer,
and will resist water . effectually as
rubber. The loathcr oloth cun bo of any
color, and a pair of boot tops which cost
of calfskin $1.60 will cost of thL mate
ria l only 25 cunts. TL • invuntion is of
immenM) value.
chu vous instruments, the Fnrrott gun,
which possesses great range, accuracy,
and an enormous punetrating power. It
was used with great effect l»y Grant at
Vicksburg, and is relied on by tho ene
my at Charles ton. —Mobile Trib.
Imvo their i
ment. Ta:
remedy, ami loans, hm
thoir huaiH, with u nro\ i*ion tl. it
tion of Liu. luxe* should l***
for tho pay ment of thu inter, -i ....
uipal of the sum* borrowed. \
KiiKgiwtod in tin- paper Honn-tim
that a part of th*' * onied'-rul*. la v
bo pledged spoeiiluilly lor th
purpose. Mr. Toombs doe-- not
w ' | articular ni " I*, money h
i i b v loan. \N a prop »sou a*
plement to nsystem *»f n«lU)it*» t•
and u specific pl**dg(> to apply
limn iiaa Ii
conduct elsewhere,
in he vend instance*
- of some of the most
i tho country Thre<
lliyeui, ami of excel-
--Insvo been made the
£ :
only
lierol flv< li
Lids
• the puyi
cut
'* 1""
principal tho only
mooting thu mibliu expenditure, to wit]
tlie sale of o pur coat, bonds in opeiJ
niarkot having twenty yours to mu.
Wo stated hh our imp:,-.hloM tllal «> * *
of which thu payment of intei- un-i
prinoipal won thus N*.«'ured, would biiu.c
tlioir pur valuo, ami tliat if oven it. y
•old in '.Hi, ii would bo a lostor •
augment tlie principal of tlio dolu,
throwing a portion of the pecuniary
burthen on posterity, than to contium* in
the present ruinous course of depre>m
tion of the currency. The gram ohje- i
hliould be to bring tho income of th.
government, wbolhor Uml income I" 1
derived from loans or tuxati'-u, within
its expenditure, without the i»*uu of any
rnoro paper money to n.e.-t Him ext.eii
ditUro. At present the l'»run-r »»roe.*»'il
in an ArilhmulioHl, while tli>‘ latter i-.
auuonietncal progrcshi'-ii. \V>-are plea -
oo to find u f.m urieitc-o| opiuim with
Mr. Tomiibs in Ins main < •>( •ui'iun, th. i I.
taxation i» our only remedy, and, r. v.
auxiliary to taking up * much of the ; i; -
loamiblu capital ol the Coni'aleraoy, as { pa
will) proper inducements, can ho won lo ; I.i
the public St rvice. wl
- —
The Rochester Conference. | H"
The conference of polltluiun-. the I
old Whig parly, at Roche*ter, lamed j
three or four hour*. Tlie ropoii"d eon- I ]
cliihion urrived at ia that the ie (or i ion j j’.'
of peace and the re-e-iahlisnmuni ->i ■
Union can only I*..- brought ah.
organization of thu eoiirtorvati ve elei.n ot. [
of the North upon u platform simu i 1
that of the Union Democracy of K n
lucky. Letiers from Kx-l’p' of-nt I - '*II-
moro and other vli*iim>ui-h' d men
read. About thirty dulegni* - wore pr.
sent.
A telegram from Rochester, Bull, give
the resorutions adopted at the Gonxerva- (
tivo Con\eiition, at It icliester. 'I . r
invite* the co-operation <,| nil • ,.|. .
any kind. "Our »i».iloig pu* p -
supnroasion ol tho rebellion, mair.temc
oftliu Union, adhoruneu to tlm Coie.iiiu-
tion, fidelity to tho Government, .
ment of the law*, and opposition to fur- ,
oign intorvontion.”
2d. Provides for a National Gornmittce, ,
who ahull call a National Convention, I
o*c., and confer with other cunnurvativo !
organizations, for the purpose of sucur-
mo they attempted to
of the wile of a parson,
eo. 8hu was stopping
Leesburg, where her
val the holy jerked
lea to Life.
of tho 10th iii't..,
currency ua fob
Imb. i-ugli H 8 A c
i o I re in Harris ooilir
Georgia.
imter . »*-ov tlm Lcgislniu
NVe m e authorf:
Of l‘HAR. C. ilrMUKU
jont Stovrutt county i,
l by F.
»( night.
11 he
Am. 5
*3T We
** County,
lounce .1 a a eh
rosunl Harris
.. nsuin* olcc-
uitffi, 18C3.*
nounoo 8. M.
llouHetof Jtep-
, to the .-tato
ii for ftc-prcsenta-
■xt L> ui^laturo
init i.ctfisluturo.
I '.ny Vote as.
MUUOO WICI.tAM
.(■ >i .'at in the
vrart I'uunty,
>■ ttxto of Boot-
’!i*nst 17, ltfi'3.
< hod
I that r. Henry
"ih't si reel, hud
nd life pro-
•d, tlm
r funor.
body he
.•h.tivcH had put <
nnd the priest a
' nut to
Lii'./'.M ouV/.
and
id the dead had
W. M oo n k— It
inday uftei
A n.ji.rsori
on.duded
the carp'
HOU
r I* 11K Huhm'i i
t’ppsr pm t i ti.
the llanU ol 0<luu;i.
Amuat 'Ji,
SELECT
O N tho I
i ‘
, i?
wNfe,
. tiAlKF,
; i.irtiT,
... r iOM!«.■*,
T. n . N Kit.
. II. J 'HN.su .
(oofCH dl a
fTtCJ' ' ■
abs :
M Mi ln;
tit is thought tlmr
f those have already
g united iio'ion.
ml. Advocates a “vigorous and sue-
cossful pro eeulion of the war again*l
tho people in a slalo of military in»ur-
rectlon, until they return to t
under thoir respective State
lions existing ut thulium thoy revolted "
4th. ifuline* the right of in-* people of
any State who are in insure.*, t*■•»», upon J
returning to thoir allego-iu *•, ot' 1 .
6th. Deolures that "tim rights of pr..- 1
perty, whether in lands, personally, or
altivce, intlio8tut"* areoxe!u»iv«dy within
the authority and jurisdiction «*t th**
States n.spectlvoly.
Oth. The solo end for wliich tlo* Unit'd ,
Stales Government lias power to curry
on tho existing war again*!, thu poop • u,
revolt is to suppress tlio Insurrection, |
etc.
A National Coinmittoe wn* soloctod, ‘
and It. T. Sloven* appointed Secretary.
An interview with Kx-Govornor Hunt |
was hold with closed door*, after whi* I.
tho mooting ajourned nine uie.
11 is «nid that congostive fever provaib
ton frightful extent in tho Yankee army
nt Vicksburg, and that ihoy are dying
hy i-cor*-', icid their doctors eunimt euro
I it Yellow Jack i.a huruileva fellow by
; (he aide of thi* for’ Inbh; *ii*c.'i»H. Tlm
Yankees will find Vick-bnrg a sw*ot
plnee ho farliut thLdi--*u • i*.•onPorncd.Jfor
months to coino—even fro-t bns but jilt!*,
influence on it, though it hn* much on
Ynll".s l -ver, Jnc/iH in Mim. tsippinn.
Uoi.. Jonks in a gentleman and a wit.
Thu oilier day he wa* showing the town
to some ladies from tlm steeple of tlm
t.’ourl II uhc. ttun ol liioi)i u>kiiig him
why ti) lightning rod, where it wn-
iillnchad to tlm building for support, whk
incased in a pieuo of horn, the Colonel
replied hat h ru Win a noii-eonductor
“Oh, I..deed!” suys tlm ludy; 1
‘ / that before.”
says tho Colmio),
m t m
A Mncnipb ha* b«nt *»I»KU."«>u»<l 1 , .! ' tl.o groundpro-
.l,«l hdw'T'l Kv.rott Ii," .I... I,.... I 1,1 fro,,,
tnlon'lon n tho ov.nt ol l.„ I"-.,.* draft- I ,, , i„ tl,„ c.VI. w. u.l«"l
ed “logo”—who.-o, wo ure I). *. informed , . , » w . ,.
of d rbAifr«v« rw iif , f i^ ^ tUn f« r L,
kmd, a* f. ) was Ix-rr A|- il , , j. 4< |. j «i,ulf ‘ I lie Colonel replied
1791, and is no exempt from draft iw any j lillU j)n||l wor ,. w . ry | )ll( | ; , ind if j,,,' wiU}
! should over take to snuff, he'd lick'or,
lily o. wn ti
! the pail wh
Tli-Inst I. .
Where he thou;
vuto rathe i t\i".
hi* service* u
delicate loln'ion
Ward's “opi-odi
LEAD!
Ilaviuv II It;,
pnrluictit nt tie * 1*
LcadUofarai t'
District, in c .m; .■ .. .
Tho latter had oeen drafted, mi*! in ck d. : "
Gold Tumhlino.—Tho C»n/&f< i
Gold has declined about four hu
drod per cont. and is still falling.
Rbsionki).—Brig. Gen. Roger A. Pry
or ha& resigned hi. commission, and gone
into thu 18lh Virginia cuvalryasa pro
l'or* ivarntd, For I. armed.
.ATKll FROM HEW OHLEAHM.
from a gentleman Ju«t from
New Or! an* that no the 1 It h just., about
twenty thousand of Grnnl’s army landed
at ••amp Parapet, which is about three
mile* above (’arrolllon. It wa* stated by
the Yankees that within a day or two
10.000 in -r w ild arrive. Those men
stated tiinf Mmy would either rendezvous
it Ship 1 .1 or Pensacola, and that
G. ii. Wild and hi negro brigade from
North Carolina imvo been sent to rein
force Gen. Gilmore on Morrh Island.
the mine lo Ih*
nriinr. il to re.
•Send in ail y ,
.jurutitic
July 2k, 180.1
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