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Columbus Cnquirer.
Tuesday Homing, Oct. 13, Ib(>3.
Mii*eogee < onuiv.
"Wo learn that there wax no election held
at any country precinct except Upatoie.
The following is the full vote of tho
Columbus. Upatoie. Total.
Furlow 468
Brown 449
Hill 48
Blanford 609
Holt 284
Patterson 628
Chambers 424
KumcII 670
Hu we# Ml
Lee 847
'■ u n by 277
The army vote I
458
60
et to beh ard from.
Harris County.
following is tno retinns from this
FOR OOVKBNOR.
Brown
Hill
Furlow
Blandford
Holt
t StWATOR.
Rnm^ey
Brewster
Tr«ylor
FOR RSPRESCNTIVXB.
Kimbrough
Miller
Henry
Sellers
Patillo
126
Preciuct Ketunm.
The Pavanrtah Republican of the morn
ing of tho bth, him returns from a number
of counties in tha south-eastern portion
of tho Stato. From the colorlty with
which they wore obtained and the amall-
nohfl of the votes returned, we Infer that
they are vote* of one or more preciftcl* In
tho counties named, not of tho ontiro coun
ties. The following Is tho Gubernatorial
voto furnishod by thoso returns :
Effingham—Brown 19, Furlow 18.
lAberty— Brown 20, Furlow 19, 1111124.
McIntosh—Brown 16, Furlow 7, Hill 40.
TatnalL— Brown 9, Furlow 0, Hill 86.
Rutlaeh— Brown 0, Furlow 28, Hill 1.
Scrivtn—Brown 9, Furlow 22, Kill 6.
The vote cast for Congressman in theso
precincts, In connection with tho vote of
Ohnth tin county, indicates the ro-eloctinn
of Hon. Julian Hurlridgc.
Tho Republican also gives the following
army votes;
Thunderbolt Rrccinet—Brown 219, Fur
low 24, Hill 86.
Co. G, 29M Ua,—Brown 10, Furlow 14,
Hill 2.
bth Qa. Cavalry—Brown 21 Furlow 83,
Hill 6.
Maxwell'it Rattcry—Brown 81, Kurlow
16, ilill 1.
Co. A’, BOM C/a.—Brown 18, Fallow 1,
Hill 19.
Co. Jl, 22</ Raft. On. Art.—Brown 7,
Furlow 10, Hill 9. Congress—Blanford
18, Holt 6.
Wo copy tho following from tho Macon
Telegraph;
Fort Valley— Brown 44, Kurlow 84,
Hill 82, Cougro#*—Anderson 80, Ke
nan !<*.
The Georgia RU'ction*.
The returns are unusually Blow coming
in. Several of our exchange* express the
opinion that (Jov. Brown has boon ro
elected by a popular vote, obtaining a
majority over both bis competitor* com
bined. Wo would not bo at all surprised
at i.uch a result, but we think that sufli-
ciont returns have not yet been recoivod
to wnrrnnt its announcement,
In this Congressional District, Colonel
Mark A. Blanford lias in ull probability
boon Hooted Representative over lion.
Him* Holt, the present member. If is
possibly for the army vote to turn the
scale in favor of Col. Holt, but highly
hnptobnblo.
Tho result of tho olootlou for Senator
in this district is yet involved in doubt.
Mr. I'aUorsoii has a majority of two or
Hirer hundred in tho counties, but the
'• ,n » vottt « « 4 for ni received, is quite
f 'svorablnto Col. l huinben.
7 hi re 1* hardly a doubt of , ho re-oloc-
Con «>‘f Hon. Julien Hurtrluga in the 1st
Wi.
• h,
Hi a. 0 J. Munnariy n, in toe 21; of Col.
Clifford Anderson, over Hon A 11. K»-
pun, in the 4tn ; <ftJul. Jame* M Smith,
in tho 7th. The returns received indi
cate tho election « f II* n. Warren Akin
in tho 10th district, Hon. V\ m. Gibson
in the 6th, and Hob. G*o. 2L Lester in
the 8th. The few returns received from
tho 9th district look favorable to the elec
tion of £l »n. 11. P. Boll over Hen. Bobt.
AloMillcn.
Quitman County.— All tho preciuct*
heurd from except one, at which k is
uncertain whether polls were opened.
Holt's majority in tho county 46 to 60
votes, Brow n 1 s 80 to 86.
Terrell Artillery.— Brown 4, Furlew 6;
Holt 6, Blanford 2; Chambers 10; Loe
0, Bussell 8.
Douohkrty.—Brown 147, Furlow 87,
1111186; Congress—Smith 213, Munnor-
lyn 86, Davis 86. Howard 10; Senate—Ir-
ivn 169, West 92; Bop.—D. 1». Hill 146,
Barbour92,
Stkwart County.—A letter from
Lumpkin gives us tho Ai11 voto of Stow-
art, as follows: Brown 188, Furlow 203,
IIHI42; Blanford 261, Holt 100; Sonato
-Guerry 868 (no opposition); Jloprtwen-
tatlvos elect Addison B. Brown, Chas.
C. Humber.
Randolph County.- -By a letter from
Cuthbort wo are favored with the follow
ing full return : Brown 208, Furlow 117,
Hill M; Congress Smith ltd, Munnor-
*yn W, Sownrd 68, Davis 42; Senate—K.
L. Douginas 172, I*. 1* Anthony 98, Clay
ton 101, Sawyer 61; Representative—O.
1‘. H«aU (Brown man) 228, L. C. Sale
210.
Cai.uoun County.—Wo loam that
the vote for Governor in this county i«
very close between *Hrown and Hill—
that o voles will covor tho dilTerence;
also, that Mr. Robert#, who Is oloUod to
tho Legislature, is opposed to Governor
Brown.
We And the following reports in the
Savannah News of tho 0th :
Jiw Thionptotn Artillery,—Brown 4,
Furlow 8, Hill 43.
Cu. If, 64/4 Wo, Reg't,—Brown 27,
Furlow 9. Hill t; Congress—Holt 28.
BlHiifordlO; Sonato—Chambers 15, Pat-
l«r»on 1; Bop.— Bussell 21, Leo 1 ; Har
ris county Hep,—Kimbrough 36, Patillo J
21, Miller 6; Senate, 26th district— Brews-
ter 83. Rnm*ey 2.
FraivKJt Couhtt.—Biown 146, Fur
low 77. Ilill 61; Win. L. Mathews, Hop. j
Glasscock. —Brown 93, Furlow 4, Hill
26.
Wo clip the following from the Macon
Telegraph of this morning:
HUMTKft County.—Furlow 176, Brown
168, Hill 262; Holt 812. Blanford 176;
Ifocsr 207, Brady 812, Klara 192, Worrel
176; Cook, no opposition.
Macon County.—Governor—Brown
129. Hill 142. Furlow 68; Holt 131. Blan
ford 151; Cook 800; Dixon 221, Fred-
^ CkawFottU County —h'noxvillo and
6th District: Brown 87. Furlow 86, Hill
18; Kenan 102. Anderson 44; Grice, for
Senate, W7: Fowler, for the House, 78,
Barnett 89.
Jon XU County.—Governor— Brown 6®,
Furlow 47. Hill 11, Congress— Kenan 69.
Anderson 62; Senate—E. S. Griffin 99;
Representative—R. H. Hutching* 110
Houston.—The vote of Perry i« re :
ported verbally ns follows: Furlow 60.
Brown 61. Hill 88; Congress—Anderson
76. Kenan 72 The other preemn* nru re
ported to littvegiv n small majorities for !
Anderson, and with hi# Fort Valley ma-
jori y may. perhaps, make him a hundred
abend in Houston.
Vote in Major Steppbxs’ (formerly
Cumming’*) Battalion, at Atlanta.
Governor—Brown 61, Hill 8 Furlow 18;
Cong mss—Anderson 61, Kenan 14; Hen-
ate-Sneer 18, Ba## 8; ttepresurtaiives—
Hardeman 4. Holt 7. Rutherford 10.
Jonks County, Clinton Preclnct-For
Governor—Brown 43, Furlow 86, Hill 7 i
Congress—Kenan 69, Anderson 82.
Troup County.—Brown 180, Forlow
97, Hill 189. Long and Dennis, Heps.
The deteat of Mr. Bigham will ho re
gretted throughout the State.
Clayton.—Brown 76, Furlow 1, Hill
207. Johnson, ltep.
Bartow. —Brown 468, Furlow 277,
Hill 181.
Gordon.—Brown 819, Furlow 27, Hill
126.
Floyd.- Brown 342, Furlow W, Hill
126. Dwinoll and Karnbo, Rep*.
1th (/a. Reg.-Brown 270, Furlow 8,
Hill 2.
Mrir* Regimen*. —Brown 283, Furlow
14, Hill 40.
WilcoTsan's Ilegt..—Brown 171, Fur
low 16, Hill 42.
The Impressment.
There in, we understand, considerable
dodging to avoid, and some complaint
about the manner of tho execution of the
order for the impressment of horses in
this locality. If the law has been faith
fully curried out and observed by the
impressing officer#—and wo have uo
knowledge of it* violation by them -no
man ha* good rnnson to complain. That
tho Government, in ea»o of emergency,
has the right to impress private property
for public use, paying therefor just com
pensation, is h principle recognized as
well in times of peace ns in war. The
Impressment act of tho Confederate Con
gress goes no farther than this, and its
agent* aro by law directed to mnkiiprop-
or exemptions and to accord just com
pensation for property soiled.
Tho “Act to regulate Impressments"
provides that where the ofllcor impress
ing and tho ownor of tho properly can
not agree as to the value of tho property
taken for Government use, two appraisers
shall be selected, one by the ownor and
tho other by tho impressing officer; and
In case theso two cannot agree, they aro
to choose u third man »# umpire, whoso
decision shall bo tlnnl. Can any inode of
carrying out a principle to winch all us-
•uiit be fairer tumi this 7
To facilitate and givo uniformity to
improssmenU and prices, the act provides
that two commissioner* shall he appoint
ed for ouch Htute, one by the President
nml tho other by the Governor, who shall
agree upon and publish u schedule of
priro* for their respective States, with the
power, also, to select mi umpiro in case of
disagreement between them. This duty
lias boon performed in Goorgin and A!u-
bnma; but tho schedules of those com
missioners do not ombruoe burros, fur Cite
reason that their values are so variant
ns to require each animal to ho npprui-od
separately. Horses, therefore, have to be
valued according to the provision lira
refoi red to.
But the law has wisely and proporly
made provision aguinst the impressment
o( hare <a uoceetary to tho support of a
family or the carrying on of its agricul
tural operations, if these are the only
horsus owned by the family. . e copy
’.lie section ut the ael utTording tint secu
rity nguiiul hardship or suffer mg :
>Sxe. 7- That the property iisc .-mi y
for the support of the owner and in-
family', and u» carry on hm urd.nary ag
ricultural and mecUunical buiine s, »o he
ascertained by tho appraisers, to ue ap
pointed as provi ed in the first section of
this act, under oath, shall not be taken
or ini pressed for the public use ; ami
wbeu the impressing officer and owner
emmot agree as to the quantity of prop
erty necessary as aforesaid, then ibe de
cision of the said appraisers shall be bind
ing on tho officer mid all other persons.
Abuses Catling; lor Keiormatlou.
One of the gravest Olundors c >mmilled
by uur Government has occurred in its
failure to patronise s>»ve luber. There
aro to-day 60,000 soldiers in the Confed
eracy detached to dischargo duties that
could be better performed by negro la
borers. They ar« found in tho Quarter-
nmslor and Commissary Departments,
working on entrenchment*, Ac. Ac. There
ought not to be a white orderly In the
army, a white porter in a quartermaster’s
office, or a white laborer in a government
warehouse or fortification, or a white
teamster in a rump. A* the onemy en
croaches upon our frontier* he drives the
negro population to tho intei inr, and they
are already becoming entirely too dense
ly crowded. Wo have not arable land
enough to give them employment, and
idle negroes are public curses. The
strength and efficiency of our army is
susceptible of vast improvement, al.-o,
from those offices which are now filled by
hale ami hearty young men as clerks,
who are much more in tho employment
than they are in tho service of the coun
try. There aro 2,000 clerks in Richmond
in tho Departments, and 8,000 more in
the employment of tho Government in
Con federate cities, who ought to be in
the field, and whose places are due to and
could bo just a* well tilled ly gallant and
noble young uum who have been render
ed unlit Ibr service in the Held by wound*
received in battle, or by old men inca
pacitated by tho iuliriuities of ago for tho
hardships and privations incident to
forced mnrehus and camp life. Some
men with but one nnn or ono log can
purchase supplies, supervise transporta
tion, receive or discharge freight, keep
all manner of book* and make all rnan-
nor of contracts just a* well, and often
bettor, than many other men can dis
charge any of these duties with two arms
or two leg*,
Voting by Classes.
Our oleeijnn on Wednesday developed 1
nn organization or opposition of claw*, j
which we tru»t i* only temporary, and
will be obliterated before another election
is held. A ticket beaded “Mechanics’ j
A Good View of the Yankee IfortUlea- j The result wna, Napoleon recrossed the ,
i bis baffled and dUcomfit-
; and also
and Working Meu’s Ticket" was vet
extensively voted by' the workmen tn
ployed in the Government and other
shop*, and it prevailed by a very large
majority. Wo have heard it said (but our
opportunities for observation wore not
such uh to enable u» to er.Jor*«or deuy it*
correctne**) that the resident citizen* en
gaged i-i oilier thau mechanical pursuits
voted .bout U genorelly for ether cedi- , „
d.t« e. tho rnechnnie. .ltd work lit* | ^ L cou|J oksw
ITI ASWOS, J
October Jill, 1868. j
Editor Enquirer: Yesterday, bavin
itbilig to do, I concluded to *peiul a fc
hour* in inspecting tho enemy’s
did tor the names on their ticket
There Is cortainly no good ground f »r
any antagonism in this city between the
mechanics and other classes of our citi
zens. It wo believed that there wm, we
should zealously and earnest y advocate
the healing of ti.e breav.. by tho removal
of the evils that produced it; but we
are totally ignorant of any came f >x the
stale of opposition developed by this elec
tion. Nothing cau be more mirchitvous
’n any society than antagonistic organi
sations ol its classes, riuch division* ure
more bitter in their alienatior.* than any
other political parties, and arc far more
apt to produce hurtful collisions. The
beauty and healthfulne#* of free commu
nities consists in the equality of all tbeir
citizens tci political and social rights, and j
the harmony of tbeif classes in the di.
charge of public duties. Olanishnei
should ho discouraged a* an exotic in n
publican communities, especially in tho>
(liko ours) iu which labor is indopendet
or capital and always commands ruinub
neratlve price*.
In thi* city, the operations of the Gov
ernment an'*, tho dependence of the peo
ple generally, at this time, upon home
industry exclusively have concentrated a
very large mechanical force. Probably
the mechanics of the city can outvote all
other da*
they can c«>
they may ii
uno of the
should not
nn organizu
interest* or
ness for thii
combined. It U true llp\t
itrol any election in which
'ite; but Ihio fact constitute''
►trongesl roasons wiiy they
mite, unless there should be
ion of such hostility to their
rights ns to call for clan’sh-
t protection.
Wo do not wish to bo understood a* dis
paraging the choice, as tu men. made by
either party in thi* unfortunate division
of classes. It 1# the right of every voter
to make bis own selection, and we be
lieve that good and intelligent men only
were voted for. But wo do deprecate
any cnuselcM divisions of our citizens into
classes or claru, and entreat them to dis
courage all organizations of
view of Chattanooga,
ni the Hoo*i«rs encamped
theiein and tboreabouts. Striking tho
right of our picket line*, at the river
above town, 1 turned down the lines,
hoping to get glimpses of their breast
work* a* 1 passed along; but in thi* 1
MHiti found I wg* doomed to disappoint
ment, their picket* .bftifig thrown much
I imagin'd. Satisfied
/e nothing of any im-
purtanee along tho line, 1 walked on to
Lookout Mountain, thence up to the Half
Way, or White Houso. From ibis point
Chattanooga and it* surroun lings are
plainly discernible. The enemy’s breast
works commence at the river above town,
thence pur*..o a zig-zig courso south
ward along the crest of a range of bills
that lie east of tho town nnd about one
half mile distant from tho depot. Fol
lowing this oour*e until about opposite
the old machine shop, the lino then
curves l» tho southwest, and finally bring*
up at the river aPout ono mite from the
depot. By tho aid of a glass, 1 was ena
bled to inspect their breastworks minute
ly. They ore made with logs, rails and
| timbers of various lengh and size; in
fact they have u-.* l everything that could
bo made available to protect themselves
from rebel bull-As. Immediately in the
rear of those piles they have dug trenches
abou^two foet deep, thedirtOejngibr.»wn
in from and on top of the log : and rails.
These works, tnu* constructed, aro form
idable barrier-; to the altticic of infantry,
being a safe protection again >t the uffbet*
of tninnie ball*. A light held piece,
however, could knock them into atonu.
Along the centre of tbi* line of breast
work* they have thrown up throe earth
work* of Hugo proportion*. The two
flank ones are pierced for eight guns; the
centre work, which present* truly a
formidable appaaranc*. i« pierced for
sixteen guo-, twelve ol which are mount
cd; the remaining four are on the ground,
and workmen busy getting them in po
sition. The guiia of tho fitnk ones are
ail roa<ly for use. It 1* said by *oiue that
they bavo a line of rifle pits in front of
their breastwork#, which their charp-
thooter* are4o occupy. I could disv>
none whatever-not even atraeo—by the
:.iil Of a gmd gins*. Tho ground in front
of their lines Is open—not n i/ee, scarcely
n shrub—i* vi*U>So anywhere. The sur
face of the ground is undulating, with
light swells Uitu and there, then slop
One of tho most daring and gallant na
val exploits of tho war, distinguished by
the urentost coolness, presence »t mind
and intrepidity of the jjave men a**ocia-
ilsofthi* war—who would | ted in tho entoriffW^; wua performed
Monday night. Tliis was no less than an ,
attempt to blow up thr* United States , man<1 or
steamer New Ironside*, lying off Morris’ j have been relieved
Island. Though not fully meeting tho | am about to letir.*
expectation# of those xvlio conceived the I AVithout uttemiitTugl
plan aod those who carried it into exo- j cuinstances of thi.# di-agr
... The very r.ctlhat Iher. ! ar»du»ll}' ow»jr from . -i-i.rter t.. > half
la nn k.iucI roa.ua for auok dl.laion, a I- I 'nilo.ualll it rooeboa a Jea.e K ruwlb of
moot auurM u. that Hit, condition of, >««'■ Xl.i. .„.on Kround .xtond. frob,
thing* exhibited on Monday ha. no per- ' lv “ r “ l ' lh “ r ‘vrr be!ow,
foothold, and that in a .hort time I Ll ‘.« " b "" "“>
no uaplna-ant trace of It, oxlalonco will aluq* the whole line, with tha exception
bodi.oovcr.ble, . of ono point, and th
**•*“ I tunco.
Impreaead Horaea-Cerrcc Ion. , w ,„ ld liko „, rv much to
Wo aro informed of an error made by JoU1W 0 f our own podiion, but
u„ ye.terd.y in Iho .Utomout that the , iruJu0M furbii. Sum it to say, it i,
prleoid of the comiiilMlonor. did I l „, 1 , r , <n „b iu to any force tho "Old
Dutchman" can bring again,t it.
nt, and that i* of minor iinpor*
that
ilulo* of tho commi**i'
it ombraco horse*, foi
their vnluiM are so variant a# to require
each animal to ho appraised separately.—
The suhodnie of the commlnsionors for
thu State of Goorgiu, adopted on the first
ufOc
sifieatlons and ]•
by tho Gov or nu
llor«c*, Fir»
i for bor<6* i
When wdl tho bail op
daily propounded in out c*mp«, and I
see that tlm P u is getting ioino»hal
impatient. I can an*w**r lbi»m by “aytHg
lowing clHr»- i t j, j DuK will open when Oon. Bragg
•st da*# Artillery,
jond eiai* Artillery,
do Third oI«m* Artillery,
do Fourth cHU* Artillery,
do First» bu- Cavalry,
do Necoud clus» Cavalry,
do Third cln»* Cavalry,
do FoUrih class Cavalry,
We had not won this new schedule
pressed
am
inunib
ntttim tho
Jy, mil before. Tho public 4b 1
that Chattanooga at this ’.line
ided.
876 Gar wouuded will soou ho ou(. The
26) j render um*t recollect tl.nl they havvonly
[JJJ one way b* send them ..If, and that I-
:I76 mo'intains for a long distance. Let
260 j your roader# be patient. Tho army, nl-
un- though scant of clothing and living
til yesterday. It will be seen that all that
i*to be determined is the classification ol ;
the liorach, and the prices allowed for
each class are liberal.
The Ituuibarduieiit ol Chattanooga.
Meant ration#, uro patient
wait for the signal from »
ul willing to
r gallant lend-
J. T. G.
It lfonts Cit a
. Ten
K t°)ct. 6,1868. /
Editor Enquirer: Tho bombardment
of Chattanooga commenced this morning
at 10 o’clock. Our guns upon Lookout
Mountain have not, up to the present writ*
ing. (2m.) opened upon the town.
The firing thus far has boon done from
Hut centre. Thu enemy returned nur
lire promptly, and im - tired more rounds
than wi* have, every one ol tlmlr shells
falling *lmrt c-t our lit.es, doing no dam
age to any < ne whatever. To-morroW it
is expaciod that all of our guns will
opoti upon tno town.
It is rumored that Sickles' corps from
Maade's army bus arrived here. TIiIh
report was brought into camp* yesterday
by a prisoner.
Gov. Brown visited our rogiment yes
terday. aud gav*j u* a talk upon the war
and matters pertaining thereto.
Cal. H nes Holt, a* far a* my observa
tion extends, will get the votes of every
c mpuny here from Columbus.
What is th-» reason wo do not got any
Columbus pnputs? It has been now throe
weeks since any of us Unvu received pa
per# from home. If Poklmastors only
knew how annoying this ift to so dier*,
they certainly would make an effort to
furnish tu paper* regularly. J. T. G.
Tu the I'coptn ol Hamel I County.
Our country (the eleven Confederate
Status) bn* a coast line ol fifteen hundred
miles, with numerous flue harbor*. It*
j river*, for iuii-rnnl commerce, are unsur-
j paosed. In territorial area it is larger
than France, Germany, Spain amT Por
tugal togoti.er, and the whole is occupied
| by nix millions of industrious, anlarpris-
■ ing white*. Such a country should, in
i ilu> naked simple ily of language, bo call
ed a nation Shall it be uii independent
i natio ora province of the Yankee power ?
; Providence ha* g’ve us thi*-plendid in-
horitonoe, but it is tor us to work out our
! own destiny and niuk 1 of it a great na-
, tioo. When the Anger of God points the
way to the Anglo-Norman race, what
j power on farth shall say to it, to tho right
about ? It i* true our eneiniai, in all the
munitions and inocbanieitl appliances of
war, am our nuperior*; Hut God'* first
and last promi n is that in the struggle
bfttwrwn spirit and gross materialism on
earth, the latter shall not cun# off the
victor*. It is true, t >o, our enemies are
nioro than throe to our one, hut many an
example of national heroism should loach
u* that numbers, however largr, cannot
prevail againat valor and vnduranuo.—-
The little Kingdom of Truasia hud but
two ani a quarter millions of people when
she successfully resisted the combined of*
('•ul# “f four neighboring power*, catch
Jurgcr than herself, to cru-li out her na-
lionnl lift*. N.ipoleou poured
last, aq'inrtcr of a million of b
Py
ted legions.
You who would yield to the present
pr«**ure—who would say tharo i*
during thu
barter your ancestral lands, your equal
laws and the government of your choice,
for an inglorious peace, think of what the
Spaniard* fought for, and be shamed into
new resolutions.
Let us not disgrace ourselves by yield
ing our beautiful country to the spoilers.
Let us not be seduced by tho song of re
construction to trust the rights of our
children to tho.e who have never respect
ed our own.
I? nil such revolutions as this, there
must be traitors—it is the charter of na
tional life. There are vermin that will
worm their way Into the ship's timber*
against a tripple sheeting of copper. Let
them bo scalded out with the steam of a
nation's hot indignation. Tim done, let
every man of the crew stand to his pos-
and the ship will ride out thettorm. Let
none despond, none despair. In the
midst of those perils, do not, liko the
weak minded tailor, cry out all is lost, fly
to the bar, brouk open the casks, and seek
to drown your fears in drunkenness. If
you do, it may be that, while riding the
wave* on Mttnw chance wreck, and re
stored to consciousness and thought, you
shall be overwhelmed by a storm of re
morse more pttilt** than the one to which
you base'y abandoned your noble ve*se!
BUSSELL.
Austria and the Untied Wits*.
Fr»iu th* Cinvinnuti Inquirer.
We publi»h below an extract fmm a
privnlt) letter recoivod by a citizen of this
city from a gentleman of Vienna, Aus
tria which di*clo-*s a new reason why
Maximilian was induced to accept the
throne of Mexico.
The writer nt tho letter from which we
aro permitted to quote, ha* from hh po
sition rare opportunities to ascertain <Ji-
I• I •matin secrets.
“Vienna. Aug. 2ft. 1863.-• * • 1
can also give yon a little political infor
mation. which may interest you Ameri
can- You will remember the Rostza
affair, and the so called Hulmmann let
ter. Tne Austrian government has nev
er forgotten, nor forgiven the insult then
offered to her flag and her diplomatic
representative. The insult was given
Austria, »l»« thinks, because her naval
power was small, and because she hod
• filcient means to resent it, and thf
fore hu* to pocket it. They believe h
that the United States would not have
thine no to either France or England.
When the firs', overture for tne Mexi
can throne came to Maximilian, who,
aa you know, represents tho little Aus
trian navy, the offer was accompanied by
a suggestion from the K ench govern
ment that the acceptance of tho Mexican
throne would. In the course of events,
give its Kmporor an opportunity to re
venge the wanton insult to Austria's u»
val flag. Maximilian D said to have been
captivated wile the ido , and the train
of reflections it Involved, and to have
made the remark : “We will yet be even
with the braggart nation" My infor
mant is likely to bo well informed, and.
I must say, it would indeed be ktrauge if,
rvnntuully, Austria would, in till* round-
itlxnit way, tude up the gauLtlet year*
ago thrown down to bur.
“1 urn also informed that Secretary
Seward hoe lodloatea to Ihe Auttna i
government that Lincoln’s lulministru-
Lion docs not bold to the position then
assumed by tho Webster-Hulsetutmn let
ter, and that persons having only their
first paper* wit* not hereafter be rog -rded
a* citizens of thu United Stater I doubt
whether this declaration has been given
by Seward in tlmt formal manner which
would appease tho offended pride of,
Austria." _
liuprohniuriit Price*.
Wu observe that tha L'oiuioj*rfiuncrs of
I ui pro»* mu i it for thi. Statu have issued
Schedule No. 4, for the mouth of Octo
ber, fixing tho rates to be paid for the
article-* apprai»cd, and the pay for trans
portation. Wu append the pi lees fixed
upon the lending article* as follows.
Apple* 44 p*»r bushel, bacon 66 to 86
cents, lard 70 to 86 emits, beef cattle 16 to
18 uunu gross, corn $1 90 to A2, meal $2,
flour $24 to $29, wheat $6. fodder fl.76
to $2 pur cwt., h«y *1 76 to $2.26. hog*
26 to -lOoent*, hid. # $1 per pouiiot nxrssht
8260 to jSOMi, Jtuiu* (woojon) $4. leather
$160 to $-1 26. inoluMc* ;Chinese' $2 60
per gallon, luule* $276 to $100. onions $6
per bushel, oats .$1 60 to $176 per owt..
poos $2 per bushel, potatoes (Irish)
5*2.60, sweet potatoes peuche*
$6, rye $8, rice 16 cent*, imuf'
eursk-s
Pare well Addre N aor Lieut
unJdah i» 0 | h> '
To th-' OWeeps and .Vo/./., .-
-Hraixj'rh Polk’?
Missionary Ridge.
In consequence ol
agreement between i
Corn-.
ce °r “« unf-irtu',.,
at'tf
^•l:on the
cution, it has called forth tho unbounded j judicingtho public mind V»v h .
... 1 II-j appeal to its judgment, j nm,ti^ i:
unqu n ii
«* filing of rugreL uii.] „
.r.-J.ion of my K rutilud,. Tor lb, ,
:onnuct and devotion, they h Hv . ri<
iani:'e#tod while under mv V-
Dolmom. Shiloh, VorrvJiil-/
*oro’, and Chickamauga all
. nr part tho very highestsobhe-iV/
admiration of oar citizens for the hril
iiant heroism of the actor* in their dan- i milted to
gerous but patriotic and self-sacrifloing ] viotion of the reetiiude of
undertaking. A goneral feeling of deep and that time mul iuvc.-lig™
anxiety prevail# to learn the fate of two ply vindicate my action on i
of tho gallant spirit* who went out with < tin* Chick im.iugti.
the expedition. There la » very reauuu Ly j 1 cannot, however, cart .
believe, however, that these gallant men, • rarity with the gallant' otfi.
with the moans of safoty about tboir per- diers my »*id Corps, wiiho
sons, endeavored to reach shore and have • f
been picked up by sonic of the enemy's
launches. We gather tho following par
ticulars from the olhor participant# in the
affair:
Tin torpedo steamer David, with a
crew of four volunteer#, consisting of Lt.
Wm. T. Glassell. J. H. Toomb*. Chief
Engineer, and J. Sullivan, Fireman ot
the gunboat Cbicora, with J. W. Can
non. Assistant Pilot of the gunboat Pal
metto State, left South Atlantic wharf
between six and seven o’clock on Mon
day evening, for the purpose of running
out to tho Ironside#, exploding h torpe
do under that vessel near amidships, Ana
if poMiWle blow her up.
The weather being dark and hazy
favored the enterprise. The boat, with
its gallant iittlo crew, procoodcd down
the harbor, skirling along the ghoals on
the inside of the channel until nearly
aPrea.-i of their formidable antagonist the
New Ironside*.
They remained in thi* position for a
short time, circling nroiind on the Inrgc
shoal near tho onenorrtgeof tho object of
their visit. Liout. Ulituell with a doueli-
harroWd gun, sat in front of Pilot Can
non, who had charge of the belin. Chief
Engineer Tdomb* wax ut the engine, w itlt
the brave and undaunted .Sullivan tho
volunteer fireman, when something like
the following conversation ensued :
Lt. Glassell. “It i* now 9 o'clock —
Shall we strike her?'
Pilot Cannon. "That i# what we came
for. 1 am rendy."
Engineer Toombs. "Let u* go at her,
then, and do our beM.’’
1
Contending with a numer
appointed and merciless , nu .,j.
that man hold-- dear, you have
oxauipli'd j»ri vatiou- wi’.
fought with tin hunted br .v,,
yielded a r- ndy nud cheerful
to youf officer■*.
{Jnldjer* who etrnggi^ in
nd wi*h siiL-ii In
quereil." CloiiJa and darkn-
|but th
n1 gb
all, ami waiting.
The boat wa* now
si mod diroctly for the
little xteamer darted forwa
on the Ironside# hailed the
there, you will
tieud.’
ut bow
A* tbr
ud you for a
of the future i* bright ,
blood of Patriot--, i- never
and final victory i# corUin an i [,
Whoever command.] yoj, n
exhort.uion and request to vo i . .
on and fight over a.th trip' hear*
your inilnpondeuco it, nchiert-J
saodft of heart?, may fall cr*.•:>
bleeding under the weapon.- 'f o
or tho pas-ion* or mistake* of ti
the great cause roust never b-
or our flag abandoned. Our c*u,h
and your duty to your c unu v u
s the
i the h
nnd in th*c
) l«i
bravest of the bra . W/SM...
them in th* darkest hour o: \h
hound you will have ,„y
prayers to the Ruler of th. f
your ligppineaa and xucco ;
ness, devotion an;i rei.pertf-.,
od during the year of .
both in camp nnd on tbefKd. H
iiy heart and will be t:
ato beat.
* until it ce...
tth Take .
What j (Signed
Y '
; with the purpose i
fMindage ot Fmi
poor but patriotii’
J but so jealou# of
1 could never act
| numerous battle*
J lion gained but ot
j treachery of tho
I Defied and dlaoA
1 spin
• into the heart of .Spain, ! «b<
f making of her an np-
• Tho people were
-thalr leader* devoted,
each olhei that they
n concert; and of the
’ought, the invaded nn*
\ and that through the
french commander.—
sneinod only
lloapUat* at lUnggottt.
RiNOQOt.B, Ga., Oct. 2. IhffL
Ed. Enquirer . —This i» tha r« diving
hospital now, since th* railroad bridge*
that wore burnt have been repaired. Tk*
car* now run about eight mile* further,
nnd the remaining bridges will soon 1h-
repaired to Gen. Bragg's headquarters.
There i* much stir here now, notwith
standing tti« battle box been fought sev
eral day* ago. Some of the most heart
rending scene* me witnessed: Father*
nnd mother* returning from the battle
field, with their sons broken and mangled,
nr with the sad (ale that they were dond,
or that they cannot hoar from them.—
Time will not tell—only eternity can.
But 1 must say something about our
wounded poor soldier*. They are hauled
in some ten milo* by wagons, after the
best mannor possible, but yet it L attend- Napoleon offered them
od with much suffering on tho part of the 1 *‘ble King in lieu of hi
wounded. Yet itl* most remarkable thn
there have been Very few death* wbil-
•n route lo Atlanta, which i* the dutribu
mg point. 1 would udvim any ono ii
search of friends to call at the above plnco j Hu offered to abolinh the inquisili 1
and oxamiuo the
coining lo this place.
When you approach tho poor, suffer
ing soldier, ho i« cheorfhl and without a
murmur, notwithstanding tho great suf
fering ho has undergone. There aro a«t-
plo arrangement* made for his comfort.
Many aro here with everything necessary
for his wants. God bios* tho ladies.
u» {dried)
V WIW. .!•».. (pig) $85
*r*» or round $8.50. fl it $8.20,
HPi boiler plate $6, railroad do.
$1.75, old 76 eeutt, blurting*, asnaburg*,
drill*, Ac., 45 to 76cents, slioestariuyj$8
per p«ir, whiskey $•'• per gallon, brandy
(peach or apple) $6.50, woolen doth for
*itldioiz’ clothes $4 par yard, hauling per
mile 21 cant* per hundred, lure of two-
or*« team, wagon and driver (rations
furnished by owner) $6 64, ration# fur-
ni*bed by government $4^*1. tour-horse
train, Ac.. $9, without rath u< $6 50, six-
horse teani $12, hire of laborer (rations
furnished by owner) $2, without rations
$1.60, per month without ration* $$0.60.
These prices have buon fixed by the
Comini sioner#, who ere iheinudve* far
mers, and aro as nearly equitable *s it i
possible, perliam, to arrive at: and it is
earnestly hoped that all producers will
acquiesce in them. They are as high as
the govern mem can pay and hope t«* pre
serve lu credit; they are remunerative to
tho producer. We must not extort from
the necessities of thn government, whose
success is the «n|y hope we have that all
wo possess will not bo wrested from us.
Let, therefore, no one complain because
hi# produce or hi* property is seized, but
acquiesce in tho uocesrities of tho times,
and give the government ovary possible
dvgreo of aid, to the end that iiupreas-
mo: t, and war. and suffering, may be
slopped as speedily as possible.- Augusta
Uoh.t.
Threatened Trouble.
Eighteen negrw * havo boon lodged in
Sparta jail, Hancock county, for combin
ing and attempting to exciti* an insurrec
tion. They had Knen holding Morut
meeting* and planning matters. In all,
them with greater determination.
The reigning lwi::g of Spain was an im
bccile, and Ills Queen a proalitulc, while
tho constitution of the conntry was so
notoriously bad that the inquisition might
be said to have been tho better part of it
amiable, sen-
who had dis
graced hi* throne, and n virtuous (jueen
iu the place of the one who had brought
nothing but mortification upon her poo-
pi* Tboir reply woo, war to UMktUa ; ago", _
and I preaobing, isn't it T
lr<*d in number are impt.
All tha ringb ad-*rs bav« been
arrested. Their op- mtion* have bw-n ex
tensive. 'J hny had c<iinmiiU)d many dop-
rudnlions— thieving, killing an»l driving
eff cattle, Ac. A formal examination of
the matter will probably take place this
wook. and f
steamer i*‘tk*t?" Lieut. Glucsell
plied by discharging ono barrel nt the j _
Yankee sentinel, and tendering the gun i ,
to Pilot Cannon, tobl him then* was an- | n»JJ \i,.. (
ether Yankee, pointing to oiuvwith hi? , 1IlV „a > ,v
tK»dy halt over the bulwarks, nnd asked I s.-* r etf.rvoft)
Cannon to take care of him with the'*n,
other burri.i. li he.
The next moment they bad struck the : y .
Ironsides, and exploded the torpede about !
fifteen foot from the keel, on the starboard ) «i „ ..
* iJ "- i i' inVSt',
An iiiiincMise volupio of water wa* ..... ... ,
thrown up, covering our Iittlo boat, nnd. j . n , . 1 . L’.f'i t
going through the smoke-stack, ontured I ul -. , v t,‘ 511 ,
the furnace and uumpletcl^xtmguished 1 j, uv ,e, lV n t rf i . - t -
the fire. ur'ilio mliliiia; i- ,, .
In addition to this, pieces of thn ballast I •-- v *-...
had fallen in the Works of thn engine, ' r ‘7*inv lh7neM.,fo , :
rendering it unmanageable at that time, i
Volley aft»‘r volley of musketry from tl.o 1 q’|‘? J , . !
crew of the Ironsides and from the i. )M ..
launches began to pour Ip upon them. ^u , - E 1
Lieut. GlaSSell gavo tbo nUilor In li-iolr . , '
but it was found i.npo#
dition, with no bIioIUi
tlmy.thought it best to ‘-urmider j it d- -tr*.
dence-h Injii
Glariori publid
from President P
'“finfnderate :
The letter \
1, S.-pt. 17, In;;.
‘ *«1 your!..:
In P,;*UHonninnd''^;''
'IMio I
II. but barbarously continued the j 0
fire, it was then proposed to put on their 1
life preservers, jump overboard and on- I !,
doavor to swim to thn shorn. A ll but
Pilot Cannon consonlvd. 'I'ho latter, be
ing unable to swim, said he would say
and take his chuuc. ■ in Ihe bom. Lieut.
Gin**cll, KnginoorToombs and Sullivan,
the firninan, )«tt tho boat—the tir.-t two
having on life pre*ervor#, and Ihe latter
supporting himnolf on one ot the hatch' * j ‘ ,,W,
thrown to him by tbo.|rilot. Knglnei r i
Toombs, becoming embm ra^ f I with hi- J co j‘‘° "I
olothlng in thu water, got back to tho .
bout and wu* a**j*i*4 in by k' .niton. The 1 • ••
boat was then rapidly drifting fi -:;i the
Ironsides, lie now fortunutely found a
match, nud lighting n toroh crept back to
the engine, discovered and removed the
causo of it# not working, and *0011 got it
In order. They then commenced to run
tha gauntlet of the Monitor# and launeh-
c*. Tho latter teemed inspirod with n
seeming dread o! something «u|»ernatu-
- 1, nnd opened a pat«i rjgljt '
away, but .
The crews of t|je Al.»nit-
steamer wm obliged to pus* on her re
turn, ware alao out nud oommenood 11
heavy fire of musketry upon her us she
wn* passing. Tho launcba* m id. way,
evidently from a wholesome ro^nrd for
her explosive character.
inf inter Toonjbs and Cannon reached
their wharf In the city Hhout midnight,
f.iiguod, and presenting a worn out ap-
pearance, but rejoicing at tholr fortunato
and narrow escape.
the honorable muras
. . - olej.
th regard to the damage of toe Iron-
aides nothing bosltivo is known. At tho
moment of striking there Wa.- great c.-n-
sternation on board. U was reported »h*»t
the crew in gangs wore hard at work at
the pump# all day yesterday. Small
boats were so*-n ooQlinually passing be
tween the Ironside# and the Monitor*,-—
At nightfall, however, she retrained at
her old anchorage.
Buc t« the narrative of this brilliant
affair, which, nea it been an entire suc
cess, would have rid us of the most form
idable foo engaged In this siege. Some
few have styled it a rgshundertaking, hut
it needs just such an example to Ic.td t"
still greater deed# in the present condrtfon
of our good old city, and the country at
large.
•public
vhicli del
of lliu 1
much toward abniir
fusing n now spirit .<
' \ thoM torc, tie
tlon ul this tim
which 1
"VSB
Munufu -turing Com pan 1 f t
Gh. We are, therefore, m-'
prised at the following a Idi'.t
: M a
Columbus, G
Editors Courier —We send fo < \
to-day, 100 pair of drawers and 1UU'
for the uso of tho *ick and w< tir. !••>!
dier* of your city and viciniti 'V
» largo number prepared and
sion*, Ac., but *ucli proiiiti.: 1 01 -
among tho soldier# of tho Army t
nossoe, that w.> feel It Hest to divert 1
have ready to that point, except d*
tides s nl you%'above. We*
over, be ready at ai'i timer to 1 • s
needy, tho »ick and tho weun.l-J,»
ing *- thn ohhc demands, and snr
from Virginia to Texa*.
J. linodl> Baow. r, Ao
"We shall take pleasure inspclym
acceptable and liberal dona’.fo.'i w
roachos us.—Chae. Courier.
Lieut. Co). G.^V^L.m, of At"am
just returned from ms Utserter hi
trip into the mountain^ of r: i C
nn. Hr. has captured betnvof '•
! four hundred deserters and : .ri n «
j leader, Coi. Busty, noion -u - for h
utrageft, wiu said to have sL 1
They
A Grand Cotton expedition.
The Richmond Dispatch resolves Rose-j men
Lion S movemorl ,nto rt CrtWo,i aspedi- ever, in a body, but scattorrd t
S2T«v2s^d^x?TSrt& a; r rt7:,^;' nr ar i "* ;•
th.t ii «it 11 rwl.«rtL.... . ,, . ^ ‘ wr niiny. no
K'rum Upper Rest Ttsusssst.
The latest nows from I’pper East Tea-
nesseo roprosenta the enemy as still flee
ing before our forens. The latter weie at
last account* at or below Greenville, end
it is not improbable that thay will reoo-
eupy Knoxville in a short time, if they
have not already done so.
In the fight on Monday lost, near Jones-
lioro, our cavalry wounded fifty, captured
forty, and killed twelve of the enemy,
with a Io.-s on our side of only two or
three men.—l.ynehb. Rep., id.
that it was undertaken for thn purni
seizing several hundred thousand ba'n>
ofcoUmi known to «xi#t in that Slain,
which it damned otAontlal bj tuiiU 'rl the
credit of thn Yankee flnanno*. Thi'i*>.
mo4 important revelation. It wn
hoped by the Yankee* that this eot-
t*>n would be sold in Europe for >ne. .,
and that, by mean# of the money Un
acquired, the credit of their Government
would be custeinod But the imterprise
ha* failed and the relief i* not aflbrded
Tho indebtmlne^sof Yankeedorn to Eu
rope certainly does not fall short of ono
Ruropo Is growing
have principal or
and loyal people
i... ... v-oi. La* pursued hi*r
him to Loudon, euptur.ng t;/'
"inong th?m two Yankee r •
net.*, nnd about snventv t'
battle. Wwlrumbattuu,:.
'•ill to tho countiy from tii-
piTsoveranco which have *
his expedition.
Max. John L Mo«..Tv t
the important appoin
termsster ot the Btnii
under the command of Genrr.
Cobb, and ha* arrived nt hi- J
ten in this city. Maj. Morgan
•rly attached to the nonimami
K. Kirby Smith, in tno -same
and subsequently was in#pc<-:"
nt ol C’h
Maj. Jack Dmw.mnu* V(«w« or
Fiuhting.— Here it wtmi the celebrnud
Major Jack Downing said several year# : people
—--“WMt or fi-jliting. Tru. u threalwin* both i.ior«lli.uUiB curion. v,
... , - 1111 ' I frn the practice of theoe peop
general rogi thorn a frcvcmi-iitution—llieir reply . ™^-2* thwra i,! . furm#t i J Can the distress they oc,--
-0. j slill w... warLo .ho knife Alike to the ’.<*—-* «* .«»»►
thinking,and that is to dopend lesson folk*
who say they are roady to ^ed the lest
drop of their blood, than folks who are
ready to «hed thejirst drop. Give a man
eight dollars a day to make speeches in
Congress, with the right of free postage,
aud you'll hear enough of “last drop”
matter*; when it comes to cauip duty,
tilrtll th.* ilrnn 1 ' n 1.. — n t a ... .. .1
biandishmont* nnd to tho blows of tho
groat conqueror—to tho seductions of hit
promises, backed as they wore by the
achievements of his unparalleled military
genius, their uniform and persistent reply
was, we will dofond our heritage, poor
though it be, as long as tharo is a Span
E. W. T. i*rd loft to bare his bosom to your sword.
then the “first drop” folks have lo Jund
up to the rock at eight dollars a month!”
impatient, _
idur^ei in specie. Yank’eedom, it* pirat
leal inroad into Georgia, having foile l,
can pay neither principal nor interest.—
Thero ure livoiy bopos «>f a general crash
and when her financial bubble>hhil have ' « r ^ n *P°»v on i
..plod.-d, whai I. v.nkwdom to do? ' "1
. , present post with high t-
W. know thatth. currency i, dopr. ni- I vnk7.o’w bL''!o bo nn inudl
would indicate. Thore are causes op*™- ' - -
noting in the cqntdiiy and heartier
of men employed in commerce and in
which are weighing d**wn
l the cause, and which
thauthe ctii ren
n P«oplo be ....
Can iiio distress they occasion
— -t«u by chocking their axtrava- ! tie*, in out
g»nt ueuiBiid, upon ootuumer. ? TUo,o , i-jr-evcrin-
-jueition. .ro gruwing raoro and nir.ro ‘four
mipurtanl. Soinetbinp - - * ■
Hr i
Tb* Gove«si..k Ki.rct 0 r An
—AVr lanru. dlrmly fmin K-
th.t Hun. Tim.. II. tt itti. l.o
Kind t.i
diaturkail--price, must !lni,dir'tl..'.7"i«,' C'’in.".; m
tV
KASsoirta-pr I cr foloniou«ly, utt-T«uSn!nr
. . , p ^ Privates It. I*. Trippe Jand J
s in oom- | dkyor two^o 1 !’'Thej- l',7nmr h.
» vtiVhiheir commands.—Souther -
mand of Gen, Folk’s corps.
rbejU.iL
£+4