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of the Unity littymirrr Richmond, 15.—Tho following telegram i been recoivod horo : Meridian 15. Om- S. Cooper : The following dispatch was received : nxroBP. Oct. 14.—Eleven regiments c-tivalry with nine pieces of artillery .f.aed us, we skirmished with them a'l i w»y; fought them fotar hours near ,b«lis, and again at thorivfcr when they ■re repulsed and retired afler burning f Wyatt. Our loss considerable; num- not known on account of much strsg- jcfi Wo saved our train and captured operty. [Signed] J. E. JOHNSTON. fBAHLMTOK, Oct. 15.—Two French . TeSS oli arrived oil'the bar to-day and rnitied a desire to coinmunlcaie. The •ench.Conaul will probably visit them ..morrow morning. Capt- Hunleyand n crew of seven men A small boat were drowned in tho har- , r this morning. Firing from our batteries continue :ady- No response from tho enemy. Atlanta, Oct. 15.—President Davis urned horo from tho army of Tonnes- i, he remains horo to-day*. It is undor- lH l that no Ichauge was mado in tho jiy of Tennessee. He leaves to-night Mississippi by special train. Telegraph Urn* working only' to Dal- n to*da.v. K.u*pahanNork Bridok, Ooctber 14.— be bridge is badly burnt, ruins util! iioking. Kapid and heavy firing heurd lr.ng to-driy in the direction of War nton There .was n cavalry skirmish at nileti’s Station Inst Tuesday, the enemy »ing. Our cavalry surrounded a body ’ Yankee dismounted cavalry, acting nrpihooters. at Jefferson on Tuesday, otnded several and taking over 100 tijoners. More prisoners are coming irtugh the country from Culpepper C. ; luthis point. Most of tho houses left utermted has been pulled to pieces to nke Yaokno huts. The battle field ►Jut Brandy .Station is litered with dead Rc*ti« is again paroled to appear in ichtnond. HicuMONi>, Oct. 15.- -Tlia Petersburg ipress of to-day contains un extra of if Now York World of tho 13th. The i*i from Tennessee consists chiefly confuted reports of the movements of f hosier e tui Wharton. A telegram from nhrilleeflhu 1 lilt announces tho ar ts! ol 380 rebel prisoners, captured at (Minnyille, and more are expected,— he ..tine dispatch says tho telegraph and lilrasd communication w ith the fionlis i,interrupted. Adi pnt.h from LeAveneworth gives p trlioulfu - of an attack on Clonoral lount and escort below Forl Scott, by b rebels in Union uniform ; Ills escort reko, snd out of 100 men 78 were killed. |*j. Curtis, son of (Jen. Curtis, was iMwn from his horse, ami found with a (listbole through his head. General lounl oscapod and meeting roinforco- koU below Fort Scott, took command id darted in pjrsuil of t^uanti nil. A utter froiu Fort Scott on llio 8th its the robol forces burned Carthage, lo., that morning. Gon, Sheffield tole- npliod lo Leavoneworth that lHUl rebels nder Quantrell, Cofleo, Gordon and lunter wero marching on Fort Bcott, id that ho had ordered Col. Weir mnoTO all tho Ibrcoi hocolud to Fort icolt. A talogrum'from Washington of tho ltb refers lo tho failure of 130 fords usrded by cavalry lo ascertain whether it enemy had fallen buck on Gordons- i!lf, or whs attempting somo flank movo- i»ot to gel between Meade’s urmy and fubington in a similar man nor to loncwali Jackson’s movement on pope ter the same ground. The prevailing mpreuion seems lo he that the rubols iregono lo Gordonsvillo and Richmond, b«ro a sufficient garrison may bo left id the remainder of Doe’s army sent to li&force Bragg and Beauregard. Another tolegram of the same dale says ippears to he generally believed that ie main body of A. 1*. Hill’s corps, ic>'d from tho left to our right front by iobscure route near tho Kidgo, intend* infUiuniko demonstrations on our right for tho purpose of cutting off railroad uiunication. Measures aro progross- ■si to give him a fitting reception in that I Sorter. We aro also prepared for r stuck on our front. Tho ud I Uill'icorps probably commence' East Tonnessee except that they hold the country permanently. Richmond, 10th.—A flag oftruco boat arrived this snoYning at City Point with dispatches from Commits oner Ould, and mails, but ncithor prisoners nor passen gers, except two captains. Heavy ruins havo been falling to-day. What effect, if any, the rain may have oil military operations in Northern Virginia should it huvoexttmdod in that direction remains to bo seen. All reports from that quarter aro of a most encouraging char acter. Tho bill to suppress gambling finally passed by the Legislature, and it is re ported that tho irnmblors in this city have closod their banks and prepared to grate. Charleston, 10th.—Gen. Beauregard accompanied by Gen. Fierro Soulo and stuff, reviewed tho troops ef Gen. Tallin- ferro’s division on James Island this morning. Tho display was magnillceut ami tho troops presented quite an impos ing appearance. Tho length of the line lino was about throe miles, The banners of many rogiments wore covered with tho names of tho battles they had boon engaged In. Our batteries urc. firing about ns usual to-day. tho enemy remaining quiet. Petersburg, Oct. 10.—Tho N Y. Daily News of the I4thlm* l" son received. Tho Ohio and Pennsylvania elections in doubt, but it is now belvived that both have gone Democratic by 70,aX). Tho Washington Star says that on Saturday Stuart crossed Robertson river and captured nearly nil of the lOtitii Now York ; the Gtfi Michigan, made a charge and ro-caplured nearly all of them. Kilpatrick lost 150 iu Saturday ’* tight. Tho report that Meade was compelled to destroy a large amount ol commL. ary stores on Sunduy is untrue. The Star says tho report that Monde i, retroating precipitate to Washington un der pressure from Lore, who is following him with an immenso army is erroneous, as all know, who aro aware, how U.lib- elately Meade is changing his front to guard against any possible surprise from Loo, should ho attempt a'rt.mk niove- Moa tie's army lots fallen ha -I; ;t,. this side of tho Rappahannock followed by Loe, who is in grout force hall a mile from tho southorn bunk of tho river. Five hundred wounded in tlmflight yesterday und .Sunday have arrived in Washington, ami 000 Saturday evening. The latest says that the killin' man.p- vro by which Meade checked and ivuujd the astute advance without the lo.- of any sort to any appreciable extent, and placed himself on tlier other side of Jor dan and in a position whero lie proposed t<» ttfeept battle, seems to havo considerably bothorod the rebels The change of Meade’a po-iti.m was effected with the slightest confusion, and the stores destroyed or left behind would not make a car load. From Rosecrans, tilings arc unchanged, except tho removal of ids artillery from Lookout, whore ho had 10 pieces; has al so withdrawn a portion of his forces. On tho 6th, Bragg throw 15 shells, woun •Bug 3 men and killing a horse. Whooler destroyed between *2 and 300 wagons in Sequatchie Valley, 30 of which Roddy crossed the Turnpikoon Thur s day with 10,000 men, mado indienti«ns on Winchester. Hooker has »onl a forco to meet him. Tho rebels had n grout fight among thcinsclvo, on Monday, in front of Chat tanooga. Six hundred wore killed ami wounded. Deserters confirm thi«. Cn arlkhton,* Otlr.—on the night of the 8th the rebels oxploded a torpedo under tho brows of tho Ironsides, throwing a greut volume of wator on board, put ting out all tho tires, killing the < ti-igti and wounded two men. No damage was done to the vessel, Tho porson who had churgo of the torpedo was captured, wero loaded with ammunition, llie re mainder with clothing and supplies; sev eral hundred mules were run oil', mid many shot. At last accounts Wheelor was retreating to the interior with a heavy loss of artillery. With tho assis tance of roinforcemonts, already arrived, movements will soon bo made to docoiv enemy and drive them from Chattanoo There was hard fighting Into Wednes day evening at Bristol. Wo were driv ing the enemy back, when his skirmish ers foil upon McIntosh's artillery, sup ported by Cook’s brigade. Cook was woundod in tho early part of tho action. Tho enemy threw his brigudo into con fusion, taking tiv-e pieces of artillery. Reinforcements came up, and wo wero pursuing tho enemy at last advices to wards l)iim frees. Our loss abont 600 killed and wounded. Gens. Posey and Kirkland wero alio woundod; Posey badly in thigh. About 1600 prisoners wore guthored during tho dsy. Heavy firing heard on Thursday in tho direction of Manassas. Many rumors are afloat. Nothing roliable. Headquarters Army Tenn., Oct. 14 Soldiers, a grateful country recognizes your arduous services and rejoices over u vuur glorious victory on tho field of! 1 • pon - e C hickumauga. When your countrymon shall more fully learn tho advorse cir cumstances under which you attacked the enemy, though they cannot bo mon thankful, they may admire more tU< FROM Till: FRONT. Marietta, Out. 13.—We left. General Bragg's Headquarters Ridge, about 4 p. m.,*Sundnv, and Chie£- nmauga between land‘2p. in., yesterday. made spo- Before leaving each plate, _ „„„ B . cial enquiry of those most npt to know w bother thoro was any now« of interest f>?. d »?u oro V ,wo,od '"."’‘"OKKtivo. From 110 0th when wo nrrivod at tho Front, the 12th, there was mortjor less canno ndmg every day, hut nodumago wasdo to our side, ami so for known to r •none to tho enemy. Wo heard, from whs* we deemod reliable source, that the firing of tlin on m»» ■ Moccasin Bond, Cion ut tho ton being a resemblance, ut a dii rroj-.M kout Mountain, listHiico, to |L 'looking tho ”, vv.ii.k mo Bend,, and caused tho signal corns t ( > flon"*’ 1 “ lr b ' , * t ,0 “ loel po,i- Wo vi.-ilod Pulpit Kook on tho TU. nnd courteously, permitted by .M HHI |f the signal gall An try and patriotic dovolion which secured your success. Reprosontativ from every Staio in the Confoderao,, your stops have been followed with affoe- t’onate solicitude by friends in every por tion of our country. Defenders of tho heart of our territory, you havo been tho object of our anxiety and interest—the hopes of our common cause depend upon you, ami happily It is that all oan de pend upon your achieving whatever un der tho blessings of Providence human power can efleet, Though you have doini much, very much yet remains to be done. * Behind you is a people pro viding for vour support ami depending upon you for protection—before you, a country devastated by ruthless invaders; whero gentle women, feeble ago mid helpless infancy have been subjected to war'l'V** 6 * Wit "° Ut ‘ ,l civilized ( ivilized nations with eager eyes watch your coming for their dolivormce. - Houseless refuge s pine for the hour victorious armios aha'I restore their family hlieltor from which they *vo been driven and forced to tako up m ' i ’ vindicate their political rights nf '"in, equality and Statu sovereignty huh were tho heritage purchased by the blood of you Revolutionary sires.- ou have but the alternative of slavish ibniisfioi) and despotic usurpation, or dependence, which vigorous, united id poisistent efforts will secure; all of w hich tires tho manly breast and nerves •ho patriot arnHs liero to stimulate and Inin you. Nobly have you redeemed your pledges, giving the name of freedom to tho memory of your ancestors and rights to your posterity that you may coinpleto the mission to which you have devoted yourselves till I require of you Mich exertion in the future mh you have made in tho past, and continue in your patient endurance of toil und danger anJ that self-denial which rejects overy con sideration at variance with the public -emeu us unworthy tho holy cause in which we are engage,!, and when the war shall have ended, the highest meed of praise will he due and probably will be given bun who has clainic I least for himself in proportion to tho service he has rendered, and the bitterest self-re proaeli which may horeaft, memory of any one will be lias allowed hiii aoliisli aspir... for the public good. »desin haunt llio him who pre- in h common destiny, obedience and cordial co-operution arc essentially necessary. Thoro it a higher duty than that which requires each to render all of what’s due to their station, lie who sows the seed <0 destruction and distrust, propares for harvest slaughter and defeat to you.— ^ oil have added gallantry, energy and fortitude, and now crown these with har mony and due subordination, and a cheer ful support of lawful authority, that tho mcu.-urn of your duty may ho full. I fervently hope that this ffrocious war, so unjustly waged against our country, may soon bn ondod ; that, with the bless ing of pence, you may ho io-torod to your homos and tho usoful pursuits, und I pray that our Heavenly Father may cover your shield with His protection in tho hour of battio. und endow you with virtues which will closo your trials in victory complete. Jkkvkhhon Davis. I.MICTION FOR GOVERNOR. official hktuknb. \V o havo obtained from M illcdgevillo tho otlicinl returns from 106 counties of the vote for Governor, ns follows; Hr* Itri Fa,low 16 H>U. KW wf ,ho cor P». to have a >low of tho country around through his spy-glasses. A large multitude of Ymii- koc touts covered the ground witbifi the limits ot C liattanuoga and out as t*r ns tho line of entrenchments between tho -tar tort on the west and tho square fort on tho cast (both built under General Bragg s orders,) and to some distance turtlior oast. On tho north ddo of tho r ‘ v pr, urany tents and more \fagons were vi.'blo, tho two oooimylnir pretty imioli Hi” whole SI llio itlooroe .iiboo. Tho w *.o,ib on Mooco.ln Komi wore Mid lo bo occupied by, probably, 6,(KD Yankees, but uotning was visible except the smoko tr.*m their onrnp tires, curling lazily up above the tr00-tops. Only o.,o pontoon bridge Was vifiblo--the one thrown across ino nver a short d stance below the point <■! ( atnoron •; Hill. Another, which eroded immediately from the idly was concealed from our view by tho Hill, but was said to be visible from Raccoon Mountain, two or thru* miles below Lookout. A third pontoon, thrown across about half a mile below tho first iiAmed, I.hiI been washed away: proba- hlv a hundred yards ot the miilillo of it was left, and part of tho wreck of the two ends could be seen scattered down the ri\or. A steamer, which wo took to be the raised Paint Rock, had puffed out four the South hank, and was dropping own in tho vicinity ol the wrecked pon- Mr. Stv wlong bed the The nunifier rion, by nPi , fold us that ho had no wludgo of any reinforcements having my, and could not dl mso of their numbors.--- ry deceptive l.ich ti Our privates have few or tents. 1 heir covering consists of small made of tent-cloth or blanket-', booths inade.of green houghs, or sm H ll made id rocks, logs, poles or in many oa*oa, nought but. the •ad canopy of Heaven. It is cheerful and muttlcaome hovels, rails, or high, hr idor h expo. and ftuflbrings.— lespondant, com plain the real or imaginury atniry, lot him go to mirage- - not I cm 1.1 h. >ur brave, chivalrc.. . •heerful, patriotic soldi.. isIiniii.hI of himself, he is "ir "ffn cr- and men God hies-, iheiii'i «'t an example o| forlitiule, eiidurance, moyuiicy ,.| spi-it in pre-ent exigencies md liopelul trust as to the future, which •ur people, in civil life, would do well to imitate. Our opinion is that it is not intended that the Army of the Toiiuohsoo shall long remain inactive. Wo have our reasons for this opinion, hut it would, wmrj W ’ 1,0 i . , i ,p . r . 0p °r to . ,tMl0 •hum, ns it what directi' s-sand ral to the liumhlcsL private. ■ to cjo something, to relieve the mo notony ut camp life and redeom Tcrincs- und Kentucky from the presence and y r / ,flhu Tankoo vandals.—llunt.m. From tho Atlanta Iutclligonoor. A Contradiction.—Some days ago, published tho following "anecdote.” municulcd to us by a 'gg's army, plication for leave of absence do in General W. II. T. which J PJP highly resncctablo gontieman, us it w related to him when on a visit recently Gen Bragg's An npplic having neon Walker'» division, of Gon. Hill’s oorp Wa'.ker endorsed the application ‘‘di approved, hut respectfully forwarded to heudquartera ol Gen. I), j I. Hill.” (Jen. Hill endorsed it: "Approved, on the ground that the bravo men of the urmy should lie permitted to go home whenever practicable—otherwise all the children to bo l orn during tho war, and the usual poriod afterwards, Will be the offspring of the cowards ut homo who have substitute', in the army or aro oth erwise exempt,” Gen. Walker, upon tho return of tho application, cheerfully withdrew his dis approval and pormittod tho bravo soldier tosro home. Wo are now assured by Gon. Walker that thoro is a mistuko in regard to the The .strength and Position* of the Ar mies of Ilragg and Let. lKtobor * “The latest Southern intelligenoeeorne* through pri- rcHabi© 1 ™ 08 ' believed to bo ino ‘. t Important inr.v nmtion rolnliw Vt L 0S 0t “ ni1 Lo «- Accord. ln*|lo th« bet Hiuhority fioin the Soulli ■ ori*innl »rmy comatcd of two oorp*. win under I). 11. Hill, tl, 0 „n, or und. r iJnn. L«;nidu Polk. Thoro worn thieo divisions in each corps, and three halteriBs in each division. Bragg hud. in or «» v »lry, under '^*1, Whooler, embracing tho brigades !L r g:n I ’.gram. wRarton, Martin and Roddy. His whole force amounted to about forty thousand mon. Braga’a reinforcerobots consisted offour divisions fromGe n .J 0 ° Johnston’s command from Mississippi and Alabama, tho latter hav ing been withdrawn from Mobile, o io di- '•isu ,n from Charleston, under command l Gon. ,Joseph Jenkins, and Gen. Buck- •*er s division of Fast T.-nncss. nans — Longstreot reinforced Bragg with two of Slc-1 aw. , ’ >nfl frOIU Ll,0 ’ sun,, - V ' Mood' • and Governor Brown, of Georgia, strength ened Bragg with twulvoStale Uegiroents. and assembled at Rome, aoonvomevt .lig- tance from Kingston, Georgia, fifteen thousand State militia. Brocklnridgu re mtorcod Bragg with ton thousand mon. (.cn. Joe Johnston- hold in reserve at Kingston, fifteen miles in the rear of the battle ground, thirty thousand disciplined troops, together with five thousand caval- 7' uudoi oortilhHiid of Omi. Pillow, nnd die tlftoen thousand Georgia militia t > lie brought into the field in case Burnside should form a junction with Roaeerans, -ome up with heavy reinforcement'-, and' eMore the prestige of victory to the army ;> dinberluml. Not a gun was fired by .Johnston's resorvos. It is suggested that in nnnsequen^o of the heavy reserve force of tho wily .John- SU’II, General Rosecrans had better look Wi ll to Ins flanks, and that the uosition of General Burnside at Knoxville issome- wl.M critical, since a rebel column may move upon him from the direction of Ab- thui'ot"'i)nUo,^ni' 101 h "' ‘ rJm Ul ” dire<! - Gon. Lou’s army is es'iinaled ut ninoty thousand strong, the old regiments hav ing been filled up to tile maximum by the •ouscription. and consists of three divi sions of Kwoll's corps, under Heth, Pick ett and Anderson, A. P. Hill’s ontiro ;? r l”; uintirnciiiK Tiliuhl,,’, Mahon's Ransom s and Pender's old divisions, and bongstreet’s remaining division, com- Hided by Gun. .lulial A. Early, now occu p ying the heights of Fredericksburg; mine11 thousand cavalry under General Jon-y h B. Stuart, and three hundred md twenty pieces of artillorv. •*«« has also about 12.000 mon in ...serve at Richmond, cominHiided by M-M-.r Gon. Kiz-.v. of Maryland Besides tin- there are8000 infantry in tho vicini- -» Abingdon. Y.» , holding tho line of \ irgin.aand raninss,. 0 ruHroad, un- .Icr the i ominnnd of Major Gun. Jones, !gm M-.l's under Brig. Gen. Imhodon, alimi' itthNi infantry, cavalry nnd artil- , r |. al UharfoUesville, under command ol Bi;u. Gen. Garland, 7000 troops guard ing the railroad between Petersburg and Weldon, 4UU0 at .Savannah, (J000 at Mo bile, 18000 at ('harleston. *2600 at Pollard Ala., guarding the approaches from I enoHcola, ami *2600 in Mississippi, under Hardee and Lin ing, N ai;ur.i.on’s I’dhai The Richmond hxuminor of Saturday prints the follow ing conspicuously at the head of its new i -ohimns: '‘The Vicomptu de St. Romnin has been sent by llio French Government to ours •got late for llio exportation of tho to il bought lor Franco by the French agent-*. ‘‘The Confederate States Government has lit last consumed to allow the tobanco lo leave the country, provided the French Government will solid it* own vessels for It. "Tho Inttei will send French ships, ac companied by armed convoys. "'le this the Uuilod Stutos Government objects in toto. “ Vicempte dn St. Remain is mffv male- mg his way to Now York lo send tho ro- riilt ol his mission, tliroirgh the Frenah Consul to the Euiiieror. "llie Freliuli frigates In New llork are An 1n(?idrnt ok tiik Latk Battle, —A correspondent of tho Savannah Re publican from tho Army of Northern Georgia, relates the following incident of tho battle of ('hickamauga : Parsing iI.mvi. the rude hroastworks, noticing iliosad lacouof the «lead, or look ing with that strange, insatiable curiosity for horror on the wounded, we met with u l imkuo Lieutenant who had received a shot just aoross the back of the neck ami wus in the last iigouies of death, lie spoke ol his wifo and his homo, how young und beautiful she was am! how happy ho had been thoro with her boforo tho war. jut now ho must die with those around mu whom he Imd hocn taught to hate, with lint even the privilege of tendering his dead body or his gruvn to her. “In death,” said he, ‘ I d ) not liutu you, for the South has bravo men us 1 have found —wo woro wrong to molest your coun try.” He asked the men around him to Georgian*, Primmer* of War, who Died at New Orleans. The following are the names of Geor gians, prisoners of war. win* dio.t at Now Orleans. It is taken from a list furnished tho Mom phi* Appeal, bv a ladv who i l r iu;r 'nWaU. "II. S. B.” I 1 U?*T C '"‘T,' U ' y 1,1 41,1 Oft., Jul\ 28th St. Lon ■» Ilospitnl. \V Y Hall. Co D. 67th On. C,> E - July 25th. \\ 1 \\ uUon. C > A. SOU. lin W K Mitchell, IV.Ith On. AVylly Hilliard, (do K, d'.uh On. Jnlin McCoy, li'.tli On. Jan .IlinKini, OoC. lliiilj On. I.ev. Froo, Co O, f^tl. On. K I, Kinney, Co 1. r.Tlli On., Auaust 4tlj ‘Wkl, St. Lou.. II. * W N Ueeicer, Oo K, 80th On., St. Louis Hospital. P H Stovall. Co C, 10th Ga. John Y Childs, Co I, 81st Ga.. Au gust ldtb, 1808. 22?1808 1)outllor ' Uo If » f,2 ‘ l August Perry Wihon, Co E, 84th Ga. W G Hall, 40th Ga. 11 Y Blued ward, Co K, 6th Ga., Au gust 18th, J80:{. Drury Brodoric, Co C, 39th Ga. D Bruoe, Co C. 1*2.1 Qh. i H Dorothee. Co VI, 62,1 Ga. T G Lois, Co B. *2,1 Ga. Butt. WAV •/.’ IUUM0, L ( ’‘* 4> 2d Ga. W (. Morris. Co C, 40th Ga. G Soynmur, Co A. 81th Ga. R G Bullock, Co K,2!Hh Ga. J Mandorson, Co It, 6>7th Ga. D II Wilkin-, Co B, 62d Ga. A < - a 11 a n t F.xplolt - Recapture of a Pilxe Iroiu the Yankees. Sonin monthi ago the British sehoonor Atlantic, Captain Lazune. sailed from this port to Mulamoras, nnd having com- plotcd tho voyage, while laying at Bocca <Iol Rio at the mouth of the rivefoon tho 10th of August last, slm was citpturod by IT. S. steamer Princes* Royal The niNte* wore removud to tbu »t«amar leav ing the Captain and thron mon on board. She was then put in ehargo of a Prize Ma ter Svith sove-v mon. and started fo, New Orleans. John Bull was not, how- over, to be -HUght napping even by those oxeeedingly siuurt people, wlmop the 28-1 captured Nassau on paper. Cap tain L. succeeded in g-ttidg the invinci ble Yankees under the intluencr of liquor, and liken bravo and gallant Briton ns ho is, boldly attacked thorn, and, not withstanding the odds, succeeded in put ting them ail in irons. - He thou changed tho schoonor’s course for Havanu, whore he arrived safe nnd sound on Soptombor 8d with tho fruits of his splendid victory, seven prisoners, oightoen stand of arms, ono flag. Ac. Ho immediately turned ovor tho “pirates” to the Hpanisli authorities and made his otnfomont to tho British Consul. Tho representatives of both Government^' endorsed liu courso, and dispatchon in relation to the affair were forwarded to Lord Lyons on the Oth inst. The wildest pxcitumont oxistod in Havana on the arrival of tho achoonor. and men of all nations unitod in their praises of the noble brnvery of Captain L-. who thus bO adroitly turned tho fables on theso would-be Monarcbs of tho Seas. -Bahama UtralJ, Ort.2J. surgemiN ni Prlsoitei-a. For tho firi.t time during tho progress of tho war tlie Fedora! surgeons that fell into our hands at Chickamauga, have, wo learn, been held a . priaonors of war. The course was decided upon ns a retalia tory measure. Civilized nations l ave customarily rogardod surgeons and chup- lainH as non-eomhatanls, and agents of humanity; but not so our enemies. By ii recent arrival from tho Norlh, the Richmond Examiner has been placed in possession of llie approximate number of Confederate surgeons held as prisoners.— Thorn are sixty-five a* F«rt McHenry, Baltimore; twenty-six at Fort Delaware; four or five ut Johnson's Island, (Lake Erie, Ohio,) nnd throe or lour remain ing at Gettysburg, at which place nearly all efthom wore oupLurod. • Tho captures at Chickamauga will placo us fully on an equal footing, we learn, as t-> this class of prisoners, nnd they are lo ho hold nnd used to secure the release of our surgeons nnd chnpluiiis undergoing the privations mid seclusions of IhuiNorlhorn dungeons. —Mmiphi* Appeal. Further from the Mary Wilson. We learn from Mr. John Wilson, « resident of Atlanta, who arrival here on yesterday morning, from Mobile, somo further particulars of thiH terrible catas trophe. As he passed the scene of the late disaster, lie found that tho Mary Wilson had boon a!most totally destroyed by llio flames, only a Miiall portion of hor iron work being visible nbovo the water. It has been ascertained corlninly, that as mnny as thirty-two lives wero lost, and It is feared thoro limy bo others still un heard from. About fourteen inilos from Mobile, as tho steamer Natchez, of which ho was aboard, passed, tho pilot discovered n doutl body floating near tho flags. Upon approaching tho body it was found to bo ttnil of a lady. She appeared to have been about thirty- five years of age, bad a fine head ofauhiirr From Cast Tennessee. Dr. Strader, our indefatigable friend, and tho country’s friend, is onco moro in our midst. Homlwayi hovers upon the onpniy s linos, and generally brings reliable information 'I’Ln enemy L - reliable information.' . uu enemy » ovi- d/’ntly retieating from Tennessee, and is lingering longest at Loudo.,, . wvun.1111 retreat. Byrd’s brigade was at Post Ouk on oaturduy arid tlroic pickets were yet on this side tlio Tennessee river. Ono hundred political prisoners, tho Doctor earns, were last week sent from Knoxv ill- t . t amp Clmso. Tho Yankee sutler* at Knoxville bod-all packed up thoir goods and made tracks in tho di- r.’ctn I ..1 ( mill, tfthd Gap. Tho van'- Uals, true to their Instincts, wore despoil ing tho* country as -they retired. Dr. .Strader nLso confirms Hmi report wo have given of tho large shipments of cotton Iron! Knoxville, not only by tho tories whom wo havo mentioned, but by men who havo mado fortunes by their liljk- mouthed professions of attachment tOTe oOiiih. ^ It will ho found, when wo regain possession of East Tennessoo, that, much as wo havo abused the lories, there woro traitors in our own ranks, by tho side of whom one Of Andy Johnson's dupes angel of light. These trai- WOUld Ik the prominent Unio are prudent. ^ vtJ WRro continuing their devilish work. In Cum berland countv they killed four citizens, °nd their robberies cannot be enumera- alry however, arc after hub. them.—Knox, flryister, 13//,. From tho fruily Mlnhuppiari ...-Indebted to our friend,''Maj*or H. Price, for the foll-.wing vnlua- ... ..tolllgonce f-iom tho Trans-Missis sippi- Dej>artinent : •,.. w Sk, '‘^ Ala., Oct. 12, 1863. lull tor Mrmnuian : An ordnance mes- senger. Mr. < arpentor. has Just Hurived troin the 1 runs-Mississippi Department, and ho bring more good new, r-.rrobo- ... nf whnt wo a HVe „ 4Ce . 4 d., hM ,, P ’f I s»nd vou *h« . ,!- Carpuu ugh yo , ini 6'fi only ing <*n Little R ok. thousand Federal! 1 ....... „,. - reinforcements having been sen, i„ k” e . crans from that Department. Lent Gen. L. Kirby Smith state, ih ,t Gene,,,, Prioo i? on his way to Missouri. G.-n- laylorand Walker are at Opelousa-. Gen laylor fought Banka about the l-i ot tJotobor, capturing botwoou two ,.nd threo thousand prisoners, witn iiiet arms, and nomplotoly routing Bam;, in Liifourclm Parish, Louisiana. Thu report of Gon. Bragg’s victory caused Confederate money to go up, and put thousand* of re-ipfercements in ou* arrnv. Everybody is saiiguino about our abtUty to take care of the Trann-Missi- sippi Department, and it ie belived that boturo the witner -ut in. General Kiri.v .Smith will have the Abolition, arm.* p et- v w**!l cleaned out of that ps.ri of tho ouotry. Gon. Holmes is still too unwell to tako command. THOMAS II PRICE, . Malar Aruiicn. NAHHIED, On Woilnovl/iy ovrnin*. 14tli inst.. nt Chun- noningoo. Ah... at the rcsidsnee of Capt. Choi. A. Radd, bf the Kov Dr liicgins, Capt. II. a. uio I.'ooko\V.cm/Jr , lZ UhM At tho residpnee of Mr iov. Dr.J.K Hop n l Mil W. Hr .John Engliih, by . * -- eninir. oog.e conn t>. J. KVR*pcr?’'h "V'.i kunnuf*, ..ml Mtsi, ,u. u Hu^'. 11 county, I will Uu Cuuit iiou'i- •*>•<•' ti m tbu I l Alunili 1 of Crawford, y in ^inv sinner, 1863, bclweun f/alo tlm following land, to- wit: N ef iho Nli 1 , of .Sort Ion .t6TT< 17, llungi'-JN. Al.-o ,1 frarlion of about a* nore, lying in tho Kouth Jiast corner of Soot I on If 1 . i 1 • 1 >IU i" ,t lsf>-an execution in mr bamli in lavor of Wll limn llnrin-U. Admlnii'r.it.ir of the cslati* 01 William K. Barnett, s,. llrr.,nt Dunomi. J. It. Ill IJJlAHD.aherltr. II 1 Uu»»' it 1 oiniij sin .nr Mai*. jJY virtue of four cX0eaUous t in my hands » tho Circuit Court of UusSull u *unty, Ala.. I will soil fur oiuih to the hmlii-t bidder in tho town of Opolika. on Mnturaiiy tho ‘24th y <»f Ootober. lHdJ, five Iioxom of Topacoo. •ul Tobacco levied on as the jiroporty of 1*. A. urKins. aud h..U k»r th« i.urpuoo ol‘ eafii*fring ulollowing executions in my lianas for col lodion : One in favor of Hull, Duck .V Co., vs. ; *. A. IliKains, onoin favor of William Cohen . P. A. Iliagins, nno in luvor of Heiuy iUrrl- n vs. 1*. Jliggins, ami one in favor ot thn ate of Alabama, ufo. of Hiisicjl county vs. P. . Higgins, 1‘rlnclPul. and Thomas Reynold, Oct. ootlf-tds—$H. Committed to Jail, r N IluFsc'l .county, Ala., on tho 14th day or 80 ‘ • ** * SI . oedy. ofMaooi ah. uboi aboe, 1 Sr>:», a negro mu ■r. anil kuv. he belong! . _ uiily, Mississippi Said 1 170 pounds, and is about f* loot 4 or ft iuohcs high, and of dark . . is requested to coma forward, C rave property und tako him away, or ho will * Jo»lt wltii a. iho law „ n Opt 18.1863-wta Ifnil Bl'.riir. Committed to Jail.