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E. H. GROUBY,
Editor, Proprietor & Publisher.
BLAKELY:
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1864.
The Editor has just returned from At
lanta on an indefinite furlough from “ Joe
Brown,” and promises never to heed any
thing that the Governor may again order,
and that the A T cics will hereafter appear
in full sheet.
The News.
By Telegraphic dispatches in to-days pa
per, it will he seen that the ball js again
opened in Virginia in good earnest. Grant
has commenced another “on to Richmond ”
by the Peninsyla, with what success, the
reader will learn from Gen. Leo’s dispatch
found in .-mother column. At the Georgia
Front things have not yet come to a crisis.
The enemy are still manoeuvering for ad
vantage of position, but so far have been
promptly met.
4. <
We have a letter from one of the “ Pets ”
at Atlanta, which for want of room, we are
unable to publish. Also one from a sol
dier friend at Comp Randolph, which must
shjire the same fate—go under the “ Stone”
for want of room on top.
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The State Militia now in service under
,Gov. Browns proclamation have been or
ganized intoSVc regiments and and two
battalions. S. S. Stafford is Colonel of the
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fifth Regiment, and C. M. Davis captain
of the company irom this militia district.
Who the other officers are we are not ap
prised.
Wake Up.
Ladies of the Soldiers A what
are you doing ? Why stand ye idle, when
you might ho doing so much for the .relief
of the siejk and 'wounded Soldiers at the
front. We have not heard of a meeting
of your society for months. In most of
the counties above us, strenuous exertions
are being made to forward supplies of all
kinds to meet the wants of our brave sol
diers who have been wounded. From ma
ny of tho counties on the different Rail
Roads, relief committees have gone for
ward, carrying with them such supplies as
arc essential to the comfort of the wounded
Soldier. But we hear of nothing of the
kind being done in Early. The men are
slow to act in such matters. Ladies, will
you not conic to the rescue. Get your So
ciety together,-—go to work —get every bo
dy to help you, and collect an amount of
supplies that will be worthy of your socie
ty, and send them to some of the Relief
Committees already in the. field. Every-*
thing is needed —Butter, Eggs, Hams,
Lard, Bandages, old Linen Ac., &c. Wo
would suggest that you send your dona
tions u> the Mayor of Macon, who will ac
knowledge receipt and send them forward
to where they are needed- The officers of
• he Society request us to ask fora full turn
out on Thursday, next, at 3 o’clock, p. m.
Death of General Daks.
The telegraph announces the death, in
front of Riohmdnd, of Brigadier General
Geo. P. Doles, while commanding his bri
:ade of Ewell’s corpse. Thus has anc
hor of Georgia’s gallant sons laid hjs life
upon the altar of his country.
Capture of a Elockader.
Last night (Thursday,) an expedition of
’onledcrute Marines, under tho eommaud
)f Lieut. Thomas F. Pelot of the Confed
rnte Navy, boarded and captured the
United States steamer Water Witch, in
- >ssnbaw Sound. The contest was sharp,
•esperate and decisive, and in a short time
he Confederate Marines wore masters of
he. Federal steamer. Gur Ipss was four
killed and ten wounded
M e regret to learn that Iff. Pelot is
, among the. killed. The names of the oth
er killed w"o have not been able to ascer
taim> A negro man named Moses, a pilot,
was also killed.
The prisoners have arrived at Beaulab,
and will he brought to ihc citv this after
noon ~r s<•.-. auto ft AD '.-:, '
Telegraphic News.
Richmond, June 3.—The morning ush
ered in loud reports of cannonading North
of the city, continuing until nearly ten
o’clock. About hood it was ascertained
that the enemy had attacked our lino on
the right with desperate energy, but had
been repulsed with ease. The assault was
renewed several times witli fresh troops,
many of whom, it is kdid were drunk, but
every attempt to break through was repell
ed and the purposes of the enemy effectu
ally foiled.
Anderson commanded our right, Ilill
the centre, (but only a portion were engag
ed,) arid Early, commanding Ewell’s corps,
tho left, attacked the enemy in his front,
and drove them some distance.
Gep. Lee was at Gaines Mill this fore
noon, in good health and excellent spirits.
President, Davis and (fen. Bragg rode to
the lront this afternoon.
All accounts arc decidedly favorable—
concur in representing tho enemy’s killed
as very heavy, and ours comparatively
slight. About one thousand prisoners were
captured.
Among the casualties on our side arc
Gens. Kirkland and Lane, of North Oaro
lina, wounded—the latter severely.
The tranquility, of Sunday prevails in
tho city.
Several hundred prisoners, cantnrcd yes
terday, arrived at the Libby prison this
afternoon.
ll’D'Q’rs Army Northern Va., )
Richmond, June 3, S p. m. j
About half-past. 4 o’clock, a. m., to-day,
the enemy made an attack upon the right
ot our line, in front of Hoke’s and part of
' Breckinridge’s line. He was repulsed
without difficulty. Ho succeeded in pene
trating a salient in Breckinridge’s lines,
capturing a portion of a battalion there
posted. Fincgan’s brigade and the Mary
land battalion immediately drove the ene
my with severe loss.
Repeated attacks were made upon An
derson’s position, chiefly against his right,
under Kershaw. lie was met with great
steadiness, and repulsed iu every instance.
The attack extended to our extreme left,
under Early, with like results. Later iu
the day, the attacks were twice renewed
against Heth, who occupied Early’s left,
but were repulsed with great Joss.
Hampton encountered the enemy’s cav
alry near Hawe’s Shop, and a part of Win.
F. JL Lee’s division drove them from their
entrenchments. Our loss to-day is small.
Our success, under the bleasinsrs of G?d,
is all that we could expect.
R. E. Lf.r, General.-
Earn mono, une 4.—The enemy renew
ed their attempt last night to carry a com
ma nding point near Gaines’ .Mill, held by
our right and were again repulsed with
heavy loss.
During the fight General Brcckenridge’s
horse was killed uuder him by a shell iu
the breast.
(Jen. Reed (Rhodes) received painful,
but not serious, injuries by a sudden fall
from his horse.
Reports of cannonading aud musketry
are heard this morning.
All quiet on the Bouth side of James
River yesterday.
Battrefierd, near Gaines’ 3lirr,-5
o’clock, P. 31., Juuc 3.—Hcths division
participated with Ewell in the fight yester
day, capturing over two huiulrhed prison
ers. Among his wounded arc Brig. Gou.
Kirkland, slightly.
The battle opened at sun rise this morn
ing about ten miles below Richmond, ex
tending from the Mechanicsville road to
McClellan’s bridge.
Our line of battle was seven miles long—
the enemy making the attack.
The heaviest fighting is reported to have
been in Rhodes’, Kcrshavvs’ and Hoke’s
fronts, who gallantly repulsed every assault,
of tlie enemy.
Our loss was very'slight"—not "more than
500 in killed and wounded.
The enemy at oue time broke through ..
Breckenridges’ division, capturing three
pieces of artillery, but Finnegan quickly
came up and recaptured oue piece from .
the enemy.
Breckinridge lost probably two hundred
prisoners.
The heaviest fighting was up to eleven
• o’clock. Since’ then, there have been
heavy cannonading and incessant skirmish
ing.
Generals Law and Fimujgnn were slight
ly wounded. Tho latter did .not leave the .
field.
New Hope, June 4.—ln the action of
the 28th on-our left the enemy's loss was
1,500 killed aud wounded, and V or 8 can
non.
Balls passed through the headquarters
of Gou. Thomas.
The enemy arc fortifying Kingston and
the river four miles below. *.
Their troops are much dispirited, an-1
wore told that after reaching Allatouin
they would meet with no further opposition
in tb ir march to Allan f •»
Exaggerated accounts of our loss were
circulated among them by their officers, in
order to cheer them up.
The punishment inflicted upon them
, last week by Stevcuson and Cleburne was
very severe.
A portion of the 17th Army Corps, now
on its way front the Trans-Mississippi to
reinforce Sherman, luis'rcached Van Huron
Ala.
All tranquil here.
• Weather cool and rainy.
Four Yankee recipients were mustered
out of service at Kingston on Thurday.
The term of service of eighteen or twenty
thousand will expire withiutbe nexttweu
ty days.
The boats are reported to have succeed
ed in escaping from lied Itiver.
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Personal Liberty Bill.
The North Carolina Legislature passed,
on the 28th ult., a “ personal liberty bill,”
imposing a line of one thousand dollars,
and imprisonment for not less than one
• year, to any person who should fail to re
spect a writ of habeas corpus, or prevent
or evadfc the service of the same, or ob
struct or hinder its execution. ~
Also a tine of two thousand dollars ®ml
same imprisonment, to anyone who should .
transport a person in civil life out of the
State by force or violence, and requiring
the Co verm A' in such event to demand such
persons from the authorities of the Confed
erate States.
“s ♦—♦—*
To match Yankee 200-pounder Parrotts
the Confederates have 500 pounder Torpe
does attached to the nose of little canoes call
ed Davids. Whenever one of these Torpe
does calls upon a Yankee vessel there is
nothing left of it but hair, blood, splinters,
chimneys, toppled over, a few swearing
Yankees thrown into the river, ditto dead
ones and guns, ammunition, and all such
useless plunder.— Confederate.
To the People of Georgia.
lIf:ADy CARTERS GEORGIA MIf.ITIA. }
Atlanta, May 28, 1804. j
Your State is invaded and a portion of its
most valuable territory overrun by a vindic
th e enemy of great strength, who is laying
waste and devastating the country behind
him. Unless this force is checked speedily,
the property and homes of thousands must
be destroyed and they driven out as wander
ers, in destitution and beggary.
Our noble array needs f urther reinforce
ments till the emergency ha passed. I hftve
summoned the civil and. military officers of
the State to arms, and they are promptly
and nobly responding. < If any of these who
are subject to militia duty are .remaining at
home, who are able to do service, T desire
the old men to report the facts to me imme
diately, that courts nmrtiejs may be order
ed, or other proper stops taken, to compel
them to do their duty i*r to suffer the penal
ties. When all the officers shall have res
ponded, moro men will be still needed. I
do not order out the reserve militia except
at the most exposed points, because some
must be left at home to make bread, and the
old men from 50 to GO and the boys under
17, are not able, as a general rule, to endure
hard service in the military field. But I
do call upon all who arc able for service,
and can possibly be spared from home, to
to hasten to the field till the great; battle is
fought. Many have Confederate contracts,
details and exemptions, who arc stout and
able to do military duty, and can go to the
field for a time without serious detriment
to the public interest. All such, with all
others able for duty, are earnestly requested
to fly to arms as the State offers have done.
Let each report to Gen. Wayne at Atlanta,
and bring with him a bed quilt, or blanket,
and rations to last him to camp, and a good
double barrel shot gun if ho has one. If not,
he can be armed by the Government.
Georgians ! we are now in the crisis of our
fate. The destiny of our posterity for ages
to come may hung upon the results of the
next fe\f days. lie who remains atliisliome
now, may soon occupy it as a slave or be driv
en from it.
Rally to the rescue, and till the danger is
passed, let 1 he watchword of every patriot be,
-Win iuuiisl;; and.to tk>f- :>A ! ” and the van.
dal hordes will soon be driven back.
34-11 JOSEPH E. BROWN. .
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice to Advertisers.
All advertisements inserted in this paper
without the time specified how long they are
to be insertod, will be continued until awrit
j ten order is received to stop them, and pay
iiiont exacted accordingly.
NOT ICET
"R 71011 the benefit of the Tax pavers of Ear-
Jl ly county who have, not yet made their
Tax returns, J will 1)0 at Blnkelv,.on Tues
day the 17th inst., positively for the last
time. Those who fail to make returns
at that time will be dealt with n‘s the law di
rects. Widow ladies and ladies whose hus
bands are in the war, need give themselves
no uneasiness, about dicing double taked, as
1 shall call on .every one of them to get their
Tax returns before it is too late.
j. 3i. Wade. t. r.
June 8, 1864. 34-It
N O T I C "E r
\T V Grist and Barr Mills arc again in full
J% § rernreo-. T>. 8. JOIINBTON'.
Saff.ld, On., M v 25, IPOL 32-31
Head Quarters, Early Co., Ga.,
Blakely, June 8, 1864. )
ALL white male citizens of Early county,
between the ages of 17 and 50, who
have not already reported, are hereby order
ed to do so within ten days Irom the date of
this order, no matter what their physical
condition or claims to exemption may he.
The object of the order is to obtain a thor
ough military registration of all white males
between 17 and 50 years of itge. All ex
emptions held under previous acts of Con
gress are no longer of force. Those holding
such exemptions must report for enrollment
■ under provisions of the act of Congress, ap
proved February 17th, 1864. All persons
who have made application for detail, and
givea bond in terms of the law, and. have
not made the affidavit on the back of the
bond, as required, must come forward aijjl
do so, as I cannot send them off without it.
A. C. WEST,
34-ts. Local En. Officer, Early Co.
Tax Notice.
I WILL be at R. W. Sheffield’s on Mon
day, loth; at Blakely, Tuesday, 14th,
Wednesday, 15th, Thursday 16th ; at Da
.mascus, Friday, 17th; at Colquitt, Saturday,
18th ; at 26th Court Ground on Monday 20th
inst.. for the purpose of Assessing Confeder
ate War Tax for 1864.
S. J. DICKINSON,
June 8, 1864. 34-11 Tax Assessor.
GEORGIA—MILLER 'COUNTY.
YfTIIEREAS, Jnmes M. Penington np-
T r plies to me for Letters of Guardian
ship of the person and property of James.
John. Franklin and William linrris, minor ■
heirs of J. F. Harris, deceased : These are.
therefore, to require all persons concerned to
file in my office on or before the fourth nton
day in June next their objections (if any they
have) to said appointment, otherwise Letters
of Guardianship will be granted the appli
cant.
Given under my hand, officially, this May
33, 1864. M. V. JORDAN,
June 1, 1864. 33-30 d Ordinary.
Bring 1 in your Peas !
I WILL exchange for Ground Peas, Ba
con, Tallow, Syrup, Sugar and Beaswax,
the following named articles: Osmiburgs,
Sheetings, Flour, Cotton Yarns, Salt, or mon
ey. B. M. FRYER.
Blakely, Ga., May 24, 1864. 32-4 t
NOT ICE.
TIIE undersigned, practitioners of medi
cine, take this method of informing their
patrons and the public that, from the date of
this notice, all accounts for medical service
will be considered due when such service in
rendered, and payment expected from such
as are able to pay. The propriety and nec
essity of this notice is sufficiently obvious to,
all, and requires no explanation from us.
H. H. Christies,.
I>. E. Lf.e,
R. C. Knowles,
W. M. Standi n.R,
G. N. McLain",
■ C. J. Mulligan,
May 25, 1864. 32-U
Wool Carding Machine,
1 mile from Blakely, on Fort Gaines Road,
I S "carding at about the same rates of last
. year. Carding, single carding for 60, and.
mixed double carding f0r.85 cents per lb., or
one-fourth toll, and 10 cents less for Soldiers’
wives and widows. Those who arc not per
sonally known to me, will bo required to
bring a certificate from the Clerk of the Court
of their respective counties, with his Seal at
tached, otherwise they (Soldiers’ wives or
widows) will lie treated as others. All per
sons are required to furnish their own lard
or oil, at the rates of 1 lb. to every 10 lbs.
of wool. IIIRAM KINOHEN.
May 25, 1864. 32-tf*'
NOTICE.
llead-Quarters Early Co.. Ha., 1
Blakely, May 17. 1864.)
A LL men detailed under General Orders
j[jL No. 96 are ordered to report at there
Head-Quarters without delay. The object of
this order is to obtain an accurate list of
those detailed. Said list to be forwarded to
District Head-Quarters.
A. C. WEST.
• (11-ts Local En. Officer Early Co., Ga.
Five-Dollar Bills Wanted!
\ LL persona wanting ai ui u aaytfnr.'k
L can dispose of their Five Dollar Bills
at par by calling at Saffold, Ga. * .
Flour,"Riee,Nails, Iron, Osnaburgs, Sheet
ing, Spun Thread and various other articles
'on hand, in exchange for Provisions. t Some
articles sold for monev.
D. S. JOHNSTON.
Saffold. Ga., April 27, 1804. 28-ts v
NOTICE.
IALOyI ALOy 11, Osnaburgs, Bunch Thread, Nails,
" &c., will be exchanged for Provisions
or Wool. D. S. JOHNSTON.
Saffold, Ga., April 20, 1864. 27-ts
NOTICE TO THE
Planters of Georgia.
Office Georgia Relief and >
Hospital Association. )
Those of you who have subscribed Cotton,
to the objects of this Association, and who
have not yet put us in possession of the same,
will please forward the bales subscribed, or
their equivalent in money, ns we propose to
invest immediately the funds derived from
this source of supply in Clothing for the des
titute and suffering of the Army.
By order of the Executive Committee.
JOSEPH R. Chairman.
Oct. 15, 1862. lif