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K July 16,1 ges.
■ fsts' 1 * 1
■ “impartae* Arrival.
K .. eara iron) a |rivate letter received
■ ‘ ,e - morning, from
B m 1 \ e ' s orce, that a eteatner has just
B 4 re ' l * J . J Confederate port with a val-
B -* the Confederate Govern-
B uis '. fisting r>t inanitions of war.
1 wholes, arc thirteen batteries
B ‘if caDCOii, consisting of seventy-
B with all the necessary equip
■ /jrservice, presented to the Coirfcd
o-ctrernmen t by merchants of'Liv
■ jj ,-ol R l * 9 ls g cotl nows, such as will
I if?! the wearied soldier on to duly.
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■ .itcf jiclnfarrtmtuu.
B *•” njoro common than for do-
B foiiJ Generals to represent to their
B - o ps that reinforcements are expected
B : liTe loeu received. A prisoner named
B fP er > New Vork 59th, who
B Aiim Jameti River, states that he expect-
B ,1 id hud t,T ' nt ’ide with hie army on the
I j.,Dili side, but Jell into the hands of our
B ,cketß. This accounts for the statement
B other prisoners that Burnside had
B ij.ned McClellan. The whole story is
B put out to Le< p up the spirits of the de-
B jjited Yankee army. At Shiloh our Gen
■ rrals put in circulation on Monday the
■ ri port that Trice and Van Dorn were
I hourly expected on the field with ‘20,000
I men. Confederates who fell into the
■ hands of tho enemy made this statement,
I audit was believed in both armies much
I to out advantage. If McClellau reaps
! unequal benefit from, his statement he
I will have reason to congratulate himself
I upon tkEuccess of this piece of strut-*
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.1 OItUSOU.
I “On, 1 ’ tho interesting correspondent
■of the Mobile Register, writing from
B Knoxville, Tenn., under date of July Ist,
■ ups; “The late defeat of tho Yankees
I Wore Richmond will stimulate them to
I iske the most energetic movements to-
I urds East Tennessee, in order that the
I miserable traitor, Andy -Johnson, may
I unit his boyhood’s home. It was in
I Knoxville he was born, and where be
I iirst learned Jo cross his legs on a tailor's
I board, and handle n goose,” &c
Andy Johnson, the traitor, ami Liu-
I cjln’a military Governor of Tennessee,
Ii not a native off ast Tennessee, lie
I was born in North Carolina, learned his
| trade there, married there, and at an
I early day, moved in Bast Tennessee,- -
| put up a tailor’s shop in Greenville, <
I bought prop
K my there,-*.ttleu there pprmnr.eni.iy,
Imd kia wife and family still reside
■ there, V. e publish.il Andy’s pedigree
| u tho gun about tv. . weeks since, v, hi. 9,
observe hae beea going the “rounds”
sometimes credited to oue paper and j
sometimes to another.
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’l’lie Com Crapu,
The Montgomery Mail has iufonnatiou
by private letter from Texas, that corn is
worth only ten coats per bushel in many
portions ot that .State. The letter refer
red to, Yvad dated from Hempsicad, Tex
the 20th eltimo, and written by relia
ble parties. The com crop is said to be i
very promising in Alabama, all over j
Georgia, and iu fact throughout the en
tire Confederacy. In the Southern part
of Georgia, and Florida, it is said never
to havo been better, and is considered
uut of danger from drought. lu middle
aud upper Georgia, tho seasons have been
favorable, and their continuation will ma
turo crops in fabulous abundance. No
danger of starving so long as plenty of
mu oread oau be had !
Tite Silence £ipiatiie<],
Doubtless our readers, as well as uur-
JeWee, have beeu much at n loss to ex-
I'bin the receut remarkable dearth ot
news from tho armies n<-ar Richmond.
Ilia following paragraph from the Rich
mond Examiner of the Gth inst., gives
®some clue to the cause of ihe ruyste
"9*B silence. The paragraph contains
’ !lt very latest from the seat of war, and
“Siwritten on the day the paper bears
hte, as evinced by tne last sentence :
Tnf. Latest.—lt is reported that Jack
in has out olf, tt portion of the enemy’s
voat guard and taken severul thousand
prisoners; but wo can get no particulars,
I,ll ’ the rumor confirmed only in the
circumstance that Gen. Lee has sent an !
ier to the city for prison aeoonimoda
oas f° r ten thousand men. The re-
from the lines yesterday are mea
H re > but we are informed of an import
ed movement of our troops—the publi
•ucu if which is not advisable. There
other military topics, which were •
” ue 3ub i ect °f a good deal of personal
t f -ip yesterday, to which we think any
reierenco at this time improper and in
jurious. It is not probable that Lee will
“ght the enemy or make any peremptory !
demand for his capitulation until he Las I
completed the circuit of movements &1- !
m [y ra progress. Yesterday the Yankee 1
lnt?° a a *“ th ° river tir *" l & na iional aa- i
i in honor of the day (fourth of July.) 1
’ rtn ' H4 * Me Agent Arrested.
ehrouict l lu ra papers of ihe l3t ina ‘ •
agent o{ the telegraphic
‘hat he had r ° rther ? pre3S 11 appears
for tfce ‘ , l .* p pa r e i a lenghty dispatch
Pvttinsuh pIeES ’ dited froai the
Lincoln intS? WtiS BU FFres3ed by the
ti Thn” critie8 > and the agent arrest
oio.:_ e ‘* acsP2 papers complain bitterly
i** 18 Qcvemcm.
ihe di ß pa tclt wag SU pp oSed t 0 contain
£ / h * i9fe&t of McClellan’s army,
~ ’ of 00ar9 e. wns not deemed whole
-0 re ‘ (t 'hg matter.— Kich. Enquirer.
6 Allowing, from a late Norfolk
fJL r s “ CWs what is the Yankee idea of
speech and of the blessings
best government on earth
re (°A 1C1 ‘ The Provost Marshal is di
thc * rr est of any person
shall by word or act show any dis
'sPect to the Government of the United
‘-‘‘leg, or to the citizens of the same on
nciount of their loyalty.
Ry. order of Brigadier-General Viei ft
Military Governor.
Cantey Ktitee
are permitted to make tho follow
extract from a letter, written by
Maj.Lowther to his brother, Wm. Lowth-
e L of the casualties in the Canty Rifles,
15 tli Regt. Ala. Volunteers:
killed- J. Holt, S. Ogletree and M.
Whilety.
W r ownd,G„(’ a p t . Locke Weems, J. Ar
raut, J. Turner, Griffin, Jeff. Brown,
P. Broughton, J. B. Johnson, Jno.
Henry Quinton, James Broughton,
J oo. Stringfellow, James Hill, W. A.
Jones, and M, Mathews.
VOLUME VI. 1
Movements tn Tennessee.
In all probability, the next great bat
tle will be fought somewhere in Tennes
see east of the Cumberland mountains.
Every movement of the enemy points to
this conclusion Gen. Buell with a force
of 30,000 men is represented by our dis
patches of last night as having crossed
the Tennessee river near Decatur, and as
being on the march, on the ,9and Moun
tain and W ills Valley route, for Chatta
nooga, whilst a strong force is known to
be threatening that city from Sequatchie
Valley on the north side of the river.—
Another division of Halleck’a army has
been eent to strengthen the column al
ready in Ea i t Tennessee, opposite Cum
berland Gap, whilst a third division is
menacing the saline districts of South
western Virginia. It is, therefore, al
most certain that the whole Western
army under Halleck, except a sufficient
force left behind to fortify and hold the
points already taken, has been transfer
red to East Tennessee and Western Vir
ginia.
Since tho “On to Richmond” has fail
ed, and the “flower of the Union army”
put to ingiorious flight, there will doubt
less be a last desperate effort made to
reach the “rebel capital” through East
Tennessee. This will load to a rapid
concentration of our forces in East Ten
nessee, and probably to the gre,at deci
sive battle which is to terminate this
wicked and inhuman war. The move
meutß of General Buell might, however,
admit another construction equally dis
astrous to us, should his move be suc
cessful. The dispatch which is pub
lished in our morning edition repre
sent it as Buell’s probable intention to
move upon Rome, Georgia; tho appear
ance of his pickets in Will’s Valley, and
his apparent demonstrations against
Chattanooga, being mere feint move
ments. We can only hope that our mil
itary leaders are closely watching his
manoeuvres, and that they will prove
equal to any emergency. We think it,
most probable, however, that the “feint
movements” spoken of in our dispatches
above alluded to, were intended for Rome
instead of Chattanooga, and that the
latter place is the point the Federal Gen
era! is driving at. There will no doubt
be a simultaneous movement against
Knoxville and other points on the Ten
nessee and Virginia Railroad. We shall
await, with much anxiety farther advi
ces from that section v
The ‘'ii'ietduiaft of in* firm,
i t is pitiable in the extreme to witness
the little, ffio&u attempts of tho miserable
decrepit party now in power in the Uni
ted States to keep the people in the dark
concerning the misfortunes and “ad disae
tiu-a which are daily befalling their arms.
Now York papers remain perfectly silent
concerning the late inglorious defeat o*f
the Yankeo armj before Richmond,
wiiili-t Hi ■ Baltimore papers dare noi in
timate such a thing as McClellan’s defeat
and discomfiture.
The Memphis “Argus,” wo learn from
the dispatches published in our yester
day morning’s edition, has been sup
pressed by the Lincoln authorities, mere
ly because tho editor asked permission of
Geu. Grunt to publish tho Houthern ac
count of the late series of battles near
Richmond. In other words, it was sup
pressed because it committed the uupar
donable sin of asking permission to tell
the truth!
We confess to a good deal of curiosity
to see the New York Herald’s account of
the late battles. Os course it will claim
another “Union victory,” as it will be
allowed to publish nothing else, upon
pain of suppression ; and the “Young
Napoleon” through fear of being consign
ed to ihe dungeons of Fort LaFayette,
or some other Yankee Bastile, will tele
graph to the Yankee Secretary of State
that the “rebels” have been “driven to
the wall,” and that the “Union” troops
acted “handsomely” ! How else could he
report it? To tell the truth, or even
ask permission to tell it, is almost death
by the law now recognized in Yankee
land !
Important. Decision.
The following letter from Secretary
Benjamin is of great importance. It
gives a security, as far as our govern
ment can, to cotton purchased on foreign
accounts In other words, it says to the
subjects of foreign powers, wo guaran
tee to give the right of purchase, provi
ded you will prevent your purchases
from falling into the hands of the enemy
for his benefit:
Confederate States of America, i
Department of State, ‘
Richmond, Va., May 16, ’62. |
Sir: In answer to your communica
tion of this morning, 1 have the honor to
state that this Government has no desire
to destroy any cotton belonging to the
neutrals, but on the contrary, is willing
to extend to it full protection while in
its power : provided, the like protection
cuu be made effective, when the cotton
may fall into the possession of the enemy.
The past conduct of the Government of
the United States, and the passive
attitude of neutral nations, whose
rights have been violated by the United
States, have satisfied us that if cotton
| belonging to neutrals be allowed to fall
into the hands of the enemy, it will be
seized and appropriated by them re
| gardless of neutral rights, and that neu
tral powers will fail to afford any protec
tion to the rights of their subjects when
thus violated.
If, however, aa you suggest, any offi
cial assurance shall be formally commu
nicated by the Government of any neu
tral nation to this nation, of a nature to
sstisfy us that cotton belonging to the
subjects of such neutral nations shall be
i effectually protected against (seizure and
appropriation by the enemy, if allowed
to fall into his possession, this Govern
ment will Lavo Ho hesitation in issuing
iuatruclluns to refrain from tho destine
tion of such cotton, even when exposed
to seizure by the enemy.
I am, your obedient servant,
J. P. Benjamin, See. of State.
C. G. Baylor, Esq., Riohmond, Va.
A bill has been introduced in the \ an*
kee Senate authorizing the President to
call on all persons, without distinction of
color, race or condition, to enlist in the
army. Os course the \ ankees will be
sure to pass it.
The pertinent, but it may be errone
ously giTen, quotation in this connection
is, “You may call spirits from the vasty
deep ; but will they come ?” The North
erners are beginning to “fight shy” of
the Southern pre-emptions assured to
I such of them as go a soldiering.
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A Village Burkt bt Soldiers.-—A
letter from Piketon to the Cincinnati
Times says that a party of Federals re
cently went into Letcher county, Ky.,
and killed a few secessionists and cap
tured more. Thence they went to Glades
ville, Va., and burned it. The letter
says it “had been the headquarters of
Humphrey Marshall but whether this
was or was not the reason for firing the
village, said letter fails to state.
THE WEEKLY SUN.
Beautiful Incident.
Many beautiful incidents, illustrative
i of that fidelity bo peculiar to the African
who has been reared under the tutilage
of a Christian master, have been related
since the beginning of the present wicked
i war, but we remember none more strlk
| ing than the following:
At the beginning of the late series of
I battles in the vicinity of Richmond, a
young officer in one of the Georgia regi*
ments, took a conspicuous part. After
the first day’s fighting, he returned to ihe
rear of his regiment, where he met his
faithful body servant, Davy, who seemed
overjoyed that his master had escaped
unhurt. Grasping his maßter by the
hand, and with tears of gratitude in his
eyes, ha proposed that they should retire
to a neighboring wood and offer up their
prayers of thankfulness to the God of
battles for his preservation. Davy’s prop
osition was acceded to, and both retired
to perform a Christian duty no less be
coming a soldier than a private citizen.
Next morning the young officer called to
his faithful boy and said : “Davy, lam
going into another engagement, the
chances of battle are uncertain; I may
fall; if I should, I have one request to
make of you.” “What is it, Marse —?”
said the boy. “It is that you reoover my
body and send it to my mother” said the
officer. “Tlope de Good Bein’ will pre
serve you,” said the boy; “but should
you fall, I will not leave the field without
you.” Late in the evening Davy was told
that his master had fallen, and that his
body still lay on the battlefield, lie set
off immediately’ in search of the body, but
was ordered away by a soldier in the garb
of authority. Davy remonstrated. The
officer threatened his life unless he should
leave the field immediately. Davy re
plied that he would rather die than re
tu>-ii without the body of his master, and
that he would not leave the place alive
until he had recovered his body in accord
ance with his Inst request. He was per
mitted to pass on. After turning over a
number of mangled corpses, lio finally
identified the body of his master, which
ho gathered up and carried from the field.
The body reached Columbns a few days
since under the care of the faithful ser
vant. It was the mortal remains of Adjt.
James If. Ware, whose last words were,
“Tell my mother that I fell in the dis
charge of my duty, and that I die hap
py.”
Private Dispatches.
MU Isa. itrg'i Stewart Grays, Ac.
Richmond, July 5.— J. E. Carter:
Herewith I send you a list of casualties
in Stewart Graya;
Killed—B. F. Garrett.
Slightly wounded—J. P. Perry, T.
McMillin, Geo. Perkins, P. Collier, W.
J. Davis, H. 0. Moore, W. J. Dorrett, J
S Stevenson, W, S. Seay, J. B. Armor,
L. S. Seymour, H. Walton, P. H. Grego
ry, W A. Webb, J. H. Hurley and J.
Farnham.
Bartow Guar An—3lst Ga. Vrl.
The following are the casualties in
Bartow Guards, 31st Reg. Ga. Vol.:
Killed—J. Delemon, T. R. Dunaway,
and Thos. Perkins.
Mortally wounded—Jno. Dudley, and
Wilson Pierce.
Slightly wounded—Lieut. W. H. Har
rison, W. B. Patterson, D. R. Adams, L.
J. Averett, W. B. Dougherty, Sum’l Ev
erett, John Foreman, W. G. Ivey, Ed
Jones, E. W. Joines, Eli McKethan, E.,
Metcalf, L. W. Pope, R E. Persons, G.
Rhodes, T. Spence, Chas. Simpson, Wm.
Simpsou, and Miles Thornton.
E. P. Chamberlin.
Itoll of use CliattaUoocliee Hangers.
The following is the Roll of the Chats
tahoochee Rangers, Capt. B. A. Thorn
ton, belonging to Col. Crawford’s Regi
ment :
CAPTAIN. PRIVATES.
B A Thornton, Benj Herne,
LIEUTENANTS. .1 Lflcme.
1. H H Johnson, B H Harris,
2. H S Parks, M W Johnson,
a. J P Manley, M J Jones,
sergeants. J 0 Jordain,
1. King, T T Jones,
2. W J Underwood, J W Morris,
3. E Easterwood, J S Morris,
4. T Troutman, D J Murrell,
ft. C W Howard. .las Meier,
corporals. John McDaniel,
1. Tally McGough, W N MeNorton,
2. J T Johnson, H MeNorton,
3. Wm Horne, T V Osborn.
4. H II Gresham. C Phillips,
privates. C B Perry,
R W Barfield, T G Perry,
C \V Brown, Henry Pry,
3 M Bagier, Wm Rice,’
J D Bagley, David Ransom,
W C Bellamy, Wm Redd,
A J Barfield, W P Ramsey,
S Bickley, Thos Smith,”
Arthur Burnside. E L Sneider,
John Burnell, Jere Stringer,
W P Bridges, Geo H Sapp.
0 L Cobb, M H Sapp,
.T J Cobbs, W A Sapp,
L W Conway, C A Smith,
M R Downer, L L Stanford,
J M Davis, E Sanders,
IV A Dendy, W N Thompson,
T Fell, ’ Robt Thornton.
G W Fuller. J F Tilman,
J Farmer. W J William o ,
G P Gordy, John H Webb.
M W Garrard. E P Webb.
J D Howell, M P Williams.
H L Howell. J T Williams,
GW Hanks, TJWade,
J H Holloway , Henry Wynn,
P H Holland, Wm Wilder.
The Patriotic Wonitin
The following correspondence will ex
plain itself:
Midwaj , Barbour Cos.. Ala ,1
July 2nd, 1862. J
Cupt. J. W. Daniel, Cos. E, Hilliard's
Legion: Dear Sir—Please accept the ac
companying box of lint which I have
carefully prepared, hoping that it may
be of benefit if you can send it to some
hospital where there are wounded sol
diers. If it should be the means of al
leviating one pang of the noble defend
ers of our country, 1 shall be sufficiently
rewarded Yours, truly,
Mrs. Violetta Bf.3sox.
Camt Mart, Hilliard’s Lec-ion, \
July 4th, 1862. j
Mrs. Violetta Besson: Dear Madam —
In behalf of our soldiery I accept with
emotions of gratitude the box of lint
which you have placed in my hands.
Having submitted a specimen to the ex
amination of a competent surgeon, I can
.assure you that it is of the very best
quality. While all soldiers may greatly
desire to escape the personal use of your
gift, we nevertheless feel deeply grateful
for your solicitude, and can assure you
that should a desire to preserve our oher
ished institutions fail in the day of bat-
tie to nerve us to the onset—a similar re
flection upon the devotion manifested by
our noble country-women would’ supply
our lack of patriotism and urge us to the
cannon’s mouth.
J. W. Lee,
Capt. Com’dg Lee Guards.
Yesterday, at the North, was appoint
ed for celebrating “the crushing of the
rebellion.’’ We ..“guess” the celebration
occurred of course just to help keep up
the.bamboozlement of Europe.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, JULY 15, 1862.
The Salt qutitlou.
Gov. Shorter, of Alabama, in his late
circular in answer to numerous enqui
ries relative to the locality and condi
tion of the Sait Deposits in that State,
says •
“In the counties of Clarke and Wash
ington, and in the valleys near the Tom
bigbeo river, are found large quantities
of brine or salt water, and the region
embracing them extends along the river
for a distance of thirty miles or more.
Within this district salt is now being
made at a number of localities, the most
of which are in Clarke county. In this
county are the State reservations, known
as “the Upper and Lower Salt Works of
the State.” The two locations are about
eighteen miles apart.”
The Lower Salt Works, the Governor
says, have been leased to a company in
Montgomery, under the provisions of an
act of the General Assembly. By the terms
of the act, this company obtained a loan
of SIO,OOO to aid in constructing the ne
cessary works for making salt, and are
entitled to a bonus from the State of ten
cents per bushel on all they make, and
are limited in the price for which they
sell at one dollar and fifteen cents per
bushel at the works. The company is
now turning out 100 bushels per day.
The Governor says:
All they make for sale has been se
cured for the State, by a contract with
the oompany, but as it will be wholly in
sufficient for the general demand, it will
be set apart and reserved for the pur
pose of supplying this necessary artiele
to the indigent families of volunteers
from Alabama in the Confederate ser
vice. Circular letters have been ad
dressed to the Judges of Probate in tho
various counties in the State giving ail
proper instructions for the attainment
ot’ this desirable end. This salt will
cost the State one dollar and twenty-five
cents at the works, per bushel of fifty
pounds, including the bonus of 10 cents
paid by the State to the lessees. The
expense of sacking, transportation, &c.,
will be added, and it will be sold to the
County Commissioners, for the use afore
said, at such prices as will reimburse the
State. Should a larger supply than
needful for indigent families be ultimate
ly obtained, the agents at points of sale
and distribution will be instructed to sell
any surplus to families of volunteers
who may havo means of payment.
Tho towns where the salt will be de
posited are Mobile, Demopolis, Tusca
loosa, Montgomery, Selma and Tallade
ga. Deliveries will bo made at these
places, and not at the Salt Works of the
company, except upon a special order
from the Governor.
The “upper reservation” of tho State,
the Governor says, has not been leased
to any person, and both reservations are
free to all citizens of the State, who may
go and make salt for their own family
use. Tho only conditions imposed being,
that they must not interfere with parties
who hold a lease from the State. Should
responsible parties declro to make salt
for sale, a CGiiu'aot with them for a
lease or purchase of tho salt will be
made upon tho same terms as with others
who have engaged. There are, besides
the two State reservations, a number of
other locations in Clarke and Washing
ton counties, belonging to private citizens,
where salt is being made in considerable
quantities. All these privato enterprises,
the Governor says, willl be encouraged
in every prroper way, aud the parties
will be left free to pursue their several
enterprises without executive interfer
ence. Tho Governor concludes by say
ing that recent advices induce the hope
that salt deposits may be found in Green
county and other localities. A compe
tent scientific gentleman has been ap
pointed to examine and report the facts.
From all the information received at
this Department, and from a personal
examination of the salt region on the
Tombigboe, recently made by the Gover
nor, he is persuaded that Alabama pos
sesses within her limits saline waters
sufficient in quantity and quality, if ful
ly developed, to furnish an abundant
supply of salt to the people of the State.
Not the least difficulty, however, in the
process of salt making is tho manifest
want of practical knowledge as to the
most rapid and economical modes of
evaporating the water and ridding it of
impurities. Information on these points
is earnestly requested, for the benefit of
parties engaged in the business. And
as it will require the combined efforts of
hundreds of operatives to insure any
thing like eveu a moderate supply of salt
for the State, an appeal is made to every
citizen, who can, to engage in the work,
and at the earliest possible day. The
crops will soon bo laid by, and farmers
can go at it without much inconvenience.
Let them do it, and not only make salt
for their own use, but add to the com
mon stock for the benefit of their State.
This is a plain, patriotic duty. If neg
leoted, and the fall and winter come up
on us deprived of this article of prime
necessity, our condition will be most la
mentable. Let us not fiatter ourselves
that the State authorities can, or that
other persons will supply the demand.
It is to be hoped therefore that all, who
possibly can, will engage in the busi
ness.
Letter from Florida.
Camp Jackson, Fla, July 3.
Eds Sun: Everything along the lines,
wears such a sameness, unrelieved by
any incident worth chronicling, that I
would not presume to trespass on your
columns, were it not that I desire to in
form the friends of this army, that we
are not so entirely lost, but that we shall
be able to find our way out of these piney
woods, when our services are no longer
needed. Os one thing tho public may
rest assured, the inactivity in this part
of the service, results from necessity,
and not from the choice oi the comman
der. Tho entire command feel sensibly
the loss they sustain by being forced by
circumstances to continue inactive, while
their brethren in arras are reaping such
a rich harvest of glory and fame on other
fields. But we would not diminish, by
a single leaf, the noble wreaths they
have so justly earned. “'They won them
fair, and may they wear them well.”
There is no denying the fact that we
have considerable sickness— fortunately
of a mild grade.
The glorious news from Richmond has
infused every spirit with anew and noble
glow. If an opportunity is presented,
the example of the army in Virginia, will
not be lost on other postß of the service.
Yours, Itf.b.
RepvdUUd,
We learn from a gentleman from Lia
colndom, that Pioayune Butler is to be
repudiated, and Reverdy Johnson ap
pointed Civil Governor of New Orleans.
This shows that Reverdy Johnson’s legal
opinion that the Act of Emancipation in
the District of Columbia iB illegal, is a
mere sentiment, and that he has been
overpowered by his appointment. —South
Carolinian.
*
The Dahlonega Signal says :
We are sorry to learn that one able
bodied young man, of this county, mu
tilated himself, by chopping his fingers
off from one hand to avoid conscription.
It should avail him nothing. ’
T-ELEQ.-R 3? £ TT < J
“WARMUST BE lIIEIDATELV CLOSED!”
Lincoln calls for more Troops
NORTHERN PRESS AfOOfftEME “ A REVERSE!”
McClellan s Army Eeinforced!
Richmond, July 6.—The Enquirer has
received Baltimore papers of the 4th inst
The Washington correspondent of the
Herald, says the Federal Government has
been notified by the Ministers of the
two leading European Powers that the
War must he. immediately closed. The New
York Evening Post says that Linooln has
issued a proclamation for 300,000 more
troops. The Times says there is now no
room to doubt that the Federal Army
has met with a severe reverse and is in a
condition of imminent peril.
Stocks took a downward surge in New
York on Wednesday.
The Gold market was excited—one
hundred and nine and a half freely bid.
Exchange on London 121.
Petersburg, July 6. —The Yankees
buried over 500 at Shirley, and left over
100 wounded, who fell into our hands
Saturday morning. Our pickets now oo
oupy Shirley. Nine more prisoners have
been brought to Petersburg, all say Mc-
Clellan is in strong position at Berkely,
and has been reinforced by Shields’ divis
ion. He now has 80,000 or 100,000 men,
and will give battle. Balloons went up
yesterday—wagon train still visible, and
the tent3 of the enemy dot the country
for miles.
Members of Shields’ brigade says out
of 5,000 not 500 left.
Richmond, July 7.—Nothing of inter
est has transpired to-day here. It is re
ported that there was no fighting to-day
between the Confederates and Yankees
in Charles City county, but nothing is
known of the engagement, if any took
place, at the War Department. The
weather is extremely hot to-day.
Mobile, July 7.—A special dispatch
to the Tribune from Grenada, 7th, says
tho St. Louis Republican of the 3d, re
ceived here, observes a mysterious si
lence respecting McClellan’s defeat,
which fears means disaster- A dispatch
dated Cairo, Jet, says Gen. Hindman is
back at St. Charles, with 6,000 men.—
Col. .Fits of the Yankee array has aban
doned hia position, after spiking his guns.
Curtis, it is reported, is in & bad situa
tion, his supplies cannot reach him, and
he had been living on half rations for
ten days. He will have to cut his way
out or be captured. The last accounts
we have received report the Federala
again retreating from Holly Springs.
Tho Nova Scotia has arrived, with
Liverpool dates to the 22cl ult. ‘The St.
Pierre affair had been settled. A cor
respondent of the Paris Oonotitutiounel
regards the mediation of Europe respect
ing tho American war, as merely a ques
tion of time. Publio opinion, both in
England and France, is daily growing in
favor of recognition, [n the House of
Commons. The motion of Mr. Lindsay,
respecting British relations with Ameri
ca, expressing the hope that the Confed
eracy would be recognized, since it is
now clear that its independence will be
achieved, had been postponed to 11th
July. In the Houso of Lords Mr. Ilap
ward stated that he would, on the Ist of
July, move a resolution that it is the
duty of the British government to use
every exertion consistent with maintain
ance of peace to end the American war.
Atlanta, July 7. —An upward and
downward train collided on yesterday at
or near Johnson, on the Western and
Atlantic Railroad, by which the engi
neer, fireman, and several other persons,
and a number of horses were killed.
Atlanta, July 7. — Passengers report
casualties by collision on the State Road,
an engineer, fireman, and 8 soldiers kill
ed, and 30 persons wounded.
[Private Dispatches.]
Richmond, July 6.— J. M. Estes:—
None killed or wounded lu the 2d Geor
gia Battalion. I will go to them soon.—
Henry is with me. H. S. ESTES.
(20i.1i Georgia Regiment.
A private dispatch to a gentleman in
this city, dated Richmond, July stb,
says: “Your son is uninjured—also
Capt. Ivey, Lieutenants Fontaine and
Ilutchius. Corporal Gerald is killed.—
Several are slightly wounded. We sus
tained a very severe fire.— Times.
Private Dlapatcltes.
The Macon Telegraph of the 7th inst.
publishes the following private dis
patches :
may laiauuy, Jones C!o., 45 Heg’t,
Richmond, July 4.—F. S. Johnson,
Clinton : Frank Alexander and George
Hammond killed on Monday. Warren
Jones died of fever on Tuesday.
R. W. Bonner.
Richmond, July 4.—To JL A. Nisbet:
Further casualties in the lirown Rifles,
3d On. Rigimcnt. Killed, C. N. Den
ham. Wounded, G. B. Slaughter, slight
ly ; J- Hubert, badly. Forward ad be
fore. R. B- Nisbet.
Richmond, July 5. 0. G. Conner - 1
have just arrived. The enemy are badly
whipped, and hav>e ffi J in every direc
tion. T. Conner,
. Ooloiiel 12th Georgia
a--
IlTigarUiii OtnetU;
At the election, bold yesterday tor
Brigadier General of tho lOtk dtvisiou,
G. M., Col. P. J. Phillips received the
entire veto at this precinct; and we
trust the sr*me has lit en the result at all
other precincts in the division. The
State needs competent and efficient offi
cers at this time, and no Jbetter selection
could have been mMe for this division
thau Col. Phillips. The vote in our oity
was not fall, owing entirely to the luke
warmness of the militia, who are the le
gal voters. We trust that when the
new General shall have been duly com
missioned, he will go pro.nptly to work
to put his division under complete mili
tary discipline, and see that all minor
offices are filled by competent and ener
getic men.
Capt. JLoeke Weems,
Private dispatches from Richmond
yesterday morning state that Capt. L ooke
Weems was shot through tho vright breast!
His wound Dot oonsidered dangerous: and
he is doing very well.— Times.
Major General McCall, captured by our
troops cn Monday, was second in o am
mand to McClellan in the Fed sral art ny,
on the Peninsula.
Congratulatory Address of President Davis, ’
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Richmond, July B.—The President j
has issued the following congratulatory 1
address to our victorious army :
Richmond, July 5, 1862.
To the Army in Eastern Virginia:
Soldiers ! I congratulate you on the
series of brilliant victories which, under
the favor of Divine Providence, you hnve
lately won, and as the President of the
Confederate States, do heartily tender to
you the thanks of the country whose just
cause you have so skillfully and heroical
ly served. Ten days ago an invading
army, vastly superior to you in numbers
aud the material of war, closely beleag
ured your Capital, and vauntingly pro
claimed its speedy conquest. You march
ed to nttaok the enemy in his entrench
ments, with well directed movement and
death-daring valor you charged upon
him in his strong positions, drove him
from field to field, a distance of more than
thirty-five miles, and despite his rein
forcements compelled hitu to seek safety
under the cover of his gunboats, i where
he now lios cowering before the army ho
so lately derided and threatened with
entire subjugation.
The fortitude with which you have
born toil and privation, the gallantry
i with which you havo entered into each
successive battle, must have been witness
ed to be fully appreciated ; but a grate
ful people will not fail to recognize your
deeds, and to bear you in loved remem
brance. Well may it be said of you that
you have done enough for glory, but duty
to a suffering country, and to the cause
of Constitutional Liberty, claims from
you yet further efforts. Let it be your
pride to relax in nothing which can pro
mote your future efficiency—Your oue
great object being to drive the invaders
from your soil, and carrying your stan
dard’s beyond tlio outer boundaries of
the Confederacy, to wring from an un
scrupulous foe tho recognition of your
birthright, community and independence
(Signed,) Jeiierson Davis.
Mobile, July 8 —A special dispatch to
tho Tribune, dated Grenada, 7th, states
the Memphis Bulletin of the Ith says, the
Federala are couuectiug their two Fleets
at. Vicksburg by cutting a canal across
the laml ; also, that au expedition is fit
ting up to go up the Yazoo river to take
the batteries situated 60 miles above the
mouth of that river.
On Friday last our guciillao captured
and burned 40 wagons of Federal stores
on the Memphis and Charleston railroad.
A detachment of Gen. Ohalwer'a com
mand captured 75 more, which were
saved with their contents.
Richmond, July B.—-No news from
the lines to-day. City perfectly quiet.
The heat to day was very oppressive.
Mobile, July B.—A special dispatch
from Grenada, dAted Bth, says the Fed
eral are fortifying Memphis. They are
digging entrenchments and ritle pits four
miles in the rear of the city.
A portion of Sherman’s division has
moved from Grand Junction to Moscow,
40 miles from Memphis, where entrench
ments are being constructed Npgroe3
are impressed throughout West Tennes
see for the purpose. An attack is evi
dently expected by the enemy.
Mobile, July B.—Passengers by flag
of truce steamer, who have arrived at
Natchez from New Orleans, report Baton
Rouge taken by Van Dorn with 1,500
prisoners.
Mobile, July 9.—A special dispatch
to the Tribune, dated Grenada, Bth, says
Northern papers to the tith contain copi
ous accounts of McClellan's defeat in
Virginia. They claim to have captured
700 prisoners, and acknowledges a loss
of 20,000 men, 30 pieces artillery, large
amount of commissary stores and ord
nance.
The following named Generate they
confess have beeu captured :
Reynolds and McCall; Gens. Gketin,
killed ; Gens. Meade, Hummer, Ileiutzle
man, and numerous held officers wounded.
They state the strength of the Confeder
ate army to be 200,000, aud its loss 30,-
000. They say the Federal army is now
encamped on a high rolling ground on
the bank of tho James river, 15 miles
from {Uchtnond, and their transports are
at the wharves unloading supplies for the
army. McClellan, they say, was confi
dent of his ability to meet any attack tho
Confederate army might make on his
present position.
‘Die ministers ml Nash'* 111*.
AVe find in the New York Tunes of the
24th, the following :
Gov. Johnson has had a very interest
ing conference with the Rev. Dr. R. B.
C. Howell, of the Ist Baptist Church;
Rev. C. D. Elliott, of the Female School;
Dr. Sehon, of the Methodist Church;
Rev. Mr. Ford, of the Baptist Church .
Dr. J. T. Kendrick, of the let Pi'esbyte
rian Church; and Rev W, D F,
of the Methodist Church, all cunluma
cious clergymen at Nashville
He announced to them that he had
made up his mind that they must take
the oath of allegiance, and proceeded to
argue the question with them like a jalk
er. He told them that the Government
(Yankee) had guaranteed fa them reli
gious liberty and the right to worship
God according to the dictates of their
own consciences. It was a privilege en
joyed in no other laud. They were high
ly and peculiarly favored above their
brethren. The Government bad given
them ample protection. But Hie time
had come when this kind and liberal
Government was compelled by traitors to
fight for its existence, and it must know
who were its friends and who were it3
foes. It was unreasonable to suppose
that it would suffer rebels and disloyal
men to occupy a position which offers so
many opportunities for mischief to cor
rupt and designing men, as the pulpit.
At the urgent request of the clergy, he
gave them a few days for deliberation.
Yankee Barbarities,
The Richmond Dispatch says: “VYe
were yesterday shown several conical
balls used by the enemy with their large
Belgian rifles, and to our horror discov
ered. that the points vrere armed with a
cap, which striking any bone will cause
the explosion of the ball, its contents be
ing capabls of shattering any limb and
causing almost immediate death. Vve
have heard of such contrivances prepar
ed by Yankees for their Southern breth
ren, but never credited the rumor until
occula rly demonstrated. In addition to
this, we have heard of “poisoned balls,”
and are- positively informed that shot
have fr oquently been picked up whioh,
upon examination, proved to have been
perforabed and charged with poison.
Two FI oridians were slightly grazed by
such sh ot, tad died in conseqence-
Milking three times a day, when oows
give a great quantity of milk, is a great
advantage. Try it.
(NUMBER 12.
Trading with Billlgvranta,
It is very common in many parts of
the Confederacy for disloyal parties to
seek and keep up commercial intercourse
with the enemy. This is particularly
the case, we are told, in the vicinity of
New Orleans, Memphis, and other points,
which have fallen into the hands of the
Yankees. The parties thus seeking illi
cit commerce wiQi the enemy, in open
violation of the law of nations, and in
many instances, in violation of explicit
legislative enactments, are not so much
einbued with Lincolnism as they are with
a sordid, ,inhumau selfishness, character
istic of those who have no policy, and
subscribe to no creed, that does not ad
vance their own interests. They seem
to have but cue object in view—to get
money—and that must be accomplished,
if ueccssarj-, at the expense of all man
ly, instincts, and every attribute of houor
and integrity. Appeals have been made
to them through the medium of the press
aud otherwise, but all to no purpose.
They will continue it in defiance of all
moral suasion or public opinion. There
soems but one remedy left—the vigorous
enforcement of laic. We arc therefore,
glad to see that the Governor of Louis
iana has begun the work. lie ha- issu
ed an address to tho people of that State,
in which he shows the impossibility of
being Iruo to the country, and carrying
on trade with the enemy at the same
time. He has very properly decided to
require of loyal citizens absolute uon
intercourse, the entire suspension of com
munication by visit for trade, with any
point in tho possession of the enemy.
It is to be hoped that the Governors of
other States will adopt a similar policy,
and stop, as far as possible, the illicit
commerce with a people who Beek our
subjugation aud overthrow. If men will
not join the army in defense of their
country’s rights, or otherwise contribute
to the cause of independence, they
should be prohibited from making any
| alliances, either commercial or other
; wise, with the enemy.
Reply of IHe BrltUli Continl to Pic*
- ay une Butler.
The following pungent letter written
by Geo. Coppell, British Consul at New
Orleans, in reply to one recently pub
lished which had been addressed to him
mod two other Consuls by Butler the
Beast, will be read with interest by the
curious:
You are pleased to say “I bad informa
tion, the sources of which you will uot
expect me to disclose,” &c., and you
proceed to make allegations in regard to
the means by which these sugars had
been purohased, with a view to justify
the laying of your military bauds on
them. I cannot think that you have re
fused to disclose the sources of your iu
formation from any apprehension that
harm might happen to your informers,
while your martial icgis is extended over
them; but, as from your several quota
tions of Latin legal maxims, you show
some acquaintance both with the lan
guage in which they are written and (be
science from which they are borrowed, 1
will illustrate my view of tbo information
you refer to, by another maxim of the
law touching crimes—it is this, “cuiyro
dest t is secit ”: He who profits by it, is
tbo man
In our letter to you we asked to “be
placed iu possession of the facts which
caused such order to be issued by you as
preveuts the disposition of those sugars
according to the wishes, and for the
beuefit, of the owners, our couutrymen.
You reply that the purchaser of those
sugars (Mr. Covas) for our countrymen
“had been engaged iu buying Confeder
ate notes, giving for them Sterling Ex
change; thus transferring abroad tbo
credit of the Slates iu rebellion, and en
abling these bills of credit to be converted
into bullion, to be used there, as has
been, for the purpose of purchasing
arras and munitions of war.”
If there is any truth in that allegation, it was
an accomplished fact, totally independent of
the purchase of the sugars, which the parties
resident in Europe had no interest. Can your
legal skill show any rule by which the miscon
duct (admitting its existence, ‘‘aryurnenti
causa”) the interest of his principal, in a bona
Ji.de, distinct transaction? How far, and how
long-shall personal property be liable to he
pursued, after sale, on charges—which may be
utterly fictitious aud futile—against an agent ?
In this case, your accusation appears to be
rather against the rebel Confederate note:-,
than against the agent. As well might it he
said, that gold or silver coin, which had once
come from the hands of a thief or a murderer,
and been used in commerce, vitiated every
contract in which it was employed. Both
agent and principal have a right to make use
of all the honest means which are most advan
lageous to them.
You condescendingly remark : “Wishing to
treat you, gentlemen, with every respect, 1
have set forth at length some ot the reasons
which have prompted my action.” You cer
tainly were not long embarrassed by bearing
the load of that respect, as your next succeed
ing paragraph evinces, beginning with “What
‘proceedings’ have you, or cither of you, to
‘waive,’ if you do feel disposed so to do? What
authority is vested in you by the laws of na
tions, or of this country, which gives you the
power to use such language to the representa
tives of the United States in a quasi official
communication? Commercial agents menly of a
subordinate class, Consuls have no power to
waive or condone any proceedings, past or
present, of the Government under” whose pro
tection they are permitted to reside so long as
they behave well,” and more of the same sort.
If you call this respect , we trust that you may
receive as much of it as your exalted station
and generous deportment merit. But as to the
merits of the matterofyour paragraph: I think
it did not require much perspicacity to per
ceive that we meant to “waive” any demand
for damages bn account of the detention of the
sugars; and we thought that you ought to be
grateful for our consideration. There is a
maxim in free Governments that there is “no
wrong without a remedy,” and although sol
diers would exempt themselves from its ope
ration, and might remain practically exempt if
their ill-gotten accumulation of wealth were
successfully secreted, a more substantial parly,
their Government, may be made respon: lblc.
It is to be remembered that “eommericial
agents, merely, of a subordinate class,” though
they may in vain make the first reclamation on
account of plunder and other violent military
acts committed against the property of their
fellow countrymen, are not wanting in a good
reserve force, such as soon settled the naval
violence committed on the Trent; aud if you
turn a deaf ear to the call for justice, your
Government will not be allowed to do so. Mv
Government will look to them, and they may
manage you as they can for reimbursement.
Sir, if you believe what you said in regard to
our subordinate position at the time you w rote,
was it magnanimous in a Major General, Hushed
with victory and supreme above all law a ell
as the conventionafties of society, to upbraid
the humble by casting into their teeth the
inferiority of their office? The exalted were
once inferior. It would be fortunate for all
if they should not continue s<> in character.—
The best man is he who uses his opportunities
best. A man may reflect with satisfaction upon
his former humble condition, after he has been
raised to station, rank and authority. >ethH
feelings aie not more sacred than those of tlm
less favored. What would you have thought,
said aud doue had you been told that you were
once a “subordinate agent” at the bar of your
native State of Connecticut, an attorney, allow
ed to write pleas and other papers, but not to
come within the bar, nor to open your mouth
in any court of high jurisdiction?
I cannot close this letter w ithout remarking
that your insinuation—l might yay your allega
tion—“that you have been „o long dealing with
a rebel Uonfederation, which has been suppli
cating you to make such representations'to
the GoVernment whose subject.- you are, as
w uuld induce your sovereigns to aid it in its
traitorous designs,” 4c.. would have been haz
arded by you were you not Major General com
manding thVi Department of the Gulf. I must
content myself with saying that you have not a
shadow of ground for that aspersion.
I am, sir, <fce.,
Signed) .
To Major Genera! B. K. Butler, commanding
the Department of the Gulf, New Orleans.
The New York Herald thinks the great
dearth of news in that city is owing to
the fact that McClellan has been too
busily engaged following op his “victo
ries” to write dispatches.
Very likely. The “victory” consists
in getting out of the way of Confederate
bayonets. This exercise has no doubt
kept the “young Napoleon” busy for
over a week past. As it requires time to
get np an ingenious and readable dis
patch—such as would bo published in
New York. 1
Jjgp- Subscribers
receiving the paper
with this notice
marked, art in
formed their time
‘i about out, and
that, they must make
a remittance if they
wish the paper con
tinued. Set terms in
frst column.
Chattanooga,
As recent military movements have
made Chattanooga a point of considera
ble importance, a short sketch of the
place and its surroundings may not be
inappropriate. It is located on the Ten
nessee river, seven miles from the Geor
gia State line, at the point where the
river enters the Cumberland range of
mountains; one -undred and ten miles
west of Knoxville, and nearly the same
distance north of Atlanta, Georgia. It
is thirty-oight miles east of Bridgeport,
about twenty eight miles distant from
the nearest point in Sequatchie Valley,
and sixty-five miles from Pikeville, at
the head of the valley. It is about
twelve miles to the nearest point on Wal
len’s Ridge, and about six miles south of
tho Kingston and Nashville stage road,
which leads from the former place to
Knoxville via Sparta and Sequatchie Val
ley. It was along this road that Gen.
Nagley and his thieving band of tories
and Yankees come when they made their
late demonstrations against the city, and
left seventeen of their number to rot on
the hills opposite. Two and a half miles
to the southwest, towers the famous Look
out mountain, twenty ..five hundred feet
above the level of the river, and over
looking th adjacent boundry Hues of
five States aud the entire territory of
East Tennessee. On the southwestern
side of this giant mountain, and between
it and the Cumberland range, is the fer
tile Chattanooga Valley, watered by a
beautiful little stream of the eamo name.
On the opposite side of the mountain,
and between it and the “Missionary
Ridge,” is Wills’ Valley, through which
a railroad has recently been completed
as fur as Trenton, Ga. It is a fertile
valley of laud, and is at this time full of
grain and produce. It is through this
I valley that Gen. Buell will probably at
tempt to march upon Chattanooga.
Around the base of Lookout mountain
runs the Nashville and Chattanooga rail
road, uow in our possession as far as
Bridgeport, on the Teuncssee river.
Chattanooga is regularly laid out in
squares, with broad, uuimproved streets.
All the business houses in the place are
located on one street running almost due
south from the river. This street is Mc-
Adatnized nearly all the way. South
west of the city, but still within the cor
porate limits, is “Hog Mountain” which
rises some six or seven hundred feet
above Iho river, aud commands the whole
vicinity. Our batteries were planted on
a spur of this mountain during the late
bombardment, and were played with tell
ing efleet upon the enemy ou the oppo
site sido of the river. Before East Ten
nessee had become connected to the
Houtliern markets by railroad communi
cation, Ohattauooga was a great ship
ping point, and an extensive produce
market far Georgia and South Carolina
Graiu, bacon, and Hour was brought down
from upper East Tennessco by means of
llatboata in the Clinch, liolston, and
French Broad rivers, and stored away in
Chattanooga fop re shipment, not, how
ever, until it had “changed hauds” from
one to a half dozen times, for there were
traders theu as now. It is at present
the terminus of five railroads, and is the
“Gate City ’ of Tennessee. Every one
seems impressed yith the importance of
the place as a strategic military post,
and we have reason to believe that every
means will bo employed to defend it.
belter from Mobile.
Monn.ii, Ajla., July I, 166:1.
Eds. Hun: 1 havo been waiting sev
eral day3 for the authorities to inves
tigate the mismanagement of the steamer
Anus, that run the blockade last Satur
day, but, I have waited in vain. So 1
will give you a few of the dots as 1 have
them from outsiders.
The Anna is a British iron steamer,
about 000 tons burden. She was laden
with 1,000 barrels of powder, 5,000 or
6,000 Enfield Rifles, a largo lot of sta
tionery, nicdiciues, tens, &c. She made
for Mobile, and was chased by the fleet
outside; she ran iu sufficiently near to
be protected by the guns of Bert Mor
gan, when she rati aground. The au
thorities sent (he little steamer Crescent
(about large enough to fako aboard fifty
bales cotton,) aud ten hands to assist in
discharging the cargo. This little craft
aDd crew labored hard, and late iu
the night got off about one half the
steamer’s cargo, when a storm came up
and she had to leave. The crew during
the night deserted the steamer, and the
blow caused her to lift her anchor and
sbe drifted toward the blookaders, who,
of course, took her as a prize. All this
occurred under the nose of Fort Morgan
and the military authorities of Mobile.
Yet, we have several gunboats here idling
away their time at an enormous expense
to the government. IVhat these gun
boats are for, the best informed inhabi
tant of Mobile do not appear to know.
Borne say they were built to make a bon
fire of wbeu the Yankees inform us they
are cowing to Mobile, as they did with
the gunboats at, Norfolk. Pensacola, New
Orleans, Yazoo, &0., &c. If one of
these boats bad been stationed at (he
Fort, tho Anna and cargo could have
been saved.
It is rumored here that Major Murphy
received a commission as Colonel of the
17th Alabama Regiment, and that when
he reported to Gen. Bragg for duty, was
placed under arrest. Geo. B. appears to
have a spite against this Regiment, as
he bas appointed a great many of the
officers, refusing the men tho right the
law gives Ihrnj of electing their own of
ficers. When this war is over, somebody
has to account for the deeds done, and
woe unto them that are found guilty.
To-day being the glorious Fourth of
July, f have been anxiously expecting
to heard some move in celebrating it,
but it is uow noon, and nothing as yet
iu sight, so 1 will close. If anything
worthy of note occurs before the 4ih vau
isbee, I’ll dot you Kixkle.
A Yankee Balloonist .Makes a Short
Trip.
A body of our infantry, under cover of
a dense (bicket intervening, passed
around, on Thursday last, totheiiank of
a number of Yankees, who were evident
ly the “Balloon Guard,” and was rapidly
approaching in musket shot of them, just
as one of their “Professors” was about
to make an ascension. They halted in
order to gi'-c the aerial voyager tune to
get up The balloon was soon under
weigh, and the windlass unwound, but as
the observant Professor attained a height
of about two hundred feet, be perceived,
to his horror and consternation, our in
fantry marohiDg upon his “base of opes
rations.” Giving a shout, be ordered
those below to haul him in, which was
obeyed ; but the operation being too slow,
he leaped out of the car, grasped the rope
and elided down with a speed which
would have done credit to the expertnes3
of a Gorilla- The balloon soon followed,
was bursted up, put in a cart, and “Pro
fessor,” balloon, guard and all mizzled,
just in time to save themselves from
capture.
Beech & Boot, of Atlanta, Ga., .have
sold the Government about $240,000 •
worth of army clothes, stationary, &c.,
being part of the cargo of the Memphis.