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COLUMBUS; Win. It. SGKI’GGS ®<lltOr, Largest Country Circulation. Tuesday Aug. U, lS6i4. TirE WBBIUiY SUN. Our terms are $2.00 per annum, $1.25 for six months, or 75 cents for three months. To clubs—all sent at the same time and to the -ame office—o copies SB,IO copies ffe, invaris i,iV in advance. Address, • THUS. GILBERT & CO. Columbus, Ga. ♦ . Yankee Tax Bill, The first of September is determined upon as the day on which the above bill shall go into practical operation. Prices in Louisville, Ky The Louisville Express quotes bacon, clear sides, at 3£ cents per pound; cof fee, beat Rio, 22£c.; beef cattle $3.00 to $3.75 per hundred pounds ; hogs, fat, $2.60 per hundred; and old Bourbon Whisky at 25 cents per gallon. From Knoxville. Late advices from Knoxville represent that the Federals made a dash into Clin ton, eighteen miles north of Knoxville, on the 25th inst., rifled the postoffice and arrested the postmaster. Morgan’!! 11/liclal it*oort. We lay before our readers this morn ing, Morgan’s official report, from which it will bo oen that he captured seventeen towns, 2,700 prisoners, destroyed an im mense amount of Federal property, took numerous stands of arms, together with a large number of mules and horses. Cotton Seed Soap. Put cotton seed into a large and strong iron pot, in small quantities at a time, mash them well with a wooden pestle, and then pour in a certain quantity of common ley, and boil thoroughly; strain in an ordinary seive, and proceed in the usual way, in drying and cutting into cakes. From Huntsville. The guard who brought down the Fed eral prisoners from Tennessee yesterday, sayß the Macon Telegraph, report that at Chattanooga, a telegram was received stating that Gen. Hardee had captured Huntsville, Alabama, and taken a thous and prisoners. We tell the tale as it was t old us. It may be true—we rather think it is, and if so the curtain is dropping fast and thick around Buell. Jackson’s Men. The Rockingham (Harrisonburg, Va.) Register learns from the Provost Mar shal of that place that within the last few days fifty soldiers of Stonewall Jack son’s army, who were cut off on his last retroat up the valley, and who were sup posed to be prisoners in the hands of the enemy, have passed through that place on route for the army. ——■ ■. Van Buren, It is said that Martin Van Buren, the “Northern man with Southern princi ples,” one of the first and ablest cham pions of the Black Republican party, an Ex-President of the once United States, and a man notorious for his insincerity and duplicity as a politician, is certainly • dead. It is extremely doubtful whether the world has ever been, or ever will be benefittod by his having lived in it; whilst it is certain that he has done a great deal of harm. Texas. Since the Federal occupation of N. 0. and lower Louisiana we get but meagre accounts from Texas. The latest intelli gence is to the 4th inst. At that date-’ there were seven Yankee vessels of w,e off the bar at Galveston, but no den?M6£ strations of a serious character had been made. Food was reported plentiful throughout the State. Beef, mutton, corn, wheat, &c., were in abundance and cheap. The Houston Telegraph, says that the State has organized the equiva lent of fifty rogiments, or fully 45,000 men. i -v The Wilmington Journal of the 29th, says that Burnside has returned to this State with part of his force appears to bo likely, but what his force may be is more than wo can even surmise. Wo hardly look for any advance in the direc tion of Goldsboro’ at this time. Some raids may be made with the view of de taining a certain number of our forces to watch the enemy and hold him in oheck. [FOR THE SOX.] Conscription. In article 5, in the order of “Exempts and Substitutes, issued by the Secretary of War,” this clause occurs; “Other certificates of exemption will be granted by the enrolling officers only, who will receive full instructions in regard to the co-ndition and mode of exemption Now, Major Dunwoody, after acting under full instructions , utters a circular revoking all exemptions granted under his own hand. And all those who have in obedience to the first summons repaired to the camp of instruction, many paying their own transportation, have now to undergo again the fatigue, exposure and annoy ance of another journey, however remote they may live—otherwise lobe confined in jail and to be forwarded under guard and in irons. He says in his circular “that the au thorities in Richmond have noted the fact of how few conscripts have been re ceived.” The Major conveys a censure on our State that it does not deserve, and I hope he has protected her fair fame by informing the surprised authorities how many men liable to the act, since its passage, have volunteered ; how many corps of Partisan Hangers have been raised : how many men detailed in work shops; how many militia officers regis tered, not to mention that she has filled all the requisitions made on her with men between the ages of IS and 35. Every one forms an estimate of the government he lives under by the acts of its Executive officers ; and if mistak ing instructions as wide as the Major confesses to, does not weaken our confi dence in the government, it at least de creases our respect for the officer who is culpable of such criminal ignorance, and should be marie amenable to a court mar tial. The exempt (if he can’t stand it but three months,) must obey. An appeal to the civil tribunals may avail him, but public opinion will not justify him ; and if the 18 and 35 year old men don’t re spond, why those over 35 must— and that would be too bad. Consceibe. Patriotism among the Colored Pop ulation, We learn that a negro woman, wishing to go “in for the war,” dressed bfrself in the uniform of a soldier and vs off with the Macon Light ArtilleryT She was arrested in Augusta and lodged in • jail. —Macon Telegraph. Capt 9^lorse. The following dispatch explains itself. We publish it, hoping it may meet the eye of Mr. Hanson : l Richmond, July SI, 1862. ■l Hill n to A ‘ Hanson, of Pleasant ill Vvnl ’ A?” trough the Daily Sun, Colum ’"P”- Mon*. * ** tk* B place, and needß immediate assistance. A. C. Ray. “ Revolutionary Times.” The times appear to be revolutionary in more senses than one. In its ordinary acceptation, the word is used to desig nate a general change in public opinion relative to political matters, and the con sequent change In the form of civil gov. eminent. Butin the present instance, tho term is vastly more comprehensive. Not only is our government assuming a new form consequent to a revolution in public sentient, but the morals, social dispositions, and habits of men seem to t.s in a singular process of revision. In ordinary times, man is a religious ani mal; he loves morality and right for its own sake; he naturally pays obesience to something which he conceives supe rior to himself. In a civilized commu nity, such as we once claimed to be, men pay this obesience, in some form or oth er, to the great First Cause, the Supreme Ruler of the Universe. In such a com munity, the Ten Commandments are gen erally recognized as the proper rule of conduct. But, how is it now? Asa general rule, reverse their meaning by substituting a negation in lieu of each affirmati on and vice versa, and you have the moral precepts by which we appear to be governed. For instance: “Thou shalt make no molten gods” ; per contra “Thou shalt speculate, defraud, and swindle, and do aught else for money ” ‘ Six days shalt thou labor, but on the seventh thou shalt rest,” &c. ; on the contrary, our armies rest all week and invariably fight on Sunday. “Thou shalt not bear false witness,” says the ancient precept. “Thou shalt lie like all fury,” says military “strategy.”— Again, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself,” says the Book. “Thou shalt hate thy neighbor like the demon,” says the modern philosopher, “and swindle him if you can.” “Thou shalt not steal,” says the ancient Code ; “Thou shalt steal and counterfeit too, if thereby thou canst get money,” says our moral ist. “Thou shalt not covet thy neigh bor’s ass,” says the same authority; “Thou shalt covet, not only thy neigh bor’s ass, but his purse likewise, and steal both if practicable,” says modern authority. So of all tho rest. The code of morals adopted in the Jewish ffheoc raoy does not seem applicable to the peo ple of the 19th century. In other words, the times are revolutionary —laws, mor als, habits of thought, commerce, every thing pertaining to mankind, appears to be revolving, shifting and changing sides. —• -—-*■ Tlie Atlanta Press. Some of our friends in Atlanta appear to be deeply interested in the welfare of Columbus. We thank them for their kind, and doubtless well intended solici tude ; but are sorry that it is so illy timed and so wholly gratuitous in its object, as well as mistaken in its source. The citi zens of Columbus were not aware that our Vigilance Committee was a “self con stituted concern.” On the contrary, they were under the impression that each member had been chosen regularly, and in accordance with the well known and generally acknowledged principles of self-government—such as is guaran teed to every incorporated city in Geor gia. They wero not aware, until very recently, that the Press of Atlanta knew more about their municipal regulations and domestic affairs than they did them selves. Our people had given the “Con federacy” due credit for “enterprise,” but had really failed to understand why It should attempt to lead off, iu advance of our city press, on the local affairs in Columbus. Our city press, and especially the Son, feel no less under obligations to the same paper for a little well intended, but wholly misdirected advice relative to our Telegraph difficulties.— . We were under the impression until now, that it was a part of the legitimate prov ince of the Press, especially when un trammeled, to investigate all subjects pertaining to the public good, even admit ting that a few individuals, in some incor porated companies, might not relish thel proceeding. The Sun gave place to onof. or two communications making enquiry relative to matters in which the public ought to have been interested. Others, of a controversial nature, impugning the motives of certain parties in the Tele graph Company, was admitted as adver tisements and paid for as such. We were under tho impression that this was a le gitimate business, and we acted in ac cordance with our own judgment, never thinking it necessary to take council on the matter! Perhaps we shall avail our selves of council next time, since it has been so generously tendered. In conclusion, we may remark that it is no part nor parcel of our ethics to criminate a friend merely because, in his zeal for what he conceives to be his duty, he makes us a present of a little harm less advice, which we may accept or not, aocording as circumstances may dictate We, therefore, acknowledge the kindness intended, but doubt whether the occasion demanded such demonstrations. Southern Children. The little children in New Orleans an noy Butler extremely, says the Mobile Register, by singing the Bonnie Blue Flag, and by other like demonstrations. Simi lar trouble is experienced by the other Lincoln satraps in their temporary pos sessions, and they charge the fault upon tho mothers. Their mothers have just this much to do with it, that they gave birth to these indomitable little Southrons; but as to their instigating such acts— will a duck swim ? The distinguished Arab Chief, Abd el Kader, in his remarks upon the management of the horse, says that there is one thing which a horse can not be taught; that is to run. So to hate a Yankee, and to manifest their contempt for him by all possible means, is what Southern .fathers and mothers cau never teach their children. Indeed it is very difficult to make a Southern boy believe that he is too young to kill a Yankee. — Negroes and Yankee*. W bite men found in arms with negroes by the laws of the Southern States are regarded as insurrectionists, and should be hung just as old Ossawatomie Brown was huag in Virginia. Suppose the law was now executed, as it should be, against the Yankee imps who were taken prisoners at Murfreesboro’, and who had negroes in their regiments in full uni form with muskets in their hands fight ing by their sides ? Would it not have a salutory effect upon this Federal prac tice of arming negroes against their mas ters. N*y, ought to carry the point farther: For every negro stolen by the vandals, we ought to retain one stalwart 5 ankee prisoner, and put him to work either in our shops or on our plantations, and exchange him only for Cuffee whom his comrades have stolen. Small Pox Iu Montgomery. The Advertiser of yesterday, contains the following announcement by the Board of Health: Editors Advertiser other case of small pox reported. J. F. Johnson, August ?, 1562. Pres’t Board of Health. Waking Up. The ex-Unitcd States, “the best gov ernment the world ever saw,” with its thousand other superfluous, Fourth of- July prefixes end adjuncts, owes a large foreign debt. This debt wa3 contracted previous to the outbreak of the ‘'rebel lion,” and upon the belief, no doubt, that “the tloutheru States could not bo kicked out of the Union.” The time is now approaching for its payment, and the question is beginning to elicit discus sion at the North. it will be remembered that previous to the battle of Fort Sumter, the Provi sional Government of the Confederate States sent Commissioners to Washing ton for the purpose of effecting a peace able separation, and with instructions to assume their pro rata of the foreign debt, divide the publio property, and each section follow its own inclination in peace. This proposition was haughtily rejected, and subjugation was resorted to. Now what does the North say about the foreign debt ? Here is what the New York Herald says, in which it claims to represent the great “conservative” Union party : “The late events near Richmond indicate another year’s war, and an ad- | ditional debt of five hundred millions of dollars, to our calculations, to say noth ing of our old national debt and the chances of foreign intervention.” The Herald goes on to suggest, that the best plan to keep Europe from interfering in their “domestic atlalrs,” would be to give John Bull a check on Jeff. Davis for one half the amount of the old national debt! Bennett’s ideas are evidently con fused. The Northern politicians and journalists are acting very much like men do when suddenly aroused from a deep and profound slumber. They are begin ning to rub their perceptive faculties, look round in confusion, and enquire “how I came here.” They are beginning to realize that this is no sixty days’ “rebellion”—that it is not a little insur rection to be quelled by a posa comitatus —but that it is a war for independence by ten millions of people. What next? Bennett begins to feel the Northern pulse by indirectly proposing to accept the re* jected proposition of our Commissioners. It won’t do. In the first place, the prop osition oomes too late; in the next, the Yankee government is not prepared for it. The leading members of the Yankee Congress, the Yankee generals, Y r ankee army contractors, and Yankee paymas ters, are all interested in protracting this war. Yankee like, they keep the names of dead soldiers, killed in battle, on the pay rolls so as to draw their pay and di vide it among themselves. This is no doubt the true reason of the false ac counts of losses on the Y T ankee side, aud the industry with which the Yankee au thorities use to prevent the circulation at the North of Southern newspapers. But this game will in time play out; the people will eventually make themselves heard, and then woe is Abraham and the corrupt, profligate party whioh has placed him in power. — : Gun Boats. But for these formidable engines of destruction in tho hands of the enemy, and the failure of our government to prepare an inland Navy sufficient to meet them, the war would doubtless have been over six months ago. With but one sin gle exception, we have never failed to whip the enemy in a fair, open, dry laud fight, and our disaster at that time was brought about by the immediate influ ence of whiskey. In most cases, we have routed the enemy with shame and con fusion, and, in one or two instances, set the whole North to quaking with appre hension. Had our rivers been supplied with gunboats, such as the enemy have, our armies would now have been disband od and our soldiers following the peace ful avocatiuns of citizan -life, or they would be marching triumphantly through the enemy’s own country. As it is, the war has only commenced. Perhaps no people on earth labor under so many disadvantages as we do. Uur rivers are all sealed up with Yankee .Igunboats. and our resources cut off. By the aid of gunboats, the foe still meances our capital. By the aid of gunboats, lie holds many of our most important cities, and in nearly every battle, by the aid of gunboats be has saved his army from ut ter annihilation. At Pittsburg landing, we whipped hitn badly, but what did we gain by it ? He fell back under cover of his gunboats, and defied our approach. The late series of battles before Rich mond resulted in the complete rout of McClellan and his myriads ; his strength was completely broken, and his army demoralized. What is the result? He merely falls back a few miles under cov er of his gunboats, and there, with the fragment of a broken and demoralized army, dispirited aud worn out by defeat and disappointment, ho bids defiance to the approach of our victorious legion. Should these things continue, what is to be the result ? The North numbers live to our one in population. They can, therefore, afford to loose two to oui- one in every battle, and thus exhaust us. This advantage is doubled by the effectu al bar which they have made to all our foreign and internal commerce. Their object seems not to be to whip us, or to conquer us by hard and well fought bat tles, but to subdne us by au exhausting process. They have a foreign credit, we have none. They have a splendid navy . we have none. They have a heavy sur plus population to draw upon ; we have not. What then would seem to be our proper course? Does not roasou sug gest active aggressive movements in dis tricts not exposed to gunboats? Now is the time to strike in the border Slates. Why not doit? If for no other purpose, it should be done for that of clearing our interior of the invaders, aud giving op portunities to fortify the mouths of our rivers and re lieve our internal com merce. Personal. We had the pleasure yesterday of a call from Capt. Mark Blanford of Buena Vista. His company was with the glo rious 12th Georgia in the terrible battle of McDowell, where our gallant friend lost his right arm. He has nearly recov ered from the effects of his wound, and declares his intention, maimed as he is, of returning to his command. We trust that he may escape further harm from Y'ankee bullets, and that he may live to see how Georgia will regard her sons who have hazarded their lives and suf fered mutilation in the effort to win her independence.— Times. An accident occurred in Tennessee, a few days ago, to a train of cars loaded with Federal soldier-. The down train from Huntsville was thrown from the track 12 miles from Reynolds’ station. The train contained about 1,000 Ohio and Kentucky troops of Nelson’s command. Capt. Tatum, of Ohio,and several others, were killed and 40 were wounded. Gen. Mitchell’s family were on the train, but escaped, and arrived at Columbia. General Edward Johnson. A private letter from Staunton informs us that this gallant officer has greatly improved, and was able to go out on Sun day last. Comcrlptlon. From tho Circular of Major Dunwoody. which will be found in this evening’s edi tion, it will be Been that many of out young men who have.- been so industri ously [procuring certificates of disability, are subject to re-etiroUment. Many ot them have proeuied certificates from physicians aud surgeons not connected with the army, thinking that this would keep them out of the tented field. They will now have to resort to some other subterfuge, or report themselves to the camps of instruction at once, as they should have done weeks ago. The terms of the Conscription Act are plain, and its import is easily understood. The instructions of Secretary Randolph, and of the chief enrolling officers are specific —there is no room for doubt or quibbling—and we have been astonished at the leniency whioh has been shown in making arrests of delinquent parties. Persons laboring ander no palpable disa bility, such as lameness, deformity, or maimed hands or feet —defects which tho commonest judgment cannot fail to re cognize as being sufficient to exempt ihe party—are liable to imprisonment should they fail to report themselves for exam ination gt the camps of instruction. Let the law be enforced strictlg. The country is full of able bodied young men who should be in the army. If our brave volunteers, whose term of enlistment expired months'ago, are to be kept in tho field by virtue of the Conscription Act, why, iu all conscieuce, should such clemency be Bhown the sluggish and cowardiy who resort to allmauner of lit tle, unworthy tricks, rather than act like men. Let them be hunted up, and the law put iu force against them. This is no time for a timid, temporizing policy. Our armies need recruiting, and no false tenderness toward the cowardly and sel fish creatures, who wait to he forced into service, should prevent it. If we have laws, they should be enforced ; if this cannot be done, let them be repealed at once. We have reason to believe that Capt. Dawson, the enrolling officer for this dis trict, will do his whole duty, and it is likewise the duty of every good citizen to aid him, as far as they may be able, in hunting up those who are skulking tCboU't in obscure corners to avoid the law. In our jndgment, we have just ar rived at an important crisis in our strug gle for independence, and greater vigi lance and activity is demanded at this time, than at any time previous. The enemy is not dallying away time as we have been doing. He is recruiting and reorganizing his armies for another des perate onolough. The whole North is in a fit of desperation. They are prepared to make almost any sacrifices, and risk everything to insure our subjugation. There is a general desire among our peo ple for a bold, aggressive movement. We are assured that the government favors this policy, but it cannot be done for the want of men—our armies are uot strong enough for such a movement. But we have the means of strengthening them at once, aud let them be employed. Impressment of Slaves. The order of General Mercer authoriz ing the impressment of slaves to work on the fortifications at Savannah, seems to have created some dissatisfaction among the planters in some portions of the State. Some of the objections urged appear to be extremely frivolous. The first is, that the climate of Savannah is not congenial to negroes of tho Northern aud interior portions of the State : Sec ond, that Savannah should take care of her own fortifications, and let the bal ance of the State do the same: A third, and the only rational objection urged, is in behalf of the fodder crop. The first amounts to nothing, and scarcely deserves notice. The army at Savannah is composed of regiments from Tennessee, North Georgia, and, if we mistake not, from Virginia also. If white men, from the mountain districts of the border States can make efficient soldiers in the climate of Savannah, why cannot our negroes from the interior of Georgia do available service as laborers ? The objection is extreme nonsense. The next objection is nearly or quite as absurd. Is not Savannah, like Chat tanooga, an important military post, and should it not be held at whatever cost? Then no more of such frivolous objec tions. The fodder crop is a more serious mat ter. We admit the importance of saving every blade of fodder and hay in our power. It is a matter of great impor tance, both to gorernment and people. But suppose we retain our hands on the farm to save provender, and next au tumn Savannah should fall into the hands of the enemy for want of proper defens es. We would then verify the old maxim of being penny wise and pound foolish. We are happy to know, however, that the objections are uot numerous, and it is hoped that no unnecessary trouble will be incurred to enforce the order. Yankee Bitching. A correspondent of the Chicago Times says the “Canal” which the Yankees have been engaged in cutting at Vicks burg, with the view of changing the channel of tho Mississippi river, is a failure. They first dug down as they supposed, to the level of the water in the river before cutting the levee.— But when the levee was cut, they found to their mortification that they had uot dug deep enough, and that water would not run up bill! Whereup on, they brought up a large stern wheel boat, turned the wheel to the mouth of the “Canal,” let on the steam, and at tempted to force the water iu tho chan nel ! That was no go. So they Bet to digging again aud opened the levee the secoud time. Three or four barrels of water run into the ditch, but they found to their utter astonishment that the “Father of waters’ would n..< mb mge his base of operations. A Screw Loose. The Greenville (Tcnn.) Banner learns that certain bad and dangerous men, ar rested last fall for complicity in burning the railroad bridges, have been released, and are now at home. Among them it mentions “black Andrew Johnson, neph ew to the arch-traitor who has been lord ing it over the citizens of Nashville,” and whom (the nephew) it represents as a malignant and dangerous character. The Banner does not know who is re* sponsible for this piece of mistaken len iency, but thinks there is “something rotten in Denmark.” Evacuation of Berkcly. Among the many reports which are afloat to day, says the Washington cor respondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer, is one that our troops will receive orders in the course of a few days, to evacuate the present encampment on the James river. The position is a very unhealthy one, and the troops are suffering terribly for the want of pure and wholesome wa ter. Diarrhoea and dysentery are very prevalent. TELEQH HIC Moi: (LB, July 20,—-A Special dispatch to the Advertiser, dated Tupelo, 29th, says the enemy made a demonstration on om front to day, with a cavalry force. It is supposed the movement was made with the Intention of destroying the rail road track at some point above ; it go, the movement had been anticipated and the designs of the Yankees frustrated. Our forces extend north to Guntown. Mobile, July JO.—A special dkjatch to the. Advertiser, dated Tupelo, 20th, says the Chicago Tribune of the 251 h contains Lincoln’s order, appointing Hal leck Commander-in-Chief. The act making postag< s‘. - nips a legal tender is causing trouble >etween the Treasury and Postoffice Depai t meats. Louisville and Nashville uains have stopped ruuning. Morgan’s whereabouts is unknown; he is said to be near Frankfort, and also reported to have retreated across the Cumberland river. Boats are stopped by the rebels at Ilendersou, and the river is blockaJed. Cincinnati and Louisville are still tremb ling. The situation of both is consider ed precarious. At Cairo, on the 23J the excitement surpassed that of Louisville, and citizens were on patrol. Both sides of the river were occupied by guerrilla?, the gun boats engaging them. Gamble the Bogus Governor of Mis-, souri has called out the militia of the State to suppress guerrilla warfare in Wayne co., Mo. The guerrillas attack ed a Federal force, killing and wounding 75. The raid upon lowa has been success ful. The finest horses and arms were cap tured at Newburg. The citizens of In diana did not resist the raid. At Chicago oue company has been rais ed for the nino new regiments called for. The demand for the exchange of General Buckner is under consideration. Jackson, July 29.—-Persons from the opposite side of the river report having seen 600 new Yankee graves. The Fed erate have carried off 2,000 slaves. The 5 aukees have taken Madisonville, in Louisiana. A special dispatch to the Tribune, da ted Grenada, 29th, says our guerrillas have re-occupied Brownsville, Tenn., and burned 3,000 bales of cotton, which had been purchased by the Yankees. Mobile, July 30.—A special dispatch to the Advertiser and Register, dated Chattanooga 29th, says Morgan’s whole command has returned safely to Tenues see. Part of them arrived at Knoxville yesterday, having taken in aggregate 1,000 prisoners. Gen. Humphrey Marshall is'marching upon North Eastern Kentucky. Buell’s forces are marching up Sequatchie Val ley towards Pikeville. Mobile, July 31.—A special dispatch to the Advertiser, from Tupelo, 30th, says information received at hoadquar ters, states Col. Armstrong, commanding the cavalry of the Army of the West, has taken Courtland, capturing 159 prison ers and six cars. Our loss was two killed and eight wounded. The Citizens of Courtland were frantic with joy. We have reliable information that 15,- 000 Federate during the last week passed Tuscumbia, eastward, destined for Chat tanooga. A special dispatch to the Tribune, da ted Grenada, 30th, says passengers from Memphis report that our guerillas have burned several Federal transports on the Tennessee river near Eastport. Northern dates of the 2Gth, state that Jim Lane has gone to Kansas for th e pur pose of raising a brigade of Negroes. Stonewall Jackson is reported to be at Louisa with 24,000 troops, and Ewell at Gordonsville, with 6000, proposing, it is feared, an advance on Washington. Halleck had left Washington for the Peninsula. Fremont is assigned anew command. Mobile, July 31.—A special dispatch to the Advertiser, dated Tupelo, 30th, says three Federal captains and two lieu tenants captured at Courtland, arrived to-night. Gen. Armstrong’s official report states that, on the 25th he attacked the enemy at Courtland, on the Memphis & Charles ton Railroad, and took 133 prisoners, including eight commissioned officers. The non-commissioned officers and men were paroled. Enemy’s loss, three kill ed and seven wounded ; ours less. He also captured twelve wagons, with hor ses attached, together with equipments a large number of arms, the camp and garrison equippage of four companies, and plenty of supplies, including 500 bushete of corn in sacks. The depot, telegraph line, bridge, and trestle work were destroyed. Armstrong defeated the enemy at Town Creek on the same day, taking fourteen prisoners. Rosencranz’s division is at Tuscumbia. Lynchburg, July 30.—A special dis patch to the Republican, dated Narrows of New River, 28th, via Dublin, 29th, states that the gallant Mojor Bailey, commanding four companies of cavalry, in all about 150 men, was sent to the rear of the enemy by Col. McCausland, and stormed Summervilk-, the county seat of Nicholas, Friday morning, at daylight, and killed and captured the entire garrison, including the Lieutenant commanding, named Starr, three other commissioned officers, and sixty-two non-commissioned officers and privates, killing a large number, A few of the prisoners were paroled. Not being able to bring away the large quantities of commissary, quartermaster and ordnance stores found in the place, Maj. Bailey burnt them. He, however, brought to this place a large number of Enfield rifles, horses and mules. The prisoners arrived this morning at Salt Sulphur Springs. The notorious renegade and spy, Dr. Wm. Rucker, is among the pris oners. The telegraph office was destroy ed, and the government operater cap tured. This affair is regarded ns the most brilliant of the war in this section. Its success spread the wildest consterna tion and dismay throughout the Yankee army in this neighborhood. Richmond, July 31 —Northern dates to the 26th have been received. Charles A. Gordan and others, cheer ing for Jeff Davis in Boston on the 3d of July, when rumors of a defeat of the Union Army reached that city, have been discharged. The New \ ork Post says that the most devoted friends of McClellan pronounce him a failure, and even the sagacity and wisdom of Lincoln is questioned. Nine members of the second branch of the Baltimore City Council have resigned. Gen. Wool officially approves of their re signation. A correspondent of the New York Her ald says four divisions of the Confeder ate Army have concentrated at Gordons ville, constituting an army of 60,000 men. Mobile, Aug. I.—A special dispatch to the Advertiser dated Jackson, 31st, says passengers report that Gen. Yilli pigue had advanced and occupied La- Grange, ’lenn., but subsequently retreat ed back to Abbeville. The Federate were ■ advancing on Holly Springs, and were expected to occupy that place to-day. Ueu. Ruggle3 addressed a atriogent lemonstianee to Butler relative to two Fartisau Rangers who, it was said But ler threatened to hang. Butler replied that one had been paroled and the other would be. Mobile, Aug. 2. —Special dispatch to the Advertiser, dated Tupelo, Ist, says the Cincinnati Commercial of tho 26th has Washington dispatches of the 25th, Official information from Rappahannock county confirms the report of Jackson being at Louisa Courthouse, near Gor<> donsville, with 24,000 troops, and Ewell at Gordousville with 30,000. It is their evident intention to break the Federal li,.es, threaten Washington, and then draw off Federal forces from Richmond. Stor.ewall’s full force is estimated at 60,s 000, and advancing. Pope is occupying Maryland. Country raids are to bo in stituted by the Yankees. The renegades on the Rappahannock 1 are alarmed, am! sleep in boats topre- ! vent surprise. Liucoln has commissioned Jim Lane, of Kansas, to rateo a brigade of negroes. Pope issues an order refusing to pro tect private property. No soldier here after to be allowed to guard it. The Governor of Pennsylvania accepts nine months’ volunteers. ft is understood that the Confederates will hang Maj Gen. McCall, unless But ler is given up. Louisville dates to 25th, says Yankee Colonels and Lieutenants have been kill ed by the guerrillas in Webster County, Ky. A Yankee expedition has been sent to defeat the guerrillas, who were threat ening Paris County instead of Bourbon. Rebel guerrillas are organizing in all the Kentucky border counties. St. Louis dates to the 24th, say hun dreds of foreigners, mostly Irish, had claimed the British Consul’s protection from the expected draft. Great excite ment occasioned in consequence. The Yankees mobbed them. Provost Guard were called upon to suppress the riot. Col. Clarkson, and 70 privates have been captured iu Missouri. Gen. Armstrong offictally reports an other successful skirmish. 120 of his command, under Lieut. Col. Kelly, at tacked four companies of Federal cavalry near Jonesboro’, Ala., on tho 2Gth, and routed them. The enemy left 9 dead on the field, 5 wounded, and 16 prisoners. Our loss was only one wounded. The enemy on the north side of the Tennessee river are reported retreating towards Nashville. ■ . Engagement on James Rives 8 ! AN ORDER FOR RETALIATION! Petersburg, August I. —A large force of artillery, including heavy guns, hav ing been placed in position at and below Coggins’ Point yesterday, and sighted, opened on McClellan’s fleet and camp this morning at one o’clock. The tiring continued fiercely for two hours. The enemy’s gunboats replied very feebly, doing no damage. At the first round from our guns every light in the fleet was extinguished. Heavy damage is supposed to have been done, great crash ing having been heard in tho river: whether from cur balls or vessete collid ing, is unknown. The enemy evidently was greatly alarmed. The entire fleet had disappeared this morning at daylight, and such of McClellan’s camp as is visi ble, is seemingly in great commotion. One man was killed on our side, and six wounded—two belonging to Page’s bat tery, badly. All caused by accident to one of our guns. All quiet to-day. Richmond, August 2. — lmportant Gen eral Orders No. 54, from the Adjutant and Inspector General’s office, will be published on Monday. The first Article states that the follow ing orders are published for the informa tion and observance of all concerned. The next five Articles are in form of a preamble, as follows: The second recites the order issued by the Secretary of War of the United States, directing military commanders of that government to seize and use the property, real or personal, belonging to the inhabitants of this Confederacy ; and states that no provision is made for any compensation to the owners of private property thus seized. The third Article quotes Gen. Pope’s recent order for the arrest of all disloyal male citizens, who are to be required to take the oath of allegiance, or be con ducted beyond the lines, &c. The fourth Article recites the order of of Brig. Gen. Steinwhr, for the arrest of five cf the most prominent citizens of Page county, Va., to be held as hostages aud suffer death in the event of any of the soldiers of said Steinwhr being shot by bushwhackers ; by which term are meant the citizens of this Confederacy who have taken up arms to defend their homos and families. The other three Articles are as fol lows : 5. And whereas, it results from the above orders that some of the military authorities of the United States, not con tent wtth the unjust and aggressive war fare waged with savage cruelty against an unoffending people, and exasperated by the failure of their effort to subjugate them, have now determined to violate ail rules and usages of war, and to convert hostilities hitherto waged against armed forces, into a campaign of jobbery and murder against unarmed citizens and peaceful tillers of the soil, 6. And whereas, this Government, bound by the highest obligations of duty, to its citizens, is thus driven to the ne cessity of adopting such just measures of retribution and retaliation as shall seem adequate to repress and punish these barbarities, and whereas, the or ders above recited have only been pub lished and made known to this Govern ment since the signature of the cartel for the exchange of prisoners of war, which cartel, in so far as it provides for an exchange of prisoners hereafter cap tured, would never have been signed or agreed to by this Government, if the in tention to change the war into a system of indiscriminate murder and robbery had been made known to it, and whereas, a just regard to humanity forbids that the repression of crime, which this Gov ernment is thus compelled to enforce, should be unnecessarily extended to re taliation on enlisted men in the army of the United States, who may be unwilling instruments of savage cruelty of their commanders, se long as there is hope that the excesses of the enemy may be checked or prevented by retribution on commissioned officers, who have the power to avoid these guilty actions by refusing service under a Gov ernment which seeks their aid in perpe tration of such infamous barbarities, 7. Therefore, it is ordered that Major Geueral Pope, Brigadier Gen. Steinwhr, and all commissioned officers serving under their respective commands, be, and ihey are hereby expressly and spe cially declared to be, not emitted to be. \ considered as Soldeers, and therefore not entitled to tho betufi! of the cartel for the parole of future prisoners of war. Ordered further, that in the event of the capture of Major General Pope or Brigadier General Steinwhr, or of any i commissioned officer serving under them, the so taken shall be held iu close confinement so long as the orders aforesaid shall coutinue in lone, and 1 uurepealed by the competent military authorities of the United States, and that in the event of the murder of any unarmed citizen or inhabitant of this Confederacy, by virtue or under pretext of any of the orders hereinbefore recited, whether with or without trial, whether under pretense of such citizen being a spy, or hostage, or any other pretense, it shall be the duty of the commanding General of the forces of this Confedera cy, to cause immediately to bo hung, out of the commissioned officers, prisoners as aforesaid, a number equal to the number of our own citizens thus mur dered by the enemy. By order of (Signed,) S. Cooter,’ Adj’t and Ins. Gen’l. Charleston, Aug 2.—News from Nas sau to July 30th has been received. The steamships Kate and Herald had arrived at Nassau from the Confederate Coast.— The Herald was attacked off Nassau by a Yankee war steamer, which tired a whole broadside into her, but the aim of the Yankees being too high, the Herald escaped into port with only one shot through her hull. Mobile, Aug. 3.—Special dispatch to the Advertiser, dated Tupelo, 2d, says the enemy in our front are repairing the roads and bridges, and extending their pickets. It is believed they intend a de monstration. Official information has been received that Curtis has been reinforced, and is advancing on Hindman, who has a large force. Tlie Yankee GuuboMi lie I lie Oil rut OgecHee. Rumors were current in the city yes terday, that a number of Yankee gun boats had entered the Great Ogechee aud attacked our batteries at Genesis Point. We heard very positive statements in re gard to the affair, some of them to the effect that a battle had been raging all the morniDg, and that large reinforce ments had been sent to oar troops. On investigation we could learn nothing re liable, further than that some four or five of the enemy’s gunboats, who have been lurking around Osßabaw Sound for several days past, like the negro preach er’s roaring lion, “gwine up and down, seeking whom they may catch some body,” had come into the mouth of the river and passed up some distance, shell ing the shores as they went, feding no doubt for masked batteries. They kept, however, at a respectful distance from the points where they were a warm re ception awaited them, and at last ac counts received during the afternoon, had ceased their fire and dropped down to their former positions. Since writing the above, we learn from a reliable source that one of the enemy’s gunboats came up yesterday morning as far as Genesis Point, and opened fire on Fort McAllister at that point. The bat tery, which is manned by the DeKalb Riflemen, Capt. Hartridge, of this city, returned tho fire, and after the inter change of several shots tho gunboat re tired. Shortly after she returned and resumed the attack. The battery re turned the fire deliberately, and it is thought with effect, as the gunboat again withdrew from the contest at about half past twelve o’clock,’ when the balance of the fleet, some five or six in number, also dropped down the river. The damage to the enemy is unknown, but a gentleman who, attracted by the firing, had gone out in a small boat to get a view of the actioD, is very confi dent that the gun boat was hit by some of the last shots from our battery. The enemy evidently aim to capture a vessel now lying in the river above Gen sis Point, and it may be possible that the movement yesterday was only for the purpose of obtaining the range of our guns, with a view to future operations. There will, we are confident, be no lack of vigilance or preparations to meet and repel them. Still Later.—We learn from passen gers who arrived by the Gulf Railroad Train at 7 o’clock last evening, that no casualties occurred on our side, and that our batteries sustained no injury from the fire of tho gunboats. Tho buildings oecupiod by the troops as quarters, were somewhat damaged by the enemy’s shot and shell.— Savannah Newts, 30 th. Prom Vicksburg-. Correspondence of the Mobile Register. - July 21st.—Last evening the Puritans treated us to a few dozen shells, design ing it, we presume, to supply the place of a prayer-meeting of the Praise-God- Barbones school. As no damage was done, except to the already well batter ed town, we derived only amusement frem the pyrotechnic display. A shell ip ti vi-ry pretty thing rising, ctirvingand I gyrui ioV? in the air and then exploding j like some gigantic meteor. Notsoagree i able, though, are the huge fragments [ which we know (and knew before the ’ liscovery of the Newtonian theory,) must | come to earth—come, too, as though ; kicked on end by some fiend of upper : air. I have practical demonstration in I the shape of a forty pound chunk of jag ! ged iron (now harmlessly reposing on j the “dirt”-floor of my tent,)whish came j acar doing the business of the writer i hereof. N. B.—lt being necessary to prepay postage, I will not send you this precious “relic” in the present letter. To-day (in honor, we suppose, of tho Bull Run races,) our riverine friends have entertained us with a brisk little bombardment of an hour’s duration. I can hear of no particular damage ex cept that which befell an unfortunate ! gentleman of the African persuasion, I who, being l iken a terga by a fragment I somewhat similar to tnat above describ ! ed, wasknocked into smithereens. Tnus ! Massa Linkurn has lost one of the Allies upon whom he counts to aid in bringing “this unnecessary and injurious war” to a close. By the way, when it comes to that Bort of business can’t we employ the colored population militarily quite as effectively as the enemy ? Nay, cannot trusty and shrewd family servants be even trained to enter their camps as con traband recruits and bring us not only information, but euch heads as we may entertain a particular fancy for ? ■■ The Price or Passage to Europe A New York letter says: In view of the advance in gold and the depreciation in the currency, tho various steamship | companies have resolved to raise their ; fares for the outward trips. The agents of the Great Eastern announce that on and after the 9th of September the fare will be raised fifteen per cent. The Ounard line has raised its rate from $l3O to $l5O for the first cabin, and ’ from $75 to S9O for second class. This i ia to take effect on the first of August. - ■ The statistics of the United States army shows that it is now composed of j 75 cavalry regiments, of 71,536 men; 17 ! artillery regimentß of 19,477 men ; 604 ! infantry regiments of 508,745 men ; also some batteries and detached companies numboring 17,896 men; making a total !of 617,474 men. With the new levy of 300,000 the army will number 917,000 men. Some three hundred bags of coffee were sold at auction ia Charleston on Thursday last, at $1.26 per pound; a fine lot of black pepper, 86 cents per pound; and the chickory 11 cents per pound. Better from ‘'Confederal,” Losa loLa.ni>, Jacks*,n c 0 \, Jill vIT 1 i Eds Sun: 1 have but litffp nev? tv will interest your leaders at this i “All quiet along the lines,” and “situation” about as it was at Hip ■ . of inv U-t Though tL j - vuwre at r-’ here is ia high hopes of an aetiv ■ < ward movement soon. It docs seem m the policy of cur Generals at this tin, should be blows, thick and heavy least iu Tennessee and Kentucky, Ti * the sigusof the times seem so ; ‘ , for such a cour o. 1 received information yesterJa • a gentletuau high in official position i and whose sources of information not be surpassed, that he had aseerti | the enemy’s force under Gen. Buel; T j tween Battle Creek, (opposite ua , 1 Stevenson, fifteen or twenty miles t,- ! to be thirty thousand, with sixtv • pieces of artillery. The same gentlerT! ’ gave it as his opinion, that no real | w ill ever bo made by the enemy i near this place; but if he attack'- tempts to cross at all, it will be ai between Lookout Mountain and ('T nooga, or at Caperton s Ferrv I this place and Btcvcnson. , | cross the river here successfully’ I only roui to Chattanooga w . u ,\ | greater part of the wsy bet .. ranges of high hills or moan’:,’- . their whole army could be eabi!v • ‘ e 1 pieces by a greatly inferior !' ar > “ ; well satisfied after seeing t\,T’ n !’ “ : between here and Chattanoe.i, ,v. ; I whicii the enemy would have t . ‘ 1 j reach that place, that any att,,s ! them to go there by this route y, prove a disastrous failure. If they should cross at , Ferry, and attempt to reach Dalian which intention they are suspected our General) they would have a i road across Sand Mountain, and a rou not so easily defensible by the Couiedr ates, but they must have more than thir thousand men to travel that rout succc j fully. 1 should consider Buell s arm I under all the present circumstance-, rather a critical position, for it does _ [ as if it would ho impossible for Buell; get out of his present position aucce.- fully, if our Generate are as active 5. they should be. A signal officer and three privates v rl captured by our scouts on Sunday Ur on the top of a mountain opposite our camp. They had a pood view of camps auJ railroad trains from their > vated position. The officer had a\ .1 superior glass to assist him in his of *t vations. Major Gnuter brought in prisoners yesterday. Major B. F. Jones, A. Q M., of t'hi tanooga, is rapidly furnishiug this Givi, ion of the army with wagou transport . tion. lhope this may prove a true in dicaticn that a move is to be made s. n Col. Morgan’s Appeal to litenrii.; inns. The following eloquent appeal made to the people of his native St-.v, by Col. Morgan, upon the oce tsion 01 i>r late appearance among them. I‘KOCLAMATIGN. Glasgow, July 1. —Kentuckians, 1 once more among you. Confiding your patriotism and strong attar.';. ~: to our Southern cause, 1 have a; t!, head of my gallant band raised more our Confederate tlag, so long tutu pled upou by the Northern tyrants, bu never yet disgraced. Let every true pal riot respond to my appeal. Rise an arm yourselves. Fight against the d* poilers! Fight for your families 1 you homes! for those you love best! f, your conscience 1 and for the free > ai . else of your political rights, never u ; > <1 to be placed iu jeopardy by the H .• in invader. Let the stirring scenes 0! ... late Richmond fight constantly be I.‘ba you. Our brave army there and every where is victorious. McClellan and In foreign hordes are groveling in the dus Our independence is an achieved fa< We have bought it with privation at and sealed the contract nit: the seal of blood. Be not timorous, 1 1 rise, one and all, for the good came, t clear our Kentucky’s soil of the det• - ed invaders. Kentuckians ! fellow countryuu n 1 know you can rely upon me. JOHN MORGAN, Acting Brigadier General, C. 8 A— M Igcellaneous, Three hundred conscripts have etlrolled in Lynchburg, Va. Among the arrests in Louteville, l on Tuesday, was that of J. Birney AU shall, a brother of Humphrey Marsha General Nelson has arrived at N’ai. ville with heavy reinforcements, wbi placed that city beyond immediate tla;,, of capture. The Yankee Treasury Department issuing notes of small denomination: - ones, twos and threes. They will In ready on or before the first of August The Assistant Quartermaster Genera in Boston has been authorized by tee Gov ernment to sell at public auction the ’ *■- which were seized in New Orleans R Gen. Butler, and sent to that port. Th range in weight from 800 to 1,450 pou: and many of them, it is said, are toned and suitable for churches and ! er public buildings. t 40- • - Col. E. M. Butt passsed through 5 j place, a few days ago, en route for - - home in Marion county. Col. ib: j while gallantly leading his regib was stricken down by the exploding shell almost directly in his f: • - j which he has been totally -* j was also wounded in the ankle. The es cape of Col. Butt seems most nuracu- vi ’ his clothes were literally “riddltl -'- shot, and his cap blown to atoms supposition is, that it was a “Spher. Case Shot,” that exploded in k iK j We learn with much pleasure, as ? j the numerous friends and acquaiutau ! of the Colonel, that there are k • ! indications of the restoration ! sight; already there is perceptibly Bitiveness to light, which it is hopt j increase until the paralysis 1h ! overcome. The gallant 2d Georgia • dcr Col. Butt, has won for its?!:’ f*’ as imperishable as the granite 0 Long may it wave. —Amer us A -5100,000 Reward, The undersigned will pay the - ! reward to any person or persons wh j arrest a notorious freebooter ant pirate named John H. Morgan. H- “ for months been making raids upo- - towns of Tennessee and Kentucky, r -’ even now threatening as, of the Je;i ----j city of Louisville with a visit from ! land of marauders. This Morpa - : sent me divers messages by te;egA- , j and otherwise, that he intended t -1 his respects to me at Lotiisvu.e, a-; ; am not so sura but he wm surpt = in my office befm the days o. 1 / , 1 ,W.j lie hM if numbered witn me •.ea.a. IJC ; Kentuckians to rebellion, find n^ i are flocking every day to h ‘; f , I traitorous flag. Whoever wn said Morgan before he arret get the above reward an 1 ’ be asked. GE> * R. /j- Louisville, Ky., July 1 *- — —- 39t1 Alanama. Having just returned from Tiff- I can sav for the graMiea.i -■ | having friends in the ■ .Ttj-A that it is in fine condition m.u good or better health th tho Army of tho West, i-- ■ - was complimented very • \, 4r . Gen. Withers for it’? soLte’t .- ance, discipline, and num yiiufc some eight or ten days og°- so j ell is in fine health and a.-• 1• 1 ~. eC . pleasant as ever; Col. Ec joying fine health. ■ friend^ Before this reaches the eyec _ . and relatives, they mfiJ 1 ure of seeing those spoken