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iC.a AFFAIRS. gro Impressment*. Merc er to receive contributions of negro ” . for the works at Savannah, or failing in ’ , im press negroes for that purpose. His “, „ (iOU extends over the counties ot Mus- H irri:-. Talbot and Chattuhoochee. See ; adverfeement. §l3O ileward! roant! ®°an, whose name is unknown, was Itliii- evening on the river bank, brutally . ,reJ’ 1 will ve ,lle a,;>ove sum for such ■-mat’on as will detect the guilty parties ■IAS. F. BOZEMAN, , i tlin bns, Ag-'“ 3t Mayor. |t)SO Kexvard. ~ iisve a .subscription paper, ’ Yw flmber of our responsible ‘ j B finch the signers pledge them <K'”X j 10 a oS re g ate the above re 'elv”a.-oofsufficient to convict the person waT r Afho may have been guilty of the ‘ r Ffjc/the unknown man found dead near n %l,znk, in the lower part of the city, on last. The list may be seen at the ‘of A. C. McGehee, 59 Broad Street. tie were happy the other day to meet in our mm our friend Mr. Yarington, late of the ,-nibus Sun, though deeply sympathising .... him in the mournful occasion of his visit ur town, i. e : To attend the funeral of hi ,v child-an interesting and highly promis :;g boy of three summers. Alas! how quickly !de brightest spark is extinguished forever ipan Banner, Ith. •—* 17th Georgia Regiment. He learn that an officer of this regiment ■ through Columbus Friday, who lias j est Hie regiment since the enemy’s attack on j r forces at Malvern Hill. From what weeau rum, it seems that Col. Benmng’.s regiment, j ra portion of it, was on picket duty at the ! ime, and the enemy making a sudden and ! ’Uick movement cut otf some of the extreme • fiance pickets. Among those reported cap lured are nine members of the Columbus Vol unteers, and six of the Georgia Guards, botli ! rom this city. We have been unable to learn , he names of but four, and those members ot j the Columbus Volunteers, viz: Orderly Her- I giants. R. Jaques, Privates Win. Jack, Moses j and Berry Bently. Enterprise ! Enterprise ! We learn that Messrs. Ilaiman & Bro., actu ated by that enterprising and patriotic spirit, which induced them to embark in the enter prise of sword manufacturing, are about to en ae in the manufacture of Colt’s Pistols in .ini city, and for this purpose they have se cured ample ground adjoining their present location. We are glad to observe these con tinued additions to the working strength of our city, and we earnestly trust that the most complete success may result to the ener getic firm. Columbus iron Works. If ever a man could be made ashamed of being lazy, even of a hot sultry attemoon af ter enjoying a luxurious dinner, he would cer tainly be so situated by visiting the above named place. Everything there is industry and activity—a perfect bee-hive. A place for every man, and every man in his place, which naught disturbs but Capt. Quinn's monthly musters, when tor the tiie being labor ceases and tbe stout athletic artisan proceeds to refreshments for a season. These works compriso Brown’s Foundry, Golden’s Machine Shops, Gray’s Gun Manufactory, Love’s Va riety Shop, Churchill’s Rolling Mill, “Fell's Cannon Foundry, and Stanford’s Boiler Manu factory. With ail these various departments closely engaged, there is no room or place for vagabondizing loafers. Such Institutions are .111 honor to any community, and a strong pil lar in supporting its growing wealth and im portance. Quite recently they iiave bought out an old rookery which was the habitation of a nest of Cyprians, who were very annoy ing to many passers by. Jt would boa relief to that part of the city if this concern would purchase the remainder of this block, and the bugle Manufacturing Company the remainder of the block adjoining their premises. Militia Duty. We have been permitted to publish the fol lowing copy of a letter from Gov. Brown, in re gard to exemptions from Militia service, as it is a matter of much public interest, we deem it not improper to lay it before our readers, more especially as it will settle a question which had become exceedingly troublesome in our community where so many over the Con seriptage are engaged in work for the govern ment, and who should not be delayed for an hour more than is absolutely necessary. The list of exemptions from Confederate service are easily obtained and it hoped the Captains of our city beats will obtain copies and release all parties who are therein specified: Marietta, July 31, 1562. Dear General ßy reference to the Statute, Cobb’s Digest, page 751, you will see that all per sons who now (at the time the act was passed) or may hereafter be exempt by the laws of the Cnited States shall he exempt from Militia du ty. We now substitute Confederate States for Cnited States. It seems, therefore, that all persons who are exempt from military service by the laws of the Confederate States, are also exempt by the laws of Georgia. I should think it improper, therefore, to make an issue by at tempting to compel persons exempt by Con federate law, to do military duty. I am very truly, Ac., [Signed] ‘ JOS. E. BROWN. To Adjt. Gen. Wayne. From tlie 3d Georgia Battalion. We have received a graphic account of the part our forces took in the affair at Coggin’s Point, from our esteemed correspondent “Fur niture,” dated Petersburg, Aug. 4. Having al ready published an interesting description from another of our correspondents, “G. J. P.” tis unnecessary to publish “Furniture’s.” He pives as a reason for not writing earlier, that he has been sick, tired and worn out, from the fatigues of the labor they have had to undergo. He says “our Battalion (2d Georgia) during the month has done some pretty tall walking working, and are pretty welll used; up.— Wehave walked every step of 400 miles dur able month of July.” He make the following closing extract from his letter: I’he Yankees, 1 learn, have landed down the river, below where we were, and are eommit ung all sorts of depredations. There is an ex pedition on hand and partly on the way down •here that will “wake snakes.” 1 will let you snow further when I hear from there, but probably our Battalion will have to go down, as we generally take the lead in all dangerous en terprises of the kind. —. Hurder. W e learn that a body was found in the river. neal s °uth commons,yesterday afternoon, i>) some boys who were in swimming at the tune. The story of the boys is that he was murdered, as they found a hole in the bank near the body around which there was traces of blood. Coroner Hicks will hold an inquest over the body, when we may probably get s °me light upon the matter. - nee the above was in type we have learned onit further particulars. There is no doubt. ® appearance of the body, but that it ’ ulu l murder. The body contains no j D t ‘flro, lWl lrom twen( y thirty cuts, by ap- ‘ From !il 9 ' r ' aae b - v lare kn te °r knives, i i * a PPsarance of ihe cuts, it is suppos .... * lust ;me been attacked by more than ( , and that lie made a determined ’ llso f ss He was dressed in ■7..’ ll ° ;t °rtn. and is supposed to be a soldier. • e only articles found in his pockets were i o or three pistol balls. He seems to be i ■‘Pout -3or 24years old, and would weigh about ] pounds; has black hair, closely trimmed. ! and no beard. -t is thought that he must have been murder ’ > .or his money, as a young man resembling ‘ ■urn in appearance was seen with a considera- ! amount > m the lower part of thecitv. a day | wtwo since.— Daily Sun of iVidag. The Prince of Wai ei Coming out a. a Mediator. A Scotch letter, published in the Cana dian papers, gives the following intelli gence : ‘ ‘Should mediation be called for after he has assumed the toga viriiit, his royal highness will be appointed to act thus inaugurating his public career as a friend of peace, and reconciler of men in which he will be assisted by older and more experienced heads than his own.” The Land Approach to Charleston, The correspondent of the New York t-xpress announces that, by the evacua tion of James Island, all chance of ap proaching Charleston by any feasible land route has been abandoned. The federal troops have also retired from Edisto Island, and now only hold Hilton Head, Beaufort, Pulaski, and their im mediate dependencies.— Chat. Her. Oth. Country Vs. City. ] l‘ car much complaint among our citizens about the price of country produce. In turn our country friends complain bitterly of the prices demanded for groceries and dry goods, i l-a'h is accused by the other of merciless ex tortion. Wo have a remedy to suggest for i which we'charge nothing. Here it is: Much “1 the fruit brought into the city market in i unwholesome, because it is frequently in the . first stages.of decay, L~en peaches and ap ■ pies, for instance, that have been taken from j the tree three or four days, heaped up iu box j us, or hauled in wagons in our -streets iu the j broiling sun, are in the first stages of decom | position and consequently unhealthy. The i same is eminently true of watermelons. When | thoroughly ripe, and fresh from the vme, noth ing is more luxurious or healthy; but when pulled three or four days before marketing (as is usually the case) nothing is ;more unhealthy than a water or muskmelon. But when mel ons and other fruits are sold to shopkeepers on speculation,(who keep them perhaps whole weeks waiting for profit,) they are frequently in an advanced stage of decomposition, al though not perceptible to the naked eye, and are liable either to produce fevers or violent dysentery. Our better plan would be, there fore, to quit grumbling at prices and discon tinue their use, except in cases where we know fhey are direct from the garden or orchard. — On the other hand, at least two thirds of the dry goods offered in market are old Yankee remnants, the refuse of large assortments which we would not have accepted two years ago as presents. They are now brushed up, brought forward, and an advance of three hun dred per cent asked upon them. Let the ven der keep them. Tlie blockade will be raised sometime during the ensuing Fall or Winter, and then we can buy new English good at liv ing lates. AJeantime buy cotton cards, spin ning wheels, and looms; let every private dwelling be turned into a sort of manufactory of cotton fabrics, uur grand parents did this; why should we not emulate their industry and economy as well as their patriotism ? We need less of sofas and pianos and more of looms and spinning wheels. Industry is a Christian du ty, and in the present instance almost a neces- I sity. Let it become fashionable and respecta- | ble From i lie 2d Ga, Battalion—Tlie Engitgeineiii at Coggln’t Point. Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va., 1 August 2, 18C2. / Eds. San: As many of your readers are doubtless pleased to hear from the 21 Ga. Battalion and the “City Light Guards,” I propose to seport briefly some of our recent experience. The camp at this place is pleasant and healthful, near the cemetery, upon the top of a high hill commanding a delightful view of Peters burg, which is picturesquely situated upon the Appomattox river. On Tues- j : day, 29th nit., while we were engaged at I work upon entrenchments between this and the James river, we were ordered to ; repair to camps for orders Now “or ! ders,’ though of frequent occurrence in I camp, are always regarded by the soldier with peculiar interest. Each one is at teatively heard, as it may be a call to a long march and a fierce engagement with the enemy. Upon this occasion our j whole Brigade (Gen. V/alker’s) Col. Man tling, of 3d Arkansas Regt., command ing Daniel’s Brigade, and a Brigade of artillery under Geu. Pendletou, were ordered to Coggiu’s Point, on James River, about five miles below City Point | and nearly opposite McClellan’s camp, : to fire upon the enemy at night and re tire. Our artillery amounted in all to about ninety pieces, among them “Long Tom” and “Laughing Charlie.” The whole expedition was in charge of Acting Major Gen. French. Wednesday morning, 30th, we took up the lino of | inarch for the place designated. By night i we were near it. Thursday the artillery j was stealthily planted upon the banks of the river, and sighted so as to sweep the enemy’s shipping and the camps upon the opposite shore. The iniantry, under cover of Iho woods, took position in the rear in supporting distance. About dark our Battalion was detached and or dered forward to the artillery, to lie disposed of in such manner as emergen cies might require. As we passed to the ( artillery we had a grand view of the enemy’s ships and camps, lighted up beautifully though it was twelve o’clock at night, there, in fancied security, were the ships quietly lying upon the bosom of tho placid waters, covering the river for two miles or more. Little did they dream of the gathering storm of leaden hail destined soon to arouse them. About ouo o’clock “Long Tom” opened fire, which was the signal for all to begin. For two mites up and down the river the banks looked liko one solid sheet of flame. Great consternation of the enemy was signified by the quick extinguish ment of lights, and their rapid and vig orous “long rolls.” Wc continued the firing nearly an hour and retired. Three gunboats replied to us feebly, killing private Dalton, at Dabney’s battery aud wounding two or three others. At Page’s battery the explosion of one of our own shells near a gun from which it was fired wounded three others, This was the extent of casualties upon cur side. The damage to the enemy must have been considerable, though of course we can not tell the extent. Our Battalion co-operated with the artillerymen in removing several of the large pieces which the rain, mud, and darkness made it difficult to get away. I had intended to say something of the thirst, hunger, and fatigue we encoun tered this trip, but as wo are all again safe in camp, and as my letter is already longer than intended, I shall close for the present. G. J. P. ITom the Macon Telegraph, 7th inst. Tile Slave Impressment. Some days ago, the citizens of Lee county held a public meeting in refer ence to the negro impressment, at which they appointed Mr. C. M. Irvin to cor respond with the War Department by tel egraph, and ascertain if the impressment had been authorized and required by the Secretary of War. If it had, they re solved like good citizens, to acquiesce in the requisition ; if not, they determined not to surrender their negroes. In pur suance of his mission, Mr. Irvin came to Macon, and the correspondence ensued which is published below ; To the Secretary of War. Richmond, Va : Brig. Gen. Mercer ha3 issued an order impressing twenty per cent, of the male slaves throughout tho State. Is that or der authorized by the Department ? If so, we acquiesce. Otherwise we resist. C. M. Irvin, For the citizens of Lee county. Richmond, sth.—Mr. C. M. Irvine: Gen. Mercer has not communicated with this Department with reference to im pressment, nor has aDy authority to make impressment been asked for or granted. G. W. Randolph, Secretary of War. Horrible Murder. We. Icarn ..hat a Miss Vaughn, of De soto county, was outraged a few days since by a negro, and afterwards murder ed and thrown into Coldwater creek. I After her body wa9 found, tho negro was I traced to Memphis, when he was de manded of the Federal authorities. In j credible as it may seem, they refused to deliver him up. In reply, they coolly j said the negro came to them seeking pro i tection, and he should have it. Thus is a crime of the most horrible character i permitted to go unpunished, and other i criminals in the same position assured i they can outrage with impunity.— Appeal. -—-—■■■ Southern Enterprise. A correspondent of the Mobile Adver tiser, in speaking of a young lady whom he met on the cars, says : “She had on a pretty neat striped cotton dress, which she said she wove with her own hands, and which became her beautiful rounded form as well as any brocade silk. “Another Alabama lady, onboard, had ’ on a pretty Btraw bonnet es her own man | ufacture 1 So much for the developmehts of home manufacture in the South which this war has produced, and which is bet i ter than all the time our young ladies have ever spent at fashionable boarding schools to learn a smattering of French and Italian, which they abandon on grad uating.” The New Orleans Delta suggests to Gen. Butler that the females who “flaunt secession badges in the faces of the de fenders of New Orleans,” be sent to the cotton factory at the Baton Rouge Peni tentiary. Baptist Historical Society. Tho Baptist Historical Society of the Confederate States met .in Atlanta a few days since according to previous notice. Dr. N. M. Crawford acted as President; H. C. Ilornaday as Secretary. The fol lowing resolutions were adopted : Resolved, J hat the contributions to the Historical Library, of bocks, pamph lets, pictures, curiosities, &c., be respect fully solicited. And that Ministers of our denomination, and others, whose portraits would be intrinsically valuable, be requested to forward to the Librarian their framed photographs or portraits, to be preserved among our collections. On motion it was resolved that the Corresponding Secretary request breth ren throughout the Confederacy to pre pare suitable sketches of deceased Min isters and members of U ur Churches, to be presented at the next annual meeting of the Society. The following officers we r e elected: Recording Secretary—H C. Hornady. Corresponding “ —W. T. Brantly. Treasurer—James Clark. Librarian—-S. Root. Board of Managers—Dr. Gwathmy, of Va.; J. J. James, N. C : P. G. Edwards, S. C.; E. B. Teague, Ga.: J. E. Broome, Fla ; H. T. Watts, Ala.; I. 11. Harrison, Miss.; J. 11. Lowe, La.; R. E. B. Baylor, Texas; F. N. Wiley, Ark.; A. W. Cham bliss, Term.; A. T. Holmes, J. I. Whita ker, G. IV. Cook, and J. M. Wood, of Georgia. On motion of brother Dyer, appointed brother 11. 11. Tucker to deliver the anni versary address at the next meeting. Brother Teague submitted the follow ing resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That we request through the press, tho churches throughout the Sou thern Confederacy to furnish sketches of their history to the Librarian of the Southern Baptist Historical Society. Resolved, That the thanks of the So ciety be presented to those individuals who have made donations to its Library. Resolved, That the Society adjourn to meet with the Second Baptist Church in this city, on Friday before the first Sab bath in August, 1863, at 10.1 o’clock, A. M. Skirmish at Orange Court House. On Saturday morning last a portion | of the 7th Virginia Cavalry, Robertson’s ; brigade, under Col. W.E. Jones, engaged j the Ist Michigan, sth New York, and Ist Vermont Cavalry, at Orange Court House. Our men fought with desperation, not having more than 100 at aDy one time in the fight, while the enemy’s force was between 1,200 and 1,500. Ten of the enemy, including a Major, and eleven horses, were killed, the dead bodies of the latter remaining in the streets of JOrange Court House after the fight was I over. Four carriages were pressed by | the Yankees to carry off their wounded, j Several prisoners were captured, six of whom (Sergeat J. S. Trowbridge and two | privates of the Ist Vermont;) were ! brought to Richmond by the Central j train last evening and committed to the Military Prison. Some few of our men were captured in the skirmish, but none killed. Major Berry, of the 4th Georgia battalion, who was near the scene of ac tion, informs us that the enemy retreated by way of Terrill’s Ford across the Rapi dan river. Our troops occupied the town on Saturday night. Conflicting reports of this affair were in circulation yesterday, but the forego ing statement is derived from a source entitled to full confidence, and may be relied on as correct. It has been con jectured that this advance of the enemy’s cavalry was made with a design to de stroy a train of cars which had been run ning from Gordonsville to Orange Court House, but in this they met with a signal failure. We understand that our pickets were driven in previous to the fight, and that one man was killed. This may have given rise to the report that our men were forced to retire before overwhelm ing numbers, and that the enemy took possession of Orange Court House. The impression prevails that a general en gagement cannot be long delayed.— Rich. Dispatch, 4 th. Yankee Telegraphic Dispatches. The following dispatches appear in the News Sheet: ARREST OF VALLANDIGHAM. New York, July 28.—The Tribune has a special dispatch from Columbus, Ohio, stating that Rev. Dr. Brooks, of St. Louis, and Rev. D. Hoyt, of Louisville, were arrested on Friday night, at the house of a notorious Rebel, Judpe Clark, of Ohio. It was reported that important papers were found ou them, implicating Hon. C. L. Vallandigham, who will bo taken with them to Cincinnati. The Governor has issued orders to as sessors to have an enrolment of all able bodied men ready by the 18th of August. If there shall not be’volunteers enough by that time, drafting will commence. THE POSITION OF SECRETARY SEWARD. A definition of the position of Secre tary Seward, evidently authoritative, is published iu Saturday’s National Intel ligencer, from which it appears he is content, as he hitherto has been, to re main where he is, so long as the chosen Chief Magistrate of the country requires it, though his advice should be over ruled, which happens very rarely, and then in cases which his own judgment better informed approves. At the same time he would not, if he could, for any reason prolong his stay in the place he now holds one hour beyond the time when the President shall think it wise to relieve him, and when he shall retire from it, it will be with the determination he has more than once heretofore ex pressed, under no circumstances what ever to be a place-holder in the service of his country, even although, as he most confidently expects, it shall emerge in its full strength and greatness from its present troubles. Affair# oil James River. We have received hut little additional intelligence relating to the artillery en gagement at Coggin’s Point on Thursday night. It is, however, confidently as serted that tho enemy’s fleet suffered considerable damage. A report reached us from Petersburg last evening that the Federals had landed a force on the south side of the river, near CoggiD’s Point, probably with a view to prevent any fur ther demonstration against their fleet from that quarter. Heavy and rnpid artillery firing down the river was distinctly heard in the city yesterday afternoon, continuing till 8 o’clock. The cause of this firing, and the point at which it occurred, were not ascertained. — Richnond Dispatch, 4th. . Yankee Brutality In Culpeper. The Lynchburg “Republican” states that a few days since Miss Elia Slaugh ter, a young and lovely lady and one of the most accomplished in Culpeper, was grossly and brutally insulted by a Yan kee soldier. With'that spirit of proud Southern feeling which animates all our women, she drew a revolver and threat ened to shoot the scoundrel dead unless he should leave her presence. He did leave, but soon afterwards returned with an officer and file of men, and Miss Slaughter was arrested, and put in the jail at the Courthouse, where she remain ed on Wednesday evening, not being al lowed any communication with her friends and being fed on the coarsest prison fare.— Richmond Enquirer. Affair# on the Coast. Capt. John Mickler returned to camp on Sunday last, from a general tour of inspectiou among the Sea Islands and Y'ankee oamps near Hilton Head and Broad river. After posting himself about “the situation,” he retired unobserved, bringing with him seven negroes—one of whom is a member of one of Gen. Hun ter’s new regiments. The fellow will, of course, be hung. Capt. Mickler was ab sent nearly a week.— Chas. Mercury, 6th. ‘•Skedaddling.” The Calias (Me.) Advertiser says that more than fifty persons wearing the ap parel of men, have already bounded over the line, from Penobscot to Canada, to escape a draft. From the Augusta Constitutionalist. 1 An Irluli \ lew of the War iu Amer ica—Getter from William Smith O’Brien. The press of Europe has shown a very correct knowledge of affairs in this coun try, and of the principles for which the South is contending. They have, gene rally, sustained the South in the cause in which she is engaged, and told the North many wholesome truths of which she is either ignorant or to which she is totally blind. It is, perhaps, the com ments of the European press which have opened the eyes of many people across the ocean to the exact state of affairs, and induced the publication of the fol lowing letter from Mr. William Smith | O’Brien. It is, perhaps, of no great im j portance to us, what European papers or i Earopean statesmen say or think of us ; still, we appreciate the world’s good opinion, and only ask for justice in that opinion. Mr. O’Brien says he does not approve of our peculiar institution, and would gladly have seen the Union restored; but it is now too late, as he believes that se cession iB tl un fait accompli,” and the ha tred between the two sections is increas ing daily, thus rendering a reconstruc tion of the Union an impossibility. Mr. O’Brien’s sentiments are doubtless the sentiments of a majority of the re flecting minds of his country; and, as such, are of interest to oar readers. Here is his letter. It is addressed to Mr. Richard O’Gorman, and is published in the Dublin Nation, of June 21st: LETTER OF WM. BMITH O’BRIEN. Killinet, County Dublin, June IS, ’62. My Dear O'Gorman: In common with all true friends of the American people, I continue to regard with horrOr the internecine war which is desolating the States of America. The bru tal and disgusting proclamation which has re cently been promulgated by General Butler, at New Orleans, realizes to our imaginations the worst features of this struggle. Have you and your friends at New York calmly asked your selves when and how this contention is to. end. 1 implore you, in the name of humanity to east aside the illusions with which an occasional triumph fills the mindS of the Northerns, and to consider whether it is possible that you can subjugate the South, ana whether, if it were possible, such subjugation ought to be desired by the lovers of lree institutions. You know that I am not an advocate of slavery—you know that 1 deeply deplored the secession and condemn those who provoked it. I may add also, that 1 would have rejoiced if the seces sion could have been put down at the com mencement by the authorities of the Republic —in case they had been supported and assist ed by a majority of the inhabitants of the Southern States ; but ever since the battle of Bull Run, 1 have lelt that, for good or for evil, the secession has been an accomplished fact (un/ait accompli), and that an attempt to bring together again by force the dissevered mem bers of the Republic, would only produce dis asters greater than those which would result from breaking up the Union into several sec tions. The progress of tlie war lias confirmed these convictions. Triumphs have indeed been won by the Fe derals as well as by the Confederates; but what evidence can be brought forward to prove that any impression lias been made in support of the Union upon the minds of the Southerns by these triumphs? I will not call them con quests, because the Federal armies have con quered no ground except that upon which tney stand. The war has brought to all par ties the most costly sacrifices, but it appears to have left the nunds of the contending sections of the population in a state of more intense exasperation against each other than existed at the commencement of the last struggle. Nor ought you to forget that many of°our countrymen in America are, at this moment, violating those rights of self-government which they wish to apply in Europe, not only to Ire land, but also to Boland, to Hungary, to Vene tia, aud even to the lonian Isles. The states men of England say that the government of those istanus by .England is infinitely better than any government could be whicn would depend upon Greece. Yet the lonian Island ers continue to declare, year after year, that they desire to be incorporated with the king dom of Greece rather than to be “protected’’ by England, and all the friends of freedom tnink tnat they ought to be allowed to choose for themselves in regard to suoh a question.— In like manner, the inhabitants of the South ern States of America may or may not act very unwisely in desiring to re-establish for themselves an independent Confederacy; but no one can now doubt that such is their delib erate choice, and, this being the case, to at tempt to coerce them against their will into connection with the Northern States is a violation of the right of self-government —is, in lact, tyranny, lias not the time arrived when calmly judging men, such as yOUj can exercise a mediatorial influence ? The author ities at Washington are compelled to follow rather than to lead public opinion upon this as upon all other occasions. You, individual ly, could render no greater service to human ity than that which you would confer by first convening a mediatorial committee at New York, and by subsequently inviting a mass meeting to proclaim its opinion in favor of an amicable adjustment, of differences on terms which shall be consistent with tlie honor and security of all sections of the American peo ple. Above and beyond all other considera tions, beware of ‘foreign intervention.” Os course, you will understand that I mean by this term armed intervention, not friendly me diation. h roni the day on which foreign arms shall be brought to compel a pacification, the prestige and dignity of both the Confederate and Federal States will be loet forever. Believe me, my dear friend, yours most sin cerely. ‘ Wm. S. O’Brien. Richard O’Gorman, Esq., New York. Postage. The Atlanta Confederacy, in the course of some remarks about what Congress ought to do at the approaching session, delivers the following opinion : We hope the present rates of postage will be reduced. The rates were in creased, no doubt, with a view to increas ing the income and making the Depart ment self-sustaining. We have no doubt the revenue has been lessened instead of increased, without reducing the expenses a cent. We know of no safer rule to judge of others than by ourselves. We know that we don’t write half as many letters now as we did when postage was five cents; and we did not then write half as many as we did when postage was only three cents. We feel sure the same may be truthfully said of a great majority of the people. If this be so, the increase of the rates is not only un wise but suicidal—calculated to aggra vate the remedy it was intended to rem edy. ♦ . Skirmish in Virginia—Yankee News. Special to the Savannah Republican. Richmond, August s. —Heavy skir mishing is reported to have occurred this morning, in which Cobb’s Georgia Les gion drove the enemy back to their en trenchments. The enemy was moving up the river bank towards Drury’s Buff, when the fight occurred. There has been a great public meeting in Cincinnati. Resolutions were adopt ed to support the government, for grant ing bounties, and against foreign inter vention. Gov. Curtain is stumping Rennsylvonia to raise recruits. A draft is to be resort ed to after the 15th, if Lincoln’s requisi tion is not filled. Gold and Exchange in New York are declining. Nothing is said in the Northern papers about Seward’s resigning. P. W. A. Tlie £uimy Take Malvern Hill— Return of Confederate Prisoner.— Tlie North llopele*., l>ut Full of Revenge. Special Dispatch to the Savannah Republican. Richmond, Aug. 6. —The enemy wres ted Malvern Hill from us on yesterday, owing to the smallness of our picket force. This brings them ten miles up the river. The Confederate'prisoners confined in the East, including Buckner and Tilgh maa, have returned South, and are now in Richmond. The political prisoners at Fort Warren still remain as prisoners. The prisoners state that the North has given up all hope of success, and prose cute the war only from pride and re venge. Recruiting, they say, is a dead failure at the North. A draft is the only rem edy, and the government is afraid of that. There are many sympathizers with the South who begin to oppose any further prosecution of the war. Thurlow Weed considers the prospect hopeless. P. W. A. [SF.COND DISPATCH.] Richmond, Aug. 6.—Among the pris oners returned are those taken at Fort Pulaski, and Captain Harlow’s Company, captured in the valley: also, Lieut. Col. Towers, of the Eighth Georgia. P. W. A. From Buell’. Army. Chattanooga, Aug. G.— Three desert ers from Buell’s army to-day, say he has under his command, McCook’s Critten den’s, Wood’s and Rousseau’s Divisions — about 35,000 men in all, at Stevenson and Bridgeport. He has plenty of pro visions at Stevenson, but are on half ra tions at Bridgeport. They say Buell himself is either at Huntsville or Wash ington City. The Federals are fortifying Stevenson, and tearing down all the houses. Ortt Cormpb’idtnf't Cam? Jackson, Fla., 1 July 31st, 1862. j FJj Sun : Jbe Yankees, it is under stood, have but few men at Pensacola. This regiment, seven tenths of which has been in the field twelve months, feels that it has a fight to a place in the picture, iu the exciting drama which we suppose will be enacted, at some point North of this, before long. Why native Floridians, on whose health tho climate has no deleterious effect, should be sent to points above this, while uuacciimated luotiutaiu sprouts, on whose health the miasma of the country falls with a dead ly effect that is calculated to appal the strongest hearts, surpasses common com prehension, though it may ail be plain enough to “scientific ideas” of the fit ness of things. Although there is no such thing among us, as “gathering our brows like gathering storm,” as was the wont of Tom O’iShantee’s good dame, there certainly are some of us “nursing our wrath to keep it warm.” General Van Dorn has fallen into the strange hallucination, that blundering incompctency should not be lashed by the press. IVkat a delusion i The press has done much to suppress official druu kenness—that bane of the army. It would not be surprising if a distinguish ed ex Senator of your own State, could wish that the press was a little less dis posed to point out delinquents. Lit the press continue true to the interest of the country, as it has heretofore—regard less of would-be-dictators—the people will sustaiu it. Yours, Iter. The Notorious Rucker. Rucker, who was lately captured in St. Nicholas county, Va., is thus sketched by a correspondent of the Lynchburg Re publican : Our cavalry cameacro3s and captured, a few days ago, some sixty-five Yankees in Nicholas county, at Somerville, and arrived at Gen. Loring’s headquarters with them this morning. Among them is the notorious Dr. Wrn. 11. Rucker, who figured so conspicuously iu Alleghany county last Spring He is now Lieut. Col. of Yankee cavalry, and is said to be the most dangerous, as well as the most blood-thirsty devil among them. Gen. Loriug had him hand culled upon his ar rival at Salt Sulphur this morning, and immediately sent off to Jackson’s River for evidence to sit on his trial, which is to take place Wednesday 31st inst, and it is thought will boos snch a nature as to leave no doubt that he will receive his just deserts, which will be dangling at, the end of a rope between heaven and earth. He has, on several occasions, ordered our prisoners to be shot down in cold blood, which will be proved upon him. He also burned a bridge near Covington, which alone will convict him I have known him from boyhood, and he was alwas considered a consummate scound rel and it was prophesied by his friends that he would be hung. 1 understand that when the hand cuffs were put ou him, he assumed a most, defiant and inso lent demeanor. If he is convicted and hung here, I will write you again. ♦_ —— A Touching lueixtent. The Tuskegee Baptist clips the follow ing from a Norfolk correspondent of the Petersburg Express relative to another of our brave soldieis, Mr. A 8. Kieser, son of Mr. B. H. Iviescr, who were pub lishing a paper called the Confederate States, in Tuskegee, Ala., at the time tho war commenced. They suspended their paper, and took up arms in de fense of their country, and at the battle of “Seven Pines” they fought, side by side, wore both wounded and ieii into the hands of the enemy ; the son rec; iviug a mortal wound, from which he soon bid adieu to earthly scenes, and at bis own request, he was brought over to Norfolk and interred: A touching incident occurred on Sunday last. I will record. A Confederate prisoner named A. S. Reiser, of the 3d Alabama Regi ment died at Fortress Monroe, and ere he breated his last, requested that his remains might bo conveyed to Norfolk for sepulture. His request was granted; and on the day above mentioned, his manly form was brought up in a very plain coffin, and carried to Old St. Paul’s which was filled to its utmost capacity to wel come his sacred dust. For him were the choi cest flowers wreathed by fair one’s hands to decorate his bier; and hundreds, nay, thou sands followed him to his last sad home.— When the melancholy words were pronounced, “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust,” the sod that lumbered in his grave was accompanied by a Secession flag and a large magnolia flower— tossed there by a lady. Soon the friendly spade hid them from sigh* and they now re pose with him who lost his life in battling for the cause of which the first is the emblem.— There was not an eye that refused its tribute of a tear. Although this was an impromptu burial it was the most impressive one we ever witnessed. Could notice have been given, the whole of Norfolk would have assembled to pay respect to the honored dead. The respect shown this poor soldier, so surprised our Yan kee occupiers that they will never permit an other body to be brought up for burial. Tkc I.iucs Below Richmond A number of conflicting reports were yesterday in circulation with reference to an engagement which occurred at Mal vern Hill early in the morning. It is stated that at 2 o’clock a. m., the enemy attempted to advance a force into Curl’s Neck, which was driveu back with eon siderable loss by our forces, comprising a portion of Gen. Longstreei’s division. Later in the morning, having been strongly teinforced, they attacked our forcc-s at Malvern Hill, and succeeded, after a severe engagement, ia obtaining possession of that point. Our forces at that place is represented to have em braced one regiment of infantry, one of cavalry, and a field battery. Early in the engagement the ammunition of the battery was exhausted, to which is main ly attributed the loss of the field. A courier, who arrived in the city late in the afternoon, states that we lost three pieces of artillery, and had some six or eight men captured. Our loss in killed and wounded was not ascertained.— Richmond Dispatch, 6th. Fredericksburg. News from Fredericksburg as late as to the 81st ult., states that the citizens of that town have to a man nobly re solved not to take Lincoln’s oath of alle glance, as required by Pope’s order, but to submit to compulsory exile, as the alternative of refusal. All honor to so proud an example ! Among them is the venerable Judge Lomax, one of the pur est men that ever lived, and now iu ex treme age. The venerable patriot and good man, has with many others, his trunk already packed, prepared to sub mit to tho tyranny which can drive him from his home, but cannot put a stain upon Lis honor. May age deal very gently with the noble old maD, and may thousands of strong arms and brave hearts avenge his foul wrongs ! — Rich. Enq. oth. Another Outrage, Friday evening last, the Y'aukees in testing the watersof James River landed at “Maycocks,” the elegant residence of Mrs. Dr. Wm. Cole, and set fire to the dwelling and all the out houses which were completely destroyed; Mrs. Cole and her children were absent at the house of a neighbor, but her com fortable home, and all the furniture it contained, has fallen a prey to Yankee meanness and malignity. The dwelling at Maycocks was one of the handsomest specimens of cottage architecture on James River, nearly new, and cost some $15,000. — Rich. Enq , oth. Retaliation. The Richmond correspondent of the Savannah Republican, writing Aug. 3d, says: “There is reason to believe, however, that the President will resort to the most stringent measures in a short time, un less the Federal authorities retrace their steps. It is said that there are special reasons for not resorting to these meas ures yet awhile. Itisfnrther stated that he had already opened a correspondence with the Federal government iu regard to Butler the beast.” IVlts 1 Grs * Brigadier Steinwehr is, as hi? name implies, says the Richmond Examiner a German, and hails from the little prin cipality of Saxo Gotha. His family have been respectable ; and an undo of his isnow a general of that picayune gov ernment. Sieuiwehr, the Yankee gen eral. first made his appearance in the old Vailed States in the character of a draughtsman, m (he Hydrographical Buieau, uuder Professor Baohe, and, at a salary of three dollars a day, worked iu Mobile, under direction of Captain Maliitt, of the United States navy, who then was engaged in the survey of the coasu An intimacy soon sprung up be tween Steinwehr aud Mrs. Maliitt, aud their conduct gave rise to a great deal of scandal. As the details would bo olleu sive to ears polite, we pass them over in silence, contenting ourselves with men tioning the result of the intimacy.— Madam lett Mobile the divorced wife of a dishonoured husband, Steinwehr bear ing her company, marked, for life, with the gash of a bowie-knife extending across his face from the eye to the chin. Madam had a good deal of personal property, jewelry, &c., and our Yankee general, then unfledged, nexi turned up iu New York at a fashionable boarding house, under the title of the Baron Adolph Von Steinwehr, and the cast-off wife of Maliitt as Madam le Countesse De Von Steinwehr. The baron made a desperate plunge into society, but, des pite all his efforts, could never reach the enchanted ground, the inner circle of the elite. German barons were a drug in market; a Japaness Tommy was worth a dozen barons at that time. Our Yan kee fledgeling general left the metropolis in disgusi, aud turued up iu Albany, N. Y. Here barons were scarce, and as the Baron Steinwehr had felt (he knife and boo(s of Americans, and others, ho drop ped a peg or two, and tried the scientific and injured innocence caper. Iu Al bany, he represented himself to the Van Ransellars, Ten Eycks, Townsends, Bay ards, and others, as a German noble, who, suffering from his love of liberty, his contempt of rank, &c., and being an outcast from the land of his fathers, de prived of his vast possessions, was forced to fall back upon his acquirements for a living. He met with a great deal of sympathy and encouragement. Ha made a great noise; he was to write a book; teach drawing; make a physical geography, etc; in short, he “got into society,” and all went swimmingly with him for a time. But it was not long be fore he displayed qualities which did notincrease his popularity. He obtained endorsations on bills which he forgot honour ; borrowed books and other ar ticles of value, and pawned them; bor rowed small change which he never re paid, and at last—“breathe it not iu Gath,”- —he was suspected of stealing what he could not borrow. lie cheated at cards and was tabooed in Albany.— For this same trick ho had been kicked by the less refined inhabitants of New York city. Albany refused him, and he was obliged to leave his drawing pupils untaught and his projected physical geography unfinished. A penniless rowdy, lie returned to New York city, about the time “-Honest Abe” made the discovery that seventy-five thousand Yankee volunteers could not squelch ‘-the rebellion.” lie saw in the disorders and necessities of the times an opportunity lor a position; and a brewer named Speyer, upon whom he had been sponging, saw an opportunity of getting rid of a heavy encumbrance. Speyer who ruled a large portion of the lager-selling and drinking community, set himself to work and raised a regiment lor Steinwehr, and the latter having lived in Albany, knew the modes of doing business there, and had little difficulty in obtaining the commission of colonel. How he rose to his present position can be brieily told. Not deficient in pluck or impudence, lie stood while others ran; he worked while oth ers loafed, and is now a brigadier-general.— The styling himself A. Steinwehr is an attempt to Anglicize his name—the ‘“Baron Adolph Von Steinwehr” being played out. Should he at any time fall into the hands of our troops, the following description will serve to identify him: In height he is about five feet four inch es, compactly made, but rather short-legged, broad shoulders, quick in his manner—in af fectation of the French style; bald head— what hair there is left being sandy; blueish gray eyes; nose aqueline,and slightly flatten ed by a blow ; mouth large, but well formed; chin prominent ; moustache sandy, sprinkled with gray, and a frightful gash on the left cheek, from the eye to the goatee—a souvenir of Mobile. Seward—a Canard. That startling dispatch from Staunton concerning the resignation of Seward turns out to be a tremendous canard. — Such things are now and then imposed upon the public by the “reliable gentle man” who seems to be on good terms with some of our nows agents. It is true, that lying sheet., the New York Herald, with its usual loyc for sensation, had circulat ed some vague reports about changes in the Cabinet, but the following from the National Intelligencer, which was given for the authority of the statements of the dispatch sent us a few days since, shows how utterly worthless they were: In order to meet tiro insatiate demand for excitiug news which prevails among all classes of people in dense communities, the leading journals of our principal cities keep correspondents at Washington to transmit by telegraph or letter the many coloured rumors, tko offspring gen erally of surmise, which are hourly dying about the halls of the hotels and of the ex ecutive departments; and when these flag or fail, the journals themselves sup ply the deficiency from their own fertile imaginations. Iu general, these creations are harmless, and, having served their purpose, are for gotten in the exciting dispatch of the fol lowing day. Sometimes, however, a bold er stroke at sensation deals in matters too grave for sport and calculated to work evil abroad, innocent as they may bo at home, where they are better understood. Such is the character of some specula tions and imaginary probabilities put forth with much emphasis by a Now'York journal a day or two ago. Oa the authority of its “telegraphic dispatches” from Washington, that jour nal informs the public that, from the con flicting views of the members, “the Cabi net ha3 been oa the verge of a complete dissolution that. Mr Seward made up his mind to resign his position, if his counsels were not acceded to ; that hi3 retirement would have led to an entire recoustructioa of the Cabinet; that to avoid such embarassments at this crisis, aud especially desirous to retain the in valuable services of Mr. Seward, the President has resolved to harmonize the execution of the confiscation and militia acts, &c., iic. Furthermore, that anew movement on the political chessboard is a move of the conservative Democrats and Republicans to make Gen. Dix gover nor of New York and Mr. Seward senator in Congress. It appearing to us lhat statements of dissensions in the public councils at this critical juncture might receive some cre dence abroad, if none at home and prove prejudicial to the public interest in the European world, we thought it our duty to ascertain whether any foundation real ly existed for revelations of so serious a character. The Cincinnati Gazette publishes let ters of the loth and lGth, from Hunts ville, Alabama. There has been a ter rific storm, which did a great amount of damage to the camps. In consequence of the operations of a few squads of guerrillas, between Huntsville and Nash ville, Gen. Buell’s grand array had been reduced to half rations. Gen. Rosseau had taken command of the third division, lately commanded by General Mitcfae! <> Yankee Outrages iu Rappahannock The Yankee vassals in Rappahannock county, released from the rules of army decorum by the lata order of General Pope, have been indulging their cruelty and wantonnees with a high hana. Amidst other villainies recently perpe trated by them is an act which must stigmatize them forever. They first de prived a highly respectable citizen (Mr. Charles Green) who is sixty-five years of age, of all bis negroes, and then horse whipped him for proclaiming Southern sentiments. — Rich. EngGth. Riuta for our Generals. Crops are reported very fine and prom ising in Missouri, and in fact all the bor der States. Shoe pegs are being manufactured in great quantities at Ringgold, in this State. Vrotn the York T.'ti’e? War Feeling in the north. It is a month since President. Lincoln issued his proclamation calling for a if esh muster of three hundred thousand men. What proportion of that force is now un- i der arms? Is there a half of if 1 there a single hundred thousand In there fifty thousand tho wV 1? 0 rv ; over ? What proportion of it h.v V \ pent, forward to reinforce the army oi - General McGlellau ? 11..3 there been twenty-five thousand men ? Has there been ten thousand? We do not doubt that since the battles of last month Gen eral McClellan has been strengthened by more than ten thousand new soldiers; for a great part of our forces in both the Carolina?, under Generals Burnside and Hunter, has left those States and come forward to reinforce him; and detach ments havo also been sent him from other columns of our army. But of the new levy of volunteers we fear that he ha? not not yet seen, nor is likely for some time to see, the faces of a half dozen regiments. To come at once close home, we would ask, what has this great State of New York, with a free population of close up on four millions of souls, yet done ? Have we, after the lapse of a month, sent for ward our first regiment? When, at the present rate of recruiting, shall wo have twenty thousand mjn, not to speak of our quota of sixty thousand, in iae field ? What has this metropolis of New York, with it's population bordering upon a million, yet done in tho matter? Will the muster-rolls exhibit one quarter of its quota? We know that some of the newspaper reporters, judging from locals and exceptional facts, have represented recruiting as quito brisk—as indeed on some days aud at some offices it has been. But there can bo no need of denying that, ou a general survey of the field, and an accurate estimate of the results, recruit ing is dull enough, and does not give prospect of reaching such activity as to furnish our quota of the new levy in any reasonable time. We, of this city, have not one regiment near ready to go for ward, and we have not yet sent a single man to fill up tho thinned ranks of the regiments now in the field. Sale of Kcgroes and Real r.tsjiife. On Tuesday last, it being Sheriff’s-sale day, and a large number of negroes a.id other property being advertised for sale by our city auctioneers, and sequestrated Property, by the Confederate Receiver for this district, there was a large attend ance at the Court House of our citizens, and persons from a distance, when the sales commenced; consequently proper ty sold high, the bidders being nurner ous. One negro girl about 1G years old brought $1,240. A negro man, about 23 years old, a negro woman, 2G years old ; and a ne gro girl 7 years old ; were sold together, and brought $3,400. A negro man about 33 years old with 4 little boys, sold for SIOOO. I’iiy prop erty sold high. A number of shares, sequestrated by the Confederate Receiver as property of an alien enemy, iu the “Atlanta Gas Company,” originally rated at $23 per share, sold, ou an average, at $35 .p -r share. c-tock ij tuc ■‘Atlanta and (test foiot Railroad ’’.also sold under she ssqu<. ■ tion aci, originally ralec at SIOO per share, sold at an average of.about $132. These sales Were allfor Cash ~ Atlanta fntdliaenC’T, l(h. From. NeNiniivlHr. V/e learned yesterday, that ■ v i’,,„ koea occupied McMinnville, with i rcc estimated at between 6,000 and f.OOO troops, last Saturday about 1!$ o-’Clock. V/e are oi opinion that this is the Div. ion of Gen. Nelson, who had left Na-h ville for Murfreesboro’ on the 17th July, with the avowed intention of capturing Gen Forrest aud his command. The gentleman who furnishes us the information of their arrival at McMinn ville, states that he left the place after they had taken it, but before establish* g pickets around,it, and that he heard such heart-rending shrieks from the female inhabitants as made bis blood curdle and harrowed his very soul. This gentleman is of opinion that the Yankees bad been turned looso indiscriminately, and were pursuing their hellish instincts at will, maddeued as they were at their fail are to capture General Forrest whom they heard was at McMinnvilie. But for tho sake oi humanity we are not prepared to give fall credence to (his j part of the information. It may have been caused through fear of the arrest, or capture of the husbands and brothers of the ladies by the p crols who were searching for Confederate soldier-, but in God’s name don’t make us believe the human race has so fallen os to be guilty of the barbarism our informant is dis posed to charge them with.- Chattanooga, (Jewt.,) Rebel, Auj. 5. Small Pox In Mons pfom - ry. The Advertiser of yesterday bn -• sb followijpg: Montgomkiii, Aug. 7, 18G2. Eds. Advertiser: No case of small pox reported to-day. To-morrow Bth, is the regular meeting of the Board of Health. J. F. JOHNSON, President Board of Health. ———— - - A.u Incident. A box of hats, shipped by Oapt. Bo roar, Quartermaster at Calhoun, Ga., to Chattanooga, about a mouth ago, was opened iu the office of Major C. F. Janes, Chief Quartermaster at Chattanooga, on the 4th inst. The box contained a live cat and several dead kittens The oat had demolished several ha's, and wns “very thin in order,” Thpre is no humbug iu this —mis take—every word is strictly true. So says a correspondent whom we know io be every way reliable, and we unhesita tingly vouch for what hr- — At'onta Confederacy . Mew Orleans and tVaj-liington Tel egraph Company. At a meeting of the South Carolina Stockholders of this company was held iu Charleston on Monday feet. lion. W. L>. Porter, Henry Gourdin and L. D Mowry, Esqre., were appointed a Com mittee to represent the interests of the Stockholders of the State in the New Or leans and Washington Telegraph Compa ny, at a general meeting of the Company, to be held in the City of Augusts on !b Bth inst — Aug. Chron , 7 th. — Movements of McClellan, The demonstrations of the enemy on the south bank of the river, on Friday last, is not thought to look to perm an* nt occupation. It was, doubtless, oniy .re signed to scour the county of Priuce George as a precaution against another midnight attack by our ami’eri-’ Rich. Eng., G th. m—mini ‘I inaw.iw.inn n- unussfu.vjuffmjwa EEEF FOR SAL To the Highest Bidder! OH Tlmrsiiay, Illls day of rpCv nest, T will sell fer C -h •> .- ITT-’ V -‘2 B.XTY Head of B KKF <J Aii i K! LehiDging : i tire e t.tj of Jo .a l! Brown .■ ca*S‘ii .-U’e to ake a _s. ‘u-sdlon Mr McCroan, iu tli - north- at - .a T ■ ec tty, F.’oridv, on Wrij;!.: v . Crock .• •• t .:r V'oila*er. .-it.'.!'.’. I > At auiillwl n fr-c-t - ITUATSO ; i WA S TBO, i £AN OVERdR tit, Ur the ji ar . ... .. Price S6CO, nnat and ts-ji (so. a- ... : .a.juy,j , uuu none tor.lie Ll ua.; wi. : lag tc o- , .oy, tun caa brings g od reiotrita j:.(J ti. .. in <h, E , >,y addressiLg tae nndertQnrd. at Taibotton jylo-dawSi-p WM H. BARRON. Tbir'.y Dollars reward! t v ILL :e . . f.i th:- ... .... .Go: , c \ V V livery > any Ecrolin* Officer j. f, State, of oa- / ICK BROW*, who ceueueU A tin the sth Geer; ia Uegt; wa-. a-: -.- • ■- j to camp a*eh: the 801 b Ja-y last. WbeVm -i 1 Columbus he us.uie liia escape from ;; e g -ard a‘ Station No. 1 or 2 Mnecogee Roil Pond. S .J Brown may oxh lit a furlough 01 -.h □ ment to p; cud At his arret wl:i V _; j u be regarded. Desckipmox—Heijh l6 feet 4 or I iu- lies, black hair, tair c< mplectioa, v..y light blue eye a, weight about 120 lbs. K. WBBTON, Oapt. Cos. H., eth Ga. Regt. aiivs-(l6t?w2t. on deteched service. ■ tfcr Richmond E-saltcr, ifc. ‘llHfnry Mwementi n Virginia information from sources deemed trust worthy have been received in Petersburg that the enemy meditate an attack upon that city in two columns—ono to ap prOneb !>y the river road; the other fir <}arysville. The enemy’s force is nai'i $> be fifteen thou it -i, irn thousand of whom were landed at Maycock’s Sn*iay and Monday last, and five thousand at Cog gin’s Point on Tuesday. Oh the ndvanco of the enemy on Tues day morning our forces evacuated Mal vern Heights. There was all yesterday a prevalent disposition to regard this evacuation ns a disaster. Int that the movements was not only strategic, but pro arraugod, wa think a little reflection will convince every one. Malvern Hill is, it ,3 true, by nature, a strong position, commanding, as it doss, tho surrounding country for miles. During the recent battle, it was well for ns to expel the en emy from it just as it was well for us to m drive him wherever we could and punish * him in every way that laid in our power. But those battle being ended, anew dis position of forces was to be made by both armies, and these heights being within easy range of the enemy’s gunboat3 it was clearly, for us, au undesirable, and indeed an almost untenable, position. We will statu the facts of the affair of Tuesday morning, as wo have received them it am what we consider good author ity- At art early hour Tuesday morning a division of the euemy advanced on Mal vern Hill, which, at the lime, was occu pied only by i’oomb’s brigade. As the euemy came within range, ono of our batieiics opened upon tnem, and u sharp artillery skirmish at long range ensued, and lasted a few minutes, when the brig ade fell back and the enemy occupied the hill. Our men retired in good order, bringing oil ah their guns. Two of our artillerists were killed and three wounded. This was the sam el casualties. By some it is thought that this demonstra tion in force is designed Dy tho euemy to cover his evacuation of his James river ease; but taken in connection with the reported landing of fifteen thousand men on the south side, anil the arrival ot Bolter's mortar tleet in Hamp ton Roads, we think this movement points <n ■reetlv to an advance ou Richmond by land ana water. The news, lrom General Stuart’s force on the lino of tiio Central railroad is unsatisfactory and *by fib menus encouraging. When the down train reached Frederick’s lfail yester day, citizens ot ilie neighborhood announced thai tiio enemy were only throe miles distant. At Hanover Gourthouso a man who just ar rived there before the train brought the re port licit Smart had yesterday morning a fight with, the euemy, o.uou strong, wined had re sulted in the loss of two of las cavalry regi ments. This is an improbable, but not an im possible, story. From a careful examination of ad the uuormruon wiinm our reach, we believe that the facts of the movements in that quarter within the past forty-eight-hoars are briefly ns follows: On Monday the enemy made ins appearance at Jerrolu mills, ten miles northeast of Anderson’s (Verdun; bul lion. On Tuesday Gen. Stuait made a reeou noissance in force, with the design of feeling his strepgth, when a sharp skirmish ensueu, in which we killed several of the enemy and took four prisoner-. Having ascertained the enemy’s force to consist of four regiments of infantry, six hundred cavalry, and ten pieces of cannon, Stuart fell back ton aids the rail road. During this skirmish some of ouf cav alry made the entire circuit of the enemy’s lines. A .serious tight was expected to take place yesterday between, the opposing forces, out nothing has been heard on the subject, ex cept the announcement made by the badiy tiighu nod men at Hanover Courthouse. Wie bayu lieaid nothing of moment from the region above Gordohsvilio. It is said that, on last ruonduy, a body oi our cavalry fell into a fatal ambuscade near Madison Courthouse, a scouting parly of three n 1 tidi ed had approach ed within three miles of the couft-house, when they discovered they had Ittfen ambuscaded and sunouudedby upwards of three thousand of the enemy. Our men, with great gallantry, int i heir way through the ranks of thoenemy mid escaped with a loss of thirty men either killed or taken prisoners. A rumor reached this city last evening that Malvern Hill had been re-taken by our troops. For reasons given above we are unwilling to credit the opinion that itnattempt to re-occupy it has been made or is contemplated. From the London Morning'Toat. Pi Giutl Confederate Vlc.eiiy . The dtsuiita with wcicli we tiro now furnished oi thy bailies at llichmor.d confirm to the min t our previous im pressions it was a great Confederate victory. During close ou an entire week did me rival armies aontemi; nml at ils close ijia Federal forces hod refresited seventeen miles, with the loss, according to Southern accounts, of Twelve thousand pmouers, ail their siegutrain, and suffi cient supplies to last the Confederate ar my for some months. Tata is not in terms corroborated by Gen’i McClellan ; bul a:, fie oooced-.s Ural on iho 27th of June Lewdo ‘-overwhelmed,” and obliged to abandon twenty five pieces of artillery, it is probable that the account published by the Confederates is (making allow ance for passible exaggeration) substan tially correct At all events, if theGon* ferates were not victorious, they must be allowed the; merit of bearing their re-corses with cheerful philosophy, a’ immediately after the engagement they proceeded to illuminate their capital; whilst the gloom which pervaded New York and Washington evinces, on the part oi their inhabitants, a very singu lar mode of appreciating one of the most remarkable “slraufgic movements” onre c ord. Decidedly, General McClellan dees not : deserve tire praiae which Napoleon bo j feto'.vcd on one of kia marshals, whan bo i said that ho suipassed all others iu or ganizing and conducting master retreats. : Ilejrever, whether predetermined or not, Ike recent movement has left General McClellan and his many miles farther distant from llichmoud, on tiie banks of j the James mer, with a friendly flotilla of gunboats iu his rear raady to shell the Confederates should they attempt to force bjm o more to put in practice ! hi:; novel principles of strategy . Sotlce, Conseripla. j 1 wilt be in Hamilton on Thursday th • Uih . inst., for the purpose of re-enrol!ing C,,u <:rijt in said county. All who have lx>?a ex empted on army Surgeon’s- or Physician’s cer i tilicates are required u report.’ The orders of Maj. Jno. Duuwoody to E. G. Dawson, Captain, | Ac., dated Headquarters Camp Randolph. Ga , July 25th, 1562, will be rigidly enforced. I WM. J. DAVID, Assistant Sub-Enrolling Officer for the eontr ! ty of Harris. Harris County, Gst., Aug. 3, ’S2.-ags lwpd. OBITUARY. Killed in the battle near Richmond, June 27,1802. Joscrn H. Holt, son of Joseph and ’ Diana Holt, of Russell count'/, Ala aged 2! years, 1 month and 3 da vs. Yeung Holt was a member of the Cmtey Hi flatty loth Ala. Regiment, lie was an affeeiion ’ ate jftfc and devored companion. H” M“ been transferred from the armies of earth to God’s ! angel b nti in heaven. Truly may we say of ; him. “he I- not dead but slecpeth,/ ihe soul ! ha;- left its prison house and fiowh to that far ott sh< re tvt re ti e weaiy a/*’ at r* 4 t. and sorrow is unknown.'• Amoeg'the nr -t of the g diant spirits to respond ><rahe call 5 troops, he was ever found at tlig post of duty; the hardships of the marehe* cbnld nev- ('dampen , his ardor, ttie thundenp)J hostile gttne coub * never shake his spirit. Amiable, modest, generous, *nd :ut, bravely did hi fi Hit until struck Ay the enemy’s balls, and litenlell nd difcjl'ou the i•• c neH of battle, in defence ofl;>country Gently, ne K sleeping: h has breathed hi metf ’ gently, vthiie yo a'e .v■ • ping; ne to heaven i . has past. Yes. tender and ‘aut.ftU Joseph E. Holt, ■ thy rosy chocks and gentle fame bath faded an’d white red him a Power, and ail thj hejjuties 1 os f > death, y - cMKau - -rn-nnm— IHBD , At the residence of hi.J Grandmother, Clay ton, Alabama, on the Uiat uA., Cli; fobd, soil and only child oi It. J. apei H. Yarington. a. i-i 2 ytais. Tmonths and 21 days. Os Typhoid fever, at the Home” iu the city o! Columbus, Gu., on the cist of July last, VVilli. m Wiley Thomas, aged**evi-ntet-;. years and eight days. He was a memberof the -County Line Guards” from Chattahoochee county, and was on his return home, when he was placed at the “Soldiers’ Home.” The la dies there bestoved every attention upon him j and,could theirkiudness —their attentive nur sing—have prolonged his life, he woittd hate seen his parental roof once more, a u aias Wiley is now gone! He fills a Soldier s-a pa triot s grave! No more shall we see hm> on earth I Peace be to him “But the night deW (1 - ‘ ave Shall brighten with verdure the grave where And the tear that we shed, though in secret it rolls. Shall long keep his memory green m our ’ SOUIS.” OSE WHO ESEW HIM WELL, Cuss-eta, Ga, Aug. 5,1*52. NOTICE. WO months after cate aprlievti a wi t be x infcde to the Coi: tis Ordimry of jfiorcogee •ear ty, 6a., for leav to tcli the rvaVjgtato be longing to th; or Dr. William. ?/!..:■*. lato Os e&id c~,u: ty, deceased. CIIARJJ© WISK. fir. Cokmiltr, Attg. 5, IStit, Wdat