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C O LUMBU S. Largest Country Circulation. Tuesday Morning, May 21, IS6S, Bass, of the Macon Vol untecra, died on Sunday, in Richmond, from wounds received in the late battles. A couple of negroes attempted to burn a stable in Atlanta, a iew days since. Our people should look out for sneaking Abolition incendiaries. * Suffolk. — The Virginia papers of the M!h, sny the Yankees are still in consid erable force within a few miles of Black water. _ , * The Mobile Register denies the truth of the rumor relative to the arrest of Gen. Pemberton. • r According to the statements of ihft Yankee papers, llookcr had six army corps engaged in the late fight at Chan ccllorsvillc. Two of those corps sus tained a loss of more than 5,000 each. —— - - J3@“ Two Virginians, Wm. F. Corbin, and T. F. McGran, have recently been tried us spies and sentenced by one of Lincoln’s Court Marshals to be shot, on the charge of “recruiting within the lines of the United States for the so called Confederate mates.” £*2?“- One of the New York, Regiments, (the 251 it,) is under arrest for cowardice in the late battle til Chanecllorsvillc. llad’nt Abe better put his whole army under arrest? The Rockingham (Va.) Register says, about 500 Yankee cavalry, with two pieces of artillery, made a dash in to Moorefield cn Wednesday of last week, ’i'liey only remained a few hours, and did nothing but steal a few horses, some corn and bacon. Ski?” That sensation canard, started in some of the Atlanta papers, upon the authority of some Quartermaster “just from” Home, relative to a second raid on that place, has about played-out. Is it not about time the paragraph should rest from its peregrinations? Tiiied Ga. Battalion.- First Ga. Regiment. —Lt. Col. M. A. .Stovall hav ing been promoted to a Brigadier Gen eralship, the Colonelcy of his old regi ment devolves upon Maj. A. F. lludler. Col. 11. will be remembered as one of Gen. Walker’s men in the Nicaragua affair, several years ago. Maj. Jas. T. Smith, of the'Jih Ga., succeeds to the Lt. Colonelcy; he is a native of Elbert county, Ga. * New Orleans Refugees.—Large num bers of loyal refugees, from the tyranny of Banks at New Orleans, arc daily ar riving at Mobile. Twenty army wagons and a large omnibus were dispatched to Pascagoula, a few days since, to aid these refugees in reaching Ihc city. £@“'A sad accident occurred last week in Troy,. Ala. As Drs. Daily and Ilill were driving through town, their horse becoming unmanageable dashed off with them. Hr. Daily jumped soon after the horse commenced running,’ and was con siderably injured by the fail, Hr. Hill was Soon after thfiown from (he buggy, and is now lying dangerously wounded. Gon. Longstrcet is a relative of of Judge A. I>. Longstrect of this .State, who is also a minister of the Gospel and Ims been preaching recently at Athens, Ga. it seems that whilst the General is engaged in routing the Devil’s Imps, in Virginia, the Judge continues his war fare against the great Diaboles himself. clerk in one of the auction houses in Charleston “deserted,” with about $2,000 of his employer’s money in his pocket. Upon leaving lie wrote a very cool letter to his employer, giving as a reason for his sudden departure, an order for his arrest and return to a mili tary company to which he formerly be longed. ----- M£f"Thc Atlanta correspondent of flic Augusta Chronicle says there is no foun dation for the sensation canard about “the enemy, 7,000 strong,” marching on Rome—a thing which needed no contra diction. Gen. Maury.— Wo see from the Mo bile papers that Major Gen. Dabney 11. Maury has arrived in Dial city and as sumed command of (he Department ut (he Gulf. Gen. Maury is a native of Fredericksburg, Va., is a relative of the celebrated Lieut. Maury, formerly of tho U. S. N., and more recently of the Ob servatory at Washington, lie is a gen tleman of varied attainments and a most efficient officer. — has issued a proclamation declaring that no person of foreign birth who has declared on oath his intention to become a citizen of the United Elates, shall be exempt from Conscription, lie intends keeping up his old game of send ing against us all the “odds and ends” of creation that he can gather together. Os all the unpleasant features of this war, not the least is the fact that our best citizens must meet in battle the hordes of foreign ruffians whose deatli is no great loss to King or country'. ~ A Good Thing.—The Yankee Govern ment has so long tolerated and encour aged counterfeiters of the Confederate currency, that its infamy is beginning to recoil upon it. Some of the enterpris ing blue noses of New York have been successfully counterfeiting their own “green back’ currency for months past. Many of the abolition prisoners taken at t’hancellorsville were bountifully sup plied with this trash, and v.c ar e glad to learn, also, that some of our enterpris ing “Specs,” who bought “greenbacks” from these villainous Yankees, have dis covered that the stuff they bargained tor is the basest ol counterfeits. Good! * —!►— aqTC When Bull and Jonathan get iu the sulks, the former is inspired with un usual courtesy. In his speech the other day in the House of Lords, responsive to lo certain enquiries about the action of (lie Government in regard to Yankee assaults upon British commerce, Ac., Lord Russell spoke of us twice as the Confederate Utaies, without any reserva tion or apology or prefix id “so-called” or ••so-claimed,” and during his whole speech never alluded to its j*- : - in insur rection, rebellion or revolt. SiiaU we Rave a ? Almost from the very commencement of this revolution, there have Hetm a few restless spirits longing to see U Dictator ship established. They propose to clothe President Davis with the power of life and death, and stoutly contend that nothing but investing him with full pow ur of purse and sword tail save us. Wo would respectfully suggest that whatever iucllioieney the government may have exhibited, it is not attributa ble to a waitt of sufficient power upon the part of the Executive. He has had the hearty co-operation of the people, and has been voted every needful supply of men and money by Congress. It. is dif ficult, therefore, to see in what respect the condition of things would be better ed by clothing the President with more power. The people arc interested and have hitherto given (heir lieat*y co-oper ation to our civil authorities in the work of our defense. Tire readiness with which the cotton loan was taken up— the promptness of the men of the country to hasten to the battle field, and in fact, the whole history of the war, has exhib ited no necessity for additional Execu tive power. The President has had the hearty sympathy and the willing help of (he people ; wliat more is necessary ? But when a greater crisis arrived, Congress by its act of conscription made every male citizen of the Confederate States between the ages of eighteen and liii'ly-five years, a soldier, with the ex ception of those whom the well-being of society and ihc success of our cause re quired at home. The entire arms bearing popula tion of the Confederacy, with’ money to equip and sustain them, with a people united in their hatred of a common foe, and in their determination to be free, if with all these advantages our present administration cannot succeed, would it with the life and property of every .citi zen under its complete control ? We are not aware of any disposition on the part of President Davis to accept, (lie purple if tendered him; but this sentiment should he rebuked wherever it dares ex hibit itself. It should not be tolerated, not even as a measure dictated by milita ry necessity. In times of revolution the minds of meu act hastily, and the adop tion of a vital error in political philoso phy is dangerous, for whenever a people arc ready to make a sacrifice of their liberties, there will not long be wanting a tyrant to accept them. “Crushing Out.” —How it Progress es.—The Yankees have possession of the capitals of four Southern States— Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ma ryland. This may in some measure serve to keep up their own courage, and bol ster up (heir cause abroad ; but it does little towards “crushing out” the rebel lion. The mere circumstance of having captured a city or a number of cities, is of comparative little importance, so long as the spirit of the people remains un broken. If when they capture one of our cities and gain a footing on our ter litory, our people should dock to their standard and bind themselves to their government by oaths of allegiance, they might hope at last to conquer us. But this is not the case. Our people hate them as the invaders of their soil, and detest the miserable despotism that sends them against us, and expect the time to come when they shall be driven from our soil. They loathe the thought of reconstruction and reunion with a peo ple who have shown themselves so base. Other cities may fall, and still the rebel lion not be “crushed out.” Our people arc determined and hopeful; a calm resolution to conquer or perish pervades our nation, and the country will either enjoy its freedom or suffer depopula- Ii o n.— Georgians in the Late Battles. The Georgia regiments in the army of Virginia have fully sustained their rep utation for gallantry and noble daring jn the late engagements near Chancellors ville. The 10th ’Georgia was in the tight on the “>d inst., and was instrumen tal in the capture of about 400 Y'ankees, detachments of two Connecticut regi ments. Titc 20tli Georgia shared the honor of recapturing Marye’s Heights, which had been taken from the Missis sippiaus the day before. The 50th Georgia, part of Hcmnics’ brigade, fought like heroes; at the battle of Salem Church, the regiment lost 181 killed and wouuded, and it was there they won the reputation of being one of the best fight ing regiments in the army of Virginia. Going into action under a heavy fire, they formed and charged up to within sixty yards of the enemy’s line, took po sition in an open road and fought there for oyer two hours against a force near ly double their own number, and repuls ed and drove off, with great slaughter, five successive regiments of Gen. Sedg wick's corps, almost utterly destroying a New Jersey regiment and completely disorganizing two Pennsylvania regi ments. They were next charged upon by the 12i!i U. B. regulars, whom they likewise put. to (light. A New York re giment came next, but fared no better; (he brave Georgians dispersed them, capturing their Hag staff presented them by Gen. Draper. The 14th Georgia, in connection with other regiments of Thomas’s brigade, charged Dan Sickles’ famous “Excelsior” .brigade iu their for midable cnticnchmcnts, just to the left of Chanecllorsvillc, and drove them out at the point of the bayonet, completely routing them, killing and wounding a large number and taking many prison ers. •— Lincoln’s Draft.—Lincoln’s enroll ment bill appears not to be a revenue measure, as was thought by some, but a war measure. The clause of the act sell ing exemptions for S3OO, it is now thought, will be practically ignored, oeeretavy Chase is said to have declared that the section is permissive, and not mandatory ; that it is optional with him to receive the money or reject it; that he is not a national treasurer, and has no time to go into the business of hunt ing up substitutes. If -this policy ob tains, conscripts will be left to hunt up substitutes at tlicir own price, or per haps an equal number of volunteers will be called for at the time the draft is or dered, to be accepted only as substitutes for drafted men, and receive a govern ment bounty of SIOO, and the conscript’s price of exemption besides. Affairs in the husk We have received the Appeal Ex;r.i, issued at Meridian, Miss., loth inst. Iho proprietors of tho Appeal saved the* press and most of the material when Jackson fell into the enemy. From the Extra we gather a few interest ing particulars of the evacuation ot Jack son : - 1 he Yankees appeared at Jackson early Thursday morning. Most of the Gov eminent stores ami property had been removed in advance, and much that was left was thrown into the streets and ap propriated I.y r the retiring soldiers and whoever else chose to encumber theui- Felves with the castoff property. But a feeble resistance was made by our small force sent out to hold the ene my in check. No serious engagement was intended or expected—about twelve o’clock our troops commenced moving off towards Canton. We had some ten or twelve cannon iu position in rifle pits, manned by a few raw troops, which seemed to stay the progress of the enemy, who did not enter the town until about 2 o’clock, p. in. The 40th Ga. and a South Carolina Regiment were the only infan try engaged. Geus. Gregg and Walker were in command. Gen. Johnston ar rived (he evening before, too late to be of any service in an effort to hold the place. Greene’s banking house was destroyed —Lis loss is estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. The Baptist printing office was saved by’ a Federal guard being placed around it. The proprietors of the Mississippian succeeded in moving away most of their material, not leaving much to be destroyed except a large Hoe press, on which the Weekly Mississippian was printed. Grant’s army lias gone to Vicksburg. A tight, was reported as having occurred at Big Black on Friday and Saturday. We append the following from the Extra: We are informed that a temporary bridge has been constructed across Pearl river, and that troops passing down the road commenced crossing yesterday. We learn, verbally, that Gen. Johnston, with his little command, left Calhoun sta tion yesterday morning, with the view of effectinga junction with Gen. Pemberton, on the Big Black. Gen. Maxey, with his brigade, was expected in Jackson yester day evening. Our Soldiers Enthused. One of Hooker’s officers recently cap lured thinks there is not much differ ence between the fighting qualities of the Southerner and the Y ankee, but says none of the Y'anlcee privales ever be come enthused in battles as the Confed erates do. The Northern troops do their duty mechanically, while the Southern’ are all aglow with enthusiasm. That is one secret of our success. A man to excel in anything must become enthused. Demosthenes was enthused on the subject of oratory, and lie made an impress on humanity which the long lapse of ages has not erased. Leonidas was enthused on the subject of freeing his count ry from tyranny', and the world yet feels the power of his example.— Washington’s little band were far out numbered by veteran English troops, but they were terribly enthused and won their independence. Our soldiers have motives sufficient to kindle enthusiasm: the Y'ankees have not: their homes and firesides are not invaded. But when our soldiers light, visions of loved ones and the sanctity of our homes and altars an imate them with a lofty enthusiasm; — and woe be to the army of the invading vandals who dare meet these hosts of enthused freemen. / Tin: Magnolia Weekly, is the title of anew Literary paper, recently started in Richmond. The number be fore us is a neatly printed betavo, filled with choice reading matter. “Benedict Arnold, the Traitor, a Drama in an Es sa.y,” by the well known author, Wm. Gilmore Simms, commences with the 32d No. of the Ist volume. It promises to be an Interesting story, as most of Mr; Simms’stories are. We notice tht the pa per is mostly filled with original matter, the productions of the ablest writers in the South—a very desirable feature in a literary paper. Bobt. I>. Jones—favora bly known to our citizens as an enter prising news agent—is the sole agent for Columbus. He will be prepared to fur nish back numbers, containing Mr. Simms’ story. Parents and guardians who wish to secure a good family paper for their children, would do well either to negotiate with Master Robert, or ad dress the publishers, Messrs. Hines & Smith, at Richmond, Va. Vick&burg.—Affairs in the (Vest are becoming painfully interesting. Our forces in that vicinity appear to be divided—stationed at. several points, from which a speedy concentration is extremely difficult. The Y’ankee com mander seems to have taken advantage of this circumstance, and to have been engaging the detached portions of our army while thus separated. All feel that the great crisis in ihe Mississippi Valley is near at hand, and whilst public confi dence in Gen. Johnston, and in our brave army of the West, has suffered no dimin uation, many feel that, we hold Vicksburg by a feeble tenure, unless great and al most unparalleled changes speedily take place, lt is probable that our forces formerly at Canton may be able to form a junction with those at Vicksburg, and that, the enemy may be dispersed before his reinforcements arrive from Mem phis. This, however, will require the greatest rapidity of movement, and a generalship worthy of such a leader as Johnston; the obstacles are numerous and formidable. We shall await the par ticulars of further movements in that quarter with deep interest. Should Vicksburg fall it would be a severe re verse in many respects, but as a calamity it would be insignificant compared with the capture of Richmond or with a re verse in Middle Tennessee. It would not be half such a blow as was the fall of Fort Donelsun and the occupation of Nashville by the enemy. Tiif. Forty-Sixth Georgia. —lt is stated that while this large regiment, so well known, was passing recently through Georgia, on its way to a certain point, several hundred of the men seized an opportunity to disperse and slip away to their homes. They have not been heard of since, The fact is a very disa greeable one to announce certainly; but it seems to us that the officers must have been seriously in fault.— Sac. Nexus, 10. ATTACK OK VICKSBGEfi CMMICEH! IHE E.VEMY HEPILSKD! Mobile, -Vy 23. —A special dispatch to tho IK-g ----i,tc-r, dated Jackson. 23d, says heavy firing heard in tho direction of Vicksburg this morning. 11 is reported and believed in official circles that the enemy assaulted the works at Vicksburg on Wed nesday and were badly repulsed. Snyder's Bluff has been evacuated. A courier reports Yazoo City captured by the Federal-: yesterday. The navy yard was burned by ns. An officer from Vicksburg reports that Brant was whipped hack. Later. —The enemy have made three desperate a .suits on Vicksburg and been repulsed. Semi official information states that Helena has been captured by Price. A Jackson correspondent, of the lit in says Jackson this morning throw 10,0000 to 1 .'.OOO men over llig Click on the Vicksburg side- It is reported in Mobile that Snyders i” iff has been reeecupied, and the occupation of Ya;- ->C;ty by the Fcderals disbelieved. Mobile, May 23.— The special repot ter of the Register, telegraphing from Jackson, under date of the 23d, states that the latest from Vicksburg is up to Thursday night. Our loss, so far, has been slight, nml the injuries to the batteries is trilling. The garrison is well supplied, and is confident of holding the place. The enemy has been foiled in ail his efforts, llis dead strew the grouudTn front of our works. One estimate places the Yank- e loss at 10,000. Firing was heard at intervals last night and to day. The enemy is supposed to be shelling our batteries. The enemy m e reported at Ponchatonla, La., and ate running trains up that far from New Or leans. Atlanta, May 23.—Grant entered the State of Mississippi, crossing tho river five miles below Grand Gulf, with from 00,000 to 100,000 men, and a heavy force of cavalry, lie lias received no re inforcements from Louisiana, but receives them constantly from the west bank of the river. His transportation is all on the river and he must cling to fherivor bank. AVe evacuated Grand Gulf, fall ing back, fighting towards Jackson, and were fol low oil by the enemy, who entered Jackson with 50,000 men on the 14th. Gen. Johnston reached Jackson on the 13th, and fell hack to Canton. The Yankees committed excesses for two days, burning churches, private rcsiddnccs, tearing jewelry from the persons of citizens,- gutting residences, etc.— They then fled towards Vicksburg, followed by Johnston, constantly receiving reinforcements,— Vicksburg lias five months’ supplies of every kind and can olily be taken by hunger. The Yankee report of the capture of Alexandria is not credited. Tullahoma, May 23.—The rumor of the capture of two regiments, in front, with oue piece of artil lery, is not true. The enemy did surround and capture a small outpost of some 40 men. All quiet in front. Richmond, May 24.—The Examiner lias North ern papers of the 22d. Tho Democratic State mass meeting hold at In dianapolis, on the 20th, was largely attended. I). W. Yoorhees was elecied President. A good deal of excitement prevailed. During the day 40 or 50 arrests were made for carrying concealed weapons, •shouting Ur Jell’ Davis, etc. The speeches were principally in opposition to the war measures of tlie Administration. At 3P. 31. resolutions were introduced and hurriedly passed amid great cou fusion, after which the meeting adjourned sine die. On several trains leaving the city* at night, thoex cursionistscommenced firing on the soldiers going home, when the military authorities stopped the trains and searched the passengers. About 500 revolvers were taken and numerous arrests also made. ‘ VnllandigTiam has been conveyed to Fort War ren. The office of the Monitor, a democratic newspa per iu Huntington, Pa., was destroyed by a mob. The Syracuse Courier says Airs. V.-ilbuidigbimi lias qecoiue a lunatic. It is reported that the Alabama is blockaded in the Day at Martinique. Richmond, May 19.—Northern dates of tbe lGtli state that Cincinnati Dispatch of 15th, says Judge Leavitt renders decision in A’allandigham's habeas corpus case to-morrow, lt is understood that Burnside will announce what disposition is to be made of Yallandighain as soon as Leavitt’s de cision is known. The 1 lerald warns loyal leagues against attempts to suppress free speech, lest it raise another rebell ion which they cannot quell. “All quiet,” is tlie report from the Army of the Potomac. Hooker lias returned from Washington. The 25th New York Regiment is under arrest for refusing to do further duty. The bridge at Fairmont destroyed, by tlie rebels has been repaired and communication with the West re-estabilshed. Gold 150, dull. Important notes have been addressed to the Czar by the Austrian and British Cabinets, on the Polish question. They call attention to the period ical dangers which threatened tliepeace in Europe from the war agitations and the military impres meuts in Poland; state that reforms are necessary to end them. The Czar feplies that the Polish struggle has been used against him by others so as to encourage revolution. Foreign communica tion aggravated the position without showing any way of solving the difficulty without self abase, meut. The notes called on the Poles in fine to continue the struggle. Previous to tho reception of the notes, concessions might have been mado to the Poltis; now, such a courso would involve abdication. Burnside’s letter to tho Circnit Court in Ohio, relative to Vallandigtaam, says: “If I were to find a man from the enemy distributing the speeches of their public men, tending to destroy the confi dence of this army, I would liaye him tried and hung, why, then, should such speeches, by those in our midst, bo allowed. They should bo treated likewise. Every power I possess will be executed, at all times and occasions, in places in this com mand, to sustain tho character of the Govern ment.” Wilmington, May 20.—Capt. Ellis captured two Federal mail steamers on tho Albemarle and Ches apeake Canal, with 21 prisoners and 5 mail hags, on Friday last. The boats are now at Franklin, on the Blackvvater. Charleston, May 21. —The steamship Morseman, with 1500 bales of cotton for Nassau, in going out last night struck a snag, supposed to bo the wreck of the Georgian:!. She was run ashore on Long Island beach, and is believed to be a total wreck. Petersburg, May 21.—The Herald of the 10th has been received which contains Cairo dates to the IStli witli the latest news from Grant through Federal channels to the 11th. Logan und Oster liaus were moving towards Jackson, driving the rebel Bowen, with a reported forco of 15,000, be fore them, while Grant was marching upon Black River, expecting to engage Pemberton at .the bridge over that stream. Pemberton’s forco is estimated 50,000, strongly entrenched near the bridge. A great battle there is imminent. Private advices state that the arrangements made for the destruction of Vicksburg and capture of the rebel army are so complete that it cannot much longer hold out. The track of the Seaboard road between Careys ville and the Junction of the Norfolk railroad is being taken up by the Suffolk forces. Cincinnati dispatches dated 18th, state that the rebels are collecting a large cavalry force south of the Cumberland fiver, and a large infantry force in East Tennessee. They will advance into Ken tucky this mouth under Breckinridge. Burnside’s order recites the proceedings of the Vallaiidigham Court Martial, the finding of which is a sentence to close confinement during the war iu some Fortress to be selected by the commander of the department. The order names Fort Warren as-the place of confinement. An immense mass meeting in Union Square, N. York, on Monday evening, under the auspices of the Democratic Union Association, to protest against recent arbitrary acts of the administration, in tile suppression of free speech and the press.— There were four stands and speaking at all. The Herald says it. was the largest meeting held iu the city during the war. One of the speakers said the Xorbury of the present day* was Judge Leavitt, who denied the writ of habeas corpus to Vallaiidigham. And he would remind Lincoln that Caesar had his Brutus, and Charles I had his Cromwell. Let him remind the George 111 of the present day that he, too, may have his Cromwell or his Brutus. (Cheers.) All the speakers denounced the administration and were loudly applauded. Gold and Foreign Exchange unchanged. Mobile, May 21. —The special reporter of the Advertiser Register,at Jackson, says tho latest dates from Vicksburg was up to Tuesday night. In Saturday’s fight we lost 30 pieces, which vv.-ie spiked and abandoned. On Pun day tho Federate advanced to tako Big Black Bridge but wero ropulsed, they then crossed higher up aiul took in iu the roar. Tho Bridge was burned and tho works wore abandoned. Lora heavy. Vicksburg is closely besieged and tho enemy is closing in on every side. Gen. Luring has assumed command at Jackson. lucikicxd, May 21.—Northern dates to the ISth received. An arrival at Near Yoi 1. from Nov Or leans on tho SHU bring-, news ot the c.q-tini ol Alexandria, La., by Admiral (Vi ter. Tlie Herald ray.'at the last accounts Grant was awaiting reinforcement', whii h were moving to his support from various points along the river, from Memphis to Baton Bongo Gold unchanged. The steamer City ..f NYw V.nk arrived from lev el pool on the loth. Adams addressed a deputation of the Trades’ Unionists who piescntvd an adu.i ss, synijiatiii/.i. with the emancipation proclamation. Adams ex pressed the hope that friendly relation- would be maintained between the two countries, for which Americans entertain greater regard than Ihigland; and if the real sentiments of the people of each . country bo clearly established, he should have no fear of their coming in collision. The Times is confident that neither England nor America wish to go to war with each oilier, and says we must submit to certain interruptions to our trade in deference to rights r.f a Belligerent. The reply oft.hu Czar in regard to Poland is sat isfactory to l-'rance hut unsatisfactory to Ungland. Kicii.mond, May 22.—Xorlhern dates to the 20th have been icNeived. The news is uuimp riant. The New York Times says the late meeting was a ridiculous demonstration. The lferald treats it *s the first note of civil war. The World says it was successful, both in numbers and enthusiasm, and speaks of bloodshed on Northern soil. A Washington dispatch to the Evening Post says: ‘'There will be no movement on the Potomac for some time to come. Hooker has been tell to follow his own plans.” Yankee dispatches say that tiekslmig übl -..0n be theirs. A Cincinnati dispatch sa):ui invasion of Ken tucky is threatening. Gold CnAr.I.FSTON, May 22.—The steamship General Beauregard, tioin Knsr.au. 2oth, arrive I tliiviuorn ing, with iv very largo and valuable carg... News unimportant. Richmond, May 22. —tlov. S-eyinour, in a letter to a Vallandigham meeting in Albany -ays, ‘ the arrest of Vallandigliani has brought dishonor upon the country, if the proceedings are approved by I lie Government and sanctioned by the people. Wr pause to see what course the Government, f u w liich we are asked to pour out our blood ami treasure, will take. The actions oft 1 --’ •oiuiinisi ration in the minds of more than half of the people of the loyal States, whether war is waged to put down the re bellion South or destroy free institutions North. We look for its decision with solemn solicitude.” The first resolution adopted at the meeting of the New York democrats, was that the arrest of Senator Vallandiglim was a startling outrage upon American citizenship. One speaker referred to a series of letters and said the people would stand by Seymour with guns and bayonets in their hands at all hazards. [Loud cheers for Seymour.] From the Brandon, (Miss.,) lie-publican, May lath ■The Yankee Occupation of the City of Jackson—Terrible Destruction of Property. In order to ascertain the amount of damage done by the Yankees during their forty-eight hours oc cupation of the city of Jackson, we went over and tuok a careful survey of the place yesterday morn ing, and give below the result of our observations. The following buildings wore burned: Green's Cotton factory, together with all the machinery, 300 bales of cotton, and alt tho build ings connected with the factory; Phillips’ factory, and all the small buildings connected therewith; .1 A Stevens’ foundry, Bailey's cotton shed, contain ing a large quantity of tar, lime, cement, Vc.; Ca tholic Church and parsonage; Confederate House, together with furniture, Ac.; Itailroad depot, and all the buildings immediately west and soutli of tho same; State penitentiary, with all the machinery; flouring mill, near Phillips’ factory; all the houses on State street, from Shaw’s store to Graves’ corn er, including Green’s Banking House; Ambrozier s grocery, Alien A Logon’s store, and Graves’ large brick building, with a number of small intervening houses; all the houses on the soutli side of Pearl street from State street to the Mississippi Baptist office, including the Confederate Quartermaster'll odice; a number of sheds or warehouses, near the old depot of the Southern railroad, containing an immense quantity of cotton, sugar, molasses, &e., and a number of old cars, belonging to both rail loads; all the houses in front of the City Hall, and Market house, except Mrs. Sanders’ boarding house and one or two small shops; Lemley’s hat factory, Kobinson’s warehouse, General Freeman’s dwell ing house; all the buildings belonging to the fair grounds; rope factory and saltpetre works; the rail road and city bridges across Pearl river, and all the bridges and trestle work on the Southern rail road for several miles; all shops where government work was being carried-on. All the stores in the city were pillaged, their contents either carried oli or thrown in the street and burned. The Missis sippian office was broken open, tho type thrown in the stn ct and the presses and furniture broken up. The Postoftico was rifled of itsconieuts. The, Gov ernor’s mansion was broken open and pianos and furniture destroyed. / The Episcopal church was entered and the whole interior defaced. Nearly all the private residences were entered and 1 1 units broken open, tine dresses torn to pieces, and all jewelry, silver ware and provisions taken. E. Verden’s loss in sugar, molasses, Ac., is esti mated at $200,000. Intelligent gentlemen estimate the total loss of property in the city at five tuillionsof dollars. On Friday morning a squadron of cavalry came over to Rankin and tore up ttie railroad about 4 miles, and a few rails at other places to within two miles of Brandon. They ransacked the private dwellings for arms and ammunition, taking away a few negroes, horses and mules. Among the chief sufferers in tho raid were Mrs. S. M: Hamil ton, 14 negroes; Austin Neely, 14 negroes; A. .1, Neely, 0 negroes; A. P. Miller, 4 negroes; G. W. Rains, 2 negro's ; Gen. P. llenry, 1 negro arid ff horses, Ac. It is asserted and believed that in the retreat between Jackson and Clanton, many houses were burned and nearly all tho horses, mules and cattle driven away. We could learn no particulars of the fight at Raymond, except that our loss was about. 200 and that of the enemy from four to five hundred. It is reported that we whipped the enemy very badly at Edward’s Depot on Friday, and that wo cap tured his immense wagon train. We have in doubt of tHe truth of the report. Wo can get nothing reliable as to the position of the two armies, but we think it quite likely Grant’s army will be totally destroyed before tin end of this week. — Tobacco.—The Lynchburg Virginian of the loth instant, says: We believe that the stock of manufactured to bacco in the Soutli is not nearly so large as lias been supposed. In Augusta, Ga.—now the great market since thb fall of New Orleans—we learn from a reliable source that on Wednesday last there was ascertained to he no inure than 15,020[!.( boxes; whilst many supposed that the stock would reach twice that amount. In Atlanta, as we learn from the Confederacy, and also from a private source, there were, on Tuesday last, 5,740 boxes, though, it was supposed previously, that there wore not less than JO,OOO boxes in that market. We may, tllferefore,' reasonably expect an active demand from that quarter by the first of July. The price of leaf still keeps up here, and is rather stiller now than for some weeks past. There is more inquiry, also, and wo have every reason to look font more active trade with advance prices in manufactured ere long. We invite attention to our market report to-day, as follows: Our great staple which has been suffering for the past mouth from the depression common to nearly every article of commerce in this market, is rallying again, and from the price obtained for the raw article the past four or live days, aud yes terday particularly, wo may soon look for an im provement on prices current in February aud March last. Quite a number of hhds. of wrappers have been sold at #1 to $1 DO per pound. Yesterday one hlid. sold for $152 50 and was not choice. Tho manufacturers are in want of fine workers and wrappers, for such, fabulous prices could be ob tained. The Crops.—A letter from Etowah says : “The very sight of our wheat fields turns (he sigh of anxiety into a smile of satisfaction. Our corn crops are very encouraging. We have no notion of starving.” A letter from Crawfordsville, Ga., the 18th inst., says: “Our corn crops are backward. The prospect for wheat to the extent sown was never bettei'than it is at this time, in this part of the Stale. Very little cotton has been planted. Plenty of corn in the county at !?2 per bushel.” — Charleston. —The Providence (R. I.) Press makes the subjoined statement, which may or may not be intended na a blind : Wc learn from one who has been in a position to know, that a second attack on Charleston is not contemplated at present. Furloughs are being granted to officers and men in General Hunter’s Department, and it seems to be the opin ion of our informant that the extensive fortifications around the hot-bed of se cession are capable of successfully re sisting a much kirger force than has ever yet been gathered at Hilton Head. — *• The Northern papers state that Hooker’s army on the Ist of April num bered 139.288 raen. Hooker’s Defeat. Its effect in the North—Efforts at Washington t > Conceal the i>is^ster—The stupidity u If her —The plain y’uili of tho battles. The New York World has a scathing v ,i the record of the history of the week's the Kappahannock. It is severe but jusi. anti at once graphic, comprehensive, and amjiaie, neither encumbered villi nse!<-.. :•* : •*•*_i- Llo details nor omitting any tiling ::n . : h:- lneufc ncodfu! to convey : , the-'’: . a..:: hk'AOftho flan, artoinpr- !<: u : •• ; i nffl m ol lb*ikM\s iD'Mpmi'iiil lt(. \\ <• Id l n loss oil Ihe luiift'itl I .*#-* at • <1 iphv <!ii \t{ ministration is ag-.un in a * ,*. i,.-iic. iiug tit “aroty iff iio capital Its Uln *, ■ iv.a; ia l i uml hopviillness has i-.-e-a i .; •>< n : y a.. . *• i;a ----c inert to i - i „ i a. M..n : k'cliiip i’ t;) Do ithtiid lit it.. a '.- % ii i l'. ty i a ilia - irain official .'.ain’t > which udiit* t*vei the iviics and ihe i-l'in m v .|,f Is. notary Stanton's own sigiiiitiue that non. Honker is about to resume tho offensive li'-i** l,ns . Now if is very clour that (ieneiul lld.-K, iv iliJf ig do any such tiiiw antes” tuff..i, u in.” rt liberate iuu nti.m V* itanff idft ins ariay to tii,. k ip. epin-'v ot tho Cnhlofforaie tcaiioi , riouemt i,, , . | tu* army f tho Potomac is Competed nt u tl . u ;l ]| ami it is not iu huiuuu i.aiu.o to endure disappointment of its bopes, tk .vat, ami sufferitn*', without loss o! contidtnoe heart, if Oenei’al llooker had been tlieir comma udei* in a number of brilliant victories, an I his iiiw k profound htilh in him, a dele i iil*:o tluit which i, t . lias just suffered might have left tho i loops iv.mly for uftotliOf forward movement —iiity, might even lo eaget to retrieve their lost iaur.lsj but. h> it is, they would he more than men if they were it for a forward campaign agaiuot a Victorious ein*- my, which they kn*)\v jig nuMH ious. daring and skillfully handled. IStantou's n ;\vs is evidently intended for l.oo; but as that lieiu-ral is iixit ex actly a tool, it will not stop his forward movement, tint w ill rather hasten it—that is if it is any pail 111 his intention to seriously move against Nash* ington. \\ • entertain no tears let the capital. True, anything iu tho way of a disaster is possible with our present infers : out even their inefficien cy is not equal In the loss < i Washington. 1 u view of t he plea-ing tle-lu.-ion wbieti tho Ad* ministration is now endeavoring to propagate; it would he well perhaps 1 outline some ot the had ing fads in this shott • ampaigu, from which the reader rail draw ins own moral : I. it is not true that Leo was surprise.! ci* de ceived by liOoUerV. movements :ierss the Kuppa iianuoek. Kroni the Kicluuond papers of last Saturday it i clear (hat the Con federal e milifai y leaders under.-tiK*d *t p*ifeclly, and di’libeiatclv allowed our army to cross, confident of t heir abili ty to defeat if not destroy it. lorney, iu the Philadelphia Press, states that llooker was induced to cross by the assurances ol his spies and •'-•♦uiis that tlieonl) army to oppose him was one ol forty tli.ni- uid under .lackson, 1.00 bcine sick and ins arin.v scattered. The Palitnone n- cssioni-rts had The saiiie lepoi t and believed it. 4General Hooker, therelbiv, at the Vi*iy ;tail. \\is tlie divei\.*d par ty, and walked straight Jut** the trap piepared for Idm. J. The great cavalry laid, which was .in entire success, did Genera! Hooker no good, because it did not precede, instead of accompanying his lciiiibit fint'niK had all arrived bofoie tin* destruction of the railioa is and bridges. To him this is now oniy a temporary inconven ience. llad Hooker retained his cavalry’ w ith his army, it would have been far hotter for him. lie could have captured sever, i] thousand more pris oners when Fredericksburg was taken, and. more than all. could have prevented Jackson s surprise of his flank aud rear. They might have clringeri the complexion of the light. !). General Hooker g division o t Ids army was as disastrous in this instance, as have been nil >uch in former military history. It is known that General llallock utterly disapproved ol this dis persion of the Union forces, and the result pn.ved , that-in this case, at least, he was right. If Lee had furnished Hooker with a plan, it could not have been more (o his liking. He first hurled all his forces upon Hooker and beat him : this was on Saturday and Sunday', and then mi yionday lie re possessed the heights of Fred rickshtirg, and drove Sedgwick across the river, with the loss of one third of his force. Thus Lee, with one great army, beat tw'usmaller arm es in detail. 4. Tho buttles of Saturday and Sunday were in disputable rebel victories, Ji3 tho enemy's attack upon Sedgwick on Monday proved. The latter was defeated almost before llooker s eyt* v , and the latter could not even make a diversion to save him. Lee and Jackson drove our army steadily from point to point until it was crowded back up o'n the soutli hank of the river. Our artillery— which, according; to the rebel accounts, was splen didly served —no doubt saved what rein,lined of the army. 5. The retreat across the river, a cording to Leo's dispatch to Jeff la vis, commenced on Sunday night, and was in consequence of his signal victory'• The Administration’s account is that it was com menced on Tuesday night, simply as a matter of precaution, on account of the storm and the rising stream. Lee's account has all the known facts and the probabilities on its side. 6. Gen. Hooker's statement ol his losses reads as if it wits made by’ Gen. \V adsworth. lie says his total loss, iu killed, wounded and missing, will not he more than ten thousand men. it this be true, there are several circumstances that need explain ing badly. General Sedgwick alone, all accounts agree, lost one-third his force, or about six thou sand men. lint call it five thousand. The cap ture of Fredericksburg, amt Hie storming of the heights iu its rear on Sunday, lost, ns eight hun dred men in killed and wounded. This would leave but little over four thousand to have been killed, wounded and captured in tho tremendous battles’ of Saturday and Sunday', when at the very least one hundred and fifty thousand men metindeai y conflict. A correspondent of the Liverpool Jouronl ol (’oojiiifciYe complain-) very justly and indignantly of the Yankee spies which infest Iliat (own and worm their way into all places of business and confidence, lie closes as follows ; Even our own shipbuilders are not allowed lo pursue (heir business without interference and annoyance, as in the case of (he liUle better (ban ferry boat, built by Messrs. Miller, seized solely on llie representation of one of those Fed eral spies that he saw guns going on board her. This, in our boasted land of liberty, will surely rouse (he public lo eilher drive these hirelings and llieir no less disgraceful employers out of our towns, or to teach them better manners. • See how the Yankees have tried to get popular opinion on (heir side by intro ditcing Hie slavery question. Let. them tree their own slaves before they declare the slaves of other people free. Even il honrxt old Abe” sees the card was a bail one, and he has also had sense enough lo refrain froht issuing lei I era of marqtie. I should like to see the plucky Yankee merchant who would take out a letter of marque when he sees that Ihe whole of the boasted Yankee fleet can not capture two little gunboals not, larger than Irish coasting steamers. Even the Retribution, an old tugboat, is too many for them. Look at Ihe respect paid lo us in the Northern States. Every Yan kee tongue belches out invectives against us, and yet we heed it not; because wr have been so long accustomed to let them bully and vituperate us. Surely tho time has now come for Government io do what ninety nine out of every hundred Englishmen have done long since, viz: Fecognize the South. They are a race of brave men and gen tlemen, and as a people we shall always be proud (u claim them as brothers. Yankee Outrages near Suffolk.— A correspondent of the Petersburg Ex press, writing from South Quay, May 7, says: Since our crossing the Black wafer, the enemy have appeared in force at Carrs ville, and have made some demon. I!ra tions up and down our line, gratifying their revenge by burning houses, and turning helpless women and children out of doors. They have laid in ashes evefy house on the South Quay road for eight miles, and swear that they intend lo i burn up Nansemond county. The wife of Daniel Bird, with her little son, a boy of twelve years of age, was driven from her house. She was informed that she would be allowed to save her furniture, but after getting il out, ihe incarnate devils knocked it lo pieces with axes, and threw it inlo the flames ot the burn ing building. Oue of them finding a dress belonging lo a daughter who died a week or two since, put it. on, and mockingly danced around the afflicted parent. ■— . <a The Commissariat at Frkdrbicks bcrg. —A Richmond paper says that the extent ol the sufferings of our troops du ring the three Jays’ battles it is almost impossible to realize. From letters writ ten at Chancel!oreviHe last. Monday, we learn that Jackson’. . ..minaiid were six ty hours under arm.', without food and without sleep, ami licit liie iil:! food! there oblaiued by them war; from the ! knapsacks thrown away hy (he enemy in ’ their flichl, w ***. Mr. Mernminger has given the opinion that a personal endorsement certifying llial lire interest on an ini or es!. beariug Confederate note has been paid up to a certain date, is legal and will stop ini crest up to that time ; sdso, that such endorsement wiH not in validate the note. ~ ‘ —— — “” _pim 11 i T# * Arrrst ~f VaiiMaisCir jl,e Fl *;‘"6 >**• N’ih Against it—Tbe I. I.eink-icl bj Qie Court MruGai et ‘ fffe Cvjuil Martial iu the Vallun : . ham case Submitted their decisimf General Burnside on iast Friday, j t * - not yet been made public l u the 2 , time the thing il being discussed i'„ * Moilh with Hindi ftcluii lu.ilm, tori.il on the subject the Wqrlf Vl Ue had Loped that no journal would t.e servile t-noilojq tenauce ihe monsiiuu? discussion wiiieh lias been , .■ !’ by the adifiinisiialion in a,,. t - a i V” 1 V jtlLuiiiiglinm. He deprecale mobs, and therei prtcaie ihe lawless piocerdiag tend io provoke them. j, the ihougLl ot n..,!>- !t , j sliuuder al the consequences of tho ordinary safety-salve’ b v whi t j , ular passions find vent and exm, If Mr. Yallandighaiu is guilty „i ;u on, lit him have a iair trial |,,q impartial court, and not q i,ian u t;- Will interpose between him ~ia| t fence, whatever that senlence ina t” But if, after kidnaj-p-n-r p; :il ; night, ihe administration sL.mld •••• ; “ take (<> assassinate hint on the deriv a military star-clnunher. | VI . t; .p not as a warning, lane!,- less -, s t G , but simply as a matter of t.-ut „r i ,-V !’ as a prediction that they will fi, v ;ii . blood ol hundreds ot’ lhm.-an,L’ zens to whom Mr. YallaiHiitrhain wb,',, left alone is an object of av< : The best comment which upon the shannlul proceedin. oft;,, ral Burnside and tin* aiimini) ll against Mr. \ allandigham, i>. q-, j j,.. . , lowing language once use-1 l.y | t;i>l t V. ebsl or : - It is the ancient, and undoubted j rogative ot this people to canvass puj.k measures and (he demerits ot p-ul>l;,- men. * * * 11 is as umU.nhled a.- the right of breathing the air m- ~;p ing on the enrlli. Belonging t-> priv-.ti life as a right, ii belongs to public 1ip.... a duty, and it is the last duty \vi.ieb those whose representative 1 am find me to abandon. Aiming a! alli-i;,, to he eourteous and temperate in its ■■ -. except when tin-right itself i- ijuesii a,- ed, i shall place myself -m t!ie exitenie boundary of my right, and bid defiance to any arm that would move me f'nmimy ground. “The high constitutional privilege 1 shall defeml and exercise within t}.j house, and iu all places, in time of peat > of war, and at all times. * ,\iul . should l leave no other inheritance to my children, by the blessing of God i y.itj leave them the inheritance of free priu ciples and the examples of a tnanly, in dependenf and constitutional -IclVn-a- „i them.” —Daniel Webster. treason discovered in hooker’s arm; A correspondent of the lMiiladelpliia Enquirer tells the following : intelligence was received here to o.iy of an important arrest at Falmouth, ike headquarters of the army of the l'otem ac. No doubt has existed for a long turn* that the rebels have had some sccivt means of knowing everything that trans pired within our lines, and that such in formation was instantaneously conveyed. The orders of recent movements had not reached the circumference of t!a militavy circle formed hy our army be fore the pickets on the opposite hank were calling out, in mocking tones, “lion are you, Yank ? Ain’t those eigh! du - rations moldy yet? These tacts have caused the deepest anxiety at head-pmr ters, as until now the means adopted by the rebels have bathed the vigilance and labor expended to deiect them. General l’alriok, the Frovost Marshal of the army ot tbe Fotomac, was, Imw ever, determined that the secret should be brought to light. The guhtal Ma tioned along the river bank ami iusitiia tions favorable for signals have been constantly enjoine-l to use ILo utni. i care and watchfulness to discover aiM expose the iniquitous sysleiii. .. Yesterday their efforts were crowned with success. One of the guards in the town of Falmouth, stationed outside a dwelling house adjoining the river Lam;, heard a clicking like that of a telegraph instrument. He advised his superior officers, and was directed to enter the house and investigate. This was done, and on opening the door he discovered a party ol four or me persons, one ot whom was seated at a telegraph instrument, senduig me.--age.- by a submarine wire across the Rapp. hanock. They were all arrested. Aja-i and speedy punishment will, doubtless, be at once meted out to them. This punishment, according to the: laws of war, is death. Took the Oath. -Lincoln is very nerv ous in reference to any movement us the Yankee army of the Potomac that threat eus to leave Washington uncovered, oeu for the very shortest space of time, and thus it was that he and Halleok came down to see Hooker and dissuade limi from carrying out his plan of cr.i.-.siiij; the Rappahannock. But llooker ve obstinate and would make no change m his plans, so Lincoln got gloomy, aud Ilalleck got drunk, and Seward helped him, and Abe joined in ; and when ike news of Hooker’s defeat reached Ihera, they all look the oath figaiu and th time Hooker, although ahsefit if) L was present ill spirit, having taken tL> oaih on his own hook. — Wtlw'-t’-n .!<>'>■ nal. —•— From Missouri.—The Natchez’ui ier has cheering intelligence, direct from Missouitf. ft says: Iu addition to the taking of McNeill, by Quantrell, the Confederate parlisun, we also learn that Pilot Knob lias been taken by the Mr souri Confederates, and that our troop: having affairs pretty much their own way in that. .S’l ate. A Confederate officer, who has been _ out as a scout in Missouri during this Spring, also informs us that the t nion families have all left that Stale for other settlements, either in Oregon or in th• - East. The State is now in the hands < the Confederates, with the exception ol points garrisoned by Lincoln s. ’’• •• and St. Louis. - - -<i>- - St FFOLK EvACtlA'li>:l BY THE L.M 1 ‘ The Richmond Examiner says: “the news from Suffolk is important. he hear it officially that the enemy has o-u tirely evacuated that town, which y-ts entered by our pickets on Monday. Turner, Sheriff of King William county, reached thi3 city yesterday, bringing ih-. report that the Yankees were lauding u force and fortifying themselves ,I,r White House. If tflii be (pie, t!“ ‘ wU [ may be jiart of the same that have u.“< r '* trout Sutiolk. Promoted.—We are pleased to saj’s the Richmond Whig, that ;ae a and intrepid young Brigadier l’" 1 ' 1 Rodes, of Alabama, has been pr..ui ■ to Major General, for gallantry and > ■ conduct in tlie battle of Chancel! and in recognition of his uniß ,Mll ““ ** and courage on every field. I k ”■ tion was worthily bestyvn ‘■ ’ ’’’ l ’”’ tnerifed. The Nfw Flag on Fort Si The new Flag of the ConfeJcrac} , l given to the breeze from Fort Sffßq' 1 ‘ T‘2 M., Sunday. A salute ot tlurtf.) guns was fired in honor of the o.ceas 1 • General Ripley, accompanied by -’“‘J 1 ’ General Lovell, General Drayton, R‘ ul •* number of other distinguished g h ' ; -’ visited and inspected the fail ‘• Mir., 18M.