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COLIMBIH. THU MBA I, A WIST 11, IM.
Bfcfcnos.—W# learn from tha Savannah
Nows, that ot an oltctlon for field officer! of the
13th Georgia Regiment, held at Bniniwlrk, on
Monde/, the following gentlemen were elected
Colonel—Cept CherleeW Btllee, of the Wire
Great Minute Men.
lieutenant Colonell.tne, of iha Me*
sola Goar da.
Major-Lieut. T. K. Osrdner, of the Bruns
wick RWea. #
Kbw Corroa. The Aoguata Chroniele, of the
20th, ea/a the flret bale of the new crop of cotton
wu received on the 19lh by Mesari. J M D; 4
Cos., of Chet eity. It la from the plantation of
Hugh Walton, of Borke county, and elasaad na
Middling Fair.
The ftret new cotton in that city la*l year waa
received on the 18th of August.
Gboroia Tauora. -Tbe following ia e Hat of
the regimenUnow In the service of the Coated*
•rate State* from Georgia, which have gone Into
•ervire aa State Regiments armed, accoatered
and equipped by the State
Regular Regiment*
1. Commended by Col. C J William*
Volunteer Regiment*
1, Col. Ramsey,
f. “ Hemme*
*. “ Wright. e
4. “ Doles
A.•• Jackson,
t. “ Colquitt.
7. “ Gartrall.
8. At Fort Poleaki, Col. Mrt.nr.
I. Col. Qonldiog.
10 M Anderaon.
11. “ Brumby.
11 •• Thomas.
13. Charles W. Httie*.
14. Mow forming at Savannah in pier* of the
Regular*.
li. Col. T ft It Cobb’s Legion.
Id. * Wofford.
17. Boyd.
11. rt Win Phillip's Legion,
11. “ Henry L Benaing.
Also, the following battalions .
1. At Peneaeola, Maj. Viileptgue.
2. u Norfolk, u Hardeman.
•1. In Virginia, u Stovall.
Te this may be added five or six independent
regiments.
Billie ii Teiu.
We find the following dispatch in tho Western
papers:
Naw Oki.bans, Aug. 16.
An extra Houston Telegraph, of tbe 10th ius •
reports that there was a tight or the 26th of July
between Col. Beylor** command and the Feder
al troops at Fort Fillmore, resulting in the de
feat of the latter with thirty killed and wounded.
Tbe Southerners were unhurt. The Federalists
were pursued end the who!* command taken
prisoners, M>o in number.
The mall to Tueson was cleaned *out by tbe
Apaobes and all hands killed.
This is confirmed by the New Orleans papers
ol the 17th inst.
foil taiene*.
The Memphis (Teon.) Appeal, of the IMb
lose, lesrus from Col. Topp who had just return
ed from East Tennessee, that affairs in that sec
tion of the Btate were more promising. The
Colonists were giving op their opposition to tho
position of the State, and even Parson Brown
low, was now opposed to rebellion. His paper,
the Knoxville Whig, was not suppressed, though
ihesnhjeot was frequently discussed.
It is to be hoped that harmony will soon be
restored in our sister Stats, and that the factious
opposition in the Keel will cease that opposition
aad, on their sober second thought, acknowledge
their sliegieur* to their State, and the Confede
racy.
Braubboaei/* Aourbks to iur. Troops.—lt
Is rtletsd of Gea. Bbaureuarh, that wheu die
mounted from his horse, he addressed the troopi,
la a few words, leading them to th*
charge: “Remember, soldier*, we are fighting
for our Government, our liberty, our homes’ We
ouanet afford to be defeated. Sooner than yield,
you must die ; and 1 have ootue to die with you,
right here! Forward to the charge!”
OantftouTr m Cams—We aie informed,
aaya the Enquirer of yesterday, that th® Cos.
iumbui City Light Guards, now in camp near
SewaU's Point, when last paid their scanty
stipend, resolved to make a Amd tor the bene
At oft he family of a deceased soldier, by con
tributing the fractions of a dollar roceived by
each member , and, not content with this, they
raised the contribution to nearly SIOO, by un
additional collection. .Soldiers thus liberal
with their slender pay, certainly cannot be
forgotten or neglected by those at home, for
whoa® right* nnd safety they are lighting.
Dst.KU.4TES PROM Chatham. Messrs Julian
Uartridgs, Edwin A. Bacon, W. T. Thompson,
Hiram Roberts, K. W. Sims,and Lory 8. D'l.yon
have been appointed by a meeting of the eitueu*
of Chatham, to represent that County in the
Gubernatorial Convention.
Meaaita amp Hcicina in Talbot Count*
We leern from a correspondent at tleuevs, that
on the morning of the lVth lust,, a man by the
name of James Johnson, murdered his wife’s
sister— Miss Ellender Carnes- and then Killed
himself. The tragedy occurred about three uules
from Geneva. No particulars given.
AanatT on Charob e- Trr.isom.~-Before the
breaking out of actual hostilities between the
United States and the Confederate States, and
before iateroourre between the two sections had
been interdicted, several business bouses of Bal
timore had removed their stocks of goods to Rich
mond, lor satisfactory reasons. Among thorn
was the dry goods house of Lanier, Brothers A j
00. We are informed that they brought their j
goods hither by way of Washington, and were
not obstructed. One of the firm, Mr. L L Lanier,
returned to Baltimore a few s days ago, aud on
Tuesday last, was arrested by Lincoln's Polios
the charge of treason, in having “furnished
aid and comfort to the enemy.” These facts arc
from the Baltimore bun, which peper also an
Bounces the arrest of Mr. J W.Beiby. of the earno
firm, by order of Gen Banks, at Bandy Hook,
Maryland. The Baltimore E*ohenge, of Thun,
day, ceulradtots the arrest es llr. Lanier, but
the Sun, of the same date, reiterates its previous
statement, that he was arrested and seu* to the
Port.
Wa are uuaUe to say which is correct, but we
suppoee the ftfouds of Mr. Lanier iu this city
are in poMeetioa of the feet*.- Hickmnn.t
patch, 19tA.
Savanmb Dwmcw, In rMpo to nuuu -
roo* enquiries prop6* n ded through the IW*
of the interior, we wouVi simply .ay X U* with
in e week from to-tlay no Federal flert will
be able to enter e harbor or inlet, or rlfrn u
landing of troopa, on the coast nf Georgia.
Month after month elapsed, and the Smu ,
with all the boasting of its Chief K&*mtiveOf.
hear, and with o ror a million in his baiKr for
the purpose, did absolutely nothing for our pro
tection The Confederate authorities, to whom
the matter has been turned over, have recent-
Ip been industriously at work, and the fortifica
tions a{J along the coast, are nearly completed
( Sav. Key. 19.
An Era to Tradb - Among tbs rioh thing*
picked up on the Manassas battle-field was*
diary, in which, nndsr date of Juns fOtb, It U
thus recorded
‘•The Fourth Keglmeut from Mala# arrived
this day- charges made against the Chaplain
fur sell.eg franked envelopes belonging to the
soldiers.”
m*m corrrsiwmscf,.
Ricbword, Aug. 11
Congroet a-et at line usual hour and west
mtoiecrtrt aoasion.
The painful rumor* which *0 much excited
our community lust evening, relative to the
capture of Aquia Creek by the Hesaiana, were
explained by intelligence received later in the
evening. The enemy have, for the past few
days, appeared in the waters of the creek in
large nutnbcrN,’ but, having before tried the
metal of otir belteriea at that point, were ahy
of laud. One of these vessels, the Resolute,
went dow'n to Matthias Point, and sent a boat
with six men ashore. When they approached
near enough our boys Mazed away at them,
killing five nt the first fire. The steamer then
shelled the beach, destroying the only house
within the range of their guns. After thie ex
ploit she steamed up and started beck toward
Aquia Creek
We have glorious new* from the left wing of
the army of the Potomac. 1 have already in
formed your readers that General Johnson ie
opening up a narrow mountain path that lends
to a fordable point on the Potomac, three or
four miles below Leesburg. This movement
has been closely watched by Banka’ Hessian*
on the Maryland shore of the river, and where
ever an opportunity offered, they have crossed
the ford and pillaged, plundered, or destroyed
everything moveable and immoveable, that
come in their .way. Anticipating a surprise
from our cavalry scouta, they have generally
gone over in bodies of from 000 to 1,000.
The enemy is sending large reinforcements
•long the Maryland side of the Potomac. This
is believed to be a mere feint, us he cannot
spare the 20,000 men that would he required
to keep the lower Potomac counties in subjec
tion.
The attempt at MnUhiua Point was merely
to ascertain the number and character of our
battaries there. He left disappointed mvnut
fiye men, for what is the use in displaying our
masked batteries, when a Minnie musket will
drive the enemy from the ahores. The house
be destroyed has berm ioug since abandoned.
The mortality among our soldiers is dimin
ishing daily. The fit. Charles hospital ia, how*,
ever, still full and others are daily arriving. •
The medical stall is improving, no volun
leers being now admitted without the requi
site evidence of professional standing and abil
ity. This has excluded all the quacks in pre
sent!, and will continue to exclude them in
future.
The number of the Federal prisoners now in
our temporary jails, is iuoreasing so rapidly by
daily accessions, that when the 1,700 marauders
from Leesburg come on, we know not where to
confine them. Besides, they are eating up our
provisions and diverting wholo companies for
guards, whose prceenoe is required elsewhere.
It Is suggested by the Charleston ladies, through
the public press, that these prisoners be distribu
ted throughout the Confederate States, and be
subjected to precisely the seme treatment that
our prisoners experience at the bends of the
Northern tyrants. Handcuffs, manacles end
chains where they set theexsmple. in addition,
I would suggest that prisoners taken in fair bat
tle, as at Manassas, should lie treated differently
from muraudering and thieving parties such as
lien. Evans at Lovittsviile. The lat
ter should be at once placed in the chain gang.
It is but Just that, in view of the treatment of
our brave men, who are daily paraded through
the streets of Philadelphia and New York, hand
cuffed and chained, we should forbear our ten
der solioitude for the comfort and subsistence of
such of their prisoners as fall into our bands,
Publie necessity is Inexorable, and its require
ments must be met with firmness. The elder
Brutus was no less a father when he condemned
bis own sons to the rods and death. u l Uctor—
eolliga luanut,” was pronounced as a Roman, the
breaking heart, and the inward struggle attest
ed the feeling* and the anguish of the man.
URUTUB.
Akuk.it op How. A. R. Botrlm.--The Clarke
county, Va. Conservator is reliably informed
that a number of Federal troops went to the resi
dence of the Hon, A. R. Boteler,near Shepherds
| town, on last Tuesday morning, und forcibly
carried him off. They went to his house before
| daybreak, and took him out of his Led.
Klnee the above was written, we have receiv
ed the Winchester Republican, which confirms
the report of Mr. Bottler’s arrest, but says he
was subsequently releaset by order of General
Bsnks, The Republican says that some two hun
dred abolitionista surrounded Mr. IV* house,
whon one of his daughters, n beautiful young
lady, demanded to know their business there.—
bhe was responded toby the moat genteel look-
I ing of the ruffians, and politely told unless she
withdrew her braius would be blown out. Mr.
Hoteler, as soon as he could drees, presented him
•elf at the door, and demanded to know by whose
authority this outrage upon his person and fami
ly was committed. This they declined to give,
und ordered him tu iu mediately accompany
them. As he was unarmed and surrounded by
200 armed men, resistance was uutof the ques
tion ; but as they appeared apprehensive of au
attack from him, to quiet their fears he sugges
ted that they had beat hand-cutt him, in order to
insure their safety, iie was taken on immedi
ately through bhepherdstowii, across into Mary
; land, to tbe headquarters of Gen. Ranks, where
j be was courteously treated, and released as
above slated.— Kick mend Lit patch. Rtf/,
Tho Hill Opsied in Fust feiaenet.
The Knoxville Legit ter, of Auguri I.ith, con
tains tbe following: .
For some time it hu been known that Captain
Thornburg, of Union county, a strong Linooln-
I ice, hsa beeu organising a military company, for
j the avowed purpose of subjugating the South.
’ Tbe arraiigtonont being complete, on Friday last,
i they took up tbo line of march for Kentuoky, to
unite with tiie Lincoln toreea there being organ
i *ed, and to return to their own native section, to
re-enaot upon tbe soil ©f Kust Tennessee the
damnable deeds that has marked their course in
Missouri, Virginia and Maryland.
Fortunately, however, a report of their move
ment* reached the ear* of Lieut. Col. F. M. Walk
er, iu command at Cumberland Gap. Forth
with bo despatched the gallant Captaiu H M.
Ashby, with a portion or tha cavalry under bis
oortiumnd, to intercept tbe passage, and, if pos
sible, to arrest the ringleader. They came in
contact with Captain Thornburg and his traitor
hand of eighty men, near Roger’s Gsp, in Soott
oounty. They weru armed with John Brown
I'iko* and pistol*, bowie knives and some few
rifle*. A mu coder waa demanded. It was re
fused, and a charge was made upon them, which
put the whole party to flight. Several shots
were fired, one of which took effect in the neck
of Captain Thornburg, checked his locomotion,
aud forced him to surrender. Some seven or
eight other* were captured, besides fourteen
horse*, twenty-seven pikes, *everal large knives,
pi*tola, rifles, satchels, saddles iu fact, it was
a miniature Manassas affair. Lieutsnaut Gibbs
was the hero us the battle. Captain Thornburg
had a valuable horse Which Lieutenant Gibba
wa* anxious tw purchase when he entered the
Confederate *ervice Thornburg asked SIOO lor
hiai, but refused to let Gibbs have him at any
price. The Lieutenant told him he would yet
have the pleasure gs riding him ; that whenever
Thornburg attempted to uross the Cumberland
Mountain on bi* hellish mission be would cap
ture him and take his horse. What ha told bim
In jest ha* been realised. Lieutenant Gibbs
made a gallant charge upon the Captain, took
him prisoner, and now parades on bis tine horse.
A Few Cintrabtnd.- -Nifi# thousand dollars
in silver, destined to some point out of the
Southern Confederacy, was intercepted at the
Statu lino, on the tram going from NafthviUato
Louisville, last Monday evening. The treasure
was brought down to Clarkeville and d#posi
*d m ou of our banka, to await au investiga
tion of the matter of ownership and deatina
j lion, homebody ought to fit out au armed two*
1 horse wagon, and go privateering up in them
seat.— Ctari. Chron.
1 R * V ’ . Dr ’ hiiaaionary Bishop
lul the boath-west has resigned hka jurisdiction,
and givan oflirial fiotice of that fact to tbs Pre
*l l h Protestant Episcopal
Church in the I’nited State*.
Go entering the Chief Clerk’s room, at tbe
war Department, (writes tha Waabiogtea cor
reapoodsni of tbe New York £*prtZ\ one la
struck by a piotura turned back out, with face
to tbe wall. Examination discloses it to be that
of bis late Excellency, James Buchanan
PflttH the Charleston CourilF
“4 ln Uy
Alltong the many set* of heroic bravery, u
Widely circulated among ibe nawopeper* as stir
ring “sceoes by flood arid field” in the recent bat
tle of Manas-as Plain, on the 21st July, Ififll,
none wore justly deserves a pawing memento
than the gallant dt purl meat ol young David My
ers, of Louisiana, a grand son of Col. David My
ers, deceased, formerly of Kfohfand District, in
South Carolina.
This gown soldier is only fourteen years old,
and a member of Caps. Gary's Company, in
Hampton's Legion, aud is a nephew of tbe Hon.
Tilunn Watson, of Edgefield District, whose
uame that Company bears (tbe Watson
Hoard*)
This little felfow -lasernd his military vcfiwol
at Aiken, end contrived to enlist secretly in a
Company fur the defence of ChsriusUin and tbe
subjugation of Fort .Sumter, without letting his
father or any el his relatives know anything of
his wbereaboui* and lived so privately at Morris’
Island during the siege (here, that although ha
hadtwown> laa (Senators in the State Legislature)
ia that city during the month us January, who
frequently visited tbe works and defences, they
never dreamed that be was enrolled m the
encampment a* a soldier there, where he re
mained until the surrender by Major Ander
son.
This so tired Inn young beait, that ha then in
sisted on going to his grandmother's, in Edge
field District, that be would be permitted to join
the Watson Guards, under C**pt. Gary, nod said
that ha was determined to light the Yankees to
tha end of the war, and his grsndmotber at last
yielded, and sert a big strung negro fellow to
take ear# ol him
On the day of the memorable battle Dave wu*
sick, and had been several days, but, with a
light breakfast, and a blister on him tbe sire of
a breakfast plate, be ran seven mile*. e> well es
any of them, and whan in tbe midst f tha ae
veresl part of the fighting, after being five hours
on foot, rhot an officer and *dvau<'e<f upon him
under a heavy fire some distance in front of his
company, and captured a sword from his parson,
which ha now has in his own possession; he kill
ed a soldier and took his gun, also, in another
part of tha fray ; and at the outset of the battle,
when Lieut. Col. Johnson fell dead, and his broth
er field officers were bearing him off tha field to
the rear, and tha legion began to exclaim, “We
have no officer left to lead us,” Capt. Gary, in a
loud voice, said (waving his sword), “Follow
me”’ when, among the fifteen or twenty who
followed him, Dave was ot that number, though
they had eventually t<> fall back to the main
body. #
After the action aud subsequently to tha diaas
troop defeat and disorderly retreat of the Grand
Army, when once more upon his sick pallet, Mr.
John Nioholson, a brother soldier who had more
exprieuce, advised him to go back to Richmond
to recruit his health, but turning over with his
teeth firmly set, he declared that ha would never
do that until the Confederate Army had captured
the City of Washington.
That nothing should deprive him of being pre
sent on that occasion, and true to his instincts
he is still lingering in tbe field awaiting the
■low but oertatn approaches of the army to that
result.
Longlife to tbe uobla fellow, the gallautboy,
whose grandfather fell mortally wounded by the
Tories, near Orangeburg, in the Revolution of
1776, whila laadiog a detachment of Whigs to
tbe charge, and io the inomont of victory 1 Wall
dune 1 Our brave soldier boy !
Dkath or ttoLDJBRS.-—We report tha following
They are not, however, all who have died recent
ly. Moat of the following died fruiu cold taken
while they bad tbe measles, having reached the
city within a few day* pays past, suote iu a dy
ing state, one, indeed, died 011 the cars
11. M. Long, Jd 8. C. Reg 1.
W. P. Gregory, 2d 8. 0. Rag t.
W. H. Hampton, Benj. UewaLl, Wni. Cook,
7ih 8. C.lfeg't.
C. J. Davie, lltli Ala. Heg'i,protracted typhoid
fever.
London, Kegiment unknown.
Alexander Banton, s 8 C, Keg't.
Samuel Blackman, 2d 8. C. Reg'i
A. P. Bell, Louisa, Holliday Guard.
W. 8. Lyons, l‘Jib Miss. Keg’t.
Tbe remains of A. P. Ball were taksu tu his
friends ia Louisa oounty. The rest received a
decent Christian burial bare. Others have died
at varioas place* iu tbe oily, whose name* have
not beeu reported to us. We should he glad to
have reports from Hospital sod prirate house*.
Richmond lJit patch, 17th.
Bum*-nti:tk FOB Flabbi tinihi*.--The slock
es flannel having been pretty well exheueted in
theHoutbern markets, we will be doing tbe pub
lic, and especially oar brave soldiers, a service in
pointing to e ebeap end complete substitute, if
not a better article, for tbe purpose* to which
flannel is usually applied. A physician of high
reputation informs us that undershirts made of
common, coarse Georgia tfenaburgs afford even
greater protection against exposure than flannel,
and are far preferable ia rheumatic and other
similar affections. Apart from bis theory, we
know several gentlemen who have been wearing
them for years, even in summer, in preference to
flannel, and (bay axpress a perfect sat i* fact ion
with the result.
Would it not he well tu bear this fact in mind
whila we are inaking up clothing for tbe army * —
.S’f. Republican.
,J!sfr-<o tbe day ofthe battle at Manassas, tho
messenger of Gen Heott with drawing* aud *pe
oial military charts, waa sent to Gen. McDowell
at Csnterville, iu the oapaeity us special courier
liii return was euxiously awaited, but he*ha*
not appeared. Every exertion made to ascer
tain whether he deserted, wa* killed or taken
firiaoner, Las a* yet. beeu fruitless. Tbe opinion
snow psetalent that tbe messenger La* deserted
and goue over with tha papers to tha <\infeder
ate*
The Montreal Herald, ,( Ibe Wtb instant,
says;
There i* a rumor that the llriu*h licot has
left Halifax lor the purpos of breaking the
Southern blockade. It is probable that the pur
pose is only the general one of protecting Brit
ish interest *, which demand that free access
shall be had to the important Houthern ports,
so long as they are nut blockaded iu a manner
deemed legal according to tbe international
law
Lbvtrr hum Mr. NsLaoN.—The following
letter from Mr. Nelson is published by tbe Knox
ville Kegistor ofthe Ifitb .*
Having been arrested iu Lea eounty, Virginia,
takeu to Cumberland Gap, and sent to Rich
mond, Ya., Idem it due to all those who have
had uie in actual custody, to state that they
have treatad me with uniform civility and kind
ness. To Capt. Powsil, at Cumberland Gap.
and Lieutenants Pluwlecand Cocks, and Berg't
Gillespie, who had charge of the seventy men
who guarded me from the Gap to Abington, and
to the soldiers under their command, 1 feel es
penally indebted for their remarkable good con
duct on tbe way, and the respectful treatment 1
received at their bands. Os Major Lee and
Lieutenants Plumlee and Cocke, and the men
who brought me from Abiogton to Kiohmoud,
and have had charge of me since 1 came here, I
have no language at my command sufficient to
express uy sense of the manner in which they
discharged their duty, they being as careful to
protoct me against violence aud insult as they
were to prevent uiy rescue or escape.
I have deemed it proper to make this state
ment in ibe hope that my friends will cherish
no feelings ot nnkiotlnes* towards all or either of
the pereons referred to.
T. A. K. NKLtiON.
PaMBTBftTUi# TUB Nbtubr Ksuiok.—A letter
from Wirt eounty, Va., relates the following
A gentleman in the oil region in Western
Virginia was boring for oil on bis land, and,
anxious to complete the job, kept his darkies at
work night and day. The nights were cold, and
a fire was built near tha well. About midnight
they struck a vein of gas, which rushed out with
great force, and, igniting from tbe fire, shot up
a great stream of brilliant flame one hundred and
fifty feet in the air, illuminatiug the country
round. The terrified derkies broke for their
master’• bouse, and cried out, “Get up, Masse
Tompkins, get up, we’ve done broke through
into hell r *
Chi’ or thk Old Block.— a eon of General
Beauregard, who has just attained his majority,
arrived in Virginia a few days since for the pur
pose of joining the Confederate Btatex army
The New York TVY6un makes merry over tbe
feet that some of the Southern colleges bare sut
1 vended operations, and says the churches will go
by lb# board next.
The Tribune fails (o tell its readars why the
colleges are broken up-—tha boys heva all gone
into the army (0 repel Yankee invaders.
Y reuiout t said to have shown huuself at
Cairo in a carriage drawn by the four black hors
es belonging to a hearse in Bt. Louis. The ex
hibition is suggestive.
The Washington correspondent ofthe Her
•Id *•>•*, a lady of that olty ha* presented a
splendid aword to General Beauregard No
name ia giveu, and it ia intimated that the
Government has e ernich crer tbe ‘’female
traitor.”
fddiurs, fhidati Amina, vat
Tlif CiMtl *f ibt I’ll ikhtit/ 3
In notidncr the election of field-officer* ofthe
13th Regiment Georgia VolutUfira, stationed at
Brunswick, wc inadvertantly stated the name
of the Colonel elect as Charles W Stiles. The
true name of the gentleman is Curey W. Stiles.
He was but laiely editor and proprietor of the
Georgia Forrester, a spirited anti nWe sheet
published at Wuyneeboro in this State, and
one of tha mo'll decided as amongst the earli
est advocating the great cause of Southern in
dependence. Col. Styles has made his mark
fn more departments than one. Sound and
able as a politician, he commanded a wide
spread mil nonce and was honrrtd with a seat
iu the late State Convent ion. lie waa rising
rapidly in political position when the war broke
out. He at ones gave tip ins paper and polit
ical prospect*, and raised a company of “Wire
Grass Minute Men,” and joined the Geor
gia Regiment; hi* rompatiy was subsequently
transferred to the 13th Regiment und unsigned
to the duty of guarding the coast of Georgia.
Os this regiment he he* been elected Colonel,
a position which he richly merited, fur his high
character, both as a gentleman and officer.
He in a native of the State of South Carolina,
find was a membei of the gallant I'aiiueito
Regiment, and Nerved with distinction and
honor during the Mexic.au war. He is a gal-
Uni, capable and faithful officer, und will reflect
credit upon the regiment he con,mauds, und
upon the Confederate Army, if the fortunes of
war shall ever bring him into acL n with the
Nor liter n lUwiui,
(.1. (ulff. \llbl9l KfZIUtHI. 1 jib.
We are requested to notify the friend- <d
persons iu Col. Carneys Regiment, th.it the ;
number bus been changed from the lltli to the ;
lfth. This is important information to nucha* :
may send packages or letters to the regiment.
I'xac* Papkri. -Tbs Journal of e-nitneree ;
*ayt that tbs Day-Book's list of Peace Paper-,
with Its own additions, maker no las* than u.vit
iicxnitKii A*r> i inr-Two journals ia the North
opposed to the war. It is all fully fur the Re
publican pa* ars to insist that (hi* is not evidence
of the public opinion. These journals have
readers and suheribers that approve of their
sentiments, and their number in the aggregrate
would make a larger iriny than Lin;oln wit
ever get together,
Con. Cl ay to*. —Col. Clayton of tha Ist Ala
bama regiment, stationed at J’eoxacola, Fla.,
since tb* beginning of the war, who waa report
ed a few days since m so critical condition of
health, has been conveyed to his boon in Bar- 1
hour county lie is a gallant wan, aad when in j
health quite athletic. Hi* present helpless state ,
saddens the hearts of his many friends who wish ;
him a speedy restoration. 3lontyon*ry AJ< .
A Goon flkt.kctioa.—A. B. Seals, Esq , the j
accomplished editor of the America* Weelhj \
Pont, has been elected Professor of Ancient Lan
guages and mathemuics in the I'urluw Masonic j
Institute of Americus. The position Is one which !
some experience Io the art of infraction a* well |
as a liberal and finished education, eminently
qualifies Mr Seals to fill. Oar best wishes at
tend him
j JUT The Third Kegiment of Louiai*uinx, (
, under McCulloch, are specially mentioned us j
having dielinguisbed themselves in the warm
iy contested battle near Springfield. It wan j
commanded by Col. (now Brig. Gen.) Louie liar- !
i bert. The Lieutenant-Colonel is Samuel Jiyarns,
i brother of the popular Lieutenant Governor of
j Louisiana. The regiment ia made up exclusive- I
j ly of companies from the country parishes.
-Hfr~ The official vote on tha question of rati
fying the new (.Voetitution of Georgia foots up j
as lollows For Ratification, 11,470—against
Ratification, 10,6J7 majority, 860, From nine
counties there are no returns, aud in others only
ooe or two precincts voted.
It is reported that Genera! Scott look the
oath louder and out of a larger glass than ever
on receiving tbe news from Missouri.
A st >ry i current in Washington that when
old “Fuss and Feather*” sneaked into the White I
House on hie ‘return from L'entreville, Lincoln j
sung out! ••Me llow, Winfield 1 what in the devil !
brought you book already Scott replied’ “If j
you had seen what f did, Reauregurd Coming
after you fnll speed, on a big burse with bis I
head >hut off, you would have gone to Spring- j
field”. Gen. Scott then proceeded t< take the
| oath.
Pa * or VutuiTHfi OfrKEKi ib Paivaras 1
Pay per month of the officers and private*
accepted into the Confederate Sues Army.
Colonel i174 do ,
Lieutenant Colonel 176 Ot*
Major 140 fit) ,
Captain . tub UO
First Lieutenant po 00
Second Lieuteuant... . no do
First Sergeant* ... ?! UP
Other Sergeant 17 00
Corporals and Artificers . . 1.3 00 I
Privates n no ,
They have also a yearly allowance f..r doth- I
mg, and one ration |*er day.
The volunteers ere expected to lurni-h their
own uniforms, ami will be paid for the tame in
money by the Confederate Slates Government 1
when mufttered into servioa. Each regiment ha*
a Quartermaster, with the rank of Captain, and a
Commissary, with equal rank, n Surgeon and
Assistant Surgeon. MeiOjomrry Aivtriirtr.
Communicated.
To thf Ufa of Georgia.
Asa mark of the high est.mat.ou u which
we hold the memory oft he brave Cot Bartow,
who so nobly periahed while gloriously defend
ing the cause of the Southern Confederacy, it
ts proposed by one of his numerous friends
that a suitable monument be erected to the la
mented hero. For this laudable purpose, then,
let the mothers, daughters and sister* tflleor
gia, in whose defence he fell, subscribe each i
the *mull sum alone dollar. It is further pro
posed that l>r. J. B. Walker, of Augusta, Mr.
Jones Gresham, of Macon, Mr. Win, Mark- j
ham, of Atlanta, Mr. John Stoddard, t Savan
nah, and Hon. G. E. Thomas, of Columbus, be
appointed to receive the subscriptions. If the
above named geutlemeu will kindly aid the
cause m this way, it ia requested that they tea- j
tify their wdlioguess through the newspapers.
Let the women of Georgia come forward
promptly iu this noble undertaking. We sug
gest, also, that the different volunteer aesocia- (
none of ladies take the matter in hand, and thut |
in every community whore none such exist,
they may be early formed.
We may thus speedily raise a mouumcul (
beuefitnng the gallant dead. It in a small con
tribution. IFs com, and will Jo it.
The editors of Georgia will confer a favor on
every woman of Georgia by publishing this,
und frequently calling attention to it. For the
present, any communications on the subject
may be uddressed to
• “LuCiLB, ‘ Berzelu, Georgia.
We are authorized by Judge Thomas to say
that he cheerfully accepts the agency above
tendered him.
From the Macon Telegraph.
ir Nfit CwMwr
If we are bo have anuthir in tbe place of Gov.
Brown, it is right and proper that justice should
be done In tbe premises. If the South is right in
the present struggle with the North if ourcause
is just and righteous- if Northern sggression
and abolition tyranny should be crushed out,
something is due the man who took the initial
step in this great wove. The lion. Alfred Iver
son was this man. In hit great Pacific Railroad
speech end inhlsGrifßu speech, he assumed and
boldly maintained the grv und that the election
of i Block Republican to the Presidency ou &
pflrely sectional policy, ought to be judged by
the South as a ju*t and sufficient cause for a dis
solution of the Union. For this hold and manly
course, rversonwait repudiated by the entire
North and by slmost avery Democratic paper in
Georgia, and denounced by many of his old po
litical friends. Events and results have proved
hi* patriotic independence and his prudent fore
cast. Nearly the whole South has acted on his
premiss, end the mult is l*efo.; the world.—
Others have been rewarded by promotions, while
Iverson, the true pioneer in this great Southern
move, has been almost unnoticed. Let Itoe peo
ple of Georgia maislffia* their grsiUada by nomi
nating nml electing him the next Governor of
Georgia. JUSTICE.
From i :im Atlanta Intelligencer. Aug 1 It!*.
Inlerrjtifl! Cfirr^jHifidriirc.
Atlaxta, Aug. Dbh, 1861.
To lh I‘j ellrnejf, Jeph Hro>< <t .*
OIIK Sid’ I desire your vie ars for pubti.ati.o
on two points:
First; Is it, in your upmr.n proper, under ex
isting io hold a Convention, as
proposed by some us the public journal* of this
tttate, to nomiitaU a candidate for Governor;
i and to hold Convention/, in the different Con
greosional Districts, to ifiuinato candidates f.r
l Congress ‘/
j Second Hit h< uid be Gie wi*L <>| the iua*tM
I of the people without regard Uokl party differ
ences, Would you, in the pretest erKk-af period of
our history, couseut to curve for a third term in
the Executive f.ffioe ‘
I trust you will, at an early day, an*wer the
abva qutstiuos and eon seat to iu public*! ton.
Yours, truly,
J a uvi) I. Wsimrs.
Cams M Domalj*, Aug. 1 Jth, 1881.
Dzau .Sir : Your knar i* before me containing
! fwo inquiries, to r:i dt of which you nek my reply
! lor publication .
! l*t. Whether, ih my ofdnion, it ivpnqor under
! exi-tmg eireuineune*-< tu held a Convention, as
j proposed by -*m* of the public journals of this
| State to nomina'e a candidate for Governor, and
j to hold Oonvm’ion* in thedilT-rent Ongrepsion•
j at JnetrU**.
2nd. Whether, if it should be the wish pf the
iush- of the people of Georgia, without regard to
old party difference?, 1 would, in this critical
period nt onr history, consent t * svrre for a third
term in the Executive office ?
To your first inquiry, J reply that, under exist
ing circumstances, there i.*, in my opinion, no
necessity for a political BrateConvention orcau
oui to notninatti a candidate for Governor, nor is
there aoy ne>-e*ity for such Convention or cau
cus in each Congressional District to nominate
candidates for Congrcr*.
Too political caucuses -.r Conventions, have
been the instruments io the hands us political
parties for uiaiulaiug their organization *ud con
solidating their Ktrength in important elections,
when a division of strength on two or mure can
didates of the tame party would have eaused the
I defeat of that party, enabling the party )u tha
minority In the State or District, by a curuuHda-.
lion of it* wbol*i strength, to succeed over the
| majority “Ub its strength divided. In view us
I the question and for this purpose, so long a.’ par
! ty organizations were proper, and while ourpao
| pie were dirld.dupoa greut political questions,
Convention* yf caucuses were necessary for the
j preservation of party discipline and party puw
; *r. Bulb parties, especially the party in the a*
j ceedoacjftu a particular locality, lound it nc
---i es*ry to adopt the practice to prevent dot cur.
Fortunately for the country, we ham.-at length
; reached a perioJ wheu party differences hate
j passed away With them, I trust the vitupera
! turn and bittern**.* to which th*y gave rise, will
I soon find a common grave. Tbe people of the
South, i- one man, are engaged in mighty con
test, io valving not only theirlivas, their liberty,
: aud their properly, but the dost my oi their pns-
I tartly, ll w stand together, firmly and re*.,
I lately united, we are invincible; aud, with the
i aid ot Divine provhDuce, we shall soon achieve
, a grand, glorious, final victory over a revongefi.l
j and relentieo* toe. Tbe King of Kings has giv
{ en to the united anus of our Confederacy, the
most triumphant succesr. 11k has inspired oar
j soldiera with courage, aud bus scattered before
them the so eatled grand army of tbe Union, with
| a great General at its head, as, of old, He scat
i tered the terror-stricken host* of tbe Assyrian
> before tbe small army ot Israel Let a-, then,
I with devout gratitude for t his evidence ot Divine
! favor, press forward, with one heart n>! one
j voice. Let Us avoid everything that may revive
perty division* and strifes, and vie with each
! other only tu determine who ahull do moat in pro
i portion to bis ability for fh*> ad of our
1 gloriou-. c>mm >n cause.
How, then,shall wc best av..i i party divisions ‘
, Surely, not by u.*iog the very instrumentality,
which wa.% fur tuuny lung tupl<>ved to
keep tharn alive
But, it is said, the Convention s<>u to asst-m 1
bte, is to be a t'enventieii dt tbe wholo pc.q>U..f t
i tbe Slate, without regard t’ ) ii party division.-', f
If thi? were v>, and the whcU people vtuuM par
; ticipate in it haroninn*ly, but IHtle oV.jection
! could be mills, except to tbe very unnecessary
| trouble and expense, as the whole paupie wt the
! ballot-hot, would be competent to make the
! selection a* the whMe |.e/>p?e Hi C.,n- I
! vantlon at MiltefffievHle.
; Bui tha que&tiou uri*r?, wdt the Genital ion of ‘
j the-Ith of September he < < on vent ion of the
j whole people 1
In our .Stats, sal* day • the day u| which
the largost number of the people in eaub county
would he likely to a/aeiuble. The sale day iu i
September eouies, 1 believe, the day before the
time propusad for the Convention. Delegate?
appointed then iu tbu different counties iu the ,
i State could nut possibly reach the Convent ion.
Sale day in is post, and, so far as l am j
I informed, very lew ooti&tias appoint*.! delegate/. ;
and in most ol those the meeting!* were composed -
of a very small number of person-, jt it evi
dent, therefore, that if the countm* generally
are repre.euuid it will U by delegates .-ippointetl
j by cliqttas f village politician:*, wire-worker*
and office seekers, meeting together in small
numbers, without the knowledge of the honest, j
1 laboring ui-wi ol the people, for whom they
will usiutme Io act. and in many case.?, appoint
ing only uch delegates as will undertake so to
, oast tho vote of the county as to serve their poli-
I Goal views. If two-thirds of the counties, are
raprr-tntcd, aveu by delegate., appointed by
tbe .-.mall meetings, I predict that quite n num
ber will le reprttfented Uy proxies, or men liv
, ing ia oilier counties who have only the request
i <*f * fw persona to act, and who are n->t ac
quainted with the wishes or proioroncf* of the
people whom they undertake to represent.
1 have heard of but two or three counties in
this part of tbe State that have appointed dele
gates. iu each of the.<c, it is said that from
twenty to fifty perioio* nut, without any previ
ous notice, aud appointsd throe who are to rep
resent iu each case from fifteen hundred to two
thousand voters, without their knowledge or
consent. A Couvontiou thus constituted, can
not be said to be a Convention of the whole peo
ple without regard to party differences. The
pieoplo were at home attending to their business,
while the politicians aud office suckers were at
tbe Court House assuming to represent them,
and to e.\erci<e at another place tho prerogative
which the Convention gives the people ot select
ing their own rulers at tbe ballot box.
There are probably 114,660 voters who are citi
zens of Georgia. tf this number, neatly 24,068
are now in the service of the Confederate States,
leaving abput 66,666 still in the State. There
are IS2 conutie* Suppose that two-third* (88)
of these counties represented, and that In each
of these fifty persons participated in the ap
pointment of delegates. Fifty times eighty-eight
will be 4,460, who will select the Governor for
the ninety thousand. Would thi* be a Conven
tion of the whole people ’ f venture to eay, and
ask the peoplo *.f the different counties to uotice
for them.olvea, that the meetings will not aver
age fifty person?. In some of the cities and
stronger counties it will bv much smaller. I
think the 60,660 voters at the ballot box are
much ffiore competent to make a judicious selec
tion than the 1,400 who may assume tn act for
them.
It may l>e said, (hat the whole people of the
county have a right to attend tho meeting, and
if they do not, they must be bound by the ac
tion of those attending. I deny this. There
may be but ten men In the county who desire or
favor convention. There may be fifteen hun
dred who do not attend the meeting because
they condemn it. Surely no one would contend
that the ten have a right to bind the fifteen L un
dred, because the ten go to the meeting and the
fifteen hundred refuse to go.
From the considerations above mentioned,and
others which 1 might enumerate, did I not fear to
weary your patience with a long letter lam of
opinion that it is impolitic and nnwise to at
tempt to hold either Gubernatorial or Congres
sional Conventions, while our people remain uni
ted and party spirit is drowned. Should such
Conventions be held in the manner above de
scribed, no one would he bound by their action,
but the whole people would l*e left free at the
ballot-box, in the rnanuer pointed ut by the
Convention, to select their owu rulers, without
any regard to the action of those self-constituted
assemblies. Should the country agein be unfor
tunately divide*! into political parties, they may
find it necessary to revive these caucus nomina
tions to socuro the success of tbe principles for
which either mav contend, This is not now the
case, and in the hope that it may never be, let u
adopt the language, “Sufficient unto (be day is
the evil thereof.”
A word in reply to your second inquiry which
is personal to mysalf.
I have beeu repeatedly solicited by persons of
both political parties, to consent to serve in my
present position for another term. I have stated
truly, that neither tny personal lutettst fiof in
clinations prompted me to give my consent. In
the days of your honored grand-lather, Jared
Irwin, who served with *<> much ability us Gov
ernor of Georgia, there wae oo such usages as
that of a first or second term only, for he was
called tu the Executive Chair the third time.—
The political usage has sme# been for the Execu
tive to retire at tbe end of the first or second
term. 11 has, however, been but a usage, as there
ia no Constitutional difficulty in the way of the
same person holding the office for a third term,
r have had no inclination to violate this usage.
If I have mills no charade* in the office four
years, I may not ai|>ect to do so in six. If I
have made any reputation during that lime, I
have, then, something to risk by holding the of
fice for another term in the midst of a revolu
tion.
This aud other private considerations I have
often urged upoii friends, who have demanded
of me, that I again consent to the usn of my
name. Thane objection* have been met with
the reply, that I have been in tho office till I
understand its duties; that the country is now
m great financial trouble, which may cause u
very heavy increase of taxation, and that un
der ruy administration, the faithful officer*
whom I have e!e*fled to manage the State road,
are paying into the Plate Treasury from its n<‘t
earnings, over tour bundled thousand dollar *
per annum, which would have to be raised by
increased taxes if not made by the road, and
that a change ia to l*e feared lest it might not
be for the better. It is also urged that 1 am now
famiitar with the financial affairs of the State,
•uid that in these dark days of revolution, wheu
it is most important that no misstep be made,
it might be risking too much to place anew
man in tbe position, wholly unacquainted with
the practical details of the office, and with the
condition ot the military, financial sad other
iffalrs of the State.
Again, tl is urged that I, as a Sect- *.mist,
had much to do with the withdrawal of Geor
gia from the wicked aud oppressive abolition
{.’owrnmeut ofthe 1 ‘mted iitutes, which brought
upon us the present revolution ; and it is said
that, na the State has entered into it undermy
administration, I have no right to consult my
personal tulerest# or inclination', and to retire
>n the midst of lbs revolution, shifting its bur
dens upon the shoulders of another, blit that
I should remain at the helm und endure, with
out complaint, all the responsibilities, toil.’ und
hardships, to carry the old ship of State trium
phantly through the storm It is also claimed
that the example of oursister State ofTenne*-
see is entitled to respect, the people of that
gallant Stale unwilling to change a tried man
for a naw one, having, within the last few days,
re elected Goy. Harris for a third term by an
overwhelming majority. It is also urged that
the use of luy uame may tend to harmonize
conflicting claims, and may ptevent a canvass
that can only engender strife and contentions
among our people, when unity and harmony
are of vital iitqwJriuuce.
Feeling that there may be some three id these
and other considerationa urged upon my atten
tion by men of all shades of past political opin
ions, and that it is the duty of every citizen in
a greet emergency like the present, to serve
ihuiSistem any capacity in which tie may be
moat useful, while I can neither enter into n
canvass nor into any political combination for
the office, I could ml retime to serve if the
masses of the people, without regard to old
party line*, wer*, by their united suffrages at
the ballot box, to demand mv services for an
other term.
1 I am, very respeeljltlTy.
Yonr fellow citizen.
JOSETMI H. BRftTY V
Irwin IVkimUt.
A Sei Btwn Lima* nwv North Caroliva.
The people of tha Old N..rth State nr* moving to
raise a monster Lagion for tbe war, In addition
to the :i#,ooo choice North Carolina trtop* al
ready in the field. The Legion is to number
5,06*) men, in the following prup >rtins *n com
panies of lufentry ; l# cwupauin of Riflemen .
16 companies of Cavalry, and 2 companies of
Artillery. The companion tn rnni*t of oof !et
than 75 men, rank end fife. No c >mpan.v will
be received for a lee* time than tbe war. Tbe
field officers, commissioned and non-ruuirtmsion
cd staff will be appointed by President Davis,
also the captains of Artillery. They will he
mea of the highest s’.anding ia the military
tine
\ X#Hf KnpoG-f
From tbe following letter it will be seen that
the Hon. H. A. Pryor has turned over his sal
ary as a member ©F the Confederate Congress to
tbe Chairman of the army Committee, to be ap
propriated to the relief <f the sick and wownd
ed soldier:- <>f >urarmy
111 AlH| AKTKRS .Il* KkOIMKRT; j
Virginia Volunteers,
CtucCnoK, AVg. M, ISi‘.t )
DKAKbi* The | ay due me os a m*Uiterf:
Congress, I propose to appropriate tn ibe relief
ofthe sick and wounded soldiers us onr army.
1 d> not know in what manner ibis purpa
con be mure eflctuaily carried out, than by en
trusting the sum te yenr Commiittee. Accord
ingly I enclose a power of attorney, which will
authorize you to draw the amount, ff-lft't. from
the Confcderafe Treasury.
Very respectfully,
ROGER A. PRYOR.
Wv. P. MttffWoETi, Hag., Chairman Army Com
uiiftee, Young Men's Christian Awociation.
Anai But <. t . -- Amongst tha < rdnauce cap
tured by our irooj at Manassas, was one obi
pieoe of heavy calibre, which the Lincoln *ol
Sort had dal bed “Aunt Betsey. This favorite
old gun was ordered to “tiewnii’e Point” a day
or two sine*, and, as it paired along the streets
in Richmond, one id the wounded Hessians
happened to rafee his head, and diaoorering the
old g.iu, evclaioied “I will bed dis they
aint ifut Aunt Betsey, toe'”
Ter Latb Uimi 1* Mrs#otrii.~ The pc.,pi*
iu the North are beginning tu open their eyes
The New \©rk Poet baa tbe following :
But a TictoTy which ousts such a man, and
such a General as Lyon, and is foil owed by a
retreat, and then a second retreat, belong be
decidedly to that class of which a renowned
General said tbat “a few more tnch victories
would ruin him.'’
Vinonois If r a sir as—The special correspon
dence of the Baltimore Exchange writing from
Washington, lays :
The preparations for tbe defence „f tbe Capi
tal ate vigorously prosecuted by Gen. McClellan,
A large body of troops, probably 15,606, have
been sent down into the lower counties of Mary
land. Two regiments will he qanrtered at Port
Tobacco—a oonsiderable force will alto be placed
at Cpper Marlboro’. l„ addition to these points
trooi.s are being thrown out all the way down
tbe Potomac on the Maryland side, ont of right
of tbe Virginia Hfiore, mulo coneeal the opera
tions of the Kedetal army. The Federal pickets
will extend te Leonardtown, 8. Mary's county.
The stationing of pickets to tar down in Mary
land is intended a* much for tbe interception of
communication between tbe Virginia and Mary
land shore, as for tbe purpose of securing the
earliest information of the m< vcmenta es the
Confederate*. Gen. McClellan ti m water ted that
he will intercept tbia illicit intercourse at all
hazards
Fort Washington ha* been reinforced to its u -
tuost capacity, and additional meant of defence
are being erected outside ibe fort.
The Government appear - to be alarmed at tbe
batteries which have bee# elected by the Confed
erate* along the Potomac, and it improbable tbat
counter-works will be commenced at once.
There is but little doubt that an attack upon
Washington is confidently expected by the Ad
ministration.
Nhr Tint* A Moor, tub Yarkbc Mftxurxc-
Traßße.—The Foil River Newt aeys that tbe
Troy, Fall River, Anew an, Metac< mt and Linen
Mills, of that city, all of which manufacture
print goods, have suspended operations for the
present.
The Cnion, Guequechen. Wha'apee and Dr.
Durfoe'a mills have been stopped several weeks.
The Fall River Print Works and the Nail
Mill have abu been stopped several weeks. The
American Print Wuikt ha* been running three
days in a week, but it is uncertain bow loog it
will continue to do so
The thread mill* of Oliver Chace, and Davis
A Rurnell, and the Wioking factory of Augustus
Cbace, all in Fall River, R. 1., have been stop
ped from half to three-fourths of tbe time for the
post tew weeks. Every department es business
in that city and vicinity shares the same depres
sion.— Ho ton Journal,
R*T Two resigned officer* of the United States
army passed through this city on Monday, wbo
were impressed into service against tbeir native
South at Manassas. They bad just returned
from their command# in tha far West, and wers
ordered to tbe command of dragoon* in tb* bat
tle of the 21st. Th*y tendered their resignations
but these were declined, and they were ordered
to g<. into the battle against tbeir will.
They were tiot ordered up to tbe front of the
battle uutii near iu close. Their men did not fire
a gun, but eighteen es them were killed and
wounded. After the battle, they applied for a
furlough which was granted, when they went to
Louisville, Ky., and thence forwarded their resig
nations, to enter tb# Confederate nrvic#. They
have gone to Richmond —Nathvillt Cnion and
American.
COLCHB9S* •ATFBBAV. AlfitST 23, lfifll.
XiryW.. .Slgßs of the Tint 1 ?.
We have conversed with a highly intelligent
aad reliable 1 - gentleman, says the Richmond
Dispatch, who ieft Baltimore on the lfdli int.
How he got here wo do not intend to say. He
says Maryland la like a train of powder just
waiting to be touched otl—that the Confederate
army is hourly expected with ill repressed im
patience. Our informant says lie heard sol
diers of the Northern army, Who were in the
battle of Manassas, make ‘tateinens respecting
the Sotith and Beauregard’s army such as he
Jared not utter. To their credit be it said they
are telling the truth and exerc sing a salutary
influence. Statements were made of public
places in Baltimore by returned soldiers sprb
as the following “The Southerners are etter
ai med, better equipped, better officered, and
animated with belter sentiment* thnn we are
-—they are unconquerable. ’
\Ve learn from the suiius soun e Lincoln lms
succeeded iu getting One hundred and fifty
millions of Ins loan taken, or rather proposals
hav# been made to that extent, by tbs banks
of Boston, Fhiladelphia and New \ork, the
aame being payable iu quarterly lustallmeats—•
say fifty millions every tjirce months, ia the
currency oi the banks, they taking Treasury
note* ft** if cur it y at the rate* oi seven and
three-tenths.
The banks expect to have the l.iat jH)iarnt
returned to them u> deposits before the second
is due, and this arrangement is an indication
that they look upod peace as more than proba
ble before three months are ended. All the
passengers who U i\*e lately arrived froth’ that
section concur iu the Usliefthat the process
of disintegration in 4he North ha* begun, and
Is going on hopefully; that the Northern peo.
pie are demoralized by the drfeats at Manas-
and iu Missouri ; that there are decided in
dications us peace, afidthut it is utterly hope
less to raise another army for the invasion and
subjugation of the Houth, and very doubtful
if they can even defend Washington
Cut. CoLOffirr, op Gkoruia.—-An officer at
York town, in a 1 tier to tho editors of the Kich
uion 1 Dispatch, speaks in high terms ofthe worth
of Col. Colquitt, of U erg hi. Ho says: “Our re
cent march to the viciuity *.f Newport News and
Hampton brought us in <• social and off dftl in
tercourse with this officer, lie was in immediate
command of the troop* that moved from York
town, an t by hi.* o- urteoui inunner* and manly
bearing, comiuaiided tue rvfpect of all. 110 ii
singularly fr.se from Urn ptetehtions and se!f-en
it*peiioc us c.nam mdin/ off ers, yet he exhib
its decision and firruue**. second in com
mand to General Magruder, we felt that if ac.cb
dent or misfurtune should deprive us ofthe brave
! and gallant General, wo should not be left with*
; out aa efficient feeler. If tho troops have a
choice, higher honors await him.”
,l\ AOttV.
. understand that a Conte dm ale Armory
i* to I>e established at the Arsenal near Hus
city. The manufacture ufqiuiinuaitiOn as now
going on there nt n very rapid rate, ar. jaa
auou a> the accessary arrangements ran be
made, the manufacture of small arms will bo
commenced
This work will requuq* y targe uuiiiUt of
operatives, and u tlLgiV.it employment
rat needy persons.
We are also miocuied that the pou der mill,
to winch we recently sdiuded, *t 1 * *.*n be put
in operation here.— Augusta Co*.
N aw Corroa Soi.d.—The Augusta Coiw lituiivii -
aliat. us tha .’2d Lust., say* :
The first bale of new sottuu which v annuuu
j c#d, a few Ua/s naco, as received by Messrs.
Dye A Cos., us this city, was said by theta to a
BMnur'ae'tii.ng t-unipany yesterday, nt 1-V. per
pa*und.
Tmk SrxAiER KvCVfTV. —We lynrq ir--iM the
Captain of the MobV, which bus*, reached
our landing at midnight La’ u.gU(, direct from
New Madrid that the prize of Captain Irwin
and his men, captured at Cairo, had been handed
over to tbe military authorities before tbe Mu
hawk left. The learner Grampus, which hist
been above on a voyage of observation, lowed
the prize in safely. The Federal gun boatscon
tinaed the pursuit t.. within thfre mfte* of New
MadrH, when they dsetned ‘MiwrtGoa the bet
ter part of valor,** and returned. Tbe pursuipg
flaet wa-tire io October. The captors hanJei
over the boat and teven prisoners to theCoofed
erate forces. —Memphis ( Trim.) Afpta! Any iti
Wait TtX.vs has dons thi Patt Yeai- Tn
the commercial review of tho Houston Telograph,
of the 17th, tbe r.nncxed statement fe found
“We have wheat and Corn enough in Texas
thi* year to furnish us with breidrtuff* for
more than two yesr i We have made enough
Wool to clothe half the Confederate State*. We
■hall make fully five hundred thousand bale*of
cottou with present prospects, and we shall make
Qn!e*s thecrop is injured, for more than it ap
pears to be at present, from eight to ten thon
sand hogsheads of sugar, and quite likely twelve
thousand. Tex*? is in as good a c n litiur. as
any country need fie.”
Gen. ZoUfrotfer, at Cumberland Gap. ha* taken
aland us arui* intended f/*r the Union men
of East Tennessee, and ha- captured eighteen
ofthe ring-leaders of the rebellion in that iu.r
tor.
■NffrThe following j aragsaphs art taken fr-.m
the Chariest un Courier of August -‘l
“Heavy ar and rapid firing was bear I off .s„ath
E'tieto un Monday, and ha* not yet Wen accoun
ted for.
“The steamer Chewter&eld, i linu, arrived on
Tuesday from .with 243 Uklfe 434 bait##,
42 tierces and 2M bbls of sugar, part of a cargo
purchased by one f our private* u.”
| F.nlul >gl Trairf VaitrA ul iiWNhl w (he
iru (jiMtiag.
j Pari* Cor respond <*u v e oflndon Pool, Au„ r . J.
Ibe civil war in America, it is befieved, is
about to consobdalw and cement atiU closer
the alliance 1 eiwet-u Kngland and France.—
The British Cabinet, it am io day aan wneed,m
in close and constaut corvepondeacc with that
*>l t be,! utileries. The alleged object is tlie es
tabliahiuent or the “inauguration ‘ of h com
bined action on tins part of the two Govern
menu toward* (hat of America. This co ope
ration is tobe prosecuted on both sea and land,
and it it added that a perfect understanding on
tiie subject ha already been arrived at.
< typosnioh it list Ahtencau ItJtiH.
Mostot the Linden journals are vehement
m their opposition to the idea of negotiating u
United States loan on the Stock Kxchnngc.—
They affect a dread that, should the hederal
Government and the Jeff. Davis Confederate
leaders become recoaciliMl, a general repodia
uon ot foreign debts will immediately enaur.
From the London Herald, Derby organ.
Not the slightest eucouragetnent should bf* j
pren to the negotiation of an American loan j
in this market, and although endeavors may be \
made to raise the money, it is not believed they
will be successful. The losses incurred from
and other securities, which hare from
time to time been floated here, sre enormous,
and it hi probable that the currency of bond*
and railway shares will be further deprecated
before the influence ofthe secession movement
shall have been fully exhausted. Whatever
may be the advantages offered or the terms pro
posed for assldting the Federal authorities to
raise supplies, capitalists will do well to weigh
the prospective result of-the fattiness !*fhre
they enter into it.
From the Loudon Chronicle, July 3).
The new loan required by the Northern sec
tion ot the dis united Slates of America will,
we are told, be negotiated in London, if possi
ble, within the ensuing fortnight The nego
tiators on both sulm of the Atlantic will, of
course, take care of themselves. Their “bid
dings ’ will be determined simply upon tbe
prospect that may offer for their transferring
the scrip at a satisfactory premium to other
parties, who will accept the risk of obtaining
either interest or principal for their invest
ment. We trust that the British public will
offer no encouragement even to the roost spec
ulative money broker to embark in such an
enterprise. If they do, it rotisl be thoroughly
understood that the transaction is risked en
tirely upon their own responsibility. J a aQy
case, it must be lully understood that the F.ng
lish nation and its responsible Government
cannot be naked to put themselves out of th.
way in order to collect debt* which'a few Eng
lishmen hove allowed the United Slates Gov
ernment to incur for their own profit and at
their own risk.
From the Luuduu UoraUl, (City Article) Aug. 5.
Any attempt to ruiae money fur the Federal
Government should be resisted, and the feeling
among capitalist* is certainly aver.-e to support
ing Mtph an operation. The ugents to powerful
banking firms in New Yur . tmve alread> arriv
ed in Ibis country, and others, it L stated, wit
follow, with the express object of endeavoring t
negotiate terms for placing * part of Mock t., so,
created, if tho public, however, will uuly do
ibeuAMilve* juaticc, thry pohsess a uioat brilliant
opportunity of resenting the injuries they have
u lie ted iu a p#un:ary poiut ut view at the
hands of Amenoau speculators and American
adventurers. Repudiation in Its worst torm
might ensue, if alter tbe ina were negotiated, an
urntugetutui between the North and South for
an uuiiotble adjustment should he effected. The
| beat way tu.avoid auy difficulty iu this respeci
wad be < refuse tinuncLl assistance either to the
Federal huttiurili.ii or the representatives us ifi e
l*->nfoderate States.
t Il'flxil Ca Mfos aotl a f nited >SWn Loan at Con
trabund of War.
Iu the House of Commons, on the 29th of J u
) ly, -Mr. Gregory asked whether the First Lord
j ol lue Treasury had received any information
I that goods contraband of w*r, among other
! thing- a battery of artillery, had been conveyed
! from thi’ country t‘> New York, in the steamship
j Kangaroo, and that a loan for tbe United State,
I Government aud been placed upon tbe Stock Ki
i change It so, was this in accordance with our
I principles of nonintervention ?
I Lord Palmerston replied that he wu not per
.iun.il y cognizant of the mattera to which the
j hoaotahia uieuihar referred, but that, should
j they at isc, they would, of course, be dealt witL
by he Movernuient.
(itj! Affrij.
A paSi*nger,by last night's traiu from Augu*
tit, furnishes us with the lollowiug particulars ot
uu all ray in which one man was mortally wound
c .| and several others very seriously injured. It
appears that, at the different stations along the
road, various bodies of troops were taken on
j board the cars. At Blackville, eight soldiers
were received, some of whom seemed to be in
-1 toxicated, and who kept up a continual disturb
i ance until their arrival at Brancbvilie. Here
! tiie party got out upou the platform, when one
ot them struck another, which resulted tu a
challenge to a fight. Tho two then closed, wheu
the first aggressor was thrown down violently
three times upon the platform.
They afterwards entered into the bar-room,
when another difficulty took place, which our
! informant did not see. but heard the smashing
( of gift***’ and learned that tumblers had bee
{ thrown in tbe melee that took place, and that tb
1 bar keeper and a gentleman who had been mb
taken fur Mouther, were seriously wounded- the
j former on the bead, and tbe latier ent three tinu:
I on tbe neck.
After leaving BrMnchvtlle the whole part>
c- muaeuced abusing one another, uttering loud
| threat*, and brandishing pistols and bowie knivei
’ to the great consternation and terror of tbe paj
senger*.
About 2 o'clock iu tbe morning a difficulty oc
curred in the conductor's car, who immediate v
ordered all his train hand* to the rear cars. It
w:is- during this difficulty that a man whoee
j name our ioloruioQt believed tube Barton llicks,
i was ,-uut in tbe hreast, the ball coming out at
rhe Lack. The tiring of the pistol was distinctly
j heard ly our informant, who saw the woundeu
man a few moments afterward lying down in the
, car, apparently breathing his last- Tbe wound
was examiuedby tbe passenger.*, and pronoun.-
ed extremely dangcrou if not mortal. The
man who fired tho pistol was taken into custody,
and hi in soil and bis victim taken off the cars Mt
j Summerville.
The passengers, who wore much aunoyed by
the disorderly conduct of these men, exonerate
i the conductor, who was indefatigable in his ex-
I fftioM to arrest the parties and quell tiie d#-
turbance. liiseflorls, however, were of no avai!
r t nd hts life was several times threatened for bis
’ interference. (Oharletton Courier, Avy. 21.
. kiwi 11 k us.—All tho actors are going abroad,
despairing of any < bunco at home during the
, war. Miss Cushman, Joseph Jefferson, Clerk*,
I tbe comedian, the Florences, Sam Cowell, Miss
Sarah Stevens, aud Mr. Sothern are announced
hav mg already left for Europe,or as being on
1 the point nf departure.
The Merimac Company, in Loweii, Mass , will
j shut down their entire works in about two weeks
i'he A sits says that nearly every corporation in
that city has beeu partially or entirely closad
How long they will remain an# i* a matter of on
cecum ty.
TU* war bursted (be lottery company o !
ibe State ot Delaware, it Laving beeu unable tu
meet tha scmt-atiQual payment to tb* .State of
j $18,606, ky which delinquency, Ms charter is for
failed.
Special to the Times.
Hr Ureal licfon ia Missouri,. .tip HifulkL
dispatch-
-PHisoFiKii, Mo . via Littlc Roca, Ark. I
August 1 ‘tb, IS6J. j
: H ■. i,. i‘. Waikei
The brittle of Oak Mill has been fought, aud Wu
have gained a great victory over the enemy 00m
man.fed by Gen. Lyon. The battle was fought
ten miles from Springfield The enemy were
J nine to ten thousand strung : our force was about
tbe same. The battle fasted six and a half hours
The enemy were repulsed and driven from the
tie Id with tbe lost of six piece* of artillery—sev
eral hundred Hands of small arms- -eight bun
dred killed, one thousand wounded and three
hundred prisoners. Gen Lyon was killed and
many of tbeir prominent officer*. Our loss was
two hundred and sixty-five killed, eight hundred
wounded, and thirty missing. We have posse*
j ion es Spriffgfield. The enemy are In full re
. treat towards Holla.
Signed, BKNJ. MeCtJLLOCH,
Brig. Gen. Com Mg
hmr.4ism a i llarpek's Frbv—A gentle
i man just arrived from the above locality, inform
t-d us last night that Col. Turner Ashby, of Fau
quier, arrived at Boliver, near Harper's Kerry,
about two o'clock last Sunday afternoon with
290 troofw. He aeut forward ten men to recon
ncitre, who reported 400 abolition soldiers m
j Harper's Ferry. He proceeded, intendingto at
fark them On arriving at Camp Hill, he ascer
tamed that they had found out his design, end
crossed the Fotomac on a bridge of boats, Af
ter Ashby and his men got to the Ferry the ene
my commenced fifing on him across the river, a
distance of three hundred yards, and killed the
horse of a First Lieut. The lire was returned.
, tie of the enemy being killed and live wounded
j The Lieutenant’s horse was replaced by a better
I one. taken from the enemy.
J‘le latter have a wholesome dread ol Ashby
j and hi* men, who are encamped two miles
south of Charlestown, Va. Banks has u con
siderable force two miles from Hurper's Ferry.
There are now, so far n* known, no Van Lee*
I in arm* ou the Virginia side of the Potoma.
iVorn .Martiusburg down to Harper's Ferry an.l
rbm few’ between that point and Alexandria.*-
I Rich7i*on<l Ditjxitch.
Tit \cs ttritiM Bitl-riai Ilia.
Parties who arrived at New York from the
South, have furnished the New York Commercial
with the following dtscriptioa of a novel imple
uirntof war intended to operate against the Mock*
1 adiug fleet •
At Algiers a formidable instrument of destrur
j lion u being prepared, and was expect and to be
; launched about the 20th. The tug boat Enoch
Train, Imilt in Boston, and one of the most pow
j erful tugs of her class, ba* beon converted to a
i purpose never intended by her builder or the
gentieuian whosp name she bears. The upper
portion of the boat has been covered with rail
road iron and perfectly shielded from the attack
of an ordinary eann>>nade. At the bow a rum
has bean constructed. The bow has been built
out to the extent offive foot, heavily framed with
timber, and then covered with heavy wrought
metal.
At the extreme end a formidable mats of iron
projects in the form a knob. Beneath this knob
and beneath the surface of the water two atong
grapples have been arranged, so fashionsd that
on ('(.Hiding with a ship the claws will fasten info
the side of the vessel u firm hold. Ptolected by
these grapples in a manner not unlike an insect’s
lat.ee or sting, there projects an auger connected
by means of shafting, with an independent ma
chine on tba boat. Tbit instrument is intended
to operate as follows, fpon the attachment of
the grapples to the sides of the attacked vessel,
the auger will be set in rapidjnotion and bore its
way into the side. When one hole has been fore
through the aftger can he withdrawn, and by
means of an independent axle, the position will
be changed so as to operate upon another portion
of the ship, thus boring holes rapidly and large
enough to link the vessel. The boat will bavaa
crew of six men, who will be protaoted beneath
the iron roof, the pilot observing the direction
through a tube or mail telescope.