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Volume XVI.
( OLHMUrS,TUESDAY, SKpmtßF.lt 3, tffill.
VIRGINIA CORESPO\M\CK.
Is Camp hear Lvst'iißcno, Va., ( j
August 2Gtb, ISBI. J
Dear Tun r< . Taking tip the thread of my dis- !
course where l la?? ■dropped it. in Atlanta, I
will proceed to give you a history of our pro
gress “ou to Richmond.” i will mention hero
that we were much praised in Atlanta, for our
good behavior: those in the neighborhood of
our encampment eayiDg that we were the most
orderly and well-behaved company which had
boon in camp there.
We had reiigous services every night, a prac
tice which we still regularly observe, and intend
to oontinue whenever practicable.
The ladies of Atlanta contributed much to our
comfort, and indeed seemed to vie with our fair
friend- 1 in <’jlutnuJ in their kindness to us. —
Both will belong and gratefully retnemberodby
every member of our company.
We loft for Dalton at 3 o'clock p. m. A large
crowd had gambled to bid us good bye, among
them we recognized many familiar faces. As
the tram started, they raised a tremendous
cheer, which, with a little exaggeration, I might
,xy was kept up by those along th e road as long
us day light lasted. Many sent n substantial
tokens of their sincerity, in the hspe of fruit |
and other eatables
Wo had to wait for several hours after our
arrival in Dalton. We were joined, during the
interval, by six of our members from Columbus
We left at 3*a. in., for Kooxvillc, in . attU cart,
they being the only eciuey nice which the eom
pany could furnish us.
They say it is customary In that region to
lump what you don’t like, we piled in with
Home little grumbling, making fun of it all, by
squealing like pige, towing like cattle and call
ing for corn and fodder. We have had no other
. u\ \auce but the .‘lock cai?. since leaving
Datum. Astbenight vm warm we were not
uncomfortable, and after daylight it was quite
pleasan: Much enthusiasm was manifested
along the aim >st every house bad a Con
federate flg, and at many points young ladies
threw beqoets i > tn with j atriotic inscriptions
Just 1-tfore vur arr.val in Kuoxville a heavy
■bower cum** on. i just rucli a shower as we had
when wo left h-ue) and lasted through most of
the day. A** we bad to remain in our half
civered cars from noon until 7p. ui, our situs
lit, o was dismal and damp as you may imagine, .
•in i nothing was done by the citizen.* to make j
ua more comfortable. Indeed, in some instances |
*<■ were denied the privilege of drawing water.
liroat excitement was occasioned by a party of j
MisGssippian* arresting a man who bad been j
riding around hurrahing for Lincoln and boasting f
that he could whip any i\ Southerners. It was
evident from* s looks that he would gladly keep ;
quiet if they would let him off, but he had no J
-iich good luck. We have heard many conflict- j
ing accounts, but the most reliable stcm- tube |
that he was hung the same night. I ienrn that i
for sevoral * cars be ba - been a great bul’cy
around Knoxville, n■* one .firing t< interfere
with hiui.
We made the distance from Knoxville to Dris j
ltd, on the Virginia line, one hundred and sixty
mile’ in sixteen hour.*, arriving in the latter
place at 11 o'clock Friday morning
We found there soneral.companies of our reg
iment awaiting transportation, and learned that
we could not leave until six the next morning,
-o we proceeded to urvey the town, cr towns I
bould say, as that part on the'Tennessee lint is
called Bristol, whilo that on ihe Virginia side j
passes by the n'c >{ Dot ismi. Wo were well ;
treated by the people on both rides the line,
and were much refreshed by our stay there. In
the eating line especially, we found it was a*good
place to stop in. They gave us au eucelleut
meal for twenty-tiro cents. I have beard but
one opinion on this point, expressed by all the
roldiers stopped there.
We left for this place on Saturday morning at
6, and arrived here early Sunday morning, and
remained on the carauntil sunrise, when we start
ed for this encampment I am afraid of boing te
dious, but cannot pass over the last jaunt with
ut some mention. I never have enjoyed a trip
so well, and will adm.t that on this occasion, it
Nvas more pleasant in the caule Cjtrs, than it
would have been in a passenger train. It wus a
iorely day, the recent rains had laid all thedust
and everything was favorable.
Our route lay through a love! country for a long
distance along a beautiful stream. At every
point some new scene would cxeite our admira
tion. 1 wish I could give you a picture of some
■■f the scenes on yur route, or that I could de
scribe them well but must content myself with
saying it the whole trip was <i feast, ami he has
no appreciation of beauty, who could not enjoy
il. Wc passed many elegant residences in tasti
ly laid <>ut ground*, und their occupants by
♦ heir manifestations of enthusiasm, well sustain
ed the reputation of the “Did Dominion.” It
will be long before wo forgot that stage of
our jouruey. 1 can not say much of my im
pressions of Lynchburg, a* wo simply marched
through to our camp two miles distant. It
-eetned to due a hard place to march in. for it wus
up hill all it. why, ii. I iknapsacks were
This is a beautiful camp-ground, and ours is
the most elevated position in it, command.ng a
view of ihe city on the east partially obscured,
’ however, by the intervening bills, while far away
to the North and Hast, the Atleghanies rear their
cioud capped summits.
There are eight thousand ioldler* in camp .
three regiments being Georgians. There is a
battalion each of Artillery and Cavalry.
Our boy arc with few exceptions, well and in
gued spirits, and are united in the determination
that the “Columbue Volunteer* ‘ .- hall hear a good
name wherever we go.
At we have been in ramp hut a abort time, we
• an hardly eon aider ourselves fully initiated, and
.-an not therefore *&y much from experience; so
far a* I can judge from this specimen, I am well
pleased. i
One soon learns to dispense with many little
convenience- and comforts which we condsidered |
indispenaible while at home, or to contrive sub
stitutes and between camp duties and camp re
creations, there is not much time for ennui.
\V do not of course, judge of camp-life in ac
tive service by this here ; but we did not come
! „ fun, and we intend to have the satisfaction of
having done our duty well. There is always a
bright tide and wo intend to loo’- always at the
bright side. We have some jovial boya among
u who seem to have a never failing fund of hu
mor, which often brings an “audible smile'’ from
all around. • LBW.
-tb>tiicti; or Tea The Kaleigb (N. C.)
“Standard” says “In view of the probable
scarcity of tea and coffee during the war, we see
the papers are recommending the use of the
leaves and twigs of the Yopon, an evergreun
which grows sp mtaneouidy on our coast. The
Yopon is a common drink on the hanks, and is
highly esteemed by many. We have heard it
■•aid that, when t is well cured, it is greatly im
proved when the milk and molasses are boiled
with it It is rather vulgar to use sugar for
weetening Yopon. Molases is the thing. A
venerable lady, who lived to a considerable
age on the hanks, once speaking of the healthi
ness as a drink, said —'Bless the Lord; Yopon
has kept me utit of Heaven these twenty
years.’ “
fie (f ttlralms Weekto limes.
and 9 ©
(COPY.)
Augusta, Aug. 30, ISfil.
| W. 11. Yot xo, Esq., Columbus, (la.
Dear Sir: Your favor of 28th inst., has been
i received. The proper address to whom the arti
cles intended for thu Georgia Hospital, should be
j sent, is, ,
“Henry Moore, of Georgia Relief and
Hospital Association, Augusta, Ha.”
The box should be accompanied with a list of
llte articles securely tacked upon the outside.
We have arrangrments with the Express Com
pany and Railroads, by which they will be car
ried cheaply (at oar expense! and with certainty
to their destinations.
We will in the tamo way. forward boxes in
tended fhr special companies. The contents
need not be marked on thoso.
Our arrangements for perfecting the Hospital,
are complete. All parts of the State co operate.
Wo havo scut a moveable or flying Hospital to
| Monterey with a I’urveyor (Mr, 11. J. Sibley,one
of our good 1 citizen*,) w hich will accompany Gen.
Lee’s army.
Another with a similar outfit us to clothing,
bedding, Ac., at well as MedicUnes, has gone
with Dr. 11. If. Starnes, towards Manassas
Another is in progross for Yorktown.
Wc are about to establish a central Depot at
\ Richmond, or other poiut in Central Virginia
Our Central Directory, Secretary, Ac., will re
main here, but we will have Surgeon* and gen
eral agents, or purveyor* in Virginia, and wher
ever the Georgia forces may move
Our arrangements will (dace Georgia along
side of any State, in this highly interesting and
important work, I hope 1 should add, that we
have weeured the services of experienced nurses,
white and colored, and that I or one of the di
rectors. expert to he in Virginia in about ten
days, to co-operate with Dr. Campbell , uow
there! in making the necessary arrangement*.
It it will he of service in disseminating this
information, you may publish this letter
Very Respectfully, Ac.
(Signed,’ K. STARS!
The Ri*jortfil Bugifit of Two Sontb Carolinians It) Ilf
Enemy.
the following official document*, taken from
tho records of tho Confederate Congiesx, and
from which the injunction of secrecy ha* been
removed, exhibit the action taken by tho Con
gress and the Executive in the case of the two
South Carolina prisoner- alleged to have been
* hung by the enemy. pre\ ious In the battle of .Ma-
I nassftp Plains.
(From the Journal of Congn-ss, Aug. lb, 1881.)
Mr. Rhett offered the following resol atior*
j which was agreed to
“Resolved, That the President bo reqmiteed,
if, in his opinion, not incompatible with me pub
lic interests, to communicate to tho Congress any
information he may possess, as to the banging
of captives in the 1 Ate- battle of Manassas.”
UKM. < OOt’KR To UK*. .lOBMUTOS.
Adjutant aad Inspector-General’s Office, ■
Richmond, July 2d, 18>l. j
j To (lun. J. K. Johnston.
Commanding Army of Potouin Manages, Va:
Sir: Yoor letter of 27th inst., unclosing one
jof the 20th from Gen. Bonham, reporting the
hanging of two sentinel- of the South Carolina
troops, who w re captured on the 17th inst., by
I the enemy, near Centreville, bn* been received
! and submitted to the President, who im-tructs
tne to state, that you will send a flag to the Gen
eral commanding the torces in front of you, re
port to him tho case, and require that he deliver
to you. us criminals, the persons who perpetra
ted the offence, or avow his responsibility for the
act. and, in the latter case, that you will retali
ate. retaining in your possession for that purpose,
I of the enemy, twice the number of those ol our
| tioopsthat was thus ignommiously executed
I Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector-General.
Official R. 11. Chilton, A. A. G.
.*.*. H.HSTOS TO OCX. COOfEU.
Head-kjuarters, Manassas, I
Aug. ♦>, ISfil. j
To General Cooper, A. and I. G
Sir: Ou the 21st ultimo, in obedience to or
ders received through your office, 1 addressed to
Ilrigwdier General McDowell, commanding the
Department of Alexandria, a letter, a copy of
which is enclosed herewith. A reply was return
ed to our outposts, but being addressed like one
which I had a few days before refused to receive,
on account of the superscription, Col. Stewart
refused to transmit it. He ascertained, however,
that the alleged hanging of our two volunteers
was denied by Gen. McDowell.
Since then, two other pipers enclosed, were
sent under flags of truce, the bearer not being
admitted 1 send them merely to show the ob
stinacy with which the enemy avoids the estab
lished mode of communication.
Most respectfully, your ob’t eerv’t,
(Signed.) J. E. JOHN. TON, General.
Official It. II Chilton, A. A. G.
Col. Stuart was informed in reply to his refer
ences of the messages, that when properly ad
dressed, we would give any aid in our power to
Col. Cameron’s friends in their search. J. E. J.
o.N. JoUSSTOR To C.KM. MCDOWKLL.
Head Quarters, Army of the Potomac, t
Manassas Junction, July 21st, 1801. i
Sir : Information has been given to me, that
two soldier* of tho Army of the Confederate
State*, whilst under picket duty, were hung near
Centreville on the night of the 17th instant.
The object of this communication is to ascer
tain the nature of the offence which required
this ignominious punishment, and upon what
evidence the decision was based.
If not done by your authority, I must demand
that the perpetrators of this violation of the
usage.* of civilized warfare, be delivered to me,
for such punishment us the nature of the offence
demands, or he punished hy yourself
I have the honor to be, your obd't erv't.
.• ‘ned) -f. K. JOHNBTON,
General Commanding C. B. Forces.
Official: K. 11. Chilton, A, A. G.
To Brigadier General Irwin McDowell, Com
manding Depart of Alexandria.
From th Journal of Congress, Aug. 22.]
Mr. Ithctt offered the following resolution,
which was agreed to :
•‘Resolved, That the President he requested,
if, in bis opinion, not incompatible with the
public interests, tu communicate to Congress the
letter from Gen. Bonham, dated ‘the 2'R’ report
ing the haniing of two sentinels of the Booth
Carolina troops, who were captured on th I7th
July, ‘I tho enemy, ne;.r Centreville,” and also
any Information he may possess relative to the
facts asserted therein.”
It k r •! THE I’BESIDKXT To MB. COBB.
Executive Department, I
August 23d, 18(51. /
Hon. Howell Colb. President of the Congress.
Sir ; In response to the resolution of the Con
gress of the 22d inst. i herewith transmit the en
closed communication from the honorable Secre
tary of War. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
M.RBTABY UK w ar TU TIIK PREStMIMT.
War Department, )
Richmond, August 23, UMH.J
Si ft .In reply to the resolution of Congress of
the22d lost , calling upon your Excellency “for
the letter of Gen. Bonham, dated the 2*‘th .July,
reporting tho hanging of two sentinels of the
■South Carolina troops, who were optnred on the
17th July by the enemy near Centrevil), and any
information you may possess relative to the facts
stated therein,” I have the honor to state that
I communicated to your Excellency, on the 21st
August, all the information in this department
hearing on the subject of the enquiry made by
Congress, as contained in the correspondence of
Geo. Cooper, the Adjutant-Hen. of the Army,
and Gen. Johnston, commanding the South Caro
lina forces under Gen. Bonham. The loiter of
Gen Bonham of the 20th Jnly was not transmit
ted to this Department, and is presumed to he in
possession of Gen. Johnston, to whom It seem*
to have been originally addressed.
Very respectfully’, L. I’. Walker.
I Tar. President.
Elfflioa us OScm in Cobb's Lrgiun.
Tho Atlanta Intelligence learns that an el
ection of officers of the above command took
place at its encampment near Richmond, Va. on
the 20th inst. which resulted us follow
Thomas It. H. Cobb Col.
Thomas H. Jackson Lout. (\>l
Edward F. Hay ley, Major.
We are informed by a friend who has just
arrived from Apalachacola that nine of the Ap
alachaeola boys went aboard ,of the Finland
while sho was burning and succeeded in saving
about two hundred dollars worth of properly and
were then chased a horn by tho Federal boa s.
Amoung’ the articles saved was a Cutlass and
pistol belonging to tbo marines which wus left
by them in thtir hurry to got away.
The Skirmish in the Kauawha Valle;...True Account.
To the Editors of the Enquirer
Gentlemen :—ln your issue of to-day I no
tice ihe subjoined “Yankee telegraphic dis
patch:”
.1 Ski >nt in h nit he K a natch a l'alley -the Coifed- I
cratei Repulsed
" Cincinnati, Aug. 22 —A skirmish occurred
at Hawk’s Nest in Kanawha Valley, eight miles
beyond, on tho 20th. Tho Confederates, some
four thousand strong, advanced to where tho 11th
Ohio Regiment had erected barricades and were
driven back with a loss of fifty killed and a num
ber wounded and taken prisoners.
“Our loss was only two slightly wounded and
one missing. Our forces captured quite a nutn
ber of horses and equipments.”
I have just returned from General Wi.-e’s com
mand, having left there on ihe night of the 20th,
and after the skirmish was over. Our force con
sisted of parts of three Cavalry Companies
iamounting in all to 100 men,) an.l tho enemy
numbered at least 6)0 C. I. Croghan, of our
Brigade, drove the enemy ba k to tho Hawk’s
Nest, tuking two prisoners and doing other dam
age not known at the time of my departure.
Our loss was one ki led and throe wounded.
Gen. Wise wr present during the action and ns
cool and self-possessed aa though no enemy
wore in the vicinity. Our Brigade was encamp
ed at Locust Lane, not la** than five miles from
the scene of action.
Yours truly,
D. 15. Phii.mch.C. S. N.
Medical Director of Forces under Gen. H. A.
Wise. ftii'h. h'mplirer.
Death m an Auku Lady. Mrs. Tarver
mother of Mr. J. H. 11. Colquitt, post master of
t(iis place, and of the late lion. Walter T. Col
quitt, died at her residence, in ibis city, on Tues
day night last ut the advanced age of about
eighty j cars. Her funeral was preached at II
o’clock Sunday morning at the Methodist church,
by Rev 0. W. Key, and her remains committed
to the grave about 1.2, in. She had been a con
sistent and devoted member of the .Wethodi t
church for nearly ft) years. May she rest in J
peace! ranyt ll patt* , dOM alt.
Hat tkuas Ini.kt.--~ As the attention id most of j
| -iur readers will be drawn to the map, to find out
the position of this place, and as it is down on j
but few if any of them, we will *ry and describe |
its location. On nearly every map Ocrucoke j
Inlet will be found, and about, eighteen mib s
North of that i- situated llattorns which \
we believe is anew channel, buying cut its way |
through the qui ksaml quite recently, li will ad
mit \ easels of from 10 to Id foot draft, hut in
side (hero is a wash which will admit only V l .
feet to g> vor Oeracoke bar has about, tho
same water, but tho wafili inside is not so much,
hence the superiority of ilattcra* Inlet. The j
batteries (for wo learn there are two) which /
fought tho action noticed by telegraph this morn )
ing, are situated on the South cud of the Island
on which Cape liatteras stands, but is the North
side of Hatters Inlet—the South side not being ‘■
fortified. CharU.lon Courier.
fox tod Cl
A corespondent of the Charleston Courier says
that Col. Cox the Yankee Commander in tho val- !
ley of the Kanawha was formerly a clork on a j
Steam boat on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, j
and that all officers under him were either Clerks )
or Captains of Steam boats.
From Norfolk.
We take the following from the correspondence j
of the Richmond Dispatch :
Norfolk, Aug, 20.—1 tis rumored here, and j
perhaps believed by a tew, that Wool intends to
attempt a landing of his forces on our coast this
week, and our troops are of course ready and j
anxious to receive them. It is reported that i
Gen. Wool states that he will effect a landing or
lore every man under his command. It is not j
impossible that wo shall have a gay time in this
vicinity before the lapse < ( many weeks. Uur
gallant troops are amused a 1 bis tbr. .its, and are i
anxiously waiting for a chance to Iced the shark;; |
and fertilize tho fields.
Xoßtoi.K, Aug. 2V The steamer Kukukee, j
Captain Taylor, went down to lia-rnpton Roads,
yesterday, at two o’clock, with a fiag of tiu e
and not having returned, it i* supposed that she
bad been detained by order of Gen. Wool. The
steamer went for the purpose of conveying down
the Captain and a portion of the crew of tbo
ship A. li. Thompson, which was condemned re
cently at Charleston, 6. (
The affair causes much excitement here, and
many think that another* great outrage bun bean
committed by the Federal authorities. Itispos
sddc, however, that au incident ha happened
to the boat. Tho steamer Arrow has been tent
down with another flag of truce to ascertain tbo
particular .
J’. S. One o’clock. Tbo steamer Arrow,
sent down to Fort Monroe t<> look after the Ka
bukec, ha returned with the intelligence that
the last name steamer was detained unavoidably,
and without any compulsion on tho part of Wool.
.She will bring twenty-three prisoners, taken at
Rich Mountain, in exchange", besides several la
dy passenger*, und Is expected to arrive here this
afternoon.
The try is Still They Cohk,
Notwithstanding the many regiments of kul
diers which havo arrived and departed from this
point, till it has got to be a common affair, our
people were unusually excited day before yester
day by the arrival of a whole regiment at once
from North-Eastern Georgia, ranted, armed and
equipped through the exertions and patriotic
liberality ofCoLHobt. McMillan, of Habersham.
They came to this place on foot having made
the march from Clarksville during the week
having a lengthy train of 108 teams bringing
their baggage, arm*, accoutrements Ac.; and the
lengthy caravan, aa it moved through our streets
preceded by the entire regiment in one body, was
greeted with applause.
Stopping in front of the Trout ]J"U#e, the reg
iment was welcomed to the ciiy by bis Excellen
cy, the Governor, in a patriotic address, which
was responded to by (Job McMillan in one of the
most eloquent and patriotic addresses which wo
have had the pleasure of hearing for many
days.
This regiment composed of the hardy men of
the mountains, who know no u''h word as Icht,
and who can “drive the cross” wherever they
find their game.~-tS<wfA*f* Confederacy, list.
ViatUlism.
The Winchester Republican, of the Tid Au
gust, ys:
The valuable Flouring and Cement Mills, be
longing to the Hon. A. ft. Bolder, situated on
the hanks of the Potomac, were burnt to the
ground Sunday night last by the same gang of
thieves who stole him from his bed a few
nights before. They were doubtless enraged
at his release, and adopted this method of vent
mg their spleen. How long are we to be trou
bled with these miserable scoundrels ! Is it
not time that their worthless carcases were
given as prey to the vultures of tho air 1 Jhe
Foss to Mr. 13., we regrst to learn, will be heavy,
and together with losses sustained by him a
few years since, will we fear very much crip
* pic lus resource*.
TUK X IIV KltKlli NT V II V TIIK, STAT ES.
UOIjUMUUS, (iKORGIA, MOMIAV, SRI’TBMBIStt 9, 1861.
COLUMBI'K, WKH\ LSD \\ , SFI'TKMnKH i, IMU.
Major John 11. How Aim. The card of this j
rentlenuMi in this is-ue announces him as a j
Candidate t>> represent tips 3 1 Congressional
District in the CongrcFs if tho Confederate
■dialer. M.<ir IF waul is well known either per
sonally, or by reputation, to every man in tho
District, and to such it is entirely uuueeossaty
to ray owe word. Tho principles and policy de
clared in !'u short amlcaudid letter will certainly
receive the sanction of every reader.
To tlie Voters of the 3tl Concessional Wislriel.
I am a cnndidataTor Congress, If it meets your
Approbation. It is a very important and ro
p vusible position, which l seek, being the first
v'ongrc-s to bo elected by the people. I am for
i vigorous prosecution of tho war, to its termi
nation, which must aud will result in our inde
pendence, though it will cost many lives and
much money. Wo shall certainly boat tho enemy j
who has vruged this unholy war of subjugation, I
iud bo left to form our own Southern Govern
ment, for tho protection of freemen. 1 wish our
g vernui9tit to be strictly one of tho people and
not one of office holders. I wish it to be a cheap
Government and not oppressive upon its people.
Reasonable salaries to as few officers us may be
actually uece.-suty lor the administration of the
Government, .GnvuM be regarded a cardinal priu-
Cipll-.
1 advocate free trade evcopt with the North,
which has - • pinch oppressed us,that l care not
in future to have anything to ii> with them. I
am for the lowe.it taxation, or indirect,
which will sustain u strictly v-conomical admin
is!ration of the Government.
John ii Howard, j
• . j.t. hi! . id, 1801.
MAN \SS\S (iIREtSI'ONDFMi:
M \n-Vn. \a, Aii ni l - j
W,„ ; .... . I
In compliance with Sho Well known w.-fhos ut j
friends ut home, ,t well as wi ll thesolkitntions j
if nmti- i tin* army. 1 begin a- inmunicati- n, i
which if it ho made welcome may la* followed hy j
others of a similar character :
Now, that e\ cry other study -Jvoh place to that
<1 military affairs and every other interest,
either private r public, h more or Isa absorb
ed in throne which is looking to tbr result of
tho prestnt htriiggle to establish our nationality,
it is tot n urea* on aide to suppose that any relhi
hie communication from a soldier will always be
entertaining. Every father and mat her are anx
ious to hear often from their patriotic sons—ev
! cry wife thinks frequently of the time, when Ihe
! mail shall bring mine news from her gallant bus
j band : and ifitisDai of a private letter they
J should -co .i printed account of tiio company or
! n giu.cut, to which those dear friends belong, it
i may be peculiarly gratify ing : fur no kind of fame
I h dearer than that of tho military here, as none ;
j i, mi.ro eagerly sought, or gaii ed, whoa gained j
iat ay, at a groat, r personal r i-.k. Whether or
| oof 1 may be petmitted •” afford such gralifica
j ti: n to any one, “let tinio and him e determine:”
J but I promise that if I do rut gratify any rea-
I . onablocuri -.ly. tholaul hull Reehargeuble to
to a lack of ability and lio! t a lack of inelina
to* i.
To .-uy that Go lvgiuii m ! Georgia, Ltd. !
Raul J. -nsn:-• has attraeUil or full share ut I
attention ft ou tin c who have h and an opportu- j
{ nityof uitm sing i'. pioficitucN in drilling ex j
’ ett iior, i- certainly no exaggeration, n< r is it a |
| groutdh is ho'O-t to aa;-vrt that a gteut deal will !
J Re AXpt etfti from it whim • died into the field ol |
Rattle. There ia certainly no i--mmaiuL:r (la
! regime l who mauife.ts imeater pleasure than
t and. .-omincs in witnessing a will icrioriinn
‘• dutlon and there are Rut tow \< In* cun so readi-
I ) v detert a blvmder.
I .
< It is sometimes thought that nu n must no
haidetod- thei- fitter seua.bil.tion blunted by
| cauip lifd bofore they are fit to go into battle but
your correspondent respectfully questions tho
cotre tnefs of such conclualon. It is true that
faiui.iarity .with any duty makes its ready per
formance more ovrtaio, but to admit more than
j thi) is to give others good nnsou to doubt our
j bclieftii.it it is right to take up arm- under any
circumstances ; for if tho cause itself be juat
und u.d.R‘, men ought riot to grow worm whilo j
advocating it. Ju support of the above opinion I
I :t may well bo recollected that tko moat rigidly j
I mi..rui sod strictly pious soldier.* have often
fihown thcuuc.vra tho in *• Jeaile-s. JJutapart
fro.n aiy c< n tide: at’ions of tb* injuslieu or the
riiiLs; o.ii.t■; . of our enure theic are influotu vs
which dei cl-p Go lefci; nmliiblw traits and nun,
I and if a bright light appear more brilliant a* ilm
surrounding and nkm*< lw- uu the
J j i-.u s u Jdi( r tins *| p .rtunit v -f very fuv<r
ahle kind lor • parting ii.Hiicio-o tor good nur i
h comrades. CALMAR.
■* II j; R| OOIIiTARI.K Maioß Fi.UMUKII. The
Cincinnati papers announce the arrival in that
i!y from Chicago, of Maj -r Flcmmcr of Fort
i’R'kens notmicty. It is stated that in all proh
ubility will bo sent to join Gen. Kosencrantz
in V* t stern Virginia. G! course, G•• Msjor, was
‘Ronixc 1” by tl-.c Forkop-i'itans, andjlie object
..f their high admiration.
.<*- Tho .'*vw York Herald ol the *.’Uth rays,
“ toe authorities at Washington are again in a
j stale of alarm,” influenced hy the movements of
the “relx- 1 In the nmo paper u triple leaded
leader appeal-: piteously for men to go forward to
th defence of Washington. The heading of the
! article is “Onward to Washington.” li used to
! Re “Onward to a ßichmond.”
Brought About hv tiik War. - Thu Phila
delphia Bros*, speaking of tho f'.tll trade, nays :
“Trad* this fall will be light, In many in j
idanotH, firms which a year ago had a right to j
be considered wealthy, are to-day hopelessly in i
solvent; and, in our largo cities, it i.- no exager
ation to say that a majority of their mercantile
houses have bweu compelled to yield to the storm
of general suspension.”
A Minnie Rifle Manufactory inNkwOr
means The N. Orleans “Bulletin” rays it may
not be generally known that aminnierifle manu
factory has been established in this city, and is
now in succc ful operation. Tho rifle turned out
is equal in all respects, in accuracy of bore, com
pleteness, durability and elegance of finish to
any made it) ‘ho North, in England, Franco or
Belgium. Tho establishment, upon its present
basis, is capable of making ten rifles a day.
The Charleston papers notice tho return to I
that port of tbe.F learner'Gordon Capt. Thomas i
Lockwood, alter a cruise of six weeks. The J
Gordon made good use of her time and her ;
owners have been well compensated for their
risk.
Bknt to Richmond About twenty-one pris
oners, (mostly sailors; recently taken from Abo
lition ships captured off the coast of North Car
olitia, taken by the “rebel privateer” Dad y Da
vis, (well remembered In this city as the James
Gray,; bare been sent to thin city for safe keep
ing or transportation within the territories of the
enemy, as circumstances might serin to justify.
| Kith. Ditpalr h.
Goon Fit. i-o -Bussell of the London Times,
who left tho buttle field of Bull Run. .July 21,
certuinly n. late an five o’clock, P. M., accord
ing to hi ‘ account of the Incidents, reached
Washington at eleven o'clock, P. M.,on the hack
of a horse who had been over tho same ground
in the morning ami by a road obetrueted by a
retreating army.
001 NTY MEETING.
Ooi.t Mnt a, Sept. 2, 1801.
| At a meeting of a p irtion of tho citizens of
Muscogee County, held at the Court House to
day, Wiley William*, Esq., was called to tho
chair and \. H Cooper win appointed Secreta
ry.
On motion, a Ccmmittic, consisting of J. G.
Cook, A.J. Robison, R. L. Has?, A. Iverson and
B. A Soriby, was appointed to report the names
of nine dilegates to represent Muscogco in tho |
Sonntoriai C< n vent ion.
Tho CjnunUteo having retired und deliberated J
returned and reported tho nauu of the f Rowing |
gentlemen :
M. W. Berry, i>. F. Reese, J. \V. Wuolfolk,
Wiley Williams J hn Peabody, llonj. Brown, A.
11. Cooper, J. A. L. Lee, A. J. Robison.
yu motion, tho report of tho Committee wus
evolved and adopted.
On motion, t was resolved, that the oountici of
J Marion an Ciiattuhoocheo bo requested to send
! delegates to moot the delegates from this county
at Cusseta, on Saturday tho 14 th September inst.
On ruction, it n ro.olvcd, that each delegate,
il unable i>> attend, be allowed to nppoiut a sub
stitute, and iu ease of his failure to do so, or at
tend tho Convention, that tbo delegation fill any
va Niney that may m* ur.
Resolved, Thai each District iu this County
is reqmvtod to send six delegates tomottat (be
Court House on Saturday, 21st, September Inst.,
to select candidate* for tho House of Represent
atives.
Oily papers, hv resolution requested to pub
Ush.
WILEY WILLIAMS, Prcst.
I A ll v- • ki*. Secy.
S|if(lstinj un Itic Confcilerarv
i The Atlanta Intelligencer boasts of a iinuu I
cin I t. c ii Gov. Blown’.* which any man of i
I proper'i -ibility would wish to hide from tbo]
1 public cud ol j-.trading it n* u worthy trims- j
iii Ron. 1 1 >u . thut Gov. Broun bought two
i him -Red ton* of ’ Naltpetro and a hundred and j
J twmty live barrels of sulphur, kept it until the ;
J price rose ami then “sold il to tho Secretary of |
i War, fur the use of the Confederate Ft ate.**, at
fifty per c nit advance on t* entire cost to tl •
.State'”
1* dune a p na’.Ul iu chriateudom to this littto ■
piece of Yaidu> i*m In a time of war, when
ilie country i* strai ened for means to support its
soldiery and drive hack tho invaders, wo find
Gov. Brawn actually * peculating ou its necessi
ties, and then bragging of his cuteness 1 Where
is the Georgian, with this single exception, who
would make money out of tbo Confederacy at a
time liko this ‘ TYu thousand times had our
brave and generous people ia‘her Gov. Brown
had given tho whole consignment to I’*evident
Davis as a ptaevt.
For commou decency's ako, wo hope tho next
Legislature, among iu first set, will promptly
refund tho usury, and throw off’ the disgrace from
the character ol our State. Sat\ L'ep.
•g-if -We s on will gather und garner a crop of
pr vi mi i promising to he uuusually abur;dattt,
and tl.- in met* iud planter* througliout tho
Honih will lie prepsiing to convert tbeir meat
stocks of all kinds into mout-
Shall they be prevented or hindered in a woik
?■< neci's.--ary lor the whole country and for con j
| tinned maintenance us our armies, by the ex- j
! t rav agaut extorti<n td* a few tall monopolies
1. t our enterprising, honest men hurry up
; .-.ii’.: works and leave tho speculators to the cure
• i| t-ir ow n reflections and the indignation of
j m -cd people.— -t'harlettun Caorier.
Thu N.tvy Rail pasaod hy the Conßd..rato Oon
j t c-a nj-pi opt iutea SIOO,OOO tr purchase H'eaui
or.: gun bunts $ 172,000; for repairing the steam
Irig.ito Mcmiuac, an iron-dad slap, and raising
(lie ships of tlio line, Columbus, Delaware, ami
i’ennsylvuuia, and the brig Dolphin, $25,000;
for a floating battery R r tho defense of New Or
kaus, $800,000; for constructing zubuiurineb .t
teries for the destruction of tho enemy’s vessels
$50,000; lor construeting two gun-boats for the
defense of Memphis and Mississippi liver $125,-
0(d)
—MS
1 n;l'oktailons run tin; South thuoiuii Kes
i i'r i. v Guviruor Harris <<l Tuuiieseec, Raving
been iid In - <cd by some cjii/cns of RobertHou
■ lunty, ‘ii 11. R'cntmky Hue, informiig Rim
| that it was the mW-iuion of the people to stop
freight train- on the. Edg-.field and Kentucky
Itudruud, loaded with articles not needed hy the
; H >u;li, hut that they would await his views <>n
tho sußjcd, lie replies l.y deprecating any such
j action on the part of the people, adding :
And aa co order interdicting the importation ot
merchandize to IV ni usteo has been issued by the
Commander in chid, or another military ciu
{ rounder, >• u will allow tbo merchandize bento
turo stopped at Springfield, to Re forwarded to
the owiicis and omingnei*'. Ihe propiiuty ol
prohibit ngtlic importation of Cmeiuiiii'i wtioky
; and other artidea, not ot abnoluto nuuessity to
the - utli, sßuii be coiiitidwrid and decided l.y
the p oper autlioritii sin due time, buteirtuinly
thu people of S| ringlid 1 will not claim the right
to determine for the people of the whole Houili,
what may or may urn. be necessary to th- ir com
tort nr ttitinim nee. Ho, until this queltion is
dettrmineil by the proper authorities, you will
not inter me with the | nssHge -f Ireigb z over
the E. A K . Ka Iroad.
Wit a i Tkxas iia Donk inr Cam Y’sau.
iu the commercial review of the Houston Te!o-
J graph, of the 7th, we find tbo annexed sfato
| me ut:
We have wheat and coin enough in Texas this
year to furnish mh with breadstuff.* for morn than
two years. Wc have made enough wool to clothe
half the Confederate States. We shall rnuke
fully five hundred thousand bales of cotton with
pn ant prospects, and we shall make unless the
crop is injured, far more than it appears to be at
present, from eight to ten thousand hogsheads of
sugar, and quite likely twelve thousand. Texas
is in ns good a condition as any country mod
ho
/ *'r (ion. McCulloch, it wifi bo remembered,
it bis official report estimated the enemy’s killed
at Oak Hilt at eight hundred, and the wounded
at one thousand. The Fort Smith Times, of tho
20lh ult., in alluding to this fact, attributes tho
low estimate to the modesty of the General, and
asserts that a number of reliable persons who
were mi the fold all ugree in pluciug the killed
at not loss than fifteen hundred. The Times
adds : “ll Bpecht, an honest German of this
place, belonging to the Welle Point Guards, who
returned home yesterday, says ho was on the
field until four o'clock on the day of the battle,
and was all over it since. He soys that for two
and a hull’ mills tho bodies were strewn thick,
and in some places lying in heaps. He estimates
i the loss at between fifteen hundred arid two
’ thousand. The Federal*reported between throe
and four thousand missing at roll call.”
War on the Wanks.--There are two facts
, which wo wish to place in juxtaposition, for the
honest men of Georgia to reflect upou ;
The organs of Gov. Wrown are engaged in
tbclr old gamo of villifylng and abusing the
Banks. This is tho lirst fact.
T he last Legislature appropriated a million of
! dollars to arm the State and aid in the struggle
for independence, and Gov. Brown has been fur
nished by the banks with every dollar he has
used for that purpose. The bonds could riot be
mid, and they patriotically came forward and
supplied the money. This is the second fact.
Now, let an honest and grateful people judge
between the Wanks end their tradueeri.”
Savvnnah Republican.
From Hardeman's Battalion.
Tho following is extracted from a letter from
('apt. fcmkh, theu (during MHjor Hardeman’s
absence ) in command of tho 2d Georgia Ilnttal
iyn, at Sewell’s Point. It will be socu that the
health of the force wai slowly improving, but
still very lad. An egort is now being made to
send on the nurses as desired. Cept. Smith's
Utter is dated the 28th ult :
Our battalion is still suffering from hard chills
and high fevers. The nurnbir of sick has been
| reduced from 130 to 105. All tho Captains ©x
; cept uiyself have been siek; Ospts. Colquitt und
i Dcyal are still sick ; Colquitt Is not dangerously
sick; Doyul is up and convalescent; Capt. Rots
hap jus recovered. At present I am in command
of the battalion, and have coustant work to do.
I am adopting measures to promote the health of
the battalion. I wish that I had four disoteet,
healthy, fcutalo uurt>es from Macon, to attend to
our sick, they could hoof great service at this
time. It is a tremendous responsibility to havo
chargo of -150 men, when 105 are sick. Assure
our friends that none of the sick ore in danger,
though many of them suffer very much. Every
attention is being given, and tho sick are im
proving,
A large number ol vessels and a large Jorco
left Fortress Monroe on day before yesterday for
some point, said by a released prisoner from the
Fortress now in Norfolk, to be in North Caroli
na. It is supposed that they intend to Bink
vessels and blockade some port.
It is my humble conviction that the enemy
purpose to blockade Southern ports in this
manner, and to make an attack on the eolloo
oaports this full or winter I think that Genr
! gin should adopt prompt measures for the de-
I fence of her sea coast
j Dining with Gen Huger on duy before yes-
I u-rdny, 1 learned that ho thought that theblock
| ado would be raised very soon, I do not con
i cur With him in Gas opinion.
With kind regards to inquiring friends. In
j haste truly yours, 11. A. SMITH
P S. -My letters from Manassas inform me
ihs urmy there is daily increasing, nud slow-
I lv advancing. -Macon Ttleqraph'M.
The Howl far 8100d,,.Tb0 Newspapers.
Nrw York, Aug. 27.
At a meet ing yesterday afternoon us the Pres
-I.fills ot tho Banks ut’ tlie City of New York, it
*its resolved that Mr. Stephens, President ot the
Bunk uf'Commerce, noted a committee of five to
proceed with him to Washington to enforce up
on the President and his Cabinet the resolutions
previously passed by the Bank Presidents, that
the conditions the loan receutly made by the
Bank Presidents are thul the war in to be prose
cuted with all the vigor and energy ol* the gov
ernment.
The proprietors of tho Daily News, fearing an
attack upou their establishment, yesterday ap
plied to the police superintendent lor protection.
\ force of -IGO police wan hold in reserve in tho
I lower stations, but up to ! o’clock this morning
their aen ioch hud not been called into requisi
tion It was reported that lorty men, armed
with revolvers, were retained by the proprietors (
ol thu News, to meet any emergency. The Jour
nal i t Commerce office was also guarded.
Isi out iso t ii k Block Ai>K The Now York
j Journal of Commerce says iu regard Lojheefl’aot
’ of .Southern privateering upon the commerce of
! the North :
The shipping interest of Now York i becom
ing restive under the ravages of piivateers, who
have already destroyed property to an incredible
amount, and are itifliding still heavier losses by
i driving I'eights from American bottoms to the
protect.on of foreign flags. From a record ol
captures by Ciufederate privateers, carefully
kept, we find that nut less than sixty-nine ves
sels of all descriptions have been takeu, (inclu
ding eighteen seized iu Southern ports,) the val
iio of which, exclusive of cargoes, cannot ta 1
short of $1,500,000.
Tiik Fitui; BAitqt-’K Alvarado.-—lt will he
remembered that this vessel was chased ashore
nour Tußahazsee by the sloop of war Vincennes,
nud was afterwards set on fire by order of the
couiiuander of that vcsrtl. Wo are pleased to
learn from the Floridian that l.e was nut totally
desToyed That paper says :
By din! of perseverance and energy on tbo pari
of tiome of our citizens, an amount of $12,000 to
sls 000 worth of her cargo was taken from the
wrui-k, rut will he saved for the benefit of the
dating and patriotic ofliveia arid . row of the pri
vate r Jiff’ Davis, who originally captured the
barque. The ea go, us we stated last week, con
tini -I of wo I, medicines and sheet copper; the
pm l ion h.” ‘ • (I eoiifst'id wool end cupper.
Hr shell's m:om Lettkk on the Maras
s.v- Battle UlLoiigh Mr Run-ell's second
I ttoi to the J,- i.u n ‘I iuies, on the Federel defeat
, t i Mnirif mi**, -i mupurtaut, yet one brief ex
tract p.i- -s ,etficHin : : ‘"Gon Suoit, wheth
er he -disapprovetl, us it D said, the un.vhdciil
onward or not, was certain that the Cuntedirates
would he defeated.
“The I'resiaent, the Sverelary of War, and
other members of the Government were asseui-
II din the room where the telegraph operator
ii-4 at uuik far into the night, and as the ora
o|. h • I ta e uncoiled from tho wires, gloom gath
er* and ou their faces, and at lust, grave und silent,
they retired, teuvir g hope behind them. It must
have been to them a nine of anxiety beyond
words; but even (he highest honors were given
to him who in calamity mid disaster did not des
pair of the Republic.”
Ohoani/k s*k tii y. Coast—Hon. Judge
Floyd returned to ibis city < n Friday, from
Richmond, when* ho bud been on a visit for the
purpose of obtaining a commission to organise a
Legion of Voiiigeurs for service in Virginia.-
The authorities refund to grant a commission
|,,r that purpose, from the fact that ito nioreiiioun
to troops will be received f rom Georgia for the ar
my in Virginia. Judge Floyd says that the au
thorities advised him to return tj Georgia and
raise a regiment for tho defence of our coast,
which is confidently believed by the authorities
at Richmond will bo menaced by the enemy du
img the full and winter. It is the desire of the
President and his Cabinet that the people f
Georgia and South Carolina should organise a
force suflioient for this purpose, without inter
fering with the operations in Virginia. -Cov
ington Timte, Aug. 29.
News Extraordinary.—The Now York Her
ald of the 23d of Aug. t outaiu* the following an
nouncement extraordinary :
There are pretty strong indications that Geor
gia in about to secede from the Southern Con
federacy. Gov. Brown has recalled all the troops
of that State from Virginia, and in a recent pro
clamation he says there is a disposition on the
part of the now government to ignore Htato rights
and he feared that at the end of ths present war
the great battle of State sovereignty would have
to be fought over again.
More Kfgiioenli Organized.
At Big Shanty, on Saturday, election* tor
field officers of two morn Georgia Volunteer
regiments remitted us follows :
TWENTY-SECOND REMMEN l
Col., It. 11. Jones, of Cass,
Lieutenant-Col. J. W. Pritchett oi Milton.
Ma jor, .To*. Wanden, of Warren.
TWENTY-THIRD RESMMBNT.
Col., Thomas Hutcherson, of herokee.
Lieutenant-Cot., Win. Barcley, of Union.
Maj., -Best, of,Cas.
Southern Confrdercy
Fibre Cead Vessels for our Enemies. —lt
is fated that two new steamors are being built
n England for the United States Government,
which are to bo plated with steel* of four inches
thickness, rendering these vessels sliot and bomb
proof, and protecting the boilers.
fOLIMIU N, TUI'KND.W, BKPTKMBER.S, IHOI,
[Communicated]
Taldotton, Kept. I, IBAls
Kd,. Timet :
The third company of Volunteers from this
couuty, lolt on yesterday for Griffin—the place
of rendezvous for the regiment to which it be
longs. We ure by no means inclined to boast ot
the number of companies that wo havo sent to
tho war; but thiuk that when everything is ta
ken into consideration, we have done quite as
much, if not more than some who st em disposed
to disparage us. Thoro is most always a lack ot
:hat “esjprtf de corps” among tho j>eoplo of the
oouutry, which is bo characteristic of the popu
lutiou in towns aud ci iu*; ami it should not ho
expected that volunteering should proceed with
the same spirit m the one oase, us tho other. We
are endeavoring to do our duty iu this county,
and if wc are yet behind hand, computed with
what has been uouu in a R w other places, we
shall oontinue to respond whenever the occasion
iemands it.
In addition to the threo companies that have
gone forward, we are represented in several oth
ers that were organized in adjacent couutica
Many of our young men were bo eager to enter
tho service, that they would enlist in any com pa.
ny that had recoivcd orders to march. Our lasi
corps the “Talbot Volunteers, ’’ will compare fa
vorably with any that has proeodud It, and w 11
rank number one in every respect.* It em
braces in its person, well much of the “bone aud
sinew,” together with a fair representation from
the different professions, and many of tho first
young men of the county. Tho company was
organized and equipped with rcrnatkablo dis
patch, and whilst wo regard this as a most grat
ifying evidence of tho patriotism und liberality
of our people, it is no less a compliment to tho
gallant and accomplished gentlemen who was se
lected Captain. No man has ever had to a great
or extent tho confidence and esteem of this com
munity than Capt. L. IL Smith ; and soon as it
became known that ho was in the field for Vol
unteers, they pourod in from all quartern in euoh
numbers that the necessary compliment wh- at i
once obtained.
His high standing, n.- a citizen, und his com
manding talents will doubtlecN cause hup to bo
regarded a prominent candidate for thoColonol
oy of tho regiment. He possesses iu an emineut
degree, alijUmde qualifications that are essential
in constituting the accomplished field officer.—
He ia the man for that position or any other that
ho would nspire to, aud if elected will spare nei
ther time nor effort in having a regiment that
overy Georgian will bo proud of.
The wtathor still continues rainy and gloomy
in the extreme. Our worst apprehensiuns con
cerning the cotton crops are luily realized. In
some localities it is almost ruined and seriously
injured everywhere. If a decided change does
not tuke plueo very goon, it is a settled point, we
shall make tittle or no cotton.
(i.
* The Female Prisonf-ils.--The Washington
correspondent cl* the New York Express, alter
notiug the ar r cst of Mrs. Green how und Mrs.
Phillips, say .
“Mrs. Greenbow i.s a sister of Mrs. Cutts, the
mother of Mrs Douglas. Mrs. Phillips tea
daughter ot Mr. J. C. Levy, uow of Savannah,
but a native, and for the greuter portion of his
life a resident of Charleston ; a gentleman well
known ut the North, and elecm<d wherever
known for his literary acquirements, the courtesy
of his manners und his open handed hoepitulity-
Mr. Pbiliipn i- a most estimable man, and en
joy* the respect of his legal euUinporarioH to an
unlimited degree. His wife, being the mother of
nine children, one might suppose would be too
much occupied by household responsibilities tu
Und time for holding correspondence with tho
enemy—which is understood to be the cause ol
her arrest. However certain this may be, It is
very certain that she is a lady of greut intelli
gence and most attractive manners, und as com
petent to onduci a corrcnpi uJence on any sub
ject as the most gittul fiun>ie diplomatist ui
France or Russia.
ll is u little singulur that Mr. Phillips occu
pies tho house iu 1 t /cut wbich, for tho last two
or three years, ha* been occupied by Jeftt-reon
Duvis ”
j2*d3t- Tbo reasou assigned for the arrest and
impribunuioi t of Mr’ Pierce Butler, ot PbiiudJ
phiu, is that ihe Government has seized letter*
ir- in him, addicted to President. Davis, Gener
als Beauregard and Johnston, aud other pronn
nent Southern gentlemen. What the tenor and
puiposeuf tho letter- is wid o ‘ aw.
CoKsitiKßAiiLK Arithmetic. —The men who
work hard, and pay ihtir debts dollar lor dollar,
not at a discount of two or three hundred per
cent, demand that honest Joe Brown’ shall be
their Governor. ’Federal Union,
Any one wlin will take the Mould* to cipher
out thut turn will udmit that wo have not im
properly characterized i .
Dba d. —Private Willimn Guards, of tho Albany
Guurdh, till Region;!!t ot Georgia Volunteers,
died yesterday, about. 2 o’clock, at a private
residence near Camp Jackson, at Pig Point, of
Typhoid fever. Deceased wan about 19 years of
age. llis remains were brought to this city, this
morning,in the steamer Kuliukee; and were escor
ted to the office of the Seaboard and Roanoke
Kailroiid in Portsmouth, from whence they will
bo forwarded to bis friends at albuny, Georgia.
Norfolk lbig Hurl.'. Aug 26.
’JiHni G koROIA Kf.uimf.nt. —This Regiment
undvr Col. A. R. Wright, stationed at Portsmouth,
has been ordered to UaLtorus inlet. They goby
the Dismal Swaiup Canal, and carry several can*
nons with them.— Macon Telegiaph.
lion. L. W. Spruit, the well known Virgin
ia correspondent of the Charleston Mercury,
has consented to deliver an address at Lynch
burg descriptive of the battle of Manassas
Plains, of which he was an eye witness.
Slippery Elm bark i needed in large quanti
ties for poultices. Let it be provided ill ad
vance and contributed for the service of oyi
camp by those who find the tree in their neigh
bor hood.
pdf The Louisville Courier, noticing the tele
graphic announcement us tho defeat of General
Tyler, in Western Virginia, suys his force, in
stead of being but 900 was 6000. He was beat
en by Gen. Floyd. The Federal is s were on their
way to Gauley River, to form a junctiou with
Gen. Com, who had a.n-ended the Kanawha to a
point beyond Gauley’s Bridge, when Floyd cut
them off north of tho river, and near Hummer
villa. The Courier contains no further par
ticulars.
Rathkii BRnpicioun. —We learn that ou Sat
urday night last, says the Savannah Republican
of the 4th, about 0 o’clock, a strange looking craft
made her appearance off one of the batteries on
tho coast, and on being hailed made no reply,
when two blank shots were fired at her from tho
battery. She immediately extinguished her
lights and put to sea, when a hall was fired, but
with what damage it is not known. Her pres
eoce in that locality, and at such a time; could
be attributed to nothing else than taking sound
ings.
PEYTON H. COLQUITT, I
JAMES W. WARREN, [ Editor *
Number 35
The Tableanx Vivanl,
Venimut, viditnun, and wore completely over
come; in other words, tho exhibition at Temper
anro Hall last night was tho grandest affair which
has yet transpired in this era of great events—
around Columbus. Tho Hall was crowded to an
extent which allowed about one cubie foot of
air to ouch individual. Tbo audionce were
chnrmcd, delighted, infatuated and quito the
opposite of refrigerated, while the pictorial it
lustration* were beautiful, superb an 1 life like.—
The songs which graced and diversified the en
tertainment wore given at tho right time and in
the right way, and the occasion as a whole, and
m all its parts, wa* a signal and gratifying suc
cess. We learn that the proceeds us the evening
reached the tarn us three hundred and fifty dol
lars- All honor to tho generous and patriotic
Indies of Columbus
Columbus, Sept 4.
lor Lieut. J. Cf. Calhoun’s company, Mr. G.
M Anderson, of Harris county, has subscribed
to the above company the sum of one hundred
dollars and one double barrel shot gun. Mr,
Andcr-on is not a wealthy man. If the Empire
•State was filled with such patriots, she would
soon be impregnable to the Northern foe.
Rif.
Affair, on the Polonur
The correspondent oflhoCliarlealon Mercu
ry, writing from Manassn., under date of 29th
Aug says:
The reports brought to Gie rear turn out to
be correct. For several days past, there has
been active skirmishing up by Fall’s Church,
where our udvanced picket guard is stationed ;
nritl to-daythe enemy made a reeonuoisance in
force. They were repelled, however, by Col.
Stewart, of the Virginia Cavalry, supported by
a regiment and some guns from General Long-
Htreet’.i Brigade. The enemy’s loss Is said to
bo severe; ours consisted of only one lieutenant
ami lour privates wounded. It is also expect
ed that General Jones will make a diverti.se
ment to-day, by way of keeping Uuncle Sam’s
armvatirrat up ; und if things turn out as they
ought to, it is likely to give the Federal troops
an entertainment tlmt they little expect, and
; will not care to partake of it again in a hurry.
The \ankio army keep* moving about from
point to point like a hold of frightened deer.
There can bo no doubt thut they ure very much
exercised by our movements. They cannot find
out exactly what wc miuu, and are afraid to
make any extended reconnoisance. Whenever
they attempt thin thoy ure checked, anil the an
noyance to which their picket is continually sufi
jacted, makes them careful nut to thrust it out
too fur. You may expeel to bear daily fighting
up here nov , and it would not surprise me if au
nttaok of some strength was uiude by them on
the Acq iia Creek und Mathias Batteries. Our
men, in turn, are becoming impatient; the win
ter is approaching, and wo might as well take up
uur winter quarters in Washington as anywhere
else. So you need not feel too much surprised
if we dash across tlio Potomac some fine morn
ing, and drive the enemy out of his comfortable
entrenchments on the other sido.
The L'Olh trotsia lifsimcßl.
The following is a full list of the companies
composing this regiment, which is to form a
pari of Gen. Toombs’ Brigade:
: Southern Guard, Cos. A., Capt. Leonard, of
Muscogee. (Capt. Jonos has been appointed
Major.)
Sparks Guards, C> B , Capt. J. B. I uaiming
of Macon.
Border Rangers, t. o. Capt. .T. A. Strother,
of Muscogee.
Jefferson Guards, Cos. D., Capt. R. L. Gam
ble. of Jefferson.
Toombs Rangers, Cos. E , Capt. J. D. Wad
dell.
Ivey Guards, t'o. F , Capt. J. R, Ivey, of Co- %
1 limbus
Confederate Light Guards, Cos. G, Capt. Sea
go, of Atlanta.
Whitevlbe Guards, Cos. 11., t ‘opt, Norwood,
of Hams.
Tulfair Guards, Cos. 1 , Capt. Smith, Telfair.
Campbell Guards, Cos. J., Capt. Glover.
From ibe Firoi Gtorgii linimeut.
Thu A.uiita uiifcderau., nus tfiu following,
under date ol Monurcy, Va , At gust 23d.
I*ho Ft Geoi .ia Begin enl is still encamped
at this place ; but wo aic uxpoeuug Ot d*' r t* * jom
Gen. i ec’s command every uuy. ILe i.t.p - >ion
hero is, that thu Yankee* up here arc iu a uad
fix, and in very clone quarters. We will uut tay
where tieus. Lee, Luring and Jackson uie 10-Uay;
but look out lor alining events up here iu u lew
days .North Western Vrrgiuia will be cleared
out ol Yankee.’ iu le-s man days. We
nave the (R.nurala, he men, aud tlie uiunut, tu
du ii, and it will bn dune, it the God of battles
elite favurs us as ho hue dune in (he past
Al. uur situ, have boon sunt to oiauui, u. We
avu quin- t uumhoi’ ut sick at that place, and
wn\ intnoud thtir wants tu ike pair.uttu
(Muons ui Gtiuigiu. Ihe guud people ui niuuu
luu have, and are siiil, attending to their Wants
a,- much at- they ptus.bly can; but ihere are
quite a large Humour ul sick .here, and they
vannul do everything.
fonfcderale Htrlious.
As the date us tho elections uauer the Confed
erate const it u i ion stems tube misuodersiuuu by
many, wo give below ult tbut is necessary to be
known m tbo premise's .
The people of the Confederate States vote for
Presidential electors on tho first Wednesday of
November, 1661. Th electors of the several
Slates meet ut their lespective State capitals on
the first Wednesday ot December, 1661. The
Confederate Congress meets at its present Capi
tol, Richmond, Va., on t lie 18tb February, 1862.
On the following day, February Itfch, 1862, the
votes for President und Vico President ere coun
ted. On the 22d February, 1862, the President
will bo inaugurated in duo form.
Tho election of Representatives to the Con
federate Congress also tukos place on the day of
the Presidential election.
The Confederate Senators will bo elected by
the Legislatures of the respective States, all of
which will convene before the day appointed for
tho meeting of tho Congress.
War Stf.amehh for the Conikdkhat* Na
vy.—The Richmond Examiner says :
Authority has been given, by Congress, as we
are assured, lo the President of the Confederate
Status to purchase one or more largo war steam
ers. It has been sought tor some lime, by prop
er bill, in Congress, to provide for the strength
ening of the naval arm of the service ; and we
m pleated to learn that due authority has been
given, and proper measures consummated, for
the negotiation of the purchase of modern war
vossels.
In this connection, we are also informed, ou
tho best authority, that an offer will be brought
before the President, by the agent of the propri
etors in Fnglund, to sell to the Confederate Gov*
orniucnt three entirely new screw steamers, which
are now iiwaiting, ut a convenient distance, the
result of tho negotiations for their sale. It would
be improper to say more just now, or to give the
particulars of tho information in our possession.
Tiik Late Engagement at Aqpia Creek-*
The Fredericksburg News says:
At the creek, on Friday, quite a sharp actiou
took place betwten three of the enemy’s war
steamers und Walker’s and Pmith’s batteries.
At half past four, P. M., two steamers were
observed standing in for the mouth of the Po
tomac creek, and were very soon fired upon by
Captain’ Win. smith, who commands the main
battery on that creek. In a minute the indefati
gable and ever ready Lindsay Walker was out
with his guns und engaged the enemy, who now
brought a third steamer into action dire, ly with
Walker. After a sharp cannot ade of forty min
utes, the steamer hauled off. None of our peo
ple were hurt. The enemy, aa usual, received
some hard knocks _ _
New Corn.— New corn is selling in Randolph
county In thia State at seventy-five cent* per
bushel.