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coil lid, FRIDAY* 10?KMBKB 1, |mji CMDtjf.. Offifill. fV’ l’ ?te a. r ® ? ■ flj i 1 ? ,sj(F I ; : s Columbus, 378 327 Cl 4 3111 311 711 Edwards, 7 19 7 33 21 Bozemans, 21 8 6 17 2ft Kupatoie, Ift 27 5 12 1 3i Total 422 381 632 842 344 H 0 thi mm arum. Tba following l* token fro® a full report of th* Lincoln naval expedition, published iu tbe Washington National Intelligencer, of tho 29tb Oot., and Indicate* tho no arc* from whence the Confederacy will procure her Navy anil much naval and army store* for tho Spring campaign if tba Llncolnites aro fool* enough to curry on tha war for another Mason. The vessel* in this iuuncmie fleet art War Steamer*, - War Sailing Veasel*, r > <luu Boat*, 25 Ferry Boat*, ... - 12 Transport* or Merchant Steamer*, 80 Transports or Merchant Hailing Vauxols, • ft Total all kind* ‘ 2 The drat nine of those ere very formidable, and they ere aodeep that they will becautiou* about approaching the coast. Tho Gun boat* carry generally but one gun, a Dahlgrcn, nu huve a rifle gun end other* from two to four 21 pounder*. Tbe Ferry boats and Merchant veaael* will make tolerable coffin* for their crow*, andjomeofthem, it ia thought have already been used in that way. Beculea the A c., tlmre am laid to be with the expedition 30,000 white men end 1,000 black ouei, many of whom it i* to ho hoped will know something about cotton before they make any more wooden nutmeg*. (The above niitn bars of uieu ere probably exaggcraU-d, but we shell get a* many of them a* we shall want to feed.) The material outfit ol the expedition Include* a vast variety of object*, which, when cuumcra ted, prove what knowledge and careful fore thought i* needed in those a ho superintended the operation*.’ It may he said that it contain* t most everything wltieba community would gaih er and take along if it were übout to found a col ony In some deserted island of the ocean. First and moat necesnury coiuch food, Bcsidcii the rii lion* provided for the troop* while they shall re main on board, tho transports hear ut leant three and a half moot ha’ supplies of food ol every kind, for the great urmy which ia to ho landed. One abjp carries out u cargo ol water, and the department ha* already chartered and laden other vessels to send down further supplies id live stock end other needed provi*ions. knthkn< hind and other thoih The Ocean Quota and other Mtesmc.r* take out, besides troops, *iich_articles a* shovels, picks, hoes, two-wheel carts, brick, cement, grindstone*, lumber, prepared frames of lii.iirun and barrack*, ready to beset up, cross-cut sawn, liumoi i qti<n titles of and bags, beams, A< , Ac. mkr, Norsks, material, ktc. The infantry equipments pot (n hoard arc ml ficienl for st least ten thousand men. They in elude everything necessary to prepare theoldiur. Os artillery ammunition there aro really iui luense i|uantitie*. Hwerral of (no largest Iran* port# are nearly laden with them motor io 1.-:, and tbouHMiidH of shell# were sent off from this port, as well as *h<d, canister, and every variety of deathly mi*sileH Os horse* tho expedition has nearly fifteen hun dred They ere mostly on board the Great Ho public, V andorlidt, Ocean Queen, Baltic and Krinson. One ship take-, a supplies for these animals, eight thotisund hag* of out*, und he sides this other vessels carry further supplies id oats and corn, while many tons of hay are divi dd among the transports. Two thonsand bushels of Cumberland coal have been taken aloug. This coal i of the liuely broken kind used by smiths In their forger, he catiflb it gives a quick and very Intense heat. Beside* two whonied dumping curt* there are also a great number of hand cart., mid Imnowc, especially of the latter. Os course every tool needed tn constructing earthworks is found iu this immense omnium gatherum. Three or four transports are partially laden with brick, mostly lire brick. Them? aro proba bly to be used in conjunction with tho Cumber laud coal for heating shot. Camp stoves are cheaper, handier, and utoro quickly . ot up tor cooking purposes, and the brick are most pioba bly to be used iu constructing turn nor a to heat red hot shot, with whioh the great cilutnbtals wll do good execution. WAOOHB. A great number of army tratisportn'o n w ...- one are provided, over and nbovo thoro which iialoug to each regiment, and which tho troops took away with them, Extra • amp equipage of every description i* also provided, and a great number of extr arms ami infantry equipment*. To drive the extra transport wg.n* tho (lov er ume ut unlisted in this city nearly two hundred professional stage drivers. Those Jehus w ill be most serviceable on tbo . outlu rn rmid*. where, as Mr. Olmstead relates in his journey through the Houth, Northern ?lage drivel i aro found the only competent uieu to take charge of si q . in the various line*. liiirolu'K Armada. The telegraph tell* u* of the three brigades which haw sailed h r somewhere in tho vessels of Lincoln's grand armada W o are not with out information as |uthe troop* which insti tute these fated brigades. On the l .’d there sailed from Aunapnli* the foliowiug vessel- with the'hroo brigades Ist Brigade— tlen. Voile comtnandtng. New Hampshire Third, on the Atlantic. New York Forty-sixth on the Daniel W ebster; Now York Forty-seveulh on the hoanokc. Now York l or ty-eighth on tho Km| ire t’ily; Alain* Eighth on tho Artel. 2d. Brigade tlcnoral Stcvei euu)’ti>;u.<lin> Roundhead Fenm ylvaniu. five companies. Penn tyivauia Fiftieth on the Ocean Queen; live e. ia paniea Pennsylvania Fiftieth. Michiguu I hth, New \ ork Seventy ninth on tbe Vanderbilt. 3d Brigade deti. 11. Wright commanding. New Hampshire Fourth on the Baltic t'ui>uecti cut Sixth on the Marion and Barker#bur necticut Seventh <m the Illinois Maim? Ninth on the Coatsacoalcos; Division and Staff on the A'lsntic. Making a total of eleven thousand cvrn hnn- ‘ dred men. A Vdllirru Crilicim. The N#w ffiirli Kvcuing Post protein ah. i men to the Lincoln Administration lium tin text • # We have never known a mun, r. ieminent or nation tu profit in tho long run by I'alseh 1 We make some extiuci# .-> lowi 11>t a little truth is io&kiug out at the north May the little gleam be followed l y a broad team of sunlight. “Wear# led to the statement of the > obvi.n principles because we fear lest tbo >d’ our own government, which have iimudumlsomething of a superviaorship of tbe press, should tall into (be had practices of the despotic p'ViiroiuenG u( Europe. Take the late battle ol Lew -burg tor an example It wn- given out at first a* a ! skirmish, iu which we had suffered a brief re pulse, which was afterward# jwtriex and by g-.m Inga very decided advantage of position. v’.l. ! Biker, however, one of our m ot gallant officers, was admitted io be killed, and the rebels were ■••(•aid to have retired, vet the details <•( tlm engagement were iivt publish*,!, i>ur *p. nail correspondent at W hn.gt. n i lograplnd li ke was not allowed to .send the part), ulnr-. | which were reserved for the A--.. , ~| Pr* • I Agent. When the dispatch of tie Utter .-hum’ j we were merely ialormed thpt tho • miter hu t ‘ been serious, that ur right wing w,< repulsed I •♦with considerable lo**,’* but that tlen. held tbe position, woubl -u be reinforced by Banks, and that Leesburg was ct-riaiulv our*. This was cheering, u spite ot the suor>o o . which tbe position was w>n. This morning webaio another >torv;th# j or nals are tilled, not only with i • Associated Press, super*iced by the ti •len.ioeu . hut with a multitude ot *(. ui nq- W * t it do they concur in sbowin Why, that tb. boasted battle of Kdwardi- Ftrry w nly repetition, on a larger rrale. ”l tbe battle • 1 ttreat Bethel la etbar Words, ii was a idiii u. dous blunder. “Oa thousand in,. • ,< the heart rend mg result, made more enisihU- and di . t ,ura ging by the lo* of uc of the best and bravest soul* in thu antoy. Our actual loss in men, it is likely, wi|l prove much lesa, but our actual lons in character will be much greater than is represented by the numerical report. Some tunc, since, when fear*, were enter laiued that tbe rebel* would Croat the Potomac at a point where ft was left weakly guarded, they were quickly dispelled by the somewhat indignutil reply that General McClellan desir ed nothing so much; and that he arranged hife plans especially with a view to uch un im prudent step. Now, hi* own officers have committed that blunder i wore aggravated form, because the river wn* then fordable, while it is new fifteen feet deep. If the rebel General had written n request to our officers in the following shape, how would it have been answered f “ Tu the Pfderal Commander* ; ‘•The Potomac st Kdward*’ Ferry is now (if ivn feet deep. Will you he so obliging as to send over three or four thousand of your best troops, with one smooth bore gun, *o as to put the river in your rear ‘ ‘•Kvass.” “P H—We know that although you have forests growing all around you, you have not constructed any boats or raft*, and that you have no means of transportation but two or three mud scow*. We will not, however, in ti-rfcre with your passage until it is entirely o fleeted.’ • i >ur officers might hove seen through such u disguise, and perhaps taken the hint to provide rafts th it would bear the weight of a cannon, and auilice to convey either way more than fifty men in an hour. Hut, not huving a ape < nil monition, they did not foresee the result, ami rushed blindfold into calamity. From the Hav. Hep., Oth instant. THE SIT! ATlia A word upon the present condition of affairs on thu coast of Georgia, may not be amiss : After our evening edition of yesterday went to pre**, ml vices wen? received from below reporting the entire disappearance of the. Lincoln fleet from their late anchorage off Port Royal. Noth ing definite is ki cwn, at the time we write, of their direction. Our dispatch, announcing tbe appearance of forty-one sail off Stono (about flf teen mile* south <>f .Charleston) yesterday morn ing, winy throw some light, ou the subject. And again, they may be tho remainder of the fleet that wa* left behind by the advance squadron, a* tho expedition is understood to cou*istof from i eighty to u hundred vessel*. I However this may le, our people should not , allow themselves to he seduced into the idea that wo chiill ho overlooked by this infatuou* band , of pirates who have set out to scourge anti Uos , olalu the tiouthem coast. They have their work tu perform, for to return without an attempt to , subdue us would result in national disgrace. Ilowcv oHltcy shift about, doubtless to deceive us as to the true points of Uttuck, they will be upon u in duo time, ami we should urge forward eve ry ine;i*ure naou**ary (or defence. We are pleas ed to know that this i* being done by our milita 1 ry authorities. Lverything is in motion, and “Ur troops so disposed that a very large force can be ‘ oiicenfrated at any given point at a few bourn* notice. Carolina arid Georgia are nobly co-operating and making common cuu.-a? against , the enemy. Land when* lie may, he will have I to march over the dead bodies of citisens of both Hlnt* before he can obtain h foot-held upon our soil. , We Iciirn.that Gov. Pickens telegraphed yos . lerdaytoour Mayor, ottering any assistance that • may be needed, while our own authorities have tendered fifteen hundred troops to South Caroli na, iu ciiso Charleston or Port Royal should bo attacked. We arc rejoiced to see tho spirit with which our entire people, old and young, male and female, contemplate tho prospect of an early measuring of arms with the foe There is no fear, no ex ! oltciuenf, but a firm, yntquiet resolve, to d'sputc his march, even to the luqt ditch and to the do truction of the last mun. They rather rejoice that tho time has prmtahlycome when Georgian* shall have an opportunity fordoing their share at home in tho great work of Confederate inde pendence. Wo welcome the foe to our shores ami we shall give them at lon-t, ‘•hospitable Fink Fimrutno.—On Monday last u gentle man named DeCostar reached Detroit from New Orleans, by way of Cincinnati and Tole do, and was quietly arrested and spirited away to the House of Correction, where he was closely confined, and for u time ull persons were forbidden to see him. He was refused counsel, und no satisfaction wn* given him as to the charges made ngaiimt him or the cause of hia arrest. In the evening following, being fully impressed with the belief that an outrage hud been perpetrated, some gentlemen went to his prison and demanded tbe right to see the prisoner. They were politely informed that Mr. DeCostar waa not in ; lie hud been spirit cn off, whence and by whom they could not find out. Hu hud with him, when arrested, some fifteen hundred dollars, six hundred of which was iu gold. He was relieved of this small change while in prison. Then? is vil lainy, under cover of authority, uo doubt, at the bottom ol the mysterious affair.— CYwrin waft Any , 14/4 uft. A boot tuk Sum ran. Lieut. Porter, of thu Powhattan, reports that ho arrived at Marsu httiu, September 24, only live days after theSuui tor loft. The latter had cruised two or three days >it the mouth of the harbor to overhaul the brig Maria, expected from New York. The Gover nor of Muratihsiu treated the officer* of the Sum tor with ovety courtesy, promising them they might sell the Maria there if she were captured . supplied her with coal, but was unwilling to do the same (<>r the Powhattan. In entering Mar ntihnui, thu Humter got ashore, lo*t her false keel, aud when rhe Uut was leaking. Hhe left under sail, having housed her smoke stack. She hail taken no prise since the Abbf Brad lord, and it was understood her motto was, “burii .‘-ink and destroy,” particularly Boston and Fas ter!! ve**el*. Lieut. Porter left Sept. 28th, and put into Bt. Thom* , Ocf. fi, where his In t dispatch was da ted. [N. Y. Paper. I.atkm I‘aovt Gkn. Fi.oyi* A letter was re ceived in town, yesterday, from a Chaplain in Moyd's Divisions, dated the 31st October, hi night. At thi* tune our army was close upon Kosencnuit/’* entrenched camp, near Char leston, and expected to commence shelling it | next morning, if,icon ‘l\ /. Acknowi. ri'vin'. tuk Corn A dispatch from Washington under dale ol'y.M, to the Nexfr \ ork llerahl, says * I hi* inornim: Commander Craven, flag offi cer ot the Potomac squadron, reported to the i Navy Department that the Potomac river 1s . losed by the rebel*, *■> that no vessel can by imy possibility pn**. Yesterday he discovered ;■ batler> ot eighteen guns at MaMhiu# Point, which effectually hlo k* navigation, even the batteries ol this side were of no effect. Cci kick We learn by tho I wet Texas papers that a train In in (tie Kio tlrutuio recently brought to Him Antonio 600 sacks of coffee. It >4 tliu. ht tFit a brisk trade a ill spring op in that section ot country coffee will he brought o and cotton taken out to Mexio. • j Goon Nkwm ik Thi k. The Columbus (Ky.) I‘ News Inn* information from a private *ource, which it i* inclined t<> believe, to the effect that ■ Gov. Mu;; olid had it cape >1 from the city of Frankfort, ud was on his way to Russellville, j by., w here the Kentucky legislature would be | convened b\ proclamation. Should this be the case, the members can meet without the pres I once of the Federal bayonets t • inf!notice their action Uudillville bin the possession of the •• lbe lb.-tm Courier savs the following p.- iti-n i* Wing cin ulated and igt:ed in Ma**a cl iu tell* : “To the President and Cabinet ol tbe 1 uited Hl*t - We, the undersigned ciliten* of Massa ebuaetta, re*|*ectftilly pray that tho Govornmeut take eotue itumediate meaaure* to procure tbe • xcbnnge or release from iroprisonuieut of thote . ..Idlers of the Federal army now held a* priso ner.’ *1 war by the rebel*. ’* iOUMBIk.MATiKIIAT NOUNBfcttV, 1881, elictiut mim. Holt's majority in Taylor 1(13. “ “ in Talbot V 6. RICHMOND COUNTY. Presidential Klectors 1,033 For L'onyretimen, D. W. Lewis. 400 M. C. Fulton 403 The following ii the consolidated vote of Bibb county, several precinct* bolding no election ; KUctorial Ticket 472. Col. 11. Cobb 844 A II Kenan .2811. We hear that in Jones and T Col one. Kenan ha* large majorities— perhaps two hun dred in each. Tho following is the result of the election in the city of Atlanta for President, Vice-President und a Congressman: Davis ami Stephens 837. roR CONORx*s. L. J. Gartrell 626. John A. Jones 117. The following is tbe vote of Chatham county complete • For Klectors 2,481. KOR CONGRESS. Julian Hsrtrdge 2,070. Thomas M. Forman 304. Jlurtiidge'x majority 1,76 b. HRYAN COUNTY. Hart ridge 162. Forman 2. LIBERTY COUNTY. Electoral T ioket 175. For Congress— Ilnrtridge v .... 183 “ “ Forman 12. MoNItOK COUNTY. Electoral Ticket 617. For Congress R. P Trippe 585. “ “ L. F. Doyle f>4. NUTTS OOUNTr. Four to five in favor of Col, Trippe. BALDWIN COUNTY. Electoral Ticket 744. For Congress lion. A. II Kenan 417. “ Col. II Cobb 38. “ “ J. W. Trawick 3. Dougherty county. Electoral Ticket S7. For Cougrefs —lt 11.-Clark 154. “ C J. Muunurlyn. . 135. “ “ Jonathan Davis ... VI. WALTON COI NTY. Electoral Ticket 6011 For Congress Huffuld 164 ” “ Clark I0 “ “ Hammond 263 # BURN ■ COUNTY Fleet,,ral Ticket 326 For Congress Fulton 17k “ ” Lewis 1311 Majority for Fulton 46 y:G-The Macon T'elcgrspb says tbe election in that city passed oil very quietly with the following result : The Davis und .Stephens Electoral Ticket, fi4if Col. Howell Cobb, I’m Congress 320 A. 11. Kentiu, “ “ 289 Scattering 7 SVu iindersland that quite a number of vo ter*, who claim (be gallant Old North State us their birth place, cast their votes for W. K. De tiraHenreid, Ksq , uh a compliment to a North Carolinian. Com mhi a , N,*v. ft The following is tbo list of Presidential Fleeter* for .South Carolina, elec tad by the tlcnoral A**rMulily Henry V. Young, of Lauren* At large. Win H. Trescott of Charleston.. At Large. Robert F. W. Allison First District. John S. Palmer Second District J. Duncan Allen Third District. John C. Hope Fourth District. T. Edwin Ware Fifth District. Franklin I Moses Sixth District. ,2-dl- Three steam gun hoatß the Alabama, Augusta an I Connecticut were dispatched from this port yerterday by order of the Secretary of tho Navy, to o-’orbaul ami capture the Nashville and her -iiplumutio cargo. If this expedition suc ceed*, wn *hnll not only nocure a tine rebel stea mer, with a valuable freight, but we shall also got bold ot a large party of rebel leader*, who accompany Messrs. Mason and .Slidell; we shall obtain a large atnuunUof official rebel correspon dence and papers ; we shall demonstrate that our blockade is at least too efficient for the rebel navy, we liu I nip in the bud this most promising and be*t*iuvised of the rebel schemes for Europeau recognition.—Afaw York Be ru'd. Hh ! lie ! ha ! said Jocko. Fiunikh ant ,Siunh.- The citinens of Augus ta held a meeting on Saturday night last, to take Into consideration tho prioeof provisions in that market, und to devise measures to rid that city of extortioners and peculative speculators. A committee was appointed to draft resolutions, and the meeting adjourned to Saturday next.— Wo should not bo surprised to see their example imitated throughout the State.—Saw. AY ip*. According to the census of 1860 it appears that the Slave States produced 1,782,587 rnofe beef cattlo than the free States, and 259,358 more horses und mules. A Florida correspondent of the Charleston Courier attribute* the good health of the South thisHCHsun to the*toppage from the North of patent medicines,‘congress water, white oak cheese, Lincoln butter, Everett sauces, Hale's catsup, Greely's bar soup, Bennett's lies, aud Morrill tariff’ dry goods, etc. etc. “Fiksthatb Kink.” -We learu that while the Sth Georgia Regiment were on picket duty at Munsou’s or Mason’s llill, a member of the Oglethorpe Light Infantry was put on duty about two hours before day. When daylight came lie saw the warlike line of Federal pickets off two or three hundred yards the following dialogue ensued Oglethorpe (at the tup of his voice.) How are you? Yankee. Good morning how are you, this morning ? Oglethorpe You are a pretty dr rascal tob # out here fighting for money. Yankee. You are a liar! I'm tightiug for the promise of it’ Charles J. Yillier is probably elected Iroui the First Congrrssional District. C. M. Conrad is elected by a large majojity in the second. Good vote polled for President. Hi MORKtr Loss of TiH “Sw*s.”-A report reached town yesterday that the steniuer Sw uu, a well known Savannah river boat, had been lost on a trip to the neighborhood ot Fort Hoy t’. We could hear no particulars.— Sav. _ :VrA dispatch from Little Rock, Ark., dated Nov. Ist, say# that a messenger has arrived from Ben. McCulloch's camp, who stated that the re port prevailed in the camp that Fremont had commenced a retrograde movement, aud was on the retreat. A Merited A itointment. Com. (J. N. Hol lins, C. S. N., ha* received from the Department of the Confederate States Navy the appointiueut “f Flag Captain in the New Orleans uaval sta. tion, dating on the day of hia succeasful attack on and dispersal of the l ofted States vessels at the passes of tbe Mississippi. Mis*. Florence Nightingale is so seriously ill as to preclude all hopes of her recovery. Billy Wilson has applied for a patent for his newly iuvented flag of truce. Commodore Siringhum, ol the U. S. Navy, ha* resigned and retired to private life. Got. Brown's Message. 1 l KXI.IEF TO TUR FKOPLK. t Weextract tbe following from the Message of t Gov. Brown to tbe Legislsture, uow. in session i at Mi I ledger i lie : < “On account of the blockade of our ports, our i planters are unable to sell their cotton, which is I tbe groat staple production of tbe State, and I brings into the Bute the money which stimulates i and ftusteiu* every other branch of industry. The i taxes of the people, including the Confederate war tiX, must necessarily be far more burd some thi* year, thau they have been any previous year, in the present gaueralion. Unless some thing can be realised by tbe sale of, or by so advance upon cotton, it will he next to impossi ble for our people to raise the money with which to meet thi* heavy burden. Such is tbe patriot ism of our people, and such their teal in tbe glo rious cause of our ia fependence, that all seem perfectly willing to submit to any amount of taxation, necessary to sustain the Government, if • hey can raise the money by sale of the product* of their labor; but they are not willing to have large amounts of valueble'property sacrificed under the Sheriff's hammer, to raise small sums of mon ey to uie*( their taxes. In this state of thlogs ft is the duty of the Governuieut to do sll that can be done to afford relief, As the host mode of relief which occurs to uy mind, I recommend the appointment of an officer of ability and experience, with a competent sala ry, which will enable bun to devote his whole tune to the work, who shall be authorised, on re ceiving satisfactory evidence that any planter baa deposited his ootton in any warehouse in any interior town of this State, aud has insured thu same against loss by fire for twelve months, with any solvent Insurance Compeny in the State to advanoe to such planter two thirds of the market value of his crop, to be paid iu Treasury notes of this State, secured as above proposed, which are to be received in payment of all public dues, and funded with eight per cent, bonds when pre sented for that purpose, redeemable at tbeopilon of tbe State after a short period. The law should give the Plate the control of of cotton ti l sold, aud make ample provision for the repayment to the Treasury of the priu cipal advanced, with eight per cent. Interest, the rale paid by the State, when the blockade is removed aud tbe cotton sold. This would enable our planters to realise upon their crops a sufficient sum to meet their current expense, and to pay all taxes required of them for the necessary expense of the war, end the support of the Govern meat. I think our people bate a right to expect some such relief ns 1 have pto posej at our band* aud I most respectfully, but earnestly, iuvoke lor this subject tbe at tentive coiiMideratiou of the General Assem bly.” Tbe following recommendation, on tbe sub ject of speculations, Would be acceptable to many of our citiven*, and help to correct lti evil UNFAIKIO! JC iricuu riu.x. “If 1 have not misconceived tbe true objects ol government, tbe soldiers iu tbe field bom this State, tbe helpless families oiTuauy ol them ut home, aud ail others who have suiter ed by tbe wicked avarice of these have a right to demand at the bauds of tbe General Assembly, the enactment of such laws as will afford all tbe relief possible against sucb cruel imposition in future. I tberefoie recommend tbe enactment of a law authorizing the Governor oft lux Stale, oi any military officer under his command, by his direction, (or such other officer as the Legists Hire may designate,) to seize and appropriate any provisions or other supplies of any char acter, necessary for the subsistence or comfort of our troops, or for their efficiency iu the ser vice, wherever to be found, iq tbe hands of manufacturers, speculators or traders, and to pay or tender to sucb manufacturers, specula tors or traders, reasonable and just compenstt. (ton therefor, to be fixed by competent valuing agents. The price fixed us the market value of the articles needed by the .State, which are also the principal snides needed by the com munity, would very soon become tbe general market prices in the State, as the authorities could, on information, seize supplies for the Slate in the bands of such persons as refused to sell ut reasonable prices, and thus bring down those above, to medium rates.” The following just compliment is paid to our troops Ol’K TRCfoPB INTIIK FIELD. “it is impossible to bestow too much praise upon our gallant troops now m service. Those of them who have had an opportunity to meet the cuemy, have not only sustained the high character ofGeorgin, but have covered them- Helves with unfading glory , andinnuy of them Healing upon their country's altar with their .life’s bloo I, have transmitted their names to posterity upon history's brightest have not the slightest fear that we haYe a singly reg “ucnt or company in the field front this State, lliil will ever feller in the face of tbe enemy, or fail to perform the highest deeds of heroism when occasion is offered for such display.” The following will be news tu some of our cit izen*, though we have made ons or two visits to tho wurks iudioated, aud hope at au early day to givo our reader* a more interesting account of its progress. RANI KACTUKK OS’ ARMS. **Si gtwat aro our uocossitie* fur arms aud such tbe difficulties altoudiug their importation, that I again call the attention of the Geuerai Assembly to this important subject, aud suggest tbo propriety of either establish ug a State Foundry for their manufacture, or of guarantee ing to such Company as will engage to menu fncture them, such an amount of patronage as will secure success. 1 am iufuruied that Col. Issue I- Moses, a oititea of Columbus, of euffi cient capital aud great eu< rgy ot character, eo ting in conjunction with Mr. Johu D. Gray of Catoosa couuty, whoso reputatiou for auergy and enterprise is wall knowu to our people, is per fecting preparation* to manufacture at Colum bus, excellent Rifles in large numbers, within tbs uext two or three mouths. It is said they have already made cousiderable progress iu their sn ter prise and that Mr. Gray con furnish stocks quite rapidly, and that with his aid Col. Moses will soou be able to turn out the guus complete. Should it be fouud on |n thorough investigation of this subject by the military committee, that tbs euterprise of Col. Moses and Mr. Gray will be successful, 1 recommend that a contract be an. tersd into with these gentlemen, or with any others who may bo prepared to furnish the arms* for suoh supply as the tuture necessities of the State tuay require ” On tbs subject of tbe War Tax by the Con. federate Goverumeut, the Message has the fol lowing remarks : TUB CONFEDERATE WAR TAX. The twenty-fourth section of the Act passed by tbe Congress of the Coufsdsrate States lor ths collection of a War Tax, is in these words “ If uuy State shall, on or before the first day of April next, pay, in the Treasury notes of tbe Confederate States, or in specie, the taxes as sessed against the citisens of such State, less ton per centum thereon, ft shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to notify,the same to thu several tax collectors in such State, and thereupon their authority and duty under this Act shall cease.” In a previous part of the Act, provision is mads for the appointment of Assessors by the Confeder ate Government, and the valuation of taxa ble property iu each Slate. It would seem, therefore, that there is ne way of ascertaining the amount which each State is required to pay till this assessment is made. After this is done and the sum for which the State is liable is | known, each State may pay this sum into ths Treasury, in gold and silver, or Confederate Treasury notes, less ten per centum, and thareby prevent the collection of the aame by Confeder ate officers. While I would have greatly pre. ferred that Congress should havt apportioned the sum to be raised among (be States, without the intervention of Confederate Assessors, it is much better, in my opinion, that we at least prevent tbe Confederate Tnx-Gathsre ■ from making their appearance among us, when we can save ten per centum upon the whole collecting it under State authority, and paying it into tbe Confederate Treasury; and I think it would be more satisfaetory to our people that they be visited by tbe Tax-collectors of but one Government. I therefore recommend such legislation as may be necessary to secure tbe collection of Georgia’* quota by her own State Collectors, either (bone who collect lbs State tax, or others to be appoin ted by State authority for that purpose, and its payment, when collected, into the Confederate Treasury. The State Collectors could afford to do ths labor for a vary Ataall per centum on so large a sum Tbe vote on the ratification of the new Con stitution is as follows t For ratification 11,499. No ratification 10,704. Majority for ratification 795. Oar issue will u t permit us to make further extracts to day CltM of (be Spent! Semen. Columbia, Fov. 6. Tbe Geuerai Assembly adjourned this after noon, at 4 o'clock, after choo*iug tbe Presiden tial Klvbtors, sud authorizing aud requesting th* Banka to make a loan of $309,009, if necessary ■uhject 1 1 a draft of tb* Governor. Tuk Tone or Bullets —A soldier, writing from one of tbe camps on the Potomac, thus alludes to the peculiar music made by bullets paasing through tbe air: It is a good ploe to exorcise ths mind, with tbe enemy’s pickets rattling close at hand. A musical ear nan study tba different tones of the bullets es they *kim through the sir. I caught the pitch ot a large aized Minnie yesterday—it was a swell from E flat to F, and as it passed into tbe distance and lost its velocity, receded to D—a very pretty change. One of tbe moet startling sounds is Ibut produced by the Hotch kiss shell. It cou-es Lae the shriek of a de mou, sud the bravest old soldier feels like duck ing when they hear it. It is no more destruc tive than some other missiles, but there is a great deal in ms's sound to work upon men'* fear*. Tbe tremendous scream is caused by a ragged edge of light, the phenomena rube seen, as you stand directly behind a gun, of tbe clinging of air to the ball. The bail seems to gather up tbe atmosphere and carry it along, as tbe earth carries its atmosphere through space. Men are frequently killed by the wind of s cannon shot. Thera is a law which cause* the atmorpbere to eling to the earth, or which prefer upon it with a force a’ tbe surface, of fliteen pounds to the square inch; does the seine lew, or s modifica tion, pertain to cannon balls in flight? I donut remember ot meetiug with a discussion of the subject in any published work. It ts certainly an interesting pbiloSo|djic question A few days ago a flg was presented by tbs ladies oL Griffin, Ga , to a regiment of Conti de rate troops. C’apl Crawford rsceived it, and here below is part of what be said; “Os tbe antecedent* of tbe Puritan, history and our own experience have shown b>m as dis contented and disturbing. Without authority be is artful and untiring With power, he i* unscrupulous and overreaching. |fi* unui sure of conscience is tbe measure of all other ooascicures la England he initrdirted the Lit urgy which had giveu consolation to forty gen Ou this continent be kicked the phleg malic Dutch, and cuffed the non belligerent Qua k*r, and drova them from their possessions - With us he has ever been of lbs war party in peace and the peace party iu war He bar kept us entangled aud rxoiti-d for the past forty years Happily we are now rid of him lie i our enemy When history shall faithfully record tbe origin of this flag, he wifi be delineated as tbe sole and pernicious cause. It sprang from tbe accumulation of his wrongs it will wave in deflation of bis hostility ” Will Plant no Monk Cotton W# hear of Some planters who declare they will not plant Cotton next year, unless the blockade is raised before planting time. We should not wonder if this becomes a popular idea. What i* the use of planting Cotton if it cannot be purchased by the commercial world at large 7 or if the com mcrcial world does u>t wish to buy? Let our planter* raise provision- They already have > cotton enough to look at. If the outside world can get along without cotton our own |>opl surely can. But to say tbe least, we have a sufficient supply on hind n..w to Ust tbe Con federate Ht*t*s -evra! years Mmiyomtr* Ma l. The VUr hi The Augusta pspsrs publish a correspondence with Judge Starnes, Chief Collector of the War Tex in Georgia, in which he states, as follow* When a note or due bill has beau taken for property purchased aad is running to maturity, and is not he'd as an invesment, then it does not j fall under tbe head of of money at interest But i when such note or due bill bas matured , i* bear ing interest, and is not in process of collection j then it must be included ia the category of j money at iuterest. To your second question, j I answer, that open aououuta are not subject to ! the tax, unless they are bearing interest, end are notin prooess of collection; but held as securi tie* for ‘money at interest ‘ This reply in sub j stance bas also been approved. To your third, I reply that bad or insolvent ! debts are not liable to ths tax. Aud to your fourth question, I aoawer that Attorneys at Law are not required to pay ths tax on claims in their bands, fur collection, but tbeir claims, so far a* they are sub jeot to tbe tax, should be returned by the own ora And again “I have beeu asked whether or i not, property owned by a tax payer, situated ‘ iua county different frutu that of the tax payer's residence, may be returned in tbe county of sucb | residence. Tu this I have replied, that no pro- j perty can be so returned, except wild or unim proved lands. Aft other property must be re turned in the county where ft is located And where wild lands are returned in a different county from that iu which they are situated, the ’ tax payer should take a certificate In in the as ! sensor tu whom he bas made such return, si •< forward that to the collector for tbe e\ ui > where the lands are situated. 1 have also been asked, whether or not, reel on hand, or on deposite, Ac. was subjict to la x ation, iu my optpion, by the terms of the Act To this I replied, that whilst tho words aud structure of ths act seem to exempt “cash, As.” yet the Department bos differently construed the set, and has placed ‘cash” in the class q{ taxa ble property. The Secretary possibly has rea son to believe that there has besu some error committed in the engrossment of ths Act, and hence bis instruction. 1 have brought this mat ter specially to his attention end will soon rocoivc~bi* detinue decision upon ths point. Iu the meautims bis instruction* must U followed ‘ by assessors ; and “cash ou baud Ac.,** must b* returned by the tax payers. Miould there b v any modification of his instructions in this res pact, and a different direction giveu, Collectors will be ietnicled not to oolleot the tax on this article. Tux Yankbbs not all out or tbe Country Yet.—lmmediately after the battle of Manas , when it waa announced that Gen. Beau regard's horse had been killed under him by s shell on the battle field, there appeared iu the newspapers of Augusta, Georgia,)a para graph stating that a “magnificent grey stallion had arrived there lor the General, presented to him by an unknown hand. And it now ap peara that this ffrey Stallion, which was shown as an object of great curiosity tor several weeks in the streets ot Augusts, was a com plete tell, for having passed gratis on sll tbe railroads to that point, under cover of being a present to General Beauregard, he was tinaPy sold to the highest bidder. So that South Car olina has still the right of claiming to he the first and only Stale, which has presented that officer with a war horse.— Charleston Courier. Dbath or Sam Hos ston.— Information ha* reached Fort Smith, Ark., by M r Doak, brother- In law of Major Clark, Commandant at that post, that Gen. Sam Houston is desd. He is said to have died about a week since st bit res idtace in Texas. COLI MMI 8, MOftUAI.KOtKMBkIt H.JBOI. Tbe Result. The vote for Governor was counted out yes terday and resulted as follows : For Brown M®4 For Nisbet ...'*2,429 Mujoriiy for Brown 13,379 AHUM rVARKK m. Representatives of tbe people of of Georgia. Before undertaking tbe duties of your presiding officer, allow me the pleasure of making my sin cere ackuowledgmenls, and of tendering to you my unfeigned thanks for the honor you have conferred upon me. Inexperience i and distrusting my own ability, I ask your kind iodalgence. aud solicit your gen erous aid and assistance in preserving order, en forcing the rules and dispatching tb* business of the House. Gentlemen,every d%y this session is prolonged, adds to the amount to be drawn from tb* hard earnings of the people—increases th* burden of taxation which they so sensibly feel,yet patient ly and patriotically bear Let me urge you, therefore, to diligence and speedy action. No previous General Assembly of Georgia ever convened at a time so momentous. We are in the ui'ndst of a revolution, that has, perhaps, no _ pare Mel in tbe history of tbe world. A portion of tbe descendants of those great men, who, by the>’- blood and valor, achieved for us on the battle field, tbe right of self government —have denied to us that inestimable privlege, and have drawn tbe sword to inforc* that denial* All that we have, worth living for, is at stake in tb* contest. Hut with right, justice and tbe fa vor of God with us, who can doubt the result? And is it not causefr gratitude and thanksgiv ing to Hun whu “doetb all tbißgs well,” that we have allready derived so much benefit from the folly and madness of our enem es? Party divis ion*, asperity and bitterness are Vanished, and I hope forever, from the Empire State. None are sent here to elevate party aspirants to pise* and pone no hungry expectants bang around your Capitol to receive rewards fur partisau service*. Tbe whole Commonwealth is our platform, and the prosperity aud baptm-ss of tbe people.the glo ry aud renown of Georgia, the end* to which we aim. aud one great, high, noble revolve determines every man, aye, aud woman too, to live free or live not at ail. These are tome of the fruits alieady reaped from this wiektd war, while lens ol rtoousauda of oar brave and gallant votuuteers have g< ne to tbe field to “illustrate Georgia,” and !<• gather a full and complete har vest. Under them circumstances, may,l not congret ulate you ou the proi|ct of a abort,harmonious and not unprofitable session. luVok ng the Divine guidance aud blessing. I accept tLe position to which you have called me and now enter up..u the discharge of it* du- J iM - Cußawlore Slnulua u! Ik Uitlcru CinMeri Kri.m tl.„ New York />.*, Huvk, of T ANARUS, we get the following highly loteresuug state ment, which certainly place* Comminlore String ham in a very honorable light Some few fa>'ti in reiadou to Commodore Stringham, of tbe Minnesota, aud tbe Ileftcra* prisoner* having receo'ly come to our notice, wc deem them worthy of mention a* highly credita Lie to that officer. It app-arv by the articles ot agree at *n i bit ween Commodore Stringbain aLd Commodore Barron, the llatteras pnsoners lur rendered a* “ prisoner* of war,” and on arriving at New Turk, Stringham sent a dispatch to that eflect, arid intimating that they were t < be trva ted a prisoners ol war, and not as rebels. This tho administration objected to ; sod iu conse quence of this objection, there sprang up con siderable teU-grapb coiuamnicatioe between tbe Commodore and the administration, and tb* prisoners were not landed for several days after thuir arrival, Mtringham tefusing to surrender th u> utiles* it wa* clearly stipulated and agreed upon on tbe part of th# Government that they were to earry out in good faith, what had been agreed to at llatteras. It is said that Htringbam, in tbe mean time, frequently approached Commodore Barron and Colonel Martin, and assured these gentlemen, on his honor, that they had no cause to apprehend deceit . that sooner than he would put them oil shore without tbe full assurance of the Goverumeut that the compact was to be strictly kept, he would blow up tbe ship with every soul oo board, himself among the rest.-- • However, he persevered iu his determination, and did not, or would not, surrender one of them j until his terms were complied with fully. Tbe course pursued by Com. Stringham in this | oase, made him unpopular with the Dynasty, and I either in eousequeuce of this, or bis utter oon- I loiupt of th>>se in power, be resigned his com mission and retired to private life, and several of { tho officers under him did the same thing at the j same time, while Hale, who bad been his Secre | t*ry, continued on, with the determination to leave the Federal service as soon os an oppportu j oily off* ed to join the Confoderat* service, and | he accordingly left when he got to Hampton j Road?, bringing away with him certain article?, j which, it is said, caused tbe detention of the { Federal deet from sailing on their expedition | some two or th-ee Jays ; as after he left, they I bad to send to Washington to get them before they on'.dsail, not being able to do so without | them. { Ga the arrival of the Minnesota in th* harbor of I New York, we understand, a steamboat wa* char tered by some of those cowardly scoundrels the • /.ouavaa, that ran away from Bull Run so fleetly. These fellows were very eager to get at these un tirmxd prisoners for the purpose of murdering j ‘hern They were very impudent, coming close alongside of tbe ship, and insulting tbe prisoners. Commodore Stringham seeing this, ordered the { steamer they were in to keep off a certain dis tance or be would sink her. and when tbe pris oners were getting reaJy to land on ths Island these bio..d thirsty loaves made for that place, on which tbe Commodore sent word to tbe com mander of the Islaud if be did not clear th* Island of the.>e miserable cowards, he would arm tbe prisoners for their own defence against the execrable wretches, whereupon they took to their steamer and went back to New York city. These facts we gleam from parties who were among the prisener*. Aud it furthermore ap pears to be confirmed, that the Federal autbori tiei'bav* been for Sometime prior to their at tack on llatteras, very anxious to attempt the ’ apture of Norfolk, and have only been dissuaded from it by Com. Stringham bitterly opposing any *uch tool hardy attempt. He told them, it ap pears, Gen. Butler, in particular who was moet • ago! lo urge it on, that he, Stringham, would have nothing tu do with any inch folly, that they would lose twenty thousand men, and all the ships they had in th* Baboon's Nary, and they would then be as far from it as they wsre before they commenced. Bank Nora pAcaa.—The Treasury Depart ment of the Confederate Government was much embarrassed some time ago by tk* scar city ol Bank Note Paper, and had to pnntthe.r first issue ot Treasury Notes or very inferior and ffiinsy paper, not beiug able to obtain any other at that time. Subsequently small sup plies were obtained from the North. Th# De partment, however, is now independent of Northern Hank Note paper manufacturers.— The Franklin Paper Mill Company, ol this city, are now manufacturing a Bank Note Paper fully equal in quality to any heretofore received from the North. This is another instance of ths benefit of the blockade to the South. Tbe Franklin Paper Mill is under tbe super intendsnee of Mr. Alexander Whyte, formerly of Lee, Massachusetts. —Richmond Dispatch. The Notches Courier say* that a privatj dis patch had been received ia that place fr jib a mer chant in New Orleans, to th* effect that a I ranch agent was in New Orlaons buying cotton who stated that th* blockade would certainly be raised in less than sixty days. SALT rOB TBE POOH U( T CULLS BIS. I will sell salt in quanfitiea of 20 lbs to each poor family, at) 3 cents per pound To sol diers wives I will give gratis 10 pounds, on application to my store. D. L BOOHER. We cemmeud to the *pe ial attention of our reader* the above notice by Mr. BOOIIKK. — This is not the first good work of his that ha* come to our knowledge, though his left hand hardly knowetb what his right band doetb. May his shadow never be less, we do not think he wishes it any greater We understand a man by the uaine of fiinith a member of Copt. Croft's Company, wa* tubbed and almost instantly killed by liarraft tbo keep er of a groggery in Triangle street. We did not hear that Ilarrall was arreeted. Wa invite attention to tbe advertisement by a Southern lady f*r the position of teacher. We know the lady end we know that her qualifica tions to instruct in the branches she prufesse* to teach are rarely found. She is a lady of fine education, high social position, and is eminently deserviug of encouragement. Tho* tiuoi Col. Pbiftips loft for Savannah on Saturday even'og, and oarried with him, we are glad to state, 150 or 200 guns, consisting of muskets, rifles and shot guns, ain<>ng them some new and very superior guns. Our citizens deserve gteat credit for th* liberality and promptness with which they Lave responded to their country’s call. Col. Philips authorised us to say to per sons who mav yet be willing to lend him guns, that they can leave them until Wednesday at his office with Mr. Cobb, who will forward them at that time. A wily and um>crpuh>us foe n-w pollutes the soil of our sister State, and may ere long be upon our own. Let n< man hesitate or waver in this conflict. Those that cannot fight, must uphold and sustain those who will. Therefore let them contribute gun* or whatever else may be needed lo turn back this f<>e ("fiat would dare to maks us subinft NUuu said ou a great oc casion, “England expects every man to do bis duty to-day. ” An equally great occasion i* now upon us, and posterity for forty generation* will look bark with glory or shame tu tbe actor* in thi* moment< us drama lie who wavers or double n<>w, is damned. How the Yakkers Cartur** that Gun. — The- Richmond corresiioiideni of the Char leston Mercury, says: “You know Ashby lost a 21 pounder in the late militia fight near Harper's Kerry. An of ticor who was present says, (hat alter the gnu had been spiked aud abandoned, lour coinpa Hies of Yankees were ordered to seize it.— They made six or eight charge* upon the dead gun before they took it. Fearing marked but teries, they would break when they got within twenty yards of it, and fly for their lives - Aga n ami agaiu they had to be rallied before | the conquest was completed by a Yank jump mg straddle of the gun, aud the rest screech ing and hurrahing a* if they had taken the city ol Richmond. Gem. Scurf TRYINU TO Si. KKRCCDK GEN Mr Clei.i.an The New York Herd says au effort ia being made, under the superintendence of General Scot I, to supercede General McClel lan will) General Halle* k, w ho is Oil h s way liuui California to Wa*hiugton. The Herald says the change would create anew revolt! tiou in iu Iftary and civic eirctea, where the greatest confidern-u is entertained tor General McClellan. KinthW.— Late personal advices from I>juitvilie are to the effect that the Abolitionist* I of that city ar really alarmed. The imposing | fiwee of the Confederates, coupled with the j lukewarmness of the fighting material of Ken tucky in enlisting in the Federal army, has had tbe effect to embolden tbe true men of the i State, and thousand* are flecking to the South j ern standard. Kentucky wilt yet, in a great j measure, fight her own battles and achieve au i independence of abolitioudem. Such arc the signs of the times, as the knowing ones read j them. Hence tbe fears at Louisville.- Mem phis Appeal. Gen. (Sumter) Anderson's Reasons for Re j •tgnmg. A gentleman who reached Bowling j Green, Ky., a tew days ago, relates the follow j mg conversation which occurred in Louisville 1 between Gen. Anderson aud himself: ’ “General, I understand that you have resign ed.” “Yes, sir” replied the General, “my health is very bad, and ft inay be heller to die m retirement tbe ‘Anderson of Sumter,’ than tu sustain a disastrous battle in my present jkj sition for tbe want of necessaiy supplies -sol diers add arm*—from the Government I serve.” This is reliable. A Frightful Stampede of ('avoir y Horses. A frightful stampede of cavalry horaet took place recently Charles, M<>, A St. Louis pa per thus describes it : Colonel Merrill's First Missouri Regiment of horse was on it# way to reinforce General Fremont, and quartered lor the night at St. Charles. About ten o'clock the horses of Cap tain Charles Hunt's company became fright ened and broke loose. The panic was shared by the others, aud soon fourteen hundred hor ses, maddued with fear, went*rushiogover*lhe encampment, treading tent* and men into the earth, aud creating a scene of unparalleled ex citement. Twelve men are known lo have been Irightfuliy mangled, and probably fatally. Fremont Looking out roa ni mbkk one.—A report prevailed in Washington Friday (hat Gen. Fremont was organizing a rebellion in tb* >V#t against His Highness the Baboon. The steamer Swan, which was reported lost a few days since, turn* out to )be a mistake. She was tu the port ol Beaufort on the Oth in stant. BattleCK Lbbshi au —The New York Her ald sum* up tbe Northern losses thus: “Total engaged in the light, total loss, field officers who crossed, 11, returned un injured, 3; hue officers crossing, 74; returned uninjured, 40.” Th# Herald doe* not distinguish between the killed ami the captured. CoNEDERATB BoMBSHKLLS DaMUBROL* AT ALL Tina*.—The Port Tobacco iMd.) Times, of Oct. 24, contains tb* following notice of an accideLt, which occurred near that place “Jast as we are going to press, we learn that on Tuesday last, while some of th# soldiers at tached to the regiment stati med st Budd’s ferry were examining a bombshell which had beeu thrown across the river by the Confederate bat tery on tbe opposite aide, an explosion took place, caused by effort* to get out tbe powder.— The damage was, we learn, considerable: some nine or ten men were wounded, one of whom ha since died, aud two others likely to die. The tents and surroundings, ft is said, were pretty much demolished. Th# Confederate battery must have very heavy guns, as some of th# sbclD and solid shot Lave been found at least one and a quarter miles from tbe shore.” A supply of Soft and Red Pepper, which i much needed in one of the hospitals on the coast. Housekeepers and gardeners in lb* vicinity have an abundance of these articles, and if they will deliver them at the Republican Office, a* a con tribution to the sick soldiers, they will be promptly forwarded. Immediate attention is requested.—Air. Rep. It may not be generally known, hut it Is a fact, that not a single regiment has been furn ished by Maryland for tbe Lineoln army. Neith er coaxing or force has had any other effect up on her brave people, but to intensify their ha tred and scorn for the vile government which oppresses them. Surely a day of vengeance is in reserve fur such a people. Hoose of RfpfrtfDtfitiitt. Wednesday, Nov 6. Mr. LangJuii, from a Select Committee, re ported a bill f<>r tbe defence of the Bay aud Harbor of Mobile. Passed. REPORT* or STANDING COMMITTEES. From Judiciary —Favorable reports to the bill to disqnality person* convicted ot high crimes from serving as jurors; to enable persons tu re cover for Stook stolen by slaves ; tbe first ordered to a third reading, and tb* last was postponed Adverse reports to bllv, concerning “alien ene mies to the memorial of Messrs. Mody and others; to the bill to abolish the Chancery Courts. Concurred in The special order, being the bill to authorize tb* Commissioners’ Courts to make provision tor the families of Volunteers, waa taken up and con sidered by sections. After sundry motions to amend aud a long discussion, tbe bill was re committed. — Mont. Mtil. NOTICE TO AGISTS OF THE COTTON LOAN. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, , Treasury Department, ► Richmond, November 1, 1881. j PRODUCE LOAN OFFICt To Uou. Martin J. Crawford , Columbus, (Ja. It is very desirable that tbe lists wbiob are in the hands of ibe Agents, for subscriptions to the Produce Loan, should, as fast as they are filled up, be returned to tbe office of tbe Secreta ry of tbe Treasury, and I beg leave to request that you will extend this uoliee to such persons as may have buen appointed by you or are knowu to be acting in that capacity. Agent. l * are requested to continue tbeir labors, and will be furnished when desired, with add) tional blanks and instructions. Should any portion of your district have not been canvassed, it is respectfully suggested that you nominate proper persons for that purpose. Your obedient servant, J. D. B. DeBOW, Sup. Movements of Price and McCulloce Fremont advancing on Arkansas. —Tbe Fort Smith Timei*, of the 24tb nit., has the annexed important intelligence: The following dispatch came yesterday too late for our paper. We are indebted to Majur Clark for it, and we lay it before our readers, in order that they may see that Frunout is down on us with a large force: Headquarters. Cauip North of Neosho, Mo. * October 20, lifil. T.. M .j rG. W. I Lrk: 1 am instructed by the General Commanding to say that he has reliable information that the Federal troop# ure advancing rapidly fr< m Springfield in the direction of Fay etttvill*. The entire Missouri army are now at Neosho. The troops of Ik's division will fall back as rapidly ns possible to th* Fayetteville Road; nnd wi.l probably be driven into Arkansas. Tbe time has uow arrived when Arkansas must rally to lha defense of her border. There are arm* at Fayetteville for 1.000 men. Urge forward all companies that uiuy be forming. 1 hive tbe honor to be witb respect, - F. C. ARMSTRONG, Adjutant General Division. A special dispatch to tbe Memphis (Tenn.) Aoalatuhe, dated Little Rook, Nov. 3, says that tbe State Legislature of Missouri bas passed the Ordnance ot Secession ! The Campaign iu Western Virginia. —The Galli|K>li! (Ohio) Dispatch, a paper published on the border of Western Virginia, doe# not approve of the *ngga*tion, which has been made in several quarters tu withdraw tbe Yau kre army from there into Kentucky. It says “If the forces m Weateru \ trginia are draw u off at tin.- lime and directed elsewhere, it will be the worst *tep that can be taken by the Government, unless it is the inteiitiou to give up Virginia. We regard Western Virginia as being in a more dangerous condition than for some months past. Armed bands of seces sionist* arc springing up in all direct! ns, and are only waiting for the Federal troops to slacken their vigilance, when th#ir works ol havoc will again commence. They are be coming more desperate and daring in their movements than ever, in fact, instead ol with drawing troop*, there is greater need of send ing more into Virginia.” A Sbnrible SuaoftSTiox. —The destruction of the public works at th* Navy Yard iu Feu sacola, has often been threatened by the Northern vandals, in the case we attempt the reduction of Fort Pickens. A writer iu the Montgomery Mail, suggested the practicability of converting the Navy Yard into a prison house, for the confinement of the enemy taken in war. If this is so, why shall not the Con federate Government lodge their captites there, aud then let Lincoln and his marauders lire on it as soon as they please * An Arkansas exchange gels off the follow ing, which sounds very characteristic : “Jeff Thompson, of Missouri, beiug told that Hecker had offered “a reward for his head, replied, “sorry 1 can't return the compliment but 1 wouldn’t give a d—d lor his head” Tdt There is a purple half to the grape, a mellow und crimson hall to the peach, a sun ny half to the gld*e, and a better half to a man. Anrcdmtk ok Gen. Evans.— A Yankee pris oner told Gen. Evans at Leesburg that the South could not triumph in thi* wa* unless they were prepared to “wade knee deep in Northern blood.” The Geuerai replied that we were wiiliug to go breast deep, only leaving our arms free to hew down our enemies. The New Tabi.k or Currency.—Th* old table of school buy days, “ten mills make uue cent ; ten cents ou* dime ; ten dimes one dollar,” is played out. A dime or a dollar in hard spei ter, is a’sight good fur diseased opti*s, and a five minute* sgibt often dollars in specie would curs the most hu)ele*s case of Asiatic cholera. But we have anew tobie of currency, and it is pub lished here free of charge, for tbe benefit ol those who choose to cut it out and paste it up for reference: Hi omnibus tickets make half a dollor. 5. Scbelke'* be* r tickets make a man drunk —if in vrted in “lager.” 10 Krost’s beer tickets makeonecity shinplas t#r. I ban.l fuP ol *binpla*t*rs (With the pictures worn off) make a man cuss. I o halt dollar* make a fool of a p or uisn. 26 beer tickets nr Kiost’*) make half a cm,/. 40 beer tickets, 10 omnibus tickets, 1 fandfull of ahinplasters and nary half dollar, uiak* an honest man steal If tbev don’t we should like to know what will. - N. (). Delta Southern S* a ports—" Rat mol is. —A Northern paper says - Lisut. Bankhead recently stated that between Savannah and Fernandina, Fla , there ar* no less than six good eutrauce*, with excallent an chorages, aud with a* much water as there is on Savatiuah bar, not blockaded. Tbe passes com municating by water inland with Savannah, Ga., Beaufort, N. C., Brunswick and Darien, ail of which are cototn ports, are Wessau, OssaLau, Great and Little La)>e!o, Doboy, Hampton creek, Altainaha, St. Simon's and St. An irew’s. With the exception of Aitamaha and Hampton, these entrances have at least from twelve to fourteen feet at low water. In Louisiana we find five mouths to th* Mississippi, along the Florida coast hundreds of little indentations into which small crafts can run from Cuba or the Bahama* and the North Carolina coast is full of “rat holes,” and has a doubt* line of coast. Tbe Boston Traveller, in noticing this says • It is tbe opinion of nautical men that it would !•* of no avail to atteuj|ft to seal this coast by any such obstructions, as new inlets would b* immediately formed by tbe action of tbe tide and currents. By the way. these “ rat-boles,” as they are depreoatingly called, are in many t-oses better passes fur tbe vessels than tbe regu lar port of entry. Acquittal or one of tub Alleubd Pirates Ebon Lane one of tbe persons captured on the prise vessel, tbe Enchantress, was yesterday acquitted of tbe charge of piracy. It was toler ably clearly shown that he was not in sympathy with the pirates, but used his skill as a navaga tor to deceive the piratical crew : at night turn ing the versel's head North, and in tbe day put* ting her course South again for Charleston. This made her passage an extrordinary long one, and was tb* causa of her being captured by a l uited States vessel off llatteras.—Under the cicutnsUnces shown, an acquittal was asked and readily obtained from the jury. Tbe defendant is a native of Massachusetts The owners of the vessel, to whom she is saved by bis conduct, ought to reward him for it. All tbe rest of the cr*w were found guilty of piracy. —Philadelphia Ledger, 28fA ult.