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fIMRIITT A WARREN, Proprietors. Volume X.VJI, ** fHllirt. TIiMUIAI'. J.AUUI, 11, 11. . .1: .p,.*. .rtidw northern 00MQRK81 Ik I'tilisuliog of all Suthtra Property,.. Tie Coe ei|onrfi of the Subjugation..,Wlui we lave lo tipeet. tnlhe iN.irih.ru Cungroos tb.epuAooilion bill has lately boon ventilated. Mr. Trumbui., *tur of Illinois, bas made a spetch which Ui b? re*,."” tas tbo true ex predion of the Jolibo mtuiiuon* of tho more moderate, or majority .e Northern ratal* and people with regard lo n future treatment of Southern peo ple and pi party in ** tbo Confederacy ahuu'd be beaten in this war and tbe country sabjuga ted by the United 3ta‘e*. It U| be perceived that Mr. Trumbull does not go * 0 far even a W.IU-v, the Virgin! tn, the Pride of the Man>re. Will's g*••* is i&vrr- *,rtlfdo hang. Tbe in ij .rity of tbe Vaukves, however, are 10 favour ol the nitddlo course* of Trumbull, and will, in xeof saflcess, ih nothing worse lo u* I mi he has indicated iu tbe following speech : W VSHIONT. N, Fb. 2i.h, 1862. TMIt OONFIBCATI..N BII.L, Mr. Trumbull, (Hep.) of Illinois, moved so tike upthe hut for the confiscation of tbe prop erjy us rebels. He said there was pressing ne lordty. Within a few weeks the property of a *bel general in this city had beorr sold, and the proceeds transmitted to hiui, v hile we were sit ting here and imposing paper ouriency on suffer ing soldiers. Tbe bill was taken up. Soma verbal amendments were made to the bill, when tho in rning hour expired, and the Cbatr called up the special order, the “Starke’ rise. •Mr. Trumbull, (Kcp ) ul Illinois, moved to postp >ne the special order and continuo the con sideration of this bill. Agreed to —yeas 21, nayß 10. Mr. Trumbull said the bill was calculated to aflect the property of those rebels who are not under ibw jwaiedtettt-n ofihe ITnl.oJ States at this tune, and to avoid tho charge of uuconstilu tionality that could forfeit the estate of traitors except during tile. Mr. Trumbull reierred to, and tead at some length Irons, the decision of Judge Sprague, of Massachusetts, made last month as fellows: But what sceuis to embarrass some minds is the difficulty of treating these men both as citizens and traitors. These rebels ui the Southern States occupy just exactly that position. When an insurrection assumes such formidable proportions as this has, and wbeu armies are arraytd against the government and agaiust each other, uli tho writers on interna tional taw agree that (be rebels are eutilied to be t euled as bulligerouts uud enemies ; and we have Ooeu treating the rebels at tbo South as btlliger cuts during the present war. We have bent dags of truce to them and taken them as prisoners, aod wheiieVbr a rebellion becomes ofiuch mag nitude as to be entitled to be called a civil war the parties ate to he governed by the ordi nary rulej of war, while it lasts, and in the prosecution of such a-- hound to onWrvO'Vdesfime rules as it would ob rerve in a war with ail iudcj endenl uation.— Hot that does uot preveut the g ivurutueut, alter the war is is over, from trying as a traitor any peibon that may be iu its baud.-, and that is the way, I take it, which this r< belih.n is finally to be put down. Nobody expects to try all (he 3UO.OUM men now iu arms against the government aud hang them, though they arc undoubtedly traitors But we wdi give them tho rights of belligereuts, aud take incur as prisoners of war, aud when Lhey return to their loyalty again, those who have been seduced from it, we will release them j hut the ringleaders of this rebellion, the instiga tors of it, tbe conspirators who have set it on tot, will, 1 trust, be brought to the halter, and never be discharged unless they are discharged by a petit jury, who shall say they are not guifty I of treatou. These are our rights as against these people ; but our right as against an eueuiy is u right of eon fisc a ion. We have now the right to take the persoual property of the enemy and destroy it who ly, it necessary. 1 know that, according to the modern usage of civilised nations, total destruction docs not follow. 1 know that, in our modern times, prisoners who are captured are not put to death or reduced to j slavety, uud property has not generally been confiscated ; but iLe right to confiscate property, real or personal, for there is no distinction, is un doubt and. Look at the condition of things at Fort Royal, where alt the inhabitants have tied and left tbe c untry desolate. Is it to remain unoccupied, and a wilderness, or shall j[we treat it as the European nations did the p aces tu this continent wbeu the ravages Ii and and left the teriitury unoccupied? llow does the conduct of the people at Fort Royal differ from that of the aborigines? Thoy leave everything to waste, abandon the country, and we may take posses sion of that coun'ry and apportion it out among the loyal citizens of the Union ; and this act of confiscation by which we do this is not a bill of attainder. Some have objected to tho sonslitu | tioual {oarer to pant this bill, because, they say, ti'is a bill of attainder. It is not a bill of attaiu tier at all. It does not corrupt the blood of a I person ;it operates upon his property. The Su [ | feme Court has expressly decided, in tho rase of [ Brown vs. the I oiled States, that Cougreso haa i authority to pass a confiscation bill. And if Congress had the power to confiscate the proper ty of an en< my, then an act of confiscation mud ; he something different from a bill of attainder | for tbe Constitution expressly declares that no i hill of attainder shall bepas-ed. Again, sir, if Congress declares the property of a rebel for feited, I want to know who is to controvert that question. If it is contended that, according to international law, Congress has no right to con fiscate the real estate of a rebel, I ask who is to interpret international law? Therein no common tribunal to which all nations submit their ques tions. International law is nothing more than a uniform u-rege of civilized cation*, and each one at last interprets it for hlinself, running the haz ard, It is true, of bringing upon biiuselfthe con demnation of other nations. I suppose if a na tion should violate a wdl settled principle of in ternational law, su -h as violating tbe rights of an ambassador or of a passport, it would bring upon itself the condemnation of other nations. But to confiscate tbe property of your enemy is not a violation ofihe principles of international law. Suppore Russia, in those interminable wars going on between that country and (.'irons sia, should take tbe land of the Circassians and [ apportion it out among the nobles of Hns-iia, ’ would America think of interfering and going to , war with Russia? And if other uatious would r Dot interfere, who would interfere ? Can our I courts give a different construction to interna- I tioual Uw from what a sovereign power gives it? Certainly not. The courts are hound bjr interna ’ lional law as the nation esttablishes it. They cannot overrule an act of Congress, because iu ‘ their opinion, it does harmonize with internation al law. They have no such power. The Supreme Court said, in the case of Johnson against Mclntosh (sth Curtis, 513,> •that couquest gives a title the courts cannot ‘deny. That is settled by judicial U.*tou. It “ r ” *hpower ol <'ugr., to ~„|e ■"'“““‘“"‘■I Uw - 11 "y ln*ol*. . ol |.oh,.y eiul expediency, iM „ o will, regard lo lh , t|l lUI I „Uj no! ..op ,o dt.cue. tt. Tbe .econd ..c.ioo o, ’ ‘ ‘" rlel “ lbo ok'in ol any peraon t 0 ,„ y per.on held lo .erv,c or |( ,be ’ U “ cU "" n *! ■ -or manner iu 111,, rel.ell.on, and mate, ,he pero own. .ueh .ereice lorever .llerward. Irre. I ut ‘ ■l l,l ore can be no doubt of the power of Con. gfoa.topa.a tbi. law. Cosn B re.. l.a.tbe po. to rai.e arru.e., and it m .y dr.lt .oldiera _ ‘ “ ,,y ukc ’ ,ron ‘ my friend from Kenlucky tr. tlavi.j hi. h.red man, whom b. ha. b.r.d * ‘ * ll P l,l “ | o'* prio. to Work upon bi. farm for Ibe ilex I year. itihl Ih. middle dflbe 00. “* ll,e “" J *> of li bar.e.l, ih.Worern tracL? -Onjou keep ii* Can the courts de cide that you are entitled to the servires ol this man, and cau the court gifru them f No Hcte comes the paramount authority of the (Jailed States aud takes this man, if it is aee essury to use him for the defence of ihc coun try. it is a question of power, and the power to do this cannot be questioned. Does the muster hold hts slave by any stronger teuure ( lou cau not draw a contract so strong by which one person shall give hts time and scr vices lo another, that paramount authority of the government cuuuot abrogate that contract, and lake trom your control that person, and briug him into the service ofihe country. This cau be done also in relerence to your own child. By the laws of nearly every State in this Uuioii a parent has control of bis child till the age of twenty-one years, but notwithsiaud itig that, it the public necessity lequires it, Uu^jjmir ament may take your son at eighteen **£*>> or even younger, from uudei your control, aud bring him into the army ol the l ulled States, aud into the battle field, in de>ence of the honour and integrity of the nation Aud docs the master hold his slave >y any stronger teuure liiun this. Why, the person and property and everything con nected with your enemy may be condemned aud destroyed, it it be necessary, for ilia pics ervaiioii ut the couuiry j aud uot ouly yoer enemy but you may take the properly of your iriend. We are taxing the loyal uieU ol tfiis country now to the larikeM limit iu support ol the wr, aud wo may call upou them person i ally to serve iu the army. While we can do 1 all this, can it be pi clouded that we cannot control the negroes and the tneu who tight against the government Ii know that, while loyal men have beeu suffering iu person aud properly, the properly of disloyalists has beeu untouched 1 know ihul, while my people are to be taxed lo support this war, we re not to touch the property of rebels in arms ugumst ihe gov eminent. Built is said that you cau uot euiorce the laws in these Southern States now. True, we cannot till the armies ad van. e and,'when they do advance, let us take that property, make it contribute toward the ex tttVWftifcfc, 1 i i. c . JP%C i W* v.v.Jiic.. wu'trAAV n w* led the war pay the expense. 1 know there are various policies pursued byditferenl com manders. One commander, <~en. Ilalleck, for bids all fugitive slaves from coming within liis lines. I want it upon the statute book that he shall not determine anything about fugitive ’ slaves; aud if he knew them to be so he should not surrender them, but shut! treat them us persons, as they are, and make no distinction between them and other peraon* whom he may meet ; but that we may have a uniform policy in the country, and not have one portion endeavouring to ascertain wheth er a mau is free or slave and then i-ugage I ui surrendering him up to his supposed own er. j The third section makes provision for the | negroes who may be liberated by the act. Tbeie jis a very great aver?ion in tb We tto having anything to do with tbe negro at all. ‘1 hey dou't want tbe free negro to come in and settle Illinois. This bill proposes to colonize them. Such are the uaaiu features of the biF; and I now submit to it to tbe Senate. Mr. Pomeroy, (Rep) of Kioid. objected to j the third section, which provides for coloniza | tiou. He thought we could not afford to send I out of tl.o country ‘he labouring men and pro duce!*; and, if iuMsted upon, he should move I to amend by providing colonization for s'aves J holders, who are dangerous to the country, and j whose Ink.-* would not be felt Mr. Willey, (Union) of Virginia, wanted to know where there was any constitutionl power for the President’s eolouizating negroes. He was willing to co-operule in the most stringent measures for the confiscation of property, but had the Senator from Illinois counted the Ibj tuanse cost of the scheme of colonizatiun? It would oust SoOU a fie Ml to folonite and keep igßnraut slaves. Mr. Pomeroy said fits amendment would obviate that, a* there would be ouly a few slave holders to oolonixe. Mr. Willey I propose to hang all such traitors, axid thus save uli the expense of trans portation. Applause to the gallenoe, which was immedia tel v suppress! and by (he Chair. Mr. Ten fcyok, ( Rep )of New Jersey, thought the third section very important. He said there wus great aversion at the North to having large masses of free negroes turned loose among them to injure other laborers, nor coaid they be al lowed to roam at Iqrg* in the South. Mr. Sumner, (Rep ) of Massachusetts, said he entirely agreed with the .Senator from Kan sas (Mr. l'omeroy) to objecting to auy recog nition of the fugitive slave law, which he thought never had authority in the Cousinu lion. He moved to make a verbal amendment to obviate all suspicion of auythiug of that kind. The amendment wa* adopted. Tribal* to fipt. Ctflqaitt by the City Light biurdt Ala Company meeting of the City Light Guard#, iho following war unanimously adopted OBORGIA BARRACKS, | Norfolk, V*, February 2sJtb, 1862 J Whereas, Capt. P. 11. CoLql/lff, who bar, for orr iviD yearn, been the commander of the C'ity Light Guard*, ia about leaving u* to as* aaiue a higher position In hi* country'* nervier let. Resolved, That bis long and intimate a* •ociadon with the Company and participation with them in ten month* of active aervice, baa verved fully to davelope the noble qualities of a faithful aoldier. 2d. Resolved, That in severing the ilea which have bound ua to him, aa our commander we feci utterly unable to express our regret#, and we oiler bitn our naort earnest wiabea f*>r auceeaa and happiness loathe new dutiea which, await him, ;ti. Resolved, That tbeae resolution# befurn mbed Captain Colquitt, aud a copy of tbo aatne be sent to the Norfolk l>ay book aud the Cos I uaibua papers for publication. Tun Bi-ock a on. —A Urge vessel, drawing 16 teet of water, recently passed out of Charles ten harbor, not haring tho fear of Lincoln or atone tloet in new. liferul lai hitct in Ui> Stfuul Him. IU. Mmloul liii.lUgwiiMr ta iuil.bt.tl i. a. -\.v.v ii.|t.rlii]uiit lur lb. | u |law> ( . cul fcrijitjuu of iu. iiihiMi u,.obu. iliMovoati.. tho ktioMiifiiib tiv.r: I xiT.D bTXTII Stix.u Fxfa, | Tori R„ r .|, Kb. loth, 100,, j Kir: l bav. lb. honor In r.|>nrl, tUrihl lb. ut W ri*hlriv.r, uuj.r lb. 1ir,1,.„, u s bi.ui.nun Oonitu.nJin, ll.ukh.. . or “luf.ronl oi.chiu.” ~ Ji.cnr.r-1 lb , ohlr.ntio of lb. Snv.na.h rlr.r in th. nb.nn.l „ h.J nlMied. It conaitind nf MU j ou oorviug .a “.ir obniuhor.” U J ••buoj.,” |. |,j Olhor houiUra, .u,l uub .Muuin>n 8 .bout thir ty I'ouuJ. „f powOor Tbo*. , U oovoroa .1 ui . . UoUu br., f r.oib..nbl. for but lb. v exposed at low water. “**’ -‘••a. uiunciuui V-VjUI. tnandiiig Bankhead, oil board the l usdilU, whuru I Wus. Preparat.ry to examining it* machinery the powder chamber was laid bare, but I thought it too Usugerous, with an uuknown “torpedo,” to proceed further until the powder had been wash cd out. To (his eud I had it set in a bank and a rifle hall find through it, when it exploded. ‘lhe machinery, however, was recovered un injured. Upon the inside of the powder cham ber a “friction tube,” such as is used in the army tor discharging cannon, was arranged so ai to iguite the “blowtug up” upou the pulling of a •mug. This string was tied to a wire coiled up ou the head of the buoy. The coil of wire was to be drawu out by the impact of a passing gun boat. Another machine exploded about mi night, alter the SusquuhanuahVlaunohes, towiug aflat with army artillery to Point Venus, had paeeed to iSavanuah river, about two hundred yards above them. From this I was induced to think thut some of them might be connected by gal vanic wires with Fort Pulaski. I gave orders lo Lieutenant Commanding Bankhead to sink the remaining machines with r.flj shuts, which be did. 1 lorewith euclose LieutoiiMUt Cos tutu . tiding Bankhead’* report. I beg leave to Laud iu the exploding appara tus of the machine we procured, with a drawing of its m rungeuivnt. 1 have the honor to be, sir, Your most obedient servant, JOHN KODOKK3, Coininauder l . 8. Navy. Fla/Offloerß. F. Dupont, Commanding Bouth Atlantic blockading Sjuadrx.u, Furl Royal, tv mb Carolina. Pron tbe Went. Weinke the following items from the Mem phi- Avalanche of tbs fitb ii.wt FaNDINU Moan Tho. i-s A gentleman fr. ui Nuthville reports tb>i t!.< I’ nierals have recent ly fcut dowo the t'uuit.. ila...i r ~ur, on tho gun boat* bhout ten thousand ii ••••{. It is sup posed that they have gone to ,\s Madrid or Columbus. rrtfffi ‘ nrw WhfaTnl~TJ“t7ua>tjffi-hsna''-^Wp.--Ww4 the .-lash of arms for the possession of th* Mis sissippi Yul U-y will be hoaid, and soon we hope lo bear the glad notes of victory. In Nashville tbe people are very sullen, tree tog the Liuooluite* with marked coolness. The Federal Soldiery feel vary insecure. Some of them have been killed. Items from the Memphis Appeal ofihe 7tfi Reported Battle imhie West - -Col. Cole man, of the telegraph office in this city, informs iis that a report had been received at Fort Pil low, of u battle between the Confederates uu der Gens. Van Dorn and Price, and the Fede ral, in which the latter were routed with a loss of five tbouaaud killed, wounded and prison era. ‘The report further stated that our forces were in full pursuit of the retreating army. We .'ini uot give evidence to this intelligence although tt battle ha* been expected for some duys -a our earliest adv ires should, we think, have reached us by way ol Clarks ville, Arkansas. Wu mention it as a rumor ouly. A Gallant EzrLoir. —We learn ibetCapt Morgan, of the Confederate cavalry force, near Nadiville, performed a daring feat a few’ days since, wbicb is certaiuly worthy, ol re cord . WiiiTlti* command, he attacked one of tbe • uemy's pickets, aud after routing them he captured two field pieces. The Federal* were reinforced by some inlautry aud eight guns,—- Capt. M. ambushed the artillery while they were eu route to his supposed locality, and killed or wounded the drivers, when, mount ing his own men in their places, he succeeded iu briiiguig off the entire battery. The affair occurred on the Murfreesboro’ road, fietweeu the advaimed pickets of the eueuiy aud their encampment. The CufOßifidiig (ieieril. ‘lhe Kichmoud Examiner says: We loaru that there has been some hesitation In Conges* to pass tbo bill creating tbe office of Commanding General to direct tbe movements of the war before #at_deidea ou tbe re organization of bis Cabinst. Tbe bHI, in its preseut shape, gives the appointment of tbe Com mandiog General to the Executive ; aud in that quarter it is said to be already a foregone con clusion that General Lea is to have this import ant post in the government. With reference to the delay iu the reconstruc tion of the Cabinet, we insy say that it is report* ed iu well iuformed quarters that nominations have already been sent into tbe Senate, and that that of Mallory as Secretary of the Navy has, by a large vote, beeen rejected. Implant Hropuiitinmi.. lureie. Snctunr. The question of tbe suspension of the tariff bas not yet been touched iu the permanent Congress, and is not likely tube touched, unless in a con nection that may somewhat surprise tbe public. We learu that there'll almost a unanimous disposition iu .Congress to sxtend (propositions to foreign governments for succour, these propo sitions to he grants of peculiar commercial privileges, and terms of years of free trade ; but that this disposition bas been checked by motives of delicacy, as the matter is considered to k ba one of treaty stipulations, and to belong to tbe Exec utive. It appears to be generally (bought by mem Lers that tbe suspension of the tariff, at present, would lose us an important element of power In our treaty stipulations, that might,"too, possibly be used as a basis for propositions for foreign ruccour in the existing war. We speak adviatdly when we notify our readers that propositions for the succour of foreign governments ere likely to be soon considered In a seerst session of Con% greet, so far as those propositions can be framed to avoid anything like humiliation, and to in voke no than commercial fa vo. ri —Richmond Ksamiuer, 6th. /UT Benton N. Harrison, Esq , of Oxford, Miss., has been appointed private secretary to Freaideot Davis. 15* SBVKHKIUNTY UUTHK STATUS. COLUMBUS, (iKORtiIA, MONDAV, MARCH 17,1861 Ike Xauket 111 kwii; *f tb f1 |> m . tWN. vu. ui.lt. lb. following citrut froi. . |„ n< ***** ‘* ,h * Chio*x, Tribune un tb. rabjtol of ree rert Donelson prisoners - Tb. iiuittUr f lb. prlttouw, h. Iwn rurlou.l, W. t bvo oonv.ra.d with lb. ** t *“l‘ *nd ibiuk lhl lb.r. ran uni b..tb. uri ~b 0 „„ ud . Tb. rugiuieut,. .itb t<u •b p i, uu>>m .11 of aoi.ll txuuilt.r, . „ um Imt. *.r. killed, and ulben lbr. bn. b-u m 0.. r Mliu,.,. All „ ut IkwiMttd i. lb. ttttltt.l uuuibur of prl.ub.ri „ uW *n camp fkir r|>urt.i ttl M .i.ud F ,uttiiiob..,., Uttttno fi>r an b iur or tiro, od ... tn.l.d In lOttbt, lb lUtt ittoairottrlttou. uittunor. Wb.lb.i b.S W b,rtt.r. ~„u , t.ott.l, lo . .li.ug.r wbeu uourlaouil, >ddr.awd w. lir tbujru.der lo and, id. fb.ru . r . . oum Ur of ttiok mull with lh. priiou.r, wbo .buuld l on™ U Milt lo lbo bu.piltti, or „m. olhor uouifortttblo littbrlttii, tb.l Ih.j m.y bo pr. purl, taken care of. Notwithstanding the present baggaid mid war woru appearance of the prisoners, were they washed and shaven, aud otherwise recruited after their late fatigues, they would be a uoble looking set of meu They were uniformly cour teous iu their intercourse with visitors much more so, we regret to sey, than a few blackguards who visited them. The Tennessee men whom we met invariably said they had enough uffigbt ing, and it they could be liberated would at once settle down to a quiet life. The Mississip piana, when interrogated, simply said that they would wait till thev “got well out of this scrape” before they said anything about it-their air and boariug, though oourteouH, betokening thut they were ready to contiuue tbe fight, and carry it to the bitter end. T!c SluOttr of tbe tukeei tt fart llvuelaua.. Tbe SU Side f Ike Fictile. The following private Iptter, wrFten by a for mer attache of the New York Fostoffice, pro seuta auutfier side of (he at Fort Doucisou from that which is g .ujrally contem plated : Fuat Dumblson, Tuna., Feb. I*, J/y Peat Father ■ Sad, lonely aud down hearted, 1 attempt to write a few liuea to let you ■ uow i etu alive aud uuliurt. Wo have had a most bloody fight : there must have beeu troiu five to seven thousand uiuu killed and wouudej, on both sides. But tbs enemy surruudeied ou Saturday evening, we taking about thirteen thousand prisoners. But dear father the hardest part of the story is that out of eighty mou iu my company only seven earns out—the must whole sele slaughter ever heard of. My company was th* color company, at which the rebels look particular aim ; as fast as oue uian who carried it would be shot another would lake hia place, but the fiag was brought through. Only oue bundtnd and sixteen remains in iht Eleventh Regiment uninjured- * , ‘ hearted My bojs'iflT*.'>v*tf lie, au\j% *” |. that, in looktug at the poor r- uinant of iuy com pany the men that I have t.kuii so much pales lo drill, the men that I thought so much of nuw uearly all in their graves I lel melancholy. But I do uot complain; God spared my life uud for what the future must tell. 1 will write you soon again. The Eleventh will, I think, (wbat is remaining) be left to guard tbe prisoners at Cairo or Alton, whilst they reoruit Whether 1 shall attempt to raise another company, 1 do uot know at preseut. Good bye. Let the folks at home know I am safe Yours, affectionately, L. D. WADDELL, Captain Company E, Eleventh Rigunent III’ Volunteers, (Whatis left of it.> Wu. Coventry 11, Waddell, Esq, New York lira., ft .a Ike Smmli \en of the I Oik. Fk m Below -The steamer Ida left our city #n Saturday for aud when passing into St. Augustine Creek, 15 shot aud shell were tired at her froie ene of the Feleral guubwats> in our xiver enfl e Federal guu battery.- There are now two gunboats in the Savauuafi river, one protecting Venn.o’ Point battery, the other Oakley battery. All the shot thrown to wards the Ida fell abort, but several shell ex ploded near her. A Federal gunboat is near Elba lalsud, aud if she should come half a mile further she will preveut ail communication by water from thia city through St. Augustin# Creek to the South. A Federal Owii-eh K illkd.— Oar iatesi in telligence from Skidewuy is to Saturday uooe. On Saturday moruiug a member of Col. Wlight’s Legion was wn picket duty, at Wsnag’s Point, and in ordor to have e Utter look out, ascended to the top of a Laurel tree, while fie left aeotb. er picket e short dLtauce behind biur.— In e abort time afier ascending (o hts posi tion in the tree, he beheld e Federal boal ap proaching, aud just as the boal turned a bend iu tbe river the occupant* of it discovered the pickets. They immediately teal a retreat, but as they turned their butt tbe Confederate pick et ou the ground fired, when ell the Federal# dropped iu tbe bottom of the boat. Soou after Die firing hfltl taken p'ace tbe Federal# rose iu Ike bolt lo resume iheir oar*, but while lhe office* in commend was urging hia rum for ward, the picket iu the tree fired with fit* rifle and Federal officer, who was standing iu lh* stera of tbe boat was seeu to fall aad did uot rise sgaiu. la confirmation of tbia event tbe Federal vessel* in Ibe nelgliboihood signali zed each other, and oeme dose together ru the course of half an hour. Tb* Georgian fired at a distance of some six hundred yards, and bis shot was fatal to au in vader of our soiL Many more of them will find hospitable graves beneath our tropical sun. Seven vessels loaded with Cotton passed tbe blockade at New.Orleans one day last .week.— Six vessel# passed the blockade at Charleaton tbu same week. We are inclined lo tbiuk that Ltuooln’s vessels turn a blind ey# to cotton ves sets going out, while they keep a sharp look out fur vessel# loaded with arms or goods inward bound. At any rate it is somewhat strange we never bear of tbe eapture of any of tbe out ward-kouud, eoltou freighted vessels. Are there certain favored parties wbo have permits from both belligerents to carry on this trade Chroni cle £ Sentinel. Noble Examples -Itis stated that Cel. Lo max, of tha 8d Alabama regiment, baa volun teered for tbe war as a private, to teke effect wbeu the 12 months term of bis regiment expir es. Several commissioned officers from Colum bus, On., have don* tb* sanie. These uoble examples, will surely bav* a wholesome effect upon th* cause of re-enlist ments. — Rich. Die. Warned PArna. Tb# proprietor of on* of mills of GreenvUl# Dlntriot (tb* one formerly owned by B. Dunham, deceased) will, iu a few days commence tbe mauafacture of writing paper. tWMHHIUL WKUNK.SbAK MAIUH 12. IWJ. simiKs m m sotru. To Mr Kkli.ow Puimi: 8e much has been said about reducing the oulton, aud increasing the coru crop, that it viffbi sxsui a work of supererogation to sey more Ordinarily, I would not lake tbe chances of spoiling the many good and seusible things which have beeu said u this suhjoot. But I am cue us you, ideutifijd fully, iu ail wbioh is proposed, aud as the Editor of the “Soil of the South,” was fer aimy years in coustant inter oourse with tbowsauJ* of tb >se that 1 now pro pose to address. Iu these are found an apology for the liberty which I take, aud iu the aeeeasi ty of the case, a plea, tor seeking to use all the 4euoe, in controlling your decision iu this g/*ut qiHttiu*. 1 think I could demonstrate that iu the proposed plan, there would be little, if any, pecuniary ies That the largor amount of time for farm improvements, making manure and eu richiMg the laud, t e fair pricea tor gram aud pruvutuus generally, aad tbe largely increased price for the light stock of cotton ou hand,would save the oouulry harmless. But ldo not come to you with aey such plea. I come to assure yeu that there is uulhr trick, oor speculation, nor he wild fancy of an alarmist, when you are told that be fate of the Southern Confederacy is suspended upon what may he doue, aud what will, unalterably, be doue, by you, iu a few weeks You ntrer Auv been vaUvtt tu decidu * jftav a question. Do not tke the chauoes of leaving toothers, to make the change, while you ooociude that you may adhere to the eld rule, and that it wilt make bo difference. Just at this point lies (he difficulty, and it will ouly be rem adiud by a solemn, sacred settle muni of tbe que tion,.ud a fixed resetve, on the part of each tu dividual, that the reduction of cotton, and the inoresse of tbe corn crop shall be made, and wiudc to *uvs lhe country, There is much honest dittoreuoo of opiuiou, as to the extent of the change. Many think an entile suspension of oo lon plautiug should be inv ie for this year. This may bo uecessary, but if the plau is carried out in good faith, 1 do net tbiuk either tho wetita of tbe country, or tbe best tun rusts ut the i laulcr, will tuuko a total aban donment uecessaiy. Iu my opinion, we ought to plant (as the maximum) cue fourth the usual quautity of laud iu eoltou. This Would keep us in tb* business, aud supply not more than what Would be ceusuiued in the country, or be wasted or smuggled, us tbo old urop, ami lovo an übuu.. daut breadth of land tor com, peas, potatoes and every var.uty of provision, for the wants el man and buust. hor, U will be hoiu iu mind that with so little ooltou, more acres may he cultivated, or, what Would, perhaps, he better, >be cutn crop uould recurve inure attention. 1 propose that ibis thing he doue iu good faith. lam doiug it myself, taking a fair aver age quality ol land lor cotton, and giving to my Coru tho buuefll of my inauuro. 1 urn uot,there to re, asking others to do more thau I aiu wil ling to do myself, if tho war lasts, we shall iu u.t all, l,h -*-■*- - bav* “ *od outlii for ’ tiVV. tbe safe side. Your fellow planter, JAS M ( .'HAMBKRB, Columbus, Ua. March 11, iDfl'l. MMUIk COKktSpOMIMCK. Tb* Steamer Virginia Her Appearance G c qs Cobb aud Wool Interior Happy incident. NonroLE, Va. March 0, 1862. Dew Tunes: The irou-clud stuamer Virginia foimeily called tbe Mcrrimac, is a complete suo cuss. It was published that she wus a failure, meiely lo throw the Yaukoes off their guard aud hoop (bum from blowing her up when she weu, out into Hampton Roads. 1 visited her a few days aiuuo aud saw bar largo guns and the great be-k, designed lo be used in a close attack. Before this reuefiu* you, she will have uttacked the Cumberland and other vessel* out in front of Old Point and showed the world whut material * u * wus mi de of. She carries eight guns, three oti each side aud oue iu front and rear, and is bomb-proof against caunou shot. She resuin filte, iu appearance au immense terrapin. Gen. Wool, iu oouimand at Fortress Monroe, ha* several vessels in the Road , evidently de signed to engage the Virginia, when she mukes her appearance. The old General has reoeutly hell an interview with Gen. iloweil Cobb in refer ence to our exohauge of prisoners between tbe tws Governments. Those two officials met on board a cartel vessel iu the Roads and discussed tbe question wbicb called them together. It is not set developed (bat there will be a pci foot agruemuu * to tbe basis of au exohauge. Noth ing was more strikiugly characteristic of the two Governments thau ths dress of the respective Representatives. Gtu. Wool wore tha tinsel,tbe show, tho iusigui* of royalty, a large chapeau# adorned with black feathers, set neatly upon his h*ad,4|iia epaulette bung like drapery on bis stioulders, a flue yellow sash and most splendid sword was worn by bis side, aud to reuder the dress complete, the old Geueral actually _bad on a pair of straw colored kid gloves. Un the otbsr baud, was Geu. Howell Cobb. His whole apjuaranc.e was that of a wagoner, wbo had driv eu a team through the ruins of wittier, and cuuped out many cold nights ilia cadet gray coat was of a fox color, having boon dyed by tbe dews of tbe Foninsular. His patts had seen strvlo* and showed marks of hard wear. His beard was long and slightly gray lu fact, b* looked like* soldier, deadly in ear nest, and resolved upon the independence of bis country. Hat with all this, he boro himself with the conaeious dignity of a man, who represented a great people, and was bead aod shoulders above his compear iu brains and sense. Never was her* -uoh a contrast. Wool stupid, dull, a cox coufl); Cobb, plain, sensible, noble. Gur Gov ernment did not sufler from the interview. Right her* let me relate au incident that oc curred wertbyof our Representative. Gen. Wool announced that some ladies on board his boal de*red to go South “Certainly,” says, Geu. Cobb, “my Government always takes oar# of the ladies” Whan they appeared, Iu and behold, Miss Gwin, daughter of Ex -Senator Gwin of California, aud a real Southerner aud intimate friend of Gen. Cobb while in Washington, was introduced—of course, the greeting was oordial. “Why Mr. Cobb,” says Miss Gwin, “I scarcely know you in your soldiers oostume, you are so disguised, too, by your beard, do |I, rosily ad dress you ?” “Why,” says General Cobb, with remarkable fine humor and in a voice to be heard by Gen. Wool and staff, “don’t you know that tb* rebeh light their battles bobind Mass id Battsrim I” Tbe hit was capital, but ibe Federal General was too senaitivo to enjoy it aud bowed bis exit from tbe boat aa soon as possi ble. But my letter grown long. More anon. PRIVATE. Tie imj> #1 Ike Einiuippi, Wa publish this morning tbe order of Gsueral Beauregard upon assuming command of tb* Army of tb* Mississippi, issued from biabtad aarters at Jackson, Tenn. Tb* Memphis Ap- Ml •* tbttt liM,. Polk and Br. M , will l. o.'tttt.t-tfj with him tu euiutuHitU of th arm, - thttjonui. utttkiu ß bis hoadquurlors at Humboldt and tho Ittttoi un.b.1.1, , t Memphis. Wa saa Iu lha .am. papar . rJ „ IVom Bl . M ~r u. olalmiiiK tu.rlial l.ur at Mamphis. 6ip bail Hr. Slitltll’i luirnnl ii p lr |,. A Paris corrospoudeut of tbe Naw Yor. ||, r . aid Rivos tbe following obapter of B oß.ip about tba utoreiuout. of Mr. Uomuii.aiuu.r Hlid.il Iu the French capital: John Blidell arrived here from London last evening at % ulue o'clock. There tas no;demon stratiou whatever upou his teaching here, but ho and Mr, Kami* look a carriage at the’ railway station and drove to the hotel where **.. aud Mrs Kuslijt have beeu stoppiug some days. He rose this morning about eleven and, considering that his wardrobe ueeded replenish ing, immediately sent for a taylor, who measured bun, aud to whom he gave instructions to make him some clothiug within twenty four hours, and uutil finished Mr. Slidell would not leave his hotel Mrs. Slidell and hor two daughters arrived here on Saturday evening last, and took rooms at the Hotel du Khiu, on the Place, Vendoine.- The rooms are a spleudid suit ou tho premiere, opening from No. 3. Those who know the house will recollect these are the finest apartments iu It. Mrs. Kustis aud a sister of Mr. Kustis are stopping at the s.iuio house. Up to Wednesday moruiug Mrs. Slidell was in a terrible slate of anxiety at tbe fear that her husbaud had beeu lost, and tbe first intimation of his safe arrival iu Southampton reached her through the inoilitmi of a good Union mau wbo does not know her , but, having heard of her deplorable condition, immediately upon hearing of the safe arrival of the rebel embassadors at Southampton, as a matter of humanity, went at onoo to the hotel, informed one of the servants, whu conveyed to Mis. .Slidell the information that hor husband was safe aud sound in South ampton. Uutil this in (truing the family have kept their rooms, never having been to the table d'hote. A son of Mr. Slidell, a young mau of uineteen, who has been here sumo months at school, has been staying with them since their arrival, and they have been visited by some of the rebels in Farts, as well as by a considerable uumber of French families, acquaintances which they made during their renideuce here. It is their iulention to take a house immedi ately for four years aud entertain elegantly ; and, as both Mr. aud Mrs. Slidell speak French per fectly aud as they possess the means of doing it, they will doubtless .make an impression in Pari sian society, and will eudeavor to secure a politi cal positiou, through the medium of a social recognition, Letter Irum beiiera! Henuiutfseu Willow Hill, James River | Februury 2bth, 1802. ) ‘Jo the hditot of the Richmond Dispatch: to Hus coniiiiuuicuiiou of a correspondent, sigutug himself ‘ Justice,” in a recent number ofyour paper. As lur as I mu concerned, ho might with more propriety have subscribud In justice to his lubrication, lie says “The forces uuder Geu. lieuuiugsen, with fifteen pieces of artillery, were ordered lo Koauoke Island, but that be onlorluualely misunderstood bis orders und remained al Llunhelli City. There can be no reasonable doubt ll.t his force uud Ins fifteen pieces of artillery were c#defend this idcutical causeway. There cun be uo doubt that if those fiflecu pieces of caution had been placed so ns to command this causeway, t\ii it would b*ve swept away auy eueuiy thut dure venture up on it, und have changed whut become a sad disaster into a glorious victory.” In the above, “Justice” has repeated (i hope not originated,) a falsehood. lam willing in sileut disgust to see correspondents lie, report aud puli officers luto cpheiuerul notoriety, but I will uot permit them with impunity to report or lie me into any kind of undeserved disre pute. I will simply state, as matter* of fact, that 1 did uot disobey or misunderstand auy order; that obeying my orders, I could uot possibly have been ou Roanoke Island with my command; that I had not the amount of artillery men iotied, and a u matter of opin ion, (or rather conviction,) I will add, that if 1 had, I oould not have changed the issue of the gallant light made by a portion of our forces on the isluud, and in which the fi'Jlh Regiment of Virginia volunteers, of the Wie J.egiun, played so conspicuous a part. Respectfully, C. K. H KNNINUMEN, Col. sVth Reg't Va. Yol's Fro a th* Maoon Telegraph. (iuubutt fujid, Macon, March tRh, IHA2. Mr. Cliely Sin We see by the Charleston paper* that* young lady, Miss Sue L. Gel/oe, of Summerville, has started a subscription tu build n gunboat at Charleston, by ths ladies of ths Falmetto State, wbioh is being responded to by the iadies’of Carolina. We propose that her nobio example sb #uld be followed by our own native Georgia. And eu au earnest of our inten lions, we herewith unclose you our subscrip lions of five dollars each, to build a gunboat for owu gallant, war-worn vetran, COMMODORE TATTN A LI., who of t has bared bis breast tu the “battle uud the breeze.” We know that there Is patriotism euuugh among tbe ladles of the Empire State of Ibe South to raise (he uecea aary fund to build one that will do credit to Georgia. We weuld, therefore, propose the fol low ing names to out as agents to receive funds from the ladies of Georgia : For Macon.--Editor Georgia Telugranb, Edi tor Georgia Messenger, Colonel L. N. Whittle, James A. Niabot, E„q , Mrs. Washington Foe. Bavannah Savauuah Republican, Savannah Morning News. Augusta. Constitutionalist, Chrouicl* A Sen tiuel. Columbus Times aod Euquirer. Atlanta Intelligencer and Confederacy, Milledgeville—Southern Federal Hulou and ,Southern Recorder. Albany Richard li. Clark auJ Huts and Rust. Americus - John J. Fcarboro and T. M. Fur low. Cutbbert Edward McDonald aud Otbo F. Beall. Sandersville-James S. Hook, K*q. Waynesboro’- Mrs. Shewmak*. Covington -William F. Anderson. Not being sufficiently acquainted to name agents in tbe various counties of Georgia, wa would recommend tbe ladies to appoint agents in their various towns and eountiea and remit their collect ions to a committee in ‘Savannah, to be composed of Ills Honor Edward J. liardan, R. R. Cuyler, President Central Railroad, G. B. Lamar, President Bank of Commerce. Kespeotfully yours, MARY ANN A ELLA. AU papers in Georgia please copy. I'ULPMh.,. THI'KNDAY. MIKOB, IJ. ISU. Defence of Gen. A. 8. Muslim Th.re has boon and is a vory gonaral dispo ■Mon manifastsd by tho Southern pr.sa and pul. lio lo consura tho oonducl of (lan. Sidney John slon In bl.man B smsnt of our military affairs in ontuoky and Tonuossoa. Wa oonfesa that wa buvu Indulgad , raaliug of diaappoin.uiant la scanning hia opernc. m . in that quarter, but uot haring lha iufonu.tioi which wa dautuad raquis- Hutoapropor lad..., ant, w „ barawithheld onr opinion trom the reader. The article which we publish to-day from the Memphis Appeal coma** l9 .* v “dioution of (fen. Johnston which will silence many ofihe com plaints again him. It will appear therefrom lh- or**! fault of OUT COOdltlOß iU the Justly Bee at tile do r 01 ow r„it which meat. From (he Memphis Appeal. a.\. a. s. joii.Nsm Editors Appeal : Some ofihe southern pa’ purs have recently published articles strongly condemnatory, denuuoialory and personally abusive of Gen. A. 9. Johustou. Premising that I am not attached to Uen. J,’s staff or even per* sunnily acquainted with him ; that I am not, in faot, on terms of iutimacy with auy of our Generals, and, consequently do not speak “by authority ”or “by lbo book,” I wish, neverthe less, to have a little talk with you and yeur rea ders about Gen. J. and his operations. When Gen. Johnston assumed the command of the army of the West, the enemy control by means of hisguuboats, of tho Teunessee river up to Fort Henry, and ol the Cumberland up to Fort Donelson. These forts had beeu located by the army of Tennessee under Gen. Pillow.— Fort Henry (so far as putting /such a work on such a site) was iu plain violation, or rather disregard, of what may be termed an axiom in military engiuoeriug. Fort Donelson was well enough choseu to resist au attack from the river, but seems to have been badly placed to resist a land attaok,.according to Gen. Pillow’s recent report. Gen. Johnston evidently saw that Fort Henry would not do, for he ordered Fort Holman to be constructed on tho Tennessee river. This is said to be a proper site. Now it is not a very easy thing to evaouate one fort and transfer its armament to another, in the face of an enemy’s gunboats. Beauregard, it is true, bus recently done it, but be was differently situated. Colum bus bad just beeU'UOOupiod when Gen. Johustou assumed command, aud it wan absolutely neces •ary that every gun should be sent to that point, as the control of the Mississippi was of vital lrn. portanoe to us. No guns could be spared for Fort Heiwan, even if it had beeu prepareti to receive thorn, aud those of Furt Henry, in Gen. Johustuu’s opinion, (it is to be presumed.) and he had the beat means us judging, oould nut be safely transferred. Tbe same may be said as to tbe plan of obstructing the navigation of those rivers below tbe forts. The preseut friends of tbe writer know that he was perhups the first to urge that boats loaded with stones should be sunk in ble to ascertain what number of old coal and salt boats coi Id ba bad fur this purpose on the Tennessee river ; but Gen. Johnston was the best judge of its practicability, controlled as the river was by the enemy’s gunboats. The writer thought it could be done, and boFcved then As he be lieves now, that with proper caution, and if nec essary, a battery of two heavy guns and a bat talion of infantry, (the work could have been protected agaiust such gunboats as the enemy then bad, but neither he nor any one else has a right to determine the practicability of such an operation without being iu person ou the pro posed field of operations, aud in possession of such information as General Johustou alone could have. Su far then as the part of his liue, which was selected for bun, and which he was forced to adopt, is uoDoerued, it is very clear‘ that it was not strengthened dimply because he did not have the guus to spare, ami could not get them. I repeat that Ido not rpeuk by authority,(l atn not indeed attached to tbe army,) but from a general knowledge of the resources of our ord nance department. The point selected by Qeu. Johnston himself, or rather for which he is res ponstble, was Bowling Green. It was intended to oover N ash ville, or for an advance ; hi* first step was to call upon th* Governors of several States for additional troops, lie commenced fortifying bis position, and it was generally un derstood that it was impregnable and that be had an army varying Irom 70,000 to 120,000 men. Th* writer believed all ibis, aud when he saw, or rather heard, of two or three movements of (he eueuiy which he, aB u sort of military man, thought Geu Johnston ought, with such a force, to bare interrupted, he began very seri ously to doubt Gen. Johnston’s ability as a gene ral, and it wo* uot until tho present hue and cry was raised against him, that he discovered his error, aud begun to understand and appreciate the man. It revealed to him the faot that no suob fore* had ever been at Rowling Green, and that Gen. Johnston had exhibited the very fi nest generalship in making him and all others believe (his own army and th* eueuiy besides,) every one, in fact, except the adjutaut general and tbe beads of the army, that he was strong, when in fact, he was weak, aud had thus with a small force prevented the advance of the eueuiy. It is useless to talk about it auy mau who, by a simple disposition of his troops, cau produce such au effect, is certaiuly a general of the very first order. Now for (he reoeul movements : It is clear to tbe writer that Guu. Johnstou knew that he could uot save Nashville exoept ,by hia own skill. He certainly did not have au army large enough to do it, and he knew it. It was not his place, however, to say ao to even Gover nors or Legislatures ; by his skill alone, be bad saved Nashville for over two mouths. He had called for meiLaml they bad not beeu furnished. At length, fortunately .for the C'onfederaoy, th* civilians at Washington interfered anti ordered an advance. Had they waited until Butler and others were prepared to move, we would have been roused from our supineuses with ireo geanoe. As it is, the people of the Sou'b are now awakened to a full sens* of their danger and have time to meet it. All we have to do is for tbe press to keep silent about military movement*! publish no speculations as to our owu or tbe enemy's plans, exoept from the papers of the *n i us, and rally around the gallaut aud aide Beauregard with every available weapon (pike* properly made being quile as good a weapon as tbe flint lock musket ) Bui lo return to Johnetou. He penetrated the designs of the enemy, and lie baffled tbevii a* completely a* any general so situated could possibly have done. What was the main ob ject of the enemy ? The possession of Nash vtlle J By no ttisass. It whs the annihilation of Johnston's whole army! The combined movement* of Buell and i>rant aud the gun boats was to attack Fort Henry and open tbe Tenuesaee—to attack Fort Donelaou aud opeu the Cumberland —if successful, th* posaea siou of Clarksville, the rolling mills, and the railway* from Kcutucky to the Tennessee riv er, followed, of course. Had Jwhuslon ling. pU*. cross I fibers I I <*ur terms are cah IlfAdvalirffl. | Money scut by mail at our risk, I JIJKVSSiSSSS* j Number 11 ered a single day at Bowling Green, Grant would have reached Nashville before him,aud, placed between the two armies of Grant and Buell, cut off from reinforcements and sup> plies, his whale army would have been lost. Had he moved sooner and turned towards Fort Donelson, in three days Buell would have been at Nashville, aud he would have beeu entrapped between two armies and two river* both in possession of the enemy. His rapid retreat from Bowling Green waanot to escape from Buell, but to get to Nashville i Muxtopped at Nashville, Grant would have advanced immediately, convinced that he was covering important military stores, and hoping 4 force htuf into a battle on unequal terms. As it was, the fail* vr a,*i ltuell to udvaoe was simply a well ullC ®‘ rdkAtf. Of what may bf termed QJiHwW ,u *° zZSZa* Jy^y sum Lio returning to undergo the mortification of seeming to panic-struck when no eu*. y ~, pursuit He was not to be caught. A general of leas ability would have lost his whole army uuder the circumstances—for it must be always borne iu mind that Gen. Gran could, at any time, have been at Nashville with a much larger Ibrce lltan Johnston then had under him, in a lew hours. He could, in fact, have marched there as soon as Johnstou did if he had been very alert. Some justifi cation of the Governor and Legislature can be found iu this faot. Gen. Johnalon, it is pre sumed, would have risked a battle to save his brave division at Fort Donelson, had they re treated or cut their way through, but uot to save Nashville, although it is of some military value to the enemy, it is of but comparatively little to us. The writer has some reason to believe that Johustou, knowing hia weakness designed a counterstroke when the enemy ad vanced, which might have saved Naahville lbr a mouth or two, but he was prevented by some want of preparation iu another depart ment. Iu bringing this article lo a close, let me simply suy that Johnston is now iu a po sition lo be retulbrced to any extent, and in a condition to protect points of much greater military importance than Nashville. He has kepi well iu advunce of the enemy, and by so doing has had time to make his ar rangements. This he could not have done after a battle with a superior army pressing closely upou him. Now, if I have fairly judg ed Gen. Johnston —if he knew his own weak ness, ami, if knowing it, he did not suffer 100 great au accumulation of valuable military stores at Nashville, and it does not appear that he did, he has certainly proved himself to be a General of decided ability, and is still en titled, fully entitled, to the confidence of tho President, the army, and the people. At least this lathe opinion ol oue, who, although in no way distinguished as a military man, has de voted nearly twenty years to the study of the science of war, aud who, unlike many other? did never breathe quite freely until Nashviß** was captured. . J. R- W. 1 ’ j rrout the Mobile Advertiser* Gen. Bragg an mat. <• MtM. lemm...A Model Spate! by Ibe Way. Jackson, Tenn., March ‘Jd, 1862. M'-ssre. Editors :~As you are aware, Gen Bragg left our city ou fiuiurduy, (yesterday,) for this place. At every station on the Rail road, as soon as it U f as known that he was on the cars, he was loudly and repeatedly called for by the people to show hlinself and say something to theui. The desire to see him was intense. At Meridian, alter repealed culls by a large number of citizens aud soldiers, he mude tbe reiimrks which I enclose herewith.-- I give them in his own words, as written dowu by uiysell, and request that they may be pub lished iu your paper. The past has but pro ved to u* that hi* advice should be well con sidered. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, A. J. F. REMARKS Or OEM. UKAUU, AT MERIDIAN, MIS*. Fellow Citizens: —iu deference to your re peated calls, 1 appear only lo see and be seeu and to leuder you my thunks lbr your kind ness. This is a time for act, not words. Experience has taught me, too, that every man should stiok to his trade. In many efforts, I believe I never made but one successful speeoh—and that was in a few words, when I courted my wife—tbe result then being due less to auy merit either in the speech or the speaker thau to an unfortunate hsbit with young ladies of deciding more from impulse than reason, by whion, as In my case, they are too apt to be unfortunate. Foudsr well, then, uiy fellow citixeus, this piece of ad vioo # : Never oall ou an old soldier for speeches ; and if you will pardon me the liberty, 1 will add, never send politicians to command your armies. From that time our cause will prosper. From tke Rio brand*., . Wore Trouble*. The New Orleans Pioayune has iuformation from the Rio Grande, reoeived through a mer chant from Brownsville, Irom which we learn that the condition of affair* in that quarter indi va(M a (bt aßulhoi tiuubla iu about to oomi upon our enemies. The intelligence is that the Brit ish end French consuls at Mstainoras had pre sented to the cuptaiu of the United States frigate Portsmouth, a formal protest agaiust the block ade of the Rio Graude, and that on the 6th, the British consul dispatched a schooner to Tampico with orders for a British vessel to sail to the Rio Grande and prevent, evot to the extent of hos tili.ies, the blockade of the river by the Ports mouth. Tho consul's order* wore that the Brit ish vessel should engage the Portsmouth imme diately upon her arrival. The French consul had also seut a request to Tampico for the for warding of a French warship. The Picayune adds : A largo number of vessels arrived from Europe •re iu durance under the guns of the Ports mouth. The captain of the latter will notallow these vessels to discharge their cargoes, unless it is guaranteed that the goods will be delivered *n Mstainoras and not at Rrownville. Now this condition, eveu if legal, is impossible, as the steamboat* plying on the Rio Grande, are owned iu Urowusville, and as such, beiug the property of rebels, they dare not undertake to lighten these European vessels at tha mouth of the river, for iu so doing they would run the risk of being seised by the United Mtates frigate.— Thu# i< will be seeu that the damage for the de tention of these neutral merchantmen must amount to a very round sum agaiust the by no means plethoric purse of old Abe. , The Portsmouth continues to tly the French flag a# a decoy to all traders approaohlng her station, bhe frequently takes a short oruiee un der tho same colors, but when no merchantman Is in sight she hoists the old “gridiron./* A Company styled *the “lolllooffer Guards” has been organised in Forsyth County, —H. P. Bell, Captain.