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Newspaper Page TextB O Hr H TO.MSBET & BARNES, Publishers and Proprietors. j 0 ,.H. M«BET. { <!lfora. Z\)t Confekratc Pinion It published. Weekly, in 1Milledgecdle, Get., Corner of Hancock and Wilkinson S/s., (opposite Court House.) At $3 a year in Advance. RATES OF ADtTBTlKiiXO. Per square of her Ire tines. One insertion? I 00,andfifty cents for caehsubsequent continuance. Those sent without tlie specification of the number ot insertions will be published till forbid and chaiged accordingly. Business or Professional Cards, per year, where they do not exceed Six Links - - - §10 (;it y4 Hl.rral contract will be made with those who wish to Adeertr-e by the year,occupying a sperijkd space LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Sales of Land and Negroes, l»y Administrate i s. Ex- ecutors or Guardians, are required by law to be bold Oil the first Tuesday in the month;between the hours of lOin tiietorenoou and three in the afternoon, at the Courthouse in tbecouuty in which the property is sit uated. Notice of thcsesales must be given in a public ga- ,c't.. 40 days previous to the day ofsale. Notice* tor the sale ol'personal property must be giv en in iike manner 1<> days previous to sale day. Notices to the debtors aud creditors of an estate must al-o be published 40 days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary forleaveto sell Lund or Negroes, must be published for two months. Citations for\ettera of Administration Guardianship, Ac., must be published 30 days—r d. fission from Administration, monthly tie mouth,*—for dismission iroin Guardianship, 40 days. Rules for foreclosure of Morlgagemust.be publido-d monthly for four months—for establishing lu 1 pri] 1 for the full spare of three months—for compelling 1 dies from Executors or administrators, w hti i bond hits b ■■ n given by the decen.ed, ihe full space of three months. Publications will always be continued according to these, the legal requirements, unless otlicrwi- e ordered at the following RATES: Citations, on letters of administration, <fec. f'i 7 “ “ dismissory from Admr’n. 4 50! “ “ “ Guardiauship. 3IH j Leaveto sell Land or Negroes 4 00 I Notice to debtors andereditors. 3 Of j Sales of personal property, ten days, 1 sqr. 1 50 Sale of land or negroes byZTxecutors, &.e. pr «qr. 5 00 Estrays, two weeks 1 50 per r.inan advertising his wife (in advance,) 5 00 VOLUME XXXIII.] MILLED SEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1883. [NUMBER 35. COUNTING HOUSE CALENDAR, 1JIG3. ©AV3, DAV8. C/j : l l " I l • l & * 5 r. 12 13 .0 20 26 tr. Feb’r. Mar. Mav. 9 10 1C 17 23 24 2 3 9 10 If. i7 23 24 30 31 C 7 13 14 20 2! 27 28 1 2 3 4 July. 8 9 10 11 15 1C 17 18 22 23 24 25 29 3031 1 Alcust 5 0 7 8 12 13 14 ]5 19202! 22 26 27 28 1 Setter 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 *6 27 23 29 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1] lo 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 05 £6 127 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ic 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 •24 25 26 27 28 29 -j() 31 1234 5 c 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1C 17 18 19... 0 2122 2324 25 26 07 282930 2 3 4 5 Octob’r , „ 9 10 11 12. ■ _ 1 1 3 4 16 17 18 19 5 6 7 8 9 10 j, 23 24 25 26 i}^ 13 ’ • 15 J® 17 pq 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 June 11 12 18 19 2526 I 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 30 1 2 3 Novkm 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24. 2829 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 II 12 13 14 ,r. 16 17 18 19 20 21 ^5 24 -5 26 *2? 2m oy Decem. 4 5 6 7 2 • 1 d 6 11 12 13 14 ' 8 910 11 12,3 18 19 20 21 14 15 16 17 18 19 o 0 ”> '6 27 -, 8 “ 22 23 24 25 26 ,,7 28 29 30 3) COURT CALLENDER FOR I8(i3. SUrsaiOR COURTS. BOOK-BINDING The Subscriber is new pro pared to do 2oolt'2£nd- inJT, in all its branches Old Rooks rebound, A c. MUSIC bound in the best style. Blank Books manufactured to order. Prompt attention will be given to all wurk entiusted to me. S. J. KIDD. Bindery in Sen I hern Federal Union Office. M dgeville, March 19th, 1881. 43 'SPECIAL NOTICE! fTMlE undersigned having removed firm Mil- 1 ledger iile desires end intends to close up his 1 business matters of that place speedily as possi ble. All persons indebted are notified that the no. es and accounts are in the hands of J. A. Breedlove, and P. H. Lav. LER, who ere authori zed to collect and make settlements It not ar ranged at an early day, settlements will be enforced b> law. 13. tf. A. C. VAIL, Agent. Western & Atlantic (State RailrcaA fsjs? nsjfrsT' r : rr,y & Atlanta to Chattanooga, 138 Miles, Fare •'j 1 JOHN S. ROWLAND, Sir Pnrfrngfr Train. Leave Atlanta at Arrive at Chattanooga at Leave At. ini# at Arrive at Chattanooga at Ae'eoin.noeintion I*a*scng Leave Atlanta Arrive at Kingston Leave Kingston Arrive at Atlanta This Road connects each way with the R Branch Railroad at Kingston, the East I emit «L Georgia Railroad at Dalton, and the Na-.. & Chattanooga Railroad at Chattanooga. July 29, 18(12. 19 New Arrangement, Chance of Schedule, on and after Monday 11 th insl THE Subscnbersare convey- s'—cl— mg the U. S. Mail from Mil-c/._- leageville via Sparta. Culver- ffltfr .‘t-It-v tun and Powelton to L)'inbler3y-T-: Wells,and would respectfully inv ite the attention ot their friends and the travelling public, to their new and complete arrangement for travelling fut ilities over this line. SCHEDULE—LeaveMilledgeville after the arriva of trains from Columbus. Macon and Savannah; Ar* rive inSparta’atOo’clockP.M. and at Double Welle ra ce evening. Leave Double Wells a‘ter the arrival of morning trait,, from Augusta. Atlanta and Athens; Arrive at Sparta 11 o’clock, A. M.; Arrive at Milledgeville same evening. With good Hacks, fine Stock and careful drivers we solicit a liberal patronage. MOORE k FORBS. fctfage Offices—MUlrdperillc HcfclM tier ft ii!c;Ga Edwards' House, Sparta. Moore's Hotel, Double Hells. July 11,1859. 8 tf - JANUARY. 1 JULY. 2d Monday, CliutUam. J st Monday, Floyd' •Floy'd AUGUST. 1st Monday Lunipkint FEBRUARY. 2d M mday, Campbell 1st Monday, Claik Clark t Lumpkin Dawson 3d Monday, Campbell 3d Monday, Forsyth Dawson Poke 3d Monday, I-’orsytk Glaseoek Folk Mi niwether Glascock Walton Mcrri wether Houston Walton 4t!iMondny, Baldwin Houston J ackson 4ill Monday, Baldwin Monroe Jackson “uulding Monroe Taliaferro Paulding Walker Taliaferro Thuedny after, Fieice Walker MARCH. SEPTEMBER. 1st Thursday. Pierce 1st Monday, Appling l»l Monday, Appling Chattooga Chattooga Cherokee Cherokee Columbia Coweta Coweta Columbia Crawford Ciuwford Madison Gwinnett Marion Madison Morgan Marion 2d Monday, Butts J! organ Bartow Jd Monday, Butts Coffee Bartow Elbert Coffee Fayette Elbert Greene Fayett Gwinnett Greene 1 ‘iekens .. JOHN T. BOWDOZS7, ATTORNEY AT LAW, TlVTOJI'r®^. GX* Eaton ton, Go., Feb. I4,18G0. 3Stf. 50 Saw Cotton Gin fer Sale. ONE of WATSON'S best 50 Saw Cotton .Gins, is offered for sale. This Gin is new, and is equa to any in use. Sold for no fault, the present ow ners having no use for it. Any planter wanting a good Gin,can have a chance to pet one at a re duction on the regular price. Apply at this office " at X. Tift, or .1. II. Watson. at Albany • _ $30 XtLISXi. ! S TOLEN from the subscriber’s place *$> last night, a dark bay peuey. saddle Joli 0 ' aad bridle. The mare is about ten yearsdx-A old. has a small white spot iu the forehead, i small lump on the left knee, and blind in the lef eye. The saddle is black, about half worn, quill ed seat, aud lias a born to it. I will pay fifty dollars for the thi* f, poney am saddle and bridle, or ten dollars for the deliver; of the inare, Ac., to me at home. 9 miles east 0 Milledgeville. STEPHEN C. TURNER. Dec. Ilth, 1802. 30- -It. SAM L I>. IKVIN. JKEKSLKE BtTLEI- IRVIN & BUTLER, ATTORNEYS AT LAI ALBAXY, Georgia. 1>BACTICE in Hie Superior Courts of the Sout " Western Circuit,—in Terrell, linndojph, ami Khi iy counties, in the Put aula Circuit,—iu ortli and Ma c ^n Counties, in the Macon Circuit, in the Lnite- States Circuit Court at Savannah,—and by Bpecia contract,in any County in Southern Georgia. January UP I860. 34 tf. ETHERIDGE SCN, factors, Commission and Fonvardin. MEROHAK TS, NAVANHAH, GA. w - b. ETIIF.RIDIJE. W. D. ETHERIDGE, J . July loth, 1856. ^ tf Messrs, A. H. & L. H. RENAN, Are Associated in tiie Practice of Lav Office 1*< Door upon 2d floo r of MASONIC HALL. Jan.23d,1857. . 1st Monday, Dooly Emuuuel Franklin Early Fulton Gordon Taylor Warren Wilkinson , Ptke Thursday after Banka 2d Monday, Richmond Gilmer 11aneock Harris Laurens Miller Suinter Thursday after Fannin. 3d Monday, Glynn Haralson Henry Jones Murray Oglethorpe Pulaski Stewart Union Wurth Thursday after Towns Thursday ) Montgomery i after ‘ 4thMonday, Wayne Decatur PeKulb Jasper Lincoln Schley Tattnall Whitfield Wilcox Friday after, Telfair Camden Thursday after. Irwin Monday after Charlton NOVEMBER. 1st Monday, Berrien Sc riven Clayton Effingham • Randolph Upson 2d Monday, Catoosa Jefferson Slitehell Mnscogee 3d Monday, Bibb Burke Quittman Spalding Troup Baker 4th Monday, Dade Terrell Thursday after. McIntosh Monday “ Colquitt <• “ Libertv Mon. after Libertv.Bryan DECEMBER. 1st Monday, Dougherty Lowndes 2d Mondnv,-Brooks Clay mummy, iuviou 13d Monday Thomas •May holds three weeks, if necessary, at each term. t.Tndge not required to draw Jurors for two weeks; and riot obliged to hold two weeks Court 11 counties of Cobh and Linacliin. ' APRIL. 1st & 2d Mon. Carroll 1st Monday, I >ooly Franklin Emanuel Early Fulton Gordon Pike Taylor Warren Wilkinson Tlmrsd’vafter Banks 2d Monday, Hancock Richmond Harris Laurens Miller Sumter Tuesday after. McIntosh 2d Monday, Glynn Haralson Henry Jones # Liberty Murray < Iglethorpe Pulaski Stewart Monday Worth after * 'liryan 4th Mon Jay,Wavne Decatur DeKalb Jasper Lincoln Schley Whitfield Wilcox Friday nfter, Telfair Camden Thursday after, Irwin Monday “ Berrien Charlton MAY let Monday. Clayton Striven Randolph Upson 2d, Monday, Catoosa Jefferson . Chatham Mitchell Muscogee Gilmer Thursday after Fannin, 3d Monday, Bibb Burke Quittman Spalding Troup Union Baker Thursday after Towns 1th Monday, Dade Terrell Last Monday. Colquitt JUNE. 1 st Monday, Lowndes Dougherty 2d Monday, Brooks Clay id Monday, Thomas 35 tf. J. A. & W. AV. TURNER, attorneys at law, Eatonton, Ga. ♦“•W, 18 1849. ally. K"EW GOODS FROM THE LATE Charleston Package Sales. TTds. English Oinghams. SOQ TTds. English Shambrays. 800 Yds. English Calicoes. 300 Yds. Canton Flannel. PIHS, NEEDLES, BAIR PINS, . rnTlr LINEN BtANDKEKCHnor^S,^ Pine Combs, White Cotton Hose, Ac, Ac., * JUST RECEIVED and lor & CQ MilledirevHle. Dec. 29th, 1062. 32 tf ’ From the Mobile Advertiser & Register. Jan. 7. I.ctlci- from X Ful, Aeconii* of l an Dora’s Rrilliani Grenada, Sunday Evening, ) December 28, 1SG2. ^ j' The town is in a furore of excitement at the return of Major General Earl Van Dorn and Lis dashing command Loin the brilliant raid upon Holly Springs, which has been so stupendously disastrous to the enemy and so importantly successful to our own arms. Gen. Van Dorn started from this point thirteen days since, having first supplied his cavalry command of 2,700 ■non with fifteen days rations to support and satisfy the inner man, and a bottle ol turpentine and a box of matches, each, to enable them the more perfectly to carry out their work of destruction upon Aholi tion property. Striking out northeast, the command passed through Pontotoc, and having no time to devote to the Yankee marauders who were at the time south of them on the Mobile and Ohio Ilailroad, having much more important work on hand, Van Dorn’s force marched on through New Albany and started out on the Kip- ley road, in order to perfectly deceive the enemy. Two hours after the force passed through l’ontotoc, 1,100 Yankee cavalrj- which had been on a raid down the Mobile A Ohio road, returned with a train heavily laden with the plunder they had stolen. They were informed that Van Dorn had only passed an hour before with 15,000 troops. Taking a few minutes time to de stroy their train, they took the shortest route for Corinth, and left on fear-impell ing wings. Meantime, Van Dorn left the Ripley ioad to the left and took a by-way and meandering route through the swamp, and came within eight miles of Holly Springs in the evening, where he bivouack ed his force until two hours-before day, when lie moved cautiously into town, leaving the Texas brigade upon the heights outside as a reserve. As our forces dash ed in from all sides, tlie entrance proved a complete surprise, the breaking streaks of daylight showing the Ynntoo tents -with their yet undisturbed slumbcrcrs. A charge was ordered upon them, and the torch applied to the canvas which cover ed them. To paraphrase “Belgium’s” picture— “Ah, then and (here was huirying to and fio, And running in hot haste, And cheeks all palo anJ blanched with woe, Exhibiting Yankee cowardice.” The rapidity with which the tents of the enemy were vacated was marvellous ; and impelled by burning torches and rapid discharges of side arms, the Yankees took no time to prepare their toilets, but rushed out into the cool atmosphere of a Decem ber morning clothed very similarly to Jo seph when the lady Potiphar attempted to detain him. The scene was wild, ex citing, tumultuous. Yankees running, tents burning, torches flaming, Confeder ates shouting, guns popping, sabres clank ing ; Abolitionists begging foi mercy, ‘--.LAs’ shouting exultingly, women in dishohdL dapping .4 j—- «\ with joy, crying‘kill them, kill them’—a heterogenous mass of‘excited, frantic, frightened human beings presenting an in describible picture, more adapted for the pencil of Ilograth than the pen of a news paper correspondent - The surprised camp surrendered 1,S00 men and 150 commissioned officers, who were immediately paroled. And then i commenced the work of destruction. The j extensive building of the Mississippi Cen tral depot, the station house, the engine houses, and immense store houses were tilled with supplies of clothing and com missary stores. Outside of ihe depot the barrels of flour, estimated half a mile in j length, one hundred and fifty feet through J and fifteen feet high. Turpentine was thrown over this, and the whole amount destroyed. Up town, the court house and ! public buildings, livery stahlo* a»4 »n « | his splendid carriage, which was burned. Among his papers was found a pass, to pass the hearer over all railroads and’ steamboats in the United States, at Gov ernment expense ; to pass all pickets and guards; and other papers, at once, inter esting and valuable. Mrs. Grant was also captured, hut no indignity was offered to her. Nearly every store on the public square was filled with sutler stores, and after our men had helped themselves, the balance of the goods were burned.. When our forces first reached the depot, there was a train about leaving. The en gineer jumped off and run away, and one of our men took his place, shut the throt tle valve, and stopped theNrain. Sixty cars and two locomotives were then fired and destroyed. After the complete detraction of all public property about the place, and after teach man had supplied himself with a suit able quantity of clothing and boots, at six i o’clock in the morning the march was re- ! newed, and Davis' mill was the next place j attacked. Here tlie enemy were entrench- | ed, and sheltered themselves in a block house and fort formed of cotton bales.— ’i lie cavalry were commanded to charge, and attempted to do so, but the swamp and intricate lagoons breaking off in front of tlie enemy’s position would not permit it. The Yankees opened fire with some effect from their fort, and were supported by a nine pound rilled gun mounted on an iron clad railroad car, forming a railroad bat tery. The Texans were again ordered to charge, and Major Dillon, of Van Dorn’s staff, whose gallantry during the expedi tion was particularly conspicuous, attempt ed to lead them to the attack, but the men refused to follow, believing the way im passable and the position too strong for cav alry demonstrations alone. Colonel Mc Cullough, of the Missouri cavalry, was or dered to get in the rear of the rail”"” 11 L)a C tery, cut the track if event its escape, and captuie It. I believe he succeeded in cutting the load, hut our forces were com pelled to withdraw, and the steam battery was not taken. The forces then pushed on to Middleburg and Bolivar, and attack ed both places, but found them too strong ly defended and garrisoned to succeed in taking either of the points. The gallant ry of Colonel McCullough and his com mand, the 2d Missouri cavalry, Pinson’s and Saunders’ .Mississippi battalions, is especially mentioned by Major General Van Dorn. m Major Frank Armstrong and Major Phi fer contributed much to the success of the expedition, being dashing cavalry leaders and members ot the old army, with the rank they now hold. It is a great piece of injustice that the Government docs not make these daring and experienced offi cers Brigadier Generals of cavalry, which this army is sadly in need of. Maj. Arm- ot.-oug will be remembered as the success- till leader of the expedition against Deca- I.Yli^ a3fer" of an "A rfcansas^ff§&38 at the battle of Corinth. Major Kimmell, Major Schaumberg, and Lieutenant Sulli van, of General Van Dorn’s staff, are high ly complimented for thoir gallant con duct. Wbeu the command turned back after its unsuccessful attack upon Bolivar, the enemy sent a force of 10,000, comprising the three branches of the service, out after Van Dorn, and made giant efforts to flank and cut off his force, but this dashing offi cer was too wary for them, and succeeded in returning with 400 head of captured horses and mules, laden with spoils taken from the enemy. The presence of General Van Doin with the cavalry expedition the Y ankees could not understand, and they believed he was advancing at the head of the whole Fiom tie Richmond Enquirer, ffihraaalojcical Itcconl of ifac Principal Events of 1 January. 1st. Battle of Port Royal, S. C. Party of the enemy landed, and were driven back to their gunboats. Engagement at Fort Pickens. President Davis’ first pub lic Levee. Mason and Slidell left Bos ton. 4th. Legislative Council of Kentucky- elected Henry 0. Burnett and YVm. E Simms Confederate States Senators.— Judge John Hemphill, of Texas, died. 5th. Skirmishing at Hanging Rock, near Romny, Y r a. Gth. French man of war approached Ship Island under a neutral flag, for the purpose of business with the French Consul at New Orleans, and was fired in to by a Y r ankec vessel; 'an apology soon made. 8th. Skirmish at Silver Creek, Mo. 9th. Burnside expedition left Annapolis. Col. Lubbock, of Texas, died. 10th. Battle of Prestonburg. Ivy. Ene my repulsed by Confederate forces under Gen. Marshall. 12th and 13th. Burnside expedition left Gth. Skirmish near Harrisburg, Va ; General Ashby killed. Gth. Gunboats battle in front of Mem phis. The city surrendered to, and occu pied by the Y ankees. 7th. By order of Butler the Beast, YV B Mumfbrd was hung in new Orleans.— Battle of Cross Iveys, Y'a; Y’ankees de feated. 8 and 9. Battle of Port Republic, Y'a.; the armies of Shields and Freiuont defeat ed and put to flight by Jacksofl. 14. Gen. Stuart makes an expedition among tlie Yankees on the. Chickahominy, ; end destroys a large quantity of property. Battle on White River, Arkansas, near LaDguelle. 1G. An engagement at Secessionviile, S. C.; Yankees defeated. Great battles before Richmond. 2G. Battle of Mecbanisville. 27. Battle of Gainesville, or Gaine’s Mill. 29. Battle of Frazer’s farm. • 30. Battle of YVillis’ Church. July. 1. Battle of Malvern Hill; the Yankee mmy completely- routed. 22. An agreement for a general ex- Old Point, and caught in a succession of i change of prisoners between the Confed- Three Federal gunboats opened Sr, i YU v V Fort Henry, Tenn j defeated the Yankees Fort HeW iaken by Yankee ! G - J lie Arkansas, a C army. The people of Tennessee are represented pacious establishments were filled, ceiling as having been almost frantic with joy at hjo-h, with medical and ordnance stores.— Tnese were all fired, and the explosion of one. of the buildings, in which was stored one hundred barrels of powder, knocked down nearly- all the houses on the South side of the square. Surely such a scene of devastation was never before presented to the eye of man. Glance at the gigantic estimates the appearance of our forces once more up on their borders. They fed our soldiers with a bountiful hand, and wept for joy-. ‘Thank God, you have come at last!’ one and all exclaimed. Their hospitality was not a little surprising to our soldiers, who have been so uniformly swindled and ex torted from in Mississippi. The people, of Tennessee had been induced to believe 1,800,000 fixed cartridges and other ord- t j, at general Grant’s headquarters were at nance stores, valued at $1,500,000, eluding G.000 rifles and 2,000 revolvers. 100,000 suits of clothing and other quar termaster stores, valued at $500,000 ; 5,- 000 barrels of Hour and other commissary stores, valued at $500,000. $1,000,(300 worth of medical stores, for which invoices to that amount, were ex hibited, and 1.000 bales of cotton and SGOO.OOO worth of sutlers’ stores. As there were no time to remove these immense stores from the buildings contain ing them, they were all destroyed, com prising the Mississippi Central depot, en- o-ine houses and store honses, the most el egant and capacious in all the South, the court house, livery stable, and the lar gest buildings on the public square. ° While the capture of the camp, paroling of the prisoners and destroying of the stores were going#n, the 'I exas Rangers, comprising the 9th, Gth and o(J legions, became engaged with tlie Michigan caval ry-, and drove them pell-mell throq^h town and run them off north, with a considerable loss to tlie Abolitionists, and a loss of thirty in killed and wounded on our part. The ladies rushed out from the houses, wild with joy, cry ing out : ‘There’s some at the Fair‘Grounds. Chase them, kill them, for God’s sake!’ One lady- said •. •The Yankee Commandant of the Post is in my house ; come and catch him and a search was instigated, but without success, when the noble woman insisted that he was there, concealed; and finally, after much ado, the gallant [save the mark !j Colonel Murphy, the intrepid Yankee Commandant of ilolly Springs, was pulled out from under his bed, and presented himself in his nocturnal habilimeui.s to his captois. The Provost Marshal was also taken, and addressing General Van Dorn, si id : ‘Well, General, you’ve got us fairly, this time. I knowed it. I was in bed with my wife when I heard the firing, and I at once said, ‘Well, wife, it’s no use clos ing our eyes, or hiding under the cover , we’ve gone up.’ . Our attention was given to Grant’s head quarters, wHich he had left twenty-four hours before. All bis papers, charts, Jackson, Yiiss., and that our whole army had been captured. Judge, then, of their surprise, when they were visited by- Van Dorn’s command. Van Dorn did not form a junction with Forrest, as we were led to believe, hut their forces were at one time within a mile of eacii other. Forrest capture^ Trenton, and completely destroyed the railroad connection between Columbus and Hum- bolt, and Van Dorn did the same between Bolivar aud Grand Junction. The enemy are now, beyond doubt, forced to fall back to Jackson, and For rest, in all probability, will accelerate their movements towards Columbus, Ken- tuck damaging storms before and after reaching Hatteras. lGth. Battle near Ironton, Jib. Confed erate troops under Jeff. Thompson, drove the enemy towards Pilot Knob. ISth. Ex-President Tyler died. 19th. Battle at Summerset or Mill Springs. Ky. Gen. Zollicoffer slain. February. 1st. Skirmish at Bloomey, YVestern Virginia. 3d fire on 4th troops 8th. Roanoke Island taken by- Federal troops. 9th. Federal gunboats reached Florence, Alabama. 13th. Battle commenced at Fort Doncl- son. lGth. Fort Donelson surrendered, after three days hard fighting, with heavy loss on both sides. 17th. Provisional Congress termina ted. 18th. Permanent Congress of the Con federate States organized. R. M. T. Hun ter elected President pro tern, of the Sen ate, and Thos. S. Ilccock, of Virginia, Speaker of the House of Representa tives. 22d. Jefferson Davis inaugurated Presi dent of the Confederate States. 24th. Nashville surrendered. 2Gth. Y ankee army occupied Nashville. 28th. Day- of Prayer and Humiliation in the Confederate States. March. 1st. Martinsburg and Charlestown in the Valley of Virginia, occupied by Y'au- kec troops. r **“•< forces, evacuate Col umbus, Ky. 3d. J/artial Law declared in Richmond, Va. 6th. Battle at Pea Ridge or Elkhorn, Ark., commenced and continued till the 8th. Generals McCulloch and McIntosh were killed. 8. Naval battle near Norfolk, Va. The Confederate steamer Y’irginia played havoc among the Yankee vessels. 9. Confederate army evacuate Ylanassas and Centreville. 15. Island No. 10 attacked by the Yan kee gunboats. 21. Battle of Valverde, in Arizona. 23. Battle at Kearnstown, near Win chester, Ya. General Stonewall Jackson with about 4000 men, engaged about j 18,000 Yankees under General Shields. April. G. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., commenced ! and continued until 7th. Gen. A. S. John- j son was killed. 7. Island No. 10 surrenrlpj-eff to the ) Federal forces. 11. Fort Pulaski, Ga., surrendered to j Yankees. 24. Federal fleet succeeded in passing the forts near New Orleans. 25. Fort Jackson surrendered to the Y'ankees. 26. Federal gunboats arrive in front of New Orleans. May. I. New Orleans formally occupied by Butler, the Beast. 5. Battle of Williamsburg, Va., Con federate loss, killed and wounded, 1,G00 ; Yankee loss, killed and wounded 3,GOO. 7. Battle near YYest Point, Va. 8. Battle of McDowell, Va. Gen. Jack- son putting Ylilroy- and forces to flight. 9. Pensacola navy yard evacuated by the Confederates. 10. Norfolk evacuated by the forces under Gen. Huger. II. The YMj-gima was I )U ^ on shore in vicinity of Craney Island, after burnin the crate and Y ankee Governments. 21. Yankee gunboats abandon test at Vicksburg. 31. Gen. Morgan reports a succesful expedition into Kentucky. August. 2. Gen. Parson surprises a Yankee force near Madison, Ark., and puts it to flight. Skirmish at Orange Court House, Va. 5. Battle of Baton Rouge, La. Confed erate io.tes under General Breckinridge Confederate gun boat, destroyed on the Mississippi river. 8. Lincoln calls for GOO,000 more men. ! Battle ai' South Ylouutain, near Culpeper | C. II., Va. 22. Gen. Stewart captures and destroys a large amount of Yankee stores at Cat lett’s Station Y r a. 29. Battle near Richmond, Ky. Battle at Ylanassas commenced and terminated Sept. 1st. September. 9th. Confederate army cross the Poto mac into Maryland. 13th. Battle at Cotton Hill, Va. Gen. Loring defeats the Y'ankecs. 13th or 14th. Gen. Jackson captured Harper’s Ferry-, taking about 11,000 prisoners. Battle of Boonsboro’, Md. 47th. Battle of Sharpsburg, Md. 19th. Gen. Lee moves his army accross the Potomac into Virginia. Battle of Iuka, Miss. 20th. Battle near Sbepberdstown, Va. 26th. Gen. Beauregard assumes com mand of the army on the coast near Charles ton. October. ( _ 3d : Battle of Corinth Miss., commenced, Sth Battle of Perryville, Ky. 9th. Galveston, Texas, occupied by tlie Yankees. 10. Gen. Stuart starts and makes a successful expedition into Pennsylvania. November. 5tb. Brisk skirmishing near Warrenton, Va. Gen. McClellan, of the Yankee army relieved of his command. Gen. Burnside takes his place. December. 11. Burnside crossed the Rappahannock at Fredericksburg. 13. Battle of Fredericksburg. Enemy routed. 13. Confederate victory near A/urfrees- boro’, Tenn. —W— Lincoln^ Proclamation. YY^ashington, Jan. 1st, 1863. By the President of the United States of America: a riioor a xr 4 nPTOV YYhereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty--two, a Proclamation was isssed by the President of the United States, containing among other things, the following tn-wit; “That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States shall be then, thenceforward and forever free, and the Executive Govern ment of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, or any of them, in any- ef fort they- may make for their active free dom.” “That the Executive will, on the first day- of January aforesaid, by proclama tion, designate the States and parts of maps, etc., were captured, together w ith States, if any, in which the people therein General Y'an Dorn’s raid proved entire- fiercely for upwards of an hour, blew up a, ; reS p ect ; ve ly t shall then be in rebellion iv successful, and is to be regarded as oue little before five o’clock on the morning of j a g a ; ns t the United States, and the fact of the most important, if not the most iin-j this day. _ that any State and the people thereof shall portant cavalry demonstration of the war. | 14. The Legislature of Virginia ! on that day-, be in good faith represented lie has caused the enemy a loss of stores presses its desire, by resolution, that “the , j n |j ie (Congress of the United ^States, by which it will take months to recover from, Capital of the State be defended to the members chosen thereto at elections and has deprived his command of every- last extremity, and assures the I. resident wherein a majority of the qualified voters thing essentially necessary- to the placing of the Confederate States that “whatever j gtates shall have participated, of his forces in the field. destruction or loss of property of the State j s { ]a ]j ; n the absence of a strong counter- It is to lie regsetted that he does not re- or individuals shall thereby result will ue yp 4 jiing testimony, be deemed conclusive main iu command of the entire cavalry cheerfully submitted to. I evidence that such State and the people of the army. YVe learn that he has been I 15th. Yankee gunboats attack Drcwry’s j t ] iereo f are no t t l, en in rebellion against ordered to report to Jackson. Bluff, and were repulsed. the-United States.” The entire number of prisoners captured j 13d and 14th. Battle at Front Royal, Va, Y'ankees defeated. Battle of Lewis- burg, YVestern Y T irginia; Confederate defeat. 25th. Battle at IFinchestcr, Y*a. Gen. Jackson defeated the Yankee army, puts it to flight, takes a large number of pris oners and a vast amount of Yankee stores. 26th. Bombardment of Y ic'ksburg com menced Skirmish at Hanover Court House Va. | 29th. Corinth, Miss, cvacuatedby Con- | federates. 31st. Gen. Jackson falls^ back from YY'inchester, Y'a. Battle ot Seven Pines 1 commenced. June. 1st. Battle of Seven Pines ended. Gen eral Jackson defeats the enemy near Strasburg, Va. , 4th. Confederate forces evaeqate Fort Pillow. and paroled during the raid is 2100 pri vates and 175 commissioned officers. One thousand of our men supplied them selves with new revolvers. Truly, an im portant affair ! * N’IMPORTE. Heath of the Chief Unbbi of Jerusalem.—The Jew ish Messenger contains a letter, writen from Je rusalem, November 7th, announcing the death of the Cbif Rabbi of Palestine. The following is an extract: On the night of Tuesday, the Chief Rabbi of the Perusbim recivedacall from Heaven, and he res ponded, • Behold, lieie am I.” You. reverend sir, who have known and corresponded with him for so m-iiY years, von can partially enter into the feel- ; ‘ which pervades all the communities in tlie Holy Land at the loss they have sustained, but von can have no idea of the gloom hi3 death has L.t o'er Palestine. “He judged Israel*’ thirty-five years During the whole of that panod be devoted himself to the study of the law, the practice of good deeds. • Now, therefore, I Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander- in-CLief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed re bellion against the authority and govern ment of the United States, and as a fit and necessary- war measure for suppress ing the said rebellion, do, on this the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty- three, and in accordance with my purpose so to do, publicly proclaim, for the full pe riod of one hundred days from the day first above mentioned, order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof respectively are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to-wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except the Parishes of St Bernard. Plaquemines, Jef ferson, St James, Ascension, Assumption, Terrebonne, Lafourche, St Martin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans) Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, oouth Carolina, North Carolina, and Vir ginia (except the forty-eight counties des ignated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley. Accomnc, Nortbainp- ton.Ehznbeth city, York, Princess Anne and Norfolk and Portsmouth, and which excepted parts aro. for the present left precisely as if the proclamation were not issued. And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons field as slaves within the said designated States and parts of said States are, and henceforwatd shall be free; and that the executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons. And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from vio lence, unless in necessary self-defence, and I recommend to them that in all cases when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. And I further declare and make known that such persons, of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States, to garrison forts, positions, stations, and oth er places, and to man vessels of all sorts in the said service. And upon this act, sincerely believed to ho an act of justice: warranted by the Constitution, upon mili tary necessity, I invoke tho considerate judgment of mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States io be affixed. [L. S.J Done at the city of YY'ashing- ton, this, the third dav of January-, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun dred and sixty-three, and of the Independ ence of the United States of America the eighty-seventh. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By the President: YV. H. Seward, Sec’y of State. Our Friends in Canada.—The follow ing toast was given in Hampton (C. YV.J on the 24th November, 1SG2, in honor of many Southern refugees, by Hon. R.J. Hamilton; Jefferson Daris, President of the Confed erate. States.—The immaculate hero and chuistian statesman; may the God of Battles bless him and his cause. This was responded to by M. YVinans, Esq., of Baltimore, Md. Hon. YY r . McDonnald, M. P., paid a glowing tribute to Stonewall Jackson. He compared him to the late Gen Havelock, one of England’s greatest Generals. Gen. YY’ilson said: YVith leaders like Davis, Lee, Beauregard, Johnston and Jackson, the South must and will succeed; and it is the duty- of our Government to recognize the South.—They are. bone of our bone, and flesh of our flesh- We insist on their recognition. This was the largest and most brilliant gathering which has taken place in Can- da since the Prince of YVales’ visit. 1*11*1 of CusunllifM Of the 5th Georgia Regiment in the bat tle before Murfreesboro’, Dec. 31st, 1862. Killed: Col. H’m T Black. Company A—Clinch Rifles from Augus ta, Ga. Killed: Privates Morton, Rice and T YV' A/orgau. YY T ounded: Corpl J J Miller slightly. Privates II C B Holt, severely; H M TUalton, severely; YV J Milner, slight- >7- Company B—Griffin Light Guards, Griffin Ga. Wounded: Lieut YV J Duffy, J YV Duffy, slightWJT’VSi AU <r Iktlt: S<iX2$ seriously. Company C—Irish Volunteers, Augus ta, Ga. Killed; Corpl Michcal McM&m- ara. YVounded: Privates Charles Cody, seri ously; Timothy Sullivan, severely; Thom as Maliony, slightly; C Hamlin, severe- ] 7- Company D—YIcDuffie Rifles, YVar- renton, Ga. YVounded: Capt YV B Hunt- ley, slightly, Sergt G S Hudson, slightly; Sergt E E Cody, severely. Privates J M English, severely; J YV Story, severely, R M Slierley; J B Harlow, slightly; Corpl YV C Baiksdale, very slightly. Company E—Dawson Volunteers, Daw- sou, Ga. Killed: Color Bearer, Thos J Brantley. YVounded: Sergt J M Bush, severely; Corpl YV S Beard, slightly. Privates W J Johnston, mortally; J M Horn, slight ly. Company F—Cuthbcrt Rifles, Cuth- bert, Uia. Allied : serge rs r iviuauo. YVounded: Capt John F Kiddoo, very slightly; Sergt YV D YVard, slightly; Corpl J J Jones, slightly. Privates T L Skel ton, severely; J F Sealy, severely; P J Sealy, slightly, YV C Jenkins, severe ly- Company G—Schley Guards, Ellaville, Ga. Killed: 1st Lieut JW Eason, having taken the colors after the color beaver being shot down; Corpl R YV Killa- bren. YVounded: Sergt A C Cleveland, mor tally; sinse died; Sergt J J Snipes, slight ly. Private Charles YVotnatk, severely. Company H—Hardee Rifles, Bain- bridge, Ga. Wounded: Sergt D W Tay lor, mortally, since died; Corpl Benj Bedell, severely. Private S S YVaters. se verely; John Pruitt, severely; J W Ogle- ton, slightly. Ccmpanj I.—Georgia Greys, Colum bus, Ga. Killed: Private YVashington YVard. Wounded: Sergt M V Cook, slightly; Sergt James Baxley, slightly, Corpl S P Anctbocker, slightly; S Geary; severely; George Shearer, severely; J S Everett, slightly. Company K—Upson, Guards, Upson, Co., Ga. Killed: Private George Hors ley. "YVounded: Capt W G Horsley, slightly: Sergt G P Birdsong, slightly; Corpl H T .Jennings, slightly; Corpl J W Durongh, slightly. Total killed 10 “ YVounded 50 “ Killed and wounded 60 YVe had two color bearers killed and one wounded. After the third one was shot down, private Monroe Stevens, (the largest man in the regiment, and as brave as big,) took it up and carried it through safely. I narrowly escaped having my horse killed aud my clothes perforated with minnie balls. Sid. Cheatham, Adj. Sth Geo. FEMALE ACADEMY. MISS ADAMS will re-open her school at the Female Academy on Monday Dec. 29th. Rev. Mr. Brooks will continue to leach the clasaesia Algebra and Latin. Terms for the highest class for a session of 20 weeks .... - $2® For the other Classes, - - * 20 Latin and French, each, • "* Boys will also be received as pupils. School hours from 84 to 2, o’clock. I^^Half payment will be required in advance, Milledgeville, Dec. 22d, 1662. 31 tf.

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The Confederate union. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1862-1865, January 20, 1863, Image 1