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CONFEDERATE
VOLUME XXXIII,]
MILLEDGEVILLE) GEORGIA) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1863.
[NUMBER 37*
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ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS
Of the Stxl/t Session of the Procisional
Congress of the Confederate States.
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BOOK-BINDING
The Subscriber is now pre
pared to do Book-Bind
ing', in all its branches.
Old Books rebound, <Src.
MUSIC bound in the best style. Blank Books
manufactured to order. Prompt attention will be
given to all work entiusted to me.
S. J. KIDD.
Bindery in Ronlhrrn Fcdrrnl Union Ofiler.
Miiledgeville, March 10th, 1861. 43
COURT CALLENDER FOR 1863*
SUPERIOR COURTS.
JANUARY. 1 JULY'.
(No. 45.)
AN ACT making appropriations for the Execu
tive, Legislative and Judicial expenses of the
Government for the month ot December, 1862.
The Congress of the Confederate States of
America do euacf, That the following sums be and
the same arc hereby appropriated for the objects
hereafter expressed lot the year ending the 31st
of December, 1862.
Executive.—For compensation of the Presi
dent ot the Confederate States, six hundred and
sixty-six dollars and sixty six cents.
For compensation of the Vice President of the
Confederate States, three hundred and sixty six
dollars and sixty cents.
For compensa^m of the Private Secretary and
Messenger of the rresitfent, fourteen dollars and
seventy-five cents.
Fcr compensation of the Secretary of the Treas-
tuy, Assistant Secretary, Comptroller, Auditors, i
Treasurer and Register, aud Clerks and Messeti-I
gers in the Treasury Department, fifty-three thous
and five hundred dollars.
The l.aarf that we Lire aw.
BY A. 1>. MEEK.
Oh 1 bright is the land that we live in
And soft blow the breezes around—
The stats make a palace of Heaves,
And flowers enamel the ground 1
The orange and chestnut are flingiig
Their odors divine on the gale.
And the mocking bitd’s melody’s ringing
From bowers that encircle the vafe!
Then here’s to the land that wetive in 1
I The land of the locust and Intel—
And a song for tho sweet stars of Heaven,
That brighten this beautiful dime!
Bnt dearer by far to the minstrel.
Than all the sweet wealth of thii land.
Are the maidens who dwell in its b*wers,
By mountain, savanua.and strand
And all its rich trophies were given,
As tributes of beauty to these;
And these are the stars of our Heawa,—
The flowers that gladden tlie brepze.
Then here’s to the land that wt live in ! —
The land of the locust t id lime!—
And a song for thesweetstais of Heaven!
That brighten this beautiful clime!
'Twas hymned by a bard, that the planets
Once charmed from their passionate home,
Assumed the fair features of women,
And dwelt in the vallies of Rome!
But sure if a land e’re presented
Temptation to angels, tis ours,
And the vision of soug was Invented
From forms iu these soft sunny bowers !
Then here’s to the land that we live in!
The land of the locust and lime 1
And a song for the sweet stars of n«aven.
That brighten this beautiful clime!
2d Monday, Chatham.
"Floyd
SPECIAL NOTICE.
T 1
ltdgeville desires and intends to close up his
business matters of that place speedily as possi
ble. All persons indebted are notified that the
no; esand accounts are in the hands of J. A.
Breedlove, nndP. H. Lawler, who are antbori-
zt-J to collect and make settlements If not ar
ranged at an early day, settlements will be enforced
hi law.
13 tf. A. •. VAIL, Agent.
Western & Atlantic (State Railroad.
Atfar.ta to Chattanooga, 138 Miles, Fare $6 00
JOHN S. ROWLAND, Sett.
Passenger Train.
Leave Atlanta at 7 30 P. M.
Arrive at Chattanooga at 4 57 A. M.
Leave Atlanta ai -IDO A. M.
Arrive at Chattanooga at 515 P. M.
.%«('oniiiioclitticii l*n«*cnger Train*
Leave Atlanta '.... 2 40 P. M.
Arrive at Kingston 6,57 P. M.
Leave Kingston 4 30 A.M.
Arrive at Atlanta 8 45 A.M.
This Road connects each way with the Rome
Bianch Railroad at Kingston, the East Tennessee
A Georgia Railroad at Dalton, and the Nashville
A Chattanooga Railroad at Chattanooga.
July 29, 1862. 10 tf.
Sew Arrangement.
Change of Schedule, on and after Monday l\th inst
THE Subscribers are convey-
ing the C. S. .Mail from Mil-,
-•dgeville via Sparta, Culver- -
■11 mid Poweltou to Doublet
Veils, and would respectfully invite the attention ot
■• ir friends and the travelling public, to their new
mi 1 complete arrangement for travelling facilities
t.t this line.
SCHEDCLE-'LeaveMiiledgeville after the arriva
of trains from Columbus. Macon and Savannah; Ar.
-■re in Sparta at 6 o’clock P. M. and at Double Wells
.-line evening.
L ive Double YVells alter the arrival of mwning
t-.insfrom Augusta. Atlanta and Athens; Arrive at
•>; -till o'clock, A. M.; Arrive at Miiledgeville same
evening.
Wi*h good Hacks, fine Stock and careful drivers,
*e solicit a liberal patronage.
MOORE A. FORBS.
Stag?- Office*-.’-' illcdgeri/lr Hotel Miiledgeville-, G a
Edwards' House. Sparta.
■V f - Echols
1 Mon-1 Effing^,,,
av. ) °
July 11,1859.
1par
Moore’s Hotel, Double IVells
8 tf.
JOHN T. EOWDOIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
FATOSTOS.Gl.
Eatcnton, Ga., Feb. 14,1860.
50 Saw Cotton Gin for Sale.
38 tf.
A6ADEMI.
ONE of WATSON'S best 50 Saw Cotton Gins,
is offered for sale. This Gin is new, and is equal
to any in use. Sold for no fault, the present ow-
ti-rs having no use for it. Any planter wanting a
fond Gin,can have a chance to get one at a re
duction on the regular price. Apply at this office.
< ( 'N.Tift. or.J. H. Watson, at Albany
"Male
MISS ADAMS will re-open her school a! the
•etr.ale Academy ou Monday Dec. 29th. Rev
Mr. Brooks will continue to teach the classes ,11
Algebra and Latin.
Teims for the highest class for a session of
20 weeks .... - $25
For the other Classes, - . - 2l
Latin and French, each, - - IS
Iloys will also he received as pupils.
School hours from to 2, o'clock.
! Half payment will be required in advance
M ,• dgeville, Dee. 22d. 1862. 81 tf.
»AM't d. irvir.
GKEENLEKSUTLER.
IRVIN & BUTLER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ALBANY, Georgia.
IIR.H'TICE in the Superior Courts- of the Soutl
* W esternCircuit,—in Terrell, Randolph, and Ear-
Ycounties, in the Pataula Circuit,—in Worth and Ms-
, '" 1 Counties, in the Mucen Circuit, in the Unitec
' :a, y> Circuit Court at Savannah,—and by specia
con-.rart.in any County in Southern Georgia.
January l*t’ I860. 34 tf.
E-THERIDGE &c SON,
Factors, Commission and Forwarding
merchants,
(SAVANNAH, GA.
W D- ETHERIDGE. W. D. ETHERIDGE, J't
loth. 1*56. 8tf
FEBRUARY - .
1st Monday, Clark
t Lumpkin
3d Monday, Campbell
Dawson
3d Monday, Forsyth
Polk
.Glascock
ilerri wether
YValton
Houston
4th Monday, Baldwin
Jackson
Monroe
Paulding
Taliaferro
Walker
MARCH.
I 1st Thursday. Pierce
! tsl Monday; Appling
Chattooga
Cherokee
Coweta
Columbia
Crawford
Gwinnett
Madison
.Marion
Morgan
! 2d Monday, Butts
Bartow
Coffee
Elbert
Fayett
Greene
Pickens
Washington
YVebster
I 3d Monday ,JCobbt
Calhoun
llnll
Hart
Heard
Macon
Newton
Talbot
Tattnal
YVa- e
I Thursday after YVhite
j Friday alter, Bulloch
Ith Monday, Clinch
Putnam
Rabun
Chattahoochee.
Lee
Twiggs
YVilkes
Johnson
Milton
Thursday after Habersham
4thThursday, Montgomery
Monday af
ter 4 tli
day,
APRIL
1st & 2d Mon. Carroll
1st Mondny, Dooly
Franklin
Emanuel
Early
Fulton
Gordon
Pike
Taylor
Warren
YVilkiuson
Th 11 rsd'yafter Banks
2d Monday, Hancock
Richmond
Harris
Laurens
Miller
Sumter
Tuesday after. McIntosh
3d M oinlay. Glynn
Haralson
Henry
Jones
Liberty
. Murray
Oglethorpe
Pulaski
Stewart
Monday Worth
after * "Bryan
4th Monday,Wayne
Decatur
DeKalb
Jasper
— Lincoln
Schley
YVIlit field
Wilcox
Friday after, Telfair
Camden
Thursday afler, Irwin
Mondny “ Berrien
Clinrlton
MAY
1st Monday. Clayton
Scriven
Randolph
Upson
Jd’Monday, Catoosa
Jefferson
Chatham
Mitchell
Muscogee
Gilmer
Thnrsdav after Fannin,
3d Monday, Bibb
Burke
(yuittman
Spalding
Tronp
Union
Baker
Thnrsdav after Towns
Ith Mondny, Dade •
Terrell
Last Monday. Colquitt
JUNE.
1st Monday, Lowndes
Dougherty
2d Monday, Brooks
Clay
3d Mondny, Thomas
Jet Monday, 1- ioyd*
AUGUST.
jlst Monday Lutnpkinf
■2d M inday, Campbell
Clark
Dawson
d Monday, Forsyth
Pols
Glascock
Mcrriwetber
Walton
Houston
4th Monday, Baldw n
J ac-kson
Monroe
Paulding
Taliaferro
AY alter
iTliusday after, Pierce
I SEPTEMBER.
IstMonday, Appling
Chattooga
<•!.. it’Kcc
Columbia
Coweta
Crawford
Madison
Marion
Morgan
2d Ylonday, Butts
Bartow
Coffee
• Elbert
Fayette
Greene
Gwinnett
Pickers
YVashington
Webster
3d Monday, Cobbt
Calhoun
Hall
Hart
Heard
Macon
Newton
Talbot
YYare
Bulloch
Thursday after White*
Ith Monday, Clinch
I’utnam
Chattahoochee
Lee
Twiggs
Wilkes
Johnson
Milton
Rabun
Thursday after Habersham
Monday af- Y
ter the 4th > Echols
Monday )
OCTOBER.
1st Sc 2d Mon. Cniroll
1st Ylonday, Dooly
Emanuel
Franklin
Early
Fulton
Gordon
Taylor
YVarren
Wilkinson
Pike
Thursday after Banks
2d Monday, Richmond
Gilmer
Hancock
Harris
Laurens
Miller
Messrs* 1. H. & L. H. KENAN,
‘• r e Associated is the Practice of Lav
Office 1 st Door upon 2d floor of
. MASONIC HALL.
J»n.23d. 1857. 35 tf.
J. A. & AV. W. TURNER,
attorneys at law.
EatontoB, Ga*
lUf * ty.
Thursday after Fannin.
3d Ylonday, Glynn
Haralson
Henry .
Jones
Murray
Oglethorpe
Pulaski
Stewart
Union ,
W*rth
Thursday after Towns
Thursday ) Montgomery
■ after »
Ith Mondny, Wayne
Deeutur
DeKalb
Jasper
Lincoln
Schley
Tattnall
YVhitfield
Wilcox
Friday after, Telfair
Camden
Thursday after. Irwin
Monday after Charlton
NOVEMBER,
list Monday, Berrien
i Scrivcn
Clayton
Effingham
Randolph
Upson
2d Monday, Catoosa
Jefferson
Mitchell
1 Muscogee
3d Monday, Bibb
Burke
Quittinan
Spalding
Tronp
Baker
4th Monday, Dade
• Terrell
Thursday after. McIntosh
.Monday “ Colquitt
<• « Libei tv
Mon. after Liberty, Bryan
DECEMBER.
1st Monday, Dougherty
Lowndes
2d Monday,'Brocks
Clay
3d Ylonday Thomas
at each
May holds three weeks, if necessary
,e Uudge rot required to draw Juror, fortwo
„eeks; and not. obliged to hold two weeks Court
ill counties of Cobb and Lnmnkin.
. For incidental and contingent expenses of the
Treasury Department, six thousand dollars.
bor compensation of the Secretary of War,
Chief of Bureau, and Clerks aud Messengers in
the War department, thirteen thousand dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses of the
War Department, five thousand dollars.
For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy,
Clerks and Messengers, otto thousand eight, hun
dred and twenty-live dollats and ninety cents.
J or incidental and contingent expenses of the
Navy Department, one thousand dollars. j
[ For compensation of the Postmaster General, '
Chiefs of Bureau, and Clerks and Messengers in
the Post Office Department, seven thonsaud four
hundred and forty-two dollars and fifty-one cents
For incidental and contingent expenses of the
Post Office Department, one thousand dollars.
I-or compensation of the Attorney General, As
sistant Attorney General, aud Clerks arid Messen
gers iu the Department of Justice, one thousand
and two dollars aud thirty cents.
For salary of Superintendent of Public Print-
inland Clc-iks and Messengers in his office, three
hundred aud sixty-two dollars and twenty-three
cents.
b or incidental and contingent expenses of the
Derailment of Justice, five hundred dollars.
For printing for the several Executive Depart
ments, leu thousand lour hundred arid sixteen dol
lars and sixty six cents.
Territorial—For salaries of Governor and
Comnrissiouets of Indian Affairs and Secretary,
Judges, Attorney and Marshal of Arizona'l’enito-
r y. eight hundred and eight dollars and seventy-
one cents.
For contingent expenses of Arizona Territory,
lorty-tnree uJim...
Mi.-tt.i.i. ax mi's— For light and fuel for the
public buildings, six thousand dollars.
For engraving and printing Treasury notes,
bonds, and certificates of stock, and for paper for
the same, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
To supply deficiensMo in the revenue of the Post
Ottice Department, one hundred and thirty thous
and six hundred and sewn dollars and thirty-nine
cents.
For preparation of copies of the Journal of the
Provisional Congress, and of the Conven
tion that formed the l’rovisional and Perma
nent Constitutions ot the Confederate States, to
be disbursed by the President of the Provisional
Congress, two thousand dollars.
For the pay of officers and privttes of the army,
volunteers and militia, and for Quartermaster’s
supplies of all kinds, transportation and other ne
cessary expenses, fifteen million, six nnndred and
thirty-eight thousand and forty-nine dollats.'
For support of prisoners of war and for rent of
necessary guard houses, &c., two hundred thous
and dollars.
Fcr bounty, fifty dollars to each non-commis
sioned officer, musician and private in the service,
for three years, three million dollars.
For purchase of subsistence stores and commis
sary property, twenty-two million, five hundred
and ninety eight thousand forty-one dollars and
thirty-six cents.
For the ordinance service in all its branches,
two million two hundred thousand dollars.
For the Engineer service two hundred thousand
dollars.
For medical and hospital supplies, four hundred
thousand dollars.
For pay of nurses, cooks other than enlisted
men or volunteers, forty eight thousand dollars.
For services of physicians to be employed in
conjunction with the medical staff of the army,
thirty thousand dollars.
For the establishment and support of military
hospitals, fifty-nine thousand five hundred dollars.
b or traveling and other expenses incidental to
the detection of persons employed iu preparing
and passing forged Treasury notes, thirteen thous
and dollars.
To make advances on contracts for the pro
duction of iron aud coal, two million dollars.
To erect winter quarters for officers and seamen
of the Navy at Drewry’s Bluff, eleven thousand
dollars.
r ! o erect winter quarters for the Marines sta
tioned at Drewry’s Bitifl', fifteen thousand dollars.
For ordnance service, in all 1 is branches, inclu
ding the purchase of Ordnance and Ordnance
stoies imported, four million dollars.
For pay of members of Congress and officers of
Congress, thirty-five thousand six hundred and
ninety dollars.
For pay and mileage of the members of the
.Senate, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For paying salaries of officers of the Senate,
three thousand two hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Senate, two
thousand dollars.
For contingent and telegraphic expenses of the
Executive office, two thousand five hundred dol
lars.
For engraving.and pring Treasury notes, bonds
and certificates of stocks, and for paper for the
samo, two hundred and ten thousand dollars.
To supply the deficiencies in the Engineer ap
propriations for Engineering purposes, tight
hundred thousand dollars.
To pay claims upon the Confederale Government
for vessels seized by the naval and military au
thorities for the use of the Government, ten thous
and two hundred and thirty-seven dollars and fifty
cents. whetlrer the work was feasible. Maj
For the purchase of Hour for the Confederate j io ors bey observed, “General, I think the
States Army, six million, eight hundred and twen- | b f - { lve to rotake Galveston
ty three thousand eight hundred dollars. i ucsipauwiuioo
any way, and then canvass the ditncul-
ties.” The General replied that he thought
East Tcannwe a* il i*.
1 The character of East Tennessee is
badly misrepresented from home. In oth
er States the citizens of East Tennessee
are looked upon as all being tories. It is
true, it is bad enough, and is cursed with
many tories, fully equal to any that ever
existed during the old revolutionary war.
But when you come to compare the num
ber of soldiers in the Southern army from
East Tennessee, it is not far - behind any
other section of the South of the same
number of inhabitants. East Tennessee
has not furnished less than twenty thou-
sand soldiers for the Confederate army,
whose bosoms are made bare to the e»*«' f
mies bullets for the sake of ,00- independ
ence. But still wl*L all this, we get but
little araJit fnr all that we have done and
are doing. Why is it so? From the fact
we have a tory clement in our midst,
whose conduct in opposing our “independ
ence has been, and is so notorious, that
they have given us a bad name. This to
ry element is composed of the worst char
acter of men who infest our country.—
Horse stealing, house plundering and ev
ery species of meanness is resorted to, in
order to carry their point. It is true,
there are a few leaders amongst them who
do not resort to such acts of vandalism
themselves, but at the same time they be
long to the same party, they vote with
them, they hold secret caucuses with them,
they do not reprimand them for their foul
deeds, they have no objectionable words
of complaint against them, and al
ways are rejoiced to hear of the bridge
burning, and raids upon onr railroad.
The day is coming, and not far distant,
when the leaders of these marauding to
ries will occupy a position, if they had the
world at their command, they would give
it, just to be rid of the odium which will be
heaped upon them. They will be heard
crying for the hills and mountains to fall
upon them, to hide them from the face of
the South, A/en of property, and men of
high positions, who may think they are
free from the odium of these marauders
will be hissed at, they will be frowned
upon, they will be hated, and public cen
sure will drive them from amongst us. In
this, they may think we are pulling down
a little too heavy, it really may look so;
but it is telling the truth, and
should ever be blamed for that.
board of her, and on Tuesday she left
here to await orders at the head of Galves
ton bay. Capt. Weir, of company B.
Oook’s regiment, commanded the gun,
and it was manned by a portion of his
men, andChapt. Schnieder’s, Capt Schnei
der being second in command. Colonel
Green commanded the sharpshooters, who
were detailed from his regiment.
The Neptune, another bayou packet,
was taken on the 26th, and under direc
tion of Major Leon Smith, fitted up as a
gunboat as well as it could be done in the
brief time. Bulwarks of cotton bales
were built up also tm her guards, and she
had much the appearance, when she left
here, of a well loaded cotton boat, taking
her cargo down to Galveston for shipment.
She was armed with two Wiowitzer guns,
and commanded by Captain W. II. Sang-
ster, Capt. Harby, ot" the C. S. Navy,
commanded her guns, Lieut. Ilarvey
Clark being second in command, and Col.
Bagby, of the 7th cavalry, commanded
the detail of his men who were on board
as sharpshooters. The men were detach
ed from the Sibley Brigade; all the brig
ade having stepped forward on a call for
volunteers, and being anxious to take part
in the affair. Besides theie, there wore
several volunteers from among our citi
zens. The full number of men was about
150. The Neptune left here the morning
of the same day with the Bayou City.
The Lucy Gwinn accompanied the ex
pedition as tender, under command of
Major Andrew Mckee, aud the John F.
Carr, also tender under command of Capt.
John Y. Lawless. On the Carr there
were a number of troops and volunteers,
and on the Gwinn quite a number of spec
tators, who went prepared to take a hand
in the fight if their services were required.
In addition to these there were some
other vessels—the cutter Dodge, the Royal
Yacht— that did not come into the action.
The whole naval force was under tin-
command of Major Leon S rr - : ‘ J, > wlio was
admirably fitfp- 1 tlie command of the
CX 4,»jiiion, by his experience as a sailor.
hie, and our forces withdrew. During the
truee with the vessels the unconditional
surrender of these men was demanded
and complied with. Their colors consist
of a United States flag of silk, and a white
flag, haying the coat of arms of Massachu
setts painted on it, with the motto “Ense
petit placidam sub Libertate Quietam”
“Under freedom the sword seeks peaceful
quiet.” The appearance of the coat of
arms is rather singular. In the centre is
an Indian with his bow; at the right cor
ner of the shield is a single star, at which
lie is glancing askance. Wo might say
the savage was coveting the Texas star.
Unfortunately the star is in the ascendant,
and the result proved the vanity of his
wishes. At any rate the sword of the 42d | a navy may be built in the me;
has found peaceful quiet by aid of Texas
freemen.
Before the truce expired, the Federal
gunboats drew off and escaped out of the
harbor, utterly routed and defeated, leav
ing in our hands the city, the harbor, the
Harriet lane, the two barks and a schoop-
er, and vast stores, valuable artillery, &c.
Tho affair surpasses in brilliany any
thing we have ever read of. The exploits
of the Virginia aud the Arkansas have
been eclipsed, and Texas has won a proud
pre-eminence on water as well as land, and
lias even eclipsed on her own soil tlicglo
ries of her achievements on other fields.
Arrival of the Federal Prisoners in Hous
ton.
Houston, January 2d, 1S63—It having
been given out that the Federal prisoners
captured in the recent battle at Galveston
would be up on the train this morning, a
large concourse of citizens assembled at
tlie depot, burning with curiosity to sec
the men who had cothe to desolate our land
but wlio had suddenly been brought up
with a round turn by the unparalleled gen
eralship of our noble commander. After
ig some two hours in the rain, the as
semblage was gratified .with the sound of
the locomotive whistle, and presently the
train came in view. It stopped about
in fact, better men for all the stations half a mile from tli6 depot, where the Yan-
could not have been picked from anywhere. ! kees were landed, formed into line, and un
it was ordered that the boats should j der guard, marched to the depot, and
get in position by 12 o’clock and await thence to their quarters, where thev will
the signal from the laud forces for the at- j remain for the present,
tack. They went down, and after mid-| The Colonel of the regiment, three Cap-
night arrived close Ly tlie fleet. They I tains, six Lieutenants, aud 35U non-com-
were discovered, and signal lights from j missioned officers, privates and sailors, are
the fleet at once showed that the enemy i all that could be brought on this train,
were awake and watching for them. They The balance, some 275, will be sent up as
looked anxiously for the signal from shore, j soon as possiblo. Our reporter was kind
Meanwhile the land forces, consisting
of detachments from some four or five reg
iments under command of Brigadier Gen
eral Scurry and Col. X. B. DeBray, were
moved at about dark from Virginia Point.
This is on the mainland, and from it a
bridge two miles in length crosses Galves
ton Bay to Galveston Island, being about
five miles distant from the city. The
battle took place at the city, the gunboats
lying along in front of the city in the bay
on the landward side of the island. Col.
DeBray commanded the attacking force,
while Gen. Scnrry was in command of the
reserves.
From the bridge they moved down to
the city, bnt met with unexpected delays
and did not reach their position until af
ter four o’clock. In the meantime the
boats had withdrawn to Half Moon shoals,
twelve miles distant and awaited signal
At about 5 o’clock, (Gen. Magruder says
three, and a spectator says four, but we
timed it by Telegraph and are exact; it
was eight minutes before five, Houston
time,) all things being in readiness, the
ball opened, General Magruder firing the
first gun. The boats at once put on steam
and hurried to the scene. They must have
no one i been an hour or so on the way, during
which time the artillery duel between the
As to the . Southern element of Last s Piip S an j the batteries was one of the
J ennessee. it has had more to contend 1 nios t terrific on record. Darkness shut
with, than has been the lot of Southern on j. eV p r ything but the fiash of the guns,
men in any other portion ot the Confed- j rpq le scene was a t once sublime and appall-
eracy. 'I o counteract the influence °f. Our men were once driven from
Andrew Johnson, Maynard, Brownlow, , tbeir- guns but rallied and fought noblv
1 rigg, and many others, .tas taken ner\e, | on ^ As dawn approached, the tire of the
and untiring eucigy upon the P art , enemv appeared to increase in severity,
the Southern men ot Last Tennessee. 10 an( j fearing that our men would not be
take everything into consideration wo able withstand it after daylight gave the
think the true grit of the Southern ™ ea enemy a better view of our position or
of East I ennessee will stand the test with j erg wero prepared to withdraw. Just as
any portion of the Confederacj’, for they ; ^}j e y we re about to be issued, however,
have been tried as by fire they have a ^ about six o’clock, the welcome an-
stood the test, and will com Q out ™ ore nouncement was made at headquarters
than^onquerers. Gtecni tile, Penn., Ban- j tbc jj a y 0U City and Neptune had ai -
ner, Jan. Z5tk. ! r i ve( j an J opened on the Harriet Laue.
Instantly new vigor was infused in our
men, they played their pieces with re
ly permitted, by the officers in charge-to
pass the guard and mingle with the prison
ers. From them lie learned that the regi
ment had been in service only four montbs
and bad been away from their homes in
Massachusetts only some three mouths.
1 hey were mostly Americans, but occas
ionally a foreigner might be seen among
them mostly Irish and Dutch.
Those with whom onr reporter convers
ed were young men, and seemed very in
telligent. They acknowledge that the
captures of them and their fleet was one
of the most daring achievements of the
war, but said that they (the Federals)
were taken by complete surprise, being
all asleep. They had not the slightest
previous intimation as what was about to
happen. The booming of Magruder’s ar
tillery was the first thing that aroused
them to a sense of the reality. After the
boats were silenced and captured, resis
tance ou the part of the land force was in
vain. They, therefore, surrendered be-
lore any damage of any account had been
done them. Only one of their number
was killed and some two or three wound
ed according to their own story.
They were all remarkably well dressed
and accoutered, and all wore a healthy, but
rather a downcast look. Some, indeed,
held up their heads and appeared as light
hearted as-though they were the conquer
ors, instead of the conquered; but the most
of them looked rather sober. Their Col
onel, a tall, slim specimen of a man, was
much stared at, but never lifted his eyes
from the ground, as our reporter could see
during the whole inarch. They expressed
themselves much pleased with Texas, and
acknowledged that they had been very
kindly treated since they were made pris
oners.
One smart lookingyoung fellow remark
ed that he believed they were better off
prisoners than they were before, because
they had now a prospect of getting home;
and before it was decidedly problematical.
Several negroes were seen among the pris
oners; one of them wearing bracelets, was
doubled energy, and seemed determined an escaped slave. One clothed in sailors
that the victory should be ours. | uniform, was very much observed, espe-
The gunboats paid their first attention ' cially among the boys in the crowd, who
The Secretary of tlie Treasury is hereby au
thorized, from any monies in the Treasury not oth
erwise appropriated, to take up and tedeem such
Treasury notes as may.from time to time, be call
ed in lot the purpose ot being cancelled, aud in
place of «uch Treasury notes so cancelled, other
Treasury notes to the same amount may he issued. 1 General set about was a thorough exami-
Approved Oct. 9.1862. ! na tion of the ground and a full canvass of
(No~35 ) sucl ‘ pl ans as presented themselves for the
AN ACT to authorize tho Postmaster General to ; work. He also gathered all the forces
employ special agents to superintend and se- j from the various parts of the State that
cure the certain and speedy transportation “ cou ]d be spared from Other lines of de-
federate Sutes 3 ^ Mi8si3sippi riverin ,be Con ' j fensc. He might have got ready sooner
The Congress'of the Confederate States 0 f but for the want of field artillery, which
America do enact, That the Postmaster General ! Major Broomfield, chief quaitermaster was
be, and he is hereby authorized to employ such ; pushing forward fiom the Mississippi as
special agents as he may deem necessary, tosuper- j f t ag be C0U 1J. They reached here on-
intend aud secure the speedy aud certain trans- , , . l.
portaiion of the mails across the Mississippi river, l Y _ aB ...? ree ,
From the Houston Telegraph Jan. 5.
The Battle af Galveston.
As Gen. Magruder was on his way to
Texas, accompanied by Judge. Oldham,
Major Forsbcy and others, the subject of \ to the Harriet Lane, the Bayou Gity lead- failed not to improve the occasion for
retaking Galveston Island was brought np. j ing ibe attack. The Neptune being much j sport.
The difficulties of the undertaking were l bs weaker, soon received such injuries as j Tho appearance of the Yankee prison-
canvassed, and the question came up j to disable her. The Bayou city however j ers marching up main street was novel in
gallantly continued the fight, and running the extreme, and was a sight which did
aboard the Harriet Lane, swept her decks ■ one good to look at. Although our peo-
by boarding, and took possession of the ' pie were wrought up to the highest pitch
ship. Captain Wainwright and his Lieu-I of excitement, they conducted themselves
tenant having been killed, the ship was with becomingmoderation toward the pris-
surrendered by the master’s mate. j oners. Occasionally a boy or two would
The Westfield now started off, appa- ; hoot, bat aside from this they were not
rently disabled, and made hei way over to molested during their whole march.
so too. and from that point began the un
dertaking.
Arrived in Texas, the first tliinff the
On Thursday, December 25th, it was
determined to delay no longer, and orders
were at once issued to prepare for the at-
TVT¥*! GrOODfe •
FROM THE LATE
Charleston Package Sales.
0QQ Yds. English Ginghams-
600 yds. English Sbambrays.
800 yds. English Calicoes.
300 yds. Canton Flannel.
PINS,
NEEDLES,
BAIR PINS,
LINEN HANDKBRCaHBT^g
Fine Combs, White Cotton Bose,
Ac, Ac.,
JUST RECEIVED and lor j*'^lANS CO.
M111*dff«vill*, D«#. 8#tb,
tt*r.re of the presriit war between the United
i States and the Confederate State*.
Approved, Oct. 6, 1862.
in tiie Confederate States, at such points as may
be found practicable for that purpose.
See. 2. And be it further enacted. That such
atrents shall receive the same pay and allowance! . . , - 1;, , ,, •
for their services as is paid and allowed to special ' tack. It was then hoped that everything
agents of the Post office Department, and that ! migKt be got reader by Saturday night,
this Act shall continue in force duriug the ex is- which would have givenfour liour^ of dark
ness for the attack, the moon setting about
2 a. in. But the gun boats could not be
fixed in time. The utmost energy was
displayed, but the work of putting up the
bulwarks was not completed in time.
It was found that all things could not
he got in readiness before the 31st of De
cember, and the night of the 31st was
fixed for the attack. The Bayou City, a
Houston and Galveston packet, had been
taken by the State and fitted np as a gun
boat, under charge of Capt. Henry Lub
bock. She was armed with a thirty-two
pounder rifled gun on her bow deck. Bul
warks of cotton bales were built up on her
•ides, and a force of a hundred men put 90
o :
SPATE LUNATIC ASYLUM,
Near Milledgeville,
Jan. lolb, 1863
N the FIRST TUESDAY* IN FEBRUARY
next, at the usual place of public saies in
Milledgeville, and within thansual hours of sale,
| I will, by order of the Board of Trustees, offer
j for sale, to the highest cash bidder, the dwelling
I house on the premises of the Asylum, formerly
! occupied by the Superintendent. The purchaser
: will be reqnired to remove the said house from tho
premises within thirty days from the day of sale.
At the same lime and place, will be sold 600 lbs.
i more or less, of pure lead pipe and 300 lhs more
i or less, of pure pig zinc.
BARADEL P. 8TUBB8, Tr#** n rer.
'■ Jsn 16,1^- 84 3t.
Bolivar channel, between Pelican Spit
and Bolivar Point. Here she was subse
quently destroyed by the enemy during a
truce. The propeller Owasso lay in the
channel about three fourths of a mile from
the Bayou City and Harriet Lane. As
the Lane was boarded* the Owasso steam
ed up to within two or three hundred yards
of them, firing into both. The force of the
collision drove the Bayou City’s stem so
far into and under the wheel and gunwale
of the Lanq that she could not be got out.
The Lane was also so careened that her
guns could not be worked, and consequent
ly useless. They both lay, therefoie, at
the mercy of the Owasso. Herculean ef
forts were made to extricate them. The
Owasso, evidently fcariigthe l.anc’sguns
withdrew to a position about a milo dis
tant. It became plainly evident that un
less the Bayou City and the Harriet Laue
could be separated, the enemy could es
cape if they wished. To gain time, there
fore, a flag of truce was taken to the Owas
so and Clifton, now lying close together,
and a demand for a surrender. Time was
asked to communicate with Commodore
Iloushaw, who was in tho Westfield. A
truce of three hours was agreed upon.
Previous to this tho 42d Massachusetts
regiment, quartered on Kahn’s wharf,
were charged. They were protected by
barricades, and bad taken up the planks
from the wharf, rendering them itnpassa-
Altogether, they were a fine looking
body of men, and ought to be ashamed of
themselves for volunteering their services
in the villainy of trying to subjugate a
chivalrous people.
A New Finnncial Scheme.
In noticing on yesterday the letter of
the Hon. James P. Boyce, in which that
gentleman demonstrates how Confederate
Bonds can be made a safe and profitable
investment, we said that there would “be
exhibited on the part of our statesmen less
financial ability than has been displayed
by any other civilized nation or republic
in all Christendom,” if, with the immense
agricultural aud other resburccs of the
South, the public d§bt of the Confederacy
could not be paid in ten years, and we
will at’d now, in a less period, provided it
should be considered advisable to do so,
and this, too, without the adoption of Mr.
Boyce’s suggestion, to wit: “the endorse
ment by the States of the Confederate
Bonds.” Connected with this subject, we
see in oar exchanges to-day, according to
the “Floridian,” that Mr. Daniel Chand
ler, of Mobile, and according to the “Rich
mond Enquirer,” that Mr. Gray A. Chan
dler, in a letter to a gentleman from Missis
sippi, proposes a plan for paying off our
public debt without taxation. This is
embraced in the following propositions:
“ "1. That the Constitution be so amend
ed as to make Confederate notes a legal
tender, and that tho national debt be fun
ded.
. That the Government shall become
the purchaser of the entire cotton crop—
not for one year only, l,ut for a series of
y e ® rs paying the planter therefor a fixed
and nmform price.
3. That Government being the absolute
owner of tho entire crop, and having undis
puted contiiJ ot the same, can dictate the
price, and thus, virtually make the world
pay its debt6.
4. That a heavy export duty levied
upon every bag shipped ou private account
so as to give the Government the exclus
ive monopoly of the trade.
5. That Cotton, even at 50 cents per
pound is known to be the cheapest article
tor clothing purposes that has yet been
discovered, and the present war has de
monstrated that the world must and will
have it even at that priefc, though it might
be policy to sell it for less.
6. That the Government shall guaran
tee to the planter twelve cents for his cot
ton, and then by selling for even double
that price (more can be had,) the excess
would not only pay off the national debt in
five years, but provide a fund out of which
time aud
persons reimbursed for individual losses
growing out of the war.”
These propositions are elaborated in the
“Enquirer,” and, as far as figures can
demonstrate a proposition, should the Gov
ernment become the puchaser of the entire
cotton crop, having undisputed control of
the same, with power to dictate the price,
and can find markets for the same at the
price dictated, there will be no difficulty
at all in paying off’ onr public debt, and
that too without directly taxing the people.
—But will the practical working of this
plan realize the results of the theory laid
down by Mr. Daniel, or Mr. Gray A.
Chandler?—We doubt that they will,
though the reasoning is plausible to the
contrary of our doubts. It is true that
France does realize the immense revenue
of $25,000,000 upon her monopoly of the
tobacco crop shipped to her own borders,
and it may be that our Government can
also realize an immense revenue by mon
opoly zing the cotton crop for a series of
years, by and through which it can pay off
in those years onr public debt. If so, the
orginator of the plan will have established
a claim to bo considered a financier of rare
ability and will he entitled to the gratitude
of his country. That through our great
staple, Cotton, our public debt will have
to be paid, we have not a doubt. But how
this is to be practically worked out, we are
not yet advised, to our satisfaction, and
although recognizing iu the plan submit
ted, much plausibility, wo shall wait to
hear from others whose statesmanship and
financial ability will commend their pro
positions to the serious consideration of our
government and the people. Patriotism
we feel satisfied will bring forward to the
solution of this problem, the judgment and
experience of the ablest financiers and po
litical economists of our young Republic in
due time. We can patiently wait for their
demonstrations, satisfied of the ability of
the Confederacy to meet its public debt,
and of the additional fact that investments
iu Confederate Bonds will prove safe and
profitable to capitalists both in Europe
and America, in the absence of State en
dorsements.—Intel! igencr.
The Rebel Ram Georgia.—The rebels
have been very unfortunate in their naval
efforts; their greatest, indeed their only
success, the Merrimac, came to an untime
ly and inglorious end ; and the Arkansas,
after a brief career, was also destroyed.—
We now publish an exact picture of the
great iron plated ram. the Georgia just
completed at Savannah, and now lying
under the gnus of Fort Jackson, in Savan
nah river. Our artist says : “I send you
herewith and among other sketches, one of
the ram Georgia. She is armed with 12
guns, and plated with railroad iron. It is
thought her engines are defective, since she
has not essayed to attack Fort Pulaski.—
If she does, however, we ate ready for her.
She was sketched by one of our sconts,
whose name, of course, I am compelled
to withhold for obvious reasons.”
f Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
Tax on Swill Milk..—The Commission
er of Internal Revenue has declared “that
a farmer who sells the products of his own
farm by traveling from house to hoase is
not a pedlar. The milk of a farmer’s cows is
considered as among the products of his
farm and no license is required for the sale
thereof. A person other than a farmer,
wlio keeps cows and makes the sale of
milk an occupation, is not embraced in the
above ruling, and will be required to take a
license.” (Ib
“One Negro Short."—The New Orleans
Delta has this paragraph : “It strikes ns
that Capt James McQuold, of the steamer
IberY'ille, is in a tight place. He went np
the river the other day, and upon h!s re
turn yesterday he was ‘one negro short,’—
Inquiry was inotituted, and it turned out
that he sold the man. General Butler has
locked McQuold up in the parish prison,
‘there to remain until he returns the ne
gro.’ We like the conditions; although
old Barker will call us by the fearful name
of Abolitionist for saying so.” |Ib
There is a little romance in the life of
Mrs. G. B. McClellan not generally
known. It appears that she was engaged
some seven years ago to Gen. A. P. Hill
the rebel, but her father having an in
stinctive repugnance to him, refused his
consent. At that time Gens. G. B. Mc
Clellan and Hill were staunch friends.
fib.
The Gallant Leon Smith.—The first two
vessels employed by the Federal Govern
ment against tho South were the Star of
the West and the Harriet Lane. Both of
them have been taken in Texas waters by
Tcxians. Both were taken by boarding,
and tlie boarders laid alongside in both
cases by Leon Smith, now Major in Con
federate service, without pay.
This coincidence is worth recording.—
We nominate Leon Smith for Commodore
in the Confederate Navy, a position for
which he is well fitted by the innate
dash of his nature, as well as his unsurpass
ed coolness in danger.
He has for many years commanded
sea-going steamships, and always been
successful in his profession. The confi
dence shown in him by Gen.* Magruder is
of years standing. The high compliment
he pays him is eminently well deserved,
and should secure him the tender of this
appointment from the Government.
[Houston Telegraph.
Wanted Immediately.
IY A HANDS to tnaka up clothing for 8ol;
dier * E. WAtTZ FELDER, CO.
Milledgeville, Jau. I2tb, 18W-