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Newspaper Page TextMSBET & BARNES) Publishers and Proprietors. JO* m«.i, / BBT. 1 Kililan. I'P ( £!jc (f-arnfffifratc Union j ♦ J.'i-fed Ti er/. - ///,' in Miffrjgcci/Ic, Get., , ru r <>f Hancock and Wilkinson tits., .t onsite Court House.) t S3 a year in Advance. B.VTKH of adtkbtimnb. Per square of I'cefcc lines. ,; ,scrlion$1 00, andlifly ceuls for eachaubsequent -.'■tit without the specification of thenumberoi * will be published till forbid and charged -.'IrVriifeasional Cards, per year, where they U d»n >t exceeds Links - - - J10 00 J . I roi.trart trill he mode v-illt thote who irisk to by the year,occupying a specified space LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. ifLr.udand Negroes, by Administrator*, Ex- r Guaraian*. ere required by law to be held .{ i’ucsdayin the m<mth;betweet the houn-oi ioreuoon and three in the afternoon, at the u-e in thnoouiity in which the property is ait- M VOLUME XXXIV.] JJ ILLEDfiE YIL LE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, M A Y 26, 1SG3. [NUMBER i; Soon the roar of artillery was heard in Jackson’s direction, aitd Anderson moved forward m fronr; Mtfhone on the right, with his right reytiifg'oii the j south . hide of the p’atik rued : then j/YY right, l’osev a ml JVrry; JlcLuws with his left^fn the phruk r^Vd, a*ld liis right extending v/MP acfek the turnpike. "j The enemy had dL^-frde^pits, I- rdrrul Ion in the Rnppahnunock Fight. The Richmond Examiner of the lGth ! gallantly meet the assaults of the enemy.! makes the enemy’s* loss in the r»ra«t ! Let them Ue neglected, and dissatisfaction j S'utico of these 3ales must be given in a putdiega . ] I day* previous to the day ofsale. V.tires tor ttie sale of personal property must begiv- |, S e manner 10 (lays previous to enle day. y .tiecd tot he debtors and creditor* of an estate must .• . be published 40 days. , , _ , , ;i ;t application will be madetothe Courtof .,‘r Ary for leave to sell Land or Negroes, must be • s’.e-'d for two month*. ‘ ■itia i«fortetters of Administration Guardianship, • c ist be published 30 days—for dismission from ‘id iUnistralioa. monthly sic months -for dismission n Onardiatisliip, 4C days. ., , ■ nl^io. f.„ ..closure of Mortgage must be published ... nph/yfbrfour months—for establishing losl.papers, ; or I hr (Ml spore of there months—for compelling titles f:.. n Exec.ato; h or ad .linn tratol's. w'.iere bond has been j-ivrn by the deceased, Ihe full space of three Publication? will always be continued according to these, the legalreqnirements, nnlessotlierwiseordered be fMlowing RAT ES: ( ibci >u* on letters of administration, fire. *• dismissory from ifdmr’n. .* “ “ Guardianship. Leave to sell Land or Negroes X if Ice to debtors and creditors, c I,., of personal property, ten days, 1 sqr •id ii negroes by Executors, fire, pr B 9 r - J ... two week? 'Ll Ko .iman advertising his wife (in advance,) •> «« j i, . i battles twenty-four thousand; lows : Hooker, Stanton, ami the chorus of j pensioned papers, have shown and stood to ! tha swearing, that their loss was about “ten thousand,” while they killed and 1 wounded eighteen thousand-confederates, : and took four thousand prisoners, among , the rest General Filzhugh Lee. But in the exchange they had yet produced only nine hundred against six thousand sent back to them. Besides this six thousand passed through Richmond, we have three thousand of their wounded still at the field ! hospitals and depots. . Altogether the ! Confederate army did not make less than nine thousand prisoners from Hooker.— : The surgeons of his army report eleven ! toil and suffering of-the canrp, and more) The Battles Around Fredericksburg-, j ville to the Old Mine road, ?ross .j n g i Body of skirmishers, until he lx Cami* Near Fredericksburg, ) I where they unite, ^ and contith*, to J Wilford’s iron furnace, twotxjr M»Y 6th 1803. 5 | Having seen as vet, no correct ac as fol- ! on Hid part of many, and desertion in some" will inevitably follow. How much then i depends upon the action of our cotton spin- COUllt ners in this matter ! lino ill im. . I neai J. leui ucssimig, x amm | - )0 j n j- In behalf to the destitute families of onr I to recite the principal movements ot J . c ranll.vl.t I'Al/linvr V.’fl n T'. r< » n 1 i A il.n • 1 ,l' II 1 1 I [j IHIUU O I allant soldiers we appeal to the cotton spinners of Georgia, we appeal with con fidence that they will not disappoint ns, but will nobly and patriotically come to our aid in this our time of need. The yams. so # obtained will be furn- ished gratuitous! a to tlie destitute of-our iState. IRA R. FOSTER, <Quartermaster General, State of Georgia. 1’. fci.—Each daily of the Siate will cony the above three times—each weekly Fredericksburg, eight miles, one ro v ]. Just a? Mahoite*s brigade commence^ Stuart, the movement, a company of one ot ‘ * £at and United States Ford roads fork. \ ot a /. . | *»<* i i* i lilt" lilU i tilitlll* t« cum 'uwy nt ot the recent seven days lighting , ^ Clients, which was on picket r Fredericksburg, I shall endeavor ) ^ jnt where the Ely’s Ford a our own and the Yankee army, during | mjl(j ca?t of Chancollorsville, ‘were 4-1 . . . ,.1-ivtif fn I . I . > «*D I L-llO 1 I Uflt Ik 1*4 ^ ..... rt . those eventful days. I shall not pre tend to give, in detail, the movements rushed upon in the gray twilight ol a misty morning bv a body ot cavalry or engagements of all the different brig- ; ™ 8 ^ wbo1< r of ti ieni captured. There ades ot our gallant army, but such i — i who were captured during Wednesday rht, while at work building a bridge thousand wounded in bis hospitals in | tvnee. As the matter is one of charity, $2 75 4 5(1 3 on 4 on 3 00 1 50 BOOK- The Subscriber is now pre pared to do Sook'Siud- ing, in all its branches. Old Books rebound, &c. MUSIC bound in (he best style. Blank Books mamilactnred to order. Prompt attention will be !v n to all work entiusted to me. k - g. J KTT1D. Pinitcry in Southern Fedetnl l*ni»w Office. Jlii'.udgeville, March 10th, 1861^. 7 SFECIAh YoiTCE. j TAJ;]* uik'.i rsigned linviug rcmi.vcd from Mil- I i,-1X iile desires and intends to close up his biisiiiess'mattors of that place speedily as possi ble. All persons indebted are notilied that the ii i es and accounts are in the hands of J. A. 1 i innLovi:, andP. H. L.\%fi.EB,whoareantliori- , d to collect and make settleuents If not ar- r m,'-d nt an early day, settlements will be enforced iiy ia^f. __ A. G. VAIL, Agent. Western & Ailahtic (Slate Railroad. Atlanta to Chattanooga, 13B Miles, l ore $0 00 JOHN S. ROWLAND, SvrT. Stafford. Within a few days cf the hat tie we know that our burying parties bad counted and interred over three thousand dead Yankees. _ In tlie wide and scat tered area of combat, it is a moderate run- position that a thousand more had lift then been discovered, besides tin*, great num bers that weic cariicd to the, otHcr side of the river by the enemy’s ambulances in a dying condition. Thus we have certain data for afiiiming the enemy’s actual loss in killed, wounded and prisoners to have been twenty four thousand men. ’To this must be added,the vast multi tudes who ran entirely away, dispersed, skulked, straggled off, deserted, &: are altogether williin the limits of truth when it is asserted, t.hat ti e army under Hooker is weaker by fifty thousand men in the ranks than oil the day he crossed the i Rappalmnnock. The Confederate loss in wounded was six tbmjsand and some hundred. Putting our killed at fifteen hundred, which is a liberal allowance, we have nrioss of eight thousand casualties. As to the four thou sand prisoners which the Yankees say tboy Law. tvciIo not believe in their ex istence. Fifteen hundred men kkc not mi?sing from our aimy after the battle ; and the enemy’s ling of truce have not returned nine hundred to Richmond — The entire loss of the Confederate army was therefore less than ten thousand. The demoralization of the Federal troops, and the effect of victory on the Confederate array remains without cal culation, because they are incalcuablc. . [Atlanta Confederacy.] Collon Kpinm-rn Fen veil lion. In conformity with a request published some time since, a meeting of the Cotton Spinners of the State was held in Atlanta, Ga, on the 15th of May. There Vcre present, John White, Geor- it is hoped that the charges for insertion will be as small as possible—if made.— Bilis presented at this ofiiec will be paid. i. r r. Kii4loi’nriu<*nt of <.‘o5ilVcS«*rnt4' iZotrrfs. The following extract of State endorse ment ol Confederate Rond? is taken from a letter written ln r ' o’ne of ihe leading finan cial men of our country, a citizen of South Carolina, to a gentleman in this city : The bill passed by the South Carolina Legislature, guaranteeing a proportion ol the Confederate States debt, was not ados ot .our gallant army, on R I w . dS no mating at this point on Tlmrs-| leading facts as may enable the public ! (]ay f ; (M| _ P( £ ev . l!so !ost a few men, | to form something like a correct of our hard week’s work. During the night of Tuesday, a0 7- 0S s the Knpidaa nt Oermana. 2Sth u!t ” a considerable uumber^ol | Gen> Anderson, with his three brig- I ades, reached the Old Mine road cross ing about S o’clock a. m., and theu a P Yankees (about tI-50) crossed the river in boats in front, of Geue-.d Early’s po- | ^ sition, and just below fl.e. point where j an(1 si)eijtIv awaite d the Deep Knn empties into the river, uw- reached nHies'fcout^- west of ChancelIorsville. H^re hewet who-4«fowno4»A>m tihijt the enemy, in considerable force,-vyef® posted in the thick woods between ueellorsville, and the furnaceT'aud ab^n iinlf a mile from the furnace. VV rigli< immediately changed his di rection, mu!., being provided with a guide from Gun Stuart, advutneed in the direction of tMj W j C ellorsville, having now got completely wj, j 10 rear 0 f the force that was disputingX’o^v’giid vance npon the plank road. A\ a d- vance soon became engaged witr*-*] ic enemy in the thick woods, and throw ing forward bis whole force, ho soon drove 0»e enemy from the woods into the open fields around Chancellor’s house. Here encountering a very su- his wlj Tell prot anted on ising ground* ^enfilading fire h Ancing lines, ‘moved, their Deep Run empties into t lie liv et. ' { p 10JC ], 0 f “ the best army on the plan- j perior force of the enemy, he sent back ing to the ears ness o! li.c mglit (it be- ; e ^„ assure( j that the three small brig- j to General Stuart and procured from iug very foggy) they were gnab ed ; ar ] es then with him, numbering less I the latter bis horse artillery, which, cross without being* discovered, and rushing upon ourjiickets af that point, captured nearly all of them. A large force being in readiness on the other side with boats and bridges, in a very few minutes the Yankees succeeded in laving down two pontoons, and by the time tlie fog lifted in the morning suf- li than 5,000 men, would give a good ag*Tcoming up, was soon put in position, 1 count of themselves to their friends ainliahd opened a terrific fire upon theene- tlieir country, should the Yankees have iivy. Wright now advanced his whole the temerity to rush upon them in the i line, and soon drove the enemy dying ; strong position they then occupied. I across the field and up a steep hill, into j 1 looker advanced slowly and cautiously, ! throwing forward a strong force of cav- the woods,, on the opposite side. It was at this time the gallant Major favored by a large number of the mem- | meats We 1 bers. Rut a majority of them beiii u novices in legislation, were unwilling to risk the odium which might attach to them by opposing the bill. In fact, it would have given'their enemies an opportunity to have questioned their loyalty. Rome of them, however, already regret the hill was allowed to pass, without further ex amination. When the bill was passed, specie was at a premium of 200 per cent, j aot ] cannot say.) General Early d now it is over -100. I rejoice to sec ~ .. .. . , alrv, with several batteries of artillery, j Price, of Gen. Stuart’s staff, was killed, lcieotly lot us to discern .ieii j strongly supported bv infantry, while j and not at Spotsylvania Court-House, neats, the} hau edected the ciossmg oi i ( body ' vn « collpeted in and Ins has been ret tor ted in several of the over twelve thousand men, with sever al pieces of artillery and continued to; pour upon us their heavy column, un- j our owu urm ai)( r t i iat of Hooker, it til tney crossed about twenty thousand ! , y i.. ; „ ,i us mam ooay was collected in and around Chancellorsville. To fully un derstand the subsequent movements of ana now that there is one true financier in the Slate of Georgia, Gov. Brown. A few more men of Ins nerve would save the Con federacy, I.shall always respect him for his fearless expression of opinion, and that he is tight on this question, time will fully divulge. Rev. Mr. Boyce of our State, was the father of the guarantee bill which passed our Legislature. Like all clergymen, he was armed with figures and statistics to j f all arms. As soon as their move ment was discovered .(and considerable blame lias attached to our force on picket at tliu’t point, whether justly or made active and vigorous preparations to give | the Vandals a reception. Gen. Lee or- may be necessary to explain the posi tion of Clianceiiorsville and its ap proaches. Chancellorsville is not a town, unless a single large two-story brick residence, formerly kept as a tavern, be such, building is situated upon the Or- recepuou. vxeii. ncc ut- | --- -- - o * irtillery, which had been j «»S e illld * redencksburg plank road, in the rear, about Ches-| 15 * mlcs :luov . e Fredericksburg, ami : tiered up our ar | for some time terfieid Station and Hanover Junction, for the purpose of recruiting their bro ken down and starved horses, and all j tlie troops of the different corps were promptly placed underarms, and ready i to move to such points as the move ments of the enemy should require. fog having lifted about four miles south-west of the Rapidan river,'and just where the main road from Ely’s Ford falls into the plank road. At this point, also, the turnpike diverges from the plank road, and after passing for live miles over a succession of hills, falls again into the plank road at the crossing of the Old show that his position was the only true I ' , , . +) , p f.., r t. r j plank road at the crossing of the Old one to carry us triumphantly to 1 )10 S' j F-irlvfell mimi tlfe \\dth road, ten miles above Frcdericks- jterHy. These figures were sprung upon j allLl ’ La > ^1!1 up«oi .it. e c j b five m i] cs north-east from Chan- our members of tbe Legislature, without violence, and cliect, eilcctnallj pi even- o . TJ - . , . , giving them Hum lor examination, and ting bis column from deploying, form- cel Iorsville ; on the Rappahannock li our members of the Legislature, without giving them time lor examination, and many sensible meu, uot deeming finance their forte, were staggered by the figures. Air. Boyce is a gentleman of talent and literary acquirements, true and loyal to . ’ ,, ... . ’{.I •, his country, and thinks bis plan will rctne- gta Factory ; Isaac Powell, High Shoals , M ^ difficu]ties but clergymen, arc .non A o’linf nil A III* J . c ’* / . , . . J-fav? Pitssragcr Train. Atlanta at Art: (Miconitcoira at Leave Atlanta at Arrive at Chattanooga at Actoi«ni«<t:ition PaasruRer Leave Atlanta. Arrive at Kingston Lecve Kingston Arrive at Atlanta 8 45 A.M. Tins Road connects each way with the Rome Branch Railroad at Kingston, die East Tennessee A Georgia Railroad at. Dalton, and the Nashville A Chattanooga Railroad at Chattanooga. July 29, 1802. . 7 30 P. M. . 4 57 A. M. . 4 cn A. M. . 5 15 P. M. Train. . 2 40 P. M. 0 57 P.M. 4 30 A.M. 10 tf. Factory*; Hugh A/acLean, Aguadou Mill; Thomas Leslie, Troup Factory; and E. Steadman, Gwinnett, Manufactning Com pany. On motion John White was elected Chairman, and E; Steadman, Secretary. After consulting, the meeting agreed, upon the following (circclak.) TO THE COTTON SPINNERS OF GEORGIA. out of their latitude when they take hold | of finance, as God and Mammon cannot be worshipped at the same time. The Confederate.debt must be paid by a future generation in .part; it is fair, as they will reap the benefit. Mr. Boyce is not aware that capitalists are the best of .calculators; and when a state endorses . a liability, the interest of which it is not in the power of the people of a State to r „ „u *i, rt pay for five consecutive years, and keep pursuance ol a cail made upon the | * J ~ J . , 1 " c . f fi _ • . 11„ np their State (rovernment, that the er.- n Spinneis ot Georgia, to assemble t . . r , , New Arrangement. Chttnye of Schedule, on and after Monday 11 th ivst THE Subscriber? are eon? rj- •nj; ;Ue C. >• Mail from "Mil- . 1 'cvi'. e via Sparta, Culver-- ton And Powelkou to DoubU i . W,-! *,and would respectfully iuvtie tlie aUgntion ol tli-ir friends and the travelling public, to their new and co.npteto arrangement lor' travelling faoilitiet SCilEDUI.E—LeaveMilledgevilleafter the arriva of trains from Coluinhn?. Maeou and Savannah: Ar* rive in Sparta at G o’clock P. M. and at Double V> eli? -ame evening. . , , L ive Double Wells niter the arrival of morning Atlanta nnd Athens; Arrive at .1 a 1 1 o’clock, A. M.; Arrive evening. 1“ . Cotton Sp in Convention in the city of Atlanta, for the purpose of taking into consideration the Lett means of supplying the great destitution in Cotton Yarns, now being felt all over our State, the undersigned duly assembled. After a deliberate ex amination of all the facts laid before us, i„ . the irreat scarcity of Cotton Yarus ; the limited inc«.— ..( anldiers’ wives and families; the probable continuance . t u.:. unholy war; and the apparent suffering that must continue to accrue to the fami lies of our noble defenders on account of the scarcity of Yarus ; and the almost im possibility'" of' procuring cotton Car’ *wc have determined to act upon dorscmcDt, In the eves of those sharp see ing men, is of no value. The State credit will closely approach that of the Confed eracy. At the close of the war, each State will have a credit, if they remain as Geor gia now stands, And then will lie the time to use it. The existing condition of the violence, ant ting it is column from tlepl ed from the valley. The firing contin ued with increased fury until ten or eleven o’clock, when the Yankees ap parently became satisfied that any fur ther advance, without a much larger force, was not at all practicable, and gradually fell back towards and near the river. In the engagement our troops beha ved handsomely, repelling a force near ly double their own ami indicting seri ous injury upon the enemy. Our own loss was not considerable, though some of Early’s brigades suffered severely. As soon as the enemy’s movements opposite Early were ascertained, Wright’s brigade of Georgians were ordered up, from Massaponax Church, seven miles distant to the support of Early’s left. The brigade moved promptly, and in an hour and a half from the receipt of their order were in i no, immediately to the left of Hamil iles below the confluence with the Rapidan, is tho United States Ford ; from this ford, in a Southeruly direc tion, runs the old Aline Road, which crosses at a distance of five miles from the river the plank road at the point already described, ten miles above Fredericksburg, and five miles below Chancellorsville. One and aflalf miles as has been reported in several of the papers. He was standing by Stuart’s artillery, giving the necessary orders, when a fragment of shell struck him upon the leg and thigh, horribly muti lating his entire limb. It was now night, and the action ceased. But to return to Posey and the Yankees on the plank road. As soon as Y\ right began his furious attack upon the cne- my’s right ilutdi. and rear, the Yankees upon tlie plank and turnpike roads, in Posey’s and Mahoue’s front, began to give way, and by night hud been pres sed back lo Chancellorsville, their line of skirmishers and pickets being advan ced down boili of the roads some eight hundred or one thousand yards. After dark Wright was ordered back to the plank road at a point where the road from the-furnace falls into the former. Here the main body of our army slept during Friday night. Early Saturday morning, Jackson, with A. P. Hill’s and Rhodes’ divisions, passed up the left by the way of the iron-furnace,and passing on, inclined to the North,struck the plank road some where near Wil derness'Church. Anderson’s division, (except Wilcox’s brigade, left at Banks’ Ford,) occupied the centre ol our line with Wright’s brigade, on the left of the plank road. Mo hone, Posey and above Chancellorsville, the roatl from | Perry on the right, where they connec- GeYmtinna falls into,the phfnk road at currency is the natural of the resolu- j ton’s Crossing, their right resting upon i! -i 11 4.1.~ ^ „ I • . • i ,^j lion, and all tlie States in tlie Lonleao eannot pro c.ii •.«■ m.mpj- lias fu the two great revolutions of modem times, and can be made to fight ours. * * j If Georgia ;-.<ffyses her cndorse*»ent, our > currency will he strengthened, singular as j A,;;;; Aviv’s left. They were not engaged, Sr.ri fe '■-Succeeded in thrashing the Yankees, before sition. At one o'clock all the •** "JSB&SSS! following!.™. .I'd earnestly request I Cotton Hpinners nil over the Rtate, hcnit- WcU poodHack*. 6ne Stock and careful drivers, j <o c0 01)erat0 with us. icitaIiberalpatroaage. MooEE ^ FORB8. j * We hereby pledge ourselves to furnish “ *n of at was quiet along it may seem, because the other States j Early’s front, except the occasional will withdraw their names, and there j firing of skirmishers, tlie enemy being will hea stability to properly. Pledge-1 cons tantly reinforced by ihe addition the credit of the States, and there will be j 0 p & l ieav y column, which we saw cros- no confidence in either property or the , ^ ou both pontoons. Our ar- 81;- £eOaeen~31i'lcdgcTilir Hotel Milledgeritte.G a ] to Gen> J ra R Foster, Q uartci lflast er Gen Moo7e^Iil7, r D^e r iVMs. \ eral of the State of Georgia, one eight!, o, July tl, 1859. 8 tf. j our production of Cotton A urns, weekly, a one half the current prices at the tunc the, are furnished. The Yams to be issued t( the Inferior Courts of each county ana - tho ; nteresti it is Iiatnra l to sup- hy them, to be distributed to the [ destitute , 1 > „ 0 furtllcr crcdi t for either of their counties, as provided tor by a rcso- : i . . lution of tbo late Le g 1 ^ at,,r f’ ! F There will he a time for the State to ATTORNEY AT LAW, •10 hfln. ^. Ci A.. F.atcnton, Ga., Feb. 14,18G0. . tf. 50 Saw Cotton Gin for Sole. ONS of WATSON'S best 50 Saw Cotton Gins, is off, red for sale. This Giii is new, and is equal lo toy in use. Sold for no fault, tlie present ow- tiurs having no use for it. Any planter wantinga g-nl GIn.cau have a chance to get one at a re- da ;i u mi tiio regular price. Apply at this office, t ,,j v. 7:f t or .1. II. Watson. »t Albany currency j>o long as a young man has a rich father to fall back upon, whose honor is iue.nti- j tied with that of his sou. 1 credit him ; hut. j> when that fond father pledges for his son i an amount which his whole income will ; II 0 E S. 50 J)0' / HOES Just received nH U r tale by WRIGHT & BROWN. Feb 2d, I jfi'J. ,jrr tf ~ A DUS ! A DUN !! rip HE uudersipned request all p ersons indebted X to them to call and settle. TT herty &. IIALL. Millcdeevillo, Jan. 10th. 1862. :JI ,f SAM I. D. 1HV1S. eUESSCXE BUTLER IRVIN & BUTLER, ATTORNEYS AT LAI, ALBANY, Georgia. P RACTICE in the Superior Courts of the SoutL Western circuit,—in Terrell, Kandolpb, and Lar- lyc 'unti. r in tl.e Patanl* Circuit,—in IV ortli and Ma- (’on Counties, in the Mitcn* Circuit, in the United 8 lies’ Circuit Court at Savannah,—and by spccia. c. itra.1,in any County in Southern Georgia. Janfcary 1 ; ’ IS60. 1__L E.TH FRIDGE Si SON, f deters, Coaaiis^ion aaJ Forwarding *2?S , (SAVANNAH, GA. W. I). ETIir.RIDGE. w - ®- ETHERIDGE, Jr. July 15th, 1856. 8 tf Plantation for Sale. I OFFER for sale a well improved Plantation within three mile* of MilloJgeville, contain- iu; fourteen hundred acres of land. WILLIAM A. JARRATT. F«b. 4,' lSflt 39 mtf. Yarns to be delivered by us at the nearest depot of transportation. This plan cannot fail to commend itself to every patriot of the Empire State.— i Thousands of our fellow citizens, clad in the armor of war, arc 011 distant fields ; battling for our lights and cheerful risking their lives 111 defense of us, our altais. Thoir families are consigned to our care - ; They arc in great need of Yarns with . wlilcli iu wonvo tLorn necessary clothing. Cotton Cards cannot be procured. Their only hope is in the factories of their State, j To them they appeal, and to them they ; surely will not appeal in vain. * JOHN WHITE, Georgia Factory. | ISAAC POWELL. High Shoals Factory. HUGH MACLEAN,. Aguadon Mill. THOS LESLIE, Troup Factor . E. STEADMAN, * Gwinnett Mauufaoturing Company. move , but that time is in tho future.— pontoons j tilleiy not having come up, it was not deemed prudent to push them i'ui’- ther, and consequently their crossing was unmolested. About 110011 information was receiv ed that the Yankees, in considerable force, had crossed the Rappahannock at Kelley’s*and Ellis’ Fords, and were pressing forward towards Germanaaud Tlie idea that Confederate Bands can be ; Ely’s Ford, on the Rapidan. Tavo sold in London, with State endorsements . brigades of Anderson’s division Ro to an amount, and at a price that w ill he sey’s and Mahone’s, numbering about an object to tlie Government, is a delusion 1 ‘ ’ 1 ^ ~ c c ' under which Mr. Boyce labors. The Secretary of the treasury lias seized the only feasible measure—Cofton Bonds. 1 hope your State will let the currency rock. Wo are poorer because of the . ,- , , , .. 1 ot rpnutin Quiet.— ; proaches to Fredericksburg m that di- “Suffiqient lor the day is the evil thereof. ruction. Tt was appaiont tlmt this 3,000 men, and one battery of four guns—were, and had been for several weeks, stationed in the neighborhood of Ely’sFofdand United States lord, on the Ifappahnnnoek, guarding’1 he ap- or near Wilderness Church. It was by this latter road, and by the road from Ely’s Ford, that Hooker made his ad vance upon Chancellorsville. Let us now return to the operations of our army. During the day (Thurs day) all was comparatively quiet in j 11118 front of Early, and it was even thought j Alltlcli; that a portion of the enemy’s force had reerossed the river. About the middle of the afternoon, the enemy’s advance line of skirmishers had advanced down the turnpike, until, having fallen upon Mahoue’s skirmishers, a brisk firing be gan, which continued during the after- . witi, little effect on either side, the enemy being very reluctant; iu en gage us in our strong position, and our own force being too weak to make an aggressive movement. ■ During the night of Thursday, Gen eral Lee ordered Jackson, with A. P. Hill’s and Rhodes’ (formerly D. H. Hill’s) divisions to the support of Gen. Anderson, where they arrived about eight o’clock on Friday morning. This left Earlv alone with his division on ted with the left of MoLaw’s, who had come up in tlie night, and was then with his centre ou the turnpike road, with his right extending across in the direction o£ the United States Ford ; and his left, as just stated, connecting with Anderson’s right. This left a long Interval between son’s left and Jackson’s right, which the enemy perceiving, was ena bled to take advantage of, and about 2 P. M. threw down a strong column and took possession of the iron furnace,thus i cutting off onr connection with Jack- son, and capturing several ambulances and wagons belonging to Jackson’s train, and, it is said, taking prisoners nourly un entire Oarolinn regiment. As soon as this movement of the enemy was discovered by Gen. Anderson, he despatched-Posey to meet the enemy, and, if possible, retake the position at the furnace. Posey’s advance soon engaged the enemy, who, appearing in overwhelming numbers, Gen. P. was obliged to retire. Wright, with three of his regiments, was ordered to Po sey’s support, and soon the enemy gave way across the run that llows at the our right, and Me’Laws division with p oot 0 ftj ic b jp on which the furnace is Wilcox’s brigade of Anderson’s divis ion, in front of Fredericksburg. * As j Chronicle tf Sentinel. THE YANKEE PRISONERS, i For the edification especially of the : ! Northern press, which places its estimate , of the Federal loss in “missing,” at the : recent battle near Fredericksburg, at he- ; i tween two. and three thousand, -we sub- j ! niit the following facts and figures small force would quate to arrest the approach of Hook er’s heavy column- and Wright’s brig ade was ordered up to their support. At daylight on Thursday morning the head of WrigTit’s brigade reached Chancellorsville, at which point Posey and Mali one had concentrated their for- situated. Late in the evening the en emy made an advance dowm the plank soon as General Jacksou reached our road) with two brigades, no doubt hav- position, he ordered an advance upon ; j U g discovered that Anderson had with- the enemy—Wright’s brigade in ad- drawn most of the troops from that vauce upon the plank road, supported p 0 i n t # Xlie advance was met iu the bvPo^y*—Mahonein advance upon the woo d s by tlie 3d Georgia regiment, ot turnpike, supported by Perry—Hill’s YVriffUt’s brigade, which had been ad- anced all day well to the front as skir- Tliey checked the Yankee j advance, and finally, after two hours w . j hard fighting, drove the enemy, (two cing the movement, our advance line brigades) back to their line of entrench- of skirmishers^ became engaged with : inc ' nt3 around Chancellorsville. About sunset, or a little before,Jack- and Rhode’s division being held as tc- serves fu be thrown upon any point n ,Rhers. where the development of tlie day might demand. Soon after conmien be entirely inadc- the enemy, and hotly pursuing, drove them back until within two miles ot The arrival at the Libby l'rison, from j c es with a view of making a stand, j Chaucellorsvillc and near Fredericksburg, L\]aj. Gen. Anderson having also arri- ! during the several days succeeding the 1 yec j j,i the latter part of the night, and ! battles, five thousand two hundred and ; • • ’ * 1 “ .- c son having gbt his men in position up- Chancellorsville, where we came upon j 01J tbe enen) y’ S right Hank and rear, the main body, strongly posted in ah j 0 p Cne< ] U p 01 , him," and a terrible fight admirable position along'a lino of heavy. CDSUOt i, histimr until after dark. The timber, in rear of a large clearing, and supported by a number of cannon, which were planted by and in rear of a dwelling and barn on the plank road. Here the action became general along our whole front, extending from a few hundred yards to the left and south of Spool Cotton, *) A DO?. Coats Spool Cotton for Sri.-by wll WRIGHT &-BRGWN. Fsb. IWS 47 tt Quartermasters Gen’l’s Office, f Atlanta May 15; 1SI>3. } The above circular is set forth with tho earnest hope, that every cotton spinner in Georgia will cheerfully and promptly , South, (sent respond to its appeal and act upon its , < -»*l plan. ,. , 1 know of n<»*act by which proprietors j of factories can more surely nerve ihe arms of our brave soldiers, than by furnish ing thread, by which the loved ones at home can be comfortably clad and protect ed from tbe rigors of a coming winter.-— A failure to respond will result in much suffering among the families ot those who have sacrificed their all for our defense and onr comfort. Let it be remembered that without tbe aid of factories, thread caunot bo obtained, and tbe destitute poo, eaufiot be clad. Let the families of our soldiers be fed and clothed ; and they yri mole cheerfully and patiently bear the thirty-seven Federal soldiers, including over three hundred officers, all of whom have been sent off by flag of truce to City f’oint, for embarkation, homeward bound. There also laving obtained further information ol. - , the number of the Yankee forces, upon «* I'lf k ™aJ, across that toad to the ritrade com- turnpike, and to the north or right side of the latter road for nearly half a mile. consultation with his bi _ mander, determined to fall back from hundred and near Rome. G ber to (i.titiS- There were in the prison ; q” „, re a „d Fredericksburg turnpike previously, 1*9 captives who had not been d j aak voa j. The advance oi disposed ol. All have now been sent otl ,t „ onn . f j a ,,, , , . Yankee army was reported witi —2,773 gomg down on Tuesday, and 4,- ianw.ee t gomg down on 1 uesday 014 leaving on yesterday morning. In the above list no wounded are counted— none ot the several thousands left in our hands by tbe retreating Federals after the battles near Fredericksburg, being re ceived. They liave doubtless in accor dance with tbe orders of Gen, Lee, been delivered to Hooker to take care of. him self. None of the officers captured by Forrest have as yet arrived from tbo South.—Richmond Enquirer, 15: After the firing had continued for Tbe advance of the! upwards of an hour, without any deci- vithin a! siye results, Gen. Jackson ordered few miles, and in great"force. The ret- j Wright, with his brigade, to file off to rograde movement was commenced at the left of the plank road, and passing once, Wright's brigade in advance on well round to the right flank and rear the plank road, followed by'Posey and- of the enemy’s position to fall upon Mahoue with the artillery movingdown him there while Posey would continue the turnpike. It may be proper to to push him in front. Wright passed state here that the plank road and turn- to the left until reaching the track of pike run parallel—tlie latter nearest tlie Orange and Fredericksmirg rail- the river, and not more than one half road, (near completed) he passed up to 'i of a mile apart from Chancellors- that road, keeping in front a strong lasting until after dark, enemy .were driven from every posi tion. and with immense loss, until their right had doubled in on their centre at arid immediately around Chancellors ville. This was one of the most bril liant engagements of tho^whole week’s fighting, and contributed largely to tlie complete \ictory which we gained 011 Sunday morning. The enemy on our right (their left) were conipartive- ly quiet during tlie day ; but whenev er a chance presented, the gaiiauc Me^ Laws threw his force upon them, i\vtt drove them into their works. And thus Saturday ni#bt closed upon us. Nothing ui interest had occurred in front or below Fredericksburg, except that tjwr indication showed the enemy wei e disposed to abandon their position in front of Early. At daylight Sunday morning our ar ray commenced advancing upon the eueniy from all points.- We were now almost completely around him, bat a single point of escape being open to him, that by way of the Ely’s ford and U. S. ford roads. j ifbattis in front arid alq ; front, while ins artillenr ted by earth works, wig ery eminencseand swellf so"as to get a direct lit upon all points of on|j On our gallant army ranks played upon by an incessant fire of shell, grape and -canister from the front, the right and the left. On our gallant commander pressed through the woods, over tlie fields, up the hills, . unto the very mouths of the enemy’s batteries, and up to the long li««of ri fle-pits. YYitli a terrible shout they sprang forw-ard, and rushing through the abattis, they gained tlie bank iu front of the rifle-pits, when the enemy a-ve way in great confusion and fled. T'rij-was on our extreme left, under Jackson, aw] that portion of our cen tre, where Wrigki. Posey and Perry were engaged. The c^emy still held their position on our rigltt, :i nd that portion of our centre in front of Ma- hone. Soon, however, McLaws press ing them vigorously, they 1 gave way in Ris front, and the centre outer line of the enemy’s works were in our posses sion. I shall not attempt to describe this terrible and gallant charge of our army. I will .merely say that I have never during the whole war seen so strong a position carried so quickly and with so little loss. The charge of our men was like a ble avalanche, which bore everything away with it without feeling the resistance. The enemy had now couwentratecl a heavy fire iu their inner works, close around the house at Chancellorsville, and,with their artillery commenced a furious fire across the open field, and upon our men, who having gained the north side of their outer line of breast works were completely exposed to this murderous fire. There was some confusion in our ranks, consequent upon the difficulty experienced by our men in picking their way through the fallen timber in front of tlie enemy’s line ot rifle pits, and some time elapsed before the differ ent- brigades could be reformed. Du ring this time the enemy kept tr mur derous fire upon us, killing and woun- ding a great many. Wright’s brigade being on our right at this point, was ordered by General Anderson to move forward and dislodge the enemy from his strong position around the house. But one of his regiments having as yet formed, (the 3d Georgia,) he ordered it forward and, supported by Posey,swept across the field and up to the trenches around tlie house. Just as ‘Wright commenced this last movement,a cloud of smoke was seen to rise from the house, and it then became apparent: that the Vandals had fired it prepara- tory to leaving. As Wright flew across the" field the Yhnkees gave way and fled, utterly routed, down the Ely’s fouj road. Just at this moment Stuart came up on our left, (now in command of Jaqk- sou’s corps,) and the whole field was ours. At this point we captured a great many prisoners, Anderson’s di vision alone taking more than 2,500. Wright continued to push the flying Y’ankees down the Ely’s 1- ord road, until his advance line of skirmishers be came engaged with a lieavy body of the enemy,posted in the woods on both sides of the road, strongly supported by artillerv. Here his skirmishers were forced to fall back ; and then pushing two companies further to the right, he directed them to push through the woods and endeavor to get into the enemy’s rear. Very soon these two companies (of the 3d Georgia,) became engaged with a Yankee regiment, and, after the exchange of a few rounds, succeeded in capturing the entire re i- inent with their Colonel,Bostick,Lieut. Colonel Merwin, Major and Adjutant, and about 700 men. This was the 27 th Connecticut. •The skirmishers were now halted, and Gett. Txe coming upon the field, ordered our army to form on the plank road above Chancellorsville, extending our line in a south-easterly direction dowm the turnpike below Chancellors ville, with our centre resting about the latter point. Just then we heard that during the morning the enemy had, taking advan tage of our very weak force, crossed at Fredericksburg, and driving Barksdale, with great loss, from the town, had tidvamnid upon and taken possession of Marye’s heights, capturing several pieces of the Washington Artillery. Gen. McLaws was ordered- to move down at once to the support of Barks dale and Wilcox; the latter being pres sed back from his position at Bank’s Ford, had fallen back as fur as Salem Church, five miles above Fredericks burg. Mowing rapidly, McLaws, with Ins own division and Mahone s brigade, of Anderson’s division, reached the Church late in the afternoon, and ju^t in time to save Wilcox, who was be ing heavily pressed by an overwhelming force. For an hour or more the Yankees pressed YIcLaws heavily ; his men w*ere almost exhausted by the forced march of over ten miles, and the constant fighting of tbe entire morning around Chancellorsville ; but, gallant fellows, they bore themselves like veterans, as they are,and soon the Yankees gave way, when, springing forward with a shout, they drove them back w ith great slaughter. Indeed, this have been the most sanguinary fight of the week, judging from the number of Yankees dead and wounded left upon the field. Our owu loss at this point was considerable, but McLaws contra-

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The Confederate union. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1862-1865, May 26, 1863, Image 1