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VOLUME XXXIV.]
MILLED&EVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1883.
[NUMBER 13.
[ ADVERTISEMENT, ]
Milledgeville Georgia. )
August (3, 1SG-3. \
Messrs Editors : I noticed in the Tel-
e g ra I , li yesterday, the letter of accep- i
tiinctf of Capt. Win. E. Smith,by which j
lie becomes the candidate for Congress ^
what manner can the war he closed and I lieve that* .this con«tl$£ > has already
out rig its secured ? "Tt is idle,. use!rts*|- r eached bv statute the extreme limits"
,it.i unman \ to enquire who caused the J 0 f permanent military strength*of
war, or the purposes for which it was , •*, , • . \ir , n , ,
inaugurated. It la „„„ gU f or Soulhuru »<*p>Ne. . « « My by atat;
freemen to know that an armed invader \ ut f) but m the practice enforcement
presses our soil, and refuses to retire unless I ut t!ie statute she is far below the mark,
compelled! So long as an enemy occu-! If the laws had been properly carried
pies our teiritory and threatens our safety, j out—if substitution, if allowed at all,
iu the 2nd District, and as a citizen of I ^ ie " ar mu8t S° on ! When we shall j had been propeplv guarded as now—if
have succeeded in driving the Foderals 1 ' “ *
the district we are rejoiced, for we be
lieve if there is any patriotism and
gratitude in the people of the district,
as we know there is, then Capt. Smith
will be elected by a large majority—
and then the right man will be in the
right place. Capt. Smith is a Geor
gian by birth ; one of the first lawyers
of his age in the State, fine vigorous in
tellect, polite and affable, brave to a
fault—to know him is to love him. Tlie
commencement of this War found him
the able Solicitor General of the South
Western circuit, with a large civil bu
siness. He forsook all, and early in
i outside our territorial limits, and have
-rendered permanent the safety of our
homes and families, then, and only then,
will the war he practically at an end.—
Although our passage from Federal thral
dom to national independence is being
marked with all the horrors of civil war,
with scenes of bloodshed, of burning cities
and smoking farm-houses, still as these
are the suffering^ of a brave people con
tending tor tliQir liberties, they are much
more endurable tlfai^the pleasures of peace
on Yankee terms. The prftfft&mation of j
their President proposes to rob us of all
our slaves. The act of confiscation pro
poses to plunder us of theja^lfkaec-of our
property. Thus robbed a i id (Yu mitered,
wc should hat e notpingdeft hut honor and
our lives. Sufimissionj.) such terms woul J 1
the numerous avenues of escape from
military service had been properly
guarded, no doubt we should have had,
at this moment, a force ample for the
protection of the~country.
Any additional legislation which can
perfect in its operation the demands
for military service already created by
law—which can avail the country of
lire full amount of active service in the
field to which she is already entitled is,
we believe, all that can he safely done
lit sustaining the permanent military
strength of the country. The army
rwid^dciety must be sustained. The
trotips in the field and their families at
home must be Ted. Order must be
maintained, and all the civil and social
To Advertisers.
Persons sending advertisements to this
paper, will observe tbe following rules :
All notices must be accompanied with
the cash, except frpm persons with whom
we have contracts. 15 cents a line, for
nd 7.? cents a line for
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every subsequent insertion is our charge.
Count nine written words to a line and
., . o/. . i -i . _ i • , ,i >11*1111 wtiucu, atiu ait tut; uivu anu social
May ISO l, he repaired to the old Do- | , ;f der organizations of the country carried on.
million to meet the yankee hordes that \ most; bject us - U ^; n,eanes ^ ml j These, in peace, require the labor of
jii her borders like Io- j T-llWereflec tlffemndUhidujjo t-lre belief f t,ie w,lole > cau they, in war, which is
iged to that noble old i tbatVe lurvt*rfnvme in tlnJOfnfederate ! more wasteful and disorganizing, be
th Georgia and under States/invelited "*hh power reHmtrkVfpence j carried on by much less than one-third?
. .. .’ . | °n Yankee tefins-Tto do tbis.jlsTo abandon I It is sheer nonsense to talk of putting
.*s, while cheering*!Uf. 'the, Govern.ment.-so rctelhly WriTp^to j a whole country into camo.
confiscated' * 1
were swarming on her borders like lo
custs. He belonged to that noble old
Regiment the 4th
the gallant Dole
and its depreciation would be check-] the capital building, they hauled ofiTin
^Other Governments could notreg.- | wagons, took what books they desired
ulate the value ot our currency by re- i and destroyed the rest. This library
jecting it within their own dominions, ] was one of the most select and costlv
aud dealing in it through their agents | j„ the Confederacy. Its destruction is
and subjects in the Confederacy, at a | not only a loss to Mississippi, but to
tioned ont among -the conquerors,
tdaves made our equals, or, wbat js mo
(.probable, massacred in cold blood, tb.
"tie race alone may icumin in peace ;
whilst all of us must be reduced to’
gnry and want. Tbe si 1/ and cowardi,
exhorters t0 reconstruction forget' ail tb
.in tlieir shameful desire to avoid pavin
t lie price of liberty.
1 liei-e are some of tbe physical feature
of our destiny when wo shall have jleide
to the despicable race wlio seek to lord i
over us. The degradation of submission^ $.
after Laving illustrated our laud hy thi
lpost heroic and self-sacrificing deeds iu tb
most disparaging discount.
With these or similar regulations,
the value of Confederate Treasury
notes would be enhanced.
A suitable tax act based upon the
principles of equality and justice, with
properly adjusted details, would dimin
ish the volume of circulation, and re
store confidence by which Treasury
notes would appreciate in value, and
property gradually assume its nominal
price. *
With the cordial and earnest co-op-
cral ion of the States and Confederate
Government, each strengthening the
hands of the President within their le-
mankind, and cannot be replaced.
Mr. Hobson’s residence, they cut his
family portraits, and mutilated every
thing they could not carry off; cut
large square pieces from the centre of
his carpets, and wrote vulgar and ob
scene sentences upon the walls. But
these things seem to have been tlieir
peculiar mission in every bouse, for in
addition to the pillage, destruction and
mutilation of private property, tire
slime of their wretchedly low and libid
inous language can be traced on every
wall, the witnesses at once of their vul
garity, barbarism and crime ; the blas-
ting and deformed, but still full and
itimate and constitutional sphere of ample evidence that they are Yankees.
lyneiu so recently
men on in a charge, on Sickles’ brig- ' have our slaves and property
ade, his leg was torn to pieces. As j '"’d ta ken from u?,and to eu lave ourselves
I - , 1 ^ i to Yankee taskmasrafr-vl he Lhncoln Gov-
soon as ins healthy recover*!,. 'crnta^mKs'ses.ses the power to make
earnestly sought position Trtfai ti» As long as we
President, either iu Cavalry or-tjie Na-..4 r ® assailed, we must defend,•and when
Telegraph.
vy, in active duty—ho'quavtertnaster’s
or any such position would he have—
his demand was to be in the field,
hope that Col. Muirnerlyn, whom
regard highly, will retire from the con
test, and leave, as I would then say, a
clearfield to Capt. Smith. 1 call on the
noble soldiers and tlieir families, and
friends, to rally, and let us give Capt.
Smith the largest majority ever receiv
ed by any one ; and then my word for
it, vou will see a change iu oiir affairs.
o.ur- enemy sltSy^’tyUJc 'bayonet” and
sheirth-his. sjVUij]we shall gladly
throw-down gtu^qrms and enjoy (lie smiles
I ; of p’eacS','tlie’lioert^pbGouo.own Govern-
j j ment, and prosperity of a free pebple.
I When we consider'the great interests
3thke—tLe dangers tissailing us, and tbe
delights of prospective peace, we are im-
To the Voters of the Second Congrer-
sional District.
In compliance with the request of
many citizens of the District,and at the
solicitation of soldiers in the army, I
have consented to become a candidate
4 to represent you in the next Congress
of the Confederate States.
I am not insensible to the vast re
sponsibility which attaches to the po-
pressively admonished to be united in our ] sitiou whicL you have the power‘to
efforts to secure that peace and safety, for
which we and the whole country have
made so many and such costly sacrifices.—
Let us.repress any attempt to destroy our
unit^.^apd strive .‘with the- energy of
nten determined to be free, to drive back
every person can tell just what amount ! Let every district see that their Ilepre-
j the invader, andielieve our country from
i surrotlrfSing perils,
of money to send. Obituaries, Editorial
Notices, Nominations for office, and all
communications for individual benefit, are
charged as advertisements. Legal adver
tisements are. charged according to the
rales under the head of this paper, on the
first page.
COTTON CARDS,
IV 0 0 L CARDS,
COFFEE, &(., if.
100
PAIR Wliiteiiiore’s Cotton Cards mini
ber.tens.
100 PAM’ Wool Cards number 8.
r»on lbs. COFFEE. " *
.'ill dozen Shoe Dlacking’.
A Cases Cognac Brandy.
100 Gross Pearl Shirt Buttons.
SUMMER CLOTHING.
Received and for sale by
Milledgeville, May 2G,
J. GA* T S & CO.
1SG3. I tf
TO TRAVELERS.
f«T«
919 *
JJ.UJ
\ rY House is open to receive tran-
-a* 1 sient boarders,and all who may give me a
rail. I study to please all and keep one of tbe
best and cheapest houses in the city. Call and
try me. JAS. K. IIA\GOOD.
Milledgeville, March 13th, 1863. 43 tf.
seutatives be such as will stop this!
Nassau blockade running, of yankee
notions—build up our depreciated cur
rency—put a check on extortion—stop
the substituting system—do away with
exemptions—raise the poor soldiers’
pay, and my word for it, we will soon
be free. Let this War be no longer
the poor man’js War, but one with a
slight-sprinkling of rich men at least in
it. Capt. Smith is the man to aid in
this—fearless and bold- he will hide
from no responsibility.
WIRE GRASS
A glance at our situation precludes the |
idea of an eaily-'peato—*our frontier lines j
are daily contracting aqd our enemies ap- I
proachytg nearer and njearer the center of |
our territory. We have no expectation.of I
foreign aid or interveption, and with a j
Federal administration pledged to restore ■
the “Union” by force of arms, we can I
have no other reliance but on ourselves— !
no other expectation but a vigorous aud j
relentless war co-ex4cnsive with.Lincoln’s
aikfiinistration. Such being the case, a
moment’s reflection must satisfy all that tbe
bestow. We are in the midst of a ter
rific war which demands the . wisdom
energy and power of our whole peo
ple. To give ys success requires
wise, prudent and prompt legislation
by Congress.
Congress is clothed with the power to
declare war,to provide for the common
defense, to raise and support armies,
to levy aud collect taxes, to borrow
money upon the credit of the Confed
erate States, and to regulate commerce.
These powers are entrusted to Con
gress for the protection of the liberties
of rite people, and to promote their safe
ty and happiness, they are important in
time of peace .and fearful in time of
war if abused, misapplied or iujudi-
action—the war in which we are en
gaged must be successful.
The people are - arming themselves
at home for defense. Soon every per
son capable of bearing arms will be-!
come a soldier, and the camp fires oE
freedom wiil be lighted throughout the
Confederacy.
With a Congress equal to the emer
gency—with a President wise and un
flinching,- combining high, civil and
military qualifications, and a people
determined to be free ; we can defy the
hosts of Lincoln to the end of time.
If honored by your confidence, I
shall devote unremittingly, my time
and whatever of talents I possess, to
the interests of .o.ur bleeding- country.
Let us trust in God—“ They that tpust
in the Lord shall be as’ Mount Zion,
which cannot he removed, but a'biddth
forever.” Respectfully, »
JAMES L: SEWARD. ’
Appearance, of Jackson, Mississippi—
Sow the ’S’ankces have laid waste to
it—A Toretastc of Subjugation.
GEORGIA, Bakt-r County.
Court of Ordinary, July Term 1663.
TT appearing to-the-Court from the Petition of
1 Arthur W. Johnson, that Jesse Collier late ol
saiil county, maiie and executed his last will and
testament, appointed said petitioner his executor,
who has this day liiod his application propounding
said will for Probate in solemn form, it fnrther
appearing from said petitioner that one of said
heirs and legatees of said Jesse Collier, to-wit:
ZacliariahC Collier, is of full age and resides iu
the Stats of Texas Jaiid cannot be served with pro
cess from this Court, except by publication
It is therefore ordered that service on said Zach-
arinh C. Collier be perfected by publication in the
‘ Confederate Union” once a week for forty days
previous to the next October term of this Court,
and that he be and appear at said Court to be
held in and for said county on the first Monday in
October next, then and there to show cause, if any
he has, why said will shall not be proven in sol
emn form and admitted to record as the last will
and testament of said Jesse Collier, deceased.
Witness the Hon. John F. Griffin. Ordinary ot
6aid countv, this 6th day of July lr63.
THOMAS ALLEN. D. Cl k. Court
9 6t. . Ord’y. Baker co.
GEORGIA, Pierce County.
TITHEliEAS, Jackson Thomas, late of this
TT county, died intestate, and no one having
applied for letters of administration on said estate,
notice is hereby given to creditors and next of kin
ot said deceased, to he and appear at my office, in
the town of Blackshear. on the first Monday
•September next, to show cause, if any they can.
why administration of Jackson Thomas’ estate
should not be vested in the Clerk of the (superior
Court or some other fit and proper person.
Witness my official signature this July-23, 1“63.
lObt (Pd $3.) L. 1L GREENLEAE, Ord’y.
TJTWO MONTHS after date application will be
made to tjie Ordinary of Irwin county for
an order to sell all the lands and negroes belong
ing to the estate of Jesse Hobby late of said
county deceased.
M. D. HOBBY, \ ... .
JAMES PAUL,K. {
Irwinville, June 13th, 1863 5 9t.
GEORGIA, Ware County
W^HEREAS, Mr*. Ellen Turner makes appli-
TT cation to me for letters of guartiansliip ol
the persons and properly of Lucinda, Delpby,
Silvester, Mary Jane and Anna 1 urner, all minor
heirs of Henry Turner, deceased.
These are therefore to cite aud admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors of said deceas
ed to appear at tny office on the first Monday in
s eptember next, to show cause, if they can, why
letters of guardianship should not issue to said
applicant.
Given under my baud officially the 9th d*y of
duly, 1663.
D.E. KNOWLES, Ord’y.
Paid $3 9
GEORGIA. Bulloch County.
Xotice to Debtors and Creditors.
A LL persons having claims against the estate
uf James Wilkinson, Sen., deceased, are no
tified to present them to us properly attested, or
they will be rejected t and all persons indebted
to laid estate to make immediate settlement.
JAMES H WILKINSON ) Ad ,
JAMES ANDERSON. $ AararB -
July 18, 1863. i> B 9 6t
Albany, Ga, July 28, 18Q3.
Gentlemen : Your note of tbe 20th in
stant is aj-haml, and I embrace the first
opportunity presented to answer it. Ack
nowledging hilly tbe right of tbe people,
in peace as well as in war. under a Repub
lican form of Government, tb call from
private life into public service, whether
civil or military, citizens of all classes,
who may aid iu contributing strength and
confidence in matters of State, and being
impressed with tbe consideration, that tbe
value of tbe citizen consists in bis useful
ness to tbe Government, 1 shall always
bold myself in readiness to serve my coun
trymen whenever they shall see proper to
ask service of me.
As vou have seen proper to allude to
my wounded disabled condition, it may
not be amiss to state, that it lias ever been
a cherished intention of mine toreturn to the
service,as soon as my wounds would allow.
On tbe 11th of May last, having recovered
my health sufficiently to permit such a
change of life, I made a special applica
tion to tbe President for a position “in tbe
field,” without regard to rank, wherein
one, in my disabled condition, might be of
some service. In reply, 1 was assured,
‘•that there was no place then vacant to
which 1 conld be assigned. This assu
rance has left me no other alternative, but
to remain at home, an idle and silent spec
tator, while my comrades and countrymen
are bravely struggling against fearful
odds, and for rights, the dearest to the hu
man heart.
Such being my condition, I am ul^ill-
ing to remain inactive, and to allow present
and prospective emergencies to pass by
without contributing some aid to sustain a
common cause. The complimentary man
ner in which tbe jjublic prints Lave men
tioned my name, in connection with the
position of Representative from the Second
i Dinti-ict. of Geortria—the
Congressional District of Georgia—tbe
earnestness with which my fellow citizens,
of all classes, have solicited me to become
a candidate, and the appeal from my fel
low citizens of Worth county distinguished
for the number and heroism of her sons—
for the enthusiastic support given to tbe
Confederate Government by her citizens,
and for tbe many and noble sacrifices of
blood and treasure freely made in the
pending contest—leaves me no other
choice, but to place myself subject to the
wishas and disposition of tbe voters in tbe
Seeoiid^Congressional District. .Should it
be tlieir pleasure to elect me, it will be
mine to serve them, and in tbe event of re
jection, and tbe election of another, I
will be content to acquiesce in their ex
pressed will.
A survey ef the “situation” of tbe once
flourishing States composing the Confed
eracy impels the conviction that the pres
ent is no time for popular excitement, or
party divisions. It is a period for grave
reflection and determined action.
Confederate Government—weak or strong ; ciously exercised, or rendered impotent
—wise or unwise—ds-o.ur only .means of j by tardiness or non-action. We have
salvation. Those who oppose the op- j large armies in the field, and when the
eration of that Government at this time, ] power was given to Congress to raise
are but aiding the invader in his work ot ] arm j es> the .Government as a correla-
subtugation Sucu opposition-places the i tiye duty an(1 as a condition co-existent
Lro vein ment Detween two fires and must I ,
was to teed and clothe these armies.
necessarily embarrass its action. Like all - . . „
other institutions among men, our Govern- j As citizens of a common country, De
ment lacks infallibility. Like all other 1 leagured by ail implacable foe, you
infant Governments opposed by a thousand i ltave a right to expect prudent and
;< ......a, * i.—: wise legislation, unselfish and patriot
clangers, it cannot work to a charming cer
tainty, or please the fastidious statesman
whose political experience has been ac
quired on the placid waters of peace.
If the Confederate Government- fails,
either from the want of support, of those
whose interest it is to support it, or from
the attacks of those whose interest it is to
destroy it, we may safely conclude that
subjugation is at band,and that destruction
in detail—State by State—wiil soon be I'coftducted so as not to
accomplished by our enemy. Notwith- 0 f t h e Government.
statesmanship and a wise financial
policy, affording" such protection to
citizens and soldiers as is within the
po'wer of the Government in time of
Avar. Our commerce should be so
regulated as to avoid injury to
the people, the soldiers and their
families. Our finances should be
impair the
It is indis-
stamling the clamors of some within and to the support of our armies
as we can keep our Government in.action ! ? iiat t . he l’ l | bhc credrt should’ be mam-
and maintain our heroic defenders in the : .t^ccd* I his cannot be done upon a
iield, there is no room for despondency, j loose and undefined system, and with-
and not' an *surance less for a brilliant | out some well ascertained basis upon
ind triumphant achievement of our rights which the public faith when pledged
and independence Can we hesitate, then, cail be redeemed. It is essential to our
A citizen of Jucjk'son, 'Mississippi,
who is just out from there, gives the
Atlanta Appeal the following account
of the ruin and desolatib^hflictedupoq
the city by the Yaiiloeesr. altci'-the fal
ling back of our army : ..
Jackson has a deplorable appear
ance. The block or square iti which
the Appeal office used to be- situated,
and the one South of it on the other
side of Capital and froiYting on State
and Pascagoula, streets,comprising,
since the last conflagration, the main
business houses in the city, fire in ash
es. These two blocks include the
Episcopal Church, (a neatand comfort
able edifice,) and till the buildings front
there to the Concert hall on State
street, the postoffice, Julian’s book
store, sweeping round to Spangler Row,
and down to Mrs. McMaster’s incli^p
ding the Post Surgeon’s office, Medical 5
Director’s office, and office of com
mander of the Post. On the opposite
side of the street the fiery destruction
began with McMurry’s livery stable,
consuming the whole mass of buildings
to Strains’ store, thence to Angello’s
saloon, Griffin Banking house, and
thence to Leatiy’s store, thence down
Pascagoula street, eating out the entire
block. The next block running along
State, and south, in succession of the
one just named, being already a pile
of ruins,having been burned by the Yan
kees during their first visit, the liouse-
O-en. Lee and the President.
We are rejoiced to find in the Rich
mond Sentinel, says the Columbus En
quirer, of the 7th inst., a positive .and
authoritative contradiction of the state
ment by the correspondent of the
Charleston Mercury that there has been
a misunderstanding between the Presi
dent and Gen. Lee. The Sentinel de
nies the whole report in the most em
phatic manner, and properly rebukes
any one who, in a time like this, will
make an assertion that is calculated to
distress and dispirit the people, with
out full authority for the statement.
It says: / *
“ We have taken, the pains to inform
.ourselves on thg subject, and wish now
fo he understood as contradicting the
whole stovy in all its extent, and by
the fullest authority.
“ The few brief lines which we have
quoted from the Mercury’s communi
cation are indeed a curious illustration
of tue number of evil and baseless ac
cusations which can be inserted in so
short a space. They are a model at
once of terse and mischievous language.
They contain uo less than four aver-
nVfcnts, the truth 'of every one of which
the'faBts authorize us to contradict in
the broadest manner.
“ First, then, the country will be
pleased to learn that there has not
been even the slightest unpleasantness
between the President and Gen. Lee.
No tw’o persons could be in more per
fect accord than are these two distin
guished patriots. There never was
the least foundation for the story of a
difficulty between them. Second—
President Davis never did refuse to
sanction the trial by Court-Martial of
the delinquent Brigadiers. Third—
yGen. Lee never desired the trial of the
delinquent Brigadiers. Fourth—there
atinals of mankind, would be wore ■than «l |
tbe physical suffering attendant on Jfaw
kee chains and slavery. It is this that w*
should dread and shun as tbe most, liumil
iating of fates. With character, pride,
spirit all gone, we should be indeed afootL -
ball for knaves and tbe contempt of our ■
selves. Our very southern dogs, whicl
have been taught a manly spirit, woulc
a
our
walk around us and be ashamed
company.
liUjt, for any man to talk of yielding
I
I
wmm
whew- we have never suffered a defeat, ex- i
cept through the grossest mismanagement
of our military leaders—when we hold,
nearly the same ground cow that we did- r,
twelve months ago—when barely one-hall ■
of the fighting population of our country ■
has been brought into the struggle—wheip ;
the land of our enemy is rent with intes- ; ; -
tine feuds, and rebellion stalks abroad int
many of their States—to submit and lay!
down our arms under such circumstances,f( ]
how deep the record of shame we should]
make for the brave and gallant people of , t
the South ! Fellow countrymen, if amank M
counsels you to such a course of shame;
and dishor, repel him as you would a viper
that seeks to enter your bosom only^o in- ';
diet his deadly sting ; as a creatnre in al-L
fiance with-the enemy or a craven who^
has not the courage to vindicate in his own *:
person tbe inalienable .rights of man.—1
Spurn and drive him from you, and with
a whip of scorpions lash the recreant .
through the land.
Never were truer wo ds uttered than
those embodied in the re ent stirring ap-
peal of our excellent Pri sident: “Fel- ?
low-citizens, no alternative is left you hut 5
victory or subjugation, slavery and the ■
utter rain of yourselves, your families
and your country.”
There is nothing in our present position j
that should dishearten the brave, much
less induce a great people to submit to the ) *•?
rod of tbe oppressor. We have only to ;1 I
use the power which a gracious God has a
given us, to triumph over our foes in fu- I :
ture as we have done iu the past, and .
finally, and at an early day, to drive him ’
back whence he came, and vindicate our ;
claim to a place in the great family of na- < ,
tions- ‘A long pull, strong pull, and a B *
pull all together,’ arid we shall stand II . <
up proudly as tbe unaided architects of j
our liberties, and tbe admiration of the
world.
OOieiai Report of tLe Engagement bet
the AInbttiian aud the Hatterns
^re^n^delinquent Brigadiers ; at least
Gen."Li
ee ha* made no mentioli of any
such, but, in his report, compliments
his troops in the highest terms tor tlieir
gallantry at Gettysburg.”
Frpmthe Savannah Republican.
TVbnl we owe to OurHelvea, our Children
and our God.
A writer in the Mobile Advertiser closes
a patriotic article of advice to his country
men with the following language :
As long as our people are not demoral
ized, our army will never be demoralized.
The army needs the unwavering moral
support of tbe people. Let no despondent
ivotds be uttered ! Let defiance
be hurl-
burners ceased tlieir dest^hetion in that ed into the teeth of the foe ! Let victory
r! w.-co , v . '
The following extract from a report of j
Captain Raphael Semmes, commanding f
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' ■ f
<X. S. steamer Alal-mna, to the Secretary
of the Navy, gives a correct statement of
the action between the Alabama and the
Hatteras.
C. S. Steamer Alabama, (
Bahia, May 17th, 1863. )
I arrived at Charleston (under sail) on
the 11th of January, and just before
nightfall made the enemy’s fleet lying oft*
the bar, consisting of five ships-of-war.--—
part of the city. The Capitol was not ] or death be not only the word, but earnest
injured, nor was the Governor’s man- ! faith, and "steady blows! W’e can sur-
to sustain the Confederate Government 1
Can we, alter Ihe loss of tnany kindred
and friends—after tbe destruction of so
much property, and the endurance of many
dire calamities, after the infliction of so
much sorrow and suffering upon women
success, that the means raised by the
Government should be faithfully and
honestly applied by honest and suitable
agents., A wise system of credits and
a judicious use thereof, will keep un-
and children, hesitate to respond either in impaired the confidence of the people
men, or treasure or in both, whenever the ! in tlieir Government to pay, and will
Government, in its necessities, shall de- j check the spirit of speculation and ex-
mand them ? I trust not. Whenever the j tortion, now dangerous to the best in-
Confcdcrate Government fails, the star of
our hope for nationality and independence
wjll set. If we but sustain with enthusi-
*astn our Government, by sustaining the
army, navy and the currency v and becom
ing ourselves a unit in action, having al
ways in view the general welfare, the
smiles of a genial peace will soon be upon
us.
These being the views I entertain of our
situation and (be. policy to be pursued in
future, you may reasonably conclude,
should 1 be selected as your Representa
tive in Congress, that tbe Government will
receive my warmest support, and tbe
army, navy and currency my constant at
tention.
Respectfully,
Your Fellow Citizen,
Wm. E. Smith.
To Messrs. Wm. L. Hunt, James W.
Rouse and Seaton Hunt, Esqrs., lion.
Wm. A. Harris aud others.
Tbe
Unreasonable.—We have commu
nications on hand, and have published
others, urging a general conscription of
of-cverybody in the Confederacy,young
and o!d, able to carry a gnu. Some of
the newspapers discourse in the same
way, and argue that an army of a mil
lion men can, by this levy en masse,be
placed in the field at once, and laugh
to scorn the Yankee force, be it swol-
tbreatniug dangers that lie between us and ] c „ a8 niuch as it may by the new con-
independence involve individual as well as 8Cr jptio[]. All this souuds very prom-
national existence, individual as we as j s <] e ] us i ve an( ] impracti-
natioual prosperity, and demand of us the ca |j| e>
strength * nd | No country under the sun can sus-
One"grea°t subject should employ the tain an army in the field whicji embra-
wholeof our consideration, and be the oh- oes all its able bodied population, and
tcrests of the country, will reduce the
price of prime articles of necessity
which the soldiers and tlieir families
arc compelled to have, and enable the
Government to increase the pay of the
soldiers.
The depreciation of our currency
must be checked. In my jugment it is
within tfie power of Congress to do
this. All illicit trade with the enemy
should be stopped. No love" of gain
should justify the jmrehase cf coin in
Confederate currency to trade with
the Abolitionists, by which the price of
Yankee goods is made the measure of
the valueofConfederate Treasury notes.
Congress might "well consider the
necessity of a restraining law, in the
nature of an embargo act to. prevent
the exportation of Cotton, or other ar
ticles to Nassau, which is hut an indi
rect mode of trading with the United
States.
This external commerce should be
carried on by the special permission of,
and for the Confederate Government,
for war purposes.
If our external commerce was prop
erly regulated by law, during the pre
tended blockade of the Linc(mi Govern
ment, our currency would have a do
mestic value only as it has a domestic
circulation.
The Government should not permit
the exportation of Coin except ior its
own use, then there would be no bro
kers to buy or sell coin or dealers in
foreign exchange, only for the benefit
of the Government itself. This would
ject of concentrated action, llow and in wo think there is good reason to be- give uniformity of value to our currpn
sion, telegrams to the contrary not
withstanding. No act of wanton in
sult to ladies is reported to have been
committed by the enemy, hut houses
were freely entered and sacked. The
suburbs of Jackson,.recently so beau-
render every city on our coast, and every
river on our soil, and then defeat the Fed
eral power in spite of ah the efforts it could
put forth in a century? What we need
is spirit, and the “unconquered will.”—
Those who tamely submit do not acquire
tbe respect, or receive the protection of
tiful, aro all scorched, withered, and the foe. All they have will "be taken and
destroyed. The city 'itself, once so : they will be denounced by the foe as hyp
proud of its neat, cheerful, and in some
places, elegant appearance, is a wreck
—a ruin—a blasting evidence of the
savage brutality of our hated and de
spised foe.
The half has not been told touching
the vandalism of the enemy while, in
occupation of that ill-fated city. Ev
ery house in the place that was unce- 1
copied, and nearly all of those whose
owners remained to protect them, was
sacked and gutted. Officers as high as
Colonels, were seen tb enter and steal
articles of value and k virtu, and carry
them away. Some of those officers
were heard to say, “Well, I have, nev
er stolen anything before, but I will
take this.” Mahogany and rosewood
bedsteads, with mattresses, musquito
bars, and all the appendages of a com
plete and elegaait couch, with bed
steads set up and "the whole standing
asifinabed chamber, together with
rosewood, marble-slabbed dressing ca
ses, bureaus, chairs, sofas, fine tables,
pianos, ottomans, mirrors, and all the
costly furniture of the citizen^, were
scattered all along the entrenchments
from the southern bend of the Pearl riv
er to the extreme northern line of the
works. On these beds the Yankees
slept, and carried on their hellish de
baucheries with the negro wenches ot
the towii; played cards and gambled,
ate .and drank on the tables, and amus
ed themselves among the stolen plun
der during their drunken carousals in
their own refined and elegant way,and,
at their departure, broke them into a
thousand pieces One general, said t>
he a General Logan, carried oft’two fine
parlor chairs from Mr. Helm’s residence
telling Mr. Helm that he would return
them, but he failed to perform his
promises. The line State library, in
ocritical cowards, and traitors to their
country. We’ve got to fight it out to tbe
bitter end. Submission cannot avert a'
single evil, or purchase exemption from tbe
fortunes of all.
Courage and trust! • Action and effort!
Faith and sacrifice ! Almighty God rules
tk,e storm, and as sure as we are right in
our struggle, we shall gloriously triumph !
“For freedom’s battle ouce begun. •
Bequeathed by bleeding sire to sou.
Though baffled oft, is ever won
These sentiments should be the watch
words of every true Southern^ in the crisis
now upon us. There are cowards, there
are men by nature timid and weak-kneed;
there are others who have been tories in
their hearts from the beginning. Frem
these we have nothing to expect in the
great struggle in which we»are now en
gaged. They fail when tried in the cruci
ble which tests their manhood, and on ev
ery reverse are willing to give up and ten
der their bands crossed for tbe chains of
the enemy. W’ere this a sample ofSonth-
ern spirit, we should deserve to be slaves,
not freemen. Instead of lords of this soil
and tb&arcbitects of our own destinies, we
should became in fact tbe willing servauts
of our would-be Yankee task-masters.
There are some poor, innocent creatures
who delude themselves with the idea that
the Union and Constitution can be restor
ed as they were—that we have only to
agree to a reconstruction of the « ld politi
cal fabric to be remanded to all.the bless
ings, and comlorts and freedom winch we
wi're wont to enjoy. How fatal tbe be
lief, if it could only be given a practical ef
fect in this land of the Sotuh! These
fools forget that this is a struggle for self-
government—that freedom is on the one
side and Y’ankee despotism on the other—
that the South would have to bear all the
burthens of tbe war, heavy enough to cre
ate a crushing debt in perpetuity, or that
we should do what is worse, share the guilt
aud dishonor of Yankee repudiation. We
should be conquered provinces, and gover-
ed as such. Our lands would be parti-
One of the steamer was soon after per
ceived to get upder way, and 6teer in our
direction. I ordered steam to be- got np,
but kept sail on the ship to decoy, that I
might entice the enemy’s ship sufficiently
far from the fleet to offer hqr battle. I wore
ship, aud stood away from the bar, permit
ting the enemy to approach me by slow
degrees. When the enemy had approach
ed sufficiently near, I took in sail, and
wearing short around, and ran up within
hail. It was now dark, it being about
seven o’clock. The enemy hailed, ‘What
ship is that V
YVe responded, ‘Her Majesty’s steamer
Petrel!’ The reply was, *1 will send a
boat on board.’ We now hailed in turn
to know who the enemy was, and when
we had received the reply that lie was the
‘United States steamer Hatteras,’ we a-
gain hailed him, and informed him that
we were the Confederate States steamer
Alabama, aud at tbe same time I directed
tbe fiist Lieutenant to open fire upon him..
Our fire was promptly returned and a
brisk action ensued, which lasted, howev
er, only thirteen minutes, 5s at that time
the enemy fired an off gun and showed a
light; and upon being hailed by us to
know if he had surrendered, he replied
that he had, and that he was in a sinking
condition. 1 immediately dispatched boats
to his assistance, and had just time to re
move the crew when the ship went down.
The casualties Mere slight on both aider,
although the action was fought a distance
of from one hundred and fifty to four hun
dred yards. Our shot all told on his hall
about the water-line, anu hence the small
number of killed and wou ded on the part
of the enemy-two of the former and three
of the latter. We had nine killed, and
only one wounded. The Hatteras mount
ed eight guns, and bad a crew of 18 officers
and 108 men. The Alabama also mount
ed eight guns, (with a small captured
piece, a 24-pounder, too light to be of any
service,) and had a crew of 110 men, ex
clusive of officers. Four of the Hatteras
guns were 32-pounders—the same calibre
as our broadside guns, but our pivot guns
were heavier than hers—this being the
only disparity between the two ships.
We received a few hot shot holes from
the enemy, doing no material damage-
The enemy’s tteamer Brooklyn, and an
other steamer steamed out in pursuit of us
soon after the action commenced, but
missed us in the darkness of the night
Being embarrassed with a large number of
prisoners, I steamed directly for Jamaica,
where I arrived on thfc 20th of January
Here I landed my prisoners,repaired dam
ages, cpaled ship, and on the 25th day of
January I proceeded to sea again On
the 28th of January, I touched at the city
of St. Domingo, in the island of the same
name, and ianded tho crewsfc^ twojftfthe
enemy’s ships which I had*frln$$«Lbail-
ed again on the same day, anfl tran my
way to , and thence to*the island
of , and thence to this place, where
I arrived yesterday—burning, bonding,
and destroying enemy’s ships
enclosed.
I have the honor to be, . ..xgft?.-
Very respectfully,
Y our obedient /Servant,
R. SEMMES,
Commander.
Hon. S. R. Mailer/, Secretary of
Navy, Richmond, Va. -.^r