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ftiitcial Curmspoiidence of Savannah Rt publican- j dent Du\ i?, there are fe\* ol _
ogists who will contend that w trie
From l!:r Army of Ituntw**-
Behind tiie Chat iahoociiee, )
July loth, ISGL >
his apol
tin
de-
present instance, his judgment m < e*
dining to send troops to co opeta. e
with Johnston, has not been at tault
When the secret history of t his war j could and would have struck
shall be written, there will be reveal- t j )e rear 0 f Sherman’s army nelore
ed to public gaze the most remarkable
wel> of diplomatic policy, secret ma
chinations, and now unsuspected caus-J undoubtedly have been by the conteni-
es of discontent that ever marked the poraneous operations ot the army in
growth of a young nation. Meshes j j,j s fro
will be brought to light, among \yho>e
Washburn made his appearance, and
with Sherman defeated, as he would
front, all smaller bodies hurrying
to his succor would have shared the
same fate. It is not my purpose,
.however, to criticise or complaim.—
to mould J ^ desjre only to state facts.
The action of the President, not in
appointing Hood, who is universally
beloved, but iu relieving Johnston
when near the climax of his campaign,
has, to use a mild term, introduced
dissatisfaction. A Southern army is a
huge ganglionic nerve through which
Additional from the \orlii.
The Dix rate of Neic York.
General Dix appeared before Judge
Russell, in New York, on Wednesday,
agreeably «o the proceedings* against him
for "supprefjing” the World and Journal
ofComcrce. Counsel for General Dix said
the fibres ot which is continually flow- j the question involved M as. whether a gen
ing as much intelligence and iodivid- eraliii command of a department, in time
ualitv as can be found iu any mass of ^ civil war ’ could ,3e “nested and depriv-
the community. The troops are ac-; e< ? ° L f h \] ]l[ ?T y ' ^ , obt ;>' in S tl,e ortler
customed to measure causes and events’^ ,h6 1 ’ es,tle, ' t ,be United Stales.-
c ,, , -3 , , . , | Fbe question was one that affected the
for themselves, and to apply a judge-L n t; re peace of the community. He did
men*, to men and actors, which, it not ipot wish to argue the case, but merely to
infallible, is at least generally correct, j submit the question. Counsel went on
In the present instance they-have fol-j further to say that General Dix bad ie-
intricacies may be traced the private
passions and personal prejudit*^ o
men who, while attempting _ _ . (
our destiny, have failed to make that The action of the State troops uu-1 lowed their Commander-in-Chief from j ceived orders from the President not to
distinction which should exist between der Gen> G> yy. Smith, is thus far I Dalton to the banks of the Chatta-| aUl)W bi T 6e . ,fto be deprived of bis liberty,
the feelings of the individual, and the j wort |, v 0 f a R praise. Many, indeed jhoochee, have criticised his
permanent benefit to be conferred wr '
n generous hand upon the people.-
Ollichl quarrels will be discoverer
which commencing nearly-a score of
years ago, have been brought with all
their deleterious influences into the
present struggle, and play no insignif
icant part in the great drama which
some of us fondly imagine is being
conducted with so much wisdom, fore
sight and patriotism. Selfishness, re
venge, demagogism, and an ambition
which looks almost to supreme control.
The jlarylr.ini Exptdiiioo.
Our army under General Early has
returned from Maryland, and no doubt
now exists of the real character and
object of the expedition. The pau
city of his numbers repelled, from the
beginning; the idea of invasion, though
the whole Yankee nation w’as thrown
into consternation. Grirn-visageu war
presented to them its most horrible
front. Visions of a burning capital
and a subjugated people rose up be
fore their eyes. Congress adjourned,
and the members took to precipitate
flight; what became of “Old Abe”
ever manifests towards his
as he affectionately calls bistre
has endeared himself to the
‘Pfcople’.
he
such an extent that he wiiffiudT 10
man ready to stand by him j fl ^
iid
Sf>.
struggle, even unto the death a
I risk nothing in saying that t’lie\
lection oi him as Gen. Johnston's
cessor meets the hearty approbation
of the army, and that he will 8 | J0rt ,‘
lead them to battle and gain f res p
laurels for them after their Severn
campaign.
Turn more corps of the enemy hav'
crossed over the south bide'*of till-
and his immaculate Cabinet the re-[ river, and are pushing forward fii if
cord is not clear. No doubt the mil-j directiotf'of Buckhead. Our cavn 1 rv
ifary cloak and Scotch cap were again have been skirmishing heavily
they took their places.in the ranks,
and marched to the field. During one’
of the episodes of the retreat, they
confidence which is the noblest tie that; cognize the process of a civil magistrate.—. t j ng forth that the very citadel of Vati
can exist between an officer and his [The case was adjourned till next week. keedom was'in-danger
subordinates. Still undemoraiized bv j I Hut, to the great’ relief of the Van
were ordered to support our cavalry t heir retreat, still undismayed by the ; Jhc hat Acts oj Congress—77/c profligacy i kees, our army has pulled up stakes
on one oi the flanks. The enemy
made an immense demonstration, and
the cavalry, some of-whom were Tex
ans, were driven in. Their General
saw that something must be done
quickly or he would be overwhelmed.
allure at work, among the thousand : Heaccordir.gfy ordered the whole com
genuine, counter-influences which
spring from the honest hearts of the
people and the army: and between
these there is an antagonism, deep,
dangerous, and beyond the control of
any power save that of the Almighty.
There has never been a revolution on
earth in which the baser passions of
maud to deploy as skirmishers, and
thus compensate by a show of front
his efficiency, in number. The ruse
was successful, and the Yankee army,
doubtless believing that two or three
*ovps were massed behind the militui,
^waiting their advance, refrained from
making any further demonstration.
man did not wield their subtle strength* qq l0 demeanor of the Georgians under
in the direction of public events, and f ir6j considering the novelty of the sit-
the present crisis is no exception ; uation, was exceedingly creditable,
the rule. and front that hour to the present, the
It is not my purpose, nor would if,! strongest attachment has existed be->
indeed, be prudent at this time to at-j tween thorn and the Texan cavalry
tempt to follow the devious wander-1 whom they supported.
inWof even one of these undercur-i Speaking of troops, a General re
rents. I content myself simply with 1 marked to me to-day that the facility
a statement in genera! terms of the [and judgment with which our men
fact. Possibly the presence of Gen. j threw up breastworks was truly won*
Bragg hascalledit particularly to mind,-' derful. He said that no sooner would
not that that officer is an actor in these a permanent halt be made, and a fight
hidden mysteries, but because he i be anticipated, then every man volun-
comes here at a time when
to have anticipated the event,
foreseen that tire latter was to be sac
rificed upon tiie altar of public opin
ion, to which so many of our Generals
have been without due cause assigned.
Happily the public confidence in that
offioer has pot been exhausted, and he
leaves this army followed by the hon
est regrets of both people and troops
If he has not been aggressive, Tie is
able to show why, by stubborn facts,
which his men understand well enough,
t lie com- tarily commenced digging dirt, and in j and which, in due course of time will
be made broadly apparent. If his
difficulties which environ them, still!
strong in their sense of power, no
word of censure against their chief
had ever escaped their lips, and no be
lief prevailed that because lie had so
well performed his duty, the President
would seek to remove him from the
field
of the Government—The defeat—Uu-! and returned to the south bank ot the
coin's Re-Election the inevitable ruin of I otomac, having frightened tiie Abo
the Country.
The Northern papers aro noting the
work of the last Congress, but few with
satisfaction; on the contrary, nearly all
with an emphatic dissatisfaction. The
Imagine then the surprise, and net *<;» Yo I k . ,a ' ts in tbe Mowing
e . , l ... , • , bold and independent manner of the cor-
unfounded discontent, with which the | tbe ^ministration arid the evils
change is regarded ami the unenviable j of the thnes :
litionists out of at least six of their
seven senses. It turns out that the
great invasion was simply a foraging
expedition. And right gloriously have
they accomplished their purpose. Be
sides damaging all the railroads and
canals of Maryland, and destroying, in
just retaliation, a large amount of pro-
between Mr. Davis and Gen. Johnston, I?* 33 * 5 */ 1 * b - reba ^ e ; unblushing, too, and
ted the event, and , - m * mdent even, and Congress Las failed to
plexion of military and civil affairs in j less than four hours, a line ofentrench-
the State of Georgia, may well excite ( ments located as well as it done by an
the profo.undest interest in the mind |engineer officer, and admirably adapt-
of the President. I group together a |eH for all purposes of defence, would
lew statements and leave your readers'line the entire front of our ami}’.—
to draw their own conclusions. The The feeling of pride which naturally
do its duty, as the Grand Inquest of the
nation, in any propei investigation.
The appropriations to carry on the
Government have been immense, over
$900,0004)00—probably 31,000,000,000-
full one half of which is to be stolen, or
wasted by inefficiency, or in corruption or
bad management. $300,000,000 would
carry on the war, and carry it on far more
efficiently than it is now carried on.
Four
session.
No. 1. The fifty per
tariff.
No. 2. The new tariff
No. 3. The revenue bill.
No. 1. The additional income tax.
T he taxes are to be enforced upon
captured one hundred thousand bush
els of shelled oats, u vast quantity oi
corn, flour, bacon, and other provis
ions, together with over a million of
medical stores. From Maryland, be
sides the Yankees killed and captured,
and the communication cut off, we
brought off a thousand horses, two
thousand head of cattle, and any
quantity of provisions, clothing and
supplies of every -description. Mar-
tax bills have been passed this [ tinsburg was the great depot of mer-
cent*
plan of campaign has failed, it is be
cause his appeals to the general gov
ernment to co-operate with him hi
striking the enemy 8 real have been tlicur substance. As these bills begin to
unheeded, and if he is to be finally laid ; fffit there will be a general gioan.
States rights partv of Georgia, with j attached to ! hose works, together with j upon the shelf, his proudest epitaph ( Congress lias given.the Piesident and
jthe people and to eat up and cousume
chants with the view of shipping to
additional | Richmond as soon as Grant would en-
! ter the city, all these goods fell into
our hands, and there is said to be e-
nough to supply the liichmond mar
ket for a considerable season. These
dry goods will come in good time for!
the Army of Virginia.
Governor Brown as its representative, j the assurance of safety which was af-
is in open issue, on point of principle, j forded by tfie experience of the men,
with the general government. Allan-j in the choice of positions, is perhaps
ta is in danger, and the Governor has j one secret why they were so obstinate
called on his troops—the militia, or
“Pets,” as they are termed, to come
to its rescue—they have responded,
and probably withit one month twen
ty thousand, more or less, will be on
ly held in the face of the superior
numbers by which they were frequent
ly attacked.
The situation in our front remains
unchanged, save that a force of the
duty within the trenches around the. enemy, six thousand strong„are report-
citv—these men are under tbe com-led to be advancing towards the West
maud of Gen. G. W. Smith, formerly Point Railroad, for the purpose of sev-
a Major General in the Confederate * eriug our connections in that direction,
service, and an officer of the highest j The cause of Sherman’s quiet can only
ability—a compeer of Johnston, Beau- be surmised. It is believed in army
regard.^fcClellan, and others known; circles that he.is accumulating provi-
n> tnine. By birth, lie is a Kentnck-jsions preparatory to abandoning the
ian, by adoptiou, a Georgian. Presi- railroad and commencing a flank
will be—“lie saved the Army ot Ten- T;is Secretaries everything that they ask
iiessec from annihilation.” led for—money and men upon demand,
But there is another view of thisl 3nd SJ, 3’ amount. New- loans have
been authorised to the amount of some six
hundred million in til. Men are to be
sacrificed now as caprice or necessity de
mand, Avilhout the means of buying off as
heretofore, unless they are rich. While
long expected movement, the de*;^
of which, as I before predicted, being]
to threaten Decatur or Stone Moms
tain, and thus compel our forces tu-
evacuate Atlanta. I have every rea
son to believe that every foot of the
ground will be strongly contested.—
Every indication is that the long lock
ed for struggle is at hand, and certaii, i
ly cannot be postponed but a few d»w>
longer.^ Many believe that the action
will commence to-morrow or the next
day at farthest, but I caunot think so.
as it would require at least two days
to get the armies in position in such
a broken country; and an engage
ment can only be brought on—unless
Sherman has adopted another policy
—by forcing him into it bv falling up
on oue of his flanks. But a few more
days will determine the whole, anl,
speculations are idle in a military.point
ot view at least.
I regret to learn that Cap. McCau
ley, A. A. G. of “Cerro Gordo” Wil
liams’ brigade, was killed this morn
ing whilst leading the 1st Kentucky
cavalry in a charge beyond Buckhead. '
Coming almost upon them he drew
his pistol and attempted to shoot a
Yankee, but his pistol missing lire lie
was instantly killed. He was former
ly on Gen. Hardin Helm’s staff in the
same capacity and was well known to
the army for his gentlemanly deport- •
merit and dauntless bravery. *
Special.
]] e have learned fiviu competent .ni-
Such was the cxoedftion in Marv-I feorify, sr, d may state to the public, a fact
is
subject fur more cheerful to contem
plate. The change of commanders
may be productive of great public
good. Atlanta may still be saved and
land, Grant’s “fiasco”—end it mav he
justly ranked as the most effectual for
aging party that has been sent out
since the commencement of the war.
[Sav. Republican.
Gherman defeated. The appointment; substitutes are allowed for such as are able
of Gen. Hood to the chief administra
tion of affairs, popular as he is with
the army, the people and the general
government will ensure for him a sup
port by the President which Johnston,
if 1 am correctly informed, has but
partially received. Whatever the
great Texan may demand in the shape
of help will be"forthcoming, and al
though he may not in a single degree
dent Davis, to use a mind term, does movement, and likewise obtaining in-!change the**general plan which has
not love him any more than he loves j timate knowledge of the topography
Johnston, or Beauregard, or Whiting, of the country. Gen. Johnston is anx-
or Lovell. Yet he sees him at the! feus that the ehtire Yankee army
head of the army representing princi-j should cut loose from their entrench-
ples in conflict with his own, with a: ments and give him but half a chance
powerful Governor at his back, and a-j to fight. But I doubt whether any
round him such men of genius and in- important move beyond a raid will be
iluence as Linton Stephens aiid Rob
ert Toombs. The threatened fall
of Atlanta, with its unpromising re
sults to Alabama, should the enemy
choose to advance in that direction,
have aroused the Governor of that
State, to the importance of the emer
gency, and like Brown, Watts has
urged upon the Chief Executive with
all his might the necessity of doing
something, and that right promptly,
lo relieve this portion o! the Confed
eracy. In a word, they have thrown
President the responsibility
Here, then, are four
upon the
ot the situation
made for two or three weeks.
News of the defeat of t ie enemy at
Tupelo, by Lieut. Gen. Stephen D.
Lee, and General Forrest is just re
ceived. Heaven grant vve may not
have to wait long for a similar consum
mation here. 1 It is related of the
“War Egle” as lie is called, that he
never fights until he has personally
arranged every preliminary detail.—
Previous to one of his engagements
he gave orders that the left of his
line should not commence the battle
until the right was heard to be well
at work. While riding towards the
strong elements, which naturally ex-1 latter point, what should he hear but
rite the President’s apprehension—| the sharp rattle of musketry, which
Brown Watts, the State troops and I told of disobedience of orders and a
Smith/ Hence perhaps, the presence fight began wrong end foremost. For-
of Gen. Bragg. There is still another
point involving personal relations be-
rest stopped in a rage—pulled out
pencil and paper, ai.i wrote with afi
angry jerk as follows —“D—n it,
didn’t 1 tell you not to fight till I
fotchcd it on—cease firing.” Thing?
then started right, and Forrest won
his victory.
F. G. deF.
tween two prominent gentlemen, to
which I will not allude, further than
to say that tlmy bear upon the ques
tion in a manner that is most signifi
cant.
On one poii t, however, I am as
sured, what Governor Brown ern do,
will be done. Waiting very judicious- ^
ly until a greater portion of the crops Behind the Chattahoochee, \
of the State were husbanded, he has JSG4. 3
called upon his entire force, and"these | An event which marks an epoch in the
are daily arriving. In him, or his of-j history of this army occurred last night
ficials, therefore, the President has;—an event too which has stirred the
nothing to fear, and come what may, great heart, as it has
his record of duty will stand
ever clear, honorable and conscien
t, oug> and Lieut. Gen. Hood, with the rank
I believe that General Bragg, what-j of full general, appointed by the Pres
ever he may discover, socially or po- > ident as Ins successor. The amiounce-
litically. of the condition of affairs, J ment was received by Gen. Hood
will return to Richmond from ouri a bout midnight, in a despatch fiom
army lines satisfied that Gen. Johnston; the Secretary of War ; but so sudden
has likewise done all that mortal man,; an< 3 unexpected were the summons,
with the same means at his disposal, i that it was not nil til the arrival of a
could do ; and that lie will have learn-1 second telegram that the reality of a
ed, during the brief sojourn, the iru- new responsibility burst fully upon
portauce of lending to our Command-: life startled senses. The shock upon
er-in-Chief all the aid which the Exe-jthe nerves of the army this morning
cutivc has in his power to bestow.— jbas not been less severe} and the
The necessity is too apparent to udmit strange tidings may be plainly read in
excuse, and after the frequency with! every face and every group gathered
which it has been urged upon Presi-1 to discuss the news,
[Social Correspondence oi the Sav. Republican ]
Cha'
July {8, J SG4.
for-! agitated during the war. Gen. John
ston has been relieved from command.
been patiertly pursued by Gen. John
ston, the credit of success will attach
to the standard of the new commander.
Iu a word, the President has himself
assumed the responsibility of the situa
tion, and witlia{splendid fighting man as
his representative, and sufficient re
enforcements at his command, will
doubtless accomplish the object of the
campaign. Hence, while regretting
the departure of Gen. Johnston under
an official cloud, let the country be
satisfied that in his successor, and the
new and more powerful elements of
strength which lie will combine, we
have secured a Chevalier Bayatd from
whom their is reason to hope for
speedy success. To my own mind the
condition of our affairs here never ap
peared more brightly than they do at If
Hie present moment, for I conscien
to buy them, commutation is refused for
such as have hitherto depended upon mu
nicipal generosity. The effect of this
species of legislation will be to raise tbe
the price of substitutes beyond tbe reach
of the poor or the reach of municipal gov
ernments, and to drive tbe bumbler class
into the army, while the well oft' classes
will be exempt. T here M-as great reluc
tance, even among the Republicans, to do nerves
this, but the inexorable Lincoln and Stan
ton demanded it, and it was done, by al
lowing Massachusetts to use her capital
and money to buy soldiers in all the slave
States, save three—wheicupon Massa
chusetts came into the measure, and a-
gainst her judgment, (when her interest
was gratified,) voted to do away with the
$300 commutation.
Meanwhile* as Congress was thu9 sacri
ficing the men, and the property and in
dustry of the North, in order to gratify
the administration, the same Congress
was doing all it could to strengthen Jeff
Davis, and the party of Jeff. Davis in tbe
South, by confiscation bills of all sorts,
emancipation bills, &c.. <Scc., tbe only ef
fect of which is to consolidate and invigo
rate tbe South, by depriving the people
there of all hope from submission, their on
ly Altaic now being in death, extermina
tion or degradation.
We now see from the action of this Con
gress that if Lincoln is re-elected that we
mvea twenty vear^ war on hand, with
bankruptcy and ruin, certain to come
tiously believe that within tire next j from the uecessarilly enormous expendi-
twenty days Sherman’s army or its I‘are and consequent taxation,
remnants will be on a demoralizing
rout to the Tennessee River.
Ft G. DE F.
Cols. Loniar and Yunlalkenburg.
We get sad news from the Gist Georgia.
The Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel of
tire regiment were both killed at ihe bat
tie of \Jonocacy. Both w ere valued citi-
zens of Macon,Col.. J<»n,v Hill J^mar was
quite \ oung, an within the present year
named and accomplished and beautiful
young lady in Virginia, A more gallant,
ingenuous and right-minded youth nev
er pci ishcu on battlefield,. He was with
al a fine officer, and very popular with
his command. Lt. Col. VanValkkn-
bi:rc. was nearer middle life, and leaves a
family to mourn the loss of husband and
father. During a long residence in Ma
con he m as always distinguished by his
public spirit and his popularity, and since
tbe outbreak of the war, has on several
occasions been conspicuous for courage and
address. He it was,.who on the 12th of
May, after tbe terrible charge under
Gen, Gordon, in which a portion of the
Confederate lines which had bteu lost,
were recovered, succeeded by his address
in capturing a regiment of 480 Federal
prisoners, with tho aid of a corporal's
guard of tho 61st. The event was narra
ted in tho Telegraph at that time. It is
a heavy blow Which extinguishes from the
army and the community two 6uch brill
iant fights and exemplary men as I.amar
and VanValkenburg.
[ Telegraph.
The feminines of that portion of
That’s So,-~It is easier for a saw- Rome, Georgia, occupied by Sherman,
are described by tbe Northern papers
as being very pretty, very polite, and
very rebellious.
General Johnston.
Chatta hooch kb, Ga., July 18,1S64.
Editors ArPEAL:~My heart is sad
while I write to you. The whole army is
stricken with a subdued sorrow. Y'ou can
not look into a single face without read
ing the silent language of grief. Wo have
loH.t our general. Generai-Johnston ceas
ed to be onr commander last night. Why
the change has been made, only the de
partment at Richmond kuowe’ *But I
have seen stout soldiers weep when they
heard it. When it was made kuowu in
our brigade, you would have thought the
men were mourning a father’s death.—
not before been | God grant that it may be all for the best
—for the good of tbe country.
I have just seen General Johnston’s
farewell order to his troops, and 6end you
a copy of it.
The men of this army appreciate the
worth and high military abilities of Gene
ral Hood; and they will follow bim with
devotion and unselfish courage which have
heretofore distinguished them; and w hich
have made, and do, and will make them,
intact and invincible. But we have learn
ed to love General Joe. Johnston, and it
is not to be expected that we can part
with him “but with sorrow ”
HARRY W.
mill to puss through tbe eye of a Dee-
dle than it is for a rich man to euter
Camp Lee as a Conscript.
Special CorresponJc-nce Memphis Appeal.
From the Front. •
In. Front of Atlanta, }
Monday evening, July IS, 1SG4. )
Everything has been swallowed up
to-day in the ciiange of commanders,
which fell upon the entire army like
an electric shock, so sudden, so un
looked tor. How could it act other
wise than to thrill through the great
that make up an army and
cause each to look the other in the
lace with a blank stare, and ask—
“Have you heard that Gen. Johnston
was relieved ?” and absorb every oth
er topie; even the fact that the ene
my was crossed in heavy force and or
ders issued to be ready to march, did
not appear to interest any one. But
on every haud the question is asked,
“What for V which, I must admit, is
rather a difficult interrogatory to an
swer at present.
If any one had doubted the love
and deep rooted confidence reposed in
their late commander-in-chief of tffe
entire army, his doubts would have
been dispelled had he been present
when bis farewell address was read,
and seen emotions depicted in their
countenances. Instead of doubting,
Ihj would have wept as did many of
those who had followed his fortunes
through this long and arduous cam
paign, without murmuring and trust
ing implicity jn his ability and skill
for the result. Coming among them
when he did, and finding them broken
and dispirited af.er tbe disaster of
Missionary ridge, and rendered desper
ate by the stigma cast upon them by „
those high in authority, his great mind! appear like a negro, and taking up one ot
- 1 tho spades in the yard walked to tho gate
and requested permission of the sentinel
connected with the recent important offi
cial changes here, which does high honor
to all the parties concerned. When tho
order of the President relieving Geo.
Johnston and placing Gen. Hood in com
mand of the army bee »tne known the throe
lieutenant-generals, Harrier*, H^.1 *5
Stewart, rnited in sending a telegram L
the President, representing the unpropiti-
oils effect that might be •produced by a
change of commanders at this critical mo
ment, and respectfully urging a reconside
ration of the order. The President, de
clined to do so, and the generals having
given expression to their convictions, then
accorded to the new commander tLcir
prompt support, that tbe army might be
a unit before the enemy, and every true
soldier will honor and follow their exam
ple.—Appeal.
Aif ♦ f^i i
Tiie Raid.—A private letter tinted
at Columbus the 20th says, that the
raiders have probably retreated to the
main body of the army. Their num
ber was estimated at Io00 f an<l tIrey
made thorough work of the Mont
gomery & West Point Railroad, hav
ing torn up and bent the rails for some
twenty-five miles of tiie track. All
public stores and buildings, mills, Ac.,
were destroyed by the enemy on the
line of their raid, and all negroes and
stock driven off’. The dwellings of the
people generally were neither plunder
ed nor -destroyed, owing to the fact
that the raiders had little time on rheir
hands td attend to such small matter*.
Their object was to cripple the com
munication between Montgomery and
Atlanta, and they accomplished it. It
will be a long time before the road
can be again in operation.— Telegraph.
Attempted Escape of a Yankee Captain'
One of the prisoners at catnp OgL-io-tr*
a captain, attempted on yesterday to mAa
Fis esseape in rather an ingenious manner
and would have succeeded, but for a sligb-
circninstanee. Procuing some soot and
grease, be blacked himself so well as to
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grasped at once tbe difficulties that
surrounded him, and, in a few short
months, what do we see? On every
side no murmurings were heard, and
each eye was brighter, each step firm
er, aud the buoyant spirits and car
riage of the men proved that his work
to pass, as be bad borrewed the spade
and wished to return it to tho qw*i-
The guard supposing from his color ed
his dialect that he was a negro, aUdwrfl
him to pass, and he walked out passing the
officer of the day, who was iu profound
had not been in vain. Aud to him we ignorance of his being a prisoner. BeLre
lie bad walked many yards, however, olb
of tbe relief guard, who was lying do«ri
outside of the prison observed that through
the open shirt of tbe supposed negro tL?
breast of a white man appeared. Suspect
ing the truth, he immediately halted
carried him back to the prison where b®
was examined and his trick discovered
We have not learned the name of the Yan
kee, but will admit that bis method of
capingwas very ingenious, and had he ta ‘
ken the precaution to button bis slij‘ r -
would dodbtless have be©n % m»"7
away from Macon ere this. I TVA^/'*-
owe all of the morale of the noble
army who, upon the banks of the
Chattahoochee, stand between the en
emy a-nd our homos*
No matter where his future duties
may call him, he will carry with him
the honest aud heartfelt wishes of the
army of Tennessee for his welfare and
success, and many a blessing will be
invoked upon his bead by those whom
he has tried to shield from danger.
In regard to Gen. Hood I hear but
one opinion, and that is implicit confi
dence in his skill and well known
courage, and all feel that he will love
them none the less for the veneration
they manifest for their late command
er.
Coming among us as he did, com
paratively a stranger to all, his gal-
laut bearing and high soldierly quali
ties, coupled with that suavity of
manner peculiarly his own, that he
General Johnston in Toux. a his db
tingnished officer arrived here, with his •
dy, on a special train yesterday at noon,
and is now a guest of Major General - 0
ell Cobb. We have not learned hoj
long a stay the Genera! and wife w*
make in this city.—lelegraph.
Private letters indicate that at least
a portion of Early’s corps is baeli
again at Petersburg.