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1111. L E I) (. E VIL L E, GEORGIA,. TUESDAY, JiSUABf
SU5IBER 33.
BOUliIIT ON, NISBET, B ARNES & MOORE
Publishers and Proprietors.
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<£|;e Caitfcbrra^ ^ nicn
rfot&jft in MilledgeriHe, Gr..
U pul>l‘* JlCt} r ffancoch and Wilkinson Sis.,
^ or "^ite Coiiri House.) | < )n
At $12 a year in Advance.
From lhe Athens |fla.) Banner we copy the follow-
j: ft pioceedings of this body, which convened in Ath-
vii-. Jann-ry 4th', li-65, Bishop Pierce presiding .-
The attendance Was smalt, owing to ftie riifieulty of
trails; ortation A short time was spent in religions
x rcises lor t' e church and the country. J. Blakely
8 nitri w‘n. appointed c i tin mu' Geo G. X. Mc-
itonald Assist- i i S<-< r«;» •.
The fniJowi>-‘ • ted:
On I uliih W Bigham.
• ; ; pen, Atticns
i : 0{is by Societies,(Obit
Noliie? ions for office,
1 poice' tor individual
' adve. i ieg.
U Evans, J W
Burk
I) K AleVVoiin is was appointed Treasurer, pro tern.
of tie M ssionart Society.
T VV C Mallory, .1 K Hearing. J O A Cook, Robt
X Andrews, James T Lowe and Win It Merritt, were
continued on trial.
W T Caldwell and E Iv Akin were continued in
class of first year.
Jas A Baugh and J L Fowler were diseotinued at
tli eir own request. •
The following were admitted into ful connection and
elected to Deacon’s orders:
W AJJodge, W C Dunlap. B J Baldwin, Morgan
Callaway, John W Xeese, J Tabor l'avne.J It Par
ker. i
The following are the deacons of one year :
Isaac S T Hopkins, G 8 Johnson, L R Redding, W
W Stewart, R A Holland, Benj. W Williams, R A'
Scale, Tims. J Embry, Briton Sanders, Sanford Leeke,
Clin S Means, John It Gaines, John M Lcwrv. A J
Jarrell.
The following traveling preachers were elected and
I! D Murphy, G
. Rogers, Wesley
Lane. Norman D Morehouse. Morgan Callaway and
W A Rogers were elected, but not ordained.
The following local preachers were elected Deacons:
W K Ji ne , Charles J Oliver, A J St< wart, h S l’en-
ningion, John S Travis, J J Pickett. W E Robison,
W II McAfee, Fiancis E Hughes. M W Galloway,
Thomas P Jay, E P. Bl own. W E Johnson, E II
j Clarke, A G I-Vnipsy, DC Biickell.
I The following local preachers were elected to Elder’s
| ordos : Isaac M Kenney, L Shelton, T A Pharr, James
Sales of Land aud Neg oe3. by Administrators, Ex-| Griffith, Park,
ecutors or Guardians r ■ e inquired bylaw to be lielo j The names of the preachers were now called and
ou ihe first Tuesday i-i • ie mo ilh; between the hours | their eharactors passed.
cl 10 iutha forenoon e ’d three in tlie afternoon, at tin | An interesting letter was read from Dr. Lovick
i ADVERTISING.
Tit ANSI ENT.—Fiva Dollars per square often
lines for each insertion.
rri jutes of e-pect, Resold
j.-ihs exceeding six lines )
Pj n.uuuicatiw-13 or E Ji tori.
benefit,charged as transient
Legal Advertising.
Sheriff's sales, per levy of ten lines, or less,$10 00
“ Mortgage fi fa sales, per square, 20 0ft
Tax Collector’s Sales, per square, 10 00
Citations for Letters of Adm'iaV,. ration, 10 00
“ «• “ Guaid'^rship, 10 00
Later fro in the Ujisted States.
The attack on Wilmington—A Wrangle about it
Admiral Porter gives his official report of tie
attack on U ilnriu.gton, in which he furnishes,
with minute precisions, the .details of the eveni
the arrival of the fleet, the detention #' thetrans
ports by the storm, the explosion of a boat laden
with two hundred and fifteen tens of powder with
in five hundred yards of Fort fisher, ter the pur
pose of blowing down that concern* but w hich
only biowed out some ot the lights and brok>
some of the glasses of the fleet; the attack by the
fleet, done in splendid style, on its own hook,
Butler not having vet come-up; the neijt days
combined attack by the fleet and ButUrs troops,
if! w hich the latter, under Weitael alter landing
und capturing one'or two outposts and two liun
j ‘.’red prisoners in rear of Fort Fisher, came to the
Columbus District.—A Wright, P E: Columbus: | conclusion that Confed rate grape and canister were
C Clarke, one to be supplied, James Harris, sup’y.
Culioden arid Knoxville mission, Morgan Belle h
Forsyth Circuit, VV J Cotter; Damascus colored mis
sion to be supplied Griffin Female College, VV A
Rogers, President: Chaplain 1‘Jth Georgia itegimert:
A J Jarrell; Chaplain in Araiv, J O A Cock, D E
Starr.
Macon District.—Josiah Lewis, P E; Macon Mul
berry Street and Vineville, E I’ Birch ; colored charge
John \V Burke; East Macon. S S Sweet; first Street
nd mission, C R Jewett; Milledgtville and Bethel,
G \V Yarborough ; Sparta, 15 F Breedlove ; Buffalo
mission to be supplied ; Factory mission, V MM-iris,
Hancock. J W pulley; Putnam and colored mission
.1.1 Singleton, and one to be supplied, EntnntoU, G G
McDonnel; Clinton and colored mission, J W turner,
Perry. WG Allen; Foit Valley, J M Marshall; Eve
rett mission, J Dunwoodv; Macon and Houston mis
sion, to be supplied; J M Bunnell, Presidenl oi VV es-
leyan Female Collage; J VV 11 uike, Agent Book De
pository
Letters of application for dism'n..rorn Adm'nlG Oti j ordained elders:
,, << i. *. -i i'.p <r n ](} out Julius T Curtis, John A Reynolds,
i_„.i ‘ ir. on ! } V L Anthony, W VV Oslin, R A
Appl'n for leave to sell land and negroes,
Notice to Debio's and Creditors.
Sales ot land or negroes, pe<- square,
“ perishable property, J 0 days, per sq
Esi ay Notices, 30 days,
Fo eclosnre of Mortgage, ,>e- sqerre.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
IG 00
12 -to
iff (to
4 00
10 00 j
4 00
_ ,urt bouse iu theeojuty in which the property is
? Not iVe of tli e<e sales must be given in a public ga-
letle Kl dayspievioustothe day n s.;ie.
Notices for the sale of personal property must be
rivvnui like inauuer 10 days previous to sale day.
.V , ces io the debtors aud creditors ot an estate
il .o be punished 40 day s.
(I
■■■ . i application will be madeto the Court of j and ex fif esse
v nr leave to sell Land or Negroes, mnsi be I whereas, the
a nsli ip,
oil from
in i!'- bed for two months.
r,V » >o,t* for letters of AdininislreDo i C,
&e.,‘nastbe published 30 days—or i
A i.niuistration, monthly six mo ulus—fox o omission
Iro n Gaardiauship,40 days .
Ra!.-s for foreclosure of Mortgage must be published
in ’ >lI K ‘ ,v fox fo u i* mouths toi establishing lost pa pi is,
for i hr fill! h mre of three months—forcompelhogtilles
from Esecn o» -or administrators, where bond has been
v |. ;) 11 v ;•(! deceased tbefull space of three months.
Fublica-'Oiis will always be continued according to
^liese.tlie legal requirements,unlessotlierwiseordered.
Book and Job work, of all kinds,
PROMPTLY AXD NEATLY EXECUTED
A 'F Till* OFFICE.
HP When a subscriber finds a cross mark on
hL paper be will know that his subscription has
expired, or is about to expire, and must be renew
ed if he wishes the paper continued.
We do not send receipts fo new subscri
bers. If they receive the paper they may know
that we have received the money. .
Subscribers wishing their papers changed
from one post-office to another must state the
name of the post-office irora which they wish it
changed.
Pit-i ce, who was unable to attend the Conferee
Charges were made against the Rev. M. F. Alalsby
for ass ult and battery, and brutal treatment l<> a ne-
"io hov. The case was investigated and the following
preamole and resolutions were adopted :
VV hereas. the charge against Rev VI Malsby, of as
sault and flattery, is admitted by him as a fact, while
at the same time lie acknowledges that lie did wroig,
and expresses (lie deepest penitenre for the act; ana
whereas, the Conference believe him to have already
suffered greatly for the hasty act—then fore,
Reso’ved, That the charge be dismissed by a re
primand from (lie Bishop, for the exhibition ot hasty
and ungovernable temper.
The second charge was not sustained—the evidence
proving that it was an act of self defence.
He was accordingly reprimanded by tlie Bishop
and bis character was passed.
Rev R J Harp, of the Louisiana Conference, now
ncting as Superintendent ol Soldiei’sTract Association,
was introdiu-i d to the body,aud made some very sat
isfactory renunks in regard to the present oonweefion
of the Association lie also presented the annual re
port—show ii.tr it to be in good condition and exerting
u good ii.fiin nee on the army.
VV a J Fulton having tied from the State under
sup’v ; Butler C A Mitchell; Lanier, R t* VVillian>s< n.
W Brooks: James town, I> R Redding, t'patoie, VV VV
Tidewell; Centreville, VV VV Si!-wait; Beilvue, D T
Homes; Geneva, J T Payne; Muscogee, II 1' Hatch-
ford: fill .Pattillo, Levert Female College; chaplain
3d Ga cavalry. L Rust.
Amerieus District—L J Davis, B E; Americas C W
Key; eoTch 1> O’Driscoll; Sumpter, S Anthony, VV’
T Caldwell; Dawsou. T T Christian, D Crenshaw;
Whitney'mission, J P Duncan, J H Stewart, suo’y;
Randolph'VV 15 Merritt ; J II Harris, sup’y ; Cuthoort
and Eminms, VV J Hinton. J 15 Ward law. sup’v Foit
Gains, J T Turner, Lumpkin and Green Ilill, J T Nor
ris ; J G Grady,E K Aiken: Chattahoochee mission
to be supplied,' Webster, B J Baldwin ; Georgetown
and mission, VV S Turner; Starkville and mission,
T S L Harwell,one to be supplied : Vienna, J M Arm
strong, one to be supplied; Vienna. J M Armstrong",
one to be supplied -. Vienna, J JI Armstrong, one to
be supplied ; Isabella, to be supplied, Pataala mission
J Rowe, R B Lester; missionary to Jackson’s Brigade-
in the army, M Calloway.
Sandersviile Disirict.—VV 7 S Baker, P E ; Sandere-
ville, J I)lAnlhnny, one to be supplied; Iiwhiten, J
M lowry: Jeffersonville E O II McGehee. J VV
Traywick. sup’y Dublin. C A Moore ; Jacksonville,
J E Senteil; Keidsville, I’ G Harris, VV F Coley sup’j ;
Jit Vernon, VV’ T Michael, Bryan to be supplied;
Statesboro, R II Rogers ; Darien and Melntcsh to be
supplied; Swainsboro,’ Wesley Lane; Binesville V\
M Watts, one to be supplied ; R N Andrews in the
Army; -Lovick Pierce Sunday School Agent; G 8
Johnson. M A Clouts, G C Andrews, G T Embry trans
ferred (o Florida Conf* reuce.
Next. Conference to beheld at Washington, Geor
gia.
Courting.
SHOE MAKING !
1 WILL make and repair shoes at OLD e& J
PRICES, and must have, for all work
done, provisions at old prices, viz : wheat,’
flour, corn, meal, ground-peas, figld-pi as, pota
toes, pork, bacon, laid. beef.tallow, chickens, eggs
Courting iz a luxury, it iz sallad. it iz ise wa
ter, it iz the pla spell ov the soul. The man who
has never courted has lived in vain ; he has been
a blind man among land scapes and vraterskapes;
he has been a deff man in the land ov hand or-
gins, and by the side ov murmuring canals.
Pouiting is like 2 little springs < t water that
steals out under a little rock at the toot oV a
mountain, and runs dow n the hi I, side by side
singing and dancing and spattering each other,
eddy tog and frothing a keskading,- now hiding
charges vt-iy disgraceful to bis character asa Christian | under the bank ; now full of shudder, till byembj
minister in- ivns . xj» lied from the conference. 1 tha jine end th-.-n thay goslow. I em in favor ov
lhe Book Committee of the Georgia Annual C-.-n- ; jong courting ; it gives tin* parties a chance to find
fereiicesubii'it the following as their nnual’eiKjtt. our each other’s trunl]*e!Lards, it is good exeicist,
lhe bu.mcis of the Depository hasbeen succeesfu ly • i„„essent as 2 little merino lambs.
coii<uit*ted (iurmiT the year. Tiie report of the * J
agent, Rev J VV Bu.ke,lforth*e year ending October l, Courting ts like strawberries and cream-want
18ti4. shows that the .sales of the year amount to $'-‘12, to be did slow, then you git the flavor. 1 .iav
32u,gff, on which a net profit of $40,470,22, has been saw folks get acquanted lull in luv, git married
realized, making the net capital of the Depository at settle down and git to wurk in three weeks from
that -date $:•/, 014,84. _ date. This is just, the way som folks lam a trade
VV hen we retrospect the past and recall to mind the —akounts for the great number of almity mean
ins^rrili.j, i amount of capital, with which the deposi- mec hani C ks which we have, and the poor job tha
«;ry was munch’ d into being and the manifold d.fheul- Perhaps itis best H I should stait some
tics winch iiavc been encountered in its management ‘ , . e
during the l,;st lour years, we cannot but pay a fit tri- I good advise tew voting men who are able to court
bate to (he persevering industry, the untiring energy j with a final view to matrmtony : as it was.
and financial skdl of the agent, which under the blessing In the fust place, young men yu want tew git
ol God, l ave raised it from a small and humble begin ; y ure system awl write and then find a young wo-
ning t
lisli
the
pn
cut commanding portion, -and esiab-
Jted it U]sin fitirin and we trust an enduring basis.
Y iiecommitee recommend the adoption of the follow
ing resolutions :
Resolved, That the presiding Bishop be requested
to re-appoint Rev J VV Burke as agent for the ensu
ing year.
Resolved. That the ngi-nt is hereby insiruoted to
pay to Rev E H Mvers, ~ r ”- °“‘ u —
above named articles, bung on your leather to , purp „ S e of nssisring that paper.
3rd door below 1). JI. Edwards corner, on lla 1- | A preamble and resolutions were a<
surv notes tor the
cock Street.
Jan. 10. 1805.
SAMUEL SINGLETON',
31 3t
NOTRE.
S IXTY, days after date application will be
made to the Ordinary Court of Wilkinson Coun
ty. for leave to sell, a portion ol lhe real and person
al estate of Williiatu Lord Sen’r. dec’d late of said
Countv G. VV. LORD Lx r.
Nov. 4th, 1804. pd $8. 24 9t.
Administrator s Sale.
I V y virtue of an order of the Court <-f ordinary of
.F Pierce county, will besoM on the first Tuesday in
Febuary 1805 at the Court house door in the town ot
Blackshear, between the legal hours ol sale,one lot of
land uornber 84 in the 5 90 district of originally Ware
now Pierce county, sold a? 5 the property ot Daniel J.
Stnne late of Pierce county deceased for the benefit of
the heirs and creditors of said deceased, terms made
known on the day of sale. . , .
JOHN STRICKLAND. Adin r.
November 8th 18C4. I’d. $-8. tds.
man who is willing to be courted in the square.
The next thing iz to line out how old she is,
which you can dew hi asking her, and she will say
thai she is 19 years old, and this you will find
wont be far from out of the w’a.
The next best thing is to begin to moderate: say
onse every nite in the week for the fust six
lit or of the "Southern Chris- I mouths increasing tlie dose as the patient seems
41 and dollars in Con- J require.
It is a fust rate wa to com the girl's mother a lee-
tle on the start, for omj thing a woman never des-
pizes. imd that is a leetle good courting, if it is
done strictly on the sqnaie. After the fust year
you will begin to be well acquainted and will be
gin to line the bizziness.
There is one thing I alwas advize, and that is,
not to swop fotographs oftener than once iu ten
days, unless 3 - ou forgot how the gal looks.
Okasionally yu want ttw look seriy and draw
! in yure wind as iho ju had pain; this will set
! the gi:i to teezing yu tew find out wat aiise
dopted on the sub
ject of marriage among negroes, and requesting that
tlie Legislature be memorialized in regard to the better
securing the nmliimoniai relations ui slaves.
Credentials of Rev VV G Parks, heretofore expelled,
were restored.
Conference adjourned ni H II o’clock yesterday,
to hear an address from Uev LL Lipscomb
The following is * T-e ;|:oi:t- i ts tor the year: i
Augusta D.s- :usta ; Si Johns |
J E Ev-o * er: Asiuiry. &
Trinity •
, M VVvnn:
tit Id, F ¥
GEt)KGIA Baldwin county.
\\THEREAS William Supple lms made application
t t for letters of administration on the estute of Pat
rick Cain laid of sniil county deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all per- ^ i _ ^ _
sods adversely concerned t o file theirjobjeetions 09 or jj a , n (,y j jj Wa-
before the first Monday in February next j c .| iiyto 7 n ’ H| :lin , v ill (
Given under my official signature this 29th Decern
her 18tit.
30 at. JOHN HAMMOND Onl y.
Sav
An.ire
Reyim
Sylvania ; James Jones.
Bethel and Oil'd Mission, N 1> Morehouse.
Waynesboro: Ij L Ledbetter, VV C Rowland;
Burke Coi’d Mission, T 15 Lamer; Lmisville, Col’d
Mission and Concord Mission, D It McWilliams, A T
Maun, II D Murphy; Columbia and Col’d Mission,
It A Conner, A N Hollifit-ld ; Snow Hill Red Clay
Mission; It J Harwell; Richmond and Col’d Mission.
I S Hopkins, D VV Cuilioun: Warren ton : James H
Dickey ; Gibson Jliesioii; Julius T Cuitis, one to be
supplied; II Potter Sup’t Georgia Relief and Hos
pital Association-; VV JI Crumley Chaplain to Geor
gia Hospital in Richmond; Lewis B Payne Chaplain
io Cuinming’s Brigade; Chaplain 23d Ga lteg’t W A
Dodge; Editor Southern Christian Advocate; E H
Jtyens.
Brigade, T 15 Hnrrin
Dahlone’ga District. —VV P Pledger,? E ; Dahlone-
ya and Lumpkin mission, L Q AHen , Cuniming, JI G
hburn ; Clarksville, Jos Chambers ;
yton Blairsville and Morgantou missiouto be sup-
plied ; El.jay, L H N’eese; Canton, J P Bailey ; Gains-
ville ; 15 VV Williams ; Gainesville, Goodman Iluglies ;
Hartwell, £ G Jlurrah; iu the army, Britou Sanders;
GEORGIA, Pulaski County. ^AUient District.—R VV Bigliam, P E; Athens: H
~Wf HEREAS. Mrs. bailie E Coney applies to h Parks colored 1 liarge VV P Pattillo ; Watkiuaville
It me for letters of administration on the « state and eollond missions, I) J My rick..I L Foivle* ; Fac-
of Ezekiel W. Coney, late of said couut.y, de- 1 tory mission - 'to be supplied; Jefferson and colored
ceased
These are therefore to cite and admonish all per
sons concerned, to he and appear at my office on
or before tlie first Monday in February next, and
show caus», if any they can, why letters of ad
ministration should not be granted the applicant
in terms of the statute.^
Given under my hand and official signature,
this Dec. 28, ISO!.
3) bt JOHN FALE, D. Ord’y.
m\VO Months after date, application will be
I mission, M 1- Jla.sby, A G Worley ; Jladison, Albei t
Gray; Morgan and colored mission, J L Pierce and
one to be supplied ; Greensboro and colored mission,
| N W Arnold, Tims F Pierce, W R Footes Aiwood
i Factory mission to be supplied; Lexington and colored
{ mission, VV H Evans; Henry Cranford; Washington-,
1 II J Adams; Wilkes and colored mission, J JI Austin,
I oue to be supplied ; Broad River mission, G VV L
I Anthony; Liiieohiton and colored mission, J A Rey
nolds; Elberton and colored mission, J II Grogan, VV
T Norman ; Missionary to Evan’s Brigade T B liar-
bin. *
Rome District B Arbogast, P E. Rome nndcolor-
■ 1 — . c e t> 1 .us mi.-ston to be supplied; Cave Spring aud Cedar
Xmade to tbo Court of Ordinary of Pulaski Tywi| w c Malloy! Mannussis. VV C Dunlap;
‘ - *•- Euharlee mission, Calhoun, Spring Place, LaFayette,
Dalton Whitfield, Ringgold, Suinmerfielu aud Sublig
Evening meetings are a good thing tew fend. It
will keep pure religion in tune; and then if the.gal
happens to bo there, bi aksident, she can ask you
to go hum with her.
As a general thing I wouldn’t brag on tlier gab
much when I was courting. It don’t lool^ as tiio
you knu tu much.
If you will court three years in this wa, awl the
time on the 6quare, if you don’t sa tiz a loetle the
slickest time in jure life, you can get measured
for hat at mi expense, and pa for it.
Don’t court tor mutiny, nor bitty, nor relashuns!
these things are just about as the kt rosir.e i!e re
fining bizziness, liable tew get. out of repair and
bust at any minute; court a gal tor fun, for the
luv you bare her, tor tbe virtue and bizziness there
is in her; court her for a wife and a rnothei; court
her as you would court a iarm for tlie strength ov
the sile and the perieksbun ov the title, court her
as rho she want a mule aud yu nufber; court h r
in the kitchen and in the parlor, over ib« wash
tub and at the pianer; court this wa, young man,
and if you*l n’t gH a good wife, the fault won’t
be in the courting.
Young man, you can rely on Josh Billings, and
ally port; and capturing despatches from Gener
al Whiting asking a light battery to be sent him
and the regret of Admiral Porter at the failure of
VVeitzel: who declared Fort Fisher impregnable to
assault, fiom personal inspection within six hun
dred yaids of the fort, dec , &c
lifhmnnd Er.quircr.
The Tribune gives tbe following review ot tbe
affair.
It is unpleasant plain that tbe great Wilming
ton expedition haa ended in a wrangle. Gen. But
ler and Admiral Porter did not find themselves
able to agr. e on the conduct of the enterprise,
which depended for Iris success on their cordial co
operation. Tlie dispatch of Admiral Porter, which
is confused on prany other points, is clear in this;
that the land and naval forces cijuld not be effec
tually combined. •
It is remarkable that Admiral Porter began bis I
attack on Fort Fisher without waiting for the ar
rival 1 of the troops. The fort has been repeatedly
declared on the highest authority impregnable by
a naval force alone. It would seem 1 bat Admir
al Porter did not share the opinion of his official
superior. There appeared to him to be an oppor
tunity not to be lost; as he himself expressed it,
the weather was too fine to be wasted Accor-j
dingly the Mtflck began at 2 o’clock on Saturday j
morning by the explosion o! the torpedo boat Louis
iai;a, within five hundred 3 aids of Fort Fisher.
We had understood that this torpedo was intended
especial^ - to destroy the morale ol the garrison,
and that immediately upon ther confusion an as
sault should follow by the troops, We do not
know how otherwise it was expepted to take ad
vantage of the explosion. But admiral Porter j
chose to try the experiment when no troops had j
been landed or were even near the coast. Unless, !
there-fore he hoped the walls of the fort should be |
actually blown up and the men within it destroyed j
by the torpedo it is difficult to understand why the
attempt was made at all, and even if these conse- ,
quenees had followed, it is equally difficult to see >
how thf-y could have been taken advantage of. If J
no land force on our side was at hand to occupy :
and hold the demolished fort the.enemy of course
cot:id renew possesion of the ruins at his leisure, j
and could cover them by the adjacent batter- '
iis. '
But the explosion of tbe torpedo produced no
visible »ffect Admiral Porter says the shock was
slight, and it appears from his report that Fort j
Fisher, which remained unmolested from two fill j
half past eleven, was subsequently able to con- !
tinne an engagement of five hoyrs’ duration with j
his powerful fleet At the end of tfiat time about j
5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon—the guns of the
tort were silenced, and the fleet withdrew.
On the following day—Sunday, the 23th—Gen.
Butler’s troops arrived. Undercover of the fire of
the fleet, they, or a portion of them, were landed
between 12 and 3 o’clock, on Sunday aiter-
noon - Admiral Porter puts the number on shore !
at 3,000. The account which follows is unintolli- i
b!e. From one sentence it appears that their !
re-embarkation began immediately and without a
demonstration against the fort. From another, it j
appears that Maj. (#en VVeitzel and a party of
skirmishers xeconnoitcred tlie fort; that a few of
tbe soldiers actually entered the work; that one offi
eer brought away the flag which bad been shot
from iis staff; that a soldier fired a shot into the
bomb proof where tbe garrison were concealed,
wounding eight or ten concealed rebels; that a
rebel orderly at the fort with despatches was kill
ed and his despatches captured; and that, while all
this was going on ti>e fleet was still shelliDg the
fort, and succeeded in wounding a number of our
own men. But is is nowhere indicated that any- I
thing like an assault took place. On the contrary, j
Gen. Weifzel reported an assault impracticable i
an opinion in which Admiral Porter, though pro- j
perly professing to under value his judgment in !
comparison with thatjof an able and experienced j
officer who had examined the ground iu person,
does hot concur —But notwithstanding General
Weifzel’s report; Admiral Porter proceeds to re
mark; “We drew- off at sunset, leaving the iron
ciads to fire through tho night, expecting the
troops vfcould attack iu the morning. The reasons i
why they did not so attack are set forth in the let I
ter of Gen Butler.
Qur readers, if they have been able to follow us
thus far, will probab!3’ agree that the whole busi-
n-*ss on which we have hesitatingly commented,
is in great need of elucidation. For our part we
have WUiiy to suggest again that there are two sides
to the story, and that but one has yet been heard.
We deplore the failure which has occurred, and
still more keenly do we regrot that any feeling of
hostility sk«uld exist either between the two
branehts of the military service of the United
States or between tbo leadeft of the forces which
were inean4 to co-operate against Wilmington.
We care not to take sides in such a controversy
We care only that Ihe whole truth should be
knov^n, aud that blame should lie where, on the
merits of tlie case, it properly belongs. Mean
while Wilmington remains, and is like^- to remain
in possession of the rebels.
From tbe Reihmttud Whig.
The Puice of Independence—Kefor^ces are
often mad- to history for examples of constancy
and fortitude under disaster, on the part of nation-
which, by tbe exercise of these qualities, * have
retrieved, reiitly, the most, desperate tor-
tunes, ai d ,'ieM-rved their independence in spite
of circumstance-, if seemingly hopeless adversity
There is no d' \bt that history is full ot such
examples, from the day when Leonidas fought «t
Thermopylae, to the day when Washington fought
at Trenton. The\ have, in fact, been so frequent
ly quoted that the force of the illustration is lost
in the familiarity of t 1 e example. Everybody
knows and acknowledges the heroism with which
the Greeks struggled against the preponderating
power of Fersia. the obstinacy with which the
Dutch sustained their seventy 3 - esrs’ contests
against Spain, and the valor with which Fredrick
combatted . his host of European enemies: but.
while everybody knows these things, everybody
may uot be ready to imitate what he is so very
willing to admire. If.indeed.it were plain that
the people of these Confederate States were auinia
ted with the spirit of the CJreeks. the persistency
of the Dutch, and the fortitude of their own revo
lutionary ancestors. tlieTesnlt. of the struggle in
which they are now engaged would not be for a
moment doubtful.
That these qualities are at least latent in tl#‘
Confederate people we are bound to take for gran
ted. Unless we admit their existence, it would
be belter for us never to have commenced this war
There was always a possibility that the moment
for the exercise of all these lotty attributes would
finally come upon us; and should it find us timor
oub, hesitating and doubtful, it would unmask us
to the world as a people of charlatans, and exhibit
our attempted revolution as a sorry imitation o!
those nobler episodes which have adorned ihe
bistor3 - of the human r; ce. We have been in the
habit of flattering ourselves that we have already
developed a high degree of those qualities which
excite the sympathy of the world iu behalf ot
struggling nationality; that, we have already
equalled the heroism of the Greeks, the obstinacy
ot ihe Dutch and the fortitude of the American
colonists. No one, itis true, can truthfully deny
the valor of our soldiers, or withhold a proper trib
ute of admiration and sympathy from those por
tions ot our population who have so heroically
braved the fury of (lie enemy, and suffered so many
privations, for the sake of our cause.
But we are 3 - et very far from having equalled,
or even approached, that high standard which chal
lenges alike our commendation and our emulation.
We may be. a very heroic people—we may endure
suffering with fortitude, and struggled bravely
against adversity; but all this remains 3d to t.e
proved. The partial proofs wo have already giv
en do not by ajiy means complete the weight of
testimony which is required. If we were tor in
stance, to abandon this contest now, to acknowl
edge ourselves beaten and conquered, to abnegate, -. .—
that separate existence for which, during*four j an uproar of shots, r,nu the report of fire*
years, we have bled and fought, we should be I arms. Blazer’s men gave way before the
known in history simply as a very foolish people, j valor of oui troops, aud af tempted to save
who undertook what they had not the nerve toi ,1 1 _ 1 A 1 c ,
carry through and who iu compensation for inueb (C sc cs l>y ihght. On one side of the
Capture of a Gu rrfila Hunter.
• One Captain Blazer, \ man remarkable
for skill and courage, was, some time since
detailed from the infantry of the Yankee
irmv to opeiate as a guerrilla hunter in
Northern Virginia. lie was given a lieu
tenant and eighty picked mounted men,
armed with Spencer carbines, and direc
ted to devote himself especially to the
capture of Moshy’s men. In the course
oi several months, by indefatigable scout
ing, he has managed to pick up a number
of detached squads and individual mem
bers ot Colonel Mosbv’s eommaud, and
has made for himself a creditable reputa
tion for energy and vigibincc, both in the
\ alle’y and in Northern Virginia, east*of
the Blue b’idge. But. hitherto, it has
never been his fortune to encounter an
enemy equal to himself in numbers. Of
late, he has been expressing himself as
panting to encounter some innumerable,
unlimited number of guerrillas. The ful-
fillmeut of his wish, as will be seen, was
not long delayed.
Last Friday, Capt. 1’. T. Richards,
commanding companies A. and B. first
squadron of Sfosby’s command, made an
expedition into Clarke to hunt up and to
do battle with the doughty Blazer, if the
latter so willed it. On reaching the
neighborhood of Cabletown, seven miles
west of Snicker’s Gap, scouts reported
Blazer and his forces advancing from the
direction of Winchester. Captain Rich
ards drew up his men in line of battle and
awaited his approach. Blazer heralded
his advent with a shower of bullets from
the Spencer carbines and then rushed
down upn our troops. Captain Richards,
instead of awaiting his onset, determined
to meet him in full career; and when the
enemy was fifty yards, distant, gave the*
order for his men to charge.
It lias since been ascertained that Bla
zer believed himself attacking a greatly
interior force, who would fly before Lis on
slaught. lie discovered his error too late
to save him from its consequence. The
opposing squadrons rushed together with
a crash. There was a momentary struggle.
.. .. t Gen Butler’s letter states in substance that tbo
if you kail t make these rues wurk.just .sen, for ; strf ngth of Fort Fisher had not been materially
bun. and he will show you how the thing » did- imps £ ed by tlie{ ; ra from lhe ilaetf and ifs
it shan’t cost you a sent.— (Josh Billings.
Georgia aud Got. Grown.
guns still swept tha narrow strip ot laDd by
which alone it was possible for an assaulting col
umn to approach. A portion of Gen. Leo's for
ces had been sent from Richmond to strengthen
A great many j’-nsors derogatory to the high , tbe garrison, and^Jen. Weitzel, who advanced bis
character amt patrimism of the people of Georgia skirmish line within fifty yards of the fort pro-
Cmiuty, Georgia, at the first regular term after
expiration of two mouths from this notice, for
leave to sell the land belonging to the estate of
Aleiamler Gdleman Jate of said County, deceased,
for the benefit of tbe heirs and creditors of said de
ceased. HORTON HENDLY Adm’r.
Nov.fith 1804. ^ yc-
GEOliRiA Pulaski county.
JHtkEAS Mrs Fannie R. Anderson applies to eU p’y
for ittt*!* s of Guardianship for t lie persons and
Carolina and .Mary Mayo Anderson
T 4 uldreoof John J. Anderson deceased.
e ’ t Mr flierefore to cite and admonish all perrons
* (.A , e ,, *° he mid appear at m3' office, on or before
“ 1 -""inlay in Fehru#y next and show cause it
l • ,,J ey can, why letters of Guardianship should not
granted, the « M id Fannie It. Anderson in terms of
111 e statute.
S n lln, f er niy hand and the seal of office this 17th
Ua >ol December'18154.
_ M 1,1 JOHN FALE, D, Ordy.
^hEOROlA Pulaski county.
\\ HEREAS, L. L. Ilarrcll administrator ot Z. L
’ ' Davis deceased, has made application to this
y>art, tor letters of dismission from said administra
tion . 9
, 3 iiese are therefore to cite all persons interested to
f*Mid appear at my office, on or before tlie first Mon-
V in July next, and show cause it ®ny they can,
Wl ‘y mid letters o! dismission should uot be
KT-oited the applicant in terms of the law.
.[oven under my hand und seal ofoffiee, in Hawkius-
VUlc ’his January 2d, I860.
31 0t JOHN FALE, D. Ord y.
111a. to be supplied, iu tlie army, James T Low.
Atlanta District.—W U Branham, 1* E; Atlanta,
Wesley Chapel, A M Thigpen ; colored charge, Jas IJ
Pu vne ; Ti init V, A G Iliiygood, city mission, to be sup
plied ; Atlunlii "circuit, S Leeke, 8N Cruven, sup’jfc;
j Decatur, John J Morgan Covington unit Oxford,\I
W Vaiborough, A Means sup'y Newton and colored
1 mission, I) KelSey, oue to be supplied, O S Means,
sup’3 ; Monroe, W A Florence; Marietta and colored
eliarge. R A Holland, Joseph Gross,''sup’y Alpharetta,
J R . Gains,, one to.be supplied ; I’owder Springs and
Dallas, J \V Neese; Paulding mission, A J Devore;
Lawreticeviile, S A Glaike.
Lagrange District.—J 15 McGhee, P E LaGrange,
E w"sp*er; Troup and colo.ed Jlission, Thomas J
Embry, P A Heard; West Point, Bel bet and Long
Cane. lt If Jones; Greenville and colored mission, J
Blakely Smith, J K Dealing; K F Dearing; Coweta,
RF Jones; Coweta, R F Jones; Coweta colored mis
sion to be supplied ; Newiiau and Palmetto. J II Cald
well Franklin, W M D Bond; Houston mission, A
Dorman; Gurroltoii to be supplied ; John Murpl.y;
Harralson mission to he supplied; Wliileville, li
Dixon WJ Wardlaw, colored uussien, Jackson Rush;
<1 T Pearce President LaGrange Female College ana
Agent Soldiers’ Tract Association; Chaplain Uth
Georgia Regiment, W A Simmon s missionary, to
Stovall s brigade, J W Mcgehee, missionary to China,
' 4jj en- rk . ... w p rook F. P : Griffin, Charles
Griffin District.—U r ' „,i K*me*vi 'e
A Full wood, W A Rogers ; Zebulon aml Bain£ v »-.e,
It A Seale, C W Parker; Pike and c0 ^ muMon J
L Lnpe; Fayetteville, It JJ Waters;
P Arnold, oue to bo supplied ; McDonough aI ‘ ,,
«on, M A Leeke, one to b* supplied; CulTeden, George
and their governor have been put in circulation
within the past week or two, and have unfortu |
nately gained some credence. But we are grati
fied to be enabled to say, ou thf authority of Gen.
Beauregard, who had a peisonal interview with
Gov Brown*on Satuiday last, that there is no
foundation whatever for such reports. Tbe gov
ernor lias no thought of convening the'Legisla-
ture for purposes attributed to him, but only to
carry through the unfinished business of last ses
sion. * . . r
As for making dishonorable propositions for
peace or inaugurating a movement for taking
Georgia out of the Confederacy, he has and never
had a thought. He moreover characterizes the
late meeting in Savannah as intamous and unpa
triotic, denouncing those who participated iu it in
unmeasured terms By all who are acquainted
with tbe private views and opinions of Gov. Brown
he is still regarded as sound as the most loial citi
zen of the Confederacy. Let tho croakers gnaw
upon the bone then, no longer.
• We also learn through the sffme source, that there
is no foundation for the repdYt put in circulation
with reference to the Union meeting 6ai<t to have
been held a few days since at Thomasyille Georgia.
Such a meeting was projected by a few Yankeei
zed individuals, but a general uprising of the sub
stantial citizens of the county put a stop to it, «nu
some of the ring leaders forced to leave the coun-
this connection we would caution tbe peo
ple every where against lending tco wii.iog an
ear to the thousand aud one rumors that are from
day to day put in circulation tor some malicious
and base purpose They aro nothing more nor
loss than insidious and poisoned arrows aimed at
tbe public spirit of the people, designed to sup-
plant courage with timidity aud hope with des-
pair.—Memphis Appeal
nouuced an attempt impracticable, except by the
operation of a regular siege, which was not con
templated in the orders under which Gen Butler
was acting The troops, therefore, were re-embark
ed and returned to Fortress Mcuroe.
Of tbe casuaiities to tho fleet Admiral Porter
says:
I regret to have to report some seVere casuaii
ties by tbe bursting qf 100 pounder Parrott can
non. One burst on board the Ticonderoga, kill
ing six of the crew and wounding seven others;
another burst on board the Yankee, killing oue
officer aud two men: another on the Juniata, kill
ing two officers and wounding and killing ten oth
ers; another on the Mackinaw, killing one officer
and wounding five other men; another on tbe
Quaker City, wounding, I believe, two or three;
another on the Susquehannab, killing and woun
ding seven. I think the bursting of the guns/six
in all) much disconcerted the crews of tlie vessels
where tho accident happeued, and gave one and
al! a great distrust of the Parrott 100 pounder,
and. as subsequent events proved, they were unfit
for service, and calculated to Rill more of our men |
than those of tbo enemy. Some of the vessels
were struck once or twice. The Mackinaw had'
her boiler pi rforated with a shell, and ten or
twelve persons were badly scalded. Tbe Osceola
was-atruck with a shell near the magazine, and
was at one time in a sinking condition, but her
efficient commander stop; ed up the leak, while
the Mackauaw fought out the battle, notwith
standing the damage she received.. The Yantic
was the only vessel which left the line to report
damages.
The man wlio ie “ahead of hie age”
muet have been “born before bis time.”
r3 r tnrouen amt wnom contj
loss and -suffering, gained nothing but the memory
of a few barren victories. If tbe fate of Carthage
is to overtake us. it must not come until our wo
men, like those pf Carthage, shall have given
tlmir hair for bow-strings. Should we ever suc
ceed without further trial Reestablishing our in.le.
dendence, we could claim nothing more than a de
cent piace among people who Lave risen to nation
ality by force of their virtue and endurance.
We cannot rival the Light of Grecian glory
until we realize the depth of Grecian adversity.
It is precisely for this reason that the historical
examples so often quoted as bearing upon our situ
ation are feh to be inapplicable, aud lacking in
analogy which gives life to an illustration. This
Confederacy has not yet even approached that
condition of misfortuue and disaster which alone
can call fur the exhibition of those high and
noble qualities to which we have referred. Its
territory is not overrun; its armies are not dispersed;
its people are not suffering from famine or lrom
pestiience. On the contrary, its authority is
dominant over an area as vast as tLat of half
Europe; its armies, after tbe usual and always
probable alternations of victory and defeat, still
hold the field, and are ready.for renewed contests
with the invader; and its people, except in those
districts which are the immediate theatres of war.
are as well,*if not as sumjRuously fed as at any
former period. And yet, there are some persons
who say that they are tired of the war; as if to be
tired of the war, in any other sense than to wish
for an honorable peace! were uot to bo tired of
honor, tired vf independence, tired of life.
Tardy Justice Io Gen. Jotunian.
We notice in the Examiner, of the 29th ult.,
the following preceedings, which show that Con
gress, at least will do justice to one of our ablest
aud most patriotic military chieftains.
Mr Baldwin, of Virginia offered tbe following
resolution.
Resolved, That the attention of tbe President
be respectfully called to the following resolutions
heretofore adopted by this House, and to which
no response has yet betn made:
“1 A resolution, of May JO, 1804, calling for
certain correspondence with Gen. Joseph E. John
ston, therein described.
“2. A resolution, of November 18, 1804, calling
for an official report made by Gen. Jos. E. Johu-
ston, of bis latecampagn iu Georgia.”
Mr. Barksdale of Mississippi, said he was op
posed to the resolution, and hoped the House
would not adopt it.
Mr. Baldwin, of Virginia, said be could seo no
objection to the resolution. In last May, the
House adopted a resolution respectfully calling
upon the- President for copies of certain corres
pondence wiih Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. I11 Nov-
vember, again the House adopted a resolution,
requesting the President to furnish tho House a
copy of the official report made b3* Gen. Joseph
E. Johnston of his late camDaign in Georgia. To
neither of these resolutions had any response
been received frdm the President He thought it
due to the House that the President’s attention
should be called to the matter
Mr Barksdale said he would move that the res
olution be re'ferred to the Military Committee
The vote being taken upon the motion, tbe House
refused to so refer-only thirteen members voting
in favor ofii.
So Mr. Baldwin’s resolution was adopted.
— ■ ■ ■ —
A piece foV the pocLct.
Among tbe victims ofa steam-boat explosion some
years since, was Stephen Allen, a man of high and
excellent moral character, fomerly ma3 - or- ot New
York, beloved and esteemed by all who knew him.
In his pocket book was found the following col
lection of admirable counsels to all, and especial
ly to the young:
“Keep good company or none. Never be^idle-
If your hands cannot be usefully employed, at
tend to the cultivation of your mind Always
speak tho truth—Make few promises. Live up
t0 3’onr engagements.—Keep 3'our own secrets,
if you have any. When you speak to a person,
look him in the face. Good company and good
conversation are the very sinews of virtue. Good
character is above all things else. Your charac
ter cannotbe essentially injured except by your
own rets. If any one speaks evil of you, let
your life be such that *no one will believe him.
Drink no kind of intoxicating liquors- Ever live,
misfortunes excepted, within your income. When
you retire to bed, think over what you have bet-n
doing during the day, make no haste to be rich, if
you would prosper. * Small and steady gains give
competency, with tranquility of mind - Stwpt.
play at any game of chance. Avoid temptation,
through fear you may not withstand it.
money before you spend it. Never run into debt
unless you see a way' to get out again. Never
borrow, if you can possbily avoid it. Do not mar
ry uniil you are able to support a wife. Do not
speak evil of any one. Be just before you are
generous. Keep yourself innocent, ifyou would
be happy. Save when you aro young to spend
when yon are old. Read over the above maxims
at least once a week.”
road was it wood, on tlie other, a fence,
enclosing fields. The fugitives made for
a giqt in this fence; a number were shot
down before reaching il; others succeeded
in reaching the field, hotly pursued by our
men. A pursuit and a fight was kept up
four miles; our men never halting until
Blazer’s organization was destroyed—him-
selt and bis men either killed, captured or
dispersed in the woods. The whole affair
lasted not more titan twenty minutes. In
tins brief time, Captain Richards bad cap
tured Blazer, and thirty of his men, kill
ed outright thirty others, among whom
was his lieutenant, and scattered the few
remaining members of his troops to the
winds. Blazeradmits that he was beaten
aud broken ujr In a fair figlit.
The strangest part of this story is the
small loss sustained by our men. We had
one man killed and five slightly wounded
Tho latter are believed to have been shot
by cur men in the excitement of the
charge and the pursuit
T5II2 BI;ESS£» BABY,
WHAT “rCNCH” SAYS ABOUT IT.
The Loudon Punch has the following •
Prince Bnby’s Court Circular.—The great satisfac
tion which was given to the mothers of England by
the faithful narrations about Prinoe Baby, which were
supplied during the recent tour of Prince Baby’s royal
parents,.and tlie delight which was felt in reading, in
a subsequen' court circular, that he had been out for
an airing, has induced his friend and godtnther, Mr.
Punch, to make arrangements for tlie regular prepa
ration of a court circular that shall he devoted only to
Prince IJaby. Tlie following is the chronicle of the
past week:
“Sunday—n. R. H. very good indeed. Slightly
incensed after church at being interrupted iif suck fog
the velvet on mamma's prayer book ,■ but instantly
E acified. Grubbed nt-a wine-glnrs and threw it down,
ut onl\ - laughed at the pieces, and wanted another.
“Monday—H. R. II. did uot cry during the whole
day. Observing from the window his royal parents
going out for a tide, distinctly remarked ‘ta-tar,’ inno
cent iy unconscious that they were out of hearing.
“Tuesday—FT. R. H.'s usual amiability was disturb
ed by a -pecial petition, on the part of his head nurse,
that lie would put tlie coral into ti is mouth, instead of
Shem, Hem, aud Japhet, whom tie endeavored to in
troduce there all at once. Ho was graciously pleased,
however, to substitute the elephants for the family of
Noah. ' .
.“Wednesday—II. R. H. evinced a great desire to ,
eat his toes. During a ride in the afternoon, he dis-
tiuctly pointed at a horse, and made a remark whicli
tlie head nurse is inclined to believe was ‘see,’ but
which the second nurse considers to have been ‘gee!’
“Thursday—II. It. H. vcr3’ sleepy; but the ‘medical
attendants did not think that the symptoms were in
the least alarming, though his remonstrances on being
moved certainly were. He was pleased to break a
sevres cup in the forenoon, and to laugh very much at
tlie crash.
“Friday—II. R. Ft. much displeased at a bib being
inserted under his double chain, and he spat out Ins
nutriment with much vigor. Afterwards a sudden
dash at tils royal mother's Dagmar brooch slightly
hurt his hand, but he was delighted when the naughty
brooch was well whipped.
“Saturday—H. R. H. in the highest spirits, and
kicking vehemently. An attempt to swallow his red
rock was happily frustrated, and liis ro3 - al fattier’*
watch went into his mouth instead. He epio3‘ed his
evening bath exceedingly, and utterly refused to allow
himself to be removed from the water. At length an
Angola kitten effected a diversion, and H. Ii. H. con
cluded the week by going to steep witli tlie affectionate
kiiten's tail in his hand.”
A PUKEillansmops Set.—It is said that tbo
land forces under Butler who came along with
Porter to close our/mrf, got awfulK sea sick. They
laid down on their backs and on their stomachs,
they grunted; they groaned; they cursed; they
prayed,-.they cast up accounts; they paid tribute tp
Neptune; they threw up the coats and the waist
coats of tbeir stomachs, they threw up their boots;
they became cataracts; they said New - York; they
spouted at each other and on each other; They de
filed the vessels from stem to stern; they cursed
their fathers and their mothers, likewise Beast
Butler, whom an Irish gentleman denominated
“the baste;’ - they had a high old time, and if they
spoilod our Christmas itis some comfort to know
that they were as miserable as human nature coultf
well be. Butler himself was off his grog and tbe
biack soldiers looked blue and green, diversified
by a mottled ye'ilew. A sea-sick nigger brigade is
a sight for gods and men,' Iff any of them did
sink we have no doubt they bailed it as aprovi-
dential deliverance from their woes, which were
'intolerable. An ugly coast is this North Carolina
coast.—Journal.
-We often gain lAppiness at thd expense of oth
er people.
Both anger and love sometimes spring from a
desire to gratify self.
