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1ENTRAL GEORGIAN. 8aaa>ffl!B3’WKH&ai» <B&« WEDNESDAY, TUNE 12, 1861 • NOTICK. The affairs of the Central Georgian Office during my absence have been, and will contin ue to be, under the immediate control of Mr. B. T. Castki.law, who is authorized to collect and receipt for money due the office, and to attend to any business transaction connected therewith. J. M. G. MT.DLOCK. June 5, 1851. Wm. F. Pgursell is the duly au thorized agent of the Georgian for Washington county. Public Meeting. The citizens of Washington county are in vited to meet at the Court-house in Sanders- ville, on Tuesday, the 25th of June, at 12 o’clock, M., to take measures towards investing in Confederate bonds, and for other purposes. May 29th, 1861. jtgv. The public meeting advertised in the Georgian for yesterday, to take measures to raise funds for the benefit of volunteers and their families, adjourned until Monday the 17th in stant, at one o’clock, when the citizens of the county are earnestly invited to attend. The Cash System. We frequently receive letters from a distance requesting us to send the Georgian to the ad dress contained therein, on a credit. We have determined to adopt, and rigidly adhere to, the cash system, and consequently persons thus writing, no matter how ample their means, are wasting their time and postage in making such requests. The Cash is exacted fiom us for paper, bacon, flour, and every other article we use about the office and in the household, and can be obtained on no other terms. We are of opinion, therefore, that no sensible person will blame us for requiring cash in advance for subscriptions and job-work, in such times as are now- upon us. Xn future, the Georgian must be paid for in advance to insure its being sent. In no instance will we depart from t.i!8 rule. Our necessities force us to adopt it. We send this number to several who have written for the paper, in order that they may under stand our terms. jEgy* We are requested by Mr. Pourxei.l to state that the Post-office in Sandersville will be closed to-morrow after 9 o'clock. England and the North. The late news from Europe seems to have somewhat disturbed the equanimity of our amiable friends northward, especially of the valiant goose-quill warriors of that great Sodom—New York. The effect upon Lincoln and bis clan, at Washington, has been of an equally dampening character. They were in a manner prepared, however, for this intelligence, as previous advices from England had clearly shown the fact that the sympathies of the Eng lish government and people were on the side of the South. The declaration of Lord John Russell that the English government recognized the Confederate States as belligerents was a bitter pill for the Northern barbarians; but now, close upon that declaration, comes a Brit ish and a French fleet to our waters, ostensibly to look after and protect the commerce of those nations, but in reality to exercise a surveillance over Lincoln’s humbug blockade. Besides this, comes the news that the British ministry have declared that privateering is not piracy ; and a debate in parliament establishes the position that England will not regard the blockade of the Southern ports unless it is effective, and all the world knows that the Northern government does not possess one-tenth the requisite vessels to make it so. The English press, too, almost without an exception, are taking ground in favor of the South, and, in consequence, the whole pack of Lincoln’s myrmidons at the head of the men dacious newspapers in the North, are venting their rage in vile effusions against them and their government. The New York Express of a recent date says that^*' the news from Eng land, and the comments of the British press, have excited to-day a profound sensation in Wall and other streets ; and but little else is talked of, or was talked of, last evening.’ Many desperate measures were proposed to be adopted by the infuriated New Yorkers, to avenge themselves upon England for her course in this matter. The Goths begin to find that their proposed plan of devastating the South and butchering her people, meets with no fa vor on the other side the Atlantic, and hence their fury. But they are impotent. They have their hands full already, without arousing the British lion. They do not realize this, howev er, and are threatening England with war as if it were merely an idle pastime to thrash Eng land, France, the Confederate States and the balance of the world. Misguided, deluded de mons ; tbeir hearts are capable of committing the foulest crime in the catalogue of infamy, but their ability to cope with the South had better be demonstrated before they adventure upon the Quixotic idea of vanquishing Eng land. The North expected sympathy, or, at least, indifference on the part of England in this contest, but such extracts as the following, from the London Times, of a late date, by no means flatter their hopes. The Times says: “There is no principle whateverin the contest, only a mere sectional struggle for aggrandizc- bow matters at present stand between England and the North. The Herald’s correspondent is not apprehensive of a difficulty with England without just grounds. Our readers will recol lect that Lincoln’s blockading squadron here recently fired at several British vessels off our ports. We have rejoiced in our hearts when ever we heard of 6ueb folly on their part. It is our sincere prayer that they may get into a war with England. They are rapidly drifting into it, and all that is now needed is for them to take the life of one Englishman, and there will be such a tempest about their ears as will quickly awaken them to a sense of their peril. It would be no difficult matter for a British fleet to reduce New York, Boston and Phila delphia to ashes, and the Northern fiend3 may yet have the horrors they propose to inflict upon us, visited u]Jbn themselves. Of one thing the Confederate States may be sure—England and France are our friends ; and whether they be so from interest or other motives, it is needless to enquire, so their friendship answers our pur pose. England has never been known to scru ple at any measures to remove restrictions up on her trade, which trade is the foundation of all her greatness ; and several instances are in her history where she has spent millions and freely shed the blood of her soldiers to avenge an injury to one of her citizens. So the North is rushing to destruction. Several typographical errors occurred in the enigma of “ Carrie Bell," published in the Georgian of week before last. We regret it, but such things sometimes elude our vigi lance. Several communications reached us tocr late for insertion in this week’s issue. We would again urge upon our friends the necessi ty of handing in their articles at an earlier day. Number or tcie Hessians.—According to the Washington Star, Scott and Lincoln have now in the field 95,000 men under eight gener als ; 21,000 of whom are South of the P6tomae. Hon. Stephen A. Douglas died at his home in Chicago, Illinois, on the 4tli instant. Mr. Douglas was unquestionably an eminent statesman, but unfortunately he was on the wrong side. It is said that General Scott is quite disgusted with Billy Wilson’s Zouaves, and horrified that such troops should be about him. He says it will take a thousand good men to watch one hundred of them. gQL,, There are 25,000 Confederate troops at Corinth, Mississippi, prepared to preserve the Goths from the neighborhood of Cairo, should the bad whiskey up the river stimulate their courage sufficient to induce them to come down on our soil. Fast Day.—As to-morrow (Thursday) has been set apart by President Davis as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer throughout the Confederate Stales, it will be appropriately ob served by our citizens. The business bouses in town will be closed, and all operations sus pended. There will be divine service at the Methodist Church at 10J o’clock. An examination of the pupils of Plan ter’s Academy, near Irwin s \A Roads, will take place on Friday next, 14th instant. From the flattering approval of the labors of Mr. P. H. Sheppard, by bis patrons, we are of opinion that the exercises will be highly creditable to pupils,, teacher, and all concerned. The public are respectfully invited to be present. The proceedings of the first two meet ings of the Ladies’ Volunteer Aid Association of Washington county, will be found in anoth er column. The ladies always take the lead in good works, and we bid them God speed in their noble exertions. The daughters of Wash- v ington are not a whit behind those of any oth er portion of the Confederate States in patriot ism., liberality and all those virtues that truly adorn the character of woman. What shall we say of the sons of Washington? The re sult of the meeting advertised for Monday the 17th instant, will furnish us with the text, which, we are assured, will be greatly in their favor. Crops in Lee County. An old friend, and former resident of Wash ington, but living now near Starksville in Lee county, in renewing his subscription to the Georgian, writes ns as follows, (under date of June°5th) inclosing the first cotton bloom we liave-seen this-year:- “ As I have been accustomed to furnishing the Central Georgian with the first cotton bloom for several years, I now, though afar off, send vou my firsITOoom. Cotton crops are poor in this section. The lice still cover it; the stand, is bad, and the plant is dying. A great many planters are crossing their cotton ten feet wide with corn. The corn crops look very premi sing in this and adjacent counties. Wheat* and oats are very good.’’ C 0. ment—tliat the whole North is in war paint, brandishing the tomahawk and scalping knife, and that men are still living to see the fall of the great republic that witnessed its forma tion,” The valorous cut-lhroats of New York who ply the quill securely in their sanctums, coun ted on secession being regarded in Europe as rebellion, and now that they are deceived their chagrin and fear cannot be concealed. Anoth er damper upon their plans is the declaration of Lord Brougham, that he will, in no instance, hereafter countenance anti-slavery meetings in England, and he recommended all to abstain from holding such meetings, in view of the state of affairs such meetings had helped to produce in America at this time. The fact is, the buccaneers of the North are greatly exercised at the attitude of England in this contest, and European correspondents of the New York press do not tend to alleviate their embarrassment in detailing events trans piring in England and France. A correspon dent of the New York Herald, writing from London under date of May 18, draws agloomy picture for the North of what the British gov ernment intends doing. He says : “ England is alarmed for the first time since the Ameri can war opened.” In explanation of that alarms, he says : “If the war is protracted even a twelve month, and the crop of cotton put in jeopardy or greatly curtailed, th^fc will be wailing in Lancashire. Several Englishmen of position have told me that they believed if the supply was one million bales short of the average it would produce such distress and lead to such a convulsion in Manchester that the very exis tence of the British empire and the throne it self would be in danger. This is probabl an ex aggeration, but a scant supply of cotton will mdee a financial crisis and a period of distress and starvation that would require vast govern- j ment aid, or there would be an insurrection or a revolution.” This correspondent, who appears to be well informed, then proceeds to map out the course he thinks, from reliable indications, England will pursue towards the North. Obstacles of divers kinds will be thrown in the way of Lin coln, and actual war resorted to if the shadow of a pretext can be obtained, and be thinks England will not hesitate to create occasions leading to such a result. “ Cotton must be had at all hazards; and,” says this close observer, “ i n the desire to sustain the South, and to break the Union, this (the English) govern ment will be seconded by France, who burns to obtain some foothold and interest in North America and the West Indies.” The writer believes that the English government would readily advance large sums of money to the Southern Confederacy in order to close the war and obtain supplies of cotton. In conclusion, this correspondent conjures and admonishes the Northern people that if they are to conquer the South, they must do so at once ; march four or five hundred thousand men immediately into Southern territory and crush everything ; appropriate not tens of mil lions of dollars, but hundreds of millions for this purpose. He tells hi3 Northern friends they have no time to lo3e, for England is sure to have a finger in this pie before six months ; that the whole attention of the government and press is turned in that direction, beyond doubt. This Northern correspondent, there fore, tells his friends to hurry, to make haste and conquer the South at once ; if they do not, the golden opportunity will have passed, and will forever after be out of their reach. He tells the North “your affairs are now in your own hands ; in six months they may not be.” In closing his letter, our correspondent is ex ceedingly apprehensive that some blundering English skipper will attempt to run the block ade, be fired into, and send an exaggerated ac count of it home ; when the government will at once seize upon it as a pretext to declare war. Or he is afraid some British Admiral will blunder, apparently, hut in reality inten tionally, into a scrape with some Yankee war vessel, when the war will at once commence. We have given above a general account of Gov. Brown and Col. Bartow. A correspondence between these functiona ries has lately appeared in some of the public prints, in which the Governor elucidates what seems heretofore to have not been so clear to some in relation to the Independent Volunteer Biil. It appears that Col. Bartow was captain of a corps of volunteers known as the “ Ogle thorpe Light Infantry,” which, for some time back, has been stationed at Savannah. Upon the reception of the intelligence of the invasion of Virginia, the Captain became dissatisfied with his post, and prompted by emotions of greater distinction, and the promise of being made Colonel, tendered to the Governor the services of his company—to go to Virginia. A sense of duty to the State—especially to Sa vannah—induced the Governor to decline the tender, whereupon the gallant Captain sets at defiance the order of His Excellency, in whom is vested the power to command, and proceeds to the Confederate Congress, where a hill is passed—doubtless through bis influence, he being a member of that body and Chairman of the committee on Military Affairs—authorizing the President to accept the military forces 5f the States, independent of State authority. Uuder this act, which every sane man must admit is an encroachment upon State Rights, Col. Bartow was accepted into service and left hi3 post in Savannah for Virginia. Inasmuch as it must be obvious that Col. Bartow pursued an illaudable course in availing himself of the advantage of such an act—and we cannot, by the closest scrutiny, discern any promptings of patriotism in it—his conduct should meet the unqualified condemnation of the people throughout the State. The Governor very near ly obliterates Col. Bartow and bis idea of “ ob literating State lines” together, in this contro versy. If men occupying bis position defy State authority, what an example it furnishes for those not so fortunate as to be both a mem ber of Congress and a commissioned officer. The Border Horrors. The Memphis Bulletin publishes the follow ing extract from a letter to a gentleman in that city, from Ironton, Missouri, dated May 2.1. Yesterday (Wednesday, the 22d) was a day never to be forgotten by us in Arcadia valley. I pray I may never see such another day of horror. Lincoln has guerilla soldiers, com posed of the lowest class of Dutch, which he has turned loose on the border States, to make war on the secessionists—to take freemen as prisoners, and court martial them for treason if they fail to take the oath of allegiance to the Federal Government. Early yesterday morning a gentleman came galloping up to onr house, warning us to hide, that the Lincoln soldiers would be on us short ly. He said they had already shot at him. One of my sons was in the field ploughing, and I ran out to tell him to hide. By the time I returned, I heard the guns firing in every di rection, and the women in the valley screaming I then ran off and hid myself where I could see the soldiers. They soon came along, some on horse and some on foot. My son, who was ploughing in the field, was seen by them running through the rye field, and immediately two soldiers on horseback started after him. They threw down the fences and pursued him. They commanded him to stand and yield himself a prisoner. He paid no attention to them, but ran on. T hey then shot at him, and came near striking him. Fi nally, he gained the woods and escaped. Up to this time they had committed no dep redations in the house. The horsemen then returned from the chase to the house. They got an axe and broke up my furniture, stole every cent of money we had, split open my closet doors and scattered my groceries all around. A gold watch was hanging in one of the rooms. Thep stole that. They also stole a new coat, a pair of new boots, a pair of pants; also a ride, saddle and one horse. My son who escaped is still in the woods, and dares not come into town. It is dreadful! what will become of us ? They took an old doctor of our town prisoner. They even took his pocket-knife from him ; but, in considera tion of his decrepitude and age, released him after two hours detention. An old gentleman named Brown, a very strong secessionist, aged near 80 years, they knocked down, jumped upon him, trampled on his breast, and injured so much that he is ob liged to die. Two male members of my family * * * are still hiding out of town, and will leave as soon as possible. Such are some of the incidents of the civil war in our midst. I am strongly reminded by what has taken place here of Cromwell’s times. The Round Heads he turned loose on the roy alists on the border States, only the Round Heads went about their depredations with whining hypocrisy, while the Black Republi cans use the utmost profanity. The Black Republican soldiers are armed with Minie rifles and bayonets. They shot at a negro boy and said they tried to kill him. The Defences <»r Norfolk-Heavy Ship- meats of Guns Sooln. One of the best correspondents at the seat of war is “Berrien," the contributor of th ®of Times. The following extract from his letter of 31st of May will be read with luterost: The vacancy occasioned by the resignatw General Gwynn has been filled by Genernl Huger of South Carolina- an appointment which gi e the greatest satisfaction. He has thoroughly ex amined the country, and he says this B W « r l1 most defensible regions m the South. *“ concentrated and vigorous assault upon Richmona, it is believed the enemy will bring all their forces to bear upon, and make a death struggle for tne possession of Norfolk and Portsmouth. Such an attempt might have been successful, immediately after the secession of the State; but it w ould be worse than a waste of effort now. Eight or ten batteries between the fortress and the city, would have to be encountered, and no armament coala aurvive an ordeal like that. A land attack would be equally futile. A heavy force of light artillery would greet them all along the coast, and ten or fifteen thousand muskets would rain down certain death upon them from either site of Elizabeth river. All the forces from Bush s Bluff to the eoast, on this side of H ampton Roads, are under command of Col. Withers. They consist of our battalion, a Virginia, a Georgia, an Alabama and perhaps a Louisiana regiment—in all some -,5UO or 3 000 men. One thousand men have been or dered to this point, and will arrive to-day or to morrow. Our battalion will again bo together. We onght to be, for we are brethren. As Sewell’s Point bnttery will encounter the first and heaviest fire of the enemy, in the event of an attack, we will make a moro accurate peep in to it than we have heretofore done. But let me premise by saying, it is considered one of the strongest defences anywhere along the coast. It is emphatically a sand battery—beginning just where the elevation of the beach ceaces: so that from a hundred yards in frout, it is impossible to distinguish the battery from the beach. There are twelve tine embrasured, so constructed that each gun can play upon a vessel for three or four hun dred yards as she passes. Only one of the embra sures is empty. Through five protrude medium aud .shot- Manassas Junction, at which the Con federate forces have made a stand in Virginia, is the Junction of the Orange & Alexandria and the Manassas Gap Railroads, 27 miles south-west of Alexandria. The Manassas Gap Railroad connects that junction, rather circuit ously, with Staunton. There is also a railroad connection, nearly or quite complete, between Manassas and Harper’s Ferry, via Winchester. A Good Example.—The Eagle Manufactu ring Company has tendered to the Confede rate Government the sura of one thousand dol lars per month, beginning with the current month, to the end of the war. The. company also appropriates the sum of one hundred dol lars per month to the support of the families of volunteers. Hon. John Bell spoke on the 4th inst., at Knoxville, Tenn., to the Louisiana troops urging war to the death against the North, de claring that five millions of soldiers cannot conquer the South. Great enthusiasm for the Southern cause was manifested. The Macon Telegraph says it has heard it stated in an interview between Gov. Browx and President Davis, at Atlanta, the latter said that he was convinced of the dangers of the Independent Volunteer bill, and be should receive no more volunteers except through State authority. Significant.—All our despatches from the north, for some days, says the Savannah Re publican, of the 7th, have come by way of New Orleans. The Government at Richmond lias silenced the telegraph on all matters ap pertaining to army movements, from which wo infer that matters are nearing a crisis, though we are still of the opiuion expressed some days ago, that the attack will come from our side. We clip the following despatch to Governor Pickens from the Charleston Courier of yester day : Norfolk, June 5, 12 M.—A detachmc-nt of our men at 9 A. M., to-day, were just beginning to throw up a battery two miles this side, East of Pigs Point battery, when the Harriet Lane opened on them. Unprotected as they were by any earth-works, they drove her off with on ly one six pound rifled cannon. Pigs Point battery opened on the Harriet Lane, but eould not reach her. This is perfectly reliable. Further Outrages at Hampton.—When the vandals from the North occupied Hampton, an officer, with a squad of men, went to the store of Mr. P. Latimer, aud demanded posses sion. Mr. Latimer replied that he had pur chased and paid for his stock of goods, and the officer might have them at their valuation. The officer said he would have the goods and store and not pay a cent for them, and drawing his sword, slapped Latimer with it on the face. Latimer then drew a revolver and fired it, when the officer fell. He then leaned over the coun ter, and fired three more shots in the body, causing death. Latimer was, of course, cap tured, and taken to Old Point, and hung Friday last. The officer killed is said to be a Lieutenant in one of the companies, and distinguished for military abilities. He has met a dog’s death in a dog’s cause. Mr. W. C. Marrow, of Hampton, was also treated in a most shameful and indecent man ner. He was captured in the town, having his uniform on, stripped stark naked, marched through the streets in that condition, and then carried to Fort Monroe as a prisoner. Can such things be done in this enlightened age, and not rouse to boiling heat the blood of eve ry Southerner ? 815^, According to the Northern papers there seems to be two parties there now—“the Dem ocrats who are enlisting to fight the battles of the country, and the Republicans who are rob bing them of their rations and clothing "by all sorts of swindling contracts. How the South Will Starve. The following statistics show the relative dif ference between the productions of the North and South. As for starving out the South it is simply impossible: By examining the census returns of the year 1850, the slave States in that year raised 7,660,- 551 bushels of peas and beans, while the free States only raised 518,033 bushels, leaving a balance in favor of the slave State of 7,142,618 bushels. In the same year the slave States raised 37,- 136,812 bushels of sweet potatoes, while the North only raised 1,122,323 thereby leaving a balances in favor of the South of 36,014,489 bushels. In that year the South raised about 345,000,- 000 bushels of Indian corn, while the North only raised 233,000,000, thereby leaving a bal ance in favor of the South of 112,000,000 bush els. In the same year fbe slave States raised 215,312,210 pounds of rice, while the North only raised 500 lbs. Bv the same returns it is stated that the val ue of the live stock of the North is 293,000,000 while that of the South, (excluding slaves) is 246,006,000, leaving a balance in favor of the “powerful North” of only 47,000,000. It must be recollected that there is nearly twice the number of persons to support in the free States, and any individual who ever did, or hereafter may examine the census returns of the United States, will perceive that the South has the facility to raise, and yearly rais es, as much provisions as the North. It fol lows, therefore, that even if the South raises only half as much as the North, that she can maintain her army as long as the federal Gov ernment will be able to maintain the Northern army. Fiendish Outrage by Yankee Troops.— Under the heading of “latest from Fortress Monroe,” the Baltimore South, of Wednesday afternoon, publishes the following: “Great excitement has been produced at Old Point by an outrage perpetrated by gov ernment soldiers on Saturday last. It appears that a party of them bad gone to a gentleman's house near by, and assaulted a young lady some sixteen years of age, with the design to outrage per person. Her father, an aged man, came to her assistance, when these fiends seized him, aud threatened his life if be raised an alarm ; and with a revolver pointed at bis head, he was forced to witness the consummation of tlieir illaic s purpose upon the person of his child. Gen. Butler was yesterday afteruoon engaged in examining into the case, but the result had not transpired when the steamer left. Constant complaints are being made to the officers there, by persons living in the vicinity, whose lands and dwellings have been invaded by the gov ernment soldiers, who steal whatever they fancy from their houses, and carry off chickens, sheep and hogs, wherever they can find them. Rumors of TnK Fairfax Fight.—A passen ger on the Central train, who left Manassas Junction yesterday morning, reports the South ern forces at that place to be in high spirits, and patiently awaiting the attack soon to be made on them by the forty thousand Hessians of Lincoln’s army. He says that an old gen tleman counted the United States cavalry as they marched on Fairfax Court House, Satur day morning, and that they numbered eighty- five. On their return there were but fifty-eight in the party, and five stragglers passed after wards, showing that twenty-two had been eith er killed or taken prisoners. Seven dead bod ies had been seen, and one of the wretched hirelings had crawled into the Confederate camp, badly wounded. The same gentleman reports that on Satur day last the railroad bridge at Martinsburg was fired and burned by the Southern troops, as a matter of precaution against a rear attack. The Tuscumbia North Alabamian, of the 31st, says that fourteen thirty-two pound Dablgreen guns passed through there on their way to some batteries recently erected on the Mississippi river. They were a portion of the guns lately captured by our troop3 at Ports mouth. » o • >■ Public Electing. Sandersville, Juno 4, 1861. At a meeting of tho citizens of Washington coun ty, hold at the Court House, Major Bangs was called to the Chair, aud M. Newman requested to act as Secretary. The Chairman stated that the object ol the meet ing was, to raise funds, by voluntary subscription, for the benefit of the military companies, and their families, of this county. Ou motion of Gen. Robison, the meeting was ad journed until Monday the 17th of J une, at 1 o’clock. Tho reason for the adjournment was, that the Washington Rifles (who had come home on a visit for two days, on their way from Pensacola to Vir ginia) were about to depart, aud most of the citi zens present felt a desire of bidding them adieu. JOSEPH BANGS, Chairman. M. Newman, Secretary. loug thirty-two pounders, loaded vjilh solid —each gun weighing 5,700 pounds. Through the other six are pointed the savage months of 9- inch Dahlgren Columbiads, weighing 9,000 lbs. each, and loaded with 5, 10 and 15 second shell. These can be thrown from 1 to 3 1-2 miles, accor ding to the length of the fuse. AVe have two hun dred of these ship destroyers lying near the batte ry, and iuclnding them, twenty rounds to each gun Of shot and grape. The powder cartridges are kept in air-tight, water-proof, metalic cartridge cans, recovered from the vessels sunk at the burn ing of the navy yard. The cans are sunk in sand. The magazine, just in the rear of the battery, and convenient to tho guns, will be finished in the early part of the coming week. The hot shot furnace is working admirably, it is kept heated, night and day; and there is no miuute when we are not ready to throw, with terrible rapidity, thirty-two pounds of red-hot iron into the vessels that come from a colder clime. With the aid of large gutta percha balls and lights, we communicate signals from the signal staff to Craney Island, four miles above us on the opposite side of the river—whence they are re-telegraphed to Fort Norfolk, farther up on this side, and thence to Norfolk and Portsmouth, so thut the news of an attack, the strength of the attacking party, &c, can be sent to Norfolk in five or ten minute’s. The following authentic scale of distances will give you some idea of our precise po sition. From Sewell's Point to Fortress Monroe, 4 1-2 miles; to Rip Raps, 3 miles; to Newport’s Noose, 5 1-2 miles; to Bush’s Bluff 13 miles, and to Craoev Island 4 miles Yesterday 20 32 pounders were sent to some point in Georgia, Savanugh we suppose, and 23 42-pounders were sent to Gen. Bragg from the Gosport Navy Yard. The gold of Ophir was not so valuable a possessson to Solomon as is this Na vy Yard to the Southern Conlederacy. For six weeks every train that leaves lias been loaded with guns, and still you cannot miss them. As you walk by the long rows you count, and count, and count, wearied with the toil long before the half is told. The thought is very extravagant, but it has been almost irresistible; as I have strolled through this El Dorado—this Goleouda mine, that all our towus might be garrisoned, and every man might plant before his door a little bat tery aud make his home a “ castle.” Ladies’ Volunteer Aid Association OF WASHtNGTON COUNTY. On Thursday last, the ladies of Sandersville and vicinity met in large numbers at tho Methodist Church, and formed a Society under the above name, having for its object the making up of uni forms and other clothing for the volunteers from this county. The following named ladies were elected officers of the Society, to serve during the war: Mrs. Wm. Smith, President; Mrs. S. A. 13. Jones, Vice President; Mrs. A. Flournot, Treasurer; Miss Sallie Smith, Secretary. The President appointed Mrs. T. E. Brown, Mrs. William Hodges, Mrs Joseph Bangs, Mrs. M. B. Haynes, and Alisa Maria Smith, a committee to draw up suitable By-Laws tor the government of the So ciety, which committee reported at a meeting hold last’Mouday at the same place. In our next issue we will furnish tho By-Laws to our readers. A noticeable feature in the By-Laws is the clanso in regard to membership Any lady can become a member by signing the By-Laws and carryiug out the objects of the Society. On last Alonday tho work on hand, which con sisted of uniforms for Gen. Warthen’s company, was distributed amoug the members present, who all showed a praiseworthy alacrity to receive it. There is no doubt but that the labors of this Society LATEST NEWS. From the Charleston Mercury * A Fight in Northwestern Virginia Richmond, June 6. We have received the news of a sharp and bril liant fight, which occurred on Monday last, near a place called Phillippa, in Barbour county, iu the Northwest part of our State. About Dine hundred of our troops posted there were suddenly attacked, nt daybreak on Monday morning, by three thousand Hessians. At first, our men were thrown into con fusion, and retreated for a distance of two miles to a hill. Here, taking advantage of the ground, they made a stand and three times repulsed the enemy, notwithstanding the great disparity of the numbers engaged- The United States troops, having lost about 70 men, gave up the pursuit and retreated. Our loss was only six killed. Among them Captain A. T. Richards, of the Bath Cavalry; Qnartermaster Sims, formerly clork of the Danville Depot at Rich mond, and a young man named Daingerfield, from Bath. The victory is considered a very handsome one, for the enemy were well provided with light artillery, manned by regulars from Carlisle Bar- jacks, Pennsylvania, while our men had no can non. . Govenor Wise has been appointed a Brigadier General by President Davis. He is raising a legion for the war. During its formation, ho goes into Western Virginia to rouse the slumbering patriot ism of that section. _ . Chief Justice Tauey, in bis opinion in the Hcr- riman case, asserts that Lincoln is guilty of usur pation, and a clear violation of the Constitution in snspneding the habeas croptts act. The returns (official) from Wcstern ^ irgiuia give an aggregate majority in favor of the Urdiuanoe of Secession in that section of 81,000. Military Movements in Kentucky. Cairo, III., J une 8.—Gen. Prentiss, Federal com mander at this place, learning that the Secessionists had a military camp at Elliott s Mills, Ky., sent two compauies there to disperse them. Col. Wyekliffe, of the Kentucky troops, remon strated against the invasion. Gen. Prentiss, replies: “My determination is to send troops in any direction, aud upon any soil, that the Government may require.” War with England Inevitable. Washington, June 8.—Tho best informed men here consider a collision with England as inevitable, as soon as that power begins to feel the want of southern cotton. The dispatches that have been sent North to the effect that France would combine with the North, on account of fearing that England’s only maritime rival, the United States, would be crippled, is un true. There is nothing in the Government des patches or letters fioin Europe to warrant even tho supposition of auy such movement. Treason iu the Lincoln Camp. Washixgotn, June 8.—Among the telegraphic despatches seized by the Lincoln Government was one trom Mr. Harvey, Lincoln’s Minister to Portu gal advising South Carolina of the iutentiou to re inforce Fort Sumter. Harvey is a native of South Carolina, but has long resided at the North. He will be recalled. Secession Strong iu Missouri. New York, June7.—A letter from Western Mis souri to the New York Times, soys that for one Uuiou flag flying in that section of the State, there are flauutiug m the face of law and loyalty a dozen of the hateful emblems ol treason—flags of the Southern Confederacy. Secession Growing in Maryland. Frederick, Md., June 8.—The secession feeing litre is growing stronger daily, and the Unionists there are quaking in their boots with apprehensions of an attack from the South Carolina troops sta tioned at the Point of Rocks, three miles distant. The pre»eut feelings of the Alarylanders indicate the fact that they will, at all hazards, continue to furnish food to’ tho Southern troops at Harper’s Ferry and tho Point of Rocks. North Carolina News- Wilmington, N. C., June 10.—Some little com motion was created here yesterday by a report that Federal troops had landed below, ou the coast. It is believed to-day that the rumor originated iu the presence of blockading vessels. The Raleigh Standard learns that nearly two hundred companies of State volunteers have ten dered tlieir services to the Governor. The permanent Constitution of the Confederate States has been unanimously ratified by the State Convention. How to do up Shirt Bosoms.—Take two ounces of white arabic powder, put it in a pitcher, and pour on a pint or more of boiling water, accor ding to the strength you desire; let it stand all ni“ht, and in the morning pour it carefully from the dregs into a clean bottle and cork it for use. A tablespoonful of this water, will impart a look of newness, to which nothing else can restore them after thc-v hav#.been washed. w the discharge orhcr’dnty’: Airs. Dr. Turner, Airs. S. B. Jones, Sirs. Joseph Bangs, Mrs. M. F. Morgan, Mr*. M. Newman, Mrs. T. E. Brown, Mrs. ffm. F. Slade, Miss Mattie Hardman, Miss Nannie Wicker. The regular meetings will bo held every Monday at 4 P. M. Letter from Emanuel. Scull's Creek, Emanuel Co., June 7,1861. Editor Central Georgian:—As you have a con siderable number of subscribers to your valuable paper in this county, you no doubt would be glad to hear how old Emanuel stands upon the gooso at this crisis. She is doing her duty. She has or ganized three volunteer companies out of about six hundred voters, and they are noue of your hot house plants. They are not only excellent marks men, but they can undergo the fatigues of a cam paign ; and if they ever get a showing they will make their mark. I Crops are very good, and if the seasons continue there will be more grain mado in this county than ever before. WIRE-GRASS, Letter from Hancock. Camp Davis, (Sparta Fair Ground,) ) June 8, 1861. [ Mr. Editor;—In the last Georgian, a “Spectator” at the closing exercises of the Washington Insti tute, after stating that I had enrolled my name among tho volunteers, says: 1 He will doubtless make such arrangements as will enable him at fall term to return to his post.” If “ Spectator” means that Mr. Lincoln and his Congress will “doubtless make such arrangements” as to give us peace by that time, he has placed me correctly before the public; otherwise, I do not feel that any post outside of the camp is my post, nor do I expect to enter the school-room again while a hostile Yankee pollutes Southern soil with his unhallowed steps. My absence next term, however, will not inter fere with tho continuance of the school, which will still receive the attentions of those who have la bored faithfully to make it worthy of public confi dence. ’ IVY W. DUGGAN. A Speech from President Davis. Ou Wednesday of last week, the President vis ited the Camp near Richmond. To the great crowd of citizens and soldiers there assembled, bo made the following patriotic remarks: My Friends and Fellow- Citizens: I am deeply impressed with the kindness of your manifesta tions. I look upon you as the last best hope of liberty; and in our liberty alone is our Constitu tional Government to bo preserved. Upon your strong right arms depends the success of your country; and, in asserting the birth right to which vou were born, you are to remember that life and blood are nothing as compared with tho immense interests you have at stake. [Cheers. J It may be that you have not long been trained, and that you have much to learn of the art of war, but I know that there beats in the breasts of South ern sons a determination never to surrender—a de termination never to go home but to tell a tale of fconor. [Cries of “Never!”] Though great may be the disparity of numbers, give us a fair field and a free fight, and the Southern banner will float in triumph everywhere. [Cheers.] The country re lies upon you. UpoD you rest the hopes of our people; and I have only to say, my friends, that, to the last breath of my life, I am wholly your own. [Tremendous cheers ] War Talk and Rumors, &c., &c. Washington, Jane 10.—Gen. Scott says be will occupy Memphis and Richmond by the 15th July. Adams’ Express continues to carry letters south from Louisville in U. S. envelopes. Ex-Governor Henry A. Wise is reported to be very ill. An early attack is expeetd on Harpers Ferry, and the soldiers there arc determined to make a Thermopylae of the place. Fifteen hundred troops .are arriving daily at Richmond, and it is supposed President Davis will soon take the command in person. . . The pickets of the opposing armies in \ lrginia are approaching each other. ^ The garrison at Cairo is fearful of an attack from the South. Tennessee Election. Mobile, June 10.—The returns from the Tennes see election on the ratification of the Ordinance of Secession passed by the Legislature, indicates an almost unanimous vote for secession. War Steamers for the Confederate States. Washington, June 10.—The Confederate States Commissioners have bought two steamers in Eng land, and they will soon sail under the British flag. Spocial Despatch to the Charleston Courier. From Richmond. Richmonb, June 8.—Private advices from Liver pool state that there are a large number of priva teers at that port awaiting the arrival of letters of marque to sail Two members of the Northern Congress arc at Turin endeavoring to enlist an Bullion Legion tor tho war. Arrests of distinguished individuals suspected of secession continue. A lady from Phillippa says that our loss was only three killed. The enemy confess to the loss of twenty-five killed aud wounded, including Colonel Kelley. Our troops are greatly oucouraged by the events transpiring. Soldiers continue to arrive in every train. Col. Bacon’s regiment from South Carolina, and a battalion of New Otlcans Zouave3 have arrived. Secretary Walker is iudisposod. Lincoln’s Scheme to Produce Civil War iu Kentucky. The Louisville Courier givey the following startling account of a conspiracy formed in Ken tucky to deliver tho State iuto the hands of the atrocious Washington tyrant: A secret organization has been formed through out the States, the members of which are sworn to fight on the side of Lincoln in his war on the States of the South, and are expected to imbrue t'neir hands in the blood of Kentuckians if the people of the State should determine, as they will determine to unite their political destiny with the Confederate Slates, even as tbeir material destiny is united with these States. The negotiations of the conspirators with Lin coln, a Bastard Attila, have been successful; and anus by the thousands are now in the State and daily being received by the friends of the North from the Administration. This is no idle surmise. It is a fact. Compa nies of Homo Guards m Paris and elsewhere have driven every Southern man from their ranks, aud are now armed by those who intend, unless suc cessfully resisted, to reduce Kentucky to the po sition of Maryland and Missouri. Five thousand or ten thousand stand of arms for the Abolitionists in Kentucky, reached Cincin nati! about the 16th inst., and portions of them were shipped here on the 17th. and others sent to Maysville, Paris, Lexington, and Georgetown. The guns shipped on the Kentucky’ Central Railroad reached Paris at one o,clock on the morning of the 18th, and were at once taken charge by those waiting for them there; and wag. ons were in readiness to carry them to George town and elsewhere. _ The object of this movement is to begin civil war in Kentucky. LETTER FROM VIRGINIA. Correspondence of the Central Georgian. My Post. Camp Gwyxn, Portsmouth, Va., ) June 3, 1861. [ It was upon a Sabbath morning, the 19th of May 1861, that the sun, as he has done before thou’ sands of times, dawned splendidly forth his benig. nant rays upon the earth. Ever to be admired phenomenon, although it has been witnessed for ages past, by generations lost to remembrance, yet it is a fit theme for the inspiration of tho poet, and worthy to be depicted by the most eloquent! Right cheerily his rays fell that morning upon our camp, as from our cotton-walled tenements we emerged to greet him. Weary and worn from the duties of the past week, I scarcely felt energy enough to undertake the task of fixing up in such a way that I could agreeably perform the duty recommended the. evening before, by our esteemed Colonel, “ of all attending divine service.” For an instant, I hesitated; but a dash of thought to a mother lar away, and I began the herculean task. A pair of coarse boots soon began to glisten, and a suit of kerseys was submitted to a most unmerciful whip ping. The hour of devotion was announced by the ringing of many bells near by, and in my soldierly garb I repaired to the house of God. The exer cises reminded me of home. The sermon wasshort, appropriate to the times; the congregation atten* tive and solemn. I could but note the plainness of the dressing in both sexes, and thought that it would be well for all congregations to lay aside all expensive dress, and let the surplus that has hith erto been appropriated in that way, go to the vol unteer aDd the cause for which he is fighting. The rest of the day was spent iu leisurely conversing around the tent dcors, and wo went to our couches at the tap of the drum with a prospect of an un broken slumber, until, by the same ever-constant, call, wo were roused Lo the duties of another day. At half-past 11 o’clock we were aroused by the beating of the drum. Tho wind was blowing fiercely and the sky was overcast by fleeing clouds, with now and then a large drop of rain ; but above the din of the drums and the storm we heard tho gruff tones of our worthy Orderly, M. E. Boatright, as he hurriedly issued his command, “ fall in! fall in 1” Enough; we had to march, we knew not, and, save a little curiosity, cared not whither. In twenty minutes the Third Regiment Georgia Yol- unteers were en route for the depot, and as the last company cleared the outskirts of the camp, one prolonged shout rang along the line, its echoes be ing heard far and wide above the wailing of the wind, and contrasting strangely with the ominous appearance of the elements. We were soon stand ing alongside of the long train of box cars prepared for our reception, and in a few moro minutes were depositing ourselves and equipage therein, as fast as our scrambling feet and hands, assisted by the impetuous tones of colonel, majors, and captains, commanding us to “ get in,” could put us there. Off we rolled, the rain beating audibly upon tho top of the cars, until about the dawn of day-light, when the cars stopped and we, a detachment of thirty men headed by our first lieuteuant, were or dered to get out. Out we jumped; at the word “march” filed off iuto the woods, with our blankets bound about us and the rain drifting athwart our defenceless heads. We found a very commodious shed that had been used in the manufacture and barreling of that commodity more common to North Carolina than to the Old Dominion—to wit, tar. Here we established a rendezvous and posted guards up and down the railroad, aud more partic ularly about certain tall bridges, which would proyo a very fatal trap to a train of soldiers, provi ded a little sawing was done ou them previous to the arrival of a freight train of such precious ma terial. I was posted at the end of one of these bridges, and with blanket and musket performed the duties of a sentinel for the space of four hours. In this instance, it was truly a pleasure. Notwith standing an occasional shower, the sun broke forth and lit up the surrounding country, embodying, as it did, some of the finest scenes I ever beheld. Up on a hill on one side, a few hundred yards distant, stood the residence of a gentleman; a specimen ot the old Virginia gentlemen of which we read, and I should tliiuk, and all my readers will, before this story is ended, a descendant of one of “ the first families." Beneath the b idge, and visible fur a long distance on either side, meandered a little creek, its sparkling waters hidden from view, ever and anon, by stooping evergreens; tho net that hung from their boughs indicating the presence o! the finny tribe and the piscatorial habits of tho neighboihood. The march of the previous night and tho adven tures of the morning gave us, voracious appetites. Our commanding officor repaired to the before-men tioned residence and asked if we could get break fast. Tho response wes in the affirmative, and re ceiving the welcome message that “it was ready," an hour afterwards, we stacked arms in the yard, and one glance at the table convinced every one that the response came from a heart full of genuine Southern hospitality, enlisted fully in our good cause. I will not attempt to produce a “bill of fare, ” but just say that ham and eggs and coffee r with an interspersion of fish from the creek hard, by, and all in the most reckless profusion, made up a breakfast which, to a soldier, is too far beyond description, and so far surpasses the most luxurious feast of civil life, that the conception is only attain able by oue who has experienced them all. But that was not all. A woman, neat and tidy, comely, if not beautiful, superintended the whole with an eye solicitous of our every want. When, with grateful hearts, we offered to recompense the gen tleman of the house, he persistently refused to re ceive anything. If he is not otherwise rewarded, tho memory of that act of hospitality will remain rooted for many years in the hearts of bis guests. Whilst at roy post and reflecting upon this little incident, we were reminded of home and the loved ones there. It was a fit time for reflection. The little creek, with its umbrageous surroundings, brought to mind many a pleasant excursion in summers past Maidens and youths joined their merry laughs by the side of many such streams a year ago who are now separated by the behests of the beloved South, calling upon her sons to sunder all tics and rally to the rescue oflier liberties. The checkered scenes of my own unimportant history were passed in rapid review, aud I paused to think that a son of Georgia stood upon the soil of our old mother State guarding her from tho common fbe. The whistling of a special train announced that it was time for us to depart from this mtcroslujg locality; so entering the cars once more, we found ourselves, in a few minutes, in the pleasant town of , where, after taking dinner and sapper all “ in one movement,” we entered the cars again and started for our camp. There we arrived about midnight, finding our blankets wet through, and the contents of our habitations m general confusion. Tired limbs did not ask ior dainty places of repose, and in a very short time wc were asleep in spite of the dampness that pervaded everything around. Most of the camp slept the remainder of the night, " but our teDt occupying an exposed position, and the wind having loosened the pegs in the wet ground, we were roused from our slumbers just in time to see*our tent going off in a gust ot wmd, leaving us lying on our backs looking up at a cloudy sky, with a brisk shower playing upon onr faces. Now, my readers, we have spent a little time in giving you a sketch of twenty-four hours of sol dier’s life. It is just as it occurred, and if it has given you a few moments of entertainment, I am amply rewarded for this expenditure of a leisure hour. MARK HORTON, Wilkinson Rifles. Cherokee Georgia can Bread the Army Look at these Figures.—Floyd county will make a sur plus ot 200,000 bushels of wheat Cass, Gordon, Whitfield, and Murray, will average a like amount, making 1200,000 bushels. Ono bushel of wheat will make forty pounds of flour, which will feed one soldier oue mouth; twelve bushels will feed him twelve months, and by tho rule of three 1,200,000 bushels will feed 100,000 troops for oue year. . . If six counties in Cherokee Georgia can, from ncr Burplns grain, supply our army with bread, we in quire, cau we not find six counties of Tennessee that will supply the pork? Wo have no doubt We can fight and feed, aud with the spirit of onr Floyd county farmers, it makes no difference whether their wheat brings fifty cents or fifty dol lars a bnslicl, it’s all for the boys anyhow.—Rome Southerner. Uniforms Desirable, but not Essential.—The Richmond Dispatch announces by authority that f ood companies of volunteers will not be rejected y the Confederate States on the ground that they are unsupplied with uuitorms. The Revolutionary war, it says, was fought by soldiers in coats of many colors, and the old wool hat, copperas dye and poke-berry red carried tho day against the glittering lace aud flashing helmets of the greatest power of earth. We can afford to follow their ex ample and the Government has determined not to stand on snch matters for the future. Should the ctange bo adopted, it will work a great reduction in the cost of the war and that with out detracting ftom the efficiency of tho troops. A Bet Lost—The Wheat Crop.—The reader will remember that some weeks ago we stated a bet lia l been offered ancqaoccptod that a certain field of wheat in Jones county would not average thirty bushels to the acre. It is a lost bet. The worst part of the field has been gathered, aud the average is over thirty-one bushels. A half dozen bottles ot pure Jones county Catawba were lost and won in that way. Tho yield at wheat iu Middlo Georgia is enormous—beyond all precedent. Planters who heretofore have beer, gathering 300 bushels are now harvesting 2,000 bushels. The belief is that wheat enough ior two or three years has been produced.— Macon Telegraph. France and the South.—The Paris corres pondent of the London Chronicle, writing on the 1st of May, says : . ... “In consequence of the gravity of the poll - ieal situation in the Southern parts ot the United States, the government is, I am m- formed, about to send there an eminent diplo matist, to observe and report on what may there occur. • t Appointment.—Tho Corning News \ ea ™ s Judge Henry B. Jackson, of the Confederato fr a- trict Caurt, has been appointed to a Enradior Gen eralship in tho Confederate. Army, and. will W command of his Brigade in Virginia in a very shot* time.