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‘Journal *< fflcsscngtr.
J KNOWLES and S. ROSE,
’editors and proprietors.
l.u i ,% t I roan Hilton Head—lnter***- ;
uni: Detail* aHnt tin* Imad*r*.
We ha*i the pleasure of an interview yester
day with Mr. John Chaplin, whose arrest
by the Federal* at Daufuskie we noticed
about aw* % ago. He was taken by his
captors to headquarters, on Hilton Head,
where he was kept up to Wednesday after
noon, when be wa* discharged from custody
and allowed to return.
Mr. Chaplin left Savannah Wednesday
morning, 29 th iustant, and reaehed Daufus
kie the afternoon of the same day, his ob
ject being to look after matters on the estate
of Mrs. Dunn. Next morning he was arous
ed from deep by a tumult in the bouse, aud
was about leaving his bed when a Lieuten
ant aud six armed men entered the room
aud arrested him. The party were piloted
to the house by a runaway negroe belonging
to Mr. Pope, on the same island. The ne
groe told theai that Chaplin aud five other
white men had come to the island to shoot
dowu all the negroes, in order to keep them
fron falling into the hands of the Federals.
Mr. C. was taken to Hague's Poiut, some
six miles distant, aud then passed over to
Hilton Head, and to the residence of Mr.
Lawton, the headqurters of Col. Terry, of
the Connecticut Regiment. On Monday he
was conducted to Fort Walker, and into the
presence of den. Fhermaiw Sherman cate
chised him with regard to his business on
Daufuskie and after learning it, expressed
regret at hid arrest, but told bin, be would
I** disobliged only on condition of his taking
an oath not to bear arms against the T nited
States; otherwise he must go with other
prisoners to Tort Lafayette. It was a com
mon thing on the island for the Federal
troops to say they would regard no oath ad
ministered by the Confederates, aud as
‘‘turnabout is fair play,” Mr. Chaplin en
tered into the obligation with a similar res
ervation. They tried to persuade him to
remain, and offered him employment at good
wages: hut he declined. They also told him
he would be hung should he return to the
Confederates after taking the oath. He says
ho was kindly treated whilst on the island
and introduced to most of the officers. They
pointed out the Wabash and the Susquehan
na, saying it was they which did so much
execution in the late battle.
The officers told Mr. C. they hud 25,000
men on the island, and he supposes the state
ment not far from the truth, as the tents
were scattered over a space of about four
miles square. He couutcd sixty-three ves
sel*, of all sizes, lying in the bay opposite
Fort Waiker, the name of which has been
changed to Fort Wella, in honor of the Lin-
coln Secretary of the Navy.
The Lincolnitcs are loud and bitter in
their denunciation* of the South Carolinians
and expres.- a determination to annihilate
them, as the source of all the present troub
les. They express the belief that.then* are
plenty of loyal men in Georgia. (Judge
they will find us n# so >. Fort Walker was
but little injured in the battle. The guns
were much deranged by the fire of the fleet,
but they are all again iti position and the
embankments in ‘perfect order. They have
a large body of island negroes employed on
entrenchments across the whole width of the
island, about a mile sooth of the F'ort, on
which they iutend to plant guns when fiu
is bed. The uegroes have been promised
fair wages tor their labor. The cotton was
wasting in the fields, and the ground per
fectly white with the lock*. The negroes
were also employed in gathering the corn
and potatoes and housing them. No houses
had been burnt on the island, as heretofore
stated. On Boll's Island everything was
burnt before the inhabitants deserted it.—
The crops on Daufuskie are undisturbed, but
a portiou of the stock has been driven off.—
The Federal officers spoke With much feli
citation of the fine time they would have
soon revelling in the splendid halls of Mr.
Stoddard and Mrs. Mongin on Daufuskie.
which they had selected for their winter
quarters.
The Federals told 31 r. C. there were two
fleets now r en route for tho South, one under
General Butler for an attack on Charleston,
the other under Burnsides and destined for
Savannah. They are determined to take
both cities by land and sea attacks. They
are well aware of all obstructions in our
channels, having received fill? information
through spies. They seemed to ngard them
as no obstacles to their progress ; the sunk
en vessels they would easily blow up by the
aid of their diving bells, and their tugs
would find no hard job in pulling up the
pilings. They seemed equally ported in af
fairs generally on the coast, and Mr. C. j
thinks from their conversation they get the !
Savannah and Charleston papers regularly, j
though he saw none in the camp.
Capt. Cuthbert. oi'a Carolina company,}
who was captured ar Fort Walker, was sent ]
in iron*, a few days ago, by sea, to Fort La- .
layette.— Saiunnah Rpublican. A ov. 29.
Arrival of l In- Southern FrUoner*
at Fort Warren, ECotoii.
We find in the Boston Journal the follow
in? account of the arrival of the prisoners
from Forts Lafayette and Columbus at Fort
Warren, situated on George's Island, in the
harbor of Boston :
The steamer arrived at the fort at half
j*ast five o’clock, having on board 100 politi
cal prisoners at Fort Lafayette, 633 of the
prisoners taken at Uattcras Inlet, and 83
men. invalids and other-, from Bedloc’s
1-land, the whole under a guard of 120 men
and 8 officer*
Among the prisoners are ex-Govenior
Morehesul. of Kentucky, who, on bis last
visit to !JoPton. was received with a national
salute; Charles J. Faulkner ex-Miuister to
France ; Mayor Brown, of Baltimore ; the
members of the Maryland Legislature; Mar
shal Kane, of Baltimore; Pegrain, taken
prisoner in Western Virginia by Gen. Mc-
Clellan ; Commodore Morton, and forty-two
officers from Hatteras ; Col. Tyler, of the
rebel army, ami a host of equally noted in*
dividuals. The North Carolina prisoners
taken at Uattcras were divided into tcu com
panies, styled the Washington Greys, Leo
nore Guards, Tar River Boys. North Caroli-
Defendcrs, Boanukc Guards, Jonesboro*
Guards, Hertford Light Infantry, Itidej>en
dent Greys, Hamilton Guard, and
Guards.
The prisoners were quiet, aud obeyed all
orders prom fitly. They man-bed iuto the
fort and were assigned quarters —three com
panies iu the Southern fronts and oue in a
casemate on the Northern side of the fort.
The majority of the men were young, mere
boys, who in spite of their misfortune, main
tained a defiant and indifferent demeauor.
Ex-Minister Faulkner wore a straw hat,
and appeared decidedly seedy, while Marshal
Kane, who wore a Kossuth hat, turned up
oh one side, strode about with a jaunty,
careless uir, as if he was selecting rooms at
a hotel. The majority of the officers seemed
to view the whole affair as a business like
proceeding, in which their only stake was
the lost- or gain of a comfortable habitation
during the war.
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The Yankee Stampede from Wild
Cat.
The Cincinnatti Commercial, of the 18th
iustant, couiains the following reference to
a stampede of the Hesians from Camp Wild
cat, ou the 12th ult :
ANOTHER DISGRACEFUL RETREAT.
The news that the Cumberland expedition
has made an absurd and ruinous retreat, is
enough to sicken the whole country. There
has been an alarm both false and fiolisb, and
a most abominable stampede. IV bile the
Fast Teunessocaus were burning to advance,
and Fast Tennessee was converted iuto a trap
for ZoHieoffer’s army, oar army, as if it were
commanded by idiots, runs away. We have
uo heart to comment on such imbecility. If
it continues, of course the Tennessee regi
ments in our army will make peace with Jeff.
I hi vis.
The Commercial , of the next day after
this publication, publishes a lengthy and de
tailed account of the stampede, from a cor
respondent who witnessed it, dated at Crab
Orchard, Ky., where the army of the Lin
colnites halted. They were ordered to re
treat by Gen. Sehoept, in consequence of a
belief that Gen. Johnston was advancing on
their flank from Bowling Green, while Gen.
Zollicoffer was advancing on their froat.—
The retreat, or rather rout, was equal to tLat
at Bull Hun, although they had met no ene
my. They covered the road with knapsacks,
broken wagons, dead horses, and men who
died from exhaustion. Andy Johnson was
at Wild Cat when they received the order to
retreat, ami was overcome with despair,says
the letter writer. The East Tennesseeans
and the Kentuckians swore and raved at the
order, and finally all deserted, in such num
bers that they were ordered to return to
London.
This extraordinary retrograde movement
was doubtless caused by the advance to Col
umbia of a brigade of (Jen. Hardee’s com
mand under Col. Cleburne, of Arkansas, who,
it was reported, were the advance of Gen.
Johnston’s army.
The Ohioans and ludianians continued to
ruu for three days, through rain and mud,
until they thought themselves out of danger.
If the mere rumor of Gen. Johnston’s ad
vance produced such extraordinary results
upon the imaginations of the Lincolnites,
what a stampede may not be expected, when
be does advance, iu force upon tbem ? The
Lincoln journals should now search for pre
cedents iu history to suit this remarkable re
treat, as they did after the rout at Manassas.
It is believed that history will fail to furnish
a parallel to the biy pare, to their own parti
sans, who was burning with indignation when
he penned the communication to the Com
mercial.
A gentlemau, just from Louisville, reports
the exasperation to be tremendeous wheu this
event was announced. —XashiiUe Union ami
American.
VesM'M* l>**uiik iu fcoullM*rii llar
l>or*.
For some weeks it has been whispered that
the Navy Jiepartrnent wa* preparing a fleet
of vessels, stone laden, to Ik* suuk in one or
perhaps several of thejharbors of the South
ern coast. Some reference to this war expe
dition was made in the Evening Post of yes
terday. The fleet sailed on the 20th instant,
and we give below a list of the vessels com
posiug it, with their tonnage. They are old
but substantial whaling vessels,double decked,
to give them greater firmness. They were
stripped of their copper aud other fittings
which were not necessary for so short a voy
age as they will make, and loaded with picked
stone as deeply as was safe.
It will be seen that they were bought at
New Bedford, New London, Nantucket, Sag
Harbor, Kdgartown, Mystic aud Newport.
In the bottom of each ship a hole was
bored, into which was fitted a lead pipe five
iuches in diameter, with a valve so fixed that
though perfectly safe even for a long voyage,
it can be very quickley removed. It is cal
culated that the ship will be filled and sunk
to the bottom in twenty minutes after the
removal of this valve.
To provide against accidental jamming of
the valve, each vessel is furnished with two
augers of the proper size.
The crews art* of six men each. These
will be returned by the men-of-war which
will assist in the work of sinking. Each
ship will be anchored in the place chosen, for
her, and will then bo sprung round broad
side to the channel, thus a flee ting an great
a stoppage as possible. When this is done,
and she is in position, the valve will be with
drawn, and when the vessel is nearly level
with the water’s edge, the men will leave in
a small boat. It is reported that au enter
prising rigger has gone down with the fleet,
with the iutentiou to take off what pieces of
spars and rigging may remain above the wa
ter’s edge after the ships are sunk.— X. I".
Post.
Northern Arm* Frauds.
The last Lincoln Congress appointed a
committee of live to examine iuto army con
tracts. This committee has bad a seven
weeks’ session in New York, and are now
operating in St. Louis. They have taken
3,700 pages of testimony, and have not yet
discovered the first transaction in furnishing
supplies for the army, not tainted with fraud.
Their researches after an honest man have
been more fruitless than those of Diogenes
with his lamp. Some of their discoveries
are remarkable. For illustration :
The army of contractors in St. Louis com
menced their ojK-rations by presenting Mrs.
Brigadier General MeKinistry, wife of the
provost marshal, who was to supervise their
work, with a silver service worth three thou
saud dollars. In no one ease does the lowest
bid appear to have been taken. Horses
were furnish at 119 50 each. Ten dollars
fee was exacted to admit them to examina
tion, and ten dollars to pass, and of the whole
number furnished to one regiment, the re
port before the committee was as follows :
70 fit foi service, 5 dead, 530 over age, sti
fled, ring boued, spavined and incurably un
fit for service. Hay was delivered at 825
per ton, when the committee say it could
have been bad for eight. The wagons fur
nished were all found unserviceable, the
cracks and fractures filled up with putty aud
painted over. Five fortifications ot St, Lou
is were built by days’ works, under the su
perintendence of government functionaries,
at a cost of teu thousand dollars each. Six
other fortifications of equal size were let out
to contractors at 8300,000. Tug boats were
built at each, which were offered to
be built at S 1,500. In every case the lowest
bids, however responsible, were disregarded,
aud the contractors subsequently sub-let the
jobs on the terms of tho lowest bids or be
low them. The committee report systemat
ic cheatery and swindling in every thing
done for the government by tiie contractors.
Their repot* is a re-cut of utter demoraliza
tion aud depravity.— TReyraph.
Saiariks oiTecuc OrricEs.—The House of Rep
resentatives, on jesterduy, fixed the Salaries of the
following public offices for the next two years.—
The Senate has to concur. Governor $3,000,
Judges of Supreme Court $2,500, Judges Superior
Court ti,BoO, Secretary ofStute SI,OOO Comptrol
ler General $2,000, Treasurer $1,600, Secretaries
to the Governor $1,200, each.— Federal Union.
Arkuowlodgement.
Bartow Hospital, (
Savannah, Nov. 29th 1861. j
Madame Cazier, Principal Matron of
this Institution, takes great pleasure iu ac
knowledging the reception from Mrs. A. E.
I,ockett, President of the Soldiers’ Relief
Society, of Howard District, Bibb county,
of three boxes of Hospital stores, consi*ting
of Wines, Jellies, Preserves, Honey, Dried
Fruit, Pickles, Pepper, Mustard, &c. Also,
one box of sheets, pillow cases and towels,
and a box of pillows, comforters, lint, band
ages, Ac., for the use of Bartow 7 Hospital.
These liberal contributions came at a mo
ment of great need, aud iu a season to minis
ter to the comfort of over fifty sick soldiers
who had been brought, by one train , to the
Institution. The ladies of the Howard As
sociation will please a<ecpt the grateful
thanks of the Directors for their timely and
generous aid, with the assurance that in pro
portion as the means of usefulness of the
Bartow Hospital are increased, so will be
the efforts of those in charge to alleviate the
sufferings of the brave soldiers who may from
time to time be committed to their care.
Further contributions in money, Hospital
stores, Ac., are respectfully solicited, to en
able our Board to furnish all the wards of
the Hospital with ever} 7 needful equipment
for 100 patients, and to successfully minis
ter to their convalscence.
Donations of the people of Macon and
vicinity, designed for Bartow Hospital, may,
for the sake of greater convenience, be* han
ded to Dr. Andrews, of Macon, who is Gen
eral Agent for the Institution for that sec
tion, and who will see to the prompt and safe
transmission of all articles deposited in his
care. M. C. CAZIER,
Matron Bartow Hospital Savannah.
TlicCoal 4|ii**lioi* Again.
Why have not the President and Direc
tors of the several railroad companies, whose
roads terminate at this place, had a meeting
before this time and regulated the shipping
tariff on coal, so as to enable the citizens of
lower Georgia, South Carolina and South
Alabama to procure their supplies from the
rich and undeveloped mines of East Tennes
see’?’ Is it not siugular that these men
should manifest so little interest in the wel
fare of a cause and Government which they
profess to love so dearly? We are informed
that the Directors of the Mississippi Central
Road have made a move iu the right diree
fiou. and reduced the freight ou coal nearly
fifty per cent.; but one road alone can do
but little in this matter, unaided by the co
operation of others. Why has not a single
step l>cen taken by the managers of the
Georgia State Road? We are credibly in
formed that the citizens of Savannah, Au
gusta, Macon aud other cities in lower Geor
gia, arc absolutely taking out their grates,
and preparing to burn wood, because they
find it impossible to procure coal. Now there
is coal enough within twenty-five miles of
Chattanooga to supply the whole of Geor
gia, South Carolina and Florida, for years to
come, and yet, owing to the inordinate greed
and short-sighted policy of our railway com
panies, Pennsylvania will have to furnish
these States with coal again, so soon as the
war i* over. D Gov. Brown willing to as
sist in bringing about this State of affairs in
the gallant Empire State? Then let him
instruct the Supcrintendant and Directors of
the State Road to lower the tariff on coal, so
as to induce capitalists to open our immense
coal fields in this country and lay the foun
dation lor a complete independence of \ au
keedom. What sense is there in undergoing
the privations of our present war for inde
pendence, when, so soon as peace is made,
we shall have to become tributary to the
North, iu making it the market for our
prime necessities of life, and that too, when
we have all those necessaries in great abun
dance in our midst? Surely, it does seem
to us, that if these railroad men are not at
heart allies of the Lincoln Government, they
will do something to prevent such a state of
affairs.— Chattanooya Gazette.
jUgrThc following receipts have been fur
nished us for publication by Mrs. Gen. Han
sell of Marietta—a lady whose elegant ac
complishments, and skill in all the depart
ments of housewifery, will entitle her expe
rience t the highest consideration. They
have come in a good time, and will be pro
perly appreciated by the country at large :
FOII MAKING TALLOW CANDLES.
For every 10 pounds of tallow, have 4
pounds of alum ; dcsolve the alum in 2 gal
lons of hot water; boil the tallow first in
clear water 2 hours. After it is perfectly
cold, cut the tallow out, scrape off all the
sediment from the bottom of the tallow, and
boil it in the alum water 2 or 3 hours, skim
ming ifc well. After it becomes cold, again
scrape off all the sediment, which adheres to
the bottom of the tallow ; and simmer until
all the water i3 out of the tallow, which may
be known by any one accustomed to boiling
lard or tallow. After every drop of water
is out, it is then ready to mould. To make
the tallow still more firm though not so white,
add Spouuds of beeswax to every 10 pounds
of tallow, and boil it with the tallow in tho
alum water. As the common candle wick
is too large, split the wick and put it iu the
moulds.
FOR CORNING BEEF OR PORK.
To one gallon of water, take 1 j pounds of
salt, half pound of brown sugar, half ounce
of saltpetre: in this ratio, the pickle to l*e in
creased to any quantity desired. Let these
be boiled until all the dirt from the salt and
sugar rises to the top and is skimmed off. —
Then throw the pickle into a large, clean tub
to cool, and when perfectly cold; pour it over
the meat; which must be in a tight barrel
or box, which will not leak. After three or
four weeks it is cured. The meat must be
kept well covered with the brine, by putting
something heavy on it. The meat must not
be put in the brine until it has been killed
at least two days, during which time it must
be spread out and lightly sprinkled with salt
petre. Twenty gallons of water, 30 pouuds
of salt, 10 pounds of sugar and 10 ounces of
saltpetre will fill a barrel. The same brine
can be used a second time by boiling and
skimming it well.— Federal l nwu.
The Secret of TnE War—Ax lloxest
Confession. —We can learn not a little of
our enemies. There are some intelligent
persons among the prisoners now confined
in our city. One of them, a farmer from
Illinois, on being asked what he was fighting
for, said he had an abundant wheat crop,
and a large quantity of corn, aud heretofore,
he had always a ready sale, and a good mar
ket in the South. But since the war com
menced he had no market, and his crop was
rotting on his hands, lie was lighting to
open the blockade of the Mississippi. Here
we see the real motives governing our foes.
They will lose their market if we become an
independent nation, and hence we are to be
whipped into taking the rich bargains they
have in store for us. ‘Jhus far the whip
ping has all been on their side, and if their
crops never get to market till theirprogram
me is carried out, there is no prospect ot
the Illinois fellow’ realizing from his crops
for ages to come. —Memphis Appeal.
From the Richmond Examiner.
Bacon, Aslios and Salt.
To the Editor of the Examiner :
During the revolution a tory of Alboruiarle
was refused salt to cure his pork; ami his
wife made as good bacon that year, with one
peck of salt and an abundance of hickory
ashes to six pounds as the family ever had.
“In applving the ashes, it is well to have
a bucket of molasses, and apply a portion
with a white-wash brush to each joint.
When well smeared, tub ou the ashes, which
will thus adhere firmly and make an impen
etrable cement.”
1 send the above extract from the “South
ern Planter” of December, 1857, for inser
tion iu your paper, hoping it will be adopted,
and thus diminish the usual consumption of
salt, iu curing bacon. The speculators have
forced salt up to an enormous price; and to
disappoint them in their greedy expectations,
every person should restrict himself as much
as possible in the use of the article. But is
there uo law in the State to punish such
vermin ? Varmints , I will call them, as the
negroes call minks, weaslos and other ani
mals that trouble their hen-houses. By
common law they can be fined and impris
oned for being guilty of regrating and en
grossing; fund little public virtue in the
Grand Juries at the November Courts may
act like a charm iu stopping such thievish
practices. If neither common nor statute
law can reach the offenders, then I hope
Lynch law may, and that the people may
assemble, and by force, open the depositories,
and distribute all articles of prime necessity
amongst consumers, at honest prices.
1 am, sir, Ac., PIEDMONT.
Tlie Public* Finances.
It is understood that the Banks of Geor
gia will advance eight millions of dollars, if
so much should be required, to enable the
State to pay the Confederate tax, and to de
fray the charges of her own defence, the for
mer being estimated at about $3,000,000. —
Legislative provision for this object will no
doubt be made within a few days, when we
shall be prepared to give the details. We
trust that the utmost harmony between the
Government and the Banks will continue to
be preserved, as without, their agency at this
eventful juncture of our affairs, it would be
impossible to obtain the “sinews of war,”
and also that measure of relief to the people
so much demauded by the financial pressure
i generally. When the blessings of indepen
dence and )H*aee shall cover the land, we can
all engage in building up our interests which
had suffered in a common cause, and which
will revive and flourish with more than for
mer success. Sueli, in our opinion, will be
the bright destiny of the Confederate States
of America.— Southern Recorder.
Pork —No Reason for High Prices.—
From the following paragraph, which we ex
tract from one of our exchanges, aud from
other reasons, we are fully confirmed in the
belief long entertained, that there can be no
earthly ground why bacon should not come
down in price. From all quarters of the
South we have advices that a greater abun
dance of hogs have been raised this year
than usual, and, if our citizens will only do
what they have a perfect right to do, to wit :
devise some meaus to relieve themselves from
the clutches of the unholy salt speculators —
there will soou be a sufficient supply of nice
bacon in market to supply all demand, and
at fair prices too.
Some people are talking about sl2 a hun
dred for pork. Are the people crazy? or
are they determined to eat each other up?
Hog statistics show that we have a supera
bundance of hogs in the South, and corn is
abundant and cheap. There is no honest
reason why the extortionists, even, should
demand over SB. Eight dollars will pay
the farmer handsomely—and he who wants
to live and let live —who studies how little
he can afford to take, instead of how much
he can make the buyer pay, can afford it at
$7. “No hog !” is the cry of the hog flee
cer. Not so, sir, hogs arc plenty. You ou
ly want to get as much gain for your meat
as a patriotic philanthropist ought to ask. —
Isn’t it so ? You know it is. How do you
expect pnor people to live ? So you swim,
do you care how many sink ? Not you.
The Blockade Insufficient.—We be
lieve it was Mrs. Partington who said Mr.
Lincoln would never bo able to stop the
Southern port-holes with It is blockhead.
The Cincinnati “Gazette,” an old aboli
tion sheet has conic to the same conclusion.
It says:
The whole history of blockades ought to
show any general that they are a very poor
foundation for a strategic policy. The idea
was a part of an imbecile mode of warfare ;
and all military policy that depended on it
and waited for if must necessarily have been
imbecile. This war has got to be prosecu
ted, if ever prosecuted, by fighting—by con
quering the rebels in the field and in their
entrenchments. Tt will never be brought
to a close by our blockade, nor by the star
vation or nakedness of the rebels. The soon
er we admit that fact, the sooner we shall
begin the war.
Hospital Fund. —On Thursday, the bill
appropriating 8200,000, to be disturbed by
the Georgia Relief aud Hospital Association,
with an amendment offered by Mr. Norwood
of Chatham, adding 8100,000 more for con
tingencies, to be applied at the discretion of
Ihe Governor, was unanimously passed in
the Hou.se of Representatives,—yeas 151-
nays, none.
At. various stages of the bill, in Commit
tee of the Whole (Mr. Moore of Thomas iu
the chair) remarks were made by Messrs.
Cabaniss, Norwood, llaiford, Whittle, Les
ter, lligham, Gibson, Hook, Briscoe, Owens,
Adams aud Dußose. Humanity and jus
tice to our soldiers in the field are elements
of legislation which do honor to the cause
and to the people represented.— Recorder.
A Long Candle. —The Vicksburg Whig
notices a favor sent to that office by a lady,
as follows:
A great curiosity was sent us by Mrs.
Blanchard. It is a “ model econnomical
candle,” sixty yards long, aud it is said will
burn six hours each night for six months,
and all that light at a cost of about 50 ceuts.
It is made by taking one of beeswax and
three-fourths of a pound of rosin, and melt
ing them together; then take about four
threads of slack twisted cotton for a wick,
and draw it about three times through the
melted wax and rosin, and wiud it in a ball;
pull the end up above the ball and light it,
and you have a very good caudle. Ours is
very fancifully wound on a corncob, aud
makes a pretty ornament.
Evacuation of Hattkras. —The steam
er Beaufort, one of our gun boats arrived
here yesterday and reports that it is believed
that Hatteras has been evacuated by the
“ Feds.” A recent reconnoisance in that
vicinity failed to discover any troops at that
place or any sign of them except the pres
ence of a gun-boat or two. It is also report
ed that they have sunk vessels in the chan
nel at Ocracoke, aud Ilatteras, which are to
answer the purpose of a blockade; if so, they
have been guilty of another piece of folly.—
Northern Progress, Nov. 23 rd, \
4 IVtival Tight in our Harbor—A Blow/
Struck In Defence of Georgia Soil!
Immediately after the arrival of the new9 oa
Monday morning that the enemy bad made k
landing on Tybee Island, and that several of the/r
war vessels were anchored in Tybee roads, Com
ntodore Tatnall got his little mosquito lleet-f at
present comprising three small steamers ami hue
gunboat—ready, and in the evening went dowL to
his anchorage near fort Pulaski, where re
mained during ihe i ight. /
From Capt. Oereopely, of the steamer IJri, who
arrived here from below last evening, we learn
that at about ball’ past twelve o’clock yesterday,
tne Commodore, with his little steamers, sailed out
and gallantly attacked the euemy’s fleet war
vessels. I
Two of them beiug nearest and in reach ßeturned
the fire briskly. During the engagement which
lasted about one hour, some forty or fi/ty shots
were exchanged with the enemy’s vessels. The
shot and shell from the enemy Hew thick and fast
over and around our little steamers, bit without
doing any injury. No one was hurt ojf our side.
The damage to the enemy is not known, though it
is believed by those who witnessed the atlair that
some of our balls took effect on their vesseis.
Finding it impossible to draw the enfmy in range
of the guns of Fort Pulaski, our gallant and intre
pid Commodore gave up the unequal contest and
retired to his anchorage.
We learn that theie was, last evening, six large
war vessels inside the bar, one of which, a very
large frigate, was towed in over the bar by a
steamer yesterday afternoon.
We also learn that the enemy have established
their pickets all rouud Tybee as far i up aa King s
landing.
We understand that the general impression be
low is that the Yankees are conceitrating their
forces, and that as soon as they got a few
more vessels over the bar they inteid making an
attack on Fort Pulaski.
We hear it reported that they have’also landed
troops on Warsaw, and have pitched tfceir tents on
the island. 11 they have taken possesslpn of War
saw they will be able to cut off our wafer coimnu
nication with Florida. V
The movements of the enemy during\the past
few days indicate a purpose on their pari to get
control of this port. No time snould be lost and
no means neglected in putting our defenceman the
best possible condition. Now is the time for
prompt and decided action.— Savannah News) ,27.
From Tyukk.—The steamer Ida arrived froip
Fort Pulaski at four o’clock yesterday
having left at two o’clock. Capt. Circopelv reports
six Federal vessels still inside the Bar. Five more
vessels, supposed to be transports, arrived yester
day noon, and can be seen outside the Bar—mak
ing eleven vessels in ul! now in eight of Fort Pu
laski. From their movements it was thought the
vessels outside would come in over the bar last
evening. The vessels inside I‘e at anchor about
four miles from the Fort, and out of reach of our
guns. One, a large frigate, can be seen from the
Exchange and the balconies of the stores on the
eiutr.
Between ten and eleven o’clock yesterday morn
ing, a party ot Yankee troops armed with muskets,
were observed irom the Fort advancing along the
beach towards King’s landing. Two or three round
shot and shell were fired at them from the Fort.
When the first shell was fired, the Yankees pros
trated themselves on the ground; after the second
shell burst over them they arose and ded to the
cover of the woods. They afterwards appeared on
the beach, out the reach of the guns on the Fort.
It is not known whether any of them were hit by
our shot and shell, but those who saw the bursting
of the sells, which made the sand fly in their im
mediate vicinity, are under the impression that
they were not entirely harmless. It Is said the
Yankees made Bull Run time to the woods.—Sa
cannah New*, 28//*.
Shelling the Emmy.—The Lincolnites were
drawn up for drill on Tybee beach yesterday and
having a good time generally, when the garrison
at Fort Pulaski concluded they wound give them
a Salute from their long range Columbiads on the
parapet. Three shells were thrown with precision
The fiist struck and exploded very close to the
men, when they all fell fiat to tire earth. A sec
ond and third proved rather improvements on the
first, and the Yankees finding the work rather
warm for them, took to their heels at a Bull Run
pace. The distance was between two and three
miles, and it was impossible to discover what effect
was created in the reduction of their numbers.
Thev have, at least seen enough to convince them
that the metal of Pulaski is not to be trifled with.
Up to five o’clock yesterday afternoon, there
were eight vessels lying in the roads, the frigate
Macedonian, several gun boats, and the rest trans
ports. They were all escorted in by one gunboat,
which is said to be armed most heavily.— Savan
nah Republican , 28//*.
The Republican has the following notes from
reliable sources :
Fort Pulaski, Nov. 25.—1 suppose you have
heard of affairs down here before this. The enemy
appeared around Tybee point about 11 o’clock, a.
m., yesterday. The sentinel reported them and
the assembly tfas beat; we were ordered to the
guns ; there we awaited them. The enemy, com
posed of a fiigate and one gunboat, rounded the
point and commenced throwing shot and shells oil
Tybee. Not having received a reply they des
patched the gunboat for more vessels. About 4
o’clock the gunboat came back with two more very
large vessels ; soon after a long train of small
boats was seen to leave the vessels and head for
the shore.
About G o’clock the Federal flag was seen flying
on Tybee Island. About 7 o’clock at night Capt.
Read of the Irish Volunteers, took a squad of hia
men and went over to the Island and got in sight
of the Yankees ; he could see them all ground the
fire ; but finding that he could not effect his object,
which was to burn the large hospital, there being
too many men around the house, he returned and
burnt ail the houses on his way, including Capt.
King’s large house, also the platform where the
boat lands. They also brought off an old negro,
the property of Mr. King, which the picket bad
left. He is now at the Fort.
Major Ohnstead and Gen. Lawton came down
yesterday evening, but the General returned last
night to the city.
This morning the Federal flag could be seen
flying on the lighthouse.
There are threo large vessels oft’ the point now
and another gunboat has just arrived.
Tiie island is naturally protected by large sand
hills, which could have protected our men from
the shells of the enemy.
I think a thousand men could whip them off the
island in two hours. The enemy have a foothold
on all the Southern States bordering on the Atlan
tic, but I think they have gained very little by
taking Tybee Island. Ido not think they can get
enough rice and cotton on Tybee to pay the cost
of the expedition, as they say they did at Port
Royal.
Capt. S. has gone out to burn down some fish
ermen’s lints on the island-
We have plenty of ammunition and men, and
we defy them to come in range of our guns—we
will show them the difference between taking Port
Royal and Fort Pulaski.
.Tlj'htCrions Movements of (lie I’.ueiuj*-
tA uc tuition of Tj liee Inland.
Our citizens were taken by su prise, Saturday
after noon, by a report from below that the enemy
had pulled up stakes and were taking their depar
ture from Tybee. Further advices received yes
terday confirmed the report. The particulars, as
we learn them from an authentic source, are as
follows:
Early Saturday morning a movement was discov
ered among the Federals on the island. Soon the
boats commenced pushing out from shore lor the
lieet, and up to nightfall some twenty-four boats,
containing from forty to fifty men each, had left
the island. The embarkation continued through
Saturday night. One ship load had left Saturday
morning for the south, and one yesterday bearing
northward.
We are left to conjecture the cause of this sud
den departure. It may be that they feared an
attack and were unwilling to meet, us in the tug of
war, w ith gleaming steel and face to face. Anoth
er conjecture is, that, finding an attack on the
mainland via the frowning walls of Fort Pulaski
rather an impracticable affair, they concluded to
concentrate their force at a more assailable point.
Still another is that the forces were originally
thrown on the island lor the purpose of erecting
the necessary defences to control the entrance to
our harbor, and having finished the work, were
taken back to the rendezvous on Hilton Head, or
to construct fortifications at some other point.
The indications on Tybee yesterday, as observed
from the fort, seemed to warrant the belief that a
gar rison has been left behind, sufficient, iu their
opinion, to hold the island against any force likely
to be sent against them.
Saturday atternoon, a large ship, equal in size
to the New York and Savannah steamers, was seen
bom the fort to enter an inlet to the south, sup
posed lo be Warsaw, and run up several miles.—
Supposing her iuteutions to be to intercept our
inland navigation, which has been considerable iu
the last day or two, Commodore Tattnall went
down with his fleet yesterday to run her olf or give
battle. She, however, disappeared before his
arrival, and the fleet returned to the city last
night.
Six Federal vessels were off Tybee yesterday
afternoon. —Savannah Republican , Dec. 2,
FUNERAL OBSEQUIES.
We copy the following account of the obsequies
of the gallant dead of the Brown Infantry, of this
city, who fell at Pensacola, from the Telegraph of
the 29th ult.:
The bodies of the gallant members of the “Brown
Infantry,” 9lain at Pensacola, arrived in this city
on Wednesday night, and lay in state at the New
City Hall, yesterday, until 4 o’clock.
The remains of Andrew Micklejohn were taken
to Milledgeviile Wednesday night, and the remains
of Thomas Champion some eight or ten miles from
the city.
At four o’clock, the New City Ilall was filled to
overflowing, with our citizens, who had assembled
to commemorate the memories of the honored dead.
At a moderate estimate there were fully one thou
sand persons (a large numbtr of ladies) in the hall,
and about the same number outside. It was an
occasion long to be remembered. The bodies of
George W. Beaseley, H. Crawford, Geo. Baggerly,
J. B. Berry, in coffins enclosed in strong boxes,
were covered with the Confederate Hag and bo
quets of flowers, near the speaker’s stand. Rev.
‘J. Wills, after reading appropriate selections of
Ser.pture, the singing of an appropriate hymn, and
an earnest and impressive prayer, addressed the
the auditory in a brief, eloquent and touching
manner. The address was marked with good sense
and souud judgment, aDd was appropriate and well
lined. The speaker paid a handsome and well
deserved tribute to the dead. The benediction
was pronounced by Rev. Mr. Field. The bodies
were placed in the large wagon (drawn by four
strong horses) of the Southern Express Company,
which was appropriately draped, and the boies
enveloped in the Confederate flag.
Much praise is due Mr. Dense, the driver, for
the skillful manner with which he discharged his
duties.
The Floyd Rifles and the Reserved Guard Macon
Volunteers, forming a battalion, under the com
mand ot Major I. R. Branham, were out in full
numbers, and presented a tine appearance. Be
sides the battalion and some forty vehicles of ail
descriptions, there were mauy who followed on
foot, making the funeral cortege a large and im
posing one. The bodies were couveyed to Rose
Bill Cemetery and interred with honors of war.
All the business bouses in the eity were closed,
from hall past two o’clock until five, in respect to
the occasion.
In closing this notice, we cannot omit to men-
Ition that Alderman Grier was unanimously voted
the most useful man in town. He certainly de
serves great praise for his indefatigable exertions
n the occasion.
A VOICE FROM THE MOUNTAINS—AN HONEST
man found-
The Dahlonega “Mountain Sigual” announces
that an honest man lias been found in that region.
: lie is a rare specimen among those who have any
i thing to sell at a fair price (if that be the standard
of honesty) in any section. The “Signal” says:
Our farmers are now busily engaged, and have
been for some weeks, ill gathering their crops of
coru, which are of good quality and very large.—
The wheat crop was also plenty, and breadsiuffs
should now be selling low, but aie ruling at higher
figures than usual at this season of the year, in
consequence of the spirit of speculation which
exists among the people, and seems to be the
day everywhere, ainoug all classes: and is ein bar
rassing the Government mote than auy one thing
else,and will, if persisted in,impoverish aud ruin the
whole country. Every one who has anything for
| sale seems to think he should have three prices for
j it (whether the article is scarce or plenty) because
I “it’s war times.” This is wrong; all should be
satisfied with reasonable and living profits; and no
honest patriot will extort upon the necessities oi
the people in times like these.
But amidst all this sea of extortion and specula
tion there are some honorable exceptions—some
noble and good men who have more ot their couu
try’s welfare at heart than self-interest. Promi
nent among this number, in our county, stands Mr.
John Seitz who owns a tannery and has a large
amount of leather on hand, but refuses to sell for
more than the old prices or to dispose of more to
one person than is actually necessary for home use
—tlias preventing unjust speculation. This is the
true man ; and all such will be looked upon by the
people as patriots and honest men ; but those who
attempt to speculate on their necessities will be
viewed in a light quite the reverse of this.
THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA ON SPECULATION.
The Governor of Virginia recommends the State
Convention, now in session at Richmond, to take
some steps to put an end to the system of specu
laiion and extortion in articles of prime necessity.
The Governor is right. The cormorants who are
preying upon the public necessities, there and
elsewhere, ought to be made to disgorge. They
are infinitely worse and meaner than the robber
on the public highway. We append a short ex
tract from Gov. Letcher, on the subject:
“ It is important that some action shall be taken
at the earliest moment to put down the growing
evil of extortion almost’ universally prevalent
throughout the State. I desire that all branches
shall be fairly and justly remunerative, that the
farmer, the merchant, the mechanic shall receive
good profits on what thev have to sell. The ques
tion is no longer one of fair profit, but it has be
come a question of how much can be extorted for
a necessary article from the people. All things
necessary for the comfort and support of their
families are run up in the same way. Unless
something shall be done by you speedily to stran
gle this evil of extortion, a vast deal of suffering
will be entailed upon the country. When the
Legislature assembles, much of the mischief will
have been done, and hence my appeal to the Con’
vention to interfere.
“The volunteer who receives odlv eleven dollars
per month for his services, cannot afford to supply
his family with salt at from S2O to $25 per sack,
and shoes, clothing, etc., in like proportion. Men
who are neither contributing physical nor pecuni
ary aid to the prosecution of the war, should not
be allowed to reap exorbitant profits. I suggest,
therefore, with great respect, that this subject
should claim early consideration.”
Waiting for the Enemy to get ready.—lt may
be very brave, and it certainly is very generous,
for us to wait lor the enemy to strengthen his
position, reinforce his troops, and in fact, to select
his own time for fighting, but we doubt very much
whether it is wise for us to do so. For several
months we have had a large army before Fort
Pickens, and the garrison, during the sickly season,
whs said to be sickly, discontented and weak. It
is believed that the fort could have been taken
during this time with comparatively small loss on
our side. But we suppose that our officers dis
dained to take advantage of the weakness of the
enemy. They waited for them to strengthen their
position and receive large reinforcements of men
and ships, they waited’ in fact for the enemy to
get ready and commence the fight, and they wili
now repel the attack no doubt with great valor;
but would it not have been better to have taken
the fort when its defences and garrison were weak ?
Are not the people of South Carolina pursuing
the same policy ? Tney appear to be waiting for
the Lincolnites to fortify their position at Port
Royal strongly and to get all their reinforcements
from the North, before they molest them. When
they do attack them, we have uo doubt the South
Carolians will fight like tigers, and will probably
whip the enemy, but it will be at a great loss of
life. Would it not be better to attack them be
lore they receive their reinforcements? —Federal
Union.
Tax Value of Land is 18(51. — From the Comp
troller General’s Report, we have arranged the
following table, showing ten counties in Georgia
whose lands average the highest and lowest
respectively per acre in 18(51 :
COUNTIES. HIGHEST. COUNTIES. LOWEST”
Cass, (Bartow) sll 62 Wayne, $ 63
Polk, 9 77 Charlton, 68
Gordon, 9 (53 Irwin, 83
Lee, 981 Telfair, 90
Houston, 8 97 Appling, 95
Muscogee, 8 76 Coffee, yj
Catoosa, 8 74 Clinch, 1 04
Dougherty, 8 67 Tatnall, 1 23
Elbert, 8 85 Emanuel, 1 24
Whitfield, 8 03 Ware, 1 41
[Recorder.
Tax Valuation of Slaves, 1861.—The Report
of the Comptroller General has enabled us to show
ten counties in Georgia owning the highest and
lowest aggregate value of slaves in 1861.
COUNTIES. HIGHEST. COUNTIES. LOWEST.
Burke, $0,932,875 Union $ 63,673
Chatham, 6,720,750 Towns, 70,300
Houston, 6,635,018 Colquitt, 73,700
Troup, 6,629,469 F’annin, 79,570
Greene, 6,104, 235 Gilmer, 92,750)
Hancock, 4,975,935 Rabun, 131,025
Meriwether, 4,952,835 Pierce, 134,181
Wilkes, 4,630,471 Pickens, 142,800
Washington, 4,388,346 White, 158,850
Putnam, 4,379,930 Haralson, 166,285
$55,349,864 $1,113,134
f Recorder. Ii
MA C ON, GEORG IA:
Wednesday,December 4,18ti1.
BARTOW HOSPITAL.
We direct attention to the card of the
Mitron of this institution. Let not the necesai ieg
of our sick soldiers be overlooked.
\
SOAPS.
Dr. L. F. W. A ndrlws lias laid upon our table
specimens olf three kinds of soap—family and toi.
let. We hawe not tested their merits, but doubt
not they will (lo quite as well as those imported.
He is prepared to fill orders. Let him be patron
ised.
ELECTION OF STATE HOUSE OFFICERS.
This election took place on the 28th. Peterson
Thweat, the present ahle incumbent, was re elect
ed Comptroller General without opposition. John
Jones was re fleeted Treasurer. N. C. Barnett
was elected Secretary of State on the fourth bal
lot. There wefe six candidates for that office.
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSTHBLY.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church of the Confederate States meets in Augus
ta to day. A Numerous attendance is expected,
and business of the most vital importance to the
welfare of the ulturch will be transacted.
Messrs. Shaslpe & Cos. propose publishing an
extra containing a daily and full report of the pro
ceedings of life Assembly. As these will be of
great interest, It is hoped that a large issue of the
Reporter wili called for.
The Repo,iter will be issued from the office of
the Chroniclt db Sentinel , where subscriptions will
be received,
HEAVY RAINS—DAMAGE TO EAILEOADS.
Very Ijeavy rains (accompanied with thunder)
fell in this vicinity on Sunday night and Monday ;
and further south, we think it was much heavier t
and that considerable damage must have attended
it.
Breaches were made in the South-Western Rail
road, near Mule Creek Station, about twenty miles
from this place. They are of such a character
that they can soon be repaired, and the pa.'Scnger
trains will continue to run regularly by trar.sfei
ring the passengers across the breaks from one
train to another.
The travel on the Macon & Brunswick Road was
suspended yesterday in consequence of the rain. *
but wiU probably be at once resumed, as no dam
age of any consequence has been sustained.
The Savannah train was detained yesterday for
several hours by the locomotive being throw n from
the track, about fifty-eight miles from Savannah,
bv the removal of the rails, by some villaiu who
is on his way to a hemp suspension.
MORE OF GOV. BROWN S Vi TOEb
The Legislature passed an act reducing the ccm
• pensation of Judges ot the Supreme Court from
s3,6<K> per annum to $2,000, and the Jedges of
the Superior Court from $2,500 to f1,600. This
bill has been vetoed by Gov. Brown, for which he
gives bis reasons in a message. We should agree
with Gov. Brown with regard to retaining the old
salaries, provided that the labor was commensurate
with it. But as the courrs are now hold, and many
not held at all, the new compensation act is more
than a n equivalent to the services performed
For the past year, very few that were convened
9at for more than one or two days, leaving ample
time for the judges to attend to ttieir ordinary
business as planters, &c, and those (especially he
ld a this section) for their favorite sports of fishing
and deer hunting. The Legislature again passed
the act by a constitutional majority (108 to 83)
over the veto.
He also vetoed the bill fixing the compensation
of members of the Legislature at five dollars per
day, with nnle ge expenses at the rate of twenty
dollars for every hundred miles. This veto was
over ruled by the Legislature by a vote of 109 to
37.
GEORGIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
This large and influential body met in Atlanta
; last Wednesday. Over two hundred preachers
I were present, and its deliberations were unusually
I interesting and quite haunonious. On Subbath,
! the pulpits of the different churches were titled by
distinguished meinbeis ot the body. Bishop
Fierce, we were happy to see, was in tine healthy
and is a very efficient presiding officer. His sei
mon on Sabbath morning is said to have been one
jof his finest efforts. On Sabbath night, Dr. Means
! preached the funeral of deceased preachers who
, died during the past year. His discourse was one
i of great pathos and power.
The following ministers were elected delegates
to the General Conference which sits in New Or
leans in April next;
Messrs. L. Pierce, W. J. Parks, S. Anthony)
J. E. Evans, J. W. Glenn, A. T. Mann, E. 11. Mr
ers, A. Means, W. R. Branham, Joseph Key, J.
W. Hinton. One to be elected on Tuesday.
It was supposed that the Conference would ad
journ on Tuesday or Wednesday (to-day).
The people of Atlanta are entitled to great
praise for the handsome manner in which they
enter ained so large a body of ministers aud visit
ing friends in these times of financial stringency
and scarcity of provisions.
A TRIP TO THE UP COUNTRY.
We made a brief trip last week into Upper Geor.
gia, as far as Dalton. The farmers we found busily
engaged sowing wheat and other grains. A larger
breadth of laud will be devoted to these important
crops than ever before. Under the smile of a be
i neficent Providence we may look for plentiful sup
-1 plies of the staff of life another year. Farmers also
| appear to realize the importance of raising more
i meat. Pork is quite high every where j exorbi
: tantly so, and breadstuff* are aspiring to the sn#
! discouraging point, A panic, or something wor-e,
| seems to have seized upon the people, and they
I are becoming exceedingly salty in their prices lor
j every article necessary for the subsistence of man
and beast. There can be no doubt but a plenty of
[ food is in the country to meet all the economical
wants of the people.
The State Road we found in good order, but not
as well supplied with comfortable cars as could be
de.-ired. This could be hardly expected in view of
the vast number of troops that have been trans
ported over it for the last six months.
Dalton is at present doing a brisk business in
manufacturing army equipments, Ac., and is des
tined, we think, gie&ily to improve. It is sur
rounded by fine bodies of land. This reminds us
that Col. B. E. Green, who has a fine farm near
Dalton, is agent for the purchase and sale of lands
in that vicinity. We believe Dalton and Rome
will ultimately become places of considerable roan
ufactering importance.
CALL FROM AN OLD CIiIZEN-
We were very much gratified yesterday bv a
call from one of our most ancient and worthy fel
low citizens, Maj. Epward W. Wright, for the
last twenty to twenty-five years a re.-ideDt of Ar
kansas. Iu the early ..ays 01 our city, he was cue
of its most enterprising Merchants, and contributed
much to its improvements in tne erection of sever
al buildiugs—among them the W ashingtou Had.
He was the first captain of the Macon Volun
teers, which he took much interest iu organizing,
and was elected 00 the 23d April, 1825. We are
glad to sav, that he ha 9 lost but little of the ap
pt arance of the tall and stalwart form he present
ed at their bead on that day. But 7ery lew old
friends and fellow soldiers remain to greet him,
but' they aid it with a most heart felt welcome.
He is now on his way to Augusta, as an Elder and
Delegate of the Presbyterian Church to meet tbu
Synod about to couTeuo in that city.