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Journal & Pcssriujcr.
J. KNOWLES and S. ROSE,
EDITORS AND I'UOI’RIKTORS.
4 WWrlal
The following is an extract from Cd.
Johnson** official report <*f the enppemit
..n the Alteffhany Mountains on Friday last.
‘i he enemy were pilots! in their attack by a
Virginia Tory:
The scene of the conflict was on the top
of the Alleghany mountain, where it is
crossed by the turnpike mad leading west
from Staunton through Mouterv to ( heat j
Mountain. This fedut is about fifteen miles
beyond Montery, and about ten miles thi
sid.; of the scene of the battle of t ireenbrier.
on the ibl of (Yetober. The intrenched camp
of the enemy on Cheat Mountain is a bon*
,even miles liejoad the Greenbrier river.:
and therefore aeveuteeen mile* west ol the i
>eene of the battle on Friday la-t.
Camp Alleghany, Dee. Id, l*fil.
Colonel : Yesterday I sent out a si rout
who fell in with a column of the enemy,
killing some eight or ten.
This morning our pickets wen* driven in
nb'Oif 4a. in. 1 made preparations to meet
the enemy. They appeared in force ; not,
less than live thousand ir.cn attacked our j
right and left. On the right them are no,
defensive works. On the hill to the left we.
have hastily thrown up a trench.
I had only about twelve hundred effective ,
meu. Four hundred of my men met the cue
my on the right flank, and after a severe con
test, defeated them. On the left tin* enemy
attacked our entrenchments, but failed toj
carry them. They were met on both points
with the most determined heroism; aud af
ter a contest lasting from 7 A. M. until
nearly 2 F. M., were repulsed with great loss.
Our victory has beeti complete, but dear
ly bought. We have lost several gallant
ofli *ers killed, and many wounded. Among
the killed are Capt. F. 15. Anderson, Lee's
Mattery, Capt. Mollohau, llanitborough’s
Battalion. Wounded —Card. Deshlcr, my
A. A. A. G.. Lieut. Col. Ilunsborougb;
Lt. W. F. Thompson, 31*4 Ya. Regiment,
and others; Lt. T. fatally, I fear.
The enemy left a large number of killed
and wouuded on the field. They carried oil
a large number —some ten or twelve ambu
lance loads of wounded.
Prisoners taken to-day state that the ene
my h ul five thousand tuen, diawn from lint
toiisville. Cheat Mountain, and other places
iu rear of Cheat Mountain.
1 will forward a imre detailed report at
my earliest convenience.
[SignedJ E. Johnson,
Col. Commanding.
Col. C. L. Stevenson, A. A. Gen.
at l*ort Itoyal.
A late New York pajo-r the Journal of
fb.Minerre, in referring to the affairs at Fori
Royal, uses the following language :
The newsp.i|K-rs have published most ex
ageratt-d accounts of the coming in of slaves
at Fort Royal. From • v-r:l gentlemen,
who have recently ivturu-d from that p *rt, we
learn facts which are to be relied on as true.
The negroes have come to the fort ti s. II
provisions, poultry, &•*., and their supplies
have been bought. Others have come from
curiosity, and loitersi ar mud awhile, going
away again when they pleased.
About one hundred and liny remain in
tlm fort, having been employed to woik, re
ceiving rations and eight dollars per mouth, j
The total number that have come in. on eve j
ry pretext, d*es not exceed three hundred
and fifty. No indication has been given ot,
any desire to accept iiberry as a peruiatieiiey.
Their attachment to their nia-t. rs and the j
families to which they In-long does not seem !
to be diiwitiishctl, and there are large uuiu-,
l**r>, probably thou amis of them in tin .
ueighborh'XHl. who have uot eiuc into tue ■
fort at all. It is said that a visit to {South
Carolina has already opened the eyes of many
gentlemen, of former abolition inclinations
to some few facts in slavery.
Cotton l*l; til*r’ Ua.uk.
Among the measures passed by the late j
Legislature was one for the Charter of the
Cctton Planters an institution on a wholly
new basis—values instead of a fixed repre
sentation of values. The Act (should it re
ceive the Governor’s signature) allows stock
to be* taken and paid for iu cotton at >l.O |>or
bale for l plands, or S4o per bale for Sea
Islands. The mother Hank is to I** located at
Tbotumsville, bill authorizes the es
tablishment of branches wherever they may
be needed.
We hope the institution may . uccecd, but
we are rather inclined to the opini >n tiiat it
will prove an up-hill business, lt is difficult
to inspire public confidence in is-aes that do
pend on so fluctuating a basisas agricultural
proiluce. Though, we have not read the bill
as passed, and must reserve comment until it
shall have come to band. Son. ILjoi/j/i. <ia.
Tiie Stone Fleet. —What has become ol
this diabolical expedition ? Ila- a lay of
civilization penetrated the brain and heart ol
the Lincoln government and caused it to re
lent : We have a couple of old hulks
beached on Tybee, and with those exe. ptinus.
the whole infamous flotilla has taken it- de
parture. They can hardly be Mink in the
t-hanel, for heavy ships of war are still inside
of the bar and nearly within range of the
guns of Pulaski.
Au attack was expected some da vs a/n at
Hruuswick or Fernandiaua, perhaps both, as
the departing vessels took their way south
ward; but up to la.-t uight all wu still in
those quarter*. Our batteries arc all right
there, aud the troops most solicitous for a
sight of the enemy.— Sir. is.
Cotton Sfei> sou Srur.—lt is said that
cotton seed oil is equal, if not superior, to
the ordinary refuse-grease for soap. The
process is so simple that any housewife may
with little trouble, make the experiment.—
Fut as much cotton sect! into a Jtrge strong
iron pot, or wooden m>*rter, as can be ma-li
with a pestle, ortt-di or mash them well :
then boil in strong lye, and proceed as in
the usual way. As grease may !><• scare*
next year, it may he well to begin with ex
periments before the grease is exhausted.—
Homs’ Journal.
Electoral Vote. —Irwin, 50,6*27, Loyd.
00,626, Harris, iiO,7S y . llood,r>o,o>o{, Wim
berly, 50,813, McGehrc, ftO,sft| f Garvin.
rio,i;.v., Fannin, Gibson, fH),73S.
Ray, Cauuou, .70,‘>07, Price, 5U,724.
Over 70*10 votes were cast for Messrs. Ham
mond and Fielder, who had declined In
some counties the Electors for the State at
large, were not voted for at all. The vote
being cast for Davis and Stephens. The
vote of Messrs. Fannin and llay is smal
ler, by several thousand, than that of their
colleagues, aud is owing to the fact, that
more than 7,000 votes were cast for Messrs.
Hammond and Fielder, who had declined,
and the names of Messrs. Fannin and Ray
having been substituted at too late a day to
be generally known. —Federal Vnion i Uh.
Ar(i< l<* from < lt;irl**ton Courier.
( Jiio'Jtxfoh Zh\strotft-J . —A report
reachi*’ 1 this city yesterday morning that
the < ‘hai lest*>ll Lighthouse, situated on
Morris’ Island, ami which form any years
b i> guided the mariner to our hurlor, was
blown up *ou Wednesday night by order
of the military authorities. Only a heap of
ruins murk the sj**t where it stood.
Th Lincoln F'frt .—At an early hour on
Thursday, about ten sail of vessels were
ill sight off this port, at least one-half
steamers, but ns the .atmosphere was smo
ky. they could not be distinctly oliserved.
1 hese Ve —els have no doubt just come
from Port JCoyal, as a number of steamejs
and other raft pass***! Stono entrains* on
W edlW-stbiy, steering North.
Far/ Hatful Ferry Inf eh.yen. ■?. —Passengei*s
by the Savannah Railroad, Thursday after
noon. rejioit the disabling of one of the
Lincoln gun 1 setts that iutd come up to
Port Royal ferry rUursday morning, and
the tiring into and killing a number of the
enemy in a fiat boat sent to her relief.
r i iiev i*e|>oi*t that the North Carolina tlv
ng artillery eorjis, under eominand of lit.
M ■ I Jheny, discovering the ap|.roach of the
gun boat, opened lire, striking the boat
about midway and crippling her. The gun
noat rail ashore, and tints tilled with men
were scut to her relief from the enemy s
j licet.
Hie above is the report as related by
j the passengers.
1 ■■ I.Of olmlrx at Aorth KdUto. —Several
, of the enemy's tleet still occupy North Ed
l i-to Inlet, and one of their vessels has been
| up to White Point on Waduialaw Sound,
l>ut up to yesterday they* had not attempt
i <*d to land in force Two small vessels,
loaded with peas and Cotton in the se**d,
have been captured by the enemy, but
their crews i**-eapi;d. ‘l’he Vessels captured
are said to be the sloop Ashley and sclioo
ner Oxiri*.
A letter from Port Royal, under date of
the 17th ii ist., informs us that the enemy is
concentrating in niiuilKirson the other side
of the Ferry. Some pieket tiring has been
done with no loss on our side.
In the Attakapas country a very unusual
eireumstauee is antieipateil. f J’he weather
j inis been and eoutinues to l>e so favorable
to vegetation that the sugar cane is seem
j ingly about to tasM 1. Cane lias never be*n
known to bloom in this State since 1848,
1 and so rarely before that its occurrence was
i noted as a remarkable phenomenon. So
j extraordinary a winter growth, it is nppre
| lieudt and, will greatly reduce the next year’s
crop.
j ‘ll Yiihlfs Stoto> Fleet ojf (Tut rhut on. —On
, Thursday la t Federal vessels k. j.t arriving
loll’ this harbor during the entire day, and
on Friday morning not less than tweuty-
J three of n!i classes were in sigiit. As well
j eould be uotieed with a sj.y-glass from a
j dbtaitee of three oi* hair miles, there were
j some four gunboats, one large steamer
whieh iook.-d liken frigate, and the bal
ance np|M :iii:d to be mostly* sailing vessels.
One of tin ;r steamers was stationed to the
Northeast ol the Hur, n*ar tlie Rattlesnake
Shont.aiid the remainder of their lleet Was
near tiie old ship bar. During Thursday
j night and Friday im ruing, w ith the wea
j llier caini, the sea smooth, and a moonlight
nij.t, they sueeeeded in sinking some sev
!en hulks, eoiisisting of two >iiips and five
j barks.
1 i.i> is the first stej. iu the Lincoln pro
gramme to try* and p.*rnianent!v blockade
j thi” jH.rt. Ihe hulks lay on their sides
1 w ith a hst afMirt, some of them having al
j ready Ikn*h stripped of their eauvas. and
! ‘>tiii*rs had their sails Hying A sniall
i steamer of very light draft was seen mov
, ug aetivi ly about, and sbe was sii|posed
: to be the tug Used to place tin* vessels in
| jsisitiou previous to sinking. They had, i r
|. s thought, a’lM.iit fifteen old vessels to sink,
w hich, if placed in single file and allowing
| tiie large amount of two hundred leet ob
structing capacity to each vessel, the whole
wi•! blockade about three thousaml feet.
i he latest rejwu t> iroiu the Jiar last eve
ning say that the enemy had sunk fifteen
vessels, and from apjHiarances it is inferred
that all their huiks which have been bro t
here up to this time have been made use
of, and tiiat those now remaining outside
are blockuders.
E.\IM!Ki FOR FORKIUX MAIL MATTER*.—
The third sjreciul messenger of the Smith
w i-tern Jis|ne.-s Conipniiy \vil! leave Xcw
* hlenns on tho l>t >f Januarv, l8(’2. Mor
chantH or others wishiitjg to >r*ml letters to
the Unit***! States, Euroja*, or any jmrt of
tin; civilized world, can do so with safety
lv availing: themselves of this enteprise.
The ‘Hanks of X*\v Orleans have a/greed
to lend tin* State four millions at the rate
of eijrlit |M*r cent., to cualilc it to pay the
Confederate tax, and to meet its own obli
tri*tions. The Hanks are also willin'* to
advance liberally to tin* planters for sup
plies. provided the Legislature will pass a
law makin/r such notes a lien on the crop
and secure the lien by severe penalties.
The indications in the Northern papers
sire that the \ niikees are Irentou their own
destruction. r l he Philadelphia Ledger says
that tin* demand for the release of Mason
and Si.i iiki.l i adding iusuit to injury, and
never Will be acceded to. Tim New York
Times eotinsi*ls submission. The Herald
and most of the others ur/ye war to the
knife. The Lincoln Congress has luckily
jssert*d iu the strongest terms its approba
tion of the sei/tu e.
The Evangelienl Tract Society is very de
sinu; -: of publishing an able tract on the fol
lowing most important subject: “The ()I>-
servaucr of the Hahlmth, hy hofh Govern
ment and the People, essential to the sue
c< of tin* Southern Confederacy.”
Articles mi this subject nrc especially in
vited from writers throughout the South. —
Pouiniunientions to he address<*d to Iter. A.
\\ . Miller, Chairman Publishing Committee,
Petersburg. Ya.
Cotton Seed for l!n<;s.—The Athens
“Haulier” says that an intelligent and suc
cessful farmer in the country has been feed
ing his hogs on cotton seed for twelve
months, auit now has us good perhaps a bet
ter sfM-k of hogs, than he ever had before.
II is mode of preparing the food is so boil the
see 1 n> til ’they become soft, and then let
stand ofi hours, when they are ready for use
If Ur* popular idea that eating cotton seed
wiil kill logs be correct, it would seem
that the above named treatments deprives
the seed of the hurtful properties.
Hon. Chari.es J. Faulkner Released.
From the New York concspondcnce of
the Philadelphia Fnqttirer, dated December
!<, we take the following paragraph ;
Mr. Charles Faulkner, ex-minister to
France, who, as you know, has been en
joying S'UIC weeks of elegant leisure at a
certain fashionable watering place, called
Fort Warren, kept by one Uncle Sam,
turned up in town to-day on parole, lie is
en,-.,aft for Dixie’s Dind, in exchange for
Hon. Mr. Ely, of Rochester, so the story
goes.
Norllieru Xnt.
The following inn.s are laktn from Washington
Jespatches in the New York j. p- is of the 11th,
received at Richmond :
A TCLCeBAPH AROCSI. Till COAST.
Cjrrua \\. Field is here to intlm • the Govern
ment to lay a cable from foriir* Monroe long
tie coast, all the wav aiound to T.*i s, toiwlmigt
at all the points where our tiag'floa a Something i
will, no iioubt, be done at once.
THK IXCIIAMOC or CBirt'Mf RS.
The government have derided io r. lease many
rebel niisom-ra ot war aa they wilt release ol our-. ’
All those in Hoaloti have been piven pel mission to 1
jgo to KiclitnOml on (he coialilion thaf thev do not
*ahe up anus against Inis lion rinm-iu, unless duly |
jrirllulifed <r released, and ifn* same tiling wi.l be ‘
done with all the prisoneni of war we now hold,!
but not to include the State prisoners or tho ; -
bikcn in the North; so persons having friends in
“Sece-L,’ who have been taken pri-ouers, can
soon see I hem back, if the icbels will accede t >
this mode.
Several companies of regulais, (infantry ami
cavalry ) suricndcrcd to the icbels in New Mexico,
and released on parole, will be sent to garrison
Sorts along the frontiers, where they can go on
duty without violation of their parole.
I ANOTHER “STONE FI.KEt” KOI: THK. SOt'TH CH.VRI.KS
TON 11 ABHOR TO RK ItARRICAIIEP.
The Northern j.a|a.*rs announce another “stone
‘ tleet” for the South. The New Voik Herald says:
j The approaches to Charleston liarbor are about
j to be blocked up by vessels sunk across the chan
: nels and inlets, in the same manner as the Ceracoke
entrance to Alhet iiiaiL* sound has been dealt with,
j For tfiis purpose another fleet of old whaling Vi s
-‘els wiil leave New London in a few days, carrying
i upwards of six thousand tons of stone. They will
be euuk, witli tlieir cargoes, in the ship ciiaunel
| between Mortis and Sullivan islands, and in the
j breach and Stono inlets. This will be a quicker
| uid more inexpensive way of shutting up the har
bor than bv keeping a number of war vessels be
lore it as a blockading force, whose vigilance the
I privateers could easily elude.
Such will be tlic fate of Savannah and on or
two other Southern ports which counted that in
this rebellion tney would tiud a certain means of
aggrandizing tluniselves at the expense ol tin-
North, lt now depends entirely on the will of
Northern men which shall be the future maritime
emporiums of the South. Ami unless the Confed
erales speedily lay down tlieir arms, it is a question
w hether they will retain any properly at all in
their own ports. Tiie capiure ol the latter by the
Federalists will be followed by a larger intiux ot
Yankee settlers—a genius apt to stick wherever
they swarm.
The first operation of this kind, it w ill be recol
lected, was dir cu and against Oeracoke inlet, and ot
the numerous entrances to the Albemarle ariJ
Pamlico .sounds. These rat holes, as they have
come to be called, allotded facilities to piivatecrs
to escape the vigilance ol our cruisers, and enabled
them to easily elude the blockade, llatieraa and
Oeracoke inlets being now lieimel'cally closed, the
furls which uie in possession of our troops, and
the other by vessels sunk in the manner indicated,
there is no longer any chance of ill ir giving ns
trouble. The water approaches lo Savannah have
probably by ibis lime been dealt wiili in the same
way, and in a lew days ihe vea els above specified,
and compiling the liiitd expedition of this dnif
.icier wi.l sail lor Ohaih-sioii to block up the har
bor. A lew more operations of this kind ag.iiust
the b'oliiedeiale ports, and we shall leave loreigli
govci nmeiala but little ground of complaint against
the inefficiency of the blockade.
THK NEW YANKEE CONFISCATION HI LI..
A correspondent writes of the confiscation bill
introduced by Senator Trumbull:
ft will piovidc* for the absolute forfi ‘lure of all
propel tv ot Confederates who arc beyond the
reach ol judicial process- that sit’.uled iu the re
bellions districts to be forfeited through the miii
lory power; aid that found in di'iriCts wlierft llte
jii'-ieial auiborilies a>e not overborne, through the
courts; the proceeds of Ihe property forhited, af
ler p iymenl of the just claims ol the loyal credi
tors, to be kept as a lui and for lln* leiiiiburscment
of loyal citizens despoiled of tlieir property by the
• rebellion, and the balance lo be appropriated lo
*ar<Ss paying the expenses of its suppression.—
Confederates are al-o lo foifelt (heir el.iims to
slaves, and the President is to make provi-ion lor
the coloi.iz ilion of suebj. are w illing lo go in some
tropical country, where they can have the protec
tion of the ijoveruuicnl.
Tax Receiver ani> ‘ ‘ou.kctoe —Kekction.—The
present legislature has fmssed an act whicli has
been signed by the Governor, and is now h law,
•onsolidating the ollices of itecciver of Tax iie
turiis and Tax Collector, and the duties of both
offices are now inquired to be discharged by one
officer under the style ol Tax Itecciver and Collec
tor. Baid clli .cr to receive only the Collectors
commission, in no case to exceed IJy an
act of 1 bill I, this officer is to bo electeo on the
irst Wednesday in January next, for two years.
As tins is quite an important office, and requiring
a man of good sense and sound judgment and in
tegiity to perform its duties well, it is to be hoped,
for the good of tiie State, that the people iu the
various counties of the State will elect the most
competent candidate they may have before them,
for this office. —Southern Kccord< r.
From Tyiikk.— By tiie Ida we learn that two
iaige Federal transports arrived below yesterday,
ami during the forenoon sixteen boat loads ol
troops, each boat supposed to contain about one
hundred men, were placed on the Island. It is
.-upposed that there are now about two thousand
Federal 11 oops on Tybee. They have erected h
dcrick near the Maitiilo tower, and yesterday were
engaged in lauding what appeared to be guns. A
rilie gun from the lort threw a few shells among a
party ot troops on the beach, when they scattered
in double-quick. There ate now three war vessels
below, two of which are frigates. A propeller
went to sea yesterday afternoon. Tiie I’ederuls
have a ferry bout, with side-wheels, which plies
between Tybee and Fort lloyal Islands.
From tlieir own account,'whieh we publish in
another column from a Northern paper, the Yan
keep, alter two thorough explorations, l iving
lotind the island unoccupied, have determined to!
colonize it. Will they be permitted quietly to rake i
possession ol ami lonil'y the mouth ol our harder V-
Sue. A •.*, Jtcr.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS
The Atlanta Confederacy compress'S the wai\j
intelligence, as well as its views of Mexican affairs’
generally, into the following iLem:
There has been a haul fought battle between
two parties or b inds of Mexicans (it Matanioras.—
ft Value olf on Wednesday and Thursday Ihe goth
and 21st November at Matanioras between the
forces under Grii. Caravujal, allacking the ciiv,
mill those of Gen. (iutciu, delciidiiqr. We don’t
know the merits of the pretensions or claim* these
predatory bands of Mexican marauders, who light
whenever they please, and whose government
seems iilteilv powerless to preserve order. It is
more than we have time to look into, and we don’t
believe the world is much interested iu these Mex
ican iiileinicine quaireft, lobbcries, assassinations,
burning of lion es, villages and cities, &<*. !t
would be a great mercy to the Mexican people, if
some foreign power would make abort work ol
conquering and holding it in sul jeclio:i.
Oil the 14th lilt., the eily of Matanioras was
almost emptied—no less than 14,(Mi1l of ii.s inhabi
tants crossing over to Brownsville, Texas, and
carrying with them their moveable effects.
Aiuustkii.—We regret to hear that information
fins been reeeived ill this eily, via Manassas, that
the lion. Kdward Stanley and ins nephew, Capt,
Kabius Stanley, 1 . S. N., have been arrested at
San Francisco uml lodged in jail. Tlie a* gentle
men are natives of North Carolina, and it wus sus
peeled by the miserable Lincoln and spotism that
they were about to return to the States for the
purpose of resuming their residence in the South,
riio Hon. Edward Stanley represented one of the
North Carolina districts in the Fe. oral Congress
I'or many years, Petersburg ( D*.) Krpress.
17 Xr n AORIIN AH Y I) K M (') XST RATION.
One evening last week there was a meeting
0f2,000 Gciniau women, wives pf volunteers
in the Yankee -*rmy, at Louis, who re
moustratcil at the failure of Government to
pay their husbands iLo money owing them
i’hey enlisted in August ami have never re
ceived a cent of pay, and their famirlies
are now suffering for food and clothing.
Salt. —The Newborn (N. C.,) Progress
says wc are happy to be able to announce
from good authority that in a few days there
will be salt nough manufactured neat
Morehead city, to supply any demand that
is likely to be made. \V e arc assured that
gentlemen of ability and energy have taker,
the matter iu hand, and will be able, in a
few days, to turn out two hundred bushel.-
per day, which they intend to sell ou living
terms-
MACON, C.EORGIAj
IViduestla}, llwabtr R, I sdl.
TO OUR DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS.
Wo wish to give those timely notice, that under
the present state ol expenses attending our busi
ness, we cannot continue to furnish them our pa
pri without pay merit,and shall be compelled to erase
iheir names alter thi- week. Among such arc men
of wealth, inativ who have owed us several years,
and can pay at any time. We can uo better all >rd
to piy lor paper for them than those of less means.
As most of thc.-e live at a distance, they could at
any time send u-i the money by mail at our iftk,
ami lin ieforc are without excuse for their neglect,
ft should be recollected that subscriptions to a
paper are of very little profit; and from the a!’
in,,-; entire suspension of legal and mercantile
adverti.iiig, it becomes highly necessary that they
should be paid promptly.
Should the old Journal d’ Mexxeager ever be
compelled lo curtail its proportions, it will be on
account of ,-ucli subscriber.-’ as wo have alluded to,
‘ as we have ample means, in their /onnli t to sus
tain it for several years, but without which, ora
portion of if, we cannot say what may he the con
sequences.
* THE COTTON RECEIPrS.
Have licoti very fair for the past week,
land sales from 0 to cents. Yesterday
our streets presented a very lively appear
ance.
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lion. Geo. I>. Hick has been appointed by
Gov. Brown, and confirmed by the Senate, Judge
of the Blue liidgc I'ircuit.
THE PUBLIC ACTS,
Passed by the l ist session of the Legislature,
have been compiled in neat pamphlet form by 11.
IP Waters, K-q , of Milledgeville, and are for
-ale at I oil pei single copy. We thank the com
piler for the copy before us.
IW~ Asa part of the political history of this
eventful period, we publish the message of Govern
nor Brown to the House of Representatives, and
the action of tiiat body thereon.
CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
We are indebted to our esteemed frienJ, 11. F.
Ballwin, Esq , of Macon county, for a bounteous
supply ot magnificent yams. He must have a good
( -hri-tinas, in spite of Lincoln’s blockade, who
thus remembers the editor. Wc wish everybody a
happy Christinas!
TIIE FOREIGN EWS,
Poind in our paper to day, and the action of the
Lincoln Congress, will be read with deep interest.
Let us not rest too largely upon foreign aid, but
-mill look to our own strong arms, under the hies.-
in” ol God, for deliverance.
COUNTY ELECTION
On Wednesday of next week (the first day of
January, lSii*2,) the election will beheld for Sheriff,
Clerks ot Superior and Infetior Courts, Tax Re
ceiver au Collector, < ’oroncr and Bounty Surveyor.
It should l,e recollected, that, in consequence of a
change ol the law by the last Legislature the office
of Receiver and Golleetor ar e (iimsoliilated.
The following arc the candidates for the offices
a.- anuouiii e<l in our paper by tlieir authority :
For Slo b/’ -Win. G. Harris, James V. (ft-ier,
Deputy.
J. Jo-epli Hodges, E. M. f’allioun, Deputy.
Jnj Htciiitr and Colleetor —Solomon II
Johnson, ('apt. Win. Bone, and 11. Jackson Cooper
For f.’oroutr —Talbot Combs.
A B. Ho- and J. A. McManus have no opposi
lion as Clt-i sos the Superior and Inferior Courts.
DEATH OF MAJ F S. BLOOM
It is with great regiet that we announce the
death of our ate fellow citizen, Mj. Franklin S.
Bi.ooyi. He aas among ihe earliest who embarked
iu tile present war, and was soon appointed as Aid
to Gen. Jackson, and fully proved lift character as
i brave and gallant soldier at the battle of Green
Brier, and receiving the olli -i il commendation ol’
his command r. He arrived here on a furlough
of a few days, about two weeks since in fine health
and spirits, am! had apparently stood the campaign
in the inclement wills of North western Virginia
without the slightest injury to lift appearance or
health. He hail scarcely received the warm greet*
iiigs of his manor friends before he. was attacked
with viol- iit tfieurnonia, of which he survived
j
about a week. He died on the night of the I‘Jth
instant. He In been well known amongst us
J for several yeajs as a of great business
. talents, activity and energy, of frank and open
! manners, of gnat kindness of heart and generosity .
: indeed such a ijun as should have no enemies.
He was tin nil’ll in Bose Hill Cemetery on the
21st insi., will military honors—by a battallion of
the Macon Volunteers and Floyd ltilles, under com*
maud of Col. J. E. Jones. His commander, Biig.
Gen. Jackson, he M qvor and Council-und a very
numerous con ourse of citizens attended his
funeral.
OiJICIAL DELINQUENCY.
Complaints, from time lo iiuic ) come to us from
our subsci iftets in regard to the tardy and irregq
lar arrival id our paper at tlieir offices. Wo took
occasion the other day to investigate this matter.
We found that our subscribers in Atlanta did not
receive their paper of last week until Thursday
evening, although sent to the post office at this
place ■> i/id/irly on Tuesday evening. It had not
touched Borne on Thursday, though deposited in
[the Macon office on Tuesday evening. We found
6aannah papers of Wednesday, in Home on
Thursday morning. Papers and letters put into
the Miron office on Tuesday evening or Wednes
day tin,ruing should reach Atlanta at 4 P. M. on
Wednesday and Borne lo A. M. on Thursday.—
We dim the attention of the Post Master Gene
ral to this mbjeet. We hope our subscribers v*i!|
continue ti, inform us of official delinquency,
which we shjl take occasion to expose whenever
brought to (Mki- knowledge. It i,; lime Govern
went employee* l li; ]d to strict accountability
—d.-.e w • might a n well dispense with the name of
government.
INTERESTING FROM VIRGINIA.
As we go to pivss, an interesting letter
from our young friend, Edward W aterman,
of the Central City Clues, to his father, de
scriptive of the sanguinary fight at Valley
Mountain, has b *en handed us. The Riues
bore themselves gallantly. So did the Jones
\ olunteers, —indeed, (lie whole Regiment,
h. I*ranks and Major Ward, of Jones, Vvere
taken prisoners. We regret that time will
riot permit us to give the letter en Li
Tiio liiu.■£ loot NY. !**. Dyer, killed, and
J. N. Mallet, wounded, and now at Staun
ton . .
the battle at. Valley Mountain, of
the Putnam Infantry, Capt. Davis, W. Davis
was killed, and L. L. Davis, T. 11. Thomas,
M. Leroy, A. Marshal, A. F. Little, A.
Meddleton, W. Arnold, and W. A. Ilaskin,
wounded.
TiMKLV. —We have good authority for staling
that a cargo ol 1,2J0 sacks of codec has arrived
in a Confederate port within the last week. Three
cheers for stone fleets and Lincoln’s blockade !
•Nile. Hepnahliran.
Hud we published such an insinuation as this
a few weeks since, wc should have been called to
account for it, as wc w< re for a case quallv flagrant,
ft would have been denied that any vessel or cof
fee arrived, and that there was no such a place as
Savannah.
Fruui the Telegraph, l)c. 19.
AOYiiRISEMKN'T.
To Tin: lU.\ . Joshua Knowles :
Tlie charge* umJe by you iu the last issue of the
Journal & Messenger, 1 pronounce false, and as
you could have easily satisfied yourself of this by
enquiry, 1 must think you issued them deliberately,
maliciously and kno**itifjlv. It in well known in
the community, as it. had been announced through
the Daily Telegraph, that I had stamps made at
! iiiv own expense, tor the u e of tliis office, and
that 1 take hills for the same when file amount of
one or more dollais are pri seined.
None hut alt ass would expect me to fiinlohange
! for every bill presented to pay [Mistake on a. single
i letter.
it mu.-t be evideut to all that I cannot furnish
I Government stamps until supplied by the Rost
I office Department.
The intimation that I allow a few favorites to
keep an open account, came front your own
malignant heart—that heart which would permit
you to swallow a thousand oaths of fealty to (tarty,
but was struck with horror when culled upon to
| swear fidelity to the Confederate States.
Col. Howell Cobb, I am proud to say, is my
; fiiend, and needs no defence by me from the
taunts of vulgarism.
As you have endeavored to excite sympathy by
pleading the afflictions of the poor in this matter,
please inform us wbal aid you have rendered, pe
i cnliarly, to them ; how much have you given to
the pom’ soldiers or their families. You are not
I the first pretender who lias by noisy words en-
Ideavored to palm himself off’ us the special friend
of tlie poor. It is will known your pockets have
j been closed to all. 1 fear, though privileged to
| preach charity to others, you have forgotten the
saw—‘'shrouds should have no pockets.”
The memorial you allude to, was, as is well
known, gotten up by my enemies, and many of mv
friends were induced to sign it by the false and
corrupt statement to them that I was no applicant.
That your inherited disposition to ask questions
limy be appeased, I state that up to the time 1
commenced taking bills, all demands from the
Government were paid in specie.
KD. L. STROHECKER.
KERRY.
To Da. E. 1., Strohkcka k, I’. M.:
You perceive that I have acceded to your re
quest, and honor your exquisite card with a place
iu tlie columns of the old and venerated Jlessen
i/rr. Ido this the mire readily that the Govern*
merit at Richmond, to which you sustain a sotne
; what delicate and equivocal relation, may perceive
your pre-eminent qualifications to “illustrate” tlie
model Post-Master and courteous official. Why
you have addressed yourself to me, personally, 1
do not fully understand and must leave others to
surmise. lam not the sole editor of the Messen
ger, nor tlie only person who has held up your
official acts to public reprobation. Perhaps it was
in compliment to my f;oo,i nature, and willingness
silently to throw the mantle of charity over poor
erring human nature, and pass unnoticed your
harmless effusions. Ruder ordinary circumstance 9
I should do this. For l trust I too well know what
is due to myself and the public, to either indulge
in, or reply to, rude personalities.
It would no doubt, be highly satisfactory to you
to cover up your official misdoings by raising false
and personal issues with me. This the public well
understand, and doubtless admire your discretion,
if they cannot applaud your valor.
Though willing to giant you almost any favor in
mv power, I cannot indulge you in this particular*
The true issue is with you and the Government—
i you and the people. 1 might continue to bear with
| vour onerous exaction.; a J I have done during the
greyer part of your odious administration.
Waiving, therefore, for the present, your allu
sions to myself, 1 now reiterate and ant prepared
to prove every allegation that I have uttered
against your official conduct.
The Messenger charged, that while other Post
Masters furnished the people with Confederate
stamps, or received postage in tlie common cur
rency of the country, you weie exacting specie.—
This, sir, you will not deny. You say you had
stamps iimdc at your own expense. Who author
ized you to do this? To usurp the prerogatives
of Governipgut, and then speculate upon the
transaction? —for even upon your unaiuhorizejj
issues, which were utterly woilhlcss outside of
your own office, you exacted a premium at first in
specie, but afterwards, to soothe the clamors of
public indignation, you consented to sell your
spurious stamps for current notes, by paying yon
a premium of five j>er cent. Does anybody sup
pose you will get a supply of Government stamps,
when you are suffered to speculate on yom own,
ior to exact specie ? If this were the cx'ent of
my fidelity and fiiendship to my Government, I
might feel the necessity of a “thousand test oaths. 1 ’
Rut as my patriotism has not been nursed bv office
held under the commission and at the sufferance
of the old demoralized and corrupt Eederattl Gov
ernment, so my loyalty has spurned all tests not
prescribed by the Constitution and laws of the
Confederate States. In this position. I am happy
to know, that I am sustained by a very large ma
jority of my leliow-citizens. Had 1 speculated
upon the necessities of the people—exacting from
them one currency whilst I paid mv own debis in
another, I might have thought mv li lelitv to the
government needed the test of an oath. If
we are to credit the testimony of men in high po
sition, this very spirit of speculation and extortion*
so prevalent in the land, is doing more to paralyze*
the Southern arm and weaken the Southern cause
than the Lincoln legions.
Rut you intiipate tfiat you are unable to furnish I
Government stamps. How is it that so n;any of ;
our citizens are so largely supplied—have had
them (or mouths, and are distributing them among
tlie people, without premium, lor current bank j
bills? Doing gratuitously a work to which you j
were appointed and which \ on are paid to perforin,
in order to relieve the people from your oppres
site and speculative exactions.
The intimation that you permitted ecrt.iiu gen
tlemen to keep postal accounts is backed by the
record found in your own office, and can be sub
siantiated by more than one witness. If memo
randum books get into “wrong boxes,” you must
not blame us, for we have often admonished you
to be a little more attentive to your business. 1
have not seep the entries, but those who have,
Hay that in one book there was-no dt posite in ad
vance, but $9.50 paiil iu four payments, and .$8.*21
still due. lam thus explicit because I desire to
•IDprove your rather harsh allegation against my
heart, about which, I regret to observe, you have
formed a very erroneous impression.
* .
I hid aware, that, for o fleet at Hiclitnond, you
wouM gladly give this controversy a party aspect.
This you cannot do. Your courteous predecessor,
and his efficient assistants, will hear me witness
that during the whole of his administration no
complaint was made by the Messenger relative to
the management of his olliee, though it was polili
euliv against us. Had you “followed in his foot
steps,” you too would have received tlx l plaudits
instead of the aualhaiuas of the public. The t
---therefore, to fix upon me pariiiun feeling
and political malignity, lor the course 1 have pur
sued in regard to your ollieial conduct, will prove
entirely abortive. In the most friendly manner, I
have, from time to time, directed your attention
to the mismanagement of your office. Rut all to
no purpose. Liberality and foi bcarance on the
part ot the people has only emboldened you to
new exactions, until foi bcarance has ceased to be
a vii tue.
1 know too well what is due to myself and the
public to reply to your personalities. Your “saws”
are as pointless as your wit. Doth need Jilting to
pu> muster. Anticipating your political demise,
iis nut strange that,with your “inherited” forecast,
\<m s n>uld giievc that “shrouds have no pockets,”
win i< in t,, deposits the small change you have
wrung from the people, lint as we “came naked
nto ttie woild, .-o naked we must go out of it.”—
1 certainly shall make no Pharisaical boast or pa
f * °f With no heart to grind the
of 1 U 01 B P eou l*tt upon the misfortunes
people with business largely diminished,
1 have uo gold and silver upon which to speculate,
i~e 1 might have been able to contribute more
hi locally to the necessities of those whom your
official exactions have oppressed. Were I permit
ted to disregard the counsels of that good book—
w bicb I fear you rarely read and to little profit—
that teaches that charity is not puffed up; vauut
eth not itself in ostentatious display- 1 might very
safely compare ray bestow men Is with ymirs. They
are, however, far short of what I could desire.
But all this is alien to the issue in hand. I have
no controversy, no quarrel with you personally—
! nor have the public. Your removal from office
lias been sought because von were direlict in the
i discharge ot official duty. You were placed in
I office to serve, not to tlie people ; and it
I their tight and duty to resist, your exactions,
and demand your removal.
That the Government may understand some of
Abe prominent grounds of complaint against xou
1 will recapitulate them, briefly, as follows:
Mal-administiation in office, by overcharging on
letters sent beyoml the Confederate States, before
communication with the North was interdicted.—
This matter was brought to the consideration of
the Department by Mr. Scott and others, and can
j bo established by the Express Company and other
respectable witnesses.
A failure to keep your office open so as to ac
couiodale people from the country.
Prescribing unusual hours for closing the mails.
Issuing postage stamps of your own and charg
ing for them a premium, instead of keeping ac
counts (except in the case of a few favorites) —
as lias been done in other places—or furnishing
government stamps.
Imposing unusual and onerous conditions in
mailing the Messenger —repelling, through your
assistants, the carrier with abuse. This does not
apply to the gentlemanly and accomodating young
men now in your office. Raying large sums, as
editors are compelled to do, in sending off letters
and documents, some little privilege, courtesy and
accomodation is usually extended to them. This
has been denied us, at least, by your office.
Raising box rent to six dollars for key boxes,
and in same proportion on other boxes, and de
manding advance payment in specie tor the whole
year. The price iu Augusta, I am informed, is
three dollars a year, payable quarterly. It was
originally that in Macon.
In short, a general disregard of the public wants
and convenience, has been so apparent iu your
administration as to excite general complaint, and
call forth an effort from men of all parties (includ
ing many of your personal friends—myself among
the number) for the appointment of other citizens
who would attend more faithfully to the duties of
the office.
Such I believe to be the facts of the case. I
need not assure you that it is with pain and relue’
tance,l have brought this subject to the notice of the
Government. Nothing but an imperative sense of
duty to the public could have prompted me to do
so. I have uo ulterior ends to promote, no ani
mosity to gratify. J. KNOW REM.
R. S.—Since writing the above, a communica
tion has been handed in, w hich will be found in
another column. It is from an inffueutial and well
informed source, aud worthy of your attention
and that of the Government. -J. K.
Telegraph will pleape ctjpy.
FIGHT AT DKAMESVILLE
A portion of our troops had a very severe fight
at Dranesville, (about 16 mil ** from Oeutreville,) on
the 20th inst. It was at first represented us a de
feat, but tlie iaets do not show it to have bien
such. The enemy would have called it a “success
ful reconpoisauce.'* We had only *2,500 troops in
the field, which made the attack on 15,000 federals
and fought them neaily the whole day. The
forces engaged and the circumstances appear to be,
that (ien. Stuart went out with a foraging party
with about 200 wagons, and eseorted by the 11th
Virginia, (slh South Carolina, loth Alabama, and
Ist Kentucky regiments, a detachment ot Rawson
aud Radford's Cavalry, and Capt. Cults’ Flying
Artillery of Sumter coutny, Ga.
The light was very severe lor several hours,
after which both armies were withdrawn in good
order—which might be called a drawn battle.
Oar troops fully sustained their character in the
light as they have always done, against the fearful
odds of 2,500 to 15,000.
The killed and wounded of Capt. Cults’ Artil
lery are: — Killed —J. L. Garratt, B. F. Williams,
W. 1\ Raney, J. A. Caph?—4.
11 ouuded —Thomas Miles, J. L. Proctor, C. 11.
Varney, J. Murphy, James Jones, J. M. Connor,
G. R. Smith, W. 11. Fletcher, H. T. Rodgers, S. I)
I h ruse, \\. R.ch&rdson, J. M. English, T. Calhoun
| —l3. Os the Virginians 5 killed, 16 wounded
i Alabamians, 15 killed, -*7 wounded -South Caro-
II linians, 10 killed, 40 wounded. A later dispatch
says, the entire loss was 30 killed, 130 wounded,
. anil 40 missing. Other and later dispatches sav
| “The Rfderals were evidently apprised of the
j approach of the Confederates, and were prepared
Ito meet them in their strong position. Neverthe
less their loss is fully equal to ours.
“Reinforcements of 16 regiments have been
sent to Gen. Stewart, who now holds the battle
field. Further results are unknown.”
Another says : —“We are not satisfactorily ad
vised as to the force of the enemy or his losses,
lint as our forces held possesion of the field, we
have ground for tpp believe that although w
have suffered heavy Josh in killed and wounded, w e
have not suffered a defeat, We shall wait with
anxiety for further accounts from the sceue of con
flict, as it it is highly probable that the fight on
Eiiday will result in a general engagement on the
Potomac line.”
The last Dispatch from Richmond on the 23d
says, we have taken Dranesville, the point the Fed
erals occupied on Friday, they “ running at a Bull
Run speed.”
From Tybcc.
r i lie Savannah papers announce that Sat
urday the wind blew fresh from the North
east, ami the sea ran high. During the fore
noon two large Federal sailing vessels en
deavored to come from the North. They
were sailing directly on the North breakers,
when a Federal frigate inside tired guns to
warn them off, but the wind being high, they
probably did not hear the report of the frig
ate. Oue of them weut ashore on the North
breakers, and it. is doubtful if she can be got
off. The other ship stood off.
The account yesterday says that the ves
sel is still on the breakers, and is probably a
total loss. No more troops landed on Tybec.
Fifty dollats were demanded for a dray load, in
sonic cuses during the fire, and not five dollars, as
the figures appeared.
We consider it the duty of nil good citizens to
report, publish and punish all such cases.— Charles
ton Courier.
Also, twenty dollars was demauded for a sack
of salt in Macon lust w eek.
POSTAGE SrAMPS.
J’usi-Opm'K, Atlanta, Georgia, )
December 10, 1801. )
(CONFEDERATE Hostage Stamps received and
J for sale at this oftice.
dec 18-d;;t T. C. HOWARD, P. M.
Yet our very efficient and accomodating post
master, in Macon, has not been able to get a sup
ply of postage stamps.
( kn. Floyd's Army ordered to Bowl
ing Green.—The army of General Floyd,
rently ordered to Newborn, Pulaski county,
Ims now been ordered to Bowling Green,
Kentucky. Those regiments of Southern
troops which recently belonged to this com
mand were lately ordered to Charleston,
and are now en rqute thither.
For the Journal k Slender.
Tin* I’uil tllllce.
Messrs. Editors . —I sec by a Communication
from Doctor Strokes-ter in a city paper, that he has
fallen into an error in supposing that the petition
sent ou by the citizens of Macon to Richmond
praying hi- removal from the Post Office was
“gotten u, by his ninnies ,” or was the n-sult of
political feeli up.
On the contrary, the very large petition in favor
of Mr. Roe originated with gentlemen who respect
ed Dr. StrohecLer personally, and it was signed hy
many of his personal and political blends, under
the irresistable conviction, that the accommoda
tions at t lie Port (Mice were not adequate to tlie
wants ot the people, and the exactious of the office
were unusual and sect re.
And besides, many persons who were friendly
with Dr. Strohecker, have been, and are, of the
opinion that In* has never given the office sufficient
personal attention. Hence, these people, feeling
that Hu* necessity for having a good office was
sirougci than the obligations of private or political
triend-hip, “got up” and signed the petition for
his removal.
Again: It is impossible that political animosity
could have anything t 0 do with this movement,
because all of the app'.ieauta were straight out
secessionists Mr. Roe being i\,e most prominent
If there w as any advantage in being a Democrat i
was in favor of Mr. Ross, he being the only origin.!
Democrat of the two. Messrs. Strohecker and
were both eld line Whigs, the one having joined \
the seeessiotists in 1850, the other iu 1860. Jt is
impossible thetefore, that politics hud anything to
do with this business, and if the Doctor could see
the nauus appended to this petition, he would
readily satisfy himself that he is entirely wrong,
both as to the character of the petition* #nj the
motives of those who signed them.
He is equally at fault when lie says that some of
his friends were induced to sign the other petitions
under the statement that he “ was no applicant.”
far from this being the fact, it is Wi ll known
that the Doctor had been going the rounds for
several days with his petition, and of course bad
aii opportunity to see most of his “friends” before
the petitions lor Messrs. Toe and Ross were thought
of. Indeed, tlie fact of his going round and tnak
ing personal appeals, was the first thing that Sug
gested the petitions for others.
Tuey, if I am correctly informed, were only cir.
ciliated lor a few hours on a rainy day, wheu but
tew people were out, and so eager were the citizens
to sign for Mr. Roe, that many, on heating such a
petition was being circulated, actually went iu
search of it and signed it without solicitation, while
numbeis who had previously signed foi the Doctor
expressed their regrets, and strongly desired the
appointment of Mr. Roe,
It cannot therefore be presumed, that any mis
was deceived or imposed on by false statements.
The people knew the Doctor was already Post
| Master and would like lo continue iu office. This
| fact, taken in connection wUh the decided advan
tage he had in circulating his petition and making
his application known among his “friends” is con
clusive against him,
The tiuth is, Messrs. Editors, there is now, no
one, except Dr. Strohecker, so far as 1 know or
believe, who has the least feeling about the Post
Office or the incumbent ; nor will there ever ba
unless the Doctor thinks proper to pro -'p[te i( biju
self. All that the people want is an attentive Rest
Mas'cr and better accommodations at the office.
ONE OF THEM.
Th 1 Gr<*al Jlixiuko ol -Hr- EHisveli.
The New York Times says: “Letters from
Europe say that Mr. Russell states that the
Administration is becoming disposed to ac
cept some foreign mediation with a \iev\ to
a compromise on the basis of separation. It
is difficult to conceive how Mr. Russell should
have heeli deceived into the adoption of such,
an idea. Neither the Administration or ttoy
one couuepted iiiiji it pould eyq accept jpe
diation front any quarter, or peace on any
basis but complete submissiop to the fiUtjiPli*
ty of the United States.”
Another Escape of (lie Sumter,
A letter received yesterday afternoon, by
Mesrs. Maitland, I'hclps St Cos., dated St.
Thomas, Nov. 20, state’s :
“ We hear that the privateer Sumter is at
Martinique, and that the United States gun
boat Iroquois is lying off the port wailing for
her,”
Another letter received by r the* same firm,
dated Nov. 25, states that the Iroquois ar
rived at St. Thomas e.n the night of the 24th
inst., and reported that the Sumter had es
caped.
rrom lew tOl k—Opiiiioi * the
Prru..
New York, December 17. —The New
j York Times says neither President Lincoln
uor any member of bis Cabinet is commit
ted to favor the course pursued in arresting
Messrs. Mason and Slidell. The Times
does not ant.eipate any trouble to arise out
of the question.
The New York World considers a war
with Fngiand as not very probable.
The Tribype urges tjie suppression of the
rebellion, the completion of the blockade,
and thinks the Kuglish difficulty will lead
to a lung diplomatic correspondence*
The Philadelphia Inquirer considers a
conflict between Fngiand and the United
States as no holiday diversion, and not to be
engaged in without serious reflection.
The Philadelphia Ledger urges tLat the
river defences be put in tho best possible
condition.
The report about Minister Adams apply
ing for bis passports is cnly rumor. ‘I be
Northern papers do not maintain it.
Two hundred and forty Confederate pris
oners left Fort Warren on the 17th instant
for Fortress Monroe, to be exchanged.
The announcement of the suspension of
specie payments in the North was premature.
From VVu*ltiiigloii.
Washington, lb<*. lfi.—Sanator Wilson
on the loth gave notice that he would on
to-morrow introduce a Bill for the abolition
of slavery in the District of Columbia, and
paying loyal owners the value of their slaves.
A general bankrupt law was under consid
eration in Congress.
On the 10th Mr. Yallandigham introduced’j
a series of resolutions, the last of which is
as follows :
Resolved, That it is the sense of this House
that the duty of the President m‘ v > 9 *° r,ll ‘
ly maintain the stand taken, approving au
adopting the act of Captain ‘h i lkes, in spite
of any menace of the B>sh Government;
and that this House Wedges its lull support
to him in upholding the hiuor and vin
dicating the courage of the Government of
(he United S*tes against any foreign power-
Mr Yadandigharn moved the previous
question, but the House decided by a vote
of 109 yeas to 1G nays, to refer the resolu
tions to the Committee on Foreign Aflairs.
The Lincolu Government it said will stand
firm in adhering to the arrest of ‘
Mason and Slidell, and are in no sou 01
W ar with KngKod or France.