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Wise s furrnsh . ic. lie will attend the Courts as heretofore. M.uon’, Oct. I, 13GI. oct 3_tf DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, Military Goods. r t\i \i\ va f< s>n uut:v.s r. \ nn, O.UUU 3,OUd YARDS GEORGIA KERSEYS, IU GROSS MILITARY BUTTONS, BLUE S ATT I NETT, HICKORY CLOTH, HICKORY SHIRTS, ELANS EL DU \TVF,R3, MI LI I'.VR Y OVERCOATS. Mvras made for Companies at Stiort Not 100. i above will be sold at SMALL PROFITS, and for cash. . fi E. WINSHII*. MERCHANT TAILORING! i*:,. vviNSi.i 11 * I < now prepared with a first class cutter, good Tailors and r I.AKUE STOCK OF PIECE GOODS, to furnish any tbing in the CLOTHING LINE At short notice, and in the very best style. (apr 8 N. s. PRUDDEN & COT, HAVE JUSI’ RECEIVED TRAVELING DUESB UOOPB, grey flannels, SM ALL FIGriIF.I) PRINTS, HICKORY SHIRTINGS, • MUSQUITO NETTINGS, STRIPED SWISS, CHECKED CAMBRICS, IICH’D. & BORDERED H’DKFS, IRISH LINENS, SHIRT BOSOMS, EM BROIDERIES, Ind many other articles much needed H t this time. We ■ linot Iruy Goods now without the money, and earnestly ! > piest those indebted to us, to pay. N. 3. PRUDDEN A CO. piaSos, OF Chickering 4 Son’s, Dunham’s and other celebraUd 'lnkers • warranted in tone, durability and tlnlab to be E;: ‘ quality, and sold at the very best rate, together with a I n e lot of Guitars, Violins, Accordeons, Flutes, Molin and Guitar Strings, Musical Boxes, £e ,Ac., by ti*ivl6 E. J. JOHNSTON 4 OO- The Harden Express Cos. WILL PASS GOODS AT THE Custom 12ouse at Savannah, AND FORWARD THEM ' Ginvyj or Freight Train, as parlies may prefer, only 4 ”K'Hg for our trouble the Custom House Fees, for passing r warding. For further information concerning the y,' a rp!y to M. 0. McDonald, Agent. March 20,1561. Ij O TJ I t . ftllf.N, Superfine and Family Flour to arrive Jhoie r ,.' U ' J h pounds Choice Family Flour, (sacks) in hy SOWDRE A ANDER&QN, TIIK BATTLES AT FORT DOXELSON. 0-131ST. PiLLOW’a REPORT. UA iri.li: 111 TIILNCfIES, FI B. 11 ill. h»i » i.i: \v Fi ll (t! AIIO.LTSiFEH. 13ll». BATTLE UF HOT FH, lEBBLAHV loth. Memphis, February 25, 18f>2. Editors A [ppm!: There is so much anxiety H it by tbe country, so much misapprehen sion in the public niind as to the results of tin* battles fought at Fort Donelson, and so nun h excitement among the friends and rel atives of those surrendered, that I deem it proper to lay before the pub)ie my official report <*f the several conflicts. This I am aware is irregular, and iu violation of the usages of the government, but feel tlmt the extraordinary circumstances of the ease jus tit) i departure from usages so far as to publish the report, not doubting but that tin* government will approve of the motive which induces its publication. (iii). J. Pillow, Prig. General. Columbia, Tenn., Feb. 18, 1862. (dpt. (//itreine Derrick , Assistant Adjutant General: On tbe Bth inst., Gen. A. S. Johnston ordeicd me to proceed to Fort Donelsou and take command of that post. On the 9th inst. I arrived at that place. In detailing the operations of the forces under my com mand at Fort Doitelson ( it is proper to state the condition of that work, and of the forces constituting the garrison. When l arrived 1 found tlo* work on the river battery uuflu i died and wholly too weak to resist the force of heavy artillery. I found a ten-inch co lumbiatUthd a thirty-two pound rifle gun had not been mounted. Deep gloom was hang ing over the command, and the troops were greatly depressed and demoralized by the circumstances attending the surrender of Fort Henry and the manner of retiring from that place. Aly first attention was given to the necessity of strengthening this work, and mounting the two heavy guus, and to the construction of defensive works to protect the rear of the river battery. I imparted to the work all the energy which it was possible to do, laboring day and night with the whole command. The battery was without a com petent number of artillerists, and those that were there, were not well instructed in the of their guus. To provide for this want I placed the artillery companies under active course of instruction in the use of their guus. 1 detailed Capt. floss with his company of artillerists to the command of one of the river batteries. These heavy guus being provision made for working them, and a proper supply of ammunition having been procured by my orders from Nashville, 1 felt myself prepared to test the effect of the tire of the heavy metal against the enemy’s gunboats, though the work was much in need of more heavy pieces. The armament of the batteries consisted of eight 62-pouuders, three 32-pound carron aues, one 10 inch Cohunbiad, and one rifle gun of 132-pound calibre. The selection of the site for the work wasan unfortunate one. While its command of the river was favora ble, the site was commanded by the heights above and below on the river, and by a con tinuous range of hills all around the works to its rear. A field work of very contracted dimen sions had been constructed for the garrison to protect the battery, but this field-work was commanded by the hills already referred to, and lay open to a fire of artillery from every direction except from the hills below. To guard against the efleets of a fire of artil lery from these heights a line of defensive works consisting of rifle pits and a bit tis for infantry, detached on our right, but contin uous on our loft, with defenses for our light artillery, were laid off by Major Gilmer — Engiueer of Gen. A. S. Johnston’s staff, but on duty with me at the post —around the rear of the battery and on tbe heights from which artillery could reach our battery aud inner field work, euveloping the inner work and the town of Dover, where our principal supplies of quarter and commissary stores were iu deposit. These works, pushed with the utmost possible energy, were not. quite completed, nor my troops all in position, though nearly so, when Brig. Gen. Floyd, my senior officer, reached that station. The works were laid oft with judgment and skill by Major (iii liter, were well executed, and designed for tin* defence of the rear of the work, the only objection being to the length of the liue, which, however, from the surroundings, was unavoidable. Theieugth of tbe liue, and the inadequacy of the force for its defence, was a source of embarrassment throughout the struggle which subsequently ensued in the defence of the position. I had placed Brig. Gen. Buckner in com mand of the right wing, and Brig. Gen. Johnson in command ot the lett. By ex traordinary efforts we had barely got the works in a defensive condition when the en emy made an advance in force around aud against the entire liue of outer work. the BATTLE OF THE TRENCHES. r l he first assault was commenced by the enemy s artillery against the ceutre of our lelt w ing, which was promptly responded to by Capt. Greeu’s battery of field artillery. After several hours of tiring between the ar tillery of the two armies, the enemy’s infan try advanced to the conflict all along the line, which was kept up and increased in volume from one end of the line to the other tor several hours, when at lust the enemy made a vigorous assault against the right of our left wing, the position assaulted being a height commanded by Col. Heiman, and , defended by his brigade, consitsing the MACON, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1862. 10th Tennessee, under command of Lieut 001. McUavock, Col \ oorhies’ Tennessee, Col. Hughes’ Alabama, and Col. Head’s Tennessee regimentsof volunteers, and Capt Maney’s ti*-lJ battery. This assault was vigorously made, and the position as vigorously defended, aud resulted iu the repulse of the enemy here and every where around the liue. The result of tbe Jay’s work pretty well tested the strength of our defensive line, and established, beyond question, the gallantry of the entire com mand, all of whom fought well at every por tiou of the line. The loss sustained by our forces in this engagement was not large, our men being mostly under the shelter of the rifle pits; but we, nevertheless, had quite a number killed and wounded, but owing to ihe continued lighting which followed it was impossible to get any official report of the casualties of the day. On the same day our battery on the liver was engaged with one of the enemy’s gunboats, which occasioned quite a lively eanonading for more than au hour, in which the gallant Captaiu Dixon, of the Engineer corps, was killed instantly at the battery. This officer had been on duty for some months at the post, and had shown great energy and professional skill; and, by his gallant, bearing on that occasion, while directing the operations of the day under my orders, hud justly earned for himself high distinction. His death was a serious loss to the service, and was a source of no little embarrassment in our after operations. On the 12th we bad quiet, but we saw the smoke of a large number of gunboats at a short distance below. We also received re liable information of the arrival of a large number of fresh troops, greatly increasing the strength of the enemy’s forces, already 1 said to be from 20,000 to 30,000 strong. THE BATTLE WITH THE GUNBOATS. On the 13th these reinforcements were seen advancing their position in the line of and, while this was being done, six ot the enemy’s iron-cased gunboats were seen advancing up the river, five of which were abreast and in line of battle, and the sixth some distance in the rear. When the gunboats arrived within a mile and a half of the foil, they opened fire on the batteries. My orders to the officers, Capts. Shuster and Stankovitch, who commanded the lower bat tery, of eight guns, and ('apt. Ross, the up per battery, of lour guns, were to hold their fire until the enemy’s gunboats should come within point blank range. This they did, though the ordeal of holding their fire while the enemy’s shot and shell fell thick around their position, was a severe restraint upon their patriotic impulses. But, nevertheless, our batteries made no response till the gun boats got within range of their guns. Oar entire line of batteries then opened fire.— The guns of both parties were well served The enemy constantly advanced, delivering direct fire against our batteries from his line of five gunboats; while the sixth boat, mov ing up in the rear, kept, the air filled with shells, which fell thick and close till around the position of our batteries. Tbe fight con tinued, the enemy steadily advancing up the river, and the shot and shell from fifteen rifled guns tearing our parapets and pluug ! ing deep into the earth around and over our i batteries for nearly two hours, and until his boats bad reached within the distance of one ! hundred and fifty yards of our batteries.— Having come in such close conflict, I could distinctly see the effects of our shot upon his iron-cased boats. We bad given two or three well directed shots from our heavy guns to one of his boats, when she instantly shrunk back and drifted helplessly below the line. Several shot struck another boat, tearing her iron ease and making her tim- crack, and splintering them as by a stroke of lightning, when the two fell back. Then a third received several shocks, making her metal ring and timbers crack, when the whole liue gave way and fell rapidly back from our fire until they passed out of lauge. Thus ended the first severe and close conflict of our heavy guns and the enemy’s gunboats, testing their strength and tbe power of heavy guns to resist them. The shot from our 32- pound guns produced but little effect; they struck and rebounded, apparently doing but little damage ; but I am satisfied from close observation that the timbers of the frame work did not, aud could not withstand tbe shock from the 10-inch cnlumbiad or 32- pound rifled guns. These gunboats never renewed the attack. I learn from citizens living on the river below that one of the in jured boats was sunk, aud that others had to be towed to Cairo. This information may or may not be true, but it is certain that all of the boats were repulsed and driven back after a most vigorous aud determined attack, and that two of the boats were badly dam aged, and that a third was more or less injured. It is difficult to estimate the gallant bear ing and heroic conduct of the officers aud men of our batteries, who so well and so persistently fought our guns until the enemy’s determined advance brought his bouts and guns into such close aud desperate conflict. W here all did their duty so well, it is almost impossible to discriminate. The captains already named, and their lieutenants, (whose names for want of official reports I cannot give) all deserve the highest commendation. Lieut. G. 8. Martin, (whose company is now at Columbus, Ky., but was ordered to that post by Major General Polk,) com manded one of the guus, and particularly attracted ray attention by his energy and the ■ judgment with which he handled his gun. The wadding having given out, he pulled oft his coat aud rammed it down as wadding, and thus kept up the fire till the enemy were finally repulsed^ On the evening of this day we received information of the arrival of additional rein forcements of infantry, cavalry and light artillery, by steamboat, all of which were ise{nbarked a short distance below our lo siticu. r THE BATTLE OF DGYiIR, On the 14th inst. the enemy were busy throwing his forces of every arm around us, extending his line of investment entirely around our position, and completely envel oping us. On the evening of this dav we ascertained that the enemy hud received ad ditional reinforcements by steamboat. We were uow surrounded by au immense force, said by prisoners to amount to fifty-two regi ments, aud every road and possible avenue of departure cut off, with the certainty that our purees oi supply would soon bo cut off by the unemy’s batteries placed upon the river above us. At a council of the general officers, called by Gen. Floyd, it was unanimously determ ined to give the enemy battle next day at daylight, so as to cut open a route of exit for our troops to the interior of the country, and thus save our army. We had knowledge that the principal portion of the enemy’s forces were massed in encampment in front of our extreme left, commanding the two roads leading into the interior, one of which we must take in leaving our position. We knew he had massed iu encampment another large force on the Union Ferry road, oppo site the centre of our left wing, and another in front of the left of our right wing. His tresh arrival of troops being encamped on the bank of the river, two and a half miles be low us, from which latter encampment a stream of fresh troops was continually pour ing around ua on his line of investment, and thus strengthening his general encampment on the e.qtrenie right. At each of his en campments, aud on each road he had in po sition a battery of field artillery, and twenty four pound iron guus ou siege carriages.— Betwe.cn these encampments on the roads was a thick undergrowth of brush and black jack, making it impossible to advance or manoeuvre any considerable body of troops. The plan of attack agreed upon and di rected by Gen. Floyd to be executed, was, that with the maiu body of the forces of our left wing, I should attack the right wing of the enemy, occupying and resting upon the heights reaching to the bank of the river, accompanied by Col. Forrest’s brigade of cavalry; that Brig. Gen. Buckner, with the forces under his command, and defending the right of our line, should strike the ene my’s encampment and forces on the Winn’s Ferry road ; that the forces under Col Rei man, should hold his position, and that each command snouid leave in the trenches troops to hold them. Iu this order of battle it was easy to be seen that it my attack was successful, and the enemy routed, that bis retreat would be along bis line of investment toward the \\ inn s Ferry road, and thence toward his reserve at the gunboats below. Iu other words, my success would roll tbe euemy’s force in retreat over upon (jeneral Buckner, when, by his attack in flank and rear, we could cut up the enemy and put him com pletely to rout. Accordingly dispositions were made to attack the enemy. At five o’- clock A. M., ot the 15th, I moved out of my position to engage him. In less than one hall hour our torces were engaged. . He was prepared to meet me in advance of his en campment, and he did meet me before I had assumed liue ot battle and while I was mov ing against, him without formation for the engagement. For the first half hour of the engagement I was much barrassed in getting the command in position properly to meet the foe. Having extricated myself from tbe position and fairly engaged him, we fought him for nearly two hours before I made any decided advance upon him. He contested th is field most stubbornly. The loss of both armies at this portion of the field was heavy. The enemy’s particularly, as I discovered by riding over the field after the battle with Gen. Floyd. The enemy having been forced to yield this portion of the field, ictired slow ly toward the Winns Ferry road, Buckner’s point of attack. He did not retieat, but fell back fighting us, contesting every inch of ground. The fight was hotly and subbornly con tested on both sides, and it consumed the day till 12 o’clock to drive him back as far as the ceutre where Gen. Buckner’s com mand was to flank him. While my com mand was advancing and slowl} T driving him, I xvas anxiously expecting to hear Gen. Buck ner’s command open fire in his rear, which not taking place I feared some misapprehen sion of orders, aud came from the field of battle within the works to learn what was the matter. I there found the command of | Gen. Buckner massed behind the ridge with j in the work, taking shelter from the enemy’s artillery on the Winns road, it having been forced to retire before the battery, as I learn ed from him. My force was still slowly ad vancing, driving tbe enemy towards the bat ters’. I directed General Buckner immedi ately to move the command round to the rear of the battery, turning its left, keeping iu the hollow aud attack and carry it. Before the movement was executed, my force forming the attack party on the right with Forrest’s regiment (cavalry), gallantly charged the battery, supported by a body of infantry driving it and forcing the battery to retire, taking six pieces of artillery, four brass and two tweuty-four iron guns. In pursuing tbe ’enemy falling back from the position," Gen. Buckner’s forces became uni ted with miue and engaged the enemy in hot contest of nearly an hour with large for- WQfforcsi troops row This position of the enemy beiug carried by our joint forces, I called oft further pur suit seven aud a half hours of eoutiu uous and bloody conflict. After the troops were called oft orders were immediately gi* eu to the diflerent commands to foiiu aud .a . > i Lei I original puSitiiins iu the iu trenchments. The operations of the day had forced the entile command ot the enemy arouud our nght wing, and iu tront ot Gen. Buckner's position iu the iatrenchmenU, uud when his command reached his positmu he fouud the tueni) rapidly advancing to tuke possession of tins portion of his work, lie had a stub born conflict lasting one and a hall h**urs to regain it, and the enemy actually got pos session ol the extreme right ul his position und held it so firmly that he could uot dis lodge him. Jhe position thus gained by the enemy was u most commanding one, be iug immediately in the rear of our river bat tery and field work for its protection. From it he could readily turn the entrenched work occupied by Gen. Buckner, and attack him iu reverse or advance under cover of an in tervening ridge directly upon cur battery and field work. \\ bile he held this position i it was innmfiest we could not hold the maiu ; work or battery. Such was the condition of the armies at uightlall alter nine hours ol conflict on the 15th inst., in which our loss was severe, and leaving not less than 5,000 of the enemy dead and wounded on the field. \\ e lelt upon the field nearly all Lis wound ed, because we could not. remove them. — j \\ e left his dead unburied because we could j not bury them. Such conflict und courage lias perhaps never before occurred ou this eoutiuent. \\ e took about 300 prisoners and a large number of arms. We had fought this battle to open the way for our army and relieve us trom an investment which would necessarily reduce us and the position by famine. We had occupied the whole day to accomplish our object, aud be fore we could prepare to leave after taking in the wmunded and the dead, the enemy | had thrown around us again in the uight au ; immense force ot fresh troops, and rt-oceu pied his original position in the line of in vestment, thus again cutting off our retreat. We had only about 12,000 troops, all told. Os these a large proportion we had lost in the three battles. The command had been i in the trenches night and day for five days, exposed to the snow aud sleet, uiud and ice ! water, without shelter, and without adequate covering, and without sleep. In this condition the general officers held i a consultation to determine what we should do. Gen. Buckner gave it as his decided ! opinion that he could not hold his position o*»o Lulf ‘iml Lour aguiaftt all assault ot the : enemy, and said the enemy would attack I him next morning ar day light.. The propo sition then was made by the undersigned to ! again fight through the line and cut our way out. General Buckner said his j command was so worn out and cut to pieces and demoralized, that he could not make an other fight; that it would cost the command : three-quarters of its pregeut numbers to cut its way through, and it was w»ong to siuri fice three quarters ul a command to save one quarter; that no officer has a right to cause such a sacrifice. Gen. Floyd and Major Gil mer I understood to concur in this opinion. 1 then expressed the opinion that we could hold out another day, and in that time we could get steamboats and set the command over the river, and probably save a large portion of it. To this Gen. Buckner replied that tbe enemy would certainly attack him at daylight, and that he. could not bold bis position half an hour. The alternative of the propositions was a surrender of their po sition and command. Gen. Floyd said that ! he would neither surrender the command, nor would he surrender himself a prisoner. 1 had taken the aine position. Gen. Buckner said he was satisfied nothing else could be done, and that, therefore, he would surren der, if placed in command. Gen. Floyd said that he would turn over the command to him if he could be allowed to withdraw i his command; to this Gen. Buckner consen ted. Thereupon Gen. Floyd turned the command ever to uie, I passing it instantly to Gen. Buckner, saying 1 would neither surrender the command nor myself a prison er. I directed Col. Forrest to cut his way out. Under these circumstances Gen. Buck ner accepted the command, and sent a flag of truce to the enemy for an armistice of six hours to negotiate for terms of capitulation. Before this flag and communication was de livered I rotirfd from the garison. Before closing my report of the operations of the army at Donelson, I must, in justicp to the officers and forces under my immedi ate command, say that harder fighting or more gallant conduct in officers and men I have never witnessed. In tbe absence of official reports, of brigade and regimental commanders, (of which I am deprived by the circumstances detailed in this report,) I may not be able to do justice to the differ ent corps. I will say, however, that tbe forces under my immediate command bore themselves most gallantly throughout tbe long and bloody conflict. 1 speak with special commendation of the brigades commanded by Cols. Baldwib, Wharton, McCausland, Simonton and Drake, and Captains Mancy aud Greene, who fought their guns under the constant and annoying tire of the enemas sharpffiootcrs, aud the concentrated fire from his field batteries, from which both commands suffered severe- ly. Captain Mancy himself was wounded and had several lieutenants and many of his Company killed and wounded; so did Capts. Porter aud Graves. If I should berealter w csm tfce r«pQrt3 pf rcgi»«Rad aad VOLUME XXXIX—NO 51. commanders giviug me detailed information of the conduct and hearing of officers and men 1 will make a supplemental report Ihe absence of official reports deprives mo of the means »*l giving lists of the killed and wounded of the difaraiit 1 Mb satisfied that in such u senes wf conflicts eur loss was heavy. 1 know what the enemy’* wu* from naming <>v«r the battle field with Geu. Floyd in the evening immediately after the battle. His loss iu killed and wonuded was terrible, exceeding anything 1 have lu r %eeu on a battle field. Our forces in the field did not exceed ten-thousand men, while from what 1 .saw of the enemy’s force ami from information derived from prisoners, we are sure he had from thirty to forty thou ami uu the field. 1 must acknowledge my obligations to Major Gilmer, engineer, for the e-poeial and valuable services rendered me in laying of the works, and energy displayed by him iu directing their construction, and for hi* cotmsel and advice. I likewise acknowledge iny obligations to Col. John C. Burch, my aid de-camp, to (’apt. Gut. A lienry, Ma jor Feld, Lieut. Nicholson, Lieut. Chas. F Martin, and Col. Brundnn, my volunteer aids-de-camp, to Major Hays, my assistant commissary, Major Jones, my assistant quar termaster, for the prompt manner in which they executed my orders under trying cir cumstances throughout the long and contin ued conflicts, ami to Major Gilmer, who ac companied me throughout the entire day. Also to Captain Darker, of my stall, w hom I assigned to the command of Captain Loss' field battery with new recruits as gunner*, and who fought and served them well. Col. Brandon was severely wounded early in tlio action. Colonel Baldwin’*command consti tuted th** front of the attacking force, sus tained immediately by Col. Wharton’s - These two brigade* deserve especial com mendation for the manner in which they sustained the first shock of battle, and under circumstance* of great embarrassment, threw themselves into the position and followed up the conflict throughout the day. Being mostly with these two brigades, 1 can speak from personal knowledge of their gallant tearing. I must also acknowledge my obligations to Brigadier General John ston, who assisted mein command of the forces with which I attacked the enemy, and who bore himself gallantly throughout the conflict, but having received no ofiicial re ports from him I cannot give detailed opern tionsof his command. 1 have pleasure in be long able to say that Col. Forrest—whose [command greatly distinguished its command eras a bold and gallant leader, and reflected ! distinguished honor upon itself pas id • de -1 ly through the enemy’s line ol investment, and trust it w ill yet win other honor in and« - ' fence of itur rights and the just cause of our | country. flip. J. PILLOW, Brigadier General C. S. A. ( d/imis ol keiiatort. Alabama —Mr Clay, 2 years; Mr \ tn fr-y i absent) <i year . Arkansas--Mr. Johnsuti, 2 year ; Mr. 11, ti year*. Florida—.Mr. Baker, 2 years; Mr. M u weill, 4 years. Georgia—Mr. Toombs, 2 years; Mr Hill, i #i years. Kentucky—M Siurms, 2 years; Mr. Bur nt* 11, t» care. Louisiana—Mr. Sernmes, 4 years ; Mr. Sparrow, (i years. Mississippi—Mr. Phelun, 2 years; Mr. Bfwown, 4 years. North Carolina—Mr. Davi#, 2 years ; r. Dortch, 4 years. South Carolina—Mr. Barnwell, 4 years ; Mr. Orr, (i years. Tennessee —Mr. Henry, 4 years; Mr. Haynes, 6 years. Texas—Mr. Wigfall, 4 years; Mr. Old ham, (i years. Virginia—Mr. Preston, 4 years; Mr. Hunter, fi years. A Specific fok Tvi'itow Fever. — /,.//- torn uj the XnahiHit- f nion nrnl Atfl(ri< tin : —The generally received opinion that ty phoid fever is a self limited disease and runs h certain course in spite* of treatment—is jialse. When I say this, I know 1 say if in opposition to an opinion almost universallv i received, and believed by j hysician* through out the civilized world. The lodide of Po tassium or the lodide of Sodium in from three to five graiu doses every six or eight hour , will always cure typhoid fever in ab* ut one weeek ; unices tficrc is an iutercurreut dis ease to protract the fever. Never give Calo mel in well developed eases; u*e laxative if necessary. I ofti-n keep the bowels locked up three, five and sometimes eight and ten days. When you fail to check hemorrage, or even the running of the bowels, by ordinary means, inject cold water; the ad dition of a little Acetate of lead and Lauda num wiil make the injection much better. With the above as a main, and other ap propriate collateral treatments, I scarcely ever have much trouble with typhoid fever. I believe if every surgeon in the Southern Confederacy would adopt this « .t it would be the means of saving nrnny sweet life. S. Hinds, M. D. Death of Willie Lincoln. —Willie Lincoln second son of President Lincoln, died on the evening of the 20th. Iu conse quence of this event the public buildings and the private residence*.* of Head* of De partments in Washington were not illumin ated on the evening ot the 22d instant, as previously arranged. r l he koungest sou was also dangerously ill| it Yiug Karcd could not roooTOL