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iounml & fftescnger. J. KNOWLES and 3. ROSE, EDITORS A M> HIOFRU i'OHd. FORT DONELSON. NORTHERN eE!HIJIISCEiICE«. Incidents of the Surrender-Appliance of Ike Baffle Field, ic. A correspondent of the Cincinnati Com mercial, writing from Dover, Tenn., Febru ary 18, gives a long account of the surreu der of Fort Donelson. W e copy a portion of his remarks; 1 bed proceeded up our iines about two miles, and within a line of the rebel works, when cheer after cheer made all the forest ring again, in a few moments two horse men came down the hill at * rate of speed not outdone upon the Long Island race course, with the intelligence that two white flags, the signal for an unconditional surren der, had just been raj < and upon the highest pomt ol‘ the rebel fortification, I hastened on to join the 58th, and found them jur.i en tering the find of the enemy's woti ■ B. l* <i•• reaching the pomi whem the Parrot guns were placed on Saturday moraine:, I found an enfilading battery had born placed under cover of a thick undergrowth, io ivpe.l any charge which might bo made upon the Parrot gun? That buttery had dune fear ful work—the .-.mall trees within its range were clewed ofl,‘almost without au exception, from three to four feet from the ground.— Before passing inside »ho lir.-t of tin* rebel works, where, the Fifty-eighth had just rained «*ur flag, saw twenty or thirty yards outside ilie works three dead bodies laid by au ex tinguished camp fire, all of them more or less hurried. They were probably killed bv a shell from one of our Parrot guns, and had fallen in the fire. The face of one of them was perfectly charred. lie lay upon Ids back, with his arms and legs extended, Ids head the ashes, turned backward nearly under his body—his nock being brok en and some of the bouts protruding thro T the roasted skin and flesh. Another was burned upon both legs and one arm, till the parts looked like roasted beef. The third had his mouth mashed, apparently by the fragment ot a shell, considerable portions of his clothing being burned off. A few rods distant, in different directions, lay four other dead bodies. One of them he]d in his hand a small pocket almanac. Across a ravine upon a hill to the right of the earth works was the camp of a Mississippi regi ment. The men were gathered in little groups all over their camp, with their arms in their hands, in a perfect state of conster nation. Col. Bauscnweiu ordered the pris oners to fall into line and deliver up their arms. The men came forward and piled up their guns—of all descriptions, like those, at Somerset. In this camp there was about, a cord of guns and two or three bushels of bowie-knives and revolvers. Passing a little so the North of the last-named camp was the camp of the Isaquena Artillery, from Louisiana. This was really a fine-looking, well-uniformed sot of men. Their uniform, like all their artillery, was of light gray, -with red trimmings, their caps having a wide* ed baud, lhe three officers in charge of this battery were Lieuts. Spencer and Gib- Mississippi, and Lieut. Wilson, of Georgia. They delivered their horseu and. swords to Lieut. Col. Kempel; also, the six tine field pieces, together with all the ap purtenances thereunto belonging. I found, the above named officers well-raised, gentle manly fellows. Lieut. Spencer was quite sullen, and sa‘id he considered their army had been sold ]j*y Floyd. I told him 1 bad no doubt his dis position was good enough to do a thine*.of • that kind, us the aforesaid gentleman had j drove a most flourishing trade in stealing which L considered only the first degree of i rebellion. The Lieutenant said he hoped ! xve might get him, as they hud no further j use for him. These men were respectful and even genteel in their conversation, rill 1 expressed the hope that they might soon become good I'nion men, when Lie it. Gib <oik replied, “I hope, by (I—it, when that takes place that I may die.” This was the . battery which tired upon us on Saturday! morning. 1 commended their skill in trunin'- ry, and stated the fact that they had come near killing me and my friend Col. Kempel. ! fine of them asked if we were the two gou- ‘ tlemon who were on horseback near their battery. 1 told him we were. “ Well, sir,” ! said he, • i pointed that gun diieotlv for you, :<nd l congratulate you that you are alive.” Lieutenant M ilson said, “1 fired the gun. and am d—d sorry 1 didn’t kill you.” W lien the Tennessee prisoners were in line, many little incidents of an amusing character took place: one of which T will relate. I said to them, “Gentlemen, whirl could ever have induced you to dial old Hag.' A pleasant looking old. Irishman quickly replied, “ Please, ye*e hon or, what made you light against the uewr (Uig. 101 lme that stow. Well knowiiag; that Pat would have the word, I passetlL **** * ~ * L tiave talked with prisoners who were iii ihe affair at Fort Henry, who say that our gunboats did no darnayc hero compared •til'h ■ii'hot they did at that place. At Fort Heu vy the country is level, and there was noth ing to interfere with their range—while here they could do nothing only at very short range, or too long range, on account of the peculiarities of the location. It was sup posed that mortars would be necessary be fore the work was done, and they were ac cordingly sent for, but did not arrive till Sunday night—the day of the surrender. VISIT TO THE BATTLE-FIELD. A correspondent of the Chicago Times writes: Fort Donelson, Tcnn., Feb. IT.—I was invited on Sunday morning by Gen. MeOler naud to take a ride over the battle-field. It. would be difficult to describe iu a few words the scenes which have met my view. The battle-ground was chiefly confined to the space outside the rebel fortifications, extend ing up the river bank a distance of two miles, to the point where Gen. McClernand's forces rallied from the retirement which fchev were at first forced into by the impetuous charge of the enemy. It must be remem bered that it was here that the grand sortie was made by the rebels up the river bank, with tin intention of turning our right flank and cutting their way out. .Some ten or twelve thousand men composed the force sent out for this purpose. They advanced i under cover of a deadly fire of artillery, and I steadily drove MeClernapd’s force before them a distance of fifty or sixty rods. Our troops here made a stand, and having been re inforced by oue or two regiments, began j the assault, before which the enemy were ! forced to retreat. The ground was coutest |ed with desperation, aud the slaughter on j both sides was immense. The whole space of two miles was strewed with dead, who i lay in every imaginable shape and form. Federals and Ib-be! were promiscuously mingled, sometimes grappling in the fierce death-throe, sometimes 1 reing each other as they gave and received the fatal shot or thru ’t. sometimes lying ncroSfe one another, and again heaped in piles which lay six or ! seven feet deep, I could imagine nothing more terrible than the silent indications of 1 agony that marked the features of the pale I corp e? which lay at every step. Though ; dead and nod to every imveie, they still writhed and .®r-rmcd rr. turn to catch the 1 pacing breeze lor a cooling breath. Flav in'/ eves, gaping monih< clenched hands, and strangely contracted lirnbs, seemingly : drawn into the smallest compass, as if by a mighty effort lo rend asunder some irrefut able bond which ludd them down to the tor ture of which they died. One sat against a tree, and,with mouth and ! eye- wide open, looked up into the sky as it I to cut eh a glance at its fleeting spirit. An i other clutched the branch of an overhang- I ing tree, and hung half suspended, as in the l death pang he raised himself partly from 'tin* ground; the other hand -grasped his | faithful musket, and the compression ot tlie j mouth told of the determination which : would have been fatal to a foe had life ebbed a minute later. A .third clung with both hands to a bayonet which was buried in the ground, in the act of striking for the heart of a rebel foe. (I real numbers lay in heaps, just as the tire of the artillery mowed them down, mangling their forms into an almost undistinguishabU* mass. Many of our men f had evidently fallen victims to the rebel jj sharp-shooters, for they were pierced thro’ t the head by rifle bullets,aome in the forehead, * some in (he eyes, others in the bridge of the ( nose ; in the cheeks, and in the month. This ? circumstance verified a statement made to j me by a rebel officer among the prisoners, j that their men were trained to shoot low and j aim for the face, while ours, as a general j thing, fired at random, and shot over their y heads. ) The enemy in their retreat, carried ofl i their wounded and a great many of their “ dead, so that ours far outnumbered them ou the field. The scene of action had been mo iiy in the woods, although there were >. two open places of an acre or two where the ! fight had raged furiously and the ground was covered with dead. All the way up to their entrenchments the same scene of death j was presented. There were two miles of j dead strewn thickly, mingled with firearms, ; artillery, dead horses, and the parapherna j lia of the battle-field. It was a scene never | to be forgotten—never to be described. A CAIU). , The undersigned, General Agents to Bartow Hospital, I »»' rr leave to state to the public tnat the Bartow Hospital Association desires to extend the sphere of its operations by equipping a large brick 1 building adjacent to the Medical College, now oc i copied by them, lor the reception of an additional j number of sick soldiers. At present, the accom- I tnodations are sufficient for about 125 patients, .and the ward-* are generally full. In the event of ; i.-i successful attack by the enemy, upon Savannah, .Bartow Hospital wiil be promptly removed from •that city to Macon or some other interior locality. 'G ruler there circumstances and in view of the fact that Bartow Hospital is now in successful opera ion, the General Agents desire the public to uu • lersland that the Institutiou wilt contiuuc to de -•.> ml upon the liberality of the people of Georgia Jor it.® proper support. And they respectfully sub unit whether it i" expedient to prematurely start new enterprises of the same s ( >ri, while those al .'read y , -iable hod are in need of daily sustenance >iitd support. Om- appeal is then J’or further con tributions in money, provisions and other Hospital fitorcs for the fine tom Home. Planters will do a p rest service by sending in supplies of corn, pota toes chickens, butter, Wc., and ,tho ladies of town Jund country will cheer the hearts of Georgia’s own fiick soldiers by contributing such delicacies and e-ther articles that they know to be useful in a jilek room. Contributions labelled Baptow Hospital,” care ' *< cither of the undersigned, will be conveyed to v s by either ol the passenger trains of the liail y-oads, ff''i "j ehunje. It i® desirable tiiat a list of G'donors' names and value of each donation ac~ -mpany e.icli package, so that proper acknowl t figment may be made of the same. Address Hr. t,. Ik \\ . ANDREWS, General Agent tor Central, South West and South Hast Georgia, or Bev. SIGNKV M. SMITH, Forsyth, Gen. Agent for Northern, Northwestern and Northeastern Georgia. f Airrrn the Fight.—A correspondent of j Uie St. l/ntis Democrat, writing from Do ver on tin 1 18th says : I The little village of Lover, iu the mean lime, presents a strange scene of “noise and j confusion.” Males and horses wandering hungrily about, with stray bits of harness i deserted, and the contents turned fopsy turn/. wagon loads of dead and wouuded jolting over the road, cofninissary and quartermas ' ter teams with swearing drivers, lornr lines of prisoners wending their way to boats, t-tray soldiers escaped from their commands, boat-men, orderlies, stall officers, newspaper correspondent's, and 80,000 soldiers,—all mingled and commingled together, form a ■ Ecene ‘which at least in this part of the world, has rarely been witnessed. Our offi . cers are hard at work in reducing order out oi chaos, and probably iu another day, order i will'once more reign in Donelson. I The lanivees after Negroes. —The Memphis Avalanche of the 28th ult. says A gentleman who left Clarksville on .Mon day, states that about one thousand negroes had made their way to the Federals at Fort .Donelson, and the owners of the slaves, who can show that they are loyal Lineolnites, are permitted to recover their slaves, and that ail others are contraband. Occupation of Columbus fa/ the Enemy. — M e learn that the Federal forces, eight Kegi ments strong, occupied Columbus, lventuky, on last Tuesday, the 4 instant.— Memphis Appeal* i Affairs on our Coa«l. We have recieved some interesting items of intelligence of Yankee operations on our coast, that are worthy of the attention of our readers, whilst in themselves they are of no significant moment. Borne days ago the fleet entered the bar- ; bor of Fernandina, and took possesion of the town, no resistance being offered on our part. It had previously Lt-en det-rmir 1 to evacu ate the place aud abandon the defence.- of island as they were insufficient to encounter the heavy guns of the enemy. Besides, should the defense prove suceesful, it must have necssarily been accompanied with a sac rifice wholly unwarranted by the military im portance of the place. The occupation took place on Mouday la a t. and a- the train of cars was about, moving off with the remaining troop and inhabitant? a shell from one of the enemy* gunboats exploded in one of the car,-, kill ing George Savage and -Th mj -n, and seriously wounding a -brother ol.the hitter. In the excitement that en-ued, the tiaiu wa abandoned, the occupant’s taking to their heeis We are mortified to learn that all our puns on Amelia Island, amounting to over twenty, fell into the handsof the enemy. (Ten Trap : ier owes the public an explanation of such a ! disaster. It had previously been determined to evacuate the island—why was the remo val of the guns delayed until the enemy were in sight ? The circumstance argues the grossest remissness some where, and we hope ; lhe government will institute a thorough en quiry into the unfortunate affair. The day*after the occupation of Fernan dina, the enemy’s gunboats went up to Ft. Marys and took possession of that town, also without resistance. No damage was done to the place, nor to Fernandina, the contrary having been incorrectly reported. But few persons were found at either, and they were not disturbed. The Federals seem disposed to pursue a conciliatory policy, with the vain hope of winning converts to their cause.— They will find none so degraded on the soil of Georgia. One gunboat ascended the Ft. Marys, and the officers took special pains to assure such of the inhabitants as they saw that no harm was meditated, and request them to remain (at. their homes*and attend to their business. A number of negroes had gone to the gun boat, but all such, we are informed, were immediately taken in hand and put in irons. Yesterday the Federals made their ap -1 pearancc at Brunswick, but as the telegraph ic instruments were immediately removed to the iutcrior we could hear nothing*)!* later particulars. We presume they took possess ion of the place, which had previously been deserted by both troops and citizens. There were seventeen Federal vessels en j tcriug the mouth of the St. Johns Saturday, I and it is presumed they went up the liver to Jacksonville yesterday. The steamer Darlington, with government stores and a large numbci of women and children fleeing from Fernandina, was chased j by a Federal gunboat up St. Marys river for some distance, when the Darlington ran aground, anil was taken. A report of her re-eapture has reached here, but it is considered doubtful. j We hear that the progress of the Federals jup the St. Marys was not wholly uninter irupted. Two scouting companies, Capt. Hopkins’ and another, the name of which . we could not learn, are said to have killed some twenty-five Federals and captured two others, at Alberti’s Mills, on the St. Marys. P. S.—A despatch received after the fore going was written, states that Brunswick was occupied at (> o’clock, p. m., yesterday. Colonel Styles, who had a regiment there retired, after burning the wharves and store houses near the water. — Savannah Repuhli : can oj Mandat/. * Lcltei 1 From Rev. ITIr. truiiiley. Richmond, Jan., 1802. Mr. J. W. Newby: Dear Sir: The snow has been falling thick and fast tor many hours, spreading heaven’s pure mantle of charity.over a guilty and sorrow stricken land. We rent the white veil to lay away several of our brave soldiers, who sleep cold and dark to-night, beneath a fresh covering of snow. ! The boys are in full glee with their little sleighs, coasting down the steep pavements. ‘Gentlemen andvladies, wrapped in furs and robes, are dashing along the streets with sleighs and tinkling bells, reminding one of of that strange poem of the immortal Poe. To day, we sent home the corpse of Scott Harden, sou of Col. Harden, of Home, Ga He was one of the most promising boys of my i acquaintance, having once been a Sabbath school scholar of mine. I felt a deep inter est in him. I trust that he was a Christain, tor lie met the last, enemy as a true soldier ot the cross. lie threw his loving arms around uiy neck saying, “As I love you j next to my father, i give you a father’s i farewell embrace.” We could liuger around this scene for the balance of th% evening, but scene after scene that has been laid away in ths memory, like choice pictures to be studied and reviewed at leisure, or faster than my clumsy pen can j record them. A few of these 1 will snatch, ; as drift wood, from the stream of oblivion. Here comes one of Scott Harden’s men tor a place iu the picture, lie is a conval esent soldier, small of statue, quick iu mo tion, with hair and whiskers tinkled with grey.' He is sixty-five years old, has forty grandchildren, and a comfortable home in Georgia. In view of his age and infirmi ties, the Surgeon* offered him a discharge, which he promptly declined, saving: “1 have enlisted for the war, unless discharged by death. How this should shame many young men whose patriotism lias already wavered, and who have conjured up all sorts of ailments and aches to get discharged from their country’s service ! I am not opposed to discharges when properly and wisely gran ted. How many will liud themselves con demned botli by conscience and public opiu ion when the war is ended ! This heroic old man of our story is Mr. Pace, of Paulding county. Mr. Pool, of about equal age, was sent home a corpse not long since. He was a hero of three wars, the I lorida, Mexican, and the preseut war. Honor to ilia name, and peace to bis ashes 1 1 A fine lookiug young inau, L>. L. York, about seventeen years old, was brought into one of the hospitals in a state of stupor, from which he never recovered. Death soon still ed the struggles of that heart which r,rented to lalxn like a mighty engine. When we shrouded him in the dead room with gar ments furnished by the Georgia Kelief and Hospital Association, on the bosom of his lioeu was found tacked a beautiful note, written in a delicate hand. Here is what was written in that note : “Four Confederate soldier, whether sick or wounded, when you wear this garment, remember there k> one who loves and prays fur you fur the sake of our Lord Jesui Christ. I wish I knew you, but that is de uied me, hut I hope you in ay be preserved from all harm, and be saved m Heaven, it it shall shroud the dead, may i; be one win , is tubed in the beautiful garments of salva j tion. There, I shall hope to meet you where we will walk the golden streets above.' There was no name to the note. How 1 would like to know the fair hand that penn ed that note, and the noble L air that , breathed suth an earnest pray, r, Yours truly. W. M. Crt.ulet, Congre^ioit.ii In the Senate, Mr. Barnwell, of South i Carolina,' from Committee on Finance, re ported a bill fixing flie pay of Senators and Representatives at $2,500 per annum, and mileage at 20 cents per mile; the President : pro tern, of the Senate, when acting as such, *to receive the pay of the Vice President ; and the Speaker of the House to r,-«-eut double the pay of any other member of that body. The bill was amended, on motion of Mr. Oldham, of Texas, by striking out $2,500 and inserting 53,000 ; and farther amended I*}’ providing for the deduction from the pay the amount of each day’s ab sence without leave, and passed. 'Flie pay of the officers of the Senate was fixed as follows :—Secretary. >2,500 per an num ; Assistant Secretary, $2,000 : two Clerks, $1,500 each; Sergennt-at-Arms, $2,000; Doorkeeper, $1,500; Assistant Doorkeeper,sl,2oo—-each payable quarterly, in advance, and Page S2 pur diem. A message in writing from his Excellen cy, the President, by his Private Secretary, was rtcieved, and the Senate resolved itself I into Executive session. In the House of Representatives, yester day, a resolution was introduced to adjourn the sessions of Congress on the 31st March, and was laid on the table. Mr. Smith, of Virginia, offered a resolu tion authorizing the Committee on Postal 1 Affairs to take such action as to modify the i law and exclude from the number of milita ry exempts all clerks in post-offices, as well as certain postmasters in charge of minor offices. The resolution w r as referred. Mr. Pryor, of Virginia, introduced a bill to continue in office Major and Brigadier ; Generals of the Provisional Army, w hich was ordered to be printed, and made the special order for Monday next. Mr. Pryor also 'olfered a bill for the sup pression of drunkenness, which was ordered i to be printed. ihe House had also under consideration the bill for the destruction of cotton, Pbac-j | co, and other property, as reported by the ! j Military Committee, which passed by yeas j ! 71, nays 11. The hill reads as follows : j A Rill to Provide lor the Destruction of Cotton, Tobacco, ami other Property, when the same shall he about to fall into the hands of the enemy,' The Conyress oj the. Confederate States do enact > That, it shall be the duty of nil military commanders in the service of the Confederate States, to destroy all cotton, to bacco, or other property that, may be useful to the enmy, if the same cannot be safely removed, whenever, in their judgement, the said cotton, tobacco, and other property is about to lull into the- hands of the enemy. Mr. Miles, from ihe Committee on Milita ry A flairs, olfered a resolution instructing the' Committee on the .judiciary to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill for tlie compensation ot all loyal citizens whose: cotton, tobacco, and other property may bo j destroyed by the military or by theinseives, j to prevent its tailing into the hands of the ' enemy. The resolution was agreed to—yeas til, noes 19. Distilleries.— Wc alluded recently to distilleries. Wt have since learned that in Pickens and Anderson Districts there are *2'»o distilleries ! Each uses weekly at least 50 bushels of corn—l*2,soo bushels per week—ooo,ooo bushels per year for two dis tricts . Ao wonder corn is high. \\ e are more than they should be suppressed. On a recent trip to (Charles ton there were 500 soldiers on the cars, re turning from furloughs; the influence of the distillieries was very manifest, and the tunes call for an abatement of all chance of suffering from it. o think (lie (.’ouncil are wise in their measures about the distil leries ; and until the war ends, we hope all bar-rooms will'be closed. Democratic meas ures must be postponed, and revolutionary and radical ones practiced— Cohmtia Sonin Carolinian. Work ! Work ! Work ! ! I—The peo ple of the South have earnest work before them. Not only is our large army in the field to he fed and clothed, but all our homo people—the young, the aged, females, and those who arc unable to bear arms. Fpon the farmers and planters of the country de volves this task : and to a cco in pi isle it, they must bring into the action all their energies of body and mind. Mod has given us the soil, climate and labor. Let us not be “ found wanting/’ at this momentous cri is in our country’s history. Remember it is a life or death struggle we are engaged in, and that we must not fail! — S<-vthrrn 'Cultirator. Be Economical! —The people of the •South should practice the most rigid rroniony iu all things, and husband all their resources i tor the great, and perhaps lonr% struggle in which we are engaged. u Waste not want, not,” is a maxim to be well heeded in perilous times. — Southern Oulilraior. Major-General Boring has been appointed to take command of all the forces near the North Carolina coast, and South of Norfolk. M A CON, GEO U GIA : Wednesday, March 12, 1862. To feUBSeinBEKS We would again remind ihode living at a dis tance, that rv • h.rv received very fe>. reuiitUr.ces »n response to our call- either through the paper or bv letter. We cannot afford to furnish the Messenger without pay. M e see ihat the Udies ot Caroiiua propose to call their gunboat “ iVW.fr* diuie. We Lope the Georgia laaies will uauie theirs “A ipir S!ao' or “OV-.y-a.” AN APPEAL far blankets for soldiers is made from several quirter*. They arc not to be bought. Those who have them on beds ran very well substitute other whsSt bLinkets are indispensable in camp. COL. JAS. M, CuAMRLRS, Os Columbus, b .s been apppointed Aid-de-Camp to the Coventor, and has entered upon the duties of hi- off), e with his accustomed promptitude and r.ergy. We congratulate Gov. Brown and the country upon the acquisition of Col. C. to his staff. YANKEE PRISONERS Avery large number ot Yankees, from Tusca loo--i passed through Atlanta on Saturday evening on their w ay to Richmond to he exchanged. TO SOLDIERS, Gen. Wayne in a communication to the 7W - Cfnij-h, urges every soldier to curry with him into camp a stout blanker, as the Government may not be able to supply them THE COLD WEATHER Os l«*.t week was very severe and quite destine live in forward vegetation. We do not suppose the fruit in this latitude was far enough advanced co he much injured, it at nil. WELL DONE The public will read with pleasure the notices of : the worthy and efficient Superintendents ot the Central, South Western and Macon A Western Rail Roads. We hope the war upon the liquor business w ill never cease until it is driven from our borders. ANOTHER REQUISITION, It is thought, will he made upon the Confederate Slates for more men. The next call should he lor drafted men. This would reach a class of persons that would otherwise never enter the service of their country. The extortioners and speculators MAJ. NAPIER. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, a very respectable audience listened with pleasure to the eloquent address of this gentlemen on last Friday night. Mr. Napier creates a sensation wherever he goes, and we trust will do great good in the patriotic cause he has so warmly espoused and so ably vindicates. THE NEWS, From “ Virginia,” is most cheering. We wish we could say as much tor the intelligence which reaches us from Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas. There is likely to be bloody work for the next lew weeks. Let Christians pray, and light too, if necessary. REGIMENTAL MUSTER. We learn, officially, that the exact number of men who answered to their names at the regimen tal muster, in this county, last week, was th'.ff.— Tiii=t, with the exempts, will give Bibb, in a pinch, ‘ffill some 1 000 or 1,200 fighting men, who, led on by the gallant Colonel Jones, would make quite a formidable fight, should an emergency demand it. The above is exclusive ot the volunteer compa nies fithr-r at home or in the field. THE COUNTRYMAN. This is the title of a very neat little paper from the plantation of onr friend, ,J. A. Turner, Esq , Putnam county, who, in imitation of the sage of Montieello, has given himself up to “peas and phi losophy.” The Countryman is published at *■:! per year. Editor’s postoffice, Eatonton. ON FRIDAY LAST, ! Business was very generally suspended in our j city, and although the weather was inclement, the ! different churches were tolerably well attended, | and the services, wo learn, interesting and appro -1 priate. Mr. Evans, the esteemed pastor ot the Methodist Church, preached a very impressive and pointed discourse. .Several have expressed a de sire that he should repeat it tinder more favorable auspices, and to a larger audience. We hope he will gratify, on some future occasion, this general wish. PUBLIC MEETINGS, Os an interesting character, have beenheffl hv the planters iu Houston, Pulaski, Sumter and oth er counties, and resolutions uniformly adopted against planting the usual crop of cotton and in favor of planting provision crops. Our space pre vent-’ the publication of the patriotic proceedings of these meetings this wee!:. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE GUNBOAT Have been promptly made by several of the pa* triotic ladies of Macon. These will be acknowl edged in due time. We shall be glad to extend the list. We believe the enterprise will meet with success. Our recent naval victories show us what, with a small navy, the South may "hope to accomplish on the sea as her galiant soldiers hav# already illustrated their prowess on land. Anv sums, from 50 cents to $5,000, will be gladlv re ceived, and if the full amount is not made up in a reasonable time, contributions will be returned to the donors. * HOME AGAIN! The First Regiment haviug been mustered out of service, we have, for the last few days, had the pleasure of meeting and taking by the hand many of its gallant men who were eu route for borne.— They seem to be in fine health and spirits, and ready to re-enter tne ranks at the call of their country, though Western Virginia appears to be their aversion. We have also been gratified to j meet with our worthy townsmen, Capts. Smith and Rogers, Sergeant Waterman and others. They all ; look well. The former is commissioned to raise a regiment, and the two latter desire recruits. We wi p h tbpro all success. Tuf REorniTiote.—We have heard from 23 countir- m regard to the late requisition of the Governor for twelve regiments, and the result is as follows Gunto of these 23 counties— 2,4so ; volunteer? 2,915, excels -IHS. '■.W' -4- blacksmith in Wilkes county, X. C., has commenced the manufacture of ladies’ sewing needles, and will 20011 be able to supply any re quired quthtßy, lAKING CARE OF t u - t fl; By rsfereoee to the proo^r};* 8 *' 1 ' I '’ l '' 3 B erate Congress, it Vll q e of B ! »ants are disposed t ike CilPa ' o ■ r pop . ( lohatiie’ JSLaiue ! tipcuS*n.» flfl r ''an, r ,< f0 *- H f* iu a day, or more, h i,d ; K fig*.ting our Rattles, jl 1p r . H mile, mileage ! Who pars fc - 'f' - re.--, fl jin the footsteps ot ?h» j* 1 ' » fl j •government, what lr „ j ourselves in the end? We* H 1 sorrow, and shall tesutne q,,. . HI j people tight out their in.:. , fl |<f4ftri>ttitt(/ to d‘> in unite <q j yHh j blood suvkets—they wU ue.'.i * fl whole race of .b,; the Richmond papers >■;..• i: . |of abominations? or vrv* fr.?' • | to take the yeas and mt H THt JADIki: 'fiUNROAT a .j ,r, We will take pleasure in icr.Hi this, as per request, and do nil m , H give the patriotic movement early .< ■, fl I cess. Several generous responses >, sv , B eotue to hand. Tbc following U a B which the esteemed writer will par.ion H fishing for the purpose of proroLi::;-- . fl ing others to the good wori. : H " The construction of a ganho.it- for fl of our seaboard, ha* mv hearty app■*?.. B the very thing most needed. We cat: rv - fl without a navi,. lam veryfghid ;v , • fl nto my in so important a cause. p : fl \ou will find sU*.(>o. fl “ Yours, very sincerely, 11. V ■ I “o. F. CotiKOr, March >* ” MAC ON VOLUKT K ERS. This time-honored corj**, which h * - ! v,.., field for nearly a j ear, on a twelve m tucid, will principally remain for t : e v Gaptaia fßour. A. S.\nln,) has been p:oi:u the office of Colonel, and id now here, r. - regiment- thus proving his efficiency s and the estimate placed in his meri bv ! - 1; superiors. With regard to the corp gei,, t has beon equally complimented, as will * bv facts, which we append. The Voluutecis left after a very short with u very full company and have genera v: bered over u hundred efficient men. A n>s couhl not leave, wiili honorary members j; who have joined it, formed a compuuv c I "J/aeoti 1 olu ( 'em yd It J; " cotc.fll.ui if Capt. J. 11. Branham, which now ntc.iib. • one hundred. About halt of the. e, uadi, Captain, have erdisted for the war, and .o»* ; Ito take the L i For this compinv teen -- I wanted to c Nte its r inks, and no >ah I who would ser- * is country should hc> t- I | join it. Its v gone antecedents and present po. I J sition present every inducement that could cry: > j J'* l feelings o: .» soijier by the association tn It | chai aeter it has sustained among the inilitat, | '-he State since the year IS::;*. Enough lih ! developed *yi:li regard to the military chat t, , i Capt. 11l *, sham to give assurance r;»st he • : prove in the iiel-1 an energetic and e; .••molticer Tliat it may be understood that Macon . , be left without a “ home guard,” what romair I‘‘Company B. will, with others, con -tin.t “ ; ! WiluDteem, company 17,” which will be or I under proper officers, aud be etpiippeil wna i military material now in the armory—ci,m i j ‘*B” to be provided with new arms, oniinn is, . i It. would be gratifying to u«, and no dout I all who have been, and are now oci .1, 1 „ this company to speak of its pj lq t.uv | point out the many individcala who have’bee:. | members who have since ana „ow I;. j i juip.,: I military offices. We could mention t, .in: have not the present leisure to'Vnmpk-!. \' ti ? We shall only say that in Mexico tlu ic tv r<- , Colonels—one from Tenneasee, one fiom Al *.bar land one Seymour) from tieorpia, . i.o | commands a regiment in V irgiul.t, frorn 'To show the materia] that has .on:u*tu;i-d t - present company, we need only to po. u to t - j promotions that have been made from id n; .* j since the first of January, IRCI, bv tin- ove:;.. I and Confederate Government. Capt. R. A. Smith, promoted to 1 !0.. a: | Authorized to raise anew regiment. lion, member 7. T. Conner, Lieut Cos!. ' Georgia Regiment. Private John S. Patten, Gant in I«t Georg . Regulars. •Setgt. R. 11. Atkinson, Adjutant Ist Georgi-. Rcgula rs. ( orpl. Josiah F. Bass, Pud Lieutenant Ist b. • gin Rygularp. < OI l»l. F. P. Bowdre, 2nd I,cut. Ist G,o;; Regulttis. l’ii*ate Leroy Napier, Captain Napier Artilbrr Private John ti Lamar, Adjutant Col. I.at: > Regiment. I Private Lauiai Cobb, Major O. S. Provis> , Army. j Private John Cobb, Sergt. Major Col. ilo^ t-obb’n Regiment. - Piivute \\ ilbur F. Johnson, 2nd Lieut. Pot! J crate States Marine Corps. Cor pi. \\ rn. A. Benton, Confederate .States i c - . graphist. . ( orpl. C. (}. Conner, Ist Lieut. Confedera.o i States Telegraphist. Private Wm. 11. Deavor, 2nd Lieut. lf‘ Nj Carolina Regiment. Private B. A. Wise, Adjutant Rosa’ BattaF '• Sergt. T. W. Mangham, Adjutant Col. Bailey's Regiment. Private A. M. Moffett, 2nd Lieut. Private J. S. Cowles, C. S. Engineering I>ef»r:- nient. Private Marshall de Gruffenrcid, 2nd I.ieun •> ! Georgia Regulars. Private Cbas. 11. Roger-, Commissary 2nd <*e '• gia Battalion. Piivate SamT. Hunter, Quarter Master g. •: 2nd Georgia Battalion. Private Briggs Napier, 3rd Lieutenant Napier Artillery. IN CAMP. > Companies from Houston and other couctie bave passed through this county on their ’ Griffin where they go into camn under th<‘ ‘■ r " requisition. I)k. Browm.ow.—Thia a} ' :,i Athens (Tenn.) Post of Friday last how' or other has been an object of no In:3* ■- r portance to the Confederate gov< ;■ >. t. r - down the road under an armed escort, en rc-' for Nashville, on Monday The Dalton Time? of the iL anno; 1 :--■ that Gov. Brown has appointed Dr, John- Lewis, Confederate State? Senator, m pLce Hon. R. Toombs, to serve until the next race- “5 of the Legislature,