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I’V S. ROSE & CO. W Journal Me wilder I |,.ry morning at $2 50 per annum ■ s : ) r»t th* n g'llar charge wiii t>e Oss Doll 4 ft ® .-,i iii MUKEn \v-iiiifi ox LEV, for the flrut in?<?r , ut ni j f'.r •*iicn subsequent insertion. All R| . a it epeeilied us to time, will be published ; ■f i: . 1 charged accordingly. A liberal discount p; •>. who advertise by the year. W , . ... lc ol over tej< lire", will be charged at ■ t’ r.U-s. 5 , Kit .1 -of candidates for office, to be paid for at ■ g' ~r a tc *j. when inserted. made with county officers, Drug i , , -r- 1, >l“rchants, and others, who may wish to ■ ai,eJ contracts. I. A ;o a.Mi Ni ROBS,by Executor*, Administrators I R re required by law to be advertised iu a * ;i tt-- t i-ty days previous to the day of sale. ;a a.»t be hel lon the hi st Tuesday in the month, I >i ~ars of ten in the forenoon and three in the * ti,. Oouit house in the county in which the I r ; v situated. , ; /Sal PiciPKktt must be advertised in like I forty and rvs r.i D/'HT >RS AND ChKDtroHs of an Estate must be ■k J forty Jay*. •i.t tppllc wtlon will be made to the Ordinary for . , II I. in i and Negroes, must be published weekly for ' y. < r i.utt rs of X imlnlstratlotu, thirty days ; for hi from A ImlnUtratlon, monthly, six months; for • ci from Guard; mshlp, weekly, forty days . ran t'oßßChCHtaa of Mortuaoe, monthly, four Iji establishing lost papers, for the full space of 1 t., r , impelling titles from executors or ad ti ,toi where a bond has been given by the deceased, i , fob sp ice of three in mths ,17 ‘ Letter. addressed to 8. HOSE & CO. i , i diit‘Hsiiitii)l ?mk| IfnsiHtos Puofks-ionai. an 11 BL'SINK'SS Cards will be inserted under •' lit-ad, at tin* following rates, viz : foi Thru- lines, per annum, t ft 00 *■ Seven lines, do Id dd “ Ten lines, do «• 12 dd “ rwelve lines, do lft do id vertlaeuieiits of tills class will be admitted, utiles' i , 1 in «dv:iuce,norf<iralessterinthantwelvemontba -1 ciAemeiits of ovr t welve lines will be charged pro rata. , i. -rtlsements not paid for In advance will be charged at j r uUr rates, i:i :. ii 1. \\i \ti,KTiN<;s dv masons, knk;iit templars, odd fel lows AND SONS OF TEMPERANCE, . 11l LI) IN TilK CITY OK MACON. MASONS. Onu l I/Oilße of Georgia for 1860, October Mat. 1,1 uje, No. .*), lirst and third Monday nights in each O.JuSe Chapter, No. 4, second Monday night in each Washington Council, No 6, fourth Monday night in each M 1 hlier'i'Encampment. Knights Templar, No, 2, Meeting* every first Titesd '.V n s ght iu each montn. ODD FELLOWS. Brand Lodge, first Wednesday in June, liriiul tfucaiuptneiit, Tuesd i.v previous. KituSUiu Lodge, No. 2, egery Thursday evening. I ijlted Brothers, No.ft,every Tuesday evening. Mu on Union Mncaniiun ‘i:l, S|o.*J, second and frurth Mon day evenings in each month. SONS OF TEMPERANCE. (inn.l Division, fourth Wednesday in October, annually. i- uOF US SlO NA L C ARD S. 1. tor.ii a mtiaton, ATTORfI£Y3 AT LAW, M.iOOX, «A. m'dtOTICE in the Counties of tlie Macon Circuit, and in I lb,- CJ- duties of Sumter, Monroe and Junes; also ifiyue »r.Wsl Courts at Savannah. [aprSl ’SS-ly] ri LVEUHOI SE A INMiI v, attorneys at law, 1 NO AVI t I E AND FORT VAI.LEY, GA. O r cli.t ERHOUSfi, F. A. ANBLEV, Knoxville, Ga. *Vort Valley, Ga. ’JO lv 1,. VVIXITTI.fi:, ATTORNEY AT LAW, A! dll OX, (GEORGIA. ‘•Mi'E next to CONCERT HALL,over Payne’s Drug Store jati. 8, [il ly] THOM A* tt s. ( US V * Iss, ATTO rnE YAT LA w, l-’onsytlif 11/ Jl l, attend promptly to ail business entrusted to his yfa f u*e in theOouutieaof Momof, Bibb, Butts, C.iftwturd» n- 4, Pike*, Spalding and Upson. [may 12 *f>S] It E ti OV AL. Hi® S 1. 1, h>* ivmoveJ liis Lavr Office to Cherry street * u>> slairs of huilliiw next l>el.,w B A. Wise’s furnish iru itore. Its will attend the Courts as heretofore. H 9 on', Oct. 1, IS JL o<:t 9 u DI89( >JLTJTIOJNT. The firm of Wood A Cos., is this day dissolved by mutual c .sent. All persons having claim* atfain/t us wiii please present them, and those indebti and lo us will please come tor - w\i,d and settle promptly The Bocks and note* will be f, uiiJ at the old stand, and settled by the senior partner. GREENVILLE WOOD f SETH G. WOOD. f Macon, Dec. E-Oth 1961. TO NEWSPAPER?. AH Newspaper* advertising for Wood k Cos., will please liiso/utinue tin* same from this date. WOOD & CO. Dtveniher 80th 1961. TO THE PUBLIC. Thmkful for past favors we would respectfully request a ci: ; nuance of the same for the remaining partner. Dee 80th 1861. WOOD k CO. n.Ui WHEEL BORROWS and SPINNING WHEELS, for sale by Q, WOOD. Jan.9—tf OPPOSITE LANIER HOUSE, MACOSiT. WOOL HITS, CHILDRENS' STRAWS. SILK DRESS MATS $-±7o TO The Commercial Straw Is easy, sl.bo * “ Senate is not bad, “ Planter’s Hat is very light, “ English i3 Finest. \ j'ne'2o C. U. STONE tV BKo. TAKE NOTICE. ~ Al l, prisons indebted to A. 0. BOSTICK, LAMAR A -Wi.[,IAMSOX, or BOSTICK .1 LAMAR, are notified to 1 ome forward aii(! sr-ttla, or the accounts will be placed in kn sftofney’s hands for collection. The subscriber, or hi- representative, Mr. I. B. Fnt.jash, 1 • t- found ai the Store, opposite the l anier House, pre psre i to take money or notes in settlement. A. C. BOSTICK. Ms c on, Jan. 15, JBd2—tf MILITARY BOOKS. A 'EIV supply of Hardie’s Tactics, Scott’s Tactics, hooper’a Tactics, Cavalry Tactics, and Mahon’s Tre»- foniflc*Uon, for sale at BQAKDMAN’i. , IKY ONK OF OCR \ew Hack Pocket Hats. Buy one NEW STYLE BROAD BRIM. The X ZOUAVE BLACK TRIMMED Will BECOME you 1 So will the MAROON And the L\. Nat. Nutria. So will the LIGIfT BLACK BROAD ROUND ! SOFT 11 ATS. BUSINESS LARDS. rrfOH. MARDKXAX, O. O.SPAKE*. HARDEMAN & SPARKS, WARE-HOUSE AND Commission Merchants. MACON, OA., WILL vive prompt attention to the selling and storing of Cotton, and to the filling of orders for plantation anJ family supplies. With many years experience and with their best efforts to serve their friends, they hope to nave a continuance <>f the liberal patronage heretofore extended to tb-ni Liberal advances made when required. August 15th ISGO (ly.) NEW FIRM. I/. I'. STRONG & SONS. IKWI9 P. STRONG ten- J lers his grateful thanks or the liberal patronage rw tended to him for thelast £L \-gg sy Y , wenty seven years.and re- -V’ ■ ifully announces that he v*}&***lt' associated with higi in 4r/. Wclg ' 1. e fqrfher pro«bcui)Gu of i*<r i/ioni/oi, hi-* tw<) s .rn, > fHHA jC~ RDttAK P. STRONG and SA a PORKKBTER W. STRONG. ™ under tiie name, firm and style of L. P STRONG 4 dt** SONS, and will continue to keep on hand and oiler, a large arid select assortment of Koots Shops and Leather >f all kinds, and Findings for Country manufacturers. He /.respectfully asks for the new firm, a continuance o the lib . favor extended to the old. Macon, January 8,18410. 4t-y D. 0. HODGKINS &. SON, DEALERS IS AND MANUFACTURERS OF C3r TJ TVT IS, IFLES, O F EVE R V ~l> L S CLIFT! I>N , A EhtV DOORS 11KLOW TH t Lanier House, Jan. 1,1960. ts F. IL BURG HARD, WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, AND DEALER IN PANCY WARES, DIAMONDS AND PRECIOUS STONES, IN GENERAL, ARTICLES OF VERTIT, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, CUTLERY, FINEST IMPORT ED AND AMERICAN WATCHES, TIME PIECES, CLOCKS, CHRONOMETERS, CHIROGRAPHIC IMPLEMENTS, Ac., Ac., Cherry St., Macon, Second door below the Telegraph Printing House. miSANKPIL for past favors .reminds B the public that all the most fashionable, elegant and deairwWr vnods in this line will coutlnuet/, 1,, t/.uii.l hi this elegant stand m the greatest variety. No troubleto show Goods. feb 20 - 'CO y COATES & WOQLFOLK, COTTON KACTOHS. Wart* llohm- ox* 'l'Binrd Siitpi. vim i . ontinue t> give prompt aUeptiun to tuasinerc IT entrusted to their Advances made on Cotton in Store Sept. 25.1561 ts JOHN SOHOFIELD, Jodtil A BOnOKIXFD tecliofield. & Bro,, FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS JflArON, UKOHGIA. \\T F are prepared to Manufacture Sieain Engines, \V CIKOUI.AR SAW MILLS, MILL and GIN GEAR ING, SUGAR MILLS, BRASS AN l) I RON CASTINGS Os every description IKON K.t 11.1\(.’ unG \ Slit- AN If Alls. Having tlie most complete assortment of Iron Railing in the State, whicli for elegance, neatness, du rability ami design, cannot be surpassed, and are suitable for the fronts of Dwellings, Cemetery li-ts, Public Squares, Church Fences and Balconies. Persons desirous of purchasing Railings will do well to give a call, as we are determined to offer as good bargains as any Northern Establishment. Specimens of our Work can be seen at Rose Hill Cemetery, and at various private residences in this city, ja n 1 - I sG l me iTiv'OßKs, IMACON, GEORGIA. T. c. N I S B E nr, H\ WIG removed his FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS to the line of tlie Rail Road near the Macon A Western Shops, he is now prepared to manufacture all kinds of MACHINERY AND CASTINGS, ALSO Steam Engines & Boilers, On terms as favorable as any Establishment either Nortii or Souih. (mar 18) T. C. NI3BET. Notice to Builders and Jobbers. LUMBER FOR SALE. rilllK subscriber would inform his friends and the public JL in general, that he has tlie largest and best lot of SE \SO VE D P I \ E E IMRE It ever exhibited fn Mi’d-ic Georgia, consisting of Scantling of all sines and commonly used in house building ; quartered and bustured tlouring, wetherboarding, ceiling, and all other kinds suitable for building. My Mill is near the Central Railroad, and wi 1 deliver at the road on accommodating terms. Any person wishing to purchase, address me at lnvinton, and I will send horse and buggy to meet the day train at Mclntyre’s, and convey them to the mdl free of charge. Sept. ‘25,1961. —ts G. B. BURNEY. CARHART&BRO. (I.ATK OF SKW VOXK.) Have returned to this place, where they will he pleased to see their Friends. All communications promptly attended to. Store iu ]»alston’s Rock Building, cn Third Street, JAS. D. OAR HART, AVAR B. OAR HART. Macon, March 18,lSf,i tf;i< oii Miirtingq, At . aI ■ ( I Macon bhirtipps and F. It. Osr.ahurgs. -■> balt-s Cotton \ arns, assorted Nos 25 tales Georgia Stripes, for sale bv mar2d BOW DHL a ANDDRSON. FLOUR . ?T/ W 1 BRL9. Superfine and Family Flour to arrive OV/v 16,000 pound* Choice Family Flour, (i-aeks; In Store, and for sal* by vrn m &OWDRS A AHDERSW. MACON, OEOIiOIA, WEDNESDAY, .MARCH hi, is<;_>. From the Norfolk Day Book of the lmh. in#* Jaiar* ttiver Blockade Opened. TWO YANm HftS'r CLASS FRIGATES DESTROYED. THE H4TEH UUBFIMAM) M\kl! THE CONGRESS BURNED TO THE WATER'S EDGE. THE MINNESOTA AND ST. LAWRtNGE AGRuUNU, (ireai Siifce-is us the Cuuiederjite h«n I'd !>Paiim \irgitita. LlKtiE MMIER ut USIvEIS sHtd A\l) BROWNLB At a quarter past 1 1 o’clock nu Saturday, the iron elad steamer \ irtriuia east a loose from her mooriugs at the Navy Vard, and made her way down to Hampton Roads, to wards the blockading fleet lying off New port News. She reached their neighborhood utter some detention at the obstructions be low at '1 o’clock. Here she found *the two first class sailing frigates Cumberland and Congress. \\ ith a determination to pay her respects to the Cumberland first, the Virgin ia bore down to that vessel, and while pass ing the Congress she gave her a broadside by way of a salute. Her operations on the Cumberland were performed in the short space of fifteen minutes’ time, at the end ot which the Cumberland sunk just where she had been lying. 1 he \ irginia on approaching her and get ting withiu point blank range, tired her bow gun several times, and ran into her, striking her fairly with her ram, which made her reel to and fro, and sent her speedily to the bottom, but while goingdown, we understand, the after gun ot the Cumberland was dis charged at the Virginia, with what injury we know not. The object in first getting rid of the Cum berland was probably to destroy the very heavy armament which the frigate carried, it being the heaviest in the Yankee Navy.— Ihe officers and crew of the Cumberland made their escape as best they could, many ot thorn being captured by our gunboats.— The wounded on board it is believed went down with the vessel. - The A irginia next turned her attention to the Congress, which vessel, it, is said, gal lantly resisted her inevitable fate for nearly an hour, hut finally finding the ship rapidly sinking, she hauled down her colors and made lor the beach, where she was run as high aground as possible. Her officers and View were taken oft by our gunboats, and while she had her flag ol truce hoisted and was being relieved of her killed and wound ed by our boats, the Yankees on shore at Newport News, disregarding the flag of truce, with Minnie muskets fired into her and killed several of their own men and slightly wounding in the arm Mr John Hopkins, one of our pilots, attached to the Beaufort. \\ bile the \ irginia was engaged with tin- Congress with her bow gun she poured broadside after broadside into the shore bat teries ot the enemy at Newport’s News.— ()ue discharge troin the bow gun of tin- Vir ginia, says one ot the prisoners, capsized two ot the guns of the Congress, killing 10 of her crew, and taking olf the head of a Lieut. Smith, and literally tore the .-hip to pieces. 'J he enemy seemed entirely unaware of our intention to attack them, and if is said weie so completely lulled into security that the \ irginia had got down to Sewell’s Point before they took the alarm. While the engagement was going on be tween tlie two frigates and the Virginia, the enemy s steam frigate Minnesota put out from Old Point to their assistance. She laid well over toward Newport’s News, but not entirely out of the range of our batte ries on Sewells Point, which opened upon her with what effect we are unable to say. but she replied to them without any damage whatever, ihe Minnesota got aground when within a mile or two of Newport’s News Point. There she stuck, unable to get oft’, while the Confederate steamers Patrick Hen ry and Jamestown peppered her with their batteries, while the. Virginia was attending to the shore batteries at Newport’s News. The frigate St. Lawrence then came up to the assistance of the Minnesota, and she also got aground, and a. steam frigate, sup posed to be the Roanoke, put oft from Old Point with the same intention, it is supposed, but seeing the sad havoc which the Virgin ia was playing with the Federal vessels, she put back to Old Point. J lie Minnesota and St. Lawrence, we learn, are hard aground and in the power of Virginia, at high tide, as the latter vessel was at Sewell’s Point, after the engagement, where she remained on Saturday night, ieady to commence on them on Sunday morning She is between them and all assistance from Old Point. The frigate Congress was set lire to, on Saturday night, by a boat’s crew from some of our vessels. She illuminated the whole Roads and river, and about midnight, her magazine exploded with a tremendous noise. Her conflagration afforded a rare to many thousands of spectators who lined the shores of our harbor to witness the spectacle of a ship on fire. Many articles of value, we learn, were removed from her by our gunboats, before being fired. Tugs and steamers were sent to the ance of the Minnesota and St. Lawrence from Old Point after they grounded but their eftorfs to haul them oft' were unavail ing. The first gun tired in the engagement is aaid to have been fired by the Confederate gunboat Beaufort at the frigate Congress.— All of our sK'Uuots tu}4 guaboats art sal4 to have been managed with the utmost -kill < md dexterity, rendering sreat w«Marueto he \ irginia in this maguiticent and success ful engagement. We are without m- in- f e.-t»iii£/ at the :oss of the enemy i„ R,51.-1 ,nd wounded, lo'Ugfi it i- belie\«-J t* . i, av. I.:, u.. rs great Our total luss in killed and wounded, as fur is we can learn, is nine killed and twelve wounded, most of them -dightiv. 1 wenfy-three prisoners wvtc brought up to this city on Saturday night. Those were uli taken off the liigatc kongre--sby ihe %ruu boat Beaufort, whilst our other’ gunboats toolc oft others One of these prisouers died while on his way to the city, He and an other one wounded were shot by their own forces while being saved from the sinking Congress. Ihe wouuded prisoners were car ried to the hospital. The Virginia had two men killed and some tire or .six wounded. A shot entered ihe port hole and struck the gun on the muzzle knocking oft' a piece nine inches long. This disabled the gun which was immediately re placed by another of the same calibre. Capt. Buchanan and Lieut. Minor, of the \ irginia, are said to be wounded, the former slightly, the latter severely. On board the Patrick Henry n shot enter ed one of her ports we understand, and passed through one of her boilers, disabling it. yhe was compelled to haul off imme diately for repairs. T here were four men killed and three wounded, on board of her. Other damage not material. On hoard the gunboat Raleigh, midship man flutter was killed, we unde st ud, though wo did not learn of any other casu alties. The James River steamers arrived at the scene of action, it is said, about one hour after the engagement, commenced. They easily passed the Newport’s News batteries, and after joining in the tight. rendered very efficient aid. By this daring exploit we have raised the Janies liver blockade, without foreign as sistanee, and are likely, with the assistance ot the irginia, to keep open the communi cation. Several small prizes were said so have been taken by our gunboats from the Yan kees, one ot which, the schooner Reindeer, was brought up to the Navy Vard on Satur day night. Two others were said to have been carried over to Pig’s Point on Satur day. A noth**!- report, we hear, says that hut two persons were killed on board the \U ginia. Andrew J. Oaiton, a printer, who left our office a lew days since, to join the \ irginia, and who was at tin- bombardment of Sum ter and j<arl l»-I j»ati-d m sevi raj oilier euffa>.-.e merits during tlie war, we learn was one of the wounded on board that vessel on Satur day. Ihe engagement was renewed aioiin on Sunday morning, about o’elurk, by the Jamestown, and several <d our jjunboats, fu ing into the Minnesota and St. Lawrence.— At high water we expeot the \ irginia will pay her respects to these vessels. Since tin* above was written, we have been enabled to srather some additional partieu Urs. Some detention occurred on l»t»nr«l the \ ir ginia on .Sunday morning, we I cam, or she would have commenced the ♦•ngagetncsif much earlier than Si o’clock; ar wiiieli time she, together with the Patrick Henry, James town and our other gunboats, opened fire on the Minnesota, which still lies hard and fast aground. The tide being at the ebb, the Virginia did not take the channel where tie* Minnesota lay, probably for fear of ground ing, but getting within a good range of her, she opened tire w ith terrible effect, complete ly riddling her, and rendering constant ex ertion at the pump necessary to prevent her from tilling. Early in the morning, the Emerson Bat tery, now called the Monitor, was discovered off Newport’s News Point, she having gone up there during the night. A sharp encoun ter soon took place between her and the Vir ginia, during which time they were frequent ly not: more than 30 or K> yards apart. — l nfortunately, the \ irginiu ran aground, and the Krriecson, using her advantage, poured shot after shot into her, but without doing any serious damage. 1u a short while, however, the \ irginia succeeded in getting off, and putting on a full head of steam, ran her bow into the Emerson, doing, as it is thought, great damage. We are rejoiced to say that notwithstand ing the tiring was much heavier than on Saturday, there were no casualties on either of our vessels —not a man being in the least injured by shots from the enemy or other wise. Several ‘of the enemy’s guuboats being within range, they were favored with a shell or two from the Virginia, with telling eft* ct, and in every case disabling or sinking them. One of these laying alongside the Minneso ta. had a shell turowu aboard of her which, on bursting, tore her asunder, and sent her to the bottom. Having completely riddled the Minnesota, and disabled the St. Lawrence and .Monitor, besides, as stated above, destroying several of tin* enemy’s gunboats—in a word, having accomplished all that they designed and having no more material to work upon, our noble vessels left the scene of their triumphs and returned to" the yard where they await another'opportunity of displaying tbeir prow ess. The enemy’s l<»ss, killed and wounded, duriug the two days’ battle is exceedingly large, and estimated at from six to twelve hundred. The scene around the Csogrest 1 ' represent!-d a- heart -ivk<*nin<>—- l'iie nffi.- <l -i nl the Ri-autoi l, who lull along- I -nie her on Satuidat night un i Bvardt-d l»< r for the pur|s»-e ..1 r■'liiuviu*£ iii<' wound ej aboard ot her, au i who were brutally lit«<l ujiOh by the i ijvuiv. while cnj?;>J<?il in this vv<» rk ol mercy to their own kith iu*i kin. r< presented tin dci k <<t' the y< - cl a> being literally Covered with tin* dead ;iud dviup One r.f them azures u- that a< ho u< nt from teii* to ati. ini sh< <*> Wile well nigh buried in and brain*. Vrins, l*"- ami heads wore tou ad to it to rod in every direction, while here an 1 th ro, in the agonic-- 0 ! death, would Ik- ttnind pool deluded wretches, with ! then bren-M torn completely out. ■ t M th, crew of I lie* V'u tuber land, but lew survived to fi ll the tale. As she went down her crow went with her, **x>epiino -nine tew who "'ore taken as prisoners by us. and a ! few others who escaped to the chore. Out i o! live hundred aboard ot In r it is tc-ii mated j that not over a hundred at most escaped, the j remainder being either killed hv our shot or : drowned as the vessel went down. (>t course, the greater part of those on j hoard the gunboats were also drowned, as there was not sufficient time for the nr to have made their escape. Added to this, very j many in the camps ol the cuemy at New j P 0 s News were killed by the shells w hich the Virginia threw among them. Un our side tin* loss was indeed small, and when we consider the storm of shell to which at times they were subjected, we can hut wonder while we rejoice that so lew of them j suffered injury. j On the Virginia there were two killed and eight wounded. Among the wounded wo regret to mention (’apt. Buchanan and lieu tenant Minor, J hose wounds, however, we are happy to state, are but. slight. On the Kaleigh, Midshipman Hotter was killed and Captaius lay 100 and Alexander wounded, the first mentioned quite severely'. ()n the Beaufort < I uniter \\ . 1 tohin.son and two seamen were wounded. This was all the damage sustained by this vessel among her men. 'j wo \ ankee prisoners aboard ot* her were struck by the balls of their friends, one ol them killed and the other severely* wounded. Ihe former wa-» standing in the door ot the wardrobe at tin* time the Beau tort was alongside the (’ougross, and one of the shower of balls sent bv the enemy on shore from their Minnie ion <kefs, struck him on the forehead, penetrating his brain 1 and killing him almost instantly. < )n the '1 enser. one imm was wounded very slightly. (In tin* Bat rich fl«*n r y, four men were killed ami throe wnuided \\ hih* iho loss of the enemy is counted By hundreds, iHLs, as will he seen lYmo the above, amounts t<» <*ulv seven killed md seventeen wound.d 'I bis loss on oar part, a saialb ai it \< f was not the work of the emnng’s shots lton* li.eir vessels, hur.iho result, tor the mo.-t put of the tin* <»f miukets from shr»jc ititling tin content, tin* lnatiuna-t of i lie Raleigh was carried a way. Thi thig r * ••I the \ irgimu wer«* also eitf. <io\\u. Ihe re* port that, tin* ( ongii?" yvas fired in the* I* ode ia Is to pre\enf her laliiug into ««ur hands, is without a shadow if trutA. .Afee was lin'd by hot, shot, from the \ iii'jiiia, for Inang into our boats while sin* had a ll r,g of truce at tin* time Hying, after she had struck her colors and surrendered in us. Among the prisoners taken of) r’&• <’,,n gtess was the slave S:au, tin* pro port \ of llruiuond, Esq., ol this eitv, who es caped to the enemy some time in October last. H«* is now sale, having reached his home sooner and under different «*u*ctim ,stances than he :inticipnte<l. (hi the arrival of the A irioniuat tlk* Van-, her men were mustered and addressed by the commanding officer in terms oi praise for their noble bearing duii&g the engage ment. They re-pond gj with hearty cheers and expressed a de-ire to again re-enact the scenes tl,rough which they'had just, passed whenever opportunity presented. The injury sustained by the Hatri-.k Hen ry was not as great ns at first supposed —being so trifling that a few hours repairs were suf ficient to place her in readiness for action. 1 he officers of the \ irginia are represent- 1 ed as having acted with the utmos courage and bravery during the contest. It is re lated of Captain Buchanan that, during the thickest ot the fight he remained on the deck of the A irginia, and that he discharged musket after musket at the enemy' as they were handed up to him. It was while thus exposed that lie received the wound of which mention is made above. It is said that all of the batteries <m New poit’s News were silenced except ou<% and that our shot and shell were thrown with such nooning aim and precision among the enemy that great numbers of them were killed and wounded. Ryt Coffee—Hr. C. «J. Holiest?, m a letter to the LaGrange Reporter, warns the public against the use of Rye, as a substitute for Coffee. He says : ihe grain wheu burnt contains upwards of fifty per cent, of phosphoric arid, which acts injuriously upon the whole bony struc ture. In the young it effectually prevents the full develnpeir.cn' of the u-seou- tis-ue.«, and in the old, it lays the foundation for dry gangrene. It possesses the power of dissol ving the phosphate of lime, which consti tutes upwards of fifty per cent, of the bone in man. Ihe same power it exerts over utoro gestation, and thereby brings aliout all tin* concomitant evils of abortion. Cases of this kind Lave come under my professional observation during a few months past, and l thiuk the foil* ought to W spread byfvii the j peopU. i VOI.HIF, XXXIX—NO ( io|iv—t|,. ( .|ni S in lloaiotoii lu compliance with u previous call, in * planters «>t iiou-tou county, almost .a. , • 'n\ n< and at Beirv, on the -4 1 li instant, fvi tb< purpose of considering iht* very luq << taut subject f rni-ing provisions to mvr *• B M., t<i c mired thv.iu.elvi * into ano <. tin in the public square by calling th<> Hmi..h soph D»v to the Chair, aud re questing Cl I*, itiunle t<> art as Secretary After a1- >\ remarks b\ the Ghair. explanatory <1 th. objci t it the meeting, n motion was uud * by l)r. Um. A. Math eft's, to nppi int a ~ n.- miiti-e to present to the meeting matter : *r its consideration and action, upon which i ti«»n the Chair appointed the following v o tlcinen that committee: Dr Wm A. M it 1 : fws, (.’apt 11. Den arc j Al L. Greene, P.mi • s«*y Brown, B. \\ Brown, Col Ezell, Ma i ison Marshall and Bet. B. T Tharpe After an absence of half an hour, the committee, through their Chairman, Dr. Mathews, presented the following r< j -r' • The eitcumstanees, with which, as a na tion, we are surrounded, demand of every true .Southern mind profound, solemn e<.n sideration. With nu enemy great in nume rical strength, and powerful in the ca pact tv to inflict us serious injury, gradually rii emachinf* upon our borders, and aetuall}' peuetrating our territory, it certainly be hooves us all to exert ourselves to resist ;a every possible manner, their further pr -gr *ss and drive them trout our soil. of thousands of our gallant and patriotic countrymen have, in re-p e t<> the call of their country, gone forth to an i the foe, and are now bravely enduring tho privations and dangers of the soldier's lit-*, and many thousands more arc now bucUiu i on their armor and preparing to enter the contest. Within the next few weeks, we w .ll have perhaps at least ball'a million of men in lb field, engaged in defending our countty. rights and the liberties ol our cb i c n They certainly have the strongest claims uj on our gratitude and our sympathies. Hitherto wo have relied mainly upon our border States—Kentucky and Tenne -t - 1 forour supplies. Tho former is, for the pi | ent at leiu-t, ta.-* to us, and the latter no ]i>m j gcr to be depended on with certainty' While out sons and our .civiiitryinen at i gaged in the more arduous and rugged | vice of our country, deprived of'th<* con torts and endearments of home, we bav <• \ tics of the highest ami most impel at i <• clnrnetcr to pnform thi t sold nt s most he t>d y atid such of ti, I imiltcs as arc dependent, provided hi; n i upon the planter* of the Cotton State*- <i \'<>l\cs in i iM'i-at degree this m* rn• -f»f• *ll - spon-ibiiii y \ our c..mmitt< < ilirin it imnci > <i\ ( Igo into ann argument to siistaiu the.-<* pi p<>sitems. Ih'V aii* self evident; and v\<* horn -iJv b.*!i.-vc tint upon the r.'iilt of th* action of the planter- of the Coiron S. f t tor the next eight weeks depends tie* •!< 'i Mv"of t he-e ( mfedi rate States. \\ itii j,n <ifill supplies of provisions, we will, un : e P/o vide nee, tiinriiph over our etc m it- - >l.»fie:if and disgrace await u *. ty hat. then, is our duty ? Wc an>wi r, to «>(► 'ill in our. power, by proper foresight in p’liWoog ate! i-nergv iu culture, to .*• . a: bv t4ie fiiessine of Cf»<J, an abundant upp* . of cdhhloe for our soldiers, tlieir larniii*- o oiirselve-s' fe*t us see to it that, with ail atel elimatr , v II adapted to the growth • 1 perfection of' evo/ytjjing n< t i rend t us independent of flu* balaiue ot t l >*‘ w<>»bi we properly use the ad vantages thu- aff*id i u«, icst when too late wc repent, our folly - And fdioil'd there be any who will j»eri.» in turniog a deaf ear, and closing (ie-ir t is to these truths and admonitions, we hope to !><• excused for distrusting their patriotism or a p.'opcr ipprociafiou of their duty. Hut believing the planters of Houston (?o«inty to possess both the intelligence to eompiehcnd and the patriotism to j• if rni their duty. wo piopo.se fur adoption the f’d That we will so arrange our planting in;ores 4 for the present year, and . during the existence of the war, as to secure beyond t/>v iiuman contingency, a*» am] supply of ]<rowioi)M to ucet any cmerg* in y that, mav arise. lle.snlred, That in order to Secure the <.i, ject contemplated in fb<* foregoing du we do solemn!} obligato and bind our J. • • not to plant »neednuj jour acres in cos < t to the hand. I'run!retl, Tliat we further pled selves toco operate with our County C in providing for the destitute familic of« hrave and self-sacrificing soldiers, and 1», i ing after their interests while tin ir gallar. sons and husbands are defending in ti field of strife. The above report of the c mtnittc !.• vi: - iieen read, on motion of the lb v Jf. 1 Tharpe, the resolutions were taken up • rately and, after some appropriate ur*d i, , hie remarks by the Rev. Mr. Thatpe • and Kev. I)r. McGcdice, the rcbolitticn.s wore c' adopted without one dissenting voice. On motion of l»ev. Air Thar pc, a<. mu, - tec of five was appointed to itienim :.uiz<* t ! planter-of < Georgia on the important -ob ject had under consideration. W hereupon the Chair appointed the fal lowing as that committee: Kev. B. I Tharpe, hr. Um. A. Mathews, Dr. }'. . MeGehee,l»ev. Dr. Met .1 ehce, and J > »s. ToMKt- On motion, it was resolved to furnish a copy of the above to the Macon paper- for publication. The meeting then adjourned. JOSKKU lim'a. C : X;