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t:,. ia n rate. 4, when w j t )i county officer?, Drug
;*; ; ) iaU f9, »n.i *»>« iaa > wish to
«na. ■ pvecutoM,Administrator*
by law to l>? advert,sed in a
*' * 1 ... f.rtv days previous to the day of sale.
' ,’nusj n.* held on the first Tuesday In the month,
, 1 ‘ >»- iiourn <»f teu in the forenoon and three in the
,i the Court house in the county in which the
1 ' ", .Ji Phopkkty must he advertised in like
t'.’/ bvarroftS and flarorroiw of an Estate must be
I' 1 ' ' *.! t ati-on will be made to the Ordinary for
■ it hiudaiid iiegroea, must be published weekly tor
for Letters of Administrations., thirty dnye ; for
. '!((, aduilnistw.it.ion, monthly, si* months; for
hon from Ouiidianship, weekly, forty Java
' ‘ , K i'.khiji in,) of Mok»wa<ik, Vnonthly, four
f,, e , t,l,li.sUing lost papers, for the full space ol
iaonth j • for compelling titles from executors or ad
[ rat..i- where a hood has been given by the deceased,
[* fuli space of three to niths.
s-7‘ betters addressed to S. ROSE k CO.
PiN»t<»««ioii:tl ami BuMiuesi Men.
I* iKr i inat. and Hitf'ink ! .s Cakds will be inserted under
thu head, at the following rates, viz :
* r, on
for Three lines, per annum, *'» ”
“ Seven lines, do ? ,
“ Ten lines, do ]; JJ®
“ Twelve lines, do lo 00
. h I vertiseineiits of this class will be admitted, unles •
■ . ,i f.u- in advance, nor for a less term than twelve months.
,i vt riiseineuts of over twelve 1 iues will be charged euo hat a •
A , >;r,ts o -t paid for in advance will be charged at
tie regular rates.
H h T( HJI -A 1 1 M f&KTINOS
OF MAHON 3, KNIGHT TEMPLARS, ODD FEL
LOWS A\ r l> HONS OF TEMPERANCE,
liUf.O IN THE Cl Y OF MACON.
MASONS.
a r , \l . of Georgia for IS6O, October 31 sL
dr hi Led .. . No. b, first and third Monday nights In each
month. .... i ;
C-m'i'.-tfitiiu* Chapter, Sio. 4, second Monday night in each
\y, iidiiv.ton Council, No. 6, fourth Monday night in each
ihnt r’s Encampment. Knights 'i - tr.plar, 2, Meetings
every first Tuesday night in each month.
0D D F E LIOWB.
(baud Lodge, first Wednesday in June,
lirand Encampment, Tuesday previous.
Franklin Lodge, No. 2, every Thursday evening.
I uiifd Brothers, No.f>, every Tuesday evening.
A! , hi ( uioii Encampment, No. 2, second and fourth Mon
day evenings in each month.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
Grand Division, fourth Wednesday in October, annually.
ii urn'in 1 r —ip Af-W* «nrr ’tnrm- n ri-iriVn «- tnit‘ a r 1,1
Y KOFESSION AL F iH#S.
i. lVir.ll & AAOEKSOAI,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
MACON, lit,
I PRACTICE in the Counties of the Macon Circuit, and in
the Counties of Sumter, Monroe and Jones ; also in the
iv.leral Courta at .Savannah.
[apr 21 ’53-ly] __
, . IiVEBHOI SB A A \ Si. l.\ ,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
KNOXVILLE AND FORT VALLEY, OA.
G V OULVEItHOUSE, F. A. ANSLEY,
Knoxville, (la. Fort Valley, Ga.
tßt-'6O-ly
L. Pf. WHITTLE,
ATTORNEY A T L A W,
A! ACO A, Ht:OliUlA.
')KFICE next to CONCERT HALL,over Payne’s Orug Store
jam. 6, [4l-ly.]
TIMM! AS It. €AI? \ VISS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
l^orsytli,
\\f| 1.1, attend promptly to all business entrusted to his
W care in the Count iesot Monroe, Bibb, Butts, Crawford,
nes, Pike,Spalding and Upson. [.may 12 ’5S]
RIMIOV 1 lx.
II If,l, Ins removed his Law Office to Cherry street
j , up stairs of building next below B. A. Wise’s furnish
ing itore. He will attend the Courts as heretofore. *
Macon, Oct. 1,1861. oct 9-ts
OPPOSITE LANIER HOUSE,
MA.COBT.
WOOL HITS,‘CHILDRENS’ STRAWS.
SILK DRESS HATS $2.75 TO $3.00.
Tae Commercial Straw is easy, ?1-00
“ Senate is not bad,
“ Planter’s Hat is very light, ..$1.40.
“ English i3 Finest.
e2O G. IL STON 111 iV Bll< ).
M.U’ON BKKO STORE.
I' ANDRETIUS FRESH GARDEN SEEDS.—W. S.
1.4 ELLIS has just received a large supply of
CARDEN SEEDS,
From Lsndreth’s, warranted genuine, for sale at the lowest
P ’kvs, wholesale and ret^.
, a gen- ral assortment of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
Macon, Ga., Jail. 16. ts W. 8. ELLTB.
-tk. ,/m. BIU mm <m
UTiIKELEH A: WILSON’S Sewing Machines
at standard prices; anew and tine lot just opened
and for sale by 10. J. JOHNSTON A CO.
ntar 14 Second Floor.
Pure Corn and Rectified Whiskey
* { ll A BBLS. Whiskey, consisting of “ Ward A Carey’
• y Extra Rectified,Kentucky Pure White,’’Ten
nyeeCorn.-’Georgia Planters,” “Pike’s Magnolia,’’and
Uier Brands.ail received direct from the Distillers,and
or sale i ow McCALLIE A JONKjj.
©4l f
THY ONR OF OUR
i\iiw Black Bucket Hats.
Bay one N EVV STYLE
BROAD BRIM
The X ZOUAVE
BLACK TRIMMED
Will BECOME you !
So will the
MAKOO N
And the
F.Y. TSi at. Nutria.
So will the LIGHT BLACK
BROAD ROUND
SOFT HATS.
BUSINESS LAMBS.
fHOS. BAKIIXJIxN, SR. o. a. spar a?
IIAROLIViAN & SPARKS,
WARE-HOUSE
AND
Commission Merchants.
j-tftjtl MACON, OA., HHi
VVriLL give prompt attention to the selling and storing
VT of Citton, and to the filling of orders for plantation
and family supplies. With many years experience and
with theii best ffinrts to serve their friends, they hope to
have a continuance of the liberal patronage heretofore
extended to them. Liberal advances made w'hen required.
August 15th 1860. (ly.)
COATES & WOOLFOLK,
yg COTTON FACTORS. gg|
Vi die lloiivp on Third Miect.
VVrilLI, continue to give prompt attention to businees
T t entrusted to tlieir care. Advances made on Cotton
in Store. Sept. 25, 1861—ts
JOHN SCHGFIKLD, JOSHUA SCHOFIKKP
BcFiofielcl <fc Uro.,
FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS
UFA CON, LEOKLM,
WF. are prepared t-i Manufacture Steam I’uYines,
CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, MILL and GIN GEAR
ING, SUGAR MILLS,
BRASS AN D I RON CA STINGS
Os every description IRON HAILING anti VER-
A NOftlCS. Having the most complete assortment of
Iron Railing in the State, which for elegance, neatness, du
rability and design, cannot be surpassed, and are suitable
fur the fronts of Dwellings, Cemetery Lets, Public Squares,
Church Fences and Balconies.
Pen sons desirous of purchasing Railings will do well to
give a call, as wc arc determined to oiler as good bargains
as any Northern Establishment,
ibS??" Specimens of our Work can be seen at Rose Hill
Cemetery, and at various private residences in this city,
jan 1-1:61
IRON WORKS,
91AC01V, <d.OnGlA.
r r. c. tv i sis e r r,
HAVIVU; removed his FOUNDRY AND MACHINE
. WORKS to the line of the Rail Road near the Macon
£ Western Shops, he is now prepared to manufacture all
kinds of
MACHINERY AND CASTINGS,
AI.S3
Steam Engines & Boilers,
On terms a? favorable as any Establishment either North or
South. (mar 18) T. C. NISBET.
D. C. HODGKINS &, SON,
DEALERS IS AND MANPFACTBRERS OP
C2r XT AST £3,
RIFLES,
PISTOLS,
And Sport in:; Ai» 11 :trair.e-
OFRvIiRV DK OrtIFTION, i ra
A FKW DOORS BKI.O\YTHK V S^Y#^
Lamer House, V-^
Macon, Ga.
Jan. 1, 1860. ts
F. H. BURG HARD,
WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, AND, DEALER IN FANCY
WARES, DIAMONDS AND PRECIOUS STONES, IN
GENERAL, ARTICLES OF VERTU, AND MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS, CUTLERY, FINEST IMPORT
. ED AND AMERICAN WATCHES, TIME
PIECES, CLOCKS, CHRONOMETERS,
CHIROGRAPHIC IMPLEMENTS,
4c,, &c.,
Cherry St, Macou, Second door below the Telegraph
Printing House.
fill!AMt FI I. for pastfavors,reminds
I the public that all the most fashionable,
idegant and desirable goods in this line will ‘JjSB
continue to he ft.ynd at this elegant st snd
In the greatest variety. * ffiLksU
No trouble to show Goods. feb 29 ’6O-y
NEW FIRM.
U. P. STRONG & SONS.
IE (V IS P. STRONG ten- *
J ders his grateful thanks
eet fully announces that he
s associated vyith him in jTj
e further prosecution ot wßf&f Aj
EDGAR P. STRONG and
FORRESTER W. STRONG,
under the name, firm and
style of L. P. STRONG A o*^
SONS, and will continue to
keep on hand and other, a large and select assortment of
Hoots Si*ot**. an«l Lcatiicr
of all kinds, and Findings for Country manufacturers. lie
respectfully asks for the new firm, a continuance oi the lib
eral favor extended to the old.
Macon, January 2, 18(50. 41-y
( i K VIS’ ITU HALL.
iWOTJf.D respectfully inform my OLD FRIENDS and
PATRONS, that since the fire, I have obtained the Rooms
iu the building NEXT ABOVE the “Granite Hall,” and over
the store of R. P. McEvoy and Messrs. Roßtick k Lamar,
where 1 have opened, and will be pleased to see m.v friends
and customers, and will do my best for their comfort and
pleasure. Very Respectfully,
may 1 BENJ. P. DENSE.
HHOWN'S HOTEL,
Opposite the Passenger House, Macon, 6a.
By E. E. BROWN & SON.
MF.AI.S ready on the arrival of every Train. The
Proprietors will spare no pains to make their guests
comfortable. feb 22 48-’t>o-y
tileTstu bblefikld iIOUSE.
“ Like the Phcßnix from its Ashes.'*
mu at large, new and elegant House, recently erected
on the ruins of my old establishment, Mulberry street,
Macon, tin., is now open for the reeeptjon q.nd accommda
tion of Boarders and transient guests.
The House has been newly furnished throughout, in the
best manner, and the Proprietor will endeavor to make it a
I IKST CLASS HOTEL.
Its situation is eligible, a little below the Methodist and
opposite the Presbyterian Church, and near the Banks and
places of business.
Connected with the House is a large
Livery and Sale Stable,
where Drovers and others can find accommodations for
The patronage of his old friends and of the traveling
£ft U f eraUj ’ U re9peCt,Ul ' y S ° Ii M tCd STITBBI.EFIELD.
Washting ton 11 all
IS STILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
BASSEENE, Proprietor.
i Atlanta, 6a., December U&GL
MACON, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1862.
LINES
Upo-A the Death of A. E. Sherwood, vsho fell at
the Battle of McDowell, Va., May 8, 1562.
One mere kind friend, in youthful dnv,
Has fiom his fiiends been torn a wav:
No more he’ii walk the battle-field,
For now the grave’s his earthly shield.
He lies a martyr to the cause,
Ih deienee ot which, none could pause,
Aud while bi3 body tills the grave,
His name will live among the brave.
How sad to think that one so kind,
So meek aud bold, so pure in mind,
Should fall before the wretched foe,
Who add to crime where’er they go!
But freedom from a hostile band
Is now proclaimed throughout the land,
And ere liberty’s sun shall wane,
Hosts of heroes will die the same.
Would that my feeble pen could trace
The virtues that bedeck’d thy face—
Portray in vivid colors bright
Thy Christian course— thy heart’s delight;
But in Heaven, where thou art gone,
They’ll brighten the eternal morn,
Make grand thy triumph and renown,
Aud glisten in thy starry crown.
Thy sacred songs have joined the blest,
Thy spirit laves in seas of rest,
Tiiv soul’s bright dream fears no alarms,
For Jesus takes thee to his arms.
Then, mother, weep not for thy son,
Thy oares of life with him are done;
Yea, give him up, and meekly pray
To meet him in eternal day.
And shall I never see thee more ?
Yes—when life’s rapid day is o’er,
I hope to greet thee on thafshore,
Os which we’ve sang in days of yore.
Then farewell, Asa—(how sad to part
With one so dear and near our heart,)
I’ll think of thee forever here,
And to thy home my barque will steer.
Macon, May 27, 1862. W. H. S.
From the Memphis Appeal.
Fraud* Exposed.
The Mobile Evening News publishes a
communication charging that great frauds
have been practiced by shippers at that port,
and that policy of the Confederate govern
ment has been constantly disregarded by of- !
ficials or traders, for the purpose of enabling
somebody to turn a penny. It is asserted
that, for months past, vessels have been per- i
mitted to leave that port for Havana, loaded
with cotton, under the pretext of bringing
back a return cargo of arms an other muni- !
cions. In almost every instance returns
have failed to be made, and an iustance re
turns have failed to be made, aud an instance 1
is cited. The communication referred to
says :
“ A day or two since it was announced in
a city paper that the Break O’Day had ar
rived here with a cargo of arms and ammuni
tion from Havana, in exchange for cotton
taken out by her. Jlumor has it that the
the only arms brought were some twenty or
thirty muskets.”
This example of the loose manner in
which such operations have been permitted,
should operate to prevent similar transac
tions; but it seems others are contemplated,
It is stated that the steamer Cuba, Califor- j
nia and Swan, have been bought at enor
mous prices, to be loaded with cotton for
Liverpool or Havana, and that the parties ;
concerned have entered into bonds condi
tioned to bring back munitions of way.
This dodge will not dq, and the fraud is
exposed, ljeferipg to it the same writer
queries whether such a bond is valid in law;
whether a Confederate officer can make a
contract not authorized by statute; and also,
whether it is not quite as detrimental to our
interests to permit European powers to have
onr cotton as the Northern States, to which
he adds :
“ The Confederate and the State govern
ments have depreciated the falling of our
cotton into the hands of the enemy, and to
prevent this, have recommended to and
enjoined upon the producers aud owners
to destroy it, Our military commanders
have ordered its removal from exposed locali
ties, and, iu the event of a failure to do so,
have threatened to burn it without allowing
compensation in Georgia, the Carolina?,
Mississippi and Louisiana, the patriotic
planters have applied the torch to the pro
duct of their labors. The working classes
;of Eugland and France are at the point of
i starvation for the lack of our staple. This
I need forms our chief claim upon the inter
position of those powers. And yet, in the
; face of all this, shipment of this controlling
! commodity is allowed to be made, under the
| impression of the authorities, and upon the
j mere promise of those interested to invest
j the proceeds iu articles necessary for our de
! sense. These parties buy cotton at thirty
j or forty dollars per bah-*) in Confederate rnoii
j ev, sell it in Havana at enormous profits for
i gold, or silver, or sterling, and handsomely
feather their nests. At any rate, they can
do this, aud while they enrich themselves
our government is weakened. Should not
this be stopped ?
It is said that dried fruit put away
with a little sassafrass bark, (say a large
handful to a bu>hel) will save it for years,
unmolested by those troublesome insects that
so often destroy hundreds of bushels in a
season. As there will be a heavy fruit crop
this year, it would be well for farmers to
remember this. China berries, when ripe,
are an excellent prevention against woima
and bugs.
Later from Port Royal.
Arrival of the Bt<a>n Ship Cakawba—6,9 B2 bay*
of Cotcon on Board — "Coiittabtindf' rvnuinq
tci and One of them killed by o Union sentinel.
Iho L nileti States steam transports Ca
hawba, Captain Hurkcr, amveff at New York
on j burs Jay morning, in eight) hours from
I oit Royal, the has ba ! xs oi ungiu
ued Cotton on board, consigned to H. iiar
uey, Collector ot New York. Experienced
heavy Northeast gales the entire passage.
i he news of the Cahuwba is unimportant.
No movements of the troops at Port Royrfl
have taken place, except, the removal of
some ot the regiuieuts from the former en
campments to more elevated ground in the
immediate vicinity. The large buildings
which have been in course of erection.for
some time ptrst as store houses for the Quar
termaster aud Commissary, are nearly finish
ed, uid have been partially taken possession
of by those officers.
Large quantities of stores, and camp equip-
.fiat have •encumbered tin-- whart
ot Lia., have* all been stored away } and as
soon as a transport arrives the supplies are
immediately carried oft to the store houses
aud placed under guard. While the stores
were on the wharf large quantities mysteri
ously disappeared. Whole barrels of bread,
pork, rice, Ac , w r ere stolen, chiefly by the
“contrabands,” who are running wild through
the whole region. It seems impossible to
bring these people into a proper state of dis
cipline, as they respect no rule that is not
backed by a bayonet or revolver. The)'
I have given our troops much annoyance late
! ly. by straying from the camp at night aud
returning at all hours of the night and
m nuing. A week before the Cahawba left,
a contraband was shot bv a sentinel of the
Sixth Connecticut Regiment.
It appears that while on duty, about 1
o’clock in the morning the sentinel saw
some object approaching his post very cau
tiously. He challenged three times, but re
ceived no answer and fired. This aroused
the whole camp, aud on search being insti
tuted, an unknown negro was found, shot
through the head and breathing his last.—
He was speechless, and his presence on that
spot, and at that unseemly hour, is a myste
ry. The soldier was exonerated from all
blame in the matter.
The health of the troops was comparative
ly good. The weather was excesively good,
i'he weather was excessively hot, and many
of the late arrivals at Port Royal had suf
fered severely. The acclimated troops do
not feel the effeets of the heat so much.—
Sea bathing is indulged iu to a great extent,
but is only available for those troops en
camped near the shore.
No news of any importance had been re
ceived from the advance iu the direction of
Savaunah when the Cahawba left, although
every preparation for an early move was be
ing made. Gen. Hunter, accompanied by
his Staff, visited the advance outposts of the
army lately, and was received with enthusi
asm by the troops.
It was thought that the next steamer will
bring the news of Savannah. The news of
the capture of New Orleans had inspired the
troops with the greatest enthusiasm, aud
they are all impatient for an advance.
General Hunter was organizing a negro
brigade, aud had detailed some officers to
train the contrabands to the use of arms. —
Considerable progiess was making. The
number of negroes at the different points
was so great that no difficulty was apprehen
ded in enlisting a corps sufficiently large to
garrison all the fortifications at aud near
Port Royal. The movement was viewed
with some distrust by the officers of our regi
ments.
In addition to the coasiderable amount of
cotton brought by the Cahawba, about 10,-
000 bags and bales yet remain in store, and
will be brought forward. The Cahawba’s
cargo is to be taken tq the Atlantic Dock,
Brooklyn.
Twelfth Georgia. —A private soldier,
writing from McDowell to the Richmond
Enquirer, says:
The Twelfth Georgia, I learn, had killed
and wounded two hundred aud ten, four
captains, four lieutenants- —more than half
of our loss. Our eutire loss is estimated
about three hundred and forty. Well may
it be said of gallant Georgians that they de
serve the honor and praise of all admirers of
true bravery and gallantry. When I speak
so praiseworthy of the Georgians, I do not
wish to discourage my own troops. Their
gallautry on the day of the buttle will be
' remembered by friends and foes. I feel duty
bound to speak praiseworthy of Georgians,
especially the old Twelfth Georgia. It
battled for our country on the 13th of De
cember, 18G1. It endured all, all the
hardships of a winter’s campaign on the sum
mit of the Alleghany mountains, and know
ing the gallantry and bravery of these men,
wtdl might we sgeak iu high terms of them.
I have discovered that this regiment is com
posed of the best fighting material in the
army. They know no fear—they enter a
battle not to be conquered but to conquer.
I frankly admit, men of the 12th Georgia,
my incapacity to do you justice. Rest as
sured you have the praise of all the people
in this section of the country, as well as the
command you are attached to.
Depredations.—We learn that the van
dals have come off their boats and battered
down aud utterly destroyed the residence of
■Jeff. Davis aud also that of Joe Davis.—
Their acts of destruction and vandalism iu
that neighborhood were complete, leaving
nothing but a bleak and desolated track be
-1 bind them.
Tile »«ar Bra li*imvi He.
> . o puckth %!:c following as the best ac
: Cdu,lt '-H of tl i louk doubtful en
! garment • , h . v
It was Sited, and theS^v^t jvelv denied
in Richmond, the? n. :vcr . .... u ‘nter had
;aiien place $t l>amauisvi.i*. . .’r WUst
3 qju., on toe Peuin*ui«, two days attcr ihe
battle a Williamsburg. we have
both Confederate and Yankee r counts of it.
W by it was denied we cannot tcli. as it was
evidently a Confederate success. The Rich
mond \\ big has been las ore Jby one eugag
ed in it With an account, troin which we . x
tract—promising, that the 6th North Caro
lina Reghnent, Col. Pender’s though not
mentioned iu this T xan account of Tin «.u
gageoien! wag in has the credit, bv
one of high position and undoubted qualit-
to judgye of having done.some of the
best fighting hi the war. I;H> v s baiterv,
whiv.lt is tycideutuily mentioned) is alsj
is • • -orth Caroliuu, and is stated to
hays- I<ius i. u-h of life worj: Gen. Whit
fig of Mississippi (and no? n native of M;;s.
Ffichuseth as was once said of him,) com
manded in person:— [Observer.]
While the main column, with the 4th
Texas in frout, and Gen. Hold and staff at
its head, were marching aloug the road, the
GeDeral and stall were fired upon by a party
of \ ankees, lying in ambush. Nobody was
hurt. The General waving his hat, the
brigade immediately closed up, and the 4th
Texas was formed into line of battle. Ri
ley’s Battery, supported by the 18th Geor
gia Regiment, was then left on the hill, aud
the 4th and Ist Texas Regiments pursued
the march. After gaining the woods, which
had to be done by marching through an old
field, the skirmishers found the enemy and
en & a £ them in the woods, driving them
back steadily. They came upon any quan
tity of knapsacks, haversacks, Ac., scattered
through the woods, but nothing indicating
where the main force of the enemy lay. Iu
the meanwhile, the Ist Texas came upon
them in large force, and toeing fired upon. 1
were immediasely ordered to charge. They I
did charge them gallantly, and in a few vol
leys of musketry, sent them scattering j
through the woods to their gunboats, in •
close proximity. Promiscuous firing was j
kept up for a while, everywhere a blue jack- 1
et offered, which was but for a short time j
After the engagement, we found on the field I
some 250 lulled and wounded Yankees, to
gether with 42 prisoners. Hampton’s Le
gion, which was also on the field, but not
engaged, (our informant thinks,) picked up
some 82 more prisoners.
Our loss was ten killed and twenty-one
wounded, as appears from the Surgeon’s re
port of casualties. Among the killed were
Lieut. Col. Black, of the first Texas, and J
Capt. Decatur. Our wounded were all !
brought off the-field by us, as were the ene
my’s wounded, and all came to Richmond :
together.
This little skirmish which was not enough
to give our Texas boys an appetite for break-!
fast has been magnified by McClellan into a !
battle, and he has reported that we had a
force of 30,000 troops on the field while lie
had 20.000. The prisoners taken represent j
the 95th Pennsylvania, 31st and 34th New j
York, and Ist California as in the engage
ment, aud say that there were fifteen regi- j
meats posted iu the woods near the scene of i
the encounter, hut who were, it seems, afraid \
to come out.
Colton Planters’ Convention.
In the last Macon Telegraph we find the
official proceedings of the Cotton Planters’
Convention which met in Americus on the
12th inst. Hon. liowell Cobb, President,
on opening the Convention, read his address,
in which he alluded to the bright prospects
with which the organization was commenced,
but which are now clouded for a time by the
political troubles and derangements of the
day. He advanced the opinion that “direct
and free trade are inseparably connected,”
but concluded that “the war will fix upou
the country so large a debt, that a tariff of
duties upon imports will perhaps be the most
practicable expedient that the Government
cau suggest for its extinguishment,” and that
“the probability now is that the adoption of
the free trade policy must be indefinitely
postponed.” He alluded to the reported iu
tentiou of Great Britain to make another
effort to lay a telegraphic cable across the
Atlantic, condemning her selfish policy in
undertaking exclusively an enterprise which
he thought should be for the benefit of the
whole commercial world and unaffected by
war. He had opened a correspondence with
Commander Maury, of the Washington Ob
servatory. in which he suggested “the prac
ticability of a route from Europe along the
coast of Africa, thence to Brazil, thence to
the United .States.” This suggestion was
approved by Com. Maury and Hon. Alfred
Iveison, then in the U. S. Senate, manifest
ed alacrity and zeal urging its favorable
consideration ; but the troubles of the times
had also suspends led progress in this direc
tion. The i’resident recommended that the
Convention take such action on the subject
as may bo deemed proper.
lie congratulated the Convention on the
diminution of the cotton crop, deeming it a
reasonable conjecture that the crop has been
reduced five eighths.
The following is reported as the entire
action of the Convention :
Proposed by Col. J. S. Thomas—
Resolved , That the Convention, suspend
ing for the present the various subjects
which would, ordinarily, engage its atten
tion, approve all *he means and measure
adopted for the defence of the couutry. Anu
urge the whole uauplu to. aid and ab? ?
VOLUME XL—NO It,
the government ot tb Confederacy ia t!
active prosecution of the war, into which v
havo been so i njutbu-Hnd wickedly plunge i
ty the government es the Northern States
Promoted by Ml. $ Bell—
JiceOi t'£ J t i hat the Convention «ppr<,.,
h nrfUv f ih» present amount of >.r..:u
whu b has been planted, and urge still f <
*bor efforts, as he season may allow, for
plaiting esculent? of every kind.
Proposed by Mr F A ' Hill—
ed, ihat we disapprove of the j*
tion ot our representatives in the Coni'Jr
***** Congres »n the extravagant uppr.-pria
tioo* made iu thoir own favor, by votiu,
themselves, individually, three thousand u !
lars per tnuau: ; particularly wheu the Gov
ernment i& ;nVo!/ed iu heavy pecuniary did;
cultios.
Propose-1 ! y Mr. M. \Yesl .l.
Resolv< Tin*. she next, annual meotiu
cd the you tion be held in the city of
Anaerieus, u*uter county. — (hiuml $ }
J** _ .
* rom CHy
have intelligence from City Point up
to 11 o’clock yesterday forenoou. 1 here
were then eleven Yankee gun bouts visible
trom the Point. Three have positions in the
mouth ot the Appomattox, two up Jame
river some two miles from the Point, and
six are between City Point and Harri ~n’
Bar.
On Saturday evening about ti o’clock, th
vandals espied some of our pickets in p*-«
suit ot water, and immediately opened their
big guns, tiring indiscriminately at every
house, bush and tree iu the vicinity. LVv
eral ot the buildings ut City Point were per
etrated by the huge shot of the enemy, bn
no living creature sustained any injury, *;av
a calf. iho poor animal was struck by i
shell after it had passed through a buildin;’,
and instantly killed. All the houses at th
Point, save one, were deserted by their occu
pants several days since. This is still oecu
pied by an old negro man, who has taken up
the idea that he wears a charmed life, and
cannot be injured by Yankee projectile, f
auy description. He is willing to in ur and
risk at all events, tor the proud privilege
being sole monarch of all he survey:.’’
Many ot the shells thrown Saturday e\ n
ing tailed to explode. They were secur>-1
by our pickets, and brought to Petersburg
They are lrightful looking customers. Gen
Price’s boys call simmilar missils, thrown by
the Yankees out west, lamp posts. It is at
appropriate name for them. They are quit •
as black, and nearly as long.
The Yankees are extremely cautious how
they venture ashore nt this point, since th
aflair of last week. By day-light they neve;
land. The old darky down there above re
ferred to, says they do sometimes come un
der the cover of darkness.
A little propeller plied about the water
Saturday for an hour or two, and at one ti r
came very near the wharf. Our picket
could easily have given several of the cr -
their quietus, but had received orders n t
fire on them. The wisdom of such an or •
does not appear to our dull brain. Th.
Yankees are allowed to kill and capture
bels whenever they see them. But the ) .
bels must return good for evil. Killing
Yankees is considered agreatcrime by so;;
We are not of the number.— Richmond
Dispatch.
I*ay of t'oia^rcs*.
Wo notice conflicting sums in the papers,
one $3,000 and another $2,300, as the an
nual pay of Congressmen.. To' settle this
question, we quote from the Act of March
25, 1802 :
Sec. J. The Congress of the Confederat •
States of America do enact, That Jhe com
pensation of each Senator, Representative
and delegate in Congress shall be twenty
seven hundred and sixty dollars fur each
year, and mileage at the rate of twenty cent j
per mile for each session.
This amount of $2,700 is a .sort of com
promise, produced by various amendment.-,
and is entirely too high for the quality of
the services rendered, and for the fianeiai
pressure under which the Government and
people labor. We are gratified to know tb it
the delegation from Georgia will notbav to
answer for what we consider a v**ry chi h
measure at least, wholly inconsistent w.tii
that prudence and caution demanded by eii
cumstances. — Southern Recorder.
A Collapse op Connubial Joy. —Th
number of dashing young meu in gay uni
forms, who for months past have made Rich
mond the scene of their gaieties, hu. ; 1 n
a topic upon which the town has talk- and
about over and over. The Provost Mar. • 1
has of late been thinning them out ;-n •-
what, by drumming them up and maichin/
them down to camps. On Sunday night
last, he lit upon a young deserter, who, on
the strength oi a flashing officer's uniform,
had woed, won and wedded a lady fair, and
was living in family style at the A meric .a
Hotel. His connubial bliss was cut =bort
he wag put under arrest, and will be tiied
by court martial, we understand, fur re
maining too long from the field of glory. —
Richmond- Faquir* •.
The jail at Clarksville, Habersham
Cos. Ga., was burned on Monday night, 19tu
insi., by Lieut. Johnson, who was in prison,
awaiting trial, on a charge of stealing $2,450
in gold from a gentleman in Cbnoviik-
Johnson was a Lieutenant in the south Car
olina service, and Lis Company is statione-I
at Sullivan’s Island, Charleston harbor
He effected the robbery while recruiting ai
Clarksville. At last accounts he was fill at
large. If caugfit, the people of ClarkeavilU*
iottmd to hold him securelj.