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j. n i ip ■ ■■■■ ■■ ■■■ ■ - Ifitimi £ fftoengerJ j. KNOWLES and S. BOSE, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. Builer’* lutuinouN Order—Opinion of ;i Central. The Montreal, ( Canada) Commercial Ad vertiser copies, for the second time, the in famous order of Butler turning over the wo men of New Orleans to the lust of his bru tal soldiery, and thus delivers its views of the document: We published the above infamous order of Gen. Butler's a few days ago, and repeat it now because it is proved to be authentic. — Wb -ti it first appeared, it was denounced by th federal press as an invention of ]seaurc- to “fire the Southern heart,” and long j columns of abuse were vented on the Con federate General for the wickedness of attri buting such an atrocious document to a Union commander. It was truly said that such an order would virtually give official -ui ;tion and instigation to the violation ol I the women of New Orleans, for no other in* t, i relation could be placed on the command to treat, them as women of the town plying their avocation.” vVe never had any doubt, of the authenti < ity of the order; it was characteristically northern in the viieness of its* coward ice, its licentiousness, brutality and utter infamy. We have seen in Washington ladies com mitted to the common goal for the crime of lifting a handkerchief to their lips; in St Louis a v/hoL family was cause a young lady being in the same noiisc waved her handkerchief to a passing pris oner; we have seen Northern journals boast-! ing tfiat .! ; iera.l general threatened with ati oarfi to qt ar-vr a soldier covered with bin all pox ujiOn a lady at Nashville who si- rr ! at his troops; we know that the uiarob of Bunks’ army up the Shenandoah, of \j< ( lellaii - up the Peninsula, and. of Mc- Dowell's to Fredericksburg were accompa nied iy fill the horrors of war in the middle ages,pi under, mover -id destruction of proper ty the violad.-u of woineu and the murder ol tii.-ii hu bauds, brothers and fathers who sought to protect them from a hire worse than death. « Butler has only publicly avowed his lijo-.ntiou to encourage that which other Northern generals have allowed. The Fed r .l commanders have improved on Russian rad ‘Vustrian tyranny and brutality; they wielded only the knout amiibe stigk, scoring tic backs of wotnen. Butler Is greater iu his ways than Ifaiuault ; he has found a deeper depredation to which women can be b subjected than blows; henceforth among th ir oilier boasts the Federals can claim i a they have committed the most infamous on.rage of modern times, and can point, to the < ommamier of the Union troops at New Or leans as the most cowardly, licentious and despicable vilian that the world has ever seen. Can any one wonder that the Southern troops fight with desperation, and are be trayed into acts of vindictive retaliation T— and that, the whole population rises upon them when defeated, and slays them as they would a pack of wolves? Northern Virginia had felt the tender mercies of the Union generals and troops, as Spun felt those of its French invaders and its revenue was the same. New Orleans will yet take a frightful vengeance for its wrongs; and the North will have bitter cause to repent the licentiousness of its hireling soldiers, and the pusilanimous wickedness ot its leaders ? There was no Union sentiment in the Cres cent City before its occupation ; is it likely there is any now ? Will the people love the Federal Government better, or hate its troops less because their women are threatend to be given to the licentiousness of the scum of Northern cities? Is it by such means that the l uion anil Constitution are to be restored ; peace is to give place to war, love to hatred, respect to contempt ? General Butler’s order will unite the whole Southern people closely iu their determination to resist their invaders to the bitter end; it will confirm the doubting, -irengtben the deterinied, fill the ranks ot the Confederate armies with new soldiers, and arm them wiih double a strength. * *lt has destroyed atone blow the whole Federal success of 1 be campaign, by teaching the people of the Southern States the true character, of their invaders, and what they have to expect from their dominion. If in the coining battles the Confederate troops do not treat their opponents as noisome rep tiles, which are conquered ouly when des troyed. they must be something more or less than men. In the armies at Richmond and Corinth there are thousands of soldiers who have left daughters, wives, sisters and lovers in New Orleans, liable at any moment to be treated as women of the town, plving their avocation. This knowledge will nerve their •r. is and double-edge their steel, and should make them invincible against, the northern hordes, however much they may outnumber tut'ui in men arid surpass them in material. # iloi.iA Spring's Evacuated,—lnforma tion of a perfectly reliable nature has been . esived here announcing that the Federal troops have evacuated Holly Springs.— V> hat could have been their motive for so i sudden a visit, ho brief a stay, and so hasty I a retreat, we cannot tell. It is probable | their purpose was, as much as anv thiny; i else, to capture the regiment of Col. Shelby i stationed at that place. The Colonel, how-' ever, was a little too quick for them, as he | made his escape a few hours before their entrance into the place. The little check j which they met with at Tallahatchie bridge,! will no doubt induce them to advance south ward a little more cautiously and in larger Core?, the nest time they take up the line ofj march. — Memphis Apneal. v. itnboat Explosion.—The Federal gun- * Mound City, Capt. Kelly, run eighty miles up to St. Charles, on White River, j Arkansas. Here she attacked a Confederate j cattery of six and twelve pounders. This ifiery sent a shot, through the port hole ofj the Mound City, exploding the boiler and iieudiQg 1 >o \ ankees to eternity, including stil the officers on the boat. Prom th* rioriilian A Journal. • Messrs. Dyke & Carlisle .-—Please repub iisb the following correspondence. It de serves a wide circulation, showing a beaufci ful consistency of higntoned principles, with unostentatious practice, as noble as they are ; rare. Here is a true South Carolina patriot, who, in 1882, joined to repel and nullify Northern injustice and oppression—and in 1852, again invited aDd urged the South to confederate for that purpose —and 1860, was still ready to step out in front and seceue from the Union. He had the sagacity to foresee and prepare for the storm, but scorns to avail himself the power it has now given him for practicing extortion upon his fellow citizens of ’ the South. How immeasurably superior is this record j to-that of the manufacturers of the South generally. Most them have not beeu con tent with what they ean well afford their j fabrics at, and receive a just remuneration, j but as soon as goods from abroad arc ex cluded, only limit their prices to what they suppose is the most they can get. The peo ple of the North did no worse iu their high est tariffs. They tried to disguise it under the specious pieteuce of protecting Ameri can industry, while our Jefferson State Rirdii .• Factory y and others too, openly increase prices, because the people ar« obliged to sub mit; with cotton at 8 cents, and labor abun daut and cheap, they have put their prices tip from 10 certs a yard to 25 or 80 cents fur coarse cloth, and their spun yarn from 81 a bundle up to 88. Now, in what re spect are these wealthy manufacturers aid ing the South in her war for independence? Supposing their factories have been hereto fore unprofitable, is this a fit. time to make up for ilit* past, out of the sweat and blood and sufferings of their own people. But why dwell upon .such conduct ? It is duly telt and understood, and a day of retribution will duly come. W —. V: u, ihe Sap teravillft Georgian. {’<*l toil Yarn. Some wo aim a.gu,it was proposed by quite a number of citizens of this county to form x club and send an agent to Grindall Shoal- Mills, iu South Carolina, to purchase cotton yarn, which it was understood could be had at one dollar per bunch, and the editor ot this paper was solicited to bo that agent. — Fearing there might be some obstacle in the way in purchasing the yarn, and to avoid ■ unnecessary expense to the people, we ad dressed a letter to the p oprietor of the ' mills, Mr. Sims, stating, the f acts iu the case, ' and inquiring to know if rhe yarn could bo j had, and a few days ago received the follow ing reply. If all our people were actuated by the same noble principles manifested b\ Mr. Sims, how differently might we now be situated. Grtndai/s Shoals on the Paco let, | May 26,1862, j J. M. G. Medlock, Esq.— Dear Sir:— Yours of the 14th inst*, in behalf of your self and friends, has just reached me, and for fear of a useless trouble to yourself, I answer by first mail. My factory is a small concern, appended to my plantation, pun fiy ’ my own hands, and using generally my own cotton. I have no corporate company to 1 vote away either mv money or soul. I am one who have not entered into this business of a dissolution of the government without due consideration. I signed the or i dinance of nullification, the ordinance of 1852, and the ordinance of 1860. I have f always believed we had to fight for it, and have always thought that there should be mutual sacrifice and aid to each other to achieve our independence. The consequence of this has beeu, that I have held every thing of mine at the old price. This, of course, has caused a heavy ruu upon me, so much so, that I cannot supply one-twentieth of the demands made. I have endeavored, ;as far as possible, to confine the supply of my yarn to the wives, mothers and children ; of the poorer class of soldiers who are in service, and even at this I fail to furnish all those eveu close around me. You will at | once perceive, sir, that I cannot furnish you. 1 regret it, and I regret to see the extortion : prevailing in our country, in this time of so ; great distress. I wish to God that I could i clothe the whole Confederate army, even at | the risk of being the poorer man. Be pleased to let lhis bo generally known, as it mav save other persons from a useless applica tion, and myself the mortification of refus ing. Respectfully, vours, Ac., JO8" STARKE SIMS. Tiie DeMrof er o* our Armies. The fact has been frequently alluded to that the. real destroyer of armies is not shot | or steel, but disease engendered by careless ' ness on the part, of the men, want of dis eipliue, improper attention on the part of ; medical officers, and an insufficient eommis j sari at. The per eentage of deaths in rcau ; lar#arruies is always much less than in vol j unteer armies, and this results from the c-are sand attention bestowed on the men by the : officers, and the strict hygienic rules" laid ’ down for their guidance. The large amount oi sickness now in our army is, in a great measure, owing to the want of care on the part, of regimental and company officers, whose duty lies as much in looking to the health and habits of their men as in teach ing them to use arms or in leading them into ■ battle. The Westminister Review gives the following statistics illustrative of the power of disease: “The statistics of the Chef d’Etat Major quoted by Canot, who was War Minister, gives the numbers of the invading army which crossed the Xieman on the 24th of June at 362,000 men, 101,000 horses. On the advance to Moscow was fought the great battle of Borodino. In this battle there were put hors the combot —that is killed and wounded—on the side of the Russians no less than thirty Generals, 1,600 officers and 42,000 men, while the French, accord ing to Marshal Berthier’s papers subsequent ly taken at \\ ilha, had in killed and wound ed forty Generals, 1,800 officers, and 52, 600 men. The French, however, claimed the victory, inasmuch as the Russians fell back after the battle, and left the French iu possession of the ground. The cold began on November the Ttn. But three days be-! lore the cold began—namely ; the 4th of November—there remained of the mighty j host that had crossed thy Nieman but s’y 1 000 men and 1,200 horses... Two hundred and forty seven thousand men had perished or become ineffective in one hundred and thirty-three days. Os the 55,600 men, however, plus any re-inforceruents they may have met on the way, 40,000 men returned tp France, showing how few men were lost aq this masterly retreat, either by the severi ty of the winter or harrassing attacks of the enemy. But eveu if three-fourths of the wounded at Borodino had died, and allowing for those killed in minor actions and opera tions, there would remain nearly 20,000 men who perished by insufficient commissa riat—by want of forethought. The Count de Segur, the historian of this campaign; considers tbat the genius of Napoleon had culminated before he undertook this expedi tion, famous among the world’s disasters, and that constant prosperity had led him to i look on success as so certain that he neglect jed the means of attaining ii Any way, here is an instauo under the greatest Generals that it is not the enemy, however numerous or skillful, who effect the destruction of armies. It is fatigue, expos ure, want of food, want of shelter, want of clothing and want of sanitary prevention.l Richmond Dispatch. From the Athens Banner, ‘2sth inst. From liintUvilie, Ala. We have had a conversation with a gen tleman just from Huntsville. He represents the state of affairs there about the same as has been heretofore published. Citizens pro being dragged from their homes every day. and carried to Huntsville, where they are confined, and are never informed of the cause of their arrest. Our informant was arrested at night, on his plantation about twelve miles from town, and carried to Mitch ell, where he was held for some time, in his absence, the Yankees went to his plan tation and broke every lock on the premises, carrying off almost everything of any value. His servants: managed to save a few articles of clothing from the thieves. Our citizens are killing the Yankees wherever they have an opportunity. Not a day passes but some of their pickets and cavalrymen are hhof down by au unseen foe. Railroad trains are frequently fired into also. Mitchell is try ing to stop this, and is requiring all the citi zens to sign the following pledge : “We, the undersigned citizens of North Alabama, hereby solemnly pledge ourselves that so long as our State North of the Ten nessee is in possession of the army of the U. S., we will not only abstain from any act of hostility, but will do our utmost to pursttade other citizens to do the same. — We disapprove and abhor all unauthorized i and illegal warfare, and we believe that citi zens who fire upon railway trains, attack the guards of bridges, destroy the telegraph lines, and lire from concealments upon piek- I ets, deserve, and should receive, the puuish ! ment of death. We even disapprove of all i guerilla warfare by citizens, as calculated to ! embitter the feeling already too much ex cited, as destructive of the best interest of the community in which such war is waged, and is in no degree calculated to bring to a close the great" contest now existing be tween the North and the South ; to settle which a legitimate war should be-waged.” He has an additional clause requiring them to inform upon any of their neighbors who shoot the Yankees. We hope to see this mode of warfare kept up wherever tfie enemy come. They come among us with the avowed purpose of subduing or extermi nating us; they rob, burn and ravish, and our people should kill them by any means in their power, wherever found. Kill them by shooting, poison or assassination. It is the very heighth of impudence to say that we are acting unfairly in slaying them in any manner. .1 he war they are waging is inhuman and unnatural, and we are justified iu any means of defence which we may adopt. Let every one resolve that he will slay them upon every opportunity which may present itself, just as if they were so many mad dogs. Visit of Federals. The following official reports from Lieut, jD; W • Gwynn, Capt. Win. Bailey, ji\, and Lieut. C. P. McGary, give the whole story 1 about the visit of the Federals to St. Marks' light-house, on Sunday last,; Camp Jackson, June 15th, 1862. Sin : I have the honor to report that two steamers appeared in sight of St. Marks’ lignt-house, about o o clock this morning. They communicated with the blocfiad in gues sed during the forenoon and came in near ■ the light-lmuse about half-past twelve o’clock, P. M., when they commenced firing with j cannon upon the light-house, anj continued :to fire shot and shell at short intervals for ’about one and a bait hours. After some four shots had been fired my pickets retired from the house, carrying all their arms ex ; eept one or two pair of pistols, which in the . confusion were left. As my men left the house the firing was directed at them, and several she-sis exploded ; near them, but fortunately they all escaped injury. On hearing the firing, i left the ! cani P for the light house, ami reached a mound about a mile and a.half distant from the light-house as the firing ceased, i then leU my horse and approached on foot to a point within one mile of the light-hou-e as the firing ceased, where I could observe the | movements of the steamer which was iyimr near I oit Y\ illiams, the tide being unusual jy high. After the firing ceased, a num ber of men were landed on the beach who set fire to the pilot-house near the mouth of Last river, and to all the small houses on the beach, until they reached the lffiht-hnuse to which, they also applied the torch, anil which in a few moments, was wrapped in flames. After accomplishing their fiendish purposes they then withdrew to the outer buoy. 4 ery respecfully, your*, Ac., T . D- W. GWYNN, Lieut. Com’g detachment Til. Guards. Brigadier Gen. Joseph Fineuan, Commanding Department E. and M. Fla. Promotions. _\Vc copy The following lroin tue Telegraph of the 80th u1t.,001. \ H. Colquitt has been promoted to Brigadier Hl ‘ S Kr jß‘ u - t ‘ c °fisfets .of the 6th, -3d Lbth and 27th Georgia. Lieut. Col. v- M, Newton is now iu command of the Hegimept as Colonel. Phil. Tracy is Lieut. C'olofiel. From the Richmond Di?patca of toe 26th. The JLiues, <fre. It vyos generally expected that a fierce and general engagement would have taken place,at our lines yesterday, and from every indication and preparation the surmise seern ep to be well founded; but, although all were on the tip-toe of expectation, yesterday passed like many others without the realiza tion of the much-looked for and desired eyent. Early in the day, cannnonading both from pur and the enemy’s positions took place from the right, left and centre, bnt on the two latter points operations were nothing more than a fierce and artistic duello, in which the enemy were decidedly worsted. Their artillery bearing upon Garnett’s and Christian’s farms were particularly active, and seemed anxious for a response. r J his was not long in forthcoming, and they were accordingly shelled Ironi their several posi tions with much ease, and with evident ioss. They repeatedly returned to the charge, however, yet our artillery received them with such accuracy as to drive them pell-mell into the woods, and causing the abandonment of camps to the right of the Mechaniesville Bridge. An artillery duel also took place upon the York Hiver Railroad, between six and seven miles from the city, at which place also the enemy were endeavoring to erect breastworks in the woods. Being in formed of this, some pieces ot the .hirst \ ir ginia artillery proceeded within shelling dis tance, and by superior execution silenced the enemy’s guns, and stopped their excava tions. But the most serious and important transaction at our lines yesterday, took place on the Williamsburg road. The enemy advancing their lines, sudden ly, fell upon out pickets, and owing to supe rior numbers drove them in upon our sup ports, The advance of the enemy was com posed of Sickles’ and another brigade. In formed of the state of things, the 1 Ist Louis iana was sent forward to reconnoitre and find the enemy’s force, position and inten tions—but to do this their journeyday across a large open .field, and while advancing the cowardly enemy screened his forces in the thicket, and having caught the. gallant Ist Louisiana in ambuscade delivered a murder ous fire.which struck dozens of the valiant fel lows. But not dismayed at this reception and their heavy loss, the brave men instantly dressed their line, dashed at Sickles hirelings with the bayonet and routed them. Still op posed to numbers greater than their own, the Ist Louisiana was quickly supported, we are informed, by the 3d, 4th and 22d Georgia Regiments, of V\ right's brigade, who held a large force of the foe at bay for two hours, before our forces were got into position, and appalled the enemy with their formidable trout. Except in the Ist Louis iana, we hear of few casualties, and this arose from the fact that they were the vic tims of a trap laid bv the Yankees, and were too heroic to tall back when discover ing it. Col. Shivers,* Maj. Nellegan, and many men were wounded—Lieut. Gilmore and some others being killed. This loss arose purely from an eaprit du corps, which prompted them to remain and stand fast, tuqugL opposed by varattj- mpnun.l.o Tt is said, however, that when the Louisian ians closed their broken ranks, and charged upon the enemy’s masses, that it was so terrible that they gave way in disorder.— This conduct is perhaps akin to that which extracted the expression of Gen. Bosquet when witnessing the brilliant and fatuous cavalry charge of the English Light Brigade at Balaklava, viz: “This is magnificent, but it is not war, Jhe conduct of the Louis ianians and Georgians is highly spoken of— nothing can detract from their superior qual ities as soldiers and patriots, but an excess of bravery characterizes their movements. The loss of the Louisianians is reported at. 14 officers and 200 men killed and wounded, but this we believe is much of tin exaggera tion. ( 01, Shiver*} is tjio son of Win. Shivers, Esq , of this city. From the Jackson Mississippiim, 2‘Jd inst. 1 in. 1 leet Repulsed. —We iearu by tel* egiaph that the mortar fleet being towed by tugboats, was repulsed at Grand Gulf on Saturday last, and that the enemy fell back down the stream. This is the second time at this point that our light batteries of six and twtdve pounders have repulsed the ene my ; and if successful with small calibre, what ought we to accomplish with heavy ar tillery / All honor to our gallant artillerists in Caliborne county ! Another Artillery Duel at Vicks-’ rurg.— On Saturday, about mid-day, the eneiny opened a brisk fire on our batteries which continued an hour or more, doiiur no injury to our batteries or men as we could learn. The early hour of the attack was consid ered the signal for the commencement of the siege, hut it appears their mortar fleet was d ll ven h ick at Grand Gulf, which would de fer the attack indefinitely, even if it were the intention of the Feds to have continued the firing on Saturday. the fleet Irom Memphis has not yet made its appearance above the city. ini: Trench Minister Gone Home. We learn from Col. Stone, late of the -Mem phis Appeal, that the Cincinnati papers of the loth contain a dispatch from Washing ton stating that Count Mercier, the French Minister to the United States, had entered passage and would sail for Europe in the steamer next succeeding that in which Lord Lyons returned. The Enquirer conjectures that, these Ministers have been ordered home to be present at a convention to be held be r tween Ungland and France in relation to American affairs. The report excited much sensation in Yankeedom. “Stoxkwau. Jacksok.--.TW Milton G.J Chronicle says there must be ‘ something m a name,”'for the very sound Jackson seta Yankee to trembling. The foreigners in the Yankee army swear it's all a rebel ne about the “ Stonewall” part of the name. ‘‘Bugger me eyes,” says Patrick “ i ! y Q can wakiu me believe that it, isn t that old spalpeen General Andrew Jack son, and it it is, boys, Hedy Saint Mary, ye better be after lavin’ these low lauds of sor row.” “Mine Got !” exclaims Hans, dat is de Dutch ” t 0 lse ’ Snd he>ll Vhy de debil mit MACON, GEORGIA; Wednesday, Juiv 2, 1862. WAR NEWS. We did not receive any details of the several fights near Richmond until Hear the time our paper was put to press, and therefore can give hut little besides the dispatches. They show that cur sol diers have fought most bravely; and successfully, with very few exceptions. This is proved hv the result, that the second Grand Army of the Poto mac is in full retreat before them, with the lose of stores, artillery, batteries captured, Ac., and seek ing safety under the protection of their gun boats rill they can vacate our soil. We think we can now say with confidence, that the fate of this Grand Army is sealed. The dis patches received yesterday confirmed these ac counts. One from Richmond of the 30th is, in substance, that our army had hemmed in the Yan kees, and the greater portion of them would pro bably be captured. There was little information from the lines. Several hundred horses captured by Gen. Stewart had arrived in Richmond. A dispatch from Petersburg of the 30th says that a portion of the Federate had been driven to . the river, and under protection ot their gun boats j were endeavoring to embark. Four transports i had passed down the river heavily laden. Our ! artillery on the Chesterfield side engaged the gun boats, and poured hot shot into them. The gun ! boats dropped down to Turkey Island, followed by uur field pieces. The army is. fleeing down the river bank, hotly pursued by our troops, and were falling thick and fast at the last accounts. The tiring was incessant. The conduct of our Georgia regiments in the several battles is highly complimented in the Rich mond papers and elsewhere In an attack made j by them in connection with the Louisianians, on Sickles 1 , Meagher's, and another brigade, the Rich ■ mond Dispatch says : “The Louisianians went into action with 300, i and lost 144 killed and wounded. These figures are more than enough to demonstrate their con duct in the fight.—for every second man fell ! The 14th Georgia, it is said, acted iike very devils, and i fought and charged three reaiments three several j times ! —and more than this routed them, losing not less than 50 in killed and wounded The 22d ! Georgia lost some ninety odd in killed and wound ed, and behaved splendidly.” j A dispatch received yesterday (dated, Richmond, July Ist) says the fight was resumed yesterday at White Uak Swamp by Generals Huger, A. P. Hill, and Longstreet’s Divisions, and after a severe and bloody fight for several hours, in which our ! ioss was heavy—the enemy was driven back two miles and his batteries taken. A federal Officer j captured and brought into Richmond says that McClellan is mortally wounded, and the whole [Federal Army demoralized. What howling will | there not be in Lincolndom to-day! There can ! be no hiding or lying out of the facts now present ed to their horrified vision. DEATH OF Col ROBERT A. SMUH Our community has been much pained at hear v iug of his death, which took place at Richmond on | Oie 29th. W hile in command ot his regiment, on the battle-field, on the 27th, he received three j wounds which were not considered dangerous. Put, having just, recovered, from a bed of sickness, and hpiug very feeble, he sunk under the effects :of over exertion and loss of blood. He had fully proved himself as a good oHi ocr co »u,.udin g the Macon \ olunteers from the commencement of the war, until he was promoted to thu command of the 44th regiment. He was a good citizen, aud an exemplary and ; active member of the Methodist church of this city, and has well fulfilled his duty as a soldier aud [ a Christian, lie has his reward in the hearts of all who knew hiuq 4nJ ip the better wot Id. His body was expected lu're last night, and to be bmied to day. See notice of committee of arrangements. vt. tv cr °WlNß TOO MOON. Northern Rtapatcbes from Washington say that the siege ot' Richmond was going steadily on’> and new aevautages gained daily, and tliat the raovements.of General McClellan absorb every thing else in that city. Majority in both Houses ; of'Congress are Uljwilli,l K to take any action on an adjournment until after Gen. McClellan strikes ja final and decisive blow at Richmond. From all I the indications received here, it appears very cer i tai “ that he Hill l,e in the capital of the Old D>. 1 mininion on the Fourth of Jo|y, and sooner, if the ; rebels should firing on a general engagement.— | Ihe capture ot Richmond may require Congress ional legislation as to the future conduct of the war, and there is no probability that either Hoq-e will adjourn until after the great fight ta*es place » I P oSflib, “. from the avents now passing that Qen. McClellan may be in Richmond on the | fourth of July, but the Federal Congress will be the trouble of any legislation with regard to : ttr 01 ’ UUIe3S übe t 0 or S aDiza * third Grand PROSPECT GE THE CORN CROP. In this vicinity we can say that it is ver y fair ; but a little later than usual. On Saturday after noon and night, we had a tine rain, which will do much towards maturing the earlier portion of the crop, rise rain was quite extensive, and we were |- ratsfied t 0 notice on Sunday the Ocmulgee River rose about two feet, showing signs cf heavy rains in the counties above. With a few excep tions in small localities, little has been suffered from want of rain; and the. general prospect is very flattering for an abundant crop. We noticed last week the crop iu South-Western Georgia as being by far the most abundant one tcver known there. This crop i, now matured i past any consingency, and will very soon have its | bearing on the market, if it baa not already Be ! sides the usual support made by the planters, i 8 ! the pioduct of their immense cotton fields from i twem, to forty bushels to the acre-,11 'to w 1 thrown on the market in a few weeks. Contracts for it, no doubt, can now be made at fifty cents a bushel. With a fair prop ip other parts of the btate it wdl be below that price. The crops in counties are also represented as j The Sumter Republican of the 27th-says the I crops generally arc looking well and promise an I abundant yield—and that they had recent rains in that Vicinity. Maj. T. M. Furlow advertises corn at his plantation at one dollar per bushel, while the price in this city is two dollars. There is plenty of old corn in the country held up for hi-h prices—but Ihe holders will, no doubt, be disan puiuied ia their anticipations, as well as the specu lators who now have it in the market. r «, , . . . WATER-MELONS Made their first appearance in our maiket on Saturd .y last; which is a few days later than usual. The size of thpm was one dollar to one and a quarter. The crop promises too welj fqj> the market to hold up to preset quqttHiQqs, i ' uoaui . *“ h Se " t ' ral opportune L - pom. they .ere U ght> bu[ '** , . more to-day Should Heaven ft,," '-* : , season* for the next raonth , deßance to the infamous ‘ t more to be feared aud despisL , aokees. The corn crop #u a| ' 5 . Macon to this place |o okj "“'Mtet a Cotton-.* if , he , (Bsht of q .•« W hopes of the of th|> j'-r0,.., sickly and wretched, in ,h e seen at all. The potato cron nrrym-' * ’•* ; mense. In a few weeks, therefore,‘t a* * ;ng of Provides,.,., the pe„ r , lr wj|| J, ■ “*/. in spite of the iniquitous an( j | . Let all practice rigid econ„ m , “! possible article of subsistence, as i, w ” ’ during the approaching winter. ' ’ ‘ The Central Georgia Sfamtfai’m r ; l „ , was organized in this city on Fit; the followiog officers elected: Mr j ' Treasurer; T. R. Biooin and D. T p rectors; J. Vanvalkenburgh, ’ F. Wait, Secretary. The general objects of this cor.cer commend it to the patronage and every patriotic citizen. Ais OTHER tfuou SAM&RIiAtf Two weeks since Mr. S. Gardner, oi s- lV *- announced that he would supply that n;ari good beef at fifteen cents a pound, and weVv stand is fulfilling his pledge. 1 he Charleston Courier of the 25th fi lths announcement: “A Good Samaritan—Beef at p iftttn ( . \ °. una — By reference to cur ttr.s morning it will be seen that Mr. H I-- ’ is prepared to furnish aood Beef at - ’v pound—less than one half the raies a; - charged by other butchers in our marte; s Mr. Johnson deserves and will unqaesiionaL-- J ce;ve the hearty thanks of the whole ’ for his liberality at this time, when it be tne aim of every one furnishing the nec« : *-r« of life to realize the highest prices possible' T, : e Wish Mr. J success in his enterprises low and hereafter. This is the advertisement in the Courier, as pub lished by Mr. Johnson: NOTICE. gyving to the money pressure, I propose j furnish my old customers and new friends \v fresh and fine Beef in Market at fifteen C sau f Tr pound. Stalls 14 and 15 Beef Market. Ipjlf* Upper Market supplied at same price. June 2u J. 11. JOHNSON. Savannah and Charleston have found relief from “good Samaritans,” Cannot such an one jpnog up in Macon, and receive the many blessings be would be entitled to, for delivering us from the grip of speculators and extortioners? If this cau , be done in Savannah and Charleston, it can niicli ! easier be accomplished in Macon. In reference to the above, the Charleston Courier of the 2bth, says : “Twk Cheap Beef Stalls. —The announceme;.' in the Courier, Wednesday morning, of beef at i fifteen cents per pound-twenty-five to thirty cents | lower than prices have ruled for ?ome time— j caused quite a lively time in the Market at Stalls 113 and 14. Quite a large crowd of excited house , keepers gathered around Mr. Johnson aDd his i assistants at an early hour hot the activity oft • latter, and their efforts to please, kept all in uod humor, causing them, as soon as served, to leave both pleased and grateful at Mr. Johnpon’s ei • rous, patriotic spirit and enterprise. The question of food and high prices lias l.w became an all important one in this communie, aud our people will not be slow to appreciate r 1 bless at the present time, and reward hei. Au those whose liberal spirit and noble*deeds arc above the promptings of the mere selfish m. nary, Mr. Johnson deserves the thanks of our people, and we leel assured will reap a rich rewa: Mritiali Steamer Jit Charleston—Arrival han, John lb;, wurd. The following interesting information is from the Charleston Courier of the 24th. The mend* of Mr. Ward will rejoice to hear of his safe arrival on his native shores : “The British steamship Memphis, Captain Cruik* shank, from Liverpool via Nassau, (N T . P.) airbed here yesterday. She has on board a moat valuable cargo ol British goods, being precisely such as ** stand most in need of at present. The Memphis had the misfortune, while coming into port on Monday, to get ashore on the b%ach of Sullivans island, where she remained several hours, but wai finally towed oft* by the steamers Marion and I v<aa. \Y hen she first got aground she was »p --proached by one of the blockades, which fired » number of shells, most of which struck on Sulli van s Island, but none of them Lit the ship. Tte I ankee gunboat was finally driven oft by a rifiG , gun on Fort Beauregard, which discharged bu; j one shot at her when she retired. The Meinpba lis anew iron ship, on her first voyage, and ! built at Dumbarton cu the Ciyde, is a most sightl- I vessel, cf good speed, about 800 tons register, bu. j capable of carrying the cargo of many a ve;:ef c ; , 12.>0 tons. She made the passage from Liverpool i to Nassau in sixteen and a half day3, and wa boaided off Abaco by the Yankee steamer Quaker | C*ty. Ihe T ankee cruisers keep up quite a sharp blockade off Nassau, and board nearly all vessel* j bound in or going out. “Mr. Ward, late Minister to China, and Major Bateman, came passengers in the Memphis.' A Great deal ok it, but not Enough fob the Purpose. —Governor Brown occupies seven mortal : columns of the Atlanta Intelligeucer in reply to President Davis’ unanswerable letter on his (B •) course with regard to the Conscripton Act, the Savannah Republican. We are not surprised that the Governor felt it incumbent for him to say something after so complete an overthrow, but twenty columns would do him but little good. He is floored and on his back, and had better ac knowledge it gracefully. There are some people simple enough to suppose that when a man writes suck a “mighty heap, must be “mighty smart,” and with these the Gov ernor has probably carried his point. This new attempt at extrication presents nothing new, and we shall not incumber our column* with it. Gen. Toombs. —The Eufaula “Spirit of the Sout * says : —“A correspondent informs the Tolum ? bun, that General Toombs has planted on!- » acres in cotton, and apologises for the Gen-'r.J 3aying it is a very small crop for him. Well do not know what would be a large crop tor U 1" • 1 oombs, but we do know that 65tf acres oi co. is a monstrous crop for the times; that R *’"* be considered an enormous crop for any Alabama, and in >*ny one else than Gen. Too— O'* a most selfish and unpatriotic crop. We General Toombs’ friends to keep silent. damage; him every lick,’ 1