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MACOGEOR(HA :!
Wednesday, Wisrnst 6, 1862.
Major-Genfhal.—At the election in this coun
tv on Saturday laet, Wni. S. Holt received 275
rotes, and J. H. Josey, 95. We have not heard
any thing ot the vote from other counties cora
pofing the Division.
The Season'. —We have had fine showers for
the last four or five days, and the earth is well
saturated with water. All the late crop3 haye
been much benefited, and are generally very pro
mising.
Cranberry Guards.— We are glad to learn that
Lieut. J. L. Adderton, of the Zollicoffer Rifles, lias
been promoted to the office of Captain of the
‘‘Cranberry Guards,” by the Confederate Govern
ment. This is anew company raised in Americus,
and now on duty at the Oglethorpe Encampment
in this city. Capt. A. is a most worthy gentleman
and citizen, and w» ; trust will prove, himself to lip
equally so as a soldier.
TARVERSVILLE POST OFFICE, TWIGGS CO.
The Post Office at that place has been discontin
ued. We shall forward our papers heretofore gent
to that office, to Marion, unloss otherwise directed.
IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE.
The fullowifig i« the suhataore of a despatch re
ceived b*re ▼«et«*rdft.v, ac*l if correct, is moat, im
portant, at the present tide of our war affairs. We
T rusr that it may he “reliable,” and know of no
particular cause to doubt it. It is dated Richmond,
Aug. 4th
The National Intelligencer and Baltimore Sun,
of late dates, received iti Staunton, announce the
resignation Os Sewurd. The Intelligencer accuses
him of having been engaged for the last sixty days
in negotiating an armistice through the English
Hovernruent. They state that the flovernors of
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, refuse to
furnish the President with their quota of the 300,-
uV* troops required, and that Vanlandingham >s
addressing large audience* in Ohio against the
war, and is received with great favor and applause.
WAR MATTERS.
Since wo have pul in type the article from the
Atlanta Confederacy respecting Genl. Morgan’s
recent expedition within the Federal lines, we
have received his official report. It more than
confirms all that has been said of it, and it is truly
astonishing how he could, in twenty-four days,
have travelled a thousand miles, fought several
battles, captured seventeen towns—captured and
dispersed several bodies of troops and destroyed
so large an amount of supplies for the Federal
army. He left with about nine hundred men, and
returned with twelve hnndred. Os his present,
whereabouts we know not. But all may rest as
sured thut lie will very soon be heard from again.
Ot several other commanders the same may be
said. Stonewall Jackson is on some important,
mission to the enemy. It may be for the benefit
of Gen. Pope, or others further North and East.
There are important movements among our troops
iu Tennessee and adjoining States, and probably
large bodies are massing for decisive conliicts.
But of these matters we must be content to know
but little till the work is consummated.
ARREST OF DESERTERS, DELINQUENTS, Ste
in compliance with a request of the Secretary of
War, Gov. Brown has issued a proclamation re
quiring all Sheriffs, Constables and Jailors to ar
rest and confine all officers and soldiers, of this or
other States, either as deserters, absent from post
without leave, &c., and to report the same to the
Secretary of War and the Adjutant and Inspector
General of tbo State, at. Milledgeville.
We learn that Col. Jack Brown, commander ak
this military station, has issued an order to have/,
guard at the Railroad Depot of this city on t’ne
arrival of the several trains, to see that all persons
passing as soldiers have the proper doe timer, ts for
that purpose ; and in default to proceed aor wording
to orders issued by superior officers.
Col. Brown is (unofficially, but editorially)
recommended io have his guard to look y.fter some
weating Hie plumage, but not of mi}’ary stock,
and bestow upon them a less comnTimentary dis
charge for the. honors adorned t-lvan they would
get through the guardhouse or jaP-l.
CHATHAM ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
In some respects, iht-tv a striking analogy
between t.he Revolution ol 1776 and Hie one now|
Deriding. It would bo vrell for the Executive aud
/is Cabinet, at Vi ashitigton, to recur to the history
of tfiat memorable struggle, before tbev prosecute
farther their wicked and bootless war of subjuga
tion and “annihilation,” as one of their plaTorm
orators recently urged in New York, at a war
meeting. We would especially direct their atten
iion, were it in our power, to the remarks of that ;
great and venerable statesman, the Earl of Chat- I
ham, who had the boldness to oppose every mea- i
sure in Parliament which looked to the subjugation i
of the Amerieau colonies. Pending a motion to
advise the King “to take the most speedy measures
lor putting a stop to the unnatural war upon the
colonies by a removal of their accumulated griev- \
niters',” the noble Earl said :
“ We have tried for unconditional submission of
the Americans, let us now try what can be gained
by unconditional redress. The door of mercy has
hitherto been shut against them ; you have ran
sacked every corner of Germany for boors and
ruffians to invade aud ravage their country —lor
to conquer it, niy lords, is impossible—you cannot
do it. I may as well pretend to drive them before
me with this crutch.
“Were it practicable, by a long continued course
of euccess, to conquer America, the holding of it
iu subjection afterwards will be utterly impossible.
No benefit can be derived troni that country to
this, but bv good will and pure affection of the
inhabitants. This is not to be gained by force of
arms.”
The venerable speaker added the following bold
declaration which will find a ready response in
every Southern heart:
“ If I were,” said he, “an American, as I am an
Englishman, while a foreign troop were landed in
my country, I never would lay down my arms—
never, never, never!”
The rebel colonies never did lay down their arms
until their independence was achieved and ac
knowledged: 4he patriotism and heroism of a
reverred gallant ancestry, the North and Europe
mav rest assured, will be imitated by their, sons.—
Submission to tyranny and oppression forms no
part of Southern Americanism.
The proposition to vote SBOO,OOO, by tho City
Council of Baltimore, as bounties to new vo'ron
teers in Lincoln’s array, was defeated in the Second
Branch, by a vote of two to six, amid the applause /
of the surrounding crowd. t
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Oxford, Aug. 2, 1862.
En route to this place, ou yeaterdav, I was
gratified to sec that rain had fallen almost contin
uously from Macon to this point, though not al
ways in sufficient quantities to relieve entirely the
corn crop, which in pome places was greatly suffer'
ing. At Atlanta, I vr" plad to learn that rains
had fallen in counties along the State Read, where
ir. much r.oed, particularly iu Bartow and Gordon
counties—also iu Floyd and Chattooga- Gentle
men from E Tennessee a*y the croj>? iu that sec
tion were never more promising. A large planter
from South-We3tern Georgia informs me the corn,
potatoe and pea crops are-immense in that sec
tion. The counties along the Georgia Railroad
have also had refreshing showers, and the clouds
now ga hering promise plentiful supplies of'rain
everywhere. On the whole, I pcs no grounds for
apprehension of want in Georgia, at least. The
turnip cron, in the meantime, should not he over
looked, and rye end barley should receive unusual
attention.
General Polk and suit arrived at Atlanta last
evening, eu route somewhere. lie is a very mild,
pleasant-looking gentleman, apparently about six
ty years of age. Troops in large numbers are
pouring in from the .'/oufh, and there will ho a
sensation in Tennessee and Kentucky and probab
ly sommybere else verv soon- The enemy i<-
struggling under the heavy blows recently received.
Let them he continued without intermission until
ever? Hessian i- driven Lom our border-.
| On the whole, the skies are brightening, and, 1
i cruse, unde; tin- blcs-ing of God, we may soon
| conquer a permanent peace, though we should
multiply and garner our rermfrees for a protracted
! struggle, il necessary. Particularly should ample.
; provisions be made for our heroic soldiers and
their families. If they become discoteuted and
<1 iftcoiiraged, from neglect, and want, our cause is
fost. Let, extortioners, speculators and dealers
in Confederate credit—men who would sell their
| country for thirty pieces of silver tie also provid
ed for. Their doom draweth nigh. J. K.
CONGRMSB- SECRET LEGISLATION.
In a tew weeks our Confederate Congress will
again re assemble at Richmond. Owing to the
crowded condition of that city, the large number
ot sick and wounded soldiers which are likely to
j continue there, scarcity of provisions, Ac., it is
thought Congress will adjourn to Columbia, S. C.
Ait the enemy has been so summarily repelled in
Ilia “on to Richmond,” and is not likely soon to
| attempt another forward movement in that direc
j tion, we see no impropriety in Congress adjourn
j ing to some other place, if it should deem it con
| ducive to the public interest, to secure a more quiet
5 place for legislation. Still, there are reasons why
! the Executive Department should remain at Rich
j monil.- Os this, however, Congress can best
| judge.
LTpon one subject the people have rightly com
plained, and will continue to complain until the
evil is corrected. We allude to secret legislation,
or sitting on all occasions with closed doors.
Upon this subject the Charleston Mercury savs:
The Conrgoss of the Confederate States, in
spite of the plain mandates ot the Constitution
requiring publicity of their proceedings, has been
little else th.au a secret Executive Council. What
measures have been proposed in Congress to pro
mote the welfare of the people, and by whom pro
posed, a. I .id the votes of their Representatives
upon th-ern—the people know nothing. What
course the Executive lms pursued—what measures
have ly-en recommended, aim what defeated by
the Executive, are kept from the people. It is
only after a measure has been ripened into Execu
tive approval, that, it is published and known.—
Frfje debate is, therefore, practically abolished,
be cause it does not reach the people, whilst the
responsibility of the Representative to the con
'stituent is also abolished.
Now we know very well that this strange disre
gard of the first principles of liberty, in n struggle
to obtain if, for ourselves and our posterity, can
be defended by very plausible 90phisms. It is ar
gued that our differences, if known to our ene
mies, would weaken our cause; and especially
ought all collision with the Executive to be sup
pressed, because his lolly must he roost danger
ous. A want of confidence iu him must weaken
the energies of the people. Therefore, they
should be deceived fip'O the belief, that Congress :
is unanimous in the policy of the Government, !
and that the Executive has its confidence.
It. is very difficult to persuade an honest man
that deception can at any time be good policy;
but when it is systematically practiced to the
practical overthrow of flic principles of the gov
ernment itseh, it is a declaration that the govern
ment is an evil, and ought to bn abolishbd. If,
in a representative free government, it is exa
ction? that the people should know nothing of the
speeches or conduct o) their representatives’, then
representation ought to b-> abolished, and free de
bate ho suppressed. In other words, the govern
ment is a nuisance, to be eircurareted and put
aside, and ought to be overthrown.
Latk Foreign News. —The latest dates are to
the 19th ult.
An important, discussion took place in Parlia
ment on Lindsey’s motion to offer mediation and
recognize the Southern Confederacy. After a
lengthy debate Lindsey’s motion was withdrawn.
Lord Palmerston made a remarkable speech on
t*he occasion, appealing to the House to leave the
whole matter in the bauds of the Government.
The Paris correspondent of the London Herald
again asserts that Napoleon is about to offer the
mediation of France in American affairs, and says
tlie drift of public opinion is in favor of such a
itourse.
RIOTS IN CINCINNATI-BLACK vs- WHITE.
The people of t,he Pork Metropolis seem to be
Laving a “good time” of if. in enjoying the bellig
jgerent outbreaks between the sons ot the Emer
ald Isle and the pet. contrabands from the South.
The Cincinnati Gazette says:
The 'scarcity of white labor on the steamboats
■at Cincinnati has induced the eaptaits to put wages
up to SSO and n=.(s per month. The ncgjpes, how
ever, are willing to do the work for S3O? To their
-employment the whites, particularly the Irish, ob
jected, and at an early hour on the morning of the
16th the first of the rioting, resulting from the ob
jection, occurred. A large crowd was collected,
, and pistol shots fired, window glass and furniture
| broken. The police made every effort to disperse
’the crowd but without effect, and several arrests
| were made. The leaders appeared to be prineb
pally steamboat men, who had induced a large
number of boys into the crowd to do the mischief,
keeping aloot themselves, fearing the negroes to
be armed. The colored hands were driven from
the steamboats, and many colored individuals in
1 the streets roughly bandied. The Mayor called
for a home guard of 1,000, and received five hut -
ured muskets, but could not get a volunteer. A
volunteer company then turned out, and had re
stored order. During the time a considerable fire
took place, which seeiued to be a naat of the pro
gramme of the riot.
A more serious mob also occurred iu Toledo,
Ohio, in which property was destroyed and per
sons killed. The cry of the white laborers was
“clear out the niggers and abolitionists—this is
only a war of capital against white labor.”
WA.R news.
Mobile, July *29. —A special dispatch to
the Mobile Advertiser aud Register, dated
Tupelo, July 28, says :
The St. Louis Republican of th" 22d inst.,
has been received here. It contains a dis
patch, dated at Washington, July 21st, an
nouncing that Gen. Hal leek is in command
of the Federal army in Virginia, over Gen
Pope and McClellan, with the office .»! mili
tary adviser to the President
Pope and McClellan are unable to co-op
crate satisfactorily They are minors of,
McClellan’s resignation, and the public dis
satisfaction with the latter is increasing!—
Gen. lialleck is en route for Washington.
On the 16th inst, in the Federal House
of Representatives, Mr. Chandler furiously
denounced McClellan.
Fears are entertained at the Federal War
i Department that the -dene, <•;' the rebels at
| Richmond portend- an onslntigli upon Pope's
; advance. . •
The Missouri rebels invaded lowa on the
19th inst., capturing arms and horses.
There is u great stir in Northern Missou
ri, and the invasions of Kentucky, Indiana,
iaud lowa, are creating consternation. The
i belief is, begining to prevail that the war is,
■at. length being brought to the door of the
Yankees.
Heavy fortifications arc being constructed
at Memphis by a force of negroes* who drill
every evening.
II rilliant AehicreuifuL
JiYsenßUit, Va., July 3o.—A special <K-spatch to
the Lynchburg Republican, dated Narrows of New
River, July 28th, via Dublin, July 29th, says:
“The gallant Major Bailey,.,commanding four
companies ot cavalry, in all about one hundred
aud fifty men, having been sent to the rear of the
enemy by Colonel McOlusland, stormed Summer
ville, the county seat of Nicholas comity, on Fri
day morning, at daylight, and killed and captured
the entire garrison, including the Colonel com
manding the post, named Starr, and three other
commissioned officers, and sixty-two nor. com mis
sinned officers and privates, killing a large number
of them. The few prisoners taken were paroled.
“Not being able to bring away the large quanti
ties of commissary’s, quartermaster's and ordnance
stores found in the place, Major Bailey committed
them to the flames.
“He brought to this place a large number of
Enfield rifles, horses and mules. The prisoners
arrived this morning at Salt Sulphur Swings. The
notorious renegade and spy, I)r. VVm. dicker, is
among the prisoners.
“The telegraph office was destroyed, and the
government operator captured.
“This affair is regarded as the most brilliant ex
ploit of the war, and has caused the wildest con
sternation and dismay throughout the Yankee
army in this neighborhood.”
Mobilk, 31st. —A special to the Advertiser &
Register from Tupelo, 80th, states that three Fed
era! Captains and five Lieutenants, captured at
Courtland, Ala., arrived to-night.
Gen. Armstrong, in his official report, states
that on the 16th he attacked the enemy at, Court
land, on the Memphis and Charleston Railrond,
took 133 prisoners, including 8 commissioned offi
cers, The non commissiond officer 6 and privates
were paroled. Yankee loss, 8 killed and 7 wound
ed. Our loss is less.
He also captured twelve wagons, with horses
attached, and equipments and a largw number of
arms, vhe camp and garrison equipments of four
.companies, and a quantity of supplies, including
five hundred sacks of corn. The depot, telegraph
line, bridges and trestle work were destroyed.—
Armstrong defeated the enemy at Town Creek the
same day, taking fourteen prisoners. Rosencrans’
division is at Tuscumbia.
We have reliable information that Id,<>oo Fede
ral, during last week, passed Tuscumbia, eastward,
destined for Chattanooga.
A special to the Tribune, dated Grenada, 30th,
states that passengers from Memphis report that
our guerrillas had burned several Yankee trans
ports on the Tennessee river near Eastport. Jim
cut-throat Lane has gone to Kansas t,o raise a
brigade of Negroes.
Tupelo, Aug. I. Gen. Armstrong officially an
nounces another successful skirmish on the Ten
nessee. Lieut. Coi. Kelley', with one hundred and
twenty of his command attacked four companies
of Federal cavalry near .Jonesboro’, Ala., on the
26th ult., and routed them. The enemy left nine
dead and fifteen wounded on the field, and sixteen
were taken prisoners. Our loss was one wounded.
The enemy are on the north side of the Tennea
see. and it is reported that they are retreating to
wards Nashville.
Mobile, August 2.—A special despatch to the
Advertiser Register, dated Tupelo, Ist, says :
The (’ineinnati Commercial of the 2Hth instant
has been received. It coutains Washington des
patches of the 25th.
Official information from Happalianock county,
Va., confirms the report that Jackson was at Lou
isa Court House, near Gordonsville, with 24,000
men, and that he has 30,000 men at Gordonsville.
It is evidently their intention to break the Federal
lines and threaten Washington, and thus draw olf
the Federal forces from before Richmond. Stone
wall’s full force is estimated by the Yankees at
60,000, aud they say be is advancing.
General Pope is occupying Maryland, and it is
said country raids are about to be instituted by the
Yankees.
The renegades on the Rappahannock are alarm
ed for their safety, and live in boats in order to
prevent a surprise.
Gen. Pope has issued an order refusing to pro
tect the private property of the Confederates. No
soldier will hereafter be allowed to guard it.
she Governor of Pennsylvania advertises that
he will accept nine months volunteers.
It is understood at Washington that the Confed
erates intend to hang Maj. Gen. McCall, unless
Gen. Butler should be given up.
Louisville despatches to the 25th state that sev
eral Yankee Colonels and Lteutenants had been
killed by the guerrillas in Westen county, Ky. A
Yankee expedition was to be sent out to defeat the
guerri’las, who were threatening FNiris county in
stead of P.ourbon. The rebel guerrillas are organ
izing in all the border counties of Kentucky.
St. Lons, July 24.—Hundreds of foreigners,
mostly Irish, have claimed the British Consul’s
protection from the draft. Great excitement was
occasioned, aud tne Yankees mobbed them. The
Provost's Guards had to be called out to suppress
the riot.
The Federal Colonel Clarkson and seventy of his
rneu had been captured in Missouri,
Important Official Doruuent.
RtcHiiONP, 2d.—lmportant General Orders, No.
54, from the Adjutant and Inspector General?;!
office, will be published on Monday. The first ar
ticle states that the following orders are published
for the information and observance of all con
cerned; the next five articles are in the form of a
preamble; the seroud recites the order issued by
he Secretary of War of the United States, direet
ng the military commanders of that Government
to seize and use property, real or personal, be
longing to inhabitants of this Confederacy, and
states that no provision is made for any compen
sation to the owners of private property thus
seized; the third article quotes Gen. Tope's recent
order for the arrest of ail disloyal male citizens,
who are to be required to take the oath of ai!e
giance or conducted beyond the line?, Ac.: the
fourth article recites the order of Brig. Gen. Slein
wehr, lor the arrest of five of the most prominent
citizens ol Page county, Virginia, to be held as
hostages and suffer death in the event of anv of
the soldiers oi the said Steinwehr being shot bv
• bushwnackere, by which term is meant.the citi
zens of this Confederacy who have taken up arms
to defend their homes and families. The other
three articles are as follows:
ft. And whereas it results from some of the
above orders that some of the military authorities
of the United States not content with the unjust
and aggressive warfare hitherto waged with sav
age cruelty against an unoffendiug people, and
etaspet ited by failure in their eflort to subjugate
them, hav° now determined to violate all rules
and usages of war, and to convert the hostilities
i.itt.prto waged against armed forces into a cam
paign of robbery and murder agaiat unarmed citi- i
zens and peaeeiul tillers of the sod.
6 And whereas this Government, bound by the j
highest obligations of duty to its citizen?, is the? t
driven to the necessity of adopting «uch just-rnea
sure a ot retribution :tnd retails: ion as it shall deem «
adequate to repress and punish these barbarities ;
and whereas the order? above recited have only
been published and made known to this Govern
ment since the signature of a cartel for the ex- j
change of prisoners of war, which cartel, in so far
as it provides for an exchange of prisoners here
after captured, would never have been signed or
agreed to bv thi? Government if the intention to
change the war into a system of indiscriminate
murder and robbery had boeu made known to it;
and whereas a just regard to humanity forbids that
the repression ot crime, which this Government is
thus compelled lo enforce, should be unnecessarily
j extended to retaliation on the enlisted men in the
. army of the Csitecl States who may be unwilling
' instrument? in ihe savage cruelty of their com
manders, so long as there is hope that the excesses
of the enemy may ho checked or prevented by
retribution on commissioned officers, who have
the power to avert such guilty action by refusing
service under a Government w hich seeks their aid
iu the perpetration of such iufamous barbarities:
7. Therefore it is ordered that Major General
Pope, Brig, Gen. Steinwelir, and all ttnnmi- -ioned
officet vervi: u; Jer their respective commands,
be and they are hereby expressly and specially
declared to be, not entitled to be considered as
soldiers, and therefore uot entitled to the benefit
of the cartel tor the parole of future prisoners of
war. Ordered further, that iu the event of the
capture of Major Gen. Pope or Brig. Gen. Stein
welir, or any of the commissioned officers serving
under them, the captive so taker* shall be held in
j ciose confinement so long as the orders aforesaid
shall continue in force ami unrepealed by the com
petent military authorities of the United States,
and that in the event of the murder of any un
armed citizen of the Confederacy, by virtue or
under pretext of any of ibe orders hereinbefore
recited, whether with or without trial, whether
under pretence of inch citizen being a spy or hos
tage, or any other presence, it shall be the duty
of the commanding General of the forces of this
Confederacy to cause immediately to be hung, out
of the commissioned officers prisoners as afore
said, a number equal to the number of our citi
zens thus murdered by the enemy. By order.
(Signed) S. COOPER,
Adj’t and Ins. Gen.
i£Sjp'Tlie President has written a letter to Gen.
: Bee, in reference to the above subject. It was
j received too late for publication. Gen. Bee is in
i structed to communicate it to the Federal Com
j inander in chief. Its tone is to meet the “ infa
i raous Orders’' of Gen. Pope with a like retribution,
• in case they are carried out—and they seem alrea
dy to have been commenced.
Latest War Items.
j We are glad to hear again from the old corres
pondent (P. W. A.) of the Savannah Republican,
! who has been silent for some time—especially, as
lie can be generally endorsed as ‘-reliable.” The
intelligence it contains is such as we had reason
to anticipate about this time.
Richmond, Aug. B.—The ball is about to be
opened between Slot ewail Jackson aod Pope.—
Heavy skirmishing is now going on between the
two forces at Orange Court House. The Confed
erates are getting the advantage and a general
engagement is thought to be imminent.
The President has .directed General T.ee to
transmit his order regarding Pope and Steiuwer
to the Federal authorities, and says alter the re
ceipt of the order, if they do not reverse their
policy, lie will be forced to retaliate.
r. w. a.
[Special despatch to the Savannah Republican.]
Richmond, Aug. 4.—'Die Confederate prisoners
at Baltimore and Washington have been released,
and are now r.u route for home. They left (hose
places in the midst of great rejoicing. Federal
prisoners are sent from Richmond daily.
The Confederate Government opened a corre
spondence with the authorities at Washington,
enquiring whether Butler’s conduct was sanction
| ed. No answer having been received, another
I letter was sent, in which the President said that
further silence would he construed as an endorse
ment of Butler’s conduct.
Gen. Pope continue.? to lay waste, burn and de
stroy, and to drive off male citizens from their
homes.
Bincoln has issued another proclamation warn
ing the rebels to return to their allegiance in sixty
days, or all their property will be confiscated un
der the 6th section of the Confiscaiion Act.
Recruiting is exceedingly dull at the North, and
the newspapers are in despair at the gloomy pros
pect of peace. Men begin to talk and show them
selves.
The Journal of Commence denies the right of
Congress to emancipate slaves under any circum
stances.
Numerous arrests are making at the North for
expressions of disloyal sentiment, and desertions
from the Federal army are daily occurring. Con
tusion, doubt, arid dismay reitrn throughout the
North.
The Yankee papers say the Federal fleet had
captured the British schooner Agnes and the Con
federate steamer Reliance, Lieut. Gladding, they
having run the blockade. P. W. A.
A Night Attack on JlcClellan’g Fleet ami
Camp.
Our citizeus were aroused from their slumber
yesterday morning about half past twelve o’clock,
by the loud and rapid discharge of artillery. The
Night was very dark, but the flashes of the guns
were distinctly seen in a North-easterly direction,
and plainly indicated that the cannonading was on
James river, in the direction of City Point. The
tiring continued incessantly for about two hours,
when it measurably slackened, and in a few mo’
ments ceased entirely. * * * * *
The cause of the cannonading was a night attack
upon McClellan’s fleet and camp from the south
bank of Janies river. The guns intended to ope
rate against the fleet were placed in eligible posi
tions about Coggins Point, and those designed to
rouse up the sleepers in the grand army were lo
cated along the bank of the river at points below
Coggin’s. The flrst discharge was from “ long !
Tom,” of Walker’s battery, which was the signal
for a general discharge, and instantly a fringe of
flarne lined the river bank for a distance of threp
or four mites. The roar was deafening, and the
echoes reverborated for many miles around. After
the first round from our pieces, the many lights
which twikled from the foremasts of the Federal
fleet suddenly disappeared, showing that the ene
my had been aroused, and knew that danger was
about. Ihe extinguishing of the lights made but.
little difference, however, as our guns had been
sighted before dark, and all that remained for our
brave boys to do was to load as rapidly as possible
parties piesent say they distinctly heard “crash
ing” on the river, but whether caused by our bails
or the colliding of the Yankee craft in their efforts
to get out of the way, it was irffpo-sible to tel!.
One thing is very certain, that if we did not sink
or destroy many of the enemy’s' transports, we
certainly * produced great consternation among l
them, as the entire number, supposed to be large 1 - |
iy over,one hundred, had weighed anchor, and
were nowhere to be seen yesterday morning at
daylight. It is thought to be a juatter of impossi
bility, that we could have fired so many shots, into
so largest number of vessels and so crowded to
gether, without inflicting sprious damage. But
unless tlie enemy teds the truth, which is some- *
ihing they rarely do, we shall never know what j
damage our night attack inflicted.— Petersburg
Intelligencer i Aug. 2,
Hints to Pi anter9. — The season is si hand for
patting in fall crops such as turnips, carrots, par
snips, barley, kc., and on. planters, large and
-null, should see to it that a double crop of each
is planted. It wrli work an immense saving ot
gram and pronsions.
Save hay, too, i- another important suggestion.
When fodder is gathered li.f-ie u little *-1 t to do,
there being little cotton growing, ami the bauds of
a plantation cannot be more profitably employed
than iu gathering and curing ihe crab grass, which
grows in such übuoiUL.v throughout' fLe Conte
deraev.
i.j cud.lion to ihe foregoing lonely hints tiom
■ ci. *unnflh Republican we would slso urge up
on every one to save valuable garden and gras?
seeds indeed every thing that will be useful here
after.—Afexs'r.
At a meeting of the Macon Volunteers, 2ui
Georgia BsttalioD, held July 19th, 1862, a ( amp
Bee, near Petersburg, V i , Capt. G 3 Jonee pre
siding, it was unanimously
Jlesalted, That although several ucek? have
elapsed since the painful announcement of the
death of our i»M commander, (apt Robert \
Smith, (late Ooiouel of the 44i h Georgia tvgiuientj
we yet deem it not. too late to oiler that public te -
tiroopial of regret and appreciation from which
we have hitbei to been precluded, by the exigen
cies ot the public service.
Jle*. •. id, That Col. Smith, leading his regiment
into a most arduous and desperate charge, not
withstanding the total physical prostration to
which he had been reduced by severe iiincas, dis
played :i gallantry which has uever been surpass
ed, and which we, who so well knew his brave,
patriotic sou!, had often predicted whilst under
his command.
R. solv'd, ( hat out' iPvl et lor hi? loss is mitiga
ted by the reflection that cone stand higher than
fie in the long, hril ;*nt iisf of those Georgian?
who have, in this cunpaign, “illustrated” their
State; and that our grief is still further assuaged
by the assurance 'hat his well known piety has
met a glorious teward in ihe happier world. above
us.
Rtsolved, That by a copy of th resolutions
sent to his family, md by their publication through
the press, we offer to his family and to the public,
die deep sympathies of those who respected him
us a commander, loved him as a lriend, admired
him ns a patriot, and revered him as a Christian.
At the same lime it was further
Resolved , Thai it is our mournful duty to pub
licly deplore (Lp loss of another of the former
j Captains of the Macon Volunteers, the late (''oh I.
;G. .Seymour, ot the 6th Louisiana regiment, it is
now nearly twenty years since the company was
under hi? command ; the reputation which it then
j acquired, still attends it, and attests the splendid
■ qualifications of Gol. Seymour as a drill officer.
No higher evidence ol ids gallantry is needed,
| thau the simple fact that he met his death while
; leading in battle a regiment from Louisiana, the
; noble Mate of his adoption, the bravery of which
| is the pleasing theme of a whole grateful Confed
eracy. We mourn him, for there has been lost a
rigid disciplinarian, a gallant field-officer, and an
able lawyer, a successful editor, and an upright
cit.zen. How high must he this great Goddess of
Liberty, to whom the grim Priest of War immo
lates such costly sacrificial victims as Col. Smith
and Col. Seymour.
Geo. S. Jovrs, Capt. M. V.
At a meeting of the Macon Volunteers, 2nd
Georgia Battalion, held .July 21st, at Camp Lee
near Peteishurg, \ a., Capt. 6. S. Jones presiding
it was unanimously
Resolved , That the members of this company
are affected with peculiar regret, us they aie called
upon to take action in reference to the death of
private J. \V. Hogg, who died of fever at the
Ladies’ Hospital, Petersburg, Va., July 14, 1862.
tor the first time since our entrance into service
a period of more than fifteen months, death has
entered our ranks and borne off a victim. Wo
had anticipated that someone must fall soon; vet,
our previous enviable and remarkable immunity
from the visitations of the Great Destroyer, only
made the blow more saddening when it c one.
Resolved , i hat in liie short period during which
our deceased comrade was with us, he won the
affection of all who knew him, by the modesty ol
his deportment as a gentleman, ,md compelled the
respect of his office is by his faithfulness as a sol
dier. In him we lament a valued member, a
trusty comrade and a faithful friend.
Resolved, That we offer our gympatliies to his
family and friend-, and beg leave respectfully to
remind them of tlie consolations which come to
us when we reflect upon his virtues, and their
desert at tno hamis of the Great Rewarder ol
Good and Evil. For what does he lose who ex
changes waning Earth for the eternal tranquility
of Heaven.
Resolved. That these proceedings be published
in the Macon anti Rome, Ga., papers.
Geo. S. Jones, Capt. M. V.
Camp Oolktiiokpk, July 25th, 1862.
At a meeting of the Macon County Guards, held
this day, the following preamble and resolutions
| were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to re
i move from our midst our fellow-soldiers/, William
Carnald, Burtvel McCoy, Tarpley Hambrick, E. P.
W. Partridge, Jas. Leggitt, and John H. Mcßride,
men who before their enlistment, were considered
! among the best, citizens of Macon county. Since
j then, and while acting in the service of the Con
federate States, had won for themselves, by their
constant and unremitting attention to their duties,
the reputation of being the most reliable soldiers
of the Company : therefore
Resolved , That in the loss of these men, our
company has sustained an irreparable los-, and
! our country has been deprived of six true and
; tried soldiers.
Resolved, That we deeply sympathise with the
friends apd relatives in ibis sad bereavement, and
that the widows wail and orphans tear ot these
| our departed friends, will ever find a hearty re
sponse in our bosoms.
James D. Frederick, Capt.
t John Whit chard, Sec’v.
City Council Proceedings.
REGULAR MEETING. (
Council Chamber, August Ist, 1862. )
Present:—The Mayor,Aldermen Greuniss,Jones,
Goodall, Harris.
Absent—'Aidermen Boifeu»li*»t, Adams, Grier.
The minutes of the last regular aud called meet
ings were read and confirmed.
His Honor the Mayor announced that from the
returns made by the Commissioners appointed to
superintend the election for an Alderman, that Mr.
Robt. B. Barfield was duly elected. The oath of
office was administered to him, who subscribed to
the same and took his seat.
The Bridge Keeper reported tolls £92 80
Ihe Clerk of Market reported fees. .... 25 26
ihe Guard House Keeper reported fees.. 670
The finance Committee reported in favor of
Messrs. Hardeman A Sparks’ bill, SB4 06, and on
the petition of Geo. D. Lawrence, Chief Marshal,
for an increase of salary— report in favor of a re
turn to the salary of 1861, for the remainder of his
term ol office, commencing July 1, 1862, aud end
ing with the present administration. The commit
tee beg leave, in this connexion, to recommend,
that the salaries of the Mayor and Clerk of Council
be increased in the same manner. Adopted.
J. Hollingsworth's petition for the privilege of
covering his building on lot 3, square 40, with
shingle- 1 was received and referred to the commit
tee on Fire Department.
Bills referred—Macon Gas Company and J. B.
Huggins.
?. Couucil then adjourned.
3 RICHARD CURD, C. C.
DILII,
Near Richmond, Virginia, July 26th, 1*62, at Wright’s
Brigade Hosj.ital of typhoid fever, Berg’t Jambs O. Yak
erdloh, of the Mhcou County Volunteers, 4th Ga. Reg.,
aged af>o% 22 years. 8 ’
No need of fame’s prood voice for thee—uo need for
earthly data.?,
Toy memory Lvc« in bleeding hearts, and that is all the
,• same.
Uur coanade gains a brightber land, and death’s cold
stream is passed
And in a land ot fadeless flowers, he has found “Peace” at
> last, „
tribute of
The following resolutions were rw*,,., *
. the Frank ha LoJgr ; No 2,1 OO.f* « L*' 1 * w
I July 24th, i3C2 " d'srw,. My
Franklin Locos, n 0 j
Maeon, Jaiy js th °:° f
An xtl-wiee Providence ha* removea
j Mother Robert a. f»mrn, for man* e* r , ’ f ’* *:• v
■ Lod«r. died fr ->m wound* receive I r,* , *
tie, white duMj contending lor our *w 4n ,~. V
' a«»r Richmond Virginia. In? conurnna * J
> so well known it would lie an act of T
i upon hi* virtue* k* s ritlcen, mud t„* rti / ,v *- s ‘j .* •
j hi* Worth as » chitMlan. Hi* name w': 45 1 M.*- ’*
j fond t«mrmt/t«oce t>y all who era,- knew -. ? ' '* -
1.
Reuv'ctJ. Ihet we deeply 4e-;-re _
I aur brother, for m bix death we >■»-<! ***4
1 trothst, '-.tesdy friend, aad a ntbi* it,.;.*. s,r
RMolted, \b%t we setivUsir syrny **} ii*. r
I ed relative* of the deceaved, * u _
i Revolt ed, That * blank page hr j*t 3. , r
!bock on which the name, r*nk, *,t«» ;>. ■
;er be inscribed, ar.il that the Lc-dfe t- ; ; ;\* \ v.-'
j fer the space of ihiriy day?. ’ * ; c -
Beso’rsd ; Tnat a ropy these reeolotirr* *
be forwarded to tr,a reia»lve3 ot b-’V*
! iisht.l iu the parets of the ettv. • V. v;
.1 W Fi p.Kv
J. L JO Nr? ’
». I ns.-iPiRo
»r. 1 twi .s *
\EH \DTr H TI hi
1 1 ii a a ] -ii si
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j BLANTON DUNCAN
(FoaMERLX OF XESTCCkI j
iS gitl PAHKiI lO FILL ;>Kivi? P
I aug unni U «t|rvrUf and prtaii. j •
Hank Notes,
i Riila ol Exchange,
Eogr.ifiiif upon Steel or S| o | f
i g-iF™ Large suppite? of BANK NOTE a | t |,.
nilt be kept.
; augtf-tt roimnlda, x, c
JXT otioe,
c. S. FMGINf i ft’d OFFICI
Savan-’ah, (U., Jitlv *2id,ifWj •
%|AN Y inquiries been sJ ire Ato ;•. « ,
Xffl a* to the ,-onditioa of ex«Mnpt,on from c. : t
labor to the detrnnes of Savannah, th. Hnh, *Ur G *
! oouiiuauding inutirctj me to *tat<* :
l»t. That white the planter* of the middle mm **,
ire those apeeiall.v called upon, those of the te»i>o*r,i
H« will not be eonsidored by any mean*: entirely n, r
M. That a previous contribution of lalior lor ait*, >L
thau one month will not exempt an> planter fr , 1( u . ,
sent contribution. ’
Sil. That waorever planters have been rompenutn) fw
their previous contributions of Übot 10 ,h< . utu
bv exemption during the year from road duty or ! v 1' *
exemption in kind, they will be cnoawiertd tlreviy u,
in? received au euulvatent for then former eon rltniior-..
and rtierefore bo required to fin til-ii 1.1 or m ~.. , o n*,
the present call.
4th. a* the works approach completion, and the l»i w .
inp flr.rce Is reduced, those negroee will first hediv>,r -
wbo*e masters had contributed to the coast defence*m*.
viotts to the present call. ‘
The Brigadier-General commanding also Instruct* at •)
j state that he earnestly hopes .hat 1 lie planters t*ill \\<
meeting* !n the several countlea snd apportion the -o.
hotlon of labor among themselves, ond relieve him u •
thejnoM unpleasant duty of re-orttnc to forclbi.-'
A contribution of 2t) per cent, of the Khorinjr t„. f
e:vh county v. ill *OOll supply abundant labor to trin,
works rapidly to ,-onipleiiou. VVonien will ho re -elrcl a
laborers op to u number amounting to ten (lo) per ore f
the whole laboring force, after which no more womu* .
be recei red.
Wherever the planters of a neighborhood make tj;
of 100 negroes, they may ele*‘t fheir own overst >r ,
gang, and he tv.ll be employed In that capacity
hce. JNO. McCHiPl'
Capt, C. 8. P. EoyVv,
By order BRIO. (JL'N. MCHCth
Cotn.i’gH!!l bu. „7
The papers throughout the Htat.- alii. , v y UM ~
ther notice through tiie Havaannti papers. 1;, t ,, ■
notice;
JUT PR RIN TKN I) h NT’S til Pit K Fog Fin
DHPFNOKJi, .
Savannah, July •<, 1-at:. \
I>l. \ iN'I'I'.IXS of Georgia are earuestiy requetiad
. send twenty percent, of tlie able-bodied oegrn-*
and w omen, iu the nearest depots on the General, An*
and Gulf, Augusta a Georgia, Macon S Wsst- rn,
and Houtl, Western lta.l Rogds, on U ediic*uaj.i siut i
days of each week Rail ii *d Agent «id r u< ni-b I 1,
recei()ts for the negroes.
If planters will pursue this plan, it wilt sart
agentM h great deal of trouble and the Couft-deracy cus
sideralde expense.
T. A. PARSONS,
General Superinb .dent.
txr Augusta, Macon, Columbus, Americus, Mid> i»-
vide, I'hoioasv itle and Bandei vllle pa|)t rs will | le;o ;.
for three wreeks, and send bills to this ottiee. aug 4—5
Central I L-iil Itoad.
8A VANN AH, G A., July V?, IS«V
great and continuing risin all Railn.ad in-
B rials, Hiid the necessity of increasing the pay ol ogr.
| Ativen make it absolutely necessary to r-o-*- the
| frieght.
Notice is therefore hereby given that on Rod after il >n
! day tlie 4th day of August there will be charged »o »dd.
tional amount of twenty per centum in all I .eigic >■■■-■ ■ ■
over the Road of this company .and the Branche- ..11
ton and Augusta. ’ GKO. W. ADAMS. .
aug 6—2 t Gen’i Sup’t
Macon A, W estern Hail Road io,
MAPON. OA., A'iCiT.fsb,l&ffl’.
! fIAXXK present high and daily advar ,i>t yt et t all
■L Rail Road Supplies, and the consequent ne ‘■•nty 1"
increasing the pay of operatives, otdiges th!i (iorayanj t*
advance irs rates of Freight and Fare.
Notice Is hereby given, that on and after Wtdnwdiy,
the 6th instant, the rates on ail Freight, both fhroutft.itJ
local, except Coal and Live Stock by the Car Load,* •
advanced fifty per ceot. on the old rates r»* publld.eJO '
ber 15th, 1857. And Live Stock by Lh« Car Load wiliw
diarged. from
Atlanta to Jone boro’, $21.00)
“ “ Gntidn, 25 00 1 Double these r»id
“ “ Barnesvllle, 81.00 wiJi be chaigrd b|
“ “ Fopayth, 84.00 l Passenger Trsiw
“ “ Macon, 87 00 j
A nd the rates of Pa- «eriger Fares *. ill be 5 centi per odt
for Whites, and about 8)4 cts. per mile foi Black*
aug 6 A LPREI) L. TYLER, Sup t
\Vvisit*ri* A Atlantic Itailioad*
Atlanta to Chattanooga, 188 Miles—Pate, 5 1
JOHN S. ROWLAND, Superintendent.
PASSENGER TIMLIN.
Leaves Atlanta, dally, at ~>&)f *
Arrives at Chattanooga, at 4.(7 a *
Leaves Atlanta, at 2 80 a. *
Arrives at Chattanooga, at ....5.15 f *
accomodation passenger train.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 2-4J* r *
Arrives st Kingston, at * 6^*r- M
l.eaves Kingston daily,at.. 4 ' A< *
Arrives at Atlanta at A 1
This Road connects, each way, wdh the Rome Brs- -
Railroad at Kingston, the East Tennes«see and Georr»
Railroad at Dalton, and the Nashville A Chattanooga R* 1 ‘
road at Chattanooga. 0
Change of Schedule
GEORGIA RAILROAD.
ON AN D APTF.R 8I NDAY, J I LY l’?* 1 ]
.Sunday Day Train resumed on main line, *■
on Athens and Warrington Branches will run to coot
until further notice.
Leave Atlanta . . ..6:10 a.a.
” ** .... .*’*.*’’*„ ‘ '
Leave Auguata ' .V. k
** « 4:00 A. X.
Arrive at Augusta. . 5:04 T. *■
“ “ tt SO A X.
Arrive at Atlanta. ’ ... *•
“ “ “ * *3#! * , j(
Trainß connecting with Washington and Athens
leave Augusta at 6:45 am. aDd Atlanta at ClO »• *
connection with Warrenlon on Fui dav. ‘ * J
leaves Augusta ft: 15 p. tn. GEO YOSGI,
Georgia Railroad, Augusta, July 21, ISC:'.
AdmiiiitklratorN Sale.
CTATE OF GEORGIA} Dooly f ount}.
O On the first Tuesday in Octcoer next*
the Court House in Vienna, a aid county, within vt ‘
hours of sale, the lands and negroea bdeug ng fl* e ri
of Martin Kendrick, deceased. t
Bald plantation is located at MiUvood. io the 3<i J ".
of said county, 12 miles from Vienna and l- r » ,ri ■ k j
Uaw-kinsville; one mile from the Church and
Harmony; is in a good neighborhood,stock r* n .- e and
The place contains s<ft) more lesv —800 of
under fence and in cultivation ; is w ell wat«re l b> run
streams and welis—water good: comfortable ‘f*'* I ','.
house, convenient negro cabins, with new brick ■ ' ■'“''‘/.j'.
gin house and screw, with all the other necessary 0 •
io S 8 - w rs the
Sold as property of said deceeacd for the beß U “ ,‘u*
heirs and creditors. Terms will be made known on
of sale. This Aug. Ist, 1862.
ELIZA A. KENDRICK.
aug 6— Ui} 11^4