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journal ft fpessragtr. J. KNOWLES and S. ROSE, EDITORS AND PROFKIKTOKB. < TiT PHI NTKH>, 4>«*h. Tayloi'** Plaiualion Piim-i 'I he Moufepelier Journal contaius a letter f'rooj a soldier of the Vermont Bth, dated t itnp Aliemand, August 29th, in which ho .'.taros that ou the previous Thursday, the property of Gen. Richard Taylor, u son of •ul Geu l ay lor, (by whom it was bequeathed iu him,) was confiscated, the son being now ;U the rebel army. The slaves, 150 in nurn her, were all declared emancipated,'labile the plantation was plundered by the I’nioi. • ddiers. According to the writer : “It is one ot t!»♦* most splendid planta tions that I ever saw. There are on it 700 acres ot sugar cane, which must rot upon ac ground if the Government does not har .< -.1, it. i wish you could have seen the "■•ldicr* plunder this plantation. After the st< ck was driven off, the boys began by or dering the slaves to bring out everything there was to eat and drink. They brought out hundreds of bottles of wine, eggs, pre served figs and peaches, turkeys, chickens and honey in any quantity. 1 brought away a large camp kettle and frying pans that belonged to old Gen. Tay lor, and also many of his private papers. 1. have one letter of his own hand writing, and many from Secretary Murcy—-some from Gen. Scott and some from the traitor Floyd. 1 brought to camp four bottles of claret wine Lieutenant brought away half a bar f! ot the best, syrup from the sugar house, and a large can of honey. 1 he camp kettle and pans i intend to send home. They ure made of heavy tin, covered with coppei. 1 ibink I will scud home the pri vate papers by mail if 1 do not let any one have them. The camp is loaded down with o:under—all kinds of clothing, rings, watch* es, guns, pistols, swords, and some of Geu. iay lor s old liars and coats, belt s— and in fact every old relic he hud is worn about the camp. Vou and every one may be thank ful that you are out of the reach of plunder ing uriniea. Here are whole families of wo men and children running in the woods — targe plantations entirely deserted—nothing i* Vt ' PAcepi the slaves too old run away a 1 kinds of tLr nest mahogany furniture broken to pieces. Nothing is respected.” from €■*»»». .Smiths Amu in laciiiiK k y. Inc Kuoxvilie correspondent of the Co lumbia h'n<itnn r, writing under date of the do mst., savs : > bad the pleasure of a long conversation today with u Lieutenant who was just, through from Kentucky. He brings a budget of interesting news from Gen. Ivirbv Smith s division, lie left the General’s Headquarters on the Hist, of September last. Gp to mat. tiui« General Smith had enlisted H-i.udrr good and true men, and armed and equipped them for service. In addition to thin, «Go. H umphrey Marshal! had enlisted a large number, the precise amount the Lieu tenant- coulu not learn, lie is confident that the accessions to our ranks of Kentuok iau« will not fall .short of 50,000 men bv ; he middle ot October. He represents the State us blazing with excitement from one end to the other. (fur troops everywhere they go, are hailed with exclamations of joy oid gladness. The fruits of the three hard (ought battles at Richmond, K v., was 9,000 stand of splendid arms, a. large number of ' elf's repeaters, sabres, 12 bronzed rifled pieces, 0 arid 12 pounder cannon, 200 wag cos and teams and a large amount of coni- stores. At Lexington, Ky., our forces secured 25.000 stand of arms, a large number of sabres, pistols, clothing, boots and -hoes, commissary and quartermaster stores in abundance—in fact, a sufficient amount of the. paraphernalia, of war to fit out u Division ot troops. Our troops are en vying fine health, have a pleuty to oat, and. that ot a varied character, of good quality and at low prices. The X'igtit at Fmitkliit, South ampton County. 5\ o have received some particulars of the engagement, which resulted in the repulse of the enemy, at Franklin, Southampton county, on hriday last. The advance of the enemy was proclaimed by a report from one of his gunboats, three or four of which y -re discovered ascendiug the Black-water ;iver A number of the Bartizan Rangers of’Fed Fern-bee, of North Carolina, were posted in undergroath along the river’s bank, H hen the boats arrived within range, the. iUngeis opened upon them, very soon clear ing ;he decks. For some time rhe boats at tempted to press forward, bur the unerring aim 4 the men on shore finally disheartened them, und they retreated dovvu tin* river.— it believed that, the enemy's killed and wounded in the affair will amount to one hundred. But two men were wounded on our side—none killed- There was no artil lery in the fight on our side. iu tJie afternoon of the same day the ene my advanced in considerable force from the direction of buflolk. Their force on this ooeasiou is estimated to have been about 2,drio infantry, six pieces of artillery, and oSU or 400 cavalry. The battery of Oapt. Grestum, of 3V t* roburg, and two sections of Gaptai a \\ right’s Rocket Battery, were put in position and soon opened tire upon ihe fo*. dhe fight lasted some two hours', <>ui s’u • .ad shell tailing iu the midst of the er- -m\ with such rapidity as to cause them u. fire in confusion. Gresham’s battery fired •» slitii which exploded in the midst of u ko(iy of the enemy’s infantry, and was af terwards-ascertained, killed six men.— Wright’s 1 locket batterv played destruction with the \ ankec cavalry, This battery was captured from the enemy at Gaines’s Mill in J nut- last, and it is said to only tu« of the kind ou this continent. Nobody of cavalry can stand before it. A Good M kascan.-r-Congress has passed a Lw to hung Jl soldiers and camp followers of the Vaukce army who shall be found circulating coun* terteit Confederate -notes in our territory. The ofieoders to be tried by a court martial. G<pii. M.ve to it is Troops The iollowing address to his troops, issued by General Lee under the form ot general orders, ou the 2d of October, inst, was re ceived at the Adjutant General's office on Monday, the 6th : Hr.ADQ’ns Army of Northern Va., f October 2d. 1862. j General Orders, ) No. 116. ) In reviewing tbe'achinvemeuts of the ar my during the present campaign, the com manding General cannot withhold the expres sion of his admiration of the indomitable courage it has displayed in battle, and its cheerful endurance of privation and hard ships on the march. b'ince our great victories around Rich mond you have defeated the enemy at (,’c dar Mountain, expelled him from the Rap pahannock, arid, after a conflict of three days, utterly repulsed him on the plains of Mannassas, and forced him to take shelter within the fortifications around the capital. Without halting for repose you crossed the Potomac, stormed the heights of Har per’s Ferry, made prisoners of more than eleven thousand men, and captured upwards of seventy pieces of artillery, all their small arms and other munitions of war. While one corps of the army was thus en gaged, the other insured its success by at testing at Boonesburo’ the combined armies of the enemy, advancing under their favor ite General t«* the relief of their boleagured comrades. On the field of SUarpsburg, with less than •»ne third It is numbers, you resisted, from day-light until dark, the whole army of the enemy, aud repul ed every attack along his entire front of more rhau four miles in ex tent. The whole of the following day you stood prepared to resume the conflict on the same ground, and retired next morning, without molestation, across the Potomac. The attempts subsequently made by the enemy to follow you across the river have resulted in his complete discomfiture and be ing driven back with loss. Achievements such as these demanded much valour and patriotism. History re cords few examples of greater fortitude and endurance than this army has exhibited ; and lam commissioned by the P -nr to thank you iu rhe name of the Gontedcrate (Gates for the undying fame you have won for their arms. Much you have done, much mure remains to be accomplished. The enemy again threatens us with invasion, and to your tried valor and patriotism, the country looks with eonlidence tor deliverance and safety ; your past exploits give assurance that this confi dence is not misplaced. R. F Lee, General Commanding. The < oiilVilcrati' I’risonns taken ;tf Mu»»• i»*«l>i»rj;. I here, were 445 suck Goiifedcratp soldiers left in the hospital at, Federick, Md., before the fight at Sharpsbnrg, and these were “captured” at a charge of bayonets by the \ aiikecs. They were then huddled together in the German Reformed Church, with five crackers a day for rations, though the ladies of Frederick gave them what they could spare, to eat. They were then, with prison ms, making a total of 1,400, inarched six miles, (to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, many of them falling ou the way from ill ness,) and sent to Baltimore, fheonlv inter-j rnption on the trip being an attempt on the I part of a sentinel to kill one of the prisoners who got. off the cars to drink at a creek. In Baltimore they were placed in a prison crowded to suffocation. The people of Bal timore upon hearing of their arrival, carried them buckets ol coffee and all sorts of eata bles. The next day they were marched out in charge of a Dutch Captain who, after parading them through the principal streets, put them on board the steamer City of Nor wich, and they were soon (with the excep tion of six who died oil the way) within the! walls of Fort Delaware, made famous by the j sufferings of our soldiers there. One of our. men was stripped and whipped by a Ser-! geant who accused him of stealing. There j were 2,700 prisoners there; of this number I*6 took the oath of allegiance, and 40 died, < O' those who took the oath 102 were Irish, and the balance were from.different States. Gne was front North Caioliua and two from Petersburg, Va, Out of the 2,700 there were 1,500 sick, and not 200 of them will he, lit for service under a month. The Confederate officers were treated with consideration, but the privates experienced the. most brutal usage. The prisoners who are abided to returned yesterday by a flag of truce. — •/??</(aloud Thzjjati~h, 7 th,. Gin. Gfo. W\ Gordon, a native of Georgia, hut for many years a resident of Maury county, Tenn., •lied at Vicksburg a short t ime since. He held the post ot t'aptain in the Confederate army, was captured at. fort Donelson, aud di.Ml u:t hi* return to he exchanged. General Gordon will he remembered Hr rrunv who have shared his hospitality, as the gentleman* i.v and polite proprietor of the Gordon .Springs, ,-ome years ngo. He was one of the best of mum! -a true patriot and a Christian gentleman. He 'alt. a widow, who, we believe, now resides in Washington, Wilkes county. Nisnvn.LK and Chattanooga I!aii road.— This road is now in running order its entire length, thanks to the herculean efforts of Col. E. W. Cole,' its aide and accomplished Superintendent. Had our military kept pace with Col. Cole, we would now he in daily intercouse with our capital, and its down-trodden inhabitants would he free once more. As it is, we are only able to so within sev enteen miles ot Nashville- (Lavergnc.) From preparations that we hear ot, we hope soon to chronicle the tact that Nashville is in otir posse*- -ioa again. Chattanootju Rebel. The following is from the Dahlonga J fountoh, SqJOlfl/.. of Sept. -JO; lur Xa* ooouk Minks.— a gentleman front N.i voochee informs ns that the gold mines ot tint section are all doing well. Mast.— The indications now m e that the present n »st crop will be the heaviest ever known in the mountains. The trees are bending under the weight of the fruit. We saw, last week, a branch from *u oak a foot long so loaded with acorns tor ns entire length, that two liners could not. be laid upon it any where without touching an acorn. An Editor In distress,. The Cleveland Banner says : “Wanted. —We want to buy a Coon and ’Possum dog, to hunt our meat with during the coming year. It is foolish for a man to think about buy ing hog meat, who is printing a newspaper at £2 a year. A dog that will hunt coon, ’possum, and kill a sheep occasionally, will command a good price at these “headquarters." The Tltiitarv Exemption Act. The following is a copy of the Exemption Act finally passed by both Hwases of Congress : A Bill u> exempt ee r >aiD prisons from mihtarr j service, ami co the a.a entitled “Au net to j exempt certain prisons from enrollment to* service in the army of the Confederate Bu.te*, ’ appioved the 21st of April, 1462. invalids. orrictteoF goylkn-cnt, r lfrks, eto. 1. The forty ft »• of (/,. Confederate Tint*.* of Amenca do enact. Tin,t ail pemons who -dmll be tu-ld unfit for miluaiy service In ihe field, by rea son of bodily or menial incap.»cifv, or imbecility, under rules to he prescribed by the Secretary of ! V* ar, the \ i« »• President of the Confederate States, • ihe officers, judicial and executive, of the Confede rate autl Suite ilovernments, including pout-on*-* lets appointed by rhe President ami confirmed by the Senate, and such cleiks in their office* as aie allowed by the Postmaster-General, and now em ployed, and iududiug all other postmasters, their assistants and clerks ; and except such State ofii cers as the several States may have declared, or may hereafter declare by law te ho liable to militia duty ; the members of both Houses of tbe t (ingress of the Confederate Slate-, and of ihe Legislatures of the several Suwe; , and their respective officers; ail clerks now in the office* of the Confederate aud State governments, authorized by law, receiving salaries or lees. j VOLUNTEER TROOPS. All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any Slate since the passage of the act entitled “An act further to provide tor the public defence," approv ed April ltith, IBti2, while such troops shall be in active service under State authority, provided that this exemption shall not apply to any person who wap liable lo be called into service by virtue of said uct ot April lGtii, 1802. transportation and tf.lf.grapn companies. All piluts and p.-rsons engaged in ihu merchant marine service; the president, superintendents, conductors, treasurer, chief clerk, engineers, man j agers, station ugents, section masters, two expert j track hands to each section of eight miles, and j mechanics in the active service aud employment, of railroad companies, not to embrace laborers, porters and messengers; the president, general superintendent and operators ol telegraph compa nies, the local superintendent nnd operators of , .-aid companies no: to exceed four in number at any locality but that at the seat of government of i toe Confederate Slates; the president, superinten dents, captains, engineers, chief clerk and me chanics iu the active service and employment of all companies engaged iu rivei and ennui naviga tion, and ail capKtms of boats, and engineers ' thereon employed. EDITORS, PRIMERS AND PRExCHEKS. One editor of each new. piper now being pub lished, and such employees a* the editor or pro prietor may certify upon oath lo bo indi-peosable for conducting ihe publication ; the public printer, and iho-e i-rupfoyed to perform ihe public printing Lot ifio * km federate and State Governments ; every minister ol religion authorized to preach according to the rules, ot hi- sect aud in ihe regular discharge • of ministerial duties. • RELIGIOUS NoK-COMB,ITAST3. All persons who have been end now are mem bers ot the Society of Friends and the Association ot Danker*, Mazarines and Mciinoi-ds, in regular membership in »heir respective denomination, pro vided members of rhe Society <*t i-V.-nd*, x,..> J.nt—, Mennomisis and thinkers, shall furnish substitutes, or pay a tax of-<">00 each into the public Treasmy PHYSICIANS. All physicians who now are, and for the last five years have been in actual practice ot thoir pro feision. shokm.ykf.rs, tanners, etc. Ail shoemakers, tanners, blacksmiths, wagon makers, millers and their engineers, millwrights, -killed, and actually employed as their regular vo cation in the said trades, habitually engaged in working for die public, and whilst so actually em ployed ; provided -aid persons shah make oath in writing that they are so skilled, and actually em ployed at the time as their regular vocation in one of the above trades, which affidavit shall only be so lma/tide evidence ol the facts therein stated. A PROVISO AG A IN ST K X TO RTIO N. Provtiled further, That the exemption herein granted to persons by reason of their peculiar mechanical or other employment not connected with the public service shall be subject to the con dition that the products of the labor of such ex empts, or the companies find establishments with which they are connected, shall be sold and dis posed of by the proprietors at prices not exceed ing seventy-five per centum upon the cost, of pro duction, or within a maxuim to be fixed by the Secretary of War, under such regulations as be may prescribe; and it is further provided, that if the proprietors of such an manufacturing establish ment shall be shown upon evidence to be submit ted to and judged of by the Secretary of War, to have violated, or in any manner evaded, the true intent nnd spirit, of the foregoing proviso, the ex* eruption therein granted shall no longer be ex tended to them, superintendents or operatives in said establishments, but they, and each and evorv one of them, shall be forthwith enrolled under the. provisions of this act, and ordered into the Con federate army, and shall in no event be again ex empted therefrom by reason of said manufacturing establishment or employments therein. IIOSriTALS, ASYLUMS, All superintendents of public hospitals, lunatic asylums, and the regular physicians, nurses, and attendants therein, and the teachers employed in the institutions lor the deaf, dumb, and blind. In each apothecary store now established and doing business, one apothecary in good standing, who K a practical apothecary. WOOL, COTTON, AND PAPER MANUFACTURERS. Superintendents and operatives in wool and cot ton factories, paper mills, and superintendents and managers of wool carding machines, who may be exempted by the Secretary of War, provided the profits of such establishments shall not exceed seventy-five per centum upon the cost of produc tion, to be determined upon oath of the parties, subject tu itie same penalties for violation of the provisions herein contained asi are hereinbefore provided in case of oilier manufacturing and me chanical ein pi o vmen f>. i Dt CATIt«N—I Ai! presidents and teachers ot colleges, acade mies, schools, and theological seminaries who have been regularly engaged as such for two year pre ceding the passage of this act. ARTISAN'S tMl'LOi Est oN “GOVERNMENT WORK.” Ail artisans, mechanics, and employees, in the establishments of the government for the manu facture of arms, ordnance, ordnance stove*, and other munitions of war, who may be certified by the officer in charge thereof, as necessary for *uch establishment; also all artisans, mechanics and employees in the establishments ot such persons as are or may be engaged under contracts with the government in furnishing arms, ordnance, ord nance stores, and other munitions of war, saddles, harness, and army supplies, provided that the chief of tiic ordnance bureau, or some ordnance officer authorized by him for the purpose, shall approve of the number of opperatires required in such es tablishment : a!! persons employed in the manufac ture ot arms, or ordnance ot any kind by the sev eral States, or by contractors to finish the same to the several State Governments, whom the Gover nor or Secretary of State thereof, may certify to be nee* --ary 10 the same : ail p* . - ms engaged in tiie construction of ships, gunboats, engines, -ails, or other articles necessary to the public defence under the direction of the Secretary of the navy ; all superintendents, managers, mechanics, and mi ners employed in the production and manufacture ot salt, to the extent of 20 bushels per day, and o( lead and iron, and all persons engaged in making charcoal for making pig and bar iron, not to em brace laborers, messengers, wagoners and servants, unless employed at works conducted under the authority and by the officers or ageuts oi a State or in works employed in the production of iron lor the Confederate States. stock raisers. One male citizen for every 500 head of cattle, for every 250 head of horses or m iles, and one shepherd tor every 500 head of sheep, ot each persons as are engaged exclusive!? in raising stock, provided there is no white male adult not liable to do militirv duty engaged with such person in rawing ;aui stock. OVERSEERS OX rUNIATiOSS. To secure the proper police of the country, one ner9oa either as egent, owner or overseer ou each plantation on which oue white person is required to br kep bv laws or ordinances of an? State, and on which there is no white male adult not liable to do military 'service, and iu States ha.ing uo such ■ law, one person, as agent, owner or overseer on each plantation ol twenty negroes, and on which tnpre is no white male adult not liable 10 military service, and furthermore, for additional police for j i erorv twenty negroes on two or more plantations I within five miles of each otheir, aud each hating les» than twenty negroes, and »and which there *.» no white male adult not liable to military duty, one person being the oldest of the owners or overseers on such plantations. SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS. Also, a regiment raised under and by authority of the State of Texas for the frontier defence, now 1 iu the service of sni<l State, while in such service ; and such other person as the President shall be satisfied on account of justice, equality or necessity ought to be exempted, are hereby exempted from military service in the armies of the Confederate I States ; provided that the exemptions herein above ' enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons exempted are actually engaged in their respective pursuits or occupation. i 2. That an act entitled “an act to exempt certain persons from enrollment for service in the armies jof the Confederate States,’ 1 approved the *2lst : April, 1862, is hereby repealed. Defence* of Savannah and Charleston. As we learn nothing from our own papers re specting the land or marine defences of these ports, we copy the foliowing from the Fenerat or- I gan in Baltimore : UAVS BCII.DING AT SAVANNAH. The rebel ram Fingal, building at Savannah, will soon be completed, and when her iron-plating is finished she will be fully equal in point of strength ; to the Merrimac. She was an English steamer, | and ran the blockade early last spring, and on this account is much stronger than ordinary vessels, being iron braced in every part. She was built at I" Greenock, in England. The rebels have cut this vessel down, razeeing her some eight feet, and . widening her by the introduction oi eight feet of white oak on either side, bolted on, aud the iron plating is bolted and riveted to this. The whole vef el is roofed over with iron on the same princi ple as that evident in the construction of the Mer rirnac. She is provided with eight hundred horse power double oscillating engines, and will be a troublesome customer, if she is ever allowed to get out. from the Savannah river. The ram Georgia, also building at Savannah, ■ and the Palmetto State, commonly called the La ; dies’ Gunboat, and a third (name unknown) build j ing at Charleston, will probably prove failures.-- j The reason why one of these gunboats has the I'ogdovnen of the Ladies’Gunboat is, that, it has been built chiefly lrora smail contributions bv the Southern ladies. The rebels report that these gunboats were of little aceouut all along, bui h must be remembered that, the? ei id “failure” up to the very day that Buchanan brought the invul nerable Merrimac out into rho Hampton Roads, aud spread consternation over the whole country. DEFENCES OF CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH. Those two cities are being newly fortified con tinually. The work in the trenches is done by thousands of slaves the white men having all en i listed and are now under arms. The whole quarter ! of the city of Charleston which was destroyed by ' lire last spring, and the squares and streets, are all defended by rifle pits, so that the people may have the impression that the city itsoli would be | defended to the last, even after the National troops | may enter it. All the cottier houses of the streets | are fitted up as block, houses and barricades, from , which riflemen will fire upon the Yankees, provid ed they do not shell the city in advance and burn it down. Charleston bay is obstructed directly across the shipway with piles, fire rafts, &c., in order to Steep vessels from entering. When a vessel runs the blockade one of the rafts is removed, and she is allow ed to pass in, when the vacuum is at once filled up with the raft removed. It is impossible to tell the exact number of men forming the garrison of Fort Sumter, as it is used as a sort of a school for the instruction of green troops, and the force is continually bein • changed from the fort to other points. The petty officers ami privates in the forts are, for the most part, composed of Germans and Frenchmen, together with criminals of all sorts. Three gunboats are also guarding the harbor of Charleston, mounting three to nine inch guns, and are to be used as ram gunboats axul for the imme diate defence of the city. These are “blood tubd” of the harbor, and are a butt for the jokes and jibes of the citizens. fmlian TrouMcs in the Northwest. [From tne Madison (Wia.) Journal.J The Shairane county Journal, in the northern part of this State, has a report of a council held tty the Menomonee Indians, at Beshena, on the 28th ultimo, which gives some startling develop ments. It. savs the Indians tfere inclined to keep friend | lv upon our frontiers, and that the head chief, the war chief, and ten other chiefs of bands were present, and made speeches and addresses. One of them said that all the tribes in Wisconsin ; sent their wampums to the chief of the Winneba j /rocs, except the Monomenees, and that the latter ! had been notified that the last offer had been made to send their wampum. Notice was also | sent that the “blow was to be struck this summer,” that all the tribes east of the Mississippi were gov erned by the Winnebago chief, and communication ( through him with the Sioux ; it was said also, that the Indians were selling their ponies to purchase ! ammunition. One of the imlians in the council said the Win nebago chief told him that “ail the western tribes j were going to join the South.” The head chief professed a desire to remain at pence with the whites. Th» second chief raaae 'ike assurance. The war chief the same. The editor of the Journal has an article upon the report, from which we take the followin'* : Some facta were disclosed in the Menomonee council which go positively to show that the mas sacre in Minnesota was a preconcerted nUn. and that all ine northern tribes were united with the Sioux, except tin- Monomoneps, in the plot. They weie assured that the blow would be struck this summer, but at what time was not made known, and that the Menomoneet would meet with the same fare as the white if they did not join the rest of the Indians in their raid upon the whites. The whole tiling is the effect of seces sion, as the statements made in council will show. We have evidence which more directly brings home to the Aouth the iv>pon-'ibiiitv of this atro cious Col. of Ashby’s rebel cavalry in Virgiuia to his bi other-in-iaw, Mr. Robert Mills, of Columbus, in this State, which was rebeived about the 25th of August. in this letter Mr. Mills was advised by hi? South ern relatives to get down into Virgiuirj within the Confederate lines, if ho could—the waysnnd means tor doing which were pointed out. If he could nor do this, he was advised to go info Illinois lot safety. The writer stated that there would be a general uprising of the Indians throughout the Northwest about the first of September, and while they mig.it do no harm ns far down in Wisconsin as the place ot lo- friend’s residence, in order to make sure of being beyond danger, he had better go down mto Ceu*ral Illinois. Parson Brownlow says he would start a paper up but he fears that “he might be impris oned, since be might, by accident, at some time •‘tell the truth as u> the conduct of the Northern Governmentand again, “such are the rapid strides of the rebel army” they might again “crush out my paper.” He concludes, finally, that he had “as soon die in prison as elsewhere ’ What a philosopher he has become 1 * From the MitsUaippl&n. 8 ALT. As many of our citizens arc much in Deed of *alt, and deepiy interested m the subjec I avail myself of the opportunity* through the column* ot your useful paper, to give an account of my Ti3it a lew days before this to the salt works in the State of Akt*auia. About sixty miles abov«- Mobile, immediately on the east bank of the Tombigbee river, tie t:-a State salt works. Here tbex are limited in their price to .<i.2« r > per bushel, i*nd nry rarely have any to dispose of. A little higher up, in the fork of the Alabama aud Tombiebee river?, about sis mile? from each river and «x aiite- below Jack on arc situated the Jeffrie* or Central sale work?, n - y are teiuied, in a smail valley containing about one hundred acres, between two high hills, which arc formed of soft white rock suitable for making furnaces, which are used for the purpose. Al tins place them aie thirty-six furnaces in operation belonging to persons making salt for their own use, and composed of partner* from two to twenty interested iu a furnace and making from three to fifty bushels of salt to the furnace each day, ac cording to the extent of the furnace—averaging about three pecks of salt, to each hand per day,and it is sold as fast as it is made—such as they cuu dispo o of at ten dollars per bushel. New works are ago ing up every day ; and unless new discoveries are made, the space wiil soon be filled up. Those who work the furnaces at this place pay one fifth of the salt they make for the use of the water, and obtain it lrom wells which they dig about twelve feet from the surface, and the water seems abundant, and the situation is not subject to overflow. Still higher up twenty miles, on both sides of the Tombigbee river, three miies above St. Stephens, there are other salt woks, in which are engaged about five hundred hands—each on the river swamp, and subject to overflow about fifteen feet deep at high water. There the tenants pay one-tenth for the use of t.lio water, and sell their salt for fifteen dollars per bushel—and al that the demand is much greater than the supply, and many who go for ealt are disappointed, and go away without any. The surest plan is to make it. Six hands can prepare in two weeks to make from three to lour bushels per day, and the whole addi tional expense will not exceed two hundred dol lars—which will be the price of the pots —and common size dinner pots will answer the purpose. Thirty-six pots w 11 suffice to make four bushels per day, and can be worked by six or seven hands, and so in proportion. Common size pots make more in proportion than very large boilers ; and at j the rate ol fifteen dollars per bushel, each hand can clear his teu doilars per day very easy. • In the wells at these places, large bones of huge dimensions are found from four to six feet beneath the surface, supposed to be that of the mastodon. When found, they are thrown out of the well, and no further search for the residue. They would be a valuable acquisition to any museum, and the w hole skeleton can, no doubt, be obtained with a little expense, and 1 do hope that some scientific geologist will make the effort, as they show con clusively that at some period of the world u large race of animals inhabited the earth which has be- j come extinct. Also, much broken Indian pottery j has been discovered and dug out ol the earth— I and ancient remains ol an old furnace at these works wore plain to be seen at the Fletcher works, near St. Stephens, which shows that the Indians made salt at these works in ancient times. The process for making salt is very plain, and I tiny man of common sense can learn how in an | hour’s time. The water is first put into a large pot, ami so on until it, reaches the sixth pot., w hich ! is culled the brine pot and poured into a barrel— throw about one table-spoonlul of lime to a barrel ot water to settle it,; in about fifteen minutes draw oil the water from the barrel by means ol a spile ' near the bottom, and put it into another pot which : is called the grainer, iu it the suit soon chrystalizes ' by boiling, and sinks to the bottom, which is dip ped out by a ladel and put into a basket over a barrel to drip, which is soon effected, and the salt is then complete. Salt may be made from the earth dug up out < i smoke houses i.. the same manner, by placing the earth in a hopper and draining water through it in the same manner we drain ashes to make he for soap. All the salt which has ever been wasted in smoke houses is still there, and can be obtained in this way with but little expense and trouble. Wm. 13. Trotter. Qcitman, Miss. An Octrage Threatened.—The Federal com mander at Memphis, as will be seen by the tollow ing, is determined to punish the women and chil dren of that city for the acts of our forces on the river: Special Order, No. 254. - Headq’rs 4th Division, i Army of Tennessee, - Memphis, Sept. 27, 186*2. ) Whereas, many families of unknown rebels and Confederates in arms ugainst us have been pm-mu ted to reside in peace and comfort in Memphis; and whereas, the Confederate authorities eitiiei sanction or permit the firing on uuaimed bout carrying passengers aud goods lor the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Memphis; it is ordered that for every boat so fired on, ten families mnsi be expelled from Memphis. The Provost Marshall will extend the list, u! ready prepared, so as to have on it at least thirty names ; aud on every occasion, which a boat is fired on, will draw by lot ten names, who will be forthwith notified, and allowed three days to re move to a distance of twenty-five miles from Memphis. By order of Maj.-Gen. W. T. Sherman. L. M. Datton, Acting A. A. Gen’l. New Conscription Orders. —Col. J. B. Weems, the successor ot Major Dun woody, publishes a no tice in the Atlanta papers, suspending the third paragraph of General Order, No. 5.8, of the 18th August. That passage reads ae follows : “3. Conscripts not equal to all military duty, may be valuable iu the Hospitals, Quartermaster’s and other Staff Departments, and if so, will be received.” This order is only suspended, not revoked. It is not known how soon it may again be promulga ted. — Columbus Sum, Oct. G. Col. John Forsyth a Prisoner. —The Louisville Journal publishes a rumor to the effect that Col. John Forsyth, one oi .he editors of the Mobile Register, and volunteer aid to Gen. Bragg, had beeu taken prisoner by the Yankees in a Skirmish at MurafordsvUle, Ky. The Register says ii lu t the report is confirmed by Brig. Gen. Slaughter, ot Bragg’s army, who recently arrived in Mobile.’ A later account savs that he and several others were taken prisoners by a scouting party of Yan kees, and sent to Gen. Buell at Cave City, but were subsequently released on parole. Saltville Salines.— A few days ago we made a trip to the.salt works at this place to see how things looked in that direction, and to trv to learn something of our prospect for salt. from what we could learn the daily amount of salt prepared ready lor market, is about at follows : Stuart, Bnchanan ACo bushels... .3,000 M. S. Temple A Cos 50Q Planters’ Company of Georgia 450 McClung, Jaques A Cos 300 North Carolina Company gQO Other manufacturers 390 Aggr-eg.re 5,050 All of which, we are informed, would be in creased one hundred per cent, or more, except in the old works of Stuart, Buchanan A Cos. We understood, while there, that they had sunk a well to the depth ot three hundred feet, but bad failed to get water. They informed rue that in boreing the well they passed through a solid rock of salt fifty feet in thickness. —Greenville (Tenn.) Banner. An intelligent and observant gentleman remark ed lately that an auction recently held in this citv, five Government agents were bidding agaiust each other. Is it any wonder we have suffered from | artificially forced prices under such a condition of commissariat ‘l—Chas. Courier , From the Macon Tilegr*,~ List of Caiualile* »{ u, fc Sj “. it eg im. ii r in Hue Battle o( si Aid., Bci»i. 16th and 17th, I , -Vv ol * Jalueß M Newton, conam 4n{ j, kuted. ,u * regm,,.. Major Phil Tracy, killed. Lt and Adjutant a M KowUnd *, Company A, Sidney Blown Ini,!,, ' , ><i arid A A Gen R P Jordan, P:iva < ‘ i c Afek Chancer. Wounded: C .• p.’L • Privates Sidney Ls-d, ......j ' '*. { ney, Madison Luvett. E R Cun;.-,, V erts. Company B Lookout lot. • c . F Wilkinson, Piivatev J V, p r t ts ('Morgan and J A Bow-iutm. v,, ,, u IT P.asdeu. 7\ M Tidwell, Scgi .' vnies John Morgan, Geo i- \\ •>. II Moreland, John Fall- . ,• 1 ? im. Privates f) Samples, J > )> Gwinn, .1 K Stewart. if Company C Beauregard V««lu ed :Lt C D (\iwart, Privates A<. , v . At, | ley, R A Kilby, J Loininac Kumnli, L F Anderson. Mfi> demon, Corpl G W Shrppey, S'* . R W Johnson, \\ 11 Lightt-w t aud Jesse Gain mage. Company I), Butts’ Volin ! Berry, DJ B aiiev. Womnh Lt Tit Holland, Geo Eider, 1 "•**, j gins, II A Darden, A F Mill ” ! *-i Collier, B N Coody, RS Tv , A Wm Edwards, P M Brownie \ Heard, J E Oood.v, G B Ban! j j '* ‘ Company K, Crawford Gre , V '”*«. J Rowell, Thos Walker, Corpl \ ' vales A J Deriso, WII Harris y, **' r McCallin. Wounded: Sergrs \f n f ? M Jordan, Privates .I W A:; 01, \ more, i; B Harris, W H Hortmao, JT ,j s /.‘“’‘d. X L P Lucas, G W Martin, A N n , K*R Luc **» A F Parham, B Stem bridge, S fi us) Marshal, Capt W O (Jleareland. Mi>si ; , 'i i J Fowler, Privates HN Bower< BKV Maddin, W R Parker, M Reeslord, .1 Si 'l £ W K Rowell, J W Roberts. Company F, Mitchell Lt J Reid, Sergts H M Putnam, J p av i< Hr, * Corpl N Cooper, Privates Dlf A.line, E \u r » a Dalton, W Ellis, J W Everett, J Orfm' 5- Glover. M Page, D A Royal, H Kieklcv Company G, Butler Van Guards Killed i, MeCants, Bartlett, Sergt Rucker. Woundd J F Peterman, J«» Adams, V B Tune J K u. Phries, B F Brooks. J s’ !)„., Duke, S L Boddie, L C Poole, J v ~ ;r , “' AJ Wilson, W M Saxon, J D Rovul, G W 1. VV ai fi| M F A Gnssett. ’ " Company 11, Baker Fire-eaters—Cap:,,; 0 \y r Plane, Lt A C Floyd, Sergts Irby II liatnsor \ Sutton, Privates J M Adams, RL> (: 0 «, Knight, J Nelms. Wounded: Lieut R J Sergt J H Cook, Corpl S M Cox. Privates (’A t urns. P, Bailey, TII Caskey, B Collins, (' c o |j‘ , i-. \\ Dras, \\ m Huff, H ii Herri; j-aip «. fi" Johnson, J .1 McMullin, J MeMurrav, V, C Ojv T J Simpson, 1. G Tuts. Missing: J F Adai-'? - Bailey, A I] Brown, A H Collier, M (’ui; •‘pner’ G W Grant, R A Perry, t’ P Richardson, W i s fr . lin, J D Smith, Tfios Vinson, D \\ Jsun \\ Wagoner, G \\ Williford. f’ompany 1. Twiggs Guards—Killed : LiouFF Wimberly. Wounded: Corpl FM Johnson Irs Bullard, Thos Arrington, Privates Wm Bon-tiu- W Edwards, R il (’oley, Thomas Thompson, W A Edmonds. Missing: Sergt S D Lamb, il II J: . \ h lian | b » S Lee, J Newby, .1 T Coomks, r Evans, D D Davis, Isaae Norris aud W W Glover. Alex Martin, 4‘.Uh Ga., wounded. Company K, Gilmer Blues— Killed: J 1 J o } sou. Wounded: J Bridgets, J Fitzze r,. I J 7; llartfield, A Hendricks, ! i J y, Tucker M\\ Tucker, M C Stewart. Mi-- ~ ; p, \ j Lotion, Lt Tll Dozier, Sergt B.o*i, (\>:pi Sm. TI) Colquitt, J C Collier, G P Du/. n\\ M Keenan, ,1 11 Lattimer, J f, ,6rum, ,J C Mathews, J Millie in, J i. Norton, 1 Poweic \\ H Smith, II C Little, Sam Stevens, V Wjuu. ’ Wounded in Tmtn/s Volunteers, 4/7 (tcoi * : . iment, at Sharpsbury, Md., Seiit 17th. Corpl* Thos Andrews, W > E i,~, W J Dxrn son, Privates E B Martin, mo tally, -t, : John Eps, mortal!?; .1 1) Collins, John AT >, Appling Vann, slightly; B F Bit isom;, strut,., t spent ball; W B Hardy, shocked r>v bun: . Vft Saetoe was also wounded. Me -i: : J)e/. »• Webster, Sam’l Alexander. .-amjl [We think there are several error n c.c 7:«e names, but have no means b> wh n : cor.ee; them.] List oft'a<,iialtie§in lite 12 mi ( or« gia Kegiiuent, 17li, I Mi. Company A—Killed: I'm J 5. Page, T J Market. Wouudt . t ■j, H A Crittenden, slightly; Private.-. ,J \ slightly ; W A Pryor, sligl. ii B Kai ford, slightly ; S G Clarke, . ; IPs Lad 1, slightly. Company B—Killed: Lie i red Hen derson, Private James M Fcnn- 1. I round ed : Lient J N Beall, severe! : in ui< uth ; Corpl’s H P Hunt, mortally, J i tteufroe, slightly; Privates Hen Stripling, motUhy, John Morgan, mortally ; T G Gib- iu. se verely ; James W Hunter, severely. Company C—Killed : None. M ounded: Sergts 'J' P Epting, severely ; C C Mathis slightly; Privates J\Y Watson, slightly; \\ A Wicker, severely; B H Mathew?, slightly; W 0 Hannan, slightly; Bunt Hill, slightly ; Benj Buland. Company D—Killed ; Sergt A M Brown. Privates W il Norwood, Jos P Platt Wounded: R Q Long, severely. Company E—Killed: Jos 11 Davey- Wouuded; Lt W L Robinson, severely; CorpT Clay, slightly ; Privates Britt, se verely ; bmith, slightly; Cherry, geverdy Missing: Sergt Green. Company F—Killed : II F Ilodges - W ounded : Privates A Hamau, leg, ampu tated ; A Watson, slightly; R A John-a, severely; W F Lowe, slightly; LtJasM Brown, slightly. Company G—Killed : Privates Moore, A A Kellan. Wouiided: Private? Janies Wilson, slightly; J G Ilendr.oc, slightly ; Sergt R J Little, very slightly Company H—Killed: Capt James ,r Rodgers. Wounded : Lieut 0 F Kw 2? > severely ; Sergt A J Youngblood, slightly • Corpl Geo II Lowe, severely. Private h* Phillips. Company I—Killed : None. Wound# j Sergt A .1 Tucker, severely; Privates 0- f Bass, slightly; W D Hardee, severely; Thus Roberts, slightly. Company K—Killed : Sergt T J R u> ‘“ !1 Wounded: Lieut N Hamilton sdigh\G Corpl James Bnsser, slightly ; Priv-’- and - u “ Gordon, very slightly. Capt. J. T. Cabso>*» Corn'd g 12th « B'g’ 4 - Supplies eor the Af.my.—'Vitb-a s very short period of tim there have i* e2 made up aud shipped from Columbia. G* • supplies as follows: Six car loads clothing and shoes - army at Richmond, Va.; 30,000 ga ruieC ‘ : to Gen. Tilghman; 5,000 garments of Western Virginia; 7,000 garments to f my of Arkansas; 3,000 garments to L*- 1 Rangers; 17,000 garments to Gen. Br»So J army.