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SAVANNAH, UA.
monday Morhinc* Oct. IS, 1802.
L
Joel Branham, Esq , has been appointed Soli
citor General for the Macon Circuit, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of T. W. Mont-
ford, Esq. .
Camp up Instruction.—The camp for the
. instruction ci Conscripts is now being removed
ixom Calhoun to Camp Kirkpatrick, near De
catur, hereafter to te known as Camp Cooper.
Mail Rubber Caught.—A email boy, 1*1 years
of «ge, connected with the Postoffice at Double
Wells, on the G-joigia Railroad, has been ar
rested ior robbing letters containing money, to
a considerable amount.
Gen. fcnECKiNiuDas.—A letter from Knox
ville, 6lb, to the Atlanta Intelligencer* eays:
Gen. Breckinridge, with his division of gallant
troops Is at Knoxville, cn route for Kentucky,
where Lis presence will be hailed by the en
slaved people of his native land.
The Maryland Campaign.—The letter of
oar special army correspondent, which we pub.
lish this morning, will be read with interest.
Some new and important facts arc stated with
regard t(f the late battles in Maryland, and all
honest minds will admire the candor with
which he acknowledges what he believes to be
true.
A correspondent of the Rome Courier says
the Eighth Georgia Regiment, since it has been
in service, has lost in battle 448 men, and by
disease 300, making a total loss of 748 men.
The officers of the regiment have petitioned the
SScretary of War that thd regiment be assigned,
for a short time,Ho post duty in Georgia, that
it may recuperate its men, and fill up its ranks.
Tins Corinth Disaster.—An interesting and
apparently authentic account of this disgrace
ful sacrifice df our bravo troops in the West
■* will be found elsewhere, taken from.the Mobile
Advertiser & Register. We agree with our
l contemporary that a rigid investigation should
, be bad Into the causes of this dreadful massa
cre, and the party through whose obstinacy or
, \ ignorance it was brought about visited with tbe
fyt severest penalty.
The Richmond Papers.—Is there no way by
which wo can secure the regular receipt of the
* Richmond mail3 at Savannah ? The present
'derangement is an abominable nuisance. The
papers of the Capital are about four days old
whemhey reach us, and'by Eome strange .freak
of the mails they- get to ColumbtiB^on the
western line of the State, goon pie .than, they get
here: ''‘Where is our friend Ashmore ? Is there
anybody who has the power, authority, and
yill to help ns !
Teh Sequestration Law.—It is to hoped,
says the Richmond Examiner, that if Congress
-. has any real regard for the effect and practica
bility of Its Sequ^stration'^-Law, that it will not
adjourn Without reviewing the subjedt, and ad
ding toll some provisions which have been
shown to bo necessary.
We understand that it has been decided by
eome oi tbe courts of the South, of competent
jurisdiction, that the government cannot re
cover debts due to alien enemies by citizens of
the Confederate States, when it appears by tbe
'Y,' 4 ? answer of the debtor that the same are evidenc-
ed by negotiable notes, unless the same are
• : produced.
Should this decision prevail, the Scquestra-
‘ • tion Law would almost entirely fail in the ends
Intended by Congress, as it is well known that
nearly aJI the indebtedness of the merchants o*
ihe Confederate States to alien enemies is evi
denced by negr.'hlde notes, probably in the
hands of ibe alien creditors, and which cannot
be produced.
The Greatest Battle.—The more we view
it and familiarize ourselves with its details, the
. ’more clearly the fact stands out that thd battle
of Sharpsburg, or Aniietam, was, on our part,
the greatest engagement of modern times.
Our correspondent’s declaration, that we fought
.40,0^0 against a force of 125,000, is sustained by
Gen. Lee in hip address to Ihe army. That so
% email a force, ragged, bare-foot, half-starved
and worn down by a long series of battles and
severe marches, should have proved a full
match for three time3 their nu mber of fresh and
well disciplined Yankees,Is Indeed a marvel. His
tory will so record it, and it will stand out for
«11 time as incontestiblc proof of our superiori
ty over llie North in all that goes to make up a
, brave and warlike people.
And again: the fact that our army has re
mained for weeks * within a few miles of Mc
Clellan, without his venturing to attack us, is
■evidence that his forces were so badly crippled
In the fight that they have been totally unable
to.renew it.
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The Epidemic in Wilmington.—The Wil-
5nington Journal of Thursday afternoon says:
“ The number of new cases reported yester
day is37. We cannot ascertain more than four
deaths. There may. have been five, but we have
tot heard of more than four, and trust that that
limit has not been exceeded. We have not as
yet heard of any deaths to-day. The disease
seems to be yielding 60 far as its mortality is
concerned, but the number of the sick and
helpless people in our town exceeds an ealeu- 1
lation. Wilmington is one vast fever hospital.”
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston.—The Washing
ton Star says that it is now known that Gen.
Joe Johnston is bet^rgen Qulpeper and Warren-
ton with* tr force of not less than 20,000 men.
Union residents of the place believe that he
has nearer 40i000 men; but of tbe truth of this
wo shall know more in good time.
Whoi is He ?—“Hermes” writes to the Char
leston Mercury as follows : It will gratify the
distinguished Souther-
D*v- whose muue carries with it more weight
rerha p s than .that of any other American, has
^JliBSw ®P«Uy. abr0ad ^ “ 0fflCial or
“290.”—Many persons are curious to know
now the Confederate gtmboat 290 obtained her
B. P. Hallett, the great platform maker and
creed constructor; died in Boston last week.
Lincoln’! Proclamation in Kentucky,
A correspondent of the New York Trib.une,
writing from Louisville, says:
M The first effect of the President’s proclamation
coming, as it did, so utterly unexpected, upon'the
pro-slavery Unionists of Kentucky, was intense con
sternation. *
“ But a low growl is already audible, and I am per
suaded that unless the nearnesB of the enemy stifles
expressions or dissatisfaction for the present, a howl
of denunciation will te raised immediately.”
The Louisville Journal has the following:
“ Kentucky cannot and will not acquiesce in this
measure. Never!' As little will she allow it to chill
her devotion to the cause thus cruelly imperilled anew
The government our fathers framed is one thing and
a thing above price; Abraham Lincoln, the temporary
occupant ol the executive chair, is another thing, and
a thing of comparatively little worth, 'ihe one Is an
individual, the sands of whose offluri existence are
running iart, and who, when his official existence shall
end, will be no mere or less than .any other individual.
The other is a grand political structure, in which is
contained the treasures and tho energies or civiliza
tion, and upon whose lofty and shining dome, seen
from the shores of a 1 climes, centre tho eaeer hopes
of mankind. What Abraham Lincoln, as President
does or fails to do may exalt or lower our esiimate of
hunsel f , but not ct ihe great and beneficent govern
ment cf which he is but the temporary servant. The
temple is not the less sacred and precious because the
priest lays an unlawful sacrifice upon the altar. The
loyalty of Kentucky Is not to be shaken by any mad
act of the President.”
This is most charming logic! J.he very kina
to deceive and mislead every man who refuses
to think and reason for himself. The proposi
tion may be put quite as forcibly in another
form : Oar fathers built the temple and' conse
crated it for all time—a nest of thieves and
rogues, and tyrants have come to infest it and
give law to every -portion of the household—
yet, for our fathers’ Eake, wc will continue the
vile association and allow ourselves to be cheat
ed, robbed, and oppressed. Stronger still; the
honest and liberty-loving portion of our coun
trymen have set apart a portion ot the good old
temple where they enjoy the rights of freemen,
practice the principles and worship at the shrine
of our fathers, but wc prefer to remain with
the tyrants, despots, and fauatics in the other
portion and cast our lot with them forever.
Such is the logic of that vile tool of an infa
mous conspiracy who would fasten an abolition
despotism on the countrymen of Clny and make
them the slaves of our enemies. The man is a
lcnavc or a fool on the Union, and the people
who follow him will deserve fheir fate.
Lincoln may be but “a man,” but he is man
enough, even in the Journal’s estimation, to
overthrow the liberties of the people of Ken
tucky. A free people will resist tyraun}’ and
usurpation at the outset—it is tco late to com
mence the struggle when they are bound in
chains. Let the people of Kentucky strike for
freedom when they can, and among the first
things they do, let them hang their would-be
betrayer to a tree. Prentice is as vile r.a aboli
tionist as Eli Thayer or Wendell Phillips, and
has never yet seen tbe day when he would not
have preferred to sacrifice tbe South rather
than destroy the alliance with his native North.
learning and wit, and were models of English
composition.' In 1859 he was elected to the
Georgia Senate, and was both able and faithful
in the discharge of hi3 da ties. Many there are
who will always remember his few but able and
eloquent speeches. He was blessed with an
amiable-disposition, and was a refined, cultiva
ted and accomplished gentleman. He was un-
surpassingly social in his nature. He. loved
society, and especially the society of his friends.
He was emphatically a man who “loved his
friends.” It was in social life be was most dis
tinguished. There he shone with*a brilliancy
few men have equalled. In him wit and humor
were happily blended. His sarcasm was always
polished, and his j*;st always implied a kind
ness. Georgia can boast but few 6uch minds as
his, the light of which is now put out forever.
But he “&tiil lives” iu the remembrance of his
couatrj’msr, and In tbe affection ol his friends.
His virtues will long be commemorated audhis
genius admired. In the coming conflicts of
the war many a Georgian, “closing with the
foe,” will “give for his sake a deadlier blow. 3
R. H C.
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE
Of the Savannah Republican.
A. TRIBUTE,
To the Memory of Philemon Tracy, cf the 6th
Georgia Regiment.
Major Tracy, of tbe Sixth was brought across
tho river to Shepherdstown, where-he died. He
bad just arrived the evening before the battle,
and was in theubest possible spirits at tbe pros
pect of meeting the enemy again. He told ino
that he had not quite recovered his strength,
which had suffered a good deal from the wound
received at Richmond, but be was well dnougjv
he said to strike another blow for liberty. .It is
reported that the enemy got possession of- his
tody at Shephards town »n<i imriciMt, i>n*l
cannot vouch for the truth of the rumor. *—
[Savannah Republican's army correspondent.
Such is the hard fate of one of Georgia’s,
noblest sons—dead—ancLhis body in the hands
of the hated enemy. It is sweet for the brave
man to die for his country, but there are cir
cams ances connected with the fate of Major
Tracy which makes it peculiarly melancholy,
and places the gratitude and obligations of his
countrymen to him on considerations which
few of the noble e pirits given up in our cause
can claim. He was, according to all military
tests, an exempt. Thi3 he Bcorned to take ad
vantage of, and voluntarily entered tbe first
regiment which enlisted for the war from
Georgia. He fought with valor at tho battle of
tbe Seven Pines, and came out of the conflict
unharmed. At Gaines’ Mill he was twice se
verely wounded, and as 60on as able came
homo to recruit his severely impaired health.
The writer saw him a few days before he re
turned to his regiment, and could scarcely be
lieve that the pale and feeble man before him
was realy the ‘Phil Tracy’ of former days. In view
of his condition, many friends advised him that
a true sense of duty did not yet call him back
to active service. He heeded not their remon
strances. Actuated by that spirit of chivalry
and patriotism for which he was distinguished,
he again took leave of the dear ones at home to
perform his part in the bloody drama soon to
be enacted. Information had reached Macon
that on the morniDg of the lClh be was at Win
chester.
The battle field being forty miles off, and the
means of transportation limited, it was believed
by every one that he had escaped the awful con
flict. J udge, then, of the horrible surprise
when the news came that he was not only there,
but there to he “batily wounded”—there to die.
“He had just arrived ike evening before the battle. n '
ous death ! A little tardiness on the road—his
arrival a few hours, perhaps a few moments
later, and he would have had no place in the
bloody picture. What important events hang
upon a few fleetirg moments! That crisis past,
and perhaps throughout the war, he would have
passed unscathed through every conflict. As it
is, his beautiful eye will no more sparkle with
delight as -he welcomes sister, brother and
friend. His tongue which gave utterance to
pearls and diamonds of thought, which glad-
cned all with its wit and eloquence, is forever
mute. It is hard to realize that one who was so
lately with ua, wenk^ in body, it is true, but
strong in the affections of a noble and generous
soul, now sleeps the sleep of death on the
banks of tbe distant Potomac. There is not
one of the many blessed martyrs of our cause
whose death has brought more grief to family
and friends—whose death is more generally la
mented. Throughout Georgia, and particularly
in our large cities, thereJias been many afilent
tear to his dear memory. Neither man, woman
nor child who knew him ever uttered the name
of “Phil. Tracy’.* but in tones of kindness and
affection. . ,
Major Tracy wa3 a young man, about thirty
years of 3ge, and he looked much younger. He ■
completed his education at Yale College, and
began the practice of law in Macon. He was
soon after elected Ordinary of Bibb, hh native
county. For a long time he edited the Macon
Telegraph. His editorials were replete with-
•Note HY EUitoe.—From the dosing paragraph °f tf.
more recent letter of our correspondent, published to-
day, it will be seen that Majar T. died at flharpabur©
and not at Shephordstown.
Winchester, Va., Oct 2d, 1SC2.
The falsehoods of the Northern pres?, and
.the error which prevails even among intelligent
persons in the South, would seem to call for
some further observations in regard to the cam
paign iu Maryland. Before proceeding with
these observations, however, it may be well
enough to remark, tbat the army reLurned
from Maryland with feelings far different from
those with which it crossed the Potomac. The
reception accorded to the troops was not so
cordial «3 many had expected it would be.
There was a wide diversit} 1 of opinion in these
sections lbro:igh*wLU h wc passed, and many oi
the Unionists were impudent and offensive in
the declaration of their sentiments. The effect
of all these dcvo-lcpments has been to cool the
ardor of th«j Confederates in behalf of “ My
Maryland,” and to render them indifferent
ht r fate, if not hostile to her people. Indeed,
so-etreng Las this Yeeling.become, that many of
the regiments would receive an order to return
to Maryland with bitter repugnance.
It may well be suspected, however, that tin
judgment of the army is harsh, if not'unjust.
So heavily had the iron heel ot tbe Northern
despotism press', d upon the people of Mary
land, and so unexpected was our advance in tbi
Slate, that the action of tkp people wa3 net un
naturally characterise^ by a certain degree of
doubt and hesitation. We remained on the
north-bank cf the Potomac from the 4‘.h of
September, the day on which tho bead oi the
column first crossed, until the night of the
18th—only two weeks altogether—which is a
sliort time for a State, or the people of a State
in their-unorganized’capacity, to ^Iscujs, de
cide aud engage In so important a revolution ai
that which wc sought to inaugurate upon their
soil. Great massoe ol people do not move
with the case and rapidity of Individuals. In
deed, the fact that the Confederates left the
State after a short stay of only two .weeks,
would seem to jastify the people in the
course they pursued. As they could no: pos
sibly, with the difficulties surrounding them.
r~iavu rouohad onr lioto m any considera
ble body before wg re crossed the riyer, any
attempt to enroll themselves under our banner
would only have involved therq in fijesn trou
bles after our departure.
That a very considerable giajority of the peo
ple of Maryland desiro to unite their destiny
with ours, there need be no doubt. Nor is it
strange -that the behavior of the Unionists,
nearly alLof whom are natives of llio^North or
Germany, should not have been altogether gra-
ciqusfor they knew as well as we did, that
they were safe, and that we had not come to
make war upon Maryland or any portion 61 the
people? Bataswc^o not condemn the Slate
of Virginia for their conduct ot the people in
North-western Virginia, nor the State of Ten
nessee for the treason of East Tennessee-; so
wo should not judge the State of Maryland by
the deportment of the people living near her
northern boundary. It may become necessary
in -tbe course of the war to abandon for the
present the idea of iucorporatkij? Maryland in
to the Confederacy, though it is fervently hoped
that no such necessity, will* ever arise; yet let
ns not judge herpeople, who labor under great
difficulties, either hastily or harshly. But to
the campaign in Maryland.
After resting two days at Frederick, Jackson,
A. P. Hill and McLaws proceeded to invest
Harper’s Ferry; whilst Longstreet advanced
forward to Hagerstown, and D. H. Hill stopped
at Boonsboro’ Gap. McClellan’s movements
were more rapid and energetic than had been
anticipated ; he overtook our rear guard on
Sunday, the 14th, at the gap in the Blue Ridge,
through which the Cumberland turnpike passes.
This rendered the return of Longstreet neces
sary to the safety of Hill’s division. The bat; le
of Boonsboro’ Gap was fought on the 10:h.
The enemy, in consequence of his immense eti
periority in numbers, and the lateness of Long-
street’s arrival, got the better of the battle, cap
turing a good many prisoners on the field, and
all the wounded who were left behind. Seeing
that ho was unable, with only a portion of his
command, to cope with nearly’ jtlie whole of
McClellan’s army, General Lee'moved from
Boonsboro’ Sunday night, in the direction
of Sharspburg. * This change brought him near
enough to Jackson, Hill and McLaws to form a
tie, tfiim it has been at any time since it left tbe
James river. «
That there isasld lack of dxsilpline in the
army, there can be no doubt. It is equally
true, that much of the spirit of disorganization
and demoralization which prevail, arises from
the miserable plight in which the government
has left the men. As was said in a former let
ter, it is sheer nonsense to expect men, bare
footed, in rags, aEd. half^ fed, to perform all
their dilty cn long and toilsome marches like
an army of soldiers well clad and fully supplied.
The results of the battle, about which there
seems to be considerable doubt even in Rich
mond, may be easily summed up. The enemy
made tbe attack, and wc repulsed it. So far
wc were victorious. Oar victory, however, was
only a technical victory. We neither routed
the enemy nor threw him into confusion. When
the battle was over, he maintained his original
ground, and we held outs. His loss, according
to the admissions of the Northern press, was
unprecedentedly heavy—twice as heavy, indeed,
as ours. This was owing to the superiority of
our marksmanship, and the manner, heretofore
explained, in which our artillery was fought.
The bailie was not renewed the next day,
though both parties remained in position that
(Thursday) night. Gen. Leo-decided to rccross
the Potomac, which he did without the loss of
a man, or gun, Gr wagon, except , such Gf tl»e
wounued as could not be moved on account of
their injuries, and a few wagons that .were
turned over in tho darkness. Tho retreat was
a most masterly movement, and conducted with
great order and jedgmeut. The enemy follow
ed on next moruiuc’, and threw a few shells
into Shepherdstown and, across the river at cur
forces, hut did no damage worth naming. That
night he sent across a brigade—some say a divi
sion—which was attacked by A. P. Hill, of
Jackson’s corps, early Saturday morning, and
the entire force driven back into tbe river, where
nearly the whole of them^ were slaughtered,
drowned, and captured. We subsequently re
tired furthGr from the river—probably with the
hope of drawing the enemy over. He was con-
tent, however, to despatch a cavalry force tc
Shepherdstown, where such of our wounded—
only a lew—as were tco ill to be removed, were
captured and paroled.
If Gen. Leo’s object in, crossing the, river was
to secure a permanent foothold in Man laud, as
I think it was, men the movement has failed.
If his aim was confined to the capture oi the
forces at Harper’s Ferry, as some who arc anx
ious to nritigdieHhe pain of our disappointment
would contend, then ho has been eminently
successful. - Bat be this as it may. the effact
upon Mary ten cl cannot be otherwise than dis
astrous. In prisoners and arms wu got greatly
tho advantage of the enemy, a : 3 we did In the
casualties sustained by tho respective armies.
Considered 4 cpart, therefore, from the effect
upon Maryland c*l our retreat across the river,
tbe nett result of the campaign was iu our fa
vor. A different conclusion, however, must be
come to, if we take Into the account, the moral
and political consequences to ihe people be
yond the Potomac. Such at least is the hum
ble opinion of ycur correspondent, who does
not believe any harm can arise from a candid
ar.d honest cxpre- tloa cf*opinion, even though
it be adverse to our desires.
Il appears that Maj. Means,-of fcfco 17.h South
Carolina, and Cap'.. Ready, of the 3d Alabama,
were nor killed at Boon boro’, as at first re
ported. I saw a letter yesterday from General
McClellan to Gen. Lee, written”at- the request
of thoss.oliicers, in which ho states that they
are severely, though tict*mortallv,♦wounded,
a?:d that all possible attention will bo given to
hem. Such military courtesies are very cra'd-
,able to Gen. McClellan, and should rot be
forgotten by our^p jople.
Col. McLeroy; id the glorious ale 4tU Ala
bama, died hero yesterday from a wound re
ceived at Sharpsburg. It was this regiment
that fought so gallantly py the side of the
equally noble Sell Georgia lu the first battle of
Manassas.
Major Tracy, of the 6th Georgia, died at
Sharpsburg in the hands of the enemy, and was
buried py them, and not a'
xirst report^:. _ ' •
•MOTHER B8ILLI1KT AFFAIR.
; Lato News from the North,
j LiomroND, Va, Oct. 10.—Northern dates of theSth
j Inst., kave.bcen received hero.
I Despatches from Louisville, Ky., represent that Gen.
; -uragg is retreating from Kentucky,"followed by the
; x ederal forces. Lexington and Frankfort have been
; o vacua ted.
, Before leaving Frankfort, the Rebels inaugurated
^ k’.chard Hawes ai Governor of-Kentucky.
-v ~—:— • "ho Yankee loss at Corinth is reported at 8,000;
2RE JBJfEMY DRIVEN ACROSS THE PO ‘ oi whom wero killed. That of the Rebels at SCO
TOMAJJ ■—OFFICIAL REPORT OF * kuied and 1,$00 wounded, tho latter in the bands of
GENERAL LEE. hue Federals.
j Gold in Now York has advanced to 124}£ and Ex-
Hbadq’bs-Army of Northern Virginia, , • chauB ® tol2C '
Camp on Washington’s Run, • A despatch from Et. Louis says that Gen. Schofield
^ October 2d, 1SC2. ) has deleated the Rebels at lleutlma, in southwestern
Gen. S. Cooper, Adj’t & Iusp’r Gen’l, C. S. A., \ Mi - oan *
&W--Thc enemy’s cavalry, under Gen. I Congressional News. .
Pleasanton, with Eix pieces of artillery, drove. J Richmond, Oct. 11.—Tho Senate to-day passed the
back our pickets yesterday, in front of Shoo- > .;ou«e biil to reduce the rate of interest on the Fund*
herdstewn. ihe Ninth Virginia Cavalry, which » 0 ,j x? c bt, with an amendment fixing the rate of interest
was cn picket, repulsed the enemy; several. i)U bouds lo bo iiSUOdia
times, by vigorous ^charges, disputing t.»e.
ground step by step, back to the main body. a ■
By the time his artillery reached him, Col. N.
U. F. Lee, who wa3 in command of the Brigade-,
was obliged to place it on the west bank of the
Opcquou, on the flank of the enemy as he ap
proached Martinsburg.
Geu. Hanipton’s Brigade iad retired through
-Martinsburg, on tbe Tuscarora road, whet.
General Stuart arrived and made dispositions to
attack. Lee’s Brigade was advanced immedi
ately, and Hampton’s ordered forward. ™
ven insteai of six per cent*
the House bill for tho formation of volunteer com
panies in exposed districts, lor local defense, with
a.'-ciiJmeais; also, the House bill to relieve the army
ci incompetent, Unqualified and dianbled officers, with
iici.daients. At S o’clock the Senate took a recess
until 7 P. hi.
The House passed, with amendments, the Senate
. ..i to punish and suppress tho importation o; counter-
: .it treasury N^tes; also, concurred In tho Senate’s
lUvix'Jmcats to LiUs concerning tho interest on tho
enemy retired at tho approach of L ic along the i »*'uuded Debt and Incompetent officorr. The Senate
Shepherdstown road, and was driven across tho • bln prescribing a Beal of the Confederate States was
Potomac by. the cavalry, with severe loss, and • lC port-.d back from thu Commitieo on Flag and Beal
darkness alono pretented it Iroru being a signal
victory. His rear was overtaken anil put to
flight, our cavalry charging in gallant style ui;- •
der a severe fire of artillery, routing squadron ;
alter squadron, killing a number, wounding t
more, and capturing several. lie v;a> driven .
through Shepherdstown, and cutsed'thc rive,
•after dark, ia no case standing a hand to hand I
conflict, but relying upon his artillery and car- '
bines at long range for protectio n
I regret’to add that we lost one Lieutenant ;
and several privates.
I am, moat respectfully,
Your ob’t serv’t,
R. E. Lee,
Gci-ral Corn’dg.
Official—Cqas. Mabsjlall, Mcj. and A. D. C •
LFrom iho Mobile Advertiser and Ecgiitor. ] |
TIic SisasScr at Coiiulli,
V*’e regret that the particular* thus fur
band of the recent battles at and ueur Corlet *.
le^ve no room ior doubt that iho result is :•
serious disaster. Our special corresponded *
has furnished by telegraph such rccoucis as h
could cb.aiu, bat the conflict was evu-a ho Me •
and more bloody than he has led us believe.
We have had the pleasure of on interview with
Col. J. W. Ponis, of the 42J Alabama, who ur-
ubstitutc, which was adopted. THo new de
vice is on armed youth, in clutsic costumo; standing
l cncatli 13 a woman clinging; tho whole surrounded
: j a margin oi ric *, cot .on, tobacco, and sugar cane;
movt?, “ Pro Arts et Pods /”
Thu House then took a recess until 7 P. if.
Late from Mississippi.
Mouiee, Ala., Ock 11.—Tho following is a special
' e patch to tho Mobile Advertiser & Register:
Jackson, Miss., Oct. in.—Tho reported ovacuation
■1 i»pi«'j'i Mit-s., by Gen. Van Dorn’s forces ia contra-
iteiOtl.
Gen. Pemberton hes arrived hero, and assumed corn-
sir -id of this Department.
NOTICE, i
■\ -A.L persona indebted to tho estato of John Hobbs,
2 luie of Dry an county, deceased, are hereby ro-
tod to settle thesnm--; ar.d thoso having demands
nhibt faid estate, will present them, duly attested,
ir.e cud rsignud, or they will not bo paid.
HEN J AMDS BRAGG,
‘ 11 * Administrator.
NOTICE.
two men and knocking him dow:
eiably ihjnring“him. From hi* •staicrnbat a
ah.4 other information, ue matte up tucT-dk
ing narrative:
IXe'baotkrwas dpened on Friday Us*, «*.:
menciqg at 8vrclock in the morning and c
tinuing without cessation until at. 8 o’clock
night. OuAforcea cumbered^bout 20,000 fight- j
cep 5
Gen. JLec’u Address iohi» Arr^iy..
GeD. Lee has issued tho following address to
his soldiers. He recounts their achievements
with eloquence,and delivers to them the thanks
of the President, and bestows, in feeliDg terms,
tho praise they have eo well earned :
Headq’rs Army of Northrp.N Virginia, j
• . October 2d, 1802. f
Gcner al Orders, No. 116 :
In reviewing the achievements of the Array
during the present - campaign, the Commanding
General cannot withhold ■ the expression of his
admiration of tbe-indomitable courage it has
displayed ia battle, and Us cheerful endurance
of privation and hardship on .the march.
' Since yohr great victories oround Richmond
you have defeated the enemy at Cedar moun
tain, expelled him from iEe Rappahannock, and,
aflcr a conflict of three days, utterly repulsed
him on the Plains of Manassas, and forced him
to take shelter within the fortifications Srouijd’
his capital. ‘
Without hailing f^rTCtose you crossed the
Potomac, stormed tlis-xheights * of Harper’s
Ferry, made priscneSJgjCf more than eleven
thousand men, and captut&d uwpards of seventy
pieces of artillery, allsmall arrns^nd other
munitions of war. i fr
While one corps of;the army tf&s thus engag
ed. the other in2ureffit| success by arresting at
Boonsboro* the combined armies of the enemy,
advancing under their favorite general,To tbe
relief of their belcagfieifed comrades.
On the field of Shaqjebuig, with less than'
one third his numbers, yqu resisted, from day
light until dark, the whole drmy cf the enemy,
and • repulsed evary^attack alone> hia entire
front, of more than four miles in extent.-
The whole of tho -following .day yon stood
prepared to resume the cofcflicfc on tfco'dhne
ground, and retired next morning, without
molestation, aeioss the Pq£cmac£ " * : .'
Two attempts subsequently made by the ene
my to follow y6u across the river, have resulted
in his complete discomfiture find being driveif
a'XPCUTOBS* KOTSCfi ’F£ EESTesS
AN£5 CKEOI'n ©17.3,
' • )Y7C« is hereby given to all parens having da-
~ \ cds agaisst iba e=tato of Cha-.tes G. Warden,
. * : bo coant.' of Chatham, State of Geosgia, do-
Ha*d, to present them to the undersigned, properly
r.t.oatcd, within tho time prescribed by law; and all
'vf, -?•& Go:-: " • 1 f”^EH^5££SKT ,4 ‘" r3qniieJ
v a-i Dorn, tied tqey .fought wttn & d?sp' rait- ' PDWaED PADELFfP">- I
valor*not 'exceeded- by any troops 4urliii> WM. 8. ROCKWl^ ' fExocctrra.
War.. - i* ■* - - - • • j -:v» . lwC
NOTICXI TO DEBTORS.
Qtcucxnv iam n «.»**,. j JJ'AVING been duly authorized by cn oreier and
r.nst heavy odds wirimAt thef hope of r*;!\ '• * •- ---* —- • . . - ’
fc>ub?taiUi.i« advantage *far this *^vaste Of i . I
and life. Tr-e movement on Oprfiilb was d ;
from the Wo-:., ihef enemy j;hdraWiug L:*'
picket's*:!), our approa^h^ tiesir j^iog ccmV-,
strewing the way wHb knapsacks; guns, c‘. 'h
rg, etc., until ho reached hid nrst line of <•
roiichments, Whore he made a msclutc elai d. .
Oar meu rapidly pursued what ihoy supposed j
a flying enemy, conntingon a bloodless^yictory,!
«oino or rue g etQ?rai6 even "expacted Yb obtain j
possession of the town without firing ague.
»»and, 836 for, collect, and rdee pt lor all and b'u-
lii. - tVe'opan accounts, and debts, not-.B, and oat-
11 ing iiabi Uiea due and owing to the lato firm of
.- meson & eo , of Savannah, Go., notice la here-
ti oa to all persona indebted to said late firm of
- o’.ms'n a Co , to mako immediate payment of
1 -ant so due, to tho imdeiei^ned, at Savannelr,
. • orwiso le^al steps will be tal^on lo enforco the
1 j t .a o? tho eamo.
ELLIOTT C. JOHNSON.
L.avncnah, Ga., Sept. 26. tc ecp2T
CHlAXfilAia SiHEsS2Fl?3S SALE.
What haste ho made “to strke another blow for junction with them in case of a general engage-
liberty”—wbat haste he made to meet aglori- mept, which it was evident was then imminent.
Gen. Lee’s calculation proved to be correct
for Harper’s Ferry had cot only been captured,
but its reduction was effected just in time to
enable the forces investing it to reach Sharps
burg Tuesday night before the battle, except A.
J?. Hill’s division, which came up at & P. M. on
Wednesday. If, therefore, the Federals had
held out a day longer at Harper’s Ferry?or had
Gen. Lee remained a day longer at Boonsboro*,
or had McClellan arrived a day sooner, the
chances are that we should have been badly
beaten. The'nicety of the calculation estab
lishes the 6Kperior genius of the Confederate
commander; and yet one must confess it was a
little too clqse to be altogether pleasant.
The two armies took up their final positions
Tuesday and Tuesday night, and the great bat
tle was fought the next day—Wednesday, tho
17th of September. In my account of ths bat
tle the enemy’s forces were estimated at 125,-
000, and ours at 80,000. It would seem that I
was widely mistaken, if Gen. Longstreet is to
be regarded as good authority. He puts ,our
lorces engaged at about 40,000. Tho remainder,
whom I supposed were present, were absent
from th€ir tommands, either eick, on detached
duty, or stragglers 1 If this be so—and I am
now satisfied that my estimate was entirely too
high—the Confederates fought more than three
-times their own numbers of fresh troops at
Sharpsburg: Our marches had been 60 con
stant and hard; so many of the men were bare
footed and worn, out from htroger and fatigue;
the movements of the enemy so rapid and en
ergetic, that it wa3 found utterly impossible to
bring up, in time for the battle, anything like
the forces'with which we had originally cross
ed-the river. Indeed, regimental officers in
form me that thetr commands now number
goj® «»an twice the number of men'they car-
rtea rato action. Tbe stragglers, who wore
the whole route from Rich
mond to tRe ?otomac. and many of the sick
andwounfled toft IqtS WrM We rdoined
tMr command*, andXe Smv'la no* aufaneer
|H numbers, notwithstanding our
" '■ w *
back with loss.
Achievements such a3 these demanded much
valor and patriotism. His^pry records few ex-
amplps of greater fortitude And endurance than
this.anny has exhibited; ana J am commission
ed by-the President to thant you- iu the name,
of tho Confederate Slates for the undying fame
you have won for their.arms. - r _ ^
Much as you have done, much more remains
to be accomplished. The enemy again threat
ens us with invasion, and to your tried valor,
and patriotism, the country looks With confl-
deuce for deliverance and eafety; yonr past
exploits give aesuranco that this confidence is
not misplaced. R. E. Lee,-
Genfiral Uommandipg.
Northern ViRTUE.rr-The Petersburg - Ex-'
press, after giving specimens from a-Yankee
love letter picked up on a battle field,lays:. .y ■
Of all the Yankee letters wo hcvQ ' read.sInce
the commencement*.of this war^.'whetSer. writr
ten by maidens, wiy'es r huabands..orTo,VJcrs*.w^
have not yet seen bn£. that wofij^iJeftr i
cus criticlsgL Thay/aTe•'filled,
scene reference and dCpt&veff’kvd'vprisL-that ’a.
virtuoas man orwbman mnst .blus&in jeadfeg
them, to think cf the .nathro.jQrthe pddpfe iQ
whom we have so -long aea.ociated .on-equal.
terms - . J? ■- ■» *4. * - " \ **
t WEATHsiV-i^.Bara ifjd tins totte uw™
hottest and dryet t-antprfln that weCcan leniem-' aba thn3X
5fl-. ktosytUng-w® i&r 0*»5er,
the heattiurinw tna djyjs .oppressive aa jn'ii*
“Wt brings '»o ei£fc~of_ frc£ti
For many weeks, we hafe had no.rain. or but
the merest eprinilo, and the dfbng'th Easily
strayed thelate jegetable crops—thl most im-,
portant of which Is potatoes. - - . . ' ... j
— ’ iKnoxviUe Regjatef. Qrh. i
iSFe are'informed by Capt
Their eyes were opened when they taw the I undor foreelosare> of mortgage, by
»«rted rahks olth^enemy preparedtorlcciTC -A* flrS'S'
hi C ^w a nnd ,.G- ar: floure door, in the city oi Savannah, thaunex-
biooay figa« was at hand. Moore’s brigade, cf p-e • Lease of the late firm of Morrell & Foster, of
Maury s division, led the advance and the bat- * *•-« ’ in tko-o txn lots 01 Land, sitaate, lying, and
tie soon raged hot and furiously. The enemy j i in * ,So tv 'j ot Savannah, neur iha in^raection
fought well—better, it is said, than ever before I ■ hlro - 1 lli a Thundorbolt road—-*aid
in the West—but they could not withstand the 1 riC .?** ^ .^ a Tm ; 2 P- red 01 nearly two
them ' d?- 1 "fcT* 6tea ^* i ^ BeptemtwvlfK5!dd tel? beinR^nffiflS
J> gome J upon them, driving them from en- annual payment cf $.00, payable quarterly,
trcnchment to entrenchment until uight closed j ^’o, all ihe Buirdinga, Mills, Machinery, Bteam-
upon the scene. J «I?g<ats.Loilors end appurtenance 1^of such mills and
The. next day* th© fight was .'^aofciaory, situate and being upon such-Iolg, and sub-.-
enemy meantime having been hoevily roin- L5 removal therefrom at the option of the pur-
* - * ’ • - - - - - - • -i - - >r*vn. two wagons and one large brown
‘ levied ou as :he pr.-perty of
. 0 . iug co-parlner of the late firm
n YL rr,. *. r 'tltnln. a equarc j 'S Vomll & Fos’or, under and by virtue of a mort-
01 the TiahimingQ HoteL It became evident, l in fever cf R. & J. Lachiison, issuing from
bow ever,'that the struggle was too unequal',to 1 lr -* or0r Court of c ha^m county. _
be continued to advantage by our forces, whose i r BaNJAMIN L COLE, »
ranks were becoming fearfully thinned, ‘an>lj — p ghoriff O. c.
worifc,down by fatiguoTand hunger,'while.tiirt!' EXECUTOR'S SALE,
enemy were being continually re’nforced. Th« . / 'b ltc first 'f^esday In Decun bcr next will bo Bold,
Ol der was .llicn given to fall back, antf our V by enter orthei Conr: .r oidlcarj-of van-ham
m halt
dj-^and thirty-six acres, more cr less—fro ia seventy
to: one hundred acres o', which ia bay land, ten cut
rir'.v and well ditched. Twenty-five acres of upland -
b .h'\et fence, having on ilia same a good dwelling
L and necessary oat-buildings, also a good well of
v- .ii-* Ttoce lands are bounded on tho south and
r.Tuf’.-.cssfby tho Ogcechee river, on tho no’lh by lands
- tfiohn A. Tallis, and on all ether tides by lands of
pr.iT a. Tallis. * • - ‘ • r
Alto, two prinao voting negroes; one, a boy of IS
if'trs of age, tho other a girl of 13 years. All to be
ac tho property of Hear/ J. Tullis, deceased.
Terms,of sa.’o: Gne-slxth cash, tho balance at 12
.-poiithF, with fa tercet from the day oi silo. Purchasers
tti pRr for thu fifes.
24 • ■ • TvM. J. TULLI3, Pz’r.
- CHATHAM SHERIFF’S SALE.
\ ILL -bo sold, on the first Tuesday in November
v V pert, before tho door of tho Court House, in
'Chatham county, between the usual hours of eale, Lot
12 New Franklin ward, in the city of Savannah,
with the improvements. Said lot is subject to an an
nual ground relit to the Mayor and Aldermen; of
$147 65. Aj*,-
-he Ebove property gold as the property of William
F Brantley, under an order of the Superior Court of
Chatham count/ after judgment In attachment in
favor of Brigham, Baldwin & Co. ts. Franklin &
Biantlsy. BENJAMIN L. COLE, f -
sop 80 ' Sheriff O. C. **
of our'dead and spmc of the wounded irr ih»
p(^session of the enemy. Mean whirs the Fed
eral 3 had thrown a heavy force,, qstimated' at
20,t)C0 men, from Bolivar, to tbe south of
rinth, with the design to cut.off our retreatand I
bag our whole army. These ircsii troops wero
met with xmexampled bravery and vigor by cur
jaded men in the sanguinary engagement of
Sunday:nt.Pocahontas,, which resulted in the
dlscomfiturq of the foe, and thanks to tby.
genius and experience on Genera: Price, in the
escape of our. army by an improvised read a
point west of Ripley, where they made a stai d.
The battle on Friday is said.to have"beenflm
Jhottcst and most desperate of all. Soldiers wlio
were in. the battlo of Shiloh fiay it'was more
terrible, than that memorable conflicts The
enemy appear tq have been thorodgt ly posted
.with regard to ail oar movements. Tk»:V knew
''when-a given division passed a given ^»oint,
what was its strength, the direction ot its
maroli, how, when and where the attack was to
be made; in abort, every thing.they wished to
know, and pf course could make all the pre
parallons" they desired to meet us.
We have not been able /to obtain particulars
of th5 ccfihalticg, but the Tecord. we fear, will
bo sad.enougbr Tfie Forty-second Alabama
went into the fight of Friday five hundred and
thirty strong.* On Saturday It mustered about,
three hundred, and-, on Snpfiay evening a 'staff
officer met the Mojpr, who had been wounded
-Id the,breast, with, only eight or ten men, who
were all, he said, he had becu able to gather of
the regiment. The rest were either killed,
wounded, prisoners, or had faileu by tbe wav
from-weaknesB. . v■ j-
-On Sunday an crdqr wae^eenbrto Gen,-Maury
to make a Charge 'wjth 'fiis division, ’but this
gallant ^.officer was-fo red tc reply that he had
scarcely two regiments left fit for duty. .
ffcagalakks-Artillery waa,badly cut up,
atone timemearly sufrbunded bv the.euemyC
Dcubdl’s't85thAlabsg»)'Regimect "wak* also*
•roughly handled,'butrn’obly.Bustalucd ihaaepu-
tatlonotAiabamaih the^uufiqual strilb. .
Such a brreT^. "but we-beHeve in the muiD, a
3 nc. Tmrhr..^ w
Eey^are too
L.-cail loudly-tor
EXfiCUXOfi’* NOTICE TO DEBTOR8
. AND CREDITORS.
-VTOTICE is hereby Riven to all persone having da-
i.v . mauds agains; the estate of Philip T. Schley,
tele af tho county of Chatham and State of Georeia,
dice wed, to present them to me, proparly attested,
wkfcic the time prescribed by law; and ail persons
in-'ebwa to raid deceased arc hereby required to make
nnmouiate payment to
HENRY J. SCHLEY,
‘ op 25 lw6 Ex’r Philip T. Schley.
f \ EOKGIA—BROOKS COUNTY.—To all whom
'Of It may concern: «
Whereas, Berry Wells, Administrator on tho estate
ofJ.J. Joyce, lalo of Brooks county, decease^ will
<cpiy to tho Court of Ordinary of Brooks county for
-IrOllffrB of Dismiswon as Administrator_on Gaid estate:
These are,therefore, to cite and admonish all whom
tLiqay concern, to be and appear b.fcre aaid Court to
make objeciion-(if any they have), on or before tho
ffk*l Monday in February nc-zt,'otherwise-said letters
will bo granted. „ _
Witness, * Angus Morrison, Ordinary for Brooks
•county, this 17th July, 1SG2. «
jy 19 (6) ANGUS MORRISON, o, b. o.
ATt BORGIA-BROOKS COUNTT.-To aU whom
it ma 3 r 5? ] Sf^S,Vf a ii eil apply at the Court of
Mdldmo^h all whom
at shall
fie turd a
^ ml X. thPTwforo. to cite ana aamouion an wnom
it “tobo and appear before said Court to
11 (if any they haveX on or before the first
.ntoil
retiring Yankees. Clemens andT)avis r<
at home, but it seems that the petfpl&have. nb.
cflaffilfiDeeln theit fifieiitv to theSouuu up
berty* “ -
-Tfie'NVw.
•r '
,/sa new novel
bv Marion''HarTflnd7"entIfcled‘‘Mirteraj” and
dedicated Prentice.* Mrs. Hatland is
now livingid Newark, N» J.
• Anirna Morrison, Ordinary for Brooks
ANGUS MORRISON, o. B. a
JEOROIA-BRYAN. COUNTY.—To all .whom
CTT' it rosy concern:
- areas, S. J. Sims, Administrator on the estate
.efcioecphSims, late of Bryan county, deceased, will
apply to Abo Court of Ord 1 ary of Bryan county for
/Jftets of Dismission from said estate:
These -lire, 'therefore,' to cite and admonish all and
■uigular the kindred and creditors of said to file
their objections (if any they have) with said Court, on
or before the first Monday In February next, otherwise
Letters' of Dilmission will be granted said applicant
ooantyi
.ijy80 . WM. H. EATMAH8,0, *. a