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tmtt VOL. JLXV- [NEW SERIES.] SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1865. [PRICE 5 CENTS.] NO. 216 -r? P i bepublican .K.ll have lived most happily on quarter the money he was honestly making, to say nothing of bis forgeries, and as be looks forward lo what now must inevitably be his doom, a dismal cell in the State Prison, away, most probably, forever from his wife and children, and all le holds dear, shut out from all intereouse with his fellow men, save perhaps those whom he may acoident^iy see around him, aud whose presence will only more fully remind him of the depth of misery with which he has plunged himself—his fellow oon» victs. AVhatever be the cause, there exists among a certain class here a deop sympathy for Ketchum, —:—; ~ iTTf, i ! probably on account of the fearful punishment he nek .V Son, 190 Broad / AYES,Editor and Propriktor ADVERTISING. , ,,f TEN lines Nonparicl type or ppace oc- same number of lines, $2 first insertion, j ' 1 '"'"""“tor first insertion; 50 cents for each subscription fby mail . insertion. « »i per hundred, • ni ncr annum; single copies, -' cents, dements must bo paid for at the Counting viinis to insertion, and if handed m by S p. ,. ir ' i n the morning edition. • (' St'HKEl- .. . , "" , „ r , U sta, Ga., are our authorized 'I' -iml wiil receive advertisements ' nbs'eriiitious for the Republican. Tho ,V,„, of the latest dates can always , .,,j f or sale at their counters. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, Ml , iisIIAY MORNING, SEPT’R 14 rrtjtlNG MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. oitkiis Sni District of Ogkeckek I Savannah, Ga., Sept. 13, 1SG5. f I this date articles in the Public in an*i after , ot this citv Will be sold at thfe following „ . , ,, e , sons 'violating this order, will be re- °' cu P led b ? " • «• tUl9 - cotton P ackor , j ln l bis Office aud summarily dealt with. Hv command of 1; r v*t. M*j. Gen. J. M. BKANNAN. |1 Folk, 1st Lieut. and A. A. A. G. ..Ual, 1st cut, per lb 20 2nd cut, per lb r.try lined Beet lID trV Cared Beef rued Hed -:t!. per lb 15 15 15 10 to 15 •JO lb. Mutton, per Uer, j*er lb.... ••• -..jilwk. per lb. Vs per lb .m. per ib rr ,l, Water Trout. i H -^e size, per bunch j;ii,iiil size, per bunch.... per bunch of tivc per bunch of tV <i: *!■, per lb - r iiip. per quart i each « • per lb T 'visiles, Iresb poik ff'J ■ o fer lb, from 20 to 25 hatter, per lb 40 to 50 { .:n>. per bushel 1 ■ibb.iges, each, from r.irnip', per bunch r.imatoes per quart okra, per quart '.veet Potatoes, per bushel i-i.'h Potatoes,per bushel «-reen Corn, each »V 4 ter Velons, from Pyles, per bushel 1 ’.idles per bushel Houer, per . b •v b'. per pair . iiKt-vs, each, from $2 to 2 per pair £ ■wls. thrown i.*! t»r• • wn Fowls :*-■ Chickens, per pair. ■tTiDir Chickens, 2d size.., .i.’s. per dozen *2 00 10 to 30 10 JO 10 $3 00 *1 50 2 15 to 20 $3 VO £3 oo 15 £2 00 50 00 .*1 to 1 25 Our New York Letter. is, in all human probability, about to undergo, and the deep affliction and disgrace which his condemnation will throw upon his family, to gether with .the pity which, in most cases, is sure to bo felt for a young man, (he is only 25,) ab$ut spending the remainder of his life, for it is not thought he will survive the length of time that is likely to be measured out to him as his term of punishment, as a convict in a dismal prison in which the vilest dogs of humanity are commonly cast. An able criminal lawyer has taken up the defence, and what that will be, how it will be re ceived, and with what succoss nobody knows, and time alone can tell. I-'ire in I Vater Street. Between 9 and 10 o’clock this morning a fire broko out on the fourth floor of 295 Water street, The two two upper stories, which were occupied by EUis ( were totally destroyed, and his loss, upon which there was no insurance, is estimated at §3,000 — A bale of cotton fell upon a woman, employed in the establishment, and broko her leg while she was escaping from the fire. ClCBItOKE, NEWS TiUM WASHINGTON. STONEWALL JACKSON'S DEATH. The Last Hours of the First Rebel Executive Officer. From our Special Correspondent.] New Yoiik, September 7, IcHio. Hu tjh'inihrr of Commerce. He regular monthly meeting ol the Chamber ' -mtnerce was held at one o’clock this after- ,;i . Mr. A. A. Low in the Chair. The delega- ' n the Detroit Convention, held in July, re- >.'-d hirthertime to report, and the matter ■*- a -l over for a month. A communication es received from Secretary Seward inclosing an elation Irom the Liverpool Chamber of Com* lo the .New Vork Chamber, requesting : :i to send delegates to a convention that will • 1 at Sheffield in October next for the pur- -• : taktng into consideration the question of ami average. The matter was referred to a ■ a* committee. In the course of his remarks, 1 -orii,on said there was very little gold at - 'tiuuand of merchants ; goods were even hi.her than gold, and the market presented ,,re than usual attraction. He would consider * ti,utter lor the benefit of the community if a n o! the duties on goods should be paid in -a. tender. It was his opinion that such a : would have the effect of bringing about a return to specie payment. After a little ! ' SHin . m which the benefits of the thing were • : ! set forth, a committee was appointed for purpose ot taking the matter into considera- and it was also unanimously resolved that ' "■nation should be given to Mr. John Bright - t's visit to this country, to visit the city, and -v::d the Chamber. Fnqhsh Tourists. A number of distinguished English tourists • t present in town, and to-night will start a moonlight excursion up the Hudson. ot New York, Sept. 8. Sessions—The Oise of Kel- chuiti. ' at half-past one o’clock the grand ‘.' entered the Court of General Sessions 1 ■ no less titan thirteen indictments against • >• Ketchum, the particulars of whose case l ‘ J mrgarv line has created such a panic 1 he indictments were handed in with Usual form, and were looked upon by the s'-norally as a matter of course, but •'-onsiderable interest was manifested with 1 to the time of the trial, which it is sup- ! " tl ta ke place early next week. That ■ "inn should have bepome a forger seems i-./ile even New Yorkers, and that a man ' die enjoyment of every possible comfort, 6 iithy to an astounding degree, and who, from ‘ position, could have obtained any amount of “ 1 C J be desired, without resorting to any foul “ r '« ,0 K ct it, should forge to such an extent, " l risk to spend the remainder of his days in a * l!la * ced in the State Prison, seems to afl in apprehensible. What he did with, what he ■•ntei with such an enormous sum as the a-mount ■ bis forgerieB come to, is the topic even among - e here whose only thought is, both day and | he accumulation of dollars. Perhaps, ... ' k' m ’ h was °“ly a greater development of . lnces8a nt cupidity, that never dyit g love of s .n, which is also the very disease of those .,, 6 k uzz ' es here. Avarioe was unquestion- J b ' s greatest passion, and which has turnad bts greate!t enemy _ He may w#u car8e that ** h# l00k8 bft0k onoe happy ' ins wife, his children, with whoa he would HOW he received his wound, Points Hitherto Disputed Set at Rest. [Special Dispatches to the New-York Times.] Washington, Sept. 7. Tin Trojnisiil Conrcntiun with the Fniliuus. The government has received a communica tion from Coi. Leavenworth, dated August 23, at Cow Creek llanehe, on the Arkansas River, western part of Kansas, that an agreement has been entered into with the Chiefs of the Arra- pahoes, Cheyennes, Kiowas and Camanche Indians, to meet commissioners on the part of the United States, on the 4th day of October next, at Bluff Creek, forty miles south of Lit tle Arkansas, to treat for perpetual peace be tween the United States Government and the various tribes. If this meeting takes place, it will probably lead to an immediate cessation of hostilities on the plain. Southern Mails. The Southern mail service will from this date be self su-taining, notwithstanding the great reduction the Postmaster-General has ordered in the amount of service. In fact this reduc tion is based upon the question of economy to the government and the absolute necessities of the people of the recent rebellious States. Governor Dennison has discovered that an immense excess of service was beiDg performed in these States at the breaking out of the re bellion, and in reestablishing the mail service in the South, he has been governed by the necessities of the people. It is thus found that the Southern mail service, as compared with the year 1860, can be greatly reduced without interfering with the facilities for delivering mails as required by the people. Another fact connected with the recent and present let tings is of importance to the pnblic, viz : the Postmaster General has made contracts for mail service at an average of fjprty per centum less than the rate charged by the contractor prior to the rebellion. (lor. Fenton Visits the President. Gov. Fenton is in this city, and had a lengthy interview with the President to-day. Jlereuue Jleceijits. The Internal Revenue receipts to-day amount to $1,150,OuO. Southern Office, Holders. The Secrotary of the Treasury has decided in the case of the recently appointed Colleotor of Customs at Georgetown, S. C., who could not take the prescribed oath in consequence of having participated in the rebellion, that he and similar appointees may perform the duties of the office without pay until Congress assembles, they run ning the risk of Congress providing for the pay ment of their salaries. The Veteran Reserve Corjis. Orders were issued by the W r ar Department yeste'dajt discontinuing tho various brigades of the Veteran Reserve Corps stationed here. The commanding officers have been ordered to their regiments, thus doing away with a number of staffs aDd staff officers, which will have the effect of greatly reducing the expenses ot the garrison of Washington. Freedmen's A ffairs. Gen. Clinton B. Fisk Assistant Commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau for Kentucky, Tennes see and N orth Alabama, reports to Gen. Howard that the freedmen’s courts throughout that dis trict are constantly crowded with freedmen who complain bitterly nf the loss of back pay, and also ot other acts of injustice being done them. On July 1, 7,151 freedmen were subsisted by our government, and the number now has been te- duced to 979. mostly aged and infirm. The white refugees on July 1 numbered 5,909, and at date of dispatch of Gen. Howard they were reduced to 11. Proceedings Suspended• , Gen. Howard has directed that proceedings in the cases of confiscated property in Luodon Couoty Va. be suspended, until the record is carefully revised and corrected. J'he Dismissed Paymaster \V>hb. It has been imagined by many people that this delinquent is Maior Robert S. Webb, of your city who has long been connected with the Pay master’s Bureau. This supposition is a great wrong to a most faithful aud meritorious public officer. The person dismissed was Major M. Y. Webb, of New Jersey, a bird of different feather. Despatch to the Associated Press. Washington, Thursday, Sept. 7. Pardon-Seekers. 'There was again a large crowd at the Ex ecutive Mansion to-day, nearly all of whom were patron-seekers, including Miles Taylor, formerly Representative in Congress from Louisiana. Some of them had been standing at tbe door for at least five hours, waiting for admittance, but had not been gratified up to 3 o’clock. The President, in the intervals of the public business, received a few only of the visitors. To have opened the door of his office to all comers at once with the thermom eter indicating about ninety degrees would have exposed him to the risk of suffocation. Fifty-two pardons were yesterday granted by the President; to-day some of them impatient ly repaired to the State Department to obtain the Secretary's signature to the dpeurpents. Gen. Marmaduke, knovyn as a prominent offi cer in the late rebellion, is the first ope to avail himself of the privilege to go abroad, and remain without the United States during the pleasure of the government, and has re ceived a passport accordingly. Gen. Beaure gard has also applied for a passport under the same official order of the Department of State, through the medium of a sympathizing lady friend from Alabama, [Correspondence of the X. Y. World] Virginia, Sept., 1S65. There is an event ic tho late war the details of which aro only known to a few persons; and yet it is no exaggeration to say that many thousands would feel an in erest in the particulars. I mean the death of Jackson. The minute circumstan ces attending it have never been published, and they are here recorded as matter of historical as well as personal interest. A few words will de scribe tho situation of affairs. The Spring of 1862 saw a large Federal army assembled on the north bank of the Rappahannock, and on the 1st of May, General Hooker, its commander, had crossed, and firmly established himself at Chan- cellorsville. General Lee’s forces were opposite Fredericksburg, chiefly a small body of. infantry only, watching the upper fords. This latter was compelled to fall back btfore General Hooker’s great foroe, stated by Major General Price, of the U. S. army,in tho New York Herald, to the num ber of 159,300 men, and Lee hastened by forced marches from Fredericksburg towards Chancel- lorsviile, to check the further advance of the ene my. This was on May 1, and the Confederate advance force under Jackson, on the same even ing, attacked Gen. Hooker’s intrenchments fac ing toward Fredericksburg. They were found impregnab p, the dense thickets having been con verted into abattis, and every avenue of approach defended with artillery. Gen. Lee therefore di rected the assault to cease, and consulted his corps commanders as to further operations.— Jackson suggested a rapid movement around the Federal front, and a determined attack upon the right flank of General Hooker, west of Chancel- lorsville The ground on his left and in his front gave such enormous advantages to the Federal troops that an assault there was impossible, and the result of tho consultation was the adoption of Jackson’s suggestion to attack tho enemy's right. Every preparation was made that night, and on the morning of May 9, Jackson sot out with Hill, Kodes, and Colston’s divisions, in al! 22,000 men, to accomplish his undertaking. Chancellorsville was a single brick house of large dimensions, situated on the plank road from Fredericksburg to Orange, and all around it were the thickets of the country known as the Wilderness. In thi“ tangled undergrowth the Federal works had been thrown up, and such was the denseness of the woods that a column moving a mile or two to the south was not apt to be seen. Jackson calcula ted upon this, but fortune seemed against him.— At the Catherine Furnace, a mile or two from the Federal line, his march was discovered, and a hot attack was made on his rear guard as be moved past All seemed now discovered, but, strange to say, such was not the fact. The Federal offi cers saw him plainly, but the winding road which he pursued chanoed here to bend toward the south, and it was afterward discovered that Gen. Hooker supposed him to be in lull retreat upon Richmond. Such at least was the statement of Federal officers. JackBon repulsed the attack upon his rear, continued his march, and striking into what is called the Brock road, turned the head ol his column northward, and rapidly ad vanced around Gen. Hooker’s right flank. A cavalry force under Gen. Stuart had moved in front and on the flanks of the column, driving off Scouting parties and other too inquisitive way farers; and on reaching the junction of the Orange and Germanna roads a heavy'Federal picket was forced to retire. Gen. Fitz Lee then informed Jackson that from a hill near at hand he could obtain a view of the federal works, and pro ceeding thither. Jacks >n reconnoitered. This reconnaissance showed him that he was not far enough to the|left, and he said briefly to an aide, ‘Tell my column to cross.that road”—pointing to the plank road. H s object was to reach the “old turnpike,” which ran straight down into the Federal right flank. It was reached at about five in the evening, and without a moment’s delay Jackson fi rmed his line of battle for an attack. Rodes’ division moved in front, supported at an interval of two hundred yards by Colston’s, and behind these A. P. Hill’s division marched in column like the artillery, on account of the al most impenetrable character of the thickets on each side of the road. Jackson’s assault was sudden and teriible. It struck the Eleventh corps, commanded on this occasion by General Howard, and, completely surprised, they retreat ed in confusion upon the heavy works around Chancellorsville. Rodes ani Colston followed them, took possession of the breastworks across the road, and a little after eight the Confederate troops were within less than a mile of Chancel lorsville. preparing for a new and more determin ed attack. Jackson’s plan was worthy of being the last military project conceived by that resolute and enterprising intellect He designed putting his entire force into action, extending his left, and placing that wing between Gen. Hooker and the Rappahannock. Then, unless the Federal commander could cut his way through, his army would be captured or destroyed.— Jackson commenced the execution of this plan with vigor, aud an obvious determination to strain every nerve and incur every hazard to accomplish so decisive a success. Rodes and Colston were directed to retire a short dis tance, and reform their lines, now greatly mingled, and Hill was ordered to move to the frgnt and take their places. Qn fire with his great designs, Jackson then rode forward in front of the troops toward Chancellorsville; and here and then the bullet struck him which was to terminate his career. The details which follow are given on the authority pf Jackson's staff officers, and one or two others who witnessed all that occurred. In relation to the most tragic portion of the scene, there remained, as will be seen, but a single witness. Jackson had ridden forward on the turnpike to reconnoiter, and ascertain if possible, in spite of the darkness of the night, the position of the Federal lines. The moon shone, but it was struggling with a bank of clouds, and af forded but a dim light. From the gloomy thickets on each side of the turnpike, looking more weird and sombre in the half light, came the melancholy notes of the whip poor if ill. “I think there must have been ten thousand,- said (Jen. Stewart afterwards. Such was the spene art)id which the events now gbout to he narrated took place. Jaokson had advanced with some members of his staff considerably beyond the building known as “Melzi Chan cellor’s,” about a mile from Chancellorsville, and had reached a point nearly opposite an old dismantled house in the woods near the road, whose shell-torn roof may still be seen, when he reined in his horse, and remaining perfect ly quiet and motionless, listened intently for any indications of a movement in the Federal lines. They were soarpely two hundred yards ip fSront of hitn, ant] seeing the danger to whipfi he exposed himself ope of his stafi offi cers said, ‘‘General, don’t you think this is the wrong place for you ?” He replied quick ly, almost impatiently, “The danger is all over! the enemy is routed—rgo back and tell A. P. Hill to press right on!” The officer obeyed, but had scarcely disappeared when a sudden volley was fired from the Confederate 1 infantry in Jackson’s rear, and on the right of the road—evidently directed upon him and his escort. The origin of this fire has never been discovered, and after Jackson’s death there j was little disposition to investigate an occur- j rence which occasioned hitter distress to all who by any possibility could have taken part - in it. It is probable, however, that some j movement of the Federal skirmishers had pro- j voked the fire; if this is an error, the troops j fired deliberately upon Jackson and his party, | under the impression that they were a body of j Federal cavalry reconnoitering. It is said that j the men had orders to open upon any object in j front, “especially upon cavalry ; ’ and the ab- | sence of pickets or advance force of any kind J on the Confederate side explains the rest.— The enemy were almost in contact with them; the Federal artillery, fully commanding the position of the troops, was expected to open every moment; and the men were just in that excited condition which induces troops to fire at any and every object they see. Whatever may have been the origin of this vol ley, it came, atid maiiy of the staff and escort were shot, and fe 1 from their horses. Jackson wheeled to the left and galloped into the woods to get out of range of tho bullets; but he had not gone twenty steps beyond the edge ot the turn pike Tn tho thicket, when one of the brigades drawn up within thirty yards of him fired a vol ley in their.turn, kneeling on the right knee, as the flash of the guns showed, as though prepared to “guard against cavalry ” By this fire Jack- son was wounded in three places. He received one ball in his left-arm, two inches below the shoulder joint, shattering the bone and severing the ohief artery—a second passed through the same arm betwocD the elbow and wrist, making it s exit through the palm of his right band, about the middle, and passing through broke two of the bones. At the moment when he was struck, he was holding his rein in his left hand, and his right hand was raisod either in the singu lar gesture habitual, to him, at times of excite ment, or to protect his face from the boughs of the trees. His left hand immediately dropped at his side, and his horse, no longer controlled by the rein, and frightened at the firing, wheeled sud denly and ran from the fire in the direction of tho Federal lines. Jackson’s helpless condition now exposed him to a distressing accident. His horse ran violently between two trees, from one of which a horizontal bough extended, at about the height of his head, to the other; and, as ho passed between the trees, this bough struck him in the face, tore off his cap, and threw him violently back on his horse. The blow was so violent as nearly to unseat him, but it did not do so, end rising erect again, bo caught the bridle with the broken and bleeding fingers of his right hand, and succeeded in turning his horso back into the turnpike Here Capt. Willbouro, of his staff, succeeded in catchiDgthe reins and checking the animal, who was almost frantic with terror, at the moment when, from loss of blood and exhaustion, Jackson was about to fall from the saddle. Hordes mad with fright at tho close firing were seen run ning in every direction, some of them riderless, others defying control; and in the wood lay many wounded and dyine men. Jackson’s whole par ty, except Capt. IVilbourn and a member of the signal corps, had been killed, wounded or dis persed. The man ridingjust behind J ack son had had his horse killed; a courier near was wounded and his horse ran into tho Fed- ral lines; Lieut. Morrison, aide-de-camp, threw himself from the saddle, and bis horse fell dead a moment after wards; Capt. Howard was wounded and carried by his horse into the Federal camps; Captain Leigh had his horse shot under him; Captain Forbes was killed; and Capt. Boswell, Jackson’s chief engineer, was shot through the heart, and his dead body carried by bis frightened horse in to the linos of the enemy near at hand. Such was the result of the c'Useless fire. It had ceased as suddenly as it began, and the position in the road which Jackson now occupied was toe same from which he bad been driven. Capt. Wilbourn, who with Mr. Wynn, of the -ignal corps, was all that was left of the party, noticed a singular circum stance which attracted his attention at tois mo ment. The turnpike was utterly desorted with the exception of himself, his companion and Jack 6on; but in the skirting of thicket on the left he observed some one sitting his horse, by the side of the wood, and coolly looking on, motion less and silent. The unknown individual was clad in a dark dress which strongly resembled the Federal uniform; but it seemed impossible that he could have penetrated to that spot with out being discovered, anil what followed seemed to prove that he belonged to the Confederates.— Captain Wilbourn directed him to ‘ ride upthete ana see what troops those were”—the men who had fired on Jackon—when the stranger slowly rode in the direction pointed out, but never re turned with any answer. Who this silent per sonage was is left to posterity. Captain Wil bourn, who was standing by Jackson, now said, “they certainly must be our troops,” to which the General assented with a nod of the head, but said nothing. He was looking up the road to ward his lines “with apparent astonishment” and continued for some time to lookia that di rection as if unable to realize that he could have been fired upon and wounded by his own men.— His wound was bleeding profusely, the blood streaming down so as to fill bis gauntlets, and it was necessary to secure assistance prom ply.— Captain Williourn asked him if he was mqch in- i ired and urged him to make an effort to move flis fingers, as his ability tq do this would prove that his grin was not broken. He endeavored to do so, looking down at his band during the at tempt, but speedily gave it up, announcing that his arm was broken. An effort whioh his com panion made to straighten it caused him great pain, and murmuring “You had better take me down, he leaned forward and fell into Captain Wilbourn’s arms. He was so muca exhausted by loss of blood that he was uoable to take his feet out of the stirrups, and this was done by Mr. Wynn. He was then carried to the side of the road and laid under a small tree, where Captain Wilbourn supported his head while his com panion went tor a surgeon and qmb^lanue to carry him to the rear,retfeiyieg s’rict instructions, however, nof to mention the occurrence to any one hut Dr. McGuire, or other surgeon.— Captain W. then made an examination on the General’s wounds. Removing his field-glas«s and haversack, which latter contained some paper and envelopes for despatches, ant] two religious tracts, be put these on his oyyn person fqr safety, and with a smqll pen knife proceeded to cut away the sleeves of the india-rubber overall, dress coat, and two shirts from the bleeding arm. While this duty was being per formed, General Hill rode np with his staff, and dismounting beside the General, expressed his great regret at the accident. To the ques tion whether his wound was painful, Jackson replied, “Very painful,” and added that “his arm was broken.” General Hill pulled off his gauntlets, which were full of blood, and his sabre and belt were also removed,, fie fheq seemed easier, and having swallow®] a mouth ful of whiskey, which tyas bpld to his lips, ap- peared much yefrpshed. It seemed impossible to move him without making bis woupus bleed afresh, but it was absolutely necessary to do so, as the enemy were not more than a hundred and fifty yards distant, and might advance at any moment—and all at once a proof was given of the dangerous position which he occupied. Captain Adams, of General Hill’s staff had ridden ten or fifteen yards ahead of the group, and was now heard calling out, “Halt! sur render ! fire on them if they don’t surrender!” At the next moment he came ’^p with two fede ral skirmishers, w b 0 had a t Qhp e surrendered With an air of astonishment, declaring that tjiey were not aware that they were in the Con federate lines. General Hill had drawn his pistol and mounted his horse : and he now returned to teke command of hjs line and advance, promising Jackson to keep hjs accident from the knowledge of the troops, for which the General thanked him. He had scarcely gone when Lieut. Morri son, who had come up, reported the Federal line advancing rapidly, and then within about a hundred yards of the spot, he exclaimed : “Let us take the General up in our arms and carry him off.” But Jackson said faintly, OFFICIAL. D 5 PARTMENT OF STATE. By the President of the United Stales of America. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, by my proclamations of the thirteenth and twenty-fourth of June, one thousand eight hundred and sixty- five, removing restrictions, in part, upon internal, domestic and coastwise inter course aud trade with those States recent ly declared in insurrection, certain arti cles were excepted from the effect of said proclamations as contraband of war; and whereas the necessity for restricting trade in said articles has now, in a great meas ure, ceased, it is hereby ordered that- on and after the 1st day of September, 1865, all restrictions aforesaid be removed, so Under these circumstances the litter was that the articles declared by the said pro- ~ clamations to be contraband of war, may be imported into and sold in said States, subjeot only to such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may pre scribe. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Uni ted States to be affixed. ( —■— ) Done at the City of Washing- < seal v ton, this twenty-ninth day of ( —) August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty- five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the ninetieth. ANDREW JOHNSON. By the President : William H. Seward, Secretary of State, “No, if you can help me up, I can walk.” He was accordingly lifted up and placed upon his feet, when the Federal batteries in front open ed with great violence, and Capt. Leigh, who had just arrived with a litter, had his horse killed under him by a shell. He leaped to the ground, near Jackson, and the latter, leaning his right arm on Capt. Leigh’s shoulder, slow ly dragged himself along toward the Confed erate lines, the blood from his wounded arm flowing profusely over Capt. Leigh’s uniform. Hill’s lines were now in motion to meet the coming attack, and as the men passed Jack- son, they saw, from the number and rank of his escort, that he must be a superior officer. “Who is that—who have you there ?” was called; to which the reply was. “Oh, it’s only a friend of ours who is wounded.” These in quiries became at last so frequent that Jack- son said to his escort, “When asked, just say it was a Confederate officer.” It was with the utmost difficulty that the curiosity of the troops was evaded. They seemed to suspect some thing, and would go around the horses which were led along on each side of the General to conceal him, to see if they could discover who it was. At last one of them caught a glimpse of a man who had lost his cap as we have seen, in the woods, and was walking bare headed in the moonlight, and suddenly the man exclaimed, “in the most pitiful tone,” says an eye-witness: “Great God! that is General Jackson!” An evasive reply was made, implying that this was a mistake, and the man looked from the speaker to Jackson with a bewildered air ; but* passed on without further comment. All this occurred before Jackson had been able to drag himself more than twenty steps ; but Captain Leigh had the litter at hand, and his strength being com-, pletely exhausted, the General was placed upon it, and borne toward the rear. The lit ter was carried by two officers and two men, the rest of the escort walking beside it and leading the horses. They had scarcely began to move, however, when the Federal artillery opened a furious fire upon the turnpike from the works in front of Chancellors uile, and a hurricane of shell and canister swept down the road. What the eye then saw was a scene of disordered troops, riderless horses, and utter confusion. The intended advance of the Con federates had doubtless been discovered, and this fire was directed along the road over which they would move. By this fire Gens. Hill and Bender, with several of their staffs, were wounded, and one of the men carrying the litter was shot through both arms and dropped his burden. His companion did like wise, hastily flying from the dangerous locali ty, and but for Captain Leigh, who caught tho handle of the litter, it would have fallen to the ground. Lieut. Smith hs.d been leading his own and the General’s horse, but the ani mals now broke away in uncontrollable terror, and the rest of the party scattered to find shel ter. lowered by Captain Leigh and Lieut. Smith into the road, and those officers lay down by it to protect themselves, in some degree, from the heavy fire of artillery which swept the turn pike aud “struck millions of sparks from the flinty stones of the roadside.” Jackson raised himself upon his elbow and attempted to get up, but Lieutenant Smith threw his arm across his breast and compelled him to desist. They lay in this manner for some minutes without mov ing, the hurricane still sweeping over them. “So far as I could see,” wrote one of the offi cers, ‘‘men and horses were struggling with a most terrible death.” The road was, otherwise, deserted. Jackson and his two officers were the sole living occupants of the spot. The fire of canister soon relaxed, though that of shot and shell continued, and Jackson rose to his feet. Leaning on the shoulders of the party who had rejoined him, he turned aside from the road, which was again filling with infoutTi and struck into the woods—one of the officers following with the litter. Here he moved with difficulty among the troops who were lying down in-line of battle, and Jhe party encoun tered General Pender, who had just been slightly wounded. He asked who it was that was wounded, and the reply was “a Confede rate officer.” General Pender, however, re cognized Jackson and exclaimed, “Ah! General, 1 am sorry to see you have been wounded. The lines here are so much broken that I fear we will have to fall back.” These words seemed to affect Jp.ckson strongly, lie raised his hpgd, and said with a flash of the eye, “You must hold your ground Gen. Pender! you must hold your ground, sir!” This was the last order Jackson ever gave upon the field. His strength was now completely exhausted, and he asked to be permitted to lie down upon the ground. But to this the officers would not oonaeut. The hot fire of artillery which still con tinued, and the expected advance of the Federal infantry made it necessary to move on, and the litter was again put in requisition. The General, •now nearly fainting, was laid upon it, and some litter bearers having been procured, the whole party continued to move through the taDgled woods, toward Meizi Chancellor’s. So dense was the undergrowth and the ground so difficult that their progress was very slow. An accident now occasioned Jackson untold agony. One of the men caught his foot in a vine, and stumbling let go the handle of tfe litter, which fell heavily *o the ground. Jackson fell upon his left shoulder where the bone had been sl;at .ired, and his agony must have f>?sn ezk^eine. “For the first time,” qays one of the party, “he groaned, and that most piteously.” He was quickly raised, however, and a beam of moonlight passing through the foliage overhead revealed his pale face, closed eyes, and bleeding breast. Those around him thought that he was dying. Wbat a death lor such a man ! All around him was the tangled wood, only half illumned by the struggling moonbeam"; above him burnt the shells of the enemy, exploding, savi an officer, “like showers of falling stars,” and in the pauses came tho melancholy notes of the whippoorwills, bor'-o on the night air. In this Strango wilderness, the man of Port Republic and Manassas, who had led so many desperate charges, seemed about to close his eyes and die in the night. But such was not to be the result then. When asked by one of the officers whether he was much hurt, he opened his eyes and said quietly without further exhibi-ion of pain, “No,, my friend, don’t trouble yourself about me.”— The litter wa, tliep raised upoo the shoulders of the ipen, the party continue^ its way, anfl reaching an ambulance near Melzi Chancellor's, placed the wounded General in it, He was tfien bourne to the field hospital at Wilderness Iiqn, some five miles distant. Here he lay ‘ throughout the next day, Sunday, listening to the thunder of the artillery and the long roll : of the muskttry from Chancellorsville, where j Stuart, who had succeeded him in command, was pressing General Hooker back toward the Rappahannock. His soul must have thrilled at that sound, long so familiar, but he could i take no part in thp conflict. Lying faint and "pale, (ntent in rear of the “Wilderness Tavern,’’ he seerabd to be perfectly resigned, and submitted to the painful probing of his wounds with soldierly patience. It was obvi ously necessary to amputate the arm, anfl one of the surgeons asked, “Jf. we find amputation necessary shall it he done at once l" to which he replied with alacrity, “Yes, certainly, Dr. McGuire, do for me whatever you think right.” The arm was then taken off, and he slept soundly after the operation, and on waking began to converse about the battle. “If I had not been wounded,” he said, “or had had one hour more of daylight, I would have cut off the enemy from the road to Uni ted States ford ; we would have them entirely surrounded, and they would have been obliged to surrender or cqt their way out; they had no other alternative. My troops may some* times fail in driving an enemy from a position, but the enemy always fails to drive my men from s position.” It was about this time that we received the following letter from General Lee : “I have just received your note inform ing me that you were wounded. I cannot ex press my regret at the occurrence. Could I have directed events I should have chosen for the good of the country to have been disabled in your stead. I congratulate you upon the victory which is due to your skill and energy.” The remaining details of Jackson’s illness and death ate known. He was removed to Guinea’s" Depot, on the Richmond and Freder icksburg Railroad, where he gradually sank, pneumonia having attacked him. When told that his men on Sunday had advanced upon the enemy shouting “Charge, and remember ! Jackson!” he exclaimed, “It was just like j them ! it was just like them ! They are a I noble body of men! The men who live 1 through this war,” he added, “will be proud to say, ‘I was one of the Stonewall Brigade’ to their children.” Looking soon afterwards at the stump of his arm, he said, “Many people would regard this as a great misfortune. I regard it as one of the great blessings of my life.” lie subsequent ly said, “I ooDsider these wounds ablessing; they were given me for some good and wise purpose, and I would not part with them if I could.” His wife was now with him, aDd when she announced to him, weeping, his approaching death, he re plied with perfect calmness, “Very good, very good: it is all right.” These were nearly bis last words. He soon afterwards became delirious, and was heard to mutter, “Order A. P. Hill to pre pare for action!—Pass the infantry to the front! Tell Major Hawks to forward provisions for the men!” Ibsn bis martial ardor disappeared, a smile diffused itself over his pale features, and he murmured, “Let us cross over the river aDd rest under the shade of the trees !” It was the river of death he was about to pass; and soon after ut tering these words he expired. BUSINESS CARDS. Hr. A. HARDEE & CO., FORWARDING AND Commission Merchants, STODDARD’S BUILDING* SAVANNAH, Gr A. Will make liberal advances on all consignments to our friends in New York. gep9 P. M. NIGHTINGALE, T. V. HUGER* NIGHTINGALE A: HUGER. Forwarding and Commission Merchants) Darien, Gta. lm J. R. W. JOHNSTON ecpi LSVI M. CHURCHILL, CHURCHILL & JOHNSTON, DRY GOODS AND GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS AGENTS OF STEAMER UNION, 233 Broad St., opposite masonic Hall AUGUSTA, GA. Will give prompt and personal attention to all con signments they may be favored with. Consignment, solicited. References in Savannah. Messrs. DeWitt & Morgan “ Bell, Wylly & Christian, “ J. T. Paterson & Co., “ N. T yon. Esq.lm ang2g J. J. ROBERTHOY&CO. GENERAL Commission Merchants; AUGUSTA, GrA.. Will give strict attention to the purchase and ship mentof Cotton, Domestic, and Yarns. Also solicit consignments of Merchandize of all kinds, especially Bagging. Rope, Refined Sugars and Coffee; and will remit in every instance as soon as sale is made. Refer to Wm. K. Kitchen, President National Park Bank. New York; A. Porter, Esq., President Bank State of Georgia, Savannah; Jno. Davison, Esq.,Presi dent Branch Bank State of Georgia Angueta. N. B.—We do exclusively a commission business. augS 8m JAS. B. CAHILL, General and Commiss'on merchant, -AXr&TJSTA, G1A. Holders of •Merchandize wishing to realize immedi ately, will consult their interests by consigning tho same, strict business attention will be given all consign ments, and prompt returns made, at the most reasona ble rates. Kefer to Messrs. Hunter & (jlammell, C. L. Colby & Co., Hilton & Randell, A. <'. Lomelins, Halsey, Wat- son & Co,, and Stuart & Co. augld w. henry warren, IGENEKAL Commission Merchant, 255 BROAD ST., AUGUSTA, GA., Dealer ln Cotton, alt kinds of Foreign and Domestic Goods, Groceries!, Grain, Produce, ete. Consignments solicited, to which the most promp-. attention will be given. ’ References—Hunter * Gammed, Hill Gowdy, n i L. Villalonga, Wm. Batte-sby, John C. Terrill, andt - the leading Merchants and bankers of Augusta, Ga„, and Nashville, Tenn.3m june20 W. A RAMSEY & CO., GENERAL AL 1 35.) TREASURY DEPARTMENT, ) September 1, 1865. f The foregoing Proclamation is hereby- promulgated for the information, and guidance of Officers of the Treasury De partment. In conformity with its terms, articles heretofore regarded as prohibited may be transported to plaoes in States heretofore declared in insurrection without any restrictions, except guns, pistols and am munition. Applications for the shipment wm. b. jaokson, of these should be made, in writing, to the proper officers of the customs, who will forward them to the Department for its decision, accompanied with such re commendations as they may be disposed to make. H. McCulloch, Secretary of the Treasury. Headqr’s Sub-Dist. of Ogeechee, i Savannah, Ga., Sept. 10,1865. J GENERAL ORDER, [ No. 29. j All taxes called for in General Order No. 26,. dated Headquarters Sub-Dis trict of Ogeechee, Savannnh, Ga., August 28, 1865, will be paid in to Gapt. C. H. Pike, 153d 51. Y, vote., Tax Collector, on the first day of each month for the month preceding, and all persons failing to comply with this order prior the 15 th of the month, will be arrested and fined. By Command of Bvt. Maj. Gen. J. M- BRANNAN. Wm. H. Folk, 1st Lieut, and A. A. A. G. Sept. 11,5t HIGHLY mrORTANT ORDER. HEADqUARTEBS Dep’t OF GeOBGIA, Office of the Pbovost Marshal General, Augusta, Ga., Sept 1, 1865 Pro. Mail Gen’s ] Order No. 3. \ Information having been received at these Headquarter^, that large numbers of Confederate and U. S. fire-arms are flistrihuted over the State in the hands otf designing persons ; and it appearing that the p«ace of the State, the lives of thecitiaens, and the security of property, is hereby greatly endangered; it is or dered— 1st. That within 30 days next hereafter, all such arms of every description, to gether with all ammunition and muni tions of war whatever, now in the hands of private persons, in this State, be turned over to the nearest Provost Mar shal, 2d. That after the expiration of said thirty days, all Assistant Provost Mar shals within this Department are directed to seize all such fire arms, and munitions of war found in the hands of any one within their respective district, and all persons found with such arms will be ar rested and forwarded with the arms to these Headquarters. 8d. Assistant Provost Marshals are hereby authorized to grant permits to such persons as in their judgment, are entitled to them. To retain private arms for sporting purposes, using their utmost discretion to prevent improper persons from enjoying this privilege. By command of J MAJ. GEN. STEEDMAN. 0. H. Gbosvenob, Brevt Brig. Geo. & Pro- Mu. Goal, Commission Merchants AND AUCTIONEERS. 308 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. REFKB TO Robert Habersham & Sons, Savannah. W. H. Stark, do. Bones, Brown & Co., Augusta. Ed. Thomas, do. W. K. Kitchen, President National Park Bank, N Y. jyia L. WARROGK JACKSON & WARROCK A-TJCTIOlsr AND General Commission Mercians, JACKSONVILLE, KIvA.. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED, Personal attention given W forwarding Merchandize and Cotton. lm ang!9 TO COTTON SHIPPERS, ALEXANDER HARDEE Cotton Shipper, IS prepared to take cotton on storage, at the lowest rates, and has opened on the corner of Jefferson and Bay "streets, lor the purpose of WelihiBl, Repairing, Sampling, Classing and Shipping Cotton for the pnblic, at the LOWEST RATES, furnishing Ink, &c.jnlyT Wright & Co., ISSION MOUNTS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Represented by our Agent, JOHN 8. WRIGHT, Esq.. No. 69 Wall Street, New York. iuiie'2S 6m (JAI>K\& IMKLES CORNER OE Bay and Barnard Streets, H AVE on hand and for sale at the Lowest Market Rates: Extra Family Flour. SUGARS— Crashed, Granulated aud Browns. Crackers and < akes, in boxes and bbls. NUTS—Brazil, English Walnuts and Almonds. ' TEAS— Black and Green. COFFEE—Rio and Java. Spices. Soaps, Olive Oil, Cocoa, Chocolate, Mackerel, Syrnps, Currants,Raisins, Corn Meal, Grits, Cheese, Brooms, Pails, <fcc., Ac. Have also for sale:. Gunny Bagging, Kentucky Bagging Rope, Manilla Rope, all sizes; Oaknm Sizing Spnn Yarn, Marline, Houseline, Rounding American Hemp Packing Yarn. Kerosene oil, in cans, Hardware, all kinds. anglt Ij; Just Received, BY STUART St CO. F AMILY FLOUR, in bbls, half bbls and SS lb sacks Clothes Baskets Market baskets Bair srooms Pope’s Head Brashes Hair and Feather Dusters Long Handled Scrubbing Brashes Also, a Urge lot of New Potatoes and Fresh Eggs. STUART A CO., nag3 cor. Bull and Broughton streets. Winchester’s Soap and Candles. J EST received on consignment, an assorted lot Bg the Agents, augSS BRADY, SMITH * CO,
