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WEEKLY REPUBLICAN
TUe Enemy Below.
Two or three ot he enemy's gunboats wp.re
on Thursday lying in the Savannah river just
belhw Fort Jackson. They were in motion
occasionally, but mostly at anchor. From this
approach and the recent balloon observations
bdow, the enemy may be preparing to execute
his long threatened attack.
For the benelit of those who surmise that
this movement is a feint, while the attack will
be made on Charleston, we will rein irk that at
no time during the war has the enemy made a
feint by w iter. Conti lent of his strength, he
h 'S invariably advanced baldly up to the maik.
,|3f* We learn mat Gen Drayton’s pickets
rep. it that about forty of the enemy’s Vesteis
were at Red Bluff, coming towards the Savan
nah liver, at sun set last evening.
J-igT’ The Yankees at Cockspur were balloon
ing again this week. We learn that an ascen
sion was made in the morning, and another in
the afternoon.
Report op a Figiit in South Carolina.—lt
was currently rumored on the streets Thursday
afternoon, that a skirmish or a battle took
place at some point ou or near the Savannah
anti Charleston Railroad, it was supposed in
the vicinity of Pocotaligo. We have no reliable
information on the subject but w- credit the
report. The train due Iroiu Charleston at SP.
M., did not arrive.
A Voice from over the Sea.
A gentleman of this city, who has very re
cently i* ccived a letter from a friend in Ireland,
It** kindly permitted us to iimke the following
tetrad. It confirms what nas been so often
Inserted, that the hearts of the people of the
t'hd World are in sympathy with the South :
WiTEP.roiiD, (Ireland.) [
23d March, 18'12. j
* * > * *
I cannot tell you liow often I think of you
and your family, particularly since I saw it re
ported the Ft-derals had got above Savannah,
aud cut off communication between country
uud city. What will become of you all and your
beautiiul places, to think of the possibility ot
these rullianly Northerners pillaging and de
stroying your homes? Oh, it is terrible
Would to God the accursed war was over, and
the South free from the yoke of Northern ly ran
ny. The noble stand the South Ins made
has won the entire sympathy of Great Britain,
and now a defender of the infamous North
would be almost spit ou, if he opened out
amongst respectable people. People could not
believe tbe South had means or men, in laet, to
m ike any stand; now they say the Southerners
are noble fellows, and n.,e won a Spartan
kune.
Of course I watch with painful anxiety for
each s earner’s arrival, hoping to see the hated
Federuls driven away front Sav..nuah. If it lias
to be abandoned, I would far raihor know it
was burned to the ground than tail into Yan
kee hands.
• The only news we Lear is thiough northern
sources, and of course all one sided. We ex
pect a steamer in to-Juy, aud it is thought she
will bring news of a bailie ou the Potomac
flow alt, but especially Southern connected
people here, will njoi 'e to hear of a S intheru
Victory; but even if defeated, no one ever
doubts the final success of the Si#ith.
The Loudon Times is writing up the Southern
causa very strong. They c-ay the North is ut
terly bankrupt and demoraliz'd; the South
only finding out its power; and the defeat of
Doneisou only a warning not to relax discipline
or ellort. While the South is willing to make
suek sacrifices, and the negro population re
main faithful, they can resist all attacks, except
on the seaboard under cover of the heavy guns
ot the ships—in fact subjugation is an impossi
bility. G.
(Jen. IScClellan’i Army-'l'lie Cantts of
McDowell’* Withdrawal,
Mr. Henry J. Raymond, editor of the JJrw
York Times, in a recent letter from Yorhtc-wn,
writes as follows: Gen. McClellan's numbers
have been strangely overstated in many quar
ters, and I heard an Inltueutial member ot Con -
gre#s,wbo had been yehetnent in his complaints
of McClellan’s inactivity, insist that he had
over 300,000 men under his command on the
Peninsula. Now, I have the figures for an ex
act statement ot bis force, by corps (I'armce ,
divisions and brigades ; and if it were prudent
even yet to slate these details of his force, 1
should be very glad to give them, by way of
refuting this, opinion. I can say, however,
without impropriety, that his effective force is
Just about one-half the number assigned—a
little more, pi rhaps, but not much.
His original plan, as I have already staled,
was to send a corps u'armee to the rear of Glou
cester, to reach West Point, twenty-live miles
above Yorktown, and then, by combined attack
in rear, in front, and on tbe 11 utk bom our
gunboats, to compel a surrender. This plan
he was under the necessity of changing when
(Jen. McDowell’s corps was withdrawn and
sent to the Rappahannock, because be was then
left without a force sutlicient to warrant the
detachment of so large a body as this operation
would have required. Ills only resource, there
lore, was to make tiie attack in regular form
and by regular siege operation, running no risk
of defeat by unduo baste or inadequate prepa
ration, aud making it absolutely certain that
he could hold every step he might take iu
advance.
And here let me say one word as to the rea
sons for the withdiawal of General McDowell
from his command. Tics very remarkable step
has very frt quenlly been assigned to very un
worthy motives on tile part ot Gen. MnDowt 11,
who is charged with having desired and sought
an independent command. I believe this to tie
grossly unjust ud utterly untrue. Gen. Mc-
Dowell is as honorable and high-toned a gen
tleman as there is in the army, and I believe
him to be utterly incapable ol any such un
worthy conduct; iu polut ol tact, moreover, 1
happen to know that Geu. McDowell did not
seek or desire a separate command —that he
desired, above all things, to co-operate with
MeCiil'an in Uiu ex.-euuou ot thograud scheme
assigned to him, and that ho was surprised,
chagrined and bitterly disappointed, when he
received the orders which detached him from
that army.
The reason for the change, which was made
tty the Secretary of War, with the assent ot the
President, was lear for the safety ot Washing
t tt. The battle at Winchester had startled
them, by revealing a much stronger rebel lorce
iti their Immediate front than they had supposed
—aud, upon inquiry, they found that rhe troops
left tor the protection of the capital were b->s
• effective than had been assumed. It was there
upon decided that one of the two corps re
maining, either McDowell’s or Sumner's should
he withheld, aud tlie choice tell upon the ter
mer. This is a very simple explanation of an
i.flair which has been invested by rumor with a
great deal of’poUllcal importance, aud which
lias occasioned a good deal of bitterntss of feel
ing. Hut 1 believe it to be tbo true oue.
Enough on this subject for the present.
Tub Latest from Corinth.—The following,
which wo tiud in the Jackson Misaiaeippian of
the Odd instant, is the latest we hear from Cor
inth, at the time w>> write. Since the 21*t,
telegraphic news trout that point has failed to
reach us:
'* The interest in the Important and bloody
events pending at Corinth heightens aud iuteu
sities. A private despatch was received in this
City yesterday, trout M.-j. Gen. Van l)orn.
stating the light would commence yesterday.
A despatch w.. s also received from Gen. Beau
regard making enquiries as to the hospitals at
this place for the accommodation of the wound
ed. The despatches which we published yes
terday showed that the enemy was heavily re-
Intoreed. Everything seemed to iudicate the
proximity ot the conflict. To-dav our reliable,
special correspondent is, up to this hour, (12
o’clock) ominously silent. We would uot oe
surprised it the battle had commenced this
rooming. It would have commenced yesterday
morning In all probability, it the heavy rains
had not prevented. From this cause a general
engagement may be postponed for some days
to cotue, but it cannot be put off much longer.”
Is it a Yankee Trick?—We have setu a
specimen shitiplaster purporting to be i#>u,-d iu
this city, and circulated in Western Virginia.
The following is a copy ot the bill:
V ship j No. 194, Augusta, Ga, March 11,1562
i,! , > Joseph D. Clark,
full sail, ) will pay
1 (OX8) (ONE DOLLAR) (ons) 1
Oa demand at hts office on Broad
street, opposite the Augusta Hotel,
iu any current circulating medium,
* heu presented iu sums ot Five Dol
lars or its multiple.
_ J D Clark.
.Q. t or s /W, WAyfmkV, Vo,
Ii t public abroad should be careful not to
receive these nates, as they are ot no value
w h*t ever.—* 'otuiit uti anaiut.
Hou. R Hawes has been looted Provisional
Governor for the State ot Kentucky, to fill the
vacancy occasioned ty the death ot Hon. Geo.
W. Johnson, who fell gloriously fighting iu
the ranks at Corinth.
TEEIEj WEEKLY UVC-ALT 31, 1862.
Our Vi ©rmpondoECi*.
[From i/y Regular t orn’, pamlrii .]
Near Richmond. Va , I
yay 23d, 1862. \
Our camp hiiLertu about four miles uorth
oast ol the eapiml, has born moved shout one
mile east of the last position, and neater the
line of the enemy’s advanced guards. Since
my last, tl e C nlcdeia’e forces have slept on
their arms and incessantly r< quir- and to be visa
laiit. No doubt of lasge forces of McClellan
being qow within five mdes of m steadily re
connoitering and continually advancing by
gradual steps. Whether he intends to attack
our forces drawn up to oppose his "onward to
Richmond,” in a short lime, is known only to
himself; Notwithstanding indications of that
nature, it is not believed he will, without pre
paration by which he can in some measure as
sure his soldiers of safety, ri.-k a general en
gagement. Adequate breastwoiks are to be
raised as a place of refuge ior his Hessians, and
points of protection where bis forces may rally
in ease of defeat. With him this matter is one
of serious importance, on which much time
will be spent in order to obtain entire satislac
tiOD.
There is little doubt in his mind about the
fiet that his soldiers tight better when couvine
eJ breastworks are ready to receive them it the
fire gets too hot elsewhere. This u.ay assure
them, but if tbeir dependence is placed in bat
teries and earthworks behind, to which ea h
Yankee may flee wheu his cowardly heels
prompt, it seems that a eonlusion might begot
up in their ranks aud closely followed lhatwoUld
produce favorable results to our arms. It is
hoped, however, that they m.iy not be permited
to fortify and consume their time while our
troops are inspirited and in good health. I£
tbe toe is tar enough from successful escape now
is the time to strike, and on and i ; if it is leit to
Johnston a battle will be hazirded. To day
just as we moved into our biavouac and got
fairiy under cover at a thick wood, a balloon
majestically arose in the east, about live miles
distant away Its bright exterior glistened in
the morning’s suq as it ascended dancing to aud
fro with the breeze, and went up apparently
30) feet high. After a fifteen minutes survey
ot our lines, and, no doubt,,a covetous giauoe
at our Capita), it descended, but came up again
in a few minutes to take a more satisfoctoiy
inspection. It looked very like the one thi
took a bird’s eye view of us from Washington
when our lines reached to Muusou’s Hill. —
One day there, they venlured up in it to some
considerable heigbth, and seemed to be very
busily masking out the different positions oi
our forces, upon which a fine rifle piece belong
ing i o tbe Washington Artillery of N. O. was
turned and fired. The whizzing shot tied
through ihe air, passing with its peculiar shriek
somewhere in the neighborhood of the hostile
seror oats, and only a few seconds elapsed
before balloon and contents were gone from our
view. Alter that the Confederate movements
were not subjected to any more bird’s eye serut
euizmg. To morrow the same minute inspec
tion will be made again, and I believe a trick is
on foot to run a rifle pieee in as near as possible
to-night in order to take a shot :A it. I
hope to see a hole made through the “concern.”
This seems to be a favorite mode of reeon
uoitering, which could be practised advantage
ously by our side, and why it is not used more
frequently is hard to understand. We had a
balloon in operation at Yorktowu, with good
effect, exposing in inv of the enemy’s works
and encampments. It seems to me one might
be kept constantly in the clouds watching every
movement of his forces, conveying the intel
ligence by telegraph to headquarters, and facil
itating the process of giving information.
I The panic, which at first threatened to tak e
| place iu Richmond, when the army fell back
! and the forces of McClellan were know n to be
j advancing both by land and water, h s, to a
l great extent, subsided. The great dread seenud
! to be ot the gunboats, which have been hereto
fore unsuccessfully resisted everywhere, but
thoec that came up to the batteries below tbe
city, having been repulsed, the fears of the eiti
zei s have been greatly aiiaved. Another thing
ten iing to restore continence is the careless
indifference of our soldiery to the enemy’s ap
proach, presenting,as they do, that, daring front
which assures the people of a perfect willing
ness to try tiie wager of battle in this question
of right. A few days ago the prospects were
promising to have the city materially depopu
lated. Many wagons, drays, &c., loaded with
furniture, bestraddled with men, women and
children, with an occasional sprinkle of darkies
could be seen taking tbe way that leads west
ward. Tiie class that were so ready to leave
were mostly those strictly loyal to the South. I
am sorry to believe, many a traitor and spy has
his abiding place in the very heart of our Con
federacy, aud at this hour and perilous moment,
are aiding the enemy with their nefarious pur
poses of subjugation. This class remain to re
ceive the gracious thanks of an enemy, who is
of the right, stamp to appreciate and foster such
cowardly villiaus—the only nation, making
pretences to national honor, that would take
Arnolds to its bosom and nurture them with
distinctions. Unfortunately," Beudictoniy reap
ed the just scorn of his debased aud contemp
tible deed, but tbe, surest mark of potior among
those who would enslave us, is to know that
one is a traitor to bis home—the murderer of
bis own fireside. The old gray haired wretch—
the imbecile and demeuted Scott, is \ e". an ob
ject of veneration among those who threw him
away on account of his imbecility, but still can
bow at tbe shrine of meanness, because of
hearts that flow with congeuhti villainy.
Just at this period in tiie progress of my let
ter some heavy tiring of field pieces, discharge
following after discharge in very close succes
sion, was heard towards the north east of our po
sition. Remember, we are now always in line of
battle. Going to the edge of the wood and
looking across a wide field over towards some
hills about three miles distant in the direction
| named, the smoke of each gun could be plainly
| seen, and that of tbs shells which in due time
j were followed by reports. I’ve uot heard
| whether any pieces ou our side were engaged
or not, but it seemed that large volumes of
j white smoke rose from a valley between us aud
I the first, aud this may have been our guns re
i plying. Probably the enemy was shelling a
piece of wood into which lie designs throwing
j pickets to-night, or it may have been an artille
j ry duello got up for the purpose of drawing our
] taco from the cover of the wood tbat he might
I learn their exact locality. In this he was foiled,
j although the balloon was seen cautiously and
j slyly peering above tbe tree tops w idle the tiring
I was in progress, lor our Colonel is-tied orders
| lor every man to remain under cover of the
wood. Now this little skirmish may, audit
I may uot, portend a tight to-morrow. It may be
the objqct of the enemy to come as close as
po sible before attempting to build entrench
ments. 1 shall not venture aa opinion now,
but wait until further developments warrant
the propriety of hazarding oae; at which time,
j if all Intermediate contingencies are survived,
: I may have something of more importance to
write than has been recorded in this letter.
Tvaft i.s Monos.
Later from Nawxn.
Information has reached this city from Nas
■ sau (N. P ) up to the 2t).h instant.
The following vessels were at that port:
-‘ Sehrs. W. Y. Leilch, Experiment, Harriet
Lowndes. Julia Marshall, Morning Star, Adela
; and Patriot; British steamer# Thomas L.
'Vragg, Hero, Minbo, Minna, Sidling, Cambria,
Mirxmen, Ovelo and Nelly.
The British steamships South trick and Gladi
ator had sailed for Europe, the former with HOC
and the latter with '.OO bales Cotton,
j A rumor prevailed at Nassau that the steam
j ship Bermuda had been re'eased by the Yankees.
j The brig Fanny Lewis, Mitchell, from Liver
p '!, and schr Albert Ernekson, from Havana,
: had arrtv. and at Nassau.
Some Egyptian Cotton seed and several Cot
-1 ton gins have lately arrived at the Bahamas, and
the v v hope to cultivate Cotton with success.
The Bii ish steamship Tubal Cain was espect
| ed at Nassau from Liverpool.
The ship Elisa Bonsai! had arrived at Liver
pool from Nassau. —Charleston Courier.
The British steam sloop Racer, from Port
Royal and Tvbee, touched off this bar yester
day afternoon, ar.d left again for Ham toon
Roads.— Charleston Courier.
Letter fritiii IVa&aii.
[ ■’•orrespondence Savannah Republican.]
Nassau, N. P., May 20th, 1863.
EJ for Savannah Republican :
Dear Sir : We arrived hare last Saturday from
England, in the fine iron steamer Hero, alter an
excellent tun ol IS days. So miles E. N. E., oil
Abueo light, we wci bonded three times.by
the U. 8. steamer Moce.iita. She approached
us with the'British ensign flying, but soon run
up the Stars and S tipes and tired a blank shot.
We at once stopped tbe engine, when the first
officer came on board, the boat’s crew being
armed to the teeth ; after having looked through
all our papers, he asked our Captain to go with
him ou board of Ihe Mercedita, which ol course
was declined; he then asked permission to take
our papers to the Captain of the Mere dita, but
also, that request was not granted. The officer
went onboard of the Mercedita and returned
with the 21 Lieut., and once more our papers
underwent a thorough scrutiny; they then told
us that they had to submit the matter to the
Captain, and after a long consultation, they re
turned once more, telling us that we might
proceed. This certainly is an outrage on the
British flig. You recollect that the U. S. gov
ernment threatened England with war a few
months ago, only because British cruizsrs had
boarded vessels, that showed the American
colors in order to ascertain that they were sail
ing under the law!ul flag, but the Washington
government declared that no foreign man-of
war must stop a vessel showing the Stars aud
Stripes, thereby giving a free passport to ail
slavers. We were detained iJ-yj hours, after the
U. 8. officers hud ascertained the legality of our
papers.
The steamer Win. Seabroo’c arrived here yes
day from Santee river, bringing'us the glad
tidings that, the Confederates achieved glorious
victories at Vy’iliiamsburg and Iluutsvilie, but
we regretted much to hear of the loss of the
Virginia. Nassau is quite a busy place now.
The feeling in England is entirely in favor of
the South, and on the continent also popular
opinions have greatly chang'd—almost every
body sees the folly if the attempt to force the
South back into the Union.
A Prussian officer of cav lry, who is anxious
to join the Southern army, I learn is on his way
to the Confederate States. This officer is ag< n
rnaii ot high connection, and every inch or L,m
a good and brave soldier.
11. B. M. ship Bulldog, went to -ta on a ertrze
!a-t Saturday. I trust she may fall in with the
Me reed U a Yours Iruly, W.
loiter from I'ort Koyal.
AKIUViLOF THE STEAM SHIP C.UUlVl!.t—6 952
liVGS OF COTTON ON liOAHI)—“CHNTItIIitNOs”
RUNNING WILD—ONE Of THEM K.I.L2D liY A
UNION SENTINEL.
The United State s steam trait snort Cauawba,
Captain Barker, arrived at New Yo k on J hurs
duy morning, in eighty hours from Port Royal.
She has 0,982 bugs of unginned Colton on b ai d,
consigned to 11. Barney, Collector of New York.
Experienced heavy Northeast gales the entire
passage.
Tiie news of the Cahawba is unimportant.
No raovi meets u! the troops at. Port Royal
have taken place, except tiie removal of some
ol the regiments from tbe former encampments
to more ■li vated ground iu the immediate
vicinity. The large buildings which have been
in course of erection for some time past as store
houses tor the Quartermaster and Comtnfss ry,
are nearly fiaisae ", and have been partially
taken posession of by iho?e officers.
Large quantities of stores, and camp equip
age, Ac., that have encumbered tiie wharf of
late, have all been stored away, and as soon as
a transport arrives the supplies an- immediately
carried off' to the stole houses and placed under
guard. While the stores were on the wharf
large quantities mysteriously disappeared
Whole oarrels of bread, pork, nee, Ac., were
stolen, chit lly by the ‘"contrabands,” who are
running wild through the whole region. Ii
seems impossible to bring these people into a
proper state ot discipline, as they reject no
rule that isnot backed by a bayonet or revolver.
They have given our troops much annoyance
lately, lay straying from tiie camp at night and
returning at all hours of the night and morning.
A week before the Cahawba left, a contraband
was shot by a sentinel of the Sixth Connecticut
Regiment.
It appears tbat while on duty, about 1 o’-
clock in tbe morning, the sentinel saw some
object approaching his post very cautiously.—
He challenged three times, bu- received no
answer and tired. This aroused the whole camp,
and on search being instituted, an unknown
negro was found, shot through the head and
breathing bis last. He was speechles s , aud bis
presence on that, spot, aud at that unseemly
hour, is a mystery. The soldier was exonerated
from ail blame in the matter.
The health of the troops was comparatively
good. The weather was excessively hot, and
many of the iatc arrivals at Port Royal had suf
fered severely. The acclimated troops do not
feel the etf ictsof tiie heat so much. Sea bath
ing is indulged in to a great extent, but is only
available for those troops encamped near the
shore.
No news of any importance had been received
from the advance in the direction of Savannah
when the Cahawba left, although every prepara
tion lor an early move was being made. Geu.
Hunter, accompanied by bis Staff, visited tiie
advance outposts of the army lately, and was
received with enthusiasm by the troops.
It was thought that The next steamer will
bring the news of the tall of Savauuah. The
news of the capture of New Orleans had inspir
ed the troops with the greatest enthusiasm, and
they are all impatient for an advance.
General Hunter was organizing a negro
brigade, and bad detailed some officers to train
tiie contrabands to tiie use of arms. Consid
erable progress was making. The number of
negroes at the different points was so great that
no difficulty was apprehended in enlisting a
corps sufficiently large to garrison all the forti
fications at uud near Port Royal. Tiie move
ment was viewed with some distrust by the oi
fieers of our regiments.
In addition to the considerable amount of
cotton brought by the Cahawba, about 10,000
bags and bales yet remain in store, and will be
brought forward. The Cahawba’s cargo is to
bo taken to tbe Atlantic Dock, Brooklyn.
Tle Fight near liarliamsvllle.
We publish tiie following as tbe best account
we have seen of this long doubted engagement:
It was stated, aud theu positively denied in
Richmond, that a severe encounter had taken
place at Barhamsville, near West Point, on the
Peninsula, two days after tiie battle at William--
burg. Recently we have both Confederate and
j Yankee accounts of it. Why it was denied we
j cannot tell, as it was evidently a Confederate
success. The Richmond Whig has been favor
ed bv one engaged in it with an account, front
which we extract—premisif’S". tbat the (Lit
North Carolina Regiment, Col. Pender’s though
not mentioned iu this Texan acount of the en
gagement, was in it, and lias the credit, by one
of high position and undoubted qualifications
to judge, of having done some ol the best fight
ing in the war. Riley’s battery, which is inci
dentally mentioned, is also from North Caro
lina, and is stated to have done much of the
work. Geu. Whiting of Mississippi (and not
a native of Massachusetts as was once said ol
him,) commanded iu person j Observer.]
While the main column, with the 4th Texas
in front, and Gen. Hold aud staff at its head,
j were marching along the road, the Genera! and
' staff were fired upon by a party of Yankees,
j lyiug in ambush. Nobody was hurt. The Geu
; oral waving his hat, the brigade immediately
closed us, and the 4th Texas was formed into
line of battle. Riley’s Battery, supported by
| the 18. h Georgia Regiment, was men left oh
| the hill, and the 4th and Ist Texas Regiments
pursued the march. After g.ainiug the woods,
which had "o be done by marching through an
old ft Id, tie skirmishers found the enemy and
engaged tin m in the woods, driving them back
steadily. They came upon any quantity of
knapsacks, haversacks, dec., scattered through
the woods, but nothing indicating where the
main force ot the enemy lay. Iu the meanwhile,
i the Ist Texas came upon them in large force,
and being tired upon, were immediately order
ed to charge. They did charge theut gallantly,
and in a few volleys of musketry, sent them
| scattering through the woods to their gunboats,
!in close proximity. Promiscuous tiring was
| kept up for a while, everywhere a bluejacket
I offered, which was but for a short time. * After
i the engagement, we found on tbe held some
| 250 killed aud wounded Yankees, together with
42 prisoners. Hampton’s Legion, ’ which was
j also on the field, bur not engaged, (onr infor
mant th.nks,) picked up some 82 more prison
j ers.
| Our loss was ten killed and twenty-one
j wounded, as appears front the bn’-gtoa’s report
iof casualities. Among the killed were Lieut.
Col Black, of the first Texas, and Capt De-
I ealur. Our wounded were alt brought off the
■ field by us, as were the enemy’s wounded, aud
all came to Richmond together.
This liule skirmish which was not enough to
| give our Texas boys an appetite for breakfast has
j been magnified by McClellan into a battle, and
he has reported that we had a force of oO,OX>
troops on the neld while lie had 20,000. the
; prisoners taken represent tbe Both Pennsylvania,
21st and 84th New York, aud Ist California as
j in the engagement, ami say that there were
fifteen regiments posted in the woods near the
scene of the encounter, but who were, it seems,
| afraid to come out.
The successor of the late Govenor Harvey, ot
i Wisconsin, is Edward Solomon, Esq., qf Mil
waokie, a Germanium citizen.
Slid ftl!s>i.:.sipi>i • |Vi r.
Tin Jifksou MJs Csipph.n of the evening of
Thuttnoy, the. 3;.i, cimtuins the following des
patch ft. ta V i hihurg :
Tick. BL'ito, May 22, 12 o’clock M.—l have
jfiM i 'e.'iHf: m in-' fl.,g ot trutelrr.m tbe Fed
via! n it. Con.mati.ier Leo peremptorily re
luV > 'i i an oi nine for the removal of wo
rn ei. no . i i.iiin n, i i.cl oi 1 probably < pen fire
on 0...' licit i .vr- 2 o’clock P. M. to-day. The
land It. rues ol tin tin ii,y are estimated at 8000
or 41'OU, i *;-! .! li litv .1 wi, l venture a laud
attain, li mi, mc tic in.i tear tiie result
This paragraph n tr..m the editorial columns
oi me ; u>ei"*.ppin. : v , ’
A lit Sj.i.tel' h.nu V.cksl.urg to the telegraphic
opeiator in Jji kson, wa.. requested to lake no
dispnut.es lor Vicksburg aftei 10 o’clock *o-
U;ty. 'flit'* indicates the action is near iff. Uai and.
Geuei .l Rug ties passed through Jackson ou
Thuis tay morning, en route for Vicksburg,
The Vuk.burg Whig, ol Thursday morning,
Las the following ittms :
Gin. Lovell arr.ved in eurcity yesterday troiu
Camp Moore. We suppose lie has come to par
ticipate in the tight.
The Federal frigates, Hanford and Brooklyn,
loft Natchez at ii.il ; u-i fi e o’clock on Mon
day evening lo join tile licet below ilii- city.
Tne following, says me Whig, is the corres
respondeneo which.passed between Com. Lee
and the Mayor of the city, yesterday. The wo
men and children laid belter move to-diy or
early to-morrow moruirg :
U. S. Steamer Oneida. )
Below Vicksburg, May 21, 1802. \
Sir .-—l', becomes my duty to give y >u notice
to remove the women and children beyond the
range of our gutis, within twenty-four hours, as
it will be impossible to attack the de onces
without injuring or destroying the town—a pro
feeding which all the authorities of Vicksburg
seem determined to require. I bad hoped tmfi
the same spirit which induced the mi!i!as>?au—
ihorities to retire from the city or New Or-jj
leans, rather than wantonly sacrifice the lives*
and property of its" inhabitants, would have
been followed here.
Respectfully j oiva-,
8. Phillips Lee, U 8 N.,
Commanding Naval Advance D.vi-d on
To L Lindsey, E-q.,
Mayor of City of Vicksburg.
Mayor’s Office, )
Vicksburg, Miss., May 21, 18(32. f
ToS. Phillips U. 8. N.,
Commanding Naval Advance Division :
Sir: —Your communication of this date was
handed to me at a late hour last evening—too
late to give public notice to the women and
children. In eonst queries thereof, I shall date
yoar twenty-four hours’ time (rom to-morrow
morning, tbe 22 I inst., a! 8 o’clock, A. M
Respectfully, L. Lindsey, Mayor.
Mayor’s Office, i
Vicksburg, Miss., May 21, iS62 )
To the Citizens of Vicksburg:
I call the intention of the eitiz ins to the cor
respondence between ihe cothmamfer of the
Advance Nival Division of the U. 8. ff *et and
myself. The reply to my communication nuy
be expected by 1) o’clock to-morrow morning.
The citizens must govern ihcmselves according
ly. Laz Lindsey, Mayor.
FitOM NEW ORLEANS.
The Mississippian has this later iateiigence
from the captive city :
We learn from a gentleman who left New Or
leans last Tuesday evening, that the foreign
Consuls have protested against Butler’s procla
mation in regard to the suppression of ihe Con
federate currency, and it is also stated that the
crawfishing Yankee will revoke if or material
ly modify its purport. The Consuls Say that
many subjects of their Governments are in
nocent holders of the Confederate notes, juid
that they must be paid by one Government or
tiie other.
It is further stated that I lie English and
French who own cotton in New Orleans de
stroyed by the rebels, are U 1 iking out tbeir bills
against the. United States for their loss. En
gland not having reeogniz and the Southern Con
fedraev, and the United States ignoring, its
existence, it is said that the Governments ot
France and England recognize the validity ot
these claims and will enforce their adjustment.
It will be hard ou the Yankees to 100-e the
cotton which they so much coveted aud then
be compelled to pay for it.
The Vicksburg Whig of the 21st says that
Baton Rouge had not been occupied up to tne
20th, there being no Yaukee in the place, nor
Yunkt-e ship in sight.
The Mississippian has the subjoined special
from Corinth :
Corintii, May ,21st 188.2.—Denver’s forces
arrived from Cairo. Mitchell coining up from
Huntsville. Part of Curtis’ army from Mis
souri. You can draw yoar conc'astons. Con
aid 11 able rain.
FROM NEW MEXICO.
We have to hand detailed accounts of the
battle of Glorietta, in New Mexico, in which
Scurry’s “ ragged Texans ” gained one of the
most splendid and decisive victories of the
war. The crowded state of our columns-com
pels us to lay over these accounts, and our
reiders-must content themselves lor this edition
with the following abstract, being a despatch
to Gov. Lubbock, of Texas, published in an
extra of tiie Austin State Gazette of April 28 :
San Antonio, April 26, IS6‘2. —It affords me
great pleasure to announce to you another
glorious victory achieved by the Texan Con
federate army of New Mexico.
The battle of Glorietta was fought on the
2Th of March, by 1.103 Texans, under ( olouel
Scurry, and over 2,000 Federal s, under Colonel
Slough, of the Pike’s Peak volunteers. We
whipped and utterly routed them alter six
hours hard lighting. They left live hundred
and seventeen dead ami wounded on the field.
Tbeir loss, however, is now learned to have
been over seven hundred. Victory was gained
by the loss of the brave Majors Riguet and
Backholls, of the sth, and Major Shropshire of
the 4th. Oar loss in killed and wounded being
sixty seven.— Mo'jltc Advertiser, 25th.
Fiom New Orleans.
Through tiie politeness of an esteemed friend,
says tbe Mobile Advertiser of Saturday, weave
in possession of the New Orleans Bulletin of
Tuesday, 20th inst. Tiie “Leader” is devoted
to the discussion of “The Law of Free Labor,”
showing the superiority of slave labor, particu.
larly in the South. The news columns of the
Bulletin are bare enough ; not a single item of
interest appears in them. In the local column,
however, we find tiie following paragraphs,
which will be read with interest:
Sent to Fou r Jackson.—Last evening, about
G l .! o’clock, we saw Mayor Monroe, chief of
Police McClellan, Lucien Adams, Recorder o!
the Fourth D.strict, Berj. S. Harrison, ex tnetn
ber of Council, aud Lieut, of Police Muz irut,
on board the towboat Anglo American, about
to depart for Fort Jackson, to which piace they
have been sent by the linked Stales military au
thorities.
The advertising columns of the Bulletin con
tain the following special orders from Gen. Pic
ayune Butler:
Headquarters Dept, of the Gulf, )
New Orleans, May 10, ISO 2. i
Special Orders No. 39.
I. The New Orleans Bee newspaper having
published an elaborate, though covert argument
in favor of the cotton burning mob, is hereby
suppressed. No publication oi any description
will i-sue from that office until further orders.
11. The New Orleans Delta newspaper having
in an article of to-day's issue, discussed the
cotton question in a manner which violates the
terms ot the Proclamation of Ist May instant,
from these headquarters, the office of the pa
per will be taken possession of, and its busi
ness conducted under direction ol the United
Stales authorities.
By command of
Mi jor General Butler.
Geo. C. Strong, A. A General.
General Okdf.bs No 29
L It is hereby ordere'd that neither the city
of New Orleans, nor the banks thereof, ex
change their Notes, B.lls or obligations for
Confederate Notes, Bills or Bonds, nor issue
Bill, Note or any obligation payable in Confed
erate Notes,
If. On tbe twenty-seventh day of May inst,,
all circulation of or trade in Confederate Notes
and Bills will cease within this Department,
and all sales or tiansfers of property made on
or after that day, in consideration ot such
Notes or B.iis, directly or indirectly, will be
void, aud the property confiscated to the United
States—one fourth thereat to go the informer.
By commmd of
Major General Butler.
Geo. C. Strong, A. A. General.
Tue banks, iu consequence of tbe foregoing
i order, give notice to their depositors to with
| draw their deposits of Confederate notes, prior
i to the 27th, else they will be hold at their own
! risk.
| James Sinclair, lately Colonel of the 35th
Regiment, N. C. V., takes issue in some im
' portant points with the official report nf Gen
-1 era! L. O’B. Branch, concerning the battle of
i Newborn, aud pledges himself to prove, as soon
as circumstances permit investigation, “That
the battle ot Xewourn was lost, Ist, By drunk
enness. 2d, Incorapetency. 3d, Personal lack
of courage and presence of’miad in the presence
of the enemy.
Planters Beware —We have been requested
to caution planters not to turn their stock into
wheat or oauieids affected with the rust or mil
dew. It has already Droved fata! to stock in
several instances. —Macon Telegraph.
George Schley, of Augusta, Georgia, will
soou be able to supply piasters with rust proof
seed wheat —not less than two bushels to each
order.
I 'f lic New American Steam Gunboat
Naugatuck.
| The steam gunboat Naugatuck, which bas
i been fitted up aud presented to the government
j by Mr. F.. A. Stevens, is finished.
The Nuugalui.k, about which so much Las been
said and written, ud from which so much is
expected, is an iron screw bteamer, constructed
in the usual way, ail being secured with btatns
and angle bars of the be;t material. The lines
of the bull are not unusually sharp, as in the
case with the famed Stevens buttery, but pre
sent very much the appearance of one of our
old-fashioned Sound propellers. She is not,
us is generally supposed, intended to be a model
ot tne Stevens battery, but it is merely design
ed to illustrate some of the novel ideas con
;-Heeled with that monster engine of war—
■namely, the ability to sink and raise a vessel
.with great rapidity; to steer and manage her
by means of two propellers placed at each side
of tbe rudder, and taking up the recoil of the
run by means of India rubber. Experiments
already made have proved tbe successful at
tainment of these points to her constructors,
but yet remain unsatisfactory on the mind of
the public.
The hut! of the ve.?sel is constructed of iron,
101 feet in length, 20 feet beam, aud 7 feet
depth o: hold. She draws feet light and 9
feet when submerged, and her speed it is cal
culated will bq It miles per hour wheu light,
hod Sj-jj when submerged.
The principal features for her protection
from shot and shell are, first, the setting of the
_ve-sol two feet lower in the water when going
into action by moans of water tight compart
ments two lcet deep between tbe rnaiu deck
and outer covering, so arranged as to be rapid
ly titled or emptied by powerful steam putnp?.
Ibis does away with ihe necessity of carrying
the weight of two feet of iron armour, wuif'e
it substitutes to the greatest possible extent
tbe hen known armour—water; tor experience
iias taught thay wuea a ball strikes water it
L fakes an upward direction, and will therefore
' Drove perfectly harmless; aud in this instance
( stiould a ball pass through the deck it must
pass thiough the. bulwarks unseen and unheard
by those between decks. This very peculiar
arrangement will also give far greater speed to
the vessel while cruising, chasing, or retreating,,
inasmuch as it will be able to throw overboard
the weight of the two feet of water between
J decks, a;.d for tbe same reason to pass over
bus and into harbors which she could not
| otherwise reach. Second, the use of an iron
! clad bow, curved inwards, and plated with two
j layers of half-inch piates, strongly rivetled and
bolted, presents the appearmce of a ram,
which, no doubt, could be effectively used for
running down wooden vessels. The curving on.
tbe bow is so admirably arranged that only by
the merest chance would a bail strike any spot
at right angles, and so must glance off; and
whi n submerged she presents but a small sur
face upon which tbe enemy eau bring tbeir
eaunon to bear. Her sides above water-line
| a e made ot white cedar, fully one loot thick,
1 whieu is so soli in ils nature as to allow a ball
! to p iss through without splintering.
The machinery, which is situated abaft tnid
j ship, consists of two horizontal high-preasure
j engines, 14 inch cylinder, and 24 inch stroke,
| wor king independent of each other, and driving
! the two propepers at either side of the rudder';
I an ordinary locomotive boiler, two double os- j
j dilating donkey engines, driving two of An
| drew’s pumps, capable of throwing out 909
| gallons ot water per minute. Ihe ability ol
| Miis vessel to round rapidly on her own centre,
| without making headway, by means of the two
j screws, instead of the ordinary means employed
j in making the circuit of a vessel, gives tier re
( markable aud important facilities for man tea v
; r ug in action. In connection with her speed, it
w-H enable her to overhaul one after another
or the enemy ; run close alongside ; present
herself J-r action in the most effective posi
tion ; bring tier guu to bear in any direction ;
turn i narrow channels, and if necessary, re
treat in any direction with facility. The two
screws form two distinct means ot propulsion
that of driving the vessel auj enabling her to be
steered in ease oi accident to the rudder, which
is double the ordinary security against the
breaking of machinery in action or otherwise.
Tito armament consists of one 100 pound
rifted gun and two of James’s 12 pound howit
zers? The heavy gun is mounted amidships,
pointed towards tiie bow, and ts loaded from
below by depressing the muzzol downwards,
which is effected by means of pulleys ingenious
ly constructed for that purpose. Tbe gun is
loaded by means of a moveable charger, which
can be raised and lowered at pleasure The
ramming is accomplished by a sort of piston
rod. elevated on a line with the muzzel ot the
gun, which is also worked by pulleys, thus
affording tbe celerity ol loading aud firing every
half minute. This gun rests on a shot proof
iron carriage, of which the recoil (only six inch
es) is taken up by the employment of large
india rubber springs.
The hull is divided into four water tight com
partments, and on descending the gangway of
either of these compartments you find yourself
[ upon the second deck, in a small iron box, yet
j iiaving ample accommodation lor the purposes
for which they have beeu assigned. The cook’s
galley is situated at the bow ; next come me
sailors’ apartments, then tiie magazine and ren
dezvous for action; and next to Lin# the engiue
room, which is ahatt mid-ship. The officers’
quarters are on deck, comfortable lookiug, but
rather Incited. When iu action but one person
is necessarily exposed.— New York Times.
(Special Corre-poudence of tha Constitutionalist.]
Terrific Hail Storm in North-western
Georgia.
Whitfield Cos., North-western Ga., )
May 22J, I 02, f
Mr. Editor: This vicinity was visited on yes
terday evening, between four arid five o’clock,
by one of the most terrific hail storms that has
occurred in the recollection of tbe oldest in
habitants, in tact, I doubt uot its being tiie
most violent that has ever occurred in North
western Georgia. The hail stones were, many
of them, larger than hen eggs, and some of tiie
neighbors say they saw some tbat would weigh'
near a half pound The hail was accompanied
with a pertect hurricane of wind, tearing up
the giants of the forest, which have withstood
the blasts of ages. For about five minutes the
bail and wind raged with violence. Several
.times I spoke, but my voice was lost in the
roar ot the storm. To have spoken in the
highest pitch of the voice could not have been
heard two feet off Wheat and grain ot like
species lias suffered immensely ; late wheat was
very much injured by the blight or rust, but is
improving some now, but the crops over which
this storm passed are a pertect wreck. Fruit
trees are badly damaged, and it is feared mate
rially, the bark being pealed off in many places ;
the young truit has literally strewn the ground
under the trees. I hope the storm was not
much extended, yet I have not ascertained its
limits. L. J. S.
The Tr'ials and Sufferings of Our Sol
diers —A correspondent of tbe Lynchburg
Virginian, writing from the “Camp Near liieh
moud, May 19. b,” says:
To day we are here in sight of the smoke from
the chimneys of our capital, and within sound
of tiie bum of its busy, moving, anxious popu
lation. The brigade to which our little com
mand is attached has been constantly on the
march tor tire last two weeks. We have cotue
through Gloucester, King and Queen, King
William, Caroline, Hanover, New Kent, Charles
City and Henrico counties, marching frequently
all night long through swamps knee deep in
mud and water, and without anything to eat
but two hard crackers per day. Officers who
served through the Mexican war say they Lave
never experienced such a march. When the
heroic deeds of those who are engaged in this
great tight tor freedom shall have been written
by the Suture historian, no brighter page will be
found thau that which records the heroism of
this gaiiant brigade in patiently submitting to
this long, tedious and painiul march. Their
very pathway in many places wa- stained with
blood irom the bruised and swollen ieel of the
suffering soldiers. Many gave out on the
march, and as we passed them on the roadside,
they would beg wi O tears iu tu.ir eyes mu', >ve
would send back lor them when wo reached our
camping ground. SomeUkd from exhaustion
on u,e road side, and we tyere compelled to
leave them with no stone to mark meir last
resting piace, or tell to lutnre generations how
much of worth lies sleeping iu these hastily
made graves. We have witnessed death and
suffering in aii its forms, but we confess there is
nothing that affects us with such a feeling of |
sadness, as witnessing the burial of these brave,
heroic men, tar from their Homes and kindred,
and ofteu times without even a friend near to
apprise the loved ones at home ol their late.
B it we drop a tear to their memory and pass on.
We have marched, the la.-t lew days, with a
very large po'rtion of General Johnson’s army.
De-truetiou, ruin, and desolation have neces
sarily marked our pathway. The tenees have
been burned by our troops’tor miles and miles,
and everything, animal or vegetable, that would
sustain life and satisfy the cravings of hunger,
has been indiscriminately seized upon by bout
man and beast. All deplore this, bat it could
not be well avoided, such is war.
Anew mode ol applying water os a motive
| power :
! Improvement in Snip Propulsion.— Mr. O
: H. Wagner, now ot Dawiish, and who was for
; sometime a clerk in the Telegraph Office, Bris
| tol, his invented some improvement iu the
[ mode of piopeliicg vessels. \V e are cot aware
j precisely ot what his improvement is, but we
I believe that the force is to be obtained by pass
] ing the water in some way through the vessel
; On the plan being 6ubmUcd to an eminent ship
i builder, that gentleman expressed an opinion
j favorable to the principle, but said he should
i like to see a model. Upon this Mr. Wagner
1 wrote upoa the subject to Lord Palmerston,
; win sent him an encouraging reply, and a
i cheque for £lO towards prepairing one. The
j invention of Mr. W. is expected to be of great
| eerviee to war vessels, inasmuch as the propell
i ing power cannot be injured by projectiles, a
i fate to which both screw and paddle are ex
posed.—LUcrpooi Journal of Commerce. *
Col. JFohn Hf. Morgan’* "JTrip to Ken*
tacky.
A**j al mt Nil.iq of Morgan’s Cavairv, isgiving
the Knoxville Register a detailed account of
Morgan’s recent trip from Corinth to Cavo City,
Ky. We take from it the following extract.
An incident also occurred of painful iitieiest
to Col. M. The conductor, ait insolent feiJow,
appreached him, not knowing that tic was Mor
gan, aud commenced the following conversa
tion :
Conductor—Captain, one of your d—d rebels
is ont of the way, thank God.
Morgan— Who do you allude to, sir.
Conductor—Morgan, the d—est of all rebels.
He was killed at Lebanon, and his mother aud
sister, from Lexington, came to Louisville to
day to receive his remains.
Morgan—Are you telling mo, the truth sir.
Couductor—Yes, by G—d, 1 ant.
Col. Morgan, turning aside to hide his emo
lion, one oi our men came up and addressed
him as Col Morgan, asking what he should do
with the prisoners. The conductor, for the
first time, become aware that Morgan was not
dead, but in propria personce before him, and in
great trepidation, asked what would become of
him. Morgan turned upon him, and in one of
his characteristic, sarcastic and searching looks
when mad, told him that being worthless as a
prisoner, and too mean and contemptible to kill,
he was free to go where he.chose.
We took from the Express §7,278 in Federal
Treasury notes, being the largest size note with
capons attached, which were being scut to the
army paymaster at Nashville. (Note. Other
papers please correct ) All private individual
papers were left with the Express agent. After
having dstroyed fifty three cars, one engine, and
some other government property, estimated in
the aggregate to be worth over one million of
dollars. Hearing by telegraph that the train
from Nashville had been alarmed a few miles
below and sent back, we commenced our march
lor a return to Sparta, well satisfied that we had
given the Northerners proof positive that we
were not very badly whipped at Lebanon.
And now, having labored through the recital
of so much ol our rather exciting adventure,
let nie mention a ;ew incidents of devoted pa
triotism aud heroism exhibited by our lady
friends along tbe rouie. At Lawrwtceburg aud
Pulaski we were greeted with the wildest de
motistrations of joy; handkfs were waved from
wind • <vo by fair hands ; boquets fell thick and
ust upon us. Some came out to shake hands
wait me boys, while oihers, with a very com
mendable forethought, came with their servants
bearing huge baskets ol provisions, &c. At
Lebanon also, we were received much after the
same cordial fashion, aud when on the s;h inst.
the fight was raging hottest, and missiles of de
struCiion weae flying in every direction, brave
women came out on the street to cheer us on;
exposing themselves to danger with as much
coolness arid nonchalance as did our own brave
boys. Oae little briuhe eyed lad, not more than
ten years of age, rushed out into the thickest
of the fight, snatched up a gun, and resting it
upon a Knee, sent its contents crushing through
tiie brain uf .au approaching Yankee. Brave,
noble boy. The next moment lie paid the for
f< it of his daring with his own precious life
We saw him lay with his biigal sunny locks
stained with his own watm gore, and tiie eyes
that had flashed forth deliance, now looked
blank up into heaven. Does not the blood of
such innocent martyrs cry aloud for vengeance.
And shall not the day of reckoning be a terrible
one for our enemies? At Glasgow, Ky., Miss
,-oue of Kentucky’s fairest daughters, be
came so overpowered with her emotions when
si e fouiid out who we were, she fainted several
times. Another, the wife of Judge ,
shouted and clapped her hands together with
such violence a* to make them bleed.
God bless the noble women of the South.—
Every one wa meet upon onr march deserves
particular mention, but our limited time and
.-pace forbi), and we must content ourselves by
saying that nowhere did we look in vain for
bright smiles of approval aud welcome, aud no
where did auy one hesitate to sacrifice personal
convenience in order to make us comfortable
aud happy as possible.
Lincoln Proclamations,
Some years hence as strange a page of history
as this mottled world has ever produced will
be composed of the orders and proclamation ol
the Lincoln government, from the highest of
ficial down. The last performance we have oc
casion to chronicle is a proclamation by Andy
Johnson, wherein he promises to make good
out of the property of his enemies in Tennes
see, the losses which shall be sustained by his
friends:
Executive Office, (
-Nashville, Tenn., May 9 )
Whereas, certain persons, unfriendly and hos
tile to the government of the United States,
have banded themselves together, and are now
gointr at large through many of lliyfbunties in
this State, arresting, maltreating and plunder
ing Uuion citizens wherever found :
Now, therefore, I, Andrew Johnson, Gov
ernor or tile State of Tennessee, by virtue of
the power and authority in me vested, do
hereby proclaim, that in every instance in
which a Union man is arrested and maltreated
by the marauding bands aforesaid, five or more
rebels from the most prominent in the immedi
ate neighborhood shall he arrested, imprisoned
and otherwise dealt with as the uatute of the
case ntay require: And further, in all cas.es iu
which the property of citizens loyal to the
government of the United States is taken or
destroyed, full and ample remuneration shall
be made to them out of the property of such
rebels in the vicinity as have sympathized with,
and have given aid, comfort, information or
encouragement to the parties committing cueh
depredations.
This order will be executed in letter and
spirit Ail citizens are hereby wtrned under
heavy penalties from entertaining, receiving or
encouraging such persons so banded together
or in any wise connected therewith.
By the Governor,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Edward H. East, Secretary ot State.
Enlistment at the North. - The enlistment
of citizens at the North has beeu stopped, and
the emigrant ships which arrive at New York,
Philadelphia, and Boston, supply the 'food for
Confederate powder and Southern fever. These
are the scum ot the earth, but mostly Germans
and Italians of the lower eiass. Strong induce
ments are held out to them iu Europe by
agents to immigrate, and as soon as they arrive
they are met by otbqr agents, who, by the
promise of food, clothing and pay, force them
into the ranks, which is in fact the only thing
they could do at the present time. Upon the ac
complishment of this, ail the rights of citizen
ship are promised them, with a right and title
to the unoccupied land of tits reconquered
South.
The better classes of the North declare tbat
enough'of tbe blood of their kindred has been
shed, and are resolved that Europe shall expend
the balance. Asa distinguished citizen of New
York city remarked, “You may kili a thousand
Dutchm' n, and who cares in New York. It
gives us more room ; .but when a Virginians
fails, sorrow goes into a hundred households.”
[Richmond Dispatch.
“ A Weak Invention of the E\emy.”—
The Mobile Advertiser & Register learns that
the Yankee miscreant, B. F. Butler, is resort
ing to the most absurd expedients to humbug
the people o; the interior. A report was sent
by him recently up the Mississippi, intended,
it is supposed, for the Red river market, that
Mobile bad surrendered, and a telegraphic
despatch was sent out reporting the talc ot
5,000 bales of cotton in one day at firm prices
anil with an advancing tendency. The palpa
ble object of these faKehoods was to induce the
planters to send down their cotton, Butler not
being aware that if had been sent up in another
direction, and was irrevocably diverted from
the New Orleans market. The only cotton tbat
had reached New Orleans since Butler’s occu
pation of the city was 300 bales, which a British
subject managed to save from the flames. This
constituted the cotton, as it is believed that
not a bale in the city survived the conflagra
tion.
Who Wants to Join Morgan’s Regiment ?
Here is a chance for the daring soldier who
wishes to connect himself with a command
sure to win distinction, and at the same time
t> serve hts country mast efficiently. Major
Waiter H. Weems ol Russell county,-Ala., and
Lieut. Van Marcus, of this city, call for re
cruits to a company that will form part of
Morgan’s Regiment. The officers of the com
pany have ait been iu service, ar.d are compe
tent men for the command which they will un
dertake.
If Morgan’s achievements in the future prove
as brilliant and successful as those of the past,
this company will win an honorable name in
the history of our struggle, and will be richly
compensated in sproiis wrung from the spoiler.
{Columbus Enquirer.
The fallowing letter explains itself:
Executive Department. 1
Mnledgeville, May 14,15G2. j
Editor of the Mountain Signal ;-I have been
favored with a efrpy of your paper, by which I
learn that the rat Collector Is proceeding to
collect the Confederate War Tax in your dis
trict. This be has no right to do. As required
by tbe act of our last Legislature, I have raised
the money aud paid to the Secretary of the
Treasury the whole sum due from this State.
As over two miliions of dollars of the amount
was deposited In the Confederate Treasury,
nearly two months before it was due, it was the
duty of that government to notify its Collect
ors." I am very respectfully,
Joseph E. Beown.
Sugar and Molasses. —The Provo6t Marshal
h4# issued an order that no merchant in phe
city, or within live mile3 of it, 6hail be allowed
to retain more than fifteen hogsheads of sugar,
or more than fifty barrels of molasses. Each
merchant is required to furnish a list of what
they have, and it is either to be sold or removed.
[Memphis Appeal.
TELEGRAPHIC
, latest.
Attack on Vicksburg!
THE EKEMY liRiVFN CFF.
A special despatch to the AilverUser, from Vicks
burg, on the 28 h, r ays:
The gunboats have taken a position within range of
oar batteries. "We expect them to open on the ehy at
any moment. Oar batteries have not yet fired a shot.
LATER.
Vicksburg, May 29.—About rundown last evening
the Federal gunboats and a sloop-of-wsr opened on
our batteries at long range. Our batteries drove them
back, when the enemy opened on the lower battery.
About twenty shots wire exchanged, when the enemy
retired.
Eioiimond, May 29.—A1l is quiet to-day along the
line, and in the city the weather is fine.
General MUcUell prepairing to Ascend
tRe Tennessee Klver with Gunboat*,
and take Clliattanooga and Knoxville*
Headquarters Third Division, j
Huntsville, Ala.,
Camp Taylor, May 15. }
Son. M. M. Stanton, Secretary of War :
At OP. M., on the 13th inst.. Gen. Negley’s
expedition from Pulaski, supported by Col.
Lytle’.s expedition from Athens, entered Rog
ersville, driving the enetny across the Tennesse
river and destroying a portion of the ferry boats.
Having learned ol the approach of Col. Lytle’s
force, the enemy succeeded in removing their
artillery, baggage and stores, belore the arrival
of Gen. Negley. I expected an obstinate de
fence of Elk river, and accompanied Col. Lytle
in person ; but without crossing, the enemy, as
usual, fled at our approach.
I ordered yesterday an expedition to move
promptly from Rogeiwille to seize the bridge
across Shell Creek arid-the ferry below the
mouth of the same stream. This duty has been
promptly executed, and the lorry and bridges
are ours. No more troops will enter from that
region ; and we have now upon this side of the
river 1,200 or 1,500 cavairy of the enemy, in
bauds of 000 or 400, whom we will endeavor to
put down, destroy or capture.
The gunboats which we have extemporized
will be ready for service to day, and I will soon
be able to pay my respects to the enetny in the
eastern side of the region and under my com
mand. 0. M, MITCHELL,
Major General.
Col. Jolm 21. Morgan.
This distinguished partisan is in the city en
route for Corinth, having arrived by boat trom Mont
gomery. It detracts from the fame of no one of our
most illustrious Generals to say that he has won no
nearer place to the hearts of tr.e people than that to
which Morgan has fouzht bis way by his gallant and
kii ghtly valor and chivalry. The sentiment whicli the
people feel for Morgan is the personal affection eoncili
laiud by admiration for the man, and hts fa i e will be
as enduring as that of the more prominent leaders of
oar armies, whose high pos lions charges them with
the chief responsibility "of our country’s iortunes.—
Their giory will t>e deservedly proportionate ; but the
name Morgan will lire in history side by side with
theirs, as Marion’s does with Washington. —Mobile
Advertiser 24 th.
The Bible Among Soldiers.—Generally
speaking, there is more immorality, profanity
and greater tendency to sin in the armies of a
nation than in the nation itself. The army Is
the grand nursery of sin and demoralization. —
The youth of innocent nature, if he remain any
length of time within the pale of its influences,
becomes corrupt and desolute. It is only under
the strictest care, and the most constant guard
ing against the corruptions of evil associations,
that even the man of upright and pious habits
and principles can escape the contagion around
him. We are happy to know that there are
many in our army who strive to do right.
Placed near their hearts are their precious
bibles, from which they instill into their hearts
and minds the pure, holy and righteous princi
ples of Christianity. We have noticed ot late,
and yesterday particularly, numerous instances
of this devotion on the part of our soldiers, and
could read iti them the signs of better times
coming. Oh! that bibles were as plentiful in
our army as rifles.
The Steamer Nellie. —The steamer Cald
well reached the city last evening from the
Nellie, having on board a part of the cargo of
the latter. Mr. J. A. Enslow, the Agent of the
Nellie, also arrived from her, and from him we
learn that the steamer has commenced to leak
in consequence of the heavy sea to which she
was exposed on Sunday night and Monday
morning, and that she has worked up on the
btach where she is left dry at low water. Much,
ol the merchandise has been landed in good
o.deJL and it is thought that all will be saved,
but some oru may be dum.-.gea. o Monday
atternoon two of the Yankee gunboats came
within one mile and a half of the beach, and
flung shot and shell at the Nellie for several
hours, some of them falling short, others pass
ing over head, but others came in proximity,
both to the Nellie and Caldwell, but no body
was hurt so far as we could luara. —Charleston
Courier, 27 th.
The New York Times states that Capt. Erics
son’s model of a Beagoing Monitor, 340 feet
long, has reached the Navy Department. It is
similar in construction to its liule namesake,
now lying in wait for the mailed monster, which
is momentarily expected from Norfolk. Like
that, it has but one propeller and a single tur
ret. The department inclines to favor two pro
peller aud two turrets for a vessel of ibis size.
A board to examine and report upon tbe num
erous plans apd models which have responded
to the Secretary of the Navy’s advertisement
has been constituted.
Miscellaneous Northern Items. —William
Orange, late President of the Cincinnati Horti
cultural Society, died in Cincinnati recently.
George Wolkey has been convicted at St.
Louis of counterfeiting treasury notes, and sent
to the penitentiary for three years.
The entire taxes which the citizens of Massa
chusetts will have to pav are estimated to
amount to S2O per head,or $75 per poll through
out the State.
Capt. Jacob L. Clark, of Missouri, who was
wounded in the battle of Shiloh, committed
suicide in the hosj Ral at St. Louis last Sunday
week. __
Gentle Words. —What sweet things are
gentle words—sweeter than the first young rose
of summer time. Words that breathe ot ten
derness and love to the troubled spirit and tbe
broken heart, are a soothing balsam, a treasure
to be cherished fondly as riches, sweeter than
anything earth can bestow.
“ It i I not much tho world can give,
)A iih ail its subtle art,
And gold and gem* are not the things
To suits y the heari;
But oil, if those ho cluster round
Tbe altar and the hearth,
Have gentle words and loving smi'es,
How beautiful is earth !
Another Bombardment at Fort Pillow.—
The gun and mortar boats of the enemy com
menced another furious cannonading at Fort
Pillow oa Thursday afternoon. Gentlemen
who left the fort late in the evening say the
fleet occupied about their former position, and
tbe shot tell as harmless as before.
A private letter from an officer at Fort
Wright, dated May 21st, five o’clock, p. m.,
says: “A big fight ’commenced at Fort Pillow
at o’clock, p. m., and is still continued.
The cannonading is incessant. — Mernpihis Ap
peal, %ld. _____
The jail at Clarkesville, Ga., was burned on
Monday night, 19th inst., by Lieut. Johnson,
who was iu prison, awaiting trial, on a charge
of stealing $2,459 in gold lrom a gentleman in
Clarkesville. Johnson was a Lieutenant in the
South Carolina service, and hts company is
stationed at Sullivan’s Island, Charleston har
bor. He effected the robbery while recruiting
at Clarkesville. At last accounts he was still
at large. If caught, tbe people of Clarkesville
intend to hold him securely.— Dafdonega Senti
nel.
Skirmish near Warrknton. —A ekirptieh
occurred yesterday evening near Warrenton
between one ot Col. Stark’s cavalry companies,
Capt. Mayson, and a body of Federal marines,
in which four Federals were killed. Captain
Mayson, on our side, was killed in the engage
ment. We have no further particulars.—Afts
&m>ppian t 20th.
Warrenton is on the river, twelve miles below
An Irishman having accidently broken a pane
of glass, was making the best of his wa if out of
sight, but tbe proprietor stole a march upon
him, and having seized him by the collar ex
claimed :
"You broke my window, did you not, sir.”
“To be sure I did,” said Pat, “and didn’t
yon see me running home to get tbe money to
pay you for it ?”
Cotton Fire. —The Vicksburg Whig says
that already a quarter of a million of bales of
cotton have been fired on tbe Mississippi and
its tributaries below that place. ODe planter,
Judge Perkins, of Grand Gulf, destroyed 1,300
bales of his own crop. These cotton burnings
will make no liule sensation in Europe.
River News. —The river is faffing a foot in
twenty-four hours and was last night more than
lour feet below the highest point of Hood, ibe
weather was cloudy yesterday with a smart
raiu in tbe evening, which was very acceptable.
Memphis Appeal , 20th.
Why was the surrender of Norfolk a sheepish
affair ? Because it was surrendered by Mayor
Lamb to Gen. Wool.
“Death and the sun are not to be looked at
' steadily.
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