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g- ■ - 1--- v y. . I—MM—WMM— YOL. IZX. TERMS: Daily Paper, $8; Tri-Weekly, $5; Weekly, $2 fgr IN ADVANCE. _g£2 The Paper is alwaysstopped, unless a remittance be made to continue it. Timely notice is given, so that payment can be made before the expiration ot a sub scription. Saturday lilorning, July 19, 1862. •:ALady,” of Walthourville, sends us ?5 for the Gunboat Fund. General MeLaws was promoted on the 23d of May Jast, and now ranks as Major General. Lieut. Col. H. C. Billups is now Colonel of he 3d Georgia Regiment, in consequence of the death of Col. Sturgis. Not Dead. —The Charleston Mercury contra diets the report of the death of Mrs. Beaure gard, wife of our distinguished General. The country will rejoice to hear that it is untrue. Gen. Magkdder.— Gen. J. B. Magnifier has been relieved of his command in the army of Virginia, in order that he may take*chargc of a distant military department. * (japt/E. Y. Hill, Captain of the “Jeff Davis Rangers” from Butler county, Aim, and son of the lion. Edward Y. Hill, of Georgia, was killed in the light before Richmond on the 27th ult. McClellan’s Loss 80,000!—The correspon dent ot the New York Tribune says: I under stand that General Marcy, chief of McClellan’s staff, estimates the entire loss of McClellan’s army at 80,000. Gen. McCall.—This officer resigned from the U. 8. Army .some years since, settled in Philadelphia, where he married, and is a man of handsome fortune. Ho has a brother and ne phews in Louisiana. Wc trust the Government will not treat him with too much consideration. Plucky to the List.— We Confederates like the resolution of the “ YouDg Napoleoq, ” when he proclaims to the world that liis beaten fanny shall yet enter the capital of the so-called We don’t doubt U—a good part of them are already there, and we see no good reason why the rest should not follow ! The New York Express says Gen. Scott is now at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Hoyt, Sixteenth street, and at present declines to receive visitors. He appears to bejprostrated with grief at the recent death of his lady, and .there are no indications at present that he will proceed to Washington. The correspondent of the New York Times plasters over the abandonment of McClellan by the French Prince De JoinviJlc, Duke de Char tras and Count do Paris, by saying they went to Washington for the purpose of bearing des patches to the government. We wager a ragged shinpiasterthey never return. Death of an Editou —We regret to learn that Channcey Robbins, Esqr., of Jefferson county, and formerly Editor of the Louisville Gazette, died in Richmond a few days ago. lie was a member of Wright’s Leglou, but was taken ill just before the late battles. The Hottest.— Friday last, the 11th instant, was set down generally in this latitude as the warmest day of the season up to date. In the coolest places the mercury indicated a tempera ture of 04, whilst many reported it sever nl'degrees higher. A thunder shower follow, id, since which the weather has moderated. - Released. —Tho Liacolu War Department meat has released from Camp Douglas, Chica go, the following named Confederate surgeons: Drs. Martin, Dupree, Saudek, Crowell, Cald well, Taliaferro, McDowell, Driver, Redwood. Oliver, Jolmson, Kennedy, Felton, Foxey, Elkin, Greenlas, Williams, Rethroek and Bo lau. , A special despatch to the Now York Tribune, dated at Washington, June 28th, says that there is reason to believe that Secretary Seward has received a note from Earl Russell relative to Picayune Butler’s woman order, and that it will probably be treated iu the same way as was the note from the same quarter protesting against the stone blockade. Murder op Munford.—Retaliation.— The Richmond Dispatefa says :—“lt is currently re . ported that the President lias made a demand upon the United States authorities for the sur render of Butler to tho Confederate Gov.; and in the event of a refusal, the law of retaliation will ba enforced upon a Federal Major General captured In the recent battle below Richmond.” Cotton Going Up. —Wo learn (says the Charleston Mercury,) from a number of the New York Herald, now before us, that on Sat urday week last, the cotton market was agniu tlrmer and higher, with sales of 1,500 bales closing at to 80 cents for Middling Up' lands. Fine qualities were measurably out of market, while supplies of all kinds were ex tremely light. Tub late State Road Accident.— Super intendent Rowlaud publishes a card in which ho shows, Ironi the affidavits of suudry persons, that the late deplorable accident on tbe State Road was caused by tbe unauthorized interfer ence of the military on board with the progress of the up train, thereby causing a detention aud departure from the schedule time. The mili tary authorities should take the ease in hand aud punish the offenders. Important Military Changes.— The Char laslou Mercury ot yesterday, says : —lt-was cur rently rumored in military circles last night— •and we have reason to believe tho report to bo correct—that Major General Pemberton, now In command of the Department of South Carolina and Georgia, has been transferred to another Important post, where he will soon be fan* to face with the enemy, and that Major General Gustsvus W. Smith has been assigned t ■> succeed him i u the command of this Depart ment. Tub “Southern Insurance Company.”— We are pleased to hear this institution has proved, thus far, a decided success. All the shares au thorized by the charter have been subscribed for by responsible persous, and many more are spoken for in case the capital stock should be increased. The highly respectable and respon sible names that appear in the fist oi Directors have at once commended the Company to public l onfideneoand favor, and tho institution gees Into operation under the most tavoru'olo auspi The Arrest of Mrs. Phillips.— The tele graph brought us, a few days since, the Intelli gence that Mrs. Phillips ol New Orleans, has been sent to Ship Island because she had laughed when a Yankee funeral was passing. A private letter from Mobile, now gives us the facts of this new freak of the tyrant Butler. We quote : “It appeals that as the funeral pro se s-ieu of Lt. DeKay, (U. &. officer wounded a'. Grand Gult) was passing through St. Charles street. Mrs. Phillips and others wete in the gallery of her hou-o; Mrs. P. was laugh ing at the time. Gen. Butler was not in the city, bat on his return, he sent lor Mrs. P , aud in quired why she laughed on the occasion refer r-d to. Mrs. P. replied that she laughed be* e she was In a good butuor on that day. Bailer responded, well Madame, I shall send you to Ship Island for two years, and iu the meantime you shall have no communication with your tarnlly. This threat was executed, and Mrs. P. has bceu taken to Ship Island with out having had an opportunity of communicat ii g with her buiband or children after her ar rest.” The order Swell varies somewhat from the statement above. Mrs. P seems to have been banished "till further orders,” and not for two years. Porclgn Intervention, We sincerely hope that the people of the Con federate States will forever cease to talk about, or hope for, foreign intervention for the settle ment of our quarrel with our Yankee neigh bors. Above all, we most devoutly pray that foreign governments will cease to think of in terference in our affairs. We do not ask their aid. We feel perfectly able to fight our own battles and take care of ourselves. Were it otherwise, we prefer annihilation as a govern, ment rather than owe our existence to the patronizing hand of an interested friend, who would uphold us in misfortune without any genuine sympathy for our wrong, but simply that she may plunder us in our prosperity. The Europa, of whose news wo give a brief despatch, brings intelligence of further discus sion of the American war iu the British Lords and Commons. But two orators mouut the rostrum in this instance, both of whom have grown grey in working out the selfish and ini quitous foreign policy of their government for the last quarter of a century. Brougham and Palmerston ! Iu what quarter of the world have not the tyranny and heartless cruelty of these men bejen felt by the weak and inoffen sive ? Where is the sea which they have not been willing to see- flow nurple with blood in order to turn a penny for British commerce and navigation ? What people, Christian or pagan’ has not felt the iron heal of such men in the last hundred years ? Certainly toe have no cause to compin'ni when we share less than the com mon lot of mankind—simply their indifference to right alfS a people struggling against op pression, even though we may feed the starving millions with our products, and been large consumers of her manufactures for more than fifty years! If we ever saw the time when we were wil ling to receive a British intervention for a settlement with our powerful foe, it ha3 now passed away, we hope never to return. She was indifferent to our appeal for a simple re cognition so long as the clouds hung dark above us; we should reject all her offers, whether of mediation or hostile interference, now that we have shown our full ability to win independence, unaided and alone. With more obligations, of both gratitude and selfishness renting upon her than any other nation, she turned us a cold shoulder when we needed a friend—we scorn her interposition now, when we are able to do without her. Her real sym pathies—of the government we mean, for the people have their hearts on the right side—have been with the North throughout the struggle, and that in spite of the hectoring and insolent abuse she has received from that quarter. She wished slavery extinguished in the first place, and knew that the United States as two nations would he stronger than one. She feared, what is probable after,the acerimony of the present war shall have been assuaged by time,but which most people would now doubt, that in future contests with her transatlantic cousins, there would be a sympathy and union against her. Here are the secret springs that control the political machinery of the British empire, and wo have only to add the desire for a cotton monopoly to make them complete. The remarks of both these British Lords with reference to the war, are characteristic. Wliat Confederate citizen will not read with a curl of his lip the arrogant threat ol the antiquated Brougham, when tho old sinner talks about our forfeiting “the respect and affections ot Eu rope” by a persistancc iu defending our rights as freemen, and our homes and firesides against tho hand of the invader ? Who cares for the respect of any people when it can be withdrawn for such a cause? We tell him tho Confederates intend to fight this war to the bitter end and die in the last ditch, and to the last man, rather than submit to Yankee dominion, aud we care not what he or the whole of Europe may think of us, or how much they may suffer and starve on account of tho war. If they suffer it is their fault or misfortune, and no concern oi ours to bo weighed iu the balance with the liberty of six millions of people. As regards Lord Palmerston’s “ duty and pleasure,” “when a lilting opportunity arises,” as ho has seen none heretofore that he con sidered fit, we beg leave to express the hope that his convenient eyesight may remain ob scured until we shall have fought out this war to the end, solitary and alone. Who Commanded our Right Wing; t The heart of every’ man in the Confederate States would be satisfied with the late glorious achievements of our arms in tho late battles be fore Richmond, were it not for the fact that, with proper effort, still more could have bec-n done. Tho victory over the enemy will be ranked among the most signal and productive of modern times, but it is a well ascertained truth that the entire plan of our commander was not carried out, and if it had been, the en tire Yankee army would have been captured or annihilated. Why was this not done ? When McClellan, defeated iu every engage ment, turned face towards the James River our centre was close in his rear,and our left wing in hot pursuit to cut off his retreat by way of the Pamunkey, and close up around his loft before he reached the vicinity of his gunboats. A part of the plan was a simultaneous movement of our right towards the poiut aimed for by our left, which, had it been executed, would have completely enclosed the enemy with a wall of fire, thus cutting off every avenue of escape. This last movement, from some cause, not yet made known to the public, failed, and the con sequences were most serious. McClellan came along with his fugitive army in the very track marked out for him, but there was no Confed erate force there to dispute his passage, lie passed unmolested through tha narrow gate, anil reached his gunboats in safety. All ac counts agree iu ascribing bis escape to the tardiness ot our right wing in obeying the or der of the Commander-in-chief. Tlief responsibility Incurred by the delinquent party in this case, is fearful. He has postpon ed peace, and cost his country a vast expendi ture of human life and treasure. 11 can bo re garded hardly less than a crime, and the of fender should be held to a strict account. It should be made cleariy to appear that no rea sonable effort could have accomplished the march in the time allowed, aud if the proof be be wanting, be should be forthwith dismissed the service in disgrace. It Is due to the coun try that where such great trusts are confided, their betrayal, or nou-performance through in difference, druukeness, or any like cause, should be visited with a penalty that will stand as au example for all time to come. Yank.ee Treatment of our Wounded It is established beyond the possibility of con tradiction, (says tfle Richmond Dispatch.) that a number of our wounded, after receiving their wounds, were deliberately murdered by the Federal troops. A gentleman of undoubted veracity, who was wounded iu the fight at Coai Harbor, says that after receiving his wound, which was but a slight one, he succeeded in capturing a Yankee soldier, with whom he [ started to camp. Ou the way they passed by a ; Texan officer, upon whom a mortal wound had i been inflicted, aud who was at the time well 1 nigh exhausted from the loss of blood. The | Texan expressed a desire to talk to the prison— | cr > which was allowed, and he addressed him, in | substance, as follows : “I am about to die, aud what I state to you I know to be true. When ! our brigade charged your lines, .fed was repuls d, a number of onr wounded was left upon the field ; and when your troops eame up I dis | UncUy heard your officer give the command to shoot iu the h;ad any wounded rebel oa the I field, and you obeyed the order. I owe my own life to the readiness with which our men | rallied, its statement X wished to make to , you, in the presence of that the facts may go out to the world.” The Yankee was j compelled to admit the truth of the statement, aud acknowledged that such an order had been jtfTeß. sj^."v_A.isrisr| otjuiit ises- A Word on Shells. A sort of superstitious dread of shells seems to have seized the minds of our people, and the impression is abroad that a Confederate column might as well run down a steep place into the sea as to encounter a Yankee gunboat from which these missiles are flying. 11 was a fool ish fear of Yankee shells, that were playing havoc with the tops of the trees and injuring nobody beneath them, that lost us a signal vic tory at Shiloh. But for that our Army of the West would have long since been quartered in St. Louis, Cincinnati and Pittsburg. And yet, when brought to the test of experi ment, shells are, comparatively, the least harm ful of the weapons of warfare ordinarily in use. The Oglethorpe Light Infantry stood on the ramparts of Fort Pulaski, amid a storm of thir teen-inchers for two whole days, pouring shot into the ranks of the enemy, and yet hardly a man of them was touched. The Federal gun boats threw filteen hundred shells into the city of Vicksburg some days ago, by which one woman was killed among the large number who were running about the street in consternation, whilst but slight damage was done to the buildings. A malicious person might have" stood on the roof of a house, with an armful of ■brick-bats, aud done double the damage, to human life and limb. A number of similar in stances might be mentioned, but we need not en large. When shells strike in the right place and explode at the right time, two things very dif ficult of attainment, serious damage may result, but ip nine eases out of tea they waste their power upon the desert air or in the bowels of Mother Earth. Why then, this apparently insuperable horror of Federal shells ? We are told that McClellan has conducted the remnant of his defeated ar my to a place of safety under cover of his gun • boats, where reinforcements are daily augment ing his ranks—why should this be allowed? We can kill ten of his men with rifles whilst he is killing one of ours with shells from his gun boats, especially if the attack be made at night, and we can see no good reason why the experi ment should not forthwith be made on his po sition. We hope somebody is in command of our army (who knows the man?) that is not afflicted with mania on shells, and that he will make the demonstration before many days. If our battery of field pieces can be got in the rear of the enemy, why not ten and fifty thou - sand infantry to back them ? The thing looks practicable, and, indeed, the late accounts war rant the belief that an attempt to dislodge him will soon be made, if it has not been done already. If another battle is to be fought, the attack will come from our side, a3 before, and the chances are far better to whip out a weak and dispirited army than it is to conquer them when made strong and confident by fresh reinforce ments. We have no idea that McClellan con templates a renewal of the folly of an attack on Richmond. He has retreated to his present position, in our judgment, simply to save his army from capture or utter destruction, and there to await the chances of a peace. - Attack on Tampa. The following note from th 6 Postmaster at Tampa was received yesterday, and kindly fur nished to us by the Postmaster of Savanuah : A gunboat (propeller) commenced shelling our town yesterday at 0 p. m. and quit at dark, after throwing iu about twenty-five rounds* We answered them with our 2-1 pounders, but could not reach them. To-day, 10 a. m., they have re-opened the ball. Nobody hurt so far. Yours, &e., A. DkLauney, P. M. Further from Tampa.—A second end° ! ' so_ ment from ibe Postmaster at Tampa, dated July 4th, says : “The Yankees, after throwing us some twenty-five or thirty shells, July Ist, vamosed at 3 o’clock p. m Nobody hurt!” A Pertinent Question. —The Jackson Mis sissippian asks: “Are there no more Jack sons and Mumfords ? Is there no Charlotte Corilay in the proud metropolis of the South ? Who would have believed that any pressure could have been put upon us, which would have so far subdued the spirit of our people, as that Picayune Butler or Andy Johnson could have breathed the air of New Orleans or Nashville for an hour ? The fact is, the continued presence of Butler in New Orleans is a matter of surprise to eve rybody. The papers say he even rides out through public streets and returns unharmed to his headquartfirs, but always “ with a strong bodyguard.” Why should they be in the way of a successful shot from some indignant and outraged Confederate ? What matter would it be if the whole party should be made to bite the dust? If we had a shot at them we would select a “ spatter gun ” by all means, and bag as many of the scoundrels as possible. Good News.— We are rejoiced to hear, and hope it is true, that our government is at last inspired with the true spirit for the conduct of this war—the only one by which it can be brought to an early and successful Issue. The Richmond Enquirer says : At no period in the history of the war has the Confederate govern ment manifested a more dashing and cnergetie spirit than that which is now permitted to in spire the commanders of our army, although that old temptation, “foreign interference,” looms up even more brilliantly and seductively than ever. The war has at length become an earnest one, the Confederate government ha3 ceased all parley with the. rest of the world; and relying upon right and her own resources, is determined to pursue it to the bitter end. It W’ould be imprudent to publish the movements which are now being made by our army. The public must be satisfied that they are wise, practical and essential to the success of the struggle. An Insolent Tyrant —As if the dragging of Mrs. Phillips from her home and family, aud consigning her to solitude or a loluh some hospital on a barren island, were insuffi cient to gratify the vengeance of the brutal tyrant who lords it over the down-trodden peo ple of New Orleans, he has adopted anew and ingenious device to heap indignity upon his victim. She must be personally insulted aud degraded—if anything coming from such a monster could insult or degrade—before he is willing for her to depart in peace to her lonely and cruel fate. To what language shall we resort for terms to characterize such avillian ! Our mother tongue furnishes no word that can express the deep abhorrence and detestation that must be felt by all Christian people for such a wretch, or that can picture tho bloody atone ment he is yet to make for his crimes against justice, decency, aud humanity. Iu this connection, we would again enquire if it be possible that the Confederate authorities intend to take no step to avenge the cruel mur der ot the patriot Mumford ? France or Eng land would not have submitted to such aa out rage for an hour, and shall a cation of freemen prove less jealous and careful of the lives of its citizens ? We hope not. Our Loss ox James’ Island. —The follow ing statement (says the Charleston Courier) gives the latest oflicial figures for the gallant and successful defence made by a small band of Confederates against the invading Yankees, on James’ Islaud on the 16th June. We give the total number of mm engaged, and the total of killed, wounded and missing, from careful revision and official returns: Number of Men. Killed, Wounded and Missing. Charleston Battalion..SS 46 Smith’s Battalion... .IXS Louisiana Battaiiou. .300 Lamar Artillery 100 57 Goodlett’s Regiment. 100 1? Total 605 166 — 9 The schooner Lucy C. Holmes, which left Santee about five weeks since, with cotton, “fell among thieves” at sea, and was taken by the Yankees on the gunboat Ottawa, about fifty miles S. S. E. off Charleston bar. [Charleston Courier. fii’lic Gunboat ami its OriglJiatwfi, A writer in the News of yesterday chuAu tho credit of having originated the idea of a gun boat t ) be built by contributions from the ladies of Georgia, for two- young lacliQ@ of Macon. He says : “On the tii.lt *ly of iiareh last, Ih*> >qub" ladies of Macon, Miss' Mary Ann I*. Uo ■’ and Miss Ella <;. Ross, addressed a communication, signed “Mary Lin and. Ella,” to tWe editor of the Macon Telegraph, suggesting that the ladies of Georgia, shu'rifi build Gunboat for the de feia.o of Savanna' which was "published in the Telegraph of the 7th of March, ar' which was copied in nearly every newspaper in Georgia at lh r ir request.” -P . . W: would not pluck a laurel from tho brow of these estimable young ladies, to the contrary, we honor them for the active part in the patriotic work of a gunboat; but the record will show that the writer lor the News i& wholly mistaken in asserting that they were first to suggest the project to their sex iu Georgia. That honor belongs to a daughter of Carolina, now a resident of Mobile, and the Republican, which was made the vehicle for commur(ieating her views to the people, was the first jjress in the State to take up and urge the subject upon public consideration. This will fully aojear by the annexed exhibit. * As early as the 18th -fluy of H’libFMfy fSst, we received a communication from the lady re ferred to, and on the 27th indited an editorial comment to accompany it. Both were pub ibhed in the lifpniUcau of the 2S£h of the same month, and, if wo mistake not, were copied into the Macon Telegraphy in which, just a week afterward, appeared the spirited article of the Misses R. We republish the letter and editorial introduction: JjrFrom the Savannah Republican, 23th Feb , 1:62] Moke Noble Deeds for the Ladies. —We have received the following proposition from a lady now resident in Mobile, with a request that we lay it before the ladies of Georgia. It is worthy of their attention, and they have oniy to go to work to be able to respond successful ly to the call. A staunch first-class gunboat, fully equipped, costs some $200,0001 In this case the Government would furnish the arma ment, and our patriotic mechanics would cer tainly favor the ladies in fixing their price for the woik, whilst much of fire timber would doubtless be furnished free of cost. An actual outlay of little over SIOO,OOO would, in all prob ability, secure the completion of u vessel that would.afford valuable protection to our rivers and harbors. Should the project be favorably received by the ladies of Georgia, it will be necessary for them to enter into some systematic organiza tion to carry it forward to completion. The nucleus of the association should be located iu Savannah, and we have no doubt our patriotic mothers and daughters would effectively ad minister the trust. What do they say to She movement? No time should be lest, in delib erations on the subject. But to tho note of our correspondent:—[Edr, “Tho’ an host, should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear.” [Psalms. Mobile, Feb. 18,1863. Editor Savannah Republican : Dear Sir :—The women of Alabama are about raising funds for the building of another gun boat to aid our bleeding country. Will not our sisters of your gallant State follow our lead in so noble an undertaking ? The ball is in mo tion ; pass it on until- each Confederate State answers from mountain to sea coast. This proposition made here, did not emanate from me, but I look upon it as so nonle a con ception, I desire it followed by the Southern Confederacy. This is only a suggestion ; should you deem it worth a place iu your columns, please insert it, and oblige yours respectfully, A Carolina Lady, Letter from a SJcserter. A correspondent in Virginia has sent us the following let ter from a Georgia deserter to a “chum” in one of the Connect ieut’--*i£riau*ifi. It was picked up on one of the battle fields near Richmond. Tho scoundrel wa3 -a member ot the Macon Volunteers, and seems to glory in his shame : Hartford, Ct. , June 15,15C3. Dear Fred'k: —Yours of May 10th came to hand yesterday. I was mnch pleased to bear from you. But why was the letter detained so long on the way ? that’s the question. Ere this reaches you the grand finishing stroke may have been given to rebellion by the “Army of the Potomac” at the Confederate capital. God grant that it may bo so, and that out of the conflict you may come unscathed. Fred, when 1 think how much, how very much we, who arc living at home or in the undisturb ed pursuit of our business, within a day’s or perhaps an hour’s ride of home, when I think, I say, of the great debt of gratitude which we owe to you and your comrades ia arms who havo left father and mother, and other dear ones, and gone forth in our defense, either in the army or navy, my heart swells within me, and I am thankful that my lot in life has been cast in a land where men so highly appreciate the blessings of freedom and free institutions, as to be ready to go forth with their lives in their hands to defend this glorious inheritance against the attacks of those who seek to over throw aud destroy it. M.y course, at the outset of this national upheaving, was directly at vari ance with these sentiments, as you well know; but never was lat heart a secessionist. Id an evil hour I took a step wholly unpremeditated, and which I soon saw the folly of, and, by the blessing of a kind Providence, escaped from There is a young man, a German, in Hartford now, nlio came from Macon in April. He crossed the mountains from Chattanooga, and managed to gel through safely. He reports that the battalion which 1 was with returned there just before he left, and wore not mustered out of the service, as they, some ol them, wished to be. They are now in Richmond, so if you get any prisoners who belonged fo the 2d battalion of Georgia Volunteers,ask them if they remem ber a chap about my size, who, one fine morn ing about a year since, took French leave of the Macon Volunteers, which is the name of the company to which I uulortunately did belong. Hurrah for our side! The hand is closing which is to smash into jelly the hydra of seces sion, and peace, bright peace, with heqling wings outspread, shall bless our whole undi vided country. So you are not loricate any longer ? Well, my good lnend, you deserve promotion. I have not the least doubt, aud I am giud, that Cos). Tyler has done yefu the favor of getting you ahead. 'Who knows where you will get to yet ? Perhaps vs.u’H be Major Pond ! You have hard work and plenty ot it, and since yon wrote me have, no doubt, seen harder service than at anytime before. Onr cyt-snip here are all directed towards Richmond now. j Give a good account of yourself, my dear tel low, when the time comes for actiou. Your ac count of investing Yorktown is quite interest- ] ing, and I shall preserve it, as well as all of your | letters. The Ist of July I expect to go to j Litchfield and stay until September Ist, when I 1 expect to return io the city atd commence at Messrs. C. S. Wcatherby A Go’s. Having, from my limited experience in city trade, failed to sell as much as others who have been educated to a city trade,my employers were not satisfied, ; and lam well satisfied to leave. Igo with the satisfaction of feeling that I did uiy best for j them. I will let you know how 1 get along at j the new place after I try it. lam writing this ■ in Trinity College in my cousin’s room. 1 have two cousins here. God bless and keep you is j the prayer of your affectionate friend. G. B. Hempstead. What Slhall be Done with, the Yankee Prisoner*. To the Editor of the Charleston Mercury: The possession of an immense number of j Yankee prisoners, captured during the flight of ] the grand army of Gen. McClellan from the lines before Richmond, makes it an importaet matter to decide how the said captives can be : used to most advantage. It is suggested : 1 1. To exchange for Confederate prisoners held by the euemy. 2. To give the foreigners (composing the larger part, probably, ot" the late United 'tites troops now held as our captives) for the first e!a-s to be exchanged. 3 i o hold the native Yankee prisoners in our custody, and put them to manual labor in fac tories, to make brooms, leather, shoes, buckets, thread, cloth, clocks, etc., until they shall be exchanged lor the negroes stolen from the plan tations. 4. That for each negro who has been sold or worked to death by the Yankees, (exchange being impossible), a ransom of SSOi) be substituted. 5. That the Yankee prisoners held for this purpose shall be subject to the negro law of the State in which they are imprisoned, or until exchanged or ransomed. The object of this is to recover the negroes stoien, and to prevent luture loss aud injury to Southern masters and servants. 6. That the negroes be returned to their own ers and the money distributed among those whose negroes shall not be recovered. I am, sir, Ac., Philaxtheopos. The Sd A abarna Regiment, commanded by i the late Col. Lomax, originally numbered 1200 | men, but it has been so reduced by casualties lin battle, sickness, etc., that only t men re- I spond to the roll call. Letter ftcai Kkltmoßd IHcmiONP, July 7,15G3. Editor SavannahEcpilblicdn ! I ltaow you .warVsbltip news, arul as I pre sume you have no one jerh to port you, T.lxr ncyolcntly under ralte the task'. The events of the pastwede have teen already chronicled in the Richmond papers, so that the record is measurably complete. Iu that picture your,gallant Georgians holt) a prominent place. There has not btea a skirmish or u general bat tle in which ouo or. mo to has not sealed with his life’s blood bis devotion to our country. As you p.tss the various and read upon the list of wounded which hangs outside the nurdcs of the sufferers, a large proportion have ap pended “Georgia.” All praise therefore to the gallant State, ft has been a proverbial remark Throughout the army, that? the Georgians have never run. Never was it truer than in the pres ent instance. They may have been repulsed, compelled to fall back, and assume new posi tions, but in all cases they have returned to the bloody work with a gallantry that has not been surpassed by any other troops in the army. The recent battles may be summed up brief s' ly, as follows : On Thursday, A. P. Jlill crossed tho Chickahominy, due north from Richmond, at the Meadow Bluff bridge, and after afivane jtsg a milmpr two, e.xeounieretl the enemy and drove them to Mechanicsviile. Here a desperate skirmish took place and we carried the day During ihe night, the enemy retired to Gaines’ Mill. We followed. Friday, Longstreet and D. H. Hill threw forward their.columns, and in co-oporatioff with Jackson, who had marched from the vicinity of Ashland, making a flank movement, attacked the Eefierais in a strong position, thoroughly fortified with the best oi their artillery, and after n. long and obstinately contested struggle, whipped them again. Sattsr day the Yankees cameaeross the Chick ahum icy aiming for a point on tho James river. Our troops followed. Sunday, MeLaws’ division encountered them at Savage’s Station, on the York River Railroad, fought four hours, and whipped them a third time. Monday, the Federal retreat was still •continued, and towards evening we met them a fourth time, giving them battle, and driving them baek discomfitted. Tuesday, we found them on the Darbytown road, posted on a high bill, protected by thirty-odd pieces oi artillery, and apparently impregnable. Under Magrflder, Longstreet and Jackson we gave them battle, and after lighting until !> o’clock that night the Yankees shut up shop and fell back. It was on this occasion that a Georgia, South Oarolinan and five Louisianians were buried inside the breastworks of the enemy—the oniy three States who sent representatives into that bloody arena. Since that time tho retreat of the enemy has continued uninterrupted until they have reached the cover of their gunboats on the James river, at Berkeley and Westover—about fourteen miles below City Point and thirty from Richmond. Here they have been receiving re inforcements and gathering together the wreck cf their disorganized army. In all these movements you will observe a masterly ability displayed on both sides. Our own plan of battle consisted first in starting a backward movement from the enemy’s right flank. By looking at the map you will see how this design was favored. Five roads shoot out from Richmond in the form of r. fan, on each c which Vvffs posted one division. As the ecem, passed eastward and southward on their re treat, our forces advanced and joined in pur suit. In other words, that pornon of the f i shut upon them. Jackson, meanwhile, can.; down with Ids hosisau their flank and rear, aud thus we suede.-(fed in keeping them in Dic tion. The final fi,- i av,- v to ••nelb-e theentb Federal army in a trap, by swinging around or. ■: divisions on the extreme right, seas to inti;;- ccpi them on the mad which they weald taka towards the' Janies river; but, unfortunately. these divisions were not in time, and we lost the complete fruits of the victory anticipated. McClellan seized tho opportune moment auu moved oil' unmolested. The entire plan was a beautiful conception, and had it been carried out in its detail, we should now have in our possession every remnant of the besieging van dals. ” , The results of the victory ace fully , ten or twelve thotwand prisoners. \, oauded and veil; ‘atStfiftflie same humoer of armS", one -Hundred pieces of artillery, (sosaid), large numbers of horses and wagons, and the destruction -of a vast amount of Federal stores, and suppose that fifteen millions of dollars will not cover their loss Our own casualties may be about ten thousand, of whom the majority are wound ed. In killed we have probably three thousand at the outside. Tho retreat of McClellan throughout 4s ad mitted to be a masterly movement, but it is owing as much to a delusion which he impress ed upon his men as to any other cause. Every one thought he was advancing on Richmond, and the roar guard who defended his army con sequently fought like devils to aid their com rades in front (as they thought) to accomplish the end in view. Even until Saturday or Sun day, I learn this supposition was entertained by the prisoners, and you could not make them believe that McClellan was not engaged in some masterly strategic movement by which the Capital would soon tall into his hands. Again, I have it from the best authority, that he caused brigades to bo stationed behind those engaged in lighting, with orders to shoot every man who retreated from the ranks, and held out to them fears that every prisoner captured would be mercilessly massacred by oar troops. These are the reasons why the Yankees fought so un usually well. They give us credit, too, for “doing all that men dare do.” One of the offi cers, an old army Colonel, and now a General, says, he is satisfied we can’t be whipped, and that Mr. Lincoln might as well abandon his at tempt at subjugation now as ever. McCall fairly wept wtieh he heard the final result an nounced to him, and seemed to regret especial ly the destruction of the Pennsylvania brigades, whom he declared to be the “flower of the Federal army.” To day—Monday—we are at work again, at least so I learn from those just arrived from the scene. The enemy are protected by their gun boats, however, and I have my fears tbe boys are willing to follow where their officers lead, but it hardly seems consistent with human na ture to withstand the terrible storm that will be poured upon them from the hell-born crea tures of destruction—gunboats. • The supposition is, that if McClellan is not whipped out of his lair, he will move across the James and make another essay on Richmond from that quarter. I think, however, he has had enough lor one dose aud will not desire a repetition for some time to come. Meanwhile, I hope we shall move on Maryland. It would direct the attention ot the Federal administra tion, prevent reinforcements, secure to us a loyal people, give ns twenty thousand fresh men, and result in advantages who?-.- moral and physical importance won Id ba justly estimated abroad.. Yours, " Traveller. {t PSlss’nsipplans don’t know, one! Fie fuse to leant, how to surrender!’* Hiuch was the response ot the gallant Colonel Autry to the insolent demand from the Federal commander to surrender the city of Vicksburg. The brave and undaunted garrison of that town seem resolved to make good the declaration. Day alter day have the gunboats and rnortar fleet of the enemy rained iron hail and fire upon the devoted city, the inhabitant,! have fled to the forests, and the noble garrison stiff hold out, resolved to fight to the last. A correspondent of tho Memphis Appeal, writing from Vicksburg on lhe4tb, closes his letter as follows: The city has suffered considerably from the constant rain of shell and shot that have been poured upon it, though the actual damage in dollars and cents is comparatively small. I hear j that a responsible party has offered to repair all I damage done lor the moderate sum of £S,(XX), ball think he would lose money'taking the contract lor twice the amount. One is sur prised upon first witnessing the character of the irjuries sustained from these missiles by the houses of the city. They generally pass through them like a pistol ball through a pane of glass, having a smooth round hole just the diameter of the ball or shell discharged. Rarely is a wall badly breached except by the explosion ot a bomb, aud in no case has conflagration yet been produced. So much for this terrible bug | bear of “ shelling cities,” of which we have j heard and read so much. Vicksburg was the I first city o: the South that dared to defy this \ brutal threat, and, deserted as she is now by her inhabitants, hundreds of whom are refugees i ‘ a the woods without shelter, she presents the j sublimest and grandest spectacle that illumes the pages of this revolution—made still more glorious by her suffering and desolation. Mark Tbe prophecy which is made after a caretni vie wof the situation here. Vicksburg wiU never Ot. taken. A few cf the guns upon her bluffs may be silenced, the gunboata of the foe may insolently present themselves in front of the city, and lay it in mins, but when the invaders ! dare put their feet on tne soil of Mississippi to i take, hold and possess" Vicksburg, they will j be driven back into the river at the point cf the I bayonet in ignominious defeat. Such is the j unanimous spirit that actuates the army and the leaders who are gathered together here i defence of the Mississippi valley. Hospital at Kingsville. —The Governor and i Executive Council have issued an order to the j tnrgeon General to make immediate arrange j mete for a Wayside Hospital at Kingsville. ] Conl'cdcraio Cciternlftliip Before Itirh • ujontl-Ceneral Lee or Cfenernl Jolin stou Inmuutali | We have, at last, developed a General that ‘ Will rank with the greatest of any ago or coun j try. The war up to a very recent date brought j no one leader of our armies prominently be i fore the world ns a great, aud successful military J chieftain ; there lmd been brave deeds and good \ fighting—as good as the world ever saw—but as regards true and lofty generalship, all our leaders had their reputation to make. The late battles’ before Richmond developed a man of the right stamp, one of whom any nation of the world might, and would, be proud. Who is he, is yet a problem, so far as our information ex tends. We have seen nothing to decide as be tween Johnston (who though sick in Richmond and limbic to take a share in the battles, might still have been the real author of all the plans) and General Lee. For reason's no doubt satisfactory to itself, the Richmond Dispatch assigns the honorable post to the latter. We copy its eloquent tribute to Lee, with the reservation, however, that it remains to be decided to whom it justly be longs. In any event Lee and “Stonewall” Jackson were ttiij great executors of the plan, arid tfifiir nrroTes WtTl TTC ~TiOrroT?rq avyn 1 ~ r TSYETGtT to the latest generations. The Dispatch says : Gen. Lee—The rise which this officer has suddenly taken in the public confidence is without a precedent. At tire commeucemcnt of the war he enjoyed the highest reputation of any officer on the continent. But his fame was considerably damaged by the result of his cam paign over the rnountaius. The public was un able to-cstioiate the difficulties with which ho was .snrri unded, aud was displeased with him bccauso he did not accomplish wbat we are now convinced must have been an impossibility. We confess wo were of the number who allowed our previously high estimation of Gen. ’Lee to be considerably shaken, if not. altogether over thrown, by the result of that expedition. It was not until he was placed in a situation in which he had an opportunity to display his great abilities that he was enabled to teach the country and ourselves, as humble sens of the country, tho folly of forming sudden judgments upon premises not sufficiently established. The operations of Gen. Lea in the short cam paign which is just over, were certainly those of a master. No Captain that ever lived could have planned or executed a better campaign.— It was perfect in all its parts, and will be set down hereaiter as among the models which the military student will be required to study. His first labor was to render the city impregna ble, which he accomplished so successfully that, in the opinion of military men, it could not be taken by double the force MeClelian conld bring against it. His next was to provide for the dispersion of the enormous force which threatened it from the Chickahominy. How was this to be done ? To attack their fortifica tions ii. front was only to throw away tho lives of Us soldiers. To turn them with the force which h. bad under him were an enterprise of infinite difficulty, since lie would be compelled, in doing so, to expose his own flank, during the cross march, la this dilemma, he fell upon the bold end original plan of bringing Jackson flown upon their right flank and rear. But it was of the last importance to conceal this In tended operation until the last moment. The i a! •! devised was iu the highest degree in- V uic- i. It wa3 generally believed that Jack eon, after crushing Fremont and Shields, was to march into the enemy’s country and transfer the war to his own fireside. Means were taken . arage teat belief, and one of them was to so.id heavy reipforcemeuts to the Yallev. Whim thr.se reached their destination, and ‘•verjb 'y was expecting to hear the sound of •T i cannon on the Snsquehannah, the -a electrified by the magnificent rc i;o nee of Gen. Stuart. From that recon tioissiiLc- Lee learned all that ho wished further to know, and while the public was still discus sing the utility of an operation so full of hazard the now3 arrived that Jackson bad sent to Lynchburg lor ail the ears, that he wa3 at Staunton, that he was at Gordonsville, that he was at Louisa Court House, that he was at Han over Court House, with all his -lrmn. ..ffLs. truth trreirbfiTst trpon mfewreTSTSsmii ef fulgence. The enemy were to be attacked in flank aud rear by Jackson’s army at the same time that they were to bo assailed in front by Lee with the main bulk of his army. The plan was worthy of the most renowned General that ever lived, and even while it was in the very agony of projection, and had not yet been tried, no man doubted its entire success. It did sue cced beyond all reasonable hope, even of so v/isely conceived and well-digested an opera tion. Its success places its author among the highest military names—on the same roil with the Hannibals, the Caisars, the Fredericks, and the Napoleons of history. The perfect success which attended the efforts of Lee to keep the march of Jackson from the enemy, is among the marvels of these marvel lous operations. The writer of this was aware that Jackson was on the march for Richmond as early as last Sunday fortnigut, when he heard that he was already at Gordonsville with a portion oi his forces. It is scarcely possible Uiat fewer than ten thousand persons .knew the Same thing at the same time. And- yet not a soul was found to betray the secret to the ene my, and he was taken at last, completely by surprise! Was there ever such unanimity of opinion as this circumstance reveals! Where is the Union party that were to show them selves as soon as tho enemy made his appearance in force ? Address of General McClellan to tire Army of Ilie Potomac. Address of Gen. Me Clcllan Cos the Army of the I'o - iomac. Headquarters Abut of the Potomao, ) Camp near Harrison’s Landing, July 4, ’fid. j Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac. —Yonr achievements ot the past ten days have illustra ted the valor and endurance of the American soldier. Attacked by-superior forces and with out hope ol reinforcements, you have succeeded in changing your base of operations by a flank movement, always regarded as the most hazard ous ot military operations. You have saved all your guns, except a few lost iu battle, taking in return guns and colors from the enemy Upon your march you have been assailed day alter day, with desperate fury by men of the same race and nation, skillfully massed and led. Under every disadvantage ot number, and necessarily of position also, you have in every conflict oeaten back your foes with enormous slaughter. 4. our conduct ranks you among the celebra ted armies of History. None will now question what each of you may always with pride say, “I belonged to the Army of the Potomac!” You have reached this new bage complete in organi zation, and unimpaired iu spirit. The enemv may at any time attack you—we are prepared to meet them. I have personally established tour lines. Lot them come, and we will con vert their repulse into a final defeat. - °ur government is strengthening you with the resources of a great people. On this, our nation’s bhtbday, we declare to our foes, who are rebels against the best interests of mankind. thA this army shall enter the capital of the so called that our national Constitu tion shall prevail, and that the Union, which can alone insure internal peace and external security to each State, must and shall be pre served, cost what it may iu time, treasure, and bfo°d. Geo. li. McClellan, Major General Commanding. From tlic fines. Ihe Richmond Dispatch of the Oih gives rather a favorable report of afiairs on the lines beyond Richmond. It says : Our latest news from the armies below Rich mond does not warrant the belief that there has been any material change in the situatjpn of affairs since our issue of yesterday. The forces of McClellan occupy the position they assumed as early as Thursday, where he has the support of his gunboats. On Monday afternoon a de monstration was made against our pickpt3, which indicates a rsstiveness ou the part of the foe in his present cramped and confined situa tion. Two pieces of the Louisiana Guard artil lery were sent forward to the support of the pickets, when the enemy retired, without risk ing a shot from our pieces. it is not believed that McCieilan can be in duced to make an attack upon our forces, but it- is conjectured that he may attempt to throw his forces on the south side of the river, with a view to a demonstration upon the batteries at Drury’s Bluff, ouch a demonstration would, ot coarse, be promptly met, and as signally thwarted as the advance of the Young Napoleon oa Richmond from the north side ot the James. We conversed with a gentleman last evening who lett our lines at XI o'eiock yesterday inorm mg. Up to that hour all was quiet, and there were no outside indications of any active ope rations. It i reasonable to conclude that the lighting for a short season, at least, is at an end. There is nothing to justify the belief, however, that our Government will fail to impiove its present advantages. “Pressed to the wall,” as the enemy now is, be will not be permitted to recover from the severe blow that has been in flicted upon him, and McCieilan, in attempting to extricate himself from his present unpleas ant situation, will find himself confronted at every point by an active and energetic army, under skillful and experienced officers, who are determined to wring from his an willing mas* i&t tiie recognition ol their rights as freemen. "STO. 33. fbgm the westT" Martial Law Proclaimed by General Van Dorn, FURTHER OF HINDMAN AND CURTIS] Moiule, Juno 11.— A epecial despatch to tlio AArer tiser, dated Jackson, 10th, says: Van Dom has issued General Order No. 9, placing flftoen counties contigu ons to Vicksburg, and all East Louisiana, under mar’ tial law, which is declarod supreme. Disloyalty will not be countenanced; The credit of the Government must be maintained; Seeds of discontent must not be sown among the troops; Speculators will not bo tolerated, but be arrested and fined; Newspapers will not be allowed to publish the move; ments of troops under penalty of suspension, fine and imprisonment. Passengers from Memphis say that Gen. Hindman has captured Gen. Curtis, and that it is believed in Memphis, NEWS FROM THE WEST. BUTLER CONFISCATES 3,000 SLAVES— PROSPECT OF A DRAFT IN YANKEE DOM—THE GREATEST YANKEE LIE.EX TANT—AFFAIRS AT VICKSBURG—PIL LAGING ON THE Mi 18I3SIPPI, &c. Mobile, July 12.—A special despatch to the Trltuno, dated Uth, from Grenada, Mi-'s., stateg that Memphis papers of the 9th say that Andy Johnson was daily ex pected in that city. The Union Appeal of Memphis, (Grant’s organ) says Butler has confiscated 3,000 slaves and put them to work on the canal opposite Vicksburg. The New York Post fears that conscription or draft will have toflie resorted to in case Lincoln’s 300,000 troops are not raised. Black Republican despatches claim a victory on Tuesday]* battle, and say McClellan has sincoVemoved his headquarters five miles nearer Richmond. Tho Confederate forces are represented as retiring to their old positions. General'Chalmers’ brigade of cavalry was tit Ripley last Monday, dispersing the Yankees in confusion. The Tribune has tho New Orleans Dolta of the 10th which contains the following glorious news! “ Great Battle Fought ! —Richmond Fallen!!— Fifty Thousand Eeiiei. Prisoners Taken !!!—The Last Ditch Captured !!!! “The Tennessee, which has arrived from below Vicksburg, brings the following important intelli gence : “ On the 6th instant General TfaUeclc sent a despatch to Commodore Davis, commanding the American fleet above, nnouncing that he had just received a tele gram from General Grant, stating that a great battle had been fought with an immense loss of life on both sides. Richmond had been capt ured after a desperate struggle. Fifty thousand Confederates were captured, together with a vast amount of stores, ammunition, guns, &c. “We have no rea-on to doubt the authenti'itv of ihis great news, as it comes through a semi-official channel of high character. Three cheers for McClel lan and the army of the Union!” [What anation of liars!—F,dr.] A special despatch to the Adminstration, dated Jack son, Uth, says: “The enemy are vigorously employed in shelling Vicksburg, but are effecting littlo. “ The Yankees are engaged in pillaging the plan tations along the river of horses, mules, and every thing valuable. The negroes have been seized to work on the canal across the river bend.” Address from Gen. Lee to the Army. Richmond, July 12.—Goneral Lee has issued tho fol lowing congratulatory order to the army: “Headquarters in Field, I July 7th, ISC2. f “Tha General commanding, gratoful to the oniy Giver of all victory for tho signal success with which Ho has blessed our arms, tenders his warmest thanks and congratulations to the army by whoso valor such splendid results have been achieved. “On Thursday, the_26th ultimo, tho powerful anil ttrortrogfiiy CtpiTppea army of the enemy was entrench ed in works vast in extent and most formidable in character, wilhin sight of our Capital. To-day, ihe remains of that confident and threatening host are upon the banks of James River, thirty miles from Richmond, seeking to recover, under the protection of his gunboats, from tho effects of a series of disas trous defeats.” After briefly referring to the defeat and pursuit cf the enemy, Gen. Lee continues: “Tho immediate fruits of our success are, the relief of Richmond fiom a state of siege, tho rout of the great army that so long threatened its safety, many thousands of prisoners, including officers of high rank,the capture or destruction of stores to the value ofmillions, and th'e acquisition of thousands of arms and flfty-ono pieces of superior artillery. “The services rendered to the country in this short and eventful period, can scarcely bo estimated, and tho General commanding cannot adequately express his admiration of the courage, endurance, and soldierly conduct of the offleprs and men engaged These bril liant results have cost us many bravo men, but whilst we moutn the loss of cur galisnt dead, let us not for get that they died nobly in defence of their country’s freedom, and have linked their memory with an event that will live forever in the hearts of a gratelul peo people.” i Signed.] E. E. Lee, Gen. Commanding. Lincoln gets Bad News from Europe. Gold aud Sterling Bounding Upward. Richmond, .Tuly 13—Gold advanced in New York, on Wednesday, from 110 to 110, and exchange on Lon don closed at 128. 4. gentleman who arrived here this afternoon from Baltimore, says this extraordinary and sudden advance was caused by unfavorable nows from Europe, tho publication of which had been suppressed by the Lin coln Government, LATEST FKOM EUROPE. England Suffers, but is Afraid to Interfere. Eichmond, July 14.—'The Europe has amtvod at Cape Eace, bringing advices from Europe to the 2d instant. Tne correspondence with regard to the Ehip Emily St. Pierre has been published, from which it appears that Mr. Minister Adams has not recoded from the po sition assumed by him- In the House of Lords, Brougham deplored the con tinuance of civil strife in America, and its consequen ces to Europe. He thought it impossible for England to interfere, and expressed the opinion that the Ameri cans would see the suicidal character of the struggle and come to an amicable arrangement, before they en firely lose, as a nation, the respect and affections of Europe. In the House of Commons, Lord Palmerston said an interference now in American affairs would only aggra vate matters. Both England and France would be dej lighted to take mediatory steps when a fitting opportu nity arises. He should look upon it both as a duty and a pleasure. The English ionrnals are strenuously urging upon the Government the necessity of taking some steps to put a speedy end to the war. [From the Petersburg, Va. Express.] From Richmond. Eichmond, July 9. —A gentleman who ran the block ade yesterday states that Gen. Scott has Deen appoint, ed Secretary of War by Lincoln. There is great rejoicing over McClellan’s victory! in Yackeedom, but the people up there were in a perfect stew about foreign mediation. Fielding. Eichmond, July 9.—As usual, Madam Kumor was busy to-day circulating reports of fight.ng yesterday. Up to 12 to-day no engagement had occurred. Ten thousand Yankees reached Wa renton on Mon day. Eichmond, July 9.—That old traitor Scott, has cer tainly been appointed Secretary of War. This ac counts for the late extraordinary visit of Abe to West Point. Eichmond, July 9.—A British subject has just gone to Europe, and takeD with him Southern papers con taining fall reporuof the recent battle. Shooting Affair. —Last night Mr. Ilayne Ellis, connected with the Ordnance Depart ment, late of Nashville, was shot as he was coming out from the Athcntcum, by eonie per son whose name he does not know, but with whose face he is familiar, having often seen him in the streets, and whom he supposes to be a Lieutenant in the army. Mr. Ellis was approached by the person who shot him and asked if he bad not said there was no gentleman in the city except refugees. He replied he hac not said so. The man said, “you must be lying whereupo Ellis struck him in the lace. The man then drew a pistol and shot ElJis and ran off. The ball entered his left side, and passed around his breast to the right side. It was ex tracted bv Dr. Eve. The wound is not consid ed dapgeroufi.—[Atlanta Confederacy, 13th,