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" ' ‘ ■■ "' ————~- .iM..m.i- —|t,|- —— ■-- ’ VOL. IZ. TERMS: .u,r.pM, |S** 8850 The Paper la always stopped, unless a remittance be made, to continue it. Timely notice is given, so tnat payment can be made before the expiration oi a suo ecription. • SAYA^AH . Saturday Morning. Oct. 11* 1862. War Prices.—Virginia salt sold in Atlanta, Friday last, at SOS per sack. Liverpool was held at $125 ! Death of Major John D. Walker.—Major John D. Walker, who severely wearded during the recent battles in Virginia, has died of his wounds. He%aa a brother oi the gallant Gen. W. EL. T. Walker, and a true and tried soldier. Gen W Duncan Smith.—We are pained to learn, from a private despatch from Charleston received at this office about six o’clock p. m. • yesterday, that General Smith was sinking rap idly, and it was thought he could not survive the night. Duration of the War. —The Tallahassee Sentinel says a friend gives it as his opinion, based not on the ordinary mode of reasoning on the subject, but on Bible data and scriptural calculation, that the war will continuo three years and 185 days from the time it was inau gurated. We shall boo. Cobisth Again,—-Our despatch brines £9o<l news jrcm'iftn W■ H-. Vcn Dor;: hos e/s '*en * crartz (wc suppose) and driven him back at all points except one, and that appears to have been defended, at last accounts, with but little hope. We await further news with no small degree of interest. The Forty-Sixth Geouoia Regiment and Gen. Beaubeoard.— On Wednesday the officers of the gallant 4fi h Georgia R. girnent, now at Charleston, paid their respects, in a body, to Gen. Beauregard. Col. Colquitt, on bebalf of the regiment, made a short address, welcoming the Hero of Shiloh to his new command, and the General responded in his usual happy style. Tho interview was moat agreeable. Tbo Oos*u Rican Minister has entered a for mal protest against the President's proposed negro eolony in Central America, for tucreason that Costa Rica claims all that part of Ch'riqui upon which it is intended to found tho colony of Linconia; further, that Mr. Pomeroy’s expe dition is considered by tho Central American rcprei e UOtives Lore us a filibustering raid, ala Walker, and is therefore to bo resisted by forco, if necessary. Conouess.—This hot y has at last got through the great measure of the session, tho Conscript Extension and Exemption bills, tbe latter being in iffeet a part of Die former. We havo fight ing before us, and it is to be hoped the authori ties will go to walk and organize the new army at onco. Tho bill imposing a direct tax for war purposes lo still uuder discussion. We hope Congress will invest tbo President with enlarged powers for i etullatlon before it ad journs. Molasses and Sugar.— Tho Selma (Ala.) Reporter says that tbo Mississippi Valley is full of molasses and sugar, aud these articles arc now soiling at very nearly the old prices at Vicksburg. Indeed, says the Reporter, wo are informed that good sugar cau be bought there at ton cents per pound, aud molasses at twenty five cents per gallon. As our Western market will soou be restored to us, we may confidently look for prices to come down, and that speedi ly- The New York Herald is fully satisfied, from tho treasonable developments at the Conven tion of State Governors at Altoona, Pa., that a plot Is on foot by tho “radicals” at the North to abolish the Union, without regard to “the disastrous consequences that will foliow the cxeeutiou ot tiulr desperate programme.” It thinks the “originators are. tho lineal descen dants of Uie rebel Roundheads in England, who kept that country for forty years in hot water and civil war, and Uie treason commenced in New England." Maryland. —We publish au interesting letter thi* morning from Gov. Lowe, with regara to the condition of affairs io his down trodden State. His argument is a fair one, aud his de jnaud for a suspension of public opinioirwith regard to her choice, entirely reasonable. Ma ryland has not had a fair chance to declare her will, and we sbeuid cot give her a position until we shall first have done cur part towards removing tho seal from her lips and the shackles from her hands. The News from Florida.—We fear our small body Of troops in Florida will bo driven off from the St. Johns, unless considerable re inforcements be immediately furnished them. All that can be spared will be sent to thdr aid. It will be seen that for fear of being overpow ered by superior numbers, tho garrison have abandoned the battery near tbe mouth of the river and returned to Jacksonville. This leavos the way open to that place, and we shall not be surprised to hear that the vandals have destroy ed it. Our boys can at least keep on hand and piek them eft whenever they attempt a land ing. The Army in Virginia.—^ There is quite a discrepancy between the Richmond papers and our correspondent, as regards tho prospect of a renewal of hostilities on the I’otouiac. The t former are looking hourly for news of a great engagement between McClellan and Lee, while the latter reports all quiet, with but little pros pect of genera! hostilities for some time to como. The former get their news from “reli able gentlemen" by the trains, whilst ®ui cor respondent is on the ground, iu daily associa tion with the Confederate officers, and a specta tor of all that is going on. We incline tocredff his story in preference to that of the Richmond press. Civilized Warfares.— The Yankees, during their late raid in tho neighborhood of Bluffloo, says the Charleston Mercury, of yesterday, behaved as usual, wantonly destroying private property, wherever they went. They entered tho beautiful Episcopal Church near the Bluff and totally destroyed the flue organ, smashed the window ssshes and behaved themselves gen erally like savage*. At Mr. Crowell's unpre tending collage, they broke up bis dairy, throwing the miik, curds and butter over the wails and floors, of course, helping themselves first. They destroyed his salt works complete ly, and did as much mischief as was possible in .the few minutes they remained ‘ashore. A party, Rls said, entered one of the spacious residences iu Bluffton aud amused themselves by breaking a tine piano in } foe vs, aud doing other rascally acts. QUOCSQUB TANDEM ABUTSRK, CATALINA, I’A- TitNTiA nostra f—This exclamation of the Roman orator Involuntarily forces itself on the Blind upon ths announcement of every uew outrage from the beastly tyrant who now lords It over the downtrodden inhabitants of New Orleans. Was ever such oppression known in tbe annals ot a professedly civil U.-d people ? The order against the females of the city was bad aud brutal enough, but all had it iu their power to avoid the dreadful penalty 8u- tain- and by bis infamous government In that outrage upon an unresisting people, he now * ts work and devises anew scheme of petsceniu .. from which none can escape without Uwssor ’and dishonor. It appear* to n* that our government has shown a culpable indifference to the families of New Orleans, who can look to none for protec tion but itself. Ol course direct interposition In their behalf is ; hysically Impossible, at least for the prosed!; bat with thousands upon thou* <fttids of Yankee prisoners in our hands, it does appear to us that some retaliatory measures night be adopted u-at would secure Immunity to our peo; !e fr\ ui ,-uch crimes and hardships as are dally being p* rpUrateff against them C*u Congrta* do nothing for the relief of tbe sufferer* lf cot, we pray Heaven to bare its arm aud avenge their wrongs t Lincoln’s Proclamation—Tlio .?.*oper Response of Uie Santh, There have been many features in the present war that distinguish it from hostilities as they usually occur between cations. From the beginning, the enemy has refused to ac knowledge us as belligerents, and, consequent ly, has denied us the legal i ights ot u n ipu at war. Wehav.vbo. n outlawed as i ?, the government ot uur adversary m. . tgau. and us as entii led t notlff .g . cccgnized as the right of a belligerent by 'he law of nations, and have so instructed its officers whom it appointed to conduct the war against us. The jonteat.op pression and persecution against cur io>oy when taken prisoners, and the nv ? s habitants of captured cities, vriLbou; age or sex, have been counlen -tie? ; >. ap proved by the government, at ■' Such has bee fhs ortn’fy of e ' 1 r edicts and exact'.’ . < civiliz has been shocked i ... :r b cones? and c.. y, and forced to enter its earn-- pre'B* ua-not them. These things would have ioe ? i.ino-.: jus-ni-- ns in throwing off all restraints and r> ding our foes as the enemies oi the hum . r ra Lo slain wherever they were found. FmicS, how ever, has not been the courts of ate States. We have suffered long, cd to err on tho safe t ide, and w jad ice of our cause and tbs u"? r ... of our people. We have hop- 1 C.'.t • w • oration won’d inspire lb . -y of ju?t!c>, dfwcncy, and ; ?* host <■( common humauity. -t- U. tbc VWJ'. .! e He has grown bolder an'd " • ; : from our forbearnne , . % step, until he has convert :;' ; ■ submissive instruments of; ' 1' tion, and sent them forth ;u< :.'g ’ - pose than to rob the Booth of in. r j - instigate a domestic warfare that, :' ■ , would iuvo!ve tbo destruction of < ur the intermingling of men, women, and c’re in one common and indiscrifliinate ' r. The late proclamation of I, Ir ! ■ • 1 teuances such dread catastvopl ri ■ ! .bn ri ? but charges the armies of the Ut::n:: v.-ii-li •• 1 special trust of carrying them out in re! iVir horrors. It is now admitted t ?*. 1’ policy of the government, boldly prccl with all its terrible responsibilities. Does the government of tho Cos States see nothing in all this to justify, y, cry aloud for, a radical char .'-■ it policy in tim present war? Do-sit no’ rm '1 :. cvc'y < . .1 billon of moderation on our i-> tak :t . license to still greater crim r *>! co in return for our kt ii’oc- • aro not Us ears daily saint-l v h i ’. plaints of the. most fh;v wrong? Why. then, at temp! ' ‘ ' Impossible, and at sacrifice* such n> • ■ re been called uponrto make ? Tho ii - • for a change, and a war of exfe:??' at once he proclaimed against iv< )' Y shall 1)3 found on cur soil, fights under that prot'.lacnatf in r .:;l ( r : . !.■ f purposes it was designed to p - •; I ’, ' ■ fully forfeited ail claim fo foe :' '. honorable foe. Every man <•' then), fn- Clclian to the veriest v.-gt.bn:--: :b •;. I. ll tall of thoir army, should in rsrd to Icr. - wc fight for victory or death •• !!■" black (lag, if you will—and tl*. no r.-.rr y v. dl bo given or expected. Our gov? -rmi 1 1 ? do something, or else abandon the armv people to a fate worse tb.-an death Should It refuse, there is our r.- - 1 t•< tho people. Georgia, and wo 1!< vo very slaveholding Stale, l ave Jews ■g. - 1 \ ■ -'n who pome among us to inoifo to r* tnrbanco and insurrection, the rea by c to tho crime*, being, in nil cas* , il'n/fi. proclamation of Lincoln place-; every F and ■ ;1 soldier In the light of an offender ago; .!. tb f section of our penal code, and the Blairs s’ ’ insist on an execution of lb•*. law ay ’ ‘ - : 7 man who shall be taken within t'. ir Wc arc the last to < oil nr cl forayin' ' calculated toproduco conflict bet v,-c< >■ !’.•* • i , federate and Slate authorities hr.' ■ j former refuse protection, th- '?? ■■ ?'fo look to their own safety, nndn?o aT '.h . p.? - or God has given them to si cur.*, il. ?•' V prisoner, after this, should b ‘ ?”ov i ' ■! vied beyond tho limits of the ;• ■' v i He should bo brought to j uric - iff . * v offcniler, and tho fact that h bi longed army of Lincoln should be iff ? c’usiva agai;h'rm:? ' Tun Conscript act in North Carol - Gov. Vance, of North Carolina, bai reccn ’ sued ft proclamation ddc'.ar;::j: ■ * has reached him that certain i ? ? ful of the calls of patriotism naff for.- • • duties of good citizens, aro uri::.; til ir iiui u onco to prevent obci'ffenco to th -la a* of C re gress known as the Conscript: 1,-. ?, others ore attempting to or - ■ >, ■ . slstance to Its execution, -> •’ : T < 1 being not only iu direct vtohui a also detrimental in tire high* causo of our country, it bsecnHs hr* ' duty to prevent and ropre: means in his power.. He th •.f e v..;i ~ such persons to desist lrota suihu j. ■ : c and criminal conduct, earnestly hoping tl?. Ii who are disinclined to defend their It ;?, selves, either by reason of , Ii . t cowardice, will cease to di'-u-ra? : willing ; and notifying p'M:, ' . - tomplating an armed i cslstancc : ri there really be any such uri guid ? ' posed persons iu our midst, that b yv, : ?- mit tho crime of treason, according the C .i --stitution, and must nut i\ • , -p the penalties. White thousand.- upon arei.-; of our best and bravest have eh, fu’ ’ eyed the law, and by tlndr pair; tho enemy back to the l\>t Intolerable outrage upon them to • ; r.■. • ’ < to evado tho law. or, wc-ise '•> open violence. L ;no ore. th b ceived ; tho law will b * erffov./* ?, •••■•: I to all loyal and purioUe c ? o in those who arc charged with Something in the Wind.—Th y indications which go to show that ;?? ** intends to make adi moi.ra.ruh '. < : ?u our coast, and 1 1 an early day. N.> • lions have btran, for re nibs, ir. . paration at the North, and v.e ui authorities have satisfact. rvevidra. :?.;•' y reinf-'rcctm ills ot infantry have ;vc :? iy received at Hilton Ilcr-d. Add to tiffs tl cent movements on the ri?. J,? *.- *;• • meal of the New Toik pro s, r_h despatch, and we have very beliei that our troops will not ion '?, .. to remain idle. The new Federal erac , Mitebcl, is evidently desiren •of >: aJminisUatiou of military ra'.ri . h? < has great incentives to ambit: graceful inactivity and failures c: . i dccessors. Except on the 8h J- l:;. v . we have r.o t-r?, after < ... j operation.- fo" t v v ** u ' ' a suliufry i fas<y, lrirky body, 1 ... > , .• . . o! J jjeuius sed s': ".‘_;ur J tempt uu: v ri-irg**, ami . 1 tpucb harm il v ran ii power 'll! Civi'.: . : c : faUry • u and ' under a Ui-U > - ;?. : none ot commn Dal’ J cei, asi neutrally k: Tho situation - ■ . ri activity oa ou. p .? must produce disa*u>.v immeyliateiy brirg into play ..1 car , . . <. means, aud keep up a sleepless \ . every pout. Savaucah and Mobile aro -r: c i in the despatch as the probariii pmr though we believe the sierra i specialty for Charleston. L-. tustv on :ho k j out at all points, and we shai: t. surra. ' uone*. We are gratified to know that G .. i Beauregard baa “an eye to the windward," and j that his Generals ot Departments are actively | preparing for whatever the future may develop Clothing tho Army. T-.y b mean important question, so imp nc . unices -y.a satisfactory solu tion o t'.e difficult its that environ it be not speedsly - ivcu, the war on cur part must como to an end The troops must be clothed and fed, or taken fiv-m ihc fl-.dd- Th'-ro is no escaping f j, j, ... (t !(. ;>h> t;:- every eifizen of the C nie-ic-iv... r'-.ates i ; o' •ct at once his atten tion and bi puree to the eulject. The winter is coming ; it is already cold enough in North ern Virginia for our troops to require warm clothing and secure covering for the night, neither of which they have at present. Thesis things must be provided, or el ewe shall bo called on to encounter the only alternative—a sun render to Lincoln. We spp t hend few arc prepared for this latter catastrophe, yet we s'.; .si surely realize it tbo .coming winter if the pa •:<> is . stand squarely up to their duty. I- ... ; : , tin ra are ibranch--- to the obliga tion, one resting on the people and the other oa the government Both must be met promptly and without regard to sacrifice, or all will be lost. Hy ream*! the blockade of our ports, and consequent suspension of foreign com roertv, ■' si hands of our government arc tied, if r.ot tightly, enough to embarrass its move m It can command the money, y and .- the limited extent of our rasnu faclnring sind wool-growing interests, there is b; > buy. The market is pretty well ex' ' sf theneceessary fabrics, and it will * It must deal with ■ • afforded hy the domestic industry of c'.j.M.es-r.i >, stiOTi, to the sacred work of i :i. I. is idle now to talk about/ ' : end constitutional restrictions, . ce of ail rights, and of the : if, - upend.* uj -a a proper and -d n of ail t’.e means at our . i r: \. lu oav : cruples for law, we may be -. a dorr a country and a government-, to be !c- - -' -.vc-y of Yankee tank-roasters. The , .-b-.Uid take possession, ■ ' • woolen doth and C , b -j, end if necessary, of a j Fuffic'cnf number of factories to convert the ' : y r •••• - suiiable cloth for the soldiers. It c fimiiar appropriation of all , Gv.nfederary, to be converted iu 1 - ... I i-'and tho.c are large quan - -'. tv storcS away in the hnuvi .. •.. liei.ms . :---.u.ators, and ifso.it j should bo brotigiit from its hiding place at the jp ' * ' the bayonet, if need be. We have _ ad th,.t a close search might 1 qinutity of woolen ~ ■ ’ uniforms, and if inSlarly appropriated. If .... aaui ■ uouse nr dig up his y i buttery, there is no good reason r and cloth should not he forci : pr pri.ifcd to tho public service. It is ..., u.Mur-.-.i law, the law oftommoa sense, F ;;; clearly recognized in our writ er, wiiere it provides that rtason . *fion shall be made for all private j p; :.y i ik•„ a Tor the public u e. Ii i y ! r the duty of government. I 'I : ■i< a corresponding obligation on the I pi:: . f t::s to do pm toward the re ili ... tJ. aad that part is the full m<a | u-. of ) 1 ability, even should it be attended f :ilicc and reduce Ho number ot •:d hi-n. In his quiet and peace ••:> - - ould think of the poor soldier vT- • •.? g the storms and plodding over . v t.' a mountains of Virginia to defend us m I ■ grasp of the oppressor. It is no tlmo f( Every man that has a W y ket sht uld send it to the soldiers. In ibis !: a -i dim -te vo can readily save ourselves from soli :ing with cotton comforts and other means at command. Every man who h. a wool matlre * should spare it to the ■ va .umerit, anti resort to cotton and .which ire ai n dai Th :ro are tliou of light half-worn eurjicts that might be c* .1 'anit; !* o}£ feet by 5, and sent to . A-:i I':.-:, aknin, ies'gnifieant as it | rii.-y -, t' i :.n abundance of warm |v. y ■ x, •'■beady made up, stored away j in v :* ■ and v.ardrobe*, very much of J u i :' • -par- 1 without any serious In to tit a owner. Let all these b ... b.-rwavd fra to their hiding j . rarUtd lo some convenient point it,,. pp.-tl forthwith to the army. Coarse jc ? ai r. ?'.; iioal.o in great demand, and the ' w ?? n ■. . G *rgla, by an effort, could supply r from rim State with two or throe ; p.' ri fora the close of the year. T i? vvli:t should be done, and now tbe , it. 'iff. re must be organization for ? .- i but lit*.io will h ■ effected. Let M." • b formed aid cauvasslng committees r.p ? ! ii every county and • militia dis til trials, aud thus every family will | hr, an ■ pportuulty to contribute its mite. . i mat on of persons at a distance, |wi >. .ri! ,:a that wc intend to open a store jr? ?: : . riffs office for tii receipt of all con -11 ff- : that may bo forwarded to our own orcountry. They will there fled aud sent on with all possible ■ff " i , Death of Cun. Smith.— i ins event, long ex j p .!, tv. k place iu Charleston, Saturday af j ? . * >.•: U.iMi from ade patch received -as, we believe, A? -".*. He was sent to West • ami graduated witli credit. i i'. • lb * army, and held the time of dissolution, I h.rari. gr . oil Cl? Me e r\'. on tbe western I fry.? .nr. II? w ■ appointed Cap’rffn ia the } G ••'* .• iy at the breaking out of the war, ; : . of onr ’ to she Con , - ? jKrira.id to a * lor.elcy, and ,ff ur many months iu the At my of the I? . ?;.:?. Dr,ring the last spring he was made | Btfoau'.er ? c South tu taka command at he forces on | J-. 1 ' I. v ri. elec ntractcd the disease | which finally terminated in hia death, j C , . Sviit’a bad many of the highest qua'ifi ii ?• riffier. Brave, enthusiastic, yet I 1 • .. , fori of tnrara -and faithful toevery Ur- - Iy to live to win a high position y nun cf his time. It is sad, . pi Lis death in the very h.'od, when tbe world was open rare him, with every promise of ! *i*ie and us: fulr.es? in Ihe service. •ved widow we off r our sincere con ; and her great aliiictfon. . vr-Q’RS Gen-, a. P. Hill’s Division, j ( t ries or Chief Surgeon. .*• I BN it iautinsburo, Va., Sept. 25,1562 j r : 1 send you Gen. Hill’s address • n ; perhaps ii may be of some in lets. Hi? division is com v. ??; br'gades, viz: General ra - ; Gens. Branch and Finder's j “ ; Gen. Thorna?’ Georgians, ! Vi: •* ** - .• ud 4t> ’"• \ Regiments; j * - • p: one t ...lent, 19. h j '' ~* * 8 batteries ‘ r ' " ' ', *...v. .. li 1 s l.ra.H Division ( t. AMP BraNC .1. Si 21, IMP*, f ; -V '•. *<nd Tam well pleased ' u ;- *ii every mule 1 ! rdstowu, and no ■ - • ’ “L g'at Division” was *•"• . ' !'• v bit ra Manas.-as , v - 1 **■ r< ivd saved the ‘ id y •'. Bb-fiurg and ; : ; you were eefoe ed to iace a i _■ p , such as I - ... you 1..? your services . •- i ted by car Geuerai, and that you V. •, •r i utatlon in this army wffich it should be ri? * oi-ject of every officer and private to u ... (Signed) A P. Hill. M.yjor GeneraL Offi. :R. J. Wingate, A 'lit cA.A. G. Pi. i-.rss of tee Fiver.—The phvsicuns rep-.-t ot u . eases on yesterday. We also ; hear, trill c .th* in town, and a lady on the ; Sound, Mrs. Alexander Mcßae, Jr.—[Wllming j ton Journal. 3d. ARMY CORRESPONDENCE Of the Savannah Republican. Further from Sharp*burg and SHcp lie rdstown—Future Movements of the tivo Armies. Winchester, Va., Sept. 23,1862. A Surgeon of one of the Louisiana regiments who wo * wounded and left behind at Sharps* burg, art .red here last night, and brings some interesting information in regard to the late great battle at that place. He says the enemy lost three Generals killed, and ten wounded The nanii s c,i the wounded be did not get, but the kill-d iue Generals Rems Alans field and Williams The Baltimore papers containing accounts of the battle had been reee ved, and strange enough, they do-’not claim a victory, bus admit that the Federal loss was quite 20,000. They doubtless changed their tune when they learned the Confederates had withdrawn across the river. "When you remember that v/e took on’y a f.-w hundred pris'ners, you may form som id aoi the terrible loss sustained by the enemy iu killed and wounded, as confessed by bis own press. The Surgeon through whom this information is obtained, states that the Federal army was in a condition approaching demoralization, and he thinks, if we bad renewed the fight, an easy victory would have been the certain result. He forgets, however, that ou 1 * own army was not in as good fighting condition as it might have been. The want oi confidence in our currency among the people, of Mi-Vjland, and the utter jtopoasffiJUty at a point so far removed from its baoe, and by wagon trains alone*, constituted another ele ment of weakness on our part. The enemy, moreover, stood with his back against AfcS Bine Ridge, through which there-was but one^iurn pike and that easily detended ; so that it we had driven-i:im from the field, we could not have pursued him with any hope of inflicting addi tional injury. This was not all. In cur rear was the Potomac, which is subject to heavy fru.hets at this period of the year, and wheu they set in, the river ceases to be fordable for the remainder ot the fall and winter. The night preceding the battle and the day on which it was fought, the weather presented ail the ap pearances of an approaching equinoctial storm These considerations, doubtless, had their in fluence upon the mind of Gen. Lee in bringing him to the resolution to conduct his army back to Virginia. But it may be asked, why he de cided to make a stand at SLarpsburg ? It was done, I suppose, to cover the operations at Harper’s Ferry, and to occupy a position where the different and scattered wings of the array could be concentrated in the event of a general attack, as well as to be convenient to a good ford on the Potomac. It must be admitted, bow ever, that McClellan had displayed unexpected energy and coolness in his movements. He put his army in motion as soon as possible after we crossed into Maryland, and moved boldly on in our track. At the tinvt th * main body of his forces encountered our rear guard under f>. 11. Hill at Booueboro’ Gap, Jackson had nbf effected the reduction ot Harper’s Ferry. Mc- Clellan bad also sent heavy reinforcements to the relief of the beleaeureu garrison at Harper's Ferry ; and but for the disastrous check he re ceived from Gen. Cobb at Crumpton Gap, they would have arrived in time to afford the desir cd assistance. The object of the wily Federal commander was, doubtless, to save the garrison at the Ferry, if possible, and to prevent a re union of the Confederate forces ; in both of which be was dissapointed. If he could have detained Jackson, A. P. Hill and MeLaws below, while with the chief strength of his army he engaged Longsireet and D. 11. Hill above, he had good reason for believing he would be able to inflict upon us a very heavy loss. Fortunately, we were led by an officer of equal sagacity and genius, who penetrated his designs and combinations and defeated them all It, may not be improper to suggest here, that the people ot the Confederate States have been led to underestimate the abilities of McClellan. In my judgment, lie is incomparably the best officer in the Federal army, it not the equal of any iu the Confederate; and if he had such troops as ours to command, the world would not be long in finding it out. His disasters are not justly attributable to his lack of general ship so much as to tho character of his troops. The manner in which he conducted bis retreat from Richmond and his conduct of .affairs thus far in Maryland, are enough to entitle him to be ranked with the ablest commanders on cither side. Officers tell me that a close inspection of his position and works before Richmond, and a thorough examination of bi* movements from day to day atter the battle commenced, did not disclose one solitary mistake or blunder on his part. He did the best that could be done at every point, under tbo circumstances, and with the material he had around him. It is safer to give, our enemy credit for too much ability, than too little. Some additional particulars have been re ceived of the affair at Shepherdstown ford. It was A. P. Hill and not Jackson who command ed on the occasion. It is said (and this is con firmed by tbe surgeon alluded to above,) that about 2,000 Federal infantry attempted to cross after us, and out of that number only ninety lived to return. Such as were not killed and drowned, were captured. Those who were taken, as well as the prisoners who fell into our hands at Sharpaburg, have not been paroled, but sent bn towards Richmond. Among the latter, it is said, were several who were captured at Harper’s Ferry and paroled two days before tbe battle. If such be the case, there is but one course open to us, aud that is to hang every one of them. The heavy work of the campaign is probably ai an end. Jackson may be left ia this valley, but the greater portion of the Confederate army will, it is thought, take up its position behind the Rappahannock, preparatory to going into winter quarters; while tho main body of the Federal army will return to Washington, leav ing a division at Fredericktowu and another at Hagerstown. From the Rappahannock to the Potomac, the country has been laid waste. Corn, wheat, hay, bacon, hogs, beef cattle and even milch cows were either destroyed or ap propriated by Pope’s army, and there is not food and forage enough iu the country to meet the wants of the few inhabitants leit behind. Mill bouses, threshing machines, manufacturing establishments, wagons, carriages and farming implements were burnt%r rendered useless, bridges blowu up, horses and stock killed or carried off, aud lurniiure and private libraries an.; papers wantonly mutilated or committed to tint flames. With liit.-e facts before him, the reader may form some adequate idea of the dif ficulties the army encountered on its march through thi* blasted wilderness.aud at the same time see how impossible it is for it to go into winter quarters north of the Rappahannock. The condition of the people in the Valley of the Shauandoah, where we now are, is somewhat better, though far from good, whilst the climate is more severe, and the transportation ol sup plies wholly dependent upon wagons. Below the Rappahannock, we would have two railways that from Richmond and that from Lynchburg, which meet at Gordonsville. But I must stop. Though much better, I write in no little pain. P. W. A. The English Press cu Pope's Campaign Through our Northern papers we get some later advices from Europe. The news of the result cf Pope’s campaign had reached Europe, and was eagerly canvassed by the English press. The London Times says the perils gathering round the Federal Cabinet have compelled ic to break the official silence ib maintained during the ten days of military reverses in the valley of Virginia. The Times remarks that it is only a confusion of terms to speak of the Union army as one of .ccqnuest, and continues : “The whole princple of the war is changed.— The first check otio-e Richmond was the pre fodc oi .*i; ~ tat ibit ha? continued till the recoil oi the wave has brought the eddies of battle to the very spot on which the first shock t-i the eotnciidff g armies occurred. The South h.ra n-t only rt j oiled the invasion, but is cow ibe assailant. The fightinz on the ; art of the Union commanders is purely delecsive. “They ate forced back to the lice from w hich Gray bigau the campaign—the great army ot lira Po. mac occupies is first campaigning ground. It may be able to hold the position. The snuggle to do so will be desperate, and the last account- lelt an attack by the Conlcd iraus repelled, but tb? final and decisive blow has not been struck. Tne safely of Washington and ihe existence ci the Union government will depend on the result cf a battle. “ihe negative result of the wnoie campaign decide? ail controversy as to the possible suc cess ot the iuvasi u. That chapter in the Lis lory of the war is closed The swor ! tne North has been tested in a war of conquest, and has broken in its hand.” Dr. Mackay, tee New York correspondent of the London T.mes, says of the President of the United duties that he writes English “ that passes muster in America, but that would not be tolerated in a British school for young gen tlemen.” CORRESPONDENCE Of the Savannah Republican. vjattle of Nliarpsburg—l3tl Georgia Rc/thuent—Col. Uoiiglass—lnteresting ‘incidents- Mr. Editor : A lew days since the writer had a loug%nd interesting •*• layjireatiou with an in telligent soldier, wotr ded ai. the battle ol Sharps burg He was . member of the Terrell county company, of the 13th Regiment. His narrative was so interesting, and to every ap pearance so perfectly truthful, that I shall make it j-h** subject of a communication to your pa per. H; regiment was ot Lawtons’ brigade— Ewell’s division, but as Gen. Ewell was dis abled from his wounds, Gen. Lawton com manded the division, and Col. Douglass the brigade. The position ot- the brigade was on our left, and very nearly the extreme left. Col. Douglass’ regiipent was on the right of the brig ade. The brigade was at the position assigned to it before it was yet day, and as soon as it was light, she enemy was seen approaching. By onur oi Col. Douglass their fire was reserved until the enemy approached within a distance of one hundred yards. The enemy also did net fire, until they attained a position thus near to us. They took their position deliberately—tbe officer in command, dressed the men, and acted in every rc-speet as though on parade. The words of command could be distinctly heard. Col.- Douglas then ordered his coremaud to fire, so as to get the first file, and at short rarg.e. He ord.; red the second volley ; both of which were- -dtoohurgsrfi before we received tb6 enemy’s fire. At each dis charge wide gaps were made ia the enemy’s tanks, and the groans of their wounded were horrible. Our men bore their sufferings in silence*. These were tbe first. values oi the great light, and atter that every usau fired at, will. Col. Douglass repeatedly passed up and dowu the line, encouraging the men, and directing them to keen cool and aim well. And as they would deliver their fire, and the destruction which followed could be seen, he would say “That’s right my brave boys, pour it into them again.” As the gaps in the enemy’s lines were promptly filled up, and good order stili j reserved, my informant said he at onc-e knew we were fighting veteran soldiers. Andeo we were, for our left was attacked by Hooker’s and Sumner's and Franklin’s men, the very sol diers, who, aided by Fffz John Porter’s, made the stubborn stand at Malvern Hi-il. If was Me Clellan’s policy to throw hia best troops in overwhelming numbers upon the different por tions of our line, and thus while the tight be gan very early on our left, the contest there was over before he attacked our centre or right. Col. Douglass was killed about 9 o’clock. Previous to that, '><>. had been wounded in the region of the stomach, bat refused to leave the field. Afterwards he was struck by a ball in the. breast, and tailing, he was raised rre wfo:a a shell burst near him, and mutilated one of bis legs dreadfully. His regiment at the begining of the battle numbered 830, and wbsn ordered off numbered 31 uninjured men.— This seems incredible, but the details we have learned sustains the general result. T*. Bun reports and gives the names of 80 out of 34 killed and wounded in Company A, and id out oil Bin Company I. The Terrell coijuiy company had 27 men, and lest 4 killed a:,! 3 badly wounded, and 14 othera wounded. Ttfo Euiy company had only 10 men engaged, 9 of* whom were wounded. Another company >He Randolph, I believe), brought out 3 ben t He. Here is the account from five companies o< the Regiment, and they present a total of 17 men safe—just th*.*. half of 84 What a fire these I r must have withstood ? We have seen that Uol Douglass was hit three lim- s Lieut. Bisa, <•( Terrell, was shot .i--wu, a dlu attempting tv rise was bit again in the for -heai? aud insta; - fv killed My iriioiniau- u-id one buffet throng' the skirt oi his coat —another had cut his c,-ai just on the shoulder. After this, a. shell bu.-t near him while ia the act of loading, and a fragment cut the barrel of his Enfield smoothly in two. The shock knocked him down, from which his left arm remains paralyzed. He re lates a beautiful incident touching the Regi mental flag Three color bearers were shot down—the flag staff had been twice cut, and consisted of three distinct pieces. The last color bearer shot down, still held to the stump of a staff, and turning upon his back held up the flag until it was rescued, but before the succor came a shell burst over him and tore the beautiful folds of tbe flag into shreds. He said it was the most beautiful flag he had ever seen in tbe whole army, and was presented to the Regiment by Miss Mollie Long, of Chatham county. Miss Long has had the great good for tune, to present her flag to a heroic band, and to have it made immortal. Shortly after the fall of Col. Douglass the Brig ade, having stood such a disastrous fire for live long hours, was ordered from the field, their place being instantly supplied by a Louisiana brigade. 1 presume this was the brigade com manded by Gen. Starke, who was killed rally ing his men wbeu we were suffering a tempo rary reverse. Beside the enemy’s infantry, the 13th Georgia wa3 subjected to the fire ot three ot the enemy’s batteries. These were so sltu , J that they could not uso shjit for/ear of de stroying their own men, but they used shell with terrible effect. The batteries sustaining our men threw shot, and mowed the enemy down by scores, but their position was such that their discharges passed just safeiy over the heads of our men. The 18tk Georgia had a warm place certain, and thi* is to a certain ex tent true of the balance of the brigade. It will be noted that the correspondent of the New York Herald pays a high compliment to one of our regiments which successfully fought two regiments and three batteries. The testimony is very strong, that that was the 18 th Georgia. If it be true the lighting 12th has been equalled, and if such a thing were possible, eclipsed. R .U C. What was Gained by the Fedctais In tile JHut-.lcft lu ITlaryland. If any one doubts that the Federal.? got a thrashing at tho battle of Sharpsburg, (or An tietam, as the Yankee papers call it,) an article in the Washington Republican—L neoln’s or gan—of the 22J, will relieve their minds of un certainty. After stating that the surrender oi Harper’s Feny was “unrelieved by any decided success in that quarter,” the Republican says; The aspect of affaire as far as Gen. McClel lan’s army is concerned, i=, we regret to say, distinctly more unfavored) ban it seemed at the date of onr last issue. The enemy has crossed the Potomac with all ■ -ain*. and ar tillery untouched, with all his w. unded except a few hundreds, and vi-ha loss c! oniy au in significant number ot f.issrglers He is said to be now well posted on the south bank of iue river, with artillery in p s’ticn, and prepared to dispute oar pa -agi*.. That he thus escaped substantially witbou? damage, i? in itself a serious mitiortune for us, and furthermore, it admits of but one interpretation, and that not fivorable as to the character of the b.Attfo* of Wednesday. A battle must be conceded to be a drawn one, from which one party withdraws ic perfect order, the other party being disabled from moving until movement is too late. It may have the moral effect of a victory to us, j and we still think it has, but that is only be- , cause a drawn battle is defeat to an advancing I and hitherto successful army, while such a bat- j tie is a victory to an army which has been saf- | fering continuous reverses. This battle of An- j tietam was a victory for us in that way only. Ot the lc'-es in the battle ofcAnlietam, it i continue* to be said that those Of Ihe enemy exceeded cure. From the descriptrens given of the contest, revolving charges uftpn the enemy in advantageous positions, and the crossing of a creek, thi- would hardly ?c ra probable, and yet it tcay be true. We are said to have capit*red ter- 1; u.-anij stand of arms on tbe battle Held of Aniietanj, which will balance the enemy’s captures of small arm.* at Ball Run. But it do. not bal ance our losses of that kind at Harper’s Ferry, nor our losses of artillery, which were heavy both at Bull Run and Harper’s Ferry. As the result of the whole campaign, com mencing with the advance ot Gen. Pope, the enemy have gained in the materia! of war, and have subsisted very much upon store* captured li om our army, aid upor previsions and forage plundered in Maryland. They must now sub sist, for the present, upon the secession farmers oi the valley of Virginia. Inc Last Chance—The Washington City Republican, commenting on the Fund’s Lit proclamation, ssys: • “At any rate, the military method of subdu ing tbe rebellion Las been tried, and uder'y fail ed ; and if the policy of Congress is not t ffhe tua>, iso c4her remains “The President has even gone teyond tbe legislation of Congn ra, although not ueyond their known wishes." The above is a confession which w; hard’y expected to be so can.,: ff., made. The last chance is cow to be tried, aud will fail, uUo ! Gen? Howeli. Cobb's Brigade. —We are plea ed to Itam, lrom a reliable source, tfca. the reports of tbe loss in this brigade have been greatly exaggerated. It is thought that trie 1 entire loss in killed, wounded and missing wi!! 1 not exceed three hundred. The brigade went into tbe fight with 1,300 men, and came out with I,ooo.—[Athens Banner, 1 CORRESPONDENCE Of the Savannah Republican. • ’ Near Mautinsbur *, Va., ) September 20.ji, 1802. f Mr. Editor : On lut Monday week, at A. M., our brigade marched from the city of Ha gerstown, where I wrote you last, down to Sharpsburg, to take, its piaco in lino of battle. Arriving at the bridgeover thcAntietam river, a mile below tbe town, we were—2oth and 2d Georgia—stationed to guard the passage there, j■ ••ii ipitirg an attack to force that point, in orrs •• to turn our right 11 oik, which rested taft i ; .ml which guarded pur retreat across the ,P itornac, a t Shepherdstown ford, throe miles westward. A few pickets were thrown across the river from the Twentieth Georgia, to act in conjunction with the yidstte. Nothing happened .that day. Some little sharp shooting occurred next day between the pickets and the enemy’s scouts reeonaoilering our position. Fresh orders were sent to hold tpoint at all hazards, should an attack be made e.r.rig the whole line.. Neither cur regiment n. the Twentieth were relieved,, and we pre pared the place the b s! v. ay possible to hold it, be throwing up a very inferior breastwork oi rails, hardly to be relit u upon against minie I sed nothingsgaiaet shells. In the c-veuirg considerable cannon?dirg oc curred along the whole line. At our point we could plainly see the feneiny macceavering is *ros thestre ip, frpjrti the top of a tall oak. A battel y iroifi a high hill behind us annoyed . aibyef£ much, - V r * iffq biu ; urLsjscud ding and dodging aboutionsiderdidy, but they did not venture to advance that day. Oar little b ind kept, steady and cool, watching the first r -ider.ee of an assault, but they did not choose t r * approach. The Second Geoigia number, officers and all, 105; (h - Twentieth, probably, 250 men. The Second’Georgia was on the. right, at a bend of the cretk, where the bluff rore steep and high o. our side. Still further to the right was Drayton’s brigade, holding a much more favor iri.Te position for defense, being screened by a dense wood on the side of a steep hiii. In the fright some picket firiDg occurred, and early on W ednesday morning the heavy boom of Jack iiun’s guns were heard away to the extreme led,. It grew heavier and heavier, sometimes seeming to approach and then to recede. Finally, the heavy roll of musketry set in, and the battle din became furious and terrible, fluff our little band stood firm in the face of Burnside’s host, preparing to advance at that paint. Largo bodies of Yankees were seen moving I;, brigades directly in front oi this bridge, and '■'.va? quickly seen that it was their aim to turn o-’-v right at this point. Jackson had begun to n '-;* them give way on the left, anti to retrieve aTI fortune something must be done. This . . var weak paint, and the euemy seemed to discover it. About 10 A. M. our pickets came in and the skirmishers oi the enemy were seen •dvuncing over a hill in front, and a loDgline in ii.ililf. array stretched out ftp., . right, partly* confronting Gen. Drayton’s Cuoai.and. It was ih. tight a furious attack would be made all uV.tz, but the advance continued only from ',!■/ forces in our front near the bridge. On i iiey came, occasionally pouring a volley into ti e trees and rails behind which our men were . red, but net a gun fired from our side. ib*vig approached to the water’s edge one hundred paces distant on the opposite side of er, the order to fire war, given. Every n t ?ok deliberate aim, and it seemed a foe * ,i io every gun. The enemy faltered, but - o and. A second fire and he broke in disorder a : oso the bill. In a few moments a steady line o/ new troops came on to the same spot, and the same terrible, deliberate fire, and they gave way in confusion. The plan seemed im jvacticablo. A battery was moved up to enii ffulo this point, and at the same time that new i'ices were sent up in front, five guns opened v.-if h a most earnest and terrible fire upon this unswerving band, who, in spite of the" rain of : tot and sin’!!, not one quivered. Some were L’- rack down, others hobbled away through the bail storm wounded, but what remained of •.in* stood as firm as rocks. Ido not believe ~*•0 world ever witnessed more carnage. Under the heavy fire from the battery the ; - rey continued to advance, pouring in volley ai-rr volley of minie bails. Colonel Holmes, .■ • t ijut all this fire, passed back and forth cheer ing the men in hopes that he might hold out till reiriioicements should arrive. Vain hope ! None ever came. A part of Drayton’s brigade had given way on the right under a fire of grape directed against: •m, leaving the point clear for our little band to be flanked. But to the last they stood until every cartridge was gone. Three hours the point had been held against 5 000 assailants. Col. Holmes seeing that no reinforcements would come, and he could hold it no longer without a round of ammunition, started to send for ihetn. At this point he fell, shot dead instantly, and never breathed a word again. The regiment then moved out in good order uuder the command of Maj. Harris. A hail storm of grape was pou- ed into them with little damage. So few were the numbers seen by the enemy to move out, he could not believe the number had kept him at bay so long, and tor a half hour afterwards continued to pou; gr.tpo, cannon shot and minie balls into the place. Not a soldier was sent to our aid, and ii .1 we had gone hack a mile none was seen. !i '*e the 15-h and 17th Georgia, the remainder of Gen. Toombs’ brigade, came up to shelter •ui retreat-. Forty-four of the 2d Georgia had ia’len, among them seven officers, out of eigh teen. If the cowardly enemy had come imree u atciy across, the right might have been turn ed and our army lost. At least the egress for t.'.treat would have been cut, off. At their first : pearance one of our batteries, which in all probability had been useless when we needed * hem at the bridge to engage tbo enemy’s guns, to# opened on the advancing lines. The fire v.;? a good one and the blue coats scattered like partridges over tho ploughed ground. At this p in! the enemy advanced cautiously again, but rifocud a body, consisting of two brigades, to fi -k this battery. Approaching under the cover of some hills this farcy approached so r. ?ar the guns that ere the pieces could be turned ' on them the gunners were forced to fly. • I *■•; ily for us, A. V. Hill’s whole force came r ; on the right. The 15th and 17lh Georgia v.are sen' ton r I . the centre to take position, u ers unaware that Uie captured our ir. Cl- .It hi? •.*, in command of the br;g , (Get. T> mbs’ division) having learned ”? •>, ordered the two regiments forward, and '/..urging boldly up the hill under a heavy fire t nptfo-d ihe enemy to glv;* way in disorder. :fo fell back behind r. stone fence and rallied,' 1 but closely pursued by oar Georgians, was • piiekly dislodged whh great lu-*. Many of te m were cut down in" their attempt to get a ay, for I afterwards saw riffs field doited with : ’ a infernal Hessian*. The battle was a random o:.e from then until i..• kness closed the so. ii , tbe enemy was : t forced t a ki or * tl.. fir. r. On Thursday L-'.i;,? g but sbarpshooUrg occurred. We took . !!.•>• of the Yankee wonnded prisoners, who !?od us that Burnable had a strong force there, t'-i powerful were the enemy found to be that uur generals deemed it advisable to re crcss the Ftfoijnae. At night we prepared to go. The tt'emy must have expected it; for almost on to eve of starting, wxuie Gen. Toombs was a waiting orders to move, he was approached by several men. He asked who they were. They answered, Massacbusets men,” aud fired on him. They fled immediately, but left the Gen. wounded badly in the hand. We crossed the Potomac safely, losing oniy a few wagons, and thus ended our pop caff, in Maryland. ' The en emy may truly claim a victory ; at least lam ■ willing to accede it, b? it was a most ruinous -one. 8,700 prisoners at Harper's Ferry, besides 03 pieces of artillery, ordnance stores, and pro visions in abuudance were the fruits of our trip. What the enemy made by claiming the battle field after a drawn fight will harffiy pay them. I hate, myself, more the effect of having to fall back, and think the attempt at an invasion was ** muure. Oar friends then will lose confi , -,:;tc in us, but if they examine the battle field y cannot doubt our capacity to fight Yan t a when not overpowered. Iu attempting too, VO follow US they were dt fc.n and again, and now everything u at a . ..cd trill, one watching the o.h- r. What further is U u .no lapis the future ui- nc can disclose. The nights are getting airy, very airy, ana u haste is not made the cam r, rigt> mu close without further struggle. The L.'iiudates ol winter are imperative. The Fall weather is v ry beautiful, hut that season has r.ot yet began to throw the wreath of summer to gold upon tbe trees. Tout-le Monde p 8. —I leave others to give details of the ffom, on the left of which I have learned but •iitle. H. A Florida Appointment.— We were puzzled to see, in a Richmond paper, the other day, the xppointmect ol Francis A. Shour as a Brigadier General from Florida— never having heard of such a name in that State. Tbe Jbioridian & J-urual explains that the appointee is Francis A. Shoup, of Michigan, who happened to be in S-. Augustine, an invalid, when the State se ceded and subsequently applied fora commis sion ia the Southern army. Queer, is It not i [Macon telegraph. TsTO. 43.; TLEXjIEXa-IR'-AJF’ECICj t’ROM FLORIDA. BATTLE ON THE ST.' JOHNS. ' [Special despatch to the Savannah Republican.) Baldwin, Oct. A—Tho enemy attacked onr battsry on the St. Johns, on the Ist instant,and after an hour’s engagement were repulsed. The commanding officer o! the.battery reports that 3,000 cl the enemy have landed at May Port Mills. LATF.B. Tho enemy landed at Greenville point in forco and marched one mile to tho rear of our battery, where’ onr boys met them. The fight commenced at 10 o’clock this morning (8d), but no psrticolars havo ccme to hand. Later from. Florida, Trlvale D eapatch. Lake City, Oct. 3—Ten gunaoats are in the St. John's, ihe enemy landed in the rear of our battery yesterday afternoon, and our boys had a hard light with them, The result is not known. Gen. Fmegan is on the St. John’s. Troops will be here from the west this afternoon. STILL LATEE. Baldwin, Friday night, Oct. 3.—Onr troops began to evacuate the bluff last night about one or two o’- clock, crossing the river (the bluff is on the south side). Tho last boat load crossed about 8 o’clock this morn ing. They did not see or engage, the- Yankees, except Chamber's company, who met twenty of the enemy’s pickets and drove them back. All our troops are at Jacksonville. "When the train loft Js JjsonviUe, Bring Wfcs" heard down the river. The entiry’s gunboat's will probably not come up to the town until the morning. latist. Baldwin, Oct, 3 p. m,—The train from Jack sonville, just arrived at Baldwin, brings Harrison’s and Westcott’s companies. The troops will be massed at Baldwin. The train will be moving troops all night’ to get them all at Baldwin by daylight. The Yankee transports are at Jacksonville, supposed to be unloading troops. They fired on onr pickets, and it is expected they will burn the town. Our forces left the bluff in great haste, some leaving their hats and shoes. The transports are supposed to have about 3,000 mon on board. ? • The guns of ihe artillery companies were on this side of the river, or e!ee they would not have been saved. Baldwin, Oct. 4. —The train from Jacksonville this morning arrived about 11 o’clock, and brings a report that two gunboats came up to the city. One returned down the river, the other remaining near the town. — Ko trorps had bean landed up to S o’clock this mom fog- Baldwin, Oct. 6.—A train went to within two miles of Jacksonville yesterday afternoon, preceeded by a detachment of cavalry, who drove in a body of Tankee pickets, pursuing them into the town. Boon after two gunboats lying near the wharfs, opened a random fire and shelled tho train, which lasted two honrs irregu larly, but doing no damage to the train. Our troops are encamped eight miles west from Jacksonville. Troops from Georgia will be there this afternoon. NORTHERN NEWS. ANOTHER NAVAL EXPEDITION. Death of Gren. Roclman. Richmond, Oet. 4.—Northern papers of the 2d have been received, but contain litt e news of interest. Gen. Buell ha3 been reinstated in command cf the army at Louisvi.le. An important naval movement is said to be on foot, at Hilton Head, under Commander Dupont. It is probably intended against Savannah end Mobile. Brig. General Rodman, who was wounded atShcrpa bnrg, is dead. Gold was quoted in New York, on the 2d instant, at 122*. From Winchester. LSpecial despatch to the Savannah Republican.) Vi iNOHEBTEjt, Va., Oct. 4. AU is quiet, except oc casional skirmishing. There is no prospect ol imme d ate hostilities. The sick and wounded are being sent to Richmond. There are fewer deaths than usual. P. V. A. Another Infamous Proclamation from Butler, the Beast. Jackson, Miss., Oct. 2.—(Special to the Mobile Ad vertiser & Register.)—Butler has issued his Military Order No. 76, requiring tH persons in New Orleans, male and female, eighteen years of age or upwards, who sympathize with the Southern Confederacy, to report themßelves by the Ist October, with descriptive lists of their property, real and personal; if they re new their allegiance, they aro to bo recommended for pardon; if not, they will be fined and itnpffsonod and their property confiscated. The policemen of the city are charged with seeing that eve.y householder enrolls his property in his respective district. Congressional News. Richmond, Oct. 3.- In the Senate, to day, Mr. Clay, of Ala., submitted a preamabie and icsolutiftna for the appointment of a committee of thirteen to take or cause to be taken testimony in relation to tho out* rages perpetrated by the forces of the U. 8., to be pre served among tho public archives : Adopted. The House bill to organize the establishment of camps of instruction, was passed ; also tbo House bill to reorganize the medical department of the provis ional army , also the Senate bill to punish and repress the importation by the enemy of Con iederate treasury notes. The report of the Committee of Confereance on the Exemption bill was agreed to and sent to the House for its concurance. In the Horse, a bill passed to provide for the pay* merit ofHxmntiea due to deceased soldiers; also the General Appropriation bill for December. The Tax bill was further considered until the hour of adjourn ment. EionMOsn, Oct. 4.— The Senate, to-day, passed the House bill in relation to soldiers’ bounties; also the House bill authorizing the President to import duty (rcQ machinery to bo used in the manufacture of cloth ing and shoes for the army; also the Senate bill to provide for refunding to tho State of Louisiana the, excess of war tax paid by her into the Coniederate treasury; also the House bill amendatory of tn act for the organization of the Staff Department. The House bill authorizing mon between 85 and 45 years of age, subject to enrollment, to volunteer, was discussed at much length and final ly laid on the table. A resolu tion was adopted postponing the adjournment until tho 13 th In the House a bill was passed providing for the en rollment of persons subject to military duty without the limit* of the States of their residence; also the Senate bill to provide for tho organization of miLtary courts to attend the army in the field. The report of the Conference Committee on the Military Exemption bill, was agreed to; also the resolution of the Senate extending the session until the 14th. Biciimond, Oct. 6.—ln the Senate, to-day, Bill passed refunding to North Carolina an excess of her quota of war tax paid into the Treasury; also the House appropriation bill for December; also the House bill increas i;-:g the pay of privates and non-edmmia sioned officers of tho army four dollars per month—, yeas 14, ntya 6. The House bill to provide for raising and organizing in the States of Missouri and Kentucky additional troop* was discussed at great length, and finally passed, with amendments. In the House, the Tax bill was further discussed and finally laid cn the table—yeas 36, nays 28. The Committee Of Ways and Meai-s was Instructed to report another bill to raise revenue. LATEST FROM KENTUCKY. A GREdT BATLE IMMINENT. Bichmokd, Oct. C-. The Philadelphia Enquirer of ihe Sd instant, which has been received here, contain* a despatch ftom Louisville, dated 2d, which says; “In formation has just been received that the Federal army is drawn up in line of battle twenty-one miles distant, on the Bardstown road. Heavy skirmishing is going on and a general battle is expected.” From the West. Mobile, Oct. 5.— A special despatch to the Mobile Advertiser, dated Tupelo, 4th, says the Federate from Kossuth and Blenzi have gone Into treScbes $ Cor inth. Eartram’s (Confederate) cavalry cecsp itfi KlenZl yesterday. “ ~ ~ Another of Trueadale's agent* was c~*fit near Eienzi baying cotton, and brought here to-day. Capt. Kay has him sweeping the streets. fxNATOBtA, Oct. 4 —The Chicago Times of the 80th has a special despatch confirming the death of 6en. Nelson by Gen Davis. It also says that Augusta, Ky., was attacked on the 26th nit., and after a desperate resistance captured. A brother of the guerrilla chief Morgan was killed, and a son of Geo. D. Prentice mortally wounded.