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-\> ~u IX. TERMS: Daily Paper S8; Tri-Weekly $5; Weekly $2 50. IST IN ADVANCE. The Paper is always stopped, unless a remittance be made to continue it. Timely notice is given, so that payment can bo made before the expiration ot a sub scription. "say. Saturday morning, October 85, 18G2. Good News,—We are credibly informed that a steamer arrived in a Confederate port some diys asro with a cargo of shoep, blankets and powder. Van Dorn at Corinth. —Believing that every man should be heard, we copy from the Mem phis Appeal a defense of this officer’s manage ment of the battie of Corinth. It is said to fee from the pen of a gentleman holding a high po sition in the Army of the West. More Laborers for the Defenses.— We invite the attention of planters in Middle and South western Georgia to the appeal of Gov. Bravo for additional labor for the public de ' fenses around Savannah. We hope none will fail t > give a cheerful and immediate response. Bragg's Address. —The address.of General Bn.:'g to the people oi the Northwest will be found lu our columns. It is one of the most adr. i' ddy prepared documents called forth by the war, and we think we car. trace the hand of Jefferson Davis in its pure diction, faultless rhetoric ami eloquent, appeals. Read it. A gentleman- informs the Raleigh (N. C.) >yfMrn%'on factory wit.rim a hnndred miles of Raleigh rep rcscbunga capital of nine thousand shares of one thousand dollars each, which has b ieu and is now paying a dividend on each share of two thousand dollars every three months ! Thu Ohio and Indiana papers state that there is a feeling of deadly hostility growing up among the free winto.laborers ogainst;the “oon * trai .ode,” who are swarming to the river towns by thousands. Collisions and riots have already occurred at Cincinnati and points, and mnch troub’e is’fror^i. At a'Discount. —Tne Knoxville Register says that Federal “ bine backs” (Northern cur rency! can be bought anywhere in Kentucky, south ot our army, at fifty cents i>n the dollar for Confederate notes. This shows the feeling of Kentuckians and the strength of the popular conviction that the statu* oi Kentucky is now irrevocably fixed. Another Incursion. —The Richmond Whig, in refering to Bluart’s late raid into Pennsylva niu, says : From certain movements elsewhere, we may bo justified, anv day, in looking fur another tremor in the m -vny’s c qntry, result ing from an invasion of Yankee land in t tiiiee tion not at all looked lor by ihe Abolitionists. Tee horses are eaddled, and the troopers are booted and spurred The Memphis Aigus, of the 9.b, says that on the previous day there was considerable flut tering among the Memphis holders of “green backs.” For some time past they have been selling at 33% per cent, over Tennessee money, but they fell to fifteen per c;ut. on the S.b. — Parties carrying cotton to market will not t ike Northern money a3 readily as Tennessee, and hence the demand for the latter currency. Lieutenant General. —lt is said that Pem berton was made a Lieutenant Gem ral in order that he might rank Van Dorn and Piiee in the Southwest—both ef them holding commissions as Majors General older than his own. It is also raid that ibe same title is to be conferred on Joseph E. Johnston, and that, ho will be put In charge of the army in Kentucky and the West. Cot. John Fobstth.— lt t ffords tta pleasure, sa>B the Augusta Const! utionalist, to learn that the reports, by Ibe Federal papers, of the death of Col. John Forsyth, in Kentucky, are false. Ot the 10th instant, be was still in the land of tho living, where it is to be hoped he will long remain, to add toihe war literature of tho country by the contributions ot his able pen, and to aid in treeing Kentucky from Yan kee thraldom. Gen. George B. Anderson died at the resi dence ol his brother Col. Wtu. E. Anderson, in Raleigh, Noith Carolina, on Thursday last, tire 10th irst., from the effect of a wound in the foot, received at the battle of Slmrpsburg. Ilis wound was thought no-, to be dangerous, but erysipelas supervening it became necessary to amputate the limb above the ancle, which was done on Wednesday. Ilis system did not rally alter the operation, and he sunk ou Thu day morning. Reported Death of a Georgian.—V/o. make the following extract from a letter received by us yesterday from a correspondent at Winches ter : “ A member of tho Fourth Georgia told one oi my company that private Meminger Camp bell, son of the late Col. I). 0. Campbell, of MlUedgevillC, and brother of my Captain, was killed at Sharpsburg. 1i i was tne youngest son of his bereaved widowed mother. This sul in telligence will east a deep gloom over that af fectionate family, with whom Mem. was a fa vorite. “ Thus has fallen another noble youth—a holocaust to liberty—a .-aerifies to the mad pa-f ions ol a heartless invader, a fanatical peo ple !” From Kentucy.- A considerable number of despatches from the seat ot war iu ihis State will be found under our telegraphic head. Tne Southern accounts all agree in giving us a vic tory, and our confidence lu such a result is not in the slightest degree shaken by the Northern accounts. They contradict each other, which is proof conclusive that tho day has gone against them, for no Yankee ever yet couoteu - Raced the idea that he was beaten when there was the slightest ground for claiming a victory. This view of the case is also confirmed by the extraordinary depreciation ot Yankee currency u-der the news from the battle field. Gold at Kkh'iC ami Sterling Exchange at HI 1 / is au ar gument for which not even Yankee ingenuity ca invent au answer. The American Question in France.— The r.i: is correspondence ot the New York Herald is dated on tb" 30. b nit. The litters rvere writ ten before lira news of the Maryland battles bad reached the French- capital. One ot the correspondents states that, it the war is not ended by the first ot January next, Napoleon, w ith England, is likely to recognize the South ern Confederacy and follow up the act by an armed Intervention. He adds that the French Minister in Washington has been already In structed to report lu reply to certain questions —forwarded to him by the previous mail—on the subject, his answers to shape, in a great measure, the course of the Imperial interfer ence. The writer says that the announcement of decisive I'nidu victories in the meantime may tend to alter Napoleon’s present plan of American policy. Tai Fivis in Wilmington.—fho Wilming ion Journal o( Thursday says : '‘The physicians report S6 new esses of yellow fever yesterday. Few make reports of deaths, but from the best iisioriuMion we cau obtain we are led to the be* li t that the death* yesterday (Wednesday) will rot differ much from those of the day* last pre ceding them—say fifteen oesixtoeu. From ap pcarancee we are constrained to think that ,v. ry person resident In Wilmington during this epidemie has had or will have It in some form, more or ice? painful duty yesterday to record the death of K v. Dr. Draae, of the K. iscopal Church. To day we find the very estimable Jasior of the Catholic Church here. Rev. Thomas Murphy, prostrated by the disease; also. Rev. Dr Cor coran, of Charleston. Roth, we trust and be lieve, are in a l‘ght l> rm. and will soon pass off. The fever doe- n >t abate, bat we n now in ib ■ third week in O t 'ber, and in the nain.ai course of thi g* ere most soon have cooler weather, and some rcUcl in that way." Prince JoUu vs. King Abraham"—Per 11* of the North. Lincoln is destined to find, after all his exer cise ol dictatorial power, that he sits uneasy on his scat, at Washington. Ills late proclamation for crushing out at: opposition to his tyrannical policy, appears to have had bnt little effect on the fears of at least a fe w. The Democratic meeting in New York last week may almost, if not quite, he regarded as the jbegianrag of a revolution at the North. At no lime since its inauguration has tho government of Lincoln been subjected to such an onslaught as that made upon it by John Van Bnrcn on the occa sion referred to ; and the attack is significant when we recoiled that it comes in defiance and directly in the teeth of an imperial command of silence throughout Abraham’s dominions. It is an open i.<suc, a tender of battle to the President, aad ali the circumstances show that the man who off'red is not. reckoning without his host. We shall see bow this matter turns out— whether Lincoln will submit to the severest denunciation against himse'f and his . policy that has jet been fulminated from the armory of his politic*! e nemies. For much less griev ous offences, hundreds of Mr. Van Buren’s fel low citizens have been thrown into the dun geons of Forts Lafayette and Warren. Will Lincoln visit bis vengeance upon him too, or will he back down and tremble before the storm that is gathering around him ? This movement in New York is but the be ginning of the end, and whatever course, the President may take, he is bound to add fue! to the fluraeof discord. Should he imprison Van V, At-n, it will light up the fires of papular in dignation throughout the North, and before they are quenched Lincoln and his abolition ho6t3 will have been swept away as by the besom of destruction. If our accounts are correct, the pear is ripe aad needs but a slight disturbance by the breeze of popular opinion to fall to the ground. Should he fail to notice this contempt of his authority and dignity, it will embolden others throughout the North to follow Mr. Van Buren’s example and let off their long pent-up indignation against' a party that has brought desolation and ruin upon the country without a cause. Matinees will always find its check j sooner or later, and an outraged people will not belong in finding outand bringing to judgment the guilty authors of their calamities. “jS\ IV. A.” This correspondent of the Savannah Repub lican should rie, as he is, a very good man. In his letters he should, as we believe he does, speak of things as they are— “Nofliing extenuate Nor a. i down sight ij malice.” For he i? certainly exerting a wonderful in fluence, especially in Georgia. His letters are in almost every newspaper. Ha says our sol diers must be clothed by the people at home — the government can’t do it. Almost instantly benevolent societies spring into existence as by magic. Money is contributed by the hundreds and thousands oi dollars, for this desirable ob ject, out a great deal bus to lie done. We hope that societies will be firmed immediately in every county in ike State. The above, which we lake from the Rome |Gu.) Southerner, is but one of the numeroas compliments that we have read to cur able and considerate correspondent. It speaks truly of his late letter depicting the sufferings of the array. It has been copied, without exception, by every exchange that comes to this office, and probably by every newspaper in the Confed erate States, ii_ every instance arousing the peo pie to a sense of their duty t > tho suffering sol diery. We believe that one letter will do more .towards clothing the army and making them comfortable than all the legislation of Congress iu the year past And yet some people would profess to sneer at- army correspondents, saying they do more harm than good ! They, generally, however, belong to one oi two classes —those newspaper editors who have nq correspondents of their own, and conceited army officers whose vanity has nor b n gratified by newspaper laudation beyond lira m .•v-uro of their merit. P. W. A , the correspondent of the Savannah Republican, wrote from Gen. Lee’s army, a short time ago, about the terrible clestitutiqn in the army. The article is calculated to have a very injurious effect, for we have the best ot authority, for stating that P. W. A. is most egregiously mistaken that the Government has a plenty of ever thing necessary for the sns tonance of the army, and weseo from the Rich mond papers that the army is now being cloth ed. e suppose the destitution of the army was only temporary, caused from a want of transportation, It has caused a great deal of unnecessary anxiety among many families of soldiers, and they are giving themselves un necessary trouble to supply them, when they do not need it. Wo clip the foregoing from the Rome (Ga.) Courier. It was, no doubt, well meant, but we hope no triend of the soldier in tho South will allow himself to bo deceived thereby and se duced from the performance of a great public duty. Thu editor’s informant was, doubtless, some, one of that large class of public officials whrrae neglect of duty brought the army to rags. Our correspondent’s description of the destitution in tho army is confirmed by all writefs from tho camp, by every returned soldier, and by every Virginia newspaper that has had access to the facts. True the govern ment is doing now all it can, but that will fall far short of the army’s necessities. Every soldier who has looked to his government, even in better limes than this, knows how true this is. When it shall have done its best, some will besuppliol and many left in want. Besides, the preparation of clothing for the field should be double that, in tne ordinaly occupations of life. The tea. er can readily imagine how short a time an oi dinary suit of clothes will last a soldier who marches continuously through all sorts of weather, sleeps on the ground, often in the mud and rain, and without a covering save the sky above him. The wear and tear ot such a life is Incalculable, and the soldier who is comfortably clad to-day by January may be in rags. N >t is the supposition true that the. necessities of the army were caused by a waut of transpor tat ion. The battles around Richmond, we are told, were toucht by many a man who hail not a shirt to his back, and many a bare-foot sol dier crossed the Rapldan in the march north ward . Wo. therefore tell the people that if they de pend on this assurance o! the goverutneut agent*, the army will be reduced to great suf fering during the coming winter. Let them, then, continue in the good work of supplying shoes, clothing, and other comforts to the brave men who are fighting for our liberties. Properly distributed, as it will be so far as Georgia is concerned, nothing they send will be found _ Mr. Editor : Will yon please place before the public the recognigwd damages, according to law, when medicine is seised by an officer, and oblige ' Ciyis. Savannah, Oct. 1, ISO-. The amount of damage is, in the language of the Constitution, a “reasonable compensation,” to be fixed by disinterested persons, we pre sume.—E or. The Washingiou city Republican in comment ing on the Fiend’s late, proclamation, says : At any rate, the military metnod of subduing the rebellion ha* been tried, and utterly failed ; and if the policy ot Congress is not effectual, no other remain*. The Pti . idiot has even gone beyond the legis laiion of Congress, although not bevond their known wishes. The above is a confession which we hardly expected to be so candidly made. The last chance is now to be tried, and will fail, also. Tun Pkich of Flovr.—A. contemporary, in consider ng the high pr ce for flour, savs: “The millers pay on sc average about two dollars and forty cefits per bushel tor wheat, and yet they charge seventeen dollars for superfine flour Now, in car day, it used io be that four and a half bushels oi good wheat wonld make one barrel superfine floor, leaving offal, and allow ing an eighth for the profits oi grinding. This calculation would >:.ak. this quality of flour worth #lt Then wby i.- it bridal #l7? lias wheat taken the disease of extortion, and re fused to yield as formerly when ground into flour, or is it pure unadulterated extortion of the millers * We fear it i* the latter. SAYjOSTtsTA-iEI, SATUEDAI, OCTOBER 35; 1863; Got. Brown and the IMstlllerß Again. We publish this morning an order from Gov. Brown enjoining Ceptain 8. G. Cabell, a Con federate contractor, from distilling Whiskey in this State for the use of the army and hospitals of the Confederacy. The Governor fays that he at first assented to Capt. Cabell’s filling fhe contract in Georgia, limiting bis operations, however, to some cine lucoliiy ; but under standing that Cabell bad sub-Sel portions of bis contract to other persons in different parts of the State, or stipulated with them to furnish a portion of ihe supply, in violation of his in junction, he now revokes the permission, had commands the officers of the militia of Georgia to euforce his proclamation against all persons distilling whiskey under contracts with Capt. Cabell. Without stopping to enquire just here into the authority of the Governor to issue such or ders, or whether they are any more binding than they would be coming from ourselves or any other private citizen of tho State, we must express our surprise at the remarkable logic by which the Governor defends his action in the premises. Oa the whole, it is a most singular document— 6o shallow in its reasoning as to subject the Governor very justly to the suspi cion of an intention to thwart the Confederate Government rather than to promote the cause of public mora’ity in the State. Let us examine it briefly : Gov. Brown was willing for Capt. Cabell to fiil his contract in the State, why compel him to become the distiller, at immense expense and when machinery is not to be bought ? What difference does it make whether &e dis tils the whiskey or any one body else does it? Is Ac more to be relied onto confine his opera tions fo the government contract than the resi dent distillers ? The objection seems to us the veriest nonsense. There is not one govern ment contractor in a thousand who fills the orders of the department from his own labor and material. And then why confine him to a par.icular lo cality ? The Governor seems very solicitous about the supply of com —would it not be far better to take it from lira State at large, this neighborhood giving Up a little and that a little, than to take it all from one neighborhood, thus entirely exhausting the commodity with a por tion of our people ? Any sensible man, it ap pears to us, is obliged to say that it would- This objection, then, is folly, and Governor Brown must invent something, better, or con sent to be considered' as having exhibited a fractious and unreasonable spirit. But a third objection of the Governor Is equally, if not still more, ridiculous. He drives Captain Cabell out of the State because he is a "speculator" ! He has nosed out the pri vate contracts of Cabell, and finds he is making contracts jvith other parties to furnish him the whiskey at $1.50, whilst the government has agreed to pay him $2.50 per gallon. Suppose all this is true, is not every contractor a specu lator—would he make a contract by which he expected to lose money ? And, besides, what is it to Governor Brown what the government agrees to pay for its liquor, or whether the con tractor wil! make a good thing of it or not ? When was he first inspired with this sacred so licitude fer the interests of the Confederate gO’R.rument, with which Ira has been at war from tho beginning of the revolution till now ? The government offered what it considered fair and was able to give, and it was Hone of Gov. Brown s business. A- little did it concern him what Cabeil could get the whiskey manufactur' and for; ho did it to the best advantage.omd just aa Governor Brown hinmeli.would have done were he the contractor. Nor is the price paid by the government high after ail: the article is now selling at from sls to S2O per gallon, and it will be fortunate, while the people are paying that amount, for it to get its supplies laid down at $2 50. So far ns we can understand the matter—and we know nothing about U except what the Governor fella us—Captain Cab ii has pursued the uniform and regular course of contractors, and there is not the slightest evidence that he desired to take advantage of the privilege granted him by the Governor, except as regards the place of manufacturing his whiskey, which we have before shown to be a most frivolous objection. If every State should require “the proper officer at Richmond” directiy to make contracts with producers, without intermediate parties, it would simply be impossible to carry on the machinery of the government. VVe think Mr. Cabell ha3 been treated most unjust ly, and were we in his place, we should pro ceed to carry out our compact in Georgia, in spite of this executive edict, appealing to the strong ann of the law, if necessary, to protect us in our legal rights and against an unmitiga ted usurpation. We would teat the question whether the people of Georgia are living under a government of law, or the wiii ofalawhss despot. , Policy of ouit Planters —A contemporary says: “It la time that a lull agreement aud concert were established among the planters of the Bouth as to the next crop of cotton. If the war continues into January, as is more than probable, there should not be an acre of cotton p’anted. Let our planting friends communicate promptly their opinions in fhe matter.” Wo agree with tho spirt of tbe writer quoted, bnt ho goes too far when he says that “not an acre” of cotton shonid be planted. As we im port no goods under the blockade, we shall need cotton for on: own consumption, and it i3 to be had from no other source but the plan ters of the South We would therefore advise that at |east a tourib of a crop be planted the ensuing year. It will be ample, with a fair sea son, for the supply of our dr maud. It may be said, in reply to this, that having exported no cotton, or bnt a mere pittance, during the past year, we already have a sufficiency on hand for the purpose indicated This is true, bnt we should recollect that al most the entire crops of this and last year’s have .been parted from by the producers, and are now in the hands of speculators. Raise no more the coming year, and consumers will be entirely at the mercy of this class, and all present experience proves that the power will be used with a tyrant’s hand. They will be ab’.c to ask fifty cents per ponnn. ami, as iu tuc case ol sugar, tea and coffee, the consumer will have no alternative but to submit to the extor tion, cotton being one of the necessaries of life. Especially will this be the case should the war end before the crop of 1564 can be brought into market. Our planters would be wise to guard against such an imposition, and the only way they can do it is to make themselves and the country Independent of the speculators. Death of Col. T. G. Lamab.—We have sad news to communicate to our readers to-day. CoL Tfios. G. Lamar, the b-ive and gallant sol dier, the courteous and chivalrie gentleman, the genial, warm hearted friend, is no more! He ctied in Charleston at an early hour this morn ing. In the death of Col. Lamar oar country has sustained a loss which is irreparable. His de votion to the cause, his seal, activity and energy in alt that pertains to its advancement, his tried courage and coolness, in the hour of battle, ail conspired to render him universally esteemed, and his death will be widely mourned as a tiocal calamity. He had beet; ia active service since the breskisg out of ;V war, and com manded the Ist Regiment of Artiiiuy South Carolina Volunteers. We all know how gallantly he led his men at the battle of Secessionvilie, and how, on thst sanguinary field, he received several wounds while in too thickest ot the st >tm of shot foin the enemy’s ranks. A grateful country will cherish his memory, .and her sons strive to emulate his n 'ble deeds. Ccfl. Lamar was, we believe, a native of Edge field District, S. 0., and in the 35th year of his age. He leaves an interesting iunaiiy. His remains will a: ive at the Hamburg de pot to morrow morning, and will be conveyed to the family burial ground in Edgefield Dis trict lor interment. Augusta Chronicle, 17,h. A Havan letter -av* that *• another r bel steamer, th Cuba, ha entered that port f-om Mobile, loaded with cotton, valued at #163,493.” Oar < > clinnuia an 4 Wlifclicster. The following letter received yesterday, from the indefatigable agent of the Georgia Hospi tals, contains matter worthy of publication : Office Georgia Relief and Hospital / Association . Richmond, Va., Oct. 11,1603. ) Mr. Editor .-—Dear Sir: Yesteriiyy, on my return from Winchester, I received yours of the Ist hist, enclosing $lO and .nation Irons Mr. W. Mabry, of Darien. I will see that it is ap propriated accordi.r.g to the wishes offfee donor, to whom, on behalf of our sick waunde i, phase present our thanks. Tbe bos you refer to-has not yet come to band ;or arrival your request will be attended to. Contributions such as jours are gratefully received by .fhe various hospitals that are daily visited by the agents of the Association. In turn they go throus’h the wards of every hospital iu the city, supplying them according to their necessities aWi the number of Georgians • cared for strains their walls. Whilst at Winchester I had .the pi .asnre of meeting with Mr. P. W. Alexander ! he had been complaining for seme time, and when I left (Oct. 7,) he was in bed, not seriously sick bnt sufficiently eo to incapacitate him for the time from active duty. One of our party (Rev. W. H. Potter,of Augusta,) went out lathe camps with Mr. A. a few days previous, eudeavoring to obtain from Gen. Longstreet’s Adjutant a list of the casualties in the Georgia Regiments. The list had, however, been given up to Mr. Crocker, of the Army Intelligence Offira, who, it was understood, was to publih the lifts in the papers here; er> ris not ir ,j.. do** anti it is almost impossUrfo™* get access ty i the office. Our agent here has been endeavoring to get copies for some time. Our mission to Win chester being mainly for the sick and wounded, the hospitals in that place wero severally visit ed. I should rather say hospital, for there is but one of tbe many buildings used for that purpose that is worthy of tbe name. The others, churches, warehouses and empty dwell ing houses, are simply receptacles .of the sick and wounded, where they have a vshelter and that is ail, a handfull of straw underneath them, and if they have a blanket of their own,they have covering, and if not, they are without. There were very f-w medicines that could be obtain ed, and no hospital furniture whatever. Through the kindness of the Surgeon of the post, Dr. J. Ik Smith, we obtained the African Church for a Georgia Hospital under the charge of Dr. Camak, (of Athens, Ga.;) it was fitted up from the supplies that we had brought With us. Our shi ts and drawers were rapidly distributed, and as our sheets wore of no use there, as wfcep soiled we could neither procure soap or washerwomen, they were sent out and made up into shirts, so that we could supply the demand pending the arrival aJ a further lot ol clothing that had been ordered from Richmond. The great'gap between Staunton and Winchester— -92 miles—over which goods have to ba wagon ed, and the difficulty in procuring wagous, re tards our progress much. O t -our i-eturrr-to Staunton we passed several very heavy wagon trains loaded with Government clothing for the troops; it was never more needed than now.— Tbe sick and wounded are being hurried off rapidly as possible by ambulances to Staunton, thence by rail to Charlottsvilie, Lynchburg and here. Rev. Mr. Crumley, (formerly of cur city) is at Winchester actively co Operating with the agents of the Ass ociation in endeavoring tc ameliorate tho condition of the sick. I met in Winchester I.ieuts. W. Gordon and A. Duncan. Both are well. They report the troops—many of them I saw—as doing, well. In a visit to the camp about four miles from town, I saw Lieut. Bliss ; he reports his com pary in camp as below : S Branch. A. Bacon, C. Btcon, Dick Lewis, J. Griffin, W. Mel!, R. B Thompson, Butlei II dates, R. B. Sanford, C. Borchert, A. Carpen ter, J. Chesholm, Henry Davis, W. Dasher John Wright, Joe Green. S. Iz’ar, P. Marooav, Mickler, Moeb, W B. Morell O. Dauvergne, Win. Patterson, F. Sturdivant. W. Sturdevant, Geo. Snider, A. Shell, A, Tins ley. They all appeased well. Adjutant Sneil man was also about actively attending to hi duties. We left three of our number, Dr. Camak, Mr Crumley and .Mr. S. E Clark, in Winchester, for the time being, and so long as the army re mains there —and I could see no immediate sign of removal—ft will be represented by an agent at that point. With many thanks for your kind offer of assistance I remain, Ymirs truly, J M. Selkirk. Evacuation of Ouiuto land. Gap— Ste venson’* narcli into Kentucky. Mr Editor: Knowing your desire to gain correct statements of the move of our army in Kentucky, and of the evacuation of Cumber land Gap, I send you this reliable report. The account has just been sent me by a gectlemar who was the first to reach and take the Federal colors from the ctand at the Gap: Our men were aroused at t! o’clock on Thurs day, the 18th of September, (Thanksgiving Day,) by lond reports from the Gap; and hastening to the front, they soon perceived a brilliant light, as if the whole mountain was on fire. Frequently a vast column of fire would rise, accompanied by a terrific explosion, sha king the ground where our brave men stood, for three miles off. Oar men were instantly ordered forward, and skirmishers eeDt to open the way. They were obliged to proceed very quietly and slowly, fearing the enemy may have been in ambush. Tney reached the main entrance at 8 o’clock and immediately pro ceeded to pest guards a..d invest the fortifica tions Upon locking up they stood jalt be neath a vast crag with casemaied batteries on either side, and the grand mountain reaving its lofty head far above them. The writer states that the fortilications were “utterly impenetra ble—the armies of the world could not have taken them.” The Gap was soon thoroughly invested, and ruin met their eyes on every side, for the enemy had endeavored to destroy every thing We, however, captured two hundred thousand rounds of ammunition, (“the finest I ever saw,”) 1,500 small arms, end a great quan tity of clothing, blanke ts, As. Our army en camoed on the mountain that night, and by daybreak the next morning moved into Ken tucky, in pursuit of the enemy. They have never been overtaken, as they pursued a course due north, and had a start of many hours ahead OT irUT LLiCti. CJtwpi. Tea a ftLouan hjr Mnj. Gen. Stevenson as bearer of despatches tr Gan. Kirby Smith at Lexington. They were, safely conveyed, and the gentleman on his re turn to join his brigade, found that they bacf proceeded as far as Danville, and were encamp ed only seven miles from-that place. My iu forment writes that they were greeted every where on their tedious march by bright smiles from the ladies, and a warm welcome, most ac ceptable to the weary soldier, in the way of luxuries not to be* found in camp. They remained at Danville but a short time, orders having just been received to hasten for ward and join Gen. Bragg at Bardstown—that the enemy were approaching in large numbers The letter containing this information was dated October 4. at Danville. Their march from the Gap for a- utiles into Kentucky is de scribed as being very disagreeable. Water in the eastern part of Kentucky ic scarce, which impeded their progress, and the march each day obliged t<j be short. Tne inhabitants were suiicn and not desirous of giving any in formation in regard to the enemy’s movements. When near London they were ba*hwhacked, and two men badiy woua led. Gen. Stevenson soon put a stop to such inhumanity by threat ening to turn the Indians loose it that kind of war was continued. Such, Mr. Editor, is a re liable report of the march of one division of onr troops Into Kentucky ; and if yon desire to c-'mmnnicate it through your columns you have my free consent to do so, being heartily willing to aid onr cause in any way, or give anv information in my power to our people. P. Great Bai.e of Negros*.— Yesterday Robt. M. Clarke, of this city, made the greatest ne gro sale that ever took place in this market.— . Twenty-five negro men, their ages varying from 117 to were sold to a railroad compar.v for $35,735. The lowest price of any one was $1,300, j and the higbes SI,BOO. The average price of i <he .ot is sl,43o.—[Atlanta Confederacy, 18. AtiMY CORRESPONDENCE Of the Savannah Republican. Winchester, Va., Oet. Bth, 13(52. A renewal of chtlls and fever, in consequence ot too eaHy exposure, has prevented me from writing you for s"me days past. Fortunately, there h-.s been but little of interest to commu nicate. The i v/v armies still confront each other —out n ru e side of the river, and one on the other. Toe enemy reoccnpied Harper’s Ferry been me tie had abandoned it, it being no part.of Gen, Lee’s plans to hold it after he had caught the garrison, with their arms and sup plies. The enemy has also sent scouting par ties up the east bank of the Shenandoah, and aero c s the river from Williamsport, whilst on the other side of the Blue Ridge hcdkfe pushed forward his rccoanoissanccs as Manassas, Middlcburg and Warrenton. Burait is not believed that he has any considerable force anywhere on the south side of the Poto - mac. On the contrary, the best opinion would seen* to be, that his troops are distributed along the north bank of the river at Williamsport, Shepherds town, and such other fords as the Confederates would be likely to use in the event of another advance into Maryland. The farce at Harper’s Ferry is, probably, designed more to protect the workmen engaged in re building the railroad bridge at that point, than to take part in any contemplated offensive movement. McClellan may hope that our army will retire up the valley as winter ap proaches, and thus enable him to regain poises sion ef that portion of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad lying in Virginia This road will be al nv->')'-mdispensable iu subsisting hia army and t.ifs if!habitants of'Warhington city (luring the winter, especially shonM the navigation of Fie Potomac, which is frequently the case, lie ob structed by ice. It will require a great deal of work to repair the Chesapeake and Ohio canal—another important channel of supplies cut off by our army when it passed into Mary land. Thus you will perceive there is no foundation for the rumors of t Federal advance, set. afloat by the sensation journals in Richmond. If McClellan has thrown any considerable body of troops across the Potomac, the army set to watch him is certainly ignorant of the fact. The reports brought by “passengers oa the ears,”-so frequently relied upon by those jour nals, like the reports brought in by cavalry pickets, deserve very little consideration, nine ty-nine out of every hundred being as idle as the wind. The two armies have never been more quiet; though how long this calm will last it is not for me to say. It may be broken to day, or to-morrow, or next week; but this time there are no indications to lead one to an traimt.e an early renewal of hostilities in this quarter. 1!, instead of crossing into Maryland, we had remained on the south side of the Potomac, is it probable that McClellan would have come out and offered ns battle ? Not at all. Having crossed and recrossed the Potomac, is there any reason that would not have existed if we had never gone into Maryland, why he should do so now I can see none. Is it, then, Gra\ Lee’s policy to remain quietly where Ira is, <a j to advance a second time into Maryland? lam j not in his councils any more than lamin M I Clellan’s. Gen. Lee Is a wise and eauti< j man, who “refraineth his lips,” in accordant with the proverbs of the wise man. If he h o any confidants, they are bnt few —Jackson a i Longstreet; sometimes, it is believed, Toombs’ great intellect it needed and lie is called o. One can only judge of Gm. L-u-’s plans, there fore, as he does of McCteltn’s-*-by what be sees and hears. And the judging,"one fir' ( but little reason, except in a e raiiugency i t j now anticipated, lor believing we r b.tli ret; j into Maryland. ' Indeed, it is not irvtpr dni.de that both Gen- ! orals are waiting for the u-aal eu'.umnal flood in the Potomac. A drought of nuoy week has prevailed throughout the region wbu taj waters it drains, and consequently it is now very low aud easily forded at many places. If, therefore, McClellan should retire co Wash iDgtou, the wav into Maryland would be left onen and undefended So, if Lee should with draw in the direction of the Rappahannock, the Federate could proceed to occupy this Val - ley and all the country in Vront of Washington; or, should he retire, leaving Jackson behind, they would probably throw an overwhelming t.-rce across the river, before which he would find it necessary to retreat. After the advent of winter, however, and the rains and fl rads it invariably brings in its train in this latitude, .Jackson might bo kept here with icupunitv ; whilst Lee, with the main body of his a.mv, might safely go into winter quarters behind the Rappahannock. So long, therefore, as the Potomac remains at its present low stage, so long is ic probable that the two armies will confront each other from its opposite banks. Neither side can af •'onl to ’•( tire aud leave the way open to an in vading force. A any who lately came through from liar pet’s Ferry, says the Federals in large numbers are busily at work upon the railroad bridge at hat place and the fortifications necessary for its defense. They are erecting a series of elab orate works on both sides the river, embracing all the heights which command the town, as well as the fords, roads and mountain passes by which it is approached. This looks more like defense than invasion. And yet, according to his lady, the Federals were still bouraing that they would soon be in Richmond—(hey were certain of success this time, but upon wriat par ticular ground, they could not, or did not, elate. Large numbers of persons have arrived here from the South in search of friends reported to have been killed cr wonnded in the late battles of Sharps'ourg. Many have found their trip unnecessary, since tbe circumstances must be urgent and peculiar that will induce Gen. L e to g-ant mission to pass his lines. And •■hen they cross tbe river, it is Only to fall into the hands of the enemy, by whom they are de tained as prisoners. Some have passed their friends on the road; some have fouud them only wounded when they were reported killed, whilst some had received only slittht injuries, who reported tg be mortally wounded. All accounts concur in one respect, that cannot be otherwise than gratifying to absent mothers and fathers—viz: the kind treatment extended to our wounded who fell into the hands of the enemy. Tim Federal army is provided with a full complement of Surgeons, who have ample supplies of medicines, ici, lemons, bandages, &c., and who are in a condition to give our wounded better treatment than we can our selves. A few of the Confederate Surgeons have been allowed to visit our wounded at Sharps’ourg, aud such is the report they bring back It is reported, also, that fl igs of truce have been passing between Gens. Lee and Mc- Clellan for some days past, but for what pnr pose, lam not informed, it may be, however, that some of our Surgeons will be furnished with a statement ot the condition of our wound ed in the hands of the enemy, which will doubt leas be published for the information ot the public. * p. W. A Wliat Georgia lus done for her Sli k, . Wounded, nd ■Terultiitp ’in Iril — ~ W ~Y~A.. OctTTOUj, ISO‘3. M v-stSylSere has brought ma a good deal in contact with the surgeons and hospitals of the army, and since there is no subject of more Im portance than the presentation of the health of the troops upon whom the coun try relies for the establishment ot its indepen dence, or of more interest than the means adopted for the care of the sick and wounded, I propose to devote this and my next letter to a faithful statement of such facts and circum stances as have come under my own eye or been derived from trustworthy sources. To those who are fond of reading graphic descriptions of events, which are not unfrequently apochipbal, the subject may seem stale and unprofitable : and yet to the ignorant and intelligent alike it is fell of deep personal interest. That the reader may see what can be done by intelligent and well directed efforts, I shall employ myself to-oay with some account ot the history and operations of the Georgia Relief ndHospital Association, and to morrow shall contrast the performances of the Government with the acta of the Association when brought .ogeiiier upon the same field. Nearly an u.e States have their separate hospitals in Rich mond, bat l select oat the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association, because its agents were ihe first to arrive here after the late battle, as th--y were at Manassas, and because an opportu nity has thus been afforded me to compare what they have accomplished with what the Govern ment has done. The Association had its origin on the street corner in Augusta, Georgia, about the 25th of July, 186 L Intelligence had first been received of the battle at Manassas, and of the destitution in the army of medical and hospital supplies ; whereupon Judge Starne3 invited a few per sons whom he happened to meet on the street, to unite with him in calling a public meeting. The meeting was held, and J odge Starnes, Heury Moore, H. F. Russell, J. M. Newby and Geo. W. Evans were appointed a committee to canvass the city and obtain donations to pro cure supplies and medical assistance for the sufferers in the first great battle ot tne revolu tion. Subsequently th!9 committee of five was organized into £ Central Board, which appoint ed a number of travelling agents to canvass the State, organize auxilliary associations, and ob- trin donations of hospital stores and mr These agents were very successful, aud a lirT. number of atixilliary associations were formed 6 In October a meeting was called in Augusta, at which were present representatives of the aux iliary associations and contributors to the cause The name of the Central Board was dropped, arid a constitution adopted, and the Georgia Relief aud Hospital Association or ganized as it now stands. A hoard of State superintendents, consisting of thirty or forty citizens of the State, was appointed, and from this board twelve gentlemen were chosen an Executive Committee. This Executive Committee applied to the Legislature of the State last winter and pro cured t.ira passage of an act appropriating the sum of $300,000, to be expeuded by them in providing hospital buildings, medical attend ant"-, &e., for the sick and wounded from tho State, and t.he same for all Confederate troops who might become sick or wounded in defense of the State of Georgia. In carrying out the objects proposed, the Association has sent Sur “grorra into the field and to the depots for the wounded where they have been congregated in ivg • numbers after important battles. These surgeons have carried with them supplies of medicines and bandages to supplement the ••••ores furnished by the Confederate govern ment. In this way Drs. Steiner if Augusta, Camak, of Athens, and Billings, of Columbus, £.ll eminent in their profession, have rendered important service to the troops of Georgia, and frequently to those from other States. The Association has also organized and fit ted up four large hospitals in the city of Rich mond—=ome of which were the first in that city. Of these hospitals Dr. H. F. Campbell was chosen Medical Director, wit# whom there lias been associated an efficient corps of Sur r-ons and Assistant Surgeons from Georgia. These hospitals have been constantly supplied by the Association with nurses, medicines, commissary stores and delicacies above what the government allows and the co-operation of several ladies, who matron** and nurses, has been permanently shcvTred. Permission has also been obtained from the government, though not without the most strenuous efforts, to group together the Geor gians in these hospitals—thus rendering more easily available to them the generous gifts of their State, and at the same time affording to parents and friends at home greater facilities t >r learning the condition of the sick and wounded In addition to all this, the Associ ation, assisted by private contributions, has fur niahed tbe hospitals two chaplains—the Rev. Vfis. H. Crumley and Rev. J. W Talley—who minister to the spiritual wants of tbe patients, and in many other ways render important ser vice to the sick and ‘wounded. It has also largely assisted the government in fitting up hospitals in Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta and other points in the Confederacy, and has fre quently tilled requisitions for medicines, made by Confederate field rurgeons, to the extent of its ability, where such Surgeons could not ob tain supplies from the Medical Purveyor oi the Confederate States. The requisitions thus fill ed have been numerous and opportune, as the receipts of the Sa g rons making them abun dantly show. Kira ths-good work of the Association doe3 no’close here. It has a clothiug department, aul iu.-uishesto Georgians, wherever found, < . '.nded, or destitute, in hospitals or on P ,o change of clothing— frequently the boon that can be bestowed upon the r. - :u raid dust covered soldier. For this pur pose a large store-room has been rented in Rich ttoad. This is the depot of supplies for i roops in Virginia, (much the larger por ioa •( the Georgia regiments being here,) from whi.- are sent out to all the hospitals, and as r as practicable, to all the regiments in the fii.-y. These agents are faithful and energetic men, whose hearts are in the work, and who ■oo for themselves the wants of the men, take tlra r names, company and regiment, and hand u.. i tie soldier in person such clothing as he -'it ave been clothed within the last few uii.cU.a Nearly or quite all the surgeons aud of regiments have been seen and in sto the manner in which they can i-.vr dicines and clothing from therefore in Kieho. ..id when tiie agents cannot convenient ly visit their several commands in person. The agents carry with them, wherever they go, not o .ly supplies r.f clothing and shoes (when to be had), but of. medicines aud hospital stores, such as sheet’*, towels, bandages, wines, splints, Ara. Such extra baggage as the men cannot carry cn tbe march is allowed to be stored, free of r harge, in the warehouse of the Association in Richmond,and all express freight arriving there for Georgia troops is taken to the same place and cared for, until 'he owner, who is immedi ately notified by letter ol its arrival, con send for it. From this store hospital supplies are forwarded with despatch to the battle field, wherever it may be, .or to such points as the army may be occupying for the time being,, with such agents at* may be required for their speedy distribution. Iu this work, the general agent of the Association, Mr. J. M. Selkirk, and the special agent for Virginia, Dr. Jas. Camak, have rendered incalculable relief to the troops. I have never known two more faithful and en ergetic men. In addition to his other duties, Or. Camak, who is an accomplished surgeon and physician, devotes much of his time to the wounded and sick, and with an assiduity and care that could not bo exceeded if the patients were his brothers. More recently the Association lias adopted yet another plan to extend its usefulness. There ara nmny troops who arc able to pay for cloth ing and who do not come legitimately within the scope of a relief and hospital association for the sick and destitute The Association has, therefore, determined to keep in the store in Richmond a supply of clothing to be sold to all Georgia troops who may desire to buy at prime cost, which, at the present exorbitant prices. Ip not one half what they have to pay elsewhere. For example, it furnishes shirts at $175 a piece, for which they would have to pay else where $4.00. Should a barefooted or ragged Floridian or Alabamian or South Carolinian present himself, he too is relieved. Whilst the first <‘uty of the agents ot the Association is to render aid to the siefe, wounded and destitute from their own State, they invariably lend a helping hand to the troops from all other States where other assistafice is lacking, especially to troops that come from beyond the Mississippi and who are cut off from their own friends.— Nex‘ to the Georgians, therefore, the agents devote their attention to suffarers from Texas and Arkansas. This simple narrative will enable the reader to appreciate the character and objects of the Association, the zeal and activity of its officers and agents, the rapidity ot their movements, the readiness with which they adapt themselves to the requirements of the service, and the vast amount of unrecorded good they accomplish. Whilst the Association has not sought to take the place of the government, yet it has been a most valuable and efficient auxiliary in relieving the destitute and caring for the sick and wound ed. As an evidence of the energy with which its agents perform their duty, I need only men tion that immediately after news was received in Richmond ot the late battle of Manassas, Mr. Selkirk, Dr. Camak, Rev. Mr. Crumley, chaplain, Rev. Mr. Potter, Corresponding Sec retary, and Mr. Jones, took the cars for Rapi dan station, and thence proceeded over the hot and dusty roads to Warrenjph, a distance of 4 miles on took r** c “ lur carrying bis, * V iii back. Their mediv ctnesand hospital supplies were sent forward in wagons, and were the first by several days to arrive at Warrenton. They finished up their work there in time to proenre fresh supplies for the wounded in the b3ttle 'at Sharpsburg, and came on to tbi3 place as fast as steam and horse power could bring them. They were thi first to arrive here also, as their supplies for the sick and wounded were the first to be received. They proceeded immediately to procure build ings for hospitals, got the wounded from their own State together, and have since been sup plying the needy with clothing, and looking after the wants of the wounded with an Indus try, cheerfulness and judgment 1 have never seen equalled. In the day Mr. Crumley assists in dressing wounds, distributing elothiDg, Ac , and at night he visits the hospitals, talks with the met-, siDgs ai’d prays for them, cr delivers short lectures, as they may desire. All this service ia rendered gralni ously. It is true, the Association pays the expenses of its agents and allows them a small sum to pay for their clothing, shoes, Ac., but the amount is so small that they may be said to give their ser vices to the good cause. How sublimely do the conduct of such men compare with; that of the speculator and extortioner; It is G-zaius lxamln1 C an“4™* at eovernment 13 doln S * C The present organization of the Executive Committee of the Association is as follows: Rev. J. R Wilson, Chairman ; R“V. W. J Hard, r iC e Chairman ;J. M. Newby, Esq., Recording - R-v. W. H. Poller, Corresponding ’ J.'.W. Selkirk, General Agent; Dr. Camak, Agent for Win,a. Hon E. "trxmeg Dr H. H. Steiner, Rev. JO. A. Liars, Rev H.’H. Tucker, Gen. Geo. W. Evans and Hon. J. T. Gardner. r - • a - Arkansas— Gentlemen who arrived in this place yesterday, give as most encourag- IL accounts of our army and its -condition be- Mississippi. It is well fed and well Hotbed havin'' au abundance of the best beef, white cirn" worth only fifty cents per bushel. Wh n our informants left the army was in con dft rn to ma-cb, and it will no doubt be heard fi-nm hefore the ides of Nov ember, from be-ore tne tMempilig Appeal, 14th, TSTO. 45. tb^ (>:R;A:ph : :i=c; * Rrthcr from the S. Y Democratic Meeting. Jo.yii Van Buren throws down the Gauntlet to Lincoln. THE VILEST OVERN MKPilr ON EARTH. THE SOUTH RIGHT TO RESIST ABOLITION SWAY. TIfE TRIBUNE INSISTS ON A DEFEAT IN KENTUCKY. liionuoND, Oot. 17 —At the Democratic meeting In New York, John Van Buren pronounced tho Lincoln Administration the most contemptible Government cn the f aee of the earth. His plan was that McClellan should advance on Richmond ; that then a Convention be called, aad our Southern brethren invited to it; that the Constitution then b,- altered so that all should* hereafter live in peace ; and it the South would not stay, then he would say to them : Wayward sisters, depart in peace. He said the Democracy should not waste time in talking, and that if people called them traitors, just knock them down and go to the polls. They had been told that the Southern pecpla would not live —and in his judgment they ought not to live under tho Abolition sway. He (Mr. Van B.) would not live with them (the South) If they would. The Northern accounts fV ,m Kentucky are meagre and indeflu ate. The Tribune denies that Buell was victor! jus, an! insinuates hat he is ei :hor a fool or : Ayra- _£** LATEST" FROM feEliftf ALLEGED RETREAT OF THE CONFEDE RATES IN KENTUCKY—PENNSYLVA NIA GONE FOR THE REPUBLICANS— DU. OHIO—VALLANDIGHAM DEFEAT ED—DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN NEW ARK-NEW YORK MARKETS ON THE 14th. Richmond, Oct. IS.—Tho New York H rald, of the 15th inst., has been received by tho ‘ Enquirer.” A despatch dated Louisvil e, Oct. 14tb, says: “Tiie rebels are retreating from Camp Dick Robin, son to Lancaster, and Gen. Buell is in close pursuit.” Anoflier despatch says: “The Federal forces occupy Lexington, whi ;h the rebels evacuated on the 18th. ” Thirty counties in Pennsylvania give the Republican Stats ticket 4,000 majority. A Republican victory has probably been gained throughout the State, Pendle ton and Long, (Democrats) have been elected in the First and Secand Districts. Accounts from Ohio state that Yailandigham has been defeated by General Schenck. The Newark (N. J.) city el ction resulted In a Dent* oeratic triumph. In New York, on ibe 34th, gold was quoted at 188)4 ; exchange, 147)4; cotton, 61c. ' Ail kinds of produce were excited, aud sold generally at higher figures. From Harrodsburg, Ky. Details of the Great Battle in Kentucky [Correspondence of the Charlertoa Papers.] Habkodsbhbo, Ev , October 10, via Knoxville, Oc-' tobsr 17.—Gen, Bragg’s first Kentucky pitched battle was fought on the Sib inst., at Perryville, ten miles hence. The enemy had been following from Bards* town in force, aud also threatened Frankfort. Withe ors’ division was sent forward to support Gen. Kirby Smith, while the divisions of Cheatham, Bucknor and Anderson were countermarched to give battle to the foe iu the rear. Our line of battle was formed right and left of Pike, and commanding the only accessible route. Tho fight was opened with artillery at 6 A- M. Gen. Bragg and Staff reached tho ground - about 9 o’dock. At 1 o’clock, a disposition for fight was shown on our right, which movement was awaited in force, and Cheatham and Buckner posted to meet it. At 8 o’clock, our troops advanced in splendid line, with Gen. Bragg's order to push along the whole line to close quarters. For one hour and a half the enemy maintained his ground bravely in the face of a murder ous fire of artillery and musketry. Our troops fought like heroes until the enemy began L tafalter. With a shoot onr boys moved forward ard drove tho enemy threo or four miles entirely eff the field. Meantime an attempt on our lett had been re pulsed. We captured twenty-one pieces of artillery and five or six hundred prisoners For want of horses only eight pieces were brought off. The returns are not in, bnt onr casualties are estimated at I.COO so far as a certained. With one more division tho enemy would hav* beon destroyed. Night put an end to the pursuit The enemy’s loss is believed to be more than double ouis. Among their killed is General Jacks n, and General Crittenden is reported killed. General Buell is com manding, and we have prisoners from five- divisions, making at least thirty thousand men. We fought with only twelve thousand men. Our army is In tho highest spirits. At Frankfort the matter was soon ended. The enemy under Gen. Mo- Cook fled before Kirby Smith. Withers cut off bis rear, taking 700 prisoners and 14 wagons. Another battle is at hand. Bragg’; depot ot supplies bung menaced ho withdrew his army to pretect them. The enemy immediately sent a flag of truce for permiauon to bury their dead. At daylight tho next morning after the fight, not even a Yankee surgeon was to be found on the field. Their wounded were all left. Our wounded were removed tho night of the battle. General Polk had a narrow escape. At dusk he left his staff and rode to atop a tiro, as ho thought, of a Confederate regiment on our own troops. He seized the Colonel by the shou'der and demanded, “Why do y. u fire on your friends?” The Colonel replied that he did not know that he was. “Who are you?” said Polk. “Color el ot the Twenty-third IndianaJ’was the reply. Polk again spoke to him roughly, and oidered him to cease firing. Before the Yankees found out who he was he put spurs to his horse and got away. Gen. Bragg says he has got the best troops in the world. Two thousands Kentuckians have taken arms, and more are organizing. Gen. McGuire’s army has arrived. The following officers are among the killed: Lieut. CoL Patterson, First Tennessee; Lieut. CoL Evans, Texas Rangers ; Major W. Price, of the Commissary Department; Capt. Cartwright, of Georgia; Wm. 8. May, of Gen. Claiborne’s Btaffi * Further from Kentucky. ANOTHER account OF TWE BATTLE. rCorreepondence of the Savannah EepabUean.) Near Camp BRF.cjaNP.rooE, nine miles feom Dan ville, October 18, via Knoxville, October 17.—Fifteen thousand of onr troop* fought forty five thousand, at Perryville, on the Sih instant. Our loss is between two and three thousand, the enemy’s loss between four and five thousand We captured eleven guns atd about five hundred prisoners. Our troops slept on the field. Early next morning the enemy sent a flag of trace to buiy their dead. The same day Kirby Smith defeated Crittenden be tween Lawrence burg and Salvlta, capturing MOprls- Cllerß, Later from Mississippi—Evacuation of Corinth and Bolivar. Mobile, Oct. 17.—Tne foUowirg is a special dea patsh ti the Mobile Advertiser A Register: Holly Springs, Miss., Oct. 17.—A gentleman who has arrived here from Corinth, says that the enemy have evacuated Corinth, Miss., and that Bolivar, Ten nessee, is being evacuated by them. Icka. Mitt., Oct. 17.—A paroled Confederate sol dier, just arrived bere from luka, says that our wound ed in the battle of Corinth have all been sent to that place, and are well cared for. He says that there are 700 in all, and thinks that our w unded in the whole Of the fight will not reach more than 1,100. The Federal* say that there were 800 of onr men killed a*, the same time. Several Federal* toll him that they had 8 000 wounded, and C jn’.d not tell how many were killed. The Corinth Yankees say that onr men fought more like devils than men; and also ad mit a total rout of the enemy in Kentucky by Bragg’* forces. The Yankee* there alio say that Nashville will soon have to be relieved or evacuated. (Special to the Chattanooga EeheLj Knoxville, Oct. 16.—News from our army in the West represent it In the vicinity of Holly Spring a The confidence of the army and the people is restored. I saw the Chic*go Times to-day of the 10th. It ad mit* a heavy lose at Corintb, bat they do not exalt. It speaks also ot the fight at Perryville, Ky., and admit* a loss of 2,000 killed and wotmded, and three or four Generals, among them Jackson, of Kentucky, and Rosaeau; but don’t admit a defeat, and say they bold their own.