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NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS.
N OTICE is hereby given that I will atten 1 at. the fot-
law ug and places for the purpose of heaiing
mid dtcioicg claims Hgtinst the Confederate States for
forage, provisions, cattle, sheep, hogs, horse?, mules
tenuj i ;.n I wagons, Ac., heretofore fai nt: lied to the ar
my t>y the owner, or heretofore taken or informally iiu
press'.d ror the use of the army, and not yet paid tor,
v * :
Marietta, Cobb county, Sd Monday in April, to con
tinue o ,e week.
Dalles, Paulding county, 4th Monday in April, to con
tinue one week.
Cedar Town, Polk county, 1 .t Monday in May, to con
tinue one week.
McDonald. Haralson e< unly, 2J Monday in May, to
continue 4 dijs.
lteeatur, D -K alb county, 1st Monday in June, to con
tinue ' tie wet k
Campbellton, 0 imp! ell county, 2d Monday in June,
to c ntlaue one week.
Carrol’t'n Carroll county, S 1 Monti iy in June, to
continue f> days.
Newnu , Coweta county, 4;h Monday in June, to con
tinue one week.
Prat.k in Heard cent ty, 1 s' Mond iy in July, to con
tinue 4 day s.
Milana, flj,, the whole of the month of August.
C s s can be heard at ipher ef the appointment-,
fmiu anv county in the S h Co cress'.nual District.
In ord. r to facilitate ’ he Busin- s«, p irtieulsr notice is
called to the following directions :
Evtry claim under the act shsil be presented in wrl-
tire, supported by the sath of the claimant, as to the
justice uf the saro>% a- d by the affidavit of one or more
v no esses; anu the cir.iinai-t must also n ate. if he can,
l*y whom li > propeny was impressed or t&keD, and at
whit time, and f.ir what purp. ss, and at what price,
an t stud produce Rn.v wiiitea evidence in his poss s-
i.i. n relative to the same, provided if the c aimant be
dead, or be prevented r un appearing before the tsoat-
m ssioner i roof shall Be eubmiiud as to the fact, and the
occasion therefor, and other proof of the cla iu may be
tak: n
Let the ela'm m s, as far is pissible, ome with their
claims and applications made out.
Cas s will t>e li aid and decides! in their order.
J. W. H. I'NDKRWOOD,
Conim'.--i roer f r Sth Ceng District, Ha.
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CAPTIRO,
V THE YANKEES, from the residence of
’ the Subscriber, iu Campbell County, in
the month of August, 1S04, one Certificate of
Deposit, signed by J. W. Duncan, Deposi
tary at Atlanta, for six hundred dollars, date
aud number not known Notice is hereby
given that application will be made for a
renewal of the -same.
JOHN GRIFFIN.
Fairburn, Ga., March 9, i860 -wGt.
CAPTURED.
B Y TREY\NKEE3 onor about the first ot
S-ptember, lbu4, near Decatur, DeKaib county,
G . , one CerUCcHte of Deposi', issued by John W. Duq-
can. Depositary at Atlanta, for ihe sum cf one thou.ai d
d liars, payibte to Joseph Wslker. .
Notice is hereby | iven hit. 1 wiil apply for renewal of
the srroe alter the publication of iliis net c six timrs in
the Wte.lv Ioleliigencer.
anil2-161 JOS. WALKER.
D. c itur, Gj., April 12, ISG5
NOTICE.
8 TOL' N fi-orn the 8r.b3-liber in N, wton ccucty, Ca.
iu Deceirb ;r last, one Oeri.Coate ef Deposit for tfnee
th ms aud do lars t$"00tl,) signed fey J. W. Duncan. 1
her,by for ; wa-.n ai p.rsons agaiusi tradieg for ilii said
Certificate, f-8 I tliail apply it r a renewal of the same
accoidingto law. March 2cth, IS35.
aprUl-wGt L. M. BROWN.
Covington, tla , April 1st, 1S65.
neighbors who desired to avail tin m selves
of the starry protection cf the good old b ;i>
ner, b might their jewelry, money, silver
plate andother valuables, and bogged the
privilege of placing them in lmr house, that
the Yankees, respecting their ov.n fl -g,
would spare the property it covered. The
good ua’ured litUe Union woman, consent
ed, aud received a large amount of “porta
ble property” into her domicil- 1 , promise'!
to use her influence whateverit might prove
to be, to save their goods lr< m confiscation.
Wearliy and anxious y the loyal, plucky
woman waited, but Sherman came not.
Her neighbors, one by one, soon reclaimed
their property, and then, fc.avfeg got tueir
own again, these same people raided a hue
trtid cry against the b-avo little Unionist
and tried their utmost p* drive to r out of
town.
This is a fair specimen ot rebel pr tiilude
as recently developed at the city of /yigusta,
Ga.
IMPRESSING PRIVATE GOLD
By a lajv recently passed, all private gold
is declared liable to be impressed, ior the use
ol the Confederate Govern men . Every
man is cailed upon to give up his hidden
store; few voluntarily do s<>, but whenever
a Government agent hears of a concealed
hoard, he at once proceeds by force, if
need be, to take possession of it in (he name
of the Confederate Government,
GUEKNRACKS PROHIBITED.
Ail trading or speculating ia
Slates currency is strictly forbid Jen
backs must not even he employed
chase food or goods, nothing but
erake money can be used. And, so deter
mined are the authorises toimea their rebel
shinplastcrs upon an unwilling public that
they punish a man buying or selling green
backs, 01 offering them m exchange, "> iin a
fiueof from one thousand to live thousand
dollars, ulJ with five years or more impris
onment, in the Penitentiary, at the opiiou
ol the Judge. Despite the law, greenbacks
are eagerly tougltt, by people who are striv
ing to escape aoro s the line and get to the
laml ol law and order once again. By these
people thirty to flitv dollars of Confederate
is given for one dollar of greenback. Gold,
when any one possessing it is verdant
enough to part, with it lor Confederate ra
easily command from sixty to eighty for
one. As may bn supposed, huwevi r, lhere
is very little to be sold.
EATING
is a most expensive amusement, and few do
it v/ho can possibly do wi'hout it. It may
serve to somewhat reconcile us to what we
consider the exorbitantly high prices w
have to pay bf re in Savannah for food, etc
to peruse the following partial
SCALE OP MARKET PRICES IN AUGUSTA, GA.,
MARCH 25, I860 _
Flour per barrel $700
Cooking Sod^per pound. 25
Coffee, per pootod, 7’
Tea per pound, I7i
Sperm candles per pound, GO
Brandy per quart, 175
Brandy per diink, 10
Corn whiskey p#r drink, 5
Apple brandy, per drink, 5
Eggs per dozen, 10 to 12
Ten cent box of blacking, 20
Confederate made lager beer, per
drink, -
,A meal of victuals in a restaurant is by
no means a luxury to be indulged in more
than three or four tynes a da\\ as witness
the following
RESTAURANT PRICES.
A luil meal of victuals, consisting ol taint
ed or rusted bacon, hard bread, rice and
sometimes fried potatoes §10
Ham and eggs 10
And these sums were demanded “invaii
ably in advance.” This practice arises
from a playful habit indulged ia by some of
Lee’s returned soldiers, ol going into an eat
ing house, devouring a large meal and then
walking off without paying anything at ail.
Our informant wore a coat for which he
paid in Augusta six weeks ago the nice lii-
le sum ot §2,000. His pantaloons cost Lim
§200, Ins vest §200, and bis boots §400 li
a gemlcman there is disposed io indulge in
any of the little delicacies id the season, he
must be prepared to pay accordingly. A
dish of oysters $20 a gla>sol brandy $10, a
Havauna cigar $10, a snipe or bird ol as
sort from 10 to §18.
The gentleruau to whose kindness we are
indebted for many if ike facis upon which
this article is based, paid at a restaurant $d00
per mcntl; as he only received 1 r his Ser
vices §350, he was compelled to res rt to out
side speculation iu order to secure enough
bread and butter to live on. When he had
at last completed his arrangements 1 .r se
curing his transit to the Union lints, he
starved with a lady, and for the passage*of
the two from Augus : a to within twelve
miles of thiscity he paid $1800. From that
point to Savannah §300 ia gidd. It must be
borne in mind that, save this last one, all the
sums formerly mentioned are estimated iu
Confederate money. However, as this is
the recognized circulating medium of the
country, and as none other is known or per
mitted, the prices are even then, slightly
above au economical mark.
Having, after six dai’s of anxiety and
trouble, at. last safely reached the haven tor
which he was so long striving, the first pro
ceeding of our kind friend was cue which
wiil be of interest to ail our readers, and es
pecially to our young ladies and gen:lenten,
and the particulars whereof they may read
in another column, lie started from Au
gusta with a lady who was unmarried, and
he was, strange to say, also single. Before
they had been in the ctiy thirty minutes, ihe
young lady was married, and by the most
cunoi's coincidence in the world, our young
fiiend also about the same time ceased to be
a single man. For all we c u say, they may
have maimd each other.
It so, they have our su e rest congratula
tions, and 0111 eariu st, honest hopes for
Ihtii welfare aud perfect earthly happiness.
| plundered, begged the privilege of depos-
i iting their plate and other valuables in her
house, as she was known to De a prominent
| Unionist, and would be likely to epjoy the
j immediate protection of Gen. Sheiman.—
j Their most valuable articles were accord-
! ingly placed with her lor safe keeping. No
' : ouuer, however, had the Federal iroqps
h b the town than these same citizens who
ha • i joyed her protection, renewed their
persecutions upon her, and by every means
sought to drive her from her home.
THE REBEL VICE PRESIDENT.
Hi n. Alexander H. Stephens is now at
his home iu Crawfordville, a3 is reported,
sick, but as hia friends well know, sick only
ot the Confederacy. He will not stump the
State for the Confederate cause, as has been
industriously circulated by the rebel prints
to cover up his retirement in disgust from
ihe Richmond cabal.
HuW THE OFFICERS LIVE.
The officers of the Quartermaster’s De
partment are living in high styie off the
tithes wrung from the suffering people.—
Magnificent banquets, gay parties and costly
.-uppets are in vogue among these officials.
Ladies going Jrom Savannah may be as
sured that there is no lack of “society” in
Augusva. The gallant joung officers who
fled irom Savannah upon its evacuation,
throng the city,and what with balls and par
ties and rtec ptions, all goes merry as a mar
riage bell.
Commodore Tatnall is in Augusta, and
the two gunboats which escaped up the
river when this city was invested by Sher
man, lie in the stream near the tojvn.
The “Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel”
has come out in favor of a State Convention.
This sheet is owned and edited by one
Morse, from all accoums a most precious
scoundrel. A native ol Connecticut, at one
time edjtor and proprietor of Ihe Bridge
port Farmer, just previous to the breaking
out cf the war he settled in Augusta, and
by avowing the rankest secession principles,
and lending himself and his paper to every
sort oi dirty work, he obtained an influen
tial and lucrative position. From this post
he has persecuted almost with impunity
whomsoever might iall under Lis displeas
ure. He has ground hia printers and other
workmen down to the lowest starvation
prices, while amassing a fortune for him
self, aud upou their striking recently for
sufficient wages to keep body and soul lo-
geiher, had them all conscripted. ""With the
instinct of the tiue Sycophant, he has per
ceived the turn in the tide of popular senti
ment, and is now shaping hi9 sails accord
ingly. There are men, however, who have
suffered lrom his maiignity, and who stand
ready to see that the gentleman shall have
his deserts when the time co‘me3.
PERSONAL ITEMS.
Among the ladies who arrived here jes
terdny, was Mis. Col. Kioggi Id, of Colum
bia, widow ot Co*. Ringgold, a native ol
Charleston, who died in San Francisco
about, six noaths since. Mrs. Ringgold
states that Gea. Sherman, upon* eccupj mg
Columbia, treated the citizens with great
kindness, and took every precaution to in
sure the protection of their property, Yet
LATE NORTHERN NEWS.
From the Chattanooga Gazette, of the 4lh
instant, kiudly handtd us by a friend, we
clip the following doubtless exaggerated ac
counts of affairs about Richmond up to the
3i instant. It wi 1 be seen that Lincoln fig
ures largely at City Point, as a telegraphic
reporter to the War Department at Wash
ington. Our readers know how to make
the proper allowance for these boastful dis
patches:
PREMATURE IDEAS.
New York, April 3.
Commercial’s special says it is believed in
Washington that the war is over. The pro
gramme ol Grant anticipates all possible
movements of the enemy.
THE REBELS HEMMED IN.
The retreat of the rebels is cut eff at all
points. Grant, "Sheridan, Thomas and Han
cock are closing around the fragments of the
rebels,
Sherman is yet to be heard from.
NEWS HAS NO EFFECT ON MARKETS.
News of Gram’s success has almost sus
pended business in all markers, and as yet
it is difficult to estimate the effect ou prices
till more is known of the fate of Lee’s army,
and the prospects ot effecting a junction
with Johnston, to offer battle atjsome point,
or possibly fall cod jointly upon Sherman.
Gold has been affected bat slightly. The
prices opened at §1 48, and fell to §1 45^,
with no special furore to sell. The stock
market has been largely oversold and there
is a scarcity of gold.
EXCITEMENT OVER THE CAPTURE OF RTCH-
0 MOND.
New York, April 3.
As the uay advances the excitement over
Griiiil’s victory increases, salutes are firing
at a ck z n or more different points.
Philadelphia, April 3.
O’d Independence Hall bell raDg by order
of Mayor Henry.
The Firemen turned out in procession
with their fire engines Then termed, cross
ing and passed through the streets, firing
salutes, arid blowing steam whistles. The
precession adjourned with cheers. All busi
ness at a stand.
Baltimore, April 3.
ihe Union people here -are intoxicated
with joy, and jubilant. They embrace one
another m the streets. A grand display of
flags. The Mayor ordered all of the bells
in the city to be rung. -
Cincinnati!, Apiil 3.
Tite news of ihe fall of Richmond caused
ar r at excitement. All business suspended,
and a general rejoicing to-night, and a blaze
ot firework?.
fnl distance.
On being reinforced this moruiDg by the
5_h corps, the enemy fell back so rapidly
that their dead and wounded fell into oar
hands, as well as our own that were left
yesterday afternoon.
The attack made on the enemy’s line in
front of the 24*a corps, was by Foster’s di.
vision and about 2d0 prisoners were brought
in, the 142d New York taking mo9t of tbun-
Some three or four hundred yards ot
ground was als$4aken from them and our
picket lines were much farther advanced.
At 4 a. m., this-morning. this position was
assaulted and a few df our men captured,
but in a very short time it was retaken wiih
abont sixty prisoners, and one stand of col
ors.
Oar losses up to the present time, will not
exceed 250, while that of the enemy on
some parts of the line, are at least greater
than ours.
MONETARY.
New York, April 8.
Cotton unsettled and nominal, 3 and 5
cents lower, S^acd 40c. Gold excited and
decidedly lower, opening at §1,48, advanc
ing to $l,49f, declining to $1.45i, closing at
$1,43i ’ ’ _
. VICTORY.
FALL OF RICHMOND! f
EVACUATION OF PETERSBURG!
GRANT CUTS OFF REBEL RETREAT !
THR WHOLE REBEL LINE CARRIED.
PRISONERS IN THOUSANDS.
FIF^Y CANNON CAPTURED.
OUR LINESSTRONGLY EN
TRENCHED.
Chattanooga, April 3.
A special dispatch from Nashville to the
Gazette says:
New York, April 3 8:30 a, m.
This morning President Lincoln reports
that Petersburg is evacuated, and Grant
thinks the city of Richmond is also in our
possession.
Gen Grant is pushing on to cut off the
Rebel retreat.
Washington, April 3,10:45 a. m.
To Qen. Dix:
It appears from a dispatch of Gen. Weit-
zel’s which has jnst been received by this
Department, that our forces under his com-
mand are in Richmond, having taken it at
8:15 this morning. - T
. , E. M. STANTON.
City Point, April 2.
To E. M. Stanton :
After 10 o’clock a. m. Everything has
been carried frojAThe left ot the 9 th eorp9.
The-Bih-corpa-a'i»£« Captured more than
three thousad prisoners. Cannot tell the
number.
We are now closing around the works
of the line immediately enveloping Peters
burg. All looks remarkably well.
I have not yet heard Irom Sheridan.
A. LINCOLN.
City Point. 8:39 A. M. April 2.
E. M. Stanton :
Grant telegraphs : We are now. up and
have a continuous line of trom^; in a few
hours we will be entrenched from Appoma^
tox below Petersburg to the river above.—
The whole captures since the army started
will not amount to less than 12,000, proba
bly fifty pieces of artillery—don’t know
numbers of men or guns accurately.
Part of Foster's division 24th corps, made
a gallant charge this A. M. and captured a
very important fort with its entire garrison.
All seems well with us. Everything quiet
just now.
A. Llh^pOLN.
FURTHER ABOUT THE FIGHT ON SATURDAY.
Hd* Qar’s Army of the Potomac,)
April 1. j
The greater part of the army has not
been engaged with the enemy. The entire
time has been spent in erectiDg works on
the new line, and repairing the roads con
necting the different corps. The late rains
had made them impassable as the troops ad
vanced ior one train to move five miles
without ihe assistance of one hundred men,
but through the untiring energy and perse
verance ot officers in the Quartermaster and
Commissary departments, the army has
been as well supplied as while in the camp.
When the news ot Sheridan’s repulse
reached here, last night, part of the Sth
cor^.s was at once dispatched to his aid and
it is expecied that to-night or in Vhe morn
ing, we shall receive good news Irom that
quarter.
It appears that Sheridan was moving on
ihe road leading to a place called Three
Forks, about three miles Irom the South
Side Railroad, when two Cavalry brigades
oi Tickeu’s division, which had moved
down in a great hurry,came down on a road
leading from Sulherliind Station.
As Sheridan’s cavaJry had most of them
passed tire Junction road, this movement of
the enemy threatened to cut him off.
He, however, discovered his danger in
time to get his command back with only a
slight loss, at the same time taking about
1,000 prisoners.
(Special Dispatch.)
Major General Steadman has furnished
us with the following particulars of the fight
ing on Saturday as contained in a dispatch
received at his Headquarters :
City Point, April 1.
Hon. E. M. Stanton : ~
Adispatchhas just’been received showing
1 that Generals Bhendan and Warren had at
i 2 P. M., pushed the enemy back so as to re
take five works and bring his own Head-
. quarters up to Barasco?.
The five works barricaded by the enemy,
were carried by Devon’s command.
This part ot the enemy’s force now seems
be trying to work along the White Oak
road to join the main force in front of Gen.
Grant.
Sheridan and Warren are pushing them
as closely as possible.
{Signed) T. S. BOWERS, A. A. G.
Washington, April 3.
le Maj. Gen, D.x :
A dispatch from General Grant’s Adju
tant General at City Point announces me
triumph of oar armies in the three days’
hard fighting.
City Point, Apiil 1, 5:45 p. M.
A dispatch from General Grant states that
Sheridan, commanding infantry and cavalry
has carried everything before him.
He has captured three brigades of k fan
cy, a wagon train, and several batteries of
artillery.
The prisoners- captured will amount to
several thousand.
[Signed] T. S. BOWERS, A. A.: G.
PARTICULAR? OF GRANT’S LAST MOVE
MENTS.
War Department, Washington A|»ri4 1.
To Msj.-Gen. Dix: The following tele
graph in relation to the military operations
now going on at the front was received this
morning. Nothing later has reached this
department.
E. M. STANTON, Sec’y of War.
City Point, March 31, 8:30 a. m.
Hon. E. M. Stanton:
At 1:30 p. m. to-day Gen. Grant tele
graphed 10 me as follows: “There has been
much hard fighting this morning. The en
emy drove our left from near Dabney’s
House back weil towards the Boydiown
plankroad. We are now about to take the
offensive at that point, and I hope that we
will more than recover the lost ground.”
He telegraphed again as follows: “Our
troops after being driven back to the Boyd-
town plankroad, rallied and drove the ene
my in turn, and took the White Oak road,
which we now have. This gives us the
ground occupied by the enemy this morn
ing. I will send you the rebel flag cap
tured by our troops in diiving the enemy
back. There have been four flags captured
to-day.” Judging by the two points from
which Grant tefegraphs I infer that he has
moved his headquarters about one mile
since he sent the first ot the two dispatches.
. A LINCOLN.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac,)
March 39, 8 P. M. \
Notwithstanding a heavy rainstorm which
set in last night, and continued *until this
afternoon, the army has to-day vanced
about two miles, and the 5ih corps has
reached the Bovdtown plank road, near its
junction with the White Oak. This is the
place where the 2d corps had an engage
ment with the enemy last autumn, ih which
it suffered severely. The ground gamed to
day cost us but a few meD, the rebels mak
ing but very slight resistance. At Hatcher’s
Run, whicu is otiy a short distance lurther
on, the enemy have strong earthworks erect
ed, defended with heavy guns,and here they
will no doubt make a stand to oppose our
further advance. From this point the new
line exteuds to Armstrong’s Mill, the 2d
corps holding the right ot this position in
the engagement of yesterday. The number
of prisoners taken is 125, with eight com
missioned offie-rs. They belonged to Bush-
rod Johnston’s cavalry,and were part of the
force that made the attack upon our lines
last Saturday. The rebels made a demon
stration at seven points on the old line last
night tor the purpose evidently of ascertain
ing whether the works were'held in lorce.
They did not gain anything, however, ex
cepting the information that the lice was
strong enough to defend itself. This ex
plains the firing heard at City Point on
Wednesday night and Thursday evening.—
Nothing has yet been received here as-to
the operations of the cavalry, but they will,
it is not doubted, give a good account oi
themselves. A battle Is expected to mor
row for the possession of the South Side
railroad, and, judging from the confidence
and high spirits of officers aud men, there
wiil be a good result.
The New York Tribune’s 5 ,b corps cor
respondent, writing at 6 o’clock in the after
noon of the 29th ult, says: At four o’clock
this morning the 2d and 5th corps .were
put on the march upon the right of the
enemy’s line, the 5th moving by the Quaker
road. On coming to a point cailed bitunk’s
Hollow, and mounting the opposite hill, a
breastwork was found abandoned by the
enemy. Passing it, about three quarters of
a mile beyond, the head of Ihe column met
the lrout ot the enemy’s line posted in the
edge of a thick pine wood, and open clear
ing, a sudden and heavy fire ^yvas opened
upon our skirmish liue, and it was driven
back upon the line formed of the 1st brig
ade, 5th division, which at first fell back,
but on being supported by the 2d brigade,
rallied and drove back the enemy with some
loss iq prisoners. In the meantime, Gen.
Warren drew up the rest of the 2d and 3d
divisions of the 5th corps in line in order to
support the attack. After an action of
about three quarters of an hour, the enemy
retreated in haste, leaving most of his dead
and wounded on the field. The 5th corps
now lies on the ground. The force of the
enemy engaged was one division of their
4th corps, under General Bushrod Johnson,
the strength being about 600. Our loss
may reach 300 to 400 men, killed and
wounded, that of the enemy is about the
same, but the number of prisoners, some
150 to 200, renders their loss greater than
ours.
The TribuueVcorrespondtnt, writing at
Gravelly Run on the night ot the 29ffi says:
By the movement of Friday, our original
line which extended on the left to Hatch-
ei’s Run, has been prolonged beyond the
run, westward across the Vaughan and
Quaker plank roads, facing northward with
in about two and a halt miles of Dinwiddie
court house. The Lieutenant General, ac
companied by Generals Williams and In
galls, and several members of their staffs,
came, up to Humphrey’s station, near
Hatcher’s Run, at 11 o’clock this moining
and soon after crossing the run. visited the
different points along our line, establishing
headquarters for the night on the Vaughan
road on the Gravelly Run. Gen. Meade,
accompanied our advance eail/» in the
morning, aud likewise had his headquarters
on the Vaughan road, two miles from Hatch
er’s Run. *
* REBEL REPORTS.
The Petersburg Express says large bodies
of cavalry have been seen moving towards
our right! The fact is well known that a
large body of cavalry moved down the
plank road two or three days since. It is
highly probable that Sheridan, icSited by
his recent successes, may attempt something
similar on this side of the lines. We pre
dict for him an inglorious defeat. Reliable
intelligence from City Point represents the
presence of fifteen monitors and forty iron
clad vessels in the James river, besides an
innumerable fleet of smaller and less forma-
dable boats. Since the attempt of the Con
federates to pass Ihe Yankee obstructions,
the enemy has doubled his vigilance and
largely increased his naval force. Commo
dore Poster is in command ol the fleet, and
his’ flag-ship occupies a prominent position
among the vesst Is.
LATELT REPORTS FfiOM SELMA.
We are informed, says the Montgomery
Mail of the 8.h iust., that an officer cf Gen.
Adams’ staff wenf down to Selma under flag
of tiuce on Wednesday to request peimis-
sion of the Federal authorities for Mrs. Gen
eral Adams, the wife tf our distinguished
ccmtnacder, to pass through their lines.
Mis. A. was a sojourner in Selma during
the.battle, and it was impossible for her to
leave the city during the evacuation. The
officer in charge 01 the escort and fl tg cf
truce, has returned to Montgomery. They
were not permitted to cross tbe river, and
the interview was held on the river bank
opposite the city. The Federate iseermd
anxious to learn the whereabouts of Forrest.
They claim 2,5,0 prisoneis as the result of
the engagements at PlantersvilTe and Sel
ma. They also intimate that their losses
were heavy. It appears that only one
square, including the posteffiee buildftg,
wa9 destroyed. The Federate burned the
navy woiks, and Ihe firing ot the other
bnildipgs was unautbonz id. The flag ol
trnce party make no mention of the report
ed attack ot Forrest on the city, Monday
and Tuesday.
—
Lee’s Army.—Farmville is on the South-
side Railroad, leading from Petersburg to
Lynchburg, seventeen miles west of the
Junction. If the enemy are at the Junc
tion, and Lee’s army at Farmville, it indi
cates that Lee is moving west, instead ol
coming to North Carolina. Farmvillejs
sixty-nine miles west ot Petersburg and sev
enty miles southwest of Richmond.
From the AngustA Constitutionalist.
INTERESTING FROM SAVANNAH.
We are indebted to a friend for full file?
of the Savannah Herald and Republican,
extending to the 8d instant, from which we
collate the following items of interest:
' A YAKKER JOLLIFICATION.
A lot of Yankee “drummers” for New
York houses and shoddyites gave a famom
entertainment at the Pulaski House, which
was attended by several weak-need South
erners. These fellows sacrificed their prin
ciples for a little drink, as they would be
come Mohometans for a beefsteak. The
Republicae tells us bow they acted. It
says:
The “Old Flag” was saluted with brim
ming glasses and heartfelt cheers, the dis
tinguished citizens of Georgia, South Caro
lina and Florida and other Southern State?,
though entertaining different political soot la
ments, responding to the appeals of Nation
ality. It was decidedly a fraternal meeting
of Americans, where the turmoil of poloties
was not permitted to enter, but where all
hearts were devoted to the glory and pros
perity of our native land.
The entertainment was greatly enlivened
by the excellent singing ot Mr. Muller, anil
the comical soug of Mr. Sweatman, “Johny’s
Gone for a Soldier,” deserved all the hearty
applause with which it was greeted. The
vocalization of a fine quartette, who gave
“Beautiful Star,” and other songs with
splendid effect, was one of the marked fea
tures of the evening. Prof. Joseph Rucker
regaled the guests with a choice selection
ot operatic pieces upon the National instru
ment of Switzerland, the Zichter, a rare, but
sweet instrument. The health of the com -
mandiDg General was drank in full bump
ers with cheers, but all the loud calls were
insufficient to secure a speech'from his aids,
whose excessive modesty alone prevented
their responding.
The press of Savannah was well repre->
sented. We noticed C. Clements, Esq., and
G. Fay, of the Savannah Herald, John W.
Fof-ney, Jr., special 'correspondent of the
Washington Chroniole, and J. E. Hays, edi
tor of the Savannah Republican, all of whom
offered toasts and made speeches pertinent
to the occasion. At an early hour tins morn
ing the party separated in the jolliest mood,
all well pleased with the splendid enter
tainment so elegantly prepared by the gens
erous hosts, Messrs. Cbas. Center, of Boston,
C. Ostenheim and G. Shiller, of New York.
THE SAVANNAH SUBMIS3IONISTS.
The Herald states the case of the sub-
missionists of Savannah, in responding to an
article intended to palliate the conduct ol
the people of the “Forest City.” It says :
The “intelligent Southern gentleman”
shows bis ignorance of the whole matter,by-
saying Dr. Arnold was the only one author
ized to act for the city, when by the report
it will be seen that several aldermen were
on the committee at the meeting, and as ail
the aldermen are elected by the people, ail
can acb The writer of the letter, who seems
to have been in Savannah, tell? what every
one knows to be a positive untruth, rs can
be shown any day ; as to Dr. Arnold,he has
not looked so young, so fresh and vigors for
many a year, as he does now. Long may
he live, aud grow in vigor and streng'h
every year.
The meeting was called at the request of
the citizehs of Savannah, and there were
voters at the last city election. Some of the
best men in the city took part in the meet
ing, and no man took a part v lio did not
do so willingly and knowingly, to say oth
erwise is to impeach his common sense.—
As to a guard, great care was taken io let
no one Irom the military service come in.
and there was none, notone. The author ei
the resolutions must' feel gratified by the
compliment, that a person ot so astute a
mind as Geu. Sherman was its writer; but
Gen. Sherman did not know of the meeting
or resolutions till afterward. It was a fad
and free expression of opinion from the peo-.
pie of Savannah, and for which we give
them all, yea, every man who gave that full
yea to the resolutions, we give them all
honor, and to them it will ever be au honor
that they came cheerfully aDd willingly Jo
amend.by their action what had been done
to place them wrong before that time.
NIGGERS TURNED GUERRILLAS.
There is something like poetical justfer
in the following record from the Herald.
It shows that Cuffey is not altogether in
love with the thieving, trading Brother
Jonathan :
A lew days since, two men coming down
the river upon a flalboat laden wilh cotton,
upon reaching within two miles of tbi3 city-
discovered a party of negroes upon the
bank, and wishing to make some inquiries,
hailed them and put into shore. Upon
reaching the shore the negroes disappeared
but soon returned, bringing additions to
their numbers. The negroes then suddenly
fired upon the men in the flalboat, wound
ing the one who has sincj reached the city;
what became of the other he is unable ito
state, as he lay insensible for hours. Upon
regaining hte consciousness he found his
boat, cotton and companion gone. The
sufferer painfully made his way to the city,
when he told his story to the authorities
and exhibited his wounds to testify toils
truth; eighteen buck shot were lodged in
various parts of his body. A subscription
was immediately set on foot for the relief
of the unfortunate man, and General Gre
yer t ffered every facility for the detection
and.arrest of the guerrilla?. Mr. Browne,
Treasury Agent, has already succeeded in
identifying some of the stolen cotton, and
the audacious offenders will undoubtedly
soon be brought to condign punishment.
ADOPTED CITIZENS IN THE CONFEDERATE
ARMY.
The Herald says:—
Those not acquainted with the tacts, wili
be surprised at the number of adopted ci:i-
zens who were forced into the ranks oi .he
Rebel Army. They had no alternative hut
to enter and serve against the United States
to whom Ibey always owed their allegiance.
Many of these men have met death on the
field of battle; others have escaped and
come into the Federal line?; every week
some of them haye left the entrenchments
or garrisons near Savannah aDd reported at
Fort Pulaski.
We annex the following as a list of those
regiments, battalions and compani# re
cruited in Savannah, who have in then
ranks Irish aDd Germaa adopted citizens:
Irish Jasper Greens, Co’s A B 250 men;
Bonaud’8 battalion, 75 men; Irish volun
teers, 114 men; Irish Telfair Grays. 98 mcD;
Montgomery Guards, 116 men; Emmett Ri-
dflp!25 men; Capt Jacob Reed’s Battery,
I^TueE; Chatham Artillery, 50 men; Gecr-
Hussars, cote A and B, 130 men; Oglethorpe
Siege Artillery, cote A and B, 80 met; Sa
vannah Volunteer Guards Battalion, 150
men; 63d Ga Regt, Col Gordon, 300 men;
Ciiy Light Guards, 60 mer; Repubiicau
Blues, 55 men; Marsh’s Cavalry, 40 men; R
F Akin’s Cavalry, 50 met; 32J Ga Reg-,
200 men; ist Ga Regulars, 300 mer; De
Kalb Rifles, 125 men; Getmin Volunteers,
125 :mec; Sjmons’ Regt, Ga Reserves, 225
ajen.
Many others are serving in regiments, re
ernited beyond Savannah. Large numbers
of these men, commissioned officers and pri
vates, are reporting daily to. the Provost
office in this ciiy, being disgusted with the
rebel cause and desirous of returning tq
their famili^p.