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®lw tMtowtow Wmm. J# W , WARREN, - - - Editor. Wednesday Morning, M#reh l 1864. Personal. —We are pleased to see again at home and in good health our friend, £ R. Lamar. Esq., the efficient and popular Clerk j ol the Confederate House of Representatives. From Virginia. The intelligence contained in our day’s telegram from Richmond, indicates a forward movement of Meade’s army. Grant s magnificent failure calls loudly for redemp tion, and from no point in the Yankee bne of invasion can a response be given save in \ ir- g inia. We hdve, of course, no means ol knowing the relative force of the armies in that quarter., but we have no idea that a knowledge of the fact would weaken our con victipn that Gen. Lee is fully able to meet las antagonist. It is quite certain that Lincoln s necessities will shortly compel him. to do something, and, if the people of the Confede racy had it iu their power to make the selec tion, they would almost unanimously indicate the region of the Kapidan as the theatre of the demonstration. That army has never been defeated— and never will be. Turned Back.—A negro belonging to a gentleman in our office left his employment about a week since and started for Savannah, in the hope, doubtless, of getting thence un der the protection ofliis Yankee friends. Be fore reaching Savannah, strange rumors of the manner in which the negro troops were treated in the battle of Olustee met Culfee’s - ear. He learned that all able-bodied negroes who succeeded in reaching the Yankee lines were immediately conscripted, and what is worse, were placed in the fore-tront ot the battle, where the horrible alternation of dying from Confederate bullets in front, or Yankee bayonets in the rear, was presented, Cuflee, being blessed with a rational turn of mind, and not furnished with a superabundance of courage, began to ponder. Reflection, aided materially by instinct, soon convinced him that he was going in the wrong direction for his good, and, obeying the counsel of these guides, he retraced his steps, an dais now earning a comfortable support at useful labor. [communicated.] Tlie Crisis. As sure as we arc men, yvents of the great est magnitude are read)' to burst upon us, with the gravest consequences to us and to our children. Wc are in the crisis of a na tion’s life. If we prove’ ourselves to be wor thy of existence, wc shall live; if, on the other hand, we shrink from the stern duty before us, we shall die—ignominiously die. The storm of battle is gathering black, all around the horizon. Already the clash of conflicting arms, is heard in every direction. The of War n has come I -O, now for the soul of SrAUTnfhs in every Southern bosoih ! AVe say now, for if we fail note, all is lost! The precious blood of our martyred hero brothers and sons lias been shed in vain. In vain have our old men toiled and prayed and given their beloved, benjamins to cruel Moloch of war. In vain have our maidens wept and watched and devoted themselves to works of mercy, and waited—the vestal daughters of the purest, most patient, heroic, patriotic mothers on earth ! In vain have the BUTLERS and the LEASTS reveled upon the blood of our bravest and best, and made it “the Falernian” of their infernal feasts. In vain has the wail of violated chastity been sounded under a Southern sun. We are dogs to bowl beneath the steel whips of our brutal foe and crouch and croud away into places of exemption from arms, while he is spoiling our land, burning our dwellings and provisions, insulting and imprisoning our venerable grey haired fathers and mothers, and subjecting our sisters and wives to outrage, such tii have never before been known among Christian people. AYe are worse than dogs , to be snarl > ing and lighting aver the carrion-bones of Speculation and official larcenies, while our homes and household gods lie in smouldering ruins, and the hoof of “the Beast’’ tramples upon the breasts that gave us such; and “ the' brow of blue-eyed beauty !’’ But what can be done? We shall make nf> suggestion to our gallant army, or the Gener als who cofirmuyul it. They are doing their duty! THEY have left home and property, and kindred, and wives and children—“ soft places," and “fat places,” and “ easy places,’> —palatial residences and pleasure-grounds— humble cottages and patches—rich and poor, alike—from city and country—brothers all, and MEN ! THEY are at the post of duty. They have uncovered their hearts and stand a living bulwark, between us and our foes. They defy the foul invader. They march over mountain and through morass, by day and by night, to confront his hosts and fight our battles. The heroes of Sumter and Manas sas, and Shiloh, and Seven Pines, and Seces siouville, and Chickahominy, of Malvern Hill, of Vicksburg, of Murfreesboro’, of Baton Rouge, of Richmond, of Chickamauga, of luka, Corinth and an hundred other battle fields, need no word of admonition from us or from others. They will do their part. But what can uy do, here r at home ? Ist, We can rebuke the traitors who are daily and hourly discouraging the people —men who, animated by'mere greed of gain, do and say all they £an to depreciate not only the Confederate money, but everything else, that is Confederate, —men who sit about in sunny places and spread their dirty wings like buz zards scenting carion on every breeze, — men in Confederate offices , who are shamelessly shirking duty in the field, from mere coward ice, behind petty “ contracts ” which they do not comply with. These men depreciate our cause —affect to sneer, at our army ! —pocket their base earnings, and swagger through the streets of our towns, and prophesy evil. “ The wish/’ for our overthrow, “is father to the thought.” IVe can rebuke these men and $ them into silence. Let them burrow, like timid hares, in their small “ contracts,” and iatten their tor# hearts with the hope of our ultimate subjugation The time is coming When Our brave soldiers will return with tri umphant banners, and then, these creatures will find their level! For the remainder of their ignoble lives, they will sneak through society where they are known, detested and spit upon by MEN and women. Some will escape to strange localities and sport their wealth before strange eyes, and ihe in ever lasting solitude and die, and be forgotten. Happp they! Most will be remembered— THE MISERABLE CREATURES I 2d. We can and must feed and clothe our soldiers, in spite of the extortioners. We saw, the other day, in the Army of Tennessee, a pair of socks, which were sent there,-a gift, by an old lady, with this memorandum—' “One pair of Sox, for some pore Soldier boy." • We smiled at the good old woman’s orthography, of course, but our heart warmed and melted and we wept tears of gratitude and pride. We remembered “ the rich men ” wfto cast “ their gifts into the treasury” and that “ cer tain poor widow ” wh|, under the eye of the LAkI, cast “in thither two mites , and jet u cast in more than they all- Let this spirit prevail —the rich “ of their abundance ” —the poor of their “ penury’’—all, let every one do what he can, and the work will be well done. A curse, upon the stores and lands, and sin ews and spine, and marrow, of that man, who now withholds his supplies from our- Soldiers! 3d. We can and must see that soldiers’ wives and children do not suffer more than their just proportion, of the privations of the war. They need assistance—encouragement —comforts. Let every one -with'generous heart and open hand, press to the relief of these children of the Confederacy'. 4tli. One other thing, though we can aud must do. Some of the State Govern ments have, in this matter, acted foolishly. They have disarmed the people —-taken their guns, which are jff no use in the service, and which now lie rusty in old houses, near the State Capitals—and have not supplied the peo ple with powder and lead, to resist raWs. Now let every man, at once, supply himself with a a good double-barreled shot gun and powder and buckshot enough, and determine to kill every Yankee invader upon our soil, from the win dows of our houses, the corners of our streets, the trees in our forests, as thej r pass thro’ our country on their work of desolation and death. Let the whole land become one vast military camp, and a Yankee raid would never again pollute it. , ■ It is.a vain delusion that wc can propitiate Yankee brutality and lust, by any forbearance of ours. The time has come for us to seek “humanity’s last refuge, the counsel of mad ness, and the resources of despair.” sth. We can drive those to the army, who are evading the service' by false pretenses of age , details and furloughs. We can compel deserters to return, and others to go, who ought to go. Oth. By all itiyans, in all ways, and at all times, we can encourage and strengthen the hearts of the patriotic at home and’ in the army. AVe can report faithless officers to the Government and have them removed. In one word we can be patriots and men , and show our faith by our works. Now time, Je gather all our energies into our arm and strike the decisive blow. If \\y do our duty , we are in the last campaign of the tear. Defeated now arid the armies of Lin coln arc disbanded—demoralized-crushed.. For the present Lincoln is restrained by the fear of creating discontent at the Northland defeating his re-election. He fears to enforce vigorous measures to enlarge his armies. Now begs votes. Once re-elected, and he will command bayonets. NOW then—“ Rise, Fellow-men! Our coun try yet remains!” Rise, in the might of the LION, “Warded in his den”—in the might of long pent, up volcanic fires—in the might of outraged innocence—the might of eternal Jus tice and Almighty Providence, and hurl the invaders from our soil. Tlie CiirisfiuttSoUliei* in Death. It was just after the battle where hun dreds of brave men had fallen, never to bear armes again, and where hundreds more were wounded, that a soldier came to the tent and said. “Chaplain, one of our boys is badly wounded, and wants to' sec you right away.” Hurriedly following the soldier, I was taken to the hospital, and led to a bed upon which lay a 'noble young soldier. He was pale and blood stained from a ter rible wound above the temple. I saw at a glance tlialr lie bad but a few hours to 1 live upon earth. Taking his hand, 1 said to him, “Well my brother what can Ido for you?” The poor dying soldier looked up in my face, and placing his finger where his hair was stained*with blood, lie said—“Chaplain* cut a big lock from here for mother! for mother, mind, Chaplain!” I hesitated to do it. He said, “Pout be afraid, Chaplain, to disfigure my hair. It’s for number and nobody will come to see me in the dead-house to-morrow.” I did as he requested me. “Now Chaplain” said the dying man, “I w ait you to kneel dawn by me and return thanks to God!” “For what?” I asked. “For giving me such a mother. Oh! Chaplain, she is a good mother; her teach ings comfort and console me now. And, Chaplain, thank God that by His grace I am a Christian. Oh! what would I do now if 1 wasn’t a Christian? I know that my Iledccmcr liveth.. I feel that His finished work has saved me. And, Chap lain, thank God for giving me dying grace. He has made my dying bed feel soft as downy pillows are. Thank If im lor the promised home in glory. I’ll soon be there —there, where there is no war, no sorrow, nor desolation, nor death —where I’ll see Jesus, and be forever with the Lord!” I knelt by the dying man, and thanked God for the blessings he had bestowed upon him—the blessings of a good mother a Christion hope, and dying grace to bear tistimony to God’s faithfulness. Shortly after the prayer, ho said, “Good bye, Chaplain; if you ever see mother, tell her it was all well!” In a Cave. —We learn that a mem ber of the sth. Georgia Regiment, who was “absent without leave” for the third time, and who had been sought frequent ly if not oftener, was found on yester day in an excavation beneath the floor of his house. His place of concealment was exposed by remark of a female in the house which was overheard by the officer in search, and induced him to tear up a plank of the floor, and behold! there WO3 the fellow reclining in all the bliss of fancied security. His dreams were sadly disturbed by the intruding officer, and tho dreamer was urged off to a place of greater security, there to await further orders. Moral.— Don’t hide from the con script man. He is argus*eyed, and has the scent of a grey hound.—— At. Confed- [From the Irish Times, .(Dublin,) Jan. 18.] Federal *2*ili*ti»»e»»tslii Ireland.^ Those who profess to believe that Ire land can yet spare a million and a half of her inhabitants will he cheered by the intelligence from Washington Mr Lin coln has advised that the “bounties” giv en to recruits should bo increased. The sum hitherto given to an emigrant who enlisted was £l4O “cash,” or £155 if he had served“one year and re^enlisted. — Even this enormous bounty has not at tracted a sufficient number of victims to the Northern standard. The Irish, per haps, have heard from those on whom they can rely that death or mutillation for life is the certain fate of the recruit.— They may have learned that a crisis must come when treasury notes will be worth less, and their dreams of a pension will be dissipated. The offer to increase a bounty already so large, proves that the Irish, to some extent, have been warned and that a higher price must be offered for their blood if the Union armies are to be recruited. The sum proposed to be raised for “bounty” is 150,000,000 of dollars. This is to be raised in “treasury notes.” We may consider this nominal sum to be equal to £3,000,000, deducting discount and depreciation. Such a sum as this could not be required for bounty alone. Mr Lincoln’s message to Congress fur nishes us with an intimation of the pur pose for which it is opening sentences of his message, Mr Lin coln lamented that while, thousands beset the offices of the American Consuls abroad, entreating to be assisted to emi grate, no regular organization for,the en couragement of emigration existed, He advised the immediate establishment of an extensive agency for assisting emi grants. The agency in part already ex ists. It can be increased and extended. Mr Lincoln provides it with means; for this fourteen millions is intended plainly to pay, not only the passage money of em igrants to New York, but the bounty when they get there. Earl llussell, at Blairgowrie, stated that if the Foreign Enlistment Act was found to be deficient, lie would propose anew bill early in the ensuing session.— His whole thoughts Tvere then directed to the seizure of the two steam rams coneer- ning which the world has heard so much. They were supposed to be intended for the Confederate service, and that was sufficient to induce Earl Russell to legis late anew. If the Foreign enlistment Act does not answer Earl Russell’s views as regards ships, it certainly does not meet the ends of justice, fairness or neutrality, as respects men. An army of 75,000 at the very least has been recruited for the Federals in Ireland within the last two years. In vain has the public voice call ed upon Government to interfere.- The answer has uniformly been “emigration cannot be stopped,” and “the Foreign En listment Act does not meet the case.”— The answer is probably true. We accept it, but we require that if the law is to be made more stringent in the case of ships, it must also be made more stringent in the case of men. Neutrality is a perfect farce and a de lusion, if by neutrality is meant that the Confederates shall not buy two fighting ships, but that the Federals shall buy the sinews and blood of 75,000 men. If the law is to be altered in the one case it must be altered in the other. Os course we will be told that it is difficult to find a remedy. So it is, but we pay our minis tors most liberally in order that they may meet and overcome difficulties. The Min istry have at their command all the legal ability of the law officers af the Crown; al} the acumen of those Whigs who claim .to be born statesmen; all the hereditaay cleverness of the founders of those few families who monopolize the Government and the patronage of those countries; they have the assistance even of their oppo nents in Parliaments; of all public writers and experts in international law. They riiupt meet the difficulty, or vacate their places for those who will. * The ease is a plain one. .We find a continuous stream of emigration from Ireland. We see that it consists chiefly of able bodied men of the military age — we find that this stream sets ever to one country and that country a beligerent. We lose the stream at New York to find it again at Chattanooga, at Knokville, at Alexandria, in Texas, or before Charles ton. We read a fearful list of Irish names in the roll of the dead and wound ed after an engagement. We find too, the President of the United States direc ting that a system for the encouragemant. of emigration should be established, and that the bounty should be increased; and then we find fourteen millions <sf pounds allotted for the purpose! The whole machinery of the law is put in motion at Liverpool to punish one agent who is sup posed to have induced four men to enter a Confederate steamer. Has the Civ is fiomrtnm not a word to say to that for eign belligerent who offers £11,000,000 for the cncouargcment of emigration and tiie payment of bounty? From Longstreet’s Command.— The Bristol Gazette , of Thursday last, says something is the matter in front. Gen. Longstreet has fallen back to Green ville and Bull’s Gap. It is reported that a portion of his-forces crossed the l iver at Strawberry Plains last Saturday, and were attacked on Saturday by the enemy who drove our-forces back. The pontoon bridges were cut loose to keep the enemy from pursuing. The report is that Long street fell back to prevent a flank move ment. The Gazette thinks he fell back in order to better subsist his army, anS for a more important reason, which it is deemed imprudent to mention at this time. tm • mm The editor of the A ppcal has form ed and expressed an opinion on the dan cing question. He says: There was a ball at-the City Hall last-* night, at which each visitor was expec to “lay ten dollars down;” but as we felt greater interest in a series of balls about to be given near Mobile we did not attend. ♦ The British ship Martin, reported burnt by the Alabama, was formerly the Amer ican bark Texan Star, which was sold at Eaulmein, India, to go under the British flag. It is said to be doubtful, however, if her British register holds good. TE I EG- R APHIS. Reports of the Press Association. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1803, by J. IS, Thrasher, m the Clerk s office ot. the District Court of the Confederate btates lor the Northern District of Georgia. .-..A- Charleston, March 1. —104 shells fired at the city to-day. Considerable [activity the enemy’s tugs. The tents on Folly Island have decreased. A Yankee schooner Aas been along the side of the sunken vessel trying to raise the guns. A JErench Corvette appeared off the harbor and communicated with a Yankee ship and left. From St. * Domingo—Another Battle at Puerto Plata.—There has been a battle at Puerto Plata, a city on the north side of St. Domingo, as wo learn from the Diario, of the Ist iust. It took place on the 20th ult. Puerto Plata itself was, some time since, destroyed by the insurgents, aud the garrison, it will be recollected, were in an en trenched position near by. One or two attempts have been made to dislodge them, and one or two allies made against their besiegers. The northern coast of these islands has but few breaks, and rises quite precipituously to the sierras, which encloses the rebellious districts of the Cibao. The action"oi the 20th ult. was, tho Diario in forms us. on tho Spanish side, under Brigadier General Prime do Itiveta; tliejrebel commander is not named. The rebels are said to have been su perior in numbers, and to have commenced the at tacked in two heavy columns, hut were repulsed with heavy loss, being forced to abandon their en trenchments, some forty yards in length aud de fended by two pieces of artiller}', as well as the church of what was Puerto Plata, which they had in use as a fort. The battalion de la Curona, un der Senor Col. Portal, took these points by the bayonet, and secured one of their pieces of artil lery. The rebels carried off the other. They gave a fiere’e and tenacious resistance, face to face, which was qnite well sustained. They then re tired through the woods, placing a deep ravine be tween them and the Spanish troops. Among the fruits of the victory, was the gun above mentioned, a rifle of 8£ centimetres, a flag, arms, munitions, provisions, clothing, hammocks, and part of their camp equipage. They left eigh teen killed in the entrenchments, hut carried oft thoir wounded. Tho Spanish loss is said to he not large; much less than that of the rebels, hut is not stated.. On this occasion, the rebels permitted the quiet occupation of tho entrenchments after the battle, which was not the ease on former occasions. Capture of a Re'ljel Editor.—The Nashville Press, of the 21st, says : Mr. Sam. R. Irvies, formerly editor of the Athens Post, was among the rebel prisoners brought down Thursday evening. He was not we understand, in the rebel army, hut published a very decided rebel sheet. He was captured in en deavoring to try to make his way to North Caro lina. Wo understand that Gen. Howard recom mends that he be sent to Fortress Monroe, to he exchanged for Mr. A. D. Richardson, one of the correspondents of tho N. Y. Tribune, now held as a prisoner in Richmond. Whether that disposi tion will be made of him is, we learn, not yet certain. Here is amb gem, as. beautiful as true. It conveys a wholesome admonition not to jndge too barsbly the failings of others: The little I have seen of the world and know %f the history of malcind,Teaches me to look upon the errors of others in sorrow, not in anger. AVhen I take the history of tho poor heart that has sinned and suffered and represent to myself the struggles and temptations it has passed through; the bright pulsations of joy ; the feverish inquietude of hope and fear ; the pressure of want; the JdeHertion of friends ; the scorn of the world that has little charity; the desolution of the soul’s sanctuary, arid threatening vices within: health-gone—l would .fain'leave the erriug soul of my fellow man with him from whose hand it came. Impossibility of Sima tm avion. —The Rich mond Whig lias the following, which we hear tily endorse: AVe have reached a stage in this war which puts the question of our success beyond all doubt. Estimating the (ask of subjugation upon the data of advantages now gained by the Yankees, it would involve an expenditure of money and blood which the inhuman mind cannot contemplate. Even the Yankee nia lignily will find cause to be appeased in the terrible prospect which cool reflection upon the sacrifices iuvolved in a protraction of this war for an impracticable end will present. 110w r Some People Acquire For tunes. —In a letter to Fouche, dated at Fontainebleau, July, 17th, 1805, Na poleon I wrote thus: “I am assured that the Captain of the Forrest of Campeigne, who was a poor man and in debt some few years back, has now eight horses in his stable, and hts just bought a house worth from 25- OOOf. to 30,000f. Hold a secret inquiry into these matters, in order to ascertain it this man’s fortune has not been acquir ed at the expense ofj[the pnhlie.” How many fortunes in the Confede racy, acquired at the expense of the pnb lic during this Avar, wonld “secret inqui ry” reveal, when notoriety establishes the fact of peculation in so many thousand of instances? Ordered to Fort Delaware.—Dev- J. W. Todd, arrested about ten days ago at the Relay House, Maryland, together with a half dozen others, by order of Gen. E. B Tyler, has had a hearing before the military authorities, which resulted in his being ordered to be taken to Fort Dela ware, there to remain until further orders. The parties arrested with" him have not yet undergone*an examination. R is un derstood that the animus of the charges against the Rev. Mr. Todd, is bitter hos tility to the United States Government. —Petersburg Express. wa ♦- mi Ignorant or ins Wealth, —A drunken soldier, who was arrested at Providence’ was found to have in his overcoat pocket lona fide certificates of 30,000 shares, worth $3,000,00U in a stiver mining company. As he knew nothing about them, it is supposed that they were put in his pocket by the thief who stole them from the office, when he found they couldn’t be turned into cash without leading to his detection. To the Editor of the Richmond Enquirer . Camp 14tii Georgia, Regiment,') Near Harrisonburg, Va., v Feb. 20, 1804. . J Gentlemen : At a meeting of the 14th Geor gia Regiment, the following preamble and resolutions, introduced by Private R. B. Mas sey of Company G., were unanimously adopt ed : Whereas, other regiments from the State of Georgia are re-enlisting for the war, and giv ing publicity to the same through the public journals , and whereas, this regiment desires to be heard from on that subject, be it there fore Resolved, That it was the intention of this regiment, when it first shouldered arms in this service, never to lay them down until our glo rious cause reached a triumphant issue, in our complete establishment as an independent nation. We, therefore, have deemed it, and still deem it, unnecessary to re-enlist, but pledge ourselves—officers and men—to be ready for the fiont lines and the shock of bat tle, at any and ail times. Resolved , That the Georgia papers be re quested to publish the proceedings of this meeting. Sergeant A. Y. Chipman, Cos. K., Chairman. Sergteant Thos. D. Smith, Cos. IT., Secretory. THE CITY. Interesting to Detailed Soldiers and Government Employees. —lt will be seen from the following resolution copied from the Richmond Enquirer, that the daily wages of detailed soldiers and other employees of the Government are not liable to taxation, though they may amount in the aggregate to one thousand dollars per annum. Those who have paid such taxes by mistake, are entitled to receive their money back. This is good news to many mechanics in this city .- Office of Commissary of Taxes, 1 Richmond, Feb. 24, 1864, j The following joint resolution is published for the information of Tax Collectors and As sessors who are hereby directed to conform to its provisions : Joint resolution explanatory of the Act en titled “An Act to levy taxes for the common defense and carry on the Government,” ap proved the 24th day of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. Resolved by the Congress of the Confederate States of America, that the daily wages of soldiers and other employees of the Govern ment, are not liable to taxation as income, though they may amount, in the aggregate, to the sum of SI,OOO per annum. Approved Feb. 1864, Thompson Allen. of Taxes. Personal, —We are gratified, once more to be hold the cheerful lace of our young irieud Win. 11. Young, jr., of Geu. Wheeler’s cavalry, who has obtained a leave of absence tor a. few days from the arduous and exciting duties of the sol dier’s life. Billy, during the last eight months, has been almost incessantly exposed to the tire ot the foe, and as a true soldier, has never shrank from the post of duty or of danger. He has be come inured to the hardships and sacrifices of the soldier’s lot, as well as come iu contact with much that tends to inspire war with so much that is horrible. Yet amid all he has displayed an in trepidity and daring, and preserved a cheerfulness aud equanimity of spirit that have won the com mendation of all. It really seems, that nothing hut the interposition of a speiat Providence could have shielded him in the midst of such showers of death-dealing missiles as he has had to pass through. Long may he live to serve his country and prove a blessing to his friends. Complimentary,—-We copy from our city co temporaries; the Sun and Enquirer, the follow ing complimentary notice of the Times under its late improvements. We are certainly under ob ligations for the favorable opinions and kind feel ings therein expressed, and do fully reciprocate the same. Those journals, like ourown, have been reduced to great straits and submitted to many in conveniences during the progress of tho dreadful events that are upon us, audit is the more grati fying that the trio have been enabled to buffet the waves and storms that have wrecked so many of our brothers elsewhere—especially as so many have predicted the downfall of one or more of us. We sincerely trust that all oiius may not only he enabled to avoid future breakers, hut at the close of our present sore trials and difficulties, it may be recorded of each that we are “alive and doing well.” T»js Columbus Times.— Our neighbor of the Times came out yesterday in anew and beauti ful dress, which is very attractive. The appear oneo of the paper was as elegant as any of our iSoutheru journals, and its columns lull of well chosen and elegantly arranged matter, Its spicy Local is agaiu, wo are glad to see, at his post amusing his readers with unique humor and do lighting them with the richness of fancy. AVe congratulate tho Times upon its improved appear ance, and wish it many days of success and pros perity.—Sun. New Clothes. —These articles are very scarce and hard to procure these times, but our neighbor of the Times has just donned an entire bran now suit, and looks as bright and neat as a now pin, and as tidy and cheerful as anew made bride. Even the Local seems inspired thereat, and writes as glibly as if be bad recently been taking conso lation unto himself from some of the fair daughters of our land. AVe congratulate our neighbors upon the neat appearance of their paper, and are glad that they have not only been able to scratch along during these trying times, but are enabled also to adorn it with so becoming an exterior. — Enquirer. March. —This season of winds and clouds was ushered in yesterday in the usual imposing and ceremonious manner. The light of heaven’s grand luminary was obscured, and the lowering, murky clouds hung like solemn drapery around the hor rizon, wafted occasionally overhead by the initia tor)' blasts ofßoi'eas—interspersing the programme towards the afternoon with copious showers. Ah ! how these blustering March days, and al ternating lights and shadows call up the muta tions of human life. To-day the sky is clear, jand hope revels in the translucent sunbeams of fancy; joyous expectation takes its airy flights among the Vernal fields of eternal spring, and light-winged fancy clothes in gaudy colors the mystic pano rama of future life. To-morrow all is dark ; sombre phantons iloat. .before the restless vision, and nature’s clouds obscure the light of hope, and shut out the ideal phantasies, which but yes terday illumed the boundless horrison of love’s young dream. To-day a glorious, serenity settles upon the soul, like tho gentle slumbers of the weary child, and a blissful dream banishes all ideas of coming ill, which for the time invests life with a charmed power. But with the morrow comes tho rude winds of misfortune, sending a chilling influence to the genial heart, and dissipa ting its dear imaginations like the summer clouds before the gale, or the glittering dew-drop beneath the direct ray of the noonday sun. Thus the beautilul feelings of life are withered, audits foun tains of joy exhaled; the flowers of youthful am bition lie dead, ere yet they had reached their brightest hue, while even hope, the cheerful friend that survives all others, lives only among the des olations of blasted prospects and perished joys. « Billy Phelps.- —lt will be seen by advertise ment that this gentleman is in the grocery busi ness next door to Gunby & Cos., where he will be happy to wait on old friends and make new ones, lie gives notice that he is willing and ready to exchange osnaburgs and domestics for country produce and sell the latter on as reasonable terms as the times will allow. Give him a call. He served his country until he became disabled, anu now he goes to work to earn an honest living. He is energetic and deserves success. Take Y'our Money.— Ellis, Livingston & Cos., give notice to all parties vdio have deposits in their hands to come forward and get their money before the first of upril. Come, gentlemen, why do you stand back—why don’t you come forward and claim your proceeds? You certainly must need your money, and you sho#d not feel any ways bashful about asking for it. List of Killed and Wounded of Company B, Battalion. —Killeed, F. li. Driver. Wounded—Corp. David Lockhart, 11. Ilill, John Harris, Mike Pettis, It. Sauderlin, W. 11. Frederick', Sergeant J. M. Phillip. We understand that all above reported as wounded have slight wounds. The gentleman who handed us the above list states that the report is believed in Florida that the Yankee General Sey mour, died of wounds received at Ocean Pond at Jacksonville, soon after the battle. A correspondent of the N. Y. Herald ciphers up the exchangeable value of the 2,300 Confederate officers who, he says, are prisoners at Johnson's Island, as equivalent to 17,260 men. li is by tLi mode of reckoning that the Yankees pretend to hold so vast a number of Confederate pin ,nevs They count Jeff. Thompson 20, every Colonel 16 and so on. British Cotton Prospects for 18CL— Mr. Juo. Cheatham, in a very able letter to the Manchester Examiner, enters with great fullness into the above question. He says: la conclusion, I would observe that the above considerations present us with two sat isfactory results. First, that the production of cotton in other countries than the Southern States of America is steadily progressing, the imports of 1864 exceeding probably those of 1862, by one million hales, thus lessening our exclusive dependence upon one source of sup ply ; secondly, that the three countries which have shown the most eager desire to contri bute to this result—Egypt, Turkey, and Italy— possess advantages iu climate and soil, and facility of access to this market, which ena ble them to compete successfully with tii o Southern Stases of America, not ouly iu quali ty, but also in the cost of production ; aud 1 am sanguine enough to anticipate that some years hence the coasts of the Mediterra nean will furnish an annual supply of two million bales. Os India I regret 1 cannot take so hopeful a view. So loug as high pri ces prevail, she may furnish us with a consid erable quantity of cotton ; but when this stimulus is withdrawn, and the day of com petition returns —as return it will—then will she descend, 1 fear, to her former subordinate position in the cotton markets of the world, 'fffcis result will be owing to the inferiority of her staple, the imperfection of Lev agricul ture, the ignorance of her tyros, the frauds of her middlemen, aud the indifference of her rulers. Such a consummation none will more devoutly hail than the unfortunate operatives whom the fratricidal war iu America con demns to tho manipulation of her inferior pro ducts. Notice to Stockholders in the Hank of Columbus* Columbus, Ga., Feb. 4th. 1864. On tho first MONDAY in April next, an election will be held at the Banking House for nine Direc tors of said Bank, for the ensuing year. And that all persons having claims upon this Bank for Deposits, Bank Balances, Collections, Checks, Dividends or other due accounts are re quired to Settle them by the 25th March next, oth wise tho amounts; due them respectively, will be funded in four per cent. Bonds, according to the act of Congress of 17th inst., for their accounts, unless especially directed to the contrary. DANIEL GRIFFIN, feb tde President. — j . To Thdke liiienstod. Notice is hereby given to all parties having funds in our hands, that thesamemust be withdrawn prior to the Ist of April next, or under tho Jaw *wo shall be compelled to return it, which will subject them to a,ta.c of-thirty-three and a third percent, on the amount. ELLlfv LIVINGSTON A CO. Columbus, Ga., March 2d, ts WM, H. ll* FIIELPS. 1 AAA CONFEDERATE CUPS, lUUU “ PITCHERS, “ BOWLS, “ SOAP, • “ COPERAS, Dried Fruit, Sugar for AVool, Meal and Flour SieVes, Confederate Sewing Thread, Cotton Yarns to Exchange for Country Pro duce. By AVM. 11. H, PIIELPS. mar 2 <l2twit €. S. Marshal Sale. 117 ILL be sold on the first Tuesday in April next, VV between the usual hours of sale, before the Court House in Muscogee county, a flue four wheel carriage, levied on to satisfy twentjtsix li fas vs Beall & Murphy, one fi fa vs A. A. Beall and one li fa vs R. A. Murphy, garnishees in favor of the Con federate States of America for interest due on debt to allien enemies to the ffQth August, 1862. PHILIP A. CLAYTON, , C, S. Marshal. Columbus. March Ist td reoTiii*:. All persons hold?ng“lntcrest and Non-Interest Certificates of deposit, or money collected on ac count or otherwise, are hereby notified to call lor tho same by tho 20th day of this month, if not, the amounts duo thorn will bo funded in duo form ol law and held as special deposit, subject to their order. A. FRAZER, Pres. East Ala. Ins. Company. Auburn, Ala., March 2d —st* Special Notice to Stockholders. Muscogee Railroad Company, ) Columbus, Ga., March Ist, 1864./ All persons to whom Dividends are duo are re quested to call for the same on or before the 26th inst. All amounts not called for by that time will be held in Confederate Treasury notes of the present issues as special deposits lor those to whom the same may be due. By order of Board of Directors. J, M. BIVINS., mar 1 till 2Gtli ~ Sec. and Treas. # — By Ellis, l.iviHgslon to. AT PRIVATE SALE. 4 VA LUABLE PLANTATION containing 1,800 A acres bottom land, in Macon County, Ala., on the Montgomery k West Point Road, at CTyaft s. Station, 20 miles from Montgomery, lately, owned by W. C. Bibb, 1,100 aeres cleared, with good dwelling, <.ut houses, gin and screw, all in good order and ready for cultivation. A lot ot t amable negroes w ill be sold with the place if desired, mar 1 4t sl3 Wiit» Wanted. The undersigned wishes to enter into a correspon dence with a young lady with a view to matrimony. The lady must- be good looking, well educated, of good disposition, not over 17 years of age. Money no object, as the advertiser is possesse i of an ample fortune and has been honorably discharged from the army, lie is 25 years of age and fine looking. - Also highly cultivated. For full particulars addre-i D. 11. J., Feb 2ff. lw* Box 136, Eufaula, Ala. NOTICE. • The Banks in Savannah hereby give notice to all persons having claims upon them, for Deposit. , Bank Balances, Collections, Certificates of Deposit, Checks, Dividends, Ac., to come fortvarded and set tle theiy on or before the2lst of MaivTi next; lad ing to do so, the amount due them respectively, will bef#nded in four perjeent Confederate Bonds,.accor ding to tfie Act of Congress, for their account, units especially directed to the contrary. The Banks will contine to receive Confederate treasury notes of all denominations, until and in eluding the 21st day of March next; after that date only those of the denomination of Five Dollars and under, will be received and paid out until furthci notice. And all the new Treasury Noteshitcnded to replace the present issue will be received in payment and on“deposit. In order to*enablc them to attend to the funding ot the Treasury Notes the Banks will be closed for other business on the 3lst of March next. A. PORTER, President Bank State of Georgia. GEO. W. ANDERSON, ’ President Planter’s Bank. K. K. G’UYLKR, President Central Railroad and Banking Cos. HIRAM ROBERTS, President Merchants’ and Planters’ Bank. G. B. LAMAR, President Bank of Commerce. WM. C. O’DRISCOLL, President Bank of Savannah. JNO. RICHARDSON, President Fanners’ and Mechanics’ Bank. AARON CHAMPION, President Marine Bank. feb 29 4t WANTED TO 11 IRK, BY THE MONTH OR YEAR a good field Hand, man or woman. 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