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COLUMBUS TIMES
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GEORGIA—IWa* lou County :
t lULK NISI. Whereas, Amanda L Cattle, Ad
-11 uuniatratrix upon the estate ol'David 1., Murry,
deceased, having applied tor letters of dismmmion
from said Administration.
These are therefore 1 to cito and admonish all and
singular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased,
to show cause, it any they have, why sard Adminis
tratrix should not be dismissed from said adunnis-
Given under my hand and official signature, Oc
tober sth, l>«i3. MALCOAI 11 AIR,
dee 12 inOm Ordinary.
GEORGIA—Marion County s
WHEREAS. B. A. Stary, Administrator upon the
vr estate of Joseph N, Stary, late of said county,
deceased, having applied for letters ol dtimssion
trum said administration.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased,
to be and appear at my office within the ume pre
scribed by law, to show cause, it any they have, why
said letters of dismission should not be granted to
said applicant on the first Monday in October next.
Given under my hand and official signature. Jan.
22d, fool. IMALCOM HAIR,
juu 25 in tun Ordinary.
GEORGIA—Clarion County :
RULE NISI. Whereas Carrie James, Adm’x on
the estate of Daniel James, Jr., having peti
tioned this Court for letters of dismission from said
Administration. . . ,
These are therefore tp cite and. admonish all anu
singirtar the kindred and 'creditors of said deceased
to t»e and appear at my office within the time pre
scribed by law, and show cause it any they have,
why said Administratrix should riot be dismissed
from said Administration on ihe first Monday in
ofveu under ray hand and official signature, this
December the Till, l Sod. AIAbCOM iIATK,
dec 11 uirtm Ordinary.
jaroeXica,! Oava.
UK. K. A. BOSSY.
PORMERLY Surgeon to the New Orleans “Fe-
F male Infirmary,'’ tenders his services to theCit
izons of Columbus in alt the branches of hisprofes-
SU special attention will bo devoted jo the treatment
of the diseases of womem. , „
Surgical operations performed tor Btone m
the Bladder,Fistula in Ano, V Isico- V r agin at fistula,
Hydrocele, Congenital and Accidental Phymosis,
Varicocele, Horinonhoids or Piles, Callous Impas
sable strictures, False Passages, Tallapes or Club
Foot, and contraction of the fingers, Strabismus or
Squinting, Aneurism, Varix or dilateil veins, Ptery
gium, Cataract and Hair Lip; also lor the remov
al of all tumors or abnormal growths from any iHrs.i t
of the body. „ T . •, ,
Diseases of thsGenito-Urmary hiystein.emnprsing
the different stages of Ghmiorrhceu, Strictures,
Gravel, Spennatorrhoa, Syphilis, in its primary
secondary,tertiary and iieriditary forms,will receive
particular attention. , . . ..
References given wueuever desired as welt as the
recommendation of many years practice in New Or
leans; Consultation hours every day at ms office
in the Masonic llall Building, trout 10 to 12 o clock
a, m„ and from 2to 1 o'clock p, m. Patients wit ldo
well to call precisely at those hours, as before and
after that time will he devoted to visiting personsm
the city.
A,id.™ 11 m.mmmea.,an»|o R A RogsY
Columbus. Ga,
N. B. —Patrons from a distance will bo visited
and treated at home if desired. L shall be thankful
to my protfessional brethren for any favor they may
dome by sending me persons requirig burg teal
attention.
4Q{“lwill also bestow particular attention to
the treatment of the different.forms ,ot U foot's, Rheu
matism, Gout. Scrofulous affections, by phiutic erup
tions, and all other chronic diseases ol the skin.
Medicated Fumigations and Steam Sulphurous
Baths, as ompioyed in the hospitals in Europe and
America, writ form a part of my treatment.
fe ill lu L. A. K.
Ofli9 Iron Wanted.
WE wish to purchase a large quantity of SCRAP
IRON, both east and wrought, for.which cash
will be paid. HARRISON, BEDELL A CO.
jan 27 ts '
Flue Smoking aud Chewing Tobacco.
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
febmi y c™ ?e T« »«!«■■“ oKuitii.
OOODS.K3H & SO.,
(Formerly oi New ili'kaus,)
BB.OAID JSKF.,
COLUIffIiUS, «A.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
JBt£Fgple>
DRY-GOODS.
\ R E constantly receiving fresh importations, di
n root from Europe, of staple and limey DRY
GOODS, which they offer cheap for cash,
lob 6 3m
lieavei* Ski sis Wan ted,
THE highest price will be paid or Plow Steel given
in exchange.for Beaver Skins, A large number
v\antod. Enquire at
\feb22 4w L. 11AIMAN & BRO.
Albany, Eufaula, Cutlibert, Bainbridge and
tjiariely papers copy 4w and send hills.
Warehouse Jl¥otic«.
ON anil after the first day of March nevt, the
charge for storage on Cotton in our Ware
houses will he ONE DOLLAR per bale per month.
KING & ALLEN,
W ARNO Ok A CO.,
HUGHES A HODGES,
J. R. IVEY & CO.,
GREENWOOD & GRAY,
POWELL, FRAZEIt & CO.
Columbus, da., March 2d. 1»64 lui
13. S.
WILL be fodd »n the first Tin-May in April «e*L
between tbe usual hours »t W*neiha
Court House m Muscogee count', a urn "-mu
carriage, levied on to sntwty
H.-ili At Murphv, one fi lavs -\. A. L'.,. .?'} ut I V*'J
fov, R. A. &v..r ot the Con
federate States of America tor interest.due on debt
to allien enemies to TON,
C. S. Marshal. I
Columbus. March Ist td
WOTM-Ri
QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE l
Columbus, January _i, iso... )
On the first of each month. Major Jno. E. Have-,
Post Quartermaster, will make ijj menr to *H
pfoyees of this department. A! , 1* •
‘•'Laves hired, and for properly rented, Rat tie. u
toll) ..11 ,««« »>«"' «* - U “' ,a
will be Paid by Capt. H. U. Cothran A.lp«Kh.«.
nfauppliMand pav,»en ( ml. - » £
ms;)et ' Major and Quartermaster
jan 29 till apt 1 ' fi_
Oil'll; St iiSIf.TRSCR OfcrARXEKyT. (.
Columbus. Oa.. March 10, 1304.1
All -parties holding claims against till- department
due. ave hereby notified to present them tor »*av -
went at this ottiee on or before Hus Loth lust.
Amounts now due will be paid only in the present
wrrency. A- M- ALLLN.
wav lb ts ‘daj. L. S.
Qt A >iTMRM AS i'F.lt'S L>Kir’-tRT.t/ ENT, [
Cuiuuioas, March 14, l-804. j
All creditor- ofthH Deparnnent are notified that
their accounts and all accruing debt'- to the 31st
March, will be paid in the present Confederate
iurieiicy.
F. IV. DILLARD.
mat If* till 31st inst Quai formaner.
NOTICE.
C. 8. AKSKNALp 1
Columbus, cleoma, >
March 10, Iso-J.J
Creditors of the Ordnance Department are again
notified to present their bills before the. 2otli inst., to
Lieut. Muldon, Disbursing Officer, as all claims up
to the Ist of Apt J. next will be paid in the present
eurrency.
F. C. HUMPHREYS,
mar 17 til 2oth mar Major, xq,
YoL XI.
J. W. WARREN & CO. Proprietors J. W. WARREA, Editor.
Change of Schedule.
ON and after Sunday, March 20rh, the Trains on
tnu.a»useogee Railroad will run a3 follows:
PASSENGER TRAIN:
Leave Columbus _ g 15 p. M.
Arrive at Macon 2 52 A. M.
Leave Macon...., 9 35 p. M.
Arrive at Columbus 5 00 A. M.
FREIGHT TRAIN:
Leave Columbus.... .....5 30 A. M.
Arrive at Columbus 1 35 P. M.
W. L. CLARK,
mar 19 ts Supt. .Muscogee R, R.
Change of^ehediaSe.
Opfiof. Fkgjneer and Superintendent, i
CHARLE3TOX AND S4VANN4H RaII.ROAD, V
Churlestou, Feb. 18, 1804. J
ON and after SUNDAY, Feb. 2lst, Passenger
Trains will
Leave Charleston 7 15 A. M.
Arrive at Savannah 4 25 P. M.
Leave .Savannah 7 00 A. M.
Arrive at Charleston 4 ; 0 P. M.
Passengers by this route from Columbus, Mont
gomery, Albany, Fufaula, Ac., pass through Sav
annah without detention.
11. S. HAINES,
feh 24 lw eon3w Kng’r and Supt. ,
C'haiige us Schedule.
ON and after March 13th, the Passenger Train
on the Montgomery - A West Point Rail Road
will
Leave Montgomery 8 00 A. M.
Leave West Point 7 10 A.. M.
Arrive at Columbus 5 32 P. M.
Leave Columbus 5 50 A. M.
Arrive at Montgomery 3 00 P. M.
Arrive at West Point, 4 30 P. M.
Freight leaves Columbus 8 40 A. M,
Freight arrives at Columbus 8 27 P. M.
D. H. CRAM,
mar 11 til Apl 5 Supt. A Eug’r.
Notice to Travellers and Shippers!
Office Muscogee Railroao Company, 1
Columbus, Ga.. Feb. 22,1861. j
On and after this date persons purchasing tickets
and receiving and shipping freights over 'this road,
will be required to furnish the exact change.
4V. L. CLARK,
feh 21 lm Superintendent.
OFFICE MOBILE A GIRARD li. R. {
Girard. February 20.1864. )
On and after this date all parties receiving qjship
ping freights over this Road, will bo required*tofur -
wish the exact change for freight.
W. H. WILMIAMS,
feb 20 ts Agent
Notice to Stock holders iii Use Bank
of Columbus.
Columbus, Ga., Feb. 4th. 1864.
On the first MONDAY in April next, an election
will be held at the Banking Houso for nine Direc
tors of said Bank, for the ensuing year.
DANIEL GRIFFIN,
feb tde President.
Special Notice to Stockholders.
Muscogee Railroad Company, {
Columbus, Ga., March Ist, 1864. J
All persons to whom Dividends are dub are re
quested to call for the same on or before the 26th
| inst .
All amounts not called for by that time will he
Bold iii Confederate Treasury notes of the present
issues as special deposits for those to whom the same
may be due.
By order of Board of Directors.
J, M. BIVINS.,
mar 1 till 26th Bee. and 'i'reas.
BANK OF COLUMBUS, t
Columbus, Ga,, Fob. 26, 1864./
Notice ir hereby given that all depositors in this
Bank are required to withdraw their deposits by the
twenty-fifth” day of March next, in order that they
may choose for themselves between funding and
taxation under the new currency act, before the
first day of April following.
And that all persons having claims upon this
Bank for Deposits, Bank Balances, Collections,
Cci I ideates of Deposit, Checks, Dividends or other
due accounts are. required to settle them by the doth
March next, othwiso the amounts due them re
spectively, will be landed in tour per cent. Bonds,
according to thaaetoff Congress of 17th inst., for
their accounts, unless especially directed to tho eon
trary. - D. ADAMc,
feb 25 tilt Ist April. Cashier.
Bun and Enquirer copy.
Notice.
\ I,L kinds of DYEING done at my residence,
A opposite Hannan s Pistol Manufactory. I re
visions of any kind taken iU l }’£ J J^{‘ t y oTaHT
mar 3.1 m Dyer.
Plantation aml Shove 1 ! Iron*
V HAVE on consignment lu.tido lbs. ot Plantation
.1 Iron, and will receive next week some Shovel
Iron, wnieh I will exchange tor Bacon- sei i i-u
Confederate money. W . r. * ' .voi i..
uiav 31 nt
PLANTAVION WASTED.
TO PURCHASE OR SENT!
feb fit) 1 f '
NOTICE.
QUARTER MASTER'S OFFICE. I
Columbus, Ga„ Moreh 10, lt4t>4. >
I WILL PAY A 11 Dill PRICE FOR
Copper,
• delivered to any Quartermrster in this State, for
; shipment tome.
p,*.st Quartermasters are requested to buy all that
is offered, as l want it for Shoe Rivets.
F. W. DILLARD,
j mar 111 api 1 Major AQ. M.
To Those Interested.
Notice is hereby given to all parties having funds
in our hand?, that tbesanie must be withdrawn prior
to the I t ot April nett, or under the .law we shall
be- iupolied tp return it, which will subject theui
to a rax oflftfofi, -tkreestntf a- third percent, on the
amount. >,ELLS. LIV INGXIGN A CO.
Cohiinbu?. Ua., .March fid. ts
Notice.
The undersigned respectfully give notice to all
parties tw.v ingelaiins upon them for Deposites, Bank
Balances, Collections, Certificates of Deposit,
Checks, Ac., to corns forward and receive payment
: for them o» or before tbe fibth day of March, ItkA:
tailing to do so, the amounts due them, respectively,
wiilbe funded in Four Per Cent. Confederate Bonds,
according to the recent act of Congress, for their
acesunt unless spatially directed to the contrary.
We will receive and pay out Confede -
rate Treasury Notes of all denominations until the
ill ..f March next, after that day only tln.se of the
denoiui nation- of hvv dollars and under, will be re
ceived and paid out until further notice, and all the
new Treasury Notes intended to replace the present
i *’ie will be received in payment and on deposit and
pfo««. J.JJ.tIMTT,
Agent B’k State Ga.
H. H. EPPING.
Agent Union Bank.
Columbus, Ga„ March 7,18 4~t mar so.
Columbus, Ga., Ftiday Morning, March 25,1864.
City JHUitarp HHi cctorp.
HEADQUARTERS POST—II 9 Broad Street,
Up Stairs.
Col. J. W. Robertson, Coin’g.
Gapt. Chas. Wood, A. A. G.
Capt. J. S. Smith, A A A I G
IV. T. McKlndree, Chief Clerk.
ENROLLING OFFICE.
Capt. W. S. Wallace—rear of Jones’ Building.
ORDNA NCE DEBAR TMENT.
Cor. Olgethorpe and St. Clair Sts.
Maj. F. C. Hi .uphp.rys, Com’g.
Capt W. Latham, Ex. Officer.
Lieut, j. M. M i t ldf.n, Military Store Keener
Q UA R i ERMA STER DEB' T.
At No. 15 Broad Broad St.
Maj. F. W. Dillard, Com’g.
Maj. John E. Davis, Post Q. M.
Capt. H. i). Cothran, A. Q. M.
COMMISSAR Y D EB'T.
At King, Allen & Cainak’a Warehouse.
Maj. A. M. Allen, Com’g.
Capt. J. H. Graybill, A. C. S.
ENGINEER'S DEBT
Capt. Thus. Moreno.
Lieut. Wm. Hansfll.
MEDICAL DEBT.
G. B. Douglass, Post Surgeon.
(Office at Wayside Home.)
J S White, General Hospital Snrg. in Charge.
J P Moore, “ " Surgeon.
L D Carson, " Aas’t Surgeon.
R Fowler, " ' “ “ «•
IV W Dickie, “ “ “ “
NAVAL DEBT.
Office near the Old Bridge.
J. 11. Warner, Chf. Engineer.
PROVOST MARSHAL.
Capt. Geo. N. Knight, (East of the Bank of
Columbus.
Exansaßsttig- Hoard.
J S White, Senior Surgeon.
Tho Board'meets at the General Hospital on
Tuesdays and Fridays.
tcTpKnteesT
I atn prepared to furnish a superior
article of
norsiiEns
made of the BEST COMPOSITION, if
Moulds and stocks
arc sent me, and ship them neatly and
safely packed. Or I can furnish
OOMFOSITION
in quantities which only requires to be
MELTID AND POURED
to insure p ood ROLLERS.
.«r‘
All bills are cash on delivery here, un
less shipped by Express, then C. O. 1).
ALFORD ZORKOWSKI & CO.
mar 15 lm
Glue MantifactoFy.
THE UNDERSIGNED isprepared to fill all orders
for
GLUE
of a superior quality. All orders must be addressed
to the undersigned with ..the money enclosed, unless
ordered by Express, when orders will be filled and
shipped with V. O. L>.
ALFORD ZORKOWSKI & CO.
mar 15 lm
Confederate States Depository*
Columbus, March Ist, 1864.
Holders of Treasury Notes (except those bearing
interest) can now obtain Certificates which will en
title them to four per cent. Bonds, which privilege
will continue until first day of A pnl.for notes ol all
deuoTuinatifms, after that date, all notes above the
denomination of Five dollars can only be funded a
sixty-six and two-third cents to tho dollar, except
One Hundred Dollar Notes which aro no longer re
ceived alter that da to for public dues and can only
e funded at a further reduction off. ton per cent per
month. The Certificates issued, as well as the Bonds,
or which they will be exchanged, arc receivable in
payment of taxes for the year Ist*4, and are not .sub
ject to the tax imposed as on other Bonds.
Come forward promptly and obtain your Certifi
cates and not run tho risk of being excluded, by the
presura that will take place towards tho end of tho
month. W. IT.YOTT NG,
mar 3 till Ist April Depositary.
Enquirer and Sun copy till Ist April and send bit*
to me.
Notic-c.
Assistant Qiiakti:«mastkr'B Office, ) i
Columbus, Georgia, > !
March 10, Itsti-l. .1 f
Parties holding Certificates of Purchase or lm
prooient, made by »Lu. J. F. Waddell, will pre
sent their claims for payment by the 25th inst.
11. D. COTHRAN.
ruar 10 2w Capt, «fc A. Q. M.
Sun copy
iilSfiMi ib r Sale.
i TRACT of EIGHT HUNDRED acres land, ly
"l\ ing near Sprine Hiii, in Barbour county. Ala
bama. Between. fi;-0 and 3W> acres cleared, all fresh,
having been in cultivation only two or three years.
This section of country is among the best cotton pro
ducing lands in Alabama, or Georgia. Parties wish
ing to invest in such property may call on me be
tween this and the 20th inst.. after that it will be
withdrawn from market. Apply to
Wm. C. GE Al ,
at Greenwood Sc Gray’s Office,
mar 10 til 20th mar
House Wanted,
Immediately. Any person having one to let, will
i pis-a -e apply at T. 8. Spear? Jewelry Store,
march 21-li' . .
Last lotkc.
Muse.».ll R ulroau < 'owraxy,,
Coimnbus, Maicli lath, lr'iA. )
All claims of whatever kind against ihi.s Com pa
nv must be >iresented by the fiSth iust. If not pre
sented bv that time they will be paid only in Con
federate Xu>.our> notes of the present issue, at their
i face or in Confederate i< ;ur percent Bonds, at the
I option of the company. Twr ., T „^
J. W. 11T\ INS,
mar 10 til 28th Treasurer.
Officii Post Qt vbtebmastir, I
Coiambus, March loth, 1863. S
j All demands against tin? oifiee or against officers
i 0 f the Post, payable by me. must be presented on or
before the 24th inst.
JNO. E- DAY IS,
1 marlotf Mai. A Post Q. M
TO LOTI Si ASIANS!
i T)Y order of the War Department, I leave to-day
L> for Em ter ■! Lonis av,a, to operate in thatoistnet.
I My regiment Asi Louisiana cavalry.; will rendezi »»us
i at Selma, Aluboniit. in addition, a splendid battery
| of Saw ver gun.-, presented by our commander, Lieut
Gen. Polk, will accompany the expedition, under
j the command of Captain X. T. N . Robinson, ot aetr
. Orleans, an •■x*>erioneed and skilful officer wh*> .
* formerly had charge of my old battery of Horse Ar
< tillery. ■ , ,
- A ereader induoeaneat cannot be offered Ac ex
iledsou? ofLouisiaim to rally; mound our country s ;
colors and avcngij, their manifold wrongs and op pres
t sfons upon the soil of their own State. Horses and
equipments will be famished ail recruits who re
port to me at Selma. , ... ..
Let there be no delay. Triple-armeo-with justice,
revenee and courage, let us strike till not a foe be
; left in Louisiana to tell the story of their i^onnny.
* J OHli b.
Colonel Ist Reg't La., Cavalry.
j Dalton, Ga-, March 17 3t
Thursday Evening:.
Col. l.umat'B Address.
A large ami appreciative audience waited
upon this distinguished gentleman at Tem
peranc-e Hall last night. We have seldom
seen a larger-ussemhlage of our citizens, never
a more intelligent and attentive one. We
shall attempt no extended notice of the ad
dress, as we hope to furnish our leaders, in a
day or two, with a correct and somewhat
comprehensive abstiaci of it. It is sufficient
now to say that the audience were instructed
and delighted with the speaker's exposition
of the views and feelings of the Europeans in
reference- to our struggle for independence
while his treatment of home questions—enU
bracing the recent action of Congress, and our
duty in the present hour, was most ma tcrly,
and received the most Solid and unmistakable
proofs of approbation. The speech was a
great success, and will do good wherever its
opinions are disseminated. When we say that
it should be published in full, we, but express
the earnest desire of.all who.heard it.
OlSiciai ihircNpoitdence
Djei'Arijient of State, )
Richmond, March 11, 18(14. j
Hon. John Slidell , Commissioner, Ac., Paris :
Sir —l have the honor to encloso ajjopy of a let
ter from the Secretary of the Navy, in rotation to
a forgery extensively circulated by the European
press, purporting- to be a Copy of an official report
addressed by him to “T. S. Babcock,” Speaker of
the House of Representatives of the Confederate
States.
The paper is on its face so palpably a fabrica
tion, that one would scarcely have supposed it
could dupe the most credulous, even if experience
had not already demonstrated the facility and.
abundance with which "telegraphic news,” "Con
federate confessions,” "intercepted letters,” and
“extracts from Richmond papers,” have been man
ufactured for European consumption. You will
notice that the paper is stamped as a forgery in
the mere address, not only by the misname of our
speaker, but because the reports of the Head of
the Navy Department are never addressed to the
Speaker of the House. The-contents of the paper
are too absurd for comment.
As the Secretary of the Navy has been informed
by Commodore Maury that this paper is "going
the rodnds of the Continental press as gospel,” it
may be well, if you think the matter worth notice,
to make make public the fact that the paper is .a
forgery.
I am inclined to think the publication should be
made, for no fable concerning us is too absurd lor
belief, real or pretended, in England or on the
continent. A short time ago, European papers
were gravely commenting on the “tact” that our
Vice-President, Mr. Stephens, (who cannot aban
don his constitutional position here, as successor
to the Presidency, in ti>e event of the death of the
Chief Magistrate, and who was at the time sick at
his home in Georgia,) had arrived in Europe, for
the purpose of concluding a treaty with Franco for
the cession of Texas and other sovereign States to
that power.
I am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
-[Signed] ,r. T. ivtrxt.
Secret ary oi‘ State.
12th March, 1864.
•p. 3.—We have just received the debates iu tho
House of Commons, on the 23rd ult., on Mr, Sey
mour Fitzgerald’s and hud that Her Maj
esty’s Attorney General succeeded in defending
the conduct of tho Ministry on the subject of the
Laird rams, bj r quoting as authorities this clumsy
fabrication, and that his citations from it were re
ceived with cheers. This is the more unaccounta
ble, inasmuch as the paper had been characterized
as a "spurious thing,” and denoun ed as a Yan
kee trick” and a ••hoax,” by the unexceptionable
authority of Commodore Maury, in a card, pub
lished by him in the London papers, three weeks
end mere before the speech of tho Attorney-Gene
ral.
The same mail brings the statement made by
, Lord Palmerston in the House of Commons on the
25th ultimo, that the release ot the Confederate
vessel of war Tuscaloosa, which had been seised by
instructions of the British Government in a Colo
nial port, had been ordered ou tho ground that her
detention woid-l not be warranted by international
la w. It is to t: regretted ihai the eager desire ot
the British G ■ eminent to observe that “impartial
neutrality” wnich Earl Russell has so happily
defined as being "conduct exceedingly advantage
ous to the more powerful of the two parties,’ - had
not. been restrained until interntional law had been
investigated, before instructions were issued to vi
olate our rights by the seizure of one of our ai med
vessels in a port where it pad sought asylum under
the sanction of the queen's proclamation. This
promptness to do "neutral acts exceedingly advan -
tageous to the stronger side,” has had the result in
the present case of enabling all oi' the enemy’s
vessels that had been threatened by our cruisers to
escape, while the British Alin is try was engaged in
its tardy examination of the law of nations on the
subject of neutral’s right to seize the national
vessels of the less powerful of the two belligerents.
Co.VrPDEHATE STATES OF A.MEEXCA, j
Navt Department, r
Richmond, March ibyifiOA. )
Hun. J. P. BeAjumm, Secretary of State •
Sir —I have the Honor to hand you herewith a
paper, purporting to be an official report; made by
me to the Hon, Mr. Boeoek, Speaker of the House
of Representatives. This paltry forgery, widely
circulated and generally commented on in Eng
land and France, originated in the United States,
and bears intrinsic evidence ot having been pre
pared by those having access to the Navy Depart
ment of the enemy. The main purpose of it seems
to be to present the Government ot the Conte de
rate States as engaged in building iron-clads and
other ships in England and France ; and as it
may possibly be regarded as authentic by foreign
Governments, I deem it proper to apprise you that
it is, from beginning to end a forgery.
On it appearance in Epgland, Cvmmander M.
F. Maury, over his own Signature in the Times,
denounced it as a hoax, and a leading journal of
the United States, in commenting upon Lis letter,
re-assert? the authenticity of the report.
I am, respectfully.
Your obedient servant.
v Signed) S. R. MALLORY,
Secretary of the Navy.
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Top Bcrxixg <>f Kauosima.- —.Hr. Auxton
mou-il a resolution “T aat this House, w hile
onlv imputing to Adirdrr.l Kupera misconcep
tion of the duty imposed upon him, deeply
regret the burning ot iwagosiraa, as being
contrary to those usages of war which prevail
among' civilized naiioub, and to which it is
the policy and duty of this country to adhere.”
After a long discussion, in which all parih j
concurred in regretting, the burning rd the
Krtgosmifc. the resolution passed, the word*
imputing any blame oa Admiral kugfti bring
omitted. Will the regret be followedjry what
rest Hut ion is in the power of the country .
The above refers to the. British House of
Commons und to the destruction ot a Japan
ese city. Os coarscj saya the Charleston.Cow
rirr. Palmerston and Russell will assure Sew
ard that all utterances of British opinion as
to usages and .practice.? of-war will be com. ul
erod as not applying to the United States.
Answers to IxQtiniES from Soldiers.—
• : Can persons between 1 7 and 18, and between
45 and 50, volunteer Lh any company now in
service, m accordance with paragraph IV,
General Orders No, 22 V
$3.50 Per Month.
We are authorized to say they can : those
under LB liist obtaining the consent ot their
parents.
"Gun you inform me whether the Ensign
BUI received the approval of the President?”
It did : and it is a law of the laud. As it
is brief, we give an official copy:
The Congress of the Confederate Stati". of 1
America do enact. That there shall heap
pointed by the President to each regiment of
infantry in the Army of the Confederate States,
an officer to be known us ensign, with the
rank, pay and allowance of First Lieutenant,
whose duty it shall be to bear the colors of
the regiment, but without right 4o command
in the field.— Richmond Sentinel.
Executive Department, 1
Milledgeville, March 18. 1864. j
To the House of Representatives :
In compliance with your resolution, I here
with transmit a letter of the Adjutant A In
spector General upon the subject of the ex
emption of the Ministers of the Methodist
Episcopal church trom military service, to
gether with the orders issued by him upon
that subject.
I also transmit copies of letters addressed
by Col. M. C. Fulton, my aid-de-camp, by my
direction, to persons who have submitted en
quiries whether local ministers off that church
are exempt under the statute.
While the language of the statute does not
embrace ordained local ministers not in charge
of a church or synagogue, I was of opinion
they came within the spirit of the act, as many
of them spend a considerable proportion of
the time in ministerial service, and I there
fore so construed the statute as to exempt
them,
It will be seen by the letter of Gen. Wayne,
that his order to 001. Pottle was never sub
mitted to me for approval. I will add that I
never heard of this order till complaint was
made to me about it ou the night of the 15th
instant; and on the next morning I directed
the Adjutant & Inspector General to issue the
general order of which I enclose a copy,
which had been done before 1 had any notice
of your resolutions, which were passed the
day after the order had issued.
iSo far from having any intention to place a
construction upon the statute which would
subject the ministers, known »s circuit
preachers, and Elders of the Methodist clnuch
to military duty, I had on all occasions, when
the. subject was mentioned to me, stated that
they were exempt. And I may here state that
I have constantly expressed my opposition to
the passage of any act by Congress or the
State Legislatures which subjects the ordained
ministers of any religions denomination to
military service. Their avocation is one of
peace and not of war, and 1 think that no leg
islature should forget the command "touch
not mine anointed.”
' Joseph E. Brown.
STATE OF CiECmGIA, )
Adjutant & Inspector Genl’s Office, >
.Milledgeville, March 16th, 1864. )
GENERAL ORDERS [
No. 8. /
To correct a misunderstanding which has
arisen in this office, from a want of familiari
ty vrnii cue pofioy of aorue o.f the religious de
nominations, and in the exercise or vvi<- accre
tion vested in him by the 21st Section of the
Act of December the 14th, 1863, "re-organiz
ing' the Militia,” the Governor directs, that all
ordained ministers of- Religion, Local or
Itinerant, that is to say, those authorized to
administer Baptism and Sacraments, and all
Preachers belonging to the “Georgia Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church South,’
shall be exempt from enrollment in the Militia.
Aids de-Camp and Enrolling Officers will
govern themselves accordingly.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
HENRY 0. W A YNE,
Adj’t & limp. General.
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'jj'Sse FissaEnteN of aii«* ftoirtSi—
Alarming AciHtuuiaUou of
Debt.
The vast expend it urea oi the North
and the rapid accumulation of her debt
are beginning to excite serious alarm with j
her people. A .New York paper, speak
ing on the subject, says:
Our national finances are involved in ex
treme peril. It is clear that we are ap
proaching a fatal catastrophe. Nor is
this the most, alarming symptom (fold
must rise much higher, with a correspon
ing increase of our debt and expenditures.
Indeed, should the war continue, and
there be no other alternative than addi
tional Treasury notes, they will, before the j
close of the next fiscal year, fail to com
mand forty cents on the dollar in gold, j
and our debt exceed several billions of j
dollars. Indeed, our enemies at home and ;
abroad, the rebels and their allies in the j
North and in Europe, already announce !
impending national bankruptcy and ru
pudiatiou, and there are many devoted
patriots who fear such a catastrophe.
That, the danger is imminent is a truth
which must not be disguised. Here lies
the great peril of the Government. It
is not the rebel armies that can ever over- j
throw the Union. It is the alarming in- |
crease of the public debt and expenditures, ;
and the still more appalling depreciation
of the national currency, that most im
perii the great public.
1 * :je * >£
We are upon the verge of ruin. We
are hanging over the gulf of an irredeem
able paper system, and its spectral shade,
repudiation, is seen in the dark
abyss.
Grov Seymour, in a message io the !
New York Legislature, referring to the!
rapid accumulation of the debt ol the j
North, says:
There are varying ideas as to the j
amount of indebtedness which will cause j
national bankruptcy, and as to how long a !
war eon go on without causing national
ruin* all agree in this —that there is an
amount oflndebtness which would over
whelm us with bankruptcy; that there is a
duration of war which would bring upon
u? national ruin. The problem with j
which we bave to grapple is—“ How can !
we bring this war to a conclusion before
such disasters overwhelm us?”
Petrified Body of a Woman.--In re- j
inoval of bodies from the vaults of the Car- ,
mine Street Church, Philadelphia, to Cypress
Hills Cemetery, the body of a youfig lady in
one of the eoffins was found to be partially
petrified. The flesh on the limbs was firm
and somewhat discolored, and the head, w hich (
partially detached by its own weight, .
still retainedits beftutifal brown baif. The
gloved bands were brittle, and almost crum*
bled to dust at the touch. The woolen cloth
used in furnishing the coffin and the. cotton
stockings were decayed so that they wero
mere dust, but the linen wrappings of tho
coffin remained nearly fresh. *
Til© Fall of VicSt'iburg
i he Richmond Examiner brings us, at
last the hitherto unpublished history of
the fall of Vicksburg in Gen. Johnston’*
official report. In 4 connection with this
document, says the Examiner, are some
extraordinary developments, which are
necessary, and which show how the pop
ular credutity has been abused with ref
erence to the Vicksburg disaster.
So far from Vicksburg having been
surrendered on account oV a scarcity of
supplies, it now appeares, official, that
Pemberton had, at the time of the surren
der, nboul 10,000 pounds of pork and
bacon, which had been reserved for sub
sistence of his troops in tlie event of at
tempting to cut his way out of the city.
Also, 51,241-pounds ofriee, 5,000 bushels
of peas, 112,234 pounds -of suger, 3,240
pounds of soap, 52T pounds of tallow can
dles 27 pounds of star candles, and 428,
000 pounds ot salt.
If curiosity insists upon knowing the
real cause of the surrender ot Vicksburg,
it must satisfy itself as well as it can with
the words of Gen. I’ember ton’.-town official
report. He says : “Knowing the anxious
desire of the Government to relieve Vicks
burg, I felt assured that, if within the
compass of its power, the siege would be
raised ; but, when tbrty-seven days and
nights had passed, with the knowledge I
then possessed that no adequate relief was
to be expected, I felt tin > . ought not
longer to place iu jei . ■ ~<j brave men
whose lives had bvti. ui rusted tj .ny
care.”
So there appears to have been no 1 Mug
but a general occasion for the surrender of
A icksburg—that is as Pemberton express
ed it in his note to Grant, “a desire to save
the further effusion of blood.”
But the most astounding disclosure of
the documents referred to is I emberton’a
explanation of his selection of the Fourth
of July for the day of surrender. Tho ex
planation is this:
“If it should be asked why the Fourth
of July was selected as the day ot surren
der, the answer is obvious. I believed
that, upon that day, I should obtain better
terms. Well aware .of the vanity of our
foes, 1 know they would attach vast im
portance to the entrance, on the Fourth
of July, into the stronghold of the great
river, and that, to gratify their national
vanity, they would yield then what could
not be extorted from them at any other
time.”
Tho fall of Vicksburg Ills heretofore
been a story written in the character of
misfortune. But we did not know until
now that it was au incident of such hu
miliation on the part of the Confederacy.
Daiung Outrages in New Castle N. H
riot and MoßoßitAUV.—For*smouih, N. H.,
March 4, 1864.—A daiiog uua ...g handed
outrage was perpelrateu in Jo* o..siie last
nigfit, by tlie soldiers off Fort oonstiiution.
urged on by tho Lincoln Aduiinisuaiion ieaa
ers o! tins vicinity. ~The Democracy oi New
CastJe, had a public meeting appointed, to be
addressed by William Little, Esq., ox Man
chester. Soon after the meeting commenced
a squad of soldiers came into the hall and be
gan to make disturbance. They wero advised
to refrain and allow the meet.sng to proceed.—
The soiatei i then withdrew, but soon returned
with reinforcements sisjy in number—
marched into the hall in a very turbulentman
ner, and began to hiss, Uneaten, and make
all sorts of uncouth noises, occasionally ask
ing questions of the speaker. Mr. Little, who
replied in a gentlemanly way, and at the
same time advising them to be quiet until he
could get through with lm speech, when they
could reply it they saw lit. They however
-persisted in the disturbance, and set .up a
most, unearthly yell and shout for Joe Gil
more, and n tirade off slang upon Copperheads,'
ami began to push and crowd, and uttering
! oaths and threats.
One of the Democrats—John A. Chadbourne,
told‘them to stop their abuse and insults, or
there would be resentment and retaliation,
and the Deinocrrcy unitedly told them the
same thing in plain terms. Thinking discre
tion the better part of valor, they then started
, ulf, and, as all supposed, returned to the Fort,
j AH Iho Democrats retired to their places of
; abode, and Mr. Little, with -Mr. G. B. French,
! of this city, who accompanied him to New
Castle, returned to Portsmouth. But when
all had become quix-t and the rowdies and
i mobocrats thought there ivould be no danger,
j they proceeded to the storo of Chadborne,
J broke-in tbe doors, entered and smashed to
| pieces everything inside, chairs, mirrors,coun
; iers, tables, barrels, and goods of every kind,
| pitched them into the street, defaced and rid
dled the buildings, literally making a wreck
of the whole concern. These are plain facts
of the case.
A fellow advertising persimmon syrup in
the Richmond papers, breaks out with the
following doggerel:
“Thou luscious fruit o ? wintrv , a aon,
When great. Jack Frost as freezing,
That grows the scruggieL u
Thou ruddy puckerless per-xmamu.”
We commend the above to General Reynolds
“Tarheels" (North Caroliuuas) who on meet
ing each other are accustomed to enquire,
“ Can youns fell weeuns whni weeuns will
find a persimmon orchard about here?"
Are Four per Cent Certificates and
Bonds Transferable ?—This question has
been asked a thousand times, and for the in
formation of the public, we copy from the
Regulations of the Treasury Department, as
follows:
1. “All transfers of slocks other than cou
pon bonds, must bo made bn the had};? of Trea
sury in the Registers’ office, and none can be
made within thirty days before the first days
of January and July.”
2. “The certificates to be transferred, or of
which any part is to be transferred, must be
produced at the office of the Register of the
Treasury, in order that the same be cancelled,
and that such certificates may be issued as
the case may require.”
In answer to another enquiry frequently
made, we copy the following extract from Reg
ulations concerning funding, &c. :
16. “Bonds under the Aet of February 17tb,
1864, will be issued in denominations of SIOO,
SSOO SI,OOO, $3,000 and >5,G00.”
The Raliegh Progress says, “the enroll
ment- of conscripts is going on throughout
the State; that there is no difficulty whatever
in the enrollment of the substitute men ; that
tbo enrollment is going on smeuthiy, and the
men enter the service cheerfully; iu fact,
large number of those subject under the pre
sent call have volunteered.”
I,t is reported on the authority of the United
State? gunbont DcSoto, that a rebel privateer, a
bark rigged steamer, is cruDilig to the westward
of Havana.