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COLUMBUS TIMES Fttblb-liul Daily (Smulay? ekeoptod) at the rate of $3.50 perMMJUth, or >lO for three mouth-. No subscription received for a longer term than hree mwtin. iftTVGRTIHIKd RATES: Advertisements intserted lor $2 (Xi per square for tho first insertion and o 1 snfor each additional. U hete advert i.-emeiiL are inserted a month, tho eitargc will 1»e s2«') per .pure. Atmouucinn Candida to? slfi, which tuu-t invariably he paid in advance, A deduction of 20 percent, will he made on all advertising aw'-unt- over *>>*•. when prompt pay ment is made. CIJOIU-iIA-Marlon County : !>L,LL N,ISI. Whereas, Amanda L Cattle, Ad it Mjiid tratfiv upon the estate of David L. Murry, Jeoaa-.ed, havingappliwt for letters of disMUntasion ftoJu said Aomin wiraUun. are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors ol aid deceased, te .chow cause, if any they have, why said Adwinie rratnx should not he dismissed from said adminis tration. oilven under my hand and efth ial signature, Oc tuber 6th, AIALGOM UAIK, dee 12 mom Ordinary. »EOttUU«lrlarion I httitl) § Wl iIEREAS, B. A. Stary, Administrator upon the estate ol Joseph N. thary, lute ot said county, deoeased, having applied for letters of dumssinn from 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 time pre scribed by law, to show cause, if any they have, why e,rid letters <sf dismission . houtd not be granted to o*id applicant on the nrrt Monday in Uctober next. vjiven under my hand and official signature. Jan. 22d, 1864. iMALOO.U HAIR, jun 2f» mom Ordinary. O£ORGU»Hiai lou County : KUJUE NLSI, Whereas Currie James, Adm’x on the estate ol Darnel James, Jr., haying peti tioned this Com! for letter, ot ili .mi.'ion trom said Administration. . . These are therefore to cite and. admoni m all ana singular the kindred and creditor ol said deceased to be and appear at my office within the time pre ■citbed by law, and show cause it any they have, wu, said Administratrix should not be dismissed trom said Administration on the first Monday in July, lsuf. ... . tfiven under my hand and official signature, this LUremhm the,tfi, iBP3, MALcuAi HAIR, dec It uffiui Ordinary. Medical Card. UK. »4. A. KOStiV. t OKMEIiIiV Surgeon to the New Orleans "Fe male infirmary, . tender., his services to the Cit izens of Columbus in all the branches of hisproles eiony Special Attention will lie duvoted.to t he treatment of the disease* ot woiuem. . Surgical operations performed for Stone in the Bladdef, Fistula in Aim, Yisico-Yaginal listula, Hydrocele, Congenital and Accidental Fhymosis, Varicocele, lioeuiorrhoids or Riles, Callous Impas sable strictures, Raise Passages, Tallapeaor Club Root, and contraction of the lingers, Strabismus or Squinting, Aneurism, Varia or dilated veins, Ptery gium, Cataract and Hair i-ip; also tor the remov al of afl tumors or ahuormal growths from any part ofthe body. . . 'Oiseinies nffhxUendo' Urinary System, comprslng the different, stages of Uhoimrrhoea, SlrhAures, Gravel, Spermatorrhea, Syphilis, in its primary secondary,tertiary and heviditary forms,will receive particular attention. . .. References giyeu whenever desired as well as the recommendation of many i oars practice in New Or leans; Consultation hour every day at his office in the Masonic Hall building, from into 12 o’clock a, m„ and from 3 lofo’clock p, ai. Patients wilido well to call precisely at those hoars, nsoelore and after that lime wilt he devoted to v isiting personam the city. Address all coiumiiicat tons to DR. E. A. ROSSI. Columbus. Ga, X. R. —Patrons from a distance will be visited uiuf treated a t hoim- if desired. 1 shall be t hankful to myproHcssionai brethren lor any taxor they may dome by .-ending; mo persons rcqiiirig Purgical attention. 49*1 wilt also bestow particular attention to the treat meat ol the ilittcrcut torms ot t leers, Rheu matism, Gout. Scrofulousattentions, Syphilitic erup tions, and all other chronic diseases of the skin.— Alclic it.-d Rmnigotioos and Steam Sulphurous iiutn-k ->s uiuploN c.t in the hospitals in Europe and Amo 11. a, will local a part of my treatment. _ urn H oil 1.. A. tv. . Olil Iron W iinttMl. WE wish to purchase a large quantity of SCRAP IRON, t-oth oast and wiouv;lit. ho which cash will be paid. HARRISON, BEDELL ii CO. jail 27 11 Viiir sinol.iiu; and llirwins Tobacco. A* U! AS ") K “^mb™ton. t*hi:itt Dru.osist under Conk : Hotel. GOODP-IGH & GO,, (Formtil) of \>W OflGllls,) 74 BllOik D £*97., ( Ol.li n KWS, Cw A \\ HOLES ILL MB UEiAIL Staple dry-goods. ARE cob t only leceiviin; fri ti impottatinns, di rect from Europe, ol staple and fancy Dill UOODS. uhi. h llicy oil'oi . in- ip to, , li. ieb ■> dm KttdtVy Waiilctls THE high.- t price will bo paid or Plow :;teel given in-exclninge for Reaver Skits, A laiv.a number wanted. Enquire at . . T _ .v- s wrv 4w L 11 AIM AN A BRO. Albany, Eufaula, Cuihhert, Bau.’nridge and Bfakciv ~apci 3 copy 4vv and 'end bill-, \V si l‘ <" lx bii si* 'll dClt* v. ON and aliei t.tu tirsf da> of \;.nl next,’ the ch.Liev for Murage ou Coim.i m .mr Ware hoffise* Wilt bo oNi: DOLE Alt p.-i i.ffi pm umnth. KIND i aEI.EN, A? A ENOCH .v CO , it iOtl tv .V tIuDuES, j, R. TVE: V A CO., Oi l E A vVOOb Jt Vir. AY, POWELL, PP.AZKP. X CO. CfJutßbns, tin., March 2d, bid —lm t\ ISi«i’sla:sK &utc, WILLbe -.U onthetirri Tue .1:«V in A.i>ril next, bttwi ui the usual bom- *0 -.«>*. . ,h^ Conri U.m-v u. Muscogee eoutny, .. no,- mm «iuci CRVYIHiiO, levied »»11 tl> v iltlll\ 4v\ 4• Ifv 4 > J' 1 ' 3 y Beall \ knipl.v. one fi uv:a. a lltnll “ U vs H. A. Morphy, garnishee* in taw of’W federate States ot America lor mleu-t due on de .. to allien enemies to The p'^ ! |\ ]p s “ T.. G. S. Mat l*al. Columbus. March Ist 1.1 pi. t vr * i'io\ w.i.itw. TO PURCHASEOH SENT! feb 26 ts Plantation and ShoiH iron. T HAVKonoonsiftnißcnf-’O.rtSi lb. <-l Plantation I Iron, and will le. cuo next ">■ l°h Iron, which I will wham e Toi Confederate money., " * 1 • ‘ u mar ‘ll m _ _ TO PRINTERS! I am prejavad to furnieh a superior article of , nor-IiBHS made of the BEST ROMPOSITION 7 /if jfIODI.DS iiiftd Kl OMiS are sent, me, and ship tinm neatly and safely packed. Or i can lurnish ©OMFOSITION in quantities which only t.i t.e MELTED AND PUUREU toin>ure goltd ROUUERS All hills hire cash on de livery l.tare, uu less shipped by Express, then C. O l>. ALFOHD ZORKOWSK4 A (’(). tnarlft lm Mouse* Hauted‘ Immediately. Jtmr nma him** one to Ut, will at A ' Speaj;’s JewtAry store. " 11 L Vol. XI. J. w. WAKHCX & CO. ProprietorN... < of after Sunday, Afarch2oth, the Trainion 'Mhc .»■ uscogee Railroad will i nil as follow* r PASSENGER TRAIN: Leave Columbus. g if, jvi. Arrive at Macon ;.2 52 A. M. Leave Macon y ;46 P. At... Aruve at Columbus ..5 00 A. M. FREIGHT TRAIN: Leave Columbus 5 30 A. M. Arrive at Columbus s p. M. W. L. CLARK, mar 19 ts ,®upt. Muscogee R, R. i Ohange of Schedule, Office Engineer and Eupehinpendent, ) ] CnaP.i.E3il>N SNI) SavaNNSH Hill.ROiD, - Eeb. 18, I8o4.) j 0-N and after SUNDAY, Feb. 2lit, Passenger 1 1 rains will Leave Charleston ...*. 7 If, a. M. j Arrive at Savannah .......4 2.9 P. M. | Leave Savannah 7 in) A. M. Arrive at Charleston 4 20 P. M. Passengers by this route from Columbu-, Mont gomery, Albany, Eufaula, Ae., pass through Sav annah without detention. H. S. HAINES. feb 24 1 w eoakw Epg’r and Supt. iVotice. ALL kintis of DYEING done at my residence, opptc-ite ttaiinaiifi Pi-vinl Maun factory. Pro visions ol any kiml taken in payment. HENRY YOIGHT, mar 8 liu - Dyer. HEADQUARTERS POST, \ CotUMEUffi Ga., April 2d, 1864.) The attention of all persons between the ages of seventeen and eighteen years, anil between the ages of forty-five and fifty years, is called to the follow ing paragraph of General Orders No. 33, from the A. and Inspect. Gen‘ls office, Richmond, Va.: 111. Any person liable to enrollment under this act may .join any company for local defence which has been formed under General Orders No. 86, issued 22d J une, 1863, for the war, or any other company for local defence which has been accepted into the service, and which, by the terms of its enlistment, is liable to serve anywhere within the State; or persons of this class may form new companies for local defence and special service, under General Orders No. 86, 0803 J for the war, and select their own officers. The undersigned will give persons wishing, to lorm companies for local defence under this order all .as sistance in his power, and would earnestly request that such companies be organized, and old compa nies, organized under General Orders No. .86, IHOT, be filled up to the maximum number. The benefit that would accrue to regularly organized companies or battalions, slpmld the reserve corps ever he called into active service, is too obvious to be.urged. J. W. ROBERTSON, apr 4 Iw Got. Comdg. Post, .Sun and Enquirer copy one week. To The Patrietie Citizens of CulmubiEs and Vicinity. The great benefits which have attended the labors of Relief Committees on the battlefield, in protect ing and administering to tho care and comfort of the sick and wonded, have been forcibly illustrated in some of the great battles of the present war. •To secure to our gallant soldiers the aid derived from : nob associations tluycitizens of Columbus and . vi cinity are earnestly requested to unite in forming vine or more Relief Committee, who will hold them selves in readiness to accompany tho Reserve Med ical Corps of this Post to “the front.” whenever the occasion may demand. Transportation for themselves and all articles"fpr the comfort of the sick and wounded will be fur nished. The articles most necessary to be provided are old linen Uni, cottonhattingf, bandages, li£ht wooden splints, tea, coffee, (ground) wine, brandy or whis key, and such delioacic-s a may be usesul. Any Committee whit h may be organized can re port itself to thP office, m that the members may receive information when their services will be re quired. Individuals desiring to form associations can re port l.» tlii-’ office, where a register ot their names will l;c kept until a .uffirb-ntYnnoLev t„ organize a Committee .shall be received. 1 The obviqu? importance of «uoh asebciations ren der appeals to the patriotism of the public unuecee saiy. GEO. It. DOUGLAS, - Sen. Surg. of Ptst. Coiumbu,’, Ga., March il. 1864. 4t j tit .l.qil .GiIBRC, E.SHuI.LING Oi in r, | ?,D CONoKLC-jlilVil. DISTIUCT Gi.'ot'.oU, J Cohuuhii , Ga., March 51, 1864.) Purnanffo General Order? No. 33, Adjutant and Inspector General':- ..dice, Richmond, V«. f A/arch Ufk.lMb, oil persons between the ages of II and IS, and -i > and .At, m fin Dbtri. t. ate i> tfuiied it. report at these Headquaruas lor Enrollment The failure ty comply with this native i within .30 day-from this date> will subjert the defaulter in a liability to be called into the general sera ire with persons between Eighteen and Forty-dye, uple--. he ehall have a \ jlid e.vt use thercior, to be judeed ot by the bureau ot t oiuttiptuin. By order of Gapt, \V. cb WALLACE, Enrolling Othcer. J. A. L.t.Naup, Asa't. aid 1 laid Enquirer copy 20 J • Qi ut* ?i ai» ti Hu tor t . •’fit * i NDERfIGNFD isprepared to £ll ail orders l lor ONL.U3EI ! rd a superior quality. Alt orders must be addressed | to thi on.let ijtttcd wish the motley enclosed, unless ! ..j dered by Gxpre- , yvlien orders will be filled and nipped with V. O. 1). alFsißd zorkuw.ski & uu. mar Id liu Notice. Assist.tvr Q*aKT&gnA?TFfGs Opfick, | GohiuiOu.-, Georgia, > Match 10, iMit.) Parties UoMinir Certificates of Purchase or Im prcr-intMit. made by Ua.i. J. F. Waddell, will pre ent tdeir claims tor payment bv the 26th inst. H. I*. GOTH RAX. mar 10 2w Capt, X A. Q. M. | Sun copy Laiftii lor Sale. * iRAGT of EIGHT 11 FNDREjD acres land, ly \ in* near Spvine Hill, in Bartwiur c.mnty. Ala bama. Between 2doand acres chsared. all fresh, h.t\ ins been in cultivation only two .>r three years. Thi -wtion of country is among the Leal cotton pro ducing lands in Alabama or Georgia. Parties'wwh ittg t-. tin e-t in such property may call on me be (Ween this and the 20th inst., after that it will he withdrawn frwtu market. Apply to Wm.C. till AY, at Greenwood A Gray'* Otfioe. mar 10 til 20th mar TO 1.01 T>\ order .and the War Deportment. 1 leave to day ' li.r Eastern Lnui-iana. to operate in that district, Mi rc iment (Ist Loui-Ltna cavalry!wdl rende7vous at Selma, Alabama. In addition, a A'fendtd battery ~i Sawver guns, joe-enteil b> nur cotuMiandcr, Ltenf lien. Polh. will mv.onpany tlte under ihe enuiuiand of l iiptain X. T.N. Rolutismt,of New OrUan- an experienced and SKillttl oih*#i woo ibrmerly bad charge of my old battery ot ltorse Ar ereater inducement cannot be ofl’eretl the ex iled -on- of Louisiana to rally around our country s colors and a\ enge their maniiold wrongs amioppres- Ac.ns upon the soil of their own Stale. Horse- and equipments will be furnished all recruits who re port to me at Selma. . % .» . .. Let there he no delay. nthjustic e, revenge and courage, let us strike till not a toe be [ left in Louisiana to tell the stotT nnheir tguomiuy. , Colonel Ist hegT La., Cavalry. Columbus, Ga., Thursday Moraing, April 7,1864. <£Ul] iUUttaru EUitctonj. HEADQUARTERS POST—II 9 Broad Street, Up Stairs. j Col. J. W. Robertson, Com’g. Gapt. Cha b 8’,.0h, A. A. G. Cttpt. J. S. Saaiß, AAA IQ VV. T. M, KiuNdree, Chief Clerk. . - • ENROLLING OFFICE. C&pt. W. 3. Vv allage—reaf .of Jones’ Building. ORDNANCE DEPAR TMFNT. Cor. Oigethorpe and fit. Clair Sts. Maj. F. C. Humphreys, Com’g. Capt M . Lathah, Ex. Officer. | Lieut. J. M. Mulden, Military Store Keeper QCAR2ERMASTER DEFT. At No. 16 Broad Broad St. Muj. F. W. Dillard, Com’g. | Maj. John E, Davis, Poet Q. M. Capt H. D. C o run an, A. Q. M. COMMISSAR r DEP' T. At King, Allen A Camak’a Warehouse. Maj. A. M. Allen, Com’g. Capt. J. H. Grayrill, A. C. S. ENGINEER'S DEFT Capt. Tbe idorc Moreno. Lieut. W. A. Uansell. MEDICAL DEFT. G. B. Douglass, Post Surgeon. (Office at Wayside Home.) J S White, General llospitaLSnrg. in charge. J P Moore,. “ •* Surgeon. L D Carson, “ “ Ass’tSurgeon. R Fowler, “ “ “ ' “ W W Dickie, “ “ “ “ NAVAL DEFT. Otlice near the Old Bridge. J. H. Warner, Ohs. Engineer. PRO VOST MA RSI/A I. Capt. Gf.o. N. Knight, (East of the Bank of Columbus. Eviaininiug Board. J S Whi iE, Senior Surgeon. The Board meets at the General Hospital on Tuesdays and Fridays. Valuable Table. The following table shows the discount on the old issue of Confederate notes: O e-i<) O O jp<- t o £1 g ’ g) I± Z ?’ lJ\ i, 1-1 i®Lri ? * C : c ; q ; o.i« * a> 9•?I*• f p • i e c 7,c' t q 5 c Sh © cT 3~ 2- 72- c_ 7Z ®, o_ Y s o 7T 5..;.'....~3 10 6 6ti' J i 85 56 66“ 160...106 66|235..,15t5 60} 15 10 00,| 90 60 00 165...110 00 240...160 00 20 13 33* j o<> .03 33r 1-I-0...143 .ft} 24:>... 16*1 3.,} 35 to out j too'. go 66} 175... 116 tkJI 2:50 ltiti 66} 30 20 00 '100......40 00 1a0,..1-20 00 ano •«.» m. 35 25 331j110,,....73 33} 185... 123 .?«} 35K7^ 40 ‘26 6fi|'lls-1....7t> 6t>} 190...126 66} 400,..2ti6 66f 45 30 (Kl 120 .80 00 1 95.. 130 00 450...51X) 00 50 33 S3J 55 06 66} 130 .86 66} 21X5...133 66} 550...366 66} 60 40 (HI 13.5......90 00 210... 140 00 600...4(K1 00 • 65.-. 43 351-140 93 33} 215.. 143 33} 1,50...483 33} 70 46 66 j 14.. 96 66} 220... 146 66} 700...466 66} i 't. .50 (Hi 150 100 oi) 225...150 00 750...51X1 Oo Wuighls ami Meaxurex, BuiheL y. Pctuiuiil. Wheat 60 Shelled Corn , f>o Corn in the ead- 70 Pea5.....0. 60 Rye ...iki Oats 32 Barley 47 Irish Potatoes.... 60 Sweet Potatoes , ..55 White Beans 60 Castor lieu ns 46 Clover Seed. * 60 Timothy Seed 45 Flax Seed.. ~,.. 66 llemp Seed..,. 44 blue Grass Seed 44 Buckwheat 52 Dried Apples',, 24 Onions... .....57 Salt , 5o Stone C0a1..... ..,80 Malt 38 Bran ...2o Turnip? a5 Piattering" H iir..;;.. 8 Unslaeked Lime. BO Corn Meal -.48 Fine Sait 55 Ground Peas .’ 24 A box 24. by 1(7 inchest 22‘“deep, ffi-niains ore bar lel. A box 16 by ’ inches, 3 deep, contain one bushel. A box 8 by 8) iuche?. S deep contain- 1 peck. A box 4 bv 4 inches, f‘. deep, contains i gallon A box 4by 4 imffiu?, deep, contuWir 1 quart. IKI e'vt* &£ !.*%- \/ -IVi = THOMAS L FRAIER &, 00 M 1 uti jit /*t i‘s tVuviV.iiU, Fraye/ & C*), f Atlanta, u>* f BROKER^ Market Street , above Morityomrry Hall , HAVE fiticduii, and are now prepared to receive and accommodate at their mart, ail Negroes which may be consigned n> them. They will buy and sell on Commission, and iuiw&rd proceeds with pi omptness and dispot. h. They keep constantly on hand a large and w ell -'Herttd :t... k, such as Families, House Servant'. Gentleman ? Ji..dy Servaiit-, 'as.. Boys ami Gii Is. of all description , 0a fpen ters, B 1 acksmith ?, Shumakers, Field Hand-. They respectfully refer n> the following well known gentlemen, viz: Hon. John A. Elmore, Major f. L.Calhoun. Will iam Taylor A Go., A. P. Gail, Shvdar A Ardis, Montgomery, Ala., .1. ('• Coleman A Go., Mobile, Ala./Henry .Ifeinhaid A Bro , Savannah,Ga. TliuS. L. FRAZER. Montgomery, Ala. A. FRAZER, W. t:. SMITH, Auburn. Ala. W. 11. Fitts, A. cio. P. S.— City pjiio.iiu.c .c-peetfully -cdi. iu-d. All order- cardiilh attended to. mar2s* dim worn Ailliiinisli aiors TI/ILL be sold on Friday, srh of April next, at the VV residence of Janie? l«. C'ouk, deceased, in Mus cogee county, the personal property aid deceased cou-i-tieg of: two mules, a cow md >. ,nhug, hogs, waggon and buggy, corn and »odder, household and kitchen furniture, farming impUuients and numer ous other articles, the land will also be rented it not otherwise disposed of before the day of sale.- Terms ca-h E. S. COOk, mar 29 tds Adtu'r. . €':u*l*eiiter* Wanted. TWENTY GAP.PENTERS to work on the new l Boat below the Navy Yard, tor which the liichr.-t wanes will be given. Apply to .JOSEPH HA NAKED, marlotf f.iO RfHiirtl. I) FNAWAY, on the hiith -March, from my place iu I \ Wynuton, a negro man hamed George,23years old dark complexion, ;‘feet S incite herib weighs about lbs. hiul *u a parruf check pants ami a t alvet cap. Supposed to be in the neighborhoml. mar arts JOHN COOK. SSUO Steward. STttlfEN Irinn uiy piw keis on Monday night last. at the lower end of Broad >treet, a Pocket Book, contain* ONE HI A Dll ED AND TEN DOLLARS in small hills, also a roll from my side pocket con taining NINETEEN HUNDRED LOLLARS. AH- Confederate money. It wm principally Fane? and Tweuties. The pi»cket book contained a Certificate for two hundred dollars in tavor of Elisabeth Eason, which I had tunded tor her. I wtHfpaf the above reward mr the recovery ot the y audcei uficate. I morSO d* Russeu county, Ala. j Wednesday Evening. Railroad Convention.—At the instance of the authorities of several Railroad Companies, Wm. John3ton. Esq.. President cl the Char lotte ami Sooth Carolina Railroad, respectful ly mvites the Presidents and Superintendents of the oad? cf the Confederacy to meet in convention in the city of’ Columbia. S. C., oh the 12th of April. The Chronicle and Sentinel says scold iu Augusta, on the 31st |tilt., was in active de- , mandat 2B for one. In Richmond, or. the! 27th. it sold at an a vie rage of 2f in,old car- j ren; y, or. reckoning in the discount which would hh doe in four days, the real quotation was fourteen dollars in currency for orte in gold The opinion Was entertained that it would be down to ten in a fortnight. From (Jen, FicketFsFoitimafiid ' Department North Carolina, ) | March 31, 1684, j’ To the Editor of the Whig: An unusual quiet reigns in this Department". The enemy, on Monday last, bombarded Fort Powhatau, and attempted to land, but were driven off, and tunny killed by a portion of Major Milligan’s In. .Signal Corps. 1 learn by a gentleman from hor that the enemy ! s gunboats were shelling Fort lloykin on Wednesday. No damage done. Like the | Chinese, the Yankees are “a great people " tor noise. After the most dilligent search, the where abouts of General Always Everywhere Bum side still remain a mystery. Come, when he may, his name inspires no terror in the breasts of one gallant Hoops, General. Pickett is on the qui vive, and will welcome the invader whenever he thinks proper to come, -‘with bloody hands to hospitalile graves. ’" The Gen eral's hospitality in this respect never been doubted. The troops in this Department, have, as far as I can learn, re-enlisicd fhr the war, espe cially Pickett’s Division. They seem cheerful, in line spirits and uwttii peace with patience though it were many years hence. They are well clothed, well ted ami are in good iightiug trim, and as King Richard says, are‘'gager for the fray.’’ They have.roiliidence in aiid" love their ehioflain, whose plume, like that of Harry of Navarre, is ever seen where danger comes thickest. The soldiers are funding their old issue with the North Carolina farmers, for many ncees caries not found in the commissariat and at very reasonable prices—-they are not disturbed by the dreams which haunt the pillows of speculators. 1 ha' e laillod to see '‘so much disatlcction among the people .of North Caro- ! 1 inn. The great mass arc true to. the Confed eracy, kind to flic Hoops, and only await the election in August to slrow to the world that llolde.n, like the “D.appic Ass,’’ will make but a poor run. (,apl. it. 51. airiLlmy. 11l tin; I'd HO II il-r At - tillery, has been promoted Major, ami ordered to the Army of Northern Virginia. Gov. Vance is expected In address I he North Carolina troops in this Department next week. St'LKO. Steel Shics'The &dvocatPs*ol the aniisti tutiou of Heel toi iron in the const ruction of ships, urge that the change they propose;in- V'olves the advantages of economy and in creased strength and carrying capacity. The their theory is about to be l< i,-d on a scale which lias not hitlvcrto been at t bmp ted. . Two large oia-au-gomg -ffiips form ed of steel—rone of them a; steamer, built lor Messrs. Fraser, Treuholm & Cos,, the Coxiiede rate agents,Was launched from the yard of Messrs. Jones, ' Quggin, k Cos., of Liverpool, The Chief CnnMrnetbr of the Navy was at tracted to Liverpool by an event of -u\ much national interest, and at; a. dejt-umr tvhirh tnl lowed the launch, expressed his .-ensa ot the importance ot the question which the future career of these two vessels’might help to nlve. He had ,( a very high' 5 opinion of steel, a?'coin pared with iron, tor shipbuilding; purposes,'] but he.could not pledge himself to any ■!. si ded course in the matter until he had seen | how far the newly launched ships "fustifierl the ! 'anticipations of tbrir builder^.- -b:~ ' iL'r.y. ) Thi; New Issrr —The new Trensuiy note? will be ready for genciai ejn'illation ila.iut th, 15th inst., except ihc ?..fi s. who h will not he ready until the Ist of .Inly next Any person taking S6O of tin- old cuiiciuy to tlie Treasu rv will receive S4O in the new. The SoOO note are in Durnenied on the ? icht side with a medal to in likeness ot Gen. T. J. .lm ! .mi wit!) tti'eyoAnh ot the iiinstrious hero uud. i the likene-s On the left aids is the t ‘outederate seal and ! nmlto Deo A endn e, with euildam.itic onr-i oundings ihe denom ination of the note i? eonapienoii ty printed in figures. The slo© notes pi e -nnt, a beovre, a vig nette likenesa of Mra. Puken? oi .'south Car idiiia, and a medallion likeness of Ex-Secre- T-iry Randolph on the right. The on!v difference between the old-and new $ cuts except the color, is that theA lu nette likeness r»f President Davis i’ noyy t>re : ented in medallion style. The $lO notes have a Vignette repre .•nting a section of dying artillery in a battle. .Sen ator Hunter's likeness .u ain occupies the low er left hand comer.- —HtckmunJ Ehspotth. As TyctnENT of thf V'ali.kv.- The Rich mond eorreij.(indent of the Moiitgotm vv Mail, relate? the following incident of one of the Valley campaign*: Two voting fa dies, living in the upper part of the Valley of Virginia, walked out after breakfast, to carry food t° Iwo Gonledfiates, who vac trviug to make their wav ilnough the eneo.i s lines. They bad much dillj. uhy in hndiug the young tne:i —they were ineie boys, in sact —and when tuuud, they were greatly agitated. Questioned as to what Un* mailer was, 4he boys took the girls through a thicket to ft shallow brook, and there lay a dead Yankee, luce upwards, witli hardly gnough of water to cover him. ‘‘He came uu us unexpectedly,’ fitii'l the boys, “and we could no* let him go. for he would have ne- Irayed us. We coitldn i shoot Inin, bn the woods ar«- full of Yankee jiie.keis. who would have been attracted to uti)' hiding pim-e by the noise of our pisiot-. So we induced hirn to come info this tbickeb sprang up.m him ud- Jeniy . forced him into the water, and hold his head under until he was drowned. A\ ehi fed to do it, but there was no help for it it.” The young men evenriiaßy got back to lye’s army. You may rely on ihe lrijlh of f his iii cidenl. for i got iL from the f .iber of the young ladle.--. -1 - ♦ ♦ ♦ ' A Sign.—The duanccrs of Loiulon have taken tlie ( ’oufederate loan, and per sistently refuse to touch that of the Uni ted States. This is a tinam iul recognition ofoiiv imtioual existence.‘and a substan tia! evidence of their eon tide nee in our success. $3.50 Per Month. J. H. WARHE!\, Kditor C'onfpderate T»rpedees and Iron ('lad« The W ashiugton correspondent of the St. Louis “Republican” furnishes an in tcresting communication concerning the OoFederate torpedoes and iron clads at Charleston, which we have not wet with in any of our Southern exchanges. It has been kindly furnished the ‘‘Express” by a friend. rebel torpedoes. Private letters received here from off Charleston give some interesting partic ulars of the sinking of the Housafonie by a rebel torpedo, which do not appear in the official account. It is not known on our side that the machine carried any crew: on the contrary, it is supposed the torpedo was of anew kind lately invented by the rebels, which are rendered self moving by clock work, and was brought, down the harbor, directed against the fa tal vessel,and started by the internal ma chinery, the eoncastion being relied upon to explode it. When first seen, about, one hundred yards from the Housatonie it looked like a broad plank upon the water, and there was no signs of its pro pnldiou by steam or man power. It struck two minutes after first seenjaud ex ploded in about one minute, direct ly under the stern. The power of the explosion was terrific, tearing out the stern com pletely, breaking through the gun and spar decks, and shattering the huge beams above them. The Housafonie sunk im mediately, the officers and crew being pushed to save themselves, by ascending the rigging a's she went down. Iftli is torpedo was a self moving one it is the first instance where such ma chines have accomplished practical re sults, though much time labor and ex pense have been of late years devoted to attaining success in this branch of war fare by nearly all civilized nations. I’inlet* these circumstances the event must be accepted as evidence of energy perve rence and inventive genious of the rebels, though the applications of these attributes iu such a manner is justly open to the charge of barbarism. THE REBEL IRON OLADS. Speaking of rebel torpedoes brings to J mind other features of the situation before j Charleston worthy of notice. Lately we j have heard considerable about the rebel j iron clads in that quarter, both from rebel ands ederal sources. There is no doubt that the officers of our iron clad fleet ex pect .to be compelled to accept a challenge tu.tnngkat some of these fine days from a fieet-ot Merrimacs wliicti wilt Mraiu | the Ashley and Cooper rivers out into therharbor, and there bellow forth the bold defiance from tfeeii armament of the cele brated Brooke gun- and further, there are indications that, they do not anticipate the result of such a contest as certainly to be favorable to our side. The rebels are known to be building two or three more iron clads in the above rivers; therein good reason to believe that the Chieora, Ladies’ Gunboat, and other uodesonpt craft, finished long since, art now being clad with additional iron plates. W hen this fleet is finished, it is not likely to remain behind Sumter; and should if r-.jun- out, the momentous qination is, can our iron clads hold their uwn against it? Some of our editors think not They say the old .Men iimie, in her first contest with the little Monitor, was provided with noth j ing but shells; that with these she could j not injure her antagonist, while the latter j succeeded in hitting her below her iron plating when grounded and careened, but all eftbrte to penetrate her mail were un successful Subsequently, the Norfolk monster being repaired, came out provi ded with solid shot, and -teamed around in sight of the Monitor tor several days without getting alight out of her. Had the Monitor accepted a fight the result is j to be interred from th< manner in which ! the solid shot and steel boils of the rebel { a,hi battered up our iron clads or tin- sub sequent eugagt-ment before Charleston .'supposing the rebel iron clads of the j MVrrifnac order in Charleston harbor are j able to withstand the fire of the heavy old- 1 nance of our Monitors, it follows that the ! latter must succumb to ihe terrific power j of the Brooke gun, with its steel pointed j piOj.--. ides, at close quarter But the old Mem mac was probat'lv tin- best ot her > class ever constructed, and though her | mail was strung enough b> resist themip- j sile.. us the .Monitor, it does not follow that | those lately constructed by the. rebels arc ! as invulnerable. The ease ot the hiogal ; is altogether in our favor; but the expe- | rie.nee gained m that afiair very probably j Suggested to the rebels the idea of in- J creasing the strength ot their eralt, and when next they run a till with u* for su premacy iu iron clad construction, it aiay be discovered their vessels are not .so ea sily disposed oi as the Savannah abortion. Siege or Ohai k.^ton. —-Two Jw,i --| t’C(J if;/</.'•• I'.’itlJt !n ./i/I/. .jiilOC OUI lu - *! . report the cneuiy have uianifestetl eon- I sideraLle activity. About live o’clock Sunday afternoon tire was re -opened upou Fort Sunder ironi the three hundred pounder Parrot lately uncovered at the middle butte IV, and between six and sown Item jlat/cry birge upon the city. The tiring averaged on-shot every five minutes The enemy also exchanged a few -iiois with our batteries on James’ and Sullivans' Islands during the day. Some ■am usual activity was observed on Saturday and Sunday among the fleet. A side w he< i .deuiuer came in from North h riday afternoon, After communicating with the HVi/afs/i and several of the other bloiAaders and vessels inside the bar, s »e again left, sailing South On her depart ure the blockade*, outside fired a salute. The enemy’s gunboats in Mono fired a fi w - buta Saturday at OnmbalU place and Legareaville. The number ot tents cm holly Islaud have again diminished. The bombardment of the city continued up to the hour of closing our report. TBIEGRAPHI3. Kfports of the Press Association ! *-yb> J- S- Thrasher, m thw Clerk’s .tu-e«» l* - tpstnc-t Court of the Confederate State- fui Ihe Northern District of ObwgkC. 11., Artil It is reported that the Hth and 12th army corps, which weut West last summer, have returned to the army of the Poto mac, and disembarked from the cars at Bealtou Station. A heavy rain lias been falling for forty-eight hours. The roads are deep in mud The.Rapidan ic much swollen. Latest from Europe. The latest dates from Europe are to the link of March three days later than previous ad vices, The United States gunboat Kearaag* had airived at Deal The Confederate steamer Florida put into Madeira on the 4th. Twenty tons of coal, provisions and water were allowed her, when she was ordered off. The Times says there ia good reason to be lieve that although the matter cannot be an nounced, it is absolutely certain th»l the Eu ropeon Conference will after all actually,as semble. In the House of Lords on ho Hth, Lord Campbell asked the meaning of llortsohakoff . words as to the combination between Russia and Austria, Prussia umi England. Earl Granville said that Prince Gortschakoff could only refer lo the Conference proposal. Eng land has not entered into any combination displaying the slightest hostile feeling towards France. Iu the House of commons, Mr. Roebuck asked if the Federal and Confederate Gov ernments had been remonstrated with for the employment of agents for illegal purposes.— He said he would be glad to set* the Federal shipping swept from the »eaa. England's honor was at stake. Lord Palmerston said thal the Governments bad been remonsirated with and prosecutions instituted. Mr. Bright said that Mr. Roebucks speech was unworthy of a member of Parliament. The Archduke Maximilian is visiting bjueen Victoria. , Fire Australian ships have arrived, bring ing £228 OOn sterlings in gold £250,000 art* also en route. Consols closed steady at 01 'i(o' 91 i. FRANCK. The Memorial Diplomatique says that a trea ty between Maximilian ami Napoleon will be agreed on immediately on becoming Emperor of Mexico. The treaty’ will settle the period of French occupation, and make arrangennfnss for the liquidation of the French claims. The French troops will be withdrawn gradually. The debt due France will be paid in fourteen an nual instalments of $25,000,000 each. The Federals 9re said to have encroached upon Mexican territory by seizing cotton be longing to the rebels at Malamoras. La France says that England and Russia are endeavoring to induce Denmark to ac cept an armistice, remaining during the Con ference in the Mime*position. The Routes closed GOf 75c. T.HK OANISII WAR. The Duke of Saxe Coburg has visited Na poleon, with the assent of file minor Gemian Slates, in order to induce Napoleon to recog nize the rights of Hie Schleswig and Holstein Duchies to choose their own Government. The motion before the Federal Diet for Au gusteuhurg’s recognition was postponed by Austria’s and Prussia’s request. to. Five Danish steamers are cruising ofl 3tral gund, where the Prussian flotilla is gathered. The Elbe entrance defences arc being has tened. The enemy had entered A rah urn. The Danish infantry had embarked at Arabus for VUrarg. The Swedish troops in Sclionen, Sweden have been ordered to be ready to march. An unimportant engagement occurred on the 12th at Sundewell. It is stated that GOO Jutland peasants have teen compelled to aid the allies in the erec tion of trenches before Fredericia. The Austrian troops having been molested by the inhabitants of Vierie, the General com manding ha t ordered thtN all munitions of war and arms in the possession 1# civilians shall be delivered up to the military authori ties within twenty-four hours. The roads in Jutland are impassable in con sequence of recent heavy rains. Marshal Wrangle has prohibited the export of horses, cattle, and grain from Jutland. CO if if EJtOlaL INTELMGEXCE. liivEßpOoT., March 16.—Cotton is advanc ing; prices |(ihld, higher for inferior quuli -5 ties. j Breadstuff's are- quiet but steady ; flour de | dining ; winter red wheat 8s (aj.Ss. 7d corn ! dull ; provisions quiet and prices steady. I The discount demanded at the Bartk of ; England is moderate, and the rates unaltered The Desolation lu Tennessee. I At* enterprising adventurer, who has been on a nun in Tennessee ot an extensive and somewhat | dangerous character, on hi-' teturn in Murfrees boro, writes to the Boston Tiav ellei . under date of Jan. bit, as follows : In years agoiie, and not long ago, Tonne?: see wa* u puradiae. Peace and plenty smiled: law and oilier reigned. How is it now ? After a week’s journey, I sit me down to paint you a picture oi what I have seen. To the East and to ihe W est, to the North and to the South, the -uhi sad dening and sickening. Government mules and horses are occupying tbo homes—ave, the palaces —in which Rev chi calm* son ;so otreo have slum bered. ’lhe monuments other taste, the evidences of her skill, the eharaetei istio3 of her people, arc being blotted from existence. Her church, are being turned into homes ol prostitution, her seminaries shelter the sick and sore, whose griels and groans reverberate where once the dower of our youth ivere wont to breathe the poetic pa»?ion and danea t.. the music of their summer’s sun. Her cities, her town and her l itluges are draped inmourning, Even the country, ever and always ■■■> much near er God and Nature than Ihe-.e, wear the black pall. Go from Memphis to Chattanooga, and it is jd:e ihe march from Moscow in the olden time. The Btafe capital, like the Kremlin, alone re maiun of her former glory and greatness. Let this point (Murfreesboro) be the centre, and then make a circumference of thirty wiles with me, and we will *tay *'a w, ek in Ihe womb ol desolation.”— Whether y,,u go on the Selma, the Shelbyville,Jhe Manchester, or any other pike, f„r a distance of thirty miles either wav, what do we behold v One wild, weary, dreary and desolate waste, so to speak. The fences are all burned down : the apple, the pear and the plum trees burned in .. -he long ago, tbe torch applied to thousands of pi.mdid uian sion,-. the walls of which alone remain, and even this is seldom so, and where it ia, their smooth plaster is covered with vulgar epithet- and immoral diatribes. John Smith and Joe Doe, Federate and Confederate warrior , have left jack knife -terea ■ t vping on the doors and caslhgs, where these, in taieir fewness are preserved, she ri.-ket and the railing—where are rbey v >V here are the ro e bushe and the violets ' B;.t a born all, and - beyond all, and dear>-i aid more lhair all else —where, oh, where, are tb- owe hap py and contented people tied who loved and had their beiug here '! Where are the rosy ‘ keeked cherub.-? and blue eyed maiden gone ? ale the gallant young men ' Vi berm arc a w are any of them ? . But where ar. fhev gone- roE once happy and .‘ojiteitl.’d pc*.(,b- ' l’h- young men are sleeping in their ora-, e a 'bdoh, at Cm .nib at Fort Don eleon and other held ot so-.-ulled glory Ihe young women have died ol gnet or are hi.d.Cn h.-arfed; the children are orphans. Poor Ultio tilings, I p‘fy them ,rom u, . v ;, s 1 look :it them— black and white—for they cun t-> have shared a coimnoa fate, ami like ikying iu u common destiny. Their lives —I mean the master and slave, ar.d their offspring' —seem to have been inseparably blended. Iu many cases I found two or thiee white children. vb».-e parents were dead, left to the mercies of the faithful slaves; and again, i have seeu a large number ol little itegro children, ttvwc parents ww. likewise dead, nestled in the bosom of.some white families, who, by miracle, were saved from the vandalism ot wax. I