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COLUMBUS 11ML6 Published Dafly- Sundays excepted) at Che rate of f:.:»o*.crii.'*a« for three months. Xo sub.-<ei'ii>ii'ju rami'©d for *ieuaer term than $ > t*C€ month*. AUfenrisiNu baths: Advertisements inserted for $2 00 per square for 'lie first insertion and $1 50 for each additional. Where advertisements aro inserted a month, the ; barge will be S2O per square. Announcing candidatess2o, which must invariably paid in advance. I A deduction of 20 per cent, will be made on a id vert is mg accounts oyer SSO, when promp pay ment is made. Change of Schedule. AW , * March 20th, tbe Trains on K d X»i will run „ f01i0.,: . PASSENGER TRAIN: , rjJumbiis 6 15 P. M. J-KS3W I § ft-If- Arrive at Columbus 5 00 A. M. FREIGHT TRAIN: Leave Columbus -5 -10 A. M. Arrive at Columbus ... ....4 35 P. M. W. L. CLARK, mar 19 ts Supt. MuSoOgeeß, R. Adjutant A' Insi’kotorGks’ls Office, t Richmond, April 9th, 1864. ' [Extract.] Bprncial Orders, N0.H.”.. * * * * ~ * * XXIX. Colonel Win. M. Browne, A. D. C. to lliS i Excellency the President, is temporarily assigned to the duly of Oo.aman-h- ’ t of C-mscripts for the j Sfate of Georgia, and will proceed to assume the j duties thereof under instructions from Bur au of I Conscription. By commend of the Secretary of War. 'Signed] -I NO. W. I ELY. A. A. General. llkadoiurtkrs or Cokscrij'Thmi. t -State of Georgia, Macon, April iSm. Spceial Orders, No. 50. _ t Hln obedience to s he foregoing order o. the Secretary of War, I have this day assumed command of the Conscript service in the State of Georgia. WAT. M. BROWNE, Colonel and Commandant of Conscripts, apl 29 lot Office Mobile and Girard K. R.. | Columbus, Ga., April 5, 1801. ) The Stockholders of the Mobile & Girard Railroad Company, are hereby notified that the five _ per cent tax, levied by the law passed 1- coruary 17th, 180*. on the value of all shares held in Railroad or other Companies, will be paid by the Treasurer at this oflivc and they will therefore omit the stock held in this Company in their lists to Assessors. J. M. FRAZER, ■ Treasurer. aid on. ___ Police to Planters. I am authorized by the Government TO EXCHANGE Sheetings, €ottoa Yarns, SU9AR AND OSNABURGS FOR Bacon Sides, HltlS AND SH©PI-<DEHS, for supplying the Army. JNO. J. Me KEN DUEL, apl 18 -in . Xj. 3. witIGtECT, SUCCESSOR TO ROHINKTT & CO., Corner of Broad and Warren Streets, Columbus, Ga., MANUFACTUREL OF Superior Candles and Lard Oil, AND DEALER IN GENERAL COUNTRY PRODUCE, ASNABURGS, Sheetings, Yarns, etc., exchanged U for Bacon, Lard, Potatoes, o*c. Tsilluvr and Beeiwax Wanted. It, is honed that Abe liberal course which will he ~".fed will sr--u-reAgcncro.is patronage, apnl 20 —lm " .'1:... :i*— .... -A sjkTg ym Q QQ (Formerly of Jew Orleans,) V-Yh SS*37.» tVIiOLSSALE AND RETAIL 'YIY-GOOLo. UK ountlv receiving fresh importations. di i. . , of staple ami taucy Divi < fi they oiler cheap tor cash. C.’ s. AIISEN A I-, > Columbus, Ga.. Aprils, 1864.) toiler. S WISH TO EXCHANGE FOE BAO Ola on equitable ter.ni?, $!!£»&* MIS is, inaacfi KeliiU**, A.ud all kinds PLANTATION IKON; i Also POWDrill. As this Bacon is needed to supply the necessities | of the cuu'loveea of the Ordnance Department, at this place and Richmond, it is hoped that holders , wil give the Government the preference. F. HUMPHREYS, j a ,i ■ f Mai. OoindV Arsenal. liiOL o cS.:Lo st X OA>r cl- =» 02*. E£. A. ftOSSIT. <»k .VI It ItL A surgeon to the Kew . Orleans *-‘iV <’ ninlo infirmarytenders Ins sen ices to tat Oit iaens ot' Columbus in all the branches ot tots proles* ‘' .-'pedal attention will be tie voted, to the treatment of the diseases ot woiucui. . Surgical operations performed lor Fistula in A no. Vision-\ aginnl fistula, llydi K-ele, Cougeniial and Accidental t liymosis, Varicocele, llo’morrhouis or Files, Caucus impas sable strictures. False Passages, iahapesor Club Fo-m. and eo.itr.v. tioa of too tuigers, fctrabisinus or i- iui .il i.ic. Aneurism. Vnnx o dilated veins, 1 tcry •fium, Cataract and Hair uip; also lor tfio remov i ~i all tnun.r- r abn.'rina’i i-owtas from any part of the body. . , l»isivv<.>s ot’thstie i‘o-t riy-pry Svstem. o.nnprstn<t the •lifiV.-eut stage- oi urnrUma, Strictures, liravo.S, Soermatorrhea. uilis, m its primary .... .. . . \ i,ortiary and m. nufiary form,.will receive ' U ;. ncc' sriveu when vcr desired as well -as the ri> • u'u i>, ears iWHCtu© in New Or- C )u>ait;uie:: uouvs every day at :us office in itic : VM.uk- ilall L-uildius, irom 10 to o clock ■1 In ’ ■ nil •' 0 40Y.1.mk t>. in. Patients willdo -v ... iJtoje hours, asbeioris and at -f . if. ... like ilcvoty.it . vUiunjr persons in the.city. . w ait o'.>-iiuiuic..rtion." 1-o 1)U. E. A. R'JSSI. t. .ium bus. Ga. \ i or . :;<<!'* - ' •d' re. " ruy- ,n.y\ > vaaa.-. U w.u 0© j:rov\ civ.-." cut r; vec u-.eij. wiii have :v iuv..isU tiieir own i’ 1 ’ 0 ' 1 '* "• u * ne i- a ;. , ..v carividir uOenfhip to tiie , \U tol'ulS Ot LlcelS, l.atU mi:i* VV. . . V u > i,. S.. u;e era!- ... j disc of the nin. . .;ii -and Stoat.t Sufeuuroiis V , .-it i c • Uospitalcin Europe cifel y V \ . .. H oi L;\ ill'uW'T.t. E. A. R. i*lu e !?Ia r Auf ' >:t‘f© r y. 'EH K UNDERSIGNED isproyarod t-> fill oil order Gr I£La I J iO of a superior ,uaiity. All orders um?t be addtf©*<3 to t:> itadeificu-'u wife Hu- money enclosed. nn!e or i.• py 'xjue.'.', when orders will be tioeb. a sh’-yped with l. zoKKOWSKI i r aprlo Lin . Fi3&4t 'l'Ll!' UNDERSIGNED Ji»vu:« commenced the 7 ) -tui:,venire of fee above named articles in euis ©■■ v. are prepared to fiil orders for the same. -~u .i, cle Sir.u-t. a f**w do sibyve <. s . H- : • ..,k 6 ji A 111 Mod >N. V, I'DELL -7 CO. K-fereufo—M.,s. j.\ \y # ]»im.ard. Mobile rl-.rtj:■ did ' atii-utionaiif.t. Vie>V-.>... A,'.. ; -..d .e. \ bibs (>■ this of:vc. " mar ts ' ' ' - Vol. XI. J. W. W.4RREX & C®. Proprietors J. XV. WARREN, Editor AUCTION SALES. Ui riON SALE IX HTLMIS6TOX. ;■ *' '• M. LROIILY, Auctioneer. 3y Catalogue OF IMPORTED GOODS CARGOES OF STEAMSHIPS PET AND LUCY, WITH SUNDRY CONSIGNMENTS PER OTHER SHIPS. * ON WEMESDtY, MAY 11, ’64. Commencing at 9 o’clock, a. m., wm soil at my Sales Room. No. 2, Granite Row, Wil mington, N. C., the Cargoes of the above named Ships, together with other consignments, consist ing in part of Hry-Croodni. Shales white Flannel, ;0 4 bales blue do '. S pales scarlet do - ‘ V 2 bales printed do . _ 1 bale Magenta do 1 bale.«tone do .i. . - 1 bale assorted do -i&Lx /-■ / 5 cases DeLaincs 3 cases Merino-Shirts 3 bales colored Lenas 3 bales Melton Cloths 2 cases Siikliandkerchiefs 4 cases Gloves, Braids, Ac 2 cases black Alpacca 2 cases fancy Tweeds 2 eases flax Thread 2 cases Pins 2 cases Bone Buttons 2 cases fancy wove Shirts 2 case.-: Black and White Muslin 2 cases Regatta Prints 1 case Bunting, Red, White and Blue 1 ease Long Shawls 1 case Ready Made < 'lathing 1 case Corsetts, Hoop -Skirts, Hosiery, Ac 1 case Pilot Cloth 1 bale Cassimere 1 case Spool Cotton. Sii©€S. 14 cases Ladies and Gents Shoos 3 cases Army Bluchers 1 case Cavalry Boots 4 cases Boys Shoy= 1 case Calf Skins 4 cases Supr Chamois Ski'-.- 1 bale Shoe Thread. Stationery. 5 cases Stationery Letter Papers, Pens, Lead Pencils, &c Colton l a rets, &c. 12 cases Cotton Cards. 500 pair 1 case Superior Card Clothing, 4x31 10 bales Stitching Twine. Ctroceries. 72 packages superior Green Tea, chests, half chests find caddies 104 packages Black Tea, chests, half chests and caddies 22 barrels Crushed Sugar 22 bags Jamaica Coffee 50 boxes Adamantine Candles 17 bags Black Pepper 10 casks C hickory 5 barrels Starch 5 boxes Starch 2-casks Vinegar 50 barrels Mackerel 10 half-barrels Mackerel 35 kitts Mackerel 16 kitts Salmon 55 sacks Liverpool G A Salt 10 casks Table Salt, 102 doz 3 eases Spices. MSiii'dwsas’e, &c. 0S kegs Cu( Nails, assorted sizes 54 drums Nails 4 tons Nail God Iron 4 eases ‘ utlery 1 case Hatchets 1 case Rasps 1 case Pistol Cartidges 1 case Rifie wipers and girths, 10 eases Gun Caps 1 cask Shoemaker’s Tools. Oils, <&C, 132 tins Kerosene Oil, 5 gals each 2 casks Whale Oil i cask Coal Tar. Drugs, 10 casks Super Mass Liquorice 2 cases Liquorice Root 101 barrels English Copperas 54 kegs Bi Carb Soda 30 drums Balsam Copaiba 29 barrels Alum 10 cases Blue Mass 7 casks Epsom Salts 11 barrels Epsom Salt.- 43 kegs Epsom Salts 12 casks Alcohol 11 barrels Borax 3 barrels Soda Crystals 3 eases Pure Castile Soap, 250 lbs 3 cases Magnesia 2 casks Gum Camphor 2 casks Extract Logwood 2 casks Potash 1 case Gum Shellac 2 kegs Saltpetre 4 Cases Tart Acid 2 cases Baking Powder 1 case Morphia Acet andjMod. 1 ease Phosphorus. Liquors, &c, 3 half Pipes Pure Martel Brandy 3 half Pipes Old Rum 45 casks Rum 2S casks Pale Ale, 4 dozen each 43 cases Pale Ale. 4 dozen each 90 “ Old Tom Cordial Gin 50 “ D. John’s fine Gin l4t> •• fine Holland Gin 162 •* superior Cognac Brandy •20 •• Scotch Whiskey 40 ilindj. bus pure Holland Gin. Wilmlngt'* . N. C- April 23 tds •• Notice io Planters and ton suiiteis of Iron.’* Vi; E -. ill keep for sale, for Confederate funds, or -IT e.ve'tan-jie for country produce—such as born, I- dder. Bacon, Lard, Syrup, Peas, Potatoes, Tai ’W. Burnt, Wheat or Flour—the following articles, on hand or male to order: PLOW AND SCOOTER BAR IRON: FI , AT. UV m : Ni> AND SQU ARE BAR IRON: its_t. fe. ■ and. . . IP. E. NAIL ROD; IRON Cv) j’T< >N TIES THAN ROPE) FOR BALING : SIIOVELS A'- P SPADES: FP.Y PANS : P;>T WARE OP SEVERAL DESCRIP TIONS ; SFOAR AM) SALT KETTLES—FROM 40 TO DP) GAEL* >NS ; SUGAR MILLS—I3 AND 15 INCH. We are prepared to receive and fill orders for any sixes'"J..*d uu. uky of Iron, from our Iron « orss Vr "'i;.. - M-tl in Alabama. 1 and JOHN D. GRAY A CO., . .f Next to New Bridge. Columbus,Ga„ Tail ilif Morning, May 5,1864. Wednesday Evening:. 1 TEL E3RAP HIS. Reports of tbe Press Association. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 18;53, by J. S. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office of the District Court of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. Richmon d. May 4. —Burnside's Corps cross ed tiiii P.apphannock Monday, with tbe excep tion of a negro brigade left at Manassas. Special to the Examiner from Hamilton’s Crossing.—Northern papers of the 30th report that Grant returned to Washington to demand the services of McClellan. He refuses to move with Lis army until the deraaud is complied with. It is also urgent that Fremont be as signed to duty. The Pennsylvania troops whose terms ex pire in May have notified the Government that they wiil not obey the orders recently issued continuing them in service till tbe Ist of July. Last accounts from Red river represent the Confederates marching on Grand Ecore. The Yankees admit a loss of 4,000. A rupture in the Lincoln Cabinet is report ed. Chase has resigned. Don’t Like Yankee Freedom. —l’resly, the negro of J. J. Cohen, who ran away some three months since, returned last week. He says he spent most of the time daring his ab sence in the vicinity of Stevenson and Bridge port ; that all runaway negroes were urged to volunteer in the Federal army, and were told that if they did not do so, before the Ist of May, they would then be conscribed. He pre ferred his former place and condition to the ranks of the abolition army, and so “vamoosed the rauohe.” He says that Mr. Ramsey’s three servants are at Nashville—lke and Frank are in the army, but Henry was exempt on ac count of his age. ■ He thinks the Federals get most of their in formation, in regard to matters this side of the line, through negroes and white women— more or less of the latter he saw going to headquarters every day. Presley says it puts a nigger to his best to pass the Yankee lines coming this way. The above is probably about as reliable as any ‘‘contraband” news, and our readers may take if for what they think it is worth. [Rome Courier. Mechanics. —We concur with the Appeal that every skillful artisan, whatever branch of the mechanical profession they may pursue, can render more available service to their country in the workshop than in the field.— The Lincoln Government understands this fully, and are offering extra inducements to secure mechanics. Look at the deplorable condition of our railroads and other interests requiring the aid of the mechanics. The stur dy sons of toil should be well paid for their labor, and every inducement offered them.— Many who, after working hard all day, on vis iting their families, find them wanting many of the necessaries of life, because their wages are insufficient to procure them, often declare that they prefer going-to the army than labor ing under such circumstances. We trust that tiiis worthy class in the Confederate States may meet with more liberal encouragement. [Mississippian. Not (4.lite. —The Richmond Whig of the 17th, says that Governor Vance by his Fay etteville speech is an advocate of “.peace by the intervention of the States.” Gov. Vance himself says that peace can only be made through the Confederate Government. The Governor says : “Why not appeal to the Gov ernment through the Legislature, and your Governor will unite with you in that appeal, to present some terms of peace to the enemy, or, while we wage war, to offer to negotiate for peace.” If peace or negotiations for peace could be brought about ‘by the intervention of the States,’' - why appeal to the Confederate Government? Governor Vance h. 13 nothing to do with the foolish political heresy of “sep arate State action-” it is strange into what culpable inaccuracies the desire to say sharp things, and especially to sneer at the Confed erate Government and to d—n all who don’t d—n it, leads a paper so essentially true and respectable as the Whig. [ Wilmington Journal Tlie Women of Bforlii Carolina, The ladies of Raleigh, N. C., held a meeting re cently and adopted, among others, the following resolutions: Resolved, That the noble and gallant conduct of our Southern soldiers on the field of battle, their endurance and patience under fatigue and priva tions pf all kinds, and their readiness ever to meet the foe with their strong arms and stout hearts, challenge our warmest admiration and gratitude, and inspire-ns with confidence that they will al ways be our protectors from the presence of the hated enemy. Resolved, That the war is prosecuted by the South to secure its liberty and independence: with these, should hail peace as the greatest of earthly blessings ; without them, peace would be but the beginning of our degradation and humiliation as ! a people. Resolved, That the women of the South regard j this war as involving not only its liberty and in i dependence, but their own station in society and • the happiness of the domestic circle : the subjuga- I tion of their sex and the obliteration of those vir i lues of purity and innocence which form its peeu j liar charm : and that we look to the army with ! mingled anxiety and confidence to shield us from j this the greatest of calamities. Resolved, That our fathers, brothers, and sweethearts, and all others iu the army, possess our warmest thanks for their unceasing efforts du : ring three long years in defence of liberty, and | independence, and ourselves : that we pray daily for their protection from ali barm, and that we shall hail thair return from the field at the end of | the war, the conquerors in a hundred battles, as I tbe brightest days in our lives—greeting them with rejoicings, gratitude, and love. Literary and Scientific Generals. —Some eminent commanders have not been scholars. But the three greatest srenerals the world ever produced—Alex ander, Caesar and Napoleon—were all men of letters. The first an annotator on Ho* mer, lh j second a elas ‘eal author, the tit lid ap m ivjsop ner, it :. * had not been an emperor. "Bo you think." said Na poleon, "if t had not been geueraldnu chief, and the instrument of fate to a mighty nation, that I would have accep ted place and No; I would have thrown myself into the study of ex act science; my path would have been that of Galileo and Newton, and, since I have always succeeded in my great enterprises, I should have highly distinguished my self also in my scientific labors. I shonld have left the memory of beautiful discov eries" A Bone of Contention Amonff the Abolitionists. Henderson, of Missouri, a Black Republican, has lately delivered in the Lincoln Senate a speech upon tbe two sides of the war question, which is severely exercising the abolition press. The Louisville Journal copies so mueh as is quoted below, and makes it the theinh of an extended bomily, charging upon the Re publicans a design to defeat reconstruc tion of a UThion under the Constitution, and if they cannot aboiitionize the South, then they prefer to acknowledge her independence: IIEXDEUSOX’S SPEECH. There are but two sides to the question.— The one is Union without slavery ; the other is tbe immediate and unconditional acknowl edgment of the Southern Confederacy. Therefore, let the elements of opposition at once combine so that the friends of the Union may determine upon the beet course to secure peace. If these demons are too strong to be subdued except at the expense of our own liberties and the loss of every good for which the Government was established, the sooner we know the fact and act upon it, the better. * * * * * If it becomes evident that the friends of slavery are strong enough in this country to resist all reasonable efforts to subdue them, I shall act upon ft. I am not prepared to ruin the country in a vain effort to do what cannot be done. Shall this war go on forever ? Is this common cry of “the last man and the last dollar” poetry, patriotism, braggadocio? Should the war go on until the public debt equals the entire wealth of the country ? Should the whole capital of the people be forced into Federal securities, and the secu rities made the basis of an irredeemable paper circulation? Should it goon until misery broods over our whole land; until the civil authorities shall become impotent and all rights of person and property stand at the mercy of military forever? Should it go on until the members of the Senate and House of Representatives shall owe their places here to tbe bayonet instead of the ballot box ; until they become as contemptible as the Rump Parliament that so long enacted the military usurpation to the overthrow of the English Constitution, to be firmly expelled from place by the power they had so basely served ? Should it go until corruption and fraud, the necessary concomitants ot civil war shall have crept into high places and put on the garb of puritanisra ; until offices becomes so numerous that official patronage may quarter one-half of the people upon the other half, and given them the means of perpetrating their own power? Shall it contintue until exhausted, the nation would welcome the coming of a Cromwell or a Bonaparte, until provost mar shals with military police shall be stationed at every village into the Northern States displa cing the civil authority, issuing orders for governing people heretofore supposed to be able to govern themselves, teaching how God shall be worshipped, prescribing new and strange offenses and punishing them by courts martial? Shall it continue until financial ruin brings misery, and misery rushes into anarchy, when no hope but despotism i3 left ? I once before stated, and I now repeat the opinion, that if the people of the seceded States were all united as men are united when inspired by a just cause, when urged on by convictions of duty to self, to country and to God, they could never be conquered. History furnishes no example of such a thing, and I saw no special reason why the general cur rent of experience should be broken in this case. I thought, however, they could be con quered, because I did not believe they were united. VC -> Mr. President, we have expended two thou sand millions of treasure ; we daily expend thre'e millions more. The daily destruction of property well nigh equals the expenditure, thereby decreasing our means oi payment in the same ratio in which the burdens of in debtedness are increased, The border States have been ravaged, desolated, and now their population is living to the wilderness terri tories of the West to escape the curses of what we call American civilization. They seek peace in order that when all else has been lost the future rewards of labor may be preserved for the comfort and support of their families. To the holy purposes of restoring the Union wo hive given a million of lives, and a half million brave soldiers now stand r -ady to add their blood to the sanguine lake that knows no filling. lierx-flion is confront ing us yet. I.- it weaker than it was? Public opinion says yes. Take the newspaper press of our country and add for yourselves the re ported desertions or rebel troops for the la3t two years, and it equals the original militia strength of the South. The same authority tells us that the rebel armies are in a state of starvation, and in the same column reports the destruction of commissary stores on the outskirts of rebeldom sufficient to subsist their armies for three months We are told by the reports of chief engineers and major generals in command that forts have. been levelled by our artillery, have become a mass of shapeless ruins and unavailable for defense. These forts, for six months thereafter, have held in security Confederate garrisons, and they yet frown defiance at our iron-clad na vies. For three years the armies o£the rebellion have defied our power. In April, 1861, the Executive and his advisers thought that 75,000 men copld suppress the outbreak in three months. In July, 1861, the Congress supposed that 500,000 men would soon com plete the work.j With an army of many hun dreds of thousands now in the field, the same authorities regard it necessary to add 700,000 more to the present. Who is the man that thinks the rebellion is weaker to-day than it once was, two or three years ago ? It is easy to say we think it weaker. Indeed, it may not be strong ; but our actions give no evidence that such is our opinion. If deceiving others be excusable, if is scarcely so to deceive ourselves. A Cavtios.—iTlie L} nebburg Virginian of Tuts day,says : A friend of ours had a misfortune Sunday night which sorely distresses him. He was coming up from Richan ;:1 u the South-side train, end be coming sleepy, in unsuspecting mood resigned himself to the soothing embraces of slumber.— When Le aw-.-ke, to his great dismay, his hat was gone. Some light-fingered knight had gently lifted it from his unwary head and departed. It was anew and very fine French hat, ar.d had a warm-place in the aubclions of our bereft friend.— He is inconsolable with grief. Extremes do meet. Another gentleman on the same train, a Confederate officer of this Post, had a similar misfortune the same night—only his feet were despoiled instead of his hea l. His boots having been removed for the greater comfort of Ids feet, in like manner.war spirited away. The couple presented a forlorn aspect coming up town in the morning, the one bareheaded an i Re other !»a refooted. We publish this for toe benefit of ' g public, guc'i things are of 9v rr J • . <.* •; rt; •. Be vigilant u. 4 y■irgu >r w ■ v .; .j $8.50 Per Month. [Correspondence of the Charleston Mercury.] JLetter from |tichinoiid. Richmond, Friday, April 27. Grant not at Chattanooga—Delay on the Rapt da n—Sentinel and Bragg—Stephens’ Record —The R e d R{ ver Expedition — Gen. Holmes Youths of Richmond Called Out—Six Per Cents— Maearia. etc. The report that Grant is at Chattanooga is not credited here. Rut why this delay on the 1 Rapidan, and is it likely Grant should risk his reputation by leaving a successful for an un- 1 successful field? “It is Lincoln’s policy to I have Grant defeated,” will be said. But not * at tbe risk of losiug his capital. Victory is , more needed than the defeat of a possible po litical rival. The Sentinel thiuks a fight imminent be tween Lee and Grant. Per contra, General Bragg is said to be of opinion that no fight of importance will occur on the Rapidan, but that the main attack oi the enemy will be made from the Reninsula or on the south side of James river. Which of the two military opinions is the wiser, remains to be decided. A private letter from an officer in Lee’s army says there is no indication of immediate hos tilities. Vice President Steplieus’ past recoid is be ing unearthed for the benefit ot the readers 6f the Enquirer. The same amount of industry expended on the record of othevs in the high places might prove even more remunerative. There are many “quaint and curious volumes e* forgotten lore’’ in the history of our poli ticians. But what boots it to remember the past or to quicken the pale embers of by-gone dissensions ? Bauks’ Red River expedition is said to have been undertaken at the suggestion of the Yankee cotton men in New Orleans, who promised Banks a million of dollars if he would hold the country long enough to get the cotton out. He failed, but we destroyed a vast number of bales which might have been saved. Our city papers are skeptical enough to doubt the accuracy of the “Western Despatches” which come from Mobile. The assignment of Lieutenant General Holmes to the command of the North Carolina reserves is deemed an odd administration comment on its own promotions. General Ransom’s appointment in place ot General Elzey is favorably regflrded, although a Vir ginian would have been preferred. The youths of the city, between 16 and 18 years of age, are called out to-morrow. The six per cents advertised at auctiou on the 12th of May will bring, it is thought, 120 to 125. The city is exercised about horse im pressments. Rev. S. B. Sutherland, of your city, lectures to-morrow evening on “Charies ton its history, its people, and its military situation.” West & Johnston have just pub lished “Maearia,” by the author of “Beulah.” It is very clear and very warm—not the book, but tbe weather. Hermes. ? The Plymouth Pilgrims and Exchange.— Eleven hundred of the Federal prisoners captured at Plymouth, N. C., had passed through Macon up to Monday morning. Five hundred and two more will get liere°at three o’clock Monday, evening, (2d.) We under stand there are now eleven thousand prisoners at Camp Sumter, and there will be over twelve* thousand when the whole of the Plymouth capture arrives. That is getting to be a pop ulous spot, and we really hope our Govern ment will hurry on the negotiations for ex change. The punctilios raised against treat ing with Beast Butler, we must regard aa un fortunate. The Yankee Government had the right to select it3 own representative, and they displayed in this instance a nice regard of what was due to themselves and the fitness of things, which we should have left‘unchal lenged. If they had chosen Apolyon as their representative, we would have treated with him, and never for a moment questioned his t»Ue so represent that government and people. Butler, it is true, was an outlaw under the proclamation of our President, but that, like the Emancipation 'proclamation of Lincoln, was s dead letter, until an opportunity occur red to put it in force, and meanwhile his po sition as Federal Agent of Exchange could not have affected his status one way or the other. We were negotiating for our own ben efit and not for that of the Lincolnites; and the fact that they chose for their agent a man infamous for his crimes and outrage? in the opinion of the whole civilized world, was not a point to which we had any reason to object. It was rather a matter for gratulation. f Macon Telegraph. We find the following in tho Atlanta Reveille of Sunday : To the JFpie.vds ok the Reveille. —We take pleasure in announcing to our friends and the public generally, that wo have purchased, and will to-morrow assume control of the Southern Con federacy, now being published in this city. By this arrangement we secure an old, well-established paper, and one of the best arranged offices in the South. We will endeavor in this paper to carry out the principles and the intentions of the Rev eille, and will accord in that journal the same cordial support to our excellent Chief Magistrate, President Davis, that we have promised in the Reveille. We will also fill the contracts of the Reveille as to subscriptions, <fce., in the Southern Confederacy; and we a*k of our numerous friends, both in the army and at home, to extend to us in our new enterprise the same kindly support they have given us in the Reveille. CAMP, WITHERS & CO. A Federal Opinion or our Defen ces.—Yankee letttgr writers think that our position in North Georgia a formula 1 -' ble one. We trust their ideas of it will prove correct. One of them'writes as fol lows in regard to them: We never beheld so formidable a posri tion for defence as the Confederates have at Dalton. Reaching out into the gorge from the perfectly impassable mountains on either side, spur after spur could be seen, rising one above the other, as you looked toward Dalton, and forming a se=* ies of fortifications as perfect in design as the hand of man ever traced, while vastly superior in magnitude to aught that he ever constructed. These natural fortifi cations extend all around the place, and are rilled with sharp-shooters who pick out our men with great ease. Confidence of our Leaders.—A note from Virginia informs the Carolin nian that Davis never looked more satisfied, Mr. Seddou never less grim, Mr. Benjamin never more compla cent. Mr. Benjamin was never more com* posed, Mr. Mallorj’ never less unhappy, Gen. Lee never more calm, Lonastreet never more jubilant, and the remainder of our great men generally never appear ed more hopeful than they do at the pres ent moment. Either some good news has arrived or is at band. Gen. Grant is said to be the worst scared man who ever commanded a Fedcrt i-army, and what is better than all. we know the enemy’s plans from Alpha to Gmega.” 1 ■ ■ Comsiiontleiicj a liic Daily Times. a ST4T,y *- Kmcmich’s Landing, I t * Miles West of Charleston, April 30 'O4. j 1 citor Tinas: Thinking you heat but little j th,s < l liart ©r with the exception of a ali K h# the c,, ntinui>(l },; e g„ 0 f t h e p ; t j j | concluded to drop you a line. l T* * CUti ° n are in fine conditio* j Goods of all kinds are extiavagantiy high in By- But for the free market, the poor would snf cer very much for the necessaries of life. Mono* becoming more scarce will cause many of tho shop eepers to fall in their prices, who' hm-e gone up at any and every opportunity, but have never found an opportunity to fall until now. I visited the city on the 28th inst., in a smaD sail boat, and after passing through the narrows t* rear of Sullivan's Island and entering the harbor, the enemy opened upon us with a 30 pounder rott. from Battery Gregg, with good shooting, but the wind being in our favor, in connection of thoir not being well skilled in shooting “on the wing,* we were soon out of range. They often praL tice at small craft sailing across the harbor, but more often at SumUr, against whoso glorious old walls, now scarred by the many deadly missiles of Dahigren and Gilmore, she still stauds in sublim* defiance. The enemy have been comparatively quiet set two weeks past as they have been rvecit i»g another supply of ammunition from the south end ofth* island. They are again working on the “Swam> Angel,” which has been silent for some time past Battery Gregg has done all the firing recently V agner beiug at too long a range. Battery Gregg has been named Fort Putnam, in honor of the Col onel of a New Hampshire regiment, and Battery Wagner, Fort Shaw, in honor of the Colonel ofth# 54th Massachusetts (negro) Regiment. Both were killed in the assault on Wagner, on the 18th July, 1863. Another monitor made its appearance inside tha bar a few days ago, making six, one of which an chors off W%ner on picket alternately for twenty four hours each. The shelling of the city for throe days past has been slight, lho city is t now divided into two parts, out of range, aud in range,, or Gilroorevill# as tho latter is sometimes called. The lower part (Gilmoreville) is almost deserted, audit makes one feel quite sadgo on the battery, where he has been accustomed to seo it thronged with the fair, aud find its beautiful promenades now blocked up with eolumbiads 4 or dalghrens. As I was going up King street, just getting “out of range,” I saw quite a rush from a building, and on seeing some iriends from Columbus in tho flying party, Iques tioned them and found a shell had struck the house and caused them to emigrate to “out of* range, at the same time giving the Yankee re ply, we were not routed, only ajjehango of base/* Iho Plymouth Pilgrims (Yanks captured aft Plymouth) were expected te pass through on their way to Americus, Ga., last night. Two desertera from the enemy on Kiawah Island, enme into our lines three days ago, saying a great many others would do likewise when an opportunity presented itself. Their excuse for desertion in his own words was, “too much nigger” soldier.) Gon. Beauregard has been ordered to the De« partmentof North Carolina, aud Gen. Sam Jones will succeed him iu this Department. It was once said when a man arrived at the age of twenty one he could think for himself and not before. It is now different, as he has to be over fifty before he can think, aDd as I have not yet arrived at that age, I reckon I shall have to close and let Mas Jeff do my thinking for me, as he does for all between the agos of 17 and 50. C. A. S. Siege "of Charleston. Two Hundred and Ninety—Eighth Day. Since our last report the cnetny has kept up a steady bombardment of Fort Sumter from the mortar batteries. Three hun dred and ninety-five shells were thrown from Friday morning up to dark Saturday evening, without injury to the fort and no casualties. On Sunday the enemy again opened heavily on the fort witli mortars, which was kept up till dark. During the day tbe Yankees were observed hauling fresh supplies of ammunition to the mortar bat teries. Fort Moultrie and our batteries on James’ Island opened fire for a short time on the parties, compelling them to -go under cover. A desultory fire has been kept up on the city. Twelve shells were thrown Sat urday and ten Sunday. , Several more vessels, deeply laden, passed the Bar Saturday and Sunday, sail ing Southward. No change in the fleet is reported. [ Courier , 2d. Fears of Invasion of Ohio.—Sever eral of the Governors of Western States are in Washington urging upon the Pres ident the propriety of calling out two hundred thousand more men for the pose of guarding against the invasion of States bordering on the Ohio river. It is said that the President favors the plan, and will soon call for two hundred thorns and volunteers from Western States only. In the course of last week, two broad sheets were posted on the gates and doors of Roman Catholic churches in Dublin. Bath aresigned •‘Sacerdos.” One is headed, “Letters of his Holiness, Pius fX, on the American War,” and the others, “Letters of John Mitcbel, Wm. Smith O’Brien, John Martin, and “Sacerdos,” on the American War.” Their object is to discourage Federal enlistment in Ireland. SBS Reward, LEFT my house about tho 25th April, my son LEWIS DUER aged 11 years, had on when he left a Grey Jeans coat, Rrown pants and cap. The above reward will no paid for his recovery or any information of hi? whereabouts. JOHN W. DUER, Palace Mills. Columbus, May 4, 1 6 b 3t' CONFEDERATE ST 'TEA OF AMERICA. Wak Dkpartmf.st, I Bureau of Conscription, r Richmond Va., April 21st. 1864. ) Circular No. 19. £ Commandant*are instructed to investigate with special care tbe cases of persons claiming to bo citizens of Maryland. Unless the parties can prove beyond all reasonable doubt, that they are not “residents of the Confederate States,” they will be assigned to the army in accordance with existing regulations for tbe disposition of Conscripts. In case such proof is given, the parties will da forthwith 1 e ported to this Bureau with descriptive h-G, and notified that they will be expected to report in per son either to Major General Elzey at fciaunton or Colonel Bradley T. Johnson, at Hanover Junction, Virginia for incorporation with the Maryland line, failing to do which they will render themselves liable to be considered alien enemies. By order of COL. JOHN S. PRESTON, Superintendent. c. IE Duvkikld, A. A. G. Ilo’qns Consent ptiox Sksvick of Ga.,l Macon, April 29, 1361. > Official copy. P. LOONEY, apl 30 Iw Lieut, and Adjutant.