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j iv. vrAKBES, - - - Editor. ’
Friday Morning. May 13,1364.
‘The News.
r. u . .3-cratch from Geo. Lee- Ao«»btie>?. will j
.legrcc, tbeaavxiejy
of tbo reader. from itV.e Infer that no cn- j
.-a*eme»tcf- importance Juts occurred sum* ;
gSay wk«r. the Confederates took pos- 1
stsSoacf Spott^ir?rvie Court House. Cen. ;
Lae ai&ias that iris army on the lOih still held
that position, and that Grant s forces wore
entrenched near mere. It mar he presumed
that Grant has grown tired of the flanking
process, and is now essaying to compel the
repeat of Lee by cutting the communications
of the latter with Richmond We confess that
the possible success of this effort gives us
some degree of apprehension The idea of
Grant whipping Lee ha?, never entered mto
cur imagination.; but if he can succeed in
tearing up the railroad in his rear, and thus
cat off his supplies, Lee may be forced to tall
back to a point where he could effectually
check each operations. We trust that Gen.
Lae’s cn.vairy will not allow the affair of
“Beaver Dam" to be repeated- [This place is
station or. the Central Railroad, about 35
miles north of Richmond, and not south of
that city, as has been erroneously supposed.]
If Gen- Lee determine to remain where lie is
and can keep Ills communication with Orange
Court House, his army may be very readily
supplied by way of Lynchburg and Chajrlotts
ville. In any event wo may well rest assured
that he will-do v/bat-is best.
Matters seem to bo approaching a crisis
around Dalton It is the common opinion
that a general engagement between .he two
armies cannot be much longer postponed. All
the news we have rer'-iml from that quarter
Will be found in our telegraphic column, and
in our extract, from the letters of correspond
ents,
Tfae AkYsir at Resaca.
From a private letter received in this city |
from an officer in Cante.y’s Brigade vre are j
permitted to extract the lollcwing:
Rs3aca, Ga,, May 9th, 1864, 12 p. m. |
A division of about 6,000 men have been ;
concentrated here in the last twenty-four
hours and are temporarily under command of
Gen. Cantey. A largely superior force of the
enemy advanced upon us early this morning
and drove in our pickets and skirmished upon
our lines about a. quarter of a mile out encir
cling thi3 place on the west side. They im
mediately opened upon us and kept up a vig.
crous are until night. We maintained our
entire lino, unbroken throughout the day
again?! an uninterrupted attack arid hem them
in check. Our best information leads ns to
suppose that Site naan’s entire corps came up
about night fall, and wo have telegraphed
Gen. Johnston for reinforcements. Our cas
ualties thus far have not been very serious or
numerous. I was standing by Cfipt. Richard
son, upon an eminence overlooking the field,
when the enemy turned loose a brisk volley
upon ns, doing no damage, except wounding
his horse. The* troops arc in fine spirits.
This demonstration maybe a feint, and they
may withdraw their forces to-night,
Tuesday morning 10th. 5 o’clock,—Enemy
tot opened yet. Breastworks thrown up and
reinforcements arrived during night. We tire
ready for them.
Decided demonstrations made along our
entire front during the day yesterday, in
which we were everywhere successful, flen.
Johnston sanguine.
From appearance of enemy's camp in our
immediate front, I suppose they have retired?
»■ . . ft —iJEt*
Among the distinguished soldiers now in
Mobile, says the Tribune, 13 Gen. D. Adam3,
brother of Gen. Wirt Adams. He ia from New
Orleans, and went into tho army with the Ist
Louisiana regiment, as Colonel in Gen. Glad
den’s command. Ho v-on his present rank by
service from Pensacola to Ckickntr.&uga, and
has been wounded several times in the course
of the war ; but most severely in the terrible
battle of Cbickamauga, since which he ba3
not been fit lor the field, although chafing un
der the desire to enter it, Gen. Adams was
a man of large wealth when the war began,
but every dollar of it, as we hear, has been
loit. The Yankees have got it. Well, the
time will come, we imagine, when there will
be retribution, and hs recover his own. In
the macr.fime, all honor is due to the man who
has lost and suffered so much
Trading at Vi cxs tints.—We are informed
by a gentleman from Jaekwn that consider
able disposition to trade hotten rrifli the ene
my at Vicksburg, exists smrng the people of
that section of the State, especially those of
the 'Far-'M? country. This is in Gen. Adams’
district, rnd t-v practice laec-is with great op
position fvo~ Mm. A correspondent of the
Clarion cays he exercises all to pre
vent it. In several instances lie has permit
ted persons to carry on thi3 illicit traffic, but
it» was only xvi-cn it wp.n known to him that
these persons were between the lines, and
Buttering for absolute necessaries of Hie. It
thus became n question of humanity.
A paragraph in a Yankee paper says that a
nugget of g.-hl hr- 3 beau presented to Lincoln
by one of his admirers in the Territory of
Idahoe. It was taken from the “Stinkwater”
diggings—a very appropriate name fr.i the
place for such a tribute to come from.
" —9 <HSr
ahe New Congress. — In the present
Houue fit Representatives there are seven
Detv nvmbortj uioiu irgmla; seven rrctn
North Carolina; one from South Carolina;
nine from Uorgin: one from Florida; three
from one from Louisiana; one
from three from Texas; four
from r »i*nn?ssee, and three from Kentucky.
The re,-nit of the Mi~?ouri eleefion has not
yet boon • : <:t . Toe House is composed ,
01 f,' ;,01 !<?d anS tive members. Thus. \
not far -from -half of it is comi.osed oi new
men,
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near fed !ast ‘
Captain Jones of th- n Qett; . '
mak A t^CS ß r'
was badly, although it i» hoSd “ j
gwously ycunded. ’ 1 - Cil ' ■
[Correspondence of the Richmond Whig.]
The Virginia Campaign.
Army or Nohthecx Virginia, 1
Tuesday, May 5, 1864. )
The armies of Northern Virginia and oi the
Potomac, are no longer in ky berms, with pick
ets walking duli and monotonous beats. Ev
erything is life, animation and activity.-
Burnside, after a long season of preparation,
has quit Annapolis, and is once more about
to essay the fortunes of war with the ill-fated
Army of the Potomac. Hooker has also conic
to help Grant out of, or into a difficulty, most
probably the latterand Grant, like the Irish- ;
man, who was asked if he would take the wo
wan to he his wedded wife, replied, “Yes, and
the niggers, too.” For the first time in the
history of the Amy of the Potomac, one ele
ment of its weakness are the negro troops.
On Monday, the enemy struck tents in Cul
oeper, and began to move towards Ely’s and
Germanna Fords, on the lower Rapidan, im
mediately above its junction with the Rap
pahannock. On Tuesday night, the enemy
succeeded in throwing across a force of cav
alry. which, on yesterday, was advanced out
towards Ghancellorsvilie and further on to
wards Fredericksburg. During the day of
yesterday, the enemy threw pontoons across
the Rapidan at both Ely’s and Germanna
Fords, and daring the entire clay, they were
engaged in moving their force over, consisting
of infantry and artillery; and, doubtless, by
thia writing, they have succeeded in putting
over their whole force. During the day, our
cavalry annoyed and harassed them, but, be
yond this, nothing of interest.
It would be improper and premature at this
writing, to state what dispositions have been
made of our forces; but this much I will say,
that the vigilance and activity of Gen. Lee has
been unremitting, and that everything has
been done that is likely to Insure success and
victory. From present indications I think
the enemy will head his column up the plank
road. In this event it ia quite probable that
the fight will occur at or near Mine Run, a
small stream, fourteen rniies below Orange
Court House and twenty-six above freder
icsburg,
Ely's and Germanna, as I have stated, are
fords on the Rapidan river—the former twen
ty-live miles below Orange Court House and
fifteen miles above Fredericksburg. The lat
ter ford is about eqni-distant from both Or
ange Court House and Fredericksburg, being
about twenty miles from each. During Tues
day night, the enemy withdrew their pickets
on our immediate front, and during the day
yesterday, our caValry penetrated to Culpeper
Court House, which they found abandoned by
the enemy.
It is also reported that the enemy are aban
doning the line of the Alexandria Railway,
and it is supposed, intends making Freder
icksburg a base of operations in case of suc
cess or defeat.
Grant's force is generally put at about 100,-
000 infantry. It consists of i lie First, Second,
Third, Fifth, and Sixth corps, which have
been consolitaded into three corps, the old
Ninth army corps, formerly Burnside's, the
Eleventh and Twelfth army corps, which have
been merged into the Twentieth army corps,
and placed under Hooker, also six thousand
negroes—these latter forming Burnside's corps
de’armce. From all that I can gather, the
Yankee army, comes entirely in obedience to
the behest of power, and have little hopes of
succbse, Our army is hopeful and buoyant,
and will, no doubt, add another to their many
and well-earned victories.
At this writing, 10 A. M., at Orange Court
House, no firing has been heard. The battle
will not occur before Saturday or Sunday, in
all probability. It wiil take the enemy until
that time, to manoeuvre and get in position.—
While our Southern boys are fighting, let our
women uplift their voices in prayer to the
God of battles for the greatest success and the
least destruction of life consistent v;ith Tlis
Providence. X.
The Effects ©1 Grant’s Failure
in the Cozniiig Campaign,
The New York Herald hasn’t yet mustered
the courage to say that Grant’s failure in, Vir
ginia will end the war, but it is very clear thal
that opinion prevails in Ya-nkeedora. It
draws a pleasing picture of where the “United
States” wbuld be placed in tho eyes of foreign
nations if it should win the fight, and with it
the war, but says:
“Bui if Grant should fail it is hardly possi
to say what results may not follow. We would
„ ba loth to recognize even such a defeat as the
death blow of our cause, It is certain that
the staunch quailities of our people, taken as
a whole, would lead them to rally for even a
greater struggle still. But it is also certain
that such a defeat would strengthen
ly the factions that exist in our midst, and
political anarchy would blunt the edge of all
our future attempts. And thus it is at least
probabio that this defeat might lead to events
that would count us out, for a hundred years,
from the number of great nations. One great
disruption would lead to lesser onc3 ; we
would be broken up into a community of pet
ty and quarrelsome States, and the great ex
periment of free government that we have so
magnificently tried for eighty years would be
settled against the people, We would die the
youngest of great republics, and our fall
would strengthen the hands of despotic pow
er everywhere.
“It thus appears that, the struggle upon
which we are now about to enter ia a moment
ous one, cot only to ourselves but to the world
at ierge Its result either way will affect for
good or evil tbs future history of the human
race- It is as distinct a turning point in hu
man history as were the battles ct Marathon,
of Tours, of Pultowa, or Waterloo. At Mara
thon the possession of Europe was decided
against tho despot who grasped all Asia, At
Tours it was determined whether Mnbsmme
danisra or Christianity should prevail in Eu
rope Pultowa brought Russia into the coun
cil of Europeon nations, and necessitated a
new balance of power; and Waterloo decided
the possession of Europe against the people
and in favor of the little coterie of kings that
constituted the Holy Alliance. Onr com in
battle is to decide issues .as great as any of
these, since it is to determine whether the
great republic of modern times shall stand or
fall—determine the existence of a Govern
menMlestined to exert a greater influence on
the progress of ihe human race than any other
known to, history. Tne reponsibilities of tho
man who commands our armies in this great
crisis are tremendous, and the reward of his
success will lit- the greatest within the gift of
the people." -
Miutai-.y Kxkcution. —A correspondent of
j the Augusta Constitutionalist, writing from
the camp near Dalton on the stb, gives the.
following description of a wholesale execution
of deserters :
“Yesterday I witnessed the execution of 14*
men, two belonging to Cummings’ Brigade,
the remainder to Reynolds’ Brigade, Stephen
son’s Division. They were principally North
Carolinians. It was a sad spectacle to gaze
upoD, and we ail fervently trust that we may
! never be coated upon to witness such another
i viglil When the necessary arrangements for
| their execution were completed, the condemn
i ed stepped forward, each to his allotted stake, ;
! Piacing hir, back against this, the guard bound 1
him to it in a standing position, a bandage
was appliad over the eyes, the shooting de
-1 out, halted in front of and
about ten paces from them, the signal was
given, a volley of musketry followed, and 11
oi then were hurried instantly into eternity. !
toe remaina:g ,hree received no mortal wound- !
the reserve guard then stepped forward and 1
dispatched them ; one poor fellow had to be i
shot the fourth time before he was killed. In !
Stovall’s Georgia Brigade five wore shot at
the same hour and on the same (lay."
An exchange, says the New York Herald, ,
h&3 changed its programme, and now goes for j
Grant on Mondays instead of Tuesdays—re
serving the latter for its McCleiian day.
j Tcursa *J - still its Fremont day,
TELEGRAPHIC.
Reports of tin* Press Association.
Entered according to act of Congress i®, Gio year
1563, by J. S. Tiirashkr, in the Clerks office of
the. District. Court of the Confederate Mates lor
the Northern District of Georgia,
Officialmspalck from OenLee!
Kraut Entrenched uear Spottsylvaaia!!
Glorious Rumors ft’oni the West!!!
&C.J &e.!I At. !!!
Richmond, 11th. —An official dispatch from '
Gen. Lee, dated Spottsylvania C. H., 10th, ’
says Grant is entrenched near that place.*
There is frequent skirmishiug along thelinqs, j
resulting favorably to our side. Our casual- ,
tics are small. Among the wounded are Brig.
Gens, Hayes and 11. H. Walker.
Full copies of dispatches are filled to the
earliest moment to the press.
Meridian, 12th.—The surrender of Banka
and his anm at Alexandria is reported bv
parties who have arrived from the trans-Mis
sissippi.
A Yankee raid has gone to Vicksburg, after
coming within ten miles of Canton. The ob
ject of the expedition was to 3teal cotton, &c.
Mobile, 12th.—(Special to the Register,
Tupelo, 12th.) —A dispatch from Roddy, dated
Red Springs, 9th, says ; I crossed the river on
Saturday and drove the enemy from Florence,
capturing forty-five prisoners, including three
commissioned officers. Col. Johnston still
occupies the north side of the river, operating
against the enemy. The enemy is weak be
j tween Decatur and Nashville. In the engage
; ment at Bolivar, on the 2d, our loss was fif
| teen slightly wounded and two captured.
| Major Strange, of Forrest's Staff, was wound
| ed. Enemy's loss nine killed and thirty-four
| wounded.
[Special to the Montgomery Advertiser.]
Dalton, May 11, 2a. in.-—Skirmishing in
front continued until late yesterday evening,
Gibson’s and Tyler’s brigades being engaged.
A furious rain and hail storm continued till
midnight.
At 2 a. m. the enemy made a heavy assault
on Rock Face, to gain the gap, and a force on
Mill Creek gap and valley, which continued
till 4 a. m. The enemy was repulsed by Stew
art’s division with severe loss. The firing was
renewed at daylight, and is still progressing.
There has been no general engagement as
yet. ORA.
LATER.
Dalton, May 11.5 p. m.—This is the fourth
day of the seige in front of Dalton, but no
result as yet.
The enemy is cautions and timid, and is
evidently feeling lor a weak point through our
lines of defence.
He still occupies Sugar Valley on our left.
Our cavalry have been skirmishing on the
Cleveland road.
Capt. C. E. Marsh, of the 40th Ala. Regt.,
i wias killed in the assault this morning, and
; Col. Francis batllv wounded.
Skirmishing continued in front during the
day, which was occasionally heavy, with rapid
shelling
If is now evident that the enemy will either
attack us in flank or rear.
It is cold and rainy. ORA.
Tlie Afikir at Resaca.
A great deal has been said here by Madam
Rumor about the affair at Ilesaca last Monday,
but it was very difficult to get at the truth of
it. From a gentleman who was there at tho
time we obtain the followingparticulars :
Monday morning the enemy, in what force
our informant could not learn, approached
Resaca through Stake Creek Gap, and about
noon came within three-quarters of a mile of
the village, where they were attacked by the
37th Miss, infantry, commanded by Lieut. Col.
Weir. This regiment was flanked right and
left, and lost in killed, wounded and missine,
71 men.
A small force of cavalry was sent to the rear
of the enemy and captured sixteen of them.
The 17th and 29th Alabama regiments en
gaged the enemy about six o’clock in the aft
ernoon and repulsed them.
The enemy fell back on Monday night, and
on Tuesday morning were pursued by several
regiments and driven from ihe Gap. where
they had commenced fortifying. Ase w pris
oners were brought in on Tuesday.
Lieut, Gen. Hood, Major General Cleburne
and Brig. Gen. Reynolds, were at Resaca on
Tuesday. Geu. Canty commanded the troop?
engaged in the tight on Monday.
The force? that went in pursuit of the ene
my on Tuesday were under command of Con.
Cleburne, whose presence called forth a great,
deal of enthusiasm among the troop?.
The object of the enemy in making a dark
throngh Snake Creek Gap, was evidently to
destroy the railroad bridge over the Oosta
naula, a short distance this side of Resaca.
They came within rifle range of the village.
A shot from one of their sharpshooter? dur
ing the fight severely wounded a fine horse
standing near the church there.
[Atlanta ft.yurter, 12 th.
The Raleigh at Sea.—At eight o’clock on
Friday evening the Gih instant, the Ctnfeder.-.
ate iron-clad gunboat, the Raleigh, uieder the
commafid of Lieut. J. Pembroke Jones, and
bearing the broad pennant of Flag Officer
Lynch, crossed the New Inlet Bar in search
ol the blockading squadron. During the
iHSht, the iron-clad steamed up ami down the
; coast a considerable disiance. but without be
j ing able to come to close quarters, save in one
I or two instances, the first, shortly after going
j put, when she met a blockading vessel cruis
ing about, and gave her a seven-ineb shot,
crashing through her sides. The blockader
immediately left making signals to the fleet.
Tfle second was shortly after midnight when
she got another shot*at a blockader, which,
apparently, took her for a steamer trying to
come in. Receiving a shot from the Ralieo-h.
he hoisted the usual signal of a blue-light,
thinking he had been fired on in mistake, by
some of his consorts. Another shell unde
ceived him, and soon alarm signals flatbed
through the Yankee fleet, who put out to sea,
Xu the morning, some eight Yankee war ves
sel? hove in sigh *, hut nomfventnred near ami
only two or threb within long range. The
Raleigh held the anchorage, she being some
eight miles from Fort Fisher, until 8 o'clock
on Saturday morning, when the Flag Officer,
finding some derangement of the-propeller’ I
which con Id not be adjusted, slowly steamed j
for the bar and came in. What damage was
done to the blockaders, we do not know.—
Wo regret to hear that the Raliegh got aground
on white coming in. What her damage
from (hat may be. we cannot say. She was !
not hit once by the enemy.
[ Wilmington Journal , 9 ih.
They execute people very delicately in Utah !
—by shooting them privately. A recent case i
occurred act, rear Salt Lake City, in which I
the culprit, a murderer, was so dispatched
behind canvas screens, the executioner firing !
from a window in the courthouse, so ns not S
to be visible to quests or the criminal.
CITY MATTERS. !
T. J. JACKSON, LOCAL EDITOR, j
C onfederate Music.
Rev. Mr. Sticknev, Chaplain of the post, in
this city, lias pkced upon our table a sheet of
inusio- composed by a soldier in the Confed
erate service, and entitled <! Close up the
Ranks.” The words arc* patriotic and in
spiring, and the music is said to be highly
creditable to the genius of the composer. Mr.
3tickncr has placed several copies cf it, to
gether with other Confederate music, at Pease t>
book-store, for sale. Tho proceeds
will be applied to the purchase of proper read
ing matter for the soldiers.
Via. Dawson’s Lectuke.— Owing to the very
inclement weather, evening, the audi
ence in attendance at the Hall was by no means
£0 large as wa bad been led to hope. Ot course
we could not attribute the slim attendance to any
other cause, as we know our people are not defi
cient in appreciation of the talents of the distin
guished speaker, or insensible to tho noble object
he so self-sacrificingly and eloquently espouses.
As wo have already published an elaborate and
able review of Mr. Dawson's address from an At-
lanta contemporary, we shall not. attempt a syn
opsis or a criticism of its merits, for we feel con
scious of our inability to do the subject justice.—
Suffice it that he fully realized all our expecta
tions, and came fully up to the flattering enconi
tttns bestowed upon him by the press of other cit
ies. His subject was “National Honor,” and he
1 bandied it with an ease and grace that exhibited
a thorough familiarity with tho mailer in hand.—
He is an orator of the most pleasing address, and
sway? at will the passions of his hearers. In fact
; he plays upon the heart-strings with a master
• touch. His language is strong, vigorous, perspic
uous-combining the force of a powerful original
. ity with tho gems of prose and the flowers of
poetry from master minds as taught in the schools
of rhpioric. His thoughts flow as naturally and
beautifully as the crystal stream—pausing ever
and anon amid the leafy valleys to adorn some
new object in colors of living light, or soaring
j amid tiro grand altitudes ol moral sublimity to
the eternal ether of the mountain tops. This ad
| dress was “a feast of reason and a flow of soul,”
and should have been heard not only for theVhole-
I some truths enunciated, but for its great beauties
ias a composition. No one could have beard it
j without forming a higher estimate of the English
language.
At the cluse of the lecture, Mr. Dawson deliv
ered a most touching and fervent appeal in be
half of the brave Kentuckians now fighting the
battles of the South. As be recounted their sacri
fices and sufferings ‘fin words that burn and
thoughts that breathe,” many au eye was moistened
with a tear, and mnnv a heart responded to the
tribute he so handsomely and truthfully paid those
gallant exiles, who have watered so many fields
with their best blood, in their unwavering adhe
sion to principle and love of constitutional liberty.
Thousands of these heroes have fallen martyrs to
freedom , and in coming ages their brilliant prowess
will sliine with an undying splendor, high in the
calendar of disinterested patriotism. God bless
tho gallant ‘ sons of that illustrious but tardy com
monwealth.
Cm ions AVEATUEit.* —Yesterday was the coldest
day we ever saw in May. Fires, winter clothing,
and even overcoats were in play. A stiff norther
blew all day, which seemed as jmre and fresh as if
from the latitudes of perpetual snow. The atmos
phere was clear, and the sky “deeply, darkly
beautifully blue.” We presume this change is at
tributable to the storm on Tuesday night, and
probably hail in the tip-country, or it may be
owing to the proximity of eighty thousand Yan
kees In North Georgia, who desire to blow Johns
ton and his hosts into nonentity with nu accumu
lated blast of wrath.
No Accounting for Tastes. —The Enquirer
Local is in the mists as to the philosophy which
prompts a pretty woman to send an ugly man a
boquet of flowers. Why this may be accounted
for as easy as Jack “knowed hia daddy.” Ex
tremes in looks and disposition? readily harmonize
it is raid, and then the ladies are easily carried
away by the powers of contrast. What said Local
might deem homely, some appreciative fair one
might think beautiful. Besides, the “wimmen
folks” well understand that human nature im
proves by good association. Even an ill-tem
pered, ugly man, hedged in by fairies and flowers?
catches inspiration from surroundings, and shows
off to better advantage. That’s what folks say,
and we suppose it’s so. But wasn’t Mr. Local
Jones reckoning without his host, when he set,
down tho recipient of those souvenirs of loVe. as
the most; uncomely individual in his office. A
due regard to custom and the laws of etiquette
should liave induced him to “except present com
pany.”
Southern Literary Messenger.— We are in
receipt of the May number of this popular month
ly, published at Richmond. It contains its usual
quota of interesting reading matter. Brice, sls
per annum, or $8 for six months.
Important General Orders from the Adjutant
ami Inspector General's office, at Richmond, May
General jllowell Cobb and Col. IV. M. Brown, in
reference to the organization of the reserve force
of Georgia, and the election of officer? J'or the
same may be toundinour columns this morning.-
.411 parties interested will do well to give these or
ders an at lent ice perusal.
Jeffers on A Hamilton advertise for sab-a quan
tity of iron wire. Those in want should give
them a call,
Bi.inr Tom's Last Appearance.—Tom, ihe un
rivalled blind pianist, and wonder of the age will
V've his final concei tin this city to-night, in be
half of the Soldiers’ Aid Society. Let everybody
attend, and give the soldier and family such a bea*
efit as shall rejoice their hearts and bring showers
of blessings upon the heads of the philanthropic
Society. Toni will astonish and delight you by
his rare music, his unique powers of imitation and
quaint drollery.
See advertisement of J. N. Barnett, who will
exchange osnabargs for provision*, and has a
number of useful articles on sale,
MARRIED
On W edne-sday evening. May 11th, at the resi
dence of the bride’s father, Mr. J. Is. Cm lie?., and
dfiss Nettie \ . daughter of Col. T. B. Howard, all
of this city.
Accompanying the above was a liberal portion of
the wedding cake—a splendid article as the printer?
in this offlee do cheerfully testify. Will the happy
couple accept our hestwishes'for their future happi
ness, and allow «? to express the hope that life will
Invest their pathway with peace, plenty and con
tentment. Mav their nnion be of that c-ndearin
and inti mail' character so forcibly and beautifully
described in that immortal couplet
"Two souls with but a single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one."
On tho 10 in?t., at the Baptist Church bv tlinPnr
J. 11. De Voile. OmU. V. W. Wynne of fenn e ?il‘
!hLcitV A “ daugl,tor Henry Moffet t' of
DammingTßed River.
Twist Rebel ranks, the wretched Yanks
Can only stand and ’shiver,
And (pious pilgrims; damn old Banks, i
Asd try to—dam Rfd River. Dir. •
(Correspondence of the Charleston Mercury.)
Richmond, Wednesday, May 1.
,• D . CW3 comes iu pleasantly this splen
dnl May morning. The victories iu Louisiana
aie confirmed, Grant’s troops deserting him in bis
hour ol need, millions of pounds of bacon have Ar
rived at a “Confederate port/* and Con-: re- lies
already laid hold of the Habeas C.*rj>us,°ftv.* dol
lar notes, and other nuisances.
The story is that six vessels have recently hi
rived—two at Mobile, three at WHtoiugton, and
one at Charleston. Possible '< One of these ves
sels brought in certain material: of war which are
nearly as important to the Confederate cause a:
meat. At Chau cell orsvi lie and Gettysburg our ar
tillerists drove the Yankee gunners front their
pieces. Expect a repetition of this, if the war
lasts long enough for certain material to he
worked up.
Has Grant been able to get up bis three grand
columns and “double concentric'' plan of captu
ring Richmond and destroying Lee’s Army ? ••Re
-1 table swore, yesterday even mg, Oiat Lee bad re
ceived a large sealed package from Gen. Grant,
asking for au armistice. Gram's troops begin :to
leave him to-morrow : so 'our scouts reported a
month ago.
A number of changes have been made in the
Standing Committees of the Senate, whether for
the better or worse remains to.be seen. Perhaps
Mr. Hunter has profited by experience. Mr. Orr
remains Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, and Mr. Barnwell, Chairman of the Fi
nance Committee.
Tt is Mr. Leach, the Iloldenite member from
North Carolina, who wants live dollar note-- put
on a par with the new issue. It is Mr l each
also, who defends W. R. W. Cobb. Mr. Miles’ at-'
■ D*® vexed question of officers’ ration-
Foote advocates open sessions, and Goode, of Vir
ginia, desires to look into the tyranny of impress
ments. ‘
Some thousands of Yankee, having landed at
xorktown and Gloucester Point, om people be
gin to be alarmed, more particularly because
Beauregard is not near Richmond.
Stated that the Chenango, which “bru it her
boiler” lately at Brooklyn Navy Yard. w«- a vic
tim of the Confederate “coal impedo.”
Hermes.
Crn lan Sympathy.:—A correspondent of the
Milwaukee Wisconsin, writing from Havana
on the 23d of March, sta-es the following in
teresting facts:
“The Cubans are with us in our deadly
struggle for national life, r was astonished to
learn that Aldama, the greatest slaveholder in
Cuba—a man of immense wealth, and lam
pleased to add a noble character, sympathizes
strongly with our cause. Bcnigro Gener, of
Matauzas, and another wealthy slaveholder,
and a slaveholder, and a gentleman of ability
and large influence, is, heart and soul,
with our dear country. The influence of Al
dama among the Cubians. is powerful, and
from the fact that he and others like Gener,
have vast weight in forming a sentiment iu
our favor, 1 have come to the conclusion that
the sentiment of Cuba is more cordial in our
behalf than that of any other foreign country.
What is the cause of this extraordinary state
of things? The solution is brief. The Span
ish Government is against us, and the Cubans
are therefore for us—or, m the words of a res
ident : “What the Spaniards hate, the Cubans
love.” This expresses volumes of Hie embit
tered feelings between the Spaniards and tbe
Cubans. The Spanish official organ, favors
the rebel tide—while El Single, which speaks
tor the Cubans, is our unflinching friend.
Headquarters Conscription, )
State of Georgia, Macon, May lu, lSiif, i
General Orders, No. 3G.
The following extract from General Orders, No.
45, A & I. G., current series, is published for The di
rection of District Enrolling Officers, who will govern
themselves accordingly.
By order of
WM. M. BROWNE.
Colonel and Commandant of Conscripts.
P. Looney, Lieut, and Adjutant.
Adj’nt & Inspector GenTs Office, (.
Richmond, May 2d, Isn-t. j
[Extract.]
General Orders, No. 45.
* * * * * * ~
II- The Bureau of Conscription will proceed at
once to organize into Companies and cause to be
mustered into service, the reserve forces in the sev
eral States, enrolled in pursuance of General Orders
No. jo, Ad} t and Inspector General’s office, current
series. For this purpose District Enrolling Officers
are authorized to act as mustering and inspecting
officers. They will superintend the election of
company officers, and forward rho muster rolls, cer
tified by them, with the certificates of election to
the Commandant of Conscripts for the State in
which such companies may be organized, to be turn
ed over to the General commanding the Rc-seive
Forces.
*•###* *
By order.
[Signed] S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General
may 13 3t
bundWjT
XLt&iJSrt o«S3.©e»a?t,
ON FRIDAY EVININQ;
AT TEMPERANCE HALE,
The whole Proceeds to he given to the
Ladies’ Soldiers’ Aid Society.
Dome one and all. Brin# your Old
Tssue and it will be taken at par.
«@“TickeLs $2 50 each,
may 13 It
Java (oiTei 1 .
OF superior qualify, for sale bv
, ort It. FI-IIACKER.
may J J ot.
For Sale,
200 gals, pure re-boiled English Linseed Oil,
1 bbl. Demur Varnish,
1-2 bbl. Copal Varnish,
12 bbl. Resin Varnish,
1 bid. Spts. Turpentine,
2 bbls Lampblack,
Prussian Blue ia Oil,
Litherage, India Rubber and a lot of Suin ior
Oil Cloth.
Osnaburgs to Exchange for Gov it, Bacon and
Lard. Apply st on.
•T. N. BARNETT & Cos.
may 13 3t
Iron Wire.
WE have a small lot of IRON WIRE for sale
„, JEFFERSON & HAMII.T
may 12 3t
FOFUD,
A bunch of small KEYS, which the owner c-an
ul. by applying at this office, describing the same
and paying lor this advertisement,
may 12 ts
.Notice.
MRS. MACT H. PENNING isrny duly author
, > 7 r d AKcrt for the transaction and settlement
of all business concerning the estate of Col, Seaborn
.tone?, deceased,
n . , XI SEABORN J. BENNINO,
May 9,4864, lm Adm’r,
SHEETING, SHEETING!
BUST ARTICLE
(‘Quarter Angnsla she«>ilii^;
SALE BY THE BOLT.
AT ROCK ISLAND PA BLR MILL OFFICE,
may 12 fit
Notice !
WANTED at the C. S. Arsenal. Cblnmbns, Oa„
Leather and Hides
in large or small quantities, for which the market
priee will be paid. Parties shipping such to the un
dersigned will be insured against seizure by officers f
or agents ofojher branches of the Government.
F. C. HUMPHREYS,
t£ Ma’i. Comdg, Arsenal,
Adj r v\-d Ind uctor Li vurvi s OTfiCR
RiOnnjrtniJ. M:V-V* 2i|, ICfl j " •
Gi m-val Ord. r-. i ,
\II. J in' w»J| ,
.nice to orsaor/e into e.wuipaiih s. * T
i.uMerc.l i«H»rfcrv i«*e. tho re-, rv, i n q,/, '*
oral Suite*, enrolled iu tmrsuan.re vYL,
No.;;:-;. Adj.it*.,I and Inspector U, n „ ril ”
r-7 •*> -*£££
■;> cpi uiiCatee of G..
non to he <•»,„>««„dan «f Conscript, fc, fi- Stt
m wbnbvuch e.mpanio.. may be
: by him turned m, L „ the General Coiminffiu, £
Reserve lorce,. uu? »“<
Y in. L POD rtvrivir* tho i. Iri tU
..u'i-L;:
| ders placing m com,.ihsioa and npoi ,v. lv Uia ' i
■ cers named in the y competent • *nd
serymgeoptes, will forward the original roli, w u*
certified copie? of their orders encloped to ih’, »
; rea u for file. If there be reason to doubt mV - - “ ’
| Petenoy of an officer ele-t, Ids qualifications
ness for commission will be inquired into andrt.-r
--teduponby a Board to be convened by the Geta-i
commanding in acordanc-a with General Orders N* 1
3d, Adjutant and Inspacfor General’? office, scries
* * «
By order
i signed.] S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
HfiADQUAP.r£3S Geop.sia Ressrvx, )
Macon, May 10, 1864.1
hieneral Orders, No. 8.
4 In compliance with the foregoing v-xtracts frea
General Orders No. 45. Adjutant and Inspector
General ? Office, orders placing tho officers elated
m the IteserveCorp? in commission, will ba iss-a^d
irom thoce Headquarters a? soon as the muster rolls
and certificates of election are received. In the
mean time the officers elected in companies and rug
inients, assigned to and put upon dui>\ wUI pro
ceed to discharge the duties ofthe respective office!
to which t hey have been elected
ll* Ibe elections which have been held under
General Orders No. 5 Rom these; Headquarter#, wilt
be forwarded to the Department at Richmond; but
all elections heyoafter. mu.-t be held incompliance
with the directions in the foregoing estjaets.
111. Boards for examining into the competency
of officers elected in this command, will be organ
ized indue time, and officers commanding regiments
are enjoined to report promptly, all cases, which
may occdr in their respective command-, requiring
the action of such Boards,
By command of
M-v.l, Gen. HOWELL COBB. 4
Commanding Georgia Reserve,
Lamar Coer,
Major and A’ A. G.
may 13 Gt
f
€l2 AT ■ T AHOO€ HJE E COVR SE,
(oUfj>llUS, GEORGIA*
rniu: Races over the above Course win evic-
X mcnce on Tuesday, 2-Uh in-t., and continue
five days.
First ifciy— Stake for 2 year nl D, mils Beat#,
iOO entrailce—half forfeit.
Second Day—Stake for three vear old, mil*
heats, SSOO entrance—half forfeit.
Third day Purse race of £SOO, tw<» Mil«
heats.
Fourth day—Stake for 3 year olds, two mil#
eats, vs(ifl entrance—half forfeit.
Fifth day—Post Stake, SI,OOO entrance, Baif for
te it, three mile heats.
in the Post Stake three good horses win etart,
and perhaps four.
C. g. and p. W. PJtYOJi,
mav 11 ts Proprietors,
iJ STO VK ROl '
TWO Stove Moulders can get employment at
good wage?, bv application to
HARRISON, BEDELL and CO.
ColumbiM, Go,
Augusta Constitution!!list, and Missiseippia*
copy one month and send bills to this office. " ’
may 6 lin
Augusta for Cora*
I WILL EXCHANGE
1 i-4 YARDS OF AUGUSTA SHEETING
FOR
o\s: OF CORN,
•L F. WINTER, President
ma {) -’ c Rock Island Pop#r Mills.
AUCTfONSALES.
Rv Hills, Livingston Sc Cos.
mmmMim-s sale*
f Ltth of May, at 11 o.clock, we
• will sell m front of our store.
Bureaus, Chairs, Tables,
Looking Glass, Books,
Dining Boom Safe, Lounge,
Bed Steads, Horse Collars,
Tin and Crockery Ware,
22 Specie Jars, Bottles,
Empty Barrels, Tabs, Backets,
Cooking Stove,
2 Bottles Cod Liver Oil—with many
other article? too unmeroue to mention
o boxes Choice Sugar,
32 Sacks Salt,
A Guod Buggy and Harness.
may 12 S2O
ISy Ellis, Livingston Sk Lo
tin DESIRABLE STORK (IT HARDWARE,
A-UCtiOKLi
() N THURSDAY link May, at 11 oVK.-k. we wifl
A] iorracrlyo enpifd by Van Mar
(ii.-, * cjitiio stuck ot Hardware in -lore em
oradi'i a .urge variety of first elaf, good;, purchased
on*, ui mu best har iuare suitable
f AKP i: !¥Tflß.v VIACHISfI9TS,
I B L4\TI ( RS, and others
Lot Fine bun powder, Upper Leather,
50 Boxes Fine Chewing Tobacco.
English Cottonades,
* Fine Show Cases, Ac.
may 13 td $23 ,50
Hy LHi*, Co.
at U °’ e ‘° Ck ' W * WiUsell
1 Sett Parlor Chairs,
1 Feather Bed,
1 Good Carpet,
:PSett Double Harness,
~ line Shot (inns,
may Id til § 5 25
By Rolette, Lawhon, & Cos
EiffniuSkSaie oi Household and gj'tfhea
Furniture.
V\T rLL >,c ""i d <,n Friday, the vwtii d«y of May,
T t in front..four auction room, nt lo 1 2 o’clock
all the HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN Furniture
of the Lite, .vi t ;. Lucinda Ssliiban', consisting in
parr of ’ 3
Bureaus', Wardrobes, Brd Siend?
Mai traces, (’hair?, Tables, (’ roe ki* r>-
Ware,
Silver and Plated Snotißd, Knives and
Forks, Ac.
One Cooking Stove and Furniture,
One Cow and Calf, ■Sow and Pic.s,
Shares Mobile A Girard 11. Stock,
1 80 acre Land Warrant.
W. L. SALISBURY,
may 9 td $59 £ Executor.