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•he first insertion and $1 oO for ea<ffi tuldiß° Dol,
Where advertisement* are inserted a mor i; . tm .
harse will be S2O per square. . _ irtKl „
Announcing v»hh ’' luU , - ,%au
paid in advance." , __ . _« {
* , __:|i he made on all t
Adc4«.t«.n*ra>!>£«'*,%» w .
plvortising account: ovei .
• o«nt is made.
Change of Schedule.
nVno* after Sunday, March 20th, the' train? on ;
O tfte oiortnroe Railroad Tcdl run as follows:
PASSENGER TItAIN *; ;7 :
Leave Columbus .6 1? V* $
Leave Macon ? ;V
Arrive at Columbus <> A - Ui
FREIGHT TRAIN:
Leave Columbus. r ! g£ *-,j
Arri.e M Columb,.'
mar 19 ts 'Supt.Muscoceeß.il
. Omci Mobile and Gihard R. TL.« l
Columbus, Ua., April o, iwH.»
Tte Stockholders of the Mobile AGirard Railroad
Company, are hereby notified that the five per cent
tax. levied by the law passed February 17th, 1804,
on the value of ail shares held in Railroad cr other
Companies, will be paid by the Treasurer at this
«ffiee and they will theTeforc omit the stock, held in
thp Company in their li:t> to A terrors.
J. M, FRAZER,
apl C ts ‘ Treasurer.
\&Hce to Planters,
I am authorized by the Government
TO EXCHANGE
Sheetings* C otton Yarns*
SUGAR ANO OSNARUR@i FOR
jßaoon fitic3ios» 9
HAMS A*i» SHOIUsDERS,
for supplying the*Army.
JNO .1 Mr REM DREE,
aid lb 2m Agent.
L. S. WB.XGII^,
SUCCESSOR TO RQBTNETT 4 00.,
Corner of Brand and Warren Streets, Catutybui, (?•<-,
MANUFACTURED OF
Superior Candies and Lard Oil.
AND DKALI’.R IN
IENERAL COUNTRY PSOBIJCE,
ABNABURG3, Sheeting.;, ‘Yarn:*. etc,, exchanged
U for Bacon, Laid, Potatoes,
fallow si*itl Bees wav Wanted,
Ills hoped that tho liberal course- which will be
•iiopted will secure a generous patronniie.
april 20—1 m
wlimH mum
Principal Office Macon* ©a.
QTOCKITOLDFKS are hereby notified that tin
©Confederate Til V. i- vie.l by the Act. of Comp css
dated 17th February, lijijl. on the. Shaves of Stock,
will he paid by thejCompany.. _ , ~ . .
Stockholders are further notified thnftlmr Anr.i- a
S acting will beheld at this office on rhursclay, tm
I day of dune nest, when Directors for tho eneu
lug year will be elected. ' C. l'-U. > on y.
amyr-Jt %
An Excellent P!aiifntift»
UPoTL*
CJKVEN Hundred and twenty acres, three hun
dred and fifty open, nearly allfreeh, in splen
did repair, excellent fences, gin house. Jots, gates,
negro houses, healthy, well watered, nice young
orchards, everyth bo/ new, 12 miles below Auburn,
near Hociety Hill, In Macon, county, Ala.; all con
veniently arranged,“with ft no outlet and range for
stock, land fertile, soft and easy of cultivation, an
excellent neighborhood.
Apply at this office, or 10
11 ‘ Wm F. SAMFORD;
may 9thif * Auburn, /Hu.
f regh Ground Flour
At ONE DOLLAR per pound.—
Ten cents less for needy and soldiers’
families. For sale by
H. FISH ACKER,
lu4, Broad Sirent.
tuny 10 fit •
Bun and Etfquirct copy.
C. S. ARSENAL, \
Columbus, Ga.. April 5,1864. J
Notice.
I WISH TO EXCHANGE FOR BACON
on equitable terras,
Sugar Mills,
Sugar and Salt IkettScs,
And all kinds PLANTATION IiU.LN;
Also POWBE*.
As thi3 Bacon i? needed to supply the necessities
of Jibe e:ni Joyces oi the Ordnance department, at
tftUpUceandßichrlond.it i.> hoped that holders
wil give the Government the preference,
r. r HUMPHREYS,
apl 7 ts Maj. Consol's Arsenal.
ed 9 oai du
l>li. In. .
1 FORMERLY Saigon to the New Orleans-“Fe
! uidle Infirmary.'' tenders his service* to theCit
isena ci Columhui in all tke branchc: of hi'iwofes
cion.
Special attention will be dcrctediU' the treatment
of the iisaases of womem.
4NT Surgical operations _ performed for
Fistula m Ano, Y r isico-Yaginal fi«tula,
Hydroctie. Congenital nod Arrident il Fhvmusis,
Vurico. ele, Hemorrhoids or f ile-, v v.u.nv- nup-i
--safiU itnetures, False Passages, faliapcsoi Club
Foot, and contraction of the fingers, Btt&bGimts or
Hquiutiug, Aneurism ,'Varix or dilated vein ■, Pt>ny
giuru, Cataract and Hair L'\<>; a-ko tor ihe rmov
al of all tumor? o» uhn.uuul growth from an., ram
of the body. ....
Di»e.i.- i c-? of th< Gei.it.) I unary .'ay- tem,o-ui.u
the dintrout ?t:\tre' of Ghoni.rrh.va, Stfi tures,
Hf»vel, Spernutorrhea, »SjptpU*. in it? primely
ieotfndito .tenuty «uid heriJuary forni*wjM receive
particular attention. . „ ,
Reference? given whenever desireu as well as the
recommendation of many years practice in Nor," Or
leans: Ouusußation every day at hP otitco
In the Masonic 'll. id Building, from Into lz r.’Hoek
a, io., and from Zto !.. . i •.A (>, in. Patient »vlildo
well to call preelselv at rlib't hr.ure, ro -n.d
after that time w dll'- dev-.ted to vi. ii ra p-:?on in
the *ity.
Address all enmitrai. otton 0 to
DR. F. A. ROSSY.
Colarabn?. Ga,
“N. # 8.-Person? from a distance having e. ivir t?
req.i rins, or mtdn’.d trcauncm. v-di be
with ..ou for table qnailc.?.lul ir. :.li, n. c
will have to tuvnirh their own proviuous and u • L
dtn&.
also bestow p&tijcuhu aiTr-.plloit io
the treatment ..t ihe different fi rms of VTcsvvTlliou
Gout. Sci.Julousfitlftcuoi. 3 ; j. i'oUtr?emp.
Suns, and ait other chronic di:vr.<<: 1 the ddn
Med icaicd I uiiuxati us and oi.co.it. Suijdiurcus
Bath?, ns empfi .. :d tn the hospitals in Europe and
America, will ton.. .» part of icy treatpient
feb 11 :tin E. A, it.
Crlu? flaiHifheloii.
yp t\NP FIHIGNIP i crop's ved <•'. «>*»
(C 2 X. C 7 2ES
c * a sr.lw.ri r quality. AH order? mu:f t :> Lire.- -<
w the undersigned wifhithe mcney euc-b «jd, ante
Grdfrad by Express, whe® orders will >■ fibed v
•hipped with C, 0 D.
ALFRED ZORKOTYSjSII x LG.
apr l?) Ira
ShopiitakeiV and Saddlers’
0
T*rio« having eommenced tu«»
manufacture of tiu* above muued t.ilk !c • li; iin,*
C, (?A»?lI^ r€ V ar * s> orders for tUe
' ' lntsl ° ir r V,V, n rfr>w door? above » • «.
stUn o tfcl*nr 1 * glst i ir * Wiasisaippian and Augusta Con
to thVs oflS; P C ° ry ° E£ motth acd'send bills
star si) if *
Cflliiiliir limes.
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Vol XI.
.1, W. WARREN & CO. 1^priet®r*.::r;b7. : ...b.;....:.2;;'...:....V....;.':..; j. W. WARREN, Editor
ditii military EHrectorg-
HEAD QUARTERS PORT—II 9 Broad Street,
Up Stairs.
Cok J. Vv r . Roßßr.fsojr, Com'g.
Gapt, Chas. Wood, A. A. G.
Capt. ,T. S. South, A A A IG
\Y. T. McKknubup, Chief Clerk.
ENROLLING OFFICE.
Capt W, S. WALticr—rear of Jones' Building.
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT
Cor, Oigetborpe and Si. Clnir Sts.
Maj. F. C Humphreys, Com'g.
Capt TV. Latham, Ex. Officer.
Lieut- J. M. MtfUDEK, Military Store Keeper
Q FAR I ERMA STEP DEF T
At No, 15 Broad Broad Si.
Maj. F- W. Dillard, Com’g-
Maj. Joh.n E. Davis, Post Q. M,
Capr H D Cothran, A. Q, M.
C OMMfS.SAR r DEF T
At iving, Allen k Camak';’Warehohae.
Map A. M. Allen, Com'g.
Capt J. 11. Geaybill, A. C. 3.
ENGINEER’S DEFT
Capt Theodore Moreno.
Lisnl W. A. Hansel j,.
MEDICAL DEF 7.
G B. Douglass, Post Burgeon.
(Office at Wayside Home.)
I 3 White, General Hospital Barg, in Charge,
J P Moore, “ * Surgeon.
L I) Carson, “ fl Ass’tßmgai.n.
P. Fowler, “ “ “ “
TV TV Du'KrK, “ “ “ H
NA VAC DEFT.
offic6 t u«HV the Old Budge,
i TT Warner, Chf. Engineer.
PROVOST MARSHAL.
Capt. Geo.- N. Kniomt, (Fact of the Bank-of
Columbus.
IXiHiiinink ISoiii and.
J 3 White, Senior Surgeon,
The Board ifieets at Cue General Hospital on
Tuesdays und Fridays,
<sUORKiHA»-dlm i«ii C ouaHy :
{IDLE NISI. Whereas, Amanda L Cattle, Avl
lb minir-tratvix upon the estate of David L, Murry,
deceased, having applied for letters of disjmnissiun
from said Administrathpi,
These are ihereforeto cite and admonish all and
singular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased,
to show if any they have, svhy said Adminis- -
ft at rix hould not be dismissed from said adminis
t ration.
Given under my hand and official signature, Op—
! tober sth, 1W33. MALOOM HAIR,
dec 12 mfim Ordinary.
C’uuxity s
WHEREAS, B. A. Slary, Administrator upon the
estate, of Joseph N, .'-(ary, late of said county,
dceenaed, having appliod for fetters ofdismssion
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
said letters of dismission should* not bo granted to
said applicant on tho first Monday in October next.
Given under ray hand and official signature. Jan.
22d, 1354. , MAI.COM HAIR,
.km 2-)ir,otn Ordinary.
GEORCrlA—Marloia County:
IjULE NISI. Whereas Carrie James, Adra’x on
It the estate of Daniel James, Jr., having peti
tioned this Court for letters of dismission 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 mv office within the time pre
scribed by law, aud show cause if any they have,
why said Administratrix should not be dismissed
from said Administration on the first Monday in
July, 1864.
Given under my hand and official signature, this
December the 7th, 1860. luALCOM HAIR,
dee 14 mt>m Ordinary.
PETTY i SAWYERS,
4o and 47, Not ill Water Street,
MOBILE, ALABAMA.
Brokers and Bankers,
PEATJSBS IN
oor 4 n,
SILVKR,
BANK
STOCKS and BONDS,
STATE TREASURY ."VOTES
iiTERLIM,
HAVANA,
NASSAU,
AIVU nOMUSTIii EXCHABSCfE.
Aljso, •
Stock-; in all the different Steamers,
| Sloopa and Schooners engaged in run
ning the blockade
nOSEX DECEIVED 4YB
PAIS OUT ON DEPOSIT,
Y\ 0 buy and :ii !l on cm own account
or on commission
All letter'- and enquiries prompt
ly answered
apl Id wdin
N&'w Sla^re
THOMAS L. FRAZER & GO.,
l.,iir j:i M oj UtitiviM il, Fraztr a- Atlanta, 'jit.,
Market Sfi ect, above Montgomery Hall,
! ]AYF fitted up, and are now prepared to receive
1 aud tuvommodnle at mart, all Negroes
which may ha consigned to them. They will buy
and sail on Cuuimhston. and torwaixl yr.H*ee.U with
prorujitnes:- and dispatch. They keep, constantly on
hand a larav imd well selected ?tock, such as
l amiHo.-. jlou-o ServantSi
Oe.uietaanV Body Servants, Seamstre^?.
B..ys and Girls, oraill descriptions,
Caipehtev?, Biacksmiths,
_Shomakers, Field Hand?,
they respectfully refer to the following weil
hr.own gentlemen, vir
Hon. John A. Elmore, Major J,L.Calhoun, Will
i .ot Taytor iCo . a I*. A att, Shular & Ardis,
Mcntffc.niery _A3r. ; J C. Coleman & Cos., Mobile,
Ala-Hvffrr uelnbav.i A- Bro„ Savannah, Ga.
i ll OS. L, FRAZER,
Montgomery, Ala.
A. FRAZEII.
V. . F SMITH.
Anhnrn,- Aia.
W. ii to 1.3 Asor.t
P. S.—Uty pstt ry3? etftfuHr solicited. All
orders catenuiy aiten-led to.
mruT? dim worn
' WAITED.
I WANT to hire one hundred NEGRO Laborer.
Ten Mule? Teams, 4 or 6 mules each, and L-
Yoke of Ouento get and ken! Timber for the ts-l
road Bridge, over the Tombigbee river, near H
raopoli?. ,
I also want tdvyempipy .fifteen ihrfi(&p,GU3, .v.
men or negroes for the sotno work.
I will pay liberal price* and furnish ration* turn
quarters for the men.
Address me at Demopeus, Ala., care of Mat. M.
Merriwether, Eng'r Corps. •
w. p. barker,
A*’t for A. L. Maxwell.
apl 13 dlw&wlm
Columbus, 6a., Tuesday Morning, May 17,1864.
“ Notice to Planters and Con
sumers or iron.”
T\ r E will keep for sale, for Confederate funds, or
V? exchange for country produce—such as Corn,
Fodder, Bacon, Lard, Syrup, Peas. Potatoes, Tal
low. Blitter, Flour—thefollowing articles,
on hand or made to order: •
. PLOW AND SCOOTER BAR IRON;
FLAT, ROUND AND SQUARE BAR IRON;
HOOP, HORSE SHOE, NAIL ROD •
IRON COTTON TIES (CHEAPER THAN
ROPE) FOR BALING;
SHOVELS AND SPA DES;
FRY PANS;
POT WARE OF SEVERAL DESCRIP
TIONS';
SUGAR AND SALT KETTLES— FROM 40
TO 100 GALLONS;
SUGAR MILLS—I3 AND 15 INCH'
Wo arc prepared to receive ana fill orders for any
sizes and quantity of Iren, from our. Iron Works
and Rolling Mill in Alabama.
JOHN D. GRA_Y & CO„
opr S ts Next to New Bridge,
STATE OF GEORGIA, }
Adjutant and Inspector Gen’s Office, >
Milledgoville, May 7tb, 13(54. J
General Orders No. 18,
It having been officially reported to me that the
Miiitia organizations under the Act of December the
14tb,1563, “To organize the Militia of the State of
Georgia and for other purposes,” ha ve been comple
ted in the following armed Senatorial or Military
Districts, to-wit:
The Ctb, lith, 20th, 24th, 26th, 27th, 33d, 37th and
39th, embracing the counties of Echols, Lowndes,
Berrien, Clay, Randolph, Terrell, Marion, Chatta
hoochee, Muscogee, Spaulding, Butts, Forayth,
Newton. Walton, Clarke, Hull, Banks. Jackson,
Troup, Hurd, Carroll, Cherokee, Milton and For
syth. . ...
Now, therefore. I, Joseph E, Brown, Governor
and Commander-in-Chief, do hereby declare the
Militia organizations theretofore existing lin said
Districts, under tho Military Code of Georgia, sits
pended, and do relieve the Militia Officers under
said previous organisations from their commands,
and do hold said Officers subject to all the Military
duties imposed by the Ant of December the 14th,
1863, above mentioned, upon persons of the same
age with themselves.
By the Governor:
JOSEPH E, BROWN,
Governor and Commanjer-in-Chief.
Henry C. VYavne,
Adit. & Ins, Gen‘l.
may ID 11. -
HEADQUARTERS POST, I
1 . COLUMN S, iti, May 9th. 1864.1
GENERAL ORDERS, ) «
No. 12. J
In obedience to Special Orders from Headquar
ters of Department of South Carolina , Georgia and
Florida, the undersigned hereby transfers the com
mand of this to Maj. F. C, Humphreys.
•T. W. ROBE EPSON.
Col. Comdg.
HEADQUARTERS POST. I
Columbus, Oa., May cth, 1864/
The undersigned hereby assumes command of this
post. Existing order : and regulations will remain
in force ‘
F. C. HUMPHREYS,,
may 10 1m - Major Comdg,
Headquarters of Conscription, \ ■
Macon, Ha,,. May 9, 1864./
General Orders, No, 35.
I. After the expiration of thirty days from the
publication of the notice in each county for the en
rollment of persons between the ages of 17 and 18
and 45 and 50 years in the Reserve Corps, District
and County Enrolling Officers will proceed prompf
ly and energetically to enroll all who have failed up
to that time to report as required.
11. District Enrolling Officers will make weekly
returns to these Headquartors of persons Enrolled
during the week, giving a discriptive list, together
with the excuses of the parties for having failed to
enroll .within the thirty days. When satisfactory
excuses for the failure are not rendered, the penal
ty provided by law will be rigidly enforced, a nd the
parties sent to Companies in the fieieft
111. All persons enrolled Under this order wilt be
forwarded immediately to the Camp of last motion
in this city.
IV. Persons who have failed to enroll within the
[ thirty days after publication in their respective
| counties, and who after that time make applications
'or details will not be allowed the privilege of a fur*
lough of sixty days generally granted those who
have promptly obeyed the law.
V. Enrolling Officers will bo held to . a strict re
sponsibility for the prompt execution of this order.
By'order of
COL. WM. ts. BItOWNE,
CouidTo f Conscripts for Ga.
! P Looxrv, Liqut. <fc Adj’t.
j may 12 3t
CIROITIiAm.
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,]
QUAETKRMiSTf'.R GxJTEBAI/s Os RICE, )
Richmond, April 23, 1364, j
All Officers and Agents of this Department aie
hereby notified that in order to introduce, proper
uniformity and system in connection-wiih tho con
tracts executed with the Factories on Government
account, and to increase thereby the yield thereof,
Major G. W Cunningham, Quartermaster, hereto
fore in charge of the Depot at Atlanta-, Georgia, is
entrusted, exclusively, with'the duty of contacting
in behalf of this Department, with t he- Factories in
the State s of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Florida, and Mississippi.
He will respond to requisitions for material, made
upon him by Gamer* In charge of Deporn for the
manufacture „fclothing.
A. K. LAWTON,
may Him Quart erajacter General.
SIOO Reward,
apprehension and delivery to rae of nr-yro
. hoy GEORGE, who run away from S.
Arsenal two weeks ago. Said boy is 19 year's old.
sfeet.6 incho® high, bad on when be left white
clothes. ' Cant. MARSHALL,
Columbus. May 9. —Ts Ib-rVv House.
WMTEB.
ASM A LL comfortable dwelling, situated In aeon*
venient part ..f tlr* city to bqcines* A liberal
pime per moth wul be paid for such s. place.
Apply at * THIS OFFICE.
may. lo ff
~ LOST,
GOLD SPECTACLES and CASE, between the
Quarter master's office and Post Officaon Bread
street, about'l2 it,on Monday.' The finder will
he liberally rewarded by leaving them at the
office of Maj. Dillard
‘may 10 ts N. J. TISDALE.
Bank of Cdluinhi^,
itcckholdcrs are hereby noiihsd that the Confed
erate Tax levied by the net c-f Ccngr-tss dated Eeb,
IT, 1364, on the Shares c’f this Bonk, will be paid by
the Bank. * D. ADAMS,
Colunsbu... Ga. ; May 10.—2 w Cashier,
£schanfe Notice \o. 9.
Richuosp, Vj„ May 2d. 1364.
AU Confederate officers and men who have .been
delivered at City Point, Virginia, at any time pre
vious to the 20:n of April, 1365, arc hereby declare*!
to be duly exchanged. RO. OUED,
may 10 fit Agent of Exchange,
Yiouday Evening.
Fuilhev Arfoiintu from Vir
ginia.
The following press dispatches we find in
the- Augusta papers of the Istb, which from
some cause failed to reach us by telegraph :
Orakgr Court House, May 7.—The press
correspondent left the front at 4 o'clock a, m.,
bringing the following reliable information :
Gen. Ewell again repulsed the enemy yes
terday, who advanced on his front, with "five
lines, of fiat Go. The Yankee loss is terrible,
especially in *Esrlv’3- front, Ewell's los3 is
very cm ail.
About 12 o’clock, yesterday, the enemy
having previously attacked Heth and Wilcox
and driven them back, Longstreet planned and
was in the act of executing a. flank movement
on the enemy's left wing," when, by the mis
take of our men. he was fired upon, Lieut.
Gen. Longstreet. and staff were severely,
though not mortally wounded. Gen. Long
street was wounded ift the shoulder-—so *ay
the Burgeons with whom the press correspon
dent conversed, and who examined his wound.
Brig Gen. Jenkins, of- South Carolina, was
killed at the same time. Our troops contin
ued to press the enemy, until about 4 o’clock,
driving back their left and centre some two
miles—oar left, standing fast in its position.
Last night our men he’d possession of the
enemy’s battle-field on the left and centre,
capturing a number of the enemy’s wounded
and some of the. dead. The enemy fought
yesterday most obstinately on all parts of the
line One success war very great, though not
decisive.
Just hefore daylight some picket firing was
heard in front of Hill's corps, and about six
A. M., cannonading, lasting half an hour, on
Ewell’s line.
Our loss thus far is about five thousand, of
whom a large proportion are slightly woun
ded. The proportion of officers to privates
killed and wounded is very much larger than
in any previous fight.
The Yankee General Ilayes is reported
killed, and. a dead Yankee General with the
initials U H. 11. 0." supposed to be Couch or
Casey, was fnuud in Ewell’s front. The fight
occurred in a densely wooded country, Litt-lo
or no artillery was brought into action. At
one time yesterday, when the enemy were
heavily pressing Hill’s men. General Kershaw
opportunely, by double quicking with his
troops, arrived on the field, checked, repulsed
and pursued the enemy, thus turning the for
tunes of the day at that end. of the line.
The battle-field extends over a space of eight
miles in length. Rosser’, cavalry fought the en
emy all day, on our extreme right losing heavily
and gaining nothing important. Ewell captured
two pieces of artillery iu ihe fight of Thursday
and twelve hundred prisoners. The wounded arc
arriving and receiving every attention.
General It. 11. Anderson is now commanding
in place ofLongstreet.
Two thousand well and wounded prisoners have
been captured thus far.
The battle ground extends from the Rapidan
river lo the plank road, and is about twenty-five
miles east of this place.
The battle is not yet. ended. Weather hot and
sultry.
. Orange C. 11. May 7. — Gordon’s Georgia brig
ade and Johnston’s North Carolina brigade of
Ewell’s corps, turned tjhd enemy’s extreme right
flank, about four miles above Germanna Ford,
last evening, between sunset and dark, capturing
four hundred prisoners, including Brig. Generals
Seymour and Shaller. The enemy* completely
surprised, hastily fled on finding their breastworks
turned and stormed.
There are rumors here that Mosby has whipped
the negro troop?, capturing some,'and burning
some bridges in Fauquier county.
Orange C. 11., May 7. —Trustworthy advices
from the from, as late as 1 o’clock. P. M-, repre
sent that there was no general engagement tip io
that time.
Lieut. Gen. Longstrcet’s condition to-day ir re
ported asm nc!t improve^
There was some-cannonading oa.the extreme
right, and left during tbo morning, but ii
to nothing of importance,
A negro soldier, an infant ryman, the first ever
captured by this army, was taken hear Brandy
station yesterday, and brought in hero to-day'.—
He says that he belong- to the Twenty-seventh
Ohio, Burnside’s corps.
The enemy have been fortifying all- day, as if to
provoke General Led to attack him.
Orange 0. 11, May ti.
Advices from tbo front-to sunrise this morning
report that there was no gen end engagement yes
terday, only heavy skirmishing. The impression
paavailed last night that the enemy were falling
back towards Culpeper on Fredericksburg.
The negro troops occupying Brandy Station ad
vanced out to Culpepper Court House Friday ancl
occupied it. Yesterday then - went back to Brandy
Station, set fire to the stores —principally quar
termaster’s—and then marched lo join Grant.
Scouts says that the enemy Lave abandoned the
line of the Orange railway, and up cars are run
ning on it. It is supposed that Grant tow intends
to make Fredericksburg his base,
Ewell holds iheroad leading to Germanna ford,
but the enemy, it is said, have two ford? by which
to recross the river to Cnlpeppr-r if they wish.
Stuart was yesterday engaged with ihe enemy
on our right, and it wns reported he was com
pelled to give back until Hamuron joined, when he
forced the enemy to retire.
The enemy's kisses, thus far, arc- estimated at
eighteen thousand- Ours wilkreach seven thou
sand.
The Yankee Get. Hays i3 certainly killed.—
Wadsworth is wounded and a prisoner—he may
recover. Oglesby is reported killed
Twenty-four hundred privates and one hundred
commissioned officer? thus far bare been registered
here,’piot including the Yankee w ounded, of which
we captured some fifteen hundred, rhieflvjn front
of Hill and Longstreet on Friday.
Our men began ycMerday evening to bury our
own and the Yank.-.- dead.
Siegel occupied Wincher ter on Friday with oimo
infantry and fi.OGu cavalry.
The country be; when the H tppahamiock and
Potomac i- reported to be filled with Y'nnkeo de
serters.
Mostly captured two wagon train?, heavily la
den, and horse-, attached, near Martinsburg. on
Thursday.
The latest from the front, at twelve M., to day,
represents the enemy falling hack towards Fred
ericksburg, and our troops following them closely.
.Episcopal Council,-tOhi visit to Colum
bus. Ga.. last week, in attendance upon the
Episcopal Council, wo.-. v.-i > pleasant indeed.
Quite a large number 01 d.e clergy of the
church fnd of toy delegates were .ia attend
ance, Bishop Elliott presiding over the delib
erations of the body The- proceedings-of the
Connell were most cat apnioua, and to add to
the pleasure of the occasion, the citizens all
seemed to vie with each other in t-heir offices
of kindness to the clergy and laity—all of.
whom were generously entertained at the
homes of the citizens. Columbus is certainlv
a most hospitable place and w? shall ever vr it
the Queen 0 the Chpiiahcecinv with pleasure.
To the prr=3 of Colutubu: we must return
heart-felt tbanks fojj the courteous manner m
which we were u< ;itcl by them. —!■«€•■ unw
Uail-. gepen*?.
The Association cf Chaplains and Mission
aries of the army of Tennessee, offer a prite
of ?2T5 for the b®"t trac! on 1 The importance
of the ofibe of Cfaplain anl the obligation
resting on the comntnnets to appoint Chap
lains," to be published hy the Evangelical
Tract Society.
Those disposed to write on this important
subject, will please ?eud their manuscript to
Rev A W Miller, Chairman Publishing Com
mittee £. T. §., Petersburg, Ya.
$3.50 Per Mont k
Gol. IV. H. Sparks, l a refugee from Louisiana,
oug and farora bly known as u prominent lawyer
and politician, honored us with a visit to-day.—
lie handed us thefollowing beautiful lines «om
rosod by himtelf. which wo take pleasure in r«-
pr.nlneing
May Song.
BY W. H. SPARKS.
This song was sung by a choir, in tho presenco
of 700 children, at a May Day Celebration, under
the laurels adjacent to the fair city of Baton Rouge,
La. The groen laurels which were made vocal
by the music have since been destroyed by the
vandals that now occupy thatportion of the State.
The spring time has como and the leaves and the
flowers,
Are green o’er the woods and bright on the
bowers ;
The birds sweetly singing from bush and from
tree,
And tho woods all alive with their love and their
glee, ,
Rising in gratitude to Him who has given
Here in this bright world, so much c.f His heaven.
The spring time has come and how sweetly and
bright
The dear smiling sun, pours his warmth and his
light
0 er the green oftheeartli, as it smiles in his ray,
This beautiful morning of soft, sunny May ;
\ieldmg its homage to Him who has given,
Tn the fields and the-woods <?o much of His Heaven.
The spring iime has coma and sweet blushing
flowers,
Smile with her sunshine, weep with her
showers :
Here with hearts full of hope, we come ami with
these,
A festival offering ’neath these green shaded trees
Make to our God, who so kindly has given
A foretaste in these of the beauties of Heaven.
9
Then sing, gladly sing! from the heart we rejoice!
Let tho soul give her raptures, and gratitude voice,
Her inconse pour out in the flush of delight
For these beauties and blessings, this sunshine
and light—
For us they were wade, to us they were given
To lift from the earth our thoughts up to Heaven.
Brave Wohejh.—When tho Yankees made a
dash upon the Railroad nea r ltesaca the other day,
they Cut iha wire of the telegraph. No sooner
‘■had they gotten out of sight than Mra, Buehman,
ofvVhitfield county, and her sister, Miss Carrie
Sims went to work to repair the damage. They
found it a rather difficult job, of course, but timely
aid was afforded them by a Confederate officer
who happened to be passing, and the work was
speedily accomplished.
These ladies are the daughters of Colonel Hen
ry L. Sims, of Catoosa. lie ought lo be proud es
them.
The bar rooms in Richmond, Va.,
were all closed on the Ist inst., in obeclL
encif to the law of the last Legislature
prohibiting the grant of licenses. A breach
of law subjects the bar, liquors, fixtures
and the house, if it belongs to the owner
of the bav, to confiscation. Disconsolate
topers were offering ten dollars for a cock
tail, without svccess. What will Cons
greßsmen do?
♦ ;
Talented Youth.— A good anecdoto
is told of a house painter’s son, who used
the brush dexterously, but had acquired
the habit of “putting it on too thick.”
One day his father, after having frequent
ly .scolded him for his lavish daubing, and
all to mi purpose, gave him a severe
flagellation. “There, you young rascal,”
paid he after preforming the painful duty,
“how do you like that?” “Well, don’t
kuovv, dad,” whined the boy in reply, “but
it seems to me that you put il on a darned
sight thicker than 1 did.
■“Hard Tack:.’’— The first number of this
comic paper Iras nuwle its appearance, ami, in
execution ami comicality, h the best thing of
flie kind sv have seen in the Confederacy.—
It is published at Atlanta by John [{. Seals
A. Cos. Bill Arp’’ is one of its contributor-,
and the following extract from hi- -‘greeting"
is a specimen of the contents :
lam of opinyun, Mr. Tak, that the Sitty of
Atlanty arc a glouti place for your enterprise.
I had the honor to visit that Gate Sitty very
recently, and observed that your good people,
and especially your females do laugii more at
lesser things than any place I wer ever iu.—
The folks at the Hotel laffed at me hekaus I
kalled for soap to wash with- -sed I ought to
hav brought my soap with me At the sup
per table, I kalled for a tumbler of water, and
they laffed agin, and sed they would furnish
the water if would furnish the tumbler.-
Went out to a store, to do bo me tradin—-saw
lots of fine looking women, and the More had
women for clerks—Asc-d em it they had a
black woman’s vale, and they laffed ai that,
and wanted to know if the vale wer for my
wife, or my sarvent? “Darn the sarvent,"
said I, “1 wan; a vale for Mrs. Arp.'' They
ehowed rae one for 800 dollars, which I ad
vised em to lay aside for Mr. Memrainger, who
made all the money. Axed em if they had
any Hiot, and they laffed most tremendious,
and sed perhaps 1 dident know I was in a “mil
lenium store Sed they only kept ladies’
good3 lor sale. Wherefore, I felt konstrained
to depart those konst prematurely. Went to
the Hotel and were dunned for ray Bill—told
emlwassent goin till mornin, and they re
marked that all Bills bad to be paid iu ad
vance. So I settled up and found myself
poorer and lighter. Konkluded to leave the
Gate Sitty by the next train if I could find
tire Gate. Next mornin, l prepared to take
the cars, but in trying to git aboard, was told
that my passport, which I got at home, only
let me cum into the Sity, but woudlent let go
out, I lost that train. Went to the Pars Port
Otic and axed for a paper to go home—sed
they dident know me, that 1 must get a \ ou
eher Axed em wher I would find it, and they
laffed powerfully. Explained what they
meant, and 1 told em I dident kno nobody and
nobody kngw and me—whereupon a kind-hearted
old mac :ed to the officer. “Let.the fool have'
a pass, he won’t hurt nobody. Got reddyfor
the next train just in time. A feller on the
platform axed for my_ticket—-told him I did
ent have a ticket. While I was gitten the
same, the train left mo agin, and a fefier in
the meantime kindly took charge of the kon
lento of my saddle-bags. Durtn the day I
T sold ihe saddle-bags for 20 dollars, and hare
since the bill was koumerfec-t.—
Shore enuffl eskaped from our Butifol Sitty
on the next train, kalled the Goober train, and
after we had krossed the Chattyhoochy I felt
my .self comparatively safe agin, ontil puttin
out rny head to see another train go by, some
friendly solder jost took my hat off and har
ried it klean away bak to your butiful sitty
free of charge.
I would be obleeged to you, Mr. Tak, if you
would keep a look out for any solger you see
with too hstts : for one of em is mine Berlin,
shore.
T a! L a » R APHIS.
Reports of the I’rrss Is&orialion.
ILircred tfcCordinsc to act of Omm™, • ~
the Northern District of Georgia. ■ d'tes fo*
Meridian, May 14th.—A force of Yankee
under Gcu. McArthur, variously estimate'd at
000 8.000, was at Pickens' Station on the
Mississippi Central Railroad at noon to-dny,
moving towards Grenada.
Five thousand Yankees arc at Bio- Blacl
Bridge. 3
Gen. H. \Y. Sloeumb at VMt?
burg.
Tlte Rebel Iron-Clad*.
Thirty Birth at the South and Tatev.\ r;or>
Cntwtff froh Europe.
Correspondence of tho X. Y. IVorld.l
Baetimore, April 21. —From the sources of
information alluded to in a recent letter, I
ha\e derived the following facts in relation to
the naval plans of the rebels :
The operations of the Confederates in the
campaigns of 1864 will not be confined to the
manoeuvres of their laud forces. If their plans
are earned out, naval operations on a large
scale will form a prominent part of the exer
tions which they will put forth. Without in
cluding their foreign built vessels, of which I
will speak presently, and excluding also such
vessels as the Georgia, which are used merelv
a~ stationary floating batteries, thev have
built themselves, mostly from their own ma
terials, and have now at their command, a
iieet ot no less than thirty-one iron-clad vos
scls. More than twenty of thf* srul
most powerful of these vessels, as ha? bee."
demonstrated b\ actual experiment, arc fullv
capable of coastwke and river navigation, and
are therefore capable of taking part in otlVif*-
lve naval warfare.
There are four of iron-clad vessels at
Mi re report, on Red river, in Northwestern
Louisiana. They will no doubt take part in
the engagement, with the Federal forces con
cerned in the present Red river expedition, if
the recent repulse ot the latter has not been
so severe as to cause the abandonment of the
expedition. Iu the Ea t there an* two iron
clad vessels at Rinr.fon, and one near Gold?,
boro, on the Neure river : two on Tar river at
a point where the latter crosses the Wilming
ton and Weldon railroad; and certainly two
(or three, if the last one recently building is
completed) at Halifax, on the Roanoke river.
These seven iron-clad in North Car
olina are intended mainly, at present, at least,
for the defense of the important railroad from
Wilmington to Richmond and iu order to pre
vent Union troops or vessels from advancing
on that road from Newborn, or from Alfce
marie or Pamlico sound. But there is nothing
in their construction which would prevent
them from navigating these rivers to their
mouths and sailing along the coast, for the
experience of their trial trips has proved them
to be seaworthy in every respect. They are
mounted with guns of English manufacture.
The five Iron-clad vessels at Mobile, thefivft
at Charleston, and (he one in tLe Savannah,
river, were all so accurately described in the
World, a short time ago, that I need only refer
to them. There are besides, at Charleston,
two powerful iron-clad steam rams, one of
which is commanded by Capt, Ingraham.
At Richmond, and between that city and
Fort Darling, there arc ten iron-clad vessels,
most of them mounted with rifled guns. Os
these the Merrimao No. 2 is the largest and
most formidable. -Her armament consists of
six guns, namely : Two heavy columbiada on
each side, one 10-inch rilled gun at the bow
and another at the stern. These gnus all car
ry the steel pointed projectiles, which crash
through and through the sides of our own
iron-clad Galena, as if they had been mndo of
pine boards. These ironclad vessels will plin
an important part in the defense of Richmond,
if that city is attacked by way of James river
or from the south. But it seems most proba
ble now that we will first hear of them at the
mouth of James river, in Hampton Rords, or,
perhaps, even sailing up the Potomac.
In regard to the iron-clad vessels that havo
.been built for the Confederates in too ports
of Great Britain and France during tbo last
eighteen months, my information is positive
that they will find their way across the At
lantic before the cud of June. Arrangement?,
have been made tor (betransfer of 1 hose ves
sels Unit were built for - the Emperor of Ohi
na/’to parties^who cannot be identified with
the South ; and, allot- the transfer hati bean
made, the governments of France and Eng
land can no longer interfere with them. Tue
parties alluded to will then take them to a
t enport in some Other couMry where, by a
process well-known in nmrinmo practice, the
vessels will ultimately come into the poszea
Sion of agents of the Confederacy. These vee
sol-:, o( which there are about twenty in all,
are built expressly for ocean navigation, and
some of them arc of t he same r lasts as the War
rior and La (Hoi re. They are all constructed
in the very best manner, by the most expe
rieticed European shipbuilders, plated with
iron or malleable steel to a thickness that de
lies penetration, and mounted with armament?)
far superior to anything now afloat in Ameri
can waters. When these vessels reach our
shores they will not be used for defense. To
break tbo blockade of Charleston, Vvilming
jon and Savannah, will be iheir first attempt:
and, after that, it is expected that they will
attack some of the seaports iu the Nor then.-.
States.
The Confederates arc also making ccitve
preparations for breaking tho blockade of
Charleston, ifidepen.leiif of the arrival
transatlantic fleet.
They are preparing, by mean3 of torpedoes
and other methods of subraariue explosions,
to attack our fleet ot Iron-dads in the part
wtievc they, like Achilies, are alone vnluera
file to such ussayltß, name-ly : in the heel. In
other words, they seek to direct the mistiles
of their submarine warfare against our iron
oiad vessels to the part not protected by thee
iron armor, the wooden hull, some distance
below tho water line. The explosion in the
James river wap only an experiment It will
soon be followed by attempja against th.e block
ading fieri at Charleston—attempts which they
believe, and which there is reason to feat
will be more snccesai.il than that against the
Minnesota.
Cxei. MiCKi.SR.-~We had the pleasure last
evening of a visit from this.intrepid and val
uable scout, who has done such admirable
service on the coast of South Carolina from
the beginning of the war until now. He Uin
robust health, his exposure am> hardships
seeming hot to Lave had the slightest effect
upon him. May ho live through the war and
come out of it sound in hodv as he i« in soul
The Captain informs us that a deserter from
’.be o2d Pennsylvania, who was stationed oh
j Pinckney Island; reports that nearly all tho
iankec force on the South Carolina coaA
. has been sent to Virginia. There arc but
; three regiments left on Morris Island, ana
four—two and a half white and one and a halt
black—on Hilton Head.— Sav.
Getting Ifappjc.
Xue editor of the Atlanta Intelligencer
cut in the followirg strain ip a '■hort le.®ier oi
recent date. The Maj. evidently attended a revi
val when he went to the Capital
However at this moment, there i« nothing to
make a long face visible, even though it be the
visage of a monomaniac grumbler. It ia good cn
onr entire border, so very good that we aro saa
guine beyond all that imagination can conceive,—
The silver lining is visible, and reader, by the om
c ipetent tonch of the Almighty tha golden cloud
will h« rolled up like a scroll and the beautiful
world of welcome peace Ues within view. Does
cot yonr heart beat a little faster, and do you not
feel warmer as the thought pervades you that peace
to scar, and then for the safety and paradise lik*
joys of home - To thor.fi whose homes are ovei
the border.
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