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Tliursday Meraiag, May 19, 1864.
State Reserves.
The “ day of grace ’’ allowed persons be
tween 17 and 18 and 45 and 50 to volunteer
in the organizations for State defence has ex
pired, and such as have neglected, or refused,
to avail themselves of the privilege extended
so them by the act of Congress will soon be
gathered up and placed in the general service.
We were in Macon a day or two ago and
learned from “Headquarters that arrange
ments were being made to send all defaulteis
to “the front.” We advise all who are sub
ject to report immediately. Within a very
few days the enrolling officers of counties and
districts will receive orders to “arrest and
forward.”
The Situation.
The spring campaign, in the present stage
of its progress, is not less encouraging than
was its auspicious opening. We doubt, in
deed, whether the arms of any people, atrug
, . . ~ cause, have been attended
gling In whatever -
with such brilliant and unvarying success as
has crowned our own duTing the past three
months. The fifth grand “on to Ptichmond
has been baffled and baulked —perhaps finall}
defeated. Grant has staggered back upon
Fredericksburg with a frightful loss of officers
and men. and, even it he still retains a
“stomach for the fight,” must have time and
reinforcements to repair his shattered ranks.
On the South side of the James, Butler has
met a like fate from the gallant Beaure
gard and for his discomfiture finds consola
tion in—his gunboats.
Yankee rule in the trans-Mississippi is
completely overthrown, and, we presume,
Kirby Smith is now free to march upon New
Orleans or into Missouri.
fn North Georgia, alone, is the Federal :
power still unbroken ; but, even there, we be- '
lieve the battle is already joined whose result |
shall declare its annihilation. It has been
the policy of Gen. Johnston to draw Sherman
as far from his base as possible so that the defeat
of the latter (which everybody knows will hap
pen) shall be something more than a repulse.
Such would have been the meager result of a
battle fought anywhere in the mountains above
the Oostanaula. Sherman had doubtless for
tified the gaps in his rear, with a view to
checking the pursuit nf his army after a de
feat. He is uow some 45 or 50 miles from
Chattanooga, in a comparatively level coun
try, where a rout of his army would be fol
lowed by heavy captures. We believe the
selected battle-ground lies between the Oosta
naula and Etowah rivers, but should the wary
Johnston decide to cross the latter stream be
fore making the fight, there would exist no
cause for •misgiving. Those who can see
nothing but ultimate disaster in the policy of
falling back, should recur occasionally to the
lessou recently read from the trans-Mississip
pi. The fate of poor Banks should inspire
them with, at least, some hope that Sherman
is rushing to a similar catastrophe.
From Our Special Correspondent.
The following letter has been a long time J
on the wing, but will be found to be interest- j
ing even now :
Dalton, Ga., May sth, 1864. ;
Ed. Times :— Ceaseless activity in front and
corresponding movements in our camps is
about all worthy of particular notice at pres
ent. If, however, it be the intention of‘the
enemy to attack us, a day may not pass ere
we shall be called upon to resist the onset. I
do not believe that he intends hazarding a
battle hero until the results of the struggle in
Virginia shall be history. Successful there,
nothing remains, in their opinion, but to mass ;
an army sufficient in numbers to overwhelm
Johnson, and the rebellion is quashed. Every
movement made upon us here has exhibited a
want of purpose usually characterizing recon
noisanccs in more or less force, where the ob
ject aimed at was to obtain information of j
position, strength, «c., with a latent purpose \
to hold in check any movement to reinforce <
other armies. But a few days since Bates s j
division were ordered to the front- —tne boys ;
indulging in high hopes of Yankee plunder, j
After going to that mythical region and pro- j
posing to exchange cards, the enemy uucerre
moniouslv left us and returned quietly to |
* i
Ringgold.
Yesterday's rumor said they ha re again ad- j
vanced 30,000 strong upon the bpring Place
road, and also that a heavy column lay last
night in line of battle near Tunnel Hill, j
some truth in all these stories doubtless. Os .
one thing the peopla at home can rest assured, j
General Johnston is not unprepared for any j
emergency, and is fully equal to the occasion, j
whether he or the enemy make it. He is, in j
my judgment, one of the ablest Generals j
(superior to Lee) that any country or war has j
produced. One feels in his presence as though ;
greatness, in everyf essential, covers the man i
like a manjtle, and instinctively you bow to i
its presence. He has wrought a moral and j
physical revolution in this army unequaled. :
They come from the disgraceful rout at Mis
sion Ridge, lost to hope and every sentiment
which renders men invincible. He came
among us and, like mist before the morning
sun, doubt and apprehension were succeeded
bv new born hope, and to-day they stand un
surpassed by any troops in the field for dis
cipline, thorough drill and eagerness to meet
the enemy. The best evidence of their char
acter as soldiers was given the world when
they voluntarily re-enlisted for the war, elec
trifying the country and Congress and setting
an example to their comrades in otb r depart
ments worthy of all praise.
Who shall say that this army did not put
a ball in motion which will bring victory and
peace toouf suffering-country ; You will not
wonder, then, that we admit no min superior
to Gen. Johnson, if LiS etjuai.
On yesterday sixteen deserters paid the pen
alty due their crimes, by being shot. It is not
my pleasure to give details of such scenes,
and in departing from it now, it is done trust
ing that some foolish person at home.—l
should have raid criminal—may learn the
awtul Sate of t .ore who desert thc-ir com
mands. Two..;y-t«u were to have been the!,
but lor good reason, aix were terrporsri!v re
lieved and may be pardoned. The renv in .g
l sixteen were marched out pinioned each tin
followed by Lis mid-th ('detail to shoot
him. Arriving upon the ground, in presence
of the entire division under arms, they are
3lowiy marched around three sides of a square,
to solemn music, the rear line of the square is
i the place of execution, each individual is tied
i securely to a cross, so that the breast—the
most vital part—is fully exposed. After a
few brief words of prayer by the Chaplains in
attendance, the doomed are blindfolded, the
signal given, and their guilty souls launched
into eternity.
May God have mercy upon them. This will
be the fate of your husband, brother, or fath
er who wilfully desert their companies in
camp or the field. Ignorance is no plea in
justification, neither is the captive’s complaints
of suffering people at home. As far as in ;
them lies, persons at home who have the abil- ,
itr, should see that no man’s family shall suf- |
fer for necessaries whilst he keeps watch and
ward upon the outer walls. In this connec i
tion, I must be permitted to return the thanks 1
of this company to Mr. James Ennis and oth
ers of your place, who have so generously pro
posed to supply bread to the needy. Such ev
idences of material aid, if needed, tb be ren
dered the poor, will strengthen the arm and
nerve the purpose of many brave hearts who
have perilled all in defence of your rights as
well as their own.
The new? come in gloriously from the Hast,
North and South. Onr d&ttse triumphs
on every field; our flag floats proudly over
captured strongholds a3 well as the open field;
the war-drums are beating, and the tread of
armed hosts, sounds omniously on Virginia’s
sacred soil; ere long, we trust the solemn still
ness will be broken by the glad tidings of a
complete and overwhelming victory. As for
ourselves and the momentous issues hanging
upon an engagement here, I. can only say wo
shall do our whole dutj with an abiding faith
•a the justice of our cause and the smile of a
righteous God.
ORDERLY.
Additional from Virginia.
Strength of the Yankee Armada — Ave
ril Whipped at Saltville } dec. &c. dee.
We make the following extracts from
tlio latest Richmond papers received:
the wounded from lee’s army.
The number, of wounded from General
Lee’s army, received in Richmond, up to
this time, from the several late battles
near Fredericksburg, exceeds one thous
sand. Most of the remainder have been
sent to Charlottsville and Lynchburg, or
are attended temporarily in the field hos
pitals. The distribution of the wounded
who arrived in Richmond is as follows :
The wounded are first received at Sea
brook’s Hospital for distribution. All
from Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky,
Tennessee, and Missouri are sent to Chims
borazo; those from Alabama, Mississippi,
Florida, Texas, and Arkansas, are sent to
Howard’s Grove; those from South Carc>
lina and Georgia are sent to Camp. The
only State hospital is that for Louisiana,
! at the Baptist College, near Camp Lee.
j All officers are sent to the Baptist Instiv
j tute Hospital, on the 10th, between Mar
shal and Clay streets, but have the privis
! lege of going to the hospital containing
j divisions for their respective States. The
i Robinson Hospital, supported jointly by
j the Confederate Government and private
j contribution, is situated on the corner of
j 2d and Main-streets, and contains patients
| from various States. Fearly all the
wounded from the recent fights who have
I arrived here are only slightly injured, and
j many of them will be able to rejoin their
I commands before the campaign is over.
The following note i3 from yesterday
morning’s hospital: Total number of com
missioned officers, wounded, arrived and
sent to officers hospital, Baptist Institute,
(general hospital No. 4,) 124, Total
number of private and non-commissioned
officers arrived, 1,080. Os these 9TB
were sent to the Receiving and Distribu
ting Hospital, (general hospital No. 9,)
. and thence transferred to the hospitals for
| States as above. Tbe remaining 104 be*
1 ing badly wounded were sent direct from
! the trains to the lespeetive hospitals for
i States so as to avoid a second removal.
THE STRENGTH OF THE YANKEE ARMADA j
IN THE JAMES RIVER.
The Yankees must have an immense
armada in the James river. A paroled
prisoner, who came up on the last flag of j
truce, and who, on the way, passed through j
the whole fleet, give us what we have |
reason to believe is an entirely trustworthy i
statement of the numbers and strength of j
this expedition in the James river. He l
states he counted, on his way up, sixty- i
four large transports, averaging, he would j
say, about five hundred men, seventeen i
gunboats, carrying each from five to eight ;
guns; four monitors, one double and three :
single turreted. From the closest
tion, based on his observations, he would
suppose the enemy to have a force of some
tbirtystwo thousand. The enemy had j
some six thousand negroes, four thousand j
of whom had been lauded at City Point, !
and two thousand below Fort Pawhatan. i
With the crews of the gunboats, who will;
average about a hundred men to each
boat, our informant thinks that the aggre- !
gate force of tlie expedition, as near as j
can be figured up, may be set down from
thirty-five to forty thousand men, and the
fleet—monitors, gunboats and transports—
at about a hundred and thirty vessels in
ail. Thia statement is probably the most
accurate we have yet had of the armada
in the James river.
NUMBER OF PRISONERS.
A dispatch from a prominent officer at
Gordonsville, dated Saturday morning,
states that the number of prisoners, cap
tured in the battles of Thursday and Fri
day, seaened six thousand.
PREPARING TO RETIRE. »
A prominent citizen who left Freder
icksburg on Monday, states that the ene
my had their pontoons placed across the
river, opposite the town, and that a por
tion of their infantry had crossed to the
Stafford Heights.
It is -probable th&t Grant bus advanced
his rear guard to protect his retreat across
the Rappahannock to the heights of Fal
mouth. It was reported yesterday that
he occupied Fredericksburg on Saturday
evening when he immediately laid down
bis. m bridges and commenced pass*
in i, . y ' tram thy i.vapp&nan~
, >• j * g In SOUHjEi vflCbH YV .R
--(. ’ - u ]A WHIPPED AT 6AI»TVIUIi2.
a*. . n--. from Southwestern Virginia
reached this city on yesterday, having ccrn®
! by Saltville. Stay tbe county, at which place s,
! fight had occurred on Saturday between por
] tions of Jones’ and Morgan's command, and
! the Yankee raider Averill, —resulting in the
complete defeat or the latter. Averill had
made a descent upon Dublin depot, on the \ i?-
ginia and Tennessee railroad, driven out -he
small force of Confederates stationed there,
and divided his force, sending fifteen hundred
to Saltville to oaptare and destroy the works.
This body was met by Morgan and Jones, as
above stated, and almost entirely demolished,
A despatch was received here, stating that a
son of Gov. Smith, belonging to Jenkins com
mand, received a severe flesh wound in the
leg in the engagement at Dublin depot. The
same despatch confirms the report of the vic
tory.
j THE YANKEES KILL TWO OE OUR MEN AND NAIL
THEIR BODIES TO TREES.
A gentleman connected with the naval ser
; vice, tells us a most fiendish atrocity commit
| ted by the Yankees at Bermuda Hundreds. It
appears that a day or two ago. the
espied a small party of our men engaged in
laying torpedoes in the river, near Curl's Neck,
and immediately started in hot pursuit of
them. Our men, to elude the chase, took to
a swamp near by, where they attempted to
conceal themselves ; but two of them were
soon found and captured by tbe Yankees. On
getting possession of them, the Yankees pro
ceeded to put them to death on the spot, in
the most horrible manner. They bayoneted
them to death, thrusting it through and
through them, but this seemed even not to
satiate their hellish passion, they took their
dead bodies and nailed them through the flesh to
the trees! This was done out of revenge for
the blowing up of one of their gunboats on
last Friday by a torpedo.
The two unfortunate men who suffured this
terrible fate, were a boatswain named Gund
ly, and a boatswain’s mate named Smith.—
There are two others of the party unaccount
ed for, and it is feared that they, too, may
have fallen into the hands of the Yankees.
ARRIVAL OF EXCHANGED PRISONERS.
On Sunday the Bth, 401 Confederate sol
diers, who had been sent from Point Lookout,
Md., to be exchanged, arrived in this city, and
proceeded to Camp Lee. Among them were
a few connected with Lieut. Beall’s naval ex
pedition, captured on the Chesapeake, and
who, for a long time, weie treated as pirates
by the Yankees. The truce steamer New York
left Fortress Monroe on Wednesday. When
the prisoners left Point Lookout, the Yankee
officers there assured them that they would
get to Richmond only time enough to be re
captured by the victorious cohorts of Grant.
The New York, in coming up the James river,
was only a few hundred yards behind the gun
boat that was blown up by a torpedo—but few
pieces of her remained. Major Mulford told
the prisoners that. Left had a fight and taken
some prisoners, and that two of our generals
had been killed. The news did not seem t©
raise his spirits much, “on the contrary, quite
the reverse.” The prisoneis state that one
hundred transports came up the river and
landed a large number of troops at Bermuda
Hundreds. Beast Butler came up in the Grey
hound, and observing a few of our men in
charge of the signal picket station, (a place
regarded by Mulford as neutral ground) he or
dered a company of negro troops to fire on
them. They did so without damage to the
assailed party, but the Beast fearing the sa
lute would be returned, quickly fled behind
the wheel-house of the steamer. Tbe signal
station had a white flag flying at the time he
ordered it to be fired on.
NARROW ESCAPE OF BEAST BUTLER.
Beast Sutler escaped capture one day last week
by the “skin of his teeth.” Wo learn from an
officer who arrived on the truce boat yesterday,
that accompanied by his staff, Butler rode up in
the direction of Chaffin's farm to’inspect|his line of
pickets, but mistook a Confederate picket post for
his own, when he was fired upon. At once per
ceiving his mistake, he turned, and, followed, by
his staff, galloped off as fast as their horses could
carry them. Our pickets, however, succeeded in
capturing the Beast’s orderly who was sent up to
the city.
FUNERAL OBSEQUIES.
Gen. J. M, Jonc3, whose funeral took place at j
the Baptist Church, in Charlottesville on the 7th j
instant, wa3 a son of the late Col. Jones, who was |
for a number of years a prominent citizen of Char- j
lottosville, Virginia, General Jones was a grad- !
uate of West Point, and served with conspicuous
gallantry in the United States army. He was
killedjn the recent battle near Chaecellorsville
while leading his brigade, which was a part of
General Edward Johnson's dirision, Gen. Ewell’s
corps. j
DISPOSITION OF THE BODY OF BRIGADIER GENERAL !
JENKINS IN THE CAPITOL.
Late yesterday afternoon the wail ol martial
music annouced the passage through the streets
of the body of Brigadier General Jenkins, of South
Carolina, killed accidently in tho battle of the sth
inst. The body was received at the depot at two
o’clock on Sunday morning, but decomposition
had progressed so far that it was not deemed ex
pedient to enclose it in a metalic case, and accord
it the honors that usually attend upon the gallant
dead. The body was taken charge of by Mr.
Belviu, and enclosed in a tight box with the flag ,
draping it, when it was started cn route for the
Capitol rotunda, where tho lying in state wa3 in
tended ’and generously accorded by the Governer.
The cortege included tho black plumed hearse, the
Public Guard, Captain Gay, and the band playing
the funeral dirge. The pall-bearers were selected
from the Congressional delegation of South Caro
lina. the native State of the deceased, and the line
of rotinue was filled by members of Congress of
both houses, officials, and others. The cortege
moved from Twelth sii’eet up Main to Ninth, up
Ninth to the western entrance’of Capitol Square,
a large concourse of citizens filling the Square.—
The box containing the corpse was deposited on a
sarcophagus in the rotunda of the Capitol, amid
ono of the most feeling demonstration that have
ever been exhibited in Richmond. The grief at
the death of „so 'young and so brave a “General
was universal. This morning <at six o'clock the
corpse will be removed from the Capitol under es
cort, and -conveyed to the Danville depot, from
whence the remains will bo forwarded to the home
of the deceased, in South Carolina.
From Charleston. " "
The Courier of Monday says :
The bombardment of Fort Sutmer was con
tinued by the Morris’ Island batteries and two
Monitors until seven o’clock Saturday even
ing. About three o’clock Saturday afternoon
the Monitors ceased firing and withdrew. One
of the Monitors not engaged left the fleet Sat
urday afternoon and sailed South.
On Friday two hundred and thirty-eight
shots were fired at Fort Sumter from the land
guns, twenty-seven of which missed ; and one
hundred and eighty mortar shells, ot 'which
forty-three missed.
Private G. S. Burges, Cos. I, 20th S. C. V.,
had his foot taken off Thursday bv a fragment
I of shell.
During Friday night fire was kept up from
; the land batteries. Seventy-four mortar shells
i were fired, also three shots from a 10-inch co
! lumbiad, and two from the two hundred poun
; der Parrott.
Private Peter Moses, Cos. C, Ist S. C. Artil
; lery, received a slight wound, which was the
\ only casualty.
The Monitors, during the engagement, fired
1 from fifteen inch and eleven inch mortars, and
i also from a rifled two hundred pounder Par
; vott.
i The number of shots fired Saturday was as
I follows t From the Monitors, which opened
I about 9 a. m., seventy, of.which forty-six
j struck; from she Parrott guns of the land
batteries, one hundred and seventy-seven, of
i which one hundred and sixty struck; from
I the Coiumbiads, ninety-eight, of which eighty
three struck, and two mortar shot;. One ne
| gro, slightly wounded, was the only casualty
■ during Saturday. During Saturday night
! twelve Parrott shots were fired at the fort
i and twenty-one mortar shells, of which rune
! missed.
; A negro workman wa? killed. The fort has
sustained no damage.
The enemyi, fire upon the city continues
l steady at irregular intervals, on Saturday
j nine shots were fired, and on Sunday twenty
one shots.
With the exception of the departure of one
of toe Monitors, the fleet remains as usual,
TELE3K.APHXG.
Reports of the Press Asseeiatiou.
Entered according to act of Congress in the year
1863. by J. S, Thrasher, ra Se Cterit* officoef
the District Court of the Confederate Lr
the Northern District of Georgia.
iioi B#|_ WISIMA!!
Alexandria (Certainly Surrendered!
8000 Prisoners* 40 Boats Taken!!
Banks Escapes to New Orleans!
Gov. Brown Issues a Proclamation.
State Officers Called to the Front!
Mobile, May 18.—Authentic new3 received
from Brookhaven, ISth, says .*
Banks has escaped to New Orleans with 5000
men.
Alexandria has surrendered to Taylor with 8000
prisoners, 20 guns, 1200 mules, 40 boats, 26 in
running order, the rest damaged but can be re
paired. •
Baton Rouge was evacuated and the Confede
rates in possession.
Natchez was burning -two squares were gone
and the fire still raging. The engines . and hose
were destroyed.
Milledgeville, May 18.—Gov. Brown has is
sued a proclamation calling out the civil and mi
litia officers of this State to report to Gen. Wayne,
in Atlanta, immediately, to aid in repelling the
enemy.
The proclamation will appear in the Macon Tel
egraph.
Private Dispatch.
Macon, Ga., May 18.
To D. L. Booher.
We buried Capt. Thomas J. Stanford yesterday.
I will be on in the morning.
J. M. WESSON.
Consignees per M. & 'G. R. R. May 19.—Major
Humphries, N W Smith, Capt Cothran, ,W B Cox,
R Thomas, Muscogee R It Cos., Columbus Factory,
A A Heard, S R Foundren, S R Dawson, T H Da
mon, G Delaney, F C Johnson, J H Warner, Colum
bus Iron Works, J A Powers.
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Special Correspondence of the Register.
Calhoun, Monday, a. m„ May 16.
Editor Atlanta Daily Register: I
The enemy attacked our right yesterday afternoon
in heavy force. The fight raged with unabated fury
till night. The enemy gained some advantage, but
were afterwards driven back.
Between 12 and 1 o’clock this morning a dete.-
mined assault was made on Stewart’s Division, but
he repulsed them with great loss. Gen. Stewart has
immortalized himself by his gallantry and skill In
this engagement.
Gen. Stevenson’s division was also engaged and
were conspicuous for their great courage.
The enemy are pressing down the Oostaunala, and
our army is now on this side.
The great fight will be this sidelof the river, where
the-enemy cannot flank us.
The troops fine spirits, and feel confident
we will whip the enemy in the open field. That we
will do si there can be no doubt. There is not the
slightest cause for discouragement. On the contra
ry, all things comspire to confirm our confidence in
a trirmphant result.
Our loss yesterday and last night, was consider
able. That of the enemy is said to be very severe.
The enemy dashed into Hood’s Hospitals yester
dry evening, but were immediately,driven off. No
damage done. In haste. Saerly.
Special to the Montgomery Advertiser.
Adairsville, May 17,11 a. m.. )
via Atlanta, 6 p. in. j
On Sunday, Stewart’s division with Manry’s brig
ado on the extreme right supported by Hindman’s
and Stevenson’s divisions, at 4 in tlie afternoon,
charged the enemy’s left at Resaca, The enemy's
loss was heavy. Gen. Stovall lost 270 killed and |
wouded.
Saturday evening, the enemy crossed the Oosta- i
naula three miles from falhoun endeavoring to I
flank us but was driven back with great slaughter
by John T. Morgan’s cavalry and Jackson’s brig- j
ade.
Sunday night we withdrew .’from Resaca to this
side'of the Oostanaula and burnt the bridge.
Monday evening, Stevens’ and Gist’s brigades
skirmished heavily one mile Soutwest of Calhoun.
The enemy occupied Calhoun at sundown.
Our line of battle was three miles .this side of
Calhoun.
The enemy this morning refused to advance fur
ther. *.
Our movements were all according to preconcer
ted plans.
The utmost confidence and enthusiasm prevail.—
The enemy’s loss was 10 to our 1.
Colonel Russell and Lieut. C'ol. Howard were
wounded.
Capt. Lowry and Alfred Ciaw of the Ist Alabama
were killed.
Maj.Hulsey, (701. Henderson, Captains Hill and
Calhoun, Lieut3. Brown and Trammell of the 42d
Alabama were wounded. Colonel Bush Jone3 was
killed.
Col. Langford of the 38th, Col. Woodruff of the
36th, Capt. Pennington of the 37th, Maj. Thornton
and Lieut Grice of the 58th, Col. Holzclaw of the
18th, Col, J ohnson of the 34th, Capt. Houston and
Lieutenant Berry of the 19th Alabama were woun
ded.
Capt. McKay and Lieut. Golightly of the 19th
Alabama wore killed. Col. M. Shaddonofthe 3ame
regiment is missing.
Gens.: Walthall and Manigault were slightly woun
ded.
Major Wallace of the oth Arkansas and Capt.
Stanford of the Mississippi artillery were killed.
Oba.
Feu eral Officers. Twenty-seven car
loads of Federal officers, (says the Macon Td
egraph) arrived here yesterday morning and
are now at Camp Oglethorpe. Thirty-two of
tlie gentlemen escaped on the way, as was
supposed about Miller. The guard was com
posed of local troops from Augusta, and, we
suppose, was not quite up in their practice.—
Experience is necessary to doing anything
and everything in the best possible manner—
even guarding Federal captives. The priso
ners are short of a thousand in number
Among them is Brig. General Weitzell, who
commanded the garrisen at Plymouth.
j
[ Macon Telegraph.
Recife fob Vinegar, from Experiment, by J.
B. IV.—To one gallon of syrup (Sorgho) add 7 gai
| lons of water, mix it well by stirring, then add 3 or
4 yeast cakes or one quart of well boiled corn. In
; five or six days, if the weather be warm, it be a de
lightful beer, then it becomes hard beer, then
acid, and continues its fermentation more gradual
ly until it becomes the acetic acid. It must be
watched, and if the fermentation ceases, or the
liquid shows a putrefactive fermentation, then add
a little more syrup and more yeast cakes. It should
be put in a jug, keg, jar or barrel, and the aperture
of the vessel cc vered over with muslin; this allows
the action of the air (oxygen) to do its work
: and keeps out insects. No mixture will make good
vinegar unless on fermentation it has 20 to 25 per
! cent, of the alcoholic principle. It will, in Jaay
| and June, be St for use in four weeks.
I
A call is made in the Chattanooga Gt zette, of the
I Tcli, upon the unconditional Union men ofTenne-s
--; see to meet in their respetcive divisions ofthe State*
on the 39th day of May, at such places as may here.
after be designated, and elect delegates to the n&-
j tion a. 1 Union convention, which meets at Baltimore
on tho 7th of June, to nominate candidate for Presi
dent and Vice President. Tennessee being entitled
to ten delegates, four are called for from East Ten
nessee, and three from each of the other divisions.
1 The call is dated Nashville, April 39th, and signed
by Horace Maynard, W. G. Erownlow, John A.
! Campbell, M. M. Brien, Win. P. Jones, Horace 11.
| Harrison, J. B. Bingham, J. M. Tomeny, Wm H.
Fitch, Jr,, as the Union executive committee.
CITY MATTERS. •’
T. J. JACKSON. LOCAL EDITOR.
As Address from Henry M. Law, Eso.— -W®
are glad to learn that this gifted and brilliant
Georgian, Henry M. Law, Esq., of Liberty, will
favor the citizens of Columbus with au address
on the subject of “Our present Revolution and our
Obligation to its Martyrs.” Mr. Law, although
not much known in public life, has always been
i recognized by those who have had the pleasure 9?
i hearing him a? one of tho most polished and
beautiful declaimers Georgia lias ever produced.
In fact he has a peculiar genius for oratory. His
graduating address at Athens, years ago, w hen
contrasting the eloquence of Paul and Demosthenes
attracted the attention of all the admirers of the
beautiful in literature, and created for him a rep
utation as an orator, which handed down by
tradition to a succeeding class. His subsequent
efforts, though produced only at seldom intervals,
too seldom intervals, have challenged the re
spect and approbation of all who have had the
pleasure of listening to them. If the present ad
dress compares favorably with those which Mr.
! Law has on other occasions favored the public,
| our citizens have in store for them a rich intcllec
i tual treat.
J
j I* l consequence of conflicting with the Ladies'
| supper, tnc above lecture will not take place till
Friday evening, and the proceeds will be given to
the Ladies’ Aid Society in our city.
The Ladies’ Supper To-Night.—Wo are re
quested by the Ladies to ask all partios who in
tend furnishing contributions of strawberries and
cake to the supper this evening to send them to
the Court House during the day. We do hope
that a liberal response to this call will L be [made
by our citizens, as its object is eminently praise
worthy and commendable. Let there be a general
turnout to the supper.
Those who prefer to mako contributions in pro
visions, such as bacon, flour, meal, rice, clothing
or cloth of any description, are requested to send
them to Bradford & Snow’s any time during the
day and receive certificates which will pass them
in to the supper. As these things are more need
ed than even money, we trust that mauy will pre
fer this plan. Remember the poor. “He that
giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord.”
Honor to Whom Honor. —We were honored
yesterday with a visit from Col. Walter, Inspector
General for tho States of Georgia and Alabama,
whose duty it is to sec to the efficient operation of
the conscript law in these States. Col. Walter
assures us that he has visited no place where he
has found more fidelity and activity in this work
than in Columbus, and it affords him pleasure to
commend in the highest terms the official conduct
of our Enrolling Officer, and Medical and County
Boards. We have long been satisfied of the zeal
our capacities and working qualifications, of tbe
gentlemen in these various departments, and it
therefore affords us particular gratification to be
able to publish such high official testimony in
their behalf. We trust, and have no doubt, all
these officers will continue to merit such eneoni
ums. It is always a pleasure to one's self to know
that he has discharged his duty well, and espe
cially gratifying to feel that others know and ap
preciate his efforts. Let others be as faithful.
Killed. —The painful intelligence reached this
city yesterday, from an apparently reliable source,
that Lieut. Fogle of the 2d Ga. Regiment, was
killed in the late battles in Virginia, and that
Sam Cleghorn, ofthe 20th Georgia, was danger
ously wounded. Both these gentlemen are from
Columbus, and were brave and patriotic soldiers,
and promising young men. We trust that there
may be no foundation for this painful rumor, but
fear it is true.
Removal. —lt will be seen from a notice else
where, that Capt. Davis has removed the enrol
ling office to the Lowell Warehouse. Those hav
ing business in that interesting department* will
please take due notice.
Field & Fireside. —See advertisement of this
interesting literary journal. The proprietors have
several thrilling novelettes now ready in pamphlet
form.
A Good Suggestion. —We see the Enquirer of
yesterday morning makes or suggestion that the
City Council make an appropriation of the late
Sexton Harris’ salary to hi3 family for tho bal
ance of his term. It has been eu3tomary we be
lieve, heretofore, to make such allowance where
an officer has proved faithful in the discharge of
his functions, and we trust it will be done in thia
instance, for we have had no officer whose duties
have been discharged with more scrupulous fidel
ity. Besides we deem it an act due to the family
of Mr. Harris, who are worthy and deserving.
Sales To Day. —Ellis, Livingston & Cos., will
sell this day an elegant lot of hardware, tobacco,
dry goods, and numerous other articles. See ad
vertisement.
Ginger Cake Wanted. —A good looking sol
dier’s wife, (with an awful temper) requests us to
give notice that she is intensely anxious—in fact,
it is the crowning desire of her life—to lay her
eyes once more upon an old fashioned ginger
cake, and to revol in the bliss of calling it her
own. Wo make the announcement with pleasure,
as we feel particularly anxious to oblige this class
ofthe community. If anybody will bring one
forward, we will take great pleasure in acting as
bearer of dispatches. The lady certainly has an
elevated turn of mind and laudable ambition and
should be gratified. Hope no one will think vj£
are “fishing” for this style “sweetened bread. ’
[Correspondence Mont. Advertiser]
Investment at Dalton—Eighth
Day.
Army of Tennessee, >
Calhoun, Ga., May 15, 1864. j
The result of yesterday’s (Sunday) fighting
was very favorable to our arms. During the
day, the divisions of Stuart, Stevenson, Bates,
Hindman, Cleburne, Cheatham, Loring and
Walker, were heavily engaged at different
times. The enemy made a desperate charge
on our entrenchments, and were in every
case, repulsed with great slaughter. Bates
charged the enemy outside the entrenchments
and punished him severely. Lieut. Gen. Hood
commanding our right, drove back the enemy
commanding our right, drove back the enemy's
left for a mile and a half, Hardee in the cen
ter, also repulsed the enemy with great loss,
as well as Polk on our left. Though the figh
ting extended along our line from Trinton to
Reeaca, still there was no general engagement
—which it would seem to be the object of
Sherman to avoid, while attempting to gain
suna advantage by forcing our lines. The
fighting was kept up by moonlight, principal
ly shelling until near 10 o'clock.
Towards sundown the enemy's infantry
i were reported crossing the Oostanaula, three
| and a half miles West Northwest of Calhoun,
at Tanner’s Ferry, having had down a pontoon,
and sheiled back Martin’s Cavalry which had
held them in check. The enemy from the op
posite side ot the river at Calhoun, had during
the afternoon thrown a few shells into the
town, but were shelled back heavy by our guns.
The sueray’s infantry that had crossed on the
pontoon were met by Gen. Mercer’s brigade,
of Walker’s division, who charged tlio enemy
and captured a battery from them
This morning, skirmishing and shelling
commenced at daylight. The enemy contin
ed in tho vicinity c>f Calhoun, and was occa
mortally shelled by our bat. ti- s. Skirm s .
icg continued throughout tU - •’ y, but ..■>
general engagement is antieipnt if It-> m-?
to be evident that Shcrcuau is still wailing to
complete big plan3 before he strikes his ana
condu blow. The indications now are, that
ho will throw a flanking force towards Rome,
before he masses hi s grea effort at a blow for
Atlanta.
We have reports that a force is already
inarching in that direction, and has been en
gaged by Leris cavalry, of which there is n<?
doubt.
i Whatever course the enemy may pur ,
i there is one thing certain that he cannot whin
our army—we may not be able to crush theirs
—but so far we have had all the advantage
The enemy's loss up to this time, since W
Sunday week, exceeds 5,000 in killed wound
ed and prisoners, our loss has not been ore
thousand. Gen. Johnston is equal to allemar
gencies, and though he may be forced to
change his line of battle, or move his rr round
to meet the enemy's position; still all mac
re!y upon his final triumph over the enemv
A few days more must settle the point—kt
which we will record another victory—be it
j on tllc “Oostenaula,” or some other ground.
| Capt. Loller, 28th Ala., was killed yesterday *
j Geo. Tucker, of Henderson’s division, lost his
; left arm, and Capt. Porter, of General Manlv's
staff, was killed. A report that General Dea*
was mortally wounded is not confirmed.
ORA.
From tUe Front.
VYe have nothing later from the From limn
will be found in tho letter from our special
correspondent “Shirley.”
To those who are familiar with Gen. John
ston’s mode of fighting, and with the condition
and morale of the Army of Tennessee, the quiet
withdrawal of our army to the South side of
the Ostenaula wears an ugly aspect for Sher
man.
“Beware of Lee when he advances—of
Johnston when he retreats,” was a bit of
wholesome advice given by Gen. Scott to a
lankee General at Washington a year or two
ago.
When Sherman crosses the Oostenaula he
will think “chaos has come again.— Atlanta
Register 18 th.
A Rf.medy for Congestive Chills.— “ The moth
er of r soldier” has sent to the Petersburg Expres*
a remedy for congestive chills, which she has never
known to fail. She has (she says) for a number of
years been managing a large boarding school, and
has had some experience in nursing.
The remedy is spirits of turpentine—give from tea
to fifteen drops, in syrup or toddy—rub the spine,
chest and extremities well, adding a small quantity
of oil of turpentine to prevent blistering. The ex
tremities should be rubbed until reaction takes
place. A cloth saturated with th3 mixture should
be applied to the chest.
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Temperance Hall.
BENEFIT OP THE LADIES’ AID SOCIETY.
HENRY M. LAW, Esq., will deliver a Lecture
at Temperance Hall on FP.IDAY evening, for ths
Soldiers’ Aid Society.
Subject:—“Our present Revolution and our obli
gation to its Martyrs.”
Tickets $2.
may 19 2t
AUCTION SALE&
By Cl I is, Living's toil A Cos.
VERY DESIRABLE STOCK OF HARDWARE,
At Auction.
ON THURSDAY 19th May, at 11 o’clock, we will
sell at the store, formerly occupied by Van Mar
cus, the entire stock of Hardware in said store, em
bracing a large variety of first class goods, purchased
by one of our be3t hardware merchants, suitable
for
C 4RPEYTERS MACHINISTS,
I*IiA3VTERS, aii«l other 3
Also,
Lot Fiuc Gun powder, Upper Leather,
50 Boxes Fine Chewing Tobacco,
English Cottonades,
Fine Show Cases. kc.
may 13 td $23 50 ‘
By Kill*, Livingston, Sc Cos.
ON Thursday, 19th of May, at 10 o’clock, we will
sell in front of the Government Stabies,
12 Loatlt!! Foddder,
slightly damaged,
may 19 $2
By Ellis, tiivingxtoit & Cos.
LIKELY NEGRO BOY.
THUS DAY. Thursday 19th May, at 11 o’qjock, w#
, will sell in front of the store formerly occupied
by v an Marcus.
A Likely Aegro Boy,
21 years old.
may 19 $4
By Rosette, Lawhon, Sc Cos
Executors Sale oi Household and fcitehea
Furniture.
WILL be sold on Friday, the 20th day of May,
in front of our auction room, at 10 1-2 o’clock,
all the HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN Furniture
of the late Mrs. Lucinda Salisbury, consisting a
part of
Bureaus, Wardrobe?, Bed Sieads,
Mattrasses, Chairs, Tables, Crocker?
Ware,
Silver and Plated Spoons, Knives and
Forks, &c.
One Cooking Stove and Furniture,
One Cow and Calf, Sow and Pigs,
5 Shares Mobile & Girard R. R. Stock,
1 80 acre Land Warrant.
W. L. SALISBURY,
may 9 td ss9£ Executor.
Notice,
I would respectfully request contributions from
the citizens of Columbus and vicinity, of old Linea
or Cotton cloth, for the use of the woundedlm hcs
pital. W. A. ROBERTSON.
Surgeon in Charg*,
may 19 lw Lee Hospital.
Notice.
Stockholders of the “Georgia Home Insurance
Company" are notified that their Annual Meeting
v ill take place at their office at 12 o'clock m., Frida*
the first day of Jaly next.
They are also advised hereby that the Confeder
ate tax of five per cent, on the Capital stock, WiH
be paid by the company,
D. F. WILCOX,
may 19 3t Seo’y.
Southern Mechanics’Union *
The Southern Mechanics Union will meet at tk4
room of the Vice President, J. A. Colvin, in the Ma
sonic Building, this, Thursday evening, at- eight
o’clock.
By order of the President.
ISAAC G, DENSON.
may 19—It SeeV
City Tax Payers,
I AM instructed by Council to close the books
receiving CITY TAX RETURNS, on thelstdaf
ojf July next. All parties not making returns
that day will be doubled taxed. , .
My office will continue to be at the store S*
H. M iddlebrooks, on Broad street
M. M. MOORE,
may 19 2w Cler-
Enroll!!!? Oilice ReinoveA
THE Enrolling Office baa been removed to fch*
Lowell Warehouse, uo stairs.
•W. S. DAVIS,
may 19 ts r. k Engrclling Ofllcer.
€wC££ iln ' tihi-.ij’a Thread
i.l. ■ . ._t. fcho i »Vi: ; • i -ar -i price, for sale a!
•. i wiii.i• and re! ;ll ■>>
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