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J. W. WiBRW, ... Editor. 4 Friday Morning. May 10, ISOI. Growing. The estimated loss sustained by Grant in his recent conflicts with Lee, mount higher every day. Whil3t it is absolutely incredible that the Yankee killed, wounded and priso ners can reach the startling number of 60,000, in view of the statement made a few day3 since that the country in their rear was “swarming with deserters'’ it U not impossi ble, or highly improbable, that the* army mus ter rolls may show the absence of that num ber. In any event Grant is effectually “done for,” and will not be heard from again, offen- ; sively, iu several months. Possibly, when he j shall be overrun with the herd of raw recruits j that Lincoln is gathering for the slaughter, he i may repeat his “on to Richmond” venture; | « but in the meantimt rnanv or his old regi- ! ments will be mustered out of service. His j arr.y never will be so formidable as it is now, or has been. j from the Battle-field. The train yesterctaj’ afternoon brought to this city several wounded oiS cers anc * soldier * from Johnston’s array. Among the former i tue Col. McHenry, of the 4th La, Bast., who immortalized himself an d saved the day at SecessionviLle q ul . WO unded heroes make the uniform re p o rt, that Gen. Johnston is per fect of the situation, and will be Sher man’s master, whenever the time shall come to strike the blow. They represent that the army has the most enthusiastic love for and unbounded confidence in its noble leader, and with equal willingeess, fights or retreats at his command, ft is the general impression that Johnston will toll the enemy across the Etowah and then tender, or force him to bat tle. Gov. Brown has at last “screwed his cour* age to the sticking point” and ordered his ar my of exempts to the front. We will now see how many there are. if they all report. Well, “better late than never,” but we cannot help thinking that if the Governor had not kept at home a great many of those upon whom he now calls, they would, by this time have been much better prepared for the work he expects them to do. The Governor is right for once, however, and we make a note of the fact. A Hopeful View. —We feel' and believe, says the Mobile Register, that Confederate In dependence is an accomplished fact, and that its acknowledgment by the world, including our enemy, the North, is only a questiou of short time. We believe Lee is the master of Grant in Virginia and the last great invasion to reach Richmond capital is a pronounced failure. We believe that we shall soon hear of a Confederate army marching west of the Mississippi for St. Louis, and the redemption of heroic, long-suffering and down-trodden Missouri, We believe that by the Ist of June the Confedertite battalions now holding the enemy at bay on the Georgia frontier will keep step to the music of “Dixie” and float the Bonnie Blue Flag close to the- banks of the Ohio. And we believe that events towards the consummation of the dreams and hopes of patriot hearts throughout this terrible struggle will soon march on with such tremen dous strides as to astonish the world and al most overwhelm our own minds with wonder. We shail leap, suddenly and full-armed into the arena of national freedom and find our selves an equalled and a recognized power among the nations of the world. We can, at last, hold up our heads with the proudest of the earth and how them reverently before God and thank Him for the great boon that— “Wk a hi: a People.” From Richmond. —No business is scarcely being done in any of the departments. All the reserve force in the city is under arms. But, although, during the whole of Wednesday morning a momentary attack by the enemy’s cavalry was considered likely, both Houses of Congress assembled at the usual hour, and proceeded with the business before them as coolly as though there had been in existence no such things is Grant, Beast Butler or Yan kee cavalry . A recouuoicai.ee was made on Tuesday, to discover the position of the enemy about Ches ter A fight occurred and the Yankees were driven into their entrenchments, when, find ing that our force ~vTas smaller than theirs, they came out in large numbers and compell ed our men in turn to fall back. Our men set fire to some woods, which prevented pur suit. The reconuoisance discovered the fact that the enemy in heavy force were near Ches ter, as the left of their line rested in that vil i age ami the right, about half a mile off, on the turnpike and were entrenched. After the fight vru« over, a coal train from the Clover Hill pits beyond Chester, came on to Rich mond. The engineer said the Yankees were all around t?hester, but none on the railroad, and he got through safely. A courier from Drewry s Bluff reached Rich mond on Wednesday night, and reported that about r > o'clock that evening, the enemy came out of their fortifications, and were attacked by Barton's brigade and driven back.— The point where the fight occurred is six miles in the rear of Drewry s Bluff. The r.xr.miner of the 12tb inst. says ; From the Southside the news is decided. Little danger is co be apprehended from that quarter. Beau vgard is at last in position and the enetii know it. The report is that our Genedetermined yesterday to clear the country between the two cities ; but on going forth fb;, • i that the enemy had saved him the trouble. They have retired from the rail road and *'io late scenes of action. Where they have gb-iv is unascertained, but it is gen et illy ’• that they are collected at the place of: •• vU -g under cover of^their gunboats; arid on: .v n surmise is that they will next be heard ci it; the Peninsula, stretching out a 1>- ping : -nu t the beaten cavalry, and per h* • ! 1 ■ ten Grant also. ‘ Georgia regulars attacked 1 tei's in Lafayette county, ; u since, killing seventeen of tluh number. Our loss, two killed undone movie.':y wounded. jtiae ft'iseiii. - [From the Atlauta Intelligencer, I9tb.] Our Assistant, who left here some time go* arrived in Atlanta yesterday evening by the four o’clock train. Ho left our army bivouac ing at Adairsville. where it was reported our forces would make a stand for the purpose of covering the retreat of our wagon train and ensuring its safety. This was the report, al though our Assistant has good reason for be lieving that the army would continue to fall back until it reached Kingston where an en gagement is likely to be fought on the north bank of the Etowah river. The Yankees are pressing our forces closely and skirmishing goes on all the day between their advance and our rear rank. The force of the Yankees consists of Logan s, Palmer s, Thomas’, Schofield's, Howard’s, Hovey’s, Mc- Pherson’s and Hooker’s corps, the whole es timated at one hundred and twelve thousand men, when they started from Chattanooga, but which can scarcely, amount to one hundred ■ thousand at the present time, the loss of the enemy in the different engagements exceeding twelve thousand men. Our army is in fine spirits and eager to tight, but it is the determination of General John ston uot to risk a general engagement until he has reached the ground he desires. Let our people be confident. The movements be ing made by the army of Tennessee are the result of plans formed months ago. We will tight a general engagement before many days and then with the help of God and the valor of our troops Victory is certain to rest on our banners. {From the Atlanta Confederacy.] Atlanta, May 18—12 M. At this writing; indication,} are favorable tor A general engagement in the vicinity of Kington, ie junction of the State Road and the road running to Rome. Our army has been gradually and steadily withdrawn to that point. Simultaneously with this movement, it 13 said, Rome was evacuated, and a number of ladies and citizens, refugees from that city, reached here this morning. They did not state positively that Home was evacuated, but left because fighting had commenced in that neighborhood. There was no panic or unreasonable excite ment, and the manoeuvre is that of a deter mined but wily pugilist changing position for advantage, a3 if to strike a telling blow. We believe that the preliminaries for a gen eral onslaught upon the unsuspecting and in solent invader, to be this hour progressing. All of the Relief Committees were ordered up and left at 7 o’clock this morning for Kings ton. Our rear has beeu constantly engaged in skirmishes with the advance and flankers of the enemy. A sharp fight took place beyond Adairsville yesterday evening, in which the enemy were repulsed. The city, of course, is full of all sorts of wild, gossiping rumors, among which was one to the effect that the enemy were retreating, and Forrest is represented at one time at Mur freesboro’ and at another at Stevenson. The facts, to the best informatibn we can gather, arc substantially these : the enemy is not retreating, and hardly advancing. For rest we still believe to be in North Mississippi, and certainly what with McArthur and other Federal raiders will have his hands too full in that quarter to abandon that entire section to the ravages of the foe. Nevertheless, the common report that some portion of cavalry may be operating in Sher man’s rear is by no means impossible or im probable. There is but one man (and the only one who should) who knows the truth of that. Among the on dits of the moment is one that Gen. Pat Cleburne is “hid out” somewhere, but no oue but Gen. Johnston knows where, for the Irish Murat has not been seen for some time. Where the two armies arc now deploying is in Springtown Valley, south of which is the Etowah river, which forms a sort of crescent, running from Rome to the Altoona ridges and Etowah railroad bridge, where the State road crosses the river. Kingston is situated In Cass county, which is drained by the Etowah and its tributaries. The surface of the country hereabouts is ele vated and hiiiy. except along the railroad, j which is open and level. Tlie Army of Georgia The Army of General Joseph E. Johnston, upwards of fifty thousand strong, in splendid condition and in fine spirits, is stationed around Adairsvilie, a email station on the ; Dalton Road, about eleven miles this side of i Calhoun, and about thirty miies this side of j Dalton. The gallant troops have bravely con- [ tested every inch of ground with the enemy. j keeping pace with the enemy’s flank move ments, and sufficiently in his advance to keep the road open, and to chock Sherman’s effort to get in our rear. In front of Adairsvilie is a small creek, called the Oothcaloga, and the Oostanaula runs within seven miles of it to wards the West. There was a sharp encounter between Wal- | ker’s Division and a portion of the enemy to j the left of Adairsvilie on Monday evening, in which one hundred were wounded, who were brought to this city in the ambulance train last evening. Since the opening of the battles at Resaca up to last evening 2,150 of our wounded have been shipped to Atlanta. It is believed that the enemy’s loss in killed and wounded will exceed 8.000. T!ig Yankees had a jollification over their supposed triumph, in Calhoun or. Monday night. There was a playing of brass bauds and cheering to a romantic degree—which will be changed to a more doleful measure before General Johnston has disposed of them. The enemy at last accounts were steadily continuing the advance by the left flank, and and were closely watched by our cool-heeded and sure-footed Commander-in-Chief. Some ten or twelve Yankee prisoners were brought down last evening The most implicit confidence in General Johnston and the Army is felt by all persons here, and all are satisfied with his movements, confident of hia sound discretion and superior military sagacity. [Atlanta Confederacy. [From the Daily Reporter, j Later From Traai§-Mississii»g»|. Mr. Editor : You are at iiberty to publish the following reliable information from the Tnans-Miaaissinpi Department, U. R. MILNER, Surgeon P. A. C. S. Selma, May 14, 1864 A gentleman belonging to the 12th Louis iana regiment, who has been home on furlough, and who left Jackson Parish on the 2d inst., and.crossed at St. Joseph’s on the 7th inst., brings the following intelligence : He says that in the fight with Banks, we captured 17,000 prisoners, 40 pieces of artil lery. 206 mule teams loaded with commissary and ordnance stores six gunboats, and eight transports , u that Taylor had driven Banks from Alexandria, and that Magruder was be low him. and that the river was effectually blookaded by our batteries, and falling rapid ly, and that many of the enemy’s gunboats' were already aground. It was confidently believed that Banka would be forced, in a day | or two, to surrender his whole army, which i now consisted mainly of negroes. He also states that while at Port Gibson, he read in the New Orleans Tribune. that Steele had surrendered to Price, aa well as the full admission of ibe facta aa stated above. He saya that on Sa ( 31st uli., we captured a train of 85 • ' \ with com missaries together wi •* .icr 3, mak ing a land 't ip f v. Banks. He «Go any e " . vnd boys, tun»e< : >o -*- . G- u Smith in the la.e • . , cme but nil j Who 3s ? j Act abolition journal issued iu New iork puu j lish&s in a debit and credit column the o/i&rge t.,*t ’ Grant is responsible for the Fort Pillow massacre j and the Red River disaster. The individual wno should endeavor to keep himself posted on ah m i direct, malicious falsehoods perpetrated u\ apo ; litior.isin, would have a task compared to ware ; the twelve labors of Hercules are mere cnnd-play, ; no human intelligence is vast enougn to record them, nor is life sufficiently long to contradict the : mendacious utterance of any single direction. Founded upon a meretricious philanthropy, ab ! olitionism is itself a gigantic lie ; hence it is not wonderful that it should resort invariably to alsehood as its chief reliance, i In the present case, we have not a doubt that j every abolitionist in the North, including the indi { vidual who makes the charge, knows that Grant 1 ordered through Sherman the evacuation of Fort Pillow long before it was attacked by Chalmers. Nor is there an abolitionist in the North, inclu ding men whom we refer to, but knew that the Redriver expedition was organized before Grant’s promotion; and furthermore, that upon his assu ming his new position, he desired the recall of the expedition, but yielded his judgment in deference to the wishes, or rather command, of his superiors at Washington. The individuals who are responsible for the Rod River affair are firstly, an abolition clan named Banks; and secondly, an abolition politician named Lincoln. Banks is‘responsible, because he allowed himselt to take a position for which he is :n not a single respect worthy to fill: Lincoln is responsible, because ho sent an army on a de tached expedition for no other purpose than to se cure. the votes and the cotton of Northwestern Louisiana. Lincoln is responsible through his ve nality, and Banks through his ignorance. The position of the former is properly that of a bar room wit in some interior village; the position of the latter is the getting up of promenade concerts, in organizing of ingenious and monster celebra tions, and the prodigal display of brass buttons in some luxurious city. These two men, as President and General, have gotten out of their spheres : it is this fact which produces so much confusion, and it is also this fact, and not Grant that is responsible for the bloody fiasco in North Louisiana. —Chicago Times. A Witty Comment. —ln the year 1791, when the French people were at loggerheads with the “aristocrats,” and took advantage of every oppor tunity to annoy and insult them, a countess r of a distinguished family, but supposed to be inclined to the aristocratic party, was at the opera at Paris, in her own box. The mob in the galleries chose to mark her as an object of their dislike by throw ing apples into the box. The Marquis de LaFay etto was in the opposite box, and saw the transac tion. The Countess, with great composure, col lected the apples, put them into her handkerchief, and sent them around to the Marquis, with a paper pinned on the handkerchief, on which she had written with a pencil, “The first fruits of Liberty.” [Special Dispatch to the Philadelphia Tele graph.] . llow Slaves are Enlisted in Ma ryland. Washington, April 21.—C01. S. M. Bow man came here to-day, a shadow of his for mer self, worn nearly to death in the vast la bor of enlisting avery male slave in Maryland of fighting age and qualifications. He has cleaned, “My Maryland” out, and knocked Bishop Hopkins’ divine institution into limbo. He raised in forty days two full regiments of as fine black troops as can be found on the earth. He left no slaves fit for military duty in Maryland. He overran with his squads every county : they visited almost every farm. The boats ran up every stream, until mas ters were obliged to hide their slaves Jin the woods, conceal them in boats, and confine them in jails and houses. He opened the jails even, He has not drawn one dollar from the treasury, and his three thousand black troops have not cost the government five per cent, of what the same number of white troops cost. But in doing this work he laid aside all stylo, all form and ceremony and went into negro churches nights, Sundays,Jwhenever he could get an audience, and always addressed them on this, the great day of their salvation. Bowman i3 a western jury lawyer, and he plead this case with the negroes of Maryland almost individually. His hours of labor were from Ba. m. to 11 p. m. He personally in spected every recruit, and mustered the whole in squads and singly administered the oath, and always spoke to them words about their duties. Brownlow ©m tlie Hast Tennes see Traitors*. The Chattanooga Gazette of the 7th, pub lishes the following extracts from the speech delivered by Brownlow in the late East Ten nessee Convention : We, of the South, have intended this rebel lion for more than thirty years. Souih Caro lina, and two or more cotton States have been republican. South Carolina would have se ceded in Jackson’s time, but the old hero took Calhoun by the throat and choked him down. And this choking is a remedy that ought to have been resorted to in the Congress of the United Stales when traitors like that walking liquorshop, Wigfall, had shorn to support the Constitution of the United States, were in se cret caucus every night plotting this rebel lion. And stili you cling to slavery. Well, so be it. You wfill have a good time clinging to the negro ; joy be with you. As for me. I shall cling to the Union, and let the nigger go. He used to be a local institution among us ; but now. he i3 what we Metho dists call an itinerant. * * * You used to cry out seperation, you goUit; you have it to-day to your heart’s content. You are seperated from your sons, some of you, and from your farm and houses,, and from your tence-rail3, your mules and horses. You used to cry out for representation and you got if You are represented ia every rebel army in the South, in every prison and bastile et the North, and you have more representatives in hell than any set of men between Heaven and hell. No one questions the speaker's knowledge of the representatives to Hades. Wonder what the old blackguard has done with the Brownlow and Pryae pamphlet ? Chkerokek Warriors.—A body of Chero kee Indians, numbering , under the com mand of Capt. M. H. Love, arrivedAere a few days since and went into camp. They are a fine looking set of men, young, robust and ac tive. Among them is a son of the celebrated chief, Junaluskee. They have attained a high degree of perfection in drill, and go through alHhe evolutions with precision and accuracy. Their shrill war-whoop makes one involunta rily clap his hand on his head to see if his scalp is safe. Speaking of these faithful allies of the South, reminds us of a little incident that very forcibly illustrates their devotion to our cause, as well as their fidelity to a friend. Some time last winter, during one of their raids in to our western counties, the Yankees captured about fifteen of Col. Thomas’ Indian soldiers, and carried them to Knoxville, Here they are flattered and feasted, big talks held, and magnificent promises made if they would abandon the Confederacy and join the Lincoln government. They were promised their lib erty and five thousand dollars in gold if they would bring in the scalp of their Chief, Col. Wm, H. Thomas! The Indians seemed to pause—consult—and finally agreed to the proposition. They were released, returned to their native mountains, sought the camp of their Chief, told .him all, and have ever since been on the war-path—after Yankee 3calps ! So much for the fidelity of the Indian, and so much for the civilized and Christian manner in which a Yankee General would get rid of a foe, he is tee cowardly to attack hitnselr. Ashville [A r . C.~\ Neves. Grdat Meat Tithes.—Wo are credibly in formed tha the meat tithe collected at and sent forward from Warsaw, Duplin county, aione, is eighty thousand pounds. This meat was probably collected in Sampson and Duplin. Who talks of starvation. — N. O. State Journal. Exkmptions in Florida. —Gov. Milton has is sued his proclamation of exemptions from military service, which does him credit as a patriot. He screens nobody who ought to bo in the service.— Militia officers are not exempted, and only each civil officers as are absolutely neoeasary for the oarrying on of the State Goveromont. TSLS-’JP.APEia. Reports of lhe Press Aviation. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1863, by J. S, Thrasher, in the Clerk's office of tae District Court of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. Another Victory la Virginia !! General Lee's Official ReportJ The Enemy Handsomely Repulsed! Yankee Raid on Guinea Station t Later Sews from Trans-Mississippi! Richmond, May 19.—A dispatoh from General Lee, dated Spottsylvania C. H., May IS, 7 p. m., reads as follows: To the Secretary of War : — The enemy opened his batteries on a portion of Ewell’s lines and at tempted an assault but failed. He was easily re pulsed. Subsequently he cannonaded a portion of Hill's lines under Early. The casualties on our side were very few. (Signed) R. E. Lee. Richmond, May 19.—The enemy's gunboats shelled Port Royal on the Rappahannock yester day. Last night a force of Yankee cavalry made a raid on Guinea Station and burned the buildings at that place. It is reported this afternoon that Butler’s troops are leaving Chesterfield county, and embarking on their transports. Richmond, May IS.—Brig. Gen. George, of N. C., died yesterday from effect of wounds received in the battle on the Brooke Road near Richmond last Thursday. Clinton, La., May 17.—News from Alexandria up to day before yesterday has been received. Banks has been there fourteen days, cut off from all communication. It is supposed. that he will attempt to cut his way through by way of Marksvilie. A large flotilla of gunboats went up Red River yesterday morning, Heavy firing was soon after heardin the direc tion of our batteries at Fort Deßussey. The result unknown. Steele has retreated with the remnant of his army at Little Rock, pursued by Price and Mar maduke. Col. Scott attacked the transport Mississippi yesterday opposite the mouth of Red R iver striking her twelve times. A gunboat was shelling our forces at the time. Damage unknown, but there was great confusion on board. A cavalry dash was made on Sunday into a plantation adjoining Port Hudson, capturing a slockade fort garrisoned by negroes, 65 and some shoes and clothing were captured, a mill burnt, and twenty of the garrison killed. Richmond papers place Price’s victory be yond doubt, and give him credit for the larg est haul of prisoners we have taken except at Harper’s Ferry. Seige Matters —Three Hundred and Thirteenth Day.—The slow bombardment of the city continues as usual. At an early hour yesterday morning, the monitors approached Fort Sumter and opened a rapid fire upon the post. The Sullivan’s Island Batteries, however, replied with so much promptness, precision and effect, that after a contest of about oae hour, the monitor fleet withdrew. From a late Yankee paper, we get the fol lowing interesting notice of recent changes amongst the Yankee oommanders ou the Geor gia. Florida and SoathCarolina coasts: “ 'Several important changes have taken place in the Department of the South. Gen. Gillmore has been relieved from duty at Hil ton Head, and is succeeded by Brig. General John P. Hatch. Brig. Gen. Wm. Burney, of the colored troops, takes Gen. Hatch’s place in Florida. Gen. Terry is succeeded in the command of the Northern District by General Schemelfinig. Other changes of less note have also occurred. [ Charleston Mercury, llth. maxmiliaia Accepts the Crown --Mis Address. The following is an exact translation of the full speech of the Archduke Maximilian, of Austria, |lin reply to the deputation. Hia Imperial Highness spoke in Spanish: Mature examination of the acts of adhesion you have come to lay before me affords me the assur ance that the resolution of the Mexican notables which brought you the first time to Miramar, is confirmed by the immense majority of your compa triots, and that I may with good right consider my self the legitimate elect of the Mexican people. The first condition expressed in my reply of October 3d, is therefore fulfilled. The guarantees which the future empire requires to be able to consecrate itself in peace to the first of its missions—the establishment upon firm bases of the independence and welfare of the country—are now secured, thanks to the magnanimity of the Em peror of the French, who, throughout the progress of the has shown himself constantly animated by a spirit of loyalty and good will, of which I shall ever preserve the remembrance. The august head of pay family /.upon his part, has given his consent to my taking possession of the throne offered to me. I am thus enabled to fulfill the eventual promise I gave you six months ago, and I now solemnly declare that, with the aid of the Al mighty, I accept the crown at the hands of the Mex ican nation, which tenders it to me. Following the traditions of that new'continent, so full of strength and future, Mexico has used ner right of selecting a Government in harmony with her wishes and ner requirements. She ha3 placed her confidence in a descendant of that House of Hapsburg which, three centuries ago, planted a Christian monarchy upon her soii. This confidence touches me, and I will not betray it. I accept the power of organization which the na tion of which you arc the organs confers upon me, and I shall in any case retain it only so long as may be necessary to introduce settled order into Mexico, and to establish wise and liberal institutions. As I stated to yon, gentlemen, in my address of the |(3d October, I shall hasten to place the monarchy under the safeguard of constitutional laws so soon as the country shall be completely pacified. The strength of the executive power is, in my opinion, secured by the precision equally with the well defined estab- • lishment of its limits; it is therefore my intention, in oarrying on my Government to fix such bounda ries as may guarantee it3 stability. I firmly hope we shall prove that well regulated liberty is perfectly compatible with the reign or order. I shall know how to respect the one and to cause respect to be shown to the other. I shall hold high the flag of indipendence. the symbol of future greatness with the same vigor. I ask the assistance of all Mexicans who love their country to aid me in accomplishing my splendid but difficult task. Union will make us strong, will procure for us peace and gratitude it owes to the illustrious prince whose generous support has brought aboutthe regeneration of our beautiful country. Upon the way to my new country it is my intention to visit Rome, to receive from the hands of the Holy Father those benedic tions so precious to all sovereigns, ana which are doubly important to mo, as called upon to found a new empire. SOLEMN RATIFICATION OF THE ACT—REJOICING .IN THE NEW COURT. As soon as the Archduke had uttered last word, the dentttption and all the Mexicans ipreaent acclaimed their new sovereign by crying out three times “God save the Emperor Maximilian I, God save the Empress Charlotte.” At the same time salutes of artillery wore fired from _ the bastions. of the castle, announcing to the public the accession of the Archduke Maxumlion to the ® f co and were immediately followed by othe, oaliiea from the port and town of Trieste. Then M. Gutier rez de Estrada, as President of the deputation, re turned thanks to his Majesty for his depute accep tance of the Mexican throne. .... He=a ; d- Sire this complete and absolute accep tation on the part of your Majesty is the prelude of our happiness; it is the consecration ot the salvation of Mexico, of its approaching regeneration, of its future greatness. Every year, on shis day, our chil dren will offer up thanksgiving to Heaven m grati tude for our miraculous deliverance. As for us, sir, there;remains a last duty to peform, and that is to lay at your feet our love, our gratitude, and the homage of our fidelity. On saying these words the President of the depu tation bent his knee and kissed the hand of the new I sovereign, according to Spanish custom as a mark i of homage, His example was followed by all the Mexicans present A process verbal of the acceptance ot* the crown of Mexico having been .drawn up. the Emperor -Maximilian first affixed his signature to it, after whiob the members of the deputation did the aaaae, and lastly the notable Mexican*. CITY MATTERS. TANARUS, J. JACjvSOtf, LOCAL EDITOR. Temperance Mall. BMEFITOF THE LAMES' AID SOCIETY. HENRY M. LAW, Esq,, will deliver a Lecture at Temperance Hall on FRIDAY evening, for the Soldiers’ Aid Society. Subject:—“Our pres-:at Revolution and our obli gation to its Martyr?. - ’ O'* Tickets $2. may 19 2t Sales To-Dat. —Messrs. Rosette, Lawhon & Cos., will sell to-day a large lot of household and kitchen furniture belonging to the estate of the late Mrs. Lucinda Salisbury. See advertisement. m » m Mr. Law's Lecture. —We trust that none of our citizens will neglect the opportunity to hear the lecture of this talented and eloquent gentleman to-night. We have heard him of ten, and, without hesiiation, declare him to be the most finished orator to whom we have ever listened. Even without the attraction of his eloquence, the cause, in whose behalf he labors, should draw a crowded audience, and such we hope to witness at Temperance Hall to-night. Localities. Bellfield is the point where the Petersburg & Weldon Rail Road crosses the Meherrin riv er about 20 miles north of Weldon. Jariott s is a station about 12 miles north of Bellfield, and 5 or 6 miles south of the bridge over Not toway river. Stoney Creek bridge is about 3 or 4 miles north of Nottoway bridge and 20 miles from Petersburg—all on the Rail Road, and the points aimed at iu the recent raid. Drewry’s Bluff is about 9 miles below Rich mond, and Bermuda Hundreds is between the Bluff and City Point, not far above the latter point. Port Walthall is on the Appomattox river, a few miles above City Point, which is at the mouth of Appomattox, where it empties into James river. la Memory of Mrs. 1. E. Cairns. A, “Ever unto the End." 9 Darkness upon the troubled deep ; A cry ! and none to save ! Christ! and the thunder of the sea, Sank to an infant's lullaby, Sank to a summer calm, for He Was with them on the wave. Sorrow beside the lonely tomb Where the loved Lazarus slept ; Christ at-whose feet the full heart cried, “Christ! and my brother had not died,” Christ, at whose call the dead replied, Was with them while they wept. Ask thou, my soul, no safer stay ! Seek thou no surer friend Christ, with his feet upon the wave . Christ, at the portals of the grave ; Christ to heal, and Christ to save, Is with thee to the end ! Sad Havoc in the Federal Navy. —In the course of a few weeks the Federal navy has been reduced rapidly, some thirty-one or two having “gone under-” Three in the St. John’3 river, Fla., blown up ; nineteen gunboats on Red river blown up or destroyed; two de stroyed on the Yazoo ; two more at Plymouth; one in Albemarle Sound, and six in James river. We have but to persevere ia the good work to render these terrible engines of war unavailing to the foe in the future. Northern and Southern Negroes.—A private letter from an officer at Hilton Head says: “There is as little companionship be tween the Massachusetts negroes and those of South Carolina as there is between the blacks and whites. The Massachusetts dar-, kies think it beneath their dignity to asso ciate with the “freed-mea” (?) from the plan tations. The “First South Carolina” (negro) regiment undertook to visit the “Fifty-fourth Massa chusetts,” (also negro,) but the latter refused to receive them, and peremptorily ordered them off, as a “pack of dirty contraband nig gers.” The Rev. Mr. Higginson’s teachings arc clearly needed bs his own. Commander James W. Cookb. —The Wilming ton Journal says that this officer, who, with the ram Albemarle, made such short work with the Yankee gunboats at Plymouth, is a native of North Carolina, entered the United States Navy in IS2B, married and settled in Virginia, resigned his com mission on the secession of Virginia, offered his ( services to Virginia, was appointed in her navy, j and subsequently in the navies of North Carolina ' and of the Confederacy : acted with groat gallant- j ry in the naval fight near Elizabeth City in 13G3; ! superintended the construction of the Albemarle, and was placed in command of her. We agree with the Journal that he has earned promotion, which he will doubtless receive. .— mm » m> Calling for the Figures. —Mr, Chilton, of Alabama, has introduced a resolution, requesting the President of the Confederate States to furnish the House, as soon as may be practicable, with an alphabetical list of all the officers of the Govern ment, Quartermasters, Commissaries and disburs ing officers generally, now in arrears in their ac counts with the Government, the amount of their several arrearages, when said arrearage com menced, and the date of the appointment of such officers. Adopted. News from tee Trans-Mississippi.—The trans- Mississippi news, says the Meridian Clarion, contin ues good. Our soldiers on Red river are having a fine time capturing and destroying Yankee trans ports and gunboats, Waul’s Texas tigers would not ask for better amusement. It is quite evident Banks army is completely destroyed, and Porter’s fleet of gunboats reduced fully ono-forth of its original number. We are sorry to learn of the death of Gen. Scurry and Col. Greenleaf. They were fine officers, Everybody knew "Bill Scurry.” the great Texas ranger, who figured so prominently along the bor ders of Texas and Arizona a year or two ago. Gen, Wall is reported wounded. He is another noble Texan. Many years ago he resided in Vicksburg, and studied law with Guion, Prentiss and others.— He afterward moved to Grenada, subsequently to Texas, where he lived up to the inauguration of the war, when he raised a legion of rangers and entered the service. He figured in several of the Arkansas fights, then came over to Mississippi and took part in the actions of our army in North Mississippi.— His useful career was for a time wound up by tha fail of Vicksburg, He was therß with Pemberton’s other unfortunrtee, and during the siege “Waul’s Tigers” were the terror of the Yankees on Lea’s right. We hope his wound is slight, and that he will soon be at the head of his band of Texas heroes again. Among tha wild rumors current on the streets last evening was one to the effect that Forrest wa3 in Chattanooga. At last accounts Forrest wa? in Tupelo, and we do not believe it possible for him to have had time to reach the vicinity of the re cent fighting ground in our front. — UoofzcUracy, 18tA. A NilW 'N*r: r*.. - 'i; ’“i-.s 4*>v -t has lately totr ;.i-red d\ w of which the Cos ire- 1 ;■ five* tee description : The new iron uv , it*,r Winnebago i;*,». .1.,. . 4 in the rivei oppo.-itc the <-U\ hrmn ua . r.t j. t . history of the extraordinary ri.o and. progrew . building gunboats upon our w .'stern ; ,- r Prom idem among all tiros o modern ia*vontioi«. i , i* the Ead’s turret, that sits a tower of o!bu ,^,- e and defensive strength, ami a proud and lu<t:n •» uinent to its inventor, .fames R. Eads, an oi i much respected citizen of St. Louis. The faiivue of tho Ericsson turrets was fully attested in th great fight of the monitors at Charleston, and the inventive genius of the world was put to the „e --vere test of remedying these evils. This is full* accomplished by* the Eads’ turret. We give this description of this wonderful piece of mechanism, and do not hesitate to pronounce it the great ><- plus ultra in its line. The sheets of iron are firmly fastened together by screws that aro screwed on from the outside, and instead of any nut on the inside they firmly fasten by screws into a thick, solid iron plate. TII3 entire turret, and the immense II inchDahlgreu guns with which itis mounted, are all moved bv steam ; and we witnessed one man, by aid of this perfect machinery, elevating and lowering the tur ret; and raising, drawing in and guaging the guns, with greater ease than could eighteen men handle one gun upon the old plan. The platform upon which the guns arc placed is lowered en tirely below the water to load, and this work, or the turning of tho turret, ov elevating or depres sing the guns to a range, is but the work of » moment. By this admirable invention a much greater range can also be given tho guns than upon the old plan of turrets, so that the highes 4 bluff and the lowest depressions cau be brought within range with the greatest case. [Private Dispatch to the Mont. Advertiser,£ Kingston. Ga., May 18. Let the friends of Generals Kelly and Allen and staff, know that all are safe so far. Also, that Gen. Allen whipped the enemy handsome ly this evening, capturing a lieutenant and major. Lieut. Hudson, of Gen. Wheeler’s staff, was severely, but not dangerously wounded. WM. ALLEN, Operator. : » Tho following was found posted up at Manna duke’s headquarters after he left: NOTICE. Gen. Frederick Steele comas stealing along. Stealing our hogs and stealing our corn. Stealing our sheep and stoaling our co*.V3, And stealing the steel from off our plows. Steal on Gen. Steele, ere long you may feet The blighting effects of very cold steel. ■ - A Good Count. — Four millions and a half dollars, says the South Carolinian, have passed through the hands of the Depositary in this city, and the ae couut shows only five dollars short. When one re members the necessity for detecting counterfeits and assorting bills, the fact is remarkable. Messrs. Ta lley and Gray are entitled to an equal share of praise with Mr. Alex. Laughlin, the Depositary. ■ —ffi • mrn Justin Time.— We are informed, says theAtlant* Appeal, by an officer from Richmond that the fight at Port Walthall, on the railroad between Peters burg and Riohmond, wa3 very severe, and lasted for four hours. Gen. Bushrod Johnson, with two brig ades of his division, arrived just in time to defeat the plans of the enemy. Our force under Johnson numbered less than 4,000, while the enemy moved up a column of 10,000. Our loss in the engagement was 100 killed and wounded; their loss was 1000.— Jonnson will hereafter command Buckner's division, Buckner goes to the trans-Mississippi department . GERALD GRAY’S WIFE NOW READY THE FIELD AND FIRESIDE Novellette, 3XTo. a. CONTAINING THE CIIARMIA& STORY O* ‘GERALD GRAI’S WIFE.’ Single copies (Postage Paid) $3,00. Orders for 50 copies, or more, accompanied with the CASH, $2,00 each in NEW CURRENCY, STOCKTON & CO v may 19 It* Augusta, Ga oeogia Insurance company, At Columbus, Georgia* A PPLICATIONS for RISKS in this Company may be made to Office on Randolpa street, rear of Spear's Jewelry store Columbus, May 20, 1864. #3* Applications may also be made as above for RISKS in the CENTRAL CITY and PLANTERS* and MERCHANTS’ Insurance Companies, of Sel - ma, Alabama. ESTES & BROTHER, may 20 St Agents. Salt Distribution IV9.&* On Wednesday, Ist day of June, I will distribute to the Stockholders of the "PLANTERS’ SALT <X)MPANY,” one Sack of Salt per share, at 44 cents per pound, and $1 per sack, extra,* Sacks due the Company from the last distribu tion must be promptly returned, washed and dry. or no salt will be delivered to defaulters, W. H. GRISWOLD, may2otd Distributing Age at, AUCTION SALES. 15 v Rosette, Lawhon, & Cos Executors Sale ot Household and Kitehec Furniture, WILL be sold on Friday, the 20th day o: May, in frontof our auction room, at 101-2 o'clock# all the HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN Furaitoz* of the late Mrs. Lucinda Salisbury, consisting Ltt part of Bureaus, Wardrobes, Bed Sieacte, Mattrasses, Chairs. Tables, Crockery Ware, Silver and Plated Spcons, Kai7e3 Forks, &e. One Cooking Stove and Furniture One Cow and Calf, Sow and Pigs, 5 Shares Mobile & Girard R. R, Stock, 1 30 acre Land Warrant. W. L. SALISBURY, may 9td $591 Executor. ftotice, I wouid respectfully request contributions from, the citizens of Columbus and vicinity, of old Line* or Cotton cloth, for the use of the hos pital. W. A. ROBERTSON, Surgeon in Charge, may 191" Lee Hospital. Notice, Stockholders of the "Georgia Home Insurant* Company” are notified that their Annual Mestin* u ill take place at their office at 12 o’clock m., Friday the first day of July next. They are also advised hereby that the Confeder ate tax of five per cent, ou the Capital stock, will be paid by the company. D. F. WILCOX, may T 9 3t See’y. City Tax Payers# I AM instructed by Council to close the books for receiving CITY TAX RETURNS, cnthelstday of July next. All parties not making returns by that day will be doubled taxed, , , . Odf My office will continue to b® at tae store .of H. M iddlebrooks, on BronA street. ..-nouk M. M, MOOREP. may 19 2w Clerk, Enrolling' Hemofeii, THE Enrolling Office has be«n removed Lowell Warehouse, up may 13 ts Capt. k Eugrollinfif; Owcmiaiae CeM’s T ALL sizes, at the lowest », - wholesale aad retail by may 19 it