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Where advertiaements are inserted a month, the
harge will be S2O per square.
Announcing Candida tea S2O, which must invariably
paid in advance.
A deduction of2o percent, will be made on ail
tdverthing accounts over SSO. when prompt pay
ment U made.
Change of schedule.
i.Naod afteStradw, M."^;“&££!* ™ i
* f the Museogee Railroad will iuo as tollows . .
PASSENGER TRAIN:
Leave Colombu? If K' I
Arrive at Macon ..... 52 A M.
Xtrwl it Columbus 500*. M. '
FREIGHT TRAIN:
Leave Columbus 5 30 A. M.
Arrive at Columbus 435 P. M. i
W.L. CLARK,
mar 10 ft Supt. Muscogee K, R. j
Aw’t sso iNsi'Bcron Generals Office, l i
Richmond. .May 2<|, 1864. j i
(leuoral Orders, No. C>,
1
vn. The Bureau of Conscription will proceed at *
once ? organize into companies, and cans* to be ’
must red into service, the reserve forces in the sev
eral States, enrolled in pursuance of General Orders
No, 33, Adjutant and Inspt *f>r General's Office,
current scries. For this purpose, district enrolling
officers are authorized to act as mustering and in
specting officer.-. They will superinted the dec
tion of company officers, and forward the muster j
roll certified by them, with the certificates of elec
tion, to the commandant of Conscripts for the State
in which such ctinpanic* may be organized, to be
by him turned over to the General Commanding tho
Reserve Forces.
VIII. Cpon receiving the muster rolls, the Gen
eral commanding the reserve forces will issue or
ders placing in commission and upon duty the offi
cers named in the certificates, if competent; and re
serving copies, will forward the original rolls, with
certified copies of their orders enclosed to this Bu
reau for file. If there be reason to doubt the com -
potency of an officer elect, his qualifications and fit
ness for commission will be inquired into and repor
ted upon by a Board to be convened by tho General
commanding in accordance with General Orders No.
39, Adjutant and Inspector General's office, series
of 1862.
i- - it St-
Bj older
I Signed.] S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
lIEADqUAUTEES UliOltGIA RESERVE, )
Macon, May 10, 1864. }
General Orders, No. 8.
4.-Tu compliance with the foregoing extracts from
General Orders No. 45, Adjutant and Inspector
General’s Office, orders placing the officers elected
in tho Reserve Corps in commission, will be issued
from these Headquarters as soon as the muster rolls,
and certificates of election are received. In tho
moantime the officers elected in companies and reg
iments, assigned to and put upon duty, will pro
ceed to discharge the dutios of the respective offices,
to which they have been elected.
11. The elections which have been held under
General Orders No. 5 from those! Iloadquarters, will
be forwarded to the Department at Richmond; but
all elections hereafter, must be held in compliance
with the directions in the foregoing extracts,
111. Boards for examining into the competency
of officers elected in this command, will be organ
ized in due time, and officers commanding regiments
are enjoined to report promptly, all eases, which
may occur in their respective commands, requiring
the action of such Boards.
By command of •
Mu. Guy. HOWELL COBB,
Commanding Georgia Reserve.
Lamar Conn,
Major and A' A, G,
may 13 fit _ - ■ _ ;
Xj. S. WH.IGHT,
SUCCESSOR TO IIOGINETT k CO.,
Corner of Broad and Warren Streets, Columbus, Ga.,
MANUFACTUREfL JF
Superior landies and Lartl Oil,
AND DEALER IN
GENERAL COUNTRY PRODUCE,
OSN A BURGS, Sheetings, Yarns, etc., exchanged
for Bacon, Lard, Potatoes, etc.
Tallow and Beeswax Wanted.
It is hoped that the liberal course which will be
idoptcd will secure a generous patronage. .
april 20—1 m
44 Notice to Planters and Con
sumers of Iron.’*
WE will keep for sale, for Confederate funds, or
exchange for country produce—-such as Corn,
Foddor, Bacon, Lard, Syrup, Peas, Potatoes, Tal
low, Butter, Wheat or Flour —the following 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 THAN
BALING;
SHOVELS AND SPADES ;
FRY PANS
POT WARE OF SEVERAL DESCRIP
TIONS j
SUGAR AND SALT KETTLES—FROM 40
TO iOO GALLONS;
SUGAR MILLS—I3 AND 15 INCH.
We arc prepared to receive and fill orders for any
sizes and quantity of Iron, from our Iron Works
and Rolling Mill in Alabama.
JOHN D., GRAY & CO.,
apr h ti' Next to New Bridge.
\ii Excellent Plantation
For Sale.
SEVEN Hundred and twenty acres, three hun
dred and fifty open, nearly all fresh, in kplea
did repair, excellent fences, gin house, lots, gates,
negro houses, healthy, well watered, nice young
orchards, everything new, 12 miles below Auburn,
near Society Hill, in Macon, county, Ala.; ail con
veniently arranged, with fine outlet and range for
stock, land fertile, soft and easy of cultivation, an
excellent neighborhood.
Applv at this office, or to
Wm. F. SAMFORD,
may .-:fa U v Auburn, Ala.
c7¥. ARSENAL. \
, Co.uuibus. Ga.. April 5,1364. J
Notice.
I WISH TO EXCHANGE FOG BACON
on equitable terms,
Sugar Mills,
Nuifar and Salt Kettles,
And all kinds PLANTATION IKON;
Also POWDER,
As this Bacon ia needed to supply the necessities
of the employees of the Ordnance Department, at
tin* place and Richmond, it is hoped that holders
wil give Government the preference.
F. C. HUMPHREYS,
apl7 t: Comd’g Arsenal.
and Saddlers’
TOOLS.
'T’HE UNDERSIGNED having commenced the
manufacture of the above named articles ia this
city, are prepared to fill orders for the same.
Office on Angle street, a few doors above C. 8.
Hospital. HARRISON, EKDSLL & CO.
Reference —Maj. F. W. Dillard.
Mobile Register, Mianasippiau and Augusta.Con
stitutionalist, pleasa oopy ana month and send on.s
to this office. ?
mar 30 ?.f ""
waYw*
A6M ALL comfortable dwell
veiuent part oi i> citv ; " .
price per moth will L
Apply at j. ' r '
may It) ts
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Vol. XL
J. W. WAR RE V & CO. Proprietors..
“STOVE MOULDERS.”
TWO Stove Moulders can get employment a;
good wages, by application to
HARRISON, BEDELL & CO.
Columbus, Ga.
Augusta Constitutionalist, and Mississippian
copy one month and send bills to this office,
may 6 lm
State and Count} Tax Re
turns.
H. Griswold, Assistant Receiver, will attend ;
in the country during the coming week :
At Mr. Nance's Monday, 23d.
“ Jones’ Crossing, . Wednesday, 2oth.
“ Edwards’ Friday, 27th.
“ Bozeman’s Monday, 30tb.
On other days at the office in Gunby A Co’s '
store. JAfcb M. HUGHES, T. R. i
may 17 3t
Wanted.
I*o HIRE, for the balance of the year, u good
NURSE, to go in the country. Enquire at
may 17 lw* THIS OFFICE.
Notice.
I am desirous of establishing a Library for the
use of the Lee Hospital. Contributions of books,
magazines, See., are respectfully solicited.
W. NT. ROBERTSON,
Surgeon in Charge,
may 17 ts Lee Hospital.
ON coivsicSSeSt;
Florida Leaf Tobacco,
Coast Salt,
Hemp Baleiug Rope.
$5 Notes will be Received for Salt.
IIANSERD & AUSTIN.
Columbus, May 17 3t
FRICTION MATHcis!
THE Columbus, Ga., Friction Match Company,
x have again resumed operations, and will, in a
few days, be nroparod to supply them in quantity.—
They also make a superior article of Blacking, which
can be supplied in quantity.
Dealers and others wishing to purchase, can ap
ply to Messrs; Livingston & Cos., or Messrs. Hull &
Duck, who will be kept constantly supplied.
S. D. THOM & CO.,
Manufacturers.
N. B.—lt having cost me about $5,000 in the past
eighteen months, above receipts, to learn how to
make good matches, tho public can now rely on get
ting a superior article. S. I>. THOM.
Columbus, May 14,1864 dtf
Notice !
WANTED at the C. S. Arsenal. 6 y oiumbus, Ga.,
I
Leather and Hides,
in large or small quantities, for which the market
price will be paid. Parties shipping such to the un
dersigned will be insured against seizure by officers
or agents of other branches of the Government.
F. C. HUMPHREYS,
may 11 ts _ Maj. Comdg. Arsenal.
OIRCULAR.
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,'.
Quartermaster General's Office, J-
Richmond, April 23, 1864. j
All Officers and Agents of this Department are
hereby notified that in order to introduce proper
uniformity and system in connection with the con
tracts executed with the Factories on Government
account, and to increase thereby the yield thereof,
Major G. W. Cunningham, Quartermaster, hereto
fore in chai’ge of the Depot at Atlanta, Georgia, is
entrusted, exclusively, withlthc duty of contracting
in behalf of this Department, with the Factories in
the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Florida, and Mississippi.
He will respond to requisitions for material, made
upon him by Officers in charge of Depots for the
manufacture of clothing.
A. R. LAWTON,
may 31m . Quartermaster General.
HEADQUARTERS POST, V
Columbus. Ga, May 9tb, 1334. /
GENERAL ORDERS, (
No. 12. S
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 Post to Maj. F. C. Humphreys.
J, W. ROBERTSON,
(701. Comag.
HEADQUARTERS POST, I
Columbus, Ga., May 9th, 186i J
The undersigned hereby assumes command of this
post. Existing order-and regulations will remain
in force.
F. C. HUMPHREYS.
may 10 loa Major Comdg.
XiACXSS !
CII 4TTAHOOCHEE. COlK§£.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA,
TITHE Races ever the above Course will (->m-
JL menee on Tuesday, 24th inst., and continue
fire days.
First day—Stake for 2 year olds, mile heats,
SSOO entrance —half forfeit.
Second Day—Stake for three year old. mile
neats, SSOO entrance—half forfeit.
Third day—Pur~e race of SSOO, two wile
heats.
Fourth day—Stake for 3 year old?, two mile
eats, SSOO entrance—half forfeit.
Fifth day—Post Stake, SI,OOO entrance, half for
feit, three mile heats.
In the Post Stake three good horses wii! start,
and perhaps four.
C. S. A P. W. PRYOR,
may 11 ts Proprietors.
LOST.
GOLD SPECTACLES and C ASE, between the
Quartermaster's office and Post Ofiiceon Broad
street; about 12 M., on Monday. The finder will
lie liberally rewarded by ieaving them at the
office of Maj. Dillard.
maylOtf N. J. TISDALE.
Bank of Columbus,
Stockholders are hereby notified that the Confed
erate Tax, levied by the act of Congress dated Feb.
17,1304, on the Shares of thi? Bank, will be paid by
the Bank. D. ADAMS,
Columbus, On.. May 10.—2 w Cashier.
Office Mobile and Girard R. R.. \
Columbus, Ga., April 5, 1864. )
The Stockholders of the Mobile A.Girard Railroad
Company, are hereby notified that the five per cent
tax, levied by the law passed February 17th, 1364,
ou the value of all shares held ia Railroad or other
Companies, will be paid by the Treasurer at this
office and they will therefore emit the stock held in
this Company ia their lists to Assessors.
J. M, FF.AZER,
aplGtf Treasurer.
Notice to Planters,
1 am authorized by the Government
TO EXCHANGE
lotion iaras,
sishm km esNAiURes for
Saoon Si«3Los3,
HAittS AIYD SHOULBEHS,
l br supplying the Army.
JNQ, J. McKENDRES,
api 18 2m Agent
Columbus, Ga., Saturday Homing, May 21, 1864.
Friday Evening.
" ' ■ " _ — l j
Private Dispatches. —Wc respectfully re
quest a copy of all private dispatches from ;
Virginia, North Georgia and other points that
refer to casualties in the field, or that contain !
Sther information of public interest. ts
♦ *
A correspondent of the Mobile Register says
the country above and below Columbus, Miss.,
is stiilfull of corn, and that he verily believes |
the entire army of the Confederate States j
could subsist upon it till the incoming of an- ;
other crop. The wheat is looking finely and j
the prospect is fair now for an abundant crop j
ol*grain, except upon those farms from which
the animals have been stolen by the enemy.
Dissatisfied with Freedom.—A lady of
Canton, Mississippi, received a letter a few
days since from one of her slaves, who went
off to freedom and happiness with Gen. Sher*
man. The letter begins with a humble “Dear
Mistis, and goes on in the most dolorous
atyle to relate miseries he and his fellow free
men were enduring, and to lament the folly of
his evil conduct. He says they have only ex
changed good for unmerciful masters, who
compel ’em to labor for five dollars a month,
when bacon is one dollar per pound ! This
“American decent’’ represents himself and all
others of his color in Vicksburg as being ex.-
ceedingly anxious to return to bondage, and
implores his mistress to attempt their deliv
erance. He says they wili escape if possible.
PROCLAMATION
By Joseph E. Broivn, Governor of Georgia.
Executive Department, 4
Milledgeville, May 18, 1364. j
I hereby require all Commissioned Officers
of the Militia of this State, including district
Aid De Camps, to report immediately to Maj.
Gen. H. C. Wayne, at Atlanta, to receive furth
I er orders, and to aid, during the present em
j ergency, in driving back the enemy from the
soil of this State. Neglect to obey these Or
ders promptly, will be visited by appropriate
penalties. All Civil Officers, except those of
the State House, the Penitentiary, the State
Road, the Judges of the Supreme, Superior
and Inferior Courts. Ordinaries and Solicitor
! Generals, and Clerks and Sheriffs of Courts
! actually in session, are also requested to report
j Gen. Wayne, with the least possible {delay,
j As notice of the existence of this Order,
| each newspaper in the State is requested to
j give it one insertion.
dlt JOSEPH E. BROWN.
1 »
The Mule is Your’n. —A good joke was
perpetrated at the Dalton depot a few days
ago. An unusual number of officers had their
facts turned towards Atlanta on the train.—
Two soldiers, standing on opposite sides of the
road, commenced a conversation, which had
to be very loud, in order to understand each
other.
“Sam, there is going to be the biggest sort
of,a fight here before many days ; I sec the
signs plain enough.”
“Why, what makes you think so ?’
“Think hell, don't you see who are going to
the rear ? I tell you there'll be a fight cer
tain ”
Just about that time, the train commencd
to move off slowly, and raising his voice to a
perfectly stentorian pitch, he continued in
weeping accents—
“ God bless you, dear major, and if I never
see you again in this world —the mule is your’n.
The explosion which followed, is said to
hßve caused the tallest trees to vibrate per
ceptibly.
New Orleans Monet Market.— We ex
tract the following from the “Monetary and
Financial” article of the New Orleans Bee of
the 18th :
The gold market opened quite firm at yes
tersday’s (11th) rates, but settled down to
wards the close on the receipt of telegram’s
from Baton Rouge, reporting a heavy decline
in New York: supposed to be predicated on
Federal successes in Virginia. The actual
sales included $3,000 and $7,500 at 98 per
cent, premium; $3,000 in two lots, at 98J;
SB,OOO at 98f; $4,000 at 99; ana $1,500 at
99-f. Dealers paid from 95 to 98 for the small
sums offered at their counters, and sold at
99J and 100. Towards the close a round
amount was offered at 97.
G it v Thanksgiving. —At a meeting held iu
Savannah on Wednesday, the citizens unanimous
ly resolved to take fives at $3,25. They also took
the following pious and appropriate action:
Mr. G. B, Lamar offered the following resolu
tions, which were also unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That all the people of this city and
its vicinity be requested to lay aside all secular
business, and to assemble with meekness and hu
mility in their respective places of worship, at 11
o’clock to-morrow (Thursday) morning, to offer
grateful and fervent thanks to Almighty God for
the series of victories with which He has crowned
our arms, from the beginning of the year to this
time ; more especially for those signal manifesta
tions of Divine favor, in the great victories of
Gen. Lee in Virginia, and of Gen. Kirby Smith in
Arkansas and Louisiana; and humbly to suppli
cate Him to grant that all our enemies may be ex
pelled beyond our lines, and the war be closed by
a speedy, equitable and honorable peace and in
dependence.
Resolved, That the co-operation of the clergy
is respectfully solicited at the proposed meeting.
Resolved, That all persons now present be re
quested to attend the prayer meeting of the united
churches, this afternoon at 5 o’clock, at the In
dependent Presbyterian Church.
The Negro Question. — Philadelphia. May 4.
—At the Methodist General Conference to day,
the Rev. Dr. Curry made an address which was
very feebly applauded. He spoke iu favor of
having colored* ministers in all the Conferences.—
He was opposed to the formation of separate Con
ferences for colored people. They must be brought
into close connection with the white population
he thought.
Rev. Dr. Moody said he thought that God Al
mighty was going to give us an exodus of the
whole colored concern to South America,
After we get this little difficulty settled, and the
tnneral over, we will then push on to the Isthmus
of South America, clear out Mexico, and give the
people of color a pro emotion right to that terri
tory.
During the speech of Mr. Moody the greatest
excitement prevailed, and when he sat down the
resolution of Mr. Riley to appoint a Committee
on the State of Colored Members of ta? Church,
was carried by acclamation.
{Special to the Savannah Republican.]
Atlanta, May 17th.—The following are the
wounded in the Sharpshooters, let Georgia
Battalion:
Capt. Tyman, Lieat. Hermann, Sergt. Major
Gordon, and Corpl. Maddox. *
Two were killed; names unknown.
Gea. Joseph E. Johnston.
Intelligent men throughout the world,
and even among our enemies, concede to
the South the important advantage of
possessing Generals of pre-eminent capan
city. The superiority of Lee aud John
ston is universally acknowledged. They
are at once the envy and dread of our
enemies. By uone are they regarded
with more respect than hv the Yankees
themselves. During the progress of this
war, the power of genius and merit to
extort admiration, even from the enemy,
has been strikingly exemplified# The
majestic character of Stonewall Jackson
awed even abolition insolence into respect,
and extorted from the reluctant North an
involuntary tribute of unfeigned admira
tion. Henry Ward Beecher, himself,
could not refrain from uttering from his
pulpit an unqualified eulogy upon the
character of the illustrious deceased.
There is that redeeming element in hu
man nature, however fallen, vindicating
its Divine descent, which cannot fail to
respond to the claims of true gentlemen.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston is one of the
most remarkable men of the age. Great
ness is stamped upon his massive brow.
None can approach him without being im
pressed with the fact. Gifted with all
the science of his profession; endowed
with military genius of the highest order,
with that lightning perception, that corns
prehensive grasp ol intellect, and that
intuitive and unerring sagacity which
qualify a man to wield vast armies and
conduct extended campaigns, he combines,
in himself all the elements of a great
General. Asa strategist he has no super
ior. Asa disciplinarian and organizer of
forces, he is not excelled. And, in addi« I
tion to all these prime qualifications of a
Commander-inHChief, he exhibits in bat*,
tie the dash of a Murat, and the lion-like
impetuosity of a Napoleon. He is a lea
der whom his men know they can follow
with a just reliance upon his ability to
conduct them to victory.
In common with commanders of the
first order, Gen. Johnston possesses the
faculty, in an eminent degree, of winning
the confidence and affection of his officers
and soldiers. To this almost as much as
to his superhuman genius. Napoleon
"owed his success. Without this, other
qualities, however important, will not
avail. To the confidence and affection of
his men, as much as to his skill, must a
General be indebted for victory. We
have no more cheering augury of the
success of Gen. Johnston, in the approach
ing campaign, than the unbounded con*
j fide nee which his army reposes in him,
! and the enthusiastic attachment with
| which he has inspired it.
| Iu Virginia, Gen. Johnston gained for
; himself imperishable renown. On the
i battle-fields, won by his valor, he even
j showed himself a hero, without reproach,
i and a commander of consummate abilb>
j ties. In the West, he has not yet had an
j opportunity to display his prowess in a
| grand battle. Here, by the admirable
| discipline and perfect organization which
| he has impaired to the Army of Tonnes 1 '
j see, he has already added to his great
i reputation.
We are aware, that nothing that we
can say can add to the fame of this great
General. Our only purpose, in these re*
marks, is to deepen, if possible, the con*
fidence which the people already repose
in him, and to strengthen their determin
ation to stand by him, in every exigency,
and to rally to his support, to the last
man, if need be, to drive the enemy from
the soil of Georgia. With such a leader,
we may well be ready to make every sac
rifice and every effort, and which may be
necessary to strengthen his hands, and
enable him to rid the sacred soil of our
country of the polluting presence of a
detested foe. Let every man, then, be
prepared and determined to do his whole
duty ; and, under the able lead of John*
ston, success will crown our struggle with
a foe, seeking [nothing less than our utter
destruction. —-'Chronicle and Sentinel.
We clip from the Montgomery Advertiser
| the following reference to “one of many” pa
; triotic benefactions of our noble ladies:
Montgomery, Ala., May 14, 1864.
Mr. Editor: —While on duty in Huntsville,
| Ala., last jeur, I learned from a Texas news
paper that Mrs. Albert Sydney Johnston (then
| and still in California.) was anxious to return
jto her home in Texas. I had further been in
formed by Gen. Johnston that his family were
dependent on his pay for support. Knowing
that that had long since ceased, I was satis
fied that she was without the means of support
or of returning to the South, where were her
affections and her friends. I therefore ad
dressed an appeal to the “Ladies of the South”
in her behalf. I have this day received a
package from Mrs. M. A. Patton, said to con
tain twenty-five hundred and eleven dollars
and seventy cents, of which fifteen hundred
and eleven dollars and seventy cents is for
Mrs. Johnston, and one thousand dollars for
Mrs. Mamford, the widow of the patriot Mum
ford, of New Orleans, who was murdered by
Beast Butler. These funds were contributed
by the ladies (mainly) of the vicinity of Co
lumbus, Georgia. I have transmitted the
package, unopened, to the President, that he
may give the funds the proper direction for
the benefit of the intended recipients.
I desire to acknowledge the reception of
these funds through your paper that the lib
eral donors may know that they are received,
and the disposition made by me of the funds.
With great respect,
Your ob’t servant,
GID J PILLOW
Personal. —Col. Hodges and Gen. Banning
arrived in this city yesterday evening. Both
officers were wounded in Virginia. Gen. Den
ning was wounded in the left shoulder, Col.
Hodges In the right arm. We are happy to
announce that both are doing well. They are
stopping, we are informed, at the Wayside
Home, and wilt remain in this city until Fri
day morning.— Chron. f Sentinel
$3.50 Per Month
.J. W. WARREN", Editor
A Little Hero.— On the return of General
Hoke's command recently from Newborn, rid •
in the rear of a regiment in the rear brigade,
we noticed in advance of us, a stout little boy
trudging manfully along, but evidently borne
down by the weight of liis musket, knapsack,
eto. Calling to fcirn to hand up his- gun that
we might carry it for him, we asked—
“ How long have you been in service ?”
“Two years, sir,” was ihe prompt answer.
“How old are you ?” we iuquired, astonished
at the boy’s appearauce. for he was fresh and
hearty.
“Seventeen last month,” he replied.
“Pretty tough work, this war, is it not ?
Are you not very tir.'d of it ?” we again
asked.
“Yes, sir, it s pretty tough : but I mean to
see it out.”
We then asked what county he was from,
and he answered “Cumberland"
A halt was now ordered, and our little hero
taking from us his gun said he was going to
the creek for a wash, but would be up with
the regiment soon after it resumed the
march.
Os such material old Cumberland mas well
be proud, and on such material well may the
Confederacy rely. —State Journal.
mg — ;
From Beauregard's Armt.— We learn from an
officer who arrived in this town yesterday eve
ning, that Butler’s and Beauregard’s armies were
drawn up yesterday in line of battle within five
mile3 of Petersburg, and that a fight was immi
nent and unavoidable, if the Beast would stand
up.
There was a rumor current all day yesterday on
the streets, which the same officer heard before he
left the army, to the effect that a courier bearing
dispatches from Burnside to Grant had been in
tercepted by our scouts, wherein Burnside was
calling lustily for reinforcements, as his army was
demoralized, and that if he did uot receive them
soon he would be obliged to capitulate.
Beauregard baffled Gilmore at Charleston, and
will do the same at Petersburg. Iloke commands
the left, Bushrod Johnson the right, and Pickett
the centre of Beauregard’s army.— N, C. State
Journal.
Another Indian Exploit in Arkansas.—
The Mobile Register has been favored with
the perusal of a letter of the 24th ult., from
Shreveport, which furnishes no intelligence
from Red River that we have not already pub
lished. We find in it, however, the following:
We get fine news from Arkansas. Manna
duke and Shelby, with Maxey’s Indians, have
succeeded in cutting Steele off from Little
Rock, and have them penned up on quarter
rations in the little town of Camden.
Maxey, while rambling around with his In
dians, found out that the Feds had sent out
3,000 men, five pieces of artillery and 400
wagons, to forage. He immediately went in
pursuit, found the enemy, put him to rout,
captured all the artillery and 200 wagons and
burned the balance. The Indians killed about
1,000 and captured 600 prisoners. It is said
that they rushed in with the war-whoop and
came out with a yell.
The Field—North Georgia
GEN. JOHNSTON’S POSITION.
The Army of Tennessee is now somewhere
between the Oostanaula and Etowah rivers.
Whether it has already settled down for a final
stand, or is still coolly falling back before the
“all-conquering,” but slightly infatuated Sher
man, is a question which we do not propose
to discuss. The intelligent reader would no
doubt be glad to hear that the boys are com
ing a little further South before they con3*at
to turn and gratify the anxiety for a fight
which pervades the virtuous bosom of the
Yankee army. Gen. Johnston only knows
how far he intends to come. All that the
rest of us know is that he will come far
enough, and not one inch farther. We want
no more fruitless victories.' General Johnston
will give us none of that sort.
The battle of the Chicamauga ought not to
have been fought - in the shadow of Lookout
Point. It ought to have been fought on the
very ground from which Gen. Johnston and
his glorious army are going to sweep Sherman
and his dirty legions from the very face of the
earth. Had it been fought there, not a Yan
kee footstep would to-day pollute the soil of
Georgia and Tennessee, Some of the dispep
tic croakers are expecting to see the advance
of the Army of Tennessee enter Atlanta about
four o’clock this afternoon, The poor fellows
ought to tear themselves away, if possible, and
spend the summer at the springs
SHERMAN’S LOSSES.
A Yankee officer who, with other prisoners,
was brought down yesterday, represents the
slaughter of the Abolitionists in the recent
fights as having been frightful in the extreme,
and says their loss up to Sunday evening
could not have been less than fifteen thousand.
Their loss was certainly very heavy.
SPIRIT OK THE ARMy,
The wounded who come down from die front
all represent the army as being in the best of
spirits, and as perfectly satisfied with the
movements ordered by their Commander-in
chief. feeling confident, as they do, that he ia
maneuvering to “get the dead wood” on Sher
man, and that when he ha3 gotten it, he will
make a ten strike, knocking down not only the
entire array of pins, but Scoring also the man
who sets them up.— Atlanta Register , 19/A.
From Florida,
The annexed items we take from the Gaines
ville Cotton States :
Brooksville, Fla., has not beet, takes by the
Federais as reported.
Yankee negro troops have been committing
farther depredations on the St. John’s river,
burning dwellings, &c,
About two hundred Yankees have succeeded
in taking Tampa with all the citizens except
a few gentlemen, who, it is said, swam the
river and escaped. Among those captured
was Col. Snell.
The enemy show a larger number of vessels
than usual at Ceaa» Key3, and deserters are
gathering thickly at that point.
Several of the sale works on the ,Florida
coast have been destroyed by deserters.
It is reported that two Yankee regiments
have landed at Bay Port on the Gulf Coast.
Lincoln seems to be determined to troatde us,
in South and East Florida.
Another gunboat has been blown to atoms
on the St. Johns, making three in all
Pickled Pork to ?3vse. —Let the
meat cool thoroughly; cut into pieces four to
six inches wide; weigh them, and pack as
tight as possible ia the barrel, salting very
lightly. Cover the meat with brine made as
strong as possible. Pour-off a gallon of the
brine, and mix with it one table spoonful of
saltpetre for every hundred pounds of meat,
and return it to the barrel, Let it stand one
month ; then take out the meat; let it drain
twelve hours. Put the brine in an iron kettle,
add one quart of molasses or two pounds o?
sugar, and boil until perfectly clear. When
it is cold, return the meat to the barrel, and
pour on the brine. Weigh it down and keep
it covered close, and yon will have the sweet
est meat that yon ever tasted.
Repcrta were current on the streets last night
a Federal advance on Rosie, repulse:, 1 ■ a
of Confederate cavalry stationed then
»itu for seme other point. — Conftdtrpcy.
1.„, s# 4yra IS'pfore UiA jMlfEri.
A corny,mi. A of ibe iSuuih C ; u;’o!ki.a«
wrote from Kiuabiiw's Brig de, a few days
before the commencement of thr movement.#
lately reported, aacf'uo-w perhaps decided.
The wc. ;. : y,- < - - rrvirwu*'. vi.-'; U} Long
street's eorp-> •
Aboul one o'clock, the arrive! of Ckit. Loe
was announced by strains of music and a sa
lute from the ar* Ikry. As he rode up to the
colors, and the meu caught sight ot his well
known figure, a wild and prolonged cheer
fraught with n feeling that thrilled all hearts’
ran along the lines aud rose to the heavens’.
Hats were thrown high, and many persons be
came almost frantic with emotion. Genera)
Longstreet shared fully in the excitement, and
waved his hat in the most excited manner. It
was then a line sight to see Gen. Lee ride for
ward, aud, uncovering his nobly mottled and
venerable head, acknowledge, with consum
mate grace and dignity, the greeting. He
looked stouter and heartier, aud no older than
when we parted with him last fall. One heard
on all sides such expressions as, “What
a splendid figure “What a noble face and
head !” “Our destiny is in bis hands !” “He is
tho best and greatest man on this Continent!”
He was accompanied bv his son. Brig. Gen.
Wm. F. Lee, soon, I hear, to be made a Major
General. Before the cheering ceased, an old
lady, with a kind, motherly face, passing a
party of soldiers, bowed to them repeated
ly, exclaiming with an emotion that thrilled
all who heard her; “l bow to you—l bow to
you, soldiers.”
From the Front
Rebel Office, 3 P. M-,)
May 17, 1864. j
The two o’clock train brings us the in
telligence that uo general engagement has
yet occurred. Both armies are on this
side of Calhoun.
A sharp skirmish occurred yesterday
evening between the enemy aud Walker’s
division, in which the enemy were re
pulsed.
The two armies are maneuvering with,
slight skirmishing this morning. • The
soldiers are in the highest spirits and per
fectly understand that all present move
ments are directed to the certain
lishment of a grand success.
The Wilderness.
The army correspondent of the Consti
tutionalist, says:
In a previous letter it was stated that
our losses in killed or severely wounded
were surprisingly small. I am happy to
state that later advices confirm the grati
fying intelligence. Much of Thursday’s
fighting was done after dusk, and was
consequently not very fatal, while Friday’s
engagement took place chiefly in aud
around what is known as the “Wilders
ness.” This Wilderness, apart from the
mournful celebrity attached to it as the
scene of two terrific combats, is a most
singular and interesting locality. As its
j name imports, it is most emphatically a
wilderness—a dense and tangled mass of
i scrubby, second growth of vegetation,
knotted and gnarled together iu such a
way as to be almost impervious. Not the
least curious thing about it is the manner
in which it was produced. Quite a num
ber of years ago, several French or Ger
man settlers occupied lands in this vieinis
ty, and have left traces of their occupancy
in the names they have bequeathed to
certain Spottsylvania localities. Vediers-.
ville, a point of some strategic importance
in that country, is one, and the Vaucluse
tract is another. On this Vaucluse tract,
years ago, traces ol gold were , found and
a company formed to work the ore. At
this time what is now the wilderness was
a fine forrest of stately trees, which soon
fell victims, however, to the furnaces and
were succeeded by the present scruby
growth. At the breaking out of the war
this gold mining company was still in ops
eration, the business being tolerably re
munerative, but it had passed almost en
tirely into the hands of Yankee share
| holders and was consequently confiscated
j by our government.
Negotiations.— We make the follow
ing extract from a speech delivered in the
Yankee Congress, March 5,1864, by Mr.
Voorhees, of Indiana:
“At no distant day, when the horrors of
I this war can no longer be borne, the var
ious propositions which’have been mada
and rejeoted in behalf of enlightened ne
gotiation and constitutional restoration,
will be gathered up arid hurled at* those
; in power as an accusation more appalling
and an indictment more damning that was
ever leveled against a murderer upon his
trial. Nor can they, in that hour of their
fear and calamity, at which the righteous
world will mock and laugh, hide their
| guilty heads under the assertion that the
I South would not treat for peace. Yes!
peace which shall restore the Union, un
der the Constitution, as it was written by
the fathers, and as it has been interpreted
by the supreme judicial tribunals.
“Why came that wasted figure and gif
ted child of genius, the pure and elevated
Stephens of Georgia, from Richmond on
his way to this capital in the midsummer
of 1863? Was it a trifling cause that
moved him? All the world knows that
his judgement and his heart clung fondly
and to the last to the old Government, in
whose oouncils he had won so much hons
or. It is well known that he has never
embraced the suicidal doctrine of State
secession. The right of revolution is the
ground upon which he stands. The mal
ignat portion of the Southern press too —
such mischievous and damaging prints aa
the Enquirer, and the Examiner at Rich
mond and the Register, at Mobile, who
continually crippled the interests and
friends of humanity, in this baleful contest
assailed Mr. Stephens for hi3 attempt at
negotiation, which they averred would
lead to reunion, Yet, with these thing*
well known and, perhaps, much more,
which now slumbers in the secret draw*
ers of the Executive, this great messenger
of peace, this most acceptable mediator
between the government and an estranged
and misled, people, was denied a hearing,
turned back in silenoe, and the festival of
death commanded to proceed.”
Er?2CTS o? the War.— A correspondent
writing from »Yalpo!e, N. H n to the New Ha
ven Courier, says, “ wherever you"go, th*
‘war’ iB present, up and down these valleys,
and across from State to State. Every car
eontains a large per centage of soldiers. Con
gregations are draped in mourning. Two
thirds of the females who are seen at the
church are veiled iu black.
AT
3Y & CO’S.