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C'JLU'••.is;* s- : ui.© Published 1 >4l iy (SuuJiw - ■; tue retool $3,60 pet awnUi.oi ?KJ*fr> three math*, Nu sub.-H-rit li.-vi i-aoetvcfl for itougor term than thr <r month-. Al)1 IJITISLVG RATES : Advertlieiuuuts inserted for *2 06 per square for f ho first iusertiou and $1 50 for each additional. 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 -yS* ■ _ . ' . . 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.