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J. W. WARRES, - - • Eaitor *
Tuesday i&orn iia &> Ma )' 24 » 1864,
Gen. Longstreet’s Wound, &c.
We are permitted to make the following ex
tracts from a private letter received in this
city by Maj. R. J. Moses, from General Lee's
army. It is written under date of May 11th
at Spettsylvania C. H.:
“Knowing that Gen. Longatreet is wound
ed, and not being able to get reliable informa
tion. you must be anxious to hear particulars.
He was examined by several of our best feur*
geons, and they all agree that, although
severely and painfully wounded, there is no
danger of its proving mortal. The ball entered
his brea9t just below the first rib and (coming
from the right) passed through the left shoul
der. lie left next day, and they say was in
the best spirits, although feeling annoyed that
he had been disabled while on the point of
making a very important move. * * * *
* * * * Gen. Lee wa3 present and feel
ing that the affair was desperate started in
with our advance Brigade (Texas) but the
men would not let him go in. Several of them
took his horse by the bridle, while the others
charged on—leaving the General in the rear.
One of the couriers told me that he was with
Col. Sorrel, the morning after the first day's
battle, when he rode up to Army Headquar
ters, and that Gen. Lee addressed him as Gen
eral Sorrel. Col. Sorrel has been very highly
praised for his conduct on the field and every
one believes it will make a Brigadier of him.
Major Latrob was wounded in the leg not dan
gerously. No other officer at Headquarters
received any injury.” * * * * *
Columbus Hospistal and Relief Associa
tion-Report of Dr. Terry.
Columbus, Ga., May 23d, 1864.
g ir .-—Having been ordered to proceed to
the front as Surgeon in Charge of the Reserve
Corps, and with the Relief Association ot this
place, I desire, through you, to return thanks
in behalf of the wounded and the Medical Staff
for the very valuable assistance afforded by
the Relief Corps. We reached the field just
as the wounded were being brought in, in
great numbers. Relief Committees from oth
er places had already reached the field, and
were actively engaged in attending to the
wants of the wounded.
Having been in the field with the army ot
Tennessee, and participated in all the engage
ments from Shiloh to Resaca, I have witnessed
great suffering after every engagement from
the want of proper food for the wounded.—
Heretofore such as could be transported, have
been necessarily hurried off to the rear by
railroad, it has been impossible for the com
missary department to furnish them with
cooked food, and they have consequently been
compelled to travel hundreds of miles in open
oars, exhausted by the fatigue of marches
and battles, and still more by the pain and
loss of blood from their wounds, and, in many
instances, thousands have suffered for two
whole days and nights without one mouthful
to eat. All of this has now been fully met
by the exertions of the relief committees, and
no wounded man starts on his painful journey
without having first been fortified with abun
dance good food aud hut coffee. The number
of lives saved by their exiertions to say noth
ing of the suffering iu other cases, cannot be
estimated.
Asa general engagement will undoubtedly
take p’nce in a few days, I trust that the cit
izens will see the importance of being pre
pared to send on at any moment when called
for, abundant supplies of cocked food to the
committee.
Very Respectfully,
Your obedient serv*t,
CARLISLE TERRY,
Surgeon in Charge Reserve Corps,
Columbus, Ga.
J. W. Warrisn, Esq.,
Editor Columbus Times.
A Want—Can it not be Supplied?
Several members of the Ambulance Corps
from this city, have returned from tUe front,
and the rest are coining, to remain until a gen
eral engagement shall summon them to the
field. We learn from them, that if their services
had beeu needed on their late absence their
efficiency would have been greatly impaired,
by the want of a separate car, with which
most of other similar committees w ere pro
vided. Thtue cars contain the committees
with their supplies of all kind, and are at
tached to the hospital train, iu rear of and
close to the army. It is unnecessary to add
that the facility of movement thu3 secured,
and tbe fact that the supplies can thus be kept
together and always in reach, add greatly to
the efficiency of these indispensable organiza
tions. Caimgi the Muscogee Road furnish the
Ambulance Corps from Columbus, such a car,
should their services be at any time demanded ?
We know full well that the patriotic managers
of that Road have every disposition to further !
the objects of so useful and humane au organ- j
i'. Lon. and wili supply the want if it be in ■
tLeir power. 'A e understand that all the I
Roads east and north of ns leading to Atlanta
have agreed to attach such cars to the first |
passenger train that may be et\ route for the
desired destination.
A.v Act of Public Dsvotion —The Rich-;
mond V big ot the 13 th thus appropriately
notices a remarkable act of uuselfishess and j
patriotism iu an officer holding a high military !
position : “General Pemberton yesterday re- ;
Signed his commission ns Lieutenant General j
in the Provisional Army c f the Confederate
States, and went into active servk > in the
field as Lieut. Colonel of Artillery. This ac
tion on the part of General Pemberton exhib
its a highly laudable spirit, and goes far to
wards sustaining all that bis friends
claimed foi him a? a man of patriotism and
honor. I: i.- <u> time, now to criticise the mil-
itary conduct o«‘ onauoeessiul Generals, who,
whatever errors they may have committed,
as iu ttm mi- • ot General Pemberton, so much
unselfish a-..-- ;; t this .-riiios! period or' the
country'®, hist->ry The. magnanimous people
O- the Co er:H:v a > •• '-member, to his cred
it, his pres c uc uid t who have
fmthit s !y ? Liu .:11 be strongly hi
clined to re -•- te their < : iniod.v; ’We have
no doubt that General Pemberton will u nder
valuable and efficient service to the cause iu
the present emergency,”
iriac Hattie on Monday near
M'ewvy’s liiuit’.
We copy from a Richmond paper of
the 17th, the following account of the
great battle near Drewry’s Bluff, on Mon
day the 13th inst. Our readers have
seen only a meagre telegraphic statement
of the fight:
Almost before the grey of morning,
our forces on the left, under the command
of Gen. Ransom, marched out against
the enemy, and gave him battle, The
my occupied a strong position, was
strongly entrenched in some fortifications
that had been evacuated by us on Friday
last, with a vie-v of drawing the enemy
on and inducing him to venture an assault
on our inner line of fortifications. This
was the enemy’s right and left, and per*
haps about a mile or so from Drewrys
Bluff. No sooner were our men up than
they charged upon the enemy with a per
fect yell. The fighting grew severe, ana
the battle for a time, wavered. But the
onset of our men was too much. In a
moment our men swept over the tortifica
tions like an avalanche, and the enemy was
soon in rapid flight, leaving our men in
full possession of the fortification and the
captors of four stand of colors and one
battery. This movement on our left was
most handsomely executed, and ah acs
complished by seven o'clock in the morn-.
Driven from these fortifications, the
enemy fell back upon his own entrench
ments and a general advance mas ordered
along the lines. The victory on the left
was quickly followed up. The enemy
was no sooner within the fortifications
than an order was given to charge hini-
Our men advancod to the charge, but his
fire was so terrific that certain regimenta
broke in confusion. Here was the try
ing point—the enemy must be dislodged.
In an instant some of those men who
stormed the memorable heights of Gettys
burg were ordered up, and a second
charge was made. The enemy’s fire was
terrible—-making wide gaps in our lines
but steadily our men moved on. As they
approached, the enemy poured into them
a most galling fire—seemingly reserving
his fire until our men were well up —
sweeping them down by rows —hut not a
cheek blanched or an arm faltered.
Through a perfect sheet of fire they
marched up to the fortifications, ana with
a shout of victory leaped over the breast
works and captured the greater portion
of the enemy’s force —General Heckman
and over eight hundred privates
While this was going on along our left
our centre and left were also pressing
the enemy with great success. A change
had been made upon his centre, across
the turnpike, by General Hoke, and he
had been driven back from each of his
positions. Here the enemy had no regu
lar fortifications, but was well protected
by abattis formed by felling trees and
other temporary defences.
Our artillery was used against him
with great effect. The Washington Ar
tillery, by Hagood’s South
Carolino brigade, who acted most gallant
ly throughout, succeeded in silencing a
battery of the enemy's consisting of three
20-pounder Parrotts and two 12-pounder
Napaleons. One of the Parrotts was turn
ed upon the enemy, and contributed to
putting him to flight.
The following note tells of the noble ac
tion of Hagood’s brigade.
On the Field, May 16.
Captain Owens, Washington Artillery —
“I am instructed by General Hagood,
whose brigade captured two 12 pounders,
Napoleons, and three Parrott guus, to re-,
quest a guard over them until they can be
marked. I shall request Colonel Waddy,
of General Beauregard’s Staff, to give
them to you. Please report when they
are together, and I shall be at General
Hagood’s headquarters.
Very respectfully,
Edward Mazyck,
Hagood’s Brigade."
Up to this time the enemy had fought
well and with great stubbornness, but,
driven from his fortifications and pressed
on all sides, he began to fall back rapidly.
Our victory now became easy. Dispirit-,
ed and discomfited the enemy showed but
faint resistance, and the retreat was but a
step removed from a rout. In charging
upon them -a whole regiment threw down
their arms and rushed into our lines.
L From a dozen sources we have reports of
their demoralization, On official authoris :
ty we learn that several hundreds of pri- j
soners captured in the retreat expressed !
the greatest alacrity to cerne on to Rich-,
mond, saying that their time was nearly
out-'-that. they were tired of the war—
and that if they would “only show them j
the road to Richmond, they would come
over without any guard being placed over
them." They seemed to be relieved on
getting out of danger, and glad to accept
any fate other than that of facing the fire
of our men.
The retreat once began ana the enemy
gave way rapidly. Our army continued
to press him and up to 4 o’clock yester
day we had driven him two miles and a
half. Our forces kept well on his hee s,
and captured a good deal of artilleay stores,
arms and ammunition which he a
strewn along the way. Several hundred
prisoners were picked up in squads, and
many of them were under the influence
of liquor— showing that Butler, like
Grant had plied his men with whiskey
before going into battle. This is confirm
ed by dozens of persons from the battle
field, and admits of no doubt.
It is impossible to state just now the
fruits of our victory, but there is no doubt
our armv won yesterday, under the
gallant Beauregard, a most brilliant suc
cess. The fight was commenced yester*
day with the enemy posted in his fortin>
cations, but by seven o’clock our army
had dislodged him, and before the setting
of the sun he had been repulsed aud driv
en back co Proctor’s creek, a distance of
two miles or more. The number of priffi
oners taken is not yet known, but it may
be put down considerably over a thousand
—a Brigadier General among the number
—and, perhaps later accounts may swell it
to several thousand. We captured, also,
a great, deal of artillery some say as much
as twenty-six pieces—besides a quantity
of stores, ammunition r &c. It may be a
day or two before we can know the extent
of our success, but in the meantime let us
be content with the assuraqpe that our
army, under the invincible Beauregard
has won a great victory.
From th c P<tr.-huig I- x » *- -i. I>-
Death of Maj. Gru K ; > - * •
5 We regret to hear that ui the at
Yellow Tavern, Major-Gen. J. R. B- Stu
art, one of our most distinguished cavals
ry officers, and long known for the emi*
nent part he has acted in this war in cons
nection with the army .of Northern Virs
ginia, was mortally wounded. He linger
ed until Thursday morning at half past 7
o’clock, when death terminated the ca*
reer of as gallant a man as ever worship
ed at liberty’s shrine. Gen. Stuart, we
hear, was wounded in a most vital part,
the ball entering just above the hip, pass
ing through, and coming out near the
kidneys. The spine was not touched.
Gen. Stuart was a graduate of West
Point, and not more than thirty years of
age. He was a man of splendid physique
—tali, well proportioned, and had a face
of most prepossing appearance. He was
noted for his comeliness of form and fea
ture at the West Point milii.a’y academy,
and familiarly called by his classmates,
“Beauty,” He was truly brave—too
much so for the good of the Confederate
cause or his own safety—and would, in
spite of all remonstrance, expose himself
unnecessarily on the battle field. He has
followed the gifted Jackson, Ashby, ZoL
licoffer, Jones, Jenkins, Tilghman, Green,
Mouton, McCulloch, Sidney Johnston,
and a host of other heroes, whose names
do not now recur to us, but whose memo*
ry will live in the affections of a grateful
people, as long as liberty and indepen
dence have a devotee. Gen. Stuart was
a native of Henry or Patrick county, Va.,
(we forget which) and leaves a wife and
one or more children, at present residing
in Lynchburg.
Funeral Obsequies. — The Enquirer
states that Geu. Stuart's funeral took
place at St. James’ church, Richmond,
on Friday. The attendance was immense,
and all the high officers of the Govern
ment, in both the civil and military
branches were present. The rector of
St. James, Rev. Mr. Peterkin, officiated,
and among the pall bearers, was General
Braxton* Bragg. The remains were de
posited at Hollywood for the present.
(Correspondence Mobile Register.)
luterestiugr from tbe Trans-
Mississippi.
Clinton, La., May 11, 1864.
The District of Southwest Mississippi and
East Louisiana has only lately received that
military attention from the authorities that it
has a long time needed. It .is true, small
bodies of cavalry have been kept in this re
gion, moving about from place to place, keep
ing the enemy from making forays out from
Baton Rouge and Port Hudson on plundering
expeditions, and occasionally damaging them
in small tights. But a force sufficient to pro
tect the people thouroughly, and keep the en
emy in check in their river strongholds, has
long been needed here, -and seems now' about
to be, for the first time, supplied.
The district has been placed under com
mand of Col. John S. Scott, of the Ist La. Cav.,
! a soldier in active service from the very begin
j ning of the war, and a man of tireless energy
i and approved courage. The Lieut. General
| commanding the Department will furnish, in
j addition to the forces already concentrated in
this district a sufficient number of men, of all
branches of the service, to do good work for
the country during the summer campaign,
j Operations will not be defensive merely.
I Something else is to be done besides
; keeping off from these people the gangs of as
: sassius and thieves who sally out from the
| river to murder and rob the planters. There
; will be blows to give as well as to receive.
! And I confidently predict that the lime is not
; distant when you wili receive news from this
! district that will cheer the hearts of the pco
| pie all over the Confederate States.
r The arrival of Col. Scott has had a most
i happy effect in stimulating the enthusiasm
and patriotism of tbe people. Recruits are
coming in even from the enemy's lines. Now
organizations are forming. The partial de*
moralization caused by illicit trading with
the enemy has been checked by an absolute
prohibition of the trade itself, and the confis
cation of all merchandize in transitu to or from
the Yankee lines. The people begin to see
that war is one thing and peace another, and
| that the only relation they can hold to their
i enemies, is that of hostility, bitter and impla
cable.
This feeling has been strengthened by the
brilliant little affair which Col. Scott anxLCol.
Powers had with the Yankees on the 2d, &t
Comit’s bridge. They advanced from Baton
Rouge by a quick maroh, and thought to sur
prise our little band. Our forces were on one
side of the bridge, the Yankees on the other.
The engagement lasted nearly ail day, butthe
Yankee shells flew over the heads of our troops,
and the enemy was too far off for the rifles
of our dismounted cavalry to have much ef
fect. Towards evening the Yankee cavalry
attempted to cross the bridge by a sudden
dash, but a volley from our whole line sent
them back discomlitted, with considerable loss.
Among those of the enemy who fell, was the
Colonel of the 4th Winconsin cavalry. A no
tice of his death appeared in the New Orleans
Era of the sth. Persons from the vicinity of
Baton Rouge report the. enemy's loss at fifty or
sixty--one authority says seventy-two. Tbe
Confederates had one man killed on the field,
and eight or ten wounded, one of whom has
since died.
From Trans-Mississippi all accounts repre
sent Banks’ array thoroughly “used up.”—
The scattered remnants of it are seeking re
fuge at Fort Hudson, Natchez and Vickburg,
while a portion of onr victorious legions have
gone to assist Gen. Prioe in the demolition of
Steele, if indeed that job has not been already
effectually accomplished, as we hear is the
case. Thus ends the second chapter of the
explorations of Banks is Louisiana. He en
countered there one who had met him before
in the Valley of Virginia—the same Dick Tay
lor who commanded a brigade in Stonewall
Jackson : s army when that Napoleonic soldier
chased the fugacious Yankee one hundred
miles down the valley of the Shedandoah, and
ran him out of Virginia into Maryland It is
no new thing for Dick Taylor to whip Banks.
In truth, if the latter has ever won a battle
anywhere, history has failed to record the
fact. This last campaign puts a finishing
blow to Banks’ reputation as a General—if
he ever had any—and smash all his chances
for the Yankee Presidency. It also interferes
somewhat, we suspect, with the dreams and
arrangements of a little lame leg Dutchman
in the city of New Orleans, bearing the-aris
tocratic name of Michael Hahn, the mock
Duke of Orleans, and tbe soi disant “ Governor ”
of Louisiana. The territorial domain over
which Micheal exercises proconsular functions
is like to grow hke bakers’ loaves when flour
is high, small by degrees and beautifully le?s.
CRESCENT.
Grant s Reserves. —When Grant moved
from Culpeper Courthouse, in his recent march
to Richmond, (says tbe Petersburg Express,)
ho had a large corps de reserve, 30,000 strong,
commanded by Burnside. Where is it now,
asks the New York News? Foi* cow' is the
time to use it. But, says the News, it is a re
served corps no longer, was compelled to
bring it into action on the 6th, the very second
day ot the fight, and it i >ok a prominent part
in the action both »l .; and v and the 9tb,
So Grant has til re tv •xn h • _• his strength.
He lias been <• -tin ■ q \ or several days,
u •able to ic-um- in «of. ... r.nd we may
»> < >■: !, f> V ; to retard
the : its.- i* > n X : xoa with ilia
lit : . • ,4s Ot til vl c. 11 sics.
TBIiBGRAPHICS.
Reports of tho Pres* Association.
Entered according to act of Congress in year
1863, by J. S. Thrashku, in the Clerk s omoe of
the District Court of the Confederate states for
the Northern District of Georgia.
Latest from the Virginia Armies#
Grant Again Making Preparations!
Highly Interesting Northern News I
Grant’s System of Lying Exposed!
Results or the Raiders’ Operations.
Very Latest from North Georgia!
Congressional Proceedings, &€», &c.
Hanover Junction, May 23.—Latest informa
tion represent the bulk of Grant's army near Mil
ford Depot and Bowling Green with pickets some
five or six miles this side.
The impression prevails that there is no chance
of an immediate collision.
Grant will require some time to get ready to
move upon us.
All quiet at 12 m.
Petersburg, May 23.—New York dates of the
17th have been received.
Nothing important from the Army of the Poto
mac.
Grant complains that heavy rains have com
pelled a suspension of operations.
The N. Y. News states that Grant and Stanton
had systematieally misrepresented the real condi
tion of affairs: that they had officially published
that Gen. Lee had abandoned Spottsylvania C.
11. on the 9th and that Hancock entered the place
on that day, and yet on the 16th Lee is still there.
The News places no reliance on anything ema
nating from such a source.
Foxall Parker of the Yankee Navy says he has
cleared the Rappahannock of torpedoes, capturing
a party engaged in planting the same.
Sherman telegraphs that he ha? taken Resaca
after a stubborn fight, and estimates his loss at
3000 ; says he is in pursuit of Johnston, and keeps
the railroad repaired within 7 miles of the rear of
the Yankee army.
Kantz's raiders had returned to Butler. He met
with opposition and did not accomplish all tho
objects of tho expedition.
Sheridan and his raiders have reached Butler
also, and says that he could see the gaslights in
Richmond, had a heavy fight and was successful
in all; took 300 prisoners ; was inside the rebel
works and could have taken the city but was ig
norant of Butler’s position.
Two hundred wounded from Sheridan’s com
mand had reached Fortress Monroe ; also 300 re
captured soldiers.
Butler telegraphs from Bermuda Hundreds on
the 16th May that he had driven the rebels to
their fortifications around Fort Darling, and had
the Fort completely invested.
Sheridan destroyed a million of rations and rol
ling stock and other to the amount of ten
millions.
Gold closed at 176|.
Richmond, May 2?».—General Walker accident
ally rode into the enemy's lines during the fight
on the 20th, and was fired upon. His horse was
killed aud he was wounded in the foot, which re
quired amputation.
Baltimore papers of the 17th contain nothing
important from the seat of war.
Gold closed on the 16th at 175&.
All articles of prime uoeessity had advanced on
former aales.
Atlanta, 23d. —A press reporter left the
front to-day. There has been very little skir
mishing for two days, mostly on our left. The
main body of the enemy seems to have aban
doned the line of the railroad and are at
tempting to mass on our left, to support the
flanking column under McPherson moving on
Dallas. The development of the enemy’s plan s
renders necessary further changes o? position
on our part. These have been made, so that
Johnston remains master of the situation.
There is no straggling and the troops are in
fine spirits andjeonfident.
The Mayor has issued a proclamation for all
citizens not in organisation to report for or
ders. and advising non-combatants -to leave
the city.
Richmond, 23d,—The Senate passseu ttvo
bills amending the act imposing restrictions
upon foreign commerce, giving the same priv
ileges to owners of cargo belonging in part
to any State that they would have if the Con
federate Government owned a share of the ;
cargo
A memorial presented by the Superinten
dent of the Press Association asking the priv
ilege for reporters in the field purchase rations
and forage; referred to the Committee on
1 Military Affairs;
A bill on the ;-ame subject was referred to
the same committee last Friday.
The House passed a bill increasing the pay
of soldiers seven dollars per month.
J. T. Leach of N. C., introdoced resolutions
for the appointment of commissioners to nego
tiate for peace on the basis of independence
and sovereignty of the States ; laid on the
table.
A communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury recommending a modification of the
impressment law so that transportation, clo
thing and subsistence, may be paid for with
certificates of indebtedness, payable two years
after peace in gold, interest payable semi-an
nually in coin, values to be fixed at rates of
year 1860.
“Seported” Eetreat o! Geu.Lee.
Old Sawney Bennett has not improved his
morale as he advances in years. He still con
tinues to lie with all the ardor of a youth.
Read the following:
New Yohk, May' 12 — p. m.—The Herald has
just issued an extra containing the following :
Washington, May 12.—-Very important news
has just been received. The result of the last
great battle in Virginia is the defeat of the
Rebels and the retreat of Lee.
Twenty thousand prisoners and twelve can
non have been captured. It will not take
Grant all the Summer to finish his fight at
this rate
LATER.
Up to writing we have received no confirm
ation of the rumor above mentioned, but the
fact that such a report was current in Freder
icksburg yesterday, shows the buoyant feel
.ings there in regard to our position.
Floriha. —In this State the list of State officers
exempt only fools upieix hundred and fifty. Militia
officers pre not favored. The Floridian states that
it is the intention cf the Governor, if the law bear
that construction, to turn over to conscription any
officer in the Sty to who shtU neglect his duties, es
pecially those intrusted with the relief and support
of soldiers’ families, i A prompt and efficient ad
ministration of the civil government of the States is
of the utmost importance, especially under the pres
ent circumstances of the country,
J ITY MAT TKUS_. j
T. J. JACKSON, LOCAL EDITOR.
Office Sr. Surgeon of Post, f
Columbus, Ga., May 23d, 1804. >
7b the citizens of Columbus and vicinity :
The immediate necessity for sanding provisions
for sick and wounded to the front having passed by,
the applications to the citizens for contributions of
such articles, made through tho Press and Pulpits of
the city, are suspended until further notice.
The prompt and liberal response to my call is
gratefully acknowledged.
GEO. B. DOUGLAS,
• Sr. Surg. in ehg. Hospitals. ,
—« —♦
To it may Concern !
Headquarter's 24th Military District, \
Columbus, Ga., **ay 21,1864. j
The Civil and military Officers of this District,
that have been ordered to report to Maj. Gen. H. C.
Wayne at Atlanta by Gov. Brown, under his late
order, will apply to Adjt. J. N. Cobb, at the Times
Office, who will furnish them with certificate to pro
cure transportation. P. J. PHILLIPS,
my 24 It Col. and A. D. C.
To the Planters !
i
The demand on this Section from the Army for
Com is pressing and heavy. Our stock on hand is
nearly exhausted.
I earnestly beg every planter to deliver at his
nearest depot, on Rail Road or River, fifty to five
hundred bushels of Shelled Corn, to bo consigned to
me within the next ten days; of which notify me-
Sacks will be forwarded or delivered as ordered.
I know the great press upon Planters at this sea
son in cultivating crops, but the urgent necessity of
our army, at this time, makes the above request
necessary.
I trust every planter will respond promptly, to his
utmost ability.
A. M. ALLEN,
Maj. and C. S.
May 24,1864. lOt.
A9l Civil Officers Liable to
iVlilitia Duty Ordered to
Atlanta t
The following dispatch was received from Atlanta
yesterday:
Atlanta, May 23d,
To Adj’t J. N. Cobb:
The order of Goy. Brown is construed by tho Adj’t
and Inspector General as ordering to Atlanta all
civil officers of the State, who are liable to militia
duty, and as requesting such as arc exempt to report
here also. You will remain a few days to give them
transportation.
P. J. PHILLIPS, A. D. C.
Persons embraced in the above classes can be fur
nished with transportation to Atlanta, by calling
on me at the Times Office within the next day or
two.* J. N. COBB, Adj’t.
my 24
Suspended. — will be seen by a card of Dr.
Douglas, Surgeon of the General Hospital in this
city, that the call made for cooked provisions and
vegetables to be forwarded to the sick and wounded
at the Front, is suspended for the present, a3 the
immediate demand is not pressing.
Sales To-Day.— Ellis, Livingston A Cos. will
sell to-day, salt, tobacco, sugar, summer clothing,
hardware, furniture, Ac. See advertisements.
«in ipi
Tme Union Prayer Meeting for the country
will be held the present week at tho Baptist Church
at 4p. in. The public are invited to attend.
Hot Weather. —The last few days have been
excessively hot ar and dry. A good shower is much
needed by the vegetable crops in this vicinity.
i Ho for the Front ! —Lieut. Col. Thompson,
j Capt. Everett, Lieut. Patterson, and a number of
> others left for the Front yesterday afternoon, and
several other militia and civil officers from Musco
gee and Chattahoochee, will leave this morning.
Hurra! for the Governor’s pets. W o expect good
! service from them when the worst comes to the
; worst, 5
Cohn for the Army. —Major Allen makes an
! earnest appeal for corn. Let every planter read
j it and respond at oneo to the utmost extent of
! hi3 ability. Tko time has come when the Confed- j
| eracy expects every man to do his duty, cither in I
i the field or as a provider for the wants of the ar
| my.
Consignees Per M. & G. R. R.. May 24,—Major
Allen, Dillard. Humphries, Capt Cbx, Cothran, J D
Arnold. M Garrett Sc eo, S R Pondin, M Woodrufi,
V D Tharp, Jno Eady, D Snow, J M Frazer, Eagle
Factory, eolumbus Faotory, M N Cary, E T Shep
herd, Norman W Smith, oolumbu3 Iron Works, J
Ligon Sc co, Anderson (servant), Mrs Bardweli.
I
T&e “On to Atlanta."— Appreciating, from the
experience of the past, the natural excitement at
tendant upon the reported proximity of a hostile
army to a densely populated city, and understand
ing, as we believe in our humble judgment we do,
the true situation in front, we resigned y and pa
tiently shut our ears against the thousand and one
idle rumors of very idle people, and deal only with
such facts as come to hand through legitimate sour
ces.
We are not of the class who have lost sight of the
fact that Gen, Johnston and the Army of Tennessee
were created for other and even more important
purposes than the mere defense of the city of At
lanta. Georgia.
We have sufficient to satisfy us that Gen. John
ston is conducting his campaign as he deems best,
and will resort to those expedients which in his own
manured judgment will best consummate the great
end in view—the defeat of Sherman, with the de
termination not to be manoeuvred into a battle un
der disadvantages.
The “On to Atlanta,” so rashly begun, can never
be completed. We have assurances of this sact —
it might be indiscreet to print, and would certainly
require too much space to elucidate. So far as our
own city i3 concerned, while wo confess we could
wish the enemy were much further removed from it,
it is much more secure now from Federal cavalry
raids by the proximity of our own army than when
Gen. Johnston was at Dalton.— Southern Confeder
acy, 31st.
S.ate Horn Memphis.
We have a copy, says the Mobile Tribune, of
the Memphis Bulletin of tire 10th inst. We
lenrn from it that Gen. Washburne, who is in
command, has issued an order which entirely
prohibits trade with the country outside. It
also prohibits any citizen from passing—un
less specially permitted—the picket lines be
yond the city; and so strict is the order that
persons outside the lines who may come with
in them will not be allowed—except on per
mit—to return outside. On the river, travel
will still proceed. All trade with the country
outside the lines must cease ; such commerce
is utterly prohibited.
We copy the following from the Bulletin :
FROM RED RIVER.
A gunboat arrived hero last evening from below,
and accounts heard by those about her show that
the difficulties of Banks’position were developing
themselves to an unfortunate degree. It was cur
rently stated that the rebels had constructed at
least three batteries on Red River, between Alex
andria and tbe mouth, where that stream enters
the Mississippi. The Eastport, it is also stated,
had her guns removed, and it being found impos
sible to get her off, being aground, she was blown
up with gunpowder, to prevent her falling into
rebel hands. This is a serious loss, for the East
port was accounted the very best iron clad in the
service.
The same authority states that the batteries
will seriously interfere with, if not altogether pre
vent the remainder of the gunboats from passing
down stream. Two of thorn, the Covington and
the Signal, are reported to have fallen into the
hands of the enemy. There is no doubt about tbe
loss of the Eastport.
EP.UK ARKANSAS.
The steamer commercial arrived from Little Rock
on yesterday morning. From her officers we get the
following news, the latest from that point:
When the steamer left, on Thursday last, Steele’s
forces were in the city, and the place was considered
sate, though the citizens were still alarmed. Our
troops were in line of battle when the Commercial
left, l'ine Bluff is in the same condition, no ont
alarmr.ri but the citixens, some of whom are leaving.
Dobbins, with hi? regiment, is between Arkansas
and St. !■ ranois r ivers, burning cotton andconseript
lag. Some of the rebel env dry had gon ein the di
rection of Fort Smith, probably with the view of
capturing that place. Our informant spates that
they had taken Dardanelles before the boat left,
though we c»uld obtain no pariiculars. This is aj
sma!l town below Fort Smith, and they suppose j
Government stores to be there, a.3 well ua tao latter j
place.
fFraiu the Meinpli s /-.ppcalj 2fnt.j
iu U ij £I HI ‘5 SJL - “ "»> ■.» S k wktCJf-
Tho return yesterday and th*s morning ol the
relief committees from the frout, would indicat*
that no uariy engagement between the two armies
now cor fronting each other is anticipated. The
general supposition stems to be that Gen. John
ston in 1 fortify himself on thehii.i. and mountain*
ttia side of tboEiowah river, whero be will be en
abled to check tho flanking operations of tho ene
my and hold him successfully at b..y while ou*
cavalry forces can operate upon his tuar. rsber*
man certainly occupies a most dangerous
ardous position, with his communication
extending from Louisvillo to Etowah, and if ha
is not brought to grief while in this fix, we shall
be forced to the conclusion that ou- military au
thorities are sadly deficient in both strategy and
energy, and that all the patriotism of b >th leur.es
see and Kentucky have either gone into our army
or flown South before the Yankee army.
Had we been told three years ago that the one
: my ever could have operated the railroad .-ocurely
and successfully from Louisville to Knoxvi,. ; and
Etowah, we should have regarded the asse.uoa
as the wild utteranco of a lunatic or a madman
Yet such is now the lamentable fact. The enemy
are now daily and hourly running the cars through
the States of Tennessee and Kentucky with the
same impunity thftt they run them through the
j States of Maine and Massachusetts. The fact is a
stain upon the patriotism, courage and resolution
of our people, which we yet hope to see removed
before the summer campaign is over.* So inviting
a field for successful enterprise has rarely been
presented in the progress of any war. Shcrmaa
could not stay in Georgia twenty days it a suffi
cient cavalry force were sent and kept in his rear
to cut and break up his communications, and we
continue to indulge the uopethat some such poli
cy as this is comprehended within tho plans of
our commanding gcLerals.
From tho congratulatory order of Gen. Johnston
to his troops, we infer that he does not intend to
fall back any further in this direction, and while
our infantry are taking a breathing spell on thi*
side of tho Etowah, wo hope to hear of the advent
of Forrest, with his ten thousand braves, either in
Middle Tennessee or between the enemy and Chat
tanooga. The announcement of such a fact to
Sherman would very soon put him on the back
track, and once started, he would not be permitted
to stop this side of the Ohio river. It may bo that
in the estimation of our commanders, the time
for such a demonstration has not yet come, that
the fruit is not yet ripe enough for pluckicg, but
when it does come, we will hazard the prediction
that Sherman will never reach Louisville with
half the army he has brought into Georgia. May
God speed the day when the hegira from our bor
ders shall commence.
The appearance of Forrest in Middle Tennessee
at this time, would speedily add to his ranks not
less than three to five thousand men, who, in con
junction with his present force, and Gen. John
ston iu the rear, would make Sherman’s retreat to
the Ohio more hazardous and fatal than was that
of Napoleon from Moscow. We rest in tho hope
that our hearts may be gladdened before the lapse
of many more days by some good news of this
character.
Since the foregoing was written, we have re
ceived information which makes it probable that
Gen. Johnston’s next stand for defense will be
made along the line of the Chattahoochee, at least
this is the opinion of many who are familiar with
the present movements of the army. In this there
is nothing at all alarming, as tho near approach
of the enemy to Atlanta will necessarily call out
the entire military strength of the State, and Gen.
Johnston will thus gain an addition of at least
twenty thousand men to his ranks. It now be
hooves every man who can load a gun and pull a
trigger, to hold himself in readiness for the final
contest. A defeat at this great distance from hi*
base, will prove disastrous to the enemy, and that
he can be defeated, no one for a moment doubts,
if every man will do his duty.
We learn, moreover, that the relief committees
have all been ordered to the front again this mor
ning, some of whom are of the opinion that Gen.
Johnston will force the enemy to an engagement
before falling back further. In the present con
fused state of affairs, it is extremely difficult to get
hold of satisfactory information on the subject, and
our only alternative is to await the current of event*
as they transpire.
Gen. Breckinridge's Battle. — Ou Friday
last, at 6 a. m., Major General Breckinridge moved
from Staunton down the Valley to Newmarket. —■
On Sunday following, he engaged Seigel 3 miles
above New Market, and by Sunday evening, at 7
o’clock, had defeated and driven him beyond the
Shenandoah river 3ix miles from New Market —
having marched forty-nine miles, fought, defeat
ed and routed the onemy, cumbering from seven
to ten thousand, in two days and a half. Thi*
simple statement will show our readers that ce
lerity of movement, as well as vigor of action, did
not desert our cause when Stonewall Jackson
died — Petersburg Express, 1 9th.
—g*
OmCK Mobile & Girard R. R. 1
Cblumbus, Ga., May sth, '64. j
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
Company, will be held at the Office, Girard, Ala.,
on Wednesday, 6th day of July next, at 11 o’clook,
when the election for President and Directors will
take place.
By order J. M. FRAZER, Seo’y.
my 24 td
AU CTION SALES,.
Hy Ellis, Livingston & Cos.
FOR SHRILLS AT PAR.
AN TUESDAY, 24th of May, at 10 o,clock. w«
V/ will 3ell in front of our store,
ft LIKELY NEGRO GIRL
14= Tears Old,
for $5 bills at par. my 23 $7
By Ll3is, Livingnton A Co*
ON Tuesday, 24th May, at 10 o’clock, wo will seM
in front of our store.
50 Sacks Salt;
25 Boxes Tobacco ;
10 Boxes Sugar ;
20 Beams Note Paper ;
20 Pair of Shoe3 ;
25 Summer Goats ;
Hardware ;
Furniture;
Crockery;
1 Fine English Pistol and Belt (com
plete) &e., &c.
my2ltds sl2 50
Races Postponed!
The Races, advertised to come off on the 24th inst.
over the Chattahoochee Course, near Columbus, Ga.,
are postponed until further notice.
my 23 ts C. S. PRYOR.
Notice,
I would respectfully request contributions fro*
the citizens of Columbus and vicinity, of old Linea
or Cotton doth, for the use of tho wounded’in hos
pital. W. A. ROBERTSON,
Surgeon in Charge,
may 19 iw Lee Hospital.
City Tax Payers,
T AM instructed by Council to close the books fat
I receiving CITY TAX RETURNS, on the Ist day
of July next. All parties not making returns by
that day will be doubled taxed.
My office will continue to be at the atoro lef
H. Jfiddlebrooks, on Broad street.
M. M. MOORE,
may 19 2w Clerk,
Attention, Tboßipsoo Battalion!
Hsadquartkrs Thompson’s Battalion, 1
Columbus, Ga., May 20. /
General Orders, I
No. 2. ;
The command officers of this Battalion will as
semble at the Opeiika & West Point R. R. Depot,
on Tuesday morning, 24th inst., prepared to tak«
the train to Atlanta,
By order LIEUT. COL, THOMPSON.
W. L. Salisbury, Adj’t.
Enrolling Office Removed*
T/l E Enrolling Office has been removed to the
h. Lo weli Warehouse, up stairs.
W. S. DAVIS,
may 19 ts Capt.. & Engrolling Officer,
Cvensilne Goal’s Thread
ALT. sizes, at the lowest market price, for sale s
wholesale and retail by
may Hi 6t 11. FISHACKEft
