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Wimts. j* W, WAUBERi - * - Editor. Friday Morniag. May 87, 1864. **>'■' Pwm the Front. We are indebted to the Montgomery Adver tiawTor a Spfecial telegram Informing irs that the battle has been joined between Generals Johnston and Sherman. The press dispatch contains nothing and “always did,” and we would advise Mr. Thrasher to re-organise his corps of reporters immediately. We are afraid that the present corps lacks courage, and keeps too far in the rear. According to “Ora’’ the fight has been going on two days, and the press man has just ascertained that our army lias moved westward. We hope to know something by noon. Os Go'casn. — - The pr©63 received a private dispatch last night from the President of the Telegraph Company stating that the weekly tolly would-, he doubled.ftfter the first of Jonc. We presume that this advance is in conse* quence cf the great diminution and rapid ap preciation of the currency. A Patriotic Letter—An Example for South ern Planters. j The following letter has been received by Major Dillard in reference to his recent cail upon the planters ot the country for corn : Columbus, Ga., May 26th, 1864. Major Dillabd :~—l have just seen your call upon the planters for corn, and although I haven’t a grain to spare under ordinary cir cumstances, yet I will divide what I have with ,our bleeding army in the field. These times are ixtraordinary, and we must not expect hill rations either to men or horses. Allow me to say that such ealls will bring hundreds of bushels where impressments would not com mand one. As for the money, that is not ne cessary to insure from the, patriotic more tbau they can well afford to spare. Respectfully, yours, • N'ow this is the way for a man to feel and act who baa a right appreciation of the issues invert zed in this revolution. The writer of the above letter kuow3 (what every intelligent man mn3t know) that if our brave men in the field are not sustained, it will very soon come to puss, that whatever he may now have on hand, Add what his lands may yield hereafter, will be hi3 no longer. We shudder to think of the consequences of our armies being forced to abandon Richmond and Atlanta. Nothing can produce this result but the want of sup plies. If the planters wilLbutfeed the armies at those two points, they will, with the bless ing of God, work out the salvation and inde pendence of the country this year. Let every man go immediately to work to prepare his surplus for shipment. Let him stint himself and “divide,” in the patriotic spirit of the let ter above, “with our bleeding army in the field.” Dan t wait till the crop is laid by. That will be too late. The army is fighting now, and must be fed now. See to it, planters of the South, that you do y.our whole duty, and that quickly. Special Correspondence of the Times. Atlanta, May 25. # Dea» Times : My trip to tbis city was at tended with the usual iaconviences of railroad travel in war times. I had an agreeable time with Gov. Brown’s “new issue,” a ndrae which they are quite willing to adopt, as they say “there is no discount on it.” Judging from the specimens that I have seen, I am favorably impressed with it, as it is mostly composed of men who have already seen service from one to two years in the Provisional Army, and who have resigned or been discharged on ac count of wounds, sickness or pressing domes tic relations, and afterwards elected to some civil or militia office. Perhaps this is the “first series,”-as they say on the Confederate bills, and the second series will be composed of those who have not learned from ac tual service, that prompt obedience to com mands of superiors is the first and highest duty of a soldier. Let this be as it may, when all report there will be a large number, if not a preponderance of those who are skilled in military, and combining as they will a fair average of the intelligence of the State, and proper leaders, they may be of much service. From the best information that I can gather, their services will be required at no distant day in this section. Gen. Wayne, it is said, reported to General Johnston on yesterday, and, of course, he (Gen. Johnston) will give direction to the movement of all, as in every instance, when the militia and the regular army co-operate. Governor Brown is here giving direction to the organisation of this force. He has doffed his silk hat and donned a regular slouch bea ver ala militare. Rumors in Atlanta are as thick as black berries in their season. I was connected with Stonewall Jackson's army in the campaign from the battles of Richmond to the battles near Fredericksbnrg, and have learned how much credit to give reports in the neighbor hood of great opposing armies when a genenal engagement is impending. Extravagant as press reports often prove to be, when collated, as is frequently the case, from a hundred ru mors from unofficial circles in the vicinity of our army, they do not compare with the de tailed accounts from which they are sifted.— Persons at a distance, thro ugh the press as sociation composed of experts in their busi ness, get more accurate information than those immediately in the rear of the army.— As an object subtends a less angle in propor tion to its distance so an account of a success, ora reverse, or a movement of an army is of ten modified and diminished from a distance by those far from the excitement and imme diate effects of the sceues described, seen or felt. Gen. Johnston, by movements of ihe enemy on his left, has left Marietta uncovered. A large force of the enemy are near Dallas in Paulding county, and Polk aud Hardee are confronting him. Rumors has it that the en emy designs to strike the Railroad between this city and LaGrange : another supposition is that he will make his way towards Selma, Alabama: still another, which I believe to be the correct oue, is tuai he is maneuvering to strike Atlanta, at some unexpected point.— Our line is perhaps not more than thirty miles from this point at this time. Whatever may be his intentions, there is but one opinion here: all agree that Gen. Johnston is equal t» the emergency, and, though noted for his ret iceoce, he has already matured his plans, or will mature them as occasion presents, with his capacious mind., so as to baffle and defeat his foe. , . On reaching this city on yesterday, I dis covered unmistakable signs of that anxiety which on invading army invariably arises. A few families >f refugee* were temporarily dom iciled in some box d&!rs near the depot, while their plunder wa3 scattered along the platforms awaiting transportation, and knots of persons, civil and mil itary, were grouped about the streets discussing, I presume, the probable movements and deft#® 3 of the enemy. Many storesseomed to bo‘closed. A ru mor went the rounds that Walker’s Division was then fighting the enemy near Dallas, and that the guns could be distinctly heard in the distance (skir mishing I presume). . „ The Mayor has Issued his Proclamation, ordering all male citizens capable of beating arms, without regard to occupation, who ar§ not in State or Con federate service, to Oifeanize into companies, ail who fail to do so in a given time are requested to leave. I fear that army correspondents often answer the purpose of spies to the enemy unwittingly, to grat ify a morbid appetite for news to the public. I would not even approach that fiery border, where patriot ism is swallowed up in treason. Numbers of our army and its movements should not, as a general rule, be published. It would not be any. however, to state that I think an average of one hundred men to each Senatorial District will respond to Governor Brown’s call. r, P'. S. The report in Atlanta papers about the cap ture of Resacoa is not credited. Report that Wa! - ker*s Division encountered McPherson .is credited. R. [From our Special Correspondent.] From tlie Georgia Front. AlAtoona, Ga., May 22d, 1864. Editor Times: —l would have written before this late date, had I not been so continuous ly engaged for the last two weeks in the ex oiting events which surround us. Having reached this point, a breathing spell is permit ted, and I. take advantage of it to post you and readers. So much baa been written and read of our movements since we left Dalton, of our defence around it, that I cannot hope to interest though I may instruct. Dalton being the starting point, a line or so, as to our position and ability to hold it against any direot attack, may not be out of place. Northeast, north, northwest and west of Dalton, runs a range of mountains, called here Chittanooga Ttidge, sloping gradually to wards the town, but presenting a precipitous front to the enemy. The mountain is cut by two Gaps—“ Mill Creek” and“‘Dug Gap.” Tho former is much more accessible than the lat ter. To the east, although We did not the mouatain range for a barrier, was render ed quite as formidable by heavy earthworks for infantry, and every few hundred yards, six, eight and ten gun batteries. The entire line forming a half circle, Mill Creek Gap the centre, Dug Gap the left, and fortified po sitions on the right—a Gibraltar to Yankees at least. They came forward to the attack very cautiously—felt of us for several days, and finally left us to enjoy the sylendid scene ry in front, while they moved to our rear by Snake Gap, which had been left open to them if they desired to take advantage of it. We immediately evacuated, and fell back to Re saca, and formed a line of fight—to use a camp phrase—and immediately entered into a lively skirmish with the varlets, ending at dark. Dhring the night, the ring of the axe, pick and shovel warned us that General John ston was going to take his time about things. The rising sun witnessed our readiness, and, in a few moments, the columns of the enemy could be seen advancing. On they come, steadily, splendidly, until within range, and volLey after volley sends many an unshriven sdul to perdition. No line can stand such a murderous fire, and they turn in confusion and fly to the timber for protection. Again and again they formed and essayed to drive us by force of numbers alone, but it was use less—our boys stood firm, immovable, and the enemy abandoned the attempt to force our positions. Our loss was considerable; that of the enemy must be very heavy. Finding that we could, not be run over, they ran around us, and again we changed positions and fell back to Calhoun, and confronted the enemy. After heavy skirmishing and repulsing them at this point, we fell back to Kingston, then Adiars ville, fighting and punishing the enemy severely whenever he gave us an opportunity. A general engagement we could not get out of them. He has a singular hankering for the rear, and Gen. John ston was indisposed to accommodate him. After leaving Kingston we fully expected to bring him to the fighting line at Cassville or Cartersvilie.— Heavy demonstration always ending in rapid flank movements was his game. Finally ws crossed the Etowah and the enemy remained stationary at Cartersvilie. We fear he scents danger in the breeze, and will fail us when we turn upon him. It is understood here that we will fallback further—to Marietta, or perhaps Chattahoochee River, if we do I have not the most remote idea that the ene my will follow. Ido not think Sherman will give battle south of Oostanaula River ; if be does he is ruined beyond redemption. The casualties during the various engagements have been pretty sever 4. As near as can be as certained on our side it wili foot up 500 killed and 4,000 wounded. The loss of the enemy must large ly exceed ours. We fought them at an advan tage on every occasion. A safe calculation would be 20,000 killed and wounded. Gen. Johnston has exhibited every characteristic of a great lead er. His positions are chosen and his lines formed in a few momenta. No confusion, no bother; every man knows bis place and is in it. — Not a wagon has been abandoned nor dead horse seen, unless it be those killed on the field. His army lie down and sleep as quietly at night, un less ordered to move, as they would each under his own roof. A feeling of confidence in hi3 abili ty to lead us to certain victory fills every mind i and animates every heart. Cherishing such sen ! timents we cannot be defeated, unless it be that the God of battles decides against us, and our cause. Our hearts have been filled with regret that we have surrendered so much of this good old State to the enemy temporarily, and we look forward anxiously for the words “about face.”— When it does come we will wake up these old hills around us with a shout that shall dry up the blood of our hated foes in their veins. Until then or other proper occasions ‘"aw revoir.” Orderlt. Taking Cae3 cf Sambo.—The Memphis News states that before the battle of Pleasant Hill, Gen. Dick Taylor sent-in by flag of truce a letter to Gen. Banks, in which be toid him that if negro troops were used against the Confederate army, he (Taylor) would raise the black flag and show no quarter. The News | thinks it may be owing to this fact that no | negro troops were engaged, they having i been sent to the rear (or rather the front) to guard the baggage train oa its way back to Grand Score. The Memphis papers say that the Confeder ates are preparing for a raid on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. [Prom ihe Richmond Bx-im:aor] The Situation in Virginia. When Grant crossed the Rapidan, the Germanna and JBShr fords, Gen. Lee’s ar my was in he neighborhood of Minerun, i jix or eight miles from the point of Grant s "crossing. Grant advanced on Lee and -attacked : was beaten and driven to the UnTfrom wWfc his advance had been made. Grant's aim in this encounter, had evidently been to force his way on Rich mond over the arujj of „Lee. Defeated in this purposehO did not choose; to try again, but attempted to evade his adver sary and pursue his course to Richmoud by passing down the Rappahannock, and .then advancing far to the right of the point at which he had left Lee’s army. But Gen. Lee bad moved on a iine paral lel to that on which Grant had marched ; and when the latter made his second ads j vance on the interior of the country, he j was struck by Lee at Spottsylvania Court House, as lie had previously been struck in tlie Wilderness on his first advance from the base oi the Rappahannock. Here they fought three days. After an enormous slaughter of his troops, Grant became satisfied that he could not accoms plish his march to Richmond through that road, and desisted from the attempt. He now attempts again, for the second time, the identical maneuver, which he tried after his first defeat ip the Wilder ness. Again he moves to the eastward, down the valley of the Rappahannock; and presently he will again attempt to ad*» vance, far to the east of the scene of the late battle. This movement will cause a correspond ing change of position toward the east by General Lee. The two armies will prob'* ably come into collision for the third time at some point near the Richmond and Fredericksburg railroad, between Guinea station and Milford* depot. About five miles on the side of the first named point there is a stretch of open country and high ground which would furnish a splen* did theater for Gen. Lee’s powerful artil lery j and here, perhaps, he may endeavor to bring the enemy on his guns. It is always possible that Grant may decline another battle at present, and con tinue the route down the valley of the Rappahannock or Mataponi, till he reach** es the waters of York, and the peninsula. But such a step, always improbable, be comes doubly so in view of Butler’s wretch ed failure and approaching grief. Nor has Grant yet evinced, in any manner, a satiety of slaughter. How many of the brutes under his orders shall be killed to* day, is a question which not trouble him. Indeed his resolution is manifest, Either the present army of the United States now accumulated in Virginia, shall take the country, or it shall be completely destroyed. These are the chosen alter natives of Grant and his Government. In case of failure Grant wants a big butcher bill, which will startle away the ridicule of his failure. As for his Government, in no case can it be willing that the brutal ized army shall ever return to the United States. If it is victorious, it will remain here as the proprietor of our lands and houses; if it is beaten it must stay here under the ground. Its return home, vic tor or vanquished, would be the beginning of wild revolution and anarchy. The Yankee Government does not want its army to come back, to overturn authority, rob banks and sack cities. It will be much obliged to Grant if he gets it cut to pieces. And he is the man to oblige them in that matter. Gen. Xiee announces that the Federal forces hold Masaponax church, five miles from Fredericksburg. There are melan choly, or short-witted persons, who are a little disturbed at the fact, that despite these battles and defeats, Grant has moved from the Germanna ford to the Fredericks burg railroad j and by stretehing a com* pass over the map they find the last point nearer to Richmond than the first. Has Grant, then approached, or advanced? Certainly not. When two armies are thus opposed, one of them can never be said to have advanced when it has only occupied a position which it might have taken at any time without opposition from the other. Now, there is no point in the valley of the Rappahannock which Grant might not have occupied at the first mo ment, unmolested by General Lee. The line which the latter defends, runs paral lel with the river, and Grant has not got ten a step nearer Richmond until he can cross Lee’s line He has twice tried to do so at points of his own choice, and has had some sixty or seventy thousand of his men slaughtered. We cannot reason ably anticipate any other result in the third effort. Nor can we be sure that a third defeat, however sanguinary, will be decisive. Grant is commander-in-chief of the whole armed force of the United States; he can, and he will, draw it from every quarter, even fiom Chattanooga, to reinforce his “depleted” command. There may be several battles like that of Spott s * sylvania Court House. But the Southern army is not displeased at the prospect. The unanimous declaration of our offis cers and soldiers is, that they had rather fight the army of the Potomac under Grant than under any of the generals who have hitherto commanded it. He makes his men drunk with whisky, and brings them to the muzzle of the gunsjn mass es. In that state, men are insensible to danger, but are also incapable of fighting. They came up to our works on Thursday morning, roaring like beasts. Many of them threw away their muskegs as they jumped on the breastworks, and then, udm armed, bawled at our troops as “damned rebels, lor whonf there’s no quarter.” The principle thus enunciated suited the occupants perfectly well, and they illustra ted it on their teachers’ person. All the prisoners taken were found stupid or fran tic from alchohol. We hear the same story in all of Grant’s battles. There is little reason to fear for the result of the coming struggle. Our army is scarcely scratched. Our men are keen for more fighting, and stragglers are unseen in the rear, Summer’s Job. —ln an official dispatch from General Grant to the Secretary es War. dated 3 o’clock, a. ui., Wednesday* llth of May, he | says : We have now ’ended the sixth day of very j hard fighting. The result to this time, is much in oar favor. Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the enemy. I think tue loss of the enemy must be the grea i ter. We have taken over 5,000 prisoners in I battle, while he has taken from us but few, except stragglers. I propose to fight it out on this line, if it takes all the summer. CITY MATTERS. T. J. JACKSON, ....|. LOCAL EDITOR L. ’ ' .-aF&’Y . _ >1 - —-■»«-?“ ■g-’-gfr - , —-rac—s r- r —•? -y--ftotiee. -ftotiee. The Doftglas Ambulance Corps will. Se at the Muaeogee.il. R. Depot, on this day,At 6 iz Jii, to assist in removing the wounded from the-bars to the ambulances and hospitals. H. L. GOODRICH. May 27. Pres't. Douglas Ambulance C ommittee Wll dieert at the Counting Room of Goodrich & Cos., at 10 o’clock on business of importance. H. S. OOODBICH, May 27. . ,*•- "* Pres’t. * , Notice. The friends,, and acquaintances of Mr. David Hudson, and Dr. E. F.‘ Colzy and Mrs. Mary A. Colzj, are invited to attend the funeral of the lat- I ter, this (Friday) afternoon at 4} o’clock, from the | residence corner of 'Jackson and Randolph Streets, may 27*11 Fink Strawberries.—We .received yesterday from the hands of one of the fair sox, a basket of splendid seedling strawberries, the largest and finest flavored we have seen this year. We place considerable stress upon the fact that this delicious present was extended" By the hands of the lady herself—no “slouch” at that, but the very 3yno nym of grace and loveliness, upon whose soft cheeks, the blushes of eighteen summers have wrought their di finest charmsa being of poetic looks and exquisite structure, so etherealized and sublimated that even a Local (those patterns of rectitude) could not gaze upon her without expe riencing a consciousness of inferiority. We eyed the strawberries and then the lady, and were at a loss to know which most to admire, but finally settled down on “she.” We had just been mora lizing as to which forms the largest element in the composition of a Local, vanity or humbuggery, at and had about settled down in the conviction that strawberry time was about over and all our gentle and refined hints about being fond of them and having no money to purchase, had fallen harm less to the ground without producing the desired effect. But there are no hours in life so fraught with hope as those where fell despair seems to take possesion of thescul, and just in the nick of time along comes this charmer as a stray sun beam to dissipate the gloomy train of our reflec tions. But there is no use in talking. We can’t do the subject justice ? Left. —A fine company, reorganized out of Howard’s Battalion, under command of Captain Jarrett, left for the camp at Macon yesterday af ternoon. The company is composed of young men about 18 years old, who are as fine looking set of fellows as we have seen. The boys left in the highest spirits, and we predict that they will make their mark if they get a chance at the enemy. We also noticed on the train, which was a very long one and crowded to suffocation, Messrs. Wm* L. Sherman, Elbert Wells, and Sam Jaques who were en route to the front, in response to Gov. Brown’s proclamation. Two of these are old sol diers and will feel at home in the service. Besides those there was a whole car load of the “pets” bound for the same destination. We wish them all much success and honor. gifted daughters—a beautiful tribute to departed merit. Asa composition it will amply repay a pe rusal. While it is highly ornate id style, it is re plete with a depth and power of feeling that can only be found enshrined in the heart of woman. We trust to be favored often with the brilliant out burstings of the polished mind of our eorrespond ent. Greenwood <fc Gray have just received a lot of superior rice from Savannah. See advertisement. In Memoriam. Ah ! what is life; a bubble on a stream ; A vision bright; a half remembered dream. The passing events of the evil days on which we have fallen, speak with silent eloquence of the brevity and uncertainty of life, the hec atombs of chivalrio braves who have been offered to the cruel Moloch of battle, none more lamented as a gifted, polished, patriotic, Christian soldier have fallen than Lieut. Eddie Kexdbee, who was killed in the recent battle in Virginia on the 7th of May, ere,' spring flowers had faded and given place to the glories of his twentieth summer. Not in accordance with the usual spirit of obit uary eulogy would we offer our simple tribute to the noble dead, but it is due the memory of so gal lant a soldier, that his manifold virtues, a3 a lov ing brother, an only and devoted son of a wid owed mother, be known. Hi3 mental faculties were of the highest natural order and had been cul tivated with rare assiduity ; his manners, the per fection of grace and dignity ; while his whole life as a consistent member of the church, spoke beau tifully of his Christian faith, which was a living, vitalizing principle, animating him at all times; — pure religion was the guiding star of his life, and has now mingled its rays with the glorious efful gence which surrounds the throne of the Eternal. How distinctly do his loved ones now recall his words, “I am off for Virginia again, mother, not with the same light-hearted boyish gayety, that 1 felt when first entering the service three years ago, for I have seen and felt too much suffering, but my confidence in the rectitude of our cause is strong; and my faith in the ju3t providence of the ‘righteous God of the widow and orphan' is still bright; so mother, do not fear.” ,Yet death claimed her glorious boy, and amid the din of battle his spirit winged its eternal flight to serener realms far from earth’s sorrows. Oh ! Death, “nurse of dream less slumbers,” with ruthless hand thou hast stricken down the idol of loving hearts, in the bloom of manhood, with life’s alluring prospect stretching gay and bright before him, colored with the golden hues of youth and hope. Eddie is gone. No mother’s gentle voice to soothe her dy ing boy—no tender sister near to watch the faint of his lamp of life, which once made bright the happy circle of his home—no stately obsequies, imposing ritual, or hearse with nodding plume ; but he has found a soldier’s grave, kissed by the sunbeams that warm the green f distant Virginia. And we mourn the food hopes that have paled, the bright anticipations that have died, and yet when years shall have faded into the dim twilight of the past, and we have in long dreary days “watched not fer his coming, listened not for word or sound,” memory, blessed gift of God, shall faithfully reproduce every fond look, every gentle tone ; and we can see again the pure, the gifted dead who now slumbers dreamlessly| ’neath the soil ; but whose bright example will ever live in the hearts of those who loved him. - Eddie—friend —fareweilt Words fraught with agonizing power—the solemn knell for the funeral cortege of dead hopes. Yet— “ Who can live beneath a starless sky On earth, whose flowers are gone ?” And we can hear th e soft flutter of hope’s golden ! tinted pinions, and are angel-haunted in our ! dreams of a happy re-union beyond the stars. Tuskegee, Ala. E. P. R. Blockade Statistics.— ln 1861 and 1862, I thirty steamers left the Clyde for “a market.” i In 1863,, there were twenty-eight steamers I from the Clyde. Ot the thirty steamers of ihe ! two years first named, only four have totally j escaped aqd survived to the date of the report. Os the twenty-eight steamers of 1863, five had been captured. ggLaSRAPEIC. Reports of the Prow isiociation. Entered according, to act of Congress in the year 1868*by J.C nASHEt, tho Clerk $ office of £ the District 6ourt of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Qg|rsia. Latest the Georgia Front. Supposed Engagement near Dallas! Everything Cheerful at the Front! Latest Intelligence from Virginia. The Beast Gradually Withdrawing. Proceedings Confederate Congress. Atlanta, May 26.—The army having advanced from the line of the railroad westward, our infor mation comes more irregular. Firing was heard last evening and again to-day it is supposed about thirty miles from here, be tween Marietta and Dallas. “Pres# reporters have gone to the fpont. Gov. Brown is here with the State Reserve troops. There is a feeling of hopeful confidence among all parties No communications received from Gen. Johnston to-day. Richmond, May 26.—The only news from the South side to-day, is that two monitors and sev eral transports droppod down the river last night and have disappeared from view of our scouts this morning. Richmond, May 26.—The Senate has passed a bill increasing the pay of Generals assigned to duty at the seat of Government. Also, a bill to provide for the issue of ceatificates of indebtedness payable in coin. Nothing of interest in the proceedings of the House. Macon, May 26.—The following resolution was unanimously adopted, to-day, at the City Prayer Meeting. Resolved, that Christians of this meeting request the City Editors to send the following as a press telegram all over the land : The Christians of Macon, Ga., ask their breth . ren everywhere in the Confederacy to unite with them in prayer for our country daily at 5 o'clock, p. m. Mobile, May 25. A special dispatch to the Advertiser A Register, dated Senatobia 24th, says that the Chicago Tri bune of the 19th, and Memphis Bulletin of the 21st, have been reeeived, from which is gleaned the following: Grant’s losses, exclusive of Burnside’s, foot up 45,000. They claim to have captured 8,000 pris oners, 40 guns and 20 stands of oolors. Seigel is reported to have been badly thrashed by Breckinridge. A courier reports that it is not so, and says that Seigel gained a victory, losing 600, and that Breckinridge lost 1,000. There is nothing definite from Banks. [Special Dispatch to the Montgomery Advertiser.] Alatoona, via Atlanta, May 24. McPherson’s corps crossed the Etowah Friday night, at Gillam’s Bridge, three miles south of Kingston, fortifying both sides of the river, and moving in the direction of Dallas, 35 miles north west of Atlanta. A sufficient force has marched to intercept them. Heavy firing was heard to-day at noon in that direction. Gen. Wheeler went on a scout to Cassville, Sun day night. Hooker’s corps was still there. The enemy burnt the iron works and flour mill on the Etowah Sunday night. Wheeler captured the guard at Cartersvilie the same night. On Saturday our cavalry skirmished heavily with the enemy. Hood’s corps is at the Etowah, the railroad bridge being reconstructed. All the trains were sent south of the Chatta hoochee as a precautionary measure. A battle is anticipated between Dallas and Pow der Spring. The confidence and enthusiasm of the army un abated. [Special to the Montgomery Advertiser.] / Acworth Ga., May 25th, \ Five mile3 S. W. of Altoona, via Atlanta. J Heavy skirmishing commenced yesterday at noon, between Polk’s and McPherson’s corps, near Lost Mountain, 12 miles South of West from Marietta, and 5 miles North East of Dallas. At sp. m., the conflict raged with great violence, our troop3 meeting the enemy hand to hand. No particulars were obtained up to sundown. It is reported that the ene my was repulsed with severe loss. Geu. Wheeler left for the enemy’s rear on Monday night. The, fight is progressing this morning. The Front. Atlanta, May 25—Noon. It is next to impossible to obtain defininite knowledge of the position of the two armies. Extensive movements are in progress which must develop, within a short time, in another clash of steel, probably upon some selected field between the Chattahoochee River and Dallas, which is a small settlement to the left of Marietta. Polk’s corps encountered McPherson’s ad vance on the Rome and Dallas road; a few miles north of the latter point yesterday eve ning, and repulsed the enemy. We have no particulars. Hardee’s corps moved up to wards the close of the evening, but not in time, we are informed, to participate. Tue ar tillerry could be beard distinctly at Big Shan ty and Marietta. Our troops are all secure thi3 side the Etowah River. Our army mov ing with “light weight,” and in fine condition to make a good fight. As we go to press a report is current that a private dispatch ha3 been received, announ cing the capture of Resaca by Gen. Wheeler, and the destruction of the bridge constructed by the Yankees ; and also the capture of 5000 Federal prisoners.— Confederacy. Incidents op the Late Battles. —The Char lottesville Chronicle of the 16th gives the follow interesting items of news from the battle fields of Spottsylvania and from the hospitals in front : A Yankee Colonel, taken prisoner in one of the late fights, was questioned by one of our Generals as to his opinion of the final result of the series of battles. The Yankee Colonel replied, “if we have four to your one, we shall whip you. If we have three to vour one, it will be a drawn battle. If we have only two to your one, we shall be whipped. This account we have from the General in person. It is stated on high authority, too, that the prisoners of rank freely assert that if Grant is whipped in this fight, he will find it impossible to keep up his army, and the war will be over. From the General above referred to W 9 also learn that numbers of knapsacks and guns were found in the embankments which constituted the fortifications from whieh the Yankees were driven in one of the engagements of the Wilderness, and that our men picked the fortifications to pieces in some places in order to get out the clothes con tained in the knapsacks, and to secure the guns Nothing all Dark.—The velvet moss grows on sterile rocks—the mistletoe flourishes on naked branches—the ivy clings to the mouid eiing ruin—the pine and cedar remain fresh {»nd fadeless amid the mutations of the reced ing* year—and. Heaven be praised, something green, something beautiful to the soul, will in the darkest hour of fate, still twine its tendrils around the crumbling altars and broken arc li es of the desolate temples of the human he ? t. ♦ » ♦ Gf,n. Pope Ordered to Washington.—Th# Cincinnati Enquirer stales that General Pope wi:h several thousand of his troops, is prepar ing to leave Milwauka for Washington. The militia are to take the place of the troops on the frontier. [From the Richmond Christian Advocate.] Tlie Dying Soldier. BT MATILDA. Affectionately inscribed, to Lizzie A. Christie, ICol. Christie, of North Carolina, fell mortallv wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, while gallant, ly loading his men against the enemy’s breastwork* He was taken to Winchester, where ho was nuraM tenderly until his death. He longed to see his youn* wife, his dariing Lizzie, but when she reached Win Chester, he was dead. His last words were. "kL me for Luzie.’ Extract of a letter.] • m “The bravest are the truest. w The laving are the daring.” I am she coming ?—throw the window ouen . wide. Is she coming ? Oh! I love her more than all thn world beside. In her young and tender beauty, must, olri mnn she feei this loss? ' Saviour, hear my poor petition, teach he»- how to bear this cross. * J Help her to be calm and patient when I moulder in the dust, D Let her say and feel, my Father, that thy ways an true and just. • Is she coming ? Go and listen—l would see her face once more; I would hoar her speaking to me ere life’s fevered dream is o’er; I would fold her to my bosom, look into her soft bright eye, ] I would tell how I love her, kiss her once before I j die. ■ Is3be coming? Oh! ’tis evening, and my dariing comes not still. Lift the curtain—it grows darker—it is sunset on the f^ill. All the evening dews aro falling—l am cold—tin light is gone ; Is she coming ? Softly, softly comes death’s silent fdot steps on. I am going—come and kiss me—kiss me for my dar ling wife; Take for her my parting blessing, take the last warm kiss of life, Tell her I will wait to greet her where the good and lovely are, In that home untouched by sorrow, tell her she most meet me there. Is she coming? Lift the curtain—let me see the falling light: Oh l I want to live to see her, surely she will eome to-night. Surely ere the daylight dieth, I will fold her to my breast; With her head upon my bosom, calmly I could sink to rest. It is hard to die without her; look, I think she’s coming new; I can almost feel her kisses on my faded cheek and brow ; I can almost hear her whisper, feel her cheek upet myoheek. Hark l I hear the front door open ; is she coming ? did she speak? No. Well, drop the curtain softly; I will see he; face no more. Till I see it smiling on me on the bright and bet ter shore. Tell her she must come and meet me in that Eden land of light; Tell her I’ll be waiting for her where there is u* death, no night; Tell her that I called her darling, blessed her with my dying breath; Come and kiss me for my Lizzie; tell her love out liveth death. Georgia Homs, Richmond, March 23. > Yankee Trophies Recovebkd.— The New Or leans Era, in alluding to the recent battle in Louis iana, gives the following: Cbl. Brisdin, of Gen. Lee’s 3taff, had his horses head blown off, while riding across the field, by a shell, and would have been takem had not some of the men pulled him out. He succoded in capturing a rebel horse and leaving the field on its back, Co L Brisdin lost in his trunk, in the baggage train, the sash taken from General Barksdale on the field at Gettysburg, which had been made a present to him, and General Villcpigue’s sabre, taken from him in Virginia. RICE! RICE!] 'T’WELVE CASKS, just received from Savannah, x a superior artiele. For sale by GREENWOOD k GRAY, my 27 lw STRAYED FROM the subscriber, on the 22d inst., a BAY HORSE, a little under medium heighth, com pactly made, short neck, rather heavy mane and tail, has some appearance of descent from Canadian stock, rides very well a-nd was in fine order and keeping. Any information of him will be thank fully received and payment made for expense and trouble incurred. GEO. STEWART, my 26 4t* Union Springs, Ala. A EOT OF TUMBLERS! TUST RECEIVED and for sale at Wholesale and v R e tai j my 27 6t H. FISCHACHER. WANTED ! 77IVE NEGRO FELLOWS, to chop wood on the I Mobile A Girard Road, for whioh liberal hire will be paid by the month or day. Apply to W. C, GRAY, my 26 2w at Greenwood A Gray’*. NOTICE! TTTHILE absent from the city, no person is author- V » ized to transact any business for our firm, or for us individually. WARNOCK & CO. my 26 4t Notice. ' OFFICE CHIEF Q. M. > Columbus, Ga., May 24, ’64. S I am instructed by the Quartermaster General t* assist in the purchase of Grain, and other supplies, for the armies of Virginia and Tennessee. Both armies are beseiged by the enemy and must bo sus tained. The Planters of the country, who have been unmolested by the ravages of the enemy, caa easily feed our armies, and I call on them, in the name of all that is sacred, to sell to my co-workers and agents their produce without delay. I also beseech manufacturers, mechanics, mer chants, and all to sell what supplies may be needed for Government use. I have no money to pay for the articles needed, for the reason that all the officers, clerks and em ployees of the different Bureaus, at Richmond, are in the army assisting in driving the foe from our soil. I telegraphed for money and received the fol lowing patriotic dispatch from the Quartermaster General: “We.have had no mail from the_ South for tw# weeks. Officers and Employees of the Department nearly all in the field, and it is therefore impossible to send money at present. No loyal citizen can re fuse to sell you supplies for the soldiers at a momeu* like this. Give certificate of indebtedness.” F. W. DILLARD. Major & Q. M. 4®“Sun and Enquirer copy one week. my2s Notice, OFFICE CHIEF Q. M. \ Columbus, Ga„ May 24, ’64. 1 Major John E. Davis is relieved from the duties of the Po3t, and wili be assigned to the Pay De partment. Major Dillard will act as Post Q. M., till further notice. F. W. DILLARD, Major & Q. M. 4S-Sun’and Enquirer copy one wtek. my2s NIULE STOLEN. FROM the subscriber’s lot, on the sth inst., one large Bay Horse MULE, about ten years old.— No marks recollected. Any information concerning him will he liberally rewarded. Address the sub scriber at LaGrange, Ga. W. J. DIA. my2s lw To the Planters ! The demand on thi3 Section from the Army for Corn is pressing and heavy. Our stock on hand i* nearly exhausted. I earnestly beg every planter to deliver at hi a nearest depot, on Rail Road or River, fifty to fiv« hundred bushels of Shelled Corn, to be consigned te me within the next ten days; of which notify me. Sacks wili be forwarded or delivered as ordered, I know the great press upon Planters at this sear son in cultivating erops, but the urgent necessity <4 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 24,1364. lOt _____ Office Mobile & Girard R. R l 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 cloch ; when the election for President and Directors wih take place. By order J- M. FRAZER, Soc’y. my 24 td _____ , j&Vj&fit „. Ylaoes, adver iaed to corns offoa i !i“ 2-!th • >„ o.a Chattahoochee Course, new Coluiubo-.. * , Jtponed until further notioc, ts C. S. PRYwii