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Change ol Schedule.
AN and after Sunday, March 20th. the Trains on
* * the Muscogee Railroad will run f>llo s .
PASSENGER TRAIN:
Loftvc Columbus .G 15 P. M.
Arrive at Macon * ~ rf*
Leave Mac0n...... uo r. m.
Arrive at Columbus .....5 00 A. M.
FRETGIIT TRAIN :
Leave Columbus. .5 30 A. M,
Arrive at Columbus 4 35 P. hi.
W.L. CLARK,
mar 10 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R.
Medical Card.
DU. £. A. ROSs¥.
FORMERLY Surgeon to the New Orleans “Fe-
L male Infirmary,” tenders his services to the Cit
izens of Columbus in all the branches of his profes
sion.
Special attention will be devoted to the treatment
of the diseases of womem.
fltr* Surgical operations performed for
Fistula in Ano, Vidieo-Vaginal fistula,
Hydrocele, Congenital and Accidental Phymosis,
Varicocele, Haemorrhoids or Piles, Callous Impas
sable strictures, False Passages, Tallanesor Club
Foot, and contraction of the fingers, Strabismus or'
Squinting, Aneurism, Varix or dilated veins, Ptery
gium, Cataract and Hair Lip; also for the remov
al of all tumors or abnormal growths trout any par’
of the body.
Diseases of thsGenito-Urinary System, comprsing
the different stages of Ghonorrhoea, Strictures,*
Gravel, Spermatorrhea, Syphilis, in its primary
secondary,tertiary and heriditary forms,will receive
particular attention.
Reference# given whenever desired as well as the
recommendation of many yeaw praofciuoiu New Or
leans; CodSurtiilion hours every day at his office
in tlw Masonic Hall Building, from 10 to 12 o’clock
a, in,, anu f|p:u 2to 4o’clock p, :n. Patients willdo
woll to call precisely at those hours, as before and
after that time will be devoted to visiting porsonsln
the city.
Addros? all"Commuications to
DR. E..A. BOSSY.
Columbus. Ga,
B.—Persona from a distance having servants
reqirring nurfcical or medical treatment, will be
provi ed with comfortable quarters, but in all cases'
will have io furnish their own provisions and bed
ding.
4WI will also bestow particular attention to
the treatment of the different forms of Ulcers, Rheu
matism. Gout. Scrofulous affections, Syphilitic erup
tions, and all other chronic diseases of the skin.—
Medicated Fumigations and Steam Sulphurous
Baths, as employed in the hospitals in Europe and
America, wifi form u part of my treatment.
fob 1.1 tm E. A. R,
“ Notice to Planters and Con-
Htitnei'g of Iron.”
WE will keep for sale, for Confederate funds, or
exchange for country produco—such as Corn,
Fodder, 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 (CHEAPER THAN
ROPE) FOR BALING ;
SHOVELS AND SPADES ;
FRY PANS;
POT WARE OF SEVERAL DESCRIP
TIONS ;
SUGAR AND SALT KETTLES—FROM 40
TO 100 GALLONS;
SUGAR MILLS—I3 AND 15 INCH,
Wo are 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 3 ts Next to New Bridge.
Notice to Planters.
1 urn authorized by the Government
TO EXCHANGE
Sheetings, lot ton Yarns,
SUGAR AND OSNABURGS FOR
Bacon Sid.es,
HAYS* AND SMOULDERS,
for supplying the Army.
JNO. J. McKENDREE,
apl 18 2m Agent.
FRICTIoFIUATfICEI!
r J”IIE Columbus, Ga., Friction Match Company,
1 havo again resumed operations, and will, in a
few days, be prepared 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 Sc
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, tbo public can now rely on get
ting a superior article. S. D. THOM.
Columbus, May 14,1864 dtf
Notice !
WANTED at the C. S. Arsenal, Columbus, Ga.,
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. Corndg. Arsenal.
“STOVE MOULDERS.”
TIV 0 Stove Moulders can get employment a
good wages, by application to
HARRISON, BEDELL & CO.
Columbus, Ga.
Augusta Constitutionalist, and Mississippiar
copy one month and send bills to this office,
muy 6 1 m
Jfotice.
I am desirous of establishing a Library for the
use'ofthe Lee Hospital. Contributions of books,
magazines, Ac., are respectfully solicited.
W. N. ROBERTSON,
* Surgeon in Chargo,
may 17 ts Lee Hospital.
i .S. ARSENAL. >
Columbus, Ga.. April 5, 1864. )
| C
I WISH TO FOR BACON
on equitable terms,
Sugar Mills,
Sugar and Sali Kr files.
And all kinds PLANTATION IRON;
Also POWDER.
As this Bacon is needed to supply the necessities
Os the employees of the Ordnance Department, at
this place and Richmond, it is hoped that holders
snl give the Government the preference.
, „ F. n. HUMPHREYS.
& P' •ts Maj. Comd'g Arsenal.
Shoemakers' ai&cl Saddlers’
TOOLS.
r jpHL UNDERSIGNED having commenced the
,lcUtfe J °! t^, a ' >0 7 e named articles in this
Cl .^A: aro f' re \ >ar e«A to fill orders for the same.
Office on Angle street, a few doors above O S
Hospital. . HARRISON,.BEDELL | CO.
Reference —Maj. F.\V. Dillard.
Mobile Register, Mississippiau and Augusta Con
stitutionalist, please copy one month and send bills
to this office - ,
mar 31* ts
City Tax Payers,
I AM instructed by Council to close the books fo
receiving CITY TAX RETURNS, on the Ist da;
of July next. XU parties not making returns l> :
that day will bo doubled taxed.
-*»/ My office will continue to be at the store V
H. d/iddlebrooks, ou Broad street.
M. M. MOORE,
“ay 19 Jw Clerk.
Notice.
M ?l Ajr ' **• PENNING is my duly author
■ ° Kt * ,r the transaction and settlement
Jones, deceased,^ oer 0eralU * th ° toUi * o£C ° l ' Se » b<,rL
r , , , c SEABORN J. BENNING
Columbus. May 9. mi. l m Adm'r.
"•*, , * .' ' V r -V*' . ~ f- v " i - * * r ' IB »
Vol. XI.
J. W. WARREN A CO. Proprietors.
CATALOGUE SALE
OF
lIWK SWISS, ts, it
-AJT AUOTIOIT.
81 BELL & CHRISTIAN.
On TUESDAY, 21st day of June next,
at 11 o’clock, in front of our store, Sa
vannah, Ga,,
The following invoices—
-2 puncheons Genuine Holland Gin, 105 gals each
1 do Pure Bourborn Whiskey, 110 gals.
10 eases Pure Jamaica Rum, 100 gallons each
14 bbls do Bourbon Whiskey, 40 do do
16 chests Preston’s fine Scotch Whiskey
25 cases London Dock Gin
75 boxes do do Port Wine
1 bb! Scotch Whiskey
1 bbl, 4 dozen, Old Rye Whiskey
10 doz Duff Gordon’s Old Brown Sherry
20 doz Superior Old Rye Whiskey
5 bbls do do do
2 bbls Jamaica Ruin
20 cases Holland Gin
10 cases Cognac Brandy
1 bbl Holland Gin
2 bbis Cognac Brandy
30 bbls Machinery Oil
50 pieces Alex Collie’s Mourning Prints
40 do do do Dark Ground Prints
2 cases Bleached Long Cloth
20 cases Blue Mottled Soap
10 boxes Chemical Works Soap
20 boxes English do
323 yards Bunting
46 pairs Iron Clad Shoes
30 pairs Misses’ Gaiters
2 boxes Borax
Half-bbi Washing Soda
25 doz Fine Tooth Combs
10 kegs Bi Carbonate Soda
3 boxes London Double Crown Yellow Soap, 106
pounds each
8 boxes White Cocoa Nat Soap
22 boxos London bright Yellow Soap
4 pieces seal skin coating 82 yards.
4 pieces Double Width Grey Cloth.
Terms—ln New Currency or its equivalent, or
approved endorsed notes at 60 days with interest
Catalogues will ba ready by the 15th of June
next. may 28-til 18th june
CARGO SALE.
BY
.JAMES ML TAILOR.
0a Wednesday ♦ Juae 15th*
COMMENCING at 9 o’clock, will be sold in my
store, corner of Broad and Campbell streets,
Augusta, Ga., a desirable assortment of Goods im
ported in steamer Hansa and other vessels, consis
ting in part of —
10 cases—Foolscap Paper ;
Letter Paper, Ruled;
Note Paper Ruled ;
Buff. Cream and White Envelopes;
Large Yellow Wove Post Paper;
Thiu“Cream Laid Post Paper.
50 cases —Light Fancy Prints;
Dark Fancy Prints;
Madder Fast Color Prints ;
Black and White Prints ;
Chintz and Shirting Prints ;
Purple and Lavender Prints.
5 cases —Earlstoa Ginghams ;
Solid Checked Ginghams ;
Plain and Fancy Ginghams.
21 eases—36 in. Bleached Shirtiug;
Fine Cambric Shirting ;
33 inch Long Cloth ;
40 inch Pillow Case Cotton.
1 case—Printed French Lustres.
8 cases—lrish Linen Fronting;
100 inch Linen Sheeting;
Inch Shirtiug, Linen.
6 cases—Organdie Muslins;
, Fancy Printed Muslins ;
Black and White Muslins ;
1 case—Expansion Skirts.
10 cases—Madder Square Handkerchiefs ;
Medium Madder Handkerchiefs;
Cochineal Handkerchiefs ;
Printed Turks; Red Handkerchiefs ;
Cambric Handkerchiefs.
5 cases—Ladies’ white Cotton Hose :
Mens’ Half Hose. «
2 cases—Black Alpacas.
1 case—Crepe Moietie ;
1 case—6-4 Fancy Cassimeres;
3 Bales —Red Flannel ;
Magenta and Plaid Fia; uel.
2 cases—Union Stripes.
10 casos—Best Sewing Needles ;
Hair Pins, Crochet Needles :
Spool Cotton, Pen Holders.
2 cases—English Pins.
4 cases—Bone Buttons ;
Looking Glasses.
5 cases —Pocket Knives :
Table Cutlery ;
Shoe Hammers, Pincers, Ac.
1000 pair—Leaf Cotton Cards.
40 cases—Straw Hats ;
Super White Felt Hats;
Youths’ Hats and Caps ;
Wool Hats, super.
4 barrels—Best Writing Ink ;
20 kegs—Bi-Carbonato Soda ;
50 cases—Super Brandy ;
25 cases “Old Tom” Gin .
10 cases—Spafkling Champagne
25 eases—Ale and Porter :
3 barrels-Whiskey;
30 bags—Sifted Black Pepper ;
5 chests—Oolong Tea.
5 bags—P.io Coffee:
5 bags-Prepare! Chicory.
40 eases-Assorted Drugs ;
5 kegs-S!‘> lb. nett Cream Tartar, warranted
pure:
1> kegs-112 lb. each, Eng. Epsom Salts, asst’d :
25 drums-1000 lb. Bals. Copaiva. strictly pure
In cases-Ladies an i Mens* Shoes ;
10 dor. —Patent Leather.
ALSO.
50 Aii-rs—4 -1 11 tvwa Sheetings;
7-> Brown Sheetings;
7-8 Brown Drillings.
Conditions, cash on delivery,
may 23-ltk JAMES If. TAYLOR.
Columbus, Ga,, Tuesday Morning, May 31,1864.
Holiday Evening.
[extract.]
Headquarters Post,\
Columbus. Ga., May 27, ’64. /
Special Orders, 1
No. 6. |
* * * * *
I. Major Dillard, Q. M.. will, as soon as practi
cable, contract with a reliable undertaker to fur
nish the regulation coffin and grave for soldiers dy
ing in Hospital at this Post, the undertaker to com
plete the burial and furnish the head and foot
boards, on the former of which shall be neatly let
tered the name, rank, company, regiment, and date
of death of the deceased, and to keer a register on
which the same shall be entered with a number
corresponding with the grave.
11. The undertaker will receive his orders from
the Senior Surgeon in charge of Hesitate, who will
determine the hour for burial and notify the Post
Chaplain of the sa .no in writing.
*■ * * * k
By order
Maj. HUMPHREYS,
Csas. Wood, A- A- G.
F. W. DILLARD.
Major & Q M.
Quartermaster’s Office,
Columbus, Ga., May 27, 64.
Proposals wiil bo received by me in writing at my
office till Tuesday next for the performance of the
above duties. Bond and good security will be re
quired.
F. W. DILLARD.
my2B d3fc Major & Chief Q. M.
Well Deserved Promotion. —We are pleas
ed to learn, (says the Richmond Whig,) that,
at the instance of the Generai commanding
the Trans-Missi3sippi Department, Maj. Gen.
Richard Taylor has had conferred on him the
rank and title of Lieutenant General.—
For the last eighteen months General Tay
lor has conducted operations in that* de
partment with an energy, ability and success
equalled by few or our Generals. His recent
campaign against Banks must be considered
one of the most brilliant and triumphaht of
the war. The country will consider his new
distinction well won and worthily bestowed.
♦ ♦ » i
Capture op Arms. —Col. Baldwin, chief of
ordnance for the argiy of Gen. Lee, informs
the'Richmond Enquirer that we have already
secured eighteen thousand Yankee muskets
on the battle-fields in Spottsylvania and four
thousand in Chesterfield, in addition to five
pieces of artillery, including three 20-pounder
parrotts and two napoleons.
♦- +i >
Results in Virginia. —The Richmond Dis
patch of the 24tli states that General Lee .has
received the reports of all his generals up to
the 13th. His entire loss—killed, wounded
and missing—can be covered by a figure not
exceeding 14,000. Grant has lost five to his
one, and the inequality originally existing, has
almost been overcome.
♦ ♦ » . ———
Recaptured. —Three Yankees who escaped
from Danville several weeks since, says the
Petersburg Express, were recaptured near
Bonsacks in Roanoke county, on Friday la3t.
They were endeavoring to make their way to
Lewisburg when they were overhauled. *
The Late Gen. Stuart. —The circumstan
ces of the death of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, as
narrated to us, are a3 follows: “His troops
had been nearly overwhelmed, and he dashed
to the frdnt to rally them for the fight. At
this juncture, he saw a Yankee private sharp
shooter take deliberate aim at him and fire.—
The ball penetrated his abdomen, and the
General was borne from the field. One of the
most splendid charges of the war was (he re
sult, and the enemy, were reputed with great
loss. He was carried io the house of his
brother-in-law. Dr. Brewer, and on examina
tion, the wound was pronounced fatal. He
expressed the hope that having been a perfect
ly temperate man, with a good constitution,
he might survive, but was informed that there
were no prospects of his recovery. He then
requested that every means should be taken
tojieep him alive until the arrival of his wife,
but all measures failed, and the gallant spirit
departed the body that had so often been in :
van of victorious columns, about an hour and
a half before her arrival.
Harrow Escape of Burnside in
tlie Battle of Wednesday.
A correspondent with the Ninth Army
Corps, near Spottsyivania, under date of May
18, 10 p. m.. gives the following account of
the narrow escape of Burnside, the Barber:
General Burnside at this time occupied a
little knoll in the rear of Roemer’s battery as
corps headquarters. The very first shots from
the rebel guns flew over the brow of the hill
and lodged in the midst of the General and
bis staff, who were just rising from their
couches, if f can apply a term so suggestive of
civilization to the rustic resting places of these
officers, where orders formed a canopy and the
ground a bedstead. One shell burst immedi
ately over the Generali head, wounding Capt.
Hutton in the side and breaking his revolver.
The fragment entered the earth in close prox
imity ot General Burnside and Col. Richmond.
Another shell, or. to use the technical term,
sperical case shot, exploded near Major Cut- ,
ting, the sulphur with which the bullets were
soiderei striking him in the face and severely
burning him. The rest of the staff escaped
unharmed, though fragments of the bursting
shells struck in every direction about them.
An immediate change of base was the conse
quence, and temporary refuge was sought on
the side of a neighboring lull. Dating the ,
shelling one of the orderlies was wounded in
the leg and had his horse killed.
The infantry in the meantime gallantly !
dashed across t;.v intervening open ground
only to encountvi an impervious barrier of
abaitis, which seemed as much an obstacle to,
the advance of the rebels as it was to our men.
It betrayed at once the character of the ene
my s tactics in their present position. Exit'
was as impossible as entrance, and hence the
natural conclusion that Lee's strategy just .
now is that of defence entirely.
Friday, May Jotii, p. m.—Gold opened this
morning 18:.1, but was dull during the iav
on the tractions between 180 and 181. The
'raus actio as were limited, and the quotations
baieiy nominal, ahe government is sailing
for exchange at 197, which retards to a great j
extent the operations of the cold gnaib’ers.
Sherman's Situation. —ls Shetman shall
ever succeed in making his war back to the i
j Ohio without the rout and annihilation of ;
his army, it will prove an anomaly in war
fare. In the move he is now making, be has no
1 doubt been emboldened by his successful ad
vance to, and retreat rom, Meridian, and is
acting upon the impression that a compact
! body of one hundred thousand men can march
; and counter-march as it pleases through the
Confederacy; bu| in this, he will be most sad
jly disappointed. He now hAS a large army
confronting him, while the long line of his
| rear is exposed at hundreds of points, where
by hia retreat may be successfully and entire-
I ly cut off.
He is undoubtedly a bold mover, but we
i think in the present instance he has missed
| the mark in suffering himself to be led so far
into the interior of a hostile country where a
: single reverse to his arm3 would prove disas
trous tp his whole army, .and make it an easy
prey to his adversary. The intentional or ac
cidental* destruction of hia depot of sup
plies, either at Nashville or Chattanooga
would be fatal to him, and for some such re
sult as this, we confidently look, if it be true,
as is generally believed, that General Forrest
with a large force, is nowin his rear and giv
ing his attention to this work.
There are thousands of raefi in Middle Ten
nessee and Kentucky who will rush to Forrest’s
standard and swell his little army to formidable
proportions and render the exit of Sherman,
through these States extremely hazardous if
not impossible. They will be to him what
the Cossacks were to the array of Napeleoo
on its ill-starred and ill-fated retreat from
Moscow, and he will have cause to thank his
fortune if his exit from the Confederacy is at
tended with no less fatal results than those
which befell the grand army of France in its
exit from Russia.
To prevent such a disaster as would attend
a retreat to the Ohi ■;>, Sherman is compelled
to defeat the army of Gen. Johnston, which
no one believes he ever cau or will do. For
the future, he will find a forward movement
even more hazardous than an advance back
ward, and unless we are greatly mistaken,
the time is not distant—probably not more
than two or three days—when he will be
forced to deteimine which he will first occupy,
Atlanta or Louisville. His flanking maneu
vers are, to use a vulgar phrase, about “play
ed out,’ and if he should persist iu his orig.
inal purpose of taking violent possession of
Atlanta, he will now have to march over and
not around Gen. Johnston’s army. He will
find this really a hard road to travel, even
harder than that through Snake Creek gap,
or around the Altoona hills, and there is a
probability that its roughness may put him up
on the “studj of his lines of retreat.” In
such an event, Louisville will become to him
a point of much moro attractive interest than
Atlanta, aDd then it is that the funny part of
the campaign will begin.
[MeTiipkvt Appeal , 2 6th.
A Voice from the Yeomanry in the Rear.
—From the presentments of the Grand Jury
of Baker county, at the session of the Superior
Court, we make the following extract :
We cannot let the opportunity pass without
putting on record opr disapprobation And even
condemnation of th;e course of Gov. Brown
and Vice President Stephens. Engaged as
we are in a struggle involving property, liber
ty, and life itself, and every energy of "muscle,
every dollar of treasury, and every light of
reason, we think it is no time for men in high
places to wrangle over politics and abstrac
tions, which one-balf the people know noth
ing of, and the other half care nothing for.—
When we have a Government ackuowleded be
fore the world, and times of peace and plenty,
such counsels and dogmas may be tolerated
for the edification of demagogues and political
aspirants, but while we have no name among
the families of nations, and no rights beyond
those of belligerants, and our borders begirt
with hostile armies, and our sea coast be
leagued with hostile fleets to crush us as reb
els, we deem any doctrine that would destract
us dangerous, and counsel that would divide
us, culpable, and any exercise of power that
would bring in conflict Confederate and State
authorities as dangerous to the liberty of the
people.
The Defence of Richmond. —The Enquirer
suggests that, for the better defence of Rich
mond, all the streets be barricaded with the
tobacco now stored in Richmond, and that all
the houses near the barricades be loop-holed
for their defence, on the plan adopted by the
enemy in Baltimore last year, when Stuart
with his cavalry was threatening that city.
The Enquirer adds :
Richmond is to be defended to the Very last;
her people are ready and willing to answer
any call from the authorities, but every means
of defence should be used. The labor and ma
terial are here that may be required to effect
ually barricade every outlet. It is unknown
how long the enemy may be around the city,
or at what part they may attempt to enter.
Their cavalry, yesterday' defeated by Stuart,
may to-day rally, and, reinforced, turn the
tide of victory, and seek to gallop into the
city and through it to their army at Bermuda
Hundreds. Barricaded streets" will check
their progress, even should they force any
po3t of the outer defences. The precaution
now suggested may never be required, but
the terrible disaster it may prevent surely
should commend it to the Enginer Department
of the city defences. It becomes the authori
ties to adopt every means in their power. The
defence of Richmond, must, if necessary, equal
that of Derry or Saragossa.
“Like the Nigger’s Rabbit/-'—Sor
ghum cane is good for everything. It
makes molasses and sugar—they are good
every day in the week—the ground stalks
make vinegar—the seed are good to feed
all kinds of feathered fowls—when
ground up good chop for stock is made
reduced to good flour the seed make
bread. The blades make good fodder;
but we started out to say the stalks make
—paper—we print on it. We have been
thinking for what purpose the roots
would be good. We have hit it—the
roots are great for adhesive purposes—let
any one try to pull up a stalk and he is
convinced—the stalks make rotten paper
but put in the roots it ought to be strong;
still the paper is mud colored. Now why
not take the fine white dust on the stalk
for bleaching poicder? Now what is iefc of
Sorghum cane? Bristol ( Tfrm.) Gazette.
Stkge of Charleston'—Three Humored amp
Xwestv-3ecomand Dav.—The enemy's bombard
ment of G:e city continues steady at an average
interval of five minutes between each shot. Since
°;;r last report forty shots had been fired up to ft
o'clock Wednt .-day evening. Battery
opened for a snort time Wednesday upon Sul ivan's ’
Island and Fort Johnson. The Yankees have
erected anew flag staff at Battery Gregg Thev
have also bet r busy the past few days upon their '
Cummu.g's Point batteries, repairing damage
caused by the high tides. Everything remains J
quiet on James'lsland.
No change in tho S et. 24-th.
$4.00 Per Month
J. w. WARREiY Editor
Gen. J. E. B. Stuart. —The follow
ing is a copy of the order issued by Gen.
Lee upon the receipt of the intelligence
of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart’* death:
Head’qrs Army Northern Va.,)
20th May, 18(34. j
General Orders aYo. 44,
The Commanding General announces to
the army, with heartfelt sorrow, the death
of Major Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, late Com
mander of the cavalry corps of the Army
of Northern Nirginia.
Among the gallant soldiers who have
fallen in this war, Gen. Stuart was second
to none in valor, in zeal, and in unflinch
ing devotion to his country. -
His achievements form a conspicuous
part of the history of this army, with
which his name and services will be for
ever associated. To military capacity of
a high order, and all the nobler virtues of
the soldier, he added the brighter graces
of a pure life, guided and sustained by the
Chrfetian’s faith and hope:
The mysterious hand of an All-wise
God has removed him from the scene of
his usefulness and fame. His grateful
countrymen will mourn his loss and cher
ish his memory. To his comrades in
arms he has left the proud recollection of
his deeds and the inspiring influence of
his example.
(Signed) R. E. Lee, General.
From Washington.—A gentleman who ar
rived in this City last evening, and who left
Washington city on the 19th says the negro
worshippers were very despondent at the situ
ation ot affairs, notwithstanding the rejoicing
of the newspapers over the pretended victo
ries. On the other hand, those whose sym
pathies are with the Confederate States are
cheerful, and confident of the early success of
our cause.
Grant's losses are estimated at over 70,00 ff.
The Administration presses pretend that our
loss exceeds that of the Federals ; but the
number of wounded brought to Washington,
Alexandria and Baltimore, with the known
fact that thousands still remain in Fredericks
burg and on the field, convinces the people
that such is not che truth.
Grant’3 men aTe said to be clamorous for
another leader. They say he is reckless of
the lives of his soldiers, knows nothing of
strategy, and hopes to succeed by brute force
alone. They demand that McClellan, or some
man who has brain3 enough to handle a large
army with skill, and has some care for the
lives of his soldiers, shall be placed over
them.
There are two significant facts to be ob
served in the papers we have been permitted
to see, which seems to us of much force.—
First, the excited and anxious call for volun
teers for one hundred days, which shows the
weakness of the enemy, caused by their im
mense losses ; and second, that in neither ofthe
papers before us is the price of gold quoted,
whether for the reason that gold has already
advanced, or that a rise is feared, and they stop
the quotations before it takes place, is not
known. — Richmond Sentinel, 23.
The Wounding of Gen. Longstreet. —The
sowing letter from Captain Taylor, refutes the
rumor that Gen. Longstreet was wounded, or
that Gen. Jenkins was killed, by the fire of
Mahone’s brigade:
Richmond, May 24, 1864.
To the Editor ofthe Enquirer:
Sir: It has been generally rumored, and
indeed, has appeared in some of the public
prints, that ths troops of Mahone’s brigade
wounded Lieut. Gen. Longstreet and killed
Brig. Gen. Jenkins.
I am in receipt of a letter, addressed to me
by direction of Lieut, Gen, Longstreet, in
which he exonerates that brigade from the
charge. Did I possess facilities, I could with
equal readiness, refute the charge in reference
to the death of the lamented Jenkins.
Justice to these brave and true men, who
have so surely attested their valor, and of
whose numbers so large a proporiion ha3 fal
len, killed or wounded, in the pending battle,
demands this contradiction of the imputations
■cast upon them.
I am, Colonel,
Your ob't servant,
Robertson Taylor,
Cajjt. and A. A. G., Malione’s Brigade.
The" following is Meade’s official order is
sued after the fight of Thursday, the 12th in
stant :
Headq rs Army of the Potomac, 4
May 12, 1864. j
Soldiers: The moment has arrived when
your Commanding General feels authorized to
address you in terms of congratulation. For
eight days and nights, almost without inter
mission, in rain and sunshine, ycu have been
fighting a desperate foe in positions naturally
strong, and rendered doubly so by entrench
ments. lou have compelled him to abandon
bis fortifications on tne Rapid Ann, to retire
and attempt to stop your onward progress,
and now he has abandoned the ini reached po
sition so tenaciously ueld, suffering a loss in
all of eighteen guns, twenty-four colors and
eight thousand prisoners, including two gen
eral officers. Your heroic endurance of fa- !
tigue and privation will be remembered. Let j
us return tnanks to God for the mercy thus
shown us. and ask earnestly for its continu
ance.
Soldiers: Your work.is not over. The ene
my must be pressed, and if possible overcome.
The courage and fortitude you have display
ed render Nyour Commanding General confi
dent your future efforts will result in success.
Whilst we mourn the loss of many gallant
comrades, let us remember that the er.emv
has suffered if not greater Joss, We
shall soon receive reinforcements which the '
enemy cannot expect. Let us then determine
to continue vigorously the good work so well
begun, and, under God’s blessing, in a short
time the object of our labors will be achieved
GEORGE E. MEADE. !
Major Genera' Commanding. i
. CITY • -May 25— The following disoau-h
nas been received from Capt. J. J. Dickerson,
dated.
Camp Call, near Palatka. East Fi a l
_ mr , May 23d.
Capt. N. G. Barth. A. A. G.: 1
After a hot engagement of forty-five minutes
I nav? succeeded in capturing the sto-ircer Co’um
bian, carrying two twenty-five pound Da'nGreen
biking about sixty-fi-e prisoner* 0 six
al,ou V wen£ J killed and drowned,
together with .nxty-five stand of arms and three
Stand of colors.
Among the prisoners captured an- cGht com
missioned officers.
No one has bean hurt on our side,
fwas compelled to burn the boat, r > prevent iur
i.ulirg iot-> the bands f the enemy. as the gun
boat Ottawa, was anchored only a tew niiles dis
h*nt. (Sirned;
J. J. DiCKF.n-. js, ©apt.
Pa?pbi* Amokrso.v, Maj. Gen. Comd’g.
niMRAPSia.
Hearts of the Press Association,
Entered according to act of Congress in ’he >oaf
2*63, by J. S. Thrasher, i. the Clerk 8 office of
the District Court of the Confederate btatcs.ir
the Northern District o:*r:a.
Richmond, 30th.—Grant’s army is en
trenched on the north a*4 west of the Tolo
patomoy Greek, their line extending from the
Pamunky, near Hanover town, to Gilman’s
Mill on the road from ifecbanicsville to Old
Church.
A raiding party of cavalry appeared at
Hungary Station at one o clock this morning
Grant’s Armt. —There has been much specula
tion as to the strength of Grant’s army, some put
ting his numbors as high as 21>0,000 men. Wa
hare never believed it exceeded 120.000, and think
it more probable that 110,000 of all arms, would
more than cover the aggregate. The Richmond
Dispatch estimates the number at 02.000 muskets,
and 60,000 artillery and cavalry. The latter is
evidenty a mistake, as no army of 02,000 infantry
would have such a proportion of other arms.
The Northern papers speak of bat fourcorps, Hun
cock’s, Sedgwick’s, Warren’s and Burnsides.
These probably average about twenty-throe tuOus
and each, or 92,000 men. Giving them 4,000 ar
tillery and 15,000 cavalry, which is a liberal pro
portion, it would swell Grant’s whole force to 111,-
000 men.
Os this number, says the Lynchburg Republican,
not less than 60,000 were lost in the late battles,
including the killed, wounded and mjssing. We
think the number greater, as the stragglers are
doubtless enormous, but putting it at that figure.
Grant’s army would be reduced to 51,000 effective
men. Add to this number Augur’s garrison ol
12,000 men from the trenches at Washington, with
which Grant was reinforced after the battle of
Thursday, and it would make his army 63,000
strong, of all arms, or 45,000 muskets.
As auother mode of estimating the numbers of
this army, remarks the Charlottesville Chronicle,
we may state that Burnsido’a and Sodgwick’s
corps contain each throe divisions. We prosume
that Hancock’s and Warren’s eontains the same
number—making in all twelve divisions, exclusive
of Augur. What is the strength of a division ?
We do not know, but wo observe in a Wilmington
despatch to the New York Times, dated the 12th,
and giviug an account of the Tuesday s battle, tho
following: ‘‘Gen. Robinson’s division, after losing
both its general officers and about 2,500 men, had
no general to command it, and it was broken up
and distributed among other divisions of the Fifth
corps.” Thus it appears that the loss of 2,500
men so reduced this division that it had to h® bro
ken up. If one half of it was destroyed, it ccn
sisted before of 5,000 men. If wo averago the di
visions at 6,000 men, we would arrive at 72,000
infantry, which, addod to 27,000 cavalry and ar
tillery, gives us 99,000 men, and with Augur 111,-
000. ' It is pretty certain, therefore, that if Gran t
could not get to Richmond with 111,000 men, fresh
and full of fight, he will hardly get thore with
half that number, bleeding at every vote.—Peters
burg Express.
The C. S. Steamer Georgia. —The Confede
rate cruiser ' Georgia, which is now in this port,
has all the appearance of the most respectable
steamers, and a cargo would be put on board with
out auy hesitation. She mounts only eight guns,
but she is so sharply built for running that there
is not an enemy who could escape her. Captain
Maffit, her commander, is a young man of good
stature, speaking French fluently, and enjoying a
high reputation in America, The remainder of
the officers are relatives of the best families in the
country. Tho crow is oomposod of one hundred
and twenty determined men, though by no means
of ferocious appearance. The discipline on board
is very severe. A few days since, while some of
the officers wore on shore, some inhabitants of the
city visited the vessel, during their absence, and
distributed among the men some bottles of brandy,
and the majority of them became the worse for
llqtwr. Capt. Maffit, on returning, had sixty of
them put in Irons. We do not think we have tb<j
right to divulge the object which is gehei'dlly as
signed to the presence ofthe. Georgia at Bordeaux,
but her departure will be, perhaps, less tranquil
than her arrival, as a Federal vessel is said to be
cruising night and day off the mouth of the Gi
ronde.--Bordeaux (Frurme) Gazette, April 9th.
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Lessons from Poland’s Fate.— The following
edicts have been issued in Poland for the more
speedy suppression of the reoellion :
First an order applicable principally to the dis
tricts infested with bands of guerillas. According
to it every proprietor shall render to the military
authorities an exact account ot tho number and na
ture of the horses in his stable ; no transfer of
horses is to take place without the express permis
sion of the commandant; furthermore, no person
shall for the future ride on any horse unless he is
actually engaged in the Government service, and
for further security all saddles are confiscated;
lastly, no bells aits to be sounded in any place
whatever, except in factories, where signals for
rest, Ac , can only be given by that means; anq in
the latter case a list of the hours at which theb ell
shall be rung is to be posted up under the
rope. The two first regulations are intended *°
restrain the general supply of horses to the insu r *
rectionists ; the last is totho ~ ft2n . V ;
mils given by means of the bella.
Another order given at Warsaw regulates the
use of mourning among the people • nobles may
wear it for six months; merchants, tradesmen and
others for three months, but the permission is re
stricted absolutely to the wife and children of the
deceased. Funerals are subject to a municipal tax;
the number of mourners is made proportionate to
the tax paid; if it is under 1 roubles, 10 mourners
are allowed; if under 10, 15 mourners, and so on,
5 mourners for every 10 roubles. The National
Government has published an ukase in answer to
that of the Einpcror manumitting the serfs; it de
clares such a measure superfluous, as it had been
ancicinated by themselves (the National Govern
ment) more than a year ago; no duty should there
fore t»e paid by the peasants on account of it.
From the Front. —Yesterday was a quiet day
on our front, as compared with the few which pre
ceded it. But little firing with either musketry or
artillery occurred, and cur soldiers enjoyed with a
zest that rest which they so much needed. An oc
casional discharge of artillery, and the sharp
crack of a rifle or a musket at long intervals, were
all that relieved the dull monotoEy of the field.-
But it is quite apparent that this state of quietude
cannot long continfle. Preparations are doubtless
on the tapis, which will at an early day give the
enemy about as lively a time as they ever enjoyed.
These lively scenes may come off to-day, or they
may be deferred until to morrow, or next day, or
even next week. But occur they certainly will,
and then we shall see how Butler the Beast, who,
Yankee journals tell us, commands in person, will
tand the storm. — Petersburg Express, 24 th.
Grant’s Propositions.—At Donelson, in reply
to Buekner’a request for a cessasion of hostilities,
Grant said, “I propose to move immediately upon
your works.” He carried out his proposition and
took Donelson. Now he makes another proposi
tion. “I propose to fight it out on this line if it
takes all the Summer.” Perhaps he means “pur
pose,” but never mind his grammar. Before the
Summer is over he will make a discovery in re
gard to human propositions. There is a peculiar
feature about them, as many men as great and de
termined as Grant have ascertained by experience.
This peculiarity has given rise to an adage which
Gen. Grant may never have heard. It is this :
“Man proposes, but God disposes.” —Richmond
Whig.
For City Sexton,
R. T. SIMONS is a candidate for the office of
City Sexton. Election Saturday next. June 4th.
rnay 30tde
By Ellis, Livingston Cos
ON TUESDAY, 3Gt May. at 11 o’elock. we wib
sell xu front of our store.
A Very Fine Riding Horse.
may 30 $3 50
By Ellis, Livingston <k Cos
AN Tuesday. 31st May, at 10 o’clock, we wiil sei-‘
% J in front of our store.
A Fine Ao-Top Bug^v
and Harness, has been but little used,
may] Z> $3 ot)
By Ellis, A. Cos.
31ot May, ut 10 o’clock, w * wii'
front of our store,
2 Negro Bo? s 8 a&i lOy’i sobJ
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