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COLUMBUS TIME
Published Daily (Sundays excepted) at the rate of
SIOO per month, or $lO for three months.
No subscription received for a longer term than
hret months.
advertising rates :
Advertisements inserted for $2 00 per square for
<-ho first insertion and $1 60 for each additional.
Where advertisements are inserted a month, the
charge will be S2O per square.
Announcing candidates s2o, which must invariably
paid in advance.
Change ol Schedule.
ON and after Sunday, March 20th, the Trains on
the Muscogee Railroad will run as follows:
PASSENGER TRAIN:
Leave Coiambus •£ P* M.
Arrive at Macon... * ““ A. M.
Leave Macon 2 £> ?• M.
Arrive at Columbus 5 00 A. M.
FREIGHT TRAIN:
Leave Columbus r : 5 30 A. M.
Arrive at Columbus 4 35 p. if.
W. L. CLARK,
mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R.
Medical Card.
DR. E. \7 BOSSY.
[FORMERLY Surgeon to the New Orleans "Fe
-1 male Infirmary,” tenders his services to the Cit
izens of Columbus in all the branches of his profes
sion.
Special attention will be devotcdjtothe treatment
of the diseases of womtm.
n'iaf.d*' ur ?’Xai operations performed for
Fistula. m Ano, Visico-Vaginal fistula.
Hydrocele, Congenital and Accidental Phymosis,
Varicocele, Haemorrhoid?! or Piles, Callous Impas
sable strictures, I also Passages, Tallapes or 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 from any part
of the body.
Diseases of tlis.Genito-Urinary System, comprsing
the different Mages of Uhonorrnoea, Strictures,
Gravel, Spermatorrhea, Syphilis, in its primary
secondary,tertiary and hcriditary forms,will receive
particular attention,
- ven -‘ whenever ‘ l «ired
recommendation of many years practice in xsew Or
leans; Consultation hours every day at his office
in the Masonic Hall Building, from 10 to 12 o’clock
a, m„ and from 2to I o’clock p, in. Patients willdo
well to call precisely at thoso hours, as before and
after that time will be devoted to visiting personsin
the city.
Address all cemmureatronato R Roggy .
Columbus, Ga,
tWA,—Persons from a distance having servants
redu ring or medical treatment, will be
prJvi led with edm&rtable quarters, but in all cases 1
will have to furnish ti ,'rown provisions and bed
ding. *"**■ •^YnifM
will also bestow particular attention tb
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, will form a part of my treatment,
fob 11 dm E. A.R.
“ Notice to Planters and Con
sumers of Iron.’*
WE will keep for sale, for Confederate funds, or
exchange for country produce—suoh as Corn,
Fodder, Bacon, Lard, Syrup, Peas, Potatoes, Tal
low, Butter, Wheat or Flour—thofollowing 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 —13 AND 15 INCH,
,We arc prepared to receive and fill orders for any
sizes and quantity of Iron, from our Iron Works
and \dling Mill in Alabama,
JOHN D. GRAY & CO„
a|>r _ jj£_ _ Next to New Bridge.
. Notice to Plantomsiw:
1 jj authorized by the Government
TO EXCHANGE
Sheetings, lotton Yarns,
SUGAR AND OSNA6URGS FOR
Bacon Sid.es,
11A1VIS AND SHOULDERS,
for supplying the Army.
JNO. J. McKENDREE,
apl 18 2m Agent.
FRICTION IHATXICJESI
r rllE Columbus, Ga., Friction Match Company,
1 have again resumed operations, and will, in a
few days, be prepared to supply them in quantity.—
They also make a superior articlo of Blacking, which
can bo supplied in quantity.
Dealers and others wishing to purchase, can ap
ply to Messrs. Livingston A Cos., or .Messrs. Hull &
Duck, who will be kept constantly supplied.
S. D. THOM & CO.,
Manufacturers.
N. B.—lt having cost me about $5,000 in the past
eighteen months, above receipts, to learn how to
make good matches, the public can now rely on get
ting a superior article. S. D. TIIOM.
Columbus, May 14,1864 dtf
A'oticc !
WANTED at the C. S. Arsenal, Cblumbus, Ga.,
Leatlier and 13trie*,'
in lffTge o'r 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 Mai. Comdg. Arsenal.
“ST© VE lOIJLDERS.”
TWO Stove Moulders can get employment a*
good wages, by application to
HARRISON, BEDELL & CO.
Columbus, Ga.
Augusta Constitutionalist, and Mississippian,
copy one month and send bills to this office,
may 6 lnr
Notice.
I am desirous of establishing a Library for the
uso'of the Lee Hospital. Contributions of books,
magazines, Ac., are respectfully solicited.
W. N. ROBERTSON.
Surgeon in Charge,
may 17 ts Lee Hospital.
~cTs. ARSENAL, 1
Columbus, Ga.. April 5, 1864./
Notice.
I WISH TO EXCHANGE FOR BACON
on equitable terras,
Sugar Hills,
Sugar and Salt Kettles,
And all kinds PLANTATION IRON;
Also POWDER.
As this Bacon is needed to supply the necessities
of the employees of the Ordnance Department, at
this place and Richmond, it is hoped that holders
wil give the Government the preference.
F. o. HUMPHREYS.
apl 7 ts Maj. Comd’g Arsenal.
Shoemakers’ and Saddlers’
TOOLS.
THE UNDERSIGNED having commenced the
7 manufacture of the above named articles in this
city, are prepared to fill orders for the same.
Office on Angle street, a s few doors above C. S.
Hospital. HARRISON,IBEDELL & CO.
Reference— Maj. F. W. Dillard.
Mobile Register, Mississippian and Augusta Con
stitutionalist, please copy one month and send bills
to this office,
mar 30 ts
City Tax Payers,
I AM instructed by Council to close the books foi
receiving CITY TAX RETLifNS, onthelstdaj
of July next. All parties not making returns by
that day will be doubled taxed.
My office will continue to be at tne store .of
H. Afiddlebrooks, on Broad street.
Mi Movl'Lf
may 10 2w Clerk.
Notice.
MRS. MARY H. BENNING is my duly author
ial ized Agent for the transaction and settlement
of all business concerning the estate of Col, Seaborn
Jones, deceased,
„ , , . SEABORN J. BENNING,
Columbus. May 9,4864, lm Adm'r,
r —-—— _______
Vol. XI.
J. W. WARRYV A CO. Proprietor* j. w . WARREIV, Editor
CATALOGUE SALE
OF
llWOffi, liMIBItS. 16, a
-A.T -AATCTIOTSTV
BY BEEE & CHRIsm.Y.
- .
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 cases 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 d 0 p ort Wine
1 bbl 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 Rum
20 cases Holland Gin
10 cases Cognac Brandy
14)bl Holland Gin
2 bbls Cognac Brandy ,
30 bbls Machinery Oil
t SO pieces Alex Collie’s Mourning Prints
40 do d<K 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-bbl 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 Nut Soap
22 boxes 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
a riorsed notes at 60 days with interest
Catalogues will be ready by the 15th of June
next. may 28-til 18th june
CARGO SALE.
BY
JAMES H. Till.OK.
On Wednesday, June 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;
Largo Yellow Wove Post Paper
Thin Creym 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 —Earlston Gingham^;
Solid Checked Ginghams;
Plain and Fancy Ginghams.
21 cases—B6 in. Bleached Shirting;
Fine Cambric Shirting ;
33 inch Long Cloth ;
40 inq& Pillow Case Cotton.
1 case—Printed Freneh Lustres.
8 cases—lrish Linen Fronting;
100 inch Linen Sheeting;
inch Shirting, Linen.
6 cases—Organdie Muslins;
Fancy Printed Muslins;
Black and White Muslins ;
I case —Expansion Skirts.
10 cases—Madder Square Handkerchiefs;
Medium Madder Handkerchiefs;
Cochineal Handkerchiefs;
Printed Turkey 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 Flainel.
2 cases—Union Stripes.
10 cases—Best Sewing Needles ;
Hair Pins, Crochet Needles;
Spool Cotton, Pen Holders.
2 cases Pins.
4 cases —Bone Buttons;
Looking 'Glasses.
5 cases —Pocket Knives ,*
Table Cutlery ;
Shoe Hammers, Pincers, &c.
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-Carbonate Soda :
50 cases—Super Brandy ;
25 cases “Old Tom” Gin,
10 cases—Sparkling Champagne:
25 cases—Ale and Porter :
3 barrels-Whiskey;
30 bags—Sifted Black Pepper ;
5 chests —Oolong Tea;
5 bags—Rio Coffee;
5 bags-Prepared Chicory;
40 cases-Assorted Drugs;
5 kegs-SlO lb. nett Cream Tartar, warranted
pure;
18 kegs-112 !b. each, Eng. Epsom Salts, asst’d ;
25 drums-1000 lb. Bals. Copaiva, strictly pure
10 eases-Ladies and Mens’ Shoes ;
10 doz. —Patent Leather.
ALSO,
50 bales—4-4 Brown Sheetings:
7-8 Brown Sheetings,
7-8 Brown Drillings.
Conditions, cash on delivery,
may 28-16: JAMES H. TAYLOR.
Columbns, Q»„ Wednesday Horning, Jnne 1,1864.
tlXTBieT.}
Headquarters Post, 1
Columbus, Ga., May 27, *64. /
Special Orders.)
Do. 6. J
• • • * •
I. Major Dillard, Q. M.. will, as soon as practi
cable, contract with a reliable undertaker to fur
nish the regulation coffin and gTave 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 keep 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 Hositals, who will
determine the hour for burial and notify the Post
Chaplain of the same in writing.
*****
By order
m. HUMPHREYS,
Chas. Wood, A. A. G.
F. W. DILLARD,
Major & Q M.
Quartermaster’s Office,
Columbus, Ga., May 27, 0L
Proposals will be received by me in writing at my
office till Tuesday next for the performance of the
above duties. Bond and good security will he re
quired.
F. W. DILLARD.
my 23 d3t Major & Chief Q. M.
For City Sexton,
R. T. SIMONS is a candidate for the office of
City Sexton. Election Saturday next, June 4tffi
may 30tde ** V
CIR-OTTLAH..
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,'j
Quartermaster General’s Office, >
Richmond, April 23, 1864. J
All Officers and Agents of this Department are
hereby notified that in order to introduce proper
uniformity and system in connection with the con
tracts executed with the Factories on Government
account, and to increase thereby the yield thereof,
Major G. W. Cunningham, Quartermaster, hereto
fore in charge of the Depot at Atlanta, Georgia, ia
entrusted, exclusively, withlthe duty of contracting
in behalf of this Department, with the Factories in
the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Florida, and Mississippi.
He will respond to requisitions for material, made
upon him by Officers in charge of Depots for the
manufacture of clothing.
A. R. LAWTON.
may 3 lm Quartermaster General.
pmi i SAmt
45 and 47, Noith Water Street,
MOBILE, ALABAMA.
Brokers and Bankers,
DEALERS IN
GOLD,
SILVER,
BANK NOTES,
STOCKS anti BONDS,
STATE TREASURY NOTES.
STERLING,
HAVANA,
INASSAtJ,
AND DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.
Also,
Stocks in all the different Steamers,
Sloops and Schooners engaged in run
ning the blockade.
RONEY RECEIVED AND
PAID OUT ON DEPOSIT.
We buy and sell on our own account
or on commission.
All letters and enqu prompt
ly answered.
apl 13 w3m
All Excellent Plantation
For Sale.
SEVEN Hundred and twenty acres, three hun
dred and fifty open, nearly all fresh, in [splen
did repair, excellent fences, gin house, lots, gates,
negro houses, healthy, well watered, nice young
orchards, everything new, 12 miles below Auburn,
near Society Hill, in Macon, county, Ala.; all con
veniently arranged, with fine outlet and range for
stock, land fertile, soft and easy of cultivation, an
excellent neighborhood.
Apply at this office, or to
11 3 Wm. F. SAMFORD,
may 9th tf* Auburn, Ala.
Notice.
OFFICE CHIEF Q. M. ?
Columbus, Ga., May 24, '64. >
I am instructed by the Quartermaster General to
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 be sus
tained. The Planters of the country, who have
been unmolested by the ravages of the enemy, can
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 rio 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 oar
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 two
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 moment
like this. Give certificate of indebtedness.”
F. W. DILLARD,
Major & Q. 3f.
and Enquirer copy one week. my2s
Not ice,
OFFICE CHIEF Q. M. \
Columbus, Ga„ May 24, ’64. j
Major John E. Davis is relieved from the duties
of the Post, and will be assigned to the Pay De
partment.
Msjor Dillard will act as Post Q. M., till further
notice.
F. W. DILLARD.
Major Je Q. M.
Jfcg-Su.n and Enquirer copy one wtek. my2s
H LE STOLEN.
FROM the subscriber’s lot, on the sth inst., on*
large Bay Horse MULE, about ten years old.—
No marks recollected. Any information concerning
him will be liberally rewarded. Address the_sub
scriber at LaGrange, Ga. W. J. DIX.
my2§ lw
WANTED.
A GOOD RUSSET SHOE-MAKER.
A Apply to W. L. CLARK.
or A B Bostick.
my 30 6: Muscogee R K.
Tuesday Evening,
NOTICE! 7 "
Marshall Hospital, \
May 30,4304./
I would respectfully solicit contributions of
Cooked Provisions, Yegetables, Milk and Old Cloths,
to meet the immediate wants of the sick and woun
ded of the hospital.
Any one responding to this call will please deposit
their contributions with Chief Steward, who will
see that they are properly disposed of.
T. A. MEANS.
may 31 4t Surgeon in Charge.
To the Planters!
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 at his
nearest depot, on Rail Road or River, fifty to five
hundred bushels of Shelled Corn, to be 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 315 t
Resumed. —The Richmond Examiner of the
27th says that trains on the Petersburg road com
menced their regular trips on the 27th.
Parties just arrived from Texas report that coun
try full of provisions, and her broad prairies covered
with cattle. Asa general thing prices are low. The
chief city markets furnish beef at twelve and a half
cents a pound—cattle on foot are worth only six
cents per pound. The prospects of the growing
crops are said to ho very good.
The Floridian & Journal of the 28th, says: ‘‘A
rumor has reached this city that Capt. J. J. Dick
erson has been the hero of another brilliant exploit.
It is stated that he captured a gunboat on the St,
Johns river, killing 20 and capturing 70 prisoners;
that another gunboat coming up, he fired his prize
and made his escape with the prisoners. We hope
this may prove true.”
How Boys can Fight.— The Virginia papers,
in their accounts of General
late victory at New Market, in the most
enthusiastic terms of the gallantry and effi
ciency of the Cadets of the Virginia Military
Institute. In that battle, nothing could ex
ceed the precision and beauty of their evolu
tions, even under fire. In the charge they
made, not a step was lost nor their line the
least broken or irregular, and when they fired,
the explosion from their guns was so near
simultaneous that it seemed like a single re
port. They were led by the gallant Major
Ship, Professor of Tactics, and were specially
enjoined to make no noise as they charged,
but, when the feat was accomplished, and so
admirably done in full view of the whole
army, there went up a shout' from their com
panion in arms, who were spectators of the
scene, that made the very heavens ring. Ma
jor Otey says there was never a better exhi
bition of the effect of drill and discipline than
that given by the Cadets, and it had a fine
effect on the army. General Breckinridge
complimented the boys very highly for their
valor and good conduct, which contributed
so much to the good fortune of the day.
Sherman's Movements —The Whereabouts
of Johnston. —A telegram from Nashville,
dated the 20th says :
Gen. Sherman is in possession of Kingston,
Rome, Oassville and the line of the Etowah.
The army had heavy skirmishing with the
enemy all the way from Resaca. The railroad
and telegraph have been repaired to the pres
ent position of the army. The troops are in
good condition aiid spirits. Johnston is be
lieved to be at Atlanta.
Five hundred and thirteen prisoners, cap
tured at Resaca arrived here yesterday and to
day. Among them are thirteen officers, be
longing to Polk’s, Hardee’s, and Hood’s corps.
They will be sent North to-morrow.
Hugh Trally, a native of Ray county, Tenn.,
was hung to-day by order of the military
commandant, charged with bushwhacking and
murdex-ing Union citizens. Trally was cap
tured in White county, East Tennessee, where
he was acting as guide to the rebel General
Wheeler. Ife betrayed ng emotion on the
scaffold, and avowedthat he died a true rebel
soldier, and not guilty of shedding innocent
blood.
, The river is three feet deep on the shoals
and is now falling.
The Affair in Charles City County.— ;
We have received some further particulars of
the affair in Charles City county, to avhich
brief allusion was made yesterday. The ex
pedition, which consisted of a portion of Gen.
Fitz Lee's cavalry division, started from Mat
thews Court House and proceeded to Kennon’s
wharf on James river, a point nearly opposite
Fort Powhatan. At 1 o’clock on Tuesday our
men dismounted and pushed forward through
the woods which lie between the river road
and the river, driving in the enemy’s negro
pickets, w'kofled incontinently to the fortifica
tions. Our troops then moved on the works,
which are situated on a high bluff, and consist
of strong fortifications, protected in front by
a deep ditch aijd long abattis. The attack
was made upon the west front of the fort, and
the negro troops, without making much re
sistance,. ran down the bluff to the beach,
where they remained during the fight. The
white troops, however, stood their ground.
Just as our men charged the works the gun
boats in the river opened a furious fire upon
them, which was hotly seconded by musketry
from the fortifications. It was immediately
discovered that the enemy had thrown 3trong
reinforcements across from Fort Powhatan,
where a large force was stationed, and in this
Stitc of affairs our troops were withdrawn
from the contest, with small loss in killed
and wounded. Two negroes were taken
oners. Thus ended an enterprise which was
extremely hazardous on our part,, when it is
considered that the enemy had the advantage
of strong fortifications find the aid of gun
boats.—Richmond Dispatch. 21th.
The Ancient Boundaries of Virginia.— The
General Assembly, at its last session, passed resolu
tions referring to the attempts of the enemy to form
anew State out of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
and declaring that “it is the firm detei ruination of
the State, and kuown to be that of the Confederate
Government, to assert and mantain the jurisdiction
and sovereignty of the State of Virginia to th§ ut
most limits of her ancient boundaries, at any and
every cost.” These resolutions having been com
municated to Congress by the Governor, the House
of Representatives yesterday unanimously adopted
a joint resolution declaring that "in no event will
this Government consent to a division or dismem
berment of the State of Virginia, but will assert and
maintain her jurisdiction and sovereignty to the ut- !
most limits of her ancient boundaries, at any and !
every cost.”— Dispatch, 27 th.
$4.00 Per Month
Tli« Secretary of the Treasury
Recommends a Specie Basis.
The President Os the Senate oa Tuesday laid
before that body the following communication
from the Secretary of the Treasury :
Treasury Department, )
CoNfBDBRATB STATES OP AMERICA, >
Richmond, May 20,1864. J
lion. R. M. T. Hunter, President pro tern. Sen
ate :
Sir—Since the date of my report of the 2d in
stant, nearly three weeks have elapsed. During
that period it was intended to make sale, at public
auction, at the capital, of part cf the six per cent,
untaxable bonds, with a view to establish the
rate at which sales could be made at every com
mercial point within the Confederacy. Military
necessities have prevented this sale and still re
quire its postponement. The aid which was ex
pected the Treasury would derive from that source
is, therefore, delayed for at least a month, and for
the expenditures of that period, Treasury notes
or some other substitute becomes necessary. The
means provided by Congress for supplying the
wants of the Government at this time consists of—
first the limited new issue of Treasury notes; sec
ond, of the sale of the said six per cent bonds, and
third certificates of indebtedness. In my report
of the 2d instant, I have shown that the whole
amount derived from taxes during the present
year will afford no aid in paying the current ex
penditures of the Government. This I regard as
an imperfect feature of the tax bill, and have rec
ommended that it be remedied by additional taxes.
The collection of these taxes cannot take place in
time to meet the emergency, and resort must be
had to one of the other resources.
In the same report I have set forth the reasons
why an increased issue of Treasury notes would
be injudicious, and if these reasons are deemed
adequate to justify the conclusion, it follows that
resort must be had to the third means of supply,
namely, certificates of indebtedness.
The great leading wants of the Government to
be supplied at home are clothing, subsistence and
transportation. If measures can be adopted which
will enable these wants to be supplied wholly or in
part through certificates of indebtedness, great re
lief will at once bo obtained. The railroad com
panies have generally exhibited so much patriot
ism that it is highly probable they will readily
accept certificates in part payment of transporta
tion.
The other great wants arc supplied by the man
ufacturers, farmers and planters, who manufacture
clothing and produce subsistence. If these par
ties could be induced to accept certificates for such
articles as are the subjects of purchase or impress
ment, the scheme would be oomplete. It seems to
me that by resorting to a specie basis for all pur
chases and impressments they could be made more
acceptable both (9 the Government and the owner.
impressed, wore Veined at the
pr, r.s of 1860, (whbn the qurraney was at a specie
standard,) or at their present value in coin, and
certificates were issued for such value, payable
two years after peace, in specie, the interest in the
meantime to be paid semi-annually in coin, or its
market value in Confederate notes, a substantial
security of the highest value would bo obtained.
The party giving up his commodities would bo
better satisfied with the price and mode of pay
ment. During the continuance of the war he
would receive the same rate of interest as though
his property had been valued in Confederate notes;
and after the war he would receive its full value
in coin.
The Government would be better satisfied be
cause whilst it paid no higher interest during the
war than it would do under the existing law, it
would, after the war, save the loss to which the
present exaggerated prices have exposed it. As
HO material abatement in prices has occurred since
the meeting of Congress, it is obvious that the
supplies voted by the last Congress must be large
ly increased, unless some such measure of relief
should be adopted at the present session. I re
spectfully recommend, therefore, that the impress
ment law be amended in conformity with the above
suggestions, and that it be extended to all supplies
which it may be necessary for the support of the
army and navy. I also recommend that a reason
able proportion of the railroad transportation based
upon the charges of 1860 shall be paid in the same
way. As the cash expenses of railroads are very
large, and require supplies of money for daily use,
it is probable that one-third of such charges w r "ilS,
be as much as they could afford to take.
To enable the Treasury to meet the pteial
the interest on these certificates, it woulrUfc.ijadvi
sable to furnish it with the means oi v ,miring
coin. A double advantage would
The Government would be enabl.q ¥ its in
terest at a lower rate, and the paying out of so
much coin would reduce the diffidence between the
market rate of coin and Confed6E»te securities. I
would, therefore, respectfully jeoommend that an
additional appropriation be made to enable the
Treasury to purchase and ship as much cotton as
may be made available for this purpose. Ten
millions of dollars would probably be sufficient at
the present session.
Respectfully submitted,
C.' G. Memminger,
Sec’y of Treasury.
The communication was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance,
Tbe Raid on Tampa.
We are kindly permitted to make the fol
lowing extract from a letter from a gentleman
at Tampa in regard to the late raid on that
place :
The enemy surprised and captured Tampa
on the morning of the 6th inst. A general
sack and plundering ensued, not only of pub
lic, but also of private property. The Land
office received a benefit; but after strewing
the papers, blanks and bonds about underfoot
and trampling on them, I miss only the two
record books of sales and locations. The maps
were not injured or carried away. The sur
prise of the town was so suddden that nothing
could be saved. All the male citizens over
12 years of age were put in close confinement
under a guard of negroes and detained thirty
two hours. The enemy retired at 9p. m. of
the 7th. They carried off James E. Bowden,
John L. Branch, H. Mulrenan and Capt. Davis
and all his crew, one of whom was wounded
in attempting to escape. They demolished the
batteries and magazine, burnt the gun car
riages and spiked and otherwise injured the
guns, seized all the arms and negroes they
could find. The houses occupied by families
were generally protected, and a few others,
which poinLto the.owners as persons sympa
thizing with the raiders. H. A. Crane s com
pany of deserters, tories, &c., were the fore
most actors in the sack of the town.
[Floridian $ Journal , 28 th.
From Gen. Lee’s Army.
Persons who left the lines yesterday repre
sent everything quiet in that direction. The
War Office had no news of interest last night,
and beyond a report that some vitality was
apparent on the enemy’s right (our left) we
have nothing to announce. There was, in
deed, a rumor last evening that the enemy
made a feeble attempt on Wednesday night to
: capture our outer works, but was repulsed
with a loss to him of sixty killed, while our
loss was only one; This lacks confirmation,
and probably emanated from that individual
who has become so distinguished in this war,
“the reliable gentleman.” Another report is
that McClellan is now with Grant, and acting
as a restraint upon hi3 impetu6wll > v j iu other
words, those who believe this story pretend to
see in it a reason why Grant does not offer
battle to General Lee. The report, however,
may be true ; but if so, and if McClellan has
any influence over Grant's actions, the latter
would hardly be apt to select the Peninsula
as a line of operations. McClellan tried that
route once, and abandoned it in grief and des
pair : and the experiment cost him his laurels,
as well as the sobriquet of the “Young Napo
leon.”
The train last evening brought down one
hundred and forty prisoners, taken by Ma
hone’s command in Tuesday’s fight.—-Jtich
moni Dapitch. 21th.
ssLasKAPaio.
Reports «f tiie Preu isioeiation.
Entered according to act of Congress in ths yef*
1?®, hr J. S. Thrasher, in th* Clerk’s office
the District Court of the Confederate States far
the Northern District of Georgia.
Lattst from the Georgia Front*
New Hope, May 30tb, via Marietta, 31st.—
Thera was scarcely a shot fired yesterday Os
to-day. Both armies are taking advantage of
the temporary lull to enjoy the rest thus af
forded after the fatigue of the last 30 days.
The very wahn and the dust al
most ineufferabler Small squads of prisoners
continue to come in. About 500 have been
captured so far. "*
Latest from Virginia.
Richmond, May 31.— N0 official confirma
tion has been received at the War Depart
ment of the evacuating Chesterfield county
by Butler, but there is of the fact
that a portion of his force has been sent off
under Smith to reinforce Grant. |1
Sharp cannonading was heard this morning
in the direction of Mechaniesville.
Weather clear and warm.
Sharp Practice. —A thirsty, but penniless
soldier, belonging to a regiment encamped
near* , N. 0., procured a quart of bran
dy in a novel manner. He provided himself
with two canteens, of which he filled one with
water, the other he kept empty. He then re
paired to the bouse of Mr. , a few miles
from town, and asked if he could buy a quart
of brandy. He was answered in the affirma
tive—the brandy was produced, the price
fixed upon, the empty canteen filled with tha
precious fluid, and then slung across his
shoulder. He, then, began a search for the
money wherewith to settle the bill. With an
eager manner he dived into first his
pantloons pocket, then tha left, and then with
an air of disappointment, successively ‘into
his vest and coat pockets.
“By golly,” eays he, “I clear forgot to bring
my pocket book!”
“Well,” said Mr. ,-“vou can't have
the brandy without the money. Suppose you
leave the canteen with me and go after the
pocket book.”
“It’s a mighty good distance,” said the sol
dier, K to walk, but I can’t do any better, I
suppose I must.” So saying, he deposited
the canteen,to the hands of the unsuspecting
vender’of “old NiUh” and walked off—sorrow
in his countenance, in his heart joy.
About three days afterwards, Mrs. ,
who is a notable housekeeper, said to her hus
band, “Mr. , that soldier hasn’t come
back to get his brandy. Poor fellow, he must
have suddenly ordered to Plymouth, and I’m
sorry he has lost his canteen. I think it best
to pour hut the brandy, lest it get a tinny
taste.” So saying, she pulled out the cork,
and applying her nose to the mouth of* v ~
cauteen she smelt—not brandy,—
The brandy was transfer*-- , -ui a—rat.
—-*ie<l to water.
[Daily Conservative.
The Results of thb Avbrjll Raid. —Th«
Wythevlle Dispatch sums up the recent raid
of Averill as follows :
The Yankees lost in wounded 390, and in
killed 86, while our loss was 130 wounded
and 50 killed. The fight oocurred on Monday
the 9th inst., and was followed the nest day
(Tuesday) by that near Wytheville. If Av
erill bad succeeded at Wytheville, matters
would now be very different at Dublin. But
when the whipped out Yankees from Wythe
ville, reached Dublin and told that* Morgan
would possibly soon pounce upon the raiders
occupying the Village with the Irish name,
it was concluded to be the belter part of valor
to take up the line of march.
In their retreat, they lost 200 wagons, 250
horses, and 50 head of cattle, three negroes,
and a large quantity of bacon, all of which
fell into our hands. Reports say that Averill
got out with a loss of one thousand of the two
thousand thieves which were to bo employed
for the destruction of Wytheville.. Th*%rger
portion of Gen. Cook’s army of raiders is prob
ably well out of our lines by this time, but
many of them, we are pleased to know, are
rotting in the soil which they came to dese
crate. * ', #
The raiders burned the Debot, Vai a#.
Tavern, and several small buildings at Dublin.
They destroyed New River bridge and burned
the Depot at Christiansburg. Otherwise not
much damage was done. Except the loss of
the bridge, the raid could not be considered
a very destructive one. We should think
that it hardly paid the Yankees for the trou
ble they were at. A few more such raid3
would tend greatly to put up the price of gold at
the North. The raid was donbtless made
with the expectation that Grant would whip
Lee, and then they would all have an easy
time of it.
A Devout Kegiment. —The following
is an extract from a letter of an officer of
the 13th Virginia Cavalry, Imboden’s
brigade. It refers to the fight of Imboden
before the main battle near New Market:
“Before the charge, and while we were
in line, the eommand to dismount was
given, when our noble old Chaplain sang
a hymn and then prayed—the whole reg«
iment kneeling. It was a solemn and
impressive sight just on the eve of battle.
And God blessed our arms with victory.
The Chaplain prayed that if it should
please God we might scatter our enemies,,
but, Oh l preserve the lives of these dear
ones, and prolong them for Thy glory.’
“Truly . did God answer the prayer of
the devout old man—they were scattered
to the four winds*, and we lost riot a man.
Prisoners at Camp Sumter.—We have been
furnished, saj3 the Macon Telegraph of 313 t,
with the following list by States of the pris
oners now at Anderson. A good many have
been added since the list was made out. Those
classed a3 “U. States” are soldiers from the
regular army : -
Arkansas, 6 North Carolina, 22
Alabama, -g 30 New Hampshire, 135
Connecticut, 514 New Jersey, 97
Deleware, * 26 New York, 1,999
Indiana, 664 Ohio, 1,291
Illinois, 1,249 Pennsylvania, 1,867
lowa, 261 Rhode Island, 66
Kentucky, 592 Tennessee, 1,188
Maine, 102 Vermont, 74
Minnesota, 7 Virginia, 284
Massachusetts, 566 Wisconsin, 339
Maryland, 189 UU States, 477
Michigan, 581 ———-
Missouri, 131 12,762
Mississippi, 35
Gen. Wadsworth’s Fibld Glasses.—Major
McMullen, of the service, yesterday exhibited in
Richmond the field glasses of the Yankee General
Wadsworth, killed in the battle of
Court House. They are of the most unique, elab
orate and expensive kind, being adapted either for
the sea or field service.. The power of the lens,
upon actual test, was found to be very great.
There were besides found upon the body of the
dead General, five hundred dollars in greenbacks ;
forty jit-gold, and a splendid gold watch, which
effects, w 6 Understand, were handed oyer to Gen.
Lee and forwarded through the lines with the body
under flag of truce. The field glasses being con
traband of war and valuable to the service, ware
not returned. — Examiner.
Acrostic on Beast Butler.
Brutal and vulgar, a coward and knave.
Famed for no action noble or brave;
Beastly by instinct, a drunkard and sot,
Ugly and venomous, on mankind a blot.
Thief, liar and scoundrel, in highest degree,
Let Yankeedom boast of such heroes as thee ;
Every woman and child shall for ages to eome.
Remember the monster thou vilest j f skua.
