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June Ist, 1364.—ts
The that Colonel Sam
T ft te expects to have the railroad between
Jackson and Canton tarnnning order by the
Ist of June. It will hot be many weeks before
trains will be running from Canton to Man
chac ; provided, always, anotherjaid doesn’t
interfere.
A Good Haul.— The Abingdon Virginian of
' /hc*2(Rj3§earns that a part of the 3d Tennes-
captured 7i, 000 lbs. of lankee
Boon and the teams that hauled it, with their
negro drivers, in upper East Tennessee a few
days ago. They ar» how all safe in our hands.
CAVALUY^OKTIILT^r HUAD.-A dispatch
dated Boston, April 22d, says that the steamer
Western Metropolis was to have saile
next day with four companies of the sth Mas
sachusetts cavalry, for Hilton Head.
From tUe Front —Sherman’s
Kew Move.
Judging from his most recent demonstra
tion. on oar right, it trould appear that the
Federal commander is endeavoring to press
us back from the front of the railroad near
Acworth, and possess himself of that position,
as a basis for further aggressive operations.—
If this could be consummated, Sherman could
move down the road, bringing up his. supplies
by rail as far as the Etowah, his trains being
secure beyond that stream.
The movement by flank upon our left seems
to have been abandoned and the Federal
troops massed, and the skill and energy of
their director concentrated upon the right
wing of our army, bearing in the direction of
the railroad at Acworth. Fpr the past twen
ty-four or forty-eight hours, his mam strength
seems to have been bent against our right wing,
where our cavalry have been occasionally
forced back.
Hardee’s corps, at one time, moved to the
extreme left, has, we understand, been trans
ferred to our extreme right: It is impossible
to give any definite idea as to the position and
formation of lines. Thus far, in every At
tempt to force our right, the enemy has been
met and checked. An intelligent and well
informed officer, in a position in the field to
judge of the situation, writes“ Everything
is on the move ; apparently seeking position
fo£ line of battle. It is hard to divine Gen.
Johnston’s real intentions, he keeps everything
so much to himself, but from all I can see, I
am inclined he intends giving them
battle if they come square up to us. AVe are
about fifteen miles from Marietta. I know so
little of the country that I am unable to de
scribe The exact locality of our army. For
rest is certainly moving into Tennessee. Rod
dy has captured Florence, Ala.. The work
will soon commence.”
Sißce the affair at New' Hope Church, in
which the enemy, and Hooker’s corps espec
ially, were so severely punished, there has
been no engagement of eonsequence, but oc
casional skirmishes, as the lines manoenver
ing came into collision.
Battle-Field at New Market. —The fol
lowing extracts from a letter written on the
battle-field at New Market, by Major P., an
eye-witness of the scene, we find in the Lynch
burg iiian of Wednesday :
“A terrible battle near New Market is closed
—the enemy, 7,000 strong, under Siegel.—
We had about 3,500 infantry in the fight. At
night-fall the enemy were completely routed ;
every posjfr>)n they took were carried at a
ufiaer a perfect hail storm of shot
froffi artillery and musketry. The loss in
killed and wounded is large on both sides, but
comparatively, few men killed on ours. Cap
tain Tate, of the 51st, from Wythe, was the
only officer of the brigade killed on the field—
the purest of gentleman, and one of the most
gallant officers of the command. Otey was
severely wounded in the right arm—shatttercd
—he bears it with the courage aud cheerful
ness characteristic of the man. But above all
enconium, was the Spartan heroism displayed
in the most terrible struggle of the conflict,
by the “soldier boys,” of the V. M. Institute
—cadets—their ranks were decimated ; they
charged upon, and were charged by heavy
masses of the enemy, and were never seen for
a moment to waver. They were observed to
close up their ranks over the track of explod
ed shells, and to fill up the fearful chasm made
by the fall of their comrades with the prompt
ness and precision ot veterans. Their propor
tionate lossw as heavier than in any other com
mand. Young Radford, Leftwitch and Payne,
I am happy Urstate, were not hurt. Young
Cabell of Richmond, is amongst the killed, and
a son of Terry Dilliard mortally wounded—l
regret I could not see him. Glorious boys,
.they have immortalized themselves.” * .
Hlpfe Chattanooga Rebel. —This defiant little
Wlir Bulletin, our old friend and favorite, the
Chattanooga Rebel, reached this city the oth
er evening from Marietta. The pater familias,
Franc. M. Paul, Esq., rubicund and stollid,
attended by Charlie Faxon, and his staff, were
among the neiy list of freshly arrived refugees
last evening. This makes the second time
dlfe Rebel has stubbornly yielded to the ad
vance of the invader. We understand the
publication of the paper is to be resumed in
Atlanta as soon as a suitable building can be
procured. The next mo v e it makes, we trust
will transplant it to its native heath, where
it flourished and did yeoman’s service in the
days ajjlfdne.— Atlanta Confederacy.'
Maj. Gen. Field.—This is the present com
mander of Hood’s division in the army, qf Gen.
says him :
Tfipfri had a view of Gen. Field till yester
day. He is a remarkable handsome man of
fair complexion, abound face, slightly double
chin, black eyes, very black hair, about 5 feet
10 inches high, and .of a very expressive and
wmning counten%nce. I take him to be a
worthy successor to the gallant Hood. Gen.
look to be over o 0 yell’s of ag*e,
andiweighs ftfcout 160 pounds. He is, like
Hood, a Kentu^an.
[From the Montgomery Advertiser.]
Marietta, May 30.
Bate's division charged the enemy Saturday
afternoon, reaching their second line of breast
works when they were ordered back. The
Kentucky brigade lost 175 killed and wound
ed ; the Florida brigade,. 219. The enemy’s'
slaughter was great? *
On Sunday there was slight skirmishing."?
At 10 at night the enemy's picketg.andskir
mishers advaifced on Polk s centre, supposing
we were falling back, which drew the fire,* of
our brigades along Polk's whole line. The
false alarm was without casualties on our
side. • j'
The vagabond G'arabaldi, when at the
house of the United States Consul in
Loudon, said that G-eorge N. Sanders
inviteu him at one time, by letter, to join
the Southern army, but that he never
even rephed to his letter, so “scornfully”
did he treat the proposal. *
Extract
From Bishop Wihner’s Anuual Address
tQ the Council of the Diocese of Ala
bama.
I briefly refer to a subject which I
brought to the notice of the Council two
years ago, in regard to which there has
been, and continues to be, some difference
of opinion. I refer to the advice which
I gave as to the course proper to be pur*
sued by the Clergy, in the event of poi>
tions of the country being temporarily
occupied by the forces ol the enemy. I
then recommended that- we should close
our churches, rfafher than consent to wor
ship according to military dictation. In
reply to many inquiries which have reaoh
e<jjne on this point, I take this opportu*.
nity to say, that I have seen no reason to
modify the opinion then given, hut, on
the contrary, that time and experience
have only tended to confirm my first im-
pressions. . .
I have long entertained the opinion,
and on suitable occasions have expressed
it, that the regular and ordinary forms of
public worship should be so entirely cath
olic in character, as to be adapted to all
the exigencies of time, place and circums
stance. It seems to me most undesirable
and unnecessary, to say the least, jthat the
Book of Common Prayer should undergo
a revision and re-print upon the occurs
rence of every political revolution. The
phraseology of the prayer for our Rulers,
now in use, has given needless occasion
of offence, even in times of high party
excitement. The preface to the Book of
Common Prayer, declares, that, “in the
prayers of our civil rulers, the principal
care was, to make them comformable to
what ought to he the proper end of all
such prayers, namely, that Rulers may
have grace, wisdom and understanding, to
execute justice and to maintain truth, and
that the people may lead quiet and peace
able lives in all Godliness and honesty ’
a phraseology, in my judgment, at once
ample, minute and cathplic. If such a
form of prayer were introduced into the
service, it would always be appropriate,
and we should be spared the necesity of
changing our worship with every change
in the political world around us. Should
this Council entertain the same opinions
with myself, it would be competent for us
to instruct our delegates to the next Gen
eral Council to propose and vote for such
a change as I have proposed.
But, this is aside from nay present pur*
pose.—The General Council in the* Con*
federate States has not concurred in the
views here expressed, but has ordained
the form now in use. The decision of
that Council i*f" the supreme law of this
Church. To depart'from the prescribed
mode, at the behest of any civil or mili
tary power, is to acknowledge in the
Church an authority superior to that of
the Church itself. For this reason, and
others mentioned in a former address, I
cannot advise that the Clergy should ever
make the unworthy concession.
The argument which is commonly urg*
ed, on the other part, namely, “that it is
sad to see the people without the enjoys
ment of the public means of grace, for
the sake of a trifling omission required,”
conies to my mind with no weight. I 1 or,
in the first place, no omission can be
deemed trifling, which carries with it the
concession of a principle. The princis
pie may involve a matter of secondary
moment, but to surrender a principle can
never be a matter of secondary import-
ance.
And, besides, the argument is based
upon a conception of the Supreme Being,
which X cannot but regard as derogatory
to his name and character. If the argu
mkpfr urged has any force, it must derive
jit-rl' wa«F consideration, that man can
not opat'A the needful grace and help
from oiuugih, without the intervention of
public rexin the sanctuary. Ordi
narily
to the appointec£*neans of grace, and fail
to use them, weyfre liable to a forfeiture
of the benefits tojbe reaped thereby. But,
if we are providentially cut off from the
ordinary means or |face, we are instruc
ted that the compensations of the Divine
Economy will supply all our needs. For
example : we may be kfepPfro.ni the sane-
Jt / * 1 ' • •
suary by bodily indisposition, or, as m
the present supposed case, By, conscien
tious scruples ; —the house of .worship
being under the control of an*enemy who
makes a sacrifice of principle the condi -
tion of our being permitted to occupy it.
The latter obstruction seems to be more
insurmountable than the former; for we
mighty perchance, overcome the former,
by being carried upon couches within the
precincts of the sanctuary; but we could
not remove the latter without sacrificing
a principie. In both cases, as I conceive
of the Almighty, “He would hqye mer«
cy and not sacrifice”—if not of bodily
comfort, surely not of principle.
The disposition in a true man to assert the
right, and to suffer all things rather than to
compromise with wrong, is a reflection of the
divine image in man ; is of the essence of the
religious principle ; and, when done from re
ligious motives, is of itself an aot of worship
and of allegiance to the Divine Majesty. Far
better would it be for us, to worship God with
an uncorrupted fidelity in private ; if need be,
in dens and cave sos the earth,than,to consent
to assemble under, duress, and at the dictation
of a power which*addresses itself alike to the
subjugatHm-wflMKkseuls and'ai>octtesj*p*l as
sumes to take authority in the Church of God.
Thus worshipped the primitive Christians un
der heathen persecutions, and Anglican
churchmen under puritanical domination.—
During the last two years we have had abun
dant evidence, I think, to show that my coun
sel was not ill-dimed. Much of our territory
has been by the enemy, and the
question has been brought to a practical test.
The Clergy of this Church have been peculi
arly tried, because of the politic§i and local
character of the prayers to which I havejjße
fore referred. Mn a great majority of instances,
they have attempted to continue the celebra
tion of public service, by the omission of the
prayer for those in authority So far as my
information extends, the concession on the
part of the officiating minister has been uni
formly attended by following results :
Either violent and scandalous scenes have
been enacted in the sanctuary, and ministers
dragged from the' altar and congregations dis
persed at the point of the bayonet, as in Al
exandria and New Orleans; —or, an officer has
appeared in the Church to read the omitted
petition, as in Arkansas; or, as in other pla
ces, has been followed by the
subsequent use of the obnoxious petition, and
long life, health and prosperity, have been in
voked upon those, who employ all these gifts
of Providence for our utter destruction. A
fearful mockery this is indeed: but when we
once yield to usurpation, and sacrifice right
to force, who shall assign limits to the gradu
al deterioration that must followjfrom the first
wrong doing ? God does not require this at
our hands, and we may be well assured that
u He ia not mocked, in the midst of au thia
I said, at the outset of this address, that
the existing condition of our couilfry furnishes
a noble opportunity for the display of gre a
temptations. I pass by more obvious and no.
torious forms of temptation, wrinessed
on all hands, force themselves upon
servation; only remarking that a day of trial
is wont to bring rapidly to maturity the rul
ing passions of men, of whatsoever sort they
may be. He that is unjust will be likely to
be still more unjust, as the bonds which re
strain men are to some extent relaxed; he
that is making haste to be rich, will be apt to
make more haste, as the time seems short, and
unusual stimulus is applied ; and he that is
righteous and liberal, will become more so, as
suffering and want abound. Men live fast in
times of revolution, and they come rapidly
to a head, each bearing seed after his kind.—
War is a great teacher also. Peoples and in
dividuals need to be taught by grievous temp
tations what is in their hearts; to be proved
and humbled, and thus, if it may be, to be
finally exalted. The Almighty is now teach
ing us by bis rod what we failed to gather
from his word. The whole moral of the les
son taught, may be snmmed up in few words,
“Cease ye from man,whose breath is in his nos
trils.” Would that we could add, in view of the
marvellous light which experience has thrown
upon His word, “Thy testimonies, 0 God
are wonderful ; .therefore doth my soul keep
them.”
A Scene in the Yankee Con
gress.
The Washington correspondent of the Cin
cinnati Gazette thus describes the scene in the
Yankee House of Representatives when Mr.
Harris, of Maryland, delivered tbe speech
which first let some light into that “convoca
tion of politic worms”:
Finally a tall, light bearded, bald headed
Marylander, sitting on the extreme wing of
the Opposition side, of pleasing presence, but
unmistakable “cliivalric” air, gets the floor.
He is not.an eloquent speaker, but he makes
up in fluency and defiant boldness what he
lacks in grace. His first sentence fixes every
body’s attention. “I indorse every word the
gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Long, has uttered,
and will stand by and defend it for weal or
woe.” “Ah, ha ! he’s got one manly backer,
at least” is the involuntary exclamation one
hears on every side.
Stepping out into the aisle, and moving de
fiantly down toward the Administration mem
bers, as he warms with the subject, be contin
ued in the same strain. He is willing to go
with his friends anywhere ori that issue. Can-"
not a man say he is for peace, the Saving of*
life and treasure? He is'for peace. * a
Union man—a better Union man than any*-
body on the other side of the he
is a Peace Union man. If we can’t have one"
Government, let us have two, and let them'be
splendid ones. He is a slaveholder,' or
till Ben. Butler stole his slaves. His father
was a slaveholder before him, and a good
Christian'; and when a man talks here of
slavery being the sum of all villainies he calls
him and his father villains, and he tells that
man, wherever he may be, that he is a liar
and-a scoundrel.
The scene is a curious one. This man is
in the House of Representatives of
the United States, surrounded by the Demo
crats and the Border States men of what claims
to be a loyal opposition. He is talking the
boldest treason, yet they have clustered in de
lighted circles around him; almost every
man's face wore a grateful smile, and at every
extremely extravagant declaration they burst
into open laugjiter and applause.
Meantime the Administration men crowd
over till the front of the Clerk's desk is filled,
and an angry group is formed among the
chuckling Democrats right under the Speak
er’s hand.
He continues eulogizing the rebels, than
whom, he says, a braver set of men, a more
gallant or honorable set of men, never existed
on God’s earth -; abusing the Administration,
declaring that he would never vote a dollar or
a man to be used by that tyrant, the President;
denouncing the war for the Union as the most
stupendous folly that ever disgraced any peo
ple ; and now and again striking an attitude
and snouting to the opposite side, if this be
treason, make the most of it.
Finally, there comes the startling passage:
“The South asks you to leave them in peace;
but .no, you say you will bring them into sub
jection. That is not done yet, and God Al
mighty grant that it will never be. I hope
you will never subjugate the South.”
“Mr. Chairman,” cried a stentorian voice
from a group standing near the defiant Mary
lander. Members turned to look, a little
space is formed about him, and Mr. Harris
waits, “I ask if it is proper for a member to
pray God Almighty.” A perfect storm
of “Order, order, order,” drowned out the re
mainder of the sentence.
Mr. Harris resumes with the same game
cock air, when the stentorian voice breaks in
again, fairly hoarse with passion: “I demand
to know whether '- . “Order, order, order,”
from the Democratic side, while the members
spring from their seats, and there is a general
movement towards the actors in the excited
scene. “I rise to a point of order,” shouts the
same excited voice. “Well, what’s your point
of order? Let’s hear it,” snaps Harris, turn
ing contemptuously upon him.
“The gentleman rises to a point of order..
The gentleman from Maryland will suspend.
Gentlemen in the aisles will take their seats.
The Chair will not recognize any one till or
der is restored,” says the* Speaker pro tern. ;
and the gaval thumps vigorously on the table,
while the crowd slowly scatters, aqd members
reluctantly go back Among
them, walking up ,an old^
rough looking Penpfwifiqaqi.' with bushy,
grizzled head, andßmggedriMures, and face
fairly livid with rage.
He shouts again the moment he reaches his
seat, “I rise to a point of order.”
“The gentleman will state his point of or
der.”
“Mypoint of order is this, sir: What right,
sir, has lie to pray to God Almighty ,to defeat,
sir—to defeat the American armies ?” The
words came struggling out, unconnected, hot
with rage.
“What sort of a point’ll xirder is that, I’d
like to know,” sneers Mr. Harris.*" ‘
“I want to know (order, order, order, and an
unconscionable din) whether a memljrhas a
right to utter treason (order, o‘r.d&\ order.) in
these halls ?” Mr. Tracy’s voice, never very
gentle at best, rises with the din, and the last
words are fairly screamed, while everybody
starts to his feet, and the excitemeiTt grows
intense.
In the midst of the hubbub. Washburne is
seen pushing his way down, till he can catch
the eye of the Speaker. He is accustomed to
being heard when he speaks; and his buli-dog
way generally wins in a contest of this kind.
There’s a good deal of swagger in if ; but he
never allows himself to be cowed.
“I demand that the language of the gentle
man from* Maryland be taken down at the
.clerk’s desk, in accordance with the rule.”
“Too late, order, go on, never mind, go ahead,”
came up from the Democratic side. But
Washburne holds the floor, and the shouting
of the whole rebel army instead of this little
detachment, wouldn't make him quit. He
sturdily demands the reading of the fule.
The Chair rules that the point is well taken ;
the words of the Marylander are reported from
the clerk's desk:
“Thie-South ask you to leave them in peace;
but no. you say you will bring them into sub
jection. That is not done yet. and God Al
mighty grant that it never may be. I hope
you will never subjugate the South.”
Harris meanwhile has been standing, with
head thrown back and arms akimbo, the very
picture • of a crowing game cock, or of the
traditional Irishman, anxious for somebody
“to trid on the tip of me coat tail.” “Well, is
tiJatall?" he cries; “That’s right! I say that
over again ! what have you to say about it?"
And the Democrats not quite sobered yet to a
sense of the situation, again roar at the exhu
berant fun of this beautiful spectacle.
The Speaker declares the language out of
order, and announces that the gentleman from
Maryland having violated the rule, can only
proceed under it by unanimous consent.^
“For one I protest against an JJ^ ar L.^ 3in S
such language in this hall,” says WaSSwirne,
in his dogged way. „ . . . t*
“You mean you are* afraid of it.
Harris, leaning forward and putting on his
piost offensive sneer. Shouts of order from
the Administration side drown out his voice
a3 he is about to proceed, and the Speaker
commands him to take hi3 seat. .As he does
it, losing the self-controlled sauciness he has
hitherto displayed, and quivering with rage,
he shakes his fist at Washburne, and hisses:
“You G—d d—n villain, yon !” The crowd
ing and confusion, however, prevented Wash
burne and most of the Unionists from seeing
or hearing,
Fernando Wood, with his oily face and
plausible way comes to the rescue. Nobody
has, in all this storm of attack on the estima
ble gentleman and worthy representative from
Ohio, really stated what he did say. Mr.
Wood proposes to show, and to make sure of
accuracy he reads the original manuscript:
“I now believe there are but two alterna
tives either an acknowledgement of the
South as an independent nation or their com
plete subjugation and extermination as a peo
ple. Os these alternatives, I prefer the for
mer.”
“Now,” says Mr. Wood, assuming, like Har
ris, the defiant role, “now, sir, I endorse
every word of that. If you are going to ex
pel him for it, you may as well expel me too.'
And he elaborates his desire to be made a
martyr. It isn’t long, till the matter strikes
him as being more serious, and he finds oc
casion to change his mind.
Some questions arising as to what Mr. Long
did say, Mr. Colfax proposes to postpone the
discussion till the Globe appears with the offi
cial report. Everybody agrees.
[For the Columbus Times.]
The Young WidoAv’s Lament.
The day has grown dreary and dark, Mother ,
On the air lies a burdensome chill,
And the leaves that danced gay in the sun, Mother,
Like mourners lay voiceless and still.
Thero’-s nothing to wish for on earth, Mother,
Life seems one long wearisome sigh,
And the only hope left in my heart, Mother,
Is to meet him once more in the sky.
Oh! do you remember the time, Mother,
When full of a girl’s thoughtless pride,
I bade him go forth to the war, Mother,
Tho’ so lately a happy young bride?
Tho’ I wept when he bade me good-bye, Mother,
Yet I smiled through my tears as they fell;
I called him my Husband, my Hero !
And hoped he’d keep happy and well.
I faltored not, shrank not, my Mother,
Tho’ the pulse of my heart would stand still,
AYhen the news of a battle came, Mother,
And I heard not for good or for ill.
Then when letter or.message eamb’,'Mother,
And I knew that he still was my own,
AYitli sobs and thanksgivings, dear Mother,
I knelt at God’s merciful throne.
Now ’tis over —all over, dear Mother,
And the eyes that looked fondly in mine,
Looked their last on a dark field-of blood, Mother,
AVbere ho fell in his manhood’s first prime !
I moxirhed' for my hero unburied,
I mourned for my life’s darkened ray ;
Oh! when will the Angel of healing
Wipe the tears of earth’s sorrow away !
Facty Worth. Being- linown.
A correspondent of tho London Index gets up
the following historical memoranda for the special
edification of Russell and Seward :
Fact Noil. In all the wars in which Spain
engaged with her revolt colonies in America,
nearly all the privateering that was done against
the flag of Spain under the various “patriot flags,”
was done by Americans in American vessels,
commanded by American being armed
and equipped in American ports, openly and with
out even any attempt at disguise. The present
Admiral David Porter, who had burned so many
towns and houses on the Mississippi, and who has
written such very bombastic reports, served in
one of these patriot cruisers, called the Guerrero,
under command of his uncle Capt. John Porter,
(his father, Commodore David Porter,) who ]vas
formerly, if not at the very time, an officer of the
United States Navy, and this verv Guerrero was
the terror of the Spanish meremmt ships, and
fought most gallantlyjwith a Spanish frigate. As
the poor Spanish ox was then gored, these gallant
Americans were “heroes,” not “pirates” as the
prophet Seward now calls Southern men fighting
under their own flay, and for the country which
gave them birth.
Fact No. 2. When Greece was fighting for her
liberty against the Turks, it had, of course, the
sympathy of that nation, founded on revolution
and the right of any people to govern themselves.
Two splendid frigates were openly built in New
York for the Greeks, and armed and equipped.—
The Yankees love liberty, but they have an eye
to the main chance also, and as the Greeks could
only pay for one of the ships, (the Yankees swin
dled them so badly that it cost as much as should
have been paid for both) only one of them went to
Greece, the Hellas. The other was purchased
into the United States Navy, and called the
Hudson.
Fact No. 3. When Texas was at war with Mex
ico a number of ships were openly built for the
Texans in ports.ofthe United States, armed, equip
ped and manned by Americans, commanded by
officers who resigned from the United States navy
to be promoted into that of Texas. These ships
sailed openly from New Orleans, under Commo
dore Moore, with the Austin for his flag ship, to
bruise against Mexico, and did engage some Mex
ican steamers. In the town of Norfolk, a United
States Navy Yard, a regular rendezvous® was
opened, the flag of Texas hoisted, and men enlisted
openly, aud went out of the harbor, with the flag
of Texas flying at the fore of the vessel that car
ried them, and drums beating.
r The Five Dollar Notes of the new
issue have come at last to take the place
of the detested fives of the old issue.—
They are being issued in small amounts
from the Treasury. Their appearance
is uniform with that of the tens, stiff and
mere like money than tile old fives. We
heartily welcome them, although we have
made the acquaintance of few of them yet
.owing to the anxiety of everybody to
“shove” off his old issue upon his neigh*
bor at the accepted rates of discount.
[Examiner, 21 fit.
*
- .The Press in France. —The attempt
to procure the liberty of the press in
France, though strongly urged in the
legislative body, has proved a failure.—
The jfjlmperoris determination was made
know|fi at the end of a recent debate ;
through the President of the council of
State in these words : “We do not be
lieve, at this hour, aud in the presence of
the great duties imposed on the Emperor’s
government, we can consent to any mod
ification whatever in the existing regime
of the press.
A COSTKMPLATHD RAID BY <! REBEL Pi
rates.”—A dispatch from Philadelphia, dated
the 20th ingt., gives the following piece of as
tounding intelligence:
A letter from an officer on an American war
vessel, dated Dover, Eng., May 4, contains tiie
following important information: It has
been known to us through rebel naval officers
that the Alabama was earning here, and that
the combined rebel pirates are to makea.dem
onstrajtion on our Northern coast as soon as
they can get ready. The detention of the
Rappahannock and non-arrival of the Ala
bama ihere postponed it for a month. This
cornea direct from rebel officers aboard the
vessels, through our spies.
gjiliss Jane Lemon married Mr. Ebenezer Sweet.
“How happily extremes do meet,
In Jane and Ebenezer ;
She’s now no longer 3our but n-eet
And he’s a Lenxon squeezer.” *
IE1B0;R A.PHI 0
Special to the Columbus Times.
Latest from the Georgia Front.
AIJ Quiet—Situation Fuchanged.
New Hope Church, via Atlanta, May 31. —All
quiet throughout yesterday and last night along
the lines. Perfect quiet to-day.
The situation remains unchanged, and rest, sat
isfaction and cheerfulness prevailing among the
troops. . R-
Reports ol the Press Association.
Entered .according to act of Congress in the year
1863, by J. S, Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office of
the District Court of the Confederate States for
the Northern District of Georgia.
Stirring from Lee’s Army !
Enemy Driven One and Half Miles !
Late Northern and Foreign News.
Proceedings Confederate Congress.
Habeas Corpus Receives its Quietus.
Battle Ground near Mechanicsville, May
31, 6 p. m.—Yesterday evening about 8 o’clock
there was a considerable engagement between a
portion of Rodes’ and Early’s divisions of Ewell’s
Corps and the sth Corps of Yankee infantry.
The fight lasted about two hours.
We drove the enemy back about a mile and a
half until they reached strongly intrenched works
from which it was impossible to dislodge them.
AVc attacked the enemy for tho purpose of discov
ering his position, and found him strongly in
trenched on our right.
This fight occurred near Bethel Church on Me
chanicsville road about 9 miles from Richmond.
Our loss was about 300 wounded and 50 killed;
among the former, Col. AVillis, of the 12th Ga.
and Maj. Smith of the 25th N. C.; among the . lat
ter, Col. Terrell, 13th A’a., mortally wounded and
left in front of the enemy’s works
AVe captured about 150 prisoners. —-
Tne enemy’s loss in killed and wounded is sup
posed to have been greater than ours.
To-day thore has been heavy cannonading and
sharp skirmishing in Mahone’s front but no gene
ral engagement.
It is supposed that the enemy is moving still
towards our right so as to cover and use tho York
River Railroad.
Rich.wo.ud, May 31.—The London correspond
ent of the New York Times, of April oOth, says a
memorial will shortly he presented in Parliament
from every point of tbe kingdom, under the au
spices of the clergy of the established church, ur
ging the Government to use its influence to stop
the war in America.
Richwond, May 30. —The Senate yesterday con
curred in the House resolution extending the ses
sion.
Monday was chiefly .occupied in a discussion
of the bill confiding the power to make impress
ments exclusively in tithe collectors.
On motion of Mr. Hill, the Judiciary Commit
tee was discharged from further consideration of
the Habeas Corpus question.
He said the Committee was of opinion that it
was inexpedient to legislate further on the subject
this session. , .<
In the House the report of the speciaPemnnviF'
tee on the case of- Cobb of Alabama, charged with
disloyalty, recommending that his seat be de
clared vacant, was, after debate, recommitted with
instructions to take additional testimony during
recess- *
The Senate bill doubling tho mileage of ’mem
bers of Congress was passed.
TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA
Headquarters Georgia Militia, 1
Atlanta, Jfay 23, 1364./
\ our state is invaded and a portion of its most
valuable territory overrun by a vindictive enemy of
great strength, who is laying waste and devastating
the country behind him. Unless this force is checked
speedily, the property and homes of thousands must
b* destroyed and they driven • out as wanderers, in
destitution and beggary.
Our noble army needs further reinforcements till
the emergency has passed, I have .summoned the
civil and military officers of the to arms, and
they are promptly and nobly responding. If any
of these who are subject to militiaduty are remain
ing at home, who are able to do service, I desire the
old men to report the facts to me immediately, that
courts-martial may bcordered, or other proper steps
taken, to compel them to do their duty or to suffer
the penalties. When all the officers.shall have re
sponded, more men willow still needed, I do not
order out the reserved militia except at the most
exposed points, because some must be left at home
to make bread; and the old men from 50 to 60 and
the boys under 17, are not able, as a general rule, to
endure hard service in the military field. But Ido
call upon all who are able for service, and can pos
sibly be spared from home, to hasten to the field
till the great battle is ‘.fought. Many have Confed
erate'eontraets, details and exemptions, who are
stout and able to do military duty, and can go to the
field for a time without serious detriment to the
public interest. All such, with all others able for
duty, are earnestly requested to fly to arms a3 the
State officers have done. Let each report to General
Wayn6 at Atlanta, and bring with him a quilt, or
blanjjfet, and rations to last him to camp, and a
good double-barrelled shot-gun if he has one; if not
he can be armed by the Government.
Georgians ! we are now in the crisis of our fate.—
The destiny of our posterity for ages to come may
hang upon the results of the next few days. He
who remains at his home now, may soon occupy it
as a slave or be driven from it.
Rally to the rescue, and, till the danger is passed
let the watchword of every patriot be, "To arms!
and to the front!” and the vandal hordes will soon
be driven back. JOSEPH E. BROWN.
The Front.
Since the heavy engagement of General
Cleburne Friday night, nothing but steady
skirmishing has been going on at the front,
and it is impossible to conjecture when a gen
eral engagement, may be looked for. Some
two hundred and fifty wounded were brought
down last night, and we learn from persons
who left Marietta at midnight, that the can
nonading was then heavier than it had been
at any previous time. We may probably hear
the result of this before going to press.
Since writing the above, we learn that the
attack was against Polk’s corps. Three sev
eral assaults were made by the enemy, each of
which was repulsed with heavy loss.—Mem
phis Appeal , 30th.
[Special to the Montgomery Advertiser.]
Marietta, May 29,)
via Atlanta, May 30. J
Yesterday afternoon the enemy charged Iver
son’s brigade of Wheeler’s cavalry on our right.
The charge was returned with spirited gallantry,
emptying many Yankee saddles.
At nine at night W olford’s cavalry again charged
our right, meeting the same fate. '
The enemy was foiled in attempting another
flank movement.
To-day all is serene.
New York dates of the 21st have been received.
The powder mills 14 miles from Troy exploded
recently with 5,000 pounds of powder. '
The Florida sailed on the 15th instant from Ber
muda on a cruise.
The Journal of Commerce and World have been
resumed. The cause of their suspension was the j
publication of a bogus Lincoln proclamation.
ORA. j
V? hat a Pity. —The New York Herald says
that the horses and carriage of Secretary Stan
ton ran into the Potomac river on Thursday.
He was not in the carriage. What a pity!
[Newburyport 11 raid
CITY MATTERS,
T. J. JACKSON, LOCAL S'Jiry/
Douglas Ambulance CoiuuUtieu
Columbus, May Slat, ism <
Acknowledged Contributions.— Mrs LT t> '
ing, provisions; Mrs Gettinger, teii • Mr- T nT"
kins, vegetables; Mrs AV W Garrard h \ 4? *
4c; .Mr A Alexttnder, Me
sundries; Mr J P Illges, Messrs S PenS, 4 .&•
51bs. sugar,
Further supplies are much needed. A me
will leave for the sorps at the front on AVcdne?-"
and all articles sent to Goodrich & Cos *tor<>
be forwarded.
H. S. GOODRICH, Pre.,
May 31, 2t
Friction Matches.— AA r e are placed under ob
gationsto Mr. S. D. Thom for one-fourth gross N 5
1 block matches, made by him at his manufac
ry in Girard, Ala., which we have tested and fi*:
equal to any‘made in the Confederacy. Mr.
in his first efforts to produce a good article offi
tion matches, failed from some cause, as those £ r;
made would not stand the of the a
mosphere, but we are now assured that after
spending a large sum of money to learn the tru
secret, he has succeeded, and is able to turn
out in large quantities, an article that will stan ,
all necessary tests. AA r e therefore take pleasure i
letting the public know this fact, and recommend,
ing him and his discovery to the favor of our peo
ple. AVc hope soon to pay his factory a visit,
when we can speak more understanding!)- on th
.subject.
Superior A’inegar. —AVe are indebted to Mr*.
J. AV. AVoolfolk fora bottle of vinegar, of her own
manufacture, which is fully equal to the best ap
ple vinegar wo ever tasted. Mr3. AV. informs u>
that this vinegar was made from sorghum syrup,
with corn and yeast powders, mixed, which after
the usual fermenting process form an article infe
rior to none. At this time when pure vinegar is
so difficult to obtain, and in such universal request,
all should have the benefit of this lady’s experi
ence, and if she will send us the exact mode /f ;
make, we will take pleasure in giving' it to the
public for the public’s goojjf Our devil (No. 1
suggest? that t-hiflNr«Sgar was sent to pickle up
our Local, as salt has failed to save him, but tvc
think this interpretation doubtful, as our devil'-
judgment is not infallible in all cases.
City Hospitals. —For the information of tl
public we give below the names of the city hospi
tals, their location, and tire Surgeon in charge.
It may serve as a directory to soldiers or per; r
having business with any of them.
Lee Hospital ; (Jones’ building, Broad r.
embraces also Sammis & Rooney’s furniture m -v:-
and the Baptist African Church : AV. A. R.per
son, Surgeon in charge.
Marshall Hospital ; (Court House and 8-
Tiers’ Homo): T. A. Means, Surgeon in charge.
General Hospital ; (Banks’ building, Ur ■
Street); J. S. AVhite, Surgeon in charge.
Cairns’ Hospital ; (Camp Montgomery, abov
tbe city) : Carlisle Terry, Surgeon in charge.—
This Hospital is at present a ward of Lee, but -Vi
soon be a separate Hospital.
♦ ——A
Killed. —AVe learn from the Sun that
Ligon, of the Muscogee Rifles and*-John ! Lee ::
the City Light Guard were killed during the
fights in Virginia. Both these gentlemc j
well known citizens of Columbus, and r ;
brave and honored men. .
■Car Blli*- ...... V- ~~ . c
City Sexton.-— lt y J ~ j
tising columns that Mr. Robert T. Siim ;■*» »
candidate for City Sexton. Election next
urday.
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Dr. Means solicits contributions of cooked pr
visions, vegetables, milk, cloth for bandages, tie.,
for the use of Marshall Hospital. It is to b>-
hoped that he will he supplied without delay.
Our City, Prices, &c.— Aside from the activ
ity prevailing in government operations, the bus
iness of the city is remarkably* dull. It will be
seen by the following list of retail prices of princi
pal articles in the stores that the tendency down
ward is not very rapid. Flour, 90 cts. per lb.; ba
con, $3,25 ; pork, $2,25 ; beef, $2 to $2,25 ; tobac
co, $1 to $6; salt, 75 cts.; butter, $4 ; sugar, $1
to $6 ; tallow, $4 ; lard, $3 ; meal, $8 per bushel:
eggs, $2,50 per doz.; osnaburgs, $3,5Q ; sheeting,
$4; bleached homespun, $6 to $8 ; cotton yarn?
$42 to SSO ; calicoes, $5 to sls.
Money is undoubtedly scarcer, and while prices
seem to maintain their equilibrium, there i3 nothing
bought but what absolute necessity requires.—
Country produce from wagons is a fraction
cheaper.-
Auction Sales. —The following prices were re*
alized yesterday at the auction of Ellis, Living ~
ton & Cos., for articles herein mentioned :
Two negro boys, $920 each ; four city lots, $604
each; salt, per lb., 50 to 60 cts., bacon, $2,50 /to
bacco, inferior, $1,25 ; 1 fine buggy, S6OO : 1 me
lodeon, S4OO. These prices give the best index to
the state of the money market, and prove tha'
finances are on a “burst.”
♦ —♦ ♦
Ordination. —Hon. M. J. Wellborn was or
dained as "a Minister at the Baptist Church 3un < -
day night. Rev. Messrs. Hard, Anderson and
Slade, assisted the Pastor, Rev. J. 11. De\ otie, in
the services. The ordination was solemn and im
pressive, and the bible was delivered by the PastOi
in a most feeling and affecting manner. V e un
derstand that the reverend gentleman will leave
for his pastorate, Hamilton, Georgia, in a few
days.— Sun.
FOR EXCHANGE !
OGAG LBS. GOOD HAMS will be exchanged for
ZUI/H SIDES. Apply at Muscogee /fail Road De
pot to W. L. CLARK.
my 30 2w
Lumber.
AAA FEET Flooring, Weather-boarding
OUjUUU and Ceiling, (a portion dressed and
tongued and groved.) For sale by
M. T. ELLIS & CO.
Columbus, Ga., May 31.—3 t.
-TUotice.
Office Med. Ex. Board for Conscripts,/
3d Congressional Dist. Ga. b
Columbus, May 28,1864. )
The Board of Surgeons for examination of con
scripts, hold its session daily (Sunday excepted
at this office. Office at the Lowell Warehouse.
. P. B. JfINOR,
my3o ts Sr. Surg’n Ex. Board.
Office Mobile & Girard R. R. \
Cblumbu3, Ga., May sth, ’64. )
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
Company, will be held at the .Office, Girard, AU.,
on W ednesday, 6th day of July next, at 11 p'clock,
i when the election for President and Directors wiil
i take place.
By order J. M. FRAZER, Sec’y.
my 24 td
Rice: it hi; ::
’T'WELYE CASKS, just received from Savannah.
A a superior article.
For sale by GREENWOOD & GRAY.
my 27 lw
A LOT OF TI WBLERS!
TEST RECEIVED and for sale at Wholesale ani
Hpfail
myTot H. FISCKACKER.
WAI TED !
FIVE NEGRO FALLOWS, to chop wood on the
Mobile & Girard x.oad, for which liberal hire
will be paid by the month or day.
Apply to W. C, GRAY,
my 26 2w at Greenwood Sc Gray’s.
