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COLUMBUS TIMES
Publi?h*l Dally (Sundays excepted; at the rate of
$4.00 per month, or sl2 for three months.
No subscription reeeived for a longer Urn than
thrs* months.
ADTIRTIBINCI RATES :
Advertisements inserted for $2 00 per square for
each insertion. *
Where advertisements are inserted a month, the
charge will be S3O per square.
Announcing candidates S2O, whieh must invariably
paid in advance.
Change ol Schedule.
AN and after Sunday, Mareh2oth theTraina on
V the Muscogee Railroad will run as follows:
PASSENGER TRAIN:
Leave Columbus .0 15 P. M.
Arrive at Macon - 252A. M.
Leave Macon.... •) 05 P. M.
Arrive at Columbus 2> 00 A. M.
FREIGHT TRAIN:
Leave Columbus h 30 A. M.
Arrive at Columbus 4 35 P. M.
W. L. CLARK.
mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R.
Medical Card..
DR. E. ATROSSI .
"QRMERLY Surgeon to the New Orleans “Fe
ll male Infirmary, tenders his services to the Cit
izens of Columbus in all the branches o%his profes
sion.
Special attention will be devotedito the treatment
of tne diseases of wornem.
4SP* Surgical operations performed for
Fistula in Ano, Visico-Vaginal fistula,
Hydrocele, Congenital and Accidental Phymosis,
Varicocele, Haemorrhoids or Piles, Callous Impas
sable Strictures, False Passages, Tallapes or Club
*Toot, and contraction of the fingers, Strabismus or
Squinting, Aneurism,’Varix or dilated veins, Ptery
gium, Cataract and Hair Lipj also for tbe remov
al of all tumors or abnormal growths from any part
of the body.
Diseases of thsGenito-Urinary System, comprsing
the different stages of Ghonorrhoea, Strictures,
Gravel, Spermatorrhea, Syphilis, in its primary
secondary,tertiary and neriditary forms,will reoeive
particular attention.
References given whenever desired as well as the
recommendation of many years practice in New Or
leans; Cousultation hours every day at his office
in the Masonic Hall Building, from 10 to 12 o’clock
a, Bi„ and from 2to 4 o’clock p, in. Patients willdo
well to call precisely at those hours, as before and
after that time will be devoted to visiting persons in
the city.
Address all commuications to
DR. E. A. ROSSY.
Columbus. Ga,
ZN. B.—Persons from a distance having servants
requiring surgical or medical treatment, will be
provi led with comfortablo quarters, but in all cases’
will have to furnish their own provisions and bed
ding.
«#-I 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 iniEurope and
America, will forma part of my treatment.
fob 11 3m E. A. R.
“ Notice to~Planters and Con
sumers of Iron.”
\\TE will keep for sale, for Confederate funds, or
M exohange for country produce—such 03 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,
We 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.
I am authorized by the Government
TO EXCHANGE
Sheetings, lotton Yarns,
SUGAR AND OSNABURGS FOR
Bacon Sides,
HAMS AND SHOULDERS,
for supplying the Army.
JNO. J. McKENDREE,
apl 18 2m Agent.
r |\HE Columbus, Ga., Friction Match Company,
* have again resumed operations, and will, in a
few days, bo 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-
Bly to Messrs. Livingston & Cos., or Messrs. Hull Sc
'uck. who will bo kept constantly supplied.
S. D. THOM & CO.,
Manufacturers.
N. B.—lt having cost me about 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. 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
l>riee will be paid. Parties shipping such to the un
dersigned will bo insured against seizure by officers
or agents of other branches of the Government.
F. C. HUMPHREYS,
may 11 ts _ Maj. Oomdg. Arsenal.
“STOVE IIOILOERS,”
TWO Stove Moulders can get employment a',
good wages, by application to
HARRISON, DEDELL & CO.
Columbus, Ga.
Augusta Constitutionalist, and Mississippian,
copy one month and send bills to this office,
may film
Notice.
I am desirous of establishing a Library for the
use'ofthe Loo Hospital. Contributions of books,
magazines, Ac., are respectfully solicited.
W. N. ROBERTSON,
Surgeon in Charge,
may 17 ts Lee Hospital.
C. S. ARSENAL, l
Columbus, Ga.. April 5, 1564. J
Notice.
I WISH TO EXCHANGE FOR BACON
on equitable terms,
Sugar .Wills,
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. r. HUMPHREYS,
apl 7 ts Maj. Cornd’g Arsenal.
Shoemakers’ and Saddlers’
TOOLS.
r PHE UNDERSIGNED having commenced the
* manufacture of the above named articles in this
city, are prepared to fill orders for the same.
Office on Angle street, a few doors above C. S.
Hospital. HARRISON,‘.BEDELL A 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 RETL/fNS, on the Ist day
of July next. All parties not making returns by
that day will be doubled taxed.
*5“ My office will continue to bo at the store.of
H. Afiddlebrooks, on Broad
may 19 2w ‘ Clerk.
Notice.
MRS. MARY H. DENNING is my duly autkor-
Agent for the transaction and settlement
ot ail business concerning the estate of Col, Seaborn
Jones, deceased,
_ , , „ SEABORN J. BENNING,
Columbus. May 9, wa, lot Adm'r.
Vol. XL
J. W. WARREN A CO. Proprietors
CATALOGUE SALE
OF
LIPR GROCERIES, it, it
■A.T ■A/LTCXTOItT.
BY 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 cases Purejamaica 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 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 and« do do „
2 bbls Jamaica Rum
20 cases Holland Gin
10 cases Cognac Brandy
1 bbl Holland Gin
2 bbls 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-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
approved endorsed notes at 60 days with interest
Catalogues will be ready by the 15th of June
next. may 28-til 13th june
CARGO SALE.
BY
JAMES H. TAYLOR.
On Wednesday, June 15th.
COMMENCING at 9 o’clock, will be sold in my
store, corner of Broad and Campbell streefs,
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 ;1
Thin Cream Laid Post Paper.
50 cases—Light Fancy Prints; m
Dark Fancy Prints;
Madder Fast Color Prints ;
Black and White Prints ;
Chintz and Shirting Prints ;
Purple and Lavender Prints.
5 cases —Earlston Ginghams ;
Solid Checked Ginghams;
Plain and Fancy Ginghams.
21 cases—36 in. Bleached Shirting;
Fino 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 Shirting, Linen.
6 cases —Organdie Muslins;
Fancy Printed Muslins;
Black and White Muslins;
1 case—Expansion Skirts.
10 cases—Madder Square Handkerchiefs;
Medium Madder Handkerchiefs;
Cbchineal 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 Flat nel.
2 cases—Union Stripes.
10 cases—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, &e.
1600 pair—Leaf Cotton Cards.
40 cases—Straw Hats;
Super White Felt Hats;
Youths’ Hats and Caps;
Wool Hats, super.
4 banels—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-810 lb. nett Cream Tartar, warranted
pure ;
13 kegs-112 lb. each, Eng. Epsom Salts, asst’d ;
25 drums-1600 lb. Bals. Copaiva, strictly pure
It) cases-Ladies and Mens’ Shoes;
10 doz. —Patent Leather.
ALSO,
50 bales—4-4 Frown Sheetings;
7-SS 'wa Sheetings :
7-3 Bi m Drilling*.
Conditions, cash* J delivery,
may 2S—l6t JAMES H. TAYLOR.
Columbus, Ga., Thursday Morning, June 2,1864.
[hxtract.J
Headquarters Post, 1
Columbus, Ga., May 27, ’64. j
Special Orders, 1
No. 6. /
* * * * *
I. Major Dillard, Q. M.. will, a3 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 keep a register on
which the same shall be entered with a number
corresponding with the grave.
11. The undertaker will reoeive 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 *
Maj. HUMPHREYS,
Chas. Wood, A- A. G.
F. W. DILLARD,
Major & Q M.
Quabtxrmasteb’s Office,
Columbus, Ga., May 27, 64.
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 be 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 4th.
may 30tde
OIIiCUXjAR..
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,)
Quartermaster General’s Office, >
Richmond, April 23, 1864. J
Ail 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, is
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.
PETTY & SAWYERS,
45 and 47, Noith Water Street,
MOBILE, ALABAMA.
Brokers and Bankers,
DEALERS IN
GOER,
SILVER,
BANK NOTES,
STOCKS and BONDS,
STATE TREASURY NOTES.
STERLING,
HAVANA,
NASSAU,
AND pOMESTIC EXCHANGE.
Also,
Stocks in all the different Steamers,
Sloops and Schooners engaged in run
ning the blockade.
HONEY 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 wßm
An Excellent Plantation
For Sale.
SEVEN Huudred 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
Wm. F. SAMFORD,
may 9th tf* Auburn, Ala.
Notice.
OFFICE CHIEF Q. M. )
Columbus, Ga., May 24, '64. J
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
armie3 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 no money to pay for the articles needed,
for the reason that all the officers, clerks and em
ployees of the different Bureaus, at Richmond, are
in the army assisting in driving the foe from our
soil. I telegraphed for money and received the fol
lowing patriotic dispatch from the Quartermaster
General:
“We have had no mail from the South for 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. M.
4E?*Sun and Enquirer copy one week. my2s
Notice,
OFFICE CHIEF Q. M. I
Columbus, Ga„ May 24, ‘64. /
Major John E-Da-vis is relieved from the duties
of tbe Post, and will be assigned to the Pay De
partment.
Major Dillard will act as Post Q. M., till further
notice.
F.W. DILLARD,
Major Sc Q. M.
and Enquirer copy ene week. my2s
JIULE STOLEN.
T'ROM the subscriber’s lot,* on tbe sth inst., one
E 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. DIN.
my2s lw
WANTED.
\ GOOD RUSSET SHOE-MAKER.
A Apply to W. L. CLARK,
or A B Bostick,
my 30 5t Muscogee R R.
Wednesday Evening.
NOTICE!
Marshall Hospital. \
May SO, 4864. j
I would respeetfully solicit contributions of
Cooked Provisions, Vegetables, 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
Corn is pressing and heavy. Our stock on hand is
nearly exhausted.
I earnestly beg every planter to deliver at his
nearest depot, on Rail Road or River, fifty to five
hundred bushels of Shelled Corn, to 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 tbe above request
neoessary.
I trust every planter will respond promptly, to his
utmost ability.
A. M. ALLEN,
Maj. and C. S.
may 315 t
A Seareity of Cotton Threatened.
Mr. McHenry, author of the “Cotton Trade,”
is stated by the London Index to have written
a letter to tho Standard , in which he says that
the total stock of cotton in Europe and the
Federal States on let January, 1864, amounted
to but ,2000,000 of bales, of 400 pounds weight
each. Os this stock the Federal States possess
400,000 bales, leaving but 1,600,000 for Eu
rope. Os these 2,000,000 bales, six-sevenths
are of a quality so inferior as to be useless
for all kinds of manufactures, unless'with tho
admixture of a large proportion of the better
sorts, which it is impossible to obtain. Such
is the supply. As to the demand, it is suffi
cient to observe that in. 1860, the manufac
tures on both sides of the Atlantic apparently
used up 6,000,000, —really but 4,500,000 —that
is, only tbe latter quantity was taken by peo
ple using and wearing cotton goods. Sup
posing the wants of the world to be what they
were four years ago, and deducting 300,000
bales that were sold every year in a manufac
tured condition to supply the Confederate
States, the deficiency will be 2,2,000 bales—
that is, the consumers who depend upon Eu
rope and Yankeedom for their cotton goods
will fall that far short of getting their sup
ply-
In the meantime the distress of the manu
facturing dittricts, already sufficiently appall
ing, is increating at a portentous rate. In
the town of Preston alone twenty-eight mills
had closed in January, and the number of
persons entirely without work in consequence
was 11.299. The entire number of persons
receiving charitable assistance is 26,000, all
because the mills have stopped for the want
of cotton. To such a condition has the inhu
man “neutrality” of Lord Palmerston reduced
the country.
Os the 2,000,000 bales alluded to, a little
more than half came from India—that is to
say, 1,050,000 bales.
Mi. McHenry says there will not be a bale
in the warehouses at the end of the year.
The Savannah Republican is requested to say
for the information of all non-combatants desiring
to go to Virginia, whether to visit sick and
wounded relatives and friends, or for any purpose
other than government business, that peremptory
instructions have been received at Department
Headquarters from the War Department, prohib
iting the granting of passports to them. These
instructions are given with great reluctance by the
War Department, and only under the pressing
emergency demanding that none but combatants
shall at present go to tlft scene of war.
Wounding of Gen. Longstkekt.— Gen. Long
street, says the Richmond Sentinel, has autho
rized a contradiction of the statement that the
wound under which he is suffering, was inflicted
by Mahone’s brigade. It is a great relief to the
brigade and its friends that it is thus exonerated,
of what, though at most an innocent accident, was.
nevertheless, matter of distress and mortification*
The Court of Errors in South Carolina have de
cided in a recent case that exemptions of over
seers, upon the payment of five hundred dollars,
under the provision? of the Act of October, 1863,
are not revoked by jthe repealing clause of the re
cent Act of February 17, 1864, but continue in
force until the expiration of the year for which
they were granted. The repealing clause must be
construed, in reference to this matter, to be pro
spective only, and not also retrospective in’its op
eration.
—« ♦ ♦
Ricumoxd Gossip. —The Richmond correspond
ent of the Charleston Mercury giyes the annexed
gossip under date of May 25 :
The official journal says Grant’s whole army is
in Lee’s front, this side of tlfte North Anna, and
that the great battle will be joined to-day. Per
contra, a young man who came from Ashland yes
terday says Lee’s army was there, moving toward
the to oppose Grant’s attempt to
unite with Butler.
The hills which command the Anna, are
a mile or so this (Richmond) side of the river,
leaving Grant plenty of room to deploy his army.
Lee was in position twenty-four hours before Grant
appeared, and loft tbe bridges undisturbed, as if to
invite Grant over. Oux left, where Hill repulsed
Warren, is fortified.
Butler remains in stert>h.qno on the south side.—
Last night our iron clads were to have gone
4°wn, and Beauregard was to have co-operated.
The 1 irginia, the largest and best of the iron clads,
is not quite ready. Each of our vessels is fur
nished with a 400 pound torpedo in front. The
fear is that the bar bolow Chaffin's cannot be
crossed.
Speaking of iron clads, the new* here is that the
Raleigh broke in two on the bar below Wilming
ton.
Supplies coming in freely on the Danville road.
People confident in spite of the proximity of the
Yankees. Business reviving a little.
From Foskest’s Command. —A gentleman who
left Selma a week informs us he saw at
that place an acquaintance who belonged to For
rest’s command. From him he learned that the
advance of that General’s force was near Hunts
ville. If this information was eorretq, Forrest
must now be where he is reported—in the vicinity
of Chattanooga. W 8 hope so .—Chronicle <£• .?»n
--tinel.
$4.00 Per Month
.J. W. WARREN, Edit or
Tbe Fight at Resaca—Four Yan
kee Generals Wounded.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
mercial writing from Resaca, Ga., Hay
17* closes up a long account ol the opera
tions around Resaca as follows :
On Sunday morning firing commenced
as usual, but nothing of particularlmpois
tance occurred until 1 P. M. At that
time a determined charge was made by
Hooker’s corps, which now occupied our
left—Palmer, Howard, and Schofield hav
ing been shifted towards the right to fill
up the gap occasioned by Hooker’s with*
drawal the day. before. This charge was
at first believed to be successful. The
enemy were driven from a portion of their
second lines, and Wood’s brigade, of But
terfield’s division, stormed a small fort
and took a battery of four guns. The
rebels, however, having massed on this
part of the line very heavily the day
fore, our men were exposed to so deadly
a fire from the inner works that they were
compelled to withdraw. Part of them
continued to hold the small fort and keep
possession of the four rebel guns. Nots
withstanding this repulse, our line was
now advanced to what had been the first
rebel line of works. Thus had we held
our own in the centre and gained sub
stantial and permanent advantage on both
wings. For this, and for some reason yet
unknown, the enemy thought best to re«
tire, and on Sunday night evacuated the
place with his entire army, leaving only
three guns and some stores of meat and
corn behind. Early this morfiing we
started in pursuit, and no doubt Joe John
ston is by this time well on his way across
the Etowah river.
I estimate our losses in our operations
in front of Resaca at six hundred killed,
three thousand wounded, and four hun
dredmissing. We have doubtless killed
and wounded two thousand of the enemy
and taken sixteen hundred prisoners.—
Four of our Brigadier Generals have been
wounded—Hooker, slightly; Kilpatrick,
painfully; Manson, seriously; Willick,
it is feared, mortally. Three general
officers of the rebels are known to have
been killed.
Our trophies may he summed up at one
stand of colors and seven pieces of artil
lery, unless the cavalry has since taken
more, of which there are some hopes.
We can doubtless pursue the enemy to
Etowah river with ease, as the cars came
down to Resaca to-day, the rebels not
having injured the railroad anywhere
south of Buzzard Roost. Our telegraphic
communication is also perfect to Resaca.
1 The rebels have made no attempt to inter*
our communications except by
burning.the depot at Madison, west of
Huntsville, last night, and running off a
dozen prisoners. The cars run through
to Nashville as usual.
The Recent Rattle Below Drew
ry’s Bluff.
Major General Ransom, in an official report
of the battle of the 16th, below Drewry’s Bluff,
presents the following facts concerning the
division under his command :
The division was composed of Grade’s,
Hoke’s, Bartoft’s and Kemper’s brigades, com
manded respectively by Brig. Gen. Grade,
Lieut. Col. Lewis, Col. Fry, and Col. Terry. In
compliance with orders from headquarters, at
two o’clock on the morning of the 16th he be
gan to move the troops from behind the trench
es next to Drewry’s Bluff, and by a little after
daylight had the division in two lines of bat
tle south of, and close to, Kingland Creek, the
right resting just to the left of Fort Stevens,
and extending some two hundred yards to the
left of the river road. The second line was
about fifty yards in the rear of the first, but as
the movement wasgnade, the distance increas
ed to two or three hundred. Gracie occupied
of the first line, and Lewis the right;
Terry the left of the second line, and Fry the
right. Col. Dunnavant’S cavalry was thrown
near the river, and Lieut Col, Lightfoot’s ar
tillery was but a short distance in the rear of
the second line of infantry. So soon as the
dispositions were completed, movements be
ing retarded by the great density of the fog,
the advance commenced, about a quarter to 5
o’clock. The strong lines of our skirmishers
immediately engaged, and the enemy was
pressed aerbss the open field in front and
to the right of Willis’ house. After a little
over an hour’s stubborn fighting, the enemy’3
rifle pits and breastworks were carried, about
100 yards inside the woods and in front of the
fields above mentioned. These works ran
along a small road leading from the river road
to the turnpike. After the works were taken,
the fog being still very thick, tlje lines were
readjusted and ammunition replenished, occa
sioning necessarily some delay; but in order
not to retard movements too' long, Gen. Ran
som sent to Gen. Beauregard for reinforce
ments. Before these had arrived, and before
the ammunition had been received, the enemy
made a vigorous assault upon General Hoke's
left, forcing his men back to the intermediate
position to the right of Fort Stevens. At once
Col. Lewis was ordered to throw the only reg
iment he had to that point, at the -double
quick,” which was handsomely done, and he
engaged the enemy long enough to allow Col
quitt's brigade, of the reserve, to arrive, and
it was at once thrown to the same point, and
rapidly attacked and drove back the enemv.
Our line then advanced, at which juncture
Barton's brigade was sent to the right, in re
sponse to an order from General Beauregard.
After some manoeuvres, our whole line moved
to the left and took position in front of the
enemy's rifle pits and breastworks, which had
be . en ,. recent ly taken. After re-establishing J
this line, which was about ten o'clock, a halt !
was directed by Gen. Beauregard, for further !
arrangements. The infantry held the last po- !
sition throughout the day.
Gen. Ransom, speaking of the conduct of j
the troops, says : “Col. Dunnavaat. with his
cavalry, was well to our left and front, and his !
regiment did admirable service. The conduct ‘
Oi troops tnroughout was unexception
able ; but tne nr-gades of General Gracie and
Colonel Terry deserve special notice ; also, 1
the regiment of Col. Lewis, which he so <ral- I
lantly ied at tne “double-quick" against the
enemy. In my full report I shall endeavor to
do justice to gallant men it was mv priv
ilege. to command on that occasion."
♦— ■ -
Miss Jane Lemon married Mr. E-enezer .>-*oet.
“How happily extremes do meet.
In Jane and Ebenezer ;
She’s now no longer sour but v.c?*-
And he's a L*wo» squeezer ”
2ELBO-5, AP3 Id.;
Reports ot the Press Association.
Entered aeeerdihg to act of OragreM fit the rear
J. S. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office ol
[he District Court of the Confederate States for
tae Northern District of Georgia.
Richmond, June Ist.— -T! ie York Tri
bune of the 28th contains the following:
All the Yankee wounded at Fredericksburg,
except lOrty, have been removedj prervamtory
to an evacuation of the city.
Joshua R. Giddings dropped dead in Mon- *
treal on the 27th.
Mosbv's men have destroyed all the block
houses and bridges from Union Mills to the
Rapidao. 1
Nothing of interest from either army
Gold 186}.
The following dispatch was received at the Navy
Department in Washington on the 22d :
Miss’pi Squad’*, Flag-ship Blackhawk, )
Mouth of Red River, May 16. >
Via Cairo, May 22, 1861. J
Hon. G. Welles, Secretary of the Navy :
I have the honor to inform yon that tho portion
of the squadron caught above tho falls at Alexan
dria has been relieved from its unpleasant position,
owing to the indefatigable exertions of Lieut. Cos!.
Bailey, acting Engineer of the 19th army corps,
who proposed and built a tree dam of 600 fee:
across the river at the lower falls, which enabled
all the vessels to pass over in the back
water of the Mississippi reaching Alexandria.
Your obedient servant,
David R. Porter,
Rear Admiral.
The position of military affairs on the North
Anna has taken a more decided turn sine© our
Last issue. That portion of the army of Gen
eral Grant, which, for the last few days, had
occupied an advanced position on the south
side of the North Anna, menacing the left of
Gen. Lee’s army, and destroying a portion of
the Central Railroad, has re-crossed the river
and left but a small portion of infantrv and
cavalry in sight. The main body of the ene
my are marching in a South-east direction on
the north side of the Pamunkev "and down
that river; a body of the enemy, consisting of
cavalry and infantry, had crossed the Pamun
key to the South-side at Hanover Town, dis
tant from Richmond about fourteen miles.
Gen. Lee is moving on a line parallel to that
of the enemy, and keeping his army inter
vened between that of the enemy and Rich
mond. Whether the crossing at Hanover
Town is designed as an advance direct on
Richmond, or a mere precautionary movement
to guard their line of march to West Point,
has not yet been sufficiently developed to indi
cate the purpose of the enemy.
If the Peninsula is at present the object of
General Grant’s march, be will, doubtless,
have an easy time reaching there,.though,
when it is considered that ho might hare
reached the same point in transports without
the loss of a man, and without the risk even
of a battle, it may be regarded as an admis
sion of a defeat, attended with very heavy
losses, and as a deviation from that line
which, but a few days ago, be publicly avowed
to be his “propose to fight it out upon this line
if it took all the summer.”— Richmond En
quirer. 28 Ih.
Reported.— One thousand and twenty de
serters are reported at this post, up to May
20, returning to their commands under the
amnesty proclamation of Gen. Polk. They
represent the States of Texas, Arkansas, Ten
nessee, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
We learn, also, that several hundred others
have reported at different points. Thus a lit
tle wisdom on the part of Gen. Polk, combin
ed with a determination to clear this depart
ment of the stain which had rested upon it,
has resulted in giving two full regiments of a
thousand men to the cause of our country.
[Clarion.
Additional from the North.
We have received Northern dates as late a3 the
21st inst., and give a summary of tho news they con
tain;
PARTICULARS OF THE BATTLES OF WKDNV.SDAT ASS
THURSDAY—HOW THE KKCRUITS ARB MADE TO
FIGHT.
The Horald is full of accounts of the battles of
\v ednesday and Thursday, which age of verv littli
interest to the Confederate reader, as they are a
batch of lies, with hardly a show of truth to 'relieve
their monotony. Os Wednesday’s fight the corres
pondent says:
While the rest of the army moved in force upon
the enemy’s line, our corps holdingthe right, was to
make a demonstration upon th 6 enemy’s left. Tha
troops were disposed in lintfof battle, with Potter’s
division holding the extreme right, Crittenden's
division the centre, and Wilcox’s division the left,
in contiguity with the right of Warren’s corps.
Each division constituted by itself a column of
attack, with the intention of assaulting the enemy’s
line at three different points. The regiments of
each division were massed, in some cases three, and
in others four, regiments forming the front lines.—
The artillery was entrenched behind works hastily
constructed of timber hewn from the neighboring
woods covered with earth.
As the infantry advanced, our guns opened fa
cover the movement, and in a moment the whole
line of our front was musical with the roar of our
Parrotts and brass nieces. The rebel line was dis
tinctly in view, ana sheltered by woods which ren
dered our tire considerably uncertain as to results.
However, our gunners blazed away with the utmost
ardor, and tornadoes of shell and shrapnel tore
through the opposite woods.
Rcemer’s battery opened the ball between 4 and
5 o’clock, a. m., with six 20 inch Parrotts, supported
by Thoma’s 2d Maine battery, the 11th Mass., and
two pieces of the 7th Maine on the right. The reb
els were not slow in responding from their side, and
the interchange of cannon shots soon became quite
lively.
The advance was made through a severe fire from
the enemy’s artillery. Our line, however, contin
ued in progress to the abattis, and there remained
until later in the day, when it was ordered back to
the original position,advantage being gained on
eitheir side, and affairs remaining at nightfall as
they were at daylight.
The Fourth division, colored troops, under Gen.
Ferrero.iwcre in the rear, and did not participate in
the engagement to-day. They have, however, been
very efficient in guarding our trains against on
slaughts from the rebel cavalry, who take every oc
casion to make a dash upon that very important
portion of the column.
Owing to the quantity of artillery used to-day the
injuries of the wounded are of a mo3t ghastly char
acter. Many menwere brought to the hospital lit
erally shot to pieces. The rebels generally threw
shraphnel or spherical case, with a few solid shot.—
Are they short of other kinds of artillery ammuni
tion ?
Gen. Grant was making an attempt to turn Leo's
left flank, which was quite weak yesterday; but
Lee, suspecting the manoeuvre, had strengthened
his left during the night, and we found them
strongly posted this morning.
The Corcoran Legion, which joined us yesterday,
probably suffered as severely as any corps in the
engagement. Col. Murphy, commanding it, wad
wounded, and has had his arm amputated.
The charge ujion tha first line of rebel works wai
an exciting scene. With loud and defiant yells the
dense mass of our men pushed forward towards the
enemy's works, utterly regardless of the showers
of deadly missiles hailed in their midst, while the
musketry of the rebels behind their embankments
was almost as unbroken as the role of a snare
drum.
The most of the troops engaged conducted them
selves with commendable bravery; a few, however,
principally raw recruits, were determined to fall in
the rear, and some had to be kept in the ranks by
the file closing at the point of the bayonet. I am
glad to state, to the honor of the second corps, that
there were but lew such.
A letter dated Spottsylvania the 19th, give* an
account of the attack made by Ewell on that day:
Between four and five o’clock, this afternoon, de
sultory firing was heard on the Fredericksburg
road about a mile in Tyler’s rear. It was ascer
tained that the enemy had followed close in the
rear of our corps, and had actually thrown Rodes’s
division, of Ewell’s corps, inio Tyler’s rear, and
were emerging from the woods into the wagon road.
Long trains, loaded with ordnance and commissary
stores, had .been passing all day, but fortunately
none were within reach at the moment. A gap in a.
train coming to the front was all that saved some of
the wagons from capture, Tho train was completely
cut in two by the rebel column. Part came into
camp at full speed and the remainder turnedfhasti
ly in the road and drove furiously to the rear out of
reach.
Tylers division was precipitated on the rebel col
umn as impetuously as the nature _ol the grouna
permittel, and after a sharp skirmish the latter
were driven from thegTOund with serious loss. The
Ist Maine heavy artillery regiment, eighteen hun
dred strong and fighting as infantry, charged on the
rebel line gallantly and swept everything before
them after a sharp contest. Our loss has not been
ascertained, but this regiment appear; to have 2suf
fered most.
A part of Hancock’s eorps was marched hack to
Tyler's support just at dark; but the rebel; were
not found m force. It was probably a dash of their?
to annoy us by cutting our communications, with
tne possible hope of capturing a few wagons and
store*.
Tne order was already given to abandon thls'raad
1 redericksDurg. and no teams ought to have
been in transit over it. Hereafter the Massapouax
Miurcii ana Chudsburg dirt road will be used as our
uae of communication until the location of the
army is substantially,!. l *nged.