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®oluwljus Mimw.
J. W. WARREN* - - - Editor.
Friday Morning. June 3, 1364.
Where is Forrest ?
We regret that we cannot give a satisfactory
answer to this question. The fact that it is
on the lip, or in the mind of every one betrays
a general conviction that the services of tliis
matchless chieftain are needed in a certain
quarter. We cannot bring ourselves to be
lieve that he is to play no part in the cam
paign in Northern Gebrgia. Even if his
troops cannot be spared from Mississippi, his
simple and unattended presence as command
er of the cavalry of Johnston’s army would be
equal to a reinforcement of 10,000 men. We
know, indeed, that he is not now where every
body would have him, for Forrest’s deeds, like
the of the good man, ‘‘follow him.”
When he is in striking distance of the enemy,
the country is never long in doubt as to his
whereabouts. Ilis blows, falling thick and
fast, resound through the length and breadth
of the land, carrying woe to Yankee hearts
and homes and joy to the bosoms of his ad
miring countrymen. How long shall we wait
for his coming, or deplore his absence ? It
will be a capital and unpardonable fault in
the cast ofthe play if he be not one of the
actors.
From the telegrams received last night, it
would seem that Sherman is about to “give it
up.” We have no doubt that he has found
the subjugation of Georgia a bigger job than
he supposed, and would greatly prefer to be
back at Chattanooga, whence he started more
than a month ago. He came without invita
tion, and has acted no very friendly or cour
teous part Cowards us, and we trust that Gen.
Johnston will not suffer him to return with
out further marks of our displeasure. If it be
really true that Sherman has taken the back
track, Johnston’s opportunity has come. Un
less the robber were born under a lucky star,
his felon followers, or the largest portion of
them, will neveragaiusee thelight ot»a North
ern sun. God grant it! <•?*-
Correspondenec of the Daily Times.
Arm* or Tenn., M*y 29th, 1864.
Ed. Times days past, the armies
now contending for the possession of the Em
pire State, have been engaged in uninterrup
ted skirmishing on aline running northeast
and southwest, for a distance of about sixteen
miles. At New Hope Church, in Paulding
county, not far from the village of Dallas, the
skirmishing has, several times, warmed into a
battle, each of which has resulted com
plete repulse of the enemy. At several other
points on the same day, we have charged the
enemy and driven him from his strong posi
tions. It is the general impression here, that
the decisive battle will occur along our pres
ent line, though General Johnston, in his wis
dom, may make the Chattahoochee his base.
Should a general engagement occui at either
place, the lesult will surely be the route of
the fnsolent foe.
We have whipped him in every struggle in
which he has permitted himself to engage,
from Taylor’s Ridge, above Dalton, to that of
last night, when be charged our lines. The
move of General Johnston from Dalton, was
the wisest policy he could possibly have adop
ted, and in this opinion, the entire army oon
curs. At any point above this, a battle would
have resulted in a repulse of the enemy, but
the topograghy of the country would have
prevented our reaping the full fruits of a vic
tory. But in the section of country where the
two armies are now posted, if the enemy be
defeated, his entire army will be captured or
scattered and its organization destroyed. Be
sides, he is not so able to do battle now as he
was at Dalton. He has lost over twenty
thousand fighting men since he undertook to
follow Johnston, and it is an ascertained fact
that his army is rapidly becoming discouraged
and demoralizEd. Without railroad transpor
tation. with Johnston in his front, with For
reßt and Wheeler in his rear, his position is
by no means, a secure or pleasant one. And
the longer affairs remain in this present status
his position must become more and more un
tenable. Indeed, General Sherman has got
ten his army into a difficulty, by following
Johnston, from whicn he never can extricate
it. To defeat the army in his front is impos
sible ; and it uow refuses to fall back any
farther; to retreat he cannot, for Forrest and
Wheeler will pfevent his moving with suffi
*cient rapidity from one strong position to an
other. This is the trap laid for him and in
which he is caught at last..
Our army is to-day stronger than ever be
fore, and its spirit is unsurpassed by that of
any warrior host, which the sun ever saw
gathered in martial array. Indeed it is in
vincible. It might be destroyed by tremen
dous oods. but never conquered.
For the information of your numerous rea
ders who have friends nnu relations in the
54in Ga. Reg't, I send you a list of its casual
ties which have occurred up to the present
time. That Regiment has been under fire at
nearly all the engagements whioh have taken
place since the opening of the present cam
paign. and in every instance both officers and
men have gallantly sustained the honored
reputation of Georgia soldiers.
BAYTOP.
From Florida.—The Government ia now at
work buiiuing the connection, between the
Florida nud Gulf toads, distance forty-six
miles, which, beiug already graded and no
bridges, ought to he finished soon. This will
be a great advantage both military and civil.
Prisoners taken at Jacksonville a few days
since, say that there are no more than, 1500
troops there. soo negroes,and the remainder are
Yankees, but they are well fortified. A gun
boat lies opposite the town.
The Yankees have landed a cavalry force
near Tau'pn, ua»i ..Iso a force below St. Au
gustine. Their object is to gather up the cat
tle, deserters and traitors, and if not soon
driven back, wilt prove a damage to us. A
force now gathering will no doubt make their
trips cancerous.
(,»k.vn . - -\ have now the actual
losses »u «<> ih> c-arps—lß,o99 in nue, 13,990
in the oli es.. Mao has lour corps, and an aver
age of H,olio toss in each corps would make
a6,uou. Add their acknowledgement of 12,000
straggierr, anu you auve 63.000 aggregate loss.
Extract j
I From Bishop Wilmer’s Annual Address
to the Council of the Diocese of Ala
bama.
[cto'CLUDHD.]
But, not to enlarge upon thi3 inexhaustible
theme, I feel it to be my duty to call the at
tention of this Council to one special form of
.temptation, which may at any time present
itself, and which, lam sorry to add, has proved
too powerful for the faith and virtue of some
of our people. I refer to the temptation to
take false oaths, under the pressure of fear,
or of greediness of gain.
It is not for me, in this presence, and acting
in my official capacity, to touch upon any
question of a purely political nature. It is
not for me to say, to which of two warring
governments a man should give his adhesion ;
nor to indicate, under what circumstances he
may properly transfer his allegiance. There
are other places and times for the adjustment
•of all questions of this character. It is, how
ever, incumbent upon me to premonish the
Clergy and Laity upon a great question of
morals, and to urge them to take heed unto
themselves, lest, through an unworthy^tim
idity, or an unholy greediness of gain, they
make shipwreck of faith and a good conscience,
and do dishonor to the name of the Great
God.
There has been no development made by
this war which has excited in my mind such
deep concern as the fact, that so many could
be found recreant to truth in the hour of trial.
We have long deplored the prevailing and in
creasing love of gain ; we have heen instructed
by the divine word, that it was “the root of
all evil; which, while some coveted after,
they have erred from the faith and pierced
themselves through with many sorrows but
little did we think that so many could have
been found so faithless to the most sacred 9b
ligations of truth, as to declare, that they did
“willingly,” what they did reluctantly; that
they acted without reservation,” when the
reservation Was entire ; and that they could
then call upon God to attest the truth of a de
claration which they knew to be utterly a lie.
I refer to these painful and humiliating facts,
not to cast reproach upon those, many of
whom, in view of all the circumstances of the
case, claim our compassion, but rather byjway
of premonition to ourselves. Their position
was a novel one ; they had received no war
ning ofthe snare that was set for them ; they
were surprised, and yielded, by little and little,
under a pressure wholly unforseen and un
provided for. We are called upon, in view
of all these considerations, and under the con
sciousness, of a common frailty, to exercise
the largest charity towards their fault; but
we should bear in mind that these extinua
j ting circumstances do not, .in the least, affect
the moral question involved, and that they
may not be pleaded in abatement, should we
now' be tempted to commit, or justify the act.
There are many in our veryraidst, I am sor
ry to say, who are found to justify the taking
of such oaths: who do not hesitate to say,
that, in order to save life, they would not hes
itate to take the prescribed oath; and all ex
perfence teaches that they who will swear
falsely, to save life, will not pause long to save
property and position by similar means.
It is ourbounden duty, as teachers of right
eousness, to enter our solemn protest against
all such faithlessness, in the spirit of that
heavenly charity, which not only covers with
the mantle of pity'the weak and the erring,
but, also, “rejoiceth not in iniquity,” (false
hood, the original imports,) “but rejoiceth in
the truth.” It matters not that these oaths
are unlawfully enforced ; that it is an unheard
of abomination to force disloyalty upon citi
zen's, while their government still maintains
itself, thus crushing them between the upper
and nether millstone] itmattersnot that these,
oaths are not binding upon the conscience, for
the reason that man cannot be held obliged to
consummate a crime. All these considerations
are irrelevant to the main issue. And there, is
no language too decided, in which to express
our reprobation of a principle, that renders
mutual confidence impossible—that impairs
the sanctions of law—that saps the founda
tions of morality, and that does formal dis
honor to the name and majesty of God, whose
supremacy is thus denied and whose law is
set at naught.
It would be impossible for me in thi3 brief
address to touch, even by enumeration.- upon
all the evils which would surely follow from
the prevalence of such a principle as the jus
tification of a false oath under any circum
stances. All the physical evils we have en
dured, aud may have yet to endure, are less
than nothing in comparison with the shock
given to public morals by the enforcement of
false oaths on the one hand, and the acquies
cence in them on the other. We may, in time,
recover from the devastations of war; another
generation will soon, in the course of nature,
take the places of those who have fallen in
battle—time will assuage the grief of the
mourners, or remove them to that better world
where “God wipes away all tears from all
faces ; ” but how should we replace the sense
of honor, the manly dignity, the fove of truth,
the reverence for God, and the faith in His
providence which are discarded, when a false
oath is taken and justified? It would be dif
ficult to show that a. people who maintained
such principles, were worthy or susceptible of
preservation. Their integrity gone, their self
respect would be lost, and, as for their relig
ion, it must dwindle away into hollow cant or
drivelling superstition*! Such a people would
voluntarily claim the portion of Isaachar, and,
“crouching down between their burdens, be
come servants tribute ; content if the land be
good and the rest pleasant.” They would in
voke upon themselves the curse that fell upon
the king of Babylon,and eat grass like oxen.” Be
lieving that life consists only in abundance,they
would lose the lineaments of humanity and
fill up, in themselves, tho measure of the mon
arch's doom, by having “a man’s heart taken
from them and a beast’s heart given to them.”
It may be that thus God is even now punish
ing some haughty and stubborn hearts, which
disowned his allegiance and thus refused a
service that would have given them perfect
freedom, by bringing them, for a season, into
subjection to a degrading and galling yoke.
God grant that, “at the end of the appointed
time,” thc} r may “lift up their eyes unto hea
ven,’ - as did Nebuchadnezzar, “and praise and
extol and honor the King of heaven, all whose
works are truth and his ways judgment; and
those that walk in pride, he is able to abase.”
It is by no means my purpose to treat this
subject at length, in all its ethical and relig
ious bearings; but I would fain hope that I
have accomplished all that [ desired, in call
ing your attention to its importance. The
principles underlying this whole question have
been thoroughly discussed iu all ages, and by
the advocates of all religious systems ; but we
are compelled to make the humiliating confes
sion, that Christian moralists have, in some
instances, maintained eonoli»ions, which the
tnoie sturdy hearts of some heathen sages
have rejected, as unworthy of manhood and
faith in Divine Providence. It has been well
said that “there is a ten-fold nearer approx
imation to the teachings of the Bible in Arise
totle than there is in Paley—more affinity with
the Gospel in Cicer<* than in the whole trib-
of utilitarians.”
Upon all these questions which involve the
principles of morality, the Clergy should speak
with no uncertain sound. We should earnest
ly consider that this whole people is under
discipline; and how shall men learn right
eousnesness and be trained to prize the ways
of truth, unless the “lips of the priests keep
knowledge ? - ’ We are the embassadors for
Christ: we are sent to preach Christ —not hu
man svstems of Ethics —not the traditions of
the schoolmen—not the policy of the world—
but Christ : and, in so far as God's grace may
assist us. to repioduce his whole life. How
clearlv in his person and.teachings, as by the
light of day. are all the questions solved,
which are darkened by the counsels of the
schoolmen: and entangled in the meshes of a
worldlv .casuistry. The Pharisee could say.
“thou "shall not forswear thyself, but shall
perform unto the Lord thy oaths : but I say
unto you.’ - saith Christ, “Let your communi
cations be Yea, yea; nay, nay; for whatso
i eVer ia more than these cometh of evil. ’
j* This is the teaching of Chsist —now behold
! his conduct 1 When he stood before Pilate,
and wheu the Governor, wondering at his in
difference to his decision, asked him, “Know
est not that I have power to erueify thee, and
have power to release thee?" he gave for reply
those memorable words which proclaim the
absolute Soveraignty of God—words which
come to u 9 in every hour of trial and nerve us
to suffer all things rather than disown God by
distrnsting his love and power—“ Thou could
est have no power at all, except it were given
thee from above.”
Again, when he confronted the adver
sary in the wilderness, and, in a moment of
bodily weakness and want, was tempted to
give up his faith In God and to put his hand
upon forbidden means for the sustenance of
life, he gave for answer these words, which,
even now at this distance of time, quicken our
faith as we hear them, “It is written, Man
shall not live by bread alone, but by every
word that proceedeth out of the mouth of
God.” “More bread, more substance,” says
an unbelieving world—“man lives by bread,
and if necessity requires bread, he need not
scruple as to the means of obtaining it, even
should man’s word be violated and God’s law
be brokenbetter for man’s life to be pro
longed than for God’s name to be hallowed.”
This is the way in which the tempter speaks,
but Christ speaks not thus. He teaches us
what man’s life is and wherein it consists—not
in abundance—not in present continuance—
not by the will of man, but by the will of God,
and says, in effect, by word and example, My
Father in Heaven knows what I need ; I live
by his providence ; I will resort to no forbid
den and providential means for the prolonga
tion of live ; and, if the life which is sustained
by bread must terminate, I still live, “for man
lives not by bread alone, but by every word
that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”
Do not these words instruct us that it is bet
ter far for man to rise to a higher life, by re
sisting temptation and maintaining the truth,
than to sink into the abyss of unbelief by giv
ing up a good conscience and distrusting*the
living God? “For whosoever will save his
life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his
life for my sake shall find it.”
But what need to multiply examples ? We
are sent to teach and preach Christ and him
crucified ; and Christ crucified, not alone as
the sacrifice for sin, but also, “as an ensample
of j*odly living, the blessed steps of whose
most holy life we are to follow,” if need be,
“t® drink of the cup that he drank of, and to
be baptized with the baptism that he was bap
tized with.”
We need more of this spirit in the Church,
which Christ redeemed with his most precious
blood. While the Church stands true to her
Divine Head, there is hope for the world. At
any time the cup may be presented to our lips.
We owe it to ourselves, to our fellows, and,
abbve all, to Him who made us in his image,
“to quit us like men, and to be strong,” as
.Christ was strong—“strong in that strength
which God supplies through his Eternal Son.”
We are the “liggt of the world;” let us see to
it that our lamps are kept trimmed and ready
burning. “We are the salt of the earthf’ let
us take heed that we lose not our savor, and
have a care, that no truth perishes from among
men through our neglect or want of faith.
Ordinary grace will not avail in the day of
extraordinary trial. Let us prepare ourselves,
by an humble dependence upon Divine grace
and a more than ordinary exercise of self-dis
cipline, to suffer all things rather than to de
ny the truth. The truth alone can make us
free. All lies end in captivity and death. All
things, by the operation of an universal law,
tend to the level of their source—truth and
right upward, to their fountain—falsehood
and wrong downward," to the pit whence they
were digged.
What a day is this in which we are sent to
preach the glorious gospel of the blessed
God, when the hearts of so many fail them
for fear, as they look forward to possible dis
aster! Oh! with what authority and trttth,
with what simpliciry and plainness, with what
tenderness and long-suffering, should we
preach to our fellow men, and beseech them
to turn from lying vanities, which cannot
profit, and to cleave unto the living God !
And now, unto Him that is able to keep you
from falling, and to present you faultless be
fore the presence of his glory with exceeding
joy ; to the only Wise God, our saviour, be
glory and majesty, dominion and power, both
now* and forever—Amen.
Evans and Cogswell. The Columbia
Guardian, noticing the extensive establish
ment of these well-known publishers, says :
Tije war found these gentlemen located in
Charleston, where they had gradually
up the largest printing office—except the
Methodist Publishing House at Nashville—in
the Southern States. Since then they have
imported from Europe thirty-two printing
presses, with large,quantities of printing and
binding materials and seventy four artists and
printers, and now employ, in the various bran
ches of their extensive business, seventy-six
printing presses, besides about twenty-five
ruling and binding machines. They employ
three hundred and forty-four hands, only
eighteen of whom are from the army. They
have recently removed from Charleston to a
new brick building, a part of which is finished,
and when entirely completed, will form a hoi- 1
low square, covering exactly two acres of
ground, and making one room 40x900 feet.—
To give some idea of the extent of the work
carried on by this firm, we would mention
that, in addition to the large quantity of prin
ting being done for the army, and bonds*
for the army, and notes and bonds for
the Treasury Department, they now have iu
course of printing some twenty books on va
rious subjects, amongst which we noticed “A
New Dictionary of Military Terms,” prepared
by Gen. Thomas J'brdan, and illustrated with
a large number of fine engiavings.
Lincoln’s Proclamation that
Caused the Suspension of the
World and Journal.
Executive Mansion, May 17, 1864.
fellow Citizens of the United States:
In all seasons and exigencies, it becomes a na
tion carefully to scrutinize its line of conduct, and
humbly to approach the Throne of Grace and
meekly implore forgiveness, wisdom and guidance.
For reasons only known to Him, it has been deci
ded that this country should be the scene of un
paralleled outrage, and this nation the monumen
tal sufferer of the nineteenth century. With heavy
heart, but undiminished cunfidence in our cause, I
approach the performance af a duty, rendered im
perative by my sense of weakness before the Al
mighty, and of justice to the people. It is not
necessary that I should.tell you that the first Vir
ginia campaign under Lieut. Gen. Grant, in whom
I have every confidence, and whose courage and
fidelity the people do well to hopor, is virtually
closed. He has conducted his enterprise with dis
creet ability; he has crippled their strength and
defeated their plan.
In view, however, of the situation in Virginia
and the disaster at Red River, the delay at
Charleston, and the general state of the country, I,
Abraham Lincoln, do hereby recommend that
Thursday, the 26th day of May, 1864, be solemnly
set apart throughout the United States as a day of
fasting, humiliation and prayer. Deeming, fur
thermore, that the present condition of public af
fairs presents an extraordinary occasion, and in
view of the power vested in me by the Constitu
tion and laws, I have thought fit to call forth citi
zens of the United States between the ages of 18
and 45 years to the aggregate number of 400,000,
in order to suppress existing rebellious combina
tions and cause the execution ot the laws; and,
furthermore, in case any State, or number of
States, shall fail to furnish, by the 15th of June
next, their assigned quotas, it is hereby ordered
that the same be raised by immediate and peremp
tory draft. The details of this object wili be com
municated to the State authorities, through the
War Department. I appeal to all loyal citizens to
favor, facilitate and aid this effort to maintain the
power, integrity and existence of the national
Union and perpetuity of our popular Government.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the great seal of the United
States to be fixed.
Done at Washington, this 10th day of May. in
the year of our Lord, 1864, *and of the Indepen
dence of the United States, 88th.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President: W. H. Seward.
Sherman’s actual force in our front ia now reck
oned at seventy thousand. This would make it
about a hundred thousand when he left Chatta
nooga .
TSSIiB 3-IUAPHIG>.
Reports of the Press Association.
Entered according to act of Congress in the year
1863, by J. S.Thrashkr, in the Clerk’s office of
the District Coart of the Confederate States for
the Northern District of Georgia.
Lateit from Virginia*
Latest from the Georgia Front*
Proceedings Confederate Congress*
AiCtf &C*f &c$
Richmond, June 2.— Our forces on the South
side attacked the Yankees this morning in their
rifle pits near Ware Bottom Chnrch, killed a num
ber, and captured 100 of*the 7th Connecticut. Our
loss trifling.
Richmond, June 2. —Severe fighting in the di
rection of York River is reported this forenoon.
No particulars received.
Richmond, June I.—An authentic version of
the affair at Ashland yesterday is as follows :
The enemy attacked Lee’s cavalry near Hano
ver C. H., in the morning, and pressed them back
through Ashland. The Yankees then proceeded
to tear up the railroad. Whilst thus engaged,
Rosser’s cavalry dashed in and routed the party,
capturing 300 horses and a number of prisoners.
The flying enemy passed nearly to the Court
House.
New Hope, June 2, via Marietta.—The enemy
is still moving on our right.
Sharp skirmishing has been going on on our
right centre all this morning, and still continues.
Dallas was evacuated by the enemy yesterday,
who left our wounded prisoners behind. The
movement seems to have been made hastily.
Atlanta, June 2. —The movement of the enemy
towards the Etowah River is generally accepted
here as an indication of the relinquishment of the
“on to Atlanta” movement.
The Yankee loss since the commencement of
their advance from Chattanooga is estimated iff*
well informed circles at 30,000 killed and wounded,
and 15,000 sick, missing and prisoners.
Persons from behind the Yankee lines report no
trains at Kingston for several days..
The foaage is all eaten out, and the country
ravaged of every article of food.
Gen. G. W. Smith has been unanimously elected
Major General to command the Georgia reserve
troops.
Gov. Brown is here engaged in preparing the
State troops for active service.
Gen. Lovell tendered his services to Gen. John
ston and has been here several days on important
business and has left again for the front.
Richmond, June 2.— Nothing of importance in
either House to-day. The House spent some time
in secret session.
Mobile, June 2.—A private dispatch from Osy
ka Ist, says that last Friday night at New Orleans
eight of the best lower coast packets and 2 schoon
ers were totally destroyed by fire at the Levee.
A special to toe Advertiser from Senatobia 2d,
says the Democratic Union State Convention [of
Kentucky, probably] passed resolutiens express
ing their abhorrence of turning the war from its le
gitimate or using the power of the nation under
fanatic bidding to inflict fanatic vengeance; that
the doctrine that the rebel States be held as sub
jugated provinces should be rebuked and con
demned. Preferences were expressed for McClel
lan and B ramie tte.
The Memphis Bulletin of the 27tn says the
steamers Longworth and Sallie List were fired into
at Yellow Bluff by a battery of 6 pounders. Shots
struck'the Sallie List with damaging effect.
[Special to the Memphis Appeal.]
Grenada, May 30.—Captain Taylor arrived
bore this morning. He left General Price’s
headquarters, 15 mile3 from Alexandria, on
the 18th, and says Price was then moving to
wards Little Rock, with a large wagon train.
Steele was at Little Rock with 4,000 men.—
A portion of them - without arms. Several
transports loaded with troops, ordnance and
commissary stores, going to reinforce Steele,
were attacked on White River and driven
back. They returned to Memphis. Shelby
and Fagan had surrounded Little Rock. Shel
by destroyed the railroad for nine miles. Mar
maduke is at Kinston, 60 miles below Helena,
on the Mississsppi river, with 3,000 men and
10 guns. He captured two transports, with
commissary stores enough to subsist his com
mand one month, also disabled one gunboat.
No boats had passed down the river within
the last six days.
Tangipahao, May 30.—General Trudeau
who has been for some time a prisoner on a
Y’aakee plantation, in St. James, Parish, was
rescued, by a party of Confederates, w ho made
a raid for that purpose. The General wili be
here to-morrow, en route for Richmond.
A portion of Gen. Dick Taylor’s army is
at the Vacherie road, fifty miles above New
Orleans, and holds the whole country we3t of
the Mississippi river.
Banks’ army, under command of Gen. Can
by, is at Morganza, twelve miles above Bayou
Sara. Misrepresented at 15,000 strong, with
out wagon, horse or a piece of artillery. The
balance of the army was destroyed or captured
by Taylor.
It is believed that the Mississippi river can
be blockaded by a battery at the Vacherie
road.
Banks has gone North.
[Correspondence Montgomery Advertiser.]
Army of Tennessee, |
Front Lines, May 31, 1864. j
In the bloody slaughter of the enemy on the
night ofthe 28th, Hindman's division also gal
lantly participated in the repulse of the enemy
with that of Cleburne's. The enemy made the
attack in an attempt to flank us on the right;
and was not ambuscabed by Cleburne as the
press reporter has stated.
This morning heavy firing commenced on
our right, and was kept up with consider
able -spirit by our artillery until 10 a. m.,
when it slackened. I have not at this time
learned any particulars. Thirteen prisoners
were brought in, captured on Sunday.
Capt. Robins., of Cos. F, 123d Ohio, Regi
ment, Kelly's division, of the Bth army corps,
who was captured at Winchester last June,
and has been confined since in the Libby pris
on at Richmond, was lately sent with other
prisoners to Americus, Ga. On his wav, on
the 17th May, between 3 and 4 a. m., the
guards being asleep, he made his escape by
jumping from the cars. He was captued yes
terday on the Chattahoochee, near Merritt’s
Mill, in Cobb county, by two lads, who were
fishing at the time, and who delivered him
over to two of our scout3.
He travelled in his Yankee uniform, was in the
county eleven days, and states that he was kindly
treated by several persons who seemed to sympa
thise with him, as he did not deny he was a. Federal
officer.
The following i? a copy of the rough notes of his
travels, found on his person :
‘l7th May.—Left the' cars at 4, a. m. Travelled
north from Madison towards Monroe.”
*‘lßth. —Travelled west. 19th. North of West.—
20th: Travelled N. W.. and nothing to eat: in the
wyods all day. Crossed Oconee.”
*‘2lst. —Twenty two mile- from Milledgeville, On
ra lroad at 10 o'clock. Crossed Appalachee.”
”22d, (Sunday.) Very tired; .ravelle: slow: cross
ed Yellow River.”
“23d. —Crossed railroad about noon." '*
24tn,—Traveling N. W.; very large farm-*.”
“25th.—Stopped and got provisions.”
“26th.—Marched very hard. Had to go round a
good deal to escape sight: very tired."
“27th.—Clear and cool: laid by about half of the
night close to Monroe, Ga." •
Here ends the notes, uqr hero not having made
any further remarks on the dirty niece of paper or
which he kept his journal, and which.are very in
distinct.
There are rumors that we may yet fall back to the
Chattahoochee before a general battle, but it is im
possible to say, Both armies are now entrenched
not 75 yards an art along a part of our lines,
, ORA.
CITY MATTERS.
T. J. JACKSON, : LOCAL EDITOR
Douglas Ambulance Committee
Columbus, June 2d, 1364.
Gratefully acknowledge the following contribu
tions which have been forwarded to the army:
Mrs. R G Johnson, hams and bread.
“ Warren, ene ham.
Radcliffe, lot of vegetables.
“ Loudon, one ham.
“ Gittenger, sundries.
“ Dan'l Griffin, bag of flour.
“ N J Bussey, lot of cooked provisions, con
tributed by the Ladies of Jamestown.
The following telegram from the Committee at
Marietta, received yesterday:
“Send an abundance of Raw Hams, Onions, Bread,
Fresh Crackers, and Coffee daily; they are much
needed.”
Shows the urgent necessity of further supplies,
which are earnestly and respectfully solicited.
Send to Goodrich Sc Co’s store. A messenger will
leave on Saturday.
H. H. EPPING, Treas’r.
C. G. Holmes, Sec’y.
Mr. L. S. Wright wishes to exchange Sheeting
and Osnabergs, for Lard, Bacon, Ac. He is also
manufacturing Lard Oil and Candies on Triangle
street, Columbus, Georgia. See ad.
From appearances we should judge fine rains
v&Te in circulation in this vicinity yesterday af
ternoon, but up to dark we had little or none in
the city.
For Rent. —See advertisement of a house for
rent on Oglethorpe St:
Dull. —As far as our observation goes yesterday
was a very dull day on Locals. We made several
ineffectual efforts to scare up an item, but neither
saw or heard anything worth telling. Some may
suppose that we are not enterprising enough to
find anything of interest. That may be so. But,
friend, who ever thou art, hear us for our cause.—
The sun is too hofy and shoe leather too high to be
“sailing” round under uncertainties.
Went Under. —A dilapidated and antiquated
disciple of Faust, of this office, who is well known
for his fondness for piscatory amusement, was ply
ing his vocation assiduously yesterday morning at
the brick yard, pausing anon to lift his
specs and kill a “skeeter,” or to, admire the beau
ties of some glorious nibble. All of a sudden as
this venerable typo stood proudly pre-eminent on
the slippery bank of those lethargic waters, he
hung a sturgeon or something less, and in at
tempting to make a healthy jerk to save his meat,
the old man lost his balance of power and went in
“kerslosh.” He floundered for some time among
the pellucid waves, but finally saved his “bacon”
and his fish too. He earns home shivering like
the aspen-leaf amid the gales, vowing that he will
fish no more. We should like to have seen him
in that “posish.” We know his eyes must have
been “goggled” enough to hang a hat on. Well,
old man don’t take it to heart. Sich is life. You
are none the worse off for a good wash. We are
glad you fell in—otherwise we should have been
tight up for a subject yesterday.
More About Bats.—We gave yesterday a
tender and teuching article on seeing a rat. Since
then it has been our misfortune to smell one, and
an extraordinary sized one at that. Local Jones,
of the Enquirer, yesterday sent us over three enor
mous strawberries, as large as a partridge egg
each, with the consoling assurance that he had a
bushel of the same sort, some much larger. In
sadness we exclaim—
“ Can such things be, -
And overcome us like a summer cloud,
And not excite our special wonder?”
A bushel of them! aud we have been gassing
away prodigiously over something less than a
quart. Oh! its “orful.” There must be some
mistake about this, Joseph. Did you l’eeeive j
them at the hands of an American gentleman of i
African descent. If so he undoubtedly lost his !
way. He must have been steering for the Times’ ;
office. The matter must be investigated at once, i
0 ! tempora, 0 ! mores !
A correspondent of the Cincinnnti Commercial,
writing from Lookout Valley, April 20, states that
the 11th and 12th army corps have been consolida
ted into the 20th corps, formed of four divisions,
under Gens. Rosseau, Butterfield, Williams and
Geary—Hooker commanding the whole. The ar
my has been recruited with men who have scarcely
six teeth in their heads, and unable to masticate
“hard tack” or tear a cartridge, and small boys.
♦ —>
Accountability op . Disbursing Officers.—
The Montgomery Mail mentions the singular fact
that although the officers of the quartermaster’s
department are subject to scrutinizing inspections
of all their transactions from time to time, that
neither the commissary, ordnance, nitre or medi-'
cal department, each of which is the custodian
and expender of vast sums of Government funds,
have any inspectors. Though their operations
are large and complicated, they are permitted to
pass free from inspection. This is wrong. There
should be inspectors in each of these bureaus,
charged with the duty of examining all their
transactions, and from time to time, overhauling
their papers. No honest official who has in hand
moneys, for disbursement, should object to the
fullest and most frequent inspections of his public
affairs, and it is due to the Government these in
vestigations should be made.
Capture ok the Minnie. —The iron steamship
Minnie, which has been a most successful block
ade runner, was capturod soon after clearing
Cape Fear, a short time since, by the gunboat Con.
necticut, and has arrived at Boston. Her cargo
consisted of two hundred bales of cotton, thirty
barrels of turpentine and a lot of tobacco.
Another Ambrican Empire. —A Buenos Ayres
letter of Feb. 12th, to the New York Times, 'states
that the crown and purple had arrived for the cor
onation of Lopez as Emperor of Paraguay.
A Daring Scout.— From a private letter from
“Camp near Hanover Junction, May 23d,” we are
permitted to make the following extract: “A brave
man and a daring scout i3 Sergeant Shadman, com
mander of the scouts of this division (Hampton’s
Division, Cobb's Ga, Legion.) On the 17th of this
month, he, with five of his scouts, attacked a Yan
kee picket post at United States Ford, (in the rear
of the Yankee army.) They numbered thirteen
men. They were all Dutch. Shadman ordered
them to surrender.-The Dutch murmured out some
thing which we did not understand, and they com
menced firing, and the scouts killed every one of
the Dutchmen but two—who were so badly fright
ened that I don’t believe they wili ever get over it.
He captured all their horses and equipage, swam
the Rappahannock and returned to his camp with
out any of his men being killed or wounded.”
By an order of Lincoln's War Department, Gen.
Stone, of Ball's Bluff of Leesburg memory, and of
late Chief of Staff to Gen. Banks, has been reduced
to his original rank—Colonel in the regular army—
and ordered to return to his regiment. Generals
Nagiee, Andrew Porter, and some others, have been
nipped in like manner.
A Cincinnati dispatch of the oth, says: "A letter
received here to-day from a reliable source states
that * considerable rupture has taken place in the
Cabinet between the President and Mr. Chase, in
relation to Gen. Blair's appointment, and it is said
that the end is not yet. Mr. Chase will be a candi
date for tue Presidency before the Baltimore in
vention.”
—
A PcscaaSH. —Tha RotasehL'da have purenase-i
all the Italian railway* from the govaraaaea*.
Tils ChANGS in TH3 RICHMOND
Dkpartmrnt. —We noticed yesterday the trans
fer of-Brigadier General John H. Winder ‘0
another Department of duty. He has bee:
assigned to the command jof Second Militarv
district comprising Southern Virginia aad\
portion of North Carolina, embracing Welde-
Goldsboro, Washington, Plymouth, Kinston 1
and other points in the latter State, with head
quarters at Goldsboro, to report directly to
General Beauregard. Captain Philip Cash,
meyer, for two years the special agent an j
detective attached to General Winder’s office
accompanies the General to his new post 0!
duty at his own request. Captain Cashmere
is one of the most laborious officers ever con
nected with the Richmond detective corps a
through many vicissitudes has come out true
than steel.
At the suggestion of General Winder, which
suggestion was acted upon by Adjutant G*-.
eral Cooper and Bragg, Major C. H. Carring
ton, the present Provost Marshal, has been
appointed to the vacancy created by the trans
fer of General Winder.- It is presumed tka'
his rank will approximate to that of the Col
onel.—Examiner.
„ Ax Hero Fallen.— The remains of Col
R. W. iolsorn, ofthe 14th Georgia Volunteers were
interred in Hollywood Cemetery on Tuesday even
ing last. Colonel F. was well known throughout th«
Confederacy as the subject of a sketch which ap
peared in the Whig some months ago, entitled “A”
Unknown Hero.” Our readers will remember the
conduct of Colonel Folsom at the battle of Cedar
Run.. Exhausted by illness, he nevertheless led his
men into action, and, when a part of our line was
broken, planted the colors of his regire ent on an em
inence in advance, and remained there under a
heavy fire until the line was reformed and the en
•my driven back. Entreaties to go to the rear were
unheeded; he led his regiment until the engage
osed, born© mthe arms of his men.
Gallantry so conspicuous could not fail to attract
attention, but in the heat and hurry of battle it i»
quite probable that the hero would have been forgot
ten if a paragraph in the letter of a Richmond cor
respondent had not elicited from Colonel Folsom*
friends an authentic account of what he had done
That he continued to display on other battle fields
the lofty courage discovered at Cedar Run, we mar
well believe, although we hare not the particulars.
Having fought the good fight, he sleeps now in the
soil of Virginia, which he defended so well. A hero
not unknown, his memory will live so long as the
story of Georgian gallantry survives in the English
tongue.— Richmond Whig, 26th. ult.
The Sixth Kentucky.— ln making mention of
the terrible charge made on the enomy’s works by
Lewis’ brigade, our press reporter neglected to mak*
mention of the 6th Kentucky Regiment, in connec
tion with the 2d, 4th and sth. This regiment went
into the charge with the others, and in the short
space of about twenty minutes sixty-five of her gal
lant heroes fell, including Capt. D. E. McKendree,
as brave a fellow as ever faced a Yankee.—Oonfed
eraey.
German Books.—An Exchange has the following
remarks on the peculiarities of the German lan
guage and literature:
We often have to express our admiration of
what is German. We may take this occasion to say
a word upon the great German fault—excess. No
nation in the world contains so many adepts'i n the
art of carrying the thing too far. Their very lan
guage is an instance. A friend of ours maintains
that it has seven deadly sins, as follows:
1. Too many volumes in the language; 2. Too
many sentences in a volume; 3. Too many word*
in a sentence; 4, Too many syllables in a word; 5,
Too many letters in aiyllable; 6. Too many stroke*
in a letter; 7. Too much black in a stroke.
Whereabouts of Forrest.—A letter from Lons
wood, Miss., dated May 24th, to the Mobile Adver
tiser & Register, gives information of such a char
acter as precludes the possibility of Forrest having
taken Dalton on the 25th, as reported by the Yan
kees, The writer says:
Gen. Chalmers, with fine brigades of cavalry,
camped near Columbus last night, and. left this
morning, going eastward. Their destination I may
perhaps as well not mention, but this much I can
say, if Sherman undertakes so far to flank General
Johnston as to strike any place of importance in
his rear, or on his left, Chalmers will be there and
will be heard from. Gen. Forrest is still above with
a sufficient force to prevent any raids into North
Mississippi, and to make a successful dash when the
proper time arrives. He has forces also, and a good
many of them, over in Lafayette and Panola, and
neither the citizens in that section of the State, nor
this, have anything to fear.
Fraud its own Avexgbr.—The London Morn
ing Post, referring to the forgeries recently eominu*
nicated to the British Government by the United
States officials, and particularly the alleged report
of Mr. Mallory, says:
“The too frequent use of such means as ttojo
ployed in the two coses referred to. stimulating th«
British Government to act upon evidence furnished
by forged papers, is well calculated to create a dis
trust and reserve which cannot fail in the end to
produce unpleasant if not most serious consequea
cesr-
Bv Ellis, Livingston A Cos
ON SATURDAY 4th of June, at 10 o’clock, we will
sell in front of our store
40 Sacks Salt ;
20 Boxes Tobacco;
2 Bbls. Vinegar;
1 Bb). Arrow Root;
1 Bbl. Fine Whiskey ;
25 Bush’ls Seed Peas;
1 Lot Harness;
20 Fine Sumtner Coats ;
1 Lot Hardware; . *
Furniture, Crockery, &c., &c.
—ALSO—
-200 PAIR COTTON CARDS.
June 2 td $lB
ISTOTIOB.
To Planters and Other* !
T WILL EXCHANGE Osnaburgs, Sheeting and
J Yarns, for Bacon, Lard, Tallow and Beeswax. I
will be found at Robinett & Go’s old stand, where I
am manufacturing Candles and Lard Oil for sale.
L. S. WRIGHT
june 2 ts
FOR SALE AT
114: Broad Street,
Potasli, Eggs,
Lard, Syrup,
Honey, Dried Fruit,
Cooking Sugar,
Confederate Bar Soap,
Glass Tumblers,
Plough and Clothes* Fines.
june 2 2t
Wanted Immediately,
MARSHALL HOSPITAL,)
. Jmi« 2d, 1864. /
# I wish to hire immediately three able-bodied ne -
gro women without children.
T. A. MEANS.
june 2-4 t Surgeon in Charge.
Air - Sun copy 4 times.
FOR
OAAjI LBS. GOOD HAMS will be exchanged for
ZUU* ’ SIDES. Apply at Muscogee Sail Road De
pot to * 4Y. L. CLARK.
► my 30 2w . .
Lumber,
/»A AAA FEET Flooring, Weather-boarding
OU)UUU and Ceiling, (a portion dressed and
tongued and groved.) For sale by
M. P. ELLIS £ CO.
Columbus, Ga., May 31.—3 t.
Notice.
Office Med. Ex. Board fob Consckipis,
3d Congressional Dist. Ga.
Cblumbus, May 28,1364. )
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. J/TNOR,
my3o ts Sr. Surg'n Ex. Boar-J.
Opficf. Mobile & Gikari> R. R. '
Cblumbus, Ga., May oth. 04. j
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
Company, will be held at the v'ffice, Girard, Ai-J.-
on Wednesday, 6th day of July next, at 11 o’clock
when the election for President and Directors wU>
take place.
By ord er J- M. FRAZER. SceV
my 24 td
MIC E! MICE !!
'T'WELVE CASKS, just received from Savan
A a superior article. , „
For sale by GREENWOOD & GR.A7.
my 27 lw