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Mumlsus J. W. WARREX, “ Editor. Saturday Morning, June 4, 1864. Will Sherman Fall Baek? Why not? He cannot stand still, and it is equally impossible for him to go on. As long as he could, or was permitted to, flank John ston, his “on to Atlanta” was an “easy-going” thing, as the Yankees would say; but he has reached a point where every road to that city is blockaded with live rebels, and flanking strategy is at a discount. His fate must henceforth be determined by Liard knocks. The rebels obstinately refuse to let him pass, and challenge him to a trial of strength. The challenge has been accepted and his reeling, shattered columns tell, plainly enough the , result of the bloody arbitrament. In vain j has he massed his forces upon our left, cen#e j and right. His concentrated power, hurled j with all the fury that he could inspire or j command, has been shivered without making the least impression upon our lines. There is \ no fortunate “Peninsula” to which he can slide and transfer his base, as Grant has done. To move straight forward, or go directly back, is the harsh alternative that stares him in the face. We strongly incline to the opin ion that he will seek safety in flight. But he may not find it. More than a hundred miles have to be traversed, through a country stript of every species of food. His horses are worn out and useless. He has cavalry no longer. He is compelled to make his way back over the country roads, and marches in column, of course. A detachment of Confederate horse men intercepts his march and shoots down the head of his column. He forms in line of battle to receive or make the attack, and the Confederates retire. About a mile further on the manoeuvre is repeated, and, his progress thus # delayed, he will do well, even with no other hindrance, to make ten miles a day. But in the meantime, John3ton is not idle in his rear. He overtakes, attacks and scatters the retreating army. The reader can fill out the details of the picture, but if he can place Sherman back in Chattanooga With more than a demoralized fragment of an army his ingen uity exceeds ours. * struggles manfully against despair, but he is bound to go under. If any body doubts it, let him read our dispatches this morning. If Lincoin don’t take care, Lee’s invincible host will outvote the whole Repub lican party in the Baltimore convention. ‘ Uorresponeenee of the Times. Line of Battle, 1 near Dallas, Paulding county, Ga., >■ May 31st, 1864. j Ed. Times : Twenty-five days successive marching, fighting, entrenching—pretty severe work for soldiers even, you will say—all sub mit cheerfully, however, satisfied that the goal of our ardent hopes lies just before us. Inde pendence and peace is our watchword, .let the road to it be ever so arduous or dangerous. We left Allatoona on the 25th, and moved south-west to Dallas about twenty miles, to intercept McPherson and Logan’s Corps, who were moving down to our left by an excellent road leading to Atlanta. Our division (Bate’s) arrived just in time to meet their advance ; lively skirmishing ensued, and we anticipated a fight during the day. The enemy disap pointed us. During the day a squad of their cavalry disguised in Confederate uniform dashed past our line of pickets,' capturing Adjt. Hunt and Lieut. Turner, and Private Hood. Hunt and Turner Escaped. The mis creants finding they could not carry their prisoners, they attempted to murder them, but fortunately their repeaters missed fire and they returned to our lines uninjured. Our battalion of sharpshooters, than whom none arc better or braver, felt chagrined, and Capt. T. R. Kendall, Cos. A, took charge of a scouting party, and succeeded in finding their rear, he was forbrdden, however, to fire a gun. He could have captured the whole batch of ruf fians had he been permitted. I have known this excellent man and officer for two years. In the many engagements which have marked the period he has always been found at the post of danger and duty. For gallantry at Chicka mauga and again at Mission Ridge, he was promoted to the captaincy of his present com pany. May he and his brave command long live to enjoy an honorable peace ! Although the armies confront each other, still no general attack has been made. Occa sionally a move is made upon some part of our line, usually at night. Cheatham’s, Cle burne’s and our divisions, have sustained'sev eral of these attacks. Cleburne, with his usual good fortune, founded anew Golgotha, a little to our right. They approached in six or eight heavy col umns, and he permitted the first line to come near enough for them to demand a surrender. About 6,000 muskets replied to the demand, and as many killed and wounded Yankees re ceived his reply. Os course they broke and fled the field, hotly pursued by liis brave di vision. Night before last they attempted our position •„* we held our fire, determined to end j the partially at least—but no amounts of Cursing, coaxing, or driving, oil the part of their leaders, would induce them to come out of the woods, and our skirmishers went out and drove .them off. Quite a number came to our lines aiong with our pickets. They were so drenched with whiskey that they vomit like dogs. So far, the advantage is greatly upon our side. Our losses in killed and wounded, may be 5,000, — hardly more—whilst their’s were up into the twenties. I hardly think a general engagement will occur on our present line. The nature of the country is very unfavorable. The undergrowth is so dense that it would be impossible for a line of battle to move through it with any certainty or precision. I think the enemy will fall back, and when he does, the funny part of the campaign will go with us. So far, the loss of the Regiment has been light. Seventy-five or eighty killed and woun ded; and no casualties in this Cos. K, until to day. Private Mike Cleariday, of Columbus, wounded tolerably severe in the left hip , Pri vate H. T. Raeriney, Houston county, severely in shoulder. I will write again as occasion offers. All well, hopeful, defiant. B. M. Denson was killed about an hour since; J. W. Moors mortally wounded. ORDERLY. The War in Virginia. Frera the Richmond Sentinel of the 30th we obtain the following : CAVALRY ENGAGEMENT. There was a heavy cavalry engagement on Saturday at or near Hawes' Shop, on the road from Mechanicsville to Hanover Town, about seven miles beyond the for mer place and five miles this side of the latter. The enemy's cavalry were in great strength, nor were we ourselves deficient. On both sides the troops dismounted for the fight. The enemy’s skirmishers were swiftly driven in, and by a charge from our line his troops were dislodged from the cover i under which they sheltered, which was i taken possession of by our men. Inree ! attempts were made by the enemy to re cover the position lost, but every assault was repulsed. The fight, which com menced at about nine o’clock m the mor ning had his ted until about half past four i when Warren’s (Fifth) corps of infantry I was sent by Grant to. the support of his I cavalrymen. Our cavalrymen thereupon fell back about a mile, and Jook position on a creek, where they were not fallowed. Our retreat was under good cover, and it is believed to have been made without loss. The troops on our side were commanw ded by Gfcn. Wade Hampton, who put in the troops magnificently. Our soldiers fought with exemplary coolness and spirit and must have inflicted very heavy loss on the enemy. As an illustration of the severity of the combat and the character of the fighting, a soldier who had fired forty-five cartridges, did not fire one withs out seeing his man, and taking good aim at him. • The object of the enemy’s cavalry was probably to mask the movements of Grant’s infantry behind them ; but the manner in which they were defeated anti driven by our cavalrymen compelled Grant to show his other force. We have learned of a few of our casu alties, as follows : Fourth Regiment, Cos. H—Killed : Serg’t Jas. G. Wheatley. Wounded: Francis Childs, in head, slightly; Robs ert E. Crossen, hip; Henry Hunton, shoulder; Johuze Tongne, *foot; John Follin, leg; Edward Martin, throat. Cos A.—Thomas W. Marders, killed. Amos Benson wounded. The battle was a heavy one, and the loss considerable on botKsides. LATER —POSITION OF GRANT’S ARMY. An official dispatch, received last ev« ening, is to the effect that the ewemy are in front of Atlee’s. This position oi the ♦confronting armies renders it probable that a general engagement will take place very soon. Near Hawes’ shop, about five miles from Atlee’s—a station nine miles from Richmond, on the Central railroad—Fitz Lee’s cavalry drove the enemy’s cavalry back upon their infantry—reported by prisoners to be the sth and 6th corps— when our cavalry retired without bejng followed. It was "understood that this movement was simply a reconnoisance, to discover the position of the enemy’s in* fan try. Between one and two hundred prisons ers, most of whom were captured in the above affair, arrived in Richmond yester day. FROM THE SOUTH SIDE. We learn from the Petersburg Express of Saturday, that the enemy’s gunboats were engaged during nearly the whole of Thursday night and the greater part of Friday in shelling our left, which rests near James river. Friday, too, the ene my’s field pieces or siege guns, sent sev* eral shells in the direction of our centre. We are pleased tQ learn that there were no casualties. On Thursday night the enemy made a slight attack upon a pois tion of Colquitt’s Georgia brigade, in Mrs Dunn’s field, our right, but were easily repulsed, and left five of their dead in our hands. Friday the enemy manifested some disposition to renew the assault, and for a while there was some heavy skir* mishing, but finding there was hot work in store for them, he soon retired. Friday afternoon there were evident signs of busy preparation in the enemy’s camp near Port Walthall, but what it means, if it means anything at all, will probably be fully de veloped in a day or two. He is closely watched, and is welcome to any advan tage he may gain over the argus eyes that are down upon him. We understand that our cavalry made a dash yesterday afternoon upon a gang of Butler’s United States (nigger) volunteers, in Prince George county, a few miles from City Point, but Cuffee was so fleet of foot that the entire gang escaped behind their entrenchments. PROM THE VALLEY. A gentleman just from the Valley re* ports that the enemy had advanced as far as Edingburg, in Shenandoah county, about twelve miles below New Market. Their force was not known. From Butler’s Army. The correspondent of the New York Times, of the 24th. has the following : In Camp, Bermuda Hundred, Va 7, | Friday Night, May May 20—10 P. M. / Beauregard will not “let us alone.” After the fighting last Monday, as you already know, Gen. Butler brought his forces down in good order to their present position in the entrench ments, a few miles this side of the railroad, but the active little French creole sharply fol lowed with bis cohorts. Why could he not have stayed in peaceable possession of Fort Darling and the long line of its defences?— We had given them a fair trial, and found them too hard a nut to crack while a part oj our strength was necessarily expended else where. But, Mr. Beauregard, like all other •unfeeling rebs, seems not to caie a snap of his finger for our convenience, for even while I am writing this, the stillnes of the night is continually broken by the heavy boom and sharp rattling reverberations of artillery as the woods sheltering his misgnided cohorts are vigorously shelled. Indeed, there has been very lively fighting •all day in front of Gen. Gilmore's lines, and the enemy, as long ago as yesterday, began to develop himself in force in our front. The old saying that the wicked find no peace, may, with great propri ety, be applied to this entire command, for not only have the vile among us, but likewise the righteous, been kept in a tense strain of activity in their various spheres—Generals down through all the grades to drummer boys —ever since the occupation of this choice strip of Virginia territory. Anothor correspondent, writing to the same paper two days later, says : Passing along our lines in the underwood, and looking upon the busy scene where spades and axes were the implements sf warfare, my unprofessional eye was* satisfied that I need no longer feel alarmed about spending a cheerless summer in the Libby.— Mr. Beauregard would find it, I think, a difficult matter to drive us out of here or “gobble us.” His army in front of us, from the beat information given by deserters and prisoners, is estimated at 30,000 men. Their object seems to be, from the way in which they are piling up earthworks, to keep Gen. Butler penned in here, away from the railroad and turnpike, the loss of which last week was quite dam aging to their military schemes. Belle Boyd In Boston. We announced yasterday the arrival here of the British steamer Greyhound, captured as a Blockade runner off W il mington, N. 0., by the United States steamer Connecticut, and that Miss Belle Boyd, the famous rebel spy, was on board. She took passage on the Greyhound at Wilmington, for Nassau, but the interpo sition of Uncle Sam’s authority gave a destination to her voyage different from what slfe anticipated at the outset. Upon her arrival here she was politely waited upon by Marshal Keys, and invited to take lodgings at the Tremont House till the pleasure of the Government shall be known respecting her disposition. She is accompanied by three servants —a white woman, a black girl and a blaek boy. She converses freely and well, and is evi dently a female of intelligence and quick understanding. Her bearing during the passage —in act and speech—is described as strictly be coming and proper in all respects. She entertains and expresses strong admira tion of sympathy with the South, but not in offensive terms. She thinks the pend ing contest between Lee and Grant will terminate the war in favor of the victor. These Generals she considers the two ablest officers in the country. During the attack upon the Greyhound, Miss Boyd came on deck, took a seat upon a bale of cotton, and quietly sat fanning herself and watching the explosion of the shells. She is a tall, well formed fe male, blonde, and graceful in her man ners. There is much curiosity to see her, but the marshal is so choice of his charge that few are gratified. It is thought she will be paroled, and Boston left without a Belle. The captain of the Greyhound could not be found on_ Thursday, but he will probably soon turn up,— Boston Post , May 21 st. Tbe Feas t of Fools! We have seen nothing during the course of the present war, says the Savannah News, to remind us so forcibly of “the feast” in the thrilling dra ma of Margaret of Burgundy, as the hilarious ex hibitions in the Yankee Congress, over their al leged successes in Virginia. Whilst their fellow citizens were falling before the Confederate fire by tens of thousands, these bacchanalians were exult ing in supposed victories, and making their Con gressional Halls ring with farcical exhibitions of assumed hilarity. Thus is the pantomime de scribed ; THE NEWS ANNOUNCED IN CONGRESS. Wasaington, May 14.—Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, asked unanimous consent of the House be given to Mr. Ashley, from Ohio, to make an an nouncement. Mr. Ashley then read the substance of an offi cial dispatch from General Grant to the War De partment, the same as given above. The cheering news was received with great ap plause on the Union side of the House. LATER. The following private dispatch had been re ceived by Senator Nesmith, from General Rufus Ingalls, chief Quartermaster of the army of the Potomac. It brings positive information from the front as late as noon yesterday, and is as follows: We have made a ten strike to-day. Hancock went in at daylight. He has taken over 4,000 prisoners, and over 25 guns, and is still fighting. Everybody is fighting, and have been for eight days. We shall have them this pop, though it may take a day or two more. They fight like devils. Our losses are heavy, can’t say how many. If Auger’s forces were here now we could finish them to-day. Hancock captured Gen. Ned Johnson and two other generals, besides lots of grades. The old Republic is safe ; bet your pile on it. Grant is a giant and hero in war, but all our generals are gallant, and our men —the world never had letter ! Ingalls. Spottsylvania C. H., May 12, 12 m. How differently do the New York papers treat the matter. Their editors, with more foresight than their villainous and bloodthirsty representa tives, have already heard the mutterings of the coming storm and are preparing themselves and their readers for the dreadful finale. Thus speaks the News : * We mark the absence of all enthusiasm for even the wildest rumors of triumph that come from the Virginia shambles, and it is no wonder, for along with them comes such fatal accounts of butchery that the public heart no room for exultation in the intensity of its agony and horror. Could we but read the anguish and despair of the millions that have been bereaved within this week, side by side with the details that we read of the murderous stife, there would be few to clamor for a prolongation of the war. We count the mourners by millions, for the dead and wounded are being counted by the hundred thousands. If the Sends of hell were commissioned by an angry God to wreak vengeance upon the earth, they could not more terribly fulfill’the mission of destruction than do the contending armies in Vir ginia. No marvel that the community thrills with excitement, and quivers with an universal shudder. Every flash of the wires is laden with a tale of horror. The word “victory” stares in mockery at the reader from the glaring heads of each dis patch, but below is but the record of slaughter— slaughter beyond all precedent of battle fields, but winning nothing but the meed of heroism for those that fight in this insensate quarrel. Abolitionism Rampant.— The proceedings of the “National Methodist Episcopal Confer ence” at Philadelphia shows that rampant abolitionism controlled the members of that body. Annexed is a portion of their “delib erations” taken from the Philadelphia Inquir er. When that portion of the quarennial ad dress of the Bishop of the Church was being read, which Recommends the passage of a law that no slaveholder shall hereafter bfl entitled to ad mission into the Methodist Episcopal Church, it was hailed with the most unbounded ap plause. if* The strongly ant{-3lavery members of the body could scarcely tell whether they were in the flesh or out of it, while the whole body seemed to feel that the year of Jubilee had come. The Rev. Bishop wa3 compelled to cease for a considerable time his reading, which pause was fully occupied by continued applause and shouted of “Glory !” ‘‘Hallelu jah !” “Amen !” The addresses was finally finished, when it was proposed to sing to' “Old Hundred,” “Praise God from whom all blessings flow,” , &c. A motion was then made to print five thou sand copies of the address. On this question an opportunity was taken by the members of the body tor “enjoying,” as Dr. Hill of Eyie, remarked, “the sunshine of the day. 1 ’ Great and rapturous jubilation was expressed on ac count oftbe change in national afiaiis. which, in the Providence of God, has rendered this proposed action of the church possible. Stirring speeches were made by the Rev. S. Y. Monroe, of New Jersey. Itev. Colonel Moo dy of Ohio, Rev. Dr. Kingsley, of Erie, Rev. Mr. Drummond and a great many others. Finally, it was determined to print 10,000 copies of the address for gratuitous circula tion and request its publication in all the church papers. u was shown in a recent trial in a Parisian court of law, that ErlangerA Cos., the ban kers, had cleared 19,500,000 francs by the Confederate loan. T E IS Cr ?. A P3ICL Reports of the Press Association. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1863, by J. S, Thrasher, in the Clerk's office ol the JOistrict Court of the Confederate States for the Tlorthem District of Georgia. (Mim rasp mail! Another Victory by Lee’s Army!! One Thousand Prisoners Captured! - . President Davis on the Field!! Gens* Kirkland and Lane Wounded! Brilliant Naval Exploit at Savannah* Capture of the Steamer Water Witch ! Latest from the Georgia Front. Proceedings Confederate Congress* * _ &C*. &C*j &Ce Richmond, June 3.—This morning was ushered in by loud reports of cannonading north of the city, lasting until nearly 10 o’clock. About noon it was ascertained that the enemy had attacked our line on the right with desperate energy but had been repulsed with ease. The assault was renewed several times with fresh troops, many of whom it is said were drunk, but every attempt was repelled and the purposes of the enemy effectually foiled. Anderson commanded our right, Hill the centre, but only a portion was engaged. Early commanded Ewell’s corps on the left, and attacked the enemy in his front,, driving them some distance. Gen. Lee was at Gaines’ Mills this forenoon, in good health and excellent spirits. President Davis and Gen. Bragg rode to the front this afternoon. All accounts from tfc front are decidedly favor able, and concur in representing the enemy’s loss in killed very heavy. Ours is comparatively slight. Aflhmt 1000 prisoners were captured. Among the casualties on our side are Generals Kirkland and Lane of N. C., the latter severely. The tranquility of Sunday prevails in the city. 700 prisoners arrived at Ike Libby this after noon, captured yesterday. Savannah, June 3.—The Yankee steamer Water Witch was boarded and captured with the entire crew, after a desperate fight, early this morning, by a detachment of the Savannah squadron. Lieut. Pelot, who led our men, was killek, to gether with the pilot and a few others. The enemy has been repulsed at Baldwin, Fla. New Hope, 2 o'clock p, m., via Marietta, Jnne 3.—Skirmishing continued during last night, and up to my present writing, between the enemy’s ’ sharpshooters and ours, with some artillery fight ing. j Enemy still manoeuvring for advantage *of po sition, but so far have been promptly met. RiCHMONn, June 3.—The Senate adopted a res olution requesting the President to make an expo sition to European powers, through our commis sioners of the atrocities of the enemy m the prose cution of the war. ♦ The House passed the hill amending the act au thorizing army officers to purchase rations, with amendments ; also the Senate bill providing pay ment for property illegally impressed. The Hoase passed the appropriation bill for the next six months, amounting to $350,000,000. [Spcciajl Correspondence of the Memphis Ap peal.] # From tlie Front. Dallas, Ga., 12 m., Junel, 1864. At 5 o’clock p. m., Gen. Bate masssd his ar tillery, supported by Smith’s brigade, upon the right flank of the enemy, and drove them, with great slaughter, upon their left. This morning he pressed his advantage, and now holds the battle field, over which we have fought for four days, and re-occupies Dallas. A review of the battle field, reveals terrible havoc in the ranks of the enemy. Their graves are in ranks, and some of the dead yet un buried. This gallant division, confronted the 15th army corps, (Logan’s) with the 16th on its immediate left, and fought for four days, with lines within four hundred yards of each other. This is the fourth battle field this division has fought on successfully, since leaving Dal ton, and is as full of dash and pluck as if it had not fired a gun. Armstrong’s gallant brigade of cavalry is now pressing the rear guard of the enemy. Harvey (Special to the Memphis Appeal.) In the Trenches, Tuesday, May 31.—A1l day yesterday not a gun was heard. All last night we slept in peaee. All the morning the air has been noisy only with the winds and redolent #ith the perfume of the woods. The . situation continues unchanged. All the press reporters are sober, and the Yankees are on half rations. Nobody has been arrested for stealing these last three days, and everything betokens a military millenium. The staff of the army appears to-day in clean linen, and a fresh importation of hard-tack has reached headquarters. I think you may rest in security for several days yet. How is the v ublic getting on ? * WAVERLY. ■ m % m* Mosby at Work. —The gallant Mosby is said to be again at work, this time in destroying the Orange railroad from the Rappahannock northwards. He is reported to have burned the bridge across the Rappahannock river, and all the bridges between that stream and Manassas, big and little.' He is also tearing up the track as he goes and is doing his work effectually. Many stragglers from the Yankee army are being picked up, the whole coun try being filled with them. From the Front near Bristol,—The Bristol Gazette of the 26th, says : , Our scouts, under Capt. Osborne, which left this place last week, for the purpose of ascertaining the strength of the enemy below, had a little brush with them last Thursday, near Dandridge. Fourteen of our men were attacked by forty or more of the en emy. We charged them, captured 13 prisoners, among them Captain Reynolds; the notorious Yan kee scout, 14 horses and a number of arms, and ' killed some 40r5 of the enemy. Our loss none. — Our scouts then fell back to Dandridge; very soon thereafter the enemy made another attack upon them with increased forces, 90 or 100 in numbor, re captured the prisoners taken from them, and wound ed two of our men—one of them a youth of this place, Eugene Gookin, who, we learn, was left in the hands of the enemy. Our forces made good their escape. It was ascertained that there are but about 400 Yankees th s side of Knoxville, and they stationed at Strawberry Plains. We have a force sufficient now in our front to protect us from any advance they may make up this way. Gen. Forrest Again.—A correspondent of the Mobile Register writing from Columbus i Miss., under date of the 30th ult.. says: The papers continue to place and keep Gen! ' Forrest where he has not gone—in the rear ' ]of Sherman's army. He is still at Tupelo, I but from a telegram, received here yesterday by one of his officers, it is pretty certain he is i on the eve of moving somewhere, and as For ; rest always knows what he is about, the pub- j ; lie inky rest easy as to bis movements. ♦— A lady has recently come through the Federal lines in front, who states that Dan. Sickles is in command at Resaea. She received a passport from ; that individual, who remarked to her . par the?*, that he would be in Atlanta in le=* than a ! week. j Very likely, if he comes close enough to be cap- ' ! lured and has the luck not to be -hot Oonfed-y I"* 2 "- > CITY MATTERS. T. J. JACKSON, LOCAL EDITOR Oouglas Ambulance Committee Coldubus, June 2d, 1864. Gratefully acknowledge the following contribu tions which have been forwarded to the army: Mrs. R G Johnson, hams and bread. “ Warren, one ham. “ Radcliffe, lot of vegetables. “ Loudon, one bam. Gittenger, sundries. “ Dan’l Griffin, bag of flour. “ K J Bussey, lot of cooked provisions, con tributed by the Ladies of Jamestown. The following telegram fro.m the Committee at Marietta, received yesterday: "Send anabundance of Raw Hams, Onions, Bread, Fresh Crackers, and Coffee daily; they are much needed.” Shows the urgent necessity of further supplies, which are earnestly andr respectfully solicited. Send to Goodrich & Co’s store. A messenger will leave on Saturday.. H. H. EPPING, Treas’r. C. G. Holmes, Sec’y. Col. P. J. Philips.—We learn by a, dispatch from Atlanta, that this gentleman has been elected Colonel of one of the “new issue” regiments. His military knowledge and experience fits him for the position. . Sales To*Day.—Ellis, Livingston & Cos. will sell to-day, salt, sugar, tobacco, blackberry wine, summer clothing, Ac. See advertisement. A Patriotic Family.—Mr. W. H. Young, who is now at the front with the Douglas Ambulance Corps, has four sons in the Confederate army, the last one, Dick Young, only seventeen years of age, having leftfor Gen. Johnston’s army last Monday. Three of these ions have been participants in many of the most active scenes of this war, and have proven their courage and patriotism in many an hour of danger. Fortunately up to this time none of them have been injured. When we reflect that it was in the power of Mr. Young to have shielded all of his boys by exemptions, his devo tion to the country and cause, as well as theirs, is made apparent. Knowing that he and his poster ity had a personal interest in this great struggle, Mr. Young has acted throughout the war as a pa triot and Christian, and his example is worthy of imitation. The Time for Prayer.—ls there erer was a time for solemn, earnest prayer, it is now. Wo stand in the midst of dangers, the dire extent of which, in case of adversity, can scarcely be con ceived. A hostile army, mighty in numbers, and fierce and bitter in hatred against Us, is almost at the very doors of our capital, and of our own homes, manoeuvring and endeavoring by fair means and by foul to snatch away the precious heritage of our birthright, and reduce us to the most abject slavery. This is no time, therefore, for people to gather on the street corners and boast what we will do, or proudly predict what will be done, or censure this officer * and that brigade of troops. But instead of vainglory and the spirit of pride and boastfulness which we have in so large a degree, we should exercise the spirit of prayer, and daily in the church and in the closet, and around the family hearth, we should beseech God to give us the victory ; to inspire our gallant de fenders with a divine valor, and so guide our lead ers that their wisdom may not be at fault. With a nation in prayer for this blessing, it would be speedily vouchsafed. Let our daily prayer meet ings, therefore, be always largely attended, and in public and private, let all unite their prayers for the safety and welfare of our beloved country. Yankee Spunk.—Governor Seymour, of Yew York, has picked up courage and order ed the prosecution of the persons engaged in the suppression of the World and the Journal of Commerce. If this man had had one half the moral courage of Franklin Pierce or Thos. H. Seymour, (says the Savannah JVews,) he would long ago have discountenanced the mad efforts of Northern fanatics to subjugate the South. He was elected to oppose the Lincoln government, but soon became a suple tool in the hands of Seward. Such is* the military despotism under which the North groans, that we are half inclined to believe that an order to suppress Gov, Seymour himself, and the government of New York, would be obeyed. Reason there has fled to brutish beasts, and high officials ,are but pliant instruments to register edicts from the prince of fools, Abe Lincoln. Northern Democrats and Conserva tives, as they called themselves, lost their chance for striking for the right when they yielded to the threats of the Abolition party. A little firmness would have done the busi ness and stopped the unnecessary effusion of blood, and brought the knaves, engaged in waging a cruel war, to their senses. If the peo ple of New York really intended to oppose and resist the usurpations of the Lincoln dynasty, their great mistake lay in selecting as their chief such a man as Horatio Seymour. . He very soon showed his utter unfitness for the position. It is a trite but true adage, that you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. The Petersburg & Weldon Railroad having been repaired, (says the Danville Register of the 27th ult.,) the Government is now using that line exclusively to transport troops, and is sending commissary and quartermater’s stores over the Piedmont and Danville roads. Thus the two lines of railway, connecting the capital with the Southern States, ape at this ! emergency fully employed and are of invalu i able service in keeping an army in Virginia. I By the one routq. troops are sent to reinforce ! Gen. Lee, and by the other provisions are j conveyed to his army; the more interior line | and one least exposed to raids of the public I enemy, being selected for carrying the sup j piies. The Piedmont Railroad is now com • pleted, though, owing to the great pressure upon the rolling stock now- employed in bring ing corn and bacon from Greensboro' to Dan ville, no passenger trains are. for the present, allowed upon the road ; nor are any troops sent by this route, a3 they were some day3 ago, the line being devoted exclusively to one purpose. The necessity for thi3 state of things, we hope, will not long continue. . . __ • In the Federal House of Representatives on the 20th ult., Mr. Cox, (Opp.,) fromjjOhio, introduced a resolution ‘‘that the forcible seizure by the Fed- \ era! military authorities at New York, of the offi- j oes of the New York World and the Journal of Commerce, and the suspension of their papers for j the innocent publication of a forged State paper, i is an act unwarranted by the circumstances con- t nee ted with said publication, an arbitrary outrage upon the constitutional rights of the citizens, and deserves the: reprobation of every friend cf public j liberty and public right.” Morgan on the Wing. —An officer just from Ab ingdon. Vit., reports that Gen. John 11. Morgan, with a strong mounted force has invaded the East- , ern portion of Kentucky. He had reached as far in the State as Sterling. We expect to hear good accounts from that enterprising partisan leader be- ! fore many da y»—Confederacy, 2d. Gen. Johnston s Army.—A letter, dated at Marietta, says: Capt. S. R. Davis, aid to Brig. Gen. Geary, of Hooker’s corps, was among the prisoners captured yesterday by our infantry. Oster liaus’ division, belonging to Logan’s 154 h ar my corps, reached Cartersville from Huntsville, last Tuesday, on its way to reinforce Sher man. To give you an idea of the prepara* tions made by the housebreakers, thieve? and robbers of Sherman’s hireling heathens in the anticipated “on to Atlanta,” a bunch of all sizes of door, bureau, and skeleton kepg was on the person of one of the prisoners captured yesterday, thus showing their deter mination to sack Atlanta. The train captured by Gen. Wheeler, at Cassville, was on its way to the rear of Sher man’s army, and consisted of officers’ bag gage, clothing for troops, &c., thus showing that Shermatf is at least stripping for a fitrht or a race for the rear. Wheeler burnt over two hundred wagons, the mules being mo3t! v broken down, and brought out about eightv He has returned to take position on our°loft We are being reinforced and our troops feei confident of success. Gen. Johnston by his superior skill and strategy has at least be come master of the position, and has cornered Sherman who must fight us with a river in his rear, or retreat, and a retieat must prove his destruction. Northern News. —Dispatches were sent U the North by Sherman, stating that McPher son captured nine trains of cars at Resaca la den with commissary and ardnance stores! How this world is give® to lying. Governor Hicks of Maryland, now walks on crutches. Tho First Massachusetts regiment has re turned home, their term of three years service having expired. A Washington dispatch says : Jere Clemens and another loyal Alabamian were on the floor of the Senate to-day. They express the opin ion that the Confederate Government is fall* ing to pieces. The Yankees are carrying out their farce of State “election” in Louisiana. Fourteen del egates to represent the State of Louisiana in the Baltimore Republican Convention have been elected. A resolution providing that Messrs. Chard ler, Segar and Kitchen, whose claims to seats from Virginia have been rejected, be allowed mileage for one session, and monthly pay till the passage of the resolutions in their respec tive cases was adopted by the Yankee Con gress. A pretty good thing for the traitors. Destructive Fire in Petersburg. On Tuesday morning last a most destruc tive fire occurred just across the Appo mattox river from Petersburg, at Camp> bell’s bridge, by which the snuff manu factory of Messrs. Lynch & Aiken, the barrel manufactory of Messrs. Bagby & Stewart, the grist and flour mill of Messrs. Cogbill & Weeks, and the grist and flour mill of Messrs. Lynch 8f Dugger, were destroyed.* The cash value of the prop erty destroyed will exceed half a million dollars, The Prospect of the North. —The Army and Navy Gazette, of April 9, says : We have through good and evil held to the faith that the North must succeed. But ignorance and incapacity, faction and corruption, may counter balance all the influences which should operate in producing a natural result. The Union, let u» say it for the twentieth time, can never be restored. It begins to be doubtful at last if the means which the Northerner's employ to subjugate the South are equal to the work. Vice President Stephens was in Danville last week, having arrived here, on his way from his home iu Georgia, to the seat of government. After remain ing in town a few days, he returned to Georgia.— His reason for so doing, we understand, was that he learned while here that Congress would adjourn ia a few days, so that his presence would not be re quired at Richmond, and besides his feeble health admonished him to return at once to his home. [Danville Register, 211 th. Strayed—-SIOO Reward ! QTRAYED from my lot, near Holland’s old Mill, O in Russell county, Ala., one BLACK MEXICAN PONl T ANARUS, sor 10 years old, long mane and tail, his foretop cut off square: paces well under saddle; also a smooth BAY HORSE, medium size, has a scratch on the inside of his front leg; rides or works well. I will give tho above reward for the two, or pro portionate for one; or will pay the amount for in formation so that I get them. je4 6t JOHN CARUGHI. By Ellis, 'Livingston A €o .... «•»« . - - AN SATURDAY 4th of June, at 10 o’clock, we wL'< sell in front of our store 40 Sacks Salt; 20 Boxes Tobacco; 2 Bbls. Vinegar; 1 Bbl. Arrow Root; 1 Bbl. Fine Whiskey ; 25 Bush’ls Seed Peas; 1 Lot Harness; 20 Fine Summer Coats ; 1 Lot Hardware; Furniture, Crockery, &e., Ac. —also— -200 PAIR COTTON CARDS. J une 2 td $lB By Ellis, Livingston & Cos ON SATURDAY, 4th June, at 11 o’clock, we will sell in front of our store, A FIJVE MEXICAN PO W! • ALSO- I ENGLISH SADDLE AND BRIDLE! je 4 $3 NOTICE. To Planters and Others l j T WILL EXCHANGE Osnaburgs, Sheeting ar., J Yarns, for Bacon, Lard, Tallow and Beeswax. I i will be found at Robinett Co’s okl stand, where - am manufacturing Candles and Lard Oil for sale. L. S. WRIGHT june 2. ts Wanted Immediately. MARSHALL HOSPITAL, » June 2d, 1864. j I wish to hire immediately three able-bodied ne gro women without children. 4 T. A. MEANS, june 2-4 t Surgeon in Charge. Sun copy 4 times. FOR EXtHAUGE! OAAA LBS. GOOD HAMS will be exchanged f jZiVvv SUJES. Apply at Muscogee /fail Road De I potto W. L. CLARK. ! my 30 2w Lumber. £A OHO FEET Flooring, Weather-boarding Uv ? Uvv and Ceiling, (a portion dressed ani tongued and groved.) For sale by M. P. ELLIS & CO. Columbus, Ga., May 31.—3 t. Hotiee. Office Med. Ex. Board for Conscripts, 3d Congressional Dist. Ga. _ Cblumbus, May 28,1564. ) ahe 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/INOR, mySO ts Sr. Surg'n Ex. Board. Office Mobile & gTkard R. R. Cblumbus, Ga., May sth, '64. / The Annual Meeting of the Stockholder; of the Company, will be held at the ; Office, Girard, Ala., on Wednesday, 6th day of July next, at 11 o'clock, when the election for President and Directors wiL take place. . By order J. M. FRAZER, See’y. my 24 td RICE! RICeTT 'T'WELVE CASKS Just received from Savumid A a superior article. For sale by GREENWOOD k GR 4Y. my 2, lw