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SDlti J.W. ts ARRE-t. * * -Editor- Tuesday Morning, Jane 7, 1864. From tlie Front. The flanking process is still being executed by both Yankee Armies. Both seem to have a hankering for our right. We trust that, in the course of time, Gens. Lee and Jo nston will bring thesejglancing, sliding movements to a halt, and demand that our men be met in front. That they will do this at the proper time, men in the army and the people at home have every confidence. » Personal. —A private dispatch from Mr. L. G. Bowers, on Sunday night, announces his safe arrixal from Europe, at Wilmington. We hope soon to have his cheerful presence in our midst. [Special Correspondence of the Times.] FROM THE GEORGIA FRONT. Marietta, June 4th, 1804. Friend Warren : I have just returned from the front, having passed along the whole ex tent of our lines. On yesterday our lines ex tended from Dallas to within six miles of the railroad opposite Acworth. Under cover of the darkness and rain of last night, the enemy withdrew one corps from our left and threw them around to our right to flank us at that point, and having about ten hours the start, partially succeeded in the movement, causing us to retire our lines on the right some three miles to checkmate this move. Both armies are moving to the right, and the right of both now extend about two miles east of the rail road. The question in the army, as well as at home, is when and where will the fight take place ; every man forms his own conclu sions from what he sees and hears. My opin ion is, there will be no general engagement north of the Chattahooch^. Rosseau and Blair with about seven thous and men have arrived at Rome as reinforce ments to Sherman; but owing to the probable approach of Forrest, been ordered to remain at Rome to watch his movements. The Yankees have a great dread of Forrest. The first question asked by nearly every pris-- oner we capture is, “where is Forrest?” In front of Gen. Canty’s line our pickets and the enemy’s frequently converse, and the leading question with every Yankee picket is, “where is Forrest?” They believe the extravagant stories of the Yankee papers in reference to the massacre at Fort Pillow, and they expect no quarter if they should unfortunately fall into hi3 hands. Nothing has so inspired the spirits of our soldiers as the recent enterprise of the Relief Committees. Heretofore when wounded, they hare been left to languish, neglected and ap parently forgotten on the field, or in some wayside hospital among strangers, in a coun try devastated bsr the armies—where no com forts,'either of clothing or provisions, could be attained—and many, a gallant soldier has perished for the want of a better attendance from those for whom he was offering up his life. This neglect has disheartened and dis couraged them. But the recent conduct of the Relief Committees has satisfied them that they are not entirely forgotten at home, and their hearts and army are nerved with redou bled energy. It would wring the tears from the most ob durate to hear these noble martyrs,—lying helpless upon their pallets of straw, pour forth their gratitude for the attention and comforts they receive at the hands of the Relief Com mittees. And gratitude for what? Oh ! what strange gratitude is this ! With what with ering rebuke it strikes upon our ear, to hear these noble martyrs who ha v e sacrified home and comfort, wife and children, mothers and fathers, and all that makes life desirable, (save their honor,) —who have done their*whole du ty to us and their country, pour out their grateful feelings to us, who, at this late hour, have stirred up our humanity to do insig nificant part of our duty to them. But the Relief Committees at the front can discharge only a small -part of our duties to these noble sick and wounded heroes, we can only supply their immediate wants —make them as comfortable as circumstances will ad mit. and send them back to the rear. Let the people who are at home, meet them at the de pots —visit them at the hospitals, and see that their every want is supplied. Let not one of these brave sufferers, suffer longer by the neg lect or inattention of those at home. Yours truly, JETER. Knapsacks have fallen into general and discredit in the Confederate armies, and in derision of them the soldiers call them “hand organs.” Whenever a company or reg iment is seen marching with knapsacks slung, the taunt is sure to follow: “I say, you’ve got your organs, where’s your monkeys? You left them behind, expecting to find bigger and better monkeys down here,” etc. A blanket and oil cloth, twisted into the shape of a boa constrictor, and slung about the shoulders of the soldier, is the light equip ment for heavy, rapid marching. A Warrior’s Death. — It was evident to the 1 physicians that death was setting its clammy seal j upon the brave, open brow of the General, and j they told him so; asked if he bad any last messa- ; gcs’to give. The General, with a mind perfectly clear and possessed, then made disposition of his staff and personal effects. To Mrs. General It. E. Lee he directed that his golden spurs be given as , a dying memento of his love and esteem of her husband. To tho staff officers he gave his horses. So particular was he in small things, even in the dying hour, that he. emphatically exhibited and illustrated the ruling passion strong in death. To one of his staff, who was a heavy built man, he said, “You had better take the larger horse; he will carry you better.” Other mementoes he dis- j posed of in a similar manner. To his young son, he left his glorious sword. His worldly matters closed, the eternal interest of his soul engaged his mind. Turning to the Rev. Mr. Peterkin, of the Episcopal Church, and of whjch he was an exemplary member, he asked him to sing the hymn commencing : “Rock of ages cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee,” he joining in with all the voice his strength would permit. He then joined in prayer with the min isters. To tho doctor he again said :“I am going fast now ;I am resigned ; God’s will be done. Thus died Gen. J. E. B. Stuart. Latest from the Usited States. —It was stated that Northern papers of the 25th ult. had been received in Richmond, bringing in telligence of the arrival in Washington of an agent from France destined for the Confeder ate States, but that the Lincoln authorities had peremptorily . refused to grant him per mission to proceed on his journev. Later European news had been received* announ cing the purchase of the rams in the Mersey > Maximilian, for the use ofhis Government. northern Accounts. More truthful Accounts in the Tribune—Yan kee Cowardice Adntitted——Thc Blue Bellies Stampeded. The New York Tribune ha* a number of letters, giving accounts of the operations of Butler’s army on the Southside. The Tribune hardly ever let out anything that is the least unfavorable to the Yankee cause, but in this instance it owns up to the rank cowardice of Butler’s men, and the severe repulses they met with in the battles of last week. One correspondent of the Tribune writes under date 20th nit.: There has been to-day a fierce and sanguin ary battle on the spot which I mentioned in my last.—the front of the Third division of this corps, under General Ames. The yebels had eome up in front of the clearing, having followed us down from Foit Darling, and had posted their first guns in the yard of the How let house. This house is behind a fall in the ground, and at several points along the same line they have posted light batteiies. The cloaring is wholly our own work, and is faul ty only in not having been done to a greater extent. On Wednesday night, our pickets dug a ri fle pit in front of the rebel position, and about eight hundred yard3 from our line, extending a quarter of a mile into the woods on our right, which yet stands. It was evident that this pit was invaluable to its possessors, and accordingly the rebels drove us out of it this morning, and the struggle of to-day has been an attemp t to regain it, which is so far unsuc cessful, although we have retaken the right of it. Another correspondent describing the as sault of our men on the rifle pits, says: The “Rebels” came down upon these rifle pits to-day in force, and succeeded in driving our skirmishers out after a desperate fight.— One of the officers commanding a portion of the line so far forgot his duty as a soldier as to withdraw himself and force without firing a shot. General Rutler, who was anxiously watching the fight from the parapet, immedi ately ordered the officer before him, and, tell ing him that it would cost ten lives for every one to retake what he might have held, dis missed him from the service. In an attempt to retake the rifle pits, the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania and Thirteenth Illinois regi ments were ordered to move through the woods to co-operate with a movement made by an other portion of Gilmore’s forces. Misunder standing the order, the troops were moved by the flank along the skirt of the woods. March ing steadily along they came unexpectedly upon a rebel battery, which opened a murde rous cross fire, literally mowing them down. It appeared to the looker on as though the en tire force melted away before this terrific fire of grape and canister. Now came a momentary 1«11, and then the Third regular battery, in the left redoubt, the Fourth New Jersey adjoining it on the right, both facing the pit, and the First Connecticut in the elevated redoubt further to the right, pointing diagonally and partly across, we opened fire, roaring without] a moment’s stop from 10£ to Ilf using at first mestly spherically case. Meanwhile the Thirteenth Indiana, Colonel Dobbs, made a gallant, and, as it seemed, imprudent charge upon the pit on the right, but were repulsed when within about a hundred yards of the work. Another account of the battle admits the cowardic e of the men more plainly even than the above. The writer says : At nine, or thereabout, the muskets began a lively crackle, and the guns opened from the rebel position. Hurrying to the scene, I found the enemy had advanced and been re pulsed, yet had the rifle pit in their detested possession. .The whole of the Ninth Maine, with portions of the Fourth New Hampshire, Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania, and Ninety-seventh Ifew York, were occupying the rifle pit, the regiment first named beiDg nearly in the cen tre. The rebels charged upon them with their peculiar short-lived enthusiasm and their yell, and werw met firmly, and the position might have been held without difficulty, had not the the Ninth Maine broken and fled to the woods, thus’permitting the rebels to enter the pit and flank the remaining regiments, compelling them to retire. Two Lieutenants of the Ninth Maine, who retired their men without orders, were brought this afternoon before General Ames, and by him sent to General Butler, who summarily dismissed one of them from the service. Both deserve severe punishment, for this unfortunate affair has cost hundred of lives to-day, and threatens us with severe bat tles as the price of holding our position. The rebels in the pit, and the woods which yet stand next House, are the twin sources of apprehension. Word was brought that the left of the pit was empty, and soon the 87th Pennsylvania was seen advancing against the loft of the rifle pit, in the open clearing. Their leader had mistaken or not followed precisely his orders, and the rebels had come in, and suddenly they rose and poured upon the 9Sth a murderous fire of infantry and grape, and they seemed to fall in swaths. It was a sad sight. Our losses to-day cannot now be estimated. In infantry fire they are heavy, and probably exceed that of the enemy. Some shells of the 3d artillery failed to explode this afternoon. One or two were examined and found to be filled with harmless plaster. The Tribune’s correspondent gives the following as an estimate of our forces on the .Southside : From the superior facilities Gen. Butler has had of obtaining intelligence it has been ascertained that there are twelve brigades in front of us. Es timating these at two thousand each, probsbly an under estimate, and adding artillery and cavalry, and there . must be at least 25,000 troops. The brigades are as follows : Clingman’s, Gracie’s and Ransom’s brigades of North Carolina troops ; Hunton’s, Burton’s, Ter ry’s, Corse’s and Wise’s Virginia brigades ; Ha good’s and Walker’s South Carolina brigades, and Buslirod Johnson’s brigade. [Correspondence of the Houston Telegraph..] A Brilliant Affair in tlie Trans- Mississippi. ’ C. S. (late U. S.) Gunboat Granite Citt, Calcasieu Pass, La., May 1, 1864.—Editors of the Telegraph : I wrote you from Sabine Pass, May 2d, that the enemy were at Calcasieu Pass. I now have the pleasure to inform you that we are here on a visit to them, and are living like lords. From the information re ceived from our scouts on the 3d Inst., Qol, Griffin decided to call on the Yanks and ascer tain by whose invitation they were occupying ' a portion of the country under his command, and accordingly issued orders for detach ments of the 21st Texas infantry, Spraight ; s battalion, Daly’s battalion, and battery of light artillery to.cross or vine I Pass and is a fine side \4 nt !uid°thf fu % equipped aud prog?’ morning. convenience. In accordanceT~'fc-iLieiit. Pelot sue troops above mentioned,eomm«?nceu- the movement as indicated, but, from the delay necessary in building a bridge across Mud Pass, did not get into position until later than intended : but the enemy, resting quietly in their finan cial security, our batteries were planted and infantry in position without their knowledge, and at half-past four this morning a shot from Creuzbaur’s battery struck the bunboat Granite City, warning the Federals that some thing unusual was taking place. The enemy soon got to work, and by the time our batte ries had fired some three or four shots, they commenced firing shot and shell at our little army from the gunboats Granite City and Wave. Our sharpshooters charged up to the bank of the river opposite to the boats, and whenever an arm or any portion of a Yankee ; became exposed, a shower of enfield balls would immediately compel him to draw back. In fact, - so warm did our sharpshooters make it, that the Yankees finally ceased firing, and, after a sharp engagement of one hour and twenty-five minutes, the Graninte City ! fired a lee gun, in token of surrender, and al- I most immediately after a white banting was seen cu the flag-staff of the Wave. Thus end i ed one of the most brilliant engagements of | the war, resulting in the capture Qt the gun | boats above mentioned. Two Years. It is two years to-day since the battle of Seven Pmes were fought. Since then there is no resource of might, no invent tion of art, no expedient of fraud, no prompting of malignity that they have not tried, but tried in vain, to subdue us. They have levied such armies as autheu* tic history does not tell of, and goaded them on to their own destruction. They have expended money and incurred obli gations that the treasuries of the world would not discharge. They have tram* pled on tljeir Constitution, burst the bonds of all law, and outraged humanity in the blind and frantic effort to “crush” us. But to-day we stand more erect than we did two years ago—stronger, better prepared, more determined and more cons fident. Richmond, for whose downfall efforts have been made mightier and more persistent than any we remember to have been employed against any city of which history makes mention, is to-day securer by far than when the guns of Seven Pines opened. The same matchless troops who drove McClellan from her suburbs are still her wall of defence, and to the irresistable valor they then displayed, they have added the skill gained and the vigor acquired by active campaigning, and what is better still have learned to rely with a trust that is almost reverence upon their great commander. We say nothing about what the engineering art has done meanv while to make Richmond impregnable. We might level every fortification around the city, aud with Lee’s and Beauregard’s men between us and the foe, the capture of Richmond would be a physical and moral impossibility. The Yankees will yet become convinced of this in a way that will never permit them to have a doubt about it again. —Richmond Whig. Singular Chain op Coincidences. The Portland Press mentions a singular fact in connection with the losses of ocean steamship belonging to the Montreal line. It seems that in every instance the vessel that has taken back to Liverpool the effects of a wrecked steamer of this line has been the next in succession to become a victim. Thus: the first vessel of the line lost was the Canadian. The Indian took back her effects, and was the next to fall a prey to the wrath of the sea king. The Hungarian took back the effects of the Indian, and in turn was the next vie-* tim, but she proved a total less, leaving no memorial to be transmitted to the home port. The next vessel lost was the New Canadian, whose effects went back by the North Briton; the North Briton went under, and her effects were carried home by the Anglo* Saxon; the Anglo Saxon in regular succession became the next vic tim, and the Norwegian carried back her “remains;” next eame the loss of the Norwegian, whose material effects were transmitted to Liverpool by the Bohemia an, and the Bohemian, next in regular succession to go under, has recently made her final record on Alden’s Rock. It is even said that some of the employees of of the company, who had not overlooked the singular chain of facts, had a super stitious fear of the Bohemian, and some time since predicted her fate, because it was her turn to go next. Fine Clay as a Dressing for Sores.—Dr. Schreber, of Leipsic, re« commends clay as the most “energetic, the most innocent, the most simple, and the most economical of palliative appli» cations to surfaces yielding foul and moist discharges. ,, He moreover considers that it has a specific action in accelerating the cure. Clay softened down in water, freed from all gritty particles, is laid, layer by layer, on the affected part, to the thicks ness of about a line. If it become dry and fall off, fresh layers are applied to the cleansed surface. The irritating se« cretion is rapidly absorbed by the clay, and the contact of air prevented. The cure thus goes on rapidly. This clay ointment has a decisive action in cases of feotid perspiration of the feet or armpits. A single layer applied in the morning will destroy all odor in the day. It res mains a long time supple and the pieces which fall off in fine powder produce no inconvenience. The Order to Evacuate Peters burg. The Wilmington (N. C.) Journal publishes the fol lowing : * * [copy.] Headquarters Department, 1 Richmond, May 26,1864. 5 Gen. Braxton Bragg, Richmond: General: To-day I heard a report coming from Petersburg to the effect that you had ordered the evacuation of that place when it was threatened a few weeks since by the enemy. lat once flatly con tradicted the report, and stated what were facts— that to my knowledge every effort was made to hold it, and to keep open communication with the city. Haygood’s brigade, which had been ordered to Drewry’s bluff, was sent to Port Walthall junction, and Johnson’s brigade, of my command, was har ried to the same point, to hold the railroad and cover Petersburg from attack. The most positive orders were given, and being constantly with you and conferring about the defenses of both this city and Petersburg, you can appreciate my surprise at hearing the report above alluded to, when I had heard orders sent which had an eye single to the de fense of Petersburg and keeping open communica tion between there and the army of Northern Vir ginia. Whence have emanated these groundless rumors? lamat a loss to know. Certainly, either from the imagination of those wholly ignorant of the facts, or else from those who, from malice, wish to injure men who have faithfully served our coun try and watched its best interests. If it should become necessary to refute falsehood, you can use this as you may see fit. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, R. Ransom, Jr., Major General. The Corruption at Washington.—The S pring field Republican, the leading New England Repub lican journal gives the following: It is a sad, a shocking picture of life in Washing ton, which our correspondents are giving us. A bu reau of the Treasury Department made a house of seduction and prostitution. The necessities of poor and pretty women made the means of their debauch ery by high government officials. Members of Con gress putting their mistresses into clerkships in the departments. An honorable Senator knocked down in the street by a woman whom he had outraged.— Whiskey drinking ad libitum. The Government cheated in contracts and openly robbed by its em ployees. Writes our careful correspondent—along resident in the capital—“ Washington was never quite so villainously corrupt as at the present time. In the palmy days of Southern rule, of slavery, there was not half the corruption there is now.” We doubt not this is strictly true, and we repeat, it is a sad, shocking picture. Another Exploit in Florida.—A correspond ent of the Savannah News, writing on the 28th ult., says that Captain J J Dickinson has, within the rast day or two, with two small pieces of artillery and about twenty sharpshooters, captured a gun boat with her entire crew, etc., consisting of one company of negroes, eight commissioned officers, (white) besides eight or ten sailors, etc., still with out the loss or injury of one of his men. There ! were four or five of the enemy killed and as many mortally wounded. The enemy’s large gunboat, i the Ottawa, was lying some three miles below the ; point from which the engagement took place. She was attacked by Capt. Dickinson the evening pre vious, and it is supposed that she was so disabled that she could not come to the rescue of the smaller boat. Lieut. Bates was in command of the section of artillery. . SULISSUPHIg. Reports of the Press issetiaUos. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1863,by J. S, Thrashrr, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Confederate States for the Northern District-of Georgia. Latest from Virginia. Latest from tbe Georgia Front. Important from the Southwest. Proceedings Confederate Congress. &c.) &c.) Ac. Richmond, June 6. —lt.is reported that Grant has retired from Early’s front. Object, probably, to mass troops for another assault on our right. Richmond, June 6.— Advices from the Valley indicate that the enemy is moving in the direction of Staunton. Our forces said to be unable to pre rent their advance. It is reported that Staunton is already occupied by the Yankees. Battle-Field, near Gaines’ Mill, June s.—To day has been unusually quiet—both sides seem to observe the Sabbath. Only occasional sharp shooting. Last night about S o’clock, the enemy made a feeble assault in front of Finegan’s position which was easily repulsed. . Little else of interest occurred yesterday. On Friday night, Hoke and Mahone, on the right, advanced their line some distance,, in order to establish their line of skirmishing, during which General Breckinridge’s horse was shot under him, causing Gen. B. to be severely bruised in falling. Tbe enemy also made an assault on Field’s and a part of Early’s corps last Friday evening. Both were successfully repulsed. Our losses in fights during the whole of last week will not exceed one thousand. Atlanta, June 6. —A press reporter who left the front at noon reports our army still moving toward the railroad, the right of the enemy hav ing already crossed near Acworth, and Hooker’s corps is reported to be five miles east on the old Altoona road. Gen. Johnston’s headquarters were west of Ma rietta, with our left restingat Lost Mountain. Har dee is commanding the right wing, Polk the left and Hood the centre. * ' . The Yankee cavalry dashed into Big Shanty, at 10 o’clock this morning, and were met by Williams’ brigade, who were fighting them when the reporter left. " Mobile, June 6. —This morning the Steamer Donegal, in attempting to run the blockade was captured with an assorted cargo. The operator at Jackson, on the sth, reports on the authority of .Capt. Evans, commanding scouts, that Marmaduke is blockading the Mississippi be low and above Greenville, with 10 guns. His force is large. He has destroyed three transports, securing two cargoes ; besides crippling three gunboats and other transportaion. Among the latter, the Marion and Fairchild. * One gunboat, one transport, one hospital boat and four transports are between the batteries and -cannot go up or down. Richmond, June 6. —The Senate passed the House bill increasing the pay of non-commissioned officers and privates, with an amendment limiting the increase to a period of one year. Resolutions of thanks to Kirby Smith, and hi offioers and men were unanimously adopted. House tax bill was reported back with various amendments and made the order of the day for to morrow. , The House concurred in the Senate joint reso lution extending the session until Saturday next. Bill amending the currency act was further dis cussed. Victories “Over the Left.’’ —The Richmond Dispatoh explain s how Grant, Butler and Sher man get up their lying sensational dispatches about victories achieved by oack other “over the left.” The Dispatch says : “A Yankee Colonel who was taken prisoner, gave an account of the prepara tion of one of these orders by Grant and Meade. Grant proposed to inform his men of the capture of Petersburg and of sundry victories over the rebels, and to add his felicitations upon the victo ry won the day before over Lee’s left. Meade deeming it best to omit the victories “over the left," suggested that as the army knew as much about that as Grant, it might throw doubt upon i the balance of the story. The ‘Giant’ acquiesced.” [Ftom the Atlanta Confederacy.] From the Trans-Mississippi. The following letter, from a citizen of Camden, Arkansas, to one of the soldiers of Cleburne’s Ditision, will be interesting to the Arkansian3 of that command, as well as to the readers of our paper generally: Atlanta, Columbia County, Ark., ) May 6, 1864. ) Dear Friend : —I slave some news ta write you, some good and some bad. The Federals, in force of about twelve thousand, left Little Rock about the Ist of April, under Gen. Steele, and about four thousand, under Gen. Thayer, left Upper Ar kansas, and formed a junction at or near Rock port a little earlier than the Federals under Banks, numbering about thirty thousand, left the Missis sippi River, bound for Shreveport. Those under Steele were to pass through to Fulton, on Red River, and from thence to Marshall, Texas, and join Banks, and then the subjugation of Arkansas, Louisiana;, Texas, and Missouri. This was the stake they played for, but, thank God, they did not win. We sent all our infantry force, consist ing of about six thousand, from Arkansas, to the aid of Geh. Smith. We met the enemy at Man chester, in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and the next day at Pleasant Hill, and they were ours to the tune of about four thousand killed and wounded, about five thousand prisoners, forty pieces of artil lery, and any amount of small arms and army stores. Gen. Steele took up his line of march from Lit- tie Rock, and reached Rockport in safety, and from there to Arkadelphia, and nearly to Kolona. But there his troubles began. Gen. Marmaduke, Gen. Shelby and Gen. Cabell, attacked them with their cavalry forces’of about seven thousand five k hundred, in front, rear and flank, until they Reached Prairie d’Amer, when, finding their pro visions getting low, the Federal forces turned back and marched towards Camden, in bad condition, with the loss of about three hundred wagons, fif teen hundred men, and seven pieces of artillery. In the meantime our poor infantry boys from Arkansas, after marching two hundred miles at the rate of twenty to twenty five miles a day, and hav ing two hard days fighting, resting only two days, started back to Arkansas and marched twenty miles a day back again. The Feds remained in Camden twelve days.— While there they sent out a large foraging party of two brigades and two hundred and fifty negroes, and having loaded their wagon3 started back for Cam den. At Poison Spring our cavalry, under General Chbell, were dismounted, and, double quicking four miles, attacked them, killing and wounding four , hundred and eighty, mostly negroes; captured all their wagons and teams and five pieces of artillery. A large train was started to Pine Bluff and a train from Pine Bluff to Camden, in all about three thou sand men as guards. Generals Shelby, Fagan and Dockery fell in with both parties at Marks 1 Mill, near the Moro, capturing all their wagons, seven pieces of artillery, killing and wounding about SOO and capturing 1200. * At last Gen. Steele left Camden and started for Little Rock, after cutting down some hundreds of wagons and throwing them in the river. Steele left on Tuesday night, got over the river Wednesday, and our forces crossed after them on Thursday, overtook them at Jenkins’ Ferry, on the Saline river, at which place we had a bloody fight. w» los ing about 700 men and the Feds about 1500, The enemy then threw all their cannon and army stores in the river and made a clean start for Little Rock j and Pine Bluff. Our cavalry was not in the fight j here and we could not follow, as the river was very j high, and we had nothing to eat. Gen. Smith esti mates their loss at 6,000 in this expedition. We lost : at the Saline river General? Scurry and Randal killed and Gep. Waul wounded, and Col. Grimstead and poor Hugh McCullom killed. Col. Grimstead’s regiment lost twenty three killed and fifty three wounded. A good many of the Dutch and Jews went off from Camden with the -Yankees. Those remaining are good and true men, the others worthless rascals. ******* CITY MATTERS. T. J. JACKSON, LOCAL EDITOR Douglas Ambulance Committee Columbus, June 6th, 1864. Thankful for the liberal contributions received. Hereby give notice that no further supplies of pro visions are wanted at present. Contributions of money are needed and respect fully solicited. H. H. EPPING, Treas’r. C. G. Holmes, Sec’y. je7 2t — > —. i Foe Rent —A fine, large sleeping room on Broad Street. Apply to The Local. Salks To-Dat. —lt will be seen from advertise ments that the sale advertised for Saturday by Ellis, Livingston & Cos. will take place to-day. The Union Prayer Meetings for the c#untry will take place the present week at the old Metho dist Church. All Christians and the public are invited to attend. Personal. —We were pleased to see in our city yesterday, Mr. Geo. Miller, from Gen. Johnston's army. He is the picture of good health and fine spirits. Mr. Miller resided in this city for many years, but at the time of the breaking out of the war resided in Columbus, Miss. He has been in the service for three years, and has proved to be a true soldier in many a hard fought battle. We don’t see much chance for the South now. Our doom has been adjuged. We are to be con quered. We are to be smashed up. We are to be rubbed out. There’s no use fighting any longer. Gov. Bramlettq has at last inhumanly and unfeel ingly crushed all our"hopes. He telegraphs to his friend Prentice who publishes— 'SJZZZ Frankfort, May 14 —To the Editors of the Louisville Journal: Kentuckians to the rescue ! I want ten thousand six months’ troops at once ! Do not hesitate! Come, I will lead you! Let us help to finish this war and save our Government! Thomas E. Bramlette Governor of Kentucky. Who Killed Sedgwick? —lt is believed, says the LaGrange Reporter, that private Charlie Grace, of the LaGrange Light Guards, detailed as a sharpshooter, is the man who put a period to the mortal existence of the Yankee General Sedgwick, who was killed in one of tbe recent battles in Vir ginia. It is known that on the day Sedgwick was killed, Grace took a fair aim at some general offi cer of the Yankee army, who was riding up and down his lines, and the said officer was seen to fall. We have seen it stated in a Northern paper that Sedgwick wa3 so riding when the fatal missile reached him. m Grant’s Losses. —The news from the enemy’s lines is of the mo3t encouraging character. The Petersburg Express states that outside of Grant’s official circle and safely removed from the tyranny of Lincoln and Seward, the Northern people do not hesitate to admit terrible losses in Grant’s ar my. None estimate it at less than 75,000, while many say that it will reach 90,000. This is from all causes—killed, wounded, prisoners, stragglers, and deserters. The desertion and straggling is represented to be without precedent. A member of Mosby's command, writing to his relatives in Petersburg, says that Mosby has been in tbe rear of Grant since he moved from Culpeper Court House, and that from the Rapidan and the Rappa hannock to the Potomac, the country literally swarms with stragglers. These men do not hesi tate to say that they are from the army of the Po tomac, and under no circumstances will they be earried back alive. Each man is armed, and says he will sell his life as dearly as possible, before he will be taken. Gold went up in New York, on the 24th, to 186, being an advance of four per cent, over the previ vious day’s rates. The Northern people say that Grant has lost four times as many men as any General who ever commanded the Arm jof the Potomac. It has been ascertained by actual count that he lost more men on the 12th, in the terrible contest of Spottsyl vania Court House, than Napoleon Bonaparte lost on the memorable field of Waterloo.' The people say that the worst feature of the present melan choly condition of affairs is, that the places of the recently slain and maimed cannot be supplied.— Every garrison and outpost has been swept clean to replenish Grant’s decimated ranks; and, it is asserted as an absolute fact, that there were not men enough at'Fortress Monroe last Friday to garrison the place. It is also represented that Grant’s present army is greatly demoralized. The three years’ men are very much discontented at the bad faith in.which the Lincoln Government has acted towards them, and the new comers, or veteran reinforcements, as Stanton telegraphs to Dix, cannot be made to face General. Lee’s gallant graybacks. Four tigaes du ring the past eight days did Grant attempt'to bring on another such fight as he engaged in at Spottsylvania Court House, but each time the men refused to be led to the slaughter. They are like Burnside’s whipped at Fredericksburg. Once is all sufficient. The Richmond Whig states that, according te official estimates, the number of wounded now in that city is between six and seven thousand. Daily accessions are made, and when the next great bat tle between Lee and Grant occurs, the numbers will be doubled. In the vast wards of Chimborazo, Winder, Jackson and Howard’s Grove, there is am ple space for all the present and prospective wound ed. It has reason to believe that the organization of these great hospitals is as nearly perfect as the straitened condition of the Confederacy will permit. There is a gentleman in Glasgow, Scotland, so polite, that he begs his own pardon every time he tumbles down. Being good natured, he always grants it. Will There be a Siege?— Trusting to the pick and spade. Grant has thrown himself across the Pa mnnkey, and is reaching out to the York River road. Baldy Smith has been called to his aid; any sudden onset of the Confederates he hopes to resist, and in the meantime he will edge his way slowly to wards James river, opposite Bermuda Hundred, where Butler still maintains a foothold. This appears to be grant’s plan, if he has any plan, which is very doubtful. His aim is to besiege Rich mond, and he is doing the best he can in the face of the opposition 'before him He has reached a point now where the glancing process must stop, for a time at least. His favorite plan of retiring his right behind his left, if it involves a retreat across the Pamunkey, will bring him into trouble without doing him any good. Richmond is not besieged so long as its main ave nues of supply are untouched. A junction with Butler, and the occupation of both sides of the river at a point so low down as Bermuda Hundred, will not constitute a siege. Between Cold Harbor and Malvern Hill there is a thorny road, beset with ugly reminiscences. On the other side of the Jaine3, from City Point to Petersburg, the country i3 level enough, but the path is all up hill.’ From Peters burg round to the James is a long distance, full of perils but partially tested by Kantz. From Han over Court House by way of Malvern Hill to the James, thence to Petersburg, and thence te the James again, is a wide circuit, a hundred or more miles in extent. An investment of that line would bo heavy, indeed: it would require something like a million of men.* Grant has not qiore than a tenth i of that number. His present immediate object is to keep from being whipped. He is himself besieged. ; What chance isthere ofhis laying s : ege to Rich- I mond?— Richmond Whig,2d. Anecdote of General Johnston.— During some l of the recent movements up at the Front, General : Johhstoa had occasion, as is often the case, to es ■ tabliffi his headquarters one day under a tree upon I the field. j Soon after he had dismounted from his horse, and : while his staff were gathered around in readiness for I orders, a private of the Generals body guard Came up for tho purpose of planftng the headquarters battle flag. Finding some difficulty ip piercing tho , earth with the staff, to which the flag was attached, ; the young man drew his sabre, and commenced : punching a hole in the ground with the point of it. , “stop ! stop !my young man.” said the General, j smiling, ‘‘yon mustn’t make a pruning hook or ; ploughshare of your sword. It will be time enough ; for that when this war is over."— Ailon' j A Letter from a Yankee “Juliet’ to ber Lover In tbe Federal Army. The following intense billet doux wa3 picked up recently by one of our scouts. Flora’s burning eloquence shows that she loves George with the power of a six horse team : New Salem Mass., April 25th, 1864. Dear George :—I have taken pen, ink ani paper out front under the old seat beneath the willow, that has so often witnessed our hours of lore, when mingling in the warm caress, our souls have poured forth in one broad, deep , mighty stream of bliss, so extatic that could it have endured a moment longer must have us, wrecked, into the abyss of eternity in an agony of pleasure, where the coroner 3 verdict would probably have been, “Died of broken heads, or broken hearts." Oh! Geor»e what tales this old seat could tell on us if could speak, and the old willow, too, which hangs so mournfully over my head, and sighs so sadly as it waves its long branches to and fro in the evening breeze, but it does speak, for it sighs a sad harmony to the music of my heart as it mourns thy absence, George. George, the sun is gilding the crest of the mountain that you know so well, and will soon retire to the bosom of his Thetis. Oh! that this bosom could rest your weary head, my sunlight, my George. His parting beams call back the memories of th# past, which cluster around you and our love, and which shine3 forth with the brilliancy of noonday from the cloisters of forgotten years. I remember, as if it were but yesterday, our first embraces upon this seat. The willow hung low and shunned us from the chaace view of any pas sing traveler. The mild balmy air of a sum mer’s evening diffused its fragrance around and softly fanned our cheeks as t.’ ey restad side by side in caresses of sweet and happy love. If you remember, it was on that very evening, I sat on your lap with my head upon your bosom, and my eyes turned up to yoars, which looked down unutterable love "upon me, that we named the mountain before us “Love Mountain.” Oh ! how expressive our happy hearts. Every evening when the sun goes down let us meet upon this spot in imag ination, my George, and comfort our hearts with the hope of a speedy meeting. Oh! Ido so hope that you will get the furlough you were talking of in your last letter, and spend a month at home. What an age of love we could crush into one month, which would fly like dusk before a whirlwind, and leave no trace behind. Oh, come home as soon as possible. My heaving bosom pants for its wonted pressure, My loving lips distend their rosy portals in pleasing anticipation of your loving kiss. My eyes 'grow dim—ah, I faint, I die ! Come ray George, cometo the arms of yourloving Flora. Oh, my George, will you know the intensity of my passion? . George, I dream of you every night, probably more than my health permits, but I can’t help it; it is so sweet to be with you even in my dreams. Dream with me, love, and we will live in the boundless world of our imagina tion until reality eclipses the utmost prospect of illuminated fancy. Take care of yourself George; don’t get sick, or at leasi very sick, but if you were to get just sick enough, you might get one of those things called “God sends” —a sick fuTlough, to be extended in definitely. As for myself lam like Juliet— “sick with love,” and need your presence for my recovery. So hurry up, dear George, and compel those legs of yours that you say run so often after the rebels, and make haste up toyourhome, or I—shall die of love, like Dido didofA2nea3. Write soon and sweet, my dearest, remembering that every word of love from George is sweet to his FLORA. SiGAR! SUGAR!! K BOXES CHOICE SUGAR. O For sale by GOODRICH * CO. je 7 lw STRAYED! FROM the Orphan Asylum, at Columbus, one white and brown COW, with both ears notched; also two year old CALVES, one resembling the cow, the other dark brown. A liberal reward will be paid for their delivery at the Asylum, or any in formation thankfully received. je7 2t By Bills, Elvlngston & Cos, ON Tuesday, nh June, at 10 o’clock, we will sell in front of our store, I HERRING’S IRON SAFE 1 SEWING MACHINE; 1 WASH POT. je6 2t $6 By Ellis, Livingston & Cos ON TUESDAY, 7th June, at 10 o’clock, we will sell in front of our store, 200 PAIR COTTON CARDS. 6 Bbls. G-ood Whiskey ; 3 Bbls. Fine Syrup; 20 Sacks Sugar, in 50 lb. sacks; -10 Sacks Seed Peas; 2 Bbls. Vinegar; 1 Keg Snuff; 1 Bbl. Blackberry Wine; 5 Boxes Tobacco ; 11 Summer Coats; Furniture, Leather, &c., &c. —also — A FIIXE MJEXICA V POXY! -ALSO -1 ENGLISH SADDLE AND BRIDLE! je 6 sl6 By Ellis, Livingston A Cos. ■ —• ♦« AN TUESDAY 7th of June, at 10 o’clock, we will V sell in front of our store A LIKELY NEGRO WOMAN! 20 years old, good Cook Washer and Ironer. June 6 td $6 LAST CALL ! PERSONS who have not yet handed in their Tithe a List for 1864, are requested to do so, by the lota inst., as I am determined not to wait a day alter that time expires. Persons who are required by Tax Act, Feb. 17th, 1864, to pay an additional in come tax for 1863 will now come to the Office mm make said returns, as the forms for said tax have been received. w. 6. JOHNSON. „ j e 6 6t Assessor for District 41. SSO REWARD ! QTRAYED —A large Brindle Milch Cow, with O small horns, turning back at the end. She is in ! good order and is supposed to be making her way to 1 the place of Porter Ingram, on the Uchee: was last seen near Godwin’s place, on the Crawford road. Any information at the office of the Eagle Factory, and the above reward paid for the cow. je 6 d3t. notice;* ” To Planters and Others ! T WILL EXCHANGE Osnaburgs, Sheeting anl JL Y'arns, for Bacon, Lard, Tallow and Beeswax. I ! will be found at Robinett & Co’s old stand, where I am manufacturing Candles and Lard Oil for sale. . L. S. WRIGHT. - june 2 ts ——■-■ • - - Notice. Office Med. Ex. Board for Conscripts, ) 3d Congressional Dist. Ga. > Columbus, May 28,1864. ) The Board of Surgeons for examination of con scripts, hold its session daily (Sunday excepted) at this office. Office at the Lowell Warehouse. P. B. MINOR, e.ij’3o ts Sr. Surg’n Ex. Board. Office Mobile A Girard R, R.I Cblumbus, Ga., May sth, '64. J The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Company, will be held at tho ’Office, Girard, Ala., on Wednesday, 6th day of July next, at 11 o’clock, when the election for President and Directors will take place. By order J. M. FRAZER, See’y. my2l td