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COLUMBUS Ti-MhS Published Daily (3w«W3 cxcorted) at the rate of $4.00 per moot**- w *l2 for three months. No auDScription received for a longer term than thrte mouths. ADVERTISING RATES : Advertisement* inserted for $2 00 per square for each insertion. Where advertisements are inserted a-month* che oharge will be S3O per square. Announcing candidates S2O, which must invariab y paid in advance. Change oi Schedule. 0\ T anrt n f>#r Sunday. March 20th, the Trains on the siuscogeo Railroad will run as follows : PASSENGER TRAIN: heave Columbus .6 15 P. M. Arrive at Macon .. 252A. M. Leave Macon 9 3o P. M. Arrive at Columbu3 5 00 A. M. FREIGHT TRAIN: Leave Columbus ...5 30 A. M. Arrive at Columbus 4 35 r. M. Arr W.L. CLARK, mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R. Medical Card. OR. E. A. HOSSY. FORMERLY Surgeon to the New Orleans “Fe f male inlirmary.” tenders his services to the Cit izens of Columbus in all the branches of hisprofes -81 Special attention will be devotedlto the treatment of tno disoasos of womern. < Surgical operations performed for Fistula in Ano, Visieo-Vaginal fistula, Hydrocele, Congenital and Accidental Phymosis, Varicocele, Haemorrhoids or Piles, Callous Impas sable strictures, False Passages, Tallapes or Club Foot, and contraction of thp tinkers, Strabismus or Squinting, Aneurism,'Varix or dilated veins, Ptery gium, Cataract and Hair Lip; also for the remov al of all tumors or abnormal growths from any part of the body. Diseases of ths Genito-Urinary System, comprsing the different stages of Ghonorrhoea, Strictures, Gravel, Spermatorrhea, Syphilis, in its primary secondary,tertiary and heriditary forms,will receive particular attention. . , , References given wneaever desired as well as the recommendation of many years practice in New Or leans- Cousultation hours every day at his office in the Masonic Hall Building, from 10 to 12 o’clock a m , and from 2to 1 o’clock p, in. Patients willdo well ’to call precisely at those hours, as before and aftor that time will be devoted to visiting persons in the city. * . . , M dr. M all comw.uattoiuto & Kosgy . Columbus. Ga, * -c i; —Persons from a distance having servants reou'riog surgical or medical treatment, will be mOvi ed with comfortable quarters, but in all cases wilt have to furnish their own provisions and bed will also bestow particular attention to the treatment of the different forms of Ulcers, Rheu narism Gout. Scrofulous affections, Syphilitic erup ri,ms. ar.d all other chronic diseases of theskin.- Medicjted Fumigations and bteam Sulphurous lj.th; - employed in the hospitals m.Europe and America, will form a part of my treatment, fe •1: -an L. A. R. To the Planters! The demand on this Section from the Amy for Corn is pressing and heavy. Our stock on hand is nearly exhausted. I earnestly beg every planter to deliver at his nearest depot, on Hail Hoad or River, fifty to five hundred bushels of Shelled Corn, to be consigned to me within the next ton days; of which notify me.— Sacks will be forwarded or delivered as ordered. I know the great press upon Planters at this sea son in cultivating crop3, but the urgent necessity of our army, at this time* makes the above request necessary. I trust every planter will respond promptly, to his utmost ability. A. M. ALLEN, Maj. and C. S. may 315 t ‘‘Notice to Planters and Con sumers of Iron. 5 * WE will keep for sale, for Confederate funds, or exchange for country produce—such as Corn, fodder, Bacon, Lard, Syrup,- Pea3, Potatoes, Tal low, Butter, Whoat or Flour— tho following articles, on hand or made to order: PLOW AND SCOOTER BAR IRON; FLAT, ROUND AND SQUARE BAR IRON; IIOOP, HORSE SHOE, NAIL ROD; IRON COTTON TIES (CHEAPER THAN ROPE) FOR BALING; SHOVELS AND SPADES ; FRY PANS; POT WARE OF SEVERAL DESCRIP TIONS ; SUGAR AND SALT KETTLES—FROM 40 TO 100 GALLONS; SUGAR MILLS—I3 AND 15 INCH, We are prepared to receive and fill orders for any sizes and quantity of Iron, from our Iron Works a„d Rollins Mill in Alabama. D fIRAy & apr 3 ts Next to New Bridge. Notice to Planters. t I aui authorized by the Government TO EXCHANGE Sheetings, Cotton Yarns, SUQAR AND OSNA3URGS FOR Bacon Sides, lIAJIS AND SKtICLDERS, for supplying the Army. JNO. J. McKENDREE, apl 18 2m Agent. FKICTIONTIATiICJESI 'THE Columbus, Ga., Friction Match Company, 1 have again resumed operations, and will, in a few days, be prepared to supply them in quantity.— They also maite a superior article of Blacking, which can be supplied in quantity. Dealers and others wishing to purchase, can ap - ply to Messrs. Livingston & Cos., or Messrs. Hull & Duck, who will be kept constantly Manufacturers. N. B.—lt having cost me about $5,000 in the past eighteen months, above receipts, to learn how to make good matches, tho public can now rely on get ting a superior article. S. D. THOM. Columbus, May 14,1864 dtf Notice ! WANTED at the €. S. Arsenal, C’oiumbus, Ga., Leather and Hides,; in large or small quantities, for which the market price will be paid. Parties shipping such to the un dersigned will be insured against seizure by officers or agents of other branches of the Government. F. C. HUMPHREYS, may 11 ts Maj. Comdg. Arsenal. C. S. ARSENAL, , \ - Columbus, Ga.. April"s, 1864./ notice. 1 WISH TO EXCHANGE FOR BACON on equitable terms, Sugar Hills, Sugar and Salt Kettles, And all kinds PLANTATION IKON; Also POWDER. As tbis Bacon is needed to supply the necessities of the employees of the Ordnance Department, at this place and Richmond, it is hoped that holders wil give ,he Government the preference. F. C. HUMPHREYS. apl7 ts Maj. Comdg Arsenal. Shoemakers’ and Saddlers’ TOOLS. rpjjE UNDERSIGNED having commenced the x manufacture of the above named articles in this city are prepared to fill orders for the same. Oflficp on Angle street, at few doors above C. S. Hosnital HARRISON,IBEDELL & CO. Reference-Maj. F. W. Dillard. Mobile Register, Mississippian and Augusta Con stitutionalist, please copy one month and send biLr to this office, mar SO ts WANTED! FIVE NEGRO FELLOWS' to chop wood on the Mobile 5c Girard Road, for which liberal hire will be paid by the month or day. „ Apply to W. C. GRAY, my 26 2w at Greenwood & Gray s. BOISE TO LET! AVERY COHI’OBT.IBLE HOUSE, Oil Ogle thorpe Street, in the lower part of the city, with four rooms, good kitehca and garden; possession given on the Bth of June. Rent SI,OOO. For further particulars apply at this office. June 2 ts : I ‘ Vol. XL J. W. WARREY Sc CO. Proprietors. J. W. WARREN, Editor CATALOGUE SALE OF UW HIMES, it, £ -A.T -A-TyaTioisr. BY BELL & CHRISTIAN. r— * »- On TUESDAY, 21st day of June next, at 11 o’clock, in front of our store, Sa vannah, Ga., The following invoices— -2 puncheons Genuine Holland Gin, 105 gals each 1 do Pure Bourborn Whiskey, 110 gals. 10 cases Pure Jamaica Rum, 100 gallons each 14 bbls do Bourbon Whiskey, 40" do do 16 chests Preston’s fine Scotch Whiskey 25 cases London Dock Gin 75 boxes do do Port Wine 1 bbl Scotch Whiskey 1 bbl, 4 dozen, Old Rye Whiskey 10 doz Duff Gordon’s Old Brown Sherry 20 doz Superior Old Rye Whiskey 5 bbls do do do 2 bbls Jamaica Rum 20 cases Holland Gin 10 cases Cognac Brandy 1 bbl Holland Gin 2 bbls Cognac Brandy 30 bbls Machinery Oil 50 pieces Alex Collie’s Mourning Prints 40 do do do Dark Ground Prints 2 cases Bieached Long Cloth 20 cases Blue Mottled Soap 10 boxes Chemical Works Soap 20 boxes English do 323 yards Bunting 46 pairs Iron Clad Shoes 30 pairs Misses’ Gaiters 2 boxes Borax Half-bbl Washing Soda 25 doz Fine Tooth Combs 10 kegs Bi Carbonate Soda « 3 boxes London Double Crown Yellow Soap, 106 pounds each S boxes White Cocoa Nut Soap 22 boxes London bright Yellow Soap 4 pieqps seal skin coating 82 yards. 4 pieces Double Width Grey Cloth. Terms —In New Currency or its equivalent, or approved endorsed notes at 60 days with interest Catalogues will be ready by the 15th of June next. may 28-til ISth june CARGO SALE. BY JAMES It. TAYIiOR. On Wednesday, June 15th. COMMENCING at 9 o’clock, will be sold in my store, corner of Broad and Campbell streets, Augusta, Ga., a desirable assortment of Goods im ported in steamer Hansa and other vessels, consis ting in part of— -10 cases— Foolscap Paper; Letter Paper, Ruled; Note Paper Ruled; Buff, Cream and White Envelepes; Large Yellow Wove Post Paper; Thin Cream Laid Post Paper. 50 cases— Light Fancy Prints; Dark Fancy Prints ; Madder Fast Color Prints ; Black and White Prints ; Chintz and Shirting Prints ; Purple and Lavender Prints. 5 eases—Earlston Ginghams ; _ Solid Checked Ginghams; Plain and Fancy Ginghams. 21 cases—36 in. Bleached Shirting; Fine Cambric Shirting; 33 inch Long Cloth ; 40 inch Pillow Case Cotton. ■ 1 case—Printed French Lustres. S cases—lrish Linen Fronting; 100 inch Linen Sheeting ; Inch Shirting, Linen. 6 cases—Organdie Muslins : • Fancy Printed Muslins; Black and White Muslins; 1 case—Expansion Skirts. 10 cases—Madder Square Handkerchiefs; Medium Madder Handkerchiefs; Cochineal Handkerchiefs; Printed Turkey Red Handkerchiefs; Cambric Handkerchiefs. 5 caS e3 —Ladies’ white Cotton Hose: » Mens’ Half Hose. 2 cases—Black Alpacas. 1 case—Crepe Moietie ; X C ase—6-1 Fancy Cassimeres: 3 Bales—Red Flannel; Magenta and Plaid Flat ael. 2 cases —Union Stripes. 10 cases—Best Sewing Needles : Hair Pins, Crochet Needles: Spocd Cotton, Pen Holders. 2 eases —English Pins. 4cases —Bone Buttons; Looking 5 cases—Pocket Knives; Table Cutlery: Shoe Hammers, Pincers, Ac. 1000 pair— Leaf Cotton Cards. 40 eases-*Straw Hats; Super White Felt Hats; Y’ouths’ Hats and Caps ; Wool Hats, super. 4 barrels—Best Writing Ink : 20 kegs —Bi-Carbonate Soda : 50 cases —Sujier Brandy ; 25 cases “Old Tom” Gin, 10 eases —Sparkling Champagne: 25 cases —Ale and Porter : 3 barrels—Whiskey; 30 bags—Sifted Black Pepper : 5 chests —Oolong Tea; 5 bags—Rio CoSee:. 5 Chicory: 40 cases-Assorted Drugs: 5 kegs-810 lb. nett Cream Tartar, warranted pure; _ • IS ke r ;-132 lb. each, Eng. Epsom salts, asst and ; 25 drums-1000 lb. Bals. Copaiva, strictly pure 10 cases-Lad'.es and Mens’ echoes ; 10 doz. —Patent Leather. ALSO. 50 bales—4-4 Brown Sheetings: 7 > Brown Sheetings . 7-S Brown Drillings. Conditions cash on delivery, may 23—16 - JAMES H. TAYLOR Columbus, Ga., Thursday Morning, June 9,1864. Wednesday Evening;. The Alabama.—By our latest trans-Atiantic .advices we learn that the Alabama put into Table Bay March 20th, for coals and other supplies. The total number of ships destroy ed and captured in the Indian Seas had been seven—the Amanda, Winged Racer, Contest, Martaban or Texas Star, Senora, Highlander and Emma Jane—but Capt. Semme3 reckoned the damage done to the Federal commerce V his crujse in the Indian seas as equivalent to five million dollars, as the presence of the Alabama has caused such a panic that great numbers ol Federal ships lay in Singapore and other harbors for more than three months, unable to get freight and afraid to venture to sea. The Alabama was expected to remain in Table Bay for three or four days. [From the Richmond Dispatch, 4th.J The War News. HEAVY FIGHTING ALL ALONGTHE LINES —THE ENEMY EVERYWHERE RE PULSED WITH GREAT SLAUGHTER. Yesterday was a day of excitement in the city. At a very early hour of the morning our inhabitants were aroused from their slumbers by heavy and incessant reports of artillery, which seemed to extend from the right to the left of our line. As usual, many rumors were in circulation during the day, but everything subsided towards evening under a knowledge of the fact that the Confederate arms were everywhere victorious. Below we give a summary of recent operations on the lines. FROM GENERAL LKE’s ARMY. In the engagement of Thursday evening our success was complete. General Early, com manding Ewell’s corps, attacked the enemy’s right, driving them at all points, and captur ing over 700 prisoners, including 12 commis sioned officers, An official dispatch from Gen. Lee, received late the same night, says we drove the enemy from Turkey Hill, thereby gaining an important position. As night closed in upon the scene, our men rested upon their arms in triumph, having suffered but small loss, and inflicted severe punishment upon the Yankees. Our position, which is naturally a strong one, with the right resting upon the Chickahominv at Sparrow’s house, was made stronger during the night, and every preparation made for a severe battle on the following day. Whether it was the purpose of our com manders to renew the attack yesterday* morn ing or not, we do not know ; but if it was, the arrangement was anticipated by the enemy, who, soon after daylight, made an attack in heavy force upon the first corps (Anderson’s) on the right, and the conflict gradually spread along the line to the left, where it raged with great intensify. A witness of the fight says, amid the heavy roll of musketry and almost deafening sound of cannon, he could at time3 hear the triumphant yells of our men, as they hurled back the enemy defiantly, inflicting heavy loss. It is a singular coincidence that the lines occupied yesterday were nearly the same as those of the memorable 2d of June, 1862, that of the enemy being near that held by McClellan when he made his final stand before being driven from the field of Cold Harbor. A dispatch from the battle-field, dated at 9 o’clock, says: “All goes on well. We repul sed the enemy with ease, inflicting heavy loss in front of Anderson’s, Hoke's, and a portion of Hill's commands. The enemy was repulsed seven times by Anderson’s corps.” At ten o’clock the enemy, driven back at all points, ceased firing, and remained com paratively quiet during the day. It is reported that we took 800 prisoners. A Cabinet officer, who left the front at one o’clock, says that Gen. Lee’s staff estimated the enemy’s los3 as great as that in the battle of the Wilderness, if not greater, while ours was miraculously slight. This is confirmed by the statement of our army correspondent. Au excited courier who came in yesterday reported that 25,000 dead Yankees lay in front of our yvorks, and that one field of five acres was literally piled with dead bodies. This may be regarded as a rather extravagant assertion ; but that their loss was very heavy admits of no doubt. A wounded Yankee officer, who was brought down last evenfflg, stated that they designed the attack of yesterday as a general one, hop ing dtmbtiess to take a step in advance towards Richmond, or to gain the road to unite with Butler, both of which designs were happily thwarted. Two sections of the Letcher battery were brought into action yesterday. They reserved their fire until the enemy got well up, when they opened with grape and canister, mowing great gaps through their ranks and driving them back in confusion. The battery lost not a man. Much of the fighting on the centre was done by Poague’s battery, which sustained itself handsomely. Among our wounded officers jue Col. H. D. Capers, ofGeorgia, in the thigh, not danger ously; and Adjutant Frank Baker, of the same regiment, whose leg lias been amputated. In the charge of Thursday evening, Brig. Gen. Lane, ofWilcox's division, was severely woun ded in the hip, and Brig. Gen. Kirkland slight. We have received the following list of cas ualties in the 15th Virginia infantry in a skir mish with the enemy near Cold Harbor yes terday morning : Cos A.—Wounded: Corporal J C Bethel, severely in leg. Cos C.—Woun- j ded: Private William Bumpass, seriously in | side. Cos D.—Wounded: Private T. Jones, slightly in foot. Cos H, (Young Guards.) Killed; Sergt J R Allen. Wounded: Capt Campbell G. Lawson, thigh fractured, (since amputated;) Lawrence Allen lost two fingers. The heavy firing that commenced about 6 o’clock last evening, and continued until 9, is believed to have proceeded from a renewal of the assault by the enemy upon our works, which was anticipated by our commanders. — An officer who left the field at half past 5 states that the firing was in front of Game's Mill. [from ora own correspondent.] Army of Northern Virginia, "j Battle Field of Cold Harbor, / June 3d, 4 P. M. j General Early, commanding Ewell’s corps, ■attacked the'enemy's right yesterday after noon, and drove him with great slaughter out of his works, suffering but slight loss himself. Among his killed was the brave Geu. Doles of Georgia. At the same time Breckinridge, on the right, supported by Wilcox, attacked the enemy on Turkey Hill, and drove them some distance, thus securing an important position. Skirmishing and picket firing all night. This morning at daylight the enemy as saulted Anderson’s corps (Longstreet's) in the centre with great* violence: also Bretkinridge's and Hoke's positions. He renewed the assault seven times against Fields and Kershaw, of Anderson's corps. He was beaten back each | time a loss that has no parallel, except at Spottsylvania Court House. Indeed, the bat tle is but a repetition of that at Spottsylvania, with this important difference: Our own loss is almost incredibly small. Anderson's loss, including Hoke's, will, not reach 500. The enemy assaulted Early also, but only once, and was repulsed with great loss. The enemy gained a salient in Breckinridge's front, and held it tor a few minutes, but Fin negan’s Floridians swept them back like a whirlwind. Our troops generally never fought better. The enemy was repulsed at all points by 10 o’clock, since which time, there has been heavy skirmishing only. We had the ground on the enemy, to such an extent, indeed, that he could bring but lit tle of his artillery to play. Our loss in pris oners very slight, and we took but few. I regret that mjL engagements are such that it will be impossible for me to continue my correspondence. This will be but little loss to you, however, as you already have a very faithful correspondent in the field. Besides, I hope the campaign of 1864, and the war it self, is fast drawing to a close. Sallcs*. [from our own correspondent.] Army of Northern Virginia, j Near Gainer’s Mill, June 3, 1864. j The immortal Second Corps of this army yesterday, achieved a success which is Second to none that has crowned the Confederate arms during this campaign. By a preconcer ted arrangement a flank movement yras under taken yesterday evening upon the enemy’s right wing, and most successfully executed.— About 3 o’clock our troops moved forward, Gordon having the lead. Gen. G., by actual experiment, ascertained that'a swamp was pas sable for his troops, and on it he moved ard by it passed upon the enemy’s flank. The enemy had also supposed this mr.rsh impassable, and hence had taken no precau tions to guard against a flank movement in this direction; Our boys went forward, with a will, driving the enemy back from a line of works erected for their skirmishers, and from two lines which were protecting their lines of battle. Not until our men had reached the enemy’s second line of works did we fire a gun. Up to that time everything had been carried by charging. At that point the enemy made a stand and fought us until night ended the conflict. Heth’s division, of A. P. Hill’s corps, nobly sustained itself, in connection with Redes’ and Gordon’s divisions, in this inasterly affair. Our losses, it is supposed, will foot up about three hundred. Rodes and Gordon captured five hundred of the enemy’s men, and Heth, a couple of hundred more. The enemy left over fifty of their wounded in our bands, to be cared for. Among our casualties, I have to mention Brig. Gen. Doles killed, and Briga dier General Kirkland slightly wounded. The conduct of all the troops engaged in this affair, was excellent; but that of the Stonewall brigade called forth the approba tion of evgry one, forever silencing the slan ders which, for a time, have darked its noble and blood-bougbt claim upon the national af fection. Among the prisoners captured were representa tives of four regular regiments, including the com manding officers of two of them. » During the evening of yesterday Longstreet’s line was heavily engaged in skirmishing, and just before dark the enemy assaulted Hoke, on our ex treme right, but were gallantly repulsed. About night, whilst Gen. Wilcox was shelling the ground near McClellan’s bridge, preparatory to occupying it, Brig. Gen. Lane was wounded severely in the thigh by a sharpshooter. The enemy are unques tionably picking off our General officers. to-day’s operations. As early as sunrise this morning the enemy, having massed on our right, opened a vigorous attack, in turn assaulting most vigorously Ker shaw’s front of Longstreet’s corps who repulsed them most successfully, and Hoke’s front, who likewise resisted every onset of the foe inflicting terrible loss upon them.' The fighting raged until eleven o’clock, when it ceased, except heavy skir mishing and cannonading, which were kept up incessantly all day. At one time during the morn ing Echol’s brigade, of Breckinridge’s division, gave way, but Gen. B. soon rallied bis men, and at the same time Finnegan’s gallant Floridians bounding forward with a yell, drove the enemy back, recapturing three pieces of artillery of Reid’s battalion, which for the moment had been taken from us, and capturiEg, it is reported, one gun.— In this affair Breckinridge is said to have lost two hundred of hi3 men as prisoners, and the enemy took about th#ty cannoneers with the guns which they temporarily captured. It is also said that the enemy were most hand somely repulsed during the day in front of Rodes and Heth on our extreme right. The slaughter of enemy has been quite heavy, some put it as high as ten thousand. Three or four hundred will cov er our list of casualties. Among the wounded is Brig. Gen. Law, of Ga., slightly in the eye. The enemy did not fight*to-day with the vim that they displaj-ed on the 12th of May at Spot sylvania C. H.; and whilst a Colonel was taken prisoner on our works, and his color-bearer shot dead in planting them upon our works, the men themselves never got so near. The situation at the close of the day was this : Grant bad made violent efiort3 to turn and break our but had been most successfully repulsed and the Yankee army heavily punished ; our men holding almost £very inch of ground and the Yan kees gaining nothing. Like Spottsylvania C. H., it is a most disastrous and bloody “chock.” But ler is said to have united with Grant, and some of his troops are said to have been in the- battle to day. x. FROM bottom’s BRIDGE. We learned last night, from an official source, that the enemy’s column remained at Bottom’s Bridge yesterday, and that there was occasional skirmishing during the day, with no important re sult. THE FREDERICKSBURG RAILROAD. The report ot the burning of the railroad bridge over the South Anna is confirmed. This act is not believed to have been performed by the party that visited Ashland, but by a separate detachment.— What became of the raiders is not known. A dispatch from Gen. Lee fully confirms the ac count we gave yesterday of Rosser’s repulse of the enemy at Ashland. FROM THE SOUTHSIDE. We have some additional particulars of the af fair in Chesterfield county on Thursday, announced in the official dispatch of Gen. Beauregard, pub lished yesterday. Our line of skirmishers advanced about 7 o’clock to feel the enemy and ascertain his force; and moving forward with great spirit and impetuosity, soon captured the enemy's rifle pits, from which the Yankees fled in confusion. Over a hundred prisoners, representing commands from Connecticut, Maine and Illinois were captured, and quite a number killed. Among the prisoners are Major Oliver S Sandford, Capt John B Dennis and Lt Henry S PierCe, 7th Connecticut regiment, and Capt Albert G Mudgins, 11th'Maine. Our loss was comparatively slight in killed, wounded and pris oners ; though we regret to hear that Col. Oliver M Dantzler, of the 22d South Carolina regiment, was mortally wounded and left in the hands of the en emy. It is stated that he allowed his patriotic zeal to »et the better of hifcdiscretion, and thus ad vanced too far with his command. The position having been gained, was subsequently voluntarily relinquished, as it was not our object to hold it. A severe artillery engagement took placejust af ter the charge, between a section of Pegram s bat tery and a battery of the enemy, at a distance of oOQ yards. Our pieces were splendidly served, and the fire was spirited and effective. _ , The black scoundrels in the service of the I nited States continue their work of vandalism in Prince George county, on the south side of the Appomat tox. On Wednesday night and Thursday morning thev burnt the dwellings of Manna Gilliam. Dr. T Gilliam, and Frank Green. Surely, a day of retrib ution is in store for these wretches, whose sole ob ject seems to be to p Hinder and destroy the property of unoffending citizens. A dispatch from Gen. Beauregard states that mat ters remained quiet on the South side yesterday. FROM THE BLACKWATER REGION. The Yankees, under Major Bates, made a raid into Nanseraond county last week and arrested Col Jno R Copeland, Dr Phillip Corbin, Rich'd Knight, and Robert E Riddick. The last named was a mem ber of the 3d Virginia regiment, at home on fur lough. ( t Brig. Gen. Thomas Jordan has been detached from the Staff of General Beauregard as his Adjutant General, and ordered to the com mand of the Third District. He is now at Pocotaligo, sick j $4.00 Per Month A Peace Yankee. The following petition to the Hon. A. Lincoln from one of his drafted subjects, with the accompanying reply, were picked up on the Wilderness battle field, by a .Petersburg soldier, attached to the 41st v a. Regiment: Honored Sir: Whereas, it hath pleased Almighty God to exalt you to the Chief Magistrate of the United States, a sense of my duty requires this petition. Accept my peti tion. I was drafted into the United States service about the 14th of July, 1863, and I being poor, not able to pay my commu tation, was obliged to submit to the law, and come into the field. But by the wise hand of Providence, I have never been brought into action, and my duty to God forbids me bearing arms against my fellow man, friend or enemy, for 1 am looking for the speedy literal coming of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, to overturn all earthly govern ments, and establish a reign of peace all over the earth. This being my faith, I should as soon think of blaspheming the name of God and violate the plainest precept of our Lord by imbiueing my hands in the blood of my fellow-creature, be he friend or foe, as to betray my faith in the use of carnal weapons to sustain a Government which I believe must soon cease to exist. I know that this is a time of national perplexity and trials, when diplomatic re lations between the civil powers are be'* come unendurable, forcing either to hostil ity or submission. I am also aware of the difficulty you would labor under in giving a broadcast exemption on conscientious scruples, but I pray you give me a hearing, for I can never bear anus against my fellow-man and be justified by God. I ask for no redress for any wrong) there has not been any done; neither do I ask to get out of the service, nor any office, nor any more wages, or better food or clothes, but that I might be assigned to duty in hospital, or any duty where I- am not compelled to use weapons of death, but where I can do my duty as a faithful servant of Christ. I prayerfully submit the foregoing to your kind consideration, praying also that God will give you wisdom and under standing in your trying position, and pre serve you blameless until the appearing and Kingdom of His dear Son. REPLY. War Department, Y Adjutant General’s Office, v Washington, D. C., March 29. ) Sir : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the Bth- inst., requesting to be assigned to some duty in the Hospital Department on account of your conscientious scruples against bearing arms, and to inform you that before any action can be taken by this office, it is necessary that the state ments made by you should be properly substantiated. I am, sir. very respectfully, Your obedient servant, Samuel Buce, Assistant Adjutant General, Private B. N. Ciiaffee, Cos. A, 2d Vermont Volunteers. Tlie Late Speech of Mr. Harris. [From the St. Mary’s Md. Gazette.] Our readers, being the immediate con stituents of Mr. Harris, will doubtless expect tp read his speech in this issne of our paper, but the annexed communica tion, we presume, will satisfactorily acs count for our failure to publish it: Headq’rs Cavalry Dep’t, Y District of St. Mary’s, Leonardtown, Md., April 12, ’64. ) Sir; The commanding officer of this detachment desn ■es that you will not pub-* lish or make any allusion in the St. Ma ry’s Gazette to the treasonable and dis graceful speech of the member of Con gress from this district, delivered to the House of Representatives on the 9tb inst. I am, sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, F. W. Dickison, Ist Lt. sth Cavalry, Acting Adj’t. To the publisher and proprietor of the St. Mary’s Gazette, Leonardtown, Md. The Petersburg Express, in reviewing the operations of Thursday, 2d inst., near Ware Bottom Church, reports : About seven o’clock, our line of skir mishers advanced to feel the enemy and ascertain his force. Our troops moved forward with great spirit and impetuosity. We soon captured the enemy’s rifle pits, from which the Yankees fled in cowardly and shameful confusion. We killed quite a number, and captured over one hundred prisoners. Among the prisoners taken was a Major, who was found snugly hid away in a hole. Our loss i3 not heavy. Among the number, we regret to hear the name of Col. Olin M. Dantzler, of the 22d S. C. regiment, who was mortally wounded, and left in the enemy’s hands. Colonel D. allowed his patriotic zeal to get the better of Him, and thus advanced too far with his command. We lost a few prisoners. The Situation. —A gentlemenjust from thefront, says the abandonment by Sherman of his flank movement on our right, is regarded as a confession of weakness, and a practical suspension at least, of the “on-to-Atlanta.” There has been no time since he commenced flanking by Dallas, that he coaid not have occupied and fortified Alatoona. if he had de sired to do, and it is only when his big flank “®v e * ment has been foiled with heavy loss to hunsell, tnat he falls back to the railroad and fortifies for ms ovn protection. Here he may remain awaiting re inforcements, for the re-establishment of his con nections, cn finding them prevmuAy interrupted, or destroved, may take the back, ..rack. Intelligent opinion is that his forward course is run. and tnat it will put him to all he knows to get os without a pretty thorough scatteration of his army.— Macon Telegraph, TSI3SF. APHI3. Kcports of the Press Association. t 0 act of Congress in the year Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office of the Dvs.ric. Court of the Confederate States for tqe Northern District of Georgia. Latest from Virginia, Battlb Field near Gaines’ Mill 6 M 7 —The telegram last evening, ihould have read J '‘Early followed the enemy two miles,” and , noOten. After going this far and finding the | enemy entrenched behind the Totopatomoj creek with the swamp in the front. Early did not go further. The condition of affairs on our left, is un changed to-day. The enemy is still in front of Hill and Anderson, but is reported moving to the right last evening. Grant sent another flag of truce asking per mission to bury his dead. Lee granted him the time from 7 to 10 last night named. Grant did not get the answer in time, and so his dead was not buried. Grant sent Gen. Lee another flag of truce this ‘morning, for what purpose has not transpired. Some picket and artillery firing to day. Richmond, June 7.—The Washington Chroni cle of the 2d says Grant’s communication with the White House is complete. The railroad between est Point and White House will be put in opera tion. Brownsville, Texas, is threatened by two thous and rebels. Gold 1894. European dates of the 20th received. Parlia ment has reassembled. Palmerston’s health is restored. Accounts of the Pope’s health are alarming. It was the impression on the Stock Exchange in London that there was some truth in the reports of Grant’s victories over Lee. The Confederate loan declined throe per cent. The news caused, an unsettled feeling in com mercial circles. Similarity of the Campaign in Georgia and Yirglnia. We have been struck with the parallel ism between the operations of the con tending armies in Virginia and in North Georgia. Grant and Sherman presented themselves in overwhelming numbers in front of Lee and Johnston, and after se* vere fighting, in which we were uniform ly successful, found themselves unable to force our positions. Both then, availing themselves of their largely superior num bers, and the topography of the country, which is eminently favorable to them, adopted the same general plan of advance active operations, commencing at about the same distance from Richmond and Atlanta. Grant, while attacking Lee in front with a force equal to, or greater than ours, was enabled to move with other troops to our right, along the left banks of the several ravines, flowing southest into the Chesapeake and cross them, and thus compel Lee to make new dispositions nearer to Richmond, in order to protect the capital as well as his own line of com\ munications. These operations, several times repeated, have brought Grant, fear fully diminished in numbers, to within fifteen or twenty miles of Richmond, but with the glorious veterans of Lee still in their front, and between him and the ob ject of his aspirations. In like manner in Georgia, Sherman, at the same time with more than 100,000 men, appeared before Johnston’s position at Dalton. Dashed back and foiled in their determined efforts to overwhelm our gallant army, Sherman adopted a strategy precisely similar to Grant’s and with the same results. Taking advantage, first, of the peculiarly favorable direction of Rocky Face ridge, and then of the right bank of the Oostanaula, he passed large bodies of troops around our left, under their cover; while he assaulted in front with forces superior to our own. This policy, threatening Atlanta and Johnston’s com munications, also compelled new disposi tions on our part, and at the end of a month, Sherman finds himself more than thirty miles from his goal, greatly reduced in numbers by his bloody repulses, with Johnston’s army, full of spirits and con fidence, immediately fronting him and offering battle, which Shearman fears to accept. Both the hostile armies have advanced about the same distance, in the same time, owing to lyiperior numbers and favorable country, and both find themselves at last still confronted by troops who have uni-’ formly beaten them, and begin to feel that they are farther than ever from the object of their desires. The masterly manner in which Generals Lee and Johns ston have reduced the great numbers of the enemy and lessened the disproportion between the armies, deserves the highest commendation from military Both of our armies are ready to-day to enter upon a general engagement with the ene* my with the utmost confidence as to the result. —Memphis Appeal. The Yankee War Department, in response to a resolution of the Senate, has given infor mation concerning field officers since the com mencement of the war, from which it appears that in the*regular army General Scott, Har ney, Wool, Anderson and Ripley have retired, and Sumner, Mansfield and Totten have died; Twiggs dismissed. Os Major Generals in the volunteer corp3, Blair resigned, and resigna tion revoked. Wm. F. Smith's and Schofield's appointment expired by constitutional limita tion, and they were re-appointed. Hobatio 3. Wright, rejected by the Senate, and since ap pointed. and is now in command ofSedgwick’3 corps. The resignations are Cassius M. Clay. Jame3 A. Garfield, Schuyler Hamilton, Chas. S. Hamilton, E. D. Keyes, E. D. Morgan, Benj. M. Prentiss, and Rob't M. Schenck.— Sixteen are dead. By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. * - ■«•»» ON THURSDAY, 9th of June, at 10 o’clock, we will sell in front of our store, 50 PAIR ENGLISH COT’N CARDS. 50 Sacks Coast Salt ; 25 Boxes Tobacco ; 50 Bunches (5 lbs. each) Smoking Tov bacco; 4 Boxes Sugar ; ' 10 Summer Coats; 20 Reams Note Paper; 2 Bbls. Vinegar; 2 Setts of Harness ; Looking Glasses; • Furniture, Crockery, Hardware, sc., &c., kc. juae 3 fit sl6