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COLUMBUS MIMES Published Daily (Sundays CA-ci-pud) at the rate of $4.00 per month, or sl2 fur throe months. No ■ubscription received for a longer term than three tnotUhe. advertising RATES : Advertisements inserted for $2 00 per square for each insertion. Where advertisements are inserted a month, the charge will be S3O per square. Announcing candidates S2O, which must invariably paid in advance. Change ol Schedule. . A. c J « March 20th, the Trains on f)N and after Sunday, M rc ag f O^OWB . U the Muscogee Railroad wm PASSENGER TRAIN: ig&plSSSz- 3 52 A.M. "-3 o° a: m: FREIGHT TRAIN : Leave Columbus. -5 |0 A. M. # Arri™ * Columbus wV’CCLARkf' mar i9 ts Supt. Muscogee R, Rr. Medical Card. DU. E. ITROSSY. iFORMERLY Surgeon to the New . Orleans “Fe ll male Infirmary,” tenders his services to the Cit izens of Columbus in all the branches of hisprofes "spccial attention will be devoted'.to the treatment oftho diaeaaes ofwomem. r Surgical operations performed for Wistful \ in Ano, Visico- Vaginal fistula, Hydrocele, Congenital and Accidental Phymosis, Varicocele, Ilosmorrhoids or 1 lies, Callous I ln P*B - strictures, False Passages, Tallapes or Club Foot, and contraction of the fingers, Strabismus or Squinting, Aneurism,‘Vanx or dilated veins, I tery glum. Cataract and Hair Lip; also for the remov al of all tumors or abnormal growths from any part of the body. IT . a . Diseases oi ths.Gemto-Urinary System, comprsing the different stages of Ghonorrhcea,. Strictures, Gravel, Spermatorrhoa, Syphilis, in its primary secondary,tertiary and heriditary forms.will receive particular attention. . , .. ~ References given whenever desired as well as the recommendation of many years practice in New Or leans; Cousultation hours every day at his office n the Masonic Hall Building, from 10 to 12 o’c ock “uV aud from 2to 4 o’clock P, in. Patients willdo well'to call precisely at those hours, as before and after that time will be devoted to visiting personsin U Address all A ROS SY. Columbus. Ga, B-Persons from a distance having servants rcuu ring surgical or medical treatment, will be provi ed with comfortable quarters, but in all cases will have ;o furnish their own provisions and bed- will also bestow particular attention to the treatment of the different forms ot Ulcers, Rheu matism. Gout. Scrofulous affections, Syphilitic erup tions and all other chronic diseases of the skin. Medicated Fumigations and . bteam Sulphurous Khs as employed in the hospitals in Europe and America, will form a part oi my treatment, feb 11 3m ___ A ’ the Planters! The demand on* this Section from the Army for Com is pressing and heavy. Our stock on hand is noarly exhausted. I earnestly beg every planter to [deliver at bis nearest depot, on Rail Road or River, fifty to five hundred bushels of Shelled Corn, to be consigned to me within the next ten days; of which notify me.- Sacks will be forwarded or delivered as ordered. I know the great press upon Planters at this sea son in cultivating crops, but the urgent necessity ot our army, at this time, makes the above request necessary. , , . I trust every planter will respond promptly, to h:s utmost ability. A. M. ALLEb’, Maj. and C. S. may 31 5 t ' « Notice to Planters and Con sumers of Iron.” UfE will keep for sale, for Confederate funds, or ( \\ exchange for country produce—such as Cora, Fodder, Bimon, Lard, Syrup, Peas, i otatoes, Tal low, Butter) Wheat or Flour— the following articles, on hand or made to order: PLOW AND SCOOTER BAR IRON ; FLAT, ROUND AND SQUARE BAR IRON; HOOP, HOUSE SHOE, NAIL ROD; IRON COTTON TIES (CHEAPER THAN ROPE) FOR BALING ; SHOVELS AND SPADES ; , FRY PANS; PUT WARE OF SEVERAL DESCRIP TIONS ; SUGAR AND SALT KETTLES—FROM 40 TO 100 GALLONS; SUGAR MILLS—I3 AND 15 INCH, We arc prepared to receive and fill orders for any sizes and quantity of Iron, from our Iron Works and Rolling Mill in Alabama. JOHN D. GRAY Sc CO., apr 3 ts Next to New Bridge. Notice to Planters. lain authorized by the Government TO EXCHANGE Sheetings, Cotton Yarns, SUGAR AND GSNABURGS FOR Bacon Sides, Hi lls AND SHOULDERS, for supplying the Army. JNO. J- McKENDREE, apl 18 2ra Agent. FRICTION iIIATHCISS! 'IILE Columbus, Ga., Friction Match Company, * have resumed operations, and will, in a few days, be prepared to supply them m quantity. They also make a superior article ot Blacking, which can be supplied in quantity. Dealers and others wishing to purchase, can ap - ply to Messrs. Livingston & Cos., or J/assrs. Hull & Duck, who will be kept coustantl^^p^lied.^ Manufacturers. X. 8.-It having cost “e about $5,000 in the past SHS&Sc public can nowVely on get •teZCgWtfW- Notat e ! WANTED at the C. S. Arsenal, Cblumbus, Ga., Steatiter amt 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 ofother branches ofthe Go\ernment. i-’. O. HUMPHREYS, may n t s Mai. Corndg. Arsenal. CS. ARSENAL, 1 Columbus, Ga.. April 5, ißb4.) Hotice. I WISH TO EXCHANGE FOR BACON on equitable terms, su£ar Mills, Sugar and SaS* Kettles, And all kinds PLANTATION IRON; Also POWDER. Ai this Bacon is needed to supply the necessities of the employees of the Ordnance department, at this place and Richmond, it is hoped that holders wil give the preferenc^. REYg> apl 7 ts Maj. Cornd'g Arsenal. Shoemakers’ and Sadtilers 5 TOOLS. r PIIE UNDERSIGNED having commenced the 1 manufacture of the above named articles in this city, are prepared to fill orders tor the same. (Mlice on Angle street, a few doors above C. S. HoSital. HARRISON, BEDELL & CO. Reference —Maj. F. W. Dillard. Mobile Register, Mussissippiau and Augusta Con stitutionalist, please copy one month auci ■ end bills to this office, mar 30 ts . W ASTED ! PIVE NEGRO FELLOWS, ;o chop wood on the T Mobile i* Girard Road. for which liberal hire will be paid by the month or day. __ Apply to • W.C.GRAY my 26 2w at Greenwood & Gra> s. HO! " > BJST ! \ V l;v , E HOUSE, on Ogle* XV i , i part of the city, with f, - garden; possession • t SI,OOO. 'y at this office. —— t A w Vol. XI. J. W. AYAHKI.X & CO. Proprietors J. W. WARREN, Editor CATALOGUE SALE T. OF lifllß. limits, ts., it. . .A.T BY BELL A CHRISTIAN. On TUESDAY, 21st day of June next, at 11 o’clock, in front of our store, Sa vannah, Ga., The following invoices— -2 puncheons Genuine Holland Gin, 105 gals each 1 do Pure Bourborn Whiskey, 110 gals. 10 cases Pure Jamaica Rum, 100 gallons each 14 bbls do Bourbon Whiskey, 40 do do 10 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 Bleached Long Cloth 20 cases Blue Mottled Soap 10 boxes Chemical Works Soap 20 boxes English do 223 yards Bunting 46 pairs Iron Clad Shoes 30 pairs Misses’ Gaiters 2 boxes Borax Half-bbl Washing Soda 25 doz Fipe Tooth Combs 10 kegs Bi Carbonate Soda 3 boxes London Double Crown Yellow Soap, 106 pounds each 8 boxe3 White Cocoa Nut Soap 22 boxes London bright Yellow Soap 4 pieces seal skin coating 82 yards. 4 pieces Double Width Grey Cloth. Terms— ln N*ew Currency or Us equivalent, or approved endorsed notes at 60 nays with interest Catalogues will be ready by the 15th of June next. may 28-til 18th june CARGO SALE. BY , JAMES 11. TAYIiOR. On Wednesday, June Jstli. 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 Printa; Madder Fast Color Prints ; Black and White Prints ; Chintz and Shirting Prints ; Purple and Lavender Prints. 5 cases—Earlston Ginghams ; Solid Checked Ginghams; Plain and Fancy Ginghams. 21 casc3—36 in. Bleached Shirting; Fine Cambric Shirting ; 33 inch Long Cloth ; 40 iuch Pillow Case Cotton. case —Printed French Lustres. 8 cases—lrish Linen Fronting , 100 inch Linen Sheeting ; Inch Shirting, Linen. 6 cases— Organdie Muslins; Fancy Printed Muslins; Black and White Muslins : 1 case —Expansion Skirts. !0 cases— Madder Square Handkerchiefs; Medium Madder Handkerchiefs; Cochineal Handkerchiefs ; Printed Turkey Red Handkerchiefs ; Cambric Handkerchiefs. 5 cases— Ladies’ white Cotton Ilose ; Mens’ Half Hose. 2 cases —Black Alpacas. 1 case—Crepe Moietie ; 1 CJIS e—6-4 Fancy Cassimeres; 3 Bales —Red Flannel; Magenta and Plaid Flat nel. 2 cases —Union Stripes. 10 cases—Best Sewing Needles; Hair Pins, Crochet Needies ; • Spool Cotton, Pen Holders. 2 eases—English Pins. 4 cases—Bone. Buttons : Looking Glasses. 5 cases —Pocket Knives; Table Cutlery: Shoe Hammers, Pincers, Ac. 1000 pair— Leaf Cotton Cards. 40 cases —Straw Hats; Super White Felt Hats, Youths’ Hats and Caps ; Wool Hats, super. 4 barrels-Best Writing Ink; 20 kegs— Bi-Carbonate boda ; 50 cases—Super Brandy ; 25 cases “Old Tom Gm, 10 cases —Sparkling Cbanipa B n . 25 cases—Ale and Porter; 3 barrels-Whis kcy ; 30 bags—Sifted Black Pepper , 5 chests— Oolong T*a: 5 bags—Ri° Coffee: 5 bags-Prepared Chteory: 1 C-t,711. £«*<*«» Tartar, warranted , pure i : io lh each Eug. Epsom Salts, asst'd ; * Oopaiva, strict* pur. 10 and M.u.’show : 10 do*.—Patent Leather. ALSO, 50 bales-4-4 Brown Sheetings, 7-3 Brown bbeetiugs, 7-b Brown Drillings. "r- c “ h 03 “Tmes h. tatlob, may 20-iow Columbus, Ga., Friday Morning, June 01,1864. Thursday Evening. Planters 7 Salt Company ! A meeting of the Stockholders (Columbus Iknd surrounding country) will be held at Gunby A Co’s store on Saturday next at 10 o’clock, a. m„ to elect a delegate to the Annual Meeting of the Company | at LaGranee, «n Tuesday next. This latter meet- I ing will be an important one, and it is fer the inter est of tho stockholders here that a delegate should be sent up to vo’e by proxy. W. H. GRISWOLD, June 9,1364. 2t Agent. Aotice. Headquarters Post, 1 Columbus, Ga., June 9, ’64. J General Order*,} No. L / In pursuaace of Special Orders, No. 149, Head quarter? Department, the undersigned hereby as sumes command of this Post. Existing orders and regulations will remain in force until further or ders. GEO. 0. DAWSON. Major Comd’g. ■ftS~Enquiror and Sun copy. je9 ts — » Pi Donations to General Hospital, Columbus, Ga., since Hay 28, 1864. Mrs. Mims, vegetables daily. “ J E Leonard, Talbot county, 5 lbs butter. “ David Adams, basket of vegetables. “ Isaac Williams, vegetables. “ Sterling Grimes, “ PL Mullins, “ Young, butter and milk. “ Sarah Ware, large quantity of vegetables. “ Phillips, vegetables " J Kyle, “ Gen’l Benning, vegetables and milk “ John Lockhart, _ “ “ Slade, large quantity of vegetables and del icacies. Misses Moses, large variety of delicacies —often. The Surgeon in charge, in behalf of the sick and wounded, returns many thanks to the liberal do nors. A quantity of vegetables and delicacies wero sent through Rev J H Devotie and J K Redd. Also, a large quantity is received once or twice each week, donations by the fair daughters of Chun nennuggee, Ala.—famed for intelligence, beauty, and benevolence. Many Books, Periodicals, &e.. have been contrib uted to the Hospital Library, with the request that tho donors names bo suppressed. I cannot forbear making public the following liberal donations : Mrs. Jane S Cushman,.26 volumes “ Capt McAlister, 12 “ • “ John D Carter, 65 “ To correct misapprehension as to privileges of vis itors tho following rules of the Hospital are pub lished. Officers, Surgeons, Physicians and Clergymen, visit the Hospital at their convenience; but will please ask for the Surgeon in charge or Steward Other visitors will be admitted between the hours of 10 and la. m. and 3 and 5 p. m. While they are expected to converse freely with tho sick and wounded, they car not be allowed to converse with the seriously ill, without the Surgeon’s permission. All articles sent or brought to the sick and wound ed will be kept by the Steward for the inspection of the Medical Officer of day, who will make such dis positions of them, if delicacies, through the chief. Matron, as he may deem best. Committees of Ladies visiting the Hospital will be courteously received at the door, and conducted to the Chief Matron’s apartments, who is furnished with the diet list by the medical officers in charge of the sick, and whose duty it is to dispense such deli cacies as may bo contributed; but is at the same time instructed to accompany the ladies to such as unprescribod diet will not injure. J. S. WHITE, j c 9 i t Surgeon in Charge. «3M)ity papers copy. . —* ♦ Nullification. —The Legislature of* North Carolina passed a bill some days ago, making it a penal offense for any one to attempt to execute in that State the late act of Congress suspending the writ of habeas cor pus. It is thus that a State of the Confederacy nullifies an act which Congress has a clear constitutional right to pass, and ha3 it by the consent of all the States. North Carolina may go out of the Confederacy if she chooses, but as long' as she remains a member of it, tlie President should execute every law with in her limits, as he has sworn to do, be the cost what it may. There is no doubt about where the responsibility would lest in such a contingency. So says the Savannah Republican, and so say reason and common sense. Quit, ifyou like, for that is the law of the case, being now settled by the bloodiest war of any times; but behave yourself, and obey the constitution and laws while you stay in%e family. The Chicago Times and Old Abe. A cor respondent of the Chicago Times, at Wash ington, says, “Mr. Lincoln has done much in three years to develop his real character. By the end of another year the development will , be perfect. For a person in such a station to J be a smutty joker, is bad enough-. To be a | hypocrite in the spere that he occupies is still j worse. He will sit down on the 4th of April, and write a letter to gentlemen in Kentucky, in which, with, shocking blasphemy, he attrib utes to God the crimes for which he and his abettors are responsible, and dares to attribute to the Almighty the great wrong that he has done to the black race in forcibly depriving them of their comfortable homes and kind masters ; and then, rising from the task with | one of his hideous smutty jokes, he sets to work with Stanton to plan his campaign in North Carolina. As he has penned it, so it has resulted. The successful defense of Plym outh would have enabled Burnside’s corps to have landed there. The march of the united columns of Burnside, Peck, Wessels, and Bal dv Smith towards Richmond, would have en abled Grant to move the Army of the Potomac also towards the rebel capital, and, between the two great armies, Richmond might have fallen. This must be prevented, and it-has been prevented. Richmond must not yet be taken. The war must still go on. in the in terest of God and humanity ; but no great vic tory must be won, lest the renomination of honest old Abe be imperilled." Major General Lovell left Columbia on Tuesday for Johnston’s army. Several weeks ago Gener Johnston allied to the President lor tne appoin - ment of General Lovell as a carps commander. ALe President did not grant the request, ana General Lovell accordingly goes as a volunteer, ready perform such service as may be selected for him :» the Commauder- in* Chief. Army Correspondence of the Savannah Republican. THE SECOND GREAT BATTLE GF COLD HARBOR AND GAINES’ MILL. _ Army of Northern Virginia,) Battle Field of Coal Harbor, June 3,4 pm, J A gracious God has given the Confed erate arms another victory—a victory that is almost bloodless as to them, but fearful ly fatal to their enemies. The annals of modern times furnish no parellel to the battle of to-day—so slight has been the loss on the one side, and so great has been the slaughter on the other.* The enemy have been slaughtered by thousands, while Lee’s veterans have hardly received a scratch. How else caii we explain these strange results except upon the theory that Heaven has smiled upon our arms and wrought mischief among our foes ? A brief resume of the operations which preceded the great battle of to-day, will enable the reader to accompany me in the hurried narrative here presented, and to understand clearly the movements of the hostile armies. As you are aware, there was heavy skirmishing along the lines on Wednes* day, the Ist Early in the morning of that day Kershaw’s and Coke’s divisions attacked the enemy and drove him to his entrenchments. Hoke, who is reporting to Anderson, moved from Old Cold Hars bor, and Kershaw from the vicinity ot Beulah Church, their object being to se cure certain positions to be used either in attack or defense, as occasion might re« quire. During the afternoon the enemy at tacked Heth, of Hill’s corps, and was handsomely repulsed by Cooke’s and Kirk* land’s North Carolina brigade. Breck inridge, who reports to Hill, and Mahone commanding Anderson’s old division, drove the enemy from their front, taking about one hundred and fifty prisoners. Whilst these movements were being made below, the Federals pushed forward a heavy column of cavalry from Hanover Court House in the direction of Ashland. The men were provided with ten day’s rations, showing that they had started out on a raid, probably with the hope of be ing able to reach the Danville railway, or at least create a diversion in favor of Grant. Hampton, who has been placed in command of all the cavalry of the Ar my of Northern Virginia, was prepared for them however. They reached Ash land, and had begun to destroy the rail road track at that place, when the Con federate horse attacked them and drove them back to the Pamunkey. Generals Rosser and Pierce Young placed a con. spicuous and important part in the obsti nate battle that ensued. Gen. Young, commanding Hampton’s old brigade)*re ceived a severe, though ..not mortal wound. The enemy lost heavily in men and ani mals. Our own loss was considerable. Late in the evening a force of infantry was reported to have anived at Tunstall’s Station from the White House, and to be extending up the York river railway. They stated that they belong to Butler’s forces, the object of their movement being, doubtless, to connect with Grant’s left wing and open the way to the Chicka hominy. During these operations in the morning, Col. L M. Keitt, whose regiment (the 20th South Carolina) had just arrived and been attached to Kershaw’s old brigade, received a mortal wound while leading the brigade, from which he died yesterday. No braver spirit ever gave his life for the liberties of his country. Yesterday, the 2d, perfect quiet reign ed along the lines until 5 o’clock in the afternoon when Early attacked the enemy in his works and drove him out of their formidable lines of entrenchments. Heth, of Hill’s corps, participated in this good work. While the attack was being made in front, Gordon moved around and took the enemy in flauk. So vigorously did our troops press the flying foe, that he was unable to make a stand behind his second line of entrenchments, which they en tered pell mell with him. Early’s loss will not exceed 200, while the enemy’s was heavy, including 700 prisoners, taken chiefly by Gondon, Bodes and Heth, near ]y all of whom belonged to the U. S. Regulars. The Stonewall Brigade be haved as it was wont to do in the days of its first great leader. Whilst our loss was slight in numbers, it was great in fact, in that it includes the brave General Doles, ot Georgia, who fell with his feet to the foe and his face to heaven. He entered the service in April, 1861, and from that time forward he served his country with a zeal and skill worthy of dl praise. This was on our left. On the right, about the same hour, Breckinridge, sup ported by Wilcox, was ordered to assault the enemy on Turkey Hill and wrest it from him, This he and Wilcox did in handsome style; and thus an important position was secured in time for the great battle whicli, it was then evident, could not be much longer postponed. Sure enough, with the early dawn this morning came the boom of cannon and ! the sharp rattle of musketry. Grant made a furious assault along our whole I lines except on the right. The Ooni'ede | rates had thrown up entrenchments or ! breastworks of logs and earth during the preceding night and day, and were pre pared for the onset. Early occupied the j left of the lines having Heth, of Hill’s | corps, on his extreme left; Anderson held the centre, and Hill the right. The Hues were an irregular crescent, covering the ! battle field of Gold Harbor, and extending from a point somewhat above and in ad vance of Beulah Church in a southwests erly direction to the vicinity of McCleL | lan’s bridge, over the C’hickahominy. It | was for these bridges that Grant was aim- $4.00 Per Month ing} and having secured them, and forced Lee back into his works about Richmond, he hoped to have things his own way. He had abandoned his strong position be hind the Totopotomony Creek, and had slid around to the right once more ; but Lee had anticipated him this time. The latter had not only thrown his army across his path, but his men had constructed strong field works for their protection. The Confederates have be come as great adepts with the spade as Mc- C lellan ever was. Some of the arinv wits say that if a column is halted a few minutes on a march to rest, the men will go immediately to work to throw up entrenchments. Grant evidently hoped he would be able to take Lee by surprise. He had first been re inforced by Butler, and tho last man in the hospitals, Provost guardhouses, and even (he clerks in the Quartermaster’s and Comraissa-, ry's Departments had been sent to him to make a sure thing of it. But when he moved last night further around to our right, he did not know that Lee had also moved, aud been reinforced by portious of Beauregard’s forces, and that his troops bad provided very good works, behind which to receive his attack. He assaulted the entire line, as already sta ted, at an early hour. But one assuultwas made upon Early and Heth, and that was re pulsed with ease and great loss to the enemy, and with trifling loss to the Confederates. The attack upon Kershaw, Hoke and Fields, of Anderson’s corps, aud Breckinridge, of Hill’s, on the contrary, was heavy and vigorous, and was continued from half past four o'clock un til half past ten. An immense force was massed against this part of the lines, and it was brought up again and again and hurled with Titanic violence against the Confederate position. As many as seven assaults were made against Kershaw and a portion ofField’s division, each one of which was repulsed with tremendous slaughter. The carnage was dread ful, not only at this point, butin front of Hoke and Breckinridge also. Hunton’s and Corse’s brigades, of Pickett’s division, were also en gaged, and acquitted themselves handsomely. Indeed, the Confederates, if such a thing were possible, excelled all their previous perform ances. The enemy broke over the lines at a salient in Breckinridge’s front, and for a few minutes had possession of three guns and so much of the ground as had been occupieu by three companies, but Finegan’s brave Florid ians, attached for the time to Malone’s divis ion, and acting as reserves, rushed forward and swept them out of the works like a whirl wind. Colquitt’s Georgians performed a sim ilar teat when Clingman’s brigade was pressed back momentarily on Hoke’s front; they sent the enemy literally flying across the field.— Law’s G. T. Anderson’s and Gregg’s brigades of Fields' division were chiefly engaged on that part of the lines', and fought with great ardor. Law received a painful but uot dangerous wound over the eye. But it is too early to attempt to go into details. The loss of the enemy iu front of Kershaw's vete ran division is represented on all hands to exceed anything that has occurred during the war. Tho ground was strewn with Federal slain in front of Fields, Hoke and Breckinridge also. What the enemy’s loss was I shall not undertake to say.— Our own casualties, on the contrary, are so small as to appear almost incredible. I will only add, that in high aud well informed quarters it is esti mated that for every hundred meu we lost, the en emy lost more than a thousand! How can this be explained? Was there not an unseen, but All powerful Hand interposed between us aud our en emies to turn aside their missiles of death and save us from harm ? The battle raged until half past ten o’clock, when the enemy having been repulsed at all points, retired from the conflict, stunned, bleeding at ev ery pore, and mangled in every limb. Gen. Lee determined to adhere to his wise defensive policy, and preserve his army for future wants, did not pursue. There has been constant shelling and skirmishing since, and some of the enemy’s Par rotts are passing uncomfortably near while I write There are some indications that a last desperate assault will be attempted this evening, probably, after dark. We had the advantage in the ground; both for our infantry and artillery ; so much, indeed, that the Federals could bring but few of their batteries into play. But wo had another advantage : we stood upon the ground where the immortal Jack son made his first great flank movement against the.enemy. It was the old battle field of Cold Harbor and Gaines’ Mill, ground already consecra ted by the* blood of brave men fighting for life, liberty and peace. Catching the inspiration of the sacred scenes, and emulating the patriotic zeal of the departed hero, the conquerors of 1862, the vet erans now of 1864, the Confederates went into the fight with no other thought but that of victory. But few prisoners wore either taken or lost and no gun3. I should have stated above that Generals Kirk land aud Lane were wounded—not dangerously— and that General Finegan received a slight hurt in the hand. p. W. A. Itenas from flic Macon Confed erate. A catfish was caught in the St. Johns river the other day, and upon being dissected was fouud to contain the following articles : One pair blue breeches, which contained the proclamation of Abe Lincoln freeing tbe negroos : license to marry a negro; a patent to make counterfeit money : ac counts of the defeat and killing of every Confede rate soldier and General in the world ; Prospectus of a Florida Yankee Land Company ; a sermon of Henry Ward Beecher: Pocket Edition of “Useful Hints Upon Stealing,” by B. F. Butler, Maj. Gen. U. S. A., and one hundred articles upon the bar barity of Rebel Torpedoes. To match yankee 200 pounder Parrotts the Con federates have 500 pounder Torpedoes attached to the nose of little canoes called Davids. Whenever one of these torpedoes calls upon a Yankee vessel there is nothing left of it but hair, blood, splinters, chimneys toppled over, a few swearing Yankees thrown into the river, ditto dead ODes and guns, ammunition, and all such useless plunder. These boats, or canoes, are great commissaries for cat -fish. The fish in the St. Johns river down in Florida, have all turned perfectly blue lately. This is ac counted for by their eating'Yankees thrown to them by Torpedoes. The fish in Charleston harbor, and in the St. Johns and the James Rivers follow our Torpedo boats about just like hogs do a farmer with a sack of corn. Impgrtant Notice to the Travelling Pub lic. —We are pleased to see that steps have at length been taken to improve the facilities for the expeditious passage of travellers over the route from Wilmington to Montgomery, via | Charleston and Savannah. By a total re-ar rangement of the schedules, the vexatious de tentions heretofore experienced at Florence,. Savannah ancj our own city will be avoided; and the mails between Richmond and Savan ! uah win gain twelve hours each way. Pas j sengers between Richmond and the Southwest j will find this route a pleasant one, with sure j and direct connections, and making the same • between Richmond and Montgomery a3 has | been heretofore made by either of the other 1 routes. i The Northeastern train now leaves Charles ] ton at 2 30 p. m., and arrives in Charleston at :8 a.m. On and after Thursday next, the Sa ! vannah trains will connect with those of (he ' Northeastern Railroad, as will be seen by the j advertisementi published in another colnmn. | C 'harlc&tor M■ ■ -? h. I “I am afraid yon will .” said an old lady to 1 “I have come t- .3* reply, “I warn mn -ELEGRAFEICL Reports of the Press Association. Et according to act of Congress in the year* *L S. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office es *iloV Ut . r u ct of the Confederate States for . the Northem District of Georgia. Latent from Virginia, HBADQUA*TKRs,June Bth, 8 o’clock, p,m.— The enemy has been unusually quiet to-day along the whole extent, of his lines, and noth ing of importance has occurred. Iwo divisions of his cavalry, under Sheri dan, are reported to have crossed the Paxuun kv yesterday, at Newcastle Ferry. R. E. LEE, General. The advance of Sheridan's column, accom panied by artillery, appeared last night at Chesterfield Station, moving in the direction of Albemarle. Head Quarters Mountain Top, ) At Night, 11 30, June Bth, IB6f j Crook and Averill joined Hunter to-day at Staunton. A portion of their forces are on the Greenville and Middlcbrook road. Five hundred cavalry made a demonstration at 3 o’clock, p. m., on Waynesboro’, on the Greenville and Staunton road, but were re pulsed by General Imboden. The enemy re tired to Staunton, burning Fisherville depot. Pore, with 4,000 men, is moving down the valley to reinforce Hunter. The enemy have no supplies, but subsist off the country. Our troops are fine in spirits. An advance anticipated to-morrow. From Norfolk, and Virginia. A party who left the vicinity of Nors folk last week informs the editor of the “Christian Sun that nearly every efficient soldier had been sent forward to Butler, and alf»citizens within the military age, who had taken the oath of allegiance, had been put in the service aud were per forming guard duty in Norfolk and Ports* mouth, the outer line of pickets being Yankees. A few Confederate prisoners at Point Lookout had been induced tc take the oath and were on guard duty also. Most of the large gnns had been removed, and the Union men were all packed up, and waiting with anxiety to hear the result of the fighting between Lee and Beauregard, and Grant and Buts ler. A few weeks since, Miss Fannie Corn ick, of Princes Anne, was searched, and a letter found on her person, said to be written by Miss Moore, of Norfolk, to some friend in the Confederate army. The young ladies were tried, and have been sent to Fort Hatteras, to wash and mend for the prisoners at that place. The letter signed L. Shepherd Moore is published by order of the Provost Mar shal of Norfolk in the Yankee paper of that city, and shows the spirit and ieel* ings of a true Virginia woman. Our friends in Norfolk await with great cons cern the result of tho mighty struggle between Lee and Grant. They feel ens tirely satisfied that the cowardly Beast will be well whipped by Beauregard, and further believe that Lee will put Grant to flight. Extraordinary Tarpedo Doings. The Slate Journal, published at Goldsboro', N. C., relates the following in its issue of Fr?- day: We learn from a well informed correspond ent that on Friday last the Yankees at New born sent out to Batchelor’s Creek four largo torpedoes to be ‘‘planted’’ in the Neuse, at Spring Gardon, ten miles from Newbern, to guard against any Rebel gunboats likely to be sent down upon them. At this point they were removed from the cars to the Commis sary building. Three of them had been safely deposited, but the fourth, on entering the building, was struck so violently that the “machine” exploded. The explosion “set off” the other three, and, as may be supposed, the four “set off"’ the building and its contents at a rapid rate through the air. One hundred men, including twenty ne groes, were “within range” of the missiles, of whom sixty-three were instantly killed, the rest wounded. Amongst the killed is a noto rious Yankee villain, Lieut. Willis. We learn, also, that Hezekiah Davie, an old citizen of that neighborhood, was present and got killed. At the scene of the disaster it is said the Yankees had erected a tall tower or lookout, in the top of which a Yankee was at the time posted. The tower suddenly disappeared, and if the sentinel on that tower has yet been found, our informant has not heard of it. The explosion was heard twenty miles, and created great consternation in the garrison at Newbern. The long roll was beaten, signal guns were fired, and every preparation was made quickly to meet the Rebels. Such a scene of wild confusion is said to have existed in the good old town as has never been ex ceeded, except in the immediate vicinity of the explosion. We regret that the whole infernal race was not tvithin easy range of the torpedoes. Sturdy Self Reliance. —A singular but striking instance of the sturdy self-reliance of our army occurred at the depot yesterdar aft ernoon. In the absence of wounded soldiers, one of the conjmittee tendered their services to a sergeant with a squad of ten men to make them as comfortable as possible. The first offer was of provisions. To thi3 the soldier answered, they were in the habit of providing for themselves, and were well supplied. “Then,” said the committeeman, “let us pro vide you with a good night’s lodging.” “We are much obliged to you,” was the reply, “but we are in the habit of sleeping out in the open air, or anywhere.” The last offer was then made to the effect that there was a number of vehicles unemployed, and the cojnmittee would be pleased to send the soldiers where they wished to go. To this the following re ply was made : “We are again obliged to you, but we have a good set of legs, and we are quite accustomed to using them,” and added one of the party, “It is so long since I have done any riding I believe it would make my head swim.” So the squad tramped on, and the committeeman went on his way wonder ing, and we thought (for we were by) that if a British officer considered Marion invincible, because he could live on potatoes, an army like ours, as independent of creature comforts as a Sioux Indian, was more than a match for all Yankeedom. —Columbia Guardian. We see from the Northern papers that among the audience in attendance on the anniversary of‘The American anti-slavery society,” held in New York, was the runaway coachman of v President Davis. After addresses by Wendell j Phillips, Lloyd Garrison, Lucretia Mott, the i “ex-coachman,” as the New York reporters j style him, honored (?) the occasion with a I speech, in which he expressed great satisfac i tlon with Mr. Lincoln, and concluded by say ing. “Use a citizen : I se going to vote tor Mr Linkum de next time.” There is a gentleman in Glasgow, bemland, -o i polite, that he beg? his own pardon every time * down. Being good natured, *e aj ; grants it.