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COLUMBUS TLMLS Published Daily (Sundays «xcepte<l) at the rate of $4.00 per month, or sl2 for three month?. No subscription received for a longer term than hree months. advertising rates : Advertisemcnti 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 of * Schedule. PASSENGER TRAIN; Leave Columbus £ ?* Arrive at Macon '2 A. *l. •Leave Macon.... 3 r. M. Arrive at Columbus ....5 00 A. M. FREIGHT TRAIN: Leave Columbus .5 JO A. *l' Arrive at Columbus 4 3o P. M. Ar W. L. CLARK, mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R. Moclical Cara. I>R. E. ITItOSSY. PORMERLY Surgeon to the New Orleans “Fe i male Infirmary.” tenders hi3 services to the Cit izens of Columbus in all the branches of his profes sion. Special attention will be devoted«to the treatment of the diseases of woinern. ifS” Surgical operations performed for Fistula in Ano, Visico-Vaginal fistula, Hydrocele, Congenital and Accidental Phymosis, Varicocele, Haemorrhoids or Piles, Callous Impas sable strictures, False Passages, Tallapcs or Club Foot, and contraction of the fingers, Strabismus or Squinting, Aneurism, 1 Varix or dilated veins, Ptery gium, Cataract and llair 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 it3 primary secondary,tertiyy 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 uay at his office in the Masonic Hall Building, from 10 to 12 o’clock a, in,, and from 2to 4 o’clock p, m. Patients willdo well to call precisely at those hours, as before and alter that time will be devoted to visiting persons in the city. Address all eommuications to DR. E. A. ROSSY. Columbus. Ga, ' N. B.—Persons from a distance having servants rVqu 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 ding. *-I will also bestow particular attention to the treatment ofthe different forms of Ulcers, Rheu matism. Gou:. Scrofulous affections, Syphilitic erup tions, and all other chronic diseases of the skin.— Medicoß'l Fumigations and Steam Sulphurous 11 employed in the hospitals in Europe and Ameri a, will form a part of my treatment. foi) j 1 ;m E. A. R. To the Planters! The demand on this Section from the Army for Corn is pressing and heavy. Our stock on hand is nearly exhausted. 1 earnestly beg every planter to deliver at fcia nearest depot, on Rail Road or River, titty to five hundred bushels of Shelled Corn, to be cdhsigned to me within the next ten days; of which notify me.— Saaks will bo forwarded or delivered as ordered. I know the great press upon Planters at this sea son in cultivating crop*, but the urgent necessity of eur army, at this time, makes the above request necessary. I trust every planter will respond promptly, to 1113 utmost ability. A. M. ALLEN, Maj. and C. S. may 31 5t “ Notice to Planters and Con- Kumei's of Iroaa. ,, WE will keep for sale, for Confederate funds, or exchange for country produce—suen as Corn, Fodder, Bacon. Lard, Syrup, Peas, Potatoes, lal 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, HORSE 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 are 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 & 00., apr 3 ts Next to New Bridge. Notice to Planters. i am authorized by the Government TO EXCHANGE Sheetings, Cotton Yarns, SUGAR AND OSNABURGS FOR Bacon Sicios, HVTI* AND SHOULDERS, for supplying the Army. JNO. J. McKENDREE, apl 18 2m Agezß. FRICTION MATHCJKS! 'fHE Columbus, Ga., Friction Match Company, * have again resumed operations, and will,. in a few days, be prepared to supply them in quantity.— They also inane a superior article of Blacking, which can be supplied in quantity. Dealers and others wishing to purchase, can ap ply to Messrs. Livingston 3c Cos., or Messrs. Hull <x Duek. who will be kept const ant 1 y ui ipl ic L * *" Manufacturers. N. B— It having cost me about $.1,000 in the past eighteen months, above receipts, to learn how to make good matches, the public can now rely onge.- ting a superior article. b. V. L tiVM. Columbus, May 14,1804 drf ' 3STO r^XO23. To Planters and Others ’• I WILL EXCHANGE Osnaburgs, Sheeting and l Yarns for Bacon, Lard, Tallow and beeswax. I will be found in Robinette Co's I am manufacturing Candle? am^Loid june ‘2 tl Shoemakers’ and Saddlers’ 1 TOOLS. rpHE UNDERSIGNED having coiumencea the L nlar.uiactura of the above named articles in this city, are prepared to fill orders tor tue sam-*. c c o. s - Sms; stitutionalist, please copy - • • j to this office. mar 30 ts __ [ lost r IN' front of John Carughis store, * rt kEATDLR 1 POCKET BOOK, containing >:■ o 0 ot old and '2O ot new issue—and nj Foreign protection pape,. The tinder will please leave it at this office and re ceive a suitable reward. _ iell 2t* THEODORE KIIIETSCH. Wagons & Teams Wanted! 117 E wish to purchase or hire, two or three six VV mule teams, for which wc will pay the Highest market price: for particulars apply at our office near the New Bridge. JO HN D. GRAY & CO. jelO st* Office Votclf At Girard R. R. I (I>l ambus, ,i>V A .-/ - v The Annual Meeting of'the dU.fb* * ompany, will be held at the. tv. time. Girard, Ala»* on Wednesday, 6th day of July next, at 11 o’clock, when the election tor President *ai Direci-c.c w.I take place. By order J. M. I RAZjjR, Sec y. my 24 til WANTED ! FIVE NEGRO FELLOWS, to chop wood on the Mobile & Girard Road, lor which liberal hire will be paid by the month or day. Apply to W. C, GRAY, my 26 2\v at Greenwood & Gray J j|: i : ' • Vol. XI. J. W. WABBEY & CO. Pr0priet0r5................. j. W . WARREN, Editor CATALOGUE SALE OF HUM (IMIS, If, B. ynucTxoisr. 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 oaeh 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 Twye Whiskey 5 bbls do do do 2 bbls Jamaica Hum 20 cases Holland Gia 10 cases Cognac Brandy 1 bbl Holland Gin 2 bbls Cognac Eraniy* 30 bbls Machinery Oil 50 piece? 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 id 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 Crurbonate Soda 3 boxes London Double Crown Yellow Soap, 106 pounds each 8 boxes 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 New Currency or its equivalent, or approved endorsed notes at 60 days with interest Catalogues will be ready by the lath of June next. may 28-til 18th june AUCTION RALES. Specia- Catalogue Sale OF AN EXTENSIVE INVOICE OF FRENCH CHINAWARE! BY C. B. DAY. AUCTIONEER. Comer of Broad oral Jackson streets , Augusta, G-a. ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22ntL —i ♦ pi Commencing at nine o’clock, a. tn.. I will sell at my store the most extensive, complete and desira ble assorted invoice of Choice French Chinaware, that has been opened within the Confederacy dur ing the past three years. It consists of EIGHTEEN CASKS of ware, of di rect importation from Havre, the goods having been selected by an experte for the fancy retail trade of Richmond and Memphis, in 1861. Arriving in the latter place just previous to its occupation by the enemy-, they were removed into the interior of North Mississippi, remaining there until their late removal to this market. This Choice Lot of Ware embraces four Superb Complete and Highly Ornamented Diuncr Setts. Each containing 818 pieces. Also, Plain and Ornamental Breakfast Setts, Tea Setts,, ami Toilet Setts, With a varied and extensive Assort ment of PITCHERS, CUPS and SAUCERS, SOUP and SAUCE TUREENS, PLATES, DISHES, SUGARS, CAKE BASKETS, CREAMS, BUTTERS, COFFEES, TEA POTS, VASES, CUSTARD CUPS AND STANDS, CANDLESTICKS, ' MUGS, &c. ! This rare lot of goods invites not only the atten i tion of dealers, but of private gentlemen who de ! sire to secure a supply of choice table ware, such as ! will probably not be again offered during the days I of blockade. They are now being opened, and will be ready for exhibition in a few days. The four DINNER SETTS will be offered pri vately, should any one desire to so purchase them previous to the sale. Catalogues will be ready for distribution previous to the sale. Goxditioxs.—Cash on delivery. jelb eodts WANTED. TO exoh.ni-re SUGAR for SPRING CHICKENS, r at the rate of two pounds o. Sugar fw three - The Sugar is a splendid article —mma S'erior te „Sy tha'r can now be found in this mar ket I will exchange as much as 50 pounds in the • iWve manner. For further information *t The Times Office. - " Muscogee Railroad Office, 1 Columbus, Ga., June ltih, iDol. J Notice, rrilTi R. ad will hire six able-bodied negro men J Tor the balance of the year. Rates, s-o per a *vff "waif 1 -:r.e U lm or A. B. BOSTICK. FOR SA LE ! n AAA LBS. IRON WIRE, Nos. 7, Sad Id. 2,000 une lw. T. S. SPEAR, Columbus, Ga„ Friday- Morning, June 17,1864. Thursday Evening. Notice. HXADQUAR7F.R3 POST, \ Columbus, Ga., June 9th, 1861. I General Order No. 2. In compliance-with Special Orders No. 149, Head Quarters Department South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, the undersigned hereby transfers the com mand of this Post to Major Geo. O. Dawson, F. C. HUMPHREYS, Major, Ac. Headquarters Post,) Columbus, Ga., J une 9, ’64. / General Orders.) No. J. j In pursuance oi Special Orders, No. 149, Head' quarters 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 Cornd’g. 43?*Enquirer and Sun copy. je9 ts For Chattahoochee. The steamer Jackson, Thompson Master,leaves for the above and all intermediate landings, Saturday morning at 9 o’clock. Perilous Quarters for Yankee Prisoners.— The Charleston Mercury announces the arrival in that city of the batch of Yankee officers, who left here on Monday last by the Charleston train, >nd adds: These prisoners, we understand, will be furnished with comfortable quarters in that portion of the city mo3t exposed to the enemy’s fire. The command ing officer on Morris Island will be duly notified of the fact of their presence in the shelled district, and if his batteries still continue their wanton and bar barous work, it will be at the peril of the captive officers. The pious Yankees will be horrified at the barbari ty of our military authorities in exposing our would be subjugators to the perils of the bombshells and Greek fire which they are hurling night and day at the women and children of Charleston.— Savannah News. The Examiner remarks: ‘‘Blame must rest some where for the partial success of that force which left Bermuda Hundred the other day, and had almost got inside of Petersburg. The public mind has been reposing in the belief that Butler’s army at Bermu da Hundred was shut up within its intrenchments, at least on the land side; and at any rate that no formidable body of Yankees could have marched from thence upon Petersburg without fighting Con federate troops. If the enterprise of Kaulz and Spears was it ought to have been known to be possible and therefore guarded against. Peters burg is too important a city, both on its own ac count and because of its connection with the effec tual defence of Richmond, to be left open to cap ture by some five thousand banditti. The force of Ivaultz was not, it seems, all composed of cavalry, if it had been, one might the more easily understand how it might have made a sudden raid unopposed; but there wa3 also infantry and artil lery, and they marched at their leisure from Ber muda Hundred by tho Prince George and City Point roads, and dashed upon a large city of twenty thou sand inhabitants. Who saw them, come? Or rather who, that ought to have! seenlthem, did not see ?” A Trophy of Sumter.— The London Index chronicles a most delicate and deserved tribute paid by one of the most distinguished men in the South to the first Englishman who, in Parliament pro posed the recognition of Confederate Independence. Mr. W. H. Gregory, M. P. for Galway, has just re ceived from Charleston a fragment of the flagstaff which so long and gloriously held aloft the South ern flag over the battered ruins of Fort Sumtea,— This interesting trophy bears the following inscrip, tion: Headquarters, ) Department ofSouth Carolina, Ga. and Fla. > Charleston, STC., Feb. 19, 1864. j Piece of flag staff of Fort Sumter, Harbor of Charleston, sent with my compliments to W. 11. Gregory, M. P. for Galway. The flagstaff of that fort has already been short down forty times by the enemv’s fire since the commencement of the siege, July 10th. 1863. G. T. Beauregard, General C. S. A. [Frcm the Charleston Courier.] A Timely Warning Readers o! the Courier will remember that we have repeatedly given our belief that there was regular correspondence between the Yankees near this city and spies and traitors within the city.— l he observations of every day have confirmed this conviction and the belief that this traitorous cor respondence should be detected and prevented, and could be prevented, if red tape would give place fer this purpose to common sense and to the employment of means and agencies locally and specially adapted to that result. We cannot of course enter into details, but shall now give an ad ditional instance worthy of tbe attention of all good citizens who have pertinent information and of all officially charged with the defence of the city. A gentleman of another State writes to a friend in this city a business letter, for some ex tracts from which we are indebted to the thought ful attention of Woodward, of the Southern Ex press, who is equally ready on occasion, to serve the cause and country, or to oblige a friend. We shall not indicate the writer's name or residence and need only say that he is trustworthy. The ex tract will otherwise explain itself: I saw and conversed in the presence of an editor of this place, with Gen. Seymour, the captured Yank. He was here all night. I spent some two Lours talking to him e'n various subjects, and on Charleston especially. Seymour was in local com mand en Folly Island only a few weeks before he was captured in Virginia. lie says, among other things, that he was opposed, and is still, to the shelling of the city, and that while at Fortress Monroe, on his way from South Carolina to Vir ginia, he wrote an article for the New a’.d, showing the wickedness and folly of shelling Charleston. But mark what he says: After he said that the 30-pound Parrott guns, cast-iron, are the best guns they had on the island ; that it was they that threw the shot up into John street, a fact of which he was well aware—he told ma the house it struck, and where the shells did the most damage. He knows a great many persons in Charleston, and inquired for some. I was aston ished when he told of several persons and their families, and where they are now—some in the ar my and some staying at home. Evidently he had a correspondent in your good city, he was so well posted cn what happened there. He told me that Gilmore was having six 30-pounder steel Parrott guns made, to be placed on Morris' Island and that from the experiments made wi:h*those guns they carried 64 miles. That they certaialy can reach every part of the city. He says he deplores this fact, but the people of Charleston, in less than two months from the time he was speaking would realize it to their cost ? What do you think of him ? It is perhaps from the knowledge cf this last fact above mentioned that he government has pro vided Gen. Seymour and his fellow prisoners with quarters in Charleston, where they can have a .practical test of the efficiency cf the 30 pounder steel Parrott guns. Our Battlefield Relief Association the other day sent a special box of provisions and delicacies to the distinguished com' mander of the Army of Tennessee. Upon receiving it Gen. Johnston expressed his warmest thanks, and remarked that the Relief Associations were worth ten thou sand men to his army.— Macon Confed> erate. Keeping of Prisoners. We do not claim with the Yankees the right and privilege of amending the laws, ordinan ces and commandments of God. We are con tent to take the world of God as delivered, and only wish that we could live up to it, with out attempting to be wise or virtuous beyond it. That World does not require us to love and treat our enemies or neighbors better than our friends or ourselves. There has been much discussion concerning the treatment and keeping of prisoners, and we have studiously, and, as some think, un wisely endeavored,for the gratification of those who denounce us as rebels, and robbers, and pirates, to comply with the strictest rules of courtesy and mitigation of war recognized by nations that do not recognize us. We cf and for uie Courier do not complain of any compliance our Government has con ceded to the rules of international law and war and the comity of nations and Christian sentiments. If there has been error on this side, we prefer it to any error *on the other side. We defer general remarks and comments however, and proceed to our subject. It has become necessary, in the course of war, to send many prisoners to Charleston for sate keeping. The general depot of prisoners was kept in Richmond longer than was justi fied by sound policy. A depot and prison station has been estab lished in Georgia, andisnow as fully crowded as it can be with regard ;to health! Ia con sideration of the difficulties of the commissa riat, of transportation, offguard and of room, and other matters pertinent, it has been deci ded that prisoners must be kept in Charleston. Many have arrived under this decision, and if Lee and Beauregard do not change their habits more will come. We recognize and acknowledge to the full extent the legitimate rules of legitimate war, even when we fight against Yankees, who,, in practice, defy all the laws of God and man, and truth, and decency, and courtesy. We do not expose or confine these prisoners in a fortress or wailed town or city, or thrust them forward in our battles as the Yankees do with the unfortunate negro, who has now, under God, no true friends but in the “Con federate States.” We place them in our city of Charleston, among and near our own wives and children, and old men and our hospitals—where non combatants of all ages and classes are found, and where our brave men who guard them, our Surgeons who will attend them when sick, our Chaplains who will visit them if desired, and the Commissaries who, supply, and the cooks who prepare their rations, will be in the same position with them. If the Yankees have a rule or code of war which justifies them in throwing shells—incendiary shells and other Yankee variations —into a city whose outer works are still in great part actively defiant, we leave them to the enjoyment of that right. We ask them no favors or concessions. Once at least Yankee prisoners, sick and wounded included, have been moved from a part of tni3 city to another part of the city, in deference to humanity. It will not be done again, we hope and believe, as long ns this city remains the residence of women and children. Upon proper military rules, we canguaid prisoners safely without exposing constantly a number approaching the prisoners. Bomb proofs for small numbers of men are easily made. Among the prisoners who have already ar rived, many field officers, including Generals Seymour, Wassels, Shales, and others, whose names we cannot now recall. With them, are company officers and non- commissioned offi cers, and a respectable retinue of privates, if “respectable” can be applied to the followers of Yankee officers. We hope the charitable reader will understand our “respectable” here to apply to quantity and numbers and not quality. These prisoners have been quartered in and through this city with the best possible provisions for their comfort and health, consistent with our rights and with their safe keeping. We hope and believe they will suffer no unnecessary or unusual evils—for our own sakes we hope they may escape epidemics and diseases of the season and climate— for our wives, and sisters, and children, by hun dreds and hundreds are with them in circumstan ces of danger and position. The following is a list of the principal officers: Brigadier Generals —Wessels, Seymour, Scam mon, Schaler, Heckman. Colonels—J G Grover, R Hawkins, W Harrison, T F Lehman, O II Lagrange, W C Lee, R White, II Bolinger, II L Brown, E L Dana, E Fardella. Lieut. Colonels—J H Barnham, C B Baldwin, W G Barthelemew, W R Cook, C S Dickerson, J F Fellows, G A Frambes, W Glenn, E L Hays, H B Hunter, J H Higginbotham, G 0 Joshu, W E McMakin, D Miles, W C Maxwell, J D Maynew, S Merfitt, E Alcott, J Potsle, A F Rogers, J P Spoflord, J W Stewart, F II Swift, A W Aaylor, w P TjTsppllp * Majors—C H Deeres, W F Baker, E N Bates, J F Clark, D A Carpenter, W Crandall, J Hall, J II Johnson. — Charleston Courier. Tiie Florida. Yv'e are indebted to a visit from Mr. L. Vo gel, one of the officers of the far-famed steam er Florida, who has just returned home on a brief furlough, for the following interesting particulars concerning the movements of our iitiie navy on the ocean : The Florida, two months ago, was at Brest, in France, undergoing repairs. The officials of that city and of the French Government tendered every facility to the authorities of the ship, and for two months siie Occupied the Government dock, while her officers and men were the recipients iof the hospitalities of the people of the city. jAn indication of the sympathies of the French Government may be found in the fact that the commander of the United States gunboat Kearsage made a sim ilar application to that of the Florida, but was refused. This vessel attempted to blockade the Florida, but the latter evaded her with ease. Three weeks ago, the latter touched at the island of Bermuda, to land Lieutenant Everitt, her executive officer, who was severely ill. Second Lieutenant Lingsrd Hoole was left at Martinique, for the game cause. Just or.e year ago', the Florida, frhile at Bermuda, was received with a royal salute of twenty-one guns, her officers in the evening being enter tained at the house of the Colonel command ing the forces on the island. The only ship burned since leaving Brest is the Avon, 2.000 tons, bound to Cork ;rora the Chincha Islands, loaded with guano. The discipline on board is like that of a man-of-war. Her complement is 130 men and IS officers. All live well, clothed we'.h and fed well. 'Oysters, turkeys and delicacies of every description captured on the prize? sun- ! ply their larder, and these are served in the common-’-st messes of the ship with silver ! knives and forks. Think of that ye hungry ! Janetsuk-u i I Captain M nit, the former c‘Ga»aas4cc of » the Florida, is now in a Confederate port, in command of a steamer owned by the State cf Georgia—one of the fastest vessels afloat, and in every way adapted to the purposes of a blockade ruun Lieutenant Maniguuk Mor ris. of this State, is now in command cf the Florida. Tbe 'Ota' number of prizes captured and burned by the ship is twenty cigji*. Her ten der, the Tarcony, Lieut. Reed commanding, took twenty-one before being burned off the harbor oi Portland, Maine. Half the value of $4.00 Per Month each of these prizes is distributed among the officers and crew of the captor. The other half i3 placed to the account of the Confeder ate Government. Every man on board is there fore “well to do” ia the world. The armament of the Florida has not been altered since she went into commission, and consists of a 120 pound Blakely rifle gun amidsbip—same metal on the bow, and six broadside 68-pound Blakely rifles. Capt. Semme3 is stated by Mr. Vogel to be still in command of the Alabama, and cruising in the China Seas. Lieut. Evans, of South Carolina, is in command of the Georgia, at last accounts in Bordeaux, France. The following list of the officers of the Flor ida is furnished by him for the benefit of friends at home: Commander, 51. Morris ; Ist Lieutenant, S. G. Stone; Master, R. S. Floyd; Acting 2d Lieutenant, S. Barron ; 3d Lieutenant, Mid shipman G. D. Bryan, Acting Master; Pay master, R. Taylor ; Surgeon, C. Charlton ; slidshipmen, T. Sinclair, W. Sinclair, T. Dyke; slaster’s Mate, T. T. Hunter; Chief Engineer, C. W. Quinn; Captain's Clerk, R. Hough. [ Columbia South Carolinian. Stop tlie War. The New York News cries out for the war to be stopped. Ia a long article it says: Blood enough has flowed to blot out of ex istence every bond of friendship between the sections. One barren campaign has followed another always with great loss of life, but never with decisive military result. In the beginning of these campaigns’ the war journ als of the North have been boastful of antici pated triumphs, and extravagant in their prophecies of the immediate crushing of the rebellion. At the close of these campaigns, the same journals have been almost exclusively occu pied in explaining the causes of discomfiture, aud in heaping ashes upon the head of some luckless General whom they have crowned in advance with the'laurels of victory. And thu3 from campaign to campaign the war has dragged its slow length along, its course marked with blood and agony and desolation, but the goal forever receding and never with in sight. We have now reached the most desperate period of the sirife, Men enough have been slain and wounded in Virginia within the past twelve day3 to have decided an European war, and to have determined an European ques tion. But our list of casualties counted by the sixty thousand, and the terrible slaughter has been entirely in vain. As it has “been with other Generals in Virginia, so it will be with Grant. He is now exalted as a demigod ; he will in time be railed at as a hound that misses the scent. The war journals are as bitter in their disappointment as they are ex travagant in their hopes. They must have an object for their idolatry or for their curses. 45 e foretold this waste of life from the com mencement of this unnatural struggle. We have let hardly a day pass without an invo cation to peace, an appeal to the true patriot ism of the people to end this butchery that has converted their country into shambles. Aaxkse Outrages in Florida—New Troy Burnt. —We copy the following communica tion from the Lake City Columbian of this week : The deserters, about one hundred strong, eame up last Tuesday night and burned up New Troy, the county site of Layfayette coun ty. Not a house was left. They also burnt nearly all the houses in the centre and South ern portions of the county, leaving only a few, and it is presumed the owners of those were either concerned or sympathized with the de serters. They earned off all the negroes, horses and mules they could get. They sav they did this in revenue for the injury the troops did them, by burning up and carry ing off their property. It is a deplorable fact that between the op erations of our troops and the deserters, La fayette county is made a sad wilderness ; hun dreds of women and children rendered com pletely destitute, without shelter, food, or clething, are thrown on ont the cold chari ties of a friendless world—the Government nor its citizens neither caring for, or offering assistance to them in their unfortunate con dition. If something is not done, many of them will most certainly starve. From East Tennessee —The Charlotte Knoxville Register, contains the annexed news: There were no Yankee? further East than Strawberry Plains, where they had a cavalry force of about 1.000. Both Confederates and Yankees are making raiding parties through the country. General Jackson is doing noble service, having repeatedly whipped large bodies of the Yankees with a greatly inferior force to theirs. At Knoxville the garrison consisted, at last accounts, of but three small negro regiments. Every able-bodied negro in the country has been forced into the army. Such is the wretch ed condition of East Tennessee that the torics, who so lately welcomed tbe invaders, are forced to abandon their homes to avoid starvation. Two hundred and fifty Union families, it is said, have lately passed Bull’s Gap. on their way to the North. Letters from Nelson. Netberland, and other prominent Unionists who have gone North, have been captured by our scouts. Their tone is cespcndent, and they express but little hope that the Yankees will be able to hold East Tennessee The Confederate citizens of Upper East Ten nessee have got over the panic occasioned by the withdrawal of Longstreer, nr 1 are now cheerful, and hopeful as the early reoccupa tion of the whole section by our forces. With the reconstruction of three small trestle bridges on the railroad, our trains can be run to Mid w iv, some twelve miles below Greenville. *mm ♦ m Hard on Lincoln, —Wilkes' Spiiit says : “We can conceive how a popular tumult may, in its first emotions, upheave some jocose clodpole to the apex, but we ; cannot conceive hew in the face of drip j ping guillotines and a rocking empire, j Jack Bansby could be elected to preside over a period like that of the old Frenih Revolution for a second term.” What Banks did for Us.— lt is ' said taut Kirby emuh hul on..' -ixteen six pound ride guns. whti v Le encounter ed Banks. He row has 71 pieces of ar tillery, eight of which are 82-poundcr Parrotts, forty-seven 12-pounder Napo leons and his own original sixteen six pounders. Banks also equipped him with 20.0J0 extra ?trail arms, and various other tilings r.eo«*savy to furnish a com plete outfit for an army. Bunxs makes a capital ordinance off :or, and we are sorry to hear that he is to be superceded. «ii fiaJ icans m * Asa mum am • Reports of the Tress Association. Entered according to act of Congress in the year .u K- « Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office 01 the District <>urt ofthe Confederate State? for the Northern District of Georgia. latest from Virginia. Richeoxd, June 16.—Headquarters, i5tL 6 p. m — Seely of War : After the withdrawal of our cavalry yesterday evening from the front of the enemy's works at Hnrrisofl’3 land ing, his cavalry again advanced on the Salem Church road, and this morning reported in some force on that road and at Malvern Hill. Gen. Wm. F. Lee easily drove back the force at the latter point, which retreated down the river road beyond Carter’s Mill. A brigade oi infantry was sent to support the cavalry on the road to Smith’s store, and drove the ene my to that point without difficulty. Nothing else of importance ha? occurred to day. [Signed[ R. E. LEE, Genera! Aiutr Northern Virginia. ) Near Riddle’s Shop, Jnna 15, 1864. j Grant’s exact whereabouts and intentions i9 still undetermined. A body of his cavalry attacked a garrison of cavalry of our army this morning near Malvern Hill, and weio driven back. MclnUsh’s Brigade of Yankee cavalrr ha? also been skirmishing with part of Heth's Di vision on Charles City Road about 2 miles bo low Riddle’s Shop to-day. Four prisoner? captured, say it is the advance of Grant's ar my ; not, however, •believed to bo more than a reconnoitering party. Grant is either going to the southside, or is broken down, and ha3 gone below to re-or ganize and recruit. Mobile, June 15.—A special to the Regis ter, dated Senatobia 14th, gays: Northern dates to the 11th say Fremont ' resign. The Federate admit a loss on the 3d o’ 3. ) ) around Cold Harbor. Every available man has been sent to Gran and Sherman. Thirty additional surgeons are required to attend to the wouaded at Nashville for ninety days. Chase advertises for seventy-five million loan six per cents. We understand a private dispatch from Peters burg, dated this morning, says that Lt. Wiu.Cropp was mortally wounded and fell into the enemy's hands last night. This would seem to indicate that wo bad had another attack upon that place. It is related of the Rothschilds that couriers left the field of Waterloo, every ten minutes during the continuance of the celebrated battle, for their houses in the different Capitals of Europe. Thus, the result of the battle was known to them in Paris, London and Vienna, two hours belore the intelligence reached the governments of the Allies. And they closed the pending negotiations with the Allies, for a large loan. Doubtless, the gold dealers and brokers in Wall street have arrangements equally as perfect, by which they obtain the truth with regard to-each encounter between the two mies in Virginia. And however much the Lincoln despotism may endeavor to keep the trurh from the people, the gold barometer will always indicate the correct result. Lieut. Gen. Polk. The country will mourn the death of this great and good man, who under a sense of patriotic duty, at the earnest solicitation of the President, laid down the Bishop’s crosier and took up the sword in defense of his oppressed country. Gen Polk was an accomplished and highly ed ucated soldier, and the loss of his coun sels, example and influence in Gen. John ston's army, at this time, will be severely felt. His popularity with his corps was almost boundless. They loved and rever* ed him as a father, as well as honored him as a skillful and leader. He seems to have been killed by what is called a “chance shot.” A solid ball from a distant battery of the enemy, directed by the inscrutable providence of God, singled him out in a circle of general officers and killed him instantly, when probably he had no thought of persona’ danger. Thus, he who for years had braved a thousand sharpshooters and deadly Minnies in the thickest of the strife, fell at last a victim at last to an aimless missile in a random play of artillery, in tended merely to elicit the locality of the Confederate batteries. So another is add ed to the long list of illustrious, heroic and sainted Southern dead, whose fame and virtues will illume the historic page and teach our children the value of liber ty and independence purchased at sue! costly sacrifice. —Macon Telegraph. In the London Times, Standard and News of the World, of the 13th, 14th and loth, the chief topic, so far as the Confederacy is concerned, appears to be the visit of the Confederate sloop of war Georgia, to the port of Liverpool. The especial partizans of the North in the House of Commons—such as Mr. Baring. Foster and Cobden, had made speeehqsJ|, that body objecting to the the Georgia into a ♦British port as hbr consistent with the duty which Great Britain owed to a friendly country —the United State-. The Times, of the 14th. accuses the Confederates oi a systematic abuse of British neutrality. It says : We have above all things to take cave that our ports are not converted into sta tions of hostilities, or employed as a van tage ground by either belligerent. It is now perfectly notorious that a systematic abuse of our neutrality has been practiced by one of them in this very manner. It is equally certain that it is only, by intei* national comity that a commissioned shi: is allowed to enjoy the immunity of her flag by coming and going where she lists. The jurisdiction of a neutral Power over its own ports is absolute, and it need give no reason for any regulations which it may see fit to make in respect to them: The United States exercised this power iu 1794 by banishing French privateer, from their ports upon a friendly requisi tion from England. It may. therefore, well be asked whether we are any longer to extend courtesy to a belligerent which has shewn so little consideration for us Many ladies think themselves utterly unable walk a mile, would gladly dance three time- that distance.