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COLUMBUS TIMES Published Daily (Sundays excepted) at the rate of 14.00 per nion th. or sl2 for three month?. No subscription received for a longer term than hrec months. ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements inserted £ur 32 90 per square for each insertion. Where advertisements arc inserted a month, the charge will bo S3O per square. Announsing candidatess2o, which must invariably paid in advance. Medical Card. DR. £. A. JttOSSY. FORMERLY Surgeon LSofcS^' l * all the branches of hisprofes- attention will be devotedito the treatment ./tS* diseases of womem. , „ Surgical operations performed for 'istula in Ano, VEico- Vaginal fistula, Gvdrocclc, Congenital and Accidental Phrmosis, Varicocele, Haemorrhoids or Pikee, Callous Impas ible strictures, False Passages, Tallapes or Club Foot, and contraction of the fingers. Strabismus or Squinting, AneurismjVarix or dilated veins, Ptery glum,c Cataract and Hair Lip; also for the remov al of all tumors or abnormal growths from any part ol'tho body. „ . -Diseases ofthsGemto-Urmary System, eomprsmg the different stages of Ghonorrhpea, Strictures, Gravel, Spermatorrhea, Syphilis, m its primary • ccondary,tertiary and neriilitary tortus,will receive particular attention. , . • „ References given wnenever desired as well as the recommendation of many years priiokco in New Or leans; Consultation hours every oSy at his office in the Masonic llall Building, from 10 to 12 o cloex a, m„ and from 2to 1 o’clock p, m. Patient? willdo ■veil to call precisely at those hours, as before and after that time will be devoted to visiting persons'll! the city. Address all commuications to DR. E. A. ROSSI. Columbus. Ga, -• N. B.~Persons from a distance having servant requiring surgical or medical treatment, will bo provi led with comfortablo quarters, butin all case will have o furnish their own provisions, and bed ding. NQrl will also bestow .particular attention to the treat ment of the different forms of U leers, Rheu matism. G » it. Scrofulous affection*, Syphilitic crur»- • i,;r> and all other chronic diseases of theaskin.— MediCii'c l Famigi't-iohs and Steam Sulphurous •Vr' U' .. C nicloved iu the hospitals in'Europe and . v. un-i « part t.i my treatment. E, Change of Scliednle. OIT’.CE ENGINEER AND SUPERINTENDENT, 1 Char! -ton and Savannah Railroad, r Charleston, June 7,1564.) . . k*>. < • ; i ■ \ „ -»*• >vT.-. fuC-f '** / \N THURSDAY, June 9, ISS-i, and until further U notice, the Schedule 6f the Passenger train will be a? follow, viz; Leave Charleston 9.A5, a. m. Arrive in Savannah ../>.40, p. m. Loavo Savannah 5.30, a. m. Arrive in Charleston Ll 5, p. m. This Train makes direct oonneotions, going north and south, with the Northeastern Railroad at Char leston, and the Central Railroad at tlic Junction. 11. S. HAINES, June 14 ts Engineer and Superintendent. Change ot Schedule; ( • X and after Sunday, Juno 19th, the Trains on \j the A uscogco Railroad will run as follows: PASSENGER TRAIN : Leave Columbus ;.8 45 R. M. Arrive at Macon 3 25 A. M. Leave Macon -3 10 P. M, Arrive at Columbus 4 25 A. M. FREIGHT TRAIN: Leave Columbus 500A. M, . at Columbus mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R. Aotice. -Headquarters PosT.q ’ t Columbus, .Ga., Juno 9th, 1864. i General Order No. 2. In compliance with Special Orders iso. 149, Head j 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,! j Columbia-, Ga., June 9, ’64. j General Orders, \ No. Hi In pursuance of Special Orders, No. 149, Head quarter? Department, the undersigned hereby as sume? command of this Post. ’Existing orders and regulations will remain in force until further or ders. GEO. O. DAWSON, Major Comd’g. bST’Enquirer and Sun copy. je9 ts “Police to Planters Con ssimers of Iroii.’ ? \VY. will keep for sale, for Confederate funds, or \\ exchange for country produce—such as Corn, Fodder, Bacon. Lard, Syrup, Pea?, Potatoes, Im lo w, 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; POT WARE OF SEVERAL D-ESCRIP- j TIoNS ; SUGAR AND SALT KETTLES—FROM 40 | TO 100 GALLONS ; SUGAR MlLL:'—in AND 15 INCH, We are prepared to receive and fill orders for any J nad'quantity of Iron, from our Iron Works ,'„a Rollins MiH to £ ~K AY 4 cO .. | aprS'tf Neat to New Bridge, j tfjSMCTIOSi HI AT MCE S- \ j f j iIF Columbus, Ga., Friction Match Company, » have again resumed operations, and will, m a few days, be prepared to supply them in quantity.— They also make a superior anule of Blacking, whicn can bo sunpliod in quantity. " * Dealer- aad others wishing to purchase, can -ap ply to MGssrs. Livingst >u & Cos., or .Messrs. Hull <s LoVv who will be kept constantly supplied. S, D. THOJ/ ACO.,* Manufacturers. N. I:.—it having cost me about ss,oooin the past tag!: sen months, above receipts, to learn liowto .■ nuke fcved public can now lumv onget ang a superior arhcie. o. it. ixittJi. Columbus, May 1 ,1864 dtf 23JT O ’X-X 0112 . Tc i a laiatci fc s aml Olliers * V WILL EXCHANGE Osnaburgs, Sheeting and 1 Ynr- - f.vP'-.'Ah. Lard. Tallow and Beeswax. I v.q :■ -,c;t A <’>'? old stand, where I .m Hcturing Caudles and Lari Oil for sale. L. S; \\ LIGHT. jane 2 tl Shoe wiakert’- ali i TOQIiS. rpilE UNDERSIGNED having commcpygd the I nu'.nufactUrc oi the a cove aamou articles xn this city, are prepared to fill orders for' the same. Office on Angle street, a ' t;-w dooits above C. b. Hospital. HARRISON,.BEDELL AGO. Reference—Maj. F. W, Du. .asp. Mobile Register, Missi.-sippmn and Augusta Con stitv.’ lonalist, please copy.one umntb ana send mils to this office. uiai' 30 ts OI'FICK Mobilk & Tirasd 1“.. 11. 1 Cblumbus, Ga., May sth, 04. > l'he Annual Meeting of the stvekuolders of tht' Company, will be held at the .Cfx.ee, Guard., Ala., on Wednesday, 6th day of July next, at D o clock, when the election for President and Directors will l “%fo C rder J. M. I'HAZEE, Sec'v. my 24 td : GovHU.KiiE.vr Tuaxsror rarxox Works. ( Columbus, Ga., ~une 16, ISo4. 1 1 h iv' aburps. Augusta Sheetings and Augus |. -■ „,,,,, Os a— n: — u a?a “* w hit. li I taSpun tain, sjiue nun-on- ... _ ;q, ble terms lor Lac-on desire to gxvmtu e e t on v^auamc - i TIIOS. JOHNSON, a ßr?Hi' Special Ag‘t -Q. M. Dept. ' XV3TX TT.I>! Musci.GUE Khilrclvd Office., I Columbus, Ga., June 16th, -i '.; WANTED agwja BOILER MAKER or BLACK »» SMI U ' A nr.lv t,. Ip> SV. L. CLARK, je 17 2w Superintendent Muscogee R. A. ml^', ■'^ Vol. XI. J. W. WAKREV & CO. Proprietors j. «, WAKKEV, Editor AUCTION SALES, By Ellis, Livingston A Co t ON Saturday, 26th June, at 10 o’clock, we will sell in front of our store. 20 Tierces Choice Rice. 32 Sacks Salt, Lot Desirable Furniture, Clothing, Ladies’ Gaiters, Hats, &c., &c. TO BE HIRED, For the balance of the year, a NEGRO WOMAN, a good house servant. je 23 td sls By Ellis, Livingston <&. Cos. (iX Saturday 26tn June, at ]JJ o’clock, we will sell v in front of our.store, 10 flog, *4 One year Old. 1 Fane Cotv and Calf. ■ 2 or 3 ILlkclj- Mules. j e 23 td 8-3 By Ellis, Livingston & Cos AN TUESDAY, 28Ih June, at 10 o’clock, we will ‘ - sell in front ofour store, for and on account of a refugee, the following likely young negroes: Mary, Very Likely, 12 years old, Sicily, Very Likely, 22 years old, Maria, Very Likely, 20 years old, Frances, Very Likely 18 years old. Sale without reserve. jo 24 td sl6 . ’ Watchman Wanted. i. GOOD MAN can find employment as Watch - I man at a Warehouse, by applying at this office. Comfortable quarters will be furnished. None wan ted unless they are well recommended, je 24 3t Enquirer copy. ~«p5 EfiPS 5 WANTS.” - WANTS to erg-age Buttermilk, (10 gallons) daily, for Marshall Hospital. WANTS to exchange for and on account Os Mar shall Hospital, Sheeting for Butter, Eggs and Chickens. TSJANTS to exchange Cotton Cards (Whitemorc’s) V» for Country Produce or cash. * TIT ANTS to exchange 400 lbs. choice Sugar for any V l kind of country produce or sell it for cash ANTS to exchange Nails for Bacon or Flour. IT CANTS to soil 1009 Confederate Cups and lot of j ' V Pitchers. TXT ANTS to soil three gross Confederate Glass j V Tumblers or exchange for country produce. IV ANTS to sell at wholesale or retail fine assort i» ment smoking and chewing Tobacco. \T7 A NTS,to sell or exchange for country produce, »T Cooking Soda. *• One Dozen Japanned Waiters, One Dozen Glass Goblets and Cut Glass j Tumblers, 10 Dozen Glass- Gallon Jars, suitable for j Pickles and Preserves. W. 11. 11. PHELPS, 114 Broad Street. June 23 etotwlt ~ Wanted to Purchase. t SMALL HOUSE of four or-five rooms, also a Jix. second-hand Buggy and Harness. Address sta ting terms. X. Y. jo 23 St* ' Times Office. -ZrN-fl? FROM TIIE LATE BLOCKADE SALE AT Augusta, Ga. The goods are all superior to what is offered elsewhere, and will be sold lower thau lately. In the assortment can 'be found.: Ffidics £l«ut .• j IVew Bonutet I£f2>&oits. Xew Helts, Oobissoi letting, Tucking'and Ocesslng Combs, « Three yhls wideJLincn Sheetiag. Superior IHeacSied Skirting-. Printed Jaeii.en.ets, tSlngiaaiios, Fnglisli and French Calicoes, Uoiiibazfnc, Alpacas, Elegant I^eroes, O-A XgX_. JLINZD SEE. , je 21 ts Notice to Gas Consumers. All parties usuing Gas who have not settled up their.bills for the last .Quarter, are notified that un less payment is made before the last of this month the Gas will be out off said premises. We are in need of money andieannot carry on our works without it. By order of the President. C. E. BEXJER. js 21 Treasurer. Muscogee Railroad Office, U Columbia Ga., June 14th, 1564. J Notice, •’iHIIS Read will hire six able-bodied negro men I. for the balance of the year. -Rates, S-5 per month, payable quarterly, and good rations. Ap ply at tin depot to W. L. PL ARK, juua 14 lm or A. B. -BOSTIPK. GOOD MEWS Fok THE ISOi ES ] GREATUICBrCTIOX »fPM€ES -in - ; JUST RECEIVED A FRESH ASSORTMENT OF ERY-Q-OODS, S,atliev French Kid Cl.iitei's and Fancy tasisiiiiers. Which I offer for sale from 50 to ltd per cent, be | l,_:w former pr: s. B. JACKSON.^ Columbus, Ga-. June 21 dim ALABA «A WAREHOUSE. COTTON STORAGE. : u E have v<-om to store several hundred bales Cot \ S.nd forwavu. ivlN I .* x An.-ukR. -• tototoir fyE, : TWO pair Platform Scales, and one pair 'mail j 1 Scales, for sMe - - L- STRAUS & CO.. I j e 22 2t ’■ 117 B road Columbus, Ga., Saturday Morning, June 25,1864. Friday Evening. Ii The terrific fife of cannon and musketry (says I the Petersburg Express of Friday,) which startled j our citizens last evening, about half-past 7 o’elock, was caused by* an effort on tfee part of the Confed erates to re-capture battery No. 5, which was en i tirely successful, the enemy being driven at all points with the bayonet. This is a most impor tant position, as it commands the high hill at Friend’s farm, on the City Point road. It was , i this position which the enemy charged and cap ! tured from us at a late hour Wednesday evening | An instance of heroism is mentioned in connec tion with the advance of the enemy [upon Lynchburg which is worthy of record. An ammunition train left that place about two o’clock on Saturday after- j i noon, by the Orange road, and returned the same j , evening at eight o’clock. When the train went ! down, a gentleman named Dowdy, who had a hun- | j dred unarmed men with him, took the responsibility j ! of seizing an equal number of muskets that were on ! ! the train, armed his men, and got off at Tyo river | bridge, with the avowed purpose of defending it to ; the last extremity. Referring to the Piesident’s salary, the, Mobile ; Register says: If Mr. Davis’friends have committed j alb!under in this matter, his enemies have been | guilty ot equal indiscretion in the nature of their aspersions and comments. The Richmond Exami ner allows its caustic pen to ho dipped in its bitter est gall when writing on the subject. It is painful to read those angry recriminations from the Capital, while we are hourly straining our ears and eyes (to j learn what progress the enemy makes in “thunder- | ing at its gates.” The trials of a great and cera mon cause ought to make us more charitable to]each other. The New York Tribune copies the following from the New Orleans Delta. -Like everything that comes from Gov. Allen, it is wideawake, full | of courage and full of fire. It was written when j the storm was about; to burst on the lied river j country, and it called the people to the fight. It : was not to be long, howover, before the invading column was to bo beaten, broken, scattered and driven out, and Gov. Allen and his people are now j j rejoicing in their deliverance: | PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA EXECUTIVE Office, | Shreveport, La., April 2, 1804, j Tv the Cl tieens of Louisiana: I have already made such disposition of the militia of the parishes adjacent to the Red river as the times demand. I now, by this proclama tion, call on all men in the State who are able to bear arms, without regard to age, vocation or con dition, to come and aid in the defence of their homes and firesides. Tiro enemy is advancing. He comes to burn, to rob. and to destroy. If he succeeds, your homes will he desolated, your negroes driven off into ex- j ile, and your wives and daughters basely insulted. 1 Shall this be permiited? In God’s name, no! I We will meet him and driro him back; Let every man who wishes to engage in this pa- I triotic service coma to me. Let those who are not ! in their places in the Confederate army, where the I law has placed them and whither patriotism, points . do their duty, and come, without, one mo- j ment’s delay. | Gome, then, as did the patriot Greeks who do- • ' lied the hosts of tbs Persian monarch. Come, as j did the heroes who left their plows standing in the ! field and gathered to the defence of Rome. Come, ! as did the men of Bruca at Bannockburn. Come, ! as did the soldiers of Israel’s king who met and conquered the Philistines. Come, oh! come, as freemen born—as freemen who intend to live —as freemen*who are resolved to die! The news from the East is more cheering. We have gained four victories within tho last thirty days. The President of the Confederacy has as sured you that our armies never were in a bettor condition. lie has never deceived you about the ; actual condition of the country. These recent i events attest his truth and candor. Citizens of Louisiana! my heart warms to you | all. I love, everv swamp and pine clad hill in ! ! your now beleagifred State. i Respond to this call. Our armies are march lug —our troop3 are massing. Rally in defence of ’ your wives and children, year* homes and sacred | altars, and all I will ask of you is to follow where ; I shall lead. . j i Ladies of Louisiana! I appeal to you by all you j hold sacred in Heaven or dear on earth to urge every man who can fire a gun to respond to thisj call. The enemy must be met. We will conquer ! him and you shall be tree. llknry W. Allen, Gov. Louisiana and Commandcr-in-Chief. Smoke for thb CurS of Wounds.—A cor respondent of the Countrv Gentleman rec- ! ommends smoke as a.cure for wounds in men | and-animals, he says : I cut my foot with an axe. The lady of the 1 house, seizing the foot while-it was yet bleed ing freely. held it over a pan containing; smoke ingtag locks : in a few minutes the bleeding stopped, and the smoke was removed, and a bandage applied to protect it from accidental blows. The wound never suppurated, and 1. consequently never pained me. . I have seen the remedy tried in many similar cases, and always with the same results. Let the reader bear in mind that no linament or salve, draw ing or healing, should be applied. You have merely to smoke the wound well, and nature ’ will do the rest. I suppose the smoke of burn ing wood would produce the same results, but ;it would not be *o manageable. There is a principle in the smoke of wood, which, when applied to the flesh, coagulates the albumen. : thus rendering it unsucceptible of putrefac tion. The same principles stops bleeding by - coagulating the blood. It promotes healing and may be applied with decided benefit to almost all ulcers, wounds and cutaneous dis i eases. Origin of Paper Money.— The Count de Ten- , dilia, while besieged by the Moors in the fortress of Alhambra, was restitute of gold and siirer wherewith to buy his soldiers, who began to mur mgr, the necessaries of life fr in the people of the town. In this dilemma, soys the historian, what dnes-tfais m«: sagacious commander? He takes pieces of paper, on which he inscribed various 1 sums, large'anil small, and signs them with his own hand and nafie. “These he gave tu the sol diery in earnest nfrlieir pay. lljw, you will say, are soldiers to be paid with little scraps of paper ? " Ever. so. and well paid, too, for the good Count issued a proclamation ordering the inhabitants to take these morsels of paper for the full amount thereon subscribed, promising to redeem them at a future day hr gold and silver. Thus, by subtile and miraculous alchemy, did this cavalier turn worthless 'paper into precious gold, an his late Impoverished army abound in money." Ibe his torian ae.ds • vine Count' ue Tendma iedeemeu ; his pr"niises 'ike a royal knight, and this miracle, as it appeared in the eyes of Agadida, is the first instance on record of paper money, which ha; since spread thrt-agr.out Me civilized world the ines: un: ounded opulence.' Military Notice.—'The foftowing is an extract from the late orders of the Adjutant and Inspector General's office at Richmond: Pest commanders will inspect the offices ot such officer? as are prohibited from employing aole bod ied men in the departments of bureaux, and in cases of violation of the law. take the action requireu by the department and district commander in section 9, act es February 17, 1864. This refers to the new military law, wherein Quar- . termasters, Commissaries, ic.. are prohibited from j employing men in their departments capable of per ; form las duties in the field. • Army Correspondence of tlie Savannah Republican Richmond, June 17th, 12 M, The situation grows more and more grave. Grant is rapidly unfolding his plans, and fhus far they are precise!} the same that were fore shadowed in these letters some weeks ago. It is not known here whether he has moved the bulk of his army to the south side of James river, though it is well established that Han cock's and Smith's corps, and a portion, if not all, of Burnside’s, are across the river. He is building extensive wharves from Swiaeyard’s to Wilcox's Lauding on the north side and op posite to Fleur de Hundred on the south side, where the water is of sufficient depth to float vessels of the largest size. He has also a large number of negroes engaged in throwing up intrenehraents to cover the approaches to this part of tut river from Richmond, and to pre vent parties from getting below andfiring upon his transports. It has been suggested that these works, being oft the north bank, are a blind, and that the real movement will be made on the south side against Petersburg, and the railroads terminating there. But would Grant build such extensive woiks for the simple purpose of misleading his adversa ry, and then run away and leave them ? His conduct at Cold Harbor, where he dug thous-. ands of rifle pits, and threw up six parallel lines of intrenchments, intersected in some places by transverse lines, • all of which he finally abandoned, furnishes an answer. He broke up the depot established at t,be White House, and removed the cars, engines, railroad iron and-bridge timber which he had brought to that point, and changed his base from the York to the James river. What he has done once, nay three times, already in this rapidly shifting campaign •he can and will do again, if not prevented, lie has moved on the prin ciple of the screw, the next turn of which will carry him aroun l behind Petersburg and the Appomattox, and across one of our chief lines of railway. Indeed, he is already within three miles of Petersburg. On Wednesday morning, the 15th. the enemy, about 3,000 strong, advanced up the south side of the Appomattox by the Citj- Point road and engaged our forces, con sisting of the Fourth North Carolina and Gra ham’s (Petersburg) Batteryyat Baylor’s farm, some, six or seven miles from Petersburg, and finally compelled the Confederates to aban don their position. Later in the day it was discovered #!iat they were pressing his ad vantage and massing a heavy force, say ten or twelve thousand men, against our outer line of fortifications, three miles out from the town. This forces advanced up the City Point and Prince George Court House roads, next to the river, and the Baxter road, further around to the south. At sunset they charged the batteries commanding these roads, and a fierce combat ensued. ; The brunt of the attack next to the river was sustained by two regiments of Wise’s brigade and Sturdivant’s battery of this city. Three vigorous assaults were repulsed with heavy loss to'the enemy, but the fourth one was successful. The enemy gained Battery No. 5, when they poured over the works, cap tured three of Sturdivant’s guns and some of his men, (who stood to their pieces until they were run through by bayonets) and turned the captured guns upon the Confederates as they retreated towards the town. Capt. Sturdi vant arid two of his Lieutenants (the latter wounded) wero taken prisoners. The success of the enemy at this point exposed our forces at other parts of the lines to ac enfilading fire, which at length forced them to yield and sur render aa important section of the outer line oi fortifications by which Petersburg is defen . tied. It Is said that all the batteries from No. 5 to No. 9, inclusive, being those next to the Appomattox on the south side, having fallen into the hands of the Federals. On the Baxter road, which was defended by a portion of the Thirty-fourth Virginia, of Wise's brigade, and the Macon (Ga.) Light Artillery, Capt. C. W. Slater, we were more successful. These forces held Battery No. 16, which the enemy subjeqted to a heavy cannon ade and then ' charged, j They were repulsed, however, with considenable loss, and chased from that part of'the field entirely. While these operations were going on south of the Appomattox, the enemy pushed forward a force from Bermuda Hundreds on the north side and drove in our pickets near Chester Station on the*Richmond and Petersburg rail way. They also attacked a division of infan try that was marching along the turnpike to wards. Petersburg, but they were easily driven back upon, the river and considerably pun ished. Between Port' Walthall Junction and Swift Creek they succeeded in cutting the tel egraphic wires and tearing up a portion of the railroad track. The Federal cavalry on the north side of the Janies were repulsed also on Wednesday in the vicinity of Malvern Hill, and driven back by W. H. F. Lee behind their works at We stover. There was more or less skirmishing yester day in front of Petersburg between the James and Appomattox. Last night Gen. Beaure gard took some 590 prisoners,but under what circumstances, lam not informed. A prison er taken by him this ra|orning says that War ren's corps has gone tej parts unknown. Possibly Grant had jheard of certain move ments on our part, aiujl sent Warren out to check them, if possible. The Federals have occupied Iloylett’s House, four or fire miles below Drewry's Bluff, on the same bank of the river, and about four miles from the Rich mond and Petersburg railway, and have taken the guns that were there. The ground there, is forty to fifty feet higher than it is at Drew ry's Bluff. The configuration of the country, however, as I have already explained to your 1 readers, is exceedingly favorable to the ene my and unfavorable to us. But for this, they would not have been able to reach the works in front of Petersburg in advance of the Con federates. and to gain the unfortunate advan vantage already described. This morning they threw three shells into Petersburg, one of which fell in the Court House yard, anoth er near the South Carolina Hospital, and a third near the Telegraph office. Prisoners say they are bringing up heavy guns and put ting them in position, and the fear is that with these guns the enemy will be ablest a distance of three miles t© destroy the town. I hare, this moment learned that the Con federates reto'ok Hbwleit’s House and the guns left there at 11 o’clock last night, and that our former lines between the James and Ap pomattox have been re-established this morn ing. Gee. Beauregard reports now to Gen. 1 Lee, the latter being m command of all the ; forces in Virginia and North Carolina. At o o’clock yesterday afternoon, Hunter's column reached New London, six miles south west of Lynchburg.and drove away Imbcden's and McCausland’s cavalry. Breckinridge was at Lynchburg, and hrlp was near at hand. > More than th;*. I cannot say. as my letter has to run the gauntlet, and n v- Nil into*the , hands of some of the lari, c raiders of the North. Locgsirt et left Campbell Court House •b“for they arrived, and thus eluded their pursuit. ' The weather been dry and cool for two ! vo-k- ut N now turnirw warm a-vain. IP. W. A. Postscript, 3 p. m.—The enemy have ukca to-day another one of the batter' outer iine in front of Petersburg a J i $4.00 Per Mouth be concentrating on Beauregard's right. Cit izens report that Grant crossed 30,000 over to the southside last night. It is a short march from their landing to Petersburg. The prisoners alluded to above, were taken last night during a charge upon Beauregard's lines, which were repulsed handsomely. The enemy has sunk five vessels at Trent's Reach, a few miles below Drewry’s Bluff, to prevent our iron-clads from passing down James River. This fact would seem- to be conclusive as.to his intention to strike at Pe tersburg from the south side of the James and Appomattox. Sheridan ia beyond the North Anna, just abovo Hanover Junction, in considerable force. Hampton is watching him. P. W. A. ■» o» «. [From the Petersburg Express, 20th.] From flic Front. • A great Battle Imminent—Fighting on Saturday — Operations Yesterday. All the indications from tha front point to a great battle—which, cannot be delayed much lon ger. That it will be one of the most important and probably decisive battles cf the war may be readily imagined, since Grant i3 fighting now for what be considers the key to Richmond, and our | noblo army for its very existence and the safety of I thq Repablic. The lines of both armies now cou fronting each other almost within full view of this i devoted city, have been Contracted, and aro so ; closely drawn to each other that the slightest movement mat' bring on a general engagement. Early yesterday morning, it was apparent that j Grant was massing his troops on our left, and this | appearance later in the day gave place to certaintw i He intends to hurl his strength against that por j tion of our lines, and by fofee of overwhelming ! numbers, break through and overpower our troops, j He has tried this experiment' in Spotsylvania, at ; Cold narbirr and elsewhere, to his cost, and he | may boas signally repulsed here. He has no room !to manoeuvre his vast army—all of which it is be ; lieved is no-,* in front of Petersburg—and must j ught at once or retire. That he will tight, his j movements yesterday leave no room to. doubt. ' The enemy’s forces who lately occupied the ! Bermuda Hundred Peninsula, or have been re j cently landed there, have been transferred to the I Southside of the Appomattox. This was done on j Saturday night and yesterday morning, and with ; his army complete, Grant now confidently con -1 fronts us. Another day may tell the tale of this monstrous expedition. May God’aid'and defend the righteous cause. tub cm*. Os course there is some excitement anu much feeling in the city. Entire calmness and mdiffer enco could not be expected when such, mighty hosts are marshaled so near, and when such mighty is sues are at stake. But there is a feeling pervading the community—so strongly confident in our suc cess that Grant, with all his mighty army at our gates cannot quell it. FIGHTING SATURDAY. The enemy made several fierce and determined assaults on our lines, at points extending from our right to our left, on Saturday, all of which were handsomely and signally repulsed. In each in stance, his forces were advanced against our breastworks in columns of from four to six deeii, but were met with such steadiness artel severity of fire from our batteries and infantry, that before reaching the goal of their ambition, they were compelled to fly precipitately and iu .great ccnfu sion. Time and again their charge was repeated, and with like success. From all sources our information is that the *en omy’s loss in these assaults was very severe. They advanced across fields—some of them several hun dred yards m width, in which they were fully ex posed to the play of oar artillery, which was beau tifully and most accurately served, and to the lire of our infantry, which is now rendered ever sure. We state it from officers and men in the fight, and j from witnesses of the battle field—and we may al- I most say officially—that tho Yankea loss was very j heavy. The bodies of their slain strew the fields j from side to side, and the nearer cur breastworks ! the assaulting columns came, the thicker the bod ies lie. Within the last few days the army of ' Gan. Grant has been depleted by many thousands —how.many, nobody but himself and bis seeretire government will evep know. •- OUR LOSSES. Un the contrary, our losses have been extremely light. It is the remark of both officers and men, that so little los3 oi life and so few wounded wore never before known in such a series of engage ments. Our hospitals testify abundantly to tho truth of this as.sortion’. An overruling Providence seems to smile upon our army and protect it from ’ harm. OPERATIONS YESTERDAY. Operations yesterday were conliued mainly to heavy skirmishing, picket firing and sharpshoot ing. As on Saturday the enemy attempted one# or twice to force our lines on Taylor’s farm, but met w’ith a harsh repulse. Taylor’s farm was the scene of the most active hostilities both on yesterday and Saturday, and is the resting place of hundreds of the Northmen. It is situated on the Baxter road, near the right of our.lines. THE ENEMY’S LINES. | The J ankee line of battla now extends from the | Jerusalem Plank Road all around our former 1 breastworks to the Appomattox river-—their left resting on t'he above road. On their extreme right, ! near Battery No. 1, they have placed a formidable j. gnn in position, from which they have been throw i ing shells over in Chesterfield, and towards the 1 city. a flag of truce. About two o’clock yesterday afternoon the ene my sent a flag of truce towards"our lines, which, an hour or so later, was followed by a second.— Nothing relatives to their character has transpired, and we do not even know that they wore received. It was conjectured, but without foundation, that the trues was but a cover to jsouad our position.— If this was’the real object, it proved a failure. - VANDALISM OF THft BNEUY. On Saturday, several fires were observed in dif ferent directions in Princo George county, which proceeded from the burning of dwellings by th£ enemy. It is stated that Mr. John Hare’s resi dence near New Market, was destroyed, as also Mrs. Beasely’s, some distance beyond. It is also reported that Mr. Gregory’s house was burned.— Wo hope that norm «f thes® reports may fee true. SKIRMISHING IN CHESTERriELD. On Satmday arid yesterday there was heavy skirmishing in Ghesterfieid county, iu which the eaemy was considerably worsted. Over there ev erything is working to the best advantage. TSt) SPIRIT OF our army. The spirit of our army wa* never better. It is exuberant asd confident, and caimly awaits the issue, which all believe is soon to bo presented.— May Providence protect them and vouchsafe them a great victory. The prayers of the community and of the nation at large are offered up for them and the cause they defend, and we believe they will not be without effect. The following atnendment te the act" to reduce the currency is one of great importance to the State Government'which have been receiving Con federate Treasury notes in payment of State dues, and will*relieve them of the necessity ‘of (levying additional taxes on their citizen; to meet the defi ciencies which would have been created by a loss of 33$ percent, upon tha Confederate notes in the State Treasuries : An Act to amend an act entitled “An act to re duce the currency and authorize anew issue of notes and bonds,” approved February 17. 1864. The Congress f the Confederal. States of Amer ica do enact, That instead of six per cent, boads, authorized to be issued to the under the 12th section of the said act, the .Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and -required to issue to any State which may desire the same, one-half of such amount as the said State is entitled to claim is Treasury notes of the new issue, and the other half in said six per ce*t bonds; or at the option of the Scat?, in coupon b-rul?, payable in twenty years with interest at the ram of four per cent, per annum, payable half yearly*: tho said four per cent, bonds not to be taxable either upon principal or interest ; and this pr -vision shall extend to any portion of the amount which each Mate may be entitled to claim. mm m*> etc mm me **» i *>" V £; T2aJ- B -rw APa IC Reports Os flic frfeiT Association. Entered accordina to act of Coftgress in tho j'ear H-c by J. S. Thrasher, in the Clerkk ©Sice of tho Dmnct-Oonrt of tko Confederate states for theNoLtaorn District of Georgia. Latest from the Georgia Front, MARrkTTA, June 21th.— The enemy m two to three lines, appeared in front of Hardee’s corps yesterday. Our pickets fell back, caus ing them to follow, when our artillery opened a;sevefc fire, driving them from their breast works in great confusion with much loss. Oor batteries on Kennesarr Hills i»llicteu severe punishment upon them duping the day. A deserter from Hcokei a corps cams in this morning. He says the loss on Weir right for the past two day3 was eight hundred, includ ing two Generals whose names he did uot re member. The Yankee Account of the Capture of the Water Witch. (Correspondence of the New York Time?..! -> Hilton Head, S* 0. June 7. At 8 o’elock on the morning of Friday, the 3d instant, the blockader Water Witch was capture! by the rebels in Osabaw Sound. The only person on board who escaped was a negro, who at the time of the attack, leaped overboard and swam to Tybee Island, thence made his way to Fort Pulaski. He states that the rebels stealthily approached the gunboat in scows, climbed up' her sides without opposition, and immediately took her in possession. Not a single shot was fired on either side. The whole substance of the matter is that the officers of the Water Witch were coins pletely surprised. The affair is conceded to be one of the most disgraceful marine disasters that has ever taken place in the department. The Water Witdh was built after the mode of the Harriet Lane* was*of about thirteen hundred tons # burthen and carried three one hundred pounder Dalilgiens and three twelve pounder howitzers. Here fate is not known, but it is believed she was run over to Nassau. On the day pro* ceding that of her capture, she had been visited by the supply steamer Massachus setts, and had taken on board a large quantity of subsistence stores. t ANOTIIER ACCOUNT. [C-jurespondence of tho New York Herald,] Hilton Head, June 7. On last Friday morning the rebels came down in barges and cut out the gunboat Water Witch, iu Ossabaw Sound. It was a dark, rainy, foggy night. The boats approached with muffled oars, and were not seen until they were close upon her. The hail was answered with “Go to hell”—and in a moment the rebels sprang on board. Boarding nettings were up, but* they were cut away with knives in an instant, anu before thpse on board had time to get up a fight they were prisoners. Only one negro escaped, and ho did so by swimming a mile to the Vermont. The Water Witch was a sido wheeler of the third class, thirteen hundred and ninety tons, carried three tlurty-six pounders, besides howitzers, and was commanded by Lieutenant Commander Peudergrast. The loss of her was very unfortunate, and she will be a great acquisition to the rebels. She has been taken to Savannah. • The correspondent of the Tribune, writing of the capture, says: “A mor« bold and impudent piece of work has not been accomplished since the war began. The report is that the rebels approached the gunboats in skiffs, under cover of tin* darkness of the night, and unperceived took possession. It is difficult to believe that officers and crew could be so careless, Ng watchmen on the dock, and all asleep, to awake and find themselves in the hands of the eueiny ! Ilad we our gunboat, the enemy would be welcome to as many suoli crews as he could get. Unless the great est vigilance is used, we shall soon expe rience still greater mischief along this coast.” I PaosfOTjsD.—Brig. Gen. 11. W Mercer lias i been made a Major-General, and assigned ta : a division in Johnston's army Gen. Mcroer is a gallant man and a goad I soldier; but if promotion i3 to be the reward I of military serviee ; what shall we eay ofBu« | ford, Colquitt, Wright, Benning ani other ! gallant Brigadiers from Georgia who ImTe i seen more service every rear of the war. tljan I Gen. Mercer has in the whole of it? General I Mercer, instead, has been in the field only \ about two months, if we are not mistaken, ■ while nearly all the men we have named, have j won distinction by their valor and conduct in i almost every battle on Virginia soil. We do i not like to find fault, and Share been pleased, to see of late that promotion has promptly fol lowed signal service. This was illustrated'in the case of Hoke, for the capture of Plymouth, and of Gordon, for his almost unexampled gallantry in the battles of the Wilderness.— That, we believe, is sound policy. True, such men do not require the stinailus of promotion to inci'ca them to duty.; but the recognition *f distinguished services is deeply gratifying, and should not be withheld when promotions are to be made, and much less ignored by such promotions. —Macon Telegraph. Look Out for July Ist! The Books for receiving City Tax Returns will bo closed by instruction #f Council onJFriday, Ist July, when all parties who have failed to five in their re turns, will be double taxed. Parties owning, or acting a - ag<rats for /Seal Estate or Negroes in the city, will save expense by making immediate returns of the same. Office, till July Ist, at the store cf 11 Middlebrook, xm Broad street; after that time, it Ligon’s build ing over Ordnance office. M. M. AfOORE, Juna 24 tjjT Clark. To tiio Citizens of Columbus aad Vicinity, I WILL commence, on Tuesdty tuu 24th inst., to clean out the Cemetery, and I wish *hose having bury ire? ground in the same, to send me a hand with hoe and rake. Tho.-e having no one to send, will please clean out their ground at once, so that I can have the rubbish hauled ont. Ret no one wait for hi? neighbor. Let all send me help who can, and I will put 'he Cemeten in fine-order. K. T. SIMONS, June 24td Sexton. Pay V o sir Storage. Partie- holding cotton* in our respective Ware house-, are requested to pay their storage bill- up to the Ist of July proximo. A failure to comply wit : this request in. a reasonable time, will oblige us i collect the amount.-, due, by the sale of enough cot ton to settle the bills. ' GREEXWOD A.GRAY. HUGHES J HODGES, POWELL. FRAZER A CO. WARNOCK & CO., KING & ALLEN, AT REOI tEB PRIC E* ! A SUPERIOR ARTICLE Os TEST received anew lot, and for sale bv •J je 246 t H. FISIIACKER