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By M. CRONLY Auctioneer
AUCTION SALE OF
IMPORTED goods,
BY
Catalogue.
0\ THURSDAY. June 30th, 1864, commencing
ut io o’clock, a. m., I will sell at my sales rooms No.
2 Granite Row. Wilmington, N. C., the entire c ar
ff’oee of Steamships
BADGER and LUCY,
With large consignments ex ships CHICORA, AL
ICE, FANNIE, CITY OF PETERSBURG, and
other vessels, viz:
Dry-Good*.
18 cases white ground Print3,
17 cases black and white printed Muslin
13 cases Huckaback Towels
11 cases Organdie Muslins
8 bales Army Cloths
7 cases super Hosiery _
7 cases Coats’ and Clark 3 Spool Cotton %
6 cases finishing Linen Thread
6 bales fancy Shirts .
4 cases solid, broken and moruning Ginghams
3 cases black Lustre
3 cases Confederate Tweeds
3 cases ready made Clothing
2 ca3es,Checks and Stripes, mourning
3 cases coat, vest and bone Buttons
2 bales Barege
2 cases black Satin
2 cases super black Lroadcloth
2 cases Brown Holland
4 cases Flannel Shirts
2 bales mixed Meltons
1 bale blue and grey Serge
1 bale fancy Flannels
1 case Black Alpaca
1 case Black Orleans
I case Paper Cambric, assorted colors
1 bale Mottled Alpacas
1 case Beauregard Tweeds
I ftase Southern Clocking
i case Black and W hite Print.-
1 case Shirting
1 case Fancy Snawls
t bale Linos, superior
! ca*e Mosquito Netting
1 case Ties, Gloves, &c , ,
1 bale super Broad Cloth, assorted colors
I case Irish Linen
l caso Pant Buttons
1 case Black and A liue I in.^,
Shoe*, Leather, &c.
36 trunks Ladies’ Gent’s Children’s Shoes
19 cases Ladies’, Gent’s and Childrens Fr. Loo
tees, extra
6 cases Army Shoes c ,
7 cases Barton’s Bleached and Brown Shoe Ihread
4 cases Fr Waxed Calf Skins
4 cases Chamois Skins
2 cases Morocco Skins, ij
|
Cotton Cards, Clothing, &c’
25 cases Cotton Cards, No. 10s, part Wbittemore s
best
1 case Wool Cards
2 cases Chrd Clothing 32xY
2 cases filleting
Stationary.
16 cases Cap, Letter and Note Paper
2 cases Gilliott’s Steel Pens
3 cases Pen Holders
1 caso Pencils and Pens
1 case assorted Stationary
Bagging and Rope.
10 bales Gunny Bagging
148 coils Bale Rope
Groceries.
238 bags Rio Coffee
50 barrels brown Sugav
60 barrels crushed Sugar
182 kits No. 1 Mackerel
8 casks Chicory „
10 boxes Sperm Candles
10 bags black Pepper
10 caddies Young Hyson Tea
Hardware, &c,
8 tons Hoop Iron .
28 kegs Nails, assorted sizes
4 casks Wire
4 cases Gun Caps
12 bags Shoe
3 cuscs Knives, Files and K&zors
Liquor*, Ac.
4 quarter casks pure Cognac Brandy
1 half pipe pure Martel Brandy „ _ ;
1 quarter pipe pure Pinet, Castillion & Cos., Brandy
1 eighth pipe pure Otard, Dupy & Cos., BrancL
10 casks Whiskey
82 casks old Rum
100 casos Holland Gin .
86 demijohns Holland Gin
DRAGS, tfc€.
30 cases Liquorice Paste «
94 cases Liquorice Sticks
13 casks Alcohol
14 casks Alum
5 casks Epsom Salts
9 casks Balsam Copaiba
9 bbls Tanner’3 Oil
42 kegs Bi Carb Soda
5 bbls Borax
3 cases Quinine
' 3 cases assorted Drugs
5 bbls Copperas
3 chses PotasaCarb
2 cases Blue Mass
1 case Powd. Ipecac .
1 case lodide Potass and lodine
2 casks Soda Crystals
2 casks Blue Stone
1 case Phosphoras. «
june 20 eodtds
Change ol Schedule.
AN and after Sunday, Juno 19th, the Trains on
\»the Vuscogee Railroad will run as follows:
PASSENGER TRAIN :
Leave Columbus .6 45 P- M*
Arrive at Macon 3 25 A. M.
Leave Macon 8 10 P. M.
Arrive at Columbus 4 25 A. M.
FREIGHT TRAIN :
Leave Columbus -5 00 A. M.
Arrive at Columbus WX CLAMif'
mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R.
“Notice to Planters and Con
sumers of Iron. 9 ’
WE will kocp for sale, for Confederate funds, or
exchange for country produce—such as Corn,
Fodder, Bacon, Lard, Syrup, Peas, Potatoes, Tal
low, Butter, Wheat or Flour—the following articles,
on hand or made to oracr:
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 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 Al*bag| p GRAY &
apr 3tf # Nest to New Bridge.
DON FED EE ATE STATES OF AMERICA, I
Medical Purveyor’s Office, 4th District, r
Macon, Ga., Jnne 25th, 1854. J
Hustard Seed Wanted.
This Department is in need of Mustard Seed in
any quantity, from one to one thousand pounds.—
Four douara per pound will be paid upeu delivery
at this Department. Wm. H. PRIOLEAU,
i® 2< Gt Surgeon & Medical Purveyor.
Vol. XL
J. W. WARREH A CO. Proprietors J. W. WARREN, Editor
.
Exchange Notice, No. 10.
Richmond, Va., June 6th, 1864.
The following notice is based upon a recent dec
laration of Exchange made by the Federal authori
ties, bearing date May .7th, 1864, and is supported
by valid Federal paroles on file in Imy office.
Sec. 1. All Confederate officers and men who
have been delivered at City Point, Virginia, pre
vious to the Ist of June, 1864,. are hereby declared
to be exchanged.
Sec. 2. All Confederate officers and men, and all
civilians who have been, captured at any place, and
released on parole prior to May 7th, 1864, are here
by declared to be exchanged. This section, how
ever, is not intended to include any officers or men
captured at Vicksburg, July 4th, 1863, except such
as were declared exchanged by Exchange Notices,
numbered six, seven and eight.
RO. OULD.
June 25 6t Agent of Exchange.
Office Ga., Importing & Exporting Company, I
Columbus, Ga., June 25th, 1864. /
The board of Directors this day declared a Divi
dend of two and a half (214) pence on the dollar o
the Capital of the company, payable by C. A. Green,
at the Bank of ! -olumbus, on and after Ist July next
M. L. PATTERSON,
Juno 25 lw Secretary.
Sun and Enquirer copy.
Look Dill for July Ist!
The Books for receiving City Tax Returns will be
closed by instruction of Council on. Friday, Ist July,
when all parties who have failed to give in their re
turns, will be double taxed.
Parties owning, or acting as agents for ideal Estate
or Negroes in the city, will save expense by making
immediate returns of the same.
Office, till July Ist, at the store of II Middlebrook,
on Broad street; after that time, in Ligon’s build
ing over Ordnance office.
M. M. MOORE,
J unc 24 tjyl Clerk.
Pay Your Storage.
Parties holding cotter- in our respective Ware
houses, are requested to pay their storage bills up to
the Ist of July proximo. A failure to comply with
this request in a reasonable time, will oblige us to
collect the amounts due, by Abe sale of enough cot
ton to settle the bills.
GREENWOOD & GRAY,
. HUGHES & HODGES,
POWELL, FRAZER A CO.
WARNOCK A CO..
KING A ALLEN.
June 24 1m
NO STARVATION.
300 lbs. Choice Bacon,
50 lbs. Honey,
5 boxes Tobacco (low )
W. H. H. PIIELPS,
j e 25 114 Broad Street.
ffl DOW!! n SMS!!!
_A_T
3VEzvs* X>ESSSJ3LTT?S
FROM THE LATE BLOCKADE SALE AT
Ga.
The goods are all superior to what is
offered elsewhere, and will be sold lower
than lately. In the assortment can be
found :
Ladle* 9 Sew Ilats,
New Bonnet Ribbons,
KeW Belt*, *
Bobinet Musquito Netting,
Tuckingand Dressing Combs,
Ladies 9 lloser>,
Three y 9 ds wide Linen Sheeting,
Superior Bleached Shirting,
Printed Jaciionets,
Ginghams,
English and French Calicoes,
Bombazine, Alpacas,
Elegant Leroes.
O.A XjXj -A.JSTID S-ElE
je 21 ts
DJOTIOB.
To Planters and Others !
T WILL EXCHANGE Osnaburgs, Sheeting and
1 Yarns, for Bacon, Lard, Tallow and Beeswax. I
will be found at Robinett A Cb’s old stand, where I
! am manufacturing Candles and Lard Oil for sale.
L S. WRIGHT.
jane 2 ts
Shoemakers’ and Saddlers’
TOOLS.
r PHE UNDERSIGNED having commenced the
A manufacture of the above named articles in this
city, are prepared to fill orders for the same.
Office on Angle street, a! few doors above C. S.
Hospital. HARRISON,'BEDELL & CO.
Reference —Maj. F. W. Dillard.
Mobile Register, Mississippian and Augusta Con
stitutionalist, please copy one month and send bills
to this office,
mar 30 ts ’
Office Mobile & Girard R. R.l
Cblumbus, Ga., May sth, ’64.- /
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
Company, will be held at the .Office, Girard, Ala.,
on Wednesday, 6th day of July next, at 11 o’clock,
when the election for President and Directors will
take place.
By order J. M. FRAZER, Sec’y.
my‘24 td ______
Government Transportation Works, ?
Cblumbus, Ga., June 16, 1864. >
I have Osnaburgs, Augusta Sheetings and Augus
ta Spun Yarn, some numbers as high as 12, which I
desire to exchange Jon equitable terms for Bacon
and Meal. THOS. JOHNSON,
jel7lm Special Ag’t Q. M. Dept.
~ WAITED! '
Mcscogee Railroad Office, \
Columbus, Ga., June 16th, 1864./
Wl ANTBD a good BOILERMAKER orBLACK
SMITH. Apply to
W. L. CLARK,
je 17 2w Superintendent Muscogee R. B.
GOOD NEWS FOR THE LADiES!
GREAT REDI T CTIO9i[ of PRICES
IN
DRY-GOOD S J
JUST RECEIVED A FRESH ASSORTMENT OF
IDZE^IT-O-OOIDS,
Ladie§’ French Kid Gaiters
and Fancy Cassimers,
Which I offer for sale from 50 to ICO per cent, be
low former prices. B. JACKSON.
Columbus, Ga., June 21 dim
AT REDICED PRICES !
A SUPERIOR ARTICLE OF
JAVA COFFEE.
JUST receivedfa new lot, and for sale by
je 24 6t H. FISHACKER.
Columbus, Ga. Wednesday Horning, Jnne 39,1864.
Tuesday Evening,
=r — ■■■ —— " ■■ : ,i
Turg op Service Expiring. —We learn from
reliable authority that the time of service of 8000
es Sherman’s troops expired on Saturday last, the
2fkh inst. The time of at least 5000 es the mis—
cogenators expired between Resaca and Dallas,
the azure-stomachs receiving a final discharge by
reason of rebel bullets. This is the best way for
their time es service to expire, to benefit us.
The Northern papers say that the yankee ad
ministration has received assurances, through Mr.
Dayton, that the French government will give no
•ountenance to the delivery of vessels built in
France, under contract with the Confederate au
thorities. M. Drouyn de L’Huys has informed
Mr. Dayton that the two iron clads built at Bor
deaux have been positively sold to a neutral pow
er, and that the four clipper ships shall not be
permitted to go out of port.
Johnston's Army.—A private note to the Caro
linian, from a division commander in Johnston’s
army, says: “Sherman is at last at the end of his
rope. His losses in killed, wounded, stragglers
and sick, owing to the manoeuvres of Johnston,
have been not less than 10,000 men; and as the
two armies now stand, we can whip him any day
in a fair general engagement. Sherman can corns
no further.”
Results of Sherman’s Advance.—As one ofthe
results ofthe advance of Sherman, we notice, in the
Chattanooga Gazette, of the 2d, eight columns of
casualties in the Ist, 2d and 3d divisions of the 20th
Federal corps, in an engagement on the 25th ult—
There are nearly one thousand names in the list,
many of the wounded dying soon after the fight,
and a large proportion shot “in the back.’.’ From
the number of Dutch that were killed and woun
ded, we judge that the quantity of lager shed on the
occasion was immense. There was quite a respec-
of killed.
At the cargo sales a few days since in Au
gusta, merchandise experienced a decline of
about fifty per cent.
The editor of the Charlotte Bulletin left
Petersburg ou last Friday morning. He says :
“Business in Petersburg is almost entirely
suspended ; but we think very few have left
the city, except to go into the entrenchments.
We saw about as many ladies on Sycamore
street last Wednesday and Thursday as we
ever did when the stores were all open and
Yankee fabrics were exhibited in every win
dow. The veriest veteran could not listen to
the rattle of musketry and the booming of
cannon with greater nonchalance than do the
citizens of Petersburg. Verily, the denizens
of the Cockade city, male and female, are a
brave people.”
.Situation In Front—Johnson’*
STRATEGY.
The enemy, in the telegrams copied
under the appropriate head, are forced to
compliment the great ability with which
Gen. Johnston has conducted the retreat
from Dalton, and the sagacity with which
he has steadily thwarted all their elforts
to flank him with their superior numbers.
We have heard military men say that this
retreat, when it comes to be understood,
will immortalize Gen. Johnston, and place
his name among the highest on the roll
of great military strategists.
The following paragraph from the cor*
respondence of the Atlanta Appeal may
explain some changes in our lines %hich
have been made within a few days:
Our troops are more confident than ever
that they have the enemy in their grasp.
They believe that Old Joe, is studying
Sherman, as he would a book, that he has
j been waltzing with him now for nearly
j one month over a space not exceeding
| twelve miles square and during this waltz
he has learned the calibre of his antago
i nist, and will ere long fall upon the Yan
kee leader crushing his columns as he
would a dried leaf. The enemy is cer
tainly beginning to be demoralized. They
do not know what to think of the tactics
of our General. If they move to the
left our columns are already there, if they
whirl to the right, Old Joe has anticipated
them, and thrown a force sufficient to
counteract the move. They doubtless
think that Kennesaw mountain is an ad*
vantage to the Southern army as it ex«
tends our lines as much as fifteen thou
sand men would.
This extension of the line, it is said,
will prevent the enemy from flanking our
position. To flank us now the enemy will
have to withdraw and take another route
to Atlanta. The Federal Government is
getting desperate and consequently, we
may expect desperate attempts from the
two large armies of Yankeedom—one
here and the other in Virginia. If our
people are true to themselves and the
country, these armies in two months will
be worn out, disheartened and demoralized,
and will ere this fall of autumn’s leaves
retrace their march, mere skeletons of
what they were when they essayed to
give the crushing blow to the rebellion.
To do this, however, there is much to be
done. The soldier should do his duty in
the field, and the citizen at home should
sustain the army and the country, contri'
buting all in his power to keep up the ar
my, for upon this depends our salvation
as a people.
The Atlanta papers, for the past day or
two, have acted very much as if possessed
of a secret they would like to disclose, if
it were only prudent, and some of them
openly hiDt a conviction that Sherman’s
onward progress has been virtually brought
to a close. Os course they can mean
nothing else than what happens when an
interloper is kicked out of doors—in brief,
trouble in the rear. We expect that the
lapse of a few more hours will bring us
intelligence that something has already
happened in that quarter. In point of
fact, we know that there has already been j
a beginning — for a letter from Gass Coun-1
ty, dated the 20 th, says that two divis
ions of Wheeler’s Cavalry were then tear>
ing up the railroad. Much power to
their elbows. —Macon Telegraph , 2 8th.
ml# * * * r . ; , ” .» ™
Army Correspondence or tike
Savannah Republican.
THE OPERATIONS BEFORE PETERSBURG
Army Northern VimomiA, 4
Petersburg, Virginia, June 19th. /
I reached this place this forenoon—too late
to enter much into detail in regard to the op
erations in this vicinity for the last few days.
I From all accounts, there has been more or less
j fighting day and night since Wednesday the
j 15th inst. It was during the night of that day
that the enemy made hia first serious assault,
and carried a large section of our outer line,
extending from the Appomatox far around to
she right. Oar force was very weak* consist
ing chiefly of Wise’s brigade, and a few com
paratively worthless citizens that had been
dragged out to the lines and put in position
for the militia. The remainder of Beaure
gard s troops, not many at most at that time,
wa3 holding the line in front of Bermuda
| Hundreds between the James aud Apporualox.
; Had the enemy pressed his advantage at the
| time, he might easily have occupied Peters
: burg. The fighting continued at intervals on
! Thursday and Thursday night, by which time
; Bnshrod Johnson’s division had arrived, and
] soon thereafter Hoke’s division appeared on
| the field. With these two divisions, part of
1 Grade’s brigade and the Sixty-fourth Georgia
i regiment which was not then attached to any
i brigade, but has to-day been added to Col-
I quitt’s, Beauregard maintained his ground un
| til 8 o’clock yesterday (Saturday) moving
against the greater part of Grant's army.—
What greater praise can be bestowed upon any
commander than this simple statement pro
claims.
About half past three o'clock, Friday morn
ing, just after the moon had sunk below the
western horizon, the enemy crept through the
thick undergrowth in front of battery No. 16,
on the Baxter road, which is on our right,
and got within a few paces of that work be
fore they were discovered. They were in
heavy force—two heavy to be resisted, and the
| result was they carried the battery or redoubt,
i and drove the Confederates away. Indeed,
| the wonder is that they did not carry all parts
j of the line, so great was the disparity between
j the forces of the respective armies. Our lines
! extended from a point on the Appomatox three
miles below the town, around to the east and
southeast, a distance of five miles, and to de
fend them we had only two divisions and a
fraction. Col. Powhattan R Page of the 26th
Virginia, commanding Wise’s brigade at the
time, received a mortal wound during the as
sault, and died soon thereafter. The battery
of the Macon (Ga.) Light Artillery, consist
ing of four 12 pounder Napoleons, was lost, in
spite of the gallantry of the officers and men.
Twenty-one of their horses were killed, and
their infantry supports having been forced
back, it was found impossible to bring off the
guns.
Skirmishing continued throughout the day along
the greater part of the lines. At three o’clock the
enemy assaulted Battery No. 17, an important
position next to Battery No. 16, but they were
driven back with considerable loss. An hour later
they charged our works on the hill near New
Market Race Course, and were again repulsed, but
with still heavier loss. At 6 o’clock the assault
was renewed in front of Batteries Nos. 17, 18, 19
and 20, and as night approached the cannonade
became general along the whole line from No. 20
around to the Appomattox on the left. .-Aware of
the comparative weakness of Beauregard’s force,
and stimulated by the desire to get possession of
Petersburg, Grant made a desperate effort to bear
down all opposition and enter the town. He
massed his forces, as he did at: Spottsylvania Court
House and Cold Harbor, and rushed them against
our positions as if he believed that numbers aud
brute force could accomplish everything. His
heaviest assault was made upon Wise’s and Elli
ott’s (late Evans’) brigades, of Johnson’s division.
Wise at length gave way, and one regiment of
Elliott’s, and the enemy poured in through the
gap in a stream that cau be compared only to the
Mississippi river when it breaks through the levee
and submerges the adjacent | plantations. Fortu
nately, Ransom es the same division and Grade
were near at hand; Colquitt and Clingman, of
Hoke's division, rushed forward also to close the
gap which grew wider every moment. The shock
wa3 terrible. Night had now set in, but the jets
of fire from the musketry and the tongues of flame
from the artillery lit up the earth and the sky and
pointed the way to the warring hosts. If the en
emy were successful, Petersburg must fall, and
with its fall what other evils would befal us I need
not now pause to ©numerate; if, notwithstanding
their late success, they were yet repulsed, all
might be saved. Both parties understood the im
portance of the stake as they hugged'each other
in mortal combat. The one covered the ground
with their swelling masses ; the other was only a
handful; and yet the latter, gathering itself up,
and binding itself together like a ball, was burled
against the multitudinous foe with a skill and force
which nothing human could stand before and live.
The enemy were driven back and out ofthe works
with great loss, and the guns belonging to Blount’s
(Ga.) battery, which had behaved with so much
gallantry, but which was lost, when the Federals
broke over the works, were recaptured.
The fight new. ceased, and the women and
children and old men, who had crowded the hills
and housetops, tearful spectators of the unequal
combat, retired to their beds with grateful hearts.
At 8 o’clock, Beauregard withdrew his forces and
occupied anew and better line of entrenchments
he bad thrown up a short distance beyond those
he abandoned.
At 8 o’clock next morning (jeaterday) Ker
shaw’s veteran division reached the field after a
rapid march all night, and relieved Johnson’s,
which had been in the trenches, day and night,
sinee Thursday morning. In a short time Fields’
and Pickett’s divisions were placed in position,
and still later other forces belonging to Lee’s
grand army made their appearance.
Feeble assaults were made at intervals yester
day, and were repeated last night; a brigade was
brought up here and there and hurled against our
steady lines, as one would cast a stone against a
wall of adamant ; but in every instance the ene
my were repulsed with but little effort. Constant
skirmishing and artillery firing have been kept up
to-day, but without results. It was a strange
oommingling of sounds at 10 o’clock this morning
—the soft, sweet tones of the church bells inviting
the people to the house of prayer, and the boom of
cannon and crash of shells summoning the unfor
tunate soldier to the dark abodes of eternity, The
one wa3 the gentle messenger of peace and life—
the other the dread summons of suffering and
dsath !
Petersburg is now safe against assault, though
it is within range of the enemy’s long range guns.
A number of shells hare exploded in the streets,
but thus far only eleven persons hare been hurt,
including one old negro woman killed. General
Lee waited almost too long before he sent the much
needed reinforcement 0 , as but for the heroic resis
tance of Beauregard and his command the city
must have fallen. The people have removed from
the eastern’part of the town to places es greater Safe
ty-
Grant’s entire army is now in front of Peters
burg and Lee’s is where it should be. Warren’s
corps was sent around by water from West Point,
but it is here, and parts of it have been already en
gaged.
We have just heard that Early and Breckin
ridge attacked Hunter yesterday, near Lynchburg
and beat him badly. At last accounts the latter,
who is reported to be without supplies was in full
retreat. P. W. A.
There having been considerable dispute, says the
Mississippian, whether the paroled prisoners in
camp at Demopolis and other point!, were ex
changed or not under the late order of Commissioner
Ould, we state for the benefit of those concerned
t hat the department at Richmond has been tele
graphed to on the subject by those in command .of
the paroled prisoners at Demopolis, and received
the reply that they had not been exchanged.
$4.00 Per Month
The Louisville Journal of the 9tb gires an
interesting description of the uncertainty of
railroad travelling in Kentucky during (be
presence of “J. Morgan
From persons who were passengers on the
cars and eye witnesses to the whole affair, we
have learned the full details of the capture.
When about half a mile this side of Smithfield
the train was thrown violently from the track
by the previous removal of several rails. A
volley of carbine and pistol shots were dis
charged into the cars at the same time. A
number of passengers were aboard, and in all
about twenty soldiers, but six of whom were
armed. The others were stragglers, being
returned to their regiments. So sudden and
unexpected was.the attack on the train that
everybody lost control of themselves, and iu a
perfect state of alarm, surrendered without
the slightest resistance. The guerilla band
numbered ten men, and they claimed to be
soldiers of Gen. John Morgan’s command.—
•They were armed with revolvers and carbines,
and aside from their citizen dress, presented
the appearance of soldiers.
Immediately after the surrender the arms
were taken from the Federal soldiers and bro
ken to pieces. The chief then administered
to them an oath, requiring them to support
the Southern Confederacy, or at least, not to
make war upon it. No written parole was
demanded ; they seemed to be satisfied with
making the “Yanks” swallow the verbal oath.
Asa general thing the passengers were treated
in a civil manner. A few persons were rob
bed of small amounts of money, but to pil
lage did not seem to be the object of the
band. The baggage car and two passenger
coaches were destroyed by fire. The cap
tured soldiers were forced to carry rails and
kindle the flames which consumed the cars.—
The two rear coaches were occupied by ladies,
and with a show of gallantry the guerrillas
rolled the coaches back from the main train,
which saved them from destruction. The ex
press goods and trunks were thrown from the
cars before they were set on fire. None of the
baggage belonging to the passengers was in
terfered with, the mail was not opened or ri
fled, though a few of the way packages were
burned with the cars.
One of the ladies, who stood a short distance
from the scene of disaster and witnessed the
whole affair, was approached by one of the
guerrillas and offered an orange. She de
clined the proffered gift, but wfis obliged to
accept it, as they strongly insisted that she
should receive a slight memento from rebel
hands. After completing their work of de
struction the band moved off'in the direction
of Smithfield. The leader, who claimed to be
a Lieutenant, was recognized as a well known
citizen, living in the vicinity of Vandyke’s
Mills. It is almost impossible to conjecture
what the object of the guerrillas was in mak
ing an attack upon the train. They did not
seem to have a desire to plunder the passen
gers as a general thing. They only robbed
parties whom they thought had in their pos
session Government or Company funds. The
simple destruction of a train by a party of
this kind does not seem to form sufficient
cause for the attack, and such proceedings are
somewhat unusual by guerilla bands. What
ever their object was, we must admit that
their actions were strangely marked by a show
of gallantry and an exhibition of the desper
ado. A more close inquiry into the case may
furnish a solution to the riddle.
Incident of Forrest’s Flglit.
Associated with Ripley, we have an incident
occurring in its vicinity. After our victory a
remarkably pious and benevolent old lady
was standing by the little garden gate, rather
demonstrative in her expressions of extrava
gant blessings upon the soldiers as they pass
ed, and apparently in a paroxyism of anxiety
to gaze upon and speak with the hero of the
hour. Gen. Forrest, passing by shortly after
terwards, upon being informed of the lady’s
desire to see him, rode forward with his usual
gallantry to gratify her wish, his stern classic
featers for a mSment wearing a smile of ex
quisite sweetness, as he observed her advanc
ed age, at the same time accosting her with
the customary salutation. The good old lady,
elevating her spectacles to a comfortable po
sition above her eyes, seriously interlacing
her fingers, and extending them in an attitude
to command attention, said in earnest tones
of full meaning;
"Gen. Forrest: I have heard it said that
you are a wicked man ; but how can that be
possible when you are prosperous in all your
battles, and God, it is said, never prospers the
wicked?”
To which remarkable assault, Geu. Forrest
replied in clear, measured accents :
“My good lady, I claim no merit for my suc
cess ; that must be attributable to the just
ness alone of the cause I espouse. I am mere
ly an instrument in the hands of an Omnipo
tent Deity to work out his infalible designs,
and it can matter very Jittle, in the honorable
and faithful discharge of the duties assigned
me by my country, whether I am a devout
Christian or its opposite; the righteous
cause will triumph all the same. I admit with
gratitude that Heaven Jhas kindly preserved
me thus far, and I trust I am not as wicked as
represented,”
“Ah, no,” vehemently exclaimed the lady,
“you cannot be. The constant, imminent
danger surrounding you; your frequent ex
posure in the very jaws of peril, and your as
tonishing preservation attest as much. Heav
en.has spared you for your goodness and for
the sake of just cause. Glory to God in the
highest! Glory to Gen. Forrest!” And pas
sionately covering her features with her hands,
she found relief to her religious enthusiasm in
a flood of generous tears.
Gen. Forrest, accompanied by his staff, rode
slowly off, perhaps in a train of musings for
his own future welfare. Who can say ?
A Beautiful Sentiment.—l saw a
mourner standing at even tide near the
grave of one dearest to him on earth. The
memory of joys that were past crowded
on his soul. “Ah, is this,” said he, “all
that remains of one so loved and so love
ly? I ask, but no one answers. Oh,
my loved one will not hear ! Oh, death,
inexorable death! what ha3 thou done ?
Let me bow my sorrows in the slumbers
of the grave.”
While thus in agony, the gentle form
of Christianity came by. She bade him
look upward, and to the eye of faith the
heavens were disclosed. He heard the
song and transport of the great multitude
which no man can number around the
throne. There were spirits of the just
men made perfect—the spirit of her he
mourned, There happiness was pure,
permanent and perfect. The mourner
then wiped away the tears from his eyes, :
took courage, and thanked God. * ! A11
the days of my appointed time,” says he,
“will I wait till my change come,” and be
returned to the duties of life no longer
sorrowing as those who have no hope.
jffc of Charleston.
Tiirce Hundred and L'j'j.
The bombardment of tin? city continues
about the same. Since our last report fifty
six shots have been fired up to six o clock
Friday evening. Considerable firing also took
place between battery Gregg and our batteries
on Sullivan’s and James' Tslatid. Battery
Gregg fired another volley at Fort Sumter last
evening in response to the firing of sundown
fun at the fort. Some fcV shots were also
red at Snmter during the daf. Heavy firing
was heard about ten o clock 'Friday morning
in the direction of Stcno. Tho cause was
not ascertained. The Yankees are still hard
at work on Gregg, Wagner and the Middle
Battery. No change in the fleet is reported.
[ Courier, 25 (h.
Tn* Cotton Question. —The London Daily
“sews” says the cotton question is becoming
one of serious interest, as there is a general
disposition to believe that the war in the
United States is approaching a final issue,
and the restoration of peace will simply end
in the re-opening of the greatest cotton mar
ket of the world. The ‘ News” shows that
unless the greatest prudence is exercised, the
sudden influx of an artificially scarce com
modity, aud the consequent heavy fall in pri
ces, mav prove most disasirous.
When Petersburg was suddenly assaulted va
W ednesday last, General Beauregard, in order to
give it support, withdrew his forces from tho works
which stretched across from tho James to the Ap
pomattox, and confined the Yankees to Bermuda
Hundreds. The next morning the Yankees per
ceiving this evacuation, advanced and took pos
session, and penetrated beyond to the railroad,
which they interrupted. On Thursday, General
Leo reeovored a portion of those works from the
enemy ; and on Friday night, as tho despatch in
another column states, he recovered the residue.
We are exceedingly gratified to be able to an
nounce this, because it was of great consequence tu.
hold these works. Without them the railroan
hence to Petersburg would be too insecure for use,
aud we should then be deprived of the immense
advantages of an easy and rapid connection with
that city.
Wo have heard an incident of tho charge on
Friday night for the recovery of these works,
which deserves to be mentioned, Tho lino of bat
tle was formed, and the charge ordered, but af
terwards a delay being considered desirable, it
was countermanded. The countermand reached
only a part of tho troops. The rest accordingly
moved forward. Tho Texans of Fields’ division
were among those that were halted ; but seeing
the other part of the line move on, they became
restless, aud finally impracticable. By ones, and
twos, and squads, they broke ranksancl went for
ward. The contagion spread, until soon’ the
whole command, officers and all, took up the
well known yell, and rushed on like a storm.—
The works were every where carried, and what
is extremely gratifying, with but little loss. G«n.
Leo is reported to have remarked that he had
known of men straggling to the rear, but had
never before heard of their straggling to the
front. —Richmond Sentinel.
A squad of Yankees, captured in Sherman’s
rear, arrived here yesterday evening by the Ala
bama and Tennessee Railroad. This is anew
source of supply of nriscegenators. It is reported
that a small force of our cavalry made a dash
on the Rome and Kingston Railroad and de
stroyed a supply train a few days ago. —Selma
Dispatch.
The Sun of Austerlitz.
On the 2d day of December, 1806, rose the “.Sun
of Austcrlitz.” Its light revealed to Napoleon the
certainty of the great victory of that day. His forces
cohsisted of 75,000 men, occupying a semi-circle of
heights. Tho allied Austrian and Russian army
96,000 strong, had held, twenty-four hours previous
a position equally strong, on the heights of rrotzon;
but by skillful manoeuvre, Napoleon had induced
them to believe that he feared a battle, and now at
the break of day, he beheld their army, like a huge
boa, having unwound its coil; trailing its slow, pon
derous length around its front, in order to attack his
right wing.
The French army saw, as with its leader’s eye, the
blunder of the allies. The length of their were ex -
posed, while Napoleon from his semi-circle, could
launch one of the spokers of his power to attack
them in any or all quarters, His generals were eager
to begin.
“Wait twenty minutes,” said Napoleon; “when
the enemy is taking a false move they must not be
interrupted.”
The twenty minutes elapsed, the movement was
complete, the blunder irretrievable. Thon Napoleon
mounted his herse and saidtojhis troopsl:
“Soldiers, to-day we will finish the campaign.”
At the same time the ordor of attack was given,
and the mighty living anaconda was cut to pieces.—
The Russians, after suffering great slaughter, were
retreating across the frozen lake. Napoleon rode
along the lines and shouted:
“Engulphlthem! engulph them l”
The artillerists elevated their pieces, and by drop
ping their balls from a height upon the ice, broke it
up, and overwhelmed the flying enemy.
This was Napoleon’s greatest victory and most
brilliant stroke of genius. Afterward on tho eve of
any battle, he had only to remind the soldiers that
the sun of Austerlitz would look down upon their
actions to inspire them with the most enthusiastic
courage.
The prestige of some such achievement is a highly
necessary stimulant to tho bravery of troops. It,
inspires them with confidence in their own prowess.
Pride in their leader, and a sublime, haughty joy,
in the certainty of victory under his eye.
Pajusian to the Cobe. —There is a good anecdote
told of two Paris editors—X and Y. At the begin
ning of the winter they were in conversation, and
X, being a bachelor, asked of Y, who was just mar
«?SvfT do you like your new condition?”—
Ah., my dear, there is nothing like being married.
You cannot imagine how happy I am. When lam
at work my wife is at tax side, and at the conclusion
of each paragraph I embrace her. That is charm
ing.” Now I understand,” Xlretorted, “why your
paragraphs are so short.” This conversation soon
spread, and fronj that time Y’s articles were consul
ted by the public as the thermometer of his conju
gal felicity. During two months, Y’s articles were
disjointed and curt, and all the women were jeal
ous of Madame Y, Bnt gradually the periods elon
gated, and at last Madame V. opened Afr. Y’s pa
per, and casting a rapid glance over the paper ex
claimed: “Whatl but a single paragraph in the
whole article! Poor woman, a divorce will assuredly
follow ?”
An officer in McGowan’s Brigade
writes to his father in this city that he
has been informed on good authority
that President Lincoln has received re**
liable information that Grant is very much
afraid that Lee wtll attact him and that a
part of his army, at least 12,000 men,
whose term of service has expired have
notified Grant that they will not fight and
that if they are forced into battle they
yvill fight their wav out.
Here is a paragraph from a Northern paper,
that ought to remind our government that it
is high time to resort to the long talked of
lex tallonis:
On the 29th ult., by order of General Brown
carried out by provost marshal Switzler of
the central district of Missouri, Francis Had
ley, alias Joseph Anderson, was shot to death
with musketry, at Warrensburg, Missouri
Gen. Brown had obtained sufficient evidence
to satisfy him that Hadley had participated in
the Lawrence massacre under Quantrell.
The Alban? Dream.—The dream of the
venerable old gentleman of Albany, in which
the Angel Gabriel revealed to him that the
existence of the war depended upon the suc
cess of Johnston’s army, and that the scales
of fate would be about balanced until the
waning of year, when a warrior from the south
would join Johnston and rout the enemy ha3
been interpreted by an aged gentleman of this
city. He says that the warrior from the south
is Bedford Forrest, who, at the head of a large
army, will march through Middle and East
Tennessee, and capture Chattanooga and Daf
ton, when Sherman, attempting to retreat,
w.ll be almost annihilated, the result proving
a i ortown to the Confederate arm3.
[Appeal, 2oth.
It is reported that Major Battle and Captain Stur
divant, of Sturdivant’s battery, who were captured
in the’fight of Thursday, 16th inst., near Petersburg,
w hile being taken to the rear by a negro guard,
murdered by the black savages. This was re
ported in'Petersburg, and Yankee prisoners cap
tured in the fight of Friday night confirm the story.
If this cold blooded murder be true, we hopo our
•rOTermnent may be aroused to some measure of
retaliation.
A letter from the front says that a shell fall
in Bledsoe's Battery on Wednesday and killed
Capt, Bledsoe and twelve of bis men.