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t in the Mobile Advertiser & Register, the
”“nd and sn.h as h.v. Wh>
in the West, are advised that a weeldj mail
leaves Brandon for the Trae.-M.ssissippi Do
partment. The postage is forty oents mm
gle letters. All letters should be plainly
marked “via Brandon.”
CoMMIWICATIOH OPBN TO ATI.ANTA.-The
damage done to the M. & W. Railroad by the
raiders on Thursday, (says the Intelligencer,
2d,) has been repaired. The telegraph line
was repaired and dispatches passed over the
wires early Sunday morning. The railroad
was rapidly repaired, and a train of cars that
left Atlanta on Sunday evening at six o'clock
passed over the place, arriving in Macon early
on Monday morning.
The passengers report that Atlanta was
shelled furiously on Saturday and Sunday,
and that the result has been very destructive
to the buildings, especially in the main busi
ness portion of the city.
Capture op Flatte City. —The capture of
Platte City, Missouri, is announced by the
St. Joseph Herald. J. C. C. Thornton entered
the town at the head of two hundred and fifty
men and demanded the immediate surrender
of the place and all the militia stationed
there. About ninety men gave themselves
up and entered the rebel service. The papers
think the whole thing was arranged in ad
vance. Thornton in a speech assured the
people he would hold Platte City.
There are indications of a sanguinary en
gagement near Little Rock, Ark., (says the
Meridian Clarion, 28th ult.,) at no distant day.
The enemy are gathering all their available
forces from garrisoned points on the Mississip
pi, and placing them uneer Steele. Slocum’s
Vicksburg raiders did not disembark at Vicks
burg, but pushed ou up the river. Troops
from other points have been sent to Steele.
On our side, Fagan and Sbelby are closing in
with their cavalry, and Churchill and others,
with their infantry, are no doubt in the proper
place ere this. Indsed we should not be sur
prised if the fight be over. .. Steele will make
a strong effort to drive our forces off from the
vicinity of Little Rock and Duvall’s Bluff, but
in doing so he may loose his foothold in Ar
kansas. Now is the time for cavalry opera
tions against Memphis, Vicksburg, Natchez,
Ate. These towns have been nearly stripped
of white troops for Steele.
(luifttei'’slle(reat through West
ern Virginia.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, in commenting
editorially on some remarks of the New York
Tribune, expressing an entire disbelief in the
statements made with regard to the deplora
ble condition of Hunter’s men during their
retreat from before Lynchburg, says :
“It will be hard for journals of even better
repute than the Tribune, to turn the most
disgraceful, and one of the most' disastrous
routs of the war into anything resembling a
victory, until they can stop the mouths of
loyal eye witnesses and actors, to say nothing
of the disloyal. The soldiers were hurried by
their panic stricken General thro’ the ravines
and over the mountains of Virginia two or
three days without food. They were led or
driven twenty-five miles in one of the sultriest
nights of the season. Hundreds dropped and
died on the road from sheer exhaustion. Four
thousand horses fell and expired, or were shot
to prevent their use by the enemy. The sur
vivors, the guant, tottering, haggard victims
of famine, awakened the pity alike of friends
and enemies ; and it is affirmed by those who
profess to have seen it, that there were, some
among them who actually ate the flesh from
their own arras, to appease their intolerable
hunger. Circumstances like these do not be
long among the incidents of a victory, in our
opinion, though to the writers of the Tribune
thev seem entirely appropriate.”
The Late Win. Smith O’Brien.
A sketch of the checkered life of this renowned
Irishman, who expired at Pearhyn Arms Ho
tel, Bangor, on the. 18th of June, may prove
interesting to some of our readers. His lin
eage is one of the most pure and ancient of all
the Celtic families, his ancestral record show
ing a royal descent from the elevated Brian
Boroimhe, who occupied the Irish throne in
1003, was subsequently killed in the battle of
Gloutarf. Mr. O’Brien was born in 1803, and
was educated at Harrow school and graduated
at Cambridge University. In 1827 he first
appeared in parliament as a representative of
county Clare. The agitation of Catholic
T?^ ip^n . WaS at ite hei S ht in that year,
and Mr. 0 Brien revolted at the idea of havino
to vote for it, and in a short time joined the
Catholic association. He generally voted with
the moderate Whig party and was known as
a libera conservative. He next represented
Limenck, and when the now Earl of Derby
introduced his famous “Arm Act,” O’Brien
attacked it so furiously that the measure for
he ?T h , p6ople becAme a dead
Ifv® •’ *? e f re^ and the organization known as
Y oUn f Roland,” which induced England to
suspend the habeas corpus act and issue war
rants tor Mr. O’Brien’s arrest, and other pop
ular men on a charge of sedition. His pur
suers had an engagement, with ins followers
near Ballingfu-y, and Mr. O'Brien aeeinc the
danger tout would arise, gave himself up
About Ala.y_ lß44, Smith O’Brien, Thos. Francis
oSI Per J ence l B - McManus and Patrick
O Donohoe were brought forward for trial
tonLT’ C f ViCted of hi S’ h tre:lSon and sen
tenced to oe hanged, drawn and quartered, the
bodies., ‘P -be disposed of as her Majesty 1
pleased. Queen Victoria tommuted the death
penalty to transportation to New South Wales.
From there .McManus escaped to San Francis
co, Meagher to New York, and we believe Mr.
O’Donohoc also. O’Brien endured his exile
with patience, and in 1854 Queen Victoria,
touched by bis high-souied magnanimity,
granted him a pardon, and he returned home
to his family and frieuds. He never after
wards took any active part in politics, but
remained at home cultivating a love for liter
ature and art. and enjoying the society .of his
family and friends. A purer spirit never
glided from this earth, and it is to be hoped
the Heavenly clime will compensate him for
the sorrows of this.— Meridian Claris.
The Happy Family in 1\ ashing rox.—The !
Washington correspondent of the New York
World, says that Stanton and Blair have not
been on speaking terms for some time pish
Blairj since the late raid, charged Stanton i
and Halleek with incoinpeteney. He was so 1
abusive that Halleek seat a remonstrance to
Lincoln* Hjyw the matter * will end is noi
known. It is believed, however, that Stan
ton will resign. The special correspondent
of the Tribune says that Lincoln, in a private
conversation. said he 1 recognized all the ele
ments of dissatisfaction that the new call of
troops would produce but .stated most em
phatically' that the men were needed and must
be had. sthd should he fail in his efforts to
Thesteamer St.* Cloud was fired upon hr
guomllaa on her last trip up Red Ki~“, lu
suaiamed no damage. • ’
[From the Macon Tele>.'ra,ffi -1
The Raid on the Centra -Hail
road.
From a reliable source we gather some
facts concerning the late raid on the Cen
tral railroad. The raiding party consisted
of thirteen regiments of Kentucky, Indi
ana, and llJinois cavalry, and numbered
between six and seven thousand men.
They were divided into two brigades, the
whole under the command of Major Gen
eral Stoneman, a Yankee who figured
somewhat conspicuously in Virginia for
his repeated failures on expeditions of a
similar nature to the one he now com
mands. The raiders left Sherman's army
on the 26th of last month, and marched
rapidly through the counties of- Newton,
Jasper, and Jones. In their march they
destroyed no property, although they rob
bed the people of their horses and jewelry,
and supplied themselves with everything
necessary for the expedition.
On arriving about ten miles from Gor- !
don, they halted and detached one
dred men, belonging to an Illinois regi
ment, and placing them under the corns
mand of one Major Davidson, ordered
them to destroy all the stations and water
tanks from Gordon to the Oconee river,
and on their arrival there to burn the
bridge. On arriving in sight of Gordon,
they discovered that a train full of militia
was on the way to Milledgeville, .followed
by a passenger train, and deeming it info
prudent to attempt their capture, the
raiders concealed themselves on the left
of the railroad and allowed both trains to
unmolested. As soon as they were
out of sight they dashed into the town
and proceeded in their work of destruc
tion. The warehouse at Gordon was filled
with bacon, meal and flour, as also a large
amount of furniture, belonging to refu
gees from Charleston, Savannah, and oth
er points. It was, however, promptly set
on fire by order of Major Davidson, and
the whole consumed.
There was at Gordon from one hundred
and fifty to two hundred cars and engines.
These were set on fire by the vandals, as
well as the car shed and several buildings
belonging to and contiguous with the rail
road. One train of cars contained a large
and valuable lot of machinery, the prop
erty of the Western and Atlantic rail
road ; and another train was laden with a
considerable amount of furniture and other
household goods belonging to refugees.
The raiders then left, supposing their
work to be complete and a squad proceed
ed in the direction of Griswoldville, tearing
up the track occasionally as they went,
while the main body went on to the Oco
nee river. They took along with them,
as a guide, Mr. Walker, the postmaster at
Gordon, after robbing him of eleven thou
sand dollars in Confederate money and his
gold watch. His going with them was a
compulsory act, the Yankees having
threatened him with death if he refused
to accompany them and guide the body to
Griswoldville. He was afterwards re*
leased and returned to Gondon.
As soon as the raiders had left the town
the citizens turned out en masse—both
women and men—and set energetically to
work to put out the fire. They succeeded
admirably. Os the large number of cars
| at that point only forty were destroyed,
while but three engines have been serious
; iy injured, four have been slightly dam»
i aged and the remainder untouched. The
oar shed was saved as well as all the buil
i dings set on fire, and the valuable machin
; ery belonging to the Western and Atlantic
Railroad was saved to the State. Too
much praise cannot be bestowed upon the
citizens of Gordon, for the prompt and
patriotic manner in which they exert,ed
themselves to put out the fire, and the
success which resulted from their united
efforts deserves and secures commenda*
tion. We regret they were not armed, as
our informant says that if they had been,
the Yankee raiders could never have sucn
ceeded in doing even the small damage
they did.
On leaving Gordon the squad that
marched in the direction of Griswoldville,
on arriving in front of that place discovs
ered our skirmishers and promptly attack
ed them but finding we had a strong force
posted at that point they withdrew and
marched round the road, striking it about
one and a half miles the other side. When
the firing commenced a train of twenty
seven cars was very imprudently backed
out of Griswoldville and was standing on
the track when the squad of men struck
the road. This train was of course cap
tured. The engine was unhitched and
the cars set on fire. The men then push
ed off in the direction of Griswoldville,
and the track being . what is termed a
‘down grade' it entered the town and was
entirely consumed, but, fortunately, the
fire did not ignite the other cars at the
station. We forgot to mention that the
Yankees permitted the negroes and rail
road employees on the cars to remove all
their private property before they set them
on fire.
As soon as the cars was disposed of the
raiders took out nearly all the water from
the boiler of the engine and, filling the !
furnace with pine wood, soon got up a |
small supply of steam. They then com- ;
pellea a boy to get upon the engine and
open the throttle-valve and set it going, j
The boy did so, jumping off immediately j
after, and the engine started at full speed 1
for G-riswoldville. .It entered there un* i
der a full headway of steam and struck !
the rear car of a passenger train, splitting |
it in two and throwing the two portions
on both sides of the track. Continuing,
the engine threw off two more cars from
the train. These last two were filled with
; women and children, but none were in*
| jured; By this time all the steam was :
exhausted, and the eugine ceased moving.
The only damage it is reported to have
received, is the burning out of the flues.
Their work having been completed, the
squad started to rejoin their companions.
In the meantime the other portion un
der Major Davidson proceeded to Mc-
Donald—Station No. 16, where they tore
up a small portion oi the track, destroyed
the water tank, and marched on to Em>
met —Station No. 15—where they re-'
peated their work. While at E ,
twelve of their number were sent to burn
the bridge across the Oconee river. This
small squad did their work effectually
and inflicted the most serious damage
done to the „ road. Why this bridge was
left ungarded we- cannot conceive. W e
| learn that us lute last Wednesday there
I was a force of one hundred and fifty men
j stationed there, and on that evening they
were removed and the bridge left unpro
tected. The inconvenience its destruc
tion will cause can only be a temporary
one, as another bridge we learn, already
prepared, will be promptly substituted in
its stead, but for a squad of twelve men
to destroy so important a structure is ex
tremely ■'humiliating. We trust that for
the future a great amount of caution wia
be exhibited.
After destroying the bridge and tear
ing up a small portion of the track, the
Yankees started back for the main body
of the raiders, under Stoneman, who had
marched in the direction of Macbn. Ah
account of their proceedings around this
city will be found in another article.
[From the Metropolitan Record.]
Terrible Destruction of Con
federates.
NOT A MAN LEFT ALIVE IN THE SOUTH.
No matter what any one may say to the con
trary, the fact has been established, that there
is not a man left in the whole South, not a
solitary male inhabitant between the fighting
ages oi sixteen and sixty. They have all been
killed off, every mother's son of them, and it
is absurd, therefore, to suppose that there is
a campaign in progress in Georgia, and an
other in Virginia.
In the mind of the public there may be some
such delusion, but men of facts and figures
know, that the last Southern soldier was killed
off some months ago. It is true, that Secre
tary Stanton issues dispatches from time to
time, informing us how we gained such and
such a battle, and how we annihilated several
thousands of the enemy atone fell swoop, but
those who know the jocular character of that
distinguished official, understand that he is
only taking a “rise” out of the public.
We know there are some incredulous per
sons in this community who will not believe
this statement, but they have evidently not
studied the statistics of this war.
! They certainly ought to be better informed :
i but if people will not read those sources of
j correct information, the war journals, they
j deserve to remain in their ignorance. How
\ ever, we shall do all in our power to enlight
en them on this important subject, and we
shall begin by calling their attention to the
figures, which some astute statistician has in
formed the world “never lie.” Estimating
the number of skirmishes fought since the
beginning of the war at five thousand, which
is a moderate calculation, and placing the
average number of killed in each at one hun
dred on the Confederate side, we have the
grand aggregate of five hundred thousand.
As the Federal loss, according to “reliable”
information in every skirmish, was about as
one to twenty, it was, of course, very trifling.
Thus, we have half a million of Confederates
disposed of in skirmishes alone. Now, we
come to the wholesale slaughter of battles,
and placing the number of these from the first
affair at Bull Run at five hundred, (a low fig
ure) it will be seen that there can be no doubt
of the destruction of every male Southerner,
between the aforesaid ages of sixteen and
sixty. An average of five thousand South
erners killed in every one of those battles, can
not be over the actual number, and this mul
tiplied by five hundred, the number of battles
fought, gives a grand total of two millions and
a half. Then there cannot be less than five
hundred thousand that have died of disease,
so that a recapitulation of the whole losses of
the South would be as follows, in tabular
form :
Confederate soldiers killed in five
thousand skirmishes 500,000
killed in five hundred
battles 2,500,000
Died of disease incident to camp life 500,000
3,000,000
The population of the Confederacy proper
is about eight millions, one half of which is
composed of females and non-combatants,
while at least a million are males under or be
yond the fighting age, that is from one up to
sixteen, and from sixty up to a hundred, or
more as the case may be.
Now, after this presentation of figures of re
liable statistics, it is sheer nonsense to sup
pose that there is such a thing as war in this
country. We say it boldly and fearlessly, that
all the accounts of battles in the daily papers
are mere works of fiction, mere productions
of the imagination.
As for General Lee and Gen. Joe Johnston,
and General Beauregard, they are all simply
mythical characters, while the idea that th&re
is such a thing in progress as the siege of
Petersburg, or Richmond, or Charleston, is
too absurd to be entertained for a single mo
ment by any sane man. We insist’ upon it,
then, that all the fighting men of the South
have been defunct for many a long day, and
all the accounts we have had of battles in the
Wilderness, battles at Spottsylvania, at Coal
Harbor, and at Petersburg, properly belong to
the.domain of fictional or light literature.
Items from tlte Mississipplan
Extra.
The Mississippian Extra, published at Jack
son, is a small paper but a very useful one
;in these days of scanty mails. We clip the
following paragraphs from its issue of the
29th
The Missouri Democrat of the 20th inst, is
indignant because the guerrillas in Missouri
are in the habit of returning horses, &c., ta
ken by them from rebel sympathizers. It
says nearly all the Union men have been
cleaned out in Randolph county.
The Memphis Bulletin says Fagan, with his
rebels, at last accounts, was south of the Ar
kansas river, at a place called Hampton,
northeast of Camden. He was keeping very
quiet. - 3
The Vicksburg Herald of yesterday say3
negro soldiers are becoming troublesome, and
calls upon the Commanding General to re
strain them.
Guerrillas in Platte County, Mo.—A
Northern dispatch from St. Joseph says the
guerrillas are committing all manner of dep
redations in the lower part of Platte county.
Two of their camps were discovered 17 miles
south and southeast of St. Joseph. It fears
the troubles are not o v er. The Pawpaws
are constantly deserting and joining the guer
rillas.
Another Yankee Steamer Burned.—Louis
ville, July 19.—Steamer St. Louis, hence for
Nashville, laden with Government stores, was
burned yesterday, by guerrillas at Sailors’
Rest, on the Cumberland river.
The Memphis Bulletin, of the 23d says ; “On
Sunday night last a small party of Shelby’s
rebels tore up four lengths of the track on the
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, near
Brownsville.
Missouri papers of the 20th report the cap
ture of Little Rock. They also say that Gen.
Marmaduke is again on the war path in the
direction of Missouri.
The Washington clerks who showed the
white feather during the recent raid are to
be turned out of office.
Two brothers in New Jersey, have been fined
SSOO for obstructing and resisting an officer
engaged in collecting the United States In
ternal Revenue.
Suppression of Newspapers.—Gen. Hunter
has suppressed the Wheeling Register and Par
kersburg Gazette, and placed the editors and pro
prietors under arrest. The former was a demo
cratic, and the latter an abolitiou sheet. It is ro
: ported that criticism upon Hunter's recent disas
trous campaign was the cause of this procedure.
The London Globe states that the Great Eastern
has just taken 3,000 tons of coal oh board, and
will shortly leave Liverpool for Sheerness or Dept-
I ford, where she will be fitted with water tanks, in
’ which, the Atlantic cable now being 'made by
l Messrs. Glass <fc Cos., will be stowed away as it is
t made
TELEGRAPHIC.
reports of the press association.
Entered according to act of Congress in the year
1863. By J. S, Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office of
the District Court of the Confederate btate» lor
the Northern District of Georgia. J
Richmond, July 29.— A special dispatch to the
Whig, from Petersburg too|B|y ( says the enemy shell
ed the city to-day with great vigor this morning for
several hours; burning several houses between four
and five o’clock this morning.
The enemy sprung a mine under the position on
the Baxter road, blowing up a portion of our
works. A large force Yankees charged through the
breach, making some captures of prisoners and guns,
but after after a sharp fight were driven back.
The 17th and 18th South Carolina regiments lost
a considerable number of men.
Considerable activity prevails along the lines.
In Ransom’s Brigade, Vance’s majority is 739.
Petersburg, July 29. —Northern dates to the 27th
received.
The N. Y. Tribune, has dispatches announcing
the return of Rosseau to Marietta, after having ac
complished his undertaking.
The Yankees claim to have buried 1,000 rebels in
the last fight. The situation is favorable.
McPherson’s remains arrived at Nashvilie eu
route to Louisville.
A steamer struck a snag on the Mississippi river,
15 miles below Greenville, Miss., on the 21st, losing
50 lives; principally of the 10th (Federal) Missouri
cavalry.
There if very little from Early’s force in the Val
ley. Orders have been sent to remove everything
from Frederick.
Dispatches from Baltimore suppose the enemy
intend making a raid into the Southern counties of
Pennsylvania. The loyal leaguers have been call
ed in Baltimore.
The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road has been cut
again.
The Chronicle says the commanding Generals have
requested the utmost secresy in regard to military
matters and Grants operations especially demand
secresy.
Voorhees has again been nominated to Congress,
contrary to his wishes.
No Gold quotations.
Petersburg, July 29.—A rumor was current in
Cherbourg, France, that the Federal and Confed
erate naval officers had agreed to. fight off that
place in ten days.
Confederate loan 78.
The London Herald says Mason had an official
interview with Lord Palmerston.' He was intro
duced by Lindsay. The meeting was satisfactory to
all parties. The withdrawal by Linclsay of his in
tended recognition in Parliament is said to have
been the result of the interview. Lord Palmerston
having given out, and replied that he would sup
port the motion at an opportune moment.
Petersburg, July 30. —About two o’clock, every
thing being arranged, Gen. Mahone threw forward
Sanders’ Ala, Brigade, which charged the enemy in
gallant style, recapturing part of our breastworks
temporarily lost, and taking about 500 prisoners;
including 150 negroes, 55 officers, and Brig. Gen.
Bartlett, of the Ist Division, 9th Corps, besides two
stand of colors, and 4 pieces of artillery lost by us
this morning.
There is about 600 of the enemy’s dead in our
trenches.
Mahone’s and Weightz’s brigades, besides prison
ers captured, this morning took 10 stand of colors.
Our lines are identically as before the fight this
morning—all lost gained—being reclaimed. Not
over 100 lives are believed to be lost in the blowing
up of the mine.
The losses in Mahone’s division is not over 200 in
killed and wounded. Among the killed are Colonel
Evans, of the 64th Ga.; Capt. Ruth, comd’g the 22d
Ga. Lt. Col. Williamson, 6th Va., slightly wound
ed.
The negroes fought quite well to-day, and charged
crying no quarters, remember Fort Pillow!
All quiet to-night.
Richmond, July 30.— An official dispatch to the
War Department states that at 5 a. in., Saturday,
the enemy sprung a mine under one of our works
and opened his batteries upon our lines and the
city. Petersburg is in confusion ; caused by the
exposition. He got possession of the salient, which
was afterwards retaken and the enemy driven back
to his lines with los3.
Later official telegrams says when we drove the
enomy from the salient we recovered 4 guns with
which it was armed, and captured 12 stand of col
ors ; 74 officers, including Gen. Bartlett and staff,
and 855 enlisted men. Upwards of 500 of the en
emy’s dead are lying unburied in the trenches.
Our loss slight.
Richmond, Aug. 2.— Official information has
been received of the capture oi Gen. Stonem an
and five hundred of his men, near Macon, Ga.
His command was routed at last accounts and
were flying in the direction of Eatonton.
Official dispatches from Petersburg state there
was a cessation of hostilities yesterday from 6 to
10 a. m., at the request of the enemy, for the pur
pose of caring for the dead and wounded.
Seven hundred of the enemy’s dead were buried,
or turned over to him for burial.
Twenty stand of colors were captured, instead
of 12, as reported captured on the 30th ult.
Oxford, Miss.; Aug. 1, via. Mobile, 2,—The
Memphis Evening Times, of the 29th ult., says
the steamer Clara, Belle, sank at Carolina Land
ing, on the 24th ; total loss. A gunboat sent to
her relief was driven off.
The rebels moved up towards Columbia. The
force consists of 400 Texas cavalry, and 4 pieces
of artillery.
The river is said to be effectually blockaded.
The Pauline Carroll, was also disabled and
towed off.
Eight transport are at the mouth of White river
and cannot go up.
The rebels 1500 strong, under General Dobbs*
charged Col. Brooks’ command, of 300, 12 miles
from Helena, forcing him back, and following him
10 miles.
Col. Brooks, several prominent officers, and 37
enlisted men killed.
Col. Brooks’ remains have reached Memphis.
Geu. Saunders. —We find the following
telegram in the Northern papers .
Clifton House, C. W., July 14.
The following is a copy of a message sent
to James Gordon Bennett, of the New York
Herald :
Thanks for your yesterday’s notice. I am
here for peace, the opposite of anarchy, and
for the restoration of what is valuable to
either section. I would like to see you here.
Come, don't be afraid of your own thunder.
[Signed] GEO. W. SAUNDERS.
The Baltimore papers state that Francis Key,
the son of the author ofithe “Star Spangled Ban
ner," was arrested on Saturday last on a charge of
disloyalty, and locked up in the military prison to
await trial.
The Governor (of Main requested the President
to send two gunboats to Castine and Eastport. a
raid being apprehended from New Brunswick! and
the President halp acceded to the request.
j + . «
Formidable Designs on Semves.—The Herald
makes the following announcement:
The Kersage is again at sea, waiting for Semuies
in his new British pirate ship. The Niagara is
also on the lookout for him, and by the last
steamer we learn that the Sacramento, a fine ;
screw sloop, of thirteen guns, has arrived at Lis- ■
bon, bound to the English Channel , and it is
not at all unlikely that the Iroquois and other
vessels will soon be m "those waters. Any of these
vessels axe a "match for the new rebel corsair, and
it is hardly possible that she can avoid the fat*
of the Alabama.
Getting Ready.—We noticed yesterday a
large compauy, numbering something* over a hun
dred, of cavalry, from Tallapoosa county, on their
way to the city for the purpose of getting acm3.
The late raid has showa the people ol that county
through which the Yankees passed, that their :
protection mukfc be mainly in their own hands, i
and are keeping themselves accsorcfingly.—J/o?w- j
g-Mery Mai’. <
CITY MATTERS.
T. J. JACKSON, LOCAL EDITOR.
Auction Sales. —Rosette, Lauhorn A Cos., will
sell to-day at auction a valuable negro, salt, tobac
co, whisky, shoes, Ac. See advertisement.
The Nelson Rangers.— We are authorized by
Mr. Spencer to stale that he received a dispatch
yesterday announcing that the Nelson Rangers
would be in Opelika Prida3 T morning on route for
Atlanta. Persons in this city having relatives or
-friends in the Rangers, and who would like to see
tbfem would do well to be at Opelika at the time
specified.
Personal.— We were pleased to meet on our
streets yesterday our old friend Joseph Clisby, *
the able editor of the Macon Telegraph.
The Union Prayer Meetings for the country
are being held this week at St. Paul’s (Methodist) j
Church daily at 5Y o'clock. The public, and espe- j
daily professors of Christ, are invited to be present. .
Provisions for the Front. —There will be a
messenger sent to-day with supplies for the Doug
las Ambulauoe Corps, and persons interested in
this city are requested to send in vegetables, cook- ’
od hams, Ac., to the store of Goodrich & Cos., this
morning. As great necessity exists tor these
things at the front just ot this time, it is hoped the
people will respond promptly and liberally.
From Atlanta.— A letter from Lieut. Jimmie
Jones, from Atlanta, under date of the 29th July,
gives the following items, of interest from Gen.
Hood’s army :
Several days ago our Division was detached
from Hardee and placed under Stewart on the left.
Enemy advanced on Stewart yesterday and Stew
art also advanced beyond his works and met him,
a sharp fight ensued, with what loss I did not
learn. Gon. Stewart, however, checked his ad
vance and both parties (the firing on both sides
stopping about 5 o’clock) commenced ditching.—
They occupy the same positions this morning.
Lieut. Gen. Stewart wa3 wounded by a minnio
ball in the head yesterday, and left the field to
have his wound dressed. He is in the saddle
again this morning. Gen. Loring is reported
mortally wounded. Walker having been killed
in Tuesday’s fight, his division has been broken
up and Steven’s Brigade assigned to this (Bate’s)
Division; Gist’s to Cheatham, and Mercer’s to
Cleburne’s.
In Friday’s fight, Col. Smith commanding, this
Brigade had one staff officer killed and one lost a
leg. Col. Smith’s horse was shot from under him.
The Abingdon Virginian says that our troops
are now picketing as low down in Tennessee as
Rogersville, and perhaps still lower down, and it
is said there are no Yankee troops this side of
New Market. The whole force at Knoxville is
said to be three negro regiments and a battalion
of Michiganders, about half of the latter of whom
are at New Market. Brownlow is still blazing
away at Knoxville, advocating the election of Abe
and Andy.
Lieut. Jno. L. Lewis, of Columbus, Ga., and a
member of Gen. Lee’s escort, died in this county
on the 26th instant. Lieut. Lewis was a brave
soldier and a polite and agreeable gentleman. He
died at the residence of Mr. G. B. Shackleford.— |
! Meridian Clarion, 28th.
Latest Northern News.
We have files of Nashville, Chattanooga and Cii>-
cinnati papers to the 23d inst.
The Chattanooga Gazette gets off the following
account of the capture of Atlanta by Sherman :
Capture of Atlanta—Backbone of the Confeder
acy broken —Approaching the “last ditch.”
News has been received at this office announcing
the fact that the “Gate City,” of the South, was
entered by the Nation's Defenders this morning.—
We know the statement to ue jterjZ~,Sj Cue.
The capture of this city 13 one of the severest
blows that has befel the Confederacy since the be
ginning of the war. Even the terrible discipline
of Bragg cannot prevent wholesale desertion. Pri
vate soldiers will not fight when they see that to
fight is to die with no possible chance of success to
their cause.
Give us a bottle Jake! Here’s to Sherman and
his army.
CHATTANOOGA ITEMS.
Local items yesterday were generally ignored, in
favor of the ail absorbing topic of the fall of At
lanta. Everybody discussed it. Some with the
dignified half skeptical air, becoming highly respec
table “conservative.” Others received and devour
ed the news with all impulse of delighted enthusi
asts; while others again honored the event by an
accommodating disposition to take something.--
Flag staffs and buildings were gaily decorated with
the stars and stripes, while the “old flag” streamed
and floated in all directions to the stiffening breeze.
The da; was cue of rejoicing, and may soon be
repeated, ,- itli additional gladness, in the event of
the fall of Richmond.
Four ladies belonging to a somewhat noted and
patrician family from Charleston, Tennessee, were,
on Thursday, escorted into town, and yesterday
were introduced to Major Crowell, district provost
marshal. Their names are Mrs. ATcElrath, and her
two daughters, Ellen and Susan—both of them
young, handsome and decidedly rebellious. The
other is a Mrs. M , a niece of the old lady and
said to be the wid 'w of a deceased Union officer.— .
All of them were Southern by birth and by senti
ments; but the young ladies had received a New
England education. This, however, instead of grad
uating them into full fledged Abolitionists, had the
contrary effect of developing a pair of full-blooded
rebels. The quartette, in keeping with their dis
tinguished and social position, were furnished quar
ters at the Crutchfield House on Thursday night,
and yesterday they received free transportation to
go north of the Ohio river.
In addition to the above, the Major furnished
transportation North to thirty-six rebel deserters
and Southern sympathizers, who were sent in from
Cartersville, Georgia.
Col. Stanley, post commandant has removed his
headquarters to the house formerly occupied by
Mrs. W hitesides, west of Railroad street.
A REBEL DEMONSTRATION ON HUNTSVILLE.
Saturday morning last, a large rebel force (For
rest reported in command) attacked the stockade at
Brownsboro’, on the railroad between Stevenson
and Huntsville, and after a brief but spirited resis
tance on the part of our men, the rebeis captured
the post. The garrison consisted of about one hun
dred men, most of whom succeeded in making their
escape. Immediately after the capture of Browns
boro’, the rebel force advanced on Huntsville, ana
after a sharp skirmish, drove the pickets into the
fortifications commanding the approaches to the
town Huntsville is occupied by about five thou
sand Federal troop3. When our informant left the
rebels had made no regular attack upon the posi
tion, though an assault upon the works was hourly
expected. The rebel force was estimated at from
ten to twelve thousand men, most of whom were
mounted. Our troops were in fine spirits and "eager
for the fray.” They felt confident in their ability
to repel all attacks that the rebel column might
make upon their position. —Nashville Times, 21 st.
BY ROSETTE, LIWHOX & CO.
THIS DAY, 3d August, at 10 o’clock, we will sell
in front of our store,
A LIKELY NEGRO BOY!
18 years old. Good House Servant.
ALSO
. 1 00-w andL Calf !
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STOP THE THIEF !
3000 Reward 2
STOLEN, from my Stable at Oak Mountain
Springs, Talbot county, Ga., on the night of the
Ist of Aug., 1864, my fine Stallion named STEELE,
ten years old; a dark Maho' any bay; sixteen and a
half hands high; a small white spot in his face: a
few white hairs in his mane, just where a collar
would work; a small scar on the hinder part of his
bag; very straight hind legs, and very high headed
and gay in appearance.
I will pay five hundred.dollars to any person who
will apprehend the thief and lodge4um in jail, and
return to me my horse, or I will pay two hundred
and fifty dollars for either the thief or the horse.
Address meat Waverly Hall, Harris county, Ga.
aug3 Iw JESSE MOOkE.
l¥egro Teamsters Wanted!
I wish to hire a number of Negro Teamsters for
the Army of Tennessee. Citizens having such hands
will please notify me immediately : as ih this way
a number of soldiers may bo relieved to strengthen
our struggling army. Apply to
THOS. C. JOHNSON, t y
jul27 2w Government Transportation Worim^
Reward. /
I WILL pay the above reward for BQfl>, a' black
boy, about 2A. years old. He has bafu out three .
or fourweeks, and supposed to ha-lurking about
the city. * Mo. H. BASS.
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FOR SALES
-OR—
raHiIMWPMR
—AT—
-114;, Broad. Street.
Coffee, Sugar,
Soda, Black Pepper,
Syrup, Potash,
Cotton Cards,
Tin-Ware, Snuff,
Silt, Sugar,
Tumblers, Candles,
GEORGIA REBEL SNFFF,
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Pickles, Flysßrushes,
Eggs, Butter,
Salt Fish,
Cigars,
i Toilet-Soap,
Soft Soap,
Bar-Soap,
| Chewing and Smoking Tobacco.
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HOOP SKIRTS
Made and Repaired in Good Style.
BY MRS. S. E. HERRING,
At her Residence, near Camp Montgomery.
will please call and examine her work.
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TO HIRE.
BY the month, or for the balance of the year, a 1
year old Boy, Apply at this Office.
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BY ROSETTE, LIWHON & CO.
Mil, PMUM9, «,
JOLt Auction !
AN WEDNESDAY, 3d of August, at 10 o’clock,
U we will sell in front of our store,
200 Bushels Coast Salt;
100 Boxes Chewing Tobacco; various
grades;
3 Bbls Corn and Rye Whiskey;
5 Bbls Corn Whiskey;
100 Pair Men and Women’s Shoes.
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BY ROSETTE, LAWHON & CO.
A HOT!
-AT AUGTIOISr!
ON Wednesday, 3d of August, at 10 o’clock, we will
sell in front of our Auction .ffoom.
A LIKELY NEGRO BOY, 23 years
old, Good Field Hand. • jy3osl2
BONDS
Os the 500,000,000 Loan for Sale!
I AM authorized to offer for sale the 6 per cent.
Coupon or Registered Long Date Bonds of the
Five Hundred Million Loan authorized by Act of
Congress, February 17, 1864, in sums to suit pur
chasers, at the Confederate States Depository, Co
lumbus, Ga. „ , . , -
The principal and interest of this Loan are tiee
from Taxation and the Coupons receivable in Pay
ment for all Import and Export Duties. These
Bonds are the best securities yet offered by the Gov
ernment, and I recommend them to the iavorable
notice of Capitalist. „ .
W. H. YOUNG, Agent,
augl lm for Confederate State?
RUNAWAY!
IVj EGRO boy CHARLEY; about 25 years old, yel
low complexion, hair nearly straight, below or
dinary intelligence; left Mr. Nat. Thompson’s near
Box Springs, Talbot county. I bought R
Mr. Brown, a refugee from Mississippi w ho now
resides in Tuskegee. He originally came from
Charleston, S. C suitable reward will be paid
tor his deliv^ ry this office, or in any safe jail and
inform Yaon sent to me at this office.
: _ , , JAMES M. RUSSELL.
| Columbus, Ga., aug Its *
'
COLUMBUS TO WEST POINT!
On and after the 30th inst., the Passenger Train
on the Montgomery & West Point R. R. will
Leave Columbus 2 40 p. m.
Arrive at West Point 8 00 “
Leave West Point _ 3 50 “
Arrive at Columbus 9 10 “
Freight Train will Leave Columbus...s 50 a. m.
Arrive at Columbus 12 23 “
J. E. APPLER, -
July 23 ts Agent.
Headquarters Georgia Reserve,!
Macon, Ga., July 23, 1864. i
General Orders, 1
No. 13. /
I. All questions of details from the Reserve for
agricultural purposes, on the part of those persons
having less than fifteen able-bodied field hands,
having been placed under the control and direction
of the Commanding Officer of the Reserve Force,
it is ordered that the details heretofore granted by
the Commandant of Conscripts in this State, shall
stand until otherwise ordered from these Head*
quarters.
11. The Commandant of Conscripts will cause a
full an accurate report to be made to these Head
quarters, of all persons of this class who have been
thus detailed, stating the residence and age of eacli
person detailed, and the grounds upon which such
details have been made; and they will be immedi
ately assigned to companies in the Reserve Force,
and be subject to be ordered to the companies to
which they may be thus assigned, whenever their
details may be suspended or annulled.
111. Enrolling Officers will continue to send for
ward all persons liable to duty in the Reserve Corps
under the orders and directions heretofore issued
to them by the Commandant of Conscripts, ex
cept as these orders and directions may be modi
fied or changed by orders from these Headquar
ters.
IV. County Enrolling Officers will send all such
persons to the District Enrolling Officers, who will
send them to the Camp of Instruction at this place,
where the officer In charge will report daily their
arrival to these Headquarters, that they may bs
promptly assigned and sent forward to their respec
tive companies.
V. In the case of persons of the Reserve Class
applying for exemption under the third paragraph
and first clause of the fourth paragraph of Section
Tenth, of the act of Congress, entitled "An Act to
organize forces to serve during the war,” approved
February 17th, 1864, the application will be for
warded to the Commandant of Conscripts, and the
same privilege will be extended to applicants as
heretofore allowed.
VI. In all cases arising under the second clause
Paragraph Fourth, commencing with these words,
"In addition to the foregoing exemptions,” &c., the
applicant will be sent forward as provided in the
Fourth Paragraph of this Order, and no furlough
will be allowed, and his application will as soon as
practicable be forwarded to these Headquarters for
decision. Enrolling Officers will make in such cases
investigations as heretofore, and will as soon as
practicable be forwarded to these Headquarters for,
decision, Enrolling Officers will make in such cases
investigations as heretofore, and will forward the
papers to these Headquarters, with the application
for detail.
VII. All applications for details from the Reserve
Force for Government worksy'or any other purpose
must be made to these Headquarters.
By command of
MAJ/GEN. HOWELL COBB,
Commanding Georgia Reserve.
Lamar Cobb. M.gjor and A. A. G.
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(At Mulford’s old Stand,) •
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Sheetings, SHU-Minsr*. .
Twills, ii ii» us,
Lagujiray C offee.
Tvihacce. Rice.
Vails of all sjnes,
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