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Wa* t&fftumbus Mimes.
J. W. WARRES, - - - Editor.
f’riday Morning. August S, 1864.
Persohal.— We irere pleased to meet in our
oitj yesterday private Barts, of the 10th Ga.
Regiment, just from the theatre of war in Vir
ginia. Mr. Burts is a member of the Georgia
Legislature from Chattahoochee county, and
has the additional and greater honor of having
served his country in the field since the com
mencement of the war. He gives a most en
couraging account of the situation around
Richmond and Petersburg. Lee’s army was
never in higher spirits and nevermore bounti
fully- supplied. The Virginia Central railroad
‘"s in operation all the way to Staunton and the
■ normous amount of wheat and other supplies
that it is rolling in from the Valley of Vir
ginia makes all fear of famine foolish. We
are indebted to Mr. Burts for a copy of the
Richmond Enquirer of the 29th, from which
Are have copied elsewhere.
The real evils that afflict the country being
insufficient to satisfy the public appetite we
were yesterday served with an imaginary one
in the shape of 4000 Yankees marching upon
Loachapoka. Report had it that a courier
had arrived from above (that is up the coun
try) at Union Springs, with the thrilling intel
ligence. The Yanks were just nine miles, one
hundred and fifty three yards, 2 feet and 8
inches from Loachapoka when the courier
Jeff. We presume that, unless they remained
stationary, they are nearer to or farther from
that point than when last heard from. Where
t*ver they are, or are not, bad luck to them
Letter from Gen. Forrest.
Tupelo, Miss., June 28, 1864.
Rto. P. P. Seeley. D. D., General Agent A. R.
V. 8 :
8m : I have the honor to receive your favor
ot the 4th ultimo, informing me that I had
been ‘‘constituted an honorary member of the
Board of Directors of the Association for the
Relief of Maimed Soldiers.”
For the high compliment thus paid me I am
sincerely grateful, and you will please do me
the favor to return to the gentlemen, through
whose generous gratuity I have been thus
honored, my sincere thanks. I can only re
gret that I am not more worthy of that high
appreciation in which they hold my military
services.
1 have labored to discharge my duty, and
whatever success may have crowned my efforts
has been accomplished through the instru
mentality of the brave soldierg for whose
benefit your society has been organized. I
cannot find sufficient language in which to
command the Association for which you are
the efficient agent. It is one of patriotism
and philanthrophy.
The teachings of history show that there
can be no public virtue where the people are
devoid ot gratitude, and the generous manner
in which you are requitting the services of the
maimed soldiers, argues well for the public
virtue of the infant Confederacy. The strife
and tumult of three years’ constant labor has
learned me to look with almost stoic indiffer
ence on any labor which strong, vigorous
manhood may be called upon to endure; but
familiarity with the horrors of war can never
harden ray sympathy for the sick and wound
ed and maimed soldier. Often lias my heart
bled with pity at his sufferings, and it has
sometimes been filled with indignation at the
base ingratitude of the people for whom he
periled his life.
But the state of feeling indicated in your
letter, and the cordial manner in which the
citizens of Columbus and Aberdeen and other
places rallied to the relief or my wounded in
the late light, show that the soldier will soon
occupy a proper place in the affections of those
for whom ne is suffering, with ail the cordiali
ty of an ardent nation. I bid your association
God speed in its mission of mercy. The
maimed soldier must not. only be provided for,
but as iu olden times, his children, if necessa
ry, must bo supported at the public expense.
Such a recompense is due to heroic daring
and suffering iu such a pure and holy cause.
f am not indifferent to the compliment paid
me by “the Methodist Congregation of Negroes
at Uniontown.” I prize this manifestation of
the negro more than I fear the thousand cal
umnies with which a defeated and vanquished
foe are endeavoring to blacken my name. It
has been my fortune to have much dealings
with the negro since I arrived at manhood,
and I have uniformly treated them with kind
ness and humanity. Those that have been
forcibly taken from me, I know are sighing
for the happy home from which they have
been seduced. Those that heeded not the
ridiculous promises of the yaukees, and who
still remain with me, fly from his approach
ing footstep with the sameiustinct of fear and
danger that they would from a leprosy. I
predict, that after peace shall have been re
stored, most of the negroes that have been
decoyed from their homes will,gladly and
joyfully return, infinitely preferring slavery
among the Southern people, to freedom at the
North. Instead of being guilty of the atroci
ties charged upon me, I have uniformly ex
pressed my sympathies for the negro. He has
been deluded by false promises, and 1 had
much rather make war upon the white man
who has deceived him.
For the kind terms in which you have con
veyed to me the action of your Association,
and the desire you express for my success and
happiness, I beg to return you my thanks, and
to subscribe myself hastilv, but respectfully,
N. B. FORREST
iFtbm the Bristol Gazette-|
Knoxville Iteiiis.
Tht. Federate in Knoxville are carrying
things with a high hand, as usual, “treasuring
up wrath for the day of wratlr.
They are continuing heir dastardly course
towards the Southern women, whom the for
tunes of war have left in their hands by rea
son of their occupation of East Tennessee.
It is understood that they have dragged from
their homes the wife and daughter of Brig.
Gen. J. C. Vaughn, and have consigned them
to the walls of one of their many bastues,
whilst all the females of Judge Van Dyke s
family have been, like their aged and vener
able father, tore from their hearthstones, and
spirited away to some unknown prison, with
out the shadow of a trial, or even the formal
ity of an accusation.
Mrs. Dr. J. G. M. Ramsey and her daughter,
Mrs. Bruck, arrived here under flag of truce
from Knoxville, a few days since. They
accompanied by Miss Carrie Law', who has,
for more than three months past, been held,
without any charge whatever against her, as
a close prisoner, during all which time she
has been treated with much rigor and severity,
the inhuman officials not suffering her cloth
ing to be sent to her or even allowing her a
change of raiment for Ore weeks.
it is reported that large numbers of wo tin- j
ded Yankees are being transferred from the j
rear of Sherman’s army to Knoxville, one ac
count being that 3,000 have aircady reached j
that point, a large number have already been j
sent to Athens, Tenn.
The work of plunder and rapine continues
to go on throughout ail lower East Tennes
see, under the immediate eye of Yankee offi
cers, who are inspired to commit their bloody
atrocities by the furious tirades of the infa
mous Brownlow, who weekly urges them to
kill, murder and destroy Southern men when
ever and wherever found, often designating
jy name, dozens of individuals personally
o noxious to him, whom he calls upon all
nion soldiers to shoot doftn on sight.
f[From the Macon Confederate, 3d.j
The stoneman Raid-Further
Details.
; The Object of the Expedition—the Battle of Sun
shine Church—the Surrender, Prisoners and
Spoils—the Appearance of the Battle-field —
Arrival of the Prisoners in the City—List of
Sufferers along the Road—the Casualties on
both Sides.
We arrived from the battle-field ofSunßhin#
Church at a late hour Monday afternoon, and
then wrote out such of the particulars of the
Stoneman raid—the march from Covington
on the Atlanta and Augusta railroad through
the counties of Jasper and Jones, and the
towns ot Monticello and Clinton to the East
ern suburbs of this city—the fighting here on
Saturday, the retreat to Clinton and back on
the Monticello road, and the final battle and
surrender—as our printers had time to put in
type. We will now resume the narration of
facts and supply some of the omissions in the
history of this bold and daring expedition of
armed robbers and plunderers.
THE OBJECTS OF THE RAID.
Dr. Browning, Stoneman’s Chief Surgeon,
as well as other members of his staff, freely
admitted to us the whole intention of the ex
pedition, its strength, and gave an enumera
tion of the different commands composing it.
Stoneman left Sherman’s right in front of
Atlanta with orders to tear up the Augusta
tailroad as far us Social Circle, and then take
the direct road to Macon. He was to sur
prise and capture this city on Thursday, re
lease the twelve hundred yankee officers con
fined at Camp Oglethorpe, burn all the gov
ernment works, factories, railroad stock and
machine works, and everything else in and
around the city of a public nature. The offi
cers in the prison were to assist in their own
liberation as soon as their friends engaged the
guard around them. They were to be then
armed and the force thus strengthened was to
go down the Southwestern railroad burning
and plundering to Andersonville. The guard
there was to be engaged by Stoneman, and
the whole force of prisoners were to make a
rush for liberation. Stoneman was then to
march the whole back in the direction of At
lanta by the road he bad traveled over.
A MISCARRIAGE.
r
Macon was to have been reached, attacked,
captured, burned and destroyed last Thurs
day morning, but the expedition was delayed
about Covington ten or twelve hours, and
Stoneman also found the road this side so
rugged that he could not come to time. He
traveled very rapidly, however, and reached
Monticello, Jasper County, Thursday night
and Clinton Friday night, without meeting
any resistance until a few miles this side of
that town, where his advance guard was fired
upon by Dunlap, the enrolling officer
for Jone3 county. Stoneman here sent a
force to cut the Central Railroad at Gordon
and destroy the track as much as possible.—
The attack upon the city, the repulse and the
retreat has already been given in detail.
THE PURSUIT FROM ATLANTA.
As soon as it was known that Stoneman
bad left Sherman’s army, Gen. Wheeler, on
Wednesday of last week, ordered General
Iverson to take Martin’s Division : nd pursue
him. Gen. Iverson’s command i .isisted of
Allen’s Alabama brigade, composed of the Ist,
4tb, 7th and 51st regiments; Crew’s brigade,
composed of the Ist, 3d, and 4th Georgia :
Cerro Gordo Williams’ Kentucky brigade,
composed of the Ist, 9th and 11th Kentucky
regiments, senior Colonel Butler acting as
Brigadier ; a battery of two guns commanded
by Capt. White, and a section of Freeman’s
battery, two guns. The whole force did not
number quite nine hundred men of all arms.
They struck the track of Stoneman south
l f Covington and reached Monticello Thurs
day night a few hours behind the enemy. Re
suming the march Friday morning Gen. Iver
son’s advance came into Clinton about half an
hour after Stoneman left that night. The
main force, however, did not get to Clinton
on Saturday before the advance of Stoneman
on the retreat drove out the pickets. Gen.
Iverson then surveyed the country seven or
eight miles northeast of Clinton for a battle- j
field. He found a good position a short dis- ■
tance beyond Sunshine Church, posted his
men and awaited the enemy.
THE BATTLE OF SUNSHINE CHURCH.
Saturday night found the pickets of the op
posing forces confronting each other near Mr.
Barfield’s house. The enemy threw up bar
ricades across the road and on either side at
Barfield’s house, extending out a good dis
tance across the corn fields. Stoneman was
left with only two things to do : force a pas
sage along the road or surrender. There was
no road leading off to the right or left that he
could travel. The country was cut up with
deep and impassable ravines, allowing .no
chance for artillery or baggage trains and but
precious little for horsemen even.
Gen. Allen’s skirmish line encountered the
enemy 2 hours before daylight Sunday morn
ing. Irregular skirmishing continued until 8
o’cl’k, when the Ga brigade was ordered forward
to develope the position ot the enemy. They
soon found him in line of battle. Col. Crews
immediately ordered a charge which was gal
lantly responded to by his brigade, and we
think another charge was made on the other
side of the field at the same time. The enemy
were completely routed and forced back. Our
line was then reformed on the advanced posi
tion two miles further this way. Gen. Stone
man sustained a heavy loss in this defeat, and
as soon as he saw preparations making to
eharge him again be dispatched a white flag
proposing an unconditional surrender of his
whole force. Tbe flag was received by Col.
Crews, who then confronted him with 182
men.
STONEMAN TAKES A WOOD CRY.
As soon as Stoneman saw the 182 rneu to
whom he had surrendered, he sat down and
took a regular cry. He handed his sword over
to Col. Crews, and his Staff directly divested j
themselves of their arms.
TUIIS STAMPEDE.
Six hundred Yankees at once threw down
their guns, but the remainder, seeing by this
time the cowardice of their General in giving
up to such a small force, broke thro; the woods
pell-mell, helter skelter, making off to the left.
General Iverson ordered pursuit, and it is
firmly believed that nearly the whole party
will be taken with but few exceptions.
the CANNON, HORSBS AND ARMS CAPTURBD.
We captured fully one thousand horses,
| that many stand of small arms, two brass
| three inch rifle cannon and caissons, several
j cc i ors and guidons. Stoneman only had two
| cannon. He gives as an excuse that he was
i out of ammunition, but that is ouly his story.
! About fifty of the stragglers passed back
i through Clinton Sunday night at 12 o clock
! where this writer saw them. They went oft
in the direction of MiUedgeville, without or
| der or discipline, and might have been taken
j by ten resolute men.
THE CASUALTIES OF THE BNEMT.
In the battle in front of Macon there is noth
ing positively known as to the enemy s loss, we
understand that Stoneman admitted to a citizen
that he had seventeen killed and t wen ip-seven
wounded. A shot from Col. Tallifearo s cattery
at Fort Hawkins killed a man m Clark a house
near the Walnut Creek bridge. We saw his blood
in the center room and on the porch in front.
Stonemaa’s chief Surgeon, Browning, (who is
from Danville, Ky.,) told us that he “did not knmc
of but one man killed and five wounded. we
were told by the convalescent Captain who fought
on the Clinton road, that he killed four, including
onh field officer. «JTpon the whole, we may safely
Bay, that he lost all of fifty killed and wounded
in front of Macon.
OUR LOSS
Was about the same, but it is the opinion of
nearly every one on the field, that two-thirds of
our casualties were from our own men, as there
was great irregularity in firing and maneuvering.
THE ENEMV’S LOSS AT SUNSHINE.
den. Iverson says the enemy lost 200 killed and
Tronrfded at Sunshine Church. Our casualties was
about ten killed and forty wounded.
•PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY DESTROYED.
Perhaps there never was a more consummate
band of plandering thieves collected iu one com-
macd or in one body than composed this raid of
Stonemen’e. It was universallj composed of low
unprincipled Dutch and foreigners of every nation,
With here, and there a white man as an officer.
They were actuated with but one motive—to
steal and to plunder, and instead of the officers
throwing any restraint upon them, the officers
themselves, from Stoneman down, joined in rob
bery and pillage. They entered private houses
and stripped ladies’ fiDgers and breasts of rings
and pins. Broke open drawers and trunks, stole
silver and plate of every discription. In many
instances house girls were ravished in rooms be
fore their mistresses, and in yards in front of the
houses. No savage dog that ever cursed the
earth, committed more fiendish brutalities. Every
scoundrel of them filled his pockets with stolen
money, stolen plate and stolen jewels.
We know little of the destruction of property
in Newton or Jasper counties, except that they
burned White’s Factory in the former.
PROPERTY DESTROYED.IN JONES. -
We group together a list of the chief sufferers in
Jones county, remarking that no citizen escaped
without losing something, and many poor widows
whose names it is impossible to enumerate, had ev
erything in the world they owned in the way of
food, stock and wearing apparel stripped from them,
the inhuman wretches not leaving enough food to
afford one meal for their children. It makes the
blood run cold to record this portion of this raid,
and to think the arch-fiend of it all is now held as
a prisoner of war near Macon. He is a base coward
at heart, as is shown by his firing shell into women
and children and hospitals of Macon on Saturday,
and in his surrendering at Sunshine. He is indebt
ed to-day for his life to his shells not hurting any
one in this city, for otherwise he never would have
crossed the river.
The chief sufferers in Jones county, are as fol
lows:
Mrs. Elizabeth Lowther, jewels, negroes, plate
brandies, wines, etc., $40,000.
Col, Wm. DePorrest Holly, jewels and clothing,
$20,000.
Lee Clower, $40,000.
Green Clower, $40,000.
Maj. Ben. Barron, 63 negroes, mules horses, cloth
ing, etc., $150,000.
Drs. Bowen and Barron lost everything on their
plantations.
lion. Judge Robert V. Hardeman lost $30,000 in
property.
James H. Blunt and Daniel Blunt had their plan
tation.l ravaged.
R. H. Bonner, house pillaged.
There were many others, and, indeed, every house
in the county was visited, pillaged, the women in
sulted and treated with every insult and indignity.
There did not appear a single well bred gentle
man in the infernal horde. Sham guards were
sometimes posted around houses, but the guard and
the officer commanding it would straightway fall to
work and sack the premises.
Loaded guns and pistols were in every house
pointed at trembling women and decrepid, grey
ha red old men, and money demanded in tones of
the highway robber.
At tbe house of Mrs. Lowther, of Clinton, they
made her and Col. Hally deal out wine in the wine
cellar, whole crowds of them standing by and
threatening death if they were not served next.
They forced many negroes off with them, and
bribed and iuduced others to go, but as soon as the
Yankees were defeated at Sunshine Church, the ne
groes fled from them back to their homes and mas
ters. We think few negroes kept with them after
that.
INCIDENTS.
The Yankees everywhere told the people that they
had from 12 to 38 thousand men.
They are reported to have killed one of their own
men in Clinton.
A Mr. McKissick, of Clinton fired into the column
and wounded a Yankee. Thirty or fortyshots were
fired at him but he was not hit. He was arrested by
them and dire vengeance threatened, but was final
ly released.
They captured several prisoners, but they all got
away from them.
In several instances they forced citizens to act as
guides.
The raid seemed to stretch out like a net over the
country, but when attacked the wings would be
drawn in and the force concentrated.
We saw one Yankee on the field at Sunshine
Church, struck under the right arm with a shell,
which passed straight through his body.
Lt. Burton, of the 51st Alabama was shot through
tho head. It is said that he was captured and mur
dered by Captain Woolford, of the Ist Ky. Federal
cavalry.
arrival of prisoners.
Gen. Stoneman and his staff and field officers ar
rived at Macon late Monday afternoon. They were
at once taken to the officer’s quarters at Camp Ogle
thorpe.
The remaining six hundred were dismounted
where they were captured and brought in on foot,
arriving here at 10 o’clock yesterday morning. They
were turned over to the militia, and will be sent
down to Andersonville immediately.
And thus has come to disaster grief and annihila
tion the great Stoneman raid. It accomplished
nothing but the burning of a few cars on the Cen
tral railroad and the tearing np of a few miles of
the track. That was all.
an error.
We fell into an error yesterday in relation to the
charge made upon the enemy by Col. S. W. Davitt.
The sentence conveyed tho idea that Col. D. com
manded the charge when he only commanded the
First Georgia regiment, of Col. Crews’ brigade. The
whole brigade charged and routed tho enemy.
The Alabama brigade fought desperately, making
repeated charges. This brigade was sent in pursuit
of the enemy and is now after them.
iu Irlslißiiaii’s Letter.
Doublin, Swate Ireland, (
October the 3. j
Dear Neffea : —I havn’t sent ye a lether
since the last time I wrote to ye, because
we have moved from our former place of
living, I didn’t know where a lether would
find ye; but 1 now with pleasure take up
my pen to inform ye of the death of yer
own livin uncle Kilpatrick, who died very
suddenly last wake, after a lingerin illness
of sex wakes. The poor man was in vio*
lent convulsions the whole time of his
illness, lying perfectly quiet all the while,
and spachless intirely, talking incoherent
ly and cryin for water. I had no opport
unity of informing ye of his death soons
er, except I wrote to you by the last post,
which wint two days before his death, and
then you’d had the postage to pay. I’m
at a great loss to tell what his death was
occasioned by, but I fear it was by his last
sickness. He nivcr'was well in tin days
together the whole time of his confine 1 *
rncnt; but be that as it will, as soon as he
had brathed his last, the docther giv up
all hopes of his recovery. I needn’t tell
ye anything about his age, for you will
know that in May next he would have bin
twenty-five years ould, lackin tin months;
and had he lived till that time, he would
have been sax months dead. His propers
ty is very considerable; it devolves upon
his next kin, who is dead sometime since,
so that I expect it will be equally divided
; between us, and then, my dear Larry, ye’ll
git two thirds of the whole; and you
know he had a fine estate, which was sould
to pay his debts, and the remainder on the
horse race. But it was the opinion of all
the ladies present that he would have won
| the race, if the horse he run against hadn’t
! been too fast for him; bad luck to the
baste. But, poor sowl, he never will ate I
or dhrink snore, and now, Larry, ye havn’t
a relashun in the world, except myself and !
yer two coosins that were killed in the last
war. But I can’t dwell on the mournful
subject but will sale this lether with black
sailing wax, and put on yer uncle’s coat, of
arms. So I beg you not to brake the
sale when you open the lether, and don’t
open the lether until three or four days
afther you resave it; by that time ye will
I be prepared for the mournful tidings.
Yer old sweetheart, Mary, sends her
love to ye, unbeknownst to me. When
the bearer of this arrives in Hamilton, ax
' him for this lether, and if he doesn’t
' know which one it is, tell him its the one
I that spakes of yer uncle’s death and saled
| in black.
0 Your affectionate,
JUDDY O’HaILIGAN.
I Larry O’Halligan.
Iu reply to the address of a Deputation from
the Society for the of peace ui
America, Lord Palmerston made tne remarkable
confession, that —
“Those who in other’s quarrels interpose
Will often wipe a bloody nose.”
This reply disclosed the true motive which has
controlled the policy of the British Government
in connection with the war, under Palmerston s
administration. It is fear of the Northern govern
ment that has restrained her, and induced wer to
refuse us that simple justice which she could not
deny to be our due, and which tie great of
the English people have been, and still are, so
willing to concede. He is afraid of a bluody nose!
What a humiliating couf-ssiou from a nation
which .humbled and imprisoned the Conqueror of
the World, and which boast's itself the “mistress
of the seas,” —npon whose dominions the £un
never sets, whose kettle drums are heard all around
the globe! From the dictatorship of nations she
shamelessly climbs down to the ignoble confessitn
that she fears a “bloody nose.” How long will
the sturdy Britons submit to an administration of
their government so entirely at war with all their
history and traditions?
TELEGRAPHIC.
HBPORTS of thb pbbss association.
Entered aooording to act of Congress in the year
1863. by J. S, Thrasher, in the Clerk's office of
the District Court of the Confederate States for
the Northern District of Georgia.
Richmond, Aug. 4.—The Herald says the
mine at Petersburg was worked by the 48th
Penn.; composed mostly of Schuylkill miners.
The work commenced on the 28th of June and
was done with so much secresv that the other
corps around knew nothing definite about it.
Two hundred and sixty five most valuable
public and private buildings were destroyed
at Chambersburg. Most of the stock ol mer
chandize was removed before the rebels ar
rived The loss from the fire is largely over
$1,000,000: 300 people are rendered house
less.
A Lancaster telegram says that a raid to
wards Wheeling was intended by Breckin
ridge, while Longstreet threatens Washington
and Early holds the Valley.
Petersburg, Aug. 3.—Yesterday and to
day unusually quiet along the lines—no shell
ing and scarcely any picket firing. Nearly
all the forces which grant sent to the north
side of the James river have returned to our
front.
It is supposed that Grant is busy sapping
and mining at other points.
Deserters, who entered our lines yesterday,
say there is great dissatisfaction and com
plaint in the Yankee army over the results of
Saturday.
Richmond, Aug. 3. —The Baltimore Amer
ican of the 2d received.
It first refers to the explosion of the mine in
front of the 9th Corps at Petersburg, on Sat
urday, and says the sight was magnificent in
the extreme.
The entire works, mounting 1G guns, was
blown into the air—rendering them a mass of
ruins. Immediately after the explosion an as
sault Was made on the rebel works by the 9th
and 18th Corps, and the sth held in reserve.
They were successful in carrying the entire
front lines of the enemy’s works—capturing
many prisoners.
The American, of the 2d, says the loyal peo
ple are again called upon to show how they
can bear themselves under disaster. The as
sault upon Petersburg failed. Our forces were
repulsed with a loss of 5,000, including pris
oners. The strength of the rebel position is
unimpaired.
The rebel cavalry crossed the Potomac 15
miles above Williamsport and passed directly
across Maryland and entered Pennsylvania,
going through Mercersburg.
About 500 of MoCausland’s men entered
Chambersburg and demanded payment of
$500,000. Before the demand was complied
with the town'was set on fire and nearly the
whole of it burned.
Gov. Curtin has called the Pennsylvania
legislature together to make arrangements for
the defence of the State.
Wright’s column must ere this have reach
ed Winchester„and if the rebels attempt to
retain possession of the Shenandoah Valley a
desperate battle may be expected.
Lincoln was at Fortress Monroe on Sunday,
and had an interview with Grant.
Fhe Detroit Tribune asserts Thompson,
Clay and Holcomb have crossed the Detroit
river and are now in the Western States.
Latest gold quotations 258.
Atlanta, Aug. 4.—Late yesterday after
noon heavy skirmishing occurred along our
entire line, and continued until after night
fall.
Every effort to dislodge our skirmish line
was defeated. We still hold our original line.
The firing of musketry and artillery was
brisk a portion of the time. A few pris
oners were captured on our front. The city
was vigorously shelled in the meantime, and
daring the night one young lady was killed
by the shelling.
Retaliation in Kentucky.—A few nights
since a party of guerrillas went to the house of
Mr. Potter, near Russellville, K.t. When the
family awoke they found their house wrapped iD
flames. The demons called to tho family and told
them if they would come out and give up their
arms that they should not be hurt, but as soon as
doors were opened they fired upon thorn to keep
them back ; so the family was reduced to tho alter
native of being burned iu their house or of run
niug the gauntlet. They chose tho latter, and
some of them with beds over them made good
their escape, but two of them were wounded
severely perhaps mortally. Mr. Porter has since
died.
Two guerrillas have been selected from tho
number confined in the Military Prison in Louis
ville, to be sen'' under strong guard to the com
mander of the Post of Russellville, who is ordered
to have the twe men executed on the spot where
Mr. Porter was murdered. Several days ago Mr.
Rankin, a loyal citizen of Kentucky residing near
Henderson, was brutally murdered by a party of
these roving outlaws. Two prisoners captured
with guerrilla bands were taken trom the Military
Prison, and have been forwarded to Henderson to
bo shot in retaliation for the murder of Rankin.
Gen. Burbridge’s order says: Whenever an un
armed Union citizen is murdered, four guerrillas
shall be selected from the prisoners in the band of
the military authorities and publicly shot to death
m the most convenient place near the scene of out
rage.—Nashville Union.
FOR SAE.S3 !
One of the Most Desirable Resi
dences in Wyimton.
THE Lot contains forty acres of Land —twenty of
which are in the woods. Tho House is commo
dious and convenient; containing six basement
rooms and seven on the first floor. On the premises
are good and new out-houses, barns and stables; an
orchard filled with selections of choice apples,
peaches, apricots, cherries, plums and pears; also a
vineyard of grapes in full bearing. This location is
healthy, supplied with excellent water and con
venient to tne city. Persous desiring to invest will
not have as rare chance probably during the war.—
Parties wishing to negotiate for this property will
call on E. J. Pinckard, who will give them any in
fo rmatica desired. Possession given immediately,
jui 29 ts J. R. BANKS,
Negro Teamsters Wanted!
I wish to hire a number of Negro Teamsters for
the Army of Tennessee. Citizens £ a ving such hands
will please notify me immediately; as in this way
a number of seldtcrs may be relieved to strengthen
our struggling army. Apply to
THO3. C. JOHNSON,
ju!27 2w Govornment Transportation Works.
SSO Reward.
I WILL pay the above reward for 808, a blaok
boy, about 24 years old, He has been out three
or four weeks, and is supposed to be lurking about
the city. JNO. H. BASS 0 ,
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NOTICE.
To Planters and Others !
f WILL EXCUA \'(lE Osnaburgs, Sheeting and
» Yarns, f<*r Rice , tTallow and Beeswax. I
will be found •' i.iett A fVs oldstand, where I
am maii'“'iv, indies and Lard Oil for sale.
L. S. weigh r
june 2 ts
CITY MATTERS,
T\J. JACKSON,- LOCAL EDITOR.
Attention, Typo Guards!
You are hereby ordered to meet at tho Times Of
fice, on THIS (Friday) EVENING, at 8 o’clock,
on business of importance. A full attendance is
reqnired.
By order of the Captain. 5
dlt BARTLETT, O. S.
Dawson Artillery.
Headquarter's Reserve Forces,
Special Order,. \ a... Aug. 2.1864.
No. —. j
I. Capt. R. B. Baker, with his (fompany, Dawson
Artillery, of Columbus, Ga, is hereby relieved
from duty at this Post, and win return to Colum
bus.
ir. * * * * * *
111. Tho thanks of this community are due shpt.
Baker aud his Compapy, for the tender of their ser
vices, and I take occasion to offer them my official
acknowledgement of the patriotic spirit they have
exhibited and the high example they have set, in
thus promptly volunteering for the defence of a
threatened sister city.
By command of
Maj. Gen. HOWELL COBB,
Commanding.
E. Taliaferro, Maj. <fc Chief Art.
Macon papers please copy.
From the Richmond Enquirer, 29th.
j Gen. Early has agained turned the hoad of his
J column towards the enemy’s country, if not to
wards its capital. This time, while advancing
under the favorable circumstances of having only
a defeated army in front, he will not find Wash
ington City undefended and open to his troops;
but notwithstanding this, we look for important
results, if he only presses forward with vigor and
alacrity. The first march on Washington forced
Grant to send off at least two corps to the defence
of the capital, hut as soon as our troops passed
Winchester in retreat, the necessities of the army
before Petersburg demanded the return of his
corps, and it is believed that they aro now in line
before either Chaffin’s, Drewry’s. or Petersburg.—
Washington City, therefore, is defended only by
the remnant of Hunter’s thrice routed army—and
if vigorously pressed must fall unless again Grant
hurries forward troops to its rescue. The “fresh
impulse” so lately hinted at by the press of the
enemy, seems about to open upon Chaffin’s Bluff.
Perhaps. Gen. Farly’s late victory on tho classic
field of Kernstown, has necessitated this move
ment. With Hunter and Crook defeated, and
Early pressing forward upon Washington, Grant
expects, by threatening Gen. Lee, to- arrest tho
march of Early, if not cause him to return to
Richmond. Something of this kind must be done,
or troops must again be sent to Washington. Pub
lic opinion in the United States is becoming res
tive under Grant’s inaction. Shelling Petersburg
for a time satisfied the Yankee public, and confi
dent promises by Stanton and other newspaper
correspondents, fed the public with the hope of im
portant and speedy results. But hope so long de
ferred has grown impatient, and murmurs are
heard that will not permit the Lt. General to lie
idle, uselessly consuming valuable time and sacri
ficing to malarious fevers the last army of tho
enemy. Spurred on by the danger of another in
vasion, and harras3ed by the symptoms of public
dissatisfaction, Gen. Grant finds himself compell
ed to try something, and move somewhere; mor
tars, columbiads, and Parrots have each and all
failed either to kestroy Petersburg and to cause its
evacuation. Assuuhs upon its lines have taaght j
him severe and instructive lessons, and his troops
have learned that if prostrating themselves in
front of intrenchments does not capture them, at
least it is safer than pushing the assault to still
more dangerous proximity.
The fire in Grant’s rear is more dangerous to
Lincoln’s prospects of re-election than the formi
dable front presented by Lee’s army—for while the
latter will defeat, his army the former may destroy '
aH hope for the futuie. The sacrifices of tho !
Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House were ■
immolated to secure re-nomination, but the elec- j
tion has yet to bo fought for. Grant’s inactivity I
is arousing the apprehensions of his master;
Early’s late invasion of Maryland aud the threat
ening condition of his army since the victory at
Cornstown, demand that something should be
speedily undercakon to save the waning prospects
of the war party at home. Under such circum
stances it is not improbable that before many days
a severe battle may be delivered somewhere along ;
the lines of the army before this city and Peters
burg. Undue confidence is dangerous at any time,
but the hand of Providence that has so often been
stretched forth in our behalf will not be shorten
ed in the approaching struggle. Iu the army that
has so gallantly defended this city, and against i
such heavy odds won such important victories, the j
public confidence may well repose. The issue of
this struggle must be determined by the ordeal of
battle, since Mr. Lincoln has peremptorily re- .
fused to consider the subject of peace. In a few ;
days a change may come over Mr. Lincoln’s ;
dream, and ho may be much more pacifically in- I
dined.
—
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.”
Adj’t & Inspector General’s Office, )
Macon, Ga., August 1,1864. \
Special Order, )
No. -S' 1
As thore is a misapprehension about the powers
of the Inferior Courts in making details for police
duty, the following orders are published for the in
formation of all concerned '■
One policeman is allowed for each 500 negroes iu
each county.
All men between 55 and 60, able to ride and carry
a gun, are to act as a police force in their respec
tive counties. The Aids de Camp ;.-re specially in
structed to order thorn upon this duty, and any man
between these ages, able for service, who refu .es,
will be sent to the front. They are to ride all
through the county, confining themselves to no par
ticular district or plantation, and are to give their
whole time to this business. As they can sleep in
houses at night, they can do this duty, when they
would not bo lit for other military service. They
will visit the plantations, correct insubordinate ne
groes, and do all in their power to protect property
and preserve order.
It is believed thoro are but few counties in the
State, in which there are not m the county, one man
able for service for each 500 negroes. If there
should not be that number in any county, tho Infe
rior Court will reenrmneDd for detail a number of
men subject to the late call sufficient to make up the
deficiency. These should be selected from such
overseers and others as have most control over the
negroes. The recommendations of the eourts must
be sent to these headquarters, where they will be
allowed, if the evidence of deficiency in the num
ber of old men i? satisfactory.
The court must accompany the application for
the detail by a certificate, giving the following
facts:
Ist. The number of slaves in the county.
2d. The number and names of the old men be
tween 55 and 60 in the county, with the name of
each, who is too feeble through the county.
3d. The names of the persons recommended by
the courts to make up the deficiency if any. All
details granted by the courts without an order from
these headquarters, are valid, and will be so treated
by all Aids-de-Camp and other State officers, who
will send all such detailed men to the front imme
diately.
As the late interruption in the railroad transpor
tation may have caused some of the militia who
had started to Macon to return home for want of
transportation, all such are required to press for
ward to Macon without delay, as the channels of
communication will be open again in a day or two.
All officers at homo will exercise great energy in
sending all men subject to the call forward prompt
ly, under arrest when necessary.
HENRY 0. WAYNE,
aug4 2t Adj’t & Insp. GeD.
m PAPER l BUSH«
FOR SALE!!
T JJ E have for sale 49 reams of Letter Paper, and
VV 2,000 small Pocket Blank Books, at Wholesale ;
or Retail. Taper, SSO per Ream: Blank Books, $l5O |
retaU.'p els. whole»le. *>!>'*
CIGARS!
JOB SALE by tb. A wtߣ , ,
ags 2t 10d. Broad st.
Large Lot of Fine Irish \> M
ag4lt Inlotato^t Purchaj! J% 1
— At Il4 ( BlJju -
FOll
EXCH ~° R ' r ~
114, BroadLs tl>^
Coffee, Sugar,
Soda, Black Pepper.
S y™P> Potash
Cotton Ctn-rj *
Tin-\C’ *
Salt, Sugar ,■
Tumblers, Candles
GEORGIA REBEL SIVrFF
Pickles, Flysßrushes,
Eggs, Butter,
Salt Fish,
Cigars,
Toilet-Soap,
Soft-Soap,
Chewing and Smoking Tobarr
aug 2 ts
ROOMS TO RE\T !
TWOcomfortab, 6 and well furnished rooms'-
to some order ly and respectable person
sons in a private house, in the northern part ■
Clty> t 0 MltS. DAVID
aug4 It* Upper end Oglethorpe <
HOOP SKIRTS
Made and Repaired in Rood sm
Bt MRS. S. E. HERRING,
At her Residence , near Camp Montgomt
will please call and examine her
ag2 3t*
TO HIRE.
BY jthe month, or for the balance of the \\>. u
year old Boy, Apply at this Office.
ag2 6t
STOP THE THIEF;
S3OO Rewarci!
STOLEN, from my Stable at Oak Mount.
Springs, Talbot county, Ga., on the night of
-Ist of Aug., 1864, my fine Stallion named STEEL
ten years old; a dark Mahogany bay: sixteen ml
half hands high; a small white spot in hislW,
few white hairs in his mane, just where ao f
- work; a small sear on the hinder part
bag; very straight hind legs, and very hoa:
and gay in appearance.
I will pay five hundred dollars to any person»
will apprehend the thief and lodge him in jail, &
re uri! to me my horse, or I will pay two Wd
and fifty dollars for either the thief or the horse.
Address meat Waverly Hall, Harris county, Gi
aug3 lw JESSE MOOM
BONDS
Os the 500,000,000 Loau for Sale:
1 AM authorized to offer for sale tho 6 per cer
A Coupon or Registered Long Date Bon Is of
Five Hundred Million Loan authorized by Act .
Congress, February 17, 1864, in sums to suit m
chasers, at the Confederate States Depository/
lumbus, Ga.
The priueipal and interest of this Loan are free
from Taxation an 1 the Coupons receivable in pay
ment for all Import and Export Doties. The";
Bonds are the best securities yet offered by the (1
ernment, and I recommend them to the favorai:-
notice of Capitalist.
* W. H. YOUNG. Agent,
augl l.n for Confederate State-
RUNAWAY !
AJEGRO boy CHARLEY; about 25years old, y.
I t low complexion, hair nearly straight, below
dinary intelli .ence ; left Mr. N.it. Thompson'.,- net:
Box Sorings. Talbot county. I bougiit him of a
Mr. Brown, a refugee from Mississippi, who now
resides in Tuskegee, Ala. He originally o&me fr -
Charleston. S. C. A suitable reward will be nul
for his delivery at this office, or in any safe jail ami
information sent to mo at this office.
JAM Erf M. RUSSELL.
Columbus, Ga., aug 1 ts *
COLUMBUS T 9 WEST POINT!
On and after the 30th inst., the Passenger Tro
on the Montgomery Sc West Point R. It. 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.in.
Arrive at Columbus 12 23
J. E. APPLER,
•July 23 ts Agent
Headquarters Georgia Reserve.i
Macon, Ga., duly 23, 1864. (
General Orders, 1
No. 13. /
I. All questions of details from tho Reserve iu
agricultural purposes, on the part of those persons
having less than fifteen able-bodied field .’lands,
having been placed under the control and direction
of the Commanding Officer of the Reserve Force,
it is ordered that the details heretofore granted ti
the Commandant of Conscripts in this State, sha
stand until otherwise ordered from these flea !
quarters.
11. The Commandant of Conscripts W 'H cauoO i
full an accurate report to be made td these Head
quarters, of all persons of this class who have bees
thus detailed, stating the residence and age of eaci
person detailed, and the grounds upon which ok'-
details have been made; and they will be lino.'
atcly assigned to companies in the Reserve Kr< <?.
and be subject to be ordered to the companies ■
which they may be thus assigned, whenever mei
details may be suspended or annulled.
] LI. Enrolling Officers will continue to send W
ward all persons liable to duty in the Reserve Ortt
uuJer the orders and directions heretofore issue*
to them by the Commandant of Conscript*, ei
cept *3 these orders and directions may be icod;
fied or changed by orders from tbe.se lleudnuaf
IV. County Enrolling Officers will send all j
persons to the District Enrolling Officers, who * ■
send them to the Camp of Instruction at th«s place
where the officer in charge will report daily their
arrival to these Headquarters, that they way M
promptly assigned and sent forward to their respec
tive companies.
V. In the case of persona of the Reserve ifc /
applying for exemption under the third paragraph
and first clause of the fourth paragraph of Sectioi.
Tenth, of the act of Congress, entitled “An Act tv
organize forces to serve during the war,” approve
February 17th, 1864, the application will be m'
warded to the Commandant of Conscripts, and
same privilege will be extended to applicants ’•
heretoforc allowed.
VI. In all cases arising under the second clausa
Paragraph Fourth, commencing" with these words,
“In addition to the foregoing exemptions,” Ac., the
applicant will be sent forward as provided in the
Fourth Paragraph of this Order, and no furloug
will be allowed, and his application will as soon a
practicable be forwarded to these Headquarters f r
decision. Enrolling Officers will make in such ease:
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 applicatic
for detail.
VII. All applications for details from the Reserve
Force for Government works, or any other purpo
mast be made to these Headquarters.
By command of
MAJ. GEN. HOWELL COBB,
Commanding Georgia Reserve
Lamak Coke. Major and A. A. G
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THOaIIAS SAVAfiE, Agent.
(At Mulford’s old Stand,)
ITO. 101, IBIEtCUXID ST
ms FOB MBOHEMMOE
Sheetings, Shirtings.
Twills, Yarns, Linseys.
l.aguaray t offee,
Tobacco, Rice,
UTails of all
&C«, Ac,, &(',
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