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CO L U vi Life 1L Ai bS Published Daily (Sundays excepted) at the rate of $4,00 ~er month, or sl2 tor throe months. No subscription received for a longer term than hree months. ADVERTISING RATES : Advertisements inserted for $2 00 per square for each insertion. Where advertisements are inserted a month, the «harge will be S3O per square. Announcing candidates S2O, which must invariably paid in advance. •*’ Adj’t A Inspector Oknebal’s Offick. # Macon, (4a.. August 1,1864. ) Special Order,) No. —. i As there is a misapprehension about the powers of the Inferior Courts in making details for police duty, the following orders are publish***! for the in formation of all concerned : One policeman is allowed for each 500 negroes in 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 Aida dc Gamp nro specially in structed to order them upon this duty, and any man between these ages, able for service, who refuses, will be sent to the front. They are to ride all through the county, confining themselves to no par ticular district or plantation, and aie 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 be fit 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 there are but few cflhpties in the State, in which there are not in the county, one man able for service for each 500 negroes. If there should not be that number in any county, the Inf ' - j rior Court will recommend foridetail a number of men subject to the late call sufficient to make up the deficiency. These should bo selected from such overseers and others as have most control over the negroes. The recommendation * of the eourts must be sent to those headquarters, where they will bo allowed, if the evidence of deficiency in the num ber of old men is 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 namo 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 tho 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 imrae-. j diatoly. - 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 home will exercise great energy in sending all men subject to the call forward prompt ly, under arrest when necessary. HENRY C. WAYNE, augl 2t Adj’t & Insp. Gen. Hr ipquarters Georgia Reserve, ) Macon, Gn., July 23, 1864. i ft filer al Orders, l No. 13. J I. All questions of details from the Reserve for j agricultural purposes, on the part of those persons j having less than fifteen able-bodied field hands, I having been placed under the control and direction of the Commanding Officer of the Reserve Force, i it is ordered that the details heretofore granted by j 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 residonco and age of each person detailed, and the grounds upon which such details have been made; and they will bo 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. HI. Enrolling Officers will continue to send for ward all persons liable to duty in the Reserve Corps j under tho orders and directions heretofore issued to them by the Commandant of Conscripts, cx- I 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 tc 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 theso Headquarters, that they may be 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 tho fourth paragraph of Section Tenth, of tho act of Congress, entitled “.An Act to organize forces to serve during tho war,” approved February 17th, 1861,’ 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 j Paragraph Fourth, commencing with these words, ; “In addition to the foregoing exemptions,” Ac., the applicant will bo sent forward us 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 wi'l as soon as practicable be forwarded to these Headquarters lor, decision. Enrolling Officers will make in such cases investigations as heretofore, and wi I forward the papers to theso Headquarters, with the application for detail. VII. All applications for details from the Reserve Force for Government works, or any other purpose must be made to these Headquarters. Rv command of MAJ. GEN. HOWELL COBB, Commanding Goorgia Reserve. Lauaji Cobb, Major and A. A. G. iul 29 fti GEORGlA—Muscogee County, WHEREAS, Mrs. Mary V. Davis, adm’x of Dr. George S. Davis, dee’d has filed her petition lor leave to sell a negro woman by the name of Maria, about 25 years of age and her four children. All persons concerned are hereby notifiecUto sjiow cause, (if any they have) why an order should not be granted at the next September Term of tho Court of Ordinary for said county, authorizing tho sale of mid negro. Given under my hand, July Ist. fit. .TNG. JOHNSON. iy t 2m Ordinary. Martha A, Taylor) Libel for Divorce iu Marion vs [-Superior Oourt. Returnable to Green B. Taylor. ) September Term, 1864. At Columbus, April 2d, 1864. IT appearing to the Court by the return of the Sher iff. that the defendant is not to bo found in the county, and it further appearing to the Court by other evidence that the deloudent does not reside in the State. . _ . It is therefore ordered by the Court that service be perfected on tho defendant by publication of this order once a month for four months, before the next term of the Court, in some newspaper of this State. EDMOND 11. WORRILL, J. S. C. C. C. A true extract from the minutes, this April sth. 1864. GEO. W. AfcDfFFIE, apl 7 m4m Clerk. TO HIRE ! UOlv the balance of the year fifteen able-bodied F Negro Men and seventeen Negro Women. Apply soon to R. M. GUNBY. Ag’t. iul 2S ts Aoticf to Debtors and Cred itor*. ALL persons indebted to the estate of .Seaborn Jones, deceased, are required to make imme diate payment, and those having claims against said estate are required to render them m terms ot the law to the undersigned. , , , SEABORN J. BENNING, Adm r. Bj MARY H. BENNING, Agent. jul23 wfit ROOMS TO RENT! TWO comfortable and well furnished rooms to rent Ito some ordo:ly and respectable person or per sons in a private house, iu the northern part of the city. Apply tr. MRS. DAVID, aug4 It* Upper end Oglethorpe st. ' ' Vol. XL J. W. WARREN A CO. Proprietors J. W. WARREN, £<litor Notice All Officers or Men registered as patients in this hospital in private quarters will report Imme diately is Person, or they will be reported to lheir commands as deserters. W. A. ROBERTSON. jul29 d3t Surg. in charge Lee Hospital. m Headquarters Conscript Service, 1 Augusta. July 25,1864. ) General Order*, \ No. 42. / The following extract from Circular, No. 24, Bu reau of Cfou3orir cion, (current series,) i3 published for the information and guidance of all concerned : 11. The sale to the Government or to the families of soldiers, at prices fixed by the Commissioners of the State, under the Impressment Act, of the mar ketable surplus remaining after furnishing the Gov ernment with the stipulated quantity of provisions, and which he may raise from year to year, while his exemption continues, is made by the act of Con gress, approved February 17th, 1864, one of the conditions of exemption allowed to an overseer or agriculturalist. A claim is asserted by some of those exempted as agriculturalists to exchange such part of tho aforesaid surplus as they may please, for supplies of provisions, clothing, and the like, to be consumed in family use, and to sell to the Govern ment or to the families of soldiers only what re mains of such surplus after making said exchanges. Tho claim is in violatian of the law and of their contract with the Government, and cannot be al lowed. Upon satisfactory evidence being furnished that persons exempted as overseers or agriculturalists have or are thus disposing of their surplus produc tions by exchange as aforesaid, Enrolling Officers will arrest all such persons, forward them to their nearest camp of Instruction, to be retained there until final action shall be taken and announced in their cases, and forward through the proper chan nels of communication to this Bureau a report of all the facts and circumstances of each case. Every agriculturalist or overseer, upon receiving his certificate of exemption, should be informed that the action indicated above will be taken in the event of his not disposing of his marketable sup plies in accordance with the requirements of the law.” By order of Col. WM. M. BROWNE, Commandant. P. Looney, Lt. and Adj't. jul2B 5t NEW BOOKS JUST ETTEEISECEID BY EVANS & COGSWELL, COLUMBIA, S. C. THE SPIRIT OFIILITARY - INSTITUTIONS, By Marshal A/armont. Translated from the latest Paris edition by. Fbank Schaerer, oloael „22d Regiment Mississippi Infantry. Price $5. One third off to the trade. IKfFAMTRI TACTICS, For Brigade, Division, and Army orps, by Gen ' Casey, U. S. Army. Pronounced the best work of | the kind in the language. Illustrated with 29 Lith ographed Plates, and well bound: Price $6. One third off to the trade. CHISOLM’S SURGERY, Being a third edition of this valuable work. Splen didly illustrated, and finely bound. Price $lO. One third off to tho tiade. The editions of all of these valuable works are under 2,000 copies, and those in want wiil do well to send in their orders at once. ALSO, General Orders, A. & I. G.’s Office, up to Ist April, 1861. Price $5. One-third off to the trade. Andrew’s Eight Artillery Drill Splendidly illustrated. Price sl. One-third off’to the trade. -» Any of these books will be sent free of postage on receipt of the price, in new issue, or the old at the discount. EVANS & COGSWELL, July 6 3t Publishers. in PtPiU BlAHl! FOR SikLE ! WE have for sale 49 reams ol Letter Paper, and 2,000 small Pocket Blank Books, at Wholesale or Retail. Paper, SSO per Ream; Blank Books, $l5O retail, 75 cts. wholesale. Apply at agfi ts THIS OFFICE. THE mtummsm. The undersigned proprietor of the ATLANTA Daily and. Weekly Intelligencer^ announces to the public that he has made arrange j ments for the publication of these Journals in this ■ city (Macon) and that in a few days subscribers to I the same will be furnished as usual with their pa pers : i Correspondents, advertisers and all persons bav ! inj? business with the | X3STTELT_,XC3-EliTO EB • will pleasse address their communications to TUc Intelligencer Office. Macou, Georgia. All JOB and GOVERNMENT WORK on hand will be resumed at an early day. JARED I. WHITAKER, Proprietor jul27 It Flag of Truce Letters Confederate States of America,) War Department. > Bureau of Exchange. ) Richmond, Va., July Ist, 1864. 1. All letters to go North by flag of fnee must be sent to this office. 2. Each letter must be inclosed in a separate en velope and addressed to me. Bureau of Exchange, Richmond, Va. 3. No letter must exceed in length one page of ordinary sized letter paper, and its contents be con fined strictly to personal or family matters. No letter alluding to the movements or localities of troops will be allowed to pass. 4. Each letter must contain a United States post age stamp, or its equivalent in silver or United States currency. These regulations will be rigidly enforced, and no letter transmitted iu which they are not strictly observed. ROBT OULD, Agent of Exchange [Official, W H Hatch. Captain aad A A <4. juiy226t Shoemaker*- and Saddlers’ r PHK UNDERSIGNED having commenced the *■ 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 «md bills to this office, mar 30 ts ON and after the Ist July, my office and dwell ing will be on Broad st., at the residence of the la juhritf toCS ' W. J. MUR&HLL. * 9 Columbus, Oa Monday Morning, August 8,1864. HEW GOODS!! HEW GOODS!!! .A.T Mra. DESSAU’S. FROM THE LATE BLOCKADE SALE AT A.U£iista, Ga. The good> arc all superior to what is offered elsewhere, and will be sold lower thau lately. In thg assortment can be found : Ladies’ Aevv fiats. -Vevj Bonnet Ribbon*. 3¥ew licit*. , Bobinet Musquito Setting. Tuchingand Dressing Combs, Ladies’ llosery, Three y’ds wide Linen Sheeting. Superior Bleached Shirting. Printed Jackonets. Ginghams, English and French Calicoes, ' Bombazine, Alpacas, Elegant Leroes, O.A EE .A.3STE SEE. je 21 ts Medical Card. dr. e. aTrossi . FORMERLY Surgeon to the New Orleans "Fe x male Infirmary,” tenders his services to the Cit izens of Columbus in all the branches of his profes sion. Special attention will be devotedlto the treatment of the diseases of womem. Surgical operations performed for Fistula in Ano, Visico-Vaginal fistula, Hydrocele, Congenital and Accidental Phymosis, Varicocele, Heemorrhoids or Piles, Callous Impas sable strictures, False Passages, Tallapes or Club Foot, and contraction of the fingers. Strabismus or Squinting, Aneurism, Varix or dilated veins, Ptery gium, Cataract and Hair Lip; also for the remov al of all tumors or abnormal growths from any part ofthe body. “Diseases ofths’Genito-Urinary System, comprsing the different stages of Ghonorrhoea, Strictures, Gravel, Spermatorrhea, Syphilis, in its primary secondary,tertiary and heriditary forms,will receive particular attention. References given whenever desired as well as the recommendation of many years practice in New Or leans; Cousultation hours every day at his office in the Masonic Hall Building, from 10 to 12 o’clock a, m„ and from 2to 4 o’clock p, m. Patients willdo well to call precisely at those hours, as before and after that time will be devoted to visiting personsin t.he city. Address all comiuuications to DR. E. A. ROSSY. Columbus. Ga, N. 15. —Persons from a distance having servants requiring surgical or medical treatment, will be provi led with comfortable quarters, but in all cases 1 will have to furnish their own provisions and bed ding. will also bestow particular attention to the treatment of the different forms of Ulcers, Rheu matism, Gout. Scrofulous affections, Syphilitic erup tions, and all other chronic diseases of the skin. — Medicated Fumigations and Steam Sulphurous Baths, as employed in the hospitals in Europe and America, will form a part of my treatment, feh 11 3m E. A. R. Change of* Schedule. Office Engineer and Superintendent, ) Charleston and Savannah Railroad, S Charleston, June 7,1864.) j iN THURSDAY, June 9,1864, and until further U notice, the Schedule of the Passenger train will be as follow, viz; Leave Charleston., 9.45, a. m. Arrive in Savannah. 5.40, p. m. Leave Savannah 5.30, a. m. Arrive in Charleston 1.15, p. m. This Train makes direct connections, going north and south, with the Northeastern Railroad at Char leston, and the Central Railroad at the Junction. . H. S. HAINES, J une 14 ts Engineer and Superintendent. FRICTIW ifIATHCES! 'THE Columbus, Ga., Friction Match Company, 1 have again resumed operations, and will, in a few days, be prepared to supply them in quantity.— They also make a superior article of Blacking, which can be supplied in quantity. Dealers'and others wishing to purchase, can ap ply to Messrs. Livingston & Cos., or Messrs. Hull & Duck, who will be kept constantly supplied. S. D. THOM & CO., Manufacturers. N. B. —It having cost me about $5,000 in the past eighteen months, above receipts, to learn how to make good matches, the public can now rely on get ting a superior article. S. D. THOM. Columbus, May 14,1864 dtf Change of Schedule. ON and after Sunday, June 19th, the Trains on the v uscogee 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. K. FREIGHT TRAIN: Leave Columbus .5 00 A. M, Arrive at Columbus 4 55 A. M. W.L. CLARK. mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R. “ Notice to Planters and Con sumers of Iron.” WE will keep 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 order: PLOW AND SCOOTER BAR IRON: FLAT, ROUND AND SQUARE BAR IRON: HOOP, HORSE SHOE, NAIL ROD; IRON COTTON TIES (CHEAPER THAN ROPE) FOR BALING : SHOVELS AND SPADES: FRY PANS; POT WARE Ol SEVERAL DESCRIP TIONS ; SUGAR AND SALT KETTLES—FROM 40 TO 100 GALLONS; SUGAR MILLS—I3 AND 15 INCH. We are prepared to receive and fill orders for any sizes and quantity of Iron, from our Iron Works and Rolling Mill in Alabama. JOHN D. GRAY & CO., apr3tf Next o New Bridge, FOR SALE ! One of the Most Desirable Resi dences in Wynnton* THE Lot contains forty acres of Land—twenty of which are in the woods. The 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 the city. Persons 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 formation desired. Possession given immediately, jul 29 ts J. R. BANKS. Negro Teamster* 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 in this way a number of soldiers may be relieved to strengthen our struggling army. Apply to THOS. C. JOHNSON. ju!27 2w Government Transportation M orks. SSO Reward. I WILL pay the above reward for 808, a bla- k I boy, about 24 years old. He hu been oat three or four weeks, and usupooeed to be larking about the city JMO. hHIajSS iyltf Saturday Evening. Yankee Deserters. —A Richmond paper of the 28th says : Every day a squad of Yan kee deserters, varying from five to twenty in number, is marched into the city from the lines on both sides of the Jame3. They all tell the old story —Grant beaten, Union gone rip, fighting don't pay, especially for negroes and fanatics. ♦ ♦ ♦ Gen. Patton Anderson has been relieved his commad in Florida, and ordered to the army of Tennessee. Gen. John K. Jack son has assumed command of the Florida de partment, and has arrived at headquarters. False Alarm. —On Tuesday night (says the Macon Xelegraph) the up train from Colum bus found the citizens of Taylor county, to the number of sixty or more, assembled at Butler and well armed for the defence of that place against raid. A strong force had also been dispatched to defend the Flint river bridge. A courier had arrived from Fort Valley reporting that a body of 200 raiders in Twiggs county had burnt the railroad bridge over the Ocmnlgee and were making down, to the track of the Southwestern railroad. The down train'from Macon, due at Butler .at half past eleven, was not in on time, and did not get there till an hour after. This fact seemed for a while to corroborate the report. When it did arrive, however, it was found that the delay resulted from the impressment of the train for the transportation of wounded to Columbus. The citizens of Taylor county deserve great praise for the prompti tude with which they turned out to meet an expected enemy, and, had he come, it was clear from the spirit of the men assembled at Butler, that he would have met with a warm reception. i Correspondence Atlanta Intelligencer. (Atlanta, August 4, 1864. Editor Intelligencer: As there is a good prospect for a general engagement, I have come to the con clusion that I would stay and see it, if it should come off. I suppose the telegraph has apprised you, ere this, ot the fighting which took place on our right center about 5 o’clock yesterday evening. The militia man our works on tbo right running to the center; the Yankees attempted to charge our pickets in front of our works on this portion of our line and were repulsed with heavy slaugh ter. Early yesterday morning, a similar attempt i was made on our left and met with a similar result. ! While the fighting was goiug on, I could hear a ; Yankee band playing “Yankee Doodle” away to | our left. I thought at one time that a general engagement had commenced, but after tho severe repulse which the Yankees met with it dwindled down to mere sharp shooting and skirmishing again. The enemy threw about thirty shell into tho heart of the city yesterday evening, without doing much damage. From Tuesday, at 12 M., until Wednesday, at 1 o’clock, no shells were thrown into the city. An occasional shell came over into our midst during last night. A person who visited here before the army fell back on this place, after an absence of two weeks from the city, is astonished at the great change that has been effected, but it is not near so great as one might suppose from the big yarns ho hears at a distance. I notice women and children walk ing about the streets as though there was no army within a hundred miles of the city. I notico, too, in perambulating the town, that about two-thirds of the residences of the city are occupied by fami lies, and several of them the oldest inhabitants of the place. I also notice that some of our most substantial and influential citizens are still in the city; among them I see J. E. Williams, Dr. J. S. Denny, Mark ham, Muhlinbrink, A, S. Myres, David Mayer, W. Herring, A. Austell, the three Lynches, John, James and Peter and many others. The Yankee wounded, which are in our hands at this place, are in the Medical College, and I un derstand the Yankees, hit it occasionally. Atlanta will never be taken by the Yankees, in my opinion. P. S.—Nearly all the Newnan raiders, who tore up the M. <fc W. R. R., have been captured. The prospects are brightening. P. The Stoneman Raid Clinton, August 2, 1864. , Mb. Clisby ; Stoneman and his band of thieves and robbers, as you are aware, have been through our village and county, and have despoiled our people of many valuable goods. I was absent from home when they came to our town, on Friday last. At my house were no whites but my two small sons. They cut into, with heavy axes, my bureaus and secretary, broke all my locks and de stroyed and carried off nearly everything val ; uable—all of my silver ware, table cutlery, bed-clotbe3 ot all kinds, all of my wearing apparel, notes, title- deeds, money, shoes, hats, double-barrelled gun and pistol; took the most of my bacon, and every horse and mule I had, and took an ambrotype of my wife, who has been dead nearly two years. *My servant beg ged them not to take that as well as everything else, but they plundered on, even to the dress es and under-clothing she left at her death ; and thus they treated many of our people, but none quite so bad as myself, that I am aware of; and yet these, are the people who are to be our task-masters ; if we fail in this war. It j has been thought by my friends that it was ; not only proper but might conduce to the good of our cause by placing these facts be fore the public; for the correctness and truth i of which I refer to my neighbors. Very respectfully, R. W. Bonnes [Macon Telegraph. - - i— •- Baio. Gen. Buford—An Incident.—A friend in ; forms us that during the recent engagement in North Mississippi, this brave chieftain found him self, with a very small force, on the crest of a hill. Below was a strong and well aligned force of the . enemy. The General, observed that his little band did not fire with sufficient coolness and precision, took a gun and proceeded to give them a few practical lessons. One time and one motion placed the ball end of the ' cartridge foremost in the barrel: the second motion i drove it home, but the third, fourth and fifth snap ; ped as many caps. Throwing the gun aside, he was soon supplied with another, with which he was more successful; but riving a few rounds the Yankees ad- 1 vanced, when the General, lcoking around and find- i j ing himself almost alone, exclaimed, "Give me my ! j horse!—they’re coming right up here, and these men won’t stand.” But his horseholder was getting ! out of the way as fast as possible; and those who ■ are aware of the General’s portly figure can appre ciate his efforts at a double-quick to regain his . steed. The General is a hard fighter, and is gifted with all those qualities so essential to high com- 1 | mand. We are pleased to learn that Gens. Lee and For rest have recommended him for promotion. He richly deserves advancement.— Miss. Yankees in Randolph Coustt.—From the Selma Mississippian we clip the following item of news: Scouts reported at Blue Mountain, on Monday ! night, that about six hundred Yankees, under > McCook, were coming through Randolph county, in the direction of Oxford. They were supp< sed to 1 be a foraging party. Colonel .fteid, who has com • [ mand of our forces in that quarter, was prepared I to meet them, and will doubtless gobble up the whole party, if he bu cot already dune so $4.00 Per Month The McCook Bald. Correspondence of the Rebel.} New nan? Ga., August 1, 1864. Your readers may probably be interest ed in some brief account of the McCook raid which has just ended on the Chalta* hoochee, some twelve miles below this. McCook, with between two thousand five hundred and three thousand picked cavalry, on last Thursday crossed the Chattahoochee between Campbelton and Moore’s bridge apd that wing tore up the railroad for about one mile at Palmetto, which by the way was repaired and the trains running over in two days. McCook moved that night to Fayetteville where he found between fifty and one hundred Government wagous which he destroyed. The next day he tore up perhaps one mile of the Macon railroad; this is now repair* ed, or will be by morning. Learning that two bodies of cavalry were coming in dif ferent directions to meet hjm. McCook changed his course (having abandoned his work on the railroad) and moved towards Newnan. The Confederate cavalry under Col. | Wheeler fought him two or three times on | Friday, killing and capturing nearly all of j one regiment. When night came Mc | Cook, with about two hundred prisoners ! and much stolen plunder, pressed forward, traveling all night, and reached Newnan about 7 o’clock Saturday morniug. It so happened that General Roddy with a part of one of his brigades was there, and without any notice of his approach, pitched into the advance guard with such a hearty good will, that McGook at once determined to flank Newnan. While he was flanking, Gen. Wheeler passed through and met him about four miles below New nan, between the Lagrange and Grantville roads, and fighting commenced. McCook had been foiled in his move* ments, which was doubtless to pass rapid* ly through Newnan, stopping only to burn public stores and steal mules and negroes, and get back to the point on the Chatta hoochee where he had crossed as he came over, and where his pontoons were doubt less guarded on the opposite side ; but h\& flank movement had thrown him be low the road, and enabled Wheeler to take possession of all the roads, between him and his pontoons, and in fact between him and the river. Cols. Ashby and Wheeler (Col. Wheeler,) with two small regiments first met McCook’s whole com mand and checked it. Ross’ brigade then attacked them, and McCook finding him self in a close place, halted and fought ! desperately fora short time. By two o’- J clock, all Gen. Wheeler’s cavalry—which hq had with him—being parts of Jack* son’s and Hume’s divisions were up. or at least within, reach. Several close hand to hand, bat short contests took place during the evening, in all of which our men, in the fight, bore themselves well and fought like veterans. At one time, Ross’ brigade drove the ens emy before them, but fighting on foot, they had left their horses exposed, and the enemy made a rapid movement and captured some of their horses, these how» ever were soon recaptured. In the movements of troops, which was in the woods and upon unknown ground, the enemy at one time captured Gen. Hume, but a few of his men, seeing him in the hands of the enemy, with that in* dividual heroism which has so often been exhibited by our Southern soldiers, that the most thrilling incidents now pass un« noticed—rushed into the very presence of the enemy, and while he stood amazed, brought off their General in triumph ! Gen. Roddy finding that the fight had com menced moved out on the LaGrango road, and came up while it was progressing—the enemy fightingbebind a fence and our men dismount ed and out in an open field. The enemy about this time ceased firing, and Gen. Roddy \va3 advised to form and move upon him. Gen. Roddy had, perhaps, with him 1,000 men, and nothing could exceed the gallantry with which he executed this movement. His men. tbongh properly cavalry, were acting as infantry, not having their horses with them. This gallant command, contrary to all expectations, reach ed the fence without a gun being fired. The enemv had fallen back into the woods where the undergrowth was so thick that a man couldn’t be seen twenty steps in many places. But Roddy's men crossed the fence and moved in line of battle until they found the enemy, and here, for perhaps thirty minutes, the con test was a close one, but never doubtful. Roddy’s men kept moving and pouring volley after volley into the enemy. Roddy has one of the traits of a general whether he has actions or not, that is, simply the common sense to know that when an enemy is once whipped it is an easy matter to make the vic tory complete by pressing the fight. Such was the spirit, a3 well as the skill of this move ment, that the enemy gave way in confusion and, until Roddy was induced to stop, he lo3t no time in pursuing his retreating foe. Perhaps it would not do to criticise the ar dor of the General in command for the simple reason that a commanding General cannot always at the time know what every body can see afterwards. The enemy immediately abandoned his I cannon, ambulances, medical stores, and eve rything that retarded his movement, and tell ing the Confederate prisoners to take care of themselves, made a rapid movement around Gen Wheeler’s right and into the road to La- Grange, then crossing towards the river press ed for the river—Wheeler pursued. Some four hundred of the enemy remained and sur rendered to Capt. Brown and Col. Worthing ton, who had been their prisoners and just released. It was not more than eight or ten miles to the river, but Gen. Wheeler did not reach there until next morning. The enemy had scattered—thrown away their guns and many of them abandoned their horses and crossed on rafts. Some were captured at the river, and some were drowned in crossing, and upon the whole the command. a3 a command, was wholly broken up. Those that get back will get back as stragglers and not as an or ganized body of troops. The prisoners captured, will perhaps amount to e ght hundred, may be a thousand, as soldiers, citizens and even negroes are still constantly bring ing them in. The killed and wounded i* estimated at about 300. Mo9t of tho horses of the army were captured, besides many horses and mules and much other stolen property we captured. The disaster to the enemy, is the most complete that any large raiding party on either side has suffered during this war, except the raid of Gen. Morgan into Ohio. Our loss it light, KmJ m >t M men, which is perhaps one half of too i I*mm. Many of the citizens witnessed the ft *1 .>itg on Saturday, and all hear testimony t» the * •ilantry of the men in the fight, but all equally c incur ia tho unpleasant admission, forced by a palatal knowledge of the fact, that the general in oosa m&nd, handled only the willing, while the unwil ling and the slow soldier were away from their command, and these with seemiag impunity loiter ed about until the field was abandoned by the euemy, and until the surrender was made, aad then from all quarters they flocked to the field, for a share of the spoils. Many of them carried away led horses, besides saddles and bridles. All of which they are proposing with seeming iimunity, and in the most pnblie manner to trade off. TH»e citizens are suffering immensely from these men, some of whom tolled away their horses in their presence. A reference is here made to these facts because the writer entertains the painful but consoiencious conviction, that if cavalry commanders cannot, or will not, hold their commands in tact, and command them, they will be utterly ruined as commands. I have no general criticism to make about tho cavalry. Many of them are splendid soldiers and in my opinion if well handled and made to obc\ orders, they would be tho best cavalry the world has ever seen. One feature of this raid should be mentioned. The negroes almost unanimously fled and hid from the Yankees, not one in a thousand exhibiting any fondness for his Yankee frieud, who says to him, I will call yon brother if you will do my fighting. OrriZKN. mm m mm« [Special to the Richmond Whig ] Harrisonburg, July 28.—The parti culars of Early’s great victory at Kerns* town are reaching here. The results achieved, compared w : th the cost to ours selves, are almost without precedent in the war. The enemy were completely routed and thoroughly demoralized, lt is now un* derstood that they weie commanded by Averill and Crook, and numbered not less than eighteen thouiand. On our side, the divisions of Breckinridge and Gor don were engaged. Breckinridge led the skirmish line. The enemy soon broke and fled in all directions. Our infantry pursued them a distance of five miles be yond W inchester, and our cavalry kept up the pursuit seven miles further, to Bunker Ilill. Night and exhaustion end* ed the chase. We captured from fifteen hundred to two thousand prisoners. In the des peration of their flight, the enemy burnt their wagons and threw away their guns and knapsacks. The panie and stampede are described as worse than at Manassas Prisoners were still coming iu when the stage left yesterday. Our entire loss, in killed and wounded, will not exceed fifty, or, at most, sixty, of whom not more than ten or fifteen are killed. The wounded are well provided for, and tenderly nursed in Winchester Capture of More Raiders.—Sixty eight more Yankees were received at the Provost Marshall’s office in this city on yesterday. We learn that another large squad is on its way and will probably reach here before we go to press. Our cavalry are still hunting up the dispersed raiders and eapturiug them by small and large squads along the route of their march. It is feared, however, that one half of them will escape owing to the long start they had of our men and the jaded condition of the horses.— Mneon Telegraph, 3d. Wiiat Stoneman Says.— ln an in terview with Gen. Stoneman yesterday, he stated that at the time of his der but 250 men were with him. Fifteen to sixteen hundred of his troops had scat tered and fled in all directions about three hours before he gave up his sword. lie further states that his officers reported to him that their ammunition was exhausted. Had the gallant Confederates knew of this they would willingly have furnished them powder to enable them to fight it out, for our troops would much prefer killing raid ers to taking them prisoners. Stoneman says that of the 600 men brought in, all but 250 were captured after his surrender Everybody can take his statement for what it is worth.— Macon Confederate. m # Capture Extraordinary. —A cor respondent of the Petersburg Express gives an account of the capture in Bruns wick county of a gang of Yankee marau ders, consisting of a Lieutenant and thirty-, one men, by a Confederate Captain and six citizens. The capture was effected in the following manner : While the Yankees were awaiting a breakfast which they had ordered Mr. El more to cook, Capt. White was in sight, maturing his plans for their surprise and capture. He stationed his company of six mounted men several hundred yards off in a lane, at the further slope of an eminence, and in 3uch a manner as to pre* sent the appearance of a front rank of cavalry force. They were two abreast and really looked as appearances would seem to indicate. Capt. White then made a circuit so as to avoid being seen by the enemy, and dashing boldly up to the par ty, defiantly ordered a surrender, or he would cut them to pieces in a moment, at the same time pointing to the head of what seemed to be a squadron of cavalry. Overwhelmed with surprise and panic stricken, the valiant Brooks asked for time to consult his men. Capt White replied that there was no time for parley. He must stack arms in the road and march immediately up to the Dixie boys, or the Dixie boys would march to them. Lieut. Brooks immediately complied, and stacking arms, they marched up to Capt. White’s “formidable” body of cavalry.— Upon finding that they had surrendered to six citizens, armed only with double barrel shot guns, their mortification was great, but it was too late to retrieve their misfortune. They were so far from their arms, that Capt. White and his men, be ing mounted, could have killed half ol them before they could have fallen back many paces, and then have speedily dis« patched the balance by first gaining ac cess to their carbines and pistols. .We learn that the Central road will be in run ning order in less than two days. The mails are ex pected through to-morrow. We are glad to see the energy that is being displayed in repairing the dam age that was done by tne raiders. — Confed., sth. Wanted ! Office Chief Quartermaster Columbus, Ga., Aug. 5, '64, One Hundred Negro Shoe-makers to work in Government Shop. Call at once and help rae to shoe the army. Liberal prices will be paid. F. W. DILLARD, ang6 6t Major and Q’r. rHOtJSE WAITED. rro Rent from October aext, a house, or part of a 1 house, for the um of a family Address “SIGMA ” a*stf At this Office,