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Lii Ii v, x a > i Ns Published pail£ (Sundays eieeptedl ;U th* M.OO per month, or sl2 tor three month*. \ T o subscription received for a longer term than lieff month*. i AD% LRTISIKU RATES : Advertisements inserted for $2 0»> por square for each inaertion. Where advertisements are inserted a-month, the barge will be S3O per square. Announcing candidates S2O, which must in variably paid In advance. Adj’t A Inspector f Macon, Ga., August 1,1864. \ •Special Order, \ No. -.1 As there is a misapprehension annul the powers of the Inferior Courts in naakiug details for police duty, the following orders are published for the in formation of all concerned : One policeman is allowed for each 300 negroes in each county. All men between 35 and 60, able to ride and carry a gun, are to act as a police force in their respec tive counties. The Aids dc Damp vro specially in fracted to order them upon this duty, and any man between these ages, able tof 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 are to give their whole time to this business. As they can sleep in bouses at night, they can do this duty, when they would not be fit for other solitary 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 tiiere are but few counties in the State, in which there are not «»the county, one man able for service for each 500 negroes. If there -hould not ho that number in any county, the Info rior Court will recommend 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 courts must be seut to these headquarters, where they will be allowed, if the evidence of deficiency in the num ber of old men is satisfactory. The court must accompany the application lor 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 b 0 in the county, with the name of , acb, who is too feeble through the county. kl- 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, aud will be so treated by all Aids-de- Camp and other State officers, who will send all such detailed men to the front imme d,g& late interruption in the railroad transpor tation may have caused some of the militia who had started to Macon to return homo 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 -ending all men subject to the call forward prompt ly, under arrest when necessary. * ' HENRY C. WAYNE, aug l 2t Adj’t k Insp. Gen. Headquarters Georgia Reserve, 1 Macon, Ga., July 23, 1864. j General Orders, 1 No. 13. J 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 tho control and direction of the Commanding Officer of the Reserve Force, it is ordered that the details heretofore granted by tho Commandant of Conscripts in this shall stand until otherwise ordered from those Head quarters. 11. The Commandant of Conscripts will cause a full an accurate report to be inado to these Head quarters, of all persons of this class who have been thus detailed, stating the residence and age of each 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 assign- and, whenever their details may be suspended or annulled. 1 n. Enrolling Officers will continue to send lor ward all persons liable to duty in tho 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, ihat they may bo promptly assigned and sent forward to their respec tive companies. V. In the case of persons of the Reserve Class applying: for exemption under tho third paragraph and first clause of the fourth paragraph cf 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 bo for warded to the Commandant of Conscripts, and the same privilege will be extended to applicants as heretofore allowed. VI. In ail cases arising under the second clause Paragraph Fourth, commencing with, these words, j “In addition to the foregoing exemptions,” &c., the j applicant '.' ill he sent forward' as provided in the , Fourth Pai agraph of this Order, and no furlough j 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 j practicable be forwarded to these Headquarters lor. | decision. Enrolling Officers will make in such cases ; investigations as heretofore, and wii forward the papers to these Headquarters, with the application for detail. VII. All applications for details from the Resert e Force for Government works, or any other purpose must be made to these Headquarters. By command of MAJ.GEN. HOWELL COBB. • Commanding Georgia Reserve. Lauar Cobb, Major and A. A. G. iul 29 6t _____ GEORGIA— Muscogee County. W 1 Dav'isfdcw^lVas^filed ke^petttion?or leave to sell a negro woman by the name ot Maua, about 25 years of ago and her tour children. All persons concerned are hereby notified to show cause, (if any they have) why an order should not be granted at the next September Term of the Court of Ordinary for said county, authorizing the sale of said negro. , T , , ... Given under my hurt. Jul.vUt. fa^SOS. 2m Ordinary. V,. rtha A. Taylor) Libel for Divorce in Marion -M**- vs >Superior Court. Returnable to Green Is. Taylor, j September Term, 1864. At Columns- A * ,ril 2d - 1864 • , t , , .i,„/T,„„ii > ~, l>ereturnottue»her -11 a,,pcari:'S theCourt bj u- ■ found in the 1 iff. that the defendant to not to De. - bv county, and it further appearing to tl , • j' e other evidence that the defendeut does not rcaue ‘“itbSK&ore ordered by the Court that service be perfected on the deiendantby publication - order once a month for four months, before the next term of the Court, in some newspaper oi tins State. „ _ ~ EDMOND U. WORRILL, J. S. C. O. C. A true extract from the minutes, this April otn, 1864. GEO. W. AfcDT FFIE, apl 7 m4m Clerk. TO HIRE ! f?OK the balance of the year fifteen able-bodied P Negro Men and seventeen Negro Women. Applv soon to R. M. GUNBI, Ag't. jul 28 tf' Hotiee to Debtors and Cred itors. 4 LL persons indebted to the estate of .Seaborn A Jones, deceased, are required to make imme diate payment, and those having oiauas_against said estate are required to render thorn m terms ol the law to the undersigned. „ «rr» SEABORN J. BENNINO. Adm r. By MARY 11. BENNINO, Agent. jul2B wot Kiitni . to Ki;vr; TW 0 comfortable and well furnished rooms to rent to some orde: ly and respectable person or per* sons in a private house, in the northern part of the city. Apply to MRS. DAVID, aug4 It* Upper end Oglethorpe st. Svmm wmmt b Vol. XI. J. W. WARREiV’ A CO. Proprietors .... J. W. WARREN, Editor Notice All Officers or Mkn registered a? patients in this hospital in private quarters will report Imme diately in Person, or they will be reported to Iheir commands as deserters. W. A. ROBERTSON, jul29d3t Surg. in charge*Lee Hospital. Headquarters Conscript Service,) Augusta. July 25,1364. / (1 < nerad Orders,) No. 42. / The following extract from Circular, No. 24. Bu reau of Conscription, (current scries ) is 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 exemptiorf’eontinues, 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 the 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. The 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 ol 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 bo 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 cose. 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 i law.” By order of Col. WM. M. BROWNE, Commandant. P. Looney, Lt. and Ad.i't. jul2B 5t NEW BOOKS vTTTST PUBLISHED BY EVANS & COGSWELL, COLUMBIA, S. C. THE SPIRIT OfIuISaRY”INSTITUTIONS, By Marshal Ma rmont. Translated from the latest Paris edition by Fbank Schallkr, olonel „22d Regiment Mississippi Infantry. Price $5. One third off to the trade. INFANTRY TACTICS, For Brigade, Bivision, and Army orps, by Gen ! Casey, U. S. Army. Pronounced the best work of ' the kind in the language. Illustrated with 29Lith ! ographed Plates, and well bound. Price $5. One third off to the trade. CHISOLM’S SURGERY, Being a third edition of this valuable work. Splen didly illustrated, and finely bound. Price SlO. One third off to the tiade. The editions of all of these valuable works arc under 2,000 copies, and those in want will do well to send in their orders at once. ALSO, General Orders, i. A. I. s.*■'* Office, up to Ist April, 1861. Price $5. One-third off to the trade. Andrews MgT&t Artillery Drill Splendidly illustrated. Price $4. One-;hird off'to thetrade. Any of these books will be sent free of postage on receipt of the price, in new issue, or the old at the discount. EVASS & COGSWELL, Jul} 6 3t Publishers. ail Mi FAN I HIM BOOKS ZF’OR SALE l Xk' E have for sale 49 reams ol Letter Paper, and * ® 2,000 small Pocket Blank Books, at Wholesale or Retail. Paper, ssoper Ream: Blank Books, $l5O retail. 75 cts. wholesale. Apply at. agd ts THIS OFFICE. THE ATLANTA DAILY k WEEKLY INTEILIGEPER. The undersigned proprietor of the ATLANTA Daily and YVeekly Intelligencer, announces to the public that he has made arrange ments for the publication of these Journals in this city (Macon) and that in a few days subscribers to the same will be furnished as usual with their pa pers : Correspondents, advertisers and all persons hav ing business with the I3STTH]3LT_jIG-HIJSrO HjEL will pleasse address their communications to Tlie Intelligencer Office, Macon. Georgia. All JOB and GOVERNMENT WORK on hand will be resumed at an early day. JARED I. WHITAKER, Proprietor jul27 It Flag of Truce Tetters Cox fk per ate States ok America,) War Department. Boreau of Exchange. j Richmond, Va., July Ist, 1864. 1. All letters to go North by flag of V uce 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 in which they are not strictly observed. ROB'T OULD, Agent of Exchange. [Official, . . t , „ W H Hatch, Captain and A A u. ,iuly22 fit Shoemakers’ and Saddlers’ TOOLS. r rilE UNDERSIGNED having commenced the 4 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. is. Hospital. HARRISON, BEDELL A C'J. Reference —Mac. F. "V\ . Dili aed. Mobile Register, Mueisaippian and Augusta Con stitutionalist, please copy one moutu and send mils 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 ,& juljritf W. J. MURRELL. H D Columbus, 6a. Wednesday Morning, August 10,1864. RV Gil!! SEW Gil!!! J^.T Mrs. D£SSSAU’S. FROM THE LATE BLOCKADE SALE AT A.u.g'usta, Gra. The good.' are ali superior to what is offered elsewhere, and will be sold lower than lately. In the assortment can be found : Ladies’ New Hat*, New Bonnet Ribbon*. New Belt*. Bobinet Dlusquito Netting, Tuck in grand Dressing Combs, Ladies’ Hcser>, Three y’ds wide Linen Sheeting, Superior Bleached Shirting. Printed Jackonets, Oingrhams, English and French Calicoes, Bombazine, Alpacas, Elegant Leroes. OA LiXj -A.LTD SEE. je 21 ts Medical Card.. HR. E. A. ROSSI. FORMERLY Surgeon to the New Orleans “Fe- F male Infirmary,” tenders his services to the Cit izens of Columbus in all the branches of his profes sion. Special attention will be devotedito the treatment of the diseases of womem. Surgical operations performed for Fistula in Ano, Visico-Vaginal fistula, Hydrocele, Congenital and Accidental Phymosis, varicocele, Hcemorrhoids 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 of the body. ofthsGenito-Urinary System, comprsing the different stages of Ghonorrhoea, Strictures, Gravel, Spermatorrhea, Syphilis, in its primary secondary,tertiary and heriditary forms,will receive j particular attention. References given whenever desired as well as the recommendation of many years practice in New Or leans; Consultation hours every day at his office in the Masonic Hall Building, from 10 to 12 o’clock a, in,, and from 2to 4 o’clock p, m. Patients willdo well to call precisely at those hours, as before and j after that time will be devoted to visiting personsin j the city. Address all commuicationsto DR. E. A. ROSSY. Columbus. Ga, N . B.—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. -edgr-L will also bestow particular attention to the treatment ofthe different forms of Ulcers, Rheu matism, 1 lout. 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. feb 11 3m E. A. R. Citasige of* Schedule. Office Exgin her and Superintendent, ) Charleston and Savannah Railroad, > Charleston, June 7,1864.1 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. in. 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, .June 11 ts Engineer and Superintendent. THE Columbus, Ga., Friction Match Company, * 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 toMessrs. Livingston & Cos., or Messrs. Hull & Duck, who will be kept constantly supplied. S, D. THOM & CO., Manufacturers. N. B.—lt 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. Coluinhus, May 14,1864 dtf Oliange ol Schedule. ON and after Sunday, June 19th, the Trains on the useogee Railroad will run as follows : PASSENGER TRAIN: Leave Columbus 6 45 P. M. Arrive at Macon 3 25 A. M. Leave Macon 8 10 P. M Arrive at Columbus 4 25 A. M. FREIGHT TRAIN: Leave Columbus 5 00 A. M. Arrive at Columbus 4 55 A. M. ’ W.L. CLARK, mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R. FOR SALE! Oue of the Most Desirable Resi dences in YVynuton. THE Lot contains forty acres of Land—twenty of which nre 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 21' ts J. R. BANKS. ♦‘Notice to Planters and Con sumers o^‘lron. ?, WE will keep for sale, for Confederate funds, or \t exchange for country produce—such as Corn, Fodder, Bacon, Lard, Syrup, Peas, Potatoes, Tal low, Buitcr, 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 Tt > lot) G ALLONS : SCG \ R MILLS—I3 AND 15 INCH We ire prepared t n receive and fill orders for any rises and quantity of Iron, from our Iron Works “ and D. OR AT A CO., apr 4 ts Next o New Bridge, Negro 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 m this way a number of soldiers may be relieved to strengthen our strugkdiug army. Apply to THOS. C. JOHNSON, jul’27 2w Government Transportation nor fee. *.IG Reward. [ WILL pay the above reward for 808, a b,ack I i boy, about 24 years old. He has been out three . and is supposed to be lurking about ! the city JWO. H. BASS. Jy 4 ts Tuesday £ veil ins Wanted ! Office Chief Quartbruastki!, Columbus, Ga., Aug. 5, ’64. One Hundred Negro Shoe-makers to work in Government Shop. Call at once and help me to shoe the army. Liberal prices will be paid. F. W. DILLARD, augdiit Major andQ'r. t W** Headquarters 24th Militia District,) Columbus, Ga„ Aug. Bth, 1864. / Special Orders, 1 No. —. I All men claiming foreign protection will report at these Headquarters at once. J, J. ABERCROMBIE, Maj. & Act’g A. D. C. Per N. W. Garrard, Capt. & O. 0. augß 2t No Telegrams Last Night. —Our paper went to press last night without our usual complement, and our due, of telegrams. We learn that late at night the operator sent word to the office that none were coming. Upon the strength ©f this information our paper went to press and after the edition was worked off the lazy dispatches made their appearance. We trust that such a mishap will not occur again. Little Peoplk. —We have been informed that a lady of this city gave birth on Monday night to three babies, (one girl and two boys.) All of them are now doing well. We think that our Government ought to offer some spe cial approbation for thus recruiting the infan try branch of the service. —Mobile Tribune. The yankees have desecrated the grave of Stonewall Jackson at Lexington. Virginia. broke up the headstone and carried it off. ♦ - ♦ The New York News re-affirms its state ment, that Grant crossed the Rapidan with 240.000 men. . Tlie Hour of Trial. The crisis which is to test the strength and earnestness of our people has at length arrived. Yesterday morning at an early hour the news was spread abroad on our streets that the Yankee fleet had opened on Fort Morgan and had attempted to pass it, and it was soon announced officially that the leading monitor was sunk. Fuller intelligence was published about half-past 10 o’clock, in the form of a dispatch from Gen. Page to the commading General, which was communicated to the press, and published in the evening papers. This was followed by rumors of every descrip tion, one of which was that the Tennessee was safe, the falling of her flagstaff', from a shot, having been mistaken at the Fort for her surrender. This, unfortunately, proved incorrect. All accounts agree that the Tennessee made a desperate fight, and so did the Selma. At the time of .writing this is all the intelligence that has reached us from below. - On receipt of the news that the enemy had passed the Fort, the General ordered the bell rung, according to previous no tice, as a signal to the citizens that the time for completing their organizations was at hand, and that this work could no longer be delayed. It is unnecessary to say that this summons caused great ex citement, but if It partook of the nature of panic we were not able to discover it. In one place might be seen men armed and unarmed hurrying to their respective rendezvous; in another, those who were dispatching their necessary business, that having put their house in order they might the better attend to their paramount duty. Several new organizations were set on foot among the citizens, while those of the : military who are here absent from their commands showed a commendable alacrity j in their preparations for bearing a share jin the work before them. Captain Gar*- rity, of the “Old Continentals,” from the ; army of Tennessee, who is here in conse ' cjuence of his recent wound, reported to the General with nine of his men, simi larly situated, for service wherever or dered, and several convalescent officers of the Array of Northern Virginia issued a call for the members of that army to meet in the evening for the purpose of organi zation as a battalion. Among the earliest acts of the day was that of the Mayor and Municipal Boards, pledging the resources of the city to the Commanding General, and requesting him to defend Mobile to the last extremity. These are strong words, and we doubt not the city authorities used them with a full understanding of their great import. We understand them to mean that Mo bile is not to be made a second New Or leans, but that when enough shall have been done for safety, and in vain, (if it must be so,) the honor of the city will still remain in his hands, and that the wish of the people is that it be made a pile ot ruins, an altar of .'sacrifices, rather than become the theatre for such disgraceful scenes as have been enacted in our sister city. If there are any who dissent from this view, who would consent to live under Yankee rule, we warn them to look to their goods and chattels —their house hold gods, and the only ones which their craven spirits acknowledge—for we have sounded the hearts of the real people of Mobile ia vain for the last three years, if it falls into the hands of the enemy oth erwise than as a desolate, fire blackened waste. But we are persuaded better things, though we thus speak ; and we do not believe it is written in the book ol fate that the enemy are to tread even the ash es of Mobile, and they themselves do not expect it this time. Where is their co op erating land force ? and without it, what impression can they make upon our inner line of defences. Indeed; if the forts but hold out, an opportunity presents itself for a splendid triumph even over their naval force, with whom it is a problem, for the [54.00 Per Month solution of which we shall look with some curiosity, how they are to run back past Fort Morgan after they have burned all their coal. Even, however, if the forts fall, the powerful batteries which gird the front of our city remain, to give the enemy auothx er Fort McAllister lesson, and with this difference, that at Fort McAllistef they had deep water to fight in, while here its shallowness permits only the access of their weaker craft, many of whom, if they have the folly to engage the batteries seriously, will be sent to keep the Tecum* sell company. On that side we are safe, ou the other j it behoovos us all, young men and old, to put our hands to the work, and give our services to the Commanding General, who j will keep “watch 'gainst Yankee force or guile.” They may attempt a surprise;; they have not the numbers to overwhelm us. Stout hearts, steady nerves and watchful eyes will foil them in any at', tempt they may make upon our landward side. In conclusion, to the people of the city we can only speak in the terms of Gen. Maury's order. It means that the city should strip for the fight, and send off the non-combatants. The steamboats and railroads will carry off all nonxcombatants who apply, and without charge to those who cannot pay. The object is to save life and limb when the city is shelled. | Tbere is no thought of surrendering the city, nor any belief that it can be taken.— > Mobile Adv. & Rea. Qth. | Casualties on the Tennessee and Selma. (Special to the Evening News.) Fort Morgan, August 6. —I commu* nicated this morning by flag of truce with the enemy’s gunboat bound for the Pen' sacola hospital, with Admiral Buchanan and our wounded on board, and obtained the following correct list of casualties from D. B. Conred, Fleet Surgeon of the Mo bile Squadron : Tennessee , Flag Ship Mobile Squadron. \ Killed: John Silk, first-class fireman, | and Ed. Killkenny, fireman. Admiral Buchanan, compound commK nuted fracture of right leg, Tibia only, from the splinters ; it may require ampu tation. He is now doing very well, and in no danger as yet. Wm. Moore, sea' man, terribly wounded, right arm torn at shoulder. J. 0. O’Connel, Second Assist tant Engineer, slightly, shoulder and thigh by splinter, in no clanger; A. P. Post, pilot, slightly, face and ear, doing very well; Wm. Rogers, 3d Assistant En | gineer, very slightly, shoulder, by splins : tiers; Wm. Daily, seaman, badly in head, ; in no danger; James Barry, marine, ear | and face; J. McCann, marine, slightly, j Killed 2; wounded 8. 1 Steamer Selma. Lieutenant and Executive Officer, J no. Comstock, killed instantly. “Stand by your guns my men,” were his last words. John K. Murray, Master’s mate, killed. Wm. Hall, gunner’s mate, killed. Jas. Rooney, seaman, killed. James Mont' gomery, seaman, killed. Bernard Ryler, !O. S. marines, killed. W. R. Frisby, 1 landsman, killed. C. Shepherd, killed, i Captain Pat. W Murphy, slightly woun- I ded in left wrist, doing very well; Daniel | Lenhan, seaman, in left chest, John Gilli han, seaman, left arm, slightly; Henry Prater, landsman, slightly; John Shield, seaman, contusion of face, slightly; John Villa, slightly; John Davis, slightly.— Killed 8; wounded 7. R. J. Tiiom, Capt. and A. 1. G. The Draft in the North | We find the subjoined article in the New York Record of the 23d ult. We insert it exactly as we find it, heads, capi tals and all : ANOTHER CONSCRIPTION.’ i I MORE FOOD FOR POWDER! ONLY FIVE HUNDRED THOU SAND MORE!!! , We have just time to announce the j promulgation of another Presidential call. It is a requisition for FIVE HUNDRED ! THOUSAND MORE MEN—THAT’S I ALL. The Draft is to take place on the sth of September, if the number should not be filled up before that time by volun teering. It is a cool affair—very refreshing — and it will be curious to see how the peo ple regard it. Now, we are of the opinion that this draft is going to interfere with the elec-, tion —indeed, it is possible we may have no election at all, If Lincoln gets these five hundred thousand men he wants into the army, it is all nonsense to talk about a Presidential Campaign. The only weapon with which to fight this infamous despotism Is STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND IF WE MEAN TO PRESERVE OUR FREEDOM, WE SHALL HAVE TO USE IT. AS FOR THE UNION, THAT IS GONE, AND NUR ENEMIES KNOW IT.—THEY MERELY USE THE WORD TO DECEIVE THE NORTH, THE EASIER TO GET IT INTO THEIR CLUTCHES. WILL THE PEOPLE LEARN NOW, ERE IT BE TOO LATE. Proclamation—To tbe People of Mobile. The enemy's vessels, as you all know, have run past the Forts and are now in the Bay: so that the outer water defences are of no further present use : for the seenrity of our city and homes. What the purpose of the enemy is we have not yet discovered —whether to hold command of the bay, in order to ’ dominate the forts, or by his shallowest vesseis to at tempt to draw near enough to open a bombspinaetit on it, it is now impossible to say. : We must act without this’nformaLoo. We mast . gather every man fit so- defence into some organ- J iW body, and hold ourselves m regdttsesa to repel ; rnn» what quarter it ir ay. This is oni> iv,. • uko car efforts useful, and to stand sUoeg . prt jresa of the foe, in case he should ic i ij within reach of tho woapon** that w<> , ,i command. The a vai.ee en us has be< n unexpected, aad oux arm* <• Hm.t impede or repel the enemy in his pres ent povdioa; but bis ulterior intentions may icon bo unmasked in sash form as wtH brimr our services mto nee, and then on year ■ a; - will depend the .iety of the city. We must defend this city U too last point of re wkn« C wA hoJ 1 !u >l n Mobile i3 craven, a . ha u tho l i l^ no . us examples of Rich mond, Petersburg and Charleston looking ns in tho face. Let not the name ol this city stand in the historical records of this unexampled war beneath or in contrast with, these grand instances of heroic lortitudeand endurance. Fellow-citizens, I can only counsel alacrity in this bu * ,Q J«? and a cheerful obedience to your command - f**- They are striving with all their might, and they wm not lead you to dishonor. My own servi ces will be given to tho cause with all the zeal I possess. And, so trusting ft> the benign influences ot God and our hands and hearts, I hope we shall escape all danger, orbattle through it to asuccess lul end. R. H. SLOUGH. Mayor. TELEGRAPHIC. REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1 u T?. y J- s, Thrash**, in the Clerk’s office of the District Court of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. Atlanta. Aug. Bth.—On Saturday evening the enemy attacked in heavy force Arm strong s cavalry and Bate’s skirmisher- on th* extreme left, and drove our cavalry across the south branch of Uttoy creek ; bnt in front of Bate they were repulsed with considerable loss, leaving their dead and wounded. abou‘ 100 prisoners, and the colors of the Bth Fed eral Tennessee and 1 041 h Ohio regiments in our hands. A night attack was expected and prepara tions made oeeordingly, bnt the night wore away without an alarm. About ten o’clock yesterday morning an other attack was made upon Armstrong’s line jb y tbe enemy’s skirmishers, supported by a j of battle, but were again repulsed with ! great loss. i The attack was renewned last night with 1 lines of battle, and the enemy was again repulsed with heavier loss than before. One corps has passed around to reinforce Palmer, Lut matters to-day are unusually quiet. No shells thrown into the city yesterday. Services were held at the several churches, i The whole number of raiders captured thus | far i3 2,800. Mobile, Aug. B. — Friday night Lieut. Col. ; Williams commanding Fort Powell evacuated and blew up the fort. The enemy yesterday and to-day are shell ’ ing fort Gaines. i The people of Mobile are all ready for the | great fray, confidence prevails and the people j arc satisfied with the conduct of Buchanan. ! Murphy and Bennet of the navy. Mobile, Aug. B.—We are painfully huinili j *Hed to announce the shameful surrender of , Fort Gaines at half past 9 o’clock this niorn | >ng by Col. Charles Anderson of the 21st Ala. ; This powerful work was provisioned for six j months and had a garrison of six hundred j men- He communicated with the enemy s 1 fleet by flag of truce without the sanction of | Gen. Page. Page enquired by signal what | his purpose was, and received no answer. His j attention was attracted by signal guns. Page j repeatedly telegraphed him to “hold to your ; fort.' The same night Page visited Fort i Gaines and found that Anderson was on board j the ankee fleet arranging a treaty of capitu lation. fie left peremptory orders for Ander i son not to surrender, and relieving him of his j command. Although Fort Morgan signaled j him this morning, there was no answer except | hoisting the Yankee flag over the ramparts. Anderson s conduct is officially pronounced inexplicable and shameful. i etbrsbuuct, Aug. B.— Since the explosion of Friday evening there is nothing of interest. Some picket firing and mortar shelling to-day, but resulting in nothing. Grant is certainly sending more troops from his command to the \ ahey. Grant, however, is not believed to have abandoned mining, but is still persever ing in digging. Richmond, Aug. B. —Additional from the Washington Chronicle of the oth. ihe City Council of Philadelphia promises to pay four hundred dollars bounty to every volunteer, The most extensive band of counterfeiters ever known in the United States was broke: up in St. Louis, and a large amount of coun terfeits secured. Great excitement exists in Montgomery coun ty, 111., in consequence of an attempt to cap ture a band of guerrillas, who destroyed that county. Citizens of Hillsboro fear the rebels will execute a threat to burn the town. A reg iment of infantry was ordered to Hillsboro. The St. Louis Times anticipated a letter of Wade, of Ohio, to Davis, published in the Tribune. It is strongly animadverted upon the refusal of Lincoln to sign a bill for the re organization of rebel State Governments. Richmond, Aug. 7.—The New Y'ork Times of the sth has no intelligence of importance from either of the main armies. A court of inquiry is about to be convened to inquire into the- causes of the disaster at Petersburg. Tbe exact number of Federal losses is ascertained to be 5,640. No gold quotations on the 4th, it being fast day. The Washington Chronicle of the oth says Kelly repulsed the rebels under McCausland and Bradley Johnson, at New Creek, on the 4th. The rebel loss severe—ours slight. Another force of rebels occupied Hagers town on the sth. Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, calls for thir ty thousand militia, and says : “I cannot too earnestly urge upon the people of this State the necessity for the immediate presence of this force. A telegram says the greatest consternation once more prevails along the Cumberland Valley. The population are panic stricken, and farmers are hurrying off stock. Foreign advices to the 26th unimportant. Tax in Kind. Ofpick Post, Qvarteemasif s. < Americus, Ga., Aug. 1, 1564. S Producers of the 3d Congressional District Ga., are now ready to receive the Tithes of the present crop. j As far as practicable tithe? must be assessed be -1 fore delivered. Those within twelve miles of a de pot on rail road o* navigable streams, must be hauled to said depot, although there may be an in terior depot more convenient. Producers will be paid for the entire distance which their tithes are hauled. Those who will be due the Government as much as or more than one j barrel Syrup, will be required to furnish thy barre' : or barrels having value of the same deducted from tbe amount due. Agents will furnish as many bar rets as possible. Tithes whl on.) u': delivered to fogula* airec'.-. except as specially authorized by them. JOHN F. CRAFT. ajt 3t Cap! ia i Post Q ¥