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§it* iflluate limes. .1. W. WARBBM, - - - Editor. Thnr*d«y Mening, Angsit B§, 18647 Personal.-— Hon. Mr. Cruikshaak, member of Longreis fro* the Talladega district in Alabama, paid our office a visit yesterday, en his way to the Georgia front. We are indebted to him for the pleasing intelligence that Gen. Wheeler certainly dashed into Dalton last Saturday, capturing 1500 i^fyes ; and subsequently blew up the Tunnell at Tuunell Hill, and was at last 'accounts tearing up the track beyond Dalton. Mr. C. assures us that this news is from a trustworthy source, and may be relied on. The Yanks will doubtless experience j some little trouble in repairing the road at Tua- , ncll Hill. ♦ +- db Lhc following article, which we copy from an exchange, has a very appropriate heading. The matter (should he “looked into,” and for this purpose we desire to ask the “Atlanta In telligencer' a question, or two about Mr. C. G. Baylor, viz :■ Is he not now, or lju..- im not been, a confi dential agent of Governor brown during this war ? Has not Governor Brow'u sent Him to Europe on business connected with the interests of the State of Georgia ? What is the exact relation between Gov. Brown and Mr. Baylor? As the “intelligencer is known to he ihe organ of Gov. Brown, it should be able to an swer these interrogatories satisfactorily. We ask them because we have reason to believe that Baylor is, or has been, employed by Governor Brown,and we think him a worse than worthless man, or agent, for anybody. During mat winter Baylor was in Tlieh iuond representing himself as a Georgian, and at that time published in the “Richmond Whig ’ a series of articles headed “The Geor gia Plai/'orm ”iu which he attempted to show that a great, parly was about to be organized, upon the basis of opposition to the Adminis tration, aiiti-llabeas Corpus, and separate State action tor Peace, in which the honest and patriotic citizens of this Commonwealth were greatly outraged and misrepresented : Should hr I.ookkd Into. —Jerome du Shane, writing to the Augusta Constitutionalist from Hamilton, Bermuda, August Ist, says that he has heard a man there, calling himself C. G. Baylor, give expression to sentiments such as no true Southern man would make use of, such as proclaiming publicly that the South ern Confederacy was nothing short of a mili tary despotism, and that two-thirds of the Soutli were in favor of a reconstruction of the Union; that he claims to be a commissioner from the State of Georgia to France, and so registered his name there, but that it was cur rently reported “that he holds a commission from certain parties in Georgia and several other States to the Lincoln Government to negotiate peace on the basis of reconstruc tion: : that he avoids Southern men, associates with Yankees, and has been closeted with the Yankee Consul. Mr. du Shane gives good references in this country, and the Constitutionalist says that it tinds on inquiry that he is a man of undoubted integrity. Our readers have heard of Mr. C. G. Bay- i lor before, especially in connection with plans j of direct trade with Europe, and other com-| mercial projects. j TheCoustitutionalisthavinginquiredwheth- j or Gov. Brown could throw any light upon | the subject, the Atlanta Intelligencer replies: : Wc do not think that the Governor can j throw any other light upon the charges made j against Mr. Baylor in the foregoing than by j stating that lie knows nothing of any authori- j fcy which that individual had to make the j assertions he is alleged to have made. Neither i have we any idea that he held a commission from Georgia, or any other Southern State, or individuals.in the Southern States, to nego tiate a peace on the basis of reconstruction, or any other basis. If he so represented him self, he was certainly lying to Yankees in for eigu parts. The idea of negotiating a peace, is ridiculously preposterous !*‘ Another Remarkable Article. We published a few days since an article •from the Richmond Sentinel on peace. That paper is the acknowledged organ of the ad ministration. This fact makes the article read strangely when its tone is compared with the policy heretofore pursued by the powers that be at Richmond. Since the pub lication ot the article referred to above, we find in the columns of the Sentinel another article*—the tone of which, when the source from which it came is taken into considera tion is more remarkable than the first. Here it is : S.NTKKVKN I'IOX —INTERESTS OK TIIK .NORTH AS!) SOUTH IDENTICAL. We are wont to complain too much ot the want ot chivalrous generosity exhibited by European nations, in their failure to interfere in American affairs, where they see a gallant nation fighting for liberty and independence against another nation greatly superior in numbers, wealth and military resources of all kinds. We should remember that the days of chivalry, knight errantry and petty des potisms have passed. The rulers ofthegrent empires of our day must look soly to the weal ot their subjects, in entering into such intervention, and cannot be guided by their own individual feelings or sympathies, preju« dicies or partialities. To trifle with the well being of millions of subjects from private feel ings or motives, however noble, disinterested and gumrous, by espousing a foreign cause or quarrel, would be equally criminal and dangerous: tor tine people of Christendom become enlightened, know their true inteiN'-f &ii*l know their power and how to combine and compel governments to respect, and maintain those interests. The govern ments of all civilized countries have become republican in character and manner of ad ministration, ami no matter what' they may be in name. Louis and the English Queen and Ministry look to and eonsuit the feelings, wishes, prejudices and interests of their sub jects with a more sleepless eye than ever did the rulers of America. The res publka is looked to alike by kings and emperors, gov ernors and presidents. As to American affairs, it is probable they, as individuals, have strong feelings and prej udices, inclining or biassing them towards one side or the other; but it would not be proper, safe, wise or prudent for them even to give expression to their private feelings, opinions and preferences. They are trustc- s for their subjects, and must think and sp-. k and act. in public.matters, for them, noi ior them selves. Looking at their duties m this cold, calcu lating and selfish light, which is just what • they should do. it is not strange that they have not hitherto interfered in a quarrel in i which the. great strength exhibited by each at the belligerents would seem to render in terference. if uot dangerous, yet likely to prove a ven bloodv and costly affaif—so much that the losses which would likely be incurred by any nation intervening would probably great ly exceed any gains that the most hopeful could expect to accrue. These reflections seem sufficient lo account for, if not entirely to justify, the non-inter vention policy of Emopoan nations In our quarrel up to this time. But now each com batant exhibits signs of exhaustion and a de sire tor peace. Their strength is no longer 10 be dreaded by either England or France.— J the ®ide of the weaker party, cither of those nations might makea tieaty securing* ; commercial and manufacturing advantages I that would far exceed any losses likely to be incurred by the war it might bring on with , the exhausted North. The North is no \pnger an enemy to be dreaded ; and the South in her rich, varied and mighty agricultural pro ducts, in her great import and export trade, with no vessels of our own to Carry it ou with* ofers to the nation who can win her favor and preference, a field for commercial and manufacturing enterprise richer than the mines of California or Australia. France and England must see this, ands we of the South may hourly expect, from one or the other, or from both, offers of intervention, coupled with the condition that we shall grant commercial advantages and preferences to the nation so interfering. Now, it is manifestly our interest to reject all} such propositions, if we can win our inde pendence without foreign aid. We want no entangling alliances, no treaties compelling U3 to give or withhold favors or preferences from this or that nation. Let our independence be complete; and it will not be complete if our j future legislation is fettered by commercial ' treaties. On this subject the interests of the North and the South are identical. If she compels , us, by persisting in this war, to call for oi accept foreign aid, that aid will, no doubt, be . given on conditions so favorable and partial to the party rendering it, as to exclude all hope with * the North of ever hereafter being able to carry on a profitable trade with the South—a trade that has built up her wealth, [ her power and her population, and which is needed to maintain them. Besides,the North west in such event, will not only be clogged, impeded and heavily taxed in its trade with the South,Jbut its navigation of the Mississippi will be trammelled by every restriction per mitted .by the law of nations, and which it will be in the power of ourselves and our in tervening ally to enforce. Now, before any foreign nation has inter vened, is the accepted time for the North to treat with us for peace. Now whilst our ac tion ia uutrammeiled by foreign alliances, and whilst as yet, in matters of trade and com merce we can put her on the footing of the : most favored nation. Now, whilst she has a | large and-powerful army in the field, and can j make a formidable show 'of power to enforce ; the terms which she may demand. Now, ere her three years’ veterans arc disbanded, and bewhundred thousand hundred days' men re -1 turned to their homes. Now, ere the army is depleted, and she is driven to the doubtful | and perilous experiment of filling up the ranks ipf her army with raw, reluctant recruits, ; forced into service by an unpopular and odi | ous draft, rfs'ow, ere her failing credit quite ■ explodes, and she has to try to carry on the war without money, and with a very inade quate Dumber of raw recruits. We, too, are much exhausted, heartily sick of this war. and without foreign aid would be ready to make peace on terms favorable to the North. In many respects our interests on the subject of peace are identical.— Our money, like that of the North, is none of the best, and our soldiers long for the war to end in order that they may return to their homes, to the endearments of family and friends, of parents and wives • and chil dren, sisters and brothers. We will venture another purely our own on this subject. The people of the two sections are now violently angered with each other. They feel as if there never could be a cordial peace and good feeling between the North and the South. But all wars will have an end, all gusts of passion in time blow over. Let a truce of ninety days be agreed upon, let peace commissioners be appointed and delegated fronweither section; let all our thoughts and words and writiug be turned ou peace; let us all cool down, on either side, and look at the subject in a calm and practi cal way ; let our government imitate the gov ernment of Europe, dismiss passion, prejudice and personal feeling, and take the subject up solely and with a view to the public weal, the lasting int'esests of the people and the States of the whole Confederacy. When wc have schooled ourselves into this judicial temper, let the question be propound ed, shall wo not be willing to give to the North as the price of peace and independence, which she can at once secure to us, all those prefer ences and commercial advantages, which we would be willing to give .to an intervening nation, that could but help us to win peace and independence, what we would be ready to to give to an intervening power, that could engage but help us to try and win them. Onr hearts our feelings say no ; our reason, yes. At all events the subject would be one for negotiation by peace commissioners. The Yankees are proverbially great at driving the bargain, but if they delay negotiations much longer. France or England will get ahead of them and choose out of the best bargain they ever had a chance of driving. Correspondence between Ma jor General Sam. Jones and Admiral Dahlgren [copy.] L. S Flau Steamer Philadelphia, ) Port Royal Harbor, S. C.. I AuguSt 12 th, 1864. J General Samuel Jones, Commanding Char leston, S. C.. Sir— l am informed that there are sixteen □aval officers confined in prison in the oity of Charleston, who are destitute of clothing, and many of the necessaries of life; such as flour, butter, coffee, sugar, soap, &c. I have to request that you will either fur nish thajn with these articles, or that you will allow me to do so. I have to inform you that 1 now hold as prisoners, twenty-five (25) citizens of Geqygia, captured August 3d, at Mclntosh County Court House, Georgia. Their names a3 re ported by them, will be found in the annexed list. If you feel disposed to exchange any of these persons for any of the naval officers, captured in September, 1863, at Fort Sumter or elsewhere, at any time within the limits of this command, and will inform me thereof, I will submit the question to the consideration of the Navy Department. Very respectfully. Your obedient servant, (Signed) J, A. Dahloren, Hear Admiral, Commanding U. S. South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. < >fticial: P. C. Warwick, A. A. A. General. X times of J J ersons Captured at Mclntosh County Court House, August 3d, 1864. Win Donnelly, Wm D Roe, Charles Bennett, Wm Saltetc, James Slater, George Young, Johu Chapman, John Hendricks, G W John son, Daniel Lane, Wm Summerlin, W Town send Wm Thorpe, Sam’l Thorpe, B Lesner, Joseph S Durant, James D McDonald, Con verse Parshurt, Wm J Cannon, McGregor Blouut, W B Nelson, John Bloupt, Christo pher Trezaiit, T R Webber, I L Johnston. Officifl: P. C. Warwick, A. A. A. Gtneral. Headq trs Dm ,! r S. C. Ga., it Fla. 1 j Charleston, August 16, 1864. / Slit—l received last night your letter of the 12th instant The officers of the U, S. Navy, prisoners of war, uow in this city, to whom you refer, will be permitted to receive any clothing yon may , send them to meet their present wants. In view of the diligence with which the troops of your Government have, sought lor aud sto , len or wantonly destroyed all manner of cloth ing, even the apparel of women and children, i that they could find in our countvy. and this in many cases by order of the General com manding, it may seem singular that I should ; permit this indulgence. I desire it, therefore, to be distinctly understood that I do it only because 1 believe a like indulgence is allowed our officers now prisoners of war. '■ I cannot permit them to receive from you the other articles you mention. They receive • now the same rations in kind and quantity I that our officers receive. If the articles you mention are not issued to them regularly it is only because of the blockade of onr coast maintained by your government, and the de struction of grain, agricultural implement!, and means of transportation,, by its armies.— I cannot permit anj running of the blockade for the especial and exclusive benefit ot those who maintain it. Yonr officers will bt per mitted as heretofore to receive money in reas onable earns, and to purchase what they want in our markets. It seems that in order to procure the re lease of certain of your officers now prisoners of war, you recently sent to the coast of Geor gia and kidnapped twenty-five citizens. You now inform me that you hold them as prison ers, and that if I fee! disposed to'exchacge any of these “persons for any of the naval officers captured in September, 1863, at Fort Sumter, or elsewhere, at any time within the limits of this command, and will inform me (you) thereof, I (you) will submit the ques tion to the Navy Department.” I know not on what principle you propose to exchange “Citizens,” whom you have caused to be kidnapped and forcibly carried away from their homes, and' imprisoned, for officers captured in battle with arms in their hands. You might perhaps, without going as far as the coast ofGeorgia. have captured men whom you could with propriety have .offered in ex change for ymr officers ; but you would have found them armed, and would have been ob liged to fight and overcome before capturing them. You need not trouble the Navy De partment with the question, as I do not “feel disposed” to aid you to profit by your own wrong, by exchanging officers captured in battle for private “citizens” captured so wan tonly and at so little risk to the captors. But I will exchange the officers you refer to, for an equal number ofOonfederate States officers, prisoners of war, of like grades, rank for rank, or their equivalents, my Government designating its officers to be exchanged. If you think proper to accede to this proposi tion, you have only to notify me when you are prepared to make the exchange The clothing you may send in boxes easily handled, in a small boat, to the usual point of meeting, off Battery Marshall. But as Major General Foster has requested that communi cation between us be only by the way of Port Royal Ferry, I have to request that in future any communication you may desire to send to me, which does not require immediate action, be sent to this point. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, [Signed] SAM JONES, Maj. Gen'l. Official: P. C. Warwick, A.A. A. G. Florida Arming. —We give good new; else where from Florida and Captain Dickison, who will no longer, we hope, be permitted to contend against overwhelming odds, notwithstanding h* does it so well. Governor Milton—who does not wish 'to see Florida transformed into a “Paradise lost” under his term—has issued a proclamation,' from which we quote : All who hold civil offices which exempt them from Confederate service, and who have been ex empted from such service on the ground that their services were “necessary for the administration of the State Government,” and who, under the laws of the State, are liable to do militia duty, and who yet shall refuse or neglect to enroll their namos for th§ defence of the State, shall be con sidered as desiring To enter the military service of the Confederate States rather than serve as State troops; there services will no longer be considered by me as “necessary to the administration of the State Government,” and they will become subject to bo enrolled as conscripts for military service in the army of the. Confederate States. It cannot be presumed that any one capable of bearing arms will hesitate or fail to take up arms and vindicate tho cause of freedom, or will shrink from the high and holy duty of defending the Gov ernment from which he claims protection, and which alone can protect the rights of himself ami his felloumcitizcns. The Gainesville Cotton States says : Tho people in this section are highly pleased with the course pursued by Goveonor Milton, and he will be well sustained. We believe that it will save the State. The people, old and young, are rushing to arms every where, and the enemy will find that a brave and vigilant people arc not easily conquered or subjugated. The old fire of'76 is again burning in the hearts of the people and they are determin ed to be free or write their epitaphs with their own blood. Advance in Rents—Price of Liv ing in Macon. —In cur last edition we; called attention to the prospects of an ex traordinary advance in house rents lor the ensuing year. Since then several tenents have spoken to us upon the subject, and ; we find that we did not do the subject: justice. One lady says that she is now j paying SBOO for a small one-story framed j dwelling with four rooms, a kitchen and a garden containing one quarter of an acre, and that the proprietor demands three j thousand dollars for it next year. No ! kind of a house, however small and pretending can be obtained except for | about two-thirds what it is worth. Young j gentlemen , occupying rooms will be ad vanced upon in about the same style, or be taken down for about the amount of their salary, leaving their boarding house : landlords to be settled for with money ob • tained by their wits. The proprietors of houses are perfectly , conscious that the great influx of refugees ! into the city places it within their power to obtain just-anything they demand. If | one man does not want a house another is j sure to come along with a family, and nos | where else to obtain shelter, i We must again repeat to refugees that j it would be a thousand times better for : them if they would shun a large city like Macon, and take up their abode in the I country. If houses cannot be obtained, get a few acres of ground, put your ser vants to work, knock up temporary shan ties, clear the land and cultivate a garden. In Europe families of ten persons are comfortably supported by two acres of cultivated land. As tlic enemy crowd us back into a narrow space of country, we must eeonomisc.iand —plant something in every inch of it. The war may last for years yet, and such an arrangement would enable you to live indefinitely. But rent a house in this city for three thousand j dollars, and pay out at least two thousand ; more per year for each member of a fam ily, and you will be ruined and brought i to positive poverty sooner or later, —no I matter how much money you may have now. The largest pile of money can be I expended if it is constantly depleted and 1 nothing added to it. We have the kind - liest feelings towards the unfortunate cit> izens of Northern Georgia, who have been j driven here by the common enemy, and would rejoice to see them all in comforta i ble circumstances. But we think it is to j the mutual advantage of both them and i our old citizens that they “scatter for sub -1 sistence. — Macon Confederate . -Western North Carolina. —Major Charles Mcßobeits, the dauntless and ntiring, ha- ju3t returned to Asheville from another scout in the caves and mountains of East Tennessee. In obe dience to instructions from Colonel Palmer, with an ample force, ho peneiratod far into the region of tories, encountering several parties, killing eight or ten, capturing about the same cumber, recov ering a considerable a mount of stolen property, and bringing on about twenty horses aud as many beef cattle, captured from tea enemy. The pua oners have reached Asheville, aud among them are some notorious bushwhackers, well known to many oScors and soldiers there. Among the parties encountered was one under-a Lii-m. Dove, recruiting officer for Col. Kirk's c< mm nil. In the fight Dove was killed, and on hts person pa per? of importance wet found - ! TELEGRAPHIC. BXPOBfS or tms phass association. S Filtered aeeerdittir to act of Coa«r«3 in the yaar 1*63. by J. aLThraaher. in the Clerk's office of the District; Court of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. * Pbtxrsxubg, Aug. 31. About y o’clock today our forces again attack ed the enemy lodged on the Weldon railroad in front and flank. The column assaulting in front pushed the enemy back half a mile, capturing two lines of earthworks and 300 prisoners. The for ces assaulting in flank, owing to the heavy foree of the enemy and strength of his works, and an un accountable giving way at an important moment, one of our brigades was repulsed with loss.— The flanking force succeeded in capturing a line of skirmishers and reached the enemy’s heavy breastworks, when \t was compelledto retire. The fighting ceased about 11 o'clock. Since then we have had only skirmishing and sharpshooting.— The enemy now have the 2d, 6th and 9th corps holding the railroad with fortifications] of the strongest character. Brave General Saunders of Ala., was killed. • . The enemy made a heavy demonstration on our left on the City Point Road with artilley and mus ketry for half an hour this morning, accomplish ing nothing. Petersburg, Aug. 23. Since the fight Sunday the enemy has been en gaged in extending his lines west of the railroad, towards the city, and . now occupies the ground on which the battles of the last few days have been fought. Ilia pickets are advanced some dis tance this side of Vaughn's. The road one mile east of the railrad also occupied by the enemy who are strongly fortified. The country south of the city is very level, and the enemy’s lines are in sight of the corporate limits of the city. Both armies are strongly entrenching. There have been no offensive movements on either side today. Everything consequently very quiet. Atlanta, Aug. 24. The enemy shelled the centre of the city stead ily all last night. waroaouse on Hun ter street, between Pryor and Whitehall, was de stroyed by fire this morning at five o'clock 500 bales of cotton burnt. The City Fire Battalion was promptly on hand and checked the spread of the conflagration under a heavy fire from the en emy’s batteries. A small frame building near the State Road shop also burned last night: Both buildings were fired by shells. No casualties re sulted from the shelling. City comparatively quiet this morning, save the usual artillery and musketry skirmishing. Yankee,xaids reported by scouts yesterday not confirmed by reports this morning. Atlanta, Aug. 24. Another large conflagration occurred this even ing on Alabama street, destroying a large ware house and several dwellings. The fire was caused by a shell from the Yankee batteries. During the j fire the pnemy shelled that part of tlm city with great rapidity. Prisoners report that Sherman’s army continue to be well fed. Citizens from Marietta report that Federal officers claim twenty days’ supplies at that place. Additional returns from eight .brigades give McCluskylsl majority over Sneed. Siege Matters. —Four 'Hundred and Tenth Oat/. —The Tecord ©f the firing in the harbor since our last report runs as follows : During Friday night Battery Gregg fired 76 and the Swamp bat tery 23 shots at Fort Sumter, On Saturday the firing on Sumter from the same batteries, was limited to 38 shots, and on Sunday to 51 shots. On Saturday night, Major Jenkins, finding that the enemy was using the timbers, Ac., of the houses at Legareville for the purpose of establish ing himself more comfortably on the neighboring island, gave orders for the destruction of the place. Amongst the troops engaged in the execution of thi3 order, was that gallant command, the “Stouo Scouts,” sixteen of whom, on this occasion, perform ed the melancholy duty of -applying the torch to their own houses. The whole village was soon ablaze, making a great light, which could be plainly soon from the city. In a short time the work of destruction was accomplished, and nothing remained of Le gareville but heaps of smouldering ashes. Meanwhile, the enemy kept up a furious, but, as usual, harmless, bombardment of the place and of the peninsula upon which it stands. Mercury, 22'/. Tile Last Moments of Rob Roy.— “His death-bed was in character with his life: when confined to bed, a person with whom he was at enmity .proposed to visit him. “Raise me up/’ said Rob Roy, to his attendant, “dress me in my best clothes, tie on my arms, place me in my chair. It shall never be said that Rob Roy Macgregor was seen defenseless and unarmed by an enemy.” His wishes j were executed, and he received his guest with haughty courtesy. When he had daparted, the dying chief exclaimed ; “It is all over now—-put me to bed—call in the piper : let him play 11 R HI my tulidh” (we return more) so long as I breathe.’ He was obeyed—he died, it is said, be fore the dirge was finished. His tempes* tuous life was closed at the farm of Tver lochlarigbeg, (the scene, afterwards, of his son’s frightful crimes) in Braes of Ralquhidder. He died in 1735, and his remains repose in the Paris churchyard, ! beneath a stone upon which some admirer of this extraordinary man has carved a sword. His funeral is said to have been attended by all ranks of people, and a deep regret was expressed for one whose character had much to recommend it to the regard of Highlanders. “He left behind him the memory of a character by nature singularly noble, hus man and honorable, but corrupted by the indulgence of predatory habits. That he had ever very deep religious impressions is doubted; and his conversion to popery is conjectured to have succeeded a waver ing and unsettled faith, When dying, he showed that he entertained a sense of the practical part of Christianity, very cons sistent with his Highland notions. He was exhorted by the clergyman who at tended him to forgive his enemiesj and that clause in the Lord’s prayer which enjoins such a state of mind was quoted. Rob Roy replied, Ay, now ye hae gion me baith law and gospel for it. It’s a hard law, but I ken it’s gospel.” “'Rob” he said, turning to his son, “my sword and dirk lie there : never draw them without reason, nor put them up without honor. I forgive my enemies, but see you to them —or may—the words died away, and he expired.” Advance oe Prices in the North. —Lager beer, as well as all other luxu ries and necessaries of .life, had “gone up,” and Monday about all the principal saloons in this city and Brooklyn raised the price to ten cents per glass. Liquors and tobacco are now quite costly luxuries. Cobblers and julips cost from twenty to twenty-five cents each, and good segars from ten to forty cents a piece. The enormous tax on the material lor these, together with the paper currency, is what has done it. Liquor dealers claim that they do not realize as much profit now in selling claret punch or sherry cobbler, or eatawba cobbler, or julep at twenty cents, as they used to four years ago, when the retail price was eight. There are places in the city where the nest brandy retails at a dollar per glass. - -- * -At the great Union Square demonstration iu behalf of McClellan, John B. Haskiu. Esq., stated that the Yankee debt now amounted to fr.-uc thousand million dollars. - . Gen. Hooker has been making a speech in Washington on the necessity of pulling down the rebellion with bayonets and ballets. ClfY MATTERS. T. J. JACKSON, LOCAL EDITOR. Maj. Jas. M. Buford, Editor es the Eufaula Spirit of the South was in Columbus yesterday enroute to Opelika, in response to the militia call of Gor. Watt3. If he proves as efficient with the sword as he is with the pen, we shall anticipate for him brilliant achievements. LiVut Fimale Collxgi.—The attention of pa rents and wards is invited to an advertisement of this institution, situated at Talbotton, Ga. It will be seen that its next sessien will commence on - day, 20th September next. With a fine e4||%f teachers, situated in a delightful section of this school will be found a most admirable plaJWbr those who have young ladies to educate. The in stitution is oflong standing, and its merits too well known to require comment. .More Robbery. — A gentleman informed us yes terday that his room was entered on Tuesday night, by a very gentlemanly and polite thief, who, after rifling his pockets of a small sum of money, left his pocket-book in the window. As money was his ob ject, nothing else was disturbed. Our people are advised to keep a sharp look-out for these gentry, and sleep with their hand on their pocket-books. Excellent Starch.—To make starch which is very beautiful and of remarkable fine grain, grate the common Indian corn while in roasting ear state, thin the grated mass by adding water, strain through a cloth, add water and proceed in usual way for making starch. Since the war commenced the Federal® have lost 51 Generals, of whom 36 were killed in battle and 15 have died of diseases contracted in the service. Served Them Right.—The Chicago Tribune that seventeen black men presented them selves for enlistment in the army of the United States according to the invitation of its authori ties, at Lebanon, Ivy., a few days sftce. Certain persons there took them into a room for the al leged purpose of paying them bounties. Having got them in their power, they stripped the black fellows and administered to each of them one hun dred lashes, and then turned them loose. Mississippi.—The Mobile Register says General Forrest is bravely making fight against superior numbers of the enemy trying to advance from Ab beville into the interior of the State. The Cause of Education In the Confederacy To neglect the cause es education, in a time like this, is to bequeath to the future an heir loom of untold evil. For the good of society and the country, a subject freighted with our well-being and happiness as a people should bo viewed as one of the greatest moment. There is no good reason why the schools, colleges and academies every where in the Confederacy should not be in ahealth ful condition. There are enough females and dis abled soldiers of superior qualification to teach all the schools necessary to the country ; and, in ad dition to this number, the Confederate Congress has wisely seen fit to exempt all professional teach ers from the military service of the country. Like the most fruitful soil when untended, if we fail to give the young proper culture, their minds will grow up with the weeds of vice and ignorance. Already such is much the case. Evidences of this neglect are too painfully visible. About our towns and cities a great many boys appear to be aban doned to the vices of the day. Iu the excitement of speculation, smoking, drinking and other im moral practices, they seem how little like the boys of other days. In a groat measure this state of affairs result either from an absence or suspension of the schools they have been accustomed to at tend. Should the war continue several years long er, these boys will be required for the service. Ig norant and vicious, they will be illy prepared to make good soldiers. With moro of the good ex amples of home and the influences of home teach ings, they will fall easy victims to the temptation* of camp-iife. Os such, it will be barely possible to make good soldiers. A true soldier is a patriot, and education of both mind and heart are essen tial to the patriot, in a proper appreciation of his relation to God and country. In a few years the destiny of our country will pass into hands of those that are now boys. In a short tune they be come the lawgivers, the divines, the college pro fessors and the custodians of all our public inter ests. Should they prove incompetent to the task and unfaithful to the trust, remember, on you, whose duty it is to fit them for the discharge of these grave responsibilities, the blame will rest up on you instead of them. —Macon Confederate. flow to get Lee and Grant both away t nou Petersburg.—Sawney Bennett iu his Herald of the 16tb, a copy of which was found upon a pris oner captured at Petersburg, Thursday, says “Lee and Grant are evidently maneuvering to get their armies "away from Petersburg, and calls upon everybody to go for peace, and thus render the two armies longer unnecessary.” Bennett proposes a most sensible plan for get ting Ulysses out of the disagreeable dilemma in which he now finds himself: and who could, there fore, blame him if he happened, upon the strength of the proposition, to take a couple or even a half dozen smiles ofroval Bourbon. [Rich. Whit), ‘2m fZ R. F. Evans, Chaplain Fourth Georgia Regiment, arrived at Richmond on the 12th instant, by flag of truce boat, writes to the Petersburg Express that “the Ex change Agent thinks a general exchange will be speedily effected.” OBITUARY. Another costly sacrifice has been laid upon the altar of Liberty in the person of Wm. H. Young, jr., who fell mortally wounded on the 11th of June, near Marietta, and expired in Atlanta, on the 14th He was the third son of Win. 11. Young, of Colum bus, Geo., and at the beginning of the revolution was a student, in the University of Georgia. His fine intellect, bis studious habits, and bis manly de portment, placed him among the first of his class and promised him the highest honors ot the univer sity. The Chancellor said of him, that he had never seen a student of higher promise. On reaching his 18th year he entered the service of his country, ss a private in the and Georgia, Cav alry, and served gallantly and well until his death, which was about a year. He was a perfect type of the Southern soldier —intelligent, impulsive, chiv alrous. His cemrades say of him, that without be ing reck’ess, he was fearless in the extreme; fore most in the fight, and ever re dy for the post of danger. Always cheerful and buoyant, he was the life of the camp and endured with the most cheer ful fortitude the hardships and exposure of the most perilous arm of the service, I rorn a child,a# bad received religious instruction aud had the example -of piety constantly before him; and his life and death were the pure and beautiful fruits of paren tal care end culture. An absent brother writes of him: “I cannot recollech-en-impure speech or wick ed action,”—and his most intimate associate and friend testifies, “if perfection was ever attained by man, he was perfect.” The testimony of his com rades is, that his bible was read daily, and he never retired to his tent at night without prayer. . Thus this gallant and heroic spirit, in all tne pride of young and vigorous manhood, is stricken down in the flower of his life—not stricken down, but translated. The announcement made to him that his end was nigh, disturbed him not; and the approach of death furnished only the occasion for the outflow and triumph of his religious nature. Calmly, as he had often done in the storm ot battle, he met the last enemy and conquered when he fell. He appreciated his situation ; he comprehended clearly the hroad basis of a sinner's hopes—and re posing his soul implicitly upon Christ, serenely as the setting day, fell asleep m Jesus. O. the testi mony of that dying boy is a perrenuiat joy to bis grief-stricken parents. His mess gee all lull ot Christian hope and triumph, like angel-voices, are still echoing their sweet and precious melody. His life wa<beautiful—hi 3 death sublime. JOS. s. KEY. aug-f> It imt rauE (im: 'I'HE Exercises of this Institution will begin t >u * Tuesday, the 20th September. Tt e President. Rev. T. A. Brown is a gentleman of linn bed educa tion. and long experienced iu to .<-b i>:;. fie wii! have associated with him a complete, and able Boaid of Instruct on. Mrs. Janie' Caliier. who has charge of the Boarding Department, can accommodate a large number of young ladies. For further partic ulars address Rev. T. A. "row.s, or the unceraigr.ed at TaUmtton, Ga. K. H. WORRIED.. ‘ i (Jinn n B rd Ii s. VOTKE. f HE person who took two JJj.axk boos* firm i the. Stoic of Gilmore & 0.. 146, Broaut n .in, < a i L-o Ari thejv will only return account Which two pY- -of the small one can get ten dollars for their trou, , and questions asked. *,25 lt“ 146 ' Broad ?t ' Notice to Aliens. HBADQUARTKBB ADJT. & 1 G*Sg. OvPtrn i Macon, August 18,- 1864 ‘) Capt. N. W. Garrard: Dear Sir . —Yours of the ’sth inst., has been w ceived. You will notify each alien in your eity personally, that if they do not receive their PU( .' ports within three days, from the time you givn this notice, they must be sent to the frost. It U believed this will afford them ample time, to apply in person and receive their passports from then Headquarters, in case they produce proper evideaee that they are entitled to leave the State under the Proclamation of the Governor, of the 28th of Ju* 1864, '■ You will give the notice promptly upon the re oeipt of this. Respectfully, your ob’t serv’t, HENRY C. WAYNE. Adjutant Sc Inspector General aug-4 2t FOR SALE • -AT -114:, Broad Street CORN, CORN MEAL, FLOUR, COW PEAS, COFFEE, SUGAR, TURNIP SEED, BRIER-ROOT PIPES, Choice SYRUP at sl6 per gallon. ag24 2t STEAM SAW MIU FOR SALE ! ♦ mm T OFFER my MILL for sale, situated in & dense ly covered forest of pine, oak, hickory, beech poplar and other swamp timbers, immediately «o Mobile and Girard Rail Road, between Stations 4 and 5, and only 30 miles from Columbus, Ga. Said Mill is under contract with the Confederate States Government, for the refusal of all Lumber cat during the war, at remunerating prices, which con tract, parties purchasing would be required to ea ry out. The IMIIII in In Splendid Run ning Order, and of FORTY-HOUSE POWER, capable of CUTTIN < SIX to EIGHT THOUSAND FEET PER DAY A good chance for refugees or parties desirous doing Government work. Address me at Guerryton, Ala., or apply to m? j person on the premises, or at this office. nJ „ . G. W. OGLESBY. aug24 2»* Stockholders’ fleeting. Muscogei Rail Road Company, Columbus, Ga., Aug. 22, 1864. The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of th.j Company will be held at the Depot in this city, es Monday, the sth September next, at 10 o’clock a * “>• J. M. BIVINS. ag23 td Sec’y and TreasT Dividend No. £l. Muscogee Rail Road Company Columbus, Ga., Aug. 22, 1864. The Board of Directors has declared a Dividend of Ten (10) Dollars per share, on the General Stock of this Company, payable in Confederate Treasury notes, as soon as the amount due by the Govern ment can be collected, notice of which will be given J. M. BIVINS. ag23 d6t Sec’y and Treas’r Notice. Headquarters Post, ( Columbus, Ga., Aug. 14, 1864. i General Orders,> No. 5. j I. All officers or soldiers remaining in (Coiumbtu over six [6] hours will require a pass from tbs** Headquarters. 11. All persons between the ages of sixteen [IS) and fifty-five [55 1 years, visiting Columbu3, [officer* of the Navy and Army stationed at this Post exoep ted,] will, in future, be required to procure * pi»* from the Commandant Post. No other documssi than the pass specified will be regarded by the o« cers charged with the examination of papers By order GEO. O. DAWSON. Major Comd’i Post agls 7t Confederate States Depository. Columbus, Ga., Aug. 17, '6s Deposites in New Currency will bo received ana Call Certificates issued at this Office, payable on demand, bearing interest at four per cent per an nurn from date. Deposites in Old Currency at 66 2-3 cents on tbs dollar will be received and Certificate issued payabl* on demand after ninety days from date in New Cut rency. Above Certificates are 3ecuftd by the hypothec* tion of an ampunt of Bonds of the Five Hundr* Million Loan [non-taxable] equal to the sur these loans. I am prepared to sell the 6 per cent Coupon or Registered Bonds of the $500,000,000 loan at $1 for the new currency or the old at 66 3-3 oents on the dollar. The principal and interest of this Loan are tree from Taxation and the Coupons receivable in par ment for all Import and Export Duties. The»o Bonds are the best securities yet offered by the Go? eminent, and I recommend them to the favorab!* notice of the public. W . U . YOU »B. augl lm Deposit*^ Battle-Field Relief Association! of Columbus, tea. All who are disposed to contribute articles net sary for the relief of the sick and wounded in - Army of Tennessee, are requested to leave their Goodrich & Co's store by One O’clock, P. M. « v ery Tuesday and Friday, when they will bo» warded to and C. G. Holmes, Sec*y. MOBILE & GIRARD RAIL ROAD CIIAYQE OF SCHEDULE. Girard, Ala., Aug. 22,1 ON and after this date Trains on this Road Run Daily (Sunday excepted,) as follow- Fassengfei* Train Leave Girard at J > > Arrive in Union Springs J 1 Leave Union Springs yjJ Y ‘ Arrive in Girard at Freight Train. Leave Girard at j % t Arrive in Girard at 0 B. E. WELLS. | aglStf Eng.&Su: ■ NOTIOJS. To Planter* an<i Other- I i WILL EXCHANGE Ognaburgs. ■ I Yarns, for Bacon, Lard, Tallow and . ■ will be found at Robinett &Cb s old stand. > ■ aru manufacturing Candles and Lard Oiltor- j. I L. S. WRILH 1 I june 2 tl .l KTiatlilVll E.VCHAV-I J . FEW Hundred Pounds of Sterling Lx A for sale in sums to suit purchasers ' > - ■ agio ti BANK j A BOISE WA.Vi'ED I 'j-<» Rent from October next, a hou.-e. I house, for the use of a family. . . ■ Address 41 this o*. I agotf __ -~ *I,OOO Reward UTOLLS from my headquarters nca • “ .. , O my Mare, bright bay. bah. iace, '-M tail and black leg.', with the ex cep. ‘ .V' ■ white spots on the inside ot each in- ■ , - ■ high head awl altogether w a very £. ... . ■ imal under the saddle- I will pal -. ; ‘, u U liverv to me at this place 01 .0 . - I hlni Army of Tennessee, or tor in' .a. ■ • ■ I can get'her. And tor the note- I thief that stole her. I a«U>Jw ESTRIY I [’JK UN up by ti.e Aubsciibvs ■ I iIoBSK Mllk. about 0 year- ‘ -J,-, high, with black stripe across the snou.u- ■ Tne owner will call and prove proper- ■ ■ sres and take him away r IT' ''l as!B 3t „ R F J