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DAILY TIMES. X. W. WARREN, - - - Editor. COLUMBUS: Thursday Morning, September 29, 1864. “Demoralized.” This is the term so effon applied to eur brave 10I diers fa the field, when they happen, by the chan cel of War, to be defeated. When General Heed lest Atlanta, sayi the Cenfederate Union, at once we heard the raren cry, "demoralized,” from the immense Army of exempts at home. We never believe a word we hear es the demoralization of our troops in the field. They are beaten sometimes, but are never “demoralized.” There is a large Army at home which is sure to be “demoralized” whenever defeat come?. Two-thirds of this heme Army have been speculating on the necessities of the poor, fer more than three years. The home Army has made a great deal of money since the War began, and is very anxious to save it. At pre sent there is danger that the immonseheme Army »f Georgia may lese all the money it has made; consequently the home Army of Georgia is very much “demoralized.” It is awful that Georgia sheuld be menaced, after three years of exemption from the consequences of a war that has no parallel in modern times, thinks the home Army. But the time has come when tho home Army has got to fight, or lose the rich spoils of three years hard labor robbing the poor. Os course the “situation” , “demoralizes” the home Army. Let the Govera- j zoent put the home Army in the field, and we guar antee that there will no longer be heard of a “de- : moralized” man in Georgia, or any other Cenfed- j erate State. If Congress would save tho country , from demoralization and subjugation, let Congress 1 disband the immense Army of exompts, and send them to tho front. If this is done, and done thoroughly, the word “demoralized” will be cx pungod from the Confederate vocabulary, for a season, at least. Tlie Polish Exiles. The Richmond papers have already informed ns of the arrival at the Confederate capitol of * delegation of Polish exiles, says the Colum bia Carolinian, who came to offer the services 1 of their countrymen to our authorities. They j had an interview with President Davis, and | the result is said to have been highly satisfac tory to both parties, and to hold out a fair prospect of the forthcoming accession to our armies, of a body of gallant and high-hearted allies of that war-like race. Ever true to the traditions of the past, the sons es Poland have ever shed their blood in the defence of nations struggling for independence ; as the battle fields of Europe and America will testify. A distinguished Polish officer, now in this city, Gen. Tochman, took an early part with the South at the beginning of the war. Having been authorized to raise a Polish Brigade, General Tochman established his headquar ters at New Orleans, and very soon succeeded in recruiting two splendid regiments, the com mand of one of which was given to a very ca pable Polish officer, Col. Sulakowski. Owing to some misunderstanding with the War De partment, however, General Tochman with drew from the Confederate service; but his sympathies remained identified with our strug gle for liberty. Misled by the false represen tations of the Yankee and Abolition agents in Europe, the Polish Democratic Associations of Paris aud London had adopted resolutions disapproving General Tochman's course in joining the Southern cause ; but he promptly vindicated himself by sending t.o his country men abroad a correct history of the struggle then just inaugurated ; the multiplied wrongs and aggressions which had led to the seces sion of the Southern States; the principles upon which our Government is organized, and the true nature of the contest between tli6 Yankee nation aud a united people, deter mined to be free and heroically vindicating their right to self government. The character of Gen. Tochman’s address may be exemplified by the following extract: “Washington, Lafayette, Kosciusko, Pulas ki, DeKalb, and their illustrious associates, bad not fought fora forced Union ; and I, their humble worshipper, with my eyes open and judgment clear on the subject, would never do it. To save the principles which underlie tho Constitution of the United States, when the Union could not have been saved, is now, I believe, the duty of all the friends of freedom and mankind. When these principles are saved, they will develop and expand as all things in nature do when the seed is saved.— The Confederate States in this conflict, up hold precisely this law of nature; they are fighting to save those principles from perish ing in the sectional centralism. The financial speculations which you say, Southerners re siding in Europe, represent to be the cause of secession from the Union, are subordinate ; so far so, that they had no bearing whatsoever in this movement upon the masses of the South ern people. They were, it is true, considered to be of weighty import, by some financiers and politicians ; by the latter, from a diplo matic point of view and calculations of advan tages abroad; but such speculations would have never succeeded in causing the dissolu tion of the Union ; and, as they had not the least influence on my determination of siding with the South, I drop the subject. The causes of my siding with the Southern Con federacy are those of the masses of the South 0 ern people—to save the principles upon which the Constitution of tho United States was built -up, when the Union could not have been saved—and with them I will swim or sink.” We have no doubt that the refutation of the slanders of our enemies thus presented to the Poles, by one ot their trusted patriots and leaders, had a very material influence in giving birth to the feelings which prompted their late oiler ot services to the Confederacy ; and we hope to see very shortly among us a brave and efficient Polish corps. Adapting Ourselves to Circumstances. —No people on tho earth hare learned, remarks the Richmond Whig, to adapt their habits and circum stances to the transitions and vicissitudes of revo lution, with the same readiness with which we of the Confederacy have done. We have changed affluence for poverty, fame for obscurity, ances tral castles for cabins, with as much ease and with as little regret as a showman can disrobe himself when compelled to personate a number of char acters. m ♦ ■ Reconstruction.—A Picture in the Illustra ted News. —A rebel with his title “rebel” in large letters across his shoulders, a hall and chain to his ankles, a spade in one hand, a broom in tho oth er, with a negro master over him. R®v. S. K. Talmage. —We regret much to learn (says the Journal & Messenger) that he has become deranged, and is now an inmate of the Insane Assylum at Milledgeville. He WR3 fin many years a resident of Oglethorpe College, and distinguished as an eminent Di vine and Scholar. I * he P eace m * a Chicago caUed*^L it tie Mac.” f ~ he orea t American Hcsitator.” Latest from tbe North. I Wo continue our extract! from late United States papers : From the Valley. The following is Sheridan’s official report of tho battle near Winchester : Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 7:30 p. m. Lieut Gen. U. S. Grant: 1 have the honor to report that I attacked tho forces of Gen. Early over the Berry ville pike, at tho crossing of Opeqaan Creek, and, after a most stubborn and sanguinary en gagement, which lasted from early in the mor ning until 5 o’clook in the evening, complete ly defeated him, driving him through Win chester, captaring 2,500 prisoners, five pieces of artillery, nine army flags, and most of their wounded. The rebel Generals Redes and Gordon were killed, and three other general officers wound ed. * Most of the enemy’s wounded and all of their fell into our hands. Our losses are severe. Among . them, Gen eral D. A Russell, commanding a division in the 6th corps who was killed by a cannon ball. Gens. Upton, Mclntosh and Chapman were wounded. I cannot yet tell our losses. The conduct of the officers and men was most superb.— j They charged and carried every position ta- I ken up by the rebels from Opequan Creek to j Winchester. The rebels were strong in nutnbersand very j obstinate in their fighting. I desire to mention to the Lieutenant Gener- j al eonamanding the army, the gallant conduct of Generals Wright, Crook, Emory and Tor bert, and tho officers and men under their command. To them the country is indebted for the handsome victory. A more detailed report will be furnished. D. H. Sheridan, Major Gen. Comm. From the Southwest. All the trans-Mississippi rebel army, with the exception of Buckner’s brigade, has moved up towards White River, and Buckner con fronts the remnant of our army at Morganzia. Our main force has been sent away from Morganza. Its destination is contraband. Colonel S. Leymanki, rebel commissioner of exchange, and Colonel Dwight, Federal commissioner, were in consultation at Mor ganza yesterday, and it is hoped that a gen eral exchange of prisoners will result from their interview. Grant. Grant passed through Baltimore on the 18th on route for City Point. He bad held con sultation previously with Sheridan and Ad miral Bailey. The New York Tribune of the 20th contains the following: The Seed of Abraham come to Grief. The recent order prohibiting the sale of any clothing whatever to soldiers and enlisted men, has caused the greatest consternation among the ready made clothing dealers. A large and spirited meeting was held last night, where the grievances were indignantly recited, and a resolve enacted to carry their burden to the Secretary of War, and urge a repeal of the obnoxious order. As many of them are merchants of established character and large capital, it is thought they will be able to in duce some modification of the order. New Troops. New regiments aud troops iu large num bers are constantly arriving and departing from the city. Several artillery regiments of from one thousand five hundred to one thous and eight hundred strong have recently passed through. This seems to have become ti fa vorite arm of the military service. The men are drilled to the use of the musket, the same as infantry regiments. Exchange of Prisoners. Washington, Monday, Sept.' l9, 1864.— Gen. Butler has proposed to Commissioner Ould, the exchange of all sick and wounded pris oners, held by either party, who are or shall be fit for active service, during the next sixty days. The proposition has been informally accepted. According to the terms proposed, our Government is to transport the rebel sick to Fort Pulaski, near Savannah, Georgia, and receive ours there. It is thought that five thousand of our boys, at Andersonville, will be released under thi3 agreement. Sherman and McClellan. The Herald of the 20th says : We have heard a statement relative to a pri vate letter from General Sherman containing the following words, or words to this effect: “I believe that ninety-nine out of every hun dred soldiers in this army"—the laurelled Army of Atlanta—“would vote for General McClelian, whether with or without my con sent ; but if my influence can suffice to make the hundredth man cast his vote the same way it shall not be wanting.” This report we give as one known to us to be prevalent in ar my circles, but without vouching for its ac curacy. If true, it settles the question of the Presidency; for as tbe war-worn veterans of Sherman’s army vote, so, in all human prob ability, will vote their gallant confreres of the army of the Potomac and all our other armies. With the solid vote of our armies in his favor, and with the influence which our soldiers in the field exercise over their relatives at home, : the chances of Little Mac would amount to an 1 absolute certainty of success. But we remain | still in doubt as to whether either Sherman j or Grant hag expressed any opinion what ; ever. ONE DAY LATER. Northern papers of the 21st were received last night. They are filled with telegrams from the Shenandoah Valley relative to the battle ol Monday'. These telegrams give little information on the subject not already re ceived ; Latest from the l alley — The Victory Most Com plete. §c. Lnder this heading, the Baltimore Gazette has the following dispatch to Stanton. It contains all the news to its date: War Department, 1 September 20th, 9 p. m. j Maj. Gen. Dix, New York : The following is the latest intelligence re ceived from Gen. Sheridan : Harper's Ferry, Va., 8 p. m., Sept. 20. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War : The body of Gen. Russell has arrived here. Gen. Mclntosh, with a leg amputated, has just come in. He is in good spirits. Several officers from the front report the number of prisoners to be in excess of 3,000, Tt>A number of battle-flags captured was fif* teen, instead of nine. All concur that it was a complete rout. Our cavalry started in pur* suit at daylight this morning. Gen. Sheridan, when last heard from, was at Kernstown, (about five miles beyond Winchester.) * * * If you do not hear from me often, it will be becuuse of the distance we are from the scene of action, and because I send you only such information as I esteem reliable. Jno. D. Stevenson, Brig. Gen. The President has appointed Gen. Sheridan a Brigadier General in the regular army, and assigned to the permanent command of the ! Middle Military Division. | Gen. Grant has ordered the armies under his command to fire a salute of one hundred guns at seven o’clock, to-morrow morning, in | honor of Gen. Sheridan's great victory. A dispatchjust received from General Sher -1 man, at Atlanta, says “everything continues | well with us.” The reports to-day show that the draft is i progressing quietly in all the Stajes. In most ! of the districts vigorous efforts are continued i to fill the quota by volunteering before the ' drafted men are mustered in. Edwin M. Stanton. Sec’y of War. Grant's Xev Railroad—Staking of a Transport in Hampton Roads. Telegrams from City Point represent all | quiet in Grant’s army We find the following [ dispatch in the Gazette Washington, Sept. 20th.—Information from City Point repeats the report.that the rebel* to throw an occasional shell at our working parties on the new railroad, bat with little or no effect. The steamer Keyport, while coming out of the channel at Fortress Monroe yesterday, ran against an anchor left there by the wreckers and stove in her bottom. She filled rapidly, and it became necessary to ran her upon the flats, where she sank in twelve feet of water, a few minutes after the accident. All on board wers saved, and the wreckers were sent to raise her. Return of Grant to the Army of the Potomac. A telegram from Fortress Monroe announ ces the return to that place of Gen. Grant, en route for City Point, and stated that he pro ceeded up the river with Major Mulford, on the flag of truce boat New York, Another Chesapeake Affair. Under this caption the Gazette has the fol lowing dispatch : New York. Sept. 20th—Buffalo dispatches state that a number of Confederates from Canda, captared two small steamers, the Par sons and Island Queen, near Bass Island, on Lake Erie, yesterday afternoon, and have gone up or down the Lake, probably for reinforce ments, guns and ammunition. The capturing party numbered about thirty men, armed with revolvers and bowie knives. No other arms were noticed. The capture took place at Middle Bass Island. Wood enough was taken to last two days. Th- Draft in St. Louis. St. Louis, Sept. 19th.—The draft was com menced here to-day in the Ist district. About a division of Gen. A. J. Smith’s troops have arrived at Jefferson barracks? 12 miles below here. Branding Rejected Recruits and Substitutes. The New York World publishes the follow ing as an official document: Provost Marshal General’s Oefics. 1 Washington, D. C., Aug. 19th. j Dr. Z. H. Whitmore, Surgeon Board of Enrol ment, Springfield, 111. : Doctor: In addition to my suggestion to mark all rejected recruits and substitutes, I would suggest that all the accepted recruits and substitutes be marked thus : “I” in small of back. This will, I think, prevent, to a great ex* tent, the practice of bounty jumping. Your friend. J. H. SAXTER, U. S. V., Chf. Med. Off. P. M. Gen’s. Bureau. Gold. The Gazette says : Gold opened to-day 226, and closed at the same rate, an advance of one-half. latest Foreign News. European dates of tha 9th furnish the following summary of general nows : The prospect of an armistice in America con tinued to be the subject of anxious debate in Eng land. The Times continues to represent that the tool ing of the North in favor ©f an armistice is rapid ly increasing; but the idea is strongly combated by many, who refuse to believe in an armistice, be cause it would at once necessitate the raising o? the blockade. The Times in its city article of tho 6th, under the feeling of panic which the peace prospect had created, seeks to modify tbe financial apprehen sions it has raised by arguing that it is premature to regard peace as certain, owing to the North maintaining the restoration ©f the Union as on© of its absolute conditions. It, however, labors to show that if the ports of the South are absolutely thrown open by an armistice, and the Hoed of cot ton seriously aggravates the existing pressure for money, counteracting influences will be at work to prevent the drain es money which is feared. Funds were greatly depressed on the 15th. Con sols experienced a decline of half per cent., which is a heavier fall than has occurred on any single day for somo years. The quotations were only one per cent, above the lowest point during the panic of 1857. Rumors of failure were rife, which ad ded to the depression, but they all proved false.— There was an active demand for discount at the banks, and open market at full rates. The Times attributes the indicisive character of the war to breech-loaders and earthworks. It continues: “A quarter of an hour of such fire as good troops, well armed, can now maintain, is enough to stretch whole divisions on th« ground. In Vir ginia and Georgia both armie3 are intrenched alike. The result is that the main body of each army holds a secure position, and the'opposing : bodies fight each ether, as it were, by sorties.” The London Times of the Bth, in an editorial, remarks that the coincidence of circumstances are favorable to peace, that the hopeless deadlock of the armies in the field happens to come with the period when the people are formally called upon to either inaugurate anew policy or deliberately ap prove the old oae. They must pnt one decision er the other upon record, and the series of military failures consummated by the dreadful losses of the present year render it almost impossible fer them to pronounce for war. The Herald thinks there is considerable exag geration in the estimate formed by some as to the probability of a speedy termination ©f tho Ameri can war. A correspondent, writing to the Times, thinks if Mr. Lincoln proposes an armistice, it will only be to influence the election, and will not lead to peace. He also says one thing is certain,*if Mr. Lincoln be elected, by whatever means, the threats of the Democratic party to resist will be found to be mere talk. Intelligence has been received at Lloyd’s, Los-- don, that two more Confederate cruisers had evaded the Federal war steamers, and successfully run out of tho harbor of Wilmington, and since then had destroyed no less than thirty-throe Foderal mer chantmen. It was rumored that the Brazilian Government i had rejected th# prepositions for a renewal of di plomatic relations with England, recommended by the Portuguese Governmentjwd accepted by the British Cabinet. _ Frankfort advices show renewed activity in United States bonds, and improvement in prices. Nathaniel Palmer & Cos., merchants, of London, have suspended. Their liabilities amount to two hundred thousand pounds iterling, their assets to the same. The Prince and Princess of Wales embarked on the 3d, at Dundee, fer Denmark. The War Department is ready to receive esti mates frem gun-makers for the conversion of field rifles into breech-leaders. The Herald says it is stated that the government are about to order the holding of a commission of inquiry into the late riots. The Paris correspondent es the Daily News says, the general opinion prevailed that the Emperor’s health was in a very unsatisfactory state. It is rumored that the Emperer intends to estab lish anew nobility, as a counterpoise to Demo cracy. Bourse steady ; rentes 66f. 70c. The efficial Wiener Zeitung denies the rumor that Austria intends forming ton new infantry re giments. It is rumored that Austria is abeut to recognize the kingdom of Italy. It is reported that Princess Dagmar, second daughter of King Christian, of Denmark, is about te be betrethed to the Czarwitch, the eldest son of the Emperer es Russia: alse that the King of Greece is to marry a Russian Princeis. Prussian papers refer to hitches in the peace ne gotiatieus, owing te the tenacity of Denmark en the financial question. The breakiag of the nego tiations is threatened. At Copenhagen the President of the Council of Ministers has declared to the Bigaraad that the - government, in the negotiations opened for peace, was using its best efforts to protect the political and national rights of the people of Schleswig.— Th# assembly received these words with marks es lively satisfaction. The Queen es Spain has received the new Mexi can Minister. The speeches en both sides express ed sympathy and good understanding between the two governments. The Anglo-Chinese army, after having gained seme advantages over the Taepings, (rebels) has laid siege te Nankin, which i3 the capital es the insurrection. This city is en the eve of capitu lating. Advices from Japan to'July 15th has been re ceived. General Brown and Sir R. Alceck were both at Nagasaki, and it was understood that a res olution te open the Inland sea te foreign vessels , had heen definitely taken. The following was the state of tha Liverpool and I London markets on tbe 9th : Liverpool, *ep. S. Cerros.—The Brokers’ circular reports th# sales of the week at 28,000 bales, including 4,250 to speculators, and 7,590 t© exporters. The market has declined Id(3)2Ui» owing to peace ruaior3 from Amerioa and the advance, in the Bank ra’e. The authorized quotations are, Fair Orleans, 31|d; middling Orleans, 29£d; fair Mobiles, 31d; mid dling Mobiles, 29d, fair Uplands, 30Jd; middling Uplands, 2S|. Tho stock in port is estimated at 347,000 hales, of which 8,500 are American. The sales to-day were three thousand bales, the jgarket closing with a downward tendency, but quotations unchanged. Breadstuff* are dull, and all qualities slightly Lower. Provisions inactive. Lard tend* upward. The terms iu the general market remained at 7f to 8 per cent. Consols dull and uachanged. For eign stocks closed firm. Confederate lean buoyant at a further advance. The Bank es England ad vanced its rate of interest to 9 per cent, on the Bth inst. Tbe Prospect Before us It is certainly a matter of surprise to us that in the whole area of the Confederacy there should be found a man with so little faith and so little judgment as to doubt the finarresult of the great cause for which we battle. The most confirmed croaker, who ev er sought by h;3 pusilanimous writings and his childish tears to unnerve the hand of valor, or dampen the fire of patriotism, carried in the present condition of affairs no just cause for his moaning—no excuse for his cowardice. In Virginia it is admitted by all men, croa-* kers included, that we stand secure. No mis giving are entertained of the ability of the Army of Northern Virginia to defeat any at tempt made by the enemy against Richmond. The name of that army h»3 grown to be, with the people of the Confederacy, the synonom of victory. The child playing in the Autumn fields, and the silver-haired grrandsire, totter ing tj his grave amid the thunders this revo lution, alike have learned to love and honor and trust implicitly in tbe courage, the devo tion and the success of the fire-scarred vete rans of Lee. The trans-Mississippi has been almost en tirely freed from the Northern scum. The broad prairies of Texas are unpolluted by the tread of an invader, and in Louisiana and Ar kansas the people, elated with the success won by their courage, activity aad indomitable will, are a3 far removed from any feeling of despondency as the day they fint grasped their arms to defend their freedom. In Kentucky and Tennessee, overrun as they are, the hearts of the faithful sons of the South, throbbing with hope, begin to produce a palpitation in the political atmosphere which warns the oppressor that his sistem of cruel ty and wrong is on the verge of destruction.— Thepeople, bound tho' they be, turn theirsup * plicatiag eyes to us and await, with a faith iq. the triumph of the right, which should put to the blush the weak-kneed iu our midst, the moment when, released from their bondage, they may stand in the light of heaven, free, as they were born and bred. Here, then, only here in Georgia, in the peril iminent. Everywhere else the guant warriors of the South, bronzed heroes of an hundred fields, hold at bay, with an uncon* querable determination, the hireling soldiery and the theiving hordes of the enemy. And of what nature is this peril which has caused the faint-hearted and those of little faith, to tremble ? Sherman with from fifty to sixty thousand men has succeeded in capturing At lanta and stands there to-day greater the peril, than we whom he threatens. The hunter has penetrated into the lion's don—let him beware lest he never see the sun again. With his mouth in Tennessee and his stomach tn Geor gia, Sherman’s position is more than insecure —it is perilous in the extreme and can be made fatal. His alimentary canal is at least a hundred miles long. It must be cut; and there are men enough iu Georgia to do it.— With Sherman’s army defeated and driven from the State, the cause of the Confederacy will be brighter than it has ever yet been.— Let the people, as the President in his speech in this city a few days siuce urged them to do, see that no man remains at home whose duty it is to be in the field. The President stated that two-thirds of the army were absent.— Let] them, if necessary, be pushed to their posts. Reinforced by these thousonds, Atlan ta will prove the rock on which the Federal hope of subjugation will be wrecked. The destruction or capture of Sherman a army will be Independence and Peace. What then is the prospect ? Peace and In dependence are in sight. Is Sherman, with fifty or sixty thousand men to stand between the people of the Confederate States and that which i3 dearer to them than life ? The never daunted army of Tennessee stands weakened, but undismayed, fronting the enemy and wait ing only for a little additional strength to sweep from the face of the earth those who would obstruct the path to Peace. Sherman is the Damocles of America. His life hangs on a single thread. If that be cut, his doom is sealed. With our enemy in this predica* ment. who shall despond? If every man will' but do his duty, the sun that ushers in the New Year will shed a halo round the head of Peace aud shine upon a free and independent people. —Telegraph ,4 Confederate. Skater from Hew Orleans. The Mobile Tribune has received New Orleans papers as late as the 10th inst. ; On the 9th, the highest price paid for gold was ! 205.- First class sterling was as high as 290, and I good ordinary cotton $1 76, wit i a strong tendency j to advance. Locally there is nothing of interest, save the usual police ca? e s. in which there is reported no “heroic” crime. The Times had heard of the new peace movement. That is, conquering the South by negotiating with individual States. This (it 3ays) is gaining favor at the North. The news from the interior of Louisian i concern ing cotton is not favorabie to the hopes of getting a large crop. The following is a letter from the Times, which, tho editor says, is only a representa tion of the condition of a great many others: Sport Place, Sept. 7th, 1864. To tho Editor of the Times: You can imagine with how much regret I write you that my last hopes are blasted in regard to my cotton crop. For the past four days anew crop of those infernal worms, doubled by thousands in numbers have completely destroyed my cotton, eaten up every leaf and young form. lam completely discouraged. I am picking a little evory day, the final amount I dare not guess at now. It rains about every other day. Hope to be down next week and then will see you. Yours, in ill luck, E. B. P. The most notable thing we observe is the follow ing: Fort Morgan, Sept. 7,1864. To the Editor of the N. O. Tim^: We have had quite an excitement here to-day on the arrival of the Laura, with Major General .flurl burfc and Staff, and the rebel General Page, who is on trial for spiking the guns of this fort after its sur render. If the court can make it convenient to hang Page and all other such traitors to the yard arm of one of the ships hereabouts, it would be one of the greatest favors they could confer on the country. There can be no objection to treating men who act honorably as prisoners should be treated, but when a commander so far forgets or despises all that is considered fair and honorable in warfare, as to surrender and. afterwards endeavor to make what he has surrendered useless, no mercy should be shown him. He has no rights gentlemen should respect. Under tho administration of Gen. Baily things are assuming their wonted shape, and we are now ready to repel any attempt that may made by the rebels in this quarter. Yours, signally, C. LATE*. A gentleman who arrived here from the Bay yes- j terday morning, furnishes us the following addi- j tional and later intelligence from that quarter: An expedition of 400 infantry, left Fort Morgan yesterday morning for Point Clear, about 15 mile3 up the bay, their object being to surprise a camp of i rebels said to be there. Strong pickets are detailed ! each day policing the fort. Large quantities of or dinance stores have been found in good condition. It is wonderful to see what effect eur shells had on the brick work. In some places teams can be driven through them; but in time it will be nearly as j strong as before. The guns are now in a condition to do some service, the spikes having been removed; ! but some of ths carriages will have to bo replaced, j as our shots literally smashed them. There has been a temporary light-house erected. The old one will be demolished, and a fine brick one put up on its site, when it will look as in days of yore. Our ! | gunboats are busy dragg'ng for torpedoes in the | channel, and also close to the spiles driven across ! the harbor. They are very sound, their construe -1 tion being made lager beer casks, strongly bound with iron hoops and filled with powder. Their pow er is said to be enormeus; but the beach is now lined with the remnants of tkem. They are now all out, and there is no danger. There have been some fine guns unearthed at Ft. Powell, where we have a large garrison. TELEGRAPHIC. RIP9BTB OB TU PBX3S ASSOCIATION. Entered according to act of Congress in tho rear 1863, by J. S. Thrasher, in tho Clerk's office> of tho District Coart of tho Confederate States for the Northern District of Qeonria. Charlotmsvill*, Sept. 28. It is difficult to «•* at precise facts. Both armies in the Valley hare moved, and Early is following up the enemy. It is reported that he will attack them to day at Mount Sidney. It is also reported that we whipped the enemy yesterday at Wires’ Care. The enemies caralry is on a raid, hut where abouts-is not known. Richmond, Sept. 28. New York papers of Monday received. War news unimportant. At last accounts Sheridan was seen in pursuit of Early. Dennison has not yet reported his position as Postmaster General. A Democratie meoting in Lincoln county, Me,, was broken up by soldiers, ono man killed and three wounded. Winter Davis, of Maryland, has taken the stump for Lincoln. Richmond, Sept. 28. European advices to tho 12th received. The British pross were discussing Yankee politics gen erally, favoring or predicating the election of Mc- Clellan. The City of Nankin has been taken by the Chinese Imperialists. The Prince and Prin cess Waltz was received with enthusiastic demon strations in Denmark, they will visit Sweden and St. Petersburg. Tho marriage of the banker Er langer to Miss Slidell caused great sensation in Paris. Cotton in Liverpool firmer.- Sorghum Flour.— We have a sam ple of this flour, made of the seed of Chinese cane, which may be seen at our office. The planter who sends it to us had no means of bolting this flour, nor had he taken off the dull of the seed be fore grinding, the consequence is, that the flour has a pinkish color. Those who have made a trial of this excellent flour, represent it to be an ad* mirable substitute for buckwheat. Made into it is a very savory bread. It is likely to come into very general use, if prepared, like wheat flour, by boiling. The price at which it can be offered in market may be assumed at sls or S2O per sack. But as an acre of Sorghum yields from 30 to 50 bushels, $lO a sack would be a remunerating price. The pro duction of this grain, the present year, in Georgia, must amount to five millions of bushels. We have this great supply of food to fall baek upon, in the event of a deficiency of the common cereals, wheat and maize,3| The season for buckwheat cakes comes | in next month, with frost. Let the lov* ers of this bread try the substitute of Sorghum Flour. ' It is represented as be- j ing very similar, when prepared as the former is. Asa substitute for coffee no parched grain or vegetable ordinarily used as a < substitute is at all equal to Sorghum seed, j And what is still more valuable to know, in the present scarcity of Sugar, a small quantity of the syrup, bolted with ground seed, makes the coffee substitute very pleasant and palatable.— Sav. Rep. ■ Wfl *%' ■fr—WHUl - - A Remedy tor Diarrhoea. —J. W. Wright writes to the editor of the Chris- j tian Index, under date of Buena Vista, j Ga., Aug. 11th, as follows : I offer you the following as a remedy for bowel diseases, especially chronic di arrhoea. —I have used it in my family for years with the best results, and have often I desired, especially since this cruel war has been upon us, to offer it to the pubt j lie: j Recipe --Of Sweet Gum bark and Red Oak bark, and the bark of the roots of Black and lied Shank, take equal portions, say half nint of each, cut in small slips, j and boil in a half gallon of water until the strength is obtained. Less will an- j swer if the vessel is covered. About one-1 tenth of good brandy may be added with perhaps some benefit, though this is not indispensable. Sweeten if desired. Dose for an adult, ordinarily, a table spoonful thrice daily, though more or less may be given with propriety, as the stage of the disease seems to require. Diet, very small and light. Avoid all vegetables and liquor, only as above allowed. Optical Illusion. —The following instance of a singular optical illusion re«* cently occurred in Brussels : The victim was a gentleman who, bes ing somewhat troubled by cobwebs and spots in his eyes, rubbed them, one night, with a few drops of belladonna. In the morning, the cobwebs were gone, but the whole outer face of the world had chang ed. His newspaper, what had been placed by his bedside, was composed of type so small that he eould hardly decipher it. He rang the bell, and his stout servant wench had shrunk into a thin little girl of ten years. He got up in a great fright, and looked after his clothes—they were the garments of a* child, but, as his own limbs had diminished in proportion, he got into them. He found his wife and children, at the table —the former a dwarf, and the latter a row of dolls. He hurried off to the physician; the horses he met looked like dogs, tho dog3 looked like rats. Everything was Lilliputian. Lo tions were applied to the victim’s eyes, and the next day Brobdignag returned, bringing back the cobwebs and spots. Important Information. — The Abingdon Virginian volunteers the following : The time is coming, and we think not very distant, when every man will be required to enter the service in some way, who i3 able j to carry a musket and walk ten miles a day. Self protection will make it necessary, and the j sooner those out of service know it the better. ] Hence we give them the information. NOTICE! Notice is hereby given that the OFFICE of the POST COMMANDANT has been removed to WARREN’S ARCADE, (up stairs,) opposite the Express Office. sep27 3t * ■Notice to tra§ Consumers ! Columbus, Ga., Sept. 27, 1364. ; Owing to the unavoidable delay iu getting retorts 1 from Selma, the Gas Company is compelled to sus pend the operation of Gas Making for one week from date. Every effort will be made to resume sooner, and if we can do so notice will be given. JNO. McILHENNY, sep27 3t Sup’t Gas Works. THE CITY T. J. JACKSON LOCAL IDITO* c-—. -uua.' - - -- - - - Nett Advertisements.— Ladiei in want of good shoes are notified that they can be found at D. B. Thompson’s. Patients in Walker Hospital are referred to as interesting notice from Dr. C. Terry. The proprietors es Cook’s Hotel offer S3OO re ward for the contents of a trunk recently stolon from their house. Captaiu C. H. Redd wishes to employ thirty car penters. See advei tiit m«at. Mr. Theo. Sperlock offers S2OO reward for two mules recently strayed or stolen from the premises of Dr. Battle in Alabama. The Last Ditch.— friend Jones complains of the fortifications being so near the edge of town. You know, Joe, there used to be said a great deal about fighting to “the last ditch.” We presume these trenches are intended for advooates of that policy. We presume these ditches are being dug under direction of Col. Von. Zinken. If so, he evidently knows what he is about. His enlarged military experience doubtless enables him to understand the wants of the city, and to take those steps best calculated tejinsure her defence. Auction Sales. —At auction yesterday by Ro sette, Lawhon & Cos., the following prices were ob tained : One negro man, 27 years old, $3600; one boy, 18 years old, $2,700 ; one woman, $3,159; woman and child, $3,270 ; woman and 3 children, $4,500 ; woman and infant, S3OOO ; ono woman, 50 years old, $650 ; old man and his wife, $1,220 . one fool girl, 12 years old, $75; one barrel of whiskey, $35 per gallon; nails, from $2,75 to $3 ; tacks from $4,50 to $7,00; furniture, stock, Ac., I at reduced prices. Removal. —We regret to notice that the Post Office, pretty girls and all have “gone up”—not up the spout, but up the street, and will hence forth bo found at the store lately occupied by Be dell A Cos., opposite Concert Hall. It is to be re gretted from the fact that the "change will occa sion considerable inconvenience to many of our citizens, because of the lack of centrality of po sition. We presume, however, our worthy Post Master, Dr. Jeter, has done the best he could un der the circumstances, as it is a well known fact that the revenues of his office are inadequate to enable him longer to pay the high rents demanded at the old stand. It is strange that during the long continued depreciation of currency, and th« constantly increasing tariff on labors, house rents, Ac., the government has not taken measures to re lieve the embarrassments of its Post Master. Iti» but simplo justice that their salaries should be in creased, anu we trust the next Congress will take the matter in band and redress the wrong. Thes« officers are only entitled to the same per cent, as in good times, and it must be apparent to all thinking minds, that the pittance is hardly a drop in the bucket to meet the advance iu labor, necessities of life, Ac. The laborer is worthy of bis hire, and should have it. Personal. —We were pleased to see in this city yesterday Mr. B. 11. Kimbrough, who lias been in tho service since the opening of the war. He seems in excellent health. Also, glad to see private Geo. Betz, of the Moisa Rangers, fresh from Virginia. When he left here ho was designated by his friends as “little George Betz,” but in the service he has grown bigger than his daddy, and this appellation won’t fit. Wo know of no one who has improved so much iu three years as George. Mississippi Soldiers. —lt will he seen by ad vertisement of Rev. C. K. Marshall that the “Mis sissippi Depot” and office of Agency for the relief of Mississippi Soldiers in tho Army of Tennessee has been removed from Atlanta to Columbus, aad is near Barnard’s corner. Persons interested will please take notice.* Our cotemporary of the “Spirit of the South” thus discourses of his recent visit to Coiumbus r A \ isit to Columbus. —Being entirely out of paper, and not able to hear anything definite in re gard to our wants by telegraph or mails, we con cluded to take a look after this important ar ticle in person, and witness some of the improve ments going on in our enterprising sister city. Stepping into the Times office we saw that in veterate and almost daily performer on our euticle, the sharp and witty paragraphist, T. J. Jackson, Esq. There was such a decided improvement in Tom’s appearance, that we could not understand the reason until we reflected that lately he had got somebody to take care of him. We were heartily glad to see him looking so well. Stepping over to the Enquirer office with friend Jackson, we the pleasure of being introduced to the gentleman that struck U 8 on a certain oc casion as hard a blow a3 tho one recorded to have been received by the celebrated Billy Patterson. In J. J. Jones, Esq., the Local Editor, we found an old acquaintance, one who had, in days gone by, resided in Eufaula. After talking over our battles, wo parted with the understanding that when two Locals were pelting each other it would be unfair for any other to step in. Walker Hospital.— This is decidedly one of the Institutions of Columbus, At the invitation of our friend, Surgeon C. Terry, we visited the different wards in this large establishment, and wore de cidedly impre'?cd with the neatness and cleanli ness to be seen in every department. The walls looked as white as snow and the floors were only excelled by the walls. The arrangements for cooking, and the many different varieties of pro visions, that were prepared for the sick and wound ed, would tempt an appetite in the most fastidious. Much credit is due Dr. Terry for the admirable manner in which this establishment is conducted, and the patients seem to appreciate tho care and attention that he uses to promote their comfort. We wish him much success. There were many other places of interest to visit, but as Tom Jackson says, it3 an unhealthy place for a poor man to stay at, so we purchased our paper, and took the first opportunity of leaving. AUCTION SALES. By Ellis, Livingston 4k Cos. mw 1 wm ON FRIDAY, 30th September, at 101-2 o’clock, we will sell in front of our store, 5 BBLS. WHISKEY. sp29 td $4 BVGOY FOR SALE;! AN excellent Buggy and Harness for sale. Ap ply at this office. sep2l ts Bv Ellis, Livingston & Cos. 200 MfMMPEBRM! A VERY FINE ARTICLE. For sale in quantities of 10 Gallons and upwards. ag3o ts REMOVAL! DR. WINGFIELD has removed his office to his residence, near the Muscogee Rail Road uepot, immediately in the rear of I>r. Bozeman s, where he may be found during the day or night, unless absent on professional duty. aep29 6t* _ SELECT SCHOOL. UR GFO M DEWS'will resume his School with M a limited number of pupils on Monday the 3d for* half a scholastic year $125 00, paya ble in advance. sep29 it* WANTED TO HIRE. I?IVE or SIX NEGRO FELLOWS, for which taa a highest price will be paid. Apply at TIMES OFFICE. jep29 lw*