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FREIGHT TRAIN:
Leave Columbus 5 00 A. M
Arrive at Columbus 4 55 A. M. L
W.L. CLARK, I
mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R. I
Through to Montgomery I
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MONTGOMERY & WEST POINI
KATLROAD COMPANY. ■
COLUMBUS, August 27,1804.1
ON and alter August 27th. the Passenger Train cH
the Montgomery and West Point Railroad
Leave Montgomery at 8:00 a. m.
Leave West Point at 7:10 a.m.
Arrive at Columbus at 5:32 p. m,^^B
Leave Columbus at 5:50 a. m.^^B
Arrive at Montgomery • at 3:00 p. m,
Arrive at West Potnt at 4!30 p. m.
Freight Train leaves Columbus at 8:40 am. M
A#rives at 8:27 pm 1
I). H. CRAM, Sup’t & Eng.
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MOBILE &. GIRARD RAIL ROAD.
CHANGE OF SCSIEIH'I.E.
Girard, Ala., Aug. 22, 1804.
ON and after this date Trains on this Road will
Run Daily (Sunday excepted,) as follows r
Passenger Train.
BtUcave Girard at 3 00 p. m.
Arrive in Union Springs 730 “
Leave Union Springs.., 5 35 a, m.
Arrive in Girard at 10 00
Freight Train.
Leave Girard at 4 00 a. m.
Arrive in Girard at 6 00 p. m.
B. E. WELLS,
ag!B ts Eng. & Sup’t.
SI,OOO Me ward?
QTOLEN, from my residence, in Wynnton, on the
0 night of the 19th inst., a Chesnut Sorrel Horse,
about 141-2 hands high and 14 years old; he has on
each side, just back of the fore-shoulder, tho marks
of a blister, which looks very much like a burn; lit
jie white on the left hind log; gay, stylish looking
Eiorse and a f«st trotter, and had on when taken
■j^^gpWarouitwill givo the above reward for
and thief, with proof to convict, or SSOO
Wtlie horse. WM. S. BALFOUR.
tlSuMacon Telegraph copy two weeks, and send
bill to this office. __ sp2o2w'
SSO Reward.
LEFT my plantation near Glennville, Alabama, on
Sunday last, 11th inst., a negro man by the name
>f GREEN, who belongs to Col. Samuel Thompson,
near Florence, Ala.
Green is about 33 years old; nearly white; straight
hair; slender frame; near six feet high; inclined
to stoop in the shoulders; short round face, and
talks slowly. Heleft my premises without provo
cation, and I have reason to believe that he is at
tempting to make his way to North Alabama, into
tho enemy’s lines, lie is acquainted about Colum
bus, Ga., having been hired out there by Col. Wm.
Bryan, or Col. Sam’l Thompson, for several months
last winter, and may tarry therein quest of employ
ment, I will pay fifty dollars reward for hisi appre
hension and delivery to me, or confinement in some
jail whero I can got him.
sep2l ts JJS 0 w 1? • JBILUILLN.
500 iliegT® lew Wanted!
Nitriland Mining Bureau, )
lleadq’rs iVlining Division, No. 2, >-
Selma, Ala., Sept. 13, ’64. J
i AM desirous of Hiring Five Hundred Negro Men,
*for the Bibb Iron Works, located oA tne Alabama
and Tennessee'lt ivers Rail Road, fifty miles North
of Selma, 150 South of Rome and 70 West of Mont
gomery. I am paying for able-bodied men three
hundred dollars per annum, feeding and clothing
them. One woman will be hired to every ten men,
to cook and wash for them. There is on the place a
hospital with a regular surgeon, who takes charge
of all the sick. If tho enemy threatens, the negroes
can be moved West tbrough*an inaccessible coun
trv Annlv to Wl’ Herring, La Grange, Ga., or
in. All»y W M. RICHARDSON HUNT,
Lieut. Col. Cbmd’g..
sep!7 1m
sso® Reward.
WILL be paid for the apprehension of our boy
Truman, lie is about 24 years old. 6 feet high;
very black, and weighs about ISO pounds. Three
hundred dollars will be paid f r his confinement in
some jail s<> that we can got. him, or five hundred
dollars for his delivery at tho p ACTOUY.
Eufaula Spirit of tho South, Quincy Dispatch, Al
bany Patriot, Macon Telegraph, LaGrange Repor
ter, and//amil ton Enteri>rise, publish one month
and send bills to Factory.
sep2o 1 in
SSO Reward.
Superintendent’s Office, )
Muscogee It. R. Company, >
Columbus, Ga., iScpt. IS, ’64. )
\ REWARD of SSO will be paid for the delivery
i4 to me for each of tho following negro men :
Charles—Black; about 25 years old; quick spo
ken; weighs about 150 lbs.; about 5 feet 10 or 11 in.
high.
Hilliard—-Black; about 30 years old; 5 ft 9 inches
high; weighs 1450 r 150 lbs.; blacksmith by trade.—
Probably will go to Jones county win re his-wifo is.
* W. L. CLARK,
gpl7 lm __ Superintendent.
SSO Reward.
IWILL i>ay tho above reward for 808, a black
boy. about 24 years old. lie has been out three
or four weeks, and is supposed to be lurking about
he city. JNO. H.
jty 4 ts
SI,OOO Reward.
A CHUNKY, heavy set, black boy by the name
of WILLIAM, about 24 years old, left Colum
bus on Sunday morning last. I am confident he
was taken off by sonie white man. I will pay the
above reward for the negro and thief, with evi
dence to convict, or I will pay two hundred and
fifty dollars for the negro delivered to me in Colum
bus. Tho boy earno from Virginia about two years
ago, andsays he is a sailor. I think they left Co
lumbus on foot and took the train at some station
close by. J. H. BASS,
sepl-tf.
P. S.—l learn, since tho above was written, that
the boy lelt Cblumbus on the Opelika train, on
Sunday morning, in company with a small white
man that limped, and that they were going to West
Point. J.H. B, _
ixronuxojEi.
To Planters and Others !
T WILL EXCHANGE Osnaburgs, Sheeting and
A Yarns, for Bacon, Lard, Tallow and Beeswax. 1
will be found at Robinett Sl Cb’s old stand, waere 1
am manufacturing Candles and Lard Oil tor salo.
L. q. \V lvUxlll.
june 2 ts
Shoemakers’ and Saddlers’
TOOLS.
HPIIE UNDERSIGNED having commenced the
1 manufacture of the above named articles in this
citv are prepared to fill orders for the same.
Office on Angle street, a few doors above C. S.
-Hospital HARRISON, BEDELL A CO.
■■Reference —Maj. I . W-Dillard.
Register, Mississippi ana Augusta Lon-
Kntutionalist, please copy one mon.a and send mi..-
Mathis office.
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Fort SALE !
TA’E have for sale 49 reams oi Letter Paper, and
’* 2,000 small Pocket Blank Books, at Wholesale
or Retail. Paper, SSO per Ream; Blank Books, $l5O
retail, 75 cts. wholesale. Apply at
as6 ts THIS OFFICE ._
SXERI,H(;, EXCHANGE!
A 1 EW Hundred Pounds of Sterling Exchange
■ti for sa.einsmus to suit purchaser? bv
asLi ts BANK OF COLUMBUB.
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Vol. XI.
■LWABREiX & CO. Proprietors j. w. WARREN, Editor
■CIAL NOTICES
Notice.
HHH . C. S. Arsenal,
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 2-3. 1864.
c ' A man ' 7 * lh a wife, without me urn*
hear o: a desirable sUuatio:>. by im • •
■ r.3.?;?;at i on at this Arsenal.
F ‘ C< HUMPHREYS,
Major and Ex. Off.
BUB WAITED!
Cairns Hospital.
HU Columbus, Ga., Sept. .. . Yl.
dried by the
1 1S > dried.
'g. '-UA green, “ “
Prepared for Gumb; . by the
Cotton 1 or Domestics will be
the above arises or they will be paid
, . B. C. DALL^—I
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To Soldiers!
THE “MISSISSIPPI DEPOT” and Office of
I Agency for the Relief of Mississippi soldiers in
the Army of Tennessee, has been removed from
Atlanta to Columbus, Ga., and is near Barnard’s
corner, between Main st., and the Perry House.
Your baggage is there.
C. K. MARSHALL,
sep2B ts Agent,
Notice.
Headquarters, 24th Militia Dist.
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 16, 1864.
The Captains appointed in the different Districts
will send to these Headquarters all men who have
not reported at Macon. By order of Gen. Wayne.
B. A. THORNTON, A D C.
pr N. W. Garrard, 6’apt & E O.
Office at AfcGehee’s Auction House.
sepl7 ts _
Bat*la-Field Relief Association
of Columbus, Ga.
All who are disposed to contribute articles neces
sary for the relief of the sick and wounded in the ]
Army of Tennessee, are requested to leave them at
Goodrich & Co’s store by One O’clock, P. M. ev
ery Tuesday and Friday, when they will bo for
warded to and dispensed bv our Committee there.
. W. H. YOUNG, Presd’t.
C. G. Holmes, Sec’y. ag23tf _
MATT. K. KVANS,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No. 64, Commerce Street,
MOBILE, ALABAMA.
V\J ILL sell on Commission every description of
t (roods, Negroes and Produce of all kinds.
sp2o lm
NAILS! NAILS!!
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Wholesale or Retail,
—OR—
EKHAiWE for PHOOTJCE
—AT—
MELFORD’S OLD STAND,
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FOR SALE!
500 i,l>ers oz -Tacks ;j
25 Reams English Letter Paper;
100 " Domestic “ “
jnif “ Notb "
100 *‘M” English and Domestic Envelopes
sep.4 iw STANFORD & CO.
FOR SALE !
320 Acres of Laud on the Mobile &
Girard Bail Road;
UORTY MILES from Columbus, Georgia, and one
sand a half from Station No. 5; about 180 acres
opened, and cabins for about 30 negroes, with good
water, gin house, &c. Apply to Messrs Ellis, Liv
ingston & Cos., for terms.
sps lm* D C FREEMAN. Jr.
WANTED!
"V AAA LBS. of TALLOW, for which a liberal price
J»UUd will be paid. Apply to
F. W. DILLARD.
S p 7 ts Major and Q. M.
FOR SALE.
A HOUSE and LOT, situated North of the North
Commons on the corner of Troup and City Mill
streets: Said Lot contains half acre, with a good
i new dwelling house with two rooms; kitchen with
two rooms; a very superior well of water —hard-
! ly equalled in tho vicinity of the city, and a large
| garden. Everything new and in good order. For
i Further particulars apply to mo on the premises.
splS lm J. J. BORING.
FOR SALE!
A GOOD Saddio and Harness Horse.
Apply to
R. B. MURDOCH,
sep 2-ts or, at this office.
Confederate Knives and
Forks.
WE are manufacturing at our Works in this city
\V a good article of KNIVES AND FORKS in
large quantities, ’frhieh we offer to the public low
for CASH.
-ALSO
shoe Makers and Saddlers Tools,
of every description. Nhoe Pegs, Steel Trusses,
Spatulas, Butcher Knives, Ac., &c.
The attention of Quartermasters, Commissaries,
I and Medical Purveyors, throughout the Confeder
i acy is specially invited to the above with whom we
j d&sife to make contracts.
references:
Major F. W. Dillard, Columbus, Ga.
Surgeon W. H. Prioleau, Macon, Ga.
Surceo" R. Potts, Montgomery. Ala.
S HARRISON, BEDELL & CO.
Columbus, Ga., September 1.1864.
Mobile Register, Augusta Constitutionalist, and
Charleston Courier please copy one month and send
bill to this office.
¥«■ mil MM!!
THE Exercises of t his Institution will be resumed
on the Ist Monday in October, under the contin
ued direction of its present able instructor, Kev.
Carlisle P. B. Martin ♦ , , , -
Term* 0 f admission will be made known bciore
,h. Presd’t.
D. F. WILLCOX, Sec’y.
spl2 ts Board of Trustees.
S3O Reward.
VEGRO boy CHARLEY; about 25 years old, yel
low complexion, hair nearly straight, below or
dinary intelli-enec ; left Mr. Nat. Thompson s near
Box Springs. Talbot county. I bought hun of a
> Mr. Brown, a refugee from Mississippi, who now
resides in Tuskerce, Ala. He originally came from
Charleston, S. C. A suitable reward will be paid
for his delivery at this offiee, or in any safe jail and
information sent to me at RUSSELL .
Columbu’s (rii■, ang Its *
BIJGOA FOR SALE!
A N excellent Buggy and Harness for sale. A»-
1 1 pij at this office. sepA ts
Columbus, Ga., Saturday Morutog, October 1,1864.
Scared. —The morning call Forrest’s men re
cently mad?iii Memphis, had the effect of stirring
up the United Stales officials there. We observe,
also, that they have determined to make the citi
zens, boih of white and “African descent,” do
some fighting A late order closes all stores and
places of bush ess at 2 o’clock p. m„ and they re
main shut until seven ; and in the mean time the
militia are daily drilled “in such drill, either com
pany or battalion, as may be ordered.” A militia
Corps d’Afrique is also organizing.
Alluding to the youthfulness of General R. E.
Lee’s adjutant, Major layior, who appeared to be
twenty three or twenty-four years of ago,
correspondent says: “I have since
Been told that General Lee, in common with other
[generals in the service, is much in need of mature
| and earnest men on his staff—men whose age and
I gravity of demeanor would facilitate investigations
I into many army abuses which are not revealed to
I young men, who feel a natural diffidence in push
ling these inquiries, and to whom less forbearance
lis extended by brigade and division commanders
than would bo accorded men of riper years.
B. A Home for (lie Homeless.
H We learn that General Ira R. Foster, in be-
Biaff of the State of Georgia, and Mayor Col-
W -fins, of this city, have gone on the Central
■railroad in quest of a suitable location for
I the destitute exiles of Atlanta. We further
I learn that they purpose purchasing a tract of
I land on which to erect suitable tenements for
those who have been rendered homeless by
Utbe casualties of war. Sufficient ground will
be purchased to allot to each house enough
tor garden and other purposes. This is a com
mendable enterprise. It evinces the true
spirit on the part of Georgia, in providing
comfortable quarters for such of her citizens
as have been driven from their homes, and
who have not the means of providing for them
selves.
We trust no sense of false delicacy will de-*
; ter those who are really in need from accept
! ing the benefits of this munificent offer on the
part of their State.
For such of those who may desire to become
beneficiaries of this institution, we are authorized
to state, that no improper characters will be admit
ted—that the strictest order and morality will be
observed, and that every necessary municipal
measure, to this end will be rigidly enforced. A
home will thus be furnished the needy and every
means necessary to their happiness freely given
them.
The soldier in the service, whose wife and chil
| dren have been driven from their homes, may be
assured that they will he eared for through this
means. Implements of industry, such as cotton
cards, &e., will be furnished them, so that all who
may feel disposed will find the means in their pos
session of earning a livelihood.
All honor a&d praise to the State lor this benev
olent move; and yet, under the circumstances the
people should feel that it is nothing more than
i their due, and accept it at the hands of the State
I as a temporary home, until they are privileged to
! return to their own. —-Telegraph & Confederate.
Our Defeat at Winchester.
The Rockingham Register of the 23d brings
us some additional particulars of the fight
near Winchester, last Monday. We make an
extract:
In the early part of the engagement the ene
my, although in stronger force, was driven
before tbe Confederates for some distance ;
but a portion of our cavalry on the left, com
manded by Col. Wm. L. Jackson, unfortu
nately gave way, when our whole line was
forced back. The battle was a hard fought
and bloody one, the number of dead and
wounded being very heavy. Our loss in killed,
wounded and missing, is variously estimated
at from 2,500 to 3,000, whilst that of the ene
my is represented as “terrific,” as we used
artillery upon them at short range with great
effect. A gentleman—an officer—who passed
over a part of the battle field as we were driv
ing them before us, says their dead lay in
heaps—“their loss was terrific.”
Our loss in officers was very severg. Gen.
Early and one of his aids, Lieutenant Colonel
Mann Page, had their horses killed under
them.
We took three or four hundred prisoners,
and lost none, save our wounded, who fell
into the enemy’s hands.
We lost a good many small arms, and three
pieces of our “horse artillery,” but no stores
or munitions of war.
The Enemy’s Forces in the
Valley.
Sheridan’s army consists of Emory’s (19th)
corps (recently re-organized,) 18,000 strong on the
muster roll, Crook’s corps, numbering 6,000 and
Wright’s (formerly Sedwick’s) which began tho
campaign in Virginia with 30,000 men, and is now
reduced to 6,000. Os Emory’s corps, probably ten
thousand are effective. Torbert has three divisions
of cavalry under Wilson, Merritt and Averill,
amounting to 8,000 men. We believe that this es
timate is strictly reliable. Our information is
from an intelligent and trustworthy source.
We take the above from the Charlottesville
Chronicle. In this estimate nothing is said of the
commands of Wallace and Couch, which composed
a part of the army which we encountered in the
beginning of the campaign. We suppose they are
still there. We have no idea that the Chronicle’s
estimate embraces all the forces opposed to ours in
the Valley. Sheridan’s army is supposed to num
ber at least forty thousand, and indeed we think
it not improbable that it has been suddenly rein
forced by order of Grant to an extent beyond
those figures with a view to a vigorous push up
the Valley and in the direction of Lynchburg.
[Petertbury Express.
Lincoln has got anew and troublesome ally
in Cortinas, the half-guerilla and whole ruffian
leader of the Jaurez forces in Northern Mexi
co. This person, being totally unable to cope
with the French and their partizans, has sud
denly crossed over the Rio Grande and taken
possession of Brownsville, driving out the
little garrison, and hoisting the Federal flag.
If Lincoln takes up with Cortinas he will give
umbrage to the French, and, by accepting
Cortinas’ services, pledge himself to return
the favor on behalf of the so-called National ;
party in Mexico. If Lincoln does not take
care of his new allies, the redoubted saffron
colored abdomens will be whipped out incon
tinently as a warning to others, and as an evi
dence how Lincoln backs his friends, from
whom, by the way, he prays most earnestly to
be delivered. — Wilmington Journal.
The following paragraph from the Memphis
! Argus, may convey a hint to the captor* of Yan
kee canteens:
| Some time since a sutler 3old to a tinware deal
er on Front street, two or three hundred canteens,
picked up by him on a battlefield ; not more than
a hundred miles distant. There i3 hut one wav of
realizing from a speculation of this kind, and so
the canteens were given to ene of the workmen
employed by tho dealer, with instructions to re
pair and restore them as near as pcssible to a
: serviceable condition. While engaged in this
! work tho man happened upon one that seemed to be
heavier than the others ; this he shock, and dis
covering that something that he could
net shake out through the neck, he proceeded to
open it, when Jo! his eyes fell upon a roll of green
backs, which counted, proved to represent $2,000
in SSO bills.
Friday Evening,
[From the Richmond Dispatch, 26ta.]
From the Valley.
Official dispatches received on the 23d,
3tate that the enemy attacked General Early
late yesterday (22d) at Fisher’s Hill, and suc
ceeded in forcing back the left of his line'; and
throwing a force in his rear, compelled him
to abandon the position, leaving twelve pieces
of cannon in their hands, though losing but
few men.
The above news, which wa3 made public j
on Saturday morning furnished a theme for I
conversation throughout the day. It is use- i
less to disguise the fact that it caused some
feelings of despondency, because ft took every- i
body by surprise. The opinion was general |
I that Fisher’s Hill, if not impregnable, was at
least a very strong position, capable of long j
! and obstinate defence; and the hope had been '
; fondly cherished that Early would have been
able to thwart the designs of the enemy. But
while some were despondent, tne people were
generally hopeful, and entertained no misgiv
ings as to the future. It is true we have suffered
a reverse, but nothing in comparison with that
which we have suffdred bfeore and survived.
All but the most inveterate croakers see the
bright star of hope glimmering through the
darkening clouds, and are confident that the
tide of events will soonturn in our favor.
There were many rumors yesterday of the
movements of our army in the Valley, which
it might be imprudent to mention until con
firmed by official reports. At last accounts,
up to yesterday morning, the enemy had
reached Harrisonburg. This is the county
seat of Roakingham, and is situated twenty
four miles north northeast of Staunton.
The report that the enemy, in heavy force,
composed of infantry, artillery and cavalry—
had made their appearance in Culpepper coun
ty—proves to be an error. We can only learn
that a body of cavalry is hovering about there,
probably for purposes of observation.
»Ve have some few additional particulars of
the fight near Winchester on Monday last.—
The highest estimate of our loss, from all
causes, is from twenty-five hundred to three
thousand; while that of (he enemy is repre
sented as much heavier, we have used artille
ry upon them at short range with great effect.
Indeed, that the carnage wa3 terrible, may be
inferred from their own accounts, which do
not generally magnify matters of this sort.—
Among our casualties, not heretofore noted,
are the following: Brigadier-General John
ston, of North Carolina, commanding Iverson’s
old brigade ; Colonel Funk, reported mortally
wounded; Lieutenant Colonel William P.
Mosely, Twenty-first Virginia, severely woun
ded ; Sergeant John H. Worsham, acting ad
jutant in the same regiment, wounded in the
knee ; Major Bennett. Fourth Virginia, woun
ded ; Captain Charles Campbell, of Harrisoa-
I burg, killed; Captain William B. Yancey, of
Rockingham, severely wounded in the thigh,
and Captain R. N. Wilson, of Pegram's
staff, wounded. General Early and one of his
aids, Lieutenant-Colonel Mann Page, had
their horses shot under them,
It should be remembered that tbe difficult
ties which General Early contended with in
the Valley were of no ordinary character. He
was opposed by a greatly superior force, nu
merically ; and he suffered for the want of
cavalry strong enough to cope with the three
large and well disciplined divisions of Tor
bert, numbering, perhaps. 8,000 men. It is
too late now, however, to suggest remedies,
i but not too late to prevent censure from fall
ing upon an able officer because he failed to
perform an impossibility.
THE LATEST.
At last accounts General Early was at Kee
zletown, and was expected to make a stand
there. This place is about fourteen miles from
Staunton, and six from Port Republic. It is
situated on the road which runs parallel to
the Valley turnpike and leads to Waynesboro.
We heard a report last that a cavalry
engagement took place in Page Valley on Fri
day, in which the enemy were badly beaten
and driven back. Passengers by the Central
train report that considerable excitement ex
ists in Staunton, and that many of the inhab
itants are making preparations to leave.
We are informed that there was no fight of
any consequence at Fisher’s Hill, and that
our ios3 was very trifling. It is understood
that the trains and supplies were brought off
safely.
FROM EAST TENNESSEE.
Tue following official dispatch'has been re
ceived at the War Department:
Headq'rs Army Northern Virginia.
Hon. J. A. Seddon, Secretary of War :
General Echols reports that on the 22d Gen.
Vaughan attacked the enemy at Blue Springs,
Teiia., and drove them seven miles into their
entrenchments at Bull’s Gap, killing and
wounding several, and taking some prisoners.
Our troops behaved well.
[Signed] R, E. LEE.
Siege Matters—Four Hundred and Forty-Sev
enth Day.—'Erom six o’clock, p. m„ on Monday un
til tbe same hour on Tuesday, the number of shells
thrown at the city was sixty. The enemy has fin
ished his observatory at the lower end of Morris
Island. A strong palisade has also beeto erected
against the tides of Battery Gregg, as a protection
fr<m the tides washing away tie base of their
works.
Fifteen shots have been fired at Fort Sumter since
our last report. Eleven o’clock Tuesday morning
| a monitor opened fire upon Sullivan’s Island with
; a field piece, firing ten rounds.
About six o’clock Tuesday evening some six ve3-
| sels took position off Fort Sumter— Mercury, 28 th.
The Private in the Ranks.— Only
| a private in the ranks. No stars and
bars to deck his homespun jacket—no
official pomp and glittering paraphernalia
to please his youthful fancy—none of the
gorgeous accessories which gild “the
stern profession/’ like jewels on a corpse
—no badge of distinction, save his ghast
ly death wound. The tenderly nurtured j
darling of Southern parents, cheerful in j
the midst of unparalleled hardships, con- 1
tent with meagre rations, which his ne
; groes at home would scornfully reject,
I standing dreary watch in snow and sleet
! and rain, with memories of luxury and
fireside joys tempting him from his gloo*
my, solitary post—springing to meet the
1 columns of his foes as though the nation’s
fate depended upon his individual valor,
and asking only a grave on the soil he
died defending. Only a private in the
ranks' Oh, this consecrated legion, |
stretching like a wall of flesh along the
borders of our land, what measureless
debt we owe ! When independence is ob«
tained, and white robed peace spreads her
! stainless bands in blessings over us, let j
history proclaim-, and let our people rev
erently rememder, that to the uncomplain-1
ing fortitude and sublime devotion of the
private soldiers of the Confederacy, not
less than the genius of our generals and
the heroism of our subordinate officers,
we are indebted for freedom.—[ Macaria.
Th® dog-siar Sirius, known in ancient times by .
its reddish tint, spoken of by Horace as “rubra car- i
icula, 1 ' and by Seneea as having a more vivid color j
1 than Mars, "<xcrlcr ruler" Is now without any per- !
1 ceotible color. 1
$5.00 Per Month.
Army Correspondence of . the
Savannah Republican.*
Richmond, Sept. 24, 1804.
The Confederate arms have met with a fresh i
disaster in the Valley of Virginia. After his
defeat at Winchester on the 19th, Early re
treated up the Valley s Hill, a strong
position a short distance above Strasburg, and
which, it was supposed, he would be able to
hold Not so, however. On the 22d, Sheri
dan assaulted him in this strong position,
turned his left, which soon gave way, follow
ed by the entire line. We lost twelve pieces
of artillery, though but few men. Such is
Early’s official report to Gen. Lee. The Con
federates were retiring further up the Valley
towards Staunton.
Do you ask for an explanation of these rap
idly occurring disasters in a portion of the
State where the Confederates, until the 19th,
never suffered a defeat? It is simple and easi
ly given: We have two enemies to contend
with in the Valley, one of whom has never
been beaten since Noah drank too much wine
and lay in his tent. These enemies are the
Federal army and John Barley Corn. Sheri
dan has been largely reinforced, and the Val
ley is running with apple brandy. Here is
the key to our reverses. Officers of high posi
tion—yes, of very high position—have, to use
an honest English word, been drunk—too
drunk to command themselves, much less an
army, a division, a brigade, or a regiment.—
And, where officers in high command are in
the habit of drinking to excess, we may be
sure their pernicious example will be follow
ed by those of lower grades.
Shall I call names ? Not now. The names
are known to the authorities, and shall be to
the country, unless there be a speedy refor
mation. Let us wait a little to see whether
the guilty parties will not reform their habits,
and especially whether the President, Secreta
ry of War, Gen. Lee and Gen. Bragg will take
hold of these men and punish them as they
deserve. Just think of a drunken man in
command of a body of meD in battle !
A drunken driver of a stage coaoh in a dark
night over a mountain road, a drunken con
ductor of a railway train on a crooked line
and out of time, and a drunken pilot in charge
of a ship at sea in a furious tempest—these
are horrible things, even to suppose or think
of. But they are venial sins, insignificant
faults, compared with a drunken general com
manding an army, or any part of an army,
fighting for liberty. There is no punishment
too great for such men—no disgrace too deep
to be affixed to their names forever. Will the
authorities lay their hands upon them, punish
them, cashier them, scourge them out of the
service? We shall see.
But there are other unpleasant truths connected
with the army in the 4 alley which require notice.
That army comprises some of the finest divisions
in the Army of Northern Virginia— veteran troops
inured to hardship, to self-denial and battle. They
knew not what it was to turn their backs upon an
armed foe, and, what is equally gratifying, they
knew as little of self-indulgence. They went into
Maryland; they went near enough to Washington
to throw shells into its streets. They tasted of
many good things beyond the Potomac; they
burnt Chambersburg in Pennsylvania, and brought
back many spoils with them. This excursisn into
the rich eouatry of the enemy, the license allowed
to officers and rneti, and the plunder that was se
secured, together with the free use of liquor since
their return, have borne their natural fruit. Some
of this fruit was gathered by the enemy ut Win
chester and Fisher’s Hill.
Tha cavalry forces that had been operating in
the Valley, hither and thither along
the Potomac and Shenandoah, wore already de
moralized, and, since their last visit to Maryland,
they have been utterly worthless. They were in
| the habit of robbing friend and foe aliko. They
have been known to strip Virginia women of all
they had—widows, whose sons were in our army
and then to burn their houses. At Hancock, in
Western Maryland, they stopped a minister of the
gospel in the street, on the Sabbath day, and made
him stand and deliver his watch and money.
These monstrous truths are stated in the official
report of the officer commanding a part of these
cavalry forces, and which 'I have read. Do you
wonder then that McCausland’s and Bradley
Johnson's commands, just returned from such an
expedition and loaded down with plunder, should
have been disgracefully surprised and dispersed as
they wore some weeks ago near Moorfield ?
Rapine and pillage will ruin a Southern army,
while they may not injure a Northern army. The
men who make up the Federal armies are in the
habit, even in peace times, of living by their wits;
and they will march further, endure more and
fight harder for personal spoils and promised
homesteads, than they will for liberty or glory.
License to steal and burn and rob do not demor
alize them, nor does the free U3e of ardent spirits
have the same pernicious effect upon them as upon
us. They will drink as much as is good for them
and sell the ballance; whereas the Southern man
would drink it all, he and his friends. The
material of our army being superior the troops
cannot engage in such pratices without suffering
greater demoralization than the enemy. Indeed, i
there is no surer way of destroying a Confederate !
army than to march it into the enemy’s country i
and allow the men to help themselves to whatever i
they want. And yet there are high officers and j
influential newspapers in the South who are con
stantly urging the policy of sending Lee’s army
aero33the Potomac with license to burn towns and
plunder the inhabitants to their heart’s content.
It is now believed that Grant has sent considera
ble reinforcement.? to Sheridan, and that a few re
giments may have reached him from the Missis
sippi, but none from Sherman’s army. It is known
that only a small part of Grant’s cavalry is new
in front of Petersburg. Indeed, we have intelli- I
gence that he has only seven regiments of cavalry
with him, whereas a few weeks ago he had over
thirty. The absent regiments, with a considerable
body of infantry, it is now understood, have been
sent around to the Valley. In order to effect this
transfer of troops with secresy, an order was issued
two or three weeks ago by Grant for the arrest of
all male citizens living within five miles of James
river. This barbarous order has been carried out
in most instances at a late hour at night, and the
men and boys arrested have been sent to Fortress
Monroe and points further North.
Sheridan is either striking for Gordonsville or
Lynchburg—the latter probably. Should Lee
weaken his army by sending reinforcements to
Early, then Grant will make a bold push for the
Danville road. With his army upon that, the last
of our lines of communication, he would have t
some reason for saying he had his “hands upon I
the throat of the rebellion.” In making this effort, i
he will endeavor to hold his works at Petersburg
with his new recruits.
Meanwhile Lee is not idle. P. W. A. *
L 033 of the Lynx.— Last night the fine blockade
running steamer Lynx, belonging to John Frazer
<fcCo., and commanded by Ckptain Reid, creased :
New Inlet Bar and put to sea, bound to Bermuda,
! with a cargo consisting mainly of over six hundred „
| bales of cotton, one-half on government account.—
She also had $50,000 in gold on freight for govern
ment. She had some few passenaers.
Just after she got out 3he was pursued by the
blockading sbuadron, by which she was
hemmed in. She was struck eight times, six times !
at or below the waterline. Finding the ship in a
sinking condition, the Captain beached her seine
five or sir miles above Fort Fisher. The erew and
1 passengers escaped with a portion of their effects, !
i and the vessel was burned to prevent her falling in
■ to the hands of the enemy. The gold belonging to 7
government was saved. The enemy got so close as
to fire a volley of musketry at the Lynx, by which ,
one ot the crew was wounded.— Wilmington Jour.
We are informed that Monteva’.lo is now in tele
graphic communication with this city. Wire
enough has been received, ani the line" will soon
b* ex'ended to Taila-daga and 3:ue Mountain.—
•. This line will bi of great advantage in a military
; point of view, and we h ipa to seethe Government :
i give further attention • > building lines in all parts i
‘ of the Confederacy.— Selma Dispatch.
TELEGRAPHIC.
REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Entered according to act of Congress in the yea:
1863, by J.S in rasher, in the Clerk’s office o:
the District Court of the Confederate States foi
the Northern District of Georgia.
Petersburg, Sept. 29.
Last night between 9 and 10 o’clock heavy can
nonading and musketry firing was heard en our
centre and part of our right. It w&a nothing,
however, more than the discharge of guns without
any seen object. The enemy for several days past
have been besy shifting their troops to the North
lido of Janes river. This morning the enemy
obtained possession of Fort Harrison a salient on
Oir works near Chaffin’s Bluff, and appeared in
considerable force on the Darbytown, New Mar
ket and Osborne roads. There was skirmishing
on these roads all day. This morning the enemy
drove in our cavalry pickets on the Vaughan road.
It is believed it was only a reconnoisance to ascer
tain our force and position at that point.
Chaklottsville, Sep. 29.
Our cavalry whipped the enemies cavalry yes
terday this side of Waynesboro and drove them
several miles.
The enemy are said to be near Staunton.
Their cavalry has left Waynesboro.
The rumor that the enemy’s cavalry were on a
raid was probably without truth.
The ambuscade by us of a brigade of the ene
my’s cavalry near Swift Run Gap, on Monday,
has been confirmed.
Meridian, Sapt. 30. —Traus-Mississippi ad
vices report that a fight occurred recently be
tween Magruder and Steele seven miles from
Little Rock, in which we were successful.
The yellow fever prevailing in Galveaton.
The French occupied Matamoras on the 2d
iust. Juarez and his family were at Brazos
Island, en route to New Orleans.
The French hold all the States of Northern
Mexico.
Cortinas could only raise 500 men when he
reached Brownsville.
Shelby has destroyed the Railroad near Little
Rock, captured 400 prisoners, four trains and a
million and a half of property.
The Yankees captured 1,500 pounds of wool last
week in Tensas Parish, La., intended for the gov
ment en this side of the river.
One hundred mounted negroes from Vicksburg
are raiding through the Deer Creek country.
The people of Texas are looking for an attack
on Galveston.
The late storm seriously damaged all the rail
roads in this vicinity. Trains will be running
again in a few days.
— * m .
[Special to the Advertiser & Register.]
Grenada, Sept. 26. —The St. Louis Repub
lican of the 21st, and Memphis Argus of the
23d, have been received.
The Memphis Argus has a special dispatch
from Cairo dated the 21st, stating that Price,
Marmaduke and Shelby were at Charleston
and Bloomington, Missouri, in heavy force.
A. J. Smith has gone to meet them.
A Confederate force of five hundred men
have crossed the Cumberland river below Fort
Donelson, and are moving rapidly towards
Kentucky.
Gen. Mower, with a portion of the Sixteenth
Corps, reinforced Steele at Little Rock.
Sixty Confederate prisoners, including nine
officers, released under special exchange by
Washburne, arrived here Saturday in charge
of Lieut. Hammond of Colonel Neely’s cavalry
regiment. Most of these prisoners were cap
tured during Smith’s late raid and Forrest’s
attack on Memphis. SCANTLING.
(Special to the Memphis Daily Appeal.)
Grenada, Sept. 29 — An expedition under Col.
Mabry, which had been sent out by Gen. Chalmers
to operate on the line of the Memphis and Char
leston railroad has returned.
They tore up the track of tho road from Wolf
river, one mile west of Moscow, destroying the
bridge also, to a point about seventeen miles from
Memphis ; total distance destroyed, twenty miles.
At present forces are being sent in pursuit es
Forrest.
All is quiet in this department. Forrest’s suc
cess in North Alabama has produced the greatest
excitement here. W.
By Ellis, Livingston A Cos.
jKIIMUMH ill NM A
-A.T AIJOTIOIT!
AN TUESDAY, October 4th, at 10 1-2 o’clock.
V wo will sell in front of our store,
A Desirable Farm
In Russell co., lately owned by Wm. L.
Tillman, 4 miles North of Hurtville Sta
tion, containing 240 acres productive
land ; 150 of which is cleared, balance
heavily timbered, with good improve**
ments on the same.
Corn, Fodder, Peas, Potatoes, &c., can
be bought on the place.
gp3o 4t524
WYMTO.II SCHOOL
MISS J. L. JEWETT will resume the exercises of
her School, at the Wynnton Male Academy, on
Wednesday, Oct. sth, 1864.
TERMS :
Per Quarter (3 months) S4O 00
Incidental Expenses (per quarter) 10 00
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCK.
-GSriS'o deduction made, excepting in cases of pro
tracted illness. . sp3o 1 w
SSOO Reward.
D ANAWAY from Barnesville Georgia, on the 20th
j> Anst., a bright Mulatto Boy named Willis, 17 yrs
old, ha3 large white eyes, with a simple expression
of countenance and shows his upper teeth when not
spoken to. It is thought he was enticed to leave
(as he had a desire for camp life) by some Confed
erate soldiers, and may be with some scouting or
straggling. He had on black cloth pants and dress
coat—the latter old fashioned, with forked tail; ira?
raised at Nashville, Tenn.; has been at Montgom
ery, Selma, Columbus and other places.
The above reward will be paid for his apprehen
sion and delivery to me at Cook’s //otel, or to slaj.
John S. Bransford, of the Army of Tenn.; Capt J M
White, Barnesville; Capt A J McWhorter, Eaton
ton, Ga,, or confined in any jail so that I can
hI J?L , « THO3.L BRANSFORD.
Colnmbus, Ga., Sept 30 st*
FOR THE LADIES!
A FINE ASSORTMENT OF
LADIES SHOES!
FOR
D. B. TieOTl P*O Y*S.
CONSISTING OF
English Gaiters ;
French Boots;
Glove Kid Congress Gaiter#.
sep2B ts
S2OO RewardL !
ESTRAYED OR STOLEN,
MILES. One a large eorrcl horse Mule,
flax mane and tail; the other a very large bay
uiare Mule. Both about seven or eight years old,
and estrayed or stolen from Dr. Battle’s plantation
on North Cowikee, Russell co., Ala., seven miles
South of Hatchechubbee Post Offiee, G. k M. R. R.,
on Sunday l ight, 20th inst. The above reward will
be paid for both mules, or half the amount for one.
A suitable reward will be paid for apprehending
tbe thief if stolen.
THEOPHILU3 SPERLOCK.
sep2B lw*
S3OO ~~
QTOLEN from Cook's Hotel, yesterday morning,
O - th, a TRUNK containing Needles and Spool
Thread and Card toothing for twenty-four pair Cot
ton Cards. The trunk was found early yesterday
morning, near the jail, robbed of its contents. We
r/i T a V he , a^ e ,, ew:ird for the stolen goods,
and one hardjed dollars lor each of the thieves, as
vr n^ * K ‘ en t two persons were engaged in the
Montgomery will be on th*
SHIVERS, WYNNE A CO., .
scp23 ts proprietors.
