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DAILY TIMES.
J. W. WARREN - - - Editor.
m COLUMBUS:
Saturday Morning, October 1, 1864,
While some of our troops at the firat battle
of Manassas were horring forward to the
position on the Henry hill, where the fight
was decided, they tnet a number of runaways
from the field, who conjured them to turn
about and save themselves, that we were
whipped, the battle lost. &c. The officer com.
atanding denounced them as cowards, who,
.because were whipped themselves,
thought everybody was whipped.
These fugitives have their.rcprcsentatives
itill (says U e Richmond Sentinel) —not in the
army—but among those who are doing noth
ing for the war, and have suffered no hard
ships. There are some of these who are whip
ped, subjugated and ready to kneel down and
eat dirt, if Lincoln were to command and the
Confederates to allow. Hew despicable is such
steanness of soul ! It w,0,n14,be an
able insult to our heroic ladies to liken,-s-uch
cravens to their sex. It is unmanly to be de
pressed by reverses ; they should but nerve
as to new efforts. We can at least act worthi
ly of brave and virtuous men, worthy of our
brave old State and our noble <lonfedera« y ;
ami this will tiding us a glory of ■whl'ch noth
ing cast deprive tis<. Rtesults are in the.hat. s
of God ; it tfe not for us to repine under His
chastisements, or to doubt our ultimate deliv
erance, in His own good time.
Away, then, with all long faces whenever
the telegraph fails to tell of victory ! Let us
rather imitate the conduct of the old Romans
who became but sterner and more resolute
ander defeat, and were thus always enabled
to retrieve their fortunes even from the most
desperate conditions. Let us tell our boasting
enemies, as they told the boasting Pyrrhus
after he had so heavily defeated them, that
they were unwise to forget the T vicissitudes of
war, and to place confidence in the steadiness
of the favors of fortune. Let us, like them,
consider only The bellt means of strengthening
our armies, and repairing ou* losses the
greatest dilligence. It is an outrage upon the
soldiers who, though unfortunately, have
bravely fought our battles, to meet them with
puling lamentations, instead of thanks and
encouragement. It is the province of true
greatness of soul to rise superior to disaster
and to maintain courage and serenity under
all circumstances.
Tlie Rebel Ram Tennessee.
As the details of our victory at Mobile come to
hand, thoy bring new proofs that the engagement
was characterized by all of the fierce and indomit
able gallantry of our Commander. The great naval
qualities which make us proud of the previous roll
of American Commodores are more than rivalled—
are outshone by the undoubted naval hero of this
war, Admiral Farragut. In passing the concen
trated fire of the forts on the morning of the sth
®f August, our iron clad monitor, the Tecumseb,
with her gallant commander, Craven, and crew,
were sunk almost instantaneously by a torpedo,
incurring the loss of the vessel, and more than 90
lives. Undeterred by this saddening circumstance,
Admiral Farragut, from his position at the mast
head of the flag ship Hartford, finding they had
left the formidable ram Tennessee in their real’, im
mediately ga xS the signal to ’boot ship and give
her battle. His own fleet consisted of thirteen ves
sels of various sizes, six of which were iron clad,,
with a total armament of two hundred guns. The
order was not only to open fire, hut to run her
down. Her formidable character will be best un
derstood from the fact that the Monongahela, a
new steam frigate, not iron clad, struck her at, fall
speed, with no effect. The Lackawana and the
Hartford followed with the same fierco concussion
without auv apparent effect. Eroadsidos of niue
inch shot fired at a distance of twelve feet rebound
ed from her sides harmless. The entire fleet thon
closed in upon her so choking her up as to deprive
her altogether of sea room. She replied with an
armament of six of Brooks' rifled guns, throwing
95 and 110 pound solid shot. After thus standing
a steady ramming and pounding for an hour and
a half, the Tennessee surrendered, so slightly in
jured that our naval officers within a week report
her fit for service, and uee her with great effect in
an assault on Fort Morgan. Although tho Tcn
□csseo was captured, therefore, the invulnerability
of her iron plating was triumphantly demonstrated.
Nine 11-inch shot fired at the short ranges above
indicated, struck her within the space of a few
square feet without injury. But one 15-inch shot
penetrated her armor. Her sole weakness lay in
her defective machinery, which our superior facil
ities in that department will easily remove. We
should be glad to see the invincible pluck with
which she was fought, and her own invulnerable
qualities made effective in the James River. We
fear wo noed just such a naval combat before we
can take Richmond. — Chicago Tribune.
Wheif the wind is “raked out” of this guscy
tirade, the melancholy fact remains that the Yan
kees have captured the best iron clad that has ever
yet stood tho test of actual war, and all owing to
the most criminal botching in some of her vital
points—not her machinery (her steam power)—
but in her steering gear and her chimneys. Tho
Vankee3 still refuse to tell the truth concerning
her capture, which was effected in the way the
Persians destroyed Alcibiades, by standing off and
shooting at long range at an enemy that could not
reply. If our constructors at Richmond will take
a lesson from this failure, we welcome them cheer-
Uilly to their naval combat in James River.
[Mobile Regitft,■>-.
» «mi ib i—
[From the Charlottesville Chronicle.]
General Hood and General Early are j
two of the bravest, and, as corps* I
manders, two of the very best officers in
the Confederate service. If Gen. Hood i
was beaten at, his previous digs '
tinguisheu services are not to be forgot*
ten. He bas upheld the fortunes of the
day in many hard-fought battles; and
both as a man and a soldier commanded
the respect of the whole country. If
General Early has suffered a defeat at
Winchester, who shall omit to remember
the proud record which he has achieved,
from the first battle of Manassas, through
all the bloody combats that have marked
the history of the Army of Northern Vir
ginia ? Beauregard failed at Shiloh, Lougs
failed at Knoxville. Ewell commit
ted Ms mistakes. Stewart erred at the
Yellow Tavern; but who doubts that
each, possessed military qualities of a high
w&r? *
The difficulties "which Gen. Early con- j
tended with in the Valley have been of j
no ordinary character. He was opposed j
'by a greatly superior force, commanded ;
by very able officers, and he suffered for
the want of a cavalry force string enough j
to cope with the large and . admirable cav* i
*lry of Torbert—three divisions, number- |
ing, perhaps, B,Q£)O men. It seems to us j
that a grave error was committed, not oun
ly in not sending §ren. JElosser to assume
.the command jof *pne of our divisions,!
but also in hot sending ,his excellent brig
ade along ’with him. .Thfe would not only
have held in cheek the constant and an«
noying attacks of the enemy’s cavalry,
which have prevailed for two mentbs;
v* ou ld) probably, have prevented
. e defeat of our cavalry on our left wing,
i itt the recent battle, and the flankin'* of
f the army. =
[From the Richmond Christian Advocate.]
Tlie War.
It was a saying of Seneca that “Power exa r_
ciaed with violence has seldom been of leng dura
tion.” A greater than Seneca declares, “I have
seen the wicked in great power, and spreading
himself like a green bay tre*; yet he passed away
and io he was not; yea, I sought him, but he
cenld net be found.”
While our minds are specially exercised upon
the subject of the probable duration of the war,
and y we are on the qui viva for signs of approach
ing peace, history consoles us by its records of the
brief duration of power outraging law, the reac
tion of violent sentiments, the fall of tyrants, the
failure of falsehood, the retribntien of dishonesty,
and the glory of unwavering devotion to whatso
ever things have any virtue and any praise. Nor
is it necessary to our comfort that our enemies
shall acknowledge themselves to be wrong. They,
as parties to the controversy, may think what
! they please; but “the Judge of all the earth will
do right.” They have gradually formed the habit
of calling us “rebels] 5 * and stigmatizing our with- I
drawal from the Uniew as ditloyalty.
They did netware such ground in the j
beginning of the* war. JAke a bey learning to
swear, or lie, or steal, shrinking the first trans
gression, our enemies shad some® esitation in as
suming a pi sitidn that their previous history
taught them Io regard as not less absurd than un
principled; but recovering from the shock which
the first idea of such a violation of law and right
gave their sensibilities, and emboldened by leaders
whoso consciences had long since been corrupted
:by political prostitution, they acquired mat'
■ streugth which the criminal illustrates when he no
; ioager shudders at the sight of blood, but coolly
proceeds to rifle the pockets of his murdered vic
tim. Even the hoathen poet tells us, “no man
•vor arrived suddenly at the summit of vice,—
Shakspeare explains the matter when he says:
“But wheu we in our viciousness grow hard/
\ (Oh, misery oa’t,) tho wise Gads seal
Incur own filth drop our clear judgments [make us
: Adore our errors; laugh at us while we strut
To our confusion.” t
Thus our enemies “adore” the “errors” which
they would four years ago have ridiqu]ed, and only
when they return to their senses will they exclaim
with proper emphasis, “Oh misery on’t.” McClel
laa’s letter has given a rude blow to the fist signs
of returning sanity in any organized body of
Northern men. But moa never recover from so
great a calamity as Black Republicanism with
ease: and, perhaps, we ought not te be surprised
that tho peace party should find itsolf confronted
by unexpected difficulties at the beginning. The
blow has stunned, but will not kill the hopes of
that party. How far Providence may turn this
new difficulty to good account—how far the peace
party-may be ultimately benefited by it—or how
far the interests of peace even belong to the party
at all, are matters yet in the womb of the future.—
As far as these events arc circumstances in the
method of that Providence in which we trust, they
interest us, and no further.
, To tho intercessions of the Christian Church,
accompanying our leaders and armies, and im
ploring success, in order to peace, and for the sake
of high and holy ends, we look with confidence.
In prayer and virtuous endeavor we behold no
doubtful agents of peace. Providenee may always
constantly employ those. The wisdom of those
who think and plan, the energy of those who
bravely execute, and the supplications of those
who invoko the Lord of hosts, are signs of good
are worth far more to our reasonable hopes of
triumph, in duo time, and upon the best principles,
than any flitting shadows which transi
ently appear and disappear along the Northern
horizon.
: Again and again the North revives the cry ©f
“superior numbors,” and exults in t o conviction
that our armies are small and cannot be enlarged.
Such boasting does not indicate any improve
ment in the moral coudition of our foe, nor does it
deprive us of the power to defeat him. If the
Lord do not favor him, numbors shall not cause
him to triumph over us, and if God's blessing ba
on us, however small our armies may be, they shall
be equal to our interests, and an overmatch for
our foes. In answer to such sentiments, we have
read how tbe people of the North call us enthusi
asts, and say wo are vainly expecting God to work
a miracle.
And yet what do thoyjirean when they invoke
God in • ehalf of their arms? Do they mean
; merely tohouor a custom of invoking Deity while
| they regard aid from Heaven as superfluous? But
; if aid bo expected, then how much ? Enough to
j ensure a success not otherwise attainable ? If so,
; why may wo not reckon on achieving great things
with small means, and yet not to be counted en
' tbusiasts? Was David's victory over Goliak a
As tii it boastful heathen invader was
by feeble means and without a miracle brought
the dust by the sKifPof a wisehearted child of tho
Most High, so may we by tho blessing of God yet
bringdown, as on many battle fields already, so
! on many more, the proudest of the North’s cham
• pious, until our armie3 at last celebrate the praises
| of God over the final defeat of ail the vile hopes of
; Black Republicanism.
The C&srap and Works ofGvaut.
[Correspondence Springfield Republican.]
j Picket Trenches Before ~Petkr&surg.—
; After all the descriptions given of this batfle
| centre, there are probably few at the North
; who have a correct idea, of the position as it
is. Even old soldiers, familiar with siege
erations, coming here from other points, have
been surprised at what they saw and what they
did not see. The extent of ground occupied
is enormous. On this the excavations and
embankments (all systematic and correct to
the eye of an experienced engineer) have the
appearance to a casual observer of incomplete
ness and confused irregularity.
There is no well defined chain of works
with finished front, as at Bermuda Hundreds,
to be seen from any point along the parapet
stretching away in cither direction as far as
[ the eye can reach. There is no succession of
; parallels anu saps clearly tending to a promi
-1 nent object of attack, as on the Morris Island
! sand waste. The whole country for miles
above seems dug up and shoveled over, with
no other purpose than to make as many heaps
and as many holes as are possible in a given
space. There is a long line of low rifle pits
for our advanced videttes. Back of these
there is a stronger line of embankments before
a wide trench for the picket reserve.
there are bomb>prOofs, huge bemisperical
heaps of earth and logs like a New England
potato cellar, in the outer line, for the videttes
to crawl into when shelled by the enemy.
Ihere are bomb-proofs iu the second line lor
the pickets. There is a larger bomb proof for
the picket headquarters; I write from that.
There-are covered ways, long trenches to pro
tect the passing soldiers from rifle bullets,
from the vidette pits to the reserve, and from
the reserve to the rear. Along these covered
ways are small bomb-proof dodging holes in
like bank swallow’s nests. Then
there are graves. Away at the front a single
grave on a barren sand hill, two or three
graves in a row on the plain ; low mounds of
yellow clay with head and foot-boards of am
munition or cracker box covers, rudely mark
ed with the name and regiment of the fallen
soldier, and the date of his death. A strange
place for burial. No rest even in death. The
roar es artillery and the- rattle of musketry
shake continually the dead soldier's narrojv
bed. At times even his clayey covering
is torn from above him. as though he hacl no
right to sleep yriyjg war went on. Since I
sat writing here a rebel she'll has struck and
exploded in the very centre of a Pennsylvania
soldier’s grave, but a few yards to my front
and right, and opened it anew, as if to call its
inmate again to arms.
The lines of vidette pits and of picket ti’enches i
are so crooked and complex that it requires careful I
observation to decide which is for friend and which
for foe. They seem to run in all ways, right and
left, forward and back, over one hill, around anoth
er through a* ravine, now almost touching the
works jvhere are seen the rebel cannon and the
rebel flag, andagainy widely diverging therefrom.
A battery faces this way, that is the enemy’s. A
| battery faces tho other way* that is ours. \ct they
! look as if both were in the same intrenched line.
, Other batteries are seen atri»ht and left ; stilloth
| ers are in tho rear. Covered ways run from one
• line to the other, from one battery to the next,
| from one covered way to covered wuv again.
; Bomb proofs are every where, and so are the sol
diers’ graves ; a cluster here, and another just be
i vend. Tho brave fellows were buriel where they
j fell.
1 Ilalflcveiled embankments and svau-circul&r
i vidette pits, taken from the enemy, are seen here
and thare, not at first distinguished from our own,
more recently erected. There are heavier lines of
works at lb® rear, large redoubts, mortar and nfle
gma batteries. Away ’jack, white tent-tops g.eam
• through a 4mall piece of open woods, A reserve
Icamp *A camp for the soldiers in these
picket trenhhcsi-whcu they are relieved. A camp
protected by low breastworks and supplied with
t the everywhere-?cen bomb proofs for hoursofvigo-
I ros.s shelling. Brigade kealquatbra stro io the
woods witk tho camp. Division headquarters aro
too far back to ba seen, and corps headquarters are
still further in the rear. Petersburg is not in
sight from our brigade front, although batteries
behind us pour directly into the city above our
heads. The rebel works which we 3ee are as ir -
regular in appearance as our own. They ran
hither and thither, crowning hill tops and skirting
ravines. Far beyond they show themselves, line
upon line. On that side as on this.
Vidette pits, covered ways, banked trenches,
bomb proofs, graves; more covered ways, more
banked trenches, more bomb-proofs, more graves,
batteries, deserted works, sand hills ragged bellows,
briar-tangled ravines, scanty woods, extended
plains. Now and then a deserted dwelling or a
stack of chimneys above a burned ruin to suggest
that all was not always thus. Naught now but
gives sign of the siege. Not a green field but is
crossed aad cris-crossed by the yellow lines of
trenches and covered ways, and dotted by the
yellow heaps of bomb-proofs and graves. Not a
piece of woods but shows the frowning battery or
the gleaming tents. East, west, north, south, front
and rear, right and left, thus ever? where for miles
around. Such is the Petersburg battle-field.
i Latest from the United States.
From tbe New York Herald of the 22d we
! take 'be followirg:
!
3 3CON NOISANCE TO THE RAPIDAN.
A Washing ten telegram of the 21st says .
On Sunday,la..a detachments of die Thir-
Aeenth aad S xteeath New York cavalry, num
bering in the aggregate four hundred men,
t. commanded by Colonel Laselles, by direction
of Major General Augur, made areconnissance
j-from hereto the railroad bridge across the
; Rapidari, which was destroyed, as well as the
| bridge at L^ber;y. The rebel quartermaster’3
. depot containing a considerable amount of
i stores, and a mill, in which were stored four
thousand barrels of flour, were also destroyed,
1 and two .hundred mules and forty prisoners
were captured. On the way back the reeon
noitering party fell iu with a division of rebel
cavalry at O.Rpcper going to reinforce Early,
i Being greatly outnumbered Colonel Laselles
! fell back towards Washington, and arrived
I hove this morning with tho loss of only twea
-ty three men. Most of the captured mules
and some of tho prisoners were necessarily
abandoned.
IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTHWEST
i * A teiegram dated St. Louis 21st, says
Dispatches to headquarters announce that a
j *ght occurred on the 19th at the Powder I
; Mill, on the Little Rock river, in Southeast
| Missouri between a detachment of the 3d Mis
souri militia, under Lieut. Poper, and a por
tion of Shelby’s command. Our loss was 20
| killed and wounded. The rebel loss is un
j known.
Wounded prisoners report Price and his
whole army at Pocahontas, Arkansas.
One thousand rebels are reported at Chalk
Bluff and four hundred at Kennett, preparing
to attack Bloomfield, Stoddard county.
Shelby was reported at Powhatan, Ark,, on
the I2th, with from 4,000 to 8,000 men.
FROM THB SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
The only official dispatch relative to the
fight in the Valley is that published in Friday’s
Whig. A Washington dispatch in the Herald
dated 21st, attempts to magnify Sheridan’s
success. It says :
Much anxiety is manifested here to night to
; hear from Sheridan’s pursuit of Early beyond
; Strasburg, as it was at Fisher 3 Hill, a point
three miles below Strasburg, where Early
made his effective stand and ended the last
pursuit, in July. This point 13 called the key
1 to the valley, and it is said to be so fortified
that five thousand of the enemy can hold it
against fifty thousand. The question is, wheth
| er Early’s troops are too badly demoralized to
I make a stand.
| Most encouraging accounts continue to come
| from General Sheridan’s command. The
j greatness of the victory i3 yet to be apprecia
ted. The number of prisoners from last ac
j counts is estimated at seven thousand five
! hundred. The destruction of Early's army Is
| unquestionably complete.
VALLANDIGKAM.
Mr. Vailaadigham recently made & speech
at Dayton, from Vinca m take the follow
ing .
! He spoke iu defence of the Democratic party
and State rights and peace, and in support
lof the Chicago platform. The Democratic
party was a State rights party—a constitu
j tional party—a Union party—and just now a
. peace party. It was his party, and its candi
dates were his candidates. It bore the Ark
of the Covenant ; it carried the fortunes of the
| Republic. The Chicago platform enunciated
' its policy and principles by authority, and wa3
binding upon every Democrat, and. by them
the democratic administration must and should
be governed. It wa3 the only authorized ex
position of the Democratic creed, and he res
; pudiated all others. The unity and harmony
| of the party were essential to success, and
; without success in November tbe country was
lost. In conclusion, he declared his purpose
to vote for the nominees of the Chicago Con
vention. as the only hope of securing the de
feat of Lincoln and the rescue of the republic.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The closing quotation of gold in New York
on the 21st was 221. The Herald says :
The markets were rendered more quiet than
ever by the decline in gold yesterday, and the
merchants evinced little disposition to do busi
ness. There was a perfect willingness to 3ell,
but very little to buy. In all commodities
there was a mateiial difference between the
view3 of buyers and sellers, and business was
greatly retarded thereby. Commercial trans
actions were light in the aggregate, but the
sales, reported elsewhere, show no important
change in prices.
MISCELLANEOUS.
It hag been ascertained that a large proper*
tion of the persons already drafted in Wash*
ington have skedaddled to part3 unknown.
The question has been raised whether this
number is to be made up out of the extra
drafted men.
The Massachusetts Democratic Convention
adopted resolutions endorsing the nomination
of McClellan and Pendleton, and approving
the platform of the Chicago Convention, as
embodying the only effective way of restoring
the Union and securing a permanent peace.
Colonel Sharer, Chief of Staff to Maj. Gen.
Butler, ha3 resigned his commission and will
go North immediately. His resignation is
generally regretted throughout the command.
Advices from New Zealand to July 3, state
that the war was virtually closed. The British
troops gained a signal victory a few days
before the 3d of July, and the leaders of the
insurgents were yielding unconditionally.
GRANT NO LONGER DESPONDENT.
From the subjoined, it would 3eem that
Grant's beverage is a little more exhilarating
than formerly. The “dash of despondency that
crossed him gJt|phow gone.’’ The follow
ing is coDied from the Herald :
The Army and Navy Journal of last
says: “We know that the Lieutenant-Gene
ral believes he has the enemy in his grasp.—
We do not speak from idle rumors, or from
conjecture founded on speculations upon his
movements. Whatever momentary dash of
despondency may have crossed him once has
gone."
THE CRUISERS ON LAKE KRIS.
The following dispatch from Washington, on
the 21st. is taken from the Herald:
Commander Carter, of the United States
steamer Michigan, has telegraphed to the
Secretary of the Navy, dating off Johnston’s
; Island to-day, concerning the capture by pi
rates of the steamers Parsons and Island
| Queen. He says, they were pursued by him,
and that he has got tho principal agent pris
oner on board, and many accomplices. He
adds : “All is well and safe at present. The
object was to capture the steamer Michigan."
It further appears that Colonel Hall has six
of the pirate part? on Johnston’s Island
i FROM grant's army.
It appears that Grant was [expecting an at
' tackfrom us last week. The Herald say3 :
Information from the Army of the riotomac
is to toe effect that nothing of importance has
occurred for the past three or four days.
The attack of the enemy expected on Mon
day did not take place, although from indica
tions it was believed that tho rebels seriously
meditated an assault
Scarcely a .shot ha3 been heard along the
Lae for twenty-four hours.*
Numbers of deserters were coming in daily,
but they brought no news.
THE HERALD WANTS PENDLETON OUT.
Referring to the rumored withdrawal of
Fremont from, the Presidential ll3ts, the Her
ald say 3
We are promised a Utter from General Fre
mont, withdrawing from the Presidential con
test ; but we hear nothing from Mr. Fendlta
ton. Would he “not do well to withdraw,' and
give General McClellan a fair chance ? What
say3 Mr. Fremont ?
RUMORED DESTRUCTION OF THE HARTFORD BY
A TORPEDO.
The Herald cf the 22d, state? tbe follow
ing :
There was a rumor in circulation last even
ing that the flagship Hartford fliad been blown
up by a torpedo in Mobile Bay. We were un
able to trace it to any authentic source, and
hence we would advise all interested to give
themselves no uneasiness in reference to it.—
At last accounts nearly all the torpedoes had
been taken up, and a sufficient time has
elapsed since they were put down to almost
preclude the possibility of any one of them
being the least dangerous at the present time.
CAPTURE OF A BLOCKADE RUNNER.
The Herald learns, by the way of Havana,
that the blockade runner Matagordo was re
ported captured, with 600 bales of cotton on
board.
A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE TO SECURE M’CLELLAN’S
ELECTION.
The Democracy of the United States are
about using Lincoln’s weapon to secure their
Section —that is force. We will see who can
browbeat most and yet accomplish more : •
A meeting of the mililary friends of Gen.
McClellan is called for Friday evening, at No.
534 Broadway, for the purpose of forming a
vigilance committee to secure his election to
the Presidency.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Tbe steamship Persia arrived at New York,
Wednesday, with dates to the 11th instant.—
The only featuie of interest in the news is the
declaration by the British Government cf
non-interference with the seizure of the Brit
ish steamer Georgia, captured by the Yankees
off Lisbon. The following is the official let
ter :
Foreign Office, London, Sept. 9,1864.
Sir—l am directed by Earl Russell to in
form you, with reference to your letter of the
27th ultimo, that her Majesty’s government
are of opinion that the case of the Georgia
must go before the Prize Court in the United
Stales, and that you must be prepared to de
fend your interest therein.
I am, sir, your most ob’t, humble serv’t, .
, H. Hammond.
Edward Bates, Esq., Liverpool.
The London Telegraph of the 10th instant,
| says :
An order in last night’s Gazette bear? upon
the case ot the Georgia, supplying an omission
in previous notices of the same kind, which
while prohibiting all- vessels of belligerent
Powers from equipping, refitting, and so forth,
did not forbid their entering our ports for the
purpose of being disbanded and sold.
An agent of Lloyds reports that a large
steamer is stated to have put into Niedup,
with signals for a pilot, She changed colors
at Bremerhavcn and hoisted the rebel flag.
The pilot who took her to Bremerhaven be
lieves she still remains there. She steams ten
knots at half speed.
She is reported to bo commanded by Gapt.
Semmes. has three hundred men on board,
and is pierced for forty guns. She is stated
to have been built at Bordeaux. The pilot
volunteered the information.
Military Fashions.
General Amberfc, in an article in the
Moniteur del’ Arrnee on military fashions,
alludes to the many different manners in
which soldiers have worn them. First,
the hair was long • then to suit the hel
met, it had to be cropped close; and af>
ter this came the peruke, without which
no man was perfect. One day France
underwent a profound humiliation. The
gazettes announced that, at Cremons,
Villeroy had been taken without his peris
wig? The English army at Ramilies
wore the peruke as a souvenir of victory,
and out of compliment to the peruke of
Marlborough. At times appeared very
seldom ordinances with respect to the
number of tails to be worn, and what per*
sons were entitled to them.
At the coronation of Louis XVI, each
of the marshals appeared with three tails,
a number which had long been envied by
the dukes. In the archives of the war
office may still be found long reports about
fights between regiments whose ideas dif
fered as to the manner in which the hair
should be dressed. There are also docu
ments which it is hard to imagine were
seriously written. Louvois, Louis XlV.’s
war minister, directs that the peruke shall
be worn the least little bit longer; that
the regiment Vermendois shall wear its
hair a Paiseau royal. Under the Regent
the toupet a vergette was ordered, and
then toupet a Vavantgarde.
When the Revolution was at hand Di
derot, one of the Encyclopedias, pleading
the cause of long hair against the Marquis
de Joufflors, declared for hair a 7a ro
mainc.
In 1791, many styles existed through
out the various regiments. A Colonel of
the National Guard of Paris, called La>
gard, who was war minister for a month,
ordered all the army to adopt the queue ,
which was to be neither more nor less
than six inches iiTlength. The minister,
however, counted without the Royal Com*
toise, who refused to give up the “cato*
gen” for which it had fought and bled.
In 1864, a corps of Grenadiers, under
the command of Junet, was quartered
around Arras, where frequent assaults of
arms took place, and heavy bets were laid.
One day a fencing master bet his tail
and lost it. The man was placed bes
tween two alternatives—either he must
commit suicide, or kill all his friends and
scholars. He demanded five minutes re
flection. He finished by persuading all
the masters to immolate their queues.
The grenadiers, however, refused to imi*
tate the fencing masters, and so many du
els took place that Junet had to interpose
his authority. This did not avail, and !
several military sedions took place. Row- j
ever, when Oudinot led 12,600 grenadiers I
into Austria, none of them wore the queue,!
which gradually went out of fashion with
winter campaigns and hard work.
Wa are informed that Montevallo is now in tele
graphic communication , v*ita this city. Wire
enough has been received, and the Ilavwi’l soon j
be extended to Talladega and Blue Mountain.—
This line will be of great advantage ia a military
point of view, and we hope to see the Government
give farther attention to building lines ia all parts
of the Confederacy, —Selma DUpatch.
TELEGRAPHIC.
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RZP9RT3 *F IU PRESS A33OCIA.TI«N.
Entered aoeording to act&f Congress ih the year
1353, hy J. S.Thrasher,“in the Clerk’s office ot
the District Coart of the Confederate States for
the Northern District of Georgia.
Petersburg, Sept. 30.
The Herald of the 27th received.
Stanton telegraph's Dix on tll f 26th as follows:
Sheridan dispatched at 11 o’clock Saturday night
6 miles South of New Market that he had driven
the enemy from Mount Jackson without being
able to bring on an engagement. The enemy mo
ving rapidly, Sheridan has ne cavalry to hold
them. Torbett attacked Wicklfaars force at La
rey, and captured a nuipber of prisoners. Sheridan
found rebel hospitals at all the towns from Win
chester to New Market, and was So miles from
Martinsburg. 20 pieces of artillery were captured I
at Fishers Hili together with 100 prisoners, andl
a number of caissons, large quantities entrenchingl
tools, small arms and sabres. [Breckinridge hs c l
gone to take command in the Southwest. e/1
Dispatches received from Sherman state
Hood appears to be moving towards the Alab
line. A strong force of rebel raiders are rep,,.-B
operating against Sherman’s communication
had captured Athens, Ala. Vigorous ex
will be made to capture the force. Steele is
Iv reinforced and is taking the Mgjm
Grant reports no operations. •^l't^Bll
Stanton / he foregoing is all prop/ 0 ’
Sieved from couuaa iP) {^p
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and Sauk Gregg’s Yankee cavalry which had fired
on our cavalry pickets on the Vaughan road, 8
miles below here, near Wyatt’s House, capturing
about 20 prisoners and established our liaes this
morning. The enemy with infantry, artillery and
cavalry, advanced on our right about four and a
half miles below here to the west of the Weldon
Railroad and dislodged our cavalry from their
breastworks at that point. Arrangrments have
been made to affect this movement, and it is not
believed they will bold the works long.
Griffin, Sept. 30.
Gen. Hardee at hi* o.wn request has been relie
ved of the command of bis corps. He is to take
command of the Department of Charleston, and
left here this morning, accompanied by his staff?
for his new geld of operations.
After spending several days with the army, the
President went to Montgomery. llt> is expected
to reach Macon tomorrow morning.
Our army is in the finest possible spirits, and
the country may expect good news from it before
-the lapse of many days.
The impression that Gen. Forrest has superced
ed Wheeler is a mistake. Forrest is operating on
his own hook.
! Warriors in Giiarriots.-— We heard
| a little incident related in reference to
! the Alabama militiiTthe other day, which
! shows the laxity of military discipline
! about Opelika. A captain of a cavalry
| company reported about ninety men for
duty every morning, and on an occasion
of parade the colonel asked him why he
did not parade more than twenty-six men.
“The fact is,” says the captain, “there are
about seventy of my men who have re
ported here in buggies, and only this
number are properly equipped.” We
suppose these melish have read of the
style of the ancients who went to war in
chariots, and are only imitating the an-'
cients as nearly as they can. — La Grange
Bulletin,
Gen. Morgan’s Horses.—The Abingdon Vir
ginian, of Friday last, says :
When General Morgan was killed, ho had in his
possession four valuable horses. The finest of
these he rode in his last inarch, and was captured
at Greenville when the General foil. The three
others were sold here on Tuesday last at public
outcry. One was a bay saddle horse, and the others
a pair of blacks, well matched. They were sold
separately, and brought respectively, the bay
$1,675, and the others $2,100 and $2,000.- Neither
horse sold for much more than half its real value.
Dr Talmadoe. —We rejoice that we were mis
informed in regard to Dr. Talmadge’s health, as
lately published by us. Tho truth is, the only de
fection of mind he has is loss of memory, more or
less. He converses as usual on any subject, and
is as much interested as over in our national con
dition. He was subject to paroxyisms or con
vulsions, which temporarily affected h ; .3 mind, and
he went to the Asylum, where ho sleeps : but he
Spends the day at his own home, returning to his
retreat after tea. His physician says there is no
reason why he should not recover, but that he will
never be able again to preach or teach.
[Oh ristia n In dex.
A Female Captain. — We find the following
in the local column of the Charlotte Times of Fri
day :
Another Belle Boyd,.—A beautiful dashing lady
in the uniform of a Captain, passed on the North
ern train towards Richmond yesteriay afternoon.
She wore a black belt with a chain attached. She
is said to be from Mississippi, and has participated
in several hard fought battles and was promoted
on the field for distinguished gallantry. She wore
a straw cap, set jauntly on her head, adorned with
a heavy black ostrich feather, and her jacket was
adorned with two rows of miniature gilt buttons.—
He who seemed to be her travelling companion,
appeared about forty years of ago, and wore the
uniform of a Major. She had probably been home
on a short furlough, and was. on her way back to
join her command. There is some mystery yet un
ravelled about this heroine and her strange career,
and which will never see the light till the heart l
history of a love story is written.
School Wanted.
BY a Teacher with nine years experience and
good testimonials. Applicants will please state
’ages and attainments of proposed pupils. Would
prefer a class of young boys in Latin Grammar,
Arithmetic, Ac.
Terms: One'hundred dollars a month and board
ing. Address M. GREENE,
Yongesbor j\ Russell co., Ala. i
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REMOVAL! !
DR. WINGFIELD has removed his office to his
residence,_ near the Muscogee Rail Road Depot, I
immediately in the rear of Dr. Bozeman’s, where
he may be found during the day or night, unless .
absent on profesjional duty.
sep29 6t*
SELECT SCHOOL.
V| R. GEO- M. DEW S will resume his School*wit'n
iU a limited number of pupils on M onday the 3d j
October next.
Tuition for half a scholastic year $125 00, paya- '
ble in advance. sep29 4t*
WA3¥TE¥TO HIRE
riVE er SIX NEGRO FELLOWS, for which the
V highest price will be paid.
Apply at TIMES OFFICE.
, sep29 Iw*
TO RENT.
A COMFORTABLE HOUSE with four rooms, in j
a convenient part of the city Apply at Agency ■
of the Marine Bank octltf ,
THE CITY
T- J. JACKSON LOCAL EDITOR
The President’s Arrival. —The President
according to previous announcement, arrived at
; this city yesterday afternoon at 6 o’clock. Quite
a number of citizens, were ia the
depet. In consequence of having no lights l»3fc
night we are unable to give thia morning an ac
count of the President’s reception and speech.—
We will give a more extended notice in our noen
edition. ■ . .
AUCTION SALES
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DAY. -itli October, at b'l-2 ..’clock, w-?
hi front of our store,
IBPII Choice sii£'ar!
BHBnB
888 oi ls hemp Horn:
gHHfI > Extra Heavy Baggage :
—also, — *
Wmr ra. home ins. stock :
BHHp.iliK. Livingston & Cos.
AN TUESDAY, 4th of October, at 101-2 o’clock,
U we will sell in front of our Auction ifoom,
2 Tete-T'etes, 1 Rocker, 1 Arm Chair,
6 Cushioned Chairs, 6 Cane*bottomed
Chairs, 2 Marble Top Tables, 1 Cane
Rocker, 3 Cottage Bedsteads, 1 Trundle
, Bedstead.
—ALSO. —
*7S BusliHs Corn 2
—ALSO, —
A LIKELY AECiRO WOMAN,
22 years old and two Boy children, ages
8 months and 4 years old, the woman ex
tra likely.
—also —
Jk. XfZtesjesxjTk- »
about 20 years 01d.,%.
—also —
ONE EL FINE ROSEWOOD PIANO!
Seven Octave, fine tone and finish.
—ALSO- f
Iff EM FI HE!
2 Handsome Sofas;
j 2 “ Mohair Rockers;
1 Elegant Marble Top Sideboard ;
1 “ What-Not ;
1 Rosewood Marble Top Centre Table ;
| 1 u “ “ Bureau;
! 1 Damask Settee ;
| 31,000 ll3Sr. Bacon 2
—ALSO—
! ONE FINE TWO SEATED BUGQY!
ONE DOUBLE SETT HARNESS f
A VERY FINE CLOSE CARRIAGE!
j sepSO 4t S6O
j'By Ellis, <fe €o
| AN TUESDAY, 4th of October, at 10 1-2 o’clock,
U we will sell in front of store,
*One Chest Black Tea!
Containing 105 pounds.
: sepSO 4tsl2
Ily Ellis, Sc Cos.
AN TUESDAY, 4th of October at 1014 o’clock,
U we will sell in front of our store
Two Horses.
OUSTS TOP leTJGrGrY.
©lie ft T © Top Buggy,
TWO SETTS SINGLE HARNESS.
sepSO 4t sl6
By Ellis, Livingston & Cos.
200 Gr A.LXjODTS
PURE CATAWBA GRAPE BRANDY!
A VERY FINE ARTICLE.
For sale in quantities of 10 Gallons and upward*,
ag3o ts
AUCTION SALES.
BY ROSETTE, LAWIIOX & CO.
j SIX 10, MM Mill!
At Auction !
WE will sell on WEDNESDAY, sth October, at
10 o’clock, in front of our Auction Room
SIX LIKELY NEGROES !
, Mary, 28 years old :
Mariah, 12 “ “
Dick, 10 Ci “
Gilbert, 8 “ (i
Robert, 4 11
Jim, 2 “
sep3o ot
BY ROSETTE, LAWIION & CO.
SILVER WARE
AND
Pearl Handle Knives!
AO? A-XJCTXO3NL
\VJ"E wili sell on WEDNESDAY }th Oetojor, a-
YV 10 o’clock, in front of our Auction Room
SIX PIECES SILVER WARE.
Coffee Urn, Cream Pot, Tea Pot Sugar
Dish, Slop Row!, Water Pitcher.
1 Dozen Pearl Handle Dinner Knives.
i • u “ * Dessert
sepSO ot _
WANTED TO RENT!
ONE or Two Furnished Rooms, with or withou'
Board—a small family. Best ofroferences given.
Can furnish supplies at low Address^
i S /T3O ts 1 * B'-x’l'G,