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,\m THURSDAY, Juno9,lß6l,and until further
0 notice, the Schedule of the Passenger train will
be as follow, viz:
Leave Charleston 9<45 ' a * m '
Arrive in Savannah 5.40, p. m.
Leave Savannah s>3 °* a * m *
Arrive in Charleston 1 * 1 5» P- m -
This Train makes direct connections, going north
.1 sf . nt h with the Northeastern Railroad at Char
iSoriWeCentral Railroad at g the Junc^on.
June 11 ts Engineer and Superintendent.
Change ol Schedule.
a S and after Sunday, June 19th, the Trains on
0 the Muscogee Railroad will run as follows.
PASSENGER TRAIN:
heave Columbus - 95 a’ m!
Arrive at Macon p"
Leave Macon ... ok 4' y
Leave Columbus... f « 4" y'
. Arrive at Columbus w'.'L.'CLARK,
mar 19 ts Supt. MuscogeejL_iL_
Through to Montgomery
NEW SCHEDULE.
MONTGOMERY A WEST POINT
RAILROAD company.
COLUMBUS, August 27,1864.
/IN and after August27th. the Passenger Train on
U the Montgomery and West Point Railroad will
Leave Montgomery at 8:00 a. m.
Leave West Point at /:10 a.m.
Arrive at Columbus at 5:32 p. m.
Leave Columbus at 5:50 a. m.
Arrive at Montgomery at 3:00 p. m.
Arrive at West Potnt at 4!o0 P- ui.
Freight Train leaves Columbus at 8:40 a m.
Arrives at 8:27 p m
D. H. CRAM, Sup’t & Eng.
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MOBILE & GIRARD RAIL ROAD.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
Girard, Ala., Aug. 22,1864.
ON and after this date Trains on this Road will
Run Daily (Sunday excepted,) as follows:
Passenger Train.
Leave Girard at 00 P \P’
Arrive in Union Springs .77 30
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,
aglß ts Eng. & Sup’t.
FOR SAJLE,
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
new dwelling house with two rooms; kitchen with
two rooms; a very superior well of water —hard-
ly equalled in the vicinity of the city, and a large
garden. Everything new and in good order. For
further particulars apply to
s P I3 lm Dr. WOODRUFF.
FOR SALE!
A GOOD Saddle and Harness Horse.
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and Tennessee Rivers 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 the enemy threatens, the negroes
can be moved West through an inaccessible coun
try. Apply to W P Herring, La Grange, Ga., or
WM. RICIfAiiDSON HUNT,
Lieut. Col. Comd’g.
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SSOO Reward.
WILL be paid for the apprehension of our boy
Truman. He is about 24 years oil, 6 feet high;
very black, and weighs about 180 pounds. Three
hundred dollars will be paid for his confinement in
some jail so that we can get him, or five hundred
dollars for his delivery at the
EAGLE FACTORY.
Eufaula Spirit of the South, Quincy Dispatch, Al
bany Patriot, Macon Telegraph, LaGrange .Repor
ter, and Zfamilton Enterprise, publish one month
and send bills to Factory.
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SSO Reward,
Superintendent’s Office,)
Muscogee R. R. Company, •>
Columbus, Ga., Nept. 16, '64. )
A REWARD of SSO will be paid for the delivery
A to me for each of the following negro men :
Charles—Black; about 25 years old; quick spo
ken ; woighs 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 where his wife is.
W. L. CLARK,
sp!7 lm Superintendent.
SSO Reward.
f WILL pay the above reward for 808, a black
1 boy, about 24 years old. He has been out three
or lour weeks, and is supposed to be lurking about
he city. JNO. H. BASS.
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SI,OOO Reward.
A CHUNKY, heavy set, black boy by the name
cl WILLIAM, about 24 years old, left Colum
bus on Sunday morning last. I am confident he
was takon off by some 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. The boy came from Virginia about two Years
ago. and says ho 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.
R. S.—l learn, since the above was written, that
the boy lelt Cmumbus 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.
STERLING EXCHANGE:
4 FEW Hundred Pounds of Sterling Exchange
for sale in sums to suit purchasers bv
-slo tt BANK OF COLUMBUS.
BUGGY FOR SAFE!
A N excellent Buggy and Harness for sale. Ap
■A ply at this office. = o p°l ts
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FOB SALII !
WE have for sale 49 roams ot Letter Paper, and
2,000 small Pocket Blank Books, at Wholesale
or Retail. Phper, SSO per Ream; Blank Books, $l5O
retail, 75 ots. wholesale. Apply at , ___ __
ts THIS 01 PICE.
KTOTICE.
To Planters and Others I
r WILL EXCHANGE Osoabnrgs. sWlug
■ 1 Yarns, for Bacon, Lard, Tailpw ami - x. .
will bo found at Roomett & Cb? old stand, R - e - c -
am manufacturing Candles and Lard Oil : r .me.
L. S. WHIG H i
jane 2 ti
I'Votice to Debtors and Cred
itors.
NOTICE is hereby given to all per- ■ • ! '~-
demands against Samuel McClary =-* -
cogee county, deceased, to present them id either of
. us. Properly made out, within the time ; -\ - • rod
toy law. All persons indebted to said decor, ■' 1 are
hereby required to make immediate payment to
either of the undersigned.
B H CRAWFORD, Adm -
„ „ MARIA E McCLARY. Admt’x
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Vol. XI.
J. W. WVRRIiV & CO. Proprietors J. W. WARREN, Editor
SPECIAL NOTICES
Notice!
Columbus, Ga., Oct. 4, ’64.
The Office cf the Provost Marshal has been re
moved to “Winter’3 old building;” one door above
the Commandant Post Office.
G. H. FULKERSON,
oc4 3t Capt and P M.
Ta\ in Kind Notice.
Office Post Quartermaster, \
Americus, Ga., Oct. 1, ’64. /
I. Producers of the 3d District are required to de
liver their tithes of Wheat, Oats, Rye and Wool, by
the Ist day of November proximo. Those failing to
do so will be subject to the five fold penalty imposed
by the law.
11. Agents will begin receiving the articles con
tained in the second assessment, (corn, rice, fodder,
sugar, molasses,.cotton, &c„) as soon as they are
assessed.
111. In view of the difficulty of procuring barrels
for the tithe Sorghum Syrup, producers may give
in exchange at the rate of 14 pounds wheat, 39 2-10
lbs corn, 44 4-5 ft>3 shelled oats, or 2 tbs bacon for
one gallon syrup.
JNO T CRAFT,
oc4 eod2w Capt and Post Quart'r.
Notice!
Columbus, Ga„ Oct. 4th, 1364.
L. T. Maddux is authorized te attend to my
business in my absence from Columbus.
ocs lm* WILL. S. BALFOUR.
Notice to Farmers.
- Farmers who have not delivered their Tithe of
Fodder aro requested to bring it in immediately,
as it is greatly needed at this Post. Those who com
ply with this request can deliver their Fodder with
out baling it. H, D. COTHiJAN,
Capt. & A Q M.
Sun and Enquirer copy 10 days. oc4 lOt
Notice.
Marshall Hospital,
Columbus, Ga., Oct. 4,186 if
All officers and men, absent from this hospital
"as out patients” will report to this office immedi
ately. T. A. MEANS,
oc4 6t Surg. in charge.
Pressman Wanted,
A mechanic who understands repairing a Print
ing Press can obtain a job, on liberal terms, at.this
office. oct4 ts
Confederate States Arsenal
Columbus, Ca., Sept. 30, ’64.
Atlanta Arsenal—Notice.
Parties holding claims against the Atlanta Arst’
nal, will, after having them approved by Lieut. J
U. Ansley, M S Iy Ord., now at Charleston Arse
nal, present them at this Office for payment.
__ M H WRIGHT.
Colonel Cotnd’g,
2w Gov’t Works
Ho. Q’p.s Government Works, (Ord.-
H Columbus, Ga., Oct. 1, 1364.
-Strayed or Stolen.
|HjM the Columbus Arsenal 3* ‘he 23rr
September, 1364.
Hr.e Black Horse Mule ;
■ Mare
small Bay
reward will be given ior their delivery
He Office of the Military Storekeeper.
HH M. fl. WRIGHT,
6t Col. Comd’g,
■ KTOTICE
To Mississippi 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,
sep2S ts Agent.
Battle-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 be for
warded to and dispensed by our Committee there.
W. 11. YOUNG, Presd’t.
C. G. Holmes, Sec’y. ag23tl
Store Mouses for Rent.
THE three buildings known as the deGraffenreid
buildings, corner of Oglethorpe and Randolph
streets, are offered to rent from and after Ist Octo -
ber. They are guaranteed against Government im
pressment. E L deGRAFFENREID.
W¥MTO.\ SCHOOL.
MISS J. L. JEWETT will resume the exercises of
her School, at the Wynnton Male Academy, on
Wednesday, Oct. sth, 1364.
TERMS;
Per Quarter (3 months) S4O 00
Incidental Expenses (per quarter) 10 00
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
4®“No deduction made, excepting in cases of pro
tracted illness. sp3o lw
: MA.TT.~R. EVANS,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No. 64, Commerce Street,
MOBILE, ALABAMA.
TXTILL sell on Commission every description of
if Goods, Negroes and Produce of all kinds.
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FOR SALE !
320 Acres of Laud oil the Mobile &
Girard Kail Road,
T'CRTY MILES from Columbus, Georgia, and one
1 and a half from Station No. 5: about ISO acres
opened, and cabins for about 30 negroes, with good
water, gin house, &C. Apply to Messrs Ellis, Liv
ingston i* Cos., for terms,
sr-5 lm* D C FREEMAN. Jr,
WAITED!
£ flflft of TALLOW, for which a liberal price
i/ivw will be paid. Apply to
F. W. DILLARD,
sp7 ts Major and Q. M.
SELECT SCHOOL.
MR. GEO- M. DEWN will resume his School with
a limited number of pupils on Monday the 3d
October next.
Tuition for half a scholastic year $125 00, paya
ble in advance. sep29 4t*
WAYTED TO HIRE.
r iVE or SIX NEGRO FELLOW S, for which the
* hifl £s?ly at® WiU b? , :UU 'TIMES OFFICE.
sep29 lw" -
WaAT£P TO REYT!
j IYKE or Two Furnished Rooms., with or without
jv- Board—a small family. Bcstef references .t\eu.
jC v. furnish .-u; ylies ~t! j»‘ 1 A-Hjgfc..
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j j )R. WINGFIELD has removed;his •me.- ,7' hi*
1 F> residence near th® Muscogee Rail r. >au Depot,
immediately m the rear of Dr. Bozeman s, where
he may be found during the la: a.. uniOSs
absent on professional duty
tillßß Mi AUW!
■1 on the Ist v I : .-;i.uy in Omocct. ter nttn
: Carlisle'*?. Marin'
Terms of admission wul maae m wn beiore
i the'session ‘commence?. _ _ _____ .
•- -. l+REe.Nl\ uOD, Prosa t.
. F WtLLCOX. See’y
Columbus, Ga,, Thursda,’ Morning, October 6,1864.
Wednesday evening.
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE OF THE TIMES.
Nbwnan, Ga., October 2d.
Army Movements—Secresy Enjoined—With
drawal of General Hardee—Rumored Capture
of Rome, .^c.
The army movements in this quarter are
cheering. I reached this point, the nearest to
the army in its present position, last night,
after a rather fatiguing trip, and feeling quite
enervated have concluded to rest here until
the programme shall have been more fully de
veloped.
It may cot be improper to state that army
headquarters, last nigh t. were at Dark Corner
a position about nine miles from Powder
Springs, and about forty miles from this place.
There was nothing to indicate that they would
remain there longer than to-day, as the coni*
mand seems to be “onward.”
Armstrong’s cavalry struck the State Road
at a point not far above Atlanta yesterday,
and were heading it up to last accounts re
ceived from there tki3 morning.
There is a degree of secresy observed about
this movement of our3, which has not charac
terized former movements in this army, and
I shall not, even in my anxiety to keep you
fully posted, be the first to depart from the
rule which has been established, seemingly,
by common consent. I have reference only
to Gen. Hood's ultimate plans.
Having the lights of minor movements,
which I will endeavor to keep before you as
each opportunity presents itself, you will be
enabled to form your own conclusions and
speculate ad libitum as to final results.
You have ere this been apprised of Gen.
Hardee’s withdrawal from this army. His
corps is now commanded by the gallant Cheat
ham. Rumor has it that Dick Taylor will be
ordered from his new department to take Har
dee’s place.
The consolidation of regiments in Hai dee’s
corps threw out quite a large number of offi
cers, from Colonels dowD
There supernumerary officers have been
given furloughs of 70 days, for the purpose of
enabling them to recruit new commands—
where, you can possibly guess.
Sherman is supposed to have in Atlanta
| about one month’s supply of provisions, which,
i by issuing half rations, would enable him to
remain in Atlanta about sixty days, even with
| his communications cut. Hi3 movements, if
he is contemplating any, are kept as secretly
i as ours.
Our troops are in better spirits than they
, have been since the fall of Atlanta. An ad«
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vance movement, you know, is calculated to
enthuse the most despondent.
The people along the line of the Atlanta
and West Point road feel but little alarm
consequent upon the movement of the army
from their immediate front.
Wheeler, I learn, is to take care of this sec
tion. OUTLIN#.
P. S.—A rumor is prevalent here,, and gen
erally believed, that Gen. Wheeler had cap*
tured Rome with its negro garrison, consisting
of three brigades.
The latest accounts place our-headquarters
at Powder Springs, v and it is believed that our
left occupies the railroad at Big Shanty.
News from Fairburn, nine miles this side of
Atlanta, of heavy cavalry skirmishing at that
point, has just been received. OUTLINE.
Newnan, Ga., Oct. 3d.
Loss of a Bridge upon the Chattahoochee — The
capture of Rome Confirmed — Gen. Hood’s
Proclamation — The old field of New Hope
Church, fc.. ,j’c.
The continued rains of the last few days
have swollen the Chattahoochee considerably.
The permanent bridge erected on the river at
a point nine miles from this was swept away
last night.
Rumor had it that the Yankees had built
and floated down rafts against it, but I am
inclined to give any credence to the report.
The loss of the bridge would have been a se
rious one, had not eur Pontoons been at hand;
as it was, however, a very good biidge was
constructed in a short time and the wagon
trains wem over as usual early this forenoon.
The report of the capture of Rome by
Wheeler has been confirmed by parties who
reached here this afternoon direct from his
command. He captured the entire garrison
consisting of three regiments— 3ooo in all.
The Yankee cavalry which were ekirmishing
with our forces at Fairburn yesterday, fell
back and our men again occupy their former
position, from which we had fallen back a
little
There is stirring news in from the army
proper to-day. As near as I can understand,
we occupied last night the old battle field at
New Hope church. »
Gen. Hood issued a proclamation to his
troops this morning, in which he informs them
that he intends to take possession of the State
Road and hold it until he forces Sherman out
to-fight him. In the event of Sherman’s re
fusing to come out. he (Hcod) will take up
his line of march northward.
There was a rumor that the Yankee cavalry
ha made e demonstration upon our line at
Powder Spring, but I could not trace it to any
reliable source
Dun'- y " think that this bold and dashing
move on the- par; of. oav army will awaken
Mr. Sherman .t orn his : re t of rapid subju
gation and conquest ?
Wha: course is he iikeiy to pursue to coun
teract it 1 i; he finds that he cannot push
Hood from hi? new position, may he not. as a
iernier resort, e induced to make an equally
bold move mi take- up his line of march
through Angus:., or Macon to some point up
on ~:e -A'.■ .oast tor anew base of sup
plies ;
I am in hopes I shad be able- to inform you
verv soon, that out- rmp is firmly established
upon Sherman’s line of communication. One
thing is certain, Hood has taken abundant
caution that his line of communication shall
be secured, and the enemy will find it out, if
they attempt to cripple him in that way.
The army is reported to be in fine spirits.
OUTLINE.
[From the Richmond Whig, Ist.]
The Hews.
FROM BELOW —THE FIGHT RENEWED YBSTERDAY
—HEAVY FIRING —INCIDENTS, CASUALTIES, AC.
Our report of the firing yesterday—which,
in the absence of particulars even through a
courier—gave evidence that a heavy battle
was raging, closed, it will be remembered, at
one o’clock. From that time until two it in
creased in intensity, when it became terrific
beyond precedent. Upon Gamble’s Hill, and
other accessible elevated points around the
city—which, from an early hour, were throng
ed with ladies, children, crippled soldiers and
able-bodied guards—the athletic proportion
of the last of whom would have excited the
military caps city even of Frederick the Great—
when the artillery firing would subside, even
for a few moments, the rattle of musketry,
resembling the long roll of the drum could be
distinctly heard. These, added to the smoke
arising from batteries, and battle fields, and
woods fired by exploded shell, gave the scene
«a sublimity which can be better felt than de
scribed. One may have listened to the mighty
roar of Niagara, and witnessed Vesuvius vomit
liquid lava, but both pale before the awful
roar of modern heavy artillery, with the hiss
ing whistle of the deadly Minie, and the drum
roll musketry volley of full infantry corps—as
an interlude.
But we will waive for the present reflections
and proceed to record facts connected with
the exciting operations of yesterday, and to
give the most important first, we will state
that the following composes a summary of the
news from below, up to nine o’clock last
night:
A gentleman connected with the Whig, who
left'the immediate line of intrenchments at 5
o’clock last evening, informs us that the heavy
firing yesterday morning was from the guns
of Fort Gilmer and the batteries in front of
Harrison, and was directed against the latter
point. There was no infantry firing until
after 2 o’clock, when Hoke’s command made
three unsuccessful assaults upon Fort Harri
son. The first time he got within one hundred
yards of the fort, and the second time occu
pied and held for a few moments, portions of
the works, but was again forced to retire.
The third assault at four o’clock proving like
wise unsuccessful, he withdrew his men. As
our informant was leaving, the firing was re
sumed and was audible until he reached the
city. He is of the opinion that the assault
had been renewed, we hope, with better success,
Hoke’s loss is estimated-at from tW<3 to nV6
hundred in killed, wounded and missing.
LATER—GEN. LEE’S OFFICIAL DISPATCH.
We obtained at the War Department, at 9J
o’clock last night, the following official dis
patch from Gen. Lee, which was received at
8:30, by the Secretary of War :
Headq’rs Army Northern Virginia, l
Sept. 30, 1864. /
Hon. Jas. A. Seddon, Sec’y of War :
An attempt was made this afternoon to re
take Battery Harrison, which, though partly
successful, failed. R, E. LEE,
THE NEGROES ENGAGED.
All accounts agree that there were a num
ber of negroes engaged in the fights of Thurs
day and yesterday, and as usual they suffered
very heayily. We have seen persons direct
from the battle field, who saw them lying dead
in immense heaps in front of our earth works.
A negro deserter from an Ohio regiment, who
was -brought to the city yesterday morning
with other prisoners by some of Wood’s cav
alry, stated that in his brigade, which is a part
of Foster’s division, there were three negro
regiments and only one white one, and that
they all lost heavily. As he had only been
in service two weeks, he knew but little of the
negro troops in other commands. His com
panion, a New York Octaroon, who would pass
for a bronzed Circassian anywhere, wag less
communicative, but said he was forced into
the service much against his inclinations. It
is a little singular while Stanton boasts in his
daily bulletins of the number volunteering in
Yankeedom, we rarely find either a Yankee
-prisoner or deserter who admits that he came
to the South of hi3 own free will and accord.
(From the Petersburg Express, Ist.)’
From the Front.
An official despatch from Chaffin's Bluff, yes
terday, states that up to nine and a half o’clock
on Thursday night, the several assaults of the
enemy upon our works in that vicinity, had been
repulsed, and that many prisoners bad been cap
tured. At that hour the enemy still held battery
Harrison on the exterior line.
Private advices from the same point represent
that the enemy made several determiaed assaults
upon our works and met each time with decided
loss in killed and wounded. It was reported on
the street yesterday afternoon, with what show of
truth we could not learn, that Battery Harrison
was retaken yesterday.
THE AFFAIR ON THURSDAY.
The cavalry fight Thursday afternoon, in which
a portion of our forces wps pitted against Gregg’s
(Yankee) division, was a most satisfactory affair,
and our men behaved in the handsomest manner.
The enemy having forced our lines on Wyatt’3
farm were attacked in front and on the flank, and
driven back in gallant style. As stated yesterday,
a number of the enemy were killed and wounded,
and some thirty or forty prisoners captured—
among them a Major and several officers. Our
lines were re-established, and at that point matters
have resumed their former aspect.
THE ENEMY GAIN ANOTHER ADVANTAGE.
We regret to state that the enemy, while advan
cing in force on the north side of the James river,
have not been [altogether idle on our extreme
right. A heaa© T force of infantry and cavalry was
advanced from the "V aughan across te the Squirrel
Level road yesterday morning, and an attack was
made upon Fort Mcßae, near Mr. William Pee
bles’ house, occupied by a portion of Graham’s
(Petersburg) battery and the breastworks to the
right, held by a portion of Col. Griffin’s cavalry
The enemy’s advance wa3 steady and unbroken,
though our forces fought most gallantly, and the
I two Pieces of artillery in the fort poured a rapid
fire of grape into their ranks. Overwhelmed by
vastly superior numbers, but fighting till tne 1 an
kee column had reached within a few feet of the
work, and flanked by a large force sent to take
them in. the rear, our men were compelled to yiem
the fort and retire rapidly to save themselves.
By the disabling of soma of his horses, one
piece of Graham’s battery, with the horses attach
; cd. was captured, but the other was brought safely
; Off.
The Yankees quickly mounted the work and
j turned the captured piece hpon onr men, who in
; their retreat, was also exposed to a fire from the
j flanking column. We regret to learn that Gra- .
l ham's men suffered considerably.
Peeble’s house is on the Squirrel Level road,
| about one and a half miles from the 5 aughan
i road, and equally distant from the Boyd ton Plank
road Steps were at once taken to offset this
1 movement of the enemy, and it is thought these
j works will not remain in hostile-hands long.
This is no doubt a serious move on the par: of
i Grant to extend his lines in the direction of the
( Scuthside railroad. He see-saws- backwards and
[forwards across the James, and while threatening
t|the capital with a heavy force, generally mana-
$5.00 Per Month
gea te advanoe bis lines by degrees on oar ex
treme right
We are unable to learn the casualties in the
cavalry engaged yesterday afternoon.
PRISONERS AND DESERTERS;
Some ten or a dozen prisoners and deserters
were brought into Provost Mashal Bridgford’s
office yesterday, who were duly registered and dis
posed of. The prisoners captured by General
Hampton Thursday, have not yet been sent in.*
SCOUT KILLED.
Joshua Hrrrison, a member of the Prince
George Mounted Guard, and one of the most ener
getic and trustworthy scouts attached to the army,
was basely killed after surrendering to the .Yan
kees, on the Sussex lino, on Wednesday last.
STIRRING EVENTS ANTICIPATED.
There Is but little doubt that we are on the eve of
stirring events in this vicinity. All appearances
indicate that many days will not elapse before the
ball will be opened in good earnest, and that the
bloodiest drama of the war will be enacted on the
lines in front of Petersburg. Grand may feint as
much as he chooses below Richmond, but bis true
designs are here, and here he will deal his heaviest
blows. We await the issue patiently, feeling confi
dent that he is destined to be foiled, and that our
cause in Virginia is destined to be successful,
notwithstanding the magnitude of the efforts to
crush it.
LATER—THE ENEMY ATTACKED—PRISONERS
TAKEN.
After capturing our works on Peebles’ farm, the
enemy halted for a while and then advanced their
columns—pouring through Pegram’s, Dr. Bois
seau’s and Mrs. Boswell’s farms until they reached
Mr. Re. H. Jones’ plantation, where our eavalry
was relieved, and the Yankee skirmishers were met,
checked and forced back by the advance of Wil
cox’s Division. Wilcox’s forces being in line of
battle, at once advanced upon the enemy and gave
him battle, steadily forcing him back in the direc
tion he came.
A neat little flank movement was executed on
Mr. Jones’ place, which resulted in the capture of
about four hundred prisoners.
The battle progressed hotly but favorably—4be
enemy being pushed steadily back upon the works
captured from us in the morning.
Gen. Hampton with a portion of his command,
was at the same time engaged on the right, and
succeeded in flanking a position taken by a portion
of the enemy on the right of Wilcox, on Boisseau’s
farm, by which movement he captured some six or
eight hundred Yankees, who were at once sent to
the rear, and our force moved on.
The enemy was eventually driven into our late
works on Peebles’ farm, where they were again at
tacked. The result of this assault, however, we
were unable to learn, though it is believed that it
was successful. • Parties who left the vicinity at
the time, state the battle was progressing favora
bly at the time of their departure, with every pros
pect of entire success. We shall probably hear
full particulars early this morning.
The prisoners taken from the enemy will be
brought in to day. They number between 1,000
and 1,200.
THE YANKEE FORCE.
_ The Yankee force engaged, consisted of Burn
side’s corps, which has lately been largely recruit
ed. Some of the prisoners state that they assisted
ih the-capture of Atlanta.
THE RESPECTIVE LOSSES.
In the cavalry fight in the morning, the two re
giments of Dearing’s brigade, (Griffin’s and Talia
ferro’s) commanded by Col. Griffin, our loss was
between 65 and 100 killed, wounded and missing.
Graham’s battery also lost several men. The loss
of the enemy at this point was several hundred.
In the afternoon, the losses were more severe—
particularly so on tho part of the enemy. Our men
fired with a steadiness of aim unparalleled in des
tructiveness. Besides prisoners, it is believed that
Burnside lost two or three thousand in killed and
wounded. The ground in front of our advance, is
said to have been strewn with the Yankee killed
and wounded. Four or five hundred will cover
our loss, so far as known.
FEINT ON THE LEFT.
At the time the above engagement was progress
ing, the Yankees made a feint on our left to draw
attention to that quarter. They mounted their
breastworks with a cheer and fired a volley of mus
ketry at our works, which was promptly replied to,
and for a time the discharge of small arms was
very brisk. The artillery soon opened upon the
enemy, and for awhile kept up a heavy cannonade.
Our men gave cheer after cheer of defiance, each
of which was distinctly heard in the city, but the
Yankees could not be induced to leave their works.
This explains the matter which many in the city
believed at one time to be an attack upon our lines,
and a repulse.
[Correspondence of the Missouri Ilepublican.j
of Terror In tbe West.
Cairo, Sept. 15.— General Fry, of Ken
tucky, and of Zollicoffer fame, has arrived
at Paducah, having been sent from Wash
ington to investigate the reign of terror
and blood of General Paine.
The simple facts that will be substantia
ted upon this investigation, will send a
thrill of horror through the people of the
civilized world. Paine was in command
fiftyssix days and shot sixtysseven men,
and no evidence can be found that a- sin
gle one was ever tried by military‘corns
mission. He was at the guard house one
day, and a prisoner happened to displease
him, when he ordered the guard to shoot
him down; a negro faithfully executed
the order. One old man described as an
object pitiful in the extreme has been
carrying water fifty days, and could not
for the life of him imagine what his of'
fence was. When a prisoner was brought
to Gen. Paine, and pronounced by his
captors a rebel in arms, the matter was
summarily settled by an • order to “shoot
him to-morrow morning, at eight o’clock/'
General Meredith turned fifty-one per
sons loose at Mayfield ; and has emptied
the guard house at Paducah. The bloody
days of .Robespierre .have been blotted
out, and an American now bears aloft the
reeking palm.
General Fry is determined the matter
shall be thoroughly sifted, and that stern
justice shall be done. The greatest exs
citement prevails among the people of
that district, and when Gen. Fry notified
them that he wanted to talk to them, in
stead of coming in a little squad, they
rushed en masse. He has arrested and
placed in the guard-house a number of
negro soldiers that have been flourishing
there lately so extensively, because they
had commenced to denounce Gen. Fry
for a “secesh General. Ihe Lucien An
dersons and BHiagers, the men who
boasted they had Robespierre to command
at Paducah, are now terror-stricken, and
their pale cheeks and trembling lips' at
test their guilty consciences. The coun
try may look for news from General Fry
that will tax their utmost credulity.
Several Yankee journals are lamenting the
fact that Confederate cotton bonds commaijds
nearly double the price in Englisl commercial
circles of Yankee securities
Make the best of everything. If you have
the jaundice, exxut rat you aa re >. rromeu
'prospect before you.
TET ' -PHIC.
Special Dispute..\d the Columbus Times.
Fvom Hood 7 * Army.
Our Forces Oeeupy the State Road !
C apture of Train*.
Newman, Ga m October sth.
Everything 13 working prosperously -*t tho
front.
A portion of our force3 occupy the railroad
between Big Shanty and Ackworth," and are
tearing it up.. They captured several trains
and some prisoners.
Three corps of Sherman s array are reported
to have left Atlanta, going in the direction of
Hood,
[COMMUNICATED.]
To the Ladies. —Your attention is called
to Cairn's Hospital—named in honor of the
late honored and beloved Mrs. Cairns. There
seems to be an impression that this Hospital
—located at Camp Montgomery—is only a
convalescent camp, and that there are no very
sick men needing the attention of ladies.
There are many sick and many suffering
from gangrenous wound? They need veget
ables, lint and in fact everything necessary
for the comfort of suffering soldiers.
Many patients desire to tender to Mrs. Judge
Thomas, Mrs. Sorsbv, Mrs. Fogle, Mis3 Ruth
erford, and others, their sincere thanks for
various acts of kindness.
Ladies wishing to extend kindly spmpathy
to suffering soldiers can find here ample opt
PQrtunity.
Reprehensible. —lt is known, says the Peters
burg Express, that a number of persons in this
community in direct violation of a law prohibiting
traffic with the soldiers, have been in the habit of
purchasing shoes and clothing from them. Our
military authorities, we hear, have determined to
abate tho evil, an«l have already inaugurated 'mea
sures for the accomplishment of the object. The
Government furnishes the soldiers with comforta
ble raiment, and good, serviceable shees, but many
of them part with these valuables at a sacrifice, to
procure money with which to gratify their desires
for drink. We hope that this gratification will
not be catered to by citizens, who, in many case?,
doubtless, thoughtlessly have engaged in thi3 traf
fic. The fall season is rapidly approaching, and
winter will soon be upon us. The soldier, wh*> i?
exposed to the rigors of field service will need all
the shoes and clothißg the Government can furnish
to protect his person and preserve his health.
We perceive that Mr. Rives, in the Legisla
ture of Alabama, now in session, has offered
a joint resolution for the enrollment and or
ganization of all able-bodied male slaves,
which was referred.
i General Orders, T¥o. *2O.
(Extract.]
Headquarters Post,
Columbus, Ga., Oct. 5, 136?
Special Order.?, i
No, 29. <
IV. All orders heretofore issued from these Head
quarters, assigning men to duty as Detectives or on
Secret Service, are hereby revoked.
By order
LEON VON ZINKEN,
Colonel Coind’g Post
S. Isidore Gulllot, Lt. and PostAdj’t.
Aotice.
Adjutant and Insp’r Gen’s Office,
Richmond, Sept. 22, 1564
General Orders, \
' No. 74. }
I. The commandants of Reserves will hereafter
control the enrolling officers, and conduct the busi
ness of conscription and enrollment in their respec
tive States, under the direction of the Secretary of
War, through the Conscript Bureau.
11. Commandants of Conscripts, and of Camps of
Instruction, will be under the direction of the Gen
erals of Reserves.
111. As soon as practicable, all officers and men
now employed in the enrolling service, whether as
enrolling officers, conscript guards, clerks or other
wise, except such as are retired or assigned to light
duty by the Medical Boards, will be relieved by de
tails from the Reserve Forces, and sent to the field
IV. All applications for exemption and detail o:
persons between the ages of 18 and 45 years will be
transmitted through the commandants of conscript
to the Bureau of conscription for decision. Simila
applications from persons of the Resorve class will
be transmitted through the commandants of con
scripts to the Generals of Reserves for decision. The
office of the Congressional District Enrolling Office
rs abolished, and communications from local enroll
ing officers will be transmitted through the Com
mandants of conscription to the Generals of Re
serves. An officer may be assigned to duty in each
Congressional District as Inspector of conscription.
By order,
S. COOPER,
A A I Genenl.
Keadq'rs Ga. Reserve A Dist. of Ga ,
Afacon, Ga., Oct. 1,1564.
General Orders, 1
No. 19. /
I. In pursuance of the foregoing order, the under
signed hereby assumes the direction and control o'
the conscript and enrolling service in the A
Georgia.
11. The Commandant of Conscripts of Georgi •
will report directly to these Headquarters, and will
continue to exercise immediate command of the
conscript and enrolling service under orders from
these //eadquarters.
111. All official communications in relation t > tii
conscript and enrolling service will be forvarde
through the commandant of conscripts to the-
Headquarters, with such remarks as he may dee .
proper.
IV. The office of District enrolling officer being
abolished, the commandant of conscripts will fort.,
with notify officers holding that position to comple
the unfinished business in their respective office; by
the 15th of October, instant, and be prepare! t
turn over on that day their official records of the
district. Inspectors of conscription hereafter to be
assigned to that duty, and who will be appointee
upon the recommendation of the commandant v
conscripts.
V. The commandant of conscripts will forward t
these I7eadquarters, on or before 15th of every
'month a condensed report of the operations of the
service for the preceding thirty days in the several
Districts of the State, showing the number of mer.
enrolled, and what disposition has been made o;
them, the number assigned to the army in the Sell
to the reserves, found fit for light duty, detailed un
der the provision of the act of October aml of 17th
February, and exempted.
VI. The commandant of conscript b wilt forwar
to these Headquarters without delay a fcompie,,
list of the officers and men now engaged in tr.e en
rolling service under his command; setting forth ii
the caso of the officers, th'eir names,' ran::, rb-wha*
duty assigned, add by whose prder, whether they arb
St or unfit for field service, and in the cart f itr
taiicd employ a.. their names, age, resident-<;. life,
of enrollment, u»>w etap.oyeu. whtAe. Y*mc,. • >;•
-me.Sfca! Examining hoard i t .r Hufit, tor field .;e
vice. . .
li-DWELL COBL,
oc-j Maj. General C-omd’g
By Ellis. Uving\4on Cos
AM FRIDAY, 7th jetober, a* * 1-2oVo
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