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COLL v ' ii Published Daily (Sundays excepted) i h 5.00 per month, or sls tor three months. No subscription received tor a lon«er term than h.rte month*. ADVERTISING RATES : Advertisements inserted for $2 00 per square for sack insertion. Where advertisements are inserted a month, tne charge will be S3O per square. . ... Announcing candidates S2O, which must in van paid in advance. Change oi Schedule. Office Engineer jBS?|SS3ESSSd i Charleston flßgaw&SßL ,\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. ag27lßt>4—tf 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. [ Apply to sa I .1 C"xl Mr. I Tftslß ;7.,| for ■ info* cl . ■ 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. sepl7 lm 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. sep2o lm * 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. iy 4tf 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 imi ufflTii 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 ag3l wot '' . 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. sp2o lm , 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.. seo‘ ts x . f 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« • * 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 will sell in front of our store, X J .2:X£.3B3X*3r Boy i '2O years