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DAILY TIMES. J. W. WARREIV, - - - Editor. COLUMBUS: Wednesday Morning, October 13, 1864. J 1 ca> Advance is not Conquest. Under this caption the Richmond Whig very truly and justly remarks that no boast is. more common among the ever-boasting Yan« kees than that wherever their armies hare once planted their standards they have con tinued to■< bold possession. The assumption is very fartfeora being true in faet ; and the impossibility of it3 ever becoming true is among the surest guarantees that the South cannot be conquered. They cannot hold what they take, and continue to advance. This was the great trouble with the British when they undertook to “crush” the rebellious col onies. It was not that they failed in battle, or that they found it impossible to go any where, alttfist, that they choose; but seven years of hard trial convinced them that it was impossiblh’To subjugate a country'wbose tei- i ritory extensive, and whose people were j so united.’‘ The territory of the Confederate i States isu gee than that covered by our rev- ! olutionafiPVathers, and our people are not-i only more* numerous, but more united. The j Yankees do not gain victories and ronra at : will as the British did, but even if they were ' able to do so, they would encounter in the end i the same insuperable difficulties the British j did. Time and space would infallibly van- ! quish them. The boast that they hold all that they ac- 1 quire, that they never relax their grasp, and take.no step backward, is exposed and retuted by one of their own number more observant and toothful than the rest—the New York News. That bold and candid journal reminds Yankee people that though their armies have often pressed forward up the’valley of Virgini i, they have as often been forced to abandon it, hurrying to the Potomac with dis aster at their heels : irat though they have time and again borne down with their tremen dous columns lrom the Potomac through the counties of Northeast Va., covering and com manding a great breadth of territory, yet now nearly that whole region is free from blue coats, and Mosby’s intrepid little band roams at will t <y the very banks of the Potomac ; that though they have frequently advanced from Vicksburg and Memphis they have been unable to remain or to effect any permanent result; that the various expeditions for the invasion and occupation of North Carolina have proved abortive ; that the same fate has attended similar efforts in South Carolina and Florida; that Mississippi, once trampled by formidable and triumphant armies, is now comparatively free ; that large portions of Tennessee are delivered of their presence; that in Louisiana the tide of invasion was forced back, and that the occupation there is now limited to a narrow circle of posts around thetity ; that in Arkansas, where, two years I ago, the Yankees swept everything before them, the Confederates are now absolute mas ters of the State; that in Texas the field of occupation has been much reduced, if not en- ! tirely recovered , that even in Missouri a vig orous effort is now going on to reassert Con fedwate authority. These indubitable and pregnant demonstrate, that to overrun is not to conquer, to occupy is not to hold. “The anaconda has, in fact,” to use the lan guage of the News, “been found too short to circle with his length of fold the immense ter ritory of the South. The independence of that region crushed, for a moment, at one point, has shown itself immediately at another, until the work of suppression has become like that of Hercules in his attempts to cut off the heads of the hydra.” It is easy to perceive how this irremediable trouble of the enemy acts and reacts. If they would advance they must concentrate, and, to do this, they must withdraw the troops left at various points already overrun, to keep the people in subjection. Bat so soon as such troops withdraw, the people set free become as hostile as ever. So, if it is resolved to hold places once occupied, the army proper must be so weakened to furnish the requisite force that there can be no more advahee; and the further they penetrate the country, the greater the difficulty becomes—so that the more they seem to be nearing the ends they aim at, the more certainly do they approximate a condi tion when they will be powerless and at our mercy. Their victories avail them nothing, and marches, inland only render their final overthrow more certain and ruinous. The Capture of Fort Hart'kou. The followiag are some of the particulars, which the Editors of the Richmond Sentinel have learned, connected with the capture of Fort Harrison. They will not go far to com mend the management that thus threw away a valuable post and for a time placed Chaffin’s Bluff in imminent peril : During the week previous to the attack on the North side, the artillerists from the oute* : fortifications hud, under their officers, been at work on fortifications near Signal Hill, leav* ing only a few men with their guns. On the morning of the attack, they were drawn up in line of battle, armed with muskets, near the outposts of Signal Hill. The advance of the Federals was so rapid on the left, that they succeeded iu reaching Fort Harrison before the artillery battalion could regain the forti fications. The only resistance made at Fort Harrison was by the few men left in charge of the guns, without officers, a few disabled and sick men belonging to the infantry, who were in hospital there, and a portion of a reserve battalion that had never seen service. The enemy finding but slight resistance on the left, made an easy flank movement on that side, thug evading, to some extent, the fire irom tlie guns of left Harrison, and seized it without rnucti loss. Elated by their success, they moved promptly down the fortifications, taking the redoubt to the right of Fort Harri son, and then pressing forward towards Chaf fin’s Bluff, they also captured a redoubt to the left. Their progress towards the river was arrested by the timely arrival of the battalion of heavy artillery and a large portion of John son’s Tennessee Brigade, under Lieut. Colonel Snowden, who, being the senior officer pres ent, immediately assumed command ot the forts, and promptly adopted measures, which resulted in driving back the enemy, and con fining him to fort Harrison and the two re doubts already mentioned. We regret to learn that Colonel Maury and Major Taylor, of the heavy artillery, wore either killed or captured near Signal and the gallant Captain Allen wounded, whilst serving his guns. Plainly Spoken.—A pretty quakeress be mg a.-Ked it the spirit had never moved her with thoughts of marriage, replied: No friend, out the flesh has done so many times? T!i? Campaign of 1564 From an editorial of the Richmond Examiner, reviewing the present situation, w© take Ahese hopeful and truthful passages : The campaign of 1864 is not yet over, but a review of the held w|U not be unprofitable, and will afford much ground for solid hope and en couragement. .From she enemy's point of view the campaign has proved a failure. In thl East Richmond is not taken; and although our ears are full of the late cannonade; and hithough the ner vous generation is wild about a little earthwork called “Fort Harrison”—a mile further off than Chaffin's Bluff—yet we hare no hesitation in say ing to all persons, far and sear, that Richmond stands in less, danger on this first day of October than it has over done since the State of Virginia seceeded from the Union, three years and a half ago. Whatever may happen, it is certain that no army now in the field, and no operations now in progress, can possibly cause the fall of Richmond. In the West, although Atlanta has been gained, the object of that campaign, which was the “ bisection ” of the Confederation, has totally failed. Beyond the Mississippi the enemy has not only failed, but has meat disastrously miscarried. When wo contrast the immense preparations which were made by the North for the decisive work of 1864, with the meagre results which they have achieved, we have cause for exultation and thank fulness such as has fallen to the lot of few people of the earth in any stage of its history * * Whether, therefore, wo look to the situation in the field, or to the ideas of the Northern people at home, and especially if we contrast the boastful anticipations of May with the results disclosed in September, and with the ignominious grounds of present congratulations among the Northern peo ple, the Confederacy has every reason not only to be satisfied with, but to be thankful for the con dition of affairs at the present stage of the cam paign. Grant’s Losses. In copying from the National Intelligencer, the report of Grant’s losses, from May sth, -a the “last assault on Petersburg,” which the Intelli gaucer places at 75,340 men, the Petersburg Ex press very justly remarks : The above may appear appalling to European eyes, as also to those on this side of the Atlantic, but it does not give the half of Grant’s losses in this campaign. All the columns operating in Vir ginia, are under Grant’s orders, and must be re ceived as a part of hi* campaign. In the table above lj mention is made of Hunter’s losses, in his advance to Lynchburg. They could not have been less than 15,000. Butler’s movements in Chesterfield, too, are ignored entirely. In the fight at Drury’s Bluff, on the 16th May, they were all of 7,500, to say nothing es his ‘ heavy losses previously, at Port Walthall Junction, and Swift Creek. The bloody battle es Monocacy, in Mary land, between Gen. Early and Lew. Wallace, is also omitted. Also the fights around the Wash ington defences. The writer fails to refer to the fight at the Crater, in which the enemy conceded | a leas of over 5/100. No mention is made of the | bloody fights on the Weldon railroad, which oc- S eurred on tho 18th and 20 th of August, near the | Dari* House, where we took over 3,000 prisoners alone, and the enemy admitted a heavy less in killed and wounded. The table dees not include either the fight of the 26th of August, at Reams’ Station, between Hancock and Generals A. P. Hill and Hampton. It also omits any mention of Hampton’s great victories over Sheridan at Tre villian’s depet, and below Richmond. The table was probably made up previous to the late sangui nary conflict near Winchester, but that must now be taken into the account, and later still, the fights of last Thursday, Friday, end Saturday, near Pe tersburg, and below Richmond. The losses speci fied in the table in many instance* are known to be under-estimated, and we may -afely state, that Grant’s losses in the present campaign, commenc ing with the first week in May, and ending Octo ber Ist, say fire months, hare not been less than 175,000 men. In this connection, a paragraph which appears in a late number of the Boston Courier, under the caption, “Grant’s Waste of Men,” is not inappro priato. That paper thinks there can be no fairer illustration of the havoc of war, when carried on under wilful guidance, than the condition of the Ist Mass, heavy artillery. It was, for over two years, stationed in the defence of Washington, do ing most useful and valuable, but not “-active” service when, after the depleting battles of the Wilderness, it was ordered to the front as an in fantry organization. It marched out 1,578 men, and 30 officers, and was in the brunt of the bat tles at Spottsylvania Courthouse. It now returns with but 270 men, leaving at Petersburg about as many re-enlisted men and and recruits, whose time is not out, and there are are only 13 officers left. That, within sixty days, about 1,100 men of 1,700 have malted away in what is called “glo ry,” certainly bravely, with no desertion, no strag gling, no slow disease, no Chiokahouainy swam;), to detract from their-laurels’ or from the record of as fine h regiment, physically,’as Massachusetts oouid produce, Yet, this is no isolated case, but only a fair sample of all, and au irrefragiblo proof that Grant’s waste of men had not been exag gerated. What a fearful responsibility rests upon the | shoulders of this human butchor ! How many widows and orphans this day, bowed with grief, trace the cause of their widowhood and ,orphan age directly to Grant! What an insupportable load of guilt has accumulated upon his flinty heart, and what 'an account must he render at the Grand Assizes, when confronted by the Great Judge: and called upon for a reckoning. Grant’s Campaign. —The New York corres pondent of the London Morning Herald, who is a very able and exceedingly well-informed writer, says : The campaign, since the crossing of the Rap idan by Grant, in May. has been one of pitiless slaughter. The Federal lieutenant general has oarned for himself the title of the Suwarrow of America. He has not managed to win the affec tions of his army, and ha< been so careless and lavish of the lives of his mon that he is now distinguished both in and out of the ranks of his soldiers, by rfce sobriquet of the “Illinois butcher.” The number of men in the unfortunate army of the Potomac killed, wounded’ and captured, since its crossing of the Rapidan, is not less than 125, 000, of which nearly one-fourth have been killed outright. Grant’s manuer of conducting a cam paign is, to use a mild term, very ourious, and well worthy a description. Owing to the enor mous size of the Northern army, and the fright ful character) in a military point of view, of the country in which it has beeq compelled to operate, it has been impossible for the Federal commander in chief to know anything about the position of the enemy or the relation of our troops to his principal works. Hence that know ledge of a foe’s strength, whereabouts and forti lieatiocs, which in more cultivated countries, and by more able generals, is obtained by the em pioyment of strategy, was gained here only through a tremendous loss of life. As soon as Grant had executed one of his famous flank move ments, fiver to discover in his front somewhere that mysterious, inevitable, but indomitable ene my, he would send word to his corps cemmaisders in front, to “feel the enemy’s works.” This sim ple matter never costs loss than 1,000 men. After ■ the “feeling” operation had been concluded, the next order would be to “press the enemy’s works.” This movement would dispose of 3,000 or 4,000 more. Then came the last order, more terrible than all its predecessors, “Storm tfeo enemy’s works!” And the storming operation never came to on end, without an additional Federal loss of 17,000 or 18,000 men. It was simple butchery. There was no attempt at a display of tactical science; indeed, such would be almost useless with that vast army, and in the terrible woods and ravines in which it was compelled to fight.— This fearful mode of warfare was continued for moro than a month, until the mea under Grant became, as was inevitable, utterly disheartened and demoralized. The Sons of Libety Submitted.— The Sons of Liberty, had a special and extraordinary meeting at Columbus yesterday, when Vallandigham the supreme commander of the order was present. The question was on adhering to McClellan, and after a long debate it was decided in the affirmative by two majority. Valandigham professes to be disar appointed, but all this may be a feint on his part, to rconcile the unsophisticated of bis follower* te the bargain signed and sealed and delivered at Chicago, by which it was intended to secure the union of peace and so-called war factions, on Mc- Clellan as the most available candidate. These same leaders cheated the people two years ago by pretending to be fer a vigorous prosecution of the war, and they are trying to cheat •them now by running a war and peace combination. It is very clear that the men who talked so vigorously a few days ago about peace ; who more recently denounced the so-called war letter of McClellan, and who now adhere to the nomina tion without being able to tell whether they are for peace or war, are not to be trusted. The lead ers are willing to cheat each other for the sake of office, and such men. if elected, would betray the country. With McClellan in the White House and Vallandigham in the War Office, the country would soon be at the feet of Jeff Davis: and it is in the bond that Vallandigham shall be Secretary of War if McClellan is elected. We warn the Union men to be on their guard against the tricks lof the Sons of Liberty.— Cin. Gazette. Exxcutiv* Department of At,a., ] Montgomery, Oet. 7th, 1864. ) To the General Assembly of Alabama: I have received, through your committee, the aaueuncement of year intentton te adjearn te-day. Tiid announcement I received with deep regret. Tke greet object fer which yon were called togeth er, in extraordinary session, has failsd to bo ac eompliihod. This failuro may mult in tho most calamitous consequeucos te the State. The Statu is not properly defended. It is not in my power, under your present law, to have it properly de fended, It was in your power tv accomplish this desirable end. Unfortunately, in my judgment, yen have failed te exercise this power. I have me further communication to make te you new; hut I trust that a merciful Ged will preteet ns, and eneble the tried and true men, al ready in the military service, te save eur beleved State frern all impending dangers. I hope, when yon return to the regular session, tho Giver of all good will inspire yon with wisdom to devise and to do what shall bo host for the success of our cause, and the establishment of enr country's lib erty. T. H. WATTS, Governor of Alabama. [From the Richmond Enquirer.] From fheTraitg-Misslsslppi De partment. We are indebted to Captain W. B. Douglas, of the Trans-Mississippi Department, who has just arrived in Richmond, for files of Hous ton, Texas, papers to the 30th of August, from which we take the following: G*CN. MAGRUDER’s ADDRESS. Gen. Magruder issued tbe following address upon taking leave of the District Department of Texas, iu which he gives a succinct review of the events of his military administration there : Hdq’rs District of Texas, etc., ] Houston, Aug. 16, 1864. / General Orders, 1 No. 166. f Soldiers of Texas: In: pursuance of orders from a superior au thority, I shall turn over the command of this District to morrow, the 17th, to the next offi cer iu rank, Brigadier General Herbert, who will exercise it until the arrival of Major Gen. Walker, the permanent commander. I have served with you twenty one months. The time is now arrived when I must say farewell, and though I obey the call of duty with alac rity and cheerfulness, I cannot part with you but with feelings of the most profound regret. In seasons of emergency you obfeyed my orders with promptness, devotion and the most he roic gallantry, and I have never been for a moment unappreciative of the steadiness, self denial and patriotism with which you have borne the hardships and privations peculiar to camp life, whilst standing sentinels at the portals of your State, uncheered by the hope of immediate conflict with the enemy. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the soldiery virtuesjwhich you ha v e displayed, but your best and highest reward on earth must be in the reflection that you have saved your beloved State from the devastations ai\d nameless horrors of war, that no hostile foot treads her soil, and that peace aiijj plenty reign throughout the land. All that I ask is that you will give the same cordial support to my successor whfch you have afforded me, and -that you will not relax in your efforts to preserve that which you have so nobly won. I found your State in danger, I leave it in se curity. I found the people in despondency, I leave them in hope. I iound traitors exultant, I leave patriots triumphant. All this has been done by you and your comrades now on distant fieldsv I beseech you to persevere in your noble career, to de fend every fort, every entrenchment, and eve ry inch of soil to the last extremity. Remem ber the glorious deeds of the early settlers of the country, who fought amj conquered against great odds, and under overwhelming difficul ties. Let your watchwords be Galveston, Sa bine Pass and Calcassieu, and do not forget that by your prompt obedience to orders, and your rapidity of movement, we were enabled to foil the enemy in his attempt at a formida ble invasion of your Stale, and hem him in and confine him to the desolate peninsula of Matagorda, exposed to the rigors of an unusu ally severe winter, without tuei and without, water, thus saving one of the finest portions of the State, which was almost within his grasp, whilst his repulse at Laredo by Bena vides, and at San Deigo by Nolan, and his de feat near Cari # eitas by the gallant Ford, caused the Federal General Herron, to call loudly for reinforcements which he could not obtain and forced the last of your enemies to evac uate the soil. Do not be deceived; he may return. Be still prepared to meet him at all points—your safety is in preparation. Wher ever I may be, be assurred I shall sympathize in all that concerns your success, with pride and exultation. Citizens of Texas : —I have called upon you largely for support in my efforts to serve you, anu you have responded with promptness and with patriotism. I have driven from your midst traitors who would have sold you to the enemy, and I leave you, your families and your property untouched by the ruthless hand of an unprincipled, uncivilized and destroy ing foe. Without your liberal assistance I could have accomplished nothing Give to my successor the same generous support, and all will remain well. Do not be deceived, the danger is not passed—it may be but just com raeuemg. Yield all you have rather than be unprepared to meet it. That you have suf fered from the unauthorized, indiscreet and improper acts of some of the agents of laws which Gongress has been obliged to make se vere for the public good, I entertain not a doubt : but I have called through the official channels and through the public press for in formation on these subjects, and have never turned a deaf ear to any r complaint, or failed to apply such remedies as the case admitted of. Citizens and soldiers, 1 bid you larewell, with the assurance that I covet no happier lot, when we shall have conquered a peace, than to spend, with my family, the remainder of my life among you. J. Bankhead Magruder, Major General. Hopeful.— The venerable Dr. Sum mers, in a letter to the Southern Chris tian Advocate, says : Some of our people are discouraged at the “situation” of public affairs ; but oth ers of us are still sanguine of success, and that at no very distant day. What party soever prevails at the North—and it is not easy to say which is the best for us—we think the result of the election will inure to our benefit. The Northern people —at least the Northwestern people —are tired of the war, and are determin ed to have peace; and they know—thank* God !—that they cannot have it without recognizing our independence. They know that we have a G-overnment that has backbone in it—whatever feeble knees there may be in certain spotted parts of our country. So let us be of good cheer —let us suffer on a little longer—let us reform our lives, repose in humble trust in Providence—thank God. and take courage! The press and the people unite, says the Rich mond Sentinel, in calling upon the Government to place all our able-bodied men in the field. Yet, such is the strangeness of human nature, when the necessary steps are taken, they are too frequently rewarded with obloquy. As fast as the rule is ap plied, every man on whom it is brought to bear fetches a squall, and his friends aP join, and declare that this is a peculiar and should be a special case. We may expect a great deal of such outcry; but we trust it will be no further regarded than the best interests of the service demand, and thaAothing will be yielded to mere clamor or “influential friends.” Public officers will find it a hopeless un dertaking to please everybody; let them rather do right, and dispense justice to all. Mexican News. The Houston “Telegraph” contains the follow ing in relation to Mexico: We hare had the pleasure of meeting Don Pa tricio Milmo, of Monterey, who has been on * visit to this city for a day or two past. This is the gentloman who Was so much talked of last winter, who laid an embargo on C. S. cotton, and obtained the sequestration of $15,000,000 C- S. notes in Monterey. It will be remembered that Jndge Divine, Col. McKinney, and Capt. Duck ayet were sent as commissioners to Monterey to settle the matter with him, which they did te the satisfaction es all, giving him great credit for the concessions he cheerfully made. It is to be re gretted that the government has thus far been un able to meet the engagements with Mr. Mil mo made by those commissioners. Mr. Milmo had given us seme interesting items from Mexico. He says that Quiroga, in the in terest of Gov. Vidaurri, has laid siege to Monterey, now about six weeks; Ortega, who is the Vice President of the Juarez government, has arrived in Monterey, with 35,000 men. He is unwilling to fight Quiroga and has had an interview with him under flag of trace, in which permission was asked of Quiroga that the Janrez government might re tire immediately from Monterey. Quiroga acceeded, so far as Jaurez was concerned, but refused his consent that officers should retire. Mr. Milmo thinks that Ortega is, by this time, the President. Quiroga has no agreement with the French, though he prefers them to Jaurez. Vidaurri is still at Laredo. The French are in force some 15000 strong about 150- miles from Monterey, having made no advance northward. It is the impres sion that they will not occupy the northern fron tier, until Maximillian arrives at some policy re garding the recognition es the Confederacy. Cortina is at Victoria, the French who had oc cupied that town in small force, retiring before him. Mr. Milmo represents the popular feeling as growing more and more favorable to tke French. It is the army officers who constitute the bulk of the opposition. Os these there are more than there are of soldiers, and they look upon the es tablishment of a stable government as conflicting with their interests and lending to throw them out of employment. In all those parts of Mexico now under French rule, law and order are said to be paramount, and the robbing and brigandage that formerly prevailed, are no longer known. Those who have come in contact with Maxi millian, are altogether favorably impressed with him, and the general impression is that he and his throne are firmly established in that country. Affairs in Missouri. We take the following from the Baltimore Gazette of tbe 4th instant: From Missouri we have’advices up to Saturday last. A party of Confederates entered the town of Franklin, on the Pacific Railroad, on that day, and burned all the railroad property there. On the Southwest branch of the same roed there was also said to be a considerable force of Confederate cavalry. Tbe Federal troops at Warrensburg, Nedalia, Boonville, and other points in Central Missouri, have been withdrawn, and were concentrating at Jefferson City, where General Brown was entrenoh ing himself. > * Fears were entertained that an attempt would be made to destroy the Orange and Gasconade bridges. Great excitement existed along the line of the Han nibal and Bt. Joseph Railroad. Scouts from Ironton reported the advance of a large force from the Soui h; but whether it was com - posed of Federal or Confederate tooops does not appear to have been ascertained. At the latest advices from Fort Smith, Arkansas, the Federal garrison there was on half rations, the forage exhausted, and nearly all tho cavalry with out horses. A later telegram from St. Louis states that noth ing that was trustworthj had been heard from Gen. Ewing. • The Iron Mountain railroad has been so badly daipaged by the enemy that it will require two months repair it. Nothing further had been received from Franklin. It was understood that Gen. Rosecrans would take the field in person yesterday. of All. —The Charleston Cou rier deprecates the talk'about peace, and regrets that the expectation that it will soon come is en tertained by so many. There will be no success ful peace party in she United States, our cotempo rary maintains, until the triumph of our arms oblige them to acknowledge that the subjugation of these States is impossible. Thereforo we must rely on deeds, not words. When tho conviction is forced on the minds of our enemy that their labor is all in vain, that we can never be overcome, then we may reckon on a general willingness to aban don the attempt. But for the present, as the Courier says, “war is our business. War is our chief concern Peace can he brought about only by war. War will finally conduct us to peace. We must fight if we would have peace, and the more resolutely we tight, the shorter we may make the duration of the contest. We should give proof of our sincere desire for peace by carrying on the war with increased earnestness and vigor. “Vallandigham, Long, and tho whole peace party in the United States, are a broken reed The true arid mighty peace men are on this side of the line—Lee, Beauregard, Hood, Early, Kirby Smith, aud other valient chieftains, with the brave men under them. Our army is the real peace par ty. We must look for peace, not to the tongue and pen, but to the sword and the bayonet;. Ink will never bring peace, but blood will. The Chicago resolutions will do very well for the Yankees. Woof the Confederate States have adopted but one resolution, which is, that by the .help of God we will achieve our independence. That has cost us a terrible price, but we must stand up to it till we compel our enemies to admit that they have no right to vote on that question. When we do that we shall have done all, we can talk then about war and enjoy peace to our heart’s content. At the present time war is our business, our duty, our salvation.” A Frightened Dutchman. —The army corres pondent sf the Confederacy tells tho following : In the Army of Tennessee there are very strict orders against soldiers killing the hogs and cat tle belonging to farmers along the line of march, and when taken in the act are very severely dealt with by the generals before whom they are car ried, while the animal is taken charge of by the commissary, and the owner paid for it. I have excellent authority for tho following, which is said to have occurred the other night at the quar ters of Gen. Brown : A sentinel appeared at the door of bis tent, having in custody a huge Dutchman, whom he charged with the purpose of deserting to the Yan kees, having caught him eu route to the enemy’s lines. These facts were made known by the sen tinel to Gen. 8., who was almost asleep, and who aroused himself to hear the Dutchman’s defence.— Os course the charges were all denied, and he mentioned in explanation that he had gone to kill a beef. Before he had finished, the general was again off to the land of shadows, and was again aroused by the query of the sentry, as so what should be done with the Dutchman. But he was only half aroused—the crime of the 'offender, the mention of the beef and the charge of desertion being all jumbled together, he gave the following remarkable order : “Kill him—'turn his hide over to the quarter master, and the meat to the commissary for issue to the troops!” Thelcry of horror escaping from the Dutchman's capacious throat waked the General up, and he so modified the order that the culprit is 3till alive, but remarkably careful about going towards the enemy’s lines at night. A “Bully” Charge. —A correspondent of a Yankee journal, referring to the recent cattle raid, says the rebel cavalry under Hampton behaved very insolently and defiantly to Kautz’s column, who pursued for the purpose, if possible, of recap turing the cattle. To make the matter worse, the greybacks, when charging in the fight which came off near Belsches’ Mill dispensed with the well known rebel yell, and roared out like genu ine bulls of Bashan, iheir bellowings resounding through the woods like that peculiar noise made by an immense drove of the Taurus tribe. The writer had no idea that the rebels were such ac complished mimics, or thaf they could so fault lessly imitate the bovine species. A CiTild that Talked at Birth. —The Troy- Whig has the following : South Troy' is now agitate'd by the stories told about a child that talked at birth. It prophesie.d that a comet was coming in a few weeks and was going to give us a terrible drouth, and that in consequence of its disar rangement of atmospheric laws there would be a five years’ famine. The war was to end next year according to the inspired baby’s prophecy. There are numbers who have sees the talking child and insist upon the truth of the stories. * Proposed Exchange of Prisoners at Savan nah.—The Fortress Monroe correspondent of the New York Times writes under a recent date as fol lows : Major Mq'ford, Assistant Agent of Exchange, will start within a few days for Savannah, with ten thousand sick and wounded rebel soldiers, to be exchanged for a like number of the worst cases of our sick and wounded of our men. The steamer Baltic and other vessels of like capacity, are now preparing to sail on the expedition.” TELEGRAPHIC. —— | REPORTS OP PM PRESS ASSOCIATION. Entered Recording to act of Congress in the year 1863, by J. S. Thrasher, in tho Clerks office of the District Court ©f the Confederal© States for the Northern District of Georgia. Mobile, Oct. ll.jjj The flag of truce boat came up yesterday. Naval and Fort Gaines garrison will be ex changed. The enemy decline exchanging the Fert Morgan garrison. Froqg information which we have received, says the Petsrsburg Sun, we think there is little or no doubt that a fleet is now forming between Norfolk and Old Point to attack Wil mington. Among the number of vessels seen by oar informant, there are two very formid able monitors. That an attack at an early day upon Wilmington is contemplated we feel almost certain, and hope the authorities may be fully prepared for it. Beauregard. —Miss Juliet to the contrary not withstanding, there is something in the name of this gallant and successful leader which inspires the army and people with more confidence than would the same qualities of head and heart if called by any other name. At Petersburg, as at Charleston, Corinth and Manassas, Beauregard is the talismanic watchword that has roused the enthusiasm of the country, brought order out of chaos, struck terror to the hearts of the enemy, and crowned our arms with victory. Wherever the contest has been des perate, the name of Beauregard has been called to redeem the situation. Have the services of this whole-souled, patriotic and skillful soldier ever been more needed than now at the head of the army in Georgia ? It is but simple truth to state that the whole country looks to him as the man for the hour. The claim of this section for General Beauregard is not put forth in disparagement of General Hood, or any other man. —Montgomery Advertiser. James Guthrie was eleven votes ahead of George H. Pendleton on the first ballot at Chicago for Vice President, and would, undoubtedly, have been nom inated on the next by a great majority. But he had once professed to .be in favor of the war for the Union and that killed him. Pendleton, who never lifted a finger against the rebellion, was unanimous ly nominated on the next ballot. We think Val landigham should have been satisfied with the platlorm, but he must have the Vice Presidency also. —Chicago Tribune. Butler's Canal. —Butler is reported digging away at his Canal at Dutch Gap. P. W. A. believes the object of this im* provement to be: First, to avoid the bat tery at Howlett’s house and the submas rine obstructions in the river at Trent’s Read; second, to bring the Federal iron clads through the canal and secure a po sition, after driving away our little fleet, from which they can silence the battery at Signal Hill; then, having secured Signal Hill, the enemy hope to be able to carry the works at Chaffin’s Bluff, which are in easy range of, and commanded by the greater elevation of Signal Hill ; fourth, having carried Chaffin’s Bluff, their next move would be against Drew ry’s Bluff, distant one mile; fifth, Drew ry’s Bluff, in their possession, the way would be open, they think to Richmond. Such is believed to be the theory upon which they are acting. Statistics.— A statistician has had the patienee to count the number of words employed by tbe most celebrated writers. The works oi‘ Cornelle do not contain more than 7,000 different words, and those of Moliere 8,000. Shakspeare, the most fertile and varied of English auv thors, wrote all his tragedies and come dies with 15,000 words. Voltaire and Goethe employ 20,000; “Paradise Lost” contains only 8,000 ; and the Old Testa ment says all that it has to say with 5,642. MARRIED. , At Christ Church, Savannah, on the 29th of Sept., by the Right Key. Bishop Elliott, jieut. B. H, HUDSON, of Columbus, Ga., and Miss ELLEN WALTER, daughter of the late Dr. Thomas J. Charlton of that city. TO all Whom if may Concern, Headquarters Post, \ Columbus, October 11,1864, J It having been noticed that the following Act of Congress has been disregarded, it is again publish ed with the assurance that the Commanding Officer will hold all parties violating it strictly accountable and amenable to the law: An Act to prevent the procuring, aiding, and assist ing of persons to desert from the army of the Confederate States, and for other purposes. ‘‘The Congress of the Confederate States of Ame rica-, do enact, That every person not subject to the rules and articles of war, who shall procure or en tice a soldier, or person enrolled for service in the army of the Confederate States, to desert, or who shall aid or assist any deserter from the army, or any person enrolled for service, to evade their pro per commanders, or to prevent their arrest, to be returned to the service, or who shall knowingly conceal or harbor any such deserter, or shall pur chase from any soldier or persoo enrolled for ser vice any portion of his arms, equipments, rations, or clothing, or any property belonging to the Con federate States, or any officer or s Jdier of the Con federate States, shall, upon conviction before the district court of the Confederate States having jurisdiction of toe.offence, be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, and bo imprisoned not ex ceeding two years,” Approved January 22,1864. Citizen? uow in possession of clothing, arms, or other government property, purchased from any soldier or person enrolled for service, \vili immedi ately report the same to the Commandant of the Post, LEON VON ZINKEN, ac 12 3t Col. Commanding Post’ City papers copy three times. LARGE CbNSmNJSENT OF LETTER- PAP.SB! AND BLANK BOOKS!] For sale by . J. K. REDD & CO. oc 12 ts Pressman Wanted, A mechanic who understand* repairing a Print ing Press canobtain a job, on liberal terms, at this office. oct4 ts MATT. IS. COMMISSION MERCHANT, No. 64, Commerce Street, MOBILE, ALABAMA. WILL sell on Commission every description of (roods, Negroes and Produce of all kinds. sp2o lm SSOO REWARD. QTOLEN, from Judge Thomas’ stable, near Colum ls bus. Ga., on the night of the 3d instant, one fine black HORSE, shoulder slightly rubbed from collar, mane also rubbed off near his ear by halter, on his left flank a healing sore, he has on anew set of shoes with heels. Four hundred dollars will be given for the delivery of this horse to me at Columbus. One hundred dollars wi’l be given for the delive ry to me of a NORREL jl/AitE, small blazed face, one hind foot white, no other mark' remembered. Both horses were taken off together. If any one living on the different roads leading from 67olum bus can furnish any information respecting these horses, they will greatly oblige the subscriber. oets-4t * <T. A. SHINGLEUR Piano Instruction. YjRS. T. H. VANDENBURG is again prepared “1 to resume her Inst ruction in Music on the Piano. Those designing to favor her with'their patronage wi 1 apply at her former residence on Forsyth street. Terms—Fifty dollars per quarter. Mrs. T. would be pleased to RENT ROOMS, or a portion of the house, now occupied by herself. Apply as above. oct3d6t Or. J. 8. CLARK, DENTIST, FORMERLY 0* NEW ORLEANS, HAS returned, and can be found at 106 Broad street, over Dr. R, A, 4Y are s Drug Store. octlO-dlm THEATRE. Wednesday Evening, Oct. 13, 1884. Schiller's Terrific Tragedy of the ROBBERS OF THE FORREST OF BOHEMIA! GREAT DISTRIBUTION OF CHARACTERS: Mr. Theodore Hamilton as , Chas. DeJ/oor Mr. C. T. Wolfe, a5............... ......Count DeMoor Master Keith, as Francis Miss Cecelia Crisp, a5.... Amelia To be followed by the elegant Burletta of the LOW OF A tOTER! Gertrude (with songs) Mrs Jessie Clarke Peter Spyke ..... Mr Harry Crisp In the course of the week Mr. W. H. CRISP will appear as Kin? Richard 3d. In preparation Afetamora and the Lady of the Lake. * [oc 13 It AUCTION SALES. By Ellis, Livingston A Cos. SETT BLACKSMITHS’ TOOLS. ON SATURDAY. October 15th, at 10 1-2 o’clock, we will sell in front of our store, A First Rate Sett of Blacksimths’ Tools! including Bellows 3S inches, large Anvil, Vice, Hammers, Tongs, Ac., Ac. All as good as new —ALSO — Two Fine Carpets. ocll 5t S2O By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. ♦ ♦ Valuable Store House and Lot. AN TUESDAY, 18th of October, at 10 1-2 o’clock, we will sell in front of our Auction i?oom, THE STORE HOUSE AND LOT No. 22, three doors below the corner of Broad and Bryan streets, known as the Randal Jones property, now occupied by A. Velatti. St ■' r ront3So feet, running back 90 feet, with four well finished rooms up siairs. [be 11-Tt S2S By Ellis, Livingston & Cos, ON SATURDAY, October 15th, at 10| o’clock, we will sell in front A our store A Splendid China Dinner and Tea Sett, 'embracing 140 pieces. It can be sees at our Store previous to the sale. [oct 11—ot sls By Ellis, Livingston A Cos. Homes for Kef ogee*. AN TUESDAY, ISth of ©ctober at 10L o’clock, U we will sell in front of our store House and Lot at Silver Run, with 53 acres land attached. The house has two large rooms, two kitchens, one of which has two rooms with brick chimneys; stables, cribs, Ac., with excellent water—making a very comfortable resi dence—formerly owned by J M Upshaw. -ALSO- House and Lot at Enon, Ala., Four and a half miles from Guerry’s Depot. The house has six rooms with kitchen, smoke house and fencing nearly new, with fifteen acres land attach ed. Good water on the place, oct 10-St S4S By Ellis, Liviiifstoii & Cos Executive Sale of Valuable Property. AN TUESDAY, ISth of October, between the U usual hours of sale, I will sell in front of Ellis, Livingston & Cos., Auction Store, THE DESIRABLE HOUSE AND LOT, corner of Forsyth and Franklir streets, No, 373, adjoining Mr. Slade's Academj% with half acre of land attached. Improvements good. Sold as the property of John Bethune, dec’d. oct 10-8 t $32 CHERRY BETHUNE, Exu’tx. By Ellis, Fine Furniture. ON SATURAY,Ioth October, at 10 1-2 o’clock, we will sell in front of our store, 2 Large Parlor Mirrors, 3x5 French Plate.) 2 Fine Mahogany Settees. 12 Fine Mahogany Parlor Chairs. 1 Fine Mahogany. Rocking Chair 3 Large Cedar Wardrobes. 5 Large new Feather Beds. 3 Mahogany Bureaus. 1 Fine Mantle Clock. Chairs, Tables, Washstands, Paintings, &C., kc* oct 10 6t $36 By Ellis, ILlvliig-sfoia Si i o ♦ » 200 GALLONS PURE CATAWBA GRAPE BRANDI! A VERY FINE ARTICLE. For sale in quantities of 10 Gallons and upwards, ae3o ts sioo rE/Erw_a.:k,;d. CTOLEN by a man with an artillery suit cf clothes u on, from near the Lowell Warehouse, about 1" o’clock Saturday morning, a short, heavy set GRAY PONY, with white tail and mane. A saddle and bridle was also taken, The saddle is a small black one, with a horn on the forepart of the tree which has been broken off and covered with leather; the hind part of the tree has leather also tacket over it. SI will give the above reward for the Pony and thief, or al liberal reward for the Pony delivered to me at my place one and a half miles of Station No. 1, between No. 1 Station and Bethel Church, Mus cogee road, or to A. Gammell, Columbus, Ga. - ocl2 3t* J. BLOW. Notice. Office Provost Marshal, Columbus, Oct. 10,1564. TAKEN up from Deserters, Two Pony built Horse -1 One a SorrerStallion, white mark in forehead, both hind feet white, with some whit'e marks on back. The other a Dark Bay Horse, with star ir, tue forehead. *. The above horses were taken from Deserters, and the owners can get the same by coming forward, proving property and paying expenses. G. H. FULKERSON, ocll-3t Capt. and Provost Marshal. 43r’Sun and Enquirer copy three times. I£ancis Wanted AT THE EAGLE FACTORY, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. FIFTY young women can find steady work and liberal pay at the ocll diwlin EAGLE FACTORY. FOR SALE. CONFEDERATE SCHOOL SLATES AND * I s enoils 2 At Kenny’s Marble Yard, Broad st. THOMAS KENNY octß lw* Columbus High School FOR YOXJISra- LADIES ! ,— m • m THE Exercises of this Institution wer* resumed on Monday the 3d inst. Terms for the first half of the Scholastic year High School, ------ $125 00 Preparatory School, - * 100 00 Incidental Expenses, - - * * 5 W. S. LEE, ocß w .Principal. CMS MM AMEM. THE Exercises of thfs Institution were resumed on Monday the 3d inst. • The Terms for the first half of the Academic year are First Department, - $125 00 Second " 100 00 Incidental Expenses, - - - 500 * C. P. B. MARTIN, ocß lw Principal-