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DAILY TIMES, J. W. WARREN, - - - Editor. COLUMBUS: Friday Morning, October 14, 1864. ■■ ■ ■ " .. " i —caam We are as much at .loss to determine Hood’s present whereabouts as his plans in the future. When his bold and brilliant movement was Srst undertaken, we supposed bis intention was to plant himself across the State road some distance ia Sherman’s rear, fortify the position securely and await an attack. From a telegram which we copied from the Mont fomery Mail yesterday, however, it would seetm Ibatj after thoroughly dismantling the State road as high up as the Etowah river, Hood has made a half-wheel to the left and struck c fi for Middle Tennessee through North Alabama. Perhaps the thought struck him that when be shall have established himself in Tennessee he will need this road for the transportation of ordnance and commissary supplies, and induced him to call in his rail road w/ibuilders. Whatever may be his plans, we are satisfied they are working well. His bold leadership and brilliant strategy are cir culated to inspire his soldiery with admiration and enthusiasm. This will clothe them with a moral energy that is worth the addition of thousands to their ranks. “Bully for Hood !”• now runs along the lines in bivouac or on the march, and we echo the sentiment, Bully for Hood ! The Northern dispatch claiming a victory at Allatooiia on the sth does not conflict with or invalidate the statement made by our press reporter and correspondents that the place, together with 4,000 prisoners, are in the pos session of the Confederates. It will be recol lected that the press dispatch from LaGrange stated that on Wednesday (the sth instant) French’s Division made an unsuccessful as sault upon the position, but that reinforced by Stewart’s whole corps they renewed the effort and were triumphant. The Yankee dis patch conveniently stated only half the truth. We presume by this time the Northern mind is well of the delusion. ♦ Sherman was taken completely by surprise by Hood’s late movement in his rear—the cor respondent of the Chronicle $ Sentinel to the contrary notwithstanding. The Yankee Gen eral had not the slightest intimation of the game until his communications were tapped at Acworth. This information is derived from a most trustworthy gentleman who was in Atlanta when the last mentioned event oc curred. A correspondent of the New York Times, bag been figuring up.the losses on both sides, during the campaign in Georgia. He says Sherman lost between Chattanooga and At lanta, in killed, wounded and missing, 31,300 men, and 15 cannon, 10 taken by the enemy on the 22d of July, 3 lost by Stoneman, and 2 by McCook. We lost two general officers, killed, Maj. Gen. McPherson and Brig. Gen. Barker, and 7 wounded, 4 of whom have re inrned to duty. We have lost, however, sev eral colonels commanding brigades, among them Dan McCook, and Gen. Tom Wood has been wounded since the correspondent’s esti mate was made. Gen. Gresham has lost a leg. Gen. Willich was severely wounded, and is unable to return to dqty. Ward wa3 slight ly wounded in the arm, but remained on duty. Johnston, Kilpatrick and Manson have recov ered. Dodge will get well soon. Force will be himself again before long. The rebel loss up to the 28th of July, was 43,700 in killed, wounded and prisoners. They lost 4 guns in the battle of desaca, and 8 at the battle of Jonesboro’. In two battles they lost 23 standards. Their siege guns in the fortifications of Atlanta were taken. They have had 5 generals killed and according to their own reports. Among their generals killed are Lieut. Gen. Polk and Maj. Gen. Anderson. — i— » m TSie President in Macon. Friend Boykin, the able editor of the Christian index draws the following picture of President Davis. If he don’t mind, our old friend will be classed among the “monarchists,” “consalidation ists,” “-centralizers,” “anti-States-rights men,” for speaking so highly of our President Soon he was ushered into the Baptist house of worship, where the meeting was held, amid pro longed plaudits, to which he responded by grace ful inclinations of body, and with what we thought was a gratified expression of countenance. We do not know what it is exactly, but there was about him a simple dignity, or an humble majesty, or an evidence of genuine manhood, or token of nature’s nobility, of manifestations of latent pow er—perhaps all of these combined—which drew out our soul, and we doubt not the soul of every spectator, ia sineere admiration, heartfelt esteem and trusting confidence. There is something about somo men that at once elevates them abore the masses—something that commands involunta ry iftmiage and respect; and this is the case with President Davis. His bearing is manly and self reliant, his port erect and commanding; his mein dignified and courtly ; and he unites democratic simplicity with that undefiuable majesty which true nobility of mind ever confers upon its moral tenement. There is the flash of'geuius in his eye, the calmness of determined bravery in his voice, steadiness of conscious rectitude in his tone, and the glow of patriotic fervor in his utterance. With calm and earnest but dispassionate tones he discussed the state of our national affairs, not like a king condescendingly making revelations to his subjects; nor yet like a servant entering upon compulsory explanations with his masters ; but like a father giving words of assurance to bis children—or, rather, like a friend frankly discus sing matters of common interest and demonstra ting that, more than to any other, the general good was the object of his heart and the aim of nis siuceveot endeavors. * * * * And f we dare aver that not one man in all that as sembly wou ld willingly advocate hia removal from- thevsiav? trust he oacupies, and the com mitment of our destines to the guidance bf s Q| Mhsr hand. We observed not that posi'ireness, that sharpness of outline, that dogmatism of manner, indicative of the Dictator, that we expected, but firmness es character united to a etticiliatoriness ot manner—a winning smile, a pleasing address, and a consciousness of rectitude of pur^ese —that won our confidence and regard. We expected a degree of curtness ; we found court liness. Wo expected dogmatism ; we found can did explanation. We looked for a degree of hau teur and self-opinionated asseverations; we met with unassuming candor and friendly self-justifi ration. Unlike Cromwell, he is polished and urbane ; j and the beauty and melody of his periods con- : trasted finely with the short, fiery, nervous sen- | fences of Napoleon. Unlike the latter, he ap- j pealed not to pride, or to desire for glory; but, j like Washington, he sought to animate by a sense j of duty and by an appeal to patriotic motives. — His oratory was attractive rather than impres sive ; his gestures unrestrained and graceful; his voice soft and melodious. Intelligence sat en throned upon his broad brow, sparkled in the steady blaze of his eye, and beamed forth in his polished and dignified diction. Benevolence, be nignity, and in-born loftiness of soul have stamped greatness upon his features, at the same time that care and mental anxiety have traced there lines of solicitude. Integrity beams forth upon the ga a»r an impresses with a sense of confidence.— e patriotism that appears to glow in his heart l * OU ?.V. e ' er y captious tongue and silence ev i.y cavilling voice. And the interest he manifes ted in eur cause, and the earnestness of his efforts to secure our success, should obtain for him the k love and confidence, and cordial support of all. The Cos i) federate Expedition on Lake Erie. | The Northern papers have had a great deal about a* “piratical expedition” on Lake Erie, but their accounts have been so muddled and confused that it has been impossible t#~get a correct understanding of the affair. The New York Herald has along letter, giving a history of the affair from its inception to its close.— We make a® abstract from this account, which will serve to show the character and extent of the expedition of which the Yankees hare made so much ado, and of which we have had not before a single intelligible account: HOW THE EXPEDITION WAS STARTED. Fer some time rumor* were rife of a plot in existence for the release of the prisoners on Johnaten’s Island and a raid upon (he cities along the lakes. On the morning of the 19th the steamer Philo Parsons plying betweea Detroit and Sandusky, left Detroit for the latter point. She had oa board some twelve or fifteen passengers, among them three men who had crossed over from Canada, os tensibly en route to Kelly’s Island. One of the men said he had some friendsat Sandwich, Canada, two miles below Detroit, who he wished to take passage. Ten or twelve men got on board at that point, and as many mere j at Malden, eighteen miles below. The last lot of passengers had with them a ! large box, bound with ropes, as the baggage j of the party. The clerk of the Parsons said j he thought nothing wrong, as that nunfber of passengers frequently came on board at both Malden and Sandwich. THE CONSPIRATORS RISE AND SEIZE THK BOAT. Nothing of moment occurred on the boat un til late in theafternoon. The passengers from Detroit and Sandwich appeared to be perfect strangers to those from Malden, and gave no signs of recognition. One of the party was much in the Pilot house, and succeeded in creating the impression that he was a New Englander by his frequent questions to the pilot. He was particular to ascertain the course on which the boat was moving and the chanuel between the islands. The rest of the party patronized the bar freely, and indulged ! in the use of cards. The Pilot of the Parsons, Michael Campbell, says that early in the afternoon he noticed some suspicious movements among the passen gers. They were gathered in small groups and talking in low tones, so as not to be over heard. The boat touched at North Bass Is land, her first stopping place, and then pro ceeded to Middle Bass Island, where Oapt. At wood resided. Here this officer went ashore, leaving the boat in charge of the clerk, Mr Ashley. From Middle Bass she proceeded to Kelley’s Island,.(famous for its Catawba wine) and there took on ten or twelve passengers. Just after leaving Kelley’s Island the individ ual who had shown himself so inquisitive in the Pilot house approached and asked the clerk who was in charge of the boat since the Captain’s departure. Mr. Ashley replied that he supposed he was the responsible party as far as commercial business was concerned, and that the mate acted as sailing master.— As soon as Mr. Ashley had fairly made his response, he found himself confronted by four revolvers—all of them in painful proximity to his head. Mr. Ashley was informed ih&t he was a prisoner. One of his captors suggested that he would find a safe place in the hold, and he was accordingly conducted thither. THE MYSTERIOUS BOX OPENED—THK CREW AND PASSENGERS MADE PRISONERS. On the instant of the seizure of the clerk, the old trunk, which had been borne aboard without exciting any suspicion, flew open and disclosed a formidable array of revolvers, hatchets and sabres. With these the rebels armed themselves and proceeded to drive the passengers and crew below, retaining such as were necessary fer working the boat. Camp bell, the pilot, states that he was first ordered into the hold but afterwards taken on deck and told to run the boat in the usual course and do nothing that would excite suspicion on the Islands or elsewhere. For about an hour the boat was kept down her usual courae in the Lake, when the engineer asked his new commander what they would do for fuel, as that art icle, so necessary for running a steam boat, was gettiug quite low. Inquiry was made as to the usual plaoes for loading, and the boat ordered back to Middle Bass Island or put in bay, where it arrived about dark.— The whistle was blown in the usual manner ; other parties on shore came down and assis ted in making the boat fast, not expecting anything wrong. Capt. Atwood walked down to the landing and went on board, and was at once seized and ordered iato the hold. The deck hands were liberated from the fire hold and made to assist in wooding up, which was accomplished in a short time. While the Parsons lay at Bass Island the steamer Island Queen came alongside. Cap tain Orr hailed the Parsons, and asked why she had not gone on to Sandusky, but re ceived no answer. As soon a3 the Queen was alongside a number of the pirates rushed on board and took possession, driving the passen ger and crew on board. Captain Orr gave his engineer orders to move on. One of the captors rushed into the engine room and or dered the engineer to stop, and, on his refusing to do bo, shot him in the face. The Queen was stripped of everything valuable, and the pas sengers of both boats were sent on shore. Captain Orr and his engineer were retained on board the Parsons. All the Parsons’ officers and crew were retained, except the captain and clerk. The Queen was taken in tow, and the two boats proceeded towards Sandusky. When they had gone some five or six miles the Queen was scuttled and left in a sinking con dition. The soldiers on board the Queen, some thirty in number, were paroled pot to take up arms against the Confederacy until properly exchanged. THE TRUE OBJECT OP THE EXPEDITION. The Island Queen thus disposed of and the passengers of both boats being out of the way, orders were given announced himself as Capt. Bell, of the Confederate army, though he was several times addressed as “Colonel.” The party appeared to be under good discipline— one detail being placed in charge of the upper and another in charge of the lower deck.— Capt. Bell assured the pilot, engineer and deck hands, that they should not be harmed if they obeyed orders as long as he was in charge of the boat. Men w-ith revolvers were stationed over the pilot and engineer, with orders to shoot them whenever they proved refractory. The mate was made the recipient of a similar courtesy. On the way towards JSandusky, Capt. Bell told.the officers they would soon be done serving him, as he intended to capture the gunboat Michigan, stationed off Johnson’s Island, and then abandon the Parsons. THE PLANS FRUSTRATED. Arriving near Johnson’s Island, the Parsons was hailed by the Michigan and ordered to come alongside. Instead of doing so she put about and steered for Canada. On the way up I>etroit river Captain Bell ordered the pilot not to stop at Malden, and to keep as close as possible to the Canada shore. The crew were landed on Fighting Island, five miles below Detroit, and there the captors took off a por tion of the furniture and a piano from the cabin, as well as all the passengeis’ baggage of any value. As before stated the pig iron and other heavy freight had been thrown overboard. The steam pipe was eut, ancr the boat sent adrift. She floated down the river some two miles and drifted against a row of piles, and there stopped. Thus ended the pi ratical career of Captain Bell and his asso ciates. IF THE EXPEDITION HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL. The career of the boats thus being ended, it j became necessary to consider the object of the capture and the cause of the failure. Capt. Bell openly stated that he designed capturing , the gunboat. Michigan, releasing the prisoners I on Johnson's Island, and thus dominating.the lakes. The latter was probably the main ob ject. With the Michigan, a powerful side whee boat of eighteen guns, they could drive > our commerce from the lakes and successively i lay the cities from Buffalo to Chicago under i heavy contributions. Sooner or later they would hnve been captured, but not until im mense damage had been inflicted. The re lease of the Johnson’s Island prisoners, about four thousand in number, would have been a secondary matter compared to the other. We possess but one gunboat on the lakes, and ac cording to the treaty we can have no more. It wiil readily be seen that the possession of this boat by the enemy would have placed us at their mercy. The expedition was deliberately planned by a parcel of traitors who have found an as sylumn in Canada. Money was sent from the South for the accomplishment of the object, and it is mere than hinted that some of the Northern peace at any price men are more deeply concerned than they would be willing to acknowledge. Peace in America. The following document is being extensively circulated throughout Great Britain and Ire land : The People of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the People of the Uni ted States, Greeting: We arc of the same race, and many of you are brothers. Can we not, therefore, come to you as peacemakers, and address you as friends ? We would ask, has there not been of strife and blood shed, and misery and suffering enough ? and is it net time to cea.-e the cruel war in which you are engaged ? Wo believe there is not a Christian man or weman amongst us whose heart does not respond affirmatively to this question. With this conviction, we wish to speak to you as plain men, using plain language. We have admired your free institutions, and have gladly witnessed your rise as a people to eminence in wealth jand politi cal power. You are of the Saxon blood, and we hoped that you would make the New World re nowned for true greatness. You promised to be come one mighty people and a great nation, famed for the liberties of its citizens, the triumphs of peace, and the conquests of its commerce. We felt that you were doing honor to the “Mother Country.” When, therefore, this unfortunate war began, our hearts were more inclined toward* you than towards your sister States, because we believed* with you that the action of the South was bat the work of a faction. The events of the struggle, however, have convinced us that a more united people thau those of the South never rose up in defence of their rights. When you asserted that secession was the work of disappointed ambition, and promised to quell it within sixty days, we accepted your assurances in good faith, and looked for the speedy restoration of peace. We did not wish to see the American Union broken up. But so far from this promise being fulfilled (and your efforts to accomplish it have been great,) peace and the’ restoration of the Union are apparently more remote than ever. Surely there must be many now among you who share with us the conviction that it is utterly im possible to subdue the South, or to restore the American Union, as it was in the past days of the Republic. You have tried sufficiently, and found the gulf between you and the seceded States to widen with the effort that is made to subdue them. Is it not time, then, to pause, and after calmly reviewing all that you have accomplished, the distance you have travelled from your well-known landmarks, and the difficulries and dangers that are yet before you—is it not time, we ask, that you should take counsel together ? as to the best means of restoring peace? We cannot forget that the question of peace or war wa3 never submitted to you for your serious consideration before hos tilities bad actually commenced ; that they came upon you by little ; and that both government and people found themselves plunged into this fearful contest almost unawares 1 ; nor have you as yet had an opportunity of consulting together in gen eral Convention for the purpose of making known your opinions and wishes about the war or any of the vast issues growing out of it. The war has changed (for the present, at least) the character of your Government. What has be come of the freedom of speech, your free press, and the inestimable right of Habeas- Corpus ? What, permit us to ask, are the Southern people doing beyond following the precepts and example taught and practised by your fathers and theirs, when they withdrew their allegiance from the mother country, and asserted their right to estab lish a Government of their, own.? The Declara tiou of Independence, which you hallow and cele brate every fourth day of July, asserts, as self-ev ident, tha right of the Southern people to set up a government of their own. But we would ask, suppose you should, at the end of another three years and a half, succeed in subduing the South and restoring the Union by force of arms, might, you not find out, when it was too late, that those pillars upon which rests your form of government had been violently torn down, and that your own liberties had been buried in the ruins ? If you will “run the parallel be tween the South now, and the colonies in 1776, and compare the course pursues by the North, now, and the mother country then, weSthink you will discover some striking resemblance; and among them that with you now, as with the crown then, rests the privilege of giving peace to the American continent. Why not, then, without further delay, recognize the duty which attaches to your high privilege ? We appeal to you in the name of re ligion, humanity, justice and civilization, and be lieve that we shall not appeal to you in vain. Peace be with you ! From Europe. FRENCH SARCASM ON MR. LINCOLN’S COURSE TOWARDS THE NEWSPAPERS. [Paris (Sept. 18) Correspondence of the Lon don Times. ] The Debate feigns astonishment at the dan gerous freedom allowed to the United States press. A journal in New York, it says, has dared to write that Muller rejoiced that his photograph would be sold between those of Mr. Lincoln and Gen. Grant. There is not a single government in Europe engaged in a bloody and difficult war, which would tolerate such attacks against the rep resentative of the executive power and the head of the army. The liberty of the press must have taken a very deep root in America. What is strange to us and foreign to our cus toms is that the Courier des Etats Unis has not been prosecuted or disturbed. Mr. Lincoln appears to think that in leaving the Southern press to treat him with impunity as-assassin and tyrant, he is employing the best means for refuting such accusations. The drift of these remarks is evident. WHAT THE LONDON HERALD THINKS. The London Herald thinks that even if Mr. Lincoln should be a second time chosen Pres ident, the attitude of the Democratic party encourages the hope that in the present tem per of the people, even the Republicans will hesitate ere they make the fatal plunge into another year of war. what Palmerston’s organ says. The London Post says the Southern Con tederacy is now, and has been since the com mencement of the war, as independent a peo ple as the Northern federation, and nothing really remains for the latter but to recognize, with what grace it may, the political entity of the new Republic. — + ♦ ♦ . A letter in the New York Tribune, describing the state of affairs in Missouri, says: Price’s invasion has created a tremendous excite ment in this city, caused by an apprehension that the rebels mean to flank all our forces in the field if they can, and make a dash at St. Louis. Business is suspended, all stores closed, and organization of companies and regiments progressing rapidly.— There are several thousand militia at Camp Sheridan (site of the former Camp Jackson), a battery of ar- ; tillery is frowning upon Lucas square in the heart i of the city, the fife and drum is heard everywhere, and the scenes at headquarters aje busy. All these indicate something unusual, and among those who know nothing of the real situation there is really considerable alarm. There is plenty of good evidence that the rebels have promised themselves a dash into the city. AH their movements since they arrived east of Pilot Knob have been directed to getting between the city and Gen. A. J. Smith’s forces at DeSoto, They tore up the Iron Mountain railroad and burned the South Big river bridge on Tuesday, and then attack ed our forces at Mineral Point. While these dem onstrations were in progress, we suddenly hear that three thousand rebel cavalry have reached Rich wood, a small town in Franklin county, a few miles directly west of DeSoto. The latter place having become our principal military station after the withdrawal from Mineral Point, it was feared this morning that the next move of the rebels would be to strike the Iron Mountain railroad north of De- Soto, and then continue their march toward Caron delet. But the report now current is that they have struck the Southwest Branch railroad near St. Clair, and are aiming to destroy the railroad bridge over the Merrimac at Moselle. But Price has evi dently intended to try a dash into our city, if the chance favor it. The Luuioville Press says Charles A Wickliffe, of Kentucky, stated in Baltimore, that McClellan assured him two days in advance of his letter of acceptance, that if he (McClellan) were elected, not a £un should be fired at the rebels after the 4th of March. We dou’t believe a word es it. TELEGRAPHIC. REPORTS OP THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Entered according to act of Coagres* in the year 1863, by J. S. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office es the District Court of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. Richmond, October 13. The enemy’s cavalry in force attempted a flank movement of our position on the Dar bytown road 7 miles below the city this mor ning. A simultaneous infantry advance took shelter in anabattas 160 yard in front our fortifications, but were repulsed. Our loss slight. Maj. Willis F. Jones of Ky., Field’s Adjutant General, was killed by sharpshooter. The following dispatch received at the War Department:—Headquarters, Oct. 13, 7. P. M. This morning the enemy endeavored to ad vance between Darbytown and Charles City Roads, but was repulsed in every attempt.— Strenuous efforts were made about four P. M* after which he withdrew, leaving'many dead. Our loss very slight. Breckiuridge reports that a force of the en emy came to Greenville on the 12th, and were defeated by Brig. Gen. Vaughn. Some pris oners, two stands colors, many horses, arms, &c. captured. The enemy lost many in killed and wounded. Our loss slight. [Signed.] R. E. LEE, General. Mobile, Oct. 13. A special despatch to the Register, from Senatobia ©f the 12th, says the Memphis Bul letin of the 10th has been received, which con tains lengthy despatches claiming a great success at Allatoona. Thomas is at Nashville. Rousseau and Wasfrburn are after Forrest. A despatch frowFranklin, Mo., of the 7th, says Smith would move immediately in pur suit of Price, with a force sufficient to whip him before he could reach Jefferson City. It is reported in New York that the steamer Roanoak wa3 captured at sea by rebels who had embarked at Havana a3 passengers. + The Praia Pays tells the story of Mr. Seward’s demand on the British government, for the ren dition of Semmes. It says, Mr. Adams “was di rected to sound Lord Russel on the subject. But the first overtures of the American Minister were met by tho head of Foreign Office with a peremptory refusal. If the captain of the Kearsage, said the Earl, wished to get possession of Capt. Semmes and his sailors, he had only to take them on board the Deerhound. Mr. Adams replied, that once en board of the Deerhound they were under the pro tection of the British flag. He was then informed that they were still more decideely under that pro tection now. Mr. Adams closed the interview in a decidedly dissatisfied state of mind ; and this discussion, taken in connection with the enroll ment in Ireland, has increased the coolness already existing between the Cabinet of London and tho Government of Lincoln.” Be Cheered—Siever. Despair. Every rose has its thorn ; and we are now gathering the thorns. Such was the remark of Gen. Beauregard in his beauti ful talk to the people of Greensboro/ commenting upon which, the “Patriot” of that patriotic North Carolina town, says: On his manly face was the sunshine of hope, and we trust our people caught the inspiration which beamed from his dark, lustrous eyes. A people, no matter if the enemy have the advantage in num bers, a people who are determined to be free can never he conquered, subjugated or exterminated. We have a cheering illustration of this in the history of the renowned Athenians. The heralds of the proud and tunbitious Darious had, on de manding water and earth, been cast, the one into a ditch and the other into a well. Thus the Athenians expressed their great contempt of his power and vengeance. He marshalled his one hundred thousand footmen and ten thousand horsemen, and advanced against those who so scornfully and haughtily refused his demand. He met the Athenians, only 10,000 strong, on the plains of Morathan. But, not withstanding this vast inequality in num bers, the gallant defenders of their native soil, by their unmatched and invincible heroism, and under the skillful leader of the great Miltiades, overpowered their an tagonists, and put them to an ignominious and inglorious flight. The difference be tween them was even greater than that between the fighting men at the North and at the South. Surely, then, if we have any Miltiades among us the Northern States can never vanquish and subdue us. The proportion of the Persians to tile Athenians was elev en to one, and that of the North to the South is not three to one. And we feel that Lee, Beauregard, or Johnston, or* Kirby Smith is greatly superior to the Athenian chief in skill and attainments, if not in natural genius. Let the star of hope rise high in military and politi cal horizon ; let us, like Beauregard, nev er despair. Moral courage, patient en durance, dauntless prowess, and an un faltering trust in Him who holds in His hands the destinies of nations, will achieve our independence and establish national freedom. Be cheered, then ; remember, we must gather some throes; bear in mind that nothing valuable is won at small cost; and our glad day of National jubilee, though after much fighting, toils ing and bleeding, will ultimately come, and the bright bow of hope will span the rear of the dark warscloud which has swept terrifically over our once blessed, peaceful and happy land. Remember Morathon ! Remember the Athenians ! Resolve never to be outdone by any peos pie who have heretofore sought to mains tain their freedom and nationality ! Re» member how like that of the Persians is the presumptuous confidence of the North ern people ! Remember how they brought marble from Asia out of which they designed to erect a triumphant monument on the sub jugation of the Greeks. Remember how our enemy has aped them in this particus lar! ]&emember the Athenians caused a statue of Nemesis, the goddess of Ven geance, to be formed out of this marble, determine yourselves to rear such a statue to the cruelty of the merciless and unprin* cipled invaders of the Southland. C. S. Treasurer. —John N. Hendren, Esq., of Staunton, Va., has been appointed Treasurer of the Confederate States, in place of Mr. -Elmore. We have bad the pleasure of knowing Mr H. many years, and can assure those to whom ho is a stranger that no more judicious appointment could have been made. His intelligence, integrity and business capacity are of a character to malrp him a valuable accession to the public service, in this one of is most important posts. —Richmond Whig. TH23 CITY. TANARUS, J. JACKSON LOCAL EDITOR Consignees Per Mobile and Girard Railroad. Girard, Ala., October 14,1864. Capt Cothran—R S Hardaway—J C Moore—G Stewart—T B Geulding—R W BlMunroe—R S Crane —Eagle Factory—M 4W PR R—S Perry—A M Davis—L Napier—Jno Bass. New Advertisements. —Jas. M. Lennard of fers for sale at a low price, a desirable place on the Muscogee Railroad. A bargain may be had by .an early application to Mr. Leonard or to R. M. Gunby in this city. Mr. James Wood also offers a first rato place for sale en the Mobile & Girard Railroad. Refugees and others in want of homes will do well to exam ine this place as it will be sold at moderate prices. The New York Express states that the larg est coffee house in Brazil, with connections in New York, has failed, owing to the heavy fall in sterling exchange, of which they were large holders. Deserteis, who came over to our side during the week, report that nearly all of the enemy have left Jacksonville and the St. Johns, to reinforce Grant. We are inclined to credit the rumor, as Richmond is the great object of Lincoln at present. Yankee prisoners taken by Early admit that Sheridan was reinforced by 10,000 men from Atlanta, who helped to achieve the victory at Winchester. agp % mm Grant’s immense capture of prisoners at Vicksburg dwindles greatly, now that the ne cessity of lying about it has ceased. He claimed, if we recollect rightly, to have taken 26,000; a New Orleans paper now says, “at Vicksburg we paroled about seven thousand prisoners.” We see, says the Wilmington Journal, that our cotemporaries are talking about a “Polish Con tingent,” some putting it at thirty thousand brave troops. Now, with all respect to our cotempora ries, the thing that puzzles us is, how these peo ple are to get into the Confederacy. Poland has no shipping—the Confederacy has no shipping— our ports are blockaded. How are thirty thousand Polish warriors, with their impedimenta, to find their way into the Confederacy ? Will our sanguine cotemporaries steop to show us? Sure enough ? A Buffalo (N. Y.) journal asserts that Mrs. George H. Pendleton recently said that if there was one thing in the life of her father that she re gretted, it was that he had written the JStar Span gled Banner. A letter received from a prominent General in Sherman’s army says : “What if I have heard to day settles the question of Mr.', Lincoln’s election beyond a doubt. The army is a unit for Lincoln.” The Appeal’s Grenada correspondent says the President sent General Forrest 1,500 fine English carbines recently for his men, as an appreciation of their services during the past few months. A letter from Richmond says there is a large accession made weekly, to the strength of Gen. Lee's army by the return to their com mands, of deserters and delinquent soldiers who have availed themselves of the amnesty order issued last August by Gen. Lee. These accessions, together with the convalescent soldiers who are daily returned to the army, go far to maintain and increase the standard of strength and efficiency prevailing at pres* ent in the army of Northern Virginia. The enemy in their retreat, says the Mari anna News, carried off every horse and mule in o'Ur town and on the plantations between Cambellton and this place. Our citizens are now without means of getting anywhere ex cept by walking. captured several Yan kee horses which are so poor and scarred and broken down as to be of no use, yet the Gov ernment has ordered all citizens who have captured anything of the kind to give them up. ♦—♦ The Famous St. Charles Indian Bread.—Re ceipt for making the celebrated St. Charles Indian Bread, as prepared at tho St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans: Beat two eggs very light, mix alternately with them one pint of sour milk, or butter milk, and one pint of fine Indian meal: soda, or salaratus, &c.. in a small portion, melt one tablespoonful of butter and add to the mixture: dissolve one tablespoonful of milk, and add to the'mixture the last thing; beat very hard, and bake a pan in a quick oven. The Marianna News, Extra, of the 3d inst,, puts down our loss at 79—9 killed, 16 wounded and 54 prisoners—in the late disastrous affair at that place. The Yankee loss is estimated at 15 killed and 40 wounded. About 400 negroes, the Extra says, were carried away from Jefferson county alone. Small Farm for Sale. T OFFER for sale One Hundred and Thirty five I acres, well improved, eight and a half miles from Station No. 1, Muscogee Railroad. Location very pleasant and convenient. Price Five Thousand Dollars, if sold in two weeks, For further particu lars apply to R. M. Gunby, on Broad street, or to myself near the farm. Possession given by first of December. JAMES M. LENNARD. oc 14 6t* Land for Sale. THE subscriber offers for sale 320 acres of Land on 1 the Mobile and Girard Railroad, 22 miles from Columbus, 150 acres cleared, two good Log Houses, Negro Cabins, &c. Good young apple and peach orchard. 320 acres one and a half miles from the above place all in woods. 230 acres near Yalula, some cleared land and cabbins on it. For terms apply to the subscriber on the first named place. JAMES WOOD, oc 14 6t* For Sale. SIDES Russett Upper Leather. 1 J FOLSOM & CODY, oc 14 2w , Found. IN the Inearithe SOpelika RailrodlDepot. on the morning of the Ist October, inst., in a dis abled condition, a mouse colored JACK. The owner of said Jack can have him by proving pro perty and paying charges. Apply at No. 40 Broad street. Columbus Oct. 13.1864—6 t . Lost. ON the 11th October, 1864, between the Perry House and the Masonic Hall, a Gold Watch Seal, opens on both sidet, one side has a blue set, and the other a red set. The finder will be liberally reward ed by leaving it at this office. ioc 13 3t Half Bushel Measures FOR sale by JEFFERSON & HAMILTON. oc 13 6t* and Enquirer copy. Wanted \T once. FOUR GOOD DINNING ROOM SER- A VANTS, not subject to impressment, for which good wage3 will be paid. SHIVERS, WYNNE Sc CO., oc 13 6t Proprietors Cook’s Hotel. Strayed or Stolen, ON SUNDAY morning last, two medium sized MULES, one a black the other a bay. They were in fair order and fresh shod. A liberal reward will be paid lor their deliver* to me at the Perry House. TH-OS. E. SMITH. oc 13 3t $25 Dollars Reward. STRAYED from my plaee in Wynnton, a dark bay mare MULE, about nine years old, hair rubbed off of both hips and a large scar on the right hindquarter. JOHN COOK. oc 13 ts SSOOO In Gold lor Sale. A PPLY to J. F. WINTER, iA. Exchange Broker, oc 13 *t At Rock Island Paper Mills Office. | Friday Evening, Oct# 14, 1564, j NIGHT OF FUN AND LAUGHTER! The greatest Comedy of the times.—The SERIOUS FAMILY! With a splendid Cast of Characters. ALL THE FAVORITES APPEAR! Popular Ballad, by Miss Maggie Marshall. The Dutch Volunteer! Written by Mr. E. BOHEN, and sung by him to shouts of laughter and applause in Mobile and Montgomery. To conclude with Shakspear’e Comedy of the TAMING OF THE SHREW! Mr The. Hamilton as .Petruchio Mrs Jessie Clarke as Katberine oc 14 It AUCTION SALES By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. ON NATURDAY. 15th October, at 101-2 o’clock, we will sell in front of our store 10 Kegs Fine French Gun Powder. oc 14 2t $4 _ By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. m WE will sell, on SATURDAY, October loth, at 10£ o’clock, in front of our Auction Room 5 Boxes Tobacco. 30 Pairs Cotton Cards, 1 Large Plated Waiter, oc 12 sl2 By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. SETT BLACKSMITHS’ TOOLS. AN SATURDAY, October 15th, at 10 1-2 o’clock. U we will sell in front of our store, A First Rate Sett of Blacksimths’ Tools! including Bellows 38 inches, large Anvil, Vice, Hammers, Tongs, <fcc., &c. All as good as new. —ALSO — Two Fine Carpets. ocll 5t S2O By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. ♦ ♦ ♦ Valuable Store House and Lot. + + ON 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. Store fronts 30 feet, running back 90 feet, with four well finished rooms up siairs. [oc 11-7 t S2B By Fills, Livingston & Cos, ii ON SATURDAY, October 15th, at 101 o’clock, we will sell in front of our store A Splendid China Dinner and Tea Sett, embracing 140 pieces. It can be seen at our Store previous to the sale. [oct 11-5 t sls Bv Ellis, Livingston & Cos. Homes For Refugees. AN TUESDAY, 18th of October at WA o’clock, u we will sell in front of our store House and Lot at Silver Ruu, with 53 acres land attached. The house has'two large rooms, two kitchens, one of which has two rooms with brick chimneys; stables, cribs, &c., with excellent water—making a very comfortable resi dence—formerly owned by J M Upshaw. -ALSO llouse am! Lot at Enon, Ala., Four and a half miles from Guerry’s Depot. The house has six rooms with kitchen, smoke.houso and fencing nearly new, with fifteen acres land attach ed. Good water on the place, oct 10-St S4B By Ellis, Livingston A Cos Executive Sale of Valuable Property. AN TUESDAY, 13th of October, between the usual hours of sale, I will sell in front of Ellis, Livingston & Cos., Auction Store, THE DESIRABLE HOUSE AND LOT, corner of Forsyth and Franklin streets, No, 373, adjoining Mr. Slade’s Academy, 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, Livingston A to, Fine furniture. AN SATURAY, 15th October, at 10 1-2 o’clock, vre \J 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., &C --oct 10 6t $36 By El Its, Livingston & Cos. 200 O^A.LIIOIN'S PURE CATAWBA GRAPE BRANDY! A VERY- FINE ARTICLE. For sale in quantities of 10 Gallons And upwards, ag3Q ts SIOO REWARD. STOLEN by a man with an artillery suit of clothes on, from near the Lowell Warehouse, about 10 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. “I will give the above reward for the Pony and thief, or al liberal reward for the Pony me at my place ODe and a half miles of Station ]S o. 1, between No. 1 Station and Bethel Church, Mus cogee road, or to A. Gammell, Columbus, Ga. ocl2 3t* J. BLOW. LARGE COASIGAHEAT OF LETTER PAPER! AND BLANK BOOKS!! For sale by J. K, REDD CO oc 12 ts Tax in Kind J¥otice. Office Post Quartermaster, l m Americus, Ga., Oct. 1. ’64. J 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 iai mg to do so will be subject to the fivefold penalty imposed II Agents will begin receiving the articles con tained in the second assessment, (corn, rice, fodder, sugar, molasses, cotton, Ac.,) 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 ft>s corn, 44 4-5 ft>s shelled oats, or 2 2>s bacon for one gallon syrup. JNO T CRAFT, oc4 eod 2w ftPt and Post Quart 'r.