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DAILY TIMES.
J. W. WARRES, - - - Editor.
COLUMBUS:
Wednesday Morning, October 19, 1864.
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The Southern Confederacy is quite confident
that Hood’s army was at LaFayette on the
11th. A correspondent of the Montgomery
Mail located it at the same place on the 12th.
If these assumptions, or assertions, be correct,
it is not difficult to. divine Gen. Hood’s object.
This, doubtless, comprehedds the investment
of Chattanooga and the consequent isolation
of the garrisons at Atlanta,’ Allatoona, Car
tcrsville, 4c , and the destruction of Sher
inan'V v i,tnrnun * catiun w ith Nashville. If
Hood could re-oecupy Bi^ 3 ‘ onar 7 Ridge the
first desideratum would be achieved, while
Forrest and Wheeler might be safely relied on
lo accomplish the last. We would like to be
more sanguine of our ability to supply the
army at its present distance from its base.
This, it seems to us, depends entirely upon
the condition of the weather and the roads,
Sherman’s cavalry is a mere cypher ia the cal
culation. The condition of his stock renders
that arm of the Yankee service perfectly
worthless. \Vith firm roads and favoring
skies for the next lew weeks, the Army of
Tennessee will give a fresh impulse to out
hopes ano write a bright chapter in the his
tory of the war.
The telegrams in our noon edition of yes- i
terday place quite a different aspect upon the j
political situation in the North. Pennsylva- i
nia, it seems, has given a Democratic majority, j
and Ohio is not so desperately Republican as ■
was at first reported. The next three weeks j
give time enough for a complete revolution in !
Yankee politics. If Hood’s movement be sue- |
cc?sful within that time, Lincoln will have
not where to lay his head, except on the block
of the executioner.
Blow it Works-
The Richmond Enquirer of the 14th, after sta
ting that 1500 employees of the Nitre & Mining
Bureau had already been sent to the front, says
The prompt response which all Departments and
Bureaus arc making to the call for men has already
changed the aspect es affairs below Richmond.
The activity, zeal and energy of Major General
Kemper has already hurried to the front, a streng
reinforcement of men, and daily, almost hourly,
the tide of defenders pressing to the front flows
steadily by. The list of “indispensables” has
been contracted throughout all the Departments of
the Government, and it is surprising to see how
few men are absolutely necessary out of the army
when the enemy are thundering at the city gates.
The people, too, are alive to the occasion—they
eomo forward with alaerity, and soon the country
behind the army will be too hot for doserters,
stragglers and skulkers to hide from duty. The
noble women of the country are', the best police
to send back men to the army. They will not
permit straggling.
W iiat the War has Revealed. —Official
documents from the War Office at Washington
shows, says the Richmond Whig, that the Yankee
Government has called into the field, from first to
last, over three millions of men. They have, be
sides, some six hundred vessels of war, equivalent
we should think, in wuat they have done and
what they have prevented us from doing, to a
million more of men. They lmv® the advantage
of a superabundant supply of arms ammuni
tion, the finest and mu3t effective in the world. —
Their transportation is ten times superior to ours.
They have the amplest stock of horses for cavalry
luul artillery, are able to keep them well fed, and
to replace them as they become unserviceable. —
They are able to clothe and feed their men better
than we, and to take better care of them when sick
or wounded, thereby adding groat,ly to their effi
ciency. , Wobk it possible to commute these ad
vantages into men, they would . oibtless be equal
to hall a million. So that, it may be said, what
we have had to face, and have been enabled to re
sist successfully down to the present time, has
been equal to four and a half millions of men.
Revoking Details. —The Richmond Sentinel
says: It is gratifying to witness the alacrity with
which the proper officers are enforcing the orders
revoking details and sending the men forward,
and the cheerfulness of the men themselves in re
sponding to th® order. A large majority of those
coming in are men in the prime of life es fine per
sonal appearance, aud will, no doubt,perform effici
ent service in the field.
Hood’s Army. —Our advices (says the Macon
Telegraph A Confederate) from the army of Ten
eessee, are of a hopeful and cheering character. At
the request of the proper authorities, and believing
it to bo for the good of the cause, as woll as the
success es present movements, to refraia from any
definite statement relative to the situation at the
front, we cheerfully do so, trusting that eur rea
ders will appreciate the motive in eur conduct,
and await patiently tte development of events.
Destruction of Mills, Crops, &c.
A correspondent of the New York Herald, at
tached to Sheridan's command, thus chronicles the
wanton oxecuii m of Grant's order to convert the
Valley into a howling desert:
No doubt the rebel papers will cry out against
what if now being done in the valley toward ren
dering it unfit to subsist the rebel army. Yet it is
only since we have commenced the work that we
fairly see how fteceasary il is. Many of the mills
were found to eontaiu thousands of bushels of
wheat, which the millers were grinding up. as fast
as they could tor the use of the rebel army. The
jjmount of wheat which we tied in the valley is
l*vge. The mills are full of it.
Tho barns eslored wHu.it, Stacks as high as
houses are bound in the fields. Besides, there is
an abundance of oats in the sheaf and enormous
quantities of corn. Almost every barn we come
to is loaded with wheat, hay and eats. The des
truction of thoso barns is being accomplished as
fast as possible. Os course it is no pleasing sight
to witness fires in every direction that the eye can
penetrate. Still, it is pre-eminently necessary, be
yond all doubt a vqry great step toward putting
down the rebellion. Unfortunately, some few
houses caught fire from the barns, and wore con
sumed ; but it was not our fault that this happen
ed, nor was it our desire and intention that ,it
should be so. In every instance that has come
t» the knowledge of your correspondent the great
est care has been takeu to spare dwelling houses,
which are looked upon as strictly private proper
ty. The barns are not now looked upon in this
ii«ht. They contain the means of subsistence for
the rebel army, and that subsistence has been de
clared “contraband es war,’ and the. barns must
be destroyed because of their containing it.
Persecution of Women Rebuked. From a
speech by Governor Seymour in Philadelphia,
wme days ago, we extract the following :
What, I ask, in God’s name, in this land of ours,
are men so lo'st to all sense of manhood, that they
would tear tho gentle sister and the loving wife
from their homes, because they still cherish a love
for those who may be fighting under- the flag of
tho South? Now, I care not how severely war
may be waged against men ; but I do protest in
the name ot all civilization; Ido protest, by the
lt>vo wo beat to our families ; I do protest in the
name of the most sacred relationship which exist
ed in our homes, that to punish a woman fer as
exhibition ot true womanhood, fer clinging with
love and tenderness oven to the erring, is a piece
mean tyranny, uuparalled in history.
Army Correspondfiiee Savannah Republican.
Richmond, Oct. 11th, 3 864.
Perfect quiet prevails along the lines in
front es Richmond and Petersburg. Ths
mnsket and the cannos have been succeeded,
I at least for the time, by ths spade and the
; shovel, ths pick and ths axe, the mallet and
the nammer. From Battery Harrison, on our
extreme left, around to Battery Mcßea oh the
extreme right, the click of the hammer and
the rush of the saw is heard instead of the
rifle and tho detonation of bursting shells.—
The spade has played an important part in the
campaign of the prooont year, and still main
tains its ground as tho favorite weapon of both
belligerents. It wilj be thrown aside ere
long, however, and then in place of the saw,
we shall have the rush of squadrons and henry
tramp of moving columns. In that day- th#
fate of the Confederate capital will bo deter
mined. If the shock do not corns before the
first of November, with the blessing of God,
all will be well. If it conies before that time,
we gtill expect to hold our own. Indeed, we
have a report that Grant has written to Wash
ington that be shall have to let go his hold
here unless he is reinforced, and that he de
sired that Sherman might maintain his posi
tion in Atlanta with as small a force as pos
sible, and send the i’emaind«r of his troop3 to
Virginia. The situation in Georgia, Tennes
see, Missouri and the Valley of the Shenan
doah is such, however, that it is not improb
able that henceforth reinforcements will bo
sent to thoss quarters rather than to Grant.—
The tide is evidently turning everywhere ex
cept on the James, and we hope to witness its
ebb here in a short time. The New York
Tribune aud the Times both admit that the
object of the lato move at Battery Mcßea was
n»t accomplished, though they do not state
what that object was.
Sheridan has retreated under cover of the
night from Harrisonburg down the Valley to I
Strassburg, followed by Early. The dam
ages done to the Central railway at Wayaes
boro’and near Staunton have been repaired,
and the trains will run through to-day from
Richmond to Staunton Two construction j
trains sent out from Alexandria on tho Man- j
nssas Gap Railroad, with tools and material
lor its repair, have been isolated by Mosby ;
uear Salem, and a considerable number of the
escort and workmen captured. The operations !
of this übiquitous chieftain on’tbe eastern side j
of the Blue Ridge, and of bands of guerrillas i
in the Valley, have made it necessary for Sher- 1
idau to retrace his steps, and, if possible,
place his communications on a surer footing, j
These bold raiders sweep down from the j
mountains on either side, like eagles upon j
their prey, aad, like eagles, they seldom re
turn empty-handed. When overpowered, they
retire to their hiding places among the rocks
and cliffs, only *o issue forth again when a
coavoy comes in sight, a bridge is to be burnt, a
telegraphic line to be cut, or inforraatiom of
the movemenlß of the enemy to be obtained.
Even oil tha James, where tho ground is not
so favorable to eaterprizes ofthis kind, Grant's
telegraphic wire is severed almost every
night.
As long ago as 1862, the Prince de Join
ville, then with McClellan’s army, declared
that the American war had then already es
ia .Eshed the fact that an invadiDg army cannot
sustain itself by a single line of rail way,unaid
ed by wagon trains, of more than twenty miles
in length. Railroads are permanent fixtures :
they cannot retreat, aud require for their pro
tection a military force throughout their sa
tire length. A wagon train, on the contrary,
is movable, and, if accompanied by a sufficient
convoy, may pass from the depot of supplies
to the army with comparative safety. Meade’s
; army, while occupying the line of the Rappa
hannock, did not rely upon the railroad alone,
but employed large wagon trains in addition.
How is it, then, that Sherman was permit
; ted to penetrate one hundred and thirty-seven
| miles into the territory of Georgia, without a
| single effort having been made to interrupt
his communications ? Previous to the change
in thejeommand of the army, no cavalry was
sent to bis rear, no band of partisan rangers
was let loose upon his communications, no
patriot was encouraged to issue forth at night
and apply the torch ta a bridge, or a hatchet
to thetelegraphicwire ? So far as the public are
informed, not. one rail was displaced on the
railroad stretcliiag from Atlanta back to Chat
| fanooga, and from thence back to Nashville,
nor a siugle effort made, or any disposition
shown, to interfere with the enemy’s commu
nication by the telegraph.
| A nightmare seems to have paralyzed both
i the commander of our army and the people
l residing along the line of the railroad. One
j thousand active horsemen, aided by the coun
try people, could have done almost as much,
by cutting his lines, destroying his trains, and
firing upon his railway conductors and guards,
to delay the advance of the enemy, as the en
tire array did. Gen. Hardee said to the wri
ter, at Dalton last winter, that with a sufficient
force of cavalry to operate upon the lines of
the enemy, he could never reach Atlanta.
But Hood has laid his claws upon Sherman’s
communications, and let us hope he will not
take them off.
Grant has issued an order to Sheridan, froai
which the following extract is taken :
“Do all the damage you can to the railroad
and crops, (in the Valley) carry off stock of all
descriptions and negroes, as to prevent fur
ther planting. If the war is to last another
year let the Shenaudoah Valley remain a bar
ren waste.”
Tho barbarous policy heretofore enforced
between the Rappahannock and Potomac is
now to be applied to the beautiful and fruitful
Valley of the Shenandoah. The object ofthis
policy is obvious enough. Unable to hold
tho Valley himself, or to advance up it to
Lynchburg, Grant hopes by converting it in
to a wilderness or “barren wasto,” to render
it incapable of supporting a Confederate army.
He knows we cannot haul our supplies from
Staunton te the Potomac, and he trusts in
this way te be able to release the greater
portion of the forces lie’ now has thert, and
yet secure Maryland from further invasion.—
What he cannot do by the sword, he hopes to
accomplish by the torch. Sheridan has exe
cuted his order to the letter. Fire and the
sword are the weapons now used in the Val
ley. P. W. A.
Latest from tlie United States.
We have received a copy of the New York
Herald of the 11th, which seems to have been
converted into a sort of official gazette, as it
is filled up with war bulletins. We need hard
ly say that it exemplifies the old saying, that
is, it is as lying as a bulletin. Our readers
will decide this very soon when they read
grant's official report of Friday’s fight.
It is proper to state that, whilst the dispatch
is dated from Grant’s headquarters, the loca
tion is not given:
GEN. grant’s FIRST DISPATCH.
I find our loss the other day was much less
than first reported. Four hundred will cover
our entire loss in killed, wounded and cap
tured. About one hundred and fifty rebels
were captured, and a great many dead fell
into our hands. The loss of the enemy could
not be less than twelve hundred.
U. S. GRANT, Maj. Gen.
In his second dispatch he has found a locus
in quo :
City Point, Va., Oct. 10—4:30 p. m.
Hon. E. M. Stanton , Sec'p of War :
Our entire loss in the enemy’s attack on our
lines on Monday, the 17th instant, does not
exceed 300 in killed, wounded and missing.
The enemy’s loss is estimated by Gen. But
ler at 1,000.
The balance of the dispatch refers to news
obtained from the columns of the Whig.
A RKCOXNOISSANCK IN FORCE.
One of the correspondents of the Herald
writes from Grant’s army as follows :
Ninth Army Corps, Oct. 9 — 4 a. m.
This morning the division. of Gen. Wilcox,
holding the centre of our line, made an ad*
vance, with the intention of advancing our
position, and reconnoitering that of the enemy.
The force making the reconnoissance consist
ed of the division of Gen. Wilcox, composed
of the bridades of Hartsuff and that lately
commanded by Colonel Steer. An advaace
was made over a mile and a half, under slight
skirmishing, when the 57th Massachusetts,
commanded by Colonel McLaughlin, was
fired upon by the enemy. £!ome fifteen men
lost. The reconnuitering party was accom
panied by Capt. Twitchell, with his battery,
of the 4th Massachusetts ; but no opportunity
was afforded for using the pieces, so well
known for their destructive powers to the
enemy. The deduction from the recent recon
noissance is that the enemy are not in force
this side of Petersburg or the Appomattox,
and that any effort on our part will force them
to anew line upon the latter mentioned river.
This is the amount of the information which
1 gather to this morning.
ANOTHER NIGGER BARBAR ON THE WING.
The Washington correspondent of the Her
ald, writing on the 10th, gives the following
revelations of another “nigger” barber who,
negrolike, manages to be übiquitous until he
finally lands into Yankeedom :
The steamer Manhattan arrived this morn
ing from City Point, and brought up 75 refu
gees and deserters and one prisoner of war.
Among the party is a colored barber named
Edw. T. Drew, who for some time past has
been serving on the rebel ram Richmond as
captain’s steward. Drew was formerly em
ployed in this city, and seems to be quite in
telligent. He states that, unless the rebel
fleet in the James river is brought into action
very soon, ther<* will not be men on board to
work the Teasel, so many have left by deser
tion. The fleet numbers seven vessels, three
of them being iron-clad rams, each mounting
four guns and manned by 75 men each, while
their full compliment should be 150.
from sheridan’s army.
There are two dispatches from Sheridaa to
Grant—one that must be placed on record
were it only to perpetuate the infamy of its
author, who burns the houses of inoffensive
citizens because any officer of his army is
killed in battle. The other ref£r3 to Rosser’s
check near Edinburg :
Woodstock, Va., Oct. 7-—0 p. m.
Lieutenant General U. S. Grant :
I have the honor to report my command at
this point to-night. I commenced moving
back from Port Republic, Mount Crawford,
Bridgewater and Harrisonburg yesterday
morning.
The grain and forage in advance of these
points had been previously destroyed.
Iu moving back to this point the whole
country from the Blue Ridge to the North
Mountain has been rendered untenable for the
rebels.
I have destroyed over two thousand barns
filled with wheat and hay and farming imple*
ments, over seventy mills filled with flour aad
wheat, have driven iu front of the army over
four herd of stock, and have killed and issued
to the troops not less than three thousand
sheep.
This destruction embraces the Luray valley
and Fort valley, as well as the main valley.
A large number of horses have been ob
tained, a proper estimate of which I cannot
now make.
Lieutenant John R. Meigs, my engineer offi
cer, was murdered beyond Harrisonburg, near
Dayton. For this atrocious act, all the houses
within an area of five miles were burned.
Since I came into the valley from Harper’s
Ferry every train, every small party and every
straggler has been bushwhacked by the peo*
pie, many of whom have protection papers
from commanders who have been hitherto in
.the valley.
The people here are getting sick es the war.
Heretofore they have had no reason to com
plain, because they have been living in great
abundance.
I have not been followed by the enemy to
this point, with the exception of a small force -
of rebel cavalry that showed themselve?, ne
distance behind my rear guard to-day
A party of one hundred of the Ivy' to
cavalry, which I had stationed at t:l
over the North Shenandoah, near .v k
son, was attacked by McNeil, wit on
men, while they were asleep, de
party dispersed or captured. <,B«y
will all turn up. I learn that them
had reached Winchester. M j mor
tally wounded and fell into o • ». This
was fortunate, as he was the m t ing aud
dapgerous of all the bushwit. •. rs in this
section of the country.
P. H. Sheridan, Major General.
Strasburg, Va, Oct. 9.—Midnight.
To Lieutenant General Grant, City Point:
In coming back to this point I was not fol
lowed up until late yesterday, when a large
force of cavalry appeared iri my rear. I then
halted my command to offer battle by attack
ing the enemy. I became satisfied that it was
only all the rebel cavalry of the valley, com
manded by Rosser, and directed Torbert to
attack at daylight this morning and finish this
savior of the valley. j
The attack was handsomely made. Custer,
commanding the Third cavalry division,
charged on the back road, and Merritt, com
manding the First cavalry division, on the
Strasburg pike. Merritt captured five pieces
of artillery. Custer captured six pieces of
► artillery, with caissons, battery, forge, Ac.
The two divisions captured 47 wagons, am
bulances, &o. Among the wagons captured
are the headquarter wagons of Rosser, Lo
max, Wickham and Col. Pollard. The num
ber of prisoners will be about 330.
The enemy, after being charged by our gal**
lant cavalry, were broken and ran. They
were followed by our men oa the jump 26
miles, through Mt. Jackson and across the
north fork of the Shenandoah. I deemed it
best to make this delay of one day here and
settle this new cavalry general.
The eleven pieces of artillery captured to
day make 36 pieces captured in the Shenan
doah Valley since the 19th es September.—
Some of the artillery was new and never had
been fired. The pieces were marked “Trede
gar Works.”
P. H. Sheridan,
Major General.
FROM MISSOURI.
Price was still keeping up the excitement
in Missouri, being, at last accounts, within
ten miles of tbe eapital of that State.
The following is the Herald’s dispatch on
the subject:
St. Louis, Oct. 9.—Official dispatcher from
Jefferson City state that the advance es Price
from the Osage river to Moreau ' creek, ten
miles from Jefferson City, on the 7th, was
spiritedly contested by our cavalry. A con«
siderable number of the enemy wore killed
and wounded.
On the morning of the Bth the rebels drew
up in line of battle before our works, but, af
ter being well peppered by our batteries,
moved off towards the west, and were follow
ed by our forces six miles, receiving sharp
punishment from them.
A detachment of tbe Sixth Missouri militia,
Hnder Major Montgomery, attacked a camp
of three hundred rebels, under Hildebrand, at
Tyler’s Mills, St. Francis county, and killed
thirty-one of them.
FROM KBNTUCKY.
Some mysterious movement is going on in
Kentucky, the result of which cannot at pres
ent be anticipated. The following, which we
find in the Herald, is but the forerunner per
haps of mere important movements :
Clarksville, Oct. 9, 1864.
Gen. Lyon, with a force estimated»at from
three thousand to seven thousand men, at
tacked Hopsxinsville at seven o'clock this
morning and demanded an unconditional sur
render. which was refused by Col. Johnson.
The fight lasted four hours, when the rebels
retreated. The rebel loss was eight killed
and fifteen or twenty wounded. Our loss was
six wounded.
Fever at Wilmington.— The Journal of-Fri
day says the yellow fever has made its appearance
in Wilmington. But a few cases had occurred,
but those were attended with unusual fatality.
TELEGRAPHIC.
REPORTS OP THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Entered according to act of Congress in the year
1863, by J. 6. Thrasher, in the Clerk's office of
the District Court es the Confederate States for
the Northern District of Georgia.
Charlottesville, Oct., 18.—In the affair
at Fisher’s Hill on Thursday, wo killed and
wounded from 50 to 75 of the enemy and took
as many prisoners, who report that the 6th
corps was at Front Royal. Ths enemy were
near Strassbarg on Friday, and a small force
of their cavalry are in the town.
Lieut. France, Adjutant to Acting Brigadier
General Carter, of the artillery, was severely
but not dangerously wounded in the leg on
Thursday.
Nothing else has occurred.
Mobile, Oct. 18th. —Special to the Adverti
ser.—Senatobia 17th.—The Memphis Bulletin
of the 16th say3 the Republicans claim forty
thousand majority in Ohio.
Chief Justice Taney died on the 9th.—
Chase is spoken of as his successor.
Nothing from Grant, Sheridan, Sherman, or
Missouri.
The Yankees admit a defeat at Eastport by
Forrest.
After all the various shiftings of the North
Georgia campaign, from the evacuation of
Dalton to the seige of Atlanta, the Army es
Tennessee is closer to Chattanooga to-day
than before Sherman took command of the
Federal forces.
YANKEE ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR AT RECTOR
TOWN.
The following i3 the Yankee account of
Mosby’3 attack of the construction train and
supports at Rectortown :
The Manassas Gap railroad has been re
paired as far a3 Rectortown, and trains have
recently run between Washington and Alex
andria and that point. Major Wentz, the su
perintendent of the road, when near Rector
town last Friday discovered that a small por
tion of the track had been torn up, and
promptly commenced repairing it, when ho
and his party Were fired upon by guerrillas.—
Notwithstanding this attack, they continued
their work until it was completed. Several
shells exploded near the laborers ; but there
wore no casualties, aud the train escaped
without damage. On another day last week
a laborer, who had been sent out to make re
pairs, was seized by guerrillas and taken to
the woods, where he was robbed of a num
ber of letters which had been given to him
to bring to Washington. He was furnished
with a receipt for them, and then restored to
liberty.
But much more serious guerrilla operations
took place this morning. The Superintendent
of the Manassas road had started on the way
to Pedimont, or beyond that point, with two
trains containing material for building the
road. When a mile and a half the other side
of White Plains, which is about fifty-eight
miles from Washington, it was discovered
that the track had been torn up. A party of
guerrillas at once fired into the train, killing
M. J. McCriakett, the Assistant Superinten
dent, Ed. J. Balt, the Conductor, and ex-
Lieutenaut Colonel Fuller, formerly of the
16th Michigan Volunteers, who had come out
on the train to acquire experience as a con
ductor. An engineer is also reported killed.
Mr. Glascott, the agent, and a number of others
were wounded. After executing their mur
derous work the guerrillas fled. A car was'
sent out from White Plains, and the killed
and wounded were removed to Manassas,
whence they will be brought to Washington.
YANKEE FRIGATE WABASH IN A DANGEROUS PO
. SITION.
The Herald says:
We learn that the noble frigate Wabash,
48 guns, Capt. John De Camp, while on her
passage from Port Royal, went ashore on the
Frying Pan Shoals, off the coast of North Car
olina, aud remained in that perilous position
eight hours. All her shot and shell were
thrown overboard to lighten her ; but she was
unable alone to extricate herself from her (rou
bles. They were about to throw overboard
her battery when one of the Wilmington
biockaders came to her assistance, and she
was got off’, but. not without damage to her
hull. There was a heavy sea running at the
time, and she pounded her bottom badly on
the shoals, causing her to leak in a serious
manner. None of the officers or crew ware
injured. The Wabash is now lying at Hamp
ton Roads. *
Interesting to “Foreigners.” —The follow
ing letter, from the British Minister at Washing
ton, settles the status of British subjects within
the Confederacy :
British Legation, )
Washington D. C., August 25, 1864. J
Sir: I have now received instructions from Her
Majesty’s Government, concerning the position of
British subjects at Memphis.
Her Majesty’s Government thinks, under all the
circumstances that if British subjects who are
domiciled or resident at Memphis have a fair op
tion es leaving it, or remaining in it without the
privilege of carrying em trade or commerce, and
if the military authorities really consider it neces
sary, for military reasons, that such an election
shall be made, Her Majesty’s Government cannot
insist upon British subjects being relieved from it,
however serious ithe hardships may be. Her Ma
jesty’s Government cannot undertake te secure to
British subjects, who voluntarily reside in a for
eign city in a time of civil war, the same rights
which are incident to their natural status, in time
es peace, in their own country. Such a demand
is, in the opinion of Her Majesty’s Government,
unreasonable in theory, and impossible in practice.
Her Majesty’s Government have, therefore, direc
directed me te apprize British subjects resident at
Memphis, that if they wish to pat themselves ef
fectually under British protection they must dis.
continue their residence in that place, which is
governed by martial law, the operation of .which
law, during civil war, a foreign State cannot, in
ordinary cases, interfere with.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
LYONS.
m • - m
Gen. Logan Making Speeches
for Lincoln.
General John A. Logan delivered a political
speech at Carbondale, 111., on Saturday, Oct. I.
It was lengthy, and mostly devoted to the history
es the rebellion and criticism es the Chicago plat
form. The following statement he made in expla
nation of his present position :
“but two parties, patriots and traitors.”
Over one year ago I spoke here, and then stated
that there were but two parties or classes in this
country. One was the noble band es patriots
standing by the Constitution and Union, and
sending all the assistance in their power te sup
press treason and restore the country te peace hy
conquering the rehellion by force of arms, the
ether the !men who would surrender and, ob
tain peace on any terms. The one willing te sac
rifice property and life, be taxed and pay it with
out grumbling, to save the country; the other,
always finding fault with any measure or act done
to assist in prosecuting the war, always wearing
long faces when the Union armies are victorious
and smiles when defeated, never pleased except at
the measures adopted by rebels and their sueeesses.
I said then, and say new, that althengh I have
over acted and voted with you as a Demoerat, I
will neither act with'nor support a man, or sot of
men, ne matter by what name they may be called,
that are net in saver of oxhauscing all the men
and means under the contrel es the government
in order to put down tbe accursed rebellion. Men
who are in favor of restoring this Union by any
means necessary to do it, are my fri nds in this
struggle, and those who are not in ft vor of this,
are my political enemies, and I aix theirs. No
peace" propositions to rebels in arms or mongrel
tickets of peace and treasoa forme: and when I
say this I believe I speak the sentiments of almost
j entire armies of the United State*.
Mosby is represented te have crossed the Po
| tomac in Montgomery county on Friday.
T33EB CITY.
T* J. JACKSON , LOCAL EDITOR
Theatre. —By ospecial request of many, citi
zens, the gentlemanly manager Mr. Crisp, gives
notice, that his excellent troupe will to-night re
peat Shakespeare’s master-piece “Richard the
Third." We are assured by gentleman who wit
nessed the first representation of this piece last
week, that it was a perfect success, and that Mr.
Crisp acquitted himself most creditably as King
Richard, being handsomely supported in the oth
er characters. Admirers of the drama, in its high
est and parest representations, cannot fail te ap
preciate the fine delineations of this piece, as
brought out by the admirable corps of Mr. Crisp.
Give him a showing to-night.
Auction Sales. — At auction yesterday by El
lis, Livingston & Ce., the following prices were
obtained: One negro man, about 25 years old,
$4,200; one negro woman, 28 years old, $4,000 ;
one negro woman, 20 years eld and infant, $>3,375;
Cornelia, 20 years old, $2,800; Chany, 15 years
©ld, $4,1)00; Carry, 30 years old, $3,600 ; Lucinda
and 2 children, $4,100; Mahala, 20 years eld,
$3,125; ene idiot girl, 13 years old, $475; one
house and lot in the city $23,100 ; store house
and let in the city $20,800 ; a house and 51 acres
land at Silver Run, Ala., $3,000 ; sllO in silver,
S2O 25 for one ; SI,OOO Georgia six per cent Treas
ury notes, $1,400 ; one Wheeler A Wilson sewing
machine $450 ; ene set harness $450; salt 63 to
73c per lb ; sugar $6 25 ; nails $3 : peach brandy,
$76 per gallon; sole leather, sll to sl2 50 per lb.
Carriages, horses, furniture, Ac., at good prices.
Important to Details. —Detailed men who
acted in conjunction with tho militia during the
late campaign before Atlanta, will find a most
interesting order in reference to themselves in this
morning’s papor from Major General Smith.
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Didn’t Rain. —Although yesterday morning
dawned with a sombre, cloudy appearance indica
ting the commencement of tho fall rains, towards
noon the clouds wore dissipated, and the afternoon
was as clear and beautiful, as was ever developed
even by eur most charmißg month—October.
Dr. Elliott. —This gentleman, so long and
favorably known as an accomplished female in
structor in Nashville, has leased the Methodist
College at Tuskegee, and will henceforth conduct
it as a first class private institution. The Doctor
possesses a fund of experience and wisdom, that
eminently qualifies him for his vocation, and we
congratulate our own and sister State upon his ac
cession to our midst. There is no more charming
spot in the Seuth for educational purposes than
Tuskegee, and that lovely village is peculiarly
fortunate in haring secured Dr. Elliott.
Apple Brandy. —Goodrich & Cos., advertise a
few barrels of Apple Brandy—said to be pure and
a No. 1 article, though we have no further proof
of the fact than the word of the firm, which in
most cases we should deem entirely credible, but
in this instance nee is confirmation. The imbibing
man/of our concern, says the proof es the pudding
is eating thereof; and the best test that could bo
applied to the brandy would be to inhale the fla
vor and imbibe the essence of the same.
“This world is all a fleeting show," exclaimed
a lady in concluding an exordium on the muta
tions wrought by time.
“Then, ma," exclaimed a-Miss not yet in her
teens, “you had better let me go to the Theatre to
night and see as much of the show as possible
while it is going on."
The mother prescribed cold water for the feet,
and “Baxter” for the head.
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A Sugar Cans Excitement.— About the only
excitement in the city yesterday occurred in front
of Ellis & Co’s auction store. A negro drove up
with 700 sugar canes, which he disposed of with
electrical dispatch at the reasonable tariff of 50
cents per stalk. The sensation produced by this
unusually cheap invoice was immense—a fiddle
in a country doggery in election times could not
hold a light to it. Many persons, including this
Local, who have not hitherto been enabled to
chew cane at one dollar per stalk, “pitched in” in
discriminately, our conduct being the subject es
imitation by several hundred persons, including
the rag-tag and bob-tail of the city. Verily cheap
things have become scarce in these parts,
when a country sugar cane wagon is bailed with
such demonstrations of joy.
Moral. —ls anybody has anything to eat to sell,
let them bring it to Columbus, for here everybody
have more money than they want, and nothing
else.
Desertions from the Enemy. —Since ©ur
Government has adopted the policy of Beading
Yankee deserters through the lines to their
homes, instead of holding them as prisoners
of war, says the Richmond Sentinel, they have
been coming within our lines in large num
bers, and when those who are drafted learn
how easily they can escape and the facility
afforded them by the Confederate Government
to return to their own country they will come
by hundreds.
At first most of the Federal deserters were
foreigners, but for several days nearly all who
have arrived within our lines are natives of
the United States.
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Ten mounted men, suspected to be Mosby’s,
broke open and plundered the store of Gilpin &
Bentley, at Sandy Spring, eighteen miles north of
Washington, on the 7th inst. The account in the
Intelligencer says :
A party of stout farmers, mostly men of peace,
under the lead of a much respected member of the
Society of Friends, was quickly gathered and start
ed in pursuit, hoping to overtake the marauders
and persuade them to disgorge their booty, for
which purpose the party provided themselves with
such arguments as came most readily to band, in
the shape of shot guns and other persuasives adapt
ed to the discussion of the prevalent errors of the
times. A messenger was also dispatched to the
commander of the military department at Wash
ington to invoke the aid of the carnal arm, but
with what success has not yet been made known.
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The late draft in Washington City was less pro
ductive than by the first accounts. The deficiency
for which a draft was made was 1,140 men. Al
though double the number, or 2,280, was drawn, yet
out of the whole they obtained but 355 men ; leav
ing anew draft to be made for obtaining the re
maining 785 men, Such unproductiveness affords a
vivid idea of the kind of material which remains to
our enemies after the vast levies heretofore made.
Strayed or Stolen.
ON the 10th instant, a medium sized yellow COW,
with mark swallow-fork and over-bit in right
and swallow-fork , under-bit in the .left ear. A
liberal reward will be paid for her delivery to me at
the C, S. Labratory in this city.
ocl9 2t S, M. CREW.
Apple Brandy,
PURiI “Accomac” direct from Virginia, high :
proof. A few barrels for sale. j
Ayylp to GOODRICH k CO.
oe 18 3t 1
LARGE COASIGAHEAT ,
OF
LETTER PAPER!
AND
UEMORIIIDI tl BOOKS !
For sale by
J. K. REDD A CO. !
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THEATRE!.
LESSEE AND MANAGER w. H . fRISP,
Wednesday Evening, Oct. 19, 1864,
Kll¥Cr RICHARD III!
I Pronounced by old residents aHd competent criti s,
the most
DECIDED HIT, AND PERFECT SUCCESS!!.
In the annals of Theatricals in this city
THE PUBLIC AND PRESS
demand a repetition of
SHAKSPEAR’S Illustrious HISTORICAL PLAY
ZING RIOHAE.D 111 ‘
08, THE
BATTLE OF BOSWORTH’S FIELD!
Mr W H CRISP in his great character of
RICHARD, the “CROOK-BACKED TYRANT."
Mr Theo Hamilton, as Henry, Earl of Richmond
Mrs. W. H. Crisp as Elizabeth Queen of England
Miss Cecelia Crisp, as Lady Anne
Popular Ballad, by Miss Maggie Marshall.
In preparation, the Grand Play of Richelieu and
The Lady ©f the Lake,
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Bonds of the 500,000,000 Loan.
I AM authorized to continue the sale of the 6 per
cent, long date Non Taxable Bonds of thi?Loan
at the Government rate of One Ilundred'and Thir
ty-five Dollars.
The principal of the Loan being free from Taxa
tion and the Coupons receivable for all Import and
Export duties, makesit the most desirable yet offer
ed by the Government. I therefore recommend it
to the favorable notice of the people.
W. 11. YOUNG,
ocl9lm Agent for sale of Bonds.
Notice!
Headquarters Post, 1
Columbus, October 18,1864, j
The following named NEGRO MEN captured
from the enemy ar e now in Jail:
Annanias, claiming to belong to Dr. Harris, Mar
shall county, Ala.
Rolla, claiming to belong to Mrs. Smith, Giles,
county, Teqn.
Stephen, claiming to belong to Mr. Burns,
Cherokee county, Ala.
Owners upon proving property and paying charge
can obtain them.
LEON VON ZINKEN,
oc 19 3t Col. Commanding Post.
AUCTION SALE&
By ESI Is, lAving-ston &, Cos.
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Fine Furniture, <Scc.
I / IN SATURDAY. 22d October, at 10 o’clock, we
j v/ will sell a very desirable lot of Furniture. We
! name in part—
-1 Mahogany Hocking Chair,
1 Mahogany Arm Chair,
1 Mahogany Centre Table; Work Table,
1 Fine Walnut Music Hack,
1 Fine Walnut Secretary and Book Case,
1 Fine Walnut Office Table,
1 Fine Walnut Fining Table,
6 Fine new Quilts,
4 Fine new Bed Spreads,
6 Extra Bed Blankets,
H New Counterpaius,
1 Large new Brussels Carpet,
1 Large new Worsted Carpet,
j 20 Yards new Stair Carpet,
i 20 Yards Straw Matting,
1 New Feather Bed
With other desirable Furniture and House
Furnishing Goods.
—also —
A CASE FINE DENTAL INSTRU
MENTS with a good lot GOLD FOIL.
*—ALSO —
An extra pair HOHSES, 5 and 6 years
old, kind and gentle,
oc 19 4t S4B
By 12111*, Livingston A Cos,
Salt and Sundries.
WE will sell on THURSDAY, 20th October, at
10J4 o’clock, in front of our Auction Room
43 BBLS. COST SALT,
1 TWO HORSE BUGGY,
Assorted lot Granite Ware, including
Plates, Dishes, Bowls and Pitchers,
Lot good Trunks and Hat Boses,
50,000 Percussion Caps.
15,000 Needles,
Lot Bale Rope,
10 pairs Glass Decanters,
LOT DESIRABLE HARDWARE,
One Trunk of Valuable Clothing,
Lot Desirable Furniture,
j A Splendid New Silk Velvet Mantilla,
A Fine Cow and Yearling,
Clothing, Shoes, Navy Pistols, Shot Gun,
with a desirable lot of Goods, too nu
merous to mention,
oc 18 3t $32
By Ellis, Livingston A Cos.
Administrators .Sale.
UTILL be sold on Tuesday, the 25th inst,, in the
V. City es Columbus, at the store of Messrs. Elli3,
Livingston k Cos.. Auctioneers, a portion of the
perishable property of the estate of B. A. Sorsby,
dec’d, consisting of several Hogsheads of Sugar,
Kegs of Nails, Boxes of Tobacco, Pieces of Osna
burgs. Envelopes, Writing Paper, Buttons, Thread,
kc. Sold by order of Court. Terms cash, Sale to
commence at 11 o’clock a. m.
G. E. THOMAS.
Oct 14,1864.—0 c 15-tilloe2o Adm’r.
By Ellis, Livingston A Cos.
200 O-.A.ILjILjOIISrS
pibscamwba bbapb bbm!
A VERY FINE ARTICLE.
For sale in quantities of 10 Gallons and upwards,
ag3Q
Dr. R. SOBIE,
ZDEHSTTIST,
I T Pemberton & Carter’s old stand, back room of
A Smith’s Jewelry Store, where he can be found
at all hours, foe 18tim
Money Found.
BY my little sen, which the owner can have by
describing the same and paying for this adver
tisement.
oc 18 3t* Wm. DEIGNAN.
