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(/ <i i> L> •* I ■* v j . il * Published Daily 'Sundays exempted) at tile rarest « 00|W r im'urti.or >ls -orthre. montM. Vo -Mbwripttan receiv*! for » longer thnn tree mo^k*. aim IJRTISIWO RATES : XdvertisomenUi inserted tor 92 00 |.o? square for •aoh insertion. tVher* adv«*U*»«uta ar« iawrUd a month, the •haricc will bo S3O »or square. Announcing candidates2o. which must invariably paid in ad ran co. Change ol Schedule. Owe* EffOINSIU AND SUPERINTENDENT. ) Chari *st«R and Savannah Railroad, V Charleston, Juno 7,1864.) ON THURSDAY, June 9,1864, anti until further ! notice, the Schedule of ihe Passe iger train will ! boas follow, viz: Leave Charleston 9.16. n. in. Arrive in Savannah ,6.40, p. ta. Leave Savannah 6 30, a. m. Arrive id Charlesti n 1.16, p. m. | This Train makes diroot connections, going north j and south, with the Northeastern Railroad atf'har- j leston, and the Centjal Railroad at the Junction. li. 3. HAINES. • I June! 4 ti Engineer _.vnd Superintender; Change, ol Schedule.' ON and after Sunday, Jurn 19th, the Trains on the Vi uscogee Railroad will run as follows PASSENGER TRAIN: Leave Columbus .6 46 P. M. Arrive at Macon.. 3 25 A. M. Leave Minton 8 10 P. M Arrive at Coiumbu» 4 25 A. 6. FREIGHT TRAIN : Leave Columbus 6 00 A. V Arriveal Columbus 455 A. M W. L. CLARK. mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R. Tlirougli to Montgomery NEW SCHEDULE. MONTGOMERY & WEST POINT RAILROAD COMPANY. COLUMBUS, Aii trust 27,1864. ON and after August 27th. the Pa ...... Train on the Montgomery and West Point Railroad will Leave Montgomery at 8:00 a. in. Leave West Point at 7:10 a. m. drrivea: Columbus at 5:32 p. m. Leave at ’5:50 a. m. drriveaf Mon gomery at 3:00 p.m. ,Irri'vo at West Point at 4!30 p. m. Ereixh Train leaves Columbus at 8:40 a m. Arrives at 8:27 p m I). H. C'liA M, Sup’t k Eng *g27 IHtH-tf __ MOBILE & GIRARD RAIL ROAD. <u or s(iii:iin.ii. Girard, Ala., Oct 7, 1884. t iN and after 10th inst. Trains on this Road will ' * Run Daily (Sunday excepted,) as tollows: „ S*»MMcng<er Train Leave Girard at 1 30 p.iu. Arrival in Union Springs 600 " Leave Union Springs 5 135 a. in. Arrive in Girard at 10 00 Freight Train. Leave Girard nt 4 00 a, in. Arrive in Girard at 0 00 p. m. B. E. WELLS. «gIBU Eng. it Sup’t. Hr. J, S. OhIRK, DENTIST, FORMERLY OK NK.W ORLEANS., HAS returned, and can be found at 10b Broad street, over Dr. R, A, Ware’s Drug Store. OCtlO-d 1 m I>r. fit, N085,12, ZDEHSTTIST, * T PctnVr'on At Cart'-rV old stand, back room of /’ Smith’s Jewelry Store, where ho can b<-found it all hour*, foe 186 tn 3E3C.£03l Ci£3 W atll.t o cl. AT THK EAtiiLE FACTORY, COLU.MMIB. HGORGIA. FIFTY young women can find steady work and r liberal pay at the „ ne 11 dxwlm EAGLE FA'-.’TO R\ . WAS^TEB! t AAA LBS. i'-* TALLOW, for which a liberal price i)d I' •' will b- oaid. Apply to V. W. DILLaRD, yp 7 * ’ Major and Q, M. Notice! OttUMRUS. (la,, Oct. 4th, 1804. I . T. Maddox a authorized to attend to uiy business in my absence from Columbus. neslui« WILL S. BALFOUR. 8, % lift MS COiVMIGIVMEnrT OF LETTER PAPER! AND JMvi.fftOftANDIJ.U BOOKS! Bov ulo by J. K. REDD & CO. oe 12 L PERRY HOYSE. . ’FUR und rsis<ned would respectfully inform his I old tri tp's, patrons, und ho traveling public generally, t a* as he hits t<> b ■ absent for a short time huka: >ccu so fortunate as to have associated with him us well kn >wu »nd worthy friend Mr, EDWARD PAItSD NS, Into o Atlanta, (la.,whose reputation ad superior t <*t for busings is well known tin u h >ut t e Confederacy. This House is b rgo and .-imiitindinus, nnJ no pains, nor expense shall be spared tofitii up in the very best and most elegant st> to, and to ootatn every th ng in the line ai suostanti 1 tai.ibics t.tul luxuries tiict tins market affo ds. With these assura'ices we most cordially solicit all our old frieruls. and the travel ing public gener illv. to give u-> acall and an oppor tunity of r» tillering them combo-table. .*•ls lm* TIIoS, E. SMITH. S2OO REWARD. U' ,1, be paid for the Apprehension and delivery V* to us <•• our two Nog o lio.vs, BILL and JIM, who rati oft* some times nee. BlLLweghs about 150, is tall and slim, black complex' n, hair very»hurt and flun. has a down cast, sullen look, and talks long and drawling, Left ns*boat the Ist of August last. s JIM o a fine looking negro, weighs about 180, 5 stet 10 or l 1 inches high, black complexion, thin visage aid high cheek bones, hair short. Left us •bout at Ist of Oct* her. We *vil; p iy the a rove reward sot both, or SIOO for either ot the above described negroes if delivered to us or »lHced in some sa'p j ul where wo can get them. We will also pay SIOO for proof to convict any white person o harboring th in. BEDELL & CO. <»■... Oct. 1 \ 18dl. —lm ~sTifiK Sal XU e'xc SI Ai\U E! ■ p f.- y« paired Pounds of Sterling Exchange „ i*;,. ai*>ne •’’Ut purchasers by * " U HA N K Vi COLL MBUS. SIOO WILL be paid for a negro boy named Henry, who VV runaway about two months ago. He is about s feet Sinclies high; weigfcs aboutl -OorlTO lb-;; com plexion yellow ; tine looking; when laughing has dimples in bo h cheeks, it is probab'e ho went to Atlanta with some of th troops from th s citv. OC b ts H. M. BLECKLEY. 330 HewardL. * EGKO boy CHARLEY : abi ut 25years old, yel d low complexion, hair nearly straight, below or dinary iutelli.ence; left Mr. Nat. Thompson’s near Box Springs, Talbot county. I bought him of a Mr. Brown, a refugee from Mississippi, who now resides in Tuskegee, Ala. He originally osuie from Charleston, 6. C. A suitable reward will be paid ihr his delivery at this office, or in any • to jail and . Information sent to me at this office. % ‘ JAMES M. Rt;SSELL. Co’amhu's On., sue 1 ts * lor SaleT Ts; SIDES Russett Upper Leather. J EOLSUM A CODY. ocH2w ___ $2.) Iloliarti Reward. OTKAYED from my place in Wynnton, a dark O bay marc MULE, about nine ye..rs old, hair rubbed otl of both hips and a large scar <>n the rieht hiudquarter. JOHN COOK. oc It r 6HIIWfBHCaB#MOI! For Sale by the Case or Battle. HHIK above is warranted a genuine article arid r pronounced bv judges die host in tee city. It is Iron its ho per of ty. p irticulariv ad iptvd to the u-"'ot invuli au J for uivdn toai purposes genci *|ly Uusurp.w'Svd. Call mmh,. <>r it will all bo so and. It EDI) & JOiIASuXLS oc 2q °‘d stand, Broad stivet, Owlumbus, Ga. • Vol. XI. J. W. WARBEiT & CO. Proprietors. SPECIAL NOTICES Notice! Exemption Granted. Wanted to contract immediately for THREE THOUSAND 13,000) CORDS OAK WOOD, to be delivered to lie at this Post. Any one making i such eontraris will be exempted from service in C. S. Army. CHAN. A. REDD, oc 21 6t Capt. and A, Q. Louisiana Relief Committee of Columbus, Georgia. H. L.GooDßicft. Prest E. A. Rossy. Sec. Contributions are respectfully solicited from Lou isianians in this and adjoining States for the pur pose of providing our brave ajid suffering soldiers nowin the Army of Tennessee, with Shoes, Socks, and other needful nrticles, as it has’eomo to the i knowledge of this Committee that many of them ; are without shoes, and almost destitute of clothing, j Prompt action on the part of Louisianians will j I greatly alleiiato the suffering of our noble young ! I men during the approaching winter. Contributions will be thankfully receivsd by our | President and Treasurer, H, L. Goo lrioh,‘of this city. P. S. All papers friendly to the above cause will confer a favor to Louisianians by inserting this i notico E. A. ROSSY, Sec’y. Columbus, Ga.. Oct, 20. 1864.—1 m Headquarters Georgia Reserve, 4 < »n*i Military District Georgia. > Macon, Ga. Oei. 19, 1884. J General Orders, 1 No. 26. > Upon the recommendation of the Com muidant | of Conscripts for Georgia, the following named offi j cers are appointed "Inspectors of Conscription" I for their respective Districts: Ist Lieut. Alfred Prt.scot. Dri l Master, 1-t distri t. Ist Lieut. C. H. Winn, Sutt’s Artillery Battalion, 2d district. Capt. W. S. Davis, company 13, lttth Georgia Regi ment, 3d district. Lieut. Col. W. S, Wallace, 45th Georgia Regiment, 4th dsstrict. 2d Lieut. Geo. S. Cabartiss, Drill Master, sth district. 2d Lieut. W. T. Martin, Drill Master, 6th district, st Lieut, and A.djU B. H. Newton, 4th Georgia , cavalry, 7th and Bth districts, j 2d Lieut. J. H, Morgan, Drill Master. 9th district. , By command of M.w. Gen. ROWE .L COBB. LAMAR GUoi3, Major and A A General. 0c22 6t Headqu’ks Georgia Reserve,) and Military District of Georgia, V M,:cou, October 17, 1864. j I Gt&eral Orders, • No. 23. I. All Post Quarteriuastors Lu this District, ex cept at Augusta, Macon and Columbus, will imme diately report to Major' John L. Morgan, Chief Quartermaster of Georgia Reserve and Military District of Georgia., all property received, issued and remaining on hand during tho last quarter. V * * i' * * . s» By con . m and of MajorQeinual HOWELL < 088. Commanding, Ac. Lamar Cobb. Mftjoi auil A. A. Gen. [oc )1) st. llkidquaktbrs Georgia Reserve,') and Militar, D . Act of Georgia, ' f Macon Ga.. Oct. 17. 1864. j General Orders No. 21. ! I. Tbr returns of detailed men eulployed by Quar termasters. tjoatntissarieif, other officers and Gov ernment Contractors called for by General Order, No, 22, fromtheso Headquarters, Oct. Ist, 1861. must bo made before the 20th inst. 11. The Commandant of conscripts will order Enrolling offieors not to disregard details with such officers and Contractors granted prior to the date f. that order, until further orders from those Head quarters, as timers required to issue the men details. By command of Major Gen. HOWELL COBB, Commanding, Ac. Lamau Cokb, Major and A A G. 0e195t Headquarters. First Division, G. M. (. Gamp Smith, Oot. 16, 1864, > General Order*, \ No. 6. / The following order* are published for the infor mation of the men of this command, who have fail ed as yet to report for duty. I. In accordance with a previous understanding with the Confederate authorities, all.detailod men who were on duty with the Militia of this tate are required o report, for duty again in this command. All detailed men, therefore, who were in the Militia Service, who fail to report within ten days alter the publication of this order, will be published as de serters and treated accordingly, 11. No extensions of furloughs are granted, and all men absent are regarded as being absent with out leave, and will be dealt with accordingly, unless good and sufficient excuse for the same is rendered to these lleadquartors by t o parties in person. 111. No application for a detail will receive any consideration when the person making such appli cation is absent from this comman 1. By command of G. W. SMITH, Major General Commanding. Tip s. Har*'kman, Jr,, A. A, G. oc 19 fit * l ' Attention, Sportsmen! AUCTION ol FI IV E STOCK! Montgomery, -< la. VXTILL be sold at Auctiou, in front #f our store, on D Monday next, October 24th, , The fine Carriage and Harness, lormerly owned by 1 otninodure Montgomery: One fine open BUGGY, with weather apron : One Top Buggy, with Shaft? and Pole, suitable for one or two horses, and just the article for a phy sician: Two setts of Single Harness, and one new sett of light double Harness: Also, ono now Trotting Sulky, the best in too Con fed ct ac.v; One Bridle and Saddle; —APBO — celebrated Trottiag Horse “Hood,” about 10 years old, that has trotted his mile In 2:35 in L misville, Kentucky. He is perfectly sound and gentie, mu the best road horse in the country ; A Bald H rnet Colt, 5 years old, a fast trotter, and well broken to harness and saddle; A Canadian Mare. S ALL IE, that has trotted her mile in three minutes, gentle, nd a line road marc. LEE & NORTON. oc 20 3t Auctioneers. Bonds of ihe 500,900,000 Loan* (A *i author zed to continue the sale of the 6 per cent, long date Non Taxable Bonds of this Loan at the Government rate of One Huudred.and Thir ty fiv-* Dol ars. The prmcip il of the Loan being free from Taxa tion and the Coupons receivable tor all Import and Ex: ort dut es, mabesit the most desirable yet offer ed by (he Government, I there! re recommend it to the iavorabie notice of the peonle. TV. H. YOUNG. oc 19 lm Agent for rale of Bonds NOTICE To Alisisissipiu Soldiers! THE •‘MISSISSIPPI DEPOT” an.l Office of • Agency f t* ihe Relief of Mississippi soldiers in the Army us Tennessee, has been removed from Atlanta to Columbus, G.t., and is near Barnard's cornt-r. beiwe. n Main st., and the Perry II *use. Your baggage is there. C. K. MARSHALL, sep2S ts 4 t. Slra.ved or Stolen. S3OO BEWABD! .tN >A l UHDAY ' It*Ll TANARUS, Sin usta it. two medt * ' um sized •'ULK4, <»ne a black the other bay. The were i ■ fair order and fresh shod. A reward nf $.103 will be paid lor their deliver* to me at the Pen>• House. THuS. E. SMITH. HI! 19 ts Columbus, Ga., Monday Morning, October 24, 1864. Saturday Evening. Theatre.- — Can ilie passed off very handsomely at the Theatre, last evening, before a very good house. Camille. v,e have ever considered a play of doubtful morality, and as such, that there would be no great loss to the w,orld if it was for ever J'aniahed from the stage. It is, however, of sucii a thrilling ad touching character, that it will always dm a full house whenever plaeed on the hoards. We learn from he Raleigh Confederate that the ram Albemarle j» i out the other night in the Sound, and on ri e 4rh instant reached Croatan light house, the 1 ceper of which was captured, the light-house blow up aad its contents destroyed. The ram then pc back through the enemy’s fleet, and reached her destination in safety. The affair was under the m >nagement of Master Long, of the Albemarle. s.< l reflects much credit upon him ♦ -*►- ♦ • - The Situation. —From the “Army of Ten nessee,” we have nothing that we deem relia ble to communicate to our readers, either in regard to its preseat position or as to it* achievements. Reports represent it as being, some few days ago, at LaFayette, Walker coun ty, pushing on. and keeping moving. Its des tination we knew nothing of, and if we did, we would not report it. Our readers must do as vte do, patiently await the “big events” which will surely attend its gallant comman der's direction. So far as rumors are con cerned in regard to it, w* could till a column or two of this issue of our paper ; but as to morrow we might, judging from the past, have to contradict what we hear reported to-day, we prefer being saved that labor by a prudent reticence now. As to the situation about Atlanta, we can venture to report that the Yankees still eccu py it, having large parties, as we learn from a reliable source, foraging out on the Georgia Railroad, and around “Flat Shoals,” on South River, in Henry County. It is reported that Col. Hannon, a few days ago, threw a few shells into that city, which created a great fuss in (he Yankee garrison there, and judg ing, as our informant stales, front the noise made by their drums imd boras, it is supposed the foice there was pretty large. At “Flat Shoals” ihe enemy use the mills for grinding corn, protecting their operatives and wagon trains with a large force. All accounts agree that their foraging parties are wtdl protected, as they passthrough the country to procure supplies. In a few days, we sbaii“doubtless hear something more-definite and reliable to lay be fore our readers, as to the situation around and about, and in the Gate City. [ Mar,on Intelligencer. j Cos respondent Advertiser and Register.] ' Itetter SiToiii ilie Army of T«ii uessee. Jacksonville, Ala., ( Oct. 15,1864. \ l arrived at this place yesterday from “the front/’ having* left the army on the morning of the 11th inst. An old fellow in the army says that 1 “have two eyes and keep both of them open.” and as he says true, I could tell you much about the events ot the campaign now pending, were 1 not forbidden to do so, by a recent order from Richmond. This order pro hibits any publication of facts or state* meats in regard to any military operation or campaign until a month after" it has terminated ! The order was conceived, doubtless, by some antediluvian fogy, who knows nothing of the power and energy of the press, and of the utter impossibfli ty of enforcing this order. He might as well issue “a bull against the comet/’ as attempt to smother the light of the great events of this war. The order binds me, but does not bind you, a citizen. If I were a citizen, I could write what I please, but beiug a soldier and having watchful and malignant eyes upon me, I njightget into trouble by disregarding the order. I must, therefore, omit any statement of military operations in this campaign. I gave you my views of it in a letter writ*, ten on. the 28th of September, before it commenced. In one point my advice was not followed, and our cause suffered by it. I left the army on the 11th, hav* ing that morning received an order de* taehing me from my command, and as*, signing me to Jacksonville I find the change a delightful one, from the hard march and short rations of an active campaign to the quiet and luxurious re* pose of a hospitable mansion, presided over by a charming and noble matron, "and furnishing such rare delights as a bountiful and excellent table, a beautiful chamber, a bed of the down, and the cleanest and whitest sheets ! So glori* ous is it to be detached from the army and be master of one’s own time. How long this elysium will continue, I know not, but I hope it may be long, I must at least, admit that I have been treated with “distinguished consideration.” Where the army is, I cannot tell you, for indeed I do not precisely know. I left it near a place called Dirtstowu, (Phoebus what a name) 1 and its face was then northward, and its legs in motion. I hope it may safely return, but I fear that the bold and vigilant Sherman may deal it a heavy blow before the campaign is ended. lam estopped from telling you what is past, but L can give you my speculations about the future. I do not know what our Generals will do, or attempt to do, but I know very well what they can, and what they cannot do. I therefore give you my views of the future operations in this quarter Our people are a weak and fWiish peo ple They are too easily and too excess ively depressed, or exalted in spirits. A disaster drives them to despair, and a lit*, tie success exalts them into eestacies and the most extravagant expectations. When Atlanta was lost, they were depressed as if the blow was irreparable, and now that our army has taken the aggressive and re» gained lost territory, they are yrild with hope, and are deluded with the idea that our army will go triumphantly forward into the heart ot Tennessee and Kentucky. I regret to have to spoil this pleasing vis ion. What then, is the situation ? Our recent move was, no doubt, a surprise to Sherman, though he soon discovered it, and responded to it. He was obliged to move back to meet it, and under great disadvantages. It is believed that his army at Atlanta had been diminished by many thousands. One corps had been discharged from service, one corps and two divisions had been sent after Forrest, two divisions had been sent to Kentucky to recruit, and one corps had been sent to Rome. Sherman's teams were poor and weak, and unfit for traveling. And we must have had the start of him, by two or three days. This railroad would have given him some advan tage, but we were on it, and commanded it. What to do with Atlanta was an embarrass ing question. He had either to abandon it altogv..her, and lose his sick and wounded, and bis accumulated stores there, or to leave it garrison. To leave a garrison there, was to diminish his army in the field, and, per haps, finally to sacrifice tpeganbon. But political considerations cot-trolled military policy, and he left a garrison of about 7.600 men in Atlanta. Having sacrificed so much to gain Atlanta, its political value to Lincoln in the pending election, and, indeed, Sherman’s own vanity, induced him to take great haz ards, and make great sacrifices to hold it, even for a few week*. With the remainder of his army be returned, as rapidly as he could to wards Kingston and Rome. On the 12th inst., after leaving our army, I passed in ten miles of Rome. My opinion is, that, on that day, Sherman’s army was at Rome. It was im possible for him to have been furt her North at that time. The theatre of war in this department is henceforth to be on new lines. Our move already made, transfers it from about At lanta to the country between Blue Mountain and the Atlanta and Chattanooga railroad. At lanta will never again be the scene of conflict. Here, over this mountain country, or upon another line further west, the war for the pos session of Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama will be fought out. It is of much interest, then, to know the localities, distances and topography of this region, which is to become historical by this struggle. The distance from Atlanta to Rome ! i* about 60 miles: to Dalton, 100; to Chat tanooga, 140- The distance from Blue Moun | tain to Rome is 53 miles; to Kingston, 70 ; to ! Dalton, 75; to Chattanooga, ICO; to Bridge port, 85; to Huntsville, 95. The topography ■ ot the country is rugged and mountaneous, ; with many streams and bad roads. This re j gion contains four rivers, the Chathoochee, | the Ettowah, the Oostanaula and the Tennes i see The first flows in 7 miles of Atlanta, I and thence to West Point. The two latter unite at Rome, and make the Coosa, which | flow> southward to Montgomery. The Coosa j is navigable for steamboats from Greensport ] to Rome. The Tennessee flows by Chatta | noogaand Bridgeport, and near Huntsville.— i It is necessary to understand the topography |of this region, in order to know what eau he i done by our Generals in future operations on ! this line. There are many who think that our army is now on its triumphant march to Tennessee or Ken tucky, and that it will"not halt or turn back. I cannot believe it, for I believe such a movement impracticable. Whence will such an army draw its supplies? It cannot draw them from Blue Mountain—the head of the Alabama and Tenvres see Railroad from Selma —becauso the distance is too great, and the line of communication com manded by the enemy. It ennnot subsist on the country, for the only conditions upou which this would be possible, would be a cantonment of the troops, and the absence of an enemy. In the presence of an enemy, the army must remain massed, and cannot subsist on any territory limited by its own lines. It would, in a few days, exhaust the richest portions ot Tennessee, and be com pelled to constant change of position. And it must be remembered that the season for military operations is now past. The rigors of winter are now upon our half-clad, shivering army, and it is unprepared for the severities of a winter cam paign. The streams will soon be swollen and the roads blocked up by mud. Therefore, I do not believe that such a campaign is practicable, or will be attempted. Some think that our army will shift its base to the Mobile and Ohio Rail road, and be thus supplied by that road and the road from Memphis to Decatur or Stevenson This is not practicable. That lino is too near the Yankee lines to be secure or reliable. The Yan kees can advance from many points upon it and destroy it—from Vicksburg, from Memphis, from Nashville, Murfreesboro’, Tullahoma, and indeed, from auv point between Stevenson and Nashville, This road is cut by a perpendicular one from Nashville. Beside?, our possession of Mobile is exceedingly precarious, and its fall would cut us off from that base. That route will not do, It is too near the Yankee lines, too open to attack, aui too easy of destruction. It follows, then, that the recovery of Tennessee, this winter is not 8 u probable. There are three lines by which w« can assail the Yankees if they remain in Georgia. The first is by tho road terminating at Blue Mountain ; the second is by the Mobile and Ohio road, and the third the East Tennessee road from Virginia to Chattanooga. The second will not do, for the reasons already stated. The third will not do, because, besides being insecure, and liable to attack, it is too long and indirect a line to sup ply an army. Virginia is exhausted and cannot supply an army. The other State?, are too remote to supply an army by this route. The only* practicable line is that, by Blue Mountain. It is far from the enemy’s Hue, and is protected from assault by rivers and moun tains. It is, therefore, secure and reliable.— It is, therefore, in my opinion, the best line of operations. Still it has some disadvantages. Its terminus is too far from the enemy’s line to serve a convenient base for us. The dis tance from Biue Mountain to the Yankee line of communication in Georgia, the Chattanoo ga and Atlanta railroad, is about seventy miles. This is five days’ march, and is only practicable in tolerable weather, and roads.— Our army cannot remain nearer the enemy e line than Blue Mountain. Our operations then, must, for the present, be limited to fre quent raids upon his railroad. In live days we can reach his railroad ; in five days we can destroy it for thirty miles, and in five days return. Thus, we can make the raid in fifteen days. We can do damage enough to employ the Yankees thirty days in rebuilding the road. When nearly completed, we can make another raid, and destroy it again, repeating the operations as often as he rebuilds. He cannot keep an army in Atlanta, or near it, under such conditions. How, then, is he to prevent our destroying his roads ? He can do it only by attacking and destroying our army. He eonnot defend the road between Kingston and Chattanooga, without leaving Atlanta, and putting his army between Lingston and Rome. This involves the abandonment of Atlanta. But this is not all. If he puts bis army between Kingston end Chattanooga we can then strike it in Wills’ Valiey, near Bridgeport, and destroy it there. He cannot defend all points at once. Even on the road from Kingston to Chatta nooga, he cannot defend all points. If be di vides his army between several points, thus divided, it cannot retreat. If he masses it at Kingston, we can strike the road near Dalton. If he masses his army at we can stride the road near Kingston, and so on. Neither dispersion nor concentration w>H avail him. And the advantages ot this position and plan on enr part are great and obvious. We make the Yankee abandon Atlanta, which be baa so dearly won and which be prizes so highly. We put kim on the defensive, the weakest $5.00 Per Month . J. W. WIRREiY, Editor of all policies, and keep him so. He haseome for conqaest, and must move forward and aggress. When he is drirontothe defensive he is beaten. Our line is perpendicular to his, and epposito to the centre of his line from Bridgepoit to Atlanta. We can strike at any part of his line for 170 miles. There is but a small difference in the distance from our base to any part of his line. Our line being perpendicular to bis, only one point es it, the terminus, is exposed, and our army covers that. He cannot reach it without encountering our army. If he had Blue Mountain ho could not hold it twenty days for want of supplies. It was in view of these considerations, that, before the fall of At lanta, I proposed the Blue Mountain lino of opera tions as the true one. Your columns attest the fact that I did this on the Bth of August, and nearlp a month before the fall of Atlanta I urg ed it again on the 14th of September shortly after the fall of Atlanta. On the 29th September the plan was adopted and executed by “the powers that be ” For the reasons which I have thus minutely detailed, Blue Mountain is our Jbest and safest line of operations. For these reasons I be lieve that it will, of necessity, be the theatre of war during the ensuing winter. It is important that the railroad be extended about 20 utiles fur ther. This can easily be done, as the road is al ready graded, and iron can be brought from Geor gia roads. Congress, or not waiting for the meet- ! ing of Congress, the President, should have this ! done immediately. It is not to be forgotten that the new lines to which the war has shifted, and may shift, render our possession of Mobile a ques tion of paramount importance. If Mobile tails, we cannot use the Mobile and Ohio road as a base. The fall of Mobile would open tho Alabama, War rior and Bigbee rivers to tho enemy, and lay the best portions of Alabama open to tho would then be difficult even to hold Selma, the other terminus of our road It would require an army to do it. The fall o» Mobile would very probably, drive our army from this line of opera tions. Mobile has thus become a point of the highest strategic value. It must be held at all hazards, and to the last ex remity. Such, then, is the situation, and such tho proba bilities of the future. lam merely giving my spec ulations. I have no knowledge of the plans of our lenders. I only think for mv self. I have no knowl edge of facts that are not patent to all. Any who has a map, and who understands the science of war, has all the means of making up opinions that I have. lam telling no i-ecrets to the enemv. He knows all this as w Has I do. If anybody flatters me by saying that Sherman will profit by my sug gestions. I have only to say, that it my opinions are so valuable as to be adopted by the greatest of Yan kee Generals, then my own Government had better appreciate them more highly than it does. I advise your rtaders to lay this letter aside for ninety days, then re-read it and see how it has been verified by events. I rill close this letter with such i f cms as existing orders may allow me to publish.— You have doubtless read of the difficulty between Generals Wheeler and Martin. The latter is camp ed in a grove hard by my quarters, tie is still in arrest. The cause ot the ifficu ty is not as has been stated. I hear from the cavalry that the difficulty thus arose: On the l »to raid Wheeler kept Martin’s division all the time in the rear. Marin, being a gallant officer, thought this unjust to him. tlis m»n w-re thus deprive lof their share of tho spoils, for when a capture was made those in advance appro priated all the picking Martin’s men were dissat isfied. Thus, for himself and tor them, ho complain ed to Wneelerot the t justice of keeping his divi sion always behind. Wheeler would iot yield and high .words pa,-sed, which ended in tho arrest of Martin. He is second in command to Wheeler. Reader, did a great hungrv army ever pass by, or quarter near your house? If so. you know expert-, mentally the horrors of war. Jf not, thank your God for hi3 mercy in snaring you that infliction.— The tra<-k of an army is an u ter desolation. Th y steal your horses, they kill your hogs and cattle, they burn your fenc-o, they rob you ot corn, fodder, potatoes, indeetl everything, and leaveyou i-istarve or abandon your home, a .wandering refugee.— Quartermasters, "forage masters.” as they call themselves, huge, dirty; whickered me->, dash down your fences, drive in n your fields and take your corn Without so much as saying "by y ur cave, sir,” or paying you an> thing f->r it. Dirty sol.tiers come rudely into your house, ii.va ing the privacy of your home to ask a thousand que.-tions, to beg, to buy or to st'*al something to cat. Day ami night they swarm around you. iuea.tiblc as a horse-.eeeh, and rude as a bear. Thus your home is made a de solation and a hell. The pic ure is not overdr a vn, and thousands <-an attest the truth. I have witness ed the<o things for the p ist 15 days, un it my heart is sick at the c mempiation of (hem A few poor women work in the ti Mg and make a little crop, barely sufficient to nuhsist themselves hd! their little chi dren. The army passes by, sweeps it nil away at a swoop,ltnd leaves them to starve. It is stri tly true. It is a common remark of people along tho line ot our marsh, that it alters lit la whether the Yankee nr ny or ours visii them. Tho result is the same—they are ruined. And it is sadly true. If I were to picture truly to you "ci.e reign of terr >r” that prevails over the neutral t.-rritnry ’between us and the enemy, you would reject it as incredible. The territory is claimed hy noth belli gerents, and still worse, by bands of lawless. d(,s perate, red handed n en. Deserters, thieves, rob bers, assassin- prowl over it, banded together in crime. Under various n *mes and pretcxie they rob, desolate and kill There is such a hand in Broointown valley, about HX) in number, under a Capt. G iterwood, a deserter Tom our army. They tight lor plunder, and doty both armies. Tnere are many others of the 3 :me character. There are many ruinor-< Irmn tho f’ont of a fight at Resaea, iu which some of our Ge 'erals are TQ* ported killed. They are no reliable, But it »>* tain that Sherman has attacc and a «*••'* cer near Rome and get the b«t *••* .. m our furors of it. BEN LANE. “Ihell GotSii cChtirch.” j. Bev. Charles T. Quimard writes the f.dlow ir excellent note to the editor of tho Southern Christian Advocate, a religious paper, published at Augusta, in relttion to a subject which will be found sufficiently explained in the body ot our quo ! tation: In the A jvocate of tho 221 of September. I find a communication signed ” II,” which requires a brief notice tmy hands. Ho -avs—‘l am cre«l bly jnioimed that a clergyman who h id teen officiating in the Army of Tennessee, of couise, keeping clo.-e in with stars and straps and high officials, had this favor shown him: A free was deta le I and the materials furnished, and a Gothic Church w.is put up in a city of Georgia for him. There tn robes r.n l shirt sleeves he deal- apo-tolic knocks upon ”ttie sects,” and infirtn-t all who come that his is the only true Ohtirc t. This is Church ext -nsion with a “witness.” As I did build a Church, and altera fashion, a “Gothic Ohurcn,” in “a city of Georgia,” and as 1 have been “officiating in the Army ot Ten nessee,” I make no doubt that your c«>rresponuent refer& to me in the article from which I qu te. In repl**, I beg leave to say .through your columns, that I have been a Chaplain in tho army since the warbigan—my first service was held in May. 1861. and I have endeavored faithfu ly to do my whole duty. 1 have always occupied that position in the army, to which, in the good Pr vinenc * of God 1 have been ass gned ; and I labor for s >uls as earn estly as I know how. In much weakness it is true — fi r who is sufficient —but in fatiiifuluesg, and in love towirds all men. No “force was detailed,” nor were the "materials furnished” to put up the Church which I built in Atlanta. I made a contract lor the Church with Mr. Smith, a master builder I lake it altogether—the budd ing cogt me some fifteen or twenty fhousan l dollars, which was contributed n part by my reur* a friends from Tenness -e, and in part b cit zens of Atlanta. 1 have no answer to m ike to the abuse in which your correspondent has thoug t proper to indulge. As for mys If, l h ve end savored to main am ap t get forward quietness, pc <ce, and love among all Christian people—:vs lor the Church »t whos-altar I minister, she i “as an anvil that is beaten.” While ministering in the Church in Atlanta, I did officiate “in robes and shirt sleev-*.” and o*her garments usu diy worn ny gentlemen—teaching all who came tuat the blood of Jesus Christ cleansetb from all sin. "Alas for the rarity Os Christian charity.” Yonrg in our blessed Lord, C. T. QUINTARD, Columbus, Ga., October 3. l*b>t. We bave often since the war comm ncef, beard expressions like the ollowihg; “L\ie eneinv were litera ly decimate 1. One half of t oir column lay before our works killed or wounde I.” Now. to de cimaiea force is to take one <>ut of ten. Itisde rived from a Lvtin word meaning literally ten, ami was originally and pro .crly used when, for some reason of real or supposed mitit.i'-y law or necessi ty, one out of ev**ry ten of any military corps was sentenceu to military execution, the usual plan being to draw lots for those who were so to suffer. To slay one ou of tea is to and« i nate: to slay one out of two. thr e or four, is a very different thing. Richmond Enquirer. m • Ssvgßi Casualties is a Family. —Chas. W. Priddj* lost his right arm in battle, near on the 20th of July; and on the 231, P H. Priddy was killed. George A. Priddy was sent to the hospital at DGton, G.i , Met April, and has not been heard from; he either died or fell into the hands of the enemy They are sons ot John S I’r.ddy, late ot Hal ifax conn ty, Va., and brothers ..t Mr. luouias N. Priddy, of L;ucbb arg —Express. TELEGRAPHIC. REPORTS or THE PHRHS ASSOCIATiOR. Eatered Record'ng to act of Congress in ihe year 1863, by J. S. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s oSoeof tha District Court of the Confederate State* tor tha Northern District of Georgia. (Dc.ayed Prsss Dispatches.) Richmond, Oct. 20. —Advices from E»rw?e to the7tb suj political news is unimporUat. Miss Slidell and M. Erlaager w*r« married at with much pomp. Peace addresses were signed bj 360,Mt parsons and hare been transmitted from ■•I land to Got. Sejniour, to be placed before tha American people. Signatures were obtaiaad within three weeks, and embraces ererj flats arvd clergv of all denominations who bar# supported it—especially the Catholic Prvstfv hood in Ireland. Liverpool cotton market declined a half to one penny, but closed firm. Richmond, Oct. 20. —Official dispatches re ceived at the War Department, say, we hom ed the bridge over Mossy Creek in East Ten nessee on the 16th. The enemy evacuated Bull’s Gap on the 18th, retreating toward* Knoxville. Vaughan is pursuing them. Richmond, Oct. 20.—Nevr York papers »f tli% 18th received. Official dispatches trom the’War Department say advices from Shet mau to the 14th indicate that Hood, after having struck the railroad in the neighbor hood of Dalton and Resaca, has fallen back before Sherman without fighting, and aban doning his great movement upon one line of his communication. He has torn up some fifteen miles of the road front Resaca north, but the injury will he repaired without difficulty. The interrup tion will cause no inconvenience to Sherman’s army, as he has stores and supplies sooth of iV break as well as north. llood retreated towards the southwest. His rear left Dalton iu haste Sunday morn ing. Press intelligence says Hood is moving to-, wards Lafayette, aad Sherman is pressing him closely. Hood has nearly his whole army with him. Kilpatrick has reached Dalton with kin cavalry. On Friday the 13th New York cavalry #»r prised Mosby’s camp near Piedmont, capturiag five pieces of artillery and a number of pris oners. m Several prominent business houses iu Wa*h ington and Baltimore were closed by order of the Government. The proprietors and elcrka were, arrested on the charge of being engaged in contraband trade with the rebels. The new Constitution of Maryland wan adopted by a majority of 1,500; the army vote having overcome the home majority against it. Gold advauced to 223, but closed at 218, ia consequence of the reported evacuation of Richmond. Richmond, Oct. 20.—A1l continues quiat. on the lines below Richmond. No news from the Valley. New York papers of the I 7th have been re ceived. The latest intelligence they contain from Georgia is telegraphed from Chattanooga, 15th, which says our sconts fail to show their presence in any considerable number. The enemy is north of Tunnel Hill. Schofield sent out a strong reconnoitcring party to-’day to discover the whereabouts of the rebel eolamt, which is said to be moving towards the weat. Ringgold and all intermediate points kavu been strengthened. No communication yet with Sherman. Jeff. Thompson eaptnred Sedalia, Mo•» the 15th. Gold continues to advance in New York. Last quotations 220. ParEitSBURO, Oct. 20. —Theie was unusual activity in the enemy’s camp yesterday and day before. Troops were seen marching to wards City Point and crossing to Bermuda Hundreds. Though there is no demonstration of force in our front, however the enemy in demontrating this morning on our extrema right, below the city, but this is pot supposed, to amount to much. An Order Relating to Fermas nent Disabled Men. —Adjutant Ge». Cooper has issued the annexed order in i regard to permanent disabled men : Generals commanding Reserves in the several States will, without delay, seleofc and send officers, one to each Congress sional District, empowered to summon, and after inspection, forward to the camps of instruction, all persons holding certifis cates of permanent disability, and such persons assigned to light duty, as in hi* judgment appear likely to be adjuged qualified for active service. All such as may, upon examination, be pronounced by select Medical Boards so qualified, will be assigned to duty in the field. The inspectors of conscription may be charged with the additional jduty in the absence of other suitable officers. The details of such men, called out by Gen. Order No. 77, (current series) as are lound by the proper Medical Boards to i be unfit for field service, may bo revived, I and simple details may be granted to light duty men not heretofore detailed, at tha discretion of Generals of Reserves. Exemption? and Details. There is a very plain distinction between these terms, but such is the disposition in these war times to confound the authority of the law-makers | with that of the officers entrusted with the exeen ’ tion of tho laws that many persons do net seen to know the difference. For instance, we have been met several times recently with the positive as sertion that the Secretary of War bad issued an order cancelling the contracts of.all bonded ag riculturists and ordering them forthwith enrolled for the field. The mistake arises from the failure to observe the fact that there are two classes es bonded agriculturists- those exempted bj act of Congre«i for being on plantations the Ist of Jana ary last, owning or controlling fifteen hands N over ; and those either not planting at the date specified, or having a less number of hands, whe vs ere detailed by the Secretary ot War, under the authority give!! the President by Congress, to grant details in “all cases where, in his judgment, justice, equity and necessity require it.” Pewor is also given him in the same act to “revoke sueh orders of details whenever he thinks, proper. This, therefore, is the class ofbonded agriculturists whose details are said, in some instances, to have been revoked. The power that grants a detal can revoke it, but no power except Cotrgress can revoke an exemption sanctioned by Confederate law We hope never to see the day that an exe cutive officer of this government would venture to set aside a law of the legislative branch, who« mandate he is bound to obey. But it is idle to di.-eu>3 such a question. No order es the kind has, been i-sned or is at all likely to be.— ifwl fjumery Advertiser. The recent failure at Havre is stated to amount to £400.003 and nut £IO,OOO as had been named. Several houses iu this country are aufferers by it.