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DAILY TIMES, J, W. H'ARRES ti CO., Proprietors. Published Daily (Sundays excepted) at the rate of $5 .00 per month.or sls tor three months. No subscription received for a longer term than tir <■ month*. ADVERTISING RATES : Advertisements inserted for $2 00 per square for each insertion. 'Vhere advertisements are inserted a month, the lharge will be S3O per square. \nnouneing candidates S2O, which must invariably [iaid in advance. I'liange of Schedule. ■H’FTCB ENGINEER AND SUPERINTENDENT, ) I,'hajrleston and Savannah Railroad, > Charleston, Juno 7,1864.) N T THURSDAY, June 9, 1864, and until further • 1 notice, the Schedule of tiio Passenger train will | c as follow, viz: Leave Charleston 9.45, a. m. rive 1 Savannah A.4Q; p. in. .ears Savannah .5.30, a. in. ; Anivein Char’.c-. ,u 1.15, p. m. r*.-if Train makes direct connections, going north j and south, witli th'e Northeastern Railroad at*’hwr- ! leston, and the Central Railroad at the Junction. 11. 8. HAINES, J ue M tt' Engineer and Superintendent. I oi .Schedule. j ; N and after Sunday, June 19th, the Trains i p urcogoe Railroad will run as follow?: P \SSENGER TRAIN : L Columbus 6 45 P. M. \ re at Macon 325A. M. Macon « 10 P. M \ . i"c at Columbus #••••4 25 A . ]>*. FI! EIGHT TRAIN : . e Columbus 5 00 A. M. , .eat '.'olunibus 4 55 A. M. W. L. CLARK, , »* Supt. Muscogee R, R. Through to Montgomery. NEW SCHEDULE. MONTGOMERY 4 WEST POINT RAII.ROAD COMPANY. COLUMBUS, August 27,1864. . V\j m l after August 27th. the Passenger Train on ’ ) the Montgomery and West Point Railroad will Leave Montgomery at 8:00 a. m. Leave West Point at 7.10 a.m. Arrivo at Columbus at 5.32 p.m. Leave Columbus at 5.50 a. m. Arrive at Mon'gomory at a.uu p. m. Irrivc at West Potnt at, 4130 p. m. rrcight Train leaves Columbus at B:4U a m. ' lrr D. 11. ORAM, Sup t k Eng. ag271864—ts MOBILE & GIRARD RAIL ROAD. CHANGE OS' SCHEDULE. Girard, Ala., Oct 7,1864. / |N and after 10th inst. Trains on this Road will j ‘J Run Daily (Sunday excepted,) as follows: I*a*sei£ger Train * Leave Girard at . 130 p.jn. Arrive in Union Springs 6 00 Leave Union Springs 5 35 a.jn. Arrive in Girard at 10 00 Freight. Traiu. Leave Girard at 4 00 a. m. Arrive in Girard at 6 00 p. m. B. E. WELLS, »gi&tf Eng.ife Sup’t. Mr. J. S. OliißK. IO EHTIS r J? , FORMERLY OF NEW ORLEANS, HAS returned, and can be found at 106 Broad street, over Dr. 11, A, Ware's Drug Store. octlO-dlm . Hr. EvMOBLR, IDUUnTTIST, t T Pemberton k Carter’s old stand, back room of ’ Smith’s Jewelry Store, where ho can be found at aU hours, f6clfr6m SC«t2i.ca..'s Wanted EA« L 35 A VaCTO RY, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. FIFTY young women can find steady work and 1 liberal pay at the no il dAwl m EAGLE 4A' IQ HA. _ WAiV.r.E»! r aaa LBS. of TALLOW, for which a liberal price 3>UUu will be paid. Apply to F. W. DILLARD. S p 7 ts Major and G. M, Notice l Columbus, Ga., Oct. 4th, 1864. L. T. Mid DUX is authorized te attend to my business in my absence from Columbus. ocs Im* WILL. S. BALI OUR. liAJftG K CMSI«TO]TO«:IVT OF LEI T E PAFBB! AND MEMORANiHJTO ROOMS ! For sale by J. K. REDD & CO. oc 12 ts _ jKTOTICE To TOississippa Soldiers ! THE "Ml 'SISSIPPI DEPOT” and Office of 1 Agency li r the Relief of Mississippi soldiers in the Army of Tennessee, has been removed from Atlanta to Columbus, Ga., and is near Barnard’s corner, between Main st., and the Perry House. Your baggage is there. 0. K. MARSHALL, }p2B ts •. • _% Agent. Nlioc Pegs for a BOUT 500 bushes, in quantities to suit purcha . v scrs, at reduced prices. Apply to HARRISON, BEDELL & CO. Columbus, Oct 28—ts _ PHRRY HOUSE. ' on HR undersigned would respectfully inform his l old trim s. patrons, md he traveling public generally, that as he has to bo absent for a short time he has ■icon so fortunate as to have associated with him his well known and worthy friend Mr. EDWARD PARSONS, - late of Atlanta. Ga., whoso, reputation and superior t et for business is well known through >ut f.o* Confederacy. This House is largo and commodious, and no pains, nor expense shall be spared to fit it up in tho very best and most elegant sty 1-, a. 1 to n.-tuir, every tiling in the line of substantial eatables and luxuries that this market affords, With these assurances we most cordially solicit all our old friends*, and tho travel ing public generally, to give u< acall and an oppor tunity of rc ndering them -comfortable. T BOS. E. eMITH, s2e and BMW A D. ' \T T ILL be paid for the apprehension and delivery *V to us of our two Negro Boys, BILL and JIM, who ran off some time since. * BILL weighs about 150, is tall and slim, black complexion, liair very short and thin, has a down cast, sullen look, and talks long and drawling, Left us about the Ist of August last. JIM is a tine looking negro, weighs about 180, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, black complexion, thin visage and high cheek bones, hair short. Left us about the Ist of October. We will pay the above reward for both, or SIOO for either of the above described negroes, if delivered to us or placed in some safe jail where wo can get them. will also pay SIOO for proof to convict any white person oi harboring them. „ , , BEDELL & CO. Columbus. Ga., Oct. 13, IStU. —lm STEULOtt EXCHA^WE! A FEW Hundred Pounds of Sterling Exchange for sale in sums to suit purchasers by agio tt B ANK OF COLUMBUS. 8100 Reward. WILL be paid for a negro boy named Henry, who W ranaway about two months ago. Heisabouto feet 8 inches high: weighs about ltd)or 170 lbs.; coin- Slexion yellow; tine looking; when laughing has imples in both cheeks. It is probable lie went to Atlanta with some of th troops from this city. •cb ts H. M. CLECRLKA. SSO \[EGRO boy CHARLEY ; about 25years old. ycl ll low complexion, hair nearly straight, below or dinary intelligence ; left Mr. Nat. Thompson’s near Box Springs, Talbot county. I bought him of a Mr. Brown, a refugee from Mississippi, wo u.*w reside? in Tuskejee, Ala. He originally came Irom Charleston, S. C. A suitable reward will be paid ror his delivery at this office, or in any safe jail and information sent to me at this office. „ , . , „ JAMES M, RUSSELL, volumbu s La., aug 1 ts * VOL. XI.) SPECIAL NOTICES Office Medical Examining Board, Third Congressional District, Columbus, Ga., October 27tb, 1864. All men in this District who hold Certificates of Permanent Exemption on aceountt of Phjsical disability, dated previous to the Ist of April, will report without delay to this office for re-examina tion, Those failing to comply with this order by the 10th of November will be forthwith turned over to the county Enrolling officers, to be forwarded to Camp' Cooper. ROBT. TV. PARK, Surgeon, P. A. C. S. W. T. ABRAHAMS, Surgeon, P. A. C. S. P. B. MINOR, Surgeon, P. A. C. S. oc 28 fit uv-Cblumbua Enquirer copy, The Medical Examining Board, For the Third Congressional District, will be at Hamilton,- Harris county, i.Nov 11 &12 Cusseta Chattahoochee c0....N0v 14 & 15 Lumpkin Stewart county Nov 16 &17 ] Preston Webster county Nov 18 k 19 Ellavillc Schley county Nov 21 k 22 Buena Vista Marion county ..Nov 23 &24 Columbus Muscogee county,) 2 f; 97 28 A29 November J ’ ’ ’ - jo ‘ x - Talbolton i.. Talbot county Nov. 30 k Dec. 1 Butler Tayior county Dec ,?T..2 k 3 Oglethorpe Macon county Dec 5 & 6 Americus ..Sumter county Dec 7 k 8 Georgetown Quitman county Dec 9 <fc 10 for the purpose* of Examining all persons between 1 the ages of 17 and 50, who have not been examined subsequent to the Ist day of April, 1864. Each county’Enrolling officei will notify all men between the ages of 17 and 50 to appear at the above mentioned places, for examination, at the time herein specified, and have a suitable room pre pared for that purpose. ItOBT. W. PARK, Surgeon, P. A. 0. S. W. T. ABRAHAMS, Surgeon. P. A. C. S. P. B. MINOR, Surgeon, P. A . 0. S.. oc 29 2w’s HEADQUARTERS military Division of the West. OCTOBER 17, 1864, In assuming command at this critical juncture, of tho Military Division of the West, I appeal to my countrymen of all classes and sections, for their generous support and confidence. In assigning me to this responsible position, the President of tho Confederate States, has extended to me the assurance of his earnest support: The. Executives of your States meet me with similar ex pressions of their devot’on to our cause : the noblo army in the field, composed of brave men and gal la t officers, are no strangers to me, and I know that they will -do all that patriots can achieve. 'The history of the past, written in the blood of their comrades, but foreshadows the glorious future which lies before them. Inspired with these bright promises of success, I makeßliis appeal to the men and women of my country, to lend me tho aid of their earnest and cordial co-oporation. Unable to join in the bloody conflicts of the field, they can do ' much to strengthen our cause, fill up our ranks, $n- ■ courage our soldiers, inspire confidence, dispel gloom and thus hasten en the day of our final suc cess and deliverance. The army of Sherman still defiantly, holds the city of Atlanta; he can and must he driven from it. At is only for the good people of Georgia :and sur rounding State's to speak the word, and the work is done. Wc have abundance of provisions, and there are nlcn enough in tli'o country, liable and able for ser vice to accomplish the result. To all such, I earn estly appeal to report promptly to their respective commands, and let those who cannot go, see to it, that none remain at home who are able to strike a blow in this critical and decisive hour. To those soldiers of the army, who are absent from their commands without le?,ve,T appeal in the name of their brave comrades, with whom they have in tire past so- often shared the privations of the camp and the dangers of the battlefield, to re turn at once to their duty. Ttf all such as shall re port to their respective commands in response to this appeal, within the next thirty days, an amnesty is hereby granted. . My appeal is to every one, of all classes and.con ditions, to come forward freely, cheerfully and with a good heart, to the work that lies before us. My countrymen! respond to this call as you have done in days that have past,, and with the blessings of a kind and over-ruling Providence, the enemy shall be driven from your soil, the security of your wives and daughters, from the insults and the out rages of a Jjvutal foe, shall be established, soon to by a permenant and honorable peace. The claims of home and country, wife and children, uniting with the demands of honor and patriotism; summon us to the field; we cannot, dare nos, will not fail to respond. Full of hope and confidence, I come to join in your struggle, sharing your privations, and with your brave and true men, to strike the blow that shall bring success to our arms, triumph to our cause, and peace to our country. [Signed] ' O G. T. BEAUREGARD, General. Official: Goo. Wm. Brent, Col and A. A. G. oc 28 6t I A <4OOD PLANTATION j For | N Macon county, Alabama, lying directly on the ‘ Montgomery and West Point Railroad. The ; tract contains 1,200 acres—about 700 cleared. There ! is acomfortable Dwelling House on the place, good ! Negro cabins with brick chimnies and all tiro neces- j sary out-buildings. The land is productive and ' location desirable. Possession given in November. | For further information apply to DAVID ADAMS. oe 27 Ira • Columbus, Ga. «fc Confederate, Macon; Montgo- j mery Advertiser; Oonstitutionalis, Augusta, copy. Strayed or Stolen. S3OO REWARD! AN SATURDAY NIGHT, Bth instant, two medi ' ' um sized PULES, one a black tho other a bay. They were i.i fair order and fresh shod. A reward of S3OO will be paid tor their delivery to me at the Perry House. THOS. E. SMITH. oc 19 ts Wanted to Employ \ GOVERNESS in a private family for a limited number of scholars, in the country, a short dist ance from Columbus. ' Address Box 16. oc 31 2w‘s W. G. W. » To Kent. I * STORE on Broad street. Apply at v oc 31 ts THIS OFFIGE. ' Wanted Immediately. CIX NEGRO MEN, young; and six "WASHER- O WOMEN, without children. Apply to Surgeon R. L. BUTT, In charge of Cairns Hospital. J. B. Si.atux, Steward, oc 31 fit To Rent, l BLACKSMITH SHOP withsix or seven Forges. A all complete. Apply at • n r- rT p>T? ’ oc 31 ts THIa OFFICE. COLUMBUS, GA., THURSDAY, NOV. 3, 1861. Wednesday Evening. Maps of Eastern Virginia amd North Caro lina. —We arc indebted to the publishers, Evans & Cogswell, Columbia, S. C., for a copy of this map, just issued from their press. It is one of the most beautiful and most elegantly gotten up maps we have ever seen. The publishers are due great praise for tb ■■ skill and enterprise which the work displays. A pocket map, and, as we believe, a very accurate'one. We recommend everybody to purchase a copy. Capture of Mi les and Wagons. —Lieutenant Graham and 90 smuts captured 350 mules and a number of wagon.-', last Thursday, in the vicinity of Atlanta. The mules were brought off, but the wagons were abandoned. A foreign iegioa, consisting t>f nearly two regi- 1 ments, mainly Irish Catholics, sworn into our Service by a Catholic priest, has been formed in Richmond, and Ls nearly ready for the field. The Savannah Morning News comes to us with an announcement of a change of editors and pol icy. J. Henley Smith, for a long while editor of the Sopt 1 rr Confederacy, assumes political con trol, which he announces in a brief and pertinent salutatory. We congratulate the proprietors and readers of the News upon the accession of Mr. Smith', and cordially welcome him back into the editorial fraternity. 1 ♦ •' From the Valley—Sheridan Retreating.— Wo learn by a citizen who left Strasburg on Thursday that Sheridan has retired towards Win chester, and that Early has correspondingly ad vanced his position? All is otherwise quiet. The yielding of Strasburg by the enemy, is a virtual abandonment of their scheme of operating the Ma nassas Gap railway, as Sheridan is too low down the Valley to be benefited by it. Meantimo, however, the brutal orders given to Sheridan by Grant scorn to be in force along the line of the railroad in upper Fauquier, great dep redations being reported. We learned, however, none es the names of the sufferers. Sheridan’s movements indicato a great desire to get out es the Valley and nearer to Grant, if Ear ly will let him. —Richmond Sentinel, 29th [Correspondence Montgomery Advertiser.] Latest from the Front, Jacksonville, Ala., Oct, 27, 1864. The obscure newspaper in your city might now with truth exclaim in relation to Hood’s army crossing tbe Tennessee river, "A part of the host have crossed the flood, and part are crossing now.” On Friday night last Generals Beauregard, Hood, Cheatham, Lee, Cleburne, Walthall and Clayton made speech es, to the army then encamped at Gadsden. They all frankly stated that they were going to Middle Tennessee. At 2 o’clock on the fol lowing morning reveille was beat, and the noble army of Gen. Hood with a step as elas tic as the gazelle and “a heart light and free,” marched for Guutersville, on the river. It is unofficially reported here that the 'whole army crossed safely over yesterday and is now on . the march on ihe other side. Forrest leads the column and Cleburne covers the rear, with Wheeler left at Gadsden to protect the com munications. There is an unconquerable spirit prevailing through every man in the army, and it will gladden the heart of every Southron to know that we have more men than at any time since Gen. Bragg commenced his Kentuckj- cam* paign. There is no straggling but every reg iment and every man presses'forward. Even the very mules and herses seem to be in bet ter condition than ever, and we cannot help thinking that they partake of the general feeling. Several thousand pairs of new shoes have been recently issued, together with many suits of grey. We can obtain nothing definite as to the whereabouts of the enemy, but they are sup posed to be going to the other side of the river. A great battle may be fought in the neighborhood of Bridgeport or Stevenson in the course often days or two weeks. The telegraph is working to Oxford, five miles below Blue Mountain. DUNLEITH. Med. Exam's Board, 3d Congressional Dis. Med. Exam’g Board, 3d Congressional Dis. Passengers who came doi\*h the Tennessee road yesterday, report that a courier has reached Blue Mountain from Gen. Hood’s ar my, who says that General Hood, a few days since, captured Decatur and 4,000 prisoners. Another passenger, who belongs to the 2d Alabama Cavalry, reports that Wheeler had driven back the raiding party which was ad vancing on Jacksonville, defeating them in a smart little, figb^near Ladiga. —Selma Repor ter, 31 st ult. ♦ * ; C. G. Baylor, Again. It will be seen from the following proclamation of Governor Brown that the commission issued to C. G. Baylor in accordance with a resolution of the Legislature to promote the objects of tho Cot ton Spinners’ Convention of this State, is re voked ; A PROCLAMATION. By Joseph E. Brown, Governor of Georgia. In conformity to a resolution of the General As sembly of this State passed on the application of tho Cotton Spinners’ Association, C. G, Baylor having been appointed commissioner to Europe to promote the objects of said association and having obtained passports and left the Confeder acy: And information having lately ,reached me that instead of crossing the Atlantic on the busi ness of said Association he has gone to New Y r ork and united with the enemies of our country: I therefore hereby revoke his said appointment and proclaim and make known that the commission held by said Baylor is annulled and declared void and of no effect. And larder that copies of this Proclamation be sent to such of the European powers as might be deceived by him, by the use of said commission. Given nnder my hand and tbe great seal of this State at the Capitol in Milledgeville, this 26th day of Oct. 1864. JOSEPH E. BROWN. Price in Missouri. —ls the New Y'ork Times is to be credited, General Price has been teaching a wholesome lesson to the tories in Missouri, who thought to make themselves secure by aunerring to the old wreck. Says the Times: The embroilment in Southern Missouri is evi dently about to be brought to a headway. Price and his*powerful force of 15,000 mounted Western men have had pretty much their own way for two months. There has been no successful resis tance made to his march from the southern line of the State to the Missouri river, and thence west ward to tho Kansas border. At Pilot Knob he was stoutly held at bay for a time by General Ewing : at Jefferson City, the capital, he found the fortifications so strong that he thought it in discreet to make an assault ; and at Lexington General Blunt fought him with vigor on Wednes day last. But with these and lesser excep tions, he has, in more than one sense, carried everything easily before him. He has ravaged and plundered everywhere, and the Union people haye suffered untold horrors. Thousands of them have been rendered by his cruelty : .thousands upon thousands of them have fled be fore his advance, and hundreds of them have been killed in cold blood. The most undesirable region in the whole land to live ia, during the last two months, has bean the southern half of the State of Missouri. [From the Richmond Dispatch, 29th.] The War News, Our account, published yesterday, of /oe movements and attacks of the enemy o* the north sid?, on Thursday, was in the raa-Yi cor * j rect. A visit to the front yesterday h as pul us in possession of some additions)-’ pariicu- i lars. During Wednesday night the-nemy massed ! on our left, ou the Darbytcv'' o an< i Charles } City roads ; and the corps, which, 1 up to that time, bad heK the line at, and in ! the vicinity of, Fort He-rison, was withdrawn and marched across the Darby and Charles J City roads and in ihe direction of tbe Wil liamsburg road.- object being, by overlap ping our left, to get possession of our works on the latt**' road. Fort Harrison and the po sition vacated by the Eighteenth corps, were entrusted to a small force of newly arrived j troops, mostly artillerists, who, to judge by their general appearance, their new knap sacks, &c., are recent conscripts. About nine o’clock Thursday morning the' enemy made a heavy attack upon our lines on the Darby road, and, being repulsed, renewed f the assault Repeatedly, but each time with the I same result. The light here was kept up for two hours or more, and the enemy’s loss in [ killed and wounded was ver« severe. Our | losses, we have before staled, amounted to al- | most nothing. We had a few men wounded. | Though this attack was well sustained and determined ; and though, doubtless, the enemy would have liked to have broken our lines there, yet we think it was but a demonstra tion to cover a much more important move ment, and one upon which, no doubt, Grant counted largely. It was designed to engage our attention while the Eighteenth corps passed to the Williamsburg road and seized our works there. But again Gcant was thwarted by the skill of our generals and the valor of our troops. Owing to the small quantity of rain that has fallen during the summer and tile fall, the Eighteenth corps were able to cross the head of White Oak swamp and reach the Williams burg road, about four miles and a half below this city. On reaching the road, they formed into line of battle and advanced towards our works, thinking, evidently, that they were held only by a few cavalrymen. Nerved by this delusion, they came forward in fine style under the fire of our artillery ; but on getting within musket range, and beiug met by a well directed volley from a numerous body of vet erans, their ardor abated visibly. - Still they came on, though unsteadily, our troops still raking them with both cannon and musketry. When within one hundred yards of our front, they broke, and the greater part fell back in disorder. A considerable body took refuge’ under the crest of a hill, in front of our works, and there stuck. It was* for a time believed by us ihat they were preparing to charge up on our position. After firing shrapnel at them for a considerable length of time with out dislodging them, Captain Lyle, with forty of our men, sallied out on a reconnoissance.— He went down upon the Yankees at a pas de charge and drove them out of their position, capturing four hundred prisoners, amongjwhom were several commissioned officers, and’ seven stands of colors. Night comifig on, we made no pursuit of the main body. About five o’clock the same evening, our men in trout of Fort Harrison, desiring to know what the Yankees bad there, opened upon ihe ffbrt with mortars. Our bombs fell splendidly, every one of them entering and bursting in the fort. The first one fired blew up one of the casemates of the fort, making a breach almost big enough to drive a wagon through. The fort replied with three rifle guns, but without much show of spirit. Their fire was perfectly harmless Not.* one of our were struck, all of the Yankee shells, except one, flying clear over their heads. The one shell alluded to, struck upon our para pets, dislodging three or four shovelsful of earth. This duel lasted over an hour. OFFICIAL REPORT OF THURSDAY’S OPERATIONS. The following report was received from Gen eral Lee yesterday morning : “lldq’rs Army of Northern Virginia, ] October 27, 1864. / "//on. James A. Stddon, Secretary of War: "Tbe movement of the enemy against our left to-day was repulsed. Two attacks upon our lines were made—one between the Henri co Poor house and Charles City road, the other on the Williamsburg road. Several hundred prisoners and four stands of colors were captured. Our loss is very slight. "On the 25th, Colonel Mosby, near Bunker Hill, captured Brigadier General Duffie and several other prisoners, a number of horses, and killed a number of the enemy. He sus tained no loss. "R. E. LEE.” The number of prisoners taken on the north side that had been received at the Libby up to last’night was five hundred and sixty*five. All was again quiet on the north side yes terday. Grant had, on Thursday, withdrawn most of his force from our right and centre find massed them on our left, say from the Darby to the Williamsburg stage road in i elusive. Yesterday he was believed to be I moving them back, his attack on our left hav ing failed ingloriously. By some it is believed the attack and attempted flank movements will be renewed with greater rigor at an early day. We cannot see any reason for this opinion. If Grant could not attain his ob ject on Thursday, delay will not improve his chances in an undertaking where everything depended upon a surprise of our troops. He bad been beaten, and must now cudgel his wits to account to Lincoln for it. He will most probably charge his failure upon the f rain storm oi Thursday evening and night. SECOND OFFICIAL REPORT FROM GENERAL LEE GRANT’S SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS ON OUR RIGHT AND LEFT ON THURSDAY DISGRACEFUL FAILURES. The following dispatch from Gen. Lee was received last night. It will be seen thAt Grant was badly beaten on Thursday—even worse south of Petersburg than ou this side of the river. He was pushed into these fights by a desire to aid his master, Lincoln, in the coming election, but he has not helped mat ters much. He bad better have trusted the electioneering to Sheridan’s gasconading. We give Gen. Lee's report: "Headq’rs Aaiiv Northern Virginia, ) ; "October 23.1864. / "Hon. James A. Seddon, Sec’y of War: "General A, P. Hill reports that the attack j of General Heth upon the enemy upon the Boydtown plankroad, mentioned in my dis* patch last evening was made by' three brig- ! ade3, under General Mahone in front and Gen. ! Hampton in the reag. Mahone captured 400 prisoners, 3 stands of colors and 6 pieces of j artillery. The latter could not be brought off, the enemy having possession of the bridge. ! "In the attack subsequently made by the ' enemy, Gen. Mahone broke three lines of bat* tie, and during the night the enemy retired j from the Boydtoivn plankroad, leaving bis wounded and morf than two hundred and fifty dead an the field. . "About 9 o’clock p. m.. a small force as- : saalted and took possession of our works ou , Baxter road, in irout of Petersburg, but was ! soon driven out. -On the Williamsburg road yesterday. Gen. ' f FIVE DOLLARS \ PER MONTH. ' Deld captured upwards of 400 prisoners and 7 stands of colors. The enemy left a number of dead in front of our wotks and returned to his former position to-day R. E. LEE.” In the engagement below Richmond, on M ednesday, the following were the casualties in the Third Company Richmond Howitzers (Lieutenant 11. C. Carter commanding:) Corporals M. H. Gardner and Roberts, se verely (not dangerously) wounded; privates Gwin and Tate, mortally wounded. tiik fight at Petersburg. i’he enemy, in his attack below Petersburg, seems to have gained no advantage and suffer ed heavy loss. It appears that the second, ninth and a part of the fiith eorps of Grant's army moved around to our right on Wednes day night, and early on Thursday morning drove in our jiicketsj.it Armstrong’s mill, press ing rapidly forward* in strong force in the di rection of the Boydton [dWikroad, distant 2 miles, striking in the meammie, that portion of our breastworks occupied by our cavalry, before which he was temporarily checked. Bv massing and flanking, however, our lines were broken, and the enemy pouring in, swept around to the plankroad, striking at Burgess’s mill, seven miles from the city ; such was the rapidity of the enemy’s advance that our men were compelled to retire hastily, leaving their camp and all its appurtenances in the hands ot the Yankees. A quantity of forage, some horses and wagons, and a few prisoners, were captured at the mill. The enemy at once formed into line of bat tle across the plankroad, stretching his col umns out through Burgess’s fields, and plant ing a heavy battery on the commanding hill which overlooks the mill pond and the road in this directi#i. Our forces confronted him on the eminence this side of the pond, a valley and a bridge lying between them: The artillery on both sides was mostly en gaged until late in the evening, when the mus ketry took part, and the fighting was very se vere until after dark. A.t night our men had tailed to dislodge the Yankees from their posi tion, and they still hold the Boydton plank road and Burgess’s mill. < An official dispatch, received yesterday at the War Department, thus describes the ene my’s operations in this quarter : "The enemy crossed Rowanty creek below Burgess’s mill, and forced cavalry in the afternoon. General Heth attacked, ’and at nrst drove them, but found them in too strong force. Afterwards the enemy attacked and were repulsed. They still hold the plank road at Burgess’* mill. Heth took some colors and prisoners. Our loss in killed, wounded and missing is estimated at three hundred. This flank move ment places the enemy still further from the Southside railroad than whence he started. It was a detour to avoid our strong line of works, with the hope of forcing our troops back into them, and will amount to nothing more than to extend somewhat their foraging limits Mr. Burgess was taken prisoner by the Yankees. About dark, the enemy made a feint on our skir mish line m the vicinity of Wilcox’s farm. Their attack amounted to nothing. About ten o’clock Thursday night, tho enemy made a determined and vigorous onset upon our lines in the vicinity of Rive’s firm and to the left oi tne Southampton plankroad. They were entire ly unsuccessful, however, although they massed tneir columns almost into phalanxes and endeavor ed to press us back by the sheer weight of their heavy bodies of troops, but this was only produc tive or more terrible slaugh: er, tho artillery mowing great gaps in the squares of men and the Southern r nil* bringing down who e ranks at every volley, j. he I cderals made a number of distinct assault?, but were repulsed each time with very heavy loss. We took a few prisoners. .. Yesterday, the Yankees, satisfied, or rather suf fering from the results of the previous day’s fight, remained quiet, A report prevailed among the pas sengers who came by last night’s train that they had abandoned the position which they had gained on the Boydton plankroad. Two hundred and fifty a ankees arrived by last night’s train" from Peters burg. General Dearing, who was reported killed (and so supposed), was only separated by accident from his command, and eventually returned to it. FROM THE RAPPAnANNOCK, The gunboats reported to be ascending the Rap pahannock river have returned. They did not come up as high as Port Royal. MANASSAS GAP RAILROAD.’ Parties of the enemy supposed to be detachments from Sheridan’s army, are committing depredations in the counties of Fauquier and Rappahannock on the line of the Manassas Gap Ptailroad. FROM THE VALLEY. * Shei'iffiui is reported to he retreating towards Winchester. (Sen. Early is following. FROM MOSBY'. 4 A portion of General Lee’s official dispatch of yesterday says, “on the 25th, Colonel Mosby, near Bunker Hill, captured Brigadier General Duffie and several other prisoners, a Dumber of horses, and killed a number or the enemy. He sustained no loss.” Lieut. Johnson, of his command, with a small party 7 of men, fell in, a day or two since, with a squad ol fifi een Yankees. He killed six, wounded five and captured four. What became of the re mainder is not known. FROM TENNESSEE. The Federals have evacuted Cleveland, Tennes see, and vicinity. PRISONERS SENT NOP.TIT. General Page aDd a large number of tho Fort Morgan prisoners have been sent North from i Mobile. 4— Sheridan pays Early no small compliment when ho says, in his latest despatch to Grant, "I think that Early’s reinforcements are not less than 16,- 000 men.” He Could only Lave arrived at this | conclusion from the vigor and success of the at : tack of the morning, which he could account for ! in no other way than by’ imagining; this heavy ra- I inforcement. By the wny, it is curious how Gen. 1 Lee can manufacture soldiers. When he took up his position in front of Richmond and Petersburg, the Yankees affirmed.that he had nothing but tho skeleton of an army left. Since then, they have assured us that many thousand of his men have i deserted. Nevertheless, he was able to detach Buriy with 30,000 men (as the Y'ankees counted I them) and subsequently, Anderson, with a good : many thousand more, and now additional rein j forcement of 16,000, making in all, say' not less 1 than 60,000 men, and yet have enough left to keep ! Grant at bay. Wherein tho name of wonder, j does he get so many men from ?—Richmond I Whig. A Destructive Fire. —About twelve o’clock i last night a fire broke out in a large brick build ing on the North side of Reynold’3 street, just j west of Mclntosh street. Although our firemen were promptly on the ground, it was completely , destroyed together with most of its contents. — Through their exertions, however, the fire was 1 confined to the building in which it first appeared. Tho front portion of the building was occupied as I offices, by Messrs. G. W. Evans <fc Son, A. A. Beal, and the Nitre and Mining Bureau. Also, by Mr. Jones Reed, as a Confederate tent and bag ! manufactory. In the rear portion of the building wa3 a large iot of cotton, tobacco, <fcc., stored. All ; that was saved, was the papers of Messrs. Evans k Son. The loss to the Government was about $300,000. Private individuals lost about $700,000. There is but little insurance. The fire is supposed to have originated in the apartments of the Nitre and Mining Bureau—from spontaneous combus tion. Fortunately there was but little wind. If there had been any breeze at all the loss would have been immense, as tbe cotton warehouses in tho vi cinity with their contents woald inevitably have been burned. Great credit is due our firemen for the extraor dinary exertions put forth by them to save rbe property of our citizens.— Augn-da Chronicle, let. Federal authorities have forwarded to the Con federates a complete list of all the rebel prisoners now in their hands, * and blank books hat e been forwarded to the South to receive the names of all the Union prisoners. Thf Drnfl in Baltimore. Col. Wm. H. Browne, A. A. P. M. Genera: of Baltimore, makes a publication in the Amer ican, in which he complains that "a great pro portion of the uiea drafted have Reaped from the city to avoid paying th<- Services dne by them to the country.” From the following paragraph that appears in the same pnper, it would seem that not on ly "a great proportion of those drafted ' have made their escape,bat that really nearly all have gone except those who have some claim to ex emption : “At the office of Capt. Cathcart, on Satur day,there were examined one hundred and thir teen cases of drafteed men, nearly all of them from the Third, Fifth and Seventh Wards.— Os the number, ninety-five were exempted, as follows : For physical disability 35, over age 21, alienage 12, 4, paid commutation under special acts of Congress 2, non-residence 2, three years in military service 1, already in service 1, in navy 1, ii Government service, 1, and furnished substi tutes 15. Ai the office of Major Blumenburg. 19 cases were examined, of whom one was deferred and the remainer exempted, viz: For disabil ity 7, over age 2, in service 2, alienage 2. ia Government employ 1, furnished substitutes 8, and held to service 1.” At this rate, says the Richmond Whig, how long will it take Lincoln to raise the luma' :r called for in his last order for a draft? What, is occurring in Baltimore is occurring pretty much everywhere else—with the variations, only, that in many parts ‘of the Northwest they do not permit themselves to be enrolled, threatening violence to all who may attempt it. Lincoln's only reliance is the negroes, who are bought and sold now in h:s king dom, and especially in New England, as they never were in this country. Tobacco.—Tho accounts from Virginia indi cate a short erop and a generally bad article of to bacco. The cold weather of October has materi ally injured the tobbacco prospocts. The staple is notfcheld at enormously high rates —but, like tbe corn dealers when a famine is surmised, tho prospect of a short crop will still further advance tho "Yirginny Weed.” Coming Down. —Corn is selling in Mont gomery, Ala., at from §3 to S3 50 per bushel. The Northern papers publish the vote of six Ohio and six Pennsylvania regiments,in Gen. Crook’s command, with Sheridan’s army. The figures foot up as follows : Union, 2.319; Democrats 286. Total, 2,607. Average vote of each regiment, 218, Rather small regi* ments. A correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer, in a letter from James river, says: A number of men' (between thirty and forty, I believe,) belonging to Burbridge’s command, cap tured at Saltville on the 2d instant, were among the prisoners who arrived to-day by flag of truce from Richmond. One of them—a gentleman of the Teu tonic persuasion—gave me his opinion on the result of that, in a somewhet laconic style: “Wo gets not mooch salt dere,” said he, “but we gets popered like dcr tuyf'cl.” My SSSliis, Livingston & Cos, AN SATURDAY, November sth, ot 10J4 o’clock, U wo will sell in front of our store, 18 Boxes Good Tobacco; | 1000 pounds Fine Smoking Tobacco; FINE RUM AND WHISKY; 70 Ebls Coast Salt; 1 Shuttle Sewing Machine. Administrators Sale. At the same time we will sell for and on account of the Estate of L. MANSFIELD, dec'd— -2 Fine Sett Single Harness; 1 Box Horse Shoes, Sand Paper; Enamelled Cloth and Enamelled Leather; 16 Gross Japanese Flathead Tacks; 16 “ Silvered “ £ * 2i, 21 and 6 inch Carriage Bolts; 6 Gross Traces, Hollers Plated, Horse ShJfes, Buckles, Bridle Bitts, <Yc. nov 2 4t $32 Notice. Parties desiring to send Letters or Packages to their friends in Pemberton’s Cavalry can do so by leaving them at J. ENNIS k GO’S Store before the Bth instant, Cooked provisions be re ceived. H. A. CHAPMAN. no 2 6t . Wanted TO HIRE by the month a GOOD COOK for Head Quarter Mcs3. • LEON VON ZINKEN, nov2 3t . Colonel. Sun and Enquirer please copy. Government Sheep for Exchange. QiiA HE'VD SHEEP will be exchanged for Bacon •)UU or Beef. The Sheep rated at $2 00, Bacon 10c., Beef 2c. gross per pound. The Beef to be de livered alive. Apply to J. A. TYLER. Columbus, Nov. 2,1864—ts Tok sale. \ PLANTATION of Pine land containing 409 Ti acres—l6o acresh fresh cleared land, situated in a first class neighborhood, two miles from Vallula and 'A/i miles from the M k G Railroad. Fine well water and very healthy. Apply to Dr. Sam Powers, Depot Agent, at Silver Run. Supplies and farm utensils can be purchased on the place, nov 1 st* Deserted. Headquarters Government Works (Ord.) Columbus, Ga., Oct. 31, 1864. JAMES PATILLO, a detailed conscript employ ed at this Arsenal, having absented himself from work without authority, is hereby published as a deserter. Said Patillo is 27 years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, 1 has dark complexion, gray eyes and dark hair. M. 11. WRIGHT, nov 1 6t Colonel Commanding. OFFICE SOUTHERN EXPRESS, Columbus, Ga„ Oct., 29, 1864. TVTO Freight will be received at the Southern Ex ; ii press Company’s Office after o'clock p. M, to go East on that day, nor will any be received to go West after i l A o’clock p if. I oc 29 ts S.II. HILL, Agent. Notice, p RAND and Petit Jurors summoned to appear at ' IT the May Terra, 1864, nf tho Scperior Court of Mnscogeo county, are hereby notified to be and ar pear at the Court House in said county, on the Fourth Monday in November next. I Witnesses and parties interested are also notified to i appear o:i that day. By order of his Honor E. H. Worrell, Judge of said court. * ' Oct 31,1864-td F. M. BROOKS, Clerk. ffg-Knguirer and Sun copy until day. 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 this Loan at the Government rate of One Hundred.and Thir ty-five Dol’ars. The principal of the Loan being free from Taxa tion and the Coupons receivable for all Import and Export dut es, nrakesit the most desirable yet offer ed by the Government. I therefore recommend it to the favorable notice of the people. W. H. YOUNG, oc 19 lm Agent for sale of BontL. Blacksmiths Wanted. 4 LIBERAL price will be paid for Three or Four A good Negro Blacksmiths until the first of Janu j4t*v npKt At>d 1 y Jit once to ary next. *vi H ARRISONi BEDELL k CO. Columbna. Qet 28—6 t Wanted r * l o HIRE —Four or Five able bodied Negroes.— I Good weges Aren. Apply at our Government Works. oc 23 ts JOHN D. GRAY k CS Dollarfi Reward. UTRAYED :r m my place in Wvnnton, a dark ■J bay mare MULE, about nine years old,-'hair rubbed off of both hip? and a large sear on the right hindquarter. - JOHNJ3OOK. OC 13 ts