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New Daily Paper in Richmond.
Prospectus.
'I'HE undersigned propose to publish a daily pa
* per, under the title of ,f THE RICHMOND
IIEHALD,’'on or about the 15th of January next.
It will bo entirely independent in politics, but
will nevertheless accord to the administration a just
support in all measures whioh, in the opinion of its
conductors, may be deemed promotive of the good
of the cause in which we are engaged. A proper
criticism of such acts as will be deemed adverse to
this object, will be, of course, consistent with the in
dependent character under which the paper is to be
inaugurated.^
In the matter of General News it will be found to
keep pace with the leading journals of the day, while
it will have added to it in the matter of financial in
telligence a feature such as we venture to say, no
paper in the Confederacy can boast of. Editorials
from the pm of one of the ablest financial writers
in this or any other country will be presented in
each number.
For reasons not now proper to be mentioned, we
forbear to give the names of those who shall com
pose the regular editorial staff; but we flatter our
selves that when they shall apper, they will be found
to constitute such an arry of talent as cannot be ex
eel ltd on this continent.
The woll known character of the individual whose
name appears below, as a stenographic reporter,
furnishes, we presume, a guarantee that, in all that
relates to important political speeches and debates,
whether in legi. lative assemblies .or out of them.
the“IIERALD” will present advantages eertainly
not to be xcelled by any paper in the Confederacy.
The farming interests will be faithfully vindica
ted. and care taken to disseminate the earliest in
telligence which a proper regard for the welfare of
that great element of national wealth and power
shall demand. . ,
In the matter <>f correct commercial intelligence,
equal zeal shall bo manifested, our object being to
assign to each of these departments an editor of
known experience and ability.
Arrangements are on foot by which to secure the
earliest For. ign news, and the paper will contain
such editorial talent as will fully elucidate the
bearing of foreign diplomacy upon Southern inter
nin'short, "THE RICHMOND HERALD” will
be found to combine levory feature ot interest
which the requirements of the present crisis de-
The enterprise is respectfully commended to the
favor and patronage of the citizens of the Southern
Confederacy. „ . ,
All the papers of the Confederacy will copy till
day and send hill to , n .
P. KEAN & CO..
dec 29 td Richmond, Va.
Change of Schetlule.
irVICK EnGINKRR AND SCPBRINTENDKNT, j
Charleston and Savannah Railroad, V
Charleston, June 7,1864.)
t N THURSDAY, June 9,1864, and until further
> notice, the Schedule of the Passenger tram will
be as follow, viz:
Leave Charleston 9.45, a. in.
Arrive in Savannah 5.46, p. m.
Leave Savannah . *>.3o, a * m *
Arrive in Charleston.... I*ls, P. m -
This Train makes direct connections, going north
and south, with the Northeastern Railroad at Char
leston, and the Central Railroad at the Junotion.
11. S. IIAIJN Hibi
June 14 ts Engineer and Superintendent.
€liauge of Schedule.
. \N and after Sunday, June 19th, the Trains on
’ / the •' useogeo Railroad will run as follows:
PASSENGER TRAIN :
Leave Columbus .0 45 P. M.
Arrive at Macon « A. M.
Leave Macon 8 10 P. M.
Arrive at Columbus ........A 25 A. M.
FREIGHT TRAIN :
Leave Columbus.... -5 A. M,
Arrive at Columbus wXCLARk"'
mar 19 ts Supt, Muscogee R, K.
Through to Montgomery.
NEW SCHEDULE.
MONTGOMERY & WEST POINT
RAILROAD COMPANY.
COLUMBUS, August 27,1864.
AN and after August 27th. the Passenger Train on
0 the Montgomery and West Point Railroad will
Leavo Montgomery at 8:00 a. m.
Leave West Point »t <:10 a. m.
Arrive at Columbus at 5:32 p. m.
Leave Columbus at 5:o0 a. m.
Arrivo at Montgomery at 3:00 p. m.
Arrive at WestPotnt at 4.30 p. m.
Freight Train leaves Columbus at 8:40 a m.
r D. H. CRAM, Sup't & Eng:
ag27 1864 —ts
MOBILE & GIRARD RAIL ROAD.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
Girard, Ala., Oct 7,1864.
AN and after 10th inst. Trains on this Road will
(J Run Daily (Sunday excepted,) as follows:
Passenger Train.
Leave Girard at 1 ?9 P *,P*
Arrive in Union Springs o w
Leave Union Springs " “".P*
Arrive in Girard at 10 uu
Freiglit Train.
Leave Girard at....... t
Arrive in Girard at
B. E. WELLS,
aglStf Eng. A Sup’t.
LARGE COSSIGVJIEAT
OF
LETTER PAPER!
AND
MEMORANDUM BOOKS!
For sale by
J. K. REDD & CO.
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VOL. Xl.} COLUMBUS, GA., SATURDAY, DEC. 31, 1864.
WANTS.
Wanted.
“Negro Laborers, Carpenters and
Blacksmiths.”
TOTE wish to hire for the ensuing year 25 Laborers
and eight to ten Blacksmiths and Carpenters,
to work in Government employ, which will exempt
negroes from conscription. We will pay ~ood
prices for smart and active fellows. For particu
lars apply at our Government Works, near the
New Bridge. JOHN D. GRAY dc CO.
dec 20 20t
Wanted,
AT Lee Hospital, the Ist of January, ten able-
H. bodied NEGROES, men and women.
, A. D. BRIDGMAN,
dec II ts Steward.
WANTED.
U 1 OR the ensuing year 10 or 12 DINING ROOM
P SERVANTS and PORTERS, and one superior
meat Cook. Also one white Chamber-maid. Par
ties desiring to continue their servants at the Ho
tel will please call on or before Saturday next to in
sure their hire. SHIVERS, WYNNE & CO.
Proprietors Cook’B Hotel.
Columbus, Dec. 20—til Ist jan
WANTED.
*N OVERSEER. One without family, who has
A lost an arm in the service, and thereby unfit for
military service preferred.
Apply to ROBERT R. HOWARD,
Beynolds, Taylor County.
MRS. CHAS. J. WILLIAMS,
nov2l-tf Columbus, Ga.
WANTED!
£ Anil EBS. ofTALLOW.forwhichaliberal price
will be paid. Apply to
F. W. DILLARD,
sp7 ts Major and Q. M.
WANTED,
A GOOD BUSINESS MAN, until the first of
il January. The best wages paid. A disabled sol
dier preferred, and it matters not how badly muti
lated by wounds so he has firmness and judgment.
Apply at the TIMES OFFICE.
nov 30 ts
Wanted
mO HIRE—Four or Five able bodied Negroes.—
I Good wages given. Apply at our Government
Works.
oo 28 ts JOHN D. GRAY k CO.
OFFICE SOUTHERN EXPRE S3.
Columbus, Ga., Oct., 29,1864.
lyrO Freight will be received at the Southern Ex-
I v press Company’s Offioe after 3J4 o’clock p. it. o
go East on that day, nor will any be received to go
West after 4% o’clock p m.
oo 29 ts S. H. Hlt.iL. Agent.
LOST.
IN the streets of Columbus on Tuesday, a child’s
SEED CORAL NECKLACE, with small gold
Clasp and a CORAL CROSS, set with pearls, at
tached to the clasp. The finder will be rewarded by
leaving it either at th s Office or Dr. Billing’*,
dec 28 3t
To Rent.
A SiIfALL FARM, containing about 109 acres, 69
in the woods anforty oleared, about one mile
above the Fountain Factory, on the river. On the
place is a good dwelling with three rooms, a large
apple and peach orchard and variety of other fruit
trees, good wafer, &«. Fer terms apply to
Mrs. J. A. JONES.
dec near Colnmbua.
Overseer Wanted,
Tpoß the ensuing year, one without a family pre-
T sered. Apply at my pla.ee in Summerville, two
miles from the city, immediately. _
dee 28 ts Mrs. R. ECHOLLS.
Lost or Mislaid.
Four shares of the g. a a. s. s. Cos., n«.
160, in favor ol Mrs. J. L. Wilson,
nov 30 ts D. Sc J. J. GRANT.
Government Sheep for Exchange#
OilA HEAD SHEEP will be exchanged for Bacon
O'JU 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. 2,1364 —ts
To Rent,
\ BLACKSMITH SHOP with six er seven Forget.
ouli ?f om|>tet °- Ap|ll? mt THIS wmi.
A Plantation for Sale.
THE UNDERSIGNED offers for sale a Planta
tion on the Apalachicola river, 25 miles belew
Chattahoochee, containing 1,500 acres, more er less,
embracing 1,200 acres of unsurpassed bottom land,
the balance superior pine land. In a favorable
season sixty bushels of corn or 2,000 pounds ol seed
cotton, may be safelylrelied on. On the premises are
first rate negro quarters, gin house, screw and sta
bles. The dwelling is small but comfortable.
There are two orange groves on the place, one on
the river and in full bearing. A portion of the crop
of 1863 sold for more than S9OOO. The pther grove is
young but in good condition, embracing not only
oranges but lemons and other tropical fruits.
The place is finely watered and healthy. A rare
opportunity is offered for the investment of Con
federate money if application is made early.
'EX'S**' R. L. BASS.
Columbus, oi
VAN MARCUS.
dec 6 ts Steamer Shamrock.
NOTION.
Omc* Grant Factory, \
Nor. 29, 1864.)
4LL persons having demands against the estate es
Daniel Grant, deceased, are hereby requested te
present them to the Grant Factory. •_
nov 30 ts JOHN J. GRANT.
Sun copy and send bill to office Grant Factory.
$25 Dollars Reward.
STRAYED from my place in Wynnton, a dark
bay mare MULE, about nine years old, hair
rubbed off of both hips and a large scar on the right
hindquarter. JOHN COOK.
oc 13 ts
For Sale.
LINSEED OIL CAKE, for stock food, at 84 Broad
street. N. P. NaILACO.
deo 21 lm
Dr. R, NOBLE,
DEITTIST,
AT Pemberton A Carter’s old stand, back room of
Smith’s Jewelry Store, where he can be fonna
all hoars, foe 18 6m
STERLING EXCHANGE!
1 FEW Hundred Pounds of Sterling Exchange
Ajo, sai. in sum, to "%ffi b^go£pMßHS.
SSOO Reward.
CTOLEN from my stable, the Bth inst., a small dap-
O pie cream PONY, white mane and tail, a station,
very fat* four years old. Will pay S2OO for tho f ony
and S3OO for the theif, delivered to me in Americas,
Ga., or E. J.Pinckard, in Columbus, Ga.
deo 15 2w R. C. BLACK.
SSO Reward.
LEFT my lot on Monday last a RED COW, me
dium size, heavy with calf, mark: slit and crop
in one ear aud slit in the other, with white spot en
her face, small horns turned ni-wards.
dec 19 6t* JOHN McGO\ERN.
To Hire,
FOR next year, a first rate Cook, Washer aad
Ironer. She is faithfuUud honest and.free from
incumbrance. Apply at THLb UffiUS.
dec 11 ts
Notice to Debtors* and Creditors
A LL persons having claims against the estate of
\ Mrs L E. Cairnes, dec and, late of Museogee
county.'are hereby notified to render them duly au
thenticated within the time prescribed by law; and
those indebted to said estate are requited to maM»
immediate payment. F-U.
dec 9 w4Qd Aoimr.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
ALL persons having claims against the estate of
Joseph W. Woolfolk, dec'd. late of Muscogee
county, arc hereby notified to render them du y
authenticated within the time preserved by law,
ant' those indebted to said estate are requested to
m* xe immediate Q wOOLFOLK %
nov 23, 1864—w40d Adm ’ r
SPECIAL NOTICES
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, 1
w ar Department. Bureau op Conscription, >
Richmond. Va., Nov. 25, 1864. j
Circular, No. 35.
Generals commanding Reserves in their respec
tive States, will proceed forthwith, and with the ut
most vigor, to organize for ‘‘continuous local ser
vice, to be mustered in for the war,” companies to
consist ofall men r ouud fit for light duty and not
otherwise assigned and actually employed; of men
transferred to the Invalid Corps and found fit for
the duties hereinafter indicated; and such men as
are temporarily disabled for field service. The men
of the latter class, when found ready for the field,
to be forthwith returned to their proper commands.
The companies to consist of not less than sixty
men, and officers of the Reserve Corps will be as
signed to the Generals commanding to thorough in
spection of them, and the Muster Rolls forwarded
to this Bureau. Upon their reception, the Secre
tary of War will assign officers to the command of
the companies.
It is the purpose of the War Department to as
sign these companies to duty as guards at pests,
prisons, camps of instruction, on railroad trains, and
such like service.
Prompt action is required of officers charged with
the duties herein prescribed.
By command of the Secrecy of War.
Official:
[Signed] C. B. DUFFIELD, a. a. g.
[Signed] R. J. Hallbtt, a. a. e.
Headquarters Conscript Service, Ga., i
Augusta, Dec. 19,1864. J
General Orders, No. 52*
I. In compliance with the above Circular and by
order of Maj. Gen. Howell Cobb, commanding Geor
gia Reserve and Military District of Georgia, all
men found fit for light duty, and not otherwise as
signed, those who may have been assigned, but who
are not actually engaged in the performance of the
duties to whioh they were assigned, will report at
once to Maj. A. M. Rowland, commanding Camp of
Instruction at Macon, Ga.
11. All soldiers of the Invalid Corps who have
been for duty as guards at posts, prisons,
camps of instructions, on railroads and such like
duty,by the Board of Surgeons so transferring them,
and all disabled soldiers pronounced by the proper
Medical Examining Board as temporarily unfit for
field service, but fit for the duties prescribed in the
above Circular, from the Bureau of Conscription,
will likewise report to Major Rowland at Macon
Ga.
111. Inspectors of Conscription will report to
these Headquarters the names of such Enrolling
Officers, Assistant Enrolling Officers, men assigned
to th* duty of collecting stragglers from the army,
under General Order No. 96, A. &I. G. Office, 1862,
and all others engaged in Cbnsoript Service, whe are
inefficient or negligent in the discharge of their du
ties, that their assignments may he revoked and
they forwarded to Camp of Instruction at Macon,
Ga.,for service in the companies specified in above
Circular.
IV. Inspectors of Conscription and local Enrolling
Officers will arrest and forward under guard to
Camp of Instruction at Macon, Ga., all persons em
braced in this order who do not report voluntarily
and immediately.
V. Maj. A. M. Rowland, commanding Camp of
Instruction, is charged with the execution of this
order. He will organize those reporting to camp
into companies, and forward the muster rolls as di
rect*d in above circular.
JNO. F. ANDREWS,
Major and Acting Com’dt
dec 28 5t ICbnscripts, Ga.
» Notice.
Headquarters Post, \
Columbus, Ga., December 23,1864, j
Owners who have had negroes engaged on the for
tifications about Columbus, and who have taken
them away, or whose negroes have left the works
and returned home, are hereby notified that strin
gent orders have been received at these headquar
ters to have all such negroes collected again.
Planters are hereby notified to return all such
negroes without delay, or subject themselves to
have some sent Ufor by a force of cavalry, detailed
hero for .that purpose. The hands are required to
be returned on or before 29th inst„ from whioh
date the cavalry will proceed t* collect all that have
not been sent in.
S. L. BISHOP,
dee24 6t Maj. Com’dg Pest.
Notice!
Office Quartermaster’s Office, 1
Columbus. Ga. /
I will HIRE TWO HUNDRED NEGRO SHOE
MAKERS; will pay liberal wages, feed, clothe,
and provide medical attendance. Early applica
must be made.
F. W. DILLARD.
Major and Chief Quartermaster.
December, 20,1864. tjanl
Chief Q. M.’s Department, 1
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 20, 1864. J
I request that all persons holding certified
claims against the Quartermaster’s Department in
this district, will present them to me, for the pur
pose of facilitating speedy payment.
F. W. DILLARD,
deo 22 tljan * M. and Q. M.
.Marshall Hospital, 1
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 14,1864. j
Notice!
Wanted to hire for the ensuing year, fifteen able
bodied NE(?RO MEN and ten WOMEN. Negroes
thus employed are.not subject to impressment.
DANIEL R. BIZE,
dee 13 till Ist jan. Steward.
Negro Mechanics Wanted.
Wanted at the Government Transportation Werks,
negro Blacksmiths, Wheelwrights, Carpenters and
Harness makers, for whieh liberal wages will be
paid. They will be fed clothed and medical atten
tion rendered in sickness. Apply to
THOS. C. JOHNSON,
dec 27 tjanl Special Agt. Q. M. Dep’t.
Headquarters Got. Works, (Q*d.) I
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 2b, 1864. j
Wanted to Hire !
Twenty negro Blacksmiths and fifty-five able
bodied men, for laborers, in the Ordnance Depart
ment in this city. Rations and quarters will be
furnished them; clothing at Government rates, and
liberal wages paid.
M. H. WRIGHT,
dee 27 lGt Cel. Corn’d*.
LeVert Female College.
Talbotton, Ga.
THE Spring Term begins on TUESDAY the 10th
of January. 1865. Tuition the same sis the Fall
Term of 1864, namely :
Primary Department per month $lO 06
Preparatory " “
Collegiate „ $
Use of Instrument „ fOO i
Incidental Expenses . 1 w
Patrons are requested to pay in advance.
Boarding Department (including fuel) per month,
$l3O, strictly in nduance Board can be had for old
prices for provisions at old prices. A number of
young ladies can obtain board in private families.—
The President, Rev. Thomas A. Brown, has associa
ted with him four competent Teachers, with whose
assistance he can impart a thorough knowledge or
Music, the English branches, French, Latin and
Greek. The unprecedented success ot this Institu
tion during the session just closed warrent« the hope
that it will receive a liberal patronage the ensuing
Terr . For particulars address the President.
Ae E. H. WORRELL,
dec 27 4t 2aw Chairm an Board Trustees.
Sun”and Enquirer eopv tw ice a *eek for two
weeks and send bills.
Friday Evening.
HEADQUARTERS POST. 1
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 30,1864. J
Orders, No. 20.
I. I hereby resume command of the Military
Post of Columbus.
LEON VON ZINKEN,
dec 30 3t Colonel Commanding Post.
From Savannah.— The Telegraph and Confeder
ate of the 29th, says: It is said that official informa
tion has been received that upon the occupation of
Savannah hy Sherman, that General issued an or
der to his troops announcing that every Federal
soldier caught plundering private property should
be executed on one of the public squares of the
city. %
He also notified the people of Savannah that for
twenty days free ingress and egress would be al
lowed to all who chose to enter and depart. After
that time the lines would be closed, and an oath of
allegiance to the Federal government required of
those who remained.
Information has reached the Navy Depart
ment at Washington that the United States
gunboat Otsego, Commander Arnold, was sunk
a few days ago by a torpedo in the Roanoke
river, six miles above Plymouth, North Caro*
lina. The torpedo was attached to a log and
floated in the river, and as the Otsego was
moving up the river on a reconnoisance she
struck the torpedo, which exploded, caused
her to sink. No person on board was injured.
More Blockade Runners Captured. —The
Yankee Navy Department has reoeived a dis
patch from Rear Admiral Porter, dated Fort
Monroe, in which ho reports the capture of
the blockade runner steamer Emma Hendry,
with a cargo of 700 bales of cotton, by the
Cherokee, and the schooner Mary, with 80
bales of cotton, by the Mackinaw.
From the Chronicle & Sentinel, 21st inst.
Things at the North.
We have conversed with a friend recently
arrived in the Confederacy from the domains
of Abraham Lincoln; and as we presume that
our reasaers would like to know how sundry
matters there impressed the mind of a true
and trusty Confederate, we shall mention the
substance of our conversation.
The only difference between the New York
of 1860 and that of November, 1864, is, that,
if possible the streets are more thronged, the
display of equipage more gorgeous, and the
exhibition of fancy articles in the shop win
dows more extensive and curious. The hotels
are so crowded that it is extremely difficult for
travelers to find the most meagre accommoda
tions. The visitors are from different parte of
the United States ; but the Confederate States
are much more numerously represented than
the natives. It is estimated that at least twen
ty thousand persons from the Confederacy are
domiciled at the hotels and principal boarding
houses in New York city. Comparatively few
of these persons are embraced within the con
script age. The greater number are ladies
and children, with some men who have passed
tfie meridian of life.
Election day was a remarkably tranquil one.
The Government at Washington, in anticipa
tion of disorder, had sent troops to every im
portant point where the copperheads were at
all numerous ; and it was understood that the
military had orders to suppress any riotous
exhibitions in the most summary manner.
In the general conversation of the people,
there was les3 of that bitterness of invective
against the seceded States than was heard in
the earlier stage of the war. On every side,
however, there was expressed an unshaken
determination to prosecute the contest until
the United States Government was acknowl
edged as supreme from the St. Lawrence to
the Gulf of Mexico.
Whenever any great battles were imminent
or had been fought, the war topic rose into
prominence, and was the prevalent theme of
talk in all circles. But usually the subject was
rarely mentioned, and the Yankee lovers of
novelty seemed to have discarded the topic as
altogether threadbare. In the churches visited
by our friend, very little was heard of the war;
and but for a prayer for the success of the
Federal arms, one would hardly have supposed
that the country was engaged in any conflict.
In one particular, the city of New York con
trasted very strongly with the city of other
days, and that was in the item of improve
ments. Very few, almost no buildings of any
importance have been erected since the war.
The limits of the city instead of being enlarged
as formerly, by hundreds of acres every year,
are comprised very nearly as they were at the
commencement of hostilities. Though there
has been the usual increase in the population,
these have been crowded together in accom
modations already existing.
What we have mentioned as the report of a
recent visitor, adds very little to what we have
inferred from their journals. But these are so
mendacious and venal that we can feel much
more interest in the representations of eye
witnesses personally known to us.
Consolation.— Sherman has reached the sea.—
Hood has recovered a country embracing over four
degrees of latitude, every foot of which has been in
the Federal possession. Sherman advanced until
he reached Atlanta, and then commencd a forced
retreat. Hood alter being defeated at Atlanta, as
sumed the offensive, and now stands triumphant
within four miles of the capital of Tennessee. —
Sherman has swept through an undefended State,
and made war on women and children. General
Hoed has battled his way to the front against su
perior odds. Sherman has achieved only a fame
that, without substantial results, will, when ana
lyzed, prove barren. Hood has received strong re
inforcements, and obtained moral and strategic ad
vantages which, viewed at home and abroad, show
our gain. Sherman is where a fleet of vessels could
have dropped him months ago. Hood has accom
plished his end by pure military genius. Admit
that Savannah may fall—a territory has been gamed;
while Sherman will have secured aCfoothold in an
hermetically sealed port, lon the outer line of de
fence that has been threatened four years. Hood
stands in the broad gate that opens upon our pos
sessions in the West, and holds in his hands the
fruits of his triumphant prowess.
The contrast is a striking one. The civilized
world will give us the benefit of the parallel above
drawn. True, railroads have been severed, homes
desolated, and much provision destroyed; but’these
are not tne signs of subjugation. A few weeks of
toil will restore the first; cabins will take the place
of mansions, and the fields will teem again I with
harvests. As grass grows greenest when trodden
under foot, so we look to the recuperative energies
of the Empire State, to give us evidence of her still
giant resources and the unbending patriotism of her
people. “He thatjdespairs, degrades the Deity.”—
Columbia South Carolinian
Manassas, pormerlt Cassvillb. —We learn
by a gentleman from Gordon county, that the
enemy destroyed almost entirely the county
site of Bartow (old Cass) county. The church
es and four houses are all that is left to mark
the plaee where lately stood an interesting
village. We suppose the name recently given
to the town —Manassas—had something to do
in inciting them to its destruction !
All the business houses in Calhoun, Gordon
county, we are also informed, were destroyed.
Thus the Vandal foe hopes to subdue the
proud spirit of our people. Little does he
know of our people, or he would see proud
warriors spriugiug from the ashes of our ru
ined homes, resolved to have satisfaction for
the devastation he has so maliciously wrought.
Intelligencer.
TELEGRAPHIC.
REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Entered according to act of Congress in the year
f^ibyJ. S. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office of
the District Court of the Confederate States f©
the Northern District of Georgia.
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
Wilmington, Dec. 23.—-Official information
received here states that there are twenty sail
of the Yankee fleet off Masonboro’ Sound, and
forty-five off Fort Fisher.
The weather is clear and cold, but indica
tions are that it will soon be warmer.
No attempt has been made by the Federals
to land yet.
Wilmington, Dec. 24.—Seventy of the ene
my’s fleet are reported off Fort Fisher this
morning.
No demonstration towards landing yet.
The weather is mild, wind west by north
west.
A Yankee gunboat ran aground last night
near Fort Fisher, and was blown up by the
enemy.
Wilmington, Dec. 24.—The gunboats were
repulsed six miles below Fort Branch, on the
Roanoke river, on Friday.
Col. Whitford was seriously wounded.
The fight is expected to be renewed this
morning.
The enemy’s fleet drew up in line of battle
in front of Fort Fisher, and opened on the
fort at 1J p. m., the Ironsides leading.
Fifty-one others, it is reported, bnt not offi
cially, and several monitors or other iron
clads, are among them.
The fight is still progressing at 3 p. m.
Our people are quiet.
WrLMiNGTON, Dec. 24—6 p. m.—The follow
ing official dispatch has been received, dated
Fort Fisher, 6 p. m. :
The bombardment i3 rough. No attempt
has been made to pass the bar. No details
from casualties.
The firing from the fort is slow and delibe
rate. Men in good spirits.
The fleet drew off. Could not see that they
went west.
Wilmington, Dec. 25th—9:30 p. The
bombardment of Fort Fisher re-opened at 10
and continued furiously nearly all day.
About 3 o’clock the enemy landed above,
two and a half miles from Fort Fisher, and
continued to send troops to land.
The troops were under a heavy fire and op
posed by our forces.
About two brigades so far are on land.
Wilmington, Dec. 27.—An official dispatch
at 2 p. m. to-day says that the enemy have
evacuated battery Anderson and re-embarked,
Fort Fisher is uninjured. The immediate
danger is at an end.
Report says that Lieut. Pierce Butler is
mortally wounded and captured. John Geod
is reported captured. Both of Edgefield, South
Carolina.
Col. Reid, of Savannah, Bragg’s chief of
artillery, is killed.
EVACUATION OF SAVANNAH.
Richmond, Dec. 24.—Reliable information
has been received here of the evacuation of
Savannah, an event which the military au
thorities had decided upon some time since.
The evacuation was effected without loss,
except of such material as could not be trans
ported.
The last troops of the line crossed the river
at 3a.m. on Tuesday. The engineer troops
held the bridges until after 6 o’clock, when
the latter were destroyed.
At that time the enemy occupied the city,
which had been surrendered by the Mayor
about 5 o’clock under flag of truce.
FROM TENNESSEE.
Richmond, Deo. 27.—The New York papers
of the 24th have been received.
A telegraph from Franklin, on the 22d, says
that the rebel retreat across Duck river beg
gars all description.
General Cheatham told his aunt, Miss Page,
that Hood was ordered to Nashville against
his wishes, and he blamed Hood for not at
tacking the enemy, and for the repulse at
Spring Hill.
A Nashville telegram of the 23d says that
Hood’s army was at Palaski on the 23d.
Water at Harpeth Shoals fifteen feet deep.
Deserters from the rebel army report that
Lee’s is the only effective corps in Hood’s
army.
Richmond, Dec. 26.—The Baltimore Ameri
can of the 23d contains nothing of interest.
Nashville telegrams report that Hood con
tinues to retreat, pressed by Thomas.
Gold 222.
A telegram from Hopkinsville says McCeok
struck a part of Lyon’s command at that place
at daylight on the 16th, capturing their ar
tillery.
Mobile, Dec. 28.—A special dispatch to the
Advertiser Register from Senatobia 27th,
says Northern dates of the 21st claim a great
victory for Thomas over Hood. The battle
commenced on the 15tb, Hood losiDg 18 guns
and 1500 prisoners. Next day Hood lost
4,000 prisoners. Thomas telegraphs hi* cap
turing of Franklin and aboat 5,000 prisoners
and all the wounded on the 15th, and also
four Generals, including Quarles and Ruckev.
Thomas telegraphs from Spring Hill on the
20th, in which he says he captured nearly all
of Hood’s artillery. Hood i3 trying to cress
Duck river. The heavy rains check active
pursuit. It was believed by the Yankees that
Hood would be gobbled up.
,A Franklin dispatch to the New York Times
of the 19th, says both side* lost about 3,500
killed and wounded, and that Thomas had
captured 9,000 prisoners.
Richmond, Dec. 27.—The Washington Chron
icle of the 25th has been received. It contains no
iws of interest.
The Old Dominion, Wild Rover, Little Nellie,
Banshee, HDd Agnes Froy had arrived at Nas
sau from Wilmington, and the Syren from
Charleston.
The Mastheneon, Evelyn, and Kennilworth bad
returned in distress ; the Virginia, Louisa, Ella
Kate Gregg, Will’o the Wisp, Stormy Petrol,
Little Hattie, Syren and Star had sailed to run
the blockade.
Richmond, Deo. 24.—Th* Baltimore American,
evening edition, of the 22d, has been received.
Three more of the St. Albans raider* have been
re-arrested by th# Canadian authoritie*, and are
undergoing examinatioa.
Farragut hoe been appeinted Vice Admiral in
the Yankee navy.
The Mary, formerly the Alexandria, has been
seized at Nassau for violation *f the neutrality
laws in being an armed vessel. She will probably
be released.
Richmond, Dec. 26—In the House on Saturday,
J. M. Leach, of North Carolina, submitted a reso
lution declaring that the writ of habeas corpus
ought not to be suspended, except ia extreme
cases where the public safety imperatively de
mands it; and that the people are united in the
great struggle for liberty, and there is no exigency
demanding its euspension. The resolution was
rejected, by yeas, 31—nays, 41.
The currency bill was taken up aud passed.
Various resolutions #f inquiry were adopted,
after which the House adjourned until Wednes
day.
Richmond, Dec. 22.—The Senate passed the bill
increasing the allowance to the President.
In the House, the amendment to the House bill
to punish conspiracy against the Confederacy was
considered.
The currency bill was further considered also.
Richmond, Dec. 22.—At a meeting of the com
mittee to-night, it was decided to postpone the
dinner to the soldiers in General Lee’s army until
New Year’s day, in consequence of the interrup
tion es communication.
A oommittee was appointed to solicit further
eontributions of money and supplies.
Jno. Eddebs, Chairman.
Richmond, Dec. 27—European advices to the
16th have been received. News unimportant.
The London Times urges tho opening of nego
tiations to close the American war, and says it
must come to this at last.
Cotton unchanged.
Fredrricksbubg, Dec. 25th.—The gallant
Mosby received a dangerous but not mortal
wound last Wednesday. He is in our hands
well oared for.
A raiding party of the enemy landed in
Westmoreland on Wednesday, and after com
mitting many depredations, left.
Richmond, Dec. 24.—The following official
dispatches were received to-night:
Headq’rs Army North. Va., l
December 24th. j
Hon James A. Seddon :
Gen. Breckinridge reports that the enemy*
after being roughly handled in tho engage
ments of Saturday and Sunday, near Marion,
many having been killed and wounded, gained
possession of Saltville.
During the night of the 20th the garrison
retreated up Rice valley.
His advance arrived at daylight on the 21st,
and the enemy retired that night and the
morning of the 22d towards Hector’s Gap.
They are being pursued.
Our troops are bearing the fatigue and ex
posure with great cheerfulness.
The damage to the works can soon be re
paired.
Many bridges and depots on the rail road
have been burned. R. E. Leh, Gen.
llbadq’rs, &c., Dec. 24.
Hon. James A. Seddon :
Gen. Fitz Lee reports that the force which
attacked Lomax yesterday consisted of two
divisions of the enemy's cavalry under Tom
bert.
Lomax was posted across Madison turnpike,
two and a half miles from Gordonsville.
The enemy was handsomely repulsed, and
retired about 3 p. m., leaving some of his
dead on the field.
He traveled too rapidly last night to engage
the rear, having passed Jack’s shop, twelve
miles from Gordonsville, one hour after dark.
Thirty-two prisoners were captured at Lib
erty Mills, on the 22d, being unable to keep
up on the retreat. They were liberated.
Lomax’s loss is slight.
By Ellis, Livingston & Cos.
WE will sell on Saturday, December, 31« t, at 11
o’clock, in front of our Auction Room —
One Garden or Eire Engine,
1 Lot Window Sash and Glass.
dec 20 $6
By Ellis, Livingston & Cos,
WE will sell on SATURDAY, 31st December, at
11 o’clock, in front of our store
1 Negro Man, 35 years old, No. 1 Field
Hand, fair Shoemaker and Plantation
Carpenter.
dec 30 $6
To Hire.
COOKS, WASHERS, IRONERS and PLOW
BOYS. Apply to 4
Rev. A. WRIGHT,
deo 29 5t at Gunby’g Store.
EATHMMUUISUM,
No. 62, Broad Street , Columbus , Ga.
I HAVE just fitted up # the above establisment and
am prepared to furnish
MEALS AT ALL HOURS !
The very best the market affords, es eatables aßd
drinkables, kept constantly on hand, and no effort
will be spared te please and. accommodate custo
mers: D. B. CALDWELL,
dec 29 lw* Proprieter.
FRESH DHULLS.
Eng Morphine, A fine asst Eng Soap*,
Powers s. Weightman’s Brown Windsor Soap,
Jforphine, A fine agat Tooth Brushes,
150 oz. Eng Quinine, Childrens Round Combs,
Gum Camphor, Nitric Acid,
Ext Legwood, Mur Acid,
Cochineal Garb Soda.
Pow’d Ipecac, Cr Tartar,
Dover's Powders, Eng Musttra,
Sal Soda, Murate of Tin,
Gum Opium, Fine Combs,
Pow’d Opium, „ Dress Combs,
Eng Note and Letter Pa- Pocket Combi,
per,
Eng and Confederate
Envelopes,
For sale by J. A. GREEN & CO.,
dec 28 lm Union Springs, Ala.
SEVEN V ALU ABLE NEGROES
For Sale.
A MAN, 51 years old, good hostler and farmer.
A Woman 32 ,f “ washer and field hand.
Girl. 15 M “ No. 1 house servant and
washer.. yean old first rate dining and body
servant*. 7yegrg old> a gmart boy and waits in the
houses 2 year3 o ld, likely child.
Girl 19 “ “ cook and house servant.
Ap p !y to carlisle p b MARTIN,
dec 30 ts Columbus Female Academy.
Plantation for Sale.
/»oa ACRES, six miles from GlennviLle, near the
uZU river. For particulars call on Maj. •. •.
William-, who lives adjoining the plaee.
dee *t
HO FOR ATLANTA!
The Southern Express Company will receive
freight (under forty pounds each package and
money parcels for Atlanta via Macon Jfc Western
Railroad, from this date. S. H. HILL,
dec 6 ts Agent.