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DAILY TIMES. J W - WABHM, - - . EdJtor. COLUMBUS:’ Sudaf Morning, April 16,1861. Colnmbus is Safe. We have the most cheering accent from the authorities and from personal observation -ooth of the number of our troops to meet 110 foi ' ces ot lhe enemy advancing against us and the state of our defenses. Let every man feel that victory is ours, and a disastrous defeat awaits the foe. We have j men enough already in the rrcncl.es and in ! supporting distance to meet ten thousand on a fair fi >ld The most .of these troops are trie; veterans, who have borne the banner of the Confederacy triumphantly from many bat tle fields. We-know that for will be reinforced still further by Gens. Adam, and Burord, and pos sio.'y Forrest will come up in the rear. Tho’. til!-' would in-iktf :in-defeat ovei whelming, we can and will save Columbus without them'. Non-combatanis should leave lhe city, a3 ■ tlfey are in our way.; but we promise them a speedy return and a glorious viclorv. - - ♦ -•—* A • * From Europe. w fHI '‘ OS ‘>OX Tl&K* ” ON THE MILITARY sirro TiON. ' . L-Ffotn m. turning point, or tb* American war which brings us, as it were, within sight of the final scene, and „ the part we shall bs compelled to play in it. The almost undisputed progress of a Federal artuy through Georgia arid South Carolina, and the successive surrender of strongholds, believed to be impregnable, at its very ap proach, are by no means the only signs of Confederate exhaustion. . Tbo great maritime cities, for the defense oi which such immense sacrifices had been made, have long_been oc cupied by miserable remnants of their former population. Two mouths ago, as appears from the letters of our correspondent, Charles ton, the very cradle of the “ rebellion, ” was a deserted and half ruined city; the cattle pasturing and even the partridge bringing up her brood in the streets. No wonder that urea could not be found to stay the progress of Sherman. Every place was under garrisons, and'could not spare soldiers without inviting attack. Material of all kinds , was wanting. If the garrison of of Fort Fisher, profiting by the experience of the first attack, had sup plied themselves with two or three rifled guns of larger calibre, or had they completed the earthworks where the causeway from the river ran into the fort, or had they obtained the services of more officers acquainted with the works than the two who fell wounded early in the affair, or had tho scanty garrisons not been raw recruits, then the fort ought not to have fallen ; but in all these “ ifs ” we read the lamentable condition of the Confederate cause The men, the guns, the officers, the labor, were simply not forthcoming, and with out them forts carmotbe held nor battles won. Energy, and even confidence, it is said, are also on the decline The Carolinas and their Southern neighbors showed the true Southern temperament at the outbreak, of the struggle, when Virginia held back ; but it is now she who holds her ground in the very face of the ; foe. History and military criticism, however, | will have a good deal to say on defense of Richmond when all is over, ff that defense j is now, as it ;s said, maintained by only thirty . five thousand against thnee that, number, then i the confederation cannot complain of the cap- j ita 1 ; whatever the object; that force does ; well which keeps thrice iu number in check. | But the strength of the whole Confederacy has long been drained for the sake of the capital, when headquarters could as easily have been established iu a less assailable position. That, however, has be-eu the case on both sides, and it is very remarkable that when the founders of the Union made it part of their plan to do as much us possible without a capital at all, except for tho convenience ot common delib eration, the chief feature of this war should be tb<- obstinate defense of two capitals at a cost ot blood and treasure beyond all propor tion to their value. The exhaustion we have mentioned is the poinc | to which speculations on the probability of peace, ; have been most generally confined. The Confed- j crates bogau with a much less population of wattes than the Federate ; and this disparity was prac- ! f.icall.) increased by the great distance of some of j the States and the vzant of. communication. It \ was enough if the Southern and Western States I of the. confederation could defend themselves. But : as the war advanced the Federal cause was con | ticualiy and largely recruited by immigration—a resource entirely wanting on the other side.— ; Europe, therefore, saw with admiration the gal- j lant stand made by tho Confederates, their milita j ry genius and their personal courage; but it saw also that the end was only a question of time on ! one side or of weakness ou the other. It appears i as if, the Boath is exhausted by tho war before the North is wearied of it, and that the end is not far. The cause is simply bleeding to death. Tho Cou federates can makepeace whenever they please, by returning to the Union, and the} will find the way made easy. As to conditions of peace, it ie needless to discuss more than one. and that is a joint stock of grudges against this country. As in many other quarrels, a common object of hatred is the occasion and ground of reconciliation. The treasuries of she two side3 will not produce a large sam, but their grievances with England mount up to considerable. We are prepared for this, A bloody quarrel must leave bitter remembrances and much indignation. These must have an ob ject, and if the combatants shake hands the next victim that can bo found is an unconcerned hud unsympathetic bystander. Who better, indeed, than the policeman Imnceif, if ho can be attacked with impuuity ? Ai the Federal Government maintains that it has a quarrel with us in tho shape of claims which , " ' do y.d 3ok> i.vlcdge, and it has a groat deal to " ■ '■ „*sie. •! war with us, the question to whit,. •? *’-- „,i audi-0.. ia simply Wfietof. <Vi 'go frt 9 With t fWn prospect of .-ucccsi*. If the t hey oer ruiaiy will. Tt«* consideration that occurs is j that if the Confederates are exhausted,.the Feder ate arc only less so; fend if the latter «*J.r ® etft ' by the exhaust,«oGf xfistr Southeru loe, they are not likely to find success easy by turning against a new foe with urn our red strength and resources, j It is true that there it a largo uruey, many of . whom may now be called veterans, and all in the i hands of men with some experience of aotual fight- ; rag. But the soldier, in all ages, after a certain period of hardship, pices tor repose, and longs for his snug farm, even though after a brief inter val ho is agaiu ready for fighting. Throughout the whole of the States industry is more or less at a stand still for won, end it offers wages that compete with the enormous bounties and pay of the soldier. The attraction es peace will he irresistible after fire years or more of this desperate work. So we must consider whether men will enlist again for a new war Against anew and certainty not lessvigo rous foe. -They must be paid first on the old ac count ; and there is net a soldier in the service whose pay is not many months in arrears. But that will be a trifle compared with the new bill. The American treasury, hopelessly insolvent, .rill hare to try conclusion* with the treasury which paid a hundred millions sterling ior one war ten years ago, and has been reducing taxation ever since. It would hare to do this with a crippled V.omv merce, for though both would play this "fame, America would have her full share of it? forfeits. For every Alabama that has steamed out of our ports a hundred would steam out with the British color*. New York, too, which has oitaer;o fought at a distance, and given money rather thau inon, would have to bear the brunt of the new struggle, and might haply -share the fate of Charleston, Savannah, and a few other of Us victims. The Federal territory might not be inviolate, and if Canada can be reached, it can also 3triko home Long wars, distant enterprises, familiarity with command, the exercises cf popular authority, the* (jnciiw of pre consular authority, the mutual jealousies oi chiefs, and a real dic'.atorsnip headquarters, are sure in the end to break up a republic. The statesmen of that republic have lately had some reason to survey their past policy, domestic as well as foreign, and to apply to it tug her and truer principles than these which sig j - r A e fc ' s{ * “ f «v«rj day life. They may | are not Jk y ®°“ 6 J U the 00Del « si °A that States ! fraud * fottoa ! d ° n Viol6nce ' and ISw wJw f “ ay dl i. C .¥ ar that > after all, the thlZZjrf n^T m , to the Banle “ oral code, idence as thi Old! Wlßdom> the 64ffie !a ™ * f Pror ,theT m ** fißd th *t the a vert ha<i successively started with Wan I , ea . aon aJ )l e hope of conquering and annex ing 6.0 Asia, all Africa, and even altogether, did ! th * very So, putting ar ® inciioecl to believe that nS/T, mea '^™ bia Z toa t attack us an“ fptt 6 u° a JnVw ° lUSi °? ° f this preß6Bt war > wonjJh * U therein show its wisdom. It womd, nowerer, be most inconvenient and costly and disagreeable to have a quarrel hanging over our heads waiting tor American convenience and pportuiuty. Yheti the time comes our statesmen will have to see that we are not placed under that P®n dIICC. I that, indeed, is to be ouv fate, and we'are to live m daffy expectation of news that the- United ‘-.ates nave marched upon our province# for the satisfaction aisorne old claims vamped up for the purpose, theu foe ayiy be excused if we are less anxious to te@The present war over than we ether wise wffttld j It ii the custom of the Hackee newspapers | . oaat ot ;h “ immense power displayed by J their Government; apd the unequalled prow ess exhibited by their people in the pending 1 war. There**** never anything like either in i .hietorv M efce world, ii we take their word .lor it! fhey.tfeke.no account of the power ; and prowess exerted on our side, in making : successful resistance to their vastly prepon j aerating numbers and means. They' admit no equality with themselves in any of'tbe ex isting great powers of the earth, and boldly assumes that ail the military glory of ancient ; or pales before their own.— J rtfld » a 1 ■MfTF.-mmmLt** fraudcnt.lv ] m Pi;, i ,~i »■- ; “ /ii)'a * & l~lift”** 1 "** 1 ** 11 ™ ■■■ Tt.: '‘wo r r*‘c>or'’ and “us” all the time ; with these vainglorious and.bloattd creatures, i They resolutely shut their eyes to the fact j that then Government is operating upon fic titious capital, mid is bankrupt whenever it shall be called to a reckoning—that it is not j Yankee means chat has prepared and main tains their immense war outfit, but a spurious ! credit, which, sooner or inter, will fail and | leave their Government without a dollar, and i its niillious of victims ou both sides of the At- ! Iftutio without the shadow of remedy. If they had been compelled to operate ou the ; actual capital, furnished by themselves, this i war would aot have- lasted twelve months.— | By means of thimble-ringging and Jeremy- : Diddling upon • mammoth scale they have i contrived to k«cp up till the present time ; ! but the.very devices they have practiced will ! make their ruin more overwhelming and ir- | retrievable when it comes, ff oar hopes had been, in the beginning, io utterly destroy our enemy, wo might well felicitate ourselves that affairs had p-rogressed so steadily in a direction that ensures the completeness of their final downfall. But tbo swagger auout the powers of the Yaukee race is still more ridiculous.. How Yankees proper fight, the woiid saw at Bethel and first Manassas. The mmclarion of Euro pean spectators as,made known to U3 through the London Times, was that fighting waH not their vocation. Their performances in this respect were the laughing stock o; mankind. No civilized people ever made so ridiculous and disgz’aoeful er. exhibition of themaeires as they did, until they got assistance from other races. They outnumbered us three or four to one, but they were afraid to continue the contest without help; and so they com menced vigorously beating up recruits among people bettor suited to war than themselves. They entrapped and bought into their ser vice mercenaries of every tongue, and sum moned to the banquetotoiood the banditti of all lands. Not satisfied with this and still un certain of their ability to cope with us, they commenced kidnapping our own slaves and forcing them to join iu this general crusade against us. As far backus two years ago, we s;vw an auvhriitic statement . indignantly as serting that the foreigners in. their ranks did not exceed more than" two-thirds, and more recently Lincoln himself has stated that the negroes in their service numbered two hun dred thousand, and that it would be im possible o carry oti the war without their help. But reading the Yankee newspapers, and seeing the disgusting self-glorification in in which they indulge, one would imagine that all their legions were made up of genuine de scendants of the Pilgrim Fathers, and might expect to hear nothing but tho nasal whine of the Down Easter from one end of their lines to the other. The fact is, the presence of the genuine blue-bellied Yankee in the war is very rare. The troops from the West, their best fighting material, are the descendants, to a very large degree, of emigrants from the slave States, and the parricidal handS they raise against Vir ginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia should be smitten with paralysis. Cowardice and cupidity have united to keep the original Yankee out of tho wa». He has no soul for -the rapture of the strife,” but a hungering , and thirsting for the shoddy gain? to be ac , quired by staying at home. I But it is the Yankee race, nevertheless, that ; is trumpeted to the world as being engaged in tho performance of feats of war that surpass ait Roman or Grecian fame, and that it is to ; go down in history, Yankee history at least, as i the bravest of the brave ! As not without I interest iu the matter, we might feel called on I to protest against the monstrous pretension, but for a conviction that the final issue of the : contest will be such as to dejrive the ques» lion of importance, since the,world is not apt j to Award a large degree of credit to a beaten | party, and never troubles itself with inquiries into the martial qualities of those who are i defeated. — Richmond Whig. United States Confiscation Law. [Copied from the United States Statutes \t Large, vol. xii. p. 589.] AN ACT to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate the propel tj of rebels, and *>r ffiher pur poses. Be it ov the Senate and House ot IL-c.r o or ; m» of Ame rica ill CojHPS* iaafilaif, T i»iit every per son who hereafter , gornnui Ui« «■«»* s'nrftfff w rfrr VUltra States, and shall be adjudged fruity thereof, ghsU suffer death, and all his tlaves, if any, shall be declared and mads free , or at the discretion of the court, he ebaH oe imprisoned.for not less.than five years, a a fined not less than ten thousand dollars, ami si- bis slaves, if auy, shall be declared and made free; said fine shall be le vied and c r lod on any or all of the proper i ty, real or per final, excluding slaves, of which j the said -t>-. so convicted was the owner at I the time :• amitting the said crime, any j sale or •o,v‘: i>u<: .to the contrary notwith standing. Sec. 2 Apd iq and further enacted, That if any person *k . hereafter incite, set on foot, assist, or cna’vx iu any rebellion or insurrec tion against ti,». mority of the United States or the laws th f *eM. or shall give aid and com fort to any sa: ■ existing rebellion or insurrec tion, and o-. convicted (hereof, such person shall be pu.-bißii • oy imprisonment for a peri od not exceeding leu years, or by a fine not i>x< ceding, ten thousand dollars, and by libera tion of all his "slaves, if any he have; or by both of said punishments qt the discretion ot the cour Sic. 3. V-. i •••■-. tt further enacted, That any person (fuji'y ■■ jgyr ot die offenses desub ed in thi* ap* ; hi-ft oe forever incapable and disqualified to old any office under thi United States. Sec. 1. And it further enacted, That this act sh*U ur.t b> construed in any way to affect or aber he prosecution, conviction or punish ment of any person or persons guilty of trea son against tbe United States before the pass age of this act. ■inlets such person is convict ed utider this i«c f Sec. 6. A. J ;t driller enacted, That to insure the iviiininatiou of the present rebellion, it si ..i ;at duty of the President of the United Mates to cause the seizure of all the estate * and property, money, stocks, credi-s »?>•! j of h? wersoos i * i aamed Mt this section, and to apply and use the same and the vproeeeds thereof for the support of the army of the United States— khat is to say: Firsu of any person hereafter acting as an officer of the army o? navy of the rebels in Stateg agam>t the Gov ’ eroment of the United Secondly of any person hereafter acting as President, \ ice President, member of Con grese, judge of any court, cabinet officer, for* sign minister, commissioner or cousul of the i 3 °’mL- and on f®derate States of America, Thirdly, of any person acting as ot a State, member of a convention or ’ iature, or judge of any eourt of any of called Confederate States of America. V jpourthly, of any person who, having held an office of honor, trust or profit in the United States, shall hereafter hold an office in the so calleu Confederate States of America. Fifthly, of any person hereafter holding any office or agency under the Government of lhe so-called Confederate States of Amerida. Sixthly, of any person hereafter holding any office or agency under the Gnvernmenl of the so-called Confederate States of America, or under any of the several States of the said j Confederacy, or the laws thereof, whether such office 'or agency be national. State or | municipal in its name or character; Provided, ! That the persons thirdly, fourthly and fifthly aoove described shall have accepted their ap pointment or election since the date of the pretended ordinance of secession of the State, or shall have taken an oath of allegiance to, or to support the Constitution of, the socalled Confederate St; res of America. . i thly, ot aay person who, owning proper ty in any loyal State or Territory of the Uni« ted States, or in the Distric t of Columbia, shall “ e * e ‘ l ft or ageist - g've aid and comfort to each rebellion* ana • I ehlee, jrangfers and shaii be null ana void; and it shall be a sufficient bar to any suit brought by such person for the possession or the use of such property, or any of it, to allege and prove that he is one oi lhe persons described in this section. See. 6. And be it'farther enacted. Thai if any person within any State or Territory of the United Slate? other than those named as aforesaid, after the passage of this act. being engaged in armed rebellion against the Gov ernment of the United States, or aiding or 1 abetting such rebellion, shall not, within GO days after public warning and proclamation duly given and made by the President of the United States, cease to aid, countenance and abet such rebellion, and return to his allegi ance to the United States, all the estate and properly, money, stocks and qfedits of such persons, shall be liable to seizure as aforesaid, and it shall be the duty of the President to seise and use theca as aforesaid, or the pro-- ceeds thereof. And &U sales, transfers, or conveyances of any such property after the expiration oi the said sixty days from the date of such warning and proclamation, shall be null and void ; and it shall be a sufficient bar to any suit brought by such person for the possession or the use of such property or any of it, to allege and prove that, he is one of the persons described in this section. Secs. 7 and 8. [Prescribe the proceedings and forme for the condemnation and sale of any property seized under the foregoing sec tions.] Sec. 9. [Declares free the captured or es caped slaves of those who give aid or comfort to the rebellion.] Sec. 10. [Provides that escaped slaves shall n t be surrendered unless the claimant make, oath of uniform loyalty.] Sec. 11. ‘ [Authorizes the employment of “ persons "of African descent'’ for the sup pression of the rebellion.] « Section 12. [Authorizes the President, to colonize the emancipated negroes “in some tropical country, beyond the limits of the Uni ted States.”] Sac. 13. And be it further enacted. That tho President ir. hereby authorized, at any time hereafter, by proclamation, to extend to person* vrbo may have participated in the ex isting rebellion m any State or part thereof, pardon and nranosty, with such exceptions arid a': each time and such conditions as ho ra.iy deem expedient jor the public welfare. Sec. 10. [Authorizes the courts to do ali taiugs necessary to give effect to the act.] Approved July 17, 1802. Obskquiks ok Major General W. H. C. Whiting, ok thh Rebel Army.—The obse quies of Major Ger.eral W. H. C. Whiting, of the Confederate army, who died at Governor’s Island on Friday, 10th inst., of wounds re ceived at the second attack on Fort Fisher, where he was takoa prisoner and the defenses of which he aided in constructing, took place on Saturday from Trinity Courch, at 2 o’clock. The remains of the deceased, inclosed in a mahogany coffin lined with lead, were con veyed from the Island by a detachment of soldiers to the Battery, whence they were brought in a hearse, drawn by two horses, to ! Trinity Church, unattended by any other car- I riage.* The body was received at tho church by a number of the frieqds of the deceased, including his mother, sister and brother from Georgia. When the funeraj service, by the Rector, the Rev. Morgan Dfx, assisted by Dr. Ogleby, commenced, about four hundred per sons were present, many of them attracted through curiosity. The inscription on the coffin read : % | Major General W. H. C. Whiting, f i : Born in tbo State of Mississippi ; ] v • Died on Governor’s Island, N. Y. Harbor,: March 10, i865. ] V * ; Gen, Whiting, whose parents were natives of : Massachusetts, was born in Mississippi in 1825. | He was appointed io West Foint by President Tyler, and in 1%41 graduated at the head of a class , of forty one members, among whom where Major ; Generals Smith, Wood, Stone, Hatch aud Granger | of the United States service, and Hobart, Rhett, Smith and Bee of the Confederate service. Whit, j ing, after graduating, was'Sppointed n Lieutenant of Engineers, and assigned to duty in tho Engineer | corps, but received no promotion while in the army. : A little before the actual outbreak af hostiliities, i he resigned his commission (February 20, 1861,) : and joined the rebels. He was appointed a brig i adier in the army of Virginia ; at the battle of n-a Hun aomra.-raded the 3d brigade es Beau . sssaw-'te ‘ At this tire he wa. promoted to the rank of , Major General, and in 1863, being looked upon by rebels as one of the ablest engineers in the | army, was seat to construct tbe defenses of Cape Fear river. At the second attatek on Fort Fish er, Gen, Whiting was severely wounded and taken prisoner, and has been in our hands since. He I was transferred from Fort Fisher to Governor’s : island last January. lie was forty years of age. His wife is a native of Smitkville, N. C., and he | he has a number of relatives in Connecticut and Maino. — A r . >”. World. I From East Tennessee. —A correspondent of , tire Richmond Whig, writing from Bristol, j under date of March 22, says : The enemy have commenced moving from j Knoxville- The trains run to Morristown. : About fifteen hundred hands are engaged iii re pairing the railroad. The infantry move along as 1 fast as it is put in oador. Thomas is in command, j His force is not known. It is said to be largo, i Four large train? come in daily from Chatanooga, ■ loaded with in tan fry and artillery. The cavalry force at'Knoxville is 4 bout ten (thousand. Stoßeman left the place ?o use days since with four thousand cavalry. Hi - destina ! tion is supposed to be Solisbury, N O —to desiroy tho store.-.‘arsenal, Ac., at ‘hat place, if be can get there. It is evident that a vigorous*campaign is to be inaugurated in this section, and that a move mentwiil soon be made in the direction of LyncV burg. 1 “Dad, vou always act so strange," j “Why, Billy?” “Because, whenever nia gets sick, you always ; have to fetch a baby here to squall around and ! make cu-h n noise." , ( “Is this your only suit, Jerry, if a rather ! shabby.” ! “0, ao, I've got another " “Where 1” “l-» court," - TELEGRAPHIC. JBaPORTS OP THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. aocord-'ng to act of Congress in the year ]£jiby J. b. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office of Coart of the Confederate States for tn«|orth»rn District of Georgia. A PROCLAMBTION. Executive Department, i | | Milledgeville, Ga., April 15, 1865. / |TjJ° r General G, W. Smith? ef the enemy in Central ■ -indicate an intention ou their pari early movement on Columbus and in Georgia, To enable us to *aeei|his successfully, it will require the uni- I ted of ail who are able to bear arms. ■ wh( ' f r they belong to State or Confederate serv You are therefore hereby directed to prdoiout the militia of this State subject to your Command, to rendezvous at Columbus "k ;fif * as possible, all who are subject to your coinrpnd, undap the former orders from these ft e6^' i arterß, which are embraced in this call all subject to militia duty, under fifty year^r age, who fail to respect’them will he turn<4 over to Confederate service. J i exceedingly to have to require them j to l9g7e their crops at this important period, i but tje movements of the enemy leave no oth ! er aljernative. Sifned, JOSEPH E. BROWN. r 4 *H. is.. —Kill • •- - (Tt.r?rfrorder? , No 1 I, In obedience to the above directions from the Governor and commander in chief the mi iuiathe State of Georgia, excepting those between 58 and GO veers of age, are hereby or dered to rendezvous without delay at Colum -11. The publication of these orders will be considered sufficient notice to all subject to militif duty in this command. Officers and men will observe that not only those under 50 vetrsof age who have previously reported but al] subject to militia duty are embraced in this call. All mugt report accordingly or be dealt vitb as deserters or absentees without leave. 111. Captains of Companies will aeud their men forward immediately, and will them selves be allowed three days, if necessary, to gas-her and send to Columbus al’ who fail to stall at once upon the publication of this order General Field aud staff officers and detach ments trill report at the rendezvous immedi ately . Prudtn’s battery of artijlerjr is included in this call. IV. No excuse will be accepted from those who carried their arms home with them in case they fail to bring them back. All are enjoined not only to obey this order promptly —but they are authorized and directed to bring all who ows service in the militia; and all public arms not in public use in their re sjfective districts must be brought to the ren dezvous. V . The militia between 50'and 60 years of age in each county are required to hold them selves in readiness to obey at a moment’s no tice future orders of the Governor calling them into active service. G. W. SMITH, Maj. Gen. A d'xTOr not ioiig sine®, gave vug tanewrag pmscrintric for a sick *4dy: “A ccv b’-umat, a cashmere shawl, and a pair af gsfitar booi| !” The lady rccovarsd immediately. ‘‘Don’t you think tight lacing bad for con sumption; Rector ?” asked a young lady of her physician “Nut at all,” said th* doctor, “it is just what it feeds or-" “ EXTRACT.” Hkadquartbeb, Sub-District. 1 Columbus, Ga, April 12,1855, t General (titer, No, 01, 9- * * * * . VII. Ml officers and men entitled to horses, and bavin j snipe in transitu, will report to Capt. J. G, McKee, iaspector of Field Transportation, and ob* tain exeaption from impressment for same, * x- * * * Bj cimtnarid of LEON VON ZINKEN, Col, Cowd’g. S. 13130 re Quillet, A, A, A, G. apl llpfit' "Extrait.’* Headquarters, Sub-District. I ' t Columbus, Ga., April 4th. 1865. j Geneml Orders,! So. 15. / 1. lataso of alarm six guns wiil be fired by the ar tillery jn Broad street, in front of Post Headquar ters, atlirhich signal all military organizations at Oils i r ca will immediately assemble, at their re spective rendezvous fully armeffiand equipped, with twent/four hours rations, ready to take the field, and t*w9.it orders from these Headquarters, command of LEON VON ZINKEN, Col. Coiud’g. S.LiPORK Quillet, a. a. a. cex’d. ap) ’tf ' "extract! * ~~~ Headquarters Post and Defences, _ I Columbus, Ga-. March 27th, 1865. j S)icci4 Orders, \ Jo. 75. ) 4 9 .t * * j tvu All officers at this Post, whether in transitu on offers or leave of absence, or in any other man ner initio city of Columbus, over six hours, are re quire to report to Post Headquarters, exhibit their pap«n and sign their names in the officer’s register, fit; *'j* '■ a hoped that all good officers will cheerful "ofUVnjst may be I lion ■ in returning officers to duty who are im i pvi'i'.' ~\y absent. ; i * * * * * By command of i LEON VON ZINKEN Col. Commanding Post and Defences. S/Isidore Guillf.t. A. A. A. G. ! at 28 ts ( Express Notice, Southern Express Company have perfected 1 ements and are now running an Express, via Cha Uhoochee, to Quincy, Tallahassee, St. Marks, MOl cello, Lake C?ity and all points upoaßailroads in n Sidle Florida. «" E ; re3ses leave every Wednesday at 9 a. tn., on < stea er Shamrock and return on Sunday right, in cha: 9of experienced Messengers for the trans por, Jon of freight and valuables. aj Illm • S. H. HILL. Notice to Shippers. T rates of freight on the Chattahoochee River unti further notice, will be $5 00 per hundred, ana SI 5 >er cubic foot. . F- :v per cent, additional on Flint River. Captain H. WINGATE, Shamrock. r " D. FRY, Jackson. 1 “ A FRY, Indian, a| Ml bt “ JOHN COUCH, Mist. f<4iy Friends In Georgia and Alabama. r Ajf son, Capt. Win. J. Sami-ord, will return from Ric-aiond in a few days, with authority to raise a Ret % ent under the late NEGRO SOLDIER BILL ofCwgress. . ~ S :h friends as desire to co-operate with him ma> k muiuuicate with me,—in his absence—at Au bu-p Ula. Win. F. SAMFORD apljtf _ Organise!! Ciijpi'ns of Columbus who are determined to pro tect A eir homes and families against an invading and pithless foe, are requested to call at Stanford & C4i Store and register their names for organiza tion. As eoon as fifty names are mistered a meet ing -U be called to elect officers. R. R. HAWKS. i - AL G. MoKENKIB. T JET ES OX 1? "ST. T. J. JACKSbsr 15O0AI, EDrJOjR ; ATTENTION—INDEPENDENT COLUMBUS GUARDS. j Appear at the Company Parade Ground— j promptly—at 8 o’clock THIS MORNING. Every Member ov the Company is ordered ; to be present w<tii arras and equipmeiits ia : good order. J. A. Urquhabt, ! Allen, O. S. Captain. | Sunday, April 16, 1864. ATTENTION ARTILLERfMDA’ Louisianian A-tillerymen, and all who are dis i posed to join a section of Artillery for the imiae i diate defense of this city are invited tonuet ex- Lieut. Lewis A. Adam of the Battalion of Wash ington Artillery of New Orleans, at Cook’s hotel, at 11 o’colck (this) Sunday morning. ap 16 ltp Notice. To the Citizens of Coiumbus. . Headquarters Forces, ) Columbus, Ga., April 15, 1565. j The public is hereby notified of the rapid ap proach of the enemy, but assured that the city of Columbus wiil fee defended to the’last. Judging from experience it is believed that the city will be shelled, notice is therefore given to all non* combatants to move away immediately. All who wish to remain are counselled to mako preparation jJor their safety. It is, again urg.m bodied men of this cityto report to these he&d --| quarters with whatever arms they have, to assist the commanding officer in making a resolute de fense of their homes. ' LEON V.ON ZINKEN, Col. Comd’g. ap 16—3 t . Attention, 2d Brigade CUM. J Headquarters 2d Brigade G. M., Columbus, Ga,, April 15, 1865. General Orders, No. Pursuant to orders from Maj. Gen. Smith, all officers and men belonging t© the 2d Brigade, G. M.. will rendezvous at Columbus, Ga., as early as possiblo. Each officer and man wiil report with all arms and accoutrements they may have or can collect- The emergency will admit of no delay, and the General Commanding trusts that every man will report immediately. By command of BRIG. GEN. PHILLIPS, W. L. Salisbury. A. A. G. 16dar-tf “ EXTRACT.” Headquarters, Sub-District, Columbus, Ga., April 15,1865. General Order, No, 1. * * * * * 11. In obedieqpe to orders from the Corns manding General, all businoss will be sus pended in the city of Columbus. Citizens will immediately organize themselves into companies and report to these Headquarters where they will bo fully armed and equipped and assigned to po sitions. for the defonse of their homes. Those who have arms are earnestly requested to bring them. * * * * By cammsE'd of LEON VON ZINKEN, Col. Comd’g, ; S. Isidore. Quillet, A- A. A. G. ap 15 3t t Headquarters Geoksia Rsserts, ] and Military District Georgia, > Columbus, Ga., April 15. 1865- J j Special Orders, No. | Ovh'iivt lawn Yvu OluL —— vr XXX A—l _ —-»>■«!» —-i ! all troops in and around Columbus, second in eoiri | m»nd to the Major General command. By command of j HOWELL COBF. Pope Barrow, A D C, & A AG j apri! 15-ts Headquarters Sub-District | Columbus. Ga., April 15, 1865. j i General Orders, ) ! No. 1. j * * * * * * * I. Tho following officers are hereby .announced | on the staff of the Colonel Commanding Forces ” j Captain L May, A AG, | CaptT S Fry, A’l G. Cavt IV B Hurt, Ordnance Officer. | Lieut W Q Moso3, Aide-de-Gamp. i Lieut S Isidore Guillet, AAA G. : Who will be obeyed and respected accordingly. | * * * * * * * By command of I LEON VON ZINKEN, Col. Com’di;, S Isidore Guillet, A. A, A, O. april 15-3 t “EXTRACT.” Ht4ADQUa.RTKES, bUB-DI3TR£CT, \ C>lumSus, Ga„ April 14, 1865,1 Special Orders, { No. 98. t i 9 9 * * * * | XXV. In obedience to instructions irorn the commanding General no cotton will be shipped from ! this point except upon special permit from these ! Headquarters. « 9 9 9 \ * ! By command of . LEON VON ZINKEN, Col- Comd’g. I S. Isidore Guillet, A. A. A. O. j apl 15 3t “EXTRACT.” HkADQVAKTERS. SCR-DsBfP.ICT, I j Columbus. Ga., April 14, ISob.i Special Order, No. 93. **** . * * XXVIII. All liquor establishments in this city are hereby ordered to bo closed immediately." No liquor will be sold, exchanged, given away or In any manner disposed of to soldiers. Any person or per sons found violating this orde will have his or their liquor destroyed. • XXIX. All persons having liquor on hand will • fn ship it from ih'S place upan^iPli cation being made to tnere r«cuwiu»i . v, * * * * * By command of LEON VON ZINKEN, Col. Comd’g, S. Isidore Quillet, A. A. A. G. apl 15 ts JZ. "Extract.” Headquarters Sub-District, { Columbus, Ga., April 14, 1865. Special Order, No. 93. ****** ■>■ * XXVII. In obedience to instructions from the Commanding General, all officers and men belong ing to the Confederate States Armies, now in Colum bus, or vicinity, whose leaves of absence or fur loughs have expired, or are on their way to rejoin their commands, will report to theso headquarters without delay, for the purpose of being organized into companies for the defence of the city. « ****** By commahd of LEON VOS ZINKEN. Col. Comd’g S. Isidore Quillet, A. A. A. Q. aprls-10t " EXTRACT.” 0 _ HuADQUABTKBS. Sv a -Distßi r r , Columbus, Ga., April 13, 1860, , General Order, No. 92. ,** * * * XX. AK men, whether citizens or soldiers, able to bear arms in the defense of their homes, will not bo allowed to leave this city without a pass from the Provost Marshal. - , XXL As much a3 possible to prevent spies tropt entering tho city, all citizens sSid g<>-l-?rs will h* required to obtain eily passes from iha Provost Marshal. * * 1? * * By command of j LEON VON ZINKEN, Col. Comd’g, S. IsidoreGuillit, A. A, A, G. ap 14 6t auction sales. M MYERS, WATSON & CO., ON MONDAY, 17th April, at il o’clock wo will sell in front of our store, 1 Extra Ime Gold Guard Chain, l Fine Gold Guard Chain, (not 'solid) 4 Extra Ladies’ Guard Chains, 2 Brazilian Diamond King?, 4 Flain Gold Rings, I Extra fine Timing VUateh, with Gtwrd, Extra l ine Ladies Watch and Guard, 1 Pair Mourning Bracelets, 1 Ladies’ gold Guard Chain, i 3 GoJd Studs. : , ALSO. ; 250 bbls. Pickled Beef, sound and ia good order. april 15 $2? BY MYEBS, VfATSDH. A GO ~ ON MONDAY. 17th inst., at 11 o’clock,- we will sell in front of our store, 1 Very Likely NEGRO BOY. 22 years old, J 10 bbls. Fkirida Salted Fish, 2 Wardrobes, 1 splendid Hat Rack 1 Marble Top Sideboard, 1 Child's Crib, 1 Sewing Machine, .1 fine Brussels Carpet, 1 fine Whatnot, 25 sacks Cow Peas, j P' GiMUaA v 1 Lot Hams and Bacon, 28 boxes To •bacco, Chairs, Bathing Tubs, and a large variety of other articles, april 15 S2S TO i WE OFFER FOR SALE A Large Hoe Cylinder Press, coffl^late*, AND A SIX HORSE ENGINE AMD BOILER Apply immediately at THIS OFFIOK. April 12 Attention Macon Cos. Militia 1 /COMPANY A, 2nd Class Militia of Macon county, y will meet at Union Springs, SATURDAY, 15th inst. Come mounted and ready r’or the emergency. THOMAS P. RANDLE, april 15-2 t Capt.; ComtPg Company- Sun please copy. DYEIYG. rIE second edition of the Pamphlet, contalaiax; instructions for washing Wool and dyeing aU col ors on Wool and Cotton, with very full instruction* for dyeing with BARKS and other domeetio dye- Btuffs, has been published and will be sent by snail, postage paid, to .any address, upon the receipt by mail, of five dollars, Address N. H. STARBUCK, apl S diwlvv’ Columbus, Ga, Grind Stones OF all sites, from 18 inches to 6 feet, for sale by GREENWOOD & GRAY, march 12 GOd Dr. B NOBLE, JDETTTXSH?, ( jFFICE opposite the Bank of Columbus, next - ■ door to the Arbor, where ha can be found at all hours, foe 186 m. CITY FOUNDRY! S| «iR MILLS AND KETTLES! WE HAVE OF HAND Mills and Kettle^ holding 20,35, 40. 60, 80 and 130 gallons, which »'« will exchange for Provisions or any. kind of country i Produce, or money cn very liberal terms. Order* solicited. PORTER. McILRENNY k CO. C-i -r— aO| *.£ Columbus Relief Associataoss, _ The Stockholders of the Columbus Relief Associa tion can get their Scrip redeemed by preaeaiifi£ same to W, L. SALISBURY, Seo’y. apl 14 3t. at Fonntaine Warehooae ; WAITED! Ji AAA LBS. of TALLOW, for which a liberal price WWv will be raid. Apply to VIM. BARNWALL, Jr.. mar 25 tt Major and Q. U. FOB HA IE; FVE barrels of pure CATAWBA WINE. Vin tage of 1864. Apply to mar 30 ts JOHN MTTNN, For Exchange or Sale, AT the office of the "Southern Iron Works,”' neat the new bridge, the following articles of Hard ware, which we will exchange for Pork, Bacon, Lard, Wheat, Flour, Fodder, or any other attic!®# of Psoviiions or Confederate currency, viz: Bar and Hoop Iron, of all sizes, suitable for plaa tation uses. Sugar Mills and Kettles, of all sizes, t rota SO to 120 gallons, Pots, Ovens and Skillets, Fry Pans and Andirons, Club and Broad Axes, Shovels and Spades, Trace Chaines and Plough Mould?. Orders for Castings and Machine Work promptly executed. jansti JOHN D. GRAY & CO. lOIi DARTER! SCOOTER, BAR & SHOVEL IRON WILL BE EXCHANGED FOR Baoon or Corn., apl 1 ts L. HAIMAN & BRO. Cotton OardL» To Exchange sos COUNTRY PBOBICE, By L. FLU MAN & BRO. apl 1 ts <3r OODS EXCHANGED FOR HOMES, AT THfi (IRAYT FACTORY* j march 12 ts _ IRON Exchanged for Country Proflvc®; AT THE GBA AT FACTO R¥. inarch 12 ts Anxious to Sell Immediate REFUGEES TARE NOTICE»f Ist a small HOUSE and LOT. of ten acres, •{* Al burn. Lot already planted in corn and nured. Three finished rooms, in a convsfiißQt lo cality and good neighborhood. 2d 260 acres of Pine hand, eight mij*' below ,4a burn, on the rqpd to Society llili. Seventy acre* open land, common improvements hheap [ I must sell quick I Call on in* Aupjjrn}. Aka mar 18 ts F. SAMFORD. !\ T oIK« • c s NAVAL IRON WORKS, 1 ! . • Columbus. Ga„ Aprils, 1835. f i THE following artio?cs will be exchanged fer pro | t TMoE3oCailkincs.com. forage and for cash— -717.: .-V<?o:ted bur iron Plantation iron, i Sugar mills j '$ and salt kettles. Nails. - Horseshoe iron. Nsil rods. i J, Sp ko rode. Milt geiirins- Ghatiugs of alt kinds either of brass or icon. and mill work executed with I dfei>atch upon reasonable terms. I Orders for the exchange of provisions wilt be ve ‘ reived by Mr. J. Ennis, No. 95. Broad street. I Applications for work required should be made to ; Ku,,t. S. J. Whiteside at the works. i 1 J. H. WARNER, i ap9-tf Chief Eng. C. S. N. ’ police! TUIE partnership 0 i DILLARD, POWULI* A 00., L having been dissolved by the death of F. W. DILLARQ, all persons holding claims against said firm will present them ; 'innediately for settlement, and those indebted will at once make Immediate payment to R. Patren, 4ft. f 8. H. POWELL. • march 28-1 m* Surviving Pwttteiß,