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T H E COUNT R Y MAN.
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Adj’t & Insp. General’s Office, \
Macon, Ga., August !, 1861. f
Special Order, )
No. f .
As there is a misapprehension ab^ut
the powers of the Inferior Courts in mak
ing details for .police duty, the following
orders are published, for the information
of all concerned : *
One policeman is allowed for each 500
negroes in eaeh county.
All men between 55 and 60, able to ride
and carry a gun, are to act as a police
force in their respective counties. The
Aids de Gamp are specially instructed to
order them upon this duty, and any man
between these ages, able for service, who
refuses, will be sent to the front. They
are to ride .’,11 through the county, confin
ing themselves to no particu'ar district or
plantation, and are to give their whole
time to this business. As they can sleep
in houses at night, they can do this duty,
when they would not be fit for other mili
tary service. They will visit the planta
tions, correct insubordinate negroes, and
do all in their power to protect property,
and preserve order.
It is believed there are but few counties
in the State, in which there are not,in the
county, one man able®for service, for eaeh
500 negroes. If there should not be that
number in any county, the Inferior Court
will recommend, for detail, a i umber of
men subject to the late call, sufficient to
make up the deficiency. These should
fee selected from such over-eers, and oth
ers as have most control over the negroes.
The recommendations of the courts must
be sent to these headquarters, where they
will be allowed, if the evidence of defi
ciency iu the number of old men is satis
factory^
The court must accompany the applica
tion for the detail by a certificate, giving
the following facts;
1st. The number of slaves In the court-
2nd. The number, and names of the
old men between 55 and 60 in the county,
with the name of each, who is too feeble
to ride through the county.
3rd. The names of the persons recom
mended by the courts to make up the de
ficiency, if any. All details granted by
the courts without an order from these
headquarters, are void, and will be so
treated by all Aids de Gamp,, and other
State officers, who will send all such de
tailed men to the front, immediately.
As the lake interruption in the railroad
transportation may have caused some of
the militia, who had started to Macon, to
return home for want of transportation,
all such are req tired to press forward to
Macon without delay, as the channels, of
communication will be open again in a day
or two, •
All officers at hem 3 will exercise great
energy in sending a. I men subject to the
call, for ward,promp ! !iy, under arrest when
necessary. Henry O. vVay^ne,
Adjt. & Insp. Gen’l.
We are happy to announce that
neither of the two Macon ministers,
Revs. Warren, and Burke, was injur
ed. They were in ftte fight, but came
out unscathed. They are both brave,
and worthy men, and maintain, as a
part of their religious precepts, that
‘resistance to tyrants, is obedience to
God.’—Albany Patriot.
The News.
* Son. A us. 6tk—After receiving our regular
supply of papers, up to the 28th ult., the raid
came along, and disturbed our conmnuniea-.
tions for a week or two. We are just now be
ginning to get the accumulated mails of the
past ten days, or two weeks. Our summary
of news must be made very brief.
Towards the middle, or latter part of July,
‘ Thornton’s rebels captured Plattsburg, and
Marion, Mo.’ They numbered 2000, and were
marching north, gaining accessions from the
people of Missouri.
Sherman claims a victory on the 20th uit.,
and 4000 prisoners.
Early made a worse than Manassas rout of
the enemy, at Winchester, on the — July,
capturing 2000 prisoners.
The N. Y. Herald, of July 21st, says : ‘The
enemy are again threatening Pennsylvania
and Maryland.’
Mon. 7th. — About the last of July, the Yan
kees cut the Central Railroad, in several places.
On Saturday, 30th July, there wa3 a fight near
Macon, b?tweeu militia, exempts, hospital in ■
mates, &c., on the Confederate side, and a
body ofyankee raiding cavalry, under Stone-
man, resulting in the repulse of the latter.
Quite a body" (some 700 or 1000) of yankee
raiders was captured, near Newnan, on July
30th. On the 31st, Stoneman and about six
hundred raiders were captured at Sunshine
Church, near Clinton, Ga., by Gen. Iver=on—
twice as many yankees, as were taken, succeed
ed in making their escape, after they bad sur
rendered.
Tubs. 8th.—Our losses at Petersburg, in the
blowing up and fighting business, on Saturday,
30th ult., are now reported at twelve hundred
—those of the yankees at three thousand. We
captured twenty battle flags, and eleven hun
dred prisouer3.
The yankees lately crossed a body of men
to the north side of James River, at Deep Bot
tom, but they have returned to the south side.
The Baltimore Gazette, of the 30th ult.,
says the Confederates have not re-crossed into
Maryland.
“War and retaliation have, commenced in
Missouri.” Martial law is strictly enforced
in Kentucky. Gold in New York, 252|.
The Confederates are again operating suc
cessfully on the Mississippi River, below
Memphis, destroying federal boats.
Wed. 9til—The Baltimore American, of
August 5th, says ; ‘The loyal people are again
called upon to show hov they ean bear them
selves under disaster. The assault on Peters-
burg„on 30th ult., failed. O-ur forces were re
pulsed with a lo3s of 5,000, including prisoners.
The streugthof the rebel position is unimpaired.
The rebel cavalry have crossed the Potomac,
passing across Maryland,and entering Pennsyl
vania^ About five hundred of McCaueland’s men
entered Chatubersburg, and demanded pay
ment of half a million of dollars. Before the
demand was complied with, the town was set
on (ire, and nearly the whole burned,’ etc.
It is said that Thompson, Clay, and Hol
combe are in the Western States.
On 4th August*at 4 p. in., the enemy made
a heavy assault on the extreme left of our
works, at Atlanta, possessed a portion, but
was driven out agaiu. About ten o’clock, at
night, another attack was made from centre to
left, resulting in complete failure.
At Mobile, on the 4th, the enemy placed
forces on Dauphin Island, seven miles from
Fort Gaines. The following despatch is otfi-
cial from Mobile ;
‘Fort Morgan, Aug. 5th, 1864.—To General
Higgins ;—Action opened this moraiug be
tween the fleet of she enemy and this fort.
At 6 o’clock, they passed with three iron-clads,
and fourteen ships. The monitor Tecumseh
was sunk under the guns of the water battery.
The Tennessee surrendered after a terrific en
gagement with the enemy’s fleet. The Gaines
is beached by the hospital. The Selma cap
tured. The Morgan, the officers and crew are
all safe. ’ R. L. Page,
' Brig.-Gencral.’
Thurs. 10th.—The yankees being engaged in
mining, opposite Gen. Lee’s centre, at Peters
burg, a countermine was made, and, on the
5th of August, exploded, blowing up the ene
my’s skirmish line, and demolishing his mines.
Frt. 11th.—A despatch -from Atlanta, dated
August 8th, says that an attack was made
on' our left, the Saturday before, which
drove the cavalry ‘ across the south branch of
Uttoy creek.ba t in front of Bates, they’’(the
enemy) ‘were repulsed with considerable loss,
leaving their dead and wounded, about one
hundred prisoners, and the colors of the 8th-
(Federal) Tennessee, and 104th Ohio, in our
hands.’ About ten, Sunday morning, another
attack was repulhed, and, at night, a third as
sault, in three lines, was repulsed with heavier
loss than ever.
At Mobile, Fort Gaines, garrisoned with
six hundred men, and provisioned for six
months, was surrendered, on the 8th, by Col.
Charles Andersou, to the Federals, the Colonel
disobeying positive orders from Gen. Page.
It is thought to be an act of treachery.
‘ Great excitement exists in Montgomery
county, III., in consequence ot an attempt to
capture a band of guerrillas in that county.
Too people of Simsboro fear the reftels will
execute their threats to burn their town. A
regiment of infantry was ordered to Hillsboro,
and stirring times are anticipated.’
A northern aecouut says ‘Kelly repulsed
the rebels under McCausland, and Bradley
Johnson, at New Creek, on the 4th.’ But,
nevertheless, Gov. Curtin calls for thirty thous
and men. Great panic in Pennsylvania—far
mers abandoning their houses, hurrying off
stock, etc.
(from the chronicle and sentinel )
Augustii Market.--Aug:. 8.
Financial.—Gold $22, new currency,
Silver 18 to 20, new currency, Sterling Ex
change 17 to 18, Bank notes, 2 00 to
3 00, nominal, Confederate Bonds, 8 per cent.,
long date, 10 to 20, do. short date, par, 7 per,
cent, bonds, 89 to 85, 6 per cent, bonds, 80,
Cotton loan bonds 1 75, 7 per cent. Georgia
bonds, old, 6 00, Bath Mills 3 00 , 7.30s, 80 to
83.
Cotton.—Moderate demand. Middling to
good Middling 1 00 to 1 20 per lb.
Domestics.— We quote domestics as follows-r
3 4 shirting 2 00, T-8-sheeting 2 30, 4< 4isheet-
ing 2 7.5, osnaburgs 3 00, yarns 36 00 to lO OO
per bunch. Very little demand, owing to lack
of transportation.
Flour.—200 to 250 per barrel.
Grain.—Wheat 15 00 to 20 00 per bushel,
corn in the ear, from wagons, 15 00 to 16 00,
peas 15 00, rye 12 00, barley 10 00, oats
7 00 to 8 00.
Groceries, Provisions, etc.—Bacon 3 50 to
4 00 per lb., coffee 12 00, Rice 40c to 50, su
gar 6 00 to 8 00, salt, coast, 60c, Liverpool
85c to 90, tobacco dull, lard 3 00 to 3 50, mo
lasses, N. Orleans, none, Florida 20 00 to 24 00,
per gal., sorghum 16 00 to 18 00, whiskey
40 00 to 65 00, brandy 6500 to 70 00, bagging
9D0 to 10 00 per yard, bar soap 1 75 to 2 00
per lb., cotton rope 4 50, nails 2 50, corn
meal 15 00 to 16 00 per bushel, fodder 20 00
per cwi., shucks 12 00, hay 15 00, fallow
4 50 to 5 00 per lb., randies 4 50 to 5 00 per lb.,
by box, terebene oil 10 00 per gallon, at retail,
black pepper 10 00 per lb., tea 20 00 to 25 00,
iron, swedes, 5 00, bi-cai b. soda 4 00 to 5 00,
starch 3 00, dry hides 6 00 to 7 00.
Country Produce.—Beef 2 50 to 3 00 per lb.,
nett, pork 3 00 to 3 50,. mutton 3 OO to 3 50,
kid 2 00 to 3 00, chickens 4 00 to 1.0 00 each,
turkeys, none, eggs 3 00 to 3 50 per doz , but
ter 5 00 to 6 00 per 1b sweet potatoes 15 00
per bushel Irish potatoes 60 00 per barrel.