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mono, 3d.—i'ieayune Butler's expcdi-
ith troops on hoard the Constitution, at
:on 1' mils, are expected to leave at any
it for Ship Island.
Semines, of the steamer Sumter, has
le i in the London Times a long and de-
•tier, ottering to meet any Yankee war
SMBLY IMPORTANT,
s morning, nr.d it is cold and
ltinues its sessions, but nothing
of its action.
al or otherwise, is exceedingly
‘NT FROM SAVANNAH.
>d.—Heavy firing was heard this
»il - from this city on the South
One Federal gunboat ran
In: North Carolina Artillery cn-
firo was seen, and it is supposed
ils burnt the boat.
BU
h’NSIDK
-The lat.
o the ef?;
FLEET.
st intelligence from
ct that none of the
htaml
plans i
iy will
Memphis, 5th.—Three Federal gunboats ap
peared on the Tennessee Jiivor yesterday and
opened fire on Fort llenry. The latter respond
ed. No damage was done to the Fort. TheFede-
rals are landing troops two miles from the Fort
An attack is expected. Confederates arc in full
force on the Tennessee River. No danger is ap
prehended.
FROM TENNESSEE.
Nashville, 5th.—A private despatch re
ceived from Fort Henry to-day, says that the
Lincolnites fired about forty shots at Fort Hen
ry, but did no damage.
A despatch from Knoxville yestesday states
that on Sunday, Lieut Col. "White’s Tennessee
Cavalry enoountered a body of Lincoln Infan
try in Morgan county, Tennessee, estimated
from one hundred to three hundred strong, on
a mountain side. Col. White charged upon
the enemy. Capt Duncan of the Lincolnites
rallied his inen twice. He was shot through
the head hy J. Roberts, a lad fifteen years old,
whose brother was recently killed in Kentucky.
The Unionists were completely routed, and fled
in confusion. Seven dead Lincolnites were
found on the field, and one was taken prisoner.
A free negro attached to Mo Cleary’s company
killed a Lincolnite.
the
•spatch to Sa
ice had captur-
not he alio
fion
Oracular.—Seward is reported to have said
lately : “An eclipse may he partial; it is not
.11 WEST. necessarily total. I have said that the effective
Beauregard and Suite pan of the war is over. I now say that the
solutive properties of tho Union are held in
abeyance by a coefficient. To some extent I
speak algebraically; partially with reference
to fluxions and not wholly with tho ordinary
signification of words.” These explicit re
marks (says the Northern reporter of the above)
have produced a powerful effect upon the pub
lic mind. The hopes of the nation may well
I be elated.
JEWS. ! That is it precisely. “The solutive proper-
ioncrs Fi.-h and ; ties of the Union arc held in abeyance hy aco-
eu route for the efficient.” Nothing can bo clearer or more
certain, and the co-efiirient will hold them in
abeyance to the end of time. Very true. “It
'U i ct, formerly a is an opinion as is an opinion.”
N. i .and Mr. Kerr. | The Battle or Fishing Cures—We give
Norfolk on Sunday I to-day, from the Nashville Iianncr, the only
sled last summer and I full and, apparently, authentic account of the
,, , t late disastrous battle in Kentucky, that has
>- , ' ■ appeared, on the Confederate side. Itisap'ain,
life ■ "'i' 1 ' * unvarnished narrative of the events of the day,
*" aJ -k i, he ob- j from an eye »itness and a participant, who
r r. Seward still stands by his command, and did not run
off in a panic to Knoxville or Nashville with
■ * i marv elous story on his tongue and cowardice
,nto ! in his heart.
| (t Mr. Happy’s account be correct—and it
W Jtt*nsJJuLimprcss of truth on its face—tho con-
towns liave dim Crittenden stands in a very
, .ercmiignt from that in which it has been
ire-ented to tho country. So far from rashly
ordering on an attack, while laboring under
the delirium of strong drink, it appears that a
council of war, composed of all his officers,
was previously held hy Gen. Crittenden, and
that it was unanimously agreed to make the
light. We cannot believe that any military
man would venture on sucli an experiment
without first reconnoitering the enemy to as>
certain fully tiis position and strength, and
there is no reliable authority for saying it was
not done in the present instance. Crittenden
may have been (flunk for ought we know, hut
mit him on his re- under the circumstances it is clear to our mind
n. that wo would have been whipped had he been
sober. The result may he attributable to a
large and sudden reinforcement of the enemy,
to treachery in the guides, to the inefficiency
of our arms, which were of all sorts and of
very inferior quality, and to the extreme fa
tigue ol the men. It would have been better,
no doubt, to have postponed tho battle for a day.
hut at this distance, and in the absence of the
official report, it were impossible to know all
the facts and circumstances that hurried the
n received movement.
We do not say that positive injustice has
! been done to Crittenden, hut we do say that
i tho press and the world have made up a hasty
I judgment against him. Some reports havesaid
licit he waa too much intoxicated to be present
at the battle and witness the disastrous result
I of his plans, while the correspondent of the
j Nashville Union says: “Gen. Crittenden was
I constantly under heavy fire, and from an cx-
! posed position directed throughout, with per
fect coolness, tho details of the battle.”—Sac.
Hep.
nt:
esy Vn 'ipplied
Tinistcr of For-
jy papers for I
. lietian ruturn-
to Seward for a |
'(■ward refused, j
• called on Sew- j
ward, “Seward-1
Lcbetian has |
ss for damages, i
Fort Lafayette,
le source, says
three hundred and
l ed from Fort War
'S Monroe on the 3d
men will also he rc-
rcreign Views of the War in America.
AX ANGLO-FRENCH INTERVENTION.
The Northern papers, of Febuary 1st, con
tain full and interesting details of the news from
Europe to the 19th ult, brought by the steam
ship Africa. We give up a large portion of
our paper this morning to the important intel
ligence hy this arrival:
THE PROJECTED ANGLO-FRENCH INTERVENTION BE
TWEEN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH.
The New York Herald, in its summary of the
Africa’s news, says:
England has broached the idea of an Anglo»
French “intervention” in our affairs having for
its object the “pacification of the Federal and
Confederate States of North America.” fn sup
port of this the London Observer—a govern
ment organ—at the latest moment, cites the
precedent set in the case of the interference of
England, France and Russia in order to put an
end to the war between Greece and Turkey in
1827. The writer ominously reminds us that
the refusal of Turkey to accede to the proposi
tions of the neutrals brought on the battle of
Navarino, in which the Turkish fleet was des
troyed. It ic alleged that the rebels of the
South will gladly accept of this intervention, and
it is left, as we interpret it, to be inferred that
the recusant section of North America will be
regarded as the Turkey of the present day.—
The tone of all the English journals points to a
speedy objection to the blockade, an attempt
at a direct European intervention on this con
tinent, and a recognition of the independence
of the South hy France and England. Our Pa
ris correspondent reiterates his opinion that
Napoleon will take the lead in the matter, and,
judging from the articles in the Paris Moniteur
with reference to the blockade, and the compli
ments paid to the Emperor hy the London pa
pers for his action on the American question,
we entertain the opinion that Lis Imperial Ma
jesty’s mind inclines in favor of the rebel cause.
SUMMARY or ENGLISH NEWS.
It is said the Liverpool Shipowners’ Associ-
tion, having memorialized Earl Russell against
the blockade ol Charleston harbor hy the stone
licet, Earl Russell, in response, stated that he
sent despatches to Lord Lyons, in December,
expressing the dissatisfaction of the British
Government at such a proceeding, and giving
it as his opinion that the consummation of the
act would lead to the belief in Europe that the
recoi struciion of the Union was considered
impracticable, lie also stated that, after the
design was carried out, he sent another des
patch to Washington, deploring the course
which had been pursued, and expressing strong
hopes that the proceeding would not be repeat
ed at any other port.
The London correspondent of the Manches
ter Guardian says, “It is no secret that the
South has its active and intelligent agents in
London, as well as its ‘officiously’ recognized
envoys, and that they are straining every nerve
to force the Government into some action or
policy that will tend to alienate England fur
ther from the North, and firing her into closer
relations with the South." He says, in regard
to the stone blockade of Charleston ; “It would
not at ali surprise me to hear that all the Great
Powers hail united in a representation on this
subj ;t to the Federal Government, and that,
too, going beyond protest, and amounting to
prohibition. I believe the French Government
is in communication with ours oo this subject,
from which very grave.consequences may yet
arise.” The Guardian, in an editorial on the
matt. ', is strongly of opinion that the British
Government might with propriety make it
known at Washington that England will not,
if she can help it, allow what has been done at
Lincolndom,
vices ha
inst.
1 a large
ill follow
A numb
England i
®, but
including
•unlimited,
number to
at an car
er reached
TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA.
Fellow Citizens:—In a few days the Pro
visional Government of the Confederate States
will live only in history'. With it, we shall de
liver up the trust we have endeavored »o use
for your benefit, to those more directly selected
by yourselves. The public record of our acts
j is familiar to you, and requires no further ex-
\ planation at our hands. Of those matters,
which policy has required to be secret, it would
j be improper now to sjieak. This address,
therefore will have no personal reference.
We are well assured that there exists no ne
cessity for us to arouse your patriotism, ncr to
inspire your-confidencc. We rejoice with you
in the unanimity of our State—in its resolution
and its hopes. And we are proud with you
that Georgia has bJen “illustrated," and we
doubt not will be illustrated again by her sons
in our holy struggle. The first campaign is
over—each party rests in place—while the win
ter’s snow declares an armistice from on high.
The results in the field are familiar to you, and
we will not recount them. To some important
facts we call your attention.
First The moderation of our own govern
ment and the fanatical madness of our enemies
have dispersed all differences of opinion among
our people, and united them forever in the war
of Independence. In a few border States a
w ining opposition is giving way before the
stern logic of daily developing facts. The
world’s history does not give a parallel instance
of a Revolution based upon such unanimity
among the people.
Second. Our enemy has exhibited an energy,
a perseverance and an amount of resources
which we had hardly expected, and a disregard
of Constitution and Laws which we can hard
ly credit. The result of both, however, is that
power, which is the characteristic clement of
despotism, and renders it as formidable to its
enemies as it is destructive to its subjects.
Third. An immense army lias been organ
ized for our destruction, which is being discip
lined to the unthinking stolidity of regulars.
With the exclusive possession of the seas—
our enemy is enabled to throw upon the shores
of every State the nciiclus of an army. And
the threat is made and doubtless the attempt
will follow in early spring to crush us with a
giant’s grasp hy a simultaneous movement
along oui entire borders.
Fourth. With whatever alacrity our people
may rush to arms and with whatever energy
our Government may use its resources, we can
not expect to cope with our enemy either in
numbers, equipments or munitions of war.—
To provide against these odds, we must look
to desperate courage, unflinching daring and
unitersal self-sacrifice. •
Fifth—The prospect of Foreign interference
is, at least, a remote one, and should not be re
lied on. If it comes, let it be only auxiliary to
our own preparations for freedom. To our
God and ourselves alone we should look.
These are stern facts, perhaps some of them
are unpalatable. But we are deceived in you
if" you would have us to conceal them in order
to deceive you. The only question for us and
for you, is: As a nation and individually, what
have we to do? We answer: •'
res
First—As a nation we should he united, toi-,
bearing to one another, frowning upon all lac-
tious opposition and censorious criticisms, and
giving a trustful and generous confidence to
those selected as our leaders in the camp and
the Council-Chain her.
Second—We should excite every nerve and
strain ever)' muscle of the body politic, to main
tain our financial and military healthfulness,
and, by rapid aggressive action, make our ene
mies feel, at their own firesides, the horrors of
a war brought on by themselves.
The more important matter for you, how-
FROM NEW YORK.
The Underground Railroad brought us New
Y'ork papers of the 22d ult., too old to be of
much interest, seeing we have Northern news
by telegram to the Sd inst. We append, how
ever, some few clippings:
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONSERVATIVE.
This body has ceased to be reliably Radical
Republican,—and may now be set down as con
servative, though not reliably conservative.
The Hon. Mr. Diren (f New York is gradually
taking efficient ground, in vindicating the policy
of the President, and will become the leader, I
think, of the Republican portion of the con
servatives, in the House. There is no danger,
I feel quite sure now, of any really radical leg
islation in the House,
be said of the Senate.
I wish
THE SENATE.
This body is not over radical, and is becom
ing more conservative,—but it is yet a very
unsafe body for sound constitutional legisla
tion. A seat was given for example, the other
day, to General Jim. Lane, when the case was
clear, a Senator ought not to vault from the
saddle to the Senate, and from the Senate to
saddle,—as he is doing,—but Lane being a Rad
ical, and Stanton being a conseivative Repub
lican, the Radicals beat the Conservatives and
threw Stanton over. The Bright case now up,
is not discussed upon its merits, but upon the
prejudices and fancies of Senators. The nom
inations before the Senate are often acted upon
in this same style and spirit.
colfax’s newspaper postage bill.
The House to lay, after a warm skirmishing
and much voting killed off Mr. Colfax's anti
newspaper bill. It must be expected, howev
er, that postage will be increased upon t
The 3 cent postage is too cheap for time
The country will have to pay 5 cents, i«ry
To people of tap'idi
the following-ab:
ensued between
them:
Commodore.—“W ouldn’l
some money? We will pa
this business ; good, hard g/
Native.—(With an indf&H
accent)—“Wal, yaas, It T
risk of getting ill treaty t j ie
as' much could - Commodore.-** But h
from any danger of thar °
Native—“Yaas, I undeftlalP _
(hesitating.) V
Commodore—“What ?”
Native.-(Bringing out his words wii*
—“Wall, now, you know you mou»'
ceed in this business, and them ’» "“
’ed treat me bad.”
He could not be prevailed upon gooa.«
of the others. It is to he hoped tha>s.,War
are not a sample of tho Unionists o^
Carolina. , . (
On Friday last the gunboat Suwanee, wnicn 0 the
had just reached here after repairing dainageihoute
that had happened to her at Annapolis, got a »cted to.
ground and bilged soon after, l-orne efforts
have been m;-j: to remove her, hut she sank
•‘•nil and and mud of the bar on
iaft
too deep into
which she stipropriatb they proved unavailing.
She is now wol fortiftis a vessel, and lighters
are alongsu’ out hei stores, armament,
valuables, ilia j...o gun-boat Ranger got a-
ground at the same time and on the same bar,
but has since been hauled off without much
image.—H. Y. Herald.
cents, pending the war. To people of f pMl Xo ,i^- The following from the Cincinnati Com-
generation, accustomed to pay 25 cen* « j ^ f 7 h ”, indiclltcg that General
letter, 10 cents would not seeiu high, * 1
generation lias been spoiled by cheap
FINANCES TAXES.
There is not one word of additional real news
to send you to-day. The letter from “J. B.,”
I leaders G> has received heavy reinforcements,
Wk | 4 ..p,, designs continuing to advance towards
' "Knoxville:
Charleston, to be repeated at any other port of ever, is your individual duty. What can you
loin
linger of h(
causing
Seward
tililics with
gland.
a letter, stating that he al-
ops to pass through Maine
fir. Seward’s Novelties.
The Albany (N. Y.) Argus, of a late date,
as the following:
Mr. Seward is the fruitful inventor of novel-
^’arnf i«
Herald
>f humanity(?
left Boston on Monday j,
, . , . , 1 he “irrepressible conflict, which proclaim-
, and 11 otliccrs, Gonua- (d that thc |rce ands)ave gutes cou ldnot live
'■•roc, to he exchanged. together in the same Union, was a novelty of
disen-siug the policy of Mr. Seward’s. No statesmen, from thc day of
nad;u j Washington down, ever dreamed of it.
ays the true policy of llis 8 P coch to .. the D,lke of Newcastle, “we
j must insult you,” was a novelty,
iceelerate the ( Ills threats against Canada were novelties,
ic, and other
14.000 trn
in tin-
of
III!
it'Ct of
nmerci
authorizes g
Lincolndom
at Cairo, bu
1 i is promise to the South Carolina Commis
sioners that Fort Sumter should he evacuated
was a novelty; and its falsification was ano
ther.
His prophesies that the war would be over
i in thirty days, was a novelty ; as have been all
his prophecies since. The fulfillment of one
| of them would he an agreeable novelty.
! His invention of the idea of blockading one’s
! own ports, was a novelty in international law ;
i and his treatment of the Confederates as for-
| eign enemies, while denying them belligerent
1 rights, was another.
1 llis letter to Governor Hicks, sneering at
(the representatives of monarchies, was a novel
ty in diplomacy.
His circular tr the Governors of the States
European affairs, on the subject of frontier defences, was another
thinks that thc ; novelty.
in reached
nil Liverpool.
ii fears that unless thc
of brilliant victories
Bixty or ninety days
ill recognize thc Cou-
thc blockade, and en-
■'ederal Government,
e the Government to
Uion of troops in view
avc solici- .
Another ■
thc desti- I
ip Vincent will soon leave
u.-ed as astoreship.
s have reached Canada.
:>rty
Hi* declaration that a recognition of the
South by European Powers would be resented
by us by a general war upon all Europe, is a
novelty in doctrine, and would be a greater one
in practice.
His arrests of loyal citizens in peaceful States,
j by telegraph, is a novelty, which it is to be
hoped will return to plague the inventor.
His invention of a passport system against
the triumph of tile ] aw , which embarrasses loyal citizens and gives
to a gloomy future (ree scope to traitors, is a novelty also—and a
greater one now f.. i» • im.1 Europe is
- ii • 1 .it rs abandoning the exploded system,
nuui I0 "'' 1 s JI is long reply to a demand never made, in
country from roe- t) ie Slidell and Mason «*se, and his dexterous
praying for foreign j proving of our rights 1 > seize and our duty to
t, .-nt war on the surrender those Envoys, is a novelty also.
His countenance o( universal corruption at a
! tune of great national necessity, is a novelty in
oops me now en m j r)t | s 0 f a j] patriots.
obile, commanded His selection of such diplomatic representa-
ttves as Giddings, Helper, Burlingame & Co.,
-,1 Gov. Jackson’s another novelty.
. ( . | llis proposed surrender of thc rights of pri-
11 a ’' " . | vateering without an equivalent is a novelty,
l.as ordered a number ol Ins i His abandonment of the Monroe doctrine is
o Cairo to work upon thc for- j a novelty.
; His irritating despatches to foreign courts
, consM. rs the Fed-1 are novelties in manner and temper and sub-
1 "V to t. ; stance.
mcr Merriiiiac a failure. It ■ jjj g j
a ram, but draws too much j n, Ganada through Maine, is a maniacal nov-
badly. city.
— , 1 Finally, Mr. Seward, acting as a statesman,
-RAIL ROAD MEETING. and managing the affairs of a great nation, in a
of War has issued an order great crisis, is a novelty that the world has
pitre not in the hands of man- never seen the like of, and probably never will
rnuicnt agents or contractors, ... ,, e .
Considering the number ol Mr. aeward s m-
ts per ponn'l therefor. 11ns consistencies and fictions, within the last year,
f extortion practised wc doubt whether Sir Walter Scott, Alexander
Dumas, or the inexhaustible Sylvanns Cobb,
let to-dav Its <:ver showed himself so prolific a novelist as
. . . ’ , Mr. Seward
" ' Another from thc Albany Evening Journal:
The spectacle of an army avowedly hostile in
Price was in Rich- j^ s mission passing to its destination over soli
the
order
a be •
sequence
Tiiment.
,d Convention
vorc private,
its actions,
ent that Gen.
thc Rebel States.
The Morning Fo. t rejoices at the general con
demnation which thc stone blockade was re
ceiving, and says: “The barbarities now prac
ticed by thc United Skates Government are
equally bracing the energies of the South, and
rousing the Europer l Governments to a com
mon sentiment of indignation. We hardly
know why Europe has hitherto acted towards
thc Northern Government with so much more
long suffering than she showed towards Hol
land in 1851 and 1852. Holland was not guil
ty of the barbarities committed by the Wash
ington Cabinet, but France ana Great Britain,
aa soon as tho Belgians showed that they could
hold their own, • id the war grew destructive
to commerce and general security, unhesitat
ingly recognized the independence of Belgi
um.”
The London Times, in an editorial on the sus
pension of specie payments in America, argues
that there can be no comparison between the
circumstances under which England resorted
to similar measures in 1797, and those which
prevail in America at present It says, how
ever, that it would be useless to arguo matters
with thc Americans, and proceeds to show the
dangers of the step for the benefit of English
readers. Tho article concludes as follows: “If
thc war is safe to last even one year longer,
what will he the value of a promise to pay
which will not he redeemed till a proper inter
val after that year’' Wc do not expect to he
listened to across thc Atlantic, but we think we
see in this financial catastrophe a beginning of
do!
The foot of the oppressor is on the soil of
Georgia. He comes with lust in his eye, pov
erty in his purse, and hell in his heart. He
comes a robber and a murderer. How shall
you meet him ? With the sword at the thres
hold. With death for him or for yourself.—
But more than this—let every woman have a
torch, every child a firebrand. Let the loved
homes of our youth he made ashes, and the
fields of our heritage he made desolate. Lot
blackness and ruin mark your departing steps,
if depart you must, and let a desert more terri
ble than Sahara welcome the Vandals. ,Let
every city be levelled by the tlanie and every
village be lost in ashes. Let your faithful
slaves share your fortune and your crust.—
Trust wife and children to the sure refuge and
protection of God—preferring even for these
loved ones the charnel-house as a home than
loathsome vassalage to a nation already sunk
below the contempt of tho civilized world.—
This may be your terrible choice, and deter
mine at once and without dissent, as honor and
patriotism and duty to God require.
Fellow-Citizens:—Lull not yourselves into a
fatal security. Be prepared for every contin
gency. This is our only hope for a sure and
honorable peace. If our enemy was to-day
convinced that the feast herein indicated would
welcome him in every quarter of this Confed
eracy, wc ktjow his base character well enough
to feel assured he would never come. Let,
then thc smoke of your homes, fired by worn-
hands, tell the approaching foe, that over
the end. M ith twice the expenditure of our sword and bayonet they will rush only to fire
war, the Government of Washington cannot
raise half our revenue by taxation. Let that
speak for itself. To us it speaks of either
bankruptcy and disorder, or the expedient of a
European arbitration."
In regard to the report that the celebrated
frigate Warrior was to join the North American
fleet, it is explained that the Warrior was about
and ruin.
We have faith in God and faith in you.—He
is blind to every indication of Providence who
has not seen an Almighty hand controlling the
events of the past year. The wind—the wave—
the cloud—the mist—the sunshine and the
storm have all ministered to our necessities, and
frequently succored us in our distresses. We
to embark supernumeraries for the Mediterra | de eui it unnecessary to recount the numerous
nean and West India Stations, and a nvey them
to Lisbon. On arriving there she will transfer
those for the North American and Vest India
squadron to tho Edgar, which would sail imme
diately afterwards to join the squadion of Ad
miral Milne, whilo the Warrior would await
further instructions at Lisbon. The ships ol
war which had assembled at Gibraltar, were
expected to be ordered back to Lisbon.
The Commissioners of Customs have received
orders to permit thc exportation of all articles
of war munitions, against which the prohibi
tion was recently issued.
Liverpool still continued to be placarded
with papers calling on the people not to ac
cord any public reception to Mason and Slidell.
MORE DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE—SEWARD
HUMBLED AGAIN AND AGAIN.
On the 31st December Lord Lyons encloses
a copy of a note addressed by Mr. Seward to
the Secretary of thc Federal Navy, condemn-
ing in very strong terms, the fact of a British
schooner (the James Campbell,) captured for
breach of blockade, having been brought into
New York with the British flag flying under
that of the United States. Mr. Seward says :
“This unseemly act must have been occasion
ed by a misapprehension of his duty hy the of
ficer who ordered or allowed it.” Mr. Seward
then requests the Secretary of tho Navy to give
such orders as may tend to prevent a repeti
tion of the same.
The next case reff-rs to the circumstance of
an oath having been exacted as a condition of
release by the commander of the United States
steamer, from three British seamen captured
for breach of blockade, to the effect that they
should undertake not to be employed in a sim
ilar proceeding for the future. Mr. Seward,
again addressing the Secretary of the Federal
Navy, strongly condemns this act, and releases
the seamen from the obligation taken by them.
Dumfries Va., Jan. *29.—The passageof the
Pensacola was most mortifying. She had to
pass within musket shot of our batteries; and
as one of the sailors on the Richmond alias
George Page, remarked, she loomed up like a
mountain. It is believed she could have been
sunk, hut, from some cause, lire was not open
ed on her till she was beyond thc reach of our
guns.
There is too much whiskey drank by our of
ficers, and the government must interfere and
prevent it.— Car. of the Richmond Enquirer.
• l.y the morning papers, is prema-
it proposed to invade at thc first blast of war,
would he something novel in the history of
States. Imagine Russia asking permission of
England to make Malta a depot for its navy
BURNSIDE EXPEDITION. _ HQ
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'Ki
I1MOND, itn.—JUMJIIlgeiii-c II'VI'I" i.uii. a ' *
, . n . , ,,ii ;ng its troops for the Italian campaign by way
'««•“« that lhe tiuet at °! d . lomt WCn ! of Salesbuig, Vienna and Trieste! *
i »<l*y, southward bound, it is presumed , (Jiury.—I)id Mr. Seward obtain the consent
r to co-operate with Burnside, or the fleet i 0 f thc State of Maine for the passage of British
Carolina or Georgia coast. I troops ?
instances which have called forth our gratitude.
We would join you in thanksgiving and praise.
“If God be for us, who can tie against us?”
Nor would we condemn your confident look
to our armies, when they can meet with a foe
not too greatly their superior in numbers. The
year past tells a story of heroism and success,
of which our nation will never be ashamed.—
These considerations, however, should only
stimulate us to greater deeds and nobler efforts.
An occasional reverse we must expect—such
as has depressed us within thc last few days.
This is only temporary.
We have no fears of thc result—the final is
sue. You and we may have to sacrifice our
lives and our fortunes in the holy cause—hut
our honor will be saved untatnished, and our
children’s children will rise up to call us
“blessed.”
Howell Cobb, R. Toombs,
M. J. Crawford, Tiios. R. If. Cobb.
in the Express of Monday, told the whole story.
Everything is afloat. Morris Ketchum, Esq.,
has been here some days, conveying salutary
information to tho Secretary and the Treasury
Department, lie does not favor the New Y'ork
concordat with the Secretary of the Treasury,
in to to, and that concordat, it may be repeated,
is broken up. The Ways and Means Commit
tee are hut little nearer a report on Taxation
than they were some days ago.
From the Southern Field and Fireside.
Manufacture of Potash and Soap*
The short article copied intr^ajv^olumns
from an exchange paper a few v\ in.pe
fereuco to the manufacture of pG~. .-oap
has led several gentlemen to write us asking for
additional information on the subject. We
have not the time to answer their letters of i
quiry privately, but will cheerfully aid t*" 1
ugh the medium of the prcssfllJ -
^be able. -
rushes one may obtain by
u*-- , d nioru p 0 { a ,sh than
l>lias co * nee; and the alkali
is 'c of vy converted into
soap. Corn cobs are raentionc
ten see them wasted in quantit
are led, and » here much corn
makers at the Nortl^mvall "
es fin no difficult^
but many Soul
soap, and souuj at every point of^imJines. Cur
stand the attJr qq ie g un bo»fcuon. THby"
quire a.-l‘.***y ^JriuTKOiy; walnut, poplar, or
some <Mnch Jo5a rich in potash to succeed in
P’-*'bn*Lu!nT)od soap. The quantity of lime
i> ihat.is#m directions given in the article we
c, "*ol(l three times larger than it need
bc.« . i • inf recently slaked lime is abundant
for- . »of ashes. Lime that has been long
slaWABfiS5'exposed to the air will not answer.
The object of the lime is to decompose all the
carbonate of potash dissolved out of the ashgs,
so that the pure alkali will combine with grease
or oil to form soap. Where the amount ef pot
ash in wood is small as in pines and decayed
wood, the whole of the alkali unites with car
bonic acid or some other, if free, when the
wood is burnt. W hen ashes are kept some
time, if partly caustic when first burnt from
wood, they part with their causticity by imbib
ing carbonic acid from the atmosphere, as fresh
ly burnt lime will do. Hence recently burnt
ashes will often make soap without lime, hut
will not do if kept several months. As caus
tic lime has a stronger affinity for carbonic acid
than potash or soda has soap makers find no
trouble whatever in making soap from old ash
es or any ashes that have not been wet and
washed.
Having stated tl c reason why lime is used,
we will give the simplest and best practice in
the art of combining potash with an animal or
vegetable oil or fat, which chemical compound
s soap—soft if potash is used, and hard if soda
is used. Refuse barrels and hogsheads are of
ten used to drip and leach ashes in, and either
should stand on boards or plank so as not to
waste the lye. This done, a few inches of clean
broom straw should be placed over all the bot
tom of the barrel and pressed down. For a
hogshead of ashes, a good bushel of recently
slaked lime should be spread evenly over all
thc straw; but a peck of lime will do for a bar
rel of ashes. More lime will do no harm, and
some ashes may require a little more. Now
fill up the barrel with ashes, pound them down
moderately, and pour on boiling water, or that
which is hot, till the lye runs out at the bot
tom. If the ashes were good this lye will
make soap with very little boiling; but if the
potash is too diluted, some of the water must
be evaporated before the chemical union be
tween the alkali and grease will take place. If
too little grease is put in to tho pot or kettle,
more must be added; and if there is too much
for all to combine with the potash, tho excess
must be removed alter the soap is cold. Where
salt is cheap it is largely used in the manufac
ture of bar soap. Turpentine and rosin are al
so used largely in this branch of business.
Salt is now too expensive to be used in soap
making.
such a condition, that without a great improve
ment in the weather, an advance in force is im
possible. We are informed, hoover, that nine
Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky
during the week, reinforced
so that
A week ago this morning, the defeated army
of Gen. Zollicoffer. without arms or baggage,
ran away from Mill Spring, and our victorious
troops possessed their fortifications, artillery,
baggage train, stores and arms. We do not
know precisely how well the time has been ira- , |
proved. We are assured that the roads are in in Georgia at £1. 50 per bushel; bacon is
__ aana
- q,i~ht. The Federal forces 1
*!r pipes leading to the ciP, e
sourt&A h ® ™ er A*T3 faK? cut by
defence a c’icap and a cheerful-*’
especially to those who lmmarcbing ordd
public deb ncc the stout ar land to rail’oj
fathers, and sun--, this war 1^ regimen J
With bacon at thirty cents .. ..
meal at a dollar ai
articles in proportion,
proportionality high. they^ml& f 0
with an extraordinary share \ ^ I tr
they do not sometime.'sigh for Vie rfct
their natural protectoi . and even use tl^it rirj^
fluency ro dissuade them from rc-enlistk 1 ^],,
“These high prices endanger the orpRu. -
tion and efficiency of our armies. This,
of the case should be deeply pondered bvS
cotton planters in pitching their crops.”
Corn, Corn!—Com is selling in many pfith .
lurty cents to .. ,,.„„ w l
and a half) 4
portion,
22cts. to 25cts; \et there was a good CF»h*.]
made last year. Are our planters and fanm\yillji*
relying on Great Britain ? or do they intend k
rely upon themselves ? Let them provide-f ,
abundance of the staple of life, and it wilfhe i
more to secure our independence than mVrt
such victories as wo have thus far gained.
England and France cannot afford to raise tl
6y 30, 1862.
■q u, -h^Jl'inned of the
ofsixoffcUpture o# Roanoke fu-rc is great
‘ as quite sick. if position, a
. .n . . • vt_ A* of the Lower
the Senate, e VqualTj^concerned. My
orJnving 9 for'ifftcJrination upon the subject
such as place me in possession of thc most
thentic intelligence, and although much that
s been imparted to me cannot be made pub-
without detriment to the public interest,
are matters upon which the people should
nli.'htened, to arouse them to the energetic
o’clot-needful to confront the impending dan-
hffilJtrations blockade to obtain our cotton, we cannot affor"
enemy’s to plant it.—dav. Rep. r
Grape Vines.—This is a very good time -
transplanting grape vines. The soil for grij
vines should be dug up and entrenched to tTTe
depth cf at least two feet, and more if not too
inconven ent And this soil should be cony
pletely drained to the depth of the previoi.‘ e
spading. Pruning may be done any time dui
ing the month of February. The healthy
branches may be cut in pieces a foot long, am
planted in rich soil, leaving only one eye ex
posed to supply vines for future use.
A Prayer.-Recently in Richmond, a worthy
Methodist brother delivered a curs but a fer
vent prayer concerning thc armada of Ger..
Burnside then on its way to thc Southern coast
An Incident or the Vason-Slidell Cap
ture.—An oflicer of thc Trent, believed to be
Mr. O. P. Savage, of Belfast, Ireland, commu
nicates to the News Letter the following inci
dent, which happened at the tune of Lieut.
Fairfax’s visit Our readers will have no diffi
culty in recognizing in the “thick-set, elderly
gentleman,” their gallant townsman, Captain
Louis M. Coxetter, formerly of the privateer
Jeff. Davis.—Chas. Mercury.
While all the confusion and excitement was
at its full height, I was struck by a thick-set,
elderly gentleman, sitting on the rail of an arin
chair, attentively listening to all that was going
forward on the quarter deck, hut never alter
ing his position; coolly puffing his cigar, he
seemed perfectly indifferent to overy thing and
every body around him. He went to the com
panionway once, and unseen, as he thought,
quietly loosened a cutlass. That, sir, was a
man, who, in a practical way, has done the
Northern cause more harm than any one else.
Had they only known who they left behind,
they would have bitten their nails through with
vexation. 1 firmly believe they would have
dispensed w ith tho presence of at least two of
the delegates, to have known the man w as on
board. 1 did not know at tho time who he was,
but have since learned. (Supposed to be the
Captain of the Sumter or Jeff Davis.) Upon
questioning him as to his motives lor touching
the cutlass, his answer was that he intended to
! cut down the Lieutenant, had he been recog-
: nized. lie was not the only one left behind ;
several others would have been, I believe,
equally acceptable at Washington—ono or two
of whom took to their beds.
SENATORS PEARCE AND KENNEDY TO
BE INVITED TO RESIGN.
Baltimore, Jan. 26.—Resolutions were in
troViced into the Maryland Legislature, on
SatuiOlay, requesting Senators Pearce and Ken
nedy toresign.
— A baUalion of six regiments has been re- 1 —The Yankees in Washington havo the
cenily formad at Asheville, (North Carolina) small pox to such an extent that the newspa
commanded hy Major David Coleman, late of j pers of the place have been requested to put
the United States navy. • people on their guard.
Tfo^ssfully. And perhaps no bette>- argu- The Pastor was addressing the Throne of Grace,
inenrtould be furnished, on the ground of ex- and best jcl.ing jn a rather gingerly manner,
pediency alone, against the restrictions upon
the press proposed in Congress, than the fact
[Special Dispatch to the Richmond Dispatch.]
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 31, 1862.
The New York Herald, of the 30th January,
has been received here. It says that nothing
further of importance has yet been received
from the Burnside fleet, and adds that the ac
cidents arising from the tempestuous weather
had merely delayed its operations for a few
days, and that General Burnside will soon pro
ceed.
On thc 29th, the 37th New Y'ork regiment
had a skirmish with a body of Texas Rangers,
hidden at Mrs. Lee’s house, near Occoquan. A
party of fifty men advanced from the New
York regiment to reconnoiter, and found ten
Texans. They opened fire upon the Texans,
killed nine, and took the remaining ono pris
oner.
The European mail had arrived. Tho Herald
contains several interesting extracts from for
eign papers. The London Herald, Lord Der
by’s organ, holds forth the most liberal induce
ments for a recognition of the Southern Con
federacy by thc Brittish Parliament It says
that Great Britain will enjoy perfect free trade
with the revolted States; there will be perfect
freedom for traffic on the coast, and a chance
of supplying the South all manufactured arti
cles. On these grounds Lord Derby lakes
ground as the advocate of immediate recogni
tion.
The “Opinion Nationale,” Prince Napoleon’s
organ, says, “the Emperor will make war on
the United States whether Mason and Slidell
are given up or not, and warns France against n£r '
it.” All the French journals are severe on the
stone blockade of Charleston harbor.
Cannon Rifled in as Hour.—A new mode
of rifling cannon has been invented in New
York, whereby the largest calibre may be ri
lled in sixty-six minutes—the power used being
hydraulic pressure. This improvement will, it
is said save large sums to the Yankee Govern
ment
Good and in Time.—The Charleston Mcrcu-
ry, of yesterday, says : We have the pleasant
news, this morning, that a fine steamship has
reached one of the Southern ports in safety,
bringing 10,000 Enfield Rifles, and 60,000 lbs.
of gunpowder. The arms are already in the
hands of those who know how to use them.
that General Polk looks to the press to aid him
in the coming emergency.
The authorities at Columbus have informa
tion from a source upon which dependence is
placed, that the Federals are now making such
dispositions of their forces inKentucky and Mis
souri, as will enable them to bring overwhelm
ing numbers against Columbus, and at the same
time march a powerful column down the west
bank of the Mississippi. The great rise in the
Ohio, Cumberland and Tennessee rivers will
facilitate their movements in Kentucky. The
attack is appointed to take place within a fort
night. So impressed has Gen. Polk become
with the difficulties of his situation that he has
sent agents to the Governors and other <nilu:.iy
authorities of this State and Mississippi, urg
ing them to reinforce him as speedily as possi
ble to the lull extent of all their abilities. In
this State steps to that end have already been
taken, but it would be imprudent to disclose
the description or strength of the reinforce
ments that are about to he forwarded to him.
The report that the steamer Calhoun, which
was lately abandoned near thc mouth of the
River, was set fiie to and burned, is now re
garded as a sheer fabrication. The vessel, it is
said, was not fired, and with a valuable cargo,
including forty tons of gunpowder, fell into thc
hands ol the enemy uninjured, and is being
armed to assist his operations on our coast
There are many sinister reports in circulation
in relation to the affair. Their authenticity I
cannot vouch for, hut the antecedents of the
Master of the vessel, Captain McConnell, are
not of the kind that create favorable prejudices.
In thc case of Juan Francisco Rev, abducted
from this city, at the instance of the Cuban au
thorities, some twelve or thirteen years ago,
for the purpose of compelling him to give evi
dence against Creole political offenders at Ha-
vana, and who was subsequently released by
the Captain-General and placed on board an
American war-ship upon the demand of Presi
dent Taylor, upon an examination the evidence
showed that McConnell, then commanding the
schooner Marv Ellen and trading between this
port and Havana, assisted in the kidnapping
and clandestinely conveyed the captive to that
city. There were circumstances in the case
which stamped it with peculiar atrocity, and
there is no knowing what a man may do who
is capable of lending himself to such an affair.
It is rumored that the Calhoun was quite
unnecessarily abandoned—that her escape
was not only possible but easy: and it is a pos
itive fact that the design to run her up the
Mississippi river was an attempt which none
of the many vessels that have gone from this
port since the blockade was established have
made, for such an attempt is almost certain to
result in capture although, as rumor has it,
fortuitous circumstances in this case rendered
success probable. Yet it is difficult to see how
collusion with the enemy was possible, and
perhaps the worst inference to be drawn is that
McConnell was indifferently disposed to per
form the obligations imposed by the military
authorities upon all outgoers, to destroy ’heir
vessels rather than allow them to fall into tho
hands of the enemy.
Everything is remarkably dull here. There
is nothing to relieve the monotonous current
of affairs except events upon the border and
the Atlantic coast, of which you are apprised
as soon, if not sooner, than we are. The oc
cupation of Ship Island has ceased to be regard
ed as a matter of moment. Tho small force
there does not seem to have received any ac
cessions lately, and their presence dees not af
fect dispositions to reinforce points in danger.
CHALMETTE.
that, the ships of the enemy might be dispers
ed, and nil their devices brought to naught,
when the impatient brother broke in most ear
nestly with, “Sink’ein, Good Lord, sink’©ml"
From Below.—We have nothing new from
below. From Skidawav we learn that some
ten of tie Yankee fleet left there on Tuesday
afternoon, and now there are hut eight or ten
off that mint.—Sav. Heirs, 6Ih.
Cominerciiil lufetligeiicc.
MACON MAK.KET.
Oevice Daily TELm.KArn, )
February tith, 1S04. f
EfsiSKfs.—Notwithstanding tho mnstnnt. fall of ruin
almost during tho entire week past, business lias been
quite acti-e Owing to the difficulty of transportation
undfheru d anced rates of freight. Molasses has ad
vanced durinr the v cek.
UKOCE1UES.
Bacon—A light stock of new Bacon is selling from
23c.@3(k- p Ih
Lard J Jc ' >ls.; 2Jc. in kegs; 80c. retail.
Fuou*-8uper e|4.S0; Family to.
Cai.dbeh—Mar, oOe.; Hard Pressed, 40c.; Sperm 55c.
; Pi tent Sperm, Trann parent, (ioe.eiWc. d Ih.
Coffee--Rio and Cuba, 65 giWc. lb.
Sick—3,j<a4c. V lb.
Sugar—New Orleans, Brown, 6X@9c. ^ lb: White
"OiaUc.
Molasses—No Cuba in mar bet. New Orleans is quo
ted at 52)« @55c. ^ gallon.
Snuff- Maccaboy 50c - \S *'; Scotch, 35c.
Wuiskiy—Common brands, t!—i qa gallon.
Starch -20c. ft Ih.
SoAr—lar Soap, 25<g$0c. ft lb.
Soda—Super-Carbonate, 35c. ft lb.
Salt—$15 ft Sack.
Pork—Sells from 15c.@18c. ft lb.
Beef—Fresh Tennessee 12)* opioc. lb ; Dried Ten
nessee, 20:. ft lb.
Mutton—Dried Tennessee Mutton 20c. ft lb.
GRAIN.
Wilkat-$1,G0 ft bushel. «
Cobh—tl, iu<&$1 ,20.
Corn M eal—$1,15@$1,25.
Oats—j) 1 ft bushel.
Rye—$) ft “
Barley -$2 ft bushel.
Peas—$ 1 25 ft “
OILS.
Oils—Tanner’s $1,50©.$1."5 p gallon ; Cotton Seed,
$2,25©$2.75 ft gallon ; Sperm $4 V gallon.
II ARDWAHK
Steel—Cast, 50@I5c.; Plough, ll&l-'Xc.
Iron—Reflned, IQiOC.; Sv, i des, 0®10c.
Nail Ross—12Xc-
Nails—Cut, 13®15c.; uiught, 25c., lto ue
Nails, ouc. ; Stock very I _
Coiter—Bolt, 60@.i5c.; ?b- l none.
Axes—Coffins, $.30 ft doz.
Shovels and Suades -Ames’ $30 y doz.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Yarns—Very scarce. Selling at prices ranging from
$25$2 50. Advancing.
Shirt inos—15c.
Sheetinos—ISC.; Macon Mills, lt>4p2oc.
OSNABURdS—20$ 23c.
Drilling—16c.
Kkbukts—75©00c.
Thread—Factory Sewing Thread, 50c. ft lb.
Hides—12)4 @15c.
Beeswax—25c. ft lb.
Wool—30®00c. ft lb.
I.ofb—Hemp, 30@36c. ft lb.; Cotton, 40c. ft lb.
Bauuihg—Gunny, 24(gi25c. ; Kentucky, 20(?ji22
Twine—Hemp liaggiug, 30c. ft B>.; Cotton Wrapping
30c. ft lb.
C nions—$6 ft bushel.
Potatoes—Irish, $3©$'.) ft bbl.; Sweet, 75c. ft bush.
Affles—$4 ft bushel.
Blim—3t)@40c. V Ih.
CuiCkEES—25&40C, apiece.
Eoos—12Xc. <&> 15c. ft doz.
Shoe Pegs—(Southern nu.de) $4 50 fl bushel.
Shoe Lasts—( “ * ) H JrSjc., according to
quality.
Rain, Weather, &c.—It has been rail^te
for most of the time during thc last three daysr,
The rivers are quite full, and some fears are |
entertained of a freshet The flood last year ‘
was at its highest on Sunday, Feb. 3d. The, j[C.
winter here has thus far been exceedingly mild.
Plum and Peach trees are beginning to bloom.
The wheat crop, of which an unusually largo
crop was sown, is looking exceedingly well,
and is, if anything, too forward.—Rome Cou-
6f h.
The Yankees in Carolina.—We learn that
on Monday afternoon, just before sunset, the
Federal gunboats were engaged in shelling the
Carolina pickets, near Itockwood, in the neigh'
borhood of John’s Island. This point is about
fifteen miles from Charleston. The firing fi
some time was rapid, but on our side no daq
age was done to the pickets.—Sav. Hews.— \
Salk of Stocks.—Yesterday G. W '
Esq., sold, at the Court House, Ig in !sco l
Road stock, at $125 per share ; SoutMid tth
Railroad, $95 a $96* ; Marine Ban!
$55 a $75—par value $50—and
and Planters’ Bank at $11)0 per sha -
mand was good, and a large atten
public was present at thc sale
6th.