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Army Hjgtanr. A Correspondent of the Charleston Courier writing from Richmond, says: There is great deal of sickness in our •jj’iuY', Jt is said that at Charlottcs\ihe and Culpepper there are over three thous and under the care of physicians. A great many have been brought sic* to this city, and at Norfolk and \orktown there is more disease, according to the numbers, even than about us. 'Ihe measles have swept and is sweeping through every division of the army, and the exposure to which the men are sub jected in* their tent life, makes it in its sequences a formidable disease. Then this is our fall season, and the diseases incident to the climate at this period pre vail to some extent, but, in my judgment, the cause of all this sickness lies further back than this; it is to be found in a defec tive and imperfect" system of hygiene. Ample and wholesome rations are served to the men, but the food is in many in stances to my personal knowledge, so bad ly managed and cooked that it impairs the digestive organs and undermines the health. Rations arc served out to the soldiers every three or four days, generally meat and flour. The meat is frequently fresh beef, sometimes very nice. They cook from it one day, then, from want of proper care it is spoiled and thrown away. This brings them to their flour alone.— This they mix up with water and put it to hake. If well baked it is perfectly un palatable and indigestible, hut three times out of five it is raw or burned; still they must eat it, it is all they have. Is it any wonder that they all the time ailing? In Yorktown the soldiers trade away their rations of flour to the bakers for bread, pound for pound, so that the sick ness there cannot he so much attributed to this cause; but then these towns on the cost arc always sickly at this time of the year. If our men could have bread in stead of flour, 1 have no doubt it would very much promote their health or, what would he better still, let them have cooks. One man could cook for fifty with the greatest ease, such simple food as it is given to them. Deduct from the soldier’s pay, if need he, the cook’s wages; let each member hear his share prorata; it would not amount to more than twenty- live cents a month each. Our soldiers are very different from tire Yankee soldiers. All through New Eng land and the Western States a man’s kiteken is a part of his house, and it is a very common thing, particularly in winter, for people to eat in their kitekens and sit in them, with their food prepared imme diately under their own eyes. There are few of them but wliat are competent, when an emergency arises, to prepare their own. Our eooking is done by ne groes, and in buildings entirely distinct from our houses. Our sons never see their food till they sit down to eat it. It is folly to suppose that they can commence learn ing to prepare it alter they become men, anu ever attain any proficiency in it. Now and then we see one who succeeds in gain ing some insight into science of cookery. There are some few people who clame to have a universal genius, hut such are rare. Gen. Scott’s army was far ahead of our in the provisions made for the comfort of the men. They had cook-stoves ar ranged on rollers that could be wheeled about, and cooking utensiels of the most approved patterns. I do not say it enm- plainingly. Our nation must not make herself bankrupt in the beginning of the contest by indulging in all manner of ex travagancies. There is another point in the organiza tion of the army which ought to receive more attention than it does; it is the ap pointments of surgeans. There are some most ineffient ones in office. Some of the soldiers complain that they cannot get medicine when they know that they need it; that they apply for it sometimes two or three successive days and are put off with the answer that it will he attended to after awhile. If there was a drug store ac cessible this would not he so had, but un der the circumstances it is unpardonable Delinquencies in this department are of all others most reprehensible. Mens lives arc precious, precious to themselves and their families, and just now very precious to the country. All possible care should ho taken of them, and a Surgeon, negli gent of his duty should become an .abomi nation in the camp, and be disgracefully expelled from ii. #i>ragnc'K Gallery at Manassas. | Kr.mtlie New Orleans Della. An officer of Artillery in the Confederate Army, | ittovrnirm* on Part of our Ohio Cotton at Manassas, writes us that lie has been informed j Parlors, hy intelligent, prisoners of Burnside's Rhode! , . . , . , . , Islands Regiment, that the Rhode Island battery. j VV e find the subjoined ill a late number | raptured at the battle of Manassas, on tbeof the Price Current, and published it, j duly, is not the battery which Gov. Sprague pm-1 request to extend its circulation —The : »««£«„« is not only justifiable, but ,1c All of ihe caissons attached to the battery of maiided to secure our factors from a dishon- ;he 2d Rhode Island Regiment were marked “Tnjorable practice, and it is to be hoped will his Excellency Gov Sprague, Providence, R I”! fully accomplish the very desirable reform Oncol the peculiarities of the guns which at- ; - J . 1 J traded the attention of ail Artillerists was the 1 a,rnet * a * • . . . .. . I 1 _ _ I 1 ... f I 1. a a r. 4 I . . * « • „ ,, 4 i '\ . '■ A 4 Letter from a Prisoner at Washington. Washington, D. C., Aug. 1Z 1861. To the Editor Examiner : Having permission to write a few lines to my friends, and being desirous to give information to the friends of ali who are held here as prisoners to our condition and treatment, I address my let ter to you with the request you publish it. There are sixty-one of us confined ill the old Capitol building, a listot whose names you will find en closed . The authorities have placed over us as General Superintendent Mr. McDurmit, of New Vork, a kind and atlable gentleman, who does everything in his power to render our situation comfortable. The officers and guard under Mr. McDurmit are kind and gentlemanly in their de portment to us. Dr Greenleaf, the attending prison Surgeon, is very kind to us. I have a dis position to say, in behalf of the regular Federal officers with whom I have had any tiling to do, that they treated us as prisoners of war should he, and not as some of their papers have stated wo ought to he treated. The statements which fre quently appear in the Northern papers from auoyntous writeis about inhuman and barbarous treatment by the Confederate Government of their prisoners are simply ridiculous, as no man of com mon sense could or would believe them. I am forced to believe the editors of papers who publish these auoyuious articles ot had treatment of prisoners hy our Government, do so to engender a spirit of revenge in the minds of tiie Northern people which they know cannot be done other wise. It may be. for aught I know, that reports of ill-treatment of our prisoners are circulated through our Government. If so, I can say, so far as those confined hero are concerned, it is a mis take, except in the instance of the mob on Penn sylvania avenue while we were being conveyed to our present place of confinement. In that in stance we were shamefully and barbarously treated. We were dogged from one end of the avenue to the other hy an infuriated mob, yelling “hang the rebel—shoot tlie d—n Secessionists, 1 ’ and throwing stones, by which several of us came near losing our iives. Some received severe and painful wounds on their heads—others were hit in different places hy stone—none of the party, twelve or fifteen in number, escaped being iiit. Had it not betn for the powerful exertions of. the officer arid liis men who bad us in charge, driving hack the mob, no doubt all would have been killed. Ihe officer in charge of us proved l.imselt a man of firmness and bravery—his own men as well as we were being felled to the ground by stones, ho himself in the midst of a continual shower of rocks: still nndismayed. he urged his men to he firm and defend us at tiie sacrifice of their own lives; this they did. The mob consisted of men and hoys, white and blnck. A few drunken soldiers could occasionally he seen rushing toward us with drawn knives, but neither the general mob or the few soldiers seemed inclined to como in close proximity to the bayonets of our guard. With this exception our treatment has been good. I am glad to say the Government officials have guarded against any more such scenes being enacted hy detailing a larger force to guard prisoners inrough the streets of the city to their place of confinement. Our friends in this city and Baltimore have been very kind in furnishing us with clothing and food of a different kind from that usually furnished soldiers. The Government furnishes us with two tncals a day—soldiers fair. Our friends furnish us with such as can be furn ished by friends. We long to be exchanged—wc had rather he with our comrades in arms on tho tented field, ready to help them battle for our country and homes than revel in the luxuries of princely mansions. How long are we to remain prisoners. It is a miserable life to lead even under favourable circumstances: but to know our coun- f ° r ’heirs and our 1,nines, mid we unable to aid them, is almost insuffeiable. 'wi e Jd y ° U ”** ° Ur Government have us ex- Respectfully yours, &.c., WM. C. HUMPHREYS. C/iip of the old block.—A son of General Beaure- 85. who has jnst attained his maj'ority, arrived in in ir ^v ni a R 8iorc for the purpose of join- ing the Confederate States Army. construction of the sights Though novel to all who examined the guns it is very familiar to the old marksmen.about Columbus. It was the in vention of an old citizen of this, well known many years since as a very ingenious workman— „nd rather eccentric withal—Templeton Reid. A few of the heavy target guns which lie maJe in-iy still be found in the possession of those who delighted in the sports 6f ti.e Held before the forests of the “Creek Nation” had given place to the broad acres of cotton and corn. The last o! this pattern was in the collection which Dr. W. R Schley had, and was known as the “globe sight ” I he lore and hind sight is shaded to avoid the difficulty of firing in bright sunlight. Tiie hind sight has a small nole instead of the old fashioned cross sight, and the forepart resembles a pin head inserted in a tube to shade it. On the guns of the battery of brass rifled can non the hind sight was elevated or depressed by a tangent screw for the required dis'ance, each de gree of elevation giving about 45(1 yards addi tional range. Our gunners object to tiie nicety of aim required, thinking, it would not work weft in rapid firing. It is claimed that this sight care fully aimed where the distance can he closely estimated, will strike a single file at a distance ot two miles. This battery is now used by Col. Wade Hamp ton of the Legion, assurance sufficient that it will do better woik than it did at Manassas. The private battery of Gov. Sprague is at Har pers herrv. We count on including that in our list of ordinance, as we rather like this style of gun. 1 lie position of this battery was on the tnorn : ng of the 21st of July near where the New Orleans 1 igers and the Alabama Fourth were cut to pieces In the afternoon it was to the left of Gen Jack- son s brigade. Col Cummings, ot the Virginia V olunteers, captur, d the battery once. Col I bourns ot Maryland was shot in front of it And the horse of Gen. Beauregard mid Major Ferguson. Ins aid, were also killed here It was in this part ot the field that Beaureguard headed the Hamp ton L-gon and the reinforcements of Kirby Smith and Elzy came in late in the afternoon In fact this battery nearly marked the extreme right wing ot the enemy’s advance.—Columbus Sun. Correspondence of Atlanta Confederacy. The First Georgia ltcgiisinal—Pel. Ram- KCJ. Manterky, Ya., Aug. 9th. In consequence of the exposure and hardships that the army stationed here underwent in their retreat from Rich Mountain and Laurel Hill, there is much sickness in camp, Of Gen. Jackson’s whole command of 4,500 men on an aver age, two die daily. The fell destroyer which is hurling so many of our troops into j eternity is typhoid fever. Our regiment I has not suffered so much from the effects of the retreat as have some of the Virginia regiments, notwithstanding the former bore the whole burden of tiie first battle on Cheat River, at which seven companies belonging thereto were cut off, who had to make their way through the mountains to this place, a distance of 100 miles—trav eling five nights and four days without anything to eat; and a portion of it also took part in the second engagement, and had to walk nearly the whole of the dis tance, having lost all of our wagons, while the latter had conveyances enough to carry all of their sick and many of their tired men. This difference no doubt is attributed to Col. Ramsey’s kindness; who upon arriving here, instead of marching his men into camp and keeping them there, as did the Virginia Colonels, gave to those of his men who were very sick furloughs of thirty days, and to the others, fur loughs of ten days, that they might gointo the country, where they could find a shel ter from the heavy dews and pelting storms, which are of frequent occurrences in this mountainous country, to rest and recruit their health. Taking into consideration that we had no tents, blankets, or cooking utensils, while it was not in strict accor dance with military discipline for our Colo nel to disband his regiment for a few days, yet I consider that it was a kind and wise act in him, as the present state of the health of his men conclusively prove; yet for this act ho has been arrested, and, il there be no other charge against him than that of disbanding his regiment—and I know of no other—I’m of opinion that when a court martial shall have investiga ted his case, and shall have found out the motives which prompted him to the action, he will at once he released, when he again will resume the command of his regiment, which, since his arrest, and in the absence of Lieut. Col. Clark, who is in Staunton, has devolved uponMaj. Thompson. Tit for Tut.—We learn from a gentle man just from Richmond, that the Secre tary of War (Mr. Walker) has made a “special deposit” in the North Carolina penitentiary of a number of Federal pris oners corresponding to the piivateersmen held by the Lincoln Government. It is the intention of President Davis that the former shall receive the same measure of clemency or severity which shall be meted out to the latter. Tennessee Powder.—We met with W. E. Jones Esq., of Nashville, agent of the military board of this State, this morning, who is returning from the mountains of Ar kansas, where lie lias been investigating the caves, and has succeeded in making a contract with Messrs. Smith & Thompson, of Independence county, to furnish this State with 100,000 pounds of saltpeter, which will be converted into powder by Samuel Watson, Esq., ofNashville as fast as it is received. {Memphis Bulletin. Catoosa Springs.—We spent a day last week at this charming watering place, where we found about three hundred visi tors, most of them invalids in pursuit of health, and hut few of the customary pleasure seekers, whom the state of the country lias either detained at home or called to the more stirring scenes of the bat tle ground. We heard of several remark able cures effected, and all seemed to think that they had derived great benefit from the waters. 'The appointments and accomodations of the place are unsurpassed, and every body seemed delighted with the good management and attention of the en terprising managers.—Dalton Times lath. Extract of a Better from Philadelphia.— IIow They Get an Enlisting.—The follow ing extractfrom a letter received in this city from Philadelphia, contain a few hints of importance : '1 here is nothing new or interesting with us. Every branch of business is as dull as ever, and no prospect of reviving it until the war is over. The recruiting business, which was is dull as any other, had a sort of spasmodic revival last week, after the batt le of Pull linn, hut was only a spasm. I he two or three regiments that have been recruiting for the last two months, have left or will leave in a day or two. They are but little more than half full; and notwithstanding a great deal of drum ming up, there arc but very few new re emits. The military spirit seems to have left us, and although the papers say the returned three months’men will, most of them rc-inlist, none of those that I have spoken with have any idea of doing so, and 1 think if we could only break up Old Abe’s Cabinet and break down the infln- encc of the Abolition blood-hounds in Con gress, we might hope for a speedy end of the war. EowellMills tube Slopped.—The Merrimac Compa py, in Lowell. Mans., will shut down their entire works m about two weeks. The News says that nearly ev ery corporation in that city has been partially or en tirely closed. How long they will remain so, is a mat ter of uncertainty, We observe that flic cotton factors of this city have, with great unanimity, signed an agreement to establish a black, book, to take effect from the 1st of Sep tember next. The object is to register such individuals (giving their post-offices) as have or may hereafter obtain advances, supplies, indorsements, or acceptances, and who may, after the 1st September, dis regard such obligations, hy sending their cotton to the other houses, or selling it at home. It is a good move and should have been done years ago. 11 is but justice to the honorable planter, whose credit is sometimes affected hy the unworthy conduct of an unreliable neigh bor. Good faith is the first and most im portant basis of credit. The black sheep, if there are any, should he separated from i-lie balance, and this system will effectually do it. A Colton Planter to hi* Fnrtorn. A Louisiana Cotttfli Planter w rites as follows to his Factors of New Orleans : We have seen the circular issued and signed hy the merchants in your city ad vising planters not to send their cotton down until the blockade is raised. This we all hignly approve. We are determined, and, as I know the feelings of this por tion of the State, 1 can confidently speak for all, that not a hale of cotton will he shipped until the blockade is raised and ad vice received from the merchants, as we know that they are as deeply interested in the warfare of our country as wc are. All of ns in this neighborhood are wil ling and determined that every pound of cotton shall he consumed by the flames be fore the Yankees or any other power on earth shall have it who will refuse to trade with us as an independent nation. We have been driven to take up arms in our defence, and have asked to he let alone. As soon as this is done, we will sheathe the sword and return the rifle to the rack. Our cause is just, and for it let us all die, if need he. TO GUNSMITHS, See. A card from Gen Wayne, in the Atlanta Intelligencer of the I Sth, invites till gun smiths and manufactures of small arms in Georgia to meet the Governor and Adju tant General in Atlanta on the 29th, for the purpose of concerting vigorous meas ures for repairing and making efficient the old muskets, rifles and guns in the State, and establish uniform prices therefor; and, also, to compare notes as to our resources for the manufacture of small arms, and of adopting, if possible, some plan for their fabrication in sufficient quantities. Counting the Cost.—The Bridgeport (Conn.) Farmer says; Some mathematician who believes in go ing inio small particulars, states that the cost of the Chicago Platform civil war now' going on is over SCO,000 per hour, $1000 per minute, or about $J7 per second. These are nice little sums for taxpayers to dwell upon. A Religious War.—Harriet Beecher Stow'c proposes that the present struggle between the North and the South shall be designated “The Religious War.” In this we are inclined to agree with the au thor of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. It is a religious war. It is the Bible and a pure Christi anity against infidelity and dishonoring crimes, and we are glad to see that the churches of the South are alive to their responsibility in this regard. We learn that in two days during the present week 175,000 pages of religious tracts wereseut from this city into the various encamp ments.—Rich mond Dispatch. Snprrioritvor flit* Southern Ofiic«*r* over th«* .'Voilhrm. It is impossible to read the Southern accounts in detail of the battle at Bull Run, which wc published yesterday, and compare them with the accounts given by our own officers and men, as well as of those civilians who witnessed the fight, without coming to the conclusion that the Southern army had greatly the advantage in officers over the Northern army. They fought with a bravery which casts the con duct of the Union officers into the shade and that self-sacrificing heroism told on the fortunes of the day. The men advan ced to the charge or held important posi tions while they were decimated, because they were animated and fired hy the exam ple of their leaders. It is impossible oth erwise to account for ‘heir great loss in men and officers, far exceeding, according to our accounts, the loss in the Union army. The number of our officers of high rank killed and w'ounded bears no propor tion to those killed and w'ounded in lead ing the enemy. The rebels lost at least in killed, tw’o generals, one brigadier gen eral, six colonels, one lieutenant col onel ; in wounded, one brigadier gen eral, six colonels and three majors— twenty field officers in all. The loss in company officers, though great, was not, perhaps, in equal proportion.—The Southern field officers fell in leading their troops to the charge, and the example in spired their men with great arder, even when they were inclined to give way. We read that Beauregard and Johnston themselves were in the thick of the fight at the decisive moments, Beauregard hav ing his horse shot under him; and through out the day these generals exposed them selves continually to death hy galloping along the front of their lines to observe the development of the battle. Where were our field officers during this period? We arc almost ashamed to tell. AVe know there are gallant exceptions—such as Sprague, of Rhode Island; hut it must he confessed that our field officers, on the whole, reflected hut little credit upon the army or upon the loyal States, and the chief part of the fighting was done by brave privates and company officers on their own hook. [N. Y. Herald. The Largest Fortress in the World.— Eighteen miles from AA T arsaw stands the largest fortress in the world—a fortress with casemated and bomb proof barracks for 40,000 men. and with a circumference of eleven miles. Whether this fact is gen erally known or not, it is certain that very few Englishmen—very few persons of any country hut Russia—have been allowed the opportunity of inspecting this wondrous stronghold. Nor, 1 believe, is our government at present in possession of any plan or sketch of the. immense works; and as evidence of the jealousy with which it is hidden from the eyes of strangers, I may mention that special permission from the Czar is requisite to enable any foreign er to enter it. The fortress is called Modlin, or the New Georgian ; in Russian, Novo-Geor- gievek. Il is almost overpowering to wan der about the huge works. Mile after mile one may explore stores and maga zines. and batteries—pass from ravelin to ravelin, from work to w'ork, and one-half ofModlinisnotseen. There is something very Russian in this crowding fort within fort. At the Malakoff this fault—I think I may call it—was apparent. Traverse npon traverse, parapet, defense crown ing and crowning defense, till seemed as though the labyrinth at Ilamton Court had been thickened and petrified into fortress. Such was the Malakoff. On a large scale this description to a certain extent, holds good for Modlin; though on this more extended scale it is less remarkable, and the defects less ap preciable ; there is no crowding certainly for there is room for them all, but one within the other arc collected the works, and it seems to be the opinion of the Rus sians themselves that this great fortress has been somewhat overdone. r i hey are very proud of it nevertheless; and well they may be, for they may feel sure that no strangers who visit it have ever seen its like.—[Once a \\ r eek. General Scott lias illustrated the worth of Northern popularity. A few months ago he was the idol of the North. The New Y’ork Tribune smeared him with the slaver of its praises, and a tanatical people covered him with blasphemous laudations, hailing him as “their Saviour” and worshipping him with prayers ai d thanks giving. Now, “none so poor to do him rever ence.” What has Gen. Scott obtained for his treason to his State and the surrender of a historical reputa tion, ccnsecrati d hy years, to his own animosi ties and to the promises of the North? Simply the traitor’s reward from those whom his treason had Served. As long as he commanded success he was applauded and encouraged; the first moment lie stumbled, he was kicked. The Northern mind has no generosity, and is a stranger to the virtue of gratitude. It is charac teristic of the Yankee to make more great men of little accidents and then to bury them on accouut of some childish dissatisfaction, than any other people on the face of the earth. It made a great man of “Major” Anderson out of very indifferent circumstances. It dubbed Butler a hero for march ing up Federal Hill, in Baltimore, and then down again. It proclaimed Scott “a Saviour” for hav ing adopted the precaution of putting guards on the house-tops in Washington, to insure and add to the ceremony of Lincoln’s inauguration. These idols ot an hour are already either forgotten, or are polled to pieces in childish rage. “The gallant Anderson” has relapsed into original obscurity; tiie modern •‘Putnam” is retired from “the depart ment of Virginia;” and “the great Captain of tiie Age’’ is left to ihe pangs of gout and remorse, and Ihe keener pains of vanity smarting with mor tification, insult and disgrace. It has been said of Gen. Scott that he was great in adversity Helms not yet shown a trait of fortitude. His conduct in the reverse sustained at Manassas was only contemp tible. When he descended to seif-acensations of being ati old fool and a coward, in this slavish manner entreating generosity forhimself, he mis calculated the character of his Yankee masters. They snapped at his own confession, and took for facts what he intended as the groveling phrase of a petitioner for pardon. Had he possessed any true nobility of soul, he would'have scorned excuses and repelled accustations he knew to be false. He has done neither. He has involved himself in the double contempt of North and South. He lias consigned his name at once to the re proaches and stigmas of his own companions, and to infamy among honorable men. The New VorU Slrralil -ouiidx an Alarm. In connection with our extracts from European journals, we add the following editorial from the New’ Y’ork Herald of the 15th instant : There is a prospect of renewed complications with Great Britain. In the House of Commons, on the 29th of July, Mr Gregory, who may be con sidered the agent of the rebels in the British Parliament, asked whether the Government re ceived any information to the effect that goods contraband of war including a battery of artillery, had been conveyed from Liverpool to New York in the steamer Kangaroo, and that a loan for the United States Government had been opened upon the Stock Exchange? If so, was this in accor dance with British principles of nonintervention? The reply of Lord Palmerston was distinguished by a studied ambiguity, which, however, is capa ble of a somewhat definite interpretation. He said that he was not persodBlly cognizant of the matters referred to, but that should they arise, they would of course be dealt with by the Gov ernment. There would be less doubt of the ex act meaning of the words of Lord Palmerston’s reply if the goods contraband of war had not been associated with the loan in the question asked by Mr. Gregory. But, notwithstanding, it is obvious that he meant as soon as the loan was opened on the London Stock Exchange the Government would interfere to prevent its negotiations, as an infringement of British neutrality. Were it not so. the reply would have been couched in very different terms. This, therefore, plainly shows the real senti ments of the British Government towards this country. When we warned the American pub lic of the secret hostility of England to the United States, and of her desire to promote the cause ot the rebels, and even elevate the insurgent States to the dignity of an independent nationality we were assailed hy nearly the whole press of Eng land for what was said to he our wilful misrepre sentation of a friendly Government. Does not. this one act alone show that we were right in our esti mate of the character of the British Cabinet? Even the newspapers that formerly veiled their own and the Government hostility to us now come out boldly and proclaim it. Not the slightest en couragement, we are told by one London journal, should be given to the negotiation of an American loan in that market, and although endeavors may be made to raise the money, it is not believed they will be successful. We trust that the British pub lic will offer no encouragement, even to the most speculative money broken, to embark in such an enterprise, says another journal, and the most de cided ill will is manifested in the matter. If this is friendship, what is hostility/ Hitherto the Lon don money market has been opened to all the world to establish alike with revolutionary gov ernmeuts—and tho negotiation of loans has pro ceeded without restriction. But now when the great republic of the New World steps in, the doors a«t insultingly shut in our faces, Thus is that every link in the chain of events connected with this war demonstrates the necessity there is for the Government subduing the rebellion with a strong arm, and restoring the country to peace as scon as possible. Not only' do the results of our battles, but our relations with foreign pow ers teach us this. Every week onr affairs abroad are becoming more complicated and critical, and unless we see more energy and determination on the part of the Administration, matters will soon arriveat such a crisis that we shall not only have to fight the rebels, but the allied fleets of Eng land and France. igation for flat -bottomed scows to within twenty miles of the Brazos river. As we have before stateiR this salt is far superior to Liverpool salt; and if Old Abe’s blockade forces us to open a busi ness of supplying ourselves with our own salt, it will not be the least of the benefits it will confer upon us. AA T e believotat will be possible to deliver salt in Houston at from a cent to a cent and half per pound. It is now worth two and a half. Signs :it the North. The Democracy of \ oi*k county, Maine, at a meeting adopted the subjoined reso lutions : Resolved, 1 hat in our judgment the discontented feeling which has arisen among our brethren of the Southern States, caused by the agitation of the slavery question, might have been quieted by conciliation and by a compromise equally honorable to both sections, and that a day of retribution will soon overtake the Re publican leaders and press for their un wise and unpatriotic course in preferring to carry out a mere party dogma, to the preservation of .a great and prosperous peo ple from the horrors of civil war and na tional ruin. Resolved, That the reconstruction of the Union by force against the embittered feel ing and the united strength of nearly one- half the States, is a palpable absurdity, and an utter impossibility, and even if the re volted States should be overrun and subju gated, they can be held to their allegiance only by changing onr Government to an un limited monarchy ; and while pursuing this delusion of re-uniting the States by coer cion, a standing army lias been raised without color of law, the freedom of speech has been abridged, the right of protection of person by habeas corpus, the right of safety in homes, papers, and effects, the right of petition for redress of grievances —all these great constitutional rights on which our freedom rests, are being viola ted, and unless an immediate check be placed upon these usurpations no remnant of our once free government will remain to us. The following is an extract from a letter from Maine, to the editors of New York Journal of Commerce : Bangor, Maine, Aug. 10. Messrs. Editors: A great reaction in public sentiment is now rolling over the State of Maine. In almost every county, town and hamlet the people, in their Con ventions and primary meetings, are de ploring the unhappy state of the country, and demanding a peace policy. Not a cringing dishonorable peace, but one based upon principles of mutual forbearance and compromise. The Republican party has become so emphatically committed to a war policy, that in their view, the slightest deviation from that course is political death. In this they are correct. They have nearly run their race, and must shortly pass away, to be remembered only for tlie mischief and misery their short career brought upon the country. BY AUTHORITY. ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS of the Second Seism it of the PROVISIONAL CONGRESS OF THE COiVFEDERATi: STATES. 1661. AN ACTri latiiut * th • j S.ftion 1. Tiiu (A»ugivi Jo t uftet. That all l»*tU rs In- transmitted through th private of th (No. 19-1 ) r -pavm Hit of p »*t it* in certain cas * of tin* Confederate Staten of Anier and otb -r matter author?/'* i by law * mnjl*, written »»r sent by a:i\ «*lii Arm of the Confederate States, maybe transmitted through th*’ mad* r »auy otner ploee in the Confederate State* without prepayment of pontage, but leaving such postage to be collected upon Che de livery of such letters -or other matter; Provided, nevertheless, that in all such cases, the letters an.i other mail matter so seut shall be endorsed with the uauie. and shall he on neeount of the in dividual sending the same, and shall contain a description of the party who sends tbe same. Ly endorsement ot liis military title, if ail otiicer, or of the company and Regiment to which he belong* if a musician or private. • Sec. 2. That letters and other mail mutter sent t > any officer, musician or private, in the Confederate States Army, at any point from whichth»* said officer, musician or private may have o-’en lawfully removed, shall!** forwarded to the person to whom di rected at tin* post office nearest which he ruay have been removed, Irce of a iditional postage. See. 3. That on letter* transmitted by a uiei.il*er of Congress, with his official signature endorsed on tin* same, pre-puvment ot postage shall not lx* required, but the -ame may be paid on deliv ery of the Utters thus transmitted. Sec. -4. Any person attempting to violate tin* provisions of this act, shall lx* guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall forfeit and pay th«* stun of twenty dollars, to be recovered before any Justice of the Peace bavin? cognizance thereof. Approved, July 29, Idol. (N.rTov) A RESOLUTION to dispose of donations made by certain Churches on the late Fast Dav. Resolved, by the Congress of the Confedernt'e States of Ameri ca, That the sum oi live thousand two hundred- and seventy- eight dollars aud cighty-eigut cents, reported by the Secretary of the Treasury as r**ceived into the Treasury from donations by churches, on the late fast day, !>e appropriated as a fund for the use of tho soldiers and officers wounded at the late battle of Mb- nasses; and that the same be disbursed and applied by the Secre tary of the Treasury, with the concurrence of the Chairman of the Committee of this House. Approved July 30.1861. of Congress, to tause i r . ~ 7”'--'--heforceof l»w», aud ai ■‘’“i "p" the Unit y shall bo h f three thousand i __ i «i»t i.. .nuutv. to tto'a'TtaTS 1 ?!,* x r»b-*u “.‘.“"“I 1 -! P»t>ll*h.M by EtaS,’ 1 / ‘aw. Of Whirl, the law., piilUi.nnl by Lull’.V S-.',wn Ci„ ‘ft i ! in I 11 *- »"“ 11 auBotnit t„ form avolninvar . c "n.b.r nuuilred, in.rm ire tb.iU ourtSousaud p,,-,.. AuH ““■‘ritft v ore tin,, boiniil. u new iudi x .hall be th, t.ir rontni! »i tn• ■ v. 1, .!.• volume thus boimd! ^ '’ W)n 'Pri.h 3 > d. i’-.e printing of the law*, n» reqain-H W „ . a c t,,,,,, .hull I,.' ex •, „te l hy the Vi.hlir Prinn-r • ifrifl'SlSa, form and in^otum... a. pr.,vid«3 "i - tied "du act f.trHter to'oninize‘*Le nS ** *Hth uteudeut oi Public Piinting.” 1 ^ Ur ’* 8n <»f f this wit: for composite : for rule and figure work work,*. interior n,*„► ■ I* thfw&'!» * °* Couj.r***g; tmeut of State, for its «*»?£ Iliplouiutir and C'..i,-uhtr r.lU, ,. rn „ f (’."Wli'it., „ v., hundred c to the Depart™. nt.,f th,- T Wn, "'‘ "nurttheRrv,,,,;;^: eu c >m« , and for aistributioi 1 huudr* RESOLUTIONS Jn.ti.v for it. own r.„ .. and lor dirtrihl’.Vi^rC'Tfr^ ( b’lfcs. Marshals aud Atti meys of the Confederate W copies each t» the Department of War and the N avv . 'j"; *‘»ty Postmaster-General; five copies each several States, lor the nae of the Stat shall be preserved in the Department ditioiml clerk carrying into effect the p Clerk of said Department, at p r annum .3. All h >>uraiiu tin-\ ,w • l» of tili- art. to tie rail P '' f .alar, of fi.teeu hand^l d and parts of law riding for th;* safe custody, prei aud distribution of the laws are Approved Aug. 5, 1801. M.!" n '■aa. rext, pro. etiy repeated. (No. 209.) nthoiiie advance, to he made In certain *s of tiie Confederate State, of An eri. a L ' vtary of W ar. with the approbation „f the AN ACT to The Collar. That the Sec dent, br authorized, durthp the exi.tet.ee' of the prelent J,"'* make advance, opon any contract, not to ex.eed thiitvo und one-third per cent., for arm. or munition, of w.t- a' * .led, that security be first taken, to be approved hv thJ « ! " tary ot War, for the performance ol the contract or for ■ S' 1 * 1 accounting for the . .id money. pr ' PW Approved Aug. 5th, 18G5. ’ , 44( .Tlixaioii of .Jlis'touri into the gontlirni Con- fedrracy. Wo have tiie information that a bill has been reported from the Military Committee, in secret session of Congress, for the admission of Mis souri into the Confederacy. It is known that the people of Missouri are now contemplating measure to make that State a mem ber of the Confederacy; and the action of Con gress in admitting her now is intended to be re sponsive to this disposition of the people of Mis souri and encourage it to a prompt determination of its purpose. The bill, as reported from the Committee, pro vides for the full admission ol Missouri upon an equal footing with the other Confederate States, upon the condition that the Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States shall be adopted by her, upon official notice of which fact, by her Governor, the President shall, by proclamation, announce the fact, and her ad mission shall be considered as complete. The hill also authorized the President to co- op erate through the military power of the Govern ment with the authorities and people of Missouri in defending the State ajainst invasion, and main taining her independence. with power to rereive and muster her volunteer troops into the Con federate service, and to extend the protection of the Government ever all her citizens engaged in resisting the lawless aggressions of the United States. The bill is subject to some amedments of de tail, but the sense of Congress is reported to be unanimous for the admissiop for Missouri before the adjournment. The admission will probably be authorized to-day by a unanimous vote, and Virginia and the people of the entire Confederacy will hail the intelligence of the addition thus se cured of another star to onr national galaxy Richmond Enquirer Knit in Trxna. The Houston Telegraph calls attention to the supply of salt in the rear of Corpus Christi, which, it would seem, is sufficient for the supply of the whole Cot fedcracy. The salt is found in the Laguna Madre, once a long narrow bay, but which lias been cut oft'from the sea by the forma tion of a bar. During nine months of the year there is no ram, and the water which flows in from the sea is rapidly evapora ted, leaving a deposit of salt from one to two feet deep, of a quality equal to Turk’s Island. The Telegraph estimates that there are not less than a thousand millions of bushels of salt in the lagoon, within reach of the rudest appliances for gather ing. The mode of gathering this salt, says the Telegraph, is, hy having Mexican cartmen, to deliver it in Corpus Christi bay. There are times, we are informed, when the salt may be scraped into flat- boats and taken to deep water. But the cartmen can, it is believed, be obtained to deliver a hundred thousand bushels in Cor pus bay at cost of not over ten cents per bushel. From Corpus there is inland nav- From the Atlanta Intelligencer. Fori Valley CorrcNpondeuce. Foit Valley, Aug. IGth, 1861. Hon. Jared /. Whitaker: In the Telegraph of the Ifith inst", I was happy to find that Gov. Brown, in reply to your note, consents to serve the State a third term should it be the voice of the people. I have never voted lor Gov Brown, but on the contrary, was a po litical opponent. Should lie, however, consent to serve a third term, I bad determined to redeem the past, as far at least as might be done by a hearty vote. In ti;is I express the sentiment of thous ands of the yeomanry of Georgia. We are sick of conventions, and have no faith in the wire-pullers who attend them. Gov. Brown has given the true workings of such corrupt bodies, and the peo ple will endorse his letter in toto. The convention of tiie 4th September, will be a failure. The people are determined not to vote for the nominee of that body, as the delegates will not represent the views of one man in one hun dred. That convention may nominate whom it may, but you will liud that the people will vote forGov. llrown. Any one who has travelled through tho State anu conversed with the masses, will have •earned that the people have no idea of putting the affairs of this State into the hands of a new incumbent. Gov. Brown understands fully the working machinery of the State, as is demonstra ted by the unexampled prosperity of the State, and it would be folly’ in the midst of war to con sign our all into the hands of an inexperienced Governor. The war will necessarily increase our taxes, and should we have added to war, bad manage ment of the State Road, our burdens might be greater than we could bear. But if we keep Gov. Brown in tiie chair, we may expect our financial affairs to be safe. And this is an important item just now. Other men may have high claims to gubernatorial honors, but there arc none who wc know ran manage the financial affairs of the State as Got. llrown has done. The convention will have to nominate some un tried man in the capacity of Governor. It will take some time tor him, (let him be who he may,) to become acquainted with, and still longer to be come familiar with, the various departments of his business. He must necessarily experiment much before be could understand tho machinery he is working. Many blunders may be made and, and some of them may be embarrassing or detri mental to the State. He would doubtless make changes in the officers under him and these would require time to understand their duties, aud to know how to perform them. Here is the pregnant cause of hundreds of evils that curse States and nations in times of profound peace, but the danger is increased when we are i:i tiie midst of war and governmental change.— Every energy of our noble Stale is now needed to maintain onr honor at home and abroad, and to secure that independence and nationality tor which we have pledged our all. No time for ruin ous policies, dangeronrs experiments, or inex perienced helmsmen. As wise would it be to ride the laughing waves of the oceatt in gentle breeze or calm, under the guidance of an inexperienced helmsman, but when the storm lashed the waters to madness, and the heavens blackened with the tempest-clouds, to en trust the gallant ship and precious lives into the hands of one who had never directed a vessel in breeze or storm. We have no idea of committing the Empire State, at this hour, to any’ other hands but Gov. Brown's. The convention to assemble on the 4th of Sep tember, is doubtless a political affair to gratify some clique of politicians, or to satisfy the ambi tions of some restless aspirant. The people have nothing to do with the matter. The primary meet ings are all arranged in some private room. The chairman of the meeting, the committees, the speaker, the delegates, Ate., to thr end of the chapter, are all fixed up by a few wire-pullers and political tricksters assembled in some law office or upper room, where, in by-gone-days, they were accustomed to hold their midnight orgies and ele vate mountebanks to power, Conventions are a curse to any people, and now whilst we have an opportunity to abolish them, let us do it. Designing newspapers and thirsty politicians may ridicule and deride a scrub race, but this is the people’s race after all. Let the people go to the ballot box and vote uninfluenced, and then and not till then, do the masses exercise untrammeied the elective franchise. The objection, that it, is not usage for a Gover nor to serve three terms, is without force. The man who would prefer usage to safety, demon strates too clearly that he has not the interests of the State at heart. The same argument would make us subjects of the Potentate Lincoln. It is puerile and smacks much of political taint. Let the people know that Gov. Brown will serve a third term and the work is dene. BRUTUS. “THE DEVOTED BAND.” T HE shortest path to peace is that which-carries havoc and desolation to our invaders. It is belie ved that there are live or ten thousand men in the South ready and willing to share the fate of Curtins, and de vote |tl icmselves to the salvation of their country. It is proposed that nil who are willing to make this sacrifice,shall arm themselves with a sword, two five- shooters and a carbine mid each ineet.ou horse buck, at some place to be designated, convenient for the great work in hand. Fire ami sword must be carried to the houses of those who are visiting those blessings upon their neighbors. Philadelphia, and oven New York, is not beyond the reach of a long uud brave arm. The moral people of these cities cannot be better taught the virtues of invasion than by the blitzing light of their own dwellings. Noue need apply for admission to “TIIE DEVO TED BAND,” but those who are prepared to take their life in their hand, and who would iudulge not the least expectation of ever returning. They dedicate their lives to the destruction of their enemies ! A. S. B. IX B.. Richmond • — m — It has been hinted that the New York Zouaves (pet lambs) were offered up by Father Abraham as a sin offering. (No, 1945.) relation to the First Regiment of North Carolina Volunteer*. Resolved by the Congress of the Confederate States of Amer- ra. That the President be and be it> hereby authorized to receive* and master info the service of the Coufedarute Statas oi America, Fhe First Regiment of North Carolina volunteer*, now stationed at Yorktown, for the term of nix mouths from the time they were sworn in und mustered into the service of North Carolina, and to discharge them after the expi ration ol that period; said period to commence at the time tile first com pany of said Regiment was mustered into the service of North Carolina. Resolved, further. That the Cadet* from tin* North Carolii Institute, at Charlotte, who may have been acting with said Re intent, be mustered into service in tho satin* manner as the resi due of the Regiment, and reorganize as part thcieof, with the pa of privates. Approved July 30, ICol. (NoTT97.) AN ACT relative to money deposited in the Registries and R- ceivers of the Courts. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of Amor ca do enact. That all moneys heretofore puih into th** ilegistriet and Receiver* of the several Courts of the United Star“s, »Dr merJy existing in these* Confederate States, shall lx* deposited the ’Treasury of the Confederate Slates; and it shall be th* duty of the Judges of th»* several Courts of the* Confederat State’s now having jurisdiction over the disposal of the said sums of money to withdraw the same from the Registries and Receiv ers of riie Courts, and pay the amount thereof to the Secretaryof th«* Treasury. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to issue, in lieu of the amounts of money paid to him, as afore said, on (qual amount iu bonds of these Confederate States, bear ing interest at five per centum per annum, divided into such stuns os shall lx* required by the Judges making the payment; the 4-apical uml iutere^t of said bond* la-iug made payable only when i , - paymeut thereof shall be ordered by a decree «*t the Court bovine I u jurisdiction over tli<*diaposal thereof. Said bond* shall be mad payable to the order ot the Judge of the Court by whom the pay- j mentis mode into the Treasury, and of liis successors in — *’ and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury t» payment of said bonds and all accruing inte presentation thereof, accompanied by a duly certified the order of Court directing such payment. See. 3. That all sums of money deposited in the Registries and j Receivers of the several Courts of thi s** Confederate Stetes. ci that may hereafter be ho deposited, shall, if remaining undisposed of duriug six months from the date of the deposit, be transferred in like manner as is above provided, to the Treasury of the Con federate States, und be replaced by bond**- to lie issued in like manner, and payable on the like terrrs und conditions, iu all respect* as provided in the second section of this a t. Approved August 1, 1861. (No. 193.) AN ACT further to amend an act entitled “an art to establish the judicial courts of the Confederate States ot America.” Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate Srutes ot America do enact. That so much of the act approver! March 16, 1361, en titled -an act to establish the Judicial Cmuts ofthe Confede- . H 0n . i\J . J. Crawford foi* GoVemOl*, ailtl rut* States ot Am- r.ea. us directs the Induing *d a session ot th** | v Tir T , . „ * Confederate States iu J Peace Papers. The Jo urnal of Commerce says that the Day Book’s list of Peace papers, with its 1^1 own additions, makes no less than one hundred and iifty-two journals in the North | opposed to the war. It is all folly f or the ! Republican papers to insist that this is not ! evidence of public opinion. These jour nals have readers and subscribers that ap- ! prove of their sentiments, and their num ber in the aggregate would make a larger ! army than Lincoln will ever get together [ Xew York Day Book. The Cincinnati Enquirer, says that considerable apprehension is felt for the safety of the Federal j troops uiuirr Gen. Rosencrantz iu Western Virgin- i ia. The Enquirer remarks; There seems to be*no doubt that. Gen. Lee, with a large, well-organized aud well-provided army, is on his way from Stauu- ; ton to Huntsville. The defeat of the Federal Troops at Manassas enabled the Confederates to. iiauflaud ' w iffidra«r a large force from Richmond for opera- tions in Western Virginia. General Lee is a very | different officer from the deceased Garnett, who was simply a professor or teacher, while Lee is» practical, experienced field officer. A dispatch from Rosencranz, Secretary to the Reserve Guerd of this city, shows that he is apprehensive be needs more force than he has got to meet theCon- federate foice now iu direction for Western Vir ginia. Tiie Fort Gains Independent Slate places at the head of its columns the names of xt, be, f theSiipreme buBreme i ourt anu tin* same is hereby, repealed; and n* Court shall be held until that C mrt shall be provisions of the permanent Constitution of the Confederate States and the law* passed in pursuance thereof. Sec. 2. All writs of error ant! appeals taken or prosecuted from the District Courts of the C-raiederate States, prior to the organization of the Supreme Court, under the permanent Con stitution, shall le mode returnable on the second Monday of tie* first term to be held by th*? Supreme Court, after its establish ment under the Permanent Constitution. Sec. 3. It shall be lawful for the Clerks of the several District Courts to issue writs of error, under the seal of said District Courts, returnable t«» the Supreme Court, in the same mauiier, as nearly as may be, as the Clerk of the Supreme Court may, by law, issue such writs, and with the same force aud effect as i'’ issued by said Clerk of the Supreme Court. See. 4. Tin* jurisdiction of tiie District Courts of the Confed erate States shaft extend to all cases of law or equity arising under the Revenue Laws of the Confederate States, for which other provisions are not already made by law ; and. il any person shall receieve any injury to his person or property, for, or on account of any act l>y him done under auy law of the Confederate States for the protection or collection of the revenue, he shall be entitled to maintain suit for damage therefor in the District Court of the Confederate States under whose jurisdiction the party doing the injury mav reside. Approved July 51.1361. (No. 199.) AN ACT to authorize the distribution of the proceeds of th** sale of the A. B. Thompson, condemned us a prize. The Congress of the Con fed* rate Stutes of America do enact. That the proceeds of the sale of the ship A. B. Thompson, taken by tin* Conlederot.* States ship-of-war tin* Lady Davis, and co? derailed as a prize under a decree of the Confederate States Court for the District of South Carolina, when paid into the Treasury, shall be distributed by the Secretary of the Navy according to the provisions of the act of the United States of .April 23r*l. 130M entitled “Au Art for the bi tter government of the Navy of the United States,” and made of force by an act of the Congress of the Confederate .States, of February 9tb, 1361, entitled “An Act to continue in force certain law**/*/ * ho St** 1 **- cn," lBring Captain Elliott and bis detachment—declared captor* by the said decree—us marines, according to tht pective rank*. Approved August 1. 1861. l)r. Wm. J. Johnson, of Clay county, j for Representatives of 2d Congressional i District. Clay county is no longer in our District, which is the 3d. SPECIAL NOTICES. McLean’s Strengthening Cordial is receiving the unanimous recommendation ofthe Press, not only at St. Louis, but ail over the country. This remedy is evidently the result of close observation and study. Wherever it has been used it has been recommended with the highest encomiums of praise. Persons can have no conception of its efficiency, without giving it a trial. On 3e more we warmly recommend this reme dy as a superior Tonic and Alterative. REVOLUTION IN CHINA.—It ia impossible that the revolution now occurring in China, may be des tined to play a most important part in uniting the ex- j tremilies of what wc term the eastern and western i world, and to complete the circle of civilization, and I the unrestricted sales of ‘‘Jacob’s Cordial,” which will one day encompass the globe. Sold by IIERTY «fc HALL, also by GRIEVE k CLARK. 13 It. of All AN ACT tou 1 Courts of the (No. 200.) u art to establish th* federate States of A The Congress of the Con federate State* of America do enact. That the provision in th** 3I*t section of the “A» tt*> establish the Judicial Courts of the Confederate States of America.” which al lows mil« age to the District Attorney, shall be modified to read as follow*, namely, ‘*And when there ar** two or more division* in the District f**r which he is appointed, he shall be allow***! mileage at the rate of ten cents ]x*r mile, for going tound return ing from the Cou rt which is most distant from his plane of resi dence; to be computed on the most usual line of tra\el.” Approved August 1. 1861. (No. 201.) AN ACT to make provision for the car and wounded. TheCougress of tin* Confederate States of America do enact. That th** Secretary of War shall forthwith appoint a clerk in the office of tin* Surgeon General, to take charge of ull Hospital sup plies aud other articles which may be contributed for the use of the sick and wounded ; and the same Xo dispose of, according to the wishes of the contributors, under the direction of tin* Medi cal Department of the army; the salary of th** said clerk not to exceed one thousand dollar* : and the said clerk shall he author- izsd, under tin* direction of the Simmon-General, t** procure and fit up a proper place for the safe-keeping aud proper dhqiosal ofthe said articles. Approved Aug. 2. 1861. supplies for the *ick lO otu to checkincipi«nt malady, and to counteract actual disease. In cades of scrofula, cutaneous erup tions, erysepelas liver complaint, and general debility, it will speedily purify the blood, remove all unhealthy secretions,anu simultaneoosly produce a healthy action ofthe stomach and bowels, thereby relieving many complaints arising from a derangement of the diges tive functions. Tiie ingredients composing this cele brated Remedy being entirely vegetable, no unpleas ant symptoms are left behind alter cure. Sold bv Jlerty & Hall, also by Grieve & Clarke. 14 It. AN ACT : act to make farther pr* »*d 11th May. 1861; and iicrca*** the military ;” aud t.* amend the ** of the army of the C* (No. 262.) » amend an act entitled “an visions for the public defence,” appro to amend an art entitled “au net to t«bli*hm**nt *>♦ the Confederate State for the establishment and organizutioi federate States of America.” The Congress of the Confederate States of America do euacl That the third section of the art entitled “an art to make furthe provision for the public defence,” approved llrii May, 1861. h amended by striking out of said section tbe words, “detailed from the nyular army;” ami further, tliattheiiinth section of the act entitled “an art to increase the military establishment of tin* Confederate States,” and to amend the “act for the establishment und organization of tin* army of the Confederate States of America,” approved 16tii May, 1861, be amended, by adding thereto the following clause: “And that the President may. in hi* discretion, upon the application aud recommendation of a Major- General, or l'rigadier-General, appoint from civil life perse mil ha* the staff' of such officer, who shall have th- rnnk and pay a* if appointed from tin* army of the Confederate Stat* Approved August 3, 1301. (No. 203.) AN ACT to provide for an additional field officer to Volunteer Battalions, and for the appointment of Assistant Adjutauts- General for the Provisional forces. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Congress of the Confederat** States of America, That the eighth section of th*- act of March 6th. 1361. “To provide for the pnblie defence,” b*\ and the same is here bv so tar amended, that whenever Battalions of volun teers in the service of the Confederate States shall consist of not less than six companies, there may Ik* allowed, in tho discretion of the President, to each battalion so constituted, two field officer*, oue with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and the other with the rank of Major. Sec. 2. That the President be, and he is hereby au:lioriz<*d to appoint for the volunteer forces in the Confederate service a* many assistant Adjutants-General as the service may require, whose rank shall correspond with the rank of the assistant Ad- jutauts-General iu the regular army, ami who shall receive the same jwy and allowances, according to their respective grades. Approved Ang. 2,1861. (No. 294.) AN ACT to extend the provisions of an act entitled “an act to prohibit the exportation of cotton from the Confederate State* ex eept through the seaports of said States, and to punish per- sons offending therein,” approved May 21, 1861. Section!. Tin* Congress «>! the Confederate State* of America o enact, Tnat the provisions of the above recited ai*t lx*, and tlx* ame are hereby extended, and made* applicable to the exportation f tobacco, sugar, rice, molasses, syrup and naval store*, from tho Confederate States, from and after the tenth day cf August next. Approved August 2, 1361. I’ract ica r. Advice to Ladies.-The first symptom* of disease should never be disregarded. If not removed serious evils will inevitably follow, and iu seeking as sistauce all remedies that will act violently or rednee the strength should be avoided. They, instead of nr sisting nature, weaken |and delibitate those organs. For Female Complaints, tuke McLean’s Strength ening Cordial and Blood Peihfikr. It stanils pre-eminent in all diseases peculiar to females. Try it: it is a delicious aromatic Cordial. 13 A. See advertisement In another column. Coweta County Ga., Feb 6th, 1861. To All Diseased with Dropsy : This is to certify that I was very much afflicted for a long time with Dropsy, so mneh so that I was unable to do anything towards supporting my family, and inv life was des paired of by all who knew my condition. After two other physicians had attended on me with no benefit whatever in removing my disease, on the 5th day of Feb., I860, I)r. J. H. Broom,hearing of my situation, came tosee me, and left mediciue for me. Previous to the time Dr. Broom came to see me, so had was 1 «f- flieted that I imd not lay down night or day in sis months. I had not been taking medicine of Dr. Broom more than three days before I found that I was impro ving. In less than two months, during which time I took three bottles of his medicine nud six of liis pow ders, my disease was entirely removed, and I have two free from all symptoms of Dropsy ever sinee. I a® now hearty an J well, and enjoy better health than 1 liavefor five years. I can now do any kind of work ec theriu tiie house or in tliefield, that the most robust woman can do ll er Respectfully, ELIZABETH X NIXON. mark. 1- A- See Advertisement in another column. AN ACT to um.'ud (No. 2.15.) ft in relation to the issue of Treas ury Note*. Whereas, by an art of Cougres-4, approved the 9th March. 1861 the Secretary «>f the Treasury i* authorized to issue pertain Treasury note* in lieu of a first issue of such notes; and it i* vid**d that the whole issue shall at no time exceed one millir dollars; and it is deemed advisable now to remove this restric tion.the Congress of the Confederat** States of America do enact. That the Treasury notes authorized te 1*4 issued by the Secn tau of the Treasury, under the provisions of the said act, may be is su«*d hv him at any time, with the approbation ot the President cither before or after the calling in of the first note*: Provided that the whole issue outstanding at any one time shall it >t exceed two millions of dollars. Approved August 3, 1361. mod it it 1861. imp >rted from foi (No. 206.) pro uatries,” approved May 21, The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact. That the following alterations aud amendments be, and the same are herebv made to the “Act to provide revenue from commo dities imported from foreign countries,” approved May 21, 1861. to-wit: That the words “corboiiate of soda,” and the words, “paving and roofing tiles and brick" and rooting slates and fire bricks,” in schedule C. ot said Act be, and the same are hereby stricken out of aud repealed iu said schedule, and that in the Mime schedule C. t in the enumeration of tin* various kinds «»* iron, after the word ••slabs,” tbe words “sheet or other form,” are hereby inserted aud made part of said schedule; ami in schedule D. of said Act, the terms “Lac Sulphur” and “sulphur flour of.” be. and the same are hereby, stricken out ol and re pealed in *»aid schedule. And the terms “Terra Japonica and Catechu” are hereby transferred from schedule D to sehednle C, they being considered in commerce ns the same articles of mer- i lmndiz * as such, which is enumerated in schedule C of said n*t. Approvi*d August 3, 1861. (No. 213.) AN ACT to provide for the safe custody, printing, publication and distribution of the Laws, and to provide for the appoint ment of au additional clerk iu the Department of Justice. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America o enact, That all bills and resolutions passed by the Congress aud approved and siened by the President, or which may other wise beeonre laws, shall be deposited in the Deuartment of Jus tice. and the originals carefully preserved in said Department. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Attorney General, us soon as conveniently may lx*, afterlie shall receive the same, to select from the laws, orders and resolutions passed at each session*)such ns xy be of a public nature, und as, iu his judgement, require rly publication, and cause tlu* same to be inserted, weekly, for one month, in ouo public gazette published at the seat of Govern ment in each State, and shall also publish all the laws in two ga zettes published at the Capital of tiie Confederate States; aud the r usation for this publication shall not exceed one dollar and per page, estimated according to Little k Brown’s edition of the laws of the United States. Sec. 3. It shall be tbe duty of the Attorney-General, at the An experienced nurse and female physician, has * Soothing Syrup for Children teething, which greatiyfs" eilitates the process of teething by softeningthe guffi! reducingall inflammation—will allay all pain, and n sure to regulntethe bowels. 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