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"" KOKiHTOiV, NISBET & BARGES, Publishers and Proprietors. * UOIT.HTOY, , j„*. li. NINBBT. ' | Editor*. the £oiit!jcrn Jfcberal (Union /< published It y, in Milledgeville, Ga., ‘Corner of Hancock and Wilkinson Sts., (opposite Court House.) .It $2 a year in Advance, i I'mxss in Advance, $3 Per Annum.) KATES OF ADVERTISING. I'or square of twelve tines. (tne in«ertiou $1 OU,audlifiy ceuta for each subsequent continuance. rs.-ut wiihout the specification of thenumberof jnjertionu will be pabliahed till forbid and charged accordingly. r Professional Cards, per year, where they tceed Six Lines - - . $10 oil intract will be made with those who wish to c by the year, occupying a specif cd space Bn LEO AL ADVERTISEMENTS. ■- of Land and Negroes, by Administrators, Ex- ; . or Guardians, are required by law to be’ held tirst i uesday 111 the mouth; between the hours of I C forenoon and three in the afternoon, at the aouse m the county in which the property is sit- on them ftbml VOLUME XXXII.] MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1S61. [NUMBER 16. BY AUTEOEII7. ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS of the Second Session of the PROVISIONAL CONGRESS or THE C ONFEDERATE STATES. 1861. . uu^.rr such r^frulatioai vc tb»* pay ax:rt ^ allow- ( tool Ik* established f« t*ir tin* army, the Prosit! of theaesalc* must be %\x nus be given m a public ira- o the dav of sale, es torthe sale of personal property must begiv- e uianuer 1(1 days previous to sale dav. •■to the debtors and creditors of an estate must published 40 days y,,! m.it application will be made to the Conrtof or luiar;- tor leave to sell Land or Negroes, must be -d for two months /«*forlettersof Administration Guardianship . in ust be published 30 days—for dismission from .inini-’ration, monthly six months—for dismission , m Guardianship, 40 days. il.i - i'or foreclosure of Mortgage must be published for four months—(or establishing lost papers, .ri" it space of three months—for compelling titles :n Executors or administrators, where bond lias been ven by the deceased, the full space of three <N«. 211.) Motion] *" t, !. < ' Peqnl,. a„d St.tr of Mi.so.lri. d ,rn». ' ' "nr "It he Confederate State, of A„,. WteS.,11,^ t) e;Pe. , p],.of the State of Missouri, iu tional iibertv i Tl"' 1 " 1 their owu 'onstitu- in the* ixi*tui£ war U, IJlr P| ,r P < ? ,M * 0 t Confederate Stafi-s. it,nr „r£V,] * . r ' llldl «ate. theie *hall lie and ift hereby ™ m,U "? of Ooil&rs. to supply rlothhip, nuimtt- (li. e, arm. and ummumtiou to the troop, m Missouri who .mV mX^of s,.t"." dine ret inn of the P n ", W “ r * 8ai ‘* *«m t.» he expended unde pnr^afo^d the Confederate States, Approved Anguat 6, 1S6I. to be dete rmined by theSi-c-retfi a» lie may prescribe, and who anc-e^nf a sergeant major. Sec. 8. That until a military mentary instruct ion of officer* be authorized to appoint cod«t* trout me several hwch, ihuuu. b* r proportioned to their representation in the House ol Repi» Hrutativea. and ten iu addition, to be selected by him at larg»* frou the Confederate States, who shall be attached to companies in ser vice iu auv branch of the annv, as supernumerary officers, witli the rank of cadet, who shall receive the monthly pay of forty dol lars, and be competent for promotion at such time and uml regulations as may be prescribed by the President, or he established by law. See. 9. Tnat the President be authorized to assign offie of the army of the Confederate States to staff duty with volt teera or provisional troops, and to confer upon them, whilst employed, the rank corresiamdiug to the staff duties they arc ♦ alter pe; 10. There shall be allowed and paid to every able bodied man who shall be duly enlisted to serve in the army of tie* Con federate States, a l*ounty of tru dollars; btrifcthc payment c f five dollars of the said bounty shall be deferred until the recruit shall have been mustered into the regiment in which he - to ct of AN ACT to provide ft Whereas, Charles S. vented (No. 213.) r the construction or jplement of War. Dickinson alleges that he has invented >wn aA “W inan’s Gun.” win n by balls —pidity and precision as to the Army therefore. . tborized, i: tior.. calculated to throw ball projeeted with such for it^i valuable implement of war, both , Congress of the Confederate States of A a .‘d. That the President be, and lie is hereby au- discretion. to cause one machine of this descrip- s about three fourths of l*u mirations will always be continued according to the legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered .•the following RATES: i .t'-tiojis, on letters of administration, &c. “ diseftissory Irom >4dmr’n. “ “ Guardianship, tycave to sell Land or Negroes y ric * to debtors and creditors. of personal property, ten days, 1 sqr Site of land or negroes by Executors, etc. pr sqr. 5 00 E-trays, two weeks ^ 150 y i man advertising hia wife (in advance,) 5 00 12 75 4 50 3 00 4 00 3 00 1 50 GENERAL ADVERTISEMENTS. J. A. & W. W. TURNER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW Eatcntoiu.Ga. October, 18, 1S.19. 21 ly. diameter, mid struct, d under the directiou the cu.t thereof gnat! uot e Approved August G. iWl. ifriiinr about two ounces, to be of said Dickinson; Provided that .ceea five thousand dollars. R Sfd°o.?. TIO S S u f tl " ulks to Generals Josepl, E. Johnston andOuiUv T. Beauregard, and the Officers and Troop- uu- der then-command at the battle of Manama*. • „ 'm, "ytheCougn-KH Of the Confederate States of Amer- * 7 F‘ e „ t,ia H kH ConsreBM are eminently due. and are hereby cordially given, to Geneial Jomf.ph E. Johnston and General Gustave i. Beauregard, and to the officer* I and troop* under their command, lor the great and afeiml victory obtained by them over forces of the United State* !hr exceeding them in number, in the battle of the 21«tof July, at'Manaiiba*; and for the gallantry, courage and endurance | evinced by them, in a protracted and continuous struggle <>t more ' rill be re- J judgment of Congies*, entitle gl atitude of their country. further, That tin* foregoing ReKolution b priate General Orders, by tlie Generals i ps to whom they are a«ldre 11. That the provision of the third section of the the Congress of the United States, making appropriations for the legislative, executive and judicial expenses of the govern ment for the year ending the thirtieth dav of June, A. I).. eighteen hundred and sixty-one. approved June twenty-third, eight*-eu hundred and sixty^oue. which declares that no anus nor military stores whatever, which are of a patented invention, shall pe purchased, nor the right of using or applying any patent ed invention, unless the same shall be authorized by law, and the appropriation therefor explicitly s« t forth, that it is for such patented invention, (if of force within the Confederate States.) shall be suspended iu its operation lor and during the exist- Approved May 1861. 1-5 At. From the Southern Literary Messenger. Tin- Raltlr Eve. I see the broad, red setting sun Sink slowly down the sky : I see, amid the eloud-bnilt tents, His blood-red standard fly ; And mournfully the pallid moon, Looks from her place on high. 01), setting sun, awhile delay ! Linger on sea and shore ; For thousand eyes now gaze on thee That shall not see thee more; A thousand hearts beat proudly now Whose race, like thine, is o'er. lilt* or wha-h war. anil which, in the | 'contributed to it, to the knowr maud, to the officer* and tn Approve 1 August 6, 1861. Oh, ghostly moon! thy pallid ray On paler brows shall lie ; On many a torn and bleeding breast, On many a ffla^jng eye : And breaking hearis shall live to mourn, For whom '(were bliss to die. (No. 215.) AN act to authorize the President of the Confederate Statm to^zrant Coinm.aaioiis to r.ii.t- Volunteer Regiments and Hat- icd of persona who are or hive been resident* t Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Dela- of the States COATES & W00LF0LK dolitrcbonsc ;mi) Commission X MERCHANTS, ARE n«»w open and prepared for the reception of ' -..not their NEW Fi RE PROOF WAREHOUSE ijio.-ite Hardeman Sc Sparks. We will endeavor to •ve ourselves worth v of the patronage of those who will favor us with their business. Liberal advances made on cotton when desired. Macon Ga., Sept. 21, 1859. 18 tf. JO HIV T. BOWDOXN, ATTORNEY AT LAW. UiTOSTOS, GA.. Eatonton, Ga., Feb. 14, I860. 38 tf. BOARDING. M V HOUSE will b»* open for transienl and regu lar boarders. JAMES E HAYGOOD. Milk-dgeville, Jan. 18th, 1861. 35 tf. NOTICE. 1 MIK UNDERSIGNED having bought the es tablishment of bis friend F. SHOENBEIN, deceased, resjiectfully informs'be public, that he "ill continue the business in the same form and rr.-pectiully solicits a share of public, palronage. WM. SCHE1HING. Milledgeville, July 15, 11561. 8 lyr. HATER PIPES, FIRE BRICKS, AC. THE NOUTHERN PKOUELAIN MANU- I I .U TI RING C’O.Yf ■*.%NY*,KAOL1X, SC., ...v prepared to lurni-di at short notice WATER 1*IPK>, double glazed, with a perfect vitrious body -u it a hie for conduit pipes for cities, &<•., from twenty- *ix inciies diameter to one inch, capable of sustaining a : *es»t.re of 150 head of water. ALSO, FIRE PRICKS which have no superior. W** also manufacture nil kinds of C. C. and Granite W. ♦*, and would most respectfully licit orders for tne above goods. W. H. FARROW, 1- 3m Agt. Kaolio, S. C. The Congre** of the Confederate State* of America do enact. That the I resident ol the Confederate States be and hei* her«*- ny authorized to grant eomminsioiiK to officer* above tlic grade of Captain, to such person* a* he may think fit. ti maud volunteer Regiment*and Battalion* I Confederate State*. b«id Battalion* and Regiment* to b posed of jiersou* who are or have been residents of the Stat- Kentucky, M ' • the f und < listed, however, that such offie* until such Regiment* oi tered into aerviee. Approved Aug. 8, 1C61 Maryland, or Delaware, and ^ *aid office r* shall not hold l Battalion* have h the onditi* • pay. tc 1 WAR! VOLUNTEERS UNIFORMS CUT TO OH.DEH.. HlllE Subscriber will, upon short notice, visit I any County in the State, and Ci'T UNIFORMS r Companies, and warrant a good fit. ' ■ ii.s respectfully solicited. IV Address, THOMAS BROWN, Merchant Tailor. Full sett cf Patterns for Uniforms ’ ' :.ny part ol the Stale, upon the receipt ol $5 00. Milledgeville. Ga., July J5, 1861, 8 tf BOOK-BINDING Tiie Subscriber is now pre pared to do Book-Bind ing-, ill all its branches. Old Books rebound, &c. Ml SIC hound in the best style. Blank Books manutactured to order. Prompt attention will be t ten to ail work entrusted to me. S. J. KIDD. Bindery in Nouflbrrn 1’rilrmI I'nien Oflicr. Milledgeville, March 19th, 1861. 43 SLATING—SLATING. W. E. ELLIOTT, PRWTIfAL SLATER A All DEALER IV Best slates, RECENTLY FROM RICHMOND, VA., TS now ready to do any work in his line of busi- I- ness—Slating, and warranted free from Leak- Ki|iair« lo old Mlatr Roof* nllrnda-d to Promptly. W. E. E. is Agent for an extensive Manufactory ''Iron Railing. Verandah, Balconies, Iron Stairs, lonntains. Settees, Chairs, Tables, Tree Boxes, '. (rnre«. ie., Ac., and all other Iron Work ot a '-ecorative character. Grlo.ins C*mrlrrr I.ota will rrceire hi" par ticular Attention. "’•E E. is Agent for an extensive Marble •J 'nnment Works, likewise for the Steam Marble M.ntle Works. I)esijr ns 0 f -with prices, can be seen at his '^Sce. up stairs, over Morning News office, Bay 'toet, Savannah, Ga. r A specimonjof onr work may be seen on the Je P“t building in Milledgeville. Reference—G. W. Adams, Superintendent C. Savannah. -23 dds&wtf. (No. 216.) AX ACT respecting alien enemies. Sec. 1. The Cougreaa of tile Confederate State* of America do enact. That whenever there shall be a declared war between the Confederate State* and any foreign nation or government, or an v invasion or predatory incursion shall he perpetrated, attempted °r threatened agaiu*t the Territory of the Confederate States, bv any foreign nation or government, and the President of the Con federate State* shall make public proclamation ol the event, or the same snail be proclaimed by act of Congress, all native*, cit izen*, denizens, or subject*of the hostile nation or government, being males of fourteen year* and upward*, who shall be within the Confederate State*, and not citizen* thereof, shall b.- liable to be apprehended restrained or secured, and removed a* alien enemies. Provided, That during the existing war, citizen* of the United State*, residing within the Confederate States, with intent to become citizens thereof, and who shall make a declar ation of such intention, iu due form, and acknowledging the authority of the government of the same, and shall not become liable as aforesaid, nor shall this act extend to citizens of the State* of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and of the District of Columbia, and oi the Territone*of Arizona and New Mexico, niidth-. Indian Territory south of Kansas, who shall not be chargeable with actual hostility or other (Timeagainst the public safety, and who shall acknowledge the authority of the gov- eanment of the Confederate State*. Sec. 2. The President of the Confederate State* shall be, and he is hereby authorized, by hi* proclamation or other public act, incase of existing or declared war, as aforesaid, to provide for the removal of those win*, not being permitted to reside within the Confederate State*, shall refuse or neglect to depart there from; and to establish such regulations in the premises as the public safety may require. • See. 3. Immediately after the passage of this act, the President of the Con federate States shall, by proclamation, require all zeus of the United States, ln iug males of fourteen year* and up ward*. within the Confederate States, and adhering to the Gov ernment of the United States, and acknowledging the authority of the same, and uot being citizens of the Confederate States, nor being within the proviso of the tirst section of this act. to de part from the Confederate States within forty days from the date of said proclamation ; and such persons remaining within the Confederate States alter that time, shall become liable to be trea ted a* alien enemies: and in all cases of declared war a* afore said, alien*, residents within the Confederate State*, who -dial! b-vornc liable an enemies aforesaid, and who shall not lie charge able with actual hostility or other crime against the public sal >*hall be allowed the time for the disposition «,f their effects and for departure, which may be »tipulhted by auy treaty with such hostile nation or government; and when no such treaty may ex ist, the President shall prescribe such time a* may be consistent with the public safety and accord with the dictate* of humanity and national hospitaiitv. See. 4. After any declared war, or proclamation, a* aforesaid, it 6iiall be the duty of the several Courts of the Confederate States, and of each State having criminal jurisdiction, and of th“ several judges and justices af the Courts of the Confederate States.and they are hereby authorized upon complaint against auy alien, or alien ♦nirmic* «** nCurroaid, or persons coming w ith in the purview of this act, who shall be a resident, or remain ing in tlic Confederate State-*, and at large within the jurisdiction or district of such judge or Court, is aforesaid, contrary to the intent of this act and of the proclamation of the President of the Confederate States, or the regulations prescribed by him, iu pur- suance cf thi* act. to cause such alien or aliens, person or per sons, as aforesaid, to be duly ^apprehended and convened before such court, judge or justice, for examination; and after a full examination and hearing in such complaint, and sufficient cause therefor appearing, shall or may order such alien or aliens, per son or persons, to be removed out of the territory of the Confed erate States, or to Ik- otherwise dealt with or restrained, con formably to the intent of this act. and the proclamation or r« g- ulatioiiH which may be prescribed a* aforesaid, and may imprison or otherwise secure such alien persons until the order which shall Ik- made shall be performed. Sec. 5. ft shall be the duty of the Marshal of the District, iu which any alien enemy or person offending against the provisions of this act, shall be apprehended, who by the President of the Confederate States, or by order of any court, judge or just.ee. as aforesaid, shall be required to depart, to be removed as aforesaid, to execute such ordei by himself nr deputy, or other discreet j»er- son. and for such execution the Marshal shall have the war- ut of the President, or the court or judge, as the case may be. Approved August 8. 1861. "ploy (No. 217.), AS ACT further to provide for the public defence. See. 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of Amerie enact. That in order to provide additional forces to repel i sioii, maintain the rightful possession of the Confederate Stat America, and to secure the independence of the Confed* States the President be, and be is hereby authorized to the militia, military and naval forces oi the Confederate Stat of America, and to ask for and accept the services ol any number of volunteers, not exceeding four hundred thousand, who uiav offer their services, either aw cavalry, mounted riflemen, or artil lery, or infantry, iu such proportion* of the several arms as he may deem exp* db nt, t-» serve for a period of not less than twelve month*, nor more than three years after they shall be mustered into service, unless sooner discharged. Sec. 2. That whenever the militia or volunteers are coiled and received into the service of the Confederate States,- under the provisionsof this act, they shall lie organized tinder the net of the sixth March, 1861, entitled “An ad to provide for the public de fence,’* with the same pay and allowances of said acts, and the same time for the service of the militia. Sec. 3. Nothing iu thi* act shall be construed to extend to. or in anywise to alter any act heretofore passed, authorizing the President to receive troops offered directly to the Confederate States, for the war. or for any less time. Approved Aug. 8, 1861. ’ (No. 219.) RESOLUTIONS touching certain points af maratime law. and defining the position of the Confederate States in respect then Whereas, The Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Austria, France. Prii**iu. lluswiit. Sardinia and Turkey, in u Conference held at Pari*, on the 16tli of April, 1836, made certain declina tions respecting maratime law*, to serve as uniform rules lor their guidance, in all cases arising under the principles thus proclaimed: And whereas, it being desirable, not oulv to obtain certainty and uniformity, as far a* may be practicable, in maratime law, lmt uiaintuin whatever is jn*t and proper in the established | f Nation*. The Confederate Staf important to declare the principles by h they will Ik* a« intercourse with the rest of mankind. No therefore, 1. Beit Resolved, by the Congress of the Confederate State* America, That we main fain the right of Privateering, aw it has been long established by the practice and recognized by the law of nations. . 2. That the neutral flag cover* enemy’s goods, with the ext-( p- tion of contraband of war. 3. That li♦•utral good*, with the exception of contraband of war, t* not liable to capture, under enemy’s flag. •k That blockades, in order to Ik* binding, must be effectual; that i* to wav, inaiutai ued by a force sufficient really to prevent ac- COL. RAMSEY. We copy iin extract from the letter of Lieut. Medlock, of the Washington Rifles, published in the Central Georpiau. There lias been some dis credit cast upon him, (Col R.Jand he has been tiliered of his command for the present, in conse quence of extending a very proper degree of hu manity towards his worn down soldiers, who were without even the necessary means and comforts to sustain them. Public opinion seems to pre ponderate in favor of Col. Ramsey — Monterey, I'a. Auj. 1(1, 1861. Nothing of interest his transpired here since my last letter Col. Ramsey, seeing- the condi tion of his men after our arrival at McDowell— falipueed, sick, worn down and greatly in need of rest—with his usual kindness of heart, reliev ed them of all restraint, as far as was consistent with military law, and pave them ten days to re- ciuit in. As before stated, (in another letter), we were entirely without tents,and had but ew blank ets iu the regiment. Rain was failing almost every day. and the men were without protection from it. Seeing this, Col. R. gave them permission to find shelter where best they could in the neigh borhood of McDowell. With true Virginia hos pitality the citizens took them in and gave them shelter. (The men, of course, paying for it— they did not want it otherwise) Thus it is that the mortality among the Georgians has been less than in other regiment. We have hafl but few deaths in our regiments, and I believe all the sick are last recovering and will soon be able to take the field again. I wish I knew the names of all who have died —some eight or ten possibly, out of our entire regiment, numbering as it did about one thousand men. Among others I regret to chronicle the death of Lieut. Felder, of the Southern Rights Guards, who died on Saturday night last. But for the fatherly feeling of Col. Ramsey toward his men in thus providing shelter for then; from the pelting rain, and relieving their minds of the us ual restraint of camp life, many a brave man that is now able and ready to march to the battle field would lie silent in the grave. The First Georgia Regiment owes their Colonel a lasting debt of gratitude. We all feel, also, under lasting obliga tions to many of the citizens of McDowel und Monterey. Lincoln Arrests of Ladies and Gentlemen. Cleveland, Ohio Aug. off-—Daniel C. Lauber, of New Orleans, has been arrested here. Philadelphia, Aug. 29—A roan named Aken has been arrested here as a Confederate agent. Washington, Aug. 26 —Among the arrests here are several women. Four naval officers who had resigned have been arrested, sent to Fort Hamilton, and their names stricken from the roll. A woman from Beauregard’s headquarters has been arrested and letters found on her implica ting prominent parties. Mrs. Grenhow, wife of the former librarian and translator, has been arrested. Mrs. Seuator Gwynn’s trunk was examined and traces of the Washington fortifications by some clerk were found therein. Orders have been sent lo West Point for the arrest of Mrs. Gwynn. Dr. Manning was arrested to day. The Times correspondent says Mrs. Phillips, wife of Phillip Phillips, a well known counsel lor here, has been arrested. Mrs. P. had prepar ed to illuminate her house over the Bull Run vic tory, but was dissuaded. more prompt, energetic and efficient in tins war business than any other Governor in the Confederacy. Are they going to show the enemy they disapprove of his action in taking Forts Pulaski and Jackson at Savannah and the Arsenal at Augusta? Well what will the convention do? It is our opinion that they "will be like the fel low that undertook to show his friend how well he had his dog tinder his command,“Go out of the house,” said he to the dog in a very commanding tone. The dog got up and marched towards the bed. ‘Go out doors” stormed the master. Still the dog went towards the bed. “Go under the bed Ponto” said the master very kindly which of course thejdog did. Ther esaid the master, “See how he minds me.” The convention was evidently gotten up to nominate Brown out of the house, hut we don’t think they’ll run their heads against that post. It is our opinion they will harmonise and nominate him in. They Lave just made a little mistake as to numbers, that is all. There are plenty of them willing enough to help hoist Brown out and take the chances of getting in the scramble, they could nominate him out easily enough, hut there is not a suffi cient number of the people with them to give their nominee a decent chance to be voted in. Mark it ! we do not condemn conven tions; they may he made the instruments of great good, hut for years these political conventions have been the engines of un mitigated evil. The reason is that they have for their object to get and consoli date. power for the benefit of particular combination of men without reference to any principles of public good whatever. There has not been in the country for years any political party which did not by its prominent and leading members advo cate and support and in its aggregate tol erate any and everything to get power. Its leading men, professed any and every thing to get elected and supported any and every thing; and still in the political churches or party were recognized as good loyal and orthodox members of the party. The whole system of party machinery, and party tactics was a system of fraud, and deception, and duplicity, and corruption— deceiving and misleading the honest, and addressing itself to the lowest passions and the meanest motives of those who could he corrupted. If men believe that any given set of principles, or course of policy, is necessary to the well being of the country, it is not only right, hut their duty to come togeth er and consult upon the best course of ac tion to place fairly before the country the merits or those principles, and that policy —because orginization and concert of ac tion give power either for good or for evil. But when the principles-is made merely a pretext for getting power, the means by which the people can be the more easily deceived and defrauded and made neither a test of party loyalty nor a rule of party ac tion such organizations become dangerous and demoralizing:. LETTERS FKO.TI JIMOLTS BAS- Tlf.E. We find, in the New York Hews, of the 10th, copied from the Baltimore Exchange, the following letters, written to their fam ilies at home, by two of the victims of the despotism of Abraham Lincoln’s Govern ment : i to tbe coast of the Approved Aug. 13, 1861. R. R 50 Saw Cotlon Gin for Sale. ONE of WATSON’S best 50 Saw Cotton Gins, offer* 1 .] for sale. This Gin is new, and is equal J any use i^j f or no ) au it, the present ow- J^ 8 ,Raying no use for it. Any planter wanting a J in, can have a chance to get one at a re- ■ Uct -')n on the regular price. Apply at this office, ‘‘'M. Tift, or J. H, Watson, at Albany Confederate J'-KaST'RY Not anil Bonds taken at PAR for 'uruiture or Notes and Accounts due. WOOD Sc CO., Macon.Ga. (No. 220.) AN ACT to provide for the appointment of Surgeon* and Assist ant Surgeon* for Hospitals. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact. That the President be. and he i* hereby authorized to apf*.>iut in the* Provisional Army a* many Surgeon* and Assistant Surgeon* for the various Hospital* of the Confederacy, a* may be neces- Approved Aug. 14, 1861. export of Tobacco (No. 221.) AN ACT to amend the law in relation to atid other commoditf The Cougres* of the Confederate Stat.s of America do enact, That Usenet passed nt the present session, entitled “An A« t to ex tend tbe provision* of au act entitled An Act to prohilit the Ex- portatiou of Cotton from the Confederate States, except through the seaports of said State*, and to punish person* off.*uaing there in,” Approved May 2d, A. I).. 1B6I, shall go into effect imme diately after the approval of thi* Act. Approved Aug. 16, 1861. v mer iru«, Albanv, Cnt libert, Fort Gains. Griffin and ■ * •*edtr..,.;iu. .. _ * * ... * <i. n «A tftir m 7*r? wia ’ ms,) tricase copy six months and 1 w.&co. FOR SALE. S^^BRIOB. tent cloth, ;a u ei Cuing 12 ozs per yard, 30 inches wide, '•tired l* ®? ntain * n £ about 620 yards, manufac- i J Ocmulgee Mills. It ?PP'y to ISAAC SCOTT, ■ t *-th, 1861. (9 6mos*) Macon. Ga. (No. 129.) AN ACT to increase the Military establishment of the Confede rate State*, and to amend the “Act for the establishment and organization of the Army of the Confederate States of America.” Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate State* of America do enact That the President shall be authorized to raise and or* gouizc, iu addition to the present military establishment, one regiment of cavalry and two regiment* of infantry, whenever, in his judgment, the public service may require such an fcicreane. to be organized in accordance with existing laws for the organi zation of cavalry and infantry regiments, and to lie entitled to the same pay and allowances provided for the same respectively. Sec. 2. That the live general officers provided by existing law* for the Confederate States, shall have the rank and denomination of “General.’’ instead of “Brigadier General,” which shall l*e* the highest military grade known to the Confederate State*.— Thev shall be assigned to such commands and duties as the Pres ident may specially direct, and shall be entitled to the same pay and allowance* as are provided for brigadier generals, and to two aids-de-camp, to be selected as now provided by law. Appoint ments to the rank of general, after the army i« organized, shall be made by selection from tbe army. See. 3. That the President V authorized, whenever in his judgment the public service may require the increase, to add to the corns of engiueer* one lieutenant-colonel, who shall receive the pay and allowances of a lieutenant-colonel of cavalry, and as many captains, not exceeding five, as may be necessary. Sec. 1. That there b“ added to the quartermaster peueral’s de partment oue assistant quartermaster general, with the rank & U ar e afflicted with Piles, send to Herty and get a box of Sturdevant’s pile oint- be cured. Price $1 a box. '’'Hina^Jl^ CORDIAL will relieve at once the most ^ Ctt8e of DImAwbr, and dysentery, no mat - ij(„, - v, ‘ , ‘e or violent, it controls with tbe 11 tin oat ' ,l1 - H!i,r > " t lins . tb '‘ rouoonn lining of the intestinal /urg all irritation and, bring* about a speedy of lientrnaut'.-uloutT. auif two <jt;wrt.'rii)h.U r- with tbermik of major; mid to Uit* coniini.ury depttrtmt-ut, out* ii.-i.tai.t commiuary, with ti:,- rank of major, ami oue UH.ist- ■nt comii!i,,nrv, with the rank of captain ; and to the med- iml department, «ix snrjtcou, «ud fourteen assistant ,ur- ? *Se«. o. That the President be authorized to appoint r- ’ allowance many military store-keepers, with the pay and allowances of a first lieuteusut of infantry, as the sate-keepiup of the |jubH<- property may require, uot to exceed in all six store- 'sec- ’i. That there be added to the military establishment oue quartermaster sergeant for each regiment ot cavalry mud in fantry, and oue ordnance sergeant for each military post, each to receive the pay =nd allowances of a sergeant major, according to existing lawa. , . Sec. 7. That there may be enlisted for the medical department of the army, for the term already provided by law for other en listed men, as many hospital stewards as the service may require, A .llislake. Tbe Corner Stone of this city suggests that the Convention give up the purpose for which it is called and nominate Brown.—Columbus Enquirer, Mistake friend Martin, we made no such sug gestion. We have suggested nothing to the Con vention, nor shall we. We gave it as our opinion that the Convention would adopt that course. There are iiaif a dozen men that we would vote for against Gov. Brown, if they were to run on their own hook, not because we think any one of them would do quite as well as Gov. Brown, but just because we are opposed to the third term. Not that we should expect to elect him either, for, il is our opinion that Brown can beat any body—and if it were for the second term we would support him against any body—but there is not half so much danger in the third term as thi Convention—and we are for Brown against any body that it may nominate—nnd as we never did vote for him we can excuse ourself for voting for him even for the third term against the nominee of this Conven tion—holding our self at liberty to change just as often as we please. We are no partisan of Gov. Brown, upon sever al occasion ue have differed with him but we will say this for him, w e think v\e have rccupicd a posi tion to judge him fairly and inrpartialy, and in our opinion no roan lias occupied the Executive chair of Georgia, who has discharged his duties more faithfully, or more ably, with a eye more siugle to the interest of the Stat--. In no case within our knowledge have appoint ments to office been so unexceptionable, he has appointed in many cases his friends to office, but we have never known that the interest of the Stale has suffered from the indulgence of his per sonal or party friendships; he has evinced a rare sagacity iu his judgment of men, and a still rarer firmness in tbe exercise of that judgment; or he has been most s:ngu!ar!y fortunate in his friend ships. Iu his action since the secession movement be gan, he has teen prompt in his decision and ener getic in action, and results have vindicated the wisdom of his decision and the importance of his action. By the way, since we come to think of it, we don’t know whether the third term is an objection to Brown, we have got a new government and he has never b,-en Governor undt r the new Coirstitu tion. There is not half the reason against his being next Governor, that there is against Davis as next President. The Confederate. Constitution makes a man inelligible after one term, our Constitution creates no ineligibility, Davis iadcoirsidered eligi ble because he has not served under the new con- stitutron, it is just as good for Brown as tor him— our constitution is not an amended one but a new one, it abolishes the old government under which Brown has served.—Corner Stone. From the Corner Stone. Cor. Brown’s I.ciu-r. la another place the reader will iind a letter from Gov. Brown in which he ex presses a willingness to serve another term if the people desire it and express that desire by their votes. Well, that settles it. The great mass of the people desires it and as many very patriotic people desire harmony, the best way in the world to get it is just to vote for Brown. Now the diffi culty with them is that the “harmony” happens not to be just the right way, it ain’t on their side. We wonder what will become of the convention now. They certainly won’t go to nominating any body else now to produce discord and a contest. They ought not to do any thing to let our ene mies know that we are dissatisfied with our Governor, particularly as be has been Fort Lafayette, New Y"ork Harbor, » August 6, 1861. j My Dear Wife : I wrote to you on the 31st July, and the day following, but both letters have been suppressed by the authorities, I suppose, and cannot have reached you. We are closely confined iu a strong prison, denied an intercourse with any human being outside, are not permitted to write or receive newspapers, and are un der strict prison discipline, guarded night and day by soldiers, and treated exactly as felons in the Penitentiary, except that we are not yet required to work. Our prison is a massive, gloomy building, forming a hollow square and covers the whole island on which it is built. Seven of us are con fined in one casemate, and sleep upon straw beds, without pillows, and with but one blanket. We drink wretched coffee, which is composed of parched beans or some other vile ingredieut, from tin cups. Four ounces of bread at each meal, and the fattest pork, which we cannot touch, and some putrid beef, are served up, our money was all taken from us immediately on our arrival, and we were very cooly told that we could only have it as our jail ors chose to allow it to us. We are not permitted to keep pen, ink or paper, for fear our wretched situation should be made known to our friends. I had to resort to stratagem to write this, and will endeavor to send it secretly. We are in total darkness as regards what we are held for, or how long we will be imprisoned; but we all conclude that we will not be released until peace is declar ed, and perhaps not then. I am as wretch ed as any human being can be, hut only on your account. Surely some one will come to your aid. l"ou have friends, or those who have professed to be for many years. Think of me as one that is dead and utterly useless to you, and act accor dingly. 1 hava not the slightest hope at present of ever seeing you again. My confinement, and the suffering occasioned by a continual recurrence to the hopeless ness ol my condition, together with the wretched diet set before me, must speedi ly terminate a life which in the course of a nature would soon have ceased under bet ter circumstances. I trust, my dear, kind, affectionate wife, you will not become dis couraged, but trust to your boys, who are affectionate, and who will, 1 feel as sured, prove a blessing to you and your dear little ones. May God bless their en deavors, and make them ornaments to so ciety. Oh ! how I long to see you all. I dream of you sometimes, and always feel relieved when I can commune with you even in my restless slumbers. I shall never forget the sweet laugh of dear little boy when I last saw him at Fort McHenry. What a re lief it w’ould be if I could have your like nesses. 1 could live longer and more con tentedly if I had them by me. Y ou can not imagine, unless you had experienced the same restraint, what a solace it would be in my wretched, hopeless condition, to have them by me. Although 1 have six others with mo, who are all young men, I feel like one alone. I cannot enter into any of their amusements, and we have no books that I can read, except Childe Harold. It will be useless to answer this, as the letter would be examined and not sent to me, and you cannot possibly send one pri vately. We meet Messrs. Howard and Gatchell and other prisoners in the yard twice a day, and are permitted to walk together an hour, morning and evening. Farewell my ever dear, dear wife. Kiss my dear little ones for me, and do not for get to speak of their father as often as yon can. From the Baltimore Sun, 14th. NY e have been handed the following let ter received from one of the political pris oners lately transferred from Fort McHen ry to Fort Lafayette. It was written to a member of his family in this city. Fort Lafayette, j New York Harbor, ^ August 7 1861. ) If you have received no word from me before this you must have divined the rea son. I wrote you twice since my arrival here, but I have reason to know they did not reach you, but this will, despite the vigilance of onr keepers. On arriving here we were required to surrender all the money and blank paper we had on our persons, at the same time being informed that by applying to the commanding officer we would receive wri ting materials, and all our letters would be examined by him, and if found to contain nothing objectionable, they would be for warded to their destination; and that onr money would be subject to our checks, but we must account satisfactorily for its dis position before we should receive any.— fcio strict is the rule respecting paper, that we are required to account for every inch, and to deliver it up at night, be it blank or half written, and it is returned to us in the morning to finish our letters, which we write in the vain hope of their being dis patched. I wrote you long enough since to have received your answer, therefore 1 presume this will be the first, if not the only letter j’ou will receive. 'I his fortification rises within twenty feet of the water on all sides, and is about sixty feet in height, forming a hollow square, in which is a grass plat of thirty feet. Across this we are allowed to tram ple for two hours each day. At first we found it agreeable, but we tired of its mo notony ; and tbe weakness of our limbs, induced by confinement and inferior diet, makes us turn from tbe exercise to seek repose. Our room is eighteen by twenty- four, with a vaulted roof, the highest point of which is only eight feet from the floor. Our bedsteads are four high posts, ou which are two beds, one over the other, which, with two small or single bedsteads, accommodate the party of six. YVe have straw ticks, and are, comparatively speak ing, comfortable enough in this particular. The room has three small windows in the walls four feet thick. The ventilation through these, being from the sea, is quite fresh, making amends for the lowness of the ceiling. But it is unpleasant to be re minded ot our captivity by every passing vessel or pleasure boat, glimpses of which we catch through the peepholes. Messrs. Howard, Gatchell, Davis, Al- vey, Lyon and Smith, occupy a room sim ilar to ours, and share precisely the same privileges and miseiies that we do. They take their meals from a Sergeant in the garrison, who supplies them with two meals a day for seven dollars a week, which is exorbitant for what they receive —ham and eggs for breakfast, and eggs and ham for dinner. They invited me to join, but I declined, because of tbe inabil ity of my messmates to do so. Their ra tions, however, are daiuty, when compar ed with ours, which are, for breakfast, fat pork (no lean,) four ounces of bread, and a tin cup of dark liquid called coffee.— Dinner—four ounces of bread, one cup of pork soup, three ounces of overboiled, lean, indigestible beef, and as much tepid water as we choose. The above bill of fare is invariable, and I have no doubt you will call it Insurious. Any little thing which might contribute to our comfort is not allowed ; newspapers of all kinds are denied, and the rules abso lutely proscribe all kinds of liquors, A case of wines brought by tbe commission ers was taken away from them. Mrs. is very kind. She sent us yesterday four books, which, being new, she must have bought expressly for us. It appears that she sent a sealed bag of vegetables tbe other day, and they were not delivered to us, contrary to tbe statement when we ar rived that we could procure food from abroad. This dispels the hope of getting things from New Y’ork, though indeed to do so at any rate would be attended witl so much difficulty that it may as well be denied. I know that if our friends in New York and Brooklyn were allowed the priv ilege of sending, we should have an abundant supply of every thing before this. Only imagine how much more intolera" ble life must be here than in Fort McHen ry. On a small island, ten miles distant from the city, within gloomy prison walls, in the centre of a harbor—friends, rela tives, acquaintance, and even our counsel not allowed to visit us—not allowed even the privilege of getting the daily papers— in the metropolis of our boasted land of free men, free press, and free speech, and under the folds of the flag of the brave and the free. Yes, that banner, which, we are told in song, ‘Ylakes tyranny tremble,’ floats over us, while we feel the fond em braces of despotism and the heel of op pression. YVhile we are denied the comforts and almost the necessaries of life—for which we are willing to pay—and are subjected to barbarous privations; while our op pressors are unable to confront us with any charges more than suspicion of being dis loyal, thus, we are denied every process of law, and shut out from the world in this Bastile. By the scraps on which I write you will see what stratagem I have been put to, but I trust by the aid of the num bers I have affixed you will be able to de cipher them. about 56 lbs. of kernel, and that this amount of kernel will yield fully two gal lons of oil. Cotton-seed oil has for some time been manufactured in New Orleans, hut we un derstand that the hulling is there done by machinery so expensive as to forbid its use on plantations. Mr. Mitchell’s inven tion is cheap and simple. YY'e learn that lie lias applied for a patent. [ Colurnhus Enquirer. A Colloa-Sccd Hnllcr. YVe went, yesterday, to the Muscogee Iron YY T orks, to see the operations of a mill for hulling cotton seed, the invention of Mr. Isaac Mitchell of this city. It was working very successfully, separating the kernel from the lint as completely' as the gin separates the lint and seed. The ma chine is a very simple one and easy opera tion. The seed are thrown into a hopper and husked by grinding plates, passing out into a cylindrical revolving seivc, about four feet long and inclined down ward from the mill. By the revolutions ot this cylinder the kernel is made to drop through into a trough underneath it while the hull and lint, unable to pass through the seive, are worked out at the lower end of the cylinder. The kernel, thus separated, is very easily reduced to oil of superior quality, for burning purposes and hardly distin guishable in taste or smell from good olive oil. It always commands at least SI per gallon, and now sells much higher. The chief difficulty in the way of making oil from cotton seed is that of separating the kernel from the hull by a cheap pro cess, and this, we think, Mr. Mitchell lias accomplished. This is a subject of immense advantage to the South, as the success of this enter prise will add greatly to the value of the cotton crop, besides milking the South in dependent in its supply of oil. YVe learn that 100 lbs. of cotton seed will yield AriT»t of L.KlirN at lVa**bin^(oii. It was briefly announced yesterday by telegraph, that the proscription of the Washington Government, not satisfied with arresting all who dared to attack, •censure, or even criticise the prosecution of the war, had sought a new employment in making prisoners of ladies suspected of Secession proclivities. The Northern pa pers bring us some particulars of the ar rests, giving, in extenuation of the Ad ministration, that the ladies are merely confined to their houses, after the style ol “detaining” archibishops in Italy, while a guard is stationed at their doors to arrest any of their friends who may call. The YY'ashington correspondent of the Herald writes: The house of Mrs. Phillip Phillips, wife of ex-member of Congress from Ala. was taken possession of by order of Gen. Porter. Ylr. Phillips is now absent in tbe South, and said to be an active Secession ist. YIrs. Phillips and her two beautiful and accomplished daughters, have resided here some time, and have not hesitated to announce their full sympathy with the re bels. It is said they went so far as to at tempt to illuminate their dwelling on the night of the Bull Run disaster, hut were dissuaded from the rash act by their friends. They have repeatedly been cau tioned againrft uttering their opinions a- gainst the government and disloyal senti ments. 1 learn that they have often boldly ac knowledged that they were in correspon dence with Beauregard and other rebel Generals. The officers searched the house, and finding evidences to warrant it, sur rounded it. ’I’he order was given for a guard to be placed around it, and the in mates to be held as prisoners. All per sons who called were accosted to know what their business was, and who and what their names, if they brought letters or messages, Ac. A loyal gentleman, who has long been on terms of social intimacy with the family, called to pay his respects to the ladies. He was challenged as des cribed above; and when one of the young ladies appeared and spoke to him, and he to her, the officer forbid the conversation, at the same time explaining that he was ordered to forbid it. The gentlemaD left. Mrs. Senator Gwin was arrested two days ago in her own house in this city, where she has been confined ever since, a proper military guard having been placed in the house to prevent any communication between her and rebel spies, who, it is sup posed, have been in the habit of frequent ing the bouse. A trunk was seized at the depot in this city addressed to Mrs. Gwin. It was open ed, and found to contain a lot of gentle men’s shirts. Some of them were sewed together, in one of which was found a map of all of our fortifications ou the YJrginia side of the river. This was an important discovery, and resulted in the immediate arrest of Mrs. Gwin. Mrs. Greenhow, a widow lady well known in this city, was also arrested by the provost guard of Brig. Gen. Potter.— Her Secession proclivities have long been the subject of popular conversation.— Doubtless the charge against her is of be ing in treasonable correspondence with the country’s enemies now in arms. Altogether, about six persons who have called upon Mrs. Greenhow', Mrs. Gwi and the wife and daughters of Mr. Phillip Phillips, have been arrested and held.— They are Southerners. A large number of people besides these have called as ac quaintances. None of them were allowed to enter the house without being informed that they would not be allowed to pass out without an order from the Secretary ol YVar or Provost Marshal. Consequently all callers not arrested declined entering. Bennett, of the Herald, is delighted at I bout nine inches below the ornamental bnt* tons on his coat. “God Almighty!" answered Joe in an j elevated tone, at the same time rising to I his feet. 6 ‘‘'That is correct,” replied the teacher, ‘but it is not necessary that you should rise in answering, a sitting posture is just as well.” Joe was seated and the catechism pro ceeded. r •Y\ ho died to save the world?” lie pin was again inserted, and Joe re- piied, “Jcstm Christ/” i n a louder tone than before, again rising from bis seat. 1 hat is also correct; but don’t manifest so much feeling; do be a little more reserv ed in your minners,” said the teacher, in an expostulating tone. After Joe had calmed down, the exam ination went on. “'Y hat will be the doom of all wicked men? was the fubject now up for consid eration, and as the pin was again “stuck in,’ Joe thundered out with a still higher elevation of his body, “Hell and Damna tion!” “My young friend,” said the instructor, “you give the true answers to all the ques tions, but while you are here we wish you to be more mild in your words. Do, if you can, restrain your enthusiasm, and give a less extended scope to your feel ings.” Hatteras Inlet.—As the attention of the most of our readers will necessarily be drawn to the map to find out the position ot this place, and as it is drawn but on few it any, of them, we will try and describe its location. On nearly every map Ocra- cocke Inlet will be found, and about eigh teen miles north of that is situated Hatter as Inlet, which, we believe, is a new chan nel, having cut its way through the quick sand quite recently. It will admit vessels ot from twelve to thirteen feet draft, but inside there is a swash which will only al low of seven and a half feet to go over.— Ocracocke Bar has about the same water, but the swash inside not so much, hence the superiority of Hatteras Inlet. The batteries (for we learn there are two,) which fought the action noticed by tele graph this morning, are situated on the south end of the Island on which Capo Hatteras stands, hut is the north side of Hatteras Inlet, the south side not being fortified. The importance of Hatteras and Inlet Ocracocke Bar, is in cot.sequence of these channels being tbe only outlets to en ex tensive district of country, now that Nor folk is blockaded; and should the enemy be properly provided with light draft steamers, heavily armed, he might do in finite mischief by going up the sounds and rivers. The matter should be looked af ter forthwith, and the enemy routed out before he lias time to strengthen himself. Charleston Mercury. the arrest of these “high-life Secession ists,” &c„ and remarks editorially: Mrs. Dr, Gwin, the wife of ex-Senator Gwin, of California; Mrs. Phillips, the wife of the ex-member of Congress Phil lips, of Alabama, and Mrs. Greenougli, an other accomplished high.life Secessonist, are particularly prominant among the reb els in Crinoline who have thus fallen under the special attention of the YY r ar Office. YIrs. Gwin, Mrs. Slidel, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Cobb and other accomplished and charming ladies of this dominant Southern social circle, during the imbecile adminis tration of Mr. Buchanan, held him, the government and the destinies of the coun try in their delicate little hands. Nor did the first French Revolution and reign of terror produce a circle of feminine politi cians more accomplished, sagacious and in dustrious than those who led the poor old mau of YY’heatland, bound in garlands of roses, through visions of Paradise, down the broad road to destruction. Every class and phase of society in YY T ashington was deeply affected by the charming soirees, receptions and fancy balls of these irresistible Southern ladies, that the sudden transition in that city from all these social splendours and fascin ations to the rough simplicities of “Honest old Abe” and his hordes of backwoods of fice-seekers, made YVashington ripe for re hellion. The general reader will thus un derstand the capacities and facilities of such an ally as Mrs. Gwin for the work of “giving aid and comfort to the enemy” at the crisis. The suspension of the pecu liar services which she and her feminin confederates in YY’ashingtou have been ren dering the enemy, will, we dare say, prove a very serious loss to Jeff. Davis and a corresponding gain to the cause ef our Government. Bather E nlhuniamtir. A few years since, some roguish boys in a town not a thousand miles from the cap ital of New Hampshire, persuaded Joseph N., or, as he was generally called, “Joe,” to attend Sundy School. Joe was au over grown, halfiwitted, profane lad; and the various questions propounded to him were so readily and correctly answered that no one could for a moment suppose that he was not versed in theological lore. Joe was duly ushered in and placed on a settee in front of one on which hisfriends were seated, and recitation commenced. ’The teacher first questioned the class on their regular lessons, and afterwards turn ed to Joe. “My friend, who made the world we in habit?” “Eh!” said Joe, turning up his eyes like an expiring calf. “YVho made the world we inhabit?” Just as he was probably about to give the answer, one of the boys seated behind him, inserted a pin in bis (Joe’s) pants, a- An Appeal To the Moulh-Tlie Mt. Charles Ho le I Hospital. At a meeting of the citizens of Richmond, on the 22d J uly last, a committee of citizens was appointed by the Mayor to solicit the aid and support of the citizens of the Con federacy, in behalf of our sick aud woun ded soldiers. The liberality and patriot ism of the owners of the St. Charles Hotel induced them to tender to the committee free of charge, that entire building, with the furniture therein, for the relief of the disabled of out army, and under the imme diate charge and supervision of a commit tee of citizens whose time, day and night, is gratuitously devoted to the alleviation of the sick and wounded. This establish ment is being conducted in a manner which, under God’s providence is productive of the greatest good. The citizens of Richmond have been called on and have responded liberally in contribution both of time and money, and whilst they are still ready to aid, yet the daily increasing number of our disabled soldiers, involving a corresponding increase of expenditure, renders it necessary to invoke the aid of our Southern brethren. Our institution was opened on the 27th of July, and our register shows that we have received and nursed, from South Carolina, 4S7; Georgia, 229; Mississippi, 103; Y 7 irginia, 155; Louisiana. 57; Ala bama, 9S; North Carolina, 53; Tennes see, 52; Florida, 69; Texas, 4; and Ken tucky, 29; making an aggregate of 1,339. YY’e have at this time, in this and a small er building on Maine street, tendered upon the same liberal terms, near400 sick. In addition to the foregoing, we have receiv ed at the railroad depot and conveyed to other quarters 474 persons. YVe do not embrace a large number who are nightly supplied with comfortable quarters. Some idea may be formed of the amount of benefits conferred by this Institution by a statement of its expenditures. The do nation, exclusive of extensive contributions of hospital supplies, amounting to S7.960- 25. Our expenditures since 27th July, S4,6S0.6S, thus leaving us witb$3,279.57 in our Treasury, a sum scarcely sufficient to provide for the coming month. Under these circumstances we feel assured that it is only necessary to acquaint our patri otic citizens of the Confederacy with the work we are cheerfully performing and the responsibility we are assuming to re ceive from them a cordial and substantial evidence of their appreciation of our la bors in mitigating tiie hardships and con tributing to tbe comforts of the defenders of our soil. YV e invoke tbe aid of the corporate au thorities of the different towns and cities throughout the Confederacy, and would suggest that they call on their citizens to contribute to this great work be fore us. All contributions, whether hospital sup plies or money, will be addressed to the chairman of the committee on collections Isaac YV. YY’alker, Esq., of this city. JOHN D. HARVEY, JOHN ENDERS, B. YV. HAXALL, I. YV. WALKER, I. H. MARTIN. Richmond, Va., Aug. 29th, 1861 C^T’apers throughout the South please covy. Printing INKS.—Printing inks are being manufactured at Amite. Louisiana, by a firm, one of which is a practical printer. T. II. Shields & Co., of New Orleans, are tbe agents. The Blockage.—The inefficiency of tbe block ade of Southern ports by Abraham Lincoln is so notorious, and established by so many instances, that if the British and French Governments en force their definition of a blockade, they will soon deMare it no blockade at all. In tbe last month fourteen vessels have entered the port of Charles ton and thirty-three the port of Wilmington, N. C. During the same period $180,000 have been paid the Collector of the Port of New Orleans in duties on goods imported in spile of the blockade! This ought to be enough to prove that it is utterly inefficient, and ought, according to the under standing of France aod England, to be declared nugatory, and not to be respected. FROM KNOXVILLE. Jos. A. Mabrcy, of Knoxville desirous of still farther attesting the loyalty of East Tennessee to the Confederate States, proposes through the Knoxville Register to be one of ten to take 8100,000 of tbe Confederate bonds at par, or one of twen ty to take $5,000 each. The patriotic masses of East Tennessee are rapidly coming to tbe rescue of the South. The Register says Gieen county, Andy Johnson’s home, has furnished three companies to the 4th East Tennessee regiment and is ready to furnish seven! more. 3! m.i ,uSi.iiiiiisBiwesiiBWiniiiin|*^iau*iM>n»>e<n»nKii*Htii<MSiKnn«suniMpn>*nrink>|iM,» w mwinri ; • i. ■ .<"