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UOUJITOA, MSBET & BARNES, publishers and Proprietors. > BO™"™*’ ( Editor.. jll«. I*. MJtBliT. f (T|jf _§oatljctn jfcbcal (tlnioit /, published Weekly, in Milledgeville, Ga. Corner of Hancock and Wilkinson Sts. i opposite Court House. J Ai 82 a year in Advance. Unless is Advance, .>:$ Per Annum.) i:ati:s of arveutising. I'rr square, of twelve lines. ,' ;inii SI 00, and titty cents for each subsequent rt) jtinUJiuce- . t without tliespecification of tlienumberol 1 „ ... : ions will be published till forbid and charged j.iurtiingly. „ ...., s or Profest-ional Cards, per year, where they do not exceed Six Lnras • - - fio 0() j .// coniract trill be made tcith those who Irish to ,4 . elite by the year, occupying a specif ed spare LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. S;.V« of Luudand Negroes, by Administrators, Ex- , ■, or Guardians, are required by law to be held ■ fii>! Tuesday in the month;between ihe hours of t , tor-noon and three in the afternoon, at the ,, ;ir t ,ouse in the county'in which the property is sit- Not ,• of these sales must be given in a public ga- f, |o davs prc% ions to the day of sale, y . s fortho sale of personal property must begiv- • "in like manner lit days previous to sale day. rices to the debtors and creditors of an estate must publistied 10 days. tii . that application will be made to the Court of I trv for leave to sett Land or Negroes, must be s |i ’,l for two months. ,,, fill, iters of Administration Guardianship, .ini-0 be published HO days—for dismission from ini.-tration, monthly si.e months—for dismission Guardianship, 40 days. ► for foreclosure of .Mortgage must be published •iif.ir fn.tr mnnlhs—for establishing lost papers, . full space of three months—for compelling titles Executors or administrators, where bond has been i by the deceased, tiie full space of three Si c ations will always be continued according to . the legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered . following RATES : j,.;is, on letters of administration, &c. f-J 75 • “ dismissory from .4dmr’n. 4 50 ■ “ ** Guardianship. 3 00 •eto sell Land or Negroes 4 00 , tniiebtorfi and creditors. 3 0(1 i nf personal property, ten days, 1 sqr. 1 50 m l or negroes by Executor), &c. pr sqr. 5 00 a vs, two weeks 1 50 mum advertising his wife (in advance,) 5 00 MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1801. [NUMBER 19. BY APTHOIUty. A * A N I> KESOiiiioyg nf the iSecond Session nf the PR O VISIONAL CONGRESS <f the CONFEDERATE STATES. 186 1 L (No. 223.) trf™, !.;r ntll0, ize “*« of Treasury notes, and trlprov.de a war tax for their redemption! 1 he Congress of the Confederate St States AN provide Sermon 1 ot Alijriea do enact, That tlie Secretarv ^f the Treas ury bjandhe is hereby authorized, from time to time pubbe necessities may require, to issue Trcas- , o*’ E?-" a . *° bearer at the expiration of tit IS alter the ratification of a treaty of peace p Die Confederate States and the United States, * noted to be ot tiny denomination not less tlian ars, and to be re-issuable at pleasure, until the e payable; but the whole issue, outstanding as th ury six r hetwj the ti five < saint at on nt . on ’ 1 n e ’ IDO ’ u,,iu K the amount issued under former ;V b ’ :‘ a ‘* Ilot exceed one hundred millions of dollars; io said notes shall be receivable in payment of the \\ nr Tnv -ti , t. . * V ar T,IX beTelnafter provided, and of all other public lues except the export duty on cotton, and shaft also veil in payment of the subscriptions of the net .ales of law- produce and manufactured (;EXEHAL ADVERTISEMENTS. J. J. & W. W. TlRflER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Or*. Jlu-r. 13, 1859. Eaton ton,. Ga. 21 tv. COATES & WOOLFOLK oCLufijousc aitb Commission MERCHANTS, UtK now open and prepared for the reception of C their N KVV EIRE PROOF WAREHOUSE, j. -ie Hardeman & Sparks. We will endeavor to it oars -Ives worthy of the patronage of those who i i iv.ir ns with lbeir business. Liberal advances mule on cotton when desired. Macon Ga.. Sept. 21, 1859. 18 tf. joust t. BowDoinr, ATTORNEY AT LAW, V, VIOSTOS, Gti Eatonton, Ga., Feb. 14,18G0. 38 tf. BOARDING. M V HOUSE will be open for transient and regu lar boarders. JAMES E. HAYGOOD, Milledgcville, Jan. 18th, 1861. 35 tf. NOTICE. fTIIlE UNDERSIGNED having bought the es- 1 tablishnie.it of bis friend F. SHOENBEIN, deceased, respectfully informs the public, that h "ill continue the business in the same forn: and respectfully solicits a sbaieof public patronage. WM. SCHEIHING. Milledgeville, July 15, Ifefil. 8 lyr. WATER PIPES, FIRE BRICKS, AC. rjMIB SOI THi:K> PROUEI.AIN MAKE. 1 FAl'TClil.VG l OttPASY,KAOLIN, SC., a • now prepared to lurnisli at short notice WATER PIPES, double glased, with a perfect vitrious body > i a lilt- for conduit pipes for cities, Ac., from twenty* - \ i.uiies diameter tonne inch, capable of sustaining a pressure of 150 bead of water. ALSO, EIRE BRICKS which have no superior. We also manufacture all kinds of C. C. and Granite Ware, and would most respectfully solicit orders for the above goods. W.'H. FARROW, 12 3m Agt. Kaolin, S. C. it I! "W-A-IEL!! VOLUNTEERS UNIFORMS CUT TO OHDEH. rPllE Subscriber will, upon short notice, visit i any County in the State, and Cut Uniforms f"r Companies, and warrant a good lit. Orders respectfully solicited. lit Address. THOMAS BROWN, Merchant Tailor. Tull sett of Patterns for Uniforms " 11 tunny pait of the Stute, upon the receipt ot $.>00. Milledgeville, Ga., July Jf>, io61, 8 tf BOOK-BINDING —™ 1 "" THE Subscriber is now pre pared to do Sook-Bind- ing", in all its branches. Old Bocks rebound, <Vc. Ml'.SIC bound in the best style. Blank Books manufactured to order. Prompt attention will be given to .-.11 work entiusted to me. S. J. KIDD. Sioulhrrn Frtlcritl l nicii Office- Rm fiery Milledgeville, March 19th, 1801. 43 SLATING—SLATING. W. E. ELLIOTT, PRACTICAL SLATER A.T» DEALER IT best slates, RECENTLY FROM RICHMOND, VA., I S now ready to do any work in bis line of busi ness—Slating, and warranted free from Leak- age. It, pnl'ra to old Mime Roof* ntlemlefl to Promptly. IV. E. E. is Agent for an extensive Manufactory of Iron Railing. Verandah, Balconies, Iron Stairs. ! "tintains, Settees, Chairs, Tables, Tree Boxes, figures. Ac, Ac , and all other Iron Work oi a decorative character. Enclosing Cemetery Lain will receive lii* par- lienlnr Attention. W. E. E. is Agent for an extensive Marble M moment Works, likewise for the Steam Marble Mantle Works. Designs of all. with pi ices, can be seen at bis ‘‘hire. up stairs, over Morning News office, Bay Street. Savannah, Ga. A specimenjof onr work may be seen on the (Upot building in Milledgeville. R“fereuce—G. W. Adams, Superintendent C. R R. Savannah. ^3 dds&wtf. 5!i Saw Cotton Gin for Sale. ONE of WATSON’S best 50 Saw Cotton Gins, ls offered for sale. This Gin is new, and is equal 10 any in use. Sold for no fault, the present uw- ,iers having no use for it. Any planter wanting: a * "’ i Gin, can have a chance to pet one at a re action on the regular price. Apply at this office, ' "l X. Tift, or J. H. Watson, at Albany. Confederate TREASURY Notes and Bonds taken at PAR for -* i" urniture or Notes and Accounts due. WOOD & CO.. Macon,Ga. Americas, Albany, Cnthliert, Fort Gains, Griffin and Jl •‘‘■dgeville papers will please copy six months and mi bill * papers (4 0 ins,) W.tfcCO. S^rEHIOB. IBNT CI.OTH, * , 12 ozs per yard, 30 inches wide, •'! ot.i-s containing about 620 yards, manufac- u, ed by Ocmulgec Mills. , Apply , 0 h ISAAC SCOTT, ' ,u b r 1 tfh, 1861. (9 Gmos*) Macon. Ga. FOB SALE. '"'mate case of Diarrlinma, and dysenteiy ■'‘iw severe or violent, it controls with the utmost JACOB'S CORDIAL will relieve at once the most no tnat- , CXca-dial, which is an excellent remedy Bu "?' , * : "i colds, pain in the breast, inflamed throat, Sec a ) be luund at the Drug Store of HfRTT di Hall. be rei proceeds of articles. A- That, for the purpose of funding the said notes, and of making exchange for the proceedsof tin- sale of raw produce and manufactured articles, or for tlie purchase of specie or military stores, the Secretary ot the Treasury, with the assent of tlie President, is authorized to issue bonds, payable not more than twen ty years after date, and bearing a rate of interest not xeeedmg eight per centum per annum, until they be- ome payable the interest to be paid seuii-niiiiually; the Sant t.MLinds not to exceed,in the whole,one hundred millions of ik.llars, and to lie di-i-uied a substitute for thirty millions ot the bonds authorized to l>«* issued bv the act approved May sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one; and this act is to tie ili-(-:ned a revocation of the authority to issue the said thirty millions. The said Bonds shall not be issued in less sums than one hundred dollars, nor m fractional parts of a hundred, except when the subscription is less than one hundred dollars the said Bonds may be issued in sums of fifty dollars. I bey may be sold for specie, military and naval stores or tortile proceeds of row produce and manufactured articles,in the same maimer as is provided by the act aforesaid; and, whenever subscriptions of the same have been or shall be made, payable at a particular date, the Secretary of the Treasury shall have power to extend the time of sales until such dates as he shall see fit to indicate- Sec. 3. The holders of tlie said Treasury notes may at any tide demand in exchange for them, bonds ill the Confederate States, according to such regulations as maybe made by the Secretary of the Treasury — But whenever the Secretary of tue Treasury shall' ad vertise that he will pay off any portion of the said 1 reosurynotes, then the privilege of funding, as to such notes, sliull cease, unless there shall be a failure to pay the same in specie on presentation. Sec. 4. That, for the special purposes of paving the principal and interest of the public debt, and'of sup porting the government, a War Tax shall lie assessed and levied, ot fifty cents upon each one hundred dollars in value, of tin- following property, in the Confederate States, namely: Real estate i.fall kinds: slaves; mer chandise; bank stocks; railroad and other coi*porath >n stocks; money at interest, or invested bv individuals in tlie purchase of bilis, notes, and other securities foi money, except the bonds of tlie Confederate States o! America, and cash on hand or on deposit in banks oi elsewhere; cattle,horses and mules; gold watches, gold and silver plate, pianos and pleasure carriages; 1’rovi ded, however, that when the taxable property herein above enumerated, of any head of a family,is of value less than five hundred dollars, such taxable propi-riv shall be exempt from taxation under this act; And pro vided further, that the property of colleges and schools and of charitable or religions corporations or associa tions, actually used for the purposes for which such colleges, schools, corporations or associations were created, shall be exempt from taxation under tins act. And provided further, That all public lands, and all property owned by a State for public purposes, be einpt from taxation. Sec. 5. That for the purpose of ascertaining all property included in the above classes, and the value thereof,'and tile person chargeable with the tax, eai 1 State shall constitute a tax division, over which shall be appointed one Chief Collector, who shall be charged with the duty of dividing the State into a convenient number of collection districts, subject to the revisal ol the Secretary of the Treasury. The said ( ollcclni shall be appointed by the President, anil shall hold his office for one year, and receive a salary of two thou sand dollars. He shall give bond with sureties to dis charge the duties of liis office in such amount as mat be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and shall take oath faithfully to discharge the duties of his office, and to support and defend the Constitution.— The said Chief Collector shall, with the approbation of the Secretary of tin- Treasury, appoint a tax collec tor for cac4» collection district, whose duty it shall be to cause an assessment to be made on or before the first day of November next, of all the taxable proper ty in bis district, included in each of the above men tioned classes of property, and the persons then own ing or in possession thereof; and in order thereto, the said Tax Collectors may appoint assessors, who shill) proceed through every part ot their respective dis tricts, and, after public notice, shall require all persons owning, possessing, or having the care und manage meat of any property liable to tlie tax aforesaid, to deliver written lists of tlie same, which shall tie made in such manner as may lie required by tlie Chief Col lector, and as far as practicable, conformable to those which may be required for tlie same purpose under t he authority of the respective States: and the said as sessors are authorized to enter into and upon, all and singular, the premises for the purposes required by this Act, Sec. 6. If any person shall not be prepared to ex hibit a written list when required, and shall consent to disclose the particulars of taxable property owned oi pessessed by him, or under his care and management, then it shall be the duty of the officer to make the list, which, being distinctly read and consented to, shall be received as thelist of such person. Sec. 7. That, if any person shall deliver or disclose to any collector or assessor appointed in pursuance of this act and requiring a list as aforesaid, any false or fraudulent list, with intent to defeat or evade the valu ation or enumeration hereby intended to be made, such person, so offending, shall be fined in a sum not exceed ing five hundred dollars, to be recovered in any court f competent jurisdiction. Sec. 8. Any person who shall fail to deliver to the olleotor or assessor a list of his taxable property, at the time prescribed by him, shall be liable to a double tax upon all his taxable property; the same to be as sensed by tlie collector or assessor, and to be collected in the same manner and by the same process as is here in provided as to the single tax. See. 9. The lists shall be made iu reference to the value and situation of the property, on tlie first day of October next, and shall be made out,completed and lit delivered into the hands of each of the tax collectors on the 1st day of Dec. next; and upon the receipt thereof, each ax "collector may for twenty one days next on suing :11e said first December, hear and determine ali appeals him the said assessments, ns well as applica tions for Ihe reduction of a double tax, when such tax may have been inclined, to a single tax, which deter mination shall be final. ■ei. H’. The several tax*collectors shall, on or be fore t io first day of February ensuing, furnish to the liief collector of the .State in which nis district is sit uated-, a correct and accurate list of all the assessments made: upon each person in his district, and of the amount of tax to tic paid by such person, spceifjiug each ’ibjcct of taxation; and the said chief collcctoi shall'Collate the same in proper form and forward the colla ted .ist to the Secretary ot the Treasury. Sc>. 11. Tiie said several collectors shall, on tlie first lny i t f May next, proceed to collect from every per son l iiblc tor the said tax, the amounts severally due and swing; and he shall previously give notice for ;y cays in one newspaper, if any oe published in bis district, and by notifications in at least four public plae sin each township, ward or precinct within ids disti , t, of the time ami place at which lie will receive the t .id tax; and on failure to pay the same, it shall be (lie . uty of the collector, within twenty days after the first (ay ot May aforesaid, by himself or his deputies, o pi iceed to collect the said taxes by distress and sale if ti a goods, chattels, or effects of the persons delin- quem. And in case of such distress it shall be the duty of tlie officer charged with the collection to make, or to be made, an account of the goods and chattels which may be distrained, a copy of which, signed by the officer making such distress, shall be left with the owner or possessor of such goods, chattels or effects, or at his or her dwelling, with a note of the sum de manded, and the time and place of sale; and the said officer shall forthwith cau.-e a notification to be public ly- advertised or posted up nt two public places nearest the residence of the person whose property shall be distrained, orat the court bouse of the same conn- tv if n“t more than ten miles distant, which notice shall specify tiie articles distrained, and the time and place proposed for the sale thereof, which time shall uot lie less than ten days from the date of such notifi cation, and the place proposed for the sale not more than fi ve miles distant from the place of making such distress ; Provided, That in any case of distress tor the payment of the taxes aforesaid", the goods, chattels oi effects so distrained, shall and maybe restored to tlie ovner or possessor, if, prior to the sale thereof, pay ment or tender thereof shuli be made to the proper officer charged with the collection ol the full amount demanded, together with such fee for levying and such sum for the necessary and reasonable expense of re moving and keeping the goods, chattels or effects so distrained ns may be allowed in like cases by the laws or practice of the Stale wherein tlie distress shall have been made; but incase of nonpnvinent ortenderas aforesiid the said officers shall proceed to sell the said goods, chattels or effects at public auction, and shall iiud may retain from the proceeds of such sale the amount demandnble for the use of the Confederate States, with the necessary and reasonable expenses of distress and sale, and a commission of five per cen tum tl ereou for his own use, rendering tiie overplus, if anv tl ere be, to the person whose goods, chattels or effect shall have been distrained; Piovided, That it shall Lot lie lawful to make distress of the tools or im- plemiGts of a trude or profession; beastot tlie plough, and Rirmitig utensils necessary for the cultivation of hnprcVed lands, arms, or such household furniture or appaihi as may be necessary for afamily. Sett li That if the tax assessed on any real estate shall remain unpaid on the first day of June next, the tux c (lector of the district wherein the same issitua- ted, flinll, on thefirst Monday of July thereafter, pro ceed* to sell tlie same, or a sufficiency there of, A public outcry, to the highest bidder, to pay- said '^.xes, together with twenty- per centum on the amo- .it of said taxes, and costs of sale, said sale to beattlie court-house door of the county, or parish, wherein snid real estate is situated ; and, if there shall be more than one county or parish in the district, the said tax collector is authorized to appoint deputies to muke such sales in liis name, as he cannot attend to himself; and, for all lands so sold by said depnties, the deeds, as hereinafter provided for, shall be executed by said collector, and such sales so made shall be valid, whether the real estate so sold shall be assessed m the naine of the true owner or not. But in all cases where tue properly shall not be divisable,so as to enable the collector by a sale of part thereof to raise the whole amount of the tax, with all costs, charges and com missions, the whole of such property shall be sold, an.! the surplus of the proceeds of the sale, alter satisfying the tax, costs, charges and commissions, shall be paiil to tlie owner of the property or bis legal repiscnta- tives, or, if lie or they cannot be found, or refuse to receive the same, then" such surplus shall be deposited in the Treasury of the Confederate States, to be there held for the use of the owner or his legal represent:! lives; until he or they shall make application therefor to the Secretary oftiie Treasury, who. upon such applica tion shall bv warrant on tlie Treasury, enu-e the same to be paid to tlie applicant. And if the property offered fin- sale as aforesaid, cannot be sold for the amount of tlie tax due tlier with the said additional twenty per c. n turn thereto, the collector shall purchase the same in be half of the Confederate States for the amount afore said; 1’rovided, That Ihe owner or superintendent ol the property aforesaid before tlie same shall have been actually sold, shall be allowed to pay the amount of the tax thereon, with an addition of ten per cen tum on (he same; on the payment of which (lie sale id the said property shall not take place ; Provided, also That the owners, their heirs, executors or administra tors, or any person on their behalf, shall have liberty to redeem any lands and other real property sold as aforesaid, williin two years from thetime of sale, upon payment to the collector for the use of the purchaser, liis heirs or assignees,of the amount paid by such pur chaser, with inte.est for the same at the rate of twenty per centum per annum, aud no heed shall be given in pursuance of such sale until the time of redemption shall have expired; Provided, further. That when the owner of any land or real property sold for taxes under the provisions of this act shall be in the military ser vice of tiie Confederate States, before aud at the time said sale shall have been made, the said owner shall have the privilege of redeeming the snid property at any time within two years after the close of l;is term of service. And tiie" collector shall render a distinct account of the charges incurred in offering and adver tising for sale such property, and shall pay into the Treasury tlie surplus, if any there be, of the aforesaid addition of twenty per centum, or ten per centum, as the case may be,"after defraying the charges. Ami in every case of the sale of real estate, which shall be made under the authority of this net for the assessment and collection of direct tuxes by the collectors or mar shals, respectively,ortlieirlawiul deputies, respective ly, or by any other person or persons, the deeds for the estate so sold shall be prepared, made, executed and proved or acknowledged, at the time and times pre scribed in this act by the collectors respectively with in whose collection district such real estate shall be situated, or. in case of their death or removal from office, by their successors, on payment oftiie purchase monet, or producing the receipt theiefor, if already paid, in such form of law, as shall be authorized anil required by the laws oftiie Confederate States, or by tlie law of the Stute in which such real estate lies, ft.r making, executing, proving and acknowledging deeds of bargain and sale or other conveyance for the trans fer anil conveyance of real estate; and for every deed so prepared, made, executed, proved and acknowl edged, the purchaser or grantee shall pay the collector the sum of five dollars for the use of the collector, marshal or other person effecting the sale of the real estate thereby conveyed. The commissions hereinaf ter ullowed to each collector shuli be in lull satisfac tion of allservices rendered by them. The assessor- appointed under them shall be entilled to three doiims for every day employed in making lists and assess ments under tliis act, the number of days being certi fied by the collector and approved by the chief collec tor of the State, and also five dollars for every hundred taxable pel sons contained in thelist ns completed by him and delivered to the collector; Provided, That when the owner of any real estate is unknown, or is a non-resident of the State, or tux district wherein the same is situated, and has no agent resident in said dis trict the assessor shall himself make out a list of such real estate for assessment. Sec. 13. Separate accounts shall be kept nt the Treasury of all moneys received from each of the res pective States, and the chief collector shall procure from each tax collector such details as to the tax, and shrill classify the same in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury shall direct, and so as to provide full information ns to each subject of taxation. Sec. 14. Each collector shall be charged witli'an in terest of five per cent per month for all moneys re tained in bis possession beyond the time at which (lie is required to pay over the same by law, or by the regu lations established by the Secretary of the Treasury. See. 15. Each collector, before entering upon the duties of liis office, shall give bond in such sum as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, with sufficient sureties, and shall take an oath faithfully to execute the duties of liis office, and that he will sup port and defend the Constitution oftiie Confederate States. Sec. 16. Upon receiving the tax due by each per son the collector shall sign receipts in duplicate, one whereof shallbe delivered to the person paying the same, and the other shall be forwarded to the chief collector of that State. The money collected during each month, or during any shorter period which huiy be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, shuli be also immediately forwarded to the said ehiet collec tor, and by him be disposed of according to the di rection of the Secretary of the Treasury; and the snid chief collector shall report the same immediately to the Secretary of the Treasury, and shall furnish him with a list specifying the names and amounts of each oftiie receipts which shall have been forwarded to him as aforesaid by the district collectors. Sec. 17. The taxes assessed on each person shall be a statutory lien for one year upon all the property ol that person in preference to any other lien: the said lien to take date from the first day of October, to which the valuation lias relation, and the lands and other property of any collector shall be bound by stututory lien for five years tor all moneys received by him for taxes; the dote of such lien to commence (rom the time of liis receiving the money. Sec. 18. The compensation of the tax collectors shall be five per Cent on the first ten thousand dollars received, ami two and a half per cent on all sums be yond that amount, until the compensation shall reach eight hundred dollars, beyond which no further com pensation shall be paid. Sec. 19. The Secretary of the Treasury is author ized to establish regulations suitable and proper to car ry this act into effect; which regulations shall be bind ing on all officers; the said Secretary may also frame instructions ns to all details which shall be obligatory upon all parties embraced within the provisions of thin act. He may also correct all errors in assessments, valuations mid tax lists, or in the collection thereof, in such form und upon such evidence ns the Secretary may approve. Sec. 20. Corporations are intended to be embraced under the word of “persons ’used in tills act; and whenever tlie capita! stock of uny corporation is re turned by the corporation itself and the tax paid, the stock in the hands of individuals shall be exempt from tax; and also all the real estate owned by the corpo ration and used for carrying on its business; and tlie capital stock of all corporations shall be returned, and the tax paid by the corporations themselves, and not by individual stockholders. Theterm “merchandize” is designed to embrace all goods, wares and merchan dize held for sale, except the agricultural products of the country. Money at interest is intended to include the principal sum of all money belonging (o any person otliertliun a bank upon which interest is paid or to tie- paid by the debtor, ns the same stands on the first day of October. The term “cattle, horses and mules” is intended to include all such animals as are raised for sale, and not such as are raised merely for food and work on the plantation or farm where they arc held. Theterm “realestate”is intended to include all lands aud estates therein, and all interests growing thereout, including ferries, bridges, mines and the like, and in all cases the actual marketable value of property to be assessed. See. 21. If any person shall, nt any time during the r-xistenceof the present war between the Confederate States and the United States, or within one year after tlie ratification of a treaty of pence between them, falsely make,forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be "falsely made, forged or c< uuterfeited, or willing ly uid or assist in falsely making, forging or counter feiting any note ill imitation of, or purporting to be a treasury note of the Confederate States; or shall falsely alter, or cause or procure to be falsely altered, or willingly aid or assist in falsely altering any treasury note of the Confederate States; or shall pass, utter or publish, or attempt to pass, utter or publish ns true, any false, forged or counterfeited note purporting to be atreasury note of tlie Confederate States, knowing the same to be falsely forged or counterfeited; Or sliulljiass, utter or publish, or attempt to pass, utter or publish, as true, any falsely altered treasuiy note of the Confede rate Stiitis, knowing the same" to be falsely altered; or shall conspire or attempt to conspire with miothei to iin—, utter or publish, or attempt to pass, utteror pub lish. as true, any falsely Forged or counterfeited, or any falsely altered treasuiy note of the Confederate States, knowing the same tube fat.-ely forged or coun terfeited, or falsely altered; every such person shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of felony, mid being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall suffer death. See. 22. If any person shall at any time falsely make, forge orcounterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making forging or counterfeiting any bond or coupon ill imitation of, or purporting to be a bond or coupon, of the Confederate Slates; or shall faisc!v alter, or cause, or procure to be falsely altered, or willingly aid or assist ill falsely altering any bond or coupon, of the Confederate States; or shall pass, utter or publish, or attempt to pass, utter or publish as true, any false, forged or counterfeited bond, purporting to be a bond or coupon of the Con federate States, knowing the same to be falsely forged or counterfeited; or shall pass, utteror publish, orat- tempt to pass, uiteror publish as true, any falsely al tered bond, or coupon, of the Confederate Slates, knowing the same to be falsely altered; or shall con spire, or attempt to conspire, with another, to pass, ut ter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utteror publish, ns true, any false, forged, or counterfeited bond, or cou pon purporting to be a bonder coupon of the Confed erate States,or any falsely altered bond or coupon oftiie Confederate States, knowing the same to be forged or eounterfeited, orfalselynlteied; every such person shall lie deemed anil adjudged guilty of felony, ami being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall be sen tenced to be imprisoned and kept nt hard labor for a term not less than five years, nor more than ten years, nnd be lined iu a sum uot exceeding five thousand dol lars. , „ Sec. 23. If any person shall make, or engrave, or cause, or procure to he made or engraved, or shall have in hisoustodj or possession any mctalic plate en graved after the similitude of any plate from which any notes or iionds issued as aforesaid shall have been printed, with intent to use such plate, orcause.or suffer the same to be used in forging or count, rfeiting any of the notes or bonds issued as aforesaid; or shall have in his custody, or possession, any blank note or notes, bond, or bonds, engraved and printed after the similitude of any note, or bond, issued as aioresuid, with intent to use such blanks, or cause, or suffer tiie same to be used iu forging or counterfeiting any of the notes or bonds issued as aforesaid; or shall have in liis custody or possession any paper adapted to the makingof notes or bouds, aud similar to tlie paper upon which any such notes or bonds shall have been i.-- sued. with intent to use such paper, or cause or suffer the same to be used, in forging or counterfeiting any of the notes or bonds issued as aforesaid; every sueii per- soti bring thereof lawfully convicted by due course of law, shall be imprisoned and kept to hard labor fora term not less than five, nor more than ten years, and fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars. See. If any Stale shall, on or before the first day of April next, pay in (lie Treasury notes oftiie Confederate States, or in specie, tiie taxes assessed against the citizens of such States’ less ten per cen tum thereon, it shall be the duty of the .Secretary of the Treasury to notify the same to the several tax collec tors in such State, and thereupon, their authority and duty under this act shall cease. See. 25. If any person shall, at any time, after one year from (be ratification of a treaty of peace be tween- tlie Confederate States and the United States, commit any of the acts described in the twenty-first section of this act. such person shall be deemeil ami adjudged guilty of felony, and being thereof convic ted by due course of law, shall be sentenced to be im prisoned and kept at hard labor, for a period of not less than five years, nor more than ten years, and be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars. Approved August 19,1S61. 17 From the N. O. Delta. f»cu. Albert Sidney Johnston. Tlie part} - constituting Gen. Johnston’s escort was organized from among the mountaineers and frontiersmen ot California, by Capt. Alonzo Rid ley, to whose energy ami boldness are we indeb ted for the presence raid services of one of the ablest Generals of the age. Tlie movements of both tlie General and Capt. Ridley were so nar- rowlp watched by tlie Black Republican army officers stationed nt Los Angelos, that it became necessary that the organization and meeting of the company should be as secret as possible.—Every pretext was resorted to in order to obtain author ity upon which to undertake an arrest. The Governor of the State was applied to for an order to disarm the party, and thus force the gallant men who surrounded the General to give ovei their purpose or commit an overt act of trea son. A United States grand jury was summoned from among the ranks oftiie Blacks, and every effort made to indict Ridley for treason; lour com panies of United Slates troops were ordered to Los Angelos, and it seemed as madness to under take a departure. However, our men were not to be daunted. Like the Templars, whin nif-na accd by Richard the Lion Hearted, they made front against the whole power of the State, pro claiming their intention to depart in peace, if un assailed. On the 20th of June last, the party left Loss Angelos and on tlie 30th of the same month com menced its journey across the great Colorado desert. At Fort Yuma the Federal force of two companies of infantry, with four pieces of artil lery. indicated a desire to make an arrangement similar to the one proposed by a certain cock to a horse, to wit: that if the horse would not tread on him, be, the cock, wc-uld not tread on the horse. It was agreed to and no hostility ensured, although Ridley aud bis men felt an itching to apply the torch to the Federal fort. The Journey to Tuscan was without interest, except the suffering endur ed by both men and animals. The temperature during the day varies from 100 to 120 degrees in tlie shade, a, d is not less than a hundred degrees at night. Strong blasts cf hot air frequently sweep over the plains during the day and night, parch ing and drying up the poor wretch who may be so unfortunate as to feel them. Couple this with the fact that there is but one point at which good water can be obtained within a distance of four hundred miles, and you have a very- slight picture of the route. At Tuscan the party was again menaced by four companies of Federal troops that were destroying the Government property in the vicinity prepara tory to leaving. These latter, combined with the Apaches, made the march rather exciting to Mes- siila. Gen. Johnston arrived at Messilla, and found that Col. Jack Baylor had removed the last ob struction to free progress in Arizona—the eleven companies of Federals at Fort Fillmore. Notwithstanding tho hardships oftiie trip, many- good jokes were originated, one of which, at the expense of the Genera! himself, is too good to remain inrecorded. While encamped near Tus can tlie General was visited by a Texan emigrant; a conversation ensued, iu which the emigrant undertook to describe a certain road in Texas, with w hich lie w as not half so familiar as he would have had it, appear, and, as it happened, the Gen eral was particularly acquainted with it. The description of road and country progressed, and an error occurred, w hereupon the General proceed ed to correct it. The emigrant demurred, the General insisted, adding that he himself had trav elled over the mute fifty times, and knew every rut in it. “Ah!” said the emigrant, in a pleasant, suggestive manner, “stage driving, I presume!” The General has had no knowledge or opinion of roads in Texas since then. Female. Ilarriur.—The Memphis Avalanche, of the 12th, says: One of the Lonisana companies in the battle at Manassas lost its captain. The compa ny then unanimously elected the wife of the de ceased tofili his place and the lady, iu uniform, pass ed through the city yesterday, on her way-to as sume command of her company. By universal consent Gen. Jeff. Thompson is the Marion of this war. He is followed by an atmy without shoes or hats, and with coats and pants curtailed of their fair proportions, but who c-au whip with ease double the number of Iles- sians who may dare to encounter them. They aie a breed of warriors the like of which never was seen. A few hundred of them are holding Southwestern Missouri against Fremont and all his hosts. The response of Gen. Jetf. to Fremont’s proclamation is a model document. Napoleon never excelled it We confess to a special ad miration of the great Guerrilla chief.—Memphis Ara. Items from tlie Washington Star, of September 11th, says: “A delegation of the citizens of Phila delphia, consisting of Morton McMichael, II. C. Carey, Clias. Gilpin, and six or seven other influ- eulial gentlemen, arrival in Washington on Mon day evening, and on Tuesday they called upon Secretary Cameron with the view to procure from the government the services of a competent en gineer to make a reconnoissance of the approach es to Philadelphia by land and water, so as to se cure the erection of fortifications for the better se curity of the city. Upon stating their business to Mr Cameron that gentleman said that he had al ready responded to the request of tho Mayor of Philadelphia, made to him on the same subject, and bad already dispatched an engineer to Phila delphia as suggested. A Fid! Acknowledgement.—The New York Herald at last acknowledges the whole truth. The Grand Army on tlie Potomac is to remain alone in its glory. Not another coil will he added to the ter ror of the t?outh and amazement of the world, the great annaconda- Under the moderate and scnsationlcss hearing of “Naval and Military Mistakes,” the Her ald argues tlie notorious inefficiency of the blockade, the inadequacy of their crui sing squadrons, and censures the Adminis tration for refusing to purchase Vander bilt’s ships, and to accept other offers of serviceable merchant craft. And the con duct of the Navy and War Departments are thus contrasted, and similarity of re sults anticipated : “The Navy Department in thus acting is repeating the blunders of the war au thorities in refusing the half million of men who volnnteered to enlist, when, soon after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, military enthusiasm reached its highest point. The Government would not have them when it could get them; and now, when it wants them, they arc not to be got, orat least slow to come forward. A little more than three months ago, volunteers offered themselves by thousands for the Sickles Brigade, but they could not get accepted, and the result ir, that at the pres ent time recruits sufficient to' complete the five regiments are not forthcoming This is the great evil of a blind procrastination resulting from the want of proper fore sight. The mistaken policy, whether ari sing from false ideas of'economy or not, is working badly in the army, and will be still more disasterous in the ease of the navy.” A Female Rival of Blondin, who recent ly essayed to cross the Thames on a rope, opposite Cremorne Gardens, came near meeting with a serious accident. She pro ceeded half way across, but was unable to get any further, owing to the rope having become too slack, some of the guy ropes having been stolen. She dropped astride the rope, and as it was found impossible to throw lines up to her, she ultimately flung herself upon one of the guy ropes and gradually lowered herself into a boat, amid the cheers of excited thousands. Scoundrels.— Do many subscribers a favor by publishing the following article from the Mobile Register. Rusticus. W e are mortified beyond expression to remark that there are men in the South who in this war of independence find the dictates of selfish interest stronger than that of patriotism to a degree which is only not criminal in the popular under standing because there is no law that makes it amenable to criminal statute. The Richmond papers state that certain per sons have secured in advance the product of a number of mills which the govern ment chiefly relied on for furnishing the cloth for the manufacture of winter cloth ing for some soldiers at the -Confederate factory in that city, and now hold their bargains, demanding an exhorbitant profit on the prices of fabrics. If there is no law to punish such offense it is simply because law makers never con templated that human nature would as sume so degraded a phase. The act— whether committed by native Southerners, or nierelj’ men in the South, we know not —is worthy the Yankee contractors who are remorselessly sucking the life blood of the Lincoln administration, and to sympa thetic fellowship with whom they should be despatched without delay. Their offence of preying on the necessities of the government is only a more rnagnificient phase of that of less pretentious scoundrels at many pointsin the South, who pocket excitingly tlie vile profits accruing from preying on tlie necessities of tlie people. These small change plunders and trai tors to the spirit of patriotism which they affect, recreants to morality and standing disgracers of the country of which they arc or must soon become citizens or leave, are everywhere practising their petty pil- lag upon soldiers, and absent soldiers’ wives and children, and upon all; securing mon opolies of necessaries in local markets that they may exact exorbitant profits; playing into eacli other’s hands that they may force necessary articles up to a fictitious valuation which will enable them to make cent, per cent, depreciating the credit of our . patriotic government by shaving its currency; and practising all the unhallow tricks of trade and finance which will en able them to wring a few more cents from the ill provided purses of the needy. We h ave no patience to discuss the turpitude of the creatures who coin the necessities of ti;e people into profits for them selves; who give a dollar to a Vol unteer Aid Society while they extort an hundred from the people; who in these fearful times, guage their profit on mer chandise not by the coast, hut by the necessity which compels the people to have it who unblushingly continue their practices simply because there is no law to inhibit; who dare to walk out before their fellow men, and in the blessed sun light of heaven without a trembling terror that a bolt will fall from the just arm of tlie Ruler of its azure heights to punish theiriniquity as it exists before Him, their country and their fellows. Judas sold the Lord of Heaven for a price, and is it strange that there should he other Judases to sell their own worthless selves to Satan for a price? Let them go to their pur chaser. How a Man Feels When he is Mint,—TVe take the following from a letter written by one of tlie Iowa volunteers, wlio fought in the battle near Springfield Missouri: “I was standing, or rather kneeling, behind a little hush, reloading my musket, just before the rebels engaged in this close work retreated. Sud denly I felt a sharp pain in tiie shoulder, and fell to the ground. Jumping up, one of our hoys asked me if I was hurt. 1 replied that I thought not, and drew up my musket to fire, when he said: ‘Yes,you are shot through the shoulder.’ I think it was this remark, more than the wound, which caused the field all at once to commence whir ling around me in a very strange manner. I star ted to leave it, with a half ounce musket ball in my shoulder, and ouce or twice fell down with dizziness, but in a short time recovered sufficiently to he able to walk back to Springfield, nine miles, where the ball was taken out.” Balloon Rcconnoisance.—ProFr. Lowe’s mommoth balloon was inflated yesterday, and carried through our streets and those of Georgetown. Although the car was near the ground, the monster loomed up above the tallest houses. It was carried across the Alexandria Acquiduct, and in the afternoon was seen riding majestically, high above the Virginia hills, in the vicin ity of Fort Cocoran. Many of our citizens were out. to take a peep at it; and many wise remarks were hazarded about the pro bability of the Confederates sending a ri fled shot through it and letting the obser ver down, Ac. The reconnoitcring will he done by a military officer, who can com municate with those below by a “paper ex press”—that is, the message is weighted with a bullet and run down the cord by be ing attached to a ring.— Wash. Star. Crops in Lower Alabama.—A gentle man who has recently made a tour through the lower counties of Alabama, writes us that he found the corn crop in every sec tion to be superior, and much more has been cultivated than formerly. Cotton is much damaged by the recent rains which have fallen every day for more than a month past. There will not be half the cotton that was made last year.— Col umbus Sun. The. Preacher’s Regiment.—A regiment of Arkansas troops, from the Southern part of the State, says the Helena Shield, passed up last Sunday, en route for the seat of war, that should properly be styl ed the Preacher’s Regiment. The colo nel, Bradley, from Bluff, is a Methodist minister, and besides him there are no less than eignt preachers in the regiment, one of whom is over seventy years ago! Johnston and Beauregard.—Why is the name of Beauregard in all the papers more renwned than that of Johnston? as though Beauregard had slain his tens of thousands and Johnston only his thousands. On Manassas Plains what did one more than the other? Who has shown more strate- getic tact in his Harper’s Ferry and Win chester monteuvering than Johnston? Who has shown more energy than he? Is the name of Beauregard more euphonious titan Johnston? '1 Ley are equals, and should be so treated in public allusions to them. One has the start iu the popu lar mind, that’s all.— Talk (gee Baptist. Another Exploit that did not Occur.— The reported “gallant” exploit at Hall’s Hill, which resulted in the occupation of that important point by our forces, after the killing of between two and three hun dred Hessians, and a loss on our side of on ly about twenty, also turns out to he a buble of the most magnifiicent description. No attack has been made upon the Hill by our forces, and as a consequence, the enemy still hold possession of “the lovely spot, which lends a charm to all the sur rounding country, and from which the Federal Capital and the beautiful Poto mac are so magnificently presented to view.” We would state, however, as the latest “report,” seemingly reliable, that “Hall’s Hill” will probably be the next point attacked by onr forces, and that, at this time, it is possibly in our possesion. | Lynchburg Republican. Who Would Ilare Thought It. On the first day of Febnary, 1840, John P. Hale then as now, the jester of the United States Senate, from New Hamp shire, presented two petitions from Isaac Jeffries, and other citizens of Pennsyl vania, and J. F. Woodward and others, praying that “some plan might be devised, for the dissolution of the American Un ion.” The Hon. Daniel Webster of Massa chusetts, was unsparing in his denuncia tion of the petitions, and suggested that there should have been a preamble to them, in these words: “Gentlemen, members of Congress: Whereas at the commencement ot this session, you and each of you, took your solemn oaths, in the presence of God and the Holy Evangelists, that you would sup port tlie Constitution ot the United States; now therefore, we pray you to take imme diate steps to break up the Union and overthrow the Constitution as soon as you can.” These petitions received three votes Who docs the reader suppose they were? He will be astonished when we name John P. Hale of New Hampshire, William II Seward of New York, and Salmon I*. Chase of Ohio. The last two are Cabi net officers under Lincoln, and the first tried to be, hut was not quite quick enough. Yet all three of these immaculate patriots are now loudly proclaiming, “the Union, it must and shall he preserved.” Is it profanity to express a wish that the hot test portion of the lower regions may be reserved for this hypocritical trio? Their votes to dissolve the Union will be found in the Senate Journal, First Session, Thir ty-first Congress, page 129. [Petersburg Express. Thr LndirN in Tcxxin. M iss Nannie Snead writes to the Belle" ville (Taxas) Countryman from Lancas* ter, Dallas county, as follows: On receiving the glorious news of onr success in Missouri and Virginia, which has been confirmed several times, and is certainly true, tlie ladies of the town as semble at the Masonic Hall, (not letting the other sex know what was going on,) and fired tho cannons, having selected one gentleman to assist them, accompa nied by the beating of drums and loud shouts of every one, even to the little girls wl:o had joined us—some hurrahing for Jeff". Davis and the Southern Confed eracy, and seme one thing and some an other. Every heart seemed to leap with joy whenever victory was spoken of. Ev ery clerk, blacksmith, in fact most of the males about the place were not long in joining us.—We marched in procession through the streets, back to the hall, where Capt. Guy made a speech suitable for the occasion. He was cheered by all sorts of shrieks from the females, from six years old to thirty and upward, after which all retired quietly to their peaceful dwell ings. with no defence but a sand hank, and guffs that could not reach the enemy! Or they could have retreated over a level sand plain, for two or three miles, under the fire of said guns, and in the face of two batter ies on the land, of J2 and 24 pounds, one of them a rifle gun. Pity hut they had been there. 'I he fact is, the fort was a failure; the jrnns not of sufficient calibre; and a retreat impossible. A surrender or annihilation "as the only alternative. The office:s were brave, and true as steel to the South. I he men were equally brave and went into the fight, with cheers, and ready to lay now n their lives if thereby they could drive hack the toe and save their native land from the foot of the invader. And he who insinuates to the contrary is wholly ignorant of the spirit, the pluck of officers and men, or cowardly and mean or both. NY e know them, or the most of them, and we hesitate not to say, that better, braver men there are not. The odds were fear fully against them; tho means of defence the}’ had not; the possibility of retreat cut oft. They must he butchered or sur render. It was a dire necessity, hut they dill right. Let the blame rest upon some ot those in, or who were in, authority. The Military board, we hesitate not to say, is to blame, Lettfr From Vifc-l'rcuidriil A. IV. Stephen**. Richmond, Va„ Sept. 17th 1861. My Dear Sir : Your kind favor of the 11th inst., inclosing fifty dollars, from the Hebrew Benevolent Association of Atlanta, for the benefit of the Georgia Hospital, Ac., in this place, has just reached me. In ac knowledging the receipt, you will allow me in behalf of the Board of Managers, to return to the donors, through you, our sin cere thanks for their offering. It is op portune and timely. YVe will endeavor by its proffer and immediate application, to accomplish the objects of those kind hearts who contributed it in giving com fort and relief to afflicted and suffering Georgia soldiers. Allow me further to add that all such contributions will be most thankfully received by our Board. TY"e have now about one hundred and fifty un der our charge, and are now making pre parations for more as fast as we can to the extent of our means. There are from the best information we have been enabled to obtain, not less than sixteen hundred sick volunteers from Georgia in and about Richmond. Many of them are very well provided for at present in another hospital, but a large number are suffering for the want of better accomodations and atten tion than they can at present have render ed. Our Board will do everything in our power, to the extent of our means for their relief. Yours, truly, ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS. Hon. Jared J. YVhitakkr. From the Knoxville (Tenn.) Register, Spet. 21. Fight in Kentucky—the l.incolnitca Routed at Rarbonrovilie. Capt. John Robertson, of the Hurst Dragoons, of Union county, who came front Cumberland Gap yesterday, informs us that there was an engagement at Bar- boursville on Thursday, between 1S00 Lincolnites encamped there, and S00 Con federate troops, who advanced upon them from Cemberland Ford. The Confeder ate troops consisted of a portion of Col. Battle’s Regiment, and two companies of cavalry—Capt. Simpson’s and Capt. Plumlec’s. The Lincolnites were utterly routed, and we took 400 stand of arms, besides other equipments. The Confeder ate troops now have possession of Bar- boursville. The loss on our side was two killed—Lieut. Powell, of Hawkins county, and a private, name unknown. The loss on the other side has not been ascertain ed. Mnld rough's Hill—Its Importance to the. Confederates.—The Nashville Union, 20th, referring to the report that this strong point has been occupied by the Con federates, furnishes the following descrip tion : Muldrongh’s Ilill is a precipitous ridge, which is tunnelled for the track way of the Louisville and Nashville railway, about thirty three miles from Louisville and one hundred and fifty two miles from Nashville. It is regarded as the strongest position from Louisville to Nashville. The occupation of Mnldrough’s Hill by Confederate troops at once liberates Southern Kentu2ky from the domination of the usurper, breaks up the blockade, as far as that fine section of country is concer ned, opens up to the Confederate States a country which can replenish their com missariat, furnish thousands of as brave volunteers to their cause as ever handled a bayonet, and throw the Lincolnites on the defensive, instead of the offensive. Its importance cannot he over estimated at this time. Ought the Force* at Hattcrn* to hare «f- rendered. Under this head a North Carolina paper says: Some think not. But they do not know the ground, the nature of the fortifications, and the utterly inadequate means of de fence and escape, or they ignore them. If they had been there, they could have stood up against the fire of a hundred guns of the largest caliber, worked by experienced naval gunners, throwing shot and shell, Vc»tirl.« Fnlling into the 3Iand» of ihe Ene my. An exchange paper says : The schooner Ocean YY'ave, belonging to S. Jt. Fowle A Son, of this place, Capt. Warren, on her return from the Y\ r est In dies, loaded with coffee and salt, was taken by Lincoln’s forces at Hatteras last week. Not having heard of tho change of things there, Cap’.. YY'arren came in thinking all was right, and was grabbed. Three other vessels, we learn, have also been grabbed there in the last few days. ’Those four vessels and cargoes would have paid for many guns and shells. The right honora ble Military Board ought to foot these losses, and pay all the expenses of retaking Hatteras. Camj) of Instruction.—It will be seen by the General Order of Brigadier General Harrison, which we published this morn ing, that, for important military reasons, he has determined to change the location of the camp of Instruction of the troops called out for our coast defense to a point on the Savannah, Albany and Gulf Rail road, at or near its junction with the Brunswick Road. ’The object is, no doubt, to have the camp in convenient reach of ei ther Savannah or Brunswick by railroad. The camp will he located in the dry pine region beyond the Altamaha river, at all seasons as healthy as any other section of the State, and where tlie troops will enjoy facilities for supplies from the interior or from the city. Gen. Harrison leaves in an extra train this morning to select the site for the camp, which is to be organized immedi ately. The. Coast of Georgia Threatened.—It is announced by teleglaph that the large fleet which has been fitted out in New York, recently, is intended to operate against the port of Brunswick, in this State. The Ma con Telegraph, of yesterday, contained a special despatch, dated Norfolk, Va., Sept. 23d, as follows : “There is a large fleet at Fortress Monroe. Two secret ex peditions are fitting out to operate on the Southern coast,” signed, “Sandy.” It may be that this fleet is not intended for our coast, but still the voice of warning should be heeded in time, and active pre parations he immediately made to give the invader a warm reception should he have the temerity to land upon Georgia soil. [From the N’aslivilie Register, ot Saturday.) Advance ol' Ihe Confederate troops into Ren- lucky, From the Union and American of the 19th we learn that a coips d’armtt under the command of Brigadier General S. B. Buckner, Confederate States Army, the advance of which is composed of Kentucky regiments from Camp Boone, advanced into Central Kentucky, arriving at Bowling Green on Thursday morning at K'i o’clock. Whether they would proceed further tiian this point, we are not advised at this writing. The commander of these forces is a citizen of Kentucky, and was recently Inspector General of tlie State Guard of that commonwealth, having resigned in conse quence of the neutral position of his State having been violated, with impunity, by the Lincoln Gov ernment, without any corresponding effort on the part of the State Covernment to maintain it.— General Buckner is tlie same officer who entered iuto an agreement with Gen. McClellan, when the latter was in command of the United States forces in the West, to maintain a “strict neutrality” in Kentucky, by keeping its territory free from the forces of both belligerents. That agreement, as is now notorious, was only obsei ved so long as it suited the convenience of the Washington despo tism to abide by it. Passengers from Nashville yesterday morning report that the Confederate forces, gathering strength as they went, were withiu some thirty- six miles of Louisville, at the latest account, and it is supposed that by this time they are in pos session of that city, it is also reported that they have possession of a great portion of tlie railroad trom Louisville to Nashville, and have taken con trol of a number of locomotives and cars. Gen. A. S Johnson is supposed to be at the head of the forces. The following is the proclamation issued by the chivalrous Buckner, at Growling Green: TO THF. PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY. Tlie Legislature of Kentucky have been faith less to the will of tho people. They have en deavored to make your gallant State a fortress in which, under the guise of neutrality, the armed fortress of the United Stales might securely pre pare to subjugate alike tlie people ot Kentucky and the Southern States. It was not until after months of covert and open violation ot your neutrality, with in eampments of Federal troops on your and a recent official declaration of tlie President ot the United States not to regard your neutral posi tion, coupled with a well prepared scheme to seize an additional point in your territory which was of vital importance to the safety and defense of Ten nessee, that the troops of tlie Confederacy, on the invitation of the people of Kentucky, occupied a defensive post in your State. In doing so the commander announced liis purpose to evacuate your territory simultaneously with a similar move ment on the pait of the Federal forces, whenever the Legislature of Kentucky shall undertake to enforce against belligerents the ‘ strict neutrality” which they have so of en declared. I return amongst you, citizens of Kentucky at the head of a fpree, tiie advance of which is com posed entirely of Kentuckians. We do not come to molest any citizen, whatever may be his politi cal opinions Unlike the agents ot the Northern despotism who seek to reduce us to tlie condition of dependent vassals, we believe tiiat the recogni tion of the civil rights of citizens is tlie founda tion of constitutional liberty, aud that the claim of the President of the United States to declare martial law; to suspend the privilege of the writ of iiabeas corpus; and to convert every barrack aud every prison in the land into a Bastile, is nothing but the claim which ether tyrants have assumed to subjugate a free people. Tlie Confederate States occupy Bowling Green as a defensive po-ition. 1 renew the plcdges-of the commanders of other columns of Confederate troops, to retire from tlie territory of Kentucky ou the same conditions which will govern their movements. I further give you my own assuranco that the force under my command will be used to aid the government of Kentucky in carrying out the “strict neutrality” ahe has advocated from the beginning. S. B. BUCKNER. Push forward the Work.—Alargo fleet is concen trated in Hampton Roads, and no doubt some new raid against our coast is contemplated. This is to be expected, and everybody who took the trouble to think, must have expected it long since. What must have been expected ought to iiave been provided for, aud then victory would have been equally provided for; and where due preparation is made it will be perfectly secure. This expedi tion is most probably intended for tlie shores of one of the Carolines. Onr sand bills are rather in need of manure. The coast of South Carolina is bristling with bayonets and lined with cannon, and old B. I*. Butler (be is not old, though) will have n jolly time if he goes there. If be comes to No th Caro lina a second time, we can promise fc m a warmer reception; indeed, it is due to the bos; itable char acter of the State that tho balls to which he is to be invited should be of a larger character j^and better managed.