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" —r BOltHTOA, MSBET & BAHVES Publishers and Proprietors. u. *. Kon;iiTo\. jO«. If. JIIKBKT. Or Southern jfcbcml Pinion Is published Weekly, in Milledgeuille, Ga., Corner of Hancock and Wilkinson Sts., (opposite Court House.) At $2 a year in Advance, (Unless in Advance, $3 Pen Annum.) BATES OP ADVERTISING* Per sr/uare of tin lee tine*. One insertion 11 00, ami fifty cents for each subsequent continuance. T’hoseseut without the specification of thenumberot insertions will be published till forbid and charged accordingly. Busin'-ssor Professional Cards, per year, where they do not exceed Six Li nks ... $|<) pi) A liberal contract trill be made milk those who wish, to Adrcrlite by the year, occupying a specified space VOLUME XXXII,] MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, 0 € T 0 B E R 15, 1S6I. [NUMBER 21. Bp AUTHORITY. ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS of the Second Session of the PROVISIONAL CONGRESS OF THE I'ONEEDEKATE STATES. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Sales of Land and Negroes, by Administrators, rotors or (iiiBruion*, arerequired by taw to *>e i the tir-t Tuesday in the month; between (lie hours of 10 in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at the Courthouse in the county in which the property is sit us' Notice of t hear sales mus* be given in a publicga- ie!ti I'J days pre«ious to the day of sale. Notices forthe saie ot personal property must begiv en : n iike manner 10 days previous to sale day. Notices to the debtors and creditors of an estate must •Iso he published 40 days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land or Negroes, must b« published for two months. 1861. [Kb. 241.] AN ACT making appropriations for the expenses of y. R ;. ,i,vermn '"the Legislative, Executive and i Departments, for the year ending eigh- of February, eigliteen hundred and sixty* Cnations for let tors of Vdministiafion Guardians’in Sic., must be published 3!l days—for dismission from Ad ninistration, monthly sic: months—for dis.i.ission irom Guardianship, 10 days. Kola*for foreclosure of Mortgage must be published m inth'y far four months—lor establishing lost papers. forthe foil space of three months—fnr compelling titles fr.en Executors or administrators, where bond has been given by the deceased, the full space of three month*. Publications will always be continued according to these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered ettlie following RATES: Citations, on letters of administration, Ac. $2 75 “ “ dismissory from Admr’n. “ “ “ Guardianship. Leave to sell Land or Negroes Notice to debtors and creditors. Sales of personal property, ten days, 1 sqr. Sale of land or negroes by .Executors, Ac. pr sqr. 5 00 Estrrys. *wo weeks 1 50 For a man advertising his wife (in advance,) 5 00 •[ 50 3 00 4 00 3 00 1 50 GENERAL ADVERTISEMENTS. J. A.& W. W. TURNER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, J nd if tetiiit two. TIid C‘»rvre«g<»f the Confederate .State? of America do enact, 1 bat the follow ing Hums be, and the same are hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereafter expressed, for the y?ar ending the eighteenth of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-two : Legislative.—For compensation nu-.l mileage of members of Congress, forty-five thousand dollars. Kxm utivk.—For contingent am! telegraphic ex penses of tlie Executive office, two thousand five hundred dollais. Department of Justice.—For incidental and con tingent expenses, including printing and advertising the laws, twit thousand five hundred dollars. For salary of the Law Clerk of the Department ol Jiisiice, eight hundred and seveuty-tive dollar*. For salary of Superintendent, of Public Printing, and Clerk aud Messenger in his office, tliree thousand dollars. For purchase of naper for the printing of Congress five Departments, undet the fourth sec- and the Executive Departments, uurtei Uie tour,h sec tionof tlie act of May fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, seven thousand dollars. Treasury Department.—For oue Chief Clerk to aid the First Auditor in auditing the accounts of the Post Office Department, at two thousand dollars per annum, per act approve I May sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, the sum of one thousand five hundred and thirteen doll ;rs and ninety-seven cents. For fifteen clerks, at twelve hundred dollars en« h, the sum of thirteen thousand six hundred aud twenty- five dollars and eighty-two cents. For fourteen clerks, at one thousand dollars each, thesnmot ten thousand five hundred and ninety-seven dollars and eighty-five cents. For one messenger, at five hundred dollars per an num, the sum of three hundred and seventy-eight dol lars and forty-nine cents. For one Chief Clerk fi»r Second Auditors office, at fourteen hundred dollars per annum, pci act approved ninety-nine thousandeths, shall be deeised equal to fifteen dollars aud sixty cents. Approved Aug. 24, IftCl. [No- 253.] AN ACT to fix the fees and costs in Admiralty ca scs. The Congress of the Confederate States of Ameri- ica do enact; That for all sendees rendered by clerks, marshals, and district attorneys in admiralty ca ses in the Confederate Courts, and for which no coin pensation is now fixed by law, there shall be paid to said officers, an t allowed to them in the settlement of their accounts, the same eostaand fees as were allowed under the laws of the United States in like cases, which were in force on the eighteenth February, eightecu hundred and sixty-one. Approved Aug. 29,1861. [No. 2543.] AN ACT to amend the second section of “an net con cerning the transportation of soldiers and allowance for clothing of Volunteers, and amendutory of th act for tiie establishment and organization of th' army of the Confederate States. ” Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby authorized and required to provide, as far as possible, clothing for the entire forces of the Confederate States, and to furnish the same to every regiment or company upon the requisition of the com mander thereof, the quantity. qualitv ami kind thereof to be established by requisition of the Department, to be approved by the President: and, in case any State shall furnish to its troops and volunteers in the Con federate service such clothing, then the Secretary of War is required to pay over to the Governor ot such State the money value of the clothing so fur nished. Sec. 2. The commander of every volunteer com pany shall have the privilege of receiving commuta tion for clothing at the rate of twenty-five dollars per man for every six months, w hen they shall have fur nished their owu clothing. Approved Aug. JO, 1861. ri s s ' May twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, the LaiORlOn* vi sum of one thousand forty-four dollars and thirty-nine October, 18, 1859. 21 ly. COATES & W00LF0LK mi tar cIm use anti Commission m MERCHANTS, ARE now open nml prepared for the reception of Cotton ot (heir NEW FIRE PROOF WAREHOUSE, opposite Hardeman & Sparks. We will endeavor t prove ourselves worthv of the patronage of those wli will favor us with their business. Liberal advance made on cotton when desired. Macon Ga., Sept. 21, 1853. 18 tf. JO arc T. BOWDOIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ElfOSTOS. (II. Eatonton, Ga., Feb. 14, i860. 33 tf. BOARDING. M V HOUSE will be open for transient ami retju lar boarders. JAMES E. HAYGOOD. Mill edge vWe, Jan. 18tli, 1801. 35 tf. NOTICE. T HE UNDERSIGNED having bought the es tablishment of Ills iriend F. SHOENBEIN, deceased, respectfully informs the public, that li will continue the business in the same form and respectfully solicits i bare of public patronage. WM. SCHEIIUXG. Milledgeville, July 15, icfil. 6 lyr. WATER 1’iPES, FIRE BRICKS, AC. ritliu NOmiEltX PKOCEIiAISf MAM - 1 FACT! IRIAft ('(MlPANV,KAOLIN, S are now piepared to furnish nt short notice WATER PIPES, double glazed, with a perfect vitrious body suitable for conduit pipes for cities, &c.. from twenty- six inches diameter to.me inch, capable of sustaining a pressure of 150 head of water. ALSO, FIREBRICKS which have no superior. We also manufacture all kinds of O. C. and Granite Ware, and would most respectfully solicit oidcrs for the above goods. W. II. FARROW, 12 3m Agt. Kaolin, S. C. ITWAB.! VOLUNTEERS UNIFORMS OUT 1C TO OH3DER. miiE Subscriber will, upon short notice, visit any County in the State, and Ct-'T Uniforms for Companies, and warrant a good fit. Orders respectfully solicited. Hr Address, THOMAS BROWN, Merchant Tailor. Full &ett of Patterns for Uniforms seat to any part of the State, upon the receipt <■! ifittt). Milledgeville. Ga., July 15, J8t : l, 8 tf BOOK-BIDING TllE Subscriber is now pre pared to d>> Book-Bind ing", in all its branches. Old Books rebound. «kc. MUSIC bound in tlio best style. Blank Books manufactured to order. Prompt attention will be given to all work euttusted to me. S. J. KIDD. Bindery in Soethern Fetlornl Union OCIrcv Milledgeville, March Iflth, 13(tl. 43 SLATING—SLATING. W. E. ELLIOTT, PRlCTH.tL SLATER V\!> DEALER IX EE ST SLATES, RECENTLY FROM RICHMOND, VA., I S now ready to do any work in bis line of busi ness—Slating, and warranted free fioin Leak- age. ■trpnir* la old Stair Roofs nltinil:<1 to Promptly. W. E. E. is Agent for an extensive Manufactory oflron Railing. Verandah, Balconies, Iron Stairs. Fountains. Settees, Chairs, Tables, Tree Boxes, Figure*. &c ,&c., and all other Iron Work ot a decorative character. Unclosing Otarlrry I.ots will receive his par- tienlnr Attention. W. E. E. is Agent for an extensive Marble Monument Works, likewise for the Steam Marble Mantle Works. Designs of all. with prices, can be seen at bis office, up stairs, over Morning News office. Bay Street, Savannah, Ga. A specimenjof our work may be seen on the Depot building ir< Milledgeville. Reference—G. W. Adams. Superintendent C R. R. Savannah. 23 dds&wtf. 50 Saw Colion Gin for Sole. ONE of WATSON S best TO Saw Cotton Gius, is offered for sale. This Gin is new, and is equal to any in use. Sold for no fault, the present ow ners having no use for it. Any planter wanting a good Gin, can have a chance to get one at a re duction on the regular price. Apply at this office, •ioiN. Tift, or J. H. Watson, at Albany. Confederate fpREASURY Notes and Bonds taken nt PAR for Furniture or Notes and Accounts due. WOOD Sl CO., Macon,Ga. rills, rty- For Five Clerks,per sr.me net, at twelve hundred dollars each, the eum of four thousand four hundred and seventy-six dollars. For five clerks, per same nef.nt one thousand dollar.- each, the sum of three thousand seven hundred and thirty dollars. Judiciary.—For salaries ot .fudges and District Attorneys of the Confederate States, and incidental and contingent expenses of Courts, twenty-two thou sand dollars. Public Debt.—For interest on the public debt, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Approved Aug. 24,1861. [No. 245.] AN ACT to authorize the issne of inscribed slock in the stead of Coupon Bonds. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That in all cases where bonds are authorized to be issued under the acts of Congress, to raise money tor the use of the Confederate States, the Secretary of the Treasury, nt the request of the party interested, may cause to be issued, instead of Bonds, Certificates of Inscribed Stock, payable to or der, transferable at the Treasury for the same amount ot principal, at the same rate of interest, and pay able at the same dates as are prescribed for the Bonds. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any per son shall falsely make, forge or counterfeit, or cause, or procure to be talsely made, forged or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making, or forging, or counterfeiting any certificate of stock, in imitation of or purporting to be, a certificate of stock, issued in accordance with the provisions of any acts of Congress authorizing the issue of any certificate ot stock, or shall pass, utter or publish, < r attempt t<> pass, utter or publish, us true, any false, forged or counterfeited cer tificate of stock, purporting to be a certificate of stock as aforesaid, knowing the same to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or shall falsely alter, or cause or procure to be falsely altered, or willingly aid or assist in falsely altering any certificate of stock, issued as aforesaid, or shall pie-s, utter, or pjblish.or attempt to utter or publish, as true, any falsely altered cer- pas- tifieate of stock, issued us aforesaid, knowing the same to be falsely altered, every such person shall be deemed andadjudged guilty of felony, and being thereof con victed Itv due course of law, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned and kept at labor for a period ot not less than three years, uoi more than ten years, ami be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars. Approved, Aug. 24, 1861. [No. 246.] AN ACT to establish Assay Offices at Charlotte and Dablunega. Section I. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact. That the President be, and lie is hereby authorized to appoint an Assayer at Charlotte North Carolina, and another at Datilonega, iu the State of Georgia, whose duty it shall be to assay and certify the fineness and value of such gold and silver ns may be submitted to them respectively to be as sayed. See. 2. The said Assayers ahull, respectively, execute a bund of the Confederate States, with sufficient sure ties, iu such sum as may be approved by the Secre tary of the Treasury, to discharge the duties of his office ami shall take oath to discharge the said duties and to support the Conaititution of the Confederate States; whereupon t he Secretary of the Treasury shall place in his charge, and subject to liis Use, the buildings used for the mint, uud ttie tools uud implements used there- Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the said Assayer to lake proper care of the said buildings, grounds ami properly, keep I he same in good repair, and to restore the same to the Confederate Slates in like condition iu which they were received; he stmllhotd his office for two years; aud shall employ under him, at such rates as he may agr e upon, such workmen uud inferior officers us lie may see fit. Sec. 4. The whole expense of the establishment shall he defrayed by the Assayer; and, iu order to defray the same and to receive a reasonable compensation for his service, he shall be entitled to retain from all metals or ores submitted to him for assay, such iguorageor charge as will enable him to receive un animal salary not exceeding two thousand dol lars. Sec. 5. The said Assayers shall, from time to time, ns required by tlic Secretary of the Treasury, make an accurate report of ail proceedings at their offices, in such formas may be requited by the Secretary ; and tbeirofficers shall, at all times; be subject to such or- dersand regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may from time to time, make or direct. Approved Aug.21,1861. AN ACT inakin; [No. 247.] additional appropriations for the [No. 257.] AX ACT to authorize the establishment of recruiting stations lor Volunteers from t lie States of Kentucky, M issouri, Maryland and Delaware. Section 1. 'I he Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the President be, and lie is hereby authorized to establish recruiting stations with in the Confederate States for the reception of volun teers into the military service of the Confederate States from among persons who are, or have been, ressdentsof the States of Kentucky, Missouri, Mary land and Delaware. See. 2. That the President be authorized to grant commissions ns Captains to such persons as he may think fit to raise and command companies to be com posed ot sueli volunteers; upon the condition, how ever, that such officers shall not hold rank or receive pay until such companies have been raised ami are mustered into service. See. 3. Whenever such recruits sliall amount to a sufficient number to be formed into companies, the President may direct the same to be organized, ap- poiutingall commissioned officers of the several com panies in addition to the captains provided for in the preceding section. And such companies may lie or ganized into regiments in like manner, under the di rection of the President. See. 4. Until such recruits shall amount to a suffi cient number to be organized into companies, they sbail receive no compensation except their clothing and rations. Approved August 30, 1861. 20 4t. XVe I’nrled in Nileiire. BT MRS. J. CRAWFORD. We. parted in silence, we parted by nigh’, On the banks of that lonely river : Where the fragrant limes their boughs unite, We met—and we parted forever ! The night bird sang, and the stars above Told many a touching story Of friends long passed to the kingdom of love, Where the soul wears its mantle of glory ! We parted in silence; our cheeks were wet With the tears that were past controlling; We vowed we would never—no, never—forget. And those vows at the time were consoling; But those bps that echoed the sound of mine Are as cold as that lonely river ; And that eye, the beautiful spirit's shrine, Has shrouded its fires fotever ! And now on the midnight sky I look. And my heart grows full of weeping ; Each star is to me a sealed book, Some tale of that loved one keeping. We parted in silence, we parted in tears, On the banks of that lonely river; But the odor and bloom of those by-gone years Shall hang o'er its waters forever ' From the Richmond Dispatch. The Battle of Lexington. We received on yesterday tlic New York Herald, of October 1st, and the Baltimore Sun of the 30th September, from which we gather the following intel ligence : Details of the Battle of Lexington, Mis- Navy of the Confederate States, for the year ending *red and sixty- Fehrunry eighteenth, eighteen hundre two. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact. That there be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury, uot otherwise appropriated, forthe year ending Februan eighteenth, eighteen hundred aud sixty-two. the following sums lor the Navy: Fiir the purchase mid building ot steamers and gun-boats for roast defences of the Confederate States, the sum of riftv thousand doilur The Herald copies the following full account of the surrender of Lexington from the Chicago Tribune : Preliminary Movements. On Sunday, September 1st, the Irish Brigade^ Col. James A. Mulligan, who were then in a partially entrenched camp at Jefferson City, were ordered to pro ceed to Lexington, Lafayette county, one hundred miles up the river, to reinforce the troops already at that place, under Col. Peabody, consisting of several hun dred Home Guards, a few Kansas troops, and a portion of the Missouri Stli Regi ment,' Col. White, with 700 of the 1st Regiment Illinois Cavalry, Colonel T. M Marshall. These latter had preceded Col. Mulligan’s force one week in their advance from Jeffersou City. Col. Mulligan’s arrival with the Irish Brigade swelled the force at Lexington to about 3.500 men, Col. Mulligan taking the command as senior officer. The Brigade reached Lexington Monday, Sep tember 9, and found the attack by the en emy under General Piice, imminently threatening. No time was lost in the work of entrenching their position, chosen about midway between the new and old towns of Lexington, which are about a mile a part, connected by a scattering set tlement. Midway stands a solid brick edifice, built fora college, and about this a small breastwork had been already be gun By Col. Mulligan’s orders this was ex- ! tended, and the troops set about the con- I struction of an earthwork, ten feet in i»»': * ■»><*•w****■» **>)•■ two thousand five hundred aud twenty'-three dollars. | enclosing a large area capable of contain- For raising the ships of the-line Columbus, Dela j j nff a force of 10,000 men. The army ware,Pennsylvania, uuil the brig Dolphin, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars. For pay, subsistence, and other wants of five hun dred additional seamen, ordinary seamen, landsmen und boys, aud firemen and coal beavers, the sum ot finely thousand dollars. For medical supplies and surgeon's necessaries, the in:; of four thousand dollars. To pay employees at the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Yir giiiin, from the first day of July, eighteen hundred und sixty-one, to the eighteenth of February, eighti en hundred anil sixty-two. the sum of six thousand seven hundred dollars. For floating defences for New Orleans. Louisiana, eight hundred thousand dollars. To construct sub-marine batteries for the destruc tion of vessels, fifty thousand dollars. To construct a centrifugal gun, invented hv Charles S. Dickinson, subject to the condition of the Act passed for that purpose, five thousand dollars. For expenditures in tile Ordnance Di partment of the Navy Yard at Norfolk, for the year ending Feb ruary eighteenth, eighteen hundred and Sixty two, one 'hundred aud fifteen thousand uud fifty-one dol- larw. For the construction, equipment and armament of two iron-clad gun-boats, for the defence of the Missis sippi river and the city of Memphis, one hundred and ■ixty-tliousund dollars. Approved Aug. 21,1861. Amerieus, Albany, Cutlibert, Fort Gains, Griffin aud Millefi^eviile papers wd 1 please copy Bix months and •end hill. (4 ftm. W.&CO. FOIL SALE. CVFBEIO& TENT CLOTH, O weighing »2 ozs per yr.rd, 30 inches wide, in Bales containing about t>20 yards, manufac tured by Ocmulgee Mills. Apply to isaac scorr, July 18th, 1861. (9 Groos*) Macon. Ga. JACOB S CORDIAL will relieve et once the most olwtiuate case of Dir.rrhooen, and dysentery, no mat- how severe or violeot, itcootroU with the utmost wjothing the mucous lining of the intestinal t * n *l, allaying all irritation and, brings about a speedy cure. . ■•■eofc’a (la-dial, which is an excellent remedy or cough, colds, pain in the breast, inflamed throat. Sec “*7 be found at tbo Drug Store of Hzbtt St Hall. [No. 248] AN ACT to repeal the fourth section of “an net to regulate foreign coins in the Confedeiate States, ' approved March 16th, 1861, aud for other purposes. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do euact, That from and after the passage of this Act. the fourth section of “An Act to regulate Foreign Coins in the Confederate Stctes," approved March 16,1861. be, and the same is hereby repealed, and that hereafter the following gold coin shall pass current as money within the Confederate States of America, and be receivable for tile payment of all debts and demands at the following rates, that is to sav : The Sovereign of England, of no lees a weight than five pennyweights and three grains, and of the fineness of (91o 1-2) nine hundred aud fifteen and one- half thousandeths, shall be deeme 1 equal to four dol lars and eighty-five cents; the Napoleon, of the weight ol not less thnn (4dwt. and 3 1-2 grains,/ four penny weights, three grains and one half, and of a fineness of not less than (8991 eight hundred and niuety-nine tiiousandetlis, sliall be deemed equal to three dollars aud eighty-five cents; the Spanish and Mexican Doubloons, of no less a weight than (17 dwt. 8 1-2 gn» ) seventeen pennyweights, eight grains and one-half, and of the fineuess of not less than (899) eight hundred and train, consisting of numerous mule teams, six mules to a team, was brought within this. The supply of entrenching tools be ing inadequate, a thorough search was made through both towns, and every de scription of suitable or available imple ments appropriated. The work was push ed with great vigor, the heavy muscle of the brigade telling well as brave fellows toiled in the trenches. This went on for three days, until Thursday, the 12tli, at which time the portion of the work as signed to the Irish Brigade was well ad vanced, that of the Home Guard be ing weak on the west of New Lexington side. Of Lexington it should be. said in ad vance that it has been considered a most important point by the rebel forces, and their preparations for its capture and oc cupancy abundantly declare this. Among other proofs that it was a coveted prize was the fact that Claib Jackson and his Legislature had been in session there as late as only the week previous to the ar rival of Col. Mulligan, holding their ses sions in the Court House, whence Claib. fulminated a proclamation counter to that of Gen. Fremont. When this worthy body prudently retired before the Fed eral troops, they did so in such haste that eight hundred dollars in gold coin, and the State seals left in the vault of the bank, fell into the hands of Colonel Pea body. The college building, within the forti fication, became Col. Mulligan’s headquar ters. The magazine and treasure were stored in the cellar and suitably protected. The hospital of our troops was located just outside the entrenchments, in a north westerly direction. The river at that point is about half a mile wide, and about half a mile distant from tlio fortifiea- to their camp dishes, carefully saving the id t' ----- priceless fluid thus obtained. Rations al so began to grow short. The fighting at this time, from the 10th to the 21st, knew little cessation. The nights were brilliant moonlight, and all night long the roar of the guns continued, with an occasional sharp sortie and skirmish without the works. From the first but one spirit pervaded our troops, and that was no thought or word of surrender, except among some of the Home Guards, who had done the least share of the work and the fighting. The cavalry behaved nobly, and could the full details be written up, some of their sharp, brave charges on the enemy's guns, would shine with any battle exploits on record. Gen. Price sent Col. Mulligan a sum mons to surrender, to which the gallant com mander sent a refusal, saying, ‘If you want us, you must" take us.’ But the defection aud disheartenment of the Home Guards intensified daily, and on Friday, the 21st, while Col. Mulligan was giving his atten tion to some matters in another portion of the camp, the white flag was raised at his own instance by Major Becker, of the Home Guards, from the portion of the en trenchment assigned to him. Capt. Simpson, of the Earl Rifles, call ed Col. Mulligan’s attention to Major Beck er’s action instantly, and the Jackson Guard, Capt. McDermott, of Detroit, were sent to take down the flag, which was done. The heaviest part of the fight of the day followed in a charge upon the nearest battery of the enemy, the Illinois cavalry suffering severely. tions. The bluff there is high and abrupt, the steamboat landing being at New Lex ington. The first Evidences of the Approachnig Contest. After these several days of anxious watching and unremitting toil by the lit tle force, on the afternoon of Thursday, the 12th inst., scouts and advanced pickets driven in reported the near approach of the rebels. At this time Col. Mulligan had a portion of his small artillery iu read iness. We had only six brass pieces and two howitzers, but having no shell, the lat ter wereu seless. Two pieces belonged to the Kansas City company, and were work ed by them splendidly. The cavalry com pany had only their side arms and pistols, and having no carbines or rilie*, could do nothing at long range. Several mines were laid in front of the entrenchments by our men. The attack on Thursday, the 12th, was led by Gen. Rains in peison, with a bat tery of nine pieces of artillery on the an gle least prepared to resist assault. The enemy were repulsed with heavy loss. In the fight companies I, Captain Fitzgerald; K, Capt. John Quirk, and G, Capt. Phil lips, did gallant service. As stated, the hospital had been located on the bank, below the new town, and contained about twenty-four patients.— The attacking party did not spare or re spect this building. They were met by the Montgomery Guard, Capt. Gleeson, who made a brave resistance, but were driven hack, with the loss of twenty-five of their men killed and wounded. Capt. Gleeson was shot through the jaw and badly wounded. The gallant Montgom ery made many of the Texans bite the dust. This fight was very fierce. Some of the sick were actually bayonetted or sabred in their cots. Rev. Father But- tler, an esteemed Catholic clergyman of this city, and the Chaplain of the Irish brigade, was wounded in tlic forehead by a hall which passed across it, layiitg open the skin, lie was taken prisoner, as was also Dr. Winer, Surgeon of the brigade, thus depriving the regiment of the valua ble services of both during the dark and trying days that followed preceding the surrender. r l he issue of the 12th warned the ene my that they had a task before them which was no easy one, and they commenced on Friday morning a new system of approach es. They scoured the entire region for its staple, hemp in bales. These were tlior- oughly wetted as a safeguard against red- hot shot, and then were skillfully used to mask the batteries of tlic rebels, and rolled forward as they made their ad vance- The fight went on thus for several days, the enemy bringing more of their artillery into action. Following the skirmish of Thursday, Mulligan ordered a portion of the old town on the east to be burned, to prevent the rebels from gaining therefrom the advantage of shelter. Meanwhile the little garrison, already worn by labor on the entrenchments, began to look eagerly for the coming of reinforcements. On the 10th, Col. Mulligan had sent Lieut. Rains, of Company K, of the brig ade, with a squad of twelve men, on the steamer Sunshine, to Jefferson City, one hundred and sixty miles distant, pressing the necessity for reinforcements. Forty miles below the Sunshine was captured, and Rains and his men brought back to New Lexington and lodged as prisoners iu the old Fair Ground- Other messengers were sent off to guard against the failure of any one. The enemy were in sufficient force to throw out parties to intercept the Federal troops en route for the relief of Col. Mulli gan. Thus, a detachment of 5,000 strong met and turned back 1,500 Iowa troops from Richmond, sixteen miles from the river, they retreating, it is reported, to St. Joseph. Our informant says heavy cannonading was heard at a distance sev eral times by them in various directions from Lexington, which they understood to be encounters between the enemy and these relief parties. Progress of the Siege—The situation of Fcderals becoming Desperate. The situtation of tlic Federal troops grew more desperate as day after day passed. Within their lines were picketed about the wagons and train- a large num ber of horses and mules, nearly three thou sand in all, now a serious cause of care and anxiety; for as shot and shell plunged among them, many of the animals were killed and wounded, and from the strug gles of these latter danger of a general stampede was imminent. The havoc in the centre of the entrenchment was im mense. Wagons were knocked to pieces, stores scattered and destroyed, and the ground strewn with dead horses and mules. Ou Monday, the lGth, an evil from the first apprehended fell upon Col. Mulli gan’s command. They were cut off from the river and their water gave out. For tunately, a heavy rain, at intervals, came greatly to their relief. But to show how severe the straits of the men, the fact may he stated of instances occurring where sol- uiers held their blankets spread out until thoroughly wet, and then wrung them in Hope Abandoned—The Surrender—Af fecting Scene. • The Home Guards then left the outer work and retreated within the line of the inner entrenchments* about the college building, refusing to fight longer, and here again raised the white flag, this time from the center of the fortifications, when the fire of the enemy slackened and ceased. Undertbis state of affairs Colonel Mulli gan, calling liis officers into council, de cided to capitulate, and Capt. McDermott went out to the enemy’s lines with a hand kerchief tied to a ramrod, and a parley took place. Major Moore, of the brigade, was sent to Gen. Trice's headquarters, at New Lexington, to know the terms of ca pitulation. These were made uncondi tional, the officers to he retained as prison ers of war, the men to be allowed to de part with their personal property, sur rendering their arms and accoutre ments. Reluctantly this was acceded to, and the surrender took place. At 4 I'. M„ on Saturday,jhe Federal forces, having laid down their arms, were marched out of the entrenchments to the tune of “Dixie,*’ played by the rebel bands. They lelt be hind them their arms and accoutrements, reserving only their clolhing. The boys of the brigade, many of them, wept to leave behind tlieir colors, each company in the brigade having its own standard presented to it by their friends. At the surrender the muster rolls of the companies were taken to Gen. Price’s headquarters, the list of officers made out, and these or dered to report themselves as prisoners of war. The scenes at the capitulation were ex traordinary. Col. Mulligan shed tears.— The men threw themsel'-es upon the ground, raved and stormed in well nigh frenzy, demanding to be led out again to “finish the thing.” In Colonel Marshal’s cavalry regiment the feeling was equally as great. Much havoc had already been done among their horses during the siege, and but little more than half of them re mained. Numbers of the privates actual ly shot their horses dead on the spot, un willing that their companions in the cam paign should now fall into the enemy’s hands. The privates, numbering some 1,500 strong, were first made to take the oath not to serve against the Confederate States, when they were put across the river, and in charge of Gen. Rains marched on Sat urday niglit to Richmond, sixteen miles, whence on Sunday they marched to Ham ilton, a station on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, where they were de clared free to go where they pleased. While on this march they experienced generous and humane treatment, both from General Rains and from the residents along the route. Such is the statement of several of our men. Gen. Rains ordered an entire flock of sheep to be given to them, and there was no time lost in apportion ment or appropriation. The inhabitants also liberally gave them provisions.— Wagons were provided for those unable to walk, either from wounds or fatigue, and the whole party thus came through with extraordinary expedition. Word was sent to Gen. Prentiss, at Quincy; and means of transportation pro vided by which the men were brought down to Quincy, where they arrived on Monday. There were with the force only eight women, Col. Mulligan and several of his officers having left tlieir wives at Jef ferson City. The prisoners—The wounded and the dead. The prisoners will be taken to Spring- field, and held for exchange, rank for rank. Claib. Jackson came into Lexing ton on Saturday, it is reported, bringing his traveling Legislature with him. We have thus hastily thrown together the main features of the protracted defense of Lexington, without detail, and almost without touching upon the question of loss. That of the enemy is variously estimated at from one thousand to two thousand killed and wounded, and on the side of the Federals from three hundred to five hundred. Of our men, one hundred and forty were left in tlic hospital at Lexing ton. A full list of killed and wounded must be awaited. Col. Mulligan was wounded on the last day of the fight by a ball through the calf of the leg, and a flesh wound in the right arm from a grape shot. We have already referred to the injury of Captain Gleeson, received in the defense of the hospital. In the same encounter, among the killed was John Salie, a private iu Company G, Irish brigade ; also, Corporal Andrew Hill, of the. Jackson Guard, and Cornelius O’ Leary. Sergeant Moony was shot through the shoulder. Private Morris was instant ly killed by a round shot, half his head be' ing carried away. Col. Marshall is wounded, a hall having struck him in the chest, inflicting a serious wound. James Conway, the hospital steward of the Irish brigade, is killed.— Our last night’s dispatches, in the tele graph column, give a continued list of the killed and wounded as far as made up last evening. Among the lamented dead is Colonel White, of St. Louis, of tlie.Missouri Eighth a gallant officer, who did his duty nobly, and was mortally wounded in the last day’s fight. The incidents of the eventful week so sadly terminated would fill a volume if written out. Iu one charge on the enemy’s battery our boys captured a flag, which one of our informants assures us will be brought to this city. The inhabitants of Quincy turned out in generous style to receive and refresh the worn and weary soldiers. An immense store of provisions awaited their arrival at that city, and no word or token to welcome and sympathy was lacking. But one sentiment prevails in the ranks of our gallant Irish brigade, and that is to demand that they be re-officered and led into the field, to revenge their reverses and win back their noble commander. And they will do it. Let them be treated gener ously. They will remain at Quincy until they are paid off. Let them be at once re-armed and accoutred, and this time with the best that can fall to the soldier’s lot. They have shown themselves worthy the best. (The rascals !) The Buried Treasure. A large sum of money, estimated by some as high as a million of dollars, one- half in specie, was secured by Price after being buried by Colonel Slulligan. On the train, this afternoon, were portions of Captain Graham’s Moline Company, be longing to Gen. Lane’s brigade, and a cavalry company from Bloomington. The latter brought their flag with them, which private Carico saved by winding about bis d’ ody after the surrender. It bears the marks of severe usage, having two cannon ball holes, and various bullet perforations, and is fearfully torn and stained. They planted it from a stick on touching Illinois shore, and the boys clung to it with the most earnest devotion. It was presented by the ladies of Bloomington. Thus ends the account, colored as much as it well could be with the warmest hues of Federal prejudice. Elfrli«n Day fmr Vier«Prcnadent and Member* of Con grew*. In looking over our exchanges, wc find 3 uite a discrepancy with regard to the ay on which the Gonfederatc elections are to he held. We have, ourselves, been mistaken in tue matter, not being able heretofore to lay our hands on the Act of Congress regulating such elections.— Through the courtesy of our Representa tive, Hon. Thos. M. Forman, we have it now before us, and for the information of our readers copy the first four sections, which are all that are important to he known, the remaining sections having ref erence to States not then in the Confeder acy. We suggest that it would be well for our exchanges generally to transfer the Act to their columns, even though they may have previously done so. [Savannah Republican. No. 143. ANACT To put in operation the government under the Permanent Constitution- of tlic Con federate States of America. Section 1. The Congress of the Confed erate States of America do enact, That an election shall he held in the several States of this Confederacy, on the first Wednesday in November, eighteen hun dred and sixty-one, for members of the House of Representatives in the Congress of the Confederate States under the per manent constitution, which election shall he conducted in all respects according to said Constitution and the laws of the sev eral States in force for that purpose; and in States which may not have provided by law for such election, according to the laws heretofore existing in such States for the election of members of the House of Representatives in the Congress of the United States. And on the same day the several States shall elect or appoint Elec tors for President and Vice President of the Confederate States of America, accor ding to said Constitution, and in the man ner prescribed by the laws of the several States made for that purpose; and in States where no such laws may exist, accordin to the laws heretofore in force in such States for the election or appointment of Electors for President and Vice President of the United States. Sec. 2. The Electors for President and Vice President shall meet in their respec tive States on the first Wednesday iu December, eighteen hundred and sixty one, and proceed to vote for President and Vice President, and make out lists, certi fy the same to the President of the Sen ate; all as directed by the said Constitu tion in that behalf. Sec. 3. The members of the House of Representatives so elected, and the Sen ators who may be elected by the several States according to the provisions of said Constitution, shall assemble at the seat of government of the Confederate States, on the eighteenth day of Febuary, eighteen hundred and sixty-two; and the said mem bers of the House of Representatives shall proceed to organize by the election of a Speaker, and the Senators by the electionlif a President of the Senate for the time being; and the President of the Senate shall, on the nineteenth day of Febuary, eighteen hundred and sixty- two open all the certificates; and the votes for President and Vice President shall then be counted, as directed by said Constitu tion. . Sec. 4. The President of the Confed crate States sliall be inaugurated on the twenty-second day of Febuary, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That in case the State of Virginia shall adopt and ratify the Constitution for the permanent government of the Confederate States of America before the elections in this act provided for, she shall be entitled to elect sixteen members to the House of Repre sentatives; and the State of North Caro lina, in like ease, ten members; the State of Tennessee, in like case, eleven; and the State of Arkansas, in like ease, four mem bers; the same being upon the basis of one member for every ninety thousand repre sentative population, and one additional member for a fiaction over one-half of the ratio aforesaid, in each of said states, un der the census of the United States taken in eighteen hundred and sixty, and being the same basis of representation fixed for the seven original states in said Constitu tion for permanent government. Sec. G. Be it further enacted, That the same rules and principles shall be observed as to the number of Presidential Electors in the stales aforesaid as in the other seven original States. Approved 51 ay 21, 1SG1. Interrating from Tcxn* The Mobile Register & Advertiser has received some interesting intelligence from Mr. Wm. De F. Holley, a Texas wool grower and stock raiser: The returns of the cereal crops arc rn- precedentedly abundant all through the grain regions—the cribs and bins not sufficing to hold the abundant yield of wheat, corn, rye and barley, great quan tities of the latter varieties of grain being raised by the German population. The cattle upon a thousand hills and plains were never so thriving and well condi tioned and if there were railroad commun ication Western Texas would feed and forage all the army of the Confederacy at the lowest rates. Mr. Holley and the other wool growers have abnndant “clips” on hand, and have bought up great quantities of wool at ex- ceediagly low prices, hut the difficulties in the way of getting it to market keep it on their hands. Could it come forward there would be no lack of wool to weave and kuit into army clothing, blankets and socks His three thousand sheep, as well as the myriad flocks of his neighbor Ken dall of the Picayune are thriving wonder fully. On his ranches are horses roaming numerous enougli for a battalion of cav alry if they were only here, and they might be bought by thousands in the neigh borhood at ridiculously low prices. Mr. H. encountered the transportation party which was toiling its way across North Louisiana with a battery of four Columbiads and several rifled cannon with ammunition for Galveston. In this herculean undertaking of the government, a draughi force of between two and three hundred oxen were employed and the conductors were endeavoring to obtain two hundred more to aid in dragging .the vast weight through the soft, mnd soaked roads. The conducta was making a pro gress of about ten miles per day, the line of march having been taken up at Alex andria, on Red River, where the ordnance was disembarked from New Orleans boats. Fickle fortune often makos Ho fuse. Lfc Spared at Manassas by the Mascn- ir Sign.—A gallant Georgia officer was shot down as lie was forming his company in line of battle on Manassas Plains, and refusing to be taken from the field while in the exposed position, was again woun ded, each time mortally. His regiment, the 8th Georgia, being compelled to fall hack during an overwhelming charge of the enemy, the poor fellow, unable to move was made prisoner—had his watch and money taken from him, and was about to be bayoneted, wheu he gave the Masonic sign. They now removed his boots to relieve his suffering, and laid him beside a tree to die. The life thus spared, owing to a vigorous constitution and religously observed habits, was prolonged thirty days. This was the fate of Orderly Ser geant O. B. Eve, of the Miller Rifles, of Rome, Georgia. “Richard's Himself Again, with a Ven geance.”—The grand army (says the Her ald) is itself once more. One of the finest display of cavalry and artillery ever wit nessed upon this continent was made this afternoon upon the parade grounds, one mile east of the Capital. There were two thousand cavalry and eight batteries of ar tillery in lines. Each battery consisted of six pieces making forty-eight cannon in line. About an equal proportion of 32- pound howitzers, Parrot rifled cannon, James’ rifled cannon, and Napoleoii guns, constituted the character of the ordnance. The cavalry was under the command of Gen. Stoneman, and the artillery under the command of Gen. Barney, both aids to Gen. McClellan, and detailed to the several services named. The whole was reviewed by Major General McClellan at four o’clock. The General was accom panied by Gen. YanYleet Quartermaster of the Department of the Potomac, In spector Gen. Marcy, Capt. Hudson, of Gen. McClellan’s staff’, Gen. Mansfield and staff, Gen. Fitzjohn Porter, General Meigs, Gen. Keyes, Gen. Smith, Gen. Blanker and staff, includiug Rrince Salm Salm and the Prince do Joinville, and son and two nephews. This entire party ac companied the Commanding General in the grand review. It was witnessed by five thousand people, and was highly satisfac tory toGen. McClellan, to the guests, and the spectators generally. The Prince de Joinville, Prince Salm Salm, and other experienced gentlemen from the classic fields of Europe, who have witnessed many military displays in their own countries, express their admiration of the appearance of our men, especially when they learned how short a time they had been mustered into service, and do not hesitate to say that they never witnessed a spectacle equal to it in Europe. The character of the ordnance and the pre cision of manieuvres of our men elicited their enthusiastic applause. The companies of regular cavalry on the ground, though indifferently equiped, showed good drill, and the raw volunteer regiments evidenced much improvement upon their condition when brought here a month since. Towards the close of the display an acci dent occurred of a serious character. As the artillery was passing at the double quick the tongue of a caisson broke, throw ing the artillerists from their seats, and causing severe injuries to two of them, namely James Green and Wm. Hatfield, of Company K, Fourth Artillery. This is the “Grand Army” before the bat tle. It is quite as imposing as was the ‘Grand Army of the Union’ that went ‘on to Richmond’ with “all the pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious war,” but who returned in such disgraceful rout. Mr. Russell saw the “Grand Army” of Gen. Scott in the two phases. If the Prince de Joinville and Prince Doublesalm will wait till after the “awful battle” which old Ben nett informs us is soon to be fought, thev will in all probability be gratified with a spectacle equally as novel and exciting as that which so amazed and terrified the Cockney correspondent of the London Times.— News. Our Army Cookery.—Soyer, “the Prince of Cooks,” distinguished himself, as all the world knows, by bis culinary campaign in the Crimea. So valuable was the depart ment esteemed, that the services of the celebrated Frenchman were specially engaged by the British Government.— There is really nothing to prevent the con venience of Soyer’s excellent system of cookery in our camps. These convenien ces were of the simplest description — They consisted of airtight stoves, calcula ted to cook for fifty men each, and so consti tuted as to be easily carried as panniers, each pair, on one strong horse. Wc learn that the offers have been made in Richmond to supply the Government with any number of portable stoves of this description, jl lie construction is exceed ingly simple. A boiler is constructed ca pable of holding 50 pounds of meat with seven and a half gallons of water, with a fire box beneath for coal, and a lower grating for wood a chamber with a slide furnishing the draft beneath- The com plete apparatus is not more than 3 1-2 feet high. With a supply of these stoves and a man detailed from each compamy, thor oughly qualified to manage them, the en tire cooking of our camps might be con ducted with the most admirable system and, certainly, with the best resultB.— Such culinary officer might also act as com missary for the company. It was found in the Crimea that one man might attend to two of these stoves and have, besides leisure for other employment. While on the subject of camp cooking, we may also recommend the suggestion that the flour rations of the army should be in the form of light, baked loaves. For this pnrpose, a good bakery might be at tached to each regiment. Temporary ovens can be easily erected in each camp, that it seems unpardonable to throw the im portant work of m£king v bread into the hands of privates, wht>, many cases have it done, amf whose best idea is never seen to fry it in bacon greese. It is these lamps admirably preserved in the stomach, which are so prolific of diarrhtea, disentary, and other camp diseases. How Gen. Lee’s Plan was Thwarted.— Major Allenswortb, who has just returned from Western Virginia, furnishes the Nashville papers with the cause of Gen. Lee’s plan to entrap and whip the Lin- colnite army in that section beiDg frustra ted. The plan, it seemed, was admirably arranged, and Cheat Mountain was at one time completely surrounded by the Con federates under Generals Lee, Anderson, Loring. Donelson and Jackson, and had it not been for the killing of Col. John A. Washington, who had in his possession the plans of attack, a brilliant victory would have been the result. On hearing, however, of the death of his aid, (Col. Washington), Gen. Lee with his accustom ed prudence, promptly ordered our troops to their former positions. It is report that Col. Doniphan, of Mis souri, whose name is linked with brilliant achievments in the Mexican war, had joined the Confederates. If this be true, we have made a valuable acquisition to our cause in Missouri. ‘‘Helping the Oppressed.’ —The Mem phis Appeal leams from a reliable source that tax hundred men from Iowa have | into Missouri and joined the i Price the hero of Lexington, a banner on which was i to the l