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A 4 Jl m HOUGHTON, MSBUT & BARNES) Publishers and Proprietors. *». V. BtfCCHTOJrj..., JO*. II. \IM»i:T. | KIi«»ri. Soutjjerit Jfrbrol million la published Weekly, in Mi/ledgcvH/e, Ga., Corner of Hancock and Wilkinson Sts., (opposite Court jfou.se.) At $2 a year in Advance, (Unless in Advance, *3 Per Annum.) I RATES OF ADVERTISING. Per square of liretre tines. Oneinsertion.fi 00, ami Hi tv centt for each subsequent continuance. 7'hoftetfujn without the specification ef the numberot i usertiOn.s will be published till forbid and charged accordingly. Business or Professional Cards, per year, where they do not exceed Six Lines ... $10 00 A liberaI cotUract tcill be made with those who wish, to Advertise by the year, occupying a specified space LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Sales of Land and Negroes, by Administrators, Ex ecutors or Guardians, arertquired by law to be held on the lirst Tuesday in the month; between die hours ol 10 in the torenoon and three in the afternoon, at the Courthouse in the county in which the property is sit uated. Notice T>f these sales must be given in a public ga zette Id days previous to the day ofsaie. Notices forthe sale of personal properly must begiv- en i n like manner 10 days previous to sale day. Notieesto the debtors and creditors of an estate must also be published 40 days. Notice that application will be madetolhe CourtoJ Ordinary for leave to sell Lund or Negroes, must be publislied for two months. Citation.* for letters of Administration Guardianship &c., must be published 30 days—for dismission from Administration, monthly sue months—for dismissio; trom Guardianship, 40 days. Rules for foreclosure of Mortgage must bo publisher month!v for four months—for establishing lost papers. for the full spare of three months—fbnc-ompelling titles from Executors or administrators, where bond has been given *by the deceased, the full space of three months. Publications will always be continued according t< these, the legal requirements, unles#otherwise ordered at the following RATES: Citations, on letters of administration, &c. “ ** dismissory from vldmr’n. “ li “ 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, &c. \ Estrays, two weeks For a man advertising his wife (in advance,) VOLUME XXXIII.] MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1862. [NUMBER 10. COUNTING HOUSE CALENDAR, 1862.! bring to ber upon us its time to bring to. Lincoln's mil for more mm—they will nut | ** i s h fr luirrcting now. tram T«unr-.»re. | The Natural e , — . ' _* I bear upon ns its superior mechanical fa-[ come—The alarm of the North at the | A copy of the Xew York Tribune of i Effort of lira ltirhiuou.1 Victo- ©AVi ©AY <^0 J At 3 <H 1 ()( 3 IT i r>< sqr. .01 JA.v'v ! 2-3 4J(,t-V- 5 fi I 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 i7 H .. 20 21 22 2 >24 25 20 2. 2829*30 31 Fed'v. 1 A COST 2 3 4 5, 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ]5 16 17 16 19 20 2122 23 2125 26.27 28 Mar. 1 Sett'k 2. 3 4 5 6 7 8 y 10 11 12 13 i: 15 16 17 18 192021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 30 31 ^ rRn - r „ 12 2 4 5 Octoc’r 6 i' 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2s 29 30 May. 12 3 v, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 H> 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ! cilities, and to form large armies of i lars in drill and discipline, and having ; I oursc-ives, in consequence, suffered a se- | ries of disasters, with the. loss of several (‘States and forts and cities of importance, ! we have encouiaged the North into the be lief of their ability to conquer us. Until that idea was entirely dispelled, we must | be prepared to tight, and also until we are in a position to make a proper peace. present situation. The North is disappointed and alarmed at the failure of Lincoln’s call for more men. Fearing and trembling, she urges immediate drafting. The following ex tracts are the most significant signs of the times, and need no comment from us : From the New York World. July 11. What is the situation ? j Tuesday, 15th inst., contains the followin : important news from Tennessee : Nashville, July 14th.—The Unionists i lost 830,000 worth of army stores at Mur- 1 freesboro. I The L tiion forces engaged were the 3d | Minnesota, Col. Leslie, 800 men ; six i companies of the 0th Michigan, Colonel l Farkhurst, 300 ; the 3d Battalion of the 20 2122.3 24 2a 2o 1 hese tinners we have not yet accomplish- i Us > in the face that the*people believe their Batterv, 60 men, convalescents: the 4th 27*28 29 30 31 I b , , . , , J . , »r *, ,i i ! ** * - • - 1 — i ed severe as the late blow struck McUlel— 5 6 • 10 June li 12 13 M 15 16 17 Is 19 2021222324 25 26,27 2829 30-31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 |6 17 18 19 2021 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29 2o 31 12345 B 7 8 9 It. 11 12 )3 14 15 16 17 1*- 19 20 21 22 23 21 25 26-27 28 29 30 I ‘2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 i j 12 1.3 14 15 16 17 if) 19 20 21 22 23 24 95 26 27 28 29 30 31 _ I 2 3 4 0 6 , g W 10 II 12 13 14 16 I he fact stares | 7th Pennsylvania cavalry, 225; llewitt’s , convalescents ; the 4th In all about fourteen bun- blood and treasure io have been wasted. | Kentucky, lan’sarmy. And, although the opening They believe that the mismanagement of j dred men. of our ports would be a gieat matter for j the Treasury Department has cost the na- j The rebel force consisted of one regi- us, we must not imagine that this is a tion as much as the expenses of the war, j ment of mounted infantry ; a regiment of thing done, or that we have little to do now. j Looking to the North,it is manifest bloody j battles arc in prospect. And, whatever j European nations may door not do, it is j plain that, if the North has its way for any ! time, we must yet wade though blood to j the shores of independence. The issue 1 of war we can meet. Let us, therefore, cxeit ourselves and stimulate our Gov- eminent and Generals to go on vigouous iv in the conduct of*tl - * war, without the Deckm. » i 4 lo i . vl e.) i 324 2526 272s*.75 { slightest reference to foreign nations- 8 9 K! 11 12 13 14 15 It, 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 J 2 3, 4) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 is 19 .,;, 21 22 23 21 25 2f 28 29 3U 31 I Li Tin-: Subscriber is now prr- pared to de Hook'3?ilid- ing, in all its branches Old Books rebound, Ac. MUSIC hound in the best #ty!e. Blank Books manufactured to order. Prompt attention wiibbt given to all work entiusted to me. k S. J KIDD. Bindery in Sooltiorn Frilrral t toon Office Milledgeville, March 19th, I'M. COURT CALLENDER FOR 1862. SUPESIOB. COURTS. , Jl'I.Y. list Monday, F.ovd* august. ■1st Monday Lumpkint 2d M mday, Campbell (’lark 1 lawson !3d Monday, Foi.-vtli Pol* Glascock Mt rrivctLer Walton !4tli Monday, Baldwin •7 tick son Moinoe Paulding Taliaferro Walker Tkueday after. Pierce SEPTEMBER ,ht Monday, Aiqdiiig JANUARY'. 2d Moudav, Ulmtham. # FJoyd FEBRUARY. 1st Monday. Clink t Lumpkin 3d Monday, Campbell Dawson 3d Monday, Forsyth Polk Glascock 3lerriwether Walton 4th Monday, Baldwin Jackson Monroe Paulding Taliaferro Walker XIARCI1. 1st Thursday. Pierce J Ht Monday, Appling Chattooga Cherokee Chi eta !.er. ke< iduitihii *weta d Mondav, y of - / zchois •Mou-1 ^tiiujrliau! Columbia Ciawford Gwinnett M adison Marion Morgan 2d Monday, Butts Bartow Coffee Elbert Fayett Greene Pickens Washington Webster 3d Monday, Cobbt Calhoun 1UI1 Hart Heard Macon Newton Talbot Tattnal Ware Thursday after White Friday after, Bulloch 4th Mouday, Clinch Putnam Rabun Chattahoochee Lce Twiggs Wilkes Johnson Milton I Monday at-5 Thursday after Habersham ter the 4th > Echols 4thThursday, Montgomery; .Monday ) Monday at" ter 4th Mon day APRIL 1st A 2d Mon. Carroll 1st Monday, Dooly Franklin Emanuel . Early Fulton Got don Pike Taylor Warren Wilkinson Timrsd’yafter Banks 2d Monday, Hancock Richmond Harris Laurens Miller Su inter Tuesday after, McIntosh 3d Monday, Glynn Haralson Henry Jones Liberty Murray Oglethorpe Pulaski Stewart Monday Worth after ’ 'Bryan 4th Monday,Wayne Decatur DeKalb Houston Jasper Lincoln Schley Whitfield Wilcox Friday after, Telfair Camden Thursday after. Irwin Monday" “ Berrien Charlton MAY 1st Monday. Clayton Scriven Gilmer Randolph Upson 2d Monday, Catoosa Jefferson Chatham Fannin Mitchell M usoogee 3d Monday, Bibb Burke Qnittman Spalding Troup Union Baker Thursday after Towns 4th Monday, Dade Madison Mari-,n 5! organ Butts Bartow Coffee Elbert Fayette*" Piekeus . Washington Webster 3d Monday, Cobbt Calhoun Hull Hart Heard Macon Newton Talbot Ware Bulloch Thursday after White |4th Monday, Clinch Putnam Chattahoochee I Twiggs Wilkes I Johnson Milton Rabun Thursday after Habersham OCTOBER. 1st & 2d Mon. Cai roll 1st Monday, Dooly Emanuel Franklin Early Fulton Gilmer Gordon Taylor Warren Wilkinson l’tke Thursday after Banks 2d Monday, Fannin Richmond Hancock Hands Lpurens Miller Sumter j3d Monday, Glynn Haralson Henry Jones Murray Ogh thorpe Pulaski Stewart Union W.rth Thursday after Towns Thursday I Montgomery j after ‘ 1th Monday, Wayne -Decatur tSEIFSV'. 11V 9NO. It. THOMPSON “To the brave all homage render, Weep, ye skies of June .' With a radiance pure and tender, Shine, oh saddened moon ! ‘Dead upon the field of glory,; Hem fit f,,r song and story, Lies enr hole! have slain him. Well they learned whose band Braver, knightlier foe Never fought with Moor nor Paynirn— Rode at Templfslotve : With a mein both high and joyous, Gainst the hordes that would destroy us, Went he forth, we know. Nevermore, alas ; shall sabre Gleam around bis crest .' Fought bis light, fulfilled his labor ; •-'rilled ins manly brea-t: Ail unheard sweet nature’s cadence, Tiump of fame, and, voice of maidens ; Now he lakes.his rest. Firth, that all too soon hath bound him, Gently wrap bis clay ; Linger lovingly around him, Light of dying day ; •Soft!v tall the summer showers; Birds and bees among the flowers, Make the gloom seem gay. Ginger Brer i “I will give you my wav of making I small beer, that is (lie right kiml of beer, ! in answer to an inquiry by a subscriber, j Take 8 gallons of warm water, and 1 one gallon of New Orleans molasses, and j a small handful of hops, and boil them in | a gallon and a half of water, and strain j it in with the other warm water. Then | take two large table-spoonfuls of good * ginger, and put it brand, mix it right well. : and then put in four tea-spoonfuls of good i cream tartar. Next put in 1A gallons of good yeast, r»'<l mix it well, and let it | stand tor six or eight hours, or rather till j it has worked a good scum over the top. j Take a clean cloth, and wash it in warm and that it will cost us more. They be- j Texan Hangers, and Georgia, Alabama iieve that the feebleness of the Navy De- and Tennessee cavalry—between three and part meat not only crippled our navy and i four thousand, mostly armed with carbines our commerce, but, by leaving Charleston ! and shot guns. | in tf.e hands of the Confederates, reinfor- j The Pennsylvania 7th lost, in killed, eed their armies with money and the mu- j wounded and missing, 200 men. The only nitions of war, which have augmented : officers escaped, as far as repojied, arc* their victories and lightened their defeats, ! Captain J. F. Andrus, of Company G. and sustained to this hour an otherwise : Capt. 0. C. McCormick, aud Lieut. II. D- ; almost hopeless cause. They believe that ; Mooney. : the blunders oi the War Department have The commissary and quartermaster’s ; crippled our generals, botched their cam- i departments were recently replenished paigns, and insured us disaster. J hey see j with new clothing, &c., all of which have to-day such danger of foreign intervention j fallen into the hands of tiie enemy, as has never before dared to menace us, j The rebel Governor, Isham G. Harris, and fear that they may be asked to rally | and Andrew I£wing, active Secessionists to arms against a foreign foe, powerful on | here, were known to he at Beersheba the sea and land—agaiust perhaps foreign j Springs, near Sparta, a few days since, or- ailiance which might defy the world be- J.ganizing the raid on Murfreesboro,’ wItiedi sides in arms, by the men who have been ; may, it is apprehended, be extended to the unable to conquer our feeble foe at home. ! Capital of ‘Jie .'Mate. In tiie face of these facts, in the face of The public are still in a great state of the need for men to reap the peaceful bar- ; excitement, many families having left.— vests bf our fields, in the face of the need The Louisville ~o.-o »»uiumd tills for workman to supply the places of those j morning with alarmed cotton speculators who have gone, to wield in the battle ! and adventurers. field the scythe of war, the country is ask*j It is also reported that the rebels have ed for three hundred thousand more vol- I taken Lorergne, fifteen miles from Nash unteers. | ville, and that Kirby Smith is advancing 'Lite three hundred thousand may be j on Nashville, from Chattanooga, with 15,- called, but they will not come. At least j 000 men. j water, and wring the w ater out, an,I lay it j enlistments will not be sufficiently-numcr- j Murfreesboro’ was barricaded bv bales in a colander, aad drain carefully. Bot- j o,, s () r prompt to insure the nation’s sue- i of hay, and the l uion shells set file to j tie and cork, and tie tip, so that the strings j cess or saiet,. Tl.o roeult thus far proves j many houses. | will make a cross on the top of the cork. | it. The result of the next ten days re- Colonel Lester is falling back on Nasb- [ Set the bottles out in the hot sun for two j cruiting will make it so palpable that* none I ville. hours, and then put it iu a good cold col- can fail to see it. This tact must be look-| The city is in a great state of exeite- , bar, or spring-house, and let it get one j eu at. It is of no use to blind our eyes, j ment. j day old, and then you will have good. The people may acquiesce in the decision I The Secessionists confidently expect I beer. j ef the President. They will not consent i the arrival of the rebel forces some time There, throughout the coming : When his sword is rust, With his deeds in classic pages Mindful of her trust. Shall Virginia, bending lowly, Still a ceaseless ^lgil holy, K. ep above Tiis dust ges Skim before you strain: also, before j to shut tbeir eyes to its results. It would you put the ginger, and molasses, and the ; be sheer folly not to foresee what is inevi- crcam tap tar, and yeast in the water, make j table. Their determination that the re- it a little cool—a little more than milk warm, j beliion sliall be put down is as unalterable but no warmer, or else you will kill your ; to-day as it was one year ago. "What then ingredients.* is to be done ! Without reinforcing our . • armies promptly—without making a speedy From tSie* North. From the Northern papers of the 12th inst., we gather the following summary of the latest news: The Decimation rf McClellan's Army. As an instance of bow teriiblv cut up "some of McClellan’s regiments have been bv the recent battles, the Courier ties Lints Unis states that, of the regiment of Gardes LaFayette. which left New York for the Peninsula, under the command of Colonel de Trobiand, formetly one of Use .TSfii licit! There are evidences of the intention, on the part of the Northern Government and people, to raise - the 300,000 additional troops called for by Lincoln. Of course the distaste for military life is strong in some places, and the spirit and temper of * lie people varies in different States. But we la live there is a settled deteimination to rise them, and that they* ate to be put into the field. We are engaged in defen ding ourselves in a "bloody anil bitter war waged for our subjugation and destruction as a people. We see the preparations making for the accomplishment of the fe rocious and metcenary designs of the North. TV e have experience 6f the results of j Q a ks and Richmond that, as a regiment, a want of foresight aud a want of energy , j t can scarcely he said to practically ex- and preparation on our part to meet those , Scarcely ov6r fifty ofitsmen are now inaugurated by the foe at this time last ^ f or active service. Colonel de Trobi- year. Let us not—Government or people j an d, who left New York on the 25th nit., —be caught napping a second time, nor j air j ve( J a t his camp, [after much difficulty, delude ourselves with the silly conceit that j 0! iiy to find it deserted by the evacuation we cannot afford the expense of prepara— j 0 f the White House. Ho is now in W ash- conquest of the Confederate capital (to say nothing of the prolongation of the war, | its miseries and its expense,) we shall, in i ail those objects which we hope to accom- 1 plisli by this war, fail. The failure of our j at my to take Richmond must be retrieved I by its prompt capture, or tite danger of | foreign intervention doubles daily. The 1 failure to hold the sea cost which we have taken and occupied ; the failure to possess | and occupy the channels through which free communication and valuable supplies j front abroad are stiil had by the Conteder- | ates ; the failure to occupy every South ern seaport will give to intervention its editors of the Courier, scarcely more than fifty men are now fit for service. We copy j rfVarpIst'^sting" and ^Ys~most disastrous from tt practical effect. TVe can checkmate the J he oil til New fork Stale militia, more ette, and composed chiefly of French citi- ! zens, has been so decimated by sickness j and by* the battles of Williamsburg, Fair non on a scale equal to the emergencies forced upon us by* the cxnencTiture of the foe. We are in a struggle for existence. That preparation, whether of men or mu ; nitions, is the cheapest which is most coni- ington, hoping to obtain a new command or authority to raise a new regiment. Numerical strength, of McClellan’s The army correspondent of tl Terrell Last Monday, Colquitt JUNE. 1st Monday, Lowndes I)ong!ierty 2d Monday, Brooke flay 3d Monday, Thomas DeKalb Houston Jasper Linooln Schley- Tattnall Whitfield Wilcox Friday after. Telfair , ‘ Camden Thursday after. Ii win Monday after Charlton . NOVEMBER. 1st Monday, Berrien Scriven Clayton Etfi'nphnm Randolph Upson 2d Monday, Catoosa Jefferson Mitchell Muscogee 3d Monday, Bibb Burke Qnittman Spalding Troup Baker 4th Monday. Dade Terrell Thursday after, McIntosh Monday “ Colquitt Liberty Mon. after Liberty, Brvan DECEMBER. 1st Monday, Dougherty Lowndes 2d Monday,T>rook; Clay 3d Mondav* Thomas Army. ; Cincin- pli’te and thorough. Let the Government i nati Commercial enters upon the following look to it closely anti in time. Letftt pro- j statement of the numerical strength ofMc- vidc troops and weapons in sufficient mini- j Clellan’s army. His figures are fur be- bers to meet the enemy* and conquer, j low those given in Congress, during the We want no more affairs such as Bowling j debate, as the real stiength of his army : Green and Nashville. The same men who ; It would not be prudent to attempt to won victory at Shiloh a few weeks later, i state definitely how much it has been re might have won Kentucky and saved Ten- j duced numerically. But there Can be no nessee at Fort Donelson, had they been j impropriety in stating that General Me- put in position in time. , Cleilan was never able to carry over eigln It is intimated that the two armies near j tv thousand effective men into battle.— Richmond are again to resort to dirt dig- j When he landed at Fortress Monroe his ging. We trust we are not to have anoth- J muster roll exhibited one hundred and fit er Manassas business, closed by a “brilliant ; teen thousand men of all arms. A consid- retreat,” after thousands of precious lives ! erable proportion of there, say eight thou- are sacrificed to disease. • McClellan is j sand, were cavalry, of which two thousand unable at present to advance with bis dis— i were serviceable. The remainder would organized defeated army. Cannot Jackson j have served their country better behind or Hill, or Longstieet advance on Rhila- their plows at home. Others were neces- delpliia, and draw TlcClellan away to tiie 1 sarily detailed to keep open our communi- defence of the North? Cannot Bragg fall i cation and protect on Mitchell, and crush Buell in detail o: in force? Our troops, propetly led, are in our flanks—ieavmr about one hundred thousand to be < posed of. A very large per centage sick were then to be. subtracted. It is not very extravagant to say that wounds and deaths at Yorkfown cost us one thousand men; Williamsburg, eight thousand ; — vincible. Can we not use time and oppor tunity to terminate this war by conquer ing a satisfactory peace? TVe have large, disciplined and tried armies. Shall we wait until the North raises three hundred ! West Point, two hundred and fifty ; Han- thousand montktea and drills them to fight? ; over Court House, five bundled; Fair Or shall they be used actively, while we i Oaks, so say official bulletins, five tliou- are nearer a looting of equality in numbers? sand seven hundred. I wish T could fit:- We expect news of some sort soon trom lie\*e that ivere all.- Skirmishes and af- the armies. ! fairs before Richmond, one thousand at _ it, , - ! least ; Mechanicsville, three hundred; tia.-Butr- [ Gaines’ Mill, seven Whatever may be the opinions as f o the ! di ed ; Savage’s Station, one thousand ; South touching the probabilities of foreign j White Oak Swamp and Tmkey Creek- interference to open our ports, it is not a ; oh, how many ! matter controlled by our Government, aud j Where are the. stragglers ? To be sure ought to exercise no influence upon the ; tfl s enemy have lost full as many, but conduct of the war, except to stimulate the ; they could afford it. Without attempting utmost energy and activity. We have j to estimate the average number of sick, I pians of our enemies abroad and conquer he enemy at home only by an immedi ate and general reinforcement of our armies. 'Fbe call for volunteers under present circumstances will not ’accomplish this end. But the end must be reached—if not in one way then in another. There is no other way hut to resort to drafting, and the sooner this is done the better. Let the government not hesitate a single week. Let it not consider the question whether we can afford to let things remain in statu quo till the warm weather is over. Let the President believe that even though foreign | Lexington, powers tolerate the delay, the American people will not. There must be no inter ruption in the prosecution of the war. We cannot wage it at Richmond against an army which more than doubles our own. We must reinforce, and there is no way to reinforce with sufficient promptitude ex cept by diafting. The President does not need the governors to tell him this. He need not aggravate his voice in telling it to tiie people. Let him rely upon the peo ple. They will sustain him if he deals with them honestly and tells them the whole truth. This is the people’s war. Theit hearts tire iu it. And although six months ago a million of volunteers might have been had, they ivill not to-day complain if three hundred thousand are se lected by draft. The New York Express of the 11th instant, throws up its hands and ex claims: ' Look over the latest telegrams. See j to-night. Col. Leslie surrendered at Murfreesbo ro’ at 4 o’clock p. m., the Minnesota, 3rd and Hewitt’s battery included, the latter for want of ammunition. It was tbe 9th Michigan, instead of the 11th Michigan, which surrendered at Mur freesboro’. Nashville, July 14.—Three members of Hewitt’s battery, who escaped from Mur freesboro’, report that their battery anil 3d Minnesota, surrendered. Ad escaped prisoner reports a force, G,- 000 in all, advancing on Nashville. The 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry and the 741li Ohio arrived from Lebanon last night Four regiments are coming from Hunts ville. Cincinnati, July 14.— The Gazette sqie- cial, dated Lexington, says that General Ward assumed command last night. The city is under martial law. No man is to appear without, a musket, under penalty of being shot down. General Ward’s proclamation orders all tiie citizens of Fay ette county to prepare forthwith for mili tary duty. The commercial special, dated Frank fort, says that Morgan, with less than 10,- 000 inen, crossed the Kentucky liver this morning, and moved north to Versailles, where now is a force sufficient for tiie pro tection of Frankfort and Lexington. Cincinnati, July 14.—Since Saturday night the city has been greatly excited. If the war in which we are engaged, is anything else than a brutal exercise of the passions, the late battles neat Richmond ought to shorten it. The object of tbe war naturailv speaking, is the conquest of the South. Now these battles prove this to be an impossibility. General McClellan’s army is tbe fruit of a whole year’s preparation, without stint of means or men. It was the best appointed army that has ever been col lected on this Continent. It took its own time and its own* opiportunity to capture Richmond, and, thereby, according to their conceptions, to crush the cause of the Confederate States. General McClellan is allowed to come within five miles of Richmond, with all the deliberation lie desired. He fortifies as he comes, provi ding rallying points in flank anil rear ol his retreat, in ease lie is beaten, for ttven- ty miles. IL* is attacked, lie does not venture to light the Confederate troops on the open plain. lie lights only behind fortified positions which he has chosen and carefully prepared with all the skill that the. science of war can impart. He is driven from one fortified position to another, in six days’ fighting, and, after great losses, reaches the James River with the remnant of his fugitive army, seeking the aid of his gunboats to protect him from complete destruction. Now, is it possible for tbe Government of the United States to get together anoth er army, better disciplined or more formi dable/ Yet this army is beaten by not mii -tbiri! tfipir numbers actually engaged, and by Southern troops, the greater part of whom had never been in battle. In deed, there was no difference in the light ing between those who had been previous ly in battles and those who had not. The Southern troops were sustained by principles, which were a substitute arid an over-match for mere discipline. And there was not engaged more than fifty thousand. These were engaged by Divisions. A considerable part of the <’onfederate army never entered into ac tion at all. The enemy, on the contra ry, could not have been less than 100.000. and they were estimated, from all the in formation obtainable by our Generals, at 150.000. Certainly they were numerous enough—just as numerous as an unlimit ed command ot men and means could dic tate, however they now strive to make it appear. Yet they are beaten—and bea ten behind entrenched positions, with all tbe advantages that science and artillery aud selected fields could afford. Of the wisdom and generalship on our part w’liicb allowed them to have these advantages, it is not our purpose now to enquire, t hey have, unnecessarily, corf us thou sands of lives. But the stronger we allow ed the enemy to become, the more conclu sive is their defeat, of their inability to conquer us. It is not to be presumed that our war tactics w ill again leave our ene my such extraordinary and unheard of ad vantages, in any future battles; but sup- i posing tbaf they ate repeated, what hope nf conquering the Confederate States do they alFordthe United States? If they are defeated behind a half dozen entrench ed positions successively, how can they conquer, the country? To conquer a country, invading armies cannot lie behind entrenched positions. They rnnst march in the country invaded, ana drive out or disperse tbe armies opposed to them. Ac- I five, free field operations are absolutely necessary. In such a warfare in the South can there be a doubt in tiie mind of any sensible Northern man of the result? In tbe light of plain practical experience, the matter is settled. The Southern troops have beaten the Northern troops iu ever}* fore, volunteer and make vp the three hundred thousand men wanted by Lin*, coin. . 'I be enemy is right in regarding ‘‘Fort Darling,” as they call the forts at Dra ry ’s Bluff, as the key of Richmond. The south-western bank of the James—that is to say the bank nearest to North Caroli na, all along commands the Northern, or that on which Richmond stands, and is therefore much the strongest. Our forces on this side are in direct communication with those on the Richmond side. Burnside is gone to James Iliver also. His part of the programme in not known He dined with old Abe on board a steamer, and old Abe was pleasant, am 3 genial ns usual. We hope the champagne was good. — Wilmington Journal. TlfE MURFREESBORO AFFAIR. A gentleman who was present, and a witness of, if not a participant in the fight at Murfreesboro. Tenn , inform 8 us that tbe forces under Gen. Forrest—a part of which was the command of Col. Lawton, who recently left Atlanta—Attacked the enemy, some eighteen hundred strong, about, five o'clock on Sunday morning last—our forces numbering about two thousand. The fight lasted from 5 in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Our loss w*as 18 to 20 killed, and a num ber wounded. The loss of the enemy was' 125 killed, a large number wounded, and between 1200and 1500 prisoners, inclu ding two Brigadier Generals and tbeir staff, 300 mules, 165 wagons with their contents, consisting of army stores, arms ammunition, &c., and four brass can non. Gen. Forrest burnt three trains laden with commissary stores, and the depot.— • A11until Common wealth. A thousand rumors are afloat, meetings j pitched battle and at length, with inferior have been bold, aud citizens in large mini- j numbers, have vanquished their greatest hers have volunteered special service at and choicest army with all the advanta Lexington. Over 100 of the city police * * went fully armed ; many citizens are yet anxious to go, but their services will not he accepted until farther news from Mor gan is had. Curtis’ Escape Confirmed—Morgan Stir ring up the Unionist in Kentucky—tie- vonid devise. Yet it is tiiiunphant. Let ported Escape of Yankee Gunboats, Spr, it go on to triumph. Let the inconceiva- s v ble fatuity which has kept our armies Mobile, July 17.—A special dispatch to inactive at the great central points, by the Tribute dated Grenada. 16th says the which the South has been desolated by Memphis papers of the 14tll inst. report invasion, now give way to an active ag- Curtis’ army as having arrived at Helena gressive pollicy. by which the war, with on Saturday. The report is confirmed by persons from Friar’s Point. ” A dispatch from Louisville of the lltli inst. reports that Col. Morgan had sudden ly turned up at Glasgow. Kentucky where he was capturing the Home Guard and stilling the people up to insurrection. Gen. Grant at Memphis lias levoked his late order, substituting obnoxious paroles. A Washington dispatch says the War d on a general danger Waabin^ • • . i . r i, , D , , ii ! Denartment lias determined on a * r eneral their tioops never would have inva.lt tl Curtis in Arkansas, in full retreat and call-: ' u “ ‘ in /lrfV.n.1 • i' ’ v a * • » .1 | ftvchnnn*(» of liriSOliOTS ' Olli C03Sti HTC IIOW tO UGIGUQ for reinforcements m vain, while “the e^uiangc or pribonerb. . u , ...a* orkf i j i i i j ip j . If is thought the hill for snniii^ the no- them. How miicti sufii,nn D anti ulood whole country bordering on the White it n» iuou 0 tu me win 1 arming im- . . . . tnil c . t i,: 8 n i 1P : • * * */• i i ’*c- will hash the f etleral Gor <r re,ss • has it cost us to see, sec so tins ouvi liver is m (Confederate) aims. See i ibiutu,u f I ui nside compelled to withdraw his little | A Y icksburg dispatch says the Arkansas "us truth . scattered army on the seacoast of North j 8Ull k three Yankee gunboats. j ~ . Carolina in order to save McClellan—j A special dispatch to the Arfrertiser, da- j ^ HE Enemy’ still thinks he sees his Look at the humiliating condition of affairs : <e ^ Jackson, .li^s., 16th, says it is rtanor- ^ Richmond by way of James River, iu General Hunter’s department; contrast I e( l that last evening six lankee gunboats j see fc s - 0 be so reinforced as to enable the brilliant achievement of our famous i succeeded in passing down tne river, firing j to attac k on s ides simultaneous- I’nrt Rojal expedition last jear with the j on ^ le Arkansas as they passed, killing i land, while the gunboats operate on beggarly fruits it is now biinging forth ; * w ° men. and, if all that is not enough think of an- ‘ Tl) e Yankee works across the bend ‘are tliotiK-md five bun ! other pan c at Front Royal (Gen. Pope’s ! ascertained to lea railroad intend ora d 1 department) last Monday. canal. 1 he cars are mnmng on the road. alieady suffered intensely in our cause j will girY one exceptional fact, which may j Vicksburg and in the blood atul property of our peo-| cause you to shudder, AY hen General ; judging R pie, by reason of the stand still, do noth- j Casey’s division 1* ing, watch^md wait policy of our Govern- i rnP jt numbered thi as iiy our batteries on Drury’ Bluff. Drury’s Bluff is not on '.lie Richmond side of the James River, as no doubt most Lewis has made arrangements* people at first supposed ourselves among 1 the number. It is on the Petersburg side. , gun a, mr tne mamnaciure anti Rnvery i The James, from Richmond to < ity Point, sl S mar " n,e "P" 1 the water and the , ° f fiye luuulred busilels of salt daily !o the I runs in a general way neatly from North . . - - - ‘to South. The Richmond , .. , , T , , Salt for Georgia.—The Manassas (Bar- Jlitd^uot Sut^-Pr^ 0,1 I tow cminty) Standard states that Dr. From i icSshurs—Our special dispatches from j John W. _ Vicksburg las: night, indicate that the Yankees j with the company at Sinythe county, Vir :re about to abandon Vicksburg to the Rebels this | f or t j 10 mantitacture and delivery Yankee Ideas of $ttoncnall Jaeknon. It is amusing to read the accounts of our great chieftain in the Yankee papers. He is the dread of the whole nation of Abolitionists, and they seem to have completely tost sight of all the rest of oar • generals. Some of them confess that they fear him, dead or alive, as will be seen from the fol lowing extracts: Is Washington Safe.I [From the N. Y’.Times (eoitorial"), July7.j. If “Stonewall" Jackson be not dead—and thero is now doubt thrown over the statement that he was veritably and actually ki’led in the late bat tles— is there no danger of his taking a column - and with it marching suddenly in the direction of Washington/ The movements of this daring rebel during tlie last two months have been as rapid and successful as they have been extraordinary in- other respects. It is but a few weeks since the pounced upon and defeated the forces of Miiroy and Sehenck in the Shenandoah Valley. From that work he entered upon tho pursuit of Getier- "i Banks, drove him to Winchester, defeated him thine, pursued him adistanceof seventy or eighty • miles up to the Potomac; then retired, and during bis retreat defeated Fremont and -Shields: then swept over the Bine Ridge and across Eastern Viiginia to the Chickahominy, and attacked tbe right wing of our main army ten days ago—with wliat success is known to our readers—having in this space of time, fought four battles at distant points, and traversed a distance of four or • live hundred miles. In each of the instances his movement was more or less ot a surprise, and. etch of them would have been declared by most men quite impossible before it was actually done, it would be uudoubedtly a difficult thing for Jack- son whether he be or be not dead, to take twenty thousand Confederates and move north.to Fred ericksburg, thence to Manassas, thence eastward to tho Potomac, and is not likely he will try. We believe moreover, that our troops now at Wash ington and the points named are fully prepared to resist such a movement. At least we hope so. And we also hope tiiat our tioops now in the She nandoah Valley and elsewhere in Eastern Virgin ia, will be disposed of so as to effectually prevent any other northward movements of this rebel, if tie be alive, or of his ghost, if be be dead. Could not avoid Jackson. Tiie Washington correspondence of the New York Evening Post says; Certain enthusiastic friends of McClellan now Marne the Government for not seeding him all the troops in the vicinity of Washington a fortnight ago. I understand that tlie Department niskes iho reply to this criticism, th .t it made little difference to Jackson what disposition w as made of our for ces here. If all the available troops had been sent two or three weeks ago to Gen. McClellan, llien Jackson would have taken Washing ton, which would have been a great deel worse than a partial reverse before Richmond. Don't like him a bit. The Boston Journal gives the Jollonriog spite ful description of the glorious ‘'Old* Stone wall”: This noted rebel chief is everywhere described as a “slow man;” intellectually, even dull Some say lie was a tedious professor, and all agree that he lias a creeping look, aud yet. if you ask them now what they mean by that, they say they do not know: “all the know is that he is as obstinate as a mule and plucky asa bull dog,” . which means just nothing ot a man whose prime quality is celerity, quick conclusions, and start ling execution; who, as a soldier, is as rapid as he is wary, abounding in surprises, brave almost to rashness, and inventive almost to romance. As for his outtr man, he looked at least seven years older than lo- is—(his age is thirty-seven)— nis height about live feet ten inches;, his figure thick set, square-shouldered, and decidedly clum sy; his gait very awkward, sti oping, and with long strides. He often walks with his head some what on one side, and his eyes fixed upon the ground, imparting to his whole appearance that abstracted quality which young ladies call “ab sent-minded.” A lady who was has known him long and well told me that she never saw him on horseback without laughing-short stirrups, knees ciampcd up, heel stuck out behind, and chin on his breast—a most unmilitary phenomenon. In socieiy he is quiet, but cheerful; not loquacious; but intelligent and shrewd; in religion, the bluest kind of Presbyterian, and extremely strict in bis church observances In Winchester he look r very active part iu revivals, habituaally led tbe “Union” prayer Meetings. The effect of McClellan's Victory tn the Northern Cities —The North* rn papers represent the effect of the news of McClellan’s achievement before Richmond, upon which he glorifies himself and army, as tearfully exciting—the people are mourr.- iug over the long "lists of killed, wounded and missing—the politicians are panic stricken—cap italists alarmed—stocks tumbled down—gold and exchangerushingup—trade paralyzed—confidence shaken in everything. The Herald says the ex- . citement now is but the mere muttering.; of the storm that is to come when the extent of McClel lan’s great success is known. The Philadelphia Iuquirer says: An apprehension is expressed that, when too eventful history of the past few days leaches Europe, the clamor there for “mediation.” “inter vention,” &c., will he such as the French ^Gov- ,, 0 . eminent, if not the British Ministry, will find it the water. This- wo think, was a part of impossible to resist. It is scarcely worth while to the original programme, which was foiled | borrow trouble on this account, or postponed by our obstructions, as well Seward remained shut up in the Astor House ges that the art of war anti fortifications and cannon can impart. We never had a doubt that this would bo tiie result, whenever our war pollicy should- he aggressive, under tiie very- worst circumstances that the wit of man all its eviis, shall be transfered to the territories of our enemies. If the battle of Manassas had been followed up, and the Army of tbe Potomac had, last summer, carried on an active campaign, tiie South would never have been invaded. The late battles near Richmond prove this. The enemy is already, to some extent, leaving South Carolina and Georgia. En- -ton and Philadelphia, aud efficiency of our batteries render the taking „. , . , ; more difficult thau was anticipated, j Agents of the State of Georgia, at the rate om the tone of tho Northern journals, j u t SI 5'> per bushel of fifty pounds. The wl.a-is published exultant articles about the ‘-•'-tn of j con t rac t is to remain in iorce during the sippi river. The North has yet to learn that to i " a! > } milling Ic-.oOO bushels per annul . open the navigation ot this river will cost Abe Lin- j Governor Brown originated the plan b anded at Fortress Mon- numbered thirteen thousand mem—j ment and the Ginerahs ol its creation. It j When his division was routed at Seven is the business of the Government to deal i pj n( . s jt numbered less than six thousand, i co ' 11 <>us million ot men and five billions of mon- j sending Dr- Lewis to the salt works to with certanties and not with conjectures. All the rest were dead and in the hospi- I ^ whTch^^ow^^on^earth * taiu '* 1P * ar S est supply practicable. The tab But no other division suffered as C o U |d at - • — - 1 * much. After Seven Pines it was no di- : miles ot 1 May holds three weeks, if necessary, at each term. (Judge not required to draw Jurors for two weeks; and not obliged to hold two weeks’ Court iu counties of Cobb and Lumpkin. Taught by bitter experience of tbe folly of passive war, let aii the energies of the South be bent to the achievement o! our independence by active preparations and simultaneously rapid movements. W e be- live that, with early demonstrations of en ergy, decision and power on tiie part of the South, tbe war might have been avoi ded- We believe that, by an early and vigorous use of our resources in men and arms in an aggressive campaign, the war might have been ended satisfactory. But, having allowed the North ample time to could accomplish. Think of it—over a thousand | sa R will be disposed of to the peop.c at the enemy’s country to penetrate, and i actual cost to the State including all ex vision at all- Many of these losses were every nnle to be defended by a staudingarmy. | penses, which will not exceed three or four ~-W.ra.ot bYrato(i»« r «^ TO , rag-1 I bushcl - ‘f, “ intents -say six thousand men from 1-or- ] 0 ,between abouf7,ii<Mi Yankees and a force of governor deserves well tor tins judicious tress Monroe, and Gen. McCall’s division Confederates, on tbe 4th ins . When the Tan- : movement. ’I he private Stock companies often thousand effective men from the kees were first attacked by our troops, they im ! and a number of associations for the manu- Eapp«h,„ M ck. But .Mi all these TliSJ \ *«••» » f S “"; 'f-» j* ""f !•?"> reductions the aimy could sustain itself fore, with great'fury for a little while, but finding cessful; so as to lurmsli enough of an nr against attack if it had reuuisite restand we had a sufficient force to cope with them, they supplies. I state these facts because the took to their heels as usual. The entire force was coomc i>-,-. utterly routed with a loss, as we are informed ot C V 0 ,. la '\ P asS t e! U RemiOice- gome 20«i killed and 5h0 wounded and prisoners, inputs and supplies IiftYG been forwarded. Ouc loss was 20 killed and 6t) wounded. tieie of prime necessity, to answer the ac- tual demand. 'I he Salt wells of Alabama are said to be yielding abundantly; so that a saltfamine need not be apprehended. side of tiie liver is tbe East side of the liver Drury’s Bluff tiie West side. The West side is bold and high, easily commanding the East side, which is comparatively low and flat. To take tiie forts on tiie West side of tiie James at Drury’s Bluff, is beyond doubt the idea held out as embodying tbe programme of tiie next “On to Richmond!’ With a view of holding out this idea to keep up the courage of the North, Commo dore Rogers has been removed from the command of tiie fleet operating in the James Iliver, which has been transferred to Commodore Wilkes of Trent notoriety. They say that just as soon as reinforce ments reach Harrison’s landing on the James, so soon will preparations be made to be in Richmond within a month, there- ull day on the 4th, writing dispitcbes for the Eng lish steamers which were detained seveial hours after their usual time. A Critical time icilh Speculators.—We have pri vate intimations of a movement that we tbiok will make some people opt-u their eyes, one of these fine summer mornings, to a consciousness that they are not as well off by a tew thousand dollars as their previous “calculations”. One of our city contemporaries of the press—usually well infor med in city affairs—is puzzled to find any one here who is a speculator, and we gladly infer from its ignorance of the class that there are none of them in this immediate neighborhood But if there are any elsewhere who are holding large quantities of flour, wheat, bacon, sugar or Molas ses, for still higher prices, we think that they will in a short time regret having -burnt their fingers” with articles subject to fluctuations such as may be witnessed. More we say not at present, but leave a fuller explanation to tbe development of the “good time coming” aud near at hand. [Columbus Enquirer. A gentleman, recently from Chattanooga, informs us that tbe Y’ankee forces are rapidly leaving that vicinity, and retreat ing towards Stevenson and Nashville.— The inference is that something detrimental to their comfort is going on in their rear, towards Florence.