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/ BOUttHTOff, NISBET & BARNES) Publishers and Proprietors. j«H. II. \I»BKT. S Edit.ru. ^ (Tfcr ^oufcit Jfrbcral ®nnm Is publish*A Weekly, in MiUrdgeville, Ga., (’‘inter of Hancock and Wilkinson Sts., (apposite Court House.) At $3 a year in Advance. KATE* OF ADVERTIHIKG. Per si/tiare of twelve tines. One insertion $ 1 00, and fifty cents for each subsequent continuance. Tho; sent without the specification of thenumberot insertions willbe published till forbid and charged accordingly. Businessor Professional Cards, per year, where they do not exceed S;x Lines, - $10 00 yj // .‘ra J contract will 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, are required by law to be held ,n the first Tuesday in the moath: between the hours of 10 in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at the Courthouse in the county in which the property is sit uated. 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Publications will always be continued according to these, the legalrequirements, unlessotherwise ordered at the following RATES: Citations, on letters of administration. Si c. $2 75 “ “ dismissory f rom Admr’n. 4 50 “ “ “ Guardianship. 3 00 Leave to sell Land or Negroes 4 00 Notice to debtors and creditors. 3 00 Sales of personal property, ten days, 1 sqr. 1 50 Sale of land ornegroes by Executors, Ac. pr sqr. 5 00 Estrays, two weeks 1 50 For a man advertising his wife (in advance,) 5 00 BOOK-BINDING. The Subscriber is now pre pared to do Book-Bind ing", in all its branches Old Books rebound, Ac. MUSIC bound in the best style. Blank Books manufactured to order. Prompt attention will be given to all work entiusted to me. S. J. KIDD. Zfiinilcry in *<iuOierii Federal I'nioi* Office. Milledgevillo, March 19th, 1861. 43 COURT CALLENDER FOR 1862. SUPERIOR COURTS. JANUARY. 2d Monday, Chatham. •Floyd FEBRUARY. 1st Monday, Clark t Lumpkin 3d Monday, Campbell Dawson JULY. 1st Monday, Floyd* AUGUST. 1 at Monday Lumpkint i2d M mdav, Campbell Clark Dawson 3d Monday, Forsyth Polk 3d Monday, Forsyth Glascock Polk Merriwether Glascock Walton Merriwether 4th Monday, Baldwin Walton Jackson 4tli Monday, Baldwin Slonroe Jackson Paulding Monroe Taliaferro Paulding Walker Taliaferro Thusday after Pierce Walker MARCH. SEPTEMBER. 1st Thursday. Pierce 1st Monday, Appling 1st Monday, Appling Chattooga Chattooga Cherokee Cherokee Columbia Coweta Coweta Columbia Crawford Crawford Madison Gwinnett Marion Madison Morgan Marion 2d Monday, Butts Morgan Bartow 2d Monday, Butts Coffee Bartow Elbert Coffee Fayette Elbert Greene Fayett Gwinnett Greene Pickens Pickens Washington Washington Webster Webster 3d Monday, Cobbt 3d Monday, Cobbt Calhoun Calhoun Hall Hall Hart Hart Heard Heard .Macon Alacon Newton Newton Talbot Talbot Ware Tattnal Bulloch W:nc Thursday after White 'lb Monday, Clinch Thursday after White Friday alter, Bulloch Putnam 4th Monday, Cliuch Chattahoochee Putnam -Lee Rabun Twiggs Chattahoochee Wilkes Lee Johnson Twiggs Milton Wilkes Rabun Johnson Milton Thursday after Habersham'ter the 4th )• Echols •IthThursday, Montgomery! Monday Thursday after Habersham Monday af-~ / Echols j Etfinglu ham Monday af ter 4th Mon day. ' APRIL. 1st A 2d Mon. Carroll 1st Monday, Dooly Franklin Emanuel Early Fulton Gordon Pike Taylor Warren Wilkinson Thursd’yafter Banks 2d Monday, Hancock Richmond Harris Laurens Miller Sumter Tuesday after, McIntosh 3d Monday, Glynn Haralson Henry Jones Liberty Murray (iglethorne Pulaski Stewart M otiday Worth after * * Bryan 4th Monday,\\ ayne Decatur DcKalb 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_Mondny, Catoosa Jefferson Chatham Fannin Mitchell Muscogee 3d Monday, Bibb Burke Quittman Spalding Troup Union Baker Thmrsday after Towns 4th Monday, Dade Terrell Last Monday, Cola uitt JUNE. 1st Monday, Lowndes Dougherty 2u Monday, Brooks Clay 3d Monday, Thomas OCTOBER. 1st Si 2d Mon. Cat roll 1st Monday, Dooly Emanuel Franklin Early Fulton Gilmer Gordon Taylor Warren Wilkinson l’tke Thursday after Banks 2d Monday, Fannin Richmond Hancock Harris Laurens Miller Sumter 3d Monday, Glynn Haralson Il'enry Jones Murray < iglethorpe Pulaski Stewart Union W»rth Thursday after Towns Thursday 1 Montgomery after * ,4thMonday, Wayne Decatur DcKalb Houston Jasper Lincoln Schley Tattnall Whitfield Wilcox Friday after Telfair Camden Thursday after, Irwin Monday after Charlton NOVEMBER. 1st Monday. Berrien Scriven Clayton Effingham Randolph Upson [2d Monday, Catoosa Jefferson Mitchell M uscogee 3d Monday, Bibb Burke Quittman Spalding Troup Baker 4th Moudnv, Dade Terrell Thursday after. McIntosh' Monday “ Colquitt >• “ Liberty Mon. after Liberty, Bryan DECEMBER. 1st Monday, Dougherty Lowndes 2d Monday .{Brooks Clay 3d Monday Thomas TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1862. [NUMBER 17. COUNTING HOUSE CALENDAR, 1862. 05&Y8, ? 2 ri 2 Feb’y. Mar. April May. 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'May holds three weeks, if necessary, at each term. tJudge not required to draw Jurors for two we'-ks; and not obliged to bold two weeks' Court in counties of Cobb and Lumpkin. Counterfeit Confederate treasury Itfotes. The notes mostly counterfeited are the 2()'s, -70's and I00’s, of the issue of Sept. 2, IsGl—lithographed by Hover & Ludwig, Richmond. In all the, genuine issues of these notes there is a shield in the upper left corner, the the right upper porner of which is placed in the centre between the let ter N in months directly over it. In the counterfeit the corner of the shield is placed directly under the right down stroke of the letter IN. HUNDREDS. The Sailor in the lower left corner of the genuine note wears a black belt, with a buckle very distinct,—in the counterfeit the belt is very light, and i the buckle scarcely to be The face of the sailor in the genuine is fine and regular—in the counterfeit the mouth seems pinched up, and the eyes have a bleared or scratched look. The saDor in the left hand end leans upon an anchor, diagonally across the vignette from left to right, in the gen uine, there is a hair line* very distinct, as if the stone from which the impres sion was taken had been broken or cracked. In the counterfeit there is no such blurr or hair line. In the centre vignette, right side, near the cotton press, is a mule—in the genuine it is very indistinctly executed, and the mule looks as if he were walking from you, presenting only a tail view—in the counterfeit it is much plainer, and the mule presents almost a broadside view. At the upper ritrlit corner of the genuine notes, the white ground ap- j pears through the shading of the me- | Jallion work; in the counterfeit the J entire work is dark. FIFTIES. Several white spots appear just over i the figures fifty, in the medallion work j at the upper right corner of the gen uine notes: there are none in the conn- j terfeit. The outside of this medallion j work in the counterfeit is covered by , a running net work; in the genuine! there is none. In front of, and at- ; taclied to the chest, in the centre pic- j ture of the genuine note, there is a j padlock; there is none in the counter feit. In the genuine note the head of [ the man in the lower left corner j nearly bald, a little hair is j combed down on the right temple; in . the counterfeit a full head of hair is j represented, the hair on the right j temple being slightly dishevelled, as if! blown by a puff of wind. ! In the genuine the head of the fe male between the words Confederate j States, is near the centre. In the conn- ; erfeit the head is placed so as to : touch the letter E in Confederate, j T WENT IES. In the counterfeit bills the figure 2, j on the right side, in cut b\ a fine line, entirely separating the tail of the fig ure from the main body of it; in the < genuine the figure 2 is perfect. In the genuine bills the hat on the head of the man in the lower left corner of | the note, sits more upon the top of the head than in the counterfeit; in the counterfeit the hat seems to be j thrown more towards the back of the neck. , In the genuine the crown of the sailor s hat is broader than in counterfeit—the sha ding line on his jacket in the genuine, run square across the body—in the counter- , feit they run diagonally across the hotly, j Also, between the XX on the right lower corner are two hearts separated, and pointing towards each other in the , genuine, but in the spurious only one, or if two, run together. The paper of all the genuine notes } is of poor quality, but in the counter- feit it is of a fair quality of bank note paper. •Note —The hair line is not an infallible test, as I have seem one on a couuterteit—nut a iamil- fnritv with the face of the sailor on the genuine . bill*will enable you to detect the false one^oni sight. — SPECIALNOTICE. , . ,ca *» „ „f that place speedily as possi- ‘“'““rSbi „n x not es and acc. LaWI.LR, who areauthori- SK£ .1. “• ranged at an early day, settlements will he,enforced by ^ W { { A. C. VAIL. Agent. PROCLAMATIONS- * BY THE PRESIDENT. To the People of the Confederate States: Once more upon the Plains ofNIau- assas have our armies been blessed by the Lord of Hosts with a triumph Over our enemies. It is my privilege to invite you once more to His foot stool, not now in the garb of fasting and sorrow, but with joy and gladness to render thanks for the great mercies received at His hand. A few months since, and our enemies poured forth their invading legions upon our soil. They laid waste our fields, pol luted our altars and violated the sanctity of our homes. Around our Capital they gathered their forces, and with boastful threats, claimed it as already their prize. The brave troops which rallied to its defence have extinguished these vain hopes, and, under the guidance of the same .Al mighty hand, have scattered our ene mies and driven them back in dismay. Uniting these defeated forces and the various armies which has been ravag ing our coasts with the army of inva sion in Northern Virginia, our enemies have renewed their attempt to sub jugate us at the very place where their first effort was defeated, and the vengeance of retributive justice lias overtaken the entire host in a second and complete overthrow To this signal success accorded to our army in the East has been gra ciously added another equally brilliant in the West. On the very dav on which our forces were led to victory on the Plains of Manassas, in Virginia, the same Almighty arm assisted us to overcome our enemies at Richmond, in Kentucky. Thus, at once and at the same time, have two great hostile armies been stricken down and the wicked designs of our enemies set at naught. In such circumstances it is meet and right, that as a people we should bow down in adoring thankfulness to that Gracious God, who has been our bulwark and defense, and to offer unto Him the tribute of thanksgiving and praise. In H is hands is the issue of all events, and to Him should we in an especial manner ascribe the honor of this great deliverance. Now therefore, I Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States, do issue this my proclamation setting apart Thursday, the ISth day of Sep tember instant, as a day of Prayer and Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the great mercies vouchasafed to our people, and more especially for the triumph of our arms at Richmond and Manassas ; and I do hereby invite the people of the Confederate States to meet on that day at their respective places of public worship, and to unite in rendering Thanks and Praise to God for these great mercies, and to implore Him to conduct our country safely through the perils which surround us, to the final attainment of the blessings of peace and security. Given under my hand and j seal / the seal of the Confederate ^ y States at Richmond, this fourth day of Sept., A. D, 1S62. By the President: JEFFERSON DAVIS. From Virginia. Air. J. W. Knott returned from Virginia last Saturday. He went up from Richmond to the Rapidan Station Central Railroad, with the 2d Geor gia Battallion and left them there on the 31st, but they were on the point of a forward march. The Battalion hardly numbered 200 men—one half of it being down with bowel complaints contracted during their recent picket duty onjthe Peninsula, where the water and the climate were equally bad, and there were too many apples and too much cider. Mr. Knott reports that McLaws’ division and other troops amounting to 40,000 men were at Rapidan Station. They had been stationed at Hanover C. H., to check any advance McClellan might make from Fredericksburg, and when lie left took up the line of march for the main army, having already footed it sev enty miles from Hanover Court House. Semracs’, Walker’s, and Howell Cobb’s Brigades were of the number, which included many regiments, (Doyle’s among them) from this region of Geor gia. They were all in fine health and spirits, had plenty to eat, and were crossing the Rapidan on Saturday—the | river being about knee high. Mr. | Knott brought a large budget of let ters from the boys. He saw and conversed with Gen. Cobb and John B. Lamar, who were in fine health, and had not, of course, been near any fight.—Macon Tel Sth. From the Seat of War hi Virginia. THE BAffTLE j)F FRIDAY. We take tliej following interesting ac counts from th^ARictmgBd Dispatch of Saturday, for tvliuilt m p. ffe indebted to friend : fr tM have n army on the OF WAR. news from our ’he accounts ^le of Satur- Casualities in the 17 Ga.-11 Killed and 9!) Wounded. A letter received in this city yes terday from a member of the “Colum bus Volunteers” written near Center ville on the 31st ult., states that the 17th Ga Regiment lost 11 killed and 99 wounded in the recent battles, at and around Manassas. Among the former were Maj. J. H. Picket, who was in command of the regiment, and Capt. Agustus C. Jones of Dougherty County The latter gentleman we knew well and a braver or truer man has not lost his life in this crusade for freedom.— Times. which we receirf of the' day last tend to 'confirirA^he**opinion that it resulted in one of the^jyii^ decisive and glorious triumphs of tWUpresent war. The loss on both s iddpjjr'*Lhave been great, but we understands^* Yt is assert ed by officers who rodei awL/he field af ter the battle was ended, oiawthe enemy’s loss was at least five to our one. The reports with reference to the pres ent position of our army are conflicting ; one representing it to he at Munson’s Hill, in sight of Washington city, and another at Leesburg, iu Loudoun county. This much we are guaranteed in saying; that it is not idle, and that no distant day we ' may hear of another and more effective blow than even this last, powerful as it has j been. I A despatch received late last evening at ! the War Department confirms the evacu- I ation of Winchester, by the enemy’s forces. ; THE BATTLE OF FRIDAY. LAST, AND PAR- j TICULARS CONNECTED THEREWITH. j j The following interesting account of I ; the operations of the corps commanded by ! Gen. Jackson, from Monday the 25th to Friday the 29th, including the severe : fight on the latter day, has been furnish- j ed us by one who actively participated in 1 the engagement: On Monday, at daybreak. General Jack- | son’s corps, consisting ot Gen. Ewell’s di- i vision, Gen. Hill’s division, and Gen. j Jackson’s old division, tinder command of | Gen. Taliaferro, and a force of cavalry under Gen. Stuart, marched from Jeffer- sonton, in Culpeper county, and crossed the Rappahannock eight miles above that place, and marched via Orleans to Salem, in Fauquier. The next day they passed through Thoroughfare Gap, of Bull Hun mountains, to Bristow and Manassas Sta tion, on the Orange and Alexandria rail road, effecting a complete surprise of the enemy, capturing a large number of pris oners, several trains of cars, and immense commissary and quartermaster stores, and several pieces of artillery. The distance marched in those two days was over fifty miles. On Wednesday, Manassas Station was occupied by Jackson’s old division, whilst Ewell occupied Bristow, and Hill and Stuart dispersed the Ibices sent from Alexandria to attack what the enemy supposed to be only a cavalry force. The General commanding this force of the ene my lost his leg, and had his brigade nearly annihilated. At 3 o’clock P. M., the enemy attacked Gen. Ewell at Bristow, and that General, after a handsome little fight, in which he punished the enemy severely, retired across Muddy Run, as had previously been agreed upon, to Manassas Junction. Pope claims to have captured a thousand prisoners, and a baggage train on Wednes day. Not a prisoner was captured, and not a wagon was on that side of Muddy Run, and no wagon was ever captured. After sunset on Thursday General Jack- son accomplished one of the most beauti ful and masterly strategic movements of the war. He found himself many miles in advance of the rest of our army. The enemy might throw his immense columns between him and Longstreet—Alexandria and Washington was to his rear when he turned to attack the enemy. He deter mined to throw himself upon the enemy’s flank, to preserve the same nearness to Alexandria, to place himself within sup port of the remainder of our army, and to occupy a position from which he could not be driven, even if support did not arrive in time. All this he accomplished that night, after destroying the stores, build ings, cars, See., and burning the railroad briges over Muddy Run and Bull Run. He marched at night with his entire force from Manassas Station to Manassas battle field, crossing the Warrenton Turnpike, and placing his troops in such position that he could confront the enemy should they attempt to advance by the Warrenton pike or by the Sudiey road and ford, and have the advantage of communicating by the Aldieroad with Longstreet, should he have passed the Thoroughfare Gap, and at all events gain for himself a safe position for attack or defence. At 7 o’clock A. M., on Friday, General Stuart encounter ed the enemy’s cavalry near Gainesville, on the Warrenton pike, -and drove them back; and during the morning the 2d brigade of Gen. Taliaferro’s division, un der Col. Bradley Johnson, again repulsed them. It was now ascertained that the enemy’s column was advancing (or retreat ing) from Warrenton, along the line of the railroad and by way of the AVarrenton turnpike, and they intended to pass a part of their force over the Stone Bridge and Sudiey Ford. Gen. Jackson immediately ordered Gen. Taliaferro to advance with his division to attack their left flank, which was advancing towards Sudiey Mill. Gen. Ewell’s division marched considera bly in rear of first division. After march ing some three miles, it was discovered that the enemy had abandoned the idea of crossing at Sudiey, and had left the Vi ar- renton pike to the left, beyond Gro.veton, and were apparently cutting across to the railroad through the fields and woods. In a few minutes, however, he advanced across the turnpike to attack us, and Jack son’s army was thrown forward to meet him. The encounter occurred near the vil lage of Groveton, the right resting just above and near the village, and the left upon the old battle-field of Manassas. The j conflict was terrific. Our troops were ad-} vanced several times during the fight, hut the enemy fought with desperation, and j did not retire until 9 o’clock at night, when j they sullenly left the field to the Confed- i crates. The fight was commenced by j Gen. Taliaferro’s division—the 3d brigade, j Col. Taliaferro, on the right, the lst(Stone- 1 wall) brigade, Col. Baylor, next on left; ! the ith brigade, Gen Starke next, and the 2d brigade, Col. Johnson, ou the left.— ; The heroism displayed by these troops, ! and especially by the 1st brigade, was magnificent, and the loss terrible. Gen. ! Ewell’s division, particularly the brigades of Gens. Early, Lawton, and Trimble, engaged the enemy very soon after Jack son’s division, and to the left, and fully sustained the reputation this veteran di vision had heretofore achieved. The bat tle raged fiercely until 9 o’clock at night, when our troops rested upon the battle field. Gen. Ewell was shot through the knee- Gen. Trimble it is said in the foot. Gen. Taliaferro in the arm, neck and leg; the first wound, being the only one of any con sequence, disabling him. Col. Neff, 33d Va., was killed. Col. Botts, 2d Va., se verely wounded. Col. Griggsby, 27th, wounded. Maj. Nuelenbonsch and Col. Rowan, 2d, severely wounded. Maj. Ter ry, 4th; Maj. Scott, 25th; Capt. Fulton, Lieut. Meade, Lieut. Arnett and a num ber of ether officers wounded, and many killed whose names were not reported at the time our informant left. Gen. Longstreet’s forces were seen de bouching from the Thoroughfare Gap du ring the fight. V d Quarters, 7 if Kentucky. > 1, Ky. Aug. 30. ) From the Knoxville Register. Gloriou* new* from Kentucky. General Smith’s Congratulatory Order, Head Quarters, Army of Richmond Orders. The Major General Commanding re turns his heartfelt thanks to the troops of this command, officers and men, for their exceeding gallantry in the several actions of this day, their patient, unmurmuring endurance of fatigue, during two days and nights forced marches, and fighting three battles in twelve hours. The country shall know of your suffer ings on the march, as well as of the hold, pressing charges of this day. To-morrow being Sunday, the General desires that the troops shall assemble and under their several Chaplains, shall re turn thanks to Almighty God, to whose mercies and goodness these victories are due. E. KIRBY SMITH, General Commanding. Letter from Captain JM’Elrath. We are permitted to make the follow ing extract from a private letter from Capt. McElrath. Richmond, Ky., Aug. 30, 1862. We h ave had to-day three different and hotly contested battles. The enemy’s force reported at 14,000. They made the first stand at the foot of Big Hill—eight miles from Richmond, and the last one at Richmond. Our loss in killed is about 200, perhaps less, and as many wounded. That of the enemy, killed and wounded, double ours, besides over 2,000 prisoners. Capt. Scott is now, 9 o’clock, p. m., in the rear, so that in the morning we shall capture the entire party Our men behaved most gallantly, charg ing the enemy at each stand they made, killing one General, four Colonels, two Lt. Colonels, and capturing large quantities of Commissary stores. Col. Scott, who was pursuing, is just now in, and says we have captured the en tire army—more than 15,000 men. It is glorious enough for one fight. No enemy now between this and Lex ington. God he praised ! Still Later. The following highly interesting letter is from a very worthy source, and is enti tled to the utmost credit : Gen. Smith and staff mounted their hor ses at seven o’clk Saturday morning, and moved to the front some eight miles, to where our forces arrived last night. Just before reaching the place the enemy at- I tacked us, opening with artillery, and in ! about an hour the infantry opened, in less than an hour, we drove them from their , position, with great slaughter on tlicir ! side taking many prisoners. Our loan quite heavy, especially in officers. We moved on about two miles beyond Iiogers- villc, at which place the first fight occur red, and found them again in position, when we made the attack, and the second time, drove them from their position with still greater loss botli in killed wounded and missing, with smaller loss on our side. This second fight occurred about 2 or 3 o’clock, and our troops having marched . some eight miles, and having no water ex cept a little taken from the stagnant pools 1 along the road, and seeing the enemy again preparing to receive us, we halted our men and gave them several hours’ rest. Everything being ready a short march brought us within sight of Richmond, where the enemy made a third stand, ; when we moved on and attacked them the 3d time. After hard fighting we routed them, and drove them through the place a little before sundown, in utter confusion. In ; tliia last fight we did not. lose many men, but we captured from 1,200 to 1,500 pris- ] oners, besides their killed and wounded. : After we had whipped them in front and started them to running, Col. , with his command, who had been sent around on the Lexington road to catch them, I keeping his command in ambush until the | retreating army came up, attacked them [ and succeeded in capturing and killing nearly the whole army, taking all their guns and some ten pieces of artillery, with all their wagons, stores, etc. It is istima- ted that their killed, wounded and missing will reach some 10,000, whilst ours will not reach more than from 3 to 500 killed and wounded. Their loss in killed and wounded officers is very heavy. The troops were from Ohio, Indiana, and com manded by Gen. Bull Nelson—Colonel Cassius M. Clay commanded a brigade. Gen. Smith commanded our troops, and by hard fighting and the blessing of God we destroyed their fine army. It was a grand sight to see our ill clad, and some times barefooted troops, with no food and but little water, marching with a steady front on their splendidly equipped foe.— It was one of the grandest battles I ever saw. It filled our hearts with pride to see our men move onward and never give way. Glory be to God on high for the splendid result. Gen. Smith and staff escaped unhurt. “ Our merit procures us the esteem of men of sense, and our good fortune that of the public.” I The Railroad Convention nt Columbia, South Cnrolina. Through the kindness of Major J. S. Rowland, the Superintendent of the Wes tern &: Atlantic Railroad, a delegate to the Railroad Convention, which assem bled in Columbia, South Carolina, on Thursday last, we are favored with the proceedings of that body. It seems, ac cording to the ‘South Carolinian,’ that the Railroad Companies represented in the j Convention, have an aggregate length of completed roads of 3,528 miles in extent. These are in the States of Alabama, Vir ginia, Florida, South Carolina, Notth Car olina, and Georgia, all of which were rep resented by their several Presidents or Superintendents. From this State, the Central, Southwestern, Muscogee, Macon &: Western, Macon <5r Brunswick, Geor gia, and Western Sc Atlantic Railroads: were represented. Mr. John Caldwell, of the South Carolina Railroad was Presi dent, and Messrs. S. G. Jones, anc- A. L. Tyler, were Secrctaiies of the Convention. The business of the Convention was dis posed of with Railroad speed. A report was adopted recommending that for the transportation of soldiers on furloughs, and discharged soldiers two cents per mile on j ing over a hundred men killed and wound main lines, and three cents per mile on | ed, while we lost only one killed and two side lines, should be charged—commis- j mortally wounded. sioned officer on furlough to pay full fair. Capt. Patton was in charge of our skir- On freight, the rate offered by the Gov- ! mishers. He killed three Yankees only a eminent was adopted to wit: 1st class 65 ! few feet from him. cents per 100 pounds per 100 miles; 2d Immediately after the departure of the class, 20 cents ; 3d class $20 per car load ; ■ enemy, our corps debouched through the 4th class, $15 per car load- If carried on pass and soon formed a junction with .Jack- passenger train, the rate to be increased ! son’s forces. The next day (Friday) the 50 per cent. Each Road to adopt and ; battle begun ; again on Saturday, with publish its own regulations in relation to what result, is well known to every ono the carriage of dead bodies. . throughout the South. We have indeed, A report was made recommending that been victorious. May a just God protect two establishments for the rolling of rail- [us, and continue to bless us. ignominious flight. Our men fought with desperate courage. Every moment the groans and cries of the dying were heard amidst the roar of artillery and musketry, and truly it was a sad, sad sight to look around us and see those brave generous souls so dear to us, lying bleeding—dying —dead. During the thickest of the fight, in the discharge of his duty, the gallant Capt- Jno. G. Porter fell, pierced through the head. A nobler spirit never breathed ; and when I saw and felt that our loved brother was indeed lost to us, killed by an insolent and cowardly foe, revenge took possession of my heart, and our few remaining officers seemed newly inspired, and determined to avenge his death. Thou art gone dear brother! but we shall never forget thee, or cease to remember the circumstances of thy death : we shall hold it as our ica*ch word when we again meet the enemy in conflict. Since the 13th of August, when we left Richmond, our brigade has been in the advance. In the battle of the 30th we occupied a front seat and held our position during the hottest fire troops xt ere ever subjected to. While our loss was very heavy that of the enemy is immense. The Regulars engaged the enemy the Thursday previous at ‘Thoroughfare Gap,’ Bull Run Mountain. This was a most important point to the Yankees, as our corps were compelled to pass through this Gap, we advanced, formed in line of battle, our right resting on the railroad, gained the summit of the mountain and drove them from their position, notwithstanding thj repeated cries of their officers to ‘charge boys.’ The fight lasted twenty minufes, when they fled in confusion, leav- road iron and the manufacture of supplies be erected ; one near the iron and coal re- i gion of Alabama, and the other on Deep ■ River iu North Carolina ; and Virginia to , join In tLo orociiun or tlie work on Deep i River, and the Companies in the other | States to join as far as possible in the erection of the other; and as the Govern- j ment has taken possession of all the coal, ! iron, brass, copper, tin, tools See., and all the mechanical skill of the country, that i application be made in the name of the! Convention, to the Government, request- [ ing that such articles may be supplied at cost to any Company that may truly need them. The following resolutions were also adopted, when the Convention adjourn- '■ , f J or nve. e 'n i j j 7 .7 • „• I Co. C, E P Bowdre, 1st Lieut. Com- Kesolved unanimously by this Convention, i ■>. That our best endeavors for the future, as w j i t • i j ,,i - ., . , ,, , . i rs I , Wounded, Lieut Bowdre, slightly in in the past, shall be given to the Confed- , • T » o • ,. , •* , • C J , .A . . „ hip, Lt Bennmg, slightly in hip. bergeant erate Government in the transportation ot wLi.u n u_.„„ ,i xx:n u>..; troops and Government property hereby respectively request the Presi- E. P. B. List of the Killed and Wounded in the Battle of Saturday, Aug. 30th, in the 1 st Georgia Regulars. John D. lYalker, Maj or, Command ing. Wounded, Major J D Walker, severely iu leg. Company B, G W Anderson, Captain Commanding. Wounded, Captain Anderson, severely in leg, Lt Blount, severely in thigh. Killed, privates Bagley, Pearce—una ble to obtain any other names, but all killed or wounded, with exception of four . , Webb, Corporal’s Bates and Hill. Pri- n vates Ashfield, Ball, Hogau, Perryman, dent of the Confederacy to issue an order that officers of the Government shall not interfere with the loading or running of trains, as our experience has been that such interference has heretofore resulted both in detriment to the Government and to the road. Resolved further, That Dr. Lewis, rep resenting the Government in this Conven tion, is requested to bring the above reso lution to the notice of President Davis, and to solicit his prompt action in the premi ses. Resolved, That in making schedules in future, time shall be given, at suitable watering places, for soldiers and other pas sengers to obtain water, and that it shall be the duty of conductors to have it an nounced to the passengers on all the trains upon arriving at those places, that the train will stop minutes for the purpose 1D ^J, of obtaining water. Resolved, That the rates reported and adopted this day do go into operation on the 1st proximo. Ralls, Hackney, L Johnson. Killed, Private Walls. Missing, J V Smith. Company E, Capt. Wayne Coinmand- ' Killed, Lieut Henry Porter. Privates Ashwood, Jernegan and Holmes. Wounded, Sergeants Kellett and Hunt. Corpl’s. Kays and Horton. Privates, Tippers, Scott, Haywood, Knight and several others. Co. I, Lewis II Kenan Capt- Command ing. Wounded, Capt. Kenan slightly. Killed, Privates Rainwater, Robinson, ; Hopgood, G T Smith, New and Sharon. Wounded, Sergeants Wilf and Smith. Privates Harris, Mathews, O’Neal Brag- don, Uplwath aud Tyner, j Co. H, Capt. Miller Grieve Command- Happiness.—“Men spend their Wounded. Captain Grieve, slightly in thigh ; Lt Blance, severely in left arm, since amputated ; Lt. P. Horne, severely I in neck. j Killed, Sergeants Flemming and Free- j man. Privates Tippins and Ellis. Wounded, Coporal Canup, Green and lives in anticipations—in determining Jones. Privates Chastain, B. Brawley, to be vastly happy at some period or j Robinson^Pinkerton, McDonough, 1 rain- other, when they have time. But the present time has one advantage over every other—it is our own. Past op portunities are gone, future are not come. We may lay in a stock of pleas ures, as we would lay in a stock of mell and Dobbins. Co. G, C S Wylly 1st Lt. Command- Wounded, Lt Wylly, severely in leg; Serg’t Clo ver. Privates, Warren, Cole man, Pritchett, Brown, and several oth ers. wine, but if we defer tasting them tool Killed, Privates Graham and Thorn- long, we shall find that both are ton - soured by age. Let our happiness, i, ^° - * ’ ^ a P t - John G Patton Commaud- therefore, be a modest mansion, which ; lng A.„ , n . . u .. c . rr. i we can inhabit while we have our ! er health and vigor to enjoy it: not a fa-> Wounded, Sergeant Gibbs, Corporal brie so vast and expensive that it has Dupree. Privates Arp, Roberts, Wallace cost us the best part of our lives to- and several others. build it, and which we can expect to. Company L, Captain T Fort Commaud- occupy only when we have less occa- ; in K- sion for a habitation than a tomb. It [ ^founded, Captain lort, severely, m has been well observed, that we! ui * ,. • r . c •, , , , . « , ’ , a. , | (Unable to obtain list ot killed and should treat futurity as an aged friend ! wo v nnded in Capt. Fort’s company.) from whom we expect a rich legacy. ( Co. M, B 11 Hudson, 2d Lt Command- Let us do nothing to forfeit his esteem, ing. and treat him with respect, not with j Killed, Robinson, servility. But let us not be too prodigal I Wounded, Serg’t Bridges, Corpl’s Aun- wlien we are young, nor too parsimoni-i ai, d Slaven. Privates, Malwatli, ous when we are old : otherwise we : Neighbors, Humphries and Avers, shall fall into the common error of i G Mont S omer - v ’ Ca i )t ' Com - those, who, when they had the power j “bounded, Lieut Thos Burdell, severe- to enjoy, had not the prudence to ac- : ]y j n knee ; Lt A A Rutherford, slightly quire, and when they had the prudence to acquire, had no longer the power to enjoy.” From the Telegraph. The Georgia Rrgnlan. Macon, Sept. 9th, 1S62. Editor Telegraph :—For the gratifica tion of the friends and relatives of the Georgia Regulars, I enclose you a partial list of the killed and wounded in the bat tle of Saturday, 30th. I was unable to obtain the report of several companies, but a full and complete list will be published by our Adjutant, Lieut. Atkinson. We went into the fight with 170 men, and af ter a terrific engagement retired at night fall with only 18 men unhurt. Our Brigade (1st, 7th, 8th, 11th and 9th Ga. Regiments) fought the United S. Regulars under Gen. Fitz John Porter, and next morniDg went in pursuit of the enemy as one regiment. Our line of bat tle was six and a half miles long, shaped thus: V. The ball opened in earnest, and in all its fury at 3 o’clock, and by dark we had driven the enemy several miles, capturing several batteries and turn ing their guns upon them, putting them to in breast. (Unable to obtain list wounded in Co. K.) of killed and Private Despatch. Gordonsville, Sth.—To Hon. E. A. Nisbet.-Lieut. R A Dennis killed on the 30th at Manassas. H P Jones, wounded, but doing well. I am well. R. B. Nisbet. Captain Nisbet commanded the Brown Rifles, of Putnam county, and R A Den nis was first Lieutenant. “That conduct often seems ridicu lous, the secret reasons of which are wise and solid.” “It is easier to appear worthy of the employments we are not possessed of than of those we are.” Notice to Debtors and Creditors. A LL parsons having demands against the es tate of Soloman Gay late of Baldwin county, deceased, are requested to present them for pay ment and those indebted to said estate will please make payment to WILLIAM M. STEVENS. Adm’r. Sept. 9th, 1862. [J. H.] 16 6t.