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GBURGIA, TAI4AFSKRO COUKTY-M hereto. WIU
h»m A. Overt m, Executor of the last wth and y*-«-
ixieat of Gilchrist Overton, deceased. has made application to
i me fbr LetUts of Dtemlasion from «kd ettate. |
These are, therefore, to cite and adraonUha all rereona <v>n
ce-ne.i to be and appear at my office ■witbin the time pr*
3'Tibed by law. and show cause. If any they nave, wny
said Letters should act be granted. ~
Given under my hand, at office In W I
day of February. 1982. QU thLA
fcM-Sm Ordinary (
GKORGIA, SCRIVBN COUNTY— Whereas Ira i
Boston applies for letters of Administration on the |
-state of Eliatbetb Boston, deceased. • ,
Thej»e are. therefore, to cite and fU. inn sntgvl&r
the kindred, and creditors of sold deceawd. to be and ap. 1
near at mv cfflce within the time prescribed by law and show ■
cane, if any they have, why said letters should not bepyn led. ,
Given under my hand, at ofUca In Sylvania, this Wth day
Os January, 16Si B- E. ROBERTA I
feb±4m Ordinary, !
G BORGIA, SCRIVEN COUNTY.-Whereas. Ann {
j.r’.ckland applies to me tor Letter* of Guardianship 1
of Lewis M. Str.ckiand, minor.
These are,therefore, tocite and admonish, ail and singular,
the kindred and friends of said minor to be and appear at
my office, withlr.the time prescribed by law, nndshow cause,
if aay they have, why said Letsersshouldnotberranted. .
Given under my hand, at office in Sylvania, this Wth day
as January, ISdS. O. E. ROBERTS,
fi b< 2m . Ordinary. |
Georgia, oglethorpk county.
Marv Ann Gray t
By heFwit friend. I BILL IN EQUITY. (
James P. Fteeman A (In Oglethorpe Superior I
John P. F.eemrn. : Court, January adjourned ,
Adm rlatrators of I Teem. IHJi.
Thomas Fleeman. dec’d. I
and William Grav. J I
It apt earing to the Court by return of the Sheriff of ,
said County that Wiiliam S. Gray, one of the defendants in
the above sided Bill has not been served , and it further ap > '
pearing that the snid Deftndant resides out of the limits of
the State of Georgia.
It is o nit red by the Court that service be perfected on said
defendant in terms of the statutes in such cases made and
provided bv publication of this order once a month for three
months r’nvioustothe next term of this Court, in the Augusta
Constitutionalist, published in the City of Augusta in said 1
State LOFTON A SMITH
' S. C. SHACKELFORD.
Sol’a for Complainants.
A true extract from the minutes of the January adjourned
’an. 1881 efthe Supreme Curt of ogiethorpe County.
i«m, At Cl use F J u oiBS0N( CteTk o. s. C.
January 9th, 1562. jaa3B-lam<m
EORGI A.GuASSCOCK COUNTY.—Whereas, James
KT T Wlara applies to me for Letters of Administra
tion on'the estate of Seth Wilson, late of said county de
'',?Thesv\re. therefore,tocite and admonish,all and singular,
the kindred tnd creditors of said deceased, tobe and appear at
mvoffice. within the time prescribed bylaw, to show cause
if any there be. why said Lettersshou’d not be granted.
G’ven un ter my hand, at office in Gibson, this 27th day of
Jan’-arv, 1-62. SEABORN KITCHENS.
siNh Ordinary.
SHERIFF 8 SALE. ‘
VVILL BE SOLD, before the Court R ou-e door, in the
V I :< wn of Crawfordsville, i '.’jaferr County, on the first
TUESDAY in Jsnuarv next, within the legal hours of sale,
two houses and lots in'said town—cue of sai ■ lots containing
half acre, more o- less, wheroon John Williams now re
sides, and known in the plan of said town by No. 20: also
kx, wn is the Scott lot. The other, containing two acres,
m”re or less, iylngon the North side of the Georgia Railroad,
wear the Rai'.rail nepot in said town, known as the Depot
erocery U’. levied on as the property ot Wn.. D. Meadows,
V> satisfy two fl’.ta. L-sued from the Inferior Court ofTalia
►r-o county One in fav.w of Hudson and Stiller, and the
otS-in •av‘r t s H M. Myers Jt Co- vs. Wm. D. Meadows,
otaertntavorci a “ A RHODES< sherlff .
dec?
AUGUSTA
COTTON GIN FACTORY.
xmtin'ainEto manufacture those superior COTTON
GINS iu' his city, known heretofore as the "Oglesby Gin;"
therefore, I need only refer to th se that L.ave used them, to
establish their superiority. lam well posted in all the improve
mc-\ and n.v e.-rka.-u of long experience. My prices will
in unisan with other manufactures, and. as the performance
of mv Gins are gua-antied, it is useless to multiply words.
O*d Gms repaired whenever desired, at moderate charges. Or
(h-rs.solicited early, to prevent disappointment. Factory 10.
ested on Mclntosh street, Augusta.canal.
THOM Ab J. «. HE EL 1. Proprietor.
J. J. OGLES3Y, Superintendent.
aov29 cU
FARM FOR SALE.
THE subscriber offersto sell his FARM in Floyd county,
six miles from Rome, andoneamd a half miles from the
Rome Railroad, containing four nundred and twenty aarcsof
go.?d Uplar.d.one bundredof which is cleared and undergood
fencing. Onthe place thereis agood DweUlngand necessary
out buildings, an orchard of choice Fruit, andawellof good
water. Also.a Tan Yard, new in operation, and welllc<atad
forthe business. A creek runsthroagh the tract, on which
there Is a Saw Mill, but out of repair. The above can be had
a bargain, as I desire to remove. Fer particulars.address me
at Rome, or apply on ’ he place.
A TAN YARD FOR SALE.
I wllleella Tar. Yard.situatedon the Northsldeof Mariet
ta.abouta mile from tae Depot. It is well.located for' pro
curing bark and engaging trade, being on a road much trav
eled. Thereare twenty-four vats, with buildings necessary
for the business, and a good bark mill, with a never-falling
spring running through the yard. The for bars
are abundant. There is now a supply of barkatthe yard.
For particulars apply to ...
WILLIAM 8. TWEEDihh,
At Marietta, or address
Jan 6 clamtf STEPHEN M. WILSON. Rome Ga.
DROPSY CURED.
THE undersigned professes to care Dropsy of every de
scriptioa. He can be seen personally five miles South of
Union Point, or addressed by letter at Union Print, Greene
county, Ga. The medicine can bs sent by Express to any
point on a Railroad, with directions for giving it ; or I will
attend personally if requested, and paid for my Double.
I also profess to treat all Female Diseases with success,
cancer excepted. I will buy Negroes afflicted, or cure them,
as the owner may prefer Also, all Venerial diseases.
MILLS G. BROOME.
■ Slite of Georgia, Greene County:
This is to certify that my father had a Negro man afflicted
with Dropsy, in 1353. Ke had been treated by several phy
sicians, without any cure, when he applied to M. G. Broome
for his remedy, which cured him. He is still living, and in
good health. H, CHAMPION.
January 21,1858.
Union foird, Greene County, May 14.185" :
This is to certify that I had a Negro woman badly afflicted
with Dropsy! for a considerable time. She was attended by
several physicians; they failed to make a cure. I heard of M.
G. Broome, and put her under his treatment, and ’n less than
a year she was thoroughly cured of Dropsy.
JAMES DAVANT.Pennfield.Ga.
This is to certify that I had a Negro woman. In 1858, afflicted
with Dropsy. I put her «ncer the treatment of M. G.
Broome, who soon made a permanent cure of her.
TRAVIS C. CARLTON.
Union Point, Ga. cly ap2
Notice to Debtors & Creditors.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of Robert Allison, de
ceased. late of Greene county, are requested to make
payment, and those to whom said estate is indebted, will ren
■ Ser in their claims, under the law.
Greensboro, Dec. S, Isfll, W. L. STRAIN, Ex’r.
aec7tf
LAND FOR SALE.
'YV'ILL be sold before the Court House door in the town of
v v Crawfordville, Taliaferro 00.. G»„ on the Ist Tuesday
in APP.IL next, a tract of land containing 500 acres, more or
leas, frthe teaefi-of Julia T. Anthony, minor. Thelandls
adjoining lands of E. M. Anthony, and others.
JAMES R. DUBOSE,
' Guardian.
G __ EORGIA, WILKBS COUNT Y-Exvcctoe’s Sale or
' Lan-o.—On the first Tuesday in FEBRUAP.Y will be
sold before the Court House door in Washington, 500 acres,
more or less of land belonging to the estate of A. Evans, Sic,
deceased. ARDEN EVANS, Jr.,
j.nlO c 3 Executor.
LOOK OUT FOR”
RUNAWAYS!
LEFT the subscriber’s plantation on Tuesday morning, 7th
iwt,, four NEGROES. to-w:t: Geo. Byne, yellow dbm
plected. pock marked, dish face, weighs about ISO lbs., plays
the violin, pert spoken, can write and read ; Also his wife,
George Ann. medium size, very likely, chocolate color, about
13 or 20 years oid ; A Iso Henry, a boy, medium size, 20 years
old, weighs about 150, rather slow spoken: Alsp Burke, about
25 years old, weighs about 170 larger than either of the other
boys, speaks quick and soft in tone of speaking. George Ann
and Henrv, I raised. Byne, is well known about Augusta and
Charleston, and has decoyed the others off, no doubt with a
view of reaching the coast and getting among the infernal
Lincolnitei. 1 will pay a liberal reward for the apprehension
of the above Negroes delivered in some safe jail so that I can
g»t them again.' REUBEN 8. WILLIAMS.
Jatil4_c3 Baker, co., Ga.
Administrator’s Sale.
By virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary
of Jefferson county there will be sold at the Mar
ket House in the town of Louisville, in said coun
ty, on the first Tuesday in MAY next, within the 1
legal honrs of sale, one tract of land, containin t 1
311 acres, more or leas, lying in said county, and
adjoining the lands of Andy Williams, Elam '
Young, and Joseph Oliphant. Sold as the prop
erty of Jesse Connel, deceased,and for the benefit
of his heirs and creditors. Terms made known
on the day of sale. This 4th of March, 1862.
FRANCIS H, POWELL,
tnar!2 -ctd Administrator.
CIEORGIA TALIAFERRO COUNTYWhereas Littl®
.Taylor lias made application to me for letters of
TuJih 11 '' Oration on the estate of James J. Evans, late of said
county deceased.
Thesearetherefore tocite andadmonlsh.al’and singular,the
•?c. <:re< l itorso f eaid deceased, to be and appear at my
office, within the time prescribed by law, to show cause, if
aD A< ha , ve « W ‘‘Y said Letter.-, should not be granted.
zi. 1V ? n T Unufcr my hand, at office in Crawfordvilie.this 27th
day of January, 1862.
fa . . . QUINE A O’NEiL.
feb6-2m Ordinary.
4 CosFßDsa.vrs Gukboat Built Abroad.—The
New York World publishes the following extract
from a private letter dated Liverpool, March Ist:
Our blockading squadrons seem to be doing a
good work, and I hope will continue to send a
good report of their operations, so that when the
Bermuda again visits your shores, you may have
an opportunity of seeing her in New York, She
is now in the river, ready to go to sea. The Con
federate traitors have also a gunboat nearly ready,
which is to be delivered to her owners at Malta.
She is taking in stores for a six months’ voyage.
The Bermuda has rifled and other cannon on
board, in convenient position to be discharged,
and it is not improbable that the two vessels may
meet at sea and partially exchange cargos. If the
gunboat gets out she will be a troublesome cus-.
tomer.
P. B.—The Bermuda sailed to day.
Comrrsßrarr Notss.—We have been shown
several Notes on the Augusta Savings Bank, of
the denomination of Fifty Cents, authoritatively
pronounced counterfeit. The spurions very
closely imitate the Genuine and it is difficult to
distinguish them.
Strong suspicious have been excited that the
Counterfeiting was done m this place, but suf
ficient evidence has not been elicited to produce
conviction or lead to arrest as yet.
It was recently stated that ‘’Shin Plasters” had
been Counterfeited in Rome, Ga. The style and
execution of the genuine bills are so ordinary that
any rascal, so disposed, may counterfeit them, and
render the counterfeit difficult of detection.
Marietta {Ga.) Advocate, Matvh
[Special Dispatchjto the Savannah Republican.]
CONFEDERATE DISASTER IN THE WEST.—
A DISGRACEFUL SURPRISE.—A PLAN FOR
FLANKING ISLAND 10-
Memphis, April I.—l have to report an unfortu
nate affair on the Confederates in the West.
Twelve hundred of our men were surprised yess
terday at Union city by the Federate; several
were killed and wounded, and one hundred cap
tured together with a considerable number of cav
alry horses, a large amount of army stores, &c.
The Federate also destroyed the railroad depot,
hotel and other buildings of the place. The sur-
Erise was evidently a disgraceful affair, and should
e rigidly enquired into.
It is reported that the Federate are building a
railroad from Hickman, Ky., down to Reeitoot
Lake, in order to turn Island No. 10. A formidas
ble attack is expected soon.
All is quiet at Corinth, but both sides are busy
with their preparations for the coming conflict.
From the Richmond Examiner.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS-OFFICIAL COR
RESPONDENCE
We have been able to examine the official cor
respondence that has passed between our govern
ment and that at Washington on the subjects of
the exchange of prisoners ; the correspondence
being conducted by General Howell Cobb, com®
missioner on our part, and Major General Wool,
m command of the Federal forces at Fortress
Monroe. The correspondence affords evidence of
the most shameless and flagitious act of perfidy
that was ever perpetrated by a civilized power
—the North having violated its distinct
meat to release our privateersmen aud to parole
cur prisoners "within ten days after capture,” as
soon as the Fort Donelson disaster changed the
surplus of prisoners from our side to theirs.
It seems that the proposition for an exchange of
prisoners was first made by Gen, Wool, in a letter
to Gen. Huger, dated the 13th of February, 1862.
The proposition was made on the following terms.
Gen. Wool wrote:
"I am alone clothed with full power for the
purpose of arranging for the exchange of prison
ers. Being thus empowered, lam ready to confer
with vou on the subject, or the Honerable Messrs
Sedden and Conrad; or any other persons appear
ing for that purpose. lam prepared to arrange
for the restoration of all the prisoners to their
homes on fair term of exchange, man for man,
and officer for officer of equal grade, assimilating
the grade of officers of the army and navy, when
necessary, and agreeing upon equitable terms for
the number of men or officers, of the interior
grade, to be exchanged for any of higher grade
when the occasion shall arrive. That all the
surplus prisoners on either side be exchanged on
parole with the agreement that any prisoner of
war taken by the other party shall be returned in
exchange as’ fast as captured, and this system to
be continued while hostilities continue.
"I would further inform you, or any other per
son selected for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the exchange of prisoners, that the
■ prisoners taken on board of vessels, or otherwise
• in maritime conflict, by the forces of the United
i States, have been put, and are now held, only in
military custody, and on the same footing as other
prisoners taken in arms.”
The proposition, it appears, was readily accept
ed by our Government, and a memorandum made
as a basis for a cartel; of which the following is a
1 copy:
"I. Prisoners to be exchanged man for man.
i and officer for officer. Officers of the army and
navy to be assimilated on a fair basis, and priva
teers to be placed upon the tooting of officers and
men of the navy.
“2. The surplus of prisoners held by either par
ty to be returned to the country of the prisoners
on their parole of honor not to take up arms
again, until exchanged under the provisions of
this cartel.
“3. Each partv, upon the discharge of prisoners
of the other party, is authorized to discharge an
equal number of" their own officers or men from
parole, furnishing at ihe time to the other party a
list of their prisoners discharged, and of their
own officers and men relieved from parole, thus
enabling each party to relieve from parole such
of their own officers and men as the party may
choose. The lists thus mutually furnished will
keep both parties advised of the true condition of
the exchange of prisoners.
“4- Men and officers of a lower grade, as well as
of a different service, may be exchanged for of«
ficers of a higher grade and of a different service.
To do this without embarrassment, it is agreed
that the basis of assimilation shall be the compen
sation allowed by each party to their own of
ficers and men, and in case of privateers who re
ceive no fixed pay, to be put upon the compensaa
tion basis of officers and men of the navy.
“5. Prisoners to be discharged or paroled with
in ten days after their capture, and to be deliver
ed on the frontier of their own country free of
expense to the prisoners, and at the expense of
the capturing party.
"6. All prisoners now held by each party to be
immediately discharged, and the partv against
whom the surplus shall be found shaft receive
such surplus upon their parole. Each party
to furnish.the other with a list of those respeev
lively discharged by it, and the party against
whi m the surplus is found is to furnish a list of
the prisoners placed on parole under this cartel,
thus furnishing the basis for future exchanges.”
General Wool promptly agreed to all the pro
positions except two. In lieu of tbe compensa
tion basis of equivalents contained in the fourth
item of the memorandum, he proposed the cartel
of equivalents adopted by Great Britain aud the
United States, in the war of 1812, and General
Cobb accepted it.
He also objected to the provisions in the fifth
item, which required each pariy to pay the ex
penses of transportating their prisoners to the
frontier of the country of the prisoners. The pro
vision met his entire approval, but he did not
feel authorized by his instructions to incorporate
it into the proposed cartel, and, therefore, de
sired time to consult bis Government on the
subject.
The interview closed with the promise from
General Wool that he would notify Gen. Cobb,
as soon as he could hear from his Government
on that point.
On the first of March Gen. Cobb held his second
interview with him, in which he (Gen. Cobb)
proposed to enter into a cartel, containing the
stipulations previously set fofth. Gen. Wool re
plied that the government would not agree to the
proposition that each party should pay the ex
pense of transporting their prisoners to the
frontier, when "Gen. Cobb promptly waived it,
thus leaving the cartel free from all his objections,
and iust what Gen. Wool had himself proposed
in his letter of the 13th February to Gen. Huger.
Upon this Gen. Wool informed Gen. Cobb that
his Government had changed.his instructions and
abruptly broke off the negotiation.
The entire correspondence eonstitures a chapter
of history that should attract the scorn of all
civilized and honorable nations. It is understood
that Congress has ordered the printing of twenty
five hundred copies of the documents for general
circulation, so as to introduce to the people as
extensively as possible this last development in
the history of the perfidy of the North and the
utter disregard, by its government and people
abke, of all honorable obligations.
The point of the whole negotiation, extending
through a correspondence of many pages, may be
stated in a few words. At the time it was
believed our government held the large number
of prisoners, the United States proposed to ex
change all prisoners, and te place on parole, in
their own country, the surplus held by either
party; and our government agreed to the propos
sition. Before the agreement could be reduced
to writing and signed by the the casu
alties of war reversed the state of things, and gave
the United States the larger number of prisoners.
With the change of things the United States
changed their policy, and deliberately, and per
fidiously, and shamelessly, receded from the pro
positions to which they had been distinctly com
mitted by every obligation of truth, honor, and
good faith.
A recommendation has been made by the Secre
tary of War, on the statement of facts referred to
above, to declare discharged such of our own
citizens as are now subject to parole. The follow
ing is the concluded portion of his communicas
tion to Congress on the subject.
"Not doubting for a moment that an engage*
ment of so sacred a character would be executed
with fidelity, the prisoners held by us as hostages
for the safety and proper treatment of the priva
teers, were discharged from close confinement
ordered to be sent home. Colonels Lee, Cogswell
and Wood, and Major Reverse were sent to their
own country; the remaining hostages / , ’ eye
brought oh parole from distant points to Rich
mond, on their way to be delivered up, at the ex
pense of and their surrender was
only suspended on reciept of intelligence from
Gen. Cobb, that he saw reason to suspect bad faith
on the part of the enemy.
“While this prompt and loyal execution of the
agreement was in progress on the part of this
Government, the enemy was conveying the pris»
oners captured at Fort Donelson to Chicago and
other points most distant from their homes, and
was parading the officers who fell into their
power through the entire breadth of the land,
from Western Tennessee to Foft Warren, in Bos
ton harbor, where they are now incarcerated;
and up to the present moment not a single offi
cer taken at Fort Donelson, nor a single captive
privateer has been restored to his home, while
the United States have kept possession of the
hostages given up in reliance on their honor.
The-document G herewith sumbitted, is the re
port of General Cobb, containing-a statement of
nis proceedings and copies of his correspondence
with General Wool, da’ed the sth of the current
month, from which it is apparent that the Gov
ernment of the United States adheres to the re
fusal to perform its agreement.
“ I make no comment on these proceedings
further than to remark that it seems scarcely pos
sible that there hould be any further exchange of
of prisoners during the war. We can parole no
prisoners with any expectation of reciprocity;
and can have no reliance on any promises that may
be made, I submit, however, that it is but bare jus
tice t» ourselves to declare discharged such of
our citizens as are uow subject to parole, and so
to inform the enemy, and thereafter to entertain
no propositions on the subject of exchange of
prisoners except on delivery of those held by the
enemy and proposed for exchange.
From the Savannah Morning News, April 2.
MORE OF LINCOLN’S TROOPS CAPTURED.
Ou Monday night it was rumored in our city
that a skirmish had taken place between our
troops on Wilmingtorf Island, a portion of tae
13th Georgia, under the command of Captain
Crawford, and a party of Federate, but having no
“official information” on the subject, and not
wishing to give to the public the vague and unre
liable reports, which daily float through the city,
we refrained from giving it publication. It ap
pears, however, that a number of the eneitay, said
to be between sixty and seventy men, were land
ed on Wilmington Island. Our men waited their
approach, and when within range opened fire on
them. The Federate, wh~ belonged to the 46th
New York Regiment, were commanded byLieuts,
Leibi and Reddish. One Federal was killed, shot
through the head. His name was Ludwig Ber
wick. He resided in 37th street, New X°l|k,
where he has a wife and two children. Another,
named John Miller, was wounded in the side. He
was from Baltimore, and died on Tuesday morn
ing, at Thunderbolt. He leaves a wife and three
children.
The prisoners state that their Lieutenants and
seventeen men eseaped m a boat through a creek,
and express their regret that they were not cap
tured. Tney state that their officers evinced
great cowardice.
The prisoners say that sometime since the 3d
Illinois regiment was ordered from Port Royal
to Tybee, but that after landing they became
dissatisfied, and a mutiny ensued, when they
were ordered back to Hilton Head, and the 46th
New York regiment was sent in their place. The
Germans assert that the Yankees would not
fight, and that the Germans were, on all occas
sions, sent to Dear the brunt of the contest.
The vessel ou which these men were was an
old whaler, armed with three guns, one of which
was a 32 pounder, and the others were 6 pound
ers. The vessel is represented to be a miserable
hulk, and only intended to blockade the port.
One of them says he was with the party who
captured Barron and Ayres, and that the are on
Hilton Head. They also state that PattSey Egan,
who was carrying a mail to Fort Pulaski and was
captured, Is a’so at that place. They state that
they are well treated.
They informed us that the Federate are erecting
a formidable battery opposite Fort Pulaski. It
contains from twelve to thirteen large mortars,
some five six 10 inch Columbiads, three 8-inch
Columbiads, and a number of Parrot guns.
They confirm the previous report that the Fed
eral marines are alone engaged in digging out
Wall’s Cut, and that it would soon be accom
plished. As soon as done the gunboats
would enter the Savannah river, and in co-opera
tion with the fleet, would attack Fort Pulaski.
They also stated that a negro from Savannah,
who said he belonged to a Mr. Wash, had ar
rived at Ty bee 1 There are now some ten or twelve
negroes on Tybee.
These men were at Hilton Head during the bom
bardment, but took no part in the action. They
say that the Federate suffered more than the
Southerners; that they lost many in killed and
wounded, and the hospitals at that place are full
of sick soldiers.
They tell the usual tale that they are tired of
the war, and that all their comrades in the 46th
are dissatisfied and wish to return home.
Important from the Coast.—By a private letter
from Waynesville, to a at present in
this city, we learn that on the 26th ult,. the Yan
kees were landing m force at Fancy Bluff, near
Brunswick. They were discovered by the pick
ets of Capt. Hopkin’s cavalry company, which
is stationed at Waynesville. The pickets were
shelled by the enemy’s gunboats.
Col. C. W. Styles, who has been stationed with
his regiment at Brunswick, had gone further
down the coast on an expedition, the object of
which it would be imprudent to mention and it
is not known whether be was accompanied by all,
or a part only, of his regiment.
Fancy Bluff is' nearly opposite Brunswick, in a
westerly direction. Waynesvilles sixteen miles
distant from the same point, in a northwesterly
direction, and is situated on the Brunswick and
Florida Railroad.— C!ol. (Ga.) Aprtl .tut.
If any one of our readers or exchanges can tell
us of the whereabouts of tue 13th Tennessee Regi
ment Col. Battle, which was engaged in the battle
at Fishing Creek, they will confer a favor on an
afflicted mother, whose son (a member of that
regiment] has not been heard of since the fight.
Col. (Ga.) bun, April 1.
Ex-Governor P _ ratt, of Maryland, sends a letter
by underground railroad to Mr. Benjamin, in
which he says that it we of the oouth hold a month
longer—until the middle of April or the last of
Mav—the Lincoln dynasty will crumble under its
own corruption and indebtedness.
From the Savannah RopubUcan, April 8.
THE YANKEE PRISONERS.
Thirteen Yankee prisoners, taken by onr pick
ets under command of Capt. Crawford, of the
Early County Guards, 13th Georgia Regiment, on
board a barge off Wilmington Island, Monday
afternoon, were brought to the city yesterday urn
der a guard. They are all Gerwans except one
Sergeant Fox, a native of Milwaukie—and belong
to Companies C, D, E, 46th N. Y. Regiment.
Their names are as follows
Sergeant—John Fox,
“ Skipfer.
Private —George Stern,
“ Joseph Dukrat,
“ Christian Frick,
“ Frederick Anspole,
I “ John Cooper,
« Anthon Myer,
“ Joseph Reber,
“ Henry Folke,
“ Sigmund Trumph,
“ Christian Brachert,
“ Wendell Blakely.
Lewis Hervey, Co. C, 'was killed by a,wonnd in
the head. John Miller, Co. D, wounded m the
hip, since dead. Exolt, wounded in the breast,
seriously. Serj’t Skipfer was wounded in the arm
and neck, now at Oglethorpe Barracks j
A smaller barge, containing two Lieutenante and
sixteen privates, was near at hand when the a
- was made, but the party soon turned a poin t
and succeeded in effecting their escape. The
prisoners say one of the men in the small barge
fell at a discharge of our musketry, and was pro
bably wounded or killed. .
The small barge bad landed sixteen men on
Whitemarsh Island, who attacked our picket and
drove them back. The party then retaured to
their barge, and the two craft were about making
off when our men on Wilmington, hearing the
firing, came up, aud the engagement ensjied.
Much credit is due our picket on Wilmington
for their successful expedition, and we hope to
see it repeated at an early day, and often. It is
gratifying to know that but one of our men sus
tained injury in the encounter, Private Isaac N.
Brown of ihe Early Co. Guards, 18th Georgia
Regiment. He received a Minnie ball in the side,
and, it is feared, will not recover.
THE MARIETTA BELLS.
Colonel. Gill has handed us the following note
for publication. It speaks for the patriotism of
the congregations of Marietta, Ga. .
Marietta, Ga., March 17, 1862.
Hon. J.P. Bbnjamin, Sec’y— ....
Sis • The several congregations of the town ot
Marietta Georgia, viz ; Eoiscopal, Presbyterian,
Methodist, and Baptist, having resolved to pre t
sent their Church Bells to the Government of the
Confederate States, to be converted into cannon,
for the public defence, have charged the uudera
signed with the duty of tendering the same.
'We therefore, take pleasure in stating to you,
that thev are subject to your order whenever the
Government shall think it proper to make use of
them for the purpose already mentioned.
With fervent prayers for the success of our
cause, we are, with great respect,
Yours &c.,
E. Porter Palmer,
Pastor Presbyterian Church.
T. B. Cooper,
Acting Pastor Baptist Church.
Samuel Benedict,
Rector St. James’ Church.
Alexander Graham,
Pastor Methodist Church.
Hon. J. P Benjamin, Secretary of War, Rich
mond, Va.
Weights of the several bells: Presbyterian,
740 Ibfu; Episcopal, 333 lbs.; Baptist, about 150
lbs.; Methodist, about 400 lbs.
Important Army Order. —We find the order
appended, in the Richmond papers of yesterday.
Let every soldier now absent from camp read it,
and start immediately for the flild of usefulness :
War Department, i
Adj’t and Insp’r General’s Office,
Richmond, March 24, 1861. )
General Order®) No. 16.
All leaves of absence and furloughs, from what
ever source obtained, are revoked; and officers
and men absent from duty, except on surgeons
certificate of disability, will return at once to their
respective commands. It is with extreme ref
luctance that the Department adopts a measure
which deprives our patriotic soldeirs of the relaxa
tion they have so well Aimed} but the enemy
presses us on every side, and the necessities of
the service demand neyr illustrations of that no»
ble selDdenial which has been so many times
evinced since the commencement of our struggle
for independence. The furloughs of all wflb have
engaged lor the war, which are thus entailed,
will be extended hereafter, when circumstances
permit. But, judging from the past, no fears are
entertained of an unwilling response to the call.
Those who have so many times proved their de
votion to their country, cannot be indifferent or
backward m this hour of her greatest.need.
By order of the President.
S. A. Cooper,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
The Late Skirmish. —During the late skirmish
on Wilmington Island, we regret to learn that a
member of the 13th Georgia Regiment, named
Brown, received a musket ball m his left side,
and it is feared that the wound will prove fatal.
He is in the hospital at Thunderbolt, and receives
every attention bis situation requires.
b'av. News, April Zd
Cheap, but Good Blacking.—A friend has sug
gested to us a recipe for making blacking, which
he says can be recommended both on account of
its cheapness and its quality: To a teacup of
molasses stir in lampblack until It is black. Then
add the whites of two egg, well beatenj, and to
this add a pint of vinegar or whiskey, and put in
a bottle for use, shake it before using. The ex-
The experiment is at least worth a trial, as the
price of ordinary blacking has so rapidly ad
vanced since the blockade. A neatly polished
boot is an ornament to the person of any man or
woman, as much so indeed, as a clean shirt bosom
or collar.— [Petersbur (Va.) Express.
Dangerous Eating.—We must caution parents
against allowing thetr children to eat ground peas
—especially raw or uncooked ones- They are
among the richest and most indigestidle sub
stances that can be thrown into the human
stomach. The tougher stomach of the strong
adult cannot stand them with impunity—and they
are poisonous to the tender digestive organs of
infancy. We have heard two or three deaths
among children, resulting from the hearty eating
of ground peas, and several severe cases of illness.
If parents, therefore, do not wish their children
poisoned, let them keep ground peas out of their
reach.— Pet-.rsbu.rQ ( Va.) Express March 31st.
Later from Florida.—We are informed that
the steamer St. Mary's and the ’yacht,
after the occupation of Jacksonville, by the Yan
kees, were run up to Due’s lake and sunk by the
Confederates.
The Yankees dispatched in pursuit the steam
er Darlington and a 'gunboat, and while these
vessels were in the lake, endeavoring to raise the
sunken vessels, some good citizens obstrtuctea
Dun’s creek, a narrow channel connecting Dun’s
lake with the 8. T. Johnston river by feeling tyees.
At our latest reports, preparations were made to
give the Yankee crews that went up a good re
ception with rifles. We commend the example
to all who are near the banks of rivers, occupied
by the Yankees.— Charleston Courier, April 2.
■ uto
Castor Oil.—A druggist tells us that this ar
ticle is very scarce and dear, yet nothing grows
more luxuriantly or is more easily cultivated on
every plantation in the South than the Palmi
Chaieti plant, out of which it is made. The two
fapts taken together are almost ludicrous. They
make a striking commentary upon the absurd
and slavish policy which we of the South have
so long been pursuing of depending almost ex
clusively upon others for what can be so easily
and cheaply made at home. Castor oil ought
to be twice so cheap in the South as iu the
North. Importing i< is like importing fresh to
matoes and okra in hermetically seated cans, while
these articles will grow much better here than
in the places from which they are brought I
SPECIAL correspondrncb of CONSTITUTIONALIST
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
Richmond, March 28,1862.
Late advices from the North shnw that the con
atruction of iron elad ships is receiving vast at
tention there. In enterprises of this kind we
have no time to lose ourselves. Our artizens
should be liberal in the matter—co-operating
with and assisting the Government all they can.
The success of the Virginia has effected a revo
lution in naval warfare—a revolution that wil 1
enure extremely to our advantage, if we act
promptly. If, however, we waste our time idly»
our late naval victory will prove a serious Injury.
Every community should render some assistance
towards the construction of iron-clad gunboats.
To be r«ire, they can only be used to defend our
sea coast and inland waters; but if one section of
onr country is benefited, all sections are benefited.
Active, persevering men and women, who
will not cease until their work is accomplished,
should be selected to raise funds. What we want
is much diligence and little noise.
Steam that is expended in going ahead, te much
more serviceable to our cause than steam that is
expended in blowing off.
McClell an has just issued another address to
the Army of the Potomac. It is of the “bombas',
tic furioso” order. He baa much to say about
giving “the death blow to the rebellion,” about
“God smiling upon their cause,” and that in fu
ture “we can ask no higher honor than the proud
consciousness that we belonged to the Army of
tbe Potomac.” The document is a very egotistia
cal one. If words amounted to anything, one
would be led to suppose that the army of the
Potomac was to overrun the whole South at once
Since the proclamation was issued, that body of
men have accomplished a brilliant feat, by ad
vancing as far as evacuated Manassas, and—in
gloriously retreating! As McClellan clothed him
self in an address’Napoleonic in style, the poste
tion he now occupies resembles very much the
position of the ass who put on the lion’s skin.
Bennett, of the Herald, and Greeley, of the
Tribune, keep up a vigorous fire upon one an
other. Both accuse each other of being traitors;
both howl like hyenas, and weep salt tears on
account of our present troubles—a condition of
things that the course pursued by both assisted
in bringing about. Bennett thinks Greeley
ought to hang himself: Greeley has the same
opinion about Bennett. If both these worthies
were strung up,‘society would be rid of twe
great rascals.
Tbe Philadelphia Ledger, a paper that has been
very malignant against tbe South, groans terribly
over the Federal public debt. It says if the war
would stop now, the least sum the North would
have to raise, annually, by taxation, direct and
indirect, to pay interest, &c., would be
000. But few States, if any, will be able to pay
their proportion of the tax. The Ledger takes
the ground that if the South cannot be subjugat
ed, she must at least be so severely whipped that
she will be willing to pay tbe expenses of the
war in order to obtain peace. We do not believe
any resident of the Confederate States would ever
be willing to purchase peace on such humiliating
terms. It so, they are unworthy to bear the
name of Southerner. Our troubles were brought
about by Northern fanatics; and Northern fan
atics will find that in the' end they will have to
pay rather dear lor their folly. For years they
have, according to their own notions, been cutting
u very pretty figure before the world, and when
they "are tired of the.r antics, they must pay
their own bill*.
Our Government is badly in want of nitre. A
pamphlet containing lull information in regard
to the method ot treating nitre beds can be obo
tamed of tbe Ordinance Department. It is in the
power of every farmer to put up these nitre beds,
and be of material service in furnishing an ar
ticle absolutely essential to the prosecution of the
war. Every individual who furnishes only ten
pounds of nitre to our Government, is doing val
uable service to our cause. Every little helps
much. All can help a little, if they have a mind
so to do. Where there is a will, there is always
a way.
The Federal Government and its army contracts
ors have again “got by the ears ;” a little hush
money paid to tbe proper officiate will, however,
undoubtedly set matters right, and put the ricketty
machine in motion again. An examination of
the political prisoners in Washington and elses
where has commenced; they will probably be
tried by Lincoln’s Constitution; not by the Con*
stitution adopted by our forefathers ; if they
could have a fair trial according to the provisions
of the latter, uot one of them could be convicted.
A Washington editor has been arrested for pub
lishing things that Secretary Staunton claims he
ought' not to~ This class of men, if they have
the least spark of independence,stand a very poor
chance of remaining unmolested in Lincolndom-
The Northern papers are sanguine that theMonf
tor will sink the Virginia the next chance she
gets; perhaps she will, and then perhaps she
won’t; those who know how the Virginia is con
structed, say that it is impossible for the Monitor
to do any such thing. We think their testimony
in the matter much more’ reliable than the brag
ging pronunciamentos of Northern editors.
The McClellan and anti-McClellan factions aps
pear to be very bitter against each other, and are
carrying ou a regular school-boy fight. Thus far
McClellan remains victor, although shorn some
what of his authority. These family quarrels are
pleasant to witness, as they may result in some
good to us.
A movement is on foot in the Federal Congress
to impeach all Judges who have in any form,
shape, or manner, aided or abetted secession: or
in plain English, to impeach all Judges who have
interpreted tbe old Constitution as its framers
meant it should be interpreted.
Circumstances nave lately come to light which
prove that Wells, the Federal Secretary of the
Navy, has been guilty of taking money from con
tractors, dividing profits, &c. Wells always had
the reputation ot being an unadulterated, rascal
of the first water ; he was turned out of the old
Democratic party on account of his rottenness:
his whole career through life has been one of
fraud. Senator Hale, a man of not much better
character jthan Wells, is after him with a sharpe
stick. It is now rogue after rogue.
Gen. Jim Lane has announced that he cannot
make any satisfactory arrangement with yen.
Hunter to command an expedition, and signifies
his intention to gooack to the Senate. This news
will be very unacceptable to some of our brave
boys at the west, who have long been anxiousiy
waiting for an opportunity to let out the life bfo®®
of this inhuman and barbarous being, with a rifle
bullet.
A correspondent of a Northern paper gives a
vivid discription of tbe battle of Fort Donelson.
According to his account thera were two miles ol
dead strewn thickly. Great numbers lay in heaps
just as tbe fire of artillery mowed them .down,
mangling their forms into almost an undtsun
guishable mass. . ,
Kansas is still bleeding. The Governor, Au
ditor, and Secretary of State, of that bt ? e ’ !b o f
months since, were entrusted with th
some of the State bonds. They ob ‘ a '. t Jf ne d
and ninety-five cents on the dollar, a e
them as sold at forty and s.xty-hje cents on
dollar. Tbe parties have been imp J djg<
Legislature. They will care notbi
grace however, if they f ” S tbe policy has
funds. In that State he biggest rascals,
been to think the
Enormous i argo bodies of troops
The Federate are ® b ' f s no ws their destination,
to new positions, no on - nfully excite d. The
Anxiety and e ‘ s a re always preceded by a
most terntic.hurr canes a J I held
Calnl ' M ‘ifiefent barrier to withstand the fury of
prove asuthcienvc undoubtedly 300 n
the Nothern bla. Rambler.
burst upon us.
rr ). 1 orrne of friendship is once broken, the
a ‘‘Tot sferets in unlocked, and they fly wildly
cabinet ot secies
about like uncaged buds.