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WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 30. 1862.
the cost op conquest.
It has well bee* Mid that *hen invading
armies have ovarrtm a hostile aountry, their
worst difficulties begin. Iven a pumllanimous
neoPie do not submit cheerfully to the imposi
tion of the yoke, which ia brought upon them
with all the desolating horrers of fire and sword.
The spirit of vengeance and hate fur the wrong
of invasion, is inextinguishable, and will blaze
out whenever occnaion eit rs.
To hold a conquest, is generally more expen
sive than to make it, and is in direct proportion
to the stubbornesa of resistance.
But to hold in subjection a bra ra and united
people, who have been overmatched by the su
perior ’ resources and power of their mvadora,
is one of those gigantic tasks which no nation
has tried without realising its folly. It has
never succeeded without proving more disas
trous than failure would have been, and inva
riably it plants in the bosom of the victorious
nation the seed of its own destruction.
Our readers will remember the perplexity of
American politicians after the capture of the
city of Mexico in 1847. The Government of
the United Stales, after the surrender of the
Mexican capital, apprehended that it might be
in the predicament of the man who won the ele
phant in the rattle. It was »o part of the policy
of the United Slates to held military possession
of the whole immense territory of Mexico. Ten
thousand men suffled to capture the city of
Mexico. At no time, frem the landing al Vera
Crus to the surrender of the Capital, were mere
than twenty thousand United States’ soldiers
embodied in one army. Yel it would have re
quired not Less than five times that namber to
have held military poeaession of the various
departments of Mexico, and governed them as
eo.quered provinces. Whoa the Mexican of
fleials stampeded from the capital and bvoarae
a fugitive government. m«eh anxiety was felt in
the United Stalos lost «o government eeuld be
I to treat with. Our troops in ponses-
Z of the eouniry,V>^^ an^.
L m ., hr in the interior, with no ehance to
V Lrna of ne.ee by whioh the country
make forms of peace y .
could be as triumphantly abaadonod M 1
entered, printed a gloomy pi.ture of mtol
arable expence and uncertain dangers. Yellow
fcver on the coast,and guerrdia bands totaling
all ths mountain passes, indited a troublesome
and costly process of koepiag up oommumca
and supplies. There was no feasible sys
tem of uxaUoh or of tribute, by which a
country so sparsely peopled, and in which most
of the able-bodied men were in arms, could be
made to pay the cost of ita own subjugation.
The American Government readdy appreci
ated the embarrassment, and eagerly seized the
opportunity, as soon as effered, to make a treaty
with the Mexicans on terms eo liberal as to
astonish the world. But the liberality was the
result of calculation, not magnanimity.
This historical reminiscence is now called up
to illustrate a difficulty which already begins to
strike the minds of thinking men of the -Nor n,
and has long since been forcibly suggested by
European journals.
It is far from our purp.se to place the South
ern Confederacy and Mexico upon the same
footing, or to predict for the former the humili
ation of being overrun and conquered by Yan
kee armies. But we make the comparison
simply to show how hopeless is the 1 ankee
cause, even in the view most cherished by
themselves. They fondly dream that they wil
be able t. bring the South to her knees, and
force her to receive law from their victorious
Generals and their abolition Congress.
But were such a dream realized, it wo u.d be
accompanied with appalli.g pictures of expenses
and of bloody struggles to kwp down a people
loving freedom better tha. life. The preseat
expenditures of the Liacolnito. are at * rat.
that is.hurrying their Gov.rnm.nl into bank
ruptcy. It cannot poeaibly sustain them naaay
months longer. Certainly th. prospect of an
indefinite continuance for years would bring
on revolution and disintegration at the North.
We have unlimited conddeno. in the triumph
of Southern arms, and th. ultimate expulsion
of Lincoln’s hirelings from Southern soil, by the
cogent logic of Southern powder and Southern
steel. But in any ev.nt, the subjugation of
the South is an impossibility which Yankee
prowess and Yankee money are incapable of
effecting. The effort would bring inancial
ruin upon the North, were the Southern armies
to decline to meet Northern troops in pitched
battles, and simply tiro th.m out with
retreats and countermarches. The resources
and the credit of the North would be
exhausted, as is now fast becoming the case,
and the people who have been prom
ised that the war should ba “short, sharp and
decisive,” would be themselves crushed under
the load of taxation, or take refuge in repudia
tion and secession. The latter alternative will
be the result of the present flutile attempt to
conquer the South.
A. SOLDIKR’S BUKIAL.
Wednesday last was one o f most beauti
ful days of spring. The soft air was balmy
with the breath of fleweni, and the breeze
stirred gently th* branches of the luxuriant
shade trees with their rich and tender foliage.
Nature was in one of her most tranquil moods,
and the sensitive heart could not but feel the
contrast with the disturbed and anxious spirit
of man, which is everywhere in our fair land
alternately reused and depressed by the thrill
jng incidents of blood and battle, of languish
ing disease and agoniaing wounds, with whieh
thia cruel war harrows the bosom of society.
Moved by a sympathetic impulse, we wended
our way on that lovely afternoon to our City
Hospital on Broad street, of which hundreds of
our bravo soldiers are now unfortunate and un
willing inmates.
We arrived just as a neat, but plain coffin,
containing all that was mortal of one of our
gallant defenders was about being placed in tha
hearse, lie was a private in the ranks of Co.
F, 4th Goo. Battalion.
“A youth to fortune and to fame unknown.’ 1
His name was John Samuel Elders, of Gil
mer county, Geo. He was sent up sick from
Savannah, and died here of measles, in the 24th
year oi his age. He was a stranger to us, and
to all but the few comrades that were with
him. A stranger, it is true, in the literal sense.
But our heart rejected the cold word, and warm
ed with the thought that he was our country
man, our brother, our patriotic defender, who
had left his mountain homo at the bugle call of
patriotism to drive back the ruthless invad.r
from our beleaguered sister city, and rescue the
sacred soil of Georgia from the polluting tread,
of hireling oppressors. What tender ties ho
may have severed, and what happy hearts may
have been saddened by his departure from home,
and which aro soon to bo torn with anguish
when the tidings reach them of his untimely
end, we know not. Whether it be a costly
mansion in some sweet valley, embowered in
shrubbery, and surrounded by flocks and herds
and fertile crops, or whether it be some rude
log cabin on a bleak hill side, we know not. To
him it is now all the same. He is far removed
from all earthly distinctions of wealth and posi
tion. His body reposes on an equality with the
proudest and loftiest that have preceded him
to the grave. His spirit, we trust, is with
those who, whether in humble or exalted posi
tion in life, acted w.ll their parts in this world
and are reaping the immortal rewards of duty
performed. To us too it was the same to the
feeling the occasion inspired as if the obsequies
of an officer of the highest rank, and reverently
we joined the humble procession to the City
Cemetery. No muffled drum, nor wailing note
of flfa or bugle spoke out. their solemn music
No imposing pageantry of marshalled soldiery,
with measured tread and arms reversed, gave,
eclat to the occasion. Two vehicles, and four
soldiers on foot composed the procession. Ar
rived at the grave, wo wore strongly impressed
by the few, but appropriate and truthful re
marks of the officiating minister, Mr. Potter.
His opening remark was, “whenever I stand by
the grave of a soldier who hasYallon in this war
—whether on the bloody field of bailie, or bytho
lingering stroke of disease, the thonght arises
ht' died far »e. He went forth from his
comfortable homo to endure the hardships and
exposure of the camp and of the battle-flold,
that I might have a home and a country to
live in, free from the oppressor’s hand.—
Yes, though it was not on the crimsoned
field of strife, but by the stroke of disease
he fell, while in the service of his country, h$
died for us."
Too often are all the honors due to patriotism
lavished upon the soldier whoso name and fate
are identified with some great battle; while the
not less meritorious hero who has succumbed
to the great conqueror of all, in the sick tent
or hospital, goes unheralded to his humble
grave.
These reflections will not have b een penned
in vain, if they shall serve to awaken a keener
and more active sympathy for the sick id our
hospitals, and give to the dying the consoling
thought, in their last moments, that the sacri
,fiee they make of their lives to serve and de
fend our invaded land is not wholly unappre
ciated by those who remain at home in health
and comfort.
EXEMPTIONS CONSCRIPTION
LAW OF CONGRESS,
The Richmend (Va.) Examiner, of April 23d
contains the following bill passed by the Con
federate Congress, exempting certain persons
under the Conscription Act now in force. The
Examiner observes that the bill is similar to one
passed bv the Virginia State Assembly, and that
the classes are not numerous, and will very little
diminish the number of conscripts. For the
benefit of those interested we publish the bill
here:
ExaMPTioxs Under tub Conscbiption Law
Coxgrms. —The following Exemption Bill was
passed by Congress, and signed by the President
just before the adjournment:
A bill to be entitled “An act to exempt certain
ptrrans from enrolment for service in the armies
of the Confederate States.”
Sictiok 1. The Congress of the Confederate
Slates of America do ennet, That all persons who
shall be held to be unfit for military service under
rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of War;
all in the service or employ of the Confederate
States; all judicial and executive officers of Con
federate or State Government; the members of
both houses of Congress, and of the legislatures
of the several States and their respective officers,
all elerks of the officers of the State and Con
federate Governments allowed by law; all en
raged in carrying the mails; ah ferrymen on
post routes; all pilots and persons engaged in
the marine service, and in actual service on fiver
aad railroad routes of transportation; telegraphic
operatives and ministers of re’igion, in the regu
lar discharge of ministerial duties ; all engaged
in working iron mines, furnaces and foundries,
all journeymen printers actually employed in
printing newspapers; all presidents and profes
sors of colleges and academies, and all teachers
having as many as twenty scholars; superinten
dents of the public hospitals, lunatic asylums,
and the regu'ar nurses and attendants ther.n,
and the teachers employed in the institutions .or
the deaf and dumb and blind ; in each apotbeesry
store now established one apothecary in good
standing, who is a practical druggist; superin
tendents and operatives in wool and other taeto
ries, who may be exempted by the Secretary ot
War, shall be, and are hereby, exempted from
military service in the armies of the Confederate
States.
Tub Whbat Crops.—We are giad to hear from
a gentleman of Quitman county that the wheat
crop in his neighborhoood have wonderfully im»
proved within the last week or ten days. He in
forms us that fields 1-itely badly affected with the
rust, and which farmers expected soon, to be
destroyed by it, have recovered astonishingly,
and now promise a good harvest. This is a very
euconraging report, and it relates to large fields,
the loss of which would have been deplorable at
this time. We trust that a similar improvement
has been observed elsewhere, or very soon will
be, and that the danger of blight to"the wheat
crop, lately reported as so alarming, may be es
i caped.— Enquirer, [Columbus Cfa.] April 24.
THE CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS-
The capture of the Crescent City by the
1 nnkees involves n serious less to the Southern
Confederacy, It cuts off an extensive depot
of supplies for our army,and curtails our facili
ties for the manufacture of arms and ammuni
tion. It virtually gives the enomy the control
of the Mississippi river, and deprives us of our
supplies of sugar and molasses. In short, it is
a severe blow to the Confederacy, nnd an im
mense advantage for the enemy. But admitting
all this, it doos not signify that the Confederacy
is about to bo conquered, or that the rebellion,
as our foes are pleased to style our efforts for
independence,is about to be crushed. We have,
time and again, asserted that, the capture of our
seaboard cities, or of points subject to the visits
of the Federal gunboats, would not involve the
•onquest of tbs South. The London journals
take the same view of the subject; and we
need only refer to the history of the first Amer
ican Revolution to sustain this assertion. It is
true, the loss of these cities is a sad disaster—
deplorable occurrences—but not sufficiently so
to cause us to “despair of the Republic.”
IV hen New York,Philadelphia,Charleston,Sa
vannah, and Augusta were in the hands of the
British, our fathers did not succumb to the ter
rible power of their enemies ; but, with an un
swerving faith in the justice of their cause, they
gained fresh ardor, and pursued the struggle
for independence with renewed energy and an
unfaltering devotion. Shall we prove ourselves
unworthy sons of such noble sires? Shall we,
with resources so much superior to theirs, with
an army so much larger than theirs, with a
population so much greater than theirs, falter
for one moment in the defence of our liberties
and of our nationality* Shall we despond and
be cast down because we have met with rever
ses here and there ? Shall we, the freemen of
the South, become the hewers of wood and the
drawers of water for a despotic and implacable
foe ? No I the patriotism of the people, relined
in the crucible of adversity, must, like pure
gold, shine the brighter; their high resolves
must be renewed upon the altar of their coun
try’s independence; their willingness to bear
suffering, to give all and risk all for the Con
federacy,must be re-affirmed and made apparent i
by their acts of patriotism and devotion to the I
cause.
Away, then, with despondency—with despair
—it is a disgrace to freemen —to mon struggling
to be free. They know but one resolve, but
one shibboleth, and that one is: “Victory or
death." With large armies in tho field—with
bravo and accomflished leaders at their head,
with a just cause, and the favor of rn over-rul
ing Providence—what have wo to fear? The
water courses may be overrun by their gunboats
—tho sea coast may be seized by thoir fleets—
cities and towns may fall iou? their bfthdfj—
but we have tho interior of the Confederacy—
if need be, the woods and the mountains—in
which and upon which to concentrate our
armies, and thence drive beak and rout the in
vaders of our soil. But we need not fear sueh
an alternative. The enemy will be whipped at
Yorktown and at Corinth—and when his broken
cohorts and flying phalanxes go flying back to
their Nothorn homes, routed and dispersed,
pursued by our victorious sarnies—then will
our captured cities be given up, and iho inde
pendence of our Confederacy acknowledged.—
This is n® idle dream. It is a reasonable hope ;
and ene which needs but patriotism, energy and
determination to accomplish. Then, we ask our
readers—our whole people—to cast away all
feelings of despair or despondency. In the
words of the poet:
“It hi wirer and better rrersr give up,
Tuan ones to despair
and. in the language of Beauregard, to “be of
good cheer; our cause is just, and God will yet
give us the victory.”
Our Army Correspondence.
THE FIGHT AT SOUTH MILLS, N- C.
South Mills, N. C., )
April 21st, 1862. f
2At last, the 34 Georgia has met the enemy.
Thev (the enemy,) are whipped. I cannot, with
out revealing more than would be prudent, telj
you all about the disposition of the different com.
panics of our Regiment just before the battle oc
curred. The fight was an impromptu affair,
somewhat unexpected to both parties. The Yan
kees thought to cateh the Georgians napping, but
Col. Wright wm too smart for the cautious foe
and bad our forces m readiness to meet tbe expel
dition got up on purpose to bag the hated Geor
gians and take a look at their eelebrated Colonel,
of whom they had heard so much at Roanoke
Island.
As near as caa be ascertained, six regiments,
composed of New Yorkers, New Hampshiremen,
Maesachusetters, and Pennsylvanians, under the
command of Gen. Reno, landed quietly on Friday,
the 18th, at 2 o’clock, P. M., at two different
points in Camden county. Cfol. Wright bad an
order waned, calling all companies of the Regi
ment and 4 piece# ot artillery, aader Capt. Mc-
Comas, Virgiaia Volantwrs, to this place and
vicinity. tßix or seven companies, under Major
Lee were ioroed to march from 7 to 14 miles to
arrive at the battle ground. Thus, worn ent and
hungry, we entered tho fight. The field was a
beautiful one for our purpose, weak as our feree
was. It was selected by Col. Wright, and is about
two miles from thia on the road to Camden Court
House. Capt. McComas opened the ball as the
enemy were matching oonSdently up the road.—
He was supported at the time by companies L.,
and L. The fight was kept up near three hours
hr'tho artillery before the infantry fired a gus.—
'i he order was then given for the above named
eumpani' S to open eu our Northern Lmoni-savers,
which ihy did with a vengeance.
s.xt came up companies B and A, who took
position ou tbe left, and commenced pouring a
terrific fire into the enemy’s right, while subject
ed to one equally terrific from the foe
New York Zouaves,) who had deployed to their
right, and got under cover of a pmc thicket, but
suffered much from the fire of our boys of
panies B and A. Then came our gal.ant boys of
old Augusta, the Confederate Light Guards, Co.
G. We were led up to the field just in the nick
of time by Lieutenant Colonel Reid, who, in fact,
led a“ ’tbYreserves to their ports As we arrived
„„ tbe ground w.
swinging bis cap ..q urra hl mv boys, give'em
thß ,» Co “o ede ' a hltterv boys I” cried one of the
: h Save o Captain was just then being
thTfield “Se will“P ,rom
carried ofl the ■ , • Snoad leading the way.
filed to tbe left and took position on ibeedge of
a large corn field. We commenced firing inatan
ter and k«i»t it up for mure than an hour and a
half. Col. Wright was often near us and was
exposed to a galling Ara. 1* wee here that two
es ucr gallnut boya were killed— H*m May and
Tom Widner, the former was shot by a minnu
ball just over the left eyo, and the lai ter, by the
name kind of ball through tho left arm, pacing
through hie body and lodging ih hi®
the right side; both died eney. >our “ r 6 ‘*
wounded, none dangerously. I give . .
names below. Finding that the enemy were
about to flank our left, the Colonel gave the oom
mend to fall back to the entrenchments. This
we did, and waited the enemy thev
come.
Daring the night our pickets took up a man
who told them that 5,000 additional i aakees
were landing, and that th<-y had six more pieeee
of artillery. Acting on this information a coun
cil of war decided to fall back on the eana., in
the direction of Norfolk, and await reinforce
ments, which should have been with ui on Sa*-
turday. We met a portion of the 22d Georgia
and one company of the 9th Virginia, eomelS
miles from this, yesterday morning. During the
day, the Ist Louisiana came up with General
Blanchard. The order was then given to return
to South Mills. In the meantime Colonel Wright
received a flag of truce from General Reno, asking
permission to bury their dead and to be allowed
to parole their wounded. This, of course, under
the present rule—or no rule—could not be.
You will perceive that only six companies of
the gallant Third were in the conflict, and have,
to ad intents and purposes, whipped, in connec
tion with four pieces of artillery, six regiments
of Yankees, with, at least, an equal force of artil
lery.
Our loss is Skilled, viz: Private Mallory, of
company B, private Deas, of company F, (fighting
independently), privates May and Windsor, of
company G, private Wm. Loving, of company L.
Wounded, 12, viz; Privates R. Palmer and T. H.
Attaway, of company A, Sergeant Nicholson and
private B. Adams, of company B; Lieut. WUson
and Musician A. B. Spencer, of company C, pri
vate A. Evans, of company D; privates J. A. Rob
inson, McKenith Daniels, David Fountain, Win.
Qhatnblaine, of company G; private W. U.
Wright, of company L. One is missing—private
D. Clinton, company A. Taken prisoner, H. E.
Jar nigan, of company C.
The loss of the artillery is—killed, Opt. Mo-
Comsa, wounded, Sergt. Peters. Privates Harn
and Blankenship. Recapitulation—killed 6,
wounded 15, missing 1, taken prisaner 1.
I have reported only those of ths wounded in
clude! in the Hurgeon’s report. Many are very
slightly wounded, whose names 1 cannot get, such
as Wm. Caulev. of our company, who received a
spent ball in h ► left breast. Maay of our com
pany received balls in their clothing. Mat. Thom
as, Bam. Tompkins, and John Wetnsrs were shot
through their caps. Our boys behaved nobly,
and acted coolly throughout Lient. Snead “will
do to tie to.”
The battle of Sawyer’s Lane has, I think, es
tablished Col. Wright’s reputation as au officer.
It has certainly endeared him to every man who
fought under him. In this hurried statement,
there are necessarily some errors, hereafter they
will be corrected as the facts are ascertained.
Capt. Edw. Wa.ker is sick.
J. L. E.
P. S. The enemy have lost, by the confession
of one of their surgeons, (whom we have, with 18
or 20 wounded prisoners,) over one hundred killed
and wounded, among whom are the Adjutant of
tbe N. Y. 9th killed, and 13 officers wounded. I
am confident that thia surgeon has only told half
the truth.
Co. A is the Burke Guard, Co. B the Brown Ri
fles, Co. C the Dawson Greys, Co. I) the Home
Guard, Co. G the Confederate Light Guard, and
Co. L the Clarke county Rifles. •• • srifod
“ ’ Savabxah, April 25th, 1362.
:-We on the seaboard
are beginning to have doubts as to tbe purpose
of the enemy at this point.
While Fort Pulaski has fallen, and while onr
rivet batteriH «onl d n 2’ * tttnd lon ß a « ainß ‘ ,roß
clad gunboats, or batteries 63 adjacent islands 1
etill the force of the Yankees in tain 7’ -, aitr is j
not sufficient tc take Savannah, for onr land force
is too large to allow an attempted landing to be
either pleasant or profitable to them.
Nor can they easily pass the river to the city,
for while they may have boats that will be in
vulnerable to our balls, (which is doubtful,) yet
the obstructions in the river, however easily re
moved by a quiet working party, will be very hard
to move under the storm of shot, shell, and grape
which we can rain upon them from a dozen
points.
As they have not the land force here now to be
dangerous—some 5,080 on the river Islands, and
as msnv on Tybee, Cockspur, and the shipping,
will probably cover it—and as the fleet lately
teen off Charleston, heading North, probably took
the most of Sherman’s force to join Burnside, it is
likely that the full Northern force will be employ
ed in Tennessee and on the Peninsula under Mc-
Clellan, and that the attempt on Savannah and
New Orleans are mere feints to keep troops at
those exposed points.
Let this, however, be as it may, tbe fall of Sa
vannah, by opening the road to Augusta, would
give them tbe long desired opportunity to cut off
the Southern Railroad route, and they will bear
watching even here.
They picket two regiments on Whitmarsh Is
land, just across the marsh from our boys, and
their gunboats amuse themselves by shelling
imaginary batteries on swampy islands, probably
to the great disgust of the Alligator inhabitants.
I give you now the promised artny list, and
would give the names.of the privates had I pas
tience to write them or you room to print them.
Manv changes have been made by death and
resignations, but I give you the army as it organs
Zt Will your proof-reader oblige us by permitting
this document to appear with less numerous errors
than the previous letter.
'Accompanying this letter is the Roster of
Commissioned officers of the Georgia State troops
stationed at and near Savannah. Its great length
precludes the possibility of publishing it at present,
but our correspondent will, nevertheless, accept
our thanks for it.—Eo. Con.]
Abmt of the Peninsula. I
2d Division, Right Wing, near <
Lbe’s Mill, April 22d, 1862. )
" Dfitß Editor: The rain is now over at last, and
the bright sun is, in all probability, shedding its
genial rays on some brave soldier for the last time
on earth It is unusually calm and peaeeful, pos
sibly the calm which will precede the storm of
battle. The enemy have not for the past few
days shown themselves, though it is undoubtedly
believed that they are fortifying themselves and
as soon as the roads are in a suitable condition,
wil! bring seige artillery to bear upon our works.
The-men are impatiently waiting for the attacs to
commence, and are both willing and anxious te
cross the creek and attack them. lor two con
secutive nights our slumbers have been greatly
dtaturbed by the incessant roar of musketry
breaking upon the still night air with terrific vio
lence The firing was caused by false alarms,
and clearly shows that our brave troops are on
the alert, but, unfortunately for us, several men
W Yesterday, in riding along our lines at w y n °’ s
Mill Inauiring of the men tor a certain regiment,
and not getting the desired information, I went a
little distance further, and not for a moment
thinking of danger, when suddenly, I saw a vol
ume of & moke rising from the field in front of tbe
breastwork and almost simultaneously heard the
neculiar sound of a cannon ball, coming in close
nroximit? to mv head. It was tne first shot fired
&iat duy'und the color ot the horse which I rode
heing gret no doubt attracted the attention of
?he e g nfmv.’ I soon put quite a distance between
me and tne spot that seemingly was so dangerous
As I rode further on, 1 came to three graves ; and
for the first t.me, as I gazed upon those three
mounds, 1 fullv realized the horrors of war They
were placed upon the edge cf a clump of pines,
and the imnd ot affection was uveu here
Onei find at the head and foot woiden tablets;’the
other was covered with green sod ; and the other
one appeared to be newly made. These were the
men who, I bihjmm, had been killed in the shel
ling of Wynn’s Mill. Sleep on, poor fellows;
though you find no long funeral train, no one to
rear over your remains the stately monument, nor
no white stone to temiiid one of lhe white robes
which yon tnay now he arrayed in, yet in the
hearts of some, your place has not been filled ;
and in the still night, when the moon casts her
radiance o’er the land, Some may come to drop
the silent tears over your grave, and think of the
virtues of tbe departed.
1° K* T ’ng the account of the skirmish, in mv
last, I forgot to mention a great saying of one of
the men who was wounded and expected to die*
He was a poor, but gallant Irishman, haring a
large share of tbe bravery so characteristic of nis
countrymen ; a Priest was over him, and tha
good father was administering spiritual conso
lation, “Davy” for that was the name he was fa
mi lliarlv called, being told that they thought he
would die, to which he repl ed: “I am willing to
die fur the prinliges of tbe South.” In these
times when true patriotism is at such a low ebb,
and when self-interest seems to be predominate,
the above remark will be appreciated. I am
happy to say the poor fellow is recovering, and
if nothing prevents will soon be in his adopted
state, old Georgial.
I learn upon good authority that ten, steamers
and thirty-two schooners left Fortress Monrde
night before last,and proceeded up the Chesa
apeak.
The other day I was greatly amused at the ap
pearance of Gen. Toombs upon the battle field.
Imagine a worn out pony, its appearance indis
eating that feed was a scarce article, and upon
his back a rather stout country gentleman dress.-
ed in black, with a felt hat turned up on one
side, and a large hole iu the erown serving at the
same time as a ventilator and leather, whilst
around bis waist was a belt with a six shooter in it.,
and you have an idea of Act. Maj Gen Robt. Toombs
no sash, no sword, nothinghndioatlng rank, but a
complete citizen General in every sense of the
word—having only three attendants with nim,one
his Adjutant General, the other an Aid-de-camp,
and the other an orderly.
For ihe past three days it has been raining in
cessantly, and the majority of our soldiers are
without tents. Poor fellows 1 they have suffered
extremely.
Capt. Blodget’s Artillery from Augusta, arrived
here two or three days since; so in the coming
struggle Augusta will be considerably interested!
I need not assure the people that she will be well
represented.
I met, the other day, Lieut. Wm. J. Davis, of
Co. B, 10th Georgia Regiment, just from Augusta.
I need not say bismrny friends were delighted to
see him; he is considered a young man of fine
promise, said to be a good soldier, and is in real
ity a perfect gentleman. Occasional.
AUGLSTA -MARKET, APRIL SB-3 P. .M.
COTTON—There has been a moderate demand
for cotton during the past week at about 8X a
for Good Middling.
BACON—There is no change to aote in Bacon.
We quote hog round at about 40c.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES—The market for
Sugar and Molasses is somewhat excited incon
sequence of the news from New Orleaus, and the
jendency is upward. The stock of Sugar is not
very large, and the demand is principally of do
mestic use.
GRAIN—We quote Corn dull at |1 50 a (1 60
per sack. Wheat is dull, also, at unchanged
prices.
FLOUR—There is a fair demand for flour {it
unchanged prices.
AUGUSTA FACT^; t? GOODS—The demand
is greater the supply. The following are
the quotations:
X Mhirtings .j* cento
4-4 Sheetings is •>
Mk 19 “
No. 1(8 oz.) Osnaburgs ~....20 ’*
DOMESTIC PRODUCE.—Beef 226. f
Pork 18@20c. p Th; Mutton 25c. ?? Tb; thickens
30@60c. each, according to size; Eggs 25c. tp . do, t
Butter scarce at 50@60c. Tpfb.
GENERAL BUSINESS.—There is very little
doing in any kind of business. The demand is
principally for home consumption, or for neigh
boring markets. Prices have not materially
changed since onr last week’s quotations, and
will be found as usual in our Prices Current.
AUGUSTA PRICES CURRENT.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
BACON.—llama 1? B 83 ©
Sides Tennessee $ ® 38 <&■
Clear Ribbed Sides, “ Vn> .... 88 &
Shonlders, “ IP B>-. ... ®
Clear Sides, Western V n> @
Ribbedsides, “ 8..... ©
Shoulders, “ $ ®
Hog Round T it’ 35 © 10
BAGGING.—Gunny *ya '... © 3C
Patched V yard.. @
BEESWAX * ».. •• 80 <8 35
BUTTER.—Goshen * B —— ©— —
Country 8... . 40 © V>
BRlCK—Buildinj Brick * 10W . @7 00
Paving Brick jiIOOO.
Pressed Brick VIOOO.. @2O 00
Well Brick tfIOOO.. @9 00
BRAN £ B © 1
UANDL.ES.—Adamantine B @ t>s
Chemical Sperm g B none
Pure do ® ■ — © w
Patent Sperm & <5
Star 1* bb1.... @
CHEKSE.—Northern White 4» B © w 5
English Dairy $ B —— @——
COFFEE.—Rio * » « © 70
Itaguayra P *> ©
Java 1 9 B fe
CEMENT * bb1.... @ 6 00
PlHfitcr bb1.... ® 00 • 00
DOMESTIC GOODS.- Zarna g bch.... 2 M @ 2 M
X Shirting, Brown * yard... -1 @ 2 1
% Sheeting. “ J yard... 28 @ 24
4-4Shirtißg, “ f 58
attaining. •• !’?*!?••• S
4-4 Shirting, “ * yard. ©
Fhis SeafislandShirting J yard... @
FI SH.— Mackerel. No. 1 Ybb @ 30
- N 0 .2 Vbbl.... @
•• Jio. 3 Vbbl...
Codfish. box
FLOUR—Tennessee Fand.y » S 1 ~“
Tennessee Superfine... wiTTn
Tenr.ew»« Extra Superfine ....» bbl-... ©3 £0
Carmichael Mill»,®x.3am iy..» bb1.... -- @ll -0
Granite Mita*. Extra Family. .V bbl... .M W @
" ” Superfine t?bbl.... 12 00 ©
Sxeelaior Milla, Supertine V bbl ... none
» •• Extra * bb1.... ®l3 50
•• •• Double Extra. .18 bb1.... none
FOOD, (for Oattie)— Thorley’t * 1 ™
Cotton Seed Cake.... .V 100 , n *-,~TT « 2?
BRAIN—Corn, with sacke * bush... 1 60 « 1 DO
Wheat, white * , ] $2 S
Yl. » busk © 2 50
Peas ’::;” ®IM
Corn Meal, Bolted * biish... & 1 75
* bush .. @
HAY.—Keniudky 181.... —— @——
Tennessee. * 100.... 2 26 ® 2 W
HIDES * © 20
IRON—Swedes V B 7M® »
English Refined '••••¥ 8...... B> 4 @ 4
English V B & 23
LARD * B © 3)
LEAD—Bur * B. ©
Sheet * V B @
LIME— Country f bb1.... 2 60 @2 50
Northern I* bb1.... ©
LUMBER * 1000....12 00 ©l4 00
MOLASSES—Cuba * ga1..,. none
Golden Syrup...;.' . IP ga1.... none
New Orleans Syrup 1R gal ... 96 ©1 05
SPlßlTS—NortheruGln H» ga1.... © 4 00
Rum V ga1.... © 4 00
N.O. Whisky IP ga1.... 3 00 © 4 CO
Peacn Brandy,old V ga1.... @ 3 00
•• nsw IP ga1.... @ 3 Oil
FnreClder Brandy,old IP ga1.... ® 2 £0
Apple. Brandy,new 1? ga1.... —— @ 2 tO
Ast'sDryCatawbaWine,r»<l..lP ga1.... @lO 75
" “ “ “ gal.... @8 75
Holland Gin V ga1.... @2 0)
Cognac Brandy IP ga1.... 800 ©6 to
Catawba Brandy s<doz.... @l2 75
Wines 19 doz.. . 8 76 ©l4 25
SUGARS—N.Orleans IP B 14M @ 20
Porte Elco; ........IP B @ ——
Muscovado IP B @
Loaf IP B @
Crushed ip B @ 28
Powdered <IP B @ 25
Refined Coffee A B @
Do.ffc do. B IP B @
Do. do. C..... ....{i# ©