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®(ic CDechlg Constitution(iUot by JAMES G‘ a RDNER. THE NEWS OF THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN IH ENGLAND—COM.MiNTS OF THE LONDON ‘ PRESS THE CONFEDERATE STEAMER •*290” AT WOB'E -FIVE YANKEE M£R CHANT SH IPS DESTROYED AC-. *C. Th ,,, M n .h-n Persia, with Liverpool advices to’heS^t, P .rmed’atNe» York Thursday «en.ra Toe smmnarv ol her news as published ?l"e N>w York papers says Mc'Jkl.AD’s Victor? over the C<n.ederates jit An f 4tm was received wuh «reat delight by the f.ic‘ds ol the North, and caused a rise tn Ameri eua securities in London and cotton at Liverpool. Th° foilowit g is the sun.mary : liiohiy important gun experimen s have again at Shoebnryness. The new Whitvro.th shell weighing ISO pounds, had pioved itself most destructive. At five hundred yards it passed clean , through a Icrmtdable iron and wood target as il it were a punch, and afterwards exploded with j }*, rise force. The charge of powder was wenty - five pounds* Mr. Whitworth was warrn.y coo vn.tu!at«d on his success. . , . g T- S< uthern Club” was being organ-zed in s, ,e c„ the towns of England. Liverpool had al- , sob-cubed fifteen thousand dodars. lhe j lurd is intended lor the teliel ol fcoutbern pns- , cnets held by the Cnton armies. At a meeting ol the tsctnde Railway Company , in London, it was sta-ed that .he cotton Cl op of I S' lr.dt India, would exceed 50,000 bales, anu the ; next year's growth is expected to be three times that quantity. Mr Hat ben, the disci vererol theiostera marina a substitute tor cotton, writes a letter t ■ the London limes, stating where the plant is to b. found tu g-eat abundance on the English co. Sts. P-BCtical men at Muneht ster consioer the aige Quanmv ol vegetable or mucous matter to be got rid ot, betore the fiote can be disengaged, a st ri. us obstacle ; and they ask it a ton of grass wrack yields only a tew poundsol bbie, where are the bnndaeds ol millions ol tons to come from wh ch will be necessary to set the operatives a: u* k again V It is objected, also, that the fibres are too firm. It is arnoonced that the vacant Archbishopric of Canterbury had been tendered to and accepted by the Archbishop of York. It was reported lbar the Prussian Government intends to propose to the Chambers to vote the budget tn monthly instalments. Toe ship America, mm Bombay, with nearly 6,iXO bales ol cotton on board, had been abau. ouutd al Sea. TH* AT WORK FIVE YANKEE VESSELS DE» fcTKOYKD It w.ll be remembered that the Confederate steamer Alabama (*‘29o,’') sailed from one of the Western Islands on the 24tb of August last. She Las ‘‘turned up,” as the toilcwing from the London Shipping Gazette, ot the 27th, shows; The Cairngorm, trom Syuuey, entered the river al She makes the following report : . .. 'lhree whaleboats crews came aloug side us at Fiores Iron) the steamer Alabama, Capt. Semmes, and wished to be reported as having had their snip Ocmugee, American whaler, hailing from Edgar town, Ma**achu-etif», set ou tire the sth :nsT., and totally burned, by the Confederate steamer above uumed. The Ocmulgea had on boaid 250 barrels of oil. Tutre were thirty-four bands, all to!*. Captain Semnies (late ot the Sumter.) behaved i.osp.tat)ly to »tre crew., X "Tr The Alabama has taken and burnt \ four wfcal trs within u sh-»rt time. The Alabama took an American scbooDer (name unkmwu,) while the Cairngorm was off Fiores. The Ocmulgee was a ship of four hundred and lifty-e gbt tons burthen, the largest hail ing from Edgartown. She was commanded by Cap lain Osborn. She sailed from Edgartowu on the 2nd of Ju'y last, bouud lor the South Pacific. vas LONDON TIMES ON TIIK AMERICAN NEWS—NOT MUCH GAINED FOB THE FEDEKALS. The London Times, of the 27th, says that if Me** Ciellau’s dispatch contains a true account of the engagement tu Maryland, ot which u is in gr.at doubt “a gleam ot success has a little brigh'.eaed the darkness ot the Federal cause.” It adds : Though a greater victory than that now claimed won d s ill leave the Federal Government tu a desperate position, the military advantage, con*' trusting as it does with such a series of defeats, is likely to produce a great effect. New York re res little encouragement io be hopeful, and a bar tie won, though fought on the wr ng side ol Washington, will probably make the commercial capital jubilant. Unless reversed by some Con federate aup like Jackson's descent through the Mauassass Gap on the tiank of Gen. Pope when he thought himself victorious, the present en gagenieut will revive McClellan’s military credit Considering the circumstances uader which he set out tri m Washington, in pursuit of the suc cessful Confederate, it is a considerable achieve* Bient to have ma ohed or lought ai all. Yet he has done both with * ceieruv that did no; distin guish his operations <u the remn-uia ; and he has done it wuti troops that must have been discour aged by con.mued retreats, and the spectacle pre sented w.thin the lines ol Washing on, from which they again moved io re-c •unnence thestiugg e Put if McClellan has real.y won the hutile, it i* s ill a fatality of ti e Federal Cabinet that n wo] no’, gain an unqualified advantage from it. The General’s past failures will be atiribured to itsuih t ai interference with bis plan-; bis success will dare irotn the moment dire necessity compelled the Governmem to leave him freedom of action. The Government is unpopular enough even for a success to be turned into a weapou against it. The best result of any successes ol the Federal arms, now that the war has rolled up to the North of Washington, would be the possioiluy m| honorably turning them to accouut by accepting the offer ol tbe Southern Confess, at least to con sider some terms of peace. That body is shortly to dtecuss ibe question, and, if any proposal is made, it will require an answer. It may oe diffj cult to give; but no possible conditions of peace can be imagined hat would not be better f>r the whole nation than a con’inuance of the war. If less than two years of c«>nfl ct have leu the con* -quest ot the South more remote lt.au ever, and created dissensions that threaten to split up tr.e North itself, what will be the state of ibiugs two years hence V Already, the worst consequences o’ *ivil war begin to appear. If the Girond-sts c m duct the war, the Mountain may “organize 3ts sections.” For the first time io the history of ibe Republic, something like the disposition or compelled resignation of the President is dtscu-s* ed. Those who have been tbe mosl zealous sup porters of his Government now declare that us weakness and incapac.ty make it ‘‘a prey to the Drwt strong hand venturing to seise it.” Before the strong hand appears—probably with a sword imt-tbe Government would do well to hear » hat the Southern Confederacy has to propose as tn j conditions of a settlement. Without a change of policy, victories in the held will be very barren successes. The London News, of the 27tb ult*, *avs that McClellan’s troops have proved to be like’Briush soidiers, not knowing when they are beaten ; and ’ s a es ibat Gen. McClellan has shown enterprise J *' n « f?<fO*ralship, and his men great valor. 1 The Paris Constitutional, of the 27 h ul.imo, throws doubt on the truth of the Federal victory at Hagerstown. It Says that a dispatch Wijg re „ c iv *d at Paris »o the effect tbit Geo. McCtels lan, attei the battle, retired upon VVashingicn , [Fram the London Army and Nivy Gazette, Sep tern bar 27 ] Tne Con r ecf*. rate invasion of M iryiand has, if wr may believe latest advices, proved a failure. The London Index (rebel organ,) Bars that the Southern Club at Liverpool was meeting with great success m raising funds for the reiief of Southern prisoners in Federal hands. * The con tributions already exceed £3,000. NAPOLEON DENIES HIS POSITION ON THE ROMAN QUES » TION. The most important cews from the continent of Europe is to be found in the Paris Moniteur, of the 25ih of September. The official journal publishes, lor tbe first time, a letter from lhe Emperor Na poleon, dated in Mij last, addressed to M. Thonve* nel, iu which his Majesty defines' his position on the komon question, both towards lialy and the Pope. The State paper shows that on the 10th of May Napoleon ordered M. Thouvenel to propose an arrangement between the Papal and Italian j Courts, upon the conditions that the Pope should ; “lower the b»rriers which se\ urate the Pontifical ! territory from Laly,” and that Italy should ‘‘give | «he recessary guarantees for the independence of | the Pope.” I Ou the 80th < f May, M Th< uvenel instructed the i Marquis de Lavaleite to urg. Cardinal Antonelli to accept a compromise, Italy renouncing her pre j tensions to Rome, and engaging to respect ’he ! Papal territory ar d assume the gi eater part ot the i P jal debt. On the 24th of June, the M trqms de ! Lavalette informed M Thouvenel tha Cardioal j Antonelli had decisively rejected all [» p sals for a “transaction” b tween Pius IX «i Victor i Emanuel. His Eminence replied jn j he bad hepued to similar propositions pic. u.-ly, and jjiir-twhat it w.ts well Known he would reply to ! ibese —"Nou potaiutnas” Tbe Pope’s conscience j would not ailow hiui to m;>ke udv relinquishment j of the territory he received. ITALY. Prince Napoleon ard the Piincrss Clotilde ar rived at Turin on the 25th ultimo, to take part in tne ceremonies aitending the marriage of the Princess Maria wnh the King ot Portugal. They were received with en hu-ia-in. The Prince had hud a long interview with the President of tbe Council. A dispatch from Rome says that M LaVelette, the Flench Ambassador there, would leave tn a few days for Biarritz, whence be would proceed to 1 Spam. It is asserted that, having exhausted diplo mutic means of bringing about a solution of the i Ron.an question, h- will not again return to Rome ’ ts an ambassador from France. Rrolessor Partridge, in officially reporting upon Garibaldi’s wound, says; The General is subjected ' to good surgical treatment, and his wound is pro greasing favorably. If proper attention be paid to him for some months to come a cure will be effected, and be will have a good serviceable foot ! and leg, although, perhaps, a little stiff. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. | Prom the M inches er Guardian, ( city article) Sept. 27. The Loud--n Monty Mi ktt. —There is (Friday, . Sept. 24, even mg j no diminution of the dullness , winch has prevailed in tbe various London markets * throughout the week. Puces have little variation, t but such changes as occur are mostly ot an ad verse kind. Consols i’pened at (he;flat quotations ! of yesterday, receded to ana , finally returned to tor money and ac , c. unt. Messrs. Richaidson, Spence A Co’s. Circular: Liverpool, Sept 2ri Cott m. —The market was t very null and prices daily declined until yesterday, when Ameneau udvtces to the 16th mis , report ing a Federal vic ory tu Maryland, was received l This news, us likely to i rolong the war, caused soujfc ext itemert. and toajay, with sales ot s,(•<»(> . bales prices huve raided l)£d per lb. in American aDd a per »b. in aura's, closing tiim ai . ihose rates, which, however, aie still Id. per lo I m Ameri-an, and ** ?4'i- per lb. inSurais, be* iow last Frtlay’s quo.ati- us. The -quotations ! are: M ddtniM Orleans per lb ;Mi bile. 25d. . Uplands. in Maochesier there ih a firmer tone to-day, out no business doing. , THE LATEST MARKETS. , Liverpool, Sept-27, P. M. -Ootttm —Sales to day ot 5,000 oales, including 2,000 to speculators . anil txportors. The market was upward and a trdling advance is noted on all qualities of Atncns , can. . Brtalstuff*. The market ts quiet and steady. I*ruoißumn. —The market rules heavy. 1 Ex-Governor Seymour and the Southern Epis copalians.—The lion. IT ra>io Seymour, Demos ' crane candidate tor Governor, in New York, ad ‘ dfessed the Proiesti.nt Ewiscopal Church, on the fourth ay ot its session. Toe question was the * adoption of a resolution submitted by lion. Mur ray Hoffman, declaring; 1 “That iu v.t-w of die danger of tins country 1 tr"W civil war, the House of Bishops be respect., 1 lully requested to prepare a form of prayer to be übtd dining the session ot this Convention.” Mr. Seymour, in the course of his remarks, 1 said ‘it was his earnest hope, as it vashiß ami cere conviction, that the mfluence of the Episco* pal Church would be a most ready and effective n-iruftieat in bringing aoout the healing up ot ihe wounds and the resiwration of ables-ed peace. ’ ‘ When fie heard Dr. Vinton heap denunciation on (he S >uih, ‘‘he cu d not retrain from casting his thou* htH forward tor relief to that period, still ' dree yeirs in the future, wheu this conventi »n would again as-etnb'e; wheu «he whole Church, North utd S • uth, would again be gathered around 1 »he common ul'ar to «tLr there a common sacrj*, tice * * Let there be nothing, then, placed upou rec »rd to revive rancor in that hour l of cordial reunion.” * * “For his part he has consc curiously and frankly, under strong convictions of du«y to his country, from the very nost, opposed the exir«?dgaut action of those es pecialiy wended to inis war, yet he des<red, just :t« earaestiy. to see the Church made unmistakable bes >re the Sou’ll and lhe whole w >rid.” Heconjuied tbe Conveut on to “deal with our Southern brethren as children of the same Father, aw members ot tbe same flock—as tellow country** men once, as such to be again—as Chris.ian men !” Marked sensation (says the Tribune reporter) accompanied the d livery or the address, and a very visible dtspi»siMon to applaud w«s noticed in a ponton of toe House. We c- py theee ex'ract* from the address to in dicate in*- sen* i men is towards the ** •i:?h eniertaiu* •*d by a pubi c man, occupying a conspicuous po sition before ilie people ot the North. Whatever uiay be thought o’ his judgment in regard to the luure, it will oe ad mi'ted that ibe sentiments expressed by him contras strongly with the de moniac revilinga and inaledictioiis of the South, which have emanated from nearly every public speaker and wrjier in the North since the conr.*- nitxict ment of the wa-. It is impossible that a man. evincing so much of the ‘ rarity of Christian charity,” can be elevated to office in New York, unless the millennium is at haod Richmond ( Va ) Whig, Oct. 18. BIBLE CONVENTION From the Athene ( Ga.) H atchman. The exercises of the Bible Convention for the Sta;e ot Georgia, appointed to be held Thursday, commenced in the Presbyterian Church, wi’h an elabora'e discourse, by Rev. A A. Lipscomb, D.l>. The delegates expected from other portions o' the State, having failed to attend, a number of friends of the B:ble cause, residing in ihis place, j met in the afternoon, and org tmzed, by calling i Wm. L. Muchell, E q., to the Cbair, and appoint | ini? Alb"Q Chase Secretary. . On motion of lion. A. Bull, it was— Rtf lvtd, That the officers of the last Conven tion, to wit: Rev. David Wells, President, and R v. J. W. Burke, both of Macon, be continued for the ensuing year, and this Co oven tiou adjourn, to be convened at such time and place a* the President mav appoint Wm. L. Mitchell, Cbm’n. Albon Chase, Sec, i AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCT 2?, If« 2. IHE NORTHERN EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. From the Richmond ( Va ) Whig. Oc- IS. The triennial “Episcopal Convention of the United Slates” was held, this year, in the city of New York. We observe from the sixth day’s pro ceedings that the “Rebellion” was included among ihe subjects considered. The proposed appoint ment us a Special Cominittee ot Nine on the state of the country, elicited the motion by Rev. Mr Phillips, of Michigan, that each diocese be repre sented m the Committee. The subject was ruled out ot order. • The Rev. F. Gardner, of Mains, then offered the loilowiug rest lutious; R+bolved, Toat the Secretary be requested to have printed, tor tne use of this House, three buns Ored copies of any papers in hi* possession pur porting to be journals of ihe General Convention ot ihe Protestant Episcopal Church-in ihe to tailed Confederate States, or such parts of the same as may throw light upon ihe questions now under consideration m this house. Rev. Mr. Doaue said the house had received no saustaciory evidence that the Southern branch ot tue Church buu s ceded from ihe Church in tae North. They had no testimony on the subject on which, cs a Convention, tney could rtPy. He w»s uot satisfied with the statements auJ proofs pre sented tu pr.nted pamphlets and lying newspapers, uud ue would s*y mat he was not answerable to me Convention ler Lis loyalty. It had been stated mat be had <-bj cted to off.-ring prayers tor his couutiy. Sueu an insinuation he wus ready to tepel. His opposition to the resolutions arose irom the beliei that there was poison tu them, lu uis capacity as a ergyman he felt bound to wain trie CunveLtiou against doing any eel which niigni odeud the Southern Church, or mar the iuiure unity ot the whole body. they should uot be carried away by woildly pressure from the»r duties, for tne opinion of a vain world, constantly changing, bt did not care, i’liey shou.d teeU’hai they were uot so mucti con nected with the Ship ul State as the Aik ol God. I’ney should pray tor tuerr couutry, and the dove uugut men leave that ark, and return soon, bear* mg me news 01 peace, love and union, and at\ uudiv.ded Church. At the suggestion of Rev. Dr. Vinton, Rev. Mr. Gardner withdrew his motion. Mr. Walsb, ol Pennsylvania, on behalf of a Committee ol Laymen, presented a report which alluded to the * Rebellion.” The speaker, on moving us adoption, hoped the House would not take any action which might offend their Southern oremreu, or create ill leeiing or strife between them, lie deprecated aoy form of prayer in which ilie Church should be called upon to unite. Mr. Rugous made some biiet remarks ot a similar purport. The report was recommitted. The Rev. Dr. Vinton ottered a preamble and resolutions, the former reciting and construing the torinuli prescribed by Cauon 13, ot Title 1, oi Digest, relative to the consecration of a Risbop. The resolutions are: Ther*fore, Rtmjlvtd, That the House of Bishops concurring, ibis General Convention of the Pro* tesiuul Episcopal Church in the United States ot America prouour.ee the action of ihe Bishop* of Vwgiuia, Georg)... and South Carolina lu iheir con-ecraiion 01 Richard W timer, D. D., to the Episcopal See of the Bishop of Alubam, to be ir regular, uncauouical, and Schismaiical. aud mat his jurisdiction in »he Diocese ot Alabama is voiu and ot no effect. Rtvdvtd, That the Special Committee be in structed to 'oofcft.'dt-r and report what lurih;r action rfby, '>*■» Geneiwl Convenihm shall take to assert the diguiiy and entoice ihe right* ot the Prtnestant Epmcoual Church in the pres mi 89s. A motion to refer the resolutions to a commit* tee of three was discussed and laid upon the table iu consequence ot ihe absence of l)r. Vinton. M CLELLAN S CONGrT. OLATORY ADDRET3 TO HIS TROOPS The following is General McClellan’s “congra tulatory order to the Ar*ry of the Potomac Tor ’heir recent victories”: Headers Army op the Potomac, ) Camp near Sharp.-burg, Aid., Oct. 3, ’62 ( The Commanding General extends his cougra lulatious to the army under his command tor the victories achieved by their bravery at the passes ot the South Mountain and upon the An tie*, am Creek. The brilliant conduct of Reno’s and Hooker’s j coips, under Burnside, at Turner’s Gap, and ot Franklin’s corps at Ciumptou’s Pass, in which, m I the luce of an enemy strong m' position and re j si sling with obstinacy, they carried the mountain, j and prepared ihe way lor iLe advance of ibeaiuiy, J won for them tne admiration ol their brethren in i arms. | In ihe memorable battle of Antietam we defeat ed a numerous and powerful army ot the enemy, hi an action desperately (ought and remarkable j lor ;ts .duration and lor the destruction of file wuich attended it. The obstinate bravery of ihe troops of Hooker, Mansfield, and Sumner, the dasoing gallantry oi those of Franklin on the light, ihe steady valor of those of Burnside on ihe left, and the vigorous suppi rt ot Porter aud Pleasanton, present a bnllisut spectacle to our countrymen which will swell their hearts with pride and exultation. F< u iceu gu.is, ihirtysnma colors, fifteen thou- I .sand live hundred stand of arms, and nearly six j thousand prisoners, taken fruui the enemy, are evidences ot ihe completeness of our triumph. A grateful country will thank the n >ble army j lor achievements which have rescued the loyal Slates oi the East from the ravages of the invader, and have driven him Irom their borders. While rejoiemg at the victories which, under God’s blessing, have crowned our exertions, let us cherish the memory of our brave comrades who have laid down their lives upon the battle held, martyrs in their country’s cause. Their uauues will be enshrined in tbe hearts of the peo ple. By command of Major-Gen. McClellan. S. William*, A. A. G. Result or thh Conflict in Ai . kyland.—As the acts are made public ai ihe Norm concerning tbe late operations ia Maryland, it becomes so appa* rent that the advantage was with the Conteuerate army fat even ihe Abolition journals are bound to admit the sac?. We find tbe following in the Washington correspondence of the New York Times: The recent conflict in Maryland is the engross ng topic of conversation here. As it becomes clear that the rebel arm? has made good its es cape, the tendency of , übiic opinion is to depre- Cd.e the advantage secured by our triumph at Sbarpsburg. While every credit is given to our g&ilant soldiers for ibeir admirable fighting in the field, yet the loss o.f Harper’s Ferry is bigin ning to be telt as a disastrous as well as humilia ting defeat. Tbe balance of advantage in the Die expedition evidently rests with tbe en* my, as they carry off all Pie plunder captured, including over 10,000 stand ot arms and over titty pieces ol can non. These losses, added t » those sustained in the Peninsula, and by Genera! Pope's army, must make an aggregate ot considerably over fifty thou \ -and stand of arms, one hundred pieces of artiU ! lerv, recently lost in our operations in the East, Muffic ent to thoroughly equip an army half a- ' targe as that now retreanug into Virginia. It I known tnat our losses of ordnance at Harper’s j Ferry was a'so very large, and that they were not ' destroyed previous to the surrender. These tacts give point to a recent remark of Geoeiai Ripley, Ch»ef of Ordnance, who is sa;d to nave sia'ed that he ought to be the ablest ord nance officer in the world, as he was *equrred to turuisb arms enough to supply the enemy’s armv as well as our own. FROM THE ARMY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. From tne Richmond Bit-patch, Oct. 16. The mam body of cur forces in the Valley still remain at their old position, from which it would seem there is do disposition on ihe part of Mc- Clellan to attempt to dislodge them. Gen. Stuart, an account ot whose raid we yea* •terday published from Northern sources, ha* | safely returned to Virginia, as will be seen by the following dispatch from General Lee to the’Sec* retary ot War: • * Winchester, Va., Oct. 14,1562 Urn. G. W. Randolph : The cavalry expedition to Pencsvlrania has rd mined safe. They passed through Mercersbufm | Chambers burg, Emmitsburg, Liberty,New Market, Hyatts town and Burnesvilie. The expedition crossed tOe Potomac above Wi liams; on, and re | • cr. sued at White’s Ford, making the entire circuit, j cutting the enemy’s communication, destroying ’ arms, Ac., and obtaining many reciuits. R. E Lbb, General, j About one hundred and fifty prisoners arrived by j tne Central tram of ye*terd tv, cip’ured by the 1 command of Cot! lmbodeu. an official account of ! whwse operations we append in a letter of General j Lee : Hbadr’rs Department Northern Va., I | Oct. 6, 1862. f ! Th- lion. Gw. IF. Ran<t"lph/*&cr*tary *f War. Sut—l l ave the honor tu report that on the 2d I mstant a scoh'it g parly of Col. Imbod-n’s com* , ;i»and encsuoleitd a company of the enemy’s cav . airy n-ar Banging Rock, Hampshire countv,*and i captured Mattel sley, Company B, Ist New , York cavalry, five of his men, aud fourteen horses with arms, equipments. At. On the moi ning of tbe 4’h, about daybreak* he surprised an entrenched camp ot the enemy at tbe mourn of the Little Cac-.pon. A dense fog enabled , one of his companies to gnn ihe trenches before he | was disoecet ed. In attempting to e-cape two o.' ’ the enemy were kill** t and six wounded aDd Capt. j Newhard, Lieut, Wagner, and titty-five nren, . Company EL 54th Pennsylvania Volunteers, were j captured. The railroad b.idge over Little Caca« , non was burned, with the comoauv’a bindings. k Ac. About 8 o’clock the same morning Col. Imboden sent his cavalry across the Potomac to prexent , tbe escape of the company stationed at Pawpaw Tunnel, and by leading his infantry across a pre- I , cipitous mountain surrounded the place, capulied [ Captain Rite, Lieuts. Cole, and Bear, and ninety i , men of company B, 54th Pennsylvania Volunteers, j , He also cap.ured 175 Austrarn rifles and accoutre i men’s, and about 8,000 rounds of water proof cartridges. The commissary store*, camp equip* I age, Ac , he wa9 obliged to destroy tor want of tran portotion. 1 While thus engaged, about 200 of the enemy’s , cavalry, from Romney, a decent upon his i camp, near Capon Bridge, and pnt to flight his guard and about 100 unarmed men, whem he had left uuder charge of Lieut. Stone. They burnt j B one of his wagons loaded with commissary stores, „ and attempted to carry off five others, but* desert , ed them on the roads, carrying away the teams. f They also burnt the carriages o’ two of his , three-pounder mountain guns, and carried off the guns in the wagons. Tbev destroyed his j medical chest, and captured eight or ten* of his ! t men. He subsequently recovered his wagons, j with the amunition and several of his horses, and reports that hts loss will turn out to be „ small. 1 take pleasure in commending to your notice »he baodsome manner iu which C« !. Im -rden na* conducted this operation, and by hi.- *- ' s cious arrangements encountered no loss of iiie ,s on the pun at his cornu.and. Ue t ad to abandon ihe destruction of tbe bridge over the South Branch of the Potomac. I's great e strength defied the effects of tire and could only be effected oy mining 3 Just before leaving the Pawpaw, bis scouts re* ported tbe arrival, East of th»* Tunnel, of two large trains, laden with troops, sent from Han cock to cosoperate with the cavalry in cutting off r his retreat. 1 have the hono»- to be, Very respectfully, Your obedient servan*, ■ R. E. Lee, General, e J Gtcx. Van Dors Si’PKhcbdkd Geu. Earl Van Dom has been superceded in the command of the n army recently engaged with the enemy at Corinth; land Major-General J. C, Ptmber’ou assigned to s ihe command of ihat portion ot our forces. We *t are roi advised whethtr the 1 >ss of the ut n Corinth had anything to do with the change of i- commander-*. I, ; m FROM KENTUCKY □ We take the loilowiug exiruuis from the Ken- J lucky correspondence o f the Kuoxville (Teun.) Register, of Oct. 15th. They are interesting as ’ j gtv ng some details of army m ve'-Wents previous “ j «.o ’he recent great buttles :n K unu ky ; Versailles, Kv , Oct. 5, 1862. e j 1 wrote you yesterday Irom tue capital of tbe • proud and gallant State ot K n ucky, but to-day • m m this point, 14 milts d:stun . Here the whole 1 force that occupied Fraukt rt has been concentra ted. Our cavalry force in li.c’ occupy an advanced r position. We do not know whether the enemy 11 have entered tbe city. We ielt there last nigh'. I Before our departure we burned the railroad mvjg“ across the Kentucky r vc-r, and destroyed j [ ibe city bridge leading t<» the Lo- * i!le pike, by ‘ culling H down, as il could uot he uu. ued withon’ endangering pnvate property. Gov. Hawes’ otti cial presence m ihe proud capital was but short, ou; we h"pe to retake the place so »u. Our commands did r:gh' in abandoning the place, as it could not be successfully defended without a very large ai my. We dow have the • picking of our own battle-ground, as the enemy 1 have sworn to drive the last reOel from the Stale. General Bragg’* army occupies die south side ot \ tbe river, say thirty or forty miles above Frank fort. Some three or tour brigades of Gen. Smith’s j command passed to-day, and have gone up the i river, rumor suvs to form a junction with Bragg’s I army. General Strvensuu’a division now occu* j . I pu s this place, with the exception oiCol. Taylor’s ! brigade, which is looked tor soon. I think that during Ihe next four dais ue wi 1 meet the F« d« . erul invaders ol ihe South. God r oly can give us rhe victo-v. We .'eel certain tnat we will stop their progress. Wo may select a battlecgn-und some distance from th’-- place. O r eatire a-my is uiixh us lor the tight, aud don’t like this tailing back. Versailles, Kt , Del Sih, 1562. We have just received mtoiir.ation from Lex ingtou that the enemy were advancing in force irom Cincinnati on that place. Ail our troops,ex ceptir.ga small garrison, having )e!t that place to join Bragg’s army, it become* a military neces sity to abaudon Lexington, and cur public prop erty is being moved to ibe rear and the public arsenal will be blown up. Many thing* are done a* a “military teces*’’y” tbit don’t assume that churac er to the abjenr, but such thing* must be 1 left to our commanders. In a few days our whole I army in this State will be concentrated and a final and decisive battle fought, and a bloody one it I must be. K-ituckiansaga’ust Kentuckuos, Ten ! nesseeans against Tenn ?*c an-, Omens, filincis ! au* and ind aniaa* against Georgian*, Texans, 'AI ibamians, und other SuU'.'.era troops. VVh-i | etforis will be made to ga n the day ! In God’s bunds we ieave tbe 'a e ot our armies and caus . Vehhulles, Ky , Oct. 6 ’6l. i This morning ail is quiei. Colobd Scott, w ith his cavalry, is iu orbjoni Frankfort In tbe | fight with the enemy’s a-lvantfe, six miles from i Frankfort, be lostiour or five m-n killed, took j some prisoners, and k l’ed more of tbi enemy man he lost. Lexington at 12 o’clock last night, j was still ia our possecsstou, but aU our stores * VOL. 15—No 43. - were bein* remored. Colonel McEUath haa charge of tbe removal of ihe public property j therefore feel certain that he will rtmi ve all that is worth the (rouble. A wagon from onr regi ment went up and back last night, bringing a load of shoes, bstsand clothing- Out whole army is concentrating at and near Harrod burg. I much regret the evacuation of Lexington, as the cit v waa strongly Southern, but it ma_v be best. Frankfort •If , as ,;B “ llh y 11 locution for our troops. Our mail, that we started out several da. s ago to List Tennessee, is *t\)l here, ao you will get several letters Irom meat the same time. 1 will write you every day if possible We have nothing later tnun East Tenneatee than jour paper ot the 26th September, j "’be health of the army is very good. ours » K. Tkskbssee. 1 Lamp, near Jjavisla, Ky., Oct. 7th, 1862. j There has been no regular engagement since the tight at Richmond and Big Hill. Serial cavalry skirmishes have occurred, but nothing of a sen ous nature. Colonel Scott, with hi* Louisiana cavalry, run a Pennsylvania regiment of cavalry into L joisviilu a few days since. Buell is r * ported moving out from Louisville with 40,000 men. A ; force is also represented moving from Covington ! j n the direction of L*x ngton. Our Loops are all j jubilant at the pr<ispect of an early engagement ! with the enemy. We have the hardy sons of Tecs 1 nessee, Arkansas, Florida, Alabama and Texas, \ in connection we have about 30,i,00 volunteer re- I cruits from Kentucky; and, siili more, we have l the sympathy and pecuniary aid of the leading j characters, the real fathers of the country—whilst daly millions of praters Iroin the mothers, daugh ters, and ciergvmen of Kentucky, for our success. , With such victorious warriors—such religious i patriotism, seconded by the prayers of the reli* ; gious circles of the South, how can we fear though I the enemy boast— “Of strength and Capacity to conquer,” still we shudder not. We are among our friend? here as much so as if* m the State ot Mississippi. The ctizers com * nines with provisions for our Hospitals, bringing all luxuries that our sick could want. I have seen the aristocracy of the country waiting on the sick soldiers in our Hospitals. Gen. Boyle, the inhuman wretch who domi neered over the Kentuckians with such brutal tyranny, has been promoted to Maj. Geuerai. Many ladies have been sent to Northern bast: lea or prisons, for the expression of their political principles, Irom the cities and towns near here. Several were bacdished forever, under pain of being executed should they retain. The people have an implacable hatred for him. He now aspires to add n»-w crimes to his catalogue of iniquities, dreams of the hour when hesfcail dip his hands in Southern blood, in order that it n»ay be said in after years that Jeire Boyle was a hero in the sup pression of the ebellion ol ’6l and ’62. Maj. Gen. (Bull) Nelson was shot dead by Gen. Davis, a brother officer, a few days since, at Louis-, ville. Nelson now reaps the reward of his inhu# inanity to his soldiers. He cut dowu seven, with his own hand, at Richmond, during the tight with General Smith, because 'hey could not double quick it fast enough to please him. He would not permit the citizens to leave their horses along the road nor id Richmond, so as to defeat cur torcea. News, through federal sources, for the past few days, ludicated great reverses to our arms in the East, causing some uneasiness among our soldiers, though the news was not credited in full. The arrival of some absent members from this coco ! tr.and, from near your town, yesterday, brought the gratifying intelligence of our success. GOOD SUGGESTIONS ! The edtor of the Macon (Ga ) Journal & Mes senger writes to his paper the following letter, which we publish, as it suggestion? worthy of general consideration: EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. Co.xnasf^; a> Oc*., 1802. This region of country f.as been i ffl cted with | more than a three months* drought. Vegetation I' o! all kinds is measurably dried up and kil'.-c out, at least, lor this year. Some ot the gra'se* ffiay re appear in the Spnrg to regale the ev< s • : - i the husbandman aud his hu .gry stock At pit sent i j the wiuter prospect lor both, in many parts f > ! Bartow and other counties, is very unpromising. J H« re, as elsewhere, the price of a.i kinds of pro -1 i visions rules high. There is quite a panic in re- I ! laiion »o salt a 1 over the country. Id traveling ! through Middle and Upper Georgia, I have ob j served un unusual number ot large and thrifty looking hogs, and presume there will be no ! scarcity ot meat if salt cau be procured to save it. ) j There is one thing which 1 iru»i farmers will t | not overlook. That is, to sow largely ot small f gram, particularly wheat. I know ihe temptauoc io sell at present high prices, will cause many not to reserve a full supply for seed. When, however, the wants ot the country are e.usidered, ana when it is also known ihateveu foe poortsi mens of the Just crop of wheat will germinate, while it is wonh little for fl »ur, i; , b hoped a large amount will be cast into the ground, in trust (hat Heaven will make the next season more propitious than the past. Norahou d the thorough and care ful pieparation of the soil be overlooked, as it will amply repay the husbandman, by saving teed m sowing, aud increasing the yield at harvest. My small experiment iu rice culture is quite satis factory, aud I believe it will prove a most valuable crop ui every part of Georgia if properly cared lor. Nor should the ground-pea he neglected. One acre is worth, in fattening bogs, live acres of corn, at least. Batch work, in the house and on the farm, should be the policy, during the war, at least. Speaking of the war, no one, I presume, is so insane as to suppose it will close before the mid dle of next year, if even then. How important, therefore, ttui all our resources soouid be hus . bandtd and every effort made to meet the wants ot our soldiers and their wives and children; many f of whim, I know, are iu circumstances well cal culated to excite o»»r liveliest sensibilities. K. TALLOW CANDLES £Q7AL TO STAR Messrs. Editors Mobile Register and Advertiser * It may be of interest to your numerous readers to know tha», with not a cent of additional ex pense, tallow candles tin be made fully equal in point of merit to the common star candle. To two pounds of tallv>wr add one tcitspoonful of good stroug ‘ley’ Irom wood ashes, and simmer ovir a slow fire—when a greasy scum will float on top; skim this off for making soap, (it .s very near soap already) as long as ii continues to use. j Then mould your candles as usual, maxing the j wicks a little smaller—and you have a pure, hard I tallow candle, worth knowiDgbow to make—and j oue that burns as long aud gives a light equal tc [sperm. The chemistry demonstrates itself. An : ounce or two of beeswax will make the candle | some harder, and steeping the wicks in spirits j turpentine will make it burn some brighter. I write with one before me. Yours, W. j Evacuation or Nasuvjllk —A report was pres i valent on our streets yesterday to the effect that i Nashville fad been evacuated by the Yankees j This report bad scarcely an* found a’ion when ! first sta.-ud, but finally increased till the gentle I man who nrst Marled it d:u not recognize the rumor he gave breath to. It ail amounts to this— a friend at Detberd telegraphed heie that they | ‘ had a rumor in Decberd from Murfreesbor’ tha*. | Nashville was being evacuated.” We have norh j ing further than this, and although we give this rumor do credit, we would not b«- surprised if the j evacuation should occur, beiore verv long. I ChaUano -po (7*aa.) HM % Oct. 16.