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®ljc Weckto Oiistitiitwimlist BY JAMES GARDNER. * Onr Army Correspondence. BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG. Abmt or ths Potomac, ) Fredbricksbub.o, Va., Dec. 19,1862. | Mr. Editor: Thia splendid army of veteran soldiers, directed by the transcendent genius of Lee. has just added another to its long catalogue of brilliant and important victories. The Grand Army of the North, under Burnside, whom it was firmly believed by the whole Yankee nation would march triumphantly tnto the streets of Richmond before the Christmas holidays, has not only been checked in its first effort to advance, bat driven across the Rappahannock with terri ble slaughter, where it now lies broken, disspirit cd, and demoralised. The two armies had been lying quietly con* fronting one another for so long, that the opm on was generally entertained that no general en s’igement would occur m this vicinity this cam . paign, unless Gen. Lee retired in the direction of Hanover Junction, and yielded the Abolitionists tie undisputed passage of the river—no one dreaming that they would have the audacity to come directly in front ot apowerful and deter mined enemy, strongly entrenched and ’‘eager for the fray.” The heavy Dooming of cannon early on the morning of the 11th, dispelled this illusion, and assured us that Burnside had yielded to the pres sure of Northern opinion, and had really begun his “On to Richmond” movement, so earnestly asisted upon by the Yankee Government and tapulace. The dense fog hanging over the valley lying oetween our position and the town, pres vented the movements of the enemy being seen, tuough the rattle of musketry in that direction soon assured us that they had crossed the river, and that Barksda.e's brigade or gallant Missis sppiaus, who were then on picket at the time, were at work, contesting every inch of ground with the invader. The hills bordering on the north bank of the river so effectually command the wide valley stretching on* from the south bank, that it would j.ave been impossible to have prevented the enemy crossing, without exposing our army to a murderous ar tilery fire, to which neither our musketry nor batteries could respond with any serious effect. For this reason no determined opposition was offered the enemy, and when Barksdale’s brigade was forced to retire in the face’of overwhelming numbers, no further re sistance was made, and they were quietly per mitted to transfer their whole army to this bank. On the 12tb,no collision of importance occurred between the two armies, the enemy being occu pied in making a proper disposition of his force-, while our army was In position and anxiously awaiting the expected attack. At 9}% o’clock on the following morning—Dec, 13th—a general advance was made against our forces, aud the fighting soon extended a'oog the. entire front ot our lines. Ou the right Generai A. P. Hill’s division repulsed every attack of the enemy, at one time driving them a mile and a half, until they wrt under the cover of their formidable batterie-. >f siege guns, on the oppo - site bank, when our trcops were compelled to fall back to their original position. Gen. Archer’s brigade suffered heavily—the North Carolina brigade, formerly commanded by G n. Brunch, giving back id confusion and permitting the enemy to flank Archer on the left. The I9th Georgia Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel A. J. ILutchins.. suited a se* -..re -ktlieA Rfoußdvd -and Jrfisoners. lua--- Cerstand this regiment want into action with two hundrea and fifty men and came out with only thirty for duty. Col. Hutchins’ command acted with distinguished gallantry and lost heavily.— Here, too, tke enemy suffered heaviest in the loss of prisonvs. So eagerly were they pressing in pursuit of the retreating Carolinians, that ere they were aware of their position, some six hundred were cut off ant} captured. In the centre’, not a musket was fired by either army, the enemy refusing to come within range of small arms. "Five different times did they en deavor to assail us there, but were as often driven back paaic stricken, and in indescribable con fusion, by cue battery of artillery, Capt. Dear .ig’s Lynchburg battery who, by the way, is a gailant and efficient officer. I -am not of those who are disposed to underrate the courage and nrowess of the enemy, tho’ it seems the Aboli liomsts must have felt mortified when one battery of onr artillery not only repulsed, but actually routed five dense columns of their troops at least a mile long I Immediately in front of Fredericksburg, the enemy concentrated his best troops and fought with the most determined bravery. Here the 16th 18th, 24th Georgia Regimems, and Phillips’ Legion, of Gen. Tom Cobb’s Brigade, were post ed and’here the Yankees met with terrible de s-ruction. Under Gen. Cobb’s order the men held their tire unwl the blue coats approached within twentysfive or thirty yards, when volley after volley was poured into their ranks, Causing terrible slaughter. It was when the foe had been repulsed, and were, running for “dear •fe ” that this patriot soldier and statesman, chei ring the gallant Georgians, whom be was nroud to command, fell amidst the ranks of his woops a noble sacrifice to the principles of Con stitutional liberty. The enetoy advanced here with great spirit and determination, but the steady aim and un. imchmg courage of the Georgians was more tuau they could stand. Cobb’s brigade alone re uulsed five times, a whole division of the Yans heearmv, numbering at least fifteen thousand men. They endeavored to charge the brigade the sixth time, but when they approached with in two hundred yards, Col. Goode Bryan, of the 16th Georgia, ordered his command to fix bayo nets and “to meet steel with steel,” whereupon the men raised a yell, and called for the Yankees to "come on,” that they were “ready for them,” and dared them to come, An ; but the Yanks couldn't face the music, and faced about to run, when their movements were accelerated by a volley of musketry. The enemy left, at the lowest estimate, one thousand of their dead m front of this brigade. On our extreme left the righting was not so heavy, the object of the enemy being, it seems, to carry the strong position occupied by our troops in front of tne town, and to turn our right flank. Barksdale's and Kershaw’s brigades were in position immediately on Cobb’s left, and fought with great coolness and bravery, repuls .ng every attack of the enemy. On the 14tb, our army occupied its original position, while that of the enemy was hidden under the river banks, too badly thrashed to make another advance. If Burnside had not taken the precaution to cover the commanding hills on the north bank of the nver with artil lery thus rendering pursuit foolish and impossi ble, the major portion of his command would have been captured; but under the circumstances, Gen. Lee could do nothing to prevent him from retreating at his leisure. On the night of the 14th the entire army of the enemy recrossed the river, and now lies quietly on the north bank of the Rappahannock. In what direction the “On to Ric hmond’’ pro gramme will next develops ttselt no one can yet determine. Some are inclined io the opinion that Burnside will endeavor to cross the Rappahan nock again, this time in the vicinity of Port Roys a’-others, that he will shortly turn up at Suffolk, deeming that the most feasible route to the “Rebel Capital,” and not linked with so many unpleasant associations as the one leading through the marshes of the Chickahominy; and others still that his army will go into winter quarters where it is. The New York Herald of recent date hints that the Yankee authorities have decided the latter to be the better course, and thereupon lets loose a long column of abuse and vilhfication upon the Old Aoe and his associates. The clamor of the populace may induce Lin coln to urge Burnside to other and renewed efforts, but, in my humble judgment, if the latter be left free to consult military necessity, unin fluenced kjy political motives, the campaign in Virginia terminated on the 13 b. But the North is fearful if their largest and best appointed army is permitted to be idle until the coming spring. European intervention will put an end to the contest, and establish for the Con federates a dis tinct and independent nationality ; hence every pressure will be brought to bear upon Lincoln’s administration to hurry up the “job’’ as fast as possible. When this army meets that of Burnside the country need feel no uneasiness as to the result. In the battle of the 13th his whole force was brought into action —probably not less than two hundred thousand men— while half of our army was not engaged at alt. A Captain, and gentleman of intelligence, of my acquaintance, who was captured on'the morn ing ot the 15th, while on picket, and kept in the rear of the enemy’s line during the battle, re* turned to our lines to-day, having been released on. parole. He reports thaj the enemy are des moralized, dispirited, and disheartened —that the Democratsand Republicans are bitterly hostile, and that both parties are thoroughly sick of the war He says that while the enemy were crossing the river, that the Democrats, almost to man, expressed the opinion that they would be defeated, many of them proposing, and the Republicans accepting, large wagers that such would be the result. The same gentleman says- that every* thing in the enemy’s rear tended to confirm him in the opinion that Burnside was afraid of his army—that many of his troops were driven to this side of the river at the point of the bayonet, ■ and that whole brigades were detailed to guard their pontoon bridges, to prevent them from re turning to the opposite. There can be no doubt but that the enemy fought with less soirit and determination on the 13th than ever heretofore. Tne re-action in Northern sentiment is having its influence in their army, and may we not reasonably trust that it will go on until the ir armies are entirely demor alized, and rendered incapable of harm ? 8. DISAFFECTION IN THE NORTH. Mr. Tracy, a prominent citizen of New York, was summarily arrested not long ago, the Gov ernment authorities refusing to state upon what grounds the arrest was made. Receiving no re ply tn a private letter addressed to Mr. Lincoln otuthe subject, the uncle of Mr. Tracy, a most eminent jurist ot New York, Judge Gould, has made public, through the newspapers, a copy of his letter. As a rebuke to Mr. Inncoin from a Northern man, we give some of the most scath mg passages of his letter. Judge Gould, re ferring to the letter sent to Mr. Lincoln, and bis receiving ao answer from him, says ; Bacas up to this time (after nearly three weeks,.) resulted, except an infamous., ly rigourous imprisonment ot Mr. Trucy, forbear ance has reached its limit. It is highly import ant that the people should then and now have a specific statement, showing the enormity.or actual oppression exercised in this case, as -a warning to them and to the administration. I am. and always have enemy or this reheffion—(cursed in its origin, moet accursed its progress) —and a supporter O.t the administration. >1 am a Judge of the highest court of this State. And if no honest voice has yet reached the ears of, our Government, I wish to say, and to be heard is saying, that Star Cham ber process ana Secretary’s warrants are dan gerous instruments to play with, and that, among us, the true, staunch supporters of the Govern.* ment, who could crush treason with the iron beel, but who know the law, are compelled to hang their heads in silence at the mention of cases which have occurred m our midst. Spies are hardly cautioned when they are where they can do no infinite harm; but a powerful hand and an oppressive one is laid on the person here, who is not in a position for doing mischief, if he would, and who is supposed to have no friends. In this respect, I thank God, there has *been a mistake. Lt is true that he is a young man, of not much means or influence ; it is also true that he has a young wife (married not long since;) and for no assigned cause, and for no assignable cause, that those in power dare to give breath to, he is taken away from home, without giving to his wife an instant’s interview or a chance to see him. Is this country the France of a century ago? The young man is the grandson of that Uriah Tracy who lived and died a Senator of the United States from Connecticut, who was the first man buried tn the„Corgressional burying ground at Washington, and whose ashes are insulted by this atrocious invasion of the liberties of the people in the person of his descendant. I am not speaking merely my own opinion of such arrests. I know the opinion and the feel ings of many of my brethren of the bench. And if the government is really desirous of so pros ceeding as to make it our duty to make public our opinions, they will be heard, not merely in the writ ot habeas carpus, but in open declaration to the world. Had I been a few hours earlier made aware of this case, I should not have troubled you with a word ; but I would have seen that the process ot the Supreme Court of this State was so executed as to protect its citizens accused of such offences from any arrest, other than one under the appros priate process of the Court. I beg again to assure you, in all sincerity, that this kind of proceeding has gone too far already,. and that, whue to the last of men and our means we are ready and determined to sustain the law, and the Government in enforcing the law over this whole land as one country, we are also de termined to be judj&d by the law, and not by any Secretary or any one who is not commissioned fur that purpose We know and acknowledge the rules of war, where the necessity of the case re quires the existence of martial law. But we know, also, the common law of liberty, and the broad, great charter of the constitution. With great respect, yours. Ac., • Georgs Gould. Speaking of the arrest and imprisonment of Mrs. Brinsmade by the Federal authorities, a New York paper says : All such arrests and imprisonments will be abo tshed in this State on the first of January, with the installation of the new Governor, who will permit no man to be arrested or detained conttary to law. And if, after that dafe, aty one of the Secretaries who have authorized such pros ceedmgs should show himself in that vicinity, he stands a good chance of being arrested himself and placed in so secure a place that it would be found very difficult to take him out. Vermont Personal Liberty Bill Modified.— In the Vermont Legislature, both branches have concurred in striking out the section of the per sonal liberty act which provided that every person held a slave, who, with the consent of his master, should come into the State, should be Iree. Ex-sister Vermont, you are too late by a couple ! years.— Sav. Repohlicari.. AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING DEC. 31, 1862. THE RECENT ENGAGEMENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA. i From our late North Carolina exchanges we get the following additional particulars of the recent action along the ooast of that State; THE BATTLE OF KINSTON. Kinston is on the north side or left bank of the Neuse River, about 28 miles from Goldsboro’. The latter piace is on tha same side of the river with Kinston. White Hill is 15. miles southeast of Goldsboro', and is on she south side, or right bank of t.ie same river. It appears that the ene» my came up on the Trent river road, on the south side of the Neuse. On Friday a skirmish took place at Mr. Becton’s plantation, some ten miles below Kinston. On Friday night our troops fell back te Parrott’s Lane, sefen miles from Kinston, where, on Saturday, another skirmish look place. Our troops then fell back on Saturday evening to the old distillery, just below the coun ty bridge, about one mile and a quarter from Kinston, where they encamped. On Sunday morning the battle commenced'at this point, at 8 o’clock, and continued until 2, P. JI., when Gen. Evans ordered them to fall back on Kinston, and destroy the bridge. The eDemy being so snpex rior in numbers—supposed to be <15,000 —and pressing rapidly on oar forces, there was no t’me to destroy the bridge, although it was fired. Colonel Mallett’s battalion, it seems, were not able to cross in time, as the. enemy had seized the southern end of the bridge, and they fought on until ordered by General Evans to make their escape up the right or south bank of the river, to White Hall. A portion of the bat* talion were made prisoners. Our killed and se verely wounded on the south bank of course tell into the hands of the enemy. After a stand, for a short time, by our troops, between the bridge and Kinston, Gen. Evans fell back to the heights north of Kinston, upon which is Mr. Washing ton’s beautiful residence. About 4 o’clock the enemy sent a flag of truce, demanding the un* conditional surrender of the Confederate troops and the post of Kinston, which General' Evans promptly declined. Darkness setting in, hostili. ties were not renewed, and our troops retired toward Falling Creek. While these events were transpiring, some half dezen of the enemy’s gun boats were attacking the fortifications on the north side of the river, some two or three miles below Kinston. They were repulsed hy our artillery, commanded by Colonel Stephen I). Pool, and the river falling at the time, they dropped down about Fort Barnw 11. In the fight on Sunday about 15,000 of the ene my were engaged with about 3,000 of our troops, who maintained their ground for six hours with great firmness and courage. We are still without anything like a full list of casualties in this bat, tie' Our loss is supposed to have been about 350 in killed, wounded and prisoners. The enemy’s loss is no doubt twice that number. The enemy evacuated Kinston on Tuesday, and burnt the County Dridge in their rear. Our troops from Falling Creek at once re-occqpied the piece, and re-captured a portion of Mallet’s battalion who had been made prisoners. SKIRMISH AT WHITE HALL. A severe skirmish took place on Tuesday at Whue Hall. Tha river was between the enemy and our troops. Our troojh cleared the river bank of the enemy, and drdve them back. Our loss in this engagement wa* auoat twenty killed and forty wounded. The Eleventh, Colonel Le venthorpe’s, had seventy men killed and twenty three wounded at White Hall- Lieut. Means, of Meclenburg, is the only officer reported killed- BATTLE OF GOLDSBORO’. Un Wednesday last the enemy' approached Goldsboro’on the south banlj.'of .the Neuse in force, and about l,p. m tire some* two miles south of the town. It is stated that the enemy burnt the bridge, but osr troops crossed over on the County bridge, a mile or so above, and drove the enemy about a mile. We were driving them at sundown Wednesday. The Progress has a dispatch, dated the 17th, from which we take the following : “Battle raged furiously ail day on David Ever ett’s farm and in the vicinity, the right wing of the Yankee army extending nearly to Neuse River, aoout four miles hence. Between two and three o’clock six Yankees, under cover of pines, reached the Railroad bridge, set it bn fire and entirely consumed it. Five of the rascals were killed on the spot. Late in the day our lorces gallantly repulsed ah attempt of the enemy tu cross the County bridge, and drove them back from their position on the other side of the river. Our troops fought like veterans, and when the firing ceased at dark had gallantly maintained their ground.” Gou. G. W. Smith was in command of our forces. Gen. Pettigrew is said to have been present with his brigade. Generals Clmgman, French and Martin, are said to have been present. From the Richmond Dispatch, of Decem ber 24th, we take paragraphs : From Frbdericksbukg.—The passengers who arrived in the city yesterday afternoon by the Fredericksburg train, bring us no later, informa tion with reference to the condition of affairs above. It is stated that all is quiet, and the fact that a bloody battle has recently been fought, is scarcely realized. Our troops are said to be in the best possible spirits, and ready for any em* ergency; though they do not contemplate another collision with the forces of Barnside verj- shortly. Another Haul upon the Yankees. —On Satur day morning last a detachment of the cavalry of Gen. Wade Hampton, uncerthe command of the General m person made a rich haul on a Yankee train in the neighb >rho d of Occoquan. They captered a tram of wagons, twenty seven in num* ber, laden with the choicest articles lor the gay Christmas season. Manv of the articles captured were labelled “Christmas presents for General Burnside,” and consisted of fine brandies cigars, and wines, and indeed everything calculated to elevate the fallen Spirits of the Yankee chieftain. Besides these there was a good supply of sutler's stores, embracing boots and shoes, gauntlets, and nearly every other aiticle necessary for the com fort of man during the cold season. In addition, one hundred and seventy Yankees who were guarding the train were made prison ers, and arrived m this city yesterday. They also captured the notorious John C. Underwood, who has been acting as a pilot for the Yankees since the war commenced in the counties of Fau quier, Prince Wililam, and others on the Potomac border. When discovered he was closely con cealed in a lady’s wardrobe with the door locked. The proprietress of the wardrobe was very indig nant at the soldiers who broke open the door and dragged Underwood from his concealment. The South Side. —On Thursday last three Yan kee gunboats asscended the Nottoway and Baes* water rivers, but were driven hack by the forces under Gen. Pryor. They were subsequently re inforced by two ethers, and at last accounts the five were lying ten miies below FranKlin in the Chowan, and supposed to be preparing tor another attacks The Petersburg Express says that the Yankee accounts of the recent fight at Zuni and Joyner’s Ford make out a much more disastrous result to the Yankees than was supposed. Two hundrea killed and wounded, and they opposed by a mere handful of Con ederates, was indeed a glo rious result. Garibaldi Coming.—The Independent Beige says that Garibaldi is coming to America. He has felt confidence tu the successful results of his medical treatment. He has decided to go io England for a short time, and then come direct to America. [ From the Milledgeville (Qa.) Confederate V nion. ACTS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF GEORGIA, AT THE SESSION OF NOVEM* BEE, 1862. [concluded. J 67 Act to change and fix the time of holding the Superior and Inferior Courts of Houston county, and to change the time of holding the Superior Courts in Gilmer and Fannin counties. 68 Act tor the support of indigent widows and orphans of soldiers who have died or been killed in the service of the State, or of the Confederate States, and for other purposes. 69 Act to levy and collect a tax for the political year, 1893. 70 Act to prevent the spread of small pox m this State. * I 71 Act to authorize the Governor to increase 1 the salaries and daily or monthly wages of the several officers and employees of the W. <fc A. R. R. 72 Act for the rehet of Joseph Slate, of Gilmer county, Ga.. 73 Act for the relief of H. J. Nichols, Ex’r of H. G. Gignilhat, deceased. 74 Act to incorporate an Insurance Company in the city of Macon. 75 Act to make legal and valid sales made by Sheriffs aud their Deputies in the cases men tioned. 76 Act to compensate Clerks and Sheriffs in this State for services therein mentioned. 77 Act for the relief of J. R. Anderson, Sheriff of Catoosa county. 78 A’ct to secure the tax upon certain articles of merchandize in this Slate. 79 Act tor the relief of Jesse Fitts, John Huff, and James W. Burnside, of Lumpkin county. 80 Act for the relief of Z M Winkler, of Chat ham county. 81 Act to amend an act to incorporate the Savannah Gas Light Company, and Augusta Gas ■Light Company, approved Dec. 14th, 1*49. 82 Act to settle conflicts between the Code of Georgia, and the present General Assembly. 83 Act to change the time of holding elections for members of Congress. • 84 Act to increase Jailors fees in this State. 85 Act to enforce the payment of taxes due by free persons of color. -86 Act to exempt from professional tax all physicians, lawyers, and all other persons liable to pay a professional tax, now enlisted as pri vates in the armies of the Confederate States, or 1 of the State of Georgia, during their continuance in service. 87 Act to provide for the better defence of the State by the removal and support of all indigent non-combatants of this State in certain cases. 88 Act to alter and amend the act incorporating the Cotton Planters’ Bank of Georgia. 89 Act to provide for raising a revenue for the political year 1863-rto appropriate money for the support of the Government during said - year; to make certain special appropriations, and for oth er purposes. " 90 Act to incorporate the Cobb county Salt Mining Company. 91 Act to extend and continue an act to incor porate the South Georgia and Florida Railroad Company. 92 Act for the relief of James and Lucinda Jordan. 93’Act for the relief of the estate of Honorable F. S. Bartow. 94 Act t<f allow the receiver and collector of taxes for the county of Dooly, until the 20th of February, 1863, to'make a final settlement with the State Treasurer, 95 Act to legalize the proceedings of the Court ot Ordinary of Oglethorpe county. 96 Act to alter and amend the revenue laws of this State, and to provide a penalty for the viola* -tfo -i thereof. - • •=*"*" * * J 97 Act to abolish, the office of county Treasurer of Stewart county, and lor other purposes. 98 Act for the relief of John Bellinger, Adm’r of W. S. Dobbs, deceased. 99 Act to appropriate money for the State Lu natic Asylum for 1863. 100 Act to change the line between Lumpkin and White counties, so as to add a part of Lump kin to White county. 101 Act to incorporate the Castle Coal Compas ny of Georgia. 102 Act to repeal an act and the acts of which it is amendatory, entitled an act to provide for the indigent De|f and Dam citizens of this State, and for other purposes, approved January 13, 1852. The above constitute the whole number of acts (aporoved by the Governor) of the late ses sion ot the General Assembly. There were forty seven resolutions approved, some of which are very important. All the acts an fl resolutions, of a public and general character, can be found in Water’s Pamphlet, which is published, and ready for delivery at $2 per copy. RESOLUTIONS. 1 In relation to the defence of Savannah, and for the removal of the helpless women and chil* d’.en to a place of safety. 2 To appoint a committee to consider and report upon questions concerning the salt sups ply- 3 To facilitate the transportation of salt to Georgia. 4 Relative to the defences of Savannah. 5 Thankfulness to Almighty God for the gios rious victories achieved by our armies over our common enemies. 6 To adopt means for the general vaccination of the people of this State. 7 To investigate the condition of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. 8 To provide cotton cards for the people of this Slate. 9 Authorizing the Governor to provide clothing and shoes for the deetitute Georgia troops in Confederate service. 10 Authorizing the Governor to appoint a com- i missioner or commissioners to audit claims for i guns furnished for State defense. 11 In reference to salt transportation. 12 Appointing a joint committee of three from the Senate and five from the House to investigate the official conduct of the Quartermaster and Commissary Generals. 13 Thanks to the gallant officers and soldiers in service from this State 14 Declaring the sanction of the State upon the contracts made for the manufacture of salt in Virginia, and authorizing the Governor to make all necessary arrangements to stiure the prompt transportation of salt obtained there and else* where for supply to Georgia. 15 Requiring the tax payers ot this State to give in th£ blind, deaf and dumb children in this State. 16 Thanks to the Ladies of this State for the comfortsand necessities of ourseldiers. 17 Requesting the Governor to instruct the Superintendent of the State Road to furnish all the Passenger Cars in his power for the transpor tation of sick and wounded soldiers. 18 To appoint a Geologist for the State of Geors Kia. 19 As to shipment of corn for destitute persons at medium prices. . ‘ 20 Relative to compensating Hon. T. B. King for certain moneys expended by him while on his mission to Europe as a Commissioner from the State of Georgia. 21 Authorizing the Governor to have salt tran sported to Georgia. ' 22 Authorizing the impressment of free negroes ’ as well as slaves. I 23 Relative to the construction of an act passed ' at the present session, to provide for the election ’• of Commissioners tor the town ot Madison for the vear 1863... VOL , 24 To appoint a joint committee to report off Pa.r r % n9t ? Phasing the right to Clement’s Georg 1 a Hand LOOB “ f ° r the benefit of the People of 25 Thanks to the Governor and people of sak” 4 ’ f° r ass * B * ance afforded us in procuring 26 Raising a committee to examine a new work on Arithmetic. 27 To alfow additional time to Tax Collectors of the counties of Glynn, Mclntosh, Camden, same aD Fu ton 10 coiie ct the taxes of the 28 To consolidate the Standing Committee of the House and the Senate on the Lunatic A ylum- 29 To provide ambulance cars for the sick and wounded soldiers on the State Road 30 To appropriate the School Funds of Gilmer and bcriven counties. 31 Concerning the collection of dues to the- State Road and to the State. 32 Relative to the soldiers in the military ser vice. 33 Authorizing owners to furnish substitute® for slaves when impressed. 34 Relieving the slaves of certain citizens from impressment- 35 Requesting the Confederate Government to return a certain quantity of powder which Geori. gia has loaned to said Government. 36 For investigating the frauds suggested by the report of the Committee on the Penitentiary, and the subject of the purchase of a lot of shoes by A. P. Bell. 37 Authoriz : ng the Governor to call out two regiments of Militia for guarding Railroad Bridges. ' , 38 Requesting the Secretary War to investia gate the conduct of Quartermasters, Commissa ries, Surgeons, and their assistants and ward masters and agents of the Government, and to prevent their abuses, and the speculation of Gov ernment officers by partnership or otherwise. 39 Relative to the planting of Cotton. 40 For forwarding the efforts of the Cotton Spinners’ Association, and Cotton Planters’Con ven tion of- the State. VETOED ACTS OF THE GEORGIA LEGISLA TURE. from the Milledgeville (Ga.) Confederate Union. The Governor has vetoed the following bills for the reasons given in his Veto Messages ac» companying each, of which the following is the substance: 1. A bill to incorporate the Confederate Exs press Company, for the reason that it does not, in his opinion, contain a sufficient personal lia bility clause to bind the stockholders for the pay ment of all debts and liabilities of the Company, tn case of insolvency; and for the reason that it gives the directors the right to locate the princi pal office without the limits of Georgia, which, authority, he holds, Georgia has no more right to confer than she has to incorporate a bank to be located in Richmond or London. 2 A bill to incorporate the Eflingham and Sc riv en Salt Mining Company, for the that the charter is to run fourteen years, and’tbere is no personal’liability clause, whatever, in the char-, ter. 3 A bill to confer on the corporators of the At lanta Insurant Company the banking privileges given to the Atlanta Bunk, for the reason that he does not deem it wise when there is so great a redundancy of paper currency, to increase the number of machines foT the manufacture of paper currency, unless there were something in the charter to put it upon a .more secure basis than is usual in such eases, which this bill does not do. A A bill t > reorganize the Asylum forteeedu-. .»-■ A&t’.oD.oi tbo deafind dutß $■ 11 ,’2OO fir the svpport’of the Institution, salaries of officers, <&e., for the year. The Governor thinks that but few mutes would be educated, and that the officers would get most of the benefits of the appropriation. He thinks so much money should not be spent on the education of a few mutes, when nine-tenths of the children of the State, who have all their senses and faculties for use fulness, are now deprived of education and many of them hard run for bread. When the wajris over, and the children of the State can generally have some chance for education, the Governor will advocate the re-organization of this school for mutes. 5 A set of resolutions explaining the resolua tions authorizing the seizure of factories, tanne* ries, and manufactured articles for the use of our troops, &c. These last resolutions fix the price of manufactured articles at 10 per cent, upon the price paid by the person from whom they are taken, and 25 per cent, to factories upon the ac tual cost of making the articles. These prices the Governor adopts under the discretion as to prices, given him in the first resolutions, but he refuses to sign the resolutions because they re strict the seizures to the 20th of this month. He thinks this would defeat the object had in view in the passage of the first resolutions, and would be unjust as between manufacturers and mer chants, to seize the goods of one and limit his prices, and leave the other to practice extoition. upon the State at pleasure. Liberal Conduct of the British and Foreign Bible Society.—The following is an extract from a leiter dated London, 25th October, from an officer of the above Society, to a gentleman of Charleston—received on Wednesday ; “It will interest you to learn that onr Commit- ' tee have voted a credit of £3,000 in favor of the Bible Society of the Confederate States of America; and Scriptures to the value of one third of that amount are now in course of transmission. The sum in question will be repaid us when the Ex* change on London is more favorable; and in the meantime, we have declined the offer made us by the Committee in Augusta, to allow interest for the sum until it is paid.” ®The Charleston Courier says the Bible Society of Charleston has also experienced the confidence of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Soon after difficulties commenced, the former remitted to the latter £250, with an order for Bibles and Testaments to that amount, and these were sent to Messrs. Trenholm, Fraser, & Co., of Liverpool, as requested, tor transmission. A short time after, the British and Foreign Bible Society, of their own accord, duplicated the order, and took measures for forwarding the additional books, advising our Society that information having reached them of a want of Bibles and Testaments for distribution in the Confederate States, they had concluded to send the further supply on a credit. The letter above referred to adds ; “ As tbe Exchange just now is so much against you, it will be as well for you to defer remitting the value of the second consignment until matters change for the better.” Advance «n Washington City.—The informa tion trom Fredericksburg yesterday evening leads to tbe belief that tbe enemy are falling back trom the line of tbe Rappahannock, with indica tions that Washington city is the next object ot his enterprise. If be cannot take our capital, he will take his own before the roads become im passable. We learn that, save a mere show of force op posite both Fredericksburg and Port Royal, the enemy are so far back from the river that their camp fires cannot anywhere be seen; while a re* turned prisoner reports them in large force at Dumfries.— Richmond Enquirer, Rec 20. The Boston Post says: “Would it not be wel for an officer to learn to dismount from his horse without tearing off the seat of his pantaloons with his spurs, before attempting to discuss mil -1 itary tactics.”