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♦ ? *. " BY JAMES GARDNER C> re(H*©fi»l«oc« of tfcv Con6tltutionAlt?t. YANKEE RULE AT HOLLY SPRINGS AND VICINITY. The annexd letter, though it has been ft long tun- c wiling to hand, will be U und interesting, an giviug a detailed account of the grow out* rages committed upon the people of that section by the vile aud despotic hirelings of the Aboli tion Government: Holly Spring*, Mu*., Jan. 2d, 186 S. Messrs Editors: Haring, with the majority of our citizens, nothing to i*cetipr my time, and more leisure man agre «b!i*, 1 thought that a truthlul, though succinct account of the acts and doings of the creatures constituting the army, or inure pro perlc, the anted mob at Federal troops under \V. rs. Grant, that invaded our Slate on the 13ih Nov. last, would not be uninteresting to your readers, I have attempted to give a gene .\l statement of their conduct in th's city. To furnith ail their acts :n detail, would not only require more pa - per and patience thau I possess, out woaid har row* up the feelings of the Southern reader, and shock the delicate sensibility of the gentler tcx. From my earliest youth, 1 have been taught to regard with suspicion and distrust, the pertiii oaß Puritan character, to hold in utter detesta tion the imp!«cab'e New England fanatic, to be lieve that the Yankee, in ordrr to accomplish bis ►elfish ends and puop. tea, would not scruple to perform any ana every act of fiendish ferocity, treachery and wicktdness known in the entire cmt.logueol crime. Yet, l con'ess that it re 4 q*itred my own p*?*onal observation to induce me to ueiieve that they were not to some extent harsh v judged. On the 13th November last, as above stated, an army of about thirty or forty thousand men, c >n* noting of envairy, artillery und infantry, passed through this city on their way rioutb. were finely equipped, making a grsi d display, tbeir bands tauntingly discours og :h iimnitubie sty.e our favorite air “Dixie,” their trumpets marshalling together thousands of troopers well mounted upon stolen horses and the flags borne bv their infantry insolently fl mated in our faces. It was certainly one of the best appointed armies iu the service, *t>ut I can assert with confidence, •fiat it contained more vice and corruption, pol troonery bnd wickedness thau was ever heft re embraced in the same number of men. Their threats of dire vengeance on the hapless people of Mississippi, were loud and deep, and in tbeir avowed opinion, the fcttnrs anu Stripes would * -on fl->at triumphantly over Grenada, Jackson and Vicksburg. Hut aiae for all human calcula tions, when w ithin two miles ofC fTeeville, a sud den check was put tojtheir onward progress by o:r gallant boys, who taught them that Missis* sipprwus a hard road to travel. While revo'.v l* g in tbeir minds this bitter iruth, they were M'cxptctedly made acquainted with the fact, tbit ou the 20th day of December, 1662, early in the morning, Gen. Van Dorn had made a bniiiaot and successful da.sh upon their garrison n this city. This intelligence fell upon them :.ke a clap of thunder in a clear sky. All their ammunition and provisions, medical stores and clothing, was gone—destroyed —a ,re*rog-ade movement was ordered, and thus was North Mis sissippi saved. At the time that Gen. Van Dorn surprised the con.n:und at this post, it constated o: nearly twA thousand men under Col. Murphy, *»>i was a point of Vital them^^r .•vity and medical s'ores, together with fixed am munition und clothing, m quantities sudetent sci this division of their army for the entire cam* paign in this State. Their own estimate of the .cm>s is aeve r al million dollars ; for example, they had in one house 100,000 full Mins of clothing, medicine* to ihe amount of $75,000, twenty thou* band barrels flour, guns, navy shell, grape and canister shot, tixeu ummuuitition in unlimited quantity, wagon flumes?, boots, blau* sete. pick axes, nails, and all in- apoliacees ne cessary ler army purposes in prodigal profusion, ihe buildings occupied for these stores were principally railroad buildings, consisting of a co mm odious, e'egant and cuatly raiiroau hotel, t x’easive round*nou»e with turntable in the cen tre, i -rge depot house, spacious building for w rsau »ps, etc., and a bar shop, all of brick ; t.jfcetuer wuh t'se government armory buildings, '.■.occt*’tg about ten acres of ground, and lastly, a iiv-Tj stable on the public square; the latter Mi.. ' til im exclusively with fixed arnmu uiiion, guns, pistol-, shell, etc. In addi :o n to this, nearly every store house in our city was occupied by rtg.men’al sutlers. These eilows, t on.ugh ttejr quartermaster, hud .u-oleufiy ejec ed our merebants,and appropriated their store houses, paviu_ the rent therefor, to be Yankee Quarter must-r; every notable or roomy , r.vaie residence wa* occupied by offici rs a* quar ters, or us.a as H spitals, the occupants ordered ,<> vacate in one i »ur, not being allowed to re* i-i re any article o furniture whatever. No citi x-u was allowed t>- go outside of toe city lion;’a uu ess he was “lo; which meant that he bad laseu the oath of «.>.egtance to toe Lincoln gov ernment. and aija. d all fealty t«> tne Courede rat* Slates; no ctus n wu allowed io appear on ine streets after retreat, about sundown, wnbout pass. Such w-s our condition thus were our ci i-a,s writhing under the iron heel oi Federal or Yankee oppression, tyranny and insolence, when our cava ry pa d them an informal visit. Was it surprising that our ciiatns rejoic-d in beholding ng in our brave boys, who, headed by U,..- intrepid Van Dor.r, struck t-rror to the souls of -.he uu-erao.e cowards, who trembed before an am ed avenge , but were wont to *-xerci6e impe* r.ous and even brutal sway over unarmed non com butanis, women and children, trampling u clessly upon their deare*t social rights ana .-ibcrties, i-nd treatiug wi«h contumely quiet and urobtrusive citi^-ns. It was iude-d a giuriout day f*-r our people,but a sad i-ue for the euemy. They were uucen com p c eiy by surprise ; all were :nude prisoners, ex ctp: about 3d cavalry that escaped; they rode out west of town at a slow pace, ready to avail themselves ot either horn of the dilemma, eitoer fl gut or surrender, but ufter going for half a rniie acid finding ihe cocst clear, they put spurs to tbeir torses, and, in their own parlance, “skedaddled.” This retreat is what Grant termed “cutting their way out” in an order alluding to the surprise, ce sunng Murphy and his command, but speaking of this retreat a** a “glorious exc. prion.” Our cavalry not being able to transport me prisoner*, paro'ed them, turning them loose in our midst. The w.*rk ot destruction then commenced. All tbeir stores were totally destroyed, unlortanafeiy, however, for some of our ctiia.nv, in dong which u became necessary to blow up the bui.d.ngs in which they had deposited their stores, the flumes burst forth as a consequence, and destroyed all the Railroad buildings above enumerated, the entire east hall of the public square and the no*th half also. Our boys then entered the sutler’s establishments, whoa.- stocks were large arid ct'in plete, and after packing their horses with boun tiful supplies ot everything they needed, the re*is due was turned over io our citizens and negroes. Bcf*>re night the store houses were completel v emptied of their coaunts, und a large amount of cotioa, bought and paid for by specula tors, remained a heap of smouldering ashes. Their work being complete, and nothing remain* intf to be d'*ue, our troops left the city at o’clock. I( my task could but eud here—if the above recuai was not follow?d by as* quel full of terror to our unprotected cit ; x-*d«*, infinitely more >tart hug than the te gn of terror in France during the f icDcb revolution, fraught, up it was, with all jaat >e revolting to humanity, morality and vir ; yet*, if J cooid but be =f/ar«b the capleaaaat AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 18. 1863. duty of detailing the atrocities imposed upon us, ! our unfortunate people, peaceable men, quiet fe- | males and innocent children, would to-day wear ; a sintle in lieu of tears and haggard countenances. , Few persons in ihii> comm unity, prior to the war, : properly appreciated New EugUad cupidity, ! hmee they were loathe to believe that men in- i rading a couutry in the capacity of soldiers, en* j gaged in an honorable warla r? t men from dkris r.<m New Englard, from the land of steady K*bits % j hold'ng themselves up as patterns of piety and : virtue, could be so lost to all the dictates of even t u couiruon humauity as to organize themselves j in*o an armed mob of thieves and adroit incen* diaries, prseticmg all the arts and devices of :»»Vages and vantmls. This army consisted prim* \ cipaily cf I'linois troops, with a par? from \Vis« j eonstn, ludiatia, lowa and Kan<a.s. Oa the Sabbath, the ‘ilst D *cember, the.day 1 following the surprise by Gen. Van Dorn, the 7tn Kansas rivalry, well known by the ever-to be remeuibeiad cognomen of “Juyhawkerg,” rushed ! | into town,, tolling like tends, firing their pistol, aud shtusing, “ Here comes :be hell bounds.” They were followed by the Ist Kansas Infantry, als«» Jayhawkers, the 17th W’lsconsm, and a num ber of IllinoivS troops. The three first regiments, however, proceeded to perform t .eir accustomed work even before they bad pitched their tents. These precious scoundrels arc always seut in ud vauce of their army fur the purpose of plunder and destruction ; they are licensed by their eminent to do ifiii work— aa »hey receive no otblr stipend, their say having bven long since siopip*ci, a fact hdmisted by a'l the officers with I conversed. Tbeir first act was io bre*k into every store that bad not i been occupied by their suilors. plundering them, aud currying off all that they did not steal, and , either smashing them to pieces or using them for fuel. Iron chests, drawers, show desks, books, und fixtures, were either destroyed or burned. Private residence.- were entered from windows as well us doors, und sacked from gar ret to cellar; the fences torn down and burned ; suioke houses, store rooms, cellars, closets, bu* remis, wardrobes, trunks, and K?cretaries, were broken open aud rifled of such crudes as templed their fanev. Uy of axes aud crowbars, locks yielded like magic. In many instances the furniture was smashed for pastime. In the town of Oxford, thirty miles south of this city, while on lheir way south, they broke into every .store and completely destroyed the geds contained in them ; ruthed into dwellings, and after robbing trietn, destroyed the furniture—scarcely a flue piano remains in that place; pistols presented to ' the breasts of ludies and tbeir valuables deißand : ed ; citixuis stopped on the streets, tbeir money ; and watches demanded uuder threats of death. This was done m Oxford. We expected to re* j ceive no b.ttcr fate, nor were we deceived. The most profane and obscene langu.-g? was used to, and in the presence of, our ladies, thus adding | insult to injury. The officers, with few excep i tions, wer_- as bad a.s the men, tukieg no steps, us u general thing, to arres* tbeir ll«a in their acts of deviltry. Indeed, 1 am rxv s irprised at it, for in nineteen cases out of twen ' ty the officers are a low bted, ignorant and inso j lent set ot knaves, picked up from the purlieus of ' the Northern towns and cities, suitable men to couimatfd such outlaws and fiends. They threat ened to lay our city ia ashes, and it wua certainty ! not their fault thui ever, a building remains stand j mg. How far they carried cut tktir diabolical de ance ot our citizens, few, it any. buving dofl'eti their clothing lor three weeks. 'Women, as well as men, stood guard around their dwell ings night after nignt tiil dawn, constantly ad i monished of their peril by toe lurid glare of burning buildings which ilium, oed the in every direction. The country f.»r miles j arotiud fared as badiv as the town. North, South, Eist and West, exhibit a .sickening ap;>ear<irice. • Farm houses in ashes, fenceless plantations, are presented to the eye everywhere Our constant vigils, anxiety aud t>u>peu&e was truly terrible, ; from the efleers of whicu many of our ladies puss sensing acute nervous .-useeptibihty, will, I am fearfui, never recover. The number of buildings . consumed in our town was about fifty, twice that number were* ired, but extinguished, and i think : that the work w&4 undertaken by professional in* : k uch skill being displayed ia firing . j houses that hud they* .-ucceedeJ in consuming | every house tired, scarcely a out.ding would Lave : I been left standing in oitr city. While dwellings were burning, the unfortunate inmates were pro h bited from saving a single artic.e, and when the attempt w«6 made, it‘wtt* speedily hurled buck into the flames, accompanied with diabolical in: • , pr ecations ou the heads of the hapless women und , children so suddenly bereft of uonie, food und i clothing, standing wiifi sbiveiiug buibs in the ; chill u gbt'airof wiu.er, witnessing the wanton destruction of, m many instances, all taey pos sessed, and sent adrift, in a most inclement » season. To give, in detail, all he uc‘a of vio- i lenc** and brutality, crime and outrage, to which ; our citizens have betn subjected by hese imsera I uoie miscivants, would fi i an oc'ava volume ; sut- j tice it, that for fifteen nines Ea. taud West of their | iine of march, houses were burned, fence* d— btroyed or used as fuel, planvainas plundered oi i provisions; bor.*ts, mules, entile, ho<s, negroes ■ j aud provender stolen. W&ut they aid no: s eal j was either buinea or rendered vaiueiesc. In snort, destruction, devastation und ruin followed m tneir wake wherever they went; the uninformed travtlier in passing through our section would conclude that a huYricane had swept in relentless | fury over the iuad. i They evacuated our city on the KHh of January. | instant, carrying with tfiem valuable furniture in 1 large amount; extenziye law libraries belonging | to our lawyers, were packed up by them and bh p* i j ped North. By means of the most infamous i ! falsehoods, deception and art. they succeeded in I j inducing our negroes to fly their comfortable 1 ! homes and go with them, there to R’arve or ute ! of expot-nre and disease. Already have j hundreds fallen victims to excessive cold and disease. .The number or negroes esu* j mated to have left the county is ten thousand; ! tbe proportion that le:t our cur is. I think, nine | j out of ten. They were told by the troops that j President Davis would Laog ail who were left be \ [ hind, and, straoge to eay, the infatuated crea- | i turea really believed the Uie. The s:-mpede was ; j astonishing; many of our fatnilies lost every ne -1 g»o they had, while others 10.-t the greater por | tioa of them; true, no me families fo-.t none, but j j this ;s exceedingly rare. Most of these negroes * | are in Li Grant;* ana Memphis ; il the laiter j place, they are suffering in every conceivable way, ' | and a heavy per cent are dying and dead. j i I have attempted to give a mere insight in’o ?r.e [ true character of the T ankee, though I have iuiten : I far short of my object. Yauke* troupa huve lo j regard for private rights, truth and honesty or . I femme virtue. Moral, polr.ical and social honesty ! is unknown to them, and as a nation they seem to , be fast verging on intideixty. There are except on.*, j newever, and a conservative spirit is b ginning 1 to be developed 'itnong them; io what extent, aud i i whet moti es actuate this class, remains to be seen. As an evidence o' the total depravity of the troops that were here, I will State, in conclusion, that they burned the fences around the cemeterv, cestmyfed several m'.nu* meats and defaced others ; ibey entered the Epifc* copal Chu**ch, a tine and new building, broYe the organ into fragments, tore tip tbe pewp, stole away the chairs, carpets, cushions from the altar, tore the Bibias to pieces, destroyed the entire library, played cards upon the altar, and, after having made a complete wreck of it, set fire to the budding, which was fortunately extinguished. 1 ! The Methodist and Presbyterik church*'- were . nearly as badly ii9ed. t-an supb men conquer a ! j brave and moral people? Impossible. At Eye Witness. STILL LATER FROM TilE HORTK. From ill* Richm nU Kxfilitier. I . Fkedehicksblrg, M«rch 7.—jTo«r cor*espor.* | dent lias received one day’s latef advices, as fol- J lows; ABKIVAL FROM EUROrB -WE NEWS, j The steamship Uiberma, iromLiverpoo od the ; lt*ih and Londonderry on the *2oth, arrived at J ; Portland Wednesday aHernoou. f Tbe following is j a synopsis of her news : Advices from Paris menthf a contract for a { Confederate F* to have been received for three j oiilhons of pen mis in bonds ufi seven per ceat., I exchan'jabie atfi r.st cotton. The i’linei'city article sajsj: As the Govern ment pCLi-eves r!| the meansjof trensport from : j the itnenor to other ports, thelcottou thus by ! po.l ecated vr.il be first avaiiabll for sbipmeut to I Etiiope. ihe price at which thl bonds are to be issued has not transpired. Alio rumors that France ctiistders tout the Charleston blockade was raised,| still lacks con* • firm at ion. Meetinga. lectures. A: , in fajror of Lincoln’6 emancipation policy, are of dkily t»ccurrence in various parts of England, and imposing demons stra?ionsoyt*re expected at the amphitheatre at Liverpool: The Tunes complains that th 4 giaua old cause Mgrtiust slavery aud the ani i-aiave trade move* meat has degenerated into u Mere catspaw to Seward, and alludes to tbe recent report that Lord Brougham earnestly entreated the new i Emancipationists not to dishoajur the old ciuiee I then, to a recent address to Mr. Adams the Amer- | ican Minister. A meeting on tbe subject was held at Dames’ Hall on the 38th. The ejieakerst indulged in bit- i ter invectives against the Lord, Mayor and Mr. Mason for the late affair at tbe Mansion House j banquet, and a resolution condemning the Lord j Mavor was unanimously carried. The Bank of Mobile had remitted to London, 200,000 dollars in specie, to meet the demands of | the interests on the bonds of the State of Aluba- i I ma. till July, 18G4. The Shipping Gazitfe points out that the ac counts of the Cnarleston ufl'air per the Arabia, are far too meagre to jastiiy any Government t.kiug * decided action- The proceedings of Parliament are unimport* j ’ ant. • «pminoflicial paper, on the question of Poland, repi.. ,td in Paris that a Frencb diplomatic note ‘ wus uddressed te Prusaie, on the subject cf Prus ‘ Sian interference in Poland. Tbe Prussian Government did not follow the ; Russian policy. Tbe-L berals have brought fora ward a resolution that Prussia should mot side with either party, and neither should they tn* • ter Prussian territory without, beiog disarmed. [ The Paris P*trie represents jbe insurrection us 1 spreading throughout u!l part:* of Poland. A Naples telegram of the lj&ih of February an ' nounces that the war George haa left 1 for Malta, with Prince Alfred on board, suffering' * from »ever. . Preparations so welcome TViucess Alexandria r indicate that the event imka one of tbe most ' j augnificent ever happenOa^TtLiikiglani. 1 ' an & I The meet ng ut Liverpool in favor of Lincoln’s j I eifiitnop ttioo was very enthusiastic. Cotton dull and declining, Orleans Middling, 2\)4 te 25^|; Mobile, 2 0\ to 24}^. from California Business dull. Lvgai t*nder notes fiS to 60 cts. j A considerable ainhunt was remitted by yeste r » j day’s steamer, partially accountiDg far the light t shipment of gold. A Mazt'ian puper of the 20lh January says that i on Saturday and Sunday 2,200 Hoops emharkHd ! hence for the Southern part of the Republic j They are designed V> operate against the French ! invaders. Jamarson is tb. naval ci-mmandent, and Genera! Vega bus ch es command of the troops. Colonel Morion m second. The Mexican steamer j Emeralda soon follows with more troops. Tlio I • precise destination ia withheld from the public. RUMORS or TE«S CAPVDRK OF FORT b’aLLISTER. New York, March 4.— Fori McAllister is report ' ed as having been captured on the 26th ot Febru ary, together with a mile and a half of rifle pits. .The b\*rty-yeventh New York regiment performed I tbe feat, with a loss of one hundred and fifty kill ed and wounded ( !! ) i TIIS ATTACK ON CHARLESTON. j A Hilton Head letter of February 27 1 H says the I troops are under orders to embark, and the next | steumer will probably bring the intelligence of i the attack on Charleston. FROM HOOKER’S ARMY. j From a letter in tbe Chronicle descriptive r-f the immense hospital accommodations at Aquia | Creek, your correspondent ;»ath?rs that Hooker’s 1 j army is composed of eleveu array corpr. I THIS GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL OF THE NORTH ERN GOVERNMENT. The New York Tribune sfctes that the sum to* * lal of the appropriation bill just jiaHeed bv the j Yankee Congress, is 2,227,000,000 [two billions and two Hundred and twenty-seven* millions of dollars. S Gold basd ei eed to t>7 cen f s. FROM NEW ORLEANS—MEETING OF GENERAL BANKS AND THE PLANTS Sr A rebt: deserter repotts ihat General Sibley has sent his infantry, fifteen thousand strong, to Shreveport, and has goue up with his artillery and cavalry to Aichatalava river. The infantry were entirely destitute of ammuniticn. ! The Herald’s correspondent says that a Urge i uueetiug of L*.-uisiana planters bad been held in | New OrleanP, consisting of all of any consequence i within the federal lines. Tbe meeting was iu I session for two days. The object to confer re* » speoting the propriety aud expediency of accept ing the proposition of General B.nks ia regard to j the employment of their own servants. The | meeting in thus described: • 4 li was a spectacle n-.ver to be forgotten, to look I upon these men, retaining the same external aps I peurance, and the spirit of pride which j characterized them in firmer dav s ; speaking wuh j the same tone of importance, aDd yet admitting, ! n .t only by the very act ot aseeuibling, but m uc ! jtu.il words, that they w. re beipters Tin y re* j minded one of dethroned monarebs—of a Roman Senate r-ripped of its power—of bankrupt# sur , rounded by iuxu r :es abou: to pass IrQHi their ! hands. * # They came, in fact, as sup- ; j plicants to u bumr.ee Ooveinment, asking for pro* i section against tbs effects of the madness of their | i own people.” The proposition of Genera! bioks was, that a fixed compensation be paid the negroes for their labor; that the negroes are left to choose whether or not they will accept the terms off-red - that the contract, if t. ey accept it, binds the negroes only for one year, the Government binding it* sel to protect them against ill usage and tnhn man treatment. I'bis understanding does not ass-c: the claim of the njaelet on the nave, which may he determined m the future. The m-etitig adopted the lollowing resolu tions: Rmoivod, That the communications of the sev eral cuumittees appointed to confer with Major (i eoerai Banks aod Governor Sbepely. have sat isfied .his meeting that they will do ail in their power to facilitate the planters in eairying out the arrangements which have been entered’into Ktsoltfd, That we, the planters of the first and second congressional districts of Louisiana, wit! bonestiy, earnestly and. persistently co-operate wuh General Banks and Governor Shepley, ij | carrying into full effect the contract into which j we have entered with the sequestration commit* j tee. £ M. L&pier, of St. James’ parish, offered the | first and D. Merritt, of St Bernard parish, the second resolution. E. E. Mai!hoi*, of the parish ! - ot Terrebonne, was president of the meeting, and j J. M. Pelton, of the same and H. B. Foley, of As-umition, were secretaries. Genera! Banks visited the assemblage whilst in ' session, the presiding officer welcoming him as follows: Major General Banks— “ As president of this mteting, I welcome you. and it gives me pleasure to assure you that we 1 entertain the highest respect for you, and are thankful for theynany favors yo» have granted »*s since your arrival here to take command of the Gulf Department. Biuks responded that he was happy to meet them ; that be was reluctantly there in a military capacity; that his GovernnnrU, aud particularly New Lng and, had no houtility to the people cf Louisiana, and “ that it would be tb* happiest day in their history if they could see the country united together as heretofore.” [Cries of ' good,” and ioud applause ] He doted **amid enthusi astic applause,” by pledgitig himself to do all in hm power, consistent with his du’y, to promote the peace, prosperity, and happiness of the people of Lori blunt. PROM NEW ORLEANS. A letter dated atSt. Phillip, below New Orleans, ou the Bth instant, and addressed to the Boston Courier, thus refers to tbe effects of placing a ne gro battalion on duty at that place . “Geo. Butler orgauiz-d them into regiments as soldiers, taking the organization (o! the first reg* iment) from the Stale, designed to embrace free colored persons, the field and staff officers white, the line officers colored. Some slaves even eii’ listed in that regimen', while the second, and third, and a ba’fery were mostly a!l slaves, field hands and of the rough sort. They were sent into the country with General Weilzel, and used as a gutrd lor the railroad. Recently Get:. Banks bus orlered them in, ostensibly to garrison tbe forts here and back of New Oi leans, wLeie it is deemed impructicab’e to keep white • troops on ucc >uut of malarious influences. “Tbe order was given for the. firsi regiment to relieve the 18th Maine, which you know has been stationed ua follows. Two companies at Ship Island, under Col. Rust; two at Fort Macomb, and six at Fort St. Phillip. Before the order was ex ecuted General Banks deemed it advisable to send the negroes, bat leave the white soldiers, so that the forts were reinforced, instead of being garrisoned by negroes* Colonel Rust was ordered to take command at Fort Jackson, leaving his two companies at Ship Island, under command of the Colonel of the Ist Louisian.* Native Guards (ne*. groes.) Col. Rust requested that his troops might be allowed to do a large share ot the duty of the island, and be permitted to do it separate from ihe negroes, which the Col onel of the negroes agreed to—but before Col. Rubt had quitted the island an order was is sued that the troops of the 13th Maine appear to guard mounting, dress parade, aud battalion drill with the negro battalion, and as a part of it. The Captains respectlully protested, but appeared once. No notice was taken of the protest, but the next do a detail was made of a Lieutenant and ot t>r atuiM d, to Dbfiotl to a negro Ci»u* taiL. TheCapf.ilns of the compimies (March, of Portland, and Varney, of Brunswick,) declined J making 'he detai', as they did not mean to Gom -1 pel tbeir Lieuteuanta to salute a negro, if he cid wear shoulder straps. The Captains wera mine diaiely put under arrest, and tho command de« volved succesnively upon the First end Second Lieutenants of the compani *s, wi n respectively refused to make the detail, and *A*ere likewise put under arrest, so that thee tr,panics are now with" out commanding officers. “These officere are to be tr ied by court maro tial, unless somebody back.-* down, end will of coarse be sent home in disgrace. The issue has come and must be met, and 1 am not sorry it has thus come wbeie it has, for no regiment can show i an inspection record by a regular trmv officer that will compare with this regiment, lie says j that for all that constitutes u good soldier they ! ure Vqjai lo reguVs.’ Tbe question is whether J the Government is to respect this prejudice, that we all know exists,against thus making the nogr<» 1 ! our equal. 1 believe the result must be that if j we use them us soldiers they must have duties j separate from white men. This is nature, and 1 until you cbnng- nature you cannot do away with | the prejudioe. As a fnend of mine has it, we cannot reconcile the idea that a 'slave to-day cau be more than acit zen to-morrow.’ [Frsrn lie Confederate lfn* m J CORKEBPONDFNCE BETWEEN GOV BBOWK AND GEN MERCER ON RETURNING THC MILITIA TO THfclß HOMES Sanannah, March 7, 1868; Geu. 11. C. Wayne: > 1 hare directed the militia officers to return home, to ewa:: my further call. I am sure this j is best. H. W. Mercer, Brig. Gen. Commanding. Executive Department, J Milled* *ille, March 7, 1863. f If you say the enaer^'ncy is past, and the call made upon me by Gen Beauregard is tvithdrawu, i w’ll order the militia officers disbanded uad sent home. If tbe cal! is not withdrawn, they must • remain while tbt*y are tn-re, till the danger of at tack baa passed. Scattered as they are all over the State, I cannot order theta to and from Sa vannah every few days. You must lake them now, or Bay yon do cot want them. Say im rediately, by telegraph, whether tbe call on rue 'or trcops is withdrawn. Joseph K Brown. Brig. Gee. ii W. Merges, Savannah. t Savannah, March 7th, 1860. Gov. Joseph E. Brou n : Considering tbe immediate dnger passed, 1 gave my consent for tbe militia rffi.*ers return nome under General Order Dumber two (2) from Adjutant General of State. Tnev left here before the receipt of yocr dispatch, I ctnnot say for General Beauregard that tbe call made upon you by him is withdrawn. All toe ofllo'-rsexpressed a desire to return here when the attack is made. I will then (wpeak ng f- r myself; gl»div receive all wbo coace. B. W Mkkcir, Br g. G-p. Command ne. Executive .’Department, I MilledgeviJfe, Maicb 7th. 1883. ) ! Brigadier Genera. ii. W. Mercer, Coin’dg, Savannah : j As yon consider the danger oi mftnedia'e attack pasted, and have Stint the militia officers borne to aw lit your call umder General Order No- 2. lasu* 1 ed oa your suggestion, by the Adjutaat and In j spector General in my abut nee; and as many of | the officers live remote from railroads and can** not receive orders and reaoh Sarannab imruedi" 1 ateiy, I shall expect ten dajs no iCe, wher you ! again expect to need the’r and tney ! will respond promptly and gallantly. Joseph E. Brown. Another Victory in Kentucky.— Information {.'reached here yw>t*rdaj tba'. a force of three bun* | dred and fifty Yankees posted at Mount Sterling, j Kentucky, were routed un Thursday last by u i regiment of Morgan’s cavalry under Col* Cluke. Fifty of them captured, together with all J commissary stores; artn3. A;. From present in* I dicutiußS shall hear o‘ more brilliant exploits t by ucr lorce in Kentucky soon EiortUU R*gi*ttr t 10/A. VOL. 16 No 11. CONFEDERATE STATES CONGRF66. SENATE. Movbat, March 9, 186$. The Senate wag called to order at 12 o’olock, Mr. Hunter, of Ya., in the Chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Woodbndge. Mr. Clay introduced a bill to repeal the natural* isatiou laws, winch was referred to the Commit** tee on the Judiciary. ''Mr. Maxwell introduced a joint resolution relaa ting to the prodcttion of provisions, which jvas read the requisite number of times and adopted. Leave ot absence from the .sessions of the Sen* ate was granted the Hon. Herschel Y. Johnson. Mr. Sparrow submitted a resolution instructing the Military Committee to inquire into the expos dieucv of taring the laws appertaining to milis tary and naval affaiiß digested and published, with such notes referring to the army and navy regulations amL the articles of war as may be thought necessary ta make the publication con venient tor use by the officers of the army and navy. Mr. D -rtsch introduced a bill to amend an aet entitled ‘ Ac act to organise military courts to at* tend the army of the Confederate States in the held, and to define the powers of said courts," approved October 9th, IS(>2, which was referred to the Judiciary Committee. On motion of Mr. Oldham, the report ot the Committee on Commerce on the joiat resolution in relation to the tree navigation of the Mississip pi river, was ordered to bo reprinted. On motion, the Comuu.ttce on Foreign Affairs were discharged front further consideration ot the resolution submitted by Mr. Semtneson the 8d lost., inquiring into the propriety and expedi ency cf so much of certain resolutions touching certain points ot maratime law, and defining the position of the Confederate States in' respect thereto, adopted by the Provisional Congress, as declares “ that the neutral flag covers enemy’s ?oods, with the exception of contraband of war." t was transfer! ed \> ihe secret calendar. Mr. Sparrow, from the Naval Committee, re ported the following bills, without amendment, vix: A bill to provide for the staff of the com* tr.aoder of an arrnv in the field. A bill to pro i vide ft r the appointment ot Inspector General, and additional Quartermaster Generals, and udo ditional Cotnuiissuri* s, to serve for the war. A bill to provide for the appointment of additional Aidstde-Cump laid on the table. The bill to provide and organize a general staff for armies in the held, to serve during the war, was read uud ordered to be printed. The bill introduced by Mr. Brown, to establish a volunteer navy was ordered to be printed, and transferred to the secret calendur. The bill ti aid committees of Congress in the i n vet-1; gut ion of matters referred to them, and to punish false swearing before said committees, wap called up and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Clay, Resfilof*, That the joint committee to investi gate the management of the navy under its pres ent head be authorized to print the testimony taken before it, in pursuance of the instructions 1 of the joint resolution of the two Houses of Con l grese Mr Henry, of Tenn., offered the following, l which was agreed to; * Whereas, information ba« been received which I is believed to be reliable, to the effect that the - »aetn> *r» ni ihe habit of disregarding the parole i of prisoners tuken by our army and or ordrrmtr 1 them again into their service before they have been exchanged; it is, therefore, 1 ICtso-lV'il, Thai the Committee on Foreign As • fairs be required to inquire into the facts of the case and report by bill or otherwise. I The impressment bill comiDg up as unfinished business, ail the amendments offered to il were rejected, save the amendment of Mr. Semites to 1 the House bill which was incorporated in it. The question c »tiling up whether tbe bill should be read a third time it was received. 1 Mr. Henry. »»f Tei u moved the reconside* ration of the v on Oirro d. Feuding p mo »* n to reconsider Mr. Serames’ umendinci.t, tb • rienute adj »urn£d. * :o>n in* J. Crisis, LAI£H FROM TEXAS Wt have before us tiled of the Hpimon (Texas; ! News, *o the llih ult. The news from that secs j tion is generally unimportant. I The News publishes part ot an extra from the j Houston Telegraph in regard to Missouri affairs, which will be new to our readers. The Telegraph says that the Missouri militia, under Gen. Harney, have rebelled against the Lincoln authority, re tamed the arms put into their hands by the Abo* liliouis.* and seized upon every toan oi impor tance on the Missouri river, together with a vast amount of supplies, arms and ammunition. The writer says; Upon the reception of this important news by General li.ndman at Louisburg, he di>patched immediately Generals Marmaduke and Shelby, with 10,003 cavalry and infantry, to the r relief until his mum foice c-uild be brought up. I: was also said that Genital Hindman himself has gone imo Missouri to confer with Harney and perfect their combinations. God grant it may all be true j —or even one half of it. 1 The News o: the 11th says: • As our Legislature is now in session, v.e pre sume th-y wni find it ueces>ury to pass some act defining the position that is to be made of Yan» kee officers that have heretofore, and may here* afjpr, be made prisoners on our soil. This is the more necessary as President Davis, ia his mes sage, proposes to turn over to the authorities of each State a!! such commissioned officers as may be captured within their respective limits. We think the States will know how to dispose of ! Jbem. Fain Ki.vsto.v.—A correspondent of the Raleigh Sute Journal, under date of March ath, gives the following in relation to the movements of the enemy: Everything is in a tumult hero this morning in regard to the movements of the military. We cannot get at the truth of things as they now s and. Five hundred reports are in circulation.— Hu: there is one thing certain, an important move ment is on foot. The enemy is doubtless moving in this direction, and a portion of our troops, under Gen. Daniel, have to look after them. 1 have just been informed that the enemy, 12,00t> strong, encamped at McDaniel’s plantation last n ght, ten miles below this place, on the Trent road. I: is also rumored that they are advancing in f«rce by the way of the Dover and Neuse roads, but these reports are not by any moans reliable. * The military keep their own covnsels, and it is bu: right tbey should do ao. General Hill well kr ows what he is about. Skirmishing was going on the most ot the day vea erday, and up to one o’clock this morning. Th« advance guard of the enemy gets the worst of the engagement, and at last accounts they werelalhng back, with several kuled on their aide; and but two missing on our side, but supposed to be killed. It is uot true as was reported that 40 of our men were captured by the enemy, whilst on picket duty yesterday morning. I see no caure at present for any alarm. B* of good cheer. Should anything of interest tran spire to-day, I will inform you by telegraph to night. In Borne of the Northern papers the lists of de serters from a single regiment occupy a space of three or fonr columns.