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BY JAMES GARDNER.
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HATES OF SIiBSCRIPTIU.V
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I,F rBI£ 11 G!J BT» CONSTITUTIONALIST.
C'hailsmos, August SI.
n,...u K Sunday night the boo,b»rdm c ui was
nauo i :!jr Ilf Bung being heuTT And v;ry
rajod. U*ub. however, for (he most pm the
t« c.. Batttrj Wagner M <t» b uiery erected by
the enemy ut the nlla piUfrom which our iorcee
Wcl ’ 6 lust week. SoT-rfcl shells Here
ttu, during the u'ght from tLe Yankee battm
at Unitary S.uipkins, the latter replriug with
apint.
>' o-ry llaaketl kept up a steady.tire on the
sne y ij works on Oadbeny Util aud Oyster Foinl
wuers t re enemy me teportsd to have lauded re.
iai utcUiLUte ftoui tu.ii iiausporu. Ttie tiring »u
o.iih idea gradually sluckened torvarda daylight,
the \ m.t.e Outlet its ou Won ts lslaud, however,
CotiC.uu Ue o keep up u slow Out regular tire on
Sumter.
Ou :l hJay mo oiug Oolb parties remained
Cu,!l o.t-tivelr jut-.:, tie tiie being kept up ut ir
icga:u: ii.i. . ru's. About *2 o'clock lotir uiouilors
IrlOtrcd tip w ’-iliu saay laUgr ot torts SutQter upd
kiouiine The leudrr.g v.tsel took up u potiiiou
aOoot a third id u iniie iroui Suiaiar uud übout u
tails a. d u iJ'.II lioiu Ui uirrie. A tteiueodous
Oetxrhuruuiehi •as tueu opened ou both sides,
ivairiuuus mamiuiueo lot- something over un
hour. Un .:c .hunter til .d, as we understand,
I ei ouly leurain ng cliecttie guu lour timer.
1 lie advanced moult-, r was struck repeatedly,
aud lertied evidently in a crippled condition. Ttic
three other vessels remained aa Continued the
tight lor about bait ah hour longer when they
drew oti.
Darius lha engagement our battened ou Morris
Island o;d uqi remain inactive, but continued to
f .ui a heavy tire luto tlie Buttene* Giegg
i-urt Wagner, which assailed tbs ifou cluJb du
• ng the t». won. gave ihtui a parting .-aiuit* as
they Wei<* withdrawing.
i'be object of the enemy, doubtless, wum to run
13c gauntlet into the harbor, but iu tbid be wet.
10 -.i gallantly rtpu.sed end bid designs wer*
tiuairu<ed. Tut* contest was witnessed by crowds
• t ett-Zcus, among whom were quite a number *i
CJ.u •ltu*\i Spartan daughters, whose faith and
c lurage is strung in the übiitiy ul their defender;
to prtswvo tbid fair city Irom the hostile tread ot
It;e detested toe. OeU. Beauregard was on White
•Point Gardeo observing ihetuction.
A moot melancholy i»iJair occurred Jaat night,
the tramp >rt fSnuiter, attar relieving the 23d
Georgia regiment, which hud been in Patten
Wagner f-r the bet week, was returning from
Morns inland with that regiment on board, when f
etje was fc ed iuto threugu misUka by Batierv I
11 t , and sunk, Vai mus j amors uro iu circa Iu
t!.>n aci to tbo loss ot hie resultiug from t its sad :
uLCidi-ai, but as nothing authentic h.ts couie un
der iur oba-i vatiou, we (Teem it pru.leut to await j
• tfioui accounts, which will do doubt be pub- !
Loflcu u.ttnoiTMV or the day alter. s\ but makes
;i (he more heart-rending is the fact itut some
ihe gailant fellows woo had been wounded oo 1
ib* Island were on bo:rd, end perha n in such
u ooud.tioD as not to be able to render them* :
selves any u-sistunee when the btat sunk. Tbs [
In + from i a*te.> See not * u.y suuk the boat, but
•.died and wounued some ot tue poor fellow-.
-a cait-leasnes* stioplu uot be tolcraiod. 'J be 1
officers m charge of tuta battery must have been j
c gnuraat of t .e depai ture of ibis boat for the
i.h’aiiu, us she hud only passed down a lew h urn
previous, nnd ot course they were acquainted
web bf-r ot j-ot unit should have exercised more
discretion.
speaking of this ntluir reminds us of another
t.nrnJml winch oc; un ed on last Saturday mghi, ;
*u• uSi( n.cence is deemed prudent ov the miltian
i.utuor:. .cs, your readers will have to await lull s
partiirom Yankee sourcis. Five men
wer« drowned while expennieniiog with a ooai
la ihe harbor.
We bad the ple.Tflnre of seeing one of the l|g«
guns brought over by the Gibraltar this morning
oa King strei t, between Broad and Tradd streets,
ufi i hu® for the Buttery, where it will be plated
•», p : rn m h few dais, it i§ se weighty iba<
iuo ou> w.iy by which it could be carried to the
j iice tor which it is desuaed, was by Jay u
tnpoiary track from the Northeastern Railroad
t j White Point Garden, through King street. Ii
is a terrible treking uiouste.r, ami un ides ot its
huge proportions can be loriued Irom the follow
g d,incur on? : weight, 22 tons; circumference
fjl the brehen, 18 eet; length, lfl feet; calibie. 13
» o b, rift ed The weight of tho gun carnage is
c >, (-.ns. The Joiissh»(*!'■ 3d Jeei, and the height
of ,ah carriage is 3 JeeW The solid shot weighs
30'ip unJI', 1 ', aud tl e empty ebeli weigh 450 pounds.
*W« Wideraiaod that sixty tons ot ammunition
h»vs arrived !u company with the gun. When in
.••iMttua i ? will command the entire biy. and the
J fd ivhi o metal is suificießt to send any iron clad
to the bottom of ihe harbor.
This city w ish its y. rasu-covered streets, its
n.oy rums, crumbling wulla und deserted resi
uenCts, presents a sad and desolute appearance
wbl-n contrasted with what it was hula lew short
years ago. The lower portion of the city tsaU
most ny the cUizjub, lomeof
them having left the city, and those remaining
• withdrawn to what is known as the Neck
,’ r tr portion of the city, where they are coo'
•.-idered eufe, beicg out of (Huge of tho enemy's
r i unpssaioo >8 that the enemy will
wvei-take Cbßlttnion. The city muy possibly be
i ~, but the -tils wiil never yield to the ;
u"-i,« of .i.e lOc, so long us it is considered
Stable. ' P W.
.PJKI* t>i At*K ♦•t' Uttt* Rbtli A\l>
CUMPAMOM FKoM POUT IV AKHK>
l. eal. Heed, of the Ta-ony, who cut out the ]
.’.T. .ateit MTittßO cntur Cushing, nearly;
o-rt ,o .’seeping with his eompaemne |
,'oui Fort Warren, on the 20th Inst. A telegram :
Vac venue cutter .1. C. Dubbin airifed hare.
i ot , tbia inorniui, with the jacr.t 'iu>t ;
*L i.rd prisonere from Port Warren. T«-re ;
1* J hot two of the rebels, aud neither ol them
the Tarony's new. Dteut. Alexander
‘ r.iier if the rum Pm gal. The prut
•aers stare Jbat only two escaped Hum the
*’ ,f v»»k to be James Tbure
- mar.ae
V1 ;; irom the Alianta, abas Pings , captured at
Mvmnab. The prisooerae ate that ftoj
by crawling over the ramparts of Port W until
wufe the sentries were oa duty. -
they fcw.ni, Witt the assistance rd a target,
• tree-voters bt a mile, to the opposite island,
wreiber seised a little ttehtng yacht. L eut I
val a ten pte-: to escape with them, but was tie- ;
Toll ,n t!a efforts to no so by 'he Autry, a urn- j
» re in- •. o -'.i v, brie te waa crawling down after ■
Vl marui bed t«en given. Xiie - Ifoded utiiy on .
/, u . -i rnoturod at 11 o o.ock ;
Dampton fi.rr.eb, urn. fa -g -phe prison
yoeierday eastward of Bou f--n ,hey would
er» made no resietauce. lh«r e*7
l, a ve treup dby putting out to «-•» H
t,eeu eupolied with lood or clothing. , .
Vlp'tm Wwbster, ol ths cutter Doobin, bow.,
erv vcS«f I he met until be captured the prison
" < ' lber baa some *2OO or *3oO rebel mousy,
f-t's some greenbacks. They are now ’secure in
r 1 “ ..here Their host was a miserable one,
uod lotilly unfit for trip.
,. 0 u ABltr.—Vei y few transports were
. th? 2 c ith was by one brigade.
r S** rroauid'by a small infantry picket.
’ n F,^Cu.pi P p n .^e b i»rn
“K'MAw nea^toPr'"'
Tfct-re r ® to j. „ j Ford, fourteen
than has a
i«;i‘e«at)oV9 iu Art wood Church; aud a
HESS?
were ***“ ue& [fiuktin.d Smtwt, SUt.
Army lerrespoiifenee
<>» THS CONrrtTUTIUNAUaT.
.. .. Macon, Ga. Aug. 81, lg«S.
. ottos ibis being «LiM 1 presume the
100 '*”* oali “cor prisoner’s base”
tor some time, do uot consider srn.y letters from
e safest portion of the Confederacy a’ misnoa
uter. fT-r w e o au get neither lents or cooking ulen
stls, and feel as perfectly atfccme as if j D MUsie
a,PPi or Tennessee.
'ou remember some ei uiu'ecle, a few days
since, upon the' probability ct prisoners being
put ou active duty without ticbsrge. 1 srn now
•nippy to be able to correct my oh u surmise upon
uetier information. One who ts iu a siluuUon to
know, thus writes: “I have hoard uofbicg wbu-h
induces me -o suppose that it is tho tulenuon ot
the Cunfsderate States Ooveritmeut to declare
treed from their parole thegeuera! mass of Vicltt
burg prisoners, eoinmise oneti and nou-commis
eioneo, prior to such nine us the R.deial uutb. ri.
ties shall Acquiesce in uudagree to such declara
tion. This, ifom one of high siauuiug, is pet
lectly eeiiafuctury, aud I presume, ns good sol.
dters, we tviil go where our superior ofbcers otl i
lo lead, for uo dishonor could reach uu which
they w-uld Lot share, ibev being men pf honor.
The Confederacy would probably pardsn Ibirty
or forty thousand men. for entering the field at
this hour of peril, on any leru.a, the Yankee pur.
Jou we might need or ought noi. •
Tbete has been some lun here -fhal is !ud to
toe outsiders -caused by the impressment ol nil
ihe good hoi sea in Macon, and ihe Govcrum-ut
generally pjya at least hall ol what horses cost
lieauregard, however, objected to Ine h-.raes
leuviug h e Ucpurtmeoi, as iu case he tails back
h oin Gburkstou ht? will nct'd cavulrv.
He commands Georgia and South Carolina hut
it is feared tbsl Gea. Uragg will mvade hie lla.
partmeui to get clear of the double army o! K .se.
cratiß uud Hurnside in Tenneshoe.
.Macon lb u glunooa place. Hospitable people,
beautiful women, timi preachers, good churchea,
cold Wjiler, pretty chilUieo, kiud uud aco<imiud'i
dating local i tiiceiaof ihe aiuiy, conscript deprru
oifciH u modal, uud Rose Util Geuieieiy ia ho nice
and beautiful and cool, tht t tl tho city were uot
SO plcuan-il to Jive in, thla ifould h»* the ultosi
piaee iu the woild if d'o
Leave in ball un Lour lot Montgomery. S.dmtt,
per bap* Mobile. Novimiiiub
l\Tt Kl»rt\d COUItIusrONDENCt:
1J BA 0 wt'AitTKU.'f 14rn Km.’t (3a VoLB. f I
(?«Oip near iredeiickaburg, Vt., June 14 \ |
Ills Eioellenoy Joaeph K. Brown, MilledgTille.
Georgia ;
( «>vbkn'Oß : I have tip* honor to truusunt you,
ihtudgh the kindness of Gr. P. \\. ihuiglaas, tbe
bullowscurred uud shell-men flag ol the 14<h
Georgia regimeut. The regirueut having been
recently presented with a new flag, it is tt.e wish
<>! tne foeutbt-rs that the tutiei -d remutiuts of the
old ensign under winch they bav»- s<i often tnurohed
to victory, should be pi<;»,euied to ihe Ntate i»<
Georgia, u» be deposited for preservation among
its archives us u lueoueoto t*» future
ot the stubborn eud invincible dele, uiination
wiih which the sons ot Georgia met and toughi
tbr lUnolenl mvaddiri of ibeir soil during the
great revolution lot rjbutheiu lights uud iude»
peudence.
Among the many und varied vicissitudes uud
cbutigea of the heavy tight, 1 leel an emotion ol
pride in being enabled to assert that it» cross xml
.“taih have ever floated unsullied ami uudetikd
anod the clash of resounding uru.s, uud Ha chera
njh*»d folds have never United dtsUouoieJ iir the
dual, although mi guUaul color-bearers have lad
en while bearing it aloft o'er the enHatigumtd
plain, a. d live hundred and thirty-jour ofllcers
and men of ihe 14th Georgia. bav tt lutlen killed
aud vtouuded, whne detecd.uq it aud the righteous
cause which it leprisems, Irom desmaiion and
insult, on twelve memorabie aud uow historical
battle-holds.
Into your Lands, therefore, as ihuproper repre -
seulativeof the people ot Georgia, J, in the nuruu
of my regiment, commit this honored emblem,
feeling assured, lroiiu the warm syutpa’b y which
you have ever evinced in behult of the soldiers
ot Georgia, that you, in common with us, will be
interested in the pre*t rv&tion of ho flu ug and
appropriate u relic ot ihe glorious pust.
i;b sentiments of high reaped, 1 am, Gov
ernor, veiy respectfully, your obedieat servant.
R. W. Folsom,
Colonel 14th Georgia Volunteers.
KxKCUTIVR OtPXKIMkNT, iMILLEDOH.VII.LC, 1
August 15, 1833. (
Col. R. W. b)uui, Hiding 14rfl Ua Kegt.:
I>tar :Sr«. 'ihe people of Georgia have long
cherished u just pride in ihe character of her
troops, uud arc fully sensiole ol the honor they
bi’ve reflecied upon their Stufe by their manly and
soldierly conduct in canip or on the march, ae
well as heir bet-av.or and galiantry oa the
many bloody fields upon which they have been
cilied to the toe. if it were-desirable to
dtecr: mi Date .u swat ding pru.ee among the umuy
regimeuts and haitalioub we have in me Held, it
woui«l be ditticutt to do so where all have con
ducted tbcuiseives wi‘.b so imictvcredit.
It is true thalfcomc have boeu longer in ser
vice than oilier*—some oavo been, from the p;>*
Biiion in which they have bean tbtovvn, called on
more trequemly to engage in deadly conflict—
some have been subjected to more teirifle and
aenirucuve tires than others 1 -bul it ass jich me
infinite gratification to be able to (date that, ao
far as iuy information extends, ull have manfully
«nd gallantly discharged their duty upon every
field.
The reception ot the old battle flag of the 14th
Georgia regiment at this department a fiords me
a. pleasurable opportunity of expressing any live*
. iy rejse ot the honor and esteem dm- from ihe
| people of this Mate and the whole country to the
officers and soldier a of that regiment, both the
! living aDd the dei d.
While we take pleasure iu awarding tfie honors
. due to your gallantry and yourEachievemenrs, we
: K. ou m with you over the loug list of gailani
spinui who have lallen, while they with ihe living
j yerc nobly sustaiuiug the honor of your Axg.
This relic shall he eon -gneci to as proper place
in the archives of the tß«ate, with the ardent hope
aud belief that all the that now float .>ver
! Georgians in iy, when returned, have said of them
; *Abat you bavwtrely eaid of your*, tnat they never
have been dishonored. ✓
; Fiease accept for yourself, your «.tticers and
i men, my assurance of high regard and t-eieem,
j and Uiy bent wishes lor your and then health and
j co iijorf. Jobmi'A K. Brown.
MOUTH ALABAMA.
Our latest information from North Alabama is
to the tll.ict that there is quite a Urge force ol
Yankees being collected there. A private ietifr,
dated the 22d ult., from a reliable source says :
There U übr gade ot Yankees each at Mays*
vdie, Madison county, Woodville and Larkins
vuK Jackson county-, Ala. These place® are on
the line ol the Meinphie A Charleston Railroad,
and distant from Huntsville, respectively, twelve,
twenty-nine aud thirty Hrven miles, .hey puis
oose puf.lo* ttnk toad in operaUou fortbwtth. '
Th tj fi t' inking nil ttf Betvicenbio I
fiot‘B* , o r.cd tuulax Cattle n;id hogs, able bodied j
neiiro Bleu, uiotiiioLe and forage, b)- saying tfo t ;
the Lope or tubjiigkting the :>.ouili by lo.ee‘ f
mere number* in given up, ac<l ns the dernier j
reaurt *ro tr?in«i the staryntiou |»rceet«.
t'Uey air.jt t!:» citizen* and compel them to
lake toe DonaCOßiUat&iit’s oii'b, and *«Tongly hint
that the oath of ullegiAßCß wiU ».-)»" hare to he
° W An^'unoffending citizin, John B. Uancock, wan
killed while a prisoner. Ui* murderer «ay* he
was trying to escape. Before dying he said this
is do fore* staUbncd at Huntsville. Oc
cusionally a ttw Yankee cavalry dadh iu and give
the good people a healthy ‘‘steer '
Mr. Lumpkins, negro trader, «nd a young mau
named Kenaard, were cain?d < d by them, ihe
Hi* t for offering $26 for the name of every cit«z*n
w!io had t&lf“W the oath ol allegiance the other
for having said tuat daring the Yankee occupa
tion last jear, be kilted four of the vannals
“bushwhacking."— Appeal-.
The Daoville (Va.) Register mentions an *x
traoidiuary religious iQtsrest in that town.
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MOKNING, SEPTEMBER J), 1863.^
raou tiiu i m i tu ht\rt».
UK TALI AXIOM. ,
The folio* icg ordar, ,b*j» the lfolumure <’lip»
issuedl when tbe execution of Captains Hair~
jer end Flvnu was lira! threatened, its proutu!-
gut-d tor put>t trait on ; %
iicAOg'hK t K tub Okpautuunt or Washington,
I). <’, July is Comiiiaud.ng officer Fort Monroe.
Uoi. Ludlow, agent lor the Exchange of Prisoner*
ol Wei The Pres dent directs that you Huai?'
dtalely piare W. iJ. Lee and auwihet officer Be
lec;ed by you, not below the rank ol captain,
prisoners ot wur, iu clone confinement and mider
strong guards, and that you notify Mr. K. Op'.d,
Confederate ageu. tor exchange of prisoners ol
war, that i! Capiat* U. W. Sawyer, la» New Jer**
eey rolnnlecr cavalry, and Oajit. John Flynn, Mat
Indiana volunteers, or any other t fficets or men
j iu lbs service of the (Jotted States, not guilty of
I crimes punishable with death by the laws of war,
r*b-ll be executed by the e uemy, tfi«; aforeuient
tioued p'looutTrt will t»e immediately hung in
retaliation, ir is also dnecied that ioi mediately
on receiving ollntal or other autuentic informs
tiou of the*» xion ol Oapts, Sawyer and Flynn,
you will proceed to hang Gen. Lee- uud the oifaei
rebel t-ffi -or designaU »! as herein abvve directed,
aud that you notiiy Robert O*. d, K.j . said
proceedings and assure imi that the G*.%ci uuictit
ot the 1 ailed States w.jl proceed to retaliate tor
ev» t s v .-miliar barbarous violation of the laws of
civilized war. 11 W. Uam.kgk,
General iu Chief.
Official copy !). C. Wassbh, A. A. G.
A PKQCI.AU AT ION CK ROSSI'ttANS lUK BKtfTALITI KH
or TUX FKOICBALS.
Gen. Roseciaos seems to be himself hoildied
at the brutalities of his own soldiers and also to
tiftv<i an idea that he cuu CQrqtisr Tounecnec with
piochcimitious. lie ha* just issued one, ol which
the tallowing is an extract:
1. Officers uud soldiers of the tvruiy of the
Cumberlaud . /
grave outrages and w longs huvj been
perpetrated o!i loyal citixsus and hatmlcbs woi
aieu, by lawless und uopiineiuled men wearing
our uadoitu and calling ihmriHvlves mildier*.
Such violation ol orders disgraces our coimtrv
and Cause. 1 appeal to you by your honor, your
love ol country, and the uobie cause in which
v mi serve, to UeDonucc and bring to punishnienl
al! such ( Headers. Let not the slightest stuiu
t&Uitsb your hrilliunt reord.
Let uo thief, pillager or invader ol the l ights
o* pen on or properly, go unpunished.
Keuit-uiber that tne truly brave and uobie are
aiwajs just a id muciful, and that by n strict
observance ol orders you will c rowuyoor noble
work, and tHtablish your claims to tba respect
uud gratitude of our country.
2. Nyraggiers uud marauders separated from
their commands without authority, who go
thieving and pillaging uronnd tho country, aiv
uo. entitled to the privileges of uoldivis and
nrisuucis of war. They m e to be regarded uh
brigands—enemies of mankind, cud aie to be
treated accordingly.
8. Deserters, conscript agents, uud pri toners ot
war d* hi run s of abandoning the rebellion und*
becoming pmceable oiticens, will be paroled as
pi is mere ot war and erimtied to return to their
giving bouoscud cecunty, orsatisfac
tory assurance for the laiibtul obeervaoce of
their paroles, and will not be exchanged unless
they violate their promises.
4. All citizens are invited to unite In restoring
law and order, and in HiipprutMug lAuraudcrshud
gum ilias. All privileges und protection couipati*
b.r with the luidfest ul the service will hu ac
corded to those wto* are willing und give assur
ance by tht ir parole, on oath aud boud, nr other
but. «*f no lory voucher, thut they will conduct
tbeunselvefl peaceably, and do no icjury to the
Government.
5. Those claiming allegiance to the rebellion,
who cannot or wiil not give satislactoiy nsßur
auto that thej Wilt conduct them.selves peace*,
ably, are, on their owu theory, by ihu law ol ux>.
tiens, bound to mavts the couutry.
This rule will hereafter be observed in such
distiicts us come within our control at the dificrei
tien ol the coumiundiug c/fiicer ot troops in ihe
district.
8. Perrtoiib desiring to vote, < r to exercise any
other right of citiccnship, wilj be permitted to
take tiie odtii ol ailc-giance, uuieno the comnuifid
mg (diijet has it anon to suppose a fraudulent iu*
teut on the part or such pvisou.
7. Provost Maishals are authorized to parole
pr.aouers of war, to administer the parole to non
cotnoatunts, end oath of aiifg'aD<‘<*<to citizens, m
accordance to ihe pre visions of this order, undtr
each iastructions and lirrituliocs as inuy be pre
scribed t»y the Provost Murebai General lor Hie
Provost. Marshals ot coiysoi divisions, detache 1
or acting at iuconvenieut clistunccM their
corps headquarters, reporting promptly k list ol
the names aud desor iptic»Bol all persons so paroled
by thetu, with their bond*, if any have be* n given,
to the Provost Marshal Genet ul of the army, at
the headquarter oi (Uo Department for record.
By com aland or M j Gen Rosecrans,
J. Latkh Dickinson, A. A. G.
Johnson's Island--TimConkkdbkate PuiaoN'Cßfi
TftKHK—Jofrntkstt's Island, Ihe new Vais ken pi ih«
on, not heard ot lately in the Gonfedera>e dialee.
ih ibu« Keecrlberi m Lie Chicago Tribune:
This beautiful Inland, wh eh the rebel*' aud the
Copperheatia call “ Luiculu'e 11 islile," is situated
in the bottom o i hike Kne, neai the \» «M»t ond, aud
in full view of £unduaky city, Ouio.
loirnt diaiely alter ihe coinineucement of the
war the United Staua rented thirty ucmva of laud
lyiog houtliweat and acm/ upon the bay, at au
aunual coat of «<uriug the coatiDiiiinue ot
the rebellion, t in 7 iben enu*r-atd fourteen acrew
with h lyourd fence, fourteen le t h'.gb,
within two rows of bairucks, which, with othei
bmldiugs, ollicera’and soldiers'garters, hospi
tal and comuiieHary uccouimodationa, cost ‘440,000.
fiy the bklh cf the fence, four feet from the lop,
a plalforoi is erected, feur feet wide, that is pa**
trolled by sentinels continually, ihe uunihet
tipoo tl is eigbteeo, who are relieved every two
hours, each soldier performing eight hours dut*. j
every twenty, with loaded guns. They watt h
the. movements of prisoners ccnunuuliv. If one
pnMt» beyond piefscribed limits he is ordered to
“halt/' If he obeys, well; if the command is
disregarded the soldier Ores with deliberate aim
at the breast. The pn*on|r fully underoiuuas
that be “disobeys aw •• r*i*r »tt his peril."
Altbongh hotwet-b live ui:d six ihousand rebel
prisoners have been cjoutined ou ibis inland moca
the otymcneDCcment of the I'ehellion, not ona bus
yet escaped. The grounds prepared by the Oov
erumi.nt possess mure comforts in the purity of
atmosphere, open space, laige aieepiug apart
ujent*, am fucifities for bithieg ucd cl. anlmeea,
than any other priscn in the United Stairs So
exteuaiv Iv is tl. s fact known in the lebel army
that larga numbers when captu td, exprets an
eurfles T ae^tre‘*«o be senl to Jobosou’s island,"
rather tl.au be conhacd el uuy other place.
At the northeast and southeast coruers of the
enclosure are two blockbouscH, each contatuing
rt 12--pounder bowiuer, which are constantly
lo.tried aud iiiKnued by six uieti.
The guns are ho situated thal they can be di
rected to Any desired point.
The gates upon the south side are opened aud
the prisoners, in squads, portioned to go 10 the
lafce shore, where they can walk eight reds upon
the rocks, wub the water not more than live
teet deep, ftacb in turn, once in four uaye, visits
the lake it he chooses, and g*od svviunnere beye
aa opportunity lo teat tbeirsiiill iu aquatic exf»r*
cises, tukiug care to keep within ihe range of
S the guard's gun, always at command, should any
at einpt to leach the opposite shore, three miles
diatanf*
The ialaud lias a garrison of four hundred sol
1 diers, under ihs command ol Major Fearnoti, who |
: has had charge of the island since 11 became a ;
remit arcus for prisoners. £)r. V\'o(.dbndge is the ,
tSnrgooo, Mr. McCuan, Uhapiain, and E. A. Ixeeti,
Steward.
Generals Archer and Jones are the only rebel
officers uow on the island holding that rank.—
I General Jones ie a Virginian by birth, and was
j captured at the oaitfe of Gettysburg, ilia brother
I is u merchant at St. Paul, Mtnti.
I Col. dumphiey, captured at Champion's S<a
! lion, Miastssipp!, owns three plantations a‘. Port
j Gib#on. worth more than sß,ooo,o<>o. Many
• others aretnen of larger pr> periy.
Jn tbp cells are nine men confined uuder «en«
] fence ol death, M-ycn'ef fbeseare spies aud two
deserters.
lupoaTANT AaaiVAL.—The ciijz um of Charles’*
| ton can see a curiosity by goisg to the North
i oa&tern Uarread Depot ai aa early b ur this
't morning. The “Whapper" came »n charge of
« Major E. Willis and Mr. Adolphus uacoate.
Mert&iu 2*.
THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON.
Nkws from tub Ihi.am>.~-l>uri g Friday uight
*ud Saturday the eheliiug from the enemy's laud
batteries was unusually slow, our Jain* a’ feianr
batteries, however, keeping up a constant and
‘vigorous lire ia reply.
Uotil yesterday do formidable attack baa been
made on fort Sumter since ibe attack us the Moa
liora on Sunday morning, the 26th instant. That
attack was abort in duratior> ( but the tire very to
curate, and owing to causes we trust new removed,
very dangerous.
It may uot oe indigent tito mention in general
term* the fact that had the*ire thru b«Mo eonun •
Ucd, in ail probability the mxgfcz-ne would baVc
a< * ,n been made unsafe, ot bad t»i» early renewal
of the attack taken place the fort might have been
biotvu up. The Monitor's, however, drew » fl.
Seven duvs l ave since elapsed and the powdei
since then pieced beyontl danger.
Ab».ut half-uaat four yesterday afternoon B*t»
tery Chevea opened on a -*ide wheel steamship
trausport loaded with troops. Thu troop* were
lauded 4t Oyster t'oiut. X&j* uoemy w<*ie also
observed landing heavy gift** troui »t propeller
The hung Sunday afternoon was kept up r K u.
larly between the enemy's batteries and Pbi-t
Moultrie, Batteues Ohoves, Haskell un.l Wagner.
The Yankee* tue reported w *mg umtinual.y
•ud cautiously ou uu udvtfpced battery at the rti
pits, and yesterday afternoon kept up a steady
lire Iroiu one'Parrott gun.
Jjitei iu the day, however, they had sat eroded
m getting two more in position,' and ut !a«l ac.
counts bud opened a heavy lire uu Mattery Wag
ner from throe Furroti gun* .
Out or a iiitl-f over 80U shots from the font
Yankee butteries Died at Fort Sumter yesterday,
hardly 100 struck the fort, utl tde test tailing
short, Nhowtcg a proof that the ejumy's gobs are
losing their efficiency.
The aerny, il is reporeed, has mounted a very
heart k »un to battery at Gadberrj Hill.
To.ie lish been no chan#* of importance iu the
position or number of vessels in ibe fleet. Ve< \
heavy tiring com me need at uiue o’clock last night
•lod still continued ut tne hour of clotting our io
port ait 12 o'clock.
The billowing casualties are repotted ut Mat
tery Wugurr Friday and Saturday:
Lieut James C Kuudali, ADO to General L\»L
quit!, Wouuded m the fucti uud bones tra.’tuied,
by u shell.
Private Win Gaskins, Oomptiuy K, 541 h Ueor
giu, wounded in the Load.
Lapiain Odt, Ootiipaity I, Btb North Carolina,
shglilij luju.ed iu the eyes.
Trivate Win Williams, Company B, 8M Ue«.r
gla, wounded tti the thigh
Private G W Ti.uchfatcne, Company h., 64th
Georgia, left arm amputated ut First Georgia
Hospital.
a onn rao at Tea north oakoi.i.va hoppstai.,
• AMBUICA tTrtkßV.
Aug 25#. —Private F' W Tarrb, Company &, 8:li j
North Carolina, couctuuunu, shell.
Aug 80.—Private W Barber, Company K, 81i I
Noriti Carolina, fact. wound.
Aug *>o. - Private W Kuus, Company C, JtL
North Carolina, tsc* wound.— UourUr.
Import Aar pbom run Kxilnr.—A letter bug ot j
tho United .Stuteh gunboat (Ktuvva, with tellers to I
frieuusat home, dated as lain as the 291 h inst., I
ll<-Med ashore on Huiliviin’s Island Bench Sunday, |
and ib now in possession ot our military officials
at headquarters. By letters from Capt. Whiting
to bis wile, and letters of other officers, we are
informed that the Yankees have entertained the \
idea (4! breaking up our bhrbor übsirucuous by j
night operations, and actually made tho attempt j
last Wednesday night with their monitors and
guubouiH, ul which the Ottawa was one
The programme, uh we h am, was for the Iron*
aides to engage Fort Moslkrie while Hie monitors
ruu by. Violent squalid of wind and ralu are
given as the reason lor turning buck before reach*
1 ug the obstructions, of which our Yankee .icigb
bors have apparently -rholesomu dread
and high estimate.
The letters state that the attempt was to bei#»
unwed on the night of the 22th lnstuui, (Satur
day.) As it did uot take place, it is presumed
that heavy weather again intervened between the
monitors and our obstructions, which yet stand
intact.
We observe by tbe letter that the Captain ot
tho Ottr.wa was sick on the 27th. This ho t, how
ever, did not prevent him irom wilting home !
model latte * for husbands, in hin long and mi
nute description of bis daily life and events, and
in the expiessiod of his aideut tmajugul affec
tion.
From these effusions we learn, as was anuct
paled, that “ very many of ib£ officers iu iba
beet are breaking down and being sent borne
continually Irom the incessant wear aad'teurof
them in ibis hot climate."
It appears, too, in the attempt to destroy our
obstructions the monitor Passaic got aground
and came near being abandoned by ber crew.
Tbe Ottawa has thrown eighty thousand pound*
of shot and bb-.dl, and apparently eleven thorn* !
tana pounds of powder. A number ot important ;
documents were found, wtAdi is not dot m il ptu- j
dcut to menttou. - C\ urier.
UNvoSToPAva Accident. On Saturday last,,
while Lieutenants l'ayne uud liaaker, of til© Cue
federate Navy, were about experiment«eg with a
boat in the harbor, she parted from her moorings
and became suddenly submerged, currying down
with her bve seamen, who were drowned. Tbe
boat and bodies had not been recovered up lo a
late hour on Sunday. Four ol the rneu be I nged
to the gunboat t;nieoia,and were uaomd Frank
Doyle, Jt/hn iveliy, Michael Cane and Niclioluh
Davis, 'i'he liitb iiiuu, whose uume we did not
U ar u, wu% attached to the i'ulajetto State. - Courier.
Tbe Charleston'vaperu contain the following
congratulatory order Irooi Gen. Beauregard .
Hkad'viHH Dbp't OPS C., til. AND l 1 LA.,
Charleston, S? O, Aug. 27, 1808. (
OstfkfUL; The Commanding General bus wiN
ueMsed with genuine pride and satisfaction, the
detente made of Fort Sbmtet by Col. Ilheti, In-,
officers, and the men of the First Uegituent of
South Carolina Ardlleiy, noble fruits ot the disci
pline. application to their dune*, aud tt« soldierly
bearu.g of rtficeia aud men, add of the organiza
tion oi the Kegimem. f» the annals of war no
stouter defeufe was ever made, and no work ever
bate re encountered as formidable a bombard men t
as that uodei which Foil Sumter has been sue
cobhfully held.
Rerpecttuliy, your obedient servant,
lSigUt-0] 'ffiOMAS JofiDAN,
Chief of Suit.
To Brig-Geu. Ripley, Commanding Ist Military.
District, S C., Charleston, S. C.
A Cool and Bhavk Act.- Daring a heavy
tc.Oibui duem at Battery tVugber, about a week
since, one of the enemy's ahelie fell in front of hd
eight-inch gnu, tearing away the parapet aud
exploding in the gun chamber, Killing two ami
wounding fceveral men. Sergeant VVelßb, of the j
let South Carolina Artillery, who had been de- !
tailed for a time as Ordu&uce Sergeant, being
present, arranging the ammunition foi* the night,
seeing that the awmag, with which the men bad
shaded themselves, hau caught Are, instantly tore i
it dovvu, and discovered that the tl e had ignited j
the budge (ammunition) barrel just filled, and
b«»‘b leather aud wood were burning fast. With
remarkable presence of mind mid coolness. be
quickly seized a pot of coffee uear by and txiin
gui-hed the flame that, in a moment more, would
have exploded mnoLg ihe already decimated de
tacbment. Such au act of heroism ma<* il«i not he
left uuofrrouicled or tinappieci&ted.~ if«i cut y
Mosey WovNDsf. -We regie! to learn that Col.
Mosby, the daring und brilliant cavalry chieha'in,
was aevtrely, though oot dangerously wnomleu
in a skirmieh with the tuerny uear Fredericks
burg. He was shot in two places, tbe leg and
prom. He is now at his father’s, A. i). Mosby,
£sq. # lu Amherst.— Lynttibu*g Be^uMic^u.
Akbsst or as Ailkuko Brr.—A man named
Geo. E. Hiuieou an Englishman, and a reputed
spy for the Yankee Government, whs arrested a
few days ago on tke Wilmington and Augusta
Railroad, brought to Richmond, uud lodged m
Castle Thunder. had beeu tiaret.iog all over
the Confederate Whites lutavalry uoiform, and
boaa'rd that bo ufver had any dtfljcttUy in pr< •
curing transportation. Hichmor.J Senti/ul, In.
Gen. Htephenaot has published acaid stating
that the I'ott Umhou prisoners are tarloughed as
follows; Those |»ing m oce day's march of
Uemnpolis, for 4u days; other Alabama uud
Mississippi troo|g, for ;fi!teen days ; Tunuesaee
anil transsMisaisdppi troops, tor twenty days,
provided that ia ho case they cross the Mias n
sipppi river, or fft within tne lines of the enemy.
At the expiration of iheii furloughs they will te
I part at Gabawba, Ala,
Alg.BKini.ls FCP.NK >\ ,\ HAILKOAO PAR-
I*AKSFNGICiU PU>,m.|i |'p WITH .4 LUNA
TIC.
A Lou do u pupar given a narrative of a terrible
sceiiu which luiely occurred in a railway car on
the road Irom Liverpool to London, where two
passengers ware attacked by a coa lman and had
a narrow recap with their r.TtS. The story is as
follows: *
Tw’o truvoiior.s, a Mr. McLean and a Mr Wor- |
laud, to..k a.iatrt in & srewnd class carriage by the
Friday n»ght express from Liverp«*ol to l.oodon. |
la me same couupj*riaient were a moodv a looking j
irishman and uu elderly woman. The Irishman j
sat by one window, tbe woman noar tbe other and j
ibe two men btiw-cu. (JalH the traio hud passed 1
Bietobiet lhe sedate passenger wAs hat d v noticed i
hr the others. It ime that ha hud d:w end !
ugaln talked t-» hiutCt-U Somewhat beicoiv, aud i
:oen:ed to i.e threatening an invisible loe*. Mr, :
Me Lift n au<l Mr. Wor laud glanced at him aud
itxtn contiucnd in friendly ebat Now it §0 hap
j coed that tbo uivn’had bent inatfip, and was
rapidly grown g luaane fcguia. A wild nslidii
was b«ht acquiring the oi.ength of a oxed idea.
Th. two mew in familiar chat were,ta his rfitnd.
ibieves, planning how ihov could rdb him, aud
be whs ronolriagr to b the fir fr in*the Arid.
There wfto some method iu ins madness, Mr he
postponed the execution ot bis p»ojeot uunl the
tratu bad fairly Biariod on its last iuu to Loudon.
As soon as it h ji, llie:oTilc>v ibe inaniae, drew
aud stubbed Mr. Wor laud iu the Load. He drew
iiuuk Ins arm to repeat the atrojfc, when Mi. Mc
l<eati, who seems 14 have hml hie wits about him.
kuccctd hliu back into his seat, springing up,
the uisuiac n.ude another ut the now lUiirusib’-
Wurman, but h u’e he was fooli d ugatu by McLean
who grippe d I.is throat aud Ins armed haod, and
a elorf*» coßibiitNjcgau. Ail the liuie the train
timv rapidly through tb« country. The w.'nian
sitting lieir thn window bad done all she could
(o ala! Dj the U;ivei iiy wssUng her scivams on
tbe n oriiiug an, and n..w lay lußansible Irom the
efltnoeof tenor. The madir.ao diew the blade of
his knife throogb iUb fingers . f McLean, and
throst with it wildly .
VY or land bad now regained his ssnsse, and be
at ouoe entered into the coiubul, getting behind
the madman, and throwing him down. Tne
inkn ac’s vdfs who loader than th«»»c of the
woman, they weio tcuiiQoous, but neither guard
or driver hemd ti:em. And co tbo ttugedy con*
tinned, ou© long act, u raving maniiw held duivn
by two men ah covered With blood, ugh ted by u
duu lamp* and the gray dawn. For toity long
,allies Ihui scebd laStaq, seen by nooeoxcspi thus*
engaged m the strile, uutii u ticket collector,
hastily opening the door, saw the Iwo gashed and
haggard taeu bending over the exhausted caad
atrtti on the Liond *at&ired fioor.
H-ucc thr I rcn di police found tlie body of a
niutder* d .ludgo in a railway rt-rnage nothing
so lennhie ha- occurred. Os course lie mad
man, lor lm rout;: have bt-eu mud, was taken be
fore a magistrate ami them te guva hh u reuaou
for bis conduct, rim explanation we have alt fad >
mentioned—be ihotigiil the two men were about
io rob him. He tuius nut to be ad Irish schoil
niaster, Michael i.yons by name, coiiitug 10 Lon
don no u mtx-*d errand busmen md pleasure..
it ia smd that bo bun been couiiued m aua>vium
lore year, and, of Cutirae, every inquiry w:li be
made into hie pust lito unit oha aoter. Be 1* now
in the bucks county jail.
WLB.ILGAI ION.
• Fioin it.. MoHls /.«ivt*rt'.at‘/ A ftenLicr.
The people of illr* Confederacy have never been
thoroughly imbued with a sense of the calamity
of'Kubjtig-r.tiou. They have bt.*u actuated. *n
this contest, more by patnouetn aud indignation
ut tne insolent and d ♦mineenng spirit of tbe
North, than by dread ot the Conecqueucea ot tail*
ure. There are a levy among us, however, who
are deal 10 the calls of putrio'imu j vrboae only
sun is to aeonuiulate wealth, and who have fiat •
tired tnemaelvew into me belief that the Union
can b wuhtheCmsiiiimnunimpaired,
u .Owl O’} D.e*'
foot ol the cooqiieior, they ffiuy ootmu securitv
iur their propuiy. Ala*, bow uitepv deceived !
The lion, it ih said, tpares tbe prostrate, but what
attribute of me lion wai» ever ascribed to ibe <
Yankee v He ia a h-.se sycophaut to those who
hoid power, und «.u insolout tyrant when no holds
it himself.
iu *ho tAeut of our aubj.igattou wq should be
completely in his power. a*i the malignity which
Ims b«en uoprded lip ftKHinst uu tunes th»> days ot
Kuius Bing, embittered iuiens<tieU mmoU by
tbe present war, would be vented imestrained
upon the people of toe South. Tnecou-*
hscuiiou Ac., already paused by r.c Tuokee
OongieHf, woula be entoresd to tie iscier. Ouf
ianCs would be held by Linooia; und we, like
tbe unhappy people ot Ireland, would be t ux ten
unis ol the soil. The country would bo divided
into military districts, ouch commanded by :ts
geucral, wtiu Lin brigades of aruud soldiers to
keep the pfeof I* m check, und to collect tbe euor
rnoos rents wmch would go to pay the war debt
aud enrich the Northern people, f bin wo should
be ground to the dust by u bundled putty den
pots—on" nu*u forced to iabvir lino slaves for a
bate subsist nee, wbilu their wivca and daugh
lera would be -übjected to a.'l the irihultN ot a
brutal soldmry and ot tbe negro pi.-pulattou,
which wT-uid oe ' urnad loose m < ur midst.
i n&t such would be onr condttiou if tuojuga*
led, it. ascertain us that .‘augcd are followed by
their log'tirrate resuhe. Let us eee bow the
cornee or events woo d 1 uu. We »«re subdued.
All opposition to the administration st Wtoehiugs
ion at. o.tee ceases. Liucola is lauded to the skies
us the preset vei of tbe Union. Toe Ite.iablican
party becomes overwhelmingly predominant.
Their joy at ihc victory over slavery, and ibeir
long penrup wrath against ttie slaveholder is
UQboondrd. 'fue emanc pation procUmaitou is
enforced. Tbo war adit must be 'paid, lor the
tiovertitnent owes it to the people, and it dart e
uot tax ibe people to pay il ileitce the cootij**
cation net must be enforced. Our lands uud other
property are se lid by the Government, and we
are ic't beggars, forced to till the soil once our
own, na tenants lor our Northern ousters. Lisin
iy, to keep the people in feubj cuou and collect
me rents tor th** Government, them must he a
military force diair.huted over !he r •unity,
to insult and oppress tho degraded and u.ijtiab.o
{..-pit!.
These, bi it fly told, are tho inevitable c .oss*
i queac*s of aubjtur4tioD, uud, horrible us they
aid, it is vain 10 flatter am selves that they wilt
00 otherwise Toe lauguagb ..f Oaiuoun was pro
I photic, when he wroi®, ihat ‘‘there never was an
issue between independent Slates ihut involved
greater calamity 10 tbe cooqunred, ihan is m
volved in that bstweea *Le States which con.pose
ibb two sections ol ir>is Union The e«mdition ; o«
the weaker, should it sink fr a state ot !ud’e
pendewco ami equality to one ol drpendence and
Mibjection, vruu.a bo more calami ions than evei
before befell a c*vih?.»d people.*' -
ft remains with us, t&« people of the South, to
sav whether these things shall ever be; whether
the proud spirit of the South tdull bo wmied, tb.
blood of a hundred battle fields have been shed it
valD ; and iho memory ot our fallen heroes live
only to reproach us with cowardice and treachery.
O. N F
IIKIIOIsM
We '.air hcaid two i .uch'og iustau.es of inag
uauimi us heroism cuthe part at some of Picket! s
mm, who had had a share in the noble charge on
the eoemy!« works r.t Gevtysbury. Oae of these
was retiring to the rear, terribly wounded,
though walking aud leaning on the ami o! a
comrade. H>a face aud doming were completely
Severed wi’h blood, iu auioli his life wan last
flowing away. Meeting General l#e. who was
riding up to the trout, he said, •• General, ! nm
doue lor. 1 am a dviug mill. | want to Shake
you by the la*nd.” Geo Leo shook hands wnb
him, i.nd iu* passed on, but was heard to say to
the aoldiers, “Take care ot thut old man. for
Heaven's sake." Iu his last moments, he was
thinking more o! bis General, and of the cause ip
which he was dying, than of himself.
On the same occasit u, two men who were be
ing borne, I rrtbly mangled, to the r.ar, ou
stretches, reeogoiztd Gen. Lee; end sat up to
greet hup! Oue of them said to him, •• Generel
my utue'ha* come. lama dead man. But w
to. k that batiery 1” The ooble (eltow !
These caajs are but aa top las tbit shew the
spirit of our aoldiers. Who can help admiring
and honoring them? The world has never pros
duced better, since the time of NimroJ tbe (i-st
warrior.— Richmond Dttpatck.
Captain Rice, who commanded the cavalry
picket, between thU point and Bridgeport re
ports the enemy about twelve miles from 'this
I place, on tbs south side of the river.
rtlrt 11HRKVV
Me .Editor.—la your put cr e? tho iO;h iwt,
| 1 tin«l au article to the currency irem Geocrai
Toombs, aud Anything from r v dis ioguishcd a
source must attract attention. The abatract tratbe
which he quotas frem the great wrhsra on politi
cal economy and currency, und upon which be
enlarge in his emphatic conuneuts, cannot be
legitimately applied to X country, uniess that
country be at peace aud in u situation, by toe
freedom ei its Ooveruoieni, to enjoy full trsdr
and interchange of commerce with other nations
lo a state at war all these iFiiisma cease to ao-Ye
extent. In all great internal revolutions, e?«i j
people have lo retort to gome extent, in. ad gren 1 .
rnternal revolutions, every peopie have w resoj t
lo some species of eredit,.to meet the
and extraordinary m which itey
are auddonly involved. It la true that gold }»oti
silver are used to adjust the baXanee of trade if >
tween nations, and i« the o? their
duodant local cuneccv or credßa. Bu >7uy
commerce and trade are entirely ca* oil so v*'* i
can ba uo shipments oi product* and rbstsi
gold in adjusting these balauces. ibeo the pi tix
of gold iu the local lUurkut is by on
exact value of the credits or cuirsncy issur.o
Governmeni tosusiaiu its pressing local demand
•ft a gveat uud gudJeu euieigeucy It is only
evidence ttint the blockade is cumplste ffikd hade
out oti f'i* the preaeui.
If, !<*r in&tanc**, produce con Id go t«»' ward fras*
ly uuw, the eotiou and tobacco that is *u lit
ouuutry could bo shipped *nd foreign bill# oS
exchange drawn hg&inat it, which w-tiii com*
i.and gold o» its equivalent, nod lae proceeds b*
brought buck to stieugiheu the local credits abb
currency ot the Government. Especially s this
the case where the Government ih expressly &n
--tltoriaed by law to pur chan;* that cotton ana
tobacco as the baeid of redeeenmug their ihsim«i
It id well known that the Government hue 11-
roady done ho to a large extent. If there be tivtt
hundred millions ot dollars of such prodr.:;*' r
the country, and we should b? peace or buy (dher
eveut, have open poris tui ebipm* nr, it win Id
immediately go forward and iurnisii the lor
strengthening the means of the Government t •
redeem its issues Cotton is almost the only >r»»“
dilution that baa many ot ihe attribute ft gold
in adjusting bal luces between nations or streogti
euing the local currency. In the pjres* nt >too
the world Tobacco had also large capacity ,u that
line. The Banka of the country have ucreed to
tefre the Treasury noted of the Oi-rerntneu. i
adjustment ot buiuuces between iheni.-eiv;*, and
10 ibis extent, they,have the vaiua of gold and
silver which have heretofore been used lor thin
ei nmcnOiOth rttate and CoQ'edorate, iu nil tux 3a,
aud ai u general thing in paying running debu
between all emiens. They ure used in ml pay
repots and disbursements by the Govern me ■
itfialL
li there is auy certain prospect of the G »v -»*w
meat securing « ur Anal independence, tbau t
responsibility or ltd credit issues is worth : , -
thmg, aud it there.is uo such p tsp *
thoie »* uo value in uny txioilierr- tr.«ir>
ever*, tut creu the tS au*s would be si. ai 4 » .1
quoted and amalgamated j- I .
state ali these points uj*-«oi\ ic. -
and Silver, iu the preaeut state of it.eifut.ny.
are not an exact measure of our (ioverntaen.
credits or issues, and tna. abstract trains on ihi
subject, laid down bv writers, are not fttnciiv
plicable, except iLie country be at peace ard tin
dor u conservative Grveruuieut, entutnd 40 aii
the advantages ot open or free commerce, uud
trttiie with ihe world. L'lrd >Jaa»held hue pi -»
things themselves must aoahg*/' and I*.• u » >
more cap* tie of appreciating the wisdo:» of tin >
remark than Geo. Tooinne. it ia on tin.*® i««. ,y
--orute or illustrate pr )po»itioiis b-iroy hur..-d .it
now—aud if done, tew would leud ♦, or tL«
wbo.e country is entirely absorbed in mu aiime
and their strength und supplies. Many pers n
without refiecliou, uitglu think that the price of
gold, at present, in ou- local market, vv** the ci*
act vuiue of our Government credits, and thus
believing, it would give shrewd speculators and
iiMuieu uusn great advantages,. ior r»ev well
know thatvl ov srnmsut issues have otht- /a!? •*
besides the lULttHiire* of gold to the r rr : .» n* ,t‘
ot the « *untry, and they iheina ;'v* ssp • ute -
<laprcciatiug the iu < : ler» 1 .
may use their means and r. d:t in ' e k •.
tianka to purchase op tbs currency
at ai large a diaaount as possible. This a ids t
the conflict and depreciation.
The reil danger in the country is, not go ; inch
from the Confederate issues, as the final f,tr• >„
or conflict that will arise beiv; .;n IheC *u! <1 . e
curreu *y and the .state local «.orreocy t*-* lurnir .
ed by the banks. If pea« » should be .
upon the basis of oui independence, trie' tht
Coulederate currency will be too lUrcug to. : e
local bunk currency, and so many largo j k t ia!*
ists will be interested by pu-vhuM- 01 t< . ! »
aud crcdiia tnat they wiil Mtifogthfcn the Conied
crate currency eveu to the overthrow 1 l.], {.i ;l ;
bunk currency. The drat great deauud will
h»r a Ooveruuißnt Exchequer Baut, w:nr'» vyill
suhuiil t*» no couipetuioii from uil ih» J . ui
bunks. There will he a ntrong . j.lite di cbsm; vto
submit to it,- lu order t» prevent a grsh ( u: iu
tionnt evil, which would n.u ..j: bai krui
aud the uiatiagemeut ot cur vd ! d bi and Gov- ;
emineui credits exclusively t>v a iSd<.ivtary of ;
Treasury, which would be i 0.,» mucu p.;w. 1 t -
place in ibe hands of any 01: niau, a* it* • xer
•cisu would deeply affccttbe distributujn ot W3>lib
in tho Confederacy for geuoiuUo&« ?.» coma. H>,
»a a political huuuciul UcCcSHiiy, a >N tioaal H .uk
in b’aino form will 0.0103, and when it com: i *;
vnl! crush the Buts banks. The history 01 cf -e.
ujsiters is too tcceutly written iu the xp-.i **»»•.?#
ot tha old United flutes, ftltnr Ibn w’t.i o| Is!'*,
to bd eiiurtly eacl.feWbd. Tu> UuVrinuidi’ » -
t-auie Biraightaned tor ready.uieiti.s, t. •
duced'to borrow or tecetve thv
j hanks, and from time to tone, a? tn o w\i pro
1 greased, thebe tr vauiu hravihi’ acd
I Heavier.
The Guvefomeot not dreura ng boi ;.;.i c».atia K
I resources would be ample, ovcia: -1. ,iu : . ?h,;
banks for large sums under brnds 10 la met
! by casbiunds at muiurity. j ot, wh?». tho/e b.. i:a
came due, the Government instead ir it fUt m
mg iboui according • promise, had t" t:o >n
| larger sod receive timber advaiuvs In
uie-nuioe, the banks had issued oil the i ntri of
these bonds and promises of the Governnio nt,
exactiy as it ihey had been specis in vauft, tiu«(
their drculauon tested upon tbtF Tun t ase
quence was, that as the Govern eat failed 10 it,,
o-ein ibeir debt iu available roods t.. the
tn»i biin A g themselves cout uud suepeuded from*
dire ncoessity. and the G*>Vcrnmenr, as it h. d nr*,
complieu with its obligations to the bank' 4 , !.-!• d
honor bound to do something tu turn tomisf
the banks. The Goverumeut, therefnru, n ceivi d
all public dues in bank paper, ifs
suspenstou and depreciation. The i.apst-q -.0
o! this was, the banka that wen; ut 1,-iwest depre«
cialioo did all the Government busing us tar *'■
receiving dues was concerned, because :he more
depreciated the paper was, the cheaper the a xe
were if received m euch paper. The affect of ;b;s
was, that all importations began rapidly to o;r;c
iuto Baltimore, because ihcir L>st.« paper v&.s
the most under par, as the Government ftsd
borrowetl more largely from them in proportion to i
ibeii capital, than any other bank.'*. The r c;
o! all this was tbut the Government was fast re 1
cetvmg in its dues ull # the most dfpr>> iated bank :
poper ot the country, and could not *et it off for
whaMt owed, and the whole .-vstem was prodii** g
the most corrupt and ruinous consequences. The
Government then determined to light itself, and
Congress passed that famous resolution in lfliio
receive nothing but gold and silver in public d*;-s.
This instantly crushed neardy all ihe barskn iu
ihe States, mid out ui that statu of thing,* sprung
the old Lured States Bjuk. cod he Go*, -ru*
nient from neoesiity aud inter* st threw all its j
weightund power into the bauds ot that bunk i
ugiiiiist all State hauke. ‘ihe crush was almost
uuiversai. If this was do from that compara
tively tniimg war debt of SISU,OOO,OOO in lfilff
what must be the cornu queues from tee war
debt of this icvoiution f No, If the Government
I fiustams onr ludefKjndence (and tbero can bp no
i feas-iiubi'c doubt of final suocesi*,) theft the ual-ou
| ui credit and currency 4 ill sustain itselt; and the
j danger is, that it will crush tfi*» lo'al ourreuoy.
| Tbe Government to sustain iG national solvency
and existence, w»H lay its bauds ou the greats;
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p-rt of thecotlon end tobacco or toe country,
and will ba far the largest shippers of produce
t' r the first six months after the war,'and this
will enable them to draw bills against that pro
due?, which will be eqniralsnt 10 specie. I- they
we this power with judgment and discretion,
this will enable them to command immediately.
Hi least one hundred and fifty millions of special
feeds or their equivalent, and also to obtain
loans to that amount.in Europe at per, for then
capitalists would preler that to shioment of
specie against bills that might be drawn on cota
ton and tobaoco.
This $300,000,000 of available resources under
'■heir immediate control, if properly managed,
would sustain a credit circulation of na -re tuan
twice Ihat amonct, particular It if a Government
oaefc secured a monopoly of aii the local c rcqld
n'm, as it would do. in all our caloola'icos as to
the final responsibility of Government credits, we
must consider we have the product! jo pf an ar*
tic a that is nearer gold ana sliver in adjustment
of oalnnoes, »nd as abasia of circu atom, ban
soy ever known before. To this extent w<- d 8 r
ir. c.r resources from any other revolutions’y
people. The ultimate raiue of cotton is to too
ioreign market, and the foreign market b«» it be
measured br tbs gold and stiver standa'd. r.«.
causa they are tire standards of the w.uld T> e
home market would cotton nut ill. - v*
for the great cetuand is from aoruad, end b.a
i universality ol pnoe because it has nnit.iismy
| of demand, and the difference in i » puce ir only
lae iJiil'erenoo as to coat ol shipment and t*ana *
■ prrtauon Cotton now is worth tvui'j tur
pence in England, which is near forty-two Cents
| qoltt and Giiver standard, and there ia soother
article ia this country but what is more or less
i under the standard of the local currency.
As I before said, there is no time to elaborate
1 these propositions, aud 1 was only induced to say
scything loom leading the article alluded to from
the pan of a gentleman so deservedly diottogonb.
e l and illustrious a! Gan Toombs. I have no .
, oonnection whatever with the Government and
i own no: a dollar of its slocks or funds, or never
j Xpert 'o be able to do so. lam well aware that
; many things have been badly managed and great
j o undent have beeu committed. The scumry is
. ..ick and languishing for want of a large and
comprehensive system developed by commanding
intellect to' drew out ita resources and combine
its energies an as to direct them to great and
irnioipnaut resource*. such aa no other peo
j pie hare ever imagined. ITa may struggle and
! he embarrassed and sutler much from want of
j these qualities, but there ia no cause for despun*
| deocy aa to our nltioiate success. No human
; foresight can prevent all errors. W* muat rally
i around ibe Government and aostaia it freely
wiih our blood and treasure. This is a mighty
i war. surh us the world has seldom aern. It ia no
I ciaimon war bf tween nations lor separate nation*
I ol intermit only, tutit is a war o raoea involve
' iog two diitinct orders of civil xrtion. Our sue-
I Cera >h their ruin, but their snocea* ia not only
i cmr rum, out our deep degradation and infamy.
There is u alternative. B-tter far dor every
i one of us to sink down and fi t ireemeoV grave*
I sword in baud rather than *urv.re subjugaiion
. sail we ir in pruei the chains of slaves sod the
. Irvery of bondsmen. We bare Mitlered nothing
| yet compared to what our lathers suffered in 'ur
! drat tvar. of independence.- Then we bad the
..li.' i f admits at our back*. the Tone* over opr
1 o v i he.r‘h stones and a tierce open enemy in
. our ii Augusta, n,vano.ii, Charleston, Oam
wen, ' o” w e all Bri’ish I i is, and Georgia
end i h C-nnliun iveie aids w: entirely occu
p *• '<• ill 1 re 1-ng dreary > -ire. yet a heroic
i. i- *’ loss liooi oor valilei and f-om our
! lir, and Mooing iu God, Bid resolvtd to per
il rait.-ir than live eiaves, »nd they drove our
j compter! r.- f osi the noil, ar. i we fen do ag.m,
■ vru if i: e iuuj should he overrun by Tandala.
lii we u re not a basttsd raoe.oir freedom is our
'Vs «« it i vo? j male has to sleep ou hie
i orii'ht HWord, end every female wear at her aide
-le" ou r daeoe-r It ts-awteiai uwaiaite .n «’-pr
i *. 0 itied by !(>• JJ m
i.v 1<; < ! iiffaMto 6 fj.ll and oor lands ar»
'• ;l c:*Rie to aioso quarters with the
baam uxa .ui bewie kune unaer the black dag
iu tv-.ry n and The *«raichword aha 1
o -vV»r t » ihe kotie, {a id the km o to ihf
» lit." !<*•: tin apecuituoia on the mitferiog of hia
county brfionfcsd ou with u>atb*.ng and de-esta
ti n. Let r.o m%n hug hia wewltii «n ihi orving
h *ur to tits bosom, leM he fai. like AiiUnios:
witodut credit, without currency, without pay,
if forct-d (which with any kind ot judgment
need Ti 1 be) > o mus all light ,I*.* wi.r out t- the
b t ’d. L* 1 ait com up 0 the raiiy cry ot
• r *. irn'iK ut und cog?*try, and all in case.
,! n«re < no doubt of final succ sa if the people
one na>m and 3t»*n-d by the Government
and c- ‘-.try in this great em-rgeiicy If »h i*a
are err »r“, (1 know there are many) or bad judg*.
merit, Ui all to u strict account and tetde
.cr ate:. At present girengtnen' our armne,
•i'id «j1 J< • ilor. 10 i he iu*dy fiiviiits of our
- .t .V#ra • U:. cnetnii s are educated suva
.. - i :i a »«:hv- y First r.*■ ve «hem d* wn aa
• Mcy ne-..t ly tnoiider.it oar gates, u.a a*<er ‘bat
• ...iv ur es'ic nffqr- *'id hcru i.hold
in order Lahqnoif Ch&v*s.
V IKUk OF riuc \EVVLV KLEiTU) *;o\ Ml.\OR
OF VIRGKMA O^THhWAH.
We have already meutioned tha; the newly
elect Governor address’d the people of
L'ochburg on last Saturday, . n the s ate of the
ci:uouy. tne following are serve of tie rent.• ka
on tin object of the war, whiob possesses anun*»
osuul 1 it»-i -r.t from his olfiuu.! position, as Icre
-Bfiauovnng the policy he wi;'i pursue a ier heahr.U
Pure beeu installed into -.ifi je us Governor of
Virginia ;
The Governor adverted to the inconsistency of
those who are withholding supplies from tho
Government, ;u hopes of extorting an increased
price for what they have to fie)J. He demoosiru
i*d that every dollar due- by the Government
wo.ii-i be redeemed, it ihe pei»i cun be kep«
wi 1 h2u a proper compass; for, said hn, »hank God
iutt c umry ;s abucdauUv able 10 pay trwy doiiai
»l -ti insuce, but it the farmers persisted Hi hav»
• t'C-uo price set b the Governm *m lor xup
. iheu me? are pursuing a policy thai, assure
.16 :-;u rues aad sots, wiil lead to *n o~*r i% -
?•- ot . • Qcy, u d no mac can tell mo result,
wtieiberit r»i«l ever be redeemed or n *%. And
l a .id ihe (royemor, where will be ifce
rai i tin air.oticaby acquired F
U ; >< • home organisation, wuteh was ifcr iuljsc'
ibe Governor mute particoiJQ-ly dosirso to a< u , an
ihe p-t j -3 upon, and to rouse them to & -tu « of
1 ihe uupormucs ana Decessi yot u, j; Was ‘
; quent and emphatic, he oeciu.e b» ,‘t , t ~
I meat emphatically, when be assumed tjc-oe.. d 'h
! us c«.y t > which he ig caiiea by tfi- * to** o k qq
c :o i.,r d ev»*ry into 'be uy.u. * t ua
:a:i k- t. it that the system should U u© .j. 4 {
4 ‘ - A A * a c odple t bar to a raid, ttraooua
nuo* u Du erected ou fcVrfy piommem point, and
.wb »a alarm was given, the sudden shootM*
lup .* Ught on the top of ao eminence wouia bq
I usu. .-<iided to from one uud another, antil the
whv e counhy was roused. This, said he la tn.
.or sufii ;ieiit to deter au enemy from entering*
| iunhar 1 to the couptry; they would feel as if
! 1 .if? were going into a net, . in a even an ftr niv
i Oitght b-eiiat* when they found the whole e vtt nn
H:: adverted (0 the number of men. and tho
• wdd upon our streets; we have nos felt anv!
thiug oi U»e war ; we have not coxn« to thfi ooiak
i .leru.g yet Toe rich were bound to arv«
jeir ‘tnbsrance to susiain the soldiers m the
a id thpa. »sivca to participate in the fight
ing shoulder to shoulder with the poor man LhT
in ti: 4 - turn, feeiing that bis .‘btTiies were at atnkft*
.■ill. !) S£lit With renewed *“**’
Jlt.'tTALiti in New Von*.—VV« copy iha follow,
lux psrigrapb (run. the New York Time, of the
1 1th irstaui:
The fearful number of nise hundred Endsercalv
deuthe were reporied ye W er<| a? hy the Cav In
.ptetor as hariog occurred during the plet wik'
ihiß is an increase over last week of turn K lin a i
and 10! ry.eight, uiui ~ve r r s ?same p °enod W
year", lour nundrei aud two. Ihe df.ths eaS!
d b, the cxcesSiTa heat tha htarthow
ui.moer of line and ihirty.foor. Os the
of »g«- aUmber ’' were obiiitea nuder fire
Ud j.-S. R. Audorson has established hU head-
Hiiirieie, for present, at Gen. Wright’s about,
one mile uud a ouif front the dity. ile wiil d-.,.
ceed immediately to raise a bngade of mo«u ed
men, and will recaire recroiis in regimenu or
companies at Chattanooga. All
relating to the new command will he addr.ned
to him ayhis point. »w«r«M*j