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THE CONSTiWIIONILKT. publish#) by STOCKTON <fc CO. . --•■ -■■■■' AUGUSTA. GA . WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC- 9. 1863- L".JU LJJBJiaUL” LLL'LJ- I' . wirus, DAU* ONE VK4R. «2O OO - BIX MONTHS IO OU •• THHKE MONTHS 5 OO - OWK MONTH .. ‘2 OO ■JUI-WKKKLV <WK kKAK 13 00 - BIX MONTHS <3 OO WEEKLY SIX MONTHS OO - thhke Noviiis a oo THE«KE<?KNT BATIt.kS. From the accounts received, meagre and uuatisbiotory os they are, it is clear enougfl for all to see that our Confederate arm a have m«t a aad reverse on the border* of Tennessee and Georgia. How great the disaster is we can not yet determine, but great or small it is useless, yes criminal, to shut our eyes to it, or to fold our arms and endeavor to console ourselves with the reflection, that the result is just as we ex“ peeled. We must up and at them again—that is the only way to retrieve losses and-repair disas ters- We own yet form no estimate o our proba ble toss in killed and wounded, but we imagine it cannot ba very great, from the fact that our men fought behind their works, and were never driven from them by actual assault. The enemy’s loss in this respect must be very large, as they advanced, over open ground, on our entrench ments. We have probably lost considerably in prisoners and stragglers. Bragg certainly defeated Rosecrans in Sep tember at Chioamauga, and gained a great and glorious victory, though, on account, as is said, of tardiness in some of his Generals, it was far g • from being complete, aad far from what the country -axpected or hoped. The enemy retreat ed to Chattanooga,- and could not be dislodged by direct means. He designed to hold that point ua base of future-operations, but it was not a valuable base so long as the Confederate army lay on Lookout and the Missionary Ridge, inter fered with his regular .and abundant supplies, and continually threatened his rear lines of com munication. Two things were important to us— the most important was to dislodge that nemy; the oni of secondary import was to hold our po. wition immediately surrounding them. It was vastly important to. Grunt to hold Chattanooga securely against any demonstration, front or flank, to keep his communication open, and to rid the immediate vicinity of the army which compelled him to wagon his supplies. The ene my has succeeded entirely, and we have failed in both points—we could neither force a retreat by the movement into East Tennessee, nor hold the immediate surroundings of Chattanooga, and for the simple and sufficient reason that we oid not have men enough. What and Wheeler have accomplished with their iurgd force we are unable to s»y, except capturing, some thousand or two prisoners. Their move, ment has had no perceptible effect on Grttnt, and if they force their way out, by hard figuring, as wf believe they will, they may be considered tor tuflate. It appears that heavy skirmishing between Bragg’s and Grant’s forces occurred on Saturday, Sunday atd Monday, increasing in intensity, and finally on Tuesday the battle opened in good ear. nest, by a determined, vigorous and persistent assault on Lookout. After desperate fighting, near sundown Bragg’s lell.centre broke, and as the enemy pushed through the gap. thus made the extreme left, fearful of being flanked, became confused and powerless, and a considerable num. ber were captured. During that night, as we re tired, Grant’s forces occupied Lookout, and on Wednesday the fight was renewed along Mis sionary Ridge, where our men fought all day be hind their entrenchments, besting back every as sault, and no part of the whole line having been stormed. But being sensible that the odds were overwhelmingly against him, Bragg that night withdrew his forces thia aide Chioamauga, and on Friday we hear that Cleburne fought Grant’s advance at Taylor’s Ridge, this side of Ringgold, taking prisoners and colors. Gen. Bragg fought perhaps 80,000 men with oniy two corps—Polk’s, commanded, we believe, by Hardee,* and Hill’s formerly Hardee’s, commanded by Breckinridge. The General Commanding, as also Gens. Hardee, Breckinridge and Cleburne displayed distin guished gallantry, as did all the trooos, until a part became confused and shattered, but the fight ba? been lost beyond peradventure, and solely by a lack of men. What will result? The Abolitionists have se cured their position, and our arms have suffered a reverse; but we apprehend no immediate seri ous disaster beyond what has occurred. We do not believe a regular advance into Noyth Georgia will be attempted, or, if attempted, consumma ted ; but the mishap ought to have been avoided if possible, and It might have been possible, per , haps, had Gen. Eizay’s command alone, with the Virginia militia, been left to guard Richmond, and the Rappahannock been abandoned by Gen. Lee. It has been deemed wiser, however, to uns cover Georgia than Richmond, and hence the ca tastrophe. Grant’s losses must have been very great; and as his- supplies were scant at Chat, lanooga, his army must be greatly shattered and ■worn down, it is not probable he will move yet to a great distance from his base, and by the time order can be restored and supplies accumulated, the weather will probably put an end to active movements till spring. • It is unfortunate that the third year’s campaign , should close, thus, but the past cannot be remea died. We have only the present and the future le do with now. If Grant really means to ad vance bis whole force, then Bragg must bo heavi ly reinforced, or the Yankees will occupy a'l north of tht Chattahoochee this winter, for it is preposterous to suppose that the urnajr which could not bold its entrenchments can hold the open country. In any event, whether the Aboli tionists advance now or next spring, the time has some for every able bodied man and boy in Geor gia to prepare tor the death struggle, with a heart for any fate but subjugation or re-union, holding property, home and life as lightly as air, counted against slavery and degradation. Arouse, aud die freemen, or drive the foe from Georgia, Oaosa ofGen. W. H.T Walksb —o n resum ing command of his Division, Gen. Walker issued the following order ; HsADQUAsreas Walker’s Brigade, » November 27, 1888. j [General Orders No. In resuming command, the Major General com manding desires to express his high appreciation - es the gallant and steady bearing of the division in the recent engagement*under the gallant Gist- He will have the proud satisfaction of knowing that his gallant division did all that brave and honorable men could do to avert the disaster which has befallen our arms. .Recollect tuat freemen are never conquered and let us, one and all, resolve to choose au bon* orabla soldier’s grave to submission to an arro gant, insolent and merciless foe. AU officers are enjoined to keep up the strictest discipline, and an appeal la made to the men to stand by their colors and their country through evil aud good report. Be not discouraged by this deleft. We will yet send these robbers howling back to their cav a. All that is necessary is, th kt we be true to ourselves. Honor and ((lory and liberty will crown our success; infamy; dishonor ana eternal diagram wait upon our defeat. Strike, then, for your liberty and your homes! (Signed) W. fl. T. Walksr, Major Oene/>i Commanding. (Official:) J. B. Camming, Captain ana A. A G. {Official.-] B. Bergh flmtfb. Major and A. 1. (J. i Milledgeville Cornspoiideiice CV THK AUGUSTA CONSTITUTIONALIST. * HOUSE. WsKNBtoAV, !’• M. Dec. 2. fl The House was engaged all the afternoon on the ut fiutshed busi'-ees of Xhe -morning—the bill to raise a revenue—known as the "tax Dill.” The bill proposed that a tax of one and a half ] per cent be levied on all taxable property in the State. Mr. Dußose moved to strike out one half per ceut, whtcu was agreed to. The finance commit tee offered an tinieudmeut that 000 worth of I properly owned by all. soldiers in the service, be exempt from taxation. Mr Adams of Clark offer-' ' ed u substitute which proposed to raise $7,800,000 ' by taxation, i.uu $2,000,000 or more if necessary, < by the issue of-six per ceut bonds. The bill and I substitute were elaborately discussed. Messrs. ■ Moore, Bigham, Shock ley. sustained the report of ’ the Finance Committee. Messrs. Adams, Rambo < Matthowb and others sustaiued the substitute, Mr. I Brook ended the previous question, aud on takiug the vote ou the substitute, ou division, there t hpas a tie-tbe speaker voted against the subslt- i ' title. i Mr. Adams called the ayes and nays, and' they ■ weie ayes 57, nays 68. The vole was then taxon 1 on the bill as amended by the finance committee. < It passed by ayes 72, nays <l2. It is thought that the bill will raise about $12,000,01)0. Those who 1 favored the substitute thought it just that pos terity sbjuid pay a portion of the expense in- I curred in the revolution, and it was feared, also, < that the energies aud uoutideut hopes of the peos 1 pie would be depressed by putting the whole i uurd< n upon the people now. Mr. Adams susi < mined his substitute with ability aud power, but < this, and the valuable aid afforded him by others, < ’did not suffice, and the policy of paying us you I go, has been endorsed by the House. i 1 omitted tv note, in uiy yesterday’s report, the < introilticiion ol a resolution to release the credi« tors of J. P. Livingston, the Napoleon of default- < ing finauciers,*lrvm Clinch county. It seema < that the Assessor of taxes io Clinch county, - < i Where Livingston resided, assessed his income tax at ssi),uoo, in default of any returns from Liv ingtoo, und the tax was doubled on account of ' such delimit, making a cluim of SIOO,OOO on his < i estate for taxes. He left'considerab.e property in that county. On thia property there are claims ’ in Savannah, amounting to several hundred thousand collars. His creditors assert that the i 1 claim ol tne Stale for an income taxis unjust, • because he never had an income, except the large I sums he borrowed. These were predicated on pretended, purchases of cotton, which he never ’ purciused, but used the menus so borrowed to ' ouiid up a credit, aad rope in other victims. He would nave policies of insurance issued, and use them us evidence of purchases, and would never recount ol sales, and divide thousands O' dollais ' of pre fits in these fictitious operations, to allure his victims into heavier accommodations. In this . way he duped a large number of the richest and sharpest capitalists in Savannah, Macon and elsewhere. His trlends supposed he was opera tiiig largely in cotton and otner articles of specu lut.on, and hence the income tax was assessed. Thete creditors ask that the tax so improperly laid Oe remitted, in order that his effects may be applied to their claims. Mr. Lloyd, Senator from the first district, stated the fa is to the tSeuafe, ou w inch the abov : is bused, and argued that in justice to uil concerned, the resolution should t ust. Tuey were referred to a special committee. The Senate 'opened with praysr by Rev. Dr. Reilly. . ■ Mr. Chambers moved to reconsider the bill to amead the eparter of the City ot Columbus agreed to HILLS ON THEIR PASSAGE. A bll to incorporate Mount Gilead, Camp t{,„2nd —substituted by a bill to protect such pi.e s ugaiu-I ‘-“d to suppress im- proper conduct—passed. a bill to incorporate Insurance Companies and their agencies in this State —passed. a bill to change the rank of the Adjuant and Inspector General from a Colonel ot Cavalry to Mbj >r General. General Wright opposed the bill os leading to contusion as to rank of officers and a military uuonialy. He moved to recommend the bill with instructions to report u bill making Geu. Wavne Maj;>r General of the militia ot thta State. General Cone thought that we would have no Inspector Geneyat. He was opposed to the bill aud to Gen. WtigblS motion. Col. Ramsey sustaihed the bill. Pending the utaiutng proceedings I must close my report. Abjbtioes. • Thursday, Nov. 8, A- M. Tue House opfened with prayer by Rev. F. M. Htwkinr. Mr. Dsver moved to reconsider the tax bill. The question was raised whether or not the amend ment exempting s3,oot> ol soldiers property Irutn taxapan, as reported by the committee, was adopted. The speaker stated bis opinion that the utneudmeut was not adopted, the journal im plied that it was. Mr. Overstreet ot Pierce had voted for the bill under the impression that the amendment was adopted. He favored such taxa lipa of those not in the service as was necessary, and as they could bear, but thought the iimouut stated in ine amendment, owned ay soldiers in the service, should be exempted. He favored re cunaideratifcii in order that there might be uo question about the adoption of this important provision. The bill was reconsidered. A till to provide for the support of the Lunatic Asyl im, was taken up and passed- ,t was received troip the Governor, in reference to .be Sos Governmeut Iceights on the >V. &A. Railroad, arid (fie property, under the circuuistauces of relieving tne .‘■°ad y] respon sibility tor losses where trains ure in the mihiury. It was referred to the committee on finance, THE COTTON PLANTING BILL. The special order —the bill to restrict the plant ing oi chttou—was taken up. Mr. Hill moved tout the bill be indefiu.tely p<«tpoued, and called for the previous question. This cut off all dis cussion on the motion. The ayes and nays were cuffed, and wejre a^ - es 66, nays 64. 8u the previ ous question was sustained. On the motion to postpone indefinitely, the ayes and nays .were called, and were ayes 66, naya 61. The vote was then on the passage ot the bill. Mr. Adams called tor the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and be proceeded to address the House m behalf of the bill. Tne fell allows the planting of one acre of coU ton to the hand. Mr. Adams led off m an able speech in favor of the bill. He was followed by Cupt. Leonard, on the same side. Mr. Carswell responded io u close, clear, and really eloquent speech against the bill. Messrs. Jones, oi Burke, followed in bcbull of the bill. Mr. Lili spoke well against the bill? Speiker Hardeman took the floor against it— urging constitutional objects, und offering the general policy of such restriction. Sir. Adams responded. He did not think there was any constitutional objection to the bill, and if there was he bel eved tne law of seifepreservae lion would authorize us to disregard it. He felt that the destiny of Ifee country was involved in this bill—that every energy should be directed to the production of food. Mr. Ezzard referred briefly to the bill. At.the close of bis speech the House adjourned to 3 o'clock P. M. • .SENATjB. The Senate opened with prayer by Ray. Dr ' Ridley. I pitta ON THEIR PABSAUE A biil to amend the distillation act. It allows contractors, with the Confederate Government to distil rye, corn, barley and shorts, W'fbout refer* euce to the distance from railroads. Passed. A resolution requiring Congress to increase the pay ot non commissioned officers and privates. Adopted. ■ A resolution deciaritory of the right of volun . Pers to elect their own officers. Adopted. The resolution tiF suspend the tax execution :«o<>n the property of fl. F. Livingston was adopt ed. A House bi. 11 to change the time of advertising notice for application 'or bonds tor estates of de ceased persons. The Senate had amended the House bill, in which the House refused to concur. 1 be senate insisted, and tbs House refused to "*»■• terenee * Henate a PP o!Ql «d 4 committee of oon- A bill for tbe relief of O. P. Crawford—lost. On motion, hx.Gov. Lowe, ot Maryland, was in v :ted to a seat on the floor of the Senate. A resolution to adjourn on the 12th was adopted. • NEW MATTER. Mr. Cook, a bill to amend the oath of tax pavers --■requires them t„ swear whether they have re luded to take Confederate rpooey. A l ß ß’ a biU t 0 '■C’pire all who refuse to take Confederate money to give in his- currency at its specie valuation. 3 bill to amend the act authorizing the Inferior Courts to levy an extra t 'X. » 'a'??!' a bil. to change the Une between Warren and Glasscock. Mr Lloyd; a bill to incorporate tbe Okefenokee Draining and Mining Co. Mr. Whitaker a bill to increase the fees of coun. ! ty o*r- r »- HOUSE bills o.” <HSIE rA ’ B *«« : - A bill to pay the 4th G a Brigau’j ‘ ,tty | jA bill to amend the 786th section ot the Code— taxes defaulters double the hrs! year, quadruple the second, aud so on—passed. A bill to change the time of boding the Infe nor Court of Miller county—pasrod. A bill for the support ot the Georgia Academy for the blind—passed. A bill to allow tax payers to pay taxes in Con fed rate notes —passed. Tne Senate adjourned to three o’clock, I’. M. LETTEIi FROM WM. GKEUU, ESQ., ON THE CUIUIENCY. Kaluia, Nov. 26th, 1863. Hou. C. G. Mkmminukr, Secretary of the Treasurys Mr Dear Sir: I have no doubt you are much annoyed with the various suggestions made to you lor restoring the currency and credit of the Confederate Government. But, notwithstanding, 1 will presume upon your patience and forbear ance, that 1 may explain more fully the plan which I had the honor to submit to your consid eration some time since, and present u few uddi tibual thoughts. It is necessary to the success and efficiency of any plan that it'be simple, aud so plain that all may understand it. All efforts to force the cur rency into bonds by taxing it will add to the al ready wide spread distrust of ultimate payment. It should be your policy, as it is uo doubt your desire, to keep the credit of the Government us utact us possible, aud let no man find a loop-hole *0 hung u doubt on. The difficulties under which you now labor have origiuated more troiu the distrusted credit of the Government, than from the redundancy of the currency. And 1 do not believe that you would be able to dispose of more than one-fourth of the one thousand milliaus worth ot bonds un der the plan recommended by the lute Convention of Bankers at Augusta. If that scheme should be adopted and should fail, as 1 apprehend it must, there would be no remedy. The downfall of credit won d be complete aud irrt parable. There are, in my judgment, but two ways of escape out of the existing embarrassments ; one is an ad valorem money rax on all wealth, suffi cient to redeem the present currency and to pros vide for the future wants of the Government.— The.other is to effect these objects by credit and by transferring to posterity the payment of the debt that may thus accrue. The thousand million loan proposed by the Bankers’ Convention ap proaches in its hardships closely to a cash system. It calls on every 'man of property to raise bis share in cash ot the thousand millions—a sum which is twenty times as much as the entire banking capital of the country. That would bear heavily on all but bankers and money lend ers, and issimply an impossible scheme. If you were to levy a tax of sixty millions to be paid in coin or coupons, aud should only half the thous and millions of bonds be taken, where are the thirty millions of coin to come from? Yen may as well discard al once the idea of forcing investments in that way, and come to the conclusion that the Government has no - credit, which is the simple and naked tiuth. The only remedy, in my opinion, is to call on every man of wealth for his credit to sustain the credit of the Government. There are about four thousand millions of taxa ble property tn the Confederacy and probably a thousand millions of money and othe? capital not included in that estimate. Thirty per cent, on five thousand millions wouli produce fifteen huu-' dred millions. 1 propose that the Government fifteen hundred millions of new guaranteed bonds, wheu they are disposed of they witu the bonds already issued, will make the National debt upn wards of eighteen hundred millions to accomplish that object. 1 propose that a tax of 30 per cent, on eveyy man’s wealth be levied, for which the tax payer shall receive seven per Cent, bonds. Men ot large money means would at once pay cash for the bonds. But a targe majority ol property holders would not have the money to pay. From such persons I would take, in lieu of money, a simple note, drawn at five years alter date, without inter est which, when paid, should entitle the owner to a Government bond ofequul amount. To that note I would attach a seven per cent, bond of the same amount as the note. The note would become at once an endorsement of the bond, which endorse ment would be considered better security lhanStite nuaranties, an would guarantee the ho der its uavment at the end of five years. These guaran teed bonds may be held by the Treasurer, and put on the market, from lime to time, whenever it would be necessary to raise money, care being taken to place them in the various markets where the guarantors may be bebt known. In thia way you would havd complete control over the cur rency Besides that, the Government would greatly strengthen its credit by the general distri bution and ownership of the bonds, thus silencing the clamor about repudiation. This scheme would afford,too,a weans by which banks and other moni ed institutions could pay out on tbo guaranteed bonds the targe sumsol TreasuryNotes,which they have from patriotic motives; taken from tfieir debtors. Men, too, who have been madly seeking after tended investments Would betake themae:ves to thia mode sis investment; lor the guaranty of fi tend holder is a more deniable investment than land itself. The only thing, thsn. that remains to be done is to levy un ad valorem tax of two per ceut. on all wealt i, which, with a heavy tax on profits and income, would secure the payment oi the interest on the national debt. If the -ehetne of guarantied bonds be adopted, the busis'ougiit to be properly valued at prices s/hich were prevalent in 1860. It it fie successful aud I feel fully confident it will be, it adopted— the fifteen hundred millions woriii„of bonds will bring the'Government more money in the aggre gate than the amount of the bonds. Mon, who nave realizid large sums of money.by trade and who can bo easily avoid taxation, would not be induced to take ungsarantied bonds "by the mere •‘••ct (hat 6 per cent interest in coin is promised, ii>s -‘"arantted bonds might be regarded as a dssirabte' and ■-esiment. H the tatter meet with ready sale, theGovernu]eut may ttoepv the scheme of raising the means in that wuy lor •arrying on the v ar. Adopt this plan, and everybody would see that be would be under the necessity of purchasing bonds or lending his note to the Government. It is presumed tout there are mowed men enough to decrease, by paying cash tor the bonds, the outstanding volume of currency in a lew months so os to bung prices within reasonable bounds, and that the Secretary of the Treasury would find no difficulty in keeping down toe currency with tbo gaamutoud bonds in his hands und would be able to control it ad libitum. The plan 1 advocate has another advantage, while il does not depreciate the bonds already issued by putting another class—that of specie paying bonds—above them,-it makes no distinc tion between Confederate notes, bank bills, or coin—a fatal error in ths collection of the last tax bill. Confederate Surrency should be regarded by the Government ae good as gold or stay other money, and, if it be contracted within proper limitswill be so considered in all business trunsuc* lions, unless the Government in future tax gather ings for the sake of small gems, imprudemly sat beiore the people the idea that any and every other cursrency is better than the Confederate currency. 1 was a member of the Bankers’ Convention at Augusta, and with others ruiqpd my voice against the scheme which that Convention recommended. ' objected to it on the ground ot its impractica bility, and did not feel willing forthat body to recommend a sebeiße which 1 thought would most probably fail, believing that lailure to suc ceed it any scheme that may now be undertaken to restore the finances will lead to the most fatal consequences. It it fee to tax lauds and tie groes, how are tbe owners of those species ot property to be reached? Without their aid the war cannot be carried on, and the Bunkers" plan Will be a failure. I presume you will endeavor to reach them by an income t x. That mode of taxatiou’js very uncertain in its operation ; for many large improvident owners make no income, except by tbe increase of negro l properly, and men are so unreliable now, that you may expect many thrifty men to evade tbe Jaw. This eya sion cannot be prevented except by assessing the property of every individual and by regarding •da income as a certain per centum of his capital. If the C"’“* uta *i? a W>H permit that mode of taxa tion, thespian 1 <>“ an t( l ual footing witp the Bankers' plan ; ibr, ‘t fV’ 1 . t!lin , ASdess a man's property for one year, you may as sess it and call on aim for five years’ income. But why stickle about the Constitution t It is the opinion of able lawyers that a tax on cotton is a direct tax. and that the tax on Government bonds is unconstitutional. Yet no one has re sisted that tax, simply because all are taxed equal ly in that way to support the war. Men may and will make false returns; but there are few, if any who will openly resist any that bears equally on alj the property holders of the coun try, if it is levied from positive necessity to cu.”."7 on the war. * “Where there is a will, there w a way,’’ and if constitutional objections arise you must manage to overep i e thorn, ft would indeed be a singu lar chapter in the history of the world, should it be so written that teu milluma o' people in the midst ofu revolution and bloody war, had filmed a Constitution that barred them from raising means necessary to carry on the. war and gum their independence. 1 remain with great Respect, truly yours, Wm. Ghkuu. Jackson, Miss. Dec. 4—The enemy’s cavalry crossed the Big Black yesterday tn force, ranging —a» Uautoo. tow*. __ ARMY CORRESPONDENCE OV THK SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN. ■ i ■ i .» -—■. . Aumy of Trnnkshem, ) Dalton, Ga., Nov. 27, 1863. J It in only with great difficulty that letters can be written and forwarded fr<un a retreating ucmy r Postponing for the present,"therefore, some addi tional particulars aud observations concerning the late buttle on Missionary Ridge, I resume tie thread of my narrative, with the remark that I have telegraphed you regularly, as occasion seem ed to require it. It may be that the message huve not reached 'you in due season, as it is I eported the wires are down at several places between Dalton and Atlanta.. Bui Major Tilton, the excellent Quartermaster of Walker’s division, has just informed me that he hud orders to put his train in motion ou lire road to Resucu, and us he has been kind enough to give me transportation for my blankets aud valise, 1 must stop short with my letter her?, with the remark thutihis sudden and unexpected ordvt is an illustration of the difficulties which beset an army curonicler who remains with the troops, und sees aud judges for biusSlf. It is now seven o’clock und night is upon us; so with a mouthful of halt' cooked beef, I.suddle my hojse for.the weary march before us. Ricsaoa, Gordon Co., Ga., Nov. 28. Returning to the narutive of events alluded to above, 1 would take the reader with me to the close of the buttle of Missionary Ridge, which was fought on Wednesday, the 25th lust. Gen. Hardee, who commanded .he right wing, had res pulsea every attack ot the enemy, hud indicted heavy loss upon him, and he and his men were congratulating themsaives upon their complete and Drilliaut victory, when General H., who hud passed to his left (the centre of the army,) dis covered that Reynolds’ brigade, of Hindman’s division, commanded by Gen. Patton Anderson, hud given way, and thus allowed the enemy to get a toothoid upon the mountain. - Having Oeleuted the foe in his trout, he immediately ordered h.s iett to form into hue uccross, or al right angles to the ridge, and drive the intruders from his Hank. This order, like all others he had given, was carried out to the letter by bis brave <fom mand, thus repulsing the enemy in trout and on his leu tiauk. Had the same skill and energy been displayed at other points on the line further to the leit, tne Confederates would not have been .driven trow Missionary Ridgy. Reynold’s brig ade is composed ot the 54tu and 63d Virginia regiments, and the 58th and 60lh North Carolina troops, who have, always done well before. And here let -me 'add, ai the risk of becoming .tedious, that Stevenson’s ,divisioa, composed wholly of Vicksburg troops, behaved with unsur passed galiiAitry. These troops are Tennesseeans Alabamians and Georgians. Gen. Cumming’s Georgia brigade never fought so well. The tacts here stated should silence forever the thoughtless tongues that have been ridiculing and maligning the herods who fought at Vicksburg. Alter night set in, the whole army was with drawn to the east side of the Chickamauga, the trains having proceeded it the night b .tore. The ro. ds were in bad condition, and there are but three bridges over which the troops could retire. But the enbmy was too oadly crippled, to mike p_ursuit; only a small detachment of cavalry fol lowed on the road by Bird’s Mills. At Cbickus inauga station rations of hard bread and bacon ware served out to the men from tbe depot, and the trains sent forward. Some'ot tbe stores were shipped oft’ by the railroad; the remainder was destroyed. The army was put in motion by two o’clock at night on the road to Klrggold, aad Gen. Bragg and Gen. Hardee left at daylight next morning The road was bud as it could De, and but for .he friendly light of tile moon on that and the preceding night, the army could._not have effected its escape. * Thursday, the 26th. After a fatiguing march, the army with its long trams arrived al Kiug gold during the afternoon and night. The ene my had thrown lor ward a mixed column of mounted infantry, artillery and cavalry, which was harassing our rear guard, under command of Gen. Gist, considerably. At one time, Gtn. Bragg ordered the wagons towards the reat-to be moved out of the road and parked, with a view, it is said, of having them burnt rather than let them fall into the hands of our enemies. Gen. Gist was repeatedly pressed back against the wugons, Ijuthe managed finally, with the aid of h s brave command, (Walker’s division) to save them all. At one time, the enemy got in between him and the main column, but he look a neighborhood road and thns escaped destruction. Unfortunately, Ferguson’s battery of four guns, belonging to Walker's division, was captured. Tue horses were in very bad condition, and uu« able to keep np’ with the column ; hence the .disaster. Tue greater part of the men aud horses escaped. You will be astonished to hear that the horses in tbe artillery service, the most inis portant in the whole army, are the most neglected —a fact, however, which Quartermaster's, and even artillerisis, seem incapable of comprehends ing. The loss of the battery occurred soon after dark and not far from Ringgold. I’he trams were brought outAhree miles this side of Iltnga. gold and the teams fed, while the army occupied the pass just outside the town. Three companies of the Ipth South Carolina, acting as a special guard to Ferguson’s battery, were dispersed and many of the tnen taken prisoners. Nov. 27.—The trains were now put in front aud directed to take a leit hand road to Dalton, pas sing near Catoosa Springs. They moved at mid night—the troops at daylight following the di rection pf the railroad by Tunnel so as to coyer the trains. Roads very bad fpr some miles; the teams overworked, and suffering for forage aud rest 1 saw a mule lie down wuen the bars ness was removed and go as soundly to sleep in two minutes as an infant, ana that while Hun dreds of wagons and thousands of men were marching by within a few paces of where it rested. Cleburne whs intrusted with the command of the rear to day, Walker’s division having been The Federal pursuing poiumb, numbering, it ig pstipiated, about 10,000 men of all arms, assaulted him before he reached Tunnel HUI. This column consisted of picked troops who moved tapidly and fought gallantly; but Cleburne succeeded in restraining them whenever he enx countered them. But they were becoming quite troublesome; so he ambuscaded them by Conceal ing his forces, including bin artillery, until tbe enemy got within a few paces of his gnus, Vneu they poured grape and canister into them with tbe most destructive effect. The road was filled with their dead and wounded. Our infantry then sprung forward from their covert on either, side of the road, and literally mowed them down by their well directed shot. The eneihy fled in con* fusion, leaving 2t,0 prisoners and three flags (the latter taken by the artillerists,) in our binds, and from 1,000 to l.fiOO killed and wounded. The Federate kept at a respectfol distance from Pat C eburne after that, and were five hours marching one mile on our track. A prisoner taken near Ringgold reports that OstertuMis, of Sherman’s corps, is in command of the pursuing column. He says that Osterhaus crossed the Chickamauga on a hastily constructed bridge, and that Grunt was building a wide, subs stantial military bridge at Red House ford, by which to cross over his whole army, and that he intended to 'lake a clean sweep of the Confede rates. This last achievement, the beaten hero of Shiloh will find more 'difficult than he imagines. The trains reached Dalton in the afternoon, and were parked and the teams fed. The troops arrived soon thereafter and went into camps. It was just at this point where my frugal meal was being prepared, and the first paragraph of this rifmbhug letter was being indited, that an order came tor the trains to move on to Reoapa, The roads to this place are pretty good, though almost impasa sable in places. • Sever® wagons were lost and a good many jffules killed on the way, not by the enemy, but by the great bulea ci* guild and Quagmires in the road. 1 saw no pioneer corps with the trains', the teamsters were left to take care of . the wagons as best they could. lam not certain that it' J would uui be au eventual benefit if we should some day lose a train ; perhaps, tbe authontie would then tee tbe necessity, recognized in all other countries, of organizing an efficient corps of engineers, ins eluding pioneers, bridge aud boat builders, &C. It commenced to rain at 11 o’clock, and by cay it was pouring down in torrents. The roads, already heavy enough, now became indescribably bad. it was a horrid night. But a poor woman, tbe jnptber of ten children, her husband and oldest son IS !’’? *WOy, gave me shelter at one o’clock, a fire to dry mysen L'Jt and a bed to rest upon, not forgetting a bundle of fodder for my horse. A d-.*en others, attracted by the cheering light seen through fi;<r window, applied iof fo 1 - mittance, and room was found for all ip that hufi;. bie cabin. God bless that good woman and sbeild her nusbaud and sou hum the dangers of tbe battle field I The light in her window was nofhid under a bushel. Alas! how the poor do sb by their-cbarjties I i. !“ ”‘ >w three, o'clock, and the army has not yet come up. The '*in WfH. probably stop the pursuit of the enemy, at least ioi‘ !!.“* urvwnt, uti. lees bis well orgaii>z a d p’oneer corps enuvlc him to .keep »!• up. liar future line w.ll proba bly rest on Uu Coos, and .is eastern iributas ries. Butin conclusiont The battle of Missionary Ridge was a great misfortune, not on account of the loss of men, which w-s inconsiderable, nor the loss of territory, which ia far more serious; but chiefly ou account of the loss of the moiai strength and confidence of Hie army and tbe country. Let us not, then, add toour calamities by beginning a war of abuse and condemnation the Chief of the beaten army or the of the government. Let us lather strive tores animate ilw hopes of the people and the army, biing forward all our Btiength,_ und pray that Hwtven wilf yet give us the final victory. In n few days I shall prepare a review of the whole campaign in Northern Georgia, beginning with the evacuation of Chattanooga in Beptem ■ ber, and closing with the present retreat; and while I ahull not gloss over the errors of any one, 1 shall be able to show that General Bragg has bad a most difficult task to perform—that tie be haved with unsurpassed courage on the field, and that if he has also been devoted to the cause. ’ F. W. A. THE MMJTHKHN CLCB IN LIVERPOOL, .On the 10th ult. a magnificent banquet, hays the Liverpool Post, was given by the Southern Club in that city to a large number of conspicuv ous gentlemen, among whom were Mr. Beres ford Hope, M.' P., and Mr. Spence.- It is des scribed us an elegant affair. The President of the Club .is Victor I’ou‘x. After the first toasts to the Queen and members of the Royal family the mam business of the evening began. Our readers will be interested in the extracts which we give below ; Mr. Beresloid Hope said : 1 am not sentimen tal. I uin going to give you a feast, not sedti* ment. [Laughter.] Gentlemen, there is such a thing as ancient history, and ancient history in volves records of the Medes, Assyrians, und the United Blates. [Laughter]. Now, on the leuvea of this ancient history there was a thing used to come over the ocean, waited by the zephyrs ou the leaves of the Knickerbocker aud other journals winch was, that we und the people on the other Bide bt the ocean were one and the same people, speaking.the same language, haviog the same literature, the same traditions, having the saute Shukespeares, the same Newtons, the P.tts, und the Washingtons, all of whom were iell to be the common property of the Eng<. iishnspeuking people. That thought has deeply penetrated me ; aud when I can see a man born in any of the four quarters of the globe whefe the E iglish language is spoken—where the Eng lish petigree can be meed—where English iustia muons reign—when I see such a man as that Slana out beyond his fellows, I suy, “God speed our brother and if I can see a man who lives u so many lines of wisdom—great in many signs of greatness—great as a eoldier ; too modest to thrust his greatness forward—great in the coun* ta debate—great wuh his pen—great* 'est ol all with that calm and supreme wisdom, th at sublime c intempt ter passing popularity [cheers] on which greatness depends—which the hither of the country must put on if he means to rear his progeny to lasting life—when I see such a man—when I know such a man is born of an English race—when 1 see that such a man speaksan English language—when Isee the sen timent to which he gives expression, I guy 1 huil such a man, if such a man there be living on the face of this earth. | Cheers, j Aud I say all Englishmen here must hail him loo; but speaking in a mixed assembly of our one-eommon people, who are somehow politically divided into two nations—and I believe that that man is, as England is, only a fellow-citizen ol our gteut Anglo-Saxon race, the representative ot supreme authority—the idea of law aud order, ot Government, and the centre ot Confederate loyal ly, I suy, then, that that man is the one whom we e'.uid all receive with all the love and honor und respect. I therefore, without further pre lude, give you the health of one whom, in this room, we ail recognize; [cheers] one whom we hope, ere uyuiy months u re over, will exchange tnos-r active acts of authority and cf diplomacy which heads ot great States must exchange with each other. [Cheers.] 1 give you ••The health ot His Excellency, the President of the Confederate States of America.” [Loud cheering.] The toast was drank amid every demonstration of enthusiasm. Then followed a toast to the memory of Stone-* wall Jackson, which was otferW by the President ot the Club, accompanied bya brief and touching speech. It was drunk “standing und m solemn silence.” The next toast was to the “Army and Navy of the United Nations of the Southern States and Great - Britain.” This was responded to for ’.he army by Cupt. Bullock. The Chairman proposed “The health of the guest of the evening, Mr. Beresford Hope,” [loud cheers,] in whose praise too much could .not be said for the interest he bad taken in theCoulede* rate cause when it was not smiled upon by niher men. Mr. Beresford Hope, in responding, Baid he took up the causa ot tbv Confederate Staler be cause he found among other things,a good, devo tional, God .tearing, honest people, both meu and women, while in the North fie saw greed, avarice, ambition aud unprincipled lust ot empire. (Great cheering.] He bad made fats choice, and by his election he would stand. [ Renewed cheering ] The ca - asß had .often seemeu'a losing one, but fie had never lest heart, aud be might prophesy, as tar as mau could be allowed to prophesy, he would venture to say Qiat the cause of the Boiitb would be crowned with a glorious success. (Renewed cheering.] The Chairman gave "The health of Ute heroes— the brave defenders of the city of Charleston." The toast was drunk amid rapturous applause. - Mr. i’rioieau, of Caarioston, responded, in a fers vent aml.putriotic speech, in the course of which he declared that it might be in t!;e designs of Pros videuee that the loot of the Yankete should pollute the ci'y ot Chaiiaston; but tbit if it did, it was withm bis knowledge that never—never —never would the oiiy yield until every man in it laid ciowu his IHe blood in the ditch, and every woman wus driven, from the place at the point of the bayonet. (Tremendous cheering./ THE SIEGE OF UfIAItLESTON. The enemy, says the Courier of the 4;h, be tween three and four o'clock on Thursday morn ing, opened fire from three one hundred pounder Parrott guns, and threw thirty-two shells in the city. Three shells e-anie together, showing that the guns wv>te tired Bltiluitaueously. Two of the tiuexploded shells were picked up and the charges draw’u, and they were found to contain about a pound aud a half of powder. No Greek fire has been discovered in any of the missiles lately fired Our batteries on James* Island agaiu opened eta festively upon the enemy during the shelling of the city. The damage in the city was trifling.— Fortunately no person was injured. , la the afternoon the enemy again ipened on James’ island, eliciting a spirited reply irom our batteries. The firing was continued until when both sides ceased. No casualties were re ported. The night bombardment of Sumter has been discontinued altogether. There was uo firing on the fort 'Wednesday night. Eleven rifled shots were tired Thursday, cf winch two missed, aud twenty-seven shots from the Coin binds ol which one missed. The tact that the enemy are th mg uponCfumter principally with Columbiads, after having pounded at it in vain with two add three hundred pounder Parrptis an 1 rifled shots, vfould almost make it appear that be is ready-to give up ine job of taking the foil, and acknowledge his prodigious efforts a ton tai failure. Tao diet has taken no part in the bombardment for several days, the Irousidua and four monitors remaining still at their usual anchorage ground. Several of our batteries were engaged in practic ing Thursday afternoon, aud did some erect lent shooting- , James Fowler, Company fl, 27th S. C t V., was slightly wounded in the head, at For Sumter, Wednesday, by a fragment of shell. FROM MISSISSIPPI. From.a private letter, dated Port Gibson, Miss., received iu this city, we learn the particulars ot an outrage committed by a party of armed ne groes, aud, for a wonder, the prompt interference ot the Yank-.es and punishment or the black of fenders. A party of eight or ten negroes, mqun ed and armed, dashed up to the residence of Mr. James Douglas, and cried out, “Halt!” to two or three gentlemen standing on the gallery, at tbe same time leveling their guns at them. Tbe spokesman thou exclaimed: “We have been sent by Gen. Grant to bring Jim Douglas to Vicksburg, dead or alive.’’ The gentlemen thus approached had no arms abcut their*persons, nor in .the bouse, and therefore controlled themselves. The negroes, tffter Uadipg they were not frighted to death, be- a uU!? subdued. Joined by nineteen otbpr ijegroea, who came by walking le.surely up, they ransacked the house and insulted the ladies; tbe gentlemen spoken of being Kept standing on the gallery, a equad of thy black Yankees pointing their guns at them, and threatening to shoot them dead if they moved. After awhile, a messenger, secretly dispatched to a Yankee gunboat, lying not far distant, returned ~ ; <h a company ot Yankee soldiers, who pursued and capture* Begfoes »ftV killing one. The Yankees ordered Mr, Dou^ 1 * 3 to S9lt?ot out four tout bad been the most insolent and forward iu the commission of the above outrage, and they were to be hanged. The others were severely punished. The letter further gays squads of Yankees are perambulating the country whenever they can with safety to themselves, and are gathering in all tbe cotton they oau. Some of the planters— we say it to their u ready disposi tion ty sell to thegi'ar JScA. Jfawiw- FROM THK UNITED STATES From Northern papers of the 25tb, 26th und 27th ult, we glean the following; FROM CHATTANOOGA. The following official dispatches have been re ceived at the‘War Department; Chattanooga, Nov. 24. 12 P. M_—Yesterday, at halt past 12 o’clock, General Granger’s and Palmer’s corps, supported by General Howard’s, were advanced directly in front of our fortifica tions, drove in the enemy’s pickets, and carried bis line ot rifie pits between Chattanooga and Orlen’s Creek. We captured nine commissioned officers and about one hundred enlisted mtn. Our loss was about one hundred and eleven men. To-day, Get. rul Hooker, in command ot Geaa ry’s division, ot (he twelith corps, and two bri gades of the fourteenth corps, carried the north slope ot Ijcokout Mouutaiu, with small loss on our side, and u loss to the enemy of five or six hundred prisoners. The killed.and wounded are not reported. There nas been continuous fighting Irorn 12 o’clock until after nightlull, but our troops have gallantly repulsed every attempt of the enemy to retake the position. Gen. kihormau crossed the Tennessee River be fore daylight this morning, at the mouth of South Chioamauga, with three divisions of the Ffteenth Corps, one uivision of the Fourteenth Corps, and earned the northern extremity of Missionary Ridge. Our success bo fur life besn com plate, and the behavior ot our troops admirable. (Signed) Gkouce H. Tuyuus, Major General Chattanooga. N< v. 25, 6, P. M—The fight to» day has progressed tavorably. General Sherman carried tne end of Missionary Ridge, und his right is now at the Tunnel and his left at Chics umauga Creek. The troops from Lookout Valley carried the point of the mountain, aud now hold the east ern slope, and the point high up. 1 cuuuot yet tell the amount of casualties, but our loss is not heavy. Geu. Hooker reports two thousand prise oners taken, besides which a small number have fallen into our hands, from Missionary Ridge. (Signed) U.S. Grant, Maj jr General. Chattanooga, Nov. 25. —Bragg evacuated the summit of Lookout Mountain last night, and our troops occupy it. The enemy, however, still hold the rille pita on the base of Missionary ridge. THE LATEST. , Further despatches from Thomas and Grant confirm their victory at Lookout Mountain, claim forty pieces of cannon, but'still mention only .two thousand prisoners. Press despatcuea speak of six thousand prisoners; they also say that the Goverumeut at Washington hears of three thousand, but the Generals claim only two thou sand. 'The Washington correspondents declare that the Government has issued peremptory orders to Grunt to "pursue Bragg jtnd crush him, or compel a surrender.” Chattanooga, Nov. 25—7.14 P. M. To Major General Halleck, General-in-Chief: Although the battle lasted trom early dawn till dark this evening, 1 believe I am not premature in announcing a complete victory .over- Bragg . Liookout Mountain top, ail the rifle pita in Chat tanooga Valley, and Missionary Ridge entire, have Been curried and are now held’by us. |Signed] U. 8. Grant, Major General. Washington, No". 25. Ofii-ial information, received irom G,en. Burmsido down to the 23d, iudaees the belief that he ib safe. H ; will be -supplied und reinforce ■. Bragg’a force is on the retreat, and our forces were pursuing this morning. ChattanOoga, Nov. 25 —Midnight. To Major General Halleck, General in Chief: The operations of I' -day have been more suc cessful than yesterday. We carried Missionary Ridge Irom neai* Rossville to tho railroad tunnel, With a comparatively small loss < n our side, cul - turing about forty pieces >f artillery, a large quantity of small'urrns, camp and garrison equipage, besides the arms in the hands of pris oners [ We captured two thousand prisoners, of whom two hundred were officers of all grades Irom Col one s down. We will pursue the enemy in the morning. The conduct of the officers aud troops was everything that could be expected. Missionary Ridge was carried simultaneously at six different points. (Signed) Gboros H. Thomas, . Major General. EXCHANGE OF PKIfION’ERS.' It is of course satisfactory to us to find thai in the dispute about the cartel of exchange, the Confederacy is admitted to be in iSiTrigUt eveu by Yankee newspapers, and some, too, (like the’ Boston Advertiser,) which support every measure of Lincoln’s administration. But it signifies lits tie to prove that our enemy is in the wrong. He is always in the wrong—fiom the beginning tins til now, in the first inception and iu every detail oi bis infamous war. Biit right or wrong, the Yankees trill deal with cartels, constitutions promises, oaths—precisely as may suit his inte rests at the moment. The New York World of 27th has th’s history of the affair: EXCHANGE OF PRISON'ERS - Oii the22d ot July 1862, a cartel was signed by both jtederul and-Co-ntederate iiuthoriiies, to be of binding obligations during the continuance of the war—it matters not winch party may have an excess ot prisoners, the great principle in volved being; 1. An equilt ble exchange of prisoners. 2. That all prisoners are to be exchanged, or paroled, iu ten days trom t|ie June of their cap ture, it it be practicable to transfer them-to their own lines iu that time; jf not, as soon thereafter as practicable- <•3. No officer is ta bo considered as exchanged, and absolved trom bis parole, until his equiva lent Inrs actually leached the ime of his friends. ‘4. In case any misunderstanding shall arise iu regard to any clause, or stipulation, it ra mu tually agreed that such misunderstanding shall not interrupt the release oi prisoners orr parole as herein piovided." The meumog anq object of this cattel are very clear, and the laws of civilized warfare are tqual •ly clear. Shortly alter this cartel was siguqd, the Confederate author-itms released an exce-jq of several thousand of prisoners, Thu very next day, General Pope issued a Gen eral GrderNo.il, req.diing the officers oi his army bolding independent commands, to arrest all disloyal male citizens within their lines, to be sent South, unless those citizens took the oath ot allegiance and found security for Its observance und, by General Order No. 5 directed Lite army to subsist upon the country. Neither dT these or ders is justitied by the rules us war, as General Halleck lays them down, or as General Scott he lustruted them in Mexico. General Hallock, the 13th of August, 1863. wrote to Gcueial Lee that the Government of the United States has never authorized any extortion of oaths ot allegiance, aud has forbidden to be restored to tending to that end. Therefore, General Pope iu Virginia, Butler in New Orleans, and every general everywhere has either violated with impunity the orders of the Government, or Gen. Halleck wrote to Gon. Lee u deliberate untruth. The Con‘ederate.authoritiaß, on the 31st of July have notice that they would look upon Gen. Popo and his officers as public enemies, aud, while claiming that tacts would justify them in refusing ta execute the cartel, stq ed that the mere semblance of breaking u promt o preven’e-d u resort to that extremity. When Pope h 0 prived of command the orders retail - ; 3 so fey o / tic irs were rescinded. . Tbe Evening Post says tb A . the rebels misused the cartel by paroling sick and dying, and by sending out gvefnias to capture forces Hiey could not carry gwiy; and that, therefore, our authori ties varied it by an order or orders which destroy er, that advantage. How, under the cartel, a parole could be taken from a dying man, it is difficult to conceive, or why wo could not take such pimjies us well is equally difficult to see. clow we could change the cartel upon a suggestion of disadvantage without the consent of luo enemy, is to our no tions of fair dealing, inooaceiruble. The Boston Advertiser, an earnest and able ad ministration paper, in commeatteg upon the ex change of prisoners imbroglio, is lotted to con fess that so far as the controversy goes the rebels have the best of it. The advertiser says, Tbe multitude of words has darkened counsel hopelessly, and, from a reading of the whole, we can shy that pnq thing is clear—that m such a uiscussion as ihik, General Meredith is no match for Mr. Ould. tyere not the latter weighed down with the odium of a causs which bud its birth aud existence in fraud, it would be strange if his adroit pleading did not leave the impres sion that the best of the argument is probably on his side. Upon a full discussion of the whole dispute, the Advertiser comes to the sensible conclusion that the Government cannot do better tiiau adopt Gold’s propotjltmu, ‘'that all officers and men, on both sides, be rel lased, in conformity with’the provisions of the cartel, the excess du one side or tbe other to be ou parole.” Pbiob or Liquor.—The following are tbe quota tions of liquor at the blockade sale at Wilmington a few days ago -. whiskey par gallon, brandji f 170 to <2OO per case, claret SB2 50, champagne Sfip, SjsQich whiskey $%lO. (From the 1 aily Savannah Morning News.] AWAKENED IN HEAVEN- |lt is relu ed that during a furious bombard ment of our batteries on Morris Island, last sum mer, a soldier, overcome by fatigue, ana being off duty, lay down and slept. The shells were bursting all around, a piece of shell strpek him, and he never aw ke on earth.] Where loudest roared .the cannon, The gallant st.dier lay, Oh, nobly had he borne him Through the battle’s brat that day I But uow.jvith calm unclouded brow, He sleeps amid the shell, That all around his resting place, In perfect showers fell. He sleeps—perchance he dreams of home, Perhaps once more He feels His mother’s kies upon his brow. While at her side he kneels. Once more his father blesses him, As m the by»goue years, Before him smiled the future then, All free from blighting ouroa. Again he is a liapi y boy, 1 With spirit light and gay, No clouds obscure bis sup it v sky,* Nor thorns grow in bis way. , He r ives o’er meadow, bill and glen, He gathers biigbt-hued Howers, _ And there, in childhood’s happy sleep. He rests mid leafy bowers. ’ Yes, there air-id the battle field, Where death stalks ever near, He sleeps and dreams of home ufar, - And all bis loved ones there; . Bat while the soldier's dreaming thoughts, To home aud friends aie given, A shell bursts o’er his noble brow — The soldier wakes in Heuveul O, what awakening I never more, To list the bugle's call, Or watch Wlln almost buretiug heart, Soun much loved comrade tall; No bitter tears will e’er be shed. No sad farewell be given, For ungels bright conveyed him there. And waked him first in Heaven! Baur. GOV. MILTON’S MESSAGE. The Tullahaesee Journal contains the message ot Gov. Milton to the Legislative. He recommends that every man aud boy capable ot bearing arms, not already in the military service of the Gon fed e« late States, or liable to consoription therein embracing, those who have substitutes in tne Confederate service, those who have resided in the State five days, those who are or may be in it one hour lor the purpose of bpeoulation, and not excluding those who may claim to be aliens— should be organized as State Troops, armed and oecabionally drilled, but nut subject to be ordered into Confederate service, nor trocu their ordinary pursuits, except to repel invasions ami to main tain suitable police regulations for the protection of th j lives and property of the citizens generally and especially of the Itves and property of the families of those who are absent m the military service <id the Conlederate States. Referring to the subject of fisheries be says: Upon equitable and reciprocal terms, Florida should tpure no exertiop to .'urnisli tbs means of subsistence to our armies and to the people of the Confederate States generally. Almighty God in his infinite wisdom bus blessed the patriotism and industry of our peopW with abundant crops of corn, potatoes and sugui - cane, und with an ample supply of bucoa, pork und beef. . Our coast bai been visited by vast numbers of fish, unprecedented tn the history of the State; and upon the waters adjacent thereto, u vast amo>ui of salt has heed manufaitured, while frotr!. other putts of the Couiederacy, trow our arwias, and from fellow c tizjus in peaceful purjeits, we hear of a scarcity of food. Why sbo’u’td not suitable efforts be-made to provide fish ta remedy any want of supplies of meat? Prompt efforts on the purt of the 8 ates and of the Confederate Government would secure a large quautity ol fish t j hid in the support oi citizens aud soldiers, aid would prepare the way for tu« tore enbsistenc?, should a future scarcity of pro., visions prevail. To attain so desirable uu object, compumes now scattered throughout the State might be so disposed as effectually to guard and defend the fisheries that may be established, 1 recommend this subject to your serious conside ration, that you may adopt suitable measure rel ative to it. Gov. M. recommends the suppression of distil leries; the prev-niton, by heavy penalties, of blockade running; the raising ot breadsiufl's, in.« stead of cotton, Ac. Write tj the Prisoners.—Our surgeona, late ly released from Johnson Islam] amt other Yan kee dungeons, describe the arrival of mails cen>> taining lettere from home lor the prisoners as af fecting in the extreme. The eager anxiety of all, until the mails ure opened, the intense joy of those who get and the deep dejection of those who de not get letters cannot be told in words. We can well understand that, to the poor fellows cooped up tor weary months in prison, the “sounds trom home" which letters bring, hailed with a delight beyoud the power ot' lanx guage to convey. And, afteix weeks of longing and waiting, to see others receiving letters while they receive none, must be bitter indeed, tor it seems to indicate neglect ut a tiiv,e of all others when kindness and attention should know- no re. taxation or cessation. A letter is a great jey to a prisoner, it costs little to the writer, und uo oe% caeiou of sending one should ever be permitted to pass. So far as our experience geos, the Yan kees huve been very tuuhtul in conveying lettere both to and trom prisoners. We trust that every one who turn a-relative or friend in prison, and can wield a pen, will tfvutl himself of the oppor tunity afforded by the ttags of truce, and that hereafter us few us possible of the poor fellows will be disappointed when the mails trom the South are opened.— Kick. Wkiy. the A X T r T d°u;-It T 7 upon and 688 “ v, B ,lttnt e -V e k®P‘ upon and tn6 [ scrutiny exercised at the pusspoit 7. V' 5 ! thut mun y of “hen residents in the ventederajy, in view of the probability that those within the conscript age will be token into the army, will endeavor to leave the country, carry* ing with tlium-the wealth amow.ed here and such information as they may choose to impart to tire enemy. Since those remarks were made we have bee.n sorry to learn that there are some among us who are “native and to the manor born,’’ who intern! to join in this exodus. These are men within the conscript age, who are uow represented in the army by substitutes, und who apprehending (as we hope justly) the repeal oT tho substitute clause iu the conscript taw at the next session ot Congress, design to go to foreign partjs and thus escupe the army. We call the attention u the Confederate aua thorities to these tacts. Blockade running h.is doue harm enough to the country already“n ail oouscience, and if it is now made the med am tor escaping military service, the ' o f vel¥ many able bodied men will be lo xi to the countrv 1-it the authorities then be ;, a tfie quivive lnd put ustopto th e e grese or lheße patriots.— Petertbii> y lt K Lonor T j ths Bhave.—We take pleasure in tW-isferriog the following order from the Charles ton papers, iu which it is published officially : Headquastkrs, i Dept, of 8. 0., Ga. and Fla., ( Charleston, 8. C„ Nov. 29, 1363. j [General Orders, No, 120.] Tbe Commanding General is pleased to com mend to tbe emulation ot their fellow soldiers tbe conspicuous bravery or privates James Tuo wro D ‘L C '??- f ° ster . Company f), and Corporals • C. Buck bolster and A. J. Bluett, Company B ‘A 7lh J Uu ‘ Uttrd “•> tte «imenl, 8. C. Voluuteers at iforl r»uinter, on the morning of the 27th iaat * The flag of that work bavmg been shot awav private 1 upper in bw voluntary effort to replace it, necessarily remained exposed on tbe parapet to a heavy tire of the enemy until, with his gallant comrades, who came to b ls aid, he was able to dud a suitable piece ot timber, eplice it to tbe sL.il' stump, and replant the flag, after it had been again shot from their hands. Garrisoned by such men, bort humter may be crumbled into the sea under the instinted ordnance resources of the ene my, but the memory of its unblenching defence will reflect imperishable honor ou Southers tnauv hood, and should inspire all Southern men with an inextinguishable resolution tw accept it as a symbol of their late, rather than to live*^they and • task mas ters? UV * Cb ' ldren ’ 08 lho Berfa Abolition By command of Gen. Beauregard, Thomas Jobdan, Chief of Staff. 'UENEHAL BRAGG, This distinguished officer, Says the Atlanta In telligencer, of tbe Ab, arrived here yesterday morning in a special pur from Dalton, aud utter remaining for about half an hour, took bis de parture for Newnan, whore bls ffitpily resides- We tender the gallant veteran a hearty welcome to Georgia, and trust that be may live to enjoy the honors and laurels be libs so nobly won dur i 1 , l S wu,r » a nd which impartial history will | award to him, in the highest and fullest manner RPSsible,