Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877, December 30, 1863, Image 1
(Mcelilii C%nstititf i omiHal.
BY STOCKTON & CO.
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HATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
DAtLT. | TMWIUXT.
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rti ii li<ns 10 Six Months 6
_b:*- Mjcui» 5 j Three Month* «
gne M nt: S | One Month IJW
Single cu^.ea.T® Cea*a.
iie-,5 LV; »ieis *uypiiwi on liberal teims.
Taoet «e-»o -ive MubscrijaU at sue late rate* will be cred
teu with snch nm uta to maze the terms to tnem con»
fortß to i e above rates.
a letter os the currency ule«tio\
Tue following letter on the curieoov qieetion
he* been p aced at our disposal bj a member ol
the Legislature, to wbotn it was addresaed during
the rtesnt session. It contain* many val
uable geggestiooa and novel ideas, and we c. in*
mend it to me attention of oar readers :
* AUGSkTA, NjV Sib, 'dot
Mr Dsar ia : You requested uce ibit- m .rn
log io write down my ideas on the financial pun
si tun of the C-nederacy, but my time is so 1 al
lied that I fear not to De able to comp.y Wiih it
as (uJy ml taignt desire, nor jdo I think mat
the saojdCi cuuia ue exhausted in a single leiier
T..e prwtent redundai.cy of our currency uas go*
oupie-i the minds ot so many able dnancuis. .
tbAt it w«ula do arrogant in mo to offer you ruv |
news as a puQaoea to the ex.suog evn, out I;
thick it me duty of every m*n la the country, j
•i:Her dv » uusel or other vise, to \ oiui out the j
reu>ed>es, and ir *tn ibis vary diversity o; upm- ,
lorn*, 1 feel satisfied that the combined mq.il o j
ihe next Congress will cenam.? be aou *o select ,
one ov woica the creuit ot our conntry will be |
raised again to its o a standard
i sua.i ibcieh.re restr.oc njy&elf lo givs you ihe
mere outn.tes of uiy pi n, leaving it to otbtr auc
better h> ado lo fill out me programme. In all ;
stub we uioai try to ascertain the cause. Once
;nai we c n agree upon the c*u*e ot the depiect
atioa oi Oi r currency, 1 feel almost Ccruiu tuai a
rstnedr chi sad wul ue toned.
No ®en*.bie min would be willing to sreaie c j
panic by prophecies of evil. There are alrtsaj
100 m»i.y causes oi iniserr without oar he pin# ;
it to a lever. A panic is never well founded, auu !
wh n ooe does occur, with sonu talent leasou in
it lor the exviieuicut, it is generally that people
have area led *w»y by mat bugbear "puulio
©pinion," or h..d noipaiteuce enough toawuiithu
final ueVciopinent. Bet it is equally as danger
ous to emu our eyes to tuning evils, aud /
tfieielure condemn both the men who hold our
•ufiStioy a* goo* lor nothing, aud those who
biinuiy ihihk .hat it must represent its vaiuc in
gold.
1 sorrow the idea from a very eminent English
scholar, who asetar-s *• a panic to be tho excite
ment o: a coward, and incredulity the c .ndit ou
ol a sot*’ Preparation uod remedies -quiet auu
UDceae.ug— »*re the attributes and actions oi a
S.atesmau audam^n.
From ius very o.&inning of our dilfiout ies the
q>je**;ou has weeu u. xed, Will we be abn- to raise
vne mousy lor -h.a war f M«nj eonitnd wa have,
ana potsi to me erentioa at ids i reisury liotee
and other taSdjiueo, wuiio I say that Ihin whole ,
war nas Deou uotntng man the creation oi uu )tn 1
mecse d 0:, leu to the kinunees ui onr ctu dreu |
lor a sirvi.tuieni. It is line our country .* ,
blessed wuu res* urces, like none oihar in the j j
world. 0. the £36 million* ol exports in ihe
ia i year ol me Ojiou, over iwo-tfiird* were fur*
Bishud uj the Bourne* a B ates, but ia this not the 1
greater cause oi re unification, that with nuch uu*»
to.a Wealth in our i ossecSton, wuh si.ih unlim
ited r souicex, our currency should have !)*• ou*» |
to dtp.eclat o, that someihiug must bj doaen >w
or w« will be mole to*u ban&rupt T
1 w.ii n>l aweii upou what couid cf ought to |
hav ooeu done, und retnet a yeclt enuisly to (
the qucsiiou ; \V hat cm tin done to rsmeay the
pm nt state ot our ounen y ?
W a«n i be sru rein niooieu that this war wae
canauotud on an i lumen so credit eystem, the
quas.ioa naiuraby ariees, what laitn ui* the peo
ple nave ia iba ultimate payment of thss *‘pioma
ises to pay t ’ Ah, there’s the rub 1
The puoue latih has bees shaken oy the acts oi
oar present o«o. o. the Treasury. With s.l the bon
est of an uptight mau, wuh all the ardor ot e
waP£ti**, aw *.«»u ‘m »<» ■*——*kswu
ees of vdr oouatry so inspire confioeuce for the i
ellicnute reaemptiou ot os'- Treasury notes.
ind conbueuc* is the great want of our ooun*
Uy.
W.th ail the faith in our ultimate success, with
all the wtliicgucss ol the people to undergo sac*
r.ftcet, mere is an inward looting ot disirust il
our cu; euey—call it by wuat name you will—anti
units* you <i.i something to restore the- currency
tu a nic.mi.c cis.s, no other leuieuy will oe oi
any benefit
iou ui ay lore* people to bay a cerlnia cla«s o
bona*, lor me purpose ot tneir paying the laxe*
wuu it, but this wul not inspire ceutlaeuce m
tneae o. nds. They are only usetul for thiaepeci
fio pur, a*, a-d lo moie than the reqaisitt
qeanuiy wui b* purchased* You a. e only shift
lag me currency in.in uce caper to arrouier.
t) can never be forced 1 It hoi *poa«
taaeouo growin, nod will come by itself, tl iht
peop.s *iu oaiy ece me soundness ot ourjinan
c.»i operation*. But could you txpeot this now?
tide is hr. Mvu.m.nger issuing promise* t
pay six UiOu.ba alter a lauhcsilun oi a treaty o»
peace, or With iao ceats inure*, per day. These
p*pei > are at par The lanb oi our
irbia<Bt i* p cdgul tor tneir redemption, u»xi he
ocißes with ano ter bond, #, couon boea," ol
wn.cn me in.meet is payab.e in coin or emon
As! mere are Oeiter m. ■ my hist 1 They a<t
worm h ty per coot premium I Tue goverumem
it** turned speculator ! B nee me purchaser
the cotton oy tue govern me a ; its pr.ee uuj nseu.
1 o&y no ! i lie value ot cotion n«s n-u been eu !
raaot.ii, ou. me money ua* *o ilucq depreciated
Wchi oetter acknowledgment cou.d we nave
Ir. m Mr. Meoirumger ?
Ou the nrs; oouu mere is only a pledge of the.
good .a. b to out you nave someihiog *ub
fctanial, -o ntoul' 1* this not in other wurdi
leiitng piaimy our ta.m is at mty por cent dis*
tonct f
lot n st fiiaen million dollar loan wae guar
bn.eea io oe paid wi.h interest in coin. Oace it
was paid and no more. What iaiih cun people
I &-v n our oodJm, wata me very hist piedgt-
Lu not been xeptV
wuu axe gcucrany the buyers of bund* ? Peo*
pieoi mtans, who pre'er the emai amount o
luiere*', Wiin u certainty, to ih risks o* com
me do. eoivrpriaes- & >es mi* or.-ca I'y ext*.?
People cannot iff >rd svsn to boy bonus
The very depreciation otcur currtccv ;* e*> c*t;
ltiei people must invent their money in t» r be
l&i;ge .ioro otable, more v*;u,bie, » c un erao '
t&ie A n*a« who formerly i.o u
*tve upon *in income oi per eauum, n>-
’(Quires its io d inis amount, and it wouid i*' *
toiiy to a- pp ;*c mat ce Would invest in Cojiadt- 1
rev boua*. rseeptfor sp uiative pu p* *«s
-j ,fa.e propose to ie'- .he BRkies buy i!i-!£,*LC J 1
jo*b tftcTi Sjndsto the Coniedrracy. Bui whv <
live « att* Bocds tbe pre ereucef b c. Ujc ■
the people CotfioenCe in
i ate* h ve ts.ue every effort and sac* .he« to ~*y |
lac ictticdi oa *bem m g.>oti and iaw ;ul tender,
tut a* edic as the B-a:e» wilt have to pay the d- j
Wrest io g-iod money ana iece:ve on it (Joti ede *. |
u fc scrip m pijment lor thtir bonds, »■» sure witl-j -
tie credit oi the first dwindle down -o ihe level !
of the o:her. it wii not b«neti r . the Cou:ederucy, j
tad ooiy hurt ihe credit ct the B'.ates. |
We bear a gteat deal now ot the of ,
Ws oar rency, «*nd mat the funding of it in 6 or 7 j 1
>er eeat r oad* would withdraw such and seen
to aoKiiit lroto circulation me ass you: j i
Would i /is reduce the deb r . us tbe Con fid; racy, j
tenia any circulating med uan take thd piace ol j ■
We withdrawn Dotea? In other word*; (to rrdoce .
Uto a piaiu matter o-' fact.) *outd |se Ccnfeder* ;
it* notes in vonr packet and a bond ft-r |45;, hr : i
jvter -.ban S6UO Con ederate nous now? Cao j
fo*re be re laere-tsa in lbs actual value of me i
Ini s,=>•) by fending me USO! Ye», ;hta is very €
(Ood in ordinaay times, witE exports a&d imj on* f
to regulate me txcaauge of a c£>unwy, out under J
ttr preawut eire-inisiancc* i* i* a mere fallacy. It
*m old axiom c*f political ec iH»noy, t »at a gov I
and supply make its own U««, ana
your legal anactments against blocaade <
I’Bmg, witudrawal of ctt- rency, or forcing the
■bople to swallow Borne other remedy. » re all 1
l*oottihiue. What w* want ia faith, coLfiJence
H i’he good faith of our financiers, to come up to
■W promises in tim*?s of trouble, how much
■totter in t : mr*of peasel I wool! therefore re*
■*tinend! , .
■ Firii, Let Mr. Msmmingsr pnbhsh that the m-
on \he first fl : ieeu million lean will again
■{•paid iu gold. It wovld raipe the va ue of these
■■•ada oooeiderably, and the people wculd be*in
■ 'Wir me confidence.
■ Torr.’tr. thiH nt«r**t. ft wi<l require. % ! * ?* r I
■*Wt *1,500.000 per mnnnm. At vas t> reseat
WP* <* aglan* e»M 1« Uverweeif*** « *****
j require 4,000 hates of eotton. The government
W ««h. M.a a .. ra , be.idfg a third of all the real
IMr ,h £ BOt lble in one -tomb
j ; te b * “ 9 ie 01 tt,elr '»"*>. and the eonfldenoe of
' “ d 10 pUt lhe correnoy on a m-dal! a baits,
e the Tove-reui.ot prohibit the expor. .tton cl
•* cotton except up b unfit from them ,n gold
Uiej have a perfect right to do this. T ere ate
m w ovt-r thirty blockade ran Ding steam rs tak
isgai un aviruge iive hundred ba e once a
I !U A r l,{U?eu lboUi bales p-r me b. Let
1 I r, GoT : rnrne,lt B%J 1 ’ lh6m : You may e xoor
! col .on, but you wul have to pay 2o cents i »rev»*rv
•• *■ *** It " bid field them
$150,000 oi g >ld a month but with n e • xpor ts
, 110,1 0i s«ap!e, n would be oy®. $250 >OO. 1:
| leav s profit eaongh'to the blockade rum rs, who
now obtain 90 cents for it in Nassau. This price
j m gbt be raised *r lowered according to the cir
ciiuistaiicec of supp'j and transportat oi.
You may obj-cl and ask: What w:!l the
owners oi these vessels do with the pr< .verts of
meir toward cargA»es? VV'bv let them bring m
iho iUiodb of r»ar lor our Governmen'., tor >u.
-•ountrv, aod leave ihe balance to our own mer
chan s, to the:r enterprise who have iaiih enough
id our ulnon*.te succ. as to lake Conied-rato money,
Imd invent u hete Oae good thing would foll 'W
j from from the ah ve it nothing else that our
: counuy w uid nit depleted of i>g we lih with
[ aut s me v* ue being brought m.
l’ue Coniederaia fa .ght to
tbrs«* f-woers m tterl'isg m >ue.y or giving then,
j ms pq-.v.oieut m cotton at 90 cents
♦ Now would not every man in the Confederacy
j look upon o s co-'on ns worib JO cm *m g
«h»*n toe GoverniuaVt is seilmg n at that pi c- !
&ud what is its vu ue now. wuu exebaage at 15,w
| ca t premium? Not yet 6 otnus? Is not the
j Vfclne of our grea **t re.-ource quadrupitdf
Then let the Government pay us interest on
•oods .n cotton, and you will »-e that their v*lu»
•v i ri.-e ii* sue au ex nt thai a great uf
I “ or capiUiis h will mveet in bonus, ra hei mau
i r 8K ine insecurr.y oi c juitne ci »l enierpr.ses, now
eo very limited in onr country.
; ur buiidh could lo a iunited extent) be solo
; »a LogUnd, for it a shipowner has to bnug her
l.aierlmg he would p eter the Coupon* with wh cu
| :ie oout.i claim cotton, thau twiun tho r ak oi
transporting the g »?d or baying exofiange.
Autr th a a d.m-, then !et the Bui « step in
anu help Wiih their individual credit tna oftu*- o:
me Couiedcrate Biates, and you will soon toe cun
fiuence restored m our curreucy.
Tua is so iuil that i coaid write page
after page with..ui exhaQaiiou, ba;,as I bsf«re
emarked, 1 bire only au boor o *pare to give
you the mere ou lines ot my ideas, and will uU
ways Come back ;o the -ame thing. The luudu
uieutai principle of tny idea is to establish a me.
mine vs.u* to the great Hap la of our conntiy,
wtiion can easily ba iloua by our governoient, and
to use u as me base ot our fiuuneial operalien*.
Restore tho confidence of the prop e in (ho good
iaiih of our iSecretary of the Treasury—lo..v>
high prices o the law* of supply nd dsm.tod
nnd yon will .nd mat thing* will pretty soon
come down again to iheir old level.
tiop.ug y >u will exjuse the length of this let
ter, and tbe incoherent style in wtueh I d-iitec
dowu my ideas, I reus, dear sir, your* very
respc.ot:uoj, It 8 B.
Confederate States Congres . j
Vif*t Ooi> greets-Cloei tiff idoMtos.
IN bKNATK December 16
I'rayer by Her. Dr. liylaud, of the baptist
OburcQ.
Ou motions, severally made, tbe privileges ol
the floor were gructrd to M~J r General hi.weii
vJooO, (ioT«mOi llama Ol i wUO*'.rtßfc‘, aou Uut.
dUwes oi Kaotuoky.
lHt aUBsVITUTS qosnnox.
▲ uessage from the House wee reOt.Vcd an
nouncing the passage ot to* donate Dill to prevent
the employment ot subs'liuiea to to* a my, w it
an uiutnumeui sinking out the clause repeulilo?
cutne a law, subject to the appiovai ot tue iVesi
tfcnt.
DkATU vV SMKATOB YAKCBT.
Mr. 0 ay, 01 Alabama, * unouuocU the death ot
nia late continue, Don. Win. D. Yancey, and
alter u rev.ew of the public :e; viocß, pronounced
an eulogy of b»s character. Jde ih«u submitted
let* following resolution* *
UtwLc'd, That we nave heard wt h deep regret
ot Lu death ot the H< n. William Liucae* Yan
cey, a Hcuator from the n ate oi Alabama, uLd
fcjat wa tenucr io oi? family our earuc6l sympathy
to 'heir i-fliicuve bereavement.
M i hat a c py of taese resolutions he
irtiiiem.i el to the lAiui.y ot the deceased, aud
tbat the Home o> K>ip ; es«utuurea De informed oi,
.he uCAoa o; the He**aie.
A'se 9d, 1 hat us a .anher mark of respect to
the memuty cl the dec used, tue denatu ao now
adjourn -
u;ai< gten of the d-ceased were also submitted
,v Mr. O r, o: Month Carolina, and Mr. brown, o»
do«tU Carolina, auer wuich the re oiuiions were
uuaniuiousiy a opted, and the P evident announc-*
d iuat toe rV-ua'.e t.ooQ uaj .areed until
row at 12 o'clock, M
HOUaE
Hunse convened at li M, Prayer Dy the Rev
Ur. Duncan.
The roil oi Mtatei w is called.
Mr Ciopton, o: Alaoama, introduced u bill to
leguiate *-xpo- 1« ana imports. Referred.
Jlr. Uiopton miioduccd a Dill which was appro
priately referred to repeal the i»ws oi naturaaXi*
tioo.
Mi. Foster, of A a., introduced a bnl a enda
tor> oi itie act ptov.diug lor ihe fundug aud fur
tder i**ue of treasury notes, approved Match fcd
1666 He. a. red
Mr. Cuiry, ot Aiu , subaiiited a bill to amt-no
Us7 ot toe Araiy fleguiaiiona, u> pr..n.b.i. officers
uo.ao.uaii. in toe sc. vice from parches ng sup**
jiii-e atcou. ac» prices lor the uaa oi iheir .am*,
lies tie! or red.
ttsuley, ct Ark., introduced a reaoiut cm
itiai the (J » rumttee on Military Affairs inquire
i to the expediency ol reporting » out raijin*
iho cou&oi uaiion o. tw> or more regiment* iroixi
.ne same Mtit , and proVtQlug lor ihc luiure Coq
aouuaii'.n o oinsre, and dl.npoa ng ol iho euper
aumerai v • Ikuera. Adopted.
Mr. tii d, o introduc’d a reuoinUo®
hat the D 1 COO :-Uing 1U pay U>l t/dteera W »uaU
v-a * r aisabled iu me service be lake a trooi th
ca.eudar ot the aet acasum sac p.aceu ou that ol
ai- ;.eoen r .. *vd ‘pttd*
Mr VV.st, oi Mo., introouc“d a hill, wnic was
rdntrra to toe LOOtm lice oh tf.ame, lor the re
net ot Win. F. bujoee.
a mowsugo Wa6 received from the Me ante an
aouut.-oe vac a* uourifcoce ot that in rh*.
aOlrrnaaicui o. ihe £i- uae to the Dm topreveauht
cut t.vxemi aud o. suobiuu.ea.
Mr. Wer.i *nemittedu Oill to provide *or piao ng
.g uc mu in > tciv*ce person* cist oi in . w> -»e ca
s n-i o. .he Ualt'-d i> au.B.
M.. MiiiUi, o' N utu Oarolina, iatr daceu a
resu uuyti, which was adopted, instructing the
Judic urv (j/ ioiaquite into the itgaiity
ji cer.a u iaiprt.pftmentß.
Mr. Mites, oi tfaath Carolina, introduced a res
.,iuuon tuitruatiog ihtj Comuuttee on Military
Atfa.ra to taquire into t-e Hipedteucy ol dienai®*.
din#* trv>m the ranko aay otiac-r woo saaii niiow
u mseltor c 'Oimaad to be burprieed by the ene
mv. AdsUtad.
MLr. iui fca ih-rodaced anether biil to continue
in iorce the compensation ol oeftaic persone
therein named* iiaterred.
Mr Foote, oi IVnueSaee, introduted a resolu
tion instructing the Commute oa Miiitary ai
airs to icqaire into .toe expediency of calling
illj the miiuery service all peroooa hrretolore
exempted by hav.ng auhstuutes in the army, oa
each cqatinbie terma *s »re wise end proper
Conrsd, oIL uisutna, offered tho following
bill, whish wa* referred :
Wnerees, in the present n‘ft.e of the ooustry,
it requires ih fcid es alt who are able to hear
* The of the Confederate diates do
e act that no person shall be exempted from
military service by r»eeon of having furnished a
subsume. . * - ui^
Mr. Foote letrodnaed the following preamble
and reao’utioas : ...
, v.j>T us lh6 iru'.y «har^t.ristic
PcocuquU93 of aam-—» .".ntly i**aed oy me
lmbeoiie »u - nnpnooi?lei nsnmer, wau uowsiU
eu«hr..oed on iha him ot conr.itutiouai nb rtj in
A KsbtDg . u ei«y, b=« been ree.i.ed »nd read Dy
tbu members o! '.bis Uens.; now, as » (J ,
;;
UIMM,
AUGUSTA GA. WEDNESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 30 1863
Be it rc*« Iv-d, That there has nev*r b' -n a
day or an hour when ih*» peoole of tbe Coo.vder*
Ate :Stai a were more Infl x-tdv resolved th*n they
-reat ihe present lime, never w r*|inq> i*b the
ot arms in w uch they wduis « d.cnul
kbit iiDeriv nnlfi d -oendr-r.ee for which thev
‘are boen so earnestly oout< *idin^ ( ahail bar
b eo hi la-1 achieved and ui.:de i-ursagd steadfast
b yond even th - pos-to l»ty of m ure danger; and
ha\ iu spile of tP© revervs wr.ieb have late v
berall-p nur tirn-s in several qua-tors, and ©old
and fe ti-.lt ind flf renc- to rur tfe trgs rbna f%r
hr tue mon p-»rr ( ih »he »cm'p the
f«»re *?n h- * .even million* of e l- -t®n
nd n <w butil n - h-rmcaiiy tor ..?i that
can make existence desirable, are. fnlly pr parrd.
aiir j m hpirit *b j in resource, to enc •nntcr
ve's nr greater than those which th-v »*▼- here
i ‘foie encountered, in preference to bofoing any
iftriber political connection with a cavern men
and i-U' pU who notoriously proved them
>elves conteuiptucuslv regardless ©fall he rights
Had which h.l.mg to . ,t»n> of civil
rreaom, a* well as all the most sacred nsaers
of civ i *-d war "
Mr. Miles moved io isv them cn the Ml, He
.eld Ih , Wits not -he trn- mod* of 'reet-n* Ihe
manilesto. Theonly 'reetment 1' de-er.ed 'h»t
81 “ nt *n<l nnmnfd.ied contempt. The House
sa iildnot recopniee the existence of . te-er so
n-urb »nd ridicnloue. end the oolv • ff-el it
*«nld produce would be to exeite the derisive
hug'iter of the wh |e civil i-d wor'd. R» re-
S'ei ed tl.»t it ehould hove he,m ne.t-»d «• nil.
Mr. Foote .Aid be eeeented to the rew-.-k, of
loe guptlemnn from S t> h O.relin. in retard tc
’he coniemp* which the p v oci«TDMt*on deserved,
.'il* er»d would he atlvned if H»*u*«* nrani*
:n 'Balv < xi>ressed c ntemnt for »t, and w sh d it
he understood that he coincided with she mo
tion to lay hi* resolution on tfi© tabie. for that
raison.
The preamble and raso!utinns w©"» laid tin the
isb!«.
Mr, Miller, of Va . rubmiitid * esolntiors eimi
!s t r ’ n r f,ttT "’wra extended in a op limn tho***
of Mr. Foot© Tf* r wore also It» dOO th-‘ able
n ui >ti -n <»f Mr Mi!«»
Mr Bex mn, oi Tuns, submitted a Hi I* to raise
revenue bv direct fixation. Referred to Bpec al
Conomitiee ou th© Ojrreocy.
O i moiv*n of Mr ray, the bill ♦/> erg tub* n
Buprem- C>urt was p stponed until ihe H Mon*
Hay *n January.
Ihe oill m r-lation lo tut Ooart of Claims fi ok
vof same diren'i in.
Mr. Ch itubliss, nf V»„ introduced a
•oa i r ruc iDg ho Committee on Military A*-
airs io ißq ire into to* expediency <*t ellowmii
amines ot Holdisr*, who ure refii£:e©a to imr
ebasa «ne rati a pa. fi u y, from the nearest PoH
C m SHaiv. Ad » tel.
Mr. Rutholl, ,»t Vi., subm’tted a hi 1 to fpcih
tit* the ra s ag of to carry on the wx
to th-? Bpeuial Currency Cm.on te* and
<iide.ua to b«? pri *vd.
Mr i: arnett,of V*., Hiiborntted a bill which wa--
relerred io the C -ißoiitteo oo Ways and Msaos.
to ailuw the t xin kind of cu.ad Vieou io bt
o minuted in certain cases.
Mr. Chambliss introduced o hill to fseiiitats the i
drtocroa of frauds iu lhe Q mrtkrrnAH'er aucl
Oonitmanary Department R ierred.
A me*.-jg-was receive I from tue ft i.ate an
nouncing th® proceeding* of U»h» bf>dv iu relation
to the death of Hon. Wrn. L Yancey
COR! EBPOAUK.V K UIiTWKKK tiKN JOHK.
©l«.\ A All Pllt-BIIIEAT D A Vl*i
lu ihe uirtuussiou ol a rtsoiuihtQ in tin* House
o! IL-pr.-seiitatives on Momia , to® toliowmg oor
rospondenca oh »w:ug ihit Goa. J -tm *n had
command ever Gso was read by Dr.
Bwann, of TeDnesk-*®, but was pronuuasod by
the mercurial Mr. Fo»*sto de garb ed, and lo
oe produced for the purpose ot shifting the bikine
of reiainicg ben. ti.vgg in command Irt-m tue
President to Uen Johnson.
Aw * l *M I 1
Bpcc’Al Orders No. 879
****** * •
111. General J. E. Johnitoo, 0- B. A., is here*
oy ar.signed to ifio lollowipg gcugrupnioai coot
niiaud, .o-wit: comajtnoiog wr.fi iha Biu Etoge
ruagtj of (Huuniains niumog turoilgh the west
ern part w! North Car Una, and foiluWi#g tu.»
iidho: eai Mountain ■» ihr. ugh tne nor.be. n part
»: Guorg.a to the railroad south from CnsManoo*
K a, luuuce b) that road to We*i I* Hut, &uu o«>w
ibe we*t or right bank u: the Chat-.hi ochi©
. iver to the b;tidd*ry i*t Alabama and F. >r ia;
tollowiog ibat boundary wa*t to the Gh *ctuha.
clue river, and down that river to Gh*>Hn*ichio
oay—including the waters ol that u ;y—to t; e
Guif ol Afoxio j. Ait tna» portion ol coun ry
west of 6» d line io tm Mt*si*«ippi riv ?• ia in*
-tided ib the HDove ®«>mtii:ind. Gsb. J ihoeinn
wii , ior tne purposi ol t irreaponaeuce arid ie«
pur s, e*tabii*b ms head quarter* at Utuiianooga,
or auofi otnur place a» in ol* will b«*i
secure laciutios for ieady comn.iaue.iuon with
.oe tioop* witmo the limits oi los command, aca
will repair in peraou to any pait ot «a;q c,m
uiaud t wv-r h>« presence may tor is* lime
Oo neCe>tßar# Os deairnb «
*.® * * * * * *
By c->mmaud oi »h-.- SecruUry o! War,
Joan xViTUKHB a. A G oersl.
Hit Excellency, the Urt * Sent, li cUmona, Yu.
A.to, the f;m©wing ix rac.a ir. m ne co.res
poadenC'. between me U<evident and u J.'hu
sioo, t«» allow ihat iu rciaimug uen *: ~gg m
oouimabil ui hi* aiuiv. id .cod in >.cu ioance
witn the o- ii L. John* ou, iu pro ®r
eocc io auopi.ug that ot gen-icmea to civil life
woo clamored iwf hi* »?moV*l.
Ktcmiioxo Ya , Jan. £% isSS
■ »en. J. E J.BkaTOJi, Jatkauc, All**., and MoOllf,
▲la.
i ,viah yon with the least oelay to proceed to
the neadquaiter* o Geo. Bragg a a.iav. You
will fiai trxpiana ory iodise at (j.iaV * "og t.
(Bighto) 0 Jaff BaYl&
[Extract from copy or letter.)
Ricbmomo. Ya , Jan. 22. ISM.
Gen. J-B J B*BTjK, Ca+ mauogo, i -nr.;
a* announced :u m? telegram 1 uoaress this
letter »o you [ kola Uiiig] the pmpOoß ior which
1 n«a re you to pr-ceed promptly to the fica.*
quar eiS of G«k
You wili, I trust, ab.e by c mvertat:on with
General 8.-*gg an<l otfie»s •! k* cotnrr.iad, li
<. euidc what ‘.t-e owst int®fe»ta*ol me * .vice /«•
qjire, an© to give «»» me advise whi a I ntad ai
inis janccwre. A» ih A army »s a part o your
command oo order w-tl o® ncC'*B»ry <V / y.,0
au cor.*y lfier>*, as wh-: T fit?r pteseut m absont,
You nave a right to OireC*. ue operatic a ecu d *
wiDv over *5 '•« O l eg-? . » toe GiQeral c oiiauud
•r g V«-ry tm v and iesp*-.-«;uHy v-n-s,
(B.gneu) J urr Davis.
fExtract frem n?ae : o Gen. J B, J •finntort j
Jollahoma Ten 6 1663-
Mr. President—Your icitrg.aiu oruvnng u.e io
(ienera. Bragg 1 * hesdqiarters t«s rt-c iv-d iu
M.bil , wfi«n‘iff»s o-iiny w-y to them Tour
letter ot January 22i 'c-uCUcd rue hereon tb* 3i> h.
•*'* * * *
fExtruCt fro:n a letter rs Gsneial Jueepi. £. Juna-
eton. |
1 CLtiBOMA, Feb. .* 1608
ila. Pb*.i»«kt : B’ncs *muij to you ca the
8J i h.'.ye *eeu toe whole ermy. In appeu mice
is Very encunr.gtng, nod give* posture aisutance
ot Gen. Brega's capacity u> comimad. f: n well
clothed, hemby, euo in ine rp.nts. fbe br.g„des
engaged Muifreeebi.ro’ are m» stronger than
they were on ihe morning ot tea naitle—maioiy
oy ine abmot.es brought bao. by :n» General’s
vigoroimsj.tsai.
,\ly object has been 1 1 asesrtain if tbs sect,
deuce ol too troop* in the utility of the *rmy to
bees the enemy i» all Impaired. _
I find no muiction that it is Isa# tr,.» when
yon were in its camps.
A bile this leelmg exists, aad you regard Gen.
Biaira ns brave and skillful, the (not that «oaie or
all ot the general utiice:* ol the aimr, and many
of the »uoordinat“», thi.ix that you might give
them a commander with (ewer defect*, cannot, I
think aieatly diminish tna value. To me, it
seems that the operation, of this army in Middle
Teo'.sai e have uses conduced s*mir*uly. I
i can flmt po recoVd ol n.-re . ff-ct To Hph mg is
I modern baioe. .0-0 ia.. i ml. ,D “
1 comber, evincing skill 10 1.“ n0n.*......
r Co-urape .a the 'ro ios. which ful.y cn.itle .hsm to
( ins ihsoi fvh-weiaarv.
*Tt»a -• ••* '»• i", 4 * *r, h ®
f IS*B4 llwseifZt*** Sw3 ftd* depreseed, we ho r «
» ®v>khi-.- to |*ar; for h is he so postd that
« th© x* i of g- nvrii! • Oc-rs cm be by
j ! uxy want of c •r.gdenc*? -u th* ir skill
it IncrAkSa t r*ir >xa per mi tsd me to s o bat a
1 forth <»i iha «r op ta vet. To*7 a;a
r bt ia< r Lyd r 8 10 bo is high spirits, and
j reciv •‘ver for • fight.
*. 1 »t*i vrrv *r! 'J t«> find ti :t your confidence in
i O p rs nnsbaken. Mv own i» co .firmed
r bv hi* rrrent opefa’inct, which, in mv opinion,
i «t,rv(;i» v ,--.r «a’ .kill, li uoaldbe very
r uotot • arr.ovr \ at this juue ure, when
s h* 1■» ja-.ciraed, i! nui ron, Uie granule ol
• ! tne r a, ry.
t | AT..r a. -.in,* &!l lUi r.*ct«e, | .ball vrr’te &pain
. I . oily so. x. ti A ; , shoald it tbeo appear
. IK. I*[r io yen V» r t mo b Osa ral no i,a< ■
m >u, Xi B>« or etUMioM) iu this inv_ui ..fttio*,
f ought to 0. i t 8ucoe8»or.
i Most ie»p«ctlulty f
V !iir obd'ii' nerv’t,
i (S good / i ft Jobmitok, Oen.i.
| tiis Excellency the t'r»i-;iUcat.
i
1- tbe early pert ot Jauaevv, tlv» eouniry north
, ot Uren.d-b.m<cons.le-eii ’.mprno’icuble X ili
, Jt.) r lire r-x Van I> -ro to bring iu Gen.
, ilr»,-g’e a .t me c»» ry »! tr.o Ml* laMopi »rmj,
, exerp. iocc u. J.icUtenant General Pcrnocru.c
i coi.iuiered n smeary t.i aim
,*.• * * • •
, I have been told, by :n»; they have r
. .dr ted you to remote Oasn lS a Wf hu d place I
ne ie o • .'.m .nd of inn ara.y X »m fine ihnt
F von will eg.i* wiih up*. t»,»: the p-.r I f.»v,
, orn* ia il.-e in tf/itiun wuetd iviod irit mCi*n
»i*t»r t with toy jier:..iß»i h.inar tfi coops ia.
, OMIO9 Ib>.iior..h SJover, ih*. the in rest o
I the eervice r.()nire,'ba. Gttieral Bragg .houlc
. not be remove<t.
i . Mo*. i»rps«tfnliy, ynnr ob’t eerv't.
I K Johmtoi.
AvmuLL'a Raid - • bavc nm •nr'Uer par
:w “'- ,r * «• *“* O rival of AVer .. »n i i,t b m-dtr .
hiien,. ibev namtF.e al , 800 nildn ,, r
• compoeod of cavalry »nd mcijaiol i to .v The
leuehea Bale.n Ween-'day rormtA ao o u loV,
i mock, w.itioni any .how o? opp.jc .»
e we Con'd learn, und ia,nseijn,;elt proceeded .
nuin the dep-c* and c; mm let wry biiilui u »„ a
' 'ear ue tde tree* of.hr raitioea v,i¥t, w , ,*
• they ure eu a <o b.ve .ff ofbaily uCcub ■ l.tben
In tho buildiug was et da I triti
: guaciry of ru.oa an. -oro. an ot »bich ot
coorre, fell a ptey to it. i.maa. fu„ i, m i o i 0
Gi verauient a s .,y f,. ». l ifiayh «r„ w-re Hn
■ uole to i«ro lhe uuop.'.ed .uiu.i I. y, ~a ß
i» r.) -led u. bare bc.n d .aVt pnva*.- pi ,'per *
Ti e eaattr rd bound .reyjatjtran >i .y ’
1 gitim ana l'eune»Oie ia .road ,Wde u narrow e 8
j epa from t ptnrr, nur.ir.g Sa.r,„ üb.'ui halt an
hour beMre ihe V unkeea re cbed i air m
ant from Lvuolibu (1 wnh ~o Fro., -t Guare
Gap: (J oy, ako aarro'aiy t*caß«d being t..k,-u X
war find into whej anbin albert oie.ai.oe ol
■ | tbe lota u, bu ih® tcon9tr prufiapt y reverted m
e o'in.) aod etcapod eal -ly. tfo p#n , on ~a lh ,
■ . I’l’ro bar.. 1. repur/fd .but there W.u
■got.#|; near tUlen. Wedneaday ..vcnicg
It if Sought that tfc's .a the Yautee rmd • lilcli
1 ! fiT- t,..n »0 .ong .bre taped in tke Yankee puiw,
WI'.IO ! lbey pr. misod at.oald o ,uie iu ... ,b. Va
' ley of YirpiniA and go out at W idon. N. O \V,
leirn IBai .tie uuitiiirttioe l.uro made arrange,
meets .n prevent the tchema. V'.irr ,i th. d, "u
age . a* be d .ne to the nxlroad 11,Salem no then
are no important brid,H« rvy there
Jlickwfui DitftaUk, XJiA
R.io taro Kamrvcxr Oapt I’.i.r M. Everett
Os ike I*l K.Ualillll Motmtcf R.fl-e. leCeutly
media raid into Etntucky, whVb, lor *t ng «„a
g»l.Miiy, ha* n t pi.«n surput* e-dun,A| he war
He slar.ed with aid men it.a fooDU Gap. on
ihejjt. nit, and erru*d at C.' :« W. u a» V.
on # »-b iaeta-.1, with hie eoko »,
4* fcav-a n:ade h » iu ,m Caatle
Mo'.d., Y, . i,. -fv, i.e gt -if t! «ne G.u.s re
r y>, auo.,:
w, remoualirg b.a e-.nimafttl afegdi, dvitroyioc 1
atarly if ae. quite one uinlion o' ttoliara w.mh
.1 nor., end iu* :ny-! ihe U' aiy p.ir in.
peu>», in the : pace oDbcer. days, bidos . losing
a msti a killed, wuund.d or aapm sd, auit oring
logtliem .11 ifu in biitm - eonliin.i io..n when
he Wuut Into E utn.-'y. UMw »"*<l Whig,
(\rvftß c v ms Btxahs* Ca itiua —The efeum.
«r Uti'.ißam, .Japtam kl«rtit,b uougb, (r. vv 'tie
ts« OrAn Queen,t m capture.l by the .u-t. y».
o'clock on VVtJaeiUtty lai in ng 1*;», tv\. ,rt
ulties Irotn Bipelio L girt, ,» c eve. fnihoins wui. i
on bw pas.eg- to Grtcn Tnrtlr- g.y, pound ip
Sa*»H*. .Sbe b:.d a evgo of (lia bate* Pi colon,
*5 um*v toaceo, i wo t'UDd.edand nu e ty
biles o; .Le coiton was uw .od b> tue owner. »t
tha s.eaoier, aod >ho balan « by ihe eresv. She
bad a srew of bluet eu p.-rrona ou b a-d, ali ~t
win at were cap.und rrc.pl tn>, ;
Dv D. ot D-rien, a pih.:, und W.iii.u, jj UDn , ‘
eeart-aa ot t is coy, Tiie otrirra rote Ptkrn :r a
'*«». and are ia ibc bands of tie entiny. Th>
eiie'uy divova; ct the Cnatojni oa'iy m the mo>n
ing, a .d flred tnealrrHirao ohels at her, ano
■hen opened witU fou-.crltjf from ueir bo t*. i ti,
rnec y'a barges hoard, d L< r, end look poe essioi
111 lhe Siaaoi-r. Among iha capyred. ,r- c p
Mortmtorongb, Archi , : til*'. Fusie,
A igusta; Ev..n», -up x> -pei j f». eDgine-r, J bu
Parry;-sooud *neio-er Jo* ph Wlliaxs tl roi .n,
Juan f.’ • ra, Patrick 'ac,-y, Cue' e. 8,. *, »*<
Jno. (ir d-,r, a.I ol,Savannah; an-Gri-iiian Toomp
reo, ol Dipfc. The tae owned by a
a toe* ouipapy in this city.
tavannaJ Wwt, 20 Ik-
Muse lfusTnocTinN at Yakisk,—The Lynob.
bu-g Republican lea. 0., Horn a (ailsm:,,, ppir,
Btanni a. ifcnt a amatl rridinp.iy 0 f Yankee,
came ap iho Valley, on VV, dacGir of las w.rk
as fat S. Woodiboev. <u ifc- Sbrr.-c Cl',commit
t.ng »-») depr artinirj upon pvate properi.
ui- ig tiifl i-no of :h«ir il vch.
Oa Ibew.y hi Wo, dc g>k, Cy »«• IO th.
Goinmbi, f,irc *, .nus»ed i»a tr*ny (Jir-c* 12
ro'l.ri we*, ot ibe tc r tea ley con ; ■ >ri.
d.-.tinyed, Isev p;: hi w >r* -it wr *ek.' .hn
as* destroyed ih*Forrr ml ; cl no i
,he s.py- n„ p.il> rhood. V* ,« ■ ,Sue.., partteu.
Ktly the X- wars >ry v.l t"., , , h ~ , ile
£ *- a i,,; P'• ax': on -An it ran-
Hiyoftb- bed f cr. rj of ■-o . t,,-. t .mmbev
of #»»<* r».r® g- u rstf.V wi... are
bv rSJ v<v (g1 »c- «». * v , nw‘i *. ih owb oa»
of ©'Bp!',*: cii*- 1 a*., vjb wls*r\ vi ih afi o u?®-
I nese.f .ijfa. the siUis.ru«i ofte„.a e .,v c a and
than fvf-bes.
Ag rriui fin* Jnig.ot- 'si.k»»,s%, J *| Cn|.
pepfe-, • § u ,*»» ,Sc** .-.iti .* * us
A note a< aiVt .d w by a Mr . P s ~J i„
en ts»j..S u« tu.i»r .».-* is*'. /t)en r | H( .
Jck'Aon> L • ... .1- <:ulp-p t,u n , ui .
er oier -, «f».B eo-d b.- ai.h, a -i ’ r>, .
also lbs: O.'*--,, up Luti > •»:..-!• «t -.ld tewpre
well. This tnfor'TJvipn ■ ■ -* t 1 rr. Ce.tr o
should ro"b tbf.i *«u lr»*, Gvi, „f nu. g
local, .7 the vtl. " M < it it round i
itii-aygiVT com for- . n») t% lf a wi fc or:
matt.cr.—ed.isite r.yj»e
Ordiki pkom Botlrr Too Bn h;ia
ore**'* iuai Nor? >it, prohibiting,ider p hair*
oi fine or impnaoQm?nt, or ootit.j transfer or
Hil profvrty onife* ih-a person tn<erriDg baa
reta n<*l to riU tnoe” to ih«e »H :*.»**.
H* tCP CMfcJwfwd * ■ order pro? £ tor the
emir'al <ll of ftro* edored t'oops i t S
N .r'h Orolino. t.id the c;.r* ~f I 'sum,*.
He rccruiltoty of colhtA f
ewe she pol cr of tor ilO»‘ilnen!fc« c ,
it to be ;(•«
aid in oriy.u, out tbi- jurp.se r; •-, 0 <
per» s.. pradilaoi'Oti. • {tiers "..Y.udeo to!
• •pli.y rble bodied a“~'0 ag eerta
AU &e V*rritory soa.h oi Jatn-re i, pU,eed j
ccdfci she of Uin Orln ri ,
ilrovn <i b.,aud tui net lb oi i; .r under!
Ca tain C. B. Wilrjqt. A. M (J-ninct of)
onb Carolina is uod;r iilpe-ietead. !
•■can! fUv florae# Jam*# C. os> : .
Tba Confederacy r\y, that s rrmi curiem la j
that mly th»t parttts recently :r sw Orleans j
report a it*m '“Oil in tost o ir »t n *0 j
Federal cil»ri were * lied *i .111?• ,1 ,« !
fnnher report#i. r 1-asea the Cuiftli prison- 1
era, mi d the Yi.nkuj gua* m irt f Mined
I .he.*. on ti.e YanHee Bed, and u-rse of their
reseels. Ato t ltnjiiob 'We y*ireu for At»
-ita. It w«a fartbat mm « id thfick Taylor
a« wild u » males W tbe Ua«- O.t/.
BY TELEGRAPH
‘‘HOKTBO TUX TKXtsS ASS»X'I ATI* .
’ *• 1 ttlcs rdivg to »ci ot Ccuvreos In ti* l*C3, bv
* *a- a» i ju» m ine i .It-rk't. tL .e cu U»e li iijut Oc-ur. b
t«! ateftU»it • io? tne N rifieru Uie<ii<> i 2 0«-cr®
EltOfi DALTON.
tiajsTuL, D#o. Ji. Otfioer* tr m ihe froct s*a:e
ih» our are moving lorwurd in '.be direo«
non ol K.jix lilo. All tae ouuuiiy between tivan’*
Btatiou »ud Morristown La* been cisar*a oi iho
Out Ok j. Ooiy 6>>o pri*: n«.rs were caj-iurcd ib the
eQ e~ geuifeut »i iivauV Biiktion tb* ihe uien Bio -{.wa
t o pkluge *ne cue joy w*gon irxisa, wiuofi were
loiuiea wiiii cofifee, o*nv<4*«e«i a*iii*, nua
sfioss. But t r ihts uisuy more ..aught have o?ea
CAjiiared.
Report* iiom below state that ini bode a and
Boa mi* fiuvo bui rounded the S*lem ra d*tß, and
<*oo!d profiab.y capture me vnuro party.
Tlie oot'Uiy kau bu r njd Lu wuu one, deeiroying
H-* Mtillery to prevent a irom laliiag into our
bands,
F.ve Yuiißtf®* oupfured ir in Oaai-
Dcriauvi Gap by our oa.v»lry arrived tv-i-ay.
ihe raiiroad Uoiwsju here and Lvncuuurg inii
oe pu; iu ruumng uruer oy day. The Tr *
d ock y K .oxvdio Rugisier wiil losu-; fi re to
iiiorro67.
MLGE OF CUAUJLBBdTON*
l hahlsston, Ik.* 21. -iacro i* very liiilt
Jfiaugc lu 6r; position Oi ..flair*. B..me few aboic
were Mcn«>B4tG bviwcen ih* encm ■ ’* eaiie. if*,
fi.irg at Muuitne and our own. No filing cu
gumtvr. i fie enemy c- uil tne at work oc
auu Wagner, tx -tiding ihefiauaaof tue f. raise
•kOd BoUdiug tne taller.
N. lAiiportani il by th*
Iheebcoiy have aisplayed a caie.um light re
li ctea toward* ;ae city tor the U«: two nigtit*.
O. fiuuard au i x day* o: tae airgt
have podeed, and Caarioetoq u aoi lakoa.
AFFAIICS, AT CLEVELAND.
Dalton Dvc 21 —Tbv enemy’s force tt Clave*
aod cjbj!,i,i of ao >tii forty men, who are toting
a* courier# between Ciiat.au *oga übC Cnoxviila.
Noihsv important ir. m the from.
OFFICIAL FIIOM Ukfi. *.\M JO\t.H
Dg 21 —T:.e following rifijiai d.e-
F*' vf * *** rokbivad last
Mi un*ain :
io Ova S. Ooope; : -T; e lading this
pijiQ’ t,a«rdi d, turned ff from BoouX w. nt
iowarca Cdvington. Tuty may aM*rpi to cr ss
•rem Rich Patob to Dn r lsp’s cr®®». CHioU ia
ol* ckading tUai load. I*m iotorme4 rrom three
uifferc.;; s.>nrcM that th have a umber
,l ihe»r wagon*, killed iheir broken dawa Lorasv,
and (Ovt mtioh us their ammuauion, *a<l are
ttavelmg in fiatte. I h ive ■ ih.a v.iarnieg *
'urge li"e m ih * directi' n o: Jxcxsun rivar or
ondge.
(Signed) Bak Jombb, Mi|. G'3S.
the haid on lALEH.
Ltscbbo*#, I>«s. 19,—Tfitr® is but little ad
dition il ti. m Salem. Sunday the rttiiers
Di:rny.ca.A -- **- * r W-. v t G, tfutt;
•n Catawba or|**k. cap*Bricg 17 and abnm
i 1 ii r*«B, which w©r© being 'V9up®rA(*d
Taniwrs who arrived tr- aj tioz’Ook this ev e *
wing f»y enemyjvsre this side ui C oif's Creek,
18 iM.i'M from nco.i, Tkeir
Lump w»d vigfile ftoai irto ftluuo’C a. i/rig’*
Gtet-a vvaa ru , Uri i.p.-jy a, * u i,„.
poTAtOt,) to furb, wb.cb ~.-obu«ia for tha ei.mt'a
further tetrs-.tim to* Vi ,«a«i: e road
LrscHßßEb, Dtc. 1a —fatscDg.rs tbit evening
report tost au eaonty batting CtAig’s o,*k pm.;
lu.oitig *oa;:«att their o turse, an t sro»i.o 'i'kur*.
•tkv n'ght, iu hulas bclcw Jlba>g..io ry, VYaue'
aulpl.e, apr.wpt Xltc o*Mt oi »x.c A tkig rtm'o
is to atrtka .be Balt Fond road s*ad ug icw.ra.
E.,tawka Vail ty, TLetr .sptare is *. nidta iy
t-xpeoied. SxiratMh.sg .as rsportsd ysuerd.)
ut Bl Caburg.
Lt.nousubo. Ore. 20 —A special corresponded
wtitiUjiio tua Virgirian fnm JSsietn, Dec. 18 h
»ay<i :
WcAnrabay m.trnin K th, ensmy a advance
guard ch-rg.d up Ma n dt. Tbe mam body f„„
j "" V,D K *OOO slier, pistol* were dranc ready to
■ j flrj Upon tbe ciox na who crowded ihe street. -
j i'fie Yankees broke up-n tbe 800 Othoe, eu, Ib*
| -visgrspb wires and iben piorteded to .hi D-poi
' | wined was crowded with i*d;ss and gan«esi.iii
waiting for .be train. T iey bruka ap«n irunks
de-iroyed lb.tr ounleata and sett ng Bre lo ih u
building. They so. insd a liao of ba ie ami
planted a battery on tne bill to Onr ou the expect
ed train crmch borisiaied of e gbt picees ol artil
l.ry, aad bred (hr v ,bote at the ira a winch
retired without
T‘.t-y opesta many *:ort» ( &ad Cir nod off v
destroyed a,I gooti. Ti. .y bsrned l; verai o.rmr
one Once; mug a lu.jre let ol ia;,ow and oti*. a„«
oewrorud a 4 n.ai voi (ram. Ts„y w„.j p,.„, tu
by a man c- aied Ball, woo waa ordnance . Siei
at »M. poet or Gen. Jenkins last trying, eu da
evi t.d «u.*i afler 10 lh » ert wiy. ihe memy re.
m-uacd i.sr..- tilt five o'clock th a evstiing. fasai
log lost Fi aau.h Lea aad Imbod- 3 rrt.e io fcr
auu they 1011. •;• aping a , u: a x ailsa from iow»
' »t n gnt Tn.yaLot abeu' fl iy torus, before
urny tel. Cai,p, na they b»j wore tb*a b» 7 could
get alo. g with. Bnppo» ag tasy o„s d act era.
Cru g Greek, by tst w.r they ««,*, ih«yaba: r m
■bo r c nroe, going m tbs dirrxiion o
Xh.* to.rcy rep .aenlad tbev bad 12.0*0 n>.», ba;
tneir fores had ooea divided, and pirn .a oen
in an liner duesiios. Ab-.oag p-isos*rs aa. tnred
ia Captain Foria.ux, Aos-stant Q ’arberiaaster of
>bn p.FBi, Mao) carrsnm 'so! with them.
bIR«« UrcUARLEBTOH.
1 naan.- mx, Dec >d —'i he enemy op—l9l Irt>
on iao ci:> net vers 12 and one o’ol?5«
ntohi .mu threw H ebeils fcib i a»»ooa CJ
more w-re fired. Htime eit S h t dy-- >- w - dc-w
H) buildings. «Jn person w*i injured. Oar Pa *
•erie. ,epl„d, All quiet at Bsm er. No o.hn
new*.
'lbaelssvo*. D*r. 21.-All ,u;et las, night
XVotn.ng new runraing.
FnOM DiLTOS.
j DiLTOK, U. c 80. avabt priaouen eapiured al
I I,otr * Sulltll IK Oiild adorn Cuair.uooxa ware
br ... X bt her. to-day. Jl ,;W, Eg LWraalmg frem
the front
Taxis* Girtrur Bf .w* up —Oaint; w the ta~
cuMera occuua fusot tbe Peuiaanla ir the ene*
nrv. oui irteiiigeaee fro® tiusi aecti.-u baa b.an
yerv uresu ai- Though . I.T. urdy la
it rd« ua pleaaii'e, uererrt, 15,, tJ stele tbit
ato ula tortnebt i.a-. one of Ofe YiuAaeam-b ale
that patrol York >J,'err., bio -T! ■ il'
trifl'd oy a torp.Yo, |*r wh.a-, rViri^M,
h'HTQ SW *• *1 fT
bidre by ih= cat'. f\ *.? Jr,
• -y*A ib>at».
John Mitxbeii wry ».-y •* a •.* in a#'],
paeny of editor in > 4 *
Enauirer, for seme tft-r frntt, km ■ ■
that jourssk. <'•■*o-1 ,
laTER r 1(011 rx.X
Uocsiov lex i s > V 28, 1
V a .-itiuatiii, D c. i 9. f
Tee fotinwing is the latest leftabie inf, rinacion
received irom ibe West. Ii 1* iak n irom the
Houston Telegraph of ib a morning ;
Tbe expedition under Om. Bodks is believed to
be 8000 strong, composed of the divi.ions 01 Gens.
Dauna acd Vanderver. Tbey lost three steamers,
an tour scbooneis, a* well aa a considerable
amount ci bto aa u-id munuious of wir, and
horses, wh.l® on the way, und m landing.
AovtUi ha;t th© sumoiund are filacic troops p*,
via, wi’b his regiment, 15 » ©trotg, a>d tijyce*
wnh a Federal con,mission us Colobel of b 0 2i
Texas Cavalry, but wnh no troops, are uieng.—
They Lave a. large supply of ar-us and horse
quqmien:*. Th-y design to enlist M x cats ut
iba ivio Grande, and negroes in the inferior.
As soon ein onnauon oi Dius*’ b itidv land
ed rucd-'Seluiiy, Caebj smver-d io FraoXlin be
und Did are t , move ou l'.-x.s from B rw.ok's
tiky. tho fo.a» are n m#oi uud sweep ibe c ,un.
rv witn devastation, a* tor at tbe> ian, spaiing
neither Uniontsts or Secessionist*, y om Be-;,wn
ville we learn Iba: k«) >r Dya, and li ael w, Pal
mer and others, wao have ctamied t, be g >od cu»
Xeos, H ive ia«ea ihe , a’.ti.
Gen Cbbes Kssuiia 1 c,u iui.l of Bro vnavilie
after ae left; and c aiuiid-Ao give bo people pr. .
•aeiloßUou. Lwlosanasa. U , au ■ mpanied it..
Mvj .to n.eel Dan-s, afu-r g ring lu iimr sub.
mission to tho Fidsrai c ioq urur C io-*r ii-s d
he . iver and prouoaucea ag ~usi C -r* u-.- w
dad ova .brown 100 g-.v.-r:.® m, ~d ;,-ld tie
mua ot pow-r tor twvu.y I. ur non * t L m.
of winch time Co. laus sh ■ n,ui :u ifi,- p ,*
(Salusia, N v. 18. -1 ne Vaskseß ur- adv.e- i :
in Ibis direction aad have ga L d a tooth lu
Arsmus Pass O* ,hw toani o 18 ; ! . t » ~ ,j...
a force, supposed i. I> *,tWObiru..jr, ct Ui« i..wv.
eud Mostwig irl,. d ard n urc.'.ed on the ■■ t
ai tbe Pass. Taeee iroop.. were c, :r. fiv
sailing vessels end iraß-por
Oe tbe morning nt i: e 17ib ih. y made tbe a:
tack with mi* torcu—five steocieie in m ih,- i
co-opsrausg. The ort was an-cdva bv it re,
sir,ail gun- aod s'out vne hundred me t, ni ,
of whicaw.re rtta e trpops. lhe eogaatm n
las ed iwo bonis and twecij Bro ’moot, wt p ,
onr troops ! iirr< criers*, being or, rw:.e ri- r wit,
Law,hern. Their locs not known. TheattreJ
begsn a, daylight. The [ ion of ibe enemy ep
pnars to be to taku soth pom s as . e car. up th,
o.ast, w.th tne view ot g-tnug a b-ife n.sr bu,
jiropossd field of oper.tnus
There cau be no doubt Ibat he meditates the
corqu.-st of the 8 ste.
Eoust 'S, Nov 28 Legia'vture-nf T- x.«. hare
refti ed to pile* a resolution nc inm-Ldiag C m
gross to dtclsre Coaleilrrate notes a legal der
The Legislature is telieved to be under C„n er
vativ* Irßnence, though it is dearly den ied to
the CnnUdera'e cause. G, n SI ngli'er i'Mobile
is in this cpy with bis s'afl. .
Reports rif the Indian depredsimr? * n *.h»-
frontier are freqntn ly alarming. I ! i» n .hi
Indianssrw arousei by the Yaska-s nod tent
op,»a tha dsfnncelees frontier t> !ov it wss'e.
Tbe small pox has made its appearance in this
city.
UtS ii.kcru is on fie Mirsiesippi
river, pegging away. They have ai-e-dy susk
uns transport, burned another and four barge*,
and burned th* large lransp,,ri Blt.ck fhrak.
Nothing can pera ihe’r batteries, unless con
royed bv ironclads, end even t en we ha-r of
loud lamentations ja board before they get nut
of rssch of their guns
fisaotrel! is in Shreveport OScia! inform*
t'•! has bean received ihat C ir;m< Chriau tain
the hands of the ener-y
fiOOO N EflTs FitiMl rlYsr TEN.
NEsSEE.
ODE ARMY MOViX) TO-VARD KNOXVILLE
Bnisrih. Bn 1* —Vy- lets raid nu Sales:
produced mt, n-9 exoitcmenf here. Jolmscn's oi
v si,is at no ed n loros of mounted ichmtrv of
4.000, at Bean’- Section, < n Monday, and grad- !
nally drove th*m back, after n stubb>- i r-.-isi.
anno and heavy losr in tbe d rectien nf Kcnx
villa. The pnrsuit continued 'h-nii hour i'u-s.
day and Wrdiies lay .during which tm ■ we cpiur
ed a train ol seventy w.guns oide wj.,, siorer
aud clothing.anv ma i<- prisons— o intcea are
noyirg in the direction o Kcoxvule, to which
p T ace iba Yaukeib have fl.d Our its- in k'heo
and vnaadml is about * ,0
Gen. Grrcie a.igbtly -minded in the erra, and
IS here en mo:e tn M biie. Two . undr*d and
twentv-llve prisoners have arrived t ■ ro
tJE.N FOjl REST IN TENNESSEE.
fSperul to the Evening New-,|
Okolona D*c. XS —-Tlie f jilovv ng wa- reer ved
r.v ciMire, this morning: 'J oks m. Tenn , t> r.
Bt*i, 1888. G-Drral F ,ere.i j.,q rt ., n VY,..*
Teooe SC: in a bla*.-. Rerun.* fl ,c« ng robe
elands, d. General F rrest reached Jcs u,
remeesce. on the 4’h Be passed Ir m B,uls
hitry to J .Ck3an acmdai ihe rei'iicing aud ah'iut.-
l' tb* puopta M'b. eve- ;s s Slopped ther* was
ac talma
*-* =t» Uiuav-a t ir - p uava . rawcl , b. w(R g tw
biw Standard, a a h.s otmiii.bd wifi reach tec
thousand by spring. The people a-e t, 0 e and
loy-l here, pu-fied by O 'ntact with the invader.
"The c uuitry may expvc. a b’ruhani oump ign
by 'b# galKnt Pi, rrest.
M 0 Gall a Wat ”
[Special Disovtch to M ,hi e Adv rtmer 1
RECRUITS COMING IN TO FOUR EST
HEPOoTBD DEATH OP COE HATCH*
Oxpobd, Dec. 17, 18ti8.—Northern dates of the
lltb are receired, but re uuiiupor ant.
An official leiter rtoeired here from Gm. For
rest says e has already :aieed 8 500 troop*, no
th©v ure rapidly c » r iai g in*
H»rvj rains bare put stop to military in >-e»
menta io thia porti. n of ibe couniry.
C 1 Hatch, coajtuaadc- of tie Ftdß a 1 forces
ai M eoow, is reported to ht.ve ci»*i iroin the ef
fect* < f his w unrt. VxTjltTiß.
Kichmoxo. Dee. 22 —Th? bill ooncer itg tyi.b*.
fttiluus, which .he miliiary cninui’tteo r*?p irieil
lo tuo ii mee cu yeatt reay, was » xitosiTt ly dt
batei.l to-day, and a rumb r ot;mendOf *p»u
pEicd. A tcajorjiy of thobc pi*rilC)patn ;in ihn
debate favored poning pnocipaJs a? c - :*) ioio
No wa» taken, the drba»e c jiinu
log uut 1 adjouromtnt
The Judiciary commutes reported. r» til to
punish persons enticing Boldierß to dt* r , or
harboring or aiding de er;ers, and h bill i» pre
▼tot dealing in the c*»rreßc» of the enemy
T/»« la‘tcr bill caused cofißiderabie d)Bc‘tt>dioo 9
but the morning tour ; b ss<ii bc;»re uc*o n rat .
reached.
The ScDete pussid tbe bill to pay to tbe pro»<
Tiaitinil goYeriiin&nt and oouncil of Kauiucky cue
million lo eieihe ihe_K.«niaeky troop*.
VOL. • > 3C“»NO. S 6.
j i.r ri tu ut.mi gi.wil;:, u.l «gr
I We lab pl-isur- in l„ym 0 ore our readers
r ue following many and eard.d e ter Iron.
1 Gharlrs Halloek E q., in r-fereni-y to fna depait
- , ure trooi tbe S< u,b We Bave before signified
! regie! for the injustice c ne him in ibese eol
"I,!D8 - aDd " «ff rd ns especial pleasure to
• welcome Mr. Ha l ch- i , : b . K u .n again, where
• 'e -*t-urt* turn 09 w< uld fi .d » reception that
vtruu.fi ntore tfiaii atone lor itis ir.jurr r^buinng
I rotn a hasty judgmeni ot b,e p ans and prmci.
pies
Me c-irmiod hi.- iei.rr to onr readers, and to
J of ou' cu: teuip .ranee who may have
1 j copied the comoienta on bis d,*paraire which apw
I pearett in ibe papers ol tu:» city :
Halifax Nova r-coTiA Dec. 3 1863.
Box Jams. Gakdaks
6ia : X hive rt -u. wnh n .. little surprise and
mu, U., 100 me puj l-nrd th ~-grs again-,, me, as
* an " ie *V> ’ » 0 “« deverter io the en,
I H,V h lhe '" ure r° twcall-e 3 l-. uce tt-tui, to
nave been p-.H*-1 delib», u-iy, dir. ct onposia
tn-o io ibe ev.deaie u, tb contrary. HP°Bi»
H d I gone 10 the --- 11 isl a perieu. stranger, or
Q*a mv uCtion® .vfiiie ;b rv t v u Ui» &
i*" UU : i " r ■“'FiUKiO. I sill.on. acquit , Be Soutb
a na-ie lu pas.ilo j iLu e., - , was nedbsr
y-nd nur .u*. tin ,- , -dem w-re weU
1 •*»^er-e ß ally Miawin to ny ,'onth.
IU people, i b tl ueweny ... jions so th*
G'UL.. a iv,:v.mm at .y my p t . .1 c ... .ae and
aiy p, atateo. oe n« „ grt a. prrndipies
It-I wui tl lhe cu b• :* L.i arum, and tor
, me r-ae ol wuich 'wned he great ies. caniej l
3-cri Ceda i U crui.., ,„ -,~D .. j, n.'eft
u. Aile and .uiil« ue. ,ud i cotirderuble
oe. a.-ual . itk .-nu xp m .de u .v.. a. , ibe
Gob ede racy, tty ana t . revi :, k
;.f c “ “ w ‘’ l ' c 1 u “ la loan X re
-, ,t uj st-* rnui . c j ~ i, y a rival at
twtcuiuoiiu. uud
a,l> 1 u “ t•-*■*© toe
dvnuea. cruise w ch i
c p ,Lgt si, ,r i mg 013 a t was
ui,. mil uui ceu . rii.oiU eu o m p:„
*.u o, .0, ran Ol CU • new . - M ,. ,j
■■ - ; ► 1 t - ba
" * 1 111 ■ 11 t- n- v, iuu iii'tm ve
a.: ..ue- i„, n^r.
41. r- ■ u a : oi t: -„ui , c one. Ilia
-.1 .U 0... LA -a, w , le. 4) a- , n „ ~ „ ter*-..
pe-i-t.-nw I.e art-a, a* 1 w:.. ... ,n,-m ,L ne
,u ,ruy ,-r ui * r:e..r-. I'-,, ng mi reeid -ce
*“ " ‘ 1 " <*• O -if. U rx-uc ih,t
.I, ’** r"-t' "i o •- tt i u mine
J c Ul *‘ J X: . -- - i put oi tue
n. e »•> «*• e,»t tl r, bt e n file nu od
I -lu .a*u-. i vim u n .•• i~i ...ii.tied
u.f - ,1 eg- r.p . Vt. a-•• .d s . 1
1 hi (to d and hay)
- - d- r five Ui US l.y UuV,
i *_ai. .u-.td .<> : -a, ecu my oiice
■“““*> iLugitiwt,- . dorrtmu uu nic. - p aunity
If pia.tlcc Lev ; a-» 11. « “ . j ienh-1 M
tfir Wise r, sos .be I r a-1 are lUliy •louviuced of
l> gut, ! J’-qu, iy -o w: b ,i, tl u y Oelvg A
Lutt-iei tuius eoeujy, aim ugu ujuii-t-ug than
bah me Lest, t Ci-edrai I, . d .1, per pass*
pmts, and well o vum that uo e rs n :vi Uilul
tUeh ~a-sports cud s v giiai.l gna- - at
>. -miugiuu. Is-ir.-iy, Ib-.y L ,lA* me mw.L.rp
labea., or e.s-g.va Hitt* ...edu to .ne t.ifi.p sut
i.e gorerwueut lor vigilance or s> re d -,-s. 1
inado n-. secret ot m; - hi. i us ori.., nieve-
Utt u-e. Ifity were si if ,i iiauaiv :o ’tie au nori
te-' ai K-cnm.-i-u, -w-i. i:s -- ,-t v.t i* , ti vid,
4 Came to lhe 8 mb ,i mv own i tio ce, and
-'lt l as ,rce V—ia ID.I a rijiai lu ou, wi.fi -fie
s.ncii. noi ific wXlnurT.ics. 'X'eeS-.um Lad no
pro at claim on me uuudreds oi otuer* have
Cu ue aod gt.ne. t.ad exeiw-i n coaiuienu
Tne t utdiy .igsi-s. me, I i-l assured originated
in ifi- ounce a snrue psitj «fi erte, 'snip
n.le: X" outer an, wen ii«uu..nj<s, My UI ly
...U'l-' ■>,» in-eamnoinni M.. ff. £
•in t-enily jtis a,.g cau ioos *Fi I d beau rtativ
luj-iiuti. :r,ecry A.„r gr.ntiug da: ait inj
evidence w a ... my far r, -V V- ,« ine a spy, and
fin-fin mi- t V tv n jdy rtou.d.
have b**t n s t-ecnivud—.. -n -a( reaiaikah.e r.guc-
Uu aa abiurduiH
ia,y i. a oud .or i- »'•; an ; C.i.i: d racy were
pi.r.ym ad,.' e He .... d.e. .nu p ,ly i„ pur ,
**•-'* «• I - »*•»'•>» ii. u O e urn rn.
iii-iiiatelj, u, I a’, d ii,. -n sin d hß i ure. If l
am deserter lo the e->e«ny, w y ui X c cu pelted t*
mmain ie u:..: r tue p_cc inf me B.'iiish
“'«• t,u "* w "•<*•« «(•« P •>"dMte.es ant irom
all icllowsfiip W.IQ thus, Wbom -,u hav been
phas d o lerm mv "In ,- ’ rim ; 0 - wnoai l
•Dieriatn a Very iD.iitf-ieiu optnu n end Tu ry lu.
Ie r gurd ? H lelseal pub Oiv remain until
tlie Here ,1 the war I, r .be h- tn > ■: m-a ndly
,nu. ih d..-.r noon m . retu., J b,v uu use
wh .iever lor > aukeed.-m. Y-.„ wm g.am Ufa!l
hd I b h boras-,f » duemurn
tN w, I srk n .bank, ,-r my sv ■ pathy „ P Br
•acnttces 11 bLat oi - r ,„ r
m-,KU hard tone i, - or’mv Vxf
b ui inte i io’o. A-i 1 .; -oa.r -,r --ux—riy
I .u.X Ponerlv of puip -s wi-r -n- pnv i,.g e ol ne.
noing (w-iiifUl ru.-r-.-, j ',o*e urieeip.ea ior
which I have so long I. o red, : ror which I
-m no - lab n»f[ Ish . ay ,Xt ru-ias
"'C ••'*» r “ »0 Pcndencv, ~U l| r .j ics
*>•<» 0 be ..ff Id bel r< u . -re I ,au be
v-p m -re e-rr-c-.-awie than p l ' ;-.d rtajaicedig
the C nfede acv.
The d'fhcu >y of commncicaii-m epf, Tn u has
delayed tbit leoer, and ibere-uremy fis’rncemay
seen, larav. Bui. - n-e the -Oatt st criminal is
a ways granted a bearing, l a I assured m.ti von
wifi not deny me the pnvilegeof making this
public v-nd cation ot m s-lnhr ugu your columns.
And H ih re is hl» 6 t: h -,n j„i,ual winch is'
willing to g,y- (he ec't,r. --.h a. iinst me the
oen-bt nf udoofii.i: will d ,h- josnee to
publish tb* lead .. piimis in this stwu-m-au
1 sm yours Very tr ,l<,
l 'a-A Kbits iiiLLOCX.
FRO vi L K'k ARJIV
Oranob c. H,. D c 22 (j.. t - reigns supreme
•n. ie Mipidun i'fie ene ny uve sept another
,*or soi iotsniry, mukirg l*'o ow vvinienng be,
iol Ills Rappahannock, end 'br- on ibis sde of
hit river M- ade's fn-adq ,iessc a' Brandy
d- War. ninn is u - j ntcl. v a brigade es
t-.e enemy a cavalry, I'h-- tit. jv are Lugging
ih-.- raitrona c:o«ef:
- FKU.II XittlsTOL.
Britou. Dec. 22- nr ia . s advices rrem the
frv-nt represent our :ri) ,; 8 „ tew miles beyond
Bean’s Mtstion, and ictivc , pe . :-ius a-e c- nnned
to tbe caya'ry, who rr e .ir.msbing with the
eoemy beyond R ,n v e. N cr-*-;. us reports,
io Ihe ■ fl*ct th ii tne mivn ty dy -t lhe enemy have
gone to Clintcn, Tenn. are in circulation. India
canons ere unfav rab-e to the con itm.itton of
h'-s'id-'e* rforiwg ih- w nr--i m- ths
AixauaisTiXATß.: s sale
WIEL'W-u.d I,rl I,l* Lfturt t - .a- in Wsrri,
UFF. Wtct.ucuwuu.ontu «*■ Tarsdiy in XAbOk
Aiyv next wufi-n tne u.-. . noa so —a 0 Wo.
a'i \h y. Gbout e * >yst.rsu i- x -iWi y . oxu-a,
*„ •• vyiats «!• MOiil-i tr IF -ty t: Hr*. fh*v»
» t Buunl, G«.e i * -.«],• RMffw ■■ „y ,jy *
a* JA ES ‘> •1, Kkv. xUpi’r,'
AD all AiXB i aAJOIBL S 5 * LiS
\ST*DL o%i i- in* Uc » - it'd .utb.- town
'I •*. * BKUAhi n”«t*, r iiin “"iw oi? ui^a
'■ . UMU.J EVmV
*. M ,£T|M>MKttX.
| A.iuaunjlor,
ADMI.iISI Ai’Qti S SALS
w \ ILL - t a* ot: i t Cou i no-,»e uoo% *i be town
V 'W r r blou vva;r- cou toi e..-n TU •* irf **
“'•■iwy n *t wlm «n :*ualu.ureu : il acre*
otUd e-u»if nciuibe • »«e M ij v . . on. w d d
a J ;&i •« i^u««.• J k' <j*i u i> cbJoi.eaur- otb<-ra»
00.-i I«f iiw -*i itk ii trdnii , ;e ,t -!«.
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