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• LTOVfS C % BBIA\. EDITOR.
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’ . THOAfA&YILIE, *GA.
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WK\ESIAV >OVFTIi:e b 1,1,
. , Tbe ■**■ of the Ladife’ SolditraMAtS^iofrr
•J rhmn<. C-.imtjr. f c . r *th- dVibntion of work
* >t ma-fc up b£tfa% inetiib-ra, wil sat
the
Tuesday a* 9 ti,<- fin* maKiag bmmg on.
Tuesday Sepu ? .
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•dr The ot the Executive ConittM, u
the cutting out •!’ work, Arc f will be held weekly #n
1 hursjjay iiio; uitiv at 9 o\±>. k at the house ot Rev A
W Cilia *
t- wr ■ - v ” * *~h for paper, labor provis*
ioMs ke., t* h*r determined tnUdopt the east ys.
ton. Jlereufter mJ> transient Advertisements must
be paid for beiore inserted, and all Job Work must
be pid for on delivery. In n* case will we deviate
•from this rifle* For At os f advertising *see first
l^ge.
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fiiV: iwamiox.
By reference to other‘parts §f §ur, columns
it will he seen that Lincoln's myrmidons have
’ landed upon the coast o£ South Carolina am]
taken possession of tjie Island of Ililton Head,
Fort Walker, and Bay Point. By the time
this papef reaches our readers they *nay *also
have possession •of Beaufort, and n few other
small and.defenceless places immediately on the
coast. We see no cause for extraordinary*
alarm in this progress o£ the W ith
the slight marine defence at the ‘command of
the people of the South, nothing .less could
have been anticipated. Theiic *erc* no gicans
at hand to meet thisjpverwhelming fojco and
prevent their landing. But the battle or bat
tles have not come off yet. # These will take
place after the enemy tak"es position on the
coast. They.may gain some further insi^nifi
cant successes, but of the final add termi
nation of the.contted %e have no doubt, • They
will be driven Jback to their slnps agaih with
. defeat, ignominy and displace# * e
W e are pleas/M to hear ?>f the deportment
of the Georgia tryops in the fight. Tha, regi •
inent undctt tlie* command of Oof.. W T m. 11. <
Stiles behaved with great gallantry. The
Thomas County Volunteers, Capt. W T . 11. Mitch-,
ell, and the Seventeenth Patriots*Capt. Bowen,
also from-Thomas county, took p;fVt in the de
lenPy ol.l'ort Walker, and did no? leave their
post unty a pe*emploVy commuted flange from
G*n. # Drayton, the officer in command, to thflt*
effect.” In eojupliaflwe with this they
left without their’baggasp. hut their arms and
their honor tln*v carried with them.* It gfoes
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us great pleasure to jlffear of*the ceolncss and
bravery of all t!*/ Georgians who were enga- “
ged.
s (Jar last accounts from the seat of invasion
lett the Hessians fortifying Ililton Head island. !
They had not yet landed on tho§ main land.—
• The planters on Ihe island burnt and destroyed
what they could before they left, The town
‘of Beaufort has been evacuated by its inh.bi
tants, but not burnt as was reported. The force
at Camp Harrison, in Georgia, has been remov
ed to a position nearer Savannah, and we un
derstand that Captains Rockwell’s and Young’s
companies have been withdrawn from Sapelo
Island. Brunswick has not been attacked as
reported. Thus far no part of the soil of G°eor
gia is unvested. The citizens and soldiery
ot Savannah are actively preparing to meet the
enemy. Many of the women and children
have been sent to places of safety. The few
cowardly men who want to leave, 0 we under
stand, are not permitted. It gives us pleasure
to see that the right view is taken of this in
vasion. The enemy must not be permitted to
pollute our soil, but be beat off at all hazards.
W e trust no Southern man will entertain any
other view. There is no need of the least
alarm. It the Hessians have determined on
invasion we want them to come inland, out of
the protection of their ships, where our gallant
soldiery can make one half of them bite the !
dust and the other half return to their shipping
in much less time than they occupied in com- i
ing to meet their doom.
.THE I,:(JII,4TIRE.
Both branches of the Legislature convened
on W ednesday last at Miliedgeville and organ
ized. The Senate elected Hon. John Billups, 1
el f lark, as President, and James Mobley, of
Harris, as Secretary. In the House Hon. War- 1
ren Akin, of Cass, was clectCTl Speaker, and
L. Carrington, of Muscogee, Clerk. The Gov- \
ernor sent in his Annual Message, which is too 1
long for our columns. Much of it is taken up j
With his views on “State Rights,” and a de
fense of his course in refusing to furnish arms
to the regiments from Georgia, ]
and a fault finding disquisition upon the acts of
the Confederate Congress. He gives a gene
ral review ot his actings and doings in defence
of the State, and recommends the extension of
the stay law, an appropriation of 83.500,000
for otate defence, and the issue of Treasury
.Notes by the State, and advances to planters !
en cotton by the State in these notes, the
State controlling the cotton, and the planters
pier cent interest on the advances.
It .-trikes us that this is no better at least than
the Banks propose to do. and that the relief
thus afforded will be small. But we have nei
ther time nor inclination now to discuss this
long document.
Ihe Legislature is said to be a body of more
than usual ability, and we trust they will be
able to take steps to advance the interests and
maintain the honor of the State. It is expect
ed that they will work well and rapidly and
the session will be a short one. There are
enough members, even since the reduction to
form a very decent battalion, and we doubt if
it Woun.l not be a- \?el] for them tor devote
at'eP: ,t , drilling, and adjourn to the coast
to ai • • g the battles of the country. —
A* # °r- the* can be tpore easily
*supp< rt. 1 if they will get into service a%pri
vates than as Legislator*, and they aft fully as*
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much needed at Savannah Ss at the Capitol. #
o We cannot publish the full proceedings of
• the legislature, but will keep our readers ful’y
advised on every important measure fchich may
be before them. • ° J
• TO THE TOI Wi MEJT AT lIOXIE.
Prom letters written to tfieirTrieuds in ser
vice in this company I ftnd that o some of tke
• young tifen at Jiome excuse tliemsejves from
■ volunteering upon the ground that Gftv. Brflwn 1
has jssued proclamation declaring that he has
troop* enough and will riot receive any more. —
The interpretation thus put upon Gov. Bro%n’s<
proclamation is entirely wrong * The* Govern
°r * it is true, will not receive any more €ompa- ’
but’Jris proclamation does sot interfere
with recruiting Tor tho-e companies already in
Sl race. company is entitled to £0 men
r ftik and fi: • apj wt* can assure thejYiung iseti
who Tiave remained behind fliat there i§*much
room yet in Harrison’s Brigade. A few more
will be Teteived by me provided they Enlist
within the next %.co weeks. If.they delay loip
ger they will nut’ be received. •
L L. C. BRYAN, .
Commanding Dixie Boys*
* Nov. 12th.1 SGI. ° *
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Oonnliuiin
i’ the Soldiers’ Aid Society for the week.
Mrs. McLeod, 3 pair socks* 2 pay- drawers, 1?
pillows, 2 pillow slips. * •
o §apelo Island, Oct* 31* 1861.
,Mrs. M. E. Clisby,
Secretary Soldiers’ Aid Society,
o • Thomasvil/e, Ga.:
Madali—l take pleasure acknowltdgifig
the of tlte following articles kindly
forwardeij to the Oclwckonce Light Infantry
the Soldiers’ Aitf Society of
One*43ox Merchandise, containing 56 coats,
71 o flannel °Shifts,' * 10 handkerchiefs, 9 pair
8 drawers, 2 p#® pants, 1 blanket^
1 pillow, 2 comforts—numbering in o all one
hundred and sixteen pieces, which 0 Iflive
been receivqjl and distributed among the mem
bers of the “O. L. I.” ° * o
Ifi the name of th© Company, which lias
*1)001] so generously and so opportunely provi
ded with these comforts % youropatrittic Soci
ety, I returny*u oqf most grateful thanks. — o
No gifts could have Peen more*enthusiastically
we4com chi , nor cofild any better selection of
tides for our use, have been inade. o lf afly
thing could ittid to the intryisic value of o this
my-t timely and most acceptable supjdy, jt
would be the consciousness, which \fe till glory
in, that every thread in 0 its fabric, represents
flie Jjiindcss, the virtue # antl c the patriotism of
those who made and sent tltem. •
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• It, Mrs. Clisby, you. or the ladies yous !
worthily tepreseyt, could witness the pride and
gratification with which your benefi<yaies re
ceived and still chtfrish the offering you haw
„.-ent, jou could better understand lyow inade
quate I&m to express our gratitude for your
kind remembrance.
All of us are your grateful friends, and none
more so than
With high respect,
Your obedient servafil,
W. J. ¥oung,
Capt. 0. L. 1., Spaldings Battery.
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[COMMUNICATED.]
Sadelo Island, Nov. I, 1861.
Mr. Editor: For the benefit of our relatives
and friends, please say that we are on this Is
land, expect to stay here for nine months, T>ut
have as paper is scarce, to stop all
written communications.
Lebb Dekle,
• 11. G. Mitcuell. o
THOM4S S. Paine.
# [COMMUNICATED.]
Camp Harrison, Nov. sth 18GI.
I noticed that? simultaneously witli my last
communication you received and published a
communication from another writer in our Brig
ade who seemed to take more delight in giving
publicity to affairs here than myself. The
truth is I have very little time to write, and
am perfectly content to have someone assist
me in the matter. Things have not progressed
here in the order that I would have them, nor
| have all our officers been as efficient in their
management as circumstances would allow.—
i lhis, however, is no time for complaint—most
| of them have done very well and our General
|is fully exculpated from blame. If censure
should rest anywhere, it should go buck to
Head Quarters. Our regiments are now near
ly all armed with good weapons and our officers
think we couid make a very good fight. At
least there is some anxiety, real or apparent, to
try it, and we daily expect to be called out up
on an alarm upon the coast.
Yesterday was a “biy” day in Harrison’s
Brigade—we were notified last week that Capt.
Hiram Roberts, of Savannah would on that
day present our Brigade through the ladies of
that city, with a splendid banner. An extra
train came up with many ladies and gentlemen
trom the city, and the affair came off on our
new parade ground in the presence of five regi
ments and one battalion drawn up ior the occa
sion in lull uniform, armed and equipped.—
Solomon Cohen, Esq., delivered the Dresenta
fion address in a loud, clear and distinct tone —
that was heard, we believe, by all- the Brigade,
though some of us stood far off. The flag was
received by Gen. HarrisoD, and he pulled off
his hat, looked patriotic, made handsome ges
tures, and, we have no doubt, made a clever
speech in respouse, but we could, not hear his
voice at our distant stand point in the ranks of ;
the 2nd Regiment. We noticed our friend
Sneed, of the Savannah Republican standing
aloft ou the platform near the speakers, and we
expect full pai ticulars from him long before
these hasty lines find their way to the public.
After these proceedings the General Reviewed
his troops and this was the grandest scene in j
the whole programme. Mounted on a splendid i
black charger followed by three Staff Officers, !
h© rode gracefully in a sweeping gallop twice
around the square-front and rear, of the Britr-
V e - Ihe I ™P S L wer f then marched
1 review !jefore the General, other officers and
spectators, after which the review was dismissed
The full details, I have no taste to undertake
The ladies were then invited to the beautif'ui
grounds of the 2nd Regiment where the offi
cers had prepared a table of viands for their i
reception, and a few minutes later we obsej voS
them gallanted by officers strolling up and down
the a\enues ot terfts, inspecting oup quarters.
They left for the city after dark. o We were*
all very “quiet after the pro£eedings°of the da,v
until about nine o’clock when suddenly two
mounted officers ?er<f segn dashing throjgh
the Cffmp frflm tent to tent with dispatches fo*-
the Colonels to order three days rations cooked
immediately and their troops' made ready tt>
march oy a moments warning. The new- that
twenty three Yankee Vessels Iterg in of
•Savannah, connected with paragraphs wi the
; c ‘ t . v papers, a*?id sealed aftpatches frun? tjie citv
for more truogs, occasioned these hurried move
mints, and a universal °sh o out went up from the
C|mp when it was understood that we were at
ter a|l 4.9 be Jiono*ed with a visit from flie *nc
my. Greay enthusiasm prevailed® till <w late
hour ol night, and this morning we are all
making active o preparations to le;re° a # t any uio-1
merit for a post of ganger. What°m:\w? the
train will bring this evening we cannot tell,
if the orders given are counteimanded thery
w*U 1* great disappointment. We can scarce
ly believy the Yankees foolish enough tfl be in
earnest abdut attacking the ciast of Geojgia, *
bui it They are? it would be impossible for.them
to find more opponents or m*>re deter;
mined. We all desire oneobattle at least, b
-4>re tht end of “the war, and the ‘•Dixie , B®ys”
believe they ,-ye ready for the conflict. °
This will be Ald when you publish it, but l
may, if time permits, senckyou something later.
„• f>uy£ Buy.
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Corfrnpondciicf Sf llic Saalhjrii Enterprlhe.
Camp Harrison, Nov. 2, 1861.
•Mr. Editor: In my last communication *1
wrote that there were about “twenty thre'e hun
dred” soldiers at Camp ILfrrison. Only a few
days have elapsed sicc then and the. number
has'swelfod to between sixty or seventy coni pa
nics or between five and six thousand men..-
Five rogiments are already organized, and haVe
been armed *by the Jitate of °Georgm with ef
ficient weapons. The style of arms that fois
be®n di.stributed.to thdregiments ie the Sbaup.
Minie, Maynard ‘Ferry Rifles and
thrf* old Lpis. Muskets? ’ffiTe latter*guns were
converted® from flint and steel into.porcussio*n.
I think the most fearful and destruct.
ive weapons gs Jhe number mentioned.. They
carry ong ounce i>all o and tTiree buck,shot in
each charge. Witfl such weapons 5 of warfare
the T>ixie°Boys, trusting in the strong arm of
the Almigffty, will march to°battle with every
of Wc have been receiving.
ammunitPon for*the*last few but to
amount I am unable to say.”. The superior of
ticers kep their ow?i Sounselg relevant to our°
military movements; therefore °we that are
sifbs not keep posted. I think, however,
that when w'e receive orders to march Isincoln’.-
“vandals Dot catch us napping.
Our men are well drilled. This
yveliing (Saturday) the Brigade* o underwent a
general inspection of arfiis and accouteements.
presented an imposing prospect. 4t was
indeed grand and # bgautifuh 0 Oyr para3e
ground covers an area of about on*e mile square,
and neajly all of this compass was occupied by
veritable Jiving siddfej-s. The troops
by (Jol. Barkuloo, of the regiment—
the regimentof which tbe“Dixie Boys” are’a
part. Th*e Sceife then and there presented was
so grand that, were I to attempt a cfescilptlon
in detail, language would fSil ; thesefige 1
|eave the picture to tlie workings of your q\?n
imagination. • # •
On Mtftiday fiext fadics of Savannah,
about two hundred in-°number, will greet our
camps Milth their presence? They intend to*
present a magnificent flag to the Brigade. We
expect, on that day, to make a gftat (Jisplay’ol
military skill. lf°the proceedings be very in
teresting, L will cndeuvbr to write you .?> few
items. # • TANARUS).
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torrrnponilrncc of Ihc Stouthorn Enterprise.
Camp Harrison, Nov. 7, 18G1.
Friend Reneau: In my last communication
I mentioned that if the proceedings of the
flag presentation were interesting I would
write yod a few of the most important items.
The soldiers having been informed*6f the
anticipated treat prepared themselves for the*
occasion. Houses, such as thpy are, °were
swept, furniture brushed, yarcls raked, cloth
ing washed, until the soldiers’ holny fooked
like a neat little town. Mind you, all this la
bor and attention was expended for the pleasur
able reception of the ladies o£ Savannah.--
We had constructed, in fancy’s imagination,
beautiful pictures, briglU hopes, upon thatoday.
But, alas! the concluding remarks will dfsclo.-e
t@ you O how fully our anticipations were real
ized.
At 2 o’clock, p. m., on Monday the iron
horse brought to our parade ground a host of 1 -
fair ladies. Their presence to us was very
cheering.
Agreeable to programme, the differt-gt regi
ments were marched by their respective “com
manders to the parade ground. In the centre
of this ground was a stand prepared expressly
for the use of the ladies; which was, to all in- fl
teut and purposes, full.
After the soldiers had narched aropnd this
stand and formed themselves-Tnto a hollow
square, Mr.oCoheri fl of Savannah, then ascend
ed the gtand and in his usual free, easy, ora
torical manner of address, delivered an excel
lent speech; at the conclusion df which he pre
sented a magnificent banner to Gen. George i’.
Ilarri.-on, Commander/if the Georgia Army, in
behalf of the your ladies?of Savannah.
The banner is red white and red with a blue
field. Upon this field were eleven stars? em
blemantical of the eleven Southern States that
so nobly resented the insults and indignities
done them by their Northern foes. On one
side of this flag is the coat of arms of the
State of Georgia in beautiful embroidery. On
the other side stands, in bold relief, Treneral
Oglethorpe, pointing to the motto— “ Georgia,
knows not how to yield.”
Mr. Cohen spoke with much pathos 0 . He„
kept his audience entranced while speakiim of
the “Justice, Wisdom and Moderation” our no
ble State has manifested during her whole pro
ceedings with her Northern foes. He alluded
briefly to our international troubles, and spoke
very feelingly about the brave men who had
left homes, parents, wives and all that was near
and dear to them, to sustain their country’s
liberty, their country’s greatness.
My position being some distance from the I
stand I did not hear any remarks made by
Gen. Harrison on the reception of the fla r '. j
After the the General reviewed his
troops, and of this 1 will not attempt a descrip- !
tion. Suffice it to say it was grand—it was’
beautiful! Three thousand men all in a line
and the General with his Aid-de-camps mount’
ed upon highly caparisoned steeds going at half
speed is a scene which I will leave for your
own vivid imagination to picture. i
, The review being over we were iarclied to !
tun’ respective parade “rounds. #
•Now comes a scene, to ?ne, mortifying in tl#?
extrgme. It destroyed all tTie beauty and
pleasurable reminiscences of the earlies part of
the afidrnoon. The senior com mission ad of-J
fice of the second regiment prepared a boun
tiful repast .for those* lad jo# wito jvere kind.
; enough t® greet <*ir humble btoard vrith their
Some of .us had hoped to becoftnc .
acquainted witn the fair daughters from Siva®-*
m;h, thereby endeavoring to make tlicit- sojourn
in oftr igidstas pleasant and as entertaining as ;
possible; bud this piivilege we were not flow
ed. After the ladies had partitken of refresh
ment they manifested their *courtesy#(?) to
wards*tlie soldier thht p'rtVwtlv disgusted me.
, There were several articles left ‘upoiy thc*tabl,
j anci.instead of inviting the soldiers to .walk up
, and nartalvo they would cast*.tfyeqr
! in theliir and allow them to scramble after it.
Bui'a scene presented its'elfi even more
j ing than the first. It was a° lady leaning on
| Gen. 11*5 arm. In her Ijand shh hfkl an apple.
Slicin g a group of soldiets standing hard f> y,
I she made signsioathem *and mried tl'e apple
t ower the filthy ground iu'their *uifi.-*. O! how
i*ba4ly I •felt* IJooked upn that •/*■: tu r e^nd.
i wondered id’ shti thought the soldiers were the f
] ifyey& an*d offscouring of v ivili/.atiod ‘! .
, And it is thqs the.city ladies of Savannah,
fsorn their action.®, have l®id thedirst impression
| upon the heart's tab*At of .some pf the soldiers I
1 of Harrison's •Brigade. > *Retrosp’ectif( memory
takes me Ivies, to u fort i'ttus,” near Boston,
Mid “Fort Dixie,” in Fletobervilke, nvhere we
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were camped several weeks for military discip
line. TJien and thyre the good fl ladies of the
land visited ps daily. Thejr services werg vol
’untarily tendere*d, and anythin” th*ey could do
was not getod enflugh for .the soldier. Mo auto
crat, no plebeian among the soldiers -.all were
alike. We have enlisted in a common cause—
our country’s good. At tlys'c places we had
no rolling of* apples on filthy ground;*no toss
ing of bottles of wine for the {Suppose of call
ing into action the*duplicity of* brutish instinct.
“ Three cheers for'the ladies of Thomas county.”
* . X. Y. Z. *
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| COMMUNICATED.]’
• Jill ■. Editor: At the solicitation of some I
friends, I hav® concluded to.niaka a plain stitte- 1
,tnent of ftftffs in fegird.to ms petition .in the,
•late election for members to the Legislature of
Georgia. * . •
*. I.will state, in tlfe first place, that my.nafne
was bwjugfit out without •my consent find
ngainst ajplaill dcchirtttiqu made by vie on tin
day of the Convention, to the effect that fpconld l
not hem. candidate f l was consequently astonish
ished to Wic the Southern Enterprise, Wed
nesday before the.election, my.name announc
ed as on independent* candidate. . I then in
tended to the Kntbrprisc ams protest
against any such use of nn- fiame,i)ut on re
flecting I saw that the paper. w< uld not *come
out again until the d9v of.the election. Find
ing it impossible to correct the error through
tfiat medium. J then toil] such friends as J nwt
tliatl was ngt a candidate and did not intend
to he. Afterwards I Jie9rd *tliat Col. Moo ft;
O B • e •
would not Aiu,'and that my name washssociafcd
ofidenee'jn. I lcarfted Mtmdyy that it ws stiW
being flircufated tlwt l ovas running;, and as 1
had no lneafts of emit rad feting it*l Vest
ed confuted until thetlay of file election.
Whn ? arrived at Pfmcanville en that day, sev
eral of rny friends camg to me and asked if
wa* a.candidate. I dien and there statbd.that
my* name*had been iriic. use of wjthout au
thority,*jfn3 that I did not consider tjiat*l was
running, and that I kncA'tlqeie would not be
engugh votes east, for me undwr the circumstan
ces to affect the eleefioji of either of tfic'flom
inees, though f expected then; would be some*
of my friends who w#ufd vote tVy me in the
I'uucauville District, that fiiis my lfome!
I havß made these statements at tTiis late
day for two reasons, first—as alcove stated, for
the satisfaction of some, personal friends, and
secondly it is due to myself', to put n;e in prop
er position betyre my fellow “citizens.
And now l hope the gentleman film author
ized the use of my mime will come put and set
the matter right. * J. J. *L. Miles.
Savannah Republican please®3opy. •* .
firanil I.odge of l'. A. lUnKon*.
This Grand Lodge convened’in this city on’
ednesday last. 3lost of the Grand ‘Officers
were present, and a much larger representation
of the subordidipfi I 4 than could have rea
sonably been anticipated, considering the pc- 1
culiiy; eonditiom of the country..’ We under
stand that tl*ere are about AIO Lodges in the.
State, of which about 14 t were represented by’
Delegates and a considerable niwnber of'others
by making out their Annual Returns and pay- <
’ ing their dues. • • 1
The officers elected for the*ensuing fear arc :
Wm S. Rockwell, j\l. W. (f. .Master.
Wm. A. Love, R. W. £>.*</ M. Ist Dist.
John Harris, # u 11 .2d u 0
Sami. Lawrence, “ “ 3d “
David E. Butler, # • “ “ 4th “
Richard T. Turner, Senior G. Warden. * *
D. 11. Walker, Junior “ ° ° * .
Josejdi E. Wells, G. Trcyisurer.
S. Rose, *G. SecretaVy.
F. 11. 3\ r est, G. Senifir Ifeacon.
C. F. Lewis, G. Junior “ * t
W. B. Jones, G. JMarShal.
B. 11. Mitchell, * G. Purauivalit. ’ •
N. Athon, Grand tTiaplani. o •
D. S. Harrison, ° 4 # st G. SteVard. •
David Mayer, 2d “ •
Louis Bruner, ° 3d .. “
James Grier, GrandTvlcr.
[ Mar on, Teleji'aph.
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Th- Potomifc CoiiNid<-rcd as IBbniidpry.
The Washington Republican of Friday
morning has the article relative* to
the Potomac river It abounds in curious sug
gestions coming from a Government organ :*
There is more occasion ftr congpatuiating
ourselves upon the good luck of the fact that
the navigation ot the Potomac has only jetjent
ly been impeded, than there Ts for finding ftult
with the Administration* for the Confederates
have at last erected batt?i®es on the \ lrgitiia
shore. It never was possible to prevent that
short of occupying It at all points where the
channel is ill cannon shot, wliioji, of course,
has not been within th§ limifs of practicability,
And it is n"ot easy to understand why the Con
federates have improved thq oppor
tunity to obstruct the navigation by batteries.
There is nothing possible in the case hut
to take measures to dislodge them, from w hat
•ever points they may actually occupy in Ihi#
way, and to wait patiently for that
relief from the difficulty which is only- to he
found'in the expulsion, or retreat, of the ene- i
my’s main army centering upon MtfUassus junc
tion.
The blockade of the river illustrate!®the fol
ly of the politicians have proposed to the
! country a division upyn the7/Vo; of the I'Bto
maP,” up'fu ghe supptisition tlnft Washington is
to remain the eapitol of the Northern States.
We can have no secure to the sfti unjess
; we have Ijodi Stores of tin® Potomac, and, hiy 1
deed, without that Washington would be within
caflnon range ot an alien jurisdiction. J[f we
•ive up Virginia we may as welt giv®; up Ma
• nland, a.® 1 retire with .the •natjpnal.*ehifes to
the'Delaware or .the Hudson. * If we lffild
Washington, we must holtl both sides of.the
Potoniac and tJie whole circuit of the
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• ‘LATEST .WAR-.NEWS.
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The Fight at ;Port. Royal.
, . 74 •< m :/*> Sunyinnjt Republican, Xov .9th.
•I® oflr afternoon edition Xrf yestorday, we .
gave ji.briJf and general accounf of tlie battle,
and 4>vacuatien oti Fort Walfier, on Port Royal
SounJ. Further sntl autlpoftic accounts show
that.it was one of.the *most terrific'fights on°
record. Soldiers who were in the Crimea say j
tliere'was nothing like it in the memotable sei- ■
.ges.of that Celebrated eaufpaig®. The fire
hfrom the fleet fell'upon dhvotefl garrison
like Tinil for five'*consecutive ‘ t
and the enfilading worked terrible liSyocam®ng
the guns of ou® battcyy. .To rapid were the
reports of the guns tliat it was difficult t® dis
tinguida between them. One continuous ro*r j
*v.ts kep® up throughout the tight.
’ Th* battery on Hilton Ilgad ( Walker’s) con
sisted of one 10 inch'columbiad, one 8 iflcji
ditty, one*r*fle cannon and ®efcnteen twentyj
tour ajiA thirty-two pounderg. ’fhc for! is a
common earth structure, t>ut very.strohg of its
kind, afld the width of tjie bay, 2} miles prov*
Cd from the beginnieg that a fleet of sucUpow
er v*as obliged to enter with an effort. The
Bay Point battery, just opposite, orr St. Helen*
Aland, had seventeen gun, and there* was but
little* risk in swift steamers passing a mile and
*a<juaftej from eJlcly . The sliips wer<? disposed
so’ as to direct their fity from tlfree points. The
.achAvetnerifc, iy itself, is of little* consequence
but it is.important in.tliat it gives the enemy a
foothold on but coast and possession of one of
our best harbors? • • 8
’ i)ur farce in the battery while tbv fight was
progressing amounted O to about 220 men, the
•rest **f the troops being llfspos*d in the rear
and \j'ithin the distance of a mile. Tl greater
portion of the Joss occurred outside, from the
bursting of shells, which were rained over a
large district of territory ‘ilie
l-1 levy company from Charleston, who were on
rite fort fought, like tigers. 0 Our mem were or
dered to retreat, when their powder was nearly
exhausted, the holding®)! the buttery had be
come hopeless, and the enemy had it in their
power to cut off their retreat. °
They left in good ordg- fullovPed by a shower
of shells fmun the shfps. .Fortunately a ccyisid-,
erable ®n'untier of steamers were ljing in a deep
creek*that skirts the west aide of the island,
winch enabled, it js ttymght, ot?r entire forces
to make safe their Retreat. 0 A portioo landed
at Blufton and other pqjnts on “the South Caro
litia shore, And another, the largest, was brought,
.by (Joinuiodyre Tattnall’s fletifi to Savannah.
Cpl. Wdruci’* <jf’ tile German Artfllery, Was
in culnmand of tße Jort. jG®n. Drayfon was a!-
so prefen® ♦hroughout the fight, and General
Riyfey arrive if about It) o’clock. o
.* tfon]fupdore"fattftaH’s fleet present aiding
the*fort to the full ext®uf 4f its grower*, ;nd”;t1l
are h>ud 6 fn their, juwise’ot the yitrepidfty tynd.
daring of.the het®)ic coihmander. Os his fleet
the Lady ‘Dyvis and tlie were cut ofl
and went'on to Charleston. 0 • „ •
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Pomfnsdore Tattnall, afftfr his flag ship was
crjppled by a shell, retired so Scull Creek, and
lamied Ills 3?arincs and ]iovtder to give aiif t*T
the Fort; but before reaejiing it ht? discovered
tbe United t-tates flag flying over tlfe hospital,*
he then retraced his steps to his steiftm?r.
The garrison at Bty* Point, commanded* by
Cstyt. Stephtyn JAliot, made good their escape,
and at last accounts wore engaged in throwing
up a battery at Port Royal Ferry, ntar Beau
fort. . •
Capt.*W*m.'Flliptt’s company, which garri
soned the work on Braddock's Point, south end
of the Island, retreated in small boats, and
many of thsin, with their baggage, were pickctl
up by the sfe’mfer Leesburg, from Savannah,
•and Janded on the opposite shore. They burnt
their stores, anti left their tents behind them.*
Os the disasters t,h®re wwe some not* men
• tiofted w esterday and soute incorrectly *
. OorpyrJ J. B. Gladney, 15th S. C. Reg. Vol.
wassiigjitly wounded in the ankle.
Private Colutubqs Hunt, of the .same regi
uient, wounded fn the leg. T •
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. Private Henry essinger, bf the same, regi
merit, serenely ffoiPded in the arm*and leg.*
Corporal F. E. Howell,*Company H., S k C.
V ols., flesh, wound in fclie lefft arm. • ?
Private Philip O lieaton, Company 11., 9th
regimcnblS. A). \ ols., flesh wound in the tfiigh.
Private J. S. Ay As, 27 ill Reg’t Ga., Vols.,
wounded in the left foot, slightly.
Lieut. Norris, Desassure’s Reg’t S. C., V'ols t
wounded in the bac4r by a shell, died yesterday
hi this eifcy, ami .body sent tfi Charleston. 1
(The four*last named wety taker* to the resi-’
dence iff Mrs. Marshall, in this city,* y*hoce,
they receiwd ; receivings every atten
tion. ** , •*
.Litfut. Myerlkoof,*Cofn*p-iny*D., .Gcrflian Ai*
tdlei-y,*tTiarl#ston,. killed by the falling of cha
ses on him in the fi"ht. • *
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Private Burnett, Company F.,*9th* S. C. reg- n
iment kiHed. •
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• Claus Meyer, Geiluan Artillery f*ot shot
off. . . • I* •
Private Havfkins* same arm sl;ot
off. . . •
3U)nro(?, Compam- C., 9th S. Q. slightly !
in*the head.
Sergeant Dooly Guards, Geor
gia Yds., slightly in'the face.*
• Stokes,.! ainfi* company, in tile
hand slightly. ... •
• Col. liesaussse’s htrse was shot under him.°
This list is iiTcomplete. as the troops knded
# at.difterent points and a portion of them have
.riot yet been definitely heard .from. ° If* is re
ported that five of Col. Stiles’ Regiment were
it lacks confirmation.
*Capt. Yates, of Charleston, reported killed,
is in this cify uninjured. . *•
All the Records and papeft of tl'e 9th S. C.,
Regiment, together with the stores, wdle Jest
behind and fell iiffo the hands of the enemy.
HtywgG’s Regiment, was imJorfectly
printed, Nineteenth,.in our evening edition.
• The killingjof an Aide to Gen.'Dray and.
the of the'Gen'etyl himself, are false
reports* • . •
t Our hospital.was five* hundred yards from
the fort, ar;d had tljp ydlow flag flying, yet the
vandajs shot three balls entirely .through it j
fortunately However, inju§iijgno one,
, * hi-i-Hi Kniilr Xenr <’oln®ibi.
%fe mphis.Xov. B.—The Appeal extra f ‘-day
contains full aegoun* of*a o bloodt ‘and hard
fought battle near Coltfmbus, Keiffuckv, yes
terday. • . ’ . •. 0
i It appearsthat Pillow’s Brigade, 5,500 strong,
composed of •Arkansa! Regiment;.
Freeman’s, yVright’aand I’iekett's fl'ei nessew
Regiments, eheounteruUl*e on tTio Ms*-‘
siiuri side of the river, opposite Coiifuihiis, e;n--
ly in ths morning. They \\®ere 7000 •strorT",
under Hen. Mcdernnrd, tssisted by (Ten. Bow
lin*.* • •*’ . •
r Pillowjs Brigade fought gallantly until their
amnftmition was exhausted* they were then
(tv'erwhelmed aud retreated back* to'the. rim,
with heavy loss, where, they mgdd* a* stand,
fighting witli tlwir Layoflet®. .Capt. Wateoh’s
battery was lost the retreat tenqforarily.
’.At this, critical UMunent, Ciil. (Ihealham's
’Brigadt, composed of Smith's.and Ru-scll’s
TennesseeHffegiments,.and o*4* Mark’s .Lnuisi
•ana* Regiment, assisted *bf Gen. Polk and
Blytfffi's Mississippi Regilhenf arrived and cal'*
lied the forjuhes of the’day, rei.akfng Watson’s
lottery and rnuitiiu: tlie gnemy, pursuing .them
*sfien miles to their boats, when their tout i.
ed iu an ignominious.flight. ’ ’. *.
.* ‘Large quantitfes of ammunition art®] arms
• were* captured. The road was sfreWn with
coals, knapsacks,* guns, Ac.
Gen. Jbowlin wi 4 s captured by Rev. James
Rogers*, of ’Pbnncssge, who also took a stafid ®f
color®.. • . * * .
Col. Dougherty and Cffi Beaufort arc among
th*e Federal prisoners. •* * ••
• Our loss is less than 200; loss ofi th® enemy
frolii 500 to * .
The battle lasted nearly all day and wSs.ter
rific
We lost several gallant company yfliertv.
The Federal gunboats made a #imuTtauaous
attack on the Columbus batteries.
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• Gen. Price’s CoiiimatMl... •
Gtrti*. James HardingXjuartcrmaster Gfeueral
of the army of Missouri has wrrlveij in the city
direct from Gen. Price’s headquarters, which,
b# left on the 18th. Gen. Harding confirms ‘
the reported*falling back of Gen. Price’s com-,
maud at Neosho, intelligence Pf which w*c* pub
lished in oifr isjwie of the 20th, and e* presses
the opinion that the'retrogrtide’ liidvement of
Price.is only;one ot’ for th.c* purpose of
forcing Fremont f<3 extend his lines and there
by weakeniflg his strength.
Price s army is represented To be in tbe very
best condition and eagd- to engage the Woolly
Ilnrse. The number is k-s than has ben sup
posed, all tji® original cflmp followers aiukjay
liuwers hai’itig ben sloughed *o*ft’ ami the army
men, of whom scarcely one Jiundred are on the
sick list ! < • * . •
Gen. IP., says thc.jft*)ximity
command, which is receiving .accessions daily
from Arkansyw,Texift and Louisiana,* will en
able lfim Po with Price, and the com
bined''armies of ths two generals \\ill outnum
ber any .force Fremont can.briffg agaibst them.
Our inrormani speaks in terms of gro.ff cn
fidcnce ot the results ol the Fxpeeted enciuin
>ter. The opinion prevails that Fremontduning
been ordered to'reportfmself* at Washington;
under arrest Lad determined to veinain at°tli,e
head of his forces, and make one* ef
fort tcAretrieve hit failing fortunes. Tt’ wins
he will prcbably throw liinisey upon hi— iViends
of the Northwest, tlinumh wlm-t- influ. nee h>-
o &
hopes to reverse the unfriend!® decision of tty-
TlovetnAiept, wTii!. if
scarcely b® tvorse illati ft is at present.
O JI e will, therefore, in all pr-.l otniitVj be for
! ced to fight our aimy In the West upon suc/r
i terms Price'and fiiay nffer. °Tlie
; siuiation of affairs iy Southivesteni M>'"nn is.
becoming one of •absorbing inte rest, and we
irwait news from that quarter with more th*u
usuaf anxiety. . Tn result of a victory of
Southern aitns over Fremont wiiia r< suit in ;
speedy capture 6f Jefferson Citv.and
Hbfcrafrion of the *Btaie. fien. Hardin” isVu
route lor Richmor.d, 01* businessconncctu and n itli
the cemmand oi Hen. Price*, Tmd fie ffill leave
for that city the earliest practicable moment.
Memphis Appeal.
-
Shiloh Lcmctr* x, t . 50 1
• • Ti\dison County*!-': \A
fn accordance with established nsaae and as a
of resp A-t justly due 10'tin ®i t-iiior\ of our di-purted
friend and brother, JiPHk W. Bi.ntli y, the following
.resolutions were unanimously passed at a regular meet
ing of Shiloh Lodgf, No. s(t, of Fee Maso®-, of whicic.
he w%s a mernher: •
Rf solved, ‘.Chat in the character oL oor deceased broth
er. wh(>se loss wesincc i®!P it, lore.
with mingfed en®tion of pleasm*- anj i-r<-t, to a com
bination of those qualities and virtui - Avhich alike adoni
the name of Citizen ami Mu- >n. 111 the luynhle walk of.
life, which it was his <®. ce no less than his 1"’ to till,
iii®u4ry, affability, justice and chanty crninetglyanarked
nis character aiftl ijjiowi and conspicuous in th<- limited *cir
clo in which if was Ins® toi- o and pb .i-a- t,*, m®i ie.—
Though humble jind.unobtrusive in 1 is niatiner, h<- w
nevertheless Item ay and resolute in the mfluiti nan. •- of.
fMrboi{ri%and in tbe discharge of every duty. He has
Lit an humliie lam* to which we'ran proudly p out, and
an example that it may wcH btfour to emulate*•
while we hail his memory as a departed hrother. • •
R, enlved J hat we deeply syiapa- !i:/.e w.i h the patents
of our late orothif, and that in testimoi y of our regaad,
a copy <® these resolutions be signed by* lift- proper olh
ceas forwarded to them- ’ .
, * O. L. COLLINS, W. ]\r.. ‘
, * K. C. DUNCAN, S. W. pro tern.
J- F. OK AMLIN. 4 V pra t®m.
•Tvred I. c*)r.i.ixs, Secretary. *
•Nov. 6, iS6I. 0 • „
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•yfiLft sAm— WE 4b 1 v 1-’ A I TII()HI/y :i) e lanounre
EP s ®'* . j, h. J. BROCK
as a candidate for the office ot Tax lb-ecirt-r of lihoniaa
Coi®ii®-, at the ensuijig®Jan*ary election. [imv 1 otgle
*fi> .r-s., WE ARE AUTHORIZED to**emnousee
. M.” R. Mcßae’
as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector of %'hontas
County, a® the ensuing Jrfnnary election. net 9
r ~_j. WE *Ai;i: AUTHORIZED* to aiwiounee
LebJjeus. Dek'le.
®s a candidate fo# Clerk of the Sdperi<ir and‘fuferior
Courts, at the ensuing January Election? sep 4tde °
I® WE ARE AUTHORIZftD t®annomiee
. James L. Everitt*
as a candidate for tl- office of Tax I?eceiv*'.of Tlmiati°
County at the ensuing January election. * jiov fide. o
NEW’ ADVERTISEMENTS. •. ■
Seed Oats.
TMIE SURSCRIBKR*has on Hand and for sale, at his
• residence tun miles east 9t Thomayille, on the Cof
fe® road, , •
„ TOO Busliel*
■YELLOW SEED-OATS,
The are the best that can be used, m they
®ro not so subject to rust as the lllael® Oats. The}’ also
Jome one monfli earlier. * •
Pers®ns wishing Seed Oats will do well eall4<mn as
they are now ready. # • •
Fblt . ‘ DENNIs WILLIAMS, Jr.
• ViiiiudiaiTs gale. , ‘ ‘.
THOMAS COUNTY.—.fgreeable so an
V®, of the honorable tn<- Court of
Ordinary ol eaid county, November term, 18t>l, will be
sold betor§ the Courthouse door, iu Thomasville ®feaid
county, within the lewal hours of sale, on the first Tues
day is Janaaev next, the nftrro slaves •■maining unsold
belonging to tty estate of‘Eft/aibcth Smilii. decea.-sd.
and the minor heirs and distributees of said dert-ased.—
“old for the purpose®)f division a®il low their use tud
benefit. Termsnuadc known'm the day
nov 13 (0,1 W. I SINGLETARY. Guardlai. # ,