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BATTLE OF THE FAHWiROI Ml-.
NEAP. ATLANTA.
tan early hour of tbe iytrLt, 21*1 .July. II u j
q coipfi w a r withdrawn from tn<- line* fa- j
g Peach Tree Creek, and Lxik Cm rou ■
• o ugh Atlanta. The movement set mid to ;
luoet the commencement or anot ier retreat, ,
involving the abandon reent of Atlanta, but it j
waa notice*! th -ft the artillery an I or'.- j
nance wagon* marced in the rear o' the colitmn. j
and more cheerful inferences were drawn tn-.-o- |
from. The march wan kept up steadily until,
and lyligbt, when, having by a dtcuito'i- route, •
nearly to the junction ol : .0 au*a i
and Decatur and Forsyth and De i u roue -. j
halt was made, and the tired men lul l down in ■
the ranks and slept. •
By 7 a. m , the cavalry, which were to lit
theudvancc, had pruned.and the column w-.- |
moved forward until the, left rested at the junc
tion of the two-roads above mentioned. It
should be here stated that prisoner* captured
subsequently said that they had no idea of an
aita k, and certainly none from the direction
it came. That their rank* were broken, anu
the men scattered picking berne.-. . j.. throng,-,
the field, when they h-artl our officers giving
commands in the woods. On the contrary, it
is said, on excellent authority, that the caval
ry, which preceded the infantry, hod a si-. 1 ! Irt
ish and lost some prisoners, from wjiom the
enemy learned all that was intend - I at least
three hours before the attack commenced.
The traverses and flank. works hastily
thown up along the main line, behind the
point whence the Fairground road issue* OTI
its way to Atlanta, and the works for artille
ry on the field in front of Bates, seem to de
cide the point that they had at least a few
hours notice of the intended surprise. It
should also be stated that Hindman’: division
mad.: a demonstration from tl:-* no- tion.ex
tending from the Rolling Mill to the right,
by way of diversion, and his artillery did good
service until the advance of Cleburne’s divis
ion brought it into the line of its five. The
lino of battle was formed almost parallel with
the Decatur road—Cleburne’s division upon
the left, Walker’s in the centre and Bates,
upon the right.
Each division had one brigade it: reserve,
in the same formation behind the left centre
About 10 a. nr., the advance commenced in
line of battle facing to she northwest, •through
the woods, and through the fields, and just be
fore 12 o’clock the enemy was encountered.
Cleburne’s division attacked the first .line of
Hanking work*, and by swinging two regiment,
around the right flank, captured it. The same
manufuvro was successfully performed against
the second line of flanking works, and our
victorious troops swept up the main line ev. ii
as far as the first point where the Fairground
and Atlanta road crosses the works ; hut Ibex
could not sustain themselves, and foil back to
the second flanking lines they had captured.
Brigade after brigade was brought tip, and
charge alter charge was made by these uud.mu-.
ted veterans, but in vain. Alter heavy less in
killed and wounded, and two regiment* of
Texans, and a part ol a rcglihentof Afbanuians
captured, they were fair: to stop, having taken
two lines of works, sixteen cannon, two thous
and prisoners and several slave! of colors.-
That position, however, they held against all
attacks, though sorely pressed. Meanwhile
Bates caught sight of a train of SHO wagons on
ft hill tn his front, with the enemy in their lines
of battle,.flanked by artillery to guard them.
Walker was ordered to-swing around to the
right, with Uie right of Stevens’ as a pivot, and
in connection with B ites, attack tl:o enemy
upon the hill where the wagons were. This
movement was unavoidably made with such ra
pidity that the left of Stevens was thrown con
suderably in advance of the right of Cist.
Stevens' brigade charged most gallantry through
a field entangled with briars, through a marshy
stream, where men sunk to Ihe waist bells, and
overall open field rising gently to the enemy's
position. Right in the teeth ol' bailer,ie., and
fine* of battle they went, and twice their Ik:;;-
were planted in the artillery works.
But iu the change of direction their left mid
rear were unguarded, and a murderous lire
from a foe, hitherto unseen, enfilading an 1
taking them in reverse, Shattered their ranks 1
and drove them back iu confusion beyond the
stream and briar patch. 'J hey failed, and sin
cess alone gives laurels, yet no troops hotter
deserved success than they. In the change, of
direction to the right, (list’s brigade was
> thrown behind, so that it advanced after Slo
vens’ in echelon, instead of a continuous line,
'The heroic Walker, with a full stmt, rode
upon the left, which hail the reatost distance
to go over, urging it forward. A - terrible tiro *
of shell and shrapnel opened as it advanced.
MtevenH’ brigade was broken and driv en from
the field before it could get to its assistance,
but on it swept. General Gist was wounded,
but did not leave (he field, t'apla'n Joe Clay
Habersham, his aide, was mortally wounded
by a shell. As the brigade emerged hum the
woods, the line of battle was marked by the
ftlaiu. Its left was expose): as Stevens' had
been, the defeat of Stevens exposed its right
nearly as much, but Walker, imt in air. still
cried “Forward,” and on it pressed with eye*
fixed upon tho enemy in front. The same
hidden foe rose and fired at less than forty
yards.
Scores of bravo men then went down nev
<>r to rise again, and Walker, the chivalrous
chief, whose name had become synonimonj
with daring intrepidity and a charmed life,
fell dead from bis horse. With a lire in front,
roar and left Hank, that biigadc was also
noon broken and driven from the la id. Mean
while Mercer’B brigade, which was tins resort e
brigade, had been halted, partially sheltered
from lire, ready to be used as support to eith
er Gist or Stevens, llcre it wts that Col
Olmstead, First Georgia, was wounded in the
head with a piece of shell. Be.foio any order
for its advance could be given, Gist andfitev
-ens were irretrievably broken, Gen. Walker
killed, and Hen. Mercer pot iu command of the
division, Colonel Barkuloo, 57th Georgia.—the
only Colonel present,--taking command ot
the brigade.
General Mercer ordered the brigade forward
to try what Stevens and Gist had failed to ac
complish. The brigade advanced to the mar
shy stream, when not finding Bale.-; upon his
right, and having lost twenty or thirty men by
the severe shelling. Col. Barlailoo prudently
ordered the brigade back to its former position.
General Mercer then ordered lit-; fragment of
Stevens' to form upon the right to connect with
Bates, and the fragments of Gist to form upon
the left, and having concerted with Gen. Bates
for a simultaneous advance, again otd. ivd.a
forward movement.
At this moment an order came for Mercer’s
brigade to march by the Kit Hank to the relief
of Cleburne, then hard pressed. Having repor
ted to Gen. Lowry temporarily commanding
Cleburne’s division, it was formed in line of
battle with the right nearly touching the Fair -
ground road, south and a little east ot" the see
oudlitre of tiank works.then occupied by Cle
burne’s divison. Maney’s brigade of Cheatham’s
division, was at the same time formed upon
the right ot Cleburne's division, to the right and
north of the Fairground road.
The order to advance was giver, to both bri
gades, Mercer's and Msney’s at the ifsame
time. As Mercer's brigade pass-d through a
thick skirl of woods, the enemy opened upon
them with cannon and small arms. As the;’
merged from the woods every man Tiiv-.-ed to
the right, and Gen. Lowry said to Ids S: ; i
had never in his life seen, under such circum
stances, so beautiful a lino of battle. 11 w.;;
indeed perfect as if on parade. Maney's-LU
aud Mercer s right reached the main line ot
works at the same spot, where the rea l first
outers the works. Gen. Lowry attempted here
to stop Mercer's brigade and retorm it perpeu
•lioular with the direction of the works, so that
it could sweep up the outside while Money
swept up the inside.
But the enthusiasm was too great. The 101 l
swung around to the right and the whole line
mountiug the works, he pointed tofhe travel v
upon the hill and told Lieut. Col. Bawls, 5 Ith
Ga., cunmandiug. to "go ahead." The charge
to the top of the hill was irresistable. Jj'tde by
side with Mauey's men. yelling like demons,
Vat not tiring a'shot. they drove the enemy l>.
them and won the much coverted hili. It
was supposed by every one that the trover.-.
was another tiank work sweephr around the
vUI, and wTien an order wa given iu Man .
I vig-tde to halt and lie down, it was repeated
iu portions o? Mercer s brigade an i cwrv one
stepped. Many gallant officers strove to lead
tfieii men over the traverse, but some had i.d.i
down, all had halted, most thought they bad
done all that was intended.
~AII wore willing to follow, but no rK-ogtti/. i
Itpuier for the brigade could make himself
heatjj- Capt. Moody, 54th Georgia, Lieut.
Vofd. 57th Georgia, another offi.va and
eight or ten men went along the road between
the iraverm. tip-,! the main work, aud found
that the gone from the main woik,
and that only a law were left iu to • lunette > •
v.he north of the main work and wosi ot the
iravsrse. Capt. Moody and hi- coiottauioLs di i
their utmost to start nnotkdH oba-ge. llad
they succeeded greater results i be,-:,
accomplished.
The moments of indecision wore seized-i-y
the enemy. They returned to the lunette, and
the main work, where little traverses, at tight
oP jriat. afforded shelter. Their first volley
• .ruck down many officers, among them Lt.
Col. Ravi?, 51 ti: Ga., severely wounded in the
. .>4th Ga., and Capt. Screven
V-iuc’r. 1- '■ Ga , killed. The fire was returned
and kept up li rci-ly during the night. When
g. (\,j. juvvi wos waunded the command
■i-'volvel upon Lt. Col. Guyton, 57th. Ga.. and
right well he sustained it through that trying
■ j .fit The noitkox-t point of the lunette and
tb , north point Oi the traverse were about ten
- ■ apart. Upon the first was the Yankee flag;
upon tile Other the Confederate flag.
At that distance, and increasing as the lu
ll.-! stretched to the west, the hostile fires
were kept up. It was Dear the north point of
t|. c travvisss that Willy Neyle Habersham,
Cos. F, fifth Ga , was killed. He had fired
. ever* I times, and iir the act of firing again
when he was shot through the head. 'The 63J
Ga.. whi b had been during the day the right
of the line, -an ! part of the Ist Ga. extended
nio,K; tie- hill beyond the traverse, and were
-•red by no works. There were thre'j em
brasures in the traverse, and Detween the tra
vel -and the. main work it was open.
Tiie em-iujfc knowing the ground, fired to
weep t!ic im. 1 and the hill where no work
was, and to pass through the embrasures of
the traverse ; but on all parts of the hill any
or.-- who attempted to stand, did so at the im
minent peril of his life. For several hours it
wa .s impossible to afford relief to the wounded
without endangering the lives of all who at
tempr-d it. Dead, dying, wounded—friend
a i foe—lay in the darkness, not to be dis
t'mgnighed from the living—very many of whom
had fallen asleep.
At la*t the litter bearers were brought up. The
wounded and all the dead who .could be recog
niz-d were brought off; arms, trophies and
prisoi.e: - sent to the rear. And as the hill
which Bab-s and Walker failed to take com
manded ii . pu-rtion, Geu Hardee gave the or
| ij., to fali back, and just before daylight the
iHood-Fb'i'nod ground and unknown dead were
left to fall into the hand* of the enemy.
Such was the Little of Fair Ground Road, or
raiher such portions of it as Mercer's brigade
was engaged in, or which came under the ob
servation of the members of the brigade.
There may be inaccuracies in the above ac
count, particularly iu Ihe names and directions
of roads and movements of troops, but it is in
the main correct. The ground occupied by the
enemy was carefully examined three days after
the battle.
NEWS SUMMARY.,
Forty cue of the torica and deserters who
recently banded together and committed some
horrible depredations in Yadkin and Wilkes.
N. (. weiy < aphupl a day or two ago in Watau
ga county. There were about 150 iu the com
pany, and four were killed in the attempt to
capt ere them*—the others escaped.
> The exports of cotton from Wilmington
from January. 1, 18(>1, to April 1, 18S4. On
Government account : War Department, 1 itC7
kales, Navv Department *2-193 halos, War De
partment coiitr-u-is. 2070 bales—Cl3o. Oil pri
vate account, 14,398 hales. Total export, 20,-
•28 Ini--. Value £>o to b.de : Government,
1 J2l, COO ; private T719,£)(l(». ’Total, £l,Oll,
100.
The Montgomery papers nay that tho forti
■fiewtions around that city arc progressing ra
pidly.
The Orphan A vbira "for the State of Ala
bama lias purchased that elegant watering
place known as Shelby Springs, containing
some thirteen hundred and fifteen acres of
land, ns Iho laeatimi lor tho Asylum. It is
doublii> lire best location in the whole State.
Several parties who have contracted to carry
mails lor one cent have been arrested in Rich
mond on the ground that they are not bona
t.ul<s Contractors.
The Raleigh Confederate In speaking of the
crops in that State says: We have had lino
wheat and oat crops, and an unusual prospect
of a inagnili tint crop of corn, peas, potatoes,
. There is no excuse, therefore, fur the ex
orbitant now-raging for flour, meal and
meat. Wo repeat, the property holder and
the man who desires the success of our cause
will bo lumelitted in the long run by keeping
the price of bread and meat at reasonable fig
ures.
The Mksis-ippian learns that the Catholic
Bishop of Natela /. was arrested last Monday
week, because he refused to pray for Lincoln.
Judge B. A. Lorsby, an old and respected
citizen id Columbus, died at his residence in
that city a few days since,
Shubut i, Miss , is a good-place to move to.-
The llcj-ablk-givcK tit : followingmarket prices:
Bacon. CO; beef It) itful 50 cents; butter 2,00;
cum 2,50; egg-. l’.2f>; lard 2,50; molasses—New
Orleans 20,()0, sorghum 12,00; pork 1,00; su
'gar -1,50, salt 25c; chickens 20,00 per don.
Tlnee persons named Thomas Margnand,
Henry Margues,-and William Williams have
been sentenced to be bung at Greenville, S. C.
(or counterfeiting Confederate treasury notes.
Tfto steamer Ida, Captain W. R. Tostell,
which hit the coast of Nassau for Bermuda
early.lu July, was captured the day after ter
departure, in the Gulf Stream. The Ida was
owned in Savannah; and took out a cargo of
cotton on Stale and Confederate account At
last accounts her officers mid crew .were at Tort
Royal awaiting shipment North.
A nit mb A of Yankee prisoners confined in
the hospital grounds at Savannah recently at
tempted to ellect then escape by tunnelling.—-
They are said to have succeeded iu construct
ing it tunnel from the west Bide of the enclosure
leading to Drayton street, when their work
was disclosed by a cow which broke through
while passing over their excavation. The im
plements used for digging were two old win
diw hinges, and iho earth removed was con
veyed to the sinks'in their handkerchiefs and
stockings.
It is stated upon goo 1 authority, that since
the McCook raiding party recrossed the Chat
laliooMioo, the bodies of fifty Yankees who were
either drowned in crossing or were killed in the,
water have risen to the surface aud been buried
by our pickets. One hundred horses have also
been found in the rivsr.
Mr. John I*hillip Mathews, of Oglethorpe
county, was instantly lulled by lightning, on
the sth inst., at the house of T. B. Goolsby,
F-ip lie wo,- sitting near the fire-place when
struck never breathed afterwards, and was
i ot even moved out of his position.
The Richmond Whig states, upon the author
ity of an otiieer ia the quartermaster’ll depart
ment, that the tithe bacon in seven States east
of the Mississippi, will amount to twenty-one
millions of pounds.
The Agricultural Gazette, in reply to an in -
quiry, says cream is.generally 10 per cent, of
milk, and butter one pound in 21 pints of mill::
aa average yearly yield of milk is 550 to 600
gallons pei cow.
A Philadelphia paper says that the Fire Be'
pal truant of that ciiy will give a “ grand re
ception to a remnant of one hundred men, the
survivors of a regiment which entered (ho army
fifteen hundred strong, and has received one
thousand recruits, IV.- imagine this reception
will be a poor affair in comparison with* (hat
tendered to their deceased comrades
Captain Thomas Ragland, the eldest son of
the Proprietor of the Columbus (Ga,) Enquirer,
fell iu the b title of the 28tU ult, at Atlanta,
Avl-ile gallantly loading his company in a
charge upon the enemy. He commanded a
company attached to tlic-eevontoenth Alabama
Regiment.
.T : i -■ lu-uue the fight began in Mobile Har
bor, on i -.lurday m wiring, the "Eedgauntlet”
s; -am; v rau tl t> blockade and canto safely into
iha' port.
i lie Abingdon Yircritli in learns from persona
just iu from Kentu- >.y, that nine out of ten
members of the Y'au’ivo Congress frcui that
,State are out-aud out peace men.
Admiral D-.hlgron has published a letter at
temping to p T o\v the hi- son liric, did not
write the orders found on Ins persorl.
Camyris.— A couple of f'tnloutjhed soldiers,
white returning from a visit to their dolcineas
(Situday) uight near statiun No. 1, on tho
South Western Railroad, saw three men dodge
under a Bridge as il Irving to conceal them
selves. The boys suspected they were either
deserte: ■ or r.ufues, and proceeded to capture
them, wliie'a tli.-y did ..{about the aid ol units
4)i any ktud 'the time men proved to be de
. -ot t* i- from L> s army, ami had come ail the
w.tv from I’eti-r.-i-u: on f«sjt. They were
minlu and < a tov> iid tin- ration, but it was not
reached beti ivanotli! r mutt was captured, who
proved to i>e a deserter from Hood's army.
Again they set out fertile stalk >a, aud after
picking up .1 runaway negro on tie- way they
arrived safely, Uwdi the •. a vs, anil this morning
they delive id U.-ir five prisoners up to the
commandant of-this post.
Ti, .se men should 1* kept out as special
agents for the arrest of cU-set ters.— Jlac-jit Con
federacy. _ _ m
Ti:-; negro so!. Tiers a! Itel< :;:i had mutinied
and e. inmeDced -a. ki: ; the town and bo“a*h
ir ■ dir- - -a - e. -a: dp-, the few white sol
<l ■ >•. *ti aied iu the pla< e. At Lust accounts
the whites were organizing for defence. The
destroyed most of the town, m
ehuling tho elegant residence of Soliastain,
whie’t wa* l iil.i.•*■! ...at burnt, the Senator j
amt bis family vseupirg to M-mph>s.
the price paid in Nev, Y • ’■ a few days ago, !
for three year .uibstitnt-s was ;eot), and fori
otte year substitutes foA»,
NORTHERN NEWS.
An ent rpris'ng but ignorant South American
has sent to an Albany Locomotive Shop for
one hundred “cow-catchers”. He expects to
use them iu taking wild cattle on the plains of
Paraguay, in place of the lasso.
The Boston Pioneer says that there arc only
six German papers iu the Union which advo
cate the cause of Lincoln, while twenty-six
Lave hoisted Gen. F’remont's name, anuail the
rest sStm to prefer him against all other can
didates. In Illinois. Mr. Lincoln’s home, there
is only one German paper—tho Staats Zietung
supporting his claims. The Helvetia, a Swiss
paper, published in ’ TelF City, Indiana, has
hoisted Gen. Fremont’s name. Lincoln’s vote
among the Germans will be limited and scat
tering. They are all almost against him.
Anew steamer, the Mngenta, recently made
the trip from New Orleans to Memphis in two
days and seventeen hours—only five minutes
short of the fastest time of the famors Atlan
tic.
A Northern paper says if Grant whales Lee,
the* the democracy at Chicago will go for war;
but that if Lee whales Grant, then the Con
vention will go for peace.
The city of Pittsburg must have a nice set of
“city fathers.” Two of her aldermen have just
been convicted, one of receiving stolen goods,
for which he was sentenced to the penitentiary
for twelve months,and the other of misdemean
our in office, for which he which he was fined
a small sum, as after the commission of the of
fense he had enlisted in the army. -
Captain Marsh, of the schooner Saladin,
from Arroyo, Porto Rico, states that “the news
of the sinking of the privateer Alabama catssed
considerable excitement there, the merchants
and politicians being generally in favour of
the rebels.”
The New York world frankly admits Sher
man’s defeat at Atlanta and argues “all, or
nearly all, tho disaster of this war are due
either to Mr. Lincoln's direct intermeddling
with army movements, or to the appointment
of generals by him who are notoriously unfit
and incompetent.”
Tiie corn and vegetable crops >in Southern
lud’a'ia are suffering immensely for rain. A
gentleman from Sullivan county, informs the
Ledger that in many parts of that county, the
corn crop will be an utter failure, having lit
erally dried up.
Anew Methodist paper has been started in
Ohio, mi lur the auspices of a body of Method
ists in that State, who, having repudiated the
abolitionism and Black Republicanism of the
old church, have left its communion and set up
a church of conservatives and constitutional
sentiments.
George Sells, of Vinton,Towa, while standing
Tn bis door, several weeks since, was struck by
lightning, which seemed to explode over his
head. IBs wife, standing by his side, was also
stunned. He : topped into tho house and said
he was hurt, and spoke uo move for ten days,
when he recovered again, and went into his
store and resumed business, hut on again ex
erting himself, lost his speech, and could only
make known nis wants by writing.
Washington is again filled with rumors of
coming Cabinet changes.
A vessel in the port ol New York has the
yellow lever < n board, and great fears are
entertained by the people that it will spread
Tho New Yolk Post contains a detailed ae.
count, showing how Boston has been engaged
in importing men from. Europe to go as sub
stitutes and volunteers into the armv. Three
, hip load., have been brought over mostly
from Germany.
A dispatch from Grant's army says conside
rable sickness prevails iu the Yankee army.
The publication of the Evening Bulletin
newspaper, of Baltimore, was suppressed, late
cn Saturday evening, by order ol Gen. Wallace,
commanding the Middle Department, in conse
quence of the publication in the second editon
ol two objectionable articles copied from the
New Yoik Freeman’s Journal. The office was
closed, and any further attempt to publish the
paper will subject the publishers to arrest and
ihe office to seizure.
A number ol citizens of the State of Delaware,
who were arrested a few days.-ago and sent to
Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, upon the charge
of holding a pic-nic for the benefit of the Con
federate prisoners at Fort Delaware, were re
leased on narolo last Saturday. Upon their
return to Wilmington more than two thousand
citizens turned out and gave them a grand
ovation. The gotlers-up of the reception were
arrested by the pyovost marshall, but it was
not known what would be <Jo:fe with them.
One thousand Confederate prisoners arrived
in New York on Tuesday morning, on the
Arago, from Point Lookout, Maryland, aud left
the same afternoon, by the Erie railroad, for
Elmira.
A dispatch from Washington, dated August C,
says an on er has been issued directing that
there shall bo no more dialling under previous
calis for troops. All deficiencies ndtir outstand
ing shall be carried over to the draft to take
place in September.
'The people of New York are dreading a
Confederate ra : d on Buffalo, from Canada. Dix
says lio is aware of the plot, but lias no means
to defeat it, and the Mayor of Buffalo lias pro
tected against the removal of the 74th regi
ment from that city.
The smallest pony iu the world is owned by
John 8. ltarey of Ohio. It is only twenty inches
high, aud weighs only twenty-one pounds. Its
mother, which was brought from tho Shetland
Isles by ltarey, weighs only seventy-three
pounds. *
Judge Russell, of New York, lias delivered
hiadiclsion in the case of General Dix, against
whom proceedings were instituted to recover
damages for the suspension of the World and
Journal of Commerce, and also to punish the
General for “inciting to riot,” etcetera.—
The General is 'committed, ‘.‘like any other
criminal, to await the action of the grand jury.
One grand jury has already refused to act in the'
promises. We trust one can be found who will
support - Judge Russel. „ N
It is calculated by competent authority that
the United States has one mile of coal field for
fcvery fifteen square miles throughout her vast
territory of 3,000,000 square miles. Great
Britain lias one to every thirty miles of surface.
Belgium has one to every 22J of surface, and
France lias one to every 200 miles of surface.
According to Northern accounts there is a
prospect of stiring times-in Illinois. Judging
from the reports it appears that some of the
citizens are determined to stand Lincoln’s des
potic acts no longer.
There has been quite a riot in Washington,
between some soldiers and niggers. The for
met - attacked the latter. For a time the affair
threatened to be serious, stones, brickbats and
crowbars, being extcnsivi ly used. Finally a
colored man got an axe and made an assault
noon the soldiers, killing one. and wounding
another, it is. believed, mortally. Thesoldiets
finally set fire to tne shanties, and some halt
and ::.ii of them were burned. Tho police at
last suceet ded in queliiDg the riot, and made
many arrests. „
Colorado Jewett telegraphs the New York
Herald that Ben Wood, Dean Richmond, and a
number of other Democrats, are now at Nia
gara Falls, consulting with Clay. Holcombe, San
(lets and other rebel agents. Since Gree'.y and
Lincoln failed, the Democrats want to see what
they can do towards making peace.
A Northern paper states that lately a cargo
of rum was entered at the Boston custom-house
the invoice value of which was $4,853, and the
duly upon it amounted to $41,893 50 in gold.
'J he petit e party ol lowa have held a Cou
ventiou, and among the resolutions adopted is
one declaring, “If v.e cannot, have a Union
Peace Party, with our former political asso
ciates we iiinst have it without them.
More M t> n anaoement.-Defalcation in Conse
quence thereof. —Upon enquiry, we learn there
is no positively ascertained defalcation in the
Treasury, though its books and affairs are in
such a condition that large amounts of money
may have Ber n abstracted without tho deficit
being known. This want of order in the Trea
sury accounts is not difficult to explain : the
wonder would lie if it did not exist. For tho
first twelve months of the war, the Treasury
was. filled with clerks who knew nothing about
their business, wbkdi was anew one to all onr
citizens ; from time to time since the first year
of the war, clerks who had acquired experience
and become useful and efficient have been cen
seripod and put in the army. leaving their
places to be ailed Ly any one who could be
picked up. Clerks were’and are frequently
consented whose books have to be written up
alter their departure from rongfi memoranda.
We are pleased to learn that vigorous efforts
are now being made with every prospect of
success to get the affairs of the Treasury in or
;L r.—Bichmond Whig.
The Washington Union states that Lincoln, a
few days since so far demeaned himself and
disgraced his exalted position, as to invite a
negro servant to ride with him iu his own car
i iage from die Capitol to the President’s House,
\\ e call mine tho negro and the person in
whose service he is Comment is unnecessary.
A Baltimore dispatch of the 3th says,‘ Gen.
Gt Mt was in W.ohingtOn yesterday on mili
tary busincs- lie has returned to tl>o army.
It ts asserted he Las gone up' the Baltimore & i
Ohio railroad.’''
FOREIGN ITEMS.
Mr. A. Collie, a merchant of London, has sent
to Gov. Vance $20,000, to be used for the ben
efit of the poor of the State of Nortb'Carolina.
The Government jonrals of Paris announce
thaCthe Mexican army is about to be reinforc
ed by two thousand picked men recruited in
Belgium by General Chapeller, formerly Direc
tor of the Royal Military School at Brussels.
The organizaiion of this corps is begun, and
the men will sail for Mexico in September, lt
does not clearly appear whether this auxiliary
force is to he under Ihe orders of the French
commander or of the Emperor of Mexico.
Mr. Gladstone’s speech in favor of universal
suffrage has made a terrible uproar in British
aristocratic circles. He purposes to issue a
pamphlet to enforce his bold declarations.
The Yankee have added to their enormities
by counterfeiting Confederate Bonds, so, at
least, it was auuouuced yesterday in the inoney
article of the ’Times. Os course, we can now
understand why our Bond sold for such a
trifle. The cost in New York was only about
fifty cents for a $101)0 Bends and ihe counter
feiter could well atford to sell the Bond for
SIOO. Bonds hereafter will be more closely
tGrutinized. A great many of our Bonds are held
in Germany.
The locusts arc so numerous now in Dalma
tia, Algeria, that they count twenty nests, of
200 eggs quell, iu every five inches square—say
1(10,000 lurve to every square metre.
Orders have been sent to Cherbourg to
change the armament of the iron clads Mag
enta, Solferino and Couroune. They are hence
forth to carry rifled 32 pounders, 50 pounders
and four rifled 8-incl> howitzers.
The famine at the Cape Verde Islands con
tinues to be terrible beyond description. In
two of the Isl mds—St. Jogo and Brava —thou-
sands of the inhabitants are living upon the
barks and roots of trees, and even vermin of
every kind were sought after and eagerly de
voured. To aRd to ihe terrors of the famine,
diseases of a loathsome and infectious charac -
ter have broken out, and were rapidly decimat
ing the population. Hundreds were lying stark
anil dead ou the roads, in tiie streets and in
the fields, and birds of prey were reaping a dis
mal harvest from tho unburied bodies.
A pleasant gentleman, one Doctor Crussel
back, ol the University of Upsala, having re
cently restored a snake, who hail been torpid
lor ten years, to activity and spitefulness, has
proposed to the Swedish, government that they
hand over criminals to Ws tender mercies, in
order that he may “by the gradual application
of intense cold,’’ reduce them to a state of tor
pidity, allow them to remain thus for a year
or two, and finally resuscitate them.
Mille. A. Fatti is engaged, it is said, to sing
in August at concerts'at Boulogne and Havre
at a fee of one hundred and forty pounds for
-each concert.
Tile Hondon News says that vessels have just
arrived at Liverpool with 15,000 bales of cot
ton, the proceeds of which are to go towards
the sinking l'uud oi redeeming Confederate
bonds and paying the dividends of the coining
April aocounts, provisions having already been
made for the September account.
The Jews of Tunis have made preparation to
emigrate to other sections ol the world.
The area under cotton cultivation in the Cen
tral provinces of India lias increased from 419,-
4C5 acres in 18(12 ’ll 1 to 579,475 acres iu 1863-’-
64.
The gaming bank at Spa lias just issued it
returns at winnings for last year, which reach
the magnificent sum of 1,567,147 francs.
A celebrated character died at Innspruek
England recently, Cugeton Swift:, aged seven
ty-nine. Ho was an intimate friend of Uofer,
and was a famous guerrilla chief himself.
The University of Berlin has now, for the
first time, advanced a Jew to the grade of doc
tor in law, lie is a Russian subject, named
Bernstein.
A Vienna telegram reports that Count For
gach, the Hungarian Antic Chancellor, has re
signed at the request of the Minister Presi
dent.
It is proposed to open a subscription in
France in aid of-tlie Danish soldiers, who, fall
ing in defence of their country, have left de
pendents.
Tiie first Christian church built in Japan
since the treaty made with Mr. Harris was by
the Roman Catholics .
The Emperor Napoleon 111. is having a mag
nificent yacht built as a present for the Empe
ror and-Empress of Mexico,
The Venetian Chamber-oT Notaries lias just
rejected an invitation made by the Govern
ment to admit' to that body persons ol the Jew
ish religion.
There are nearly two hundred vacancies for
surgeons in the British army, mid only six
could be procured lit the last extermination.
Lord Palmerston has consented to become the
President ot the South of England Literary aiul
Philosphical Society, which has been establish
ed in connection with the Hartley Institute at
Southampton.
From a Parliamentary return, it appears that
the militia established in England and Wales
for the year ISG3 consisted of 3.053 officers,
3,324 non'commissioned' officers, and 83,400
privates.
Mr. Brown, the Isle of Mau journalist, lias
been set free by the judgement of the Court of
Queen’s Bench, which altogether refused to
recognize the imprisoning authority of the
House of Keys.
The Japanese Ambassadors intend, it is said,
to remain in France for six weeks, and in Eu
rope one year. They arc now having European
garments made for them.
The Emperor of the French in likely to be
come a member of the Academy of Sciences in
consequence of a vacancy occasioned by the
death of M. Clapeyron.
According to a royal ordinance of the King
of Greece, the figure of St. George will hence
forth appear on the colors of the Hellenic army
The correspondent of the London-Tjtnis says
that New York is as full of street mendicants
as London.
In tho House of Lords Earl Ellenhorough
had again attacked the foreign policy of the
Government, and especially in regard to the
course it has pursued to-wards Denmark.
Earl Russell briefly spoke in defense, and
reiterated his "former arguments, denying that
England had in any way foifeited her honor.
It was definitely settled that the prorogation
would lake placo on the 3i)th of July.
The Lord Mavor of London gave a grand
banquet to the Ministers on the 27th. The
speeches made wore of the ordinary routine
character.
The Mouse of Lords has decided that Mrs.
Yelvertori has failed to prove the validity of
her Marriage.
The silk crop in France has been gathered,
and is found to be inferior to that of last year.
Cocoons have proved to be deficient in weight.
Some lots which it was expected would have
produced oue hundred kilogrammes of silk
weighed only seventy.
In the recent number of the Leipsic Medical
Gazette there is a case of successfully practised
transfusion of animal blood into human sub
ject, twelve ounce j-lrom she veins of a lamb
having been injected with benefit to a local
patient.
On the sth of July a Shetland pony, Black
Prince, died at Moresby House, in Cumberland,
at tee extraordinary ago of forty-two years.
I/mi Overs tome’s fortune, says tho Spectator,
is estimated at £5,01)9,000.
Orders have been given to dispatch tho no
cessary ships vo Mexico to take home the troops
that are to return to France. The ships are to
sail early in August.
The first meeting of the Pear:a Conference
was held at Vienna on the 20th. It was attend -
ed by the first and second plenipotentiaries of
each belligerent Government. Nothing has
transpired as to the proceedings.
Tho Chamber of Deputies of Stuttgardt, have
adopted a strong protest against the forcible
occupation of Rendsburg.by Prussia, and called
ou the other States to resist xuch violence.
The Prussian garrison at Kiol haa been dou
bled.
Earl llitsseil had made a speech at Hanover
in defence of his foreign policy, in which he as
serted that England never Stood in a prouder
position, aud that her influence was never great
er with all foreign countries than at present.—
His remarks were received with perfect cold
ness.
The Stock Exchange was languid, but there
were no outward variations. Batterthwaite’s
midweek circular. says : “The extraordinary
rapid rise in Exchange in New York basso cur
tailed business for American securities that
transactions now are almost a matter of nego
tiation, excepting Five-twenty, bonds and Hli
uois shares. The former, show a decline of two
percent, but are still relatively-much above
New York quotations. For the latter there i.-:
some inquiry, but holders are unwilling lo
make the sacrifice which the present price
would entail. The quotations for railway inort
agftges are litttle more than nominal.
Notwithstanding the advance in the rate of
discount to 7 per cent, by the Bank of Eng
land, tho demand for money continues veiy
brisk, and a further advance to 8 per cent, ia
not unlikely.
The Naval Engagement in Mobile Bay.—A
correspondent of the Mobile Advertiser, an
“officer of ihe Morgan,” gives some interesting
p irticulars cf tiie naval engagement iu the bay
before that city:
At 0 o'clock on the morning of the sth, the
enemy's fleet was observed iu line of battle
coming slowly over the bar, the monitor.-,
which were already inside, at the same time
moving up to a position in line.
As they came up, the ironclads, owing to
lack of speed, gradually lost their position
ahead, and dropped off to the westward, but
the wooden ships, the Ri< hmond at their head,
came on in uubrok in line, and preserving the
same rate of speed throughout.
At near 7 o’clock the tort opened on them,
and the Tennessee running down close to the
wharf ran out into the channel to intercept
them, while the Morgan, the Gaines and the
Salem, in the order m which they are named,
turned their prows to the westward anil spread
themselves in an oblique line across tho chan
nel for the same purpose.
On came the immense ships of the enemy right
past the Fort without slacking their speed or
disturbing their order of battle, audit was theu
that we first discovered that each of the large
ships had a smaller vessel lashed alongside of
her opposite to the fort, and that their sides
were protected by chains ala Kcarsarge.
As the enemy came within range our little
squadron opened on them and the engagement
soon became general. The Tennessee bestowed
her attention on each one as they passed, and
at last steered right into the middle of them,
while the three other vessels devoted tkomsel
selves to the Richmond and Hartford, which
was the second ship in the line.
It- was at this moment during the process
of straightening up iu a line parallel to that of
the enemy that the Selma shot ahead, leaving
it* in the centre with the Gaines on our star
board quarter. Broadside alter broadside did
we pour into the Hartford as we ran along on
the starboard bow at a distance of five hundred
yards, and thick and fast burst the shells around
and over us, while showers of grape lashed
the water in every direction and embedded
themselves in the ship’s si e, and yet, stratgv
to say, we were not materially injured, and
still more miraculous liter was not a life lost.
Oar safety lay principally in the fact of our
occupying a position so much ahead
euemy that ho was ’unable to train his guns
upon us, while the Gaines received his whole
broadside.
After, this running fight had been kept up
some time, the Gaines was observed to round
to and head tor the fort, and the Richmond
casting off the double ender which' had been
lashed alongside of her,, the latter passed
ahead and came in between us and the Selma.
In doing ibis she detached herself from the
vest of the fleet, and stood to the eastward, so
as to completely cut off the Selma, seeing
which we immediately. left the Hartford and
steered on a course parallel to hers at a short
distance, the Selma pursuing a like course on
the other si lo of tier.
Together I have no doubt wo damaged her
considerably, and eventually might have sunk
her, but unfortunately the Morgan ran aground,
and the donble-ender then gave her whole at
tention to the Selma, and being a veiy fast ves
sel sin: was enabled to choose tier own position
and rake her opponent fore and aft.
In the meantime one of the enetuy’s monitors
was sunk by a torpedo, and the others attempt
ed to get between tire Tennessee and the rest
of their fleet, and .being much faster than her
they partially succeeded. Os Hie further move
ments of the 'Tennessee I cannot speak with
any certainty, as a severe rain storm burst over
us just jifter the Richmond ca t off the “double
ender,” which entirely concealed the fleet.
When we got afloat we were about to pro
ceed again to the assistance of the .Selma, when
we observed that she h til already hauled
down her colors. We then steamed down to
assist tho. Gaines, but as we approached jt
was found that she had been beach' and to pre
vent her sinking, and that her officers and
crew were already leaving her.
It was then that we boarded and burned the
Phillipi, and on our return, lind.ug that she
Tennessee had surrendered, we made fast to
the wharf and began lighting the ship in order
to attempt the run to Mobile that night. At
1130 I’. M. we cast off from the wharf, and
with all the steam we could muster initiated
one of the most deeparate adventures of tiro
war.
After running tiie gauntlet of the whole
Yankee-fleet, anil being chased and fired at sue
eessively by two monitors and two dotible-ou
ders from Fort Morgan to Dog River bar, we
reached tho obstructions in safety, having re
ceived but one shot during the chase.
Gen. Maiione’s Congratulatory Address to
ms Division. —-.Gen. Halione issued the following
spirited address to his Division, as a testinio"
n'tal of his appreciation of their heroic perfor
mance on the memorable 30th of July, when
Grant,'by exploding his famous mine, undertook
to carry our defences by surprise.
1. Tlye glorious conduct of the three brigades of
the division.Mahoao’s Banders’ and Wrights, (es
pecially the first tv.O,) employed on the ilOtli of
July in the expuls'on of the enemy from his
possesion of a part of our lines elsewhere than
upon our own immediate front, and the mag
nificent results acheived in the execution ot
the work, devolve upon the undersigned the,
ever pleasing office of rendering his thunks
and congratulations.
The immortalized Beauregard lias praised, you-
Your eorps and army commanders have ex
pressed their gratitude for your invaluable ser
vice on this occasion, and their admiration of
the spirited manner in which your duty was ap
proached and performed.
The enemy had sprung his fust mine in the
new plan by which ho shes to penetrate our
lines; he had gained possession of the crater
and the continuous works; he -had previously
massed three corps and two divisions of an
other, to prosecute bis anticipated success; and
be had given the order for the advance of his
crowded line; but, fortunately for the hour,
you had made the ground.
With the trea'J of veterans, and tho determin
ation of men, you charged the works upon
which he had planted the hated flag. The in
tegrity of the whole line was by your valor
promptly re-established ; the enemy’s grand
effort to penetrate our.rear signally defeated,
and results achieved unparalleled in the histo
ry of war, when compared to your strength and
the tosses you sustained.
With loss than a force of 3,000 efficients, and
with a casualty list of 608, you killed 700 of hia
people and by his own accounts wounded over
three thousand.
You captured 1,101 prisoners, embracing 87
officers, 17 stands of colors, 2 guidons, and
1,910 stands of small arms. These are the re
sults of the noble work which you perfoiqned,
and which entitle your banner scroll of honor
able deeds to the inscription.
“The Oralcr, Petersburg oOlhJuly, 18G4.”
If. While thus we have so much cause for
congratulation and pleasure, let. tis not, and
never forget the memory of the noble spirits
who fell in the glorious work, whose consum
mation we were spared to establish and com
memorate.
Another Important Haueas Corpus De
cision.—The Savannah News gives the an
nexed account of an important habeas corpus
decision just given iu that city :
In re, Michael Boley - Habeas Corpus.
City Court ot Savannah, Judge Chisholm,
presiding.
Petitioner sought to be discharged from cus
tody of Major John Rutherford, Enrolling
Officer of State of Georgia, on various grounds.
Ist. Ttiat lie was a conscript in the Confede
rate service, because, although having acer -
tificate of disability and exemption on account
of being unable to do military service, gran
ted by the Conscript Surgeon, p.ml based upon
"the certificate of the Confederate Medical Ex
amining Board, ho was obliged to reporpto
said Board for reexamination at any time
when ordered to do so.
2d. Because,he was not an able bodied man,
and therefore not liable to military duty. «
3d’ Because he was ready to be examined by
the State medical examiner for ibis district but
there was no suco officer in this district.
The court overruled till (he points, decid ng
that he was exempt from the Confederate ser
vice and liable to militia duty.
Tbe Case was ab!v argued by the Hon. Thos.
E. Lloyd for the petitioner and by the lion.
Julian iiartriilgo for tha State. Mr. Lloyd gave
notice that lie wouldjcertiorari the cose to the
Superior Court. At ten o’clock this morning
argument will bo heard relative to the disposi
tion of Boley, pending the Writ of Certiorari
Retiring the Currency. —The last opera
tion ot this kind, we learn from soldiers trom
the battle-field in Jones county. When Stone
man surrendered, his'soldiers had large amounts
of Confederate money which they had plun
dered. This they tore into fragments and
scattered, so that they could not be again
united. It was their opinion that a “wagon
load" of ths "retried” fragments could have
been gathered up, but ail utterly worthless.
Some of tbe St. Louis papers state that the
Confederate guerilla chief yuautreli has been
killed.’
FROM M OUI EE. *
In the Mobile Tribune we find the annexed
particulars in regard to the evacuation of*
Fort PowCll:
On Frtdry afternoon, one of the enemy’s rams
carrying four guns, began to reconnoitre in the
viclniiy of the fort on the bay side, and in
a short time opeuettake on it. ' That part of
the fort was not though two guns
were mounted there, but they were so exposed
that they could be of but Utile service, and one
of them was dismounted on the third or fourth
shot from the ram. The fori, however, ex
changed some ’ lew shots, with what effect is
not known. ■
The ram neared the fort to within a few hun
dred yards, doing great damage to Hie works.
One shot is slid to have penetrated the bomb
proof; two of its water tanks were destroyed,
and other damage was done, 'i'be untenable
condition of the place was obvious. Col. Wil
liams. commander, accordingly determined, be
fore his communication with the shore was cut
off, to evacuate, so he arranged a fuse to com
municate to the magazine ut-a certain time,
and then the men were collected together
and quietly lanTleil at Cedar Point. The ex
plosion is said ta have taken place at about .s
o’clock at night.
The Tribune also states that—
It is reported that the members of the Sig
nal Corps that was on little Dauphin Island,
were captured by the enemy.
Commodore Farrand lias assumed command
of the Navy in the absence of Admiral Bu
chanan.
The Mobile Advertiser lias the following
article on the “situation at .Mobile
To persons abroad and unacquainted with
the topography of Mobile Bay, it will l>e welt
to explain that Fdrt Gains is twenty-nine miles
from the city, on tho east end of Dauphin
Island, and was intended to bo one of Hie de
fences of the mam entrance to the Bay from
the Gulf. Fort Morgan is on the opposite
shore. It lias always been a matter- of query
what Fort Gaines was built for. Between it
and Fort Morgan there is a water expanse of
three and a half miles, but the ship channel is
ou the Fort Morgan side, andevery heavy ves
sel passing is obliged to run within a mile of
the guns of Morgan.
Ou the Fort Gaines side life water is shallow.
and no ship could pass within effective range
of its guns. When the.fleet ran iu ou Friday,
we do not learn that Ft. Gaines fired a gun.—
Fort Powell lies a little to ihe west and north
of Ft. Gaines, and in the direction of (he main
land of the western shore of the Bay. lt is
built on au artificial island, directly on Grant’s
Pass, which it was designed to detond— that
pass leading into Pascagoula Sound and the
lakes in the direction of New Orleans. Fort
Powell is about three qu irters of a mile from
the main laud, at Cedar Point, and at low wa
le:' is fordable. It was by this easy route that
ils garrison escaped. If there had been no ford
it is probable that Fort Powell would still be
in our possession. *
Fort Morgan still commands the main ship
channel to the Gulf, and by tills alone Farm
gut’s fleet can get to sea. Lie can oifly bring
light vessels and transports through Grant’s
Pass. Fort Gaines was of no practical value in
the defence of the Bay. It adds to (lie facili
ties anil convenience of Hie enemy, but was nrt
necessary to his operations. The loss of tiie
garrison is serious, but more serious was the
manner of its surrender—the stain upon our
arms. That is to be wiped out. t
With these explanations the stranger will
perceive that the line of our city defences car
ried by Ihe enemy is from twenty-five to thirty
miles distant from Mobile, lt lias always been
a mooted question among military men wheth
er or not it was wise to try to hold tlieso points.
Many have been in favor of dismounting all
the torts in the lower Bay and bringing their
guns and garrisons’to Hie inner line nearer tiie
city. The only or the principal reason for a
contrary course was found in tho importance
of keeping possession of the shores of the Bay
so as to prevent the enemy from making a wa
ter base near the city for the advance of an ar
my.
The loss of Grant’s pass gives Hie enemy
this advantage. That is, he can now sail up
the bay with his transports loaded with sup
plies and ti oops, thus dispensing witli wagon
trains, and laud Within a short distanoe of the
city. But when he does this, he has to en
coiiuter (lie inner line of defences. When he
does that he is no nearer to taking Mobile than
tirant is to taking Petersburg, Sherman Atlan
ta, or Foster Charleston. In other words this
city is a long ways from “going up”. Gen
Cituby does not command, troops enough to
take the city by land, nor Famtgut ships to
break through the guns and obstructions on
tho water front.
An officer just from Fort Morgan gives the
Mobile papeis flte annexed items:
The Tecumach, the first monitor in the Yan
kee navy, was sunk by a torpedo while passing
Fort Morgan, Her captain went down in her.
-.The bomb proof's at Foit Gaines were only ca
pable of slid ton ing two hundred anil fifty men
—the rest of the garrison were exposed to the
Yankee firm It is said that the demoralization
ol the garrison caused its commander to sur
render.
it is thought that. Fort; Morgan will hold out
as long as its provisions do, and that will be
the best part of a year.
■The Yankee fieet was badly crippled. Near
ly every ship i« careened over, and the whole
are busily repairing.
ANOTHER DECISION OF TAX CO.tnilS-
KlOfliLlt ALLAN.
* Augusta, August 15, 1804.
Editor of tlie Curomole & Sentinel :—!
place before yon a letter from Commission
er Allan, which will boos interest to many
of your readers who have made sales of mer
chandize on commission, and who’ will have
taxes to pay in January, 1805, upon sales in
last quarter of 1804. Yours respectfully,
James H. Taylor.
[copy.]
Office Commissioner of Taxes, j
Richmond, August 9th, 1804. j
Jams 11, Taylor, Esqr., Augusta, Geo. :
Sir .—Your letter of the 27th ult. to the ad
dress of tho Secretary of the Treasury, has been
referred to me with directions to reply, that
the Souliers’ Tax, equal to one-fifth of all oth
er taxes of this year, applies to sales made
prior to the passage of the act as well as those
made subsequently, and the parties who were
liable for the tax on sales are liable for this
additional one fifth. The Secretary desires me
to say that he is invested with no discretion,
but is bound by the letter of the law, when
free from ambiguity. That the retrospective
action of the tax complained of is unquestion
ably a hardship, but Congress alone cun give
relief.
In reference to tiro question you raise as to
whether the tax on the last quarter’s sale of
the. can be paid in lour percent certili
eaten or bonds, he directs me to answer iu the
negative. The second section of the Currency
Act makes them receivable in payment of pub
lic dues, (except export and import duties)
payable during the year 1804. Tire tax on the
last quarter’s sales are not payable this year,
nor can they possibly be paid, because they
cannot be ascertained. They cannot be ascer
tained till the quarter has expired, and the mo
ment that expires anew year is ushered in.
The law says that the tax shall be payable iq
not less than ten days nor moro than thirty
days from dale of notice. The tax payer lias
twenty days at the end of each quarter within
which to make a return of his sales, so that the
tax is not payable during the year J 804, and
being not so payable, t ie four per cent, certifi
cates tire not a lawful lender in payment there
of. It was evidently the intention of Congress
to restrict (heir use to the payment of taxes
for this year. Whether the restriction be wise
or not, it, is not for the Executive to judge. It
is sufficient to know by the plain letter ol the
law that such is the will of Congress.
Respectfully,
(Signed) T. Allan, Commissioner.
FHOM MEXICO.
'the Liberal chief, Vicente Riva Palacio,
has defeated the reactionary so: «ea under Lau
riono Valdes.
Emperor Maximilian Ins selected Chepulte
peo as his place of residence.
The J’ariodico official says that the parties
interested in negotiating the Mexican Loan ia
London have completely failed.
Gen. Almonte has been decorated with the
cross of the Legion of Honor.
The Auslrian-Mexican army is soon to be
raised iu the States where Maximilian is re
cognized. Privates are to enlist for six years.
M'iieu discharged the Empire is to grant them
lands and agricultural implements.
Nine jails are to be built iu the capital of
Mexico, oue for each district of the city.
The French Legation has ordered the con
struction of a cemetery near St. Cos me, for the
Catholic subjects of France, who may die in
Mexico. «
The national forces under Pinzoa have oc
cupied Pungai abato.
The Austrian Marquis Coris has arrived at
the city of Mexico.
Galicia Chimalpopoda is teaching Emperor
Maximilian the Aztec, or Mexican language.
The new Government in Mexico has prohibit
ed cock fighting.
La Bandera National of Matamora3 announ
ces that Gen. Juan X. Cortina has left that city
to attack the French under Col. Dupin, who
were marching on Victoria, the capital of
Tamaulipas. Dupifl is said to have only 509
mea, - '
Tift: Ratoers.— From Wednesday the 3d ■
until Sunday the 14tli. squads of Yankee priH
ers, from 260 to half dozen in number, B
from one to three squads per day, an ivtdH
this place daily. They all belonged to I
great Btoneman raid ; which so speedily m
so signally “came to grief.” We. have lca«fl
from Capt. Neville, Provost Marshal, that*
have been received and forwarded from ■ I
place.. B
We have no official statement as to the nil
her of horses, arms, Ac. captured, but kuol
it to be large. I
The prisoners curse Stoneman at a furiJ
rate ; nor do they- spare Sherman—allegil
that every mau of common sense must iiel
known that a raid upon Alacorr, Milledgevill
Ac., would inevitably fait. J
Latest “Gbapevise” News—A report hi
been received in this place, to the effect till
400 Yankees were- captured at Jasper, Pickej
county, on Sunday night, by a portion
W heeler’s command.— Athens Watchman.
■ CITATION b 1
yssr. i,ZTTii;B£ or iDiIUHS't'KAt'ISN fl
C 1 KOHCHA, OUEENK COUNT Y* ■
I W iu-rea=, Ci-a'l: Aloore for tin' Guanll.iimr.jwfl
tuo persou and property t f Holcomb U. Moore, minor, uiid«
fourteen years of ate, of Uolcomb tj. Moore, lute of said •ouil
tv, uecassea: ■
vs Ue:>t*. are therefore to cite and rem; : re a’l persons concerned
to show c;ui:-e (il m»> they have) w.tv l titers of Uuuuiiamh;fl
should not be *ran.»*d to raid applicant, at the Court of Ordinal
ry to beheld m and for said county tn the dr>t Monday til
October iu \r. ■
Given under my hand at • and! *e in O rocncsbcro’, August 10Ui J
kUUJCKIItS L. UING. Oidlnstr? 1
? u 6»2 - 6w 9tt I
OTATKOfr’ (liO)l-Gl A, OKi KNh; f'OUNTY I
k* .Notice is hcieby flv’tn tb;U i will aridy at the nozt JNo-l
vemberterm of thWV-u t of Ordinary for ettld couutV lor leave]
to soil the. l*aml* beloupn* to the estate of the l te lio'con.bl
OM< ore of.said county, v mUiiiunH -too acres, ciori i r lead I
lt be ..n; tiie plantation • it which said Holcomb U. M« ore io‘
sided at l V t* tint'.* < his de \K
OKEEN MOOU-E, Adm’r. cf Holeotub Q, Moore dec.
au* 13 tiw 35
£*Ta7n OF QISOKGI A~TtTtOlt MON iri'oil ISTY. “
K ’ 'V hoiv.is, S’vuh Hihyapplifs t.> me tor Letters of ad
min i.-tia! iou ou the Estate oi lliehard Kiley, iate ol said
county, deceased.
These are, therefore,TO rite and admonish, all and singular
the kindred and creditrrs of raid deceased, to wi and appear at
my office, On cr before the lit v Monday m September next,
to show cause, if any they have, why said Letters should not
be granted.
Given under my hand and official signature, at office in Aif»
gusta, this3dt.h day of July. itJSi.
_julyßo4w3l DA\ ID L. KOATII, Ordinary.
(State oe o koru ia kh:umono count* .
hi Whereas, James U. Hollingsworth applies to me for Let
ters of administration on the Estate otCharles LI. Chnfee, lata
of said county, deceased.
These are,'therefore, to cite and admonish all, t.nd singular,
the kindred ami creditors of sanl deceased, to be and appear at
my office on or before the first Monday in Neptunbt r next, to
show cause, if any tho* have, why said Letters should not ho
granted.
Given under my hand and official signature, at office la Au
gusta, this Both day of July, 1804..
julyßl 4w3i J)AVID Jj. KOATU, Ordinary.
STATE OE GEORGIA, HIGKM.OND COUNT*.
v hr reas, Antoine Schmitt applies to mo for Letter! of
Administration ou the Estate of James IJ. Meyer, late of said
county, deceas’d.
These are-therefore, to cite and admonish all, and singular,
the kin.lied and creditors of mid deceased, to l*y and appear nt
my office, on or before the that Monday in September next, to
show cause, if any they have, \vhy said Letters should not be
grantcjl.
Given under mv band and official signature, at office in Au
gusta, this 8 Jih day. of July, \8»»i.
iy 8! 4wKi DAVID L. KOATH, Ordlnaiy.
TAThfiOK UF/J: Ia Wi j iKKS tVJuNT*".
Whereas, J. J. Kober*Bon applied to me for letters o(
administiutiou with Ihe will annexed, ou the Estate of .Samuel
T. Hams, late ol s-.tid county, dec ’used.
't hese are therefore, to cite and a linonish all, and singular
the khu*red and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear ol
my office, within tho time pu scYibed law, to show cause,
il any they have, why said letters should not be granted.
Given under my hand and official sigaaturo at office lu
Wtlshingtou, 1 his Ist day ot August, 18<!4.
U.G. NORMAN.
augC4w3*2 Ordinary.
ffi'l'ATE Ol 1 ' GICORiiIa, 4’OLAJ MIGA COUNTY.
NVherens, Cacsa Leonard npjd.es to me lor letters of ad
mi istration on the Estate of \Y. >. Leonard, deceased.
These are therefore to cite aud admonish ail and singular tho
kindred ami creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at
my office within the time pi escribed by law, to show eause, If
any they have, why said letteis should not be granted.
Given amici’ my hand a in! oili< ml signature at office in Ap
pling, this 2d day oi August, 180i.
aug6 4vcß2 W . W. SHIELDS, Ordinary.
TA'FhToE iyZi HitiYa, (h>~Lumrj a county'
r _ . Whereas, I l ’. M. Fuller applies for letters of Guardiau
iUup of t lie persons and property of the minora ot F. M. Full.r
deceased.
These are, therefore to cite aud admonish all, and singular
the kindred and friends of said minors to he. and appear at my
office, within ti/e lime pieacrlbcd by law, to show cause, if auy
they Wave, why said L< tiers should not he granted.
Given under mji hand and official signature, at ofllce. iu Ap
pling, this lOUi day of July, I&GL
lyiG f>w2o W. W. Sill ELDS, Ordinary.
JTATK OF GEORGIA, («KEh!NIC COUNTY .
fj Whereas, the estate ot Littleton Grant, a Lee person of
color, la.e of said county, doceased. is unrepresenied :
These are tnert lore, t cite ami admonish all parsons concern
ed, to show c 'Us*, why tkeadm-nisDatioii ot taid should
not Ye vesteal in the Olcrk of the Superior Oouit, or in some
Ctlier lit and proper person, *.t the Court otOrdlnary to be held
in and for said county on the lirst Monday iu September next
GiVcn under my hand at office In Gremesboro, June *2B, lbftt
KUQKNIU2S L. KING,
juivGßw?M> Ordinary.
QTATE..OF GEIHUUa7kT<:IJMt'N dThTuN IY.
OWhereas, Eli Muslin, Guardian cf Wliiiam JJ. Shlcck, mi
nor, (now ot age) applies: to me for Letteis of DisraLslou i
These arc, t herefore to cite ami admonish all and singular
the kindred and fxtends of said minor, to he ami appear ut
my office on or before the Monday hi September next, to
show cause, if any they have, why sunl letters should not he
granted.
Given under my hand ami official cignatnreyd r-fllcc In Au
gusta, this 7th day ol J uly, 18'M.
jy 7 ow2B DA VID L. UOATII, Ordinary.
NOTICE
TO SJSBTMmS AN£> ORKDITOItS.
-\rOTICE.
JlI All persons indebted In tin* lbhtlcof Mkhael F. Bois
clair, late of Richmond county, (iccejise.il, are ic«juired to make
payment to the undersigned ; and those havingdenmi dn against
>*ai l Estate are notilied bjUpru.cut the frame, duly attesUd,
within the time prescribed by law.
fj. I-. BOISCLAIK,)
»ugl26wßß* V. W. BOJBCLaIK, J rs<
N~ "Stick .to <Tk e i,> • Toils'a’nUT>kbtoks.
(ieorgin, Green (Eunty.—Notice is hereby jtlven to all
persona having demands against Ah xander Kid£, deceased to
renderinansiecount ofthe carte t* ttie underpinned, acccid
ing to law, ami ail persona indebted to said deceased will make
immediate payment. U. li. KING,
Executor of Alexander King, deceased.
J y 1.5 6w2y
TtT OTICETG DEHTOKS AN U CHKDiTC>KS.
i.l JState of Georgia, Lincoln county.—Notice la hereby
given to all parsons having demands against Eldlllp Dill, late
of said countv, deceased, t<- present them to me, properly matte
out, within the time prescribed by law, so as to show their
character and amount,. And all persons indebted to said
ceased are hereby required to make immediate payment to me,
.J.M,J)JLL,
Adm’r. Do bonis non with the will adnexed of Phillip Dili,
jy Iti 6wstt
TV] or ICE.
Application will be made to the Court of Ordinary of
Lincolnc- nuty,Georgia, ;*t th» first regul r term after the ex
piration of Two Mouths from this notice, for leave to sell tl.a
land and negroes belonging to the Estat* of Phillip Tibi, late of
fi*ld c .unly deerased, tor the bendlt of the hei;s and crei itc ra
of said deceased. J. .M. J>l LL. Adrn’.
de bonis 110a with the v/ill annexed of Phillip Dill.
July 16 8w23
TWO MONTHS NOTICES.
vroricE.
JLx Two months afterdate application will be mai’e to the
Honorable 110 GtAirt of Ordinary of lilcbinond county, for leave
to ..ell a negro man slave napied TIM, bcl nging to ihe estate
ot John K. Crocker, late of taid county, deceased.
BENJAMIN F. HALL.
julyiil Bwfll Administrator,
Notice.
Two months after date application will he made, to the
Honorable the Court of Ordinary of Richmond county, for leave
to s*ll twenty-five acre; of LAND. moro. or less, In said coun
ty lielonging to tqt c_uteof Rufus Jones, dec nsed.
jy3i&wSl ‘ * JACOR GOODWIN, Executor.
Ii EOKUtXT<rREENF, O' CNTY.
\T Two mouths after date, t-. .vit: ;vt the n* xt October ter*u
or the Court of Ordinary oi said county, application will be
made t > said Court, for leave to sell a M of land containing
lour acres, more or leas, in the corporate limits of Ortenes
bore; belonging to the Estate of John i*. Scott, deceased, for
the beneat of the hvirs and creditors of said deceased.
LSAAC K. Hall, AdmV. of John P. ttcott, dec.
Jyl4 BwW
/ '< EOKGIA, GHEENE < ’DI NTY.
VX Two mo jtha after date, lo w.t: At the next August
Term of tl'.e'Court of Ordinary of raid county, application will
be made to suid court for leave to still a tr.:.;* or land in said
county, containing acres, more or less, belonging lo the ta*
tate ol Sarah Southerland, decc^tsed.
GKGRftK J. SOUTHERLAND,
June 2 8w23 Auiu’r ol Sarali >Soulherland.dece.ißed.
STATE Gif GEORGIA, OOLUMBJLA COUITi X .—To !h
HOnoralile,tho Superior Court, f raid county: The pe
1 1 turn of John li. Wilson, Joslah Stovall, Stephen Drane
Samuel Railey, Janies 14 Wilson, Peter Jon*-* aud William A
Collins, of Columbia county, Henry Afoore, German T Dortlc,
A ugnstuß Lafltte, William il Goodrich, James Brown, John
Bones, William E Jackson. Andrew M Jackson, Kobert F
LTrgarJ:art, Tnomas W (jhicnester, William (/' Je.mip, Charie
F McCay, Benjamin If Warren, Charles A Rowland, Porter
Flemming, Isaaore I* Girardy, William S Roberta. .James M
Roberta, George M Thew, Hamilton JL Hickman, Thomas P
Stovall/Adrian C Ives, Jociah Sibley, Kobert A Keid and
James M Dye, of Richmond county, Vincent B Tomny, of
Newton county, &nd WillianvW Evere.t,ofGglc-thorpe county,
and Marshall 11 Welbornof Warren county, respectfully shew
eth, that with the object of being created a body p title, with*
out incurring au individual liability, they have asocial cd them
selves together for the purposeoi inauumcturing Cotton Cards ,
and importing from ft,reign countries all the materials, n a
chinery and other articles necessary for carrying on said busi
ness, and all other business similar in character or Incidental
thereto.
Tbit said buJneae Is to be carried on In the county of Co
lumbia, and State atcreeald, under tbe name and atyle of “The
Booesvllle Manufacturing Company,” and that tin amount of
capital to he employed ih live r uudred thousand dollars, to be
divided into shares of one thousand dollars oat h, of which
capital there*haa been paid in the »um of one hundred thou
sand dolmra.
W herefore your petitioners pray that to enable them to carry
on thc-Ir business as aloreaald, an order may be passed at the
next tend <rf said Gouri, in pursuance to the statute Iu such
cases made and provided, dot lariog vour petition* rs application
granted, and constituting them atiti tin-ir successors a body
(Ho-tic a>.d corporate for»he purpose aforesaid, under the name
and stjle of “ Jhe jionesviile ManufactuririJpCorupany ’ for the
t brio of thirty years from tne iiir.l day oi June, eighteen hun
dred anil sixty-lour.
Jno K vviteou Charles F MeTay
Joshth Stovall Ihmjjinln II Warren
Stephen Drane < iwrics A Rowland
Samuel W Bahcy Dorter Fl mrnir#
J irres It Wilson Jtndree R (drainy
Peter Jones W iiilam S Roliei ta
William A Collins James il Roberts
Henry Moore George M I hew
Getmain TDortie - Jlamiiton II ilickn.aa
Edward Lsttitte /• dr'ian Ivca
William IL Goodrich J<-iiah Sibley
James Drown Robert a Reid
John Bonos Jauiw M Dye
William E Jac&icn V inu :.t R j f*rnr. v
Robert F Urgulia.t William W E vreit
Thongn W (Jhichcatcr Marshall H Weiu-tn
Wilburn C Jessup Thomas 1' Stovall
Adiew M Jacktxu,
STATE GF GfiOliGlA.COiiUMftlA COUNT Y,—Person
ally applied, John R. WJbson, who being duly sworn,
says th at he is the President of “The BonesviJlo Manufactur
ing Cont; any,” located in the county and fctßte aforesaid and
engaged m inanuiact-uring Cotton Cards and importing from
foreign court tries, the necessary materials, machiaery and
other articles. That the amount of capital at tually paid lu
arid empl.jYed by such Company at this time is one hundred
thousand dollars, which lias been invested in machinery, stock
and real estate worth the sum ol one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars.
JNO. R. WILSON.
Sworn to and Rubecribed beforaene June 23d, 1884.
D. F. aTANFuKD, N. I'.
A trje extract from the record of Columbia Superior Court.
June 27th. 1864.
jy 2‘iw27 GEO. W. GRAY, Clerk.
ADVIIMftTUAIOItH HALE.
BY virtui of an ord r fr -m th» Aonorabla Ccu*t of Ordlna
7y of Columbia county, will b 7 sold on the drat. TUES
DAY In S pternbtr next, before the C urt Hols* A ot ht /lu,
phng in said county, all the Neg.cca belonging estate &t
John II rria, d-c te and. Sold for th<* benefit of the heiis ftinl
err ditoi a » f said Uec-iaeed Terms on day of bale.
jul/17 Gw-2» RICHMOND HARRIS, Ad*»/.
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