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The rote wrh taken on the passage of the bill, when it was losi. SENATE IAN. 27. Ilcuse joint resolution of thanks to Brig Gen. John S. Williams and the tffijers and men under his command, tor their victory over the enemy at Saltviiio, Va., October 2 i, lfen l, was considered and parsbd. _ House bill to increase the efficiency of the cavalry service of the Confederate States, was considered, amended and parsed. . The Comflttee oil Naval Allairs introduced the subjoined bill, which was passed . A Bill to increase the number of Midshipmen in the Navy, and to prescribe the mode of aonoinlmerit. . , . The Congress of the Confederate States of j America do «tract, That the number cf acting midshipmen in the navy shall be increased to one hundred and forty-two, who shall be ap pointed by tbe Secretary of the Navy under regulations to be prescribed by himself as fol lows : One from each Congressional District,- tho fact of the residence in lire district to be certified by the Representative from the dis trict-two at large lrom each State, the fact of residence in the State to’ be certified by tbe Senators thereof respectively, rvud ten at large by the President, " j he annexed resolution was adopted : Resolved, That the Commit too on the Judi ciary he instructed to inquire into the expedi ency of reporting a,, bill repealing all laws authorizing impressment of property for the use of the army, except by military officers in case of absolute necessity,, and providing for the immediate ascertainment of the precise amount of all property wnich can be used for tbe support of our aimies, either directly or indirectly, and for* the appropriation of such portion of. the same as may be necessary for public use, after paying market price. The following were referred : Joint resolu tion of Virginia Legislature relative to the ex emption lrom taxation of property by the Confederate Government; memorials from clii cersof#the army relative to the bill granting transportation to officers of the army on leaves of Indulgence. The following were passed : A bill to pro vide for certain claims duo the State of North Carolina ; to provide for certain claims due the State of Louisiana. . HOUSE—JAN. 27. The Speaker laid before the House a message from the! President, enclosing copies of the communications of the Secretary of War for warded to General E Kirby Smith, concerning tho general administration of the Trans-Mis - sissippl Department. . Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. The following were appropriately referred : Joint resolutions adopted by the General As sembly of Virginia, relative to exempting from Confederate taxation, property rendered un productive by reason ol military operations; communication from the (secretary of War relative to the question whether the appropri ation to pay lor slaves impressed cm be used to pay for those hired ami lost while in the service ; Ifill requiring non-commissioned offi cers and privates, held as prisoners of war, to be paid upon their individual certificates,’ sup ported by oath. Tho bill to provide for the employment of free negroes and slaves on fortifications, &c., was taken up and discussed. A motion was made and carried, by a vo'o of lit to 2D, that the subject bo considered in secret session. Al ter secret session, a resolution was offered that in no contingency should arms be placed in the hands of the negroes referred to in*the above bill, which was voted down by a large majority. UKOIIGIA LKMIKLATUUK, . HOUSE — FEII, 20. The annexed bills were introduced into the House Feb. 20, but were omitted in our formal report: A bill for the relief of Bathsheba Mclntosh, of Brooks County, and other persons similarly situated ; to appropriate $275,000 to the coun ty of Chattahoochee, to reimburse tho Inferior Court of said county for the amount expended by them in disposing of cases of the small pox; to change the line between the counties of Chattahoochee ami Stewart,; to require the re cording of deeds ami other instruments that have been horetofoie recorded but which have been destroyed ; to amend section 122 t) of tho Linde ; to repeal that porti<*r» tßWfttffti 2521 01 the Code, which requires that the Ordiuaiy must, be satisfied that distributees shall have actual -notiqe ; to allow Ordinaries to make out annual returns and charge for the same; to amend section 1752 of the Code ; to exempt from taxation slaves and free prisons of color employed by the Confederate Government for field service ; to change the oath of tax payers; to repeal tbe act to prohibit tho retail ot spirit uous liquors in the town of Fayetteville ; to amend an act. audio, izing the I'reasuror to issue certificates of deposit for certain Treas ury notes ; to add the County of Worth to the •Southwestern Judicial Circuit and to change tne times lor tho holding of the courts ol said county ; so legalize the recording of deeds and mortgages in counties which liave been over run by the enemy ; to repeal tho 3d clause ot the 1206th section of the code ; to amend the military laws ei tho State ; for the relief of tax payers. A resolution relafivo to detailing mechanics from militia service for the {impose of putting the mills in order that were destroyed by the onemy ; to increase the forces of the State line; relative to exportations aud importations authorized hy the Legislatin'e : releasing u portion of the per diem pay of members, and prescribing how the remainder shall be paid : requesting the Governor to detail troni militia service, a number of blacksmiths : relative to property destroyed by the enemy ; relative to running trains of tbe Western and Atlantic Railroad and on certain other Railroads for the purpose ot shipping corn and other supplies tor the benefit of the people of this State ; in retereuee to a mail line between Tu.iuiila and .Dublin. SENATE — VEH. 23. A seat on the floor was tendered to lion. W. H. Stiles, during liis stay in the city. The following bills were introduced : a bill to authorize judges of the Superior Courts of this State to hold sessions at other places than the county site ; to authorize judges of the {Superior Courts to convene special sessions for jail delivery and the trial of criminal offenses. The Senate took up the bill to exempt school teachers from militia service in certain cases, which was laid on the table for the present. A resolution was introduced requiring the Commtssary General of the state to furnish to •the county of Walton the quantity ol salt it is m utltied by law. . AFTKBNOON SESSION’. A resolution introduced pledging Geor gia. to prosecute the war uutil independence is achieved, was taken up as thjf special order. A substitute resolution was moved providing for the call of a Convention of the State, to meet in this city, 15th of April next. ’1 he sub stitute was made the special order for Friday. house— feu. 22. A motion to reconsider tile bill for the relief of tax payers of 18G4, was lost. The resolution of the Senate in reference to the appointment of a joint committee to exam ine into the condition of tbe Penitentiary, and report on the same, was adopted This com mittee is authorized to report whether it is poli cy to rebuild or abolish the same. The special order of the day being the Sen ate resolution in opposition to calling » Slat 1 Convention, was takcu up. Mr. Stephens,• of Hancock, offered a substitute, which we puo- Jish elsewhere. Mr. Warren, of Lee, addressed j the House in favor of the Senate resolution, and in opposition to the holding ot a Conven tion. Mr. Stephens Then addressed* the House till it took recess for dinner. AETEKNOOH SESSION. Mr. Stephens concluded his speech, when Mr. Adams off ered are- olution a- a substitute, sub mitting the question of calling a Convention | to the people. Mr. llill, of Dougherty, then addressed tbe ! House in favor of the Senate resolutions, opposing the call of a State Conven tion. Aim* Bodxkp Gallants. —Tbe South Carolin ians says the Charlotte Bulletin, must be a very gallant people. The ladies (Altah be praised for creating the dear creatures.) in iheir late retreat from Columbia, were ac- i tompanied by any number of good looking I young men. 'Well, we suppose the'baud-boxes must be cared for. Ai ats would surely not be s<> impolite as to interfere with a iadj s escort, j laiik* must be attended to. [From Richmond Examiner.] OFFICIAL REPORT OF n. Joseph E. J iliDsfou, relating to OPERATIOSS OFT3E ARMY OF TENNESSEE. We give below General Johnston's report of ihe operations of the army of Tennessee, tho realo 47 secrecy which has been so long kept upon M having been broken by tho Confeder ate States Senate. The report is accompanied by certain corres pondence on the part cf President Davis and Secretary Seddon. Tbe latter under date of the 3i, janucy-y, says that he had delayed for warding the copy because “at first he doubted whether from its tendency to induce contro versy, it could be ciflnmunicated without pre udice to the public service.” President Davis, in Lis rfiicial letter to‘the Senate of the 4th of January, directs attention to this Bugmastioffiof iris then Secretary, and adds that it is “not ad; visable to publish tlft report unless accompanied with certain correspiondeuee” to “explain the events.” It is understood that tbe Senate, having waited in vain for the Exeoutive eclair cinnement promised in this correpoudence, and having applied for it without effect since the Ith of January, determined that the report should no longer be suppressed lrom the pub lic. ViNEVTLLB, Ga., Oct. 20, 18G4. General S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector Gen eral : Sir : I have the honor to make the follow ing report of the operations of the army of Tennessee while it was under my command. — Want of tbe reports of the Lieutenant Gener al-1, for which 1 have waited until now, pre vents ine from being circumstantial. In obedience to the ordeis of the President, received by telegraph at Clinton, Mississippi, December 18th, 1805, I assumed command of he army of 'I unties ee at Dalton on the 27th of that month. Letters from the President and Secretary of War, dated, respectively. 23d and 20th of De cember, impressed upon me the importance of< .-o<*n commencing active operttious agaiust the 'enemy. Tire relative forces, including the moral effect of the affair at Missionary Ridge, condition of tire artr fiery horses, and ruotit of those of tire cavalry, and want of field trans portation, made »* impracticable to effect the wishes ol the Executive. On the 31st of December the effective total of the infantry and artillery of tho army, in cluding two brigades belonging to the depart ment Os Mississippi, was 30,820; the effective total of the cavalry, including Roddy’s com mand at. TuHcurnnia, 5013. The Federal force in cur front exclusive of cavalry and the Ninth and Twenty-third corps at Knoxville, was estimated at 80,000. The' vin ter was mainly employed in im proving tho discipline and equipment of the army, and bringing back absentees to tire rank. At tho end of April, more than live thousand had rejoined their regiments. T Ire horses of the cavalry and artillery had been much reduced in condition by the pro vious campaign. As full supplies of forage could not be lvrni3bed them at Drlton. it was necessary to send about half of each of these arms of service far to the rear, where the country could furnish food. On that ac count, Brigadier General Roddy was ordered, with about three-fourthe of bis troops from ’Jugcumbia and Dalton, and arrived at the end of T'obrit • ry. On the 2d of April, however, lie was L-eut back to his former position by the Secretary of War. On the 15th and ICth of January Baldwin’s and Quarles’ brigades returned to the depart ment of Mississippi and East Louisiana, to winch they belonged. His Excellency Joseph E. Brown, added io the army two regiments of State troops, which were used to guard tho railroad bridges between Dalton and Atlanta. On the 17th of February the President or dered me, by telegraph, to detach Lieutenant General Hardee, with the Infantry of his corps, ‘p.. xwe I'M as on ’6*V iaion,” to aiffiLieuten ant Geim.il Polk against Sherman in Missis sippi. This order was obeyed as promptly as oui means of transportation permitted. • The force detached was probably exaggera ted to Major General l'bomos: for on the 23d the Federal army advanced to Ringgold, on the 24th drove in our outposts, and ou the 25th skirmished Mill Creek Gap and in Crow Valley, cast of ;.Kock Face Mountain. Wo were successful.at both places. At the latter, Clayton’s brigade after a sharp action of half an hour, defeated double its munoer. At night it was reported that a Uuited States brigade was occupying Dug Gap. from which it had driven our troops. G ran bury’s Texan brigade, returning from Mississippi, bad just arrived.— It was- ordered to march to the foot of tho mountain immediately and to retake tho Gap at sunrise next morning, which was done, l a the night of the 2(>th the enemy retired. On the 27th of February, I suggested to tho Executive, by letter through General Bragg, that all preparations for a forward movement should oe made without further delay. In a letter dated -idiot March, General Bragg de sired rao to have all tilings ready at. the earliest pi actio vble.momeut lor tho movomont indica ted. In replying, bn tho 12tli, I reminded him bat “the regulations of tho War Department do not leave suchjpreparations to commanders of troop:?, but io officers who receive their or ders from Richmond.’’ On the 18th a letter was received from Get. Bragg, sketching a plan of offensive opera tions, uml enumerating the troops to be used under me. 1 was invited to express my views on tbe subject. In doing so, both by telegraph and mail, ! suggested moditications, and urged that the additional troops named should be sent immediately to enable us, should the enemy advance, to beat him and then move iorwurd ; should he not advance, to do so ourselves General B-agg replied by telegraph on the 21st, “ Your dispatch of llHh does not indicate ae :eptance of plau proposed. Troops can only be drawn from other points for advance. Up - on your decision of th&t point further action must depend." 1 replied \>y telegraph on the 22J. : 'Tn my idspatch of 19th I cx prcssly accept taking the offensive; only differ with you as to details. I assume that the on-* tiny will be prepared ‘ for advance before we will, aud wili make it to our advantage; there lore, 1 propose both for effusive and defen sive. to assemble our troops here immediately.’’ This was ik t noticed. Therefore, on the 25th, 1 again urged the necessity ,of reinforcing the army ot Tennessee, because tbe enemy wis collecting a larger force than that of the last campaign; while ours was less than it had been ’ then. On the third of April, Lieutenant Colonel A. 11. Cole arrived at Dalton to direct the pro curing of artillery horres and field transporta tion, to on.ible ihe army to advance. - On the 4.1i, under orders 32 of ISG4 I ap plied to the chief of the Conscript service for one thousand negro teamsters.' None were re ceivea. On the Mh of April Colonel B. S. Ewell, As s-amt A qntant General, was sett to Richmond to rcp e.-i ut to the President my wish to take the onensivo with proper means, and to learn bis vs y. s. A!• w c ,ys after Brigadier Geffi-r --al 1 epuictoa nruved from Richmond to ex p.am to me the President's wishes on the sub ii ci. 1 explained to him the modification of the pt«u. communicated by General Brace which seemed to me e-sviuial; which required that the intended iviniore,meets should be sent to Da lon. I urged that this should be done v ah- at delay, because oar present force w.n not sutneicut ev, u for defence, and to en — •*' os to lake the offensive if the enemy did Out. J On the lit of May I reported the emmiv about to advance. On ’he 2nd, BVigadi >r Gmierai M ,:e. rs coi Kuand arrived.wlth about t- urtei’u muiuri it en enve infantry. On the 1 ‘--'bre :k! my eif s Uisfied that the enemy vkk at; ut to• a-k with his united forces ;. iCK-.ugd tint apart of Lieutenant s should be put at my T° s al. 1 was iufotu. u by General Brace that O'dcrs to effect were‘given. L Ur G:h-ial Martin, whose division of cavalry count g nooi K-v-t Tennessee, had been halic-.i cu the l.'ipwali to lecruitiis horses was ordered-wish it to observe the Oostanaula from lU.aca to Iconic : and Brigadier General Kelly wiurordered with Jh.s command Rom the neigh borbood of Resaca to report to Major General Wheeler. The effective artillery and infantry of the army ot Tennessee, after the arri val of Mer cer’s brigade, amounted to forty thousand and nine hundred ; the effective cavalry to about; four thousand. Major G-encial Sherman’s j arrry was composed of t’aat of ML-sionary Ridge, (then eighty thous md) increased by several thousand recruits, five ihou-aud then under Hovey, the Twenty Corps (Sco- < field's) from Knoxville, and two Divisions from the Sixteenth, from North . Alabama., Major General Wheeler e atimated the cavalry of that army at fifteen iho. isaurt On the sth of May this a xmy wis in line be tween Ringgold an! Tunnel Hill, and alter skirmishing cn that and t he following day, on* the 7th pressed buck our advanced troops to Mill Creek Gap. On the same day Brigadier Geneml Cantv reached R'saca with "his brigade and was halted theie. On the Bvh, at 4 p. m . a Division of Hook er’s Corps assauifed Dug Gap, which was bravely held by two regiments of Reynolds' Arkansas brigade and Gfigby’s brigade of Kentucky cavalry, fighting un loot, until the arrival of Lieutenant Gcaemi Hardee with Granby’s brigade, when tire enemy was put to flight. On the 9Lh five assaults were inpde on Lieu tenant General Hood’s troops on liocW Face mountain. All were repulsed. In the after noon a report was received that Logan's and Dodge’s divisions were m Snake Greek Gap.— Three divisions under Lieutenant General Hpod, were, Ihetefore, sent to Rosaca. Oa the 10i.ii Lieutenant General Hood reported the enemy retiring. Skirmishing to our advantage continued all dry ueur Dalton. Major Gener al Bate repulsed a vigorous attack at uigut. On the 11til Brigadier General Canty report ed that Die enemy were again approaching Resaca. Lieutenant General Folk arrived there in the evening with Loriog’s division, and was instructed to defend tho place with tbos.e troops and Canty’s. Tire usual skirmish iugcontinued near Dalton. Rocky Face mountain and Snake Creek Gap, at its south end, completely covered, tor lie enemy, the operation of turning Dalton. Ou the 12th the Federal army, covered by the mountain, moved by Snake Creek Gap towards Resaca. Major General Wheeler, with twenty -two hundred ot ours, attacked and defeated more than double that number of Federal cav alry near VarneM’t. station. At night our ar tillery and infantry matched for Resaca. Too cavalry followed ou tho 13. On that day, the enemy approaching ou the Snake Creek Gap road, was checked by Loring’s troops, which gave time for the lbi matron of Hardee’s and Hood’s corps, just arriving. As the *nemy was formed tu- left of Folk’s corps was on the Oostanaula and the right of Hood’s cm Ihe Copnasauga. There was brisk skirmishing during the afternoon ou Folk’s front and Har dee’s left. On the 14tli the enemy ma le several attacks, the r most vigorous ou Hindman's division (Hood’s) left. All were handsomely repulsed. At <i, P. Ms, Hood advanced with Stevenson’s and ti'-ewart's divisions, supported by two of Walker’s brigades, driving the enemy from Iris ground be f bre night. He was instructed to be ready to continue the offensive inxt- morning. At !), F. M. 1 learned that Lieutenant General Folk’s troops had lost a position commanding our bridges ; and received from Major General Martin a report that the Federal infantry was crossing the Oostanaula, near Calhoun,- on a pontoon bridge. The instructions to Liou i«naut General Hood were revoked, and Walk er’s division sent to the point named by Major Geicral Martin. On ihe 15th there was severe skirmishing on the whole front. Major General Walker reported no movement near Calboui. Lieu tenant General Hood was directed to prepare to move forward, his righfrte iding, supported by two brigades from Polk’s ahd Hardee’s corps When he was about to move information came from JUajar General Walker that tho Federal right, was crossing the river To meet this movement Lieutenant General Hood’s attack was countermanded. btewart’s division not receiving the order from corps, headquavt.es in rime, attacked unsuccessfully The Jurny was j ordered to cross the Oostanaula that night, destroying the bridges behind it On the 10th thq enemy cro-ssd the Oos.tan aula. Lieutenant General Hardee skirmished with them successfully near Calhoun. 'The fact that a part of Folk’s troops were still in the rear, and the great numerical supe - riority of the Federal army made it expedient to risk battle only when position or some blunder of the enemy might give us counter ‘ bahiuceiug advantages i therefore dctermla j ed to tail back slowly until -cirCumsrauces i should put the chances of battle in our favor, ' keeping go near the United States army as toy | prevent its sending retuforceinouts to Grant; and hoping, by taking advantage of positions and opponupi ties, to reduce the odds- .against us, by partial engagements. 1 also expected if. Jo* be materially reduced before the end of June by the expiration of th s terms of i ervicc of the regiments which had not rcoolisted. In. this way we fell back Cassvilki ia two marches. As AdaiCßviile.daboufc midway, on the 17 th, Folk’s cavalry, under Brigadier General J .ck- Uou, lnet'thfc enemy, and ilardee, after severe skirmishing, checked them At tins point, on the 18-ii, Folk’s and Hood’s corps took the di r.-ofc road to Gassvillo; M it dee’s that by Jiiugs ston. About half the Federal army took each road. French’s division having joined P-ffk’s corps on the iSih. on tbe morning of the 19th, when half the Federal army was near Kingston, the two corps at Cassville were ordefred to advance against the troops that ha 1 followed thorn from j Adairavilie. Hood loading on the night. When tiii- corps had aavanned soma two miles, one of his. Glnff officers reported to Lieutenant Gen eral Hood that the enemy was approaching on the Canton road, in rear of the right of our original position. He drew l*tele i)i.s troops and form and them across that road; When ic was discovered that the officer was mistaken,‘ho opportunity had passed, by the mar approach of the Federal army Expectiug to be a.tack ed, 1 drew up the troops in what seemed to me an excellent position—a bold ridge imme diately in rear ol Ctssviile, with an open val ley before it The lire of the enemy's artillery , commenced soon afte’’ the troops were formed and continued until night, boon after dark Lieutenant Genera** P.»!k and Hood, together expPessed "to me decidedly the opinion fanned upon the observation of ihe ai'Twimoii. that the. Fed.vai artillery would render their positions ui-teual‘le the next day, and urged me to aban don th- ground immediately and-cross the Et owah. Lieutenant General Hardee, whose po sition I thought the .weakest, was confident, that be could hoid.it 'lhe o’her two officers however, were so earnest and unwilling to de pend* on the ability of their corps to defend ihe ground, that l yielded, aud the army cross ed the Etowah on tffo night ol the 20 ft. \ step which 1 have regretted ever since. Wheeler J s cavalry was placed in observation above, and .) icksen’s below the railroad. On the 22d Major General Wheeler was sent with all IPs troops not required forobservafion, to the enemy’s teav; and otWte 24th beat a brigade at Cassville, and burned two hundred and fifty loaded wagons. In the men time tae enemy wis reported by Jackson's troop- jnov ii-.g d'mva the Etowah, as if to cw it n<-ur S-tiiesboro.'-and crossing on ihe 23d. On tiie 24th Polk's aud Hardee’s corps reached the road from Stilesboro’ to Atlanta, a'few miles south of Dallas: and Hood’s feur miles from New Hope church, on the road from Altoona. On the 2Gth the enemy was found to be en trenched near aud east J Dallas. Hood's corps was placed with' its centre at New Hope Church, and Polk’s' and Hardee’s ordered be tween it aud tbe Atlanta road, which Hardee's left was to cover. An hour before sunset Stewart’s division, at New Hope Church, was fiercely attacked by Hooket’s corps, which it re pulsed after a hot engagement of two hours. Skirmishing was kept up on the 2Gth and 27th. At half-past five P. M . on the 27ih, Hooker's corps assailed Cleburne's division, ami was driven back about dark with great slaughter. In these two actions our troops were not en trenched. Our loss in each was about four hundred and fifty in killed and wounded. On ihe 27til the enemy's dead, except those borne off. were counted six hundred. We, therefore, estimated their loss at three thousand at least. It was probably greater on the 25 th, as we had a larger force.engaged then, both of artillery and infantry. The usual skirmishing was kept up on the 28th. Lieutenant General Hood was instruct ed to put his corps in position duriDg the night to attack the eaamr'e Ml flank at dawn the next morning, the rest of th* arrr.y to join in the action success velv from riaht to left. Oa the Lnu iivutanaut Gcoerd Hood, find ing the Federal left covered by a division which had entrenched itself iu the night thought it im-xpi and eut to attack., so reported and ui-ke i ,or instructions. As the resulting delay made the attack inexpedient, even if it had not been so before, by pro - renting the sur prise—upon which succeas, in a great degree, depended—he was re called. Skirmishing continued unt'.l the 4th of June, the enemy gradually extending his intrench“d line towards the railroad at. Acworth. On the morning of the sth the arm;? was formed with its left at Lost mountain, Iks ceQtre near Gil etath church, and its right near the railroad. Oa tho 7th the right, covered by Noonday creek, was extended acrosii the Acworth and Marietta road. The enemy approached under cover of successive lines, of entrenchments. Tbe-e was brisk and incessant skirmishing an til the 18ih. On the 14th the brave Lieutenant General Polk, dwtinffuished in every battle in which this army had fought, fell by a cannofi shot at an advanced post. Major General Loring suc ceeded to the command, which he held until the 7th of July with great efficiency. On the 4th of June a letter from Governor Brown informed me tlu-t he had organized a division of infantry, and placed it under my orders. These troops when ready for service about the middle of the month, under Major General G. W. Smith, were employed to defend the crossings of the Chattahoochee, to p r eveaf the surprise of Atlanta by the Federal cavalry. On the 19th anew Hine was taken by the army. Hood’s corps,, with its right on the Marietta and Canton road; Loring’s on the * Keane-a w mountain, and Hardee’s, .with its left extending across the Lost mountain and Mniefcta road. The enemy approtohed, as usual, untier cover of intrenchments. In this position there was incessant fighting and skirmishing until Julv 3i, the enemy gradu ally extending his intrenched right towards Atlanta. On ihe 20th of June Wheeler, with eleven hundred men, routed Ganard’s division of Federal cavalry on our right. On the 21st Hood’s cotps was transfened from right to left, Wheeler’s cavalry taking charge of the position it had lelt. On the 22d Lieutenant General Hood reported that Hindman’s and Stevenson’s divisions of his corps, being at tacked, drove back .the enemy, taking a line of hi* breastwoiks, but were compelled Io with draw by the fire of fortified artillery. Ou the 24th Hardee’s skirmishers formed a line of battle, as did Stevenson’s, of Hood’s corps, on the 25th. On the 25th, after a furi ous cannonade of several hours, the enemy made a general advance, but was everywhere repulsed with heavy loss. The assaults were most vigorous on Cheatham’s and Cleburne’s divisions, of Hardee’s corps, and French’s and Featberston’s of Loring’s. Lieutenant Gen eral Hardee reports that Cheatham's division lost, ia killed, wounded and missing, one bun dled and ninety-five. Tho enemy opposed to it,, by the statement of a staff officer subse quently captured, two thousand ; the loss of -deb urue’s division, 11; that of tho enemy on his front, one thousand; and Major G«n. Lur ing reported two hundred and thirty six of his corps,killed; wounded and missing; and the loss of the enemy, by their own estimate, at between two thousand live hundred and three thousand, which he thinks very small. On ihe Ist of July Major General Smli'a’s division was ordered to support the cavalry on our left. Their effective total was about fifteen hundred. On the 2d, the enemy’s right being neater to Atluuffi by several miles than our left, the at my fallback during the night to Smyrna church. Ou the 4th Major Genera* Smith reported that he should be compelled to withdraw on the inoruing of the sth to theiine of intrenchments covering the railroad bridge and Turner’s ferry. The army wa3 therefore ordered to retire at. the same time to that line, to secure our bridges. The cavalry crossed the Chattahoochee—Wheeler it for some twenty miles above, and Jackson as far below. The enemy advanced, as usual, cover ed by intrenchments. Skirmishing contiued until the boh. Our infantry and artillery were brought to the southeast side pf the river that fibdit, because two Federal corps bad crossed it above Fower’s ferry on the Bth nud Intrench ed. Lieutenant General Stuart took command of the corps on the 7th. Tho character of Peachtree creek and thenu mottos fords in the Chattahoochee above its moutn, prevented my attempting todeferd that part of the river. The broad and muddy chan nel of the creek would have separated the two parts of the array. It and tbe river below Us mouth, were, therefore, taken as our line. A position on the high ground south of the creek was selected for the army, from which to at tat k the enemy while crossing. The engineer « fil e-era, with a large force of negroes, were set to work tostrengtben thefortifiicalionsof Atlanta, and to mount on them seven heavy rifles bor rowed from Major General Maury. The Chief Eag Deer was instructed to deyoffi his attention —first, to tne works between the Decatur and Marietta roads, to put them in such condition that they might be held by the State troops, so that the a; oiv might attack the enemy in flank when he approached the town—this in the event that we should be unsuccessful in at tacking tbe Federal afmy in its passage of Poach*roe creek. Alter the.:<vmies were separated by the Ohat iahooehoe, skiirn 'ahiug became less severe. On the pith a division ol Federal cavalry crossed tbs river by Moore’s bridge, near Newman, but was driven back by Armstrong s brigade, sent by Brigadier General Jackson to meet it. On tne loth Governor Brown informed me, orally, that he hoped to reinforce the army be fore the end of the month with men ten thous and State tro ps. On the 17th the main body of the Federal army crossed the Chattahoochee between Ros well arid Power’s ferry. At ten o'clock, P. M■, while i was giving Lieutenant-Colonel Prestman, Chief Engineer, instructions in re gard to his work ot the next day on tha fortifi cations of Atlanta, a telegram was received from General Cooper, informing me, by direc tion of the Secretary War, that as I had failed to arrest the advance of the enemy to thewicin ify of Atlanta, and expiessed no confidence that. I could defeat or repel him, I was relieved from the army and department of Tennessee, which would be immeuiately turned over to General Hood. This was done at once. On the morning of 4Ho 18th the enemy was report ed to be advancing, and, at General Hood’s re quest, I continued to give orders uutil after noon. placing the troops on the position select ed near Peachtree crci k. In transferring the command to General Hood I explhinod my plans to him—first, to attack the Federal army while crossing Peach tr-e Cr«bk If we we>e successful, great results might be hoped ior, as the enemy would have boih ihe creek aud tae river to intercept his re tre t. Second, if unsuccessful, to keep back the enemy by intrenching ; to give time for the assembling of the State troops promised l-y Governor Brown ; to garrison Atlanta with those troops, and when ihe Federal army ap proached the town, attack it ou -the most ex p. sed ijank with ail the Confederate troops. iff so troops, wh o had been lor seventy fur days iu the immediate presence of the .a. my aufi fighting daily, enduring to.l, exposure.and danger with equal cheerful nv-s, more confident and high spirited than when are Federal army presented itself near Dalton, were thou inferior to none who ever served in the Confederacy. Under the excellent administration of Brig adier General Mackall, Chief of Stalf, the troops were well equipped aud abundantly supplied. The draught animals of the artil lery and quartermaster’s department were in better condition on the 18ch of July than on the s;h of May. W e lost no material in the re treat, except the four field pieces mentioned in the accompanying report of General Hood. I commenced the campaign with Gen. Bragg s army of Missionary Ridge, with one brigade added Meicer’s; and two taken away Baldwin sand Quarles, That opposed to us was Grant s army of Missionary ridge, then estimated at eighty thousand by oar principal officers, increased, as I have stated, by two corps, a divisson and several thousand recruits iu all, ai least thirty thousand men. The cavalry of that army was estimated by Major General . Wheeled at fifteen thousand. The reinforcements, which Joined our army amounted to fifteen thousaud infantry and 'artiiiery, ana four thousand cavalry Our scouts reported much greater numbers joining the United fctates army; garrison and bridge guards front Tennessee and Kentaoky reliered by “one hundred days men,’’ and the Seven teenth corps with two thousand cavalry. The loßti of our infantry and artillery from the sth of May had been about ten thousand in killed and wounded, and four thousand rev en hundred from ail others causes, maiulv alight eicltness produced by heavy cold rains, which prevailed ia the latter half of June.— These and the slightly wounded were begin ning to join their regiments. For want of reports, I am unable to give the loss or the services of the cavalry, which wa3 loss under nty eye than the rest of the army. Tt»e effec tive strength was increased by about two thousand during the campaign. The effective force trasferred to General Hood was about forty one thousand infantry and artillery, and ten thousand cavalry. According to tho opinions of our mo3i ex perienced officers, daily reports of prisoners and statements of Northern papers, the enemy’s loss in action could have not been less than five times as great ours. In the cases in which we had the means of estimating it, it ranged from seven to one to ninety one to one com pared with ours, and averaged thirteen to one. The Federal prisoners concurred in saying that their heaviest loss occuried in the daily attacks made in line of battle upon our skim shers in their rifle pitr. Whither they succeeded in dislodging our skirmishers or not, their loss was heavy and ours almost nothing. At Daiton the great numerical superiority of the enemv made the chances of battle much against us, and, even if beaten, they had a safe refuge behind the fortified pass of Ri ig goid and in the foiLoss of Chattanooga. Our refuge, in case of defeat, was in one hundred miles’off, with three rivers mtei vening. Therefore, victory for us could not have been decisive, while defeat would Lave been utterly disastrous. Between Dalton and the Chatta hoochee we could have given battle only by attacking the enemy entrenched, or so near the entrenchment l ' that the only result of success to us would have been his falling back into them; while defeat would have been our ruin in the course puisned, our troops always fight ing under cover, had very trifling losses, com pared with those they inflicted; so that the enemy's numerical superiority was reduced daily and rapidly, and we could reasonably have expected to cope with the Federal army on equal ground by the time the Chattahoochee was passed. Defeat ou this side of the river would have been ti iestruct'on. We, if beaten, had a place of refuge in Atlanta, too strong to be as saulted, and too extensive to be invested. I had hoped also that by the breaking of the railroad iu its rear the Federal army might be compelled to attack us in a position of our own chdosiDg. or to a retreat, easily converted into a rout. Alter we crossed tbe Etowah five detachments of cavalry weresucccessively sent, with instruction to destroy as much a3 they could of the railroad between Daiton and tbe Etowah, All tailed because too weak. We could never spare a sufficient body of cavalry ■ for this service, as its assistance was absolutely necessary in the defence of every position wo occupied. Captain Harvey, an officer of great co”rage and ug tcity, was detached on this ser vice, with one hundred men. ou tho 11th of June, and remained for several weeks neat the rail road, frequently intenupting, although not strong enough "to prevent its use. Early in the campaign the statements of the strength of the cavalry iu tho Department of the Mississippi and East Louisiana, given me by Lieutenant General Polk, just from the command of that department, and my telegraphic correspon dence with his successor Lieutenant General S D Lee, gave me reason to hope that a com petent f'orco could be sent from Mississippi and Alabama to prevent the use of tho railroad by the United States army. I therefore suggested it to the President directly on the 13th June and lilt 1 ' July, and through Geneial Bragg onthe 30th, 12th, 13th, 16th and 2f>ui of J ane; and ai soto Lieutenant General Lee on the lOih of May, and 3 1,11 th and 13th of June. I did so in the belief that this cavalry would serve the Con federacy better by causing the defeat of Major Geneial Sherman's army than by repelling a raid in Mississippi. Besides the causes of my remova 1 , alleged in the telegram announcing it, various other accu sations have been made against me—some published in newspapers in such a manner a.- to appear to have official authority, and oth ers circulated orally in Genig and Alabama, and imputed to General Biugg. The principle are, that 1 persistently disre garded the instructions ql the President; that 1 would not tight the enemy; that 1 refused to defend Atlanta; that I refused to communi cate with Genei al Bragg in relation to the operations of he uuuy} that I disregarded his entreaties to change my c iiirso and attack the enemy; and grots exaggerations of the losses of tho army, 1 had not the advantage of receiving the President. 1 a instriintions iij relation to the man ner of conducting the campaign. But sa tbe conduct of my predecessor, in retreating be fore odds loss tlmn those confronting me, has apparently been approved; and as Qeaeial Lee, in keeping ou the defensive and retreat ing towards Giant’s objective point, under circumstances like mine, waS adding to his great laoae, both ia the estimation o! the ad ministration and people, 1 supposed that my cot* sc would not be censured. 1 believed then, as ido now, that it was the only one at my command which poruised success. I think that the foregoing narrative shows that the army of Tennessee did light, and with at least »s much effect as it lias ever done be fore . The proofs that I intended to hold Atlanta ur«j ttie fact that under my orders the work of strengthening its deieuco was going on v;gor ons'y, the communication on the subject made by mo to Gen. Hood, and the fact that my family was in the town. That the public workshops were removed, and no large tup plies deposited in the town, as alleged by Gen. Bragg,. were measures of common prudence, and no more indicated the intention to aban don the place, than the scudirg the wagons of uu army to the rear on a day ot battle, proves a foregone determination to abandon the litdd. While Gen. Bragg was at Atlanta about the middle ot July, we bad no o‘her conversation concerning the army there than such as I in troduced He asked me no questions regarding its operations, past or future; made no com ments noon them, nor suggestions, and Lad not the slightest rei.sou to suppose that At lanta would not be defended, lie told me that the object of his journey was to confer with Lieutenant General Gee, aud communicate with Gen. IS K Smith, in relation to reinforce merits for me. He talked much more of affairs in Virginia th *n iu Giorgia, asserting, what I believed, that Sherman’s urmy outnumbered Grant's, and impressed me with the belief that his visits to me wtre unofficial. A copy of a brief report by Gen. ac companies this. Most respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. E Joiixston, General. (JOERBiPON DUNCE CHRONICLE & SENTINEL. THE MADISON COU.V'Y MKHTIfU. Messrs. Editors :—I notice a series of res olutions published in several pipers, puryot iug to be the aantimenis of the citiz -iis of Madison couDty, Ga. The resolutions iu ques tion commence by stating “in accordance with previous notice a large portion of the citizens’ of Madison county, assembled &c.” Now if there was a notice calling the citizens of this county together for the purpose of procuring their assent to those resolutions, nine-tenths of the citizens never heard of it, and by what mathematical rule a few men constitute them selves a “large portion of the citizens of the comity’’. I should like to know. They must .undoubtedly have a very exalted opinion of themselves. Nine-tenths of the citizens of this county as well as adjacent counties are in' fa vor of State action if by that an honorable peace—can be procured, and were in ffivor of calling a.conveutiou of the States For a few men 6 and pas ? and publish them a* the sentiments of the majority, when Sff it is incorrect, ia an Outrage that should not go uareboked. Citizen. Captain E. p > Scott, (a nephew of Lieu tenant trtn. bcott,) and conffned in the Old Capitol for some time p st as a piisuer 01 war, has been released upon parole of honor not to give ala and comfort to the .enemy, and * with the conditions that he wiil immediately report to Gen. Scdtt in person at New York, and subject himself to such restrictions and tieoa as tk« General may deem proper. TO TIIK PUBLIC. It Is with profound regret that the members of the delegation in Congress from the State of Virginia, dud themselves obliged to make a public statement respecting their proceedings on a late occasion. But tne reflections upon their conduct, conveyed in a correspondence between HLis Excellency the President and the Hon James A Seddon, late Secretary of War, and the publication of that correspondence, render the statement necessary At the beginning of the present year, the Confederacy was thought by mary to* be in ex traordinary danger iu consequence ot a seri s of misfortunes. The public spirit was depress ed. Apprehensions fur the public safety were increased by a belief that our misfortunes were partly the result of mal-administratiou. Prompt, energetic, and judicious measures ap peared to be necessary for the restoration of the public confidence. After mature consider ation with others, the members of this delega tion concluded that, among the most impor tant of such measures, would be a general re construction ot tho Cabinet. A meeting ot the delegation was held about the middle of January in which certain public affairs peculiarly affecting the safety of Virginia were considered. In the same meet ing, arter a frank interchange of views, it was resolved that the opinion of the delegation respecting a change of the Cabinet should be made known to tbe President as the advice of friends. A'member—the Speaker of the House—was deputed to communicate the advice in the most friendly, respectful and conddeut al man ner to the President, with suitable explana tions ot the motives and views of the delega- 1 tion. He was authoiized to communicate al so with any of tho Heads of Departments, but otherwise the proceedings were to be regarded as confidential. The communication was ac cordingly made to the President, iu person and by letter, aud ho received it, as we supposed, iu the same spirit of patriotism candor and friendship which had promoted th* action of the delegation, The advice thus tendered by the delegation was that a general reconstruction of the Oabi iiret wds necessary for the restoration of public confidence. It was given as an opinion of a delegation friendly to the administration. The decision of this mattei was, of course, left to the President with whom it constitutionally rested. *- When the President had previously invited this delegation to consult with him, we recii v ed with satisfaction his advice respecting leg islative businers, and wo had no reason to sup pose that, whenever we should deem it our duty to offer him council respecting important vttairs in the Executive Department, our ad aice would be resented as officious. If we tiad intended to embarrass the Presi dent or the Heads of Departments by an ap pearance of constraint, we might have invited members of other delegations, known to concur with us in opinion, respecting the Cabinet, to unite with us in action. Wo preferred to avoid such an appeal ance, even at the hazard of rendering our advice less influential, and of subjecting ourselves to misconstruction. It can scarcely be necessary to state that the members ot this delegation did not assume for themselves, or for the House of Representatives or lor Congress, a power to compel the resig nation oi Heads of Departments by any expres sion of opinion. They had reason to expect that some movement would he made in Con grtss which night bring on a collision between the Legislative Executive Departments, or constrain the Executive to make concessions. We desired to prevent such a movement, when we advised the President to conform the coin position of the Cubing to ihe prevailing senti ment iu Congress and the country. VVe con fidently hoped that such a change would, by its effects upon Congress as well as the Execu tive Department, make the action x>f tho ernment, at a critical period, more ifticient for the public safety. The delegation, in advising the President, did not discriminate among thq Heads of De partments, whatever were our individual judg ments of particular officers. This course ap peared to be the best suited to all circumstau ces, and especially to tho state of publio sen timent, if not r. qaired by sound political prin ciple. \Ve cjjogo to regard the Cabinet as a body of counsellors held responsible, as a wffi to to public opinion for tbe couise of the entire adminisaration, besides having each a separate responsibility as head ot his own department Whatever may be tho theory of#our govern ment, it had not occurred to U3 before the pub lication of the correspondence now under con sideration that, practically, a body so eminent iu our political system could, thiough depen- ' donee ou the pleasure of the President, be come so insignificant that a change of tho ‘ Heads of Departments could not guer the ad ministrative policy of the government in any degree It could not be presumed that a body ol statei men in our country, filling those high places, would contribute no independent ad vice, irfionuatloit or influence to the poli. y 0 f the administration, or that they would loi.g con iuue to hold office either ia complete sub serviency to asiegie mind or in defiance of the general sense of their countrymen. Ot course, we were aware that tire President has power tQ dismiss them—a power fit to be exercised for the public welfare in a great crisis —and that, to him belongs a controlling au thority aiulthe chief honor as well as respon sibility of the adgplustration. We did not de sign eiffler to abate the constitutional authori ty of the Presidential office, or to take from our country the guiding iuffuence of a Presj dent in whom we greatly confide and whom wa have firmly supported. It is obvious that the general advice suggest ed by this delegation to the President based oa a general reason, alleging no fault and ar raigning no individual—merely advice to be adopted, applied or n jecteu by the President might have been subaiantiaily accepted with out excluding every particular Head of a Do pari men t from a now arrangement. We ex pected and dished that at least one exception would bo made. It would not have been proper for this dele gation to indicate to the President, when they volunteered counsel, the details of such ar rangement; and least of all, would it have been proper ior us, as a delegation, to single out a Secretary irom onr owu State for pattial ac lion, highly as we esteemed the Virginian ffieii iu office, aud as much as we desired our State to be represented in the Cabinet. Mis conceiving the spirit m our proceeding our distinguished fellow oiPzsn, Mr. Seddon, with out a general reconstruction of ihe Cabinet resigm and the office of Secretary of War. If we have unintentionally wounded hiasensibilities we deeply regret that such a consequence re sulted from our action or from his construc tion of it. In a letter accepting his resignation, the President declines to approve the propriety of tus decision to resign, because, he adds “I can not admit the existence of a power or right in the Legislative Department of the Govern ment, or iu any part or branch of It, to ’ cor- Uq, the continuance iu office of those princi - pal officers m each of the Executive Depart ments, whose choice the Constitution has vesteu in the Chief Magistrate, &c. He ob serves that the circumstances which gave rise to Mr. Seddo .’s resignation are without pre cedent. In conceding a just and legitimate influence to enlightened public opinion, ha denies that the declaration of a State dele gation, or even of one or both Houses, is en titled to be considered as the authentic expres sion of suoh opinion or as requiring conces sion from a co-ordinate department of the Government.'' The public can now judge how far the dis cussion of such topics was relevant to our action, and how justly or wisely the publication of such a correspondence, or the spirit which pervades it, responds to the proceedings and purposes of this delegation. That the friendly advice of a delegation, or the more authentic counsel of Congress, should be repelled in such a manner, with such claims at such a time is a circumstance which we deplore for the sake of our country, and, let us add, for the sake of the President. It will not provoke os to a resentful controversy. It cannot abate our devotion to the public cause. It does not alter our principles of action. But since, by the publication of tbis correspondence, members ot the Cabinet have (probably with their consent) been placed before the tribunal of public opin ion at issue with the Virginia delegation upon the question whether they should have re mained or been retained in efflee, notwith standing the condition of onr country *£d all the indications of public, this dele gation does net rwoii that issue. Let | ls be decked by tbe country to which w® ar« r*spnr,»ibi.*; and to which Ls*h ixs utive rffi, \\n! their responsibility. " a \ avtr ensues, may cur country ba saved, J By order of the delegation: _ , Thomas S. Bocock, February n, 1805. * Chairman. The Cavalry Bum.—The following bill having passed both Houses of Congress, awaits only the approval of the President to becoms a law: A b£ to increase the efficiency of the cavalry Confederate States. i' * e . Co -?S ve *sos tbe Confederal* Males ot America dfl enact, The Secretary of War. upon application from the general com manding an army in the field, with which any regiment, battalion or com- any of cavalry ia serving, is hereby authorized to cause th® quartermaster ot Iho immidiate command to take up on his property return the horses fit for service, ridden by the enlisted men of such, command ; and the horses thus taken up shall when the provisions of tho second section of this act have been complied with, become th® property of the Confederate States, and shall be branded with the letter of the company, number and initials of the regiment to whic£ they belong. Company commanders shall re ceipt to a quartermaster ( for the horses thus taken up, and each man shall be allowed to retain, for use in the service, the horse that was iu his possession when thus taken up ; and at any time that the horses of these men be come untit for service, thsir places shall b® supplied by others to be furnished by the gov ernment ; or such men may, by order ot th® general commanding the army to which they belong, be a -signed to companies from their respective S ates in some other branch of th® service. See. 2. A board of appraisers shall be ap» pointed by the commanding General of th® army to which such regiment, battalion or company is attached, which shall appraise th® horses thus taken ; and shall also distinguish them as belonging to classes one, two, thre® and'lons, according to quality; and the owner of the horse shall make his election to receiva at mice, from the quartermaster of his com mand, the apnraised value of his horse, or a certificate tor a horse ot the class to which hi® belongs, to be furnished him by the Govern ment of the Confederate Stores six months af ter tho ratification of a treaty of peace with the United States; which certificate shall be ap. proved by the commander ot tho brigade to which the man belongs. Sec. 3. \\ hen any enlisted man serving ia cavab’y becomes dismounted, and is unable to remount himself, upon the certificate of his immediate commander, approved by his brig ade ancWarmy commander, that he has been a gallant aud faithful soldier, and takes proper care of Lis horse, the Quartermaster of his im mediate command shall furnish him a govern ment horse suitable tor cavalry service, for which his company comman ler shall receipt. Sec. 4. The Secretary ol War shall cause th® Quartet master General to make immediate ar rangements fop procuring horses suitable for cavalry, iu suffi -tent numbers,to supply from time to time the r quirements of the servic® under tbs law. Hu shall also‘adopt such reg ulations tor the recruiting of cavalry horsey tho property of the government, and of cay s'By men who have not the facilities for re euiifcing their own horses, as he may deem proper. Stc. 5. When any cavalryman fails to taka proper care of bis horse, straggles or absents himself trout his command without leave, or commits nay wanton insult or injury upon th® person or property .of any loyal citizen of th® Confederate States, or otherwise shows him self unfit for the cavalry service, his brigade or other commander -shall report the fact to th® Geaei’al commanding the army to which he be— longs, who shall assign him to some company bom his Mate, of some other arm of . the ser vice ; and any brigade or other commander having knowledge of such fact, and shall fail to ieport lire lael to the General commanding the army, shall, upon trial and conviction., thereof by a cour t martial or military court, b® Cashier; and aad put in the infantiy ranks. Sec. G. Any cavalry officer ot the Confeder ate States service who shall tail to exact from the. men under his command proper care of their horses, or shall permit pillaging, maraud ing or tort!hie exchange ot horses by men un der his command, or shall fail in any other re spect to preserve propel respect and discipline and efficiency in his command, shall, upon-'' proof the. tnc! a. certified toby the brig'jffi® and division continueffcis to which he belongs, be, by order ot tin commanding general, bus-1 ponded Horn command, and upon conviction before a court mrtfci.d, be dropped from the rolls, and consent ad into the ranks. i ec. i , iho Secretary ot War, tinder th® direction of the President, shall, immediately upon the passage of this cause steps to b® taken to iftmre tho iinportatioiTof a fall and. regular supply of cavalry arms of the most approved pattern*, and of such amtnufiitiofr therefor as cannot be m nufactured in th® Confederate Btates, and also of such amount of taViiliy equipments us he may deem necessa ry. bec._ 8 The -{?. crefary of War, under th® dii.ee!ion of the Piesideiat, shall cause to b® procured unci issued to cavalry officers, under such leguiatioub a%he may prescribe, the most approved wotk on cavalry tactics that can ba obtained. PAYMENT FOlt FitIiFEUTY TAIiEN FOR 12 B use of xiiis army. —We find the following let ter in the Atlanta Intelligencer, of the 10th in stant: Richmond, Va , Jan. 23, 18G$. lion J J/. Calhoun, Atlanta, Ga. . Hy Dear Friend —Your let er of the Bth inst%t v/a; received by to day’s mail, and in reply to the same, 1 hasten to say, that Inn dei the act of Ihe 14th of June, 1844, entitled “An act providing for the esffib.ishment and payment of elaims fora certain description: ot property taken or informally, impressed tor tlio use of the army,” nothing could have been done until! after Sherman ieft your devo ted city. This act was approved after '-I left this city, last spring. Wimn I came here at the present session’ and alter Sherman Jefl Atlanta, 1 began to c.-st about, with a view of having an ut or commissioner appointed ior our district, and found that Col John W. H. Underwood, (w,.0 was iu this city when the act was pass and; had been appointed long ago. I was surprised at this, not because Coii Underwood is not a competent commissioner, but because I dia net- suppose be wanted it in. Ihe lirst place, and in ihe second place, be cause he did not leside in tho district. I hav* written to Col. Underwood, who is now so journing at Ciarksviile, Georgia, suggesting to him the necessity of prompt action if he in tends to retain the appointment, and that If ho dork not intend to ietain it, to signify that i fact, so that someone else may be appoin ted. The act would Lave expired lfsr its own terms, but lor an act •ms turning it in foice at the present session. Thus you will see my friend, that aii is done that can be done here at lids time. Asa leiicw-eufferer, I deeply sympathize with you and all others similarly circumstanced,and assure you that * am ready, to do all iu my power, as a Representative* and as a citizen, to relieve Fjj people. Wishing you every gc' o( j^ acr *. your friend, Geo. N - . Letter. FROM SOUTH AMERICA. A Hi oat important discovery has just bees ma le in South America. It is that the great river Amazon has been found to be navigable from one end to . j other; that, in fact, anew route has been o between tho Atlantia and Pacffic. TL« Moroua, a Peruvian steamer whicn Wi*b uent to explore the Amazon, arrived at Mayro, about three hundred mile* from Lima. The Moioua navigated more two thousand miles of the Amazon proper, and. air hundred of the Yeayali and Pachitea rffera which, until then, had seen onlv Indian caAoea! The country is, ol course, inhabited «nlv by savages, but it is of wenderfui tei tilitv * 9 Warilke preparations are being mad 6 bv Canada. An intrenched camp and are to be constructed near Montreal. Similar works ot defence are to be put at other points, lhirty thousand men are to be employed at ?“?■ wo f Ka v it * estimated w*f W* sev eral million* sterling.