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UKORUI %■ LEGISLATURE. senate—feis: 23. The following bills were introduced, a bill to authorize Judaea of tho Buperfor Cour - oi this State to bold seseionsKit other placeg th the county seat; to authorize Judges Superior Courts to convene special _ scssjo.... lor jail delivery, and the trial of cr-miuai cab as; tor the relief of Alex W. Wiley, ot liernon county; to arid Echols county to toe rust Congres-ional district. Walker introduced a res6lutioil requn 1 ntt the Commissary General of the State to furnish to the county of Walton the quantity of salt to which it Is entitled by Jaw. Tne Senate took up the bill to exempt school -teachers from militia service in certain cases. The iflll was laid on the table for the present. afternoon session. Mr. Pottle's resolution, pledging Georgia to the prosecution of the war until independence is achieved, was taken upas the special order. Mr. Gauiden moved as a substitute, resolu tions providing for the call of a State Con vention of the State to meet in this city on the 15th of April next. The resolutions ordered to be printed and made the special order lor to morrow, Feb 24. Mr. Speer, from the Select Committee, offer ed a resolution, leaving it to the discretion of the Governor whether the public records should be removed to Macon; and, also, that provisions be made lor supplying dwelling bouses for the heads ol Department, and to authorize such heads ol Department to pur chase provisions of the Commissary General of the State. Bill lout. HOUSE—FEB. 23. The question of rebuilding the Peuiteniary was referred to a select committee. The House took up the resolutions of the Senate adverse to the calling of a State Con vention. Mr. Stephens, of Hancock, otic red, as a sub stitute to those resolutions that the question of a convention bo referred to the people. Mr. Warren, of Luo, spoke in opposition so the substitute. Mr. Stephens followed with a lengthy reply, which occupied the balance of tho morning ses sion and a portion of the afterenoon session .! 'o. Mr- Adams offered a substitute for Mr. Stephens’ substitute. Tho substitute left the people to decide whether they would have or not a Convention. Ihe substitute is substantially the same as tho resolutions of Mr. Stephens, and Mr. MejP'ein expressed his willingness’to accept rh« are nlment. Mr. ILHrof Dougherty, followed in reply. Ho contended that we could not limit the bovoreiguty ot the people. * SENATE— FEU. 24. Tho Senate reconsidered the bill lost Thurs day to provide for tho removal of the public archives of fbe State toathe city of Macon, nd to allow Heads of Departments to rant of fices and houses for dwelling in tho city. The special order, being the resolution of Mr. Pottle, pledging the aid of Georgia to her eißter States in the prosecution of the war, to which an amendment was pending, providing for the election ol delegates to a Convention of the people, to meet o r tho 15th April next, was taken up. Mr. Ramsey spoke against, the amendment, and contended for the original resolutions. Mr. Gauiden followed in the support of his amendment. He delivered an able and lengthy argument. He was not afraid to trust the people. We might pass thousands of blood and thunder resolutions, but it the people were hot with us, i t would be of no benefit. Fully nine-tenths of his people were in favor ot this Convention. Let us refer to the sovereign people—the peo ple who sent us hero by that sovereignty. AFTERNOON SESSION. Leave granted Mr Walker to withdraw res olution instructing commissary General lo furnish certain salt to county of Walton—of lered under misapprehensions. Leave granted. The annexed bills were introduced: a 'hill for the relief of the Eatonton Manufacturing Company; to allow the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company to wiud up its banking bu siness. Bill to make it cause of a divorce for a hus band or wife to desert a wife or husband, and go over to the public enemy. Lost, 11 to 22. Bill to allow officers from Georgia, in the Confederate service, to purchase clothing from the Quartermaster General of the btate. Pass ed. A preamble and resolution was ottered,- ask ing the aid ol the Confederate Government in building a railroad from Thomasville to Alba ny* , • Tho Senate then resumed the consideration of the resolutions in relation to a convention of the people. Mr. Walker addressed the Senate, and offer ed a series of resolutions, which were ordered to be printed. lIOCSE—FEB 24. The rules were suspended in-order to take up tho Message of the Governor in relation to the equitable distribution of 20,000 pairs of cottou cards in counties remote from tho in terior of the State. Referred to a committee of five. "The following bills were iudroduced: a bill lo am*md the charter of the city of Milledgeville; to exempt Major Thomason, of Carroll, from the payment of Taxes tor the year 1804; to increase the fees of tax receivers in this Slate; to authorize Win. Sutmner/ord, Guar di u of J. B. Holmes, of Dooly, to turn over the property to said ward; for the p irdon of •Terry L. Cox, now confiued in the penitentia ry, for the relief of Victoria L. Horton, of Merri wether; to incorporate the town of liey ' nolds; to authorize th e wife of A E. Jones, of Bibb, to receive any and all property that she Is entitled toby inheritance or otherwise; to amend the laws of the State in relation to lapsed legaoies. The following resolutions wore introduced : a resolution requesting Congress to suspend the operation of the Conscript Act. authorizing the President to receive Regiments and Battaf lions, Under officers of their own choice ; re questing Cong rets to suspend the collection of all Confederate Tax for 18(54.fend 'O.V, ot per sons who have been overrun by the enemy ; requesting the suspension of the collection ol the State tax lor ISG-4. of all persons overrun by the enemy ; authorizing the Governor to furnish members and certain officers wi;h Wa ters’ Pamphlet ; instructing the Governor to disband the militia ; in reference to the em ployment of slaves in the army.. The annexed bills were passed : a bill to change the line between the counties of Merri weather and Coweta; to repeal an act to change the line between the counties of R:m dolph and Calhoun; for the reliel of 1». Mi'ln tosh, of Brooks; to change the oath of tax pay ers of this State; to authorize Mary Edmondson, administratrix of D. Edmondson, to set tie with -and pay off W. A. Edmondson, Vt *°, tn h r M - 0f estat °; to limit 11 1. '“posed upon the riti -1 us and tax payers ot the city of Marietta to ,eg«l,/,e th« election of Town Commissioners lui* tut* town ot Madison o, v.u sggrssz' to change the line between the counties ot C av an t H-tudolph Recommitted. The special or der whs hen taken up; the same heir- the C Hie i eso utions adveis* to the calling a Con veuimu oi the people of the State; after Mr Mat hews, ot ugletorpe, had concluded his remarks in opposition to the resolutions ou motion "f Mr. i.awsun, of Putnam, the resoiu • indefinitely postponed. Yeas So nays 56. Annexed is tie vote : Yeas—Messrs. Adairs, Barclay, Barksd de of Lincoln, Barnes, Beall of Randolph. Blake, Brown of Houston, Brown oi fiK.*wart, Brown of Washington, Bryan of Quitman, BuiPh Carter of Stewart, Coliins, Crawford, Cumbie, lta.ex port, Davis, Dover, Dixon, Dobbs, Dwineli, Elam, Ezzard. Faulk, Flemming, Fowler. Gue of Chatham. Gilmore, Graham, Grant, Groves, Hail, Hawkins of Baldwin, Hawkins of Ogh> tborpe, Henderson, Hill, Holt, Hooper. Horne, Horsely, Huggins. Hunter. Hutchings, iHime dy, Kimbrough, Kirby, Langston, Lawson, i Leonard, Little, Long, Love, Mansou. Mat thews of Screven, McDonald of Banks, McDon ald of Lowndes, McDonald of fbotuas, MtKen- | ney, MUler, Moore, Mitchell of Pike, Mitchell of Pulaski, Ogletree, Parsons, Philips ot Mori- ; wether, Poole, Red wine, Reese, Roberts of Mil |jsr, Robinson, Roper, Russell- of Chatham, O ii Muscogee, Smith of Lauiens, Stew- S sutton Taylor, Wallace War and, U right —BS. 16 s'avV— s Awi ry. Barksdale qf Wilkes, B q 1 of Ja !kspn,B rry, Brewster, Brock, Burch, Cat I ton, Carter of Cook. Corbin, Du bose Dumas, Edwards, Fraser, Gar trail, Q: * en ’ Grogan!* Dawkins of Forsyth, Him* Hundley, Jiclionof Whitfield, Johnson of Hpalding, S n Lemouds, Lott, Lovel, Mathews of Oglethorpe, McCurry, McDauiel, Oakes, Oates, Ov, street of Emanuel, Overstreet of Pierce, Player, Pittman, Bawla, piston, Reid, Scruggs-, Sulman, Shockley of Columbia, Shock lev o* Jackson, Simms. Smith of Bernen, Smith of Tattnell, Smith of Walton, Stephens, Tom linson, Trammel. Underwood, Whitehead. Wig gins, Wells, Worley, Zsigler-56. afternoon session. The annexed bills were introduced : a bill to prescribe the tax on Banking Companies and all incorporated Companies using the banking privilege; to legalize the sus pension of specie payment by the Banks of the State until Ist of January, 1866; to pre scribe the oatli of tax payers for the year 1865; to amend an Act authorizing the Treasurer to i- -.ue certificates for the payment of members, and other civil officers of tho State; to . change the line between the counties of Wayne and Pierce; to change the lines between the coun ties of Pulaski and Telfair; to require theCoun ty Treasurers of this State to be elected by the people Ist January. 1866; to add the coun ty ot Wot tb’tOgthe 5 ,W. Judicial Circuit; toex empt school teachers from the militia service Resolutions relative to the death of the Hon Daniel Lawhon, of Terrell county, and Hon. A. Nichols, of Webster county, were adopted A bill to exempt from taxation all widows, fe'.tH safe. S', and minors and families of soldiers, where the property does not exceed $2,000 in value. K. committed. A bill was introduced incorporating the Metropolitan Telegraph Cos. Tim siunexedAilis were lost: a hill to amend the. Military Laws; to exempt county surveyors; to increase the rank of the Q. M. General; to refund, money to tax payers whose property has been destroyed by the enemy—a general bill being introduced that embraces this; a bill to change the line between the counties of Worth and Dooly—laid on tho table for the present. SENATE —FF-B. 25. The annexed bills were introduced : a bill to compel proprietors of.hotels, and other places ol public entertainment, to give receipts or checks for the baggage of their guests, and, in certain eases to make penal a refusal so to do; a bill to be entitled an act to extend the time lor returns of elections in the army—it makes the time twenty days ins ead of fifteen. The Senate took up the resolution of Mr. Pottle, pledging the resources of Georgia for a vigorous prosecution of the war, for which a substitute had been offered by Mr. Gauiden looking to the holding of a Convention on the 20th April next. The resolution and substitute were discussed by Messrs Pottle and Gauiden. The vote Was then taken on the adoption*of the substitute, as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Bennett, Ezzard, Gauiden and Paflord—4. * Nays—Messrs. Bacon, Baker, Blackwell,. Chambers, Grice, Griffin, Groover, Guerry, Hammond, Hubbard, Mabry, McCutcheu, NiS bet, Ramsay,* Watkins, West, Whitaker and White-10. The original resolution was then placed on its passage, with the following result : Yeas'—Messrs. Bacon, Balter, Blackwell, Chambers, Ezzard, .Grice, Griffin, Groover, Gueiry, Hammond, Hubbard, Mabry, Mc- Cuteheon, McDonald, Nisbet, Pafford, Polk, Pottle, Watkins, West, Whitaker and White —23, Nays—Messrs. Bennett and Gauiden—2. The annexed resolutions were iutroducted : A resolution requesting the Confederate Gov ernment not to take up the iron on the Macon & Brunswick Railroad ; requesting the Confed erate Government to build the railroad be - Albany and Thomasville. HOUSE— fEb 25. Mr. Stephens, of Hancock, moved to recon sider the-vote of yesterday by which the House postponed indefiditeiy the Senate resold lions in opposition to tho holding of a Conven tion. Mr. Stephens stated that the Senate resolu tion "which the ltauso had thus postponed, did not contain a word about referring the matter to the people. If we failed to reconsider this question now, it could not come up before this body during the present session. There wa3 a strong feeling on ttys subject.. Allusion had been made to tire resolutions passed by the citizens of the first Congressional District at lfiackshcar; and he would remind members that the people of that Convention declare in those resolutions, that if the Legislature re fuses to caff a Convention, they wilt hold one. lie did not want the precedent established in Georgia that was in Texas, where .the privi lege ol holding a Convention was attempted to be denied them by the Governor, who refused to call the Legislature that it might call a Convention, and the people inaugurated and held a Convention of their own motion, in spiio of all opposition. Mr. Mathews, of Oglethorpe, said he wished members to understand him ; that he had never committed himself pro or cohjn regard to vot ing for a Conventioh, hut because he was wil ling to refer the matter simply to the people, he would vote far the reconsideration. Mr. Hardeman, of Bibb, called the previous question, which was sustained. The yeas and nays cm the vote were as fellows : Yeas—'Messrs. Aw try. Bark-dale of* Wilkes, Beil of Jackson, Berry, Blake, Brewster. Brock, Brown of Washington, Burch, Carlton, Carter es Appling, Corbin, Lutnbie, Edwards, Fraser, Gaitroll, Green, Gresham of Greene, Grogan. Hawkins of Forsyth, liters, Hundley, Huggins, Johnson ot Soaking, Killian, L»- inmids, Lott, Lovei, Matthews of Oglethorpe, McDaniel. McDonald ot Lowndes, McDonald ot Thomas, Oakes, Oates. Overstreet of Emanuel, Overstreet of Pieiee, Pittman, Rawls, Raiiston, Robinson, Scruggs, Selnem, Shockley of Co lumbia. Shockley or Jackson, Siminj, Smith of Berrien. Smith of Laurens, Smith of Tattnall, Smith of W.ilton, Starke, St phens, Tomlinson, Trammel!, Underwood, Wiggins, Wells, Wor ley. Zeigler—s6. Nays—Messrs. Adams. Barclay, Barnes, Beall if Randolph, Brown of Stewart, Bryan of Greene, Bryan o* Quit man, Carter of Stewart, Coll-ns. Crawford, Davenport. Davis, Dever. Dixon, Dobbs. Eiarn, Ezzard, Fleming, Fow ler, Guo of Chatham, Graham, Grant, Groves, llall, Hawkins of Oglethorpe, Henderson, Hill, Holt. Hooper, Uorue, Horsely, Hunter, Hatch mgs. Jackson of Clark, Jones of Newton. Ken nedy, Kimbrough; Lawson, Little. Long, Love, Munson, Mathews of Striven, McDonald of Banks, Miller, Moore, Mitchell of Pike, Mitch ell of Pulaski, Ogletree. Parsons, Phillips of Merriwetber, lieese, Roberts of Miller, Russell of 'Chatham, Russell of Muscogee, Stewart,. Sutton, Swanson, Taylor, Wallace, Warren, Williams, Wilson, Wood, Wright—os. The annexed resolutions were passed; a res olution in reference to the distribution of cotton cards: in r. laticn to taking up the iron on the Brunswick Read; that the milita ry law is subordinate to the civil. The annexed bills were lost: a bill to pay back to the citizens of this State, the tax on all slaves captured, or escaping to the enemy, in the year IM.U; to change the liues between the counties of Dougherty and Lee. Mr. Ezzard, of Fulton, introduced a resolu tion than he General Assembly adjourn sine die on 2d of Maieh next. AFTERNOON session. A bill was introduced to abolish the State ! j ntt er riary and provide lor the punishment | ot crime. j *7«*>lution to allow 7 administrators and In . A ; Ut r* t 0 Std ’ 1 Confederate bonds and oerti i taka« S ! ° r and paying debts, was taken up and adopted. SENATE—FEB. 27. ’/ ‘“ission the following votes were re corueu on Convention resolutions of Mr. Uauluen; an* the resolutions of Mr. Pottle, p e- ging .Teorgia to a continued prosecution £n V Va r ? nthe rt ‘ So ‘utions of Mr. Gaul uen, .Mr. Lnderwood voted vea; Messrs. Speer ! p^M r , ry *, otui ua y On the resolutions voted" vt- **' iessrs ' Jeer and Spray berry The Senate took up the bill for the better securing, to indigent tamdies, the funds appro pTifUei b\ tbu for the if relief. The bill provide., for the appointment by the Governor, oi ftU Agent to eu.cn county, to take lunds in charge. It also exempts such Agents from Mi litia service. T he Dill after considerable dis cussion was passed—Yeas 19, Nays 6 Mr. Garden’s resolutions, adverse to the po licy of arming of slaves,- being the special or der tor to day, were taken up and referred to the Committee on Confederate relations. A resolution requesting the Governor to in form th 11 Senate in regard to the cotton now owned by the State, and how much has been lost by ship .vreck or otherwise, was adopted. AFTERNOON SESSION. Resolution requesting the Governor to dis band Lieut. Col. Beall's Battalion. Adopted. Resolution was adopted declaring that the General Assembly will adjourn on Saturday next Yea3 17. nays 8. The annexed bills were passed: a bill to pro vide f. r the vacation of the office of Ordinary, in cases where tbe incumbent is physically or mentally disqualified for the performance of bis duties: to fix the fees of county officers; for the relief of Alex. W. Wiley, of Berrien county. annexed bills were postponed: a bill to add the county of Echols to the First Congres sional District; authorizing administrators, executors or trustees to pay debts with.proper ty valued at the price 6uch property would have commanded in 1860. The annexed bills were introduced; a bill to dkqu viify persons who have taken an oath to support the Government of the United States; to raise the rank of the Quartermaster General and Commissary General to the rank of Colonel; to provide for the holding of elec - lions in case a county has beea overrun by the enemy. HOUSE—FEB. 27. The annexed resolutions were introduced: a resolutions authorizing the Ordinary o Campbell county, to pay teachers of poor chil dren of said county for service in 1865; direct ing the Judiciary Committee to report as to the condition of the Stay Law; to request of Congress to relieve from Confederate taxation such spirituous liquors as the Inferior Courts may certify to bo necessary for the several counties; instructing th 9 Military Committee to take into consideration the subject of pay ing the Georgia Cadets for their sevices in the field, and to report by bill, or otherwise; to prevent, if possible, the tearing up of the Albany and Gulf Railroad between the Alta maha river and Thomasville. The annexed hills were introduced: a bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur; to extend tho operation of the laws lor the relief of the Banks and the people; to amend tho Militia Laws of the State: to levy and col lect a tax for the political year 1865; to create anew Judicial Circuit, to be called the Oco nee Circuit, to consist of the counties of Pulas ki, Dooly, Lauiens, Tefair, Wilcox , Irwin and Coffee; to add the counties of Clinch and Echo’s to the Southern judicial Circuit; to in crease the compensation of Tax Cpileotors. Ihe annexed bids were lest: a bill to au thorSzJ Clerks of the Superior Courts to admin ister the marriage ceremony} to compel per sons to surrender stolen property. 'The annexed resolutions were adopted : a resolution to allow the Secretary of State to empiov a clerk; req e-eting the establishment of a mail route from Holmes’ Cross Roads to Mount Vernon. The annexed 'pills ware passed : a bill to amend the charter of the town of Fort Valley; to amend the charter of.lhe tpwu of Sparta; to incorporate the Metropolitan Telegraph Cos ; to amend the ebarte? of the city of Milledgeville; to amend the certiorari laws, SENATE—FEB. 28 The annexed motions were lost: A motion to reconsider the action ot tbe Senate on yester day. by which was passed a bill for the better securing to the indigent and soldier’s families, tlie funds appropriated by the State for their relief; to reconsider tho bill passed on yester day to fix the fees of County officers. The annexed bills were passed: A bill author izing the Georgia U U & Banking empany to close up its Banking business; to authorize the Central RR & Banking Company to remove the principal office, and to elect a President and directors for the present year; to extend until March Ist, 1866, the time for theredemp tion or the last issue of State Treasury Notes. Mr. Sprayberry introduced a series of reso lutions looking to the abandonment of the paesout policy of conscription,* and returning to the old plan of reinforcing the armies, by requisition upon the State*. AFTERNOON SESSION. The annexed bills were passed: a bill to authorize administrators, executors, &c., to pay debts against estates with property at its valu ation in 1860; to increase the pay of teacheig of poor children*, it raises the pay to 75 cents per day. A resolution was offered, which was adopt ed, that the Governor be requested to furnish to the Senate, information in regard to the number of regiments and organizations in the State* and when such organizations bays been paid .Mr Walker rose to a personal privilege. The resolutions acted upon on Saturdry, dur ing his absence at Milledgeville, were not in tended as a substitute to Mr G luldcn’e or Mr Pottie’s resolutions, but simply expressive of his opinions He did not intend for them to he acted on in his absence. He desired this svateident to go on the journal. Mr Ledford asked and received per mission to record his vole cn Mr Gauiden’s resolutions. He voted yea. HOUSE—FEB. 28. he annexed bills were passed : a substitute for the bill to amend the laws against gamb ling, throwing the onus on the dealer at a taro table, making him prove that the checks or counters were purchased by money or other valuable thing; to amend 1572 of the code: for the more speedy trial of offenders: to exempt from taxation all widows having sons in the army and soldier's families where the proper ty does not exceed S2OOO in value; to amend the Charter of the Southern Insurance and Banking Cos; to extend the time for the pay ment of the tax of H. B Troup and othbis sim ilarly situated; to allow persons to distil grain into spirals in ihis State - it provides that each liead of a tarnily be allowed to distil five gal ions, aud one'gallon for each ten persons in the taaiily after the first ten already provided for; for a violation of the act, the peisons are held answerable to the law in reference to il legal iliatiiiatioa. The annexed bills were lost : a bill to pro hibit administrators from selling the house hold and kitchen furniture in certain cases, se curing it to families of the deceased; to amend an Act incorporating the Home Insurance Cox of-Savannah; to provide tor the support of ex iles from Atlanta; for the relief of A. Greer, of Butts county. AFTERNOON SESSION. The annexed bills were passed : a bill to in crease the tees of Tax-Receivers and Collectors 4i this Statr; hr the pardon of Terry L. Cos , now confined in the Penitenia y for the crime of murder; to authorize the Ordinaries of the State ro take probata of wiiis when but two wit nesses were present; to amend section 4,220 of the Code of Georgia—the bill extends th« provisions of said section to all cases now pend ing, or to be hereatter instituted, when the penalty upon conviction is death. The annexed bills were lost: To change the line between the counties of 'Paulding and Cobb; providing for lire payment of the Mili itia, ot this State—a biil having been introduc ed covering this; amendatory of the Militia Laws of the State; toamtnd the road Laws of it 8 > 'k< ,- -IM u of il.r C Me co a cor-ncy; showing on motions • fc dm -*f oausea ... tr-ai- ifisee* j a *»' mg as; m logs a-a? lc *■ 'i t. p. 1 ’ IGui' Mr. a- - ol of! ct iceti . k Rug from Use ecu p tr -f' M 1 report wing tfcvt a lir?e i source of . >•- r - • -je te; 'plated tax, -beside® tie .use of sheep des- ! ti . t;y oogs 1 ;as gt*. »ii reason w .tleme - f..,r this bill, and if ihey woul their ’ashns. *ue toed co ftecu. c- --A- _i-:gs wouidfa to m* 8, -'O,OOO pounds ct A r* -ol'tvoo relative to ts e It ••esthat sri$ r i of the ; jeer > ot ,_:e Legislatin' OT r' ‘ r t vlt p ‘ o: . - ■ r -.j. 5o; resolution ieiatire to ex - per ioi f a-'ialea of me. Btut-- Ftssed. Ov* r- - tU« ftua tq* r without hindrance from any Executive authori ty. SENATE—MARCH 1 . The committee appointed tc, visit the city of Milledgeville, and inspect an J report upon tho condition of the penifentiar y f submitted a re pojf. A synopsis will bes ouud in the proceed ings of the House. At, the request of Mr. Walker the resolutions were laid over until to-morrow. The Senate passed the following bills: A Bill to authorize the judges to hold Superior Courts at other places than county sites. A bill extending the time of receiving e'ection re turns from the ai my to twenty days. A Bill to compel hotel keepers Lo give checks for bag— g-;ge, and make it to refuse to do so. A bill to remit tax or., property destroyed by tbe enemy. V<Sen ate—March I.] # AFTERNOON SESSION. The bill to authorize the Governor to make impressments, in order to obtain the necessary supplies for soldiers’ lamilies. was taken up, discussed, and passed. Yeas 16; nays 10. HOUSE—MARCH 1. In the House, Mr. Ezzard moved to recon sider so much of the Journal of yesterday, as related to the rejection of a bill for the sup port and maintenance of the exiles from tbe city of Atlanta. The motion prevailed. Mr. Elam, of Marion, moved to reconsider so much ot the Journal of yesterday as relates to the rejection ot a bill prohibiting administrators from selling household aud kilchea furniture of widows, soldiers’ families, etc., which inotioh prevailed. Mr. Gartrell, of Cobb, moved to reconsider so much of the journal of yesterday as relates to the passage of a bill in reference to the dis tiiiation of grain, allowing families to distil a certain amount. Mr. Gartrell said he was in favor of a reconsideration from the fact that the distiller had no restrictions specified in the bill, and was not even required to give bonds; besides it would enhance the prko of corn.— As spirituous liquors went down in price, corn would go up. The bill gives a license to eve ry man in the country to distil as much whiskey as he can, aud we could not touch him. It robs the child of the soldier; it robs his widow, and deprives the poor of the actual necessaries es life. Mr. G’s arguments wera well taken, and he urged them with force, Mr. Hill, of Dougheity opposed the motion to reconsider. The motion was lost. A motion to reconsider tho resolution lost yesterday, relating to tfie per diem pay of members of the General Assembly, prevailed The Committee oppointod to examine into the Penitentiary, and report upon the same, made a report by resolution, and recommend ed th.it the question in regard to the aboiition of the same, be left to future legislation. They propose that the remnant of damaged proper ty be sold, which would bo sufficient to make all repairs necessary—tbe sale to be made at public outcry. A resolution to appropriate the proceeds of the sale to the payments of the debts of the institution and repairs of the same. Agreed to. The resolution of the Committee was then adopted. A resolution (reconsidered) in reference to tho payment of tho members of the General Assembly: It provides that they only be paid one dollar per diem in gold or silver or its equivalent, at the rate of thirty for one, re leasing t e State from the payment of the other tine. Tho resolution wua adopted. Ypas 63, nays 57. t [House —March l.]j AFTERNOON SESSION. The House took up the resolution to in crease the State line. It was discussed at length, ami defeated. The bill which had been indefinitely post poned, to incorporate the Home Insurance Gompany ot Savannah, was passed. SENATE—MARCH 2. The motion trf reconsider the action of the Senate on yesterday, by which » bill wa* pas sed authorizing the Governor to make impress ments tor the benefit of the indigent aud sol diers' lamilies. was lost, • Tao annexed bills were introduced : a bill to extend the civil jurisdiction of the City Court of Augusta; to declare qf full force'all the laws o! this State which were of force when the Code went into operation, and which were not repealed by the Code or any subsequent legis lation. The annexed bills were lost, a bill to author ize the non-recording of vouchers accompany ing returns of administrators executors and guardians: for the relief of the Lawrenceville Manufacturing Company. On motion of Mr. White, the rules were sus pended, aud the resolution fixing the per diem pay oi the members was taken up. The reso lution was lo6t. Yeas 11, nays 14. Bill to authorize Judges of Superior Courts to call special sessions for the more speedy trial of ciiminal cases. Passed. AFTERNOON session. . Mr. Sprayberry moved to take up his reso lutions, declaring that the further use of con soriptiou for recruiting our armies should be abandoned, aud a resort had to requisitions on the Stales for troops. The motion was agreed to, anti alter a speech bv Mr. Sprajbery they were referred to the committee on Military Af fairs. The annexed bills were passed: a bill to amend the Acts in relation-to Habeas Corpus; to increase the compensation of Tax-Receivers aud Tax Collectors: to limit the tax to be im posed on the citizens of Marietta; to repeal section 2 562 of the Code; to change the line between Wayne and Pearce counties; to au thorize and require the recording of mortgagee and deeds where the records have been burned; to authorize Executors., &c., in counties over run by the enemy to make their returns In other counties; to incorporate the Metropoli tan Tefegrnph Company. The annexed bills were lost : a bill to au thorize Allen M, Walker, a minor, to receive his estate; to amend section 1752 of the Coder. Bill to exempt certain persons from militia service was laid on the table for the presont. • HOUSE —MARCH 2. The copy of the correspondence between Gov. Brown and the Secretary of War was ta ken up and read. Ordorel that 240 copies be printed for the use of the House The copy of the report of Maj. Gen. Q. W. Smith and Adjt. Gen. Wayr.e, was taken up and without being read, 210 copies were or dered printed. The annexed resolutians were, introduced : a resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee to repot t whether any further legislation is necessary in regard to Superior Court®; re questing the military authorities to keep a small force of cavalry in Liberty, Bryan, and Mclntosh counties; instructing the Judici al y Committee to re tort a bill protecting the marriage relations of slaves; fixing the pay of members of the next General Assembly—it provides §1 per day, and one oent per mile as milage, payable in gold or silver, or its equiv alent. A bill was introduced to allow refugees and exiles in Congressional Districts where they do not reside, to vote. A bill to amend an act for the relief of tax payers of 1864, on property destroyed by the enemy. It includes slaves escaping to thn ene my. Lost. A bill for the relief of David A. and Henry C. Miller, of Cobb county. Passed. A bill appropriating tljie sum of six millions of dollars sot the support of indigent families of soldiers. The sum of six million was strick 'en out and ten million inserted. Pending tk i discussion House adjewned ' r M .... „ Tne resolution ©* r l.a Ev .st img tbs per oi cm pay of members, wag recensidersd. It was moved to rtton?-It-, tfce biH amend ing the acts in reiatit Gabass Corpus— ! 3 .-j, i-.;, UUJ--J to The President pro tern vot ed vea and the moron prevailed. "a *■ ate recotisidetad the House Tesolu uc-n to .•i’.vw parties who left Ss* cnaah jnst before it® \.j tj.3 enttny ». lidons'- .me in wbioi to oey their .vies. House :«-*nuroii fixing *ae pay’of m- yjit, r as rev tercv and passed AFi*J. >.-•■ gXSefON, The annexed bills v're lost, a bill to £i the per diem ray of aethers of the next Genera Assembty; for the relief of E.ttontop Maau tnctanng Company.^, - iit annexed bilm ■»*-' .-< - o -h 1 ■-Mes of D IK, Troup a- • jthe.s . j Pulaski counties; to change the line between the counties ot Merriwether and Coweta; to change the lines between the counties of Cowe ta and Heard, and Marion and Taylor A resolution was introduced which was adopt ed, that the compiler of the acts of the present General Assembly be instructed to append a memoranda of the changes made in the Code by subsequent legislation to the time when the Code was adopted Bill for the relief ol Habersham and other counties. Referred to * select committee. A bill was introduced to make the tax of all lands aud lor agricultural purposes payable in the county in which the landjlits. house—aiEca 8. A communication was received from the Governor in reference to providing for the re lief ot Georgia soldiers now in Northern pris ons. He recommends that an appropriation be made sufficient to purchase one thousand bales of cotton to be shipped to New York and the proceeds of the sale to be for the relie 1 ot suen soldiers. It was referred to the Finance Committee. The House took up the bill abolishiahing the offiee of an aid-de-camp in eaek Senatorial dis trict, and the duties to ire performed by the senior militia officer without the pay of an aid decamp. Lest. The House took up the unfinished business of yesterday, which was a bill to appropriate two million of dollars for the relief of soldiers’ families. The amendment offered by Mr. Elams, of Marion, whic i was, that the Inferior Court of each county shall distribute the iunds appropriated, prevailed. The report of the Committee was agreed *o, and the bill passed A bill was introduced tc levy a tax upon the nett income of all incorporated companies. AFTERNOON SESSION. The House met and took up the unfinished business of the morning on the income tax.— The substitute offered by the Finance Commit tee was adopted in lieu of the original. The report was agreed to and the bill was lost. — The evening'was eonsumed in the discussion of the above bill. THE COXS MIPT BILL,. The subjoined bill “to regulate the business of conscription” has passed both Houses of Congress: The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That for the purpose of con ducting the business of Conscription, (here shall be assigned to each State by the Presi dent, a General cfficer, who shall leport to the Secretary of War through an Assistant Adju tant General to be assigned in the office of the Adjutant and Inspector Genera!, to the duty of receiving returns and reports and issuing all orders in relation to conscription. Sec. 2. All applications lor exemption and detail, except as hereinafter provided, shall be decided by the General officers having charge ol the business of conscription in the several States. Appeals may be taken trom their de cisions to t£e Secretary of War, but during the pendency of such appeals, the applicants shall be liable to military ser v ice. Sec. 3. There shall be assigned from the In valid Corps, or from officers certified by the proper medical boaids to be unfit for active service in the field, a sufficient, number of en rolling officers who shall report to and be un der the immediate direction and control of the General officers conducting the business of con scription in the several States. Sec. 4 All conscripts shall be examined by the medical boards of the army, after joining the commands in the Ihdd to which they m,y be respectively assignee!, and evgry discharge granted by an army medical board’ shall be fi nal, and shall relieve the party from all milita ry service in the future, when the disability is permanent, aud the cause of it is set forth in the discharge. Sec. 5. If any conscript shall furnish to the enrollingfoffieer of his county a certificate, under oath, trom a respectible physician or from gny army surgeon, that lie is uqahle to travel to the command to which he may be assigned with out Berious prejudice so his health, a furlough shall be granted him until the next meeting of the medical broad, hereinafter provided lev. Sec. 6. There shall be assigned tc each Oon gressioaal district a Medical Board, consisting of three Army Surgeons, who alter due notice of the time and place oi their meeting, shall visit each county of the district at least oaoe ia two months, and shall examine for discharge or recommendation for light duty, all con scripts who have been fur.oughed under the provisions of the prtceding section. Every discharge granted py the said Medical Board shall be final, and shall relieve the party freon all military service in the future, when the disability is permanent, and thegeause of it is sot forth in this certificate. Sec. 7. It shall de the duty of all officers and others employed in the military service of the Confederate States, and not actually in t-ie field nor attached to any ainiy in the field including Quartermasters and Commissaries, commanders of posts, provo3t marshals, officers of the ord nance, nitre aud mining and medical bureaus and others, to make certified monthly returns to the nearest conscript officer, of the names, ages and physical condition of all persons em ployed in the service, which returns shall be forwarded to the General officer conu/oUigg conscription in the State. Sec. 8. For the enforcement of th« duties imposed by this act, upon the General officers controlling con-.cription in the several States such detachments of the reserve forces as they may doom necessary, shall be placed at their disposal. Sec. 9. Ia order to secure the production of grain and provisions necessary for the use of tfi« army and the families of soldiers, such ov erseers, fanners as were not enrolled in the military service on the 17th day of Feb ruary 1564, and who wili be more us ful to the country in the pursuits of agriculture than in the military service, shall be detailed upon the terms to be prescribed by the Secretary of War, under the direction ot (he President. And in order to ascertain what persons should be de tailed uuder this act, for the purposes afore said, there shall be appointed by the Pr< sident in each county, district, or parish, hn agricultur al board, consisting ol three farmers or planters over the age of forty-five years, to. whom shall be addressed every application for the dAail of- overseer, farmer or planter, in their re spective counties, districts or parishes, and whose duty it shall be to enquire and report upon the merits of each application. And if a majority of said boarfl shall apnrove the same they shall forward it together* with the reasons tor their approval to the general officer controlling conscription in the Sta e and if he appro\s such application, the detail’ shall be allowed If the General officer of conscription shall disapprove such application the applicant shall have the right to apoeal to the Secretaiy of War, and If the saffi 'board shall disapprove sweb application, their deci sion shall he final, and no rieht of appeal shall exist. # Bec. 10. Iho bureau of conscription, the camps of instruction, and the officer cl com mandant of conscripts, are herhy abolished and all rules and regulations of the War Department, inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. Loch Napoleon s Personal . Appearance Louis Napoleon’s present personal appear ance is thus described in a late letter from Paris: * i The personal appearance of Napoleon 111 would puzzle the most accurate observer of | physiognomy. The face of the man with the d T id of egression ■- y etudv .‘hours with out deriving e* on as to the Emperor*, men . «** Those fishy, i- or- --.a,uro parei. n* cheeks ♦«,! sun ’ • ~ta : ~ JL^®* ■rti&k tiL l-? f , ' . * ision, while Apollo, lies th re3P r oD u eS . . i -i though his , create «. ence he ap- J ■ ►sture. Os late irputent, like members of • J ‘sent day are if fee i tor»* it! ‘ necessarily so, 7* '- Cesses be true. 1 -ck does great * ich is general ly 8 " • most sanuul in Europe. and has that " J - "h*x nature which 7 between the A* itis* k COXEiDEIIME STATES COXtJBESS. , SENATE—JAN. 30. A resolution was adopted that the Commit tee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the exoedieucy of making refutation puma tacie evidence of the lact of desertion in ail prosecutions under an act entitled “ an act to prevent the procuring, aiding and assisting persons to desert,’’ approved June 22, 1864. An act to receive volunteer troops lor the war was referred to the Military Committee. A series of patriotic resolutions, passed by the Texas Legislature, declaring the determi nation of that State to accept.no terms of peace which did not guarantee the indepen dence of the Confederate Sthte9, were ordered to be printed. Bill to sequestrate fke property of persons liable to military service who have gone North to escape such service, was taken up and discussed until adjournment. house—Jan. 30. The following preamble and resolution were referred to the Committee on Foreigu Affairs : Whereas, All nations have seen with alarm the establishment of any formidable power in tlreir vicinity ; and, whereas, the people of the Confederate States, as well as the people of the United States, have ever cherished the re solve that any further acquisition of territory in North America by any foreign power would be inconsistent with their prosperity and de velopment ; and, whereas, the invasion of Mexico by France has resulted, as is alleged, in tne establishment of a government founded on the consent of *he governed; nevertheless we have reasons to believe that ulterio- de signs are entertained against California and the Pac.fic States, which wo.do not regard as parties to the war now waged against us, as they have furnished neither men nor money for its prosecution. Therefore, The Congress of the Confederate States of America do resolve, That the time may not be distant when we will be prepared to unite (on the basis of the independence of the Confeder ate States,) with those most interested in the vindication of the priucipleß of the Monroe doctrine, for their mediation, to the exclusion of all. seeming violations of those principles on thetontineut of America. A preamble and resolutions were adopted setting forth that it is reported that the Fed eral authorities in Nashville are practicing most barbarous treatment on our prisoners,, curtailing their diet to hard tack and water, and treating them in such manner as to cause their death by degrees, and instructing the Special Committee on Exchange of Prisoners to inquire into and report upon said complaint. The House disagreed to the Senate amend ments tqthe consolidation bill, and a commit tee of conference was appointed. A resolution was offered that the President be requested to pause to be furnished to the House the number ot soldiers trom each State added to the military service by enrollment, volunteering, or otherwise, since the enroll ment of April, 1862, commonly known as the conscript act; the number of those within the conscript age, exempt or detailed, discrimina ting as to the classes of each State ; the num ber of those within the ages of 18 and 45 not disabled or unfit for active service in the field, who are employed in the respective Stales ffi executing the law of conscription, or m con nection with post commissaries ami post quart ermasters, or otherwise, in derogation of exist ing laws. SENATE — FEB. 2. The following joint resolution was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs : Joint resolution of thanks to Mr. John Lancas ter, of England, for his friendly conduct to wards the commander, officers aud crew of the Alabama. Resolved by the Congress of the Confederate States of America, That the thanks of Con gress «nd of the people of the Confederate States are due, and arc horeby tendered, to Mr. John Lancaster, of Lancashire, England, for hia friendly and humane conduct in rescuing in his yacht, the Deerhound, from <He immi nent peril of death by drowsing, Capt. Raphael Semmes, the commander, aafi a portion of the cfficei sand crew of the Con'ederate States UU'qmer Alabama, on the occasion of the com bat between that vessel and the U. S. steamer Kearsage. in the waters of the British channel, on the 19th day of fiune, 1864; and that his Excellency the President of the Confederate -States be requested to inform Mr Lancaster of the passage of this resolution and to commu nicate to him a copy thereof The following resolution was adopted : .Resolved, (the House concurring,*) That the joint oommitte!, to whom was referred the In- ; vestigation of the condition and treatment of ' prisoners and the causes of their detention V captivity, shall in addition, investigate ' 7 report upon the violations by the enemv 0 f *jK e rules of civilized warfare in the cond'’ (( .j of war, and also whether the enero~ will resume exchanges, and if so, upon what terms, and that they report what Legislation they deem expedient in the premises. A bill authoring the election in the State of Missouri Lb belheld on the first Monday in No vember, 1865, and upon the same day of each second year thereafter, during the war. * Re ferred. i fie Committee on Claims introduced a bi’ii to RffienAan act entitled “an act to impose regulatfmis upon the foreign commerce of the Confederate States to provide for the r.ublic defences,” approved February Bth, 1864. which was read and ordered lobe printed. ’ The Military Committee was ditcharged from the further consideration of several memorials and resolutions, the subjects been al ready acted upon. The Committee on the Judiciary reported back bill to amend an act entitled “ an act to prevent the procuring, aiding aud assisting persons to deseit from the army ot the Con federate States which was read, and ordered to be printed. Oa motion, the vote by which' the bill abol ishing the othces of post quartermasters and commissaries wan passed, was reconsidered and the bill amended by adding to the dause icveking details, the following words : “ ex cept as to skilled artisans and mechanics per manently employed in said departments the bill, as amended, passed. The Committee on the Judiciary reported back rim bril to amend an act to establish the ju iicial courts of the Confederate States of i ~T?u riCa ' considered and passed. me same committee reported back the bill to provide supplies tor the army and to pre scribe the mode of making impressments, which was read and ordered to be printed. The Military Committee, on motion, was discharged from the further consideration of tue mil providing for the discharge of sokliers m certain cases and exemnting them from fu ture military service, as the subject had al ready been acted upon. The Committee on Claims reported a bill fo’’ too relief ot holders of treasury notes of tue denomination of one hundred dollars, who have been prevented from binding the same by reason of being held as prisoners of war. Kead and referred. feeo&te bill to provide for the employment o free negroes and slaves to work upon forti fications, &0., was further ssiscussed. house—ieb. 2. The bill “ to provide for the reissue of bonds and certificates of debt in certain cases, wVb taken up, considered and passed. [The bill provides for such reissue only in case of destruction, upon satisfactory evidence thereof, and after bond and security for the indemnification of ‘the Government in case of loss by reason of such reissue shall have been given by the party to whom the said reissue is made] The Committee on Ways and Means reported a substitute for Senate bill to regulate the com pensation of certain civil officers and employ ees. Several amendments wero offered and rejected, and the bill passed. SENATE—FEB. 3. The Military Committee reported bask, with the recommendation that it pass, House bill to reduce the number of exemptions and details. Ordered to be printed. The same committee reported baok, with the recommenda:ion that it pass, Senate bill to establish the flag of the Confederate State*. Senate bill to increase the compensation of certain female employees of the government, sent back from the House with an amendment, was taken up and considered, and the House amendments being concurred in the bill was passed. HOUSE —FEB. 8. The Speaker laid before the House a joint resolution of the Senate providing th&tj the pint committee to in slUn ,‘!° um tr«atiae..t- oi prisoners of war, th ‘ ’ ,l a to the duty first assigned md ’< f IT-i " V u > : ' m the violation ol tho whi'r-. Ul ' va ' ::aro the enemy, and r i he resolution was adopted. The Speaker laid beiore tho House a com munication trom the Secretary of the Treasury giving certain information in regard to the five mil.iou loan, a k-d for by resolution of tho n i communication was laid upon the t&iue and ordered to be printed. r — S AiLl.ve OF THE Ram Oianda— The London correspond eat of the New York World, la a recentllfe f ter, thus describes the sailing es thia new Confederate II un: I think I mentioned in a previous letter the departure of a fast side-wheel steamer of about 500 tons, r.ndei the suggestive name of the City of Richmond, which cleared from thia port for Bermuda as an English meichantman, there being nothing to show against her assum ed character to enable the authorities to stop her. Well, at the mouth ol the Thames she took aboard from a little tender, 40 meu con veyed from tho Rebel receiving ship Rappa hannock, legally blockaded at Calais, among whom were several Confederate officers. Thes® seamen, with her own crew engaged in a reg ular way at a Government shipping cilice, and thirty six others suit down the liver, made up v complement ol upward of one (mudred hands mostly off privateersmen. Then the City of Richmond went ou her way, to be heard of at Cnerbourg, where she put in on the 21st of January—just three weeks ago—to avoid tho heavy gale then prevalent, remaining some days. Thence she s earned to llouat Island. Quiberou Bay, wheto lay a powerful iron clad ram awaiting her, which incontinently ship ped her one hundred meu, the cannon aud am munition which she had secretly oh board, and breaking oil in the operation of coaling lrom a 1 reiu.li tug, hoisted the rebyl llag and set out tor Charleston. This occurred on tho 20th. Ot the ram you have heard before. Origin ally built lor the Rebels by Armand «& Cos. Doqjtmasters at Bordeaux, she was subsequent ly sold to the Danes, aud lor a time known ag the Ohm la. fcha discharged hfir Danish crew off Quibeiou, all ol tnem but a few, who wero persuaded to enter the Rebel service, returning aboard the I‘ronch tug, whose crew were simi larly but ineffectually entreated to join the pi rates. i here in then-fore every reason for Re lieving that, this formidable vessel has passed into Rebel hands with the full knowledge and complicity of the solleis, to whom, not long -! paid wlmt 1 then supposed u deserved compliment, imagining the former sale Tobe & bona fide permanent transaction. The French tug. the Expeditin', took coals aboard the Olia da under the pretext of conveying them to the San Francisco; a Peruvian vessel which lay in those waters The same of which I hqve had. occasion to write to you in connection with, the case of Captain Grao. 16 is probabte that the Rebels availed themselves of her pres ence and that oi the Shanghac (also Peruvian) • to got the OHilda out under tho representation that she belonged to thy South American Re public. The ram departed so hastily—partly in con i sequence of apprehensions of stoppage, partly of rough weather that she went with less than fifty tons of Coal aboard. If she be, as report ed, when built the counterpart of the Castel liaco, the formidable ram ordered by the Reb els but purchased by the Italian Government which is »ronplated, haa u terrible submarine beak, and can make over thirteen knots an hour, you wiil probably find her a second Mer rituac or worse. Let our ua-.y f look out for her. Captain Tessier, wbo toi k out the ana De Leon, lute United States Consul-Gener al in Egypt, Hwo ol the most indefatigable Rebel agents in Europe, are supposed to hr ' manoevered this little business. ’ va Another correspondent thus refer*- new Con federate iron-clad “OR*- , ~ . , . -ala, which is now at sea. The statement which 4 , . . . letter relative to the mado J n iron-clad is how com- e*rture of the rebel the Isle of Horn*. .'T d \ fehe Ha, ' ed fr T °” nnito chAv which is between Bele Isle Saturdav «*» «h* coast of Brittany, on with ;-cyfr »' - a!ter having leeu furnished Uumbrr' , Jjr a I'Tvir.cli steamer, and with a au‘\ V of cannon, aud a quantity of powder ■s/ ocher munitions of w*s, aa well as a screw" j.‘. an aecorntneda:mg English steamer. Im mediately after this she - hauled down the Dan ish flag, which up ‘o that time she had carried hoisted the fi.*,g and got to sea. llerob ject, it is said, i3 to force tho blockade at Charleston, f -Miaa-tasm—— A I ( (tightened Citowii. —A Yankee corres pondent describes a scene at the Pulaski Hoi’ojc, during the late fire in Savannah as fol lows ; Tiiis hotel is the only one at present open in Savannah. It was always the principal house in the city and the largo t. On the night of the firodhero won soveial hundred guests stop ping at the Pulaski. The majority of these were civilians; the remainder officers of the army of all grades. When the explosions commenced, of course, many persons in the hotei were unnerved, and some ludricoua scenes might bo witnessed. Amid the disas ters of tho most appall mg character there are always to be found incidents cf a laughable na ture. Our worthy collector, Bimoon Draper, Esq., stays at this hotel; there are also several [ jpnerals and cr.Tmeis. At twelve o’clock ;lie , bar-room and main hallway of the house were crowded with tho guests; some were only half dressed, while others carrieiLguiall bund fes 4a their hands containing tho most valuable property in their possesion. Consternation was depicted apoa every feature. Ihe shells were heard whla zing past the main durance to the’hotel, mak ing locomotion in that direction anything but desirable. A few, more daring than tho oth ers, stood outside the door; but when a frag ment of shell wa- heard rustling through th® trees, a general stampede was the re.-ult Re ports of extraordia ry character were circula ted. Some said that the arsenal contained thirty tons of gunpowder, and tho figure now mounted up ns high as one thousand tons. i his tearful explosion was expected moateu tarily, and some people shook from head to foot with the very intensity of fear. Sparks from the region of (lie lire flew thick and fast on the root of the hotel, an I there seemed llt tio hope of saving the house from total de struction. Oa the whole the “military situation" in this place seemed anything but favorable. What was to bo done? To leave tfce hotel and waik into the open street was fraught with, much more clanger thnn remaining indpors. Those shells are nasty customers, and have no respect to per.-ou or property Our Northern friends proposed to go on borad the shipping in the river, which was undoubtedly the safest position under the circumstances. Several started out with the intention, and succeeded in reaching the desired destination, not, how ever, without running the gauntlet of a sever® bombardment. A Dakin o Scout Wounueu. —sergeant Wm. M. Water bury, a lStmous Confederate scout, whose deeds of daring would form the staple of a romance, was severely wounded by a prisoner he had taken a lew days ago. Ha had entered the enemy's lines, and stumbling upon a detachment ol Yankees, inquired the way to a Yankee regiment, to whicn he pre tended to belong, tie was placed in charge of one of the men, who escorted him towards the command, but v, :e on the way he snatched his escort’s rifle a i leveling it at his head, enjoined silence, a i,i led nun captive into th* wood*, 'ihe two finally sat down to rest, auS. Water bury, soon after, thinking his captive asleep , give way to tue tr ttoence himself, and the aYankee, discovering t, sailed the ride 1 and shot him through th« tangs. Waterbary,? ! at last accounts was at 0- f Point, in an im proving condition He . *ns tire of Fayette ville, N. C., ana * memi tU % «Uf«*s brig-, ade. mi ■— m FKo.m t,ui . -V.v iiost-;, X Tb« enemy, aoout hr-r tuouiand strong said fc be advancing tfc; ongh jppsr Aaet VfT/'t nessee. 'iheif outpusb- *rt n ; tb ot vilie. Prisoners <-Ute ais th< intention of the cnem> to occupy Uie w oles ate before tho day or election— March Si. Anarchy reigns supreme in East Tenuvsseer No man’s hie n is stated is sale,