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VOL. XXL SPARTANBURG, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE SO, 1804. NO 9 *
Headquarters,
Cokmihakt-Oknbral'S 1>EP\RTMKNT, 3 C.,
COLUMBIA, MAY . 1864.
fTTHE attention of the puhlio aro re*
sportfully called to the following notice
:
Under the act of April 10th, 1808, a
tfintral distillery was established at Coluthbia,
and the below uauicSl sgsnts; all of
. Whom hare filed their bonds in this deKrtment,
were appointed iu the several
atricts and Parishes to sell spirits to applicants
under certain regulations, vis:
1. The pirita are deliver d by this dopertinent
only to regularly bonded pgeuts,
wi.o aloae are authorised to sell and distribute
the sauie, for current funds.
2. Tho spirits are to be sold only for
strictly mddicinal purposes, and only on
1 the certificate of a regular physician that
? * they aro ivqnired far strictly medicinal
^ rposes; and the written jdedge ol the
purchaser (wluch must in all eases be
taken) that they aro to required, and prill
h? kfl ikmI
3. Agents agd others are not allowed
to cht^gu an advance of uiorc than 25 per
cent on the cost'ot the spirits, (which is
$5 per gallon for whiskey, ut the distillery,)
as per si ction 3, Act 10th April, 1863)
the language oi which is : *
" That it shall not be lawful for apothecaries,
physicians, or other persons, who
shall purchase or piocure any portion of
the alcohol or spirituous liquors distilled
by the authority aforesaid, to resell or dispose
of the same, in any qiiau'ity, to uny
person or persons, for uny other than
strictly medicinal purposes, or at ndvauce
ot more than 25 per centum on its cost;
ami any person who shall vtolu'c the provision
of this seen >u shad be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on eon vie
tion. be inipnsoitcd lor any tiiuc not exceeding
six mouths, and fined in any sum
not exceeding fire hundred dollars "
4.* Agents are recommend to Scdl in
small quantities, not exceeding one gallon
to uny one person at a time.
Agent-' arc informed that they will be
supplied ith spirits, in turn, is hist as
the same is recc ved iroiu the central Jis
liiiery, on application to this department
and paying of cost,- including expense of
paekiu-4 tor shipment, freight, Ac. Not
ii.oi c tlun one barrel of* forty to fifty gal
Iniit wiii ou Sent to any agent at any one
tiui ..
Ail persons to whose knowledge tt violation
ol the third sect ion of Act lutli of
April, 1 ?>'?;{, as quoted above, may come,
ate requested to make affidavit ol the facts
belorn any magistrate, and forward sauie
to U> " department.
INtrsotis des raits if beitig appointed
agent'* in any oi the lii-.tnc*o or l'ar:?hen
I*- * in itlncii n np|> nnt'R been made,
p will send tueir a|i|fiCn'Mii to this departuieut,
recoil .* ndcii by the delegation ot
their Uialrie* -n- i'ar-h, witi-li will bo
suoiiiil'e i t ins i'i. ejih i.ey in - Governor
lor approval *n i oon'huuti ..
l.lsTi' i .] ' A??KN IS.
m- Ed
win' I'ar'nt, .v 'vtihe Dis'Tna.? l'o ;
O.Uoa. \iU'Vit)r -?u** Simile. '
. Auu :f sua tlu. riot?l'usf OKiec.
, H ituucl Salomons, limn l o t
.1.- -i . i'i<i 'nh.je lioberisville.
?? . Ciiariontuu Dmrici ? Post
OiKc .
.1.1.'i day, Colleton District.?post Otli.e,
St. vie #-g- '>.
LI i. .ilctUc, idlestcriicid District?Post
O nee, Clieraw. "* .
, Chester District?Post Oifice,
, Clarendon .District?Post
0 tier, .
1*1.mi Ac 11 irt, Dtrlingtoo District?Post
Olliiio. D u'tiiigiou C. il
(?, U. iV. iu. b Ij^vlivslu District?Post Office,
Ldgihetd 0. II.
W. K. Aiken, Fairfield District ?t ost O.lice
Winu-b.>ro.
It. D. l.on/, Qrcenville District? Post Oflice,
GreeuviUe . II.
It. G. White, Georgetown District?Tost O.
Georgetown.
J II. Norman, llony District?Post Office,
"Con way horo.
W. Mck&in, Kcrsl.aw'District, Post Office,
Cautleu.
Jotres Crockett, Lancaster District?Post
Office, Lancaster C. II.
J. 11, Ucury, anil J. Ward Mottc, Laurens
District?Post Office, l^anrons C. M
II. J. Fptitig, Lexington District?Post
Office, Hope .Station.
J. A. Suutborlaml, .Marlboro District?Post
Office, Ucuiietinrille.
W. 0. McMillan, Marion District?Post
Office. Marion C. H.
J. A. Iff. Iioliniin, Orangeburg District?Post
Office, Orangeburg I' II.
J. >. Urterson. Newberry District?Post
Offioo, Nov*berry C. 11
, Pickens District?Post Office,
O. II. Miot, Fisher and Hemitsh and P. 0.
, "McGrjor, Itichlaud District?l'o.'l O.i.ce, Columbia.
H. K. Heinitsh, Spartanburg District?Post
Office, Spartanburg (J. II.
MeKagen and Uichardsoa, ard John Tomp.
' on, Sumter District?Poet Office, Sumter.
F- II. Glorw. St. Bartholomew's Parish ?
Post Oflice. Wnlterhuj-o.
??Union District?Pout Olliee, - ?
J. 8 Bruckington, Williamsburg District?
Post O ice, Kingst.ee.
1>. D. Roddy, York District?Post Office
Rook Hill.
J. H. Allison, York District, Post Ofiico,
. Yorkville.
Ry order of tlic Governor,
RICHARD CALDWELL,
Lieut. Co), ami Coiutmssaiy General, 8. C.
HjgL.AU pops s in the 8mto are requested
to copy unco, and send bill in duplicate to this
department with copy 01 advertiseinent attached,
for payment. Dills paid quarterly.
May U _ 3 It
S. AND'O. KtlLROAD.
"%JO PRKIOIIT8 will be delivered from the
Depot at Spartanburg until all charges
nro paid. Storage will be ' barged in eve ry
instance, when it remains in the depot wore
than seven days. Ooods shipped to the care
of the Kipress Company, must be oensigued
to a Factor in Columbia.
JOHN W. HARDY, Agent.
Feb 2i ~ ' 4ft tf
Dental Notice*
3r WILL be la my oflle# only three days in
1 the week, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and
atdkday.
r e. use, d. d ?.
- TAX IN KIND!
. "When the Farmer or Planter, ehalt fail to
deliver his Taxes in Kind as required by law,
he is required to pay five times the estimated
value of the portion not delivered, to be ool
leoted in the manner aeeording to the Aet proTided."
As many persons in this District have failed
' to return their Tax in'Kigd, or to report thereon
and many who have not signed their original
report to assessors, notice is hereby given,
on failure to do so early, the law will be rigidly
enforced against them. *
T. O. P. VERNON,'
J. B. CLEVELAND,
T M Pi.vitnn
Assessors.
P. S. Any person knowing or any one in his
neighborhood who hare failed to make a'true
, report of any article of Tax in Kind, either one
w of the assessors would be glad to- hear from
! them. As it is but just that all should pay
'their mite.
May 6 1 - 4t
"CANDIDATES FORTIUS LEGISLATURE:
We are authorised to announce -WOODWAllD
ALLEN as a candidate to represint
Spartanburg District next L^islature
We are authorised to announce Lieutenant
II. H: THOMSON, as a candidate for the Legislature.
at the next ensuing eleetion.
We arc authorized to announce Capt. JOHN
II. EVINS, as a candidate for the Legislature,
at the next enduing election.
We are authorracu to nnuoivce Col. JOS.
.WALKEll. as a candidate for the Legislature,
at the nefft ensuing eleotion.
We are authorized to announce Mni. .1. W.
| WKlibKU, a* a candidate for the Legislature,
ot the next ensuing election.
We are authorized to announce Muj. \VM.
M. FOSTER, as a candidate for the Lcgisla*
tare, at the next ensuing election.
It c are authorised to announce I>r. James II.
Shores, as a candidate for the Legislature, at
the next ensuing election.
STATE OF son 11 CAROLINA.
SPARTANIIURQ DISTRICT.
In the Court of Ordinary.
Goshen Rsss, Applicant, vs. Randal Rcid and
wife, an J others, Defendants.
Petition for sale of rc.tl estate of l'hily Ross,
deceased.
IT appearing tn iny sati ^faction that the legal
heirs ind representatives of ALEXANDER
ROSS, deceased, names not known, reside
beyond the limits of ihis State; it fi? therufjre
ordered thai lliey do tippe r and obiect lo
the division or sale ot the real estate of i'hiiiji
Ross, deceased, on or before the -.Dili day ot
AUGUST next, or their consent lo the swne
vvitl he entered of record .
Witness my baud and seal of office.
JBth, lg?I.
J SO. EAR I.E. ROM Ad, O .s L?.'
June 2 6 -''in
Col I on Vn2*ii.
\TOTICE is hereby uiven in lhi> uiiftltr itmi
for the next thfce months to eo.iio e
c.nuu dispose of Cotton Vurn for money, in
c?:i ?>>i|*teiicc -t having , o Kii| p'y i lie Cioveifi
me.ut wi.h a large proportion ot what we manufacture.
i
Wl; C\? OMI.V KXrilANOK ron "uovuj. si.
NOSE mnguj .\ti.n AIPLVI
JOHN lb)MAII & CO
nivinghville. Jtiiit li>, lVi4. 7?ot
ICSTHAV.
X^yK^TLHY LANFOKD tolls before tne a
\ f arr- HAY MAUI-. Hxieeu or seventeen
ll.llad- I. g1*. Iioitt sixteen years oUI, both liin<l t
feet w hit?. uue op to Hie pasierjoint : her r ght
hind ankle in enlarged, she has been ?{ praised
at one hundred ami sixty dollars.
The owner can find her 8 mile above Spartanburg
0. II., r.ear Cherokee Springs.
KLrAS WALL, Magistrate.
June G.-1801. * * tj?if
Jj^lO Jicwar<l.
r-OSY on or about the 10th of day of Februj
ary last in the wngott yard near the Depo1
in .Spartanburg ViMage, a small volumui- in
pocket book form containing tables and formula;
lor mechanics and engineer* by llaswcll.
My name is written in full nu the inside lids
nud on the hlnuk leaves there are given in pen
cil, formula; fur the solution ot many ca><-~
_I.:?k i- ?
n.iiwu i>ri|iiuiii; uccur in iniuiury engine r
ittg; ho lliul ihe tinder ontmot mistake to whom
it belongs. I ain very anxious to recover tli'volumc,
us a copy of it cannot bo purchased >
.uny where in llic south. I have authorised
Win. II. Trim nier to p:iy the tinder a liberal i
reward who will return it to the Spartan Office
J NO. H ANIvSTON DAVIS. Co. K.,
Iut Ki'ginivnt, I'.ngmeei Troops.
Camp Gilmer, Vr. April 21 51 ol *
Lime! Ume! X^iine!!
AT the kilns. Fresh Lime is now on hand
of the beat quality, for exchange only for
provisions, leather, iron etc., from the producers.
Exchange only on the old rices on
both sides. W. CUKTI4.
Eeb 18 44 tf
~lfxcn\NtJK N&TICC NO. 9.
ALL I'-oa federate officer* and nten who
Intve been delivered at City Point, Virginia,
at any time previous to the 2'hh April.
lHt>4, are hereby declared to be duly exchanged.
. UOHKitT Ol' LI)
Agent of Exchange.
May 1* 3 3w
BMjuAll papers Ln the Slate publish once, t
and present hills to the Knfollmg Officer of
their District.
Taxes. Taxew.
I will, if not prorideniiitlly hindered, nt I
tend a I Spartanburg ('our I IIoiihc, on sale j
days in April, May and June next, to collect |
the balance of 8tate and District TAXES, tor :
.18(14. All persons who have failed to pay
their Taxes, will hare to pay in fire dollar i
notes or under, or lose !>3| per cent on the i
amount paid
The Hooks will beetoscd after the fird Mun !
day in June next, and executions will l>e
issued against all defaulters
R. C. POOLE, T. C.
March ft1 4l> If
Crow Unr I^ont
T)F.TWSEN Pacolett Depot and SpartanIt
hurg. Any one will he suitably rewarded
by leaving it at this olTice. ,
_Feb '26 40 If
TV OTICEJ
ON Monday next. I will resume my duties
as Aseaesor, in the Spartan Ofhn* building.
T O. P. VEIO'OS.
Juns S 6 tf
FuOMTllK BAT I LEKIELD8.I
TUK EN KM V ttKPUI.BED At PKTER8SUIM1.
The ruilr<<mi onminunication having been
cut nil y tli': rueu?y, it was iui|a?8Mble to
got any <>> l&i i I act ount ot operation* at
I'otcr.-hur^.- '1 he Yankees wore, however,
d;;\eu rtway fi-.ir : In* n.ni .luring the ejeu
tho whole iit.c bei'*:? agaiu in our
j.oss rt.stt).tT't.lie tn ocivhaiy repairs wilt soon'
bo ntndu. I'w < lyilce- i the truck were de
struyc l. each t ie of l>itrt Walthall Junction,
suit-on iniii-4 froui Richmond.
Trent's Kfaoli. where tl?o Yankees have
sunk the vessel*. is* between Drewry's
lllud ana Unsch tun. Tim nhim t nf n.it
exploit is supposed to be to obstruct the
river, to prevent the egress of some i.tnag
inary fleet ot iron cluda. The effect will'
be to bar the f urther progress of the Yankee
fleqf in *
We received last night full particulars
of the fighting on Thursday, in ^)ie vicinity
of Petersburg The enemy opened on
our men with heavy guns at an early hour
in the morning, ou the City Point Koud.
and were responded to with spirit. This
was kept up tor about uu honr, ueitherside
gaining any material advantage. lu the
afternoon, a furious assault was made upon
tjtn. Hoke* front, whose division occupied
entrenchments which had been ha.-tily
thrown up during Wednesday night, in a
position lacing butteries nine to twelve in
elusive The .enemy came up in three
line* of huttle, and uiadc three charges;
but wore each liiuo repulsed with heavy
loss
On our right, in the vicinity of Col.
Avery's farm, heavy firing continued during
the greater portion of the day, but
lute in theatiernoon it beeainc ijuite severe,
the eucuiy attempting to catry our work*
by assaults. 'J his portion ol tfie lines was 1
occupied hi the morning chiefly by the mi J
litia. The enemy having succeeded in mo i
ving two or three batteries in that uiree- j
ti??u, shelled ftur men furiously, but they :
gallantly stood their ground until our o.t- '
tunes could be pluced in position to silence
the enemy ? lirj, which was done etfectuully.
As soon as regular troops could he
brought up and placed lu position the militia
were relieved, and lien. Bushr<>d
'Johnson's division occupied the breast- j
Works, along Willi the Ma-on (liu) Light ;
Artillery and ?th<r bjticues
A tie work grew ijuite hot as the day ad
vanceJ, the enemy having massed two di
visions or more in < ur front. Late in the '
alter noon, a charge was male, but the cu? '
ciuy were uio-h handsoiueiy repu'sed 1
in the last charge the en. my imiiic with- t
tn uwi >ai t? i'l t HJ r 4i ?r i i UC.i I ?u - #
L-.il lii lire was .-i? tcitilic that tboy iiu 1? j
<!. . . .ml i.*ti '? m '.'if .t ci'd M i- i
>s * K Vi? - '? 1 ' ? ! ... !?. ?.. .*.?
ii" yniU.. il .ml lU'(r a litr_? |?.i(iiiu ,
it a i .?; UeC UU_U,it\ tii lllj Ckp^-itlJ IO all j
iM.Iiia.u.i^ artillery liio trow uur . uu.s sur
i. ? *. n?l. ilii priMiti r.?, tvlio Iiuiulicr ? ver
loid iiiiu i eil, lo Hie 4il? bn^a li*.
i.-t if v i.-iii i, iini' a'k K Jtl a; hi v emits
1 ht\ -.it lin y iVi'i j. ai iiii j ut up, losuia
aoiio! in.i y ulii vr.. aim ?? it l?i-u iiii
lo>V , ' I ? link till V tiiitli i tMit lli:? li' t lis
IO". tV.li (Miriit' liiiiii : if U 'i ami >11 pji.isi'-i
lu In* iiioi'.a- , tt in ul ? * .ij.ii >,,ii.r_HU.oJ,
ill Vi -. >. : , . i:i* lUf-T. tva> >ii (
htani'v k iit?i ! iu't .'ii Lor >'.a:o t!i;il '
UiiitiM in > i- i i.tii. u".\ s cu j ti arc ope?
latin,, i.iiliif;rati ly Ui'-iiu.i i'?toi>l>ui ;j, and
luat i>ai iy .Smiilt n ,?i 11 rum a UilittvJ*.
None ul ilie oUiot*r.i 3."piunil were ot lii^h
cr rank thin l.icuieti.int-t o om?'I l'li-nu
er? were Coli?lan( > airi.iif al Petersburg
in ?|iiaii> up to a l.ile hour 1 luir- lay nielli,
it 11 ii il ttas !<U(t|-<i> U that (he a^^ro^ate [
number 0.1 j-t-it u it ui 1 reach seven bun '
.iii- i ui... .I-.
-
'1 he millibar ot our men captured by the f
enemy i? o*tiiut d at 150.
'1 he Xi.-v !i lire of c:ntn ?n and musketry I
(s.n- < % of yesterday ) whnh
. ias evening aboiii
I.... ? , < cau en by an i-ffnit (
i < \ Jeritea to rcnap ,
N . i was entirely
sin . : i 1 i_: driven at all j
i lr : i bis is a most
. . 1 '.on. n commanda the high
I; s Fi ... ?.n the City 1'oint
l?i i . ' ti s j- sition which the en
liny ? >. l :t i Captured from us at a
lute ti><.u . s tay cvetiini;.
ATTACK ON FoRT CLIFTON.
Monday afternoon, the enemy's ^un |
hoats came up the Appomattox and open .
ed fircf on Fort Cliltou. They stoo i nil
out of sie),t at loliji ranuo. and inflicted iio
daina.:t whatever. Tho tire <*l the pun- |
bo>ts was directed by a signal man, wliO
Happed bis flap industriously Irom tin; new !
observatory on ('obb's Muff. It is stated
also that the enemy ..(tempted Thursday
morning, alter the moon went down, to
asoeud .Swit'i Crecjt ?n buries, but the
stealthy movements of the l'i>c were di<cov- j
ere I, and they were opccdily driven back :
TUB LATB Btill.1,1 ANT ACI1I BVCMBNT Of
II AMPION'JS CAVALRY
We have received a mote detailed ac- t
count ol the defeat ol Shcri lan's forces by j
our cavalry, under Irons. Hampton ami ;
1' itz Ik'c, which no* only confirms previous
intelligence, um sijows mat me enemy
wort: thoroughly beaten and demoralised.
An heretofore statod, tfkirtuishing com men
cod on HxturJay, the 11th upturn, u low
miles this side of Trevilliun's Depot, on 1
the Central Kailroad; and while Hamilton
engaged the enemy <>n tin I rout, in the vi- j
cinity el the railroad, Hit* Lee attacked
them in the flank, tins side of Louisa L'ouit
House. This was about 111 o'clock in (he
forenoon. At iraon, the Yankees succeed- i
cd in capturing our Wagon trot , serial
led horses and a number ol prisoners, Intt
their triumph was of brief durut on, for
KdMcrg brigade, which was posted on the
(lordonsville Hoat, being iiniiiediatwiy ordered
to the rescue, not only recap turpi! all
the wagons, horses and prisoners, hut captured
2'10 of tbe enemy also. On tho
same day, Gsq. Fits jv?e took 1<V) prison |
era an.I three piece* of artillery, ami captured
tho headquarters of tbu Yankee Geu.
Cuatftr.
Our troops, having thus gained advantage*.
rested quietly through the night,
bu< the cneiuy being still in their trout,
breustworks were thrown up, end other
preparations made tor a renewal of the
struggle on the following day. Meanwhile,,
^GeiiS' Hampton undT'itz Lee united their
alivistbus and calmly awaited an attack.
The fighting commenced about noon on
Sunday. The cnetnw, rcn iercd desperate
l?y their losses on the previous d-iy, churg
ed bur breastworks three times, and were
as olteti repulsud, with lu^ivy loss. l>y
nigh tall, the Yankees were driven from
'the Acid, which remained in nosstssioip ol
our troops. Being thus utterly diseotufitted,
they concluded not to renew the context,
and about midnight commenced le-4
treatiug-iir the direc ion of the Kupidan,
which stream, it is said, they succeed* d in
crossing. Th< y left thuir dead ami wounded
in ur hands?among the latter two
lieutenant colonels. In all, 517 prisoners
wore captured, who were subsequently sent
to Charlottesville ; and the entire loss of
the cnctuy is estimated at 1,5Ud. '1 he
Yankees were much demoralized, and being
without rations or forage, und their
horses broken down, they could not Ve
brought to face our men the third time.
Many of the horses were rendered useless, I
and on the ret rent a Irrga number of-the
icon were dismounted. Sherida i's force
consisted of Wilson's ntid Gregg's divisions,
I.:. i._: i _\ ? t. n - -
unguue*. 7 i. u 111 uc r i n g in ail Mine iv,UUO
incii,"with several pieces of ailillery
Captured office is ad in it" that it was their
design to tuake it raid upon Gordotisville
and Charlottesville, and destroy- the public
buildings and stores at those pi toes, uud
tor in a junction with Crook ami Aveiiil.
I hanks to the gall.nitty of Hampton uud
his bravo coumiund, their uetariotis purposes
have "been signally defeated.
A gentleman from Spoltsylvania -tales
that on their rdreat through that county,
the raidersdett-.oyed ewery thing in their
way, and carried along with them * con?
sincrablu number ol negroes. To destroy
and rob is tin- object ol tlrse expeditions,
and the .. aiu design of this party having
been thwarted, the, p.ot u>< y sought re
Vcoge by the infliction ot utrucnu-s upon
(he dcleuoelcss inhabitants of Cjpott?ylvauia.
lllii LAItbT.
A train anived tiuiu < homer lo.it ni^ht
about t> o clock, liriugitij; h lew of our
oourtdcd iiicn. 'ihey Plate that heavy
skirmi.-hin,; *"a.i ke^t uj> dutnijf thcd.j
yotciday*, about three iuiiei Itoui ObukUi,
i'cl k Ji'ii tlial |>.aoc aiiJ Inc A |>|ioin;itio\
?-ii?ct, a.i?j iiiai tiiu 1'iitiiiy m.'io driven
<? '' it .if (km.'s A e ico*ij.i1ed the
1 ?iv? l i V.I. ill tile C'lOaly OeCObllVi
Ui hi mi Had Oetfii "VithdraWi to -end
cletPbu. a.id i.i.liC.ol bevere (juu- |
l-ruiie.it u.-oii Iticiii. Lit 50UIU ttiblaiiui'a nut
Hie.. e!i it^M.t ovci tite or cat, a arks tit |>?ir?
>-? vi Itie tleoiii^; lnhaCco. i lie capuai? I
t:ei oil Oill mi. an* tcpoiled to UaVu bvttll
.fci , -it .il.
..v vc..i..'. ii. June iT.-^t'i-oui head- i
|i.uura *c jitt. it hi i'ii. lotormai (On, us
iif | um'IiI nitii..i. \ licuil iiiii tiw .^lil lilt) J
j.ei in lie n..oit .ii, tote ii ^e lice kftUotbei
jii'cs.i. v\ tin iiii> et|i.,iii.iti.ii. i 11?* j>7o? !
ceoii to luaku -nine coTt cot ions hi i.rtrvrou*
t.ieorreiM ii.i' .uaiil-, and then .".'it y-jui
leader* a correct mateui uf ot >" . ?t I?
ktiuiVii u> bo cm t oot, I'aiUj'bmt C. ll wa*
not burned by the enoiin, nor ttaii *liv
property de-iroyed uy , thu rauU rs w4? > j
pu&scd tli .t place wli !o making the circuit |
around Lynchburg. I ..e enemy m?D) tu |
hate concentrated llicir lures t ?r the attic
L <iii In-' jiiuco hi u South wVnttru direct
?ii 1: 001 too ciiy, mi the K0rru.1t Depot j
liuuii and I lie Ailing lull or South western
Turnpike, 'ilicir entire luruc is under ;
iiunUr, which 1.1 estimated?liu:u autheu-j
tie inluruiuiRMi received?to be Iroiu 15,- j
< JO in _t/,UOU strung. (Look Averill li iire
nut mure tban 4,UdO cavalry, which uutu-j
puses 1 lie entile cavalry toice UOW opera \
ling in tins quarter. 1 hey camped un
la. icy 1 arm, seven miles I run Liberty, on
\\ ednesday evening, and yesterday even- ,
nig were icpuitoJ tu be wnliiu eight miles
ul mis e.ly, and ttery skigiiishn g with uui 1
m eli , allien r? port I have the best reasons
tor hciiuvitig correct, it is also reported,
v.11 what is (lectin d reliable nUllioilty, that
on yesterday morning they turned three
considerable bridges on the \ irginia and
Telinesse Kail road, over tin; following .
creeks: Little (.liter, l*ig Otter and hlk \
it was apprehended on yesterday by
some that tli y would not attack our p<?i? |
tion at this place nl all, but would attempt j
by u U.tnU movement to, reach Danville
1 lie developments to d ry, however, will |
decide this (|Ueslion.
number ol 11 ugralit outrages were OOiu |
nutted in Aiiilier.it?some uu the persons i
ol louiules?the particulars of which are I
ot too beastly a character to be recorded
1 lie burning ot ilie Muituiy institute and
other property at Lexington is fully con?j
firmed, The residence ot ill (!uv, Letch-;
er was also tired by the vandals, who would j
not even .ot tits wile save lu-r clothes. The I
residence ot lieu. F. II. Smith as saved
by hta daughter, who was in a state ot
hvailli 'hut would not jualily her removal
iroui her bed.
The very latest wo hare is a ropoit that
the enemy have advanced on the I'liarlc?
inout road Irom Liberty, and it i-j reported j
tney w. rc crossing the Jaiues a an early
hour ia>t night at U au. h s l-'crry, which
is nineteen miles above this oil.. We
have another re|*ort ih.it still another coluiuii
ol the fcnoiny iq;o advancing from
above by the MoiitjVain roid, which in
uoxt to i'h'e ?)bat I rum other mlmr
ui.itloii received *Mho Cortectnesa of such
report is ot a d*?u >tml liutuic.
1 ue eitib|iiH ot Lynchburg have respon
UeJ to the o-?lt 'it the presc-'t emergency
in the iiiohI energetic iimiiiici, and have
ex knotted ti.uir pan iotisoi by turning out,
and every man and boy alio ail sliouiior
a market is no# in the ranks prejiarsd to
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defend to ilie last extremity that sacred
spot called heme. Even the cripples volunteer
their services, sod in many instances
till positions which relieve men capable
of bearing arms, thus adding another to
tho number of guus to bo levelled at the
iiivudiug foe.
Grant's Progress In Virginia.
Tho Richmond Despatch, of the IGUi
instant, in referring to Grant's movement
in Virg.nia, and his "Ou to Richmond"
expedition, mos the following language,
shoving conclusively 'the difficulties th'at
he hits thus far encountered in endeavoring
Or reach that city.
lien, (j runt crossed the Rappahannock
on the 4th May, with the intention of fighting
his way through Lee's artny. lie bad.
it id said, 130,000 men with hiin, and
there h? no doubt that with this force he
expected to inflict a fatal defeat upon Lee,
i iu 3pottsylvunia, or some of thf counties
| between JSpotlsytvania and Richmond, lie j
I never dreamed ol the opposition he should
| meet with; as is evident Iruiu his proclaim
! ed d< termination "to tight it out on this
line if it takes ail summer."
On the very first day ot his crossing, he
was attacked in his entrenohmeuts near
Ely'.*. Ford, and driven out of thcui with
i the loss of I ,500 men taken prisoners, and
wounded. On the 5th he was beaten ill
a severe combat near Parker's Store, and
lust prisoners. ? Ou the 6ih*bnother
engagement took place near the Wilderness,
in which he was driven back, with
enormous loss, to Cbauccllursville, eight
miles from ttie scene of conflict. Ou the
Tth he was driven troin the Oerutania road,
and moved all his pontoons to Elv's Ford.
11 wus now that he attempted his no called
(hoiking opviatinns tor the first time,
and he did it solely because he could make
tin progress by moving strait forward. It
was ucfessity, not strutcgy, that dictated
his luuvenieula. On the 8th, he swilhg
his rigbt around his iett, and advuueed to
8i otisy I vun tu Court House by a side movement.
hoping to get there belorc Lee; but
he had. been anticipated, lor he had scarce
ly t^keti possession belore General Anderson
attacked liiiu and drove him out pitli
prodigious slaughter. On the *Jth, by
moving uiuuud our lelt with a heavy furce,
he coinrved to get possession of the r?*sd
between bhudy Grove Chureh and Spoeb*?
aylvatiiu Court llouse, ond Iroui this position
he was driteu on the lyth by Gen.
Car ley.
1 be operations of Graut, thus far, bail
uciti attended with looses uuparailud in the
mstory ut this war. Ou the Otb of May.
previously ?o the military operations ut
ihat day, the othaial paper in Washiigtou
| gated iha iMi.ukr ot allied, wounded, aod
' t>. iug.Ht ;'.o,Oihi?that U 7iK>0 a ? |
: 1 here is little doubt that this statement j
| was lar below the malic; but us Gen. Lee j
l gave no estimate; we have no meuuj ot
; oorieciing it. Grunt was now on the Hrook
I .roud liis tilst slide, instead of bringing
i lain upou Gen. Lee s tiank or rear, and
chaining him to match uniutcriupted
! IVlcltlliUuJ, has brought hi.:. filr?-.-?lv tii.-.n
, . ; -I
, it.a irunl at Spottxy Ivama Court House,
win K li? tounu huu ationgly entrenched.
On tUu lllii, the direct attack, was tried
?4*iti, and i suited iu the rtpulee of Grant
and a Jeurlul nhiuphtcr ot his mcu. lint
lite Mottling elauuhlor was on the 1-th,
i-iied the \ai<u?? leu column* deep, and
maddened with whiskey, were urged up- |
'oti Lee's breast work a, ut the poict ot the'
huyouct. liy a?uddeii attack, before day, !
I*tu the uiidot ot" a thick log, they succeed- J
ed Hi oolaiuiiig tei p?.rary possession ol
a [Muttuii ol uu>* linos, which haik not been .
completed, and eaptuied ?000 prisoners;
Out tin*} were .a oil repulsed with immense
loot* 1 uuiteeu diliereut tiiuea, from 4
o Clock V. M? until :? i'. M., (11 hours)
liicy rep-'Mtod their a.veaulta in deep col?
I utuns. Sale beliii.d their works, our iucii
slaughtered thcui in a manner too horri?
Ulu ???? eoiiteiuplalion
A< st tliejr courage or their whiskey,;
gu\ : out, and ihey retired leaving, tome
iy -0,0JO, ollu-is a great uiaiiy uiore, ot
, i.ieirdead and wiiuinled on the held. UP
to :1ns iiiuc the \atikee ti'-wspapt-rs com|>uud
their own lasses, trom all causes, at
i.j.UOU. (irum remained ill Irotit several!
uyj, but he cuu.d nut u^uin brin^r bisj
tu. ii up in the scratch. On tho I4tb, from
nceevuty and not choice, l.c aj;*in began
tu move tu lii.i lull, and again Loeantici?
pa leu In in, mil again appeared in bis front
ut liauover Junction. Tlie remaining op
cratioim an* u mieli recent (ccurreqce tbat
we need enter inter no detail ol them It rant
baa Hanked and Hanked, ua bis admirers
call bia Midci'>ng movements, nutil ho haa
| Hanked luinsclt down to Weatover, thirty
uiilea from Richmond by the ncarcat road.
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iu i>u uuu tii incae n.i'.it movements did ;
lio succeed. lit: tiiii not tor a moment cut j
I Lee oil Iron* his base, nor did he in a single
mi tan co ieeoive that General. In ?r >
! ery one he found himself anticipated and
i iiia object defeated
lie iius pi?vt'd-havoc with his ivputu!
tion, having utterly destroyed it in one
halt the'tune it took McClellun and Burn
sitic to btn o thcu.*elves down to their '1
i proper level, Unlike those Generals, he
, Un not been h. inpored hy au Auhe council
at Washingion. lie lias had the eittirv
disposal ot all thu lorccs, naval mid
1 military, o! the United States lie has
j not taken Richmond?he li'as hi en coin?
I pelted to loilovv in .Mrl'lcllun'a footsteps ?
lie has lost ldU.UttU men, and hu lias done
. nothing. '1 here never wu? a more stupendous
Uiiure. The North v ill hud that out
I now.
GhltlOUS ILl.rSTIlATION OK Rr.n Tat*
' ?About bf'eeu years njpi it happened in
! a certain country in'Kurope tiiat the in'
rpevlor iiuoe ui of yurriaons. while visiting
i a pr ivincial town, observed n sentinel ata<
tinned at a lit*io distance outsi le the wall,
i keepit ir ^uard over eoine ruined buildingtiii
the anburbe. The ueneral inquired ot
the scutineL, with eonie curiosity, why be
wee posted there. The wsptiool referred!
him to bin sergeant. The eergean* bad
nothing to any but cBat such were the ?
(lem of his lieutenant. Tbe lieutenant theft
jui'ifled bimw^f under the authority of the
captain commandant of the garrison. Upon
being applied to for hieareasona for toostanding
otder in question, tho oommandant
informed the iuepeetor-geOeni!,. with
much aeriotisnaae, that hia predecessors in
o?ce had handed down to aim the custom
as one of the tmikaiy dgfies of the plnoa.
A search aria imntedVOly Instituted in
the archiwoa of th? .1
? ? KJ , IIIPHNH %
of which was to - Obtain sati.vfaStory proof
that, for the last seventy ye?r, a sentinel *
had always stood ovor the ruined buildings
iu the Mime manner.
With awakened interest sod eurioetythe
geoarai returned to the capital, lis there
set on foot a more elaborate investigation*
among the State documen'a. of the minis*
tor of war. Alter a long delay it was si
last d'uoovdffid that lbs ruined building sf
the laubourg- had been, in 1720, n iters*
| house for nv>ttresses belonging to the sar*
I rison, and that in tbo course of that sum*
i uier it became desirable to paint the door.
J \\ bile the paint was wet, a guard was
placed outside to warn those who went iu
and out; but the paint was dry, it
cime to pass that the officer on duty fi|
despa.chod Ou a mission of - importance,
and left the town aithout remembering to
remove the sentinel. Form hundred and
thirty yards a guard of honor had consequently
remained dver the door?a snored /
'and iuvioluble tradition, but ooo which
resoreseotod at bottom on hivhar id** ?!>?
i ?r
the idea of wet paint ?London Jkiim.l
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Geacral JobuUia'a Umm.
The Memphis (Atlanta) Appwal, of Friday,
says :
Our uuvices from tWfront art that tha
prospects tor a general engagement aro no
bettar than thr^e days ago. Oar lines ' *
have extended Kait ward, the main body
being in tlio vicinity of Brush mountain.
Lost and Pine mountains have been abaw*
doned because their occupany was oo looger
of service. Both armies are veering
toward Rosweil.
Our position, according tj high military
authority, is the best we have held since
lhilton was abandoued.
Hume's brigade, of cavalry on the right
wing of the army. Las been preserving
pretty heavy skirmish line a few miles in
mlvance of its position, in front of Bote's
division and running at right angles with
our maiu Hoe of battle.
Our original positions aro unchanged ig
front ot Marietta. Au hour tuav Dreciei
t >te a battle, auJ a week or month aaJ
intervene before the straggle is began.
Slirrm&n cannot flank or advance witkoet
=. battla, and in either we here him at n ?
decided advantage.
Col. ifunley. of *b Alabama regiment,
and a portion ot hi* command, were captured
the other day white skirmishing on
the outposts.
The bridge over the Chattahoochie,
leading to Hoeweil, is strongly fortified.
The nearest the Yaukees have been to '
Ruewell is McAfees tarui, ton tuilee Northeast
of Muiictla.
Both armies are massed iu line of abeut
six miles in length, running nearly East
and \Vest.
The skirmiahera ol Tyler's Brigade war*
attacked June 15th by a line cf the enemy's,
almost eaual to a line ot battle, and
one part forced back. Major Kindrick,
of the 37th tieorgia regiment, was deeper*
ately, and it ia feared mortally, wounded*,
A1 *.?, fifteen or twenty oi the same regiment
wounded. The 4th Georgia shurp*
shooters were crdera 1 to the support of
Major Riourick's line, aud succeeded re*
establishing it, with a lots of four or five
wounded.
It is thought by some of the army ooN
respondents thut Shartlmn wili attempt to
tuaiKBivre u* out of our present poaitiow
wifhout a fight, or will try and make ue
extend our iioe until it is a mere thread,
and then iuuk* another Missionary Ridge
utia r ii possible. Our olheer* are ooufident
Le cannot carry out either plan.
There was skirmishing along the lioee
on Friday, but no change of position-.
bherninu keeps digging his parallels,
and is advancing with pick and shovel,
perhaps to have strong trenches to fall
hack oo it he makes unsuccessful attacks;
perhaps to gain time for reinforcements.
It is stated that a large number of the
Yankees whose term expires to go home,
and they all ?sy they cannot be induced to
rein list. .
The enemy is very busy with his railway
trains. Several of them run to Big
Shanty doily, bringing large amounts of
supplies and material neoessary tor tbo
army.
Yankee prisoners say that there will be
no fighting Johnston attacks Sherman, ae * .
lie can accomplish all he wants by fl.tek
nio\ca*iute, without bringing on a fight.
li is currently reported and believed
along ilia liiKt, that the 32d A'abaiu*
regiment, of Stevenson s division, was captured
Wedirsday even ng. It is stated
that the regiment, .hree hundred and ftf
nni piiiu U ill ll'JIH U1 UUr WWlit
* ? the reserve uf the picket line. The
eru toy m:?<le sudden flank movement
a?d,i.uroeeded in gaming (h* reer of the
regiment, and captured it ail, except the
Adjutant and about fifty men, who eecaped.
A federal deserter, whi repreeents that
he belong to Forrest's opuiuiaud, and
joiued the enemy while e prisoner to gel
nut uf prison, made hie way into oar lioee
Wednesday night, lie says that 8herw
man a numbers all tokl are one Kindred
thousaad moo- lie ia regarded with awep.cion,
however, and will be treated ae e
prisoner of war.
Major M. Ki< driek, of tho 87th Geor?
gia regiment, who was wounded in a heavj
skirmish on the evening of the 14th iwst,
died in the fold hoopital ol Tyler's brig.
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