Headquarters, OMMMor-Ointu'i Dirarknir, 8 C.t v COLUMBIA, MAY >. 1864. attention of the puhtio ar* re* -jr' IpSoUtilj celled to a^toUnrlng noVn**T the sot of April 10th, 1800, a bfntral di stilhrt WM establ ished at Qoldto bit, aad the briwr aamctt egints; all of * , ' whom have filed tbei: bonds In tbia do. k fcartmont, w?re appointed la the several lhftricta and Parishes to Mil spirits to ap . ' - ptieante under certain regulations, ois t 1. Tho pirita are deliver-d by this do. pertinent only to regularly bonded puents/ who alone are authorised to eel! and dis tribute tba same, for current funds. 2. The spirits aro to be sold onto for strictly medicinal purposes, and on Iron Ike eertifioate of a remtlar ohvstoian That ? * they too vet)twal for strictly medieioal i fterposes; and the written jdedge e) the purchase* (which tsast in all eases be taken) that they ercjp required, and yrill be no used. 8. Agents afd ethers are not avowed to clu/ga an advance of more than 25 per \ " sent on the cost'jot the spirits, (which is $5 per gallon for Vhiskoy, at the distillers,) as perfection 3, Act 10th April, 1863) the language oi which hi : * M That it shall not be lawful for apothe-" caries, phyaioians, or other persons, who shall purchase or piocure any portion of the aloohel or spirituous liquors distilled by the authority aforesaid, to rcsoll or dispose ol the saiuc, in any qusn'itj, to any * person or persons, for any other than atrictlv medicinal nuroosos. or at advance ot more than 25 per centum on its cost; and any person who ahull violate the pro* vision ot thus section shad be deemed guilty of u misdemeanor, and on couviotion, be in^priaoimd tor uqy liiuu not exceeding six months, and fined in any stun not exceeding firs hundred dollars " "* 4.* Agents are reeuutmend to sell in ' small quantities. not exceeding one gallon to any one person st a time. > Agent* aro informed that.they will be ' supplied ?ith spirits, in turn, is hint as the same is recc ved irom the central Jis liiiery, ou application to this department and paying of cost,- including expense of packing for ahtpmcut, freight, &c. Not nioru than one barrel oft^ny to fitly gallon* wiu oc Sent to uny agent at any one tiui All ponwiM to whose knowledge a violation iti llu tlnrJ uw-linn nl' lot lilt I> nf April, 18&1, u quoted abuve, may come, ate requested to tuuke affidavit o! the facts v. " be lorn any magistrate, and 'forward same . v to ^is departlucut. lVr.swti* des runs if bcinjj appointed agent* in any ol die JJiilriota or Parishes ^ ' tu tfchicir appmtrf nteiita imvc been made, wiil itend ineir ^pJPieatron M tin.* derai l. uieui, recoui mi tided by (lie delegation of their Distrio' or Parish, vrhleh will ho ftUUioiUed to i?H Excellency ttto Goyeruor IbT approv.t. and eon'lrtiUtioM. l.lHTf OF AOKKTS. Edwin" Parker, .w-.ct-iUe fint'r*ot,*?Post ? O&iiM, V ib'-vi'le r i;"? * . <, J. M. BLVOBD, Assessors. , P. 8.. Any persond?owing of sny one in bis neignoornooa wto n?u istiea 10 m?xe t true ropoet?rw Brittle (!?? Rind,.oiihecowo f the t^euari) would bo glad to- boor from tbetn. As It is but just thot oil should ptj 1 their in'te. . t . May 6 1 - 4i CANDIDATES FOR THE LEGISLATURE: We oro authorised to anoounoe ?WOOD-, WARD ALLIEN as a eaadidato to represent Spartanburg District aest Legislature Wears oathorlsed to oa^ounoe Lieutenant H. if.- THOMSON, as a candidate for the Logislature, at the next ensuing election. * We arc authorised to announce Capt. JOHN H. EYINd, as a candidate for the Legislature, at the next enduing elect ion. We are authorncu to annotvee Col. JOS. WALKElt. as a oandidate for tha~Legislature, at the neOt ensuing sleetion. We are authorised to announce Maj. J. W. WEBBER, pa a candidate for the Legislature, at ilia next ensuing election. We are authorized lo announce Maj.. WM. M. FOSTER, as a candidate for the Lcgisla* lure, at ill* next ensuing election. U o are authorised (a announce Dr. James H. Shores, *s is candidate Tor thn Legislature, at the next ensuing election. rr-'i .* ? , . ; t STATB OF SOI'IU UA^OUNA. SPARTAN ilUUQ DISTRICT. In the Court or Ordinary. Ooahcn Rsss, Applicant, vs. Randal Reid and wife, and others, Defendants. Petition for sale of re.il est at o of ,Phily Ross, deceased. | T appearing to my sati-.faction (hat the lepra! I heirs nnd representatives of Ai.fciX VN Ufci !l ROSS, deceased, nauies not known, reside beyond the limits of tliis State \ it (i? iherof>re ordered that they do appe r and obiect to the division or sale ol the real estate of Phiiiji 111... -- .. i.-r.? ,i._ ..n.i. -i? .i EXCHANGE NOTICE NO. 9. ALL l^ft'tderali offigtra and men who lt?T? been delivered at City Point, Virfiuia, at any time prrviuut to the 2'tb April. 804, are hereby declared to be duty ?c changed. . HUBERT OUI.U Agent of Exobauge. May 1* 3 8w Bg^All papers'in the State publish oner, and presont bills to the Entailing Officer of their District. Taxes. Taxes. J will, if not providentially hindered, at tend at 8ptr(anburg Court House, on sale ysin April, May and June next, to eolleot the balance of 8iate and District TAXES, for .1808. All persona who hare failed to pay their Taxes. will hare to pay in fire dollar notes or under, or lose 83| per cent on the amount pnid The Books will beslosod after the fir-t Monday in June next, atwl executions will be issued against all defaulters R. C. POOLE, T. C. March tl 49 If j. Crow Rax* Lost ThP.TWKKN Paeolett Depot and Spartan* Jt> burg. A a/ one wit) be suitably rewarded by Iraving it at tbie office. _Feb26 45 If NOTICE ? ON Monday nest, I will resume mf ditties at Asmior, ia the Spartan Offlo* building. M t.w.wwv 4? T, MtVVWVVWf uu VI UKIVI V ? ?l ?J ."HI Vl'kJ V AUGUST viext, or tbeir consent lo I lie ln?r rilUhc cniercd of record . Miluci*!t mjr bind and seal of office, M?) -bib, 1S0L J NO. EASLF. BOMAll.O tt. D ' June 2 6 Km Cotton Ynru. NOTICE i? hereby given to the public, thai for tlie next liifce month* to come wr cchiiv di?pore of Co:tpu Yarn for mo tin;, in connee ?t" naving lo *tt| ply ibe Ootcin maul ifi.it a U.ge proportion ul what we nianufi.cturc. i . WtClH ONLY XXI'IIAKOK FOB "HOVISI *NS. Nona omens VIED AI-M.YT JOHN UOMAR Sl CO. niviupsville, June lti, ISM. 7-5t JESTHAY. VfTE^TLKY LANFOKD tolls before me a If 'arr> HAY MAI1U, sixteen or screttiecti huudit ii ?k. ibmrt sixteen year* old, both bind feet whit v. oue np to (be paster joint: ber r gbt kind ankle is enlarged, she has been appraised at one hundred and sixty dollars. The owner can find ber 8 mile above Spartanburg C. II., near Cherokee Springs. ELTAS WALL, Magistrate. June 0; IRrtl. " * 6?if $10 Xteward. LOST on or about the 10th of Jay of Fobruf ary last in the wegen yard near the Depot i? Spartanburg ViMage, a small volumne in pocket book form containing-tables and formula) for mechanic* and engineers by Ilaaweil. My name ia written in fuil on the iuaide lid* ' and on the blank leaves there are given in pen- j cil, formula} for the solution ot many cam- . which frequently occur in military engineer ing; so that the finder oatmol mistake to whom it belongs. I am very anxious to recover thl* volume,, as a copy.of it cannot bo purchased .anywhere in the south. I have authorised Win. H. Trim nier to pay the finder a liberal reward who will return it to the Spartan Office JNO. B.lh'KSTON IMVI8. Co. K., 1st llegiment, Rngiaeer Troops. Camp Gilmer, Vr. April 21 51 5t * Lime 2 Lime 2 Lime!! AT the kilns. Fresh Lime is now on hand of the best'quality, for exchange only for provisions, leather, iron etc., from the produ* oers. Kxohanga only on the old riees on both sides. W. CUltTIS. Eeb 18 44 it OMTilE BATJ LEKlfcUfc*. M'i : *? ' i ' > " 1 Jca?i. r ,j TBI BNEMT REPULSED At PETERSBURG}. Therailroad cntnumtiication huripg been cut off ?>v tUe enemy. it wee impossible to ?et any doUiiltd acuoum <4 operation* at 'otcfal'urg.- 1 he Vanities wore, however, dtiveu aw ay Froui the road luring the egeu u^f and the whole line being again in our iMRM^iftvthe \n oesaafy repairs will noon be itmde. Tiro miles ol thetrnck were destroyed, each sfde of Pdrt Walthall Janetiou, nixleen milos fVuui lliuhmond. Trent's HeaeU. wVro tho Yankees have sunk the vesta's, w* between Drewry's bluff and i>mch Ciup. The object.of Uiib exploit ie supposed to be to obstruct the river, to -prevent the egrees of some intag inarj fleet ot iron clada. Tho effect Will' be to bar the further progrere of the ffauia~?h is'dieeriUqn. **? Wa received laat night foil particular* of the fighttug on Thursday, in ^te vtciafly of Petersburg. Tho enemy opened on our men wi^h heavy gun* at an early hour in the morning, on the City point ltoad, and were responded to with spirit. This 'was kept up tor about an hour, neither side gaming any material uilvantage. lu the aitcrnoon, a furious aaiault was made upon (Jen. Mokes front, whoso division occuiii ed entrenchments which had been hastily thrown up during Wednesday night, in a position facing batteries nino to twelve inciusWo The .eucuiy came up in three liues of battle, j?ud made three ohargea; hut wore each time repulsed with heavy las Oo our right, in the vicinity of Col. Avery's farm, heavy firing continued during the greater portion of the day,. but Isle is the af ternoon it bceamc quite severe, the enemy attempting to carry our works by assaults, lhis portion of the lines was occupied in the uioruing chiefly by the tui litis. The enemy having succeeded in moving two or three batteries in that direction, shelled sur men furiously, but they gallantly-stood their ground until our b .ttunes could be placed in position to silence the enemy's tin, which was dotio effectually. As soon a* regular troops could- he brought up aud placed iu position tile militia were relieved, aud (Jen. Bushr<>d "Johnson's division occupied the breustworka, along with the 31?--un (Ua) Light Artillery and tthcr batteries 'i lie work grow tjuite hot as tho Jay ad VanceJ, the eiicuiy having massed two di vision* or more in ? ur front. Late in thu afternoon, a charge was iuadc, but the enemy were most handsomely rcpu'acd In the Inai charge tho cp? uiy cunm within on<: tiuuditd jar a ot our lottitic.itiona, Lul (ho tire was an terrific that tboy im t? ed. : tui>l retired tu^rnv.i emlibii i. stvi'ktav . u' umi died yurus distant It etc a large portion tit a \ uwkec orij.udc, being exposed 10 an enhi.Kiiitg artiiicry lire trom our. uos sur ivmi.'ri tl. 1 lu. prison rs, who number 1 ver tool nun i ed, belonged toiiie4ih brigade, ht U'Votii 1, '.aoe ieL s Jd unny corps riiey tbev were l< arioi y eui up, losing a git j 1 :11a 1 y olii v.r.- ami im o Gen it n h?W', * I .New ^ tit k city, u?>iiiii!id supposed to he uiiHUti) wt.ni.id 1. .?ajor .spri.Tg? sit.fl, ot Ai stiiy.:? |> <; ular < liieer, was in stunt I v L.lied. tlicy lurther staiu that Hll its <* ; I Mil iwL u ni\' ?.a rating i.niuonrutcly amutid Pclcmbur;;, and liiut ilally ?SiuiiU uat lii-rmu a llunJred*. None ot the officer* ai-piured were of higher rank thiu Lieuleuaiit-t'o'Oiiel Prison ers were conaum ^arriving at Potcrsbur?r in mjuads up to a late hour Thursday night, and it vias supjawed thai the aggregate uuuibtrr capiat d wuid reach seven bun died or in'ire. * . The number of our men captured by the enemy i? osii iidU J at 150. '1 he tcrr !i dre tif Cannon and musketry (navs lr pre * of yesterday.) whuli - t4'.'! <.u: . 7.>.ir tas evening nhout tiii! t 7 o r ... a.,.i cau eit by an effort on ran o; tn v^ontv'Jeritiai to recap (nr. 'iy N ' vrt.wrh v?a? entirely Jtueii'-si.-iu tu n ..ring driven at all y-'ni't. ??i tf?. In . t This is a most ii.it tr ?; .? thou, i* it commands the high litii ?i J . ciiiiV Farm, Cn the City Point il'.i i. 1 >r this position which the cn einy ch >. ed an I C.ipturjd from Us at a lute hour i v. ,;nS priaott - , 1 em a*J three pieces of artillery, and oapturevi the headquarters of the Yankee Qeo. Our troops, having thus gained advan-, rages, rested quietly titrough the night, tra> the enemy being still in' their front, .breastworks were thrown up, and other prepattajoti* made for a renewal of the struggle on the following day. ' Meanwhile,. , jjlisDi' Uaotpuio and'fc'its Leu united their .divisible and calmly awaited an attack. The flgbting commenced about noon on U..._ 1L ? ?TL . - ? ouinwy. & ne enr my, run teroa desperate by their knn on the previous d*ty, ehurg 4 our breastworks three tiroes, and were ' a* oltco repulsed, with heavy lot*. By nigh'tall, the Yankees ware driven from the field, which remained in poesi-uioi^ ot 1 our troops. Being thus utterly discomfit ted, thav ooncluded not to renew the pon*Wt, snd about midnight couiuienocd i<-t [ treating-io the dirce ion of the Kapidsn, which stream, it is said, they succeeded in cronstug. They left tlnur dead and wounded in ur hands?among the latter two lieutenant colonels. In mil, 517 prisoners ware captured, who were subsequently sent to Charlottesville j snd the enUre loss of the enemy is estimated at 1,500. The Yankees wore much demoralized, and being without rations or forage, and their horses broken down, they could not Vc brought to (see our men the third time. Many of the horses were rendered useless, and od the retreat a lcrgs number of-tlte men were dismounted. Sheridao's force consisted of WikmnV and Gregg's divisions, (six brigades.) numbering in all some 10,()()0 inmi ^ w i f 11 savnrnl i>im>na nC urfilLrir Captured office is admit that it was tbeir design to make u raid u.iti uiiliutod severe pun? hfiutu.it U)nm ttivui. in !?ome instance* uur luuw ch.ir^od over the wreasiwork* iu pur? auit ol the Uecuig I'aTtkees. The casual? lies on our niij arc repotted to have b?en >ii_ut. ' I ^ t i,v.\c.?? the ptcaciil uiuiiai) head u<3 tpw .^ul pi# j.or io iilun.ui.J <11. uite u^cncu iftiui tW press. r\ tut this exp..iUotii?t. i wtifprwCCCU to lliaku nOltlH Collections til p pu&scd thai place wb'Ie making (beo?F?uti around Lynchburg. Tue enemy seem to have concentrated their forces tor the attack on ;ius puce in u South western di rcclion iroui toe city, un the Forrest lhr|KH i ilonU and tile Along Ion or South western I Turnpike. Their enure force is under j Hunter, winch is estimated?-from authen- : lie tiiioriuulicu received?to be Jrouj 15,-1 O'Jii to JO.UOU strong. (Nook Aver ill have I nut more tbuti 4,UdU cavalry, which com?I poses ilie entile cavalry force now opera j ting in thili 4carter. They camped on | I Fancy f arm, seven miles lroiu Liberty, on Wednesday evening, and yesterday even- . I .... i ... v. :.i-? -- -v. - I>g noib iv|iv>uiitl IU DO WI1IIIU CIjIUl III i ies ul Uu? u.ty, uuii w cry hki^ui.slut g with our ! moll , which r? port I have the hunt rcu-H.n* , tor boivvtng correct. It in alao rejmried,' ul) what id deemed reliable uUihoiity, (hat J on jcstcruiijf morning they buruomr,i j by a tl.mk uioveineat ta reach Danville 1 lie developments to day, however, will decide thi?qiK&ii<>ti. A uuiuOer oi tlugrant outrages were com mitiod in Amherst?some on (lie persons ol leuiaies?rho {articular!! of which are ot too beastly a character to be recorded. 1 lie burning ut the Military liiMittute and other property at hcxiligton is fully coutiruied. The residence of iili duv. Letcher was also tired by tile vandals, who would not even ict hit wile save her ck>>lies. The . residence of Geo. F 11. Smith as saved ! by his daughter, who was iit a siato ol , health that would not justily her removal J troui her bed. The very latest we hare is a report that the enemy have advanced on the Charle? , moiil road Iroui Liberty, and it is reported 1 tuey wore crossing tile JaiuoS at all early hour last night at WuUgli's Ferry, which It iiitu-loeii miles above this oiU. We ' have another re?>ort ili^t null another coluiun of the Cuouiy advancing from abovo by tno MoUtfrrtin ruid, which is noxi to ihe JkmyX but irum other in her ui.it inn received IK lie c<>rfert is ot a rfhu>tiul nutuio. 'i he ciuztina of Ujochburg have rrspon dod to tho o.di iii the present emergency in the iiit energetic n aiiuei, uud have | exhibited their |uiiiotwm hj turning oat, and every man aud boy who an shoulder | a market ia aow in tha rank* jtopared \o ,4 defend .to Jhe laet extremity that tnsrod pot called houie. Even the cripples Volunteer their services, mod in many instances fit! position* which relieve men . oapabU of (peering arms, thus adding another to the number of guns to bo levelled it lbs invading fos. OrnaC* P^ofreu ls fIrftsla. The Riobtnond Despatch, of the I6t)> instant, in referring to Grant's movement in Virginia,' and hit "On to Richmond" expedition, usee the following language, shoving conclusively '.the difBoakiesthat he has that for encountered in endeavor iog Ur reach "lbat city. Gen. Grant oroeeud the Rappehannook on the 4th May, with the intention of fight nr ma wmj inrougn Mi l army. tit bid, it is said, 180,000 men with himr tod thoro b no doubt that with this ft>roe ne expected to inflict fatal defeat upon bee, iu SpoUsylvsuia, or aotne of th| eouotiee between Spottay Ivama mod Richmond. He never d-earned of the opposition he should meet w*tth; as is eepdeut irom hb proclaim ed determination "to fl^ht it out on this line if it takes ail summer.*' On the very first day ot hb creasing, he | was attacked in hb eutrenohmeuts near Ely!*. For J, and driven out of them with ! the loss of 1,600 tuen taken prisoners, and I wounded. Ou the 6th he was beaten hi a severe combat near Parker's Store, and lust 3,000 prisoner*.?On the 6ih"fcnother engagement took plaoe near the Wildernew, in which he was driven back, with enormous loss, to Chanccllorsville, eight miles lYorn the scene of conflict. On tha Tib be was driven Irom the Gerinaoit rwd, and moved all hie pontoons to Ely'* Ford, it was now that he attempted his so called flunking operations tor the first time, and he did it solely because he oould make oo progress by moving strait forward. U was uccessity, not strategy, that dictated his uiovcuieuis. Un the 8lb, be swung his right around bis lett, and advanced to Spousytvama Court Douse by a side movement, hoping to get there belore l.ee; but he bad. been uuUcipated, lor he badscrree ly t^fc en possession belore General Anderson uituckcd liiuj and drove biiu out frith prodigious slaughter. On the 9th, by moving urouud our left with a heavy force, he coutr vod to get possession ol' the road between bbady Grove Church and Spost?a^hatiia Court House, oud from this position be wm drtvsu on the liiLh b? I1?b Ikirhtj. i kac operations of Grant, thus far, bid been attended with losses uo pa railed iu the History ot this war. Ou ibe 1Kb of May. previously 'o the . military operations of that day, the otfiaiel paper in Wasbir-gton staled lb* number ot allied, wounded, eud lui -tugoU 3o,0lHi?thai u IIMJQ s- u?jf 1 here little doubt that thia statement araa iar below tbe luaiir; but aa Gen. Lee gu*e no estimate; we have no means ol oorieettng it Grunt was now on the Brook .road ilia first slide, instead of bringing ttiiu upou Geo." Leu s flunk or rear, and enabling ktui to march uniuten upted Id itiohuioud, baa brought bin. directly upon L a irunt ut Spot tsy lvania Court House, wii?re be touuu hiai strongly entrenched. Kju too iith, the direct attack waa tried again, and iciulted in the. repulse of Grant leurtul daughter of hia uien. 13ut tUv* crooning slaughter was on the 12th, K>KO the \ uUkMfi ten columns daon an.l maddened With wb??k?y, were urged upon Lee's breastworks, at the point ot the bayonet. By asudden attack, before day, in the midst of a thick fog, they sueooodcd iu obtaining temporary possession oi a portion of our lines, which had not been completed, ana captuied 2000 prisoners; but they were.* -on repulsed with immense loss kouitceu diifcreut timet, from 4 o'clock A. M., until li l\ \l., ^i 1 hours; they repeated their asaaults in deep column'*. f*ale hchii.d their works, our tucu .-nunfiltered thcui in a manner too borri? uic nn- cnutcuipbiiioa A( . ?t thejr courugo or their whisker, | guv j oui, and ihey reined leaving, some My 20,0JU, others a great uiany more, oi t.ieirdead and wOunded on the field. Up, to this tituo the Yankee nowsfwpers computed tbe:r own iassc*, from all onuses, at id.lKjO. Grant ruiuainud in front several UY--. but he CUtlid not son in Krii. . tl. , . -r- ?"?| tu ii up lo the scratch. On the 14th, from necessity end not choice, l.c a^ain began to move u> his lett, aud again L.oe~antlcipateu him, and agaiu appeared in hit front ut ilauover Junction. The reoiatuiog op orations are i? such recent?ccurrence that we need enter into no detail cl them Grunt has dunked aud flunked, a* bis admirer*' call hta sidemng movements, an tit he baa flanked hiuiMilt' down to Weatover, thirty mile* from Richmond by the nearest road, lu no one ot these flank movements did ha aucoeed. lie did not for a moment cut Lee utf troni Ida basa, nor did he in a ?ingle inatauce deceive that General. In army one he found himself anticipated and his obj'ct defeated. Ifo lias pi ?yed - havoc with his reputation, having utterly destroyed it in one hall the-time it took McClellun and Bom side to bring themselves down to their proper level. I'uliko those Generals. ho 1.1. not boon h. tnpered bjf no .Vulio cone- i nil at Washington. lie lias had (lie an-] tin diapoaul of all the forces, naval uud military, ol the United riiates lie ha* not taken liicbiuond?he frks been compelled to luilow iu Mct'lellun'# tbotaicpa ? lie Iiom lost lUU.OUU men, and ha.iiua done nothing. There never waa a more ttupvic doue 1'aiiure. The North trill bud thai out now. ? 4 ut hiotm Illustration or Red Tai>?. ? AlaHit 81'eeii years ago it happened in a ot-riaiu country in'Kurope that the inr peel or ueue al ot gatriaona, while viaiting a pr >vioctal town, observed a aentlnei atatn.nod at a lit'ie diatanoe outai le the wall, keeping guard over aotuo ruined bfildiogt iu the suburb#. The uenerul inquired of the aeetraeh with eocua ouriosity, why ho wee peeked there. The eohtiool referred . . 1' . "1 '1^. " . hi? (o bfa MfBWMk IW M ooibiog la my UtfdUt Mpb ^ h? din of hb lieatnut TS ia23t;."^s:iS5aE foot iomr*ed tfct Vfop iu ibuwwe manner. JSHSSSSOfiS.sst. eef on A** * mow elaborate bwd^tiM among the State doetWMtL of tki miia- . .tar of war. After a Wag delay it Wte aft r leal dUwov^MRf Ant the ruiqcd baQSliijf. the faubourg-had been, ij?l720, ?|mn hoase for ijyHitim belonging tefjMnr* ? rieon, ami that in the ctww nf tXafMW u?er it badazna desirable to paint the dbor. While the paint waa wet, a guard waa placed ootaida to warn thoae ?W weatia and out; but ^Crra the paint waa drjr it ctrae 1 a", paw that the officer on dntf gag despatched 60. a mieaiun of important, and left the town without renantWrwi to remove the sentinel. For hundred ud thirlj yards a guard of hooor had consequently remained 6mt the door?a aaored / and inviolable tradition, hat'oae ebidt respreseuted at bottom an higher idea tfaa the idea of ~ct paint?Xeeha Jfwfud - ' \T' , c ? Geaeral Johulea'a lip*? The Maapkh/itlaati) Appeal, afWday.aaya: *;>' . Our advices free* the A out are thai tha prospect* for a general engagement ant fee better then thr**e days ago. Oar liah * * have extended East ward, the main body being in dto yicinity of Brash taiiuteia. Leal and l*ina nwuiiif.iwi W.r? Ium -"t*** dosed because their ooeapaoy ?u no U?g< # er of service. Both armies era veering toward KoswelL ^ s ' Oor position, eeoerdiogto high military enhonty, is the best we have bald riniHi Dalton arms abandoned. ' x Hume's brigade, of esvslry on the rigB wing of the anna, La* been pcfeervinge pretty heavy skirmish line a few utiles in advaootf of iu position, ia front of Bale's division and ruimian at right aagiss WU% oar main Has of battle. ., Our origin*] positions ate sutksagtd front ot Marietta. An hour may twaipttnfee a battle,* aod a week er sooth intsrveae before the straggle ia hss'sa. Shrrans cssaot lank or advenes iftllal j. hattlv*. and in either we haver hiss M i I ilamiitjwt ilr?>,aa I Col. ffunley, of Alabama w^lawi, and a portion of Kin command, were osp-f tured tha other day while skirmishing M the outposts. . "* The bridge over the Chattahooehie, leading to Beswetl, i* strongly fortified. Tha nearest tha Yankees have berate Roswell is MeAIoas taria, tea miles North* east of Marietta. Both armies are massed iu liaa of abate six miles in length, ronatug nearly Kaafc aud West. ^ . [ The skirmishers oi Tyler's Brigade ware attacked Juue l?>th by a lists cf tha enemy's, almcst eausl to a line of battle, aad one part foccea back. Major Kindrick, of the 37th Georgia regiment, eras deeperate!j, and it ia feared mortally, wounded* Also, fifteen Or twenty of the aame regi* r mint wounded. The 4th Georgia sharp* shooters wero orders 1 to the support of i Major Kindrick V line, aad succeeded re* establishing it, with a loss of four or five | wounded. It Is thought by eotoe of the army ooe. j respondents that Sherman will attempt to I mamB'ivre us out of our present poaitiou | wrfhout a fight, or will try end make as i e&tend oar lias until k is s mere thread, and ihen make another Missionary liidge . ajlmr il possible. Our officers are as oft S dent La eanuot carry out either pkw. | There Was skirmishing along the lines on Friday, but do change of position* Shcrmau keep* digging hia pmlUl, , and is advancing wi(h piok and shovel, perhaps to have a'roag trenehee to &U | baok od it he makes unauoceaaful attaekej ! perhaps to gain time for reinfercaoiear^ I It is stated that a large number of t^a | YanEics who** term' expires to go home, and they ali say they canoot be iodaoed be reiuiist. , v The enemy ie very busy with hie rail* way trains. Several of them run to Hit | Shanty daily, bringing large amounts of supplies and material St weary tor the army. Y ankee prisoner* eay that there wilt be no fighting Johnston attacks Sherman, aft he can accomplish all ha wanfa by ftawk nioxcoicuta, without bringing on a fight. it is currently reported sad believed long the lime, that the did Alabama regiment, of Stevftneoe a division. Was eagturvd Wedn-aday aven ng. It is stated that the reguuont, three handtod sad fif ty strong, ?u placed id Croat of our work* w tbe rveerre of the picket Una. Tbe in toy a sudden flank awr?BMl an?i>ucoeeJoJ in gaming tbe rear of tbe regiment, and captured it alt, except tbe Adjutant and aboQt fifty men, who ee? aaped. . ... , A federal deserter, who represents thai he belongs to Porreet's oou?u?aodf and joined tha enemy while a prisoner to get out of prison, made hie way late ear linee Wedneeday night, lie aaya that Sher> man a number* all tokl are one hundred thousand men- He ie regarded with *n? p.cion, however, and wiu be treated we % prisoner of war. . r Major M KUdriek, ofthf S7th Oaotw gie regiment, who w* wounded ine heavy akirmieh m the ereaiugof tarn ldth itNdU * dmd in the deld hospital efi Tyler's brigr " *' ' * & ?- . -v - > ; i \ . tjsfi