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? \ Fbom Savaxnah.?Daring the severe storm of! last Tuesday night four soldiers of the rebel army i deserted from Savannah in a s J.all boat and arrived at Fort Pulaski the next morning. The r names are William McCullock and Francis Doyle, of Co. B, 1st Geo. Vols., (Irish Jasper Guards; Thomas James and John Coin, Co. D, 221 Butt., Geo. Art. They say very little interest was 1'elt at Savannan in the Charleston fight. The Georgia troops are tired of the war and long for peace. They also state it was rumored that Sumter was badly breached, though the papers brought by theiu say otherwise. We were fortunate in getting dates to the 14th, but so badly damaged as to be almost unintelligible. We make the following extracts : Information has been received here by telegraph that the negroes and abolitionists have abandoned Jacksonville and gone to Hilton Head. The town was set on fire by the vandals previous to their leaving. Gen. Finegan reached the place in time to save the greater portion ot it. ihs troops are now occupying Jacksonville. Jacksonville Evacuated by the Yankees.? It has been known for some time that tien. i innegan was making ar.angements to attack the Yankee vandals at Jacksonville, and we have for seve.al days past been expecting an account of a tight in that neighborhood. Gen. t innegan had just made his arrangements to clear ont that den of mongrels and thieves, and had his troops in order to make the attack when the Yankees suddenly evacuated the place. We learn that all the torces embarked on their transports and gunboats on Sunday last, taking everything they had with them, and carrying otf their stolen proj?erty. It is thought that they eniearked for Port Hoyal. Before leaving, they set tire to a number of build, ings in various parts of the town, no doubt with the intention of destroying it. We learn that Gen. Finnegan immediately went in and succeeded in stopping the progress of the tire, but not until a number of houses had been destroyed. From Fort Pulaski.?The 48th New York regiment, UOI. carton, logemerwuiia aeincnmeni of light artillery, garrison Fort Puiaski at present. A copy of a small paper called The New South, published ? ron Koyut, nates the aOfh uTi;; codtains an account of the laying of the corner stone of the new Catholic chnrch in this city, on the 17th, copied from one of the bavannah papers ot the 18th. Richmond, March 28.?At an anctlon to-day, Confederate Bonds for the fifteen million loans sold at one hundred and thirty-five, a large adrance the one hundred million loan, long date, at or.e i J-n.l (urn fn nna hiinriis.ri ailrf twn .irifi a Jiuiiurcu auu fcwv kv vuv ... - ? half. Bankers are selling gold at four hundred premium. Bank notes at sevonty. The President has signed the impressment bill. Corn whisky is selling for $ lOOj per barrel in Atlanta. Corn and Gold.?The Salisbury, N. C. Watchman says there was a sale in Kowan county recently, when corn sold at 4(J cts per bushel, paid in gold. The ruling price is $4 in paper money. Chanoe or Command in the West.?A gentleman from Arkansas says that the appointment of Gen. Kirby Smith to the command of the transMississippi Dept., in place of Gen. Holmes, and the substitution of Gen. Price for Gen. Hindman, who has been ordered to report to Jackson, Miss., has been highly gratifyiugto the troops; and there is every reason to expect that the unsatisfactory condition of things which has prevailed in that department for several months past will now be terminated. ?Hon. John Blair for many years a member of the U. S. Congress, died at his residence in Jones, boro on the 22d ult. Gen. Gcstavus W. Smith.?In noticing the arrival in Savannah, some days ago, of this gentleman, we stated that he bad tendered his services to Gen. Beauregard in any capacity in wmcn it might be thought he could be useful to the country. We have since learned that Gen. Smith has determined to cast his lot amongst us and to make Georgia his permanent home in the future. We congratulate our people upon the acquisition of such a citizen?a gentlem n of such high character and ability and capable of rendering so much useful service to the State. Military Execution.?At half past one o'clock yesterday, the first Military Execution of a soldier for any crime committed in this Military Department, took place. Michael Le Vol, alias Kiener, aged 23 years, a native of Asatia, France, enlisted Jan. 11th. 1862, in the DeKalb Rifle men, stationed * ?j u.. ? _ ? i. HI Lreuosec s ruiui, hiiu was i/> uwupaiiuu a laborer. He subsequently re-enlisted in the same company, now attached to the first battallion of Sharp Shooters. On the 8th of January, 1863, while 011 picket duty at an advanced post, on tne i little Ogeechie river with his comrade, th,ey attempted to desert to the enemy, when they lost their way and became bewildered; the next day they were accidentally discorered in the Marsh. His comrade committed suicitle before he would be made a prisoner. The mssket of Le Vol was discharged as it was suppuled, at his superior officer for which he yesterday suffered death. Le Vol was shot at the hour stated on the common j east of Laurel Grove Cemetery; a large Doay 01 j the military being present. He was attended by the Kev. Chas. Pendergastofthe church of St John ' the Baptist. Four of the six balls took effect, killing him almost instantly. An article on the fight at Charleston, which we can hardly decipher, says : ''The east face of Fort Sumter was struck about forty times by fifteen inch shell and eleven inch solid shot, at a distance of from nine hundred to eighteen hundred yards, and yet is in quite as good conditiouas before the attack. One gun was dis mounted and one bursted, and five men were I wounded, ad of whom are doing well. Lieut-Col. , Yates having reported for duty the morning of the battle, w as assigned to the special command of the j parapet batteries. Major 0. Blanding to the casemate batteries. All the officers and men in Sumter, as well as in the otber forts and batteries behaved with great gallantry It was a proud day for Charleston and the Carolinians. It is a remarkable coincidence that Geo. Beauregard, Gen. Kipley, and other officers and men who commenced the assault which resulted in the reduction of Fort Sumter nearly two years ago, should have 1 been present, aiding and assisting in its successful i defence. The paper of the 14th which was stolen from us, contained quite an account of the defeat of Van Dorn in Teunessee?probably by Iioserans.c who had driven him fifteen miles and out of the State* Van Dora's loss was very heavy. Freeman's noted battery was captured and Freeman was killed. The rebels are quite jubilant, over the loss of the George Washington and Keokuk. They say the Federal fleet has left Charleston harbor, and they cannot account for it. Very little else is said about the attack yn-Strm*e?N- _. _. ?Speaker G row, in a late speech in Congress says: " We met as legislators of the Republic on the threshold of its most important era. Its sunshine of almost half a century was for the first time darkened with clouds. Grim-visaged war stalked through the land, which it has since drenched with blood. While grappling in a death-struggle with this hydra-headed monster of civil discord, you have, by your labors, contributed not a little to the advancement of the industrial interests and the promotion of the greatness and glory of the country. Few Congresses, if any, will hold a prouder po" fi L ? Sltion in me iuiure. inuugu we acjjaraic mui I darkness lowering over the horizon, behind the clouds is the sun still shining. It seems to be a! part of the plan of divine Providence that every marked advance in civilization must begin amid the carnage of the battle-field. Over the Marathons and through the Thermdpylaes of the world's history, liberty carved out her victories, and the nation has inarched on to higher and nobler destinies. As the lightnings of heaven destroy only to purify and invigorate, so freedom's cannon furrows the fields of decaying empires, and sows them anew with human gore, from which springs a more vigorous race to guard the hopes and cherish thej rights of mankind. The boom of cannon on the plains of Lexington shook a continent, and bore an obscure militia coloucl from the shades of Mount Vernon to the highest pinnacle of earthly glory, to stand for ever r?n that nrond nedestal Deerless araonir men ; while I it called Stark front bis granite bills, Putnam from I his plough, and tireen from bis blacksmith's forge ! to immortal fame. The iron hail beating on the I walls of Sumter again shakes a continent, and the genius of history is recording the names of those born not to die. The country's martyrs in this hour of her trial will live for ever. Their tombs | will be the hearts of the great and good ot all time; j their monuments, the granite hills of a nation re- j joicing in freedom. Whether the night of our adversity is to be long or short, there can be no doubt of the final dawn of a glorious day. Such is the physical geography of the continent, that between the gulf and the lair..a thprp ran he hut one iiatioDalitv. No mat-. ter what changes may be wrought in its social orj ganization, its territorial limits will continue the tame. The traditions of the past and the hopes of the future have crystallized in the American heart the fixed resolve of one Union, one country, and one destiny from ocean to ocean.'' An Aurming Mtstekt in Michigan?"Supernatural Fires.'.'?A friend residing in this city, but who is on a visit to Owosso, Michigan, informs us cf a very singular and unaccountable atfair that is now transpiring jn Bush township, five miles north of Owosso. A farmer named Stearns, residing in that town, has an adopted-daughter by the name of Freeman, who is ten years of age. While this little girl was sweeping the sitting room, about a week since, she discovered the carpet to be on fire, and, the inmates having put out the fire, undertook to learn its origin. There had been no fire built in the room that mornin?: no liirht had been carried into the room, nor could the family in any way, account for the fire. In less than an hour flames were seen issuing from rags in another room. The same day the girl's clothes caught fire, and the next morning a damp towel, that Mrs^Sterns bad used in wiping her face, upon being hung on a nail, commenced burning. This last occurrence took place in the presence of some twelve persons, some of whom are among the most respectable citizens of the place. Next, a straw-stack near Mr. Steams' was consumed. At one time, when several persons were in the house, the falling of some heavy substance was heard in the chamber directly above their heads. Upon going up stairs it proved to be a bag filled with books and rags, and suspended by a cord to a beam. The bag was on tire, and the string was also burning when the parties entered the room. Mr. S. and family became so much alarmed by these movements, that they left their home. When the furniture was being removed, a trunk, said not to have been opened for more than a year, was discovered to be on lire, and, when opened, the flames burst forth, consuming all its contents. The family are now living in a house some three miles distant from their farm, but the mysterious torment, termed by the doubting a "humbug," by the spiritualists the "manifestations of the spirits," by the Millerites the "period of fire and brimstone," and by Dr. Tappenf "the works of the Devil," is bcund to stick to them like a brother. JNo sooner naa tne giri enierea ner new nuiue, than her clothes took tire in three different places. An-.i now, one other family where she has visited, are as badly tormented as is the family of Mrs. Stearns. In Owo8so, as well as in the adjoining village of Corunna, the excitement is most intense. People arAiincking from every direction to witness this truly wonderful mystery. Some of the most profound scholars of th.; State, among whom are Dr. Tappan, Chancellor of the University of Michigan, President Fairchild, of Hillsdale College, and others, have sbeen to "see the sights;" and all agree that there are bidden mysteries beyond the depth of the closest observers. One man remarked that "the judgment of God was about to be indicted upon ihe heads of His wicked people.' * We suspect, however, that a good practical chemist and a skilful detective could soon unravel the mystery.?Cleveland Her. ~~~Z ,?EATIIS; _ "7" private uonraa trainer, i^o. r, vein i>ew iora Vols., April llth, chronic diarrhea. Civiliau Benj. Guyton, late of Co. D, 62d Ohio Vols., April 6, chronic diarrhea. Civilian Jno. B Gourly, late Co. C, 56th New York, April 31, of asthma. Privale James McCormick, Co. C, 81st New York, April 8th, typhoid fever. Private U. S. Stelgert, late of Co. C, 17Cth Pa. Vols., April 4. typhoid fever. Private Mifflin Slegal, Co. I, 174th Pa. Vols., April 13, typhoid fever. Private John Kelly, Co. K, 47th N. Y., April 14 th Corpl. Chag. G. Hall, Co. C, 3d N. H., April 10, apoplexy. Private Abram Ferguson,Co. B, 8lstXew York Vols., April 14, chronic diarrhoea. Civilian Jeremiah Mills, late of the l?th Maine Vols., April 15, chronic diarrhoea. Private John Denmark, Co. 11,115th New York Vols., April 15, lung fever. Private Ferdinand Martin, Co. D, 97th Penn'a. Vols., April 15, consumption. Private Levi Dasher, Co. C, 76th Penn'a. Vols., April 1G, chronic diarrhoea. Assistant Surgeon, John T. Bates, Uth Maine Vols , on board the Steamship Cahawba, April 11, typhoid fever. [OmCUL ADVZBTISESItST. $J.U KliWaKU. Headquarters, Department or th* Sorxa, ) Hilton Head, Port Boyal, 8, C., April 16, 1863. j 2d Lieut C. F. KEITH, 23d N. Y. Vole., Acting Signal Officer, and 2d Lieut E. 8. MOFFAT, 9th New Jersey Vols. Acting Signal Officer, having been reported as Deserters, by Captain Henry S. Tafft, chief Signal Officer of Department ; a reward ot $6 will be paid for each of the above named Acting Signal Officers, on their delivery over to Lieut-Col. J. F. Hall Provost Marshal General, Department of the South, Hilton Head, 8. C. By Command of Major-General HUNTEB. Chas. O. Halpwx, Lieut-Col. A Asst Adjt Geo. 10th Army Corps, k Department of the South.