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necessarily dangerous. That vh the only casualty, to any I of our party. As soon as it was possible to land three ebmpanies of the ' Mth Massachusetts (colored) Iisghnent, on board tha ; Mapls Lmf. got ashore and started through the town on j the double-quick. A company of the 1st Mass. Cavalry, i also landed from the Tappahannack, saddled at once and started in pursuit of the Rebel cavalry. They captured i five ; also seven men at the Confederate signal station, ! aome four miles out of Jacksonville. They returned with j the prisoners, the same evening. la consequence of seven! of the tsansports getting a-^ronnd in the St John's, (with artillery and cavalry troops Aboard.) Qui. Sryaioub did not advance from Jacksonville until the afternoon of the 7th. At4 o'clock P. M., the army., started?th< caralry, CoL'Hfsmr, taking the advance ; oneM column of infantry, with two batteries under Col. Bartox, * took ths North road; another similar force under Col. Havut, followed up the rail-road. jThis road is the Atlantic and Gulf Rait-Road, running directly across the State to Tallahaste. The forces advanced oautiously, as ws knew that a camp of fonr ?r Jive hundred Rebels wcrs stationed at Camp Finrgan, 3 miles from Jacksonville. At *'Uuw'mfe creek," alfewKjle&slamlry pickets were discovered, but they tlcedaddled. We pushed on and at 9 o'clock, reached Camp Fin'gan, but too lata to find the ssnemy; they had sB lsft?Irtving largo quantities of stores, two ft-pound Iron-guns, a flag, and numerous cattle, pigs, mules, wagons, kc. When two miles from Fiaegan's camp, we saw a large Jlre on Cedar Creek, which on inquiry we found to bo the -Confederate steamer St. Mary'*, and which was loaded with M50 bales of cotton owned by various planters of Duval County. The cotton was burnt, and the Steamer sunk by the Confederate, fearing thai wo would capture it. Gmr. S?Y*otm and Staff, stopped over night at a Mr. Price's plantation (near Camp Flnegan) a miserable Bhanty, but owned by a wealthy planter, who ran off the day previous rfth all his slaves; leaving his family unprotested. The cavalry, some 900, advanced immediately after the capture of Camp Finegan to this place, and whon at " Ten Mile Depot," came across a Rebel camp, surprising the pickets and capturing all hand* with all their stores, two batteries of G-pound guns?two brass and two iron pieces. Only one Reb. tkmeed any fight, and he was cut down by one of our cavalrymen. CoL Hexry, then pashed off to this place, arriving just at daylight?charging most gallantly in fours ; but alas! there was no foe to respond to the charge; but the poor, miserable inhabitants were horribly frightened. Here the cavalry remained until the infantry column came up this afternoon. We captured 93 bales of cotton at the Depot here, also a large stock of corn, and various descriptions of goods, Ac. Gen. SEYiroi'B and Staff " put up " at the Ciiy Hotel, kept by a Mr. Askew, who with the inhabitants generally are all atkew or askance, just-now. This " city " enumerates about ten or twelve miserable log-ehantics, but no school bouse or church, or the school-master has never visited here, and the Gospel was never heard cf in this benighted portion of Florida. The country hereabout is a poor, sandy, section ; / of no value for agriculture, but sacred to snakes, fleas and * buzzards. In fact, the whole country between hero and ^ Jacksonville, is not worth one penny in Confederate funds. It would do for a grave-yard, if it waa not so damp and unhealthy. It is midnight now, so I eay good byo. as to '? .imo/.A tA SinifNiivi tn Tfarh<.r morrow ?i uajuKiii, ^ ?? ?. County. TUBAL-OAIX. We have been unfortunate in being obliged to suspend the issue of our paper for the two weeks past, owing to the delay occasioned by the non- 1 receipt of material. It has at length arrived, and ' we shall not be caught in the same trap again. The IJeruld of the 9th says the rurgor about the capture of Mobile is false. The order issued over datura! Basics signature is spurious. The General offered a large sum for the man that issued the order. We are requested by the Tax Commissioners to itite that the Instructions of Dee. 31st, 1863, are suspended, and in the meantime the ' Sales of Lands are to proceed according to the . act of Congress. Pass. 8 can be obtained for those wishing to attend the sale. Njcwton, Jan. 2uth, 1864. lfr. Joseph II. Sears, Sib :?Having read in The Xeu: South, < f J?a. j 9th, an article desiring religious reading for the I ,76th Penn. Vols.; I have addressed seTeral pamphlets to you, intended for the 7Cth, which if you j .will forward, you will receive the thanks of a poor : . but loyal heai t. 4 P a Tmr-rrTT rv (i O U9A2^ A? Ai Iauu/| Newton, Fairfield Cj. Conn.j The booi? were received and lent as requested j . br the dot ?r.?H?. v .. The correspondent, who signs hinuclf " Ak Old Soldub" is informed that we have consulted several Paymasters in relation to his grievances, and their opinions are so conflicting, that we cannot give a satisfactory answer. We are of the belief, however, that the Government is in duty.bound, to bear all traveling expenses to the place of his " *1 t? ? a .a. il. a /\/ via in mus a/ sovl ' e J J u Built; lit, cuter tue ciyuauvu ui xum miu w wv*vice. In this case, we presume it is the business of the quartermaster, to furnish such transportation, and not for the Paymasters to pay the same in money. k : J Collision.?The Bark Lincoln Webb, vu run into by the transport Fulton, off Cape Romaine, on ber last trip north. The collision occurred about 8 p.m. Her bowsprit was entirely carried away, and otherwise injured to that extent that it will be difficult to repair her here. Promotions in 3p R, L Art.?3d Lieut, P. A. Wilcoxxox Post Quartermaster at Fort Pulaski, to be 1st Lieut; A. A. Babcock, Q. U. Sergeant to be 2d Lieut, and assigned to Battery C. , 7f3F- The following article was found in a Commissary building, at Baldwin, Fla., by a correspondent, who went with the expedition, and forwarded to us. Although it was published in November, it as equally applicable to the present time, and verifies in strong terms the previous statements in relation to a depleted commissary. OFFICE OF CHIEF COMMISSABY, Quincy, Florida, Nov. 2d, 1863. It has been a subject of anxious consideration how I could, without injury to our cause, expose *1? -uLnrila iiimnnhnilt. tVlP Sbvfcp. thp TYTfiSfint IU bUU |/CV|/4V VUIVU^UVU* Maw | perilous condition of oar army. To ao this through the public press, would point out our source of danger to our enemies. To see each one in person, or even a sufficient number to effect the object contemplated, is impossible ; yet the necessity of general and immediate action is imperitive to save our army, and with it our cause from disaster. The issues of this contesf are now transferred to the people at borne. If they fail to do their duty, and sustain the army in its present position, it must fall back. If the enemy break through our present line, the wave of desolation may roll even to the shores of the Gulf and Atlantic. In discipline, valor, and the skill of its leaders, our army has proven more than a m#tch for the enemy. But the best appointed army cannot maintain its position without support at home. {The people should never suffer it to be said that they valued their cattle and hogs, their corn and money, more than their liberties and honor, and that they had to bs compelltd to support an army they had sent to battle " - w. 1 M _i!1 _ .1 in their aeiencc. vro nope u wm uu^ necessary to resort to impressments among a people fighting for their existence, and in defence of tbeir homes and country and institutions. We prefer rather to appeal to them by every motive of duty and honor?by the love* they bear their wires and daughters?by the memory of the heroic dead, and the future glory and independence of their country, to come to its rescue in this darkest hour of its peril. The following extracts, from official letters in my possession, do but partially represent the present condition of the armies of Generals Bragg and Beauregard, and their gloomy prospect for future surmlies : Maj. J. F. Ccmmixg, who supplies Gen. Bragg's army, write*; 4 It is absolutely and virtually important that all the cattle that can possibly be brought here shall be brought as promptly as possible and again, on the oth of October, he says: "I cannot too strongly urge upon you the necessity, yss, the urgent necessity, of sending forward cattle promptly. It appears that all other resources are exhausted, and that we are now dependent upon your State for Beef for the very ' large army of General Bragg. I know yon will leave no stone unturned, and I must say all is now dependent on your exertions, so far as Beef is eoncerned. In regard to Bacon, the stock is about exhausted?hence Beef is our only hope. I know the prospect is very discouraging, and it only remains with tho3c of us having sharge of this most important work to do all we can to exhaust our resources; and when we have done this, onr country cannot complain of cs. If we fail to Jo all that can be dona, and oar cause shall fail, upon us shall rest the responsibility; therefore let us employ every means at our command." Maj. JjOckk, Chief Commissary of Georgia, wrote : 441 pray you, Major, to put every agency in motion that you can to send cattle without a moment's delay towards the Georgia borders. The troops in Charleston are in great extremity. We look alone to you for cattle : those in Georgia are exhausted." Major Gcutix, Chief Commissary of South Carolina, wrote ; " \V> are almost entirely dupen #4 dent en Florida, and it is of the last importance at this time that the troops here should be subsisted." Again he says : M As it is, our situation is lull of danger, Irom want of meat, and extraordinary efforts are required to prevent disaster." And on the 9th October he says: We have now 40,060 troops and laborers to subsist The supply of bacon on hand in the city is 20,000 pounds, arul Jko mSIa fni-nioliArl K? this flfftfa IS Tlftt nnm tenth of what ii required. My anxieties and apprehensions, as you may suppose, are greatly excited." Major Mtt.t kn, of Savannah, on the 19th October, says: " I assure you, Major, that the stock of Bacon and Beef for the armies of the Confederate States is now exhausted, and we must depend em tirely upon what we may gather weekly. Starvation stares the army in the free?the hand-writing is en the wall*" On the 26th October he saya: " From the best information I have, the resources of food, (meat.) of both the Tennessee and Virginia armies, are exhausted. This remark now applies with equal force to South Carolina and Georgia, and the army most henceforth depend upon the energy of the purchasing Commissaries, I through their daily or weekly collections. I hare exhausted the beer cattle, and am now obliged to kill stock cattle." From these yon perceive that there is too much cause for the deep solicitude manifested by the writers. They should sxcite the fears and apprehensions of every lover of his country. Truly the responsibility upon ns is great, when we are expected to feed these vast armies, whether the producers will sell to us or not The slightest reflection would teach any one that it is impossible to S>vide for such armies by impressments alone. e people must cheerfully yield their supplies, or make up their minds to surrender their cause. It is their cause. It is not the canse of the Government The Government is theirs. The army, the Government, you and I, and every one, and everything we have, are staked upon this contest To fail, is total and irretrievable ruin, universal confiscation of everything, and abject and igno minious submission and slavery to the most despicable and infamous race on earth. Whoever has any other thought but to fight on, at any cost of life and property, until we achieve our independence, or all perish in the struggle, deserves to be the slave of such an enemy. But, under the guidance of Providence, our cause is safe in the hands of our army, provided wo do eur duty at home. But Providence will not help a people who will ; not help themselves. Our enemies have no hope of conquering us by arms. Their only hope is, that we will be untrue to ourselves, and in the blind pursuit of gain, lose sight of our country, and thus suffer our army, and with it our cause, to perish. How stands the case ? You know the resources of Tennessee are lost to us ; the hog cholera and other causes have cut short the prospect in Georgia and other States. It is ascertained that the last year's crop of Bacon is about exhausted, and it is certain that the crop of this will be much shorter than that of last year. Now two large armies look almost solely te Florida to sup pij one enure arucie 01 suosisieuce. mo onu> surplus of this year's crop of Bacon throughout the Confederacy, even when husbanded with the utmost economy, will be inadequate to the demands of the Government This makes it the duty of every man to economise as much as possible? to sell not a pound to any one else whilst there is any danger of our army suffering, and to pledge at schedule rates his entire surplus?Bacon, Beef, Sugar and Syrup?to the Government I solemnly believe our cause is hopeless, unless our people can bs brought to this point I have thought it my duty to address this confidential Circular to the principal men in various ni/i an/1 9CUUU9 KJ1 IUC outic, ouu iuvuac ?uvu um auu woperation with the purchasing Commissaries and Government agents in their distnets in inaugurating and putting into operation some system by which our armies can be more promptly supplied, and all of our resources, which are necessary, secured to the Government The appeals tome are more and more urgent every day; the pressure upon ofl^State is very great Should she now respond to the caII made upon her resources as she has upon the bloodiest battle-fields of the war, the measure of her glory will be full. Hat if we withhold our supplies, we cripple our army, and render it impossible for them to advance after achieving the most Rignal victories. The people at home must put themselves upon a war footing. This they have never yet done. flhey must sow and plant and gather for the Government. Then, and not till then, will the bright rays of peace break through the clouds of war which overhang ns. P. W. WHITE, ilajj. and Ci'f Cottony. 1\ S. ? You are specially requested not to allonc this Circular to go out of your possession, b>d to read it to such persons as y>ru know to he true and prudent. and to begin the work eonktnf>V<*7 rnrdisrttiy.