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Obituary notices, Tributes of Eesp?ct, or any comma*] ^caUoni^rsonattu its natj/e, wjjl bo rated as stirer fisemAuts and chargsd accordingly, t'rom Petersburg. ? 1 THE EKGAGEVEXT?OT FRIDAY, SAXURDAY ASI) j SL'NDA V. v itu'nior was busy on' yesterday giving Iu gubriops accounts- o? the final repulse of our troops on the Weldon Railroad, Sunday af ternoon. : The ?gb*. of that day was hot and . heavv ; cur triumphs were brilliant, and premised to remain-unbroken, but by some ooe or more Of the accidents of way, tho. work we bad .accomplished .'was in part un doue. We lost heavily, probably a thousand mou in the day's operations; no estimate, exceeds that/number. Abd the enemy re covered, ^ossessiou of the Weldon' railroad. T hey -are strongly reinforced, and w ill hot .bandon t.bejr ppsitipp until that road- is torc up for many miles, if oftreava?ryShould " not preveat.tiem, and our iafantry and ar tillery tiri ve them off, which we have every reasouto believe will be the case. The fol lowing, account fe taken Troia-?be Express of yesterday i~l?l?hmbnd Enquirer, 23d. FRIDAY'S ENGAGEMENT. 'ff be engagement of "Fri?ay afternoon on tbe line of the Weldon HaiUoad- was ase ' Tere one, but resulted in no. material advan tRrro to-U-V^'l&r aa position was concerned. The.enemy?h?ving advanced his lines, some three quarters of a mile from the position oe-; eu pied by tbem on Thursday, were attack'ec and driven l?ajck. , On Friday fight, thew fore, the position of theftankee army wa unchanged on the immediate linc.fjf thr>^a3B road. In bbe engagement, however, the enemy '.was severely chastised, losing;.-.twp thousand - two hundred prisoners, and a'largei number pf killed and wounded. Their loss in killed and wounded ia represented ..to iaVo Leer) Very heavy, and to have frfeidg*. covered, the ...ground over which our, troops charged and . .^loagbti Vast quantities, of knapaackS^oltV? cloths, small "arms and/plunder ot all kinds * were thrown away by the Yaknees, much of Milich, f?lf into'the h^nds p( oo.r.'mcn, ?'uV owu loss \^n?t'iacoa8io^raoie.-.,JlV . lost, some prisoners a?d*a number of wo'und <=A.but&'sraall pro^rtion killed. Wc are gratified, to'?Ute that the larjre majority of ?ba wounded'aro only slightly injured,][? and will be able te return tb' their opmmands'iH,: a few days. We noticed many who bad*r& ceived only slight flesh wounds. O? -Friday night our forces again fell back I on the line of Railroad, and', the eneray aa'-j soon as they discovered our withdraw! threw J forward their linet of skirmishers/ and aaftio j c curried the-feldsbey p3.d/2??? ?.?^b^si: 4 and west ortli? road.1", Ta'ey?to:nce threw tip breastworks, and-at "the same time continued tb strengthen tueir mftip, lin? of works on ?ge hills beyond .Davis farm. - .BATCBDAY.. - Saturday. p^'e?'*Wltmputany^?grUrng be- j .. tweea ther armies-isave'a little . shelling and picket Sring,,bttt lt- v&s, tf?&ftght t&&tyefld4&.-wOU$ fee a.a. eventful pay api .ine iuu^rsu- vu.wc .at eany ?own. A heavy fight did"occur, but the battle for the.] Db-8ses8ion of*be railroad is yet to.be fought, : and the signs are tnat ifcwill be*;bloody one. TUE ENOAGSMBJST OX SUNDAY. Early in'the" forenoon-yesterday, bur lite of batfle w?s formed east, a?d ?ait-of the railroad?- and an-advauce ordered. The troop* 'as Confederate troops always 'do when going in to bat?o, mored forward in beautiful or-; . der, and the finest ofEpirits, to -the work be fore them. Over ground on' which they nad ' twice fought before, they fought again, and with like success driving the enemy out pf {heir front linea'of breastworks, Wok apon their m&iaTrae, and; capturing three - hun dred prisoners. The?en6my did not,tertrB without giving battle,rand the ground was hotly contested for.the space cf an hour \pr . ?.WQ, bgforp they were forced -back. In- tie .meantime, tljtf enemy's artillery was throwing ime^'amd' canister' at- our rinks, andpur bat teries in the rear -were replying. Tv*e- re gret to l^rEfhat' a 'rmmber of our ttbeps ^vere tilled- a?d'%oftnded by our own batte ^^"ft'o.* portion of tbe line. The enutay's ; main woriis on tie railrisad wtre .adjudged too strong to attack,'and^o'ur-troops, there fore, bold tbe"ir second lineof entreachmeatfl. In the meantime, a auore important move ment was started towards the ^nemy'tfjex -- treme left-about one'hiije:west pf the rail road.- A bd?jbf our. troops, acting, ia eon^ juction with others, was sent down on the Maughan road, some tluree or four miles from the city, to reconobitrftthe enemy's position in that direction, and ascertain their f trength there, with a view to further movements.'" *' ^Tbe eipidition was ealrusted to a most skillful and gallant oiBcer, .with .men uppp . whom"he.could depend. .It waj; discovered that the Yankees had.extended their,, lioei - west to the Yaugban road; in the direction of Popes Springs church, aud :w?re rapidly ., fortifying, ^n^eftort, we learn, was made to tarnibeir flank and dislodge them, which did not prove successful. The outer works were canted, but the inner>were found to be of euch great strength,' and so heavily armed ?F?th artillery as/ to- render their , capture a matter of doubt, without great? loss of life. . Some advantage.- Were gained, we learn, at a considerable cpf t^i. killed, vuunded and ?ajBs?ug, which were eubseqnently jieldod. Ibe loss at this poiat will -probably' reach several hundred. The brave General John 0. C. Saunders, of Alabam?, wa3 killed here while-leading his men in a charg?. Ile- was one' of the most promising officers of the at my, and ?as-been conspicuous fortis gallantry ort many'fields.: '. ."' *4'he.r^iuoo of the-enemy,?* n?ar as.W:e are able to judge, is aboit 'this : _ Their cen tre ie*i8 bpoFk?? Weldon l?ailrpad, about ' . tt>v, miles from the city, tlteir right exteud ingacross the wooded, country to the Jeru salem Plank road on thc ea^t. and their left Vaa?han road on. the west. Along thiS'whole line they hare strongly fortified tbewseiv^, nud works of great/' strength have sprung aplikcmagic. .Tr. (heir rear, oij the railroad, and op bothYttt?^ they have thrown . tip.heavy xsorka to provide ngainst flank woTctefcs; At tho Yellow Tavern and, .Gurley-hortie,'heavy-- batteries- of guns are^ planed, jfmpvy p?intbpen:to attack they are strongly fortified. a . Warren's corps,-which first occupied thVi -..:i?td, have been, heavily rein torced with" in the last two .mgbis. ilasccckV 2d antf I Ctirns:ders 9th corps have reached tho., road -I now confront our troop?. ' nnrabering' in [ ."- fully thirty Utousand'iners - r^^r^he-litri?'t;es Lav? bbe'?-'basy in destroy . iug the r'arhea?, and reports ?ny that the track is torn up io and beyond i?eaaW sta tion--* distance of ten miles from the .city. ?. - ' . ' 'i . Partie? from tie rear, "Who arrived in town. yeftterdaYi ataje that thc Yankee cavalry un der the-noiorioua tip?ar were engaged, in de stroying tiivtrr.c^ oae tnW' beyond'J?varos' yi'*trid*ythorning. LATES. We hr. rn that in . addition to-the strpng tharacier of tie'fortifications ou thc enemy7? left, which were ? assaulted bj' ocr flanking column, ouo of thc main causes of 'tbe-.-repulB.e_ was,the'giving awaj'a* a. very critical, mo-' ment of a brigade, which caused coqsii?erabl?^ confusion- abd gave the ehern} a great ad van- _ tage. Our jroops were compelled to retire' dafter capturing a line. of. the enemy's skir-, misheirs and reaching-their strongest works. ICoh-<?*araar, of Florida, was mortally wounded. n?t?ossrnATio?? by THE LEFT. *;?bo0l:ll.bU:lock.yt?teiday.'j?jBW??? the enemy; made a strong, demonstration on our', left, ^n ;the-Ci?y Point-road, with a view to -ascertfikin tbestrongtb>of our forces at that point. The firing of artillery abd musketry Awaavery rapid for half an hour. At (he same time a heavy shelling Was opened! hythe en . emy all along the fin?-i in Prince Gearge, but nothing was accomplished. OFFICIAL. . Angast22.-Official-dispa! ches received from P?teraburjfyesterday sta?e that Gene ^aj Hill attacked the "?neccy on the. Weldon Railroad Sunday morning, and .; drove., hjip froirrhis advanced lints to his main entreneh menfs, capturing over- 300. prisoners exclusive rf wounded. Our loss was- principally--in ' Htgood's brigade, which. mounted the ene my's eutreuchrhents, but ?appaj?t"?H?lfng,-many were captured. i: Another Fight on thc Weldon llaiiroad. -. PETE&B?RG , August 2G.?4-Tbkauair on the Weldon Railroad bri Wednesday . was a Very gaUahtone aadiiuccessfulin it-sresulta^ Whilb the enemy's cavalry, uader Geri. Spears, were engaged tn tearing up the iradi,serrai miles beyond-Reams', Gen. Bampton: attacked,Sud forced them back behind their infantry-sup-, ports. Hamptoa dismounted his' men'and'' fought the hr?antry, gradually but steadily forcing them Wk, untilt?tey roached their sf^orig works, ?me miks this side jpf Reams', capturing about SOO aprif oner?.- , At fr.o'clock this afternoon Gen.-Hillat tacked th?,enemy's,\v?"rk?j and. ai'tera-short but sharp Tight took them, capturing a large .humber oTpriajJO^rs aug nme p?&?s of ar tillery. The enemy fled introit confusion. Col. Pv'gr?m, pi-, Rict/?ond, turned tho csp tured.guns upon the enemyj with great effect.; The number of prisoners will probably .reach 2,500. Gen. Cutler wasteptured, Tbefris oners belonged to -Hancock's corps, and bave ; been brodght to towu. There was cpnaidera -bjo firing down the road to-day," but no heavy" rfinirg..' Our cavalry acted with conspicuous gallantry.. . - Rip*lM?Kn, August 2G.--Thc following des patch.-wag received to-night : H D AD Q L' ARTE its AHMY NOKTHBKN VIRCINIA. Augnst 26.-^-lIon; James A. Seddpn't Gen. A. P. Hiilattackcd. tbe ehemy in hiaeotrench; ments at Ream's Station- ..ytsterday evening. At-th e second assault he earned the' ??lira line. .Cook's and Melba's North CaftfcgWi Tjrigarje's, auder Hetb, Lane's North-.C^s?Haa brigade, of Wilcox's division^ " ?pi&?i. ?-onnei, with Pegram'3 artUlCrjjawi^ed^ tog column Qf? % oiVbrfiast^orl?f was sand prisoners ah'd nine pieces of artillery are in onr.possession.' The loss ol tie enemy in killed and wounded '^reported heavy- ours relatively small. Our profound gratitude is due to the GHverof all victory,and our thanks/ to th? brave m.ea aa4 officers engaged. ??i?5^r*g?ed) '"?*'" " "', " :*Ti. KVE^rrr, ------ (i?u. Forrest's Raid ba ?Memphis. j-_ ^^Qtkjtig-^flWtal dl^tch wasreWT^i Bs TELEGRAPH FROM MOBILE, Augutt 22-1804. S attacked "Memphis at 4 o i driving the enemy to hut fortifications.. killed arid capturad four hundred, ealing theirentire camp; with about, thre^bodied horsea'aud mules- Washb?rne escapedin thc darkness -pfthe.morning leaving his cl?thes behind. -My lossisWfc&ykilled and wounded!' * - ^(Signed] "N. B. FORREST, - . Major: General." SENATOB?A, Aug. 22.-Gen. Forrest Sur prised and entered' Memphis ai four o'clock yesterday morning, killed and wounded about four hundred Yankees, and captured-between two and three hnndredj-a large number Leing Office?. Gue Brigadier" General ts -reporled . killed, Our. losa is coma^at'ive^ slight, th,* surprise being ?o?phH?? ' Gen, Forrest urnnd that the Yankees out numbered him four to one, and had.to fight his way out? making a fortunate escape. Among his spoils are five^hundred fine horseavhe^hftts, clothes, #o, - ' v In th? dash'upon llerap.bis, C-ipt. Forrest, commanding Gen. Forrest's -advance guard, rode into the G.ayoso House before the Yan kees knew the Confed?rales were in town. -?-- t ?? ? - Additional Apppnnts from Oxford. OXFORD- Aug. 23-The enemy's rear left town at 6 o'clock, P. M.,- yefiterdar. Their force iictown was 7,000 of all arms. All the.business portion of ihe town, the Court House and sereral reeidepc^a are burned. " GeD.,Smith had the gdarde'from all houses Withdrawn on reception of th? news of For restVcapture of M^raphis, ordered the town burned, and'commen?ait' a hasty retreat for Merhphis."rHais now in full retreat .towards Holly?pring?r with cavalarr in advance tt> intercept F?nest They committed every depredation ; pillaged houses and attempted to destroy the entire iown. Onv farces rc-occiipy the town, and wiil press them rapidly. . - ':" . They killed..all tho poultry and stock, buiaed up the Court House and the entire' square,-the depot," the residence of Col. Jacob Thompson, ami many other private, reai dencea. .... * - ^Good'Nejv?from At?a-nta. ATLANTA, Aug. 27>.~Tfce tierny disap> peated from our enii^e front ';ast night-ex oept on the extreme left, supposed "to. be mov ing upon -our left. * cket firing ccfcsodat rrAid'argbt during?the7 >Iri. Rumors are enr yetit thts mprning that -Sherman is crossing the iDhattahoqchee. ' ? ATLANTA, Aug. ?.G;-The enemy retired j?pB!iour rigbt' front lae? night. Our forcejr occupy their second line this" morning. The eneniy'5TmP3 frop? J)f;c?tlir to the J'eachtree road are all abandoa?d,- but they ar* atill oh .bur ibft arid ?ectre. Tho niovenf?ht'i?'tnte.r prel^d as a' concsnt ration upon our left ind centre.- There was skirmish mg thia morning on thc left. - Prisoner? brought'virr this:;rriornir;g from the right state that Wheeler tapped toe'road twice;: which was repaired immediately, and the Wains are running through. :They also state that'Sherman'^ army i? ou full rations. Tjio^New York Herald Of the 22 i jn?t., bas a letter from Niagaf?alte, which says that Judge -Black,"', the Attorney General ?in- ] dur Ahicbanan's Administration,- and Hay, j i.incohi's private Secretary, have had another j ifetervW with Clay, Holcombe & Co..-and that Lincoln is about to offer an armistice," end pwpnees a meeting: of C?mojiss?orjersln ! Baltimore sr some other borcjer Oily. ! LAXEST, BACON; EDITOR. WED XE S DA V ? Atat?Mv ISj?fr .::j5ar''Xb9 <' Exvac'tfrom a Ls'tU?f,': V^u^li-ful ly sort us by a lady-friood of -Hamburg, j will ap pear in oar next . . . .-:- ? '?.'?'.' JtclBgio?? Notice. . -Tbc next Sesi?n of the EdgcJlehi ?pU|'t^i-" 30c??tion will bc behTwith riio-Mt.'Lebanon Church m Wednesday before -tbs Socond&ord'? ??j iu September iiexb - ?> KicaritoV" :>',?? We cali tho- 8'peeTal attention os all, tut par tical??y of our farmers and planters', Co (be emi liently wi't, tccflpertte and patriotic. conjin?ita ti.on'.'of ^RjcAnDO.'* Ec earnwt. and siuVcre an' exhortation should nut hei lost.upon our p?opls. Thatiks. We .arc indebted to "Gen. M. C. BtTTL?? for a oopyof the Philadelphia ?ftw of A?gVtdCtb. Con. E.-is now iaVoatmind of Hamptoa/?j Diyia-' iou> and report hath it .that he.baa. already -been maflo-a-Siajor General. ''So moto H be. . Also to ourkindand IraVe friend, Cante?is M. BEURY, 6f tbc.7thf for B icbm and- pipers bf ' Aaguit l?ib. , . ^ ^ -t C^K?. * - <* Tbe Soldiers' Heaven, . :'Xh?B,:s tbe 'uaWe-gfteW-by the. soUleM. theta-' Helves to the Ladies' Hospital lately established Tn our'midst, ' It may seem a li(?e Iffc'e biii^htmy, ' but afty'visitingthia hospital ? few;evenings j since, acting all the interior arrangements, wit- : Bessin? the evening Wea)/ ?c., wo <\diy concur with tho.foldiersv Mr. J. P. Rvi^na^nltdy and gcnbroasly placed at the disposal of\:&?$B&f?* j for this Hospital purpose, tho lorrer fooiia of one wing ?rf his spacious hotel /and -i'iera- t^oy have establisher themselves. They?ba^e inr?ll, five rooms-a dining room, th rib. dc^ffi?oiies and s bathing-room. All:these" -Me^Ji^'-ttel aired, ceitffortably. furaish^and scrupulously.^ can. 'j A'Committeo'of. fodr ?ies ^pp'oigtad en thc .cyqn'ingprcviou?, from, arnon g . she members, of tho association) atUnd daily,, and conjointly con duct th? b'priness" of .the establisbawut. They repair'to the scene of.aolion at <3 ?<". M. ?nd ad'-, j'jtiurn at T P. M. . Each of thew, ladies! carnos a j sorvant"and oich carries tbreo meals for herself R.adjervant, si) that tbe.p?pviiicns of the boepfl tufcmay le devoted solely and ?.entirely lo fhp soldiers. ' Thc bod furniture, table furniture and kitchen f?rpirnre, has boen contributed by the ladifls of the village, and the vioioity. for fivo miles around.'. .- ?& '??'?Vf. A. G. TBAGUE h*s volunteered bia .tiona! services to caro for -thc pa.tioiijs, and is. daily to'bo scen,gpi?g the rounds , among them. -Ho is ably assisted/by Mr. J. E. HOPGE?:. .This;' "on the part of lb/so'gentlemen, is an act of the purest patriotism.. Religious seryicegLfro held in-the>hospi^ljeScb day.by ene ?r;:?flier of our resident' Clergymen. y The nruraber of-patients at prcsenl *la twenty. I Hpsytif, ittese'eame looking ' sick, wosa out, and . ghastly ;. moatrnrVtlfcm .are. ae-wao far j recovered aa to bo almost ready to'depart... A? sonn as they djo so.-iheir places will bcjmpplrVdbje^w^^^ 'The;hospjtal.accotamodatic.ns will-be gradually : ??d?rged, and soon 1hc ladies will bc ?ble to ea ?toctoiu. from thirty to; forty. roldierr. So tho ^goldiorS Ileaven" is faitly'-'?t?der' Wsy. God ?grant it may be as lasting as H^jft^itMlf!^^ i ao-w-we cneTby srdicitfog contributions for .this hospital, from.all quarters pf Inp- District GoBtributiofls of. mon'ej,-fish, flesh, /Gani, vtgo .ti?i^^tnpiS^^nt^ Thc >dies^?n'i^nr^beg their sisters, eT?h iii.;Jhft most distant pwts of Jhe ^District, to como.tactic aid. Itis.'o?l?.b;,sb.c.h contributions that, tbisnoblc charity eau be hept np. If^evcry di'/trictria tho State- Tawdd ??tarr tala and s?ecor tbu-fy orforty/ sick aad Wonndad soldiers, ho^dmmenao the good da?e{ bow God like the eb/riry.' laHhesadays? ta,,Uko'-caro of the soldier U ?ur moat bk>un?e?"??uty next to our daly ta G.o.'*; li<dcod tts? one embraces the other. Wo onioin it upon eur. noble wot?en to remember ever ^these/words, of Jesus: "Inaemuch os .ye have . done it unto one of the least bf those, ye hare . d?na it unto We.">. W* enjoin it upon them to make these words their dear and saoredTjotaca sion. Let thisjbeautii'ul aad comforting promi linger on their lips, and in their thoughts when e\-er they feed, clothe pr comfort ? suffering., di er, or'la y then* bands upon tho ' dying head of one out ofthose myriads Christjeft for ns to sayvVso sorrlng him. - \ Thc Ed nereid Teraa le College. W-ti congratulate our immediate, commuai [r*ndrEdgefieid District at largo/upon the prejsesjt ['bright and reliable prospect of a permanent ie-' malo schcol ?f"bigh;order. ;As, will ho reen by Uh.o notice In another?cp!qnin,- tho Edgafiold Fe I mal? College wjll bc opened on Monday th? ldih Soptember.- The Rer..M..W..SxjJ3 is a Baptist Clergyman of tho highest character- and sttalu meirts-a Eon}h7Car?llnian, agantleman, and a schobr,.V? of an old and very honorable j Beaufort family, and has taught for many years in Greenville of our State,-where his reputation, J in every possible respect, ia desorl'edly hi^h. For vhef/our.or fire'years immediately past, this gea tleman has hean ico?hlBg With eminent success oud popularity ?n our sister town of Aiken, and now comes.to seek a wider sphere of nsafnlaeca in-old Edgo?old. We wj;roonto him most cordi ally, and bespeak for bim the Wost liberal pal ? r?naga.aad tho klndeifc social attention.' We o?rnoj?y hope, and fully expect, to seo je*unny?tuuidcK3 crowding from all parts of .our Diatriet to avail them?olv?B .of tho advantogeS BOW; offered. Let patfBts ho furfy alive to their duties towards their daughters. These duties do not ail lie in the.prosont. - Wo one much to future generations. A high and binding duty "rests on us in-which our children -are chiefly interest ed. Woffer to tho ?fjucation of the' latter.'Ere?i tho mighty struggle in which we are now engaged .will not excuse a negleot of that ? It d?pe?da altogether upon thc mtral and inteileotual in fltructioa-wbfch wo give to those growing'T^ abeuttts whether tho liberty which " < hopo to attain shall'be "bf such a .character as .1 lovers Of pure religion arid right government wofcld reioido to seo oatabirebed; ,?ut surely our peoplo need no elaborate arga. ? monte to show -t?em tho necessity of carefully . educating tbeir-xi?ught?r*/ We cocclttdo by ex horting tho publie to earnestly encourago "and support tho idgelialdFomaloColIsge. -L-^^pW.^ Se r geaa t iii ajo r S ta II worth. . This -bravo soliior, young in years, hut exau ?rt service, has nude our town a short visii , during the past nrcd;. Tho old 7th caa bear 1 unanimous ((?HtimoBy To bis entire fidelity: ??d efliciohoy all through tho three years Bnd a half af tl.ts'war. No soldier has w<?n* brighter^ laurcla-and.noiie. wears "'them* x?oro. podeatlyv We v.iih bim continued safety on hi s return tb the battlo-'?c?dsof Virginia-and mariy a heppy furitugh-ifl future. -;-? ?- : Exchange of Prisoaera.. ? A./?pert Teachei/us from a reliable source that a.11 preliminaries prearranged, and that tho ex change of prisoners will bo resumid at o very early day. We hear -it rumored too, that LONGSTREET'S Corps; which left Bichmond some three Weekr ago for th? V?H?7> bas returned to Petorsbnrg. fi Death Si9 lt. ; Jn'aper De?ph. WE drop.st-lear of fornflRf^latfjftt .over'Ike" bier of IT. J??i-fc'R;Dr.r.i'a;Jatc Ss^ggf^ffp^fafi'^ a Georgia Rehire* nt, the name and notoha-??fci: which Las 'escaped our niVmory.- j Mr. j Wsk?B f "haalircd for many'y car* ic thtrtowaof Hamburg, ; and .T?dely tniw?' "throbghoul our Distict j as' aa hone? aad Ligh-mindSd jr?ntleiian, a ru^r- ! chant of the strictest probity,' and ? lover of ibis" .?flontry before' Whom nene bauld takepr?ccd'?Hee." His hnroe'belongs hovr to "frcciir in 'and to-fat?lei '- '*9^i?%b^1s?|ls^zt ra b t w?? 11 el 1' tbr? i : m e, plaj?e, and circumstances of ? llaiagoodman's death : ; "Tc the lift la to bli added another nobls spirit -wrhc- bas grrtn up- bis lifer,jil tho ;cauaep from Wounds received.in ?Lc .innaorable b?ttlc of tho ?221 Jcly. Sorgt. Msj. ft." J?SPKB "Dr. tm has fallen.!" In bis death tWcotamucity hasloft one zealous ml i i i n j j Hij JWJljru ejlj UV-j-it- ; ' We JJo\v'? Itcview. Wo have received from Columbia, where ?t ? n?-sr published, DK B?iv'? Ser?ete for JCly attd August ISot. *The publication of this sterling .periodical, for fifteen yeara past tho mast flour ishing in tho South, has been suspended since August 1SG2-?D consequence cf the pressure of the wur. Its gifted .and indomitable Edi(br starts' it again in the capita) pf our own S tato; and has. j a the guarantee of a ?r.rge printing bonsotlbwe ?bat it ?hall continue ls appear. Ta those da^ra, when ?-good oad Ufe ful-reading is ?o' scares,! all our planters ?nd practical men should take ])n.Bow. We ai! know what, this Redete ha? be? n in the past ; it will bo the samo in the future. J. D. C. j DB Bow is at?i ihe Editor and jr%pr'i?t?r- Sub- j scription prie?; $15 per annum. ?10 for six months. Tort Kornau io tfeeHands bf the Yankee a. ' fort Morgan,-at the i?^aa'de.. of Mob le. Buy, ; capitulated Yo the "?arnkeoa on - Tuesday tho. 23d; inst. Tho enemy'^fombardment of the work for several days-previous had bean very heavy. Gen. I PACE, eommanding the-fo.rt> destroyed eviryihin?. [ in lt apd sf ?ked his guns. Ile and .the garrison,', ccmhifing 5S1 men"", have keen root. to;N?tr- 0r~ leons. Our lois sovent?on" killed. Not biiing uc -rjuainted v/fth the circumstance? parficniars oj this surrender, we forboat to mcke nny coE?nents. T^ia much we kaoft however, that it-doet nof>fii* -the faintest degree-nccossiiata or hasfe^tbeXaM of Mobile. 'Thtflatest despatch?? Say the enej?fy! has thrown a forcebf four thousand on; the maia' land, at G rant's1 Pass, oppoailoFort Powell. -,-_-? ----? Casualties in Ist S? C. Keg's. Dh, Sv G. MOSLEY, Assistant Surgeon, lat C. V., has scnt.us a list of casualties iu that Reg iment in tho battle-uf the ICth ?net., on tl c D?i by-Town Road,.Maj. A. P. BUTLER ccmmindingy froraiwhich we oxtract as follows : ' ' ????Id and ?7c#-Wounded ? Maj.. A*. J'. But ler, severe contusion^rightVthigh ; "diicut.. A. I Mdler, Acting Adjutant, severo confusion, left hand. (falrO,-Lieut. W. J. DELm, commanding Wounded: Pr?vale'G. W. HaBoock, leg severe. Tor tho-Adverti?cr. Casualties ia.Co. I,. 2-fcth S. C. TRENCHES, near ATLASTA, July 30th. I - Mn. EniTOB :-By.-pubH*hing tho foUowiag j casuabtieB.in this .Company, you will no doubt greatly, relieve'tie painful suspense of mn?v relatives and friends;\; The gallant, dehd sleep "beneath tho manlTe of military glory. Each fell ? Si?t?camo a Southern-patriot. July 2?th.-Weunded :,S.ergt W W. -Prescott *bVtally, sineedeadj: H ? cWt^?i?htly, head.: Corel-1? A Yeiaell^flightly, side} J ? Rochell ? alightly/shoulders~Iame* WelSh,:sli?htty,.s!iou t Moore. ^ Jiffy 21.-Wounded t Sergt Wm McDaniel,:^ erciy,pid? ; CorpPG B'-Lahham,- s?verfcly,!bigbs: A 'Hodg5rsovcrely,leg,; G Barden, ?eyerely, hand; Jesse" Trine?, ?lightly, leg ; William Augustina alight?y, hip ; S Tr?ate,- slightly, hand ;-John-E Bash, slightly, arm. MiJ.sing,^uppoj?il ii?(ed eir wounded, ead ie the banda of the enemy,-'"S S j Crs?to?. j Joly 27.-2-SsH?d*f ?orpl W A Ycjdell. July 29.-Wounded : Sergt'Tkomaa E. Curry, slight, arm. J. A. TILLMAN, . I#t Lt. Com'd'g; Co. I. For tho ^dvortisor. A Card. at?.,Earron:-I aeo iu your iasno |of tho^^ inst., that I have been nominated by;Compawiej j I and K, 24th S. C. *V., ta A snitablo m?at? serysas a Representativo in the Stale-; Legisla ture. After gratefully aehiaowladgins tZsc pimfl^ deuce and re?pect reposed in me by- my -friand?, I beg leave most respectfully to decSinei-knovinj that tho'place can be more wisely filled. Respectfully, ' JOHN P. BC RRES.JV Longmir?B, Ang. 23d,"l8?4. . . ' ?-.-. . -- Terrible.Explosion. Yesterday at a few; minutes to *iwo o'ebwk P. M. an explosion ocenrred at t?io" Powder Works a-short diifftanca?iab?v? tie?'r?t????rsF Bultine in the deaih of eigrffr omfc?oj?e^4fed -the destruction of tho Granul?ih/; Hooisc, V%' :h was the immediate seeWo^the a?ci '^?^e-qn?nttty of powder explot^ d was, we learn, very close in. the ueigbbo*h|,od cf C,00tl Jhs. an?, had it not been:. thal /ae Wlding was a light and frail conctrnc?n^re, the dam age wouirl have be?'D'?rnra.enselv- greater. As it ivM ali hot, one bf tbosa e/jgloyed at tb'ip time were blown i?ito7raglne? ts, portions of some rf the btvo^a U is state i being hurled to the disttnin,-td' over a buodred'yards. l^he names of tVe-U' jfgrt?naie Yic/ims are as follows; Tom FofC^drc/asti f "Janis?a "H?stb*, Jam?,^ Shield&ji^hbByis Kefcs?v l/enjainin Scsrb?nv Brahtt^ KiiQ?' cns, Geo'r^: llayes and Alfred Rory handn^, and Jaine* Aikerr?, a detailed ?Q{4tor employed as> guard. This i arter Waa tho of dy One not instantly killed and ev?nho, ti i?ugh.living some ten minutesafier tho cxph/dion was ninabje to give any inform mation - as to- the canse of the sad disaster, j From t?:?? fac? th?l a match box was found ' i? thiiy?tvris, {tia supposed tbet sorae.n-ctch ea, ct/?tenry to excress orders, hauoe'/i con-; veyed intn'the liuildtni;. ytt ift net tmprescd that there will ho any bpL a temporary, delny, resultant oh th? :,ccj derrti, oo.d?^8^e vvhattryer having been dedie to^he main, works. Most: of the v?ctim? re gret to learn were ut?r?ied men a?d^fflH families. The shattered 'remaips pf three of [ tho unfortunate men, sra tr> be buried ?his inornirig.-Augnsta Con'atitatfonal.tst, 28tfc. .:-;-i^t. ^ ?yuiixi. are ?hrlatia?.8-Doitt^?' '" To"the thdugUtftil m^sd, our couetry is in ^Stai? of great -?>eril, but bj.no meatos enough s? to creat?.'.d?siwjf. . .;.OnjPv ?o'ye?ar|C?t'' a?I inilitary are doing all- they ?an to item tlvj tide; and our people are galls ntly flocking, bi thousands, to tho front, to 'n?tL .fn rcpe?lin'g the.invaders : al- this will, ; ?a tirne? ?Hect ita object lind relieve us from iU* ctirs? u hes 'tile, Foe's "presence. But whrait are Christians doing ? Are they praying fervently jo the IjQ'rd of l??a?s-w; the KJi qg -of ki ag* and [ liord of lof?e~-to Itim vrb ? ruleth tn tho at I Wii^of Heavcnandamtrng the inhabi of earth? Tbifl-is their ?ilnty. ?^-tifi aloud and spare cot. L?t them uo^eas _ invoke th? fe7or o? Aira; gbtr God.v5ndV reit not day npr night, un ti? he five's asa peflcct deliv?raucs- from our dangers au&cala Sayshe, -f?all upon mein the da j pi tr 8?L?UJJ^?^d^iver the?;, ?cd shalt glor?ame.-Chxfttitra " For thc- AdTetiUsr, Ccrr?rni?>*jon*rs of Appralscwcnt-Fi mers *>f YirsiBla???rvTrenhol?'s r>^?? : ie I terlttigllS^a^Bon ham; ' believe that- it ;? a pr in ci pl o ??'ner'ally-re. nog PoliticalEco cum'??j, t?ia-t pt&eVj.-' tb tho producerc .of the ?t?washi?t)^a^ Iifey?nd consequently-, the value of'laW.'orthe-:};; product of labor, ia elevated.ordepry.ssed, a* th? prices of thc necesarios of !i.f? oto increa?ed <or dimit? ?shed. Money .-which- "s l.hi.. representative, tff i tob^?n^jfch'an^ by.' '^^?M^iyiiti i the. actual er legcl ar$;rcre bf' yalue?, -is affected j1 by thc same law t?? subject which'-lt, repre sents; and r^qnircs lo b"o increased,'or dimi?tshed j1 :as the prices'bf provisions, riso or taff. - When eyer therefore, 'thVrrri?es 'of the n?cessaries"'oYj life ure raised, lhere is'a corrpspoading'mcreaio in the wages of; labor, and thc prices, of-products in crcry dcpar?m??tof-baifiuej,sr.iu?3 of-?ottr*e,j only a"u omiiial increase of prrdit tathe/produ?er. M^ .are deluded, hy/the idea 0/ largo priee.t> into fae helfe f, th'at't??y are aconm ! ila ting weal th, 9Se|^feti??* that'there:m'u?tuecMsa'rIly; be aeoi mjJonding etd proportionate increase' in tho.. |ffiRKc"t_s oT-tho labor of avery, claW in th? com munfly; If- tho farmer ?aises ,the price of his .?wheat, corn,,lacon, Ac, ellxthor'persohs ? wh'ise labor ia in demand, must meet him with cl< var?en,?. of.priccs, and valuesnccessMily b^e?m?djusted, by that law of equilibrium 'which; "regulate? a bealthy statu of trade. If the farmer raiaes ihe prjoc of:upy of his.products, from on? dollar, per I bushel, to fiy?\ ten, or twenty dollars, ?t?oc? he f not'know rhafhe must necectarily -pay anin " cf cased price for. the -labor he r?qmT?ay aud-tco article*^ eonsumes, aad-thaV consequently; hla. [??pricer ?o not .in. real?y improve *i?"pccujtiiary ' condition any more than the price?"from which he ?tarted," and'which wera tho , legi?mata and remunerative profiter on hiaeapital ?, In-a word, .that" if h.o.rfcUes.ono; two,, three,- or?v?1iuBdred per .bent in his prices, other-persons must di so in the'?ame propor tion, " and the only effect i? \t( : produce eahti?u?ua-fluctuations in tho'proper measureinf values. ? . - TbmJ positions'-are ucmonstrat.i?ely true io time? of peace, and^itb'a""''cnrt.ooey.'rGcogtUa?d' by every one to'be unobjectionable.? But in tims of war, when'tho finamc?if ??.'nd?tiou of the coun try is-tUseaTjod, when<tbe precious metala (which' .are ?Jone deemed- money,) are scarcely to be found, and the currency consists alone bf paper, rastingonno val pablo basia ?a the opinion.of capitalists, far grayer evil? occur than ?ny thal we have yet alluded to. High prices of-.producU are absolutely attended with the .misfortune, ?'? impoverishment to thos& who imagine that they are realising, wealth, because ikey tend to thc expansion cf tho currency, which, becomes more worthless in ..proportion to itrme'reased-Vol?me. High prices at?ueb'^t?m?;: indicate * deprc ciatcd and worthies* ?urr?fl'cy,.and every aoc?nau' latien of such paper c'urrorfcy ia evidence of ev tregie folly; Men accn'mnlate money'-either from tho loro of-it, or from ?U Capanty to gratify th&'r .wantian? desires. If it ?3 of itself Vortblcsr, the. ie-can be no advantage in accumulation. If ifrcan gratify their wanta and dosires, it must do .so at a'very/heavy expense, iu the necessarily iu?roused value of the articles which it purchases aod'for whjch such depreciated monty is paid. " Bnt ?f our'pbsitloti bo tru-, that increased prices'.:prcid?ce -corresponding results-in all other departments of labor, then the Wplu? Of even this depreciated currency, does not allow the producer any greater, latitude cf; "enjoyment : than he poieessed with price's at their normal?! healthy point. gEjm^a'.word/a? is1 well said by a dutingnijh'ed ateno limit as ai another," and consequently c farmer"make^ub mpre: by'?ell?n?|; his wheat 01 com at ten,fifteen, or twenty do^ars per bushel 'than at ono dollar, if the prices ot all ' ?rtiele?^ol consumption -are increased at thcaamo rato pct ?bont- whicb they necessarily must lie to.enable thi "cuhtumer to live; "Tho- jrtTeci'-then of .the hi|? Wyrisei of produ?fs'Vevjd<Shtly . injuriona to :thi {prosperity and safety of the country. -' Those- reflection?.ar*.juduced by th? conduotol tho. people "cf Virginia,J.aud" tho schedule-.??J j prices of the Comaiaaioncrii of Appraisement el. luded to in the newspapers and iu tho le.ttorol Mr, TnEXUOLar, Secretary of the.Tireasury. .By-'? fatuity as unsacountable *a_H was dangerous, tb? Commissioners.for tho StBto of Virginia had ??gd their schedule'prices for wh?at anti: corn at $30 jl and $2i per tasihe'^i^p^tiv?lyr f?t- tlie' monthi Tof Angust/and September,-and Ib is to? io the f. Tery face of the fact that thc curre:?cy:.h?;d'bei!i ; jWduced from about W0?;000,00%tfl! $2??-f0ft?.00ll 'jin round nnrnber?. Tho farm era ? oi^Virgini?, .vVpfofoundly aensiblo'of th.e faotptbat the incre?8fi in thc price? of nccutarits.. Ineyitaibly^ product? iaorcaso in prices je?ier?/V^cauiiag!^9.Ht?ii^*a. j bly a necessity fur a further issue vi OoniVderate ! l?otcs, and tb'ereby-r,further desreiiation of the eurrtnoy, wisely JU? t and ebJeoiad to!th_e ?che3Si proposed'by thu Commissioner* at F.lchtaond. . Vfyf,there'ever manife?tod-bj a pooplo iu?b thorough abnegation of""?i;iashBef?,;i-suelf"~tt>fil srogard. of ga'h,^auchr devoted cDnstascy to xause tiffrotdom?. Virginia; .jtloriout old I mothef of StaUi, torn, lacerated, -jaa?gleel, al. -Jftifctn what light shall we;r?gard 'tho cendnct '? of thrCcmmiiaioner-f,Jin Cjrf?g their schedule ^SjpcW"at.such! exorbitant figures? Thwo par?e? are Agfjatrof tLe Ooyernment,'(wboW^^.ij^ acme, it ii-to improve tie .enrrenoy by - loVenug e^S?m.yot they, were dhliberhtely. .cou^eracling such purn.ose^by ofGojally declaring in efleet that ] tbe1?t?ency,waj worthies*. ,irW?E there) eyer a couotir-mmaged by such imbecility ia Officials I Tho wisdom an^patridUstn of/be people of Vir ginia however/regulajtd the octim^?f^?ie Com-, ' mtsntincr'B, tad Vd3uo"tl th? -sctfej?i?ri ?rfc* 0/ . ulictxt tai$7.'50 ptr iuth'ei-fbr the month of.JL-ag?*t, an?$b for? Stpt?iHhtr. Tint ha? bien d?Uf'hj.?* ..."t/nri of that St'tttr. which .i* trailed jtud-deto laUd, bg die eiiM-y, and which hOe lein the grund thea Ire ofa giganflcwid fervejout ivar for four j year*. p -.Mr.:TBSN&.oi'?'-ioT iobslMCO' injexme nt, that it i? tho pocile'alone, who can regulate the CUfMff oy. ...The'effort? <Z ?ny one man, ir(th'e peculUut '^fjwa?on and condition of this country, ore una Tailing to carry on a war of euch, magnitude aa IbU itt which the. Confederacy ia engaged. Tho piopleju11*' essuma the burden themselves. They mnit'oo-operate, attd~ that heartily with Ibeir government, in-placing thc finances of the coun try epon a sure"footing: It.?. c?/y tieccstory far ?.e producing dan in the country to iiiakt the v.oce, Oiid all other clatte* munt follow. It il only-ae cesBary.for some prom??ont and influential cHiie? among tba former : cla?sr who ? not afraid "ol loiiag hf?-popularity, e?d who love? hla country t^r than-hlm*elf, . to take the initiative, and '$n will rally urbutld him, ie- advaatlng-tba .|^utio whlcti.be may cohaaerete .hil $r*r 1-?^^?i?es. Can UK such'niau ba found i Ji^^i^M Will the-people .of our " ' ? with tho fiori?tti .?^?l^t?^^?1^ {l'a ??t?^hwrl0??j^ t*-j faut1- to safety?,'' ?i?t them then respond ia {' pi^ctiat.Vthe farme?? of Ito^gW.:m, and fal ld hcai the-^A-ica ?^?td. $ *> **** if fbi Confederacy v l?ritW as 'A-S?t??fiB ??rcessf al -trial ?f ibis ? ; ailure, io over, thirty ASfflg* ' ff?pBgd' af tbe/Generat 'ir Gs"., the result W8SMDrims?| all, hui iatbree of 'jem ii mended ia : tl Half an ir ed ipa^xyjani,?.? Uad^e? *rett pentiney is applied aroandj jtbe.Gl lower P?rt of:ibecb^?.|b,w "" and ??e o?taide clothing,. ' Ire's." When tlrere ts a ^ return of th* par?iys^ fourteenth diy* the ?pj^li^'^onj^^^?^^'' ?ixRRir.r, ea the ,18t??o.?t???r'?'ti?bMo^i^i?. tte bride's firtb?r,:by. Kav.tJ?tS?M?tbew*, Cerpi; Miss MAGGIE.h?V.:i?AM^ Eamuel, Esq.,-ill'Vf Ith?s.DIsj?rieL-' '?'^ J?AE?ren, oa;T?Br^?y-?vigi?p, ?he IStb inst., ??ABEIET EYBKA?rD, ??i;*f this' District :.\ ' >'OK TAX :co?i^^^?^ ? . _Wo. novo-.been aathqriz^ jij^Ta^/ftieaditaf . C?pu THEOS. fo.ani^imjBjs tint t tau- . did?t? fer re-elcctiou.ia^a-OlK?nf.-lfax'CfcfWi*'- " Ur f?r Edgefield BiitrMat ^'?vJ/?\T?i ?Icjrt?W in October next. . ' Aug 31 ? ' ' V-'; te-!N- --' ,33; nrtEtfDEBS.bis Pin JL' ' to^he'commnoh Offce and Residual ta, tieorgia. ' Aug 31 ' - " SJCRVICES Wrjrpry.. SfcsStrest, ?ligal nniiE E XER?-?S ES? oil ^N?S> arcCi.?Kv - A. TpC?*^ ' SCU?pIT w'iU be ? ' mnmod o* Alo?day/ tb* ?th"Sspt?bor i Raitt of Tuition. ? <'? , First Class,v..":?i...'.-.?...-.;.i*lS?W;.'?-. k Second C?es?,. WW ; Third Clrt?,;...,..i^sS?*t??^. A'eg':Sl . H LKelC, Warr?u Bloc?r Aastt^?'"^?it: BUY A??> SELL/OH. ?O^MISSlOjST..; . COIRON A?H) ER?D?CE. Apgus|?tA?g31, 4 iL AKstntoj<fl-*!tU?^L,, ?L ibis Rb?iiusat, hiifc?ta^ir-fcort iof? ttuj? or send on ?e^t5f?c*t?$ t^ their^uabUi^ i-fM?Hf wiso they will Va ?*?MVW?)i*i*njf?t? . Liiul^Comaundiag Coa^t?j. -" Aug 52 ; ,lt_' . '3? litfield ViB X a?sen?iiiu thr,P?fcl?a.naxt 3d Sept SM roU THU' Wi*U?d **Ylt A. M. P?nolu?l s t?en?ijat*^?"t?4,li>W*, To coidgleto tao.crg*?l?a?oB ?a?r*5rilL?? ist?j au election ?t that.t?uis for ?isa?d' 3d Lieuten ants of isJd.flqmpaoy; The-j>cn-.C?ai?uIs?i(rB?d Officers ?rill ?Iso be appoihtUWthat d?y? - : '.' Betnoaioe sbleto Shoulder^?Vw**?l "&H te attend:' Our bornes aud . fi?ir?d<s:ire-?hTettfencd, : ovgaaiztfion. Itt ?ach men d? hi?-di Hill ;b?.JrelL By O) der Aug 3?. .?;-><ar. M. FRiitSilER, C???t 3? J-^^^ ftcsiaid-ad?rgeH?pply of LIGHT SHIRTING ; ?.? & c. - e; bf Edgefiild, Ab?? WhiohT offert ville and Bar^Vn^^^^ ?T ?E? P?fCE$, Muasses, Lard, . andi Will' ?iTa'M''^"'d'-b's4,ii^Ui-f? any Fss?tory.in the.Coufoderaoy. ' " % %~ AMMO*. Bar??Ntrg(. Av?8^2 . 1? . . . 35 .... two Kegra men, WES3^dr Bltt, _ to?crably dirk csrop?estod. 4^orMrtieu?ar m Wk*. or scars rece?leciedon B?tb?r?ftk'?nw They ??"u both write, and-it.;!*. p.OM?b??^tfraj|vtt?y?ay ba: passing ihcmse?vflfcm Aiigasjiif ^.jg*1* ^3"}^. ,l very ?oil x'n'?w? abbat Edgefil)dlC. JH., ?Bw |diarg*ad-'Au'gu?t*. They, riHsed by .?r. David JJarrU. I will pay'a baudssm? rewaMFfor tte appre hension of bc??4>ralfh?r oi???td- ?i?gTeB|. T J?md^t#AD$ST. . :-. Aug^r^y 3t?..;,:-, .,.y . ". Notifi?. !. r SjrrERS wni-brapplsc^Ho%.m&d;? st the next littlng.of Ht Legislature-, to.?ave Shatter ^field re-mrveyed and iniorporalid, ?nd na^ed T WILL BA-RTEB' good brow?y?Od?E'^r ^ACON-I Pound -ar Sugar if ??$>* . jp'SOM- tbi Snj?^ li 3$ $?200 Be^SM. v WIL'L'givo Tire Huadi^;B^B*rs raward ft? 1 upprabensitm ?f ay boy PB??B? H* is? gocd locking aiuiaUo, "about t?S.jitara oH ?ni about 5 feet 10 inches : high? 'wei f\* aboai-14? poflisds, Ass' Ttry tandsome'' ttttk!.*!"*- '**W black beard, and polite sad Slvrl ssbj^ s^to^e., ? bate tesson?-for. btUiVl?f-io is tank ; ' way - d?esatis Bidge, S. C. AujfSl Kj ad-' ? -: A E. W. SETB?L3. et . . sa .. * ^TlL'Bartsr SArLT fer S^SfcllSWyAi 4 tae'r*^ ?? t wo pounds Salt fov eae york. A*;AvQLOvBjai j.v.A-ir -j_:- ? 55 Factory . BUNCHES CO?TO?? ' und ?or'ealu .at 3educed a ppLICA???tfTil? il, tiea^tL?iliU*-' M:-johi