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? *' . ' . * .?,>*/. ' ' . ' ? E^L'K'GBIST-lPr?i?rio:OT3 iamtiB Htbs^tr: jJ :folittra!;.. ??H ^gnarffa^ . ~ ~~ ! ~ , ' = ' - "- ' ' :'... - t,- * " '' " " rT'f". VOLUME 10. TORKVILLE, iSOUTH CiEOLINA, WEDIESRAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26,-1864. ; Letter from, the Secretary of the , Tfeaswy. ; A meeting of the Commissioners of tite Stateewf Sooth Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,. Florida, Mississippi and Tennessee, was oonTened by order of the Seoretary of War, at Montgomery, Ala., on the 20th nil, to fix prioee nnder the impressment laws, and for mntaial oonferenoe with a view to uniformity of prices between the several States _ ?prioee just to the Government and the thepeople. The following letter from the Secretaryof the Treasury was addressed to the Com* znismoneiB. It gives a very concise view of the financial condition of the Con federate Government, tnd we think oar readers will dn waif to raadit carefollv and adopt its suggestions: . - . Treasury Dip't C. S. America, * Riohmond, Sept. 3,1864. To the Commissioners of PriSes'for the several States, Assembled in Convention at Montgomery^ Ala.i The Secretary of War having requested a general Convention of the Commissioners of the several States, to consider the practicability add expediency of uniform schedule of prices, I avail myself of the occasion to offer yon, with great respect and deferenoe, some remarks upon the important subject that is to engage your attention. The condition of the currenoy, .and the embarrassments resulting from. Its derange meat, tie well known to 'all. When gold sell* at twenty for ope as compared with Treasury notes, everybody understands that, the ourrenoy is depredated ; and when it is said that the government supplies are purchased with this depreciated currency, we all undented as well that the expenditures must neqpssarily be heavy. Bat these evils should not be allowed to go further. The ability of the government to oondnot the war to a successful jssgej and the happiness and welfare of our people after the war shall have terminated, are too deeply involved. And in the - fane lions conferred upon, you by Congress, seems to reside under the existing laws, the only powpr capable of intorposing a aheok to the? progV888 of depreciation. ;,v. ; Looking, then to the dimity of your office, aifi the momentous results depending upon your action, I have thought it my duty to communicate to you' every, information possessed by this department that may aid your judgment in the discharge of your important duties. One active cause of the depreciation is distrust of the Government securities; and I will endeavor to show that this distrust is without reasonable foundation. The entire public debt, funded and unfunded, was on the first of July last, about <1,250,000,000. The expenses from first July to 31st December,.; are estimated at about <325,000,000 - ? -ii ' . i Making an aggregate of <1,575,000,000 In this amount is included <250,000,000 of 4 per esnt. bonds to be issued in place of a like amount of our currency, * funded tinder act of February 17,1864; but a considerable portion of this sum will be turned into the Treasury, under the Tax act?or ^in Other words, the whole sum proposed by the taxation of the present year will be apnKmhlft to the redaction of this aaareaate of ?1,675,060,000: Let a liberal allowance however, be made opposite contingencies, ?tnd let the debt on the 1st of Janfcary, * 1365, be eefc down in round numbers at ?1,500,000,000. Let tbe war be supposed to continue, and in its progress add $500,000,000 mpre to the national debt, making the aggregate finally 62,000,000,000.? This would entail upon us an annnaMnterest Of ?140,000,000. . Why should our ability to bear this burden be doubted ? Before this war, it was alleged (aud in my opinion with great truth) that a earn fully as great as Ibis was annually paid in tribute to the Northern States. Why shonld it not be paid with equal ease to our owa government.by whom it will be vetitttied to m ia the payment of interest. Tfc mav be suDDosed bv some that the magnitude of the debt, in proportion to oar property, may lead to general* insolvency and bankruptoy. Let us examine the grounds of this possible apprehension. If a planter whose property before the war was worth $100,000, sells during its progress, wheat, corn, &o., to the value of $100,000, and take# government bonds for tthe amount, bow does it incusibe risk of being ruined ? And wluf ia true of one oitixen in this respect, or of one class, is equally true of the whole eommunity, The alarm must arise from inattention to the important consideration, that we are , selling to the government, year by year, only-the surplus of our annual productions. There is one w?y, however, in which the debt may be made oppressive, as the following transaction will Jihow. .The govern? --."J nn ana IMnuinil. 8300.000 for wqhb f/oauj vh vmv wv?w , certain supplies; and the party who received this sum bought with it, from a foreigner, $15,000 in gold, deliverable in England. With the $300,000 thas obtained, the foreigner then bought'an equal amount of government bonds, bearing 7 per cent, jper annum interest. It follows that at the end of this war, for 415,000 thus acquired bj the citizen, the -government will owe a debt of $300,000. The citizen will receive, annually, $1,050, interest; the government will pay, annually, $21,000. Had he, on the contrary, bought the bonds himself, the $21,000 annually ptud by the government would have been reoeived by pfife ef its own citizens, and the oountry, as a whole, would have been neither richer nor poorer. I would earnestly impress upon your consideration, that when traced through all tbeir various ramifications, this ia at last the uniform resalt of every case in which supplies are sold to the government^ and properly of any description is bought with the money to the xohwion of gomajatnt securities, It should be borne in mind thatweliaveno commercial olass in this country; thet the banks have a limited capital of abotft ?60,000,000, and beyond this sum have no power to purchase government bonds.? The great mass of our citizens, then of every class, must combine, and take government securities, and nothing else, in exchange far treasury notes, or the public debt most infallibly go abroad. There is no single class of our own oitizens who have the power to purchase and hold$1,600,000,000 of bonds. The question,. then,. is .between public debt being taken by, oar. entire population of jell classes, or by foreigners-, la the manner-and on the terms already indicated. Judging from present indications, there will be ,no difficulty in finding parchasers for oar bond* among those who are sending them abroad. Shall they be allowed to go abroad ? There can be ,uo escape from the ultimate payment of *the debt; if held by foreigners, we could not evade it if we would ; if Held by our own people, we would not if we/couldj and under no cuoumstance, I trust, would a suggestion, so dishonorable, be gravely entertained. Id . the ,consideration of .this question, therefore, such an .apprehension as "this should be allowed no weight whatever.? Every man must take home to himself the oonviotion that, in proportion to his property, he is the debtor for his share of the national debt, and the question for him to determine is, whether he will hold (hat share of the debt himself or with a olear perception of the eonsequenees, he will permit it to be taken and held by foreigners. ' If it be true that the publio debt, must infallibly be paid; that every man'sproperty is bound for its proportionate share and that < all must pay taxes aocording to their wealth, ; to defray the annual interest", then it foHows that all are equally interested, in limiting, ths expenditures to the smallest possible sum ; and in: purchasing and holding the bonds that thus oonstitute a charge upon theirBtaies. . i. The expenditures depend in a great degree upon the priee you shall fix: to yon alone have Congress oonfided the power of exercising any control over wis queauon. And tbroDgh you maythose engaged in furnishing supplies to the government, and for the payment of who of - the public debt increased most easily and naturally learn, hew much* better they tire served, when your moderation in restraining the public .expenditures, oonfines within more prudent limits the mortgage upon your estates; and with how much greater safety they may themselves become the purchasers of these mortgages; then permit them' to pass into the hands of foreigners. The whole question, complicated as it may at first appear, is perfectly simple, and lies in a nutshell. Congress has ordered the following expenditures to be made, via: For pay of the army, v 875,000,000 For clothing, shoes,-material, transportation, &o., 125,000,000 For provisions for the army, 100,000,000 ? '1 J . < . 8800,000,000 I mi? . i j;, xney nave curecteu mese expeuuiturea to be paid (or in treasury notes, and in bertificates of indebtedness, bearing six per cent, interest and free from taxation; and for the security and ultimate- redemption of the treasury notes, they have provided .nontaxable six per cent, bonds, whioh they direot me to sell for treasuiy notes. You have now, before ybu the whole scheme of the currency, and of the government finances. . That these supplies should Q98t no more than the sum provided, depends of oonrse upon the prices; and the prices are to be regulated by you. - I have endeavored, to show that the best interest of every citizen consists ,in the establishment of moderate prices, bat. no argument seems to me as foroible-?8 a clear statement of the simple faots of the case.? This I have now endeavored to make. If we suppose the purohases to have been made, and the community to be in possession of the $300,000,000 of treasury^iotes, ho?^ nnaa^iAn in mill fltATi nOQU fVi m 1 VUV? UVAU kOy TTIU bUVJJf |JHDD ?Mvm from hand to hand, in exchange for property at extravagant prices, until they fall into the hands of foreigners, and are exchanged by them for Confederate bonds? or will every citizen take the government bonds bj$>se]?? 1 have endeavored to prove that our true interests consists in' following the latter course. HopiDg that you may ooncur in these views, and that your deliberations may result in promoting the .welfare of our suffering country, I remain; ^ottrYnoSt ob't serv't, ' . . 6. A. Trsnholm, Sao. of Treasury. . Impressment Prices. . The following list of leading artioles with their prices, have been agreed upon by the Commissioners of Impressments for the QiftUa PIam^ii fSr\r%ft* HavAltnt ftflhroifl UWWO U1 rivuun^ VVUVU VU4U**UWJ Alabama, Mississippi, slid Tennessee'. Bacon, sides, per lb 1.81.37 Bacon, hams....... ; 1.31 Baoon shoulders,...^ 1.25 Beef cattle, gross, per lb 26 Bi&ndy; per gal.... .U;.3.50 Com, shelled, per bushel 2.25 Corn, anshelled 2.13 Corn meal, per bush .*.2.25 Coffee, Rio, per lb....; ) 6 00 Candles, tallow, per lb ...1.48 Floor, superfine, per bbl 30.00 Flour, fine. .26.50 Fodder, baled, per cwt.. 2 25 Fodder, unbaled.. 2.05 Hogs;, fat, net, corn fed, per owt 75.00 Hogs, fefc, gross, corn fed ,,..60.00 Hogs, unfattodj gross 52.50 Hides, good dry, per lb ;.1.88 Hides, green.k 94 Horses, first elase. .750.00, Horses, second class 600.00 Horses, third class ...450.00 Iron, pig, No.1,2,3 per gross ton.,.,..110.00 Lard, per lb 1-31 Leather, harness, per lb 3.75 Leather) wlev,,,M.i.....,.,..?.?v?M..?3.75 - I . Leather, upper..........4.50 Molasses, Cuba oaxteper gal............6.00 tytolawes, Chinese^.....; .3.00 Mules,;lst elaes......7. 600.00 Mules, 2d class...........V.........>..625.00 Mules, 3d oliass...v.;-..J.376.0C Oats, sheaf, baled, per owt^i 1.88 Oats, unbaled.;?7;V";..s.'lX.f-.l-69 Oats, Bhelled, per bushel.........v.; 7.1.88 Pasturage, pOr head, 'per ni<5fltb...;...;1.5C Potatoes, Irish, ppf bushel.......;... .4,00 Potatoes, sweet. L.. 7.1.75 Peas,'per bushel of 60 lbs . f..8.0C Salt, per bushel of 50 lbs......,7.50 Soap, hard, p x?lb...''.IV.i../? Soap, soft'. Z. ; 37 Socks, wool, per pair..V......... .2 .OC Socks, cotton........ 11.40 Shoes,* army perpair .15.OC Sheep, Ibbafe'd, ^aoh.....^.....'.'......15.00 Shfiep, unsheared.. T..... .V.'. .20.00 Tallow, per lb 1.81 Wheat, 'clean; per bushel of450 lbs: 5.63 Whiskey; per gallon........ ; r.Tf. .8.60 Wool, washed, per lb>!.4.D0 Wool, unwashed .3.0C ' , A Letter from Bichmond. (Special Letter to the Editor of Ute Charlotte Times.] Mr. Button : His.Excellency, the President, has returned to the oapital much improved in health by his late trip,-and:in very good JB^rits,. which latter yon would infer'from the tone of his' speeches delivered in Augusta and Columbia. ' Whether he had time to stop - and addreeg the citizens of Charlotte on the interesting events of the day, I have not yet learned, .but 1 am sure, if circumstances permitted hint to do so, that you and your good'citizens would have witnessed hia' advent with pleasure, I and lingered on his wordc of enoouragement [ with satisfaofioh^nd delight. These progresses of the President, ~on his way to visit the army/and which carry him into and I through the hqart of the country, are, in time like the present, -very considerate on . ! * * v . . . o . ? Ma.part, ana well caioaiatea not onijcp impart increased enthusiasm to' our troops, bat to gratify the masses of oar people,, who are desirous to?see oar honored chieftain face to face,'to grasp himby the hand and gather Hia views upon the all engrossing questions of the war and'the prospects of the speedy consolidation of oar independence.. The Resident assures the people, every where, that we will achieve this great boon. "How many sacrifices it may take" be cannot tell, bat he "believes that ajust Gbd looks upon oar caase as holy, and that our enemy as iniquitous." Well, if Providence smiles upon our straggles,.we may be content. We shall be sure?as sure as there is a God in 'heaven, who deatorys and. builds up nations, to obtain victory in the end! A letter, as you are aware, has just been published, of Vice President Stephens, addressed to several gentlemen in the interior of the State of Georgia, who had solicited his views on the.neaoe movements of the day, and which will he read with thel deepest interest by all the admirers of that good and great man. While earnestly desirous of peace, the Yioe President "does not see that it is in his power or that of the gentlemen to whom his letter is.addressed, or that of any number of men in their position, to inaugurate any movement that will tend even to aid in bringing about so desirable a result." He approves of the spirit of the platform adopted by the late Chicago Contention, ohampions boldly the dootrine, of State jights and State sovereignty, as cou-: stitnting the "corner stone of American Independence, and approves of a convocation of the States, by the authority of the* two. Governments, to adjust existing differences, the action of thVbody to be subject to ratification or regulation by the States iu their primary assemblies. This letter is very Well timed, and will produce, I trust, a salutary influenoe upon the leaders of the peaoe party at the North, and who, if General McClellau is elected to the Presidency, will bo apt to give a favorable direction to the course of bis administration. I am glad to see that its emiuent author has proolaim* ic J1_ _ il L ed mmseir bo unreservecuy a luorougu going State Eights man, utterly opposed to the coercion of sovoreign States as practised by the Lincoln Government. What is this coercion sir, but treason of the direst 'sort ? Admitting for a moment, for the sake of argument, that the Union really.exists,* as that Government affirms, what is this levying of war upon certain States, belonging to the Union, but treason of the highest typqs ? .-And yet they would fain-stigmatise us, "who bow to the authority of the sovereign power, as traitors! . * r. *. * I "T ' /? The telegraph wires have just brought us joyfal news. ' Forrest has captured Altoona, taken four tnousand prisoners, and destroyed thirty miles of railroad in Sherman's rear. Sic itur ad aitra ! To day the Confederacy flourishes. A few more such victories, and the war is over. Sherman well whipped, we shall soon be able to withdraw our forces from Georgia, replenish our army in this region with vete?nn^ Tviolro n finish nf fl-rank and th? A OLIO; uwv4 auwav ? v. v. ??? whole of his infernal crew. 'r. " All is tjuiet op the lines We to day, and there is no prospect of ao immediate fight. Sheridan has been perpetrating many outrages in the Valley, particularly in the vicinity of Harrisonburg. Onr forces in Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia are prosecuting the war very sucpessfully and Vaughn's cavalry have added lately to their well earned laurels, on the borders of Virginia and Tennessee. Generals Breckinridge and Echols are actively at work, and performing capital service. The death of the gallant General Gregg, of Texas, has produced a profound sensation in this- community. He was buried with.militaty honors on" SumhjHast. Dr. Duncan delivered the funeral sermon, and was eloquent and impressive as- he is on all occasions. I have been dilatory with my letters of late, but intend to be punctual and regular hereafter. . Dsua. tl , . The Moefcin* of the Governors. i At a mefftiwg trf the Ctovernois of th# > States of Virginia/ N6rth Carolina, Sooth > Carolina, Georgia,Alabama and Mississippi, i "held in Augusts, Ga., on Monday, the 17th | r instant Gtxr. WM. Smiflv presiding, after I a fall,' fine and hartnouioffia consultation and f interchange of can noil, the following aihong ! other views wtoeekjjressed: * I Eetoived, That theredff nothing in the i present aspect of public affiwrs to cahse any i abatement of out zeal iff- the -prosecution of I the war to the accomplishment of a peace, I based on theindepdndetihe at the Confedei rate States. -Aid to gwaenoouragonwni to our brave soldiers in the field and to sirength> en the Confederate authorities in th e puri shit of this desirable end, wewrilb use. oar ) beet exertions to juufreaae th# effective force i' at orirarmiesv t--t .?* i Rctolvcd, That: the interests of -etch of : our States are. identical in-the present strug; gle for self-government, and wisdom and i trhe patriotism dictate that the military for. f ces of each* should aid the others against I intasion and subjugation, and forthispnr pose we will recommend- to our several Legislature to repeal all neb laws as prohibit the Exeoutivesfrom finding-theirforces beyond: their, respective limito, in order that they may render temporary service wherever most urgently required. Resolved,. That .whilst it is our ptu-pose' to use every exertion to increase the strength r and efficiency 0? our State and Confederate forces,we respectftillyaird earnestly request - fchafothe Confederate authorities will send to tlie field: every 'able bodied man without ex\ oeptiod, in any-of .the various departments, wbosajplace can be filled, by either disabled officere andBoHieirSj-semor ' reserves, or negroes; and dispense with- the' us# of all' ' provost and post guard, except in important: cities or localities where the presence of large bodies uf troops make them nefissary; and - with all passport agents upon railroads- not in the immediate vicinity'Of the armies, as : we "Consider these agents an anneoessary *n>, qoyance to good citizens, and of no possible benefit to the country. > -Resolved, That- wer recommend onr respective Legislatures to pass* stringent laws for the arrestand return to their 6on{m*bds of*11 desartefB and stragglers from the uon; federate armies.or State troops, and tKar is be made1 the special dnty/undefappropriato penalties, of il civil and military officers to arreet and deliver to the proper authorities all snob delinquents.. - 'r. x'. v* x And whereas, the public enemy having' proclaimed the freedom of oar slaves, are forcing into their- armies ths'able-bodied portion thereof, the more effectually to wage their cruel and bloody waragauurttis; there* fore, be it rwfet Resolved, That it is the trne policy and obvious duty of all slave owners timely to 1 remove-their slaves froni the line Of the en* emy's approach, and especially those able to bear arms; and when theyshdl fail'to do so that it should be inade the datj of the properauthorities to enforoe the perform-: soma -fViia jlnhi anil tn man tn'minh n*n. era all necessary assistance as far as practicable. " * 5 Resolved, Thtt the coarse of the enemy itTapprori ating our slaves who happen to fall into their hands to purposes of war "seems to justify a change 'of policy on our part; and whilst owners of slaves under the circumstances should freely yield them to their country, we recommend turour authorkies, under proper regulations, ta appropriate such part of them-th the publio' service as may he required. ' * Resolved, That the States hare the right to export such productions and to1 Import such supplies as'mray be necessary-for State use or for the comfort or support of their troops iu service, upon any vessel or vessels owned or chartered by.them; and that we request Congress at its next session to pass laws removing all restriotions which have been imposed by Confederate authority upon such exports or imports l?y the States. And lastly, we deem it not inappropriate to declare our firm and unalterable purpose, as we believe it to be that of our feilow-citiz'ens, to maintalD oar right of Self-government, to establish oar independence, and to uphold the rights and sovereignty of the States or to perish in the attempt. Resolved, That the Chairman 'be requested to send vi oopy of these resolutions to his Excellency President Davis, and also one , each to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to b? laid -before the respective bodies. . 4 " ? ? * The' Situation at" Atlanta.?A , prominent oitteen of Atlanta, who was tie- : tained there until Sunday last, makes the , following'statements"to-tie editor of.the ( Colnmbas Times, of the situation of affairs , at that point-: "He says that the Yankee , reports of large numbers of trains having arrived at that point loaded with supplies , are false; that only four through trains have ] arrived sinoe Wheeler started on his expe- | dition. The Yankee army has been oon- , solidated into three corps?commanded f respectively by Howard, Thomas and Slocam. The two first have' gone in the direction of Chattanooga. The last is in At- 1 lanta, closely guarded by Generaf lverson's cavalry, which captures or hills every Yan- kee who shows himself outside the trenches. 1 In addition to the loss of horses from star. 1 vation, many are dying from glanders-*?a 1 disease fatal and epidemio in its character." < The Sun, of the 13 th, says parties who left Atlanta on the ?th, report that the 1 Federals nave nothing but bard taok to eat, < that the whole of their army, except one ( oorps, have left the city, and that'ihey are^ ' very uneasy in reference to their situation, J No trains were arriying. They-say the stories relative to" the large quantity qf sup- ] plies having been stored in Atlanta are with- t out foundation; butf that Sherman's depot t of supplies had not treen moved from Vi- t ring's Station and Cartersville. . ] 1 ? If there has been no temptation, there 1 can be no merit; if there has been no strug- \ gle, these can be no yiototy. Ofcr Victory on last Thursday. The Richmond Whig gives a moat cbeejin account of .the Confederate victory below Richmond last Thursday, and scolds Gep.Xee a liltle 'for benig^modeej;. It is oertainly a/are fault, and we'^idk', upon the whole, the General ought to be excused. Great victories and modest claims go well iogkther. 'We copy the'.Mt/i article. '6or r$^s^r5r^J^?qtera^g? ^ ^ % Oh Friday morning, the 14th, t^ papers of this city published the'following ,<&. .. - r - * ?a. ; SV?U>"J> natch from Gen. Lee; ?*. C :?: : :t.. <H ' :j :>*>' ? , "HE^DQV^WS ^BMY N, Y.J .Ootowr' 18; 1884. At 7 a. m'. this' morning the enemy endeavored tosdvance between the1 Darbytown and Charles City roads, but waarerpoised in, eve9fatte^.;,;T^.jDQfllt?^n|k ons effort was made about 4 p. m., after which he withdreWi. leaving many deacfc ""w3*. This is all'ths commander affile alto, of Northern . Virginia haa to Bay of oueuf the mpBt through owtigationsioflipted upon an . enemy^in mod#^ djmea^a^ ?aatigaiwn.ji9t inferior in actual "detraction of Ufe^jjo fiiir as the' enemy is* concerned, anffifuite as remarkable for the^rfridi loss rOf*hh party inflicting it, as; ihat; #hieh.JPackenh&m suffered at .the hands of Andrew Jackson. 'Nowi we are not disposed to find fault with G,en. Lee upon any occcasion, feeling convinced' tKat--he'is5tohelrd^r^fS^hrfhe right than,we, ^ad. regarding^.him ^8 the person who of all others has dtrnwnoal fs;' the oan?, ^ | theless, .we do hlarne him for his modesty in ttisand s'lmilat'casesr" There is'no'ooca'sion-for him to exaggerafe-Mhat-we do/hot . desire, and we knew that if we did desueii ever bo maob, we should not be gratified? ; bftt i^opstaiqdy^uld jfeh.if i harm to come at least up to the truth, not tail snort or it, jor rear or exceeding ^ic. We are convinced thai" it is jolioy to gite asmuoh prominence impossible to oar victoria, on all occasions when .they oqcor. Even though, it cooled have no effect in enQotiraging oar people, wjjkioh it does to* re* markable "degree," itWouFd have ' that of oounteraoKn? in some sort,'the effect abroad , produced by-the-statements of the enemy. * -The battle of Thursday Has a great victory, instead of being inch a merely every day affair as the dispatch of Gcn^Lee might induce us to suppose it bad been. We Jbave not b&'cn gained a greater, daring the whole . war, If the slaughter of tb^enemyfcet a test of theeompleteneas of atriomph. .Oar own loss'was small. beyond. any ejamp{ewhioh we can call to nund, , except that of New Orleans in 1815, scaroely amounting to one Hundred, all told. ' The attempt of the ebemy was made upon a plan deliberately formed and. matured..' It was of a most for. midable cbaraoter, and he h*d no doubt of succeeding. All Tuesday night he was *; passing over troops from'the eouthaide, and all "day Wednesday was occupied "inbring- , ing them up to the position they were to ' occupy preparatory to: the assault* Early ' Thursday morning Tiea vy bodies of infan try moved up the Charles^ City road, whioh 1 formed the rieht of the eriemvU'and, simul- 1 taneously, a strong force" moved on tbe' ' Darbytown road, which was his extreme left. 1 The field of battle lay tafcween the two j roads. The advanceof tbj> enemybaving ^ been checked about two miles in front of oar main works/ he began to" doploy his forces 1 in the "neighborhood- tJf the Charles City : road.1- The battlf^begah'ltTo'eloek in the 1 morning, and did notierttinetasjuitil four 1 in tbenvening. It bore the same ttnva^yhjg *1 character tbronghont. The enemy attempted no manmuvre,' eitheV "by his wings or 1 centre. His strategy consisted in directing 1 heavy masses upon our breastworks, with 1 the desperate hope of breaking through 1 them, and capturing the men and guns.? 1 In every one of these attempts he was re- 1 pulsed with severe slaughter. Persons who c saw tbe fields of Wilderness, Spotsylvanitf * Courthouse, and Cold Harbor, declare that * they presented no more frightful picture of destruction than this field. The men made 8 drunk for the occasion, advanced, many of them with unloaded, guns, having been or- 8 via /?AnKf f A fwifl'f. frt fflA tlftVAnof t alone. Bat tbeir.hearts invariably failed them when they arrived within forty yards. Nothing coald brave the terrifie fire to 6 which they were exposed,' and * they gave 4 way, on each occasion, before they could be r got nearer to the goal. At last, about fonr ^ o'clock, they made a grand effort, and were ,? received with sooh a fire, that they broke * |nd fled in the wildest confhsion. Our vie- * tory was oompleete. They left 3ot only their ^ dead, but many of their wounded, also, iti oar hands. "We have heard no eatirnato made of the. D anemy's loss in this mont sanguinary conflict f' by any person having offioial authority j 11 but comparing it with Cold Harbor, we ^ ontertain no doubt that it numbered thdffsands in killed, Grounded and missing. 84 > * n .Filling up the Ranks.?A late order, g issaed from the office, of the Adjutant and Q [nspeotor Gaheral, orders the chiefs of the Bureau of Ordnance and of the Nitre Bu- u reau to turn over, without delay^)ne fifth of ia ill the force employed in their respective a( bureaux, including contractors and other tt jmployees. , oi This order will put into the field almost tt is many, men, if not more, thaa lyere pro- \v jured by the revocation of details of pro- b lucers?the whole number of men who have 01 seen detailed as farmers on this side of the Mississippi river being 4,485: The only objection to this order is that rs portion of it.whioh says: "Three days are a illowed for- the exeoution of this order af- it ;er its receptioa at any post or station of ai ;he different departments." This time will T >e too short to prevent iuconvenienoe to the ai public service firom the sudden cessation Qf ai abor and the inability of contractors to w lyind up their affairs. jt Rkbmwui ZKtpatob, *:si i>ivuuea warxare. The followingdespatch from the Yankee General Sheridan gives an official aocount of the kirld of warfare oar enemies are now waging against- xvs. ' We commend it to Soathern reconstnwtionists andpeeoe men. Let them pat it in their pipe end smoke it -J- -> i' "Woodstock, Ga.*, Ootober 7?9 p. m.?r Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant: I hate the 'honor to report my command at this point to-night. ^1 oommeneed moving baek from Port Republic, Mount Crawford, Bridgewater and Harrisonburg yesterday, morniDg. The grain and forage in advance of these points bad previously been destroyed.-1 ^ ^>T'' -t * ' 'f <u'J j J ... In moving hack to ithse point, the whole ooanfry from the Bj|oe Ridge to , the North Mountain has been rendered untenable for a rebel army. ' ' * ^ I have destroyed over two thooaand barns filled Vith wheat arid hay, and fermingimplement; pverjteven^fmil^, fiUgji>ith flow my over four neraof stock, and have killed and issued tcr the troops - not less than three thodaah'd Sheep; - - **' * This destruction embraces tho Loray Valley, and Xit^e Sort Valley,V^gel^ea thie . A'Jarge number .oPhoirses h^ve been obtained/* prope? estimate of which I canifbt nbWmake. < ^ ? "... ; Lieut- John R. Meigs, my epginee^joft. nearDayton."' For this atrocious^ act, alt me nouses wuuiu an ares or uve miies were Sinde I caibe into die Valley. from Bxr* par's Ferry, every train,-nerygm^U .party and. ewgr.stnaslat.Ius bjen bmhwtawked by the people, many of whom have protec-; tiofe^papeTs from ''commanders who have toeta mtBbrto-'in Vdfoejri^ H& % It ife >; t The people Fete are getting *i& of thewar. .Heretofore, they.basc pad^no reason, to complain, because they have been, living in gfeat abundance. M . I have not beenlbiioyrod^by the enemy to this point, with the exoeption of a small force of rebel cavalry that showed themselves some distance behind my rear guard t8nd?y. >* % IA' party of one hiradieiLuf the.8th Ohio qavalr* wbi$ Ityjl^ioned attbe bjidge over Ae Norths Bbeqandoah, npar Mount Jackson, was attacked by MdN?" wittt seventeen men, 'while they 'were asleep, and the wh&Ie party dispersed or captured. y\ think they will alj turn qp. I learn that fifty-six ol them, had reached Winchester. McNeill was mortally wounded and fell into our hands.* This was fortpnate, as he Wu the inbflt daring and dangerous of all the boshwhaokers in this section' of the country. ? . P, H. SHERU),AN, -\ Mafor-tjenend.' IteiB&fcs; *r " iNitoisTritG PatoaxEDiNos A*CAMP Lee-?Noble Conduct op the Virginia Recruits?They Waive .the Mimcal boards'and volunteer for-the fray. --The influx of so many, thousand con wript Virginians underlie recent order revoking details tfrtonghout the State and the Confederate States, has imposed a dutyup30 the two medical examining boards, sitting at the oamp of instruction near Richmond, (CampT Lee) that could. not hare been discharged by the^ ordinary process of ndiridnal'-or personal - e&m^mtiah .in an bandied days. About thirty i^ the utmost aomber of "snoh examinations that can b$, made daily, and thna in the present urgent emergency and *" demand for men to fill op the fanks-of thearay; the%inter wotdd be gone amd. .Richmond -and Virgtiua lost probably beforo.the medical examinations could be competed and the new lories sent bo the front.. This state of the ease was be-, coming a matter of serious embarrassment to the authorities, when Colonel Shields Mfint nnnn n hnnnv idea. whinh hainc Tirol ? -~rjv ?"H ???o r"w nulgated, met with great flavor among the ietaileU men, most of whonj though entitled o an examination, expressed a willingne? o fqrego it and enter the army at onoe, if General Lee was in pressing need of their ervioes. On Sunday, while the recruits were as* em bled, Col. Shields addressed them on he snbjeot, more in elaboration and detail han we have given it hete. He promised i o have them assigned immediately to Vir* ; ;inia regiments, from the first, reginflnt up j o the sixty first, ifjbey would waive their ] ight to an examination before the Medical < boards, where very few would have a chance ( f rejection. . General Lee, hffBaid, wmth , rant of stout hearted Virginians likethem-f j ranted r,them just now,* and perhaps, the j ite of Richmond and Virginia rpsta with { heir decision. j At the oonolnsion of Col. Shields' re- y larks, Jadge Moore, member of Congress j :om Kentuoky addressed the Virginians ? 1 stirring strains. Virginia had never yet ? iltered nor taken one baokward step in y lis struggle, and he knew none of her t jds would be reoreant in this, hour of her s eed and trial; when the Jasfc great strug- a le for liberty and indepepdenog was so e igh at hand- t At the conclusion of Judge Moore's relarks more than a thousand of the Virginms volunteered to enter the ranks immedi- t ;ely, waving medical examination, and a leir resolve was greeted with loud cheers C F applause an$ approbation. It is thought 1 lat the majority of the remaining recruits e ill imitate the noble example of their fa rothers, and ((statfd not upon the order of fa F their going, but go at once." C -7 l. ? ? a W&r 'The Alabama and Tennessee rivers ii dlroad runs from Selma to Bine Mountain, p distance of 135 miles. *Tt is the best road o i the Confederacy, kept in good condition id averages over twenty miles an hour.? he principal towns through whioh it pastes ( re Plantersville, Montevpllo, Columbiana t id Talladega. The capaoity of the road t ill be taxed* to the utmost, and it is a Bub- n sot of congratulation that everything is in v ?ehgo?donto v.* > : . % ' ? **- wm*m&?**$?& We are amused at lit liii|iiiilsl)WOTjj *' , is attiehodiy aowrflWBW?IN^ in favor of this toeaaore. The'ttimg^ui a$> iodependence^and attested aration from the. North. The country holdsSfcaaSo agf**oett MBTHW too- counsel.?ubmi?iolriKyr ? Hiev nrneafc from the enemv ? -For if Jithe . leaders of the .rejNjtoQg-.tb jw gfaea dition "of re-UQMnij the members of that c0Dw^fULjso te bility ' to carry on the' contestt . Sowetc? degrading to the- flouth nzay ba flstaSMpfc ^now^Im but if it ?b ever to and well 1br ua, lt irifl My h fa oo&tm*d thii atone; m^r briDg ptr e'HeCliea to snob' terms as no Soathefcdrheedt>U?h #?Vr 'fa> tiy ^^pP.- "* ADJ^ an6 -* . } '. t Richmond, Oe?.;I4,18h4cu. ^ Ord**$o.^ i%Jgfctflw* several States. wilL Witlwotr delay, select and send officers, one to each Congressional inspection, forward to the GtaitfrtMn?* tnanent disability, and such persons assigneel to light dnty, as in his judgment appear likely to be Adjudged qualified for service. All sueh as my, upon examination, be pronounced by select Medical Boards bo quali-. fied, will bo assigned to dntyin the $eloL-,~ The inspector of conscription may be ohhrged with thisadditional doty irrthe il^ semw of other suitable officers. By order: S. COOPEB, 1 Adjutant and Inspector General. *. Adj't and insp'r (Ten's Ojetloe, \ Atichmond, Got 13,1861. j General Order* No. 81. ***& * II. Paragraph I, General Orders, ^No. .. 77", (current aeries) is amended by the insertion of "in the service of the Govern- * ment," between the wordA"eifipIoye?P and "as artizans," &c. ,By order. . [Signed]. S. COOPEB, -Adjutant and Insneotor General. . -' * vi * . - ? V* - ' < ! t A Wab Inoidsn^.?Only ywkejdftywef passed through one of the, Departments of ; the Government on; a matter of business, and noticed a, refined daughter of a Virgin- ' ia family basily poring over a large ledger, and tbosfilling the plaoO of some able bodied man gpne to the field. We allude to her especially, because, three yean ago*' when passing through a hospital in be^uaave city, wherejthefe were a large number )f sTot"and dying, yro saw her n?rsingand * ministering to the wants of a poor, itflour, feeble North Qaroliaia^; who^Tainog hisfe lelf upon his elbow, asked bpr .to sing Mm*, i "hime." With no excase, or care for what others thought, but thinking only of gratifying the wish of a sick Confederate loldier, for from home andjoved ones,, she lang a plaintive song of Zion, and though ve have heard oftimea better voices and nnas with more melodv. never did music - -f m ieem sweeter. .When she finished," the' oldier, we thought, looked better, end .hit ' ye, brightened by disease, seemed to ssy o her, God bleSs yoiL? Whig. > > -v Govs. Vanoe and Smith.?These dis- v inguished gentlemen! reached here yesterlay on their return from the Convention of . Governors. They were both apparency. Lopefal. Gov. Vance said things were noooraging in Georgia, that 'Geo. Hood. las taken 12,000 prisoners in fights' since ie oommenoed his move in-Sfieansn's ?*? rov. Smith sqjourned here afew boon, waiting the Piedmont train. He lK lpok^ ag quite well for one of his age as d speared' as vivacious as a youth of twentyne years.?Greensboro Citizen, Oct. 22. -TT 1 My Deserters, &o., whooome from Gen. grant's army, all testify that it has votod . Be Linoofn ticket. The trick was done bus: The officers* circulated" among the ion the promise that (dMrho voted the tight my should have thirty days' ftrlough as IS winter set in. .#S? ?ro n-.L