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YOLUME10'. ' . IOEKTILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1864. . NUMBER 44
From tba Daily South Carolinian.
Our Arm^ Correspondence.
Jacksonville, Ala., Ootober 16,1864.
I do not now precisely remember at what
point my last letter left the army of Geo.
Hood, bat theAtory of his extraordinary
. movement is so interesting that pordons
of it repeated will be read with aridity
by your readers.
After the unfortunate attack upon Altoona
by French's division, of Stewart's corps,
in. whioh that rash and preoipit&to bat gallant
General had 900 men killed, wonnded
and captared, the army obliqued to the left;
left. Rome to the right, and did not again
?Erik? ih? railroad until it reached the vi
cinity of Dalton. Here Geo. Hood attacked
?nd carried the enemy's work a, the town,
m|M and stores. The firstaimpressiona
' of this battle only are at hand, and no ef- j
fort at details would now be correct. From
thence oar army appears to have marched
back to Hesaca, ten miles, destroying the
railrbad; and, at the time I write, that place
is either in onr hands or closely invested. .
* There were two cavalry engagements near
Kome on Wednesday and Thursday, in
/ which Armistead's and Harrison's brigades
were engaged and defeated by a superior
force of the enemy. For the number of
? men engaged, onr loss Was very severe; bnt
we inflicted a heavy loss upon the enemy.
And this comprises all the fighting that has
takeu pleee recently. Oar reverses at Altoona
and Rome are two-fold more than
made np by the success* of the main army
at Dajton, and the effectual cutting of the
enemy's communication between Atlanta
and Chattanooga. We must have destroyed
afi of fifty miles of that railroad.
The march -of Gen. Hood's army from
Palmetto to Dalton has been very rapid?,
The distance is all of 140 mile9, which was
passed over in thirteen days. . It was the
intention of Gon. Sherman to so strongly
fortify Atlanta that a small garrison could
success fully resist a legion of assailants, to j
re-organize and recruit his army from the
nfV draft of 500,000, and when antumn
leaves were falling, maroh down the Macon
. and Western Railroad, and force our army
into Southwestern Georgia./ It was the im-1
pression among all his subalterns that he
would winter in Macon, and there either
diotate peace, or in the spring take the field j
for farther aggressive movements. His
plans were not all matured, however, else
there was some difference betwixt him and
Lincoln; for he left his army and went to
"Washington for the purpose of consultation.
He was either there or on the road when
Gen. Hood struck his rear just above MaWhether
Sherman has the transportation j
* and the rations to make a move to the rear
of Hood, will be determined in the fature.
Of one thing for a certainty, Gen. Hood
has thrown everything upon the tarn of a
single die. If he is successful, all Northern
Georgia will be eleared of the enemy,
and the situation reversed baok to what it
was when Johnston retreated from Dalton.
. If otherwise, let conjecture say the rest.
The oonntry in all this region around a
- .1 rt . v rrn i!t -
boat istbe poorest in toe ooacn. -low utile
town has, no doubt, more, life in it than
ww ever known before'. Heavy army wagons,
artillery, and men belonging- to all
branches of the service, are crowding through
the narrow and hadly laid off streets. No
dosbt, the old oitizens are startled from
their customary ease and indolence, by all
this stir and noise, and will hail the day
when war's rude alarms die away and will
be heard no more forever.
It.ia surrounded by mountains, "rockribbed
and ancient as the son," and 'populated
by a people primitive in all their
ideas and habits. Bat the mountains abound
in iron ore and ooal mines, which are
extensively worked by men of wealth, from
Selma and Mobile.
The Selma .and Borne Bail road is completed
to Blue Mountain, a distance of one
hundred and ten miles, aod the rest of the
road; fifty miles, is all graded and ready for
the iron. It would have .long sinoe been
* _ ' completed had it not been for this war.?
Let us hope that this extensive scope' of
country, now so poor and worthless, will,
nnder the benign influence of internal improvements,
freedom from Yankee role, and
the blessings of independence, will soon
appear as if it had come from the regenerating
hand of the Creator. \
Bat if we lose the great stake for which
we -are now contending'," with the skill of
ths 3axon and the ooorage of the Indian,
these moootains wiil become the"fastnesses
of oar best born ohildren, from which $bey
, , will sally forth ever and anon, and strike a
maolyblow for freedom and for fame.
STANHOPE.
Jacksonville, Ala., October 17,1864.
?Events crowd so thick and fast, that it is
difficult indeed jo distinguish them one from
the. other, and still forward?Northward,
onward?goes the army of Tennessee.
? The railroad from Big Shanty to Kinggold
is well destroyed. It is true, that'some
of the garrisons at intermediate points were
marohod around, but Dalton, Tilton and several
other important points have been taken.
Gen. Hood reached the former place on
Thursday last, and demaoded ao unconditional
surrender, granting Col. Johnson Ave
minutes to haul down bis flag. The Colonel
begged for his negro garrison, that the;
would be treated as prisoners gf war?that
private property wonld be respected?that
officers should be paroled, &c?all of which
in oonsequenoe of his soldiers being our
slaves, was peremptorily refused, and at the
expiration of the five minutes, "the glorious
old flag" trailed in the dust and Southern
banners were unfurled*upon the forts and
upon the houses of Dalton. The negroes
were eight hundred in number, and the
white men two hundred and fifty, making
over one thousand in all. They were all
rigged oat in fall Yankee uniforms. The
darkies were at onoe stripped of their overooats
and boots by our boys, and pot to work
burning oross-ties and twisting rails. It
must hart beta twv days before that) when
Tilton, with three hundred and fifty prisonr|
ere, was take n.
As soon as Dalton fell, the army resumed J
the maroh towards Chattanooga^ and the last
heard from it, the right tested at Lafayette
and the left at Ringgold. It is not thought
however, that Chattanooga will be attaoked,
as General Hood is endeavoring to eoonomice
the lives of his soldiers qp' much as
possible in Northern Georgia, for the pur-,
pose of being more effective in our adjoin-!
ing State of Tennessee. The opinion is
universal that he will speedily oross that:
river at a point below Chattanooga and
mon/ili tnmr/?a Vadfivilln
UfdiVU bUITHtUU MWU T?a?w . ,
General Sherman won the reputation both
among his own people and oars, that he
was a great strategist; bat in the reoent oporation,
General Hood completely ont-generated
him. A division of cavalry under
Armistead, was sent tq Coosa, near Rome,
to which poiqfc it was known the Yankee
army was marohing for the purpose of intercepting
oars. Oar army had, however,
already passed NorthW When the oavalry'
came in sight, the Yankee army, thinking
it the advance of General Hood, deployed
in regular lines of battle, posted reserves,
flankers, threw np breastworks, eto. The
cavalry fooght and skirmished for two days
before their real strength was found out)
when the Yankee army advanced and routed
them, of course. But while they won
the victory over the little squadron, Hood
gained four days' maroh upon them, for they
were obliged to fall baok to Kingston) and
from thence go up the road.
It is to be regretted that General Hood's
army is so badly provided with blankets
and shoes in this extraordinary movement.
Whole regiments are barofooted, while blankets
with any of the men is rather the exception
than the rule. And there are some
regiments who have not been paid in fifteen
months! . Of course, then, the men have
nothing in the way of money, with whioh
to purchase clothing themselves." There
are many hundreds of men here and in
camp at Bind Mountain, for the want of
proper outfits. They are full of enthusiasm
and anxious to join the advancing army,
but are kept baek by the cause indicated.
The wind is already cold and chilling in
these mountains, and unless the country
promptly forwards these supplies, or Gen.
Hood goes into Tennessee and Kentucky
and captures them, there will be great suffering
among his troops.
. But there can be no exouse for the Government
in not paying off the men. ' The
nfRnara man nil nnq? dnir. the detailed
VUIVWIW ?*** VM |TVW* Tmwjj ? ?
mea at home, the oontraotors, the qnastermasiers;
in fact, everybody save the poor
! soldier in the ranks, .re promptly paid. It
is enough to arouse the indignation of the
whole oonntry. Bat there is not a murmur
among these immortal heroes. They press
forward to danger and to liberty hatless,
coatleaa, bootless, moneyless, ready to endure
all, and to brave all, for the sake of a more
blessod boon than all these?Liberty !
STANHOPE.
Address of Gen. Beauregard.
The Mississippian. is indebted to the polite
attention of a friend Jior the following
patriotio address of Gen. Beauregard, delivered
on taking command of this department:
Ud'qrs Military Biv. op the West, t
Octoher 17 th, 1864. y
In assuming command, at this critical
juncture, of the Military Division of the
West, I appeal to my countrymen of ail
; classes end sections, for their generous support
and oonfidenoe. ^ *
jLu u&biguiug me i>u luio rrapvuoiuiu puaitiou*
the President of the Confederate
States has extended to me the assurance of
his earnest support jxthe Exeodtives of your
States meet me with similar expressions of
their devotion to our cause; the noble army
in the field, composed of brave men and
gallant officers, are no siraDgers to me, and
I know that they will do all that patriots
can aohieve.
Th&history of the past as written in the
blood of their oomrades bat foreshadows
the glorious future whioh lies before them.
Inspired by theBe bright promises of sueoess,
I make this appeal to the men and
women of my country, to lend me the aid
of their earnest and cordial oo-operation.?
i Unable to join in the bloody conflicts of the
field, they can do much to strengthen oar
caase, fill up oar ranks, encourage our soldiers,
inspire confidence, dispel gloom and
thus hasten on the day of our final sncoess
.and deliverance. - - -
The army of Sherman still defiantly holds
the city of Atlanta, he can and must be
driven frftm it. It is only for the good people
of Georgia and snrronnding States to
speak the word, and the work is done.
We have abundanoe of provisions, add
there are men enough in the country, liable
and able for service to accomplish the result.
To all sn<Jh, I earnestly appeal to report
promptly to their respective commands, and
let those who oannot go, see to it that none
remain at home who are able to etrike a
blow in this critical and decisive hour.
To those soldiers of the army, who ate
absent from their commands without leave,
I rfppeal in the name of their brave comrades,
with whom they have in the past so
often shared the privations of the camp and
the dangers of the battle-field, to return at
once to their doty. To all suoh as shall report.
to their respective commands in re*
sponse to this appeal, within the next thirty
days, an amnesty is hereby granted.
iVly appeal is to every one, of all classes
and conditions, to oome forward freely,
obeerfully, and with a good heart to the
work that lies before us. My
oountrymen! respond to this call as
yoa have don** in days that have passed,
I and with the blessing of a kind -and overruling
Providence, the enemy shall be driven
from your soil, the security of youT wives
and daughters from the insults and outrages
of a brutal foe, shall be established, soon to
be followed by a permanent and honorable
peace. The olaims of home and country
1 wife and children, raiting with the demand*
of hodor and patriotism, summon us to the
field ; we cannot, dare not, will not fail to
respond. .
Full of hope and confidence, I oeme to
join in jour .struggle, sharing jour privations,
and with jour brave and true men,
to strike the blow that shall bring success to
our armies, triumph to our cause, and peace
to our countrj.
* [Signed] ' G. T. BEAUREGARD,
Official : General. u
' Geo. Wm. Brent, Col. & A. A. G.
aim . . ~ . *
From General food's Army.
' A gentleman, who left the armj of Gen,
Hood last Saturday, the ZZd, writes qs trom
"on the care," giving. faller particnlara of
its recent movements than we have seen
elsewhere.. On that day it was passing
Gadsden, a small town on the western bank
of the.Coosa river, distant from Jacksonville,
Alabama, 21 miles, and from Gnn?
tersville, on the Tennessee river, 32 miles.
Each, corps halted a day at Gadsden to draw
shoes and clothing. Stewart's corps left
Gadsden on the 21st. instant, moving in the
direotion of Gnntersville. Cheatham's
corps was moving in the same direotion Sab*
nrday, and Lee's i corps had orders to move
at 2 o'nlook in the afternoon of the same
day.
. This army struck the Railroad in three
places,. jnst above Marietta, at Callioan, and
at Resaoa. More than thirty milesin all
were effeotually destroyed, and the garrisons
at Big.Shanty, Altoona Creek, Tilton and
Dalton were captured. ^ j
Gen. Jaokson had jast returned froopi a
raid on the railroad between Marietta and
Atlanta. He captnred a train of cars loaded
with Railroad iron, and cat the railroad.
The enemy were repairing the road above
Marietta. - * /
Our readers may rely upon these state.ments
as strictly trne. They indioate a
most important movement in the direction
of Middle Tennessee. Perhaps Nashville
is the objetot of General Hoods ambition.
Guardian.
From General Hood's Army..
We have no farther information of the
movements of General Hood's Army,,
(says the Southern Guardian, of the 29th
nit.) exoept that np to Monday morning
last, nothing had oconred to hinder the new
movement in progress, and the brightest
hopes were entertained at "theifront,-*
Upon starting, the troops were in fine
spirits, and fall of joyful anticipations as to
the prospeots before them. They were adj
j i? n 1? rr?j j I
I ortJHSUU uy ureueiaia uvuuj Licauicgaiu bum
Cheatham, the first of whom informed them
! that they were starting on a fifteen day's
mar oh, bot whither they were not informed.
A correspondent of the Colnmbas Sun
(23th,) after stating that- Generals Hood,
Beauregard, Dick Taylor, and Cheatham
had all said that the Army was going into
Tennessee adds:
The army, the people, both high and low
officers, the intelligent and the indisoreet,
all think the river will speedily be crossed,
and that a bold move will be made in the
direction of Nashville; Conjecture even
goes father and says that the" Cumberland
will be left in the rear, and the army"will
winter in the rioh and flowing land 'of Ken*
tucky; Every man in this department,
without a single exception, urges this movement.
The'exiles, the citizonrand'the soldiers
of those two Stated are perfcQtly frantio
with delight at the idea, and to disappoint
them would crush their .heartsland 1
leave their squla in sorrow.' J
" ' * ' <>>n -r
o New Plans?Possibly. - < .. ]
Lynohbarg, it would- appear, says the Examiner,
is absolutely necessary to Grant,
as without it he oau make ho way. The
people of the. North aregjowing restive and
uneasy, at his delay in securing Lynohburg,
whicbris the sine qnq non to tbe capture of
Richmond. New plans have oome to light)
which have been revealed to the New York
Mercury by "secret occurrences," whioh go
td show that the task of reducing the obstinate
little town has been confided to?-whom
does the reader suspect ? Why, no other
than Sherman, with his army of Tepneseee.
Hear how the Mercury prates about this
grand scheme. It should remember, how?
? 1 -1 1 -1L
ever, mat many & pian qi men aim mice mt ,
gangs aglee; - ,
General Grant's army in front of Peters- ,
burg and Richmond will make another ad-' j
vance : Sheridan will move dowp upon Gor- (
donsviile, and Sherman, with his victorious ,
legicAs, will swcop brilliantly and raeoess- |
fully through Southwestern Virginia against ,
Lynchburg. These combinations exhibit a
profound knowledge of the war on the part |
of Gen. Grant. j
' The Columbus Times states that desert- ]
ers in Florida, who came over to our side ,
during the week, report that nearly all of j
the enemy have left Jacksonville and St. ;
Johns, to reinforce Grant. . ' \
We have a report, says the Columbus \
Sun, that Grant has written to Washington ,
that he shall have to let go his hold unleBS (
htf is reinforced, and that he desired'that 1
Sherman might maintain his position at Atlanta
with as small a force as possible, and
send the remainder of his troops to Virginia.
i
Blockade Running?Vessels Fit- !
ting Out.?A London letter says:
Blockade running' and cotton speculation
are now among the precarious and .
extra hazardous employments qf oapital.
About forty steamers are engaged in the (
illicit traffic, and captures now are very
frequent.
I have just met a sea oaptaip who oomes (
direot from G-lasgow, and he tells me there (
are hundreds of steamers building and fit- ,
ting out in the Olyde and adjacent waters, ]
all to run the blookade. They "not as if (
the war was to last fornhe next five years.
He says every; ship builder in the Olyde j
has Gas lights in hk vara, and, with relays
of hands, work every hour of the twentyfour.
He tells me of one man?the old
and snooessful blockade funneT, T. S. Big- i
'bie?who starts four, new paddle steamers I
this weak. . li
From tbe Chester Standard.
The following communication is from a
native of Cheater?a gallant officer high in
oommand in the noble artny in the trenches
before Petersburg His praises of thejromen
of Cheater and Xork are not unmerited,
aa we are a daily wifaees.. But Ire
feel compelled to "call upon our'friehdsin
the country to increase their contributions,
otherwise we eannot sustain, the'enviable
reputation we have attained' in the army,
of being the true 'Soldiers' Home.' '
Friends of the soldier, who is battling
for your rights, send in supplies. They
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CUD UDDUOU nv?M v
taining and supporting OUT brave men cannot
be carried on without your aid.
TO THE WOMEN OF AND YpBK. "
Mr. < Editor : Jf??sr in.-the history of a
bloody war the soldier has richly merited
rite sympathy and good office* of his countrymen,
it is. in this fieroe struggle for Southern
Independence. His toils, his. perils
and his saorifioes. are great. His reward
should ?e freely, richly bestowed. It has
been to me a source of eminenf gratification
to hear.JHeavens biasing so frequently invoked
for the women of Chester and York
by so many brave, and sturdy veterans of
this. army. On every*hatad I hear them
mentioned in terms of praise and gratitude..
Though removed by the vioissitndee of
life from the place of my nativity, yet my
fondest recollections and dearest associations
cluster there. In dreams I revifit the
i?j .? I? u:?ik ..j ik.
lUUU Ui Uljr UilbU ?UU bUO DUCUCO VL UiJ uwjhood.
Were I still a dweller upon die hills
of Chester, I fain believe I could feeL 119
warmer interest in her. prosperity, and no
deeper concern for her honor and reputation
than I now feel. - It is, therefore, witft
emotions of pride and pleasure I hear that
the mothers and daughters of Chester and
York are not weary of well-doing; but are
now, as ever, foremost in illustrating the
patriotic devotion of the State to the pause,
of liberty. In rain or shine, heat or-cold,
by day and by night they are to be seen at
the Depot tenderly dressing the wounds, of
soldiers .whp have fought the good fight,
and bonntifully supplying thesiokaod hungry
with all the delioaoies that money, with
industry and taste oan furnish. Surgeons
of the army who have partaken of this wayRide
hnenitalitv have told me that ho more
beautiful spectacle is to bo witnessed in the
Confederacy, than the zealons attention bestowed
by the women npon the thons&nds of
invalid soldiers who pass the Chester Depot.
The orowds of these are never too large for
the supply, nor is the, train permitted to
pass until every wound is dressed and eyery
soldier fed. These suffering veterans go
on their way rejoicing;.'they >re retired
and re-animate^ with increased zeal for the
cause of freedom. This evidence of enthusiasm
among the women, this praotioal
exhibition of their 'high appreciation, of the
soldiers' difficulties oheer and eleotrify them
more than a volume of speeches, exhortations
or oongratnlatory orders. No one exoept
the soldier "himself knows and oan (ell
the good done the army .in this wsy- I can
assure the women of Chester and York that
their toil and painstaking are not in vain;
their kindness is not thrown away npon unworthy
objects. Like br^ad cast upon- th$
waters their good deeds are seen after
many days: seen in the waiving of hats and'
shouts of the soldiers as the cars' roll off,
seen in their oonntenances, beaming with
gratitude and glowing, with enthusiasm as
t , It-JL ji__i '
tney return- to meir pu?? 01 quioowu im
the sublime courage jiiaplayeoi npqn the
battle.field, and manifested in the prayers ^
sen t up by -ten thousand men who hive been
the recipients. of -their "kindness. We.are
told that none are too exalted for this noble
work, bat rich and poor vie with each other
in fashing it on. It is s&id that in on& instance
a General of oar army, passed that
way, and seeing a lady friend of bis among
the throng, remonstrated with her for being
in a plaoe not suitable for ladies. But to
such ad vioe-these sisters of mercy appropri- |
itely responded : 'We will not even argue i
such a question; our iustinots tell us better \
that/ Me thinks that offioer never shoul- <
tared a musket, netgr stood sentinel upon (
the watch towers of liberty koows nothing ]
of the soldier's sufferings, and has neither
the brain or the heart to appreciate their (
true nobility. It would v be well wW the i
ladies to send him to Columbia for .conscrip- j
tion and assignment to duty. We have an i
institution here at Petersburg called a mor- \
tar shell which sbould be. of great virtue in ,
modifying bis refined notions of decOrnm. i
A. few days in the tranches around Peters- i
Krur. in familiar nnnfanf with BoldifirS Would i
impfant ia him a grain of admiration of their j
real worth, and would fitly prepare him to '
appreciate and do'jostioe to a nice dinner <
from the hands of a beaatiM'woman'at the j
Depot of Chester. - With enlightened views i
of trpe gentility this valiant son of Mars, as i
the cars move oft, wonld be the first to step j
upon the platform, and with waiving hat, ]
ory, 'God bless the women of Chester and ?
Fork.' J. H. i
Trenohes near Petersburg, Oct. 18. j
Release op the Atlanta's Crew-.?
The relatives and friends, and the publio, (
will be gratified to learn that after a lohg j
imprisonment, the Captain and officers of
the ill fated steamer Atlanta, which was (
Daptnrednear Savannah manyimbnths since j
in a naval engagement, have at last been ,
exchanged, and that they have arrived io
the Confederacy. . j
If* : *
VGF A London professer Ieotured recently !
on adnlterations of food: He handed around
soffee, which was pronounced - excellent, 1
-* ?- - *rrnL-i '
then told the audience huh mey oaa ueeu
regaled with a mixture of brilockY Blood, 1
ohiokory, sheep's liver, dried and old coffee 1
grouds. He gave them porter, too, made 1
?f spirits of wine, gumarabic and burnt sugar.
J
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? Semmesleft Liverpool on the 13th, i
frith eight offioers and one. hundred man/ .1
to take command of the privateer Banger, -<
it Madeira. |,
A New Battery at the Bohlware House
--Our James Biver Fleet Bombarded.
The Boulware House,-it will be remembered
by our readers, is about a mile and j
three quarters lower down the river, ou the ,
North'side of the James, and Cbaffin's Bluff, ]
and about W half a mile due/North of the ,
"Grave-yard." It is built upon a hill, ;
wbioh is .a part of the ridge, whieh, run- (
ning parrallei With' the river, culminates in 1
Signal Hill. Sinoe the occupation of Bat- ;
tery Harrison, the Yankees have mad&this
a prominent pioket station; and on Wed- |
nesday, dot to the surprise of those who
had hflnn oiibthinir their movements, nn- i
masked a battery displaying five embrasures. ,
Whether they have other similar works eltending
Easterly, has not been yet ascertained,
as far as oar information goes.?
One of their gtma is a 100-poand Parrot.? '
On Saturday morning, at about 20 minutes
to 7, While a portion of the fleet was lying
in the reach above sad .below the "Grave- *
yard"?the Richmond, Opt. Maury, being <
lower down?this battery opened upon
them. The gun boat Hampton, Captain ']
Murdaugh, being nearest to Chaffin's was ,
soon under way and out of reaoh of its range <
before any damage was done. Several shells, J
however, passod over her. Her engineer j
presented a novel appearance, on a raw, frosty <
mornjpg, attired only in suoh garments as
are unmentionable in the presence of' la- "
dies. The gun boat Dcewry,. Lieut. Alex- i
ander. commanding, was lying about 500 ,
yards farther dowu stream, and was not con-' \
seauenflv, as fortunate, as one of the shells
strack one of her guil carriages, and explo
ded, wounding two of her men severely and j
giving three others very slight "scratches." t
The gan was not dismounted, and the in- j
jury to the carriage was mneh slighter than
under the oircumstances might have'been
expected." The Drewry,' we are gratified to
learn, sustained no other injury. The iron <
dad Frederickburg, Oapi. Bootes, had..her I
smoke stack considerably perforated and i
five men wounded. The Richmond had no 1
one hurt, though'under heavy fire. The i
Virginia, Commodore Mitohell's Bag ship, i
was equally. fortunate. . r I
Simultaneously with the-opening of the '
Boulware House baite/y, that at Signal 1
Hill oommenoed firing, andlhe two com- 1
bined, hurled shot, shell and bolts in the 1
? ?4 ?" ? 2 J il>A flMAAA itBA (
QHJ91 Xttpiu 0UUUC0S1UU, 1U1 tUC Djiavc v> vnv
hours, at the vessels- above named. Our
Battery Brooke (where located, the Yankees
can ascertain from Butler's observatory,
without aid from us,) became engaged
and gave them a specimen of Confederate
gunners, Our iron olads also gave them
an impromptu proof what manner of guns
Brooke contrives and our naval foundry
turns out?Richmond Whig, 21th.
. /
From'llie Richmond Wbfg October 94 th.
From the Valley.
Our information respecting the battle
near Cedar Creek, on Wednesday last, assures
us that one of the most brilliant victories
of the war had been gained by our
troops, but that in an evil hoar, when a portion
of our men were plundering the prop
crty they bad captured, a~small force of
Yankee cavalry appeared on our left flank,
it" rlmnloMM kn/ilr frioht shd thu wnrdn.
KUO piuuifuoio WUA www HW? v?*r?wj .
"we are flanked!" passed rapidly along the
line^ the left gave way, and the rest follow- 6
od, panic-ptrioken and demoralized, in a ^
moment. The enemy's infantry before them
was in no conditio?, and ire were without j
the. disposition,after tiTeir defeat of the t
morning, to attack, and, when the panic ,
seized upon onr men, were entirely innocent |
of being so much as acooinplices to the faot. (
The' victory of the enemy, if each an affair ,
can be dignified with a name whieh sag- ,{
gests the clash of arms aid* the glory of a j
gallant conflict, was achieved' solely by a ,
small and insignificant^ band of cavalry, t
which had donbtless accidentally gotten on t
oar flank, and might have been oaptared. j.
It was a great scare, whioh .resulted in a j i
great, temporary* disaster to- the rsiprale of 11
the army, the loss of twenty throe pieces of \
artillery and a few.stragglers. In the whole a
dayrs operations oar losses in killed, woundad'
and missing-?did not exceed eleven t
hundred. The enemy admit a loss of five e
thousand. The story heralded in the North- a
drn papers of "Sheridan arriving on the <
scene and "snatching viotory from defeat," I
is merely hnmbng. Sheridan arrived-near c
the scene of the baittle, bat neither he nor (
the best part of-his army were within sev- c
Sral miles of the "rebels^"' when-the latter t
took a notion that they were "flanked," I
Hid mizsied. Airttre captures maue oy lae ?
jnemy, weire effected by that baud of oaval- j
ry we have alluded to, and nobody else.--? a
The Federal infantry bad nothing to da
ffith.it. Sheridan and. they were, well off
themselves, chagrined with defeat' and dis- {
jomfiture, when the news came that the
"rebels were retreating." The attempt of 0
Sheridan to make a hero of himself, and to 0
pat ap this affair (disgraceful though it was *
to us) as the most magnificent v^otory. of V
the war, sufficiently.show him up as a*com- 8
plete military' charlatan. ,e
i - b
Dan'l. S. Pwi^indos.?Mr. Biokinson, v
)f New Ycfrk, a prominent war man, put
idmself on record in the following language : *
"No amount of force can ever maintain 0
the- Union," -ani "that all paper laws we
have are strength, force and power of the ^
Constitution. The army and navy, the tl
national legislature, and thejexeoative pow- t
ar of the Gpmnmeqt.ua not worth a single y
rush to oompel a single Scate tp remain one ^
hoar in the Confederacy longer than it %
jboose to remain." V v . _ y
The simple faofc is this, that.a monstrous *
ieoeption has been .practioed apoo the peo- a
pie by their so-called political .leaders, by
die -men whom they elevated to high.po- i
iitioah positions, and .who enjoyed their fai- e
test trartand confidence. It is about time e
the fraud was exposed, that the mask was fi
torn off,' and the Jettures. whioh mark this 1
unnatural strife, this fratricidal conflict, S
were expose to the-view of the whole world n
[a aU their hideous deformity. I
*
Georgia.
FROM THE FRONT. ' . ?
On Tuesday, Ootober 18, our army was
at Blue Pond, ia excellent marobing order
and fine spirits. Action was still the word,
bat in what direction general opinion indicated,
we will not state. Bine Pond, is
fortymilea from Jacksonville, on the old
stage road to G on tor's landing, on the
Tennessee, and twenty-six miles from the
latter point. . ..
The Tennessep was reported pretty high,
bat slowly falling.. "
General. Beauregard, with several thousand
reinforcements, was met fourteen miles
above Jacksonville.
The country through which the army has
passed has been completely devastated by
the Federals, and the people are suffering.
Rations were freely divided, momentarily
relievfl&g necessities, bat they have no prospect
of succor when the army moves away.
Heaves help them through the approaching
winter. " ~
The army has been well supplied with
rations and clothing thus far. The only
deficiency, complained of by the men was a
want of shoes/ The weather thus far has
been delightful, but the season should spur
the quartermaster's department to extraor-^
dioary exertions.
The new military telegraphic fine was
working to Coosa, Friday, and it is expected
to be oompleted to Blue Mountain and
Jacksonville in a few days. The poles are
already up to the terminus of the railroad.
The whereabouts of Sherman are not
precisely known. A portion of his army is
at Kingston. A large portion is thought
to be near Rome.. Spouts reports that hebimself
was in'Chattanooga on the l3th.
-j ?:?, wpu ?~??
Exemptions under the 'Meat Law.'
?Otoe hundred and' fourteen thousand example
from active service, each bonded to
furnish not less than fifteen hundred {goods
of bacon and fifteen hundred pounds of
fresh beef. Many. are under obligations
x> give two, three or fonr tinges that muoh
meat, bat we wish to m&kd a calculation at
the nribimnm figure1?114,000 multiplied
oj 1,500?-171,000,000 pounds?that for
the bacon; and a similar amount wonld be
the prodnot in fresh beef. Thus the Commissary-General
has now subject to his orier,
342,000,000 poundfbf beef and bacon.
Now, for u little caltnlation as to his
irants. Say we have 400,000 men in .the
leld to feed; allowing half a: pound of fcajon
to the ration, and a pound of fresh beef,.
mktMk ia Amviia na ah* t?An?sd nil) afliam
nrutvu iq .ekUAyiU) 00 uui uwpo nui autiuij
uy issuing bacon two days and beef one day,
ind in this way alternate the ration, Col.
Northrop has fall meat rations for twelve
hundred and eighty-two days, or until the
and of 1867. Besides this, the tithe is to
be counted, and' each surplus as can be
bonght. ; If tbere be sny truth in figures,
re are so strong in food, that we oan defy
;he Yankee for. all tiraato florae, if the conrnissary
department makes itself felt V
Why talk of the possibility o#armibg negroes,
when next April 114,000 arms-bearng
men nan be sent to Lee and Beauregard?
Dannot some one make an estimate of the
lumber of men necessary .for St^te officers,
[t does not appear that 86,000 is too many ?
deduce it tp figures, and let ns see if there
ire not 25,000 too many?Savannah Republican.
' ? .
< ?? ;
Bag* We desire to .tell the people of the
loath how to whip the Yankees, wind up
;he war and secure liberty.. This is our
il&u. Let every mop who has * loaf of.
iread or a hoecake divide it with his deaitute
neighbor, at a price upon, the jjpsia of
live and let lire ;" let the man of wealth
ifcop bis game of fortaoe making and busy
limself in supplying the wants of the needy
it moderate prices, or take a gun and* go
ilong into the army and fight for the proection
of his property an,d "precious" car>aas?this
will stop desertions from the arny;
cheer up the poor soldiers and nerve
he paralyzed arm. It will do more?it
rill whip out-the Yankees in sis weeks,
md secure peace.
And now we'll tell yon how to prolong
he war and bebome -abject slaves to the
o'emy. If you have wheat and corn,-Ac., i
taud by and see your noighbor perish soonir
than divide with him.- If, however, he
tegs yon into the notion to.sell him a little, .
barge him all he is'Worth or its Weight in
Confederate money for the article-. Yon
an force him to'pay this, fiimply by having
'nothing to spare"?and lest he may dislelieve
yon, hide yonr grain and bacon,
nd then "show him around." This will
. A. " . . <J. . .
nroloog the war, insure yotT subjugation,
,nd ?shpw joa up" ftJr a?"detn pttooi."
NorthCaeoltna Volunteer Navy
Company.?Ex.Governor, Morehead has
aken stock in thifl oompany to the amount
f $250,000. So far as. we can J earn, the
itizens of Mecklenbaigliave failedto take
n interest in this new and "promising enerprise.
The object of-the company, we <
re informed; is 'not' only to capture.the
Demy's vessels, and thns destroy his trade,
ut, should peaoe be declared, to engage ih
he carrying business. ' ^
A meeting of the stockholders, we learn;
rill bo held inJtaleigh, on Thursday, JOth
f November next.?Charlotte Bullcfo. 1
?-?. ' 1
The Raleigh <5on/ederate says that ;
Ihief Justice Pearson baa called a special <j
arm-of the. Supreme Court, to be held on <
K? 26th inst. to decide whether one who i
ras' under 50 yeare, wlfen the military, j
ill parsed, but has since arrived atthat |
ge, is bound to continue in the-said ser
joej *nd,?lso, whether* substitute, who j
ras over 50 when put in, is bound to serye; |
the principal goes back kfthe armyj !
.??r ' iJ''- 1
WHOMSAL? CONPI80ATI9?.?BmJP&d- j
ral judicial authorities at Memphis have
ommenced active operations for the eon*
scatioh of private property in fSafc clty.-^?he
^informations" filed -kf the* TJoited i
Itales district court, tip-to the 25th nit, ]
umbered, so far as.we have been able to 5
wra, twenty eigty, . ? fa z Ji
A Letter from BiohmoxuL
We 4ire indebted to a friend forthe aa;^
oezed extract from a letter written bywn
eminent'Clergyman residing in Ri&!feo&? .' '
under dnte of 19tb inatont.
* * "M.tterc h.te .'re
trying the faith and patienoe of
but it is ao all over Vlrginuu-gJoriope old
State, battered and scarred all over, yet defiant,
vigorous and hopefal. It ft wbr&jjlgRv. '
age of suffering to be a Virgima^T?#*^^live
in Virginia and share her", sorrows tod
trials is worth a World; that is one fftscfo I
do not leave. I want to live and dfe on
her boeom, God Mab-hfcri lOfVttHior
than ever, and I do not knowbuilnMtf yet go
into the tranche* and fight for her. . *
"Everything is looking bright for our
cause. A new spirit is taking hold-of* |
people in Virginia and they are flooldife to^r
the army by thousand*. > List-"Wsi^RflKjB **
twenty thousand. were received. On Saturday
last, at Camp. Lee, noar Richmond,
they had so many that a Medical examination
vfes impossible. The proposition was ~'
made to wajve the rights when
thousand stepped forward'and said;'<<send
ns on." Since then two nr,three "thontand ,'r.
more have waived their privilege ".
From the Soaur Watchman.
Ttx. Boyoe. '
A large public meeting in Columbia, at
which ill.; Boyoe was preeen,Cpaged rri^gjfr
lations condemning his coarse and
ing him to resign. If Mr. Boyoe no?logSE5"JP?
represents the views'of Ks cohstittjppt^ jjrS?>< s
presume he Will*not 'consent to retain.
seat in Congress. - ^Lhd We suggest that, in ^
justice to himsolf and tothe^Owij^- {
eional Disroot, he should resign forthjrW^? '*
end having vacated his seat and declaYeji. ~
his views, let him run kg^^lSfl^Mjjk
sires, for the same position. ' This will fairly
test the question; and if he \J
he can. then hold the pqiitirr ^
proaoh. Certainly, if the movbim^
vor of reconstruction, they haitf a MPjEWv *
a rebobstruetion representative.'* And if
the people .ore in favor of ztooftstnutfon,
tb(a/soanOT if is known the better. We are -Jin
favor of an open hand and a fair field,
on this as on every.other sobjeot. We hope
Mr. Boyee w31 submit the quesdon ^ on -. * ~
ballot bo*, and then abide the issue.
Tb* Conscript Borrau.-A ..Wd?
pondent cod)plains, and we think unjustly, '
that ?mnoh of the looseness With yhioh'
able-bodied men peismbwlatt ^Streets, is
dae to the inefficienoy of the (Conscript
Bureau." 80 tar aa the city of Columbia, ,
and the officers connected with this post,
.are ooDeerned, we take, exception' to the
charge. The duties of Majof Mellon anT : his
officers, and of the Enrolling ^offieer,
Lieutenant Benson, and hU.atafi, have,
ably and energetically.and folly.perfbrmei _
There is ecaroeJy a man in me eSttftiUUHl f
whose status has hot been defined ; not one;'
public docameDt which jpftseC him penhiB^
sioa to do so. Major Melton, as a repjeseu- _,.
tativo of the law, has done sU Chat.iajEmr-.
combent uponhfip, arid done it Hkb a gecp* .
tie man as he while the onerous duties of
the enrolliog officer have we believe been as conscientiously
and ably performed by
Whije we bays before adverted to ?w?e
of the oaosoe which per&it men, to roam
yvill, mid&r cover of bomb proofs, while the ' '
army is gtoaning for mow "metr, we b?e
never doubted that our oooseript Officers at
ligations which their respj3?i?
aible position.? Carolinian!
'" " ' ' : '
Refugees m Canada?The fohowlig W,
order- seems to have created* eiditet ?
meat among the. refugees ftoia Yaokeedqm
;L n...,)... - vShKSvBL,
* Headqoa^ibes, qvto&oj
September 21,1861.. .
Notice is hereby gtyeoto al! geraops from
the Federal States of America who have
taken refuge in Canada since the'first of
August, 1864, and are fit for the performance
of military duty; ,to report
ly to Captain H.Steabdpe, Wilfapj iHer'
Majesty's jeryioek at bis i^ademartjsrs, Clifton
House, Canada ^Vest, for eprollmwj?* "*
into the military service of Her Majesty's
Government. . '! * "a
"All-persons failing or refusing to comply
with this.order- will be subject to.summary
arrest,' fine and imprispnm&qiRefugees
and exiles* seeking the protection
of this Government must lend thrnr ai&w
to strengthen the Government gives
them protection.
Southern refugees are eaid to be comply., .
ing with the order, and'Yankees are making
for their homes. It should oattee our afc
thoritioa to reflect od their leniency'towards
unscathed,, while efery white male eiiea
is required to ,goto the .front?exemption
or do exemption-?detail or no detail. ^
the publication of a weekly ~ edition Of that paper;
lit will contaiS^eightpagee of-read-i
ing natter, the greater portion of whiph wj#T
of course be. devoted to. agriculture,but a f
sufficient space will also be given to army
inte! Hgence, Congressional proceedings &c.
Fanners and- iVmiltj' ViWfoiiiii generally
wiilfiDditataljwWe and intewettagjouw^
-ifeaBy -h. -Vf*
' The Consistant MiK.-One who itolareotUtoWUwuia
wta'WWe?01?kop?ful
then now, , that- Qwfc^U -he . falpa.
out of Virginia and W^n.oiiM the 0- _
bio Wlthiu thirlf.djB, and that MM Mid
independence ^ &e >y . 9i?&g* kfid
then turns round and aska ywt thirty dotlara
a bushel 'foecorn and nfaass OobAtofcM
ato money /or ' house rentr-iZafcvA J\o*
^ h ? jfatestrd