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YOfiKVILLEa S.'C. w^ine^YmraxyeTpgcGnEB^B a, tw. ~~ KSJW TERMS. ^ ^ ^ o ?o ** pa?"WW oft* line., for ?ch inwrtion.; longer ?ae? charged 4a jmportfcra. -Payment required In adOT^Soi^n Trlbatoa of Respect rated as advertise r^F^TTTrga-^;:" ....m ... K^'SfcoeseEty compels us, for a. season, to require Produce from Producers, in the District, for Subscriptions, Advertising and - " Bs^, To thoseof our frionds who have promised provisions, &c., for work done, It is earnestly desired that they come for" ward with some supplies, for we dod it impossible to subsist ,<m promisee alone. Printere must eat as well as others. ., mmrnis ; ~ Custom has sanctioned that Printers are " Jjtfjjfc entitled.to some recreation on Christmas week, and having faithfully endeavored to the preseatjear, no paper will be issned I from this Q??e nest week. The Enquires I Wednesday, 4th Jataiaiy, 1865. A plew g ant Christinas and a happy New Year to all. I ^ not published in the Columbia papers as done; tie letter of oar eeteemed oorrespondent having iailed lo come to hand in time i??e. n?? On Tuesday last Hon. A. G. MeGraih was elected Governor on the 6th Ballot.?; 3P6e Governor was formerly Judge of the United States District Cocrt for South Carina, and more recently of *faa Confederate Court He brings to the discharge of liia duties a well cultivated intellect and SB?,- rored the. interests of the State through I bite will receive bo detrhnenlh&i^lj^^j On the nme day Col. R. G. MeCaw, of our District, wifl elected Lieut. Governor, - on tbe first Ballot, without oppoflitiou. It is just three months to a day, since our Battalion left home, and though we have lost several from disease, we have .got along tolerably well, so far. There has been anenteral clearing out of measle cases from the hospital, those who were able to travel having been sent home to ' 'Chriatmal" A few still remain, but the general health ef the Camp is much better than it has been. . * ^tr ^. The exchange of prisoners is still going on?they are delivered in Charles-! ton harbor, instead of at Savannah, as heretofore. Though they are sent off a thousand at a time, we have new accessions daily, and just while writing, a number are passing our quarters on the ^way to the Stockade ; they were caprecently at Pocotaligo, and have MS 51 thus succeeded in gaining a foothold in -^he interior. It. is now understood that a stockade is being buHt on the South Carolina il^jtc'2LiLa K^SOuk rUlwrn^ia i* rouroou, cic*ru uiiicd uvivn to which point the prisoners remaining unexchanged will be removed, and the reserve* so# on to the front, as jfche mi. V- lifcia will r&rre them of any further guard duty. It is hoped by that time (some twenty days, it is said) our commanding oncers frill be at their posts, -i. '' ' // % - i as it w, we. are hke "sheep without a ^ shepherd," and it is hard< to tell from one day to another, who is in command. The Georgians are still lording it over ' "ns, but it is thought they will be relieved after a while. Gov. Brown certainly has some dse for them in his own. State?there is none for them .here, except to "keep out of hfrta's way, and sport gay uniforms, trade in greenbacks find Yankee jewelry, and drinking whiskey. As a consequence, late hours are I if ' * ' - . kept, and we have now a new feature in . guard mounting, at 3 o'clock, p. m. instead of in the morning, as has been ^Hreustom from time immemorial; the change produces great dissatisfaction among both officers and men, but it can f* ^bthw&tonger than some sober-minded men are placed in command. General Jfjnder did not stay with us long, but left a good many in his trail, who should be doing duty at the front, with guns on their shoulders. A company of "M. D's" can be. picked up at any hospital station, and we would call the attention of the war brokers to the fact. It is a source of regret among iw that the hospitality of our ffeHow-citizens at home should be called in Question ; that Yankee prisoners are Better treated in Yorkville than our own soldiers. A week ffinee, one of our men on his wiy home, with a sjck furlough, bad his leg hurt, and was left at the York depjjt until late in the evening, without assistance, until a good Samari. ten moved him in a hand-barrow to the hotel, and procured a night1 s lodging and ' ' 'l refreshments. The next morning arhis conveyance home by an old "hacker" for $25, a dollar a mile, bat at the end of the journey $50 was demanded, and paid! If this is not extortion, what is it. If this be the hospitality we meet with at home, what must we expect from strangers ! It is not necessary to name the party, he has been for sometimemarked by high professions and low pr%otices, which old age rather increases; miser-like. Still prowling,-relentless, and eager to save, Still grasping fcr oaM o? the bdtut oftbe pave. The near approach of the Christmas | holidays, though but little merriment [ can be expected at tins time, oas created quite a furor for furloughs, amohg both young and old. They had been suspended for twenty days, which time is near out, and as your correspondent expects to be with you in "afewdays," he would like to h$Ye company home. Many of our boys have not been home .for three months, and as they have withstood disease, a furlough home to see their sweethearts should reward ftiekn, especially,, as they pipy have to go into harder service op their return to duty. The scramble for the office of Governor will be over, before yon receive, this; whoever may be "the lucky man," the position, to be properly filled, will be one of great responsibility. The hand that is to guide the ship of State through the storm now threatening it, should be a sober and steady one; there should be no halting between two opin i6nsnbw,d>ut Jtih? 'tBazi' "oT- n?iire is re- j Quired, 011$ who. will take the responsi-j bility of putting im.the army the innu- j merable skulkers that infest the c&pitol; \ and with spirit and capacity to lead the troops oyer whioh he is Commander-in- j Chief. The man who can now claim exemption, from any cause, with the Yankees besieging Savannah and Pocotaligo, are unfit for any office, of either profit or truBt, and the sooner the State were rid of them the better. At thistime, every man should be in the field; i if they shrink now, their coward hearts' will more surely fail them, when the,' - -.ti i danger is at their own doors, ana neipless women and children oling to them for protection^ When' the history of this war is written, though many a brave ssoldier will only be numbered among Ihe "unrecorded dead," there should be a page or two reserved for those who slipped into soft places, and, Nero-like, fiddled while Rome was burning. The great names of the Revolution have, passed away, blood has degenerated, and time has created new names for the page ft history; let the broken down aristocracy who have gloried in the nameof their ancestors, remember the deeds they are now vainly called on to perform. Do they relish the picture ? E. FBOM SUXIirVAW'S ISLAND. December 12,1864. Messrs- Editors:?I stated to you in I my last letter, that the.truce would lastl a couple of weeks, and I am sure it: ie j no little gratification to the pebple of ^ ?ii. ??? i?AA?a fJ-nli Ar\s\A o^ ' UJLLU LUC ULVUpp ?round the harbor ; as they all used to get a taste of the Yankee spleen, once in a -while. To see the steamers plying back and forth to the city, with decks crowded with the exchanged prisoners, makes one feel as if the dove of peace had spread its wings over our beloved land oheemore. Everything.is so quiet Here that you would actually think there was no enemy near us, were it not for the piles of sand, so familiar to the eye, and such a dread to the enemy. 01& Sumter' stands qtii defiant to the last.? The troops of this Island are pnder marching orders, but where to> is only known to the powers that he. - 1Ye had quite a God-send here, on the 10th, in the shape of about 500 fibs of fish, of that rare, and long sofight for, - ? m 'L mi ,1 l . x. tisft, Trout, xne weacner nere was ierribk on the 8th, and drove the fish over the break waters, when our boys pouncedupcm them like so many hawks, as their rations gave out the day . before the storm set in. I have not heard of any casualties but the upsetting of a small boat, near Mount Pleasant, by which accident two women, whose names I could not learn, were drowned. Our tobacco ration,, we are told, is stopped; but I understand we are to get something else instead*?the boys say it must be red eye. More anon. Fair Play. From Hood's Army. Richmond, Deo. 15.?The following 1 tlwpMvu ,wwi?w(?iw? 1 "y n Headquarters Army of Tennessee, gix milks from Nashviuj:, Deo. 8, via Mobile 9.?Bon J. A. StddoTu?About 4 o'clock, p m., 80th nib, we attacked the enemy at Franklin, drove them from their f ?$Dtre line, of temporary works into their inner line, which they evaouated daring the night, leaving their dead and wounded in our possession, and jetre&ted to Nashville, closely pursned by our oavalry. We caDtured several stands of colore and about 1000 prisoners;. Oor troop^ fought Ssiemwd Trevm mem ^?cie! bnrne, Brig. Gens. "Williams, Adams, Gist, Strahl and Grs'nberry were killed; Maj. Gen. John-Brown, Brig. Gens. S. Carter, | Maniganlt, Queries, Cookerell and Scott, were wounded. Brig. Gen. Gordon, was ' captured. {Signed] J. B. HOOD, General I From Savannah?Fsfll of Fort MoAlis ' i *5^ '??>'>' X tFe loarn that the enemy made a demon-. stration cn Saving Tuesday land were repulsed. It is supposed to have been only a feeler, pat forth to ascertain our strength there. Gen.Hardee, in a dispatoh to Gen. Beauregard, dated Savannah, Tuesday, December 13th, reports everything working Well, and that in his opinion the enamy were endeavoring to reaoh the coast by Way of Genesis Point arfd Fort McAllister. Fort MoAllister is reported well garrisoned and I wall nrnvisraned. and has been ordered to hold ont to the last extremity. The enemy's fleet off Ossabaw Soui.d had largely increased. Arrangements have been made which, it is confidently believed,will interfere very materially with Shannon's progress toward the coast, if they do not check him altogether. Sherman has been disappointed'hi' not being able to erota the SavaniJah river into South Carolina _ end effect 0 junction with Foster's forces at Poeptaligo or Ohosawhatohie. He was, therefore, compelled to move down along tbe Qgeecfcee. All was quiet along the line of railroad yesterday?Courier, 15th. We have no very foU budget of intelligence from Savannah. Sherman seems, for the present, to have abandoned the direot attack on the oity, and appears to be turning his attention to the reduction of the outworks. ; . . We regret to annoanoe tbe fall of Fort McAllister. That post was oarifed early yesterday morning by assault, in whioh a heavy column of Sherman's best troops participated. It is believed that the enemy will next make a desperate effort to gain possession of Genesis Point. The news given above is perfeotly authen - jj a. tic, bat we nave neara no aewus ui too assault or of the casualties. Along the line of the Charleston and Sir vane ah milroad all oonUhawqoIet. Mercury, lbtK. We have little additional from Savannah. * The disaster at Fort MoAliater, announced in onr last issue, is folly confirmed. A thousand rumors were ^M^esterday? nono of them trnstwortby.' our. mind, however, the aspect of affairs about Savannah is not particularly cheering. Wheeler's cavalry is at Hardeeville. The enemy has construotecUwo batteries within range of the railroad near Coosawhat&ie, and continues to shell every passing train. Mercury, 16tA. .Many of the Confederate soldiers who Arrived here, as renortad elsewhere, left Fort Pnlaaki on Wednesday evening at a late hoar. They knew or hoard nothing of any late news from Sherman beyond a report that one of his couriers Fad reached Hilton Head. The Yankee papers seen by our men and aooonnts of Yankee officers and soldiers, confirm previous reports of unusually severe casualties on their side at Honey Hill and other attempts near the Charleston and Savannah Railroad.?Courier, 16tA. ^ Iu the present state of affairs, it is by no means an e?^ matter to obtain any trustworthy news from Savannah. We may, however, once for all, caution our readers against believing any .of the Jhousand and one rumors which are afloat daily upon our streets. Aa far ;?( we aw ai)ta. to teain, the report of tho evacnation of Savannah by our forces, so current jreisterciay, is altogether withont foundation. Gen. Beauregard left the city by the Savannah railroad yesterday morniDg. /Foster's batteries in the neighborhood of 'Tulafiny creek, near Ooosawhatohie, continne to shell, with great vigor, every train that passes the latter point. As yet, however, we have heafd of no.matprial damage done, otherwise all remains quiet along the line of the road.?Afercury, 17th. Siege of Charleston?saetii Day. The steamer Celt took down the harbor Friday forenoon, the balance of the Yankee prisoners doe on the present exohange. The number of Yankee prisoners delivered thus far, singe the commencement, in Savannah and Charleston harbor, is as follows; Privates, 10,665 j officers, 225, making a total of 10,910. The truce etpires at 10 o'clock this morning, at which time the usual firing between the batteries and the' shelling of the city may be expected to be rammed.?Courier. VIth. News from the Co^si. We are still.without authentic news from, Savannah. A cheering report was in gen? xral circulation Monday, stating thatw heavy fight had taken plaoe at the junction of the Savannah and Central Railroads on Sunday, resulting in the defeat of the enemy's forces with heavy loss. No confirmation of this report was received up to a late boor last evening. The most reliable infer-1 mation received states that there has been oonsykrable skirmishing and fighting at{ different points near the city, but no particulars are given. It if still believed that! Sherman is end^ariog toedge down along the Ogeeohee^ river to Genesis Point or , Brunswick. A friend writing from Poeptaligo, Deo. 11th, gives the following aeeonnt of affairs in thst nnarter. "The wires towards Savannah have been oat and we have therefore do definite oewe. Ad engineer from Savannah river says the road is cat between and Savannah.-rWe have had no communication With Savannah yerterday or to day, Hepyy. firing was heard this morning in. that direction, supposed to be oar gunboats shelling the enemy at or near the railroad bridge. "Two regiments of the enemy are reported at Makey's Point. Our troogs are in 'fine spirits. The latest news from Savannah is favorable. Sherman has passed Sister's Ferry, and is going down towards the the city. Our troops in the trenches, ineluding the Cadets, need stimulants. The weather is cold and raby." r It was also reported yesterday that the hridge over the Savannah river. had been burned.-? Charleston Courier,18$. A GooiThaul.?The UniUiT States N? tk -j>~ t--- ^ j ll. i 1. Vj. j/epartweui, una rcueircu tut? ireuouic , bo* taken from the Florida upon her arrival iD port, with twelve thousand dollars in gold in it. f P Ot doarse that w*? attend#! to before'the j@* It ia.rumored in Londoo that Lord Palmerston will retire from the Primiership id the Smgm W ^oeedeWthe Eari Grauvftie. *?' ?' (i - ' * f ? ' ' * > . Prom Virginia. The reoonnoisanoe by (Jen. Longstrefit, \ on Saturday, and the shelling of Fort Oil. .mertheame day, were in the opinion wfc j many obsegyere, the eh?i9g exentojjf the J expiring year on the tines below Richmond. 1 No movement S iin|drtuiotr, itfoffchfight, t will be undertaken on either side until after the first of January. The holiday season is fast approaching, and it is not im| probable that General Grant, who was_hnrv < I ried away from flew 3"ork1>y the absurd iu- t | mor of the evacuation of Petersburg, may i | revisit his family to spend the Chistmas t with thein. The severe weatner ana oon- < difion of the approaches may also prevent ,i | active hostilities for a while, hot neverthe-' < j less, our Generals cannot "be too vigilant at i ! all tunes. We have a wary Toe to contend ] against, and we may be Sure they Will avail i themselves of the slightest opportunity t<f } obtain an advantage. Let oar pidkets, \ therefore, he ever oh the quivive. I From the 8oath*ide we bave nothing 6f i imppr&ooe, It Is presnmed that Warren's ? raiding-column has succeed in retdrning to 1 the lines of the main army. i Richmond Examinert 1 %th. . i ~ . 1 J8T From the following dispatch reoeiv- ] ed yesterday, it will ho seen that the-Jan- 1 kee foroee in North Carolina were prepared to oo-operate with Warren's oolamn: . 1 Headquarters, Deo. 18, 1864. Eon. J. A. Seddon : 1 JVhile General Warren was before #<>11- , field, tho enemy moved up the Roanoke 1 against Fort Branch, and fijppi ifpwhdrn j against. Kinatoo. Both parties J fore the forces sent against then), 4JJ la quiet in that dietriet. >: ' ffiiwedl jLA,L? ! Richmond Dispatch, 15th. 1 ; tz? .; Afikira in Mis sissippi. 1 . Mebiman, Deo. 10 Aatheotie infor- 1 action h?8 been received that the advanoe 1 of Gen. Davidson's raiding column from J Baton Bongo passed through Angus ta, i Pmj County, Mississippi yesterday, for * Mobil*. ] Scott and others are in the light place. 1 Warm work is expected on Mondayor < Tuesday next. . J The following is a copy of an official des- 1 patch reoeived at Headquarters in.Mobile: On the first of December, Col. Griffith engaged the enemy near Yazoo City, killing seventeen, wodndiug five and capturing a j lieutenant and twenty mod. Oar lo* one i killed and seven wounded. The enemy i was driven baok to Yasoo City. 1 Dover, Yazoo County, December 2 **? J The fight yesterday was at Concord Church, < oq the Yaseo City and Vioksburg Koad.? j The Yankee force was tooregiinents. They 1 were oompleieiy Touted. Eighteen dead i" counted, besides wounded. Twenty-three i prison era were ca ptured, incl uding a lieu- < tenant. They carried away most of -their 1 wounded. Their entire IM is between* j seventy-fire and one hundred. Onr loss 1 one killed and six wounded. A large quantity of arms and equipments and several < borse3 were captured. i . . i :>: >i mwi ,r ' . i From Hood's Amy. 1 Headquarters Ashy op Tennessee, i COLUMUIa, Nov,-?, *ri Bartow* Bee. 9: 1 -The enemy evacuated Columbia hat night i and are retreating on Nashville. I Our army a in good health and most ex - j cellent spirits, and are rigorously pressing i the enemy's rear, while Forteat will hsrrasa i his front afid fi&nki. i Supplies are abundant, and the people are ; delighted beyohd measure at our rethrn. i The Tennessee regiments Will be filled. ' ISHAM 0. HARRIS. '* " - ; -n> ; \ 3 1 11 TenQesseo. i the tight at franklin. 3 The Montgomery Appeal publishes] the following despatch from Gov. Harris : 1 Headquarters Army or Tennessee, near Nashville, December 5r via Bartow and ! Mobile. December 10.?We pursued and 1 overtook the enemy at Franklin, where ho. J had that morning thrown up one line of. 1 breastworks and had commenced two others.. The enemy evidently intended to hold permanently the line of Franklin and Mot- 1 freesboro. ^We attacked him in position a- ;; bent 4 o'clock p. m., and successively oarried their two lines. At dark, we had reaohed and stood njxm .'the pnter edge Of their interior and laat line $fttka, where the fight continued. until ;; 11 o'olock. We held our position daring the night, expecting to renew the fight in the morning ; but, unfortunately, undercover of the .darkness, about |2 o'plook, tbe enemy retreated, ' leaving bis iiiled and wounded onthe field. We "Were unable to use our artillery, on account of the preaence of the women add * children in the tows. We massed about 100 pfeeeB of artQlqy tht^ night to oped oti ' the enemy-at daylight, expecting the noncombatants to have been gotten out before day. " ? We bare lost an unusually large proportion of offioers. Gens. Cleburne, Granberry, Adams, Strahl and Gist, were killed. Gens. Brown, (paries, Carter and Scott were wounded. * - Wb havA am tared about 1,800 prisoners, and bsr? picked up on the battle field abont 6,000 stands of aims. We have ulso captured four locomotives and trains, and are muring the Tennessee and Alabama Railroad. Other trains era cut off, which we ' hope soon to have in onr possession. Abont 5,000 of the enemy are out off ?t 1 Mnrfreesboro. The army is in fine health and excellent spirits, and confident of success. The people are delighted and enthnaias-' 1 tic at eur advance. 11 * From the North. "" HWhmond, Deo. 13.?Tbe Washington Chronicle of Sunday has been received. A Nashville telegram of the 10th says the Federal loss in the battle of Franklin is as-, oerteinedt by official reports to_heonebun- | Prisoners report Hood abont to make amoveh SMQ from the front of the 4th curpia J Jixi: ^ j monuerQ owes on mvwuv) w^??; |< I Gold cloejedin New Y<^k on Sat&day at Gen.Daw's expedition from Vioksborg leftvoyed the Mississippi Central Railroad or thirty miles above Big Lick Crossing. Fwenty five hundred bales of cotton were dso destroyed. From Richmond. * Saturday morning found the ground oov>red with two inches of snow and sleet, the ouoh of winter had no effect in preventing nilitary operations, for the first time id lereral months, thh initiative was taken by mr troops. Between three and fonr o'olock i. m. Gen. Longstreet, with a heavy force >f infantry, cavalry end artillery,^made a reoonooissanoe down the Charles City and Darbytown roads, and in the course of the norping, advanced as far as Now Market [Till, four miles east of fort Harrison,' vithbuk meeting any serious resistance. In net until reaching the point named, he found oothing but a thin picket line of the enemy, rhe objects of reconnoisaance having been ] fully accomplished, Gen. Longstreet return-, scf to h|p ordinal position^ which he reach 9<i on Saturday night We Killed a lew 01 the enemy's picket* and took a few of them prisoners. Our loss was one man killed and feveta! wodnded. , i Daring the forenoon and part of - the' sveniDg, oar mortar t batteries shelled Vort ttarriMin Iftxriodlly, causing great excitestent amongst the negro soldiers. By this reoonnoissance the aotnal position of the enemy's line'of heavy defences )n the north side of James river wasascerainod. Instead of running northwest from fort Samson tod hugging our line even ta the Charles City road, as had been believed, ii least by civilians, it runs from the Hardsbn due east to $ew Market Heights, vhiohdant hat/oar miles further distant from the *ty than the ftrffcer point. Bewee# tfet Market and the left ofonr line ihere is no fortification or entreuohment of wnseqfieuoe, and, as we hate stated, was baud on Saturday to be held ohlyby a picks'* line. Though oor troops, both in going>nt and ieturning, traveled over the ground from whioh the Yankees have been threatening to shell Richmond, they discovered 10 big guns and no preparations for mountog them .-riWfwmh, 12th. \gi.. ' "'-t' J- - u nt r - - .-?<? / ' f J . .. ".'?I . WJI f% |,f |4|Uvir,Wk ' From metersDurg. We We greedy stated that hriskakirsavalry and a detacbmenl^f the eneriy, at iurratt's Depot, on Thursday. This was )ut a Small affair. While it Was ill "pte press the enemy was moving a heavier body if his troops towards Hicksford, for the mrpofld of destroying, if poesfble, the tins uidge Over the Meherrta river. This mote* nent becoming known to oqr OQramander, rtej* warh at once taken to meet it. Troops sere immediately thrown forward, and long ? stroogforoe of our cavalry*were in poaiion at Hiokaford, to meet him. On Friday afternoon the enemy's colamn We in Wight, ind at once made disposidons for attack- They bombarded and asBolted our position, bat were most gallantly repulsed, and compelled to retire without treated from Hioksford, and was at once pureawLbjr oar cavalry, who closely follow-' fd and haria&ed his rear. Poring the retr^at, the Yankee column Way general rimes struck and pierced by oar dashingcaviljy, and it is believed to hate 8'Dffcred heavily, not edly in killed and wounded, but in prisoners.. The raiders, after their signal fepnlae at Hioksford, and the snbseqaent olose pursuit that befell them, are believed to be retreat-1 lug in all haste ]o their lines in front of Petersburg. What they have aoflomplishod, amounts fg reality, to nothing, unless we except their depredations upon private 1 property in Sussex county. They stole a" umber of horses and cattle, ran off aome D egroea and robbed a great many hen roosts and pig sties', but that is all. Prisoners say the column was destined for Weltlon, after destroying all the interaedi-' ate property of value, but. it is halted and y xp t . ,n: ;?. mw >;;; Prom Savanneh, An jhniportisit juitior yesterday, said to have originated from high authority, stated that Sherman, with a portion of hiscommand, had already established communication Wilis the Tanked'fleet from Genesis Point. Fighting was also reported as still going on in front of Savannah.?Charleston Courier, 14th. [fat disabled soldier, who was on a visit to Savannah end left there onMonflky morning, has communicated some statements to the OfcarRwton (kntrier; r J^e reports that on Saturday, lOthinsfc, three several and severe charges were made against our lines between the Central and ftnif Railroads, and about five nrilaefrom the city, beginning at I p. m. These asaaaits wen repulsed in good style and wijjjb good spirit and determination on our sideIt was reported that the Ogeohee Bridge, on the GoU Boad, mot Savannah, had been burned by to* forces* perhaps too soon, and this bad prevented tbe~arrival of eomo forces who wobld and could have reached Savannah. It is mora than probable that these soldiers may find good work todo, however, paths Sontb side of theOgocbee, as tbingr now go?at all events, they can work their way to and for good service. On Friday, We learn there was something of a panic in portions of Savannah, and some croakers were ready-and Willing to give up. Some of the warebocaes and depomtarfas of provisions We? opened and all perns www foW to help themselves?a very questionable mode of defending a city, bat a good example to be followed in good time .?d in good order by_M,^p prefer As far as we can learn, all rW^MJW quiet in and'around JBavahnalir Wer haue received the Savannah Republican of Eriday morning. It says: "We have nothing new to report from the front. All continued quiet- yesterday; scarcely a gun was fired during the whole day."" The ted on a quarter sheet, and the MorkThe tone of the EepubMcan is quiet "and confident. No complaint is made of any scarcity of Drovisionsfr'thejeity;, "but notice is given in . the loc&l coHAn that the Habertbam Mills Wiilatrpply the people with rice flour at $4perwMliel. We can get no hint ae to Sh?r-, man's present Whereabouts and d&sigfr. We learn that Col. Young, rfabout 900 men, wfeht oir Friday to Argyle Island, where the enemy, 500 strong, had possession oftwo ride mills, at the other, threshing nwffor lus Own use. With the aid of two Napoleon guns of Earle's light battefy/the Yankees were soon driven away. One mill and several neighboring buildings were burned, and the other mill rendered useless. Although the enemy's sharpshooters kept up a*constant fire upon us during these operations,-not a man on our side was hurt- Next morning, however, the enemy on Arcrvle Island was reinforced by 3000 menT' :: While we aee quite in the dark as to the progress of events at Savannah,#* are glad to know that we have ample force to hold the line of J|he Savannah river (north bank) in any. emergency. We also hear from good authority that (Jen, Hardee is confident of his ability to hold Savannah. : . Charleston Mercury, 19th. Important if True. A gentleman who arrived from Macon Saturday evening informs cm, says the Constitutionalist of yesterday, that a report was in circulation at Macon, that Gen. Hood assaulted the enemy's works at Nashville, carried them, and W*dn {tifenen of the city. The rnmct,also'states that General Cheatham Was killed at the head of his corps in the streets of the oity neartbe-ofcpifot. We art disposed to beliove Hie city oiuseiy ueaiegeu at inar hotuumj and ^preparing to iearalt the works. JSoxUhem Oatrrdxan, 19rt. MRS. BLUM'S SCHOOL ' THE exOrcishs of Mrs. BttJM'S X SCHOOL will be PMumed, at the OARfiTSON, on ivr O TIC/E .?I -WII& PAY-FQR ?1 allTAX IN KIND hauled lotto Dnpiit on the crop of 1683. Planters- win bring tltefr estimates whan calling 'for paymto.;?,"* JSlfH- FAfBBOVXii.-? Agent, Depot No. 1,8 C. D.~, 3. C. December 81 S St SMSefcK) WlMfeM*:' A N Extra *<?Otlliniiiucation o? PhilanJLX throveNb^7^A^F. .^emtwai ^ :;S1 ?:' ESTATE SAUB. .&M> T WILL sell to the highest bidd^ fe A TUESDAY.the 3d day of JANUARY next, at the ?SHence of B.1T. CALDWELL,deaeaacdJPOUR LIKEEX,PuKKITCTjE, and other thln*?. 1 will-.slab Si NT oat Uio LAND of said deceased at the same time and place. All petjflM having cW?ts ajalntt the sold deecwed will E0BS>. -twxrsi ? ?_ Anetifflt fUa TfTETriU-sdl &a.netia?, ?t oarStote, RIE9 ; Ahro 36 Likely Forntg NSOaeES, caaWU, *? <?, StpMHSK Irtjtfejg i?ggp 60 BAGS CWPTOW, which is ln pobd order.' iflson larof'fibd Oit) rAPfLE BRANDY. Xen^9a^ Anjahd Ilg??!ta<W t >e *>mtnt SPECIAL ORDERS NO. *.* j tbe^orderelsM - ' By ord?r of die Qovtroor: JajWS A. Of GJUHiWGTOK, JHusiTo^a^M^ttximentt^ougtjt. K<5tofeniSS&?fafed. Address Iramorfiaiely, n ? ?;i.> w*3%f- j?box niv %* " Cterio??,K, C.^. , Dewmber 14 ? 3t? , "XTOTICB.-^TB? (jRjBDITOKS 0? 'I f