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" ?u.^T;;,i,jhA' ^efejfe;: -$ * Y0IiUME.lL " . ; ' / . . : YORKYILLE, SOUTH CARQLMA, THHRSBAI MORNISG, MARCH 18, 1865. V . " ItJMBE^ 9 ? - - M f *X * ** I ' ?- \ . ?V t - ^ A Yankee Picture of Charleston. "\7e find in the' New York Tribune a letter, eight column^ lpng, written from Charleston b> it* special correspondent. In point of letters, the Confederates see what it is to be subjugated. Among the first ipcidents attending the ^titers advent at Charleston wag the oh$p|ct$riatiQ one of advising a negro in one of tbo deserted offices to break a plaster cast of- Calhoun, a feat whioh, being accomplished, is considered a grea$ victory "Wo <jpjy some extracts from the letter, whioh may he read with ? wall u 1 n fa roc t THE NEGRO TROOPS ENTER CHARLESTON. The first nation*] soldiers' that lartdgd in CfcfK^foo io ifife of masters of the rebel city vere. the Sc^th Carolina negroes (thank God!) of' the Twenty first Tlidtud States colored troopa, There was also a detachment of th^q gallant Massachusetts Fift|-foorthrfho few the first negro troops ttf demonstrate on Southern soil the splendid fighting qo^itaea. of the colored race. They were the heroes of 3?art Wtgner, where Shaw lies buried "under,his .niggers/' as the brntal rnffians reported. The Pennsylvania Fifty-second formed the rest of the forces of ocbnpaftio. Soon the Sitar-Spangled Banner floated from the fop of the ca^Sms-hoase, the citadel and the arsenal?waving for the first time here oyer free soil and a people free. All the publio buildings were immediately takcq potge^iou of, and detachments StStippod fo guard them.. A NEW8P.APK& 0mc? MQOAS UP SPOUT." There. vif a rather humorous scene at the office c| the Charleston C<?urier. The editon had run away, but the business man remained and hoped tq save bis property. Colonel Woodford called at the office at %Q early hour, aqd the following conversation foplt-pkwht Colonel W.?"Whpm have I the pleasure of addrfoaing, air?" * JTeir^pa^ir proprietor,?"Mr. L?, sir," Uolonei w.?"Wiu you qu roe too iayor, sir, to loan me a sheet of paper." Mr. L. (looking at the Colonel's shoulder-straps,)?-"Certainly, sir, certainly." " Grfonef w?'{Thapk. yop, Mr. L?, might I trouble yon for pen and ink ?" Mr. L.??With pleasure, air." Colonel W.r?(Begins to write.) "Really, sic, I am sorry to trouble yon so mach, bat thiaink won't flow; will yon be good enough to get another bottle ?" Mr. L.?"Oh, certainly, sir: no trouble tall" OwflCS P^OTOST-MARSHALL-GEN. D. S., Charleston, South Carolina, Special Order, No. 1. ' "The Charleston Courier establishment is hereby [Mr. L. saw the writing and 1?wllnrl anfl IvAnkla^l fnl?on nnccoa' IUU&CU wou buu uvuuiquj iciagu ^tvw^.usiau of. by. the United States." '* Mr- L . opnld not endure this any longer for he wag slyly overlooking the manuscript and bant ant: ?Colonel; surely yoa don't mean to eon- < - fiscate my property. Ml opposed nullification in eigbteen-thirty 1? The Colonel tells this story with great seat,, as the nearest approach to loyalty in Charleston that he has met among tho white people you * LOYALTY IN CHARLESTON. There are a few white Unionists here, bat they axe ohiefly of foreign birth, or poor, and tnauy of tbesp are of the "UnionUs-it-was iftr?. nppiber are beginning to claim that they haf* been Union all a-long, bat 19J9 compiled to talk secession to save themselves. "Why, yoa people here who claim to be Union," I said to one of the prominent citizens, "seem to have been grc??tor slaves than tho negroes. You say yoe were compelled to say what you did not believe ?" He wincpd & little, bat replied : "Yes, it's a &et, air; you have no idea of rbafc people had to submit to here who were not fire-ettexa. NEGRO AND WHITE LOYALTY. There are white loyalists in Charleston, but thus far they have shown themselves, With but two exceptions, to be infinitely in- . ferior to the negroep in conrage. They take yon by the botton-hole, away in some corner, qi where they are certain that we are all Northern men, and tell how they have always been tme to the Union. They are afraid to fling ont the flag; afraid to rgoice openly with as; afraid to say that their soul is their own?which, indeed, is doobtfol. But the negroes cheor us, bless us, dajiee for joy when they see oar glorious flag ?pray for us, fight for us, "can't love j oe enough," as they beautifully express it. Thq negroes may be an inferior race up North, but not dow.n here by a good deal. ' THE REBEL jgA!?ILI$S. The rebel families in Charleston are per-' fectly cowed. They livp in terror of us.? Thus fa? they are as well bohaved as span- j * icls. It will depond oa tbo administration j hero whether tbip appropriate sentiment of j subordination?which thoy have taught is j proper and necessary in an inferior race?- j shall continue until they repent of their j iniquities, or whether (as at Huntsville, j Alabama, and elsewhere,) they shall soon begin to assume the old airs of arrogant presnmption. We shall see. A NEW TICKET IN THE MERCURY ^OFFICE. I write this last paragraph in the editoririal rooms (down town) of the Charleston Mercury. Thw window glass apd sashes w i * A iL are snattereu Dy snot. wer me mauwepiece, in pencil marks, are written those lines which show that the .irrepressible spirit of radicalism (but on the right Bide . t now) seem to inhabit tho office still': For the President in 1868, Wendell Phillips, of Massachusetts. For Vice-President: ^Frederick Douglass, of New York. Shades of Calhoun?how are the mighty f fallen 1 Sorely, the great Djllifier's bones most rattle in impotent rage at the overthrow of his heathen philosophy. 3pron? Charleston, r The Charleston? Couriqr of the morning of the 20th?its last (Confederate) issue? thus describes the horrors of the evacuation of the oity : . Thb terrible scenes through which this oomnttnity has passed since our last issue can only be conoeivcd by t^qse who witnessed the dreadful reality.. The saddest part of *11 is the loss of life .which ocourrea between 8 and 9 o'clock Saturday morning, from an acoidenUl.explosioD of powder and the blowing up of the Northeastern railroad .depot About one hundred and fifty per- . sons?including men, wotnop and.ahildren ?were either instantlyjplled or perished in the flames, and about two hundre^wounded. Of the immense destruction .01 property no estimate can be formed, bat iPwill-amount to Htreral tailliQW. - * Early Saturday morning, before the retirement of General Hardee's troops, every building, warehouse or sbed, stored with , cotton, was fired by a guard detai|ed for the purpose. The engines were brought out j but with the small force at the disposal of the Fire Department, very little else could be done than to keep the surrdandidg buildings from igniting. 6n the western side of the city the conflagration raged with great fury. On the wharf of the'Savannah railroad depot several hundred bales of cotton were awaiting shipment on the blockade runners; plsp, several thousand bnshels of rough rioc. On Lucas Street, leading to the depot, was a shed oout&iuing twelve hundred bales of cotton, wbicb, together with several other sheds and buildings filled with cotton, belonging to private parties, fell a prey to the*flames. Lucas' mill, containtaining some thirty thousand bushels of rice, and Mr. it. T. Walker's warehouse, at the foot of Broad street, filled with commissary stores, were also destroyed. Shortly after 8 o'clook occftred the terrible explosion at the Northeastern railroad. The explosion was tremendous, and shook the whole city. It appears, from all accounts, that this dreadful catastrophe was caused from the careless handling of powder by some boys, taking bandfalls and throwing it into the cotton fire at tho depot. In doing this they unwittingly laid a train to the apartment in which it was stored.? The spectacle which followed was horrible. In an instant the whole building was enveloped in smoke and flames. The cries of the wounded, the inability of the spectators to render assistance to those rolling and ' perisbisgdtr tire fire, all reoderSditrtr scene of indescribable terror. The flames spread . I witu great rupiuitj, cuiuiuumuutui^ tu .uc adjoining buildings, including the hoe large residence cf Dr. Seaman Leas, on th6 northeast corner of Chapel and Al^xandor streets all of which were destroyed. The buildings on the opposite side of the street were soon enveloped in flames, and the fire now became unmanageable. All the bnildings embraced in the area- of four squares on Chapel, Alexander, Washington ahd: Charlotte streets to Calhoun street, with few exceptions, were destroyed. About 10 o'clock fire broke out in the largo four-story brick building of Madame Duliec at the northeast corner of East Bay and Laurens street. This, with the adjoining building on northeast oorner of Minority street, were all burned. Another fire broke out about 11 o'clock in a range of buildings on the west side of Meeting street, next to the court house: Five buildings were burned; the walls only ^rere left standing. The alarm oi lire oaiuiuwy uigui, m m uu iuui, n**? caused by the burning of the inside of a millinery establishment on King*strcet. In addition to the above fires, the new bridge from the city to James island was set on fire, and was still burning on Sunday night. The burning and blowing up of the ironclads, Palmetto State, Chicora and Charleston was a magnificent speotacle. The I'almetro State was the first to explode, and was followed by the Chicora about 9 o'clock, and thg Charleston about 11 A M. The latter, it is stated, bad twenty tons of gunpowder on board. Piedes of the iron plate red Lot, fell on the wharves and set them on fire. By the active exertions of Superintendent Thomas Turner, the gas works were saved. The explosions were terrific. Tremendous clouds of smoke went up, forming beautiful wreaths. A full Palmetto tree, with its leaves and stems, was noticed by many observers. As the last-wreath of ?znoke disappeared, the ftjl form of the rattlesnake in the centre was remarked by many as it gradually faded away. Dutch Gap.?Like tho "Multieau'is humbug," the l.'otch U.tp cman nas proved a ruin to the enterprising adventurers who embarked in it- A high Yanke" official remarked tc c Confederate prisoner on-1 ly a few days ago?who allodia to '-'the , canal"?J)uLch Gap and Butler arc both j played cut." Tuat officer wae an ungrate- ! <q1 wretub, and is ihcapable of appreciating cither tuo enterprise of an official who has proved himself so genuine a Yankee that Confederates have unanimously dubbed him "beast." The history of the Patch Gap enterprise, however, is not without its thrilling incidents. Ono fast is particularly worthy of note. At a poiat on the canal about only sixty ftet Itfng by thirty feet broad, eighty-seven Confederates were put to work in August, and labored with the pick and ehovel for ten -hoars each day for a week. At night they were huddled in small fly tents along the banks of the canal. Yet, stiange to say, the shells from oar batteries always fell in the canal at night and upon cho banks during the day. Thus, while onr brave, boys all providentially escaped, a number of the Yankee guards over tbem were during tho time killed or wounded. [Richmond Whiff. From the Confederate. I Letter from Gen. Le^pn the T^egro Enlistment. ? - The following letter from Gen. Lee, on the subject of patting negroes into the army, clearly defines his views on that important sobject: Headquarters, C. S. Armies, February 18th, 1865. Hon. E. Barlcsdale, House of Representa tives, Richmond: . Sir.: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your better of the 12th inst.^ with reference to the employment of negroes as soldiers. I think the measure not only expedient, but necessary. . The enemy will certainly use them against us if be can get possession of them j and as his present numerical superiority wilf enable. him to penetrate many parts of the country. I cannot see the wisdom of the polioy of holding them to await his arrival, when we may, by timely action and judioious management, use them to arrest hifl progress. I do not think that our white population can supply the necessities of a long WAr without overtasking its capaofcity and imposing groat suffering upon our people; and I beliewe we should provide resources for a protracted straggle?not merely for a battle or a campaign. - f In answer to your seoond question, I can only say that, in my opinion, the negroes, under proper circumstances, will make efficient soldiers. I 'think we could at. least do as well with them as the" enemy, and he attaohes great importance to their assistance. Under good officers and good in stractions, I do not see why thety should not become soldiers. They possess all the physioal qualifications, and their habits of obedience constitute a good-foundation for discipline. They promise a more promising material than many armies of which we read in history, which owed their efficiency to disoipline alone. I think those who are employed should be free. It would be neither just nor wise, in my opinion, to require them to serve'as slaves. The best course to pursue, it seems to moj would be to call for suoh as are willing to come with 1 tho consent of their owners. An impressment or draft wonld not bo likely to bring out the best class, and the use of coercion v - i'i would mane cue measure uibiH.ueiui iu mem and to their owners. I have no doubt that if Congress wouid authorize their reoepiion in the service, and empower the President to call upon individuals or States for such as they are willing to contribute, with the condition < of emancipation to all .enrolled, a sufficient number would be forthcoming to enable u? 1 to try the experiment If it proved sue- ( ccs-ful, mos; of the objections to tne mea- ' suro wouid disappear, and if individuals 1 still remained unwilling to send their ne- 1 groes to the army, the force of public opin- 1 - eAx u -I?i. i ion in ine osrwjs wuuiu buuu uuu? auuui> such IcgisIuUon as would remove all obstacles. I think'the matter should be left, as far as possible, to the people and to the btates, which* alone cau legislate as the necessities of this particular service may require. As to the mode of organizing them, it'should be left as free from restraint as possible. Experience will suggest the best oourse, and it would be inexpedient to trammel the subject with provisions that might, in the end, prevent the adoption of reforms suggested by actual tijal.- With great respect, ~ Your obedient servant, It. E. LEE, General. Lieut. McNeil's Exploit?the Capture of Gens. Crook and Kelly?Graphic Description of the Trip to Cumberland, M, &c. Wo are indebted, says the Richmond Whiy, for the following interesting particulars of the capture of the Yankee Major- : Generals Crook and Kelly, tg one of the 1 participants in that gallant affair : After the surprise aud capture of New Creek by General Rosser, Major-Geceral ] Crook, of the Yankee army, was assigned ( to the command of the department in which , that station is embraced. Major-Genoral ' Kelly, who previously commanded the de- , partment, still remained in Cumberland, , Md., about 21 miles below, having his j headquarters at one of the hotels in the i town. Gen. Crook established his head- ( quarters in the same town at the other prin- : cipal hotel. As soon as this state of affairs ] became kDowu to Lieut. Jesse 0. KeNcill, -j "nnn TOhnm his devolved the command of , McNeill's Rangers, since tLe death of hi? father, the lamented old captaiD, he resol- , ved to.risk an attempt to surprise and bring off those two generals. Having posted himself thoroughly in re- 1 gard to the situation of affairs in and around Cumberland, the night of Monday, 20th : instant, he, with sixty trusty men, crossed * Knobby Mountain to the North branch of , the Votomac. Reaching this stream at a , point helow the lirst picket post that overlooked the selected route of ingress iuio Cumberland, ho crossed, and ia a few min- | utes the Yankees oa duty were relieved.? "Your countersign," demanded Lieutenant McNeill to a buiiy Hutu'umaa, with such ] aecompauimouls us seemed to impress -.be i fellow with the notion that to divulgo it ; was a matcor of self-preservation. t "Bool's ( Kaap," (meaning "Hull's Gap"), was the quick response. , THati oii hrisklv down the countv road to - ~~ J # Wares town, near live miles distant, he moved. .As the iittle band strnok what is known as tho old piko, soon, "halt, who comes there/' lings out on the air." "Frionds, with countersign," is the response. "Dismount one, advance and give the counter- i sign," is ci;e piokets next order to the i Lieutenant. Having lately had his ankle crashed, the Lieutenant was not in a con- i ditiou to obey, and so urging his horse forward, he quiokly heard from the astonished picket, "Don't shoot, 1 surrender." On they rushed, and the reserves were gathered in. The first picket captured was cavalry, the next infantry. The former ; were brought along, the latter itferedisarmed, their guna smashed, and tftey were paroled to remain where thejT Were until morning; wsre told that the town -was surrounded, and it would be impossible for them-'. to escape. - ' fcEntering town on the West side, they p'assed another picket on the. right bank of the North Branch. By thuK<pioket they were not halted? Crossing Will's Creek (which flows through town) *at - the Iron Bridge, coolly and deliberately up Baltimore atreety?they ride, Some whistling, some laughing and talking as if they were Yankees, at home among friends.! To and fro on the street by: the gas-light are seen walkine Yankee guards. "Helloa, boys, whose command is that V* "Soouts irom New Greek," is the Presently herd they fire, between two and three o'clock-in the* Btfrning, in front of the St. Nicholas Hot*}*]; Kelly's headquarters. Down spring, 'quietly and calmly, the men who, by previous arrangement, are to visit KeHy's room. They enter -the hall, and having procured a light, they enter the General's room. The General, aroused by the knook, resting cn one elbow. "You know mc, General, I suppose," says Joseph W. Kuykendall, who had charge of this party. "I do," said the General, ""ton are , giving his name, General" "Yon' had me once, it ib my honor to have you new* You area prisoner." "But," says the General, "whom am I surrendering to?" "To me, sir," was the emphatic response: "No place or time for ceremony, SO-jon will dress quickly." The order was obeyed. While this was going on at the St. Nicholas, another soocfe was transpiring at the Revere House. Thither went promptly a portion of the mgn, as per arrangement, under Lieut. Welton. Reaching it, they halt?five men, in charge of' Joseph L. Vandiver, dismount, and*"haltl" is the orAAtini? of the sentinel slandiu? in front of "O ~ - ; a . the entrance. "Friends, with countersign, bearing important despatches for General Crook," is Vandiver's answsr. "Advance, one," &c. In a moment Vandiver had the sentinel's gun, and ordered him to stand aside under guard.- The door is rapped at ?a voice from withiu asks, "Who is you ? I don't know you." "Opon the door; I must see Gen. Crook." The door is opeu- . ed, and there stands a small darkey. "Is Gen. Crook in ?" "Yos sir." "Show mo his room." "I'm afeerdto; but I will if 1 you don't tell on me.'.' Crocfk's room i6 reached; a rap is given. "Come in." In obedience to the invitation, a tall and staU 1 wart form, with light in one hand and pis- > tol nndisplayed in ' the other, stands erect, oool and deliberate, befke tfre fynci*I.? "Qen. Crook, I presume"' say3 Vandivor. "I am, sir." "I cm Gen. Hoss^r, sir; you ire in my power; yon have two minutes to 1 dress in." Then the General rubbed hii eyes, as if he thought be dreamed. "Come, General, there are your olothes?you can either put them on or go as yon are. The General quickly arose and dressed. The prisoner and his captors make thoiv exit to their vigilant comrades without.? , The General is made to mount, behind . Yandiver. Off they start, soon rejoin the , St. Nicholas party with their prize, and then they all commenoe'to "evaoo^te" the eity quietly, coolly and in good order.? Wills Creek bridge, tbev turned to the left and proceeded down, the tow path.? On the opposite side of the oanal, encamped on the hills around the town, are many of Crooks' and Kelly's soldiere, who dream Dot of the surprise the morning shattering , them; the sentinel too as unconcious as their slumbering comrades of the proximity ; of a foe. A few ^Wako, and with cariosity aroused by the sound of horsomen i moving, as it were, in midnight review be fore thera, inquire, "whose command?" "Scouts going out," is the careless re3- , ponse. . J At length thcyj&re about five miles below the town, where they intend to re-oross ] to "old Virginia." A "halt" greets the i advance. "Friends with countersign."? f The picket gives the usual command,, j "Eull's Gap," says McNeil, "no time to | dismountj are in a hurry, the enemy are ( reported dose, vre aro sent out by General j Crock to watch his movements." "Go on, i then?cold night bcya to be out." "Yes> J pretty oold." "Gi/e the Johnnies h?1 1 a- J_ boys, "un, yas, wo are too dojo iu uu j that j" are some of tbo wordo interchanged \ as McNeill and his boys hie past the ansae* ] pecting Yankees. A moment or two more, .j and McNeill, is ia Virginia. i On ho poshes briskly. Without any re- t port of Yankess pursuing in the -rear, to which a strict watoh is kept; Romney, tweuty-seven miles from Cumberland, is ( reached; the roar guard report about 60 1 Yankees in eight, wiih soiuo of whom theyj 1 Exchanged a few shots, hat the Yankees t r?xhibiced no disposition to pnsh ' on very 1 fast. At about 2 o'clock in the day, Mc- i ( Neil is seen near MoorefWd, moving up t the South Branch cf the Potoms.o; while t up the pike on the opposite side move the c Yankees, about two huadrsd strong, their t horses tht worse for having loped from New i Urcek station, pouio tDirtynve miles on, 11 from which point they started about 8 oJ-1 j clock in the morning, as we afterwards. 6 learned. Tuesday night MoNeiil onraped on tho South Fork of the South Branch- t with his prisoners all safe, bat like their ? captors, -all tired. The next morning fire i hundred cavalry entered Mooreficid, a largo i j force was also reliably reported to Lieut. '? McNeill going up Lost River to intercept ' 1 him, but they didn't, as the Generals reach- f ed this city, Sunday morniog, about 2 o'* j olock in charge of Lieut. J. S. Welton, c who rendered prompt, active and elfioieni j! service in effecting me capture. j t It is proper to say that the entrance into j ? General Kelly's room was through his Ad- i? iatant General's apartment. An eye was ij kept to this gentleman and he was brought, j off with four headquarter colors. His natno ; i is Major Melvin. * ] f To have entered Cumberland, a City of< 8 or 9,000 inhabitants, (a majority of whom by are bit'eriy hostile), with, according to onr hn best information, 7 or 5,000 troupe encamp cej ed in and around, ia very strong evidence ies that Lient. Jesse C. McNeill ia a ohip of wh the old blook, a worthy uoh of his gallant v old sire, Capt. John Hanson McNeill, who, with his eldest son, has already laid- their lives upon their country's altar. ' We understand that Gene?l Early im- we mediately on the receipt of the newB of his ^ea exploit, advanced the gallflnt young officer4 ^ to the rank of captain in McNeill's Hangers. we ; er( Thrilling Affair in'Hobbson Coun-' thi ty?A Lady Uqgp a Repeater with wi Fearful Effect.?On Tuesday morning, Bt 28th ult., about 1 o'olock, a band or deaer- its ters an5 escaped Yankee prisoners, fifteen "ly in number, and led by a Yankee naval offi- no cer, attaoked the house of Mrs. Dr. M'Nair, . in Hobesou county, and, after spending an nearly an hour in the attempt, foroed an thi ?1?- ? - - Ar\ran fho frnnf. rlnnr till eufcrttuue i/jrisicu^ug uunu ?uV ? Mr. William Stanton, of this county, was fin staying at Mrs. M'Nair's on the night in oai question, and being called by that lady to be her assistance, soon after' the attack com- we menced, promptly "reported for duty."? de An ezoiting contest followed, Mrs'. M'-- tei Nair and Mr. Stanton both being provided tei with Colt's repeaters and a rifie, which wr they used with fatal effect; one of the at- fe< tacking party - being killed and another be{ wounded in the breast. We regret to on learn that Mrs. M'Nair was badly burned thl and her face otherwise injured by fragments of glass and powder. Mr. Stanton was also all slightly wounded. th( Mrs. M'Nair and Mr. Stanton having i?l exhausted their ammunition, the latter, at ho the urgent solioitation'of Mrs. M'Nair (who feared the desperadoes would wreak ven; thi geance on him for the death of their com- thi rade,) retired, and she remained alone to brave their fury. On approaching her, the bil Yankee officer in command was so struck co< with her bold and determined mien, that, .fio instead of harming her, he oongratulat. d her warmly on her heroic conduct, stating toe that she was the iirst person, man or woman, *?* who had offered any resistance to bis band. &hf They carried off nearly all the valuables fot they could find, including silver ware and tio jewelry, six thousand dollar? in Canfode- th< rate notes, and two breastpins, containing of the pictures of Mrs. M'Nair's husband and to son; the latter of whom fell in defence of be: his cc intry ou one of the battle fields of wa Virginia. The courage and determnition int of this noble woman savers more cf romance than reality, but th& incidents given in this do article are literally .true. It carries one back to the days of the Revolution, when the fearless woman of the Colonieo perform- cx od so many feats of wonderful daring. The de rxampic cf Mn. M'Nair is worthy to be tat imitated by many of the male sex whose we knees a^e smiting together, like Belshazzar's act lost they be attacked by deserters and other ha roving * desperadoes.?FayetteviUe 'Tele- an yraph, ly .* *. en Exchange op Prisoners.?A corres- soi pondent of the New York Times, -writing rej Frnm Varina. "Rehrnarv. 24th. Has the follow- , m( ' r j' ' 1 ing. an Before I left, Col Mulford told- me, with thi great exultation, of his having reoieved ev- tb< ery mau from the Richmond and Danville, thi pribous, and of his arrangement for the de- *ho livery of those from Columbia, Salisbury, rei and a part of those from Florence, at an , thi early date. Moat of these will be returned ovi to us at Wilmington. Those in Georgia mi and Alabama prisons will be delivered'into of our welcome fceeping^at Mobile, and thpse thi in prisons west o(- the Mississippi, will be 'pa received at the month of the Red river, . tci To-day 1,000 of our poor fellows were de- iy livered from that hell upon earth at Flor- aneuco. which was so vividly described in pal your columns in December last by one of is < our correspondents. . fisl Col. Mulford also informed me that he br< perfected arrangements with Judge Quid for art the release of the masters and crew of ves- cat 3els aod all Northern citizens held in da- dif ranee by the rebels. It will thns be se^n that the state of the exohange question is aminently satisfactory, and the public may rest assared that the work of rescaing oar of nen will be prosecuted as rapidly as willing thi hearts and hands can effect it, until not a (ingle one of the soldiers of the Kepublic int ernain in captivity. As Col. Mulford ex- da^ lltingly remarked to me: "Gen. Grant is in etting me go it 'wide open,' (to use an en- wh jineering term,) and gives me all I ask for," me ?n assertion sufficient in itself to show that In he work gjoes bravely on. - ' in ?t .' bui Velocities op Sound and Teojectiles the )p Was.?Sound moves with a uniform ve- am goity of 1,110 feet in a second. Tho ve- pel ocity of projeotilcs undergoes a constant re- ere avdatiou owiDg to the resistance of t^ air. noi In tho early part of it? flight, a ball from olo (annon or mushot out-travels the sound of j ed rhe explosion whicL gives tne impulse, ai- i uerstime, inconsequence of the progressive ! the lirainutiou of tho velociiy of the projectile,! ed he sound overtakes the %iog body, aud < mediately assumes the lead. Iu the lat- sen or part of its course,- the speed of the pro- ver ecttie ia greatly reduced, and the sound is of i loan far ahead. J the A gentlemau, who was near HoMett's on j auc he occasion of a late bombardment there, soa jives us the following, results of his obsa*- poc rations, which may internet the read6r. Our not hckats were in advance of Howletc's about W< i quarter of a mile, and were about a mile kn< rom the enemy's.battery. The enemy's tho ihells, being aimed and elevated for the ves ilowlett batteries, passed over the heads of can rnr pickets. At the distance above named, km one mile, as estimated,) tho sound of the ioc >xplosion and tho rush of tho eight-inch hin ibell -o7or head seemed simultaneous. The be lound, whioh had lagged behind ''the pro- trii ectile up to that point, there overtook it. hes it our Batteries, about a quarter of a.mile tou farther on, the sound arrived before the thp hell, by a perceptible iuterval. tha It was observed of the Minie balls fired the enemy, from a-distance of about six adred yards, that the sound arrived perptibly in advance of the projectile. Min, from that distance, were nearly spent len they arrived. . >iiM t "The Don't Write to me Now." We hive recently met with several cases dissipation among oar' soldiers which re calculated to elicit one sympathy, and id us to an earnest self-examination,-? hen these persons left home their habits re good, their hopes high, and their engies active and vigorous. For a time ay struggled manfully and successfully th the temptations peculiar to camp life, it they were removed from home, with all hallowed, happy associations; from nearaTT social and religious influences ; with watchful mother's eye upon them, no her near to admonish by.his counsels; d temptations of various kinds presented amselves, each as only oan be known to 38e who have been in camp. When they 3t entered the army, letters from home me with doe regularity, but their friends came careless and negligent, and letters ire omitted. They very naturally oonclud that they were'negleoted, if not forgoti, and with a sad heart and dejeoted oounlance they would exclaim, "They don't ite to me now." And entertaining the iling that no one oared for them, they gan to lose their self-respect, and not to re for themselves; and then commenced Mr career of sin and dissipation. Had their friends at home kept up a regir correspondence, had they reminded m that they continued to j>e objeots of ;erest and solioitude, the "memories of me and friend* would have exercised a >st salutary influence, and encouraged air hearts and strengthened their arjjqp for a spirtual and bodily conflict in which ay were engaged, and would in all probatoy have checked them in the downward arse, and saved them from disgrace and al destruction. In this connection we would state that ) many of oar ehurobes are sadly at fault this respeot; they do not write to these sent members, tiaud a brother to me a y days since, "I can endure., the privaaa and fatigue of camp; I don't mind im. bnt when I think of the negligence my'brethren at home, I am almost*ready give tip. I love my church, andrememr. when I first volunteered, how my heart a softened by the many expressions of iereet and solicitude for my future wele, uttered by my brethren ; but they n't write.to me, now, and I fear they have t ali interest ill my behalf." This brother occupies the position and presaesthe sentiments of thousands of oar voted soldiers, and if they yield to tempion and fall, the chnreh collectively, as 11 as individually, will be iu a measure jountable for their sin and downfall. We ve great faith in the power of a letter, d when judiciously written and generousintended, thoVe is an indescribable influoe and magic1 for good. We have seen is from home and soldiers in camp linger jeatedfy and for hotta over some frag:nts of a letter which they have preserved, d valued ss something more preoions in gold- To the siok, the dispirited or 3 unfortunate, whan can be more soothing . in expressions of tove find solioitnde from me. A letter may revive a, thousand niniscences, change the purposes, and is reanimate and restore. It is, more *? r / er, soon an easy coing to wnie; a iew ntes devoted each mSnth to thia labor low,'and who can estimate andimagine 9 consequences ? We all know bow symthy lightens the load; how friendly ooonjances illomine the darkness; how friendhands impart, as it were, fresh courage d hope. We all koow the value of symthy, but alas! how little troe sympathy exhibited in this jostling, covetous, sel1 world; bow many friendships have been )ken; how. many brave hearts have been ished\ how many noble forms have been >t down and destroyed by the vices of in fereoce atid. neglect. '. T. J. KNAPP. r . ? . 1 A Cdrioub Pbayee.?A correspondent the Western Christian Advocate sends \t paper the following: A reverend gentlemap, direct from the erior of Texas, stayed at my house a few. at the time Millerism was at its zenith Pm/ilnfiatt TTn volnfori f-rt nto n rnniAW v/tuviuubw*? iav igiuvwr, vv/ uiv u ich be bad heard in Texas of a man be t in oar streets as . a millerite preacher. Texas this map got permission to preach a school hoale, and took Qcctsion to a* jo' all other denominations.' He said sre-wdre men who professed to be called room missioned of God to preach the Gos, bat that he pretended to no sqch high dentials. After abasing all who wtfold 5 say aoiea to his , views; .being about to ;e, a wag whispered to him, if he wishsome one to close for him to oall on Mr. ?Ho did; so. Mr. H. took i stand, gave out a hymn, and inep_ prayia this wise: J'Lord we thank thee that thou bast ever t thy mi nfot&s among uff j we were a 11 y wictked people before they came; some1 as, however, have reformed. We thank e that thoa hast called; commissioned | t sent toy minisiers to preacn .toe un^ , reliable ricbes of Christ;* but as fpr this i ir fellow, be lias told us that thou didst , commission him, andjwe believe him. ( 5 hear strange storie^ of hhn, Lord, we ; iw not whether they .be true or not, but i u knowest; hut we hear ke'went to Gal- ] ton a gambler; that afterwards he be- ; ne a preacher; that the y#ng men who 1 iw- him in these characters thought'them ompatible, and, fn consequence, ducked a in the bay; from which, we doubtjBot, dates his commission to preaoh the docle he has proclaimed to us 1 We then tr also, that. he stole a hone at Galves; we know not whether it be-true Lord, iu knowest; but one thing we do know? 1 t is, we know that he stops with the i widow C?, and w? know that ho decent :;&fj man would atop, there.". JBjLthis time the preacher was making hia escape, Without dismissing his congregation, and soon after-* wards was holding forth in the jSig tent of Millerism in Cincinnati. ^ * mi Eloquence. In a recent debate in the Confederate House of Representatives, Mr. Turner, of North Carolina, spoke as follows: We were now repeating the war between Rome and Carthage, so well and so forcibly desqribed by Victor Hugo Rome begins to perplex Carthage, and Carthage is an eye sore to:Rome; Behold them drawing near for the struggle that is to shake the world. Carthage; old, rich . and crafty. Rome, youqgr> poor and robuafc. They measure each other from head to foot J ,t -> They gather all their forces-^ ' .' * *V-. ?.. > Gradually the war kindles! The world takes fire'! The two nations, personified intw?jn?l, Hannibal and Scipio, olose jrith each.other, wrestle, and grow infuriate'.- The dael is desperate. The straggle is for life. Borne wavers.. She utters the cry of anguish.? "Hsffuibal at the gates" * Bdt she rallies! oollecta all her strength for one laet, appalling effort?throws herself upon Carthage and sweeps her from the faae' of the earth* *r The tifo colossal powers of the new cputinent well represent the two powers of. (he old. The North, old, rioh, crafty and more perfidious thau. Carthage. "Toe South, young, poor, robust and brave as Borne. K'+tLj. - Grant, th^Nortti mag, bold, dashing and enterprising as th^ Carfcbagenian 5 Lee, God love him, patient, enduring and patriotic as Soipio, met last May in the Wilderness. What a eight for God and men to look upon! Two nations of inuooeot 'cbfldrea to be made fatherless. Two pationa of un- * offending matrons to be made widows. The Representatives of thh ' two nations ' assemble. The one at ^ichmon^ the other at Washington, look on with breathless si Ience without one effort at negotiation? What a crime! What a stain upon their humauity and civilization ! Tuey loot njjj^lS?*:' Hannibal andScipio locked in deadly strifo, wrestling from the Wilcfetness ft the. each claiming a victory, each severely pifnished. Young Rome, if she has not wavered, has uttered the cry o?? anguish: "Hannibal at the Gates." . Slaves, to arms 1 Save your masters from the ignominy that belongs only to yourselves! Now that the two armies upon Powhatan's parent stream impend like two clonde butcharged with electricity, with whose .cobtact meat come the thunder shook; now that Hannibal and Soipio .eye each other from head to foot; now that they are 'ts&f when Spring opena to elose again with eaofc- > * other; now, while there is a pease in the storm, in the-name of God, in the name of humanity, let the statesman say, "Peace, be ^ / till." Let the Statesman sqy, as Napoleon said, to the, King of England, after his hundred battles, "Sire, is it not time for ? And if peace follow* not aa honest effort at negotiation, then jot young JtomCvgR&Wt all her forces for one last, appalling effort, and Gj)d grant she may sweep perfidious Carthage from the face of the earth. ' & " When Hannibal an<T Scipio meet again, if fondest prayer avail 00 high?BOBe (said the speaker) for. Qpipjo abal! not be lotf. . ?ic*? Sherman and tHe Nrasd Troops.~A correspondent of the Cincinnati Contour' cictl, writing from Sa vanish,, (ieojgi*, Geperal Foster's troops will.^ot accompany Sfierma^ ju hie new campaign J It is pretty generally understood that the latter does not care to have colored troops in bis army, and bis troops evinoe>a marked dislike to the negroes. Somo slight emeutes have arisen; ending, a3 might be strppoaed, unsatisfactorily to fixe j^r- It ezoites the ire of Sherman's veterans, some of whom are serving a second enlistment and are still in the. ranks, to eowe across a sooty fella* with tbe cheyrons.ofa sergeant on bis sleeve. This is "peculiarly offensive, to onr Western soldiers, and they have nor avoided giving e vidence of their displeasure. That nothing sermons has occurred is fortat??4e, and attribat^le, ,p$$aps,tot >.hn nnnthftflifi of the nepro soldier lathe Southern Department has been suspended of late, or at least" made as little conspicuous as po9sit>le. n ' A. Yankee^ Gunboat "Gone Up."? The Yankee gunboat' Rattler, which for some time has been patitdlihg the Misaaaippi river, at Grand Gulf, a few nigbft since,'' " during a storm, collided with another craft. She spruug a leak and w^s ran gn a bar to prevent" sinking. The cee^ went in quest of material to repair damages. Lieut! Van JDalsoo, with four men, "had been ch>self Watching the movements of the enemy and as soon as they got. off Jan board odHhe Eattlor, and after supplying themselves with much of the rich plunder ou board, suoh as coffee. boots, blankets.. snear,- &o.? annffed the torch to the bo%t, and sho was scon wrapped in flames and prink, with hex nine guns, to the bottom. Just as the feat was performed, another gunboathove in sight and commenced shelling ; fcrioualybitf the Confederates very wisely left The Yankee j?per?5'e veryuneasy about Sherman. Well they may be. ^helChg,' dark lane, which sfeemod. to We no turn- # ing, begins to open to qe i>yonder glean?' of light. The vaunted Westero. corps under Schofield/ which ''could not be whipped," baa been met and, defeated.... Oar troops have fought well and with their old enthusiasm. The'spell of invinoibilty which hung around the Yankee army baa been broken'.v If but.a fragafent of oar forces has acoom pished tbas mack, mfaatmaymot be aohieved when confidenoe results frpm concentration, and conoentrati.on brings oftt oar yet untried strength? *v Carolinian. - / _:;v B?. Collections for. the Colombia suffer, era have been made in Augusta to the a? mount of $20,000.