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LATEST ARMY NEWS
FROM VIRGINIA. 1
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. Petersburg, Oct 24.?Gen. Shepney, at
Norfolk, Isftucd a genera! order requiring all
persona over 16, males or females, to take the
;rjMKjianwy;-? ~ amipw i
oath-or be sent ont of the lines by the 15th of
October. J'arjies are not -to take the oath
undpr threat to intimidate them, bat with fall
, t ? knowledge that if violated penalties will Le inflicted.
All males taking the oath to t>o conChester,
Yurktown and Norolk, are
the places tor them to take the oath. NumIters
of males have been banished rather than
lake the oath, and have arrived in our lines.?
Nbthing new in the situation here.
J" BOM lilUMM Ui\ JL>.
Richmond. Oct. 22.?But few additional
particulars has been received from tlie Valley,
a Our army fell back to New Market?tiie
enemy did not pursue. Mnj.Gcn. Ransour,was
Wiot in the bowels?supposed to be mortal.
He fell into the bands of the enemy. Brig.
(Jen. Bates wounded in tho knee. Brig. Otfri.
^ Conner, of S. C., wounded in the leg on the
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Mobil a, Oct. 22.?Report l?y flag of truce
yesterday', from J>ecatur, says Hood had gained
Ihe rear ofShernian, by flank movement arid
bad captured Rome, Dalton, Kingston, Re&cca
t and Missionary Ridge, and are advancing.?
Thc Federals were concentrating by withdrawing
all unimportant garrisons. Slier man's forces
' arc on short rations.
Nash ville papers of the 17th has been rc -
cc^vcd Thev say the gijerillas arc overrun..
? ning Kentucky. The Louisville Journal an
' n'ounces that Gen. Stand Wattic attacked the
Vedfrals at Ceribin Creek, in the Cherokee nation,
on the 19th and fought several hours, defeating
the Federals and capturrrig 270 .vagona
and 120 prisoners.
SOU TIIERS NE WS.
Oct. 22.?Thc-Raltiinore Awcri
tok?morning edition?of tlic 2Ctli mis been
received by Die Whig. Stanton's official bul-.
letin to Dix say-', another groat battle lias been
fought on-the 10th at Cedar Creek, threatening
at first to be a great disaster, but finally result1
ing hi a victor* for the Union forces, under
Sheri .an, more splendid than heretofore, cup
hiring 80 pieces of art illery and m.in v prisoners.
Cenentls Wright, Uukett and Groves were
woiindbd, and Gun. Uotial killed. Sheridan's
' official report admits that his army was driven
hi confusion for four miles, lie hastened from
Wimdiestcr, where he was on his return from
.NVashiiigton, but darkness p it ait end to the
fcght.
A telegram from Chattanooga/ of the 19th,
*avs Sherman started yesterday iu pursuit of
Die rebels, who were retreating southward via
itloomtown Valley. The same telegrams claims
Dial Raddy's cavalry were touted at Rome on
Die 12th, by a brigade of Yankee cavalry. A
n.irtv of rebels-fro mCa nada invaded a town of
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-Vermont on tLe 19th, n??d robbed the b ink*,
And committed other depredation*. They shot
JieVcral of the citizen*, but 8 of the raiders were
> * subsequently caught.
^ Tlie vote for the new constitution of Maryland
is yet doubtful. A dispatch from Halifax
fcon.firme'the report <>f the capture of the Roanoke
by the Confederates. She wua bound to
Bermuda, where passenger* were landed.?
Capt. Brown then put to sea, and burned the
vessel oft5 Burmuda, where passengers were
landed.' The crew returned in boats, and were
I * arrested by British authorities.
Forrest is making a raid through the Western
portion of Kentucky. The Cincinnati
Peace Convention adopted a resolution for peace
based on the retnrn of the 8tates, and a general
convention of all the States, and calling for
a convention of all the States to settle difficulties.
Glasgow^ Missouri, was captured .by Shells
with itu onrrison on Saturday last. Great
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tSciteroent on the Kansas border. Leaven<ri?rtli
was being fortified.
Gold in New York 205.
Richmond, Oct. 24.?Tlio Baltimore Ameritan,
Evening edition, of the 21st has been received.
Despatches from Sheridan to Stanton
claims 160fr prisoners two Cols. commanding,
and one Brig. General severely wounded.?
Gen^ Ransom died on the morning of the 20th.
Despatches from Stanton says thg. telegraph
line now working Atlanta. Nothing new
from there. All quiet below Richmond.f
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Tlic Trulta about Aieitooiia.
A correspondent of the Montgomery Advtrtiter
writes:
Concert Hall Hospital, )
Montgomery, Ala., October 15, 1804'. f
Having been a participant in the assault on
Alatoona, (and being unfortunately wounded,) I
know something of the assault, and in justice,
not only to the public, (which have been misinformed,)
but also to our noble division, it is
but proper that a true statement of these facts
should be made known. Our division was
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never repuiseo. a aispaicu was eem uy one ui i
our cavalry commanders to General Stewart,
stating that a column of the enemy amounting
to ten thousand bad been at Fig Shanty, (advancing
froin the direction of Atlanta,) a sufficient
time to have been aronnd Alatoona.?
General Stewart then ordered General French
to withdraw to New Hope Church. Thus by
a false report W6 were forced to retire after
having taken one half of the enemy's fortifications;
It is confidently asserted by all, Gen. French
included, that had we bl'bri permitted to remain
at Alatoona half an hout or an hour longer,
we wduld have taken thfc' place. More uncx
ampjed heroism and bravery lias not been displayed
since the war began than was exhibited
on tlic bloody heights of Alntoona. Gen. French
says tbai it was the most severe and hardest
fought battle he had e' er witnessed. It raged
with" unabated fury for four hours and ten minuted.
Again, the paper referred ,to says that
Gen. Stewart came upon Thursday with his
whole corps and on Friday afcajlod and carried
the place, capturing four thonsoiid prisoners,&cn
alter a desperate fight of two hours. 1
was with the troops until the 9th. It was then
passing thr^juglf Cedartown, Ga., and never renewed
the attack.
After the junction of our Jivfcifrn with tl.'e
corps at New Hope Church on the 7th, instead
of moving on Alatoona we moved in a Northwest
direction to Ccdartown, and did not
move in the direction of Alatoona in the
least.- ,-Tlie Reporter and Bulk-tin also sav?
that Gen. -Ffench left his killed and wounded
on the fi? hi. It is due to this gallant officer
to say that though our dead and many who
were severely wounded were left, many came
away, in fact all Vtho could In* brought off the
field. It being from two to four miles to the
HinbulHiieos'niKl their being but a small number
of them, it was i iiipos-il.lt; to rescue all.?
Neither did the army oflVnncssee move on up
the railroad towards J)alt<m from Alatooua. It
is hot pfudent to say in what direction it was
moving at last accounts received by its, October
1 lib. It is enough to say that we will
soon hear from the army of "Tennessee" not
only in name but in truth far, far acioss the
Georgia border.
OlTBUEAK of NeGKO PkISONF.HS at PaX illk.?On
Monday afternoon, about 4 o'clock,
r'he negro prisoners engaged at work on the
fortification* around Dan* illrj made an attack
upon the guard, and after a desperate struggle,
succeeded in over {towering the small force,
and gaining possession of alamt twenty muskets
One hundred of the scoundrels then
made thei/ escape, following the Danville River
in an Easterly direction. During the scuffle,
eight of tlie negroes were killed. These negro
prisoners, with their white brctheren, were carried
over tfre Danville Road during last week,
on their way South, but for wai t of transpor*
A *? I in flutti-iilrv
Ullioil were tuill}vurm i*y urmmvi ... v.
The authentic* thereupon determined to place
the negroes at work on the fortifications, and
while so engaged, (they availed themselves of
the opportunity offered to make their escape.
The citizens armed with shot guns and muskets,
turned 6ul promptly, an (/started in pursuit
of the fugitives, and hopes are entertained
of the capture of the entire party. '
Co1.'Rol?fc Onld, the rebel t\inimissioner
for Exchanger had a narrow escape from drowning
yesterday. Indeed, it was thought atone
time he coufd not possibly be saved. lie was
passing from' the relnd exclude steamer Allison,
at Close's wharf, a short distance above
Aiken'* Landing, when the "inng plank," o-ne
end of whicfy it appears, rested too slightly on
the edge of'tilie boat, gave way, atxl precipitated
Col. Onld into deep water. He immed^
Q-oltr tnriL- an ft ro?iv Imt too nineh time ^a?
consumed in rendering him ritaistancc, andMVe
whs At last saved only by dint? of greatest dxerlion.
His semi Confederal uniform' was,
Ijke himself, thoroughly drenrfred, and he was
oblige<l to cxchango it for a citizen's suit, l>orrowed
from the crew of the Allison.? Cor.
Yankee pajn-r.
Travels of a I'kintkk's Hand.?A good
printer will sot 0,000 ems a day, or about 12,000
letters. The distance traveled over by his
hand, will average one foot per letter going to
the boxes in which they arc contained, and of
course returning, making two feet every !ctter
he seta. This'would make a distance each day
of 54,000 feet,* Or more than four miles, and in
the course of a' jfcar, leaving out Sundays, that
member travels* about 1,400 rhiles.
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The tlonfederacy will rrjolco, and Yankeedom
tremble, says the Montgomery Mail, to
learn that the "old war-horse;" Lieutenant
General Longstreet, has returned to duty. Jlis
wounds are entirely well, though the one in
his neck has partially paralyzed the use of his
arm. Gencrul Longstreet will immediately
assume an important command. The following
pleasing anecdote is told of the veteran
warrior, whose modesty is as proverbial as his
courage and ability: One of bis friends was
congratulating bim on the world-wide reputation
he bad earned. "I have some little reputation,
it is true," be replied, "but my men
have won it for me. Tbey are the bravest set
of feitows that ever drew a raramor ; I can
claim nAthing for myself*" This is only equalled
in magnanimity. by Gen. Lee's nofcle remark,
after losing the' battle of Gettysburg :
"It was all my fault, it was all my fault; my
men have doue all that mortal valor could
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Tereibi.l at a Distance.?A late Yaukce
paper says: '
The wrought iron Ames gun [was tried at
Bridgeport, Conn., last week. Three shots
were fired with the following result, as repc/rt
ed to the Bridgeport Standard : The first shot,
with a charge of sixteeu pounds of powder,
the gun plevated at twenty-four and one fifth
degrees, was sent five and three-quarter miles.
The second shot, elevated the same, with a
charge of twenty pounds of powder, was a
"tumbler," and fell short about one and a half
miles. The third shot, with a charge of twenty-five
pounds of powder, went a distance of
seven aud a half miles in,thirty seconds. The
shell weighed 107 pounds.
To Loiisianians.--Refugee families from
Louisiana, or persons now in business in the
Confederacy, residents of New Orleans before
the war, are requested to send their addresses
and postofiiccs to the "Louisnna Ilome," in
Richmond. A book, with the names and present
address of such Louisinniars as have been
driven from the State is kept for reference, in
ordei to answer the enquiries of soldiers in the
army or those visiting Richmond, as to the
piesent ahotfe of their friends. Persons in the
army frmW Louisiana, desirous of sending letters
to the Tr.ms-Missisippi, will have them for?...*!
I'll)< Jf npnncrlv flirpfted :ind split
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under co<er to "Louisiana Home,' Richmond,
.Virginia.
<4Wby! docs the operation of hanging kill a
man ?" inquired Dr. Whutley. A physiologist
replied, /'Because inspiration is checked,
circulation stopped, and Mood suffuses and
congests the brain." "Bosh," replied his
grace, "it is because the rope is not long
enough to' let his feet touch the ground."
Resaca is 82 miles Northwest of Atlanta f
D.dton is 18 miles in the same direction from
Resaca, and Tunnel Hill is 7 miles front Dalton.
From Tunnel Hill to Chattanooga the
distance is 31 miles. The whole distance from
Atlanta to Cha'tanonga, by the rail road, upon
which all the above Jnametl places arc located,
being 138 miles.
Special Notices.
NOTIC&
I FOREWARN ALL PERSONS PROM CREDI
? - ah mv iwrnnnt Pippnt ihroilch ft
UUK "..J ?"V "V ? 1 1 O
written order from myself, my wife or my authorized
agent, B. M. Brown'. T. S. MYERS.
Sept 2!) tf1
ALABAMA
Fire Insurance
COMPANY.
The undersigned, as agent for tiie
above Southern Insurance Company, is
prepared to issue policies of Insurance against
loss by Fire on all buildings &c.
W. L. DePass.
' April 15 ly
oTcOiNSlGNlENTr
STEmCRS SALT;
10 BOXES TOBACCO:
1-cases Smoking,Tobacco;
It),000 Segars ;
TOO doz. Fine Tooth Combs ;
20,000 Fine Needles:
80 great gross Bone Buttons :
30 small boxes Tobacco
f>0 doz. Colored Sewing Silk ;
1 case of Boys Jackets ; do. Sacks:
Four per cent, fnx Faying Bonds. for rale.
Apply to S. A. BENJAMIN.
October 10. i
Commissary NoticeParties'
are notified that if tiiky
will sell their syrup to the government, 1 will
pay $:t per gallon, and furnish the barrels.
?ALSO?
First quality of sugar, exchanged at two of bacon
for one of sugar. ,
J. II. DEVERRAUX,
Oct. 12 2 Capl. <fc A. C.
Lamp Chimneys and Wicks
For sale bt d. d. hocOtt.
September d' , If
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THE CONFEDERATE STATES
AMERICA,
war department,
adjutant and in8p. generals office,
Ricumoxd, Va? September 2S, 1864.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 76
I the troops r aised under the act of
Congress, approved February 17, 1864, styled *
"Reserves," constitute a peculiar force, auxiliary to,
but in a measure distinct from, the more permanent
army, ana ore exclusively unaer me oraere 01 me genenl
officers assigned to their command in the several
States, subject to the following modifications:
When a commander of active forces requires the reserves
os reinforcements, application will be made to
the Secretary of War or directly to the General commonditig
the reserves; and when reserves are assigned,
to pursuance til such application, to a district department
or artjh commander, they become, during
the per/Wf tit such assignment, subjett io hia control,
to the ekloiit that lie alone will direct their military
movements, determine all applications for furlough, and
be responsible for their being furnished with the necessary
supplies, equipment", Ac.; but questions appertaining
to their permanent organization into companies,
battalions and regiments, the graift of discharges.
details, Ac, will at all times be cMrtnihed
by tlie General commanding reserves.
When reserves are assigned to thfe aetiie ttirhka ny
the. War Department, its order will be necessity for
flioSw ivt/iall l*i?f u'lmn ?*<inofnt*r?iA l?v flio
commanding lcserven, lie mny recall them at Infl fliScretion,
the orders therefor being transmitted through
the commander of the district, depnnMcnt or arffW in
which such reserves mny be serving' bdt," if their ie*tention
be deemed by liiui indispensable," lie shall' i'tnraedintely
submit the question to tl'i's office for the d?-'
cision of the War Department, in tlie rtienntlthe retain-'
ing the reserves affected by such oASerS. . ,
During the asssignment of resdWds tViui the active .
forces. Hie commanding officer will Have punctually
transmitted to the General coffiirta tiding reserves a
monthiy return of such reserve tVoeps, similar to that
requiied by Paragraph 445," Ar'iby Isolations, to be
made to the Adjutant and Itlsji&itof General.
When reserves aio serving witn active forces, no
discrimination in the issue of ratioAs and supplies of
equippago between the two (Masses of troops will be
permitted.
II. The foflbwirig jk'rcAs," AeiA'? the average of late
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Hl'lll'llllICT) WltlUlKSri'JU VA'dl UJlCZMUHeiB JUf tllC OUffcCU
Knst of the Missi&nppi Kiver, with coat of transportation
indfi&d, will bo charged for subsistence stores
sold to'bffiWM under the Act of February 17, 1864,
and ameuartj&Vts, in Virginia, Nonli Carolina, South
Carolina. Florida, (ieorgia, Alabama. Mississippi' aod
East Louisiana, until further orders:
Bucon... $2,30 per lb.
Fresh Beef. 70 cents per lb.
Flour 40 00 per barrel
Corn Meal 4,5u per bushel of 50'lb?.
Bice 30 cents per lb.
Peas 6.50 per bushel of 60 lbs.'
Sugar 3,00 per lb.
Coffee 6,00 per lb.
Candles 3,26 per P>.
Soap 1,00 per lb.
Vineear 2,50 per gallon.
Molasses 10,00 per gallon.
Suit 30 cents per lb.'
III. Non-commissioned officers and private^'are allowed
rations for their own use, but this privilege does
not authorize the sale or other disposition of them. If
it is impracticable to two the intion, cbilmiu/ation may
be drawn in lieu the rot".
By order.
S. COOPER, A. A I. General.
|g* ^tute papers copy oilco and s?.nd.bills to tlieaeT
Hindquarters,
by comniaud Brifc. GeH.'^n&iysVT.
KD/Il: BARNWELL,
I 6it 21 )' A. A. General.
Headquarters,
CONSCRIPT DEPARTMENT,
Column;*; S. C, October 13, 1864.
sfaCfAt OI'DEItS ltd. 9.
i purtsuani' t6 Provisions of genkHai/
1/ Urd^s Na 77,'Adjktant and Inspector General's
Office, (dilVrWl series,) all details of persons between
the npx of l 3 and'45'ycar8 granted under authority
of the War1 Department, (except as hereinafter stated,y
are revoked.
2. From this'order are excepted: 1. Tliosc detailed
and now actually employed in the service of the Govern'
t/irnf, as artisans, mechanics and persons of scientitid
skill. 2. Those detailed aDd now engaged in til/
manufacture, collection and forwarding of indispensa-*'
ble supplies for the army and navy 3. Tlioso detailed'
and now employed in work indispensable to military
operations. . .1.
This order embraces dM persons within the ages'
indicated who have oecn detailed as agriculturists, all
mechanics and other persons detailed lor purposes of
public or private iJlicessity^ and all other persons not'
included in exceptlbris statdd in the preceding paragraph..
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4. All persons whose detiffls are revoked by this t
order will report Ibrthwith t'd the Emolling Officer of
their respective Districts, proffered'to go forward to
the Camp oi iUBtnicuoii. a aouia of surgeons wiil
bo in session ui the camp coiit'.nilbualy, from the 26th
instant to the 5tli November, for tfld examination of
nil who claim exemption on aecou'fk bf physical disability.
TJ.oee who report promptly Will have the
benefit of suck examination, and will be allowed the
choice of companies, not already full, ru the army ?f
Virginia.
& Persons called out by this order will come to tbo'
Camp of Instruction prcpured to go immediately lorwurd
into service, as no indulgunco by furlough or
otherwise can be allowed.
6. AH persons recommended for light duty, who have
not been assigned by tbo Commandant of Conscripts
to some special duly in which they are now engaged,
will ?*> ordered to tbo Camp of Instruction. Those
failing to report promptly will incur the penalty of be- '
ing assigned to active field service, without reference
to their disability. * C. D. MKLTON,
Oct 10 Major, Commandant Conscripts.
{?}" Uuuidion publish fix* tVhow daily and six
times tri- weekly; JJacmy arttf &urier throe times'*
daily and tri-weck'y; all other j/iS^crs in the State'
once. j
Depot Soldier's Board ReliefCamden,
S. C. Oct 12,1864.
All persons who have not paid their ,
two (2) per cent Tax iD com, wheat nod rice, ,
will pleaso deliver it at once, without farther fiojice. V
By order olMaj. Jko M. DeSaussuhk, Chairman.
Oct. 12 2w M. GATLE, Aftift.'r j,
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