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SET". Mr. "WV IT. . Woodel is aatherized to re-'
'ceive money And receipt for them on onr account.
, J5We "will be under many obligations Ao'
V our friends if tbey Till forward to us the Elep
- ; tiori Beturns at the earifest moroenti ;
Our Currency . ' -1 v. -. -1
, rve.learn from the Richmond, Ya:; papejs
that Alexander Hj St6wart,yof that State,
. has put forth a plan for the relief of the cuf-
'rency. He supposes the whole ; property pf
the Confederacy, within reach of Confederate
.taxation, to be worth $4,5000,0000,000 specie,
valuation or about $2000000,000 Conle
. erate currency. He proposes to lay an assess
ment upon this property of twelve per cent,
specie valuation, j This would yield $540,
000,000. Of this six per cent, or $90jo00,000 is
"to be considered tax, and, the other ten pjjpr
. cent, or $450,000,000 is to be considereda
loan and funded., ! The loan will extinguish
'"enough of the currency to leave $2000,000,000,
all we need, in circulation, while the surplus pf
$90,0000,000 will be left for other purposes.
Whether this is a sood plan or not we will
' leave others to judge.
. . Charleston.
The enemy's fire on Fort Sumte has ben
terrific for several days, and although the spa
wall has fallen it does not materially multiply
.. their chances of taking the Fort. The earth,
and ; sand 'works, within the walls j are very
formidable "obstacles in their way, and these
- works have not been injured in the slightest
degree. -.' ' '
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The next session of the Confederate Congress
. wilt commence on the first Monday in. Decem
ber next. . Th e present Congress will expire
the, 22d of February 1864, at which time the
new Seaators and Representatives will take
their' seats. ".' .
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The Harrisburg Penn. Patriot and Unwn
makes the following classfication of the Leg
ture of that Ir'tate. ' In the Senate the Aboli
tionist have 17 : Democrats 16. In the House,'
Abolitionist 0 ; Democrats 50. " i Abolition
majority on joint ballot 1,
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" Gen. Robert Ransom has been assignedjto
the command of the ,troops in Southwestern
Virginia. Gen. Hansom is a" gallant officer
and will, we have no doubt give a good ac
count of himself should the Yankees dara offer
"Kim battle. - ; 1
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The North .Carolina Synod of the Presbyte
rian church met injthis place last Wednesday
evening. Rev. R; K. Davis, of Lincolntpn,
was elected Moderator. The . opening sermon
was preached, by , Rev. J. M. Sherwood, fpf
Fayetteville. The attendance was good, but
not large. Business was transacted with dis
patch, and harmony and pleasantness ieigred
throughout. Several interesting and able ad
dresses were delivered on missionary and edu
cational subjects. The .labors of Synod were
closed Saturday afternoon.- 1 1 ; ,
r We regret we are unable to' give a more sat
isfactory account of this interesting meetingiat
present. , J' - ; 'V- . '
Ah adjourned meeting of j Concord Presby
fery was also held here, and several subjects
of interest to the church discussed -and passed
oa. . Among other things the call 'from the
chnrch in Charlottee, for the. 'pastoral services
of Rev. Alex. Sinclair came tip, and by a vote
of the Presbytery was placedin hi&hands. I
, ; j. Saulsbury Watchman,
Yankee Prisoners. Five hundred Yankee
prisoner a, captured by our forces in East Ten
nessee, reached this city yesterday morningiby
the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad. They
were a portion of the command surprised and
taken on the 21st:iilt., at New Philadelphia,
oh the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad,
by Cols. Dibbrell and Morrison, and are mt
ly renegade Kentuckiahs. Among the num
ber were one Lt. ;C6'enel, several paptaibs,
Lieutenants and many non-commissioned cHB
cers. They were sent to Richmond by 'special
train at 11 o'clock! . : - 1 r
The men were generally fine looking and:jn
telligent, and appear to be possessed of more
Erihciple" than njost of their bretheren vHio
ave preceded them. They' are of rjie opiqon
that if the Lincoln Government persist in re
fusing to exchange prisoners, he will find it
one of the hardest tasks of his life to raise the
ReWlevy of 300,000 men. Petersburg 'Ex
press. . I" , I . . ; '
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The Washington correspondent of thePhil
' add phi a Ledger states that the Court of (In
quiry in the case of Gen. Buell, returned a
verdict of acquittal on all the charges . prefer
ie4. against him. ! .The veidict . was? rendered
inng aince, but for., some reason or other, "i has
aever been publicly announced. s i
- Ueut. General Polk has been assigned to
tfpty in Mississippi n place o.f Lieut. General
Hard ee, who will assume command of Polk's
eorps in the army of Teonerisee, says tha At -lunta
Confederacy. . i . ; ,
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The Richmond Examintr of October 27th,
says: i
Commissiomer Robert Ould returned cn Sat
urday from an interview with the Yankee
Commissioner Meredith, who gave ; our Com
missioner to understand that be had no power! to
negotiate for any further exchanges ; that Sec
retary Stanton had been opposed to any ex
change of prisoners during the war; and that
his policy had come.to be The policy of his
Government. - . ' -. - .. 'I -
Commissioner OutU enquired why he (Mere
dith) had not answered his last correspondence,
and Meredith replied that he had sent the letter
to his government for Us action. .The iriter
view here ended, andlt -is probable jt will be
the last, unless the ?esire for its renewal comes
from the other side. ,j . .
"The Confederate. Government holds bow
prisoners equal in the" number and rank to; the
Yankee Government. Stanton Vle a, fof his
policy of no exchange -is that our armies t are
recruited. by the exchanged prisoners, an4 his
idea is, that by catching - them all, at various
tiroes, and holding them, the armies of Gener
als LccahdBraggf will become "small b; de
jrees and 'beautifully lessA' A gooc! Yak!ee
;i8a, truly. . . i :- -J. . ;
IiJttest from the United States.'
We are indebted to the officers of the Ex
change Bureau for dates as late as the 29th
October, from ,which " V?e make the following
-extracts from the Philadelphia Inquirer : :
j ATTACK. ON BUFORD's CAV1XRT. '
Washington, Oct. 28.Information from
the Army of the Potomac says - that General
Buford's Cavalry Division was attacked by
the enemy's infantry near Bealeton Station on
Thursday, ;at Jnoon, and was forced to fall
back, tipon our in tan try within one mile of
Germantowp. There were but few casualties
on either side. The skirmishing continued for
jse veral! hours.' . -
It is not true, as reported, that General
Meade's array is retreating. His headquarters
have moved, but not towards Washington.'
Gentlemen in military circles here I view our
present; position as highly favorable in the
event of Lee venturing a general attack: .
Washington, Oct. 28. The artillery wag
ods recently captured by the guerrillas near
Warrenton contained no property of Malue.-
This isj the second daring arid successful raid
made during the present week, almost in the
heart of our camp.
It is j believed that the rebels have not push
ed any strong force on this side of the Rappa
hannock since their grand retreat. Some bod
ies, however, remain at thv various crossings.
jThey are all circumscribed to those positions
by the proximity of our forces. The enemy's
jcavalryj scout the neck as far as Staffork Court
illouse and Hart wood Church,
j Tne jStar says : Three conscripts, deserters
from the rebel army of the Potoncac, reached
jtheir home in Prince William county, Ya.; a
day orltwo since, and represent that Lee's
jarmy was never before so pinched for supplies
of all kinds In fact, if their accounts be triie,
jit musi be" in almost a Mate of starvation.
jThey further state that it is understood in the
irebel army that Gen. A. P. Hill is now in
jRichmond, in- disgrace,, if Inot in actual con
jfineraenl, for failing torcapture Meade's supply
trains during Lee's late raid to that end.
A number-of citizens along the Orange and
Alexandria .railroad, charged with .harboring
rebel guerrillas, have been arrested by Col.
jBaker's forces, within a day or two past, and
jtrought to this city. Some of them were
sent to the Old Capitol, and others released
jbu parole, with the understanding .that they
!h ere riot to leajre the city j. . We . learn that
Srebel guerriUas iiave received much aid and
jcomfort from parties residing along. the line of
jthe above-mentioned road. It is the intention
lof the authorities to arrest and. punish all
parties guilty of haboring them.
Cairo. Oct. 27. A party of Col. Street's
frien made another raid into Brownsville on
the 16th in st., 'plundering the stores and cpm
mittingj other outrages. , "
j. The. steamer Key-West, heavily laiden with
jGrovernjnent freight, struck a snay, yesterday,
iwhen twenty-five miles above Cape Girardeau
and sunk to her boiler deck. The boat and
targo are a total loss, but no lives were lost.
. movements of gen. price's army.
Fort LcavenvcortTi, Kansas, Oct, 28 . Ad
vices from Fort Scott to Mondav noon state
that the rebels under Cooper have been rein
forced from' Price's army, and threaten Forts
jBlunt and Smith. - - J . ,
I Gen. Pricejs' force is reported at 9,000 with
eighteen pieces of artillery. Quantrell's men
Iwfirfi with him. v. j
Gn. jBlunt will leave for 'Fort , Smith, after
urnmg over the command ot tne Army ot
he Frontier to Gen. McNiel, anaproceed to
Leavenworth
Gen. Uwell is in the vicinity of Benton
ville, Arkansas.
Brooks, .with three thousand 'rebels, was
marching on the White 'river, near Huntsville,
and had been joined by Shelby,
j Gen. Blu'nt's train is escorted by a force of
infantry, cavalry and artillery, sufficiently
Strong to insure its safety, and Gen. Blunt
iwjill ofler Cooper battle, ,if the opportunity
oners.
MOVEMENTS UPON RICHMOND.
A New York coirespondent of the Boston
1 fferald
asserts that, in connection with the
Iwithd awal of Meade's army towards Wash
ington,
an important movement upon kicii-
mond is
in progress, under5 the conduct of a
usually successful in a 1 his under-
jjenerali
kinjrs
t lne roies in iew xorts are preparing w
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commemorate the approaching anniversary of
the Polish revolution November 30th. -The
Yankees are dreadfully . afraid the Russi
jans wil take offence, and charge the Polish
(residents with being influenced by secession
ists. . j .
I The j8trike movement still continues, ih
jcarversjthe machinists, the cigar-makers, the
jplate, copper and sheet iron workers, the pain-'
Iters, glaziers and gilders, the journeymen tail
Jois, &c,t &c, have all demanded higher wages,
j The Inquirer of the 27th October, says the
jloss of horses since the late movement commen
ced, hai! been extremely heavy. The brigade
of Gen. . Gregg alone having lost and sent in,
jas unfit for service, fifteen hundred.
. The Washington correspondent of the Inqui
rer o( Oct 26, says over -five hundred" rebel
prisoners are to be removed to-morrow from
jthe Old Captiol, for exchange.
The i e is net one word of truth in this state9
ment.l , . - I
The I Confederate men - pf-war Alabama,
Georgiciaiid Tuscaloosa, are annoying the Yan
kees very much off the Cape of Good Hope.
I The Governor of Kentucky, says the Herald
pf the 26th exebses himself from attending a
(meeting at Buffalo by saying: "We now
iave a (formidable raid upon us, pur banks
jare robbed and towns sacked within 40 miles
pf the capital. No man can think of quitting
Ibis post while this continues." i Dispatches,
jfrom Louisville yesterday also state that the
jrebels ma le an attack on Danville,1 burned the
quartermaster's stores there, and robbed seve
ral of the citizens. They also , captured 250
'government horses at Shilby's farm.
On tbe night of the 23d ult, a train 6nJ the
Manassas road ran off the track, injuring 25
Yankees and killing 5.0 horses.
ROSKCRAirZ AT CINCINNATI MAKES A SPEECH.
The latest intelligence we have of Rosecrani
is that jie had arrived at Cincinnati, where h
was. ordered to report: " He "was V enthusiasti
cally welcomed " and madea speech of
3our8e, of which thejtelegraph says :
He returaed his thanks for the expression of
sympathy and respect which-t his public recejt
:ion implied. While he felt flattered by it he
qouU not forget that the heart of he people
did not fco out to individaals alone. It is a
principle for which we are contending the
struggle for national life that produces such an
Assemblage. He asked the people never, to
forget their doty to the Government, what
ever jnight occur to individuals. . . ; ''
. ; The question a, to how he has .been ; used
he desires to leave for a future time to answer.
Some friends of mine in New York are very
solicitious about my health. The army of the
Cumberland thinks I am well enough. So do
I. As to the questioa of opium I have taken,
-consult mv druggist, said the General. New
York and" Washington papers have said that
Generals Crittenden and McCook intended to
make charges against me, but they assure me
that they regret exceedingly that such false re
ports should be started. ,
He said that since the tattle of Chickamau
ga he had received a letter of approval from
the President for his action in that, affair, and
said, whatever charges appeared in the Eas
tern papers against him, be was' satisfied the
.(Government was in no ,wav fresponSible for
j them. He further expressed his readiness to
fdo whatever. the Government desires of him.
At the conclusion of his speech cheers were
! given for General Bosecranz and the army of
the,Cumberland. v " l
THROTTLING, THE REBELLION.
Rosecralz is growing very savage iu his
talk and promises to rival Parson Brownlow.
In his speech at Cincinnatti he said : 1
"But I tell you that the only way in which
we can procure any peace is by throttling the
enemy at the South. The people deplore the
war, but they are held by the neck ; the mili
tary power has got them under its beol. You
cannot therefore, make peace with them. The
only way is to keep tightening the cods
around them to get them so broken that the
conservative people of the South can" help
- themselves. This they will uot attempt until
we throttle the military power. Then, they
will turn to the leaders and say : 'We have
-had enough of this and will Vive it up. "
Hortbcm Account of the Execution of Dr.
Wright His attempt to Escape-Scene s
; at the Prison and the place of Execu
tion. " , -. ;
The Northern papers have accounts of the
execution of Dr. Wright t Norfolk. We copy
from the Philadelphia Inquirer's account.
Late on Wednesday evening, preceeding the
day of execution,' he was visited, as usual , by
a portion of his family, which, on this occa
sion consisted of his wife, two. daughters and
a small son. They all entered their father's cell,
and after remaining a short time, the whde
party, apparently retired. To gain the street
they had to pass through a little ante-room
in ths prison, which is occupied by its officers
for the transaction of business. .Here one of
the party, entering through a door, slightly
stumbled. This was noticed by one of tbe
turnkeys, who, after tlrey had just clearly
reached the street, exclaimed, By , 1
believe that was Dr. Wright in disguise."
Lieutenant Cook,' wassitting among those
present in the room, rushed ont and iit2r
cepted the party before they had gotten many
steps. Walking up to one of them, he ex
claimed, " That's played out; I know you,
Dr. Wright;" at the same time lifting up two
heavy veils 'that concealed the face. It proved
to be as the lieutenant had asserted. It was Dr.
Wright and he appeared to be but little sur
prised or embarrassed at the detection , and on
bejng conducted inside the jail remarked that
" desperate means were pardonable under des
perate circumstances," and then walked back
to his cell as unconcernedly "as if nothing had
occurred.
The secret of how he was disguised can now
be most readily - shown. When he left the
place of his confinement he was clad in the
garments of one of his daughters, who remain
ed behind. As her father was re-entering his
cell, she was found reclining upon the bed,
fully equipped in her pa's rig, the boots peer
ing beneath the covering. She was much
chagrined at being found. in this position, but
J was more deeply surprised and pained to- find
that hec scheme for her father's escape had
betin frustrated. For her imprudent act no
restraint was placed upon her, but she was es
corted home by one of the officers of the prison.
It was through a mere accident that he was re
cognized. Being t,al ler than the woman, he
stooped as much as he dare to make himself
appear small, and in doing this he stumbled
while passing through a door. Thk caused
his detection, as it more clearly revealed the
shape and size of his body, which the keen eye
. ot the turnkey. was quick to detect.
The Docf oi throughout Thursday appeared
as cheerful as usual. In the afternoon the
Lord's sacrament was administered to him by
the Rev. Mr. ' Rodman, of Cnrist's Church.
His family remained with him all night and-
up to 4 o'clock on Friday morning. A portion
of the time was srjent in conversation and the
rest was .devoted to religious services. Upon
their departure they took their last farewell.
They all appeared to be deeply moved, and
jt was truly a solemn and touching scene.
Early on Friday morning tbe exteriour of the
prison was surrounded by glistening bayonets,
and the interiour fiiled by officials, who were
preparing everything for the execution. At
nine o'clock Dr. Wright . was taken from his
cell and conducted through the prison to the
street. To those who w.re preseqt he bowed,
and several be addressed wiili a- few words.
He was supported on either side by a clergy
man. After viewing the procession, which
was drawn up into Hue, he advanced towards
the hearse, and requested that the lid of his
coffin might be removed, so that he could take
a last-view of his family, whose-portraits were.
arranged ail along the sides, just above the
head. He seemed to realize his awful position,
though he seemed to be little dejected, and
marched with, a firm step. He entered . his
carriage in company with Captaiu Sheppard,
assistant provost marshal, Rev. Messrs. 'BotJ
nian and Oversea. ; .
The procession, under command of Colonel
Keese, moved forward in the following order :
A small detachment of mounted men, martial
corps and infantry guard, hearse, carriage con
taining Dr. Wright and clergymen; carriage
containing other clergymen.
Tbe spot selected for the site Of execution
was the old Fair Grounds. In the centre of
them the gallows was erected. At a few min
utes before ten o'clock the procession reached
here. Already the Eighth and Fifteenth Con
necticut regiments, the Fourth Rhode Island
regiment, and Regan's battery, were drawn up
in a hollow square around the gallows. The
procession passing inside of it, Dr. Wright's
carriage was, halted before the scaffold, which
he mounted without any appeareut nervous
ness assisted by Pr. Rodmaq and another cler-
gyraan. From the scaffold Captain Sheppard
pow read the charges, Coding arid sentence of
"the court by which t,he condemned was tried.
The Order for execution was also read. The
Doctor listened to them calmly aud without
evincing any emotion.
vDr. Rodman nw offered up a prayer, at the
conclusion of which Dr. .Wright advanced a
few steps forward, and in atraqulous voice said,
"Gentlemen, the act which I committed was
done without the slightest majke." His band
were now tied, uending oq his knees, he J
. prayed most fervently lor a few minutes.
Upn arjsing, the cap was adjusted over his
face, and the executioner". John Armstrong, of
Company B, :T wenty : first 'Connecticut regi
ment, stepped from the platform and pulled
the-rope attached to the bar which supported
thedrop. All this ti ne a breathless stillness
prevailed, Wad as the Doctor decended thmngh
the trap a shudder appeard to run through
every one present. He fejl without a struggle.
His death must j have . been- instantaneous as
not a. motion was perceived. 1 ; T
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Prom Louisiaca--Bold Speech from
Gen. llagruder "
Alexandria (La.) dates of the 10th October'
have been received at Mobile. The. Sentinel
has Gen. Leooidas Polk'-e name hoisted for
Governor, and a correspondent says that there
are assurances that he will undoubtedly accept,'
if it be the wish of tbe people. There is noth
ing directly or indirectly said about the fa-,
mous victory of Gen. Dick Taylor. . Indeed,
we know that Gen. Banks was all safe among
his friends. Private letters via Pascagoula,
so state. ' ' . I" -: ' ': ' ' '
There had deen a flag presentation at which
Gen Mgruder spoke out in a rery decided J
tone. He i thus reported :
u There Kve beea demagogues" who kave
haragoed you about this being the rich man's
war and the poor man fight. The man who
says so is a scoundrel ! I use the ter m u nder
standingly and; in its broadest signification :
He is a scoundrel and y our Wvrst,euemy.,.,You
areghtiog for yqarsel ves, to preserve your
selves from slavery the most hateful to be
conceived Thr object of t,he Yaukees is to- en
slave. this people and place the white man be
neath the negro iri the social scale. ' Better tar
would be our slavery, to the English, for they
are noble and ! brave ; better slavery to the
French, lor they are gallant and chivalrous;
aye even better to our own negroes', for they
at least know 'what labor is, and would have
some compassion as task masters. Soldiers,
regard the man that talks to you of -rich and
poor men, as your bitterest enemy.; Wbea
next such a roan comes among you, hang
him to the highest tree, and I trill stand by
you." : - j" "
Tne Confederates causalties in the Fordoche
fight are twenty-two-killed and eighty-nine
wounded and 14 missing. The wounded are
mostly slight wounds: the missing mistook the
eavalry of the enemy for ours. The loss of the
enemy sums up over seven hundred, amoDg
them 461 prisoners arrived ' herev Among
the Federals captured and brought Here are
twenty-one commissioned officers.
We captured two fine 12-pound Parrott guns
and three regimental colors. They belong to
the 19th Iowa and 20th and 2Gth Indiana.
A Brief History or the Troubles about
Gen. Bra go. -The Chattanooga correspond
ent of the Mobile Tribune gives the following
summary of the result of P reside n't Da is
visit to Bragg's army : .
A great deal of gossip and military scanl
mag. has been written about the President's
vi.it here in reference to the settlement of cer
tain difficulties which are supposed to exists
among the corps and division officers of Gen.
Bragg's army, j As the affair has been distort
ed to suit the fancy and prejudicex)f ' writers,
I will now give you a'plain statement of the
facts : It seems that a number of the Generals
in the army of Tennessee petitioned for the re
moval ot Gen. Bragg from the command of
the army, (Gen. Breckinridge and some others
excepted,) while the President was on hw late
visit. President Davis requested a personal
interview with these gentlemen, I and- asked
them to state their reasons why they demand
ed, that Gen. Bragg should , be . relieved
from his command. The reasons given, did
not appear to satisfy the President that he
ought to take any action in the case. Gen.
Bragg, on being informed, of the. nature of the
petition, insisted on", and urgently requested
tbe President to "relieve bin, 'but President
Davis pemsiently refused on the ground that
it would be hazardous lo the general good of
the service and welfare of the country.
(Paris (September 26) Correspondence of the
Army aud Navy Gazetee.)
The Expected Secession of Califpr
. nla.
Further disruptions threaten the old United
States. Before the rebelion broke out the
Pacific States had some klea of drifting out of
the Union. They know the determination of
the South, and Fremont said when the South
goea we shall Soon follow -in her wake.. The
Pacific States have not moved as yet on account
of their isolation, and without a fleet no success
would be of use. Jonathan's web feet would
trample them into snbjectiou very shortly.
Now seeing that Mr. Lincoln . shows himself
most hostile to France, that he receives Jaurez
ambassadors and will not recognize the new
order of. things in Mexico, the South intends
to take advantage of this attitude. T hey loose
no occasion of forcing it on the French Gov
ernment, and, they pow wish that France
should create a diversion up in the Califor
nia gold-fields. If Midas Napoleon would
take a dip into the Yankee Pactolus, all would
turn to gold for the South. - t
Let France send a few steam frigates to the
. Paci6c station, higher up than Acapulco to
Lruayamas aud then the f acinc States no
longer in dread of naval power, would declare
for independence. ,Let France acknowledge
the South aud do this, and the Monroe doctrine
would be checkmated, and no more anxiety
he canned with . regard to - tha . stability of a
tralio-Mexican Jbmpire .
Perhaps France is already taking some pre
liminary steps in the matter, for Mexico in
ordering from h er yards three frigates 'and two
corvettes, and is about to create a naval school
on the Isle of Carman,on its Pacific coast. Cod-
sidenng what France has been doing, the tone
of the Washington Cabinet has been most sub
dued and humble. It is not unlikely that
Mr Lincoln' and his advisers see lukewarmhess
in California, j and think they have quite
enough to occupy their hands with one seces
sion at a timeJ
Gkit. D. H. IIilu The Allowing is Lieot.
General Hill's address. to hw corps on taking
leave of them: ". -
IIkadquarters Cobpj,
r j October 11, 1863. J
. Having been relieved from duty with this
corps, the undersigned cannot part wi h the
troops whom be has had the bnor to com
mand in battle,' without, expressing his high
apprecia'ion of their Mgl soldierly qualities
and his honest conviction; that the corps has
no equal in the service. .' ,.
Your courage in the field your patience on
the march, yoar subofdinaticn ... in' camp, your
cheerfulness under privation; hardship and
trial, have challenged the admiration and won
; the confidence of him who puts from you with
so much regret. . i
Soldiers : May your past career be bat the
earnest of a more Rlorious future; may your
abhorrence of the Yankees, jour faith in the
Justice of your cause, yMr determination lo' be
free, grow in strength fromdij' to day, until
yoor heroism and jonr Uuls pe rewarded with
an honorable peace. ? V -
JKLEGJIAEH C.
RKP0ETS OF THE PRES3 A530CIATI03C.-
Kaured aceertisv to act of CoarreJ tbe yw
181S, by J. &Haroa, perk . fiet
t of tfce 7DUtrietOo.rtef Ue OaaWeraU StaUe
, for iht Korthera Dittriet cf Georgia. f . ;
Still Fixing on Sumtor.
President and Salle ArriTei In tne Cltjv
PRESIDENT ADDRESSES WEC1TIZESS.
- i --. .A y CB4Ki.tST0 Xov. I. ;
BombiHtnent of Swtef rtiH eoaUaaes. Heavy
flrU aa dayBMstlydireeted soatawcet aaile oj
th6 FortT .Monitor fired tHiayf 104, shots,, ar
itnieki 30 rifle sboti 4rd from' .MorriMa.:
SS Bnssed; Hi aortar iheUa fired li$'iijwd
One! man wit killed by a. mortar skell to-dy.
Tbe monitors, besides lS-inch shell, are fir in j rifled
Wiard thella, nineteen inches long ad six and a
half in diameter.
Tke Fresident and nil arrived here try specials
sin from Savannah thU aftenioon. fle wstfe- I
.. . .-t.r.
train
eeived at the Depot by Ga. Beaaregardand SuS
and the Committee of tbe Common CoaeV F ;
accompanied him, with a military escort to the j
City, Halt: The tara ont of cid sent was gnu,,
and the procession enthusiastically eheered alenc
the Whole root. On their arrival at the City
Hall, the Piecident was ltcdaeed by Jmdgn Ma
yrath to Mayor Maegrath, who cordially received
and welcomed him to the city. The President
returned his acknowledgment, and, beiag . iatro
dncied addressed the people. I v . ,
He sa d his feelings hda drawn him here in thl,
our hoar of triai. and he desired jals to confer
with onr Commanding General, and by. personal
observti9n acquire j some of : that knowledge
which would enable him to more f ally mndtrttaad.
oar wants, and Oft reports submitted to htm. He
alluded to Carolina's great statesman, Calhonn,
whose departed spirit was now watching over her
with a guardian angels care. 'Twa from South
Carolina's great men he first imbibed the princl
pies! and doctrines Qf states rights. lie paid a
high,coaplinent to the heroic garrison defending
Fort Sumter, an d said the eyes of the whole world
werepon them, and trusted that day never would
come when a Yankee flag would A oat over it. In
proportion te the hate of the Yankees of the nest
of rebellion, so he said is the lore of every true
son of the -Confederacy gathered around us as
they were watching our straggle with anxious
solicitude. ' He trusted the enemy's desire to pos
sess Charleston would never be gratified, bat if
providence ordered otherwise, he desired for her
what he wished for his. own country town, Vicks
burg, that the whole be a mass of ruins. lis
believed Charleston never would be taken, and. if
fire should beleague us on every side, reinforce
ments would be sent to our assistance in pro por
tion,to the force of the enemy. . From his present
knowledge, he looked forward to a glorious record
' and close struggte'for our citr. He ured harmo
nious co-operation on the part of the people with I
iuc ; vuiuiusBuiEjj uenerai w ue uniiea in our
efforts, and look with an eyg di voted singly to the
cause of oar country. He who would attempt to
promote his own personal ends in preference, or
would not take a musket and fight in the ranks
was not wor thy of Confederate liberty, for which
we are fighting. Our army now, he said, was
better than it was twelve months ago, it i
stronger and could bear marching, hunger, priva
tions without murmuring or straggling, and al
ways welcomes cheerfully the word onward.
fstCOND DISPATCH T ,
Chaelutor, Nov. S.
The bombardment of Sumter continues from
Land Batteries and Monitors.
A reconnoitering party of Yankees came np to
Sumter last night, but were driven off by a volley
from the Garrison. t
From the West. .
Atlas ea Nov. 2.
The latest news from. our front say, active
oporations continue in L kout valley. There
was heavy fighting en Mouday, Thursday and
Friday The enemy still hold positions oti this
side bfthcj Tennessee river. Small squads of
prisoners are coming in hourly," all from
Meads command arroyof the Potamac, 13th
army corps m and around Chattanooga. Our
J pickets are. within two hundred and filty yaid
of the enemy sjpickets. . ."'
Heavy rain has been falling for toeV'fcst 48
hours - The valleys are hnder water, and the
roads hardly passable The Tennessee river
is very high; damage done to Yankees by
freshet not Icriowd. ' ! h v
Notwithstanding the bad weather our .troops
are' cheerful and have plenty to cat, plenty
of fuel, and anxious for battle. 1 ! '
Gem. Barkdale -Among the most dis
tinguwhed and patriotic heroes who have fall
en a victim tj the present infamous war of in
vasion, was Gen. Birksdale.bf Miss. Presi
dent Davis and Gen. K, E Le have paid the
fallen hero. glowing compliments in letters to
his! wife, extracts from which are given the
JLRssissippi. In a ; letter dated July 24
1863, the country's Chief Magistrate': writes as
follows to the widuw'uf Ges. Barksdale ;
It will hereafter be some consolatiou to you
as it will be a legacy of honor to his ehildrea
to be a-wnred that your gallant Tiubanr!t""Tny
esteemed friend, fell at the pjst to which" hon
or ami duty called him, and died, as he bad
lived, like a patriot and a soldier. "
To his country he was a great lossA his
inenosu ontrgs eoaunng sorrow to hisraml.
lyit is an irreparable ibiurvvet tha LKV
came to him whon it was most acceptable mod
tjiwmus iu receive it. , I .
0od tempers the wind W the shorn lamb',
and Heialone can give comfort to your mourn
ing heart. You have mv deepest sympathy ;
and to you and your little ones I offer my best
-wishes and eincerest affection!
Gen. Robert E. Lee writes as follows, tinder
date of Aegu-t 7. L f'
I sympathize deeply wiUi you in your be
reavement, aud deplore for this army and our
country the lose ot your gallant husband. lie
has: left uj his noble example, which, in bis
dying moments, extorted the admiration of our
enemies. May God give peace aud consola
tion to hu sorrowiug family.
The enlistment of colored troops in Mary
land causes a- great amount of discootent
amang the slaveholders in tSat SUte, so much
indeed, that a deputation was sent to the Presi?
dent to request a withdrawal of the recnnW
ofEctrs, lbe President replied that the coun
try oeeded soldiers, and . if the recruiting oh
fieera did anythio; contrary to law, they would
'operseded, but the recruiting matt jo W:
A Yakkxc - SaTst."-A .gentleman of
WiocnesterIrs., states that during the Federal
oceoptney, a Yankee OupUis, m a Sabbath
senooo, after denouncing the rebcUioo and
gkcyfiywg tbe Stars and Stripes, propoe!
three cheers for the Union ! i PP1
Miopia M--trortb.,tu,-.BUoj
and thus coenmeoa '""iM,IB.J
army m wflij.
r TC kT-itnt of thi column ia iper
The wSilK beiiTioj, 7
eoemj,' we baw the tidriteJ, and it.
propped result a hdlDlb-f bdm
rce it caunv .v may be. If
. fr,-:, rJ oosseat the
Tbonta gm wm . ftmalaNgtftt
B " f the Soring ,CX n
till the tpcfliB2 OI A7F,"?.5TKMK.tU
: 2rc i ta atscure ttonm m
-nibifUt. aud that eeUif. vww... r
will oe iuguH . , . tfcAnt m ttrdrr
... - n .m
Ihl IawKOUS awuuwiM . j;
yrzTTi cvwl Circe U now ad-
gle, and to gn ,v" "
Sancios from IWpott
.....
naog tram uj--.
v hare no new from
Our force rooviag sowam T TWi
enough to op, with that 1
haveWore -Utedthat wir did ld
any destructive or hrd- .?f
Vade to cross the river t Th
may hm flnaeti peroa - .
KnoxtOie JUguUrJ 29f. ;f ; y a ;
' TAibftfTeeWiPrcsi.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct.-IT.
T would respectful ly Uy before tbe editor;
ed in the Coofed erate States, the win-
resolution pas-ed unanimouaiy as w4
ly meeting of &wnl of Uirecwrsoi
Assoc iaUon, held in wis cuy ua .
Resolved; Tuat it U not the tiesire oi wo
Prees Associatiiwi uf the' Confederate States tar
. .. . i .L f tuftncr'llM
depnve tne wre.iy jvmru- - j.w.
of the news reports sent 10 me uiy juruu
and the Superintendent of the Press Associa
tion is hereby direcU-d to authorize tbe week
ly journals, desiring to use tbe telegraphic re
ports of the Press Aociati on, , to reprint the
published reports in tneir Journsla, when re
ceived io due couree of mails, oo payment of
an equitable propqrti n of the.- cost . of said
newa. which pay mi nt ahall be made qnarter
ly in advance, and with the further condition
that said weeklv ioornala shall agree to co
operate with the! ofticeis and agents of tho
1 I era nraJv.uiviu( iu ih.iii "
succii ct aud truthful rrportsof tews trsnsplr
tng in the vicinity of tluir repecttVe places of
publication. ! V - .
in n l n.ii I f mill ti I I Liin imwiu n ma
ter mined -to assess the privilege of reprinting
in the weekly and semi-weekly jwroals tbe
Telegraphic lie ports of tbe Press Asaocia
tiou," at live dollars per month, to be paid to
the Superintendent quarterly, in advance, the
-editors of uch .urnata furtlier obligating
themselves toco-operkte with the Suprintrbdr ;
en t in sending to the Press reports of new of
seoeral interest which may tranpirs to thuar
vicinity. - . ; .' "f; '
E'litors desiring to avail themaelves of tbhl
priviletlge will please avklrna J. 8. TbraahiT,
Superintendent Pro- Awwiatiou, Atlanta,
Getirsia.to whoui the qturierly payment can
be remitted by ejeprew. On receipt4,he :
atlvico of remittance by express lheWAeut
of the, Press Associatin to the reprint will be
-transmitted ' in .'accordance'. -with the act of
C. iniTraa Willi CII..K 'lhtttriirtirtna ia nmnl fr
furnishing uews reprta as may1 be opportune.
It is hoped that the Weekly Press generally
will avail themselves of this offer oft the part
oi ine rress Association, in omerato lacuitate
the extention of tho syKtem of news reports for
the Press to every section of the country. A
comprehensive and practical orgauiaition of
reports by telegraph' from all parts of the
CtMjfeileracy is byond attainment by an v one
inJividualr vr even by any partial cmbina
tion of journals. v Bat by co-operation for mu
tual benefit on the part of tbe while Press, a
arsfym tit nta Mtui. m.. W
which has nover before beeu achieved in anys
country which a short practice will render
incite anq wnicu time sitll oevelope to the
great benefit of all. .; , v- .. j--'"-
It iswith this view that Ue money assess
ment hai been placed at ailow a rta a rvm tw
i.t oi..-r , ........
veut the dety of servlngiiie oews reports Iron -
becoming onerous." i
Journals; members of the Press Association !
will please copy, this., L ' . . -,j
1 J. S. TIIRASUEB. Son't
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by Washington and Domnetl by Lincoln. !
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inagl.tUfarpi cootalnlar about 100 acres, T
miles west of Ra leitrk. nTmnm....i. JL
Mi or a eemfortable dwallia roed kitekesw.
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aWlsat aod eMiviet; aad portio. ef the ram '
eednd la whaat aad wioUr ou. " i
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rrowin crops $9000 eaab aaoaer nr Nearoes will ',"
Be takee 1. eaehaare if sWredT PerlTiS 1
w BVCMre rrdt-atr. D. IIUTCUlXg
'T ' -r . u the premises.
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