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THE WILMINGTON JOUBNAL. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. wnaiiMGToy, y. c.,satuepay. may 2. iscs. x-. frT vinriala ia inch as to leave little doubt of the earlj occurrence of a general engagement not far from Fredericksburg, hooker na3 evwenuy cicssea uw Bappabaanock in force, and will not improbably attack 1st, or be attacked by him, btfore the week is out. We await the result "with gTeat interest, not to say anxiety, for whether we have victory or defeat aid we will not con UmpUte the latter contingency whether we barn victory or defeat, we know that the carnage will inevitably be heavy enorBioua. It does not appear that any scrioaa effoit was made to prevent the enemy from crowing, either because it was not thought expedient or waa not believed to be practicable. Apparently thb second battle of Frederlckaborg bida fair to be fought on the aite of the first, or not far from it. It is to be hoped tbat in other respectj it will be lite the firBt battle, only more so. While thia ia the position in Virginia, it 5s evident that a . crisis ia also at hand in the West, and that a heavy battle between the armies of Bbxgo andBosECRAKz ia imminent and will not be long postponed. Both partiea are concentrating their forces to try the issue, and both, no doubt, are re ceiving all i he r enforcements that can be sent to them. The month of May bids fair to be the battle-month of this year. The campaign is certain to open earlier this year than it did last jear, or the year before. Cleanliness cf Tows LoTS.-We yesterday visited sever al lots and back premises cn water street, in company with Major Pedes, who has lately been appointed by General Whiting to the charge of cleaning up aad putting in a healthy condition 6.11 lota in town, to far as Major dek haa gone through witb this work, we have pleasure in stating, from our own observation, that it La3 been done well, and we feel assured, from what we have seen and heard, that every tenant welcomes him to his lot.ndis anxious to render every facility in his or her power to ren ovate and thereby purify the premises;. Thia ia a gocd sign, and we have no doubt that if Major P. ia allowed to go on in his own way, and the facilities which Le now haa at hia command are continued, that every vestige of decaying vegetable matter will be eflactually removed from the lim its of the town. The office the ATtjor holds is by no means an enviable one. Eut we feel assured that he is wiHisg to sacrifice some feelings of self pride, in order to place tLe good old town of Wfiirirfjtcn ia a healthy condition. If he is per mitted to proceed aa Le has commenced, we would be will ing to rifak all epidemics. Cleanliness ii the fint principle of health. By the way, we t;cw of eeveral garJecera, who have acres of ground near town, that might profit by employing .their teams and wagons in removing the trash from lots to a very considerable advantage. lbs surprise to us ia that they have never thought of the mat'er. There is enough vegetable matter collected in the back lots on Water Street to richly manure fifty acres of laid twice a year. Why will our gardeners ignore zo valuable a prize, when they can get it for the ct:e hauling away. There ia something wrong. Let an eflort be made by those who wish to raise vegetables for market. We may be wroEg in our opinion, but we really think that it would pay well. The following extract from tha Fayetteville Observer will give our readers some idea of the efiecta of Genera Hill's investment of -Washington, N. C. The deplorable account given by the lady writer is'nothing more than what we anticipated, (and now know,) 'after we heard of Gen. Hill's withdrawal. Better, by tar, had he never made the attempt to relieve car loyal people cf tht ill fated town, unleB9 he had gone rrtpareel to carry out his plans. We do not pretend to Bay that Gen. Hill is to blame for his failure, but we have no hesitation in asserting that it waa an unfortunate affair, and from all we have heard, we-arc led to believe that Gen. Caknett, of Vir ginia, ia very censurab.'o lor not obeying the order of his superior. Ihere was evidently eomethicg wrong, which Bcolding letters and proclamations will not make right: Fao Wapeington, N. C We have Been a let er from a lady in this ill-fated town, giving a sad picture of their dis tressing condition, fche enclosed a printed order Irom the Yankee Brig. Gen. Totter, stating that many cf the resi dents had openly displayed their sympathy with the rebel besieging forces and had communicated with thera by sig nals, and therefore ordering that " all persons " shall take the oath of allegiance to the U. 8. or leave the place wi'hin five days. The lady writCB that the and others are nearly razy. They cat not leave, for they have no place to go to bat the wild woods, and no means to live upon if they go, for they are forbidden to carry any thing with them bat tneir clothes. St first the order allowed them to take their efftota, but afterwards it was changed to allow on!y cloth ing. She Bays that they make no complaint asrainst our own forces, lor they failed to take the place only out of sympatny ior tne women and children, but the Yankees are now wresting tneir vengeance on the poor innocent people. The conduct of the Buflalos and negroes is perfectly out rageouB, and she cites instanoes or, their insulting beha viour. "Everybody is perfectly crazy (sajs she;) they do not know what to do. God help us ! Pray for ug tell all the people to pray for ns, and lor Heaven's sake don't call ns traitors, for we tfre driven to it Our whole hearts are with the South, and the thought of taking that oath ia killing to me, but we have such a large family aud no money that it is impossible for us to go." Bhe relates a Yankee raid to a farm down the river, where they stole everything, provisions, clothing, Ac, - one of inem aoiaiag a Dayonet at toe breast ol the only white per son prcocub, n uvy 01 14 years, daring Lim. to open his mouth, for they would kill him on the spot. "We are mined, ruined ; and now I want the Confederates to come and burn the town ; if we cannot enjoy it I don't want the Yankees to do so." Ths new Presa AEsociation ia catching it on all handa. It deserves it. Mr. Thrasher must do better. "He must thrash out a little more wheat and less chaff. He ia a pretty poor thrasher so far as we can see, and, metaphorically speak ing, ought to be thrashed out of the position he occupies but doesnotfill. If the Association is not better xondacted it will nover survive the Summer. - May Day. The children at least appear alive to the faot 'that this is the first or May, aa we are made aware by the stir at lir. Mkoiknet's beautiful Bchool-houso lot, eorner Fourth and Princess Streets, where there have been reheareals and other Dotes cf preparation for some time past. No doubt thry will have a sweet little Queen of the May," and sun dry pretty little Maids of Honor, and a Crowner aad other courtly officials too numerous to mention. . We fear the little girla will sadly miss the little boys, but they must do the best they- can without them, since they can do no better, it being unfortunately the fact that the race ot boys has died out, lo, these many years. Wo can not at present boast the acquaintance ef a Bingle bey-. There are rather abreviated specimens of juvenile humani ty in bieeches, but lhsy cannot be boys, for they know more, talk lender, are n.uth more independent, and occu py far more space than any number of grown up bipeds The extinction.of races is a painful phenomenon. The In dian is fast passing away, but for all that he has besn dy ing gradually. The Celts, as a disjunct element, are vanish ing fr om tie old teats of their raoe, but even their deca- ieace haa taken centuries to accomplish. The race of boys has vanished like an exhalation. We are xeally pained to reflect over the extinction of an interesting section "of hu manity, but vce are bound to recognise the fact. CoorKB made a novel apropos " the last of the Mohicans ;" some second CoorEH may spin an aCecting yarn headed, " The Last of the Boys," if hia memory or historical research car ries him back ao far into antiquity as to enable him to draw a truthful picture e that departed race. , ' Daily Journal, 1st imt. Wk abe now in the third year of the war. It i3 true guns had been fired before May, 1S61, and Eumter and Caswell aad other points had been occupied, but for all that, May was the initial month ofthe war, as in truth it was of the Confederacy, as distinguished from that preparatory afiair at Montgomery, of which L. P. Walker, of gaseous memo ry, was a part. The duration of the war haa surprised and disappointed partiea both North aad South. The North confidently ex pected to "crush out" the "rebellion" before the fourth of July, 1861, and hang the ecul of the Confederacy, flanked by Datis and SnP2E'3, from the battlements of the Capi tol at Washington. The South did not lock for so early a conclusion of the war, but she did look for it within a rea sonable time. She did think that Cs socn as the North eaw that the attempt at re union was hopelees ahe would aban don it. Sha did think that as soon as Europe saw that the North and the South were in truth two nation, sho would rsecgnize a fact so plainly demonstrated.. Well, North and oouin were com mistaken to some extent. Mr. Lihcolu found that this thing of conquering the South was indeed "a Dig job." -Ifie Bouth found that the North waa more aeierntinea, and she (tae Bouth) far worse prepared thin bad been supposed. We all took to the business of prophe j-editort wore forced Into it, for they were stopped and Blade to say when the war should end. We have had sev eral button-holet torn out sundry buttons torn off; have eat en our meals cold and finally got borne by back streets, by reason of "anxious enquirers" who caused ns to "stand'and deliver" our opinions in regard to the duration of the war. ft tfco tarly part cf last j ear we tbepght and said that if we a held our own at all Important points, and no sericna disaster occurred, that anmmer would break the back ol the invasion. Whether that opinion waa correct er nt we caenot say. It might not have been, even had the contingency upon whioh It was based occurred. But that contingency d;d not occur. On the contrary, we met with nothing but -db asters of the moat serious kind. Disasters that threatened to overwhelm the Confederate cans;1 in speedy min. - New Orleans fell. The enemy swept over Tennefsse a d Fafttern North Car olina, and no ray came to lighten the gloom until Bsacbkqavd made a fght at Corinth Had S. Orleans been .but properly f:rt;fied, had tho conscription bill been pars ed six month sooner, so aa to give Albeht mdnky John stoh an army, who can doubt but that the war would have been greatly thorteued. perhaps as much as twj years. It id unsafe to speculate in the presence of so many contin gencies ; it 13, perhaps, unjust to csst censure upon those in authority for the failure to take precautions, the neces sity for which dear bought expetieEC could alone demon strate. Wo can a!l see these things mw. Did the very smartest (we will not say ablest-i-for there is little real ability in the ranks of the abusers) abuser of President Davis see all these things before-hand ? Few of us will new venture to affltm whn the war will end. The failure of past predictions beciafe of the non occurrence of the conditions upon which they were predi cated, has made ua ail cautious ; too mach so, were that porslbla. It has even made some timid and dseponding Ihe war appears dsstined to continue" longer than the more sanguine had supposed. It may now end sooner tban the moat hopeful look for it to do i-o. We hardly know what a a day or an hour neay brirg fcrtb. Two hoors enj a half, at Charleston, cn the atternoon of the Tth of April, totally dispelled one illusion relieved us of one great incsbos tne Yankee Monitors. A few hours more at other points may do much to reikve ts from the pressure of invasicn, or, on the contrary, they may tend to intensify and lengthen it. Bet it must end, and can end but in one way by the establishment of Southern independence, but the Confede racy, already deeply afflicted, will have passed through an orieal as of fire, a baptism as oi blcoJ. The Convention of Teachers of the Confederate Spates, which assembled at Columbia, S. C , cn Tucs Jay lust, adjourned cn the 29th ult., to meet again at Atlanta, Georgia, on the first Wednrsdey in Septem ber next : The Committee on Educational 'Interests and Text Books reported through their Chairman the following preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted : The Committee appointed on the General Interests of Ivlueation ia the Confederate States of America, aud oq the subject of supplying our schools with text books, reppectluiiy ofltr the following report : The Educational Association ol the Confldtrate States of America, assembled at Columbia, S. C, being ardently attached to the rights, interests and honor ol eich State and ef the Confederate States, and pro foundly sympath:zing with the country in its righteous tfijrt8 to maintain its independence, would remind all the teachers anel friends of educa ion in the Confedera cy that the war ia which we are engaged requires for its successful prosecution active ard competent laborers in all those departments which" ucder Cod, constitute the wealth and strength of a nation ; not the least im portant of which is the school room. Whatever our circumstances may be, there will be children at home who can be uselally employed only in study ; and while the casualties of war are carrying ofl the present adult yeneration, which, under any circumstances, would not be long on the st:ige of action, it is of the utmost im. portance that those who are to succeed them should be able to appreciate the greatness of the trusts com mitted to their Iriends. And while thia is 60, it should also be remembered it in the school room that the micd of the State is prepared for tie development of it3 material end moral resources, and for the skillful application of them to its support and defence. This association, animated with unconeiuerable faith in the resources cf the Confederate States, cannot doubt the ability of the people to maintain their intellectual, in dustrial, commercial and political independence, if each class of the community, with an humble trust in Cod and a sincere desire to walk in the ways of that right eousness which exalteth a nation will diligently devote itself lo the?e means which can be employed with most eflect lor such a re-salt. The Association, therefore, adopts the following resolutions : Jleso'.v-d, That, considering our former detc-ndence for books, tor teachers and for manufactures on those who now eeek our subjugation, it ia especially iacumbent on this As sociation to encourage and loster a Bpirit of home enter prise and self-reliance. Jtisctved, 'I hat in thia tme of peril and trial," we recog nize in our edacational systems tin important interest of the country, which, noxt to pure religious faith, contributes most to the greatness of the present and the hone of tb future ; and that they should be maintained with energy for the ake both of their beneficial results to us and to our posterity, and as an illustration to the world of the civiliza tion of the poonle ofthe Confederate (states. liesolcel, That the unexampled heroism and devotion of our soldierB imperatively demand of those to whom ia com mitted Vhe mental and moral development of our infant re public, corresponding exertion in their appropriate sphere". And the more effectually to carry out the ppirit of these re Folutions, this Asociation, collectively and individually, heveby pledge themselves to the following action : 1. To endeavor to lead the public mind by means consis tent with the purp08C3 of this body, to just views ia regard to hs true elements of national strength. 2. -To regard all classea of school as idsntified in their general interests ; aac to watch over oar State educational systems with Bleeple-w solicitndf. 3. To encourage the production of home text books, and to discountenance and disown all persons, who, without ne cessity, rr sort to reprints or foreign importations. EeSolved, To encourage our own citizen's by every means fn oar power to prepare and publish suitable text books for onr schools ; and in all cases where such books are of equal merit with foreign wcrKs, to give them the decided preference. The following by law waa pRFse i : Jiesoked, That eaeh member desiring to return home prior to the expiration of this Convention, thill, atter hav ing paid the Bum of two doUars. reeeive a ceitificate of membetEhip, signed by the iiecording Clerk. tcL-There has evidently been some fighting below Jriias ton within the last few days. The body of Lieat. Ludlow, who was killed in a skirmiah below Ktnstcn on Wednesday has arrived here. It ia very strange the dispatches sent from Kinston to Raleigh for the "Associated Press" aro not sent to thia office. An explanation it due to ns. PASsroBxa and Cktentioks Passengers arriving her on the boats from Fayetteville arrive here generally at night aftr tho passport oflice is closed. The passport office opens at 6 A. M., the boat for the mornisg train on the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad leaves this side at half past 5. Passengers' cannot get passports and are de tained here twelve houra. Cannot eomtthicg be done to remedy th:s grievance '! TnE Editor of the Richmond tt'hig dsaervts some severe punishment for publishing the following item. It is too tantalizing : Congress Hall. We had a very pJeasant intima tion yesterday that the rigors of winter and of martial law Lad passed away. This intimation came in the Bhape of a waiter of juleps from " Congress Hall " said juleps having been compoundsd by that ftmoaeest of juiep makers, Jim Cook, jalep maker to H. R. II., the Prince of Wales. Now, vie advise nobody to drink, not even mint juleps ; but, if people will driak, we ad vise them to ue only such genuine liquors as are to be obtained at " Congress Hall," and by all meac3 to get Jim Cook to do mixing. For tho Joarnal. Altssrs. Fultoft Price Gkntejiien : I think yon would materially aid the cause of the Scuth, if you would urge upon every one the necessity of increasing tbe production of forage in the So;ilh. President Davis has suggested a mode by which the quantity of that indispensable article can be greatly augmented, viz : by sow ing Corn bioadcait. There are many advantages to be derived from that mode, and among them I will mention the great yield to the acre, and that after the Irish Potatoe crop is taken off, (which will be in July) the land can be "broken up flush," and the Corn Eowed, and harrowed or plowed in. lt will hasten the growth ol the Cera tea cr twelve days by soaking; the seed in warm water twenty-four or tbirty-eix hoars. When the crop ia suf ficiently matured, it is to be cut and Ehocked, as Wheat or Oats, to cure and then housed or stocked. Yoa will discover by reference to the census, that the Yankee hay crop is estimated as of greater valne than the cotton crop of the South', but yoa must remember, that they consume the most of that, and all that they have sold has been to the South, in consequence of our people neglecting so important an element of subsis tence. This euggsstion is not intended to be confined to large farmers, and planters,, bat every one who owns mon stock. fuwu b"iut" Duuuiu ujr tu aua- to me coo- A FARMER. Don't See it. Speaking of the recent arrest of the Governor of Ohio, a cotemporary expresses its surpri ee at the fura made about it, and 83js he don't see why a ' Eneria snouid not be permitted to " take a Tod " now j and then aa well as aDy other wan-Boston Post. TELEGRAPH. FOB THE JOURJT AX.. on NFFPEKATE CO! GB8. " , Richmond. pri' 30th4 183. In the -e;ia e tie Fe use bid lucre sing the pay of eol dierH, mas p. ep..nrd until the nes session The House exemption bill wa finally paed; i' repeals the cUnaeaof the ex:st'i g 'aw iaiia'-on to overseers, lot exemp'e one person cl ia. m o ia d by minor pe s na of unaound mind, f- wi ole, or pef gds abieU on ibe mili ary servHre, on whk-h there ar twenty or more slaves. 8everl provi-icna are annexed ; cie uquiiing the oWner efslafefitrt piyMnnuiilly into 1 be trefry five hundred dol arc. The act sl-o au horixf a the Pr sie'est to exempt puoh pr-TFons aa h hia j idi mett rhould be t xsmpted : it al f xtmp's all ttafe tfficere, whom the Governor or any Stat ro.iy claim to beve exempted for the adminVjstieB of tl ? laws. In o fcer ieEpts the act of lw.t setsion re mains wiihoat ch Dge. The Senate also passed the Heo?e bill to establish a Provisional Navy, and tie bills lelatirg to the onpre Fional eleotioa In Tennessee and Louisiana. The House j ased the bill to prohibit any trade ia the Unite d sfe paper currency, under severe penal ies ; ea the bill r quiring al! persons in the Quartermaster or Ccm mi sary DepartmeM to file an inver tory of property, aa se curity aa?rjt fj mid The lull to prevent hards in tie Quartet ma-tfeis DeArtccent and Transportation, iht e -enat- awndoif nt wss fimUy passed. KI;'M FKtDSBICRFBDBG. Ficbxono, Aptil SCth, 1S6S. Acooisos from FrcdeiitkRl'nrg to-day are very meagre. The tiain which arrived ti u evening brought down a num-. ber of men wooed ;d in akirjuit-re on yesterday. Reports from various s iu ces iucica'e hat the Yankees havo crossed ia fo'ce at points above jui be ow Fredericksburg. A great battle is irrmiaent. ( u- troops were in fiae epiri's and leaiy or action. J IMBODEX'S t-UCCEHS IN KOKTHWKSTF.RN VIR- GiMV. KiCflMoND A pril 30,-LStii. Thf report of Jistod; n't "ucces"? over the ea?m at j Reverb, in Iioithwegteru Virginia, is officially confirmed. He diovc them troin the town and destroyed or captun d a large amt nnt of sores sid a ncmber of prisoners. Our loss ia elih;. Not bing later fre m Fredericksburg. - OFFICIAL, FKOU (JRAND GU. K lifCHMOM), Va ..April OtL, 1803 Anilheia! despatch, dated JHekson, aSfesisaippi. April 29tb, HtiT, to Jn. S. Cooper, says : hix gunboats, ava'agiiig ten na b tault, opened a terrific lire upon our batterita, a Giand fJulf. at 7 o'clock, A. M., and continue ' without iotermibsii-u for six li urs and a half, wheu tkey withdraw. heverl boats weie appnreo'la damaged ; ols was d fMbk'd and is laying ou tho Louisiana rhore, below Oar lues ns thv e kiPed, ioolu&ing-Col. Wade a- d Geu'l Bowena. Chief of arti ery. and twelve or Sfresn wounded. Repairs are b ing n ade. 1 ;'m expecting a renewal of tLe attack to morr-tw. Tratisv''-t load:-d with troops are ia tight, bat iraetiv? Ohai't! ) - J. ('. PEMBEIiTON, Lt. G neral Commanding. FROM HIE VE6T. Jackson. Misi., April 30, 1863 Six g j bea a. with two transports Itched to them, pass ed Grand liu I la-t u'ght at n'n?"o"c'ock. The enemy is on the Louis:na fcl oie, below. Co!. ?.st Adams, h.is met a Yenkee cavalry raid near Fayet'e, find driven them to wanjs Brokhaven. It ia rep rted they were in force at BrookhiV;3, at 7 P. !., on the 29:h in-.t. One hundred mounted meu, well armed, h ft Natchez cn the 29th t: j in I ol. Adams, vho. with a regirn'nt and two mountain howitaeta were marching to intercept the ene mj's nwvimei't towards JJiton Rouga. Guar ada, Miss , Ap il 29 h, If 63. Gen. Ilua'irt command returned towaids Corinth yester day fioui I'iilo Alto. '.. Greirsoa is ki owu to te below Jackson. A scour tr.'.ru AuUio, yesterday, says the Mississippi river ia 12 feet above low water murk, and is falling six Inches daily It i imi ors:ble for boats to get into Moon Lake nijti! the river rites. A few trarfporfB pas up and down dii'y. Two gunboat and one transport,. tgw-ng two barges, passed down on the 2th. The Grand Gulf liui i are broken. Eight Jjoata loading with trotis from in Iront eif Yiclsburg are now moving up The Yazao display mad by the enemy, shows a desire to attract u- atentiuit. AlraiDot trcops reached Hz'ehusta from Jackson, at one o'clock to da . Co'. Adams is Laid on the Yankee trail. Fn io was heard thia uioruing near Union ChurcV Th9 best i f irrr-ation i that ih Yaakeej are moving to wards NatcrieH. A private dispatch to the MuBiasippian says that the eocmy entered 3olul.i on yesterday and burr ed the depot, tcra up ie t rack, captured Bever.il soldiers and one oOiet-r. Their course was suddenly changed to ward Hioekl avm. Our forces aie olose' on theirrear. Jackson, April 2)th, 1863 Communication with G and Gu-t baa been rj established. After Eix tours and a half continued firing the gunboats re tired. They fired about 35 shot and shell, temporarily dis abling ene pun. Our loss was 3 killed and 12 to 15 wound ed. Twj b.rnta were appdantly iijared, but the extent of damage is unknown. Ths brave Col. W. Wide, of the Artillery, waa killed. Oar meu behaved 1 ke veterans. We are n jw wet king hard, preparing for another attack. Qne didAb'c! gut: boar, after trying unsuccessfully to pass up, now bei about three milas below, ou the Louisiana ahjre. The en-Miiv wre engaged en Td2sday ia mining a large body at Uard Tiru( s, on the Louisiana shora, fife miles above (icnd Golf. FUOM JACKS'iN. Jackson, Mies , Apiil 23, 183-9 iS P. 8fi. A pe;iil dispatch to the Appeal, Bays that the Chicago Times ot 2'2nd inst , contains Lincoln's proclanitioa ad mitting Westein Virginia an a State. Graut h ij telegraphed Lincoln tba Vickbjrg is being evacuated. Iniportaufc news h.is been received at ft. Louis from Iron tfountain. It is only known, however, thAt the rebels ap proached nsexpected y, and an engagement took place with the Federal force of one hmdred at thrt point. The Polish revolution ia gaining strength. A dispatch from Cincinnati states that a combined at tack was expected on Vicksburg by the gunboats above, and Grant in front. Tiiis was lire programme for Monday, audit was firmly believed in miliary circles that Gran t had captured Vickiburg, anri that Ha defenders had 'gene Orleans ward and Tennessee-ward. L")OP OF-WAR PREBLE EURNED. A cbils, A pril 30th, 1&63. Official inform ition haa been received hat the F-loop of War Preble was burned on ths 23th inst., offPeneacln. A total loss with hr armament. CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. - Richmond, May 1st, 1S63. The Senate has passed the Houe bill, placing in the mil itary service, alter the first of July next, all citizens of the United States, including Mary landers, residing or srjourn ing in the Confederate StHea. . The House amendment to the bill establishing a flag was concurred in. A message was received iom the President, returning, with hia disap proval the act to acthorize the transmission of newspapers to soldiers free of postage. In the House nothing of interest waa done, except ad amendment to the Senate bill establishing a fhg. The de sign agiedupon by both Houses is a battle tag for the Union, white field without bar Recess until 8 oclock. THE YANK EtS REPU LSED ABOVE FREDERICKSBURG. GREAT BATTLE EXPECTED. Richmond, May 1, 18G3. The enemy crossed at S3 verrl points, fifteen or twenty miles above Frederick?' org, and commenced to advance down the river, by the plank road from Chanjellorsville, ten miles above Frederieksbug At this point, they were attacked by Mahone's brigade, and, after a brief fight, were repulsed with considerable lof s. Our loss was slight. The Yankees who crossed below Fiedericksbnrg are entrenching- Yesterday the enemy's batteries below town opened fire on our position sear Hamilton's Crossing, the pres ent raiiro&d terminus. Onr batteries replied, and a duel was continued incessantly until dusk. Reports of the firing were heard in, the vicinity of Richmond. A letter dated 12 o'clock If. near Fredericksburg, says there has been no fighting or skirmishing to-day. Both sides were preparing for a great battle. No demonstration baa been made by the enemy in front of Fredericksburg. The town will probably escape shelling. The inhabitants are again evacuating the place. FROM THB BOUTHWEST FIGHTING BELOW GBAND ' . GULP, Ac., Ae Jacxsox, Miss:, llaj 1st, 1883. Grieraong Yankeei were t Suxm;tft it eTeaixtg. Tit circus rider, Dn Rfce, is one cf his CaptaJna, .The Yan kees burned a woodshed, but horned no cotton or. private proper! . They have two bandied atgrces moan ted on mules. :".''., ' - ' Fighting jisl belc ' Grand Gulf commenced at 12 o'clock .sstnigbt, Gea. Tracey is reported killed.- , s Bnj der'a Bltft was helled furieuly for several hoors on yesterday but uteuccesfary. Our works were uniij-ired. Only two or three were wcurded on our side. Gen. PemWrton went te Vieksburg on yesterday. a special dispatch to the Appeal says that the ifemphis Bulletin, of 7th nit , repo ts the river as bavlng fallen tweaty-foor feet in all. A dispatch from Cincinnati, ou the 24ih nit., says tbat tha thipment of stores for the past week was the largest ever known. Several Ccvirgt n ladles, arrested lor writing f 4 secesh " letters, are to be ccurt martialed. Steamboat are notallowed to pa s Southward: Atfct Louis the Commissary Department was active Three million rations were getting ready for Grant . - Th re ha beea a tk rmibh at Patteison, Misioirri. Th Fed rahs lost eleven in killed. Patte sen waa burned be fore the Yankees evacuated the place. Gen. McNeill of the Palmyra ma sicre notoriety, ia,re ported to have been captured. Two regiments of militia ere ordered to replace the gar rison at 8t. Louis, which goes into the field It is believed thst the rebels have captured Cape Girar deau. It ia reported at Louisville that Morgan, with a numerous cavalry force, ia in Wayne Coun'y, Kentucky. An r.t-rf.r haa been received at Nashville tbat thi entire population, Udies included mast take the oath withia ten days, or be sent Sooth. TuBcumbia is repo ted captured by the Yankees. CONGRESS ADJOURNED NOTHING FROM FRED EBK KSBDF.G. riCHMOMi, Va , May 2nd, 18(3 Congress adj u-ned sir.eiie last night, after passing an aet relative V Congressional Election in Tennessee. All the bille, the pspsflg? of which have heretofore been re ported by telegraph, have been approved and signed by ihe President, except the acts relative to staff' officers, and an act for the conscript i. i: of arjlanders, which were not s'gned. Here ia nothing cchri'fc from F. ecerichsburg this morn The weathor U doe. HEAVY F1GBT AT U 11 A N l GU -F, MIS.. Jackson, Miss., May 1st, 1803. The cne my advanced and rkhting began at Grand Gulf this n-.ori in' at one o'clock. Toe figk. lasted till four in the afternoon. Tie tneiiy was refused. The battle was re -newid at 8 o'c'ock The enemy took Wage's Vi-g'nia Bat tery, which was retaken this evening. The enemy finally was driven one milt: from the batt'e field. Firiug has ceased. Tae 1; t s was heavy on both tides. Gen. Bowen'd hoise was struck Jcur t noes in a charge "bn th- eremy. FROM ALtXaNDKI A, LA. .Natchez, aliss , May 1, 18ti3. A eutlem.'n who left A'exandria on Wednesday morning, brii gi intelligence lint Batks is not now, nor has been, neater than Cf y mihs of Alexandria, Louisiana. He also lepers that Gen. Moulin, with 150 cavalry, had gained the enemy's rear and captured and destroy ed 175 wag f belonging to the enemy's advance trains. ProRres of llie "Vr. Fiom Vtckbburg 'Ike Yankee G unheals Running the Gauntlet Illumination cf the River Exuling Scene Hvrning of a Yankee Transport, s'c. From t h Vick3burg Whig cf April 17 th, we extract the folio v. i: g graphic account of the recent passage of a portior o! nf Vatlcee fleet by ths Confederate batteries at VickiKi k- : Last : ir ! about eleven o'clock the rapid firing ol the picKete 1 the city admonished all that the enemy's boats i n i v . nciyg In a short time a black object, was visible fl MM--gdowu the river, and as soon as itcumein range m u, se batteries opened fire. The gunboat, wi icvi i; u t w rd? proved to be, soon returned fire and steam (i i. 'it"-u the centre of the. stream until about opposite l e- :uy, alter which she ceased propelling and floated alui i'. When she got opposite Major Ogden's battery, the. house of Mr. Arnold, on the opposite side ol the river, wts discovered to be on liie, the flames of which revealed several other beats coming dowu in the bend. As they came in range battery after buttery opened, aiul the flashe9 from the guts and the burning bouse on the other ehore, gave us a. Gae view of the ai vancing steamets. Our battel ies still continued bcdcUing forth w?th ap parently good effect, but nevertheless an occasional slot came from her, the flashts of whici showed her to be a low, hiavy iroc-clud of the E sex pattern, with two chimneys. t:-e tops of which appeared to be painted white, t ae b als mxt movtel down almost together, and as they ciie uuutr the fire of the VVymaa's Hill baueiies, Yai.ke Uiistiles were sent thick and fast into our tily. I'he firing or guns, whizzing of balls, burst ing of shells, the eievouriog flames tlut nose ficm Ar t:0!d's house, aod the huzzas from the crowds that coi gngattd en tie hills, in jhe streets and wherever a view o'tbe passing Loats coirld be obtained, wos a sight beg gariiig ali description. 1 he five boats steamed on acd were follow. d by two or three transports which kept pretty close to the Louisiana snoie. Two gunboats appear ed to have been disabled by (Jol. Jackson's batteries, as they ceased steaming after passiog the bayou and floated over to the opposite side of the river. Soon, another cruft, we believe a gunbta, came floating by the burning bou?e, with gushes of fire burstirg out in several pLcvS l he flames rapi.ily spread, nd in a few stconds the fearful glare of pallid light was dispelling the wild darkness ol night in awful grandeur. Then cheer after cheer wtts sent up by eur citiz.ns and tLe soldiers at the guos and in the rifle pits. Cotton was thrown from the burning vessel, acd a long boat was seen to leave her for the Louisiana bank. By tnis time the other boats, low some distance in advance, were being engaged by the canal batteries, while the upper guDS opec-ed on what seem3d. to be a couple of barges, lloating far in the rear ot tne iron clads, t hese emits, of ce uree, passtd on with impunity, ar.d about a quar ter ol 1 o'clock everything was quiet above, the firing being confined to the lower batteries, seme of the boats still being in range. 'I ho burning vessel floated on. and when just above Barney's, she commenced careen ing and both her chioinejs dropped cfl into the river. 1 he flames gradually diminished, and when she got to the m;uth of the canal, a tmall light wa3 al! that could be seen above the surface ot the water. Firing con tinued until a quarter after 1 o'clock, when everythicg became sttil and tracquil again. The total number of boats that went by are variously estimated at from ten to twelve. We on'y saw eight, and two of them were ordinary transport?. Firing v;iS resumed ''again below, jost before 2 o'clock, and at the time of dosing our paper. The Vh:g of Fa'nrday, April 18th has the fol'ow-i-g: We w; re e;.ub!td yesterday to gain some further par ticulars of the bombardment of Thursday night when the Yankee fl-eet ran cur batteries. The fleet consisted of the gunboats Benton, General Price, Cincinnati and Tuscambia, ram3 Aleck Scott and Lafayette, and trans ports Henry Clay, Forest Q ieen and Silver Wave the latter a stern-wheel steamer. The Henry Clay was amocg the first boats to come down, but ere she passed Hoadley's guns it was discovered she was in a sinking condition, and the crew abandoned her. Some reached the Louisiaaa shore and were brought here yesterday. The Henry Clay was a side-wbtel transport, aud had six thousand rations on board. The other boat sunk proves to have been the ram Lafayette, and the ote burned the transport Silver W ave. The damage to the other boat is not known, but advices from below War renton state tbat where the boats were lying yesterday the vessels. were ali undergoing repairs, acd tbut the groans of persons on board ii dicate they sustained seri ous damage. .Oar loss here was small. Two men were killed at the upper batttries by the premature discharge of a gun , and one by the enemy's shell. Seven Govern ment males were killed in one lot by the explosion of a shell from the passing boats, and several buildings in jured. We heard ol no'casaalties below. The firing of our gnna was very good, generally being very accu rate. We bad a conversation since writing the above with a womon who was on the Henry Clay at the time she sunk, and from her learn that four or five lives, includ ing the Captain and Pilot, were lost The Clay was struck three times once in her upper works, her wheel house and stern. The third shot tore a tremendous bole in her hull, and Bhe immediately commenced set tling, when the crew abandoned her in two boats and started for the Mississippi shore, bin fearing they would be shot, wheeled round and went over to the Point, where four remained until we sent boats after them yesterday. A wooden gunboat or ram (the Lafayette, says rumor) is next to suffer severely. As she round ed the point Hoadley's men poured shot after shot into ber, and onr informant says tbat this craft, too, waa ran towards the shore, where she stink out oi sight This woman asserts positively that it was the J Silver Wave which we ret on fire and destroyed. ,This tect ber. which cur gan3 set ou fire, and in a lew min utes the flames communicated to the 8teamer,when it be came evident that the boat could not be saved, and she was abandoned to 'the devouring element, which very soon consumed her. . All the boats w re either protected by bay or cotton. Even iron-clada bad small crafts In tow with bales of hay piled up to protect their sides There were few men on the boats onl 7 enough to work them and tbey were forced on board. Ooe man was taken on board the Silver Wave in chains, by or der of Grant. But half the expedition came down. on .1 hursdav nteht. The other waa to come down about the same time last night, if the first was in any way uc ctssfu!. The oH:ct of the expedition, says this weman, was to v e all the boats possible below, 8nd then cross Grant's army to the Mississippi side, below Warren- ton. . ' . ' From the London Times, April 1st. An ancient rhetorician wrote about Xerxes tbat he turned dry land into sea, and sea into dry land, making a canal through Mount Athoa, and building a bridge acre S3 the Hellespont. Vhe American iiepubliCT seems to partake niucbf the violence and extravagance of the Persian monarch than of ibe wise coucsel and well com bined action of the Ftderatiou of Commonwealths which opposed him Excited by a treraenduus war, end all the portants of approaching revolution, the imagination ot the American Democracy seems to have run riot. NotsatiaSid with all the destruction which modern sci ence hasenabled mankind to wfeak upon each other, the North has called to its aid the mighty agencies of naturej and seek3 to ruin and mutilate half a continent t the vain hope to overthrow o? intimidate its inhabi tants. In vain has Na'nre, after a series of tremendous cou vulsions, settled herstl:' down into something like order aud regularity, indenting the coast with bajs and hsr bars, ard draining the vast acres of u continent through the agency ol enormous rivers. The rae cf man frets against these natural and bencfici 'ot ordinances jsst ae Xerxes flung letters into the sea and lrs'jfd the winds that were rebellious to liis commands. By the aid ol the "stone fl.et" the United Stales have blockaded op the entraoe to several much frequented harbors, and now; with less labor and far greater succcsa, tluy seek to drown the land whicli they cannot conquer. It is calculated that, by tbe action of ti e Federals in cuttirjg the levees, or dams, wLich keep the Mistsis-sippi in its course as it runs through tba the level lands towards the sea, a district as large as Scotland has been drown ed iu the State of Mis:issippi and tivsthocsind tquare miles in the State of L' isiana. Had some enormcu? strategical advantage been ob tainable by this proceeding1, mur.kihd n:u3t have deplor ed the the harsh and dretd ul necessity which, in a con tinent so small a portion of which has yet leen rt claim ed for tbe use of civil d man, drove the Ftelcra'.a to lay waste ar.d devastate s j considerable a portion ol its sur face. But.thera is i;o reason to suppose that any ad vantage in the least degree commensurate with the amount of want n and cruel destruction whica has been perpetrct.d could any how have been obtained Most coriainly no such advaatage has been gained. The ex pedition from Yaz o PE3, so far from reaching its des tined pcTht near Vicksturg, has been encountered and defeated by Confederate batteries, and driven to take refuge in anotherrivtr to avoid further injuries The act, therefore, stands out in all its naked deformity. These who have called the mighty Mississippi to their aid have proved themselves unworthy of! their potent al ly, and, powerful only lor mischief, have been singular ly discomfited in the endeavor to profit by their new and singular enterprise. We have air read how the Dutch, the mighty precur sors cf the United States, a people as conspicuous for doing much with small resources as the American Union for doing little with great ones, when they founeT themselves icduced to the two small States? of Holland and Zealand, with which alone they had to make head against the powerful monarchy of Spain, in the ex tiemity ot their despair and desolation cut through the dikes which protected their fields and gardens from the ocean which roared above their heads, choosing rather to give their native land to destruction than to see it in the grasp of a tyrant or a persecutor. This courage, prepared for everything except submission thia noble fortitude, which the extreme of ill fortune could not sabdae form3 one of the brightest pages of history, and invests the sieges of narlem and of Leyden '.71th an interest sec ond to nothing in the annate of mankind. But in propoilion to our admiration of those who call ed in the waves ef the German Ocean to protect their faith and their freedom, mu3t be the abhorrence inspir ed by acts so wanton ar.d so ferocious as that of letting loose the waters of tha Mississippi over the phntations of the South, and overwhelming under the waves that which it is found impossible to subdue. At the beginning ol the war the North went forth to battle in ali the presumption of overweening strength ar,d numbers. Their notious of succes3 were thorough ly orierjtal. They had the largest number of men under arms, and doubted not of the victory, especially aa they had the largest resources to feed, arm, and recruit them. Ueceived in the field by troops lar le 6S numerous than their own, thiy t uud to their astonishment how little the leaders of the South hod to dread fiom theai in the open fLld. From that time the whoie aspect of the war has entirely changed. - Ia proportion us suc cess has become more difficult, the means employed lor its attainment have bt en mere odious ani cruel. Every effort has been made to light the torch cf a servile in surrection, and, as it this wa3 not dreaell'ul enough, water has been called iu to supplement the tardy venge ance of that fire which, kindled by the hands ct slaves, would, if the pious and dtorous N"orth couid have had their win, wrap in one mighty coLfljgralion the labors of a Lucdred yeais. Men miy wrangle and dispute about the c ins:8, the sights and the wrongs of this great quaireJ, but as to thtse measures posterity wiil have but one verdict to pronource a verdict ol horror and execration. , And this cruelty and ferocity, surpassing sd far all that is recorded of the wickedness and barbarity cf man in former wars, has been called into actiOD, not fcr the purpose of meetins? foreign .nvasion, but for a war avowedly in'eadel to resttrea Federal Union, which unhappy differences have partially interrupted. I'he mea who are tbu3 'citing loose at the same moment fire and water united in an unnatural compact against their adversaries' are ci.k and tired of repeating that they fiht lor t ha maintenance ofthe Union, and look lor ward wiih unshaken confidence to the time when their great Federation shall be restored,' and the brethren so lorg estranged from each other shall once mere unite togetfcer in harmony and peace. It is difficult to say what time wtct interest may not effect. Nations have shed each other's blood like water on hilds 01 battle. J hey have covered the ocean with the wrecks of their naval e ngagements and the bodies of their seaman. These things may be expiated, may be forgiven, may at last be forgotten ; but deed like those by which the Northern States arc milling their pnsent w ar wiih the South singular uud ex era Lie Htnona the worst mul hl-jod est aunrls of mankind can never b2 forgiven e r fuigbtteu. '1 he moment a:y id. a of reconciliation ia entertained those dreadful memories will rise up like a spectre between the two' parties, land forbid every attempt at reconciliation, unless founded on absolute independence on tbe oneiderand complete re'nunciatiem of every claim to obedience on the other. It is curious to remark how utterly paralysed for the purpesa of legitimate war are the very persons who am anxious to wage it with such extremity of ferocity and fury.. The Army of the Potomac rtniakis inactive : nay, there is much reason tD believe that Washington owes her safety at the present moment to prudential ana poiitica', rather than to military considerations, and that tbe capital of the Northern Confederacy, thouch able to effect the easv and fruitless crime of drowning whoffi provinces by breaking down the bank of a mijrhty river, i3 incapable of defending her archives, her public buildings, and the seat of her Government. The promised vengeance apainst Charleston languishes and evaporates in empty threats. Savannah, taken with so much ease by the British in the War of Independence resists firmly and effectually. Port Hudson baa re pulsed an attack, and the Mississippi itself has turned traitor, acd by way of set-eff for the inundation of Southern territory has filled up and rendered useless the canal which was to carry the Federal guoboits to the other side o' Vicksburg. . The Confederaf e3 threaten Fort Donelson, and a new invasion of Kentucky is seriously epprebended. Under these gloomy auspices the month of March has closed, and the period will shortly arrive when the eu co mer hets will again lend their powerful co-operation to the causa of the South. No one can presume to say what are the reverses and vicissitudes which fortune, not yet satisfied with the sufferings of tbe American peo ple, has in store for either party. But the information which has just reached ns makes it abandantly evident, if it were not so before, that tbe choice henceforth for tbe South is between victory and extermination, for tbe North between peace and ruin ruin certain if tbe war is protracted, as it easily may be to a point Which will leave the President without a revenue and without an army min still more certain and complete if the wicked aspirations of fanatical bate' bo acccm. plisned, and the Central Government, aire idy trium phant over the liberates of the North, shall obtain as the prim of succe-sa the unenviable duty of holding down under the beel of military despotism, the struggling rc.' m .i ;8 of what were once tho Southern States. 3 0 Life In Richmond. Upon reaching Richmond, we found a dense crowd 00 tbe platform ard a round the terminus men anl women 8' arching for brothers, fathers, hutbitds an.l lovtra. A military guard with fixed bayonets was en deavoring to keep order and clear a passage for thes on crutches, or limping alorg with the aid of some lg severely wounded comrade. We succeeded in gettir." a carriage.for oursdve3, and after a scramble round ti e baggpge wa?gon, secured our scanty luargagc. .Spot wood Hotel is tbe largest and best in Richmond to it we accordingly drove ; bat, after having elbowed our way through a crowd of tfficera and soldiers star dim' licui iuc cuiue, wu were iuiuru;i:u mm mere Viar.et even one room vacant. 'ihe same answer waa given us at tie American," but at the Ex. charge " we obtained a little doable-bcddwd apart ment op four flights of stairs. The hotels a" Richmond just now are as uncomfortable as they well coufd be. Ccpgress was sitting djrirg our stay there, so the best rooms at most houre3 were en gaged by tteHn- mbfrs of the Legislature, and wounded men occupied almost all the other available bed rcorr .? When blaek tea ia selling at $16 a pound, and every thing elso except biead and meat is prfo:tionatilv ex pensive, it may be readily imagiced that the fare is tor troni goo J. Four dollars a day, however, which is dl they ehnrge for board and lodging, i cot very exorbi tant ; and we latterly found oat a French restaart-n', where we were at least able o get somethiug tt at vi could eat. B jt no wine or spirits ia to be pn cur. d at acy hotel.the manufacture andna'eof all intoxicating liquors having been prohibited by the povemrr.eut. Few meu are fond. r of spirits than the Southerners, to this law must aflict them sensibly ; jet I never spke uTau'? muu in the Confederacy who did not rtcognize the wisd im e f it.- Amongst a wild set of fellows collectt J together in large numbers from every Southrrn State, if th pal ol spirits hud been allowed, I feel convince J lhat it would not only have been impossible to keep order, hut that the great things which have been ell cted by t! eir armies could not have been achieved. From whil I stw of the mea in the various divisions of their force, I do not believe there are many ot them wlo could not finish a bottle of brandy or whiskey at one sitting ; and as drinks makes them quarrel 111 , undrr its influence rows and blocd shedding woni ! most certainly have ensued. When the army first enrolled, eech man received a daily ration of fpiri'..-; bat this practice has been long eiuce discontinued, h'A strange to say, without causing any discontent anions'!-! the men a practicil refutation ofthe assertion ti.ut a certain ataouut of Btiraulants.is absolutely necessary f r soldiers, and that without it ihey cannot endure' t!.e fa tigues of active service. For what array in niodiru times has mad3 tbe long marches, day after day, tlmt Ja.kscn's corps of " foot cavalry," is they nre faceti ously called, have accomplished ? Blackwood's General Bnur gnrd. fIhe Jackson Mississippian says: "This g.ilhr.t and skillful officer has acquired no ordinary hold i:jmu the admiration and affections of the Southern people It was he who commandtd the chivalrous Palmettos' in the first attack on Fort Sumter, when the FteKral ll.ig wa3 replaced by the stars and bars, lt washewlu lately stood by them to defend Charleston or peti.sh. His name is inipensbably connected with the history of that gallant State and her devoted peopL. Uravo, ji n ot Louisiana I We honor tbee for high attribute j ol character. With more tban ordinary iu teres t at. a pleasure we copy the subjoined beautiful apostrophe from the Columbus (Ga.) Times:" BSAUEEGABD. Let H19 ticmpet thoat once more, Iieauregard ! Let tba battle-thundors roar. Eeanregard ! Atd again by yonder sea, Let ibe swords ot al. the tree Leap forth to light with tbee, Beauregard Old Sumter levea thy name. Beauregard ! Grim Moultr.e guards thy fame, Beauregard ! Oh ! first in Freedom's light; Oh ! steadfast in the right ; 0 ! brave and Christian Knight ! Beauregard ! 1 t. Michael with his host, Beauregard Eccampa by yonder coast, Beauregard ! And the Demon's might Ehall quaiJ, Ard tho Dragon'.a terrors fail, Were Le trbly clad ia mail, Beauregard ! Not a leaf sbailfall away, Beaurcgmd ! , From the laurel won to-day, Be aureg'ard ! While ihe ocean breezes blow, VVhile the bill- ws lapbe and Adw O'er tLe Northman's Looea balovr, Bcanregard ! l.f t the tiumpet thoat ence moie, Beauregard ! Let the La tle-tLuuder roar, Beauregard ! From the centre to tt e Fhore, From the sea to the land's core 1 brills the echo, evermore, Bkaukkoahi; ! Takino the Oath Ukdkr 1 eotkst. A few wet-Li ago a laughable incident occurred in the neighborhood cf Nashville, which is worthy cf record. A saucy, dashing young girl, of the Southern persuasion, vua, with a number of other ladies, brought into the pres ence of Genet al Roseocrarz, in oider tLat tlieir South era ardor might be checked by .the administration cf the oath of loyalty. 'Ihe bold, bright-eyed Juno in question objected to taking tbe oath, saying tt.at her uio:her had taught her that it was wrong to swear ; that her cial education had instructed her it was nn lady like to swear : her sense of morality forbid U r to swear, and swear she could and would net. The cilicer insisted that the lady must take an cath before leavin;,' his pr sence. "Well, General," eaid bright eyes. "If I must svrear, I will ; but all the sin of the cath must rest cn your shoulders, for I swear cn your compulsion : G d d 11 every Yankee to h 11 !" And the defiant beauty tossed hfr dark cur!s, ar d swetit out cf the presence cnmcIesUd. Eclipses for 1863. Grier's Almanac for 166W, j. i r it - 1 1 - . 1 gives me loiicwing usi 01 eclipses ior tne resect y:;.r. There will be four eclipses, cs follows : 1. The first will be of the Sun, on the 17th of Muy, at 1 1 tb. 15m., invisible in America. 2. Trie second will be a total eclipse of ili2 mr.or, r.n ths 1st day of June, partially vinbie. It will bepi.-i at 4'i 17.n 30 sec, p. 111. Thj inoou will rise at Au,'U ta, 7 1-10 dibits tcNpsed ou her west limb. The b gicning of ttitarditk?,cs3 will be at 5b 24m. ?J fcc , p. rn , and the end of total darkness will be Ch. 21m. 18 sec, p. m. 'i'he djration of visibility will b-2 Ch. 37 m. 10 sec. 3. The third will be of tbe Sun, cn the 1-ith of No vember, at 3b. SGai., invisible ia America. 4. 1 be ferth will be of the moon, on the. 25th cf No vember, visible, and nearly total threughout the conti nent of America. It will begin at lh. 57m. 1-1 ecc , acd tee end of the eclipse at 5ii. 18m. 32 Etc., a. in. Its duration will be 3h. 21m. 18 sec. The Lumber 0. digits eclipsed will be 11 cn the moon's half liriib. At the greatest observation about 1-24 part of ti c moon's diameter will remain eclipsed. Save tok Rosb Lkavis. Rose leaves ore extensively nsed in the manufacture of blue pills, anel are in great demand in preparing thia valuable medicir,e. The gar dens of our city and the country now abound in ros-., and we are sure that the ladies will see to it that the leaves are made to subeerve thia purpose ol utility. We know not that any of tbe druggists in this city are n" icg for 1 htm, but surgeon J. J. Chisolm, of the .M 1 cal Purvey in 1 Department io Colombia, invokes . aid of the ladies ia collecting supply, and we tru.-t the ladies of Georgia, will vie with their Palmetto sis ters in responding to the Call. Augusta Constitutionalist. Sassafras. An exchange psper is under the im pression that in the colonial times sassafras was an ar ticle of commerce. This ia true ; it wos eo largely exported to England that it was becoming a rival el tea, and by the inflaeoce of the East India Company an act was passed patting a stop to tbe trade. The blooms, or tender buds, were gathered and dried for exportation, and these are said to make a better bev erage than the bark. The seain is not yet too late in some parts of the Confederacy, at cast, for experi menting npon it. Furdinqj The Treasury nous funded in eiht per cents, at Montgomery, Ala., reached nearly $i,Qv0,- m.
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