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BY STLTOST k PRICK, PROPRIETORS, Tj whom all letters on business must be addressed. JAM. FULTON, Editor A. L. PRICE, Associpte Editof. Terms of Subscription. weekly, one ycar,"invariablyin advance, $4 00 No eobscriptlon to Weekly paper received for les9 tins li month. DiXy paver, one year, Invariably In advance,. . .$10 00 6 months 44....4' 6 50 2 " 3 10 The paper will, in all caaeB, be discontinue d at the end of the BQDRcription year, unless renewed. bTATKUKKUKTH CU1.IM., BkAOJC OJf I V, Court of Pleas ani Quarter Sessions, Avgutt Ttrm, IMS. Mahtha Simmons j and others, ; is. i Petition fc divisiou ot Negro a. JOHN B. bJIdFSOW, I and wifa and others. IN THIS CASK, it appearing to the- ta'isfaction of tlie Court, that John B. Simpson and wife Penelooe, and the cblldren of wuey Mclsaoiel, dec d, are non-residents of tins tit ate. It it therefore ordered by the Court, that - iiuhhca lion be made for b;x weeks in the Weekly Journal, publish ed in me i own ot Wilmington, notifying the defendants. John B. SimpHon and wife Penelooe. and the children of Wilev McDaniel. dee'd to aDDear at thi next term of this Court, to be held at the Cont fl jrase in Elizabethtown, on the first Monday in November next, and plead, answer or demur, or the Petition will be taken pro confetso. arid heard ex. part? as to thm. Witness, but aid Blue, Clerk of oar said Court, at office la Eiiiabethtown, the lirBt Moaday in August, a. D. 13. LUGALD BLUE, Clerk. Sfept. 15, 1863. 5I-Cl SALT-SALT. I) ER80N3 wishing to purchase a good article, wi!I Cad XT it to their advantages to call at the firm of EAST EU3 A CO., at Little River, 8. C, where they keep cu hacd a large supply which they will sell at low fagarrB. iLero Is also line facilities for gettiDg the bait up to the Railroad by Hats. EAbTEKS & CO., Little River, 8. C. An?. 5,1863. 45-01 Fayetteville Observer, copy to amonnt of $10. A BARGAIN. "VfOT being abie to work the property to advantage, I X Her for sale my MILL and some 1500 acres ot LAND a'.tached. The Mill is located a few miles from the mouth ot the Lock woods Folly river, and ia approachable by ves sels larire enough to run to the We6t Indies and to other ports desired. A Siw and Urist Mill is up and has been in operation some three years. Ths pond and power is one ot, if not the very best in the lower part of the. fctate, be ing easily controlled, and affording ample power for any deaired amount of machinery and inexhaustible. A tuili ctetcy of timber may be got on the lands and obtained on the branches -of Lockwooda Folly river to keep a iSaw Ot tawa running for the next fotty or fifty years. The grits will yield quite an amount ot corn and must continue to Increase. Below the Mill is a good body of rich marsh land, easily put in a state of cultivation, 'ib.3 pond flows some three to lour hundred acres of" good rice laiid, the larger portion being rich marbh land, the balance foruierly a large cypress swamp and very rich. The pond tJ jwa much more land, bat the above namad quantity may all be brought into a level farm, with reserves to flow the land for rice. Several hundred acres of the up land is timbered with pine, oak, hickory, ic, and pretty well adapted to corn, peas, potatoes and pea nuts. The balance oi the hi.-h land is pretty well timbered with pine. At the lower corner of the land is jus set and neatly titled up a Bet of eight good Bait Pans, with uany thoaaiLd cords of woou ua convenient as conld be wished for or expected. Any person desirous of buyiog such property, bad br,Rt coinu scon and examine for themselves. If my health was as formerly, the property conld not be bought for aoout double what 1 would take for it. JNO. aiERCEi:. ' Aug. 19th, 1SG3 47-tf 1IKKUIS' SHIP YAKl). The following men having deserted from this yard some tim since. Militia and other officers are requested to arrest thtm wherever foucI. V. t COX, Columbus Co. j w long " ' B. W. & Y. L. EEEliY, Contract ova. Hept. 23, 18S3. 15-dlt wit A DM I N ISTit ATOIl'S NOTICE. T MHE UNDERSIGNED, having qualified at the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Sampsou county, as A d- miiiistrator on the estate of Isaac Boykui, deceased, here by notifies all persons indebted to the estate of the Baid deceased to make immediate payment and settlement ; and all persons havirg claims againat said estate will present them for payment wi:hin the time prescribed by bw, or tbis notice will be pleaded in bar ot their recovery. All persons holding bis receipts as Deputy Sherin or Constable will present the same and get their papers or Lave settle ment, Ac. This, the 13th day of September, 1863. J. R. BEAMAN, Adm'r. Sept. 23J, 18G3. 52-3i HI' ATE OF NOHTII CAROLINA, OSSLOW COUNTV. r'jwrf of Fleas and Quarter Sessions, Seit. Term, 18G3. Catharine Robinson, deceased, vs. The Heirs at Law of said deceased. mllK NUNCUPATIVE WILL OF CATHARINE KOBiN X SON, deceased, having been otlered lor probate, on motion, it is Okdkbkd by the Court, that the Clerk issue notice to the next of kin, to appear at the next term ot thiB Court, to contest the said will, if they desire; and that advertisement be made in the Wilmington Journal, notiiyiog the said heirs of the filing ot thiB notice, and that anient they appear at the next term of this Court, and an swer this notice, or the same Will, will be allowed to pro bate. Test: A. J. JOHNSTON,. Clerk.. Sept. 21. "52-61 ADMINISTRATOR'S NO'IICK. milE UNDERSIGNED, having qualified at the Court of JL Pleas and Qaarter Sessions tor Sampson Couaty, as ad ministrator on the estate of J. B. Cox, &en., decease, here by notifies all persons indebted to the estate of the eaid deceased to make immediate payment and settlement ; and all persons having ciaims against said estate ,w. 11 present ihem tor payment witnin the time prescribed by law, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. This, the I8ih day of September, lts63. J. K. BEAM AN, Adm'r. kept. 23, 1863. - 52-.it irATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, OJiSLOW COUNTY, C'owrf of Pleas and Quarter flexions, September Term, 8. F. Psllstisb, Adm'r j Jacob Mohtun, dee'd I vs. ! Petition to make Real Estate The heirs at law of j Assets. Jacob Mokton. J IT APPEARING to the satisfaction of the Court that John Scott and wile Lydu, Wm. Mcrton, and Jacob Morton, iho defendants in this cause reside beyond the lim:ts of this State, it is therefore on motion, Ordered by this Court, that advertisement be made for fcix weeks successively, at the Court House door in Jacksonville, and three other pub lic places in Onslow county, and also in the Wilmington Journal, notifying the said defendants of the filing of this Petition, and ihat unless they appear at the next Term ol this Court and answer the Petiuon, the eaaio will be taken pro confess) and heard txparle.tA to them. Test. A. J. JOHNSTON, Cl'k. Sept. 24, 1363. 52 6t EXECliTOU'S NOTICE. mBE undersigned, at September Term, 1S63, of tho Court X. of Pleas and Qaarter Sessions for New Hanover coun ty, having qualified as Executor on the estate of II. L. Fen nell, deceased, hereby notifies all persons indebted to the fctate of the said deceased to make immediate payment and settlement ; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them tor payment within the time pre scribed by taw, or. this notice will be pleaded hi bar of their recovery. This, the lSth day ol September, 1S63. J. R. BE All AN, Executor. Sept. 24th 5i-3tp ADMINISTRATOR'S NOT1CB. THE UNDERSIGNED, having qualified at the Court of Pleas and Qaarter Session for Sampson County as Ad ministrators on the estate of J. W. Lane, deceased, hereby notifies all persons indebted to the estate of the said de ceased to make immediate payment and settlement ; and all persons baring claims against said estate will present them for payment within the time prescribed by law, or this notice will be pleaded la bar ot their recovery. This, the 18th day of September, 13. J. R. BEAMAN, 1 .... . ELI AS J. FAISON, J Adaiitrators. Sept. 24. r.3i ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. riHE UNDERSIGNED, at September Term, 1SG3, of the A. Court of Pleae and Qaarter Sessions for New Hanover county, having qualified as Administrator on the estate of Joseph H. Thomas, deceased, hereby notifies all persons indebted to the estate of said deceased to make immediate payment and settlement ; and Lail persons having claims agtinat said estate will present them for payment within the time prescribed by law, or this notice will be pleaded is bar of their recovery. JOHN F. BISHOP, Adm'r. Sept. 19, 1S63. 12-lt-52-3t EXECl'lOa'S NOTICE. THE UNDERSIGNED, at September Term, 1S63, of New Hanover County Court, having qualified as Executor c.n the estate of Bryan Newkirk, deceased, hereby notifies all persons indebted to the estate ot the said deceased to make immediate payment and settlement ; and all persons having claims againBt Baid estate will present them for paymeat within the time prescribed bylaw, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. - NEWKIBK, Executor. Sept. ISth, 1863. Il-3t452-2t "A woman ia always at the bottom of trouble."- 1 ou remember ths story of the Shah of Persia. When was told that a workman had fallen from a ladder, he called oat : M Who is she ? who is she ?" "Please your Majesty, 'tis he." "Nonsense !" said the Shah. "Thre's never and ac cident without a womaD; who is she ?" 1 ,14 ? waa ri8ht i man had fallen from his Udder becauae he was looking at a woman in a window. Many a man uoes that in other countries ibisides Per sia. 1 VOL. 20. CONFEDERATE WILMINGTON, N. C, SEPTR IT, 1863. It would appeir that we have at last, rchicved real vic tory in tie V.'c- vtich we trust will I e miy tb; prelude to further pufc? 3fs iu thit qiar'er. Even the eneny ad m ts that P.oskci:?.. hit bcn bid'r beattn by Bragg, who hsve no doobt. fco ccupics Chattanooga and lh3 line of the T.'LHib riv-r. The enemy's reports sayj.hat Bba;3 wan reinforced Irom Lee's, JonKtTON's and Eeac- reward's fort-ea. The latter is evidsntly a mistake. No troops were Bunt fr m EEArrttc ahd'b line. From the moe ment3 nf the enemy ia Virgi- ia, ub wf ll as from statements in their paj era, it is evidLt that th-;y believe that General Lek'b army ha? ben very mateiia'ly weakened, wbici has eucf.uraged ItIkadb to es-uir.e tLe offjcsivr. We rather leas to tho opinion that Helvk will find htmiclf ec-r'oosly rxis tt! e.i. ob Us fx'.ent to which Lek'j frce has been de pleted. We nre 'r ii'uid to ieara that oar loss is ruach less than had Lteu at lift rep rted, us also that the gallant Hocd, although lo&ing a kg. still lives and expects" again to do good Fervice Eg;iii ?t 1L0 tncmy. Blt.nsiie'.s force frorn the Upper V Alley of tie Tennoa 8?e is hurrying to rebiforca E;o3ScaA ., but the railroad bridges aou.h of Knoxville being all destroyed, he cannot make U33 of even the fniall amount oi roliir.fr stock which h?.3 fallen into hia batda, atd icu.t therefore fiud a work of t;me to get to CLa'tauocga by marching through that broken ccuitij, esr)eciii:y ii' he atteispts to bring along artillery a jd LrgRgc-. Tub election ia Noith Carolina, for iicpresentatives to Congress, will i.e Leld oa WedneBJay, the 4th of Novem ber next. CoiiHissir.-NSB cf Wkeces Jchh A. Ta VLOa, Esq., bay ing r signt J iha c ffice of Comniissioner of Wrecks, we learn that JokjN A. JrAXMiKi, Efc'i , ha3 been appointed to 11 the vac.-mcy, and ii do actiug in that capaci'y to whom ali comniuicatioiis relative to wrecks and wrecked property should be Eent. Tns Cofedcrati btatca fcteauier Phantom, from Bermu da, was chased ashore 2; ar Topsail lulct by the block&dirg fleet ytsti-rda? iiiomi?;g. SLe had a valuable cargo of gov ernment btorea, Ve have been unablo to obtain any further particulars. Tho ere .vail ma Jo ihoir escape in boats. The btevmer Arabian on goiog cut, at Kcw Inlet bar one night lafc vrjek was forced back by tha bloclcaderSi e'et airround. ami iiaa ona to vImm -"" t'oit i'ieher. She was leaded priiicipa'ly wi.h cotton. Vessel aud cargo a total loss, a'l of which lalla oa. private parties. Wjj are indebted to Mr. Daniel Eokeson, of Upper Black Bivcr, for a tag el very largo Sweet jotatoos, known as ,the Bpanibh potatoe. They are really largo fellows, and will no doubt contribute considerably towards keeping ofl hunger ia these timea. of high prices and extoitioc. Mr. R. is a philanthropic gentleman, and knowB upon whom to bestow his benevolence. Fob severul reasons tha following editorial article froro the London Times of the 20th nit., may possess sema inter est to cur readers, especially as one of the parties concern ed Mr. rTiiioN Ji. KAUSwiiiLZB jc well known in WJmirg. ton. The c&se of the Feterhcif Th:ch is incidentally refer ed to,' h:vs attracted a good deal of attention both "in this country and in Europe. Tho Peterhotf, on her first voyage out, bound to the neutral port of ulatamoras, was captured by a- Federal ci u'ser just after having, lef St. Thomas, in the Yv est indies, carried to new xork and conaemnea as iawful prize by a ccurfcin which Judge Betts presided : Mr. Seward will envy Mr. Bovillthe opportunity he enjoyed in the Asvtzs Court of Croydon on Monday last oT cross-examining the charterer of the PeerhoB. Of course Mr. Seward knows very well in a general way bow these matters arc mauaged. People like to back their opinions and to render their sympathies pro fitable ; and they male a purse, and they choose a swift ship, and tbey stufl ber hold with gunpowder and qui nine and other ariicle3 equally contraband ior their pow er to kill and their power to cure, and then they get a desperate crew, a daring- cnptaln, and a shrewd super cargo, una away she goes to break the blockade if she can, to get to Matamerus if she must, or to latd her combustibles at some conveniently proximate port if ev ery other attempt fails. Mr. Seward knows all this; but neither be nor Air. Adams bug been able to get at the details of these arrangements. Mr. Adams i3 kept ia such Egyptian darkness that it is said the very ship to which he cad actually granted that fAmou3 pass to Matamoras has jus', been ta'en and found crammed with contraband oi war. Mr. Seward cannot be expected to know any more than Air. Adams knows ; but he might have got a great deal of information out of that Mr. Kahnweiler, "of Frankfort and cf Wilmington, in the 'Coufedearte S'ates of America," who was discontent ed ivith the ultimate appropriation cf some saltpetre and sulphur which he had destined for Charleston, ljut which had arrived nt New York. Mr. Kah'nweilcr in the wit-Ltcs-bcx would Lave told a much more interesting story under tho cress-examination of Mr. Seward than he did under that of Mr. Bov ill, vho confined himself, naturally, to the case of bis ovn client, an individual who, as a brother blockade-breaker, would not find his interest in unnecessary revelations. Quite sufficient, however, came out at Croydon to enable us to understand the transactions in which the Peterhc ff has been concerned. Kahuweiler and Dobscn agreed together to freight two vessels, cr.e of which was the Peterhcff, and the other the Latcna. As to the te rns and meaning of ths compact they cfterwards quarrelled, aEd hence .he ac tion tried before Baron Bramwell. What both par ties, however, admit is, that upon these occasions the ships werr laden with contraband of war ; that the ar ticles of cargo were so miadescribed that a hundred bar rels of sulphur appealed on the ship's manifest as "me dical stores ; that the intention wa3 to break the block ade with at least one of these vess'ls, and that this ship was to go to Bermuda,' Nassau, Havannah, Matamo- L ras, or any other port that-the supercargo nrgbt deem advisable. Mr. l)ob30n, of Hull, who seema to have acted throughout these transactions with an imperLial ity which ought to gain him credit with Northern Statesmen, had so framed his instructions that, if any part of the cargo could not be advantageously run in' o the Confederate country it was to be sold to the North erners ; and sd it happened that, to the disgust of bis moie earnest Corjfale.atc pr-rtaer, the saltpetre which ought to have been rua into Charleston was sold in New York. The Latosa was taken '.vhile frying to run in, and the Petehcfl has in a subsequent voyage been captuied under circumstances very notorious ; but, up on the whole, it is thought by the supercargo of the La tona ttat the speculation was profitable. That the sul phur and saltpetre intended to serve the Confederate cause should at thi3 moment be possibly impelling shot and shell against Fort Wagner is of no moment to Mr. Dobscn. He lives in equal charity vjjth Federals end Confederates, end will sell to either the mean3 of de fence. Mr. Kahnweiier, however, undr ttese circum- 1 stances becomes petulant and tenacious and urgent for recounts, and refuses to be comiorted wta return car goes of beans and bacon, and behaves like an impracti cable Confederate, lie would not have " cried after spilt "milk," Es Le RiyS but the selling the saltpetre to the Yankees was more than he could bear. Notwithstanding the protest from the owners of the Peterhoff, whicn appeared ia our City Article yester day, we are afraid the world will very generally believe that the history of the subsequent voyage of the Pe terhoff towards Matamoras was very mujjh the game as that which was told at Croydon on Monday. " a9 to " the Peterhcff, it w. s to have been a joint adventure " and a joint concern, and Pobson was to have the en " tire control of the shipmei.t." There can be no long er any moral doubt as to the sort of adventure in which this vessel was engaged when seized by the Fed eral cruiser. 1 he only question has been whether the rules of International Liw were broad enough and narrow enough to take in such an adventure and to hold her fast." Tho Judge ot the New Yoik Priza Court thinhs they are. The Judge has condemned the Peterhoff as lawful prize. With this Croydon case be fore ua it will be difficult for any one who is not an owner of the Peterhoff to deny ttat, whatever may be said of his law, there, is a great appearance of truth about Judge Betts' facts. Unless the object of the sub sequent voyage of the Peterhoff wa3 altogether diffe rent irom that now under arbitration, it will be hard to controvert the proposition that " she was laden " with contraband of war with the knowledge of her " owners." Nor can we find much to answer to the assertion that " she was not truly destined to Matamo " ras lor the purpose of commerce within the authority STATES OF AMERICA WILMINGTON, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER -1. 1863. 1 NO. 1. '-: et d Intendment of public law, tut to eome oihfrp'a.-e both in aid and ior the use cf the enemy."' It uuy probably be also admitted without any violation of tact 1 that " the ship's papers were simulated a: d fake sh to j ber real destination. All this is entirely and une quivocally denied by the parties interested in this steam er, but when the judgment is read by the light of that Croydon trial impartial people must admit thut at. any rate it locks very like the truth. The question still re mains do these reasons justify seizure and confiscation 2 Perhaps in right and justice they ought to operate to this effect. No nation has better reason to de3ire that this should be good international law than we Englibh have. If we could reduce the question in all priz3 casts to one of neutral good faith, it wculi be a considerable advan tage to a people whose wars are, cr ought to be, always sea wars We cannot take eo important a matter as this upon the authority of Mr. Betts, of New York, or any other rough-and-ready precedent maker in the States. The case, however, is going to Washington, and up to this time the Judges of the Supreme Ccurt have sustained that reputation awarded to them by a perhaps prejudiced European opinion, of being '"- the only respectable institution in America." If the Su preme Court of the United States wiil-deliberately turn this judgment j by Judge Bet's into a binding precedent, which all American Priz3 Courts will hereaiter respect, we do not sei that anyihig wili have occurred that ought to call forth our British wrath. -Jt will be anew rule, but by no nieaLS an unreasonable rule, and it wi;l be altogether in favour of great maritime Powers. It the Supreme Court of the United States should decide .that the intention of the consignors as to the ultimate destination of articles' contraband ol war must settle the question prize or no prize, then such a decibion, ac quiesced in by us, would go far to prevent neutral Pow ers from becoming, as it were, sleeping partners in a war and making profit out of the troubles of the world. But whatever lawyers and displomatists may find to dispute a'bout iu this matter ol the Ptterheff, it seeuis evident to us that there is no good cause for any popu lar indignation about her. The people who engage in these speculations play a game in which the profits are enormons and the ritks well known. Tiley who under take such adventures-must act up to tho maxim announc ed by the piaintilf in the witness-box at Crjjdon,arid "never cry alter spilt mifk." It'would be as reasona ble for a man-to set his wife down at a whist table, and then, at the end of the rubber, to fl at tbc throat of the adversary who had won eight points of her, as it would be for ua to lock en while our merchants play this game of breaking blockade, and then make a na tional quarrel about a capture. The Dobson clas3 ol speculators do not inspire .us with any sympathy, nor do they stand" iu need of our commiseiation. They are generally men with plenty of money, and with very shrewd notions of the best way of laying it out to ad vantage. Their political sympathies lor the most part sit very loosely upon them, cor are they inclined to ex amine very closely from which belligerent side a good profit may happen to come. It is not at all surprising that Judge Betta should take a broad view of such transactions, and administer a little of that Lynch law which seem3 to have become prevalent in New York. We shall see what tLe Surpreme Court wilt do; but we cannot say that we await the result with any grave alarm, or that we have read the decision of Judge Betts with any very vehement indignation. The trial at Croydon came opportunely as a gloss upon- the Yankee judgment. Scene In the Life of (Sen. Jackson. On the momentous morning of Friday, June 27 tb, 18C2, as the different corps of the patriot army were moving to fheir respective posts, Jo fiil parts in the mighty combination of their chier, after Jackson had held his final interview with him, and resumed the march for his position at Cold Harbor, his command was mis led by a misconception of his guides, and seemed about to mingle with aDd confuse another part c f our forces. More than an hour of seemingly precious time was ex pended in rectifying this mistake ; whi.e the booming of. cannon in the front told us that the struggle had "be gun, and made our breasts thrill with an r.gony of sus pense, lest the irreparable hour should be lost by our delay ; lor we had still many miles to march. When this anxious fear was suggested privately to Jackson, he answered with a calm and assured countenance, " No ; let u3 trust that the providence of our (iod will so over rule it, that no mischief sha'.i result." And, veriiy no mischief did result. Providence had brought us pre cisely into conjunction with the bodies with which we were to. co-operate ; the battle wa3 joined at juncture, and by,the time the stars appeared, the right the risbt wing of tne enemy, with which he was appointed to deal, was hurled in utter rout acrcs3 the river. More than once, when to briDg one cf his old fighting brigades into action, I had noticed him sitting motionless upon nis horse, with his right hand- uplifted, while the war worg column poured on in stern silence close by his side. At first it did not appear whether it was mere abstraction of - thought, or a pusture to relieve his fa tigue. But at Port Republic I saw it again ; and watching him more narrowly, was convinced by his closed eyes and moving lips that he was wrestling in si lent piayer. I thought that I could surmise what was then passing through hi fervent soul. The sovereign ty of that Providence which worketb-all things 'after the counsel of His own will, and giveth the battle not to the strong, nor the race to the swift ; his own fe -r-tul responsibility, and need of that counsel and sound wisdom, which God alone can give ; the crisis of his beloved country, and the balance, trembling between defeat and victory ; the precious Uvea of hia veterans, which the inexorable necessities of war compelled him to jeopard 23 ; the immortal souls passsing to their ac count, perhaps unprepared; the widowhood and orphan age which might result Irom the orders he had just been compelled to issue. And as hi3 beloved men swept by him to the front, into the storm or shot, doubtless, hi3 great heart, as tendar as it was resolute, yearned over them in unutterable longings and intercessions, that " the Almighty would cover them with his feath ers, and that bis truth might be their shield and buck ler." Doctor JJabney. Dir. Toombs. The present faithful and sound headed representative of the 5 th Congressional District of Georgia, Dr. Lewis, having declined a re-election, the friends of Mr. Toombs are insisting that he shall be again pressed into the ser vice. It is not known certainly whether he will consent to the use of his name, but the Augusta Constitutional ist is of the opinion that while" he will enter into no scramble for the office" he would feel himself bound to obey the call of a constituency who have never refused any call he has made upon them. Mr. Toombs' posi tion is thus defined by the Constitutionalist : It is objected that General Toomb3 in Congress will be a factious opponent of the Administration. This is simply not true he is not a mere oppositionist, he 13 a man of positive, not negative principles a statesman as well a3 a patriot and soldier. General Toombs, or his friends for him, place his' candidacy distinctly upon the ground of capacity, fidelity and honesty, and his friends announce . his position thus simply to Eet all doubts and ; fears at rest. If elected be would go to Congress, neither for nor against men ; he will go for his country and its good all the time, and will support or oppose measures a3 his jadgment dictates to the best, regardless of those who may propose or oppose them. This is all that any honest patriot can promise. From Gen. Forrest. .We Lave "een permitted to peruse a long and in teresting private letter from Gen. Forrest, of the 17th ist., to his friend G. W Adair, of this city, in which he gives some thrilling details of the recent operations oa the front. This letter relieves al anxiety which may have been felt. on account of the rumor of his se rious wound and death. He says, 44 In a skirmish1 I charged a company with thirty men cf my escDrt, and drove them into the woods. While retiring from tbis position, I was wounded in the left side, by a spent minnie ball. It struck with some force, going through my clothes and f ntering the flesh." All of the letter would be highly interesting, but it would be impradeut to publish it- Tha General gives the most ewo-arag-ing account of t!je progrees and prospects of our army ia the present campaign. Hs.waa out of the saddle only two days, and is probably now engaged in hh fa vorite business thrashing the Yankees in their own camps. Where danger is to be encountered, daring is required or duty calls, .Forrest is the man to fiil the requisition. He is already entitled, to be- called the Stonewall ol tb.3 West. To Oi People of T-x. Louisiana, Aarkai 8n and Mtsauttrl, aitil tli Allied Indian rtlot.g. At the invitation of the Lteutenaut-Genprul com manding the Trans-Mississippi Department, we assem bled at this place, with several of your Judges, Con federate Senators and other distinguished citizens to con fer with him 00 the measures to be tkken for the defence of our common cause Those measures we do not par ticularise, as they had best be discovered by the execu tion of them and by the benefits they must produce. Coming to a thore-ugh understanding with'bim, the members of the confrrence unanimously sustain, the vigoioua and decided policy he proposes to pursue. - We wiil nor attempt to disguise the change in our pcsltion by the fall of cur stronghold on the Mississip pi River. Interrupting commerce between these two sections of the Confederacy, it throw! each mainly on it3 own resources. But the apprehensions of evil from ibid interruptieui have been greatly exaggerated. The warning given fey the fall of New Orleans has not been unheeded, ad the interval since' that event has been ued to develop the great resources of this department. We now are self dependent, but also self sustaining. With our own manufactories of cannon, arms, pow der, and other muuitions of war, with mines opened aid. factories established, with cotton as a basis for fi nancial measures, and with abundance of food, we are able to conduct a vigorous defence, and seize occasions for cfi'dDsive operations against the enemy. The im-mf-nse-ext- nt of our territory, the uncertainty of navi gation on our rivers, the unwholesomeness of the re gions through which cur interior is approached, the dif ficulties of transportation on our road, present immense obstacles to the advance of large armies of the enemy, with their cumbrous trains ot luxurious supplies. Small bodies will ignominicusly fail in the attempt at our subjugation, lo crush even his largest armies, we lely on the energy and skill of our military com manders, and the zeal and activity of our civil author ities, the discipline and courage ot our armies, and the vigorous, self-sacrificing patriotism, of our whole peo ple. There is everything to incite ua to renewed ef forts, nothing to justify despondency. We are fortunate in the military chief of this depart ment. In the prime of life, of large experience', active, intelligent, and with the prestige of uniform success in his undertakings, he is guided by a profound respect for law and the constitutional rights of the citizens. Reposing full trust in bitn, we cordially commend him to your entire confidence aud support. Ia view of the existing state of our affiirs, be has beai clothed with ajore than usual powers by the President, to be exer cised withiu the bounds ol the Constitution and the law. Those just and legal powers he may have to ex ert, promptly and boldly, to their fullest extent, for the common good ; ia sj doing, he will receive the zealous support of every patriot. The entire military force and means in this department should be liberally used for our protection whenever necessary. Some measures may inconvenience particular individuals, but we rely on their patriotism and good sease to produce a cheer ful endurance of the hardships to be expected in a war for our very existence as a nation. To organize and combine, without delay, the indivi dual efforts of our citizens, to sustain our cause, we have formed, unofficially," a committee of public safety, wto be composed of the Executives, for the time being, of the States in this department, and have selected the Governor of Missouri as present chairman thereof. By committee of correspondence and voluntary associations, in. every parish and county, we hope to unite all our. patriotic citizens in a vigorous support of the Confed erate and State authorities in defence of our families and homes. Let every one rally to the call and prompt ly perfect an organization which will fill the Southern heart with renewed enthusiasm throughout the whole department ; let a patriotic pres3 and clergy stimulate to exertion. - Under the searching eye of a whole peo ple aroused to ceaseless vigilance the plots of secret foes will wither in the bud. By the wholesome influence, gentle and peaceful, but imposing, of an organized, all pervading patriotic public opinion, the despondent will be inspired with fresh hope, the steadfast be nerved to heroic energy, the rapacious extortioner learn liberali ty, the stlfiah trimmer abandon his neutrality, and the vile traitor be cowed into the inaction of despair. We addre3 you in the calm language of firm confi dence in the final triumph of our cause, concealing noth ing of our perils, exaggerating nothing .of our hopes. Our powerful and haughty foes propose not only to co erce us into submission, but to de3poil U3 of .our whole property and subject U3 to every species of ignominy. Base is he who would not contend for our rights, even when all shall be lost but honor. The capitalist must be liberal of his means; the speculator forego his gains; the straggler hasten to his regiment ; every able bodied man hold himself in readiness for military service ; our women the glory of our race tend theloom, and even follow the plough ; our boys guard the homes their fathers are defending on the frontier, and Western skill and valor will prepare a San Jacinto defeat for every invading army that pollutes the soil of this Department. Unsurpassed in courage, iatelligenee and energy, you have only to arise in your might, end the enemy will be epeedily 'driven back. Be true to yourselves, your past history, to your hopes of the future, and a bafflid foe will gladiy seek the peace which we war to obtain. The enemy may dismiss all hopes that the Western section of the Confederacy wili seek any destiny separ ate from that of our sisters east of the Mississippi. At tached to the confederacy by community of race," insti tutions and interes s, baptized in the blood we and they have poured out together, we desire no new politics 1 connection. L"t our eastern confederates do their duty; these States and our Indian allies will do theirs ; and when our joint effjrts shall have secured our common safety, the remembrance of the danger from a tempora ry cessation of intercourse will only strengthen the ties which bind us together. In the darkest hours of our history, the protection extended to us by Almighty G3d has been so manifest as even to be .acknowledged by candid iocs. 1 heir victories have been to them as fruit turning to ashes on their lip ; our defeats have been chastenings to improve us and arocse our energies. On His help and our own right arms we steadfastly rely ; countirg on aid neither lrcm the policy of neutral na tions, per fiom the' distractions in the midst of our ene mies, we look forward to the day " when these thirteen Confederate States will, ia peace and safety, occupy their rightful position among the great powers of the earth. Thos. O. Mooee, Governor of the State of Louisiana. F. R. Lubbock, Governor of the State of Texa3. Harris Flannagin, Governor of the State of ArkarsaS, Thos C. Reynolds, Governor of the State of Missouri, Marshall, Texas, August 18, 1863. A Ltttle Romance. About twelve years since, a gentleman and magistrate of the town of Worcester, was struck with the singing of a nail maker's daughter at C . . At his request she was taken from the nail block, treated a3 one-of his family, and neither pains nor money were spared to fit her for her future voca tion, that of a public singer. Soon after she bad made a successful debut, her kind friend and patron was re moved by the stroke of death. Time rolled on, and the fair cantatrice was gladly heard, not only in our noble Town Hall but in London and. New York. Bat we must introduce a new character on the scene. The young lady's patron had an only EOn, a magistrate and a barrister, who had not been a listless hearer or observer of the good voice, and, better still, the good looks and exemplary conduct of our heroine. And with him the saying of the wise man, "Many waters cannot quench love," waa fully seen .The broad AtianticDfler ed no barrier to the pasBion of his heart; he sought, woced and won her, and on May 26th, within twelve rdiles of Birmingham, some marriage bells will ring out merrily, because two loving hearts will be united until "death do them part." Birmingham Gazette. What the world calls avarice '3 sometimes no more than compulsory economy ; and even willful penurious ness is better than a wasteful extravagance. A ju3t man being reproached with parsimony, said that he wou'd rather enrich bis enemies af ter his death than borrow of his friends in life time. . Death cf a Duke. The English papers publish the recent death of the Duke of Hamilton ia Paris. In company with some frail companions of both sexes, he dined at the Maison Doree", and got, drunk. In com ing out, he fell torn the top to the bottom of the steps, and never speke again. His death has thrown some of the insurance offices into distress mainly Scotch es tablishments. His tile was insured for 100,000 a few days before he left Scotland for France. BY TELEGRAPH. Ittports of the Press Association. Entered according to the A ot of Congress, in the year 18G1, by J. 8. Thhasheb, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Confederate States tor the Northern District of Georgia. FROM EBAGG'B ABttY. Atlanta, Fe'pt. 23d, 1&63. It is stated on authority deemed reliable, that the enemy burned all his stores at Chattanooga, and that there are no Yankees iu arms south, of the Tennessee Kiver to day. No confirmation of the occupation of Chattanooga by General Bragg has been received, but it is f$enera!!y believed. In formation comes in 6lowiy, as our front reaches from all the available channels of communication. The estimatea of our loss are variously f stircated at five thousand, of which five-sixths are wounded, the most slight ly. The loss of the enemy in killed, wounded and prison era, ia variously placed at twenty-five to thirty-five thou sand. Large quidttities of arms and baggage have been brought to the various depots in our rear. The army trains moved forward and found many wound ed At the fieM hospitals, near Rock Spring ; others were brought to Dalton, Marietta and Atlanta. The Prs? Association Bcporter ia in the front and hoped he would be permitted to send in true report. The trains to-day have brought prisonsrs bat no news. Gen. Hood is not dead. He has had his right log ampu tated, and says he ill live to fight the Yankees another battle. Atlanta, Sept. 23d, 18G3. The pursuit goes ou. The latest report is tho following telegram : Tunnell Hill, Sept. 22d, 9 P. M. The la'.est from Head Quarters states that our army is near Chattanooga and ex pects to be there to-morrow. Bumor sayB that we occupied it to-niAht. Private advices says that two thousand prisoners are cn the down trains to-day. A largo corpB of bridge builders were sent to the front, and orders issued to examine the Railroad from Dalton to Chattanooga, via Cleveland. It is supposed that the trains will run on to Chattanooga to-day, as the road to Cleveland is known to be good ; that from Cleveland to Chattanocga ia not known to be destroyed. A diBpatch was received'nhis morning from Rirggold, by Capt. Butler, Bragg's operator, to the Nashville refugees here, which says come oa borne, the road is clear. DISPATCH FROM GEN. BRAGG. Richmond, Va., Sept. 25, 1SG3. The following dispatch has been received from General Bragg : To Gen. S. Cooper : Near Chattanooga, Tenn., via. Ringgold, Geo., Sept. 24, 1863. The report from Gen. Hood last night waa favorable. Our prisoners will reach seven thousand, of whom two thou sand are wounded. We have twenty-five stand of colors and guidons, and thirty -six pieced of artillery, and have' al ready collected over fifteen thousand Email arms over and above those left on the field by our killed and wounded, and more are being found. Signed, BRAXTON BRAGG. Atlanta, Sept. 25th, 18G3. Several trains of wounded and prisoners have arrived and their reports of the state of affairs is conflicting. We are inclined to believe that the enemy is fortifying Chatta noo. Our lines are with'n four miles of that place. Officers state that Rosecranz had sent two flags of truce asking permission to bury his dead and relieve the wound ed. Bragg rejected both, replying that he had enough Yankee prisoners to bury the dead and Yankee Burgeons to attended the wounded. There was nTfighting yesterday. The Yankee prisoners have an abundance of counterfeit Confederate money even of -them were brought in irons for passing it. PROCLAMATION OF GOVERNOR BROWN. Atlanta, Geo., S?pt. 24. Gov. Brown Issued to-day a proclamation against persons pressing, who claim to have power to make impressment of private property for public use, as he is informed that sub alterns, without authority, frequently impress and give -certificates not binding on the Government:. These prac tices alienate the people from the Government, and ha is sure the President does not approve of the outrage. While Government has the power to make impressments, he is BatiBfied that it should not be exercised by subalterns without written instructions. He considers it tha duty of the State to protect citizens against unauthorized seizures. He informs citizsna -of their right and duty to resist im pressments by persons who cannot show legal authority.- He directs all State, civil and military authorities to assist persons and defend property against illegal seizures, and to arrest and carry to jail persons impressing without au thority, until a warrant ia issued againBt them for robbery. He demands that authority should be shown to authorize impressment. He does not intend to embarrass Govern ment agents who justly execute their duty, but will protect the people against outrages. YANKEE ACCOUNT OF SATURDAY'S FIGHT IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA. Eiohmowd, Va., 8ept. 23d, I8C3. Northern papers of the 21st inst., have been received. They contain nothing of interest except the Yankee ver sion of tha first day's fight at Chickamauga. . The Philadelphia Inquirer gives the following Burcmary A dispatch from Rcsccranz's army announces an engage X t i 1 M.V meni Deiween niB rorces ana inose 01 tco enemy, tear .Crawfish Springs, Northwestern Georgia. The battle be gan at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, with an attack by the enemy upon our left wirg, under Thomat., composed of McCook's and Crittenden's corps, the main portion of which were on the march atfhe time. The fighting was desperate and the enemy were driven back one mile, but upon being reinforced regained their position, only to lose it again. Being thus defeated in their attack upon e ur left, at 2 o'clock they made a dash at cur centre, composed of Vancleve's and Reynolds' division. Vaucleva was obliged tojall back, thus breakfng the centre, but Thomas o 1 the left and Davis on the right, threw forward their forces, tnd after a hand to fight recovered the lest grouuj. The fight ing on the extreme right was light. Tha enemy were evi dently intent upon going between us and Chattanooga. The general engagement lasted until foHr o'clock. Palmer and Negley pushed forward and succeeded in re-establkh-ing pur line as it had fceen before, parallel with and along Chickamauga Creek. Owing to tho nature of the ground, very little artillery was used. Our wounded are many. No general officers were injured. Tha fight was to be resum ed yesterday. Gen Lee is reported in command of tin rebel forces. ROSENCBANZ BADLY BEATEN FRENCH TROOPS AT MATAMORAS. Richmond, Va., Sept. 23d, 18G3. The New York World, of the 21st, contains a dispatch dated Louisville, Sept. 21st, which states that our army under Roeencranz has been bacly beaten end compelled to retreat on Chattanooga, by Bragg, with heavy reinforce ments from Lee, Beauregard and Johnston. Military cc capation of the lines prevents the transmission of particu lars to-night. New Orleans aivices of the 13th inst , etate that it was knowato the French Cental at New Orleans that the French had occupied Male moras, wit h four to five thous and troops. The feeling in regard to intervention is indicated by en advance of five per cent, in Confederate boads. ADVANCE OF YANKEE CAVALRY IN VIRGINIA REPORTED CROSSING OF THE RAPIDAN BY THE YANKEES. Gobdonstille, Va , Sept. 22d, 18639 P. M. The enemy's cavalry, in strong force, occupied Madison G. H. last night. Fighting took place nearly all day and to-day at Jack) Shop. Nothicg but cavalry engaged cn both sides. Our cavalry fell back to Liberty Mills. One portion of the enemy, who had gone to our left, has reach ed Euckoaviile. It Is believed their intention is to get to Charlottesville to destroy the Rail Boad. We took about one hundred eh&rpshooterr as prisoners. It is reported that the enemy has crossed the Rapidan with infantry and artillery; if 10, a battle will take place thji wek. TERMS OF ADVKItTUIBro. ' " - "T' 1,1 " ' " ' - Pr Squaw or 10 llnet or U In n-. One square, 1 Insertion r j no Do. do. 2 do 3 go Do. do. 3 do '.t: . .. ... .. 00 Do. do. 3 months withoutchange,. H 00 Do. do. 6 do.... do do...' -1.25 0( Do. do. 12 do do do 'yj qq jrAd7ertisemeBtBorderedto!-o t ontinncd on thelrmido charged $2 per square for eachinsprtionafterthc firtit. jNo advertisement, reflecting upon private character, can, under any ctrctmstancf.9. bo admitted. I FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA. ItlCHHOND, Sept. 24, 1RG3. A T"Port by the Central train this evecing, states that the Yai.kee tMairy wno occupied Madison C. II. a few days since, l ave bee driven ih. sorth bide of the river. It is reported now that there ar uo YRnjteeB o0 this tide of the Rapidan. That stream is still swollen by the recei.t rains. LATER FROM THE UNI1KD STATES. EicnMONi), Sept. 21, 1863. The New York Tribune of tho 21st Eays : Wa Tej..jco in the be'icf that 'the forces under Gen. Burwides were last week so far on their way to Rosencratr that they will ar rive in season for the present conflict. No battle of more vital importance has b?en fought during the rebellion than that imperdipg or already decided. The great Texas expedition so often hinted at tho by tlm Yankee papers, has been repulsed with a Joss cf two gun boats at Sabine Pass. The expedition retnrcod to New Or leacs on the 12th. Gold in Baltimore'on Monday 13 j . In New York on came diy, 130. The steamer Hecla from Liverpool on the i)th, states that the English government had resolved to detain two suspect ed rebel rams now in the Mersey. The deputation from Mexico, to ofier the throne to Max imilian had arrived in France. Maximiliiaii has accepted. Cotton advanced Jd a 1. NORTHERN ACCOUNT Ol? TEE BATTLE IN NORTH WESTERN GEORGIA THE RAMS BUILDING IN ENGLAND DUEL BETWEEN CONFEDERATE GEN ERALS5. Richmond, Va., Sept. 21th, 18G3. The Baltimore American, of tho 221 inst., contains a tel- j-egram dated Washington, Sept. 2lst, which says that tie Republican extra has the following : The enemy attacked Rosccrana again on Sunday, about 9 o'clock, A. M., with overwhelming numbers, and the battle raged fiercely all day. According to lattest accounts rcceivjd here, two of Ibosccranz' divisions gave.way la utter panic and conf nsiou, bat from eight to ten thousand afterwards rallied ard sue cecded in getting back to their places, whilst tho ba'anco of the army had not given way at all. At latest advices, Bosecranz was driving tho advance of the rebel army back . The number of killed and wounded on both sides will not fall short of 30,000. RoBccranz cannot be driven from his position, should the rebels prove twice as. Btrorg as they are represented to bo. BjriiEiJo has not reinforced Hone crime as was expected. Ths Washington Chronicle ot tha 21st Bays: "From private information, cf a strictly reliable nature, we lcurn that the Rams row bailditg in England will not bo peimit ted by that Government to goat large, bat will to escorted to France' by an Erglish war eteamsr, and delivered to tho owners, who are Frenchmen. The rebel General Marsh Walker was mortally wounded on the 6th, in d duel with Gen. Marrnaduke, at Bayou Me taire. The difficulty was occasioned by Marmaduke's lea lousy of Walker, who had recently been promoted from a subordinate to a rankirig General. Gold WD. YANKEE RAID ON THE LAST TENNESSEE IlAlb- HOAD. Lynchburg, Va., Sept. 24th, l.?o3. A dispatch from Superintendent Dodamead, of tho Ten nessee Boad, dated Glado Springs Sept. 24th, says that tho Yankees came into Bristol yesterday about 12 o'clock and preceeding to the Butnt Bridge drove ell the force engaged in building it; threw down the portion which "had been put up atd burnt all tho cattle guardB between that point and Bristol, and destroyed water tanks at Bristol, Ac. Wo now have stfiicient force at Bristol and the Fridge to pro tect them, and will haze the Bridge up so that tho traii.s can pass to-night. ,p FROM CHARLESTON. Chableston, Sept. 23J, YnC,-j. Our flie against the enemy has been steady all day, end still continues. Gen. Beauregard having received a dispatch from J-'rngg announcing a complete victory over Rosencranz, at noou a national salute of twecty-one guns was fired, by order, from each cf our the salute. batteries; even Fort Sumter joined in LATEST FROM CHARLESTON. Charleston, Sept. 21th, Tho enemy are still employed with teams and wagono, Improving the works on Morris Island. They have massed several guns at batteries Gregg and Wagner, as if ready to open fire. It is reported that Farragut hes ai rived and ta ken command of the Monitor iljet, iu place of Dah'grcen. All quiet this morning. FROM CHARLESTON. Chableston, Sept. 24th, 1803. The enemy is firing occasionally at our battcrien. There is very little firing on opr side to-day. FROM CHARLESTON. ChablsstoN, Sept. 25, 1SG3. All quiet this morning. FROM THS WEST. - Mobile, Sept'. 24, iGl The Advertiser and Register has a special telegram da ted Memphis, Sept. 17th, which Bajs that Kirby Smith is reported to have fallen back from Little llock. The Fed erals under Blunt have occapird Fort Smith, driving out Cabell. Gen. Marsh Walker waa recently womnacil in u duel with Gen. Marmadrfke. BurnBide claims to have captured ZQT) pieces of aitillery at Cumberland Gap. prisoners acd 14 The Imperial, Hiawaitha, and Port Bay Bella, wcro turn ed on tho 13th at St. Louis by a rebel incendiary. How Victories ur Achieved. The Chattanooga Rebel submits the following practi cal observations ; Our experience in the previous battles of the war has taught us this one facr, that he who longest endures aud most pertinaciously holds out, generally wins the day. We trust our commanders are impressed with this fact. If we had beld out a few hours longer on the memora ble Sunday evening nt Shifo, we should hate driven the enemy from their guns at Pittsburg landing, into the Tenaessee river. They were covered by their gunboats then they have nothing of that sort at Chattanooga. If we had held out one dy logger at Murfreeeboro' we might have been in Nashville the following night. We have ample testimony that every Federal soldier in that army was whipped, except Uo3cncrau3, who wan heard to remark, when all around Lim considered the fortunes of the day was lost, that if be 44 held out twen ty-four hours longer, the rebels would lull back." And he did hold cut, with a demorJi.zjd arrny, and himself at the very ticce considering the beat plan for a success ful retreat from the field. We trut our men will bear this in mind in the coming battle. Go into the fight with the willingness and determination to fight a whole week if necessary. Reckless darirg accomplishes a great deal in a battle but not more than bull-dog te nacity and endurance. Some young ladies feeling themselves aggrieved by the eeverity with which their friends animadverted on their gay plumes, crinolines, scarlet petticoita and flounces, went to their pastor to learn hi3 opinion : 44 Do vou thins, said tney. " mat there can be auy impropriety in in our wcuring the things ?" 44 By no meaps," was tne reply. 44 Wb?n the heart is run 01 ricucuious notions 11 13 pcriecuy proper to barg out a sign." Punch ii getting severe on ti e whisker nuisance. It says : 44 b oar-ieggeu ases are Known by tee length ol their ears two-legged asses by the lengta of their whicker3. Whiskers over an inch long ought to bo taxed. Ia some countries a tax on kur-loomi is le -vied." MARRIED. In this town, on tho 19th iatt., br the Kev. Mr. fvinnea, Mr. JAMES H. BAILEY, to Mrs. SARAH E. BICAIK. Merry happiness attend tha wedded pair. DIED. In this town, on the 23d inst., after a long and painful illaeas, which sh bore with Christian meekness and forti tude, Mrs. ANN GROVES, in the 78 year of her ago. Florida papers please, copy.
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