THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
COFKIKlCATB STATES OF AMERICA.
WILMINGTON. N. C SATUKDAY, SEPT'R. 26, 1863
It is hrivKT'T ttat the fighting between Bragq and Bosk-CBAN2-
id the vicinity of the Tennessee Liter, ia not by any
means at an end- The enemy still holds Chattanooga, he
is corceBtrating hia force and preparing for farther resist
ance. At leat-t tucb would appear to be the state of the
cae hs last reported. Onrarcy was in a very short dis
tance of Chattanooga, and another desperate battle might
be lorked lor at any nromeiit.
Pei haps Rofschakz may be only making a stand to cover
the ci bs nz ol h;s artil!eryand basrzxge over the Tennea
tee R er. 1 te La Jut: applies o tfce etnt apPMed
. , i,i,f,.,tvJ,m'. Tie country arounc
v r i Man io v. a e v juu- v- o w w
r,a.t,n J r,nt an Even at Mnrfreesbo-
jo tu- c val y w bia Tear anJ compel him to at-
lac!- jiKir) retreat to Nashville. Ail this is predicated
cpon he supposition that h.3 has lost hia supplier, as re-
uorted. and reiortH are unreliable. For Bbags to cross the
xiver lJ eater npon a campaign in Tennessee Trill require
wagon train and a largely increased Commissariat and
Qaaitcr Masters and Ordaance department, that ia if he in
tend to fallow the eaeauj with hia whole army, and he
WouV hardly divide it.
These, however, are bat speculations in which we repro
duce he reports and C0Ejecture3 of the Atlanta papers,
atd sutDetiiceB launch out on our own responsibility. Oar
ctiriLfcndtra ere fettered by limited meaaa and immense
dlsttacm. ko that ve need not and cannot expect a cam
I aiD to Ahibit th3 rapidly decisive; results obtained by
I.ccii? t'Aiii.fctN .'n his ctmpa:gn in Upper Italy. The
whole of Lon b irdy, the theatre of the contest between the
Frc-rt h, Huruinun, ar.i Aa&trian troops, contains only 8,
313 s'jnEre D;i!eB, rci rne-sixtli the area of the single State
cf North Carolina. and no? more thin opf ht times the size
of New Hanover coari'y. Tennessee contains over forty
five tlx usend riuare miles. Tue whole line of the Ticino
where it tepi-ratts Lombardy from Piedmont is not a hun
dred rxii.f s. The frontier between the Confederate and
Fedeud .State id concted ty thousands of mi'ea. ' In Upper
Italy 'h population is denFC and supplies abundant. In
tLc Confederate S.-lcs, population ia pparse and sapplies
icaf,t be col'.ec te-J irom various and frequently great distan
ces. It ii eiJent ttat no parallel can be drawn between
the raoverrent oi arraiea operating under circumstances bo
wijely di.'lerent.
Wf arc ir.ccbted to some friend for a number of New
TcrV ieper, etnoDgthe rest the Journalof Commerce of
the 1 itb ;&&t:i?it. V e tiad little actual newb that has not
been ar.tic paled, buf are a good deal Btrack by the adver
tlritk to:t.L'-ts unJerthe htzl of '8hipping." In theBe
ccluii.iH l.ve-fcixtLi of the e6eels advertised are expressly
etaied to sail .uCei a "neutral flag," "French flag," or as
t he Pri?;.-h. i rer.cb, Prussian, Bremen orBome ether Earo
pe an hip, barque cr biig as the case may be.
Outof IV voxels up for fuieiga ports, exclusive of the
regular European steam-hip lines, which are all under a
foreign C. g, we Liid only 1 that are advertised Ameri
can vertt. rhc rtst all fcrein- Am the Navigation E&wb
t l!8 'be ii.E'tug tiaaeto loreign vessels, of course the
protect i tat! nc utrcl fag cannot be nsed, and therefore
we tLu i o " roi.tiai ilTg " advertised. Of twelve vessels
c learcd ior foui.n ports cn the 10th, only cue carried the
L'. 8. Flax.
In tk.e is seta vifcibie evidence of the panic created by
our CcLl-idtTiito cruisore, and the shifts taken tc evade cap
ture or destruction. Before the war ranch more than half
of al he lr :gn trado of the Uzi-cd States was done ia
Araericun botton.8, atd tr.d2 th j U. B. llag. Now, appa
rently roi .i r. ixih o the vthtela trading to New York
bail anuer tbat ja?. Ouo of two things is evident. Eith-.
ser tto Ncruu:in hipping Kaerchiuts have lost the carrying
trade, it thsy fcavo iiearly all taken to sailing 'nr.dir fa'se
tolora, to iiocQ'.v Messrs. Kemmss, Uaftxtt. J"Iadby &.
Company.
'i nR repoii H'i Charlotte, in our tsiegrapiiic eolumn, to
tie trct that the irccy in ior9 u advancing towards
Morgastos, X. C . is evidently E2 error. Wo do not be
lieve tLut any poition o? Bcb::sidk'p force has penetrated
through the AlkgLiJii3 into Westerc North Carolina, much
!eH croi.so.1 th- K'co Itidge in force or ia advancing upon!
Mo-kAnton. 1- may very well be that Col. Aysby'3 farn
has t -inn stripped uuJ hia atock Carrier off by desertc-ra
aid Wooteru l?i!fi.'.:oeis, but not by Yankees. We. must coa
esu that ve look upon dciaeatic traitors a&d ruaraav'ers as
rorse than x'uk?b.
Frost ruade il i appearance in the npprcr part of this
and tLt i'j jimng counties, bat too light t hart even wa
ternielan v.u'es. If thj col J weathdr keepa on we may ex
pect to havo ice it homo before long. We intend to dig a
hole and bary some of it t j help us keep cool next sunnier
that ii th3 Yankee dj&'t iatericre with us previontily.
Biionld we not try to make ::na arrangements to save a
ljttlo :ce this winter fjr the sick ? It was much needed this
b zmn er, vt:y such dcring the epidemic of last Fall. We
look tor a pretty siiarp Winter. With a little care and at
tention e may all get and keep same ice.
Ms. t ?klman, ot Co. D, 61st Regiment N. C. T., returta
blBthtnlis to Mr. 1'kinck, the Steward, and Miss Blaxs,
the Mair ou rf the Wayside Kospite! at Florence, S. C, and
Mr. M LM JiV In." el, Apoihecary at the Marine Hospital,
Wiijn iig:on, lor shc;r kiLd attention to Mr. Kelly of the
tin, and Mr. Gbaiiau ot thoolst Regiment N. C. T., who
were wouLdeti m the batt et at Fort Wagner and Bent hame
under his charge. Ihe persons above named did all in
their i ower to make the two wounded eoldicr aa comfor
taOie aa the nature of the case would pernit. The Way
side Hospital At Florence Li a model for institutions of its
kiud.
Laid (K cur Table Sir. R. L. SsiLKBShas laid on oui
tabie a piece ot beef wnich is aice. It don't look like hard
tla.ci tr sh irt rations umoug the cattle. We will venture
to say that he now dece-isd -xja;2rciPe,i from wliose phjE
ical ccrporooit thts cat Tvas obtained, lived comfortably
and d;ed re?j ected. It did iu doty end fulfilled its deBtiny,
and aithougb cot given to writing for the newapapera it
left bthiLd it a lotg tail, which coming, generations may
unfold- we cannot at present make room fox it in our col
omna, but to make amends we will give the steak a place
i& cur itiaidc form.
Crux's Pa5S is an artificial channel, dredged out, per
mitting bttucicra to pass frtni Mobile Bay into Mississippi
Bound and was there or9 the thoroughfare for steamers
plying between Mobile and New Orleans, availing them
aelv s of the inside passage. The Pass, which is quite nar
row merely a canal through the shallows, deg and dredg
sd out el the ojsitr beds has, since the war commenced
icen obstructed and fortified.
The Yankees are evidently feeling around preparatory
to making tenia movement on Mobile, and have
recently had eomo cf their gunboats shelling
Grant's Pass with the view ef drawing our fire and thus
disco ering the character cour fortifications and the range
of cur gnus at that point, but failed m their object, lhey
flrod 17s elells without c":iciticg a reply. Grant's Pass was
cleared cut to a depth of eight feet, but h&e probably since
filled op ecmewhat, as ro attention has been paid to keep
ig it clear.
Thb sick and wounded ia the North Carolina hospitals at
Charleston are in want of braudy a,nd. other necessaries and
delicacies. We are requested to say to persons desirous of
tending any articles for the nee of the sick and wouuded
that they may be lett with Captain Euxb, and will be taken
charge cf by aN. C. Confederate officer, who will return
to Charleston within the next ftree or four days.
Thbbb seems to be nothing new by telegraph from the
eeat cf war in the West. The mails bring ua nothing addi
tlonal, ard we must wait with what patience we may the
receipt of farther tews, hearing, iu the meantime, amy
mmber of reroits, to which we attach no manner of im
portance.
We learn that about o'clock, P. MM Wednesday, the
23d instant, the enemy landed a party on the beach near
the wreck of the Bteamshir Phantom, 22 miles North-east
of Witmiagfon, and attempted to board, but were fired at
and whipped off by a party of fifty men from the 60tfr S,
C T., concealed by orders of Lt. Wobtham behind the
banks. We ccrta;n!y tilled three and mortally wcunded
one of the enemy who died yesterday at the camp of the
ouyi. now many more were wounded or killed ia not
ir.own, as the rtst were in boatB and escaped to the ship.
The Bhaip-sLotei-b were under command of Captains Av
mks and Lckcu. Cllkers andmen behaved very gallantly.
Tie fanny, titer Lis ekirmith with cur Bharp shooters,
hau'.ed off to the distance of a mile and a half. At Bight
be was joined by two ether Runboats. The enemy shelled
the wreck and the beach cntil 3 P. M. yesterday, wh.-n the
last of blcckadtrs got up steam and left. Onr neorile
re now in posw ssioc of the wreck, which is high and dry
011 the beach, and a p ' y of fifty, with all the boatB that
coQJd be procured, is at work under the direction of the
ftptaui W4 me tuwiM, U MW& ill ttat tie (an..
Desertion and Struggling
Desertion and Btraggling are beyond doubt chargeable
with occasioning the greater number cf onr reverses, as weir
as with preventing our generals from improving our suc
cesses. They are, in fact, responsible for he prolongation
of the war with all its dacgeis, losiea and sufferings.
The proportion which the persons absent from their com
mands at anyone time, ber to those present .with such
commands, is, we are assured on good authority, really
startling, and sufficient of itself to account for the numeri
cal weakness of our f rmies, and to creat the necessity for
falling back from even strong positions and abandoning
important Bections cf country.
We see that a rigid system hps been inaugurated with the
View of putting a Btop to this great and growing evil, which
will hereafter be punished with the utmcst severity, and
crushed down with all the force cf the Confederate govern
ment. Bat even this will be iLefiectual witbr ut the co-operation
ef the people and the local authorities.
Desertions are attempted to be excu ed upon the ground
that the soldiers deserting have fami.ifs puSsring in their
absence, after whose welfare they mt lcxk, come what
may, and that to be at home with su-h families they are
compelled to desert from the army.
Now let us ask, how incch good ca2 a deserter do his
family ? To what extent can a men comiaitliig an uffence
punishable with death &id knowing that he is doicg so, con
tribute to the Eupport of bis ivile and children ? Can he
carry on the operations cf Lis farm if he hi3 one, or super
intend his business if Le has any, or try to make money by
hia fiaily labor ? Hardly we think. On the contrary ia it no1
notorious that deserters from the army, leagued with others
either evading or denjicg the conscription form themselves
into bands, hiding from the authorities, a terror to the
neighborhoods in which they find harbor, getting their own
iubsisteuce by sinister means, a tax rather than a support
to their wives and families where tbey have any, the
fact being that in very many, perhaps most instances
they have no wives or families. Beginning ai grumb
lers, discontented men iuen taught by wiley maccea
vrerato hate Preeideut Davis and the Confederate au
thorities as enemies and " destructives " they nd by be
coming deserters, desperadoes, outlaws, a cur:e to the
neighborhoods in which they harbor themselves, and a bur
den to the defenceless, ones for whose benefit it iH pretend
ed that they deserted- That i uch gargs as we have Bpoken
of exist and find harborage does not admit cf a question.
Apart altogether from patriotic mstivea connected with
the general success of the Confederate cuase, it ia the in
terest aa well as the duty of the people aoid the local au
thor iti'es to do all they can by moral suasion, tis-weil as by
physical force, to discourage end prevent desertion, and to
arrcBt and return to the army ail persons -who by law onght
to be there. The evd ia cue thtt, if not prcmptiy repres
sed, will be sure to grow. It we would not Lave every
swamp in the east and every mountain recees in the west a
rendezvous and harbor for deserters and tkulkcra soon to
acquire the habits cf banditti, jvj they iviil have already
made themselves outlaw this thing must be attended to.
Desertion and evasion mutst bo discouraged and repressed
the laws mast be sustained.
Bat wtiia xMa is tue cslc, let there be no real ground of
complaint. Let the families of soldiers be reully cared for.
That ia no matter of charity. It Is a rig-it atd a duty that
ought ncA to be neglected, as we fear ij too often done.
This will tend to diminish desertions bv removing one of
the supposed incitements to the comm issioa of that offence.
If all who oaght to be iathe army a.nd ia ranis, were so,
Lxk would have sufficient force to drivo LIeape over the
Potomac, and Ubagg would be strong enouga to recover
Tennessee and Kentucky. Even 44 peace men " would fisd
their account ia discouraging difjsrtioa and evasion, for
were these sources cf weakness removed, we would be
much iieaer to an " honorable peace ' than we are now,
or iner cm be bv submission or attempted nsgotiation.
with aa cbstinute, and in hia on opiaijn, triumphant ene-ay-
'
Amoto the reports co&necitd with the recent events in
Northwestern Georgia , are the fallowing from the Kncxviile
(Atlanta) Register cf Wednesday :
It is elated that we have an immense cavalry force cn the
north side of the Tennessee iver to cut off the enemy's re
treat, and that among the incidents of yesterday some thou
sand prisoners who revolted agaicst thesr guirdd were
slavighiered. It is also stated that the envois " killed,
w jauded aud niissiLg araounia to twentytive thousand,
p3d that their pontoou bridges have ail beea deniroyed.
Private dispatches were received yesterday eveuijg, an
Douacing that we were dr.viug tL enemy befoie us, and
lighting nim in the fctreeta of Chattanooga.
It is reported" this morning on the streets thai the steam
ers "Elizabeth" and "Advance" have been captured by
the blockadera. From tl-? beBt information ws can obtain
we are led to-believe that the reported capture or the Eliz
abeth is very probably correct. So far a the Advance is
concerned we have not been able to obtain any information
upon which to base a defiaue conclusion, and entertain
etrons nope9 that that noble ship is sti'i safe. Possibly the
report may prove to be erroneous in both cases.
Davy -Journal, lit't.
Jais3 Bcra requests ua to state that she ha3 collected in
oaah since the 25th of July, $3,150, we thiak, in Fayette
-vilie, and $1,700 in "Wilmington, besides limes, coCee, tea,
and other necessaries and delicacies for cur sick and wound
ed soldiers, all of which she has tarnel ever to the proper
parties.
For the Joarnal.
PrrtiN Ccri.xi-, Sept. 1863.
Editors Wilmington Journal :
Dear bins :-i wee in the Wilmington Journal recently
punlibhed, the circular cf fcir. Thcmafll Faiaon, repreeot
ing himself as a candidate, for the 3d Corgreseional District.
I was very much pleased at the coarse 1 e pursued in the
Senate of North Carolina, in regard to his great wish and
desire for increasing ihe soldier'ei pay, 1-aviDg introduced
and warmiy aavoca t-a a cm io i:.ai ti.eei, una worntu
faithfully for its passage. Mr. Faison to my knowledge,
has ever been the soldiers and poor man sr friend, he .de
serves well cf his country. I challenge any man or set of
men to show otherwise, but what Wr. Faison, morally
speaking;, ia as good a man as can foe found iu North Caro
lina, a workirgmaa, andhoceet man, will do Li; fta'e hon
or in any position he may be placed in by hi country.
AN OLl) NEIGHBOR.
Fkom: Northern: Virginia. Severe Cavalry
Fight. We bave io record this morning another cav
alry fight on the line of the Rappahannock, in which
we fe&r Irem the reports mat have reached us, our own
forces derived but little, if any advantage. The fkht
took place on Tuesday afteruoon, near Liberty Mills, in
MadiFOu dounty. Our force is represented to have con
sisted of the brigades of Gens. I ltzhngb Lee and Jones,
tha whole uDder the command ot Gen. Stuart in person.
The enemy had advanced in line ot battle to within
a few miles of Liberty Mills, when they were charged
by our cavalry. The centre of the Yankee line gave
way, and our men, dashing ahead, soon found themselves
confronted by the enemy s miantry, who opened are upon
them. In the meantime their cavalry closed in upon
Gen. Stuart's flanks, nearly surrounding him. His mn
rallied, however, and in a fierce hand-to-hand fight, cit
their way out. Ihe extent ot our los3 in tbe engage
ment is not known, being variously- estimated at from
125 to 400.
It is stated that or dead and oadiy wounded were
left in the enemy's hands. The Yankee loss is reported
to have been heavy, but the statements with reference
to it are wholly conjectural. Seventy-eight Yankee
prisoners captured in the hght were brought down on
the Central tram last mgnr.
Our cavalry had fallen back to Liberty Mills. A
few of the wounded ia the fight of Tuesday reached the
city last night. It was doubtless the cannonading in
this fight which T7aa heard by pa:sseoger3 at Gordons
ville on Tuesday, and which gave rise to the belief that
a gener&l engagement had begun. ,
Kick. Dispatch, 2Aih imt.
The Cavalry Fight ox Tussday Last. From
& wounded officer of the 5th N. C. regiment of caval
ry, who came down on the Central train last night, we
have some further particulars of the fight in .Madison
county on Tuesday, la the morning our cavalry, con
sisting of Hampton's, Jones and Robertson's old bri
gades, were stationed on the Rapidaa river, near Lib
ertv Mills. They learned that the enemy were ap
proaching in force on the turnpike road leading from
Madison Court-House to the Mills, aud preparations
were at once made to meet them. Our forces were
drawn ud in line of battle and a charga ordered by Gen
Stnart. who commanded in person. Comparatively little
resistance was made to thi3 charge, the enemy giving
away at the first onset. Our troops pushed them for about
a rmarter of a mile, when they found themselves in front
of a line ot suarpsnootcru, vuu upcucu me upem mean.
Oar frqpt lines were theu dismounted to engage. the en-
pmv on foot. A sharp ngui ensued, lasting over an
hour, in -which the loss on both sides was considerable.
In tha meantime, a column of the enemy which had
advanced on another road running parallel with the
turnpike, came in on the rear of our men, and made a
charge upon them. Iu this situation ot anairs ourtoi
umna were wheeled, and a charge made on the party
attacking in the rear, which resulted in dispersing them,
and the capture of about one hundred prisoners.
Our troops then fell back to the Rapidan and crossed
that stream, and proceeded some miles up the south bank
of the river, where a force ot the enemy had crossed t
annpperford. Here another engagement ensued, re
sulting in the enemy being driven back over the river.
On Wednesday our cavalry croaaed the Rapidan into
Madison county, and drove the enemy across Robert
son's river, capturing- it ia reported, a number of pris
oners and several wagons.
Oar loss in killed and severely wounded in tbe fight
of Tuesday is estimated at about one hundred. In ad
dition we bad a number slightly wcunded aud a few
captured. Nothing is Iffiown of the loss of the enemy.
Passengers who left Hamilton's Crossing yesterday
morning report that heavy firing was heard in the di
rection of Raccoon Ford, ou tbe Rappahannock.
Richmond Dispatch.
Capture of Blocltada Runners.
The Alice Vivian un3 the Nita, the first going from
and the second going to Mobile " went up " on the
16th u!t. They were both ca; tured by the Yankee
steamer De Hoto. A letter from Key West, published
in the New York Herald, says :
Y have thirty five rebel prisoners now. We cap
tured them on the Alice Vivian. They were bound to
lexas via Havana. We will go to Key VY est in a day
or two and deliver them over to the Provost Marshal.
The prisoners were delivered into the custody of United
Spates Marshal Murray, and a few of them, who were
aliecs. were discharged. The-remainder were sent to
the house of detention to await further orders from
Washington concerning them. This is by far the best
looking set of men that have yet been brought to this
city from rebeldcm. Among them are Major 11. or
Undj of the Confederate States army, eon of the late
Senator Borland, of Arkansas, recently of General
Slaughter's staff, of Mobile ; Surgeon T. T. Pratt,
C. S. army, &nd Carlo Patti, cf the C. S. army, also of
ueD. b.augh'eV s statt.
Patti is own brother of Adelina Patti, and made
most anxious inquiries after his family whom he has
not heard from for a long time. Our .reporter had an
interview with the prisoners, and Patti stated to him
that he bad been in eight different battles, including
tbe first Ball Run fight, and had served principally in
the signal corps. . Major Borland ia a West Point gra
duate and a young gentleman of culture and refinement.
He said little, but evidently felt his pecular position
very keenly. Another of the -prisoners is Capt. George
A. Prt.ston, Confederate States Army, of Gen. Kirby
Smith's sttff. Preston is a nephew of Kirby Smith, al
so of the lion. Wm. Ballard Preston, at one time Sec
retary of the Navy ofthe United States. He was quite
communicative on matters not nearly related to mili
tary subjects, but said little regarding his capture or
the cansd in which he had been engaged. On this lat
ter point the general opinion among all the prisoners
seemed to be that tbey had been acting light,
although, as things now appeared, in a hopeless cause.
I'. B. McDonough and H. Forest had been actors in
the Mobile Varieties, but held minor commissions in
Vie rebel army to exempt them ft m conscription. M.
B. Moses was agent for -the Southern Express Com
pany, and bad also held a commisaiorrin the rebel army
tO exempt -him from tha daft. Th remainder were
clerks in stores and hotels X)ae or two were merchants,
and a few-were seamen. A bag, containing letters and
di?patches,-was also delivered to Marshal Murray and
will be forwarded to Washington. The nature ol these
papers has not transpired, tbey being tightly sealed and
addressed to the Secretary of-the Navy. Some of the
pri80uera represent some of the first families of the South
Below is a complete lists of their names :
Mj H Borland, C S A ; Serg't Carlo Patti, C S
A ; Surgeon T..T Pratt, 0 S A, (all of Gen'l Slaugh
ter's Staff ;) Geo A Preston, C S A, (Gen K Smith's
StfiflO T B McDonough, H Forrest, M B Moses, S
Fernandez, Wm Eaton, Richard Farrel, Thomas Mur
ray, Thos Fillcock, Augustus Sky, Capt S W AbtJs,
Captain George E Blakesley, First Mate J S
iscott, Second Mate F A Gunby, James Humphrey,
Edward Brown, Henry Tapley, James Byrnes, John
Stewart, William Tenellis, Daniel Hill, Jobn Brown,
Geo. Williams, Capt. E. Williams, Fred Bell, James
Smith, Johu Adams, Geo. Mi Self, Adam Young-, 1).
J. Parker, John McMullin, Daniel May, Jno. R. Cruis,
Thorna3 B. Adams, James E. Bishop, Alexander , (ne
gro servant,) Charlee, (negro servant.j.Richard Riiey.
Krooi (he Trans Mlealsaliipt.
. We had the pleasure on Thursday night, saya thft At
lanta Intelligencer of Saturday last, of seeing an officer
direct from Louisiana. He crossed the river on the
9Lh iust., without any molestation from the Yankees.
This gentleman brings us moat che'eriog Dews from
the TraLs-Misiissippi Department. Oar army is in fine
condition and ot formidable strength. They are in
good spirits and eager for an advance of the enemy in
Arkansas. Except a few unimportant points on the
Mississippi, and that part of country directly opposite
New Orleans, the enemy occupies but a small portion
of West Louisiana.
Ihe report of the wholesale slaughter of uegro troops
at Richmond, La., by Taylor's forces is cer firmed by
him.
No fear is expressed of our ability to successfully de
fend the Trans-Missiesippi department. Everything in
that quarter wears a similar aspect. Tbe crops are un
precedented. Tbe health of the troops excellent, and
the pco ie sanguine of our final success.
Pescrlpllon of the Vessels.
From the Manchester Examiner, Aug. 31.
One of the two iron steam rams built by Messrs Lay
ard at Berkenhead, was launched at their works on
Saturday, August 20 in the presence ot a large crowd
of spectators who were freely admitted into the yard.
T be vessel launched1 Saturday was christened the
El Monasser, or Victory ; her consort, launched a few
weeks ago, being named the El Toueson. When launch
ed, both vessels bore tbe English flag aster a, and the
p,. . fl nmirUriin
4 rcb Hag amid-ship,
Each are 230 feet long, 42 ft. beirm and 19 feet deep.
Thtir measurement is 1,850 tons, and their engines
are of 350 horse power. They are plated with four and
and a half inch iron on a teak backing of great thick
ness bolted on the frime of the ship, which support the
inner shell.
Tbe decks are also iron plated and the iron bulworks
are hinged at the lower edge so as to be thrown in
action. Each "ram,; ia pierced for six guns on each
side, and they are fitted on tbe deck with large cupola
to ners, on Capt. Cole's plan, with two guns to each
cupola. TLeir bows project under the water, so as
to form a" ram." The iron platea are so beautifully
planned and fitted, hat it is almost imppossiole to
tell whather the vessels are plated or not.
The cupolas are fore acd aft tbe engine house, and
have and extreme range nearly fore und aft tbe vessel.
Each "ram" is barii rigged, having the ,lowejr masts
and yards of iron. When launched, the 'El Monasser
was taken into tbe 400 feet graving dock, along side:
Jier consort, the El TCu-son, which is expected to be
ready lor sea in about a - m ntb.
The Carrot. The Augusta Field md Fireside.hua
the following useiul paragraph to farmers and garden
ers : '
The Charleston Courier made the inquiry not long
since, whether tne culture oi tne carrot had received
the attention that should have been bestowed on it.
We answer that it has not, and we regret that we-have
to make the acknowledgment, for we know of no crop,
with proper culture, that would yield a more handsome
profit. One single acre, under favorable circumstances,
ought to produce ten tons, twenty thousand-pound3.
For feeding to the cows it is more valuable than the
turnip, containing, as it does, a leas per centage of
water, that is from 80 to 88 against 85 to 93, making
just one thousand pounds of water less in the product
ot the acre.
A light, warm, and not very rich soil is tbe be3t for
carrots', but good crops may be raised on almost any
soil ' by deep culture and moderate manuring. If
raised as a farm crop," says one who understands the
value ef this vegetable, " Carrots should be, sown in
rows two feet wide, being thinned to four inches apart
iu the fow.'and kept free from weeds. Plow often and
deeply, until they are about half grown, then run the
skeleton plow ence beam deep between the rows ; follow
it with the light corn harrow, and the culture of vour
There are several kinds of carrots, bat, perhaps, the
oest ior an purposes is tne long orange. The earlv horn
is more tender, and for that reason is better appreciated
far the table.' It is not generally known that carrots
make an excellent " pumpkin pie." For this purpose
i i " J w i l. a . . .
iiiey bueieuu uc putacu euiuugu a uae grater, eiiuer in
their raw state or stewed, and then used precisely as
the veritable pumpkin. "
A favorite cat, having been shut up for six weeks in
the drawing room of a gentleman at Glasgow, who
had gone to the seaside, was found alive at tbe end. of
that time, but died shortly after. It bad subsisted en
tirely on brown paper and Ihe gold cornices of a mir
ror. .
J oHzt Morgan Exchanged. This community, says
the Knoxville Register, has been delighted with the ru-
mor that Gen. John H. Morgan has been exchanged.:
His re-appearance in our midst woold be bailed with en-
ifiusiassi-
Greek Fire.
Iu reotnt Northern accounts of the siege of Charles
ton, we find lrequent mention made of throwing shells
into the City chargeeHviththe destructive and abomina
ble compound called " Greek fire." It ia doubtless an
imitation of this famous composition, the icceipt for
which has been lost to mankind tor hundreds of years.
Scientifio men of modern times are by no means agreed
as to the ingredients nsed in the manufacture of this
wild fire, and while some announce one thing and some
another, as forming a constituent part, all are at a loss
to form a grand aggregate, and are left to conjecture :
Wild fire, or Greek's fire, ts it is called, was the in
vention of a Syrian engineer, named Callanicas, who
first applied it in the sea fight under Constantine,
against the Saracens, in the Hellespont, and with such
effect that he burnt the whole fleet, in which were thir
ty thousand men. It is a kind of artificial or factitious
fire, which burcs under water, end that, it is eaid, with
greater violence than out of it. Its corapositioa is sup
posed to be of sulphur, naptha, gum rnd bitumen, and
is only extinguishabie by vintgar, mix:d with eand
and urine, or by covering it with rawhides.
Its motion or tendency ii said to be cntrary to that
of natural fire, always following the direction in which
it is thrown, whether downwards, sideways or other
wise. For the annoyance of the enemy the Greeks em
ployed it with equal effect by s?a and land, in batteries
or ia sieges. It was either poured from the ramparts
in large boilers, or launched in red hot balls of iron or
darted in arrows or javelins, twisted round with Max
and tow which had deeply imbibed the infbmuble oil ;
sometimes it was deposited in fire ship aud W23 most
commonly blown through tang tubes of copper, which
are placed on the brow of a galley, acd fancilully shaped
into the mcuths of savage and hideous monsters that
seemed to vomit streams of liquid and consuming fire.
Subsequently to the year G60, about which time it wa?
first used, it was oh divers occasions applied with signal
advantage ; and what is remarkable i?, that the Greeks
were so happy a3 to keep the secret of the composition
to themselves, loaned to the Romans. Up to the year
9G0, no other nation knew the secret. Even at the end
of tbe 11th century, the Pi3ans to whom every science
and every art were familiar, Buffered tbe effects without
understanding the secret of the Greek fire.
The Wap. on the Mississippi River. A special
telegram to the Atlanta Appeal, dated Canton, Sept.
1G, saya :
A Federal gunboat landed a force at Brirnsburg, on
the Mississippi river, on the 12ih, and burned every
house. This is retaliation for the action of our parti
sans in recently firing on transports.
Tbe Chicago Timed of the y ch reports that the Frrnch
have occupied Matamoras, egaiifst which tha United
States has made protest. It aiso mentions a rumor that
Grant is to be sent to dislodge them.
Lieut. Harvey with thirty-three men of Col. Wirt
Adams' regiment, recently ambushed a party of cotton
stealers, acd killed the entire advance guard.
The main body then charged on the ambnshmg iorce,
but were rppulad
Lieut. Uarvdy brought eff their horses and arms,
leaving thirty-two dead Yankees on the fk-ld.
The Yankees and fllexico.
We have, of ccurso, no faith in the swaggering re
port that the Yankees have sent sn expedition, from
New Orleans to Mexico, to counteract French schemes
and reassert the Monroo doctrine for, blind and infat
uated as that people arevin many things, we do not be
lieve they are ready for', suicide. ISevcrtheless, it is
highly probable that they are very busy in the way of
intrigue, to thwart the placs of the Frenen Emperor,
and that a part ot tbe object intended to be accom
plished by tbe expedition is to deceive the Mexican
Stales on the Rio Grande with tbe hope of aid, and
thu3 induce thtm to repudiate the new condition of
things, and declare their independence alike of French
and Mexican rule. Those States might claim the right
to secede, jist as the Southern States did from the
Yankee Government; and, if-this right did not exist
in virtue of the original federative compact, it would
derive color of right from the dissolution of all former
government relations by French conquest. In any
event Yankee policy, though set to the negative locus
in respect to cur right to secede, would be readily
adapted to a recognition of the right of any Mexican
State to resume its independence.
The submission of the Yankees to the conquest by
France of Mexic v was a necessity which they will seek
to countervail by secret operations. There is very little
doubt but tbttt they have agents in-the States border
ing on the Rio Grande, who are inciting the authorities
and people to some independent move, which contem
plates au allinnce with the Yankees. It was intimated
some time ago that Matamoras was occupied by French
troops, but of this we have no confirmation. If France
would consult her interest, she should a"t once place a
strong force at that a3 well as other points along the
Rio Grande. Chary and faithful as the Yankees are of
a collision with that countrj', their overweening avarice
may carrv them beyond the bouodsof discretion, and l
would heed but a formidable display at the points where
they would be moat eager to secure a lootbold, to deter
tnem Ircra sucn a move. 1'revention is much easier
than cure, and it would be a matter of economy,
nothitg else, on the part of France, to eee that no Yen
kee foot shall trend the soil of Mexico, .at least upon
any pretext of affording protection to the people under
cover of solicitation on their part. Yankee Spies wil
be busy spreading discontent throughout thg Northern
States of Mexico more particularly, and nothing1 is more
essential to the peaceful reign of the Monarch in ease
than the expulsion or hanging of' these fellowa, if de
tecteH. Yankee rae at the inauguration of French rule
in that country, is only controlled by the necessities o
the present position. They will employ every means
within the limits of this restriction to embarrais French
designs there. They entertain the illusory hope of beiDg
by and by ia a condition to foil these designs by overt
means. Meanwhile they will leave nothing undone in
the way of secret intrigue to bold in abeyance tbe con
summation of any definite policy which may exclude al
hope of preventing the establishment of a stable gov
em ment in Mexico.
We imagine the French Emperor ig sufficiently im
pressed with the cherished designs of the Yankees to
cause him to take prompt steps to defeat them, lafor
metion has recently reached us, which justifies the be
lief that the period is not remote when he will put an
effectual barrier to their pretensions, and extinguish
any lingering hope they may still entertain of evr ex
ercising any control in the adjustment of affairs in that
country. The complexion of affairs in Europe wears a
peaceful aspect. The Polish complications, so ominous
of war, have been made to assume a pacific tendency
tnrcugn the wise and discreet diplomacy of Napoleon
who saw m tnem the gems of a feud tbat would be
likely to embarrass his policy with reference to Mexico
It was obvious, and we so predicted ia a former article,
that he would abandon the Polish question m view o.
the necessity of consummating his dedign3 with refer
ence to Mexico, which to him were far more important
The persistent indifference of England must cause him
soon to determine wnat course he will pursue with ref
erence to us, and a month or two will, doubtless, reveal
his whole policy in our regard. Richmond Whig.
From the Eichmond Dispatch.
A Significant Pamphlet.
One of those pamphlets whbh so often precsde the
consummation of a contemplated measure by the Em
peror ot tne I? rench has lately made its appearance in
raria, and has thrown the correspondent of the London
News into a ferer of apprehension. The writer i3 M.
Chevalier, well known in literary and political circles
as an author of great power. The correspondent has
no doubt that the pamphlet is inspired by the Emperor,
irciia uie lactmat ii is in penect narmony with the
unown leanings " ot that Monarch. Jn its general
scope it argues that Mexico will be of infinite value to
J? ranee, and that the expected value is only to be real
ized by an early recognition acd intimate alliance with
tbe Confederate States. Tbe Southern cause is pleaded
with so much fervor, and the institution cf slavery de-
JV. J-J :iL . i ..-. ji . . ,
iruueu witn somucn ingenuity, teat tne correspondent
of the News thinks Mr. Slidell himself could not have
done it belter. At the sams time, he think Mr. S.
would not have urged the overthrow of the Monroe
doctrine, (in which, we take it, he is much mistaken,)
or made euch a preachment about the Latin races. The
pamphlet say3 the present condition of Mexico is the
personal work of Napoleon ; for while everybody else"
was considering the expedition as a mere military affair,
he had already settled, in hi3 own mind, " the basis of
an entirely new policy." The imperial instructions to
Gen. Forey contained the following very significant
sentence:
fIn tt'j present state cf civi.ization the prosperity of
America is not indifferent to Europe; for it is America
wnicn ieeaa our manufactures and commerce, we are in
terested in seeing th United States powerful and prosper
ous ; but it is not for our interest that she should get pos
seesion ot the entire Gulf of Mexico, and from that basis of
ODerations domineer over tha Antilles and the South, ai A
becomA the sole disoensator- of the products of the New
World."
France is not only determined to resist the absorp
tion of South by North America, but she will sapport
the Latin races in the Western 'Hemisphere. Forey 's
expedition is to be followed by an "army of merchants,"
and tie precognition ol the Confederate States will be
the consequence of the intervention." The fine climate
of Mexico, its unrivalled fertility, the variety and exu
berance of its productions, are dwelt upon with some-
thing very iiKe rapture, universal Buurugu is reuuui- j
mended, on the ground that, m Mexico, tbe Plebs are ;
the friends of order, while tbe upper or aristocratic j
classes are tbe worst Anarchists. Emigration on a j
large sjale, ucderbFrench protection, is also recommend- j
ed. Whether Maximilian accepts or not, emigrants will
b3 protected by French influence. I
So far, so well. But there is one idea broached in j
th3 pamphlet which we wish to bring prominently be- (
Lre the public. After intimating that the leaders of ;
the revolurion would be quite ready to yield-its leading
principle (slavf ry) in deference to France, the pamphlet
says : " The first power which recognizes tbe Confed
erate States will have a right to obtain,' in favor ol ne
groes, much larger concessions than the Federal .States
would make in case of their restoring the Uaion by
victory." It is as well to put a stop to all calculations
of this character at once. If Napoleon meens. to
interfere with the question cf slavery in any way what
ever, or to ask anything else in consideration ot recog
nition, we can have nothing to do with him. We claim
recognition as a right. We are entitled to it from ev
ery nation cn e?rtb, and we will pay nothing fcr it.
We would, as a gratuity, give France greet advantages
in trade for a. term of years ; but we wiil never submit
to have the game of Nice played upon us.
Tie pamphlet gees on to say that as soon as France
rcce-gnizea U3 &!1 ihe other States will do the sam&; the
small States first, and finally England that our force
will be quintupled by the adhesion of Austria on Max
imilian's account, of Spain on account of Cuba, aud
lastly it fcpeaks of tbe French Navy as a powerful ar
gument to dissuade the North from prosecuting the
war any farther.
rI here can be little doubt that this pamphlet i3 one of
tLe Emperor's Lelers. lt certainly indicates an early
recognition, if we are to judge of people's intentions by
what tbey profess to think right.
hatever may be tbe issue whether the pamphlet
prove to ba the veritable programme of the French
Emperor or not it is certain that the Yat kees are
very much alarmed. Already they have invented a
story that Mr. Slidell has offered Texas as a bribe to
France to secure her recognition, a9 if Mr. Slidell or
anybey else had the right to make any such .offer, and
as it the Emperor does not know that be has no such
right. Eadi State beyond the Mississippi i3 sovereign
and independent i a nation in itself and can break
off from this Confederacy and form any sort of con
nection with France or any other power it njsy think
proper. This is the theory of our Constitution tbe
very groundwork ot our revolution. But neither Mr.
Slidell nor the Confederate Government, nor any other
power on earth, suve the people of those States in con
vention assembled, can transfer them to any other
power. For these Stated themselves, it is proper to say
that they evince not the least disposition to separate
from us. Oa the contrary, at the late convention ot
their Governors, these high officers representing their
opinions and wishes, declared their fhin resolution to
sink ox swim with their si3ter States on the east -of the
Mississippi. This Yankee story, therefore, is simply a
Yankee lie, and nothing more or less.
Dogs ami Uog OU.
The revelations made in Mr. Ferneyhough's letter to
Mr. McCue are certainly very surprising. He tells us
that dog oil is equal almost to neat's foot oil for dress
ing leather, atd that it-is worth 15 a gallon. Each
dog will yield a gallon of oil. Moreover, dog akins
make excellent kid gloves, first rate summer boots for
gentlemen and number one ladies' shoe3. Each dog
ekin, dressed, is worth $38. Moreover, the carcasses
of the skinned dogs make a valuable ingredient in nitre
beds. Moreover, 500,000 dogs destroy over $9,000,
000 worth of sheep in a year. Adding dog oil to dog
leather, dog-kid, dog-nitre and saved shoep, the grand
total of dog revenue to the State, which might be made
by a proper disposition of the dogsu, wouid be, at a
rough estimate, forty-five or fifty millions of dollars.
How easy to pay the public debt with these startling
canine resources, which throw Gov. Wise's oyster fan
dum" completely in the shade. We see no good rea
son why doga should not be used for this purpose. Of
course, it would not do to kill all the dogs the first year.
Enough should be left to keep up the breed. In fact,
th?y are s j profitable, that the greatest attention ought
to be paid to dog-culture; so tbat tbe annual dog crops
should a'mouut to 501X000 spare dogs, or say fifty mil
lions dollars. The subject is worthy, of serious consid
eration. Perhaps the best plan would be for some en
terprising capitalist to establish in this- city a dog-oil
mil!. He would find no difficulty in getting dogs
enough to make a fair experiment. The dog-net men
would make him a present of all their captures, and ne
groes would sell- bieu their coon dogs and beach leg fice
at a very reasonable price.
As to dog oil it is evident that Mr. Ferneyhouh h is
noc tested all its virtues. fastidious may object to
11s use a3 a conoiment tor salads, bat, regarded aa a
preparation cf bark, dog-oil might prove, efficacious in
miasmatic diseases. Why shouldn't canine be a eib
stitute for quinine, and who shall say that, on the prin
ciple, similifl similtbus curantur, the active principle of
dog may not turn out to be the long-soug'ht epecific for
hydrophobia ? For aught we know, the world, familiar
as it is with dog-latin, may still be in the very alphabet '
of dog-knowledge. Richmond Whig.
& Yankee Expedition Brought to Griltf Two G1111
footita Taken, and all on Board Klllel ttr Cnj)
tnrecl.
A New Orleans correspondent furnishes the New
York papers with the particulars of the desjtrueiion of
two of their gunboats at Sabine Pass and the defeating
tfiereby of one of a portion of the expedition towards
Texas. That expedition was moving. in three columns,
one of which was" under the command of Gea. Franklin..
The corresponeent says ;
Wheti Franklin's men went down the river and
Washburne's Corps moved by railroad to Brashear and
Bayou Bceuf, a week ago to-day, the two Federal gun
boats Clifton and Sachem moved down Berwick J3ay
to the Gulf. Franklin's transports' weregaccompanied
by the three srunboats. the Arizona, the Oaaker Citv
and, I think, the St. Charles. Herron'a column was
taken by steamboats to the mouth of Red River to go
to Simmsport.
From vaTiou? sources to-night we gain the following"
authentic information about the movement : The Clif
ton, at Brashear, took on board two companies of tbe
seventy-fifth New York regiment, and when she and the
Sachem moved down the bay, the rebel Colonel Major's
force at camp Bisland, watching the movement, imme
diately marched for Vermillion Bay to repel tbe en
trance of the Federal fQree at that point.
m the event ot their not entering the bay, it is known
to have been Major's intention to push on to Sabine
Pass. Day before yesterday tbe two gunboats arrived
at the pass, the Clifton taking the lead, end the Sabine
following. When they got in they were exposed to a
raking fire from both sides of the bay. It is not known
that Major had arrived, but Sabine Pass was well for
tifiad, and the armament consisted of the heaviest siege
gun3. Capt. Crocker, of the Clifton, fired a broadside.
and in turning to fire the other broadside, his boat
grounded and etuck fast on the flat. He wa3 exposed
to a very heavy fire.
borne ot the soldiers or sailors 'on board, without
Crocker's orders, ran up a white fW. In view of 'hia
hopeless condition, Captain Crocker turned one of his
largest guns and fired through the machinery, complete
ly disabling the gunboat. Jfcle then spiked his eun3.
Meanwhile two Confederate gunboats came down and
captured the Sachem. 'Franklin's gunboats and trans
ports entered the pass just in tima to see the last-of the
onei action, une or two soldiers escaped from the
Clifton and swam toward Franklin's transports, nnd
were laaen on ooard. Tbey say tbat there wt.s not n
man in the afcer part of the Cliffy who was not hmed
or wounded by the fire from the batteries on chore.
I hose remaining on board were, -of course, taken pri
soners. Captain Johnson and hi3 tnea on tbe bachem
are also prisoners, and his gunbo t was taken. The
Clifton is believe to be a wreck, and useles3 to, the
Confederates.
This disaster, the low stage of water, and the quite
unexpectedly formidable resistance, no doubt induced
Franklin to run back again, acd to abandon that part
of ike movement. Ihe news first raacbed U3 by a gun
boat arriving from Sabine P'.ss at I5rashear, and thence
by telegraph to tbis city. Herron's men have not been
heard from to-day. Up to this evening not a regiment
had crossed ths bay from Brashear. The arrival of the
transports here to-day should give ua full details of the
Sabine Pas3 affair in time for the Columbia's mail to
morrow. . It is believed that the movement will now be
gin de novo, Franklin's corps going to Brashear, and
the army then moving across the bay, to follow the old
track along the Teche. We shall know soon.
In Which State ?--The late battle between the
two branches of the Chickamanga river was fought on
Tennessee soil, about one mile Trom the State line, and
hence the " Battle of North Georgia" ia a misnomer
Columbus (Ga.) Sun. '
Arrived Safe. The guns and machinery, nmed
from the captured gunboats Satellite and Reliance, ar
rived safely in Richmond, where they will be turned to
ge-QU account. .
BY TELEGRAPH.
Kfioiu ot ttie Frr Avaoclatlou.
Entered according to the Act of Congress, in tbe year 169 J,
by J. s. Thka.Ber, in tbe Clerk's Office of the District
Court ol tbe Confederate State fcr the Northern District
ofGe-.ttf'
FROM NOK1UEHN VIKGINlA MKADE'S ABUV HK
PORTED ON "I 1 1 13 SIDS OP THE EAPPAHAN
NOCK. Richmond, Kept. ?5fh, 1863.
In the lite cavalry tJtiht at Liberty Mills, one hurdr4
and sixteen o! the Second New York regiment, including a
MBjr were captured. The latter had violated his parole.
All the prisoners have btea brought to Richmond.
Advices from the Rapidan this evening are unimportant,
except a renewal of the report that a general engagemeit
is expected daily. EkirnrshiDg at the Fords continue! ac
tive. The riv:r is now fordable. All of Mead6 s army w
said to be on this side of the Rarpahanock.
Spicer Kellogg, a Yankee spy, was executed irt catap
Lee, near this city, yesterday.
FROM CHARLESTON.
Cuabliston, Sept. 25th, 1863.
Very little firing to day. A Monitor has been" on Cnm
mings' Point all the affernotn, but ia silent.
TE1K YANKEES REPORTED ADVANCING ON MOJi
GANTON, N. C.
CniELOTTK, N. C, Stfpt. 25th, 186-t.
The enemy in force is reported to be advancing towards
Morgauton, N. C. Cel. Avery's plantation has been des
troyed, und his fctock driven oil.
WrIt ck Habea? Coiirus Suspended. Lincoln ho3
iued a proclamation suspending throughout the Uui
ted Stated the writ of h tbeas corpus iu cases of military,
naval or civil, officers of the United States held persona
ULtkr their command or in their custody either as pris
oners of war, spies or aiders or abetters of the enemy,
or of ctlbers, soldiers or seamen enrolled, drafted or
mustered, enlisted in or belonging to the land or naval
torcis of the IToited States, or as deserters therefrom,
or otherwise amenable to law, or the rules and articles
of war, etc., or for any other offence against the mili
tary and naval service. Northern paper.
Dimtch from Gen. Ilrugg lo Gen. Deuurrgnrtl.
ClIle'K AM AUG A RlVKB, 1
Nine UilcB Northwest RInprgold,
September 21, 1863. )
General Leaurcgard : Alter several inellectual ifljrta,
-wa huccceded in bringing the enemy to action on the 18th
instant, on the Chickamanga River, between Ringgold and
Chattanooga. And, affer lour (4) days' fighting, have
driven him irom the State of Georgia, and are now still
pursuing him. We have encountered the nioBt obstitate re
sistance and endu ance that the valor of our troops, under
g reat privations, his overcome, all under Ged's Providence,
our loss is seveiu, but the result is commensurate.
(Signed) RiUXTON BRAGG.
rOfiicial :
C. II. fcMiTir, A. A. General.
Col. Colquitt. We regret to hear on tho authori
ty of private dispatches that the gallant Col. Colquitt,
of the -loth Georgia, was dangerously wounded in the
battle of Chickamauga creek.
Macon Iclegraph.
From the Mobile Register.
Lig'.U Breaking tti the Wcttt Iiv Uoat tiunil
mi tlie jtII8lKlil.
. Sknatouia, Sept. 18, 3 8G3.
Oa last Suntlay night there was a grand illumination
on the Mississippi river.
The high-headed Imperial has made her last ruu in
grand comet style.
By order cf Gen. Grant she was the Grst boat to de
monstrate that navigation was restored.
Four consorts have accompanied her to the infernal
rcnlms the Hiawatha, the Post Boy, the Jeste Bell
and (ominous name !) the Last Hope.
Four splendid steamers sleep in the grave that Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant opeued.
Truly the way ol transgressors is hard atd Jordan
is a difficult road to travel also the Mississippi
River.
Jackson. The Yankees say they intend to come out to
Jacksou after the 1st of October and make it thoir head
quaitera of the State, and many of onr citizens at that place
are beginning to reconcile themselves as well as may be to
another Vai.dal visit. We think, however, it is a mere
threat on their part. There ia now really nothing to come
on for. They have stolen all the horses, mules, cows, hogs,
jewelry and valuables of every description, and destroyed
all tho provisions and burnt the bonnes of the place, vir
tually leaving it .a wreck, a hea i of coking ruins, and all
the country adjacent a devastated waste, ihore is noth
ing in Jacksna now to steal, and very little whiskey to
drink, and it is hardly probable that the Vandals will comi
afrain. They have enough to do in other quarters. The
re-occapition and holding of Jackson would require sojie
20 or 30,000 of their soldiers. They will not be likely to
take that number of men from their army when nothing is
to be accomplished by it. Missisaippian.
How it Work. The exemption Act of Congress
contains a provision which subjects to conscription
every exempted manufacturer who charges a profit ex
ceediDg seventy-five per cent, on the CO&t of production.
The Greensboro' (N. C.) . Patriot gives the following
instance of the effect of this provision, which illustrates
the difficulty cf regulating prices by legislation :
At a recent sale m a neighboring town, a manufactu
rer bought a quantity of lard oil, bidders running up
the price to $25 per gallon. This wtis certainly enor
mous. But when asked how he could uffjrd to manu
facture goods and pay such extravagant prices for ma
terials, he rather surprised his hearers when he told them
he would have been octter pleased it they had run the
oil to 875 per gallon instead of $25. lie said tbe law
allows him 75 per cent, profit over cost of production,
aDd of course the greater bisezpuiscs, correspondingly
large were his prcliis, as 75 per cent, on $75 was pref
erable to Ij per cent, on $-5. aud so on. Thus it will
be seen that it is to the interest ot certain persona to
kep up the prices, of, we might tay, every leading ar
ticle acd here, at I6t, lies one of the main Btcreta of
the present high prices, which are more damaging to
our cause than all things else combined.
i -French .Loan. it is understood that the Confeder
at Government ha3 effected a loan of one hundred mil
lion francs (about twenty miLon dollars) from parties
in France, based upon cotton now in this country,
which is to be removed by the parties contracting.
This is a cheering indication of the friendliness of
French capitalists, and of their confidence in the stabil
ity Of our Government.
On the otber band, private letters received iu this
city from England, say the Coniederate loan in that
country is "flat." Rich, Examiner.
Unman Pal riot tm.
When Rome was almost lost in the war with the vic
torious Carthagenians, under Hannibal, the spirit of
the people never failed lor a moment. Every one, men,
acd women contributed whatever waj3 in their power,
to tbe defence of the State. Courage and fortitude,
and indomitable pluck won the victory at last. In the
darkest hour cf the struggle contractors agreed to snp
p1y the pnblic wants, and wait till after the war to be
paid, and the Eoldicr3 also voluntarily agreed to the
same terms. Ia our patriotism equal to that of those
old heathens 'f
It you don't know what to do, it is the strOBgeat of
all providential indications that you are to do nothing.
A Frolific a'o Patriotic Family --a friend
has furnished u3 with the follcwinc' ft;ts: Mr. 1). B.
Maroney, who i3 fifty -three jura of age, is a member
of the First Georgia valry.. He has two brothers
older than himspb0'1 se?eu en3 in the army. He al
so 4183 a Bisfof wk Bas Dnc S0D3 m army.
His father, win. is still living, besides these three
socs, has fifty-three grand sens in the service. Is there
! d a- 1 - A A. - 1 A j 1 i
a lamuy in me Vyonzeaeracy uiai can Dcat mis :
Atlanta Appeal.
Piedmont Railroad. We learn from the Danville
papers that the rail3 have bten laid for a distance of fif
teen miles onr this road, and that the work is programing .
finely. It is thought the road will be completed to
Reidsville, half-way between Greensborough and Dan-'
ville, by the middle of October, when passenger trains
will be putron the road, connecting with this place by
Harvey's stage line. G;eensbotough Patriot.
Somebody wants' to know the name of the tune
which was " played upon the feelings ;" and e.lso if the
" cup of sorrow " ha3 a saucer ? The same inquisitor
would like to know if " the light cf other daya " was
gas or electricity ? Also, if tbe girl who " clung to
hope" had not a slippery hold, and if people do not
get fatigued by " the exercise of forbearance ?"
Make Hay While tee Sun Shines. The "Herald"
has a loDg editorial on the military situation concluding
aa follows : w e nave yet, however, only two months of
the year left us upon which we can rely for military
operations in Virginia, North Carolina or Georgia.
Within this intefval, if we dispose cf the army of Lee,
and the army of Bragg, we shall end tbe rebellion ; but
if we fail, Jeff Davis may thereby secure a new term of
three or even six months grace, during which we know
not what may be the developments of our foreign rela
tions. We must, therefore, again admonish the adminis
tration to make Its nay while the sun shines, and to hur
ry up the work.