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DAILY TIMES,
j, Wt WARREN k CO., Proprietors.
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t ee month*.
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Third Month—s2s ger square.
Change o( Schedule.
JKFIOB EnOINKKR AND SOPKRINTEN DENT, |
Charleston and Savannah Railroad, >
Charleston, June 7,1864.)
vN THURSDAY, J one 9,1864, and until further
'* notice, the Schedule of the Passenger train will
>e as follow, viz:
Leave Charleston 9.45, a. m.
Arrive in Savannah .5.10, p. tn.
Leave Savannah ~6.30, a. in.
Arrivein Charleston 1.15, p. m.
This Train makes direct connections, going north
and south, with the Northeastern Railroad at * har
leston, arid the Crntial Railroad at the Junction.
11. S. HAINES,
June 14 ts Engineer and Superintendent.
Tltan&e of Schedule.
»N and after Sunday, June 19th, the Trains on
* the ttscogee Railroad will run as follows :
PASSENGER TRAIN:
weave Columbus 45 P. M.
Arrive at Macon 3 25 A. M.
Leave Macon 8 10 P. M
Arrive at Columbus 4 25 A. M.
FREIGHT TRAIN :
Leave Columbus 5 00 A. M.
Arrive atColumbus 4 55 A. M.
W.L. CLARK,
mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R.
Through to Montgomery.
NEW SCHEDULE.
MONTGOMERY & WEST POINT
RAILROAD COMPANY.
COLUMBUS. August 27, 18(54.
* \N and after August 27th. the Passenger Train on
U the Mqntgomery and Point Railroad will
LoavoMontgoiuery at 8:00 a. m.
Leave West Point at 7:10 a. m.
Arrive at Oolumbus at 5:32 p. m.
Leave Columbus at 5:50 a. m.
Arrive at Montgomery at 3:00 p. m,
A rri vc at West Pofcut at 4130 p. m.
Freight Train leaves Columbus at 8:40 a in.
Arrives at 8:27 p m
D. U. CRAM, Sup’t k Eng.
iig27lß64—tf
MOBILE A GIRARD RAIL ROAD.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
Gibabd, Ala., Oct 7, 186-4.
ON and alter 10th inst. Trains on this Road will
Run Daily (Sunday excepted,) as follows:
Passenger Train-
Leave Girard at 1 30 p. m.
Arrive in Union Springs 6 00
Leave Union Springs 5 35 a. in.
Arrive in Girard at 10 00
Freight Train.
Leave Girard at 4 00 a. m.
Arrive in Girard at 6 00 p. w.
B. E. WELLS.
jig] 8 ts Eng. & Sup’t.
Ur, O. It. IIEARD,
(Late Surgeon P. A. C, S.)
OFFERS his Professional Services to the citizens
of Columbus. Office at Dr. Carter’s Drug Store.
Can be found at night at the residence of Wm. C.
Gray, in Linwood. [nov 10 Ini’ 1 '
Dr. BL IVOBLE,
IDZEJIsrTIST,
\T Pemberton & Carter’s old stand, back room of
Smith’s Jewelry Store, where ho can bo found
all hour:, _ [oclß6m
STEitlilitftt BXIBUMNWS*
» FEW Hundred Pounds ot Sterling Exchange
A for sale in sums to -uit purchaser- ! -v
agl6 u BANK Oh COLUMBUS.
KTOTIOE
To Mississippi Soldiers !
THE "MISSISSIPPI DEPOT" and Office of
i Agency far the lteliel of Mi siasippi soldiers in
the Army of Tennessee, has been removed from
Atlanta to Columbus, Ga., and is near Barnard’s
corner, between Main st., aud the Perry House.
Your baggage is there.
C. K. MARSHALL,
«tp2g 0 Agent,
Government Sheep For Exchange.
QmA HEAD SHEEP will be exchanged for Bacon
D'>U or Beef. The Sheep rated at $2 00, Bacon
10c., Beef 2c. uros- per pound. Tho Beef to be de
livered alive. Apply to
J. A. TYLER.
Columbus, Nov. 2,1864 —ts
ZiOST,
AN Friday morning a RED VELVET BOW con
* * taming a gold star, with the letter "J.” engrav
ed oi it. The tinder will ho rewarded by leaving
it at this office. nov26—dtf
SFo-jpxojsl
Office Grant Factory, 1
Nov. 29, 1864./
* LB p u'.-.us having demands against the estate of
A Daniel (Bunt, deceased, are hereby requested to
present the.a to the Grant Factory,
nor 3otf JOHN J. GRANT.
81111 ropy and >. nd hill to office Grant Factory.
Lost or Mislaid.
POUR SHARES of tho G. & A. S. S. Cos., No.
I 1 160, in favor <d Mrs. J. L. Wilton,
nov 30 ts I). & J. J. GRANT.
To lie sit.
for rent, given 1-t December. j
Apply to H. FISH ACKER,
nov SO 6t W 4, BtoM Street.
WANTED.
4 N OVERSEER. One without family, who has
A lost an arm in the service, and thereby unfit for j
military service preferred.
Applv to ROBERT R. HOW ARD, j
Reynolds, Taylor Cbuntjr.
MRS. CHAS. J. WILLIAMS,
nov2l-rf Columbus, Qa, j
WAITED!
r Ail BBS. oi TALLOW, for which a liberal price j
5,0(1' mill. „aU. Ap.,.y» DIiLAM) _■
ap 7 t| Major and_Q. M.
Wanted
TO HIRE—Four or Five able bodied Negroes.—
Good wages given. Apply at our Government
W o° c r 2B'tf JOHN D. GRAY A CO.
WASTED,
4 Goo|> BUSINESS MAN. uutil the first of
A January. The best waxes paid. A disabled sol
dier preferred, and it matters not how badly muti
lated by wounds so he has firmness and judgment.
Apply at the TIMES OFFICE.
nov SO ts __
SSOO !
QTOLEN out of my stable, 2 miles from Ooluuibus,
O on the Crawford road, on Thursday night last.
TWO liULES,
•no a small bay marc Mule, blind in the right eye.
The other * black iu:vre Mule, medium sue, with
whitu mouth and white spot on rump. Both in good
I will pay the above reward for the delivery of
the Mules with the thief, with proof sufficient to
convict, or Two Hundred Dollars tor t he Mules.
H M. CLE KLEI.
Columbus. Ga., Nov. 9, lb 64 —ts
4WSun t»lease oqpy. _ _____
WAITED,
lAii BUSHELS for which we will pay
lv'* ' i ,'h i,r exchange salt,
nov OB JEFFERSON Jt HAMILTON.
4j*-\->u i and Enquirer copy.
* i.% Reward.
QTRAI .0 from my place in Wynuton, a dark
O bay u: ir MULE, about nine years old, hau
rubbed ofi ol both hips and a large soar on the right
hindquavtor. JOHN 1 00 k.
oc 13 ts
S3O Reward..
NE(t lio txj> CTIARLEY; about 25 years old. yel
low i- ,i tea,on. Siiir nearly straight, below or
dinal > i ,*••••* . Vr. Net. Thompson's near
Box n-i 1 y. I bought him of a
Mr. Ci a ,re : m Mississippi, who now
resides g, 1 He originally came from
Charlcaio; ..tab rew-ux, will be paid
for his doln art at Uu> fim .or in .no iaii and
information -on t moatr). - >»tE
„ -HE- M > >^LU.
Colirr I" f ’?. i.
YGL. Xl.} COLUMBUS, GA., SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1864. {’K&tiSSS*
Headquarters Georgia Reserve, 1
and Military District Georgia. >•
Macon, Oa., Nov. 30, 1854. J
f Extract. 1
Special Orders t
No. 149. <
* * * * * *
11. Major A. M. Rowland, Commandant Camp of
Instruction, will, in that section f the State cut off
from communication with Augusta assume and per
form the duties of Commandant of Conscripts until
communication with Col. W. M. Browne, O'om
mandant, &c., can again he resumed.
By command of
Major General HOWELL COBB.
R. J. llallktt, A. A. Gen.
lld’qrs Camp of Instruction tor Ga., f
Camp Cooper, Macon, Nov. 30,1864, >
Special Orders, I
No. 322. J
The attention of Enrolling and all other Officers
connected with the Conscript service, who are not
in DIRECT communication with Augusta, is called
to the above order of Maj. (Jen. Cobb.
Until further orders they will report to these
Headquarters. A. M. ROWLAND,
Major and Commandant.
Columbus Times, Albany (Patriot and La-
Grange Reporter, copy five times and send bill to
Camp Cooper. dec 2 ot
TpßocLAimoi
BY
JOSEPH E. BROWN,
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA.
STATE OF GEORGIA, }
Executive Department, ?
Milledgeville, Nov. 19, 1864.)
The whole people understand how imminent is
the danger that threatens the State. Our cities are
being burned, our fields laid waste, and our wives
and children mercilessly driven from their homos
by a powerful enemy' Wc must strike like men for
freedom or we must submit to subjugation.
Death is to be preferred to loss of liberty. AIF
must rally to the field for the present emergency or
the State is overrun.
I therefore by virtue of the authority vested in
me by the statute of this State, hereby order a levy
en mat tec of the whole free white male population
residing or domiciled in this State between sixteen
(16) and fifty-five years of age, except such as are
physioally unable to bear arms, which -hysical de
fect must be plain and indisputable, or they must
be sent to camp for examination, and except those
engaged in the Legislature or Judicial Departments
of the govrenment, which are by the recent act of
the!Lf gislature declared exempt from compulsory
service.
Ail others are absolutely required, and members
of the Legislature and Judges are invited to report
immediately to Major General G. A Smith, at Ma
con, or wherever else in Georgia his camp may be
for forty (40) days service under arms, unless the
emergency is sooner passed.
The statute declares that all persons hereby calleP
out shall be subject after this call to all the rules
and articles of war of tho Confederate States, and on
failure to report, shall bo subject to the pains and
penalties of the crime of desertion. *
Volunteer organizations formed into companies
battalions, regiments, brigades or divisions will be
accepted for (40) forty days, if they even approxi
mate to the numbers in each orgaization which is
ri quired by the militia laws of this State which were
in force prior to the late act.
All police companies formed in counties for home
defence will report, leaving at home for the time,
only those over 55 years of age; and all persons hav
ing Confederate details or exemptions, who, by the
late decision of the Supreme Court of this State, are
held to be liable to State militia service and bound
to obey the call of tho Governor.
All such refusing to report will be arrested by the
police force or by any Aid-de-Gamp, or other officer
of this Stated and carried immediately to the front.
The necessary employees of Railroads now actively
engaged, and the necessary agents of the Express
Company, and telegraph operators are from the ne
cessity for their services in their present position,
excused.
All ordained ministers of religion in charge of a
Church or Synagogue are also excused.
All Railroad companies in this State will trans
port all persons applying for transportation to the
Front, and in case any one refuses, its President
Superintendent, (agents and employees will be im
mediately sent to the front.
All Aidcs-de-Camp and other State officers are
required to be active and vigilant in the execution
of the orders contained in this proclamation, and all
Confederate officers are respectfully invited to aid
State officers in their vicinity in sending forward all
persons hereby ordered to the front.
The enemy has penetrated almost to the centre of
your State. If every Georgian able to bear arms
would rally around him, he could never escape.
(Signed) JOSEPH E. BROWN,
Governor.
tßfk. Each paper in the State will publish the
i above Proclamation. nov 22 It.
Confederate States of America, 1
War Department, Ordnance Bureau, >
Richmond, Nov. 11, 1864.)
All officers on Ordnance duty are required
! byGenoral Orders, No. 70, Adj’t. & I. G. Office,
! Aug. 29, 1864, to report without delay to the Chief
of Ordnance, Richmond, by letter, stating
Firs'.—Their rank.
Second.— Date of commission (or appointment)
giving date from which their rank takes effect.
Third. —Arm of service.
Fourth— State to which they belong.
Fifth— Date of assignment to Ordnance duty.!
Sixth— The authority by which assigned, furnish
ing date, and if possible, copy of order of assignment
to which will be added.
Seventh. —Present duty, and order of assignment.
Officers of the Regular Army will report both their
regular and provisional commissions,: or appoint
meats, conferring temporary rank.
Failure on the part of officers on Ordnance duty
to report immediately as above, will be treated [as
a delinquency. J- GORGAS,
nov 22 eod4w Chief of Ordnance.
PERRY HOUSE.
rHE undersigned would respectfully inform his
old friends, patrons, und the traveling public
generally, that as he has to be absent for a short
time he has been so fortunate as to have associated
with him his well known and worthy friend Mr.
EDWARD PARSONS, late of Atlanta, Ga.,. whose
reputation and superior tict for business is well
known throughout the Confederacy. This House
is large and commodious, and no pains, nor expense
shall tte spared Vo fit it up in the very best and most
elegant style, and to obtain every thing in tbn line
1 of substantial eatable* and luxuries thaf this
market affords, With tuese. assurances w« most
cordially solicit all our old friends, and the t ravel
ing public generally, to give us a call and an oppor
tunity of rendering them comfortable,
oe 15 im* THOS. E. SMITH.
J. A. TYLER
Executor’s notice.
TWO months after date application will be made
to the Court of Ordinary of Taylor county, for
leave to sell the Negroes and perishable property of
the Estate of Elisabeth I. Johnson, deceased, late
es said county. gAMUEL K j oHN g oift Ex » r
Oct. 20w2m* Per THOS. D. BRAND.
jTgoo and plaitatioi
For Sale.
} N Macon county, Alabama, lying directly on the
l Montgomery and West Point Railroad. The
tract contains 1,200 acres — abGTit 700 clear© a. -here
is acomfortable Dwelling House on the plac oed
Negrt> cabi is with bnck ohimnies and all the neces
sary oir » ddings. The land is productive and
locat •« Ic. Possession given in November.
ADAMS.
oc 27 iui Cblumbus, Ga.
4W~Teleg?apk A Cbntederafe. Macon; Montgo
mery Advertiser: CbrutitotionalU, Augusta, copy.
SPECIAL NOTICES
To the Citizens of Columbus !
Having announced myself a candidate for re-elec
tionfor Mayor of the city, since which time a por
tion of my fellow citizens calling upon me to take
command of them under the recent call of our Gov
ernor, to aid in repelling the enemy against our
homes and fan dlu not feeling disposed to reject
their request—l hwe consented, and shall cast my
destiny with them, and in accordance with this de
termination, I call upon the cstizens of Columbus,
if my former administration meets their approval,
that they will remember me and elect me for their
next Mayor.
Jfr. R. L. Bass, who goes with me to (the front,
declines being a candidate for Mayor, in my favor
for which he will please accept my thanks,
nov 29 5t • F. G. WILKINS.
To Printers !
117’E <>ff er for rale a complete BOOK BINDERY,
“ (except Rul ng Machine,) two hand PRESSES,
and about
1,000 Pounds of Type MetaL
nov2l-tf
Headquarters Gov. Works, (Ord.) I
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 1, 1864./
Wanted to Hire !
FIFTEEN NEGRO BLACKSMITHS.
Good quarters furnished and liberal wages paid.
Apply to M. H. WRIGHT,
dec 2 lw __ Col. Com’dg.
Headquarters Military Division 1
of the West, >-
Macon, Ga., Nov. 29th, 1864. j
General Orders, l
No. -. ]
All supernumerary Officers of this Military Division
not otherwise asrigned to duty, will report to the
Commandant of the Post, Macon, Ga ,
By command of General Beauregard.
A. R. CHISOLM,
dec 2 ocd2w A. D. C. and A. A. A. G,
Headquarters Post, 1
Columbus, Ga., November 29,1864, /
Orders No 19.
* a * * * * *
I. All men retired from service that have repor
ted and filed their papers at this office, will report
at these headquarters on Saturday, the 3d of De
cember, at 11 o’clock, a. m., for the purpose of being
mustered for pay.
By command
S. L. BISHOP,
Maj. Com’dg Post.
S. Isidore Guillet, Post Adj’t.
nov 29 fit _____
OFFICE SOUTHERN EXPRESS,
Columbus, Ga., Oct., 29,1864.
VTO Freight will be received at the Southern Ex
1. press Company’s Office after 3% o’clock p. M.t o
go East on that day, nor will any be received to go
West after i]4 o’clock r j*.
oc 29 ts S. H, IIILL, A gent.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
ALL persons having claims against the estate of
Joseph W. Wooltolk, dec’d, late of Muscogee
county, are hereby notified to render them duly
authenticated within the time prescribed by law;
an/ those indebted to said estate are requested to
mr te immediate payment.
WM. G. WOOLFOLK,
nov 23, 1864—w40d Adm’r.
Lard
ANTED in exchange for Sheetings, Osnaburgs
1 ; and Yarns, at the
nov 5 EAGLE FACTORY.
To Rent,
\ BLACKSMITH SHOT* with six orseven Forges.
1 all complete. Apply at
oc3l ts THIS OFFICE.
Confederate Tax Notice.
1 SHALL commence on Monday next, sth inst..
A collecting all Taxes that are due the Confederacy,
Tax payers must come up promptly and pay, or the
penalty of the law will be visited upon them. There
are now many delinquents on their Quarterly Sales
Tax. Mr. Green, or myself, will at all times be
ready to receive the money.
J. A. L. LEE,
dee 5 3fc • Collector 41st Dist.
Stop the Horse Tihef!
SSOO Reward.
STOLEN from the premises of C. P. Levy, across
tho new bridge, on the night of 30th Novembor
two BAY HORSES aud one BLACK PONY.
Above reward will be paid for the horses and
thief. JOHN D. GRAY & CO.
dec 2 4t
Lost Trunk, SIOO Reward.
ON SATURDAY night, the 19th November, at the
depot in Macon, a LE ATHER TRUNK, marked
“R. A. Chambers, Columbus, Ga.,” was mischecked
or in some way misplaced. I will pay one hun
dred dollars for the recovery of the trunk and con
tents. JAMES M. CHAMBERS,
dec 6 2t* Columbus, Ga.
A Plantation 'for Sale.
rpHE UNDERSIGNED offers for sale a Planta
-1 tion on the Apalachicola river, 25 miles below
Chattahoochee, containing 1,500 acres, more or less,
embracing 1,200 acres of unsurpassed bottom land,
the balance superior pine land. In a favorable
season sixty bushels of corn or 2,000 pounds of seed
cotton, may bo safely'relied on. On the premises are
first rate negro quarters, gin house, screw and sta
bles. The dwelling is small but comfortable.
There are two orange groves on the place, one on
the river and in full bearing. A portion of the crop
of 1863 sold for more than S9OOO. The other grove is
young but in good condition, embracing not only
oranges but lemon3 and other tropical fruits.
The place is" finely watered and healthy. A rare
opportunity is offered for the investment of Con
federate money if application is made early.
Titles perfect.
Apply to R. L. BASS,
Columbus, or
VAN MARCUS.
dec 6 ts Steamer Shamrock.
Wanted.
on A nnA FEET ASH TIMBER, in plankof
/vUtUUv \% inch, or by the cord. Apply at
our Government Works.
dec 2 6t JOHN GRAY k 00.
J>3oo Reward !—Stolen,
FROM Room No. 46, Cook’s Hotel, a SINGLE
CASED GOLD WATCIJ, with the initials “ M
F” carved on the back of it- The Watch has a white
face and steel hands.
A reward of S3OO will be paid for its recovery and
no questions asked, by leaving it at the
nov 29 3t* SL N OFFICE.
Coffee ! Coffee!
200 POUNDS CHOICE COFFEE
ALSO,
200 lbs. Slack Pepper.
STANFORD k CO.,
nov 30 3t No. 78, Broad Street.
Administrator’s Sale.
ON the first day of January, I will sell at public
outcry at the Court House in Marianna, 500 acres
(more or less) of pine land, belonging to the estate
of John Bird. On the premises ista fine spring of
water, negro cabins, etc. W. S. POPE,
dec 6w4t Adm’r.
FOR SALIH I
OA . ACRES OF LAND, thirty in cultivation. two
Ov hundred in’. seventy in the w,.o>ts. This
place is nr . ?h ten mile hruse cn_ the Cusseta
road, and -nuciv improved for tne times. Aprdy
to L. RIGGERS.
y ‘ P tr* 'a tirnhu* G : *
Plantation to Rent or Sell.
ONE and a half miles north of Union Springs, Ma
con oounty, Ala. It contains four hundred and
eighty acres, a little less than four hundred is
cleared. Most of the cleartd land is black prane
and creek bottoms. For particulars apply to
GEORGE STEWART.
dec 5 lw Union Springs, Ala.
FOR S ALE.
A SMALL FARM, containing about 100 acres, 60
in the woods and forty cleared, about one mile
above the Fountain Factory, on the river. On the
place is a good dwelling with three rooms, a iarge
apple and peach orchard and variety of other fruit
trees, good water, Ac. For terms apply te
Mrs. J. A. JONES,
dec S tt near Col umbo*.
Friday Evening.
From the Georgia Front.
On Sunday last, the 4th instant, says the
Savannah Republican, Gth, a battle was fought
which exceeds in magnitude any that has
characterized the campaign, and is therefore
worthy of some particular mention. The 14th
Yankee corps, united with Kilpatrick’s entire
cavalry force, made an attack on Wheeler, and
a severe battle raged for several hours. At the
moment of the assault, Wheeler's line was
very much extended for the purpose of forag
ing, but he speedily brought his forces togeth
er and received the attack of the enemy with
a vigor that made them stagger. Several
times were they driven back by our men in
counter charges, and sometimes from behind
breastworks. Finally, Wheeler fieding him
self nearly surrounded by a greatly superior
force, quietly and in good order retired and
left the field to the enemy. The losses of the
latter were very heavy, and the blovf cannot
have failed greatly to cripple them. We cap
tured a number of prisoners, one a Colonel
who was taken in a hand-to-hand fight. We
also lost severely in officers and men, but in
no proportion with the enemy. Among cur
killed was Colonel Graves, who on the occa
sion was acting as Brigadier.
Os the present whereabouts of Sherman, it
might gratify curiosity, but would do no good
to speak. From his movements we judge
that he’himself is not so sure of his latitude
and longitude. Suffice it to say that he fcas
many days hard marching before him ere he
will be able to respond visibly to the rockets
of his friends on the coast, with a good pros
pect of having to fight his way through the
entire distance.
Sherman. —For the past three days, (says the
Savannah News es the 6th) this incendiary has
manifested symptoms of uneasiness, apparently
making efforts to move. He has made demonstra
tions in at least four diroctious : towards this city,
towards the coast South of this, towards the Sav
annah river and towards Augusta. In one of
these movements Kilpatrick’s cavalry and Sher
man’s advanced infantry have been met by Whee
ler’s cavalry and soundly thrashed in two regular
attacks which were attempts to press forward.
Which way he intends to move his whole force
towards the coast is not yet manifest. He is still
feeling for that way, and seeking the opening
through which to escape. It is evident to our
miud that he is in a much worse fix than he cal
culated to be when he cut loose from Atlanta.
Nearly fifty Yankee prisoners arrived here last
evening, who were gobbled up by our forces at the
front.
Sherman’s Course.
The ascertained fact that, the advance of
Sherman's army has reached Millen, settles
the question as to the general direction of his
movements. It is towards Savannah or its
vicinity, as foreshadowed by Northern inti
mations. The route or routes to be pursued,
and the disposition of his forces, are matters
yet to be cleared up.
He may move with his whole army direct
to Savannah by the old road from Augusta,
which runs with the Central Railroad. Or
he may move across Scriven county and Beau
fort district, in South Carolina, crossing the
Savannah river, so as to form a junction with
Foster’s reinforcements from the coast, at
Grahamville, on the Charleston and Sayan--
nah Railroad. Or, again, he may divide his
army and march a section by each route.
Foster’s advance on Grahamville, and the
fact of his throwing up signal rockets, and
balloons with calcium lights attached, for
some days past, seem to indicate that he ex
pected Sherman to join him there, that this
was the original programme, but that Sher
man has failed to come to time.
The point to be gained by reaching Grabam
ville. would be to cut off the reinforcements
which might be sent from this and other points
for the relief of Savannah, and to secure a
base of supplies. Commanding the railroad
before the arrival of those reinforcements, Sas
vannah might be at Sherman’s mercy. He
would (hen have Port Royal for a base, from
which he could obtain ammunition with all
other supplies, and also reinforcement?? be
fore proceßding to the accomplishment of the
ultimate object of bis campaign—the capture
of Savannah or perhaps Charleston.
The obvious advantages to be gained, ren
der it highly probable that Port Royal is the
point at which Sherman is now aiming, and
has been since he left Atlanta. The abortive
attempt of Foster to reach the Charleston and
Savannah Road at Grahamville, strongly con
firms this view. Placing the map before him,
the reader will see that "Sherman has been pur
suing almost a straight line from Atlanta to
Grahamville.
Sherman would hardly be willing to risk a
battle before Savannah, with only the supplies
he might have left at the end of his march to
rely upon. He knows that the casualties of
battle might deprive him of these, and leave
him without resources. Hi3 known caution
and skill as a General, would, therefore, lead
us to expect that he would provide against
such a risk, by first securing a base of supplies
within his reach, which would be Grahamville
and Port Royal.
In view then of all these considerations, the
most probable coujucture is that Sherman,
whatever feints he may make, will aim to
reach the point where Foster is now waiting
for him. This, too, is his shortest and most
practicable route to the coast, and the coun
try through which he would pass would af
ford au abundant supply of forage and pro
visions.
With such an array of military genius and
talent, with such Generals as Beauregard,
Bragg, Hardee and Smith opposing Sherman
—watching hi3 movements and ready to de
feat his plans—we do not deem it necessary
to offer our advice as to the measures necessa
ry to be adored. We could doubtless figure
out a plan oi operations which would result
in the oomplete discomfiture of the enemy j
but our sage advice not being needed, and
not having been asked for by our ai Gen
erals, we forbear to give it.
We will only indulge in the editorial priv
ilege of speculating as to what will b*> done,
far the encouragement of our readers. We
venture to say that the roads which Suerman'e
army will have to travel will be obstructed
with a variety of impediments. That our in
vincible cavalry will continue to hang upon
his flanks, harrassing his march, hemming in
his foraging parties, and making hisjouraev
as dangerous and uncomfortable as possible.
That forces will be sent out in his treat to
dispute and retard hi- g • •• IO
feat him And timt before he n. n .-.ch : uC
he wilt hate to confront t.;* army wrJch
will surprise him, and will be able ;o roul hi*
hests, horse, foot and dragoon.
On secona.thought, we will a-.ivi.s-f ocr mil
itary authorities even at the risk of being j
thought egotistical, to make all possible haste
to throw up fortifications at every available
point on the enemy's route, and which is liable
to be attacked, not excepting Savannah, the
fortifications of which we think a cotemporary
has indiscreetly advised to be abandoned.—
Breastworks are excellent things to fight be
hind. They save our men and double our
strength. We cannot have too many of them.
We would urge upon our Generals to throw
up fortifications at every point where they
may possibly be needed.— Chron. Sentinel ,
4/A.
A gentleman who left Northwestern Georgia i
on Thursday last informs the Memphis Appeal j
that Chattanooga and Dalton are both garri- j
soned by the Federals, but all the points be
low the last named place have been abandon- j
ed. The garrison at Dalton is reported by j
our scout3 to consist of three regiments— I
that at Chattanooga is small. Both are j
straitened for supplies and are foraging large
ly. Trains are run no further in the direction
of Nashville than Bridgeport, the Yankees
having reports that the road above to Nash
ville was in possession of the Confederate
forces. Trains were running between Chatta
nooga and Knoxville, via Cleveland.
Sherman’s army was camped in the vicinity
of Rome some days before he started on his
last great raid. On arriving at Kingston, he
sen f one corps up the road to Thomas. The
best informed of our friends estimated that
with the Atlanta garrison Sherman would
have an infantry force of about forty thousand
for the movement he is now making. His
wagon trains were larger, but hit stock in
poor condition.
But few citizens have returned to North
western Georgia, and our informant thinks
refugees would act wisely in remaining away
if possible. The country is destitute of every
thing. and it would be impossible to sustain
the usual resident population thirty days.
Those now there arc really suffering.
•—» -»
Grant Recrossing the James. —The Rich
mond Dispatch of the Ist says: It was report
ed yesterday, upon what seemed the. best
authority, that Grant was massing his ti’oops
on the north side of James river. There is
nothing more likely than that the present rare
spell of fine weather may afford him the op
portunity it is supposed he has been seeking,
to make another burst for the capital of the
Southern Confederacy: in which case, the
north side of the river will, most probably, be
the theatre of his heaviest operations. But, as
yet, there has been nothing observable on this
side of the river to indicate such a movement
except the report above mentioned.
The Silly Fools! —The Yankee newspapers
are having quite a jolification over a report
that Sherman had recaptured a large body of
prisoners at Millen. The Herald says: “This
is one of the great tviumps of Sherman's
brilliant campaign.”
The Savannah Republican says, all we have
to say on the subject is that Sherman is etirely
weleorne to all the Yankee prisoners he may
overtake in his present expedition.
Burning of Home.
In addition to the property destroyed by the
i Federals at Rome, Ga., belonging to Southerners,
: their own loss was very heavy. We find the
following account of the burning , in the corres
j pondence of the N. Y. Tribune:
Owing to the great lack of railroad transporta
tion, Gen. Corse was obliged to destroy nearly a
million dollars worth of property, among which
was a <ew thousand dollars worth of condemned
and unserviceable government stores. Nine rebel
guns captured at Rome by our troops, were burnt,
it being deemed unsafe to use them.
One thousand bales of fine cott-on, two flour
i mills, an entensive foundry, several machine shops,
! together with tho railroad depots and store houses,
i four pontoon bridges, built by Gen Corse’s pion
! eer corps for use on the Coosa and Etowah rivers,
and a substantial trestle bridge nearly completed
1 for use, were destroyed. This trestle was con
structed by the engineer corps, and I ana told
1 would have cost fifty thousand dollars North,
i Recollecting the gross outrages which I allu
ded to above as being perpetrated upon 6'olonel
i Straight by the “Romans,” our troops as soon as
i they learned that the town was to be abandoned
and a portion of it burded, resolved to lay Rome
in ashes in revenge for insults offered to our pris
! oners. Gen. Corse, however, had taken precaution
to station guards through all parts of the city,
: with orders to shoot down the Tirst mau caught
; firing a building without proper authority. Strin
; gent orders were also issued to arrest all citizens
or suspicious person* found on the street* after the
| conflagration commenced.
An English Peace Address Declined bt
Seward. —The English peace address, with
! three hundred and fifty thousand signatures,
l asking Lincoln to suspend hostilities. wa3 car
ried to Washington by Mr. Joseph Parker, of
| Manchester, England, on Saturday. He wrote
1 a note to Seward asking permission to pre
, sent it to Lincoln :
To thi3 the Secretary replied that, before
answering the letter, it was desirable to be
further informed whether Mr. Parker had au
thority from the Government of Great Britain
and Ireland for the purpose referred to, and.
| whether his mission had been made known to
: to tbe diplomatic agent of that Government
near the Government ot the United States.—
Mr. Parker replied by saying that the address
i he had the honor of bringing to this country,
: containing the signatures of some three ban
: dred and fifty thousand of his countrymen,
from the peer to the artisan, was cot from
the Government of Great Britain, nor from
: any political party.
It was simply an expression of the earnest de- ,
; sire of Great Britain to see peace restored
again to this continent. Tne correspondence
closed by a note from the S cretary of State,
in which he said the Government of the Uni
ted States could not receive the address, v.d
J that the request for an interview with the
I President was therefore dee l'Tied The inten
tion now is to present ihe address to Congress
! at the approaching session.
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Lincoln.—ln over
hauling the cargo of the blockade runner
Hope, at Lewis' wharf, Boston, a few day*
ago, a large box was found directed ‘ Mrs.
Jefferson Davis.’ On opening the box it was
found to contain silk dress patterns dry
troodi of different kinds, toys, hoisery. mul a
variety of article* belonging to a lady’s ward
robe. It is stated ‘.a papers that there is yjtne
talk of forwarding * box a:id contents to
Mrs Abraham Licoo-.a. _
j {TELEGRAPHIC.
REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Entered according to aot of Congress in the 7 ear
1863, l>y J. F. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office of
the District Court of the Confederate States for
the Northern District of Georgia.
LATEST FROM HOOD’S ARMY.
Richmond. Dec. 4. —The New York Herald of
the 2d is received. A dispatch from Nashville
gives some details of the fight at Franklin. The
rebels, it is said, fought with the desperation of
demons, but the Federals made a flank movement
and turned their line of battle, which prevented
what at one time threatened to boa most disas
trous defeat. The rebel loss in k lied and wound
od is estimated at three thousand. One hundred
and seven rebel officers had arrived at Nashville
Schofield commanded the Federal?, aud Cheatham
aud Lee commanded tho rebel oorps. After defeat
ing tho rebels Schofield’s troops fell back to a point
three miles south of Nashville. The bridges across
the Harpeth were burned to retard the transpor
tation of the rebel supplies.
A telegram dated Nashville, Ist., at midnight
says: It is rumored this e*vening that Hood is
moving towards Murfreesboro.' Great panic pre
vails among the people in the country around
Nashville, aud they are fleeing to the city in
crowds. They say Hood is gathering up ail the
horses, mules and cattle, and sending them South.
Holt, of Kentucky, has been appointed Attorney
General.
Gold in New York 225.
THE WAR IN TENNESSEE.
Richmond, Doc. s. —Both Houses of Congress
were in secret session to-day. Nothing of goneral
interest was done in open sassien in either House.
Richmond, Dec. 5. —The New York and Balti
| more papers of the 3d, contain additional details
j of the battle at Franklin, in which the repulse of
, Hood with heavy loss is reiterated. Cleburne and
j Wirt Adams are reported killed, and thirty stand
of colors captured by the Union forces.
A telegram from Nashville, dated 2d, says there
was slight skirmishing with the onomy's cavalry
all day. A complete line of entrenchments encir
cle the city. A portion of our cavalry forces en
countered Forrest’s cavalry three mi.es from town
on the Franklin pike. Tho rebels could bo plainly
seen advancing when our troops retired towards
the city. Night coming on only a few occasion
al shots were exchanged.
It is rumored that Hood is endeavoring to cross
tho Cumberland with a large cavalry force. Com*
mander Fitz is hero with a floet of boats and
iron clads.
A Louisville telegram of the 2d says yester
day evening the two forces were engaged in heavy
skirmishing, and the rattle of musketry was
plainly hoard in the streets of Nashville. The
battle was terrible and tho firing immense. Hood
is pressing blindly forward on Nashville.
Another telegram says it is believed that Heod'g
main army is threatening Murfreesboro’.
The New York Tribune’s finanoial article of
Friday says gold opened at 232 and advanced to
33J, and closing at 30J. from Tennes
see was used with effect to advance the quota
tions.
Capt. Semmes arrived at Bagdad, in Mexico, oa
the 11th. In the evening he crossed the Rio
Grande, en route to Richmond,
j A portion of the penitentiary at Baton Rouge
| was destroyed by fire on the night of tho 23d.
Fredericksburg, Dec. s.— lt is reported that
the enemy sent a grand rading party into Loudon
and Upper Fauquir during last week, who des
troyed many barns and houses, burnt up much
slaughtered moat, and drove off all the cattle and
horses they could find, as retaliation, as the Yan
kees allege, for the people of these countios ta
king care of Mosby. It is also said that 6000
troops have just passed down the Potomec to re-
I in force Grant—4ooo of these are from Sheridan's
j army, and 2000 are new recruits. Some of these
j troops in passing through Alexandria said that
there wonld be a grand fight below Richmond this
; week.
, Richmond, Dec. s.—Vice President Stephens
! who arrived here on Saturday night, presided in
’ the Senate to-day.
Richmond, Dec. s.—Official information ha*
! been received of a fight in Georgia, on Sunday,
■ between Wheeler’s cavalry and a portion of Sher
: man’s army, embracing one corps of infantry and
Kilpatrick’s cavalry. The enemy attacked Whee
ler’s position, and made several charges, all of
which were repulsed. The enemy’s loss was very
heavy. Kilpatrick is reported wounded. Whee
ler’s officers and men behaved most gallantly.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
Richmond, Dec. s. — European advices to tho
28th are received. A dispatch relative to a joint
protest in the case of tho Florida had been ex
changed between the governments of England
and France.
Franz was executed ou the 4th. At
the last moment he confessed the murder of
Brigg*.
The insurrectionary movements in Vienna con
tinue to be of a serious character. A collision be
tween the troops and the GaribaJjlians occurred
on the 14th in Northern Lombardy.
The cotton market was buoyant at an advance
of a half to one penny.
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
Richmond, Dec - 4.—The Senate was not ia
session yesterday. Nothing of importance trans
pired in tbe House in open session. It is repor
ted that tho habeas corpus bill was passed in £*•-
cret session by a majority of five vote*.
OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERMASTER, )
Military Division of thb West, V
Montgomery, Dec. 3, 1864.)
Ail officers in the Quartermaster’s Department in
this Military Division, will report by letter to tho
Chief Quartermaster of this Division, stating, first,
rank ; second, date of commission ; third, date of
assignment to quartermaster duty; and fourth, the
authority by which assigned, furnishing date, and
if possible copy of orders of assignment, and whero
on duty. This report ia called for in pursuance of
Circular orders from the Quartermaster General, aa
all such officers who have become detached firoq|
their commands to which they were originally ap
pointed and assigned, will be dropped in pursuance
of General order No. 70, Adjutant and Inspector
General’s Office, series 1863, unless reassigned by a
special order of the Secretary of War.
E. WILLIS.
dec9 4t (Thief Quartermaster.
Chattahoochee and Ochesee.
The steamer Indian, Fry, Master, will leave
for the above and intermediate landings, Sunday
morning, at 9 o’clock.
dec 9 td
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