The New York Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1862, Page 10

10 i INTERESTING SOUTHERN NEWS. Are the Cotton and Tobacco Crops to be Burned? THE REBEL CONGRESS. Introduction of a Bill to Regulate the Destrue- tion of Property Under Military Necessity, — PROTEST AGAINST BURNING CITIES. Twenty-Five Thousand Arkansas Rebels in the Field, Appeals to the Southern Soldiers to Re-Enlist. ° THE LOUISIANA REGIMENTS IN VIRGINIA. Clothing for Union Prisoners in New Orleans. THE REBEL MILITARY ORDERS, &e., &e., &e. We have received another batch of Southern papers, ome old,and some of very late dates, from which we have selectod some interesting items and extracts. Four federal gunboats appeared off Fort Morgan on Wednesday evening, the 26th ult. New Orleans has sent one hundred and twenty-seven companies to the war. Carlo Patti, a brother of Mdlle. Adelina Patti, the narming vocalist, is a soldier in the rebel service. He is aresident of Memphis, Tennessee. ‘The Governor of Texas has issued a prociamation pro- hibiting the transportation to or storing cotton at such points a3 are accessible to the Union forces from the Gulf: A large meeting of the citizens of Columbus, Georgia, was held on the 27th ultimo, at which resolutions were adopted pledging the entire consecration of the lives and property of the people to the prosecution of the war. Emmet R. Johnson, son of ex-Governor Herschel V- Johnson, died at Columbus, Ga., on the 20th ult. Fort Gaines, Ga., has again been visited by a destruc- tive fire; which destroyed the office of the Advertiser and ‘umerous other buildings. Col. Edward Jobnson, of Alleghany Mountain fame, has been promoted to Brigadier General, and Captain Jame Deshler promoted to Colone] of the Twelfth Georgia, in place of Gen. Johnson, promoted. All rebel soldiers and officers on leave or furlough, except those exempted by sickness, are ordered tore pert themselves immediately to their respective com. manding officers, by command of Major General Polk. ‘The Adjutant General of Arkansas advises that that Btate has raised for the war twenty-five regiments and six battalions of infantry and cavalry, and ten companies ef artillery. The State Journal expresses the opinion that there are still twice that number of men ft for military duty left in the State. It is stated that the commanding officer of the Ordnance Department at Baton Rouge has been compelied, by a lack Of material, to discharge seventy or eighty of the hands employed. Im the Ordnance Department cannon, mus. ket and rifle cartridges are made by hundreds of thou. sands, old shelis aro emptied and refilled, bullets and Duckshot cast, grape and canister shot put up, and bun- dreds of other death-dealing missiles manufactured or arranged for instant use. In the laboratory rockets and Pyrotechnical missiles are manufactured. In the de. partment under Mr. Collins, gun earriages are made and repaired, and, we believe, knapsacks and cartridge boxes Manufactured. ‘The cottom planters of Natchitoches parish have, in Public meeting, resolved that no planter, no matter what may be his force, sheuld plant or raise moro than five bales of cotton of five hundred pounds each in 1862: waless the blockade is raised before the 1st of March. Leesburg is being strongly fortified, and isto be made one of the invulnerable places against the Union troops. Seventeen large boxes of clothing, blankets, -&c., sent from Fortress Monroe under flag of truce for the prisoners of war in New Orleans had reached that city. Those pri- foners confined in the Parish prison exert their inge- auity in making toothpicks, rings, crotchets, charms, &c., with the bones of their pittance. Some of them find quite a revenue in the sale of those articles. A Yankee under ail possible circumstances is a Yankee, will im” prove machines and make bargains. The Concordia Intelligencer of tho 10th says:— Since our last publication the gin house of Mr. John Holmes, on Brushy Bayou, Miss., and seventy-five bales of cotton were destroyed by tire. ’ Also the gin house and two hundred and fifty bales of cotton belonging w W. H. Dunbar, in Adams county, Miss. The Sugar Planter of the.1ith says:— Our planters are fast finishing the rolling season. In two weeks more they will nearly all have done. It has been an unusually basy season, and accompanied with fewer mishaps than might have beon anticipated from the large crops. Taking everyth to consideration, planters should be thankful that prices are no worse. ‘The Pointe Coupee Echo of the 11th says:— ‘The sugar planters of our parish, with but few excep- tions, have finishot grinding. The ‘crops this year, we think, will greatly exceed that of any previous season. The Plaquemine Gazette of the same date observes:— ‘We have had no frosts as yet to taint even the joints of the stubble cane. The planters are generally through with grinding, and, from what we learn,a great deal of sugar is stored away indefinitely in the purgeries. IMPORTANT FROM LEESBURG AND WIN- CHESTER. [From the Richmond Examiner, March 3.} A report was Drought down by passengers on the cars lay that seventeen Yankee regiments were at burg; that General Jackson has been compelled to fall back upon Winchester, and that Johnston woasemoring reements to’ him at that Noth confirmatory of this report has been rokavedas the War Department, but as it comes by a gentleman who is well known in the city, and was circulated yesterday very generally among some of our public men, we mention it ‘as not an improbable story. THE REBELS. Day Book, March 3.) im of State. When eight or ten millions of people are in earnest, it is a terribie earnestness that should not be baulked. Southern Jeff. Davis is the man, for on him believe he is the man. ven us to understand that they de- | on cotton {0 carry on the war, With the promise to land that they will supply ber with cotton, they have Baoceoded in hampering us with an inefficient blockade, which, though contrary to international Jaw, has been winked at by both England and France. We have not fought the aid of these nations. All we ark of the na- tions of the earth is that they fulfil the law as laid down by Samaeives, | They _—— done this. They have even rovused 0 it. nOW We propose to let tl alone, and pursue our own course. easits oie Let us at once change our policy. Lotus contract our Haes of devence , 90 as to make them ag solid and as com- pact as possible, and with the immense resources at our command, let us defend tiem to the last. Let us put vere of cotton and tobacco in such a position that it can be easily destroyed by our forcos when in danger of falling into the hands of the enemy, aud us ra Bo more of either of these articles than we want for our own consumption, while the war lasts. Let us raise nothing but what is wanted for home consumption. Let the tive labor of the South be juch articles as are necessary ra wee gi deneo of be war gives every evidence ing @ long one, and if the wili—the earnest Getermination—st the ‘peo le to be free is seconded properly by their rulers, we cannot be |. We are giad to see #0 much earnestness in Congress. It is — Now that we have a permanent government established, the people will soon know what they have to di on,’ With our resources properly hus banded, we will not only be enabled to ward ‘of invasion ‘but will be able to occasionally give the enemy a taste of the bitters of war. To do this we require nerve and Gash in our leaders. Our forces have in no case doring the war been deficient in that courage and pluck which was first attributed to them. The enemy admit this. ‘With a looser reign given to our gallant leadera, and more enterprise and energy infused into the spirit of the war, we have the means at our command of making tho enemy suiler quite as much as we have suffered, We are compelled frequentiy, in viewing our manner of conducting the war, to confess that our people have not been woke wp to a true sense of their conditio They don’t kuow what they are capable they bave ot tried. However, (1 tofore been tied by @ provieional goverument, Now that NEW: YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1862.-TRIPLE SHEET. we haves it tet us hope and look for that onergy aud enter; which is nocessary for our salvation. THE REBEL PLAN TO BURN COTTON AND * TOBACCO. ‘rom the Petersburg (Va.) Express, March 3}. A large meeting was held at the African church, Rich- mond, last Thursday evening, to take into consideration and discuss the question of burning the present crops of tobacco and cotton should the enemy reach the interior. The Examiner of Friday gives the following account:— At seven o’¢lock the doors of that buikling were thrown open, and the crowd, among whom were many ladies, began immediately to pour in. By half-past seven o'clock the house was filled by oue of the largest, weal- thiest and most iatellectual moetings ever assembled in this city. At five minutes past seven o’clotk Dr. Marshall, of Mississippi, entered the howe, and was greeted by a round of applause, in comy ut, we ume, to his spirited speech deliverea at the'City Hall om Wednesday night. It was a subjeot of remark with gentlemen who had been frequenters of the African charch im old politi- eal times goue bY, that few of the {acs of the vast as semblage were familiar. ‘ North Carolina, called the meeting \. Marshall arose and satd—This is one of the most rexat meetings I ever attended. have it imour power todo what will have a serious imuenee not only within the city of Richmond, but may ameliorate the condition of the race of mankind at large. The resolutions 1 am about to read have received the 80- ber and serious consideration of the coumiitoe appointed to draft and Introduce them, I respecifuily submit them:— Whereas, the government of tho United States hove made an unprovoked, flagrant aud wicked war on Lhe government and people of the Confederate States, and have conducted that war on principles hitherto w among civilized nations; and whereas, we feel that our only safety against so ruthless and unrelenting a foe is to be found in the courage, patriotism and self-sacrificing spirit of our people; and whereas. no sacrifice, howover enormous, is too great if it only brings us freedom from our oppressors; and whereas, the tyrants aud degpots of the North have openly proclaimed their purpose to doso- late our homes and appropriate our property to their own use, and have, in various instances, carried the infamous threat into practical execution by plundering our peoplo of cotton, tobacco, rice and other property; and whereas, fire, when applied by heroic hands, is more formidable than the sword; therofore, it is by this moeting Resolved, That ag a meang of national savecy, dictated alike by military necessity and true patriotism, we deem it the imperative duty of this government to adopt mea- sures for the purchase of the entire crops of cotten and tobacco now on hand, with tho purpose of at once pre venting the appropriation of them by the invaders of our soiland country, and makinga fair and equitable com. pensation for the same to their owners, by such arrange- ments as shallenab'e the government to meet the debt incurred thereby without involving the public treasury in any serious liability on account of the said purchase. Certificate of government liability to be given for the en- tire property. Resolyed, That, as the owners of these great staples, the government would hold in its hands the power of removing 80 great temptation from the path of the fode- ral army, now making its raids into our country and rob- bing our citizens under the avowed pledges of supplying, by torce, the markeis of the world with these valuable articles of demand, which must, necessarily be dono, it those pledges are redeemed, by the total bankruptcy of our planting interests on the one hand and the utter subjuga’ on and enslavement of the people of the South on the other, Resolved, That possessed of these products it would Decome the solemn duty of the government to take im- mediate action through commissioners appointed tor that purpose, or otherwise to take an account of such portions of eaid crops as are at exposed places, first furnishing the owners thereof with certilicatesof the amount and value of their crops as evidences of debt by the govern- ment therefor and consign the property to the devouring flames. Resolved, That in case the Owners of said staples de- cline accept the terms offered by the government, a tax of —— cents per pound should be assessed and colloct- ed from such crops, and if finally lost or sacrificed, as a meagure of public satety thereafter, such owners ghould not be allowed any compousation for the same. Resolved, That where other articles of produce or stock are exposed to the raids of the enemy, they should be re- moved if practicable, and if not practicable,an inventory of them should be taken, with an estimate of their value, by military authority or a government agent, or in the absence of either, by competent citizens, and certified to by them, and said property forthwith destroyed, and the parties thas deprived of their property should be indem nified by the government! The resolutions were called for jointly, and the Chair- man announced that any one ‘could now adaress the meeting who should be called for. Hon. Mr. Marshall was called, and arose and said:— The resolutions we have presented to you are the resulu- tions of the committee appointed last night. We live in aworld where it is really for the question “ to be or not tober? We are in the midst of a bloody war. We have to contend against great odds. Wo have beea driven by the Dlockade to many sirange expedients. Men have seized pikes and lances, for want of proper arms, to defend their wives and daughters and mothers. (Appian e.) Hitherto the authorities who have had our destiny in’ charge seem not to have been awake to the exigency of the times. We haye razeed the Merrimac, and lad her in a jacket of iron. Why have we not many such vessels? If the Confederate government had at first bought the whole cot- ton crop we might now have thirty such vessels. The Northern invaders crowd around us to desolate our homes and put us on an equality with our slayes. They crowd upon us in countless numbers; but no Southern heart, worthy of the name, feels downcast. (Applause.) A man is fit for no position in life until he has met ro- verses. After the great successes of suas we began to believe the }hand of Providence was visibly on our site, and that we had nothing to do; but our late reverses have taught us we must our nerves to the contest, and no manly bosom quails. We come to the cotton question. The last crop is now actually rotting unbaled. We have been taught to believe that England and France was dependent on this staple, and that they would come and get it. Why do they not come? 1 have begun to doubt whether are zuch countries ag France and England. The enemy found cotton at Ship Island; some, it istrue, they found in flames, but not enongh of ‘it. At Florence they went upand took an inconsiderable quantity. No one seemed to think of setting fire to it. At Nash- ville they will perbaps get 50,000 bales, and the owners, to save their property, will have to swear allegiance to that misorable tyrant, Abe Lincoln. And presently they will descend the Missistippi, with, perhaps, fifty gun- boats, and compel the negroes to load thein with cotion, and send it to Europe, and say we have opened a cotton port: there is the evidence. { want us to do something manly—something grand. I want the Confederate go- yernment to buy all the cotton, and, if need be, destroy it. If one of those pillars which support this temple were cotton and the other tobacco, and Engiand, France, Russia and the United states of Am»rica and ourselves depended mi them for existence, and it were necessary, I would, Saingon-like, drag them down, and let one universal ruin overwhelm civilization. Suppose, as these resolutions propose, the government buys the cotton aud tobacco crops, it is not to be expected that it will soon be able to pay for them. Hardships will be the consequence. Great numbers must suffer. A tax will have to be imposed. (Mrs. General Gaines entered the house.) No one is more welcome to such an assembly as this than Mrs. General Gaines, — (4 ap- plauee.) I will suppose that half of the cotton“and tobacco crop has been burued. My cotton has been burned, and I haye received seven cents a pound from the govesnment, whilemy neighbor's, whose erop has not been burned, has been enhanced double in value. His small crop of cotton would be a@ fortune, among us who would hesitate to apply the sooncr than it should fall into the hands of the enemy? But suppose the government were to buy the whole crop and determine to burn it—as I want them to do—that the world may see that this little republic, as they may choose to consider us, can strike # blow that will send sternation through the world, while they are talking out conquering the republic and hangiug the Presi dent. I want the government to come forward and say here is the money for 4,000,000 bales of cotton, and give it to her commissioners, and say burn it. I want the government to go in search of the cotton, instead of leaving it to be cxptured by her iron clad steamers. The government have 2,000,000 bales as a financial measure. There are some geutlemen present who raise as much as four thousand bales of cotton, and who say they will themselves burn it, indemnity or not, rather than the Yankees shall get possewsion of it. A lady of my acquaintance has said she will not only burn her crop, but her house itself, and tal wo the forest, rather than see the enemy pos- (Applause.}_ We ehall rain our own interest by etting this crop lie here and put another crop upon it. Cotton, instead of being ten cents, will not command more than three couts. Suppose the blockade were opened now, we could not get ii to market by August. The boats which used to traneport our cotton are én in making War upon us, and some of them have got well peppered at Fort Donelson. They are to-day planting cotton in Texas, and next week they will begin to plant further North. I neednu’tenlargeon ctsto planters. It is evi- dent to them there will be two crops on the murket be. fore next January. Some will say wo will force to go to India for cotton. T wills: has spent £350,000,00), snd gotten 1 to those distant covsiries, and give it up as a forlorn hope other cotton fields, I'd lil-» to i spinners for our crops and be for; two little countries, China and Ja- . In China they desire to put all their lands in tea, but they fear to discontinue the raising of cotton { ‘They could get cotton elsewhere they would put all tho Jand in tea. Well, then, the best spinners and weavers iu China can be hired for nine cents a day, and we can get them to spin and weave our cotton long before England can find r cotton fields. China and Japau are not so distant from us as,we were from Eogiand when Whitney put the first cotton gin in operation in Savannah. 1 hope Congress will take up and these resolutions. I have reat hope from this meeting. So much have these reso- jutions to recommend them to the people of the Southern confederacy, that were I addressing them to-night, ! be- eve I could get an overwhelming vote for goverument buying the entire of cotton and ,and con- sighing them to the flames. (Avplause.) Governor Moore, of Kentucky, being called on, then ad- dressed the meeting fn a speech advocating the rosolu- tions, which elicited much ind which we regret our space will not permit us to publish. On motion of Edmund Raffin, Esa , the resolutions were then put to the meeting and unanimously adopted. After the adoption of the resvlutions the Hon. H. 8. Foote was callod to the stand,and ina strong address approved the resolutions. At @ late hour the moeting adjourned. wlan finds t find other CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. [From the Norfoik (Va.) Day Book, March 4.) A BILL TO REGULATE THE DESTRUCTION OF PRO- PERTY UNDER MILITARY NecessiTY. ‘The following bill wus repory io the Senate on Satur- » of the Committee on Military A Section 1 rate States of America do enact, That the military authorities of the Confederate army aro lereby authorized to destroy cos. ton, tobaceo, military and naval stores, or other property of any kind Whatever, that might be of use to the enemy, when necessar, wy prevent the same, or any part thereo!, from the hands of the enemy. Sec. 2. all owners of cotton and tobacco are pro- hibited from moving the same into any military district without permission of the military authorities of sald district, on penalty of having the same destroyed by oid saieey authorities, at the lose of the owners See. 3. That all owners of tobacco and cotton, who shall destroy the same when necessary to prevent said cotton and tobacco from falling into the hands of the enemy, shall be idemnified for the loss in the same manner as if those articles had been destroyed by the military authorities aforesaid: Provided full proof is made of the value of said property so destroyed, and of ‘the necessity of its destruction, to prevent it falling into the possession of the enemy. ‘Mr. Harve, of Tennessee, offered a bill as an amend- ment in lieu, which was also ordered to be printed and placed in the cilendar. The bill provides:— 1, That all citizens of the confederacy who are or shall be owners of cotton, rice, sugar, tobacco, corn, wheat, flour, bacon, pork, beef or other agri- cultural products useful to the enemy, shall, whenever necessary to prevent said ‘articles from falling into his possession, burn or cherwise destroy the same: Provided, that by ordinary diligence it shall be impossible for said owners to transport said articles to a piace of security. 2. That in the event that said articles cannot be safely removed, and they are destroyed, then upon full of the fact before a court of claims, first, of the quantity and value of said articles; secondly, of the im- possibility, by ordinary diligence and reasonable cost, Lo transport said articles; and thirdly, of the necessity to destroy, in order to prevent fallinsfinto the hands of the enemy, the owners shall be entitled to judgment for the value of the articles destroyed out of moneys in the ‘Treasury not otherwise appropriated In the Contederate Congress on Moaday last Mr. Rails on ljabama, offered @ preamble and resolution as fol- low: THE SOUTH WILL NEVER YIELD. Whereas, the United States are waging war against the Confederate States, with the avowed purpose of compel- ling the latter to reunite with them under tho same coustitution and government; and whereas, the w. of war’ with stich an object is in direct oppo: to the sound republican maxim that ‘all go- ment rests upon the consent of the governed,” and can ouly tend to consolidation in the — gen- eral government and the consequent destruction of the rights of tho States; and whereas, this result being attained, the two sections can only exist togother in the relation of the oppressor and the oppressed, because of the great preponderance of power in the Northern sec- tion, coupled with dissimilarity of interests; and where- ve, the representatives of the people of ‘the Confede- autos, in Congress assembled, may be presumed to know the ‘sentiments of suid peoplo, having just been elected by them; therefore, be it Resolved, That this Congress do solemnly declare and publish to the world that it is the unalterable determina- tion of the people of the Confederate states (in humble reliance upon Almighty God) to sufler all the calamities of the most protracted war, but that they will never, on any terms, politically affiliate with a people who are guilty of an invasion of their soil and the butchery of their citizens. ‘The yeas and naysupon this resolution were called, and it Was unanimously adoptod. ‘MEN AND MONEY FOR THE PROSECUTION OF THE WAN. Resolutions calling upon the President to communicate to Congress what additional men and moans are pecessa- ry for the public service; and inquiring into the e: g relations between this government and the foreign con- suls accredited tothe United States, now living iu the Confederate States, were agreed to. Arresolution was also agreed to instructing the Com- mittee on Naval Affairs to inquire into the expediency of placing at the disposal of the President $5,000,000 for the purpose of building gunboats for the defence of the Con- federate States. PROTEST AGAINST BURNING CITIES, [From the Augusta (Gg.) Constitutionalist.} A captured city, for insffmce, may serve only as a temporary convenience to an enemy for the occupation of troops. If it bea strategic point he would bold it though its buildings were a heap of smouldering ruins. His tents would be pitched among the rubbish, or on the outskirts, No general would leave it because his troops did not have houses to live in. Nor would he keep his army in the best built city, on account of its fine houses, if the plans of the campaign required them elsewhere, or if the position conld not be held against a superior force moving to repossess it. The same paper, in referring toa rumor (hat Savannah would be burned in case the rebels were unable to hold it, says:— We protest against it as unwise, as frnitlss of any good result, as not calculated to be of any sorioug disad- vantage to the enemy, while it would inflict a stupen- dous, permanent injury upon the people of the city andof the State. It would involve a destruction of buildings that otherwise might stand uireds of years to beautify that fair city, and subserve the uses of her people for ages after the present atrocious set of Yankee vandals lave been igpominiously driven back to their Northern homes. To destroy the city under the presumption that it could never be won back, would be to act on an un- manly fear, and to imply a doubt of Southern prowess and courage. THE SITUATION IN THE WEST. [From the Memphis Appeal, Feo. 23,] ‘One of the most palpable effects of the late disasters that have so rapidly crowded upon us has been to com- ly break up our military lines of defeuce and neces- sitate its reformation several degrees further South, Jt will no longer extend from Colombus to Forts Henry and Donelson, thence to Bowling Green and on towards Som- erset. We may tafely calculate, however, that Cnmber- land Gap will be the stand of our extreme right wing, and that ample precautions will be taken by government to protect this and other natura! gates to Eust Teanessee. Gen Johnston, it is understood, will not attempt to hold Nashville, but has moved his army on towards Murfreesboro, thirty miles southeast, where he is ex- pected to makea stand. He may tind it advantageous to fall still further back, in the neighborhood of Stevenson, alabama. From this point our line must necessarily e: tend west along the Memphis and Charleston Rajlroad fram thence north to Jackson, Union City and Co jumbus. ‘The loss, temporarily, of a large portion of Middle Ten- nessee and the State capital is certainly of great moment to us, but its chief effect will be a moral one in the North and in Europe. can stand its immediate consequencos at home, however, without seri iment to our cause. The character of the coual is such that Buell will accomplish little else by @ further advance than to endanger the safety of his army, except it be made with 4 view of destroying some of the large bridges along the line of railway extending between Kuoxville and Decatur. He may make forays with this view, but the great bulk of his army will bever venture twenty miles south of Nashville. The seat of active hostilities for the future isto be west of the Tennessee river, in Kentucky and Tennessee. Columbus and Memphis are the prizes which are now held steadily in view, and the full strength of the enemy will be put forth in the next thirty days for their cap- ture. We had as well look these facts sternly in the i confront them with a fearless determination and a wakeful energy worthy of our high and holy cause. Buell bas accomplished his chief design, ‘the ilanking of Bowling Green, which led to its evacuation, and secured the easy occupation of the capital of Te1 nessee. He will now repose temporarily upon his sue- ess until Halleck makes tho movement on Columbus, which he at present bas in contemplation. Oar military authorities should lore no time in expe- diting their preparations to meet this attacke. They may or may not bave information that it is soon to be made, but of this we are not advised. Still, we can tell them, with as much confidence and accuracy as we dil rogard- ing the attacks on Forts Henry and Donelson, that indt- cations which we find in the Northern papers—always infallible biromoters of federal war movem mts— oint almost certainly to a speedy attempt at its execution. ‘The order which has been issued to the railways in the Northwest to make preparations for the transportation of fifty thousand troops from the Potomac; the shipment of heavy mortar gunstrom Pittsburg to Cairo, and the gradual assembling of troops at the latter piace, in our mind, are as many positive proofs of what we say. The attack on Columbus will be made by land and water. Foote’s flotilla of gunboats and mortar boots, tho Mississippi, with the Datteries and driving our ments by bombardment. Simultaneously, wo may sarmise, & movement will be made by ‘land from Paducah with not lees than sixty thousand men. ‘Tae object of this column will be to penetrate to Union City and Hickman, so as to cut off communication be- tween Columbus and Memphis by both river and railroad. This feat accomplished, it is hoped that the position will yield to a longthy siege, even should it {aii to a succumb io a terrific bombardment. Such, we believe, is the plan of the enemy, and only # few weeks will test the correct. ness of our opinion. ‘To resist this attack—we mean to discuss, not to dic- tate mensures—two things will evidently be necoasary. kK at Columbus, and Forts Heury aud Donelson, apd Roanoke Island, our only disasters of the war. Secon ily, to piace large reinforcements in the rear of Columbus along the Mobile avd Obio Rajiroad, from Corinth to Union City, #0 as to bs readily moved to Geseral Pouk's relief when wanted 7 2 comtest for the Missussipps Volley is thus to be decided th one or mone tremendows batts on this locality within sirty cays S* believe that the experienced and ob- t officer in comman ‘ho has recently been tran from the field of his victory and renown at a haseas to bring order out of chaos and confusion, fully ap- preciates the responsibility and peril of his position, and will be equal to the emergency. APPEALS TO a ee SOLDIERS TO IST. [To the editor of the Charleston Courier, Feb. 28.1 ENLISTMENT FOR THE WAR. Permit me to suggest, through your columns, some alterations in the management and ‘arrangement of our forces, which possibly may remove some of the objec- tious which oar men feel to a lengthoned term of service, and may tend to rouse the spirit of patriotism, or, rather, enlighten it, for I am confident that the moment re listment is seen to be a necessity it will be done, The strength of both parties is s0 evenly balanced in Vir- ginia, that a slight depression of one party may cause the most serious resulls, The Northern troops, either regulars or enlisted for the war, must improve in soldierly quali- ties and in the self-confidence and instinctive obedience which form the basis of military success, They have an impregnable barrier, behind Which they can retreat; they can choose their own time for advance; and, owing to the proximity of the two armies, thoir biows may be struck without warning, and with great rapidity. On our side the enlistment of some of our best regiments expires in the early part of the next camptign. This, of course, forbids advances, since our general might be deprived of his’ most Wrustworthy corps, just as the ime for action arrived. It may impel retreat, oven before an attack of the enemy, 80 as It may be said that 4 fow weeks and join other ¢ prign loses oF wine vt ‘ke in a cam. Can the loss of the campaign of ’62 be made up under many years, and the loss of tens of thousands of Teost i Though these new bodies would coptain many disci- plned men, they would not be disc! » The discipline of a company or regiment: most ignorant men. Company and regimental prido would have died out and would have to be born and bred anew. ‘These are diseases, too—physical diseases—which may de called the ‘diseases of mil infancy,” which the old regiments haye gone through, and which generally destroy the efficiency of new troops for the first six months of their service. I think then I have proved that it is a necessity to have tho present regiments maintained under their old organi- zation. (Of course there should be a new and free elec- ‘tion of officers. This is just and politic, and no patriotic officer will demur at appealing to his men for their opinion of him.) The difficulty is how to get men who come from a@ different rank to that of the ordinary common soldior—who have been accustomed to independence, to comfort and to home—to stay im thearmy. I do not think that the right method has at yet beeu taken for effecting this, nor do I conceive that the character of the by my volunteer has been properly appreciated. - By the act of Congress of December 11, a bounty of fifty dollars is given to all persons enlisting for the war or for three years (except those who have served one year already, who may enlist for two years), thus put- Ling the veteran of Manassas and Leesburg almost on a level with the raw recruit who does not kuow his facings. I may say in passing, that} trust the report is not true that the local reserve men are entitled to this bounty. Not to speak of the evident unfairness of this plan, it would stop Confoterate recruiting and fill the local com- panies to overflowing. Now for the methods of obtaining enlistments for the war, 1. Pay to tho day. No one who has not witnessed it can tell the dissatisfaction pay being overdue two or threo months causes among soldiers. 2. Pay a fargo bounty to the re-enlisted man the mo- ment he reports for service in his old regiment. 3. Givea regular system of furloughs, so that each man can, in turn, be at home a fortnight or four weeks every year,and this beside the furlough granted on re- entering. I believe this will operate more certainly than a large bounty. 4. Appeal to their patriotism and love of honor, as well as to their purses and home affections. Treat them as gentlemen, and trust to the issue. To each man re- enlisting for the war (and, of course, to all who have en- listed for the war), in the same regiments, give a small increase of monthly pay, slightly augmenting cach year, until their discharge, 5. Let these veterans wear some distinguishing badge on their uniforms the second year of the war, with a new decoration for each sueceeding year, Let each great battle give a medal to the men engaged in it, and suitable inseriptions on the regimental standards. Some of the Spanish regiments have three centaries of glory on their colors. Promise a medal to each man serving through- out tho war, at its termination, if he survives; if not, to be gent to his family. Give marks of merit, to be worn on the dress, to each soldier parforming any deed worthy of admiration. Let these be given promptly, and. with judgment and certainty, Let it be understood that the veteran of the war is to be distinguished in the army, and in time of peace venerated respected. These things will give a pride and exaltation which will join in ‘one tho fine discipline of the rogular and the fire of the volunteer. 6. Give the men in the ranks speedy promotion. For this purpose increase the non-commissioned olficers. In the Austrian, and I suppose in other armies,every third man has rank and a small increase of pay; a toler- ably able officer would always in this way rouse a spirit of emulation of which the benefits would accrue to the service. By the above means you would give mena fair excuse for doing the proper thing, and will plac» interest and solf-estimation on the side of virtuo, Recollect that some popular men will not volunteer themse!ves, and try, therefor, to stop volunicering in others, Let the friend to reenlistment be enabled thus to stop their mouths. I am convince: if our regiments re-enlist the war will be short. Europeans and our enemies wili see that we shall have given such pledges to patriotism that fortune must honor our drafts. Let ee break up, and who can foresee the end of the struggle? Give men a proper pride in the profession; teach them that the army is their profession, that there is nothing degrading in'the position of a common soldier in a war of defence; let him who does the fighting wear some of the honors of the fight; compel the officers to treat their men not as inferiors but as follow workers with them in a great cause; teach the soldier strictly to obey the or- ders of the oflicer, because it is duty to his country so to do; give the volunteer especial comforts, particularly in hospital ; _— him nothing reaily valuable; show that you consider him as a treasure worth preserving, and, believe me, you will have an army “which will go any- where and do anything.’’ T cannot better conclude than by an extract from one of Napoleon's despatches (May , 1796):— ‘The French people, free within and dreaded without, will give to Europea glorious peace, which will indemnify her for all the racrifices she has made for the last six years. Then you will return to your homes, and your fellow citizens will say of each of you in passing:—‘He was a soldier of the Army of Italy.” A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. ANOTHER MILITARY NECESSITY. NEW ORLEANS AND TEXAS RAILROAD. To tHe Citizens or Louisiana: By an act of the Legislature of this State, approved January 23, 1862,a charter was given and a grant of lands made, for the purpose of constructing a railroad from the New Orleans, Opelousas and G. W. Rail- road,at or near New Iberia to Orange, on the Sabine river, the present terminus of the Texas and New Or- Jeans Railroad, and thus connecting system of Texas with New Orleans; thereby giving this city a continuous railroad counection west) of nearly seven hundred miles, and opening up to our commercial inte- rests one of the most fertile and productive regions on the American continent, besides exempting us in a groat measure from dependence upon the Northwest for our vast supplies of grain and other provisions, ag it is well known that Texas has capacity to supply ‘beef, pork and mutton sufficient for the whole confederacy, and a large portion of its consumption of fiour and other breadstuffs. She now produces more wool than all the other Confederate States combined. She is teeming with an industrious, enterprising and rapidly increasing population, and her early destiny is to be a great agriculturalempire, whose abundant products will guarantee our independence of the North for supplies. Now, fellow citizens, all we need to make the Crescent City the great mart for this nascent empire, and to open «a market for our enterprising merchants aud manu- facturers, is the construction of a line of railroad—only one hundred and seventeen miles in length—one of the most easily and cheaply constructed and maintained roals ever built in any country. This road will be within the limits of Louisiana. The Texas and New Orleans Railroad is constructed to the Sabine river. Our neighbor is at our door, asking us to join her, and assist in pouring her riches into our lap, ‘that we may be her market and storehouse, as she will be our overflowing granary. Does it’ not be- hoove us to immediately prepare to buy and sell with bor? This is one of the most necessary steps to secure to New Orleans the proud position for which nature bas so well titted her, of being the great commercial emporium of this glorious young con- fuderacy. All the necessary energy, enterprise and capi- tal of our citizens should be devoted to this purpose, so that at the énd of this war the Crescent City shall stand beyond competition, and make rapid strides towards her future greatness, Let us be-ready for that great com- mercial revolution which will follow the present political one. ‘There is still a stronger reason why this }ink of rail- road should be completed at onco—a patriotic reason whieh forms the main motive for attempting it at this time. Jt is a great military necessily—a national want. Its construction would be like furnishing our government withan army when she now has none. It would gave the national treasury millions of money, preserve the lives of huadreds of our brave soldiers, and give ampie facilities for the protection of many hundreds of miles of our seaboard and frontier. Were Texas attacked by the federals our brave Louisiana troqps could easily fly to her relief. New Orleans in danger, thousands of stalwart Texans, in afew hours, would be with us, ready to deal death and destruction to a common foe. Had this road been completed six months ago many a ‘Texan mother, wife, sister and daughter who are now bowed down with grief, would have been happy and ex- ultant over the deeds of noblo dariug in the fleld per- formed by those they loved and mourn, and in whom the seeds of death were planted in the terrible march across the country where it is proposed to construct this road, In a pecuniary point of view the investment of money in this enterprise will be highly remuuerative. The whole cost of the road will be about two million dollars. Ata low estimate its gross carnings will exceed one mil- lion and @ half the first year after completion, and in- creaso afterwards. If the operating expenses be fifty per cont (and they need not exceed forty), it will give earnings of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars por annum, thus yielding a dividend of probably over thirty per cert per annum. ° ‘This statement, we know, will ap; exaggerated, but it is based upon facts and upon judgment of those who have had the most experience in such matters, and to ay are thoroughly conversant with the b: tines be done. The undersigned, a commit pointed by the ors tO receive subseri. tions to the capil stock and superintend the organization of this company, will cheerfully give such further information as may be desired by persons who wish to assist in this greatenterprise. The land granted to the company is Fix sections to the mile—the title of one hundi and twenty sections to vest when each twenty miles of road is finished. Hence the com- pany will own, when the enterprise is completed, con- siderably over four hundred thousand acres of land, which, at five doliars per acre, will be worth two millions of doliars—near about the cost of the road. inaily, we feol confident that when we have evinced our earnestness in this matter by putting our shoulders to the wheel, the Confederate government will grant or Jend us liberal aid in speed!ly constructing the work, We make this appeal to your patriotism, your public spirit \d your self-interest, withfconfidence that you will not t it pass unheeded. L. F. Generes, M. J, Zante, 8. 0. Neleon, Robert Mott, Claiborne Steele, Addison Cammack, ©. M. Congreve, L. H. Place, ‘W. A. Violett, A.M. Gentry, J. 1. Macaniay, Mason I'ilcher J. Say THE LIES OF THE NORTHERN PRESS. {From the Wilmington (N. ©.) Journal.) TO OUR EXCHANGES. Wo agree with the Richmond £ngvirer in placing bat little reliance upon the reports of fugitives from battie,; they are generally grossly exaggerated and are often pire fictions. We all know what nonsense reached us iu (Li's way ju regard to the fight at Roanoke Island There is another thing which we think the people aud the press ought to look to, It is evidently tho object it is also the interest, of the Northern governiner paralyze Southern effort and energy by a biz pa Northern power, suecess and irresistibility. We doult in the world that one-half of the bragying ane in the New Yorn Herany. Pribune end other No, Norfolk Day Book and en ‘the timid, to still and encourage the disaffected. people take these things for what they are worth, but it cannot be dented that printed matter shrewdly end art. fully concocted is almost certain to have some effect, and it is not every reader that is sufficiently familiar with pub- lic matters to make the proper discrimination and due allowances. More care ought to be used in _———_ ‘We, ourselves, do not feel wholly blameless, far Jess so than many of our contemporaries. ‘Things are not near as good as we would like the m to be, but they are nothing like as bad as fugitives from battle on our Own side, or interested Northern papers on the other side, would make them out to be, OPERATIONS AT SAVANNAH, [From the Savaunah News, Feb. 27.) The “Ida, Captain Cercopely, went on her usual round on yesterday, and again run the gauntlet. As soon as sho turned into St. Augustine creek five rifle shots in quick succession came whizzing at her, The battery is manufactured for Southern me Sree Rea tf are art THOS. R. R. COBB, Col THE LATEST MILITARY ORDERS OF THE: REBELS $ LOUISIANA. i 1. Com: Brysamiy, Feb. 5 aes. Camp of regiments will take meas ithe- from which they wore fired, it is now positively ascer- | Out delay, to carry into effect the act of Congress, tained,is at the western end of Oakley Island, This end | December 11, 1861, **providing for the granting of bounty * is known as Oakley Point. and furloughs to privates and non-commissioned officers: If the reader will take a map of the harbor of Savan- | i2 the provisional army,” in conformity with the pro- nah, and look in the channel of the river a little north of | Visions of General Orders No. 1, dated ‘at Richmond, Va., we i Froma. Bok Pulaski be will sec a long airip at and peared 1, 1862, and report progress at these head- dividing the channel. This narrow strip is Long Island. . etry tes north of west from this island 1s another Il. This act of Congress appeals to the ism of small island, not named on any mapor chart that we have | @Véry citizen of the republic to rally ite standard. for the common defence. ‘The importance of this preparation is, in the opinion of most men, self-evident and needs no argument. It is the chief dependence of our people for the protec- tion of their firesides and liberties, and the independence, of coming generations of men. Til—{the Commanding General trusts that the brigade which he has the honor to command, will respond with promptitude to this call of the Confederate government, aud stand ready to resist the remorseless foe invading our beautiful country with the view of reducing our peo- ple to a state of vassalage. 1V—Furioughs will be granted as soon as the state of the service will warrant it on a liberal seale, 80 a5 to ends ble the volunteers to visit their homes and to attend to~ their private affairs, By order of Brig. Gen, RUGGLES, Roy Mason Hook, Cavtain and Ass’t Adj. Gen. GENERAL ORDERS—NO, 1, Heanquanters Departaent No. 1, New Ontnays, Jan. 31, 1862, In consequence of the continued communication with the federal fleet off Ship Island, by parties having per- mits from this department to go with their vessels to Bay Sf. Louis, it is notified to eystermen and to all others engaged in trade to that point, that no passes will, on any account, or to any persons, guilty or inno- cent, hereafter be granted, unless such correspondence with the enemy is promptly suppressed. It will depand upon the vigilance of those who are loyal to the govern- ment whether thelr privileges will be withheld; and any: further traitorous conduct on the part of a few wil bring the inconvenience of a denial to all of any future: visits to that point. By command of Major Gen. Lovell. J. G, Piexerr, Assistant Adjutant General, TO THE MILITIA OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA, Heavquarters, DeraARM'Nt OF NORFOLK, Feb. 17, 1862. Such portions of the militia as are called into service,. in this department, will report to the nearest Confede- rate officer and will be employed in defending their pro-- perty an:t homes now threatened by the myader. They will obstruct the water. courses and roads by which the enemy may approach, and from the narrow banks of the rivers use their shot guns on the ravagers. They will arrest all citizons who hold intercourse with. the enemy. Let every man do his duty, and the destroyers will be driven from your country. BENJ. HUG! . Ma.or General Commanding Department of Norfolk. HEADQvaRTERS THIRD BRIG., DEPARTMENT OF NORFOLK, Surroik, Feb. 19, 1862. In roference to the above order 1 with to'say that the. citizens can do efficient service as guerillas, and that no- drill is needed for a hunter to get behind a tree and hit. his mark; aud_ if every man will shoot only when he is sure ho can kill an enemy, he will do good service. If the men have noshot guns let them take axes and: spades and obstruct the roads and rivers under the di- rection of their officers. Be of good heart, and let our righteous cause make us strong, and with the biessing of God, which we must all ask, will drive back the foe. ‘ALBERT G. BLANCHARD, Brig. Gen. P. A. C. S., Commanding 3d Brigade. THE LOUISIANA REGIMENTS IN VIRGINIA. [F:om the New Ork-aus Delta. FIRST RRGIMENT. Cotonel, W.G. Vincent; Lie:t. Colonel, W. R. Shivers; Major, Samuel R. Harrison; Surgeon, R. 8. Mitchell; As- sistant Surgeon, A. Snead; Captaing, Charles Dailee, J.C. Wise, R, W. Armistead, J Nelligan, M. Nolan, P. R.. O’Rorke, T. M. Drauie, Chas. E. Cormier, W. L, Randall. ‘SECOND REGIMENT. Colonel, Wm. M. Levy; Lieut. Colonel, John Young; Major, J.T. Norwood; Surgeon, J. H. Stevens; Assistant Surgeon, H. Sauve; Captains, J. W. Williams, W. H. Mar- tin, D. H. Perrin, R. E. Burke, ©. M. Watkins, J. M. An- drews, J. M. Dunn, R. M. Boone, W. Flournoy, J. Kelso. ¥n Colone!, T. G. Hunt; Lieut. Colonel, H. Forno; Major, W. T. Dean; Quartermaster, Capt. D. C, Labatt; Commis- sary, Leigh Watkins; Surgeon, F. Canter; Assistant Sur- ‘M. D. Martin; Captains, Arthur Connor, A. Peck, E. J. Jones, J. Angell,. . Hart, G. Seymour. SIXTH REGIMEN, Colonel, Isaac G. Seymour; Lieut. Colonel, Louis Lay; Major, —- Christy; Surgeon, P. B. McKelvoy; Ausistant: Surgeon, —— inson; Adjutxnt, L. Graham; > Arthur McArthur,Jr., Henry Strong, Nat Offut, David Buckner, J. J. Rivers, Wm. han, 8. E. Smith, —- Butrick, — Hanlan, —— Manning. Colonel, Harry T. Hays: lout. Oolonel, C. De Choleeuls: » Harry T. Hays; Liout. |, C. 5: Major, D. B. Penn; Surgeon (vacant); ae Dr. Triplett (temporarily aclgned): Captains, Kawi McFarland, A. $. Herron, J. M. Wilson, R. 3. Scott,. en, Horgan, W. D. Rickarby, W. P. Harper, D.. ‘4. Wilson, T. M. Terry. RPGIMENT. RIGKTH: Colonel, H. D. Kelly: Liout. Colonel, F. T. Nichols. Major, Jobn Prades; Surgeon, —— Sommes; Assistant, Surgeon, ———; Captains, Frem ux, Larose, Alc, DeBlane,, Harney, Lester, Pratt, Webb, Keary, L. Crandall, Nichols. . NINTH RESIMENT. Colonel, Edward G. Randolph; Lieutenant Colonel, Na~ thaniel J. Walker; Major, James i. Kavanaugh; Adjutant, R T. Crawford, Surgeon, James C. Fgan; Assistant Sur- goon, Hezekiah F. Witherspoon, Company A, Captain Richard L. Capers; Company B, Captain Leroy’ A. Staf- ford; Company C, Captain Benjamin W. Pearce: Company 1, Captain John J. Hodges; Company £, Captain William R? Peck; Company F, Captain Henry’ L. N. William Company G, Captain Jonn 8. Gardner; Company, Hy Cap- tain William F. Gray; Company I, Captain Hardy Rich- ardson; Company K, Captain George W. McCranie. Colonel, Mf. Marigny: Fioatenant Colonel, Eugene Wi tolonel, M. Marigny: tenant % geinan; Major, W. Ho S,encer; Surgeon, F. Taney; Assiat= ant Surgeon, Henry Shiff, Company A, Captain A. Cohen ; Company B, Captain F, Marks; Company C, Captain N- Powell; Company D, Captain J. $, Williams; Company E,. Captain D. N, Hickey; Company F, Captain J. M. Legett;: Company @, Captain M. A. Guerin; Company H, in: M. B, Barnett; © mpany 1, Captain H. D, Monier; Com- pany K.aptain W. H. Spencer (promoted and not yet replaced). ever seen. This is Oakley Island. The battery located at its western ond is designed to effectually cut off communication with Fort Pulaski b: the south channel, And for this purpose the sight is wel chos'n. Nearly due north from this battery, distant from one-half to one mile, is another battery of rifle cannon, which throw their missiles threo miles or more. There are four guns, according to the best observation, in the latter. It is located ator near a point called Cabbago Treos, With these two batleries thes enemy cover an area whose diameter is seven miles. oe CAN GUN COTTON BE USED? Sixteen years ago tho question Can cotton be substi- tuted for gunpowder? was much agitated in the news- papers and eisewhere. The question, after many suc- cessful experiments, was finally lost’ sight of, but from what cause we do not remember, if, indeed, we ever knew. ‘The question has been revived, and the following communication, copied from a late number of the New Orleans Delta, may prove profitably interesting at this time. We hope that chemists {generally will give the subject attontion:— It may be that our military authorities have not con. sidered the question, whether in these times it would not be a:visable to resort to the manufacture of gun cotton powder, The scarcity and high price of ordinary gunpowder naturally suggests the inquiry, and I beg leave to call’ attention to it. If cotton be steeped durmg fifteen minutes in the mo- nohydrate of azotic acid, and is then washed and dried, it, (cotton) though hardly changed in appearance, is then one of the most powerfully explosive substances known tochemistry. In Europe it was once supposed it would supersede gunpowder, but it was liable to two. objections. 1. Its cost price was six times greater than that of gunpowder. 2. Its explosive force proved too powerful, being somuch greater than gunpowder that it caused the frequent barsting of firearms. It was, however, positively ascer- tained that it was superior to gunpowder for the filling of bombs, &. A bomb charged with gun cotton is ten times more destructive than one charged with gunpow- der. Soals», gun cotton answers much better for mining purposes, submnarine batteries and the like. Nothing prevented its being adopted for charging bombs except its cost, which was three or four times greater than that of gunpowder, Now, however, when ‘saltpetre and sulphur cost four or five times more than in ordinary tines, the question arises, whether gun cot- ton cannot now be manufactured as cheaply as gunpow- der? The principal ingredient (cotton) cau be had for the asking. Our patriotic planters would be glad to fur- nish it at the lowest possible price for such use. The only point to be ascertained is, whether the azotic acid can be easily and cheaper made. ‘The importance of increasing the source of our supplies of ammunition during this war cannot be over estimated; and if we can indeed save great quantities of gunpowder for the service of firearms by using gun cotton for charg- ing bombs and the like, it stiould be done. STEAM AIR CANNON. ‘The Baton Rouge (La.) Advoca’e gives the following de- scripiion of a steam air canuon invented bya Lonisia- nian, with afavorable recommendation of it to the Lo- gislalure of that State:— This invention consists of a locomotive eapable of run- ning on common roads, which supersedes horse power in all draft operations, and is adapted to either land or wa- ter. To this is attached,one or more air cannons, which, in view of the present sarcity of powder, is a great de- sideratum, as air can be male more effective than pow- der, being liable to compression many thousand times lees than its bulk. These cannon will also have the fol- lowing qualities to recommend them, viz:—No report, ttle if any concussion, uo heating and no sinoke—which prove their great availability, whether placed upon gun- boats or war ships, or used ou land for river protection, where it would be most serviceablo. Along the banks of the Mississippi the levees would protect the lower part of the machine, while the upper is secured by its own in- |, being brecch-loading, is loaded with great ease and speod, and, by boing removed from the ma- chine, the latter can be applied to making ditches, throwing up embankments, and can also be used as a fire engine. in the open field it may well be called a fiying artillery, as it could run through any ranks, either of infantry or cavalry, and open a lane fourteen feet wide. OBSERVATIONS FOR THE CHIVALRY. An officer, emboldened by the independent conduct of the Richmond Ezaminer, has ventured the followiug ob- servations for the perusal of the chivalry:— It is high time that these surrenders should cease, for, considering the character of the war in its consequences to us, they have been truly amazing, commenciog with that of the cavalry at Alexandria down through to that of Colonel Pegram, at Rich Mountain, that of Commodore Barron, at Hatt &e., to late lamentable instances. ‘At Fort Henry a Brigadier General, unwounded, hav- ing @ garrison almost intact, lowers his flag over a dozen guns of the largest calibre, and with a hackneyed com- pliment yields up his bloodless sword. How withermg and humiliating to our Southern manhood was the scorn- ful reply of the Yankec Commodore. ‘The Roanoke affair is perfectly incomprehensible. The newspapors are filled with extravagant laudations of our valor—the annals of Greece and Rome offer no parallel— whole regiments were defeated by companies, and we yielded only to death. Our men finally surrendered ‘with mo blood on their bayonets,” aud what is the loss? Richmond Blues, two killed and five wounded; McCulloch Rangers, one killed aud two wounded; the other four companies lost in all two killed and eleven wounded. Comment is needless. The whole army had better sur- render at once, for it will eventually come to It. ‘The writer of the above could not have heard of the Fort Done'son affair, when he penned it. A REBEL TROPHY. Among the trophies taken at Mill Spring was a breast plate, found among the tho personal effects of Major General George B. Crittenden:— It is made of four thicknesses of sheet iron, each eighteen inches long and fuurtecn inches broad, the whole firmly riveted together and fashioned as much as might be to protect the masculine bosom; but by some unaccountable mishap Crittenden had not the thing on his precious person during the engagement, or felt it too heavy to carry away with him. General ought to has der it brs ml brite rewaurunen of his breast, that being evidently the par! refers exposing to dat ger. The relic has been deposited in the State Library at Indianapolis by Governor Morton, es EDWIN DE LEON FROM EUROPE. [From the New Orleans Picayune.) We are indebted to Edwin DeLeon, Esq. (who, b FOURTEENTH REGIMENT. Colonel, V Sulakouski; Lieutenant Colonel, R. W. Jones;. Major, Zeuin York; Surgeon, F. Gral; Company A, Captain Farrar; Company I, Captain Zimmerman; pany C, Captain Leach; Company D, Captain ‘Smith; Company E, Capiain Cocley; Company F, Captain, Tolers Company os, Captain Waikowich; Conipany H, Captain: Ulam; Compan: ‘apt joutgomery; Company K, Captale Zable : r BAISALION WASHINGTON ARTILLERY. Major, J.B. Walton; Adjutant, W, M. Owen; Assistant: Surgeon, E. §. Drew. First Company, Captain C. W. [mek I Do ith Rosser; Third» omy iy, Captain M. B, ir, Four Compan; ‘Cap~ tain. F. Bahelman. $! ym by the FIRST RATTALION. way, left this city for Richmond, on Saturday, as bearer | —ricutenant Colonel, N. H. Rightor; Major, J. H. Beards, of despatches to our government from England), for oN. A. Rightor; Major, J. 1. Beata: Troma ont eeaetar Tee: | Assistant, Surgeon, R. A. Gray. Cuptain F. Hawia: Cup- copy of his “Three Lette lating to Secession, Sia’ and the Trent Case,” printed for private circulation last December, in London; and for acopy of the pamphlet of George McHenry, Fsq., pub- lished at about the same timo, in the same city, en- titled «‘The African Race in America, North and South.” THE MACON MANUFACTURERS. The directors of the Macon (Ga.) Manufacturing Com- pany have adopted the following:— For the Leatind of preventing speculation in our eel aud tain H. Dunn; Captain W. R. Collins; Captain C. E. Fen- ner; Captain T. Smith; Captain R. I. Moore. ‘THIRD BATTALION. Lieutenant Colonel, C. M. Bradford; Major, Edmund. Pendleton; Spec onan ae B. Temple. Company A,. Captain Andrew Brady; Company B, Captain R. 8. Wil- oe ee a Captain, Wii rT. 9 , Captain . Jennings; Comy Mechesney: Company F Captain WH, wurhy: ny G, Captain W. ©. Michie; Company Withcrup. and furnishing them to consumers at a reasonab! FOURTH BATTALION fixed price— Major, —— Waddell (resigned); oe, —— Mengs ;. Resolved, That the agent of the mill be instructed to Jobn beg og tain D. Enis, Captaia EL. ‘sell the Macon sheetings at cighteen cents per yard, cash man, Captain W. J. Powell, Captain Beasiand, This on delivery, aud that they be sold by the single bale to | battalion is ordered ase eae parties only who will agree to retail them at twenty a. . White, Captain Miller. Henry S¢'Panl, Oipucin E, Macoin, Captain Major, }. Pant. Onptain in, Cay PP. non ‘Captain Bouhoup. heen M R. C, Wheat; Surgeon, —— Captain a ria Geplaia eet er MOVEMENTS ON THE GULF COAST. From the New Orleans Delta, Feb. 18.) Capt. Guyer, of the sloop Jeff. Davis, arrived in this city from Biloxi, having left there gn the 17th. He ‘'s LOURANA ZOUAVES, that before leaving he could di ihetly with the dof | . Lioutenant Colonel, G. Coppens: Major, W. Hyltested;, his glass, count sixty-five of the enemy's vessels in the Astiatant Surgeca, 4- Miles. Company A, Captain L- Lange; Company B, Captain F, de Bordonave, Compe 2 C, Captain H. Zacharie; Company D, Captain N, Lauv Company &, Captain F. de Gournay; Company F, Captain A. Coppens. INDEPENDENT COMPANIES, Captain F.C. Girardey’s Company, Louisiana Guards, Artillery Company B, Norfolk. ‘ Captain V. Maurin, Donaldsonville Artillery, York- own, ‘There is also a Louisiana company, the Ben MoCullochy Rangers, Captain McLean, attached to Wise's Legion, or- dored to North Carolin neighborhood of Ship Island. He also stated that the had been judustriously at work for several days —_ large bodies of troops on Britton Island and anieleurs, MANUFACTURE OF ORDNANCE. {trom the Norfolk (Va.) Day Book, March 4. The people of Charlotte, N. C., have held & mocting and Appointed committees for considering the subject of ma- bufacturing ordvance and small arme in that town, ARKANSAS. BEN, M‘CULLOCH'S PROCLAMATION,TO THE PEOPLE THE STATE TO COME OUT AND FIGHT. {From the Memphis Appeal, Feb. 20.) ‘The following is a copy of Ben. McCulloch's proclama- tion to the eitizens of Western Arkunsas, issued the 18th of February:— The trooy's under General Prico and myself are falling back Uefore a superior force, to the Boston Mountain. Thousands of federal birelings are within the line of your State, while hundreds of men remain at home, notwith- ing their services are needed. Let every man turn out aud fofm companies, and rally to meet the invading enemy. Rally at once, of it will be too late, BENJ. McCULLOCH, Brigadier General, ——— ee ‘The Union Ganboat Tuscarora Bleek= ading the Sumte: Bostox, March 7, 1862, ‘The Union gunboat Tuscarora remained near Gibraltar, February 15, She had changed hor anchorago from ale gezares (o Orange Grove, bringing her within threo miles of the steamer Sumter, but still in Spanish waters. Execatjon of @ Soldicr at Fort McHenry. Baxriwonm, March 7, 1962. Private Joseph H. Kuhns, of the Second Maryland regi- ment, will be hung at Fort McHonry to day, for the mur. GEORGIA, dor of Licutenant J. Davis Whitson, Detween the hours, INDEPENDENCE OR VASSALAGE. of twelve and three o'clock, in the presence of the whole The Southern Banner, published at Athens, Ga., con- | division of Gen. Dix. The military are now assombbing: tains this appeal from Thomas R. R. Cobb :— aud marching to the fort, er to the Ship Screamer. Hoetox, March 7, 1862. mer, from Maulinain for Queenstown, who will dia- Georgians | A few months mus South—independenes or vassulage. The of the North are atthe dots of our 8 welcome them as becomes the true Maen of a gr Jam authorized by the President to accept additional The ship Ser t iuto Cape Town January 18, leaky,