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interesting Letter from Virginia. " Personne*' write* a chei-ring li tter Cn urinion Couriur, in relation to tlie CJ timi yt' tL* army iu Virginia, which wi I ef>re c ur read tr* : FRRitKitirKvntfua. Vi., .lan '?0. I HU In my leiier of S'luoay. wer? decd'tvl rious tacts roti-i* c'H wnh " in? fr uit'' ol two annie*. [?< thi*. I propo** lo i'i?e ?..in? td a ol th?anny ii?e'i-its ?m r i lui- eundhioii au? prospect*. When I ielt ilte?e i amp-, tine?-mouths th'1 >|?e<:nu;'e pre--etif.'l un ev. ry ?ide ??? IU a might well have dispirits .! ino m.?it ?.uine heart. Thousand* WIT.: in n?', U t lilied and destitute ul The .eoimti ?ii-?,r. c .isaries . ( Ire. The country w:t< liri ol wu mded, sick, anil mragtler- : Hie ariuv .le i nned, u^t&*?Kay *lui"-<i ii?>.r-r n'; tii >ny* nf llb: regiments. w? io iie>'i'utc o?" c ni Htm. (?Uly. r*, and a .*uti*e nf ava in H l')ii;i?u< lor 1/--.I. TCl?M;d to l??TV.:l.le i lu: tir? mu? t. I'nc U?U?;M?'?II ot Marj laud, v i'.- 'f !T-IJ.? daily ia ?ches, its enervating c't-men's, exposures and deprivations, ii* eurd? ot wounded and ?lead, had proved li:jfh ai fatal in hs demoralizing results a wt- bad sU-Uiiued a disastrous def at. >">'<ih ih*t peculiar elasticity nf tempi m-nr which eharnoferz s mir people.' h-?v or, the re'xjund when lt commenced Wa amid n as the la l. Tun. approach ot' wit Litvu^tic with it the invigorating inihi'i which op?rale nh health, aud the men ?Ire inured to hardship, ripened quickly ti physical Cumin ?on that has never been eq'i e?i tn ihe-r hismry. Tje prospect of amit hat le. and th? ?election of a pisili ?li, wi :.. even UIMUII tary eyes appear stamped i UU|>regn?bllil.Vt cinu'dned witti the utriiuti c .iifi?eneu r?-p>st-d iu tne.r Cn mi', al u ae . lia* H i'harui uism ihe drooping spirjw nf army, and as if hy m >-?ic tin* faj^s ot ii a.iii i.,c taee of ati'-ore. were lighted wira a inu.iiiu>- spirit tnai lor told w?al was afl war i? s-i easily., chievel . su-c"sj. .\:;d now, a* \oU tin-ve. tun u_'h tho du ami st>c the Kilui?rs in tneir win o- quarti obsi rve the robust forms, bmi.X-i laces, bli t-p-titS-a;id thanks lo the nollie wmneii l o country and ihe good citizens wu-i in formed a^so^iitious tor the relief nf I be > uier-their cmiifertahle c othing y u ii 8 i UVely feel that nevi:;- si-.ce. its orgaliizul has our army equalled its pre*en? S.upt tighCHig and physical condition, lu Ute h a llane in mo of ii Maj j* General o i Su:id. V> a cuiiuot be whipped in i ur present | ai iou by iiw build red thou-and men." 11. iii>ciplm'*, HM?, which hus iiereU-fi linell g re. t ly neglected, improvement ba* bs niaiitj with r.ipid stride*. Straggling oas bc mesurai.ly cured 5 desertions atwof ffiiupa lively rare. i-c.Mine:i?v, and a spirit of emu lion exi->t- among lite various Commands tl la telling woiidmully Oil-their efficiency u M?idierly Worth. Tue only brigade I have y-t had an opp uhr of seeing on parade isthat of (}< :eiiBM)8, and I must confess ti nt it ihe i tire army presents such a ?-peciaele as vv pity? tiled on this occasion, we have in tm n. body ot" men of wh nu the IVijifederacv m be proud. in drill, movements, milita bearing-everything, in fact, which cons tuitw the true soldier-they are as near ?tat? of perfection as volunteers have ev altaiued. Much ot this improvement in tl tone of the army is of course doe to the ci Cen?, bot not tess to the hearty epirit wi which tho privates have given them-elves the work, and joined their honest endeavo tn thone of their superiors to promote exec lency of discipline and beim ?or. in proof of this gratifying fact, I may me tion i hat since the first of January not moi than eight men out of tweiitf-four hunda have been under arrest for misdemeanor, an so rejported at headquarters. A !aigh order of improvement is especial! mani:est among the officers, from the Colt nels clown to the Corporals. No man, hov ever unanimously chosen or whatever may I the influences, social or political, brought 1 bear, caa be elected without first passing th ordeal cf a Board of Examiners, and provin not only his competency to command, Jiu the excwlleuce of his moral character. Whe these facts are satisfactorily shown, the ap pointtaeat is announced iu an order read bu tor? thc regiment, or brigade, as the eas may bc, and the officer outers upon his dut respected by all as one qualified for the posi tion. Demagogucism-that bano of thc arm -bas thus beeu destroyed, aud ca{ ability more than popularity, made the criterion b; which men become entitled to rauk. The result of this elemental chance in tin organisation of the army-this stroke at thi very root of difficulties, against which tin ( 'ommander-iu-Chief has heretofore coutend ed in vain-has proven beneficial beyond com putaticn. It is this.confidence in the greatei ability of the men to perform whatever may l>e required of tbeu which led Gen. Hood tc make the remark quoted above, ?nd the feeling is shared by all Ibo General? iu the army. While the 3MictueH3 of discipline now ob served may not bc altogether popular among those inclined to shirk the-additional labors thus imposed, it is undoubtedly true that the idtiruRtid effect upon thc fortunes of the Con fed?racr will be of the healthiest character. lt is the lack of a thorough army organiza tion tliat bas swept away from us thousands of advantages, which otherwise would have accrued, sud reu ered ahno.-t every battle tarran of its valuable results. From these circumstances, it ia believed that hereafter we shall punish the enemy more severely thuu we have yet had the power to do. and that the next blow will be the most decisive ol th-. war. Certainly it' there is anything tn mutu al confidence, in a spirit of emulation and bravery inspired by self reliance, the coming battle will be fought with a vigor and deter mination that will throw its predecessors in tl>e t-ha-1?-. and in ali probab hty win for us u i-peedy |>eace. The vmter quarters of the men are even m ?re comfortable than during the last win ter. Every tent has attached to it a sub-taii tia! chummy, *and the aocial fire place within throws out au abundance of heat for all the wants of the occupants. Perhaps I cannot du better than give you annuling description, of one of these army homes. First, then, you alight from your horse in front of asem. i-ircular enclosure, formed of pine sapling?, which in itself shuts out tho wind. A small opening answer.- for the gate. As you near thc tent there burstg upon you a visiou of ??hirta; drawers, socks, and other article* ml infinitum, dangling trom the lines and drying in the sunshine. On one side are the quar ters of the servint-i, the stump whereon the prince of the cooking department pounds his veak or minces his hadi, an array of sad diet and bridle*, and finally the green arbor which shelters the an?nils of the command. haltering the tent you find yourself in a ca pacious apartment large enough for a city parlor. The clem swept earth is the carf?ct ; .t t;o?y fire a?nd* out it? cheering gleams, ami gathered around 011 camp stools, and other 1 improvised articles of furniture, half a dozen j gentlemen are discussing pipes, papers, und ! politic*. Over th? fire-place iu a mantle, yet ! a rt nuine abelp, not as handsome as marble, I but quite SM useful, and you there see bags of ! ndiacco, aturops of candles, pens, ink, letter*, book*, and a small libr try, including a bottle or two of doctor's stuff. On one of the poles ' 1 which supports the tent?, hnngi a looking 1 gia?* ; another nail holds the towels, and still j ] another sustains a comb and brush. Thc re- ' < mainder of the toilet department, which is ' J composed of a tin basin and au economical j 1 ook?Dg pi?? of ?oap, reposes snugly in the < corner. hi another corner, ro'led away for iii? night's me, i thc tai nui* \*eAX\u<i. and .II th? i hird is a ea m j? che-t, and riiuliifir'tou? articles ir lon UUUtt-Mue fur lUeiitioi..1' lu the ctiitte uf the tjpirttuenL or rather . u o:ie side of it, ?tau Jj u mess ;tal-!e now a !e e; t wiih.mt an oaiis, but at. the i oil? of Luneras choice a receptacle of edibles, iu its ?vHv, ;.s ever ble-sed' uo optics nf u hungry i s liter. Not thai ore has anything l:!*e lux- f .ir t-s to prov.ike h s appetite, hut nf g*-Ol I a d. homely la'-e. such i- tin '*'' c 'I wiled H. ; the ? ??li orno**! Sf the nrinv l?v an iudustri I Ous fjrjg;l', there is plenty and *o-:ie to spa: c I tor lue Midden truest. .'?Wier in tu eo ir* ; one ut" llie happiest hour* iu tte day. If * | mutt h.is a uv inn or talk iu h'm, then is the j time that it rouM, come mit, a d he:s an ti ?- ! lucky wig'it indeed who cannot add his mite tn th?"ll - v ot* r> MI Vet sa'i'm that is Comb Ittri ia a st adv current. Suet i U-1 ii? t>nt life ?o?d murroon Mugs of m ' (ticer. The privHti s ur?: il ic-sviy not . ? >> ui.iuti*rOt?jIv li .vd. !?I?I iiherevef.there ia i:?<ie Mere is als* an approximation io the ? li'tnes'ic associations ot ti home. TIMI amusements uf tac anny are rational ? ind generous. Hall playing is ? common j ga ue when the weather is pl Mt-ant, and cunie, j 0 -oks or music fill the "aching void," when the men- are confined in doon. There are .iivij'.i- io prater nicotines, where many a good old fusiiiMjit'd hymn i* wei ls up from UO est tie?rt?, aud the mid ground becomes the aliar .'rinii which ascends to heaven the iucenee ol p:oas bear's. Emulatim* the predilections of tho l'Yen eh soldi ri in i tie Crimean war, some of thc hoys ia tiie brig ides have established ii tiieatie, where, fur .">(' ee-sts, a man c oi hear as good rubing, .-ee as weli acted burlesques, Imllol {.ris i:i breeches, and < t'tn-r Terpsichorean fr**'!* Hi uv,r graced the city boards. Hind's old br'g?d? ii; S ni e of t'if?e, a*nd Jenkin** bri ale nr.j ne: Hy preparad fer the kopeni*ig . gat" in another. 1 p.id a vi-it to the lat ter, and. fun fd locate I on a hillside a spa ions building-if a structure of cloth cati Iii s i (.'.died-capable of holding say one hundred md fifty prrsotH. The seats wore pine burs, d-ttencd on one side to prevent tbeir rolling, ind, bei?ig ou a declivity, will o!" course af r?nl every .-pec'ntor as fair a sight of the per formance an bis neighb-T. The btage was of hoards two ?* three feet above the gronnd. with a - tirc-phce at each end; the " foot .ifriit.s'1 a doz tn candles; ?md the curtain, a* t-nt cloth, which is to be pulled aside when be " eall ?-y" announces the witching tm i .neut f..r the commencement t-f tho perform anec. At a rehearsal which 1 happened to attend. 1 had au opportunity oj" observing the various rradei of merit, and wilhotll partieulari/.inj;,. must say that 1 was ino.-.t agreeably disup |N>iutetl in the excellence of the various per [brillances-including music, tongs, dances and diahii'ue. The gentlemen actors are tatong the-most intelligent gentlemen iu the eonioi'ind, officers as well as privates, th? la dy Oerformers were not rr-sent on the occa si MI, bul I am assured that there wiil be a di pity of crinoline at the proper time, r. qui silt- fir ill the p ir (Misen of the stupe. 1 luke it. li.r granted tl??t tliere wilt be ho n'-?l angels, for specimens ol' the sex in the nrmv are' scarce as hen's teeth. A good looking Wish er woman has only to pass within a*bundrcd yard* of* an encampment to call out the.whole tindale, who naze iu iininitig.ved wonder HS long as the apparition remains in hight. Snow live inches deep and coming. PRRSOXXR. TOM TncMii's M.VHKIAUK.-The New York journals have an excitement now over the ap pro tching marriage of Major (len. Thomas. Thumb. The World says : Gen. Tom Thumb (Mr. Charles S. Stratton) has had asi interview with Hight Rev. Bishop Porter, who has consented to perform the marriasr? service in his approaching nuptials with M-ss Livinia Warren. The Bishop will be assisted by the Hector of St. John's Church, Bridgeport. Conn., that bein;: the church where thc General and his family attend wor ship, and where his .-Mer was married. The wedding will take place in Trinity Chapel. 25th street, on Tuesday, February 10. - The General has purchased the wedding diamonds for bis bride at an outlay exceeding ?j?j,0()?. They are now on view at Ball ? Black's. The elegant bridal outfit may be seert at Lord & Taylor's, on Broadway. The little^Jeueral in so overwhelmed with letters and personal ap plications fur cards of invitation to the wed ding that he has been obliged to refer all par ti-?s to his Secretary, Mr. G B. Brooks, Xo. o5 Chambers street. The President and Mrs. Lincoln, the foreign Ambassadors and their Jad?e-", the (Joveruors of thc aljucent States, G m. Scott, Gen. and Mrs. Wool, Gen. and Mrs. Fremont, Gen. and Mrs. McClellan, are among the invited; but the number of cards j of admission will 'IM strictly limited to thc seating capacity of the chapel, lt is estima- | ted that after the distinguished invited guests j and th? p?rsoiial friends are provided for, j there will be still left about three hundred j seat?, which will be distributed amoug the j elUe of this and other cities. Early in March, j the tiny and happy couple sail for England, j to make the tour of Europe in a strictly pri- j trate or non-professional capacity. PROSPECTS oi- PKACK.- -If we meet with no great and unexpected disasters, if we do not relax our exertions, the war m?*t virtually be ended by the 1st of June. All the signs of thc democratic party nt the North, the par tial failure of their draft, and tue entire cessa tion of Volunteering ; the admission by them that a larc* part ot their anny goes out. of service in May, and that no new recruits can I e had tb supply'their place* ; the frequent ?ind numerous desertions from their anny, iheir dome-tic dissensions, their hitter dentin [.iation ol Lincoln, his Cabinet, the Ala litton ??tn ind of all New England ; the imminence if national bankruptcy, thc ruin bf their ship f ing nnd lOnnnTiial interests, and incipi ent social anarchy, all prove thai they can <eep up the war but a few months longer. Hesi?Vs. they know thu; foreign intervention, Jowt?ver dela) ed, must come at la-t. No doubt ,bev desire ir, in order to have a pretext for lacking out from the contest. Even Horace ! ?reeley admits that they must conquer us in ;bree .months, ur then nuke the best peace hey can. Indeed, whether between individu- . tis or nations, a big fight must ever be a short ight ; becau-e the parties, putting out all heir strgnsth at once, soon become exhausted, j The North is exhausted. Kvery one who frants to have a baud in this glorious war should enlist at once, or else an early peace , [nay deprive tb.m of the opportunity of help ing to win the independence of the South.- ' llichtnond Dispatch. . ' TUE YAXCBES AT BATON Rocrfr--Tn the ! [?arly part of this week a nezro regiment ar- , rived at Baton Kongo which created quite a .< uir among some of ihe Federal officers. They ! ( held un indignation meetinf? and fifty of them ] resigned their commissions in cons?quence of ( the amalgamation. Yesterday morning an j uder wa? read placing the Yankee officers on ( m ci I Mali ty with the negroes and requiring i ill citizens and Federal officers to respect and | ibey the black officers. From all we can | iear ir seems great dissatisfaction prevails ? imont; tho troops, and the officers ate nnwil- j ing to risk au attack with such rebellious ( ipirits-. Tbey know the chnractcr of our \ roops here and feel their inability, in their 1 iresent disorganized state, to cojie with the h borough disciplined and veteran troops of i ?*ort Hudson. The Essex, a sloop and two I. ransports were at Batou llouge at last ac- J j !0unt?.-Pointa Coup?e (La.) Echo, 11 Froiu tho Pi t*rabur*: Express, iicn. Pryor'- Victory. The entfftgeiiutitt. nf Ge?. Pi y-rat Kelley's. Naiis-em.ind coiiiit)*, Va., on Friday mrtniiti'? last, turns ont" to have" been one of th? ihnst complete succ?des of the.war f.?r our arms. We have inform t'ion dinier from .Suffolk, throu?li a source as relia?ils ns any iu tb Commoinv. alth,. ?hat thc Y..nkes torees wer?? signally defeated, and nothing hut a lack of Sa v.l. r/ in Geo. Pryor** iv un ni uni, prevcnied lt from being au u'ter rout. Gen. C irc-.rin, inf! ont Gen. Peek, :i? ha? ??own stated, wns in omman? of tb?' Vrmkw ima er=. Co'ar.ineoncetleaalo-Sol5'0?tkiU,. i'd and wounded, am! among 'he former is a Lieut. Colonel, whose natue our informant ?I w< not recollect, and a Cs.pt Ta} lor. Gen. Gib vras carried into Suit dk Friday af er loo , severely wounded. Struggler? came pouring into Suffolk ad au ?s*r'v hour Prid-ty. and reported a los.* nf lOOO kdb?d and 1 li'O wounded. 1'lti?didorw?tt?n proVfd iiio-r. ut.welcome to M j >r (jen. Peck, .md that officer's bute t.ssun.ed a very letigth ened and rueful appearance But when Cor coi.an Uimse'f arrived and informed bim that the killed and wounded would not exceed ??U, Peck brightened up and his nerves be came more stead}'. All day Friday, and up lo a late hour at ntirht, the wounde.'.-were brought ?nj filling aJthe I bi? i.a's, and II cerita ing the impress meut ot the l>.pti?t Church, which up to that time had remained unoccupied liv the enemy. The dead were buried ueer the battle ground The anny bf Peek is represented as beiug greatly demoralised, and our informant HIw over turee hundred Yankee soldiers marched into Suffolk Friday alterno.ni, utuhr guard, fliese men hud thrown' down their artus, abu declared that they would no longer light in Lincoln's behalf. C roortn. we le r i, a-s^t't ' there wus cause for congi ululation on bia part, that limiter? were no worse, as be had but 8,00(1 enjraced. while be knew Pryor'a force to be 12:000. We ??in not intend to mtimate to the enemy what General Pryor's force reilly' waa. but we do not hesitate to sur, that had the Confederates numheied the bal.1 of 12.000 on this occacioti. Coi coran would never have gone back to Suffolk. It was very industriously circulated on the streets ot' Petersburg, Saturday, that Gen. Pryor bad been .?urprised. We gave the ru WT no credit at the time, believing it to be false"; and the communication of our corres ponded " Murphy/' in today's Express, fur nishes a complete reiu'at ion of this charge, tien Prior wai imf surprised, but expected .n i attack, ard did not close his eyes on Thurs day night. When tbe lirsc approach of the enemy was intimated, it fou.ad the General commanding with armor on, and fully pre pared tor tbeatiack. The result shows how sueces-fully he mel the onslaught. . A prisoner states that Gen. Corcoran ex pected lo surprise our gallant band, and for this purpo-e double-quicked his men all th? way from Suffolk. But he was doomed to disiip;>oiiifinent. Aud if he was an badly thrashed when he expected to lind our men napping, we presume Ce will lie slow to rt uew tiie fight berealter, when he knows they are w ide awake. An official dispatch received here yesterday states our casualties at 40, of whom six were killed. Prom Vort Royal vin New York From the special correspondent o? the New York Times, who writes Irom Port .Itoyal, S. C., under date of January 24, we learn that several iron-clads haye arrived at that port. Below we give some extracts irom thc letter: CES. HINTERS POSITION*. Geu. Hunter's, return /" -H-p?-??..-' as far as 1 am nblo to judge, is welcomed sincerely by tho troops. When be was here before he was not nit pether popular. His idea.? and Convictions respecting the slavery question and the origauizitiou of negro regi ments were far in advance ol' the soldiers. They were offended at what they termed an attempt, to place the blacks upon the level with themselves. But now these prejudices have disappeared here, as elsewhere, beneath the wave of popular opinion respecting this subject, which the President's decree of einun cipation has rolled over tba lund. Gu this point, then, there can be no fui-ther dissatis faction, and I believe that Hie army will not be slow to accord General Hunter the credit which they know bc deserves, of being nn honest, pams taking, earnest General, who is anxious to serve tho country, mid who takes n sincere interest in everything relating to the comfort and welfare of the men under bis command. Gen. Hunter's coming also augurs relief, by operations in tbe field, frofu the dteary roiiud of lit': in camp, and this fact, itself, is alway? sufficient to inspire soldiers with bappiuess. Since Geu. Hunter's arrival the most intense activity hos existed in all the Staff Departments of the Tenth Army (Jorps, and all eyes are straiued seaward iu expectation of lunge reinforcements of infant ry and artillery, which, from last advices, we know to be now on the way hither. THE PLACE TO HE FIRST ATTACKED. Some persons professing to be fully in formed, say that Charleston is to be the point of attack, and there are hot a ft n who have come to the conclusion that Sa vannah is to be tbe first assaulted. Judging from all the preparations I can see ; and tbe vast number aud amount of stores no* being shipped to Fort Pulaski, my own guess, if I were at lib erty to guess, would be lh?t Admiral Dupont and Gen. Hunter ure resolved to do nothing rashly, but to make the first experiment upon th i letKt fortified city. Admirai Dupont is of opinion that tim torpedoes and oilier obstrue tions which have with so much pains been placed in the Savannah Uiver and Charleston Harbor, will prove of little avail. An in genious Yankee down here has invented an apparatus which will precede our iron-clads, piloting each expedition, nod which wijl ex plode any torpedoes that may be submerged, either in the river or harbor, at a distance of not I e.-, s than sixty yards from the bow of tho li rat vessel. m E N KORO REGIMENTS.-?fi EN. HUXTKR'SSPEECH TO THKM. It is said that tbe Government has author ized tbe recruiting of ;"i0,0??) negroes into regiments, for service in this Department, as <oou as they can bc procured. The First Itcgi ment ot South Carolina Volunteers, un ler Col. T. W. Higginson, is now nearly full, iud Col. .Montgomery, formerly of the Third Ivinsas Regiment, has arrived by the Star of ;h'e South, from New York, with a- commis sion to raise the Second Ifegimerit. There will be little impediment in the way of qitick y duiner :1ns, if-aa I am informed trill he the jase-the work of cotton planting is not car .ted on next Spring, and the able negroes now jn the plantations within our lines are en :ouniged to enlist. Last Wednesday Gen. Hunter dropped in accidentally at the review )f the First Regiment just previous to its de parture on transports upon au expedition lown th? coast, the object of which, X have mt heard. Th* regiment made a fine ::p ?earnee, numbering about 800 menj and pa rading MU muskets. When they wore form id in square Gen. Hunter entered., lon the nvitation of Col. Higginson, and wns receiv- I ?I with enthusiastic cheers. The Generul ! mcovered, and speaking with that terse ! "orce always to be noticed iu silent men who eklom throw away words, said : Men: I mil glad to be ih the mid it of you -glad to have seen so fine an exhibition of iro?cieD?y as you havo showu this day. I inly wish there were 100,000 of you to fight for the freedom of the Union. 1 see no rea . Hon why you should not mnke as gund s*.i di^r* :.rt aryin the worltli and n?*t thal un sdi occisioris; you will be found willing to do your* wjmle duty.. I am ?um I'titt you are al! read ' to fi^ht for'thc liberty ol yum' wives andgruitr children.' Sen wno wil. not fi3hf Lr their libcrly aro nut Wor.hy tt? harc.it, and will always corrinne enslaved. I 8.'jall j di my utmost to look after yonr.cotnfort, and j tn gee that yi.11 ar.; properly p ud, fed and j ' chith?d. 1 ??sb you good dav. I hi ?pp her?-- I ! Oer tu meet yu when 3OU, have earned di*- : I tiucrion for yunrselvi?. . i A?THtJK SIMXISS, EDITOS. W?DNE8D?Y, FEB. ?l7aM3., Vii /?^"C inu:iii-?icati?iiH, ;.oe?ic:il effusions, 0'1'itu i aries, .ve., crowded ?ut tbh week, will be attend I e>i to soon. p?rSce Card of the Southorn Stttei Hotel in ?mother column. It will be observed that thc present proprietors propose to make it a first class Hotel. We hope thr.y will. Oivo them a trial and sat'sfy yourselves. --- ?? A New Feature. IT gives us ple;isuru to iinnouucu that wa have engaged the services of a highly competont lady, Mir? CLAIM V. DARCI:.', to conduct a limited lit erary department in our paper. Sho will speak fur herself next week. We c.innot of cour.-o sp ire much room fur this purpose, us ours is necessarily a miscellaneous journal, uud we ure compelled to eater variously to suit various reader*. Still, wc hopo to m ike uar litoritry corner attractive, to all. -especially to luv ladies. Iueurriug this addi tional ?'eui of expense at a time like the present, will further show to our readers that we are iu earnest about the maintenance and advancement of the Edgefield Adcertiirr. 1-. ? A iiooil Investment. The Edgetield Female Collegiate Institu'e build ings are offered for sale. To any Teacher of com petent acquirements here is a splendid opportuni ty of engaging in thc businoss with a bright prospect of a flourishing school, and one that will pa; haudsomely. Read advertisement elsewhere, aud enter into negotiations forthwith. Our New Magistrate. We aro pleased to announce that Mr. AxnRKW R\M3AV, our efficient and popular Post Muster, has been appointed by thc Legislature Magistrate for this Village. The public will therefore please take due notice and govern themselves according1 "y._ Meal for the Destituir. Mrs. R. M. FULLER bas kindly icnt to W. F. Dt'iusoK, Esq., for Soldiers' families, ten bushels Meal, which will he appropriated as requested by tba generous donor. -- . . -o-? - The Weather and the War. " .lum unlit ?jruiuUitin et' uirit." We huarlily exclaim w'rh old F LA rc Ut, and v?ry much doubt whether he ever beheld anything in the streets of Rome, much les? at his Sabine farm^ to eqnal the slosh-bosh which bas surrounded us in this latitudo for the last. week. In Virginia it is said tobe worso than any where else, and both annies are supposed to he stuck in the mud. It will probably he weeks before any considerable movement by land will be .attempted on either side ; Rut by water tho attack may come anyway, and Savannah is the threatened point-so Mid. und no one knows what is nert to turu up. Los? by Fire. The editor of this paper was so unlucky as to have a negro house burnt on Wednesday night lart, .md with it a likely little negro boy. Quito au amount of bedding, bed-clothes, dot hi UL* and furniture was destroyed at the same time. Whole loss not lui-s than a thousand dollars independent of thu house Itself. It is impossible to account for the origin of thc lire as there were but a few coals left iu the fire-place at bed-time, and the shed-room which had no fire-place was first des troyed. The fire occurred about 1 o'clock at night. That Proclamation. Thc Governor's Proclsmation of the election ol Hon. W. D. Snii'SON was intended by bim to have been puhlishud-in the pupers of this Congressional District, but by un omission of Mr. ARTI cn, his private Secretary, the order was not thus extend, od. Thc polite and gentlemanly Secretary cune to us iu Columbia and stated that the whole fault was bis, not the Governor's. Of course we were entirely satisfied and exonerate all parties, from all manner of censure or criticism. The Proclamation is this week published offi cially by exp)ess direction, of His Excellency the Qarernur. Mr. Hope's Candidacy. Hon. J. C: Hot';;, of Lexington, has authorized a.nd requested us to state that hu was not a candi date in tho lato election for Congress. He an swered several applications to bim on that score with a positivo refusal, and was not aware that he had ever been announced for Congress until some friend called his attention to thu fact that such au announcement had buen made. He can but return bis thanks to the individual who persisted in nominating him,, but at thc same tLimu desires his position in thu matter to be made known distinct ly to the 4th Congressional District. The Ridge Railroad. Some there ?re who think thal this is the propi tious time to set about the Ridgo Railroad anew. What say our fellow-citizens who h ive onco Bub scribed to rbis projected eutorprize? Mr. PALS?BR of Fairfield, Mr. Hore of Loxington, aud Mr. Jouxso'x of the Charlutte Road, all speak favora bly of making nu effort. The idea is, that the Confederate Government may be induced to assist the undet taking to a speedy completion as a wi7i ttiry ntretiity. ' There are good reasons for re garding it as such row, and these reasons may become more forcible as the war progresses. Real ly it would bu an admirable thing to see those of our people, who aro directly interested in this Loud, rising to tho occasion with energy and de tunaina'ion, with liberality and zeal. Why not put the ball iu motion ? Why not seize the mo mont of a possible success, and at least test thc merits of the question? If - tho Government should come into the measure, the thing is done; and when we go nut of the war in triumph, the Columbia and Hamburg Railroad may hare bc com<3 also a triumph. Think of the matter. What a givrions improvement it would bo upon tho low hacked sulky that now plies between Edgefield and Columbia? Whalan immense accommoda tion, in fact, to the wbolo Confederacy ? The Defunct Executive Council. Tho Legislature has passed nn Act, in due form, which declares that the several acts, proceedings, resolution.-! aud orders of tho Executive Council, ns contained in thc Rook of Records of said Council, transmitted hy them to tho General As sembly, have not, and sholl not hsvc, the* foreh and effect of Laws; Provided, that nothing here in contained shall be so construed os to abrogato or rup:iRate any contract , or oontracts mada or eulered iu to with the said Kxecntive Council. 1 The.Xegi?.atore. Titi.'i body adjourned on Friday nlpbt hst nV tiro bon rs after midnight. Haring jost heard bad cens from botne.tho writer ut this determined | to "care at that bon.' ; und in tho hurry and con tusion of doini; ru, ibu >">x containing hu legi.s a" ,**5? .napers was left, biridu J. Wo cannot therefore venture to be explicit in reference to the act/J pawed durln-r thc l-.t<?r portion of ih*?'jrt^tnf und lihnriouM double Session. Thc rhi?f measures W* nv?y merely ind?nate a*' j follow : 1. An Ael for the helter organization .ot' I ht j Militia tnd fur olbitr piirpo.-cs. 2. An Ant to vticato iL? uonimisfion* of Militia officer-. 3. An Act to pp-vhle for the Confederate VT ur I'TuXi-which is very much tho saurn ?s itt arrange ment" of last your. 4. Au Act continuing iu loree the Play-Law *? j 5. Au Ant to prHT'-i.t L'x'ortl-a and U. punish : Extortioners.-thc claus* including fariner? hiv ing iwn stricken out. 6. An Act to provide for a guarantee by tb* State of the Bonds of th J Confederate States, to the extent of (ab.mt) thirty four millions of dol ?an. . ' . -> '>' . '?. ' -?' .. 7. And, lastly, An Act to limit thc- production .of Cotton,'fixing th? allowance- to the. band tit thru* a'-rerj. See a ?".mmunicatiou (which should have been received ia timo for our last week's ??sue) giving tho details of this act. Many other acts were perfected^ but ?one of them of very general inferes', except (of course) the Acts to make appropriations and to raise sup plias for the current fiscal year. If we rcmomher aright, the tax upon negroes is one dollar and twenty six couts per head, and upon lund one dol lar und thirty cents, ad vuluietii, on every hundred Julian worth according ta the old classification. The Senate adopted n tax upon cotton manufac tures suggested by Mr. GARLISCTO.V, but the HOUM refused to concur. Wo hope to lay the details of these various measures before our readers at an early day und therefore decline to add more at (-resent. As to the extortion bill, the writer of thia if free to say that be voted against it and has various good rc aeon; for baring done SD. But he is neverthe less in hopea that the act may turu out to bc a good one, and docs not therefore desire tobe in the least instrumental in weakening its force by ar gument or otherwise. It is a law now and we .trust it will subserve a good end. There was another act, by tho way,' which in of n pee nd interest at this time. It provides for fur nishing slave labor for coast defences, by amend ing the Act of Dccejnber so as to allow the quotas to go forward notwithstanding tho Confederate Government bas not yet assented to the provision of that act stipulating thal said Government ahull Le Hablo for all losses of slaves or damages to the same. The present Act also amends, hy allowing the State Agent to employ assistant? at a ?xv diem pay, and by giving owners of slaves the option of either scuding tho slaves or pitying two dollars per day far each slave in lieu of service The State does not by 'this act waive tb? right to dt i.und liability as above-from the Confederate Gov ernment, and thc Governor ia directed to prom, tf the stipulation without de'ay. We should also mention lhat an effort was ma le io secret session of tho Legislature (afterwards (factored public) to continue tbo Reserve/ in ser vice for thirty dnys. For one, we were opposed to ibe mea-mre from tho beginning; bnt the sud denness of ?U introduction scarcely allowed a moment for thought"" and it passed both Houses. >T.re opponents ol' Ibo scheme "however went vig j-on^usiy ra wura auu ^upOtTrecourtuvranonTtT wnr reversed as speedily as it had been adopted. How it is that the Reserve* have been since retained ov?r their term (unless by their own choice) we ard unable to understand. If they elected to re main, it was honorable to them. But it was no part of tho Legislature to violate.tbs express pledge.given them, that they should not be re tained in service beyond the limit of their original tenn. God knows Ihey have sum-red enough to no purpose except to place their owu devoted pa triotism above smpicion. Guano can be had nt Messrs. WILCOX <t Co., Augusta. Farmers, having more Confederate Notes than they know bo? tu dispose of, would do well to invest liberally in those Guanos. Columbia Items. As usual, our Columbia letter did not arrive in [ time last week. It is of course too stale for pub ! '?cation now; yet we desire to giro the two brief j axtracts below,-more on account of their suhjeef j matter than for any merit of their own : I . I. " In company with some ladies, I visited the j new Cemetery beyond Arsenal Hill a few days ' ago, and saw tho newly-made grave of thc lament ed G BKCO. He sleeps near the centre of this ele vated enclosure, with bis own blue southern sky nboV'S him and ihc roar of bis beloved old Cunja ree coining up like an eternal dirge from (ho val ley below. No monument yot marks the spot wbers tho hero lies, but the visitor pauses'with none th? less reverence and regard to heave a' sigh of deepest regret over the red mound that covers all that is left of this CSeealier Bayard ut. our Southern came. You will have seen the ad dress delivered by Dr. PALMI.II on thc day of his burial, and I hope you will publish it." 2. "The College Hospital, continues to subserve an admirable purpose in relieving our sick and wounded soldiers. It ii no admirable institution, and the Legi.-Uture will continue to apply it to if,, present usos,, perhaps during th? war. This may look extravagant . but when it is considered lhat" it is important to keep them at their posts, that they aro men who are dependent upon their lite- ' rary resources (mostly) for an income, and that tho eoni, of living Ls now so exorbitant, it will, I think, be considered a proper liberality towards them. The fact is? we mu.-t either not retain them ' at all, or if wo/lo retain thom, wo must support thurn. I regard it right to retsin thom and there fore to subsist theta and iLeir familias ; and their full salaries will not much more than do this in a situution where they are compelled to buy every thing, at the highest rates." il.""In this connection, I desiro to render my humble tribute of praise to our former townsman, Prof. MAX. LA Hons. Ho i.i .now, in point of tact, tba head>of the College, and will in all probability be its President upon a regular resumption nf tho exorcises of the Institution. ?I need not ball the attention of Carolina readers to hi? devoted ser vices tu our soldiery sinco the commencement of the more enlarged hostilities of this war. He is still at his .post ? of duty in the management of the rapidly - increasing business of the South Caro lina Central Relief Assoeiittion. All praise is due him in tba discharge of these duties, and the country will say that no man better deserves the gratitude of the State. We, who know tm famil iarly his unvarying kindness of houri and purity of purpose, will gladly render to him tho tribute of our thanks and applause. Long live the bo loved professor, the ripenod aoholar and the truo hoartod gentleman, to gladden old friends and at tract new ones by the finalities of head and heart which adorn his lifo nt usefulness. Like him, nearly all tho other professors, while holding themselves ready to renew their labors amid th? accustomed seats of Literature and Science, ara yot doing zealously wbatover th cir hands find to do in tbs good cause pf Southern Independence." General ?Ke-vs Items, in lsif, there were 41V..054 bali* ?f Cot -tun ?hipped over the South Cand?na FUilr-.xd, und in l*fi2 only 24.fi? boles. There must.be qu*o-| fiiie#i,of old u Kiitjr, Cutten'* some where\iu the' Interior. * t?? *'**B. S. rVftnng.>-.d wiiVefi.gc."* f.ott Chr.rleetop? celebrated iheip griden' wadding the I fiftieth year of their marriage, at 'Summerville i recontly.' $3s!- Thc peonie of the Confederale-S'atea aro ? i n >w eet'ing lo rwrV almost everything they need, j i They hnve gently. stnr'rd in the occupation nf j raising htnekuifei', tusking a good beginning'at ' 'Calveston end Charleston. 2&r- Colonel W. J. Wright, of Mctnpbi", hos ! been* r.oiumitfinnen1 a Brigadier-General in tnt) j Coufudcra'o Staten Army. , ??S~ The Columbia South Carolinian wy* that j ii trieT! who considered the contributor, ta the j gun-hunt a ?inking fund, insist? that his judgment j has bf on endorsed by the rtcont action of our ; iron-clads. ..?H~Jim Lano'n regiment of negroes have been received into the military, service of the United States- and placed on the same footing aa ?bite hirelings who are fighting to subdue and subju gate the South. fS*" Vf hen the men all Uko to trees In an en gagement, what Hort of a fight may it be said t>be? t&r A "might woman asked a witty man in Columbia the other day, what three names ia Brithb literature characterized a hot blazing fire? The.answer was : Jjicktnt liuteiit Burne?. ?"SB* Flour sold in Atlanta on Saturday last,-at $35 per barrel. The reception nf McClclbin at ibo Tro. mou t H'iuee in Bunton, was very enthusiastic.. The leading budines homed were closed, and the pro prietors and employees joined in tho demonstra tion. jS^-The number of Brigadier Generals now in service ia the Federal Army is about two hun dred, and of Major Generali, forty. Lincoln re cently nominated to the Senate one hundred and fifty-four additional of the former grade, and six ty of tbe biter. JEST Tbe Roma Southerner says tho wheat crop is very promising. An unusual quantity of land has been sown, and unless it should be visit |,cd by soinii calamity hereafter, the crop in this region will be immense. J&~ Thadeus Stevens' last proposition, to em ploy 150,000 negroes to mp ply the place of the two years ind niue mouths men in the Yankee army, is evidently Lincoln's laut card. It is the ace of spades. ty A letter received in Mobile states that General D. II. Hill, in consequence of ill health, has reigned bis eora Band in the army of Virginia. General Bragg has presented to the State of South Carolina a buttory of four iruua captured by the 10th and 19th South Carolina regiment.- at iMurfrccsboro'. The guns are to bo inscribed with tho names of the four of the highest South Caro lina officers who full in that memorable conflict. GT The K. T, World publishes the Federal marine looses for Bec ember. It ?ums np a total of forty-three vessel', valued at four millions and a half. Capt- Seainies gets credit for capturiog and destroying $948,000 of tbe amount.' ty An old, unmarried farmer, named Abra ham Hershey, of Lancaster county, Pennj?^ied lately, and after burial, fifty-three thmi.^alfii JoJ-. lars in gold and silver were found in his house.-^ _,^^^Ab^.tw^n*y .thousand^ dofcarftjf/oj^of goods, fresL from Lincolndom, have becVir-ieized at Charlotte ville, Va. They will probably be con fiscated. The best qualities if sugar are selling at Vicksburg at from five to ten cants per pound. No transportation cnn be bid, however, to get it away. j2?f* The Sumter has been sold at Gibraltar to aa Englishman for $19,000. The right to her, it is expected, will be disputed hy thc American frigate tbxt has been watching ber, but khe will claim thc convoy of a British man-of-war. ?*"* The {juurirr it informed that a . teamer was promptly dispatched to Nassau from Charles ton, conveying tho announcement to the Britieh authorities that tho blockude of that port had been raised. jZSEf- There is a little romance ia the lifo of ! Mrs. O. II. McClellan not generally known, lt Iappear, that >he was engaged some reven years ago to Gen. A. P. Hill, thu rebel.- Her present j husband has cince had several .. engagements" j with the rebel General. ?2Br It is said that General Jo?eph E. John-ton : oxpresses himi clf aa perfectly satisfied with the ! condition of a.Tuirs in Mississippi, and bs -peaks hopefully aud cheerfully of the cause everywhere. John F;. Edmunds, Esq., of Halifax, Vtu, recently presented to the Court ofthat county, for distribution among tbe families of soldier.-, fifteen thousand pound] of bacon, worth some ten thousand dollars, besides making a benevolent disposition of an additional quantity. Early in the war ho clothed and equipped a company. ??t~ Among the French diplomatic correspon dence just pubished was aletter from Napoleon, I iu which he oonfessed that h if. reason for invading j Mexico waa to prevent thc United States from ex tending their authority further Southward For tho Advertiser. Mn. EniTon :-Some tro or three month* aso1"' there was considerable stir in this part of the .world to raise funds to "clothe bor suffering'sol-J dieri. The furnia were raised, the coffers of tierc ral of the Societies In the District were filled to I repletion - -and we w,ere delighted to th ?ak that ere long we would hen r of dpt tics being shipped to our soldiers by the car load. But. what a sad mistake. Of lato some of the ladies appear to Jin vc lo <t i. Uri; i proportion of that spirit and ardor which they once nuiiifested in tb? -comfort and w.-lfare of our soldiers lh the field.' Perhaps .tho severity of th? weather bas cooled their en thusfisin sum i: wi ut. JJnr, Mr. Editor, I am 'not finding fault-by no means., If .1. know my own. heart J know the ladies will do their duty, and^ more to?. I um . 01 old woman, a* poor woman, have three sons and two sons-in-law In the anny, '.-contributed my mite to' ri?s? the funds now on' band,-and consequently foe! an Interest in the matter,-especially MS I am not ablo to clothe my own sons ns they .mould be und keop inyjelf ami family from want. Can yo i enlighten nie, Mr. Editor, as to what disposition is being mad? of j tho five or six thousand dollar, contributed since November last to the Ladies Soldiers' Aid Socie ties of EdgofiolJ D'iatrict ? MARY. Graniterilw/Felr 10, I8?3. [Wo can not " enlighten" our correspondent. We only know that the ladies of tbe Edgefield Village ?Oe ie t'y are doing (ali they have h ii her tu) : \ all they possibly caa for the Soldiers.--En. ADV ] -? ? ? CONDITION OF TUE LIVERPOOL COTTON* MAR KET.-The Liverpool cotton brokers had made u]> their annual return, - finding the crock on hand to ba 304,000 bales, over 100,000 more than they had previously anticipated. Tho consequence was' that the market wa* yerv dull. The stock on hand how VK 392.000 against 62'!,000 in 1861, and -248,000 in 1858. At a consumption of 30,000 hales & week the present stock in Great ?ritaiu, namely, -MO, OOO bales, would last about, three months. Por the Advertiser. The Cotton Plant?a* Act. CoLntii* Pe?.. 3, 1S6:>. lin. llDiiron:-An Act bas thia day pawed b>tUJ>odie*:0f . the Genend Assembly of South Carolina, entitled " An Act to limit the produe dun bf Cotton/' which I think should generally bo known to , ?he plantera ut' Kdg?fi-tit J>i?trW at tho e?ttsjrt posi-ibl? dat?. Thc principal fea tureaW tho hill ?re tha? not over thrno acres in the heail ?huh h* j.lann-l in uuliind Cotton du ring the .present yar, tinder a penalty of five J hundred doll ira per acre nj.on a'l planted over I that amount. The hands tu he bctwe?jD.tha. ages ? 1J and 5.? years.-those between 12 and 15 years ! and those over 5.R> years to be counted half bands. The Act requin*? all to give upon onfh<o the Tax Collector the ages of hil hands employed in agri culture under a penalty of .?lQ?s f;Th? Apt potty fU . bo construed to prevent white perionsYrnm plant inr; tho ?ama-amount ta each worker of rorras j ponding ages. . r : Tours, . J. H. Fur the Advertiser. To the Intendant and Wardens of Kdge tield Village : OKSTLKnr.."i' : In every civilized .municipality there is an Ordinance- prohibition boga from run ning at largo. The public streets, ard privat? premise?, are invaded by these rooting animal*, to. the great annoyance of pedestrians and owners of'plants and shrubbery. If people oinnpt afford to feed their hogs, the; ought not to ho allowed to keep them at the expense and annoyance of the citizens. This lawless .subsis'enco may do very well for a semi-barbarous people, but will not mit an advanced stage of civilization. We suggest ' thu passage of an ordinance to remedy, this nui sance, and that every hog or goat running at large, be impounded" by the Marshal, and sold if not reclaimed by the owner within a certain time, And a penalty paid for bein* found without its owner's ?nclosure. PROGRKSS. . Florida and Bouta Carolina. The following report and resolutions were adopt ed by both houses of .the Legislature, and were in 'response to cordial and glowing expressions of everlasting amity from our brothers of the Land of Plowers: ? ?. ? - RrroKT or Tilt: vrLiTArT rpyMiTTtri! ox"a "R?SO LUTION IS RELATION "TO TUB mXSBST Watt," ' .TSA?lOnTTKn TO TUB STATE AL'TBORITJXS. OF SO ITH CAROLINA, B V TUR r LO RI DA I. KC ISL ATLRK. The Committee on the Mtlitary .and Pensions, to whom was referred '* A Resolution 'in relation to the present War," transmitted. by the-'Florid? Legislature to the Governor of the State of South Carolina, and by him patented to the attention of this General Assembly, beg leave to report, That they have consi? -red tho Florida* Resolu tion (in respose to one ot --pathy and co-opera tion from the L?gislature of Georgia,J and recog nise in it the sentiment of an unconquerable peo ple. That while the sympathies nf tho people of South Carolina have been keenly elive lo the com paratively defenceless condition of the State of Florida, they bnve not for one moment had reason to doubt the immovable resolve ot that Common wealth to be free at all hasards; thai they find in tho Kedolutiou before them Dew continuation of the abiding belief, that the Sta'? of Florida, while " one of th? first u> secede from the old Union," will bo one of the last to yield or com promise the coutest on ai; j terms ?hort of (he in dependence of the South. The Committee propose the following resolu tions : Bruited, That in response to the r?solution of tho Florida Legislature, declaring tho determina tion of that State to stand side by side to the last extremity with her co-Spites of-the Confederacy iu the present struggle for independence, this ?UtOieral-Assymbly cordially rceipria-aa*e.; che ex pressions of fidelity therein eoiuaine? fii|^J.ith pln?iuiiniafied Sou??):nco in ibfc*^t"^3JJ^?W maaiurcs and the- success of VSt^iroX*, offers words of congratulation and^gpod cheer tu., .FJorids^and '. the other States'AT thu Cgnf&d>--* "eVacy? assuring them . tfiat^in*;pn?.|?e,rity-as In adversity, while the rights abd principles'for which we contend shall survive, their cause -u oar cause, and their country (under the blessing of God) our country. JCenulctd, That His Excellency the Governor be requested to have a copy of these resolutions forwarded to the Governor of Florida as a testi monial of confidence aud regard. Respectfully submitted : ARTHUR SIMKIN3. for thc Committee. An Enigma tor the Children. My first is ii gallant. All tippy and strait, Forever prepared On the ladies to wait. My second, prefixed To the syllable /flin, ? ? If:is the foreo and effect Of " dont do that again." My third keep? a watch On the bosom of beauty, Or elsa is a brave On some outpost of duty. My whole ie a warrior .Active and hold And now my enigma Is almost told. From the Southwest. j POUT Hcnsox, L.t., Feb. fi.-Deserters are ; constantly coming in from tbe enemy at BA- . j ton Rouge. For the last two week* twn per : day have arrived. All c. ncur in confirming the repor: rd' deflection in Banks' 'army. . They ?tafe that"mim?.rons oi'icer.s haveresign? ed iu consequence of the arrival of negro reg ! ?menta, and t bat the army is completely dc ' moralized. In some cases it has reached a 1 revolt. "On*, regiment is confined in the. 'Penitentia ry for hiving down dt? anns. . . Reliable information ?fates the loree at fu ton Rouge at 15,000: There are at pr?sent no indications bf an advance. .The ric.ported movement several days since arose from a change of camp.' Ranks is stated to have ?aid, <: My army has gone to hell. It is useless to deuy it V' A report coming from Baton Rouge repre sents the sinking of tnesloop-of-war Brook lyn by the Confederate stokers Florida, Ala bama and Harriet Lane. The Brooklyn had been sent in pursuit of the latter. ' The Essex uu.de ber weekly visit jon Sun day last, and was fired upon by our pickets. One Yankee was reported;killed. She shelled our pickets for one hour. Nobody hurt. Deserters s ute t hat" IL mks cannot'depend apon hts Winy, hence tho delny In advancing. -Tho Nashville Union cf the'30th says that the Kentucky. Legislatura, passed an amend ment to the. Military.bill,, instru?tingjthe Ken tucky, troops, not tb ?nfurce the President's proclamation. '? *?" ijixtv-uiiie members-vo(.ed against it.' : -r> .-? f <-1 Gol. R^H.Geno, of Texas, gives tbeTickv burg Whig the following statistics of Mor gan's career: -f He has fought 53 battles, kill ed 230 Federals, wounded 372, captured 4,233, and destroyed proptrty to the amount of $15,V?:J;000, all with a tiree of j?OG, and with very 'mal! loss. In his late affair at Hartsvillc, the first time he commanded a brigade, he killed 10, wounded IS, captured 1,350, took six pieces of. artillery and carried away or destroyed ?(13,000 worth of property -; The correspondent of the Mobile JityUUr, in an admirable narrative of Gem Mot-gin's expedition into Kentucky, says th it the in trepid soldiers under that gallant leader de stroyed eighty miles of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, over whie i supplies for un army of 70,000 men.were transported; that it will t ike 20,000 mun three mouths to repair the immense damage, and that it will cost $ 10,000,000 to put it in running order.