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Besides the features of Niles' Register, The Countryinan hats others which should reander it still more attraotive, hs wit: a de partment of elegant literature, rejecting theo a le of Yankee literary journals, and mod. Cli ng itself after the bent English milsella neons weeklies, but at the same time being stamped with an Independent, southern tone, erigina with and peculiar to Itself. An altogether novel feature with it, is that it to published in the country on the editor's plantation, sine miles from an,y town or nI. lage, and devotes much attention to a grioul. tare. rutral sperte, aned eyerything tifat. In terests thae cotuntry gentleman. The Countr$nman is a handsome quarto, of sisteen pages, published weekly On te edl. tor's plantation. near Eatonton, Ga., to which all cotamunieatiotas should be ad dressed, Our terms are $6 for thsre e nths, or$40 per ahfatn. *Send all remittancoes by expss. J. A. TURNER, fob 13'C'> - Ententon, Ga. JUST P'UBLISHED, Master WFlIiaan Atittena: OR A youdAf briiaent talents, whAo ieee ruineds b -bqd luck. Ily the aatlEbwet "Georgia Scened-' A JOUT two hutndreda and fy pages 0. .taro-well printed with neat paper covers. Written I~ Jud o ngstreet's best andl most amhmrpos ~tyI' rie $6, for whaich we ill1 send a copy; poVt paid, to any pert of the Cettfbderney. The, usual dis count to ibhe trade. All orders should be'addressed f - IURKE, R0tCIN k 00. feb 18'05 Machts,Ia. B LA NK8 of every descriptIon for salesat this oflice. . POuaIgernu Fied siag fates3do! O%AI) LITURR0nt io'l eoI:Afro * HE,SOtHE.PRN FibLD A NI )'IRE&fj, - QV AVUSTA, GA., AND THE ILLUS'AATIED MEA,CURY, ..q UAL21OIt, N. C., josp.bned and continued under the, 9d pop ular title of tho .80UTHERN VIEI;D AND FIRESIr15. H Proprietors of the Mercury having purchased the HOUTIEU FINJ. A'ND iitsiumn. and finding It imposAible to make irrangetkohts whiqh would insure a regular iupply ot papet upon moount of the lrteg. tiarity andt uncerjalnty of (trqqaportation for he XZLD AND FI1si)I su Au 4 s , G a., ho sanue having to be snil frm' the n1ill At. taleigh, N. C; - have 'irbottd -'the ?1t,1 Axi) FRaiDi 'to' Raleigh abd 'coml >ined these two sterling -.Literar$ Journals: rhe Manouny is therefore merged, 1i%o the rOUTnn PizrT) AN Fmr.sins, atk4 will b'o , publishel utitil the stat'. of the abtutt'y ill justifg a divergemsnt, wheth" both pa. >e1- will lie-resutned and contintied as here ofore. Subscribers to both -journals will eoelve the paper to the full time of sub cription without delay or interruption, Theentireeditorialand contritiutorialgorps >f both paper4 are retained upon the amerg ng journal. It is announced, withont. fear if contradiction, that the. extensive and Splend'd,array of combined, talent new em >Loyed ip writing for. the iIFt AND, FmaX ini surpasses in genuine merit, alility, co. lbrity and unerleal strength1, any.coMbi iation or engagement ever before attained n the. history of Poriodioal Literitbre of ?urope or America. - - )ne subscribar, six mlogths :.: 00 Bleven subscribers, : : O 00 Address WM. D. 811'1i & 06., feb 18'65 -Raleigh, N.:C. Thte Key-gilolle, A MA80410 MONTHLY MAdAS'11. W AS commenced on the FIRST OF JAN. UARY, 1805, a publication of a donthly Mngaritze tnder tio.ebovo title, de roted to tho iteree.of the -Ancient and 4 onorible Fraternity of Free and-AoCepLed Wlasonsa. . I believa that every good Mason wil agree With ue in the opinion thalt, such a pubca .iou wIll be beueficl4l in enlightening our esa informed brerhren, And in dispen-4ing, wany a calpr, kind word of cteerfisluas to he hiats and homes of, thousands of wor hy brothers, their widowa.44d orphans. Lt will bo my earniest pu'rpopo to bear what rver,huablu ability.1 may posucse to make t a reliable. oustodil. of soutid Ma09114c lAw aud Tenets, ever afhoring' lositly tW' he. Anient Landharks of the Craft in all heir pristine strength and symmietrical beautty. Trenfoling, lest I err, in.lothing myself (or so responsible an office, I shnil engago upon the Kzy SToNr stuch sk:lled oditorial talent as shall keep 'the'lightt, well trimmed tud brightly burning, wdth the 'tinecre hopo bat as our work goen forth each 'month, rrom the uarrties of our labor it may's8. %ii improved Jnspection and be acceptable to the head and to the heart of every good Master at whose home oi hnnds It may be Moived:. . 'tERMS: One subscriber six months, $10 00 Twelve subsoribers sl; Months, 100 0t) 1inglo Opies . , , t2 00 Masns, Lodges,' Obapteri, 0oii,Its and seampm'onts will pliade 'end in h#eir sub 101iptJons at' oce. Address WM. D. SMITH, Proprietor, Rnleigh, N. C. Now -ieady. lIE January number of Tut KPRST0a1, the only failonio Magaie - in the outh. The Orand Lodgb - of North .Caro la. at1aleigh, Deo. 7th, 1864, was pleas. d to pass tho following revolution : Whereas, Brother UiM. 11. Smith, of this Iity, has commenced the publication-'of a Wonhly Periodical devotel to the inerest if the Alasonio Fraternity, entitled: Tip (.YNTO14, and whereas, a work of this kind a very much needed by the Craft through it the Confederate States. therefore, RoLestd, That this Grand Liodge recoin neud said work to the Subordinato Lodges md the Craft generally. feb 18'65 WeeskIy Inteligesace'.' MYoN~db To sws, L.ITIIRATURN, Contana, I 8 publIshed at Wilmidlgton, N. Q., on Wqdnesday of enoh week, and ontains he latest telegraspho "neWs, 'hating' the ad. vantage of the news of 'the Prenss- Ausocla, seMarkets will be fasly and carefully ~eported and a truo stteinent of thete con. Iiloio lhonestly given. 'We' have soured sotrespondl6bis In tho artnies of.Gess. Lee iad Bleauregard, and wilt always 'give a raig htet and full record of' arnmy mnatters. PotMasters -and others are' regnested to tot as Agents sud each Agent ses ing six ar mor. spbsibots, with' the mone fyr six nontlin, will reoeive the- Itsa.ruswoa six nenthe gt#tis. Sullseriptions will not be taken for a.long, ir period tihan six montbs; and-ln n oae gjll the paper be setit until themesjisl AdwertidelOents in.erted for $1 per Term of 9:uMeripIes. leekly Intel1lsenaer-'hiree g4'Mtl.5 00 - Iff0f'I0hVn*end ft b rptlileatiolm of a Monthip'itakisre under.tho above tutlo. It preoet to ktereaders selection$ heom the best.Europcan iPorio4icals, of Literary and Stelntio artidles, or Novels and Sket. thes 'whi6h, 'having, alilasd received 'the impi.ittatute'of an,enligbt ned, tmiste, cannot but prove acceptable to the Southern public. The effort will be mado,.to keep the rjaders of tho-Magatne as nearly as possible abroat of the litorit'y progree of the age. Arran ment,i hav beel imade' which, It is hoped, will odlie the ' propvist0a to scoure this ond." ' ea The Maine almoprfsenta original articles from qur.bestrlpre, i 4epi eparment, and a sp0bia a n,of' thVipop eters of this periodical yrkll be to fs:td8outlieM'ailthdr. shiremner fitIVoI4d-fbriiU4dxdoam --They will not, -howoV,?.4nger the p1a. of this.desln '0n cVUK4;,, b,vrep,roductjoV In Its c'olutmns, that c ass of coip8olaes which create a ivid ih'd un'hokithy tkste, to be atated only, by tha hybrid 6lterattfr64*hioh Yaukeein genuity lhes' ontriv'ed, .4nder the nano of Th iJdustrial 1}esQuro and the Educa tio'ni Interest. of the Con d'acy-the tin Youidaions of true Idepen6neo-will re. ceive the- important haroof attentiou they deserve. In the developfflont off hose ques t6es, its object will .be tk make a pr tical applicatiot of the. doctrine of Btates Wights to Pylioy.oftheoountry. It *ill endeav or to exlAninho mission btthe Cutiredi fity, whih Ji to'dni6nstate Ubert$ regulated by law, to exhibit a - system pf Stateaj, each su preme *ithin Its foundation, and. only hquud hy. a. volntary alienat.ion of powers. t will vid1orL thopo elenents of 'National Inde.-. pendeice, which are semnred by a high'atan dad of intelligenco ant,ruinetmen, by'so oumubtted cipital, varied iaduitiy and by abundant fauilitioe of intermu'nicat.ioA. It will prontote tle adoplop of nil those meas. ures in which the Cohfederale States are now deficient. And,,whilst the Coustitution of the Confederate States forbids the 06neral Government to organir.o and operato enter prises of a nature calculated to attain these results, the projectors will conAlder it thtir duti'to urge upon the htates the develop tIent of interests .%o indispensabla to the na tiorial welfare.- It Is thus that, through the aggregato ability of the tseparatc Siatev, the power, of.theConfedcrate States will be made 1AR1tit1. It in thus thnt the collision ot' setiOnal intertt and the oppression of a common dlond will be-avoldod. .The'vatli6s' dopithients of literature to which the Mageaine ho devoted, may ho named as-follows : egi and selected, political. 1erary- an soi no, *and- blographloat sketchee. 2. Novels, Tales and Sketches, original and selcuted 8. Reviews of looks. 4. Educational Essays and News. 6. Notices of the piogress of 8cionee and Art. In the fourth section, it iA the design to aftord to Tonchers information nouded irr their professict, and a field for the inter change of id.)a. on that subject, to which end, theit assistance and collaboration is in vited. 'Southern School Books will be to heod and reviewed; and the Southern syotqm of Ertoation as opposed to New Engl*Apd empirleism and practicalism, upheld, devol oped and defended. Tiugis-Each number $1.60. For three inonthR $4. For six nionths $8. . The trnde will be supplied by GEO. L. BI)GOODS, 101 Main Street. EREST LAUARDE & CO, P'roprietors, Wat. M. ItnwFL,, Chif Editor. EsN HAT L'AoMAnE, Associate Editor. feb 18't65 Thew Souathernu confedeacy. A DAtY JOURNAL. FOR THE ARMY AND THE IlEOPLE. DEVOTED to t he Itterest of the Soldiers of tho Army of Tennoa#eo and the people of 1he Confederate State, being a National New4aper of news, Politil, Mill tary, and Miebilaneous, Foreign and Do mostio, prepared by feady writ.e aud.oor, respondents, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, The Editoriql Department of the Southern Confederacy neludes a coinbination 'of po. litieal, literary 'and tadustrI talent.yeise. malised in the several depariment. of enJ larged jouralism, wheeo.chief duty it w4U be to present the pIublic a dlaily quirror 'of popular thought, action and event, after its' own fashion and kom a purely, independent point of view. The News 'Department of the -Southern Confedersey will embrace a carefnl enp if. tion2 frera.ell the Southern papers.- aqd from late Northern and Foreigo aheets--attAnge nienj httving been offeetedfothreptn -A latge and otipable circle of ecerespew dents fromta every section of interest, will contribute no little to the prpmid egliection of tranapir)ng bvente. Espeolally Will f6 be our eare to,nudte the affairs of the 4r$ny In our fr&ut, 6pon which hangO te'debuya$ is a-gresa part the enutre South..o A very large share of attestion will be paid ,t matters of a local itetreqt, fot whAef purpose a cotspetent Local Edi or, with .an emcottnt staff 4feporters, have eOn employ e. - All eommunications should be addressed to the . UD TOR8 AND PROPIEBT.ORS.: fe1il8'4 . . : onthern Contaderacy t.pntbern LIterary Pebsengnar. T'iIf&'hg dstablished and well-known '1L. journal of Literature ,having been re tently purchased by the subscribers, will. in future, be conducted exclusively under their control. In all its doartnsonte, both busi nes* sd editorial, the lkessenger will be un der the management of an entirely nel re gime, and the Proprietors are sanguino of success in the future which the Magazinehas never yet realized, if their friends and the public shall yield them a support worthy of so importavLan enterprise, looking to the ad vancembntof tlie highest literary interest,of the Conferde1acy. 4rgument or appeal in behalf of the. Im portnco of an elvated literature to our country, the a?sence of- which has hithqrto made us a by-word of roproaches among the older nations, and even now milItates againit oubraWEts abroad, need not be ad4ressed to those whom.'this circular is designed to' reach. lut to the attainment of this great end, sopiething more Is necessary than mere vor bial expressions of sympa1hy and encourage ment. The friOnds of Houtheft literatute most foster the efforte of our.literary tuen to' secure for us a worthy position in the world of letterd. 'We deal i the Messenger to be an enter prse worthy of support of all classes of our people. 'We ihall aim chiefly to secure for our pages, the productions of the highest order or genius and scholarship, and at. the same tlme such articles as will contribute to tle'instrdotIfofn16d ainusement of the public a large. -To this end we shall give.our at tentiou to and solicit contributions from Southern writers in all the' departments of Literature. Poetry, toeance, Reviow.Criii clim, in short, evcry, ,abject whose promi nqnco is sufAclent to eutitle it to notico, will have its dd6 ihate 'Of-ttetiton. We earnestly -soliolt. the.assistance of our friends throughout the ConAleracy in the enlargement of our subscription list, which must be increased to entble us to meet the havy pecuniary outlay so whioh we shall be subeot. or the present the price of subscription will be $1d for twelve mouths $6 for six nionths, if the order is received previotis to March 1, 1865. After that date the subscrip tion will be $12, for. twolve months,.$8Sor six moi.ths. This incrense will not. affect those who subscribe before t he first of Marnh next. Orders must be accompanied with the cash. Mr. George N7 Wedderburn, formerly of New Orleans. now of this city, will coutrol the business interests oftthe Alessenger, and Mr. Frank It. Alfriend, of this city, will di reet its editotial management. - Communica. tions connected wit It ite.literary coQndtct f the Messenger will be directed,to the editor; pther communlications should be directed to the l'ropfietors. WEDDERBURN & ALFIIEND. )feb 19'66 litnond, Va. A NeltvFuper In I1clmnond. PPOSPROTUS. - r1iIIE undersigned propose to ptitblih a J'D'Uity Paper, tinder the title of .-The Rielhmon, He'raW," on or about the 15h of.antury Uit. It %ili be enlily independent in politics, but will hetevtheless accord to thei Admti Istration. a just ftipport in all m4asires whioh, in otie Opi.tion of its conducto s, may be deemed promotive of the good lof The casoe in which we are engaged. A proper ori'tioism of such acts as will 0 deemned adrse to this object, will be, o'f course, co6sistatiL with the independent' character under which the-paper is to be inaugurated. In the rhatter of Gqueral News it will be found to keep pace with the leading jour nals ot tho day, while It will have added to it, in the matter of filvinolal IntelligeAce a feature- such as, woenture to say, no pa per in,the.Confederacy can boast of. -Edi torials frqpi the pen of one of the ablest aupnislwrIters in this or any ether coun try will be presented in each number. For reasotis not now proper to be men. tioned, we forbear to give the names of those who shall compose .the rapplar qdito rial staff; but we flatter gurqolves that when they shall appear, they will be ronid to constituto such an arra? of talent as can no. be excelled on this,continent. tThe well known eharacter- of the ludivi d atal whose name appears be,low,.os a sto nographic reporter, lurnishes, we presume, a guarantee that, In.sil that relates to lem portanit, politicel speeches and debates. Vhidtbaer ia legIslAtive assemblies or out, of them, the "Ilerald" will present advanta. ge. certainly not to be excelled by any pa. per itn the Confederacy. .The f.rming tnterests will be faithfully ,indldatd aind cave taked to disseniInate the earDsinr61l'gened w1iU@.atproper re gard fbd a w6hfare ef, that ,greati element' of nati jiath'and power' shal)kiemanda Ins the ftr of corree ,cofiertial in tellipsice,' .equCalel l be..manifested, our objoect belng to assign to~ eagh of these depfartfients aft editor of k**bWa eftperienoe and Ability." ', - . ~, : ,sArranagements are ofi foot by wrhich to secure the earliet .foreig news, and the pper .will cntaint snoh .' iwa1. talent as w$'fu.1eiuoldaleis bsahg of foreign di~t on) ul%Sw8duthern itorsdte, A. . a-eh . TRidemond Her,ald't wil be Aotsfd to combine every. festure of Inter eat.wiels the sequiremente of. they present *rlslq .tlemqud The enterprte Is 1espeAtfl on end 'd to til' favgr 'an4 atronage of'the' oftfa sens of thV2a8etar Centfedereoy. P. KEAN &CO', feb.18'A6. -. '., . ,yhgg pd, Va., -'A.L, kinds o0yDir WOSK ha7tly exek'u besdat thil oma., . * Reports of the Press Association. Entered secording t4 Act of Congrepe In the ear 1863. by J. S. Thrusher. In the Clerk's onee 01, h. Dist 0it of the onn,oderate States for the North rrn Mistrict of Gleoria. FROM THE SOUT H CAROLINA FRONT. C1AHL8ToX, Yebr'uary 10,-A force of the esqmy, believed to be about two to four thousand, landed at Grimball's, on James Island, about 8 o'clocfi this morning, and drove in our Ifckets. Some skirmishing'took place, but no general enagement. The onemy are making a9tive demonstrations at NArous points, believeg to be feints. A force attacked. our troops on tfie Saltketchie this morning, but'were easi ly repulsed. They also advanced upott the Charleston R,oad, near Blue House, and opened with artillory, but. made no impression on our lines.' Intelligence from the road to-day reports that they crossed the Edisto at Binnaker's Bridge. The enemy are moving on Augusta. CONFEDIRATE CONOjtE4. Rtiouon, Feb. 1.-The Senato assed the bill ehanging the time of hold. ng the election for, representatives of Congras from ,Missotri to,tho first Mon. day in November. Mr. Bornett intro. ducQd a bill to abolish the office of Pro. vost Marshall, except *ithin the lines of the army. .The Senate then went into secret session. .*' . In the Ious.e a communication from the lresident, stating the number of Quarterraters and Assistant Quarter masters in the Coufrdvrate service to he 1316, on post duty; on tax in kind 318. The tax bill was further considered until adjournment. t?ROM THE NORTH. RiClru6ND, Feb. I L.-Northern pit pers of the 9th' instant have been re coived, from which the following sun mary is gathered: In the late, fight beyond Petersburg the casualitien in the 5th corps is esti mated about 500, and in the 2d corps 250.. A ramngments for a general. exchmngo has been conpketed. A tarrible conilagration in Philadel phia occurred on Watinesda,morning, int which %000.barrels of coal oil was burn ed together with fifty dwellings, The. burning -nl poured through the streets, greading destruction on all sides. A number of people were roasted alive in the streets. The,draft in Nov) York will probably be postpolod. Coafederate Staites Goversssmenat LQ0ATXD AT RICMOND, VA. The brtv rho Rem~itd .I Rotv. Jkr# Dtvis, of Miss., PrWient. 116n. A. It. SravMr.xs, of-Of., Vice-1President. The Cakmeg: J. P. BAMUMIX, of La., Secretary of State. 0. A. T ritollitx, of 8. C.. see'p qf TreAsury. J.- C. Buzei:xniiop, of Ky.. Aeo'y qf. War. 8. R. MALLORY, of Pif., &e'y of ti -Val9y. Hon. 0no. DAvrs, Of It. C., Attorniey Gentral. Jo H. ReAGax, of Te1s1 Postmaer Gen. )Ieado qf~ Bureaue : Rufus R. Rhodes, Commissloner- of iatents. 0. E. W. Nelson, 8tt't of Public Printing. Gen. Sam, Cooper.. Allt ad inspeotor Ge.. John 8. Preston, Ubis6f of Bureau of Con scriptfo. - rg-n,AR.. Lawton, Quartormaste: Gen. E. W.f'obut,MdeaPuey. SThmo Dunly Souutis Carolsutana Ueekly P"ortfolfo, ruur's tue 'ti -r' ecotuox n :A, s. c., Daily pq tbree month,::: $20 Tri-Wehl,tret months',: : :: . 16 Portfolio, (Aekly,) six sioenths, ::r:16 Having adopted the eash system, tne pa pas wdil beiaed, uless paid ia advag~ee Advertisig, Adretisemedt. will be :iutsqr,94 Ia e4her the Daily or Tri-Weekly at fite-dollars pse squave- (dic lines) for the first, ad four dollers fer each aubsequeut Ip sertiop. Weelity adverisements A,e' dehlars for baoh inser'tion.. The nnberof 1eeriions bbe distinot Ir written by the advertIser Ea overy adver~ 654