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take this method of informing my friends and the
public generSy that. owing to the unsettled stale Of
tho country. hE time. find that necessity compels
mo to change my way in doing business. aH they sell
time is given, very short. consequently. have
determined to commence the CASH SYSTEM from
this day. which will enable 10 sell Goods Of all
kinds very low prces-hOping by strict attention to
business merit continuance of ny Friends patron
ago. Come and examine my stock, and ! will con-
vince you that It will be TO your interest huy for
cash. JOHN ii. BEWLEY.
Smyrna, Sept. 18th, I6
Smyrna times., 1862-01-16
miscellaneous Advertisements
ATTENTION,

The s"b.crib0rs, in ending to relnuui,b bn.
lnesS hereby notify IA Il persons indebted r. US
as NON or ~ individuals to come forward .'t
settle The same forthwith, and thereby ,."D 'V
themselves trouble. JOHN VANGASKIV
Jan. 7ih, 60
Smyrna times., 1862-01-16
Call Gt j. III. RcUIeu's

I1aTge alu cOTnNodlons STORE
COMMERCE STREET, SMYRNA. DEL.
where no will you that the great talk about
Cotton Goods having advanced so much is a mistake
He will sell good Brown MUSLINS from g. TO I2G
cts per yard superior Beeched MusIins from 6I to
~ cts per yd good heavy Cotton FLANNELEa at I2I cts
per yd CAIIcoEs from 6 to l25 per yd. All other
DRY GOODS IN proportion; call and eIamine for your
selves and you will be perfectly satisfied that YOU
can still buv Dry Goods at old prices for CASH Come
nd
Smyrna times., 1862-01-16
SMYRNA SEMINARY.

Ihe p"biIc are hereby notified that Mr. Saud., vii
open school IN SMYRNA, on MethUdlst At. J','.
.s''e IN" VI f. Church. on Monday, Janusrr ia
~ For furih"r Da tIculars see cIrcni,r, '' -
Smyrna times., 1862-01-16
DAVID T. SMITHERS.

DI " It9 4
Formerly Student OF w. G. A. Bonwell,)
Offers his services to inhabitants of Smyrna
and vicinity. OFFICE-The room recently
occupied by Miss Sarah West, Main It,, next
door to the residence Of Col. Geo. LAWS.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJ'T AND INsP'R GENERALS OFFICE,
Rinh r,and Annurt OlrI 1870


Richmond, August 2lst, 1862.
General Orders No. so.
I. Whereas, Major General Hunter, re-
Gently in command of the enemy's forces
on the coast of South Carolina, and Brig
adler General Phelps, a military copl-
mander of the enemy in the State of
Louisiana, have organized and armed me-
gro slaves for military service against
their masters, citizens of this Confedera-
cy.
And, whereas, the Government of the
United States has refused to answer an
enquiry whether said conduct of its Off
GERS meets its sanction, and has thus left
to this Government no other means of
depressing said crimes and outrages than
tho adoption of such measures Of retalia-
ton as shall serve to prevent their repe-
tition--
Ordered that Major General Hunter
and .Brigadier General Phelps be no lon.
ger held and treated as public enemies of
the Confederate States, but as outlaws;
and thst in the event of the capture Of
either OF them or that Of any other com
missioned officer employed in drilling,
organizing or instructing slaves with a
view to their armed service in this war.
he shall not be regarded as a prisoner Of
war, but held in close confinement for
execution as felon at such time and
place as the President shall order.
By order, s.. COOPER.
Adjutant and Inspector General.
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A Northern Perspective.

Gen. Thomas F. Meagher addressed a
letter to late war meeting, from which
we extract as follows:
"Lct the merchants, as the less pros
porous of our people, be assured that the
army of the Potomac, unless it DO instant
ly reinforced, will have to recede from its
position, incur serious repulse, or sur
render the revolutionary army--in any
ono of which Washington will be no lon.
ger safe-treason will triumphantly lift its
head in Baltimore-and it will then De no
longer the line of the Potomac that will
have to be defended by the national for
ces, or what she'll remain of them, but it
will be the lines of the Susquehanna
and the Chesapeake. When it comes to
that, New York had better prepare at
once to hand over her quota land it will
be an enormous one) of the expenses and
the damages incurred by the Southern
States in their revolution; for depend up
on it, the revolutionary Government will
compel the loyal States to compensate the
Confederacy for the blockade and the war
in all its bearings on Southern interests,
should that Government obtain the upper
hand; and the upper hand it assuredly
will obtain, and that before the leaves
turn red, unless the army Of the Potomac
be instantly and powerfully reinforced"
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From Gordonsville.

The Lynchburg Republican, Of the Odd,
says that at the latest information from
the lines, Pope had retreated to Brandy
Station, five miles below Culpeper Court
House, our army pursuing him, and his
rear being severely harsssed by our cav
airy, who had captured several prisoners
and'killed and wounded not few of the
invaders. His position was about mid
way between the Court House and the
Rappahannock river, and the impression
prevailed that he would make that stream
his point of battle. Some, however, were
of the imr ression that ne would not stop
his fight until the famous plains of Ma
nassas were reached, and there he would
make the death struggle for the defence
Of Washington. Yesterday, probably, de-
veloped his plans and his lines Of defence
and if lie has determined to fight in the
position he occupied Wednesday. the bat
tie will, in all probability, be commenced
today Ifhe continues his retreat, it will
be postponed for several days, unless oul
men can succeed in overtaking him. That
he will be pushed to the wall" now, we
have no doubt, and we have as little
doubt of the result of tho fight. begin
when it may.
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From Nashville,

A friend handed us on Monday copy
of the Nashville Daily Dispatch, of the
10Th August. We clip few items:
The branch of the Union bank, located
at Memphis, was opened for business on
the 5th instant.
McElroy's Bank Note Reporter, pub.
lished at Chicago, ILL.,, on the I'd instant,
quotes Bank of Tennessee notes at 40 per
cent. discount, and Planters and Union
Bank at so.
We understand through train leaves
for Louisville this morning by way of the
Edgefeld and Kentucky and the Mem
phis branch roads, by which route unin-
terrupted connection has been established.
The Memphis Bulletin of the 5th says
the citizen Of jackson Whose name has
not been given in any of the notices OF
the affair." who aided the rebels at Hum
boldt, was not hungras reported. He was
confined at jackson at last accounts. His
house, with others was burned in the ef-
fort to arrest him.
Yesterday a negro man won't into the
residence of Mr.. Coats, on Broad-street,
between Summer and High, and made an
attack on Mr.. Coats with q dirk knife,
cutting the back of his left hand very SO.
verely. Mr.. Coats and his wife succeeded
in keeping the negro from doing further
damage until he was arrested by q de.
tachment of the Provost Guard. We did
not learn the reason for the attack.
Baltimore Cofee Market.-August 9.---The
market has been extremely quiet, and
no sales of importance have transpired
since our lost weekly report. Holders
generally look forward to an early ad
vance in the price of the article, and are
not pressing sales. Common and fair
Rio are held at 81 O. 2lA -e.; good TO prime
do. at % Ca 223 c.; and Java at &c per
pound. Stock OF Rio in first hands
$1,000 bags; of other descriptions the
stock is very limited.
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Good Suggestion.

The Wytheville Dispatch suggests that
an easy and feasible plan for obtaining
certain supply of salt is, for our troops IN
Southwestern Virginia. who are now idle,
to take possession Of the Kanawha works.
There are something like thirty wells in
that section, several of which yield twice
the quantity of water furnished at Salt
vile. The water is inexhaustible, and if
our Government would possession for
two months even, it would insure an am
pie supply Of salt, for the whole State, at
q cost,of about ten cents per bushel at
the WE'LL
The small force of Yankees who now
infest that country could easily be driven
away, the country occupied'by our tnaePs.
and the sal, produccd without any ditG.
Cultv ~
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MoClellan,s Destination.

The Petersburg Express states that a
couple Of deserters, who had been left
behind with others at Berkeley, to de-
ceive any Confederate pickets who might
be endeavoring to investigate the state
Of affairs in the vicinity of Harrison's
Landing, came across James river yester-
day morning, and surrendered to our
pickets at Coggin's Point. These men
belong to an Illinois Cavalry regiment,
and volunteered from the city Of Chicago.
They report that McClellan's infantry
have all gone TO join Pope, and the great
body Of them have been conveyed to
Fredericksburg or vicinity by water; but
that all the Artillery and Cavalry went
by land, and that their destination was
Yorktown. From Yorktown, they will
doubtless be conveyed by water to the
desired locality. They state that Nc
Clellans army is very much demoralzed,
and that there are many of them now
struggling through the forests in Charles
City and Henrioo, only awaiting an OPP.
portunity to slip across the river, and sur.
render to the Confederates. They est,
mate the loss in the recent battles, from
all causes, at 10000 men; but say that
those who survive and still remain with
Mcclellan, are many Of them far from
being efficient
They give it as their opinion, from all
they could gather, that the next move
upon Richmond will be made from the
north side in two separate and powerful
columns, and that this plan. which is
tho joint result Of Halleck, Pope and
McClellan's consultations, if unsuccess.
full, will pnt an end to all further efforts
to capture Richmond.
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A Suggestion.


The Wilmington Journal suggests to
the farmers of North Carolina that in put
ting up meat the ensuing fall and winter,
they ought to make their calculations TO
use at least fifty per cent. more, taking
the nominal bushel as q standard. than
they formerly did Of the Liverpool or
Turks Island salt. There is at least that
much difference in weight. This sueges-
ton, says the Journal, we are requested TO
make by one who knows, and we know
ourselves where some as fine meat as we
eyer-aaw- came to spoil for want, of sufR,
.1isntsalt. ithaRing been put up. probably,
with the sgmp wssas,us of sound salt that
had formerly been used Of the. heavier
sack salt. This is we'll worth thinking Of
aud attending TO, Much may depend
upon \
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Vallandigham's Speech.

The last great speech of Vallandigham,
says tho Mobile Register, has aroused
the whole people of the West. A gentle
man who has read it, says it is the most
powerful, mastery and eloquent speech
he ever read. He calls upon the people
of the West to save themselves from the
thraldom of Lincoln tyranny, and says
their only salvation is to cut off all connec-
ton with the Northeast and set up an
independent Republic of their own. With
the West thus 6isaffeoted, we may march
through their territory to the very heart Of
Lincolndom.
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Important Decision.

Hon. o. A. Lochraue, Judge of thsSu-
perior Court, Macon. Ca, has decided
that an alien is not exempt from militia
ry duty. In deciding the opinion of the
Court, he denounced unsparingly the
pretext OF foreign allegiance as an OK.
enption from military service. The At
lanta hatellgencer says of the decision OF
the Honorable Judge:
This patriotic and just DECISION, COM
ing from an adopted citizen--ah Irish
man by birth-who adorns the ermine he
wears, will, we think, put to rest IN Geor-
gia this question of the duty of foreign
residents, which have been raised only
by few who fear TO take up arms, who
are traitors at heart to the South"
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Athens, Friday. August go, 1862.
Monroe County.

In consequence Of the indisposition Of
Judge Brown, who is suffering from an at
tack of fever, Court will not be held at
jacksonville next week.
The disappointment among our pat
rons IN Monroe who have been in the ha-
bit Of meeting us at heSeptember Court,
will no doubt be great. But it can't be
avoided. and we hope they will not take
it too much to heart. We will try and
be with them at some future period of the
worlds history. Such as can't afford to
watt can remit by mail. AS to the old
fosies who are getting in arrears, unless
we hear from them soon we shall be con.
strained to stop their rations and leave
them to grope the balance Of their days
in ignorance and darkness Subscribers
who donot pay strictly in advance will
invariably be charged three dollars per
year. I1takes money to run the machine
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JOHN H. MORGAN.
Coli Commanding Brigade.
Chattanooga.
A friend at Chattanooga, writing under
date of the 25th, says:--

A friend at Chattanooga, writing under
date of the 25th, says:--
"The immense army that has passed
through here has cleaned us out of every
thing nearly that was eatable. We have
suffered severely for want of rain, not
having any since before the bombardment,
which was about the 7th of June, until q
night or two since. Our wheat crop fail
ed, oats wilted, and corn about gone un-
de, what little was left after the soldiers
got their supply of roasting ears. We had
hoped to raise turnips enough to live on
until another crop could be made, but
the chances look slim. If it gets too
squally we will pitch our tent around the
"old Big Spring" and live in that plenti-
full country of which the Post speaks
until We can make another raise"
We are truly sorry to have so unfavor-
able an account from below. But if our
friend, as he proposes in a certain con.
tirgency, will come up here to Gods
country, he will find different state Of
things-not land literally flowing with
milk and honey, but plenty of apple,
brandy and good water. Hope to see him
soon. -i..,
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full. They have probably retired ere this
in the direction of Nashville, from whence
in few days they will go glimmering to-
wards the nigger's paradise, the Free
States"
From the upper border reports are va
rious and contradictory. 1t seems TO be
settled that Gen. Smith has surrounded
the Gap. but not yet penetrated 1t. 1t is
thought, by the best military critics at
Knoxville that he will in few days.
Houck, with his regiment Of R. A. E. T.
RS, have been captured; also, large
number of wagons laden with Federal
stores. A letter from Knoxville Thurs
day morning, to the editor, says:
"The Gap is still besicged by our forces
some say the enemy have but few
DAYS rations-others that they have about
two weeks rations. Report says our for
ces have possession Of Goose Creek Salt
Works. I think the thing is working
handsomely in our favor"
From Chattanooga, we have the fol-
lowing, per Rebel, Thursday morning:
On Yesterday morning at daylight a
portion of our forces under Brig. General
| Maxey, crossed the river and occupied
Bridgeport. The advance was led by Col
McKinstry with the 32d Alabama Regi
ment. and the crossing was made on The
part of our troops by wading the river.
Soon after the passage OF our troop!
acress the river, brisk fight commenced
between then, and the reftr guard OF the
Yankee army, reported by prisoners cap.
tured. to consist of about two regiments,
which were left TO cover the retreat OF
the main body of Buell's forces.
The latest report we have from the ri
yer is up to 2! o'clock, at which time the
fight was still progressing, our brave boys
driving the enemy closely, killing, wound
ing and capturing them as they fell back
From note addressed to the Provost
Marshal by Gen. Maxey's Adjutant Gen
eral, written at II o'clock, p. M, we learr
that the fightw raging at that hour, ano
an officer who came up in charge of sew
eral prisoners last night, states that at thu
time he left, ~ p. M the battle had no
ceased. All reports from the scene o
strife are of the most cheering character
and we doubt not our forces will folio,
up the retreating foe and harrass and an
noy him. if they do not cut off his retrea
entirely.
The Rebel states that the Railroad bridg
at Bridgeport will be Immediately repair
| ed for the passage of trains.
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McMlnn County.

We find the following in the Chattanoo-
ga Rebel of the Goth;
The Executive Committee of The Sol
diers' Relief Society, at Chattanooga,
wish TO return their thanks, through the
columns of the Rebel, to the ladies of
McMinn county for the following gener-
Gus donation to the sick soldiers in the
hospitals:
9 bags dried fruit,
8 loaves of bread, .h'
] bag rice,
l bag sage,
2 large bags Irish potatoes,
! bundle clothing,
IL chickens, ~
2 sheep.
All'the above articles were much need
ed, and our brave but suffering soldiers
will remember with atfectionate Kindness
the generous donors. All thanks to the
ladies os McMinn!
A. TEMPLEroN,
G. P. QUEEN,
T. H. McCALLIE,
FIX. Committee.
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Comments of the Yankee Press Up
on "The Battle of Cedar RUM

III
Notwithstanding that Pope aud his
subalterns are doing their best to mako
the whole of Yankeedom believe that
they were not whipped at Cedar Run.
and that jackson "retreated in great con.
fusion" yet the Northern press find moth
ing satisfactory in the late BATTLE" and
admit as will be seen by the following
that the "heart Of Massachusetts is wruna,
,0ith ne,o pangs:"
From the Boston Courier-Editorial.]
We are unable to see much cause for
satisfaction in the late battle. The best
that can be said of it is, that our troops
having been reinforced, after an action
in which they suffered severely, held
their own for time, and then retreated
in good deal Of confusion to position
considerably in the rear of the battle.
field, out of the range of the Confeder-
ate batteries. We must say that we do
not see why our officers did not know
more accurately what was before them,
the fact of the extensive batteries on the
Confederate side, and enough of his force
to have had our troops IN sufficient num-
bers within supporting distance at the
outset. We shall wait to get all the in
formation likely to be afforded in regard
to the whole affair, which now appears
to us to have been far from we'll man
aged. There has been go much expert.
ence in that par: OF Virginia, there is
such certuinty that jackson will show all
his accustomed caution, skill and alert
ness, that, with the large force under the
command Of General Pope, everything
bearing the appearance of surprise OF
disaster ought to have been guarded
against and prevented. The loss must
have been very heavy when so many off,
GERS suffered, and as usual in all battles
where our State volunteers are engaged,
the heart of Massachusetts is wrung with
new pangs.
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Corn.
Corn.
A letter to the Richmopd Wh,o datAd

( A letter to the Richmond Wing, dated
Augusta, Ga, August 10, 1862. says:
2 Between Mobile and this place the
creps are now made, and there il not a
farmer In Alabama or Georgia whose
houses will hold his corn. The crops In
many places are full, and q superabund-
will be Is certa per bushei in less thar
ak ~eeks
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!" The vidette..

we are indebted TO Mr.. WIN. 9. Gray
and Mr.. B. r. Zantsinger, of Louisville,
Ky., who came through by the overland
route" for copy of 1.-THE Vidette," "print-
ed and published enthusiastically by
Morgan's Brigade" 1t bears date "Harts.
vile, Aug. 10, 1862, Gordon +. Hilee,
Editor" M
Messrs. Gray and Zantainger inform us
that there is great revolution going on
in Kentucky, and that fthe people were
permitted to. give a free expression to
their sentiments, they would vote South
ten to one. We copy Col. Morgan's, pro
clamation from the "Ndxte." Itspeaks
for ITSELF
PROCLAMATION.
HEADouARTERs MoRoAN's BRIGADE,
Hartsville, Tenn, J
Having noticed in the Cincinnati Daily
Gazette of the 18th inst, an article dated
"Paris, KY. 18th August, 1862" whereby
il appears that the agents. Of the Federal
Government are Ito use their own words,
forcing Morgon's friends to pay for the
acts of their fayorite chieftain," and thus
violating all laws hitherto respected ant
acknowledged by civilized nations, for
getting and wilfully closing their eyes t.
the fact that l, in my justifiable attacks or
Federal troops and Federal property
have always respected the private proper
ty and persons of Union men, do here
by declare that, to prof9Qt Southern citi
zens and their rights, Will hencefoftl
put the law of retaliation into full force
and act upon it with vigor. For every dol
lar exacted from my fellow citizens,
will have two from all men of know
Union sentiments, and will make thei
persons and property responsible for thi
payment. God knows it was my earnes
wish to have conducted this war accord
ing to the dictates Of my heart, and cor
sonant to those feelings which actual
every honorable mind, but forced by tn
vindictive and Ubiquitous proceedings {
. our Northern foes to follow their exam
Pile, in order to induce them to return
more humane conduct, will, for the fl
ture, initiate them in their exactions, n
taliate upon them and theirs the cruelt
and oppression with which my friend
are visited, and continue this course vi
til our enemies consent to make war Al
cording to the law of nations.
Signed by me this 18th day of Angus
A. D., 1862.
49, JOHN H. MORGAN.
.'~:.';. Coli Commanding Brigad
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contisated Negroas.

+ The. Louisville Journal of Sat,,aieys
.sasis that the .sa J>6k;, sfsom
Cairo to cinciunab, had On board fifty
coniscated Arkansas negroes, from Curtis
command
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t0- The Ohio Salesman boldly charges
that the Republican-A bolitionists are in
the habit of calling all who differ from
them politically. ssoess!onistss and secret
traitors, and that special lists arefto DO
made out oftheir political opponents,
and from these the drafts are 10 be
made. M