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CLIFTON ARD Tos!lcco.

Tnc New Orleans "Cresent," Of the 2It
ult., in lis TALK CT Change" says:
ut is well understood that there are
4 500 900 bales Of cotton, Of the usral weight
lur The last ave years, DOW in the Southern
Conlederscy, for the greater Part Of which
the torch is already being prepared. That
lying scoundrel Of thu New York "Herald'
has beun sending adyices ~ Eurooe tbs! the
city If Memphis Controlled one million Of
bills, when the lsrges. receipts in the most
fvored seasons never exceeded STU 0JO
bales. The next mail for Europe from tne
merchants Of our city wall undoubtedly be
decisive that no: . bale of Cotton leaves the
port of New Orleans this season for Great
Britain OF Havrc, nor will there DO q hogs.
nead of tobacco for either France, Spain Or
England. The torch is preparing, or perhaps
the streets will be in dry order to permit the
tobacco belonging to the Emperor Napoleon
to be delivered 70 tho old father Mississippi
As for the private contracts for account Of the
Spanish Government, there may De so:ne lor-
bearanc;; yet We cln talk as though i. was a
ixed fact that the l6, 500 hogsleads OF tobacco
nov composing the stock On hand In the ware
houses OF this city will &c permitted to leave
the levee only on conditions and contingencies
favorable to tho cause Of Southern indepcti-
dence. The stock of cotton on Land in the
presses and warehouses Of our city is too tri-
fling to command a moments consideration /;
bu. as small as it is, it will never BIO permitted
to fall into the hands of tho Yankees"
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IRON tie h!erIh. Araispcbe.1
TO TUE TRUSTED D~ErEsDERs OF ISLAND 10

10 TUE TRUSTED DEFENDERS OF ISLAND III.
"N;l d~espsranduu.r' Listen Two thou
sand years ago three hundred Spartans, with
their bravo king, Lsonidas, stood in q narrow
pass-ths pass Of Thermopyle To their
right, ocean; on the left mountain behind
them lay their homes, their fresrdes, the
graves Of their ancestors; and the temple oil
their Gods. They looked out upon ten thou.
sand fishing spear heads, upon the glitter OF
ten thousand swords, grasped in ten thousand
brawpy right arms-the right arms oil ten
thousand lmmortals-the pride OF the Persian
army.
Three hundred pale faces, three hundred
knit brows, three hundred pairs Of flashing
eyes in that narrow pass. A cry Of Home !!
Greece Liberty and tho ten thousand were
upon them. They stood firm, firm as the rock
behind them, and the Persians recoil from the
shock, as the waves from the granite ledge at
the base Of the mountsin. The crashing OF
splintered spears, rs the tempest bowling
through q dead forest; the din and CHATTER Of
sword stroke on helmet, as the ringing OF ten
thousand a%nvils; the shrieks OF wounded men
as their comrades tramplc them down IN tho
mad rushing backward, md the three hundred
are ct their woik. Lsonidas has fallen =
Nil dssparaEauH brave Greeks And through
the live long dsy they battle around that corse,
each arm a host. Revenge and : noble death,
the prizs-they gained both. Tha. night the
~vu!turcs Of Mouat Ena gioated over ten
thousand cold, upturned Persian faces.
The three hundred have per;shed glorious
lg; the Immcrtals haze proved mortal; terror
is stricken to the heart OF the tyrant, Greece
is saved. Nil desperaxdumi
With love. with faith, With prayer,
a MISSISSIPPI GIRL.
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From the Memphis Appeal &pslsi

ThU4 MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
Toe position OF the enemy in Middle Ten.
ncssco has thus far not been 80 disastrous to
our cause as was expected would be the result.
Ia Nashville tho citizens have continued their
patriotic course Of refusing communication,
social, political or commercial, with the inva.
d.rs, and the hostility is SO manifest that tho
Fed.rai officers themselves admit that they
had been deceived as to the public sentiment
of the South. Where they expected greetings
they have been met only With frownS.
The Federal aag only a,ated over tho capi.
ital a few days. Finding that i. only served
to exasperats the. people,, they took it down.
The papers OF the ely were all suppressed
With The exception Of the "Bunner," which
submitted to the ccl!sorship imposed By Au-
drew johnson.
The people s~ul!eniy refused to trade with
tho Fede-al spectators who had landed car
goes of desirable merchandise, Notwithstanding
Tho most tempting offers were held out. Tbs
result was, ttiat many goods ware sect down
the Cumberland, to be returned, it was sup-
posed, to the places from which they were
shipped.
The onti7e force Of the Federal army which
had reached Nashville. by land and river, was
estimated at about &c, 900. OF these about
%, coo were at Columbia, 5000 Mt Mur-
ireesboro, and tho balance remaining at
Nashville as a garrison, or in the hospitals.
The total loss Of the arms, since they occll.
pied Nashville, was stated by their officers TO
be about about 4 ,000-the result Ut sickness,
assertions, and Col. Morgsn'd guerillas. The
latter have proyea q formidable obstacle on
every occasion.
The above particulars VIC learn from gentlo.
men who have just arrived in the city, having
escaped through the Federal lines.
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A PLTEI1TIc LADY.

Ono Of our best known. gen;le-women-
born, &C believe, near or within this city
says the Mobile Gala 'Adrertiser"-in send
ing a portion of money to this office, accom-
panied with the following rote. She he's
come Of q bravo raco oil true Southerners, and
it is not strange, therefore, that her hoart end
life, if need be, arc in this work. Such words
ought to inspire our people;
Think nothing of the delay, but remember
that iftimrs are hard With The men, how much
harder for widows. Our only comfort in max
ing so many sacrifices is that We had rather
die than yield to LiHcoln's government. Every
foot of this lard is dcar 10 me. and I say con-
tend for every inch Of its precious soil, sacred
to the memtry of grand parents, parents aud
husband, for they all res: quietly under the
sod of Alabama, where l hGf's to rect with my
schildrcn by my side. May Gcd keep the IN
halowed feet Of the snony IRON ever touching
this sacred spot. l have not a doubt of our
final success and victory; bu. oh! We may
wade through a sea of blood; but then we
will have the comfort to know that We bought.
our children's liberty at q price not with
money, but with blood. Truly, Lincoln acts
upon tina principle, annihilate or subjugate!-
May the Ruler Of the Universe touch h.s Pha-
raohic heart ere be turns him and his army
into this ses Of blood
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AN INTERESTING IyoIpENT.

we have boon informed OF an incident, OF
recsnt occurrence, which affords a pleasing
ILLUSTRATION of the stesdiness and nerve Of our
neu undor the most embarrassing circum.
stances. The day before the enemy open ed
fee en- Island No. 10, one Of our men died.
The internent was ordered for the next day,
and his company was detailed to perform the
last melancholy duties towards their departed
cotaraGs. While engaged in this duty the
enemy opened fire On The party, although by
the usages Of var, they should, at such a
moment have been exempted from attack
Nevertheless, the Faderals threw a number Of
shells among. the burial psrty, but without
dispensing them or even disturbing the con-
summation Of the solemn ceremony. Not O
mau moved, although thirteen shells were
thrown, many. Of which burst in dangerous
proximity to the little party standing around
tho dead soldiers grave. The ceremonies
were brought to q conclusion without unseen
ly haste, and the company then returned to
their quar,ers,. fortunately without. having
suffered from the enomy's FIRE. This incident
az we have remar ked, reflects great credit on
The steadlneas and courage of our men.-NsD
Orleans Delta.
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HEADQUARTERS, MADRID Bend, /
March 2lst 1882. {
General Ocder No. Z.

Tao Nal n G %sneral, in taking leave Of the
command 10 Madrid Bend, expresses his deep
regret at parting with the gallant and noble
eff 3ers and soldiers who have 80 calamity de-.
Tended Tor the last month this important post.
Tnsy have worked, endured and watched with
u perseverance worthy of the best trained SOL
dlers. They have won the admiration Of their
commanding officer, and have doubtless the
thanks Of a grateful people.
The Msjor-General returns his thanks to
Com. uolllns and bis command, who have go
kindly 90 operated with him, and did good
sci vice.
In turning over the command to Bsigadier
General Mackall, he gives the assurance Of his
abilities. He goes in obedience to orders from
his superior officer.
BIZ command Of MAJ. Con. j. P MCGOWAN.
II. S. BRADFORD, A. A. G..
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REMEDY FOE HIGH PRICES.

The natural remedy for high prices is COM
petition. To undermine extortion, we must
supply the market. There is no other normal,
permanent or effective way Of accomplishing
The Obi .ct. There may be other temporary
give partial reliet for tho time being: but in
the rnd they will be found Of little avail, and
nay make matters worse instead Of better.
Tbs regulation Of prices OF some Of the lead.
ins articles Of primo necessity, BY military au
thority, may be proper for the momens; but
we pray our citizens not to settle down for an
instant into the idea that such a remedy for
evils felt can be anything more than an e1pe.
dent OF an hour. Ii they should, and should
thereby pretermit any efforts to supply our
markets with goods and provisions, they will
fad the relief they expected will be like the
apples OF Sodom-beauuful to the eye, but
turning to bitter ashes upon the palate. We
cannot be mistaken. The inexorable laws OF
political economy-the very DEGREES OF Fate
cannot be resisted with IMMUNITY, cannot be
evaded or triaed with. They will assert their
supremacy and vindicato their power, though
tho mandates OF all the potentates Of tho earth,
backed by the laundering columns of q thou
sand Nspoleons, were leVelled against them.
While accepting whatever relief the Tempo
rary expedient may give US, let US enter st
one, upon the work Of supplying our markets,
and thus mitigate the evils Of extor.ion and
riga prices.
Ne scarcely know Of what We are capable
until we try. Let US make efforts. Let US
coIntine--call into requisition the tremendous
mower OF the principle Of association. We
b,v. MT pet knocked thtt What ons cannot
DO o dozen, q hundred can. Divide the risks
OF enterprise, apd if any undertaking fall, the
loss to oach individual concerned will be tri-
& ng, while each will have the satisfaction Of
reellug that be did what 10 could, that he
tried to succeed, that DO performed at least
his duty.-tM. q. Bulletin.
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The last sound be heard vas their SD.
triumph. His last thought was his coir
and long and deeply will his countr7 3:
his loss. JEFFERSON DI,
On motion Of Mr.. YAScGY, TIE lnessal ,
ordered to be printed, the resolutions T.
were reconsidered and adopted unaa uI.
and the Senate went into secret session.
ROUSE OF hEPRRsENrATIrB
The House met at 10 o'clock.
Mr. FOSTER introduced the Joint reso!,s
in regard to the recent victory at Shil,h(
They will be found in the Senate ord
ings.
The House refused to suspend the ri
consider the resolutions, and they Ser}
ferred to the Military Committee.
A message was received from the pr.sjc
which the Speaker laid before the Eioc,.
it was read by the Clerk and referred -
Committee on Printing.
The message will be found in Il. -
proceedings.
.xMr. BAaksDALE, Of Miss, moved .ha, g.
copies Of tho message be printed, and
motion was agreed to.
The bill for the payment OF OH :ers o..
Virginia Militia vas, after some d;sc;s.
passed.
A'so, e bill u BE- e%ntit!c,: tn vet ii pag :
sicIans in the army not regularly en-. s..
Read a third tiue and passed.
Mr.. CHhssEsG, Of Miss, from tie s.s.y i,
ni;tee, reported a bill to amend an ac: FIR
Establishment aud organization Vi a g.,
st.f for the Confederate States Amy j.,
to.
Also, q bill! to ~enfcr.:s prompt return. +
:sz Collectors and disbursiag age1:s. pss
Mr.. WILCOX, Of Teas, from the Same 6,
ui::ee, reported back a msmoris! for tie
crease Of the pay Of chapla!na. C4ail.
repor: ,hst no legislation is necessary,
a. ktd TO be discharged !rcm he %iur.:..!
sldrration u the TOT nlurial.
The House thea took "n:.nd passed the i
resolutions Of the Senate IN reicfeucr %
recent victory It Shiloh, III T.nhc&:ec-
TIC H,uss then adj3urrcd.
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teOon The Fredenct,burs News ApTl3l
IN VAA0N and WANTnE
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.


Stafford Court bcu;e WAS invaded By TIE
enemy THURSDAY. Two full regiments oi in
fantry and one Of cavalry, A'tsr driving III ou7
pIekrts, reached their about Il P. NJ from
Acquia Creek. It ia said that Slcklss W.;
drunk, aid th.t anoDg o:her eYcpsics !!s;
dressed themselves in nignr caps and gowns,
taken lrcm private houses, and danced throu..t
tae streets. They broke into the Cir,k's thee
and scattered ths books and pspcrs k,.cs dee?
on the faor.
From Mr.. RsEz;c Conway's house they ca.
ried IF MS silver and wba. Specie Le had
and ircm bis fathers house, q venerable OH
gentleman Of so, whose gray hairs did nc:
protect him or bis wife, they stole also silver
and money. Mr.. George Conway's store was
robbed and ransacksd, his goods Being scat
:cred about and destroyed. Mr.. Morgan. fur
mture they destroyed, and burned his beds
.None Of our rickets were hurt. One nors,
was lost and one was shot. OF course "ur
cavalry retired before such superior number:
1t 10 q pity the whole party were not caught
md killed. Tho syI.s OF SlafJr I'D will YET
a9enge these ontrages.
lhe Tandals fcuod o few tents and etoic:
which could not, be removed, on fire. We Go
rot hear Of their burning any property
About 8 o'clock ,hey retired 10 cu:h !lss:e al
T. leave an ambulance With tho traces CUT
Our forces have re occupied the place.
DauSsEN RAID OF sIcELEs' BRIGADE ISTo v,.ji
Nu-EURTHEa PARTICULARS.
froui q gentleman ~aJ Was present 40 iraia
that our plckels reported two thou sand ca
airy and y ckles' Brigade Of Iufantry, ami l.
II COMMAND, wero advancing at double Qu!cs
on Stafford U. e., about 1 P. ~, April 3D.
Our Cavalry advanced, but on the above &c
ing confirmed, fell back four miles. The eGe.
my did not pursue beyond the G. II.
WHAT ragT DID.
fiolu the Mesars. Conway, Morgan, uni
Schroeder, they took clothing Of all sor.-,
money, plate tore up R. ConwaY's bonds bcio:s
his face, poured ink and vino on the carpet, and
broke tho furniture. One negro, armed, aid
70 uniform, searched his house, even up stairs,
say ing ne was looking FIR concealed cEcers.-
Drunken Zouayes danced abcu! old hr. Goa
ways house, but were ordured off by Their
tAtptain, who sang Dlxio to the negroes IN
the presence Of the ladies' They stole two
horses und threatened to cut cid "Col" MOI.
gan TO mince meat ard iuako breastyorks oil
his damned old rebel heart" Ina word, these
vile and filthy invaders literally sacked and
destroyed ths village, except the houses.
They said they were exasperated by tie
Texas Rangers killing eight Of them on thsiI
march
They left about nine o'clock at night. Had
Our infantry been present to support tie cav
alry, the whole set might have been TAKEN
TRAIToRs OR Sr1Es.-Iti5 said Sickles, W-Ee
at supper, received notice that troops Eaa
started iIom fredericksburg, and rising hss'
tily, said, ''boyR, We must be of"
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The President In Georgts-Paa!ic Meeting
In Cobb County.

In response 10 a puoIc call, q largs number
Of the lsxding citiz,us Of Marietta, in Georgia,
met at Che Court House, to express their conf.
dsnce in the President Of the Confederate Go.
vernment the assemblage become almost a
mass meeting from the fact that 1t was court
day, added to the presence Of q company of
fresh troops from Cobb county, on their way
to the seat Of war. Tho visitors at the vari-
Gus Hotels joined the throng. The fine
weather, the presence of the troops, aud the
object of the meeting gave nm unusual and i'm,
POS ne character TO the meeting, which fairly
reflected a large amount. of the intelligence Of
the State. -.
The meeting was organized By the election
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rprom tts Memphi. Appeal, April =
Epnn IQLAND NO. 10.

O,r latest news from Island No. 10, comes
down to Wednesday morning. and is Of the
;nost gratifying character. We are not per-
m;tted 10 90 into details, further than to as
sure our readers that the garrison have ceased
to regard the enemy's~ gunooats, and they en-
tertain not a particle of doubt of their ability
to hold the place. We get our information
rom officers who have just arrived from the
Island, and who have had every opportunity
to inform themselves Of the strength Of the
position.
the enemy to cut a canal from New Madrid
across the bend to q point above the Island
The whole country IS flooded with water, and
there is 20 probability that it will recede be-
fore July sufficiently to enable the enemy to
undertake the work. Even then, they will
find it necessary to cut the canol through
swamps covered with the heaviest kind Of tim
Der, The trees in the Mississippi bottoms, as
our western readers are aware, are very large,
and grow close together, and send their roots
deep into the soil. This growth Of our swamps
and bay Gus presents almost en- inpenetrable
barrier TO any such undertaking az that spoken
OF.
Nor is it believed that the eneny's efforts
to reach R.elfoot lake, end thus to turn our
position en- the Island, will be any more sue
%cessful. The high water and the natural
rroth Of the swamps afford the sauna protcca
ton on this bank thst they do on the yes
side.
The defences on the Island are in good CON-
dit.on, as the enemy have had abundent rem
sons 10 know. Il vas belieTed that the
machinery OF the famous gunboat Benton had
bean considerably damaged, and that she had
been penetrated bys bail which cut ; lieutenant
in two snd wounded eight o! tan others.
Maj Ger. McCown hiss been ordered to sr-
other point for service, and Brighten. WV.
Mackl succeeds to'the command at the Is
land. We understand that Gan. Trudesu has
also been oslled to q different service. We
append hereto the order Of Gen. Mccown, in
which be taxes leave Of tbs troops at tho Is
land:
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aOoD O DICK.


At the battle Of Elkhorn, q mess composed
Of Lieut. Jett Ed. Smith, and several others
Of this vicinity, had for a servant a negro boy
named Dick, belonging to our esteemed fellow
c~itizan, Thos. Smith, E:q.. Before going into
battle. tho boys, not wishing to DO robbed by
tho Hessians, left all their money, about $500,
in the hands Of Dick al their banker, and or
dered him to stay with the rear guard and bag.
gage. The battle ragged long. and Dick be-
came very uneasy about his mess missing their
regular meals, in the midst Of such sharp ex'
ercise. At length he loaded himself with pro-
visions, and vent to take them their dinner
lie fell into the handso of the enemy, and found
himself a prisoner. Dick affected to be de-
lighted with the circumstances, and told them
that he was a Union man, and belonged to one
of the best Union men in the world, 'old man
Smith" about twenty miles Of. CThe distance
is $50 miles.) They kept Dick along, how
cve7, without searching him, and at Benton
villa, one night, Dick saw his chance and "va'
muosed." he came into the MESS with the
Moa-y all safe. End with q fine overcoat for
himself, which 10 found ju3t on leaving
FusAiaa:ot DIRK Telegraph.
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HEADQUARTERS E. g.,

HILToN HEAD, ,. w., Matcn ., Aoo2
GENERAL. ORDERS No. III. Mr.. Edward
l.. Pierce, having been appointed by tins Hon.
Secretary of the Treasury General Superinten-
dent and Director OF all persons engaged in tho
cultivation of the land and the employment Of
the blacks. no is hereby announced as such.
. The following Instructions to the general
commanding arc hereby published for the in
formation OF all concerned; and commanding
officers of all posts end stations within the
limits OF this command, will be governed in
strict conformity thereto.
WAR DEPARTMENT, February IS.
General: Your are hereby directed to sH>rd
protection, subsistence and facil' tics sc far as
NAV DO consistent with the interests of the
service and the duties and elects OF your
command, to I'll persons who may present to
YOU written permits, issued to them under the
authority of the Secretary Of tho Tresury,
setting forth that sald parsons have proceeded
to Port Royal, under the sanction of the gov:
crnment, for the collection, sale keeping and
disposition Of cotton, rice and other property
abandoned by the possessors within your
military department. aEd ior the regulation
and employment Of persons Of color lately
held to service or labor by enemies Of the
United States, and now within tho occupying
lines and under Ito military projection CT tho
army.
Such permits signed b5 the Collector Of the
customs at New York city, will he considered
by you as emana:irg from the Treasury Oo.
partmsnt.
Undsr the head of subsistence will be il.
cluded rations to such persons as may be m
ployed under the direction Of the Treasury
D Department. in the temporary charge Of aban.
dousd plantations; or, with its sanction, in
labors foe tho instruction and improvement Of
The laboring population.
EDWIN Il. STANTON.
Secretary Of Wa".
Brigaiier General T. ". Shsruan, com-
mandiog at. Port Royal. South Carolina.
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pnEEvGAL.
CoT tho E"9uT0
seSG FOR TEE OAMp-A CALL ~
ARMS.
Cor tho ENQUIRE

SONG FOR TEE CAMP-A CALL II
ARMS.
Sons Of the South, 60 forth once more,
And rsise your country's banner high;
For the dear land we cali our OWE
Who would not dare to do or.dies
Behold the invader on our soil
That soil for which our fathers b!ed;
Back to his s%trongholds drive bin now,
O. leave him TO his CORY bed
On! OF to victory and fame!
o.! on where bayonsts cleaning bright!
% on where the loud lannon's roar
Proclaims the til :kest of the fight
Up. up, ye Southern braves, arouse!
And drive the invader from our shore;
Then smiling Pace shall come again,
And P leniy crown our land cnce more.
Almighty God, 60 forth with those
Who are determined to be free
Grown all their .f,rts with success,
And re will give the praise TO Thee.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March 10Th. 1852.