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late and nssoaragIng from I1ea.nsI.y.

Prom the Noble Registsrl
Among the arrivals in our city yesterday, we
had the pleasure Of meeting J. Stoddard john
stou, Esq, Of Kentucky. Mr.. Johnston is q
nephew of the late General A. Sidney Johnsten,
and resides near Georgetown Scott county, Ky,
which was one Of the localities in which John
Morgan found his ygarmest welcome, and made
his longest stay Having shown his sympathy
for the SoulbeTn cause rather too strongly to suit
the tastes Of the Lincoln authorities Mr. John
stOn was compelled to fee the State, ia order to
avoid arrest and transportation to Camp Chase.
He lett his home July 26th, about ten days after
the departure Of Morgan, and with Of e other
companion eueceeded in making his escape,
coming on horseback to ROCKVILLE, Tenn by
way Of Sparta From Knoxville he came by
way OF Chattanooga TO this point, and procsed-
ed last evening, On the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road on his way to General BrecklnTldge's
headquarters
The political and military intelligence which
Mr. Johnston brings in regard to the Staie OF
kentucky, is of great importance at this tlne,
and IS in the highest degree cheering. rs Tep-
Tesents the popular sentiment as, III the main,
sound and steadily tending, under the influence
OF Federal usurpations, toward unauimitY upon
the question OF Southern rights. The Union
leaders are almost IN despair, as to their pros
poets of maintaining their domination, and are
resOrtng to the most extreme measures, nndeT
the dictatorship Of General Boyle, military gov
enOr. Men OF Southern sentiments pTadently
remain quiet, confident IN the hope and belief
that their day Of deliyeranee is near, an really
whenever the opportunity is offered to show
themselves worthy Of their proud ancestry, and
to yindicste their fair fame from the sspersions
to which they have been subjected, since the
Federal occupation Of their Stage.
We are glad 20 learn that the crops through
out Kentucky are unusually abundant, a large
wheat crop has just been gaTnered, and remains
in the hands Of ihe farmers, from the fact tha
seventy cents per bushel is the highest price Of
fered, and also owing to the obstruction to It's
transportation in the burning Of railroad bridges
by Morgan. Old corn is abundant at twenty
cents per bushel, and bacon finds no sale at
three and four cents per pound.
Mr. Johnston brings much more intelligence,
which cur space will not permit US to give at
length. he confirms in the main the reporr of
tae reaction going on in the Western States, in re-
lation to the war. Recruiting, on the volun-
teer system, is a failure. even under the stiMu-
lus Of the high bounties, and in Kentucky not
a regiment can be raised, even after reducing
the time of enlistment to twelve months.
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The Knoxville Register, Of Friday contains
some additional particulars Of the engagement
at Tazsweu, Tennessee.
The conflict commenced early on Wednesday
msrning and lasted sevaral hours, resulting in
the defeat of the enemy, who were rapidly Te-
treating toward Cumberland Gap.
The enemy had three brigsdes engaged In the
fight, besides their army supposed to be their
whole effective force at Cumberland Gap At
last accounts our force s held TazeWell, During
the fight a Tennessee regiment captured battery
Of four guns, after being twice repulsed The
loss Of the regiment was reported TO Be 100
killed and wounded. The enemy's loss was
supposed to be- much heavier, but had not been
sscsrtained. Their killed aud wounded were
snewn on the ground in every direction.
1t was thought that our full force IN that re-
gion was engaged ia the fight
a large force was supposed to be in the enc
my S rear, with prospect of cutting off their
retreat to the Gap. The Register copies the fol-
lowing dispatch from Brigadier- General Steven
son, commanding the division, 10 the hesdqaaT-
tsrs in Knoxville;
MsiOrsM T. Clay, A. a. G.
NEAR TAZgWELL August 6-l P. MI
shall not need the services OF General Ledbetter.
After gallant engagement of four hours we
have routed the enemy, and they are IN fGl re-
treat to their strongholds.
C. L. STEVENSON, Brig Gen.
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N0TTCE.

Mstids Price, decd. J. 1 Scicer. Administraior Of
1he es a. Matilda Iee. deceased, ths day ed and
a,resentea his scccun OF the Sec sts and dbn seens
on hshslf Of ssf estate. s7d mcved ths Court
cise snd aiiaps the dnsl account of his sd
lnnistrai0n Whereurou in pursuance oi fbe statute
n this behalf Il f. cr5eed by the Court that said Ad-
sansrztor gye notice OF the p-eaenlsion of his h1al
account By pnbirafi1n ol th3 same hl tee Appeal.
newspaper pubishsd iu The toSu Of Grenada in this
fa-e for four successive weeks aud that citEfou issue
10 the res dem hers of td eststs forward end
show esrae. If any hey Why Esid fnzi scoount
s5ould not oe allowed and ordered to record
Issued Juiy i "a, ld02
J. +. SAMFLE
isI9Ianlr Cl.rk.
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Yankee Observation-Disclosures andsOIae Resi-
deuce Burned.

On Friday evening last, shortly after six o.
clock, the Yankee pirates now infesting tho wa
ters OF James river, hsving witnessed the de-
paItUre of several of cur artillery pieces landed
a. "Msycock's" the elegant residence of Mrs.
Dr. John Cole and set are to lhe dwelling aud
all the ou,hcuses The buildings burned with
great rapidly, and before dark scarcely a vest
ICE was left, save the blackened chimnies and a
few remnants of eharred timber Mrs Cole and
her children were absent at the house of a neigh
Dor, but her comfortable home, snd all the fur
niiure it contained, has fallen prey to Yankee
meanness and naleyolence. One or two Con
iedarate Batteries were at Maycoek's, Friday
morning, during the heavy eannonading; aud for
this reason, Coubtless the demons, who are at
tempting the. suhjugstiOn Of the South, deter
mined TO VTeak their vengeance on defence
less widow and three fatherless children. This
IS the mode of warfare which the Unprincipled
Pope has declared il his intention to adopt, and
we suppose Mcclellan is anxieus to emulate so
bright snd shining an exemplar.
The dwelling at Maycock's was one Of the
handsohsst specimens of cottage architecture on
J Jsmes river. L was nearly new, having been
built only few years ago, at q cost of some
SIS 600. Passengers on the river boats could
not have failed ,to notice the building with its
tasteful observatory, on the right hand side go
ing dowu, a few miles below City Point
A few servants fvery ODD were the only occu-
pants of the premises when the vandals landed.
About 400 Confederate cavalry reached the place
before eight o'clock, but thu buildings had then
been reduced to ashes, and the vilsinous Yam
kee incendiaries had al embarked and joined
their piratical hest-RichHRoRd Wing,
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SPECINL ORDER No. 2S,
HEADQUARrLRs wITHERS LIgHT Ar

a
TIbLERY,
REGIMENT NEAR VIcEsBURG Aug. 1882
NOTICE Is hs7eby given to ali members Of tis Teei
y inert, absent without proper aHthor " solde 8
ovetzynE their leaves Of ahFtn-a, So 6srs who have
besn OF ick and hgve failed pressat cerIfeses
Of disability, signed hy army surgeons " 10 have been
regularly acp5nfed, eoan si0ued or who have taken
the oath Of oric-, certificates aud sfdzvis from
spsststs prseisng physiesnsS all soldiers scting
Oeuggts atealts nurses in haspi as tlst II they
90 a. oucs 20 these EeadQ 1arieTs, fhey viii
he bro-gl back 70 irons aad dealt with deserte-E
colamu1ifis should spurn from their midst those who
iacE zac ency Of soerly pride, Cr should Lave for
gotten tter cah 20 serve tbeir country honesty and
fetfliiy On The retsrn C sl such persons whether
volultarIy OF Otherwise tssv VIII BE- dealt With
cord with sr-y aiors. This notice is intended
ter he ilf0rnaton OF hose present du.Y, who
mGy hereaf procure leaves - absence we'll ad
vice 20 present of-neers No person belonging 20 this
regiment viii be allowed 70 procure substitutes except
in tie pzrsnisr snd urgent cgzes as those per
cbls % Do Cu-y hired suostu.a ought to have
pati5tsla euorga to DO duty volunteers snd thcse
with h1Ut this requisite wsnted his Rinent
Those the rals nil be rea ned every sscri-
fee uniil pr1pe-lE discharged By proper sutholiy.
By order Il JAMES ?. PARKER,
LisuL-Col. CommsI ding wi hers' Artillery.
JAS. J. GALLOWAY.
EG7-2w Act ne A6irtsnt
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Governor sPrasHe'z NessO Resimens.

Governor sPrasue's NeBgo Regiment.
From the New York World
Governor Sprague proposes to raise a negro
regiment and himself lead it into the Geld aud
share with it the dangers of the war. Surely
the erming of patriotic negroes could not be in
augurated under tairer auspices. We humblv
submit, however, that the success of this regi-
ment viii DO no test Of the military capacity Of
the negro race. It was q faVOrite saying of
Phillip Of Macedon, that an srnay Of stays with
lion for their general is better than an ermy Of
lions led by stag
We do not suppose Gov. Sprague has any de-
sign OF putting the President between the sharp
horns Of dilemmai but even II he has, tbs
President must not give the h0wlsrs the advan-
tage they would get over him by his refusal 10
accept the services Of this regiment IF he
deems the aTmiug of blacks imDOiitic bis action
IN this exceptional casa can have no binding
force as a precedent. Possibly other cases may
arise which it may be exDedient also TO decide
on their separate merits, though none are likely
10 be presented that have such Undeniable
claims 10 be considered apart from, and iTespec-
tive Of, any general rule. The thing to be con
sidered IN this case is not so much whether
black regiment is the equivalent Of a white one
in making up the quota Of Rhode Island as
whether important services shall receive suita-
bic recognition, and the governor Of State sec
ond to none il patriotic ardoT be treated with
courtesy. Not accepted, this regiment would
be to the negrophihsts a sort Of lever ofArchime-
des, or, in farmer phrase, q crOwbar under the
President; accepted, it becomes merely curious
and picturesque incident Of the war, but other
wise Of little account With cur abundant ma
terisl for white soldiers, the fact that negroes
can fight, no matter how well established, is
like the discovery that ten acre swamp can be
made productive to the owner Of an Illinois
praiTie.
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Correspondence Of the Baltimore SUM-
WASHINGTON, August 8 1T has notyet been
made generally known, even among those con-
versant in military affairs, that great meeting
of sovereigns is to take place this summer at
Berlin It is, however, fact. and one of some
moment to us The Emperor Napoleon viii
take q prominent part in the proposed council
of nations. He will attend it with fixed pol
icy on his part for keeping the peace Of Europ, ),
and for promoting the welfare of Europe in ref
eIence to commercial interests with America.
The affairs Of the whole world viii thus come
before this high court Their object, as IS stated
IS 10 settle the Tu kilh Italian and other Euro
pean questions 4; to give countenance to French
and Spanish designs in regard to Mexico and
Hayti, and to bring about peaes in this country,
with view to the restoration of commercial re-
la.ions herewith
they win, it is believed, agree upon a policy
IN regard to tho American civil war which is
SO destructive Of industrious interests every
where,
The British government will, it is thought by
some Of our statesmen, keep aloof from open
participation in any European action that may
seem unlriendly to the United States govern
ment, because Great Britain has exposed inter
ests on this continent, and also an exposed COM
meree on the seas. But the result of the de-
bates and proceedings Of the British Parliament
upon the proposition for recognition is that both
the Commons and the ministry were in favor of
it, and upon soms specified CONTINGENCIES. To
prevent those contingencies Is now the great eff
/ fort Of the government. 1t is believed that by
4 the lst OF September, or the end of that month,
i the govarnment can bring, by volunteering and
drafting, an aEnple force into the field, ION.
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NEGRO MERCHANTS.

Boats which have been coasling up and down
the river give strange accounts Of the state Of
things between this place and Helena, especially
about the m5J.h of the Arkansas. Negroes, it
Is stated, are selling the mules on the deserted
plantations, in some instances as low IS five del
lars a head They are al represented to be
bringing in cotton that has been nd away in the
woods, and selling it for fifteen cents pound.
It is ssid that ne e5roes pull from their pockets
rolls Of "grsenbacks'' who are unable to distin-
guish one hundred dollar notes from tents. It
accounts loudly reiterated may be relied upon,
cotton cannot be bought by every loyal citizen
who Lssy wish to purchase bpt proceedings are
in operation thst may lead to the existence in
Ysstigation of charges such as have bean re-
Gently made against Gen. Mitchell.
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Another Briiliant Achievement by GoH.


The gallant dash by a company Of StusrFs
cavalry, on Wednesday, in Caroline county,
was followed up, on the same day, by an attack
upon the enemy in force. Gen. Stuart succeed
ed in obtaining position, within six miles Of
Fredericksburg, which would plscs the rear Of
the enemy at his mercy, if their movements
should proceed as anticipated. Fortunately
affairs turned out nearly as expected The main
force of the enemy was allowed to pass the po-
si5i0n, on their way to Fredericksburg, and, as
the rear guard came up, sudden dash was
made upon them they were thrown into the
utmost confusion, many were killed, over one
hundred were captured, together with eighty
horses, twenty-four wagons, and large qusuti-
ty Of ammunition. Oae hundred and SIX of tbs
prisoners reached the city last evening .-Eiet-
HnOnd EHqHirer Sth
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NOTICE!
HEADQUARTERS 30 DISTRICT,

HEADQUAhIEkS ID DISTRICT,
NICgsBUBG, Jaly IS. 1852
f0TlCE is hereby given 90 az persons who are gub,
~ iect 20 the aco1 Of the Conserpt Act that those
who voluuteef vi. iOut waiting 70 be enrolled under
the law. vii be allowed selecs their company
and regiment frn taeir State from ng the erai
corps Of hs Brigade composed Of the following Tegi-
mems, viz:
First ReGneni Louisisna Artlsry-colonel C. A
Fuller --ss--ss-==s-aa
E.gsh Battalion L7ui,iana Artniery-Lssut Colonel
". Pinknev.
Foqrsh Regiment LOuisiana vo,anteers-colonel H.
W Afen
seyeelesnth Regiment Louisiana vOiunteers-Col
r krbsrdsou.
TEs9'y-siEih Regiment Louisiana voluateers-cOl.
A Decloues
Twepty-ssveu'h Regiment Louisiana Volunteer
Col l. D. MarEL
TEeaaty elgaih Regiment LaaisiAna volanisers-oOl
Ai.sn Thomas
Ealion.
SIKH Battalloa Mississippi voluateers-LieutC Col.
J. W. Raifour
COnnauy Of sapPsrs and aners-Capt D. Winter
By command Of Brig-Gen II. L SMITH.
}. f. 6R tafES,
iy22lm A. a. General.
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VOLUME XIII, NO. 194
Returned Prisoner.-Fsrt Delaware.

AeStAHAtG ErE8oners-E r. GEA Delaware
We had the pleasure yesterday, Of an inter-
we" with James S Oden, Of the LOUdoun cav
airy, who has just returned from Fort Delaware
HIS capture was attended with such display OF
gallantry and courage, that It merited and re-
eelYed complimentary order from General
Stuart Attacked on lst Of April by seventeen
Of the lst Michigan cavalry, and though sban-
d0ned BY his feliOW-soldie1s, he succeeded IN
killing three and wounding the fourth, before he
was overpowered and secured
The day previous to his capture Oden alono
captured and marched into csmp five Federal
soldiers, who By bOldnes5 and tact, he caused
20 suIends-- The captivity Of Mr. Oden has
been marked with q degree Of severity and cru
city unusual even win The Yankees. Hs was
held in such terror By them slat though han5-
cuffed and iroHed he was always attended BIZ g.
guard Of thirty armed men. After being marched
from upper to lower FauqUier and back, be was
finally carried under sentence Of death, 70 Wash
ington City The threat Of Col. Muuf0rd 30 re-
taliete, saved Oden's life, but added to the an
noyances and cruelties inflicted upon hiu- Col
Geary, the Yankee commander, confscatsd 10 hjs
0l0H use Oden's toateh. The treatment Of Con
federate prisoners in Washington wss considered
By Mr.. Odeu as cruel and harsh, bat subsequent
experience at Fort Delaware convinced him shat
the life in the old capitol bore no comparison
with existence on The sands Of Fort Delaware.
On the 5th July be was removed % EoEt De-
aware, where every act Of cruelty that cow
ardly Dutch major, named Ss2abarth, assisted
by drunken sergeants, could devise. was inlct-
ed upon the men. They were made to 10 hard
labor, and Kept up 70 the work BY The thrus, cf
the bayonet.
The Dutch Major Segabarth sold to the Fsde-
ral guard the shoes and clothing sent our prison.
ers by the citizens Of Baltimore and appropTia-
ted the money TO his own use Such an act Of
uumitigated thefE viii excite the contempt Of
every honorable soldier 20 whose knowledge It
may come.
Our sick suffered terribly at Fort Delswarei
few that entered the so-calle3 hospital ever re-
turned. Many, very many, died under the cru
elites and hardships inflicted upon them.
When the time for exchange came, and the
season Of cruelty was about TO end, it was
dragged ont 70 It's full limit even upon tRe boats
that conveyed our prisoners 70 Aikens' Landing
One thousand men were crowded on a small
boat with uncO0ked rati0ns, and with no fresh
water Many died On the passage from suf0cs-
ton, neglect and want.
We have been shown a ration, brought By Mr..
Oien, and weighed upon a United States letter
scale. The meat (pOIk) weighed one ounce, thu
bread three and q half OUuees-t0gether four aud
a half ounees-for soldier a dsy-Bicia0Hd
Enquirer.
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GUERRILLAs.

Many planters who are willing and anxious to
sell their cotton, dare not do so on eccount of
threats of hanging, and of the burning Of their
homes by guerrillas. These lawless parties are
driving many families from their homes, for no
other offense than having sold their cotton, or
for having been to Memphis 10 purchase sup
plies, and, while here, taking the oath, without
which they could not be allowed to carry their
purchases outside the city. Five or six families
so driven of and deprived ofall they owned, az
rived at cur landing yesterday, on one boat.
There IS one party of guerTillas, consisting Of
not more than twenty men, who are veil armed
aud very active, who keep the whole Of the
neighborhood of Council Bend in state Of ter
ror. Those who sell cotton, and those who come
into Memphis and take the oath, they declare
they viii Kill, or bum all the property they pos
saaa
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EGwEEE.

T tie matter of the Insolvency Of the estate Ct Jo-
saph Eastieui decd On reading ana hearing the
report of T. 3 Turner, AdmEstrst OF the estate Of
Joseph land deed Of yhs INSOLVENCY Of said estate.
and f5s-u1rn it s ordered by the Coat Haid Ad-
1nnsfrzio7 ss pza icaion 90 the heirs and devEees,
ana 81 Dc Interested n ssi estate for four con-
seeuiive weeks ia fhs Memphis Weekly Appeal, 3 Ia
rer pubshad ia he t5wu of 5rens1z 10 fais Stste to
come forward and show cause 81 any hey can, Why
said rep1 ot neolve c7 should uo IN 81 thin g Be al
loved and confirmed au7 ordered 10 record
Issued July t5lh, l552
J. r SABPLE,
CLARK
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A telegram from s.. joseph, August 9Th, says
the gueTiila leader, Qasntren, seized a descend
ing steamer on Sunday evening and crossed
500 men to this side Of the river The military
authorilies at Fort Leayenworth hearing Of the
clpture. and not knowing QaantrelFs strength,
sen1 leo mon to intercept him, sll Of whom
Cuantrell captured and marched on, capturing
Liberty, which place Col. Penrick had previous
iy evacuated, escaping into Kansas he ex-
presses BIS determination TO march to the banks
Of the Ohio.
CAIRO, August IA shirmish took place
yesterday near Point Pleasant No, between the
citizens and State troops, in which several were
killed on both sides. The citizens had bound
themselves 70 resist the enrolment act. Troops
were sent from New Madrid 80 enforce the iaw.
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Adninistrator'e Notice.

Z KETHEREsS, letters q administration on the stse
W Of l. n. Fsifes deceased, were grsRtsd % the
under gusd The July ieru, a ID 1862. Of the Pro
bate Court Of Eai35ushs cou1ty Siaie OF Mississippi
tie 7rh dag Of sEid month, tais notice Is t5eIef3rs
hereby Pivea requesting al persons having cslns
Fsiut tie estte # ssd ceesssed exhibit the same.
and have them reE--e5 in the manner ard within lie
tine prescribed by law or hey viii be forever barred
MARTHA Pa RES
Adminisirajrix.
J. B. FAIRES.
iyl4lsr6T Adlaiaistralo-.
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anMI-IsraaTan.s EaIIrE.

ETTEIl Of adEinisratIon upon thu estate Of John
4 q Ca-hau lats Of Lafayette co snty, Miss ssppi,
leliiae hGF u ban ed 20 the UNDERSIGNED at the
april tern lse2. u ths Probate Court o. said coun
al srEoIs swing claims Eeei 1T tie Of said de-
ceased hereby iei exlibis the same and have
filen regis cred the lsznsr snd w hiu The lime pre-
seri1e1 By law, he same WI be forever barred
l. g. SnITHER
Oxford, a.sE., July IL, 1854 Admiaistrst1r.
~ ga av W.
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l. N. BRowN,
CulA4l lAiu+l1t4bA - d "
To Major General John C. Breekinridge, Conn
mandiDg, near Baton Rouge.
From East Tennessee-Assassinatio of
Gen, CasweiI.


Gen, CasweiI.
A Knoxville letter to the Mobile Register,
dated 7th inst, says
No further dispatches were received up to a
late hour this evening from Gen. Stevenson, from
which it would be inferred that his forces were
in full pursuit of the enemy, and with fair
chance Of cutting him off, as it was reported
that Barton's brigade, which had been ordered
to make forced march for that purpose, had
gained the ememy's rear. is evident that the
battle was q very severe one for the numbers en-
gaged-5 600 on cur side and 1900 on that of
the enemy-as one of our regiments alone Col
Yaugu's 81 Tennessee, lost ia killed and wound
ed 100 men, and which captured a battery of
the enemy after being twice repulsed. The Sd
Tennessee is noted for its fighting material, and
we may expect to hear ofsome most gallant and
ehivalrous exploits. Tomorrow will no doubt
bring us further particulars. In the meantime
the murder of Gen. Caswell still oeeupies the
public mind Several persons have been ar
rested, charged with being accessory TO tho fact
and among them a negro, said to have been
runaway, and whom the general was endeavor
ing to secure, when he was killed. This is very
improbable, however, as the body Of Gen. Cas-
well was robbed OF money and gold watch,
and had negro committed the murder in q
struggle, he never would have stopped to rob the
body afterward. This, / apprehend, is all a
Union fabrication gotten up by the Lineolnites
here to save their necks. II is positively as
serted that a Mr. Armstrong reached the general
before be expired, and that bis dying declaration
was, that he was murdered by one of the B0wens,
family of bad repute, and who are well known
Union Lincoinites There is no doubt but that
the murderer had bis face blacked.