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The Approach to Mobile.

The Mobile correspondent of the Charles
ton Mercury, in Speaking of the defences a
Mobile, says:
Tn. only means Of approach By land ii
from the coast, between Mobile Bay anc
New orleans. The nearest point where q
landing Gould be effected, would be IS miles
from the city,. The debarkation would then
have to be made upon the bald beach as best
they could. in serf boats. I,need not de-
scribe to any man Of Zee gciugg experience,
the difficulty, labor and slowness Of Such a
process. The invading army must, in the
first place, consist of 10000 men at least,
to give any hope Of success. The mere
landing Of these men, under ordinary cir
cnmstances. would consume FIVE days. and
tEeI the difficulty of the job would only be
begun. The transportation of such an army
its quartermastcr, commissary and ordinance
stores, its baggage and artillery, which for
a siege, must be numerous and heavy. would
require 2 0Qlol wa8pns. and. 10000 horses.
To land tfsss would consume from Is to
20 days.
This mere dcbarkation, therefore of such
an army would be peculiar task, and
would consume. in favorable weather from
20 to IS days. 1t would then require five
days to reach Mobile, advancing cautiously
as Invaders in an unknown and hostile coun-
try must advance We Fave then knowl.
edg: of their arrival, and means of knowing
their strength, nearly or quite thirty days
before they could reach the city. This
would give us time, ample time to draw re-
Inducements from any point east If the
Mississippi in time to receive them / pre-
sumo We would give therf battle at Dog riv-
err, which mcanders on the sotttt and west
sides of Mobile, from five to fourteen miles
distant It is deep narrow stream skirt
ed With swamps and heavy thick timber,
and crossable only at few bridges. If un-
able to check them there, we would give
them battle again along our elaborate en-
,rentEEsents encircling the city. An in
vading army wou'a here find another Tor
res Vcdras
Es- The Baltimore Republican, in com.
menting on Napoleon's letter to Gen Forey,
says: -. j.
Must we, Under the lead Of a junta Of
visionary madmen, still initiate the dog in
the fable, and grasping eS tie shadow lose
the substance? There is but one of two cour-
ses left for the Government to pursue, in
order to avoid the very worst, future conse
quences of these designs Of, the, French EN-
peror. 1t will either be compelled to accept
war with France, whilst the South is still
in arms or by a speedy recognition OF the
seeded States, at once defeat the schemes
OF Napoleon and put an end to the civil
war. We do not know whether this. vii
be considered treason by the powers that
be, but is our honest conviction that it i
the only course by which, not only this
country, but the continent, will be saved from
complications with the diplomacy and pow
ers of Europe" -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

re- Mr.. e. Isaacs, well known citizen
of Macon, has addressed an eloquent appeal
"to the Israelites of Macon," calling for
volunteers to hurry to the defence of Sa-
vannah. He says:
II call upon you, as you love the count
try CT your adoption 'atd are willing to hurl
back in the teeth Ct those who make them,
the ungenerous aspersioos upon the citizens
of the South of our race and lineage, to
join with me in securing for the defence Of
our sister city of Savannah strong and
gallant delegation from Macon. Let us
gather our arms and munitions, prepareour
provisions, and report as soon as possible
for duty.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

we're meeting all manner Of disasters IL
Mexico; were beaten sometimes by one
fourth of their own number; were blocka-
ded at Puebla, &C.. Sc. Texas papers
bring US more probable news-that the
French army is already in the city of Mex
leo, and will instantly occupy Matamoras.
We have no objection we prefer the French
as neighbors on our Southern boundary
rather than the Mexicans; and, it is need
legs to say, infinitely before the Yankees
The designs attributed to France against
the Independence of Pexas have been entire
y disavowed; and the persons, concerned
in those intrigues turn out to have been
private and unauthorized adventurous. So
much the better. We hold to Texas; we
can suffer no interference with Texas but
as to Mexico. we make the FRENCH exceed
ingly welcome to establish something like a
government of white men in that country,
and end the dynasty Of Tambes and Mesti-
ZoaE. -Rich. En0.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06
To 0tir Earmers--plant Corn.

Yes, plant corn! That's our advice to
rybody who has planting to do, Doyou
ask why? Because, in the first place, the
necessity Of our armies and country demand
it. and in The second place, there is suhi-
cheney Of cotton now on hand to answer all
necessary purposes. Should our planters,
labouriug under the belief Tat state of
peace will ensue before the maturing If the
next crop, and that belief turn out to be d
failure, plant large crops Of cotton, to the
exclusion of grain, the most disastrous re-
suits will, ia our opinion, be felt by our
government, One year Of oppressive want,
would do much more towards crushing us
out, than all the Yankees that could be
hurled against US. He who prefers Fold to
his country's honor and independence, is
an Arnold, and should be held up to the
scorn and contempt Of every highminled
and honorable man. Again we say, plant
corn. peas potatoes, and in fact everything
that nourish and keep alive the physical
! man p Er0mi+,er
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FROM VICKSBURG.

The Mobile Register, in abiding to the
Yankee efforts to 6nd new route to Vicks-
burg, by way of fazoo Pass, says
= Tie report Of Yankee steamer having
got through this Pass need cause no alarm.
! If it be frue, the boat is in d nice trap. that
is all. We were conversing yesterday with
an old navigator. who once ,toek a steam
boat through The Pass TO Yasoo-and they
had almost to take Ter to pieces and carry
her through pieeemeal; at least it was ac-
tually necessary sometimes to take off hef
paddle boards The Yazoo Pass makeS
out from the Mississippi to Moon Lake, IL
short, and not difficult of navigation wheh
in proper order. From Moon Lake to
Coldwater river runs the Coldwater Pass,
sixteen miles long-if it were stretched
out-as crooked as the crookedest thing you
scsaann' think of, and barely wide enough for q
fiat boat to get through. From this, By
Coldwater river, the route lies to the Talla-
hatchie and Yazoo. "
About twenty years ago, this commupi-
cation-the whole of which goes by the
name of the Yazoo Pass-was rendered
nayigable By the State of Mississippi. but
since that time the policy of the State has
changed, and preferring the reclamation Of
the swamp lands to the advantages of this
navigation. the Pass has been closed by an
act of the Legislature, and levee thrown
across it on the Mississippi. For. some
thine fatboat men persisted in breaking the
levee and passing through it, to prevent
| Gil ii - A.
channel. which was properly only navigas
BILE for fatboats at first
A correspondent of the Knoxville Reals
ter, writing from Vicksburg, February 9Th,
says: ,
I att still more and more confirmed in my
opinion that gunboats can pass down either
night or days end net~be injured very much.
A boat running at full speed down swift
current is hard to hit but; L,hink trans
ports can be stopped, should they try it, es-
pecially in daylight. I guess we will have
another trial about to night with the two
below They will be able to command the
river below as far as Port Hudson, and
might help very much in reducing that
place The Mississippi has to be opened
SO they say-and you may look every day
to hear Of stirring news from this quarter.
Rumdr says nov shat they are waiting for
pontoons to lay across the river here. I
| think they will find it hard job. But
with another gunboat or two, they could
help to protect this bank while doing so, or
while setting their troops across in the ferry
boats and what small boats and skifs they
might hail across below. But T hardly
think they would attempt such hazardous
expedition without more transportation,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

MorsEsNTs OF THE ARMY IN TENNESSEE.
At last accounts Van Dorm had crossed
the Tennessee river with several thousand
cavalry. What he intends to do is not
known. He will undoubtedly be heard from
in due time ,ss.
Morgans's men are bnsily engaged in
harassing the, Federals in the neighbor-
hood Of ReadsVille already captured
more than 800 prisoners, thirty wagons,
and thousand horses, mules and beef cat
tie.
Gen. Forests command, which formed
a portion of the late attacking party on
Fort Doneison, has returned to Middle Ten
nessee.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

R Our latest advices from Murfrees-
boro are, and they are reliable, that Gen
eral Rosecrans is quite unwell sand is absent
at his home in Cincinnati. Gen. Thomas
L. Crittenden is at present in command Of
the army of the Cumberland.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

W- The people # the Northwest have
DISCOVERED that the Southern. goose no long
er lsys the golden egg. But it has hatch ed
a game cock that is exceedingly troublesome
to snbjugate Hence The cla,nor for peace.
Chot. R5JI.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

RrcRurrrNe OrrrcEHns. There is class
of men in Richmond to whom the War De.
partment should pay some attention. We
allude to that worry large and respectable
class of men who are detailed here on the
recruiting service. They have nothing to
do, but meanwhile they draw large salaries,
and the drawing of it is about the extent of
their business. Instead of recruiting comi
panies, they are recruiting their health and
purses, by lounging about the town. aud
taking their dinner where they please.
Rich. Ervmixer.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

EE A correspondent writing from la
Fayette, Chambers county. Ala, in speak
ing Of the whest crop says that indications
are cheering for.an unprecedented yield for
th%tseetion Of the country. Accounts from
other seations Of Alabama ip regard to the
coming wheat crop are very favorable.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06
For the Vindicator.

Mr.. Editor,--Will you permit me
through the medium Of your paper. to. te7
turn thanks for the acceptable present Of d
barrel Of Socks and Shirts for my Regiment,
from the Waynesboro' Soldiers Aid Society
through Miss e. V. Hanger. The Soldies
of this Regiment have been ever mindful Of
the kindnssscs Of friends at home, and will
receive this last favor, more acceptable from
their necessities, with feelings Of lasting re-
membrane. To the ladies Of this Society,
and especially their fair medium, We rsturn
our most grateful thanks. ,al>>
NJ. G.. HARMAN,
Col. 52nd Reg't. Va. Vol.
March 6, 1868.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

ANOTHER PoRr OPENED. Gen. Magru.
has issued proclamation declaring the port
Of Lavacca, Texas, open, and. inviting for.
cign nations to come in and trade.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06
re The Mississippian says A gentle
from the SPECTATOR

STAUNTON, VA, FEB. q, 1905.
!. Nr, Editor; Please allow Refugee from
Clark County to use a small space in your
columns: For Governor. VIM. L. Goggin,
of Bedford For Lieut. Governor, Alex r.
Boteler. OF Jefferson; For Attorney Gep-
eral; Wm. H. Hartman, Of Augusta. Please
give this place, aid oblise..
RErIrcrE
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

Ew From prssrat indications, the at
tack on Charleston is postponed. 1t is a.
question Yhcne tae hostile feet is gone.
Their demonstration against Fort McAllis,.
ties proved failure, and it is surmised that
they may have gone to the Mississippi.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06
Col. 5znd Negt. va. Vol
March 6, 1858. .
Destruction Of the steamer Nashville.

OtSIfUCtIOH OF IHt SSO""O1 ~ "SHN1IIc. IN
SAVANNAH, Feb. 28.-The Nashville in
coming up the Ochegee last night ground,
ed on sand bar above Fort McAllister.
She was discovered this morning by the en-
emy's feet, an frog clad opsred fire across
the marsh on the Nashville at 30 and con-
tinued until 10. when an incendiary she'll
struck her, setting her on fire. She is now
total wreck. The Fort fired on the Iron
5laanhitting her twice and the gunboat from
the feet shelled the Fort doing 40 damage.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

re- George N, Sanders sailed from Hal.
flax on the 2lst for Europe, He bad Con-
federate dispatches With Ein5.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

TYRANNY IN TENNESSEE. The most infa.
nous order, which has Yet fallen, from. the
pen ola Federal officer. has been issued BY
ltacit consent in. Middle Tennessee. The
order reads:ssmply to the effect that. there
shall be no further cultivation Of the. soil in
that section. All farming. implements are
to be arrested and all crops destroyed. It
is not enough to insult the weak nd the old !;
it is not enough to degrade, tile true and 10y
al s it is not enough to light march Of H.
vasion with the burning homes of the de-
fepceless nor is it. in the eyes of these
desperate men, enough to fill their pockets,
whilst they glut their revenge with the wa
ges Of personal corruption. A deeper
blacker-lnore damning sin than these. lies
yet before them -the disturbance Of the soil
which God has hidden fo grow. Hest to
the invasion Of the churcbyard. no crimes
has yet equaled this We speak advisedly.
Our information is obtained from a source
neither to be doubted nor questioned. The
Federals are doing this-bave done it and
are doing it. Plowmen have been. torn
from their share, and even women are pro.
hibited from sowing graih.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

From Middle Tennessee.

The Chattanooga Rebel 81 the Nth says:
..Adviccs from the front il: Middle Tenn
cssee. state that Rosencrans has advanced
as far as Middleton, half way between Muir
fresboro and Shebyvile This is hardly q
premeditated advance in force. We learn
from, the Union that the abolition Tmy is
completely blockaded by mud. In regarq
to rcinforcements. gentleman just out OF
Nashville, states that most accurate calcu-
latiops assign fifteen thousand as the out
side. According to tue private converse
ton of the federal officers, their loss at
Murfreesboro in killed. wounded. prisoners
and desprters. was twenty-five thousand
The enemy is therefore less oy ten thou
sand, than when he met us on the 2lst OF
December. There is no doubt that we are
stronger in numbers, and in even better
plight as regards what is called the morale
Of an army. The presence of Gen. Joe
Johnston and the admirable energy Of Gen.
Bragg, have blent two of the happiest influ-
ences. Should Rosencrans attack us, we
are ready to receive him and his rufians
with ..opeu arms and hospitable graves
Among other things it is stated that Gen
Johnston has had personal interview with
every Colonel in the army Of Middle Tenn
eesee, and expresses himself highly pleased
with the character of the officers thus
brought under his personal acquaintance.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

GF At hIurfreesboro and on the Rap
pahannock, the Y ankees are said to be stu ok
in the mud. IF our boys again take after
them some of them will be stuck in the
hack
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

E1g The New York Times has private
advices confirming, 10 some extent, the ru-
mors Of trouble 10 Gen. Banks's command,
growing out of the introduction of negro
troops. Four or FIVE officers of the 133d
regiment of New York Volunteers have re-
signed, and one Brigadier General has fiat
ly refused to recognize the colored troops,
or to march with them.
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May this lot be. the case elsewher,
A Traitors Reward,

'Col. j. c Rathbone and Major Gso.
c. Tremble, of the 1lth Virginia Volun-
teers. are. by direction of the Presidents.
dismissed from the service of the United
States, for cowardly CONDUCT in surrender
ing their command at Spencer Courthouse.
Va. j, On the Cd September. 1862. "-Balh-
m,ors Sun. =:
"Col." john and his brother owned aud
now haye.d very large interest in the B9f-
pjng Springs or Oil Vel property ia Writ
County. The path of the traitor Sam a
hard road to travel believe"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

The speed Of the Florida is fifteen miles
per hour, aud Capt. Mafit is greatly pleased
with her.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

EF Maj Gen. Cassius N Clay has
been Reconnaissance United States Minis.
ter to Russia, vice Simon Cameron resign
ed
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

KENTUCKY AMAZING The Winchester
(Tenn.) Bulletin, of the Goth, has been in
formed by oasrof our Confederate Judges,
who has Jus. arrived from McMinnvillc, THAT
news has reached that place from Kentucls,"
which he considers reliable. that the Legs
stature of that State passed resolutions on
the 18th inst, calling on. their Governorto
issue proclamation calling all the Ken
lucky troops in the FetAral army home lat
once. to assist ilspreventihg Lincoln f.om
carrying out his emancipation proclama-
ton. =.
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From Newbern, N. C.

The Raleigh. Progress says:
The Yankees have guns mounted at Bar
rington' Ferry, opposite, Newberns and the
place is garrisoned by one or.two regiments.
On the l lth instant. Capt. Whitford's com
pany drove in the pckets, and part Of the
same company encountered them again on
the 18th, worstiqs them somewhat. No
aamags done our lnoii.
Three Yankee desertess presented them
selves at Capt. Whitfcrd's headquarters on
the Goth. They say the negroes are drill
ing in the Upper part of-the town of New
bern with sticks, and that they are to be fur
nished with guns in, a few days. They are
also substituting negroes for whites on the
gunboats. These deserters put down the
force at Newbern at 5000 to 10000 men.
This of course must be received for what il
is worth only. We don't think they have
near so many Our impression is that but
a few regiments are left there and that the
place could be easily taken if attacked
TIE Pos1TIoN OF THE FRENCH MINISTER
The New York, Times says:
ut is nc secret. either at Washington OF
in this (New York; city that, from the first
outbreak Of this rebellion, Mr. MERCER has
been in full sympathy with the Secession
lists ana in closecommuuion with those who
espouse their cause and give them all the
aid and comfort in their power. 10 all in.
tents and purposes he has been activity en-.
gagged in intriguing with the Democratic
sympathizsrs with secession in the North
from the beginning Of the war;" &c.
s.EE Gold is quoted ia New York on The
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

The Washington Republican states tha
az important comma nd has at last been def.
tnitcly arranged for General Banks.
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CT The New York Times has the fol-
lowing paragraph:
Our veteran Army of the Mississippi is
being depleted at fearful rate and letter
from ''Off Vicksburg" which we publish
this morning asserts that ''siuce our army
has been there over one hundred men hare
crery day failed to respond to roll-call and
beef carried out never to return"
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CHARLESTON, March 1st.-Two steam
ers, the Douglas and the Ruby, arrived
here at daylight this morning, with Nassau
dates to Thursday last. The Douglas was
fred at several times by the blockaders,
but not hit. The steamers Stonewall Jack
son and Hero. from Charleston, also tbe.St.
Johns, FROM Savannah. had arrived safely
at Nassau
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-06

syEE Gold is quoted in New York on the
Oath at IT,.
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A. T. Stewart Buying all the Cotton Goods.
The New York correspondent of the Bos
ton .'Journal," writes to that paper as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Alexander T. Stewart, the dry goods
millionaire of this city, has refused to sell
cotton goods at any price. He has been
engaged in buying up all the goods he
could purchase. Empty stores have been
taken, warehouses rellted, and filled to the
rafters with goods This done, he closes
sales and waits for coming events. It is
we'll known that Mr. Stewards connection
with the Government is such that he has
early information Of changes to take place,
OF mo venients to be made, and the signs Of
the times are within his vision. He has
had the monopoly Of one kind of goods for
which the sale has been great and the past
year has been to him probably the most
successful year he has ever known. Over
fifteen millions of dollars worth Of goods he
has sold within tie year 1869, and when
be holds up and refuses to sell class Of
goods, men begin to open their eyes. If
we have another battle, and do not win,
cotton goods will run up like gold.