Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-10-09
The London correspondent Of the New
York Times Says:


1.-The harvest continues good, but the
cotton prospect is bad. It could scarcely
be worse. Cotton will not come from any
WHARF, no matter how much ii is wanted.
india and Egypt do not increase the pro-,
duct even at the high prices. They will
do nothing at low prices What England
wants is plenty Of cotton at six pence .
pound. What can she do with Quarter
supply at double or treble price !? It will
not do, and Lancashire and the whole great
cotton interest stand on the brink of RAN.
Two years experience goes to prove that
america alone can supply the. 'corld 'oith
cotton !"
The Columbus Sun is creditably in
formed there is county 10 Southern Ala
bama, which has four representatives in her
Legislature-three representatives and a
Senator of them with one leg, on g
with one arm, another with one eye, and
the last near-sighted.
The following letter from person on
board the pirate steamer Florida is pub
lished
ON BOARD G S. STEAMER FLORIDA,
Brest, August 81, 1868.
Gentlemen - We arrived here yesterday
from cruise, having touched at Queens
town on the 1gth and landed Everett, LIST
Lieutenant; Garrottsou, Surg con, and
Hunter, Midshipman. ssWo then cruised
about off Taskar Rock Light. We went off
the Channel and outside 10 chasing four or
FIVE vessels. On the 22d we succeeded in
capturing the American ship Anglo Saxon
from Liverpool for New York stripped
her Of what was necessary ara set Gre to
her. We then stood off one thousand to
twelve hundred yards and fred three
broadsides into her, as much for practice as
for sinking her speedily. There were two
or three vessels in sight at the time. We
brought her crew to this port.
A Northern Opinion Of General Ice.
The New York Metropolitan Record, cop
ying the celebrated proclamation of Gen.
Lee. issued to his ARMY from Chambersburg.
Pa June 2gth, pays that officer the high
est compliment that could be bestowed upon
a brave aud Christian commander It de-
clares that Gen. Lee bad every temptation
to retaliation upon the non combatants Of
Pennsylvania, which burning cities, the
shr eks-of helpless fugitives. and the shouts
Of Montgomey's pursuing demons in his
own land. could offer, and the world would
pronounce that the North had merited it by
the vandalism Of its own armies in the
South But Gen Lee has disdained to
copy after SO foul model. and to compete
with Butler. and such as be, in the strug-
gle for undylug infan,y = In doing SO he
has gained the noblest victory the Confed-
crates have won from ts--the victory they
have achieved on our own soil, and more
damaging to our reputation than any gained
by them from Bull Run tc Charlottesville. !"
\ General Lee has
Tin this doue more for his own fame and
his country's glory thanoby all his military
achievement :"
Notably IN Different Departments of the
q. S. Army "A letter from Washington
City has the following statement about the
health Of the Yankee army in the field
A table is being prepared 10 the Surge
on Generals Office showing the degree of
mortality among white troops in the differ
ent military departments. The per CEN
tage Of mortality 10 the army Of the Poto-
mac is three times greater than in the De-
partment Of the Pacific. and in General
Grants army it is three times greater than
in the army fthe Potomac This calcula-
ton refers to white troops The per cen
tage Of mortality among the colored troops
in the Department of the South is much
less than among the white troops Of the De-
partment Of the Pacific, showing that it is
economy Of life to use colored troops in the
Southern Departments.
4rrival Eutroordinary.-By the Wes-
tern train yesterday, says the Lynchburg
,sour city was honored with the
presence of Major Vorohines, refugee
dwarf from the neighborhood of Fort Dom
slson The Major is 55 years old, two feet
tUur inches high, and sports d magnificent
moustache and goatee. He is quite active
and talks like a book. He favored the
crowd with speech, in which he exhibited
much wit and some wisdom. He says he
is but one in family-but is looking OUT
ladies take care Of your hearts. The Ma
jor says be can whip thing Of his inches in
The Confederacy. We we're pleased to see
him.
@ We announce With pleasure the fact
that Brig Gen. Howell Cobb, has been
to Major Generalship by Pres
dent Davis, and assigned to the Georgia
State forces now being organized in this vi
,inity. The promotion of this talented
Georgian will be hailed with delight by ey-
cry gallant son Of the Empire State Of the
South" Soldiers and citizens have implicit
confidence in the ability aud skill Of Gen.
Cobb, and will be proud to follow such no.
bic chieftain against the foe. 50 Knorville
Register.
PRAIsEwoRrHY OFFER -Thirty-two Of
the principal firms in Mobile addressed
card to the Mayor Of tina. city, dated the
9Th instant. in which they offer all the goods
IN their stores suitable for food or clothing,
1t first cost to the families Of soldiers, and
Ill the necessitous in Mobile. TIE Mayor
las appointed special Relief Association
o receive the goods, provisions. shoes, cal
Goes, doncstics and woocns, and distribute
hem among the people. I
This noble example should be followed
very where.
GuerriIl& Depredations.
Washington, Sept. 20 Guerrillas still
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