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We invite the attention Of the proper authori-
hes to the following statement made by the
Knoxville Register. We have had istimations
Of c3llusous between spectators and railroad
oficisls, as alluded to shsuld We become def
nitely informed Of such facts, ventilation may
be expected Such Illicit speculation must be
stopped;
We sTe told that there is a great quantity Of
sugar ard molssses st YickshuIg, and that 8
gentleman from the army lately visited Rich
mond 60 petition the government to permit
portion ef it to be shipped to East Ten
nessee, and exchanged for bacon and other army
supplies There are many who have surplus
Of provisions borded up, who viii not sell them
fer either Confederate money or bank notes,
bat who would readily barter them
for sugar and molssses. This scheme for
supplying the people of Esst Tennessee
with those much needed commodities. and IN
return seeming provisions for the army, We are
told received the approval Of the Tennessee
delegation in Congress to whom it was broaehed,
except Sengtor Haynes On what ground this
e9-operetion was withheld We are not advised
His influence with the department is represented
70 be very great, and the parties complain that
his Withholding It prevented the petition from
receiving a favorable consideration.
We have heard, also, that these vast stores
Of suTgsr and molosses ara lying useless and in
danger Of destruction at VicksbuIg, because the
department refuses to allow transportation for
them. Why the cars that carry troops, muni-
tions sud suppHes 10 Ficksburg, cannot
bring back the sugar and nolassss we are
at q loss 70 comprehend. We have heard
lately Of some transactions between GER
tain railroad aud military officials which de-
monsTate that transportation can be OBJ
tanned for their private spaculations. If this be
sTBe, and our informant says be can give the
names, Il is lime the government was look
ING into the conduct Of its agents Sugar
and mossses should not be lefs to destrue.
SION at Vicksburg, if it can possibly be
bIought away, while spectators snd extor-
ii9ners are running up the prices IN Virginis
and Tennessee to figures thst bid fair to4rivsl
the salt swindle Of the past season. little
more vigilance upon the part of the govern
msnt over the conduct Of its agents, and lit
tle more regard for the rights and wants Of the
people, little more energy and ssgacity IN reg
ulaaBg its own transportation, snd little less
uneslled for restriction upon the use Of the pub
lie highways for the purposes of legitimate trade,
would obviate a great deal of general discomfort,
and tend more tban anything else to keep down
ezaorbiian5 prices.
We wOald not have military exigeneies yield
70 private interest, but where there is no exi-
gency we would have private rights protected
g sgainsl the OperstiOBs Of unscrupulous specu.
latiag government agents.
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FRIDAY MORNING. MARcH n
- vfngrIrv

We are without anything Of special interest
ftom points in this vicinity. On the Yazoo at
Vicksburg and Port Hudson, all is reported
quiet. The Ponehssoula expedition Of the
Yankees expended its energy on reaching that
point and the enemy, ss last adyices, was en-
gagged in throwing up defenses, IS if be inten-
ded to permanently occupy the place. Citizens
have reported the force at Eve thousand, but
scouts qualified to judge Of The strength Of sn
amy estimated it at only ff-ean hundred. The
Confederate forces are on hand. and from what
we know Of preparations that have been made
we expect to be sbIe to announce some glorious
results ere long. We have nothing Of the Deer
creek expedition.
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- TwsIre Peunder Nnnoleon snu.

The Twelve Founder Napoleon Gsun.
This gun, which was introduced by the
French Emperor into service, as superssding
all other smooth bore field artillery is q lighter
gun than the former twelve pounder and thus
capable Of being maneuvred by six horses on
the field Il has a smaller charge of powder
than the old twelve FOUNDER, and is employed to
project either shot or shel hence called by the
French Gun Howitzsr." This gun by order
Of the ordRsnce bureau, is to superssde all
other smooth bore field artillery 10 the Confede-
rate service, which latter will be accordingly
gradually Withdrawn and replaced as above.
These guns are now being manufactured
rapidly at the government foundry and
machine works IN the city Of Augusta, Georgia,
which will soon be able to cast and complete
one evary tgenty-fouT hours. Experiments are
now being made, under the direction Of Colonel
Rains, on the new Austrian gun metal, which
is 8 combination Of bronze, zinc and wrought
iron, and some guns have already been made for
trial The metal is exceedingly tough, hard and
elastic. TIE gun carriages, eaissons, travelling
foTges, and battery wagons are fully equal IN
quality and workmanship, to any made IL the
Federal service. 1t is designed TO make the gov
eminent works at Augusta 8 great arsenal of
construction, where ammunition, held and
siege artillery, proiectles, and ordnance stores
in general, viii be made in large quantities,
for the use of the army The powder works,
daily increasing in capacity, when fnished will
be the largest Of the kind existing. They are
now superior to any known, possessing all the
Improvements that experience suggested, many
Of which are due to Col. Rains, who has con-
sidersbly furthered the process of manufacture.
ing powder, the quality Of which is fully equal
to the best standard Of European and Federal
works, proved by tests made with the ballistic
aud gun pedulums. The production of these
works have already exceeded the entire cost,
and saved the government nearly two millions
of dollars
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q The movements OF Rosecrau5 are Wated-
ed with great interest; end as ususi when TIA
public mind IS directed in q particular direction,
specu-ation concerning the probable often takes
the p.sca Of positive assertion and manllse-
tures facta, where none exist. il sh.s hghs are
TO be es .semed most Of the rumors, which cone
from tla. mont every afternoon deau=hFs
there . Ineeh ggess-vorz going on about Gsno-
raj J Johnston sLd his movements Great ina1f-
RES are adsabout his whereabouts Oaa nan
has just seen hin a. SaslbyviIle, another knsus
him TO be in VielEs burg, whilst . fhir7 invests
him with an Ubiquity which his best friends 5e
not claim for him, and Is quite surs tlat General
Johnston is both at Jackson. 1iigsss- ana
Tuilsb0ma, Tennessee, zt one ana the saus t.rleI
The truth is that men mostly make the mvs-
tsries which excite them; but The locality of the
commandments Of the ths scuth-Testsra
department., is one Of those TORIES Of curio-
sity with which but few individuals, oufsids Of
the adjutaHt generals Office, have any business
Whilst gossip is so cu-reut in relation 90 5nth
the Yankee general and our own chief .heY are
doubtless themselves engaged IN deeply consid-
cred schemes, and are watching one smother
from distance with keener and more saga
ciOus observation, than any which is directed 10
themselves. Tae ssqual Of the future vii disc
close the result Of this game Of h9-pesD be-
tween two men, both Of whom have made suen
mark 10 ihe present revolution. II R0sserans
wins 6ght ~ Middle Ianlessee be Wiz have
to overcome three great elements Of opposition.
First, the wOndr0us strategy Of Gen J014siou.
Second, the power, energy and system o. Gen
Bragg Third, the heroic courage Of tha army,
guided and arTaysd By the two fr5L-Chzts-
noOga Rebel
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a Remarkable phase Of rhs Money MAR

You have observed that gold is quoted in this
city at q premium Of 420 per cent. The fact is
assigned to several causes. The demand for
gold among Maryland refugees who wish to re-
turn to their homes to escape conscripton, the
operations Of merchants who must have gold in
the contrsband trade, and above all the rsdun-
dauey of our currency have been assigned AS
causes for the extravagant demand for gold It
has bsen alleged that the secrecy with which
Congress has discussed our monetary alsirs. has
invested tho currency with suspicious, and even
the known determination Of our e slstors 10 i'm
pose the heaviest taxation that p u rested upon
this people, has failed to check the advenee Of
gold How very singular the fact thst given
amount in Confederate notes win buy more gold
in Baltimore and New Orleans than ia Rich
mond There are men in this city to-day
buying Confederate notes with gold, and
sending these notes to Baltimore, where a
profit Of twenty .flve per cent. is realized Ia
New Orleans Confederate treasury notes cons
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The TSiRs.-The weather is besutiful, and
we may expect something important from the
front soon. Various rumors are af0at in regard
50 the movements Of Old Rosy and his abolition
army, some Of which represent the whole ca
poodle IS having fallen back beyond Murfrees-
boro', for the truth Of which, howeve, We can
not Touch.
lhe general impression no7T prevails that an
advance movement on the part Of our entire
army VII. take place. IF Rosy does not know
how to attack an inferior force, Bragg viii teach
him how to attack a superior one.
Rumor also reports heavy force of Confed-
crates as having gone into Kentucky, under
commend Of Generals L0ngsireet and Hum
phrey Marshall. Hence R0secrans' reTogrsde
movement
Our cavalry are still engaged in haTassing the
enemy and tearing up things generally" A
small detachment from Gen. Morgan's command
have Just returned from a tour in Kentucky,
having, in the short space of twenty-one days,
travelled over five hundred miles, being sur
rounded by the Yankees on two OF three differ
ent occasions, and captured and destroyed gov
ernment property to the amount Of over a half
million Of dollsrs-snd all without the loss Of a
man, killed or Wounded Wmeksstsr Tenn. J
Bulletin, 18th.
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mand even higher priee- Can It be true
that our enemies have greater confidence in tbs
success Of our arms thsa even cur own people
here in Richmond Have our trsdss-paopls
and money dealers become so corrupt that they
take advantage of the vail Of secresy with which
CONGRESS envelopes its proceedings to create an
unnatural demand and price for gold Should
there be secret sessions only held to prevent
publicity being given to imprudent speeches
Do not the money dealers imagine that the con-
dition of the currency is really worse than full
exposition Of facts would justify Richmond
Correspondent KHo10ilie Register.
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Eha Blockade EsuaaeFs-A Disaster.
The British iron screw steamer Georgiana,
Capt. Hudson, left Nassau On. P.) on Sunday
afternoon, March Is, for this city having on
boerd a valuable cargo Of medicines, dry goods
aRs some six pieces Of field artillery Of the
Whitworth and BlalIsly patterns. About one
o'clock, on Thursday morning, off Devices
breakers, she made . schooner and steamer
These, slihough very close, were passed sac
csssfully and without notice; but on proceed
q short distance, she discovered several others
ahead, snd, a rocket about this time going up,
the blocksders soon commenced chasing and
firing Ths Georgisns kept on her course for
The Bar, until her rudder wss disabled by the
explosion of shell under her stern, and her
bull was penetrated by several shots, one of
which, t is reported, passed entirely through
her The IRnkees were so close that the order
20 fire and TO trail thoir guns could be dis
tinctly heard. To prevent capture the GeoTgiana
Nss run ashore on Long island beach, and the
pipes leading into ths vessel were eut, letting a
large amount of water into the hold, which, L
Is hoped. viii prevent the enemy from securing
the vessel OF cargo. the captain, pilot, and most
of The crew. have reached the city in their boats.
One Of the boats is still missing, but she may
YET be heard from. The coal burnt By the Geor-
giana, it Is said made much smoke, and it is
thought that this led to her discovery by the
Yankees.
The Georgispa was owned by English parties,
and was consigned to Messrs. John Fraser
& Co.
a rumor reached the city, yesterday, that the
Yankees had set tbs Georgisns on fire. bat it
may prove to be incorrect - Charleston Mercury
March 90
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- We are pleased to learn from the Cha--
tsnooga BsBel, of some changes among the
Tennessee troops. Lieut.Col. N. Magsvsny'
IT,, Of the I54th senior Tennessee regiment, has
been promoted to the rank Of colonel, and has
been temporarily Plseed in tie recruiting ser-
vice. He is st present stationed ct Gbatanoo-
ga. Captain Marsh Pstriek, OF the Memphis
Crockett rangers, Of TIE same regiment, has
been promoted to the lieutesantoolonslcy made
vacant by the promotion Of Col. AIageysay, and
has also been ordered on the recruiting service
in Mississippi The old l54sh and tue 18Th regi-
nlents have bsan eonsolidsted, and is nov com
msnded by Colonel Vaughan, Of Tie 18Th. TUis
excellent Officer has been highly recommended
for a brigadieg generzlship, and win, doubtless,
be appointed, when Colonel Mageveny win take
charge Of the regiment
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T Al8 ordered On RECRUITING SERVICE y Ger
Bragg with directions frsm Bri-ad'e- eieraral - q.
Pillow. oEering pardon 10 al a5ssn,iug themselves
from their e9mms-ds Tithozf leave ths. forward
prOuptly aud roPcrs tl Their c5nmauds for dutV.
call upon the absent members Of I'd aai PISS Ten
nessoe regiments 90 come promptly sra re1ort 20
fsT day Hsrnan8o Kiss, sn1 El chs rauEa e3 tie
5h Confederate REGIMENT, which has much dlstin-
guisbs5 itself the ha-tlefsid cf Balc-n- Sailoh
Fsrmiuston Psuyviie au1 Hiurlraes1c-o' Also q
tbs Ssrsdeld Guards, TO dli uP taat uo3.s e1apgny
Ta0s. STOKES
Captain Coupsny a, 6a-sded siu Id7,
I'm, rr.r7aI.arrs .-ss-.ars
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NEGLECT EIPosED.-The Richmond CORES
pondent Of the Knoxville Register says there
was no necessity for the existence of the danger
to which the South is noW subjected in the
swamps Of the YszOo, and adds; Oa the l1h
dsy Of November last saw a letter written "a
the Confederate authorities a. Richmond, stating
that the levea would be cut when the Mssis.
sppi rose above its hanks, chat Yankee gun
boats would penetrate tho Yszoo, destroy ON
entire commercial marine, aud with it the reai
and prospective gunbosts." Who disregarded
the caution7
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EXPLOSION OF a YANKEE SHELL-A num-
Der Of shell thrown by the Yankee Aeet at our
batteries at Genesis Point, having failed 60 ex-
piode, were sent to this city. Saturday morning
number Of them were transported from the
Gulf railroad 10 the Forest City foundry, in the
southeastern portion Of the city. One Of the
10 inch shell was rolled some distance on the
ground, when q portion of the loose powder
which still remained in il, fell out A thought
less person set this powder on iTe which quick
~ communicated to the shell, and terrific ex
plosion ensued. The fragments of the shell
were scattered ia all directions. 4 piece was
thrown nearly to the Gulf railroad depot, aud
another piece went into the yard Of Mr. John
Barnwell, living near by. Fortunately no per
son was seriously injured. We learn that man
was slightly injured By fragment
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A PATRIoTIC LADY.-Lieut B S. Russell. Of
the 10Th Alabama, was Of the slaia at Muir
heesboro', and fell in the early part Of the Sc
ton When stricken down, be felt the wound
to be MORTAL and at once gaye his sword to 3
eomrade, saying, Take this TO my wife, aud
tell her died bra7ely" The colonel Of his
regiment saw that the wish Of the patriot was
complied With, and, in reply to the letter, the
widow, true, Ike all Southern women, to the
highest impulses Of noble patriotism, said :
" mourn the death Of my husband, but ny
greatest regret is that none Of his sons are old
enough to take his place to battle for cur Eber-
go
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ARMY MEDICAL B0ARD

a,HE ARHY MEDICAL BOARD lor re szamiua-
ton OF Medical ofics.s n this D.8zrs1lanl. VII
hold its sessions daily at VieEsburg sllsr the 2 sl
Medical of4oers who haVe not hefetoio7a been exam
med by regularly eanstifatsd ConLsleraa alaaical
Bard requited rspost Tor sEHllna.,'1 ~ ca-
cline doing 81 WrisnF. All those r9ia-nf 3 lo
vii be cropped by the War usuartne nf- 4aoaa
signed 10 orders. having lsttsrs ci aeiistsa, -ol-
ments OF have been promo-sd b. the aerr-tiry II
= ar without hsrinz been Dlegl7HsiT sz-1ltr-ll sF
report for e1annins ticu vitacut d5.aT-
once same 5nildng VITA Posi sarsron.
o. h EEInG
mh20lu President Artg Hsdieai H1ad
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SLAVERY INCREASING IN EAST TEEEEssEE
MessTs. Howard and Lakem sold in MeMinu
county, 8 few days since, ten nsgroes FOX the
sum Of SI9,245. The Athens Post says: I. is
estimated that not less than foar Thousand ne
groas have been brought into East Tennessee
and sold, mostly to farmers since the war COM
menced, and some Of them to men who never
expected to own slave ia their lives So II
viii be seen that Lincoln's war upon the inst-
tuition is working ike charm in this region.
VIII some of our friends On the border DO rs
the favor to clip this paragraph and send it to
the Cincinnati Enquirer, that the woolly heads
out there may learn how much danger there Is
Of East Tennessee becombg thoroughly ab0l-
tionized 2"
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DREwRY's BLUFF.-A correspondent Of

DREwRY's BLUFF-A correspondent Of the
Atlanta IRtsiiigsneer says:
I have been to DreWry's Bluff on a reeonnOis-
snnce to crafty personal curiosity, and found
things ia a most admirable state of preparation,
I suppose YOU know what DrswTy's Bluff means
as Doestcks would describe: Big guns-gun-
boats-I1-inch eolumbisds-iron-clad batteries
-sunken ships-inmense forifcatons-tor-
pedoes-wbippsd the Monitor snd Galens once
The position is a splendid one, and viii prove on
the James river what Vicksburg has to the
Mississippi. The tremendous elevation of these
guns win enable them 20 Ere plungiHg shot
on an attacking feet, which DO iron-clad mon
star ever yet could stand. just above the river
barrieade is anchored the new gunboat Rich
mond a model of beauty end finish, and manned
by the old MeTTimsc crew. She mounts four
8 and 11-ineh nfsd pieces, from which are
thrown s,ea-pointsd proiectiles, weighing shout
$50 pounds and less. The position is certainly
impregnabls to any naval force that may be
brought against it up tie James, and 50 Rich
mond may never tremble in her boots from fear
in that direction. The place is gaTisoned By
Georgisns and Firginians on either side Of the
riveri boat runs up to Richmond-s distance
Of niDe miles--seYeral times day for the sc-
commodation of visitors and others.
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SPLENDID CMANCE F8R
CAPITALISTS

NOR sale q. Sunrit, lsississ.ppi on tha New Or
a leans, Jackson snd Great Sortssrl Es--9al g
SPE E.T'DED E2ESZDEs1sCE
Either furnished Enflrnbsd VITA AZ uscssarT oul-
buildings. negro houses, well cultivated -rlau, 71-
ysrd and orchard, gsod water, stssll l-l com
MIL and cine, together with ore hundred a1 tery
scres good land forty-dve acres Of i-l rlllr
fence, with sufficient seed for the season a io a,
hegs, etc. For terms apply %
e.. u71 zIEER
W1t1huaE7r-
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~ The Lendon T5sacs Of the l1tb uls.-
SAYS that the high price to which cotton had
advanced in New York, had again induced
holders in England to export. Accordingly,
three screw steamers, almost entirely cotton
laden, had been dispatched from Liverpool dur
ing the week. These were the KadaF, the Plan
tagenat-snd the Damascus, which amoDg them
carried cut considerably upward Of 600 bales.
The Inman steamship City Of Naw York, and
the same comPsny's steamer Kangaroo, also
took out a considerable quantity and the Cana
dian mail steamer Hibernian, from Liverpool for
Portland, would take quantity In all. the
export of the week from Liverpool to New York
would not fal short Of but might exceed, 6.050
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YANKEE OFFICERS ARRIvEG.-Fifty- six
Abolition officers arrived here from the West
Yesterday, being those captured By Gen. Ven
Dom in bis brillint victory at Thompson's sta
ton, near Nashville, Tennessee. Included in
The number are four colonels, two Lieutenant
colosels three majors, four adiptants, seven
teen captains and tWenty-six LET tenants. They
hail principally from Indiana and Michigan.
They complain bitterly of Gen, Bragg for de-
urivinp them of their oVereoats and blankets
before starting them on their &" onward 10 Rich
rnond," but in other respects say they nave
been treated with the usual c0urtesies permitted
10 persons in their situation. They viii be sent
to Richmond today-Lysch5arg Republicans
Afareh l7fh.
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cEHTRaT OpDERs no. Il
ADJUTAEr AND IEsPECTOR-GENERAL'g
OFFICE
FICHaoED, February s, 1853 }

TE7HE suporatsndent q he Eitre ani Mining Buresu
u artzsd a-G directed 70 enforce existing con
tracts o hs government - iron, Lead ana other NUM-
to1s 1ea lroa al1 otser tsies thus courseted for
E1a reeds3 f3r she e-Fica, sre ascerieaed % have
beea sol Il private sse, promptly delivered
aocardne q -hs ers and gr1II 7f The contract they
may be aake7 wherever 4oundi snd upon rsgusltieB.
assisfauca Bha as zi5ded by lha couman1zut OF The
nearest p1st OF CsuH 0f instruction tke ofi1er or
ase1 Il DE s-ing bure11. sgecialy charged with fhs
enforcement of tle csus usraa-.
Waeu CaEraa Elai have been persistsutiY viO.ated
VII Be .aoIawn ana asasnsd 20 other works.
S. COOPER
a a. T-11r .r-EE Err. .arsf
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AN OMNIBUS PARAGRAPH--A mschina for
making cotton cards viii b. st work here in q
few weeks. One 6rm alone In t1is ci5y makes
8 200 a week on envelopes Of their own man
utaetUra. A negro woman sold 81 aueti5n lass
Friday for $1,000. Last night We bad t5uu-
der storm and sleat combined, or one right al-sr
the ether. Rich ciimsiei So writes t7s R.ch-
m0nd oo-Essp0udant Of tho Charle5soa TsreETl,
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THROUGH TIE BLOCKADE. The British
steamship Calypso, from Nassau, arrived at her
wharf in this city st an esrly hour yesterday.
She cot in the nsighborhod Of the bar soon after
dark, and between eight and nine o'clock, the
night being clear, she was discovered and
chased by the Yankee blockaders for about a
half hour, during which time large number o.
shot aud shell was fred at her, and one Of the
last burst over the vessel, some Of the fragments
Of which came on deck, bus inflicted no injury
on any one. The captain pilot and sn con
eerned, deserve great credit for the determined
manner in which they pushed the ship safely
into port through the fire Of the enemy
Charleston Mercury, I9th