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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-28
From the Mississi l..u 10th.

1AOBt OPpoILucillcS--G1 ~ W II Nv
When Gen. PEN berton fell back sr IL
Abbey vil!e last year, shortly after the dis
astrous defeat Of Van Dorm at Cprnth. hi
army was said TO be wholly demnraliz 4
and the enemy were in the habit Of picking
! up stragglers and laggards by hundreds
who fell by the wayside from our army
The whole army was said to be upon thu
verge of disintegration and dissolution. HI
had onl, eighteen thousand men. when h
finally made stand at Grenada 1t wa
the universal opinion that if the enemy ad.
vanced, our army, in the plight it was, coul;
offer but feeble resistance. At that time
Gen. Pomberson commanded %, coo men
all told, in the whole department. of Missls,
ssiippir and Fast Louisiana. He was nenac-
ed on ali sides by force which reached in
the aggregate 100 900 men. To all ap.
pearaDces. the enemyhad only to close up
upon our little bands to crush them out OF
scatter them to the four winds. In the then
condition of our army and the overwhel-
ming odds against it.. there was little to
hope fer it. if the enemy essayed its des-
truction.
We had suffered series Of disasters, and
the soldiers and people were in the depths
of gloom. There was no hope for timely
success, if the enemy chose to advance upon
us. We stood almost at his mercy; yet he
did not advance. and this little army sesy
ed as nucleus. around which formidable
force was gathered, and the tide turned
again in our favor.
Months rolled on. Another serious, and,
apparently, almost fatal, disaster bcfel our
10 Mississippi, Vicksburg fell Port Hud-
son fell. jackson was evacuated. and Gen
Johustcn's army was thought to be in much
the same condition that Pemberton's was q
year ago.. There were some desertions and
much gloom both in the army and among
the people. Gen. Grant had only 10 pur-
sue. to drive Johnston from the State, and
perhaps. destroy his whole army He did
not pursue, and the army is stronger and
more determined to-day than when it left
jackson. Already there are the most en-
couraging symptoms Of the ebbing of the
tide-of its rolling back
Twice WAS our armies in Mississippi upon
the verge Of complete annihilation-upon
the very brink Of the precipioe. Twice have
we been placed at the tender mercies Of a
merciless. foe. Twice did he have it in his
power to crush US utterly. He did not
avail himself of the advantages 10 his hands
He failed to reap the benefit Of his victories
This, of course, is not attributable to any
forbearance on bis part. We may recog
uize the hand Of God in it He does not
intend to see US trodden upon by the ruth
less North men, if we are worthy of our in,
heritance Let us be true to ourselves; and
true to the God of our fathers, and our tri-
umph is absolutely certain.
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Z THE IN jlits> tff y NEGROES IN MIS-
sIPff -7WGA1' WILL THE YAM
{ KEGS DO N'IrEl THE EhE-
pHANf':s
.Onaha." Tie l'iiek burg correspondents
Of the New York World, sends a letter.
bearing date .Ialy IS which contains some
interesting statements abont the negro az
cessions to Gen. Grants army.
The return of The army from Jackson
was the location Of u remarkable .xndus Of
negroes. There were few able bodied
young men, for the policy of making SOL
dicrs of them hns made at least nine out of
ten as anxious to keep out of the way Of
the Yankees as are any. of their masters.
I But all the old men and women, and
young children in the whole region Of
country around jackson those who have
been burden upon their masters. and
will necessarily be dependent upon our
charity accompanied the army on its re-
turn in large numbers Every species OF
vehicle, and an untold number Of broken
down horses and mules, were pressed into
the service by these contrabands en- route
for Vicksburg. Their effects consisted Of
a wonderful quantity of old clothing and
bedding, and dilapidated furniture, which
they seemed to regard as of inestimable
value.
The transportation. however, was not
sufficient FOR all. and hundreds, carrying
as many as possible Of the inevitable bum
dies, trudged along on foot. All seemed
animated by fear that our rear guard
would overtake. pass and leave them be-
hind. and such straining Of energies, and
hurrying and busting. were never before
known among the whole black creation.
The soldiers were particularly struck with
the ladicrous appearance presented by the
darkies, and the tedium and fatigue of the
march were often relieved by good jokes
cracked at thei: expense, which served to
convulse the whole brigads with laughter
What on earth are we to do with the
immense numbers of them coming within
our lines is problem which the future
alone can solve. One thing, however, is
certain. No matter how worthless, or how
incapable Of self support. they cannot te
permitted to starve, and whether collected
in one locality, or SO equally distributed as
to give each township in the North its
proportion of paupers. they will be: sup
ported at the public expense. There is
another thing about this negro question
which is even more certain than the other
proposition. The minds of all of them arc
filled with the most extrayagant ideas of the
North 1t is to them a country of ease
and plenty aud happiness. and say andsdo
what you will, as soon as tho military
blockade is made less stringent, they will
swarm upon you like the locusts of the
East. Until came down here believed
that even if emancipated, the negroes would
remain in the South. I now know better
Not one in ten will remain here They
will go North, if they accomplish the dis
lance on foot. They don't feel safe here.
not even those whose owners are dead, and
their fears impel them to go North. And
then, their extiavagant ideas, as bright
and glowing as far as their own ease and
happiness are concerned, as the warmest
imagery of the Arabian Nights, will never
permit them to remain in the South after
the road to the North is open.
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EagAn Atlanta lady has written letter
(Which we have seen, and good one it is
too, to one of our Generals, earnestly be-
seechiDg his permission to become >nldier
10 his command. II have nice li,tl. l,o-
n.y." she writes, and | know that am alb.
to discharge the duties propose" Mva
of Alabanla, an,l Of all the South, why a..
ye not likewise! This woman's spru Is
worth ton of weight. CAuttuaoo9>s Reu.
eL
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HON Che Reaels Garry on the war.

The correspondent of tie Times, who ac-
companed Gen Lees army during the late
invasion Of the North, writes:
'.The greatest surprise has been cx-
pressed to me by officers from the Austrian,
.Prussian and English armies, each OF
which has now a representative here-one
oftbem (the Prussian) quasi official, the
other two private individuals travelling for
their own plcasure-that volunteer troops,
provoked by nearly q months Of unpar-
alleled ruthlessness and wantonness Of
which their country has been the scene,
should be under such control and willing
to act in harmony with the long -suifering
forbearancs Of President Davis aud Gen.
Lee. Individual cases Of ,atrecisy ofscourse.
there have been. lIkely,r ifgot hold Of by
the Northern Press. to point many an ar
gument from singular to universal and to
be represented as the invariable rule Of az
ten for the rebel army One solitary case
Of rape has been reported, certain, as the
perpetrator has been caught, to be visited
with condign punishment, or, in other
words, with death two. murders Of pri-
vate individuals, an offset to many dozens
Of murders inflicted with impunity by the
Federals Oh Southerns. Among them /.
may mention the case Of Mr.. Robert e.
Scott, Of Fauquier county. in Virginia.
man regarded on this continent very much
las Mr.. Henley is in England who, appa-
rently to the delight Of the Washington
Cabinet, was ruthlessly robbed and MIR
dered by some Yankee stragglers. and
likely to be signally avenged BY General
Lee
But, with these exceptions, the, damage
done to Pennsylvania consists in the sez-
ure Of many horses, cattle, stores, wagons
and much forage. in exchange for which
Confederate money has been paid, or, if
preferred, receipts have been given in the
name Of the Confederate Governments Not
"a barn has been burned nor shed de-
stroyed Upon each side Of the execrable
road which leads from Hagerstown to
Cham sersburg broad track as wide as.
Regent street has been trodden down 4 BY
the onward line of horse and foot beyond
this damage there has been none, save
such as is comprised in the plucking Of a
few cherries from the abundant cherry
trees which grow wild in this latitude. and
the occasional larceny of few chickens
To day a spectacle was witnessed, the like
ofSwhich, in my belief, has never been ex
hibited by any great captain during the
last 100 years Gen Lee wandered a few
yards away from his quarters, and OBJ
served rail fence girding field, Of
which few rails had been pulled down
and gap into the field opened. With bis
own hands, and unasssted, he commenced
repairing the fence, until at Leaf Dr.. Cul,
len Of Gen. Longstreet's staff, came to his
assistance, and together they made good
the damage am told that whenever he
has observed them he has, either personal
ly or through bis staff, ordered the rebel
black birds to desist from pilferring the
cherry trees y
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-28

ConBs A London letter says that the
comb is henceforth an obsolete article IN
fashionable circles. and ladies are reverting
to the Lady Godiva style Of wearing the
Lair-that is, letting it flow down the shoul
L..
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HKN PICKED An unfortunate married
man was very ill used by his Xantippe--he
WAS even treated with an occasional thrash
ing. His friends rallied upon this, and at
last spurred him on to declare that be would
make an effort to be master. One day, not
los after. his better half was so furious
that. he found himself compelled to seek
shelter under the table. just at this mo-
ment the voices of his friends wero heard in
the passage 'sCome out, come out ~ cried
the wife, fearful Of all exposure. mo. nor
cried the husband. 10 triumph. ..Come
out, iadeed---not I I'll show for once
that / am master" -.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-28

EE Major General rrimtle, Brigslier
General Kemper, and several other rel. /
officers, wounded and captured at Getty,
burg, were brought to this city Baltim"s.,
yesterday (21st N4All the r-tel officers it.
hospital in this vicinity. who are suf6cieh.
ly recovered to b. moved are to be sch,
Immediately to J.hastol's Island, Lil.e
Erie.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-28

EFF Well neighbor, what's the most
Christian news this morningw said gem
tlena1 To his friend.
: hare Just bought barrel Of -four for
poor woman. /"
Just like you. Who is it that you
have made happy BY your charity this tinc?
.sMy wife =
Ey Tue Louisville Jonnat is Informed
that in all sections except Southern ken-
tucky. the drOntb has cut lhc taLacc. 4.rnr
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-28

gYr There are 1902 prisoners reported
in Camp Chase. Delegations from kcL-
tlgky aud Tennessee. largely composed OF
Indies viii, elo'hioS and eousI<rts for their
+ .la'ives. dai J in.porfu,se Z ste she rriso'l-
ers. though bel few sss~ n uAiisga
tuik place the -. susli, tn PRISM =
Both parties wy,- X titucky Z f."
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-28
Copartnership Notice.

WEhaye this day entered into Copartnership
vf for the purpose OF conducting the MEB CAN
TIE BUSINESS in the Town OF Staunton, I'M
der the style and firm OF r. b. 4 j. B. Hoge.
solicit the patronage of our friends and the
public generally.
p. b. HoGE,
j. B. IIOGE.
Stanton, May II, 1868.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-28
. SECTION X.sa

DIVISION No 3 On all profits made by
any person, partnership or corporation. dn-
ring the year 1862 by thezpurchase within
the Confederate States, and sale, during
said year, of any -four, corn, bacon, pork,
oats, hay, rice, salt, iron, or tho manufac-
ture Of iron, sugar, molasses made Of cane,
leather, WOODEN cloths, shoes, boots, blank
et1 and cotton cloths, but not to apply to
purchases and sales made in the due course
Of the retail business, tax Of ten per cen-
tum is to be levied and collected on the 1st
day Of July 1868, or as soon thereafter as
may be practicable.
Question. you liable to taxation
upon any profits made by the purchase and
sale within the Confederate States. of any
Of the articles or subjects enumerated in the
above division No 3. of this schedule, du,
ring the period therein specified? if liable,
set forth the same in detail, in list No 8
Ansrer -
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The land batteries are daily continuing
their practice upon Wagner. aud it is almost
to tell the results Doubtless
not much beyond harrassing the enemy is
accomplishod, for The great sides Of Wagner
can receive many 80 Founders; and even IL
inch and 15 inch shot and she'll without be-
ing rendered useless. This war has GER
tainly developed one fact which cannot fail
to be Of infinite importance hereafter.
1t is the effectiveness Of earth and sand
batteries. A well constructed carthworth.
withproper and sufficient ordnance, and
we'll manned. can scarcely be taken. It
seems. in fact, that the shot and shell
thrown into it serve only to make it stron-
ger, and if the FIRE be ircessant, at night
the men can pair the damage of the day,
and "a h work may hold one almost any
time. do not think there is pc -nlarens
fertilization in the world which cold have
stood the FIRE to which Wagner was subec-
ted on the 18Th of July.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-28

Crss nm roR ME- Blunt. of the Goth
Tennessee, and now of General Stuart's
staff, tells story Of little girl he met da-
ringn recent tour in East Tennessee. The
little ,nai,len was vexed with party of
gentlemen who were teasing her. when
Blunt a'kcd up. Look here" she said,
.ynu lonk like cussin' man-cuss en- for
nc ,ron1 ypu.'
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-28

CoyvrcTED. The county court Of Pow
hat ID. at it's lats term, comm ,ncing the
first VI .nday in this m,nth. had under
trial ak slaves belonging to the estate Of
the late Robert R. Williams. charged with
the murder of their master on the night Of
the 9sh Of July last Four Of the negroes
upon their voluntary confession were con.
.victed. and were sentenced to be hung ION
the ! Eth of September next The remain
ing twn were tried as cnntederates ia the
murder, but for want Of proof they were ac-
Quilted
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-28

AdvcrtlsiK1 Agency
The undersigned offers his services to persons
desiring to Advertise in any of the papers in the
xmsthsrn Confederacy. Persous in the country
wi.Ainx ta Advertise their LAND OR OTHER
PROPERTY, would DO we'll to avail themselves OF
s~r yancr. will also forward subscriptions to
III. 5osrugax FtELD FlaRsIps and other papers.
GEORGE HARLAN,
Foreman s'Staunton Nindicator.
April 10. 1855.
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Reception of the Confederate steamer
Florida at Bermuda.


TIE Bermuda Mirror in speaking of
recent visit Of the Confederate steamer Flor
ida says: -
On Wednesday last the people of the
town OF st Georges were agreeably sur
prised by the arrival in Five Eathom Hole,
OF the world renowned Confederate States
ship Florida, Capt. j. N. Maf1itt, from
cruise, being in want of Goals, and requir-
ing some trifling repairs to her engines
1t had scarcely become known that this ves-
sci was the Florida, before several boats,
filed, some with Southern gentlemen and
| friends. and others with persons, induced
/ from motives Of curiosity. rowed out to take
a look at the craft that has gained so much
notoriety in terrifying the disciples Of Mr..
| Lincoln. However, on the following NOR
ming all in town were gratifed with a eight
Of this noble little ship and her gallant
crew. His Excellency. the Governor, hay
ing granted permission for her to come in
to port, and at about half past two O'Clock
on Thursday she entered the harbor gliding
smoothly and noiselessly along, with the
handsome Confederate ensign at her peak.
Tho Savannah Republican publishes the
following extract from one of the officers of
the steamer Florida. It shows how that
vessel was received by the Bermuda author
tiles:
Our reception here was all that could be
desired. 10 day. for the first time, the
Confederate flag was salutea by a foreign
nation We heard that the military au
thorities wished Us to salute; our agent.
wrote to the Governor, saying that we would
salute, if it would be returned The Gov
ernor answered: 1.-The salute will be re
turned, gun for gun At 10 a M, We
hosted the English ensign at the fore"
and fred the rational salute Of twenty one
guns. As soon as we had finished The fo:t
returned, with the same number.
The Captain and all the Lieutenants are
dining at the English officers mess, and
AMI left in charge of the vessel At first
the Captain declined the invitation on the
plea that the officers were not uniformed =
They said that they would receive us in cur
shirt sleeves. We are received with open.
- 49, " 49, ~ We SOs -
DANGEROUS CoUNTERFHITs. We have
been shown by officer Hicks Confederate
note Of the denomination Of twenty dollars.
numbers Of which have been passed off A.
genuine, the signatures having been forged
These notes we're all issuessstruck off from
the original plate in the lithographic cstab-
lishment of Messrs Evans & Cogswell, Co.
lnnfbia, but were unsigned. The forged
signatures are neatly executed !. aud qnirc
close examination to detect them. The
number on the top ofthe bill is written in
red crayop or red pencil INSTEAD of red ink.
These are the essential differences between
the genuine and counterfeit They require
careful watching Officer Hicks has ares
ted one or more Of the Offenders, and COM
mitted them TO stand trial. Charleston
Cour
EE The Canadian papers notice the arri-
val Of large numbers of young men from the
United States, who have skedaddlcd to avoid
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-28
IMPORTANT.

we puDilSHl Iuc ioltOWiuS och0uuio ~
the information ofthe people of this Tax
District. It embraces all those who were
reo,;rea bv tho Tax i ct 10 he assessed on
r.,1a - ~, g, nor.ons
'u'y ~ 70. - "ouiu - - - - 49,
TO read TINS ocheduie carelul'y 80 'na. .'ey
may be able to make out their lists without
unnecessarily delaying the Assessors. See
the Assessors. aud give in your lists. come
forward and paw your taxes before the 5th
Of September- which is the last day Of the
80 davis limit Of the law. after which time,
for every 80 DAYS DELAY. the Law requires
double the specific tax.
4 co,oa,,1a ~ ~ -. ax,;;.,e. 90 ~.
= - s,3.Se -,
3ecfs q to1d.so,ss nnaey ZEE 2a'9Al sasases'.s
the act Of Congress Ito lay faces for the
common defence and carry on the qov-
er,,,oeot ofths Gonfc1erofe etates J, am
.,as.z 90,
l'rooeee 1-fs1'& 11f''' i0o9' Me 1esa'A' y
acistch are required 70 oes maze g. on the lst
day Of July 1868. or as soon thereafter,
as man Be practicable
crrrrnN
oi.o ~ :,
DisisloN NO. I'm Tue sVaiue Oh al
navaA Ssoies' saie, "iue' sp.ii'uous iiquo'S'
tobacco, manulaceored or uamanulac'ured'
sos'o ~, noa 'oss,s,sy' up r., Nv.
.omnad - tbs ~ Jnlv 1eae nd not noo
assasr G., fam;ln oons,,, 80 g.. H. 49, 49,
slsa,; ,,ar,on 80 ~ Ieea IA e 80 ~
rroa,p - nroa,ot;nn &C saar rooaa;n
tbe roar 1aea - ar &c a;abt a. aant,,n 3
lor;od a,a a. ii, r,onars banl, ..tas ~
o.har o,rranoa - aand - aana ,;tss' ~ |.
uafua of III .s.,a;,s - nloh ,,p po,,s ~
has ~. haan na;d La,d !. o.aaa - ~ ~
,s~.r ~ SEQ - - ~: -: -
~ ;, :. aao,a a - -. 49,; slapsoseu -
der sa;a at "a ~ ~, $500 .aAeL w ~
a,naaa , aas 49, 49,, - III -,
g. &C., ~ ona ~ nus ~ VIZ
- =, 70 :, J's pe' w. -
~ -, - 10y : 800 ~ - nou - spos'-
st.tes ara - ha valued - he curraut e 100 az
af o.ohanao s, oanfadara,o I.aas.,., 80
oue.t;;on ! 70 Won I.L,a ~ +a 49,;
.rnnn anu If the articles a. spb;ects of tava
ton enumerated n The above division NJ
! Of this schedule? and if liable set forth
H. s.n,o ~ doto;l ~ lie. M !
4nsver
SECTION Y
n ~.
80 $40 ~ -. !. aIes uus.'less auu u
oocuPa 'loas lequieeu y ~ ies.s's'eu aala
- - W. Ill s sh;aotad = po.'uu tha.
y naen a.e s,so soVysys'U ~ ~ uIou .ae1'
auet'oneers, wholesale dealers III liquors,
orc If avern lind Retail 5ealsrs : i;d du
ors wines dist;lled shirts md fsr,nan1ed
lonors Retail dealerssof Goods wares
0roca, ;es ana - I H. &c avorn aosor;n
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Dhe Uinditator.
". II. II. LYNN, Editor & Proprietor.
TERMS.

The stVlNDlCATOR'' is published weekly, at
Three Dollars year; Two Dollars for
elk months: tine Dollar and 'Fwenty-Fiv.
Cents for three months, Invariably IN ADJ
VANCE.
AbvnsrrsgsrSTs inserted at ONE DOLLAR
pcr square OF eight lines Cor less) for each inser
ZION. Larger advertisements in the same proper
tsen.
~ Unless the number of insertions be marked
upon the manuscript, they will be inserted until
forbid, and charged accordingly.
Mg- A liberal discount made to those who adj
vertise by the year.
~ Annual advertisers will be limited to their
Immediate business, Though occasional changes in
the form oethe advertisement may be made during
tbs year. rss#srp~~
EB- Transient Advertisements payable in ad-
vance; ali others will beeonsidered cue when cali
1.I -, - ~
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All adrertising for less term tn an three months,
will he charged for at the usual rates.
Re- Professional Cards not exceeding seven lines
insestad one year for $40 six months fer 81 So
Ms~ Announcements Of Candidates So; to be
paid ia advance.
ag- All Communications or Notices of a personal
or private character, Intended ~ calculated to
promote any private enterprise or interest viii De
charged for advertisements.
SsS- Obituaries vii! be charge fasse6 tAe-rate
os raS Cents per lire. They naast - al cases De
q .c,n,sni,d b. the money.
;aS- Office on New Court house Street, oppo-
ate BrRndeburg's Old Stand, and lear The a.
uo.e.
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Ev The Canadian papers notice the arri-
val of large numbers Of young men from the
United States, who have skedaddlcd to avoid
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THE TAX IN KIND 1t is we'll known to
all that our Congress, at its last session,
levied tax in kind on the products of the
earth. 1t is the duty ofour planters to pay
this 1.-THE. upon such crops as has been
gathered in, at the very earliest opportuni-
ty. Our armies are now needing the pro,
visions which these tithes will furnish. and
ought not to be deprived ofthem moment
longer than is sufficient to get them to some
depot where they can be shipped to the or
der Of the government. Besides, a prompt
compliance with the provisions Of the law
will save the Government much expense
and tronhle. Wesay to all wAx1fhave a
tax in kind" to pay, do your duty patri-
aticaly at once, with the least possible de-
lay Do not wait to be called upon sRnd
forced TODD it. = Whig.