Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-13
GAUYsGIA.

Coz. Lee, r-turucd to Atlanta, On Tuesday
last. having rueceed"d in putting quietus To
he disturbances shuut Dshl.nees, of which
tic Confederacy' gives the following OK
p'anatiCn:
There was large number Of d.sertera in
tho cuuntry. 1t Il: estimatad that over half
the men who wont into the service ft0m the
North eastern counties in tho State, " ere at
home without leave and most Of those were
Ak ul.;ng in the mountains to svoid the en-.
inilin. ctSaaIs w!,n hGi heon Instructed &c
4r;eet them. r',fia.s, u.:.ler few .sspeiR-
dues, had banded t.,aethor 10 rosiat lyy TT
tempt that night be made to arrcat them CT
to release traui Lie jail, those who had been
arrested. Some Of ,EcEe hands had arms
and arnmuuitiun, aid we're suhsisting by
plunleT- There @sle sso fsw Men who
were enemies 10 ihe Confederate States,
prominent among which IL the notorious
jeff. An20rRcI, who escaped jail from tnis
city, Is.t sp,i.s, with tho bridge bn'nsrS.-
There were aan fnw Iuen annrg them who
Tcra pIisunera u war at Damp Chnss, Ohio,
Rad taken the oath of allegiance III the
United States, snd were tLeTeupon reisssed
by tie Yankees. Whsther those had hesn
active, Or in any. way Instramsntai in cngen-
dering OF furthoriDg the disturbsaeea or try
ing 20 apreRd dsstfsction, OF whether they
thsmseivaa were really Hostile 10 tho Con
fsderu.s Siatsi, hsG hot teen definitely ascsr-
tsincl.
Mult Of tie G.serteIa al! ,ut:, Who l,ay
enthusiastically tsw aGons tf.cm ba,os
uauscripta. Indeed, the CONSUMPTION ls.rr
in that section have never been enforced
We arc lurlher informed .th. macy Of
those absent from their comma lids without
lenve, had come h1ms IL Tesponae to tho calls
of thes families, with tho verbal, bat unau-
thorizsd permission OF thsic Capts;clI ana
Li=uteraniP, who c5nli not obtain iurlougha
f1r thens but tild t;:sru to come homs With
out fnrl.,aehs lad ;;;nt back ~ o:on rp5si'
lilo. " hen they 90: h;ii..e, finding that they
were regarded III headquarters .s dsjSritTs,
aud would he pusiatad NJ aucn Wnan they
got back--perhaps shot-they were lying
uut or resisting srroat 20 ESCAPE punish
lnuyit
The re;.i.L was that Hhea Dol. Lao las und
ills proelaustion, Offering amnesty 10 iii who
would cclne III and surrender tEe:lseves
g!th.ur arrea;, they came BIZ doEsns. Ecd:es.
Snd !,i'niieds, ssi.d gave themselves uo. rs
$50 offered 10 III who wore ..blo tc 3n..-
scIipii." tho opportunity 10 volunteer &ni
- IL y b s;sg"r cjHpahy in eefyiro they liked,
AL la;g0 ;,umGsTs cane III CAL! ana voiun
t.sfeA, aho dsG;,Ieui thst they wuu:d iaavrr
20 conscIotc, hu. had a!wsYs osen willing
10 volunteer.
and here wa will nsntion u fact which
We haqa oheerya.: tina. the Cun,criptlcG set
Allows AZ, utan ~ volunteer, and makes it the
duty OF Ihs enrolling officers to receive all
as such " 40 otfsr themselves, but nutll late
ly thons ctfc.ss have not kept tila fact be-,
toie the people, nor iariied them t. avail
themselves OF thi, proyiaion They haFo li-
suei aiiarn which have bsen published IN
the papers commanding :Ieryb0uy u cclae
to tneir efEcei re ba sl.J oIled ON acsrtain
day. th.eAtsni.is 10 puoiiah aad Lave srIlsi-
ed - dsaerlers vi who failed to APPEAR, and
to ,I.ir ,hgui il irons, 81, but no ilT iIasicn
ssa Lslt cut To roiuatser- sad gst the houn-
r., e.. tho right to DO which the confcrlrt
set expressly guaranteed to al; and ths peu.
,,to OF North Last Georgia generally Gid.not
Eno~ ,hsy had this priyilegs.
We learn that Col. Lne gives it 50 his opu-
ion that the ofdcsr5 of tie volunteers who
have deserted sre TO blame fur it far more
than tie men, ara list ITO Oonacript officers
srs to blame ief nut having the thousands OF
msn in that section OF Georgia between Is
snd 40 in tho army.