, 1863-07-27

people. The consequences OF this elip-sh0d
Southern way Of doing things are before us In
the mid on Knoxville and the destruction
Of the bridges 10 Strawberry Plains,
the rafd on Richmond, and the burning of the
bridge Oh the. South Anna, tile raid
On the Virginia and Tennessee Road ut Wgthe.
Vile, ard lately the raid on the Wilmington
aud Weldon Road, the destruction of
bridge 800 feet long, the loss Of {. 600 bales Of
cotton and two car loads Of ammunition,
burning Of m important cotton factory, aud
other losses. During the excitement In this
city, caused by Spears exploits, It WAS bitter
" eaid the Yankee raid Oh Richmond was as
pleasant and easy as FOX chase. It IL certain
thai other raids hare been safe and agreeable.
petition being afforded to the Yankees by
our unprepnred condition at points Nhcse
preparation Ought by MI means
to hive been t,lnte. It IL The
t.at ph.sltfe encouragement for them
10 nr*nll all otfi' plnges. III Thousand fat.
k.c ln'srn,th cait sport 1clsht1y nrohhd lho
t!utr,irtatv Caritai, We tnay t,e sntc that
b.t0o viii mi ',c deferred frotn enjoying thont.
tclstt IL u*rtt ihlutlur cutinly of tiu Houtll.
mh H!ntrt. trstrr writer's ttti IA tint tho
bntt'I la'mtt. of lhunnylsat,th did oxrettri.
hnti~i4urklng h'l.iheks upon Unr t',rcea.
tlwrh trsthR ii kna .l"al "r lIlelr rfowrty
mud M!tlnK mi " |Ill'u ~ nslrl ia
fun tittlr tnll II sttln wa nru i,ol wa,limi
~ lunl'prty ne Dntnl1 Yn',kssn ns", nn.l viii
tut tight so ln'ti lo jtuttgt Il, but fur vory
tlIHint', md f,r lilu thhp uf Ann'l.rfn t,la.l.
"odt ~n might try tu slluw at least III l,llell
Rf3ttf m rtnhh, lYHtifalIH,
| 4 correspondent Of the f''hM, WIN signs
lllnseIf "an o1d teshlent," nitcr stating
t1,at e IL In t1lo eor,tee, eoml'1nna ttlat every
B"int1!nE slop. lsr toutn, sto,e, billiard
iutn, nt'.t lct pin alley III tlls city If llIcii.
iot', m vii IN tic principal rorllsra Ut Mali.
sltret, hso ttltonEed with scoras OF strelng,
llcnlty inen nil of thsIn In ltIo ,isor nf iis.i,.
,tuod. who nFa ilut III tin serytee Of their
ruuhtIy, md enquiries why is7 Thu ulitvr
ant~eiE ~ fUl1owst
Tlls right which 40 naturally oftends te
tyeh af or fitrHd, Nh old feAitent, oftenled
r'lunl'y tho eye# Of nplnbora Of 0nngreas
nhi'p In this city. md They hHy!ng satt4'
srd Themselves TINT Tho statement tlat the
dFoAte and hlAek.lega ware for Tho moat part,
or csutMed to Lo, not citIzaAA Of tho Confpdcr.
ute bsates, paehcd a bill suhjcctIngta conscrlp.
tton, atterthe first day Of July, all ciltzens
lwtween 10 mad is, residents Or so|ourners
Within the Confederate States.
Tic President did not think tile bill worth
signing and It thus failed to become law.
Had 1t been otherwise, our correspondent
would have been spared the trouble Of upply.
Ing 10 Us for Information.
TLc remains Of Gen. Johnston Pottigrew,
who was killed during the engagement be-
tween the rear guard Of Lees army and the
enemy, near Wil!amsport, arrived here yes
terday evening in the Central train. 4 large
number Of persons assembled at the depot to
witness the funeral ceremonies. After some
delay, the body was transferred from the car
TO hearse and conyeYed to the Capitol. It
will bc taken to North Carolina.
Th1s mornings Wig has an advertisement
fion, the Adjutant and Inspector Generals Of.
ace, giving the schedule Of prices to be paid
by the government, reducing them in all
cases from market value, and in SONG cases,
making reductions Of over one half.
The Richmond Whig OF the 23d says edito
rally that South Carolina troops are, by ordel
Of the Governor Of that State, to remain Al
Columbia and Florence for the present, thu
force ut Chnrleston being deemed sufficient tt
, prevent the attack Of the enemy.
The South Carolinian learns that while thcr,
is much anxiety, there is abiding confidence
! that cur valued old city will be successful,
deteEded against tile dlabolical invaders. I
leans Of the evacuation of Jackson, Miss.
from the Memphis appeal, and the loss Of th'
f rolling stock Of the New Orleans, jackson