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From Iynchbur-.

LYNcmuRG, June est is difficult to get any
news from Hunters flying army, Information re-
coiycd this morning. that he is still continuing his
retreat in demorai2cd confusion and so closely
pressed by our army that they have no chance to
forage on our people, and are pressed for proyis-
ions,
Persons from Bedford say that the cnemys trains
were driven through that county by our forces at
furious rate under whip and pur, and that the
road ulBng the route is incd with the dead horses
that were killed by over eXcrtion.
Tuesday our forces attacked the enemy near Sa-
lem, capturing ten pieces Of artillery, 200 horses
ljO prisoners and several wagons, The enemy
have destroyed many of their caissons and wagons
to prevent their falling into our hands. 1t is re-
ported that we have again oyertaken the enemy to-
day, near Fincastlc
One hundred and thirty more of Shcrdan's raid
ers have arrived here
Hunter destroyed largo amount of private
property in bis advance, and stole a large number
Of horses and cattle.
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MAmRtrA, July 2-Bya kind of lncit agreement
there has been very little muskclry firing for the
past two days.
Yesterday evening the onomy attempted to erect
battery in front Of Gen, Cebunc's lines il Is sup.
posed with the intention of conccaing somo dc,
monstption when our artillery opened on them,
and was responded to very vigorously by thcm
Constant shollins with slight mtomtssion, has
been going on along the whole line up to S o'clock
this morning,
Late Cincinnati papers say that during tho skr-
mishcs on the 10Th, 10TH l1Jh and 18th, they lost
4jOO men, as shown by official medical records,
Tho Chattanooga Gazette Of the Goth contains %
dispatch from Sherman to Dix, Of the 2Sth, which
snys eve mado nm unsuccessful attack upon the
ouonys position and lost between two and three
thousand men, Our loss was particularly heavy in
oriccrs,
"Gcnera lIarkcr is reported mortally wounded.
Col. Dan MoCook commanding Brigade, and Col.
Rice of the j7th Ohio are very seriously wounded,
Coils. Crandcll of tho 10th, aud Augustine of the
jjth Illinois are killed.
We took a few prisoners but don't suppose we
inflicted heavy loss us the enemy KEEP, behind for
tiGcatons"
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The vaIne and Uses of HegetabIes.

To the sick, wounded, and particularly the con
valcscont, vegetable diet is most hoalthful and
desirable, and the abundance of the supply ought
to secure it as daily food. | think none will deny
that onc-iourth Of pound of bacon, cooked as it
ought to be and can be, with fifty cents worth of
vegetables, will go much further than a pound Of
bacon and be much more healthy. The fourth of
u pound Of bacon will cost cighty-two cents the
cgctaDles---collards, cahbages, squashcs, beets,
cucumbers, onions, shallots, irish potatoes, &C.,
say fifty cents, making the sum for meal for two
hearty men 81 80 Cooked alone, a half pound of
bacon is tho usual allowance for one man, and
costs 81 81, Besides, then, its moro hoalthful and
acceptable character, two men can.bc dincd upon
cighty-two cents, while the exclusive bacon ration
for one u an costs 81 O..
How important both to tho sick and to the gov
crnment if these suggestions be vol based that
the attention Of hospital superuendents and stow
ards be directed to them.
Not only can tho sick and wounded soldiers be
much better aud cheaper fed but so can the gov.
enment laborers, both white and black, for never
was any market so well and abundantly supplied
with vegetables and at prices greatly cheaper than
anything else is sold.-COLuutbus Eng.
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DIR, SroyE, OF NEW ORLEANs,--A reliable gen
tleman who left New Orleans two weeks ago, re.
ports that Surgeon Warren Stone, Of that city is
still alive. This will be a source Of unspcakablc
pleasure to his many friends and relatives who have
mouncd for him as dead Readers will remember
the time that "thc Beast" had him confined at Fort
jackson for no other reason than that Of being a
true and devoted friend Of the South, For reasons
best known to "tho Beast, hereleasod him without
letting the world know why When yankee Sher-
man was wounded at Baton Rouge this Nestor Of
Southern surgeons amputatcd his leg. lie only
consented to do so on the written condition that the
Abolition Government would allow the Southern
prisoners who might be taken to New Orleans to
choose their own surgeons from the city when sick
or wounded and Prof Warren Stone has from that
day to this been untiring in his efforts to render
our poor captives stay ia that subducd city com
Portable as possible.
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That Lee and Beauregard are fully equal to the
emergency before them; that we have an abundance
Of provisions in Richmond for the maintenance of
our army should communications be cut off; that
the enemy have recently been compelled to shorten
their lines, being driven from the Petersburg and
Weldon railroad at Reames Station that Grants
men fight "worse and worse in every engagement;
that Hunter, Avcrill & Co.. are in retreat from
Lynchburg, and somebody is after them; that stir
ring news will soon be heard from "the missing
corps that Danville is not captured, nor likely to
be- that the enemy have been severely whipped on
the Saunton river, fifty miles from that placc,and
routed with a prospect of still further defeat by
another column which happens to be in the way;
and finally, wherever we turn our eyes-East,
West, North or South-we read the most hopeful
signs Of success people croak because they cannot
find news by which to anchor their myriad sur
misses; but we thank Heaven that there are few
left who are not forever sitting among mouldyruins
and looking at affairs through the green goggles of
melancholy. We "tie up" to all sueh.-S5uM Car
olniaH, 2sh.
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A BIT or RouANCE.-Thc Providence, r. L., Press
says that woman passed through this city en- route
to New York who during the past three years has
pnsSedsthrough many exciting scenes In the car
ly part Of the war, she, with her husband and two
or three children, were residing in border State
sccossionism was rampant, and during the absence
of the parents one day the children were all mas
sacred by some Of the chivary. The wife immcdi-
ately assumed male attire, enlisted in the same com
pany with her husband, and fought side by side
with him in nearly all of tho battles participated in
By the army of the Cumberland. A iow months
since her husband received fatal bullet while
fighting by her side, and tho wife, too, was subso-
quendy wounded, and taken to the hospital, whore
hcr soy Mns discovered
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Lieut. Hoke, of Raleigh has arrived in that city
just from Pttcrsburg and gives the Progress the an
ncXcd particulars;
Lieut. Hoke was sent to Petersburg on business,
was there two or three days, and left on Friday
morning June "a.
Grants line extends from the James river across
the AppomattoX TO the ncighbohOod of the railroad
this side Of Petersburg o few miles
On Wednesday and Wednesday night there was
desperate fighting along the whole line, our ARMY
forcing the enemy back from thor position at some
points, taking a large nomher Of prisoners cannon
ooloTs, dc. On Wednesday, afternoon, lOl prison
ers wcro brought into Petersburg, and the same
night Malone captured l,7jO men and 100 officers,
eight pieces Of artillery and arrived in the city.
Five hundred more prisoners wero taken on Thurs
day night in a desperate fight which took place on
the railroad, the enemys extreme left, this side Of
Petersburg, Here the Yankees were driven back,
and on Friday morning, when Lieut. Hokc passed
ncar the battle field, the enemy's left was within
about half a mile Of the road, and fighting was go
ing on along the whole line.
Gen. Lee was in Petersburg and directed the Opc-
rations Of the entire army and the citizens officers
and soldiers were cool, confident, sangune and de
termiued Lieut.. II. assures us that no fears Of a
defeat were felt by any one and that the army was
never in better spirits or more sanguire
In the fight on Wednesday, some siege guns that
had been planted by the enemy near the city were
dsmounted and but few shells were thrown into the
city during Lieut. lIoke's stay. The heroic people
of Petersburg he represent as perfectly sauguno Of
q victory over the Yankees
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SELMA, Ala, June Goth, 1864
Mr.. EnwoR:-In your issue of this morning,
notice an article from a correspondent signing him
self L. II. p, purportng to give q detailed version
of the affair at Lafayette Georgia.
am convinced that your correspondent has en-
deayored to give a truthful narrative of the raid. l
am in nowiso disposed to breed an issue of contro-
yersy with him. and shall not nOtice'the points Of
discrepancy of your correspondent and myselfwith
reference to the general conduct and plan of the
aDtack-but one covert intimatOn / cannot pass by
without notice
lie surmses that if the General commanding
had exhibited himself upon the field, it would have
prevented any excitement Ignorant as l am of
the authorship of this article, am much surprised
that a military man would have so exposed his own
points Of weakness, viz: that the Commanding Gem
eral dit not "exhibit himself the fefi" and that
he who had never before, during the pendencc of
war of three years duration, hoard "bullcts whis-
tc,' should presume so boldly to crltcise the con-
duct of an officer whose character-whatcyer be
his cupacity-as q leader has ever been above sus-
picions as regards his courage and devoted patriot
ism,
Others know the Commanding General WAS upon
the field. How happens it your correspondent did
did not sec himy FeC ht Tor duty have not heard
the "bullcts whistler whore was your corrcspou-
dent during this three years desperate, exhausting
war;
In justice to the General commanding, I must
state that tho expedition would have been an
entire and $50 far us can be seem a brilliant sue
cess if we had had a section, or even one piece of
artillery. We had forced tire enemy into the brick
courthouse, strongly barrccaded as has been sta
ted, with sacks of shelled corn, and held the rest
of the town We could have pushed our guns by
hand, if need be-, under the very noses of the gar
ris0n, under cover of the houses. That we did not
have artillery was mo- fault Of the commanding
General for it is well known that he was exceeding
ayerse TO moving upon such an expedition without
artillery, and had several times since his assign
mont to duty in the Northern portion of this State,
and previous to this move made application for a
battery.
We all know the great scarcity Of horscs through
out the country, and this pressure will explain why
he has not been supplied in this arm of the ser
vice, and it will doubtless be done soon as it is
practicable.
In conclusion, it is but simple justice to await
further and official developments before forming a
iudgmentupon this move know first impressions
are usually lasting, but from the battlefield they
are most often incorrect. @@s
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MOONLIGHT AND MDMGuT.-Lct any one who
is fond Of sublime sensations, take his hat and staff
and climb high hill in a moonlit Midnight There
is a part Of that dust of earth which gathers so
sadly upon our spirit during our daily commune
with this sordid world cast off at every step. The
very act Of climbing has something cunobling in
il and tho clearer air breathe, The elevation to
,,ror -i,,s,c, All give he mind sc4ntiou Of
tue load Of clay that weigh IL down to the ground
But still more, when with solitudc-thc deep soil
tude Of might've rise up high above the sleeping
world, with the bright stars for our only compau-
ions, and the calm moon for our only light-when
we look through the profound depths Of space, and
sec it poopled by neycr-ending orbS-whcn we gaze
around our extended horizon, and see the power Of
God on every sde-thcn the immortal triumphs
over tho mortal and we feel our better being strong
within US, The cares, the sorrows, the unxiecs Of
dust in the balance weighed with mighticr things
and the grandest earthly ambition that ever con
quered worlds and wopt for more, may feel itself
humiliated to the dust i' the presence Of silence
and solitude and space, and millions Of ctcrha
suns.
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STRAGGLING TO THE FRoNT-A remarkable Incl
dent occurred on Friday, and charge was made
to recover our works captured near Petersburg,
Va, by the enemy, The line of battle was formed
and the charge ordered, but afterwards delay being
considered desirable il was countormandod. The
countermand reached only part of the troops.
The rest accordingly moved forward The Tox-
ans Of Fields division were among those that were
halted but seeing the other part Of the line move
on, they become restless, and finally mpracticable
BY ones, and twos, and squads, they broke ranks
and went forward. The contagion spread, until
soon the whole command, officers aud all took up
the well known yell, and rnshed on like a storm.
Tue works were everywhere carried, and what is
extremely gratifying, with but little loss. Gen. Ice
is reported to have remarked, that he had known of
men struggling to the rear, but he never before
heard Of their struggling to tho frout.-Sar. Re-
publican, 2SH wh
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DIED.

In Butts County, on the 3Oth of June, WILLIS A.
SAUNDERS, son of Lieut. S. II. and Mrs o. G.. Saun-
ders aged 81 years and months, of inflammation of
the brain.
How carly he has passed to that home from
whence no traveller returns. But he has escaped
the sorrows of earth and now reaps the joys Of the
eternal world.
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WuEAr.-Are we 20 have the wheat crop destroy
cd this year as it was last2 Last year the country
was filled with Government agents, impressng the
wheat and grinding it before it was dry. The re-
sult was thousands of bushels wcro either bulkcd
up or ground damp and destroyed. Tho agents
warned Of the result but they were too wise to
take advice. Most of them were impatient young
mon who ought to have been in the ranks They
knew nothing about business aud were insulting
wherever thoy went We understand some Quar-
tcrmasters have already commenced buying wheat
at enormous prices. Such Quartermastcrs cannot
be removed from office too soon.-I6crdecnS Sluuw
South.
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Peach LEAF YEAsT.-llops cost two dollars per
pound, leaves cost nothing aud peach leaves make
better yeast than hcps. Thus Take three hand
fuIls of peach leaves and three medium sized pota-
toes boil them in two quarts Of water until tho
potatoes are done; take out the leaves and throw
them away, peel the potatoes and rub them up
with pint of -four, adding cool water sufficient to
muke paste, then pour ON hot poach- leaf tea and
scad for about five minutes. If you add to this a
little old yeast, it will be ready for use in three
hours. If You add none, It win require to stand a
day and night before use, Leaves dried in the
shade are as good fresh onos As this is strong
err than hop yeast, less should be used in making
up the dough.
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2gss- On the authority of a letter recently pub
lished by one of our religions papers, says an ex
change written by distinguished Southern di-
vine, now in New York, doubtless on parole, it was
stated in one Of the prayer meetings in that city,
that there has not been a single conversion in the
Yankee army since the war commenced. In our
own, it has been estimated that thousands on thou
sands have been converted.
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THE DAILY REBEL,
SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1864.
EVENING EDITION.

NQ-Moi. b. j, Butler, Division Commissary Of
Chcutham's Division, one of tho best Commissurios
n the amyanl one Of the most gallant and clever
gentlemen in any army, arrived in this city ON q
visit to his family, soiouuing here.
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Al three o'clock this morning, that portion Of
the army which are supposed to be asleep at that
hour, were aroused by most terrific roar Of mus
kotry apparently along Choatham's and probably
Cebmno's front Horses were hastily saddlcd, am.
bulancos placed in readiness, and everything put
in fighting trim for in the absence of more prob
able explanation, it was supposed that the enemy
had masscd a heavy force with the purpose of car
rying the salient occupied by Cheotham's Division.
The firing, volcy after yolley continued for some
fifteen minutes with unabated fury, when it graiu-
ally ceased No explanation was received until af-
ter daylight, when we learned hat the firing was
occasoned by false alarm that the enemy was
advancing upon the works. After the first voley
from our works, the Yankees took up the fire, sup
posing the Rebs were advancing upon them, and
from the darkness of the night could not disabuse
Themselves Thus no advance was made from cith-
er side. The only damage done so far as 1 could
learn, was three wounded in Cheathams Division.
THE AFFAIR on THE 27rH.
By flag of truce the enemy were permitted to
bury their dead and remove their wounded from
lIardees front on the 2Sth. As many Of the dead
were stolen away during the previous night, no es-
innate Of his loss can be accurately made. During
the truce the feds and rebs mingled freely and chat
ted gary with each other. Tobacco and coffee
changed hands rapidly coffee going at Il heavy dis.
oouut whilo sorry article or'1us' tobacco rr.vsbt
q high premium. Such is war!
KILLED,
learn that Col Jones, SD Tennessee Regiment
was killed to-day by bursting shell, near the
works occupied by Nancy Brigade.
RUMORS.
It is rumorel that Sherman has dispatched two
divisions to look after his rear, The dcmonstra-
tions of Pillow and others seem to have stirred him
up to the Importance of covering that unprotected
extremity of his body miltaic. Also that 1t. Gen.
Dick Taylor Of the Trans-M Mississippi department,
is to be sent to the Army of Tennessee.
MARSHALL.
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tE8s- A notary has forwarded to the Bank of
France a brick with a lOOOf note glued on it, which
has been paid and will ko kept in tho Bank muse
um of curiosites 1t had been for fifteen years
glued on the wall of peasant shouse, and consd-
cred As pictorial curiosity by the man who found
it, and did not know its value.
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YANEErs.--Tho Tennessee train brought down
yesterday afternoon, about seventy moro yankees
who were captured at Lafayette on Friday last by
Pillows command About sixty were brought down
on Monday last, making one hundred and thirty
50 it seems that Gen. Pillows command took
larger number Of prisoners than has been reported
seventy wo.-MssisSippian
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Is Y A UTII RIpN.
PUBLIC ACTS

First Congress Of the Confederate States,
Passed at the fourth session, which was began
ana held at the city Of Richmond, in the State of
Virginia, ON Monday the seventh day Of De
comber A, d., lsG5, and ended ON Thursday
the eighteenth day Of February, 1854.
CHNr LvI-An Act to provide am Invalid Corps
The Congress Of HE Confederate Smtosor Amer
lea do enact, That all officers, non.c0mmissiOpcd
officers musicians, priyutes and scamun who have
or who shall become disabled by wounds, or other
injuries received, or disease contracted in the ser
vice Of the Confederate States. aud i'm the line oc
duty shall be retired or discharged from their
respective position as hereinafter provided But
the rank, pay and cmoluments of such officers, aud
the pay and cmoIumcnts Of such non commission.
ed officers, musicians prlyatcs and seamcn shall
continue to the end Of the war, or as long as they
shall continue 80 retired or discharged,
SIC .. That all persons claiming the benefits of
this act, shall present themselves for examinations
To one Of the medical examining boards now estub
shcd by law Upon the certificate Of such board
that such permanent disability exists, such per
sons shall be retired on discharged as aforesaid.
SEC, 3. That all persons retired or discharged
as aforesaid, shall periodically and at least once
ln six months present themselves TO one Of sud
boards for further examination, under regulations
10 be prescribed by the Secretary Of War the re.
suit Of which examination shall bo reported by
such board TO the said Secretary Aud r any
such person shall fail SO TO report himself to such
board, whenever he shall be required 50 to do, he
shall be dropped from said retired or discharged
list. and become liable TO couscripton, under the
terms Of the law, unless such failure shall be
caused by physical disability
SGC. A. That the Secretary of War may assign
such officers, aud order the detail Of such non.
commissioned officers, musicians prvates and
scamcn, for such duty as they shall be qualified to
perform. II any such non commissioned officers,
musicians, privatcs and soamon, shall be relieved
from disability, they shall be restored to duty in
their respective commands,
Size. o. That the Secretary Of War shall make
all uecdu rules and regulations for the action Of
the medical boards us aforesaid
SEC o. That vacancies caused by the retirement
ofoniccrs under this act shall be filed as in case
of the death or resignation Of such officers.
SIC. T. This act shall be in force from its pas.
sage.
Approved February II, lsGL
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~ If a stupid speaker has prodigious lungs,
he can fill with his voice the largest house-and
empty it too.
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Es,i- A man complained that mover father had
60 uuduulul q child as his. "les' said the son,
with less grace than truth "my grand father had "
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DR. WIN. T. BAsKETT, offers bis professional
- services to the citizens Of Grimm, and sur
rounding country. lie has had large sIPsrsnes IN
the practice Of the several branches Of his profess
ion.
His Office is in the southwest corner Of Mrs.
Reeves boarding house. junsl4--eedtt
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Omar. Lxu.-An Act to be entitled " An Act in
relation to the qualification Of State Collectors
The Congress ofthe Confederate States of Amer
lea do enact That the provisions Of section thIr-
ty-nnc of an Act entitled An Act for the assess
mcnt and collection oftaXcs,' approved May first,
eighteen hundred and siXty-three, shall not be
construed to apply to the Office Of State Collector
Approved February II, 1864.
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Trom Lho Army or Tonnesseo.


Special correspondence OF the Rebel,
On THE FIELD,
June, 80, 1864.
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Gerald Gray's Wife"
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CONTAINING
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