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A Gallant Decd.

The militia performed some daring feats
during their late military exi erencss. The
following In one: Al the time when John.
ston fell back acres the Chattshcochee, the
militia guarded the crossingS especially on
our leit squad Of AN artillery bsttalio,
was ordered TO the extreme left with one GUN
to opPosc forward movement OF the enen,y.
who advanced TO Tho other side of the river
a iull brigade strung with several cannon
The captain Of this one gun opened OF them
aud stopped them. This was an unc xpected
obstacle. al not knowing the number of our
pieces Of artillery nor the strength Cf the
supporting force, the Yankees hesilated, fear.
ing To advance. They planted their guns
and sent storms OF shells and shot upon our
single piece, which con. in,eti replying when-
ever 1t had chance; for when he iiro wac
100 hot the militia were ordered 30 lie down.
Thus Tor tohole day this one piece Of artil.
lery held Ia check an entire Brigade, until
reinforcement came and held ,he crossing
Capt. -, OF his piece. 1--WE can furnish
his namel whose accuracy Of aim enabled
him 10 tre lo' Of dry ground sorghum alks,
thus causing re- reat OF The enemy's ba',o.
ry, and who sho' a, one OF his own men for
running III cowardly manner. is a brave
German. Think OF l., one cannon holding
an cnire Brigade in check tor lwei,y.four
hours hacon Georgia. Index
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RIcuMoSD Oct !


Forrest reports fr,un near Pulaski,
Tenn, Sepr.27 that he succeeded the day
hef"re in capturing four trestles, three
block l"usea, and fort Mt Elk Ri,lgc,
with abont fifty prisoners, with"ut the
l''ss Of man, M,d lad entirely destroy
ed the railroad from Decatur to Pulaski,
with live large railroad bridges, whici,
will require sixty days TO repair. The
same afternoon he druve the enemy, nf-
ter Hsliing linn all ,lny, int" the fortifi-
cations ut Pulaski, where Rosseau, with
n large force, WAS well fortified. His loss
-. 21iL. one lrnnired wonnded the
enr'ny's Isss inucIl.s,s,.r.~- I'll. .,,o,n,,
were concentrating heavily neairsr" "s."s as....s..
There IL M cavalry at Atlanta. Gen.
lvers.'n captured East Point the other
day, taking fifty wagons in go"d condi-
ti"n and the wrecks uf good many
more. lysrsnns pickets are within one
mile Of the city and ether kill or capirre
every Yankee who ventures outside the
main works.
Sherman IS hci ond the ClrnIi n',ooche.
cut off from his main army. Thomas Is
in command. The evacuation nf Allan
tn Is looked for every day. The enemy
have no st"ok with wlicli to lanl arlille-
~ or cOminisSary stores aud E0 railroad.
The Augusta despatch that Ilootls's
movements had been anticipated aud
check mated Is pure stuff. The telegraph,
office rrd everything nppertaimiug tn the
army has been moved from Newman.
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Headquarters,
RESERVE FORCES, s. c.. !

.-.. C0LrMBiA, SEPT 80, 1864.
GENERAL ORDERS, NOT. . z.
H PURSUANT 10 General Order No.
As 73. Adj and lnsp. Generals Office. cur.
rent serrs, lIicrcuntU MppcnucuJ INC BrIpss
dier Genslal sp,pmaa AIDING Reserve Forces Of
South Carolina ephy assumes COZ troll aid
direction of the CONSUMPTION service in the
State. =. >. ErsEg
T.. IL. Except as hen.inafter specified. The
organization OF the conscription Department
in the State. including the Exan,ing Boards.
will he pr, served: and all existing orders,
regulations aud instructions oi the Comman
dHnt of ConscriptI will be continued of lore
until othrrwisr ordered.
III. Local Enrolling or cers and Examin.
ing Boards will report Immediately tn the
Commandant OF Cnnscripts. aud through,
him communicate with these Headquarters,
and will. through hip, receive orders and
iustrictio.s
NV. All communications in. relation &c the
Co scriptiun service IN the State. and all
applications TOR exemption and detail, must
he made Through the Conmandant of Con
scripts; communications on all other subjects
will continue to he made through the A. A.
O neral of tie Reserve Forces S. C.
V. The Office OF Congressional District
Enrolling Officer being abolished all officers
heretofore. acting in that capacity will report
ny ictter 10 tic oninHhdunt of COuscri pts
for assignment to other duty setting fortl,
their rank. corps, position and present a..
signmerh TO duty. Competent officers will
te assigEcd "a " inspectors Of Consumption "
| in the several Go gressional Districts
vi With view TO compliance OF Par.
! III. OF said General Order No az. the Com
! mandant Of Conscripts will without DELAY,
! order tho medical examination Of all com
missioned officers and other persons ieXcept
! ilosc Of the " Invalid Corrs'D employed In
tho cmroIling service of tho SiIitc Commits.
| stoned Officers. "a TO whom no disability ia
found Ia exist, will hold themselves IN read.
incss To be assigned to duty H. the field as
soon as practicable.
| VII. Application for assignment to duty
IA Enrolling Officers, Assistants. Clerks. and
TO other positions IN the Consumption service
in iliis State. will be received from officers
non comn'issioi'ctis officers and privatcs
] I.belQnziu;; to tIc Reserve forces. -apd frrm
retired and light duty officers nd mcn. aid
from persons not liatle to service in the I'D
Snch 'Pplicati ns. enclosing testimonials o
character. intelli i.euce and fitness. will bt
addressed la Maj. G.. u. MEDTON. Com
mantnnt Of Conscrpis Columbia, s. C.
By command Brig. Gen. thesnni.
ED. II. BARNWELL.
A. A. Gen.
Oct %
E8- State papers copy three times.
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FOR THE SOUTHERN RSTrRrRIsE.
GREEN PoNp. 8. O.. !
October 7sl,, 1864. Z

October 18th, 1864.
Dessrs. EditOrs:--Things again begin to
assume more enliveHing Appearance
The black clouds are drifting away from
the huriz"n aud the sun Oi hope il be-
ginning again to peep fnril, ard cheer even
the inoI desponding will, It's bright rays.
Hail, sweet harhinerr Of renewed cheer
inlnessl The administration, yielding |
presume, to the demands Of the people,
has sent the noble apd invincihle Beau
regard t" the threatened point, and al
though, not directly relieving the pres
ent incumbent of tho command nf the
nrmy Of Tennessee, yet 1t lias placed a
wiser, and more experienced head in such
position, that he can direct all the move.
m-nts OF that noble hand Of heroes. No
rns'r- i..-.--s s.--.-i -.-..;~a3 fur tl,ut
portion Of our land. Such an army anu
such leader are worthy an,l capable oi
inspiring the greatest confidence, and
predict that ere l"rg, we shall hear oi
Shcrman's boasting and Wanting army
sustaining one Of the greatest defeats on
record, anil vainly attempting to find q
snfr outlet from the net in. which he la,
ensnared 1t. Kentucky will soon have
AL opl~rtunity to proclaim erself free
and sovereign State, 'oosed from the
grasp of tile foul invader who has 81 Ions
usurped her rights. Go grant that her
sons, who are Tanfully Latileing tor III,
right of sclt-GoErrnin.nt, and win hnv,
dakc.i their all, their lives, in the cmust
Of the South, uwy anon have the oppor
tunity TO strike terror to the hearts, an,
death to the ranks of the fnul miniuns
who desccrntv the soil Of their native
State. But, Mtssrs. Editors, there II yc
one thing lett ualone. The chivnlri,
Johnston yet stands idle. II Is state,
that when the Presi,len, reviewed III,
nrmy of Tcnnessee, the veterans, Of tia
army cried ont ,to send them back John
ston, aud gave three rousinS cheers Ia
old J"e. CANA unworthy or inconpe
tant General p'us refain the cpn6tlenc
OF the troopsf think not. These mel
, are better enahle,l than either people o
administrator To Judge Of llIs worthy
ness or nnworthyness Of their command
, err, from having been. with him durin,
the arduous campaign, aud theshseive
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An Aiui,erati,e Ho,naues:

Sam -Slphhssstrolled SLOWLY, survey
ing sunsets serene splerdoPs. Som
bre shades solemnly surrounded syl.
van scenes. Sweet songSters softly
sung silvery strains. Stiffness scanned
stepping stocking shod SKY ywafd, sti-
fling sound, soothing sensc, sSsxsstina
sentiment, stirling strife, silencing sof'
rowing suffering. Sleep seemed steal
thily stealing sluggish SOULS. Sam
Stubbs seemed sad. Sam Stubbs sigh.
ed!. So simooms sweeping savagely
southwark sometimes sigh. Sam
Stubbs sighed sonorously. Still Sam
sauntered silently, seemingly subdued
softened, seraphized. Sans soft sus-
ceptibility surrendered sometimes
since, $50 susdry sage spinsGrs say. }
Seraphina Stiggins saw something suf.
hciently sapient. So surely Sam Stubs
sought Seraphina Stiggius. Sans steps
squashcd snowdrops, sow bugs, sorrel.
Striped snakes stung Sans stout soles.
Sparrows snugly settled, sunk suspic-
iously, seeing Sans stupendous strides.
Still Sam sauntered silently. Sudden.
ly somebody shrek cd" Samuel Stu6bs. "
Sam staggered, said scissors !" stop
ped, surveyed surrounding space, spied
SeraPhina sitting solus sinoering
sweetly. So Satin stamn,ered, Ser,
want, Seraphina." She seemed senti
mentally satisfied. So Sam, seeing
Seraphina's suavity, said, " slick sun
set" Seraphina said, splendid sweet.
Somehow speech seemed scarce
Sans syntax' sloped. Seraphina's sill
very syIlables scampered shamefnlly
So sitting silently, Sam stroked Sam,
shins. Seraphina stroked seraphi
mas seven shilling silk. Stupid 81
lence! Seraphina sighed. Soon sh,
said solemnly, Surely sentimenta
souls seek sympathy {; surely, Samuel
'"v','~r.-sasasiimss sleeps sympathcti
souls" Sans speech surely 1siai.
1 somewhere. Sam suffered, sputter
ed, stammered. Sam said, "SAo !!
Shakspearian shades See Serapbin
starting suddenly, standing scornfuIly
scanning Sans sprawiing symmetry
She sibilated. " Stupid simpleton
shabby, sheapstealing, sneaking sniy
eller! subsrrvient subaltern !! Soor
er shalt Seraphina Stiggins seek scant
subsistence scfabbing sinks, soone
scour small sized stoves sooner ski
snakes, steal steamboats,, swallow sh
stamps sooner sweep streets, Sc,
shoes, split sails sooner shinglc shop,
sooncr-sOoner--soo-."-.-Seraphin phin
stopped, sniveIling scornfully. Som
single souls see some slight severit
sprinkling Serarhna's speech. Shout
such scornfuIiy survey SANS sin ?
Snm said "Sko !"
Since .Sam'a slip, seventeen sun
mers saluted Submissive sublunarie
Snow, slcet sorrow, sin, severslly So,
! dcned smiling souls. Sunshine, SUI
beams. summer showers strewe
t-sust~ining aweetness, soothing sorros
! SO speak softly, Sam Stubbs' so
supports Seraphiua Stubs
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NUMBER "a.
a Littie Rspanssc.

A correspondent Of New York
paper, writing frGn West Point, fur.
nishes the annexed little piece of ro-
nance:
:" In the summer of 1850, Senior b.,
the SON Of wealthy Cuban planter.
was staying at Saratoga. While there
he became acquainted with Miss Eu4
getiia r. daughter os a wei. wei known
Mobile Banker. The parties, became
enarnored Of each other, all things be,
ing satisfactory, became betrothed with
the consent Of the the old folks, and
the marriage was appointed for tho
18th Of August, 1851. The lady re:
turned to her home, while the c.nt,,e.
man went back to Cuba to arrange
and settle private affairs, with $icw
OF permanently residing in the United
States About one month before the
time appointed for the nuptials to take
place, the Mobile banker received and
accepted a commission as Brigadicr
General in the Confederate service.
and in his first battle u few weeks af
ter, received q mortal wound. His
sudden death involved the family in
cruel embarrassment, and from state
of wealt h they were plunged into COM
parative obscurity and poverty. Up
on this state Of affairs being made
known to the father of the young man,
he broke off the match, and intcrdict.
ed even the slight correspondence ac
fordcd through the medium Oc k,.,"n.'
adc runners. Thus matters remained
untiI January last, when the old mar
dying left tho son free to wad the
maiden Of bis choice. He Immediate
IS took passage for, and after several
weeks reached Mobile He Iere
found that his intended mother in. .aw,
overcome with grief had succumbed
to the fell Destroyer, and followed her
husband to the grave, While Miss T.,
s'6S conducting seminary for yIu,-:'""
ladies'. | need not d:l>:e UPON tho
meeting between the young couple.
suffice 20 say that the seaovl Was given
Up, the parties r)acricG, and, il. t"w
days, embarkirg from Wilmington,
they arriI cd in safaty 1T Nassau.
From thence they caruu tu New
York, and after say ing C,w weeks,
set out for this place, where, free from
care, the young Cuban and his bride,
it is to bo hoped, if appearances a.
mot 'decofsi s-ist,;sll-l.ap-.
piness as it is tated that mortals shall
enjoy on this mundane sphere.
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BuSYAs, the nailior Of the Pilgrims
Progress Wis appointed ostand s,ntinei
at the sicge of D.ice.ter q soldier desired
to- TAX. his place, and Bunyan to stand
his tw"lionrs in inrn, he complied with
his REQUEST. aud hy his conplnissnce .pre'
feryrd his lite, the soldier being sl,at q
ew minutes after,
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LAGRA%GH, October II,

Gen. Hood upon Atlanta have So far
been completely successful. Tho railroad
from Big ShHnty To Kingston las heen
entirely destroy the cuts filed
mp and ll the garrison along that dis
tnnce captured. On slnst Wednesday,
Frruch's division, Of Stewards corps.
made an Attack upon Al,""nn, which
faiIed the whole norps subsequently ~
his ASSISTANCE, when the town was Gag
ried 10y assaults and !, 900 pIis'.urrs iaken,
togeIlIer with al Immense quantity ut
material 0f war. ..... .. 0.r.
Our army was on the Kingston and
Eome Railroad ., last accounts. Gen
BeanregarI is with Gen. Ilmd. ... ..
Sl"cumL's twentieth army corps now
hold hilgpta.. The best pnrt Of. ShcI.
mans asmy has gone M the road.
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Tews} Ordinance


Ibebeest0B 4Hax ON Bocf Ltceuoce
HE u ordsin6, ty tho defendant and
Council assembled, and by the authority Of
the same, That frdn aud after the passage Of
this Ordinances, thf yearly tax for the use Of
the stalls, Tor tho do Of beet, sheep, goat and
sthsr meats, in ths Market House, be rHIRrr-
RVS doiiarsi the &x for per single beef nv.
dollars and for Feh sheep, goat and veal,
TWO dollars.
$50. >. That 90 Haeh Of an Ordinance, pass
Cd on the 1th. dsyof April, 1857, For the
Regulation VI the Market" - conflicts with
the absvs, be SsslFsd, and Is hereby repeal
Done and ratified spader tho corporate ,oal Of
the Town Cosnfil Of 0rsenviIls, on the
27th day of Sspfmber. in the year Of our
- - d-A-.s tknza8 oisht hpati--a --s-'-.y5
IN. cox, Intendaat:
&c. BAILEY, Tfsn Clerk.
Oct " "a
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e q Prssidensof The Association
colOsnIsss !" 80 teefa7h' 1864.

WHAr' MfoIy. NJ DoNK WITH THE
MONEY WASTED IN sWAR.--Give me
the money that has been spent IN war,
and ] will purchase every foot of land
upon the globe. will clothe every
man, woman and child i'm an attire
that kings and queens would be proud
of; | will build a school house upon
every hillside and in every valley over
the whose hahitab!e earth | will sup.
ply that school house with g cotnp4.
tent TEACHER will build an academy
in every town, and endow it; q col
Icge in every State, and,fill it with able
professors; will crown. every hill
with q church consecratcd to the pro-
mitigation Of the gosnel of naacc |
will support in its pulpit an able teach.
er of Righteousness, so that on every
Sabhath morning the chino on.one bill
should answer the Chime on GnUthe.
around the curth's broad circumicr.
emcc, and the voice Of prayer, and The.
song Of praise, shoulG ascend like an
universal holocaust TO hcaycn.-.Sts6.
bins.
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EARs are tie ports Ae entry to the soul,
through Which all slips are more easily
admitted, than those laaen with the Wills
pers of praacnce. or The lessons Of eFpe.
rience,
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In ca1p .a'ne $. c. Coast,
torl

Messrs. Editors: What do you suppose we
are all doing down hefaf This question would
puzzle any one, suppose, except the greas
omnipresrut and onhicient especially II he
were to enter into particulars, tpr various
men have various Ways Of employing thor
time; jet there are eertain points at which
we oil meet and entertain the same feelings.
If -yon havc no objections ] will tell you
where these points are,land what the feelings
And II you do have an objection will tell
you anyhow, for suppose, If you get in the
same predicmenL as we do sometimes, you
are at loss To find waste paper TO light your
pipe, hnd you are at atGbsrty to use this for
that purpose. If you can iI,d no better use
for 1t and the marks omit
Since the Yankees concluded to retire
from Johns aud Jsmeg lslands--as Now
York papers army ccrs spondent ,seuidnaSe
1t, they have been quitf nnobtrusive, excep:
the good people Of Charleston, snd the garrison
of Fort Sumter. Sometimes they wake up
battery here and there With q few shells but
that gives us very tleffouble So we have
little fighting to dn and We nre all agreed to be
willing that this should be the care. In this,
az Confederate Soldiers are Of one mind, OF.
withstanding they do il Fell, when they have
lair chance. il does not require argumen-
tation 10 convince us HAT tho rations arc
smaller than We would Ike, but nobody has
persisted yet, nor likely %. We all have the
--~--- -------,-----,---------s
the truth Of the musquitocs gnats, and acas,
though we sometimes differ as 10 the proba.
BILE number that attack us at the same time.
We all wsnt this cruel war TO end, that we
may get home and our hopes for peace were
bright before tho fall Of Atlanta; but though
the cloud Of adveraity has risen in the west,
we believe.it will be dispelied, ere long, by q
strong eastern wind, aud then brighter rros-
poets will cheer our hearts. Pains, toll and
sacrifices in obtaining any worthy object or
end, make its worth 40 much the more appre
ciatsd when VIC possess it. Adieu for tho
present.
a Yours truly,
PETER HOPEFUL
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PIoUs VAHpALs.-Ths n, Y. Chri,tisH
Enquirer has The following rebuLs Of
some Of Its less scrupulous brethren:
In several libraries Of New England
clergymen We have seen choice volumes,
Of great eost, bearing the names Of South.
ern ministers, to whom they still belong,
although they have been sent North ns
gifts irorn Yankee soldiers who had ap-
pr"priated tlIem.s Some Massachusetts
parlors are said to be carpeted with spoils
of another kind. Now, if any one asks
what has become of the Union party.
once so strong ut the S"uth, we answer
that, in part they have been alirnateB
irnm the Government by the uniustifable
outrages curiinitted by T;oss-,, or
though,less Federsl soldiers. At Bean
fort, South Car"liun. t",mbs were violated.
At Holly Springs, Mississippi, IA cnmlnu-
ni"n table wis nse,l ih brlr,ilt Of "euchre" :"
ant ""ld sledge." Such tales vt wrong
have ininrinted many Who were DISPOSED
to he friends Of the Union, and their
righteous Indignation has had s"Inrtling
to do with reverSes TINT have oycrtaken
our arms.
The Enqnirer also quotes, with indig-
nation, u letter from an officer, written
ut Camp Saxon, Beaufort, S. O., in which
lie says:
The splendid mansion once occupiend d
by that arch rebel, I. Butler Kink, is On
a Georgia island, anu We stripped il of
| every thing. i write this letter ON his
writing desk, which, with his piano, was
presented to Inc on my return.
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Confederate States or America,
Wan DEPARTMENT

., r- WAR DEPARTMENT,
ApJ'r. AND Observation-Disclosures OFFICE,
Richmond Va, September 26llI, 1864. q,
GENERAL ORDERS NO. rs.
E TIE troops raised nndrr the Act of
NJ . Congress approved rebrun.y ~, 1861,
styled " Reserves" constitute peculiar f''rce,
auxiliary tn, but in n measure d s.iuct from,
the more permanent army, and are exclusive.
ly under the orders Of tho general ofhccrsas
signed TO their comm and ifrthe seveml States
subject to the following notifications:
When commander OF active forces reqnires
the reserves m reinforcemcnts. application
will be made In the Secretary Of War or di.
rectly TO the General commanding the ro
s. rves; and when reserves are assigned, in
pursuance of such application. TO n district
department or army commander. they be
come, during the period Of such assignment,
subject to his control, to the extent that he
alone will dfrcc, their military movements
determine all applications Tor furloual,. aad
be responsible for their being furnished with
the necessary supplies, equipments &C., but
questions appertaining IN their permanent or
ganization into companies bstthlions and
regiments, the grant of discharges. details
&c. will at all times lie determined by the
, General commanding reserves.
When reserves are assigned 10 the active
forces by the War Department, its o: der will
be i.ecessary for their recall but when trans
fcrred by the General commanding reserves,
lie may retall them at his discretion. the or.
ders therefor being transmitted through the
commander Of the district, department or ar.
my In which. snch reserves may be serving;
hut if heir retention he deemed by him in.
dispensablc he sliall Immediately submit the
Question to this Office fer the decision Of tho
War Department In the meantime retaining
the reserves affected BY sucl srders
During the assignment Of reserves with
the active iorc =, the comma aiihlng officer will
have .punctually transmitted To the Gcneial
commanding rese' YES monthly return Of such
rose rye troop, similar to that required ny
Paragraph 445, A my Regulations. to be
made TO the Adjutant and Inspector General
When reserves nre serving with active for.
ccs no discrimination in the issie of ratiuns
snd supplies oil camp eqnpsge hetw cen the
two classes OF troops will be permitted.
i IL The followiug prices htiiix the average
81 lsto ss..sa.los, e.'tsi.ti-tIod by ComniksOh-
ers tar tho States Easa oi the mississippi Riv
or, with cost nf transportation included, viii
be charged fr subsistence stores sold to niR
GERS under the Act oi February -, 1854, ant
amendments. in Virginia, North Carolina
South Carolina. Florida. Georgia. Alabama
mississippi aud Fast L&uisiams, until lurthe
| orders:
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Office.

Notice.
a PPLICATI' n will he made at the
IN nexi session OF the Legislature of
South Carolina. for tie passage OF an Act
incorporating the Greenvile Manufacturing
Company.
Sept 20 % IL