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The Seizure Of the Florida. ,ds'
The Official Correspondence.

-. me C.U1caaI OoIEespo""e"'e: g..
THE UNITED STATES coNsuETe THE PRES
| -. 1pENT OF THE PROVINCE
CoNsuIATn OF THE u s. OF AMERICA,
~sae" Bahia, Oct! S, 1se4-e a. m.
| To HIS EuceAency Antonio Joaquin do
Sslva Gomez, President Of the Province
I ofBahia: .. ... ..... ....,.,
-!SIR sThis'morning a steamer anchored
| in this port, bearing the flag adopted by
those who are involved in :the-rebellion a.
gainst the Government Of the United States
of America, and am informed that the
said vessel Is the Florida, whichis engaged
| in capturing vessels navigating under the
! flsg of the United States of America, and
in destroying them, BY making bonires OF
| them and their oargoes.G, gS.. il.Ss
The vessel in question is not commission
ed by any recognized Government whatev.
er, and her officers and crew are composed
Of persons of various nationalities, who are
not subjeetto. any International ,or:ciyiizsd
law, and are consequently notsentitled to
the privileges ndimmunities conceded to
vessels navigating under the flag of civil
lied ration. I, therefore, protest, in the
name of the United States of AmericaJ a!
gainst the admission of this vessel to free
practice, by which she might.be enabled to
supply herself with.coal, provisions, tackle
or utensils ofany kind whatever, or receive
on board any persons whatever; fnally:a-
gainst any assistance, aid, or protection
which might be conceded to her in this
port, or in any other belonging to this Prov
ince. - -.. -s g. .se.,s.s
I likewise claim that the pifatical cruiser
which, in combination with the pirate Ala:
bama, violated the sovereignty Of the In
perid Government of Brazil, by capturing
and destroying vessels belonging to citizens
of the United States of America, within the
territorial waters.of Brazil, near the island
of Fernando de Noronhs, in April, 1868, be
detained with all her officers and crew, in
order to answer fer, so fragrant violation
of the sovereignty of the Government of
Brazil and the rights .ofthe United States,
within the jurisdiction of the Brazilian Gov
ernment. 7 avail myself of the occasion to
renew to your Exoellepey the assurance of
distinguished consideration. .....
have the honor to be, IT,
With the greatest respect,
" Your obedient servant, -
20 THOS. F. WILSON,
Consul of the United States.
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Sfiaw observed among civilized nations

tiSnaf fiaw observed Among civilized nations,
prohibiting the commission of such repre-
hensble acts by civilized nations, the un'
dersigned regarded as a pledge Of respect
for the neutrality Of Brazil the word Of
honor of Mr. T. F. Wilson, the Consul Of
the United States of North America, who,
in the most explicit terms, undertook to Sc
cure a compliance on the part Of the Cap
tain of the said steamer Wachusett with his
duty By respecting the sovereignty OF the
empire, and by abstaiuing from all hostile
acts whatever within its territorial waters,
the undersigned cannot refrain from pro
testing solemuly and energetically against
the outrage alluded to, and the more so as
he considers the Consul himself as implioa.
ted therein, inasmach as, Notwithstanding
his formal promise, he, has volunteered NO
explanation tending to diminish bis respon-
sibility. " - 49,,
Andas the occurrence, and the silence
hitherto observed on the subject by the
Consul of the United States, evidently prove
that the, und dersigned can no longer leopfde
in the said Consul to cause the neutrality
and sovereignty of the empire to be respec.
ted by the .belligerent vessels of the said
State, he has resolved to interrupt official
relations with him until the Imperial Gov
ernment, which, is about to be informed OF
this unexpected and deplorable' event, shall
have deliberated upon the subject, in full
possession of all the facts and according to
its superior wisdom. The Consul is like;
wise hereby notified that positive, orders
have been to day issued to the differenat. T.. au;
thorities to refuse admission to the Wachq;
sett into any of the ports Of his provinoe@s
For this purpose the most energetic and for
cible means will be employed (according to
the instructions Of the Minister, of Foreign
Affairs Of June % of last year, if such
shalf be rendered necessary by the reluc-
tance, and criminal obstinacy manifested by
that steamer in failing to comply with the
intimation conveyed to her, thus continuing
to infringe upon the duties imposed by in
ternational law and the honor and dignity
of her own flag: 49,, -,
ANTONIO JOAQUIN DA SILVA GOMEZ.
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TMpossIB1I1rY OF SOUTHERN SUBJuc

IMPoss1B1L1rY OF SOUTHERN SuBJuaA.
FioN.-The rolling mills, stables, store
houses and some private houses have been,
the telegraph tells us, destroyed at Rome.
Such buildings as may be, Of benefit t. 70 the ithhee
enemy were, we are told, BY . dispatch from
Cincinnati, I destroyed at Atlanta. Rome,
Atlanta and the. whole line that has cost us
awbole summer to win, and at an; outlay of
millions in treasure and thousands iu lives
has thus, we may conclude. been abandon
ed. Will the people, Of these States ever
understandthat in undertaking the conquest
of the South, we are, doing to day what
must ofneeessity be updone Tomorrow, but
attempting. the impossible ?-Ne'0 n : York M
Nea9s. -... ....- =. ~
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RAILROAD REpA1RNG.-The Central
Railroad Company have gone to- work in
earnest, with large force, ITO repair their
road, which is now in running order from
Macon nearly to Gordon. :. = E'si a,sai
We'learn that it is the purpose of the
company to go to. work Immediately and
repair the West Point Railroad, which it
is thought. can be complstedIin one months
time. . The Etowah Iren Works will also
be re.established at once: 1T hr@ ss:ete
CAasasta Chronicle, 4@:
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Christmas Dinner for the Soldiers.

. Christmas Dinner Tor the Soldiers.
Z Private T. W. T., Of Longstreet's corps"
clips from the Richmond Wig and sends
us the following. We heartily endorse it,:
Z TO- the Editor of the Khig: / was very
glad to see your suggestions .ip last Friday 2
Wig in reference to sending supplies to
our noble soldiers, SO that they might have
a good Christmas dinner. feel sure that
it will meet with hearty response from ey.
cry one who feels as he should towards our
brave and self-sacri6cing army, and that We
will resolve, if necessary, to Do without our
usual Christmas dinner, and send to those
who are much more deserving of ths1 good
things of our land than those Who,are at
home. - ~ 90. ~. ,,.. o. .+,-c,.; a.
, In our county the matter has been talked
.oyer, and we have resolved to send enough
for the brigade to which the most of our
frieuds are attached. Ihope-you wiiiagain
call the attention of the people to the sub.
ject, and in doing so, you need not confne
yourself to an appeal for turkeys and chick
ems. : You must remember that before
Christmas comes "Hog killing time," and
that chimes, spareribs and aausages form. a
very good lining for the. stomach. And
then again, there is the sorghum syrup,
which we must send, SO that after our boys
have eaten of turkey, chine and ''chicken
fxings,". they may finish the..repast with D
good old.fashioned polasses pudding, Very
few are the comforts which our army are,
permitted to enjoy. Surely the home folks
will'not deny them this one.
:. ....,T =, ONE At HOME. 5s
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MILITARY ExEcUTIoN.-Benj: Grover,
private in Company B, Isl. Battalion aEgr'
eign Legion, suffered the extreme penalty
of military, law for desertion, yesterday
morning. at a point mile and half from
the City, and just beyond the Charlotte
Railroad. He was native of Fairfax, Va,
was. about q, ,years7old and of ordinary in,
telligence. He joined the Yankee army
and was captured by our troops during the
present year. Subsequently, upon taking
the oath of,aEegiance, asa native of Cana
ds, he was released aud Joined the Battal'
ion commanded by Lient. Colonel Tucker
About two weeks ago he deserted aud was
caught not far from Augusta, making his
way toward Sherman. He was brought
back, court martialed, found guilty and
condemned to death. As stated above the
sentence was carried into effect yesterday,
in the presence of the entire battalion:
Twelve members Of bis own company were
selected as the firing party--sixc Of them
having guns loaded with ball. His spirit
ual advisers were Rev. Lawrence P. O'Con-
nell and Rev. J. P. O'Connell, and their
ministrations were unceasing. x
At the hour appointed the ,prisonerlw lwas
fastened to the stake, the firing detail drawn
up to within six PAGES Of him, and Captain
Louis Power, of Company B, commanding,
asked him if he wished tosay anything
He drew long breath and distinctly ans
wered "Nothilg."' AT the onacks Of the
twelve rifles he fell and died without q
struggle. -Four outofthe six bullets struck
him-one: passing through bis heart. His
body was by permission directed torbe IN
tered in the Catholic cemetery, ne beingla
member of that denomination. n.-Gsard'a,',
9te instant. 81 G Re. - -. -T,:ns
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1S Georgia has, notwi.Hs Hstssinsd asi d ling The ID
yasiou Of her own soil and the presence on.
it Of hostile force far surpassisg ,suy,shst
has ever entered South Carolina shoSn "a,
a noble example in defending hensa on.
the soil of South Carolina. :5,.;.- -
l. South Carolinians will be justly doomed
togross teproaeh If they do not, old or young
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SUPPOSED CHANGE OF LEVEL IN THE

SUPPOSED CHANGE OF LEVEL IN THE
GREEN .MoUNrAINs.-Dr. W, K. Scott, of
Buffalo, has written to Sillimau's Journal
that, on a recent visit to the home Of: his
youth, in Hoosick, New York, near Ben
nington, Vermont, he was surprised to, find
that Mount Anthony, which; ID his boyhood
was conspicuous object from his fathers
hodse; wns now no longer visibleat all, the
Eiew: being inserGepted by hill which he
thinks must have risen in altitude in; the
course Of Fifty years since be left the place.
Hei mentions some other ohangssj aud sd.
duces the testimony of''sonsspstsons who
remember the formerappearahce ofthe DO
'oality, which is now quite different.
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1E YANKEE sAccoUNr,osaFRE GREr

~ YANKEE sAocoUNTrosaFRE GRGso
HAMvuLE FIeHT,- The Port Royal Ysn,e
kee papers, in their report Of this fight, ad.
NIT loss on their side of between 500 and
1000 killed and wounded. Their leass in
officers was particularly severe, The ,55thy
Massachusetts, (negro) regiment lost its col,.
ouel and nearly every company eficers75t
A detachment Of tie 157th Pennsylvania. Of
about 200 men from Fort Pulaskie, 2cssA
four officers killed and5thirty five prisates
killed and wounded: They acknowledge q
bad defeat, but attribute it to overwhelming
numbers. The force was: collected from
the different garrisops the department,
and the expedition planned and eomraandrr..t ndrr..t
ed by Gen. Foster himself. III nysz.,
-, 1Efy'stTt..t Hrlf y .r'rllft ~ fStnI
~ a. 4 ~ IT, .a.,N
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ALL HUMBUa.-We have many in our
mind s eye, residing nOta thousand miles
from Wilmington, to whom.the following
which we take from the Columbus Geo.
San, will apply; - Re-. : -:
Poor Confederate money miserable trash |!
worthless paper! cart load wouldn't buy a
splinter from fence rail not worth A.
dogon ft only for the Efre!-such are the
expressions doled out by almost every one (;
yet, singularly auomaly~'in human nature,
the very men who abuse and curse this
money moststrive hardest to get most oft,
and when, amassed, they hug it to their
hearts and love it as dearly as life. No
parting with this trash. If it is only fit to
be burned, they never-put a piece of.a rag
inthe;6re, and,ithurts them;worse to spend
a, dollar gov than il. ever, did, Whoever
hears of any of those who tell US whsta dol
lar was once and what it is now, who in
such lugubrioui tones attempt to depreciate
Confederate rags, throwing away anything,
of giving SO very largely to any benevolent
object, or even spending it for their own
qualification or advancement? Most curl:
ous of alI curiosities and wonders, every.
body cryiDg-down our money, and yet all
'endeavoring to ,amass every cent possible,
and permitting as little as; possible to. leave
their hands. 1t is not spent fourth as lib
erslly as gold and silver was. THIS cant is
all humbug. If Confederate money is SO
worthless and contemplate, what makes
you want itsobadly, striveso muchtomake
it and love it so dearly. We yet. have to
hear of an instance where this trash has
been thrown away, .,.;-o.t,.
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lsa "a correspondent dsfb the nAugmtaI;

/ 1HAgAs tcerEespQ pQnaepaa otDpae hnususaiI
Register, writing from q Charlotte 5s sssAs Got
nndsF date Ny; n! s41 1sth pays gst B tribute pss
d he 10 roats from saVsiaah Is Charlotte. a III
their kindness add sharisyo insminissrisgs
| TO- the wants Of the soldiers respspipgtfaairq
s1ils isa eaq esPdyi.s 70 The letter l'less' s.;l
III R5oP aIhop IL 0ssssa csiSSalis, ciSaiass hrs
alwaypsse these angels aof1 1msfSSyj ddiiisppslgS
ipg similar charties.E I learned 3bs naneso
only Of Mr4 Caldwell, %; ;Mrss Whites MiAq
Hptehison and Miss Caldwell, Of thatplsee,
The modesty Of all these ladies WIN be Of:
Tended BY the mention of their names BY %.
perfect stangerdt Bot this form ofipssfiotsEs
ism, or benifcenoe, sandI will aaddaaffesit
Egion, while it enobles them, constitutes a.,
remarkable feature in this great revolution,
and may be omitted in its ,H1sToRY:
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- The yankee papers sa4 Massashusetss,

s@ The Yankee papers SAY Massachusetts
is in trouble. Her importations Of Syedes,
Poles, Germans, Hangarials, &c:, bg the
cargo, to fH,her quotas Eaadsr tue various
recent calls'for troops have turned QUO baaa'
ly, and, the War Department. is sshilhing Of
refusing to give her credit for the senn " thus
foisted upon the public service. The faes
is, that nearly all these Imported nsfcesna-. E.
ries have deserted under ths liBersl fstms
Of General, Lees proclamation, aub that
such as have not been able todessrt are qt-
terly unable or unwilling to fight. : Ina re-,
cent case in the pae pits before Petersburg.
they dropped theifp srmnEE Z sand lsy down Eat
enthen belliesiG shstfsdshj5 j5sbils chafe.
ing column. swept s6ian fbem, carrying all
that were j., the psByEbaak to Pssersbarg
as prisoners. They plead in exense. that ;
they FSey nothing 81 our quarrel, and have
po.i1taSsEih ill., 9hM They We're hi1ad'il
Europe forpeacsfal ana sbaligGsnt lsu
bors on 1railreadsa eeaas, &ctShpd thatltbsyI,
have been utterly ayipdlsd aPg cheated 10 /
the: mapnerof theft being induced TO enter ..
the service, Is 60. ~ ~ 80 !.
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GATHERING TEEN. IN2LThe Augusta

{ ,iGATHEa1Na THEM. INIThe Augusta
Chronicle says the people above are y h lPasi:
ly picking up the stFaggleEg of s.! Shorman's
army. We are infornsd that if they have
committed no improper act, they are treat
edsas prisonerszof war; butwben'ieisiascer.
taiped that they tAaEs been Ggpiltysd eutta,
geous indscencies or inhp'manities, ~ sGen,,
Slocum's order ''to shoot ;straggfers" has
been carried out. -Four stragglers who mis-.
behaved themselves in the presence Of some
laliesinaar Eatonton, a few days since, were
!aesrWsrdls.taken :snd CsapmsEily disposed
Of.
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APATRIoTIc APPEAL.

! A correspondent, having the rear OF Ine
proposed Militia Bill before his eyes, has
psrpetrated the following. What should
be done with him? go. -..,.r 81.
Save me Bonham, save me, ordered to the front:
: canhot 90, dear Bonham, cannot bear ihebrunt.
My knees very painfullmy heart goes pit-a pat;
When hogsare killed, dear Bonham, you shall have jaI
offat
-: .ri51,., =. ~ osss,. q, ~ =. =. sI
'TIs odly few days since my bacon bond they got,
Andnow they want to push me to Hamburg in trot
Save me, Bonham, save me, do set my head at ease
win you accept dear Bonham, - Let Of nice cow-peas'
Yon surely have the power 10 save worthy friend;
Onafpu alone, deaf Bonham, I truly Will depend;
Noswamp shall hide me, Bonham-a sknlker do soon,
Andby the way, deaf Bonham, wouldyou like to nave
some com? -. .s.A, ..-rr---r =
Could habcas eorpas save me? that surely would Try,
For anything, is better than In the front TO die;s
But IT, failure be my fate, and 1.-THE front CO.,
Just assured, dear Bonhan, twill cause our over;
- = - ABoNDED AGRIGULTBRIET. =
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, Our' uferings.

- OOu6 VI buo pTooo ol- tuo oooh9Ay3 o"yo
the Raleigh Confederate, are given to harp
ing upon the hardships and suferings which
the people have to endure, in the struggle
we are now making for our independence,
for our honor, our property our iives-for
everything dear and sacred to u.s. And we
regret that truth compels .us;to add to this
lamentable fact, that this groaning, COM
planning and harping is made with the man.
EEifet desire to make the people dissatisfied,
unhappy and to injure the cause. Itis folo
lly to argue with men thus Influenced and
actuated /; but we would ask those of our
people WHO are influenced BY them, if they
have weighed thes amount of suffering that
would inevitably be <antailedtupon them and
their, .ebildren+ -sufferipgs of which the
ipast are but drop in the ocean Of waters.
SuffisTTiings what have been our suferings
compared with those resulting from subju'
cation by force, orsubnission by assent e.
Shall the loss of property, great as it has
been shall the physical pains, the mental
sorrow, the beart-riven anguish, untold and
isoul.harrowing as they have been shall
these purchase for us a boon of shame, op-
iprsssiop and wrong, instead of the glorious
need of personal life and liberty of national
independence, honor and renown2 Shall
the ocean Of the best blood of the South
shed in this revolution, be'made TO rust and
bind the chains of oppression, wrong and
slavery upon ms forever! sa .sz'
There can be no fears for the result of
the contest in which. we are engaged if, as
the Augusta Register says, we but stand by
our treasure, and guard it with our lives
and our property. Then we shall cleave
place forourselves among the nations of the
earth, and stand among them respected for
our responsibility. But failure on our
part would entail upon US the most abject
poverty, the most ignominious disgrace and
the infinite scorn and cQntumely Of man
kind. Fhe world will say we have not been
the faithful custodans of the honor of con-
stitutional freedom. They will say We
bartered our destiny for one that would be
spurned by the least enlightened. They
would hiss upon us in their righteous wrath
and spew the venom of contemptuous regard
in our faces forever. The oppressed among
the nations of the earth would curse US
Even down cast Poland would raise her
hands that were worn and .lacerstedt with.
their gives and speak her contempt for US;
Switzerland would say that We were unwor-
thy to speak the name of: Tell, and the re-
cords Of Manassas, Shiloh, and our hundred
other fields of blood would be only records
of our shame. The ghosts of the many
whG.have fallen would raise their lean, lank
hands from the grave and invoke maledio'
tions upon US. If wewish to be amosg the
first of the nations of the earth we must
succeed. If we would have the anattemaa
nsaranatba of the world, let us fail. The
God of pature has placed in our power the
means to achieve our freedom, and if we a.
vail ourselves not Of them we 60 down. in
infamy and disgrace. >
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RATES OF POSTAGEsIN THE
G. STATES OF AMERICA.

FOR the, conYenience Of the public
the following smpified ofthe rates of post
agesander the act Congress s Coniederate states OF
tsas the Act eai Is period
As the P NJ General may, BY procamssion, announce:
* HArEs OF POSTAGE.
Single letters, no. exceeding half ounce in weight TO
any part Of the Confederate States shall ~ cents
An additional for each addaonal nan ou'''
Drop letters 2cents each. =
In hefSegolng postage be prepaid by stamps
stamped envelopes. ErhEE''. 2.
Advertised letters cents each
ON NEWSPAPERS, q; rs, Iit:fE1,' -
Sent to regular and Sona ie subscribers from the ONCE
of publication and exceeding three ounces In weight
WeeklE pspet E can't, @ per 9us.,sT. ,,,,s, ''., =
-Four times a week, Sc cents per quarter.
Five times week, ,65 cents per quarter.
Six times u week, 7s cents per quarter.
ON PrxIopIcAgs.
periodicals FubIIshed oenerthan semi 'ha DC
ProcaIs uuSSed monthly not exceeding ounces
I'm weight cent each uumber, and one cent additona
on each additioaal ounce,or fraction Of an ounce.
on TRANSIENT PRINTED NATTER.
The inland possaee on every other newspaper and on
each circular NOT sexled, handbi engraving pamphlet
periodical magne other paPer which shall DC uncon
nected with any mauuscIpt er written matteI ana no,
additional ounce or fraction Of an ounce, cent addon
ali and books bound and unbound, not weighing over
fourpounds shan be deemed Iaiiasle na eus an
ounce or fraction Of an ounce and the postage on an
transen, matter and be In all cases eI
cept when sent BY ofeers OF prsa'eS Vi u'e
army. .s4-is,s.s y. ,.,..,,,...9s -
The following peons only TO ,as hua
privilege, and IN al a ca:es stfeuy W e0nnn'1 "
Rosoas,,tss General 4 :.4,gns9I.a 900. r - ]
Aus net de Treasury for the Post Office Department
Deputy Posumasters. e 80. >
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WEEKLY SOUTHERN CULTEvA-
TOR.

IN Pursuance of a plan long entertain
ana Country Residents of the South, the subscriber
his intention commence the publication OF
Weekly edition Of the SOUTHERN CCLIlVAlI,oh. s.,
The naoer win retain Its present form furnishing eisht
pages Of reading matter weekly. 1t will be devoted, as
heretofore Agriculture Also, to Current News qsynop
of the Markets &c. &c. embracing everything necessary
10 render II a valuable and acceptable
FAMILY NEWSPAPER
for the Farmers Planters Gardeners, Stock Raise house
wives and Business Men Of the Confederacy the hst
number of the Weekly edition will be issued on or pelore
the first Saturday in November.
TERMS.
Sc for months, 50 for months Single copies' =
cents. ~, III 70 - ,,,, INV, .no, :. - ,,,
plied Tor the remainder of this year sS) with the week
y, without any advance In price. =, n,n,,o,,n =
Augusta Ga
o.,oh.x 10 40 If.