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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-13
Continued Success Of the Army
Of the Cumberland.
The Rebels Driven to Rocky Ridge and
Buzzard Roost Mountains.
Everything Satisfactory for
the Union Cause. ya.
Co.. T &C.,, Axe &A7T

!. TBNNELL HILL, Ca, May II, 1854
After three days heavy skirmishng. In which
al the corps participated, we have driven the
rebels back to Rocky Ridge and Buzzard Roost,
Mountains, from which we are fast Smelling
them. Everything is going on in most salts
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-13

THE CLEVELAND CosvRSroN.-K this con-
vention has the sagacity and moral courage TO
nominate Grant lt will simplify The Presidential
campaign, adjourn the sboddy and shent-per-
Silent conventions Indefinitely, and place the
Blair family, the Forncy coterie aud the
Weed clique whero they enght 70 have been
long ago.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-13

A WORD OF CAUTION TO Our GMnRAIk--~
From our losses Of generals ia these late bsttlss
in Virginia, and particularly from the fact that
Gen. Sedgwick was killed by shsrpaAeotsr;.
and that Gen. Wordsworth was probably killed
by one, We appreheud that Gen. Lee hs or
ganizsd special force Of marksmen fer TIE
special duty Of picking of our officers, In tho
hope, perhaps, that they may even reach thsa
General-in- Chic. We xanld therefore urge
upon our 6gspersls,' inoltdiog especially Gen.
Grant md Gen. Meade, that they ere net OK
pscted 70 put their lives n. jeopardy byan ua7
necessary exposure to the enemy's sharp
shooters. The veterans Of the Army Of the
Potomac need NO hazardous exposure Of theiS
generals to lead them into the breach. rarnas,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-13

Dg,nssno UsED UP GDsnAIs.-Ths House
Of Representatives has adopted resolution dis
missing used up generals from the army. Ne.
doubt the Senate will do the same thing. We.
wish that Congress would adept another just
resolution. d srnissins ali the used up pofiti.
clans. 1t would eosler great favor upon TIA
people. However, II the Cleveland Conventisa
dominates Grant Il VIII have the same eject,
and completely break mp the Shoddy and the.
6hent-per- Silent conventions.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-13

BRITISH IsroRxERs AND SPIES IN THIS CoUN-
TRY.--we have had evidence In the columns Of
the leading English joursals--thc times, Post
and Herald, Of London that number Of British
spies were in this country, eliminating our
government and giving all the information in
their power 10 our enemies. II IL not without
surprise that we hnd American journals de-
tending these British spies when they are de-
nounced. Ben Wood and his Daily Ne,Os
might We think, find more Citing employment
than bclstering up British spies.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-13

Lees army has now fought.
We give In our Supplement to-day full and
dear map Of the theatre in which the opera
lions Of the Army Of the Potomac have been
carried on. It illustrates admiralty the letters
OF our various correspondents descriptive Of
the positions Of the various corps Of the two
armies, q we'll a. the relations to each other Of
the Helds OF battle In the Wilderness and at
Spottsylvania Court House.
General Butler makes good progress sppa-
reutly in carrying out his part Of the great
plan. He is within three miles Of Petersburg,
aud inside the first line Of works by which che
enemy had expected TO cover thst place.
Beauregard occupies Petersburg with twenty.
FIVE thousand men, and General Butler, Il ID
expected, will not only be able to keep Beaure-
gard from reaching Richmond with this heavy
reinforcement for Lee, but may also be able 70
capture the whole force; for Beauregard u
without supplies TO subsist his men for any
length oftime, and his lines Of communication
have all beeu cut by General Kautz.
Both this operation Of General Ksutx and
the similar one Of Sheridan In the rear of Lees
army are likely to have grea. effect upon
the result Of the contest. By these operations
Richmond, Lee and Beauregard have been
separated from one another and prevented
giving mutual support in any way, and been
compelled to stand and fight alone.
Two intercepted letters-one written by q
member Of the rebel Congress and the othsI
by the chief clerk Of the rebel War Depart
ment-given in another column present .
good view Of the ideas Of the rebel leaders
and show what blow Grants great advance
has been, aad how completely 1t has broken
up the whole plan Of operations that the enemy
had laid out for the spring aud summer. The
rebel member Of Congress, considering II pos
sible that the communications between Rich
mopd and the Southern States might BE- cut
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-13

calling = ,ne sacrSesy q War foe hss OF an
me pens7A -szNssrs d tue army IN csmmission ~ ths
couuseocemens OF present and those since CON
mSe,ousd rns states which they we're born and from
which they appointed With statement OF conhrma-
t,ons rcsssnaons Gismsss deaths In the service, &C.
After hedng executive session she Senate adjourned
Till Mosday.
In sne House Representatives the spsaker presented
she resolution II New York Chamber Of Comas~os.
oonmesdaiory Of Mr. Collins sohsms FOR line q tss-
graph between Europe the United ssases VIA Lsoera
ana Behrng sas me bn 70 i've soldiers soA sailors
hoesreaas the oosnscated estates Of rsbeh taken
up, and ling debate ensaed. Il nnaily psssed
bya vctecs ssventy In the affirmative 70 sixty fUur
In the negative the House shsn resumed sAe cossters-
zion of shc bill declaring the o.den and Atano, ss The
Rartaa md Delaware Bay railroads national postal ana
military routes ASsr extended discussion suostltuts
for the b accepted and passed. BY sxtythres yeas
70 nfy nays. THIS substitute provides ~ effect.
thascvesy railway company b the Uusssd States whose
rcaA Is operated by steam authorized 70 carry over
saA~oaa all freight, malls, passengers government sup
ps and troops nom seats 70 aDosbss and receive
compensation thersFore Tue House s4josrned without
trsnsacsihg any other business. 10 ~ i.p
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-09-14
Cen. Morgan Betrayed and Murdered.

Gen. Morgan Betrayed and Murdered
The, circumstances Of the killing of the
late lamentsd Gen. Morgan (says the Pc
'tersbarg Eppress of the 9th inst differ
somewhat from those we published yester-
day. The Lynohburg Republics Of ftWed'
nesday briefly details the affair as followa ]
Gen. Morgan, with his staff, bad his quar-
ters at the house Of Mrs. Williams, iu
areenville, and on Saturday night she de-
termined to betray hsr.guest and have him
murdered. With this view she left her
house at AN early hour in the night and
rode by an dnfrequented and upguardsd
way to Bulls Gap, q distance of fifteen
miles, where thu Yankee forces were en-
.campeds and there informed the Yankee
commander Of her evrand, o troop Of casal-
~ vas, Immediately detailed and sent under
Epilotage to perform Che cowardIy work. =
Rhey entered GfeenviilIe undiscovered and
before daylights surroudded the houBe in
which their intended victim lay unconscious
Of. the danger that menaced him. By some
means be was aroused before they entered
the house, and running out into The yard
attempted to make his escape, but The foe
was around him on every side. Drawing
his pistol be fired Eve shots at his murder
Gus. .assailants who were firing heavily up
on him, and at length musket. ball enter
ed his heart, killing him instantly. :!
Cen Morgan's men being aroused BY the
firing, soon rallied and drove the enemy
from the town. .:.,....4.si : s44.% sv::.:''.
The husband of this Mrs. Williams, Who
playedsu CONSPICUOUS part in this drama,
and for which, (if the facts be as stated,
woman though she is, she should be hung
sas high as Haman,) is aamember of Burn:
sides staff. She and her children, We learn,
we're Immediately ordered to leave our lines,
and she is now doubtless receiving from
her Yankee friends the reward of her mur-
.derous treaohery. p s-s5sr, r.;
The body Of Gen, Morgan was brought
to'Abipgdon yesterday, where it was inter.
red to await the time when the soil Of his
own loved Kentucky can receive into its
bosom the remains of her gallant and heroic
son,
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3THEMAHUFAoruREoR or suaxR.BRoM TIE

- >1THEIMANUFAcTURE0 OF FsuGAR.ER0M TIE
CHINESE. SUGAR .CANE.-The. ripe cane
alone is suitable for manufacturing, cane
sugar, aud this will deteriorate, rapidly if
much broken sr bruised, Sr If allowed I'd
.renainlong after being gathered. 1t is
important that the juice. be;pressed out,
strained, clarified and concentrated to about
half its bulk as soons as possible after the
plants cpt, in order to prevent the forma;
ton of glucose. The final concentration
should be effected with caution, over slow
fire to prevent the conversion Of crystaiizai
bic into uncrystalizable sugar, the principal
ingredient in molasses., E:.ef 81 -
!, In thefrst place filter the juice of the
plant, as it comes from the mill, in order
to remove the cellulose and fbrous matters,
and the starch, ali Of which are present in
it when expressed. a. big 6lteriora blanket
placed ina basket. will answer ihiss purpose.
Next We must add a sufioisneyy (abont one
ounce to 10 to is gallons) Of milk Of lime.
,fshat is lime slaked and mixed with wateD
to the juice 70 render is slightly alkaline, as
shown, by its changing Eeddened litmns
paper, to ablue,ssA small excess of imesis
not injurious. After this addition, the juice
should be boiled for about fifteen minutes.
A thick greenish scum rapidly collects On
the surface, which istoj be- removed. by q
skinner, and then the liquid should again
be filtered. twill now be Of . pale straw
color, and ready for evaporation. It may
now be boiled down quiet rapidly to about
half It's original bulk, sftef which the fire
mnst beskept low, evaporation to be car
sried On with great caution, and the syrup
constantly stirred to. prevent it from burn
ing tue bottom Of the kettle or e7aporatipg
pan. Portionsof the syrup are to bestaken
out, from time tostime; and allowed to cool
tosee ifitisdense3 enough to crystalline. sIt
should be- about as dense as sugar house
malasses, or,tar. When it has reached This
condition, it may be withdrawn from the
evaporating vessel, aud be placed in tubs Or
casks TO granulate. Crystals of sugar may
not tbegip to form for three or four days, or
even longer Crystalization may be has,
tened BY adding to tie thick syrup, when
cool, few grains of brown sugar or a'littfe
pulverised white sugar. After the syrup
shasserystalized, it may be dipped into bags
made Of coarse ,spen eleth or canvass, and
the molasses allowed to drip into proper re-
ceivers. In this way good brown sugar
may be formed. 2 - @
Planters who may be induced to follow
these directions, viii confer favor by eom-t
Hnnicsting the result to me at Greensboro :;
'.,'s { N.T.LUPTON. i
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than five, to. our. ones4 An officer who was
in all the engagements, reports that the
Federals were ten lines of battls deep 10
some places; aud every time they charged
our lines it.was only to be slaughtered ike
sheep Hardee's corps is said to- have
fought with the most uphinching determi.
nation, and only retired when the enemy
commenced firing On its fianks. in the re-
treat we were compeied 10 abandon several
pieces Of artillery, not having auyshorsas' to
haul them.--Maeon Telegraph, 6A... -.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-09-14
Col. Asbury Coward.

. The Richmond Euoasres, Of tie 31st
i. ..,,,;,. J. ~ AZ.
u.''' 0on'a.n' s'apn.o .'''a..S ~ "
pents Of Fields division, iot Ine week en- 81
ding the Gath uit., near NHH' Market
Heights, or Mt. Holly, north ;cf James nv,
a., and s,os;ns,l fhe Iata 76ssrstiSus An that
s:,., wv. 800 t.ih.,s ) .s1.,,e, .a;n
0.ue: 49, 1s,.s' - - .sl..';s7s !. = -
OF South Uaroiina no" commanding tne osn !
8. 9. Regiment: - = (
The 18th and 18Th Alabama regiments,
of Law s,brieads, werea tue, first upon the
Geld, and,asre at onoe hurled against the
advancing foe. With an .impetuosity that
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-09-14
! RATES on POSTAGE IN THE
~ q. STATES OF AMERICA. !.


FEf0R the convenience of the public
tefotovsfns sinplited st6teent the rates of post
dke,pn2sr he Set Congress the Confederate STATES Of
Amefics has Hesn prepared Il must be borne In mind
sstie u, General may. yproclamaton, announce:
- -sss RATES on PosTA6E. s
Single ietter MOI eKceeding ahaif ounce m wslght to
any part OF the Confederate Staes shah be each 10 cents
AZ sds6hal Single tzte for each addionsi half ounce
pror iettess cent? each: :. ',.s - - - =:
eEeeelng eases the postage sprepaid by stamps
er stsfngsd g snss!opes; M .s,s.s.s.s -
~ 8 = :, on xxwsPAPrRs. 80
Sent 10 regular ana sosa e sdbscrbets from The office
of and exceeding three ounces IN weight
Weekly paper,s 10 cenis per quarter. EE-tS
SENT papsts q as See, cents per quarter
s: fise Zines tines a.wssEs IS cents per quarter. 3 -
- Six tines a week, 70 cents per quarter.
~ &isSs.si = ,os rrmopfotLs. -
Peroaieais published semi-nonhly shall be
eIps SaSssa nonhly, not exceeding l ounces
on each ndi dil,ipnai ounce or fraction Of an ounce
Soa oaERkxsrSSrFRnsrEp.HAr7sk +;
THe iplapd posare on every other newspaper and on
each not nsl we ss
Iected WITH any manusedpt OF written matter and not
e!eesd oulcein yeig shall Be cent and tos syery
.ai; and books hound and unbound, not weighing over
four pounds shah be deemed ualae matter and the In
Land posage n them sha be atthe rate of cents an
cres fraction of an ounce, and the postage on all such
sient matter dna books shall In all cases e1
sgy. ssss .nsh 'Sn' 3 s e'ss''s = nus.
The following persons only are entitled to the hankfns
prvese and In sif cases strictly confined to ofciai busi
pc shas,er General. - - ~ -
His Ghlef Clerk = s -.
AadiOs 81 ihs Treasury for the Post oce Department
Dar x5fHQ Q<frfn .E y 49, "a.
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cure. for Drunkenness,


l.q The irresistible passion fol, liqnor, which
is acquired by men who cannot govern their
appetites, is quite as much a. physical as q,
moral disease, and the terrible cravings for
,tte. accustomed stimulus, which constitute
the apparently irresistible obstacle of re-
form, comes mostly from the local imfan.
matiou;of the. stomach and brain. Its cure
.by medical treatments not therefore, ira
tionai, and ifitis possible it shoald be uni
sdersiood, that those who struggle sainly to
break the ehainstof a; ;dagfading habit may
avail themselves of whatever medical rein
forcsment may contribute to the support Of
an eufeebIed will. There is famous pre-
sctiptiou in use in England, says the
Springfield Republican, for the cure Of
drunkenness, by which thousands are said to-
have been assisted in recovering themselves.
The recipe came into netoriety through the
efforts Of John Vine Hall, father Of Rev
Newman. Hall, and Captain Vine Hall,
fatRer4of Rev: Newman, Hall, and Captain
Vine Hall, commander Of the Great East
ern steamship. !. BE. had fallen into such
babitpal drunkenpess that his most, earnest
efforts to reclaim himself proved unavailiug,
At length he sought the. advice of snsemi7
nent physician, who gave him prescrip-
ton which he followed, faithfully for seven
months, and at the end of that. time had
lost all desire for liquors, although he had
been for many yearsled captive BY q most
.debasing Appetite The ,recipe, (which he
published, and by which go many
other, drunkards haYesebeen assisted s:Se-
form, is. as follows: "Sulpbate Of iron,
grains; magnesia, 10 grains; peppermint
water II dracbms; spirit .of nutmeg, ]
drachm ;?twice, a day" ~. ., =. ~ 81 3 ];
This preparation acts as atomic and stmui
lant, and so partially supplies the place Of
the. accustomed liquor, and prevents that
absolute physical and moral prostration that
follow sudden breaking Of from the use
of stimulating drinks. In cases where the
appetite for liquors is not too strong the
medicine supplies the place of the accus:
toned drains entirely, but Mr.. Hall con-
tinued the use q. liquors at first with the
medicine, diminishing stheamount gradual
ly, until hewas .sble>to throw away his, bot:
tie and glass altogether, after which he COM
tipued to takethe medicine month or two
till he felt that he was wholly, restored TO
and could rejoice in sound
mind and ina sound body. There is prob.
ably in the case of this medicine, as Of all
others, very much in the moral support Civ
en- to the patient By. confidence iii iteasa
specific But there is'no doubt that it also
as aremedy by assisting in the
recovery of the. Dsrmai tone Of the system.
~ :. -. ,<...,-.s Evangelist.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-09-14
The Cheerful; Side.

T Notwithstanding the fail Of ATLANTA. we
can find subject for cougratuiation else
where. " Let any one review the campaign
of the last spring and summer, and is will
be found that We have fegained more ter
ritory than during any preceding year Of
the war. Id the Trans. Mississippi Depart
rnent, the Federals have been driven into
their stroDgholds at Little Rock, Helena
and Pine Bluff and BY this time they are
probably retreating from there 10 intercept
Price, who,, according to the latest accounts,
was marching towards Missouri. Texas is
cleared, Louisiana ditto, with the exception
of New Orleans and the banks Of the Mis-
sissippi River; while the State Of Mississip.
pi is likewise nearly free from their pres
ence, save along the banks of the river, and
one or two other points along the Northern
border, which are still subject to occasional
raids. The same remark applies to Ala
,bsma--Mobile being the enly point threa-
tened. Few or no Yankees are.in Florida,
unless it be on the. coast; and along the
Atlantic border Of Georgia and. South Car
olina, the, ,enemy's operations, are confined
exclusively, 70 boats. In North Carolina,
we hold more than We. did at the beginning
Of the year. In Virginia, We confront the
Federals on the banks Of the Potomac and
the James-hayi1g regaipedi;all the eeun-
try North Of the Rapidan, and Rappahan.
mock. q. Wherever their, iron.olads have.
given: Them an advantage they have taken
and held it; but their land forces have al
ready failed, They now, possess only. the
territory occupied by the armies Of Grant,
and it is doubtful whether Sheridan is South
Of the Potomac. Southern Kentucky and
East Tennessee ere again occupied BY Con-
federate troops, and are the theatre of sue:
cessful operations. though ,as yet on small
scale. Ryen'in Georgis, aherman has pen
etrated only on straight line, which is al.
ready broken and insecure. BE has done,.
by overpeaering numbers, what any Con
federate, army might do puder similar cir
cams.ances, in an invasion Of the, North $
and just as ne failed in Maryland. and
Penosylryganiia, SO, ne believe, Sherman is.
destined to fail in his present: attempt, =
Before The next sixty days have passed, we
predicts that Sherman viii evaenale Allan
"a and bsson his WAY back towards the
Tennessee. Already Gens Hoed ohcisllyl
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and as many attend as can hear the words
of those who pray. They also tell theirex,
perience, and sometimes the gatherings par.
take of the nature of class meetings; but
they are usually for prayer exclusively
The supplicstions Of the rebels are never
such as our officers could object to. They
do not pray for JEFF. Davis. =. }
Many separate circles fot prayer are form
ed at the same time, Tho persons attend:
ing number generally from ousThundred to
Eve hundred or thousand. fs'$
The demand of the prisoners for religious
and other books lis constant. The officers
say there are more calls for bibles aud pray
.er books than for all other kinds of reading
together. The devotional, spirit Of the .reb.
els is supposed, to be strengthened, by their
confinement. ~ ~ - - sar2 : =.
The stories about the alleged revolt ofthe
rebels in Elmira are nearly all wide Of the
truth, Colonel Eastman, the eommandant
of the, post, learned that there vas O. CON-
spiraoy among the rebels to escape. Some
of them were, to make charge upon the
guard, and, by,the. force of numbers, break
through and get away; but, they had no
arms. Thecemmandant prepared bis forces
for the suppression Of the proposed disturb
anse but the rebels seeing their design
was discovered, gave no signs of revolt
One rebel was shot by1a negro on the night
when the plot was to be carried into effect !;
but it has sincesappeared that the offence Of
the rebel was declining to halt when order.
ed, and for which he was shot, was lin no
way connected with the conspiracy. The
circumstances, however, gave color to. the
accounts that were given to the affair." +
The rebels are now exceedingly quiet and
well behaved /; and the facts Ito the num-
Der, of men actually required TO- manage
them would, if published, occasion general
surprise. : a = 3 s<s4 y .''ivs ~
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Our Prisoners.

The Com Tolerate Prisoners at .Etanlra-
Their En,ploymsnts, :Ansusemaents and
Deuotionsa isar e : Is 3rz.g~n+ :
A correspondent of the New York Eoen.
/ ing Post, who has visited the camp of Con-
tederate prisoners in Elhira, gives some In.
teresting facts in relation to their life, con.
dition, etc. We copy from his letter:
The camp which is situated on plain, is
admirably adapted, not only for the seclu-
sion fof unauthorized persons from the
grounds, but even to hinder the rebels from
seeing out and inquisitiVe persons from see
ing in. Such, it appearss vas the Sdesign
Of the officers by whom the plans were made,
so the builders of the fence around the
camp carried it up to height OF twelve
feet, and a platform and bsttlements were
erected on the top. " go - 80 e>aa
The success Of this skillful performance,
though exceedingly complete, was not OF
long duration. a man of genius, who
sought bis opportunity, and was equal tothe
occasion, suddenly appeared at the camp
ond onnorantlu determined that the rebels
aSa.,l ~ 80 j.. for,nna soorr;n, nl.t
90 Ssou .aa Hs ~. ] Unh,;o ....a, nnne.;,s ths
camp, and distant from it only a few yards,
he purchased the materials with which to
build tower, and, after various attempts,
boe f;no,Iv sncceeae5 in nntt;no nm an ob.
ssrvatory, from the upper floors Of which
' N. s 80. Is az ..,as Z b;.b,, -
appsaial n. = sno -, ss i. :,
'.loess' =. - ~ s,.S.e.o - .han ~
ssana ~ iUas wye u - o.s''e y ~ ~
ps,s''t sn;,a;n,s @ 40 0'' ha T r. f,nn. If the he
/ - 49, 1mh;eb 90 arawdad w;.b rehsia
- ssa' 80, hnad,ad No. wb;,a tsnt. wb;ob
49, w ~. flloa u;,h .,ahols Tbe ,ort. o5eb
80. - 80 ~ ,noo,no,o.n .hou ,ro n;tobod
oI'..la .o.s.hsr and ths rehels either Iorno.
inc on the rrass in the tents or walking
abont amono tbe;r h.b;ta,;ons Seem almost
to cover the pround oconnied bv their quar-
ters But nrisoners are a,so to he seen in
v,r;ons narts' Of the camn besides their
vork in bnildinp. diop;np. etc. already de.
sscribed, and for which they are paid, many
employments are carried on by them, such
as drawing water from the wells they have
made, cleaning the grounds, airing blankets,
and generally doing the necessary work of
camp. - 9 =. .
Among the amusements of the rebels is
music. They have obtained some drums
and flies, and when drawn up in line for roll
call are permitted to use. these instruments
for theirown amusement.
Divine serviceis is held 10 the rebel camp
every Sunday. This.is BY request Of the
prisoners. and they choose the clergymen
who are to oficiate. Though they must
ooufine their choice to loyal men, they have
not indicated their desire to have any man
of. even questionable patriotism, They
have heard Presbyterian, EpiscopaIiap. Con-
grega,iopal aud Baptist ministers, besides
others, and sometimes two clergymenpreaeh
| on one Suoday. It.is curious fact that
the rebeIs twice chose the Rev Thomas