The Independent from Gainesville, Alabama • 3

-7 VOL SATOpppBSIl 12, MI so. i mi. ihKiii inn imimi ii i' iVrVl a volunteer aid to Gen. Anderson, was present war is waged by a mirioritj who' The Trustees of the Alabama Female College, having engaged Mrs. Randolph, from th'gir propctcustodian, and about 5900,000 in moneyfpf'wbich the bank at fc THE INDEPENDENT: rUBLISIIEU WJ1KKLY 3JLMI5S 1.

HILL. TEEMS. Two Dollars a j'Qar, payable in advance; $2 50 if -pnid -Tri'tliin- six mouths; $3 at the expiration of the year I 1 1 Ml pa Hi this place had been robbed, and which I have caused to be returned le it. This victory has demonstrated the fitness of our citizen soldiery for the tedious operations of a siege, as well for a dashing charge. Thfey lay for fifty-two hours in the open air, without tents or covering, regardle'a of the sun and rain, and in the veryprcscuce of a watchful and desperate e.

ir i loe, manfully repelling every assault, and patiently awaiting my orders to storm the fortifications. No general ever com man ded.a braver or a better army. It is com posed of the best blood' and the bravest I tncti of Missouri, Where nearly every one, officers aud men, behaved so well as is known to your Excellency, (who was present with the army during the whole period embraced in this report,) it is impossible tp make epeeUd momma of individuals without seeunnffiv inakvntr invioious ctlstiuctioes. and her sister, Miss Edgar, to lake charge of the school, have made a brief announce-nsent to the public. 'There appears to be abundant reason for expecting happy results for' the school and the public, under tha administration (' ladies.

W. B. Willinghnm, a member ef the Grccnsborough Guards, died on lhed insU near 'Fairfax- Station, Virginia, ajed about 21 years. His death was quite sud-don, and'the intelligeoee of it unexpected to his friends, as he was blest with an ex- cellcnt constitution, and had enjoyed, wo understand, good health to the time of his fatal attack. Greensborough Beacon.

Alas! pour "Bump." We knew him well. He learned to set tvoe in this of- fice; and we'll be bound for it, he was a good soldier while his arm was nerved by the springs of life. Esttor from Col. y3, SSoors. From the Eutaw Whig.

Tn Camp, Neau September, 1861. Messrs. Editars, Numerous friends have writteu to me on the subject of my becoming a candidate for Congress at the ensuing election. My answer to til has been that while this war lastsd, 1 eoutd not consent to the use of my name in this connection. I see that Thomas II.

Ilerndnri, Esq has consented to bceotrie a candidate fur this office. 1 hope he will have no oFpo sition. At a tima like this, true mea are needed in the public councils as well as in the field anu none who koow Mr. Uern-don, will deny that he possesses the tal- ents, patriotism and moral worth, cnii- ncntly to qualily him fur a seatiu the first Confederate Uorigress, I cannot omit this opportunity, as it may be the hist, of returning toy wst grateful iiekuowluduments to the noble But I may be permitted to express my PMs 10lh Missis. hts w.fe but lost oblivions to my volunteer aids, sippi V0Ulidcd) j.

Kinoaid, badly. I WPW. post as well as to my staff, lor their efficient Company 0, lUth MWipp! Secant f- that he.had selected his con.stitueney who have so highly honfjrad Fort i'ickens. nie iu the past. Tho rehilioii that once The seeues vihen this camp was first existed between us, of rpreentativo and invndtd arc represented as ludicrous bc-constituent, hasbspn dissolvodbut I shall yond beliif.

The Colonel took his ever cherish a grateful reculU etion of the hee's, frith- nothing but a brief skirted kidness and confidence which have baett shirt to conceal his nakedness; and be-horetofore manifested toward me. i twmi hfm and his braves no hotter or shot through the, hip Major Vodges, who surrendered te Capt. Iiolliorttist, and tome twenty other Federalists, are prisoners in our hands. I must close this to get it in the mail. Look out for the big fight, PiiNSACOLA, Oct.

10. JTlie following is the list of killed and wounded as far as heard from Clinch Rifles killed, T. Cooke and J. H. Adams; wounded, Win.

H. Smith and Newton lliee, both slightly. Georgia Gicys killed, Tims. Everett. Irish Volunteers killed, John Staunton wounded, Ediiiuiii Flynn missing, Thomas O'Ctmner.

Dawson Volunteers: wounded, J. Hayes, badly. Tfcos. Caldwell, Company 7th Alabama Regitneiit, killed, two wounded and sis ruissinic. One or two members of tha Madison Rifles attached to this company X.

J. Barks-drflu wounded, it is thuiight mur-! tally. McDufiie Rifks killed. Lieftt, Nelms. Sergeants Beddo, i).

Cwdy, Jas. 'Jones and Corporal L'atuo wounded, Whaelor, and privates Allen and Ca son. Grsffin Light Guards: killed, A. R. l'Tl l0n" V'mt Jril," and lwo or tIl.1'ue wlluse aVC "ot J1 lnma 1,680,1 ma womicW thirty or more.

Co1 Bl'own of uur inelcdinsr tho wuuuded. The loss of tho enemy must have been leased on ps.role. The list of Lilkd aud roundud is not yet eoinp'ste. RETREAT OF Richniond, Oct. 10.

A rnporl ypsler- day, of doubtful reliability, is confirmed Roecraiia had retreated with the army "ad epposcd to ben. Jjoe at frewcll Mountain in the direction of the Gauley f'ce oa accnunt of the con- dition ot me rojds, and ins tiuuted amount of transportation, was only able to wlow -IvOSeneraBs eight mile. A late letter bs the New-York Tire Crisis (Jathisi.vi o.v xifEro- iTlirt I-vntnlriaiv nf ihe 4Rt hare been Very carcful in our sfatemenlst'f the ariuy on the Potomac not Itt risk the truth of the were popular and vague repjrts that reach us, YoSicrday, hoWeter, wi ob- "a Umietl. informatioii that pttls -yond all reasonable uouiit or speculation, ine irn-Tiiinence of an geiseraf action oir the line of the Potomac. Our cadets rniy 'f l'e absolute frutlt of the state- 'ent tti enemy had crossed the tf i a arc, af penf, by an es f' hundred thoUMfld e.elal ttoops oii the VifKiuia side of the If the Ystikees are fo bs'believed, (and 6teii the fatliarof )h soiuetiuies indulges la a slight modicum of that the Southern soldiers rite the rmist martial race that ever existe l.

Beft re (he warf JIf, liiciciuail, who sef birdselF up na a great, military authority, held, in tha House of Rcpresontatives, that the eigh teen -millions' of Yankees eould cpeedily overwhelm the eight WiillioiiS of whites tit the South. It is ttcll known, that while tbe jtforlh has all her tn en- and re sources enlisted against Us, On the ofbef hand, Belawar'e, Jlaryland and Kentucky, as States, have not been ju tbe fight at nil, and MfsSutin ofily Sn lis last four weeks. Nor is flih the only deduction to be" made, for, according to raelons sfplelncntliie Tnion party in the Norilt is ottsudri'; ihe Isrgesfj and 4h i i I i i- (J i I j'have accidentally or Rurreptitfbbslj ob-. taincd power, Accopt the facts as stated by the Yankees, and we put the questiou thus: if a minority of the eight million? of Southerners, diminished by tuki ng off threo States, are able to do what was done) at 'Bethel, Spiiligfield and Manassas, wha Wevild become of the enemy jf be had the whole power of the South brough to upon him As a matter of coufsesHick- theory would give way, but not fast' er than Jjincoitrs solfliers, and the Xtortli would speedily become a province of their martial Southern neighbors. Rich.

Ex. From a letter from Centreville, Virginia, we copy the -following extracts. See bow Abraham Lincoln has deceived his subjects: The man upon whose farm we are en- the federal army left, which one of the. mrm Ju" aouvo bids her to have everything in a state of readiness to brins the family down as sooit las the war shall have blown over. I sh'iuld not be surprised if the poor deluded simpleton were not now in undisturbed pns-ession of a little farm upon the field of iManassas.

Another letfer found upon the person of a ded soldier, by a.uian in Extra Billy Smith's regiment, and by him for-: wardtd a menrbc-r of Congress at Rieh-. moud, where it was scon by several iiiein-j bers. It was from a wifa to her husband. She informed him that she would iu a few weeks resent him with thi hnnp nf tho family, upon whiuh oecasioti she wou'il reriuire the serviucs of a nurse. She de- sired him, therefore, as sion as the Grand xrmj leacueu iucuuiuuu, to procure a stiwt, handy, young white girl, about sixteen year old, and send her on jtnme- diauly.

She did not want a poor girl, nor ono belonging to a second rale family. Xouc but one of the F. F. Y.V (first fam- jjts iu Virginia) would fill the bill, i a i 1)e eimi a muet br implri and St. Teter atrcetg.

i( of about twenty.five jyeaM of ulesiantly dressed, and of a must respectable appearance, was seen to etiietge from the crowd on the sidewalk, and as soon as she had crossed the gutter she looked very intently atoue of the pris- my brother But either the prisoner-did not hear her. or did not want to rec ognize lirs sister at such a place, and Un der sucu-irielanoholv circumstances, and VI fjr a better npporSunity of embracing the dear broiler she had met so unexpectedly. Incidents of that nature will be very common during the present struggle, and ar of course to be expected: Lv ihf- w.irrintf liartlf-qnn cifl-r fjf O. Kcatine. 1f jitihi; iicm 1.111a uv tiu iihiul; ul Bush, took his young son and went -wills.

him to join JlcCuIIi-cb. In ibo battle of Rpriflgfield, lie look his position, ild with an unexampled Coolness and courage dill as much execution with his rifle as any one in the battle. When bis was struck by a ball and became useless, ha went lo a Wounded Tcnnesseean, who gave him bis gun lid aumiomtion. The old mart returned to his placo and said. bf.s, now see what I'll do Vitb- ttf Minie rifle." Tafcihg-aini tt tile 0f5ccfsr at every lire one: came 'Colo' sel and I two Captains felMfl tjtttclc succes- siufl.

An order 1ys given to fait back to a better petition. The ol mati did noi liear if, and besought them not fotetreat He asked where Ms boy was, Sonie one tohUiini be had fetrefRed. vefcotne by grlcP, Itg-MlisWn, taU'liis across 'his lap and bursffinto teal's. lie was SOOri relieved, huftoVor wheli he' fealf Ifis sou in his proper place fighting WvoreHocf and lumor Ea th ro otj trie SoUlfiroify Pine BfuEf, Ait" Elates of Advertising-. The Proprietor of The Independent will bo governed by the following rates for Advertising: For square (10 lines or less), firstins.

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PRESIDENT', JEPFSHSON MVIS. mil YICE-PIIESIDENT, ALEX ANDES, STSPIIESS. I'OR CONGllESS, TM05IAS Ih IsEIlKDOS. 'Election Novemher 6. Bin-lorn for lite State.

THOMAS FH.VRN, of Madison. ARTlflill 1'. HOPKINS, of Mobile. For the JJklrii Is. 1.

HF.tJCTN CHAPMAN, of Madison. 2. JOHN 3. OKMOXD, of Tuscaloosa. 8.

A. S. II AHR1S, of Marshall. 4. "VA LKRK 11EYNOLDS, of Talladega.

5. WM. WOODW A IU), of Choctaw. 0. lltTSSl-Mi P.

MeCORD, of Lowndes. 7. H'Jl. B. S.

GILMER, of.Chambers. 8. JOHN MeXA II, at Barbour. 0. WILSON ASHLEY, of Alivriuita Electors for flic Slute.

IS A AO WTNSTON, of NATHAN ii. WIUTFrELU, of Marengo. For the AWX It. MASON, of Limestone: I 2. WM.

11 of Blount. I 3. WM. 11. LAllKIN, of Jackson.

J. MILKS ABUilNKTUiYof CalliOun. i 5. WM. I.

WlillU, Of Ore no. II. LEONARD MABlty, of Coosa. I 7. ARNOLD SLWLE.

of Macon. 8, IIAHIIFLL of PSke. ENOCH COOK, -of Wilcox. The Tableaux and Concert for tin benefit of our nrble- volunteers, came off last night according to appointment. Owing to the inclemency of the weather, the attendance was not so large ss was expected.

Still, there was a large aud intelligent audience. (ifho-ehtortainoient was every way creditable, fo the young ladies who gut It dp. A new and ngreoablc feature in it, was a handsome, and handsomely sorved supper, after, the exhibition was over. The mu-jsi, both vocal and instrumental, was dc-! light ful (Its tableaux were beautiful, well' i conceived, nod admirably performed and the slipper was excellent. There was i nothing connected with tin occasion to be I rcgrcttcdj except that there was not a laf' ger number of persons to participate its enjoyments.

Ail the perfornlefS seamed to exert thcmWvss to please, and I thjr succeeded adiiiirably. We liaVe neret seen so large a company, who seem ed fo enjoy themselves better) or to be better satisfied. Yoitng America' both male and female, performed their parts very baiidsouitly, and '(O (he satisfaction of ftery body. We regret that havd' riftt tinie, or tpace, for a Mora extended notice of this interesting and agreeable ontortaintuedf and ttist we Iwve not riom fof dcscnpfiun of the' tlif' fereht scencf eshibited, oi tlie rich bill of musical fltre. We hare only Mora t6 Say, in addition that nothing batter, of the kind, has over been eshibitedj-in our opinion.

"Mr'. Bradshaw's School, the Gainesville Fcmale'Seminary, was Opened last Jlon-day. The times are hard, arid pany tj donbt feel greatly crampedf ns lo the fur thi education of their children butln eomuionwith Mr. Brad shavv's we bope (tf sea thatfieiiiinar brugfit at dnee to a ffit payiug sta'n'dard1. Mr.

ahjf bis estiina-ble lady, lb ft beUvedJ Matron of tto school, have' labored influstriously and liberally For die MM f8ft. of Itfeliffitf i is tttefr ttidi'iijensfiLId vocjU'iOb Lit their -iv 1 I I W. e. PEAnsos, o. h.uiwood.

PEARSON "WHOLESALE AND ItETAIL P33ALEBS IN Medicines, Chemicals, Faints, Oils, Soaps, Perfumery, AYING purchased the entire stocks of Drugs, Medicines, jxo. or Muart SiKofcerts and .1. 0,. Walker, wo will keep uon-Stantly on hand ii full mid troll selected stock of all articles usually kept a Drug Store, to which call the attention of all persons having purchases to make in our line, and especially of Plfiutcrs and Physicians when buying their annual supplier, being cmilidc-, we mm put up their bills on as favorable terms us hey can get tlioin elsewhere. A- lot of lino 10 AltS and puro BRANDIES, W1NJ5S, for medicinal p'rii-poses, rtl-irays on iitmd.

Physicians' prescriptions will receive particular attention at all hours of the day or night. To the Ladies we would say, call and examine our stock of tine Perfumery, Toilet articles, and yon are sure to be pleased. October 28, 183S. 11 L'ii. J.

A. CLOl'TON ILL be in MOBILE by the first of November. ISOt, where he may be consulted iu regard to He treated a good many of the citizens of tho oily and country, lust winter, who have, so fains heard from, expressed themselves as being pleased. Not one patient in ten is con fined: to his room while under treatment. The best references may he seen at his room.

Dr. 0. lias operated on many of the most prominent nioti of the State, and AVitli tho most perfect success. JJ-'c. lo, lbtiO.

At ilic Glil Staml. TIIB undersigned would remind his old friends and customers, and the public generally, in town and country, that he is still nt his old sBiiid, desirous of mating all kinds of gentle-mciils apparel in the best manner. His terms nro motlerntc. A call is requested from' thoio who want good fits and faithful work. WM.

LAMUETII. flaincsvillc, April 3, 1855. GRIFFIN SANDERS 4 TAKE pleasure in arnionncing to tho public that they will continue tho Building Business in its various branches, nt the stand lately occupied by B. Alton. TJioy will giv! prompt.

attention to all work entrust-ed. tp- tiieirt. DOORS, SASH and BLINDS, and all utliei' articles in their line, will be kept on hand, oy made at the shortest notice. tincsvjlic, Jan. 1, IfiCl.

McLaiie's StreiigiheiiiHs Conlial. Arot'ULAR MliDlOlNE. Just I'edeU'ed and for stilu by PEARSON Si 11 AltWOOI). June 25, 1859. Drugs iiiiil Meiliciiifis.

AFRR.ft arid gonerat assortment' jiist rocoived and for sale by PEAKSON a lIAinvuOP. Jund 2f, 1850, C'oficpntralcd Ljc P'KARSON liAllWOOD have tc JtT ceived one ease of tbp above named article April 2S SXoyal 4i Select Masters' Council. nUlfi regular fitsewhliCS of Occidental Conn cilj No. wilt he held in tlic Masonic jiitlft oil hefore the full siouu ill each moiiltij at 1 1 o'clock, A AL lly oi 'dor of the O. Jf b.

Kccofdcr Pv April 1853. associated tlifittisehes Id ihu practice of Medicine, in the coiiirtiitnity, September 1, 18G0. CONTiNUHS the of Mcdf cine and Surgery, and offers Itjs to: the citizensi of Gaincsviru-, and the siirroinidiiig country nt Sumtor and Greene. Jfe gives special atlcutitiu to the disease of wdftiCh afid chiidrcii. jVIicii fiotjii'ofessionally Biigiigcd he' tnny be foiltid ftt his ollice, oppo Site Woodward Toman's Stable, or at Ids re-sideacB opposite tlie F.emaIfl'Acftdotnyii aaiiiesvij lofSlarch 12, 1850.

HAS removed his Ofiieo toi tile Drug Store aklfe tftatef yhtift. calls thay be jeft forlifuv tii' te dy-inie. At fiTglify calls tivftde at his residence, fic.tf thu Slcain Millj wj)lvbe attended (o. it. -ft Mi T'S; prftiHn'elily AIn Jb 'euders us thn if viuihtsy.

ln'a profesoiumti sor That our independence and liberties may be firmly established, avi.d perpetuated to our remotest posterity; and that peace and prosperity, may ere long dwelt within onr own borders, is the prayer of your obedient servant, SYDENHAM MOORE She Sattlc of tesington. Gen Price, who commanded in the re-' t0 a or parliwps lss, of Fort ff0ia port says, Jtlf, Pavi. is oners, as if she half recognized his youth-ttle of" Lexington, tn I'ickens nut a gun fiom wheso ramparts tj Mlj arc features, Thou, at once, she lild out ial report, me cs- ws Hrcd to stay our on aud on advaticiiig of (ll6 war ptace on any her arms, and cried; "Oh! good God! battle services aad tirooint attention to all iiv orders. i'rom the Mo'oile News. Sattio of Ganta Tiass.1.

Oct. 9. An expedition of 1100 men, under Brigadier General Runnels, crossed over to the Island this moruins. about two 1 o'clock. At twenty minutes past four the first gun was fired, and in forty-six mio utes, all that v.as left of the numerous camps and immense commissary was a iiisjS of smoulderiiis ruins.

Tho hopi-al structure is the "only buikling now on the Inland. Wilson's camp vrus the first reached its sentinels were either killed or ennturcd. and the command with its rcdoubtublo chief, feund saf'sty iu in slurious fliirht bevuud the eastern walls of closer contested strusle ever occurred over the ilagBolia-tho" Bull Run was as nothing in comparison. i Our men pursued them with a deleVmi nation nevir excelled in history, pausing i'af a nif.ii.niit mil ai.A Rh a building or eatnp, or drive hiine a rat tail" in the htiSeguiis that met them at and liearlhe very mottnd that tocs doffu toiler hoarv IT I Inderal sentinels were seat le their long I account, The expedition having now succeeded beyond the hop of its most sanguine ad-; Vocale, our brave and dashing soldies "wl ihsir faces to the eastward, the ris-: nK welconiiug their enferfsiise with a Fiorid-i Ppisi'dor found only beueath a sky. Op Their return, corpse aft cr corpse iet iheir cyt, and wot a few of the wouu- fTff hiif.

liviiif. Iliitihsf all MMnna i by land, not gun was fired by thai fleet rt.F rk ti k1 anna auA Jf ftif'flnfsf lift I tvtntie irmri 1 lt.r Island fro (it 'i fo o'clock this morri fg. The boats of the txpotifm were tfiwfd bneb I.v lh Kwin-r thl. O' Rows; Tisuo, Capt. Wingmj and Neafie, Capt.

Jehir Iveys, We bad a duzeri of more killed, and 29 wounded, who are new'iii lbs hospital 5a city. Among the Jdiled are Capt. Bradford, of the FloridiitrtS, and Lieut, Melius, of tbj that I know of. Mobile buS lost -one killed, certain, John Burgess aud -probably Waller VfKS shot thtioUgbj the neck. 1 saw him faken froin the boat and conveyed to the LadiW lftJSpitabcre the weufided are well eared for.

Lieut. Sjfofm.i, Adjutant of ibe Georgis fiegitrient, died just as the boat reached the wharf; bfavet or more ohivalrie tgJ)(Ulaman or seblier never breathed the air sf heavcfi, His body is ti ho cofiveytfd to Georgia, Barges arid Tuggle- tpmiisitM' ip the highest terms by those tvlio 'wiEncssdd their acts, per- ps fldir dcatis. Lieal. Cm'tin syf0 i i i 1 1 i I i 1 i I cent till otfici 'tracts: (....,...., 20th, and after fiftj-tivo hoais of continu- J1ILCL UIUCK, 111 tilU HIICIHUbll VI IHU ous Grins', a white Hai was diplattd by the eneaty on that, part of the wurks near est fo'Col. Green's iiosilion, and shortly after another was displayed opposite tn Col.

Rives. I imhicdiafelv ordesed a eat. satioifof ail firing on our pasf, and sent- I forwatd one of my staff tifaccis to ascer tain the object of th fli.ff aftd to open t.e- gotiaiions with the enemy, if suels should t. ii. rTl delay, agreed fey CI.

Marshali and tbd of eJ.i t.i- Ilu ri-i iiHii iAgA v- imeia uauuuiteu Tfiui iiiuj jui wmi puiiunw forces should lay down tr" arms ami surrender themselves as of war t.fe (.1 It 1 I I I.WTlllg UCbll made knowii to, wefe ratified by tu aud iintnediatcty carried into cfTict, Our entire loss in tljs Sartes of ehgtige'. in tits, amounts to twenty five killed and Set enty.lWo Wuudd. The eiipmy's loss was uiBjjti greater, The visible fruits" of this almost blood- less vicft-ry BfS great about 8,560 prise jnfirs, aofg' whom are Cols. iullijau iiarshall, Fsabsdy, White, Groves, JJajuf Vas Horn and 118 olbei' coiumissiouud Officers, five pieees of artlllciy and two i morfai's, over stand of infantry arms, ti large huriibor of-sabrcs, about 750 horse'S, many sets of cavalry equipments, wagons, teams, ammifiitio more ibaK 100,000 Wort of caiiimissitty stores, and a large amount of ot'lvar property, dition to fill this, I obtained Ihorestorfi. tlon of (he grjat of the Btafe and the pttblie recordsj whieli Ikad bectf slelesi prcaeiH-eiurt meet wnu sucocss, to 11.