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Committed as a spy. --Mrs. H. L. Knox, from Mobile, Ala., has been arrested and committed to Castle Thunder upon the charge of being a spy, and communicating treasonable information to the enemies of the Confederacy.
Paroled. --Mrs. H. L. Knox, of Mobile, Ala., committed to Castle Thunder, a few days since, on the charge of being a spy and conducting herself in a manner injurious to the Confederacy, was released on parole from that institution on Saturday, and is now stopping at the Spotswood Hotel, where she will remain till her examination takes place.
Dead. --Dr. H. S. LeVert, a prominent citizen of Mobile, Ala., died on the 16th inst. He was born in King William county, Virginia, in the year 1834. His father came over to America as Fleet Surgeon with Gen. Lafayette, and his mother was the niece of Admiral Vernon. He graduated in Philadelphia in 1828, and in 1829 settled in Mobile for the practice of his profession.
ed and long separation from the chosen one of her heart, under the trying circumstances she had to pass through, was more than her care-worn and enfeebled condition could endure. Yet she departed not from life without giving utterance to her undiminished devotion to that noble cause, and to her unshaken faith in its ultimate triumph. She was a true and fervent patriot. The foul breath of even the most vile among the vilest of our enemies never could taint the pure atmosphere that surrounded her. How bright, how glorious I would deem the day on which it were given to me, at the head of my brave and so hard tried compatriots, to rescue, with her hallowed grave, the noble State that bestowed such honors upon her remains, from the footsteps of the foe who pollutes them by his presence. with sincere esteem and Sincere acknowledgments, I remain, yours most truly, G. T. Beauregard. Major Hy. St. Paul, Capt j. T. Purves, Lieut charles Arroyo, committee, Mobile, Ala.
The bar-rooms at Mobile, Ala., on the 1st inst., reduced the price of drinks to $1.50. The trade became suddenly brisk. col. J. P. Jones, c. S. Army, has been assigned by the President as inspector of the armies of the confederacy on the staff of Gen. Bragg.
The loss of the steamer Gaines. The following official correspondence, relative to the loss of the steamer Gaines, will be perused with interest: Mobile, Alabama, August 8, 1864. The Hon. S. R. Mallory, Secretary of the Nary, Richmond, Virginia Sir: I have the honor to submit a report of the part taken by the Gaines, under my command, in the action of the 5th instant, off Fort Morgan, and the circumstances which led to the beaching and abandonment of the ship. The Gaines was cleared for action about 6.20 A. M., and in obedience to signal from the Admiral to "follow his motions," waited for him to open upon the advancing enemy — advancing with four monitors in line ahead, and fourteen wooden vessels by twos, each large ship having a smaller one lashed to her port side — the whole forming one complete line of battle. As soon as the Tennessee delivered fire, the Gaines — having placed herself next the Admiral — commenced at about two thousand yards distance with
appointment by your State as Lieutenant-Colonel and Provost-Marshal of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, under the act of Congress, approved July 4, 1864, to recruit volunteers to be to the States respectively. on applying to General Webster, at Nashville, he will grant you a pass through our lines to those States, and, as I have had considerable experience in those States, would suggest recruiting depots to be established at Macon and Columbus, Mississippi; Selma, Montgomery and Mobile, Alabama; and Columbus, Milledgeville and Savannah, Georgia. I do not see that the law restricts you to black recruits, but you are at liberty to collect white recruits also. It is waste of time and money to open rendezvous in Northwest Georgia, for I assure you I have not seen an able-bodied man, black or white, there, fit for a soldier, who was not in this army or the one opposed to it. you speak of the impression going abroad that I am opposed to the organization of colored regimen
The Captors of the Roanoke --The following are the names and residence of the Confederate officers and crew who made the capture of the Roanoke. Lieutenant John C. Braine, Holly Springs, Mississippi; H. A. Parr, first officer, Nashville, Tennessee; Thomas R. Little, second officer, Mobile, Alabama, Alexander Latrop, part of Kentucky, Robert Troth, first engineer, Kentucky; James Coalon, second engineer, Galveston, Robert Gage, seaman, Louisiana; H. J, Bruddock, seaman, Kentucky; J. Van Amburg, seaman, Virginia.
r generation; that the eyes of all Europe were admiring the heroism with which our forces, on land and sea, were battling for our rights and liberties; and that we should live in after ages on the pages of history, such as the world has never before produced. He remarked that he had brought good news from across the water; that he had never commanded large armies or navies, but had under him only one or two small ships, which he made efficient in wiping Yankee commerce from the sea, and that it was very rare that the Yankee flag was now found floating in foreign waters, and in bearing triumphantly through three-fourths of the globe the Confederate flag, which he had shown, for the first time, to foreign nations. --He concluded by thanking once more his fellow-townsmen of Mobile for the pleasing and delicate compliment, after which three cheers three times, for Captain Semmes, and three for the Alabama; were proposed, which were given with a will by the crowd.--Mobile (Alabama) News.