WESTERN DEMOCEAT, CHARLOTTE, 3ST. C.
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THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION.
GRF,AT LOSS OF VESSELS, &c.
Nobfolk, Jan. 30.
By a flag of truce from Fortress Monroe, tha
Day Book bas renewed Philadelphia papra of
Tbe ?nkees admit that Gen. Burnside ex
perienced great losses by tbe late severe siorjus.
Gen. Buroside .aid in the midst of the storm,
when urged to take rest, ' the coptractora have
ruined me, but God hold me in hi hand, and nil
will yet be well." He calls on the Yankee Gov
ernmenr for help.
The pew work at Hatteras have been abandoned.
Buroside fhipka tbe Union sentiment at Hatteras
is very weak.
Tbe Northern papers admit the losses have been
tremendous. Some 30 or 40 vessels of the ex
pedition were lost.
Tbe splendid steamer City of Icw York went
io pieces. Cargo very valuable and a total loos.
Out of 90 horses, only 10 saved.
Ilatteias was completely overflowed and the
works bad to be abandoned.
Tbe Louisiana is ashore, and will go to pipcoa.
Col. Allen, of the Ninth New Jerey, his Sur
geon, and a mate were drowned while endeavor
ing to land on a raft. The loss of life and
treasure is said to have been immense. A splendid
Rhode Island battery was lost, and the Sixth
Maine regiment supposed to be lost, as it has not
been heard from.
Tbe steamer Robert Morris sunk at Fortress
Monroe cn the night of the 2Ctb January, when
cady to sail for tbe South.
HATTEBAS AND THE FLEET.
from the Newbern Progrcsi, Jan. 31.
'The latest news we have from Barnside and his
expedition, was received here early yesterday
morning by tbe arrival of tbe Albemarle from
Portsmouth.
Tbe news baa nothing new but is a confirmation
merely of the news heretofore received, to wit:
-That a very large fleet is there. The number of
-vessels in tbe Sound, however, baa been increased
from twenty to thirty-six.
The statement published tbe other day that
three hundred men bad been lost by the wrecking
of a barque on the bar, which come to the
Ocracoke people through a Yankee who professed
to have deserted and was seeking conveyance to
this place, has been contradicted by five other
Yankees who visited Ocracoke subsequently, who
say that only three persons were lost. Heavy fir
jug has been going on occasionally at Hat torus for
few days, the object of which is not fully defined,
supposed, however, to be target practice.
Since, through the indomitable energy of Col.
Singletary we have got a boat placed upon our
jiver and a regular line of communication estab
lished, we are comparatively easy here, being in a
condition to watch the movements of the enemy.
"Whenever an advance movement is made we will
be as likely to know it here as the people at any
other point, and shall continue to give whatever
information we can that we know to come from
''reliable gentlemen."
From the Raleigh Journal, of Saturday.
Bubnside's Flkkt. In another column, we
tave referred to a terrible disaster, which is repor
ted to have befallen the Burnside expedition, at
Hatteras. We have since seen a letter, dated at
Newbern, 28th inst., and addressed to a gentle
jnan of this city, which goes to confirm the wel
xome news. We give the substance of the letter:
A man whom Colonel Singletary had left be
fiind for the purpose of reconnoitering returned to
Beaufort last Monday night. lie reports leaving
Hatteras on Sunday, where he saw on the beach,
.an immense quantity of barrels of stores of every
kind, and a large number of dead horses. He also
saw a number of pilots who refused to be hired or
pressed into the Yankee service, telling their tor
mentors they would suffer to be shot in their
tracks rather than consent to pilot the Yankees
into any of our waters, whereupon they were re
leased. These pilots say there are some ninety
vessels at Hatteras, and fourteen of them inside
the swash, and that the Yankees were having great
difficulty in getting the vessels over. Several of
tbe Yankee officers had said in presence of these
pilots, that they had lost over 1,000 men since
they started, and feared they had lost many
more, as several vessels had not been heard from.
The Yankee officers made many inquiries about
Albemarle and Pamlico sounds, but none about
Newbern.
Raiding the Wind. The Yankee flectj seem
to be gifted with the capacity of raising the wind.
Soon as the Port Royal Expedition put to sea, the
storms arose, and how many of the ships went to
the bottom has never yet been known. The Burn
Fide fleet had not got outside of the Capes, when
tho same tempestuous elements greeted them, and
it is pot unreasonable to hope that the bulk of
them have found a watery grave.
Mistaken. Tbe Yankees expected great re
sults from this Burnside expedition. The New
York Commercial of a late date says:
' W believe that Gen. Barnside is already
approaching the heart of North Carolina, with
swift but sure strides. The telegraph will proba
bly announce the result in a few days at most,
and while Gen. Grant is out-flanking on the right
wing, the left wing will be energetically em
ployed." Tbk English attitude and its imt.ct on
Tns North. The New York papers again raise
the cry for coast defence against English invasion.
-The Herald says:
Every detail connected with the rendition of
.Jefferson Davis's emissaries, from the time of
their capture up to the present hour, is pregnant
with warning to the American mind, and it would
be madness to neglect the lesson that has been
taught us. The Federal authorities would be
guilty of the maddest and most suicidal folly, if
they did not henceforth throw off the apathy and
supineness with which tbe hostility of the aristoc
racy of Great Britain towards our democratic in
stitutions has hitherto been regarded, and unite
in urgent and energetic preparations to put the
country in a condition, both at sea and on land, to
withstand any attack with which it may be
menaced. The time must come, sooner or later,
when misunderstandings between the two coun
tries will assume a shape which may involve us in
inextricable difficulties, if we are not prepared for
very emergency. Some of the London journals
are already calling upon the Government of Great
BriUin-torecogniie the independence of the rebel
Confederacy, premonitory to breaking the blockade
Xf th Southern coast, and to the war with the
United States which would inevitably grow out of
such a monstrous and flagrant violation of interna
tional law."
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Thb Sufferers. The Charleston Courier says
ithat all the sufferers by tbe great fire in that city,
.who were in straitened circumstances at the tini
they were burned out, are now much better off
tb an they were then, by the liberal appropriations
distributed to them from the relief fund.
THE FISHING CREEK OB SUMEESET
DEFEAT.
The Knoxville (Tenn.) Whig, of Tuesday,
says:
We have conversed with a gentleman who left
Gen. Crittenden's forces last Friday morning, who
gives the following details of the battle and falling
back of our forces. His statements may be relied
on, as he had every opportunity of knowing tho
facts:
The attack made upon the Federals at Fishing
Creek was determined upon in a council of war, at
which all the regimental commanders were present
and was approved by all.
At one time during the fight, we had every rea
son to believe that the day was ours, and our sub
sequent defeat may be attributed to the mistaking
a regiment of the enemy for the 15th Mississippi,
and a consequent order from Gen. Zollicoffer to
cease firing. (Jen. Zollicoffer riding towards the
enemy, was shot and fell mortally wounded, throw
ing the regiments immediately around him into
some confusion, which, as is always the case with
imperfectly drilled troops, was difficult to suppress.
The gallant Zollicoffer, in the very hoar of death,
did nut forget his duty to his command, and he
was heard to utter as be fell from his horse, "I
was mistaken, they are the enemy, charge them."
Had this command been heard by his men and
they had charged, we probably would have had a
victory iusteud of a defeat to chronicle. Our men
continued from this time to fall back. The enemy
who were in superior force pressing their advantage
until further attempts to rally were useless, and our
brave little army was ordered to make their way
back to the camp, keeping in the woods as much
as possible to prevent the artillery from damaging
us. The fight raged nearly three hours without
any cessation, a continual volley having been kept
up by both armies.
Gen. Crittenden and staff were during the grea
ter part of the fight immediately in the rear of the
attacking force and in front of his reserve, and
deported himself as a brave and gallant soldier.
He it was in person who conveyed to Col. Cum
mings, of tbe 19th Tennessee regiment, in the
heat of the fight, the news of Gen. Zollicoffer's fall,
and that as senior Colonel, the command of the
brigade fell upon him.
Our loss in the battle is about 100 killed, and
300 wounded and taken prisoners. Drs. CHft,
Morton, and Dulaney volunteered to remain iu tbe
hospital with the wounded.
The enemy appearing in greater force in front
of our works on the afternoon, a council of war
was again assembled, and it was determined to
abandon a position it were madness to attempt to
defend.
The forces having all crossed during the night,
we took up our line of march for Monticello, where
the army was halted until Tuesday morning, when
order was in a measure again restored, and the
march continued on in the direction of Carthage,
on the Cumberland river.
It is but just to say that all the different field
and staff officers conducted themselves with great
bravery, and cheerfully suffered all the privations
their commands were called upon to endure. To
mention either individual cases or particularize
regiments who are entitled to praise, were wrong;
for all did what they believed to be their duty.
The greatest loss fell upon the 15th Mississippi
and the left wing of Col. Battle's 20th Tennessee
regiment, they being in a more exposed position
than some of the other regiments.
The loss of property is great, but does not reach
tha exaggerated reports first brought in, and in
a few weeks the army will again be ready for the
field.
Rev. C. K. Marshall, of Natchez, Miss., who is
looking after the comfort of the wounded of the
15th Mississippi regiment in the late fight, informs
us that on the reception of the news of Crittenden's
defeat, a bill at once passed both houses of the
Mississippi Legislature calling out twenty thous
and volunteers for the war. The call will be
promptly responded to, and there are, we are as
sured, abundance of the best arms in that State
for more than the number. We fully concur with
the Reverend gentleman in saying, that Hon. Mr
Ely told but the truth when he went home and
said to his people that "the Southerners are terri
bly in earnest in this war."
Gen. Crittenden, it is said, is now at Livingston,
with the main body of his forces, but will probably
ro to the Cumberland river, convenient forobtainins:
supplies. The enemy is reported to have crossed
the river in large force, and a portion of them had
advanced to Monticello, on Tuesday last, and taken
possession of that place, the wounded of (Jeneral
Crittenden force, left in the hospital there falling
into their hands.
The Richmond correspondent of the Charles
ton Mercury, referring to the defeat iu Kentucky,
says:
" How happened this disaster? Zollicoffer was
pre-eminently calm, cool and intrepid. lie did
not bring this cruel thing to pass, but gave his
life to prevent it. Who did? I answer and I
want the answer to go t the whole Confederacy
George Crittenden: Major-General George Crit
tenden turned four times out of the United
States army for drunkenness who lay drunk a
week at the Spotswood Hotel, after he had re
ceived his commission who lay drunk another
week, in Knoxville, on his way to assume com
mand he ordered the rash attack, which has co&t
us we know not yet how dearly."
Fkderal Report of tiir Battle of Som
erset. The official Federal report of the battle
of Somerset says that the Federal loss was 39
killed and 27 wounded. Among the wounded
was Col. McCook. The Confederate loss was
114 killed and buried, 116 wounded and 45 priso
ners not wounded, 5 of whom were surzeons and
Lieut-Col. Carter of the 17th Tenn. Regiment.
We do not believe that the above is a correct re
port of the enemy's loss.
Federal outrages in Tettnesree The Knoxville
Register says that the late Federal victory at
Somerset has stimulated the enemy to commit the
most desperate outrages in East Tennessee. Sever
al horrid murders have already been perpetrated
io Anderson county. The tory population of
Green county is also reported to be again threaten
ing the Southern men, and many evil results arc
expected.
Japanese Wheat. Cephas J. Kce. Esq., has
left at the Standard office, a head of Japanese
Wheat to which we invite the attention of our
friends. We understand from Mr Kee that he
planted six table-spoonfuls last year, on very com
mon land from which he realized one bushel and
a half ot the grain. It appears more like millet '
than wheat, but is a very different grain. I is a
most remarkable grain to stand drouth, and in
Illinois, where it is cultivated . to a considerable
extent, we are informed that from two to three
hundred bushels per acre is a common or average '
yield. It weighs 56 lbs. per bushel and makes !
excellent flour. We beg to refer our readers to
Mr Kee, who will take pleasure in giving any
further information on the subject as to tbe mode
of planting, cultivation, $c. Chetter (S. C.)
Standard.
NORTHERN NEWS.
Northern papers to the 28th ult., have been re
ceived. There was a great panic at Washington on the
night of the 27th, on account of a report that the
Federal troops had met with a terrible and bloody
disaster at Bowling Green, Kentucky.
It was supposed that the Treasury note and
loan bill would be passed in the House of Repre
sentatives on the 28th under the prompting of stern
necessity. Great opposition was expected.
Fuel at Washington is very high. Pine wood
is selling at seven dollars per cord.
There is great activity in the Philadelphia
Navy-Yard. Fifteen hundred men are cow at
work, and will, it is said, be employed for a long
period.
In Baltimore the price of Rio coffee is 18a30c.
per pound. In .New York, on the 27th inst.,
sales were made of eight hundred bags, at 32c.
per pound. Mess pork is held at 12c ; sugar, 7c.
The War Pepartement has ordered that Bishop
Ames, of the Methodist Church, and the Hon. II.
Fish, of New York, be appointed Commissioners
to the rebel States, to visit Richmond and else
where, under such regulation as may be prescribed
by the authorities, to relieve the necessities of tho
Federal prisoners confined in the South. Both
Commissioners have accepted, and will accompany
a number of prisoners to Fortress Monroe
Geo. Siegel's resignation hasnotbeen accepted.
He will remain in the service of the Uuited States
Government.
The House Committee have decided to report
against abolishing slavery in the District of
Columbia.
The House Committee on Roads say that railroad
facilities between New York and Washington will
be speedily increased. The army is suffering for
supplies, and a new line is proposed via Jersey
City, Easton, and Philadelphia.
Bills have been offered reducing the expenses
in both branches of Congress two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars annually.
The Danish bark Jurgen, from Rio, bound for
Havana, with five thousand bags of coffee, was
seized on the morning of the 25th by the Federal
ship Morning Star, and ordered to Philadelphia.
There has been a destructive fire at Boston.
About half a million specie has been exported
weekly from the North during the psist six weeks.
A general bankrupt law has been proposed in
the Federal Congress.
The New York Ilearld, of the 27th, says the
Confederates having stopped supplies to Washing
ton by destroying a portion of the lialtiuiore and
Ohio Railway, a resolution has been introduced in
Congress inquiring whether the road is under mili
tary protection, and how far.
A fire iu New York has destroyed ten buildings
in Fulton and Pearl streets.
A proposition has been made in the Maryland
Legislature for the suspension of hostilities be
tween the North and South, for the purpose of ad
justing the national difficulties upou a basis for the
restoration ot the Union.
Mr Stanton, Secretary of War, has ordered
that no more letters are to come South, except to
prisoners.
The Currency bill of S150,000,000 has not yet
passed Congress.
WAR NEWS.
Augusta, Jan. 28. Intelligence from Savan
nah states that six Federal vessels entered the
river on yesterday, back of Little Tybee, and
passed up to the north end of Wilmington Island,
thereby cutting off communication between Fort
Pulaski and the city of Savannah. The enemy
shelled Wilmington Island and fired on the Con
federate steamer Ida, but no injury was done.
Commodore Tatnall's fleet was at Thunderbolt,
but arrived safe at Savannah. The enemy is
trying to remove the obstructions from the river.
A letter from an officer of the Fort says that
the enemy cannot take Pulaski by an attack. The
Yankees are engaged in removing the obstructions
from channels. They have other important de
fences to pass. The people of Savannah are firm
and confident in their ability to defend the city.
The Savannah Republican has a private des
patch, dated Baiubridge, 27th, which says that a
fight had taken place near Apalachicola in which
G2 Federals were killed and 35 made prisoners.
The Yankees were entirely routed. Our loss was
thirteen.
A correspondent of the Wilmington Journal,
writing from Manassas, says:
" Tbe condition of the Yankee army, it would
appear from the statements of a prisoner brought
in from the. enemy, by Col. Ransom's Cavalry, is,
to say the least, slightly embarrassing. Gen.
Jackson having cutoff the connexion with the
north-western States, via the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, and also destroyed a portion of the
Chesapeake Canal, has caused their forage to be
somewhat stinted; the result of this is, that from
one to two hundred horses die daily. Not only is
this so, but the rations for the soldiers run short,
and they can barely get enough to eat. These are
doubtless some of the horses paid for by Lincoln
only twice, a3 revealed by their fraud committee!
and the half-fed soldiers, the things to be used by
McClellan in his lately matured plan of "crushing
the rebellion !"
The West. The Nashville papers of the 25th
represented the Yankees, about 20,000 strong, to
be advancing up the Tennessee river and through
Calloway county, in the direction of Paris, Tenn.,
and at the same time threatening Fort Henry.
The Memphis Avalanche of the 27th reports
them to be falling back towards Paducah and
Cairo. We are unable to determine which is
correct. If they maintain their position in that
quarter, there is stroug probability of 8crious
work at an early day.
JBSJA political row lately occurred in the Balti
more Com Exchange, which resulted iu a few
Abolition members withdrawing and petitioning
the submission Legislature for a new act of in
corporation. The alleged "treason" of the old
body consisted in having recently elected, by an
overwhelming vote, Henry M. Warfield, of Balti
more, as their President. Mr. Warfield is a dele
gate from lialtiuiore city to the Maryland Legisla
ture, and is still in Fort Warren with the rest of
the delegation. This honor thus rendered to
him at once attests the approval of his fellow mer
chants of Baltimore of his course heretofore in
resisting the Yankee despotism, aud also of the
continuing fidelity of Baltimoreans to the cause
of the Southern Confederacy.
Foreign News. The news from England
according to Yankee reports, is highly pacific.
The surrender of thp IJphol rnmipiuEinmi..
- w.Mu.M?oivuia BALIS
fies John Bull; but still he is arming, which 1
puzzles Yankeedoodledoiu. We hope this news '
will have the effect of dispelling from the minds !
of our Government and people every hope of any '
ioreuMi interposition, ana teaa us to rely upon our
selves alone.
A STATEMENT
of the hilled, wounded and captured in the sev
eral battles and other engagements in the
year 1S61.
The following table exhibits an approximation
to the losses of both parties by the several en
gagements during the year. The Confederate
losses are compiled from the official reports of the
commanding officers, (when such reports were
published.) Of course, we can only guess at the
losses of the enemy. The Northern papers
seldom publish the official reports of the Federal
Generals, and the latter have generally proved
themselves such monstrous falsifiers that but little
confidence can be placed in their reports when
they are published. For instance, Picayune But
ler stated his loss at Bethel at about thirty, when
it is a notorious fact that one small squad of
Magruder's men alone buried thirty-two Federal
bodies after the battle. In estimating the Fed
eral losses, we have adopted the opinions of the
Confederate officers commanding, who are gentle
men, and upon whose statement perfect reliance
may be placed.
FEDERAL SUCCESSES.
Dates
1861
Battles.
June 3t Phillippi,
June 18 Hoonville,
July 1 2 j Kith Mountain
July 13, St. George,
Aug 28jHatteras,
Oct 21 :Frdericktown
Nov 71 Port Royal,
Dec 3!Drinsville,
! Total,
-3
7
4
4j
13
12
12
43
c
!
20
20
55
40
143
rs
1
00
500
691
4
20
4
50
18Gj 278,1249! 86 207
GO 3
5
4 O
15
9
50
10
73
a
23
100
CONFEDERATE SUCCESSES.
Dates
Fib
Miir
Apl
A pi
Apl
May
Ma
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
July
July
July
J nly
July
July
July
Aug
Aug
Aug
Aug
Aug
Sept
Sept
Sept
Sept
Sept
Sept
Sept
Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct
Nov
Nov
Nov
Nov
Nov
Nov
Nov
Dec
Dee
Dec
Dec
Dec
Battles.
16 San Antonio,
12iFort Brown,
13!Foit Sumter,
IslFort Bliss,
20 Indianola,
19 Sewc-ll's Point,
31
1
5
10
ll.lirf-.v P II
Aquia Creek,
Pig'a Point,
Great Bethel,
16( Vienna,
17jKunsn5 City,
19!New Creek
Jc'Romnev,
27'Mathias Point,
2llayne.-vill
5. Carthage,
17 Scary Ciek,
18 Bull Run,
21 .Mantissas,
25 Mesilla,
28Fort Stanton,
I ojSpriiiglield,
15 Mat huts Point,
20j Hawks' Nest,
27 j Bailey's X lids
27;Cioss Lanes,
3 Big Creek,
10 (Jauley,
II Lewiiisville,
1 1 Tuner's Creek
19 Barboursville,
20Lexmgton,
251 A Iamesa,
1 tSteam'r Fannv
3Ri rerubrier,
SiChicaniacom'o
9 Santa Rosa,
12 '.Miss. Passes,
lij'll'olivar,
21 j Lees burg,
6j Belmont,
SfPiketon,
9:(lii yan!oUe,
ptoii Hill,
Falls Church,
Pensaoola,
Near Vienna,
2i An.iudale,
1 3 1 Alleghany,
1 7 1 WooUsonville.
26Opothleyholo,
28 .Sacramento,
Total,
m wo bo
v v v a
"V -3 73
'r J.73 u a, rs
j -o 5 xi 2 sJE as
3 5- Z So
o O i 4
o y t fc.
150
100
...... ...... 100
coo
10
12 5 5 4
' 1 7 ...... 150 250
100 ,
15 30 50 150 150
3 7
2 3 15
1 6 10
2 12 67 85 53
70 200 300 200
3 1 50 100
13 53 3 20O 3u0 20
378 1489 30 1000 2500 1000
10 25
750
205 8u0 30 1000 1200 300
5
1 20 30
1 5
3 50 50 100
2 2 3
5 ...... 150 250
5 9 6
20 30 50
2 50 . 2
25 72 39 120 3500
2 2o
45
6 31 12 100 150
32
2o 42 19 20 30 17
I
1 I 10 15 40 12
27 111 500 800 726
95 j 373 lli 400 600 200
5 8 219 100
2 5 40 50 98
6 30
1 2 7 10
1 6 10 2w
10 26
2 2 4 15
25 CO 100 200
4 10 30 45 8
12 20 75 125 100
2 1 1 10 20 18
984 3356 21814825 7614 8177
RECAPITULATION.
Confed. losses.
Killed 1,120
Wounded, 3.34
Prisoners 1,477
Fed. losses.
4,911
7,821
8,177
Total, 6,231 30.909
That we have not overrated the Federal loss is
proved by the following extract from the Wash
ington correspondence of the New York Times,
of a late date:
" By returns at the War Department up to the
20th December, I learn that the mortality in our
army since the war broke out will reach 22,000.
The number killed in battle, skirmishes, &c.. is
about 11,000, tbe number wounded 17,000. The
number of prisoners in the South and deserters
amount to 6,000."
If we had the means of ascertaining the Fed
eral losses by the numerous smaller engagements,
picket skirmishes, &c, during the year, wo might
easily carry the number of killed and wounded up
to the figures indicated in the New York Times.
Beauties of the Stay Law. A writer in
the Raleigh Standard, gives the following instan
ces of the Stay Law :
" Only yesterday, a man refused to pay his
hotel-bill upon the ground that tho collection of
it could not be forced by law, whereupon the
creditor felled the party to the ground with his
fist, and forced him by personal violen ce to pay
the debt. This affair gives rise to a criminal
prosecution stomr day, and possibly to a civil suit
lor damages. Last week, one party went and
forcibly ejn-ted a man and hia family from a house
and premises, the possession of which was un
justly detained and refused upon the ground that
the remedy was distant! This gives rise to three
or four suits. In an adjoining county, the most
violent outrages have been committed upon a
public officer for simply doing his duty under the
act. These offences are not isolated and few in
number they are frequent, and give cause for
serious alarm to every good citizen. And the
fear is too well founded that this act ;ivc3 such
unrestrained license to offenders against criminal j
and civil justice, that in the end, it will be ex- I
trcmely difficult to restore order, harmony and aj
due observance of the law.
NORTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEERS.
'' , From the Fayetteville Observer.
A friend has kindly furnished to us, among
other documents, a report from Adj't Gen. Martin,
dated Dec. 9th, showing the number of men from
each county in the State, according to the returns
received and muster rolls on file in his office; but
not including companies that have gone directly
iuto the Confederate service. The statement is
only up to the 1st Dec. last. It embraces 35
complete regiments, 2 incomplete at that date, and
1986 men in unattached companies, of part of
which the two incomplete regiments and another,
the 38th, have since been made up. The aggre
gate on the 1st Dec. was 34.361. This has un
doubtedly been largely increased since. For
instance, we learn that Capt. McLauchlin's com
pany, upwards of 70 iu number, recently organized
in Cumberland county, will take up the line of
j march to-day for Raleigh. And doubtless several
' others have been organized since that time. But
: besides these, we know that there are large de
ficiencies in this report. For instance, the Bethel
regiment is summed up at 1144, whereas, we
know that, after a number of deaths and dis
charges, it actually had 1403 men, the excess over
the 1144 having been caused by the accession of
numerous volunteers to almost all if not all of the
original companies, none of which were reported
at Raleigh, but all reported at Richmond. The
two companies from Cumberland county in that
regiment are put down at 204, whereas they left
Fayetteville with 225, and afterwards received
about 50 recruits. Adding these and Capt. Mc
Lauchlin's company to the 758 reported by the
Adj't General, makes rather more than 900 from
Cumberland county. In the 32d regiment, the
report states that two whole companies are not
enumerated, because no roll had been received
from them, and the counties from which they
came were not known.
Taking all these things into consideration, we
have not a doubt that Gen. Martin's 34,361 would
be swelled to 40,000 by a full return.
We now proceed to give the aggregate reported
from each county, and add the white population
of each, so that it may be seen which have best
done their duty, in proportion to that white popu
lation :
Countiet.
Alleghany,
Alexander,
Alamance,
Anson,
Ash,
Beaufort,
Bertie,
Bladen,
Brunswick,
Buncombe,
Burke,
Cabarrus,
Caldwell,
Camden,
Carteret,
Caswell.
Catawba,
Chatham,
Chowan.
Cleveland,
Col u m bus,
Craveu,
Cumberland,
Currituck,-
Cherokee,
Clay,
Duplin,
Davie,
Davidson,
Edgecombe,
Franklin,
Forsyth,
Gates,
Granville,
Greene,
Guilford,
Gaston,
Halifax,
Harnett,
Haywood,
Hertford,
Hyde,
Henderson,
Iredell,
Jackson,
Johnston,
Jones.
Lenoir,
Lincoln,
Madison,
Martin,
McDowell,
Mecklenburg,
Mitchell,
Montgomery,
Moore,
Mucon,
Nash,
Xew Hanover,
Northampton,
Onslow,
Orange,
Pasquotank,
Perquimans, "
Person,
Pitt,
Polk.
Randolph,
Richmond,
Robeson,
Rowan.
Rockingham,
Rutherford,
Sampson,
Stokes,
Surry,
Stanly,
Tyrell,
Union,
Wake.
Warren,
Washington,
Wilkes,
Watauga,
Wayne,
Wilson,
Yancy,
Yadkin.
Transylvania
Volunteers. White Pop
191 3..T7
420 5.3iK
370 7.986
280 6,562
334 7,423
6i!7 8.172
183 5.846
397 C 233
164 4.515
887 10.623
441 6,6-17
602 7.402
269 6.297
219 2940
197 6.064
405 6,581
366 9.038
513 12.555
149 2 978
705 10.108
431 5779
636 8.795
758 9.561
162 4.671
513 8,609
83
476 8.266
202 6.001
:m 1.1378
577 6.880
439 6,490
360 10.716
26U 4,180
6.J2 11.189
122 2.826
308 15.738
299 7.009
420 6.542
271 5.351
387 5,488
295 3,948
253 4.682
292 8.981
450 11.141
314 5.241
410 10,548
149 2.210
238 4.903
93 6.000
199 5.693
298 5.435
282 5,542
912 10,543
143
316 5,781
353 8.725
337 5.370
281 6,319
983 10.617
383 5.912
398 5,198
686 11.318
362 4.473
194 3,287
336 5.798
413 7,480
100 3.317
552 14,768
280 5.211
480 8,584
631 10.522
446 10,021
541 9.060
617 9.106
, 256 7.847
322 8.949
299 6.59U
70 3.203
451 8.903
820 16.470
395 4.923
244 3.590
358 13.280
241 4.771
580 8.721
344 5944
376 8.229
356 9,110
102
34,361 031,489
R. L. Patterson, Esq., of Salem, has put up
machinery, in bis steam mills, for spinning potton
thread. - '
Mrs. Ingersoll, who visited Charleston recently,
byway of Fortress Monroe, to take some clothing
to her sou, who is a prisoner, aud donations to
others from Michigan, who are confined there,
publishes a card in the Detroit Free Press, stating i
that she was everywhere treated with the greatest
kindness and consideration.
The spread of small pox in and about Wash
ington city has alarmed the civil and military
authorities. Army ana people are
atcd, but vaccine matter is tcarce.
beinjr vacci-
We have given the figures of the printed re
port of the Adj't Gen.; but these totals do not
agree with the summing up of the items in no
less than 12 of the counties. Whether the errors
be in the report itself or in the print, we cannot
tell; nor whether they be inthe items or in the
sums total. But the items in Alexander
county foot up a total of 330 men, instead
of 420, as printed; Anson 360 instead of 280;
Beaufort 670 instead fit 667; Duplin 475 instead
of 476; Henderson 302 instead of 202; Lenoir
308 instead of 238; Lincoln 393 instead of 293;
Montgomery 209 instead of 316; Nash 282
instead of 281; New Hanover 1073 instead of
983; Northampton 3S8 instead of 383; Surry 422
instead of 322.
We may also add that probably two hundred men
have joined the service in South Carolina from this!
part ot the State.
The bonda of our Confederacy stand very high
with capitalists. In New Orleans sales of the
Confederate stocks have been made at two and a
half per. cent, premium, and in Richmond at one
per cent.
VANDALISM OP THE ENEMY.
From the Lynchburg Republican.
A correspondent writing to us from llomoey
under date of the 21st inst., says: "When I got
within eight miles of Romney I saw two men
digging a grave, near by were the ashes of a Bap
tist Church, which the enemy hud burnt. From
the same place I could see three or four chimneys
standing as the only signs of what had lately been
peaceful dwelling houses, aud from that place to
Romney not a house is left,' but numerous chim
neys are standing, each pointing to Heaven to call
down Divine vengeance on the perpetrators of such
hellish deeds. 1 saw also the remains of a store
and a tannery, the property of Mr French. He
was taken by the enemy, but never having been
in arms was released on his taking the oa"h of
allegiance. I heard him say that he did not con
sider the oath at all binding as he was forced to
take it.
This is on the Martiusburg and Romney road.
I am told by a friend who travelled the North
western pike which leads from Winchester to
Romney, that these and more barbarous deeds
were committed on that road by the flying van
dals. The dwelling houses are nearly all burnt, and
also a large manufacturing mill, containing at the
time a considerable quantity of grain.
But this is not all, they were not satisfied with
such destruction, but shot down, in mere wanton
ness everything that could be of any use. Horses,
cows, sheep, hogs, and everything that happened
in their path were shot and even now are lying in
the roads and fields. We cannot but believe that
such destruction will soon meet a terrible retribu
tion. Romney, heretofore a beautiful village, is now
but a wreek. Everything looks desolate. All
the public buildings, and many private residences,
were taken for soldier's quarters, and the evidences
of their presence are everywhere to be found in
the ruined condition of the houses. God . grant
that tbey may yet meet the reward of their more
than savage vandalism."
North Carolina
MUTUAL LIFE INSUllANCE COMPANY.
This Company, the oldest and most M'abU in th
State, insures white persons for a term of yean or
during continuance of lite, on moderate term. Slaves
insured, for One or five years, for two-thirds of tbir
market value. For iuurnnce Apply to
TUOS. W. DEWEY, Agt.,
Jan 14, 1862 3ra at Branch Bunk N. C.
WANTED,
BALES OF COTTON, for which tb
highest market price will be paid ia
cash. Tboe having Cotton to sell will plense give us
a call before disponing of it.
ELI AS & C0I1 EX.
Charlotte, Jan. 14, 1862 tf
EXECUTOR'S SALE.
On Tuesdny and Wednesday, tbe 4tb and 5th ef
February next, at the residence of the deceased, we,
the undersigned, will expose to public tale, with a
liberal credit, all the property belonging to the estate
of Ibe lute l)r W A Ardrey, to-wit: Nine good Mule,
four Horses, thirty or forty head of Cattle, two yoke
of Oxen, thirty hed of Sheep, a line lot of brood Sowi
and stock Hogs. Alo, 6.000 lb, of l'ork, 2,000 buah.
Corn, 150 bush. Wheat mid Oats (seed aud sheaf,) a
large lot of HoughnesB, auch as hay, fodder, 4c; 35 or
40 bags of Cotton, and a quantity of Cotton Seed.
Also, an assortment of farming and blacksmith's Tools,
Household mnd Kilchtn Furniture,
one Piano-forte, three road Waprons (one entirely new,)
one Carriage and Buggy. In a word, everything neces
sary in outfitting a farm.
At the game time we will Iiirt nil flitt N'gIor
belonging to the estate, to the highest bidder, until the
25th December, 18ti2;and rent tlM! L.11 knowa
a tin Home and White tracts the latter place being
situated in York District, S. C, near the mouth of Big
Sugar Creek. One of the Negroes to be hired i a first
rate Blacksmith. J. B ROBINSON, ) , .
Dec 24, 18HI
t
J. P. ARDREY,
A CARD
For the purpose of settling our outstanding business
to this date, our firm will change its vtyle on the 1st
day of January, 18l2, to WILLIAMS k tJATES, who
will continue the business at the old stand of the sub
scribers. We earnestly reqnest our customers to coma
forward and settle their iudebleduess, as business cam
not be carried on without money.
The ready zeal with which both partners have vol
unteered to serve their country is r claim upon yoa
which should not be overlooked, nor should you by
withholding their just due, cause a total sacriuceaf
their business. GATES L WILLIAMS.
Dec 31, 1851 tf
DISSOLUTION.
The copartnership that heretofore existed under the
name of J G. WILKINSON & CO., was dissolved by
mutual consent on the l.'ith in?t. All those who are
indebted to the said firm will pleate call at tbe store
of J. G. Wilkinson and settle up, and all having claims
agaiust the firm will presen; them for settlement.
J. G. WILKINSON,
Dec 17, 1861 3t TIIOS. TROTTER.
WATCHES, JEWELRY, Ac.
Tbe subscriber respectfully announces to the puolic
that he has purchased the entire stork of Watches,
Jewelry, Clocks, Silver and Plated Wares, Walking
Canes, Fancy Goods, kc, that belong to J. G. Wilkin
son & Co., which is now offered to the public low far
cash only.
Particular attention given to Repairing Watches aa4
Jewelry. J. G. WILKINSON.
Dec 17. 1861 3t
Stolen, Stolen.
Stelen from the side of my door on Saturday night,
7th iust, between H and U o'clock, one Gilt Frame Show
Case of Snuff and Tobacco samples. The Casa is 30
x 24 inches, and has in it samples of Lorilard's Sou AT
and Tobacco. Tbe labels 011 either tbe Bottles or Pa
pers can be identified. I will give a reward of $5 ls
any one that will detect tbe thief. J. D. PALMER.
December 17, 1861.
ilailbiiinie Paper Hills,
RALEIGH, N. C.
The Neuse Manufacturing Companr pay rash and
the highest market price for COTTON AND LINEN
RAGS. X. B. Not Woolen Rags
Present price 3 cents per pound, delivered at either
Depot in Raleigh. S. II. ROGERS, Prea't.
Address H. W. Husted, Treas'r.
Nov 26th. 4t
Sin ill, S 1111 II, Sunn!
Just received, a fresh lot of genuine Lorilard's Ilig a
Tuast Scotch Snuff. Cheap at
PALMERS VARIETY STORK.
Sept 24, 161
PROCLAMATION.
In pursuance and by virtue of resolution
of the General Assembly of North Carolina, I, Henry
T. Clark, Governor ex-officio of said State, do here
by notify and require all male citizens of this State,
now iu the enemy'a eountry of the United States, to re
turn to North Carolina, where their allegiance is justly
due, within thirty day from the dale hereof; and I do
hereby declare as an alien enemy, subject to all tbe
pains, penalties and forfeiture which are or may be in
curred by an alien enemy, every person failing to obey
the requirements of this Proclamation, except be be a
soldier in the army of the Confederate States, or soma
one of them, or in prison, or detained by force,
HENRY T. CLARK,
Governor, ex-officio.
Just received a good lot of Baking Soda, for sale at
Jan 7th. J. D. PALMER'S.
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