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'7 SI .. :; f- l.i J.'j - J . J - .. . . - ' - j ' . . .lllJ 1 2 per arinuni J - ON TIIK 3 OF TRADE STREET CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OP THE OTHER. WEST SIDE IN ADTANCE. " " t . -'t . n CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1862. W. t3. YA'ffSU, Editor aki Proprietor TENTH T0LUBIE-NU3IBER 507 TOTEM T MffiBCMT, (J5)Published erery Tuesday,) BT WILLI A M J. YATES, BDITOK AND FROrWETOK. IN ADVANCE. g5?- Transient adrertiiemenU mustbe jpaid for iu kttf Advertisements not marked on the manuicript or apecific time, will be inserted until forbid, and harjjed accordingly. A STATEMENT the killed, voundtd a ml captured in the sev eral battles and o(h r engagements in the year 1G1. FEUKKAL .CrcESSKS. t . t ! -i, Rattle. i! it) ih Ifai 2 ;5 June 1.-!, IliM.rn ille, Julr 1' Kii li Mountain Ju!v 1 .1 St. .5eurge, Aug Ustti ras, 2 I Fr di-ri.-ktowa .Nov 7 I'or'. itoal, Icc 3 Dr-.a-ville, I To:!, 4 4". 4! 2ii 4! 0 G91 lui. I. I 8: 40, 14J" 4:t; 5')! 1" - -j I z ft-mles. r- ' I. M.tr A.i A,.l A f! M iv Mj it nc J ii i.f J ii tie J i. tie J I'je J : n June J i' J.il'. Jilv J.ilv J:ly J ii i y J-.ly A ! Aug Ann Sept Si j.t S.;.t S. ;t S.j.r 'i-pt Oct Oil Hit Oct o.-t t t , t Nov N..v N..V N.) Nor Nov Nov It c l'ec l.-r l J S in A titutiio, I 2 Fot t Urown, i:t Kii'. Sn inter, !5 Fort I'.ii.ij, 2'' Indiittmhi, I Sf weli's I'niiit, 31 FairtVx V. II., 1 ; Aqtiia Creek, 5'1'ijj'N I'oitif, 1 ' i rr-sit l;. tliel, !h Wrria, ' 1 7 K.i.ias City, !.' Xi Oeek, JG Ri.rtmrv, 27 .M.iiliias Point, 2 Hay ne-v. U.-, 5 ( 'a Tillage, I 7 jSi-nry deck, 1 K it., U Kun, 2 I J Matiasaii 2:.'Mein, 2f Fort Stanton, ! i Spriujffield, l. M.-tihia Point, ' Hawks' Xet, ! 1 f.o 10.) loo 10 I. I. I 50 1 H SI. 'el 2.-'0 . 100. ir.o! l j is! no! 1:.0 i. i 12 to do 85; 2 00 j lio, 3i0. 2fi' 53 2oo 3i I3j r.o tiO llloO 3 30 2o 1 G00 750 300 ' 10 ..(-... I- 30; I '1(10,1 200 ! s 20 ; 50t i:o 5 2j 5o'. 3H. 30, . t 30j 60 3: 25)' i 30: . i liailfy s - I. as 27 t'ros-i Lanes, 3 I!:g fietk, 10 tlauler. 1 ! inville, I I iTotiey's t'reek : lOo t; 50 I :i l!ai lionrsv itle, j 20 I.eiiiin'oD, 2. Alainesa, I .Stfaiu'r Fanny j .1 tireubrier, j , 'li u rm.i 'in'o 2'... 23 I 120,3500 r Ci ;ii, 12 l00i iiu ... . 32 17 SjSaiitH Ros, l2.Mi.. Passe, 10 Bolivar, 2 1 1 1.ee.-burij, 0 Belmont, fPiketou, y (i ityaiaijotte, If. I'proii Hill. 18 Fall Church, 22, Pen-aiola, 26 Xear Vienna, 2 Anandale, 13'AIIejrlniuy. 1 7 Wtiodsoii vitle. 2 Opotlilrvholu, 2- Sacramento, j Total, '-I 20! 30 ....I . I- 10 111 373 15! 40 :oo 4" 2 in 40 (i t 10 1 4 oo 72fi 1 1 ' 000 10 5u 2oo ys 3o 10 2i 15 8 100 18 loo 3U 75 10 200 45 125 4i 12; 10 20 1 II 20' J 335C 218 4825 7614 8777 KECArirCLAiloK. I 'oiifcd. loieS. !.120 .:.':. 4 ;,7 7 r.2:, Fed. Iose.. 4.!1I 7.S21 R.777 Kille-i Willi rl. ., Prisoners, . Totnl.. SAMUEL P. SMITH, Attorney and ruiii'lor L,hw CIIARLOTTE, N C, V attend f-mpttt and ''.'' to eoi cetinp and r"jiifiin all claims intrusted to his care. Speeial atUMition jjivt-ti to the writing of lrei, Con 'eyarire, ,te. f-V Onrin? hntirs of hsinei. may l foetid Court Mouse, ttft'u . 1. adioininr the rrk in the Sice. .1., uni.rr 10. Ij2 J. A. FOX, . CHARLOTTE, X. C. OE SERAI. COLLECTING AGENT. Orti.-e over the Dm Store," Irwin's corner. January 1, 1802. tf I 41 R. V. HECK WITH Has constantly oo hand WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, &C, Ot tht best English and American manufacturers. atch crystal pul U for cenU pftch h Jann&rr. 1862 John T. Butler, PRACTICAL and Clock .Maker, Jew eller, Ac, Kerr's Hotel, Charlotte, X. c. Watch Opposite (Late with R. W. Reckwith.) Fine Wulclirs, Clock A. Jt;iv'lry, of. verr desrrimi.,n Hn.ir nrf w-rr-nf. f.- n -t l y ; GOVERNMENT OP NORTH CAROLINA. IIf.nuy T. Clark, Governor ex officio. Salary $3,000 per annum. Pulaski Cowper, Secretary to the Govt-rnor Sal- ary, exclusive of ff e, JiU. Rufu II. Page. Secretary of State. Salary $800. Daniel W. Courts, Treasurer. Salary $2,000. W. R. Ricliardsop, chief clerk to the Treasurer. Salary $1,200. C. II. Hropden, Comptroller." Salary $1,000, Oliver H Perry, Librarian. The Council of State is composed nf the following gentlemen: Council Woolen of Lenoir. President, ,lolu W Ounnlnprnm of Person, David Murphy nf Cumberland, Wm A Ferguson of Rertie, J F Graves f Surry, J J Long of Northampton, W L Ilillard of Buncombe. Governor's Aids Hon Danl M Barringer, Spier Whitaker. Litkrary Board Henry T Clark. President ex officio; Arch'd Henderson of Rowan, Ja B Gor don of Wilkes, Wm J Yates of Mecklenburg. Internal Improvement Board Henry T Clark President ex officio; James Fulton of New Han over, N M Long of Halifax,' The General Assembly commence its session on the third Monday of November every alternate year. The. next election fer members, and for Governor will be held on the first Thursday of August, 18C2 CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT Jefferson Davis of Mississippi, President. Ah x H Stephens of Georgia. Vice President. R M T Hunter of Virginia, Secretary of State. C G Meunninger of South Carolina, Sec'y of Treas. J P Benjaniin of Loui.-iiuia, Secretary of War. S It Mallory f Florida. Secretary of Navy. Thou IJrag of North Carolina, Attorney General. J II Kenguu of Texas, Postmaster General. MEMBERS OF THE FIRST PERMANENT CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. SENATE. ALAU A MA. Wm L Yancy, Clement C Clay. ARKANSAS. Robert W Johnson, Charles B Mitchell. FLORIDA. A E Maxwell, J M Baker. t;i:oi:(;iA. Benjamin II Hill, Robert Toomhs. I.oflSIANA. Edward Sparrow, T J Seuimes. Mississiri'l. Albert (i Brown, James Phelan vik;ima. R M T Hunter. Win B Preston. NORTH CAROLINA. George Davis. Win T Dortch. SOCTH CAROLINA. Robert W Barnwell, James L Orr. TENNESSEE. Langdon C Haynes, Gu-tavus A Henry. TEXAS. Louis T Wigfall, W S Oldham. KENTUCKY. II C Burnett. William E Simms. MISSOIUI. John B Clark, R S Y Peyton. Total number, 2G. HOUSE. Thomar S. Dot ock, Speaker. ALABAMA. - 1 Thomas J Foster, 2 Wm R Smith. 3 John P Ralls, 4 J L M Curry. fi W Chilton, 7 David Clopton, 8 James L Pugh, y E S Dargau. 0 t rancis c iyon, ARKANSAS. 1 Felix J Balson. 3 Augustus H Garland. 2 Grandison D Royster, 4 Thus B Hanly. FLORIDA. I James B Hawkins. 2 Hilton. GEORGIA. 1 Julian Ilartridge, 2 (' J Munnerlyn. 3 Mines Holt, 4 A II Kenan, . David W Lewis, 6 William W Clark, 7 Robt P Trippe, 8 LJ Gartrell. 9 Hardv Strickland, 10 A B Wright. KENTUCKY. 7 H W Bruce. 1 Alfred Bovd. 2 John W Crockett, : II E Road 4 Grnrgft W Ewing, 5 J S Chrismnn, o T L Burnett, 8 S S Scott, 9 E M Bruce, 10 J W Moore. 11 R J Breckinridge, Jr., 12 John M Elliott. LOUISIANA. 1 Charles J Villiere. 4 Lucien J Dupre, 2 Charles M Cinrad, 5 John F Lewis. 3 Duncun F Kenuer, G John Perkins, Jr. MISSISSIPPI. 5 II C Chambers, d O R Singleton, 7 E Barksdale. 1 John J McRae.- 2 S W Clapp, 3 Reuben Davis, 4 Israel Welch. MISSOUHI. 5 W 1 John flyer, 2 Casper W.Bell, 3 George W Vest, 4 A II Conrew, NORTH 1 W X II Smith, 2 Robert R Bridgers, W Cook. 6 Thos W Freeman, 7 Thos A Harris. CAROLINA. 0 Thomas S Ashe, 7.. Tames R McLean, S William Lander, 0 B S Gaither. j 3 Owen R Kenan, 4 TD McDowell, 5 Archibald Arringf on, 10 A T Davidson. ROUTH CAROLINA. 1 W W Boyce, 4 John McQueen, 2 W Poreher Miles. 5 James Farrar, 3 M L Bouham, , 6 L M Ager. : TENNESSEE. " JTHeUkel), ; W G Swan u, W II Tebbs. . E L Gardunshue, II S Foote, M P Gentry. 7 G W Jones, 8 Thomas Menees, 9 J D C Adkins, JO Bullock. 11 David M Currin. 4 TEXAS. 1 John A Wilcox, 4 Wm B Wright, 2 Peter W Gray, 5 Malcolm Graham, 3 Claiborne C Herbert, 0 B Fv Sexton. VlItOINIA. 1 M R II Garnett. 2 John R Chamblis, 3 James Lyons. 4 Roger A Pryor, 5 Thomas S Booock, G John Goode, Jr, 7 James P Holcombe, 8 Ian"l C Dejarnette, Total number 107. 0 William Smith, 10 Alex Boteler. 11 John B Baldwin, 12 Walter R Staples, 13 Walter Preston, 14 Albert G Jenkins. 15 Hobert Johnson. 16 Charles W Russell. U00D-U0UK and BLACKS31ITIIIAG. The s ihs-eriber ic prepared to do all kinds of Wood . work and Blacksniithing, such as making- and repair ing Wagons and Buggies, Horse-shoeing, ic. His Shop ; is at his residence, nearly opposite Mr V F Pbifer's ; dwelling, and he also has a Blacksmith Shop on the j hack-street in the rear of the Mecklenburg House. He solicits a share of oubiic natronaiTe. and feels f nd "feels 1 .itu gie FaiiTaciioa uoiu iu orauiauiaip ' ; imehnnatml. . Jannarv mm , V . " : Clje WibUxii SJtmorrat. CHARLOTTE, N c. "Wrong. The authorities at Pialeigh grant too many persona commissions to raise companies in particular counties and neighborhoods. In some localities dozens of men are authorized by the Ad jutant General or the Governor to firm companies, and the consequence is they are in each other's way; alt get a few men but none full companies. It is a ! evil that should be stopped. All can not be officers. There ought to be some limit to the number of commissions granted in each coun ty and neighborhood. We don't know who is to blame at Ilaleigh for the blunder in giving every man who applies a commission or official authority to raise a company, but some one is to blame cer tain. We have not a word to say about the quali fications of those appointed no doubt they would all make good officers but it is impossible for so many to get up companies, while they prevent or retard the formation of a few new companies in their respective counties. Volunteering. Tho Fayctteville Observer says that fully one thousand men have volunteered within the past two or three weeks in Cumberland, Robeson, Moore and Harnett counties. The Iredell Express says that. the 275 men re quired to make up the quota from Iredell readily volunteered, and that three new companies are rapidly organizing in the county, viz : Capt J K Potts', Capt A M Walker's, and Capt A D Moore's. The Wilmington Journal says that in the 28th Regiment of N. 0. Vols., Col Jas II Lane, six com panies have re-eu!isted for the war, viz : those commanded by Captains Edwards, Lowe, Mont gomery, Barringer, Martin and Moody. It is ex pected that the other four companies of the regi ment will also re-enlist. The Concord Flag mentions that a new company is being organized in Cabarrus. Three patriotic gentlemen, Messrs Milas W Johnston, J L Parks and I) Fisher, gave S100 each to the "volunteers in Deweese's beat. Maj. R. W. Foard, of Concord, proposes to raise a battalion out ol the counties of Cabarrus, Rowan, Stanly and Davidson. Jta? The ICth Regiment of N. C-Volunteers, formerly known as the 6th, (Col. Stephen Lee,) suffered a great deal from sickness and death, as appears by a report from one of the officers -of the company published in the Asheville News. There have been 128 deaths in the Regiment. The com pany from Gaston county, commanded by Capt. W. A. Stowe, lost 8, viz : M P Davenport, G E Carter, J P Stowe, A P Titman, J J Rankin, W S Hicks, J L Reinhardt, J B Mitcham. All the companies couutics. of this regiment are from western East Tennessee.--The accounts frcm East Tennessee show that there are in that section a miserable set of tories and traitors who ought to be exterminated, and the sooner it is done the better. A member of the 29th Regiment of N.C. Volunteers writes to the Asheville News as fol lows : "East Tennessee is destined to be the great battle ground of the present revolution, and it will not be long until the whole nature ot things is decidedly changed in this country. lhere ought to be strong fortifications going up at Paint Rock and at other passes on the .North Carolina line, so as to keep the invaders out of our mountain country. I have it from the lips of some of the Union leaders that the federals intend to sack Abbeville, N. C, as soon as they can get there. A friend, who has had opportunity to know, just told me that fifteen or twenty thousand in this couutry (East Tennessee) will fly to the rcdcral staudard the moment it reaches this sec tion, lhis I nrmly believe: indeed they are con stantly going now. The hanging of a few hun dred would stop that. Ihe Federal army is at Cumberland Ford and moving up slowly; but I am inclined to think they will fall back as our forces come into East Tennes see. J ney don t intend to lace up to Dixie s land unless they get all the odds. The people of wes tern North Carolina had ' better make all the ne cessary preparation for the war at once, for there is no telling how soon they may see and feel the need of it. Now is no time to fool about anything whatever appertaining to the interest oT our coun try. Let us make an all mighty effort and con quer or die. I know we can succeed if we will." Col. Arance writes from Knoxville, and says : 'Our cavalry had a skirmish with Union men in Scott county. We killed 7 and took 16 prisoners, the latter being now in jail here." Gen. Braxton Bragg has been assigned to the command of East Tennessee. A good appoint ment. . , Is FaycttcvilW aje- in case Wilmington is ta lent? This is a question which should not escape the attention of the Government, since the enemy has not yet failed to take any place on our coast he has attempted to capture. If Wilmingtou should fall, we think Fayctteville would be as easily pos- sessed by the enemy as .asnvuie was Dut such a misfortune would be ten times more disastrous, as the Confederate States Arsenal is there, and the only place for the manufactory of arms worthy the name in the Confederacy. It should be made se- ! cure at whatever cost Salisbury Banner. , We have often thought about the danger the ; Arsenal at Fayetteville would be in if Wilming ton were captured by the enemy. The Cape Fear River is navigable from Wilmington to Fayette- 120 DliIes- But we bPe OUF frienJs down Tille, 120 miles, liut we nope our inenus uown , there have considered ine uiaiier squ arc prt paici j fnr anv cmereDC, It is thought that Wilming- t, U nrenared to resist an attack. We hope ko. MARTIAL LAW IN RICHMOND. From the Richmond Enquirer. President Davis has issued his Proclamation de- daring martial law in Richmond aud ten miles of A. I II the surrounding country, and suspending all civil jurisdiction except that of the Mayor of Rich mond; also suspending, under the authority of Con gress, the habeas corpus. All distilleries are or dered to be closed, and sales of . liquors of any kind are prohibited, and the establishments at which they are sold are all closed. Arrf.t of Hon. John Minor Botts and other Inspected" Unionists.' The Honorable ! John Minor Botts was arrested at his residence on Broad street near the city limits on Sunday at the early hour of 6 A. M , by a detachment under command of Captain Godwin, assisted by detective Cashmeyer. Mr Botts was very indignant, when, after his house had been ' surrounded, he found himself called upon by the officers to accompany them to prison. The household of the prisoner appeared very much alarmed at the "intrusion," aud his son became so much excited that he lost all consciousness and fainted. Immediately after his capture, Mr. Botts was carried in a buggy to the private jail of McDaniel's on Franklin street, near Sixteenth, where he now remains. . The arrest of this person did not become gener ally known in the city until about ten o'clock in the forenoon. Hie fact that it had been made, and that one who was considered as a dangerous euemy was safely housed at the expense of the Confederate Government, gave universal satisfac tion. Frank Stearns, a wealthy distiller of Northern birth,' was arrested at about three o'clock A. M., on Sunday, at "Tree II ill" his country residence, on the banks of the James River, some three miles distant from the city. The bouse of this prisjuer has been suspected to be a rendezvous fur Lincoln sympathizers during the past one or two months. Its oceupaut is believed to have been in communication with the enemy and is known to have expressed sympathy for their cause. When captured he remarked "I suppose you take me because 1 am a Union man." The officers replied that that was the reason, aud added they intended to arrest all of the same stripe in the city of Richmond, to which Mr Stearns res ponded, "well, you'll have your hands full." In addition to the parties above named, the fol lowing well-known residents ot litchmond were also arrested: Valentine Heckler, a butcher; John M. Iliggins, grocer; Burnham Wardwell, dealer in ice; Lewis Dove and Charles J. Mueller. These, too were arrested at their residences, and confined with those first named, in McDaniels' private jail in the rear of Dickinson & Hill's auc tion store, on Franklin street below Sixteenth. The prisoners were taken into custody upon an order from Gen. Winder. The nature of the charges ajrainst them were not specified, but it is generally understood that they include the hold ing of treasonable correspondence with the enemy, and abetting the organization of a party having for its object the overthrow of the existing govern ment. The arrests created considerable excitement throughout the community, and were the absorb ing topic of street conversation, but the propriety of the proceeding was cordially acquiesced in by the great mass of our people, who seem to hail with delight this decided manifestation of vigor on the part of the government. VaKEE SriES. Two Lincoln spies, giving5 the names of John Scully and Pryce Lewis, were arrested at the Monument' Hotel on- Friday last, and are now in prison. The proof of their con nection with the secret service of the enemy is most positive. They were recognized on the street by a young lady, whose baggage they searched in Baltimorej while she was on her way to the South. Suspecting that they were detective officers sent by the Yankee Government to Richmond, she communicated her suspicions to a young man, who gave information ofthe presence of the strangers at Gen. Winder's office. The officers in pay of our Government were immediately put upon the track, and discovered them in a private house. Here the young man was introduced to their pre sence, much to the discomfort and chagrin of the guilty parties. They became" so" much confused that they hastened away to the Hotel, leaving their overcoats behind. They were followed, and captured by the detectives. Both of them claim to be English subjects, and they are in reality na tive born Englishmen, and have claimed the pro tection of that Government. But this will avail them little, since it is clearly shown, by evidence not prudent to detail in this place, that . they are paid hirelings of the enemy. Richmond En quirer. 4 - ' ' - Cotton. Our readers will notic the fall of cot ton in this market. Several things have caused it. First, some of the factories have already purchased nearly enough to supply them till the next crop, and quite as much as . they consider it expedient or safe to hold. Next, capitalists, who have been investing considerable amounts in the article, are disappointed in their hopes of a tpeedy . removal of the blockade, and are scarcely inclined to risk more upon an article which, by even the barest possibility, may fall into the hands of au enemy who docs not hesitate to steal it wherever he can. Those planters who prefer to sell, would do well to adopt the Mississippi system, ot selling by sam ple, retaining the cotton on their own premises, at the risk of the purchaser, and subject to his will. Fayctteville Observer. Re-Enlisting. A correspondent from York- -if ug that thfi Louis;ana Zouave bat . .. . M..i-M--i f.,r th war. The snirit of f iriiuvu x v-" -w- ' a j re-enlisting has exceeded the most sanguine ex- tatiorj3 lf thii the nobje . ,. hav.rm. recruiting is at all comparable in the army we only fear we K fr.r tp men. Rut ht them enlUt let them come forward like rues to aiimt u ii iiiivn a inn v. u j u. v w - w sustain their country's cause, aud arms will no doubt be found for them. There is one way they ; can be had, if no other, and that is to take them ! i fm th n Th a can be done if our meu . jL But there is the deadly pike yet to be j .......-j - , -Many regiments-may be armed ! that to do sure and efficient work j d.Jlichmcd Enquirer. I Drougut into use, and drilled with on the battle-field ARBIVAL OP THE CONFEDERATE STEAMER NASHVILLE. The Confederate States RtMmr Niwhwllle j reached Beaufort. North Carolina on the 28th 1 n - m ult., troni Southampton, England, having ucsess- tuliy eluded the blockading - steamers at- the entrance of the harbor, one of-which 'fired souae 4 twenty or thirty shots at ter bu without effect. She bnngs about 83,000,000 worth of stores, chiefly lor the use of the Treasarvund-Postoffice Departments, such as postage stamps bank-note paper, &c. Frony'an officer of the Nashville, we gatner toe following account of her tnpi Leaving Southampton at 4 P. M., on the 3d of February, within full sight of the Tuscarora, which bad just returned from a six days' cruise outside the harbor, and was then engaged in coaling up, the Nashville steered for Bermuda. and after successfully weathering a terrific gale of six days duration, which disabled one of her engines, reached her destination at 2 P. M. on the 20th, without having caught so much' as a glimpse, even, of the eight vessels tf war which had been expressly detailed by the Lincoln Gov ernment to effect her capture, and whose vigilance had been stimulated by the offer of 8200,000 as prize money for the " rebel steamer Supplying herself with coal, the Nashville de parted from Bermuda at 11 A. M., on the 24th, under the pilotage of the master of a Southern schooner which had run the blockade a few days before with a cargo of turpentine and rosin, and who expressed the fullest confidence in hj ability to conduct the ship safely into port. Oo the 26th she encountered on the margin of the Gulf Stream, the Yankee schooner Robert Gilfillan, Captain Smith, bound from Philadelphia to St. Domingo with an assorted cargo of flour, pork, butter, cheese, and other provisions. Removing from the schooner such ot her cargo as was deemed valuable, and transferring her crew to the steamer as prisoners, the prize was fired, and iu a few minutes completely destroyed. About dawn on Friday morning, 28th, the steamer reached the vicinity of her destined harbor, off which was espied a Yankee war steamer, apparently in close waich of the approach ing vessel. It was the crisis of the trip, and its perilous nature may be understood when it is known that the entire armament of the Nashville consisted of two rifled six pounders, while that of her antagonist consisted of several formidable guns of immense calibre and range. Nothing daunted, however, but with every energy wrought up to the highest pitch of deter mination, the gallant commander of the Nashville, displaying the "stars and stiipes" at his masthead and with it a signal flag, which, in the uncertain light of the morning, was well calculated to blind the Yankee commander as to the real character of the stranger, ordered his vessel to be steered boldly towards the blockading steamer. The manoeuvre was promptly performed, and the Nashville was almost within musket range of the Yankee, but between her and the harbor, whet. Capt. Peg ram ordered the stars and stripes to be lowered, and iiy their stead the stars and bars of the Confederacy displayed at fore, main, and peak. This defiant movement of the Nashville was almost immediately after responded to by the Yankee, who, as if now recognizing the " rebel" steamer, fired a volley after her, and started in rapid pursuit, firing as rapidly as the guns could be loaded and discharged; but the eager agitation pf the Yankee gunners marred their aim, and the shots fell far wide of our noble steamer, which was then dashing gallantly forward under a full head of steam, and in a comparatively .few minutes was safely within range of the protecting guns of Fort Macon, aud beyond the lange of her chagrined pursuer. From Beaufort, Captain Pegram and Paymaster R. Taylor, of the Nashville, proceeded to Rich mond. My informant speaks in glowing terms of the kindness of the English people, who showered upon the officers and crew of tho Nashville all manner of sympathetic attentions. As an instance of the good feeling of the English towards us, and of their confidence in our cause, it is related to me by an officer of the Nashville, that jC40l), 000 sterling $2,000,000 was at one period ad vanced to the Nashville, by a single English mercantile house. All classes are loud and earnest in their expressions of sympathy for the, Con federacy, and of detestation of the " Yankee Nation." The ladies of England are especially prominent in their manifestations of favor and regard for the South, and are designated by my informant as the "fiercest Secessionists" he ever saw. It was i rumored in England, and . the rumor confidently reported here by Capt. Pegram, that the inde pendence of the Confederacy would be first recog- j nized, and that right speedily, by Belgium. ; . j The Nashville brings the intelligence that on February 22d, an order was officially promulgated at Bermuda, prohibiting to the United States Government tho use ot that port as a coal depot. Several schooners laden with coal reached Ber muda a few days before the promulgation of the order. - - s The Sumter was at Gibraltar at latest aeconnte She had captured 21 Yankee vessels,' nearly all of which were subsequently destroyed. The arrixal of the Nashville created general re joieing in Richmond. The news she brought re stored the cheerful spirits of the people aud in spired theui with renewed hope. A New Firearm. Mr. J.- B. Rankin, of Marion, McDowell eounty, showed us, on Satur day last, an excellent brcaeh-hmdiiig Rifle, for which he has secured a patent. It is exceedingly simple in us construction as ngnr as a mg.e barrelled shot gun, can be fired at the rate of ten J ?Vn a 7 per- miD? , . cectle " i.vuv varus. 11 carries a nan-ounce oan, anu can : be used with the cartridge or wrtn loose powder, J , .. . . . . .. ? t.l and me Dest ieaiure 01 11 is, can De maa a ns cost of the ordinary rifle. The work is durable ! and simple and a e!nld may understand the use of ; it. Mr Rankin has exhibited the rifle to our military authorities who think so highly of it that ! thev have undertaken to purcnase an mat can oe I j . diate steps to at once proceed with the manufac- 1 turc of the rifle. Capitalists should encourage j ihese effort. Raleigh Journal. ' . made m t ,a. that h will tki imm. , SOUTHERN CONGRESS. In the Confederate .Congress, .last .week,; Mr Ralls, of Alabama, offered a preamble and resolu- tion as followsrx; x-.i i t ...... ' . ,. Whereas, Tb United States are ws ping war v against the Confederate State,; with the avowed I purpose of compelling. the latter - to reunite with. , tieni uoaer i tat same constitution .ana liovera ment; and where, the waging of war wiihancli. i .an object Is in direct opposition ta the sound rRa- ; t publican maxim that "all government rest upon -,. the consent of the governed,' and can only teod . . .i to consolidation. the General. Government, and . the consequent destruction ol tho right of tb.a .to States; and whereas, this result being attained, thft ,i two sections can only exist together in the relation -of the oppressor and the oppressed, because of the . great preponderance of power in the Northern . section, coupled with dissimilarity of interests; and whereas, we, the representatives of the people , of the Confederate States, in Congress assembled, may be presumed to know the sentiment of aaid people, luring just been elected by them: There- - , , fore, be it Resolved, That this Congress do solemnly de ,. clare and publish to the world that it is the an : 4 alterable determination of the people of the Con- , federote States (in bumble reliance upon Almighty -; God) to suffer all the calamities of the most pro- tracted war, but that they will never, , on . an j terms, politically affiliate with . a people who art . " guilty of an invasion ot their soil and the butchery of their citizens. . The yeas and nays upon this resolution wtrt " called, and it was unanimously adopted. ' The Right Spirit. Hon. Weldon N.Ed ' wards. President of the North Carolina Conven- , tion, is response to a vote of thanks previous to .. the adjournment of that body, made a stirring address, of which the following is a sample: Gentlemen, this is no time for talking; the time for action is upon us. There are three great es seutials to success. We want action, action, con ' stunt action. There is no heart, I am sure, in ' this hall, that does not cheerfully respond to this de : ' m a ml. Let us nut occupy ourselves about the past! Let us not repine at what is done. Where there is no remedy, there should be no complaint. ' There cannot be war without its calamities; they are but mere incidents, and it becomes us to meet them like men yielding nothing to despondency. Hopeful anticipation should be our stuff -it will cheer us on, it will nerve us for the trials ahead. Let us go forward, then, boldly; let us march fear lessly up to our duties, here and at home, and, my word for it, we will wash out, with the blood of the enemy, his foul footsteps upon our noil. Wilt this, 1 and all will yet be well; and North Carolina, our good old mother, will stand redeemed, regenerated and disenthralled, by the irresistible power and indomitable daring ot her own noble, gallant sons. PRISONERS DETAINED. , v We learn from the Richmond Enquirer that Col. Corcoran and one hundred other.. Yankee prisoners of war, who reached that city on Friday afternoon from Petersburg, have been detained. They were to have left for Newport News en Sun , day morning under flag of truce, but certain facts having reacnea uen. winacr, ne nas posrponea indefinitely the departure of these Yankee priso- " ' ners, and prohibited all communication between citizens and the prisoners during the stay of the latter in Richmond. 4 Upon reaching Richmond from Petersburg, the prisoners were searched, and in their possession was found maps of Richmond, Virginia, and of Manassas, together with several letters of a treasonable character, obtained, it is thought, says the Enquirer, from partial in Petersburg. The discovery, it is said, is likely to lead to further"' and more "dangerous developments of treason in our midst. In thus receiving and secreting this ' treasonable correspondence, the officers upon t ' whom it was found have flagrantly violated their parol CA. .; I . ' . o. v Here, the question arises, did these Yankee .- prisoners receive these treasonable letters and - j- a . r m maps found on their persons from parties in Petersburg I If they did, it is time that we had . our eyes open to the danger which is lurking in , our midst. . Let every true citizen be on the alert. A numerous aud rapacious avowed enemy will tax all - - our powers of resistance. If this enemy be aided and abetted by secret assassins in our midst, then indeed have we good cause to be doubly vigilant, and every motive of safety as well as patriotism a should impel us to ferret out the villians, and hand them over to those who will see that they can , T no longer do us harm. Petersburg Exprus. Federal Falsehoods. We publish a letter from the Hon. Chas. J. Faulkner, contradicting, -most completely and entirely the telegraphio re,.' port of the New York Herald, in which that geo-- tleman was represented as having, at.Martinsburg, crawfished out of the "rebellion," and showed his . willingness toyield to the Yankee pressure. ,Ben . ,M nett and his correspondents are engaged in a deep game of manufacturing public sentiment at home, ' 't and abroad, and the introduction of a prominent . mm like Mr taulkner as , deserting the bouthera. cause, w is a strong point. They hesitated not to make it. : Yet, according to Mr Faulkner, thejr had not a single w jrd from him at a public as semblage or anywhere ele to base their statement upon. On the contrary, he has been a cansUteot , advocate of the Southern cause, and i willing bow 't to give up an nc nas io iuuiuic us iukvcti. iuu iu:ancc is but a fair sample of prevarication, oat of whole cloth, by the Herald and tho Federal press generally. Richmond Dispatch. , , - yottTur.M Items Congressman Elr Tester rode over ;nto Virginia for the first time since the battle of Manassas. This time be kept within ,c0fri ,);,,,... crnm K - , . . r ,. t - The recent victories were celebrated at the t . XT . Metropolitan Jlotel to New York,, by hpi icauviuw. . , .- .t A. attempt was ducorered to blow np tae Caia near asnington cn pounos - ; " -----t - - r- . ,v zrr " span of the imoge, so mat it explosion worna aea. 4V rpj the fabne. InTestigaUoiia are jm foot I bst, 1 ,7 will lend to the deUoUon and pna-hineoiof tU , miaereant. '' ",: '4 y If if n V