WESTERN DEMOCRAT, CHARLOTTE, 1ST. C.
cmocrat.
tsfcrn
CHARLOTTE,
IV. c.
TucMlay, June lO, 1863.
Col. William Johnlon,
OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY,
I a candidate for Governor of North Carolina, and
fully an.l unequivocally endorses the following Reso
lutions unanimously passed by tie late State Conven
tion :
Rksolveo, That w e, the Delegates of the people of
y.Tlli Carolina, in Convention assembled, entertain an
'undiminished confidciiee in the justice of the canse for
which we have taken up arms, and we hold it to be
the duty of the people or these Southern States lo
maintain and uphold that cause with all the means
h. v can command; that in behalf of the people of
North Carolina we declare to our sister States of the
Confederacy, and to the world, that no measure of loss
no ;ieriliie of life or property no privation, or
want, or suiV.-ring, shall cause us to shrink from the
j.erforniance of our whole duty in the achievement of
ur iiidepend'-te-e.
Kk.soi.vkii, That from the cruel and barbarous man
t in which our enemies have carried on this war a
war in which ap d and dignified men and helpless
women have been seized, and without accusation or
warrant of authority, cast into prison in which
private property U-.is been wantonly destroyed in
which rl'i v Itn.l arson re (lie principal means of
,--ioii. and :n which senile insurrection has been
proi Uiii:.-d. we are convinced that there is a -'radical
impracticability'7 between such a people and our
vchc; that lor the independence we have asserted we
"will hi ctpt no alternative.
Kk.solv ki, That we have full confidence in the
wisdom, ir.tcL'iity and pairioti.-in of the President of
the Conic derate States, and we congratulate him and
our w lmle cnui.lrv upon the success with which he has
ttdmiiiittcrcd the Government.
Kk.-oi.v 1:0. Thai to the clli rs and soldiers w ho have
:ie forth to meet the dangers of this war, we are
under a b--j debt of gratitude for the valor and forti
tude with which they have defended us from the
Hs.-ault.- ol our enemies, and illustrated the glory of
our arms.
Mr Johnston .-tauds on the above platform, and,
without regard to party, we invite all to rally to his
support. lit: is no politician, but a hard-working
biixiue.-s man, with ample experience and information.
J-'Urlii.u on First Thursday in August.
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THE HEWS.
V: give the lati st items in another column. There
lias been 110 regular battle near Kichinoiid (since. Sunday
the 1st instant. Tin' em my appeals to be; concentrating
for the purpose of making a disjierate eifort on liichinond.
Ve h-arn bv passengers who arrived lien on Monday
morning direct from Richmond, that heavy cannonading
occurred on Sat unlay ami it w as expected a.-iothcr battle
Would take place on Monday.
There are various reports about Jackson's operations,
and it appears uncertain what he has been doing since he
routed Hanks' army. The last report is that he whipped
Shields and M illioy at Strasburg. At any rate, he has
tiighu-ned the Lincoln government pretty badly.
The eii-uty has been making some demonstrations on
Charleston, and an attack is daily expected in that quarter.
('FA. JOHNSTON,
l-'rom a Surgeon at Richmond we learn that the extent
of Gen. Johnston's wound, in the late battle, was three
ribs broken by a ball w hich is supposed to have come
from an exploding nlndl. The. ball, after breaking the
three top ribs in the right breast, lodged under the collar
bone. The wound is not considered dangerous.
8ta?"The Ualcigh Register and Raleigh Journal
have hoisted the name of Col. Wni. Johnston as a can
didate for Governor. If the Legislature last Fall had
again gave the public printing to the Raleigh Standard,
that paper, too, would no doubt have supported Mr
Johnston. Taking the public teat front the Standard's
mouth had a powerful effect on the principles and con
duct of the editor of that paper.
Mr Johnston's name was first brought forward by
ihe people without respect to party, and he will be
supported by men of both the old parties. If we had
desired or intended to keep alive party divisions in the
State we would have favored the nomination of
such old party favorites as David S. Reid, or Burton
Craige, or some other member of the old democratic
party. Rut we and others were desirous of promoting
harmony and unity iu the Slate, and offered Mr John
ston as a compromise man. A few dissatisfied, dis
appointed and revengeful spirits, with the editor of the
Raleigh Standard as chief manager, determined that
here should be a parly feeling aroused, and therefore
they nominated a politician and a bitter enemy of the
democratic party. They were unwilling to support
Sir Johnston because ho favored dissolution u little
sooner than they did.
We call on the people of the State to support Win.
Johnston as a compromise man, and rebuke those whtf
are trying to create a party in opposition to the State
nnd Confederate authorities.
Heavy Run. On Friday night last, one. of the. heav
iest and most destructive tains known for many years,
fell in portions ot Iredell, (J. is ton and this county. Mills
and mill-dams were washed away, fences swept off. and
farms mote or less damaged. The Railroad from here to
Jsta esville was considerably injured by the road-bed and
culverts Wing washed up. The Road to Lincolnton was
also seriously injur, d. Prof. Kerr, of Davidson College,
informs us that , h im h. s of w ater fell in that section in
the course of two hours. -'The greatest rain," he remarks,
"w hich has fallen hi re within live years is inches, and
that occupied nearly three days in falling."
For the past two or three days the weather has been
ipiittf cool, rendering winter clothing and tires very com
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C.wdipatfs. The facliohists in Wake county, who
.held a meeting in Raleigh recently, nominated J. P. II.
tluss for the Senate, and II. W. Miller, Win. Laws and
!. II. A I ford for ihe Commons. A writer iu the
Raleigh Journal proposes that Gov. Manly, Hon. S. II.
tftogtrrs, W. I). Scarborough, and O. R. Rand, be run by
ithe Southern Rights party in opposition io the above
ticket.
CoJ. J. M. Lor-jr U announced in the Concord Fla
inci4aie tor the Commons in Cabarrus county.
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Jtot?" Mrs. Grcenhovv, who has been confined in
1'iisuu for many months iii Washington City, arrived
at Richmond last week by flag of truce from City
Point. She reports that it was thought that Gen.
Cney who commanded the Federals near Richmond,
was killed iu the late fight.
The Wiikat Cuoi-.AVe think that the complaints
about the failure of the nheat crop are premature, at
lc:W Jo a great extent. The rust on the blades of late
jl-ltat has injured it in some measure, bat in no in
stance have we heard of the rust being on the stalk,
though there are probably localities where such is the
raie, but.it is not a gcueral thing. We are informed
that there will be a very good crop of early wheat, and
that the oat crop never looked better. Since the' 1 ite
rains, we are told, vegetation of all kinds looks im
proved. From the doleful accounts put forth lately
about the crops, we suppose the Yankees might calcu
late on starving us out, but wc don't think Provideu.cc
intends such a thing to happen. An old gentleman
Faid the other day that he had seen Hour sell iu ih;3
?" tion at fourteen dollars per barrel when there was
t u .ir, and thai cobody starred then, and he reasona
bly concluded that uo one would starve uovv, unless
t'le speculators caused it.
The Battlk or Kicbmoxd. We gi re full accounts j
of the battles at Richmond on the 31st of May and 1st
of June. The enemy's force is stated by the Richmond
papers at from thirty to fifty-five thousand, and onr
force is put dow at twenty to thirty thousand. Our
loss is said to be 2,500 in killed and wounded. Those
who saw the field of battie concur in saying that the
enemy's loss was enormous some say that it was two
and a half to our one; others put the number higher,
while negroes and deserters from the eaemy report that
they buried four thousand, and that officers told them
so. The Richmond Dispatch says :
In killed, wounded, prisoners, and drowned, we
have not the least doubt that this battle cost the
enemy at least 10,000 men. But it has cost them,
morally, more than this. It has taught them the ex
treme difficulty of reaching this city, and must, of
course, have had upon their minds a demoralizing
effect. On the contrary, it has inspired our troops
with the highest enthusiasm. Equal in numbers iiion
the whole, they will be full of confidence hereafter.
Speaking of the number of the enemy engaged, the
Dispatch remarks :
From all the information we can gather, it seems
certain that the enemy was nearly, if not quite, two to
our one. Now, while we can hardly applaud the tactics
which, with so great a force as we had, allowed the
enemy to be superior on the important point, we have
learned a most important secret from these battles.
We can beat him two to one. If he come with only
equal numbers, as he will be compelled to do hereafter,
we can annihilate him. It must be recollected that
our brave boys not only drove him from the field, but
stormed his eutrcnchmeiits with the vigor and impetu
osity of veteran soldiers. The Imperial Guard of
Napoleon, or the 42d regiment of Scotch Highlanders,
could not have acted more courageously.
Gen. Lee baa command of ourirmy at Richmond,
Gen. Johnston having been slightly wounded. Gen.
Lee was considered one of the best officers in the old
U. S. army. He has issued an address to the army,
congratulating the officers and men on their great gal
lantry displayed in the late battles, and saying that
there will be no more retreating that henceforth the
watchword must be "Victory or Death.''
Gkn. Pettiurkw. We are gratified to learn that
Gen. J. Johnson l'ettigrew was not killed iu the late
battle at Richmond. Reliable information received at
Raleigh states that Gen. Pettigrew was severely woun
ded through the lungs, and fell into the enemy's hands.
He was being carried from the field, but he directed
those having him in charge to lay him down and take
their places iu the light.
We see it stated iu several exchanges that Gen Petti
grew is from South Carolina. It is an error ; he is a
North Carolinian, and went into the war as comman
der of a North Carolina Regiment. He had resided in
South Carolina for some years.
Evil Spirits. There are a few persons in the Con
federacy who are trying lo weaken confidence in the
Administration of the Confederate Government, under
the plea that the war is not conducted properly. We
warn the people to beware of these evil spirits. They
know very well that JefTerson Davis is President for six
years, and that he will serve that term out unless pre
vented by death or Yankee tyranny. Why, then, do
those afoured, ill-disposed persons try to weaken the
public confidence in the President, and thus indirectly
aid in crippling our Government. Suppose Mr Davis
does not manage things exactly right, would it not be
better to bear with him, and hold up his hands, than
to submit to the Northern wretches who are now in
vading our soil, destroying property and abusing the
women and children of the South.
Let the Southern people remember the operations of
Rurpsidc at Newbern, Butler at New Orleans, Andy
Johnson at Nashville, and other Lincoln officers else
where. If they don't want such brutes to rule over
them, let them assist in sustaining our constituted au
thorities, and put down the meu who are tryiug to
foment discord and strife. The people of this State
have been called upon to vote down the secessionists.
Will they approve guch counsel? Wc think not.
3?- Col. G. B. Anderson of the 4th N. C. Regiment
nnd Col. Pender of the Cth have been made Brigadier
Generals.
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V Gi'DEBXATORiiL. We see by the Raleigh Standard
that a meeting held in Raleigh, on Saturday the 31st
ult., managed principally by Mr Holden, Editor of the
Standard, nominated Col. Z. 11. Vance for the oQice of
Governor. Mr Holden made the motions, made the
speech, and introduced the resolutions. It is worthy
of remark, at this time, that while the resolutions de
nounce our authorities, they do not endorse the Con
federate Government, express no determination to
prosecute the war and offer no encouragement to the
people to do so. The author of the resolutions has
frequently denounced secessionists as "destructives,"
nnd called upon the people to vote them down. Mr
Vance has got into rather bad hands, and might well
pray to be delivered from such friends. But' it was
determined by a clique of the State Convention (as we
stated last week) that Vance should be run, and the
factionists who held the meeting in Raleigh only re
echoed that determination. Mr Vance is a true South
ern man, but we repeat, he is iu bad company. He is
a clever young man, good at tellyig anecdotes, but
possesses neither the age nor experience to fill the
office of Governor.
When Mr Johnston's name was first mentioned the
Raleigh Standard assailed him bitterly, but utterly
failed to sustain a single accusation made against him.
We shall not follow the example of the Standard and
attack Mr Vance, however much there may be against
him on the record.
The Raleigh meeting was rather a poor affair accord
ing to the accounts given by the Register and Journal.
The Register says:
The. Great Wake County Mats Meeting A Flash in
the Van. In spite of the flourish of trumpets by the
Staudard in heralding the Great Mass Meeting which
us nuuor uuu ..- ur o.rua . a5l m ,., or , ,e.
fact that the town of Raleigh and the county of Wake ,
were shiutrlcd over with idacards struck off at the
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Standard office, calling upon the "Conservatives" to
rally iu a great mass meeting the meeting, when it
did take place, turned oat to be a most egregious
failure, there not being, as wc have heard, more than
fifty persons present so few, in fact, that the Chair
man in announcing the result of the ballots would
not gUe the number of votes pro or con. We hare not
yet seen a copy of the resolutions adopted, but under
stand that there was no resolution endorsing the Con
federate Government. We understand that the "hotel
kerpiiiy'' Kditor of the Standard entertained the meet,
ing in about as dull and prosy a speech as ever
soothed people into a gentle slumber on a hot day.
Public speaking is evidently not the forte of the land
lord of the Standard, and we wondet that he has not
fouud it out before this. The candidates nominated
by the Convention are as follows: For the Senate,
J. P. II. Rus; for the House of Commons, G. J. Alford,
Wm. Laws and Henry W. Miller; for Governor, Col.
Z. 15. Vance. We have our doubts as to Col. Vance's
acceptance of this nomination, inasmuehas we have
heard that he declared that nothing should induce
him to leave the army while the war lasts. We have
the highest respect for Col. Vance, and while we should
dislike verv much to see him the standard-bearer of a
party raised, br tne bditor of the Raleign Standard ;
for his own selfish purposes, we shall not, however I
ardently wc may suppoit his competitor, detract from back where they tried to come oat-r-nve hundred
Col. Vance's character and merits. If Col. Vance i prisoners taken, and saved from utter rout only
alJon-3 bis naaie to be used, he may reckon confidently j becanse the bo" protected them from pursuit- -oa
his signal defeat, for the bare touch, and much more M C1 n yet cfaims a victory ! Surely he must
the support of the Kditor of the Raleigh Staudard, JW"y14" J" V l" ' f
whoa, eindidate b will be, is political poison. The be under an extraordinary pressure and necessity
Southern Kditor who is eudorsd acd enlogised by a ? to make him thus sink all the instincts of man-
which he operates, cannot fail by his support to do
harm to any man or any party in the South whose
cause he advocates.
TaarroBS. The traitor, Stanly, before leariug Cali
fornia for North Carolina to act as Lincoln's under
strapper, made an address to bis friends in California,
in which he stated tiiat he was coming here for the
purpose of winning the people of the Old North State
back to the Union. Stanly said he hoped he had not a
single enemy in the State. If he ever shows his bead
outside of the federal lines he will find out whether
he has an enemy.
Speaking of traitors, reminds ns that two or three
have turned np in Tennessee. "Win. H. Polk, brother
of the late President, Ex-Got. Campbell and Bay lie
Peyton, figured in a Union Convention at Nashville
recently, along with Andy Johnson. These men were
suspicioned as unsound before the State of Tennessee
seceded, but after the act of secession they professed
acquiescence, but it turns out they only waited for an
opportunity to show their treason. Polk was a candi
date for Governor last summer, but the people would
not trust him. May they all meet an ignominous
death at the hands of Southern patriots.
A statement was published some weeks ago saving
that Hon John Bell had deserted the southern cause
and had gone North. We don't believe it. Mr Bell
left Nashville on the approach of the yankecs, aud we
must have better evidence before we believe him a
traitor.
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Tiik Attkmpt to Dkpubciate Coxficdkrate mosey
and Stocks. We repeat the declaration which we
made in our last paper, that nothing can be more trea
sonable than an attempt to depreciate the credit of the
Confederate Government, for unless this credit is sus
tained, we will surely become the subjects of Yankee
domination, nnd with our liberties, lose all our proper
ty. It is, then, very much worse than idle for holders
of Confederate money or securities to part with the in
for less than their face, for the purpose of investing in
State stocks or any other description of property.
With the loss of the Southern cause, (and it will be
lost uniess the credit of the Government is sustained,)
State stocks will become worthless, and every other
description of property share the same fate. North
Carolina State stocks are as good as any in the Con
federacy, but with the Confederacy subjugated, what
would they be worth ? Not a cent. And w hat would
bank stocks aud bank notes be worth? Not a button.
It is manifestly, then, the interest of every man in the
South to uphold the credit of the Government, and
to frown upon every attempt to depreciate it.
In this connection we may mention that we have
heard of a recent transaction iu this city in which the
individual entitled to a sum of 'money refused to take
any Ihing but notes of the Bank of North Carolina. If
such an example as this is followed generally, the
worst of consequences must ensue, for we repeat that
if Confederate notes and securities are not good, there
will soon be no good notes or securities in the South
Ualcigh Register.
The Register will confer a faror upon the true
Southern men of the tate by giving the name of the
individual who refused to take anything but notes of
the Bank of North Carolina in payment of a debt.
The man's name should be known, and no matter who
he is, or what his professions are, he should be con
sidered as a secret enemy to the cause of the South.
No man who depreciates Confederate money is a re
liable friend of the South. If Confederate money is
discredited, the wives and children of our soldiers will
starve, and much distress be produced throughout the
South. When the soldiers return home they should
be informed of the men who pursued a course calcula
ted to injure them and their families. Such people
may escape punishment now, but a day of judgment
will surely come.
The Public Treasurer of North Carolina has author
ized the Sheriffs and Tax Collectors to take Confed
erate notes in payment of taxes.
From Cobixth. Gen. Beauregard has evacuated
Corinth, and taken a better position. He could not
get the enemy into a fair fight, and he has determined
on a new more for that purpose. Wo have been ex
pecting to hear that Ccinth was evacuated, as the fol
lowing appeared in the papers south of us some weeks
ago:
A correspondent of the Atlanta Confederacy, writing
from Mobile, says : From what I can learn, and the
best opinion I am able to form, we may expect an early
falling back of Beauregard and his army probably
twenty or thirty miles on the Mobile Road.- This is
necessary to get water, if nothing else. It is all stuff
about those artesian wells. Then the enemy have ad
f vanced to where they can shell our lines, and we cannot
get at them without crossing a creek and a great
swamp, where we would be met by heavy guns. One
of their flanks is covered by a swamp that we cannot
carry artillery across, and we can't get a fight out of
them without advancing on their front, where they
would have every advantage of entrenchments and
heavy guns. This advance wc have to make or fall
haclc, ana a raw mem still turtlicr into our country,
where we can get at em on any side, nnd where we
can hare good water; but in gaining this advantage
we loso the railroad from Corinth to Memphis.
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J- A correspondent of the Fayetteville Observer,
writing from Camp Mangnm, says that the 53d N. C.
Regiment, Col. Wm. A. Owens, has been ordered to
Western Virginia.
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Col. Vancr and the Battle or Newrerx. If the
Raleigh Standard had published our article about Col.
Vance anJ the battle of Newbern, aud allowed its
waders to see what wc did say about it, we should not
have felt called upoii to allude to the matter again.
Our object was, not to assail Col. Vance or detract in
the least from whatever reputation he may be entitled
to, but to show that the Standard had misrepresented
him and had concocted a tale about Vance's exploits
which had no foundation in reality; and also to call
attention to the fact that the Standard was trying to
create a feeling against the authorities, for party pur
poses, because Vance had not been made a Brigadier
General. In saying that Col. Vance was not in-the
fight, we meant (as we were informed by two gentle
men who were en the field) that he was not under fire
that the position ht occupied was out of danger. One
of the gentlemen who made the statement to us has
since offered to substantiate our statement orer his
signature, but we do not deem it necessary to produce
nnythin , of the ki(uL We ejpre8Sly
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meant no reflection on Col. Vance, n
stated that wc
nor did we doubt
his gallantry and bravery: but we object to the Stand
ard's concocting stories about Col. Vance and the bat
tle at Newbern for party purposes. That's alL
P. S. Since the above was in type, we conversed
with an officer who was in the battle, and he thinks
our informant was mistaken about Col. Vance, not
being under fire he thinks the Colonel was within
range of the enemy's balls. It may be that our previ
ous information was incorrect, (unintentionally no
doubt,) though coming from a soldier who took an ac
tive part in the battle.
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The Late Battle. The late two-dajs battle
fought near this city," is designated in the reports
of the enemy, and is also known to some extent at
least, in oar own army, as the Battie of Seven
Pines. We have uot been able to obtain a copy
of a late Northern paper; but we learn that an of
ficial despatch 'ras appeared from McClellan claim
ing, as he did at Williamsburg, a brilliant and
complete victory ! Driven from their entrench
ments driven out of thei r camps their cannon
thAiw 4 si n a to t-An r h At ernvaa rtf 1 1 CrtrtC
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captured driven among the bullfrogs, and driven
and habitual falsifier! When does McClellan
propoid to whip us again ? Richmond Enquirer. ,
Mukk YikktiK Outrages. We copy the following.
from the Raleigh State Journal of Saturday, showing th
operations of the Yankees in the eastern part of this
State:
The Yankee are still keeping up their Id tricks about
Washington, N. C. They still compel Mr Jas. R. Grist
and Mr li. F. Harem to ktfp within their own premises,
keeping a guard statioued around their respective houses.
A few days Utore Mr Hat ton was arrested, he had oc
casion to send his boy and horse to Washington, where
upon Mr Juo. IL Rrspass, Lieut. Col. of the N. C. Yan
kee rvginM.ntf M'iztd the horse and appropriated him to
his own use, saying it was "just the horse h wanted."
The Yankees have snt Mr Hattou and Mr Alfred Stanly
(brother of the Military Governor) to Fort Warreu. They
had released Mr Allen Grist. A few days ago they ar
rested Mr Jesse Mooring, a very worthy aud respectable
gentleman, and called upon a negro (the property of .las.
Fowk", Esq., by the name of Jo, who is known to be the
greatest rascal about the tow n) to prove his character.
Jo said be knew. Mr Mooring that he was a gentleman,
and Ite was then released. They seem to have gotten
very tin-d of Lt. Colonel Respass so much so, that they
have revoked his commission, aud he "Is now no longer
connected with the Yankee army. They say he is too
great a fool to make an officer, but he is rascal enough to
do their dirty work. Several ucgroes are going to theiu.
We learn that all of Mr Jno. G. B. Grimes negroes,
about thirty-five in number, women and children, have
been carried to Washington. Mr G. had moved his ue
gro meu up the country, and we learn oue or two of them
have left and gone to Washington. The Yankee pickets
are stationed on Mr Cowpcr's farm they have broken
open hi.s hou.-?f aud taken what they wanh-d of what was
in the house. We lcaru the Yankee shell the surround
ing country about Washington nearly evrry evening.
1 hey think that Confederate soldiers are iu three or four
miles of the tow u.
We have just learned that Capt. Steadman aud Capt.
Thigpen, with 58 nieu of Col. Siugletary's command had
a tight with a company of Yankee cavalry and of infantry,
oi Friday last, on Tranter's creek, sewn miles from
Washington. The eneuiy were routed, leav.iug six
killed, one of w hom was their negro pilot. We sustained
no loss. .
There was a lady at Mr Cowner's in this citv. on Siln
day last, who left "Newbern under a flag of tiuce about
ten days ago. tier husband, who is- a resident ot Wash
ington, belongs to the Hi idger's 'Artillery. When lh:
evacuation of Washington by our forces took place, the
Company was transferred to Newbern, aud the jreiitle-
man referred to, rented a house iu Newbern. and moved
his family from Washington to Newbern so as to be near
them. Wlieu the retreat from Newbern took place, he
had to h ave with his company, and could not get his
wife away so she only succeeded in getting away about
ten days ago. She told Mr Cowpor Jhat the report that
tne laukees had opened tlio vaults was true. 1 liat sue
went to the graveyard herself, and saw with her own
eyes several coffins opened and the bodies exposed. That
she saw the body of a lady who died about four months
ago; that sho saw where ttfo of her lingers had been cut
off, and she also saw exposed the body of a little child,
she supiosed to be eboiit two or three years old. She
also stated that they had opened all the vaults except oue.
These are facts and way be relied ou. We have our in
formation from Mr Cowjwr to w hom they were thus told
by the lady above mentioned.
The Raleigh Register learns that Col. Geo. B. Single-
tary was killed at Tranter's Crock in the engagement with
the euvuiy.
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gy-Col. C. Leaventhorpe of the 11th or Bethel Regi
ment N. C. troops, stationed near Wilmington, had the
infamous order of Picayune Butler at New Orleans
read to the soldiers of his command, accompanied with
the following patriotic address.
Fellow Soldiers : The infamous order which you
have just heltrd read, proceeds from the General
whom the fortune of war has placed in possession of
one of the noblest cities of the South. The base ene
my whom we oppose, not content with the crimes of
invasion, with insurrectionary attempts among our
domestic population, and with pillaging the fairest
regions of our country, has now openly dared to threat
en our most sacred relations, and to place our wives
and our daughters upon the footing of common pros
titutes of the town.
Gentlemen of North Carolina, the debased passions
of his soldiery needed no such incentive. The records
of crime written in the sad annals of Maryland, and in
those other unfortunate portions of our country which
have been polluted by the enemy's feet, prove but too
well the fate, worse than death, which awaits those
most dear to us in the event of his conquest and. our
humiliation. But, fellow soldiers, with the blessing of
God, we need fear no such destiny for our country.
Relying then on that blessing, let us resolve ns one
man that Wilmington shall uot be reached by the in
vader, and, in the hour of trial, recalling these scan
dalous threats against the wives and daughters of New
Orleans, let us meet him sternly and hurl him back
upon his boats at. the point of the bayonet.
C. Lkavknthorpk,
Ool. Com'g 11th (Bethel) Ueg't N. G. T.
Camp Davis, May 31st, 1862.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
From various reports we make up the following list
of some of the killed and wounded North Carolinians
in the late battles at Richmond. It is impossible to
learn all the casualties yet, amounting to several
hundred among the North Carolinians alone-:
2'id X. C. Regiment. Col Christie had his horse shot
under him and wa.s wounded by the fall ; Lt Col R li
Johnson had his horse shot under him, and was woun
ded in the bead and arm; Maj Christian had his horse
shot under him, and was wounded in the body and arm,
supposed mortally; Capt Shuford killed; Capts Black
nail, Miller, Hill, W II Johnston, and Peace, wounded ;
Lieuts Crocker, Gill, Nicholson, Coggin, Hill, Luria.
Hunter aud Torrence, wounded. 20 non-commissioned
officers aud privates supposed to be killed and 120
wounded. The officers aud men displayed the greatest
gallantry. Iu charging a redoubt all the field officers
fell and many of the companies were left without com
manders, which caused the regiment to get scattered,
but the men fought on with great bravery. Capt lias
kerrille is now in command of the regiment.- Com
pany K, Capt W H Johnson, went into the fight with
33 men, and only 12 came out unhurt. Company B,
Capt Shuford, of Lincoln county, and company F, Capt
Miller, of Catawba county, suffered severely, but the
names of the killed and wounded not ascertained. All
reports agree that Lt Col Johnson acted with great
bravery, as did all the officers of his regiment.
fourth y C Regiment. Killed I 2 Captains, 1 Lieut.,
9 non-commissioned officers, 65 privates. Wounded :
3 Captains, 10 Lieutenants, 24 non-commissioned offi
cers and 245 privates Forty considered mortally
wounded. Among the killed was (Jap I SSiinonlon of
Iredell county, and Adjt Perry.
: 16A A" C R'gimenL Col CTN Davis and 15 others
killed, and 100 wounded. In company M, Capt L W
Stowe, Sergt II F White, private J S Smith, Thos El
wood, and D It Rosser, were slightly wounded, and J VV
Mauney, James Kizer, C S Stowe and Geo Anthony se
verely"; Juo Sahni3, J F Connor, and Patrick Skidmore,
missing and supposed to be killed.
Capt Thomas Jones, of Caldwell county, was killed.
The 5th N C Regiment, Col D K McRae, was in the
fight, and lost about 100 men, ont of 200. Col McRae
went into the fight with a hot ferer, became exhausted
and relinquished the command to Mai. bint-lair, wno
gallantly led the men through the battle. Within thf4
last three weeks the 5th Regiment has been literally
cut to pieces.
The 2 1st N C Regiment, Col Kirkland, was with Gen
Jackson in the battles in the Valley. Col. Kirklaad
and Lt col. Pepper were wounded, the latter mortal
ly. The regiment lost 18 killed and 60 wounded.
A friend has furnished us with the following correct
list of the killed and wounded in Capt M N Hart's com
pany from Mecklenburg county (37th Regiment) in the
battle at Hanover, May 27th :
Killed Serg't Elam B Wolfe, privates Jos P Black,
Jeptha J Spears, Alfred Yoang, Sterling II Russell,
Walker, David W Stinson. Abram Clontz, Jacob Shoe,
James Montgomery. Wouaded Corp'l John J Wilson,
privates John B Nicholson, Thos E Blankenship, Jas S
Taggert, Geo W Williamson. Berry G Henry, W D
Gurly, Wm Kaziah, Lowrie Adams, Eli Patterson, Tho
A Sharpe, J P Gordon, Dock Hall.
Yankee Prisoners. Between five and six
hundred Yankee prisoners, taken in the battles
before Richmond, paused through this place on
Wcdnesdajon Ihoir wajr to Salisbarj. Raleigk
Iirj inter.
LATEST NEWS.
FROM RICHMOND.
From the Richmond Knauiref of Saturday.
Turn Naws aloks the Like3. All was quiet along
the lines yesterdty. We believe there was no firing of
any moment, except that of picket skirmishing, in
which nobody on our side was hart.
The usual number of rumors were in circulation in
the city, none of which we could trace to any reliable
source.
Jackson in still said, by military men, to be "on the
wing," which we are inclined to believe, as it is not in
keeping with the character or "old Stonewall" to re
maiu idle when there is game about.
McClellan's Coscsxtratios. Several prirate let
rers, found on the buttle field of Saturday last, pre
sent us with conclusive evidence that McClellau's forces
on the ( hickahoininy consist not onlv of his Potomac
Army, but of heavy drafts from his'rariouslr posted
Torres on the Confederate coasts, and the armies of the
West. It is apparent at. once that Richmond is in
tended to be the prize upon which is staked his last
and grandest efTort for if he fails, it must moit as
suredly be his last, and the lioj will ever see or
hear of Mct.'lellan. Here, iu front of Kichiuoud, he
would, if he could, concentrate the entire available
force of the United States, believing that the fate of
the "rebellion'" aud his own glory rests upon this one
blow.
From the Petersburg Express of Saturday.
JACKSON AGAIN VICTORIOUS.
"We stfe pleased to hear that Stonewall Jackson had
a fight at Strasbjrg on Tuesday, with' the forces of
Shields and Milroy, whipped them, and captured 705
prisoner?.. An officer who was in the fight, brought
this information to Lynchburg on Thursday evening,
and communicated it to the Virginian, in yesterdays'
issue of which paper we fiud it. This officer also
states that Ranks, Shields, Fremont, Millroy and Dix,
were seeking fo efiict a junction of their forces To
overwhelm Jackson. It is also stated that Dix sent a
force up to Charlestown, Va., on Saturday last, which
was met and routed by three regiments despatched by
Jackson for that purpose. We learn from the Vir
ginian, that there were several gentlemen in Lynch
burg Thursday evening, whose statements in the main
confirm the foregoing.
Ltschbcro, JuaeC. Gen. Jackson's rear guard,
with two pieces of cannon, had a brush with the
Y'ankees near Woodstock, Shenandoah, last Monday.
The engagement lasted only one hour.
Gen. Jackson is falling back towards Harrisonburg,
having secured all his immepse aud valuable stores.
This is from a Lynchburg soldier who left Staunton
this morning.
From the Columbia Carolinian of Sunday.
SURPRISE OF CAVALRY.
Ciiattaxooca, June C Three-fifths of Col. Adams'
1st Kentucky Caralry force were surprised, last Wed
nesday erening, by a large force of Gen. Mitchell's
command, supposed to be about four thousaud, at a
place called Sweden's Gijore, twelve miles from Jasper,
on the Winchester Road, aud about twenty-eight miles
from Chattanooga. Our men rat their way through,
losing iu killed and wounded about twenty. The loss
of the enemy is much greater. Gen. Mitchell's forces
are supposed to be moving this way. If so, they may
rely on meeting a warm reception.
FROM CORINTH.
Mokii.r, June 2. Coriutb has been evacuated by the
Confederates. Details have not been received, but it
is reported there was no loss of property.
Heavy skirmishing occurred Wednesdaj', Thursday
and Friday, in which the Confederates got the best of
it. At lat accounts the Confederates were at 'Bald
win, thirty miles below, on the Mobile Road. The
sick were removed.
The telegraph wires from Corinth hare been re
moved and the bridges des-troyed.
The cottou and sugar in Memphis hare been burnt,
tort Pillow and Memphis have been abandoned.
DISPATCHES FOR ENGLAND.
Lord Lyons forwarded soino important papers to his
Government by the steamer Canada, which sailed from
Boston last week. The steamer wits detaiuod by his or
der until dispatches by a sjM-cial courier could bo put oil
board. Tho event furnishes the Northoru journals with
considerable food for speculation.
Fallen Back. Gen. Beauregard has fallen back 27
miles to a better position, with line water. His arjny is
said to be in good condition. The report of his rearguard
having been cut off, is a mistake.
Not Dead. We are highly gratified at being able to
state that Gov. Pickens has received a despatch stating
.i . I :. 1 t z 1. . c . i t - .
mat ucii. i riuprw, voi..Liiguuo0i auu aiajor adoring are
not dead, but have boeu taken prisoners. Columbia
Carolinian.
FROM THE WEST.
Tho federal fleet has been bombarding Vicksburg, Miss,
occasionally. At the latest dates our shore batteries had
proven too much for tho gun boats aud they were com
pelled to retire. In answer to a demand for tho surrender
of the city th reply was, 'Mississippians never surrender.'
All a!oii)ydie whole line of tho Mississippi liivcr tho
planters havp destroyed their cotton.
In my Slore last week, a sum of money, which the
owner can hare by describing the same and paying for
this advertisement.
June ljth. J. L. BROWN.
IIIGtl POINT FEMALE SEMINARY.
II IG II POINT, N. C.
The Fall Session will begin on Monday, July 2 1st,
1862, with the same corps of teachers and the same
leading characteristics as heretofore. For information
as to the met its of the school, we refer with confidence
to pur former patrons.
BATKS PES SK88I0X OF TWEXTY WEKK.8.
Board, at $2 00 per week, $50 00
Regular Tuition, lower classes, 12 50
" " higher clashes, 15 00
Piano or Guitar Lessons, 20 00
Wax, Worsted or Feather work, 0 00
Term. Fifty dollars in advance; the remainder at
the close of the session. No deduction for an absence
of lcsthan two consecutive weeks.
For further information address,
S. LAN DER, A. M.,
June 10, 1SG2 Priucipal.
For Sale,
HELPER'S HOTEL, with all the Furniture and Fix
tures, slock of Provisions, &c. Possession given im
mediately. IL P. HKLPKR.
Davidson College, N. C, June 10, !8C2 lra-pd
WANTED.
BALES OF COTTON. For first quality
i cents will be paid, at
A. A. N. M. TAYLOR'S.
10, 1 85 J. tf
Jnne
MKCKLENBURO
UN FACTORY.
Stockholders in the Mecklenburg Gun Factory are
required to pay the first installment of ten dollars on
I he h a re, within ten days from date.
By order of the Board,
L. S. WILLIAMS,
June 10, 1862 Sec. and Treas.
ADIflliwISTRATOirS
On Tuesday the 24th day of Jane, I will sell, at
auction, in the Depot Yard of the Charlotte and S. C.
Railroad, a fine STEAM ENGINE and Boiler, with
Shafting, 4c, complete, about 12-horse power and in
excellent order. ' t i
Also, a sett of Barr-Stones for grinding meal, with
Sifter, Meal Bin, and everything complete.
Also, a sett of Burr-Stones with Sifters, Crushers,
ic, for grinding Snuff.
Also, a valuable PLANKING MACHINE, with some
Knives for cutting Mouldings.
Also, a fine sett of Carpenter's Tools, some Bolting
Cloth, Wire Siwing, fieamless Bags, c.
The property of the laxe P. P. H. Saurs.
F. SCAI2JI, Adm'r. :
Jtti3r 18C2 2t
THE BATTLE BELOW RICHMOND.
To the Editors of the Richmond Enquirer:
Gentlemen : Gen. Hill's Division went into the fight
on Saturday evening at 1 o'clock. The engagement
continued until alter dark. It was a long and bloody
oue, we driving Ihe enemy through the woods and
swaatps Mud taking possession of their fortifications
and encampments. R. II. Anderson's and Kemper'a
Brigades (of Longstreet's Division) reinforced Gen.
Hill late in the day, and contributed much to our suc
cess. On Sunday morning-early the battle was renew
ed Rains, (or Gen. Hill's Division,) Pickett and Wil
cox bearing the brunt. Iluger's two Brigades, Armis
tead's and Mahone's were in the battle on Saturday, for
a short lime.
This statement can he confirmed by Gewerals Ithode,
Garland, Rains, -Colonel Anderson and Arjr other
brave luau. Gen. Hill commanded both days , and was
in the frout under Gre the whole time. He overlooked
everything, and receive! no orders from his superiors.
U.
The Yankkk Hui:kus. Tho Memphis Ap
peal Kays the following is an exact copy of a letter
louiid a few days giiice upon tli battle Gckl at
Fariuiiiton, near Corinth, which was left behind
by Lhc author in his swift flight from the scene of
conflict. Its content servo to show the spirit by
which the agrarian hordes of the North are actuat
ed in waging this war upon us. The origin el of
the latter is in the hands of the editor of the
Apeal :
Hamburg, Tknn., April 27, 1862.
My Dear Sue: I wrote to you a few days
since. Fearing, however, that it has been miscar
ried or intercepted, 1 write again. Wc are at this
place, and expect to move forward in a short time
on Corinth, a distance of sixteen or eighteen
miles. We are expecting a hard contested battle,
as we learn the rebels arc in large force. Well,
when that time comes up, we'll make the rebels
feel the weight and power of our steel. I have
seen many of the natives of this country. They
present a wo-bc-gone look. They look like they
never had any advantages of an education. I no
ticed some1 of the woluens' dresses. You ought
to be here to take one gaze at their huge appear
ance. Their hoops are mado of grape vino and
white oak -splits. I feel sorry for the pr, igno
rant things. Well, we will teach them, in a tew
days, how to do without white oak and grape vino
hoops. They arc now the same as conquered, and
one more blow and the country is ours. 1 have
my eye on a fine situation, and how happy wo will
live, when we get our southern home. When we
get possession of the land, we can make the '
met) raise cotton and corn, and the women can act
in the capacity of domestic servants. The women
are very ignorant only a grade above the negro,
and wc can live like kings. My love to all tho
neighbors. Kiss all the children for me, and tell
them pa will come back, again. Adieu, my dearest
Sne. Jaik8 1onlky.
Mrs. Sue Donley, Mount Vernon, 111.
In Halifax county, N. C, on the 29th nit., Mr- Thos.
C. Rainey, jr., aged 18 years, to Miss Emma J, Smith,
aged 1 5 years.
In this vicinity, on the 7lh inst, from tho e fleets of
measles, after lingering several months, John Charles
Dellmanu Heriiheim, son of (lev. G I) and Klizubelh C.
Bcrnheini, aged 1 year, 7 months and 24 dajs.
At the Hospital in Kinston, on the 3d instant, of ty
phoid fever, llobt W Cook, aged 23 years. Also, on
the Cth instant, of the same disease, Ths J McGorklc,
aged 33 years, both of Mecklenburg county, and mem
bers of Capt I) G Maxwell's company, 35th Iteg'tinent.
liai lolle Market, June 9, 18C2.
Cotton ri to 0 an advance on previous quotation.
Flour $T to $." 2." per sack.
Wheat $ I CT to $ I 70 por bushel.
Corn J?l to $1 05 per bushel.
Racon 31. (We hoard of somo one last wwek who
carried his bacon back home becalm ho could not g-t '
mom than 33 for it. Have merry on him.)
Lard 30, Oats M), Butter 30 to 3T, Eggs 20.
MolasHea $1 7b, Sugar 30 to 'ft. Coffee $ I , Halt $IS
ier bllfihel.
SUMMEE
Having enlisted for the war, I desire to close out the
stork of .SI! M M Kit CLOTHING I have still on baud at
common prices for cash..
The stock consists of a variety of Mens' and Boys'
Clothing, nnd
(cntV Furnishing Goods
t&" I would also give notice that we have a great
many accounts standing opn and would be pleated to
have them settled by cash while money is plenty, or at
least by Notes. .My Hooks will be found in 1h hands
of Mr Saml. 1. Alexander, w ho Ts authorized to make
settlcmeut.
June 3, lfl52. J. il. SPRINGS.
For Sale.
The subscriber offers for salo his House and Lot at
Davidson College, with all the necessary out-buildingi,
an excellent well of water, garden, Ac. Any perso
wi.hing a bargain would do well io call soon.
GEO. F. SHEPHERD.
June 3, 1862 4t-pd
Oil, Oil, Oil!
We are manufacturing, nnd keep constantly on band
at our Oil Mills, four miles south of Charlotte, a fiua
article of Cotton Seed Oil, which we will deliver at
either railroad depot in Charlotte upon as reasonable
terms as the same article can be had anywhere.
Orders filled in their turn.
STEPHEN'S vfc WUJSXAXT.
June 3, 18G2 3t
NOTICE.
Persons wishing to settle their Accounts or Notes
with Fisher & I'urrough, can have an opportunity of
doing so by calling at the store of A. A. S. M. Taylor.
Don't delay, as we are anxious to get our business
settled up." J. C. BURROUGHS.
June 3, 1862. . tf , t .
The market price paid for Hides, by .
May 13, 1862 tf S. Jf. HOWELL.
STOCK DIVIDEND.
CHARLOTTE A S. C. It. R. CO.,
Coixmbu, May 20, 1862
The Directors have declared a Stock Dividend of
Thirty-three and a Third per ceat, out of the surplus
fund of the Company, which heretofore haj bees; U
rived from the earnings of the road and ued in payiuj;
for its construction aud property and la the redueiioa.
of the bonded debt. The same will he paid at this
office on and after the 26th of May init.
Parties who may be entitled to a fraction of a share
may receive the same in money, or pay an additional
sunt, so as to receive a full share.
. Stockholders arc urged to have an early adjustment
of this dividend, and to bring or send their eertil
cates with them to this office.
C BOl'KXIGHTY,
May 27, 18C2 3t . Sec'y and Treasurer .
We are authorized to an
nounce r. M. WHITE a candidate
for Sheriff of Macklenbarg cofcnty.'a
the approaching August election. "
May 13, 162 te-pd ' " " '
FOR SHERIFF.
We are anlborized to announce A. I. HOOD as ' a
candidate for .the office of Sheriff of Mecklenburg
county, at the next August election.
Dec 10, 16CI te-pd.