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1 jsr. 3) P & i ii p. i il i ; 1 r 1 S 5k ; t Hi! . f; ft Si! 1 I i fl 41 I 1 :-v if i .... i -; II 1' it-' mm if JEHS. ' It t Hi; en Mi p tl Mi's hi U il THE BATTLES NEAR JACKSON, MISS. The special reporter of the .Mobile. Register.,,--sends a. despatch from Jackson, giving the Jr--j' ."l!!?-.-. WRZlZtM. reek about twenty miles West of Jnckson, where rees, auoui. mu-; . li p i whipped the enemy Dadiy, until reiniorcea im Jackson. Pemberton then fell back to the frm.T.tmn. Pemberton then fell back to the Bi" Black Bridge. Pemberton estimates our loss 'at'three thousand, and theirs at three times a3 , uianv. Gcu Loring was on the left, and was cut : off, but cut his way through to Crystal Springs, ttfenty-six miles b unknow-n. Gen The following officnl dispatch telis the tale Camp between Livingston and Brownsville, .May lSlh, 1803. J :Gcn. S. Cooper: Lieut. -Gen. Pemberton was attacked by the enemy on the morning of the 15th inst., near Edward's Depot, and, after nine hours fighting, was compelled to fall back bchin J the Big Black. J. E. Johnston, General Commanding. Bai News. A special dispaich furnishes the following from Vickeburg, dated Tuesday night, May 19: In the Saturday Gght at Baker's Creek, we lost about 30 pieces of cannon, spiked and abandoned. On Sunday the Federals advanced to take Big Black Bridge and were repulsed, but they crossed higher up and took us in the rear. The bridge was burned and tbe works abandoned. Our los3 heavy. Vicksburg is closely besieged, and the enemy is closing in on every 6ide.. Gen. Loring has as sumed command at Jackson. Affairs at Vickeburo. We present under -cur telegraphic head all the news we have from this important point. It is natural that much anxiety should be felt with reference to the de fence of this place, and, without presuming to know more than others, wc predict that all will le well there on the great day of trial of strength between the two armies. There is nothing, in our judg ment, in the recent repulse of Gen. Pemberton to lead to the belief that there is anv danger of the fall, immediate or remote, of - - . vm v"w icLsburg. . e are informed irom various sources that our lorCCS within the entrenchments, extending fnnn the city far back as the Big Black, -have a ripply of as forP four1 r ,OUr j I provisions sufficient to subsist tl:em months. In the late fight only a portion were encaged, and Gen. Johnston, of our forces who is now in command of all the forces employed for the pro tection of the place, with the reinforcements sent to his aid, had not arrived in time to participate in the ftni'"jle. His dispatch the day subsc- niiAiit r tho fur lit vfl dated fortv miles from the tlip f-mr iH'pmpnt. From all we can gather we acp decidedly nopeiui as to the nuai sue. IlUhiwoid Dhvikh. . . . . - The ttmnnh fur Juckfon lyhttifj in ill ' trectn. 'lhe Editor 'of the Montgomery Adver tiser, met with a highly intelligent gentleman of the army, who furnished an interesting account of affairs iu the'direction of Jackson, Miss.' II is ad vices from Jackson were derived from refugees who had escaped and telegraphed from Brandon and other points. It appears from. these accounts that the fight began at an Curly houi Thursday morningr 14th inst., and continued nearly all day, our troops coni--inanded by Geu. Johnston, and the Yankees by Grant. We were finally driven back to Jackson and fought them through the streets uniil over powered by greatly superior numbers, when we were compelled to evacuate thecitj-. The enemy's force amounted to between 20,000 and 30,000, and our own only to about 9,000. Gen. Johnston then retreated on Canton, twenty-four miles due north of Jackson, situated on the wagon road connecting thence by.Vaideu to the road running -due east to the Yazoo river, and leading directly to, Vicksburg, some seventy miles from Jackson by this route. FBOTESTANT EPISCOPAL COUWCIIi. The meeting of the Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of North Caroli- na, held in St. John's Church in this town from Thursday to Monday were iu all respects grat ifying except for a rather thin attendance of both Clergy and Laity. A number of Parishes in the Eastern part of the State being iu hohands of the enemy, of course were not represented. The additions to the Church during the past year have not been as large as usual, but the con tributions to the support of its Diocesan Missions &c, have been unusually liberal. The religious services during the Council were interesting and were fully attended. The offer ings at communion (appropriated to the Fund for the lelief of the families of deceased Clergymen,) amounted to $215, and the collection for Diocesan Missions, after a sermon on the subject by the Rev Mr Sutton of Pittsborough, produced a liberal sum. Charles T. Haigh . Esq.-, was re-elected Treasu rer, and Mr Wm. N. Tillinghast was elected Secre tary, in place .of Mr Winslow, deceased. Tho several standing committees were re-elected, with such changes as were rendered necessary by deaths, and the following Delegates were elected to the General Couneil. viz: Clerical: Rev. Drs. Mnn and Hubbird and Rer, Mr Huske; Lay, Judge Xtailie. A. J. UeitOSMt and it. it'--.Smit i. At. . ' m i u r i ; ternatcs: Clerical: Rev. Dr. Cheshire and Rev. I. 't " AVCU,l' iie, Hon. J. H. tiryan and Kobert Strange. The next Council to be held at Wilhamsbo rough on the 4th Wcdencsdny in May 1864.- Treatment of Confederate Prison eus. Major Charlton II. Morgan, who has just return ed from captivity at the North, having been taken ed, co-n'finns the brutal treatment of rebel prisoners at the North, as related by others and heretofore , j'uuumicu, iii- wu iittvuiH vi ins iruiernai reia- , tioatoGen John H. Morgan, was subjected to , special indignities. AwCamp Chase the prisoners j were stripped to the waist in the presence of wo x men and children and robbed of their clothing and t money. In passiog through Philadelphia the : 1 prisoners were attacked by a uob, the boy throw- ; f Ing sand and f tone? at tbeiu', and th wpnien inak- i ing the most indelicate and inciting demonstnt- ' -..v.i:. ii, . . c t.: . i i $ tiorii.. . At Fort re!a ware, where they were confirm g euiorutoorL ume, tney wt ra put in mthy pens anu received two meals n day," the first ' consisting of crackers and tho brackish- water of the Dela - -are, which made half of them sick. The second hal consisted of crackers and tainted meat cook- wan game lo-uisguise us puiriditv. On the way to Camp Chase-the most iusulting treatment 'received was from the East Tennessee renegade soldiery., ' ' '. ' " Wrecked.' The steamship Norsman, with two bundrcd and fifty Jbales of ootton, bound for Nas Uiu, on goiug out of Charleston hatbor, on the nightof the 20th, struck a snag, and was there- upon run aBiiorc on juong Asianq. ic is supposed she jviil be a total wrerk. outh of Jackson. ins loss & at Bruinsburg, he selectea an excellent ppsuiou in number, on tne iym. in v.api. r.iuuu 2 report . Imn)cnse maA mcetinK vas held in Union ! . lilghaian was kuled. i ncar Rcthel Church, some tour miles from own. . t0 the Uovernor, he says: j New York) on Wonda eTein tne 18th I BATTLE OF PORT GIBSON. I ' : A Blxjody "Affair. - - . An pvp-witness of the recent fisht at Port Gib Lafl furnished the" Jackson Appeal j Uith tk. blowing reliable sUUme.'t: witn ine io.iuw.Ug ! i y0 guard against a possmie ram upon ine iowu uj, j Grierson's cavalr', aud at the sam time to watch firierson's cavalry, aud at the sam time to watcn ti,e movements of the enemy below Bayou Pieire, j on the 29th of April ben. breen, with pan oi m brigade, was ordered to Fort Gibson. Un tne , jjUth, learning that the enemy was landing troops : and awaited their approach. His command con j listed of the 15th Arkansas infantry, numbering , 180 men, part of the 21st Arkansas, Go men; 12th j battalion Arkansas sharpshooters, numbering GO i men, and the 6th Mississippi, atyyit o50 men in all 700 men. '1 he enemy s advance encounteiea iuc i - about midnight. Some skirluishinsr ensued, tol lowe'd by heayj canuonading, which continued i until daylight. The brigade of Gen. Tracy, hav ing marched rapidly all day, arrived at night and took position on the extreme right. At the earnest ! solicitation of Gen. Green, who foresaw that, as ? soon as daylight revealed his position and strength, j his little command would be flankcd and over- whelmed by superior numbers, the 23d Alabama ' was detached tiominisor.gaue, oraerea opur . -, ,. - .i- i- i . j . .. . .i . i to Gen. Green and assigned position on thenght.. At sunrue the battle commenced in earnest, The position held by Gen. Green was attacked by a heavy force of the enemy, outnumbering him three to one. After a fierce confl.c the federals Hut alter a anon nuerva. u.i-y rcuurueu wuu . - . i .i j augmeuicu iiuniucrs, auu astvuiiu uuiu iu-iu uintu back with dreadful slaughter. In the meantime Gen Tracy's brigade was en gaged on the right, this gallant oflicef being killed f .k .... 'i Uo Kr;.,,iarv.n.rht w. in the very first onset. The briade'fought gal- lantly and succeeded against fearful odds, field about 10 a. m. that the position of in holding their ground Gen. Bowen arrived on the He peiceived at a glance Gen. Green must be out . . . .. i. t "u " J; j ,ll"r " ,x ... . them from the field, unless speedily reintorced. I Baldwin s brigade was ordered forward on double qiek, but too late; before rhey could reach . the field, the enemy rallied his forces the third time, ..j i ....!. i fl.,j, I- ' and brought his thousands against the little re- maining force of Green, flanking him on the left, and, after a most stubborn and bloody contest, forcing our boys to fly in disorder. Never did 1 men fight more gallantly. For eleven hours they held their positiou against overwhelming odds. i Twic Twice did they empty their cartridge boxes, firing hom sixty to eiirhty rounds each, and causing T"'" T "J Jr. fi7 n,! Tt IT"" , forces numbered at the fir. 1 he 15th Arkansas i i.: l. . - iiv ,i ii,., I UCH'f. I"' IUC EAIIUUli; ICH, UIIU bAJIUSVU IU IIIU ; a,iuutn firp f PP,V KViT(.r i,w.t vot , r - - - j 1 J " - - r. the very last to leave the field, and many of them are prisoners. Of the one hundred and eighty, ! only about seventy-five escaped from the field, i Only nine are positively known to be killed; several others mortally wounded, aud bow many j fell in the last onset of the foe and the retreat I from the field, is of course unknown ar,d cannot for months be ascertained, but I will venture the assertion that since the beginning of the war no regiment ever suffered the loss of a greater pro- portion of the numbers engaged, or maintained a : position longer against equal odds. All honor to j the noble fifteenth. Nor iS less honor due to the ! other regiments under Green's command. Though from their position they suffered somewhat less severely, yet they fought no less gallantly, aud covered themselves with glory. Baldwin's brigade haying come up, a new line of battle was formed two miles in rear of the first position, Baldwin in the centre, Tracy on the right, and Colonel Cockrell, commanding the 3d and 5th Missouri regiments, on the left; the ene my advancing, about noon tho battle was renewed with increased fury. Col. Cockrell, in gallant Missouri style, charged the enemy's right and found himself in the very midst of heavy masses of the enemy, from which he extricated his com mand by the most vigorous sort of fi-'htine:, and with heavy loss, falling back to his fir.it "position and holding it until sunset. In the meanwhile General Green having rallied the remnant of his shattered command, formed them on the Gth Missouri, which had been order ed to report to him, by a skillful manoeuvre led them in full view of the enemy marching toward our left, and then, countermarching out of view proceeded to the extreme right near. the mouth of Bayou Pierre, and again attacked the foe. Line of battle having been formed, Colouel Irving, of the Gth Missouri, wishing to advance some forty yards to a better position, gave the command "Forward!" Once forward, it was in vain to cry halt. Forward became a charge and on dashed the boys until ascending a hill, they found them selves in front of a tremendous force of Federals, about sixty yards distant, on an opposing hill with arf almost impassable ravine between. Here, for two hours, the opposing forces fought, shooting and shouting at each other, in full view and easy distance; the Missourians defying the overwhel ming odds of the foe to charge their own short but stubhorn column with the bavonet. A r. j treat had been ordered and the lines were falling I kt, i uJ :i2ji a- t i x . "v, v-uw iuu uiuci udu -iaueu 10 reacn voi xrving. ! Accordingly he held his position until he peicei?- ;-ed his isolated situation, when he effected a saf ! rt.treat from a most hazardous "nosithin. 1 Tho h til ' overwhelming odds, and the wonSerY. That whole regiments were not captured by the enemy. As it is, so many of our wounded being left in their bands our loss in prisoners is great. TTq,boys are cheerful, and readv a?in to met. .i .. - , ... - " ine toe, and will cive a cood iscmmt nf tlimlv3 mln.the 0WB contest, which wc all regard as im minent. are uZl.r 1 ? T 9 are under obligations to a friend for tho f..1t.-tvincr Till" f A1 . ... T v list or persons driven bythe Yankees from the mju ui .ewDern because thev wirp trn tn ih i country-and refused to take the Yankeo onth of to thpif allegiance, lhe curse of hateful race to its doom : God will follow that Mrs Wallace and two children; Sam Cook, wife and two children; Mrs Coleman, 75 years of ace- i V - v.. c, tl .Marshall, wite j . lore . V, e JllS3cs Custis, sisters; 1 Miss Justice; E Ellis and daughter; Mrs Mel-' i Tln' u ears 01 aP. urs UUvcr; Clifford Ball ; ! J K Oxley; Asa Binam and wife; Jesse Bioura; 1 " ' icvvt wuu ana six ! children; Mrs Pittman and two children; Major Phillips; Mra Simpson, 70 years of age; James Hancock, wife and two children; two Misses i ruttnan sisters: J ernes Armstrong. 68 vears of ags; Robert Lewis, 70 years of age; Needham . uase, wne and .two children; Mw Stanlv and j infant. Rahigh Journal. ' children: J ooodincr. Jr. wifo and two children . S R Street, wife and seven children ; L Philips, : i wife and two children: B M Ctwkl wife and two i A BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT. tico YanfatL steamers ca'vtured in North Ca ro- lout traters All Unor to our Part izan Rangers. We have one of the most daring and brilliant feats of the jvar "to record. On Saturday, the jQthr Capt. K. T. Elliott, commanumg a company - - 0i l-artizan ivangers, wuu luinjuieu, puirea two Federal sreamers in the Chesapeake and two Federal sreamers in the Chesapeake and Al&emarle Canal, and brought them through the bound to iranklin, on tne Jiiacswaier, pas-sing on the way a number ot the enemy a gunooais. Capt! Elliott arrived in Raleigh with his prisoners, 13 "I have the honor to report the capture of the steamers Emily and Arrow, yesterday, the former ! a fine sAling side-wheel steamer, and the other a ! propeller, used on the canal between Norfolk and the Albemarle Sound, Roanoke Island and other points. I had conceived a plan oi capiure some , vesterJav found an opportunity to execute it. About o o ciock p. m., at ine usual hour, the" Arrow hove in sight in the Currituck Canal. I made the propr distribution of my men, thirty in number, and when she came along side, we halted her and demanded a surrender, which was complied with without ' resistance. After capturing the Arrow, knowing that the. Emily wasiying about two miles below awaiting . . - - - I. al.4 1 me aiinai mi tbe arrival ot the Arrow. 1 toot twelve men tUt-t0(l :f nossibie (o seCure "this ; belicvins that it would require i good j I l th6 q of the Arrow wIieel-houSe and required: him to steer -up j lfce EmU nQthi m bad , ?J ,an Jsucceeded and she mmUm dered without resistance. e captured on board he officers anJ uieQj Bumbering seVen, jand thirteen on the Emily. Among thoEe cap- tured on the Arrow was a surgeon U. S. Navy. i Tk fnnt Ii.ictn ro-iiIrtft cmvp mn nr nnnfvrtii n 1 1 V 1 nc fa11' i of report X III; illiav "J"'"i- v. M . v " r I -i . . - f - r j - nim their names. e iounu no yuuc uu the boats, but lot of mail-bags which are for- warued to you. After 8 o'clock I started for some port to secure my prizes. We steamed all night, passinsr a large gunboat (the Whitehead)" mounf- . j ing six guns; we passed Edenton about daylight, "I.. .1.1 IT l T : i mr six iruns: we i ! the nt 6nle behevinir we were 1 ankees. in passing ' nr jIia (Minnrnn fiv nnnrncs hnilcd lis bfelievine V, . "r"""' i- r " " j .i.,. ' U3 1 1 1 v. 1 1 HUIillCl U an iwot -a. wu..u w board nd - immediately dwpatched them ! who 10 d(bt ,have th?f noW ,r : available and certain shape. After a goo to their in a more ti i. f j ava,"au'e au -!" a a T i water river, arriving at bouth Quay about one i o'clock to-day. I was met by Major Rodman, j afterwards by Major Boggs, who assigned Capt. Dobney, an old officer of the Navy, to tne com mand of the boats, and sending say prisoners to Franklin, we started to the latter place arriving there at about 10 o'clock. But few articles ex- cept supplies for the crew, were found on board . . !F .-..,.., , ' ; , ,. I i lie nriuw it vaiuwoie on uctuuui 01 on account or uer ma chinery which is said to be fine byjthe engineer who was assigned me by Maj Boggs. The Emily is valuable for her machinery as well as hull, which in dry opinion and that of offieers stationed here, would make a valuable gunboat.'' Nine of the prisoners brought to Raleigh were from New York, three from Pennsylvania, and one, Levi Bennett, is a Buffaloe of Hyde county. Huleiyh Progress. THE CONFEDERATE RAID. The. Richmond Dispatch publishes a letter whieh gives a connected account of the operations of Gen. Jones in his expedition into North-west Virginia. At Greenland, in Hardy County, he captured a company of Yankee soldiers. The nar rative then proceeds: Crossing the mountains, the brigade divided, our regiment (the 12th) and the Maryland battal ion crossing the mountains in Alleghany County, Maryland. At Oakland we charged the town and caught 75 more Yankees, and burned the bridge. At Cranburry Summit, also on tbe Baltimore aud j Ohio Railroad, we caught about a dozen Yankees and then marched to Cheat River Suspension Bridge, which we destroyed. We then passed on to Kingwood, Preston County, and Morgantown, Monongalia County. Gen. Jones, with the advance of the brigade, attacked Cheat River trestle work, but did not succeed in its destruction, on account of the supe rior force of the enemy guarding it. 'He then matched to Independence, on B. & O. R. R., cap tured 80 of the enemy, and burned the bridge there. We then formed a junction near Morgan town, and the command moved .on to Fairmont. Here we had a little fight and captured 390 of the enemy. The melish of Pierpoint fled, and would not assist their Northern allies. The splendid bridge over the Monongahela river, one mile above Fairmont, which cost $250,000, and twelve months to construct, was totally destroyed. We then struck the Nortii-western Virginia Railroad at Bridgeport, Harrison County, where we caught SOYankees, and destroyed the trestle work over Simpson's Creek. From this point we ciune on to Buckhannon. A number of minor bridges were also destroyed, one noar New Creek. We have destroyed several engines and tsars. Rules in Regard to Letters by Flag of Iruce We have been furnished for DubJica- ti(n b? Gencral Winder, with the following rules t . . adopted by the United States commandant, Gen. Dix,at lortress Monroe, ami whichvill be enforc ed in regard to all letters forwarded from the North to Fortrtss Monroe, to go by flag of truce to Rich mond: ""In order to " secure the transmission of letters across the lines, the following rules must be com plied with: "1. No letter must exceed one pace of a lettpr ! shror. nr rnhitn tn nr nthpr than miK. ri.-v..: i 1 j ------ r . v. uuiucauv ! mni 4,2. Every letter must be signed with tbe writ er's name in full. ''3. All letters must be sent with five cents ros- ta8c ct'cIosed, if to go to Richmond, and ten cents j . a All All letteis must be enclosed to the Cotn- i: ri i -r .u rv . . n tT. . . ! i "V c"' "X ' l address will be forwarded "AH letters sent to Fortress Monroe' without a strict compliance with these rules, except for pris- iut wuu iucsc ruies, eicepi ror rris- oners of war, will be transmitted to the dead letter cgce ' . eiier - .... . . a -the same identical rules will be applied by General Winder to all letters sent from the ri-uth to rortress Monroe, for parties . in ihe Uf.-ited States. .Parties addicted to correspondence shoaid cut out and preserve this notice, as a failure to comply with it in oue single particular -will con- sign tneir correspondence to oblivion. Barn Burnt. We learn that the barn of Mr 2.?? ."S'i? IeS soth aSt,f Greensloro, j was destroyed by fire on AVeanesday night. One ! nlon e8 Wagf-, -n'd he! f8 "Ple rescuing his other j GboZKrlT " " W71 j j NORTHERN ITEMS. ' A dispatch from Cincinnati states that GejK aside has published an , order reciting the pro ; .Ainira of Vallandirhani trial hv rohrt mnrtiat the finding of which is a sentence to close con- fienicnt dnrinfr the war in some fortress to.be - t - : sekcted by the commander of the department. ; Tbe order names Fort Warren as the place of cou- finement. n,mcnt. The Philadelphia Enquirer, of the 15th, says jt js rep,rted in Washington that the President h s changed the sentence of Vallandigham to ! scndiog him South. under the auspices of the Democratic Association. A ..rntrct urstin nmd Jlcrnint thi rnnent. srhilnrv ! arrests by the administration, and the suppression of free speech and the press. Four stands were erected, and speeches were made at all of them, i. r - j All the speakers denounced tl)e administration, end were loudly applauded. Gov. Seymour, in a letter to the Vallandigham sympathizing meeting at Albany, says that tbe arrest of Vallandigham has brought dishonor upon the country, if the proceedings are approved by tbe Government and sanctioned by the people; it is not merely the steps to the revolution, but it is revolution. We pause to see what kind of Gov ernment we have for which we are asked to pour out our blood and treasures. The action of the ad ministration will determine in the minds of more than half the people of the loyal States whether this war is waged to put down the rebellion South, or destroy free institutions North, we look for its decision with solemn solicitude. The first resolution adopted by the meeting of the people of New York denounced the arrest and sentence ot Yallandiham as a startling outrage upbn the hitherto sacred rights of American citi zenship. One speaker, on refering to Seymour's letter, says the people would stand by Seymour with guns and bayonets in their hands, at all hazards. Loud cheers were then given for Seymour. The New York World publishes a letter from Newbern, N. C., dated May 6th, from which we extract the following items: "A sensation was created here by the marriage! this morning of' Charles W. Lawrence, of Boston, j a member of the 44th Massachusetts, to the ac complished daughter of Israel Disosway, a banker in Newbern. After making a transfer of his property to the bridegroom, tha father left out lines with other disloyal citizens. Can this be possible? Nearly 12,000 meft belonging to. the two years and nine months regiments in this department, will soon be mustered out of the service. The New Ycrk Tribune throws Gen. Hooker overboard as a failure; says he has not advanced since he Yet rented with a larger army tha im Lee had after he (Hooker) had lost 17,000 men. It is equally severe upon Sconeman; contends that he accomplished littje or nothing, not interrupting Lee's line of communication at all, or only for twenty-four hours. Cir-ciiHiuti. May 18. Tho re Is are (!! cii a lwrge cavalry f ree south (;t i!;c Cumin jand river, arid a iar-ze i lat try l ic east ot trie i n 1 1 a I ft nessf e river; they will a!va! ec into Kentucky this month under Breckinridge A correspondent of the New York Tribune, writing. froi;. A una, Union county, 111 , says: " The tumult arising from arresting the copper heads and deserters in the county still continues. Among the principal citizens taken are L. W. Ashley, formerly Chief Engineer. of the Illinois Central Railroad; Dr. Ilarwood of the Wheat Growers' Bank, both of Anna; and J. J. Provo, merchant and biiller in Jonesboro all wealthy men. Such is the terror among the people in re mote parts of' the county, that quite insignificant persons are fearing that they will be arrested ; and I add, us a remarkable fact, that during these passing nights, women and children go into the woods to sleep. All business is suspended, for those who have not been arrested have run away. Even one memfcer o our State Senate departed." The Fredericksburg correspondent of the Rich mond Enquirer says, on the alleged authority of a Yankee General, that the enemy's loss in killed, wounded, prisoners and deserters amounts to 40,000. Also, that Hooker was so much injured at Chancellorsville that he has not left head quarters since the fight. ' The Confederate Tax on Commission Merchants. The following communication from the Secretary of the Treasury in response to an inquiry in reference to the tax on Commission Merchants under the new tax law, will be of in terest to those concerned : Richmond, May 13, 1863. Sir : In reply to your letter of the 8th inst., I have tbe honor to state, that commission mer chants, under Act of 24th April, 18G3, are sub ject to a specific tax of two hundred dollars, and a tax of two and a half per centum on all sales made. By section 5 of the act, tbe liability to pay the tax attaches from and includes the 24th day of April, 1863, the date of approval of the Act. The specific tax is for the year ending 31st day of December, 1863, and is due and payable at the time of registration. Registration is re quired, to be made within sixty days after the passage of the Act, or at tho time of commence ment of business, and on the 1st day of January in each year thereafter. Return of sales is to be made to the assessor on tbe 1st day of July next, and at the end of every three months thereafter, and the tax on ,Buch sales is due and payable to the collector at the date of return. Very respectfully, C. G. Memminger, Secretary of Treasury. - Liberal and Patriotic. Mr W. Turner, a manufacturer iu this county, advertised in the Express a couple of months past to supply, gratis, to the widows of deceased soldiers, who are in in digent circumstances, one bunch of Yarn to each, if called for by the first -of May. We are inform ed by good authority, that 31r Turner has faith fully redeemed his promise, and that he has dona ted 300 bunches of yarn in that behalf, equal, at present prices to 82,000. We have yet to learn i Iu. , t..t- u r n ' . j .i 1 . k i rr t . F tnf,tle exntnple set by Mr Turner, but we hope j ii hi. ni v tin 1:1 inan uidi.i ui ti iiri! iii hiwpii r no rvn i that they will go and do likewise State Ex, Moke Lii: reality. Mr Wm. A Robiwon, ! V.f Clark's Fork, York District, h-s bec-n furnish, j ec.riitrt iatciiios at fei r-er b ii-h c-1 more liberality tbr.r. "inbscriLin.t-' corn to the Government at 2 'oil a bushel, and mileage, by many persons, who told the boldier's wives they had "not a grain to spare, above their actu' month before. York. Eno. Rock Hill, S. C., May 15, 1863. I have the pleasure to report that every one in this Ticinity seems anxious to do all they can for dur soldiers in the field. Oar friend A. E. Hutchison, h a gift of one lmodrc4 rnjof bacon. Vours truly, J. A. SAPLK II, Gov. Agent, j A BBAVE MAN. . Jt . ..a We heretofore mentioned that Lieut. tiambrul, f o MhsigSip Confederate scout was k'llec on ' .'mm( ten miles From the IJIackwater lvif- : er. bv the enftny's videits. A gentleman just from Isle of Wight County gies us the particu- ; i uu r' - t- rfn . ' Jars of Lieut. Gambrill's death. They stamp htm one of the bravest men this war has proauceu Lieut, (i. was overhauled near Barham's Crosi !.;. i: was overhauled near Barnaul's Cross ' Roads Isle of Wipht County, by twenty-one j of the ei.emv, who immediately demandeu a sur "I never have : render He instantly replied. i rsurendered, and never intend to," at the same time drawing his revolvers and emptying the bar rels of each, before be fell. Seven of the enemy were killed and two wounded in the brief space of four minutes, when the lieutenant leu moriauy : . . , . .i j wounded. The survivors then repaired 10 ine ! house of Mrs. Ely, in the immediate vicinity, and i told her that a particular friend of hers was lying dead in the road a short distance off. Upon ask in his name, and being told that it was Lieut. Ganibrill, Mrs. Ely replied "that she. would bury him if it cost her life." "You ought to," rejoined the Yankees, for a braver man never lived," and they then wlated to Mrs. Ely the particulars of his death, and how desperately he defended himself. A Lieutenant who commanded the gang, said to Mrs. E., that he thought at one time, Gambrill would have killed him, but added, that had he done so, It would have consoled his friends to know thaf'Jie met death at tbe hands of as brave a man as ever breathed. True to her pledge, Mrs. Ely procured a cart, and calling upon a couple of ladies in the neigh borhood, secured the body, washed it, and with her' own bands, assisted by her lady friends, gave the body of Lieut. G. sepulture. Petersburg Exprctt. THE VAN DORN AFFAIR. Chattanooga, .May 12. A. gentleman just from Spring Hill, in Maury county, gives me lotne particulars in regard to, the death of Van Dorn. The facts are singularly tragic; and in time of peace would create a national fiiror. The crow ded condition of the great war canvass, however, will distract the public eye from the quiet, domes tic melodrama. Since taking up his quarters in Spring Hill, Van Dorn has been upon terms of criminal inti macy withMrs Dr. Peters. She was a Miss Mc Kissack young, handsome and well educated. Her family is of the highest respectability, and of considerable wealth. The husband has been one of the most esteemed of citizens, an amiable nvm, member of the State Senate, and heavy planter; a brother of Mnj Peters, Chief Quartermaster to Gen. Polk. The pair have been married (a se cond marriage on the part of the" gentleman) for about five years On the day of the occurrence Dr: Peters c:riled upon Van Dorn and obtained a pass to go to Nash ville. Van Dorn gave it readily, doubtless feel ing glad to get rid of a disagreeable and dangerous encumbrance. They w.-ro alo.nc together in nu upper room, and it h suppled that Peters shot from the back of Vs n 1'i r.Vs lui, which was split in twain by the bullet. T e report was not benrd. however, and peters mount: d his horse, rode awy. ciossed our lir.es v. itb the pass previ ously obtained ai d nreied Nnshriile. '-.lie h;is been, L learu, received with marks of distinguish ed welcome. The body of Van Dorn was coffined and sent o(ff for interment. Mis Peters has returned to her own family. These arc the facts hard and dry. Rumors of the conduct of Van Dorn, not only iu this one in stance, but in two others, ncar Columbia, have been prevalent for some time. Without doubt he has ncted very badly. m My informant tells rue that he has degraded the cause and disgusted every one by his inattention to his duties and his constant devotion to t-hc ladies, and to the exclusion of-all else. Wine and women have ruined him as they have ruined many another brilliant, but reckless man. That Van Dorn was a man of daring geniua there can be no doubt: Very handsome, with datk, dsshing eyes and handsome moustache, a superb rider, a showy address, quick witted and graceful, be was also a man of sagacious foresight and keen intellect. But he was uncertain and unreliable. He always sacrificed his business to bis pleasure. He was never at his post when he ought to be. Was either tied to a woman's apron string or heat ed with wine. His loss will therefore, be little felt; wo can on ly moral on the occasion of his death, give hi faults to the past, and leave his soul with his God. Cor. Richmond Enquire r, 6th. The staff officers of Van Dorn havo published a statement relating to the affair, but we do not see anything in it disproving the above statement. EXCHANGE INOTICK oYo. X. HicnMOXD, May 9th, 1863. The following Confederate officers and men bar been duly exchanged, and are hereby so declared . 1. All officers and men who have been delivered at City Point at any lime previous'to May 6th, 1863. 2. All officers captured At any place before the 1st of April, 1863, who have been released on parole. 3. AH men captured in North Carolina or Virginia before tbe 1st of March, 18C3, wbo bare been released on parole. 4. The officers and men captured and paroled by Gn. S P Curler, in bis oxpedjjiuu to East Teunctse in December last. 5. Tbe officers and men captnred and paroled by Lieut. Col. Stewart at Van Biiren, Arkansas, January 25th, 18C3; by Col. Dickey, in December, 18C2, in bis uiarchto the Mobile and Ohio railroad, and by Capt. Cameron, at Corinth, Miss., in December, 1862. 6. The officers and men paroled at Oxford, Miss., on the 23d of December, 1862; al Des Arc, Ark., oa Ihe 17th of January, 1863, and at Baton Rouge, La., en tbe 23d of February, 1863. 7. All persons who hare been captured on the aes or the waters leading to the same, or upon the se coast of the Confederate or Uni'ed Statej, at any ttnio previous to December 10th. 1862. 8. All civilians wbo hiv been arrested at any iim before the 6iU of May, 18S3, ami relexsed on parole, are discharged from any and every nbligution con. tained in said parole. If any such person has taken anv oath of allegiance to the United Stales or given any bond, or if bis release was accomplished with any other condition, he is dichred from the rne. 9. If any persons embraced in any of tbe foregoing sections, or in any section of any previous Excbaogo Notice, wherein they are declared exchanged, are in anv federal prison, they are to bp immediately re leased and delivered to the ConfeUemtc a-ilhori: ie. - 2Jay 17 163 Ci . ItOBEiiT OULD. At the Medical Purveyor's I)-pot. at Charlotte, N. C., it., ,:.,iinds (Jf: lbs ) of le.avffc Trpp. fCiomthu Amm-ieanut." of tbe New Jersey Tea The leaves must have been carefully dritd in the shade. 3 JAS. T. JOHNSON, Med. Purv'r. May 12, 1662 lm NOTICE. All persons indebted to FULL1NGS.4 SPRINGS, by note or account, are hereby notified to call upon Wm. W. Gner, ex-fnentr, and make immediate settle--nient. J. M. SPRINGS. I February 3. 1SC3 tf ' - History op the War. We corv fr7T Standard a paragraph stating that Lieut 5 V McSween is engaged in collecting material, r ' history of the war, with especial reference i .u part borne in it by North - Carolina. y P lh in the Standard's recommendation of hii He has himselChad uncommon opportunity . aptitude for personally collecting materia , 2 has every disposition to use them for the hn, . the State. He bra native of Robeion f graduate of our University, and has been eona ' ted with the army, as a private or officer, since it war began. l"9 Material for his work wi',1 be thankfully rer,; ed by him, or at this office for hiui.-Ay oil Handsome Testimonial. A few of ih , .friends of the Rev. A. W. Miller, .t. '"J the Tabb Street Presbyterian Church in this cit presented him, on Friday laxt, with a purse oft 000, in token of their high regard fir him ln'i as an evidence of their appreciation of hi tea! ad devotion to the cause of religion during h'n term of ministry. This act on the part of a portion of Mr Millcr'a late flock, was no less graceful and praiseworthy, than it was merited and apnrccut. ed. Pitcrsbvrg Express. ' ' Executive Department North-Carolixa y Adjutant General's Office, Militia ' ( Raleigh, May 11, 1603. ' ( General Order, No. 6. ' ' I. The following extract from tbe Act atteniUtorr of the exemption Act, pasted by the late Congrm of lbs Confederate States is published for the Information tod guidance of those whom it may concern. (kxtract.) Skc. 4. Iu addition to the Slate officers cttmptid by the Act of Oct. 11, lfC2, there shall ( rifnipm all State, officers whom the Governor of any State tut chum to have exempted for the due ftJtninimntlon of the Government and laws thereof; but tliia exemptioo shall not continue in any State after the ljiummrot of the next regular session of its Legislature, ualru such Legislature shall by law exempt tliem from raili. Ury duty iu the Prot isiomtl Army of the Coiiff.Umt, States." II. Militia officers are hereby exempted from the operation of the Conscript Act, so long ns Ihrr yield prompt obedience to the orders Issued from this) office. Tbe services of refractory and negligent officers will not be considered as necessary ''for the due a bninii. tration of the Government and laws of the Slate." III. Commanding officers of the Militia will cotaroq. nicate this order to the olficars uuder their commsaj. By order of Gov. Va.icx: DAN'L. G. FOWLE, Adjutant Cfurrsl May. 19, 183. 2t Notice. The Board of Directors of the. Western Plank RuJ Company having accepted lhe amendment of thnr Charter as passed at lhe last sessiou of the LrgiiUmrt ofNorlh Carolina, At a meeting of the Board of Directors, held t Charlotte on the 4th inst., a resolution was ptmtj iht they would retain for the Company at1 charge toll nt that part of the road from Peter Causler's to whtrt Hit 'Plank Ftoa-d direrges from thft Public Road, sbnit two hundred yards eajt of where Orr k Alfisndfr'i Saw-MUl uird to stand, on the east mJ of lhe Cataw ba riveT, including the IMver Bridge. And thryalioin. Ririu'led thslr President to sell the Road and DrMfri from the Town of Charlotte to its junction itb tin Public Bond, lending by Stewart's to a point sbout half a mile east of J. P. Ros', with its Pnviirgrs. 1 1 ceprinc Ihe Toll House and Lot, and alo thv UriJn ver Long Creek and rTillian' Creek; b it in,th meantime they will not charge any loll ou any part f the Bond which they bare decided to sell. And the Board of Directors hae resolved to abandon to the public all the balance of said Plank Road eicept nirh parts as they have reserved for the Company, And ordered to be sold, as abort stated, and notice is hereby given to th puMiC to that eflHt. C. C. lIKN'DEItSON', May 12 163 4t Pres't W. P. tUvi Co. PUBLIC SAi.lC I will sell to Jhe highest bidder, in the torn of Charlotte, for cash, on Tuesday, 2d June, tlm Toll IIoue and Lot in 'Jharlottc, belonging to the trq Plank Kbad Co. And aUo, at the same time sol place, that portion of said Plank Road (and in t'rin leges) lying between the town of Charlotte and tin point on said Road w here the Public Road, leading 1 Stewart's, intersects the Plank Road, about a half mils east of J. P. Rocs', iucluding the UiitTge. And lo, at tbe same time and place, the Bridge oTfr.l.n.f Creek. . And on Wednesday, tbe 3d June, I will sl to tbe highest bidder; at Ltncolntoo, for cb, tbn splendid bridge orer Killinn's Creek, fnchidi'ij i'i Privileges. C. O. HK.VDEKSOV, Mav 12th, 18C3 4t Prest. W. P. llu Co. EXEcrroirs MAiTi:.' As the Executor of Gen. Wro. Allen, dersied, I will expose to public sale; at the late residrnr of 4 deceased in Cabarrus countr, on Wedneddity ths 2"' b day of May, tbe PLANTATION n w hitb tL id Wm Allen resided. Also, Eight Likely it?iorf among them men, women and children ; oof J'hsrt ia the ChaK S. C. Railroad ; Horses, Mules, Cattlf, Hogs, and Grain of rarions kinds; a lot of I!jcn; to Wagons, one Carriage, Gears, Farming Tools; oneifjt of Blacksmith Tooln ; Household and Kitchen Fami ture, and various other articles too tedious toenuraf rate. Terms made known on day of sale. All persons having claims asin't the eMite wl!l please prebeut them for settlement within tbe time pre scribed by law, or this notice will be pleaded in lr f tbeir recorery. WM. B. PARKS, Eircotor. May 5, 1863 . 4t-pd $300 Reward 1WILL give ihe above reward to nny perron who il take op my boy SAM, if captured without serious injury and delivered to me or con6ned in Jil so thai 1 can get biro He has been Ijiny out ovrr twelve month?, tanging from near Charlotte to Reedy Cr,'k' He is 22 years old, mtdium.sire, and has a scsroa hii forbead. Addiess me a.t Charlotte, N. C. Feb 24, !83 tf. J.VO. WOW- From tbe enbscriber, on tbe 6th of April, su nesa oi Cattle among them two Milch Cows, one a browp color, the other white and black, both larpe and fin, the brown cow had a very large bell on; neither them are marked. There was also among them a ra Yearling, marked with sallow-fork in each information so that I may get ihem will be tnkruny received and a liberal reward gi""- ' L. A. McLLOl. Address oif at Charlotte, S. C. April 28tb, 103 o ; ui.OOO ACllV, LA.I)I On Wednesday and Thursday, the 20th and 2lit May, I8t53, at tiJIELBV, Cleavelaod couuty, I will at public sale, ia convenient lots for farming purports. Ten Thousand Acres of Land lying in Cleaveland coon ljt sequestered as thf property ot Goold Hoyt and I Uronson, alien enemies of the Confederate .Stairs. Terms Ncte and senility" for the purchase roonc, to be paid wben sale is confirmed by tbe Confederal Court the Court to bt held tbe first Monday ia Jun. D. SCHENCK, Kecitr. . April 21, 1863 Ira NOTICE. The Notes and Accounts dot the Estate of lr. J. Lowrie, deo'd, are in tbe bands of S. 5".llJ Esq., for collection. All petsons having cUitnssf' tbe E-tate are reqnested to present them i form for settlement, or this notice will be plesdM bar of tbeir recovery. . L.J. LOWRIE, Eiccs April 21, 1863 Im -p NOTICE. . n ,tof A number of Notes due tbe Building Conio" 4 .f the M. E. Church ia thil place, bare been P'f Not my hand for collection. Persons oning j (l will confer a faror by calling on tbe nude" g u th BranebBank of North Carolina atd mi. met as It is now cssirame ia u'- "..ippLfc. May 12, 183 1 u
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