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V1, ri ' it I I t f v 4ii 5Ht it FROM VIUGINIA. .eiru which has involved the .:c rS t.o r.rniv in Northern Virginia ii H-iauuiiJ - " J ... 1 f, .lil ml'' itseli, ana reveals lo-day the main bo.lv of our army under :ml Longstreet, in .Maryland and 1 ennsj The crossing of the latter is believed to Lav O li T 1 1 ill MiltilV - a ' under Kwell ylvania. e taken r.lnrv nn .Saturday ana .-3unuay, ai . - 1 C . 1 A Lees-bun', at the n-iwr-l. i.oii!t and on which occasion occurred cavalry fi'j;ht mentioned in yesterday's Enquirer. Our lines between Calpcrjpr and FredcricLsbur',' , are still strong enough to oppose any force the , enemy may be able at this time to bring against ; it while a strong force, which will be .strengthened Sfntf! tnjorjs. will stand prepared for any at-: lonirit the. enemy may make from the direction of ihe Peninsula to march on .Richmond. Official news from the Peninsula on yesteruay tlinf tlin fnomv were landing in force on : l.,.n,lr, if oft'.n( TiOint on i;f.r Tn cIato nf -tliUtlin (Invcrnor issued a call upon the citizens to organize to meet inva- Hon, which was promptly and enthusiastically re- I Ul tk lkltVl. " mpuy ana euuiuiaM,ai.jF - ing in the Capitol Square. It sncmy desires to make a diver- ponded to last evenm I.j r-vidnnf thnt tlifi CPCUiV ion bv this movement to the detriment of Gen. I.ce, but he will fail; and if Ins advance is made .cry far up the Peninsula, it will prove a failure both ignominous and disastrous. We have no doubt that the vandals will make a blazing raid in the lower counties; but that they will accomplish auvLt else of any importance is, in oar opinion, :.imply absurd Although this news of the enemy's movements below comes through ofucial sources, as indicated above, it reached those sources iu such a way that manv irrains of allowance are to be made m receiv iv- in" it. Passengers from the White House last evenic", state that no enemy had appeared in the ? ftVlr.nl- bn( tW nn Tiipsrlav key up to four o clock, Lut that on luesday illl" Yilf-KfjlS CI1 lliC a.Uliv JLUVtli ul II UQb x unit. c mc1 in ard reported one gunboat and two trans - po? s steaming for that plac'c. On yesterday morn- jiuii.i un.uu 0 i j j . . .J. - 1 I: !. ' l,nt nr it nnneared that the transports were loaucu with timber, designed, apparently, for the con struction of a wharf. No landing, howevver, was made up to our latest advices. Jiicnmond J'Jn iiirn June 2u!l. , FROM GENERAL LEE'S ARMY. lasscngcrs by the Central train last brought no news from Gen. Lee's army. There was neither conurniaticn r.or corruciiuu vi me reported fight between Longstrect's corps and the Federals near Lecsburg. The passengers generally agreed that Lee's army had gone so far North that it was a difficult matter to hear from it. From the Cavalry fight between Aliddlcburg and Aldic we have some further particulars. A man who wss wounded in tbo engagement of Friday states that the" series of engagements com menced Wednesday morning, and with occasional intermissions,, continued until Friday evening. I'p to the time of his leaving the field, late Friday evening, we had repulsed the enemy in every attempt to penetrate our lines with heavy loss, both in men and ofiicers; and had captured about (bur hundred prisoners and a number of flags. One Yankec.Coloncl was killed, and a Lieutenant Colonel wounded and taken prisoner. Our own losses arc said not to exceed one hundred killed, wounded and missing. The scene of the battles was cn the road leading from Aldic, a village on the west of the Kittoolan '.Mountains, and the enemy's object is supposed to have been to ascertain the movements of our troops. Two aids to General Hooker, with important documents, were captured. One of them with orders to Plcasauton to occupy and hold Snicker's Gap at all hazards. Our forces had anticipated tiiia movement, and were already in possession of it. Many brilliant charges were made during the three days' fighting, and some desecrate hand to hand encounters came oiT Tho great disparity ' between the casualties of the enemy and our own is attributed to the fact that the enemy relied altogether on the sabre, whereas our troops used both the sabre and pistol with telling effect. A gentleman who left Winchester on Sunday morning states that the prisoners captured in these fights had arrived at that place, aud were princi pally from llhode Island. IIiciimom, June 25. General Imbodcn has destroyed all the workshops, machinery, locomo tives and cars at Cumberland, 31d., and every bridge from Little Capon some distance West of Cumberland. The immense tunnel was des troyed, and the great iron bridge kifocked all to pieces. This is the greatest blow of the kind ever given the Yankees. CAVALRY EIGHTS. A number of wounded arrived last evening by the Central train from the late cavalry fight in Loudon county, Ya. From them wc ascertain that ihe fight commenced in the town of Middleburg, on Wednesday evening, June 17th, between llob tertson's brigade and a strong force of the enemy all cavalry in which the latter was repulsed. On the following morning the fiht was renewed and the enemy's forces again repulsed, with the loss of a Rhode Island regiment, which was captured, and many killed and wounded. In the evening they received reinforcements, with artillery, and our forces abo received assistance by the coming up of portions of the brigades of Gens. -W. II. F. Lee and Jones. The enemy "was again repulsed. On Friday morning the engagement was resumed with spirit, and continued when our informants left. Our loss was comparatively slight, except ing, perhaps, during the engagement of Thursday evening, when tho enemy's artillery is reported to have operated severely upon 5!;c s bri Riflimond miitir.r, 2od. rade. NORTIIERN ITEMS. A dispatch from Ilarrislmrg, Pa., dated the 2 1st. I says the rebels arc reported 40,000 strong at II a- gerstown, and arc iortilying. Gov. Curtm received a dispatch from Cham bcrsburg, which states that the rebel Gen. Jenkins was at Greensboro, and had been plundering the houses among the mountain. I A dispatch 'reports the rebel cavalry at Gettys- burg in force, and that they wont to McConnells- ville and' helped themselves to whatever they iwantcd in the stores and collected laruc Kumbcrs of cattle and horses, then moved off towards Han cock. A small mounted force rode into Frederick last Saturday, paroled the sick soldiers in the hospitals, took a few horses and then left. Tii n p i a -i.i: .7,i"-r : xV, rrl A V 7 , idestroyed a number of canal boats at Hancock, 31 d. j A locomotive and twentv-threc cars were de- v """"", --iu. wiiitunuii uwp "lit : . ' i Istroyed near Point of lioeks, on the night of thc . HlSth by the Uontederates. : ' ' .An immense democratic meeting has been held f 1 I P Springfield, Illinois. One hundred thousand ''l i persons Were present. P.ichardson wa? president. Speeches. were maae Ly oorhees, (Jos and others. jfe administration was denounced, and the return -f Vallandigham was demanded. Resolutions :4pd opposed to the prosecution of the war for the ; i restoration of thc Union, and calh for a natwnal . il ionventioif. - r ' - FROM VICKSBtfBG. Aat.7inr Cheat Battle and Another Victory On Saturday morning c1r nnoiher l JiV ! J afcw - MY ' linos in rear of Vicksburg. "The action lasted tii, ! ten (fclock A. M., ending in a complete ,rout ot ' n,.,nc Loss oftheencmv heavier man m any other attack. Nothing whatever known iq regard to our loss, but it; is certain that another rout victory has been gained. m A special correspondent of the Jackson Mississ ippian estimates the loss of the enemy on Satur day at ten thousand. Also that the enemy are throwing pontoons across the liig Black, between the Uailroad Jindge and Uladwin's i erry, r J Tva j Warrcnton. It Is reported that our fore j taken possesion of Union Uluff on the iuiv.v.T : River, . ()m One of our scouts from the-interior of the cne- i;n Mr.nrta ih.tYiPM nfli nnwlcu&re tneir i ir.ua Imnvipr than in anv other assault. It 13 va . .w. J f riously reported at from seven to ten thousand, anu j ti,at our victory was complete. Their troops are ; mat our victory as uuujpieic. ""7 7 nmcu depressed in consequence and say icks- : burg has ever been a slaughter pen, and abuse Gen. Grant for undertaking an impossibility ! Jackson, June 21. Several private letters, I received from Vicksburg, date June 17, state ' that the utmost feeling of confidence exists m ; their ability to resist any assault, and that our i entire loss is only 025. The shot from Grants batteries never injured one many go over inc cuy and plunge into the river. Kven ladies come out of their houses at night to witness the bombard- ment, which is represented as being perfectly ! .rraud. All concur in the statement mat tne gai- . . -vi . i : risen is bountiluliy supplied wnu pruvitiuns rations are still issued. Full A'ie Occupation 01 Wlliueu a iJC-u.vi uy iuv nwp i .fnlwnd hv its .... . f I M 1 M T 1 I... .7. A lAnui I 111 VJLll. JV11IJV (juuiii " J ' , .1 ; legitimate consequences much sooner, even than I vve had apprehended. It has forced Grant, .,rr,.,t,.nrfi u ip . hnrrnrs of a famine in his caillC. , : n ' into a desperate assault upon our lines, from which he has been repulsed with enormous loss, it ap pears, even, to have compelled him to look to his rear for the means of escape from the trap in which he has been caught. Osyka, June 23. A courier from Kettertown reports that the. Federal Gen. Lyons was -captured near Clinton, on Saturday evening, with his foxage trains G2 wagons of commissary stores, 208 mules, 20 Yankees, and o2 negroes.. Five negro deserters and one Yankee prisoner arrived here tlii.s evening f'rew Clinton. A private letter from New Orleans reports a terrible mortality amongst the Federals there All the public and many of the private houses have been converted into hospitals. Official despatches state that Gen. Chalmers sunk three transports below Memphis on the 20th, and disabled another. Jackson, Mis., June 25. The Confederate cavalry outside of Port Hudson attacked Grier son's federal cavalry, yesterday, in the rear of Banks army, and captured 50 prisoners, 57 wag ons and teams, und put the remainder to flight. Gen. Taylor fought and whipped the federals opposite Baton llouge, La., on Sunday the 21st. And it is stated that General Chalmers has dis persed tho column of federal raiders that came south from Memphis. 150 of the band, including the commander, were captured The Federals have totally destroyed the town of B;;tesvile on the Mississippi and Tenuessee Uailroad, ail partially destroyed Panola, about one mile distant. INVASION OP EAST TENNESSEE. Attack on' Kxoxvilt.k, Tenn. A portion of" Gen tacked pulsed. linriKidii's "rmimiinil ?5 00(1 fttrnrn at-rc- Knoxville on the 20th inst., and were They left w ithout doing any damage, but on the line of the llaihoad East of Knoxville, they burnt bridges, tore up the road, destroying the wires, burnt and robbed private houses, S:c. But they were finally overtaken, and after a sharp engage ment, their artillery taken, and the raiders routed and dispersed, our forces pursuing. The raiders left Knoxville on Satuaday at ten o'clock, and the enemy captured a small force of ours at Strawber ry Plains, burnt the bridge, the depot buildings, some private houses, C-c. They proceeded to New Market and Mossy Creek on Sunday, where they burnt the Railroad bridge, tore up the track, cut the wires, dec. On Monday, between Mossy Creek and Morristown, they were confronted by Generals Jackson amLPegrain, who, it is rumored and be lieved, took their artillery, route'd them, &c. A letter from Chattanooga enables us to supply the particulars of the movements of the Yankees before the attack was made. The party was com manded by Gen Carter, the Tennessee renegade, and numbered about 2.000 men. They penctra tratcd into Fast Tennessee through a gap in the mountains near Kins-ton, and marched on London, a town of 1,500 inhabitants, on the Fast Tennes see and Georgia Railroad,- 18 miles west of Knox ville, intending to burn the railroad bridge at that place; but, finding the bridge well surrounded by .l lN, . l i n , . , . -V "J i-vj, ,uu firt L i ii i u u iactory or me Renoir lirothers, with all the out buildings and tho residence of the owners, and tore up the track of the railroad for several miles. The 54th Virginia regiment, which had been stationed there, had just left that mornin" fur f a f . 1 w - . - - . . W U4 iJ W V IllUUJUllll II Knoxville, and the place was therefore defencele They told two citTzens, wliom they captured there- that thrv worn Mi, on tn hnrn TC nnivillo Tu, ! s. ! - Ti c -";. London had been transferred from Gcu. Buckner . .i . , , :instfrrrii fmm (!nti Unnl nii-'i- n department to that of Gen. Jackson, at Chatta- j nooga, and in the movement of troops consequent : on the change several places were left undefended, ! which would not have been the case if the trans-1' fer had taken place a few days later or earlier. It will be seen that after their repulse at Knox- ! vilie the Yankees came as far east as Morristown, ; on the East Tennessee and Yirginia Raijjyad, I which is SS miles from Bristol. There, it appears, ! they were likely to come to grief. A Tiu-e Patriot. The Houston (Texas) 1 olograph, of .May 18, contains a narrative of the auvcnturcs of Judge Nicholas Cleaj-y, formerly Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial District of Cali forna, and afterwards United States Naval store keeper at Shanghai. n;.. - .. l : i . , - . ' un iicaiinir oi ine M-cciMou m v rginifl, tns native State, he forth- Willi UIJUCllOUlv lO relllrn lii n thither. Tho imiTtioT' ; had occupied two years when he reached Houston, ' during which time he encountered dnnrri c.,r ' mounted obstacles, and endured privations and , sufferings that no ordinary man could have trium- ! phed over. He has traveled about 11,000 miles by water, over 1,150 miles on foot by land, and In I a terrible country for foot travelers, cud will have traveled fully 2,000 miles besides in various con- veyancesaud all the time exposed to hard-hips and dangcrs of which ordinary men ean have no tion. property everything, to ofTebis services to his native country in the war. in which ."-he is now etii'j.red. THE SITUATION IN THE WEST. Wo baveiairect and positive intelligence from ITT we ather our information from an intelligent gentleman, just from the headquarters of (Jeneral Kirby Smith, who crossed the Mississippi river at Natchez. The first important fact we learn is that r f ... : . 1. : ..M., ,,f ,,1 o c tn Iho tit T7oHn n (jiu. . niiiu ij tuny j.iuolku "-j ' - "'v.yU.ai,; v lCKsourg anu i ort uuuson, aim ia uiituiiiij; me forces of his department with a view to second C.rn Jnhnctr.n on this side the river in the work r,f rcJnrr'tho Wnf)f those tWOtfltieS. finn- J- . U..J...0 - - 0 - ' mWK'u lioo,lr.nirtfrt! wptp .it Shrevenort. from i which point die has easy water communication L.iimu j ..... i - . , , ... n nniT. v ii-ci-.... i by the lied, Black and Tensas river. His troflfcs ! n !rpnrW nt. the nnsts selected for them in canv- Smith's c-reat plan, which is to cut off. Gen. Grant's supplies. To this end a part of his force is now in possession of Milliken's Bend, .w.-w j ' , .g above both yicksburg and the mouth of j effectuajjy cuts off I Va Yazoo river, and whic j Grantji iie from up tl j t),L-,nd mPn ur le river. Three thousand men, under Jng-den. Green, were pn the peninsula opposite tc 1 ort Hudson, and in a position, with the aid of Gen. Gardner's batteries, to completely close the river to the enemy's boats. Marmaduke, of Gen. Price's army, was near Helena, and Gen. Price, with 17,000 men was on the march for that point", his object being the same, r-v til 'tl W O T fl n;if. nfF fi rant's stinnlies. IU lii ill a IJ U1V. V iiv,vwv-- , t The creat fall in Ia MUsisssr.ni. 28. fftftt bftlow rk, affordedgreat facilities for these hi"?h water mar operations. The he narrowness or the stream lorces mssinz vessels to come within easy range of the cTwiro nnfffrifis. while the river has sunk so low cim y . - 7 that the attacking parties could not be reached I bv the enemy's gunboats. ine garrison oi i on riuutun uiiu icju arebotbwell provided at,d in good spirits, each .1 1 ii T7...1 I 1 . . 1. e- him uneasy about the fate of the" other, but entirely confident in their own situation. I hey have abun dant supplies. J( News has been received from Vicksburg up to Saturday night. Grant's army is undoubtedly suffering from want of water, and suffering still more from being obliged to drink tho waters of the Pig Black, which is very unwholesome As our informant says, Johnston is in no hurry tn mnrfi. for this, anion!? other reasons: that he lj luwtw, v. J . . . . - , .... - does not like to interfere with the action of the waters, lie is in regular communication witn tne west of the Mississippi, and all are working to a common end the starvation of the enemy, the raising of the siege, and the capture of as many as possible when he begins to move off". Louisiana has been abandoned by the enemy, and there are no Yankee troons except about Don aldsville. Gen. Mouton with 7,000 men is at Franklin, St. Mary's parish. In their retreat the Yankees carried off mules and destroyed many wa gons. But most of the negroes have be.en recap tured and sent back" to thair owners. .. . ... -. i .i Bed river is free pf Yankee vessels. Commu nication between the east and west banks of thp Mississippi at Natchez and many other places was constant and uninterrupted. The enemy's gun boats are powerless to prevent it. Ten thousand head of cattle were on their way to this side, and have probably passed by ibis time. The Crescent regiment and the lbth La., both j of w hich were formerly stationed near Mobile are j at Bayou Lamourie I'd miles below Alexandria. j Gen. Maiiruder has his eves fixed upon Yicks- ! burg, and is ce-operating with his fellow soldiers nearer th'e scene of action. The foregoing facts may be relied on for their general accuracy; and they put a ncfr face on the great campaign in the valley. Pembcrton and Gardner shut up in their strong holds, with plenty to eat and drink, and ample powder and ball for the entertainment of the ene my defy and laugh at the hosts who are scowling and diguing outside of their works. While Grant sits down quietly that is, as quietly as Big. Black water and the sun and .musqutoes will permit- to starve out Pembcrton, Kirby Smith, Price and Taylor are arranging little details to starve him out and compel him to abandon his unhealthy locality. Once again, our climate comes to our aid. The rivers have fallen with unwonted rapidity, and the enemy's vessels stranded on sand-banks, are beau ty spots on the picturesque scenes of "the great river. If Grant is forced to retire, many of the vessels of the Yankee fleet between Yicksburg and Port 'Hudson must be lost. When scarcity, bad watermalaria and demoralization have done their work upon Grant's hosts, Johnston's oppor tunity will have arrived, arid we have strong hopes that a combined attack between him aud Pember tion will result in realizing one of those 'fpulveriz ing' military operations of which wc read so much in Northern papers. We think the "situation" greatly relieved, and. -i - . i .i . . . - -. - ' we certainly "breathe Irccr. We can now anord to await events with becoming patience. Motile licyister. o- Pkivate Property Respected. The Rn- V,.. I, V- I - .... V. tt..t llUUUVCUicim wauu uy uiu J.iWJkei2 lOUlIJUI.-, I. Mill p- confederate forces in Pennsylvania had re- spectcd private property and paid for what they wanted, according to one journal, in "greenback: arid to another, in Confederate notes, has created great sm-prise and no little dissatisfaction. The feeling of revenge, and the belief that if the enemy be made to feel the horrors of war which they have so remorselessly indicted upon i i, :n i. it :j V - 1U V uP..in the .breast .of thc PC0P e of Pennsylvania that Wl i greatly accelerate the desired obiect, had in j u,, i i u. II ICril llltT IllJIIC: LlitAt. lit'. V L.l I. 1 ! Ill Ull I fl III e visiteu - , i .r throughout the country cf Pennsylvania as a great and wholesome measure of necessary retaliation. That it has not been done by the advance by no moans argues that it will not be fully, and effectu ally accomplished when the main body of our ar my shall- have fhmly established .itself upon the) enemy's territory. To have begun retaliation by the advance would have separated the command ' so much that rcconnoisances would have been im : possible, and as a means of good discipline as well ,' as efficient service, and not from respect for pri- vatc property, the officer commanding tjie advance " has, doubtless, restrained -the animosities . of his . soldiers, and, thus, "private property has been spar 1 ed, not respected. j General Jenkins, said to command the advance, ! has himself felt the heavy hand or the enemy s m- famous conduct 11 is beautiful residence has been desnmled anrl drtrnvrd. his rronertv nvr-i-mn ! ruined and wasted. Every motive fur revenue j ruid retaliation must rnrratP nrmn him. :.nfi ;fi,' has. restrained his soldiers, we feel satisfied that be can give a reason that will justify his conduct to all" Iris fellow citizens. Rich mow J Enquirer. - i Revenue -Measure. We see that North- ern cities are urnking large' appropriations oT mon ey to Lire troops tor" their ueienee. e Jiope General Lee will show them how to use their ' money more judiciously, by requiring every city,! town or incorporated village that fails into our hands tO ransom ifcplf nt. thi rstfi nf fVr.Tn j SH'O a head lor every inhabitant. R,h Yh "J- . Mock ! DeJ0T1(J tne. Mississippi wmcn ciears up an tne : nonce nine straws uiuwiDg aoout wmea jnuss give -Utn mst, at two o cio f , v. nnr.mnr: whifdi have been Tfin 1 n5 nause. especially with reference to the k.miTnrw i f 1 1 . M ' -m m 1 1 11 . - I. 1 I I a l I . - 1 - " I . , . m furious assault on our l -....... 0':..j:,:fikni.-. a..u - us lor some wee ss past. . ! irunui""" w " i.uuuuv. .uum a suaw is iois YELLOW FEVER. Straws show which way the wind blows. We I which we find in an exchange paper, and which we believe to be correct : " ! Tne yeilow Fever is prevailing at NcwBcrn j v V abtj thb Yankee trodns are betn removod ' i - " loreueau uitv. We have information upon which we rely, that the ; epidemic nas already made its appearance in NeW Orleans. - . - . . .ans. it is a lact to wnicii attention Las sufSciently diredted, lhat Northern con- ( not been s , . . - -r ... - . .stitutions,w incjirse year, resist tne diseases ol n houinein ciiuiate even Deiier man ftoutnp.m , mcn- Lus' he eneiuy s forces in New Orleans i enjoyed a comparative immunity last year, wnich : Ihey cannot look for this. We must expect New , . 1 r . t .i- , Orl j the uric&u tu u a pu.i jicst-uuuhy uiis season, u enemy continues to occupy it. The sate of the negro population, if it be anything there like it is in Ncwbern, will help this on. If Yel - low Fever be indeed in Newbern, how long will it I be before it gets through the Sounds to Norfolk, j and we know how it can rage there. The enemy thus spread along our coasts from Norfolk to New- bern all along the South Carolina and Georgia j sea-islands on the Gulf coast and at New Orleans, ' will be apt to encircle us with a cordon of pesti i lence an anaconda of infection. It may be said that if they can stand it, we can. So we can, if tne ruuuc saiecy aemanus u. j,ut it does not, nor , , -T . ., , .... ; 1S 11 Jl-ey l0- in lact tne public military policy I of the Confederacy accords so fully with that rc- . v"-;aoc tuu- "" i WUI,KS uireciiy to tne promotion or tne other. bureiy, good citizens of the Confederacy would nave nothing to do or to say to the enemy at New- bern, Washington, Portlloyal or elsewhere. Now, . U UCUIUIU 11UII -HILL-1 LUU U tt Hll II1LSU III J I tl I . ' Ul ' ! 1 . I 1 i i . . . -.i.i . . .... . ..... , ... , . . ' r j and physical pest-houses is the best way to keep clear of their contagion in all respects. The calls of patriotism this season ought to be strongly seconded-by the dictates of prudence; and no man, without arms in his hands, in the public service, ought to approach any of these Yankee strong holds cn the coast, or hold any intercourse with the enemy. The people of the different sections ought to look to this thing, especially since it must be apparent that persons trading or holding any intercourse with the enemy may be dangerous to - - . . ; e country not only by treasonous practices, but by actually introducing disease and death among their neighbors living in the tide-water region where Yellow Fever will easily spread. Wit m iny ton Jour iml. ESCAPE OE CONFEDERATE OFFICERS The way they captured a Steamer. The capture of the steamer Maple Leaf by a party of Confederate officers, prisoners, who were being carried to Fort Delaware, has been published. The Richmond Dispatch has been furnished with the following correct and intelligent .account of. the capture by one of the officers who participated in it : On the evening of June 2d the steamship Ca hawba left 'New Orleans, having on board Billy Wilson's Zouaves, who were returning to N. York, their enlistment having expired, and ab3ut fifty Confederate officers, prisoners of war. On tho 8th she anchored off Fortress Monroe, and the Confederates were then transferred to the steamer Utica. On board the Cahawba the treatment they vodni vrifl of tin nnnile rP li r -I -i 1 .-.11 have been bettered. Thoy received the same ac commodations as the Federal officers, and no re straint whatever was placed over them. When transferred to the Utica there was a change for the worse. The faro we received was bread, bacon and coffee all of the poorest quality. But little attention was paid'to what we did or "lupw we fared. On board this steamer, as also before leav ing New Orleans, was discussed the practicability of capturing thc s-teamer and escaping, and it was generally resolved that if opportunity offered we were to take possession of the vessel to which we might be transferred, and then try to make our way to the Confederate lines. On the 0th, about 2 p. m , we were transferred to the steamer Maple- Leaf, and immediately steamed up to Fort Norfolk, whert we lay all night. On the morning of thc 10th, forty-seven other C. S. officers were taken on board, and wc then started for Fort Delaware. Thc guard con sisted of a detachment of twelve m5n, under com mand of Lt. Dorsey; there' was then on board the Maple Loaf 9G Confederate officers. Wc lay off Fort Warren a short ' time: while there, Judge McGowan, of Arizona, made known to me that the hour was near when we would be free; the Judge also made thc rc rtter known toother C. S. officers in all about 25, and they were alt who knew what was going on. At about 1 p. in., wc put out on cur way to Fort Delaware, a gunboat following in our wake; some began to despair of success, but the gunboat was very slow, for we soon left her far behind. When off Cape Ilcnry Judge McGowan collected a crowd of probably ten of our officers, aud moved near the guard stationed in thc cabin; hearing the row commence below, the Judge very coolly seized three guns "and handed them back to the other officers; one Yankee tried to run down stairs, and I think refused to surrender, whereupon the Judge gave him a blow over the head with a gun; not surrendering at this, a loaded gun was presented at-him, upon which he surrendered. Capt. Semmes fherr proceeded to demand the surrender of the Lieutenant of the guard. That gentleman, Lieut. Dorsey, was considerably sur-. prised, and wished to reason about "the matter; but Capt. S. told him it was no use to reason the boat was ours. He then demanded to seethe Captain of the boat, which was, of course, refused him. Guards wore placed over the engineer and pilot, with orders to keep the bcrat on the course she was then running. - After running about sis miles below Cape Henry we stood in towards 1 land. .When within about four hundred yards of : the shore thc steamer lay to, and seventy-one Con tU stMirnr he tn nnrl cnv,ntv.'nnn P,, federate officers landed in Princess Anne county Va. , Previous to landing the question as to what wc should do with the boat was discussedand settled. We were landing on ashore ofwhich wo knew nothing. There were officers on board who could not walk; also, the wife of Capt. Dale, of the cunistanccs of our escape to anyone until their'&r- rival at that place. Ihey violated their oaths, but to no purpose. Thc route we traveled it would be imprudent to disclose. SufHce it to say we received the best of treatment from the patri otic citizens of North Carolina throughout our whole route, and although completely surrounded by Yankees wc were in no danger of being betray ed by thc citizens. This was the kind of Uuioa spntinif nt tee. found in North Carolina. Our es- r. - . was miraculous- indeed 71 ofneer.-; rMnin through over seventy miles of country clo.sely guarded by Federal piekta and scouting rarties ' nf '.(it) trnnno ' -aihn irr.n .1 . I seourih!r tha country in pursuit of m. steamer. It was .therefore concluded that Capt. 1 jrFj j r)0f' i UTEllS S'xh lhhm:nt X. C.) Dale and Lieut. Dorsey should bo placed under j Militia, ChauLOTTK, June 20, 1803. i a-m' - .-w. i..UL ...... of (jentral Ordrr3 .No. :i, tne uommis- r. , ,-.mn iriTii in pnni n ip nn t noir nmirn r i. ............. . I 1 . . I - L A T r ! . 1 1 in imiu-- . LiCiawuit, uui .yiuiuuiiaatc diiy ui uic tir- ;..,i Officers of Heat Uornnauies iq tins !. VAIUxBLE LEAD MINES DISCOVER ED IN CHEROKEE COUNT Y4 N. C Editor State Journal: -It is remarkabJo that the Confederate Government, so much in need of lead, has never worked the extensive and valua- hlP mines of this mineral in this county. lying within a mile of Murphy, the county seat, has ?or 'cars t0 man dstnsished men of the ! State, been known as possessing a very Tich silver 1 1 1 It and lead mine. It has been so declared by Assaytrs of the United States at New York and Philadel- j vha. Their analysis I myself have seen ! a. v s;r the vein s ahnnt im foi In wi.hh , ilt . - - - ... .. wh;ie depth has never been ascertained, though j explored to the distance of thirty feet from the .1 tAi'lultv j surfaCC. On Marble branch, three miles from No. : .i , ; ...,,t, :.. r,.. J so uiucii in silvtr, and at .the distance of twenty- . ft from the surface. nhnnt thrrn frvt in ! :(ltK iToro the tJovernment can K,,nrdv iuelf . - 1 r- - j ; i j cnou-'li for its Western armv. For it j can be developed for four, miles ! por crushi. ! material rcq in succession. and smelting the ore. there is every requisite aT hand, water power with dams, timber, saw mills, wood for coal, lime rock'fur fluxing &c. These lands also abound in inexhaustible beds of iron ore, which at this moment all tho forges of the country, employed by the Confederate Government, use as best adapted to the manufac i ture of small arms .Here indeed the Government could establish j iron and lead i'org-es aud furnaces, for the manu- ,fWrp f em I ..n.-m (l.nn.u ,t r-,- r,. - " '"1 "' Ml HWIU caunon, t nrpsent nnnrnnch nf hostilfl n j i,aps cheaper than in any other T.ortion of the uontederacy. The road from .Murphy to Cleveland,-East Ten nessee, is nearly all the way a turnpike, over which most of the Government iron is transported thc road to Athens is not quite so good, but is nearer and i3 frequently used by other Government con tractors. These facts may be relied upon. They arc par tially known to the present Governor of thc State, Z. B. Vance. Thc gentleman who owns these mines of lead, silver and iron ore has made and ! will make any personal sacrifices the Government may require lor its necessities. Will thc Government at Richmond investigate the facts? Address, G. W. Swcpson of Alamance county, N. C, Haw River post office, or myself at this place. W. N. BILBO. Muni'iiY, N. C, June 10, 1S03. - - - -. . The True Si-hut of a Fukkman. The Huntsville (Ala ) Confederate contains an extract from a private letter written by Mr Isaac Winston, an old farmer iu Franklin county, Ala., whose property was destroyed by the Yankees in their raid through there. It breathes a spiiit which shows its writer to be a true patriot: The extent of damages never can be known. They took all of my negroes off except one an old fellow G8 years old. But my carriage driver and body servant for thirty years, after getting to Tuscumbia, went to the Federal General and in formed him that he would rather cut his, and all of .his families throats, than to be forced to leave his master. They gave him a pass to come home, which he did with his family 19 in all. They kept 24 of my negroes, 28 horses and mules, and -1 wagons; took about 300 bales of my cotton, and destroyed my crop, stock, tools, fowls, etc. With wh'at they took and our armies burnt, I lost about 1,000 bales. The have ruined my son, and took the most of my son-in-law's property, destroy ing everything they could. But, if wc gain our independence, (as wc will certainly do,) and lose all of our property, wc will be much better off than to have remained with them. I do" believe it would be better for tho earth to be a ball of powder, and a chunk of. fire to bo thrown in it, than to have remained with th'em, or ever return to theni, which wc will never do; no,sooncr die. 55"" The Bank of Washington at Greensboro') has declared a semi-annual divfdend of 5 per cent.. Proclayn ation By the Governor of North Carolina. Whereas, the President of the Confederate States, by virtue of the nuthoriiy vested in him by the Consti tution, has made a requisition upon North Carolina for seven, thousand mvn to serve wiilfin the limits of the State, for six mouths from -nnd sifter thc first day of August next; nud "whereas, it is desirable that if vo'ssi ble the troops should be raised bv . voluntary enlist ment with the right to select their own officers : Now, therefore, I, ZEUl'LOX I. VANCE, Covernor of Xorth Carolina, do issue this my Proclamation, cull ing on the patriotic citizens of the St;ite to volunteer for State defence, ,and tender their services in compa nies, battalions aud regiments, ou or before the 1 7th of July. The control and management of the troops raised under this Proclamation will be retained by the au thorities of thc State. Orders for the enrollment of the militia, preparatory to a draft in case it may be necessary, Will be issued by the Adjutant General. In witness whereof, Zkihlox B. Vance, Captain General and Commander-in-Chief, hath signed ibese presents anil caused the Great' Seal of the Statu to be affixed. . ' Done at Raleigh, this 17th day of June, A. I)., 1803, and in. thc year of American In dependence the 87th. Uy the Governor : Z. Ii. VANCE. R. II. IJattle Jr., Private Secretary. June 2:; isg:j. 21 Executive Dkpaktmknt X C, Adjutant General's Office, (Militia,) V lialcigh, June 17, lSC'i. ) General Order No. II. I. The commanding officers of the Militia will imme diately assemble their respective Regiments and en roll all able-bodied free while men and apprentice, residents of this State, vho shall be of thc age of eigh teen and under forty years not liable to or who have heretofore been exempted from thc conscript act, and all between the ages of forty and loriy-five years. II. Thev will specify in said enrollment, what per sous claim exemption from militia service uudv the laws and wiH ,,0,c PPoiitc he nA,n(i of tvr ,Ji'n 'person the grouna upon wuica bucu exemption is ) claimed. ' . -.. III. As soon a3 completed, thc Muster Rolls arc re r quired to be forwarded to this office. Uy order of Gov. axce: PAN L. G. FOWLE, Adjutant General. 2t June 23, 1SG3. ui merit wiii proceed "at once to enroll all ahle-hodied free white men between thc ages of 18 and 45 yeats. Com missioned officers w ill report with their intiiter rolls in Charlotte on the fourilt day of Jul- ISG.'l. By order of JOlkN S. WILEV, Lt. Col. Coi. June 23, l&CJ. " HEADQUARTERS mh R.yiment X. O.) Militi", Charlotte,' J une 20, 1SG3. ) la pursuance of General Oiders No. 11, theQommij sioned Offiirs of Rent Corapanies in this Regiment will proceed a once to enroll all able-bodied free white men between the ages of 1 aud lyear?. Cora liiissioned officers will report with the'y: nmstir rolls in Charlotte oi the fourth day of July, ihc.i. Lv order of li. F liROXVN . CA. If. M I'nr.u-. A'lj t. Yankf.eCi;uei.ty r . fc.Onc of the most atrocious incidents 'rV whole war was yesterday related to us by a . man jf this jcity, who obtained the fSt c Cjpt. Jas G White, of King William 1 who vouches for the accuracy of the hhi Some days ago when the Yankees maje 2 -""'"V to Ayletfs, they visited the place of I)r.i ing in the neighborhood, and took fronf Vi comfortable homes forty-three net-roe- r hurried off tn tU-YnrV a. 1 i f.. a vessel . v. uui oiiu iiiar,. , i r. i - i i i .. . . . "av-u on liM-.i bound northward. tth il,... negroes r, was a gcnHan , ;c highly rcspcciallc citirrl 1 i . - . t I J'cc a resident and a high! i KinS William, who has si allowed to return tn hU Iw., If. . VV4"4 ri i . . when the vessel had arrived in ,...8 141 w iivuiv 111' the small-pox mado its appcaraneo n.! aJ """"a I ho tic. r , vaimhi IQ Pome among the same family before they wo nt "v,u "i.-u uuiuus in .rung llliani. Tli,p oi me lanicco vessel ana Ins crew llirnim! nl V . - f . , . r ' I St were iuu aFj.c.iiuuv;i: Ul IDC llC8M! on ,uarif and very soon determined to. rid the vt-,1 f . i negroes Without attempting to male th, and not con..,dcring for an instant the inhuman',: ty of thfcrucl deed, the whol,. -,.,.. 1 I thrown into the Hay, and every onoVt T,,. c4 mi viMieu upon tnem by those who prftM ,d be their earnest friends and warmest m nnat I, iIvr, . llivhmuiiij Disjuitvh. TO FARMERS AND QUARTER. MASTERS. O. IT A RJ K U M A ST K 11 GKS S liFFUT i Rn HMoxn, Va., Kith JUt,.-, '' ASSISTANT The following U Ihe system ndoided for tU . Mo tion of the tax iu kiud: An oflicer of the (Quartermaster Gcm-rul' lt,vt. ment is assigned to thc (pedal charge of the til.L A controlling (Quartermaster, with the rank of M,.ur is assigned to each State, nnd u Post iu.iriitiUa.Ju.r' with the rank of Captain, to each CongreiiMuiud Li. trict, where it is practicable to collect the tenth. Each Congressional District will be f ul .liv ili J ,Y the Post Quartermaster in charge of it- into mtiu,,,; for the convenient delivery by the tux-pav r of quota of produce, und ngenti will be ipti'nit,iM U that oflt. er to take charge of the dcpntj to he i.ib. lished in that section. Refore these depots can be establishc I. or tlio n,ft. ments required under thc law be made, the ron of small grain, hay and the dip of wool fur il,r j,M !(l year will have been secured. To relieve farmers from the rik and in ohm tii-t,re of storing the Government portion, a-: wi ll m tn ol taiu immediate supplies for Hie use of tl.c uimv, tlu Department authorizes nnd requests farmer ri.i.inj near posts where Quartermasters nre now sHtiuurJ u deliver thc Government's tenth, or any part of k tu that (Quartermaster. ruder the law, farmers are required to deliver lla-ir tenth at depots not more thnii eight luihn fioni tlm place of production. If they will deliver uiohr tdii request, the Government will pay for the niii,1(iria. ti.n in excess of eight miles. The (Quai ti rum, or re ceiving produce under this rule will gie rct-ripta to the producer as evidence that eo much ol hi tin is paid. And as the Post (Quartet master .f the Con gressional District is responsible f'r the lunli, after the assessor has established and made it km-nit to him, the (Quartermaster to whom the produce it ilr. livercd will also receipt for il to tho Po.-t Huht'it. master of the District, who will endorse a copy of t bo receipt upon the assessor's estimate before tr;in. f rrii.f it to the agents at the receiving depot. LA UK IN SMITH, Ast. (Quartermaster General iu ch:ir- June 'a?., 18t;.1 1 iii COTTOtf CARDS A.D SHOIiS. Cotton Cards for sale, but an t-.nly call will only rv cure a pair as we only hve ten pair. We have on hand mid eftn make to order ndfk'u Shoes and Gaiters of very fine English leather. Lots ladies calf-skin I'ootees. Lot of thick I'rogatu, large sl.e?. J. "P. KUTT, Mint Street. June 23, f8C1 If Charlotte, N. P. , just isi:ci:ivi:!, I! LACK ALPACCA, RLl'E FLANNELS, ' SPOOL COTTON black nnd white. PLEACHED SHIRTING. . J. S. PIIII.LII'S. June 2'!, 18C3 tf Wo fii:!:. '.' Having taken out Letters of Adminirutiou n:i the ef-talu of R. C. Hunter, deceased, nil. person. Imting claims against said Cetale nr hereby noiitie. I ii ; m sent them within the time prescribed by I iw, or llii notice will be pleaded In bar of their remvirv. II. II. G AHI'ISON, A.lia r. Jnio li, 1X;3 3t-pl LINCOLN TON F KHALI SEjILVIKV, LIXCOLXTUX, X. ('. The Fall Session, I will open ou Mu:id.i, Ji' 13th, and continue twenty weeks. Ratkm. Hoard, including fuel and Wftb!n; nt $7 0) ft week, Rcgufar Tuition, from to Piano Lessons, L'e of Piano, French, $K' 00 2 ' 2' (Ml 2 I) 10 0' Tkiims. One hundred nnd fifty dollars r '( ult d in advance: the remainder at the end of the lomn. N" deduction for absence unless iu wc of M-rii illncas. Pupils furnish their ow n cau.llc.J, tow t f m.d toilet soap. For further information, addrejs JuueH, IfcGJ ;i-pd H. LANHER, Piincipal. A D.11 1 1 B ST 11 AT O IIS S L K. As Administrator of Sugar Dulin, deceased, I lirri h givt- notice to all persons indebted to said ilecc:ied to c?:mc tirwarj immediately nn 1 make pnjnicnt, those having claims npiiint him mu.-I rciont llirtn within the time prescribed by law, or thi notice wol be pleaded in bar of their recoverv. A. F. .STEVEN. A-la'r- May 2Cih, lm pd EEOOE AM KAM UWlk. TUNS Hoonii nd Hand Iron, from 1 to 3 in- dies wide, inst received direct fiwm Nnifau. Also, 100 Kegs WROUGHT NAILS. ELI.V.S i conn.v. June 2, 1803 tf Having 'ialific.1 as Kccntor iu thc Will of WilL'anr Allison, dectrfied, notice is hereby piyn lo thoe in debted to faid deceased lopHj nt once, nnd those bar iuj claims nnint thr eststi? must present them inim dialely, or this notice will bo pl dd in bar of lli' ir recovery. WILLIAMSON WALLACK, June 2, 18G3 lm ' Lxrrutor. TO JOHN ZIAUTY'S DECHTOKS Iliimanily rcjnircs you to come forwnt.! and pay im iiicdiiUely. Four little orplian gitfi are d peiidnt n on what you owe. The otes aud Accounts are in bands of .SheiRT White. iJon't let him be under necesiity of calling on you see him soon. T. II. KREir, June 2, 18C3. 4t Adm'r of John lUrty.dcf. The History of Nortli Carolina, Published io 1831 bribe undersigned, in its pn-fr' conceded that it contained - muissions uuavoi B many imperfections. Aeeond edition was tlien rr"' ised, which wplild remedy these defect!". TLi ' called for. He will be praleful to any one wb point out nny errors in the dates, names or (cli '? various counties of thc State: and any VW' ,. ... ketch of thoiC Vk ha have dona service iu State. ain. Letterj may hi sent'to tue, care of HoirD- ";.f. - ' JOHN If. WlJr-.bU'1- Chapel Hill. . (V, J,ino tlh. !.-.:. i r i it. l 4 i I ; i
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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