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CHARLOTTE, N. C., T (JESDAY, JULY 2(, 1864.
W. Sm YATO, Editor 'and Proprietor.
THIRTEENTH VOLDIIE N U HI C E R CJI.
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BY
WILLIAM J. YATES,
EDITOR ASD I'ttOPRIETOR.
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charged accordingly.
AN ACT
IN RELATION TO THE MILITIA AND A GUARD
FOIL HOME DEFENCE.
Src. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted
by the authority of the same, That the exemptions
from service in the Militia of the Mate, shall be for the
same cau3es, and to the same extent and no farther,
hat arc prescribed in the acts of Congress of the Con
federate States, providing tor tne enrollment ot men
for the public defence and granting exemptions from
the same, commonly' callel the conscription and ex
emption acts.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the Gcrvernorto muse to.be enrolled as a guard
for home defence all white male persons not already
enrolK-d in the service cf the Confederate States, be
tween the ages of eighteen and fifty years, resident in
this State, including foreigners not naturalized, who
have buea residents in the State for thirty days before
such enrolment, excepting persons filling the offices
of Governor, Judges of the Supreme and Superior
Courts of Law and Equitv, the members of the General
Assembly and the officers of the several Departments of
the Government of the State, Ministers of the Gospel
of the several denominations of the State charged with
the duties of churches, and such other persons as
the Governor, for special reasons, may deem proper
subjects of coemption.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all persons above
the age of fifty, who may volunteer for service in said
guard for home defence, and shall be accepted by a
Captain of a company for the same, shall be deemed to
belong thereto, and shall be held to service therein,
either generally or for any special duty or expedition
as the commanding officers of regiments or companies,
according to the nature of the particular service in
question may determine.
Sec. 4- Be it further enacted, That the Governor
shall cause all persons enrolled in pursuance of the
two preceding sections of this act to be formed into
Companies, with liberty to elect the commissioned offi
cers of such companies, and thence into battalions or
regiments, brigades and divisions according to his dis
cretion, anl he shall appoint the field officers of such
battalions, regiments, brigades and divisions, and
6'all issue commissions in due form to all the officers
aforesaid.
Sec. 5. Be it fmthcr enacted, That members of the
Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers, may be
exempted from the provision of this act by paying the
sum of one hundred dollars according to an ordinance
of the Convention of this State in that behalf, ratified
the 12th day of May, 18G2. Provided - that when a
Quaker shall have paid or had levied of his property
the sum of five hundred dollars under the act of Con
gress called the conscription law aforesaid, he shall
not be required to pay any sum of mouey for his ex
emption under this act.
Sec. 6. That the said guards for home defence may
be called out for service by the Governor in defence of
the State' against invasion und to suppress invasion,
either by regiments, battalions, or companies, cn masse,
or by drafts or volunteers from the same, as he, in his
discretion may direct; shall be under his command,
through the officers appointed as herein provided:
shall serve only within the limits of this State, and in
terms'of duty to be prescribed by the Governor, not
exceeding three months at one term. They, or so many
of them as may be at any one time called into service,
may be organized into infantry, artillery or cavalry as
he may direct, and the infantry and artillery may be
mounted if he shall so determine, the men furnishing
their own horses and accoutrements and arms, when
approved by the Governor, on such terms as he shall
prescribe.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the Governormay
furnish to said troops the arms, accoutrements and
ammunition of the State when called as aforesaid into
active service, and shall prescribe rules for their return
and to prevent the waste, destruction or loss of the
same.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That all laws and
clauses of laws coming within the meaning and pur
view of this act bej and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted. That the commissions
of officers of the Militia, called into service by this act,
are suspended only during the period of such service.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That this act shall be
in force from the date of its ratification
Ratified the 7th day of July, 18G3.
Amendments to the above Law.
ANT ACT TO AMEND AN ACT IN RELATION
TO
THE MILITIA AND A GUARD FOR HOME
DEFENCE.
Skc. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted
by the authority of the same, That neither the Govern
or of this State, nor the officers acting under an act
ratified on the "ith day of July, 1863, entitled "An act
in relation to the Militia aud a Guard for Home De
fence," shall call out for drill or muster the persons
enrolled under said act, oftener than once a month in
company drill, or oftener than twice a year in battalion
drill, which battalion drills sIkJI take the place of the
company drills for the month in which they are ap
pointed, unless when called into actual service to repel
invasion or suppress insurrection, or to execute the
laws of the State.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Governor
iihall have the power to use the Guards of Home De
fence for the purpose of arresting conscripts and de
serters; Provided, they shall not be ordered upon this
duty beyond the limits of the counties in which they
reside or the counties adjacent thereto.
Sec 3. Be it further enacted, That in addition to the
exemptions contained in the act to which this is an
amendment, there shall be exempt County commission
ers appointed under an act entitled "An act for theTe
licf of wives and families of soldiers in the array," reg
ular millers, blacksmiths who have established shops,
necessary operatives in factories aud foundries, the
Attorney General, Solicitors of the several circuits and
counties, physicians of five years practice, contractors
with the State or Confederate government, one editor
to each newspaper and the necessary compositors, mail
carriers, professors in colleges and teachers in acade
mies; Provided, that this exeraption shall only apply to
the drills spceified in this bill and not to service when
the Guard for Home Defence is called into the field.
Sec 4. Be it further enacted, That for failur to at
tend the battalion or regimental drill, each field officer
ehall forfeit and pay one hundred dollars; each Captain
aad other officers who shall fail to muster and drill
their companies at thetimes appointed, shall forfeit and
pay for each failure filly dollars, and if a non-commissioned
officer or private shall fail to attend a any drill,
he shall forfeit and pay not less than fire nor more than
twenty-five dollars; Provided, that every absentee shall
be allowed until the next muster to make his excuse.
The fines shall be adjudged by regimental and compa
nyc ourts-mrtial, and judgments are to be entered up
and the fines collected in the saaur'mode and in accord
taccwUhthe provisions of the Militia Law of .North
Carolina, passed at the second extra session of the
General Assembly, 1861.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That the Surgeon Gen
eral by and with the advice and onsent of the Gov
ernor, may appoint surgical boards, not exceeding
three, composed of two physicians each, who shall de
clare by their certificates those persons who shall be
exempt from service under the act to which this is an
amendment, on account of mental or physical disabili-.
ty, and they shall receive the pay of their rank and
traveling expenses, to be determined by the Adjutant
General. " -
Seq 6. Be it further enacted, That the Guard for
home defence, should they be called into service by
the Governor, shall receive the same pay, rations and
allowances as 6oldiera in the Confederate States' ser- I
vice, ana snail oe subject to -tne ruies ana arucies or
war of the Confederate States. . , s . -'i
' Sec 7. 'Be it further enacted, That when the pressure
of public. danger shall not prevent the observance of
such a rule, the said Guard for home defence shall not
be called into service en masse, but by drafts of a num
ber of men from each convenient company, so as to
make up the aggregate force required.
Sec 8. Be it further enacted, That this act shall be
in force and take effect from and after Its ratification.
Read three times and ratified in General Assembly,
this the 14th day of December, A. D., 1863.
' ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE
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OF THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY
At Charlotte Office, Daily.
ARRIVES.
From Char. & S C. Railroad 7 30
" N. C. Railroad 6 20
A. M. and 9 P.M
" and 9 25
ct
A., T. & O. Railroad 9 00
Wil., C. & R. Railroad S 15
P. M.
DEPARTS..
N. C. Railroad G 20 A. M. and 2 00 P.M
Char. & S C. Railroad 10 00 " and 4 30 "
Wil., C. & R. Railroad 7 30 "
A., T. & 0. Railroad 4 00 P. M.
For
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It is desired that all Parcels, Packages or Freight to
be forwarded by either of the above Trains, be sent to
this Office.OxE Hour previous to its departure.
T. D. GILLESPIE. Asrent.
Charlotte, Sept. 7, 1863. tf
EXPRESS NOTICE.
Office Southern Express Company, 1
Charlotte, Sept. 24, 18C3. J
In order to avoid misunderstanding and to make
our charges conform to the liability assumed,, this
Company hereby gives notice that from and after Octo
ber 1st, 1863, snippers will be required to place their
valuation upon each package before it will be received.
Such, valuation will be inserted in the Company's
receipt, and establish the liability of the Company for
the amount. The act of God and the public enemy
only excepted. T. D. GILLESPIE,
Sept 28, 18G3 - Agent.
JOHN VOGEL, PracticalTai
lor,respectfully informs the citi
zens of Charlotte and surround
ing country, that he is prepared
to manufacture gentlemen's cJo
thing in the latest style and at
short notice. His best exertions
will be given to render satisfac
tion to those who patronize' him.
Shop opposite Kerr'sHotel, next
door to Brown & Stitt's store.
Jan. 1, 1863.
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COPPERAS.
TAYLOR & ASBURY are now prepared to furnish
by the ton or otherwise, a fine article of Copperas,
superior to any English offered in market. Druggists
and Apothecaries supplied with a Chemically pure
article. Address TAYLOR & ASBURY,
May 5, 1863
Charlotte, N. C.
Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford
On and after Monday the 25th of May, 1863, the Pas
senger Train will run on this Koad (Western Divi
sion) daily, Sundays excepted, as follows :
GOING WEST: . .
ARRIVE:
LEAVE:
7 30 A. M.
8 20 '
9 00 "
9 30 "
10 05 ,
Charlotte,
Tuckaseege, '
Brevard,
Sharon,
Lincolnton,
Cherryville.
GOING EAST:
Cherryville,
Lincolnton,
Sharon,
Brevard,
Tuckasecge;
Charlotte.
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Fare, six cents per mile. Soldiers going to and re
turning from the my, half fare. Passengers ate re
quired to make the proper change, as the Ticket Agent
cannot furnish change for every one.
AJTrcight Train leaves Cherryville for Charlotte at
7 o'clock, A M, on Mondays, and returns same day.
For Passenger Trains transporting Freights, 50 per
cent to the tariff rates of freight will be added'.
V. A. McBEE,
Master cf Transportation. '
Lincolnton, Slay 25, 1863.
BY J, 15. KERR, Proprietor.
JrO. TO VERY ACCOMMODATION afforded
fiTij -"-the patrons of hc Charlotte Hotel.
t At this uoti is kept the line of Daily
Stages irom unarlotte v AsueviXie.
Oct. 1, 1861.
J. B. KERR.
JVOTICE
I am prepared to cast machine irons of all kinds,
hollow-ware, salt pans, &c. Orders solicited Terms
Cash.
I will exchange Iron for Bacon, corn, cloth, or pro
visions ef any kind.
J. W. DERR,
July 1st, 1863. y-Pj1- - "Spring Hill Forge.
1VOTICE.
The firm of WILLIAMS, OATES & CO., is this day
(Jan. 1st, 18G4) dissolved by mutual consent. All
persons interested will call and close their accounts
with either of the undersigned.
L. S. WILLIAMS,
L. W. SANDERS.
January 12, 1864
BLANK DEEDS, Warrants, Ejectments, &c,
for sale at this Office.
The Peoples' Ticket.
FOR THE SKXATE,
COL. WILLIAM M. GRIER.
FOR THK.C0MM0SS,
R. D. WHITLEY, :
May IC, ISC 1 ted
W IMC VlUIiCUS Ul iUCCKlCUMHlS
Charlotte, 27th June, 1864.
Fellow-Citizkks : The earnest solicitations of my
friends from various portions, of the conntv. have
duced me to change the purpose expressed in my Card
of the 24th ultimo, and to announce my name for re
election to the Senate. . .
I hope to meet you at the Taxrgatherings advertised
in the county, and to express my views to you oa the
various suDjects, interesting the public mind.
June 27, 1864 te JOHN A. YOUNG.
Announcement.
The friends of CotI WILLIAM M. GRIER announce
him as a candidate to ren'resent Mecklenbure county
in. tne oenate at the ensuing August election
March 28. 1864 . .-te-ld.
For the Legislature.
Believing that the cBunty of Mecklenburg ha3 been
well represented in the person of JOHN L. BROWN,
who has proven to be. a prompt, active and faithful
public servant, many of his constituents desire .his re
election, and hereby announce him a candidate for the
House of Commons at the election in August next Mr
Brown is a good businessman, and the services of such
men are needed now in our legislative halls.
-March 15, 1864. pd VOTERS.
For the Legislature.
The friends of E. C. GRIER announce him a candi
date for re-election to the House of Commons from
Mecklenburg county. '-'
April 11, 1864 te-pd
Announcement.
' Monroe, N. C, March 12th, 1804.
We take the liberty of announcing Col. SAMUEL
II. WALKUP, of the 48th N. C. Regiment, a3 a candi
date for the Senate, to represent the district composed
of the counties of Union and Anson. -
' SEVERAL CITIZENS
March" 15 te-pd of Union County.
For the Legislature.
We. several citizens of Union couaty, announce C.
AUSTIN, Esq., our- present worthy Sheriff,
a candi-
date for the House of Commons
at the election in Aug.
next.
Monroe, June 6, 1864 te
For the Legislature.
.The friends of Col JAMES M". STEWART desire hinf
to be a candidate to represent Union county in the
House of Commons of the General Assembly of. North
Carolina, and therefore announce him a candidate for
that office. MANY CITIZENS.
May 30, 1864 te-pd
For the Legislature.
Tlease announce H. M. HOUSTON, Esq., a candidate
for the Commons, from Union county, at the election
in August next, and oblige
June 27, 1864 tepd
HIS FRIENDS.
Announcement.
We. announce JOSIIUA LEE as a candidate to re
present Union county jn the House of Commons of the
General Assembly of North Carolina. .
SOLDIERS of CO. I,
June 20, 1864 te-pd 53d-N. C. Regiment.
Announcement.
We, as soldiers, respectfully announce THOMAS
R. MAGILL as a candidate for the House of Commons
for Union county, at our next regular election in Aug.
next, and as such will be voted for by
Many Soldiers in the Army.
December 22, 1863 tepd
For the Legislature.
W,c arc authorized to announce WM. C. SMITH as a
candidate for re-election to the Senate of North Caro
lina, for the counties of Union and Anson,
June. 27, 1864.
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Announcement.
. We, as soldiers, respectfully announce Capt. J. E.
MOORE as a' candidate for Sheriff of Union county at
our next regular election in August, and as such will
be voted for by Many Soldiers.
A Card.
Lincolnton, N, C June 3, 1SC4.
i
Mr Yates: Having been asked by persons in several
companies from Jhis County a-nd numerous citizens, to
announce myself a candidate for re-election to t he ne'x
Legislature in the Commons, I have consented to do
so. Whilst there has been much said about -filling the
offices with men beyoud the military age, it is due to
myself and to the people for me to state that I am
within the military age, but it is'well known to ail
who know me personally, that I have been an-invalid
for the last six years and entirely unfit for military
service. I will further state, that I have been before
an examining board and discharged. But, whilst I
have not been able to go to the army, I have endeavor
ed to discharge my duty faithfully as a citizen and
representative, and will -be content with the decision
of the people upon my merits.
Jnne 6, 1864 te
A. COSTNER.
Announcement.
Being absent in the battle field, I adopt this method
of declaring myself a candidate for Shcrifl'of the coun
ty of Lincoln. Havingserved as Deputy for eight
years, I feel myself fully competent to fill the important
position; and I hereby respectfully solicit. the aid of my
friends at home to insure my election.
JOHN M. MICIIAL,
June 6, 1864 Co. K, 49th N. C. Troops
For Sheriff.
We arc authorized, to announce R. M. WHITE as a
candidate for re-election to the office of ' Sheriff-of
Mecklenburg county. ' .
May 9, 1P64 pd
To the Voters of Union County,
Fellow Citizens: I am a candidate, for your suf
frages at the next ensuing election for Sheriff in the
County cf Union. My connection with the army, how
ever, has for some months removed me from that fami
liar intercourse with you that would generally be de
sirable. But, trusting that I may have a due allow-nnr-fi
for thi3 seeminsr inconvenience, with a view to
repeated expressions of a desire that I should' become
a candidate, I nave consented to do so tuongti unaer
vastly different circumstances from those which sur
rounded as four years ago. Many of you have realized
the hardships of war and the dangers of battle ; but
without recalling the past, let us look hopefully to the
future, and permit me, in grateful acknowledgements
of the favors I received at your hands tlim, with many
others previous to that time, to ask yonr cordial sup-
port now. If elected, I will use
I will use what industry ana
nlntitv I dosboss to fulfill the oblie.itions of (he office
in such a raisner as, I hope, may ever he satisfactory ;
to you. On the contrary, if I am not elected, I shall
consider that you have done me no wrong and that I
have no right to criticise because your suffrages are
against me. But I am fully sensible of the distinction
conferred, by being elected to the position for which I
am a candidate, and shall be as proud to receive your
votes as I shall ever be earnest and faithful .to prove
myself worthy of the responsible tru9t imposed by the
same. And, in conclusion, allowme to hope you will
remember your friend, and on the day of election a
.ticket for the same. W. H-COLLINS,
Co. A,-4lli N. C. Cavalry, .
March 28,1804 p i Gordon's Brigade.
t- WiBUxn Semorrof.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston has been re
lieved from the command of the army in Georgia,
and Gen. Hood appointed in his place. .
. .
Vandalism. Kirk, (the tory raider) cm his
retreat faom Morganton, through Mitchell county,
burnt the fine residence of Col. -John B. Palmer,
Ihe Commandant of this Military District lie
tbade a complete Jpf it, burning residence and
ut-ftouaes, wjth all th.eir contents, including much
ot U1. 1'almers furniture, many books, and other
property. Such an act is inexcusable upon any
ground. Kirk m.ay one of these days fall into the
hajida f the Colonel. Asheville Xeics. '
Crop Prospects South. Having just return
ed from a trip through portions of South Carolina,
Georgia and Alabama, it affords us great satisfac
tion to report the growing crop of corn in those
States as most promising. The same was told us
of the corn prospect in Mississinm. The wheat
and oats crops had turned out well, and harvested.
Uld corn ana wheat ot last- year's growth, are
abundant, and selling ' at very moderate prices.
The sorghum crop will be prodigious, and the pro
cess ot molasses making will sfeon- commence
Stalesv'iUe Express. ' .
jJitouGHT at the NORTEL innrfce papers
represent the drought as very general in all parts
oi the United fetates, from Canada to the Potomac,
and from Massachusetts to Missouri, liain had
not fallen for several weeks, and vegetation was
patched up.
.
Captured Spy. A spy was arrested in Ham
burg, S. C, on Sunday last. He, was a Lieuten
ant in the 5th Illinois cavalry, as shown by his
commission, which was found sewed up in the back
of his coat. He had on hand a fine lot of new is
sue and greenbacks, for the sake of convenience,
the latter were carried in his boots and the former
in his pockets.
.
The Capture of Martinsburg. We have
received some additional particulars of the capture
of Martinsburg, on the 3d instant. Onr forces en
tered the place in the eveningj the enemy, some
7,000 strong, all 100 day men, with the exception
of 700 regular cavalry . treated IiurriedJy on the
Harper's Ferry Road. Immense quantities of
supplies fell into our hands, with 1,000,000 worth
of medical and a large amount of commissary stores,
including 100,000 bushels of corn and oats. . Mer
chants and sutlers had collected their immense
stores, preparatory to. forwarding them to Rich
mond for sale, as they deemed the capture of that
place a fixed fact. These, were appropriated by
the Confederates. 'No casualties occurred on our
side, except the slightly wounding of Lieut Breck
inridge in the leg.. Some ten or tarelve Yankees
were killed. y
.It was the cherished opinion of the late lament
ed Lieut. Gen. Polk, that we would not only suc
ceed, but the North would become involved in a
war among thems'dves; aud we would be called
upon as the conservative element upon the Ameri
can continent to go over and nucll the disturbance J
Too Good to be LoiT-Itis said that when
Gen. Forrest, last spring, was' en route from Mari
on to "this city, hewas accosted in the .cars by a
loquacious lady, who took'a scat by his side and
addressed him in something Jike the following
strain, "I think," said she, ."that all the glory that
covers our arms is due singly and alone to private
soldiers; they do the fighting not the officers
and for my part I will give them all the praise. I
have a beautiful home not" far distant- and, as I
am blessed with plenty, I dct-ire ' that whenever
private soldiers pass by my residence they, should
call on me, so that I may feed and otherwise cheer
them on their toilsomo way. 1 don't care wheth
an epaulet ted officer enters my house, ka , &c"
"Do you perceive," said Forrest, "that there is
a contrast between my whiskers and the hair on
my head?"
"Yes," answered the lady, surveying the Gene
ral, "I see that your head is inclined to be gray,
while your whiskers arc very black and glossy
Can you explain why this is so?" asked the lady:
"Oertainly madam," said Forrest, fixing his
keen eyes upon her inquisitive face, "the explana
tion is easy: I work with . my head a' great deal,
while I use my jaio as little as possible."
The lady took the hint and said no more.- -
The Effects of Drinking. A french paper
relates the'following:
Two or three days ago, a respectably dressed
man, of about fifty; called on a man at St. Etienne,
and said: "I am a bujlder by trade, and in making
my contracts am sometimes obliged to drink rather
too freely. Finding myself lately indisposed in
Consequence of those exccsscs,T was advised to ap
ply to M. X , of.Caux, who had, I was told,
a secret of sovereign efficacy in such cases. I fol-
Uu-ml thfl recommendation and took the remedy.
which-consisted of a white powder done up in i
small naekcts. but, instead of beinj? cured, I find I i
am poisoned, and I have been told this morning
that the remedy is arsenic.
"Yes. sir." continued the speaker, with great
violence, "I am poisoned, and already to-day I have !
hnfl nnp violent attack!" While 'speaking, his
countenance changed, his breathing became heavy, j
and throwing
himsrlf back in a chair, he exclaim- i
ed; "I am
ainf to have another I am dying
i,it Tho doctor. went towards him and i
found that he was dead. A postmortem cxamina- i
tion proved that the man died from paralysis of! of, have been suspended, persona of any age, rcsi- . nd mofit approved make, will incur a Ioa to the
the pcctorial muscles, brought on by violent cmo- j dents within such States or Districts, may volun- j company of tcvtral thousand dollars. -tion
produced by a diseased imagination. No tecr an,d form part of fcuch companies so long as , TV"V r , ti .
tion produced by
tracc 0f poison existed. The white powder was
, t s:mT,i sacar of milk, a completely harmless
. . - - - --
substance. -
The following stanzas, on the marriage of Reu
ben Wise with . Matilda Cheevis, is exceedingly
well told and witty:
At length she" seized the proffered prize,
(A happy one, believe u) ,
For matrimony made her Wise
before she was Mis? Cheevis.
THE ALABAMA. '
After circumnavigating the world in its mission
of destruction, the Alabama at last sleeps beneath
the British Channel. That renowned arm of the
fca Holds no richer jewel in its depths. IIow many
lankee chips she has sent before her,' the Yankee
papers are even now engaged in reckoning. They
"ue aireaay puDiisuea ft. lint, which they say ends
with September, 1863; when the full record is
completed, we have little doubt that the Alabama
will be found to have paid for herself five hundred
times over. There are thos6 who fclame Captain
Semmes.for going to fight a heavier vessel, special
ly prepared with all the naval resources of the
United States, expressly to tempt him to" a combat
wnere he wouW be destroyed. He could, indeol,
hare remained in harbor, or skulked away without
fighting, and long continued to be the terror bf
Yankee commerce. But not without some dis
grace. . Such a course would have sunk the war
rior in the hangman. It is better as. it ia. The
Alabama neither ran away, nor was she taken'. ,
She fell by the chance of battle, fighting to the
last, and not a shadow now dims her glory. Her
name is written on the page of. history, and not
written with water. Her phantom will long trou
ble the night watch of the Yankee skipper. .
Incidents connected with the Fianx be-
i w ken tub Alabama and the Kersage. A
special report in the London Star, of Juno 21, says
Captain Semmes directed the first lieutenant,
Mr. IvcII, to go below and report the state of the
snip. ihat omcer soon returned, rajing she was
m a smiving state, and the captain decided on strik
ing his flag. rlho flag had been already . three
times -shot away, but replaced. A large number
oi the crew rushed aft, conjuring the captain not
iu tiiih.v, auu expressing their readiness to sink fa
herand die with honor: and one of the seamen.
uaiuuu omun, cutiass in hand, stood by the flag
and declared ho would not allow it to be lowered!
The captain leveled his revolver, and insisted on
its being hauled down, which was done, and a white
flag hoisted.
.Numerous acts of gallantry are related as having
occurred on board the Alabama during the fight,
one or two of which are worth recording. Mr.
Qinley, the captain's coxswain, was struck by" a
shot, which shattered the lower part of his arm,
leaving it'han;in2 by flesh and skin: he deliberate
ly took out his knife, cut off the piece of his limb.
uuu cuuunuca serving ms gun.
An 11-inch shell, which fell-on deck, was taken
up and thrown overboard, to explode, by ftfo men,
named Townscnd and Marr, the latter of whom ia
already known to the Alabama men from his hav
ing jumped into a heavy sea and saved the life of
a man who had fallen overboard.
A. man named Soaruo wns loading a jrun. when a
suoi struct uie ram-rod and broke it in two. ne
looked .up and abused them for not waiting to have
thfcshot properly in for them.
une man was sent forward to clear the jibboon
rigging, which had been damaged; he received a
most painful wound, which was mortal, notwith
standing which, he completed tho work and return
ed to the deck, when another shot cut hira in two.
Another man, though mortally wounded, refused ;
to admit that he had been struck, and continued to-
do his work until he fell dead on deck.
As far as is shown, not a relic of tho Alabama
is in the possession of her successful rival. When
she was sinking, Captain Semmes dropped his own
sword into the sea, to prevent the possibility of
us gettiDg into their hands, and the gunner made ;
a hole in one of the Alabama's boats and sunk her
for the same reason.
The men were all truo to tho last: they only
ceased firing when the water came into the muzzles
of their gucs, and as they swam for life, all they
cared for was that their commander should not fall I
into Federal hands. -i
The only two boats uninjured were lowered, and
the wounded men placed in them. When the
boats were full, a man who was unwounded en
deavored to enter one, but was held back by the
surgeon of the ship, Mr Llewellyn, son of the rec
tor oi a parish in Viltshire. "See, he said, "1
want to save my life as much as you do; but let
the wounded men be 6aved first." Doctor," said
the officer in the boat, "we can make room for
you." "I will not peril the woiwded men," was
his reply. He remained behind and sank with
the ship a loss much deplored by all officers and
men. lie is the only officer known to be lost.
LOCAL DEFENCE.
An Act to authorize the formation of Volunteer
Companies for Local Defence.
, The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer
ica do enact, That for the purpose of Local De
fence in any portion of the Confederate States,
any number of persons not osm than twenty, who
are over the age of forty five year, or otherwise
not liable to military duty-, may associate them
selves as a military company, elect their own offi
cers, and establish rules and regulations for their
own Government, and shall be considered as beloojr-
iri to the provisional army of the Confederate
Statcs,-serving without pay or allowance, and enti
tled, when captured by the enemy, to all the privi-
leges ot prisoners ot war: 1 rovidal. that such
company shall, as soon as practicable, transmit
their muster roll, or a list of the names of tho ofS
cers and privates thereof to the Governor of the
Ste, the Commanding Ueneral of the' Jepart
ment, or any Brigadier General in the State or
Confederate service, to be fori
tary of War. But the Presid
to be forwarded to the Secre-
ent or the Command-
er ot the military district, may at any time,
d bl
band such companies: vrovided. that in the-States !
and Di&tricfs in which the act entitled "An act to
further provide for the public defence." Approved
April 10th, 1SG2, and the acts amendatory there-
suspension may coutiuuc: provided, that no person j
Khali Wnmn ifiomher of Raid comnanv nntil he .
shall have first taken the oath of allegiancejo the j
Confederate States of America, io-writing, a copy j
01 which snail DC uieu Wlin mc muster ro ui sam i
company 83 aboved prescribed.
Approved October 13, 1862.
- ST Oar troops have safely returned from the
expedition into 3Iaryland, bringing out large sup
plies of clothitg and food.
BRUTAL OTJTBAGE3.
Last year the world was horificd at the murder
of a whole family at Beckham's Landing, Obion
county. Tennessee; br Yankee nerro trnrtra. Tn
Europe it was made a theme of comment by tho
press of civilized nations.' The particulars have
never bceo fully given until within a few days past,
when Mrs .Mary Beckham, tho widow of A. P.
13eckham, one of the victims published a" letter
giving the details of the hortiilo act. As a mat
ter of history, we put it upon rtcord:
On .Tuesday morning about 0 o'clock, August
4th, 1863, twelve armed negro soldiers came to the
house, there being no ono there except mj hus
band, father-in-law, Benjamin F. Beckham, and
four of my children, and some of our family ne
groes. They rushed on my. husband and tied him,
took off his watch and pin, and rifled his pockets.
They then tied my father in law, and dragged
them to the river, it being about-thirty yards.
They killed my husband on top of the bauk by
shooting him in the head. They then cut off his
shoulder-blade and rolled his body into tho .rircr;
his clothes loeked as if thcro had been a great
struggle.
They then took the old gentleman, ttabbed him
three times, once in tho heart, and cut one of his
ears off. After throwing his body into tho river,
they proceeded back to the houso, where two of
them had been guarding my-dcar little children.
They tpoke to my eldest daughter, Laura, aged
fourteen years, telling hr to get up and follow her
damned old daddy, at tho samo" time presenting '
piswi to tier temple. The children wcro driven
i.0! r? edK' whc-thcir father aud grand-
lather bad been murdered, and then they wcro put
to death in the mot.t cruol manner.
The youngest, Richard, 8gc4 Vwo and a half
years, was thrown into tho water alive. Laura
jumped in and attempted td xescue him. and whilst
in tho water, waist deep, begging for, mercy, she
was knocked on the head with tho "butt end of a
gun, entirely separating her forehead, and then
stabbed in the side, Kate Ida, eleven years of ago.
was then disposed of. She was beaten with guns
until her bead and shoulders wcro perfectly soft;
her bddy was bruised all over. Caroline. ?ven
years of ago, was shot through tho hcjal, and to
uiMigurca i nai sno did not look iiko a human. Af
ter they had mjrdcrcd them ail and thrown their
bodies into the river, thev returned to th h
taking everything Valuable and all tha ch.thinr.
they could carry.
I reported to the Yaukco authorities at No 10,
but it did no good. I have been plundered firo
limes since the murder of my family; ami if this
war continues much longer I do not know biw 1 '
will live. The ncgroc3 that murdered my family
are trained by Union soldiers to commit uch
deods.
Baun burn no and BurtaLARY. Wo loam.
that on Saturday night, tho barn of Thomas M.
Hill, Esq., residing some ten or twelve miles from
this place, was set on fire by somo three or four .
negroes, which was destroyed with its content,
among which was a carding machine. Whilo the"
barn was on fire the negroes entered the dwelling
of Mr. Hill and stolo therefrom several articles of
value, the watch and uniform of tho lato . Lieut.
CoL J unius Hill, eon of Mr. II. Tho oogrocs were
detected, as we learn, by finding somo of tho stolen
property in possession of one of them, a boy belong
ing to Mr. J. W. Hampton, a resident of this
County.
An, example should bo made, should sufficient
proof be elicited of the guilt of tho parties, to dotor
others from committing such diabolical deods in
future on the property of our citizens- States
ville Erprcts.
Look out for strangers and suspicious persons. '
Capture of a Railroad Train tlte Coned-tratct.-The
Baltimore Gazette says: M?. William
Crawford, the agent of the Philadelphia, Wilming
ton, and Baltimore Railroad Company,-detjmtchcd,
ab usual, the mail train at 8. 40 a. m. and its pro
gress as far as Magnolia Station Jwenty-two miles
from Baltimore, was iclcgrapucd ai all right.
Hearing nothing from tho raiders on the lino of
the road, the through express train for New York
was sent off 8 usual at 9 40 a. tn. About tor.
minutes after fca starting the telegraph communi
cation of the compSiiy north was interrupted, and
there was then some apprehension in regard to tho
train. After passing Jr-'te turner's Run tho train
speed on s usual, and in a short timo crooned thu
Gunpowder bridge, and was app reaching Magnolia
Station, when the &hril! whistle called the men to
put down tho Lrcaks. This sudden interruption,
excited tfie curiosity of tho passengers, many of
whom rushed to the platforms, when to their alarm,
they discovered that the railroad buildings were on
fire, and the pltco was currounded by Confcdcrato
cavalry. The train was stopped and surrounded
by the raiders, who immediately orderi-1 the pas
sengers, betwtco two and three hundred in num
ber, to alight, which was done very quickly, caus
ing uch alarm and consternation euiong the taditj
and children. It is not known whether any bag
gage was allowed to be taken from the train, or
whether tho valuables of the Adams Express Com
pany were saved, but as soon as the cant, some
eight or ten. in number, were evacuated, they were
set on fire, the engine reversed and the Camiog
mass started towards the Gunpowder bridge, whero
they were consumed, together with n larre and tho
most valuable portion of tho briJgc Tho build
ing's at Magnolia belonging to the company wcro
not very extensive, although they generally con
tained considerable produce belonziue to (he resi
dents of the surrounding country. Magnolia was
I Bls0 a watering station, ana me destruction of tho
' annaratus will be a serious loss. The burning of
tie train of cars, many ofjrbich were cf the fiocit
A uuou -uu .. o kku rvi amcuoiuer
of the North Carolina Railroad, list returned from
the animal meeting cf tho Company at .Raloib,
that a resoluliou was iotroduced aad passed, order-
inz a suhwiwuwiuvw w w vumj wuu viucr
Railroad Compaaies iu the South for the purnoSa
of concerting measures to'icparato Railroad Com
panies from the Southern Express Co. In other
wordsr to fc&T0 all tho freight carried over tho
Roads carried on the Road account. S-jilhlury
.Watchman
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