THE FKUrr liETOW XEWBERN.
l’orha|»8 all the particulars of the late fight
below Newberii will never be known, and much
will not couie to light until the publication of the
official documents. We have lieretofore put to
gether what reliable persons and rumor ha\e
furnished us, without endorsing in full their cor
rectness, for it is evident that the arrangernent o
the forces was such, and the confusion which en
sued after thr falling back of the militia, renders
it impossible for any one man or a dozen to state
definitely what did take place.
Many of the rumored statements already pub
lished are found to be entirely incorrect, and we
theretbre proceed to give such corrections as have
come to us A reliable gentleman in the tight,
states that the entrenchments commenced at Fort
Thompson, running west across the l{ailroad to a
swamp We suppose the line of entrenchments
was from two and a half to three miles.. Uur in
formant says, that beginning at Fort Thompson,
our lorcos were arranged on this line as follows:
First, i’ol. Lee's regiment, second, Col. Sloan s,
third. Latham’s and Hrem's batteries, then (’ol.
Campbt U’s, then Col. Sinclair s, then the militia,
then the gap at the Railroad, without artillery or
infantry, then eame four eoJupanies of C'>l. A\e-
ry’« rt'irinient under Lt. Col Iloko, atul then C'll
\ ance's regiment near flie swamp. ’apt. Rand s
company beitiir otj lii'^ loft, and (^apt. (“b>tcr s
bein*; on the riirht. This corresponds very nearly
with our formOT statetnent. he rest of ( ol
Averv's regiment are supposed to have been in
the rear as a re.'^erve, or to have advanced too late
to protect the trap at the Railroad. The early
and sudden attack of the enemy seems not to have
been looked fur.
It appears that nearly the whole burden of the
fiirht on the left wing f II on Col. (’ampbcll reg t,
which was gallantly and skillfully met by that ex-
P'.'riouced and able officer. lie nobly sustained his
reputation in the old army, and well deserves the
reward of true merit. Tlie seijuel shows that il
C.il. Campbell had been put in command at Xew-
bern as Rrigadier (reneral. us his rank and repu
tation as a sol'lier entitleA him. the results of the
battle Would have been different. Col. C., it ap
pears. received no order to retreat until all the
reiriments on the left and the Commanding Gen
eral had left the field. A gentleman informs us
who received the information direct, that while
this regiment was actively engaged in the trenches,
a Yankee regiment passed through the gap at the
Railroad, and was enterin>r the trenches at Col.
(\impbeirs riirht unperceived. Their blue coats
led to their diseovt-ry. when t'ol. Campbell im
mediately ordered his rotritnont to leave the
trenches and form. Only three companies could
execute the order in time. (’apt. Taylor's. Capt.
Davidson’s, and the other we have forirotten.
Major E. 1). Hall of New Hanover, and not i..t.
Col. Haywood, as we stated in our last, we are told,
was ordered to lead the charge. At once he or
dered those companies to follow. ()ur old friend
Capt. Taylor, of Nash, was in the charge, but
was at the time ijuite unwell and unable to speak
much above a whisper; but his young Lieutenants
Haywood and Closs, the tormer eommanding the
right and the latter the left wing of the company,
gallantly and promptly executed his orders with
the valor of veterans. These three companies
dashed forward against the entire Yankee regi
ment, pouring into them a well aimed dischari:e
of musketry, which was returned by the enemy
promptly, when the intrepid Hall ordered the
charge — on they went, driving the enemy over
the entrenchments and pilin^.^ up the slain foe.
One Yankee Captain fell over the entrenchments
wounded, when Lt. Tampbell of one of the com
panies jumped over and seized him and brought
him over a prisoner.
During the severe fighting which ensued, it i«
said a boy about 14 years old who was holding
several horses amid a >hower of bullets and shells,
was wounded in the leg. He immediately called
aloud for some one to come and take the horses,
exclaiming he was wounded. As soon as some
one took the horses instead of running off for
help, it is said he hopped to the trenches pouring
a volley of abuse upon the Yankees, and called
for a gun; one was handed to him, and he stood
with the men loadiiiir and tirinir. and fell Dack
with them. Soon it was perceived that three
Yankee regiments were moving to attack L’ol
Campbell, having passed the entrenchments at
other points. At once he ordered his regiment
to form on a hill near by. By the time the or
der was executed, he discovered a regiment pres
sing him closely in front. He was about to order
a .'ccond charge, when he learned that an order
had been given to retreat, and the regiments in
supporting di^,tance of him hail all left.
By this time, he discovered two other Yankee
regiments on his rirht and left. It was then he
commenced his retreat, preserving perfect order
in his regiment and covering it.' rear, at the same
time pouring a deadly fire into the enemy. He
was pursued some four or five miles, before he
reached the Claremont bridire. the old toll bridije
over Trent—the railroad bridge beini: then on
fire. Here he discovered numbers of men sup
posed to belon;i to Col. Avery’* regiment, who
perhaps were dispersed alter the capture of the
Colonel, making tor the bridge. Col. Campbell
here held the enemy at bay until every retreating
soldier pa.ssed the bridge, and th.-n if we recolleca
bridge. Soon after he took
the 1 renton road^ and reached Kinston on Sunday
mornuiir. we believe, with his regiment unbroken,
except the dead and wounded, with many ot his
men bar. -f..m,;l. blistered and nearly exhausted.
_oi. \ ance an ] Lt. Col. Hoke, with four com
panies of Col. Avery’s regiment, were still in the
rear. Col. \ ancx* luu.st have cuniujeiiced the rw-
treat at a still later period, and finding that he
was cut ofi by the burning of the bridges, retreat
ed across Jirice s Creek, and up the South side of
Irent into Jones. His men .suffered severely,
i hi.-, retreat by Col. Vance and J^t. Col. Hoke,
evinces fine judgment and military skill, and
luents the applause of the country. We have
not been able to get further particulars.
le band attached to Col. Vance’s regiment, it
appear^ reached Kinston the day before. Hear
ing o ance s approach, they started to me«t him,
an on meeting Col. (’ampbell’s regiment, en-
ivened the boys with a stirring tuue. At length,
t e) cani; up with the regiments of Col. Vance
au jt. Col. Hdke, and preceded by the band,
e\ marched into Kinston to the tune of “Dixie.’’
Rah vjh Slandard.
—Again w« warn the pub
ic to keep a sliarp lo«jkout for runaway yankee
pri.soners; for it seems to be impossible for the
guard at the prison to prevent their escape.
Eight m.jre were captured and returned to their
quarters here last Friday. The community knew
nothing of their escape until brought back—two
hy eitizens of Ashe county and six by citiaens of
Rowan. There was no public notice given of
their escape, but we suppose the prison authori
ties must have known of it, and probably sent
luen in pursuit of them.— ISalinburt/ Watchman.
Plundtrhuj.—Tfie Federals are literally robbing
tie people on the West banks ef the river, so far
heen able to occupy Eastern Missouri,
e have heard of numerous instances in which
p antations were robbed of every article of person-
that could be ot the least use to
Thi *”7^ , a«d everything elae was destroyed,
thev pursued unless
DreLrAt resisted. Let our people
P P 0 protect th«ir hom9%.'—Mtmphit Apjaeal,
Volnnftcrinij.—From every direction we have
the cheering intelligence of new companies being
organized for the war. We understand that Lin
coln county has two companies nearly ready, and
Union county two more. In this county it is
likely that three or four more companies will be
formed. Prof. Lynch, of Davidson College, is
forming a company with prospects of early sue
cess. While the enemy is on our own soil, we
are sure North Carolinians will not wait to bo
ordered into the field or drafted. Tf arms are
scarce, take your double-barrel shot guns and
hunting-riflos and rush to the nearest camp, or
form squads and way-lay the enemy in every di
rection. Now is the time to strike and wor or
the cause. Those who can’t go must a vance
their money liberally. All can do sometiing
t no one must be idle.
I Union i ountv.—^^rx Thursday last the Mi^litia
. of I’nion couniy assembled at .Monroe, and we
I learn that some three or four hundred volunteer-
' ed. Well done Tnion. e have heard the
: .speech of Sherift' Austin, made on the occasion,
spoken of in high terms. The county had, al-
I ready in the field, several hundred men.
(histon ('ounti/.—On Monday the 17th inst.,
! the >Hlitia of Caston county assembled at l>allas
^ for the purpose of furnishing its quota of troops,
about 240 being the number called for in ad
dition to those already in the field from the county.
; We loarn that more than the requisite number
immediately volunteered for the war. Ue know
■ there would never be any necessity for a draft in
Gaston; the people of that gallant little county
; are too patri>tie and apj^reciate the importance of
' the eontest too well to permit the cause to suffer
: for the want of men to fight for their rights and
liberty.
I When the day of reckoning comes it will be
■ found that (Jaston, iiincoln. Cleaveland, ( atawba.
: Cnion, (’abarrus, Iredell, Rowan and Mecklen-
j burr, are not behind any counties in the Confede
racy. in proporti(^n to population, in furnishing
men for the war.— ('hnrluttt D>'invt rnt.
The draft in this county, passed off very well
; Only iltiwere detailed.'the call (ot over 4U(h
' havintr been filled bv volunteers before the draft,
i And of the number detailed, nearly all have vol-
I unteered since, so that there will be few if any
I >roing from Rowan as drafted men. (.^ur county
! has now f’urnished more than men for the
army Salisbury ilistrict has furnisheu over
its quota. — Safisburi/ Watrhninn.
'^Liord>r R(injers."—This is the name of a
new Volunteer (’ompaiiy just organized by the
election of T. MciJehee Smith as C;iptain, .1. i..
Irvin 1st Lieut.; Samuel H. Hin*.-s, 2nd Lieut;
and Wm. Fa} lor (of Loasburg. ;• 2nd Lieut. The
company liumbers about ''4 men, and is made up
of persons from I’erson county and Halifax, \ a.,
as w> 11 as (’u>wellites—hence the name.
Miltun Chronirlf
Ami ytt (uwthfr {'"H'.jj'iuy.—(apt.
Cromwell’s company started for Raleigfi on 'I hurs-
day last The follov.ing are the names of the Offi
cers; Elisha Cromwell, Captain, Raker \N Mabrey,
1st Lieutenant, Thomas M. Carter, 2nd Lieuten
ant, Jiobert C. Brown, 2nd Lieutenant, Jr
Tarb'jru' Southt rner, I'ld.
Yiiulc-' Z.'-'.' nt —As for the killed
and wounded Federals, it is eertain that all the
Federal soldiers agree in the story ot their lo.s.-
beiiiiT very heavy, and the concurrent opinion
places it at two thou.sand to three thou.sand. but
most at twenty-five hundred. The Academy
(ireen, in which the slain were buried, but for the
newne.'rs of the mounds, might pass for the ceme
tery in which generations ot a populous town had
fouml their last resting-place. From the numbt-r
of buildinL^ occupied as hospitals for the wound
ed, the number ol casualties must have been
verv lar;^e. It would seem that they have hauled
up S'»me one or two of their gunfioat.i on the
marine railway there and are repairinLr them
They have the railroad machine shop in full bla.st.
but what they are doing in them is not known.
ilukinytun Journal.
Xarr>'U' h'scuj>t.—()f the many striking inci
dents and hair breadth scapes cotitiected with the
atiair at Newborn, as with almost all combats, i.~
one which might be called "a close shave.” t.'ap-
tain Latham, the gallant commander ol the field
battery which went by his name, got_ shut through
variuu-^ purtions of his clothes—unce through his
hat, more than once through his coat and pants,
and once through his u.-hiskr’n, which it appears
Were lung, full and flowing. Happening to turn
his head at some peculiar angle, a minnie ball
went whizi throuirh his beard close to his chin,
cutting out the centre and leaving two forks, liy
the way, the battery which (’aptain Latham com
manded must of itself have swept off intinitely
more men than some accounts represent.—Ib.
Jron-clad Stemner t‘r tht Def r nct >/ H//-
ininyton.—We are rejuested by James 1'. Korne-
gay, Eij., of Wayne county, to .state that he will
give twenty bales ot cotton, oUU lbs. each, towards
the construction of an iron-clad steamer for the
defence ot Wilmington, or any other place in the
Confederate Stales that it may be needed. We
learn that other gentlemen in Mr. K’s neighbor
hood will give in proportion to their means, for
the same purpo.se, and ii nece.^sary Mr. Kornegay
will give one-half of his crop of cotton.
\Vihninijtun Journal.
A gentleman writes to the Journal as follows;
“Pray inform the public through the medium
of your Journal, that another has agreed to be
come a subscriber of for building an iron
clad steamer for our River (iuard, if the amount
necessary can be made up by Government or in
dividual subscription. I'here will be no families
leaving Wilmington then for fear of the enemy.
Burnimj Cotton.—Peyton Atkinson, Esq., of
Pitt county, N. C., has already burned ^UO bales
of cotton on one of his plantations, rather than
that it should remain liable to the plundering
raid>i of the enemy. When a man thus volunta
rily sacrifices over thirty thousand dollars worth
of his own property, from a sense of patriotic du
ty, he gives the most convincing evidence that he
belongs indeed to a people who are “terribly in
earnest,” and will shrink from no sacrifices of
private interest that the tause may demand.
Wilniinjton Journal.
Promoted.—Capt. Forney George of Columbus
has been elected Major of the 18th regimept N.
C. Troops, l ice Maj. George Tait, resigned.
Stoppiny the IShiptnent of Cotton to Tennessee.
—Governor Brown, of Georgia, having been in
formed that certain wpeculators, mostly citizens of
iennessee, who are believed to be enemies of our
cause, are purchasing large quantities of Cotton,
for shipment to points in that iState, with a view,
it is fcuppo.sed, of placing it within the reach of
tfie hederal troops, has directed the Superintend
ent of the Western and Atlanta Railroad to sus
pend the shipment of Cotton over that road until
further notice.— ('harl^sto^n Courier.
Capt. John H. Morgan, the dashing hero, own
ed property to the amount of 8300,000 at the
commencement ot the war. That has been con
fiscated, and he is now wifeless, childless and
homeless.
Ao more Cotton.—The cotton planters of
Lowndes County, Ala., have taken a decided
stand not to plant any myre cotton un^ the block
ade is i'(U8«d.
Y.\NKEE DEPRED.\TIONS IN VIRGIN1.\.
The Dispatch says the following letter from a
gentleman who has been despoiled of his property
by the dastJirds who are now Hiaking war upon
the South, has been sent to it for publication.
About the 15th of February, 18G2, the United
States revenue cutter , Captain Frank, landed
a crew on my farm called White Point, on the
Potomac river, in Westmoreland county, Virginia,
and carried off a lot of poultry, fired a rifle ball
through my dining room, and several balls through
the dairy, breaking a window-sash and nine panes
of glass.
On the 14th of March, inst, two l^iited States
gunboats landed some men at the same place,
and carried off the following articles: A seine,
rope, and two anchors, worth SI000; and all the
cooking utensils belonging to an extensive fishery;
three well filled bee hives, fifteen hens, four
guinea fowls, six turkeys, six ducks, killed fifteen
hogs, fired on the .sheep, swam a colt to their gun
boat, but failed in getting it t»n board, and it re
turned to land; broke open the dwelling house,
takinu everything from garret to cellar, earthen
and glassware, clothing of various descriptions,
three clocks, pictures, va.ses, two majis, the
keys to all tfie doors, and many other avti-^
eles not remembered, save a large suj)ply of
garden seeds, breaking many panes of glass in
various rooms, ^fbey then broke open the ser
vants’ houses, took their clothing, and a hog each
from two aged servants, who complained of the
treatnuMit, and were answered by oaths, and said
their master must give them more. They also
shot a bull, worth fifty dollars, and killed a large
beof worth seventy five, which they did not carry
off. They then broke open my barn.
HENRY B. GOULDMAN.
Oak Grove, Westmoreland Co., \ a.
J7u///.s.—A chan brought trouble and def eat
on the army of Israel by the love of gold and sil
ver, which he concealed in his tent; and the army
of Israel was defeated until Achan’s sin was re
moved. There are thousands of Achans in the
Southern (’onfederacy, every one of whom it> a
trouble to the camp, a reproach to our cause, and
a hiMdrancfc to our luccen*. They have lock«d up
the silver and the gold, and spend toiling days
and sleepless nights in scraping together the glit
tering trahli, tliinking by this means, to secure
theiii.x^lves and their families, from the hardships
and privations with which these perilous times
threaten u» But their lu>pe is nut only vain, but
an insult to the God who alone guides the storm,
setting up and casting down whom he wills.
We met with three miserable Achans last W ed-
nesday—rich itrijinal secessionista.—^ho would
not give a cent for the relief of soldiers in dislrts»;
ami fur their benefit and the good ot the public
in general, we will publish in our next a valuable
article on “Achan’s 'J'respass. ” it wu are to suc
ceed in thi» revolution we mui«t nil help. There
IS work enough fur all. And those who have
money mu't expect to pour it nut! 1 he love of
money hi» been one ot tiie great sins ot our
'’ountrv, and the wui is sure to cuntinue until
th« peopU relax their hold upon it, and freely
.'p^nd fur the public good, and to advance t»ur
enterpnaus for defence. I he man who clutches
hii uioney bags at a time like this, is cuurling pe
cuniary ruin, bondage tor his children, and a dis-
:^rac wurse than death fur biiiiself. If the-."-tingi-
ness of the people should be the means ot letting
in the en«niy, what will beoi me of their moneys
Let everv man make up hi» min 1 to spend, freely
and liberally, for every purpose that tends to se
cure our independence and an honorable peace.
SaIi.ibury H ic/i tn an.
t'.tfry Mm tn Uis Trails. — When the gallant
Bragi: I of ‘little more grape’ memory. > was on his
way, recently, from Mobile t-j .^lemphis. the peo
ple of Meridian. .Nli.s^, met hitn en masse, and
called on him for a speech, 'fhe hero made them
a talk the lenirth ot your Hiiirer. in which, after
sayin: this is a time for acts and not w(»rds, and
e.xpresiing the opinion that “every man should
stick tt) his trade, " he closed with these words;
“Ponder well. then, my fellow-citizens. thib
piece of advice: Nwver call on an old soMier for
speeches, and, if you will pardon me the liberty,
1 will add. NhVKH I'OI.ITICI .\ .N S TO CoM-
.M.XNU Viil K
We commend the latter sentiment to those who
appt-iint commanders. .Viul it has puzzled us no
little to determine which is most to blame, the
power that appoints a commander without a quali
fication. ^r t!ie man accepting the station know
ing himself totally unfit for it. If a man came
t(> us to cut »nd make him a coat, we would tell
him frankly that we lid not know how to do it,
and ilecline the j.'b. Or it we had a coat to cut
w« would not trust it to a follow just beginning to
learn, nor wculd we risk an experienced tailor
two-tliirds ot hi.i time drunk and the other third
six sheets in the wind.—~Mtlton Chroniclt;.
Amn>sty."—The New York Herald, intoxi
cated with joy over the recent Federal successes,
imagi'ses tiiat the Confederate States are intimi
dated, and thinks nothing more is necessary now
than a proclamation ot pardon by Af>e to secure
our submi.ssion. The Tribune, etjually absurd in
its premises, shows its demon malice in its objec
tion to the Herald’s recommendation; it calls out;
“Let the rebellion be swept out of existence with
fire and swordi No rest for traitorsi” And again;
“It will be time enough to proclaim an amnesty
when the rebellion has everywhere felt the armed
heel of the Republic, and is utterly crushed out
forever, and its causes and roots extirpated. Until
that consummation is reached there can be no
amnesty.”
We tell the Herald that it may save its non
sense, and the Tribune that it is uselessly dis-
ph^ying its terocity. It will be time enough for
an “amnesty” when we ask for it; and when we
ask for it, we hope we will not get iti We tell
these monsters that we have just begun to fighti
Amnesty! There must be something in the wick
ed influences to which the Northern people have
abjectly Hurrendered themselves, which makes
them incapable of even understanding how an
honest man feelsl Wo tell them that their suc
cesses are so many atrocities committed upon us,
only serve to rouse our resentments and our ener
gies. We have grievous wrongs to punish, as
well as our liberties and independence to main
tain—and we will do all! Amnesty!
The latest Yankee humbug is that ot raising
cotton in Southern yiinois. So taken are they
with this idea that they car not wait till next
summer to try the experiment, but have raised
several bales this winter.
In a late Northern paper the shipment of eight
bales is announced “as the first shipment of cotton
from Illinois." This trick will hugely delight
the Yankee nation, and keep up their spirits for
a few days, when they must again be fed on a
fresh dish of lies.
The London Times showed that it thoroughly
understood them when it said that they not only
tried to palm off their hollow falsehoods on the
world, but, if possible to make themselves believe
them.—Exchange.
This reminds us of a remark in a burlesque by
the Richmond Whig of Lincoln’s first Message,
where old Abe is represented as saying to Congress
something like this: “Seward is the only man I
ever saw that could tell you a lie which you knew
to be a lie, and he knew to be a lie, but which you
couldn’t help belieTiog to be true.''-*Ubsjkrvxa.
NORTHERN ITEMS hundred Confederate prisoners were taken, fifty '
The Fortress Monroe correspondent of the New of cannon, and large quantities of arms and
York “Tribune” of the 12th gives the following ^x^wbern are in good '
laudatory account of the atrocious yolation by railroad
the enemy, of their own flag ot surrender at New- ,
As the Merrimac approached ' tion remained in town and threw the^^^^^^^^^
I /I . ] I.*. r'TANi>^olO, '1 arch --0,— 1 1161 e ^ its? c*iri-
onened fire which the Congress returned, but *• lajnu , n i i
f . 1, . 1 Vr\rL- noniidiii*^ iroiii the luurtur IkimLs ull dny cuiies-
soon rai.sed the signal’ to surrender. 1 he \ ork-, ‘ Thp
j r i .... //I day, duiiiir much damage to tlie rebels. ine
town and Jamestown sent othcers aboard to it- • j' i- .u. ioUr.,i .l.M.t.ifnl n«
civ. the and arra«^r ,h. | »up|,,,sed avacuat.Mi; ol ft-"
When some 2.5 of the crow of tho-tlie brew.., relurneJ vij:orou»l> Irom the Lon-^
the Rebel boats, federate batteries. j
the prisontm.
Congres.s had been taken to
Capt. Howard, of the 4th Artillery, brought the
iruns of his light battery to bear t»n them, and
fairly beat them off and compelled them to dr.iw
off and (jii'e up the trans/'vr of the prisoners One
of liis shells entered the steam chest of the Yoik-
town. Therefore, all but the rwenty-five, or so,
that had been previously taken, the crew and of
ficers ot the Congress not killed, made thrir es
cape. (Ireat praise is accorded on all hands to
Yankee Xiu'n—Yankee papers ol the 15th
bring us a variety ot items of more or less inter
est. Among others, the great fact that Abraham
iiincoln has announced that he has assumed
tlie command in chief of the yankee nation —
Headquarters at the White House—to which all
subordinates will make report. Wo consider this
the best piece of news we have heard for a month.
When things get to the worst they must change
(’apt. Howard, as well as to the I ire /oua\ es and j turning point We all knew Lincoln
others, who lay down in the sand and picked off
the Rebels with small arms.”
The same writer gives the following account
ot the impression made on the Monitor by the
Virginia:
1 visited the Monitor to day Two shots ot the
ctu'iny struck lier on the edge, above the surface,
and tore up a few inches of the deck j)lating, and
j)enetrating about half the diameter of the ball,
affording a complete illustration ot her iinprfgna-
bility. As the Wiirst the enemy, with the most
p(>werfnl ‘.runs afloat coulii do. the fact settles all
question on that point Ttie shots referred to
!ire as mere seratclies t>n a jmgilist after hi? anta
gonist has (lone his best for hours to kiu»ck him
down. On her tower, where the Merrimae’s
was an unmitigated fool—and supposed him con
scious of his folly and content to leave affairs of
State to abler men But the crotchet baa taken
possession of his head, that he is a great statesman
and a still greater general. Under the influence
of this idea, he takes supreme command, and will
speedily smash the machine. He claims to him
self all the glory of the Fort Donelson affair, and
it is supposed that success has run him crazy.
Gen. McClellan takes command of the army of
the I’otomac.
Great alarm prevails in New York on the sub
ject of the .Merrimac. It is feared that that ter
rible sea m ni.ster may wake them up any morn-
in: To jirevent such a visitation, it is earnestly
anl seriously irged that a stone fleet be sunk in
shots struck squar‘ and with fnll force, there are j the Narrows, and a chain stretched across with
three or four indent.ations not exceeding three in- j some dozen torpedoes cm it to explode the diabol-
ches in depth. Her deck is blazed in several | ical visitor.
]>laees where shots struck her and glanced off.
riie wheelhouse has several similar indsntatioiis
though not as deep. '1 hese are all be marks the
Monitor bears as the results of the :.ction.
Muil-c/ad War Vexsef.-i.— Kric.sson's Monitor
has produced a great commotion in iJongress, as
will be seen by the bill introduced by the naval
committee in the Senate ti»-day. making a heavy
appiopriation for iron-clad boats and batteries.
The bill introduced iiy Senator H;.le, from the
(,'oinmittee on Naval affairs, to-day. provides for
the construction, under the direction of the Sec
retary *f the Navv. of an irtni clad steam vessel,
of not less than five or .si.\ thousand tons biirtlu ii,
and of great speed atid strength, to bi- used only
;is a ram. for which purpose ^ 1.1HM»,(.Hmi he ap
propriated. alo Alo.diHlJ.MlU li)r the construction
of iron clad irunKoats. for the comple-
tiini of Stevens’ battery, and ?’)(>(».U(j(t for ex-
tendintr tlie facilities of the Washiru'ton Navy
Yard, so a- to roll umi furge plat
ed ships.
From the B iltiniore News ."'beet of the 14th.
we have the followiiiLr Yankee version of a bloodv
tight between 'I'exan and Fcileral troup>) in New
^lexico—the Te.xans victorious
St Loi is. .^l,^rch l.f—'fhe Rej'ublican has
advict's from .\lbu()uerque. .New Mexico, to Feb
ruary 2Hcl. giviiiL' details of a recent battle at
Fort t’rai:/ 'I'he fiL'ht commenced on the inorn-
itiL'ol’the 21«-t, between a portion of our truoj»s.
under ('ol R'llxrts. and tlie enemy across the
Kio (irande. with varied >ucces';, until 2 o’clock
('ol. C.tnby then cn»sscd the river in force with
» battery of six pieces, under ('apt .^lcCray, ot
the cavalry, but detailed in command ot the bat
tery He had also a small battery ot two howitz
ers. fhe enetnv are suj»posed to have had eight
pieces. The battle was commenced by the artil
lery and skirmishers, ami soon became general
Toward.- eveniiiL' most of the enemy's guns were
silenced. They, however, made a desperate
chari:e on the howitzer battery, but wore re[iul>ed
with great ;o.ss.
('apt .’'Ic(’ray's battery was defended by Capt
Plumpton's company of I nited States infantr}'
and a portion ot Colonel Pinos’ regiment of Mex
ican volunteers The Texan lief)ols charged fu
riously and desfierately with their picked men,
about six hundred strong. They were armt'd
with carbines, revolvers and Knig seven pound
bowie knives .Vfter discharging their carbines
at close tiistance, they drew their revolvers and
reached the battery, amid u storm ol grape and
cannister The .'lexicans of Pinos' regiment now
became panic stricken and ingluriously fled. C'ap-
tain Plumpton and his infantry bravely stood
their ground and f uiglit nobly till more than me-
half of the company were numbered with the
ilead. W ith his artillerymen cut down, and his
supports reported killed, wounded or flying fnun
the field, (’apt. McC'ray sat down calmly and
quietly on one of his guns, and with revolver in
hand refused to fly or tiesert his flag. He thus
fought to the last, and gloriously died like a hero,
the last man by his guns The Texans suffered
terribly in this charge. .Many of our officers dis
tinguished themselves. Major Donaldson, who;
was the chief aid of Col. Canby, acted bravely,
and was conspicuous in every part of the field.
His horse was wounded, but the Major was not
injured. Kit (^arson. in command of a regiment
of volunteers, deployed as skirmishers, did good
service during the action, and behaved well. We
liave to name the loss of Lieuts. Michler and
Stone, who, like Capt. McCray, nobly and brave
ly maintained the honor of our flag to the last.
Many other officers were wounded. Our loss is
about two hundred killed and wounded; that ot
the enemy is believed to be much greater. The
greatest confidence is reposed in Col. Canby, and
if the volunteers will do their duty, the Texans
will yet be ignominiously driven from N. M exico.
Later Northern Seu'A.—NuRKOLK., March 24.
—Northern papers of the 22d instant have been
received by the l>ay Book.
It is stated at tlie Nortli that Mr. Yancey has
certainly been captured off Key West by the
Water Witch, but despatches from Nashville an
nounce his arrival at New Orleans.
It is rumored that the rebels at Island No. 10
have been seriously damaged by the fire from the
Federal mortars and are preparing to evacuate
the island.
Information has been received that large quan
tities of cotton have been taken through Texas
into Mexico, and thence to Europe.
Mr. Yancey has made a speech at New Orleans
avowing that the rebels need expect no help from
England or trance, and he urges retaliation by
stopping the cultivation of cotton.
A dispatch from Chioagostates that Jeff. Thomp
son was marching upon Cape Girardeau, and
pressing men and horses into the rebel service.
He has had a skirmish, and several were killed
and wounded on both sides.
A large number of troops were landed at For
tress Monroe and Camp Hamilton on yesterday
and to-day. There was great activity at Old
Point
Advices have been received here from Newbern
which state that four hundred Confaderate# were
killed and fifteen hundred Yankees in the recent
battle. Th« Federals raised a white flag twice
during the battle, and had ceased firing when the
Confederates fell back. They were prevetited
from seeing the flag- by the smoke.
Northern accounts say that the Confederates
had thirteen thousand men in the field, and that
it was a hard fight. The Yankees suffered severe
ly, aud lost luany of^their best officers. Five
The Federal (’ongress had voted eighteen mil
lions t'or constructing iron gun-boats. It is said
that another Monitor with 0 guns is nearly read\-.
Notwithstandint: Lord Russell’s dispatch, a very
uneasy feeling pei vudes the North, lest England
should interfere it is conbid«red c«rtain, that
unless (his war is brought to a speedy close, she
will interfere. Lord Russell stated in Parliament
that he had been f'reijuently interrogated by France
to know if he was not ready to intervene—which
ar^nies a becoming impatience in the right quar
ter. The [iondon Times says that the Fort Don
elson aff:iir. instead of endinir, is only the begin
ning of the war .^lr Mason had published a let
ter addressed to Lord Russell, stating the number
of times the blockade had been broken.
Gen Jolinston’s evacuation of Manassas is com
mended as a brilliant military feat, performed
without loss in the face of a superior force. The
Yankees don’t exactly understand the movement,
for thv armor- j They jiretend that they have 200.000 men in and
around Washington. We don't believe the halt
of it. We think it doubtful if they have 80,000.
It is highly probable they are moving troops to
the West, intending to uiake their grand movf.
in that quarter, and in the meantime affecting to
have a vast army on the Potomac. It is supposed
they have rcj-aired an 1 i^ot in operation the Bal
timore and (.)hio Rail Road, which will greatly
facilitate transportation.
Their papers raport a handsome victory by the
Texans over the Federals near Fort Craig in New
.^lexico. Six pieces of cannon were taken, be
tween 200 and 3U> men killed, and the rest rout
ed and dispersed. The same authorities claim
that Gen. (jurtis had captured some 10 or 12
cannon and 1500 prisoners from Van t>orn
()n perusing the New York papers of the 15th
— tor whicli we are indebted to a friend—we find
that the impressions of their l^ondon correspond
ents are very decided; that English sympathy is
all with the South, and that the English Parlia
ment will, at no distant day, intervene in the af
fairs of this country. We shall, in our next,
publish some of these—whick tire the most en
couraging indications we have seen lately.
Richmon d Whiy.
The Yankees on the ('oast.—The enterprising
Yankees have succeeded in establishing them
selves on various points of the seacoast, and fancy
that they have thereby taken possession of the
whole country. It is natural that they should
think so. The outside of a thing is all that they
ever look at Their upper ten build fine houses
and wear fine clothes, and have no manner of
doubt that the}' become thereby centlemen and
ladies. The outside of their country is the only
part of it that does not stink in the nostrils of all
mankind. It has all the beautiful externals and
trappings of republicanism, but within are dead
men’s bones. The temple of their Republic rises
fair and stately to the eye, hut the fire upon its
shrines has gone out, the priests are wallowing
in iniquity, the worshippers celebrate obscene
orgies, and the demon of despotism, with a liberty
cap on his head, sits on an altar, beneath which
lise the groans of miserable captives, and on which
libations ot tears and blood are daily offered. An
outside people in dress, houses, professions, poli
tics, morals, religion, and philanthropy! “We are
a Christian people,” qunth Burnside and Golds-
borough, “and fully alive to the responsibilities
of that character” Bang roar their heavy can
non, and whiz go the bombshells into boat-loads
of women and children, giving a solemn Amen to
their meek and humble assumption to themselves
of the merciful and humane virtues of Christianity.
It is therefore natural that when this outside
people alight on the coast of a country, they
should conclude that the inside follows as a mat
ter ot course. The coast of their own section is
the most valuable part of it, being the seat of
their commerce and their cities, whilst the inte
rior, with the exception of the West, which Vir
ginia made them a present of to keep them from
starving to death, is productive of nothing but
pranite and potatoes. The Southern coast is a
very different affair. It is merely the outside
skin of the rhinoceros. It has neither commerce
nor large cities. Its principal productions are
mosi^uitoes, gallinippers, bilious fever, yellow
fever, and black vomit. The season is at hand
when tiiese staples will begin to ripen, and the
interlopers are welcome to pluck the fruits there
of. They are likely to get a good deal more of
them than cotton and tobacco. We hope they
will have no reason to complain of a short harvest.
The yellow fever crop was a short one last year;
but that does not often happen two years in suc-
ce.ssion. We wish them joy of theit outside ac
quisition.—Richmond Dispatch.
Sad Accident on the Railroad.—k
land slide on the Western £ztension, six miles
from here, caused a sad accident last Thursday
morning, by which James Briggs (a member ot
Capt. J. A. Wood’s company, of we 4th Reg’t
N. C. T.) lost his life, lie was standing on th»
platform when the train struck the slide, and was
caught between the cars. Both his legs were
broken, and he was otherwise badly injured. He
died in about one hour after the accident. This,
we believe, is the first accident, resuLing in lose
of life, on this Road.
Salisbury Watchman, 24th.
A Good Mini Gone.—The Rev. Henry N.
Pharr, pastor of Philadelphia congregation, Meck
lenburg CO., died of paralysis, Saturday loth inst.
He received the stroke on Sunday before, while
returning from church, and never spoke after-
wardd,—Yfatchmnn,
NEWS FROM THE (’OAST
Charleston, March 2i
The visit of the enemy on Friday to Bufl
ham Point was of short duration. The i; ,,..
ment was evidently intended as a feint or ,t .ii,,
pie reconnoissance of our lines and force-; n.
.Savannah. The enemy’s landing free, ul.j,!
appears to have been small, retreated to tj,, ,,
gunboats on the appearance of our troops wit!i .
making any further demonstration. Thi >,>
nients are, however, supposed to indicate: ;,ti m i.
i vance in force very shortly. They are jir l
1 endeavoring to discover some weak point d: ;n
I Savannah previous to making an attack
i A private letter from Hardeeviilc, Satur ,a\
j March 22, say.s: “At daylight yesterday nit.rn lU
I it was discovered that the enemy was laiio i '
j troops at Buckingham Point, about ti\>* i,ni’ ^
from Bluff'ton. Reports stated the force to 1...
about fifteen hundred. (Jur troops, uikJ,.)- t!
command of Gen. Drayton, immediatelv advm, , :
to meet them, and a battle was thoujrht iniinMiei r
'i'he enemy, nowever, without makini; any !ui
I ther advance, re-embarked on board c,f their n;.
boats. Our troops were badly chagrined ana
apfiointed at not h'^ving an opportunity to
the enemy. This morning not one of tl;.- . ncn
can be seen. Four of our pickets, belotiL'i; !
Phillips’ ((ia ) Legion are missing, and ar* ;ii
posed to be either cut off or capturetl. the I t-r '.
more probible. Reii^rcements from uur tri.-
on the Georgia side a%l from points on onr c.n-t
arrived on the spot in less than one hour ‘1,,,,,
the time of the reported landing of the em in\
The Sa%-annah liepublican of Saturduv i;.
the following account:
‘‘We had considerable commotion Minoh-, .,1-
military for the last twenty-four hour. i;n'! ■,
counts from the Carolina coast appeare.l t.. wr r
rant the conclusion that a battle with the .
rals was imminent. The lattei were report, d t-
have landed near Bluffton, with the evident i i
teution of a movement upon the Charlcsti.Ti ,.,i i
Savannah Railroad. Reintorceinent' m| artili. r.
and infantry were promptly dispatche.l fr.iTn tl.f,
post, and the expectation was general that vt >f, r
day would not pass without a tight, on a irrtatc:
or less scale. As the day progressed, howc. r.
matters assumed a more p cific aspect. Noth’li
was heard of the fight, and by noon it wa.^
tained that the entire body of troops from t '
(leorgia side had received orders to return
“The report now is, that after a feint at iai. i
ing, the enemy again went aboard his shi)- ir.j
cleared off What the movement means, if .
thing, we are unable to say, but in any eveni n--
is closely watched and will hardly take us bv -ur
prise. ^ We shall probably hear of him at soine
other point on the coast in a day or two—perharis
Skidaway Island.”
Passengers by Sunday’s train report anothen
attempt at landing near Bluffton. on Saturday
morning, by a small party of the eneinv '1 L v
disappeared, however, without giving our tn ..; ,
an opportunity to try them.— Courier.
A nkirrtiiih on the Potomac.—The Lyiicht >p-
Virginian, of the 21st, has the following;
A cavalry fight occurred about nine inile-
low Warrenton Station, on the (Jrange and A', x
andria Railroad, on Saturday last. The etieii; . •
cavalry, who numbered about 500, were witi in
sight ol our forces when Gen. Stuart order-d ?
led the charge upon them. The forces en- i, i
on our side were Capt. Edgar Whitehead’s e ’■
pany of Amherst, and Capt. Harris’s company }
Campbell, under command of Col. Radford, ;M,d
tour companies of the second Virginia (’aval’,,
under command of Col. Jones.
The number ot the enemy’s wounded was i. ?
ascertained, but it must frave been large. Tin r-
were known to have been killed 40, and captur i
100 with their horses, &c., which were bri!ii’lit
to Culpeper Court-House, on Saturday.
The loss on our side is six killed and I'^
wounded.
From Sor folk. — NORFOLK, Va.. Marcli 'J i
Twenty transport steamers entered the Roaiis 1m--
evening, crowded with troops Thev ajipirenf'^
came across the Bay from the lirection of thf
Eastern shore; supposed to reinforce Burn'ide "V
attack Magruder. Between ninety and one hnti
dred steamers and sailing ve.>;sels were in th'
Roads yesterday.
Confederate Victory in A> u: M'jim.—Whil^'
we have been lamenting our reverses near hoTi).'.
a grand success has attended our arni' away i:
in New Mexico. Twenty-five hundred
Southerners have met, defeated, and capriircd 1
force ol thirty-five hundred of the enemy, with
their arms, and an immense amount of amiiiuni
tion and stores. The (Confederate force w(Tf
under the command of Col. Sibley, and the «1-
my under Col. Canby. Full particulars ot tl.e
fight we were unable to gather, but the main la t-
are as stated, and are confe.ssed in a late number
of the Baltimore American, which succcedd! in
running the blockade. — Rich. Dispati
The Prospect.—A careful survey of the wli ih
field uf information, narrowed and contracted
it is, satisfies us that matters are in a much luore
hopeful condition than they were ten days agr
The spirit of the people is more buoyatit. and :•
stronger confidence is felt in our ability to
complish all that has been undertaken. h: i
we want is a vigorous and well directed applica
tion of the means at command, and one niotitli
will fully retrieve the reverses we have sustaintii
since the first of January. We have some 11
formation, which prudence prompts us to with
hold, which puts quite a cheering aspect up 'i:
our future, and when the time comes lor its di'-
closure, will doubtless gladden the public heart
Richmond Dispatch, 'I'ld inst
The Cotton Planters.—We notice that several
meetings have been held in the principal cotton
region of Georgia, at which the planters resolved
to raise a mere nominal crop of cotton, nunc t .\
ceeding a fourth of their usual land. The ."'lu-
ledgeville Recorder says that many large planters
are acting upon the scale ot T. M. Furlow, K.sj,
the intelligent and patriotic Senator from Sumter
county, who declared his intention to plant about
1200 acres in corn, and twenty acres in cott"n
this year! The Racorder also states that (' 'I.
Leonidas A. Jordan, of Baldwin, who is, perhai -
the largest cotton planter in the State, (his u'ual
crop being about two thousand bales,) will covcr
his several extensive plantations with grain crop^
and such other arti'^les of food as may be neces
sary to afford an abundant supply during the war
Dr. Jarratt also has instructed the overseer ot hi.-
plantation in Sumter county not to plant any cot
ton whatever, but to plant 1200 acres in corn, po
tatoes, &c., to aid in supplying provisions for th-
South during the war.
Such patriotic examples deserve all prai.-e. ami
we are glad to see the like spirit pervaii»g :‘i-
the cultivators of the soil throughout the So”-’
ern Confederacy. In a few weeks the V-fln^
will learn the terrible tidings that not a bulc "
cotton will be grown in 1862 to tempt thuir cu
pidity and to reward their search!—R'ch.
Turning out the Military Conyressmtii —
Richmond. Va., March 24.—The House of l’»
presentatives has passed a resolution declarM’.: ali
officers, whether holding State or t'ontc'i
CoramiFsions, ineligible to seats as Congv
and must either resign their coojmissioni- er thcr
Beatu,