North Carolina Newspapers

( ■!S?W HR PlIBLIO C'ONFIPENCR OUR LKA1»ERS. From the Richmond Kuqairer. NTothing at such a time aa this is so important public eonfiilcnco in thoso charged with puolic duties! iiothini; su cmbarrawinj: &a the want of it. 'I'he purpose we have iu view is to nhow that th>>re is no rea.son why the public ahould not re pose iu uu^liakon tru?t, under I’rovidenoe, in thoao wko liave the direction of public athiirs. It niu?t bo apparent to all that the retiKone which detcrnjine the action of th* authorities of the tioverument, cannot be known to the people iu all cx-^es, and iu most caaed cuuld not be ex- pl.iincd without detriment to the intortvitd ot the Oonfederacy. The failure to meet public axpec tatiou, and to realixe public hopes, may result Iroui un inabilitv, the discloHure of the nature of which, mii^ht apprise the enemy of sources of weakness which he could use to our destruction. 'l’he(ov- croment is thus ^^laced in this dilemma—to dis close our Weakness to our own people and to the enemy, ur to do its best with its dispa^able means, and to rely u{m>u the gool sense of the people to credit the lailure accruing to the true though un known causes. To take the drst Jiorn of this dilemma would be in many ca.-;o» criminal and treasonable—and yet the pursuit ot the only other alternative is often met by the insanely unreas(>n- able with oomplaint and condeumatiou. 8uch people insist that failure is impossible, unless there be wiltul nrong or unpardonable neglect, though they confess they are entirely ignorant of the rea.sons which induced the cau:je, ending in t;uch failure. This is all folly and madness. Soorccy in ar my movements, and in military policy. Is essential to yucee.'^s. Tatriotisui would prompt, not blind belief in the iniallibility of our leaders,-but, at least, a ci'nGdence that they who hoc the whole game know more aud can direct it better, than those who can only sec rcjsults, but are blind to the steps in the progress of the game. We have had iu the history of the past innu merable illustrations of the principle we are in- si'^ting on. lu the Revolution complaints were ince-sant that the leader ot it;i army wxs inefficient and without energy. Success, as the measure of his merit, never gave him a crowning glory until the close of the war, when lIii>tory consecrated his name as first in war, first in peace, and first In the hearts of liis countrymen. His fame pa tiently awaited for long years the opening of the clouds whu‘h di:?truit and jealousy and calum ny gatliereil al*out him, when it shone forth the sun in its might, and le.sser lights paled be- f',*re it, and Ir ; accusers hid theui.-'Cives forever His want -.'t brilliarAt succeas is now (^but was ni)t then ■ known to result front want of means— and injusiico was d».ine to him by those who saw not what he did see, aud wo»ld not trust in his ability and will to do all that was possible. In this Kevi'lution, how man^ tinitw ha-rc- le- sults disproved the croakings of fault-finders! How palpably was the charge of imbecility, and inactivity, made against the gallant Joseph K Johnston, juenched in the glories of Mana.s.sa.-! How terribly did piK.'r Sidney Johnston answer tk« tauut.s and sneers of cavillers, by the forfeit ot his lile on the field ot the nobly achieved vic- U.>ry .*t iShiloh! Why should wo still be impatient for rapid and uninterrupted puccesse*, &d if they could be won without toil, achieved without care, aud could liappen without patient and laborious fxeitiony It is very ca.sy lor people, who are at home, or, like ourselves, are ;n the editorial sanctum, or send me l*y teh gniph an order for the reb ate of are doing nothing but seeking news to stimulate their morbid appetite for the uiarvelious, or drive away the ennut ol inglorious indolence and ease, to order a victory ai a ^-ndiment for their break fast, ur desire a battle aa a gladiatorial pa»tiinL' for their entertainment, liut he \\ho has a hun dred thousand lives at ^take and tho destiny of a peoplt in issue, may well pause and weigh the results of actions, which may hurl souls into ' ter- nity uuneces.sarily, or peril the liberties and in dependence of a groat confederacy. The resjM.»n- sibility of his action will not be sliarcil by these Censors of his coi^duct, who would blame a di.saster for want of c»ro, and claim of him a victory with out tho exercise of prudence, furethou^'ht and discretion. Amidat euch disasters our (’onlederacy w Btill strong, and the Pilot at the helm is firm, constant and determined. It is true our succesa is due in a largo degree to thti uprising of a people resolved to bo free. Hut it will not do to say, that an ad ministration, w^hieh, aiuid such difficulties and trials, has guided and directt'd popular action, has been a failure—or that the man who is its chiel ha« not realized his reputation as an abl« lead‘r. We do not say more might not have been di>nc, nor that there have been no errors, fieyond doubt, we suppose, there have been mistake.-* in judgnuMit and errors in policy Hut who ever supposed any man was perfect or infallible.' All we insist on is this—that in looking back at the piust wo should rt'gard the lights as well as the shadowH, and do justice to him who in all the trials by which his administration has been sur rounded, ha.s exerted his faculties and devoted his heart, with oonstancy, fortitude aud ability to the one ^^reat end. the independenco of his country. Let, then, the people do justic(‘ to those charged with the ]>ublic duties—let tlu'm remeujber their cares, ditficulties, and burdens. l*ubliu office in such times is truly no sinecure, (’easeloss vigi lance is reijuireu to meet the crisis. Wearied brains anl careworn hearts are its daily tniits 'I'o feel, that withal, he has neither sympathy nor encouraging o(mnsol from the people—but only oensure, or complaint, or cavil and distrust—ih not the least of tho troubles of »iie public man. He is entitled to candor and good ten per in criti- citfju—for he cannot avoid that '(’he press and the people arc entitled to discUss public polii \; but let it be done iairly, not censoriously. Li't there be no spirit of lault-fimlin.i;, but a desire to speak tho ]ilain and stri ‘t truth, and to proller honest counsel and aid to those who admiiii'^ter the trovernment. Ws are led to the reiteration of these views, as a general caution to oursolve.s, a> well as toothers 'J’here is a proncness in tho human mind tu think wc could do better, were we in the place of others. W e think it is a mistake in most cases. Let each do his duty, where Providence has appointcil4iim to work, and all will be well. Wo believe a few days or weeks will bring to our greedy cars tidings of great good to our land Let us be patient aud wait 'I'he hour of our de- liver.ince is’at hand! the leaders are at thcii pot^ts! let U-* Uike and hold ours! L'ONtfCKirTloN. [From ihe Atluntii ((Ja.) iotellijfriicer. j Lnroilm> >it i>/ Uni-r rs vf the Militia of tht St ite undt r the ('ou$i rijtion ai t n.— The Secretary of War as will be seen in the iid- lowing telegraphic correspondence between him and (iov Hrown, ha.s directed Major Hunwotuly not to enroll tho Militia Officers, recu^nifed b.v tho State authorities as iu .••■’ninission. This corresi^oud^*****' taid l)efore the j>ublic by (>ov. lirown, in order that the Secfetary’b Jin ctions may reach, as soon as jiotisible. the reeruitini: otli- cers who, at a distance, may not have received instructions from their sujK'rior otiicer, to cease the enrollment of these State oflioers, itjhcilit C^^rr(tj‘ouiifncr TtUjrapn, fteftrtr'n (rov. u/ G I., ^nJ tut SrCrcturf/ 0/ W ar. * . Axlama, June 17, l'^t>J. Vour enrolling officers have enrolled several ^ f the State othcers of the Militia, who will ntit be pt ’•milted to bo carried away I’ruju their commands Vou stated in your letter uf the 2Mth ult . that no State officer is liabl.; to eiirolluient, and asked me to call )our attention to it if done Please all such who have been fu.oiled, and din-et .^Iaj l^unv^oody to stop the enrollment of State oflicers, or 1 shall order the arrest of each othcer who ar re^ts H State officer, 1 wiih an imniediet; lepl) JusEi'H t Bkown. Hon i W Handolph, Secy of War, Kich- mond. \ a Uii-HMi.Ni), June 1^, His Kxcellency (Jovernor Urown: Major l>unwoody ha'^ been instrucied not t- en roll Militia (_Hiict*r3 recOLiiried by the State uu- thorities ax n • unitnisn'tu iiequcst him to rhow you his instructions. If you arrest him or any of our enrollinif officers in tht-ir attempLs to get men to fill uji the leor^ia lievMmcuts »e-'rgia liegimcuts now in the fact And now the Commander of our annv ! great mischief 1 stands in the breach to delend tho (’apital uf th' ! ^bink we nui'ht as well drive out our common Confederacy and the Ancient J>j;uuiiuu, and 1 enemy bi ti.ire we make war on each (‘ther. bends the powers of his mind, and gathcr« Un stores of his experieni'o and education to ensure success, impatient critics still are busy with com ments upon a policy, the act*s leading' to which they do U 't know, and upon wliit h il’ they did, they could form no reliable opinion. Gen* Lee has made tho science of war his study fur thirty years—and until it can be shown that education is useless and experience in a business a misfor tune, wo suggest that the strategy of a veteran boldier may l>e better trusted than tho plans of tyros in the military art, or woll-adjusted schemes of gossips and politicians. It seems to bo a now discovery in the ' military eeience that lack of knowledge is an advantage, and education and experionco are the reverse. W’hilc we do not allege that \^bat is niaioly needed in a General is a military education, yet we do mean to Fay it is li beuefitj and the want of it h disadvantage. But where training and practice of the art are combined with high mental and moral |ualities for command; where we have the Johnstons, a Lee, a Lon^street, and a.Jackson—beside.*' a lieau- regard, a iJragg and hosts ofoth.-rs, e/nrs of West J’oint, who carry the standard of our coun try iu triumph in fo many fields, wo fail to see any re.ason for tho sweeping dogma, that West Pointers aro u.seless, aud military scitnco an in cubus. There is another view of this same cavillinir epirit which pervades the land. The Chief Magistrate of tho cotintrv, elected with uuparalelled unanimity to the I’residency, IS eharp-d with duties, the resj.onsibilities of which demaud tho encouraging aud supporting pow.T nt pnbho Hynipathy and cmtidcnce. Of I'.is patriotic purposcsno man can doubt. His •I ity as an executive otiicer has been manifested jears gone by, and since his accession to his high o ne. He found a Government newly born, Mthout organization, and with uncertain elements or organization. The organization of depart ment liHsbeencomi.leted. State by Stateacceded o the ( onfcderacy, rejuiring changes and modi fications. 'Ihe newly organized iJovernment met in Its infancy a war of unexampled magni- tu e, aii with a power that lacked neither meanB nor men to carry it on. We had no Navy. We had no army t one to be raised upon the mo ment. W c had no officers, but such as would resign from the old army, or ooubl be furnished from their retirements throughout the country. In vne year an army of nearly half a million of men hjw Wen armed, equipped, supported, over a line ot thousands of miles in length, in fortresses coasts and rivera, has fought scores 0 batth's, and won immortal victories. At great ouus as to numbers, means, and munitions—with out a Navy which could cope with that of our foe, we have maintained this war with more than equal success, (’ut offby blockade from abroad—with limited manufacturing and mechanical facilities at home—with a large proportion of our popula tion in the field—our resources are not exhausted- M'J we arc to-day ntrongcr than at any moment of trie war The world ha.s been against us. 'I'he world ha.s eorttributcd to the foe. ()ar commerce " ’^^•‘ittoyed, and our groat staple wait., in Vaiu lur export, and is devoted to the flumt) W It.v.M.OLii'H, Secretary of War MAKitTTA, June 20, l‘'H2, Ap Major Hunwooay’^ subordinates in diffierent parti ot tlio State do not seein 141 re^’ard your or^ ders to him, please direct him to give Uicui the neces-sary instructions to stop tho enrullinent ©i tho officers of the .Militia, I agree with you fully that we should unite all our energies to drive out the common enemy and not make war among our selves. I am most happy, therefore, that the Confederate Govcrn.Tient ha.s decided to respect the constitutional rights of the State so fax aa not to force her to the alte*‘n.>itive of permitiint:: *»v department of her (.’onstitutional Government to be disbanded and destroyed, or defend the exis tCQce and integrity of her Government by force. J'>bi:i'n K BVtjWN. Hon. G, W. Randolph, Sec’y of W'ar, Rich mond, \ a. Tht'ijs Airu'uL—I see that there seems to be a genenil impression iu the I nitcd States that the rceent overwhelming t^ucces>.es of tlie federal arms, tho taking of Now (.Orleans, and the open ing of Certain ot the Southern ports, would etlec- tually tlestroy the idea of intervention on the part of I’raneo and England. 'I'hose who think so would be undcceivcd by an hour’s residence in i’arifl, and an opportunity of conversing during that time with tho partisans of the South; and they forget, too, the ai^suniption which, in rela tion to iti termination, seems tj h.ive been male at tho beginning by the governments of Hurope in regard to our war: and that is that it must inevitably end in separation. Now, the Southarn jiartisans say, is the very time to interfere. 'I'he North h:is shown it.s pjwcr and the government has sustained its honor, and the South given evi dence of their determination to fight the North a CoutrmK *'; and, in accordance with our original axiom, a separation must ensue. In tho interest of cotton fir*it and humanity afterwards, let us, then, interfere. 'Phis is common conver.sation here, and Slidell aud his aids are still working like beavers.— I\irit Vor. N. Y. Herald. From t'rc.Jericfcsltunj.—A gentleman recently from P'redericksburg informs us that on Wednes day, week ago, the British flag waving over the Vice-Consul’s house was torn down by Yankee officers. What tho cause for thL*) outrage was our informant was unable to Jearn, but immediately upon it Mr. Uoodrick, the Vice-(?onsul, demand ed a pass to go t^) W'ashington, which wa.s refused. On Thursday he was put under arrest, aud sent to Washington in that manner. This high hand ed act on the part of the Yankees was strongly pro tested against by Mr. (ioodrick, and in all proba bility it will arouse the temper of John Bull. Rick’d DUpatch, '11 fh. IVuomrs.—Richmond, June 27.—Twenty- five Yankees, captured in the skirmish on the W illiatQsburg road, have been received in this city and lodged in the Libby prison. Twelve of them are so seriously wounded as to render tlieir recovery iniprobahle. Tour received gunshot wounds in full in the back. Only one commis sioned officer ih in the batch—Capt. McClernan, Couipany G, Seventh N«w Jcrijey.—L'xaminer. Gen. Pettujrrw nt Fort Delau'arr.—(Jen. Pet tigrew arrived at Fort Delaware on the 21st inst., from Baltimore. The “liitjuirer,” of the ‘ilM, states that ho is under charge of Dr. 'Fhonias U, Buckler, and notwithstanding the serious nature of his wound, is pro^ressin*r favorably. Ihath of ('apt. dorrell.—We are sorry to learn that Capt. Henry C. iorrell, of this i>lace, coni- mandim; Company K, "Jml Retz’f, was killed in a picket skiTuiish, on Saturday Hist, near Rich nioml He was killed instantly, by a ball throuj^h his head, and his body was not recovered ' irn'ensboru Worhl. Headquarters t'anip of liistructtun. Ni*ar Hm.kioii, .lune ‘.itl, ISO'J Si’KciAi. OnuKR, ■» No. I / I.I. persnne Hulo»ef tlie proviaions of the art of A tv t'iil)Ho I'ofotice," apj'rov«Hl the Itiih of .\pril hiuI known Hs the \>iiscri)i(ion .\cl, are hereby ordere,J to appear III (heir regular RofjiuienlMl muster KroiiiiilH in their respective coinitifs, on the Hth il»y of July, proximo II The (’oiiscripis after enrollment are hereby order ed to appear at the Courthouse of their respertive coun- lien, on tho U>th July, proximo, prepared to pro(?e?d forthw ith li>lhis cHinp onusfriiction, III The erirolIiii>t oflii'rr>4 will hure in,striictions to (jraut exemptions asi presci ibed by law, hereto a]'}>eiided IV, .>lVicer.' coriimanditi(r repiments and oompatiies of the Militia of this ,inte. will inimediately notify their respeotivo coniniMuds. and w;ini all persons liable to (.’onscriptiou to comply promptly with the above order, •N'oh 1 mid "2. \. .\ll persons subject (0 enrollnient, who may wish to voluuteer, must join conipHiiie.s in the Confeilerate .■jei-vice on the loth ,A[iril last, aocordinjr to law; «nd conseiiuently are prohibited from reTuitinp or organ- ixiner new companies or regiincpts, Partiiiin Hani;er'i excepteil t’.y order: I’KTKR MALLKTT. Mnjor and .\ss’t .'idj’t (Jen’l. J' S. .\. \v\K m:v\RTTi .\(IJiitanl and Insp4*i‘t»r licneraPs Ofllre, \ KiciiMONii, .M,iy 1'.*. ISijli, ( 7knku,\i. )iu>ki;>, > No. :-!7. I 1TMK tollcwinfr .Vet and Repubitions i.i reference . ther*-to, art published for the inforniation of all con cerned: -In act li; rxempt c-'rtaw ycriont front etiroliinmt /or trr- viCf tn ’hr Armtfs of the Conft-dfrate Stat^.i: t^KO. 1. Thf -i.1 (•/■ ih, Conffil- rate Suitej of .1- !»T(Vu -io t/ii/ct. That ;ill persons who hhall tie tield to be uufu for military service under rules to be prescribed by the .Secre(:»ry of War: all in the nerviee or empbiy of the ConfeJer.tte States, all judicial and executire otticers Ilf Confi iler.iie i^r Stiio govi rnuu-nt.-: ‘.lie me'iibei> of both houBi's ot the Conj;^e^s, und ot Uie Legi.^lntures ot the !evei al States, and t ln-ir i e-pecti vi-o‘Vicei>; all ot the olhi'ors of the .''I lie an i (i'>vernnientf, allowed bv law: *•“ '.^.*ged in carrving the mails, nil n.,.11 6u post routes, all pi!i>ts and persons engaged in the m.'^rine service aud in actual service on r'ver nud rail road routes of tr:ini|>ortatii>n; telegraph operators, and minister'^ i»f reliifii'U in the regular iti>i'harge of miaisr^'rial duties: sll engaged in working in iron miaes, and furnaces: all ji'urneytnen prinier> actually employ ed in {Tinting newspapers; all pre«idents and profe-'sors of colleges and academies, and all teacherx having .a.J many rh twenty sch.dars. --upet liilenJ» nts of tho putdic hospitals, lunatic a'yluiiH, and the regular nurses and attendants therein, and the teachers employed in the in'iiiiution tor tlie deaf and diimti and blind, in each apothecary store now est.ibli>hed and doing bu»iness, (>in- npoihei-ary in g'>,..i -Jiaijtling. who is a pr>»' iical druggist, siiperinten Icntx and upf'ratives in wool and Cotton tai'torifs, who iiia\ b»> exftnpted t;y the ."^e 'rfinry of VN ar. ■•h'lll b.' and are hereby e\eL’!pt- l from luililary serviot* in the arniie- of the i'oiiti ibTato .''tatrs [.\p provi'd ,\pril 1!1. 1 j j II Hy tlo* above act of ('ongreus. the following clmsp- of pejson» «t'e eti-iiip( from enrolltiK'fif fir rtiilifHt v '»-t vice: Justices of tin- i.-e: sheriil'i .^nd li*puiy sherifl-; clerks and deputy elerk-, allow>*d by law, inasfer« and conimix'tiontT'^ ui cliinc*‘»\: district and ,''t,aif atlortie^s: attorneys general: p.i-tmasti-r ajt l deputy p.i«fmailers and cleric^, allowed tiy law. cuninii-'-onner-^ rev»*niie. and foreiitncr-*. wtio have noi n-.|iiir'd ■/ 'ucji in the I'onfederate .Stales III The following are not exempt: .Militia ollic*'rs nv*t in actual -ervice: pprsMn^ exempt by Slate laws, but not tiy ih»> ab.ive net; riri igner-*. who have acijuired >b)iiii(-il iu the ('onri-ili rale .'*tate«, IV. No pprson> other than tn.-'ie expr**s«I\ named or [■roperly iitiplied in ihe above ici. can be exempted *x- cejii liy furuisliiug a .‘iubituule, exempt frutn luilitary ■•ervioe, iu conformity with Hegulation'! already pub li-ftie i (leneral Order-, N) 2;^; 1 and '••■leh exemptiou j« vali 1 only •'ii long the eaid -uh>ititnte is legally exempt V I'eiS'ins who have furnished siibsiitutex will re ceive their ••ertifica'.c^ of exemption from the capiains of companies, i,ir the comniHiidants cf camps, tiy w h.>m the -iib^lituie-' have been ai’.'epicl iiher certifii-ates o' ex.‘mi>ti. n wi'l be trnnte 1 by the enrolling ofVicer>i only, wii' will receive full insiructioiis in regard to the Con Jilious and riiotle ot exeinpiiou. Vppiicaliout for ex emptioa cannot ilieietore be cui'i lered by the War l»e jiarlijient, tiy coiniuand of ihe Secreiary of War. roopRR, A Ijutani an'i Inspector General June 1;“, ,;t U AiX'l'KII, 1 Olt a \IL.SH ai t, amp VIoNeili. smat^ boy as a '0' >K ' .VlcH le. Fayetteville June -S ,V J ply at Camp, or lo i:».i .lolia It A STU A SM.VLL 11L.\('K row ,\ny information concern ing her wil! Ue thankfully receive»l, by E L i'KMHLKToN June ‘Jy, IHiji. It ^10 Keward. 1WILL pay the above reward for the apprehension and confincmeul of my man t\\l.V IN, who ranaway from me al*out three weeks ago. I will also pay a reward of Fifty Ibdlars for sutricieut evidcnc© to convict any person of tiarboring him. Cal vin is about I- years of age. Tt feet JU or 11 inclieji high, black, and weighs about IoO pounds; he wears small gold rings in his cars He is a boat or t«hip carpenter, aud well known uboul Fayetteville and Wihniugtou tie sometimes calls himself (,'alvin Johusuu THEt) KV.VNH, June *0, 3>Stf HVVINO received authority from the Secretary of War lo raise a Company of .Mol'NTKI) R.VNtJEKS 10 serve in the department of (Jen. Holmes, I invite lo my stamlard all who earnestly wish to drive the insult ing invader from our land. I’artimns receive the same pay, bounty, clothing, rations ninl ijuarters ivs other soldii-rs: besides having other adv,■images alloweil by Law to this class of Soldiers. Arms, ktiuipmeuts and horses must he furnisiied by the men, b\xi j>atJfor by the tjovirnmeul. Here is an opportunity for our yonug men to ineiisure swonls with the Knemy. Let them hasten to tho defence of our ('oUNTItV. Address TliOS. VV. HARRIS, Pittsborough, N. C. June 23. 37..jt ME.MBERS of Co. E, 8th Reg. N. C. T. will receive their bounty, by meeting me at Fayettevillo, on .MUNDAV, tho 30ih inst., or tho Monday following. J. R. MURCHISON, Capt, o7-i;tpd June 1^-t. m\m, BItOHN A!VD BI.UG SUIKTI.MiS, 1’^HESE Goods will be exchanged for HACON, CORN !■ LOUR anl COTTON. Those ordering the above gools, paying for them in Ihe above articles will have the preference over those buying for C'lth; and the highest market price will be paid in cash or goods for the above produce. JOHN II. HALL, Pres’t Beaver Creek Manf. Co. June 24, 18C2. 37-lwi Wanted to Hire, Ten men, white, free colored or slaves, to go to Salt Works near Wilmington. Good wages will be paid in cash, or in Salt at a very low price. Apply saon. T. S LUTTERLOH. Jnne 2(>, lftG2. ,S7-2t Vol. ^th RaiirroltN United f*^tate«. July 10. E. J. UAUi; & aoM. THE (JRKAT HATT].K llENEWED! , W*dnesda>’s Skirmishing H4‘rlous—More Heayy HklrmlHhtng on Thursday Morning;—The tireat Battle Apparently Be(;un on Thurnday After noon—Yankees Driven for Miles—Their Bat- terlCK (Captured and Turned upon them—North C'arolliiLtns, a» usual. In the Fl^bt, aud, as UHual, Fightint; most Ciallantly. The Richmond papers of Thursday and Friday bring us accounts of Wednesday’s skirinishing, indicating much more serious work than the telegra'phic news we had on Thursday led us to t>elieve had occurred We copy from all of thoin whatever is of interest, iinl fol low these extracts with the accounts they give of ihe fighting uii Thursday, which seems lo be the beginning of a glorifius end of the contest for Richmond--— From the Examiner, 2Clh iust. Vesterday uii affair, which uiust be considered the prelude to the great battle now impeudiug, occurred on the extreme ri^ht of the Conl'ederate liueij, ou the Willianisburg- roud, ubout a mile’s remove iVoiu the scene of the battle ol the Seven Pinos. Our loss wa.s heavy, especially iu officers. 1'he following are tho particulars ot the cn- gageuient, as far as wc have been able to gather thoni: >n Tuesday night tho enemy advanced and drove in the i)icket,s ol the 1 Ith North (’aro- lina regiment, and they wcro reinlorced by the Itli Oeorgia and 1st Louisiana regiments, ot (len, Wright’.s brigade. About SI o’clock the enemy advanced to the nfimber of three brigades, sup- poseu to have been Hunter’s, Sickles’, and Sum ner’s, They moved and fought under a pine thicket cover, our troop.s being in tho open spaco -\fter heavy firing, the 1st Uouisiana charged the enemy twice, and drove them }»ack In th.c last ehartre, Lieut, ('ol, W, K Shriver, ot the 1st Loui.«iana, was wounded scvendy, also Maj James Milligan; Lieuts (Jilmour and Murphy, of the same regiment, were both kille«l, and Lieuts Hendricks :ind Huekley and other otiicers and privates wounded. Shortly after noon tho enemy retired and the tiring cea.>»cd. 'I'he loss inflicted on the enemy wa>r serioiu in killeil and wounded, besides be tween sixty and seventy priuoners captured. I’he cii.sualties of many of onr men were inflict ed by .shells thrown by a ban • iupporting the enemy’s inlantrv. The wounded ou our ait;.*, tne uuoiber of 1*> or 20, reached the city y*jHi/vjrd;ty eveiiii»K I p ti last night the Yankee prJ^ooers had not arrived here. ^ U course tho eiiLTJi-ement was without decisive ri'sults, but all aeco'ints us;ree in stating that onr truopi di.s|*l“>*-'d cimsummatcbravery, and repHlsf'd tJii.-e tiuifs thctr number advantageously posted and supported l*y artillery, 'I'he {i^hfing, we learn, was principally between Jeii, Wright B brigade, comprising the 2d, IJd and ■j:5d (reorgia, the 1st Louisiana, and a North (’arolina n.*gij'uent, and at least two, and .some .say three, brigades of the eiieuif (Sickles’ and M> a- i;her’s, 1 >ur f>>rcis w«-re ex|xjsed, for a time, to a ti rrible crd>s lire while Iving down In the ehari;e whieh drove the Vankee> from their j*osi- tion the 1st Louisiana suffered the tuout severely (>;ir loss is abimt 1/>U killed aul wuunded, and fh;4 ot the enemy Cijually as great, if not more, bi sides prisonerh 'J'he musketry tiring lasted for an hour and a half, ami was tiieii succeeded by artillery, whicl# was bniUu'ht into play on both si«leM Two Vanki'e prisoners were eaptured by one of our olTieers alter he had his right arm shattered by a ball. With gun in his left hand, he ap prouched them and d iiianded them tu throw down their arms, which they dnl, and were marched Ilf} to lKadi|uart rs One id the prisoners taken state,' that .'li t’lellan Irt-' built tw > ro^ds, par.allel to till- \ ork River railroad, on which aro placed heavy siege guiK made to run upou the tracks A'j iint I'tt r. One of tho llichmond papers mentions the 25th -N (' H«;.;im'iit a>i etigam-d, h.aving been s«-nt up \with sfverul oth-T reirim« nb)» :u reintorceuients, ‘‘who I'oughl nobly, .lU.'taitiinc a slight loss” The jTilh 1a coiiiiiiandcd (’ol 11 >1 liutledge Fruiu ihe l»ispalch of the -7th. The more we learn of tho fight near the old battle ground ot Seven I’lnes, on 'I'uesday, the greater are we >atisGed that it was one of tho most brilliant atlairs of the war, redounding greatly to our honor, and worthy of fitting memory anl com niiiidatiim -\t .\ M 'Put sday, the pickets along the U illiauisburir ro;id. near thi; old battle ground, crave warning of the enemy's approach in force, and retired, as usual, to their supports. Believing an attack was imminent, tJen Wright order- d uj) the I'^th North (’arolina rcuiment, whieh moved up the rj^ad and tix>k po.sition to the left of It, in an oj^?n field, with dense woods on their lef't flank 'I'he right of the road wa.s occupied by the Nt Louisiana, and to their right were the 22d and Uh (.Jeorgia. The North (,’aro- were in an exposed {position, but maintain ed their ground without flinchinir, losing not less than loo killei nnd wounded. The position of the 1st Louisiana Wju; ♦*|ually di.sadvantagcous Hefore them was a thick chapparel, in which the enemy were strongly p .stvd. Behind thie also, several brigades were drawn up, their Hanks ex tending beyond, so that they kept up a continual fire upon the Loui-^ianians, inflicting sad Being ordered to » harge,'-the l.st advanced nobly, with the cry “Butlerl and New OrleansI” and at the first dash drove^tho enemy forth with great havoc. But tmerLMug intii the open field be hind, they Were astonished to discover not less tlriu three brigades opposing theni, viz: Meagher’s lr’'h brigade, Sicklcs s Kxcelsior brigade, and another one, the same of which we could not ascertain. Bravely holding tht^ir ground, the Louisianians maintained the unequal contest with ^rreat dash and boldnesn, the enemy |uailing and retiring before their steady and deadly fire, 'fo their right, things were progressing favorably, where the 1th and 22d (Jeorgia were hotly en gaged with’the enemy, who, after some two hours’ hard fighting, slowly and reluctantly retired. (Com parisons are ovlious, but it is admitted that the conduct of the I8th N. C., 1st La., and 1th Ga., was beyond all praise. The first of these regi ments was perfectly fresh from liome, and had never been under fire before; yet there they stood, in open field, waiting tor the cowards to advance, atid although Col. Rutledge reports a loss of 100 killed and wounded, his brave fellows never gave an inch of ground, but kept up a murderous fire tipon the foe, who suffered so much that, although five to one, they did not daro to leave the woods. The Louisianians went into action with 300, and lost 14-4- killed and wounded. These fi^^ures are more than enough to demonstrate their conduct in the fight—for twry second man fell! The 4th Oeorgia, it is said, acted like very devils, and fought and charged three regiments three several times!—and, mere than this, routed them, losing not less than 50 in killed and wounded. The 22d Georgia lout some ninety odd in killed and wounded, and behaved splendidly. Sickles’s brigade had five regiments, Meagher’s the same number. Our force engaged consisted of but four regiments. Being .signally repulsed, the enemy withdrew under cover of their guns, but C^apt. Iluger’s battery galloping forward en gaged them in gallant style, driving them igno- nainiously from the field, with heavy loss. The enemy sent in a flag of truce yesterday to bury their dead, and admit a loss of 1,2('0 killed and wounded. Our casualties iu killed wounded and missing will not be more that one-third that loss. Towards evening on the same day, the 25th North Ouroliua wer« twat out ou picket on the conquered ground, when the enemy endeavored to ’ flank and cut them off. Several Federal regi- nionts advanced stealthily for this purpose,»but the North Carolinians met them with heavy vol- lies, held them in cheek, when the gallant fellows of the 4th Oeorgia opportunely arrived upon the ground, and attacking the enemy in flank, routed them with great slaughter, following them up for more than a mile in the woods, mercilessly but chering the Yankees at every turn. The ground ooiK^uered by us ou both occasionid during the day was occupied by our troo{»s, and, together with many trophie.s, they brought in sixty or seventy prisoners. The prisoners confess that a deep scheme had been plauued by Sickles and Meagher for thede.atructiou ol the Louisiuniansand Oeorgians, but think the loss inflicted ujXMi their forces wa.s so severe, and the gallantry of our men so irresistable, that the Kederals were only too hay>py in effecting their e»»eape. The prisoners themselveii were particularly jovial, and seemed to regard their cuptunnj as a great blessing.— iJii. Friday’s Whig has a letter from one of the 12th \'a. engaged in the fight, which says:—“About tJ o’clock, P. M.,we were ordered to charge the Van- kei.'.s—that is, 4 companies of our reg’t, the other portion being held as a reserve and support for our artiller}'. We had to charge across a wheat field about three quarters of a mile. 'I'he Yankees were under cover, in a dense wood, and at least S to our r We croased the field with a yell, and so quick and unexpected was the movement, that the yau- kees broke and fled, but not until many of them had been made to bite the dust. 1 don’t mean that our battalion did all this. W'e were nobly aided by the 4Sth North Carolina aud 4th (leorgia. 'Fhe woods were filled with dead and wounded yankees.” 'I’he Whig adds, “'The 4>th North Carolina, al luded to in the above extract, is a new regiment, commanded by Col 11.C. Hill. The reg’t march ed from the Capitol Square Wednesday morning about H o’clock, and went into action soon after reaching the lines. About 20 of the ro^’t were killed, and a considerable numbor wounded, in cluding Maj. Holpe, [Huste,J who wa.s struck in the riijht foot by » i>aif. ‘'Early Wcviuesday morning “liOng Tom” again opened on the Yankee brea.stworks, north of the Williftusburg road, and demolished a considerable portion of the entrenchments, 'I'he Yankees tied in dismay from the shells of this powerful engine. 'I'he gun was manned we learn, by (’apt. Snowden Andrews’ artilleri.sts, the infantry support being a portion of (»en. Pender’s brigade” Friday’s Examiner says:— ‘•Between eight and nine o’clock on Wednesday morning (Jen. Pender’s brigade, containing a North (,'arolina regiment and Capt, Andrew’s bat tery of Maryland artillery eut'aged the enemy on the William.sburg road The tiring was princi pally by artillery, the enemy being posted in en trenchments on a bluff beyond the swamp. After it had Continued awhile, the noted “liOiiw’ Tom” was opened on the enemy with diroefl'ect, tearin*r great holen through the breastworks, as could be seen with tli2 eye, .jisniounting the guns and driv ing the Yankees in cotifusion to their next work Not a single ca.sualty occurred on the Confederate side, though the shells fell rapidly, and the person al injury inflicted on the Yankee side is unknown. About two o’clock yesterday morning a portion of Oen Rhodes’ brigade engaged with the ene my on the .-lame wing of the army, 'I'he enemy, at tin* time, was changing his position, evidently with the desigk. of retreating 'J'he firing of mus ketry and shell was quite heavy for nearly an hour, with what results we have not learned. About sunrise yesterday morning it wxs re- suiueJ again, but ai ^here were no fresh arrivals at the hospitals yesterday the sacrifice of life and limb must have been inconsiderable. It was stated yesterday, by parties who have a right to be well informed, that heavy reinforce ments from Burnside’s army are on their way to McClellan They s.'ty 5,000 were landed from their transports in one day, and G,OOU in another, with tiOO Cuvalry, 'I'he reuiainder of Burnside’s forces were to operate against Weldon N, C., and attempt the cutting of the railroad communication with Richmond The prisoners taken by us are quite sure that Sickles was killed Our marksmen had picked off an officer on a white horse, who wa.s quite conspicuous, and our Yankee prisoners state that the only officer who was mounted on a white horse was the redoubtable Sickles. It is reported that the number of pridoners taken by us is sev enty-odd. (>ur I0.S.S is much larger than at first reported We have tho following partial list of ca.sualties: First Louisiana, killed and wounded, 141; 22d Georgia, .'''J; 48th North Carolina, lOO; 3d Geor gia, (j; 25th North Carolina, lo.ss small. 'I'he first named regiment, to whose gallantry there is uni versal testimony, had never been under the fire of an enemy but three days before the fight. We have no account of the casualties in the Fourth (icorgia. Tho loss of the enemy in killed and wounded is conjectured to be at Jeast 1,000. A little past noon .yesterday a flag of truce was sent from the enemy s lines with a request for permi.ssion to bury their dead. l^niuirer states our loss at 392—GO to 70 killed; ami that of the Y ankees at 2500. TllK BAx-rt.u THlTRyDAY. Richmond, June 2.—VJay afternoon an engagement opened a few miles *'0Tth-east of the city, which we have no rea.son to doubt is the beginning of the great conflict that is to decide the fate ot this Capital, and perhaps of the Con federacy itaelf The cannonading till an hour or more after dark was quick and heavy, exceeding in rapidity and volume that at Seven Pines. Not a word from the field ha.s reached the city, 'The rea.son probably is that the attack w;w made and the fight waged on the enemy’s rear. Tho city is confident and calm. Information came to hand last night that the attack was made by Oen A. P. Hill's division on tho enemy's position near the Meadow Bridge about 3 o’clock. The enemy recoiled, leaving a battery, a^ is reported, iu the hands of our troop.s. Retreating about two miles, the enemy umJtJ a stand in their entrenchments at Mechanicsville and offered vigorous resistance for two or three hours. But they could not stand the impetuous onset of our victorious troojw, and again broke and made lor the main body ot McClellan’s army, leaving three batteries to their pursuers. Dark ness put an end to the chase.— Whig. As far aa wo can ascertain, at a late hour of night, it appears that our forces attacked tho en emy with unparalleled fury at Mechanicsville, and from the suddenneaa of the attack, the enemy were totally nonplussed and driven from three large redoubts in rapid succession, our men seiz- ing the guns and turning them with terrific effect upon the foe. This accomplished, our forces ad vanced and captured two lines of entrenchments and field-works, taking everything before them in gallant stylo. Co-operating with the move ment on the extreme right and rear of the enemy, our Generals crossed the Chickahominy at two points, viz: by the Mechanicsville bridge and Meadow bridge, attacking the enemy with great dash and ardor, driving in their outposts, and, ascending the opposite bills, seized the batteries erected thereon, and fully commanding the future moveineut« of our forces in crosKing the stre-sm. In doing this, the rapidity of luovement was such thA th« «Qeaij unprepared, and lo«t a uioq> ster battery, which hits long annoy. ,| our tr, ^ the right and left ol the York Ki\>r Kai!r,, ‘ ' 'I'hirt achievement in itself i*H»f incuU ul.il.].- \ . and in equivalent to the saving of tiv.; tin,- lives. (Jen. Branch, we understand, leil ti,* vance down tho Meiidow Brid*;e rond wiih i | ade of North Carolinians, and on eiossid^ instantly reinforced by other rroops .,t 1;,.,,' division The numerous field work-, ' '' ries Opposed to their advance wert li'i.., i ■''I.: U-r ' liir. '"II tr.„„ '1 .u.,' f cor,!... U!1 ville itself. Our line beini: perfect a ' vance took place, but the bruve (’.jnt.-i'' i not progressed tar ore they w.,re prv|';iliL. I.-IIJCV tie :u.,l ■‘'I'*'! men in the coolest and most iiuiichalunt -f^j, * aginable. and while driving fli4- heuvy Federal infantry l>elore them, were by our heavy guns, whieh, thiinderiij..'^^, fic noise, threw large shells tiiick and {■ ,* ' the enemy’s chosen positions and cuinp. venting our first forc«‘s lr4>m b. ini; •jveri,, ’ by the swarming hordes of Me'lell;in v hit j'^ * While these brilliant movements Were 1 ' in the neighborhood of .Meadow Brid:.r,. beyond the Mc'chanicsville Jirid-e Jim,, tion with them, thus forniing a peri,, with others operatin*; from the villuir,. , icsville itself advance had by tho Federals in -reat force, un-i h tcrriti • i ensued; but onward pre.'-sed our inikntrv -.i, I' tillery, until at '» V M.. when the heav'v c„‘n' ading ceased, it was generally known thut tli eniy had been driven fully'three mile uJ"' experienced great loss in every shape, but rar: cularly m artillery \11 the h'.i^^ht.-. b. .,,,,1 Chickahominy are in our possessi.ni, thu.s'en.iuri, the safe and speedy transportatiun of troui munitions to the other side, ' From the late hour at which we write it L •„ possible to obtain particular'-^ i.d the ^ ui nju... engagement of yesterday. but the ' substantially correct, while rnxv-h ruon* wastt ed by the forces eniragcd than tli.. ^ could have espccted o»^ prelie»(-il '| i „ were tf»“Hy routed whenever th-y 1,.^,^,. ’ — batteries, entrenchments. fie](r-\r,jrk., i-, and arms were captured with grent rm.iditv' anii our lass is much Ics.s than could hav.‘ gined.—l)ia^ath. Hill’s Division commenced the opt ratiou *- aided by our artillery, drove the eneiiiv Iron’iht-..' position, across the Chickahoinitiy, took of Mechanicsville, and pursued them for >- u , distance. Their batteries at Meehanicsviilf into our hands, and were turni-d against tliciij i. they fled, ^ For a short tiin,: there wa-a C '-ai; ■ of hostilities riiey weic renewed airaui after, but wholly with artiil.Tv. The nr'ti- tinued fiercely until lon after dark, (»ut \t.-• intelligence left „ur gallant army hnldiu' li- ! to the ground they had gained, and for a partial rest uj'on their unu^ Nothing could have exceeded t^ie brilh'.- the charj-e upon the enemy's battery (’hickahominy, a> our nun pursued tlu-in iij. •; Mechanicsville Turnpike Thwir situated on the brow el a hill on the n.ntli s.j, ol the river, about a mile from, and coiiiiu-iudi the bridge and the entire road. It was momtr, superbly, and manned with a force suffi.-iey: • render it almo.st iiu[.regnable. Acees,-, to it hazardous in the extreme. Our forces hau to pa.-.d throutrh the riarr.A defile of tho road through the swaiiq. aiel ., the bridge, and rush at double quick up tlu- I,,: in a contracted column, upon ihe batter^ ]• fire upon them wa.s exceedingly severe, but :i and undaunted they rushed on, charged the tery, drove out the enemy in the wildest di'or.li! and turneil their own gun> upon thein The eneni) is undoubtedly disconifito I, 1;.; should the engagement continue and inhir;. to-day, must «nd in the utter rout of flie :inir, before us 'fhe recent movement' «if M. riellui! prove his incapacity, and the condue*. ol hi- tr ■ 4- on yesterday and \\ ednesday cunviiife u- ?!ii: his defeat is certain. — I'm^air*: the fight of yestenluv we have obtuinfd t'« u details, Jen .laek-on, cuntiary tu h'ts uw.'e, tt:i- not up to the timi appointed lor his in it, Maj, (.«en A. P Hill, ol \ iririiua, ul .• o’clock, j»reeist;ly, crossed the 'hickah uiiii) The Yankees.seenied perfectly aware of hi'Ci,ni;n. Gen, Hill, with 12.000 men,‘ (len Braiuli liJ not arrive until nightfall,) engaired the wh .1- ,! Mc(''lellan’s forces, until nii^ht put an eii.l t ih. undecideil contest. While Gen. Hill did ii"t'U, ceed, in that limited time, in routing the • ntiij;., his forces stubbornly maint:iined the pn ; : 11 : .Mechanicsville and the ground taken by 'u the other side of tho (Jhickahominv. I>uring the whole time of the contest l:ir.'-' • intorcenients wc're passinir the (^liickahi>n:iii\ m d»*r Gen Lee; but none of these fore - : in the battle or were under fire; and Cieu, L- not reach .^Iechanicsvil!e until nine o’ol night, wdien the fight was over. The cannonade wa.s the ino?t fearfully n: ;• and close yet witnessed. Gen. Anderson wa.- r dered to take one of the chief Federal batt-. n- - It is said that one regiment from North i’jin :- gave way in the charge.— Fxaminer. [‘‘It is .said” by whom!'' Ky nohody 1-iif Kxaminer., It will probabl}’ turn out, as u'ual, that the regiment which gave way, if any u was from one of the two “States” and not fr'’ ‘•thestrip of land” which liesbetwen them—( 'H' From Nassau.—Ctiaklesto.n, Junj-* 2t‘ - '] ■ British war steamer Racer arrived ofl the tl > morning, and communicated with the British o ii sul. Na.ssau dates to the I'^th have been rer. ivi-: 'I'he Bahama Herald says that on tlie 17th in-: ■ the Orieto, said to be intended for a (.' 'nti h ■ war steamer, while lying at Nassau awairiiii: ' armament, was .seized by order of the ;• of the British steamer Greyhound, fur - ‘ leged brc.Tch of neutrality, and was sent in 1 h i ' of British marines to Halifax, to await tlu' of Admiral MUne. A'etrs /rnm VaitAi > laud. — I’ETKR.'JRt H'.. 2(1.—New York, Phil.adelphia and Noil'oik ‘I.'-'' to the 21th have been received here. The National 'Fax Bill passed both 11 ' Congress on the 2-itl. It la/bs every thing, the li'' ' ciip.ving several cohinms of the HeraM. .\mont: the ir tides we notice distilled spirits, manufactures, uiis. I”* per, Bdvertisemeuts, gas, caudles, lobacco. snuH. iron, soap, screws, cloih, wine, leather, glue, (•>'i!- Mkmpuis, June ~1.-—Reports say that 6,0iHi Ft-i"’''*' troops, with gunboats and transports, leave Baittu K Friday, for Vicksburg. Col. Slack, who still coiniu.io!•’ at -Uenjphia, has issued an order requiring the i ■ Aldermen, Mayor, Recorder, and all other city ofliris;'*. to take the oath of allegiance in three days. Failing 10 do 80, they will be arrested and treated as traiiurs. Chic,\go, June 23.—A telegram from C^iiro Qen. Hindman is among the prisoners taken fti SShiit River, .\rkansas. The N Y. Herald says that Beauregard has g*- Richmond, and that strange rumors are atloai, the i»'"’ important of which is tliat another reinforceni«?ti^ Jackson is going on suflicient to enable him swe^r out again the Shenandoah Valley, and 'rcss the mac this time and desceuu like an avalanche upon ington through .Maryland. Gen, MaDowell was badly injured at Manass.is by * fall from his horse. Steamers reached New ’k'ork, Monday, with ditional sick and wounded. Foreign exchange in New York is firmer. Sterling 118 a 118j. Amoricaa gold has advanced to 'if * '• Uovernment stocks heavy. No election was allowed in Norfolk, Tuesday. military Governor *ays that in conseijuence of ^ orders and conflicts between the civil authoriti^^' ciiiiens, the functions of all civil officers are until further orders, in Norfolk and I’ortsmouth, rar Vinegar! Vinegar! By the barrel or at retail. For sale by (.36-3ti] ‘ C. E.