the war in. Pennsylvania.^
We have received, s*yt, the Riohmond Knqmrer,
the Baltimore American
the \ationaI Intelliironcer of the-J luot. lUe
most inferostins; news contained m these papers
is an account of a battle fought at Gettysburg, on
the 1st and 2d inst. Wc give a summary of the
,^The J?;iltimore Ameri-
account ot the tir^^t day s
tue;
It ap{>ears that at y o'clock on \N odiio.-"***'
morning (the 1st inst.) the 1st und 11th (crp''>
the Army of the I’otomac reachud tJi^rf.Vsburg,
entering from the east side of the ““d marc i-
ine: directly through to tho sine, the cavaliy
force of the enemy ^8 we udvanccd.
On pasin^f out of the west end ot the town, the
enemy vras observed advanciuij; rapidly irom the
pike, in line of battle, towards the
news;
TJit Fast Day'i R'lffh
cau has tho lollowiu
battle:
Chambersburj, j
town, evidently endeavoring to hold an advanta
geous position oommanding the town. The lt
corps, uuJer (ien. Reynolds, was in the advance,
and pushed forward at doable-nuick to seoure the
advantageous position The enemy, under liong-
Btreet and Hill, advanced steadily, mid iu a few
miuut'dd a heavy tire, both of artillery and mus
ketry, was opened along the wliole Federal lines
The 11th army corps, under (ten. Howard, was
also soon in position, and for a time a heavy bat
tle raged. Several charges were made by the
enemy to dislodge our forces, all of which were
unsuccessful. ‘
At 3 o’clock tho enemy massed his entire lorccs
and endpHVored to turn our riyjht win*;. Gen.
Reynolds advanced to meet them, and a neavy in
fantry fight ensued, in which both parties sutfor-
ed severely, volley after volley of musketry being
poured into tho opposing c(ilumn. with deadly
effect. In the charge Maj Gen. Reynolds fell
mortally wounded, and died soon after being eon-
Teyed to Gettysburg. He was, as usual, leading
his corps, and in the thickest of the fight. Gen.
Paul, commanding the 3d brigade of the 1st aruiy
corps, was also killed on the field, and Cols. Wis-
tar and Stone fell severely wounded, and were
taken prisoners by the enemy.' The field between
the coutending armies was strewn with the dead
and wounded, and it is said that the enemy sufler-
ed fully as heavily as we did, though it is not
known what was their loss in ofBeers.
The effort to flank our riirht win jr entirely railed,
and we held the prominent ami commandiug po-
Bition for which the stnigirle was made at the
close ot the fight, which ceased for the day about
4 o’clock iri the aftt'rnoon. At this time two
more corps of Gen. Meade’s army reached the
field, and duritig the night tho main body of our
army wa.s in position to meet any demon-^tratiDii
that the enemy might mike in the mo>-ni!iir, or
to advance on him, a-^ the (’ommanding (iener;*!
might decide. A great and decisive battle was
considered imminent, and, notwithstanding oar
severe loss in officers, the advantages of the day
were regarded as decidedly with our forces Tiie
army was in fine condition, full of enthusiasm for
th« coming battle, and confident of success. Gen.
Meade had also, it was thought, concentrated his
forces to a greater extent than the enemy, a large
portion of whose army was still scattered up
through the Cumberland Valley.
Some gentlemen connectd with the pros-, who
arrived here last Thursday evening, from Gettys
burg, having left before daylight in the morning,
represent the condition of ufl'iir' at tho close ot
the fight on Wednesday evening to have been still
more favorable and promising of a 'iuceesBt'tj! isu!.
than the previous intormation we had received
They state that the rebels had held Gettysburg
for tfome ii;no previous to the apyiro'jch itf.our ar
my, and had not only oeeunied. hut had com
menced fortifyi'ie the hills west of the’town, where
they proposed to check our aivance towards I'han)-
bersbur;: and the mouth of the Cumbfrlani \'al
ley. Tht movement ot Gen. Reynold-i aud-ibe
rapidity with which ho advanc*d after euterinir
the East end of the town took them somewhat by
surprise, and he soon obtainoil the promluent po
sition which the rebels were fortifying. The
fighting through the br*lance of the day was in a
futile attempt on their part to regaiu this impor
tant position, from which they were treijuently
repulsed.
iiarly in the afternoon Longstreet and Hill
combined their forces for a trrand effort to turn our
right 3ank, when Gen. Howard’s 11th corp^, (the
Dutch corps,) which broke and ran atl’hancellors-
ville, dashed in to regain their lost laurels, and
most nobly did they repul.-e the>c two veteran
corps of the rebel army. 'J’iie repulse was »o com
plete that no turiher attempt was uwde i>v tho
enemy duritig the balance oI the dt.y, an J
closed in with our holding the position cho'Cnl.y
the enemy to give us battle IVois. The :id and
12th army corps ako came on the field after the
last ropul.se of rh.? tin,-my. but owing tu the fall
of Gen. Reynold'', and the lateness of the hour,
as well as the exhaustion of the men, and the df?sire to
take care of tho wounded, it was ilettrmined nut
tu push th(‘ eneni^ jnr a reiitwal of (Ke :ond' t.
When our informant left the field yesterday
(Thursday) morning, Gen. Meude had arrived,
and the main body of our army was in position,
ready to push the enemy so soon as day should
dawn.
Gettysburg is just twenty-five mile.*! e ist of
Chambersburg, over a fine rolling country moit
of the way, which will doubtlc.ss bo the scene ot
the great battle of the rebel invasion.
From one of the officers who camc down in
charge of prisoners, who arrived last night, who
left Gettysburg Wednelday afternoon, we have
aecouats not so favorable as those given by other
parties. He describes the fight on that day as
rather unfavorable to our' arms, and states that
the enemy held the field at the close of the day.
our forces having fallen back after the fall of
Gen. Reynoldsj that the attack of the enemy was
BO HaddeD »n«l aQex.ptiutod tKat botK tlio corps of
Hill and I.iOngstreet were tor a time engaged with
Gen. Reynolds’corps, and that the Ilth corps
took but little part in the battle.
The Sccond Day’a t ijhtimj.—The American
learna from parties that left Gettysburg at nooa
Thursday, that up to that time ev«rything was
progressing favorably for the Federal arms. It
eays:
Up to that time they assert that over J^^1r thou-
sand pritoners hud been cajjtured and sent to
Union bridge for transportation to Baltimore.
At nine o’clock laat night a train with 800 pri.s-
oners, the first iustiillpjent of those captured, ar
rived at the Baltimore depot, and shortly after
Geu. Schenck announced from his headquarters
that those then in Baltimore and at the Rslay
House, which would soon be in his possession
amounted to :i,300. ^
During the early part of Thursday, up to noon,
Bt which hour our informant left, there had been
no general battle, though heavy skirmishing had
been going on all the morning, reeultiog in heavy
loM to the enemy and the capture of nearly 5000
prisoners. In all these skirmishes, which were
conducted under the direction of Gen. Meade,
our arms were entirely successful; but the enemy
studiously avoided a general engagement, and it
was thought there would be none before to-day,
when it was said to be the intention of General
Meade to presa the enemy along the whole line.
The enemy was rapidly concentrating his troops
yesterday iVom the I3umberland VaHey towards
(Jhambersburg, and Gen. Meade’s whole armv
had reached the field of battle. If Gen. Couch
prewefi on the enemy down the Valley with his
troops from Harrisburg, which is confidently ex
pected, we may look for a glorious result.
Correspondence of Phi’alolphia Inquirer.
To-day, and on Pennsylvania soil, has been
fontrht one of the most desperate and bloody bat
tles of this accursed rebellion.
We have attacked a force honestly our superior
in numbers—a force not w^orn down with nine
teen days’ rapid marching in heat and rain, dust
nnd mud—and one splendidly positioned and en
trenched. Against all these advantages and dis
advantages, have a portion of our war-worn, battle-
scarred veterans struggled, never flinching or
skulking from any duty assigned them; but mak
ing dosDcrato bayo'iet charges, rushing into the
jaws of death, and although suft'ering severely,
yet the} have managed to seriou.-ily cripple the
enemy, and, at the .same time, to retain possession
of the town of Gettysburg, which they sought to
repossess.
'I'his morning early the first and eleventh army
corps, which had been duritig the night encumnod
near Kmmettsburg,advanced. When some three
miles from town, and while quietly marehinr
along, the sound of i.eav^ and rapid cannon firing
was heard coming Iroin the direction beyond Get
tysburg. Almost at tho same instant (’aptain
.'litehell, a gallant aid upou (Jen. Rcyiiol Is ,stufi,
e.tme dashiny; d.)wn the ro'id with orders to the
variou-: divisinn comniuiders to push forward
their divisions as rapidly as possible. The order
was given to double quick, which was instantly
obeyed, and kept up until the intervening space
where our batteries were oni'aged was pa.ss«d over.
Those batteries, two in uutiiber, were ti part ot
the artillery belongioL' to Gon. Buford's division,
r\nd were stationed sonu; half a mile t> the South
of tho (Jettysburg ThiH^Iogieal .'Seminary, while
the opp^.^iiig force were station(>d and snugly en
trenched u{on tlx' Kast ^ide of Marsh (’’reek, and
about the same distance from the Seminary as
were our own forces 'I'lic latter was tho first to
open fire, and were for a tiiiirt compelling our bat
teries to retire from thoir position. This they
were quietly doing, and in '.^ood order, when th«
ilivision of Gen. Wadsworth came to sup
port, the 2d Wisconsin and .*51th .Vicliigan rush-
in" up and drivini; tr ui) in front ot them the in
fantry force who were making »losperate eflorts to
capture these pieces. NN hen these supports ;ir-
rived the batteries again tix>k up a eoaituanding
po?ition, which they were enabled t > hold during
the day.
In the rear of the position taken up, and to
the right, the divi-iion (»f Gen. Wad:>wwrth wa.s
drawn up in line ot' battle, with the division of
(ren. Robinson holding the seo>nl line. .Vt the
moment that these formations were completed the
rebel.', emboldened bv their partial sntcos: in
driving frmn position the ba'teries, attempu’d an
other charge, with the .ibject of seizing th«'
jiieees, when the brigades of ihe 2d division,
with fixed bayonets, made a charge upon them,
and such as were not killed were taken prisoners.
Two entire regiments—a Tennessee and .^Iis^is-
frippi regiment—were then bagged.
Immediately after the arrival and 4oint: into
positii.m of the 1st corjis, the 11th, under the
amiable and brave (.ien. Howard, marched direcrly
throui^h the town and at once formed a line ot
battle on the right of the ('ha^nhersburj: road and
.some half a mile west of the colieg*', which is lo
cated at the extreme end of the town. .Vfter
some 3 hours of artillery duelling the rebels com
menced to retire. There were massed two in
fantry corps, and in this formation a pursuit of
their retreatirii; column was commenced. \fler
j driving them back towards the mountain, somo-
; thinir over a mile, soon after 4 o’clock it was di.-
I covered that with an extensive force of infantry
j and 1‘avalry, they were endeav(>rini' to turn our
lelt llHui., with a view probably to t;et between
UB and our supply trains Before thirt bein« no
ticed, and it boinix evident that our reint'orcements,
the .{d and I2th corps, who had been anxiously
inquired after during the entire day, wco ift
yet up, no other alternative w;vs offered us than
to retire to the east of the town, and take up a
br>tter position Ufton the top of a hill and along
the line of road leading to Llmmettsburg. This
was done, but in admirable order, no unusual
haute being apparent, while at the same tiuie all
ammunition and supply wagons as were up to the
front were sen*^ to th« rear.
A little after 4 o’clock the 3d corps, under
command of Gen. Sickle.-^, came upon the field,
und went into position upou the left of that held
early in the morning by the 1st Corps. The 12th,
under Gen. Slocumb, as well, arrived about the
•same tim«, und were stationed upon the right of
the ilth corps After those two corps, iis well
:is those who had borne the heat and burthen of
ih ■ d ly, were formed in battle array, they made
an advance, and with but little resistance »-accoed-
ed in driving the rebels frotu the tow.i, and back
into the posicion they first occupi -d early in the
morning. In this manner, and m these locations,
both armies are resting for the night.
The 2d, 5th aad tith Corps are moving this
way, and by morning will be up and ready to do
battle with us.
While the latter mentioned movement was be
ing mado, the enemy kept up a continual rain of
shot and shell upon the town, and, when ceasing,
their cav'alr}' dashed through the town, capturing
all stray parties there congregated, together with
the wounded, who were occupants of, and the
surgeons and nurses who were in attendance in,
the many hastily organized hospitals there located.
While personally gallantly leading the first
bayonet charge made by Gen. Wadsworth’s di
vision the noble, popular and gallant Maj. Gen.
John F. Reynolds which received a wound, in less
than an hour’s time, resulted iu death.
Among other prominent officers killed is found
the name of Geu. l^aul. Gen. W^adsworth is
severely wounded. (jJen. Robinsoa, for the third
time, had a horse shot under him.
In the confusion occa.sioned by the charge of
cavalry, and our approach to many hospitals be
ing cut off, it is impossible to obtain a Correct list
ol casualties. \)ur losses, though, are enormously
heavy, especially among the field and line offi
cers. Neither are wo warranted in guessing how
seriously the rebels have suffered.
Ot the rebebj nothing definite as to their nume
rical strength is here positively known; at least,
if known, is not stated, some placing their entire
strength in Pennsylvania at 80,000, others at
125,000.
Our scouts report that to-night Hill is reinforc-
ing the enen^y, and that they arc moving down
the mountain by three different roads. Their
position to-day was one of unusual excellence, and
sfeiected with the same eye to natural defence and
strength which has ever characterized them—up
on the side of a broad running stream, and with
a high mountain back of them, their artillery up
on the hill side in a position onj above tho other
like seats in the parquecte of a theatre. *
A Rehrl lirvjade Captured.—They al«g yadc
an effort to capture a wagon train on the left and
rear, and in attempting this movement nearly a
^hole brigade of rebels were captured, amone
them Brigadier-General Archer, of the Rebel
Army, fornierly of the United States Army
‘‘■.'■'.""“iP* •» the Icit or the fir.t
S ’ J , order to be given to fall
baek a distance of perhaps a mile, fighting tho
whole time. > r> &
Tlie t>ery »The Baltimore American of
the dd (evening) says:
A Grtiat Battle There have been
no arrivals this morning (July 3d) from the vi
cinity of Gettysburg, and we are without any
direct intelligence relative to the doings of yester
day. We learn, however, that there must have
been a great battKi fought yesterday afternoon
and evening (July 2d,) as heavy cannonading
was heard/at Barkton, Frederick and Harrisburg,
from noon to U o’clock at uight, when it .ceased.
A gentleman who came down this morning (July
3) from I’arkton, says that the cannonading w;is
resumed again at daylight this morning with such
force and volume as to almost make the earth
tremble.
The llattlc uH Wtdtiexihty.—The accounts ot
the batt'e on Wednesday are very conflicting, but
there is no doubt that the Federal loss in both
officers and men was very heavy. Two-thirds of
the entire Rebel army—the corps of Hill and
Longstreet—were engaged with but little over
ten thousand Federal troops in the early part of
the day, who were of course driven from their
position. When reinforced by Sickles anl Slo
cum, they regaitied tiie ground lo.sl and again oc
cupied Getty.sburg up to the time the battl* closed
for the day. The battle yesterday and to-day will
doubtless be decisive.
One of .\dams’ lO.xpress messetigcr , who
brought despatches from (Jettysburg, Ivaving left
that jdace yesterday afternoon, reported the bat
tle progres.>-ing, and that everything looked favor
able.
COLLECTION Of TAXES.
Trbasury Oficiok, \
)3. I
Raleigh, July 8, 1863.
Ti Oil Shtrifft and Tax Collectori of N’orih Carulina:
T’lie following is a copy of the act just passed
QINERAL ASSEMBLY OF NOUTH CAROLINA.
The Senate, on Saturday, concurred with the
House in granting a discharge to the military
committee, which reported its inability to agree.
A resolution was adopted requiring the Ad-
bythe General Assembly, intended to expedite | General to publish the names of North
th' collection ot the State and county Revenue, (^j^rolina soldiers, the date of their death, dis-
inorder that the issues of Confederate currenoy, • «
dated prior to t)th April, 1863, may be funded.
I congratulate you on the adoption of a plan.
coifiri fcwic:
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! WiNHEB Hospital, July l.st, IbO'l.
I Kil’tors: 1 'i t hem? fjcoitiiig times, when wars atul
i niiuors of war.*, ‘ii.-.'ill .'.ver .lur oiicp happy con’iirv. autl
alllmugii here iu full viow o' ili? Cij'ii'/J, we
! twice, ill the :tsl two calloil npon to to
! the enemy on tli.-ir r'l’ !.- of Hhi ic> lliou niMi i ’ lu orii;r
to show the '•pirit uf our inoii iu tbi> ho-»pii*l, i‘V«r/ mti.i
th^t could walk. ▼oUinte'rel to ijr > lo injet the eueniy
I when t hey tori'up the r-iilroH‘l at llunover J uuciioii.'
I twenty rniUs fioni the city Ther« i« uow iu tliia ho«-
pital a I{.'itr»ii*»i rtre cotuj'auies (one fnoi ench l)i-
/ vision ) w''0 hoM 'hemsei»e(i iu re-tiliiieBM in case of
I emeri^ency. Sh ul I the ene'^iy sjivo us au ppponuniiy
1 of ••showina: our hau l!-,” no iloiit>t tht C'»ti’p WiiiJer Iu-
I vinc'bleH wili give a ho>kI account of iht-mseUos tlotu
! pauies *r^* birinjj formeii in ilir* *'ity of the mon engajr-
i »>J in the tfjv, rnirieiii 'Vi.tkti'jcips, in case they may be
I iieede'l; also the elerks 'f t e liifl'ereRi Df;■ irtiiifnlH
-ift'e fortrie I a vo'untecr c -'ni' iny ami .io >1 'ubt thev
I will luake ar jcood s lii'ers as any iuv» lu the ttijiil. Th-;
j 'uiiitik are c^ilej into s^rvico for liefenc* of the (’ity,
; tii'i it has !tirre i '.ip t'l^ •*i e.'iil'iKJr-' au'.i exioriitiuers to
I u (• iS'i.ierut'U fili-iit. ai :t:e_T have to ciose Juurs •■▼cry
; (lay ht 3 t ir the {uirpose f'f lril!ititt The forre-i
: ar.Mi’.-i ati ■ :ii the City ur-' ful!j prci'ire 1 for ihr enctuy
; at r.fiy ht iir. ^ (iiittir the niiuiber'' ur wbai ilirscttou
I ili»y inuy
V.iirs It ily, (' K, N. T. 1'.
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! (.iRhi.u. Va , Juue t.
To ihe .inu 'h S’nUif't' Aiii i’o-'ir.’y, Hol^svn Co , A 
i I.» tie-*,—1:j t.eii'ilfo' the oriici rB ati'l rneu ot Geaeral
I’ei.dtTI d-*sir-* to r-?turii lUa'.k* t : y'ju fv>r
the f.'.lOwiiiif u^tlcll'^ receiyed fjr it;e sick »u 1 woutiJ
eJ, *11 I which t^eeu disti i^u'ed to tlio IJlh. Iti’.Q.
8ltb. and Ke/’is ooujpc-'iuif it: l^rjce lot of
tiind.t,f•.‘4 an I iitit, ‘J sheets, '2 pill.w* I'J pr^ {'auts.
‘hirt-*. I i^utiiti'y o: v neg'*’’, .Ir rd fruit, sa.:e, wi d
cherry ''«ik. lie assured ktnd fruudrf itiftt »>■
irrtMtly -ippreoi*’- . very extiit)itii»u of ynur iiuiaes!*
In the early day* of iur stru^'.-le wo'uau h de' ji..iu to
tne c lUSi' firel i.’ie bosjrna 01" tin.’ c ius of tlie u"i
' W'.th ; i.ri.itio ir i r lO reprl the fiiva.ier.-j of otir ho iie-:
: »e »r,- run le only too h.*ppy t • know tha’ our »ii jtr er-
I wi\e- and -;sters ;iill a iesi tiieir approtjaiion of our
j s rvicfs aud .•VLup»'li^ for our coiumou c;in:'e by their
: u icea-iinc di-?ot:ou t ■ jur wonuiie 1 anJ .siek c>:iira le--
i Sa-b tiuts'^niiai evi lenc-'i* a.-i ibc above tha*. w .* ar.
noi for^otte.-i by the de tr iue- at )iooie, will reiu- ve
: ^utiiiy care*! fro:n our S'jldier lit' aud nerve our urins
tfr^■^n f)r tbe caus« of l.un^au I'ljhin, tiic c^ubc ot the
;>oiUti, the caus.- -f tiod.
' llespHctfuily, 1*. W. \tJLNli,
.Surji’on .'ir^th N. C T. l’end-,-r 8 ling^ ie
Mp-urn. K J iialf .V. f'lrn. 1 >eu 1 vuU a e pj
I of J'urgpon i..iKn jwlc.lj[u>eiit ol lie ren.'ipt of
, the articie-t tiaMe 1 I’le .•'e putthsh in the •Jb--erver
i Surety if bouiv- ot tin- Ka>l K r»d c>'H luolort) could wtt-
i ti.*sa the ei. in I wa'i which .ire receiveJ iu
; I'itiip ILtsy *1 ->iil 1 .ht:i|ie Huir Cotiie • Mud exerl tlLeui-
I !-e ve.H to lorwird all aJcli euppli"? in-«icfti of. Hjuie
' h'.T',* don--, fru^tritinp arid !iarra"in^ tho'-.* en,5iged in
conveyiiijj them Y >nrs, re-jiectfullv.
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tl\Movaa Jlsc . Va . Juiie 17
-At a iaeetinj5 of ttiejctficerd of 44th N. t'. iKg’t,
held a! t.’api .loLn Crump's lent, Licut. v'ol T. L.
ll.trgrov..‘ i;alled to the Ch*ir, an I Ll. W. V. tjIJ-
n:»iti rC'^uehtw 1 ad a? iJicrelary Tho ('hiiruiaa
naviug eij.liiocil tho ol)j?ct of lae lueetinp, ap|ioiiited
Lt. J. C .M ;ut((oiuery, Capt. K f.'. tJrowi, and Ll riaiu-
Ui.-I V. Wiilisiiis to ••iMfl rcaolutiourt, wuo »t an adj luriied
luoiting rtpoi'cd ’.he fjllowinfi ^roauible and ree.'lu-
t|.:nH. whici. Wv-re unamiiiousiy a lopte l;
Wh' .ea.*, we uave I-arned with great regret, that it
ha: pi«at>«d .\Iuii((hty iod iu ni.- wiadoui, to rotuove
fruijj us our niuoii edti .-lued frieud, Capt. J T. Puiilipd,
Co. E, 41th Rjj't N. r. T., who died at Wiirfon, N. C.,
.•Vpril 1H*».3, and whcroaa. we from our assjoiatiouy
wittj him duriufi; U»c last tifieen luouths having admired
bis) kiudnews nud iiberahty ab a fricud. aod hw ener|i;v,
bravwry and elhcieucy as an olficer, deetu ihiB tribute
due to hirf memory Tnerctore be it
Kp»olvcd, Tn-it lu the death of Capt Phillips the
C'onirideraoy h loMt one of its mo'-t leaious sapf'orters,
our re»{ t one of i u luodt faithful officcrg aa-i his com-
pa:iy one of it- Uen friends.
Itesolved, Ttiat we tunder to hi*, fauily and frienJs
in their sad ber*; tvenieiit our liiarifelt condolence for
their irrepiranie loss.
Ri'3 lived, Ti.at the Secretary send a copy of the pro-
cte Kng'j of thiw mnBting to the taiiiily of the deceased,
and cau)*e the 8ine to be publj..hpd in the Fayettevilie
Ot.server, iiudical Recorder, and Kaleif^h Standard.
T L. Ch^irtnau.
W. 1’. (jLOHA..i, Seo’y.
FOU THK OBHERV'^ER.
At a meeting of the loembers of Co F, 44th Reg’t,
convened at Fredericksburg, Va , June 13th, 1803, Lt.
G. W. .Moutgouiery was cjklled loathe chair, and Scrg’l
Q. C Mills was re^jaested to act as 8eo'y.
I ha chairmin appointed as a uomiQitiee to draft re«o-
lutious expressive of the meeting, 8erg’is W. Hil-
liard, W. r. Wade and U. .A.. Cline, wno reported the
following preamble and reaoluiions, which were unani
mously adopted:
tVhereas; lutelligeuce has reached of the death of
our highly esteemed comradj in arms, I’hbht >ir U
Wuoi-Kii, wUunc >»iuinx>ic ijuaiiiies of lieari had endeared
him t) U3 all, and who died of typhoid fever in the
‘•himborazo floBpilal, Richmond. Va.. May 21i, 1803.
Iteeolved, That im his death North Carolina* has lost
a noble and patriotJo citizen, his parents an affection
ate and dutiful son, and the company one of its bravest
and best soldiers. That m the late battles around New-
beru and Washingtou, he evinced the greatest degree of
coolness and bravery. That although he had been in
service but a short time, being under age and not inured
to the privations and hardships of the soldier’s life vet
he bore them all with that degree of patience and forti
tude that characterizes the faithful soldier and true
patriot.
Resolved, That while we tender to the parents and
friends of dstfeased our heartfelt sympathie.j in this
heir s^d beroavement; we deeply deplore the loss which
the country has sustained lu the dei;th of this noble
genileiudu and p.itriotiu joung oiaD.
Resolved, fhiit the Secretary transmit a copy of the
proceedings of the inetling lo the parents of the do-
ce»fced and cause the s.tme tc be published iu the Tay-
cttevi;le Observer witn the request that the N. C. Pre»-
bytenau ^nd N. C. Argue copy.
G. W. MONTOO.MERV, Chm’n.
0. U. Mills, Sec’y.
FOR THE OBSERVER.
In the army, near Fredericksburg, Va., Danibl Camp-
BBLL. He was a consistent member of the Baptist
Church. He had a kind word for every one he met with.
The earthly pilgrimage of our dear friend ended far
from home where there was no companion to soothe
him ill his parting hours, though I have no doubt his
spirit IS enjoying iu itie presence of God a blissful im
mortality. Oh waat an anoouragement to his friends
and especially to his family to have this hope for one 8o
near .tad dear.
He’s gone where troubles cannot come,
He’s gone to Heaven, his long sought home;
lie’s gone to Jesus, tiis dear £riead,
Etemitj with him to ap«a4. J. S.
wiich will relieve you and the tax-payers, and
piotect tho State and county Treasurer from loss,
gowing out ot the legislation of Congress, and
3istain as tar as the legislation of this State can
d) it, the currency of the Confederate govern-
uent. To make this plan sucoesstul, your ener-
g tif co-operation is retjulrcd in order that the
tiXoj may reach tho hands of the Treasurer and
(ther fiscal agents, on or before the 28th inst.
^'he Statu expects that you and the tai-payers
vill heartily co-operate in carrying out the plan.
Where you may not be able to get here by the time
jndicated with the money, you are at liberty to
jarry the Confederate notes you may have receiv
ed, aat«“d prior to the 6th ot April 1863, to any
Depository of the Confederate government, and
fund these notes in the seven per ccnt bonds of
the (’ontederate government—and the.se bonds,
or the certificates of th« depositary, will be re
ceived at the Treasury as payments mado on or
before the 28th July, inst., though they may be
delivered here at any time before the first day of
October next.
It will be due to all of you who shall pay into
the Treasury on or before the 28th July next the
taxes due from your .‘ouuties, that publication ot
th«- fact be mado, and I shall cause it to be done
J. F. Iv Hardy, of Asheville, is appointed an
agent of the treasury, iu compliance with the re-
(juireuieiit of the 3d section ot the act The ap
pointment ot agents at other points, undor said
section, is left discretion.-^ry with me,aod I appoint
no other, believiug the object can be better ac-
ouiiipHsliod hy your f'uudsD^ the luoiioy and
brini^ing here the bonds or the certificate of the
dcposit,iry; because, under exiiiting laws, the Trea
surer is authorized to receive the taxes only upon
the settlement and certificate of the Comptroller.
As I have not the power myself to receive the
taxes excepting on the certificate of the Comptrol
ler, I deem it be.st to appoint an agent at Ashe
ville only; which 1 do because the act, as to the
appointment of an agent there, is imperative.
Veryresp’y, JONATIJAX \V0RT1I,
Public Treasurer
-\N A(Vr in relation to tl»e Payment of Taxes
and to authoriae the Public Treasurer and other
Officers of the State to fund certain i-sue«* ol
the Confederate Treasury Notes in the seven
per cent. Honds ol the Government.
Seci'IO.n I Be it enacted by the General A»-
SL-mblv of the State of Xorth (’arolina, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That all sheriffs and tax collectors be r^jquired
forthwith to proceed with collecting the taxes due
to the Stale and all levied by the counties, and make
payment ot the public wxes as far as they may be
collected, into the offic- of the Public Treasurer on
or before the 2'^th day of July instant, or into
such office of deposit as the said Trea.surer may
direct—and al! county taxes within tho same time
to Uie proper fiscal atient of the county to rwceive
the same as far as tbe said count) taxes may be
collected; and in all such collections the aaid offi
cers may Teceive, and whenever tendered, th*y
shall receive the treasury notes ot tbe Confederate
States ot America without regard lo the date of
the issue of said notes
Sec. 2. Alter the 28ih day of July instant, the
said collectini: officers bhall proceed further to col
lect the taxes due and yet unpaid to the Statu and
th'-ir r>’-p'-‘etivo wuntiea, still receiving whenever
tendered, all the treasury notes of tho Confederate
States ot America, ai declared in section 1st of
this act; upoi all sums paid as aforesaid ob or be
fore the 28th day of July, the collecting officers
shall receive an additional coaimi.ssion of one per
cent.
Sec. 3. Whenever the taxes aforesaid shall be
paid into the office of tho Public Treasurer, on or
bo' ire the 28th day of July instant, or into any
office «t deposit, where he may rcijuire the same
to be paid, the Trea.surer i directed to fund the
moneys so received, it paid in fundable notes,
and also all other fundable moneys in Treasury,
not n^-ee.ssary or available for the current public
expenses, in the seven per cent, bonds of the
Confederate go’vernment, where such moneys are
of an issue previous to the (3th of April, 18G3.
fic shall appoint agents at Asheville, and cise-
where, in his discretion, to receive and receipt
for the taxes «o paid, on or before the 28th of
July, and to fund the same; and he shall make
compensation to the agents whom ho may thus
select.
Sec. 4. All Confederate Tra;i#>ury notes paid
into the office of the Treasurer after the 28th
of July, shall be held to be of etjual value, and
in making payment from his office, the Treasurer
may apply the said notes at his pleasure, with
out discrimination between the issues of diflferent
dates.
Sec. 5. All fi.scal agents of counties holding
county funds, and every Chairman of the Board of
Superintendents of Common Schools, may, in
their discretion, fund such Treasury notes iu the
seven per cent bonds of the Confederate States,
and sell the bonds or scrip at par for a premium.
Sec. 0. The Public Treasurer, fiscal agents and
every chairman of the board of Superintendents
of Common Schools shall be allowed to pay out to
parties willing to receive them, or to sell at par or
for a premium, all the bonds, which they may re
ceive in lieu of notes funded under the provision
of this act from time to time at their discretion,
and apply tho proceeds in payments from their
several offices. ^
Sec. 7. The clerks of the several county
ooUTts in tills State shall, I’or tho present year,
make to the Comptroller’s office on or before ftie
2/th day of July, inst., the return required to
be made in section 37 of the act of the last ses
sion of the General Assembly entitled “Revenue.”
Sec. iJ. The Treasurer shall have printed, as
early as practicable, 200 copies of this act, and
transmit one to each sheriff and one to each county
court clerk in the State.
Sec. 9. This act shall be in full force and
eflFect from and after its ratification.
lload three times and ratified in General As
sembly this 3d day of July, A. D., 1803.
(ren. Johnston’s Movements.—The Selma Dis
patch publishes a letter from its correspondent
at Jackson, who, it is stated, is “an officer of high
rank and intelligence”—that contains a significant
paragraph. He says; “Gen. Johnston is prepar
ing, and will make a decisive fight when all things
are ready. But he needs more troops. He should
not merely injure the enemy—he should crush
him. They have left their natural base of opera
tions to penetrate far inland. They should never
return. But more troops are needed to effect this.
There arc rumors to-day of reinforcements on the
way here. Let us hope they are true. We
should not give up other points, but we should
keep at them merely a sufficient army to
defend them, giving up all hopes of attacking at
any other place than this. Bragg, with halt his
force, can defend Waldon’s ridge; the other half
can assist in annihilating Grant. The balance in
which the fate of our Confederacy is weighed as
yet hangs «Tca. Let os not, then, be found
charge, &c.
Bills authorising the Literary linard to elect a
m. LI5E Ulll\ VKlTORIOrii:
KichhonI), Va., July 7.—Tho latest dispatch
es Irotii Marliusburg report tliat tlio cnctny vver»j
routed and Forty Thou.satid prisoners Utkon ui,
Sunday.
Mauti.nshukg, Va., July o, ist):;.—
o’clock, 1*. .M., on Saturua\, Geu. Lee .had i-liati
ed his front and oecupi'Mi th«^ ground wliiitb th ■
o
Trea.surer, and the Governor to sign certain State j eueniy had been driven from on the 1m uml ’j,]
bon®s in the hands of the Literary Board, wen; ’
passed, and the Commons concurred.
In the Commons, on Saturday, Mr. McNeill of
IlobesoH introduced a bill for the better protec
tion of sheep.
500 copies of the correspondence between Gov.
Vance and the Secretary of War, in relation to
habeas corpus, &c., were ordered to be printed,
and with it the decisions of Judges l^earson and
liattle.
Mr. Sherwood introduced a bill to amend the
militia !uw. Ordered to be printed and made the
special order for 10 o’clock, a. m., on Monday
next.
Mr. McKay.—A bill authorizinfr the Governor
to raise 7,000 militia for service North Carolina,
in pursuance ot the call made by the President wf
the Confederate States. [This bill was offered as
a substitute for the bill introduced by Mr. Sher
wood and will be taken up at the same time. The
bill and substitute ar« under.ttood to embody the
conflicting views ot the Joint Select Committee on
military atiairs, discharged thi.^ morning ]
The bill to enable refugees and others to vote
for members of Congress, passed its several read
ings.
Mr. Amis, from tho Joint Select Comuiittee, on
Desertion, reported a bill to puniih aiders and
abettors of deserters, which passed its several read
ing* under a suspension of the rules.
On motion of Mr Harris, of Chatham, the
House reconsidered the vote, by which was re
jected, at the mornin^session, a bill amendatory
of the Revised Code,increasiDg the fees allowed
the Inspector of Flour at Fayetteville, N. C. ()n
'motion of .Mr.^Harris, the bill was amended by
fixing the comjiensation at 10 cts. per barrel, in
stead of 15. The bill then passed its second and
third readings.
On Monday, in the Senate, Mr. Faison intro
duced a bill to pay North Carolina soldiers six
dollars per mouth in addition to that already al
lowed. Referred.
Mr. Ramsay a bill to repeal an act entitled “an
act to protect the people trom small pox.” Passed
its 3d reading.
A bill to increase State I..ibrarian’s salary S30C
pa.'Sed 3d reading
As also bills authorizing organiz ttion of com
panies, regiments, &c., lor local defence iti coun
ties occupied by the enemy, and to punish alders
and abettors ol deserters, and in relation to dogs
and sheep.
A bill to repeal the stay law except ai? to sol
diers was postponejJ to December next.
.Mr. Graham presented a bill in relation to
militia l*rovides the enrollment of all persons
between the ages of 18 and 55, with certain ex
emptions. Referred.
On .Monday, in the Commons, a me.ssage from
the Senate transmitted a resolution requiring the
Adjutant General to prepare and print a tabular
statement of the number of volunteers and con
scripts furnished by the several counties ot tbe
State. Adopted
The militia bills introduced by Mr. Sherwood
and Mr. McKay, being the special order, were
postponed to 3 o’clock, on motion ot Mr. Grissom,
who thought a bill might then be proposed recon
ciling the opposing points of those before the House.
Each House held a secret session during the day.
Great Frethtl.—We have beou vi«ited by a
disa.-5trou.s freshet within the past week whieli has
damaged the crops very materially in this section.
It fickens the heart to gase upon the destructive
scene presented by the Dan River and Country-
line low-grou!)ds Wheat, Oats and Corn have
been ruined by tbe acre; and on Hyco and other
creeks, we learn the destruction is great. Of
course Bridges havo been swept away in any num
ber, and the harvested wheat, still standing in
the field, has ‘sprouted’ so as to ruin a quantity
of it.—Milton Chronicle.
litmovixl of Fighting Joe IJooJc^r.—General
Hooker, commander ot the Grand Army of the
Potomac, has been removed. He is supreseded
by Gen. Meade, one of his old corps commanders.
A despatch from Washington to the Herald,
the 29th, says the main reason for the removal
of Hooker was a radical difference of opinion be
tween him and Gen. Halleek as to the value of
Maryland Heights as a military position during
the present active operations.
Hooker was the sixth commander of the Army
ot the Potomac.
Failure o/ Indiana to pay interest on its debt.
—The State of Indi«na has made default in the
payment of its interest on its debt, due on the 1st
July 1803. This is the first instance of default
since its compromise with its creditors, sixteen
years ago.—Richmond Enquirer.
JJottayes.—Forty-one females have been brought
from Winchester and confined in Castle rhunder
as hostages for ladies of Winchester and vicinity,
driven from their homes. In many instances
they were the informers against Southern ladies,
and assisted to rob them. The social scale of
most of them is not very exalted.
IWAIVTEU IH.TIEOIATKI.Y.
9AA cle^nRED FL.\NNEL R.\QS orSCR.4P8
iVV/U cents p«r pound will be paid. Cash -^pplj
to H. McMlLLAN.
July 4. 43-4tipd
PAI.liXS A.lTulirrUS.
Chroma Green, V«rJigrl»;
Tenetian Red.St)ana;
Chinese Scarlet ' i alk.
For gale by JA8. N. SMITH.
June 18. 38itf
Copperati tor ^ale by
JAS. N.
July 4.
SMITH.
43itf
Eagle Foundry €a«itings.
A FULL supply conatantly on hand and for nale by
PEMBERTON & 8L0AN.
M»rnb 2.
EAGLE FOUNDRY.
The undersigned is now prepared to make ^adaof
CiMting, DRY SAND, GREEN SAND, and LOOM
WORK, BLOWING CYLINDERS, CAULDRONS, K£T-
TLEd, &c., of all sizes and shapes, partioularly HAIL
ROAD WHEELS. HaTing experienced workmen in
^e manufacture of Wheels, and being ooQTeaient to the
Coal and Iron Mines, I am prepared to manufacture
Wheels which I will warrant not to crack and equal to
the Whitney wheel, or any in the Southern Confederacy
1 am also prepared to make Chilled Tires for driyin*
wheels, either solid or hollow.
Rail Road Companies from any part of the Southern
Confederooy can be supplied by sending their orders.
Iheee wheels can be shipped to Wilmington, from thenc*
to any part of the Confederacy.
DAVID ANDERSON k CO
Jan 19
if/
AVOi¥ E. HAL.Y.,
Ftrwarding A €offlni§sioii Merehaal,
WILL pve qmok despatoh to goods ooi>signed to kirn
rartioular atteation given to all produce seat hjm
for «^e. Conaignmenta of Naral StONa. tor mUe or
Mupraeni, ■oliciied.
His whole army wa.-^ iu spletulid spirits and Uias-
ters of the situ;ition.
Gens. Ponder and Pickett were wounded, ('ol,
Avery of North Carolina, killed; und Hcnni'ttfm.j
Parker wounded.
.Ji;LY ♦)tb.—All rejHirt.s concur tliat tiu; encuiy
were def.''ated on yesterday and driven o uiiles
Vast numbers ot prisoners are reported to have
been taken by Ijce. ."1 be y>risoners reluHc ti> In.-
parole*!, and are on their way to Kiehnmnd. Thi-
is tlie bloodie.-;t batllc thus lar. ()ur lo.ss i.s vev\
great. 'I'he enemy’s loss was immense.
Latest.—duly 0th.—On Saturday ni>:lit uur
centre fell back, drawing the enemy trom thur
works. PiWell and liongstreet flanked the eneiuv
and gained their heights*, when a geuf-ral tiirht
etisued, resulting in the rout . t the yankets
G-en’l Lee captured FOU'l'V TllOrSAXl» I'K]
SONEKS, accorJing to all accoun j?.
There has been a tight at W;llijin>p( rt If
tween Inibodvn’s cavalry and several rf”iment-
of infantry and a dividon of yankce cavalry un
der Pleasanton [llesult not stated.]
Kichmo.M), July 7.—Another telogratn, dated
Martinsburg, July i. says, the latest new.s,wiiich
sec ms reliable, is that the fight on Sunday waa the
bloodiest of the war. Gen. Flill fell back in the
centre, causing the enemy to believe that h'e wu^
retreating; theyankecs then advanced, w hen (iens
Kwell and Longstreet advanced their right and
lelt wing, surrounding the enemy, and we took
the heiglits for which we liad boon contendiii^'
and captured forty thousand pri.«oncrs.
The prisoners refused to be paroled, and
Pickett’s division are now guarding the prisoners
to Martinsburg.
From Vti-I:sliurj.—RICHMOND, June 6.—An
officer arrived in this city direct from Vick.sburi:.
says that the garri.son is in splendid condition.
Fall rations arc issued to our men of tlour, nical,
rice, sugar, molasses, ^Vc. Our men are unani
mous in the declaration that \'icksburg can never
be taken. Our losses in killed, deaths from di.-
ease, wounded and missing, up to the date our
informant left, amounted to but t>32.—Knquirtr
A Great Disaster—Vieksbury Fallen.—
SON, July t)—The mail carrier has just arrived,
and states positively that Vicksburg has falltn.
This same news has been received thi.s morning',
from ditferent sources, but uot by any one here offi
cially.
Important from houisiana.—KiCH.MONI), July
6.—Unofficial information by telegraph, from
Jackson, Miss., this morning, states that an oth-
cer had just arrived there from below, who re
ports that Gens. Magruder and Hick Taylor had
cros.>ed the Missi.-^sippi at Kenner, ten miles above
New Orleans, and were marching on that City,
which was garrisoned by about 1,500 Federals.
Latest.—Gen. Taylor has captured seven thou
sand of the enemy near_New Orleans, and i»
marching on that City, which is garrisoned by
only 800 ‘contrabands.’ Possibly rhe Confederate
flag waveg over New Orleans.—Kiuinirer.
From Port Hudson.—Natchez, July 4.—A
gentleman trom Woodville reports heavj’ fisjht-
ing at I^ort Hud.son, on Saturday and Sucday
last. Deserters state that tho fight w'as more
desperate and the Federal loss was heavier than
ever before.
On the uiorniug of the ’JJ, Logan’s cavalry at
tacked the Federals six miles below Port Hudson
on the Mississippi, burned a large amount of coiu-
mifjsary and (juartermast«r’s stores, and wounding
one hundred and fift}’, and capturing forty pri
soners. Among the captured is a Colonel, a
Major, a Captain and Quartermaster. He also
destroyed one hundred and fifty thousand rations,
half a million,ot dollars in greenbacks, seventy
five wagons, and shot thr*e hundred mules.
From the Xurth.—Late Northern papers bring
little of interest except the long accounts of the
battle in Pennsylvania elsewhere cojded. We
annex all items worthy of note.
Vic/csbiiry.—This place has, according to the
yankees, again surrendered. It was anuounced
in Philadelphia on the 3d, to cheer up the de
sponding troops in that State.
Tennessee.—Kosecranz dates his dispatches from
Tullahoma, from which Bragg’s army has fallen
back.
The R*-bel Adoance Sorth.—We learn from
the Herald that in their advance into Maryland
and Pennsylvania, our troops had made a pretty
bold and eftective strike at the railroads. They
had done serious damage to the Northern Central
railroad, both at York and Hanover Junction.
They have burnt two bridges at Y'ork Haven, and
six bridges have been burned between Goldsboro’
and Vork, a distance ot sixteen miles. They had
torn up the track at Mariettasville and Sykes-
ville, thirty-one miles fro:ii Haltimore, besides
burning the splendid bridge acro-ss -the Susque
hanna at Columbia, a mile and a t^uarter long,
which cost a million of dollars.
Our forces mar Washinyton.—The Northern
papers say that some of our cavalry have made
their appearance at numerous poiuts in Mont
gomery county, Md., and that some few of them
have showed themselves as near Washington a.-)
Silver Spring, five miles from the city.
Our forces are reported to have made several
splendid captures in the conntrj' around nnd ub*/ut
waunington.
freshet.—Last week we had showers of rain,
we believe every day, and on Sunday evening and
night we were visited with very heavy raiij^, which
caused the largest freshet in Middle Fort and
South Fork, known to the oldest inhabitants
Fences which were never known to have been
touched by high water, were swept away, and a
great deal of damage was done to the crops in low
grounds. Many of our farmers suffered consider
able loss, having a large portion of their wheal
and oat crops destroyed; yet we have the conso
lation to know that this destructive freshet waa
but limited in extent. Muddy Creek and the Yad
kin River having not overflowed their banks to
any great degree.
A portion of the IMankroad Bridge, at lower
end ol town, which was repaired a short time since,
was again destroyed, and we learn all the bridges
on Middle Fork and South Fork have been swept
away.
There was danger of the wheat, which yields
80 abundantly this year, being injured by tho
weatKer, but this week it has been more favorable.
Salem F*ress.
Attempt to Assassinate Goo. Yates, of Illinois.
—Governor Yates, ot Illinois, was shot at through
his window, while washing in his office, at his
residence in Springfield, at a late hour on the 1st
of July.—Rich. Enquirer.
The London Army and Navy Gazette, of the
13th, foretells and recommends Lee’s invasion of
the North, aad sayslhat “such a proof of strength
wottld be «{^reol»t«d b;y tihe £aropeaa Fover».'
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nn
Gbk.at IJ
Vick«hiir|?.
and (Horionj
oup blow, bj
Bend, and
narijifttion
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are, warranl
blessing o''
dined to bel
eventful lifel
the “army
ton, n-i.iL;mo|
fall iiiio oiir I
for»a'-d all
to the xecne |
can reach L
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tbe oilii'i'il
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Biif'po?ed to
and wliipr ‘ I
l!:tnkr'. i' st:uj
vill. r.uly oOfl
1. !>' ^ bhod
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reportR iti rej
at W'r.y
the whr’^ f-x|
cftme 1" War;l
KeuaIl^Til'e,
captured the
Jr , at*d burni
tory, .-rale J5|
groes fr; 52i..M
Dr. Ifcrritig’s.l
male SeminarJ
803ie cit’xens
.\t VViirs:»w|
■which was r’
burued a war^
Efcni bacon,
all along theil
groes njade hil
master on Moi
They startfi
leaving behind
soner They
They wore puj
and hy truopa
that a large bl
bern, and ao tl
They did nt]
ioolt the r^ad
a lamentable
of the moveinJ
pickets on FriJ
of them, and y|
warded to Ret
After they arrl
notioft wa- ree|
not to ho, and
notice had beej
or captured, ai
The want
government as
strongly il!asti|
here wauld hd
they could get|
other source.
8tron(r prepa
cheerfiiily inadl
Ouo.i.— The
“No \ irjrinifl
withoui, a Henssj
seiufil>' ot \ rg
bad crq
the ('vnfe lera;
Franklj s;ud|
lature of Nortt
rectly oppo^
of the Legislati
The Ex'imind
must have {rod
“thrt. t;-!ourlh9 |
wh>*t thiy were
credited are rei]
erati issues, oij
And therefore
law, thai they
The tl.'taraind
“ Tiieri; id no|
.juncture a^^ spefl
•O abhorrent tc
money by wlucl
our iuldit-rs pail
would be no t*pj
those eijgagcJ
intrinsic value
laat dollar. i'i|
er infamous aL
gallonTtieyl
of the f'cuih ar|
than thin war cl
rect trade with]
tribute to the
OOnipeuHate for I
for tde sui.jioi tI
that a f^ooa naif
among naii-jUM
ble sum wiiiiJi
know, I'.:', tha
bring u|> >n us i
debt incurred it
TaKA.St’KKB \
lar ot the Treas
We iuadvcrte
entire ut a.
and of funding
old issue I'reast
by Treanurer Yl
ception to whic!
the high hnanci
him for hi- pres
uing to receive
we preferred t
Mr. W orth's altl
®d for ail the
promptly and u
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bids are acuepti
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mu.'it be inaJ>
ftt least, of wniu
April, ltit);j.
ment ia the 'av
which exjiressly
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their par value
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