y
' the EUROPKAK EXPBOTfD WAR.
We have ia Ute United Stet3 papers is.aro-
pean advices to 'JUt ult. The news «. »nporUnt.
^ that Prussia and Austria h.d demand-
Cabinet* /t> /ajke into cant^deYation h»» d^^ult
it would l>9 to tettU the differenct* if thtif had
ones been tubjected to the bloody arhitrament oj
Id of Deomark the withdraw, of the “November
Constitution,” upon th, penalty ot their occupa
tion of Schleswig, and Denmark had abso-
• lately rejected this ultimatum, in consequence
of which the envoys of tho!e powers left ‘ 0Pf“-
haifen oo the 18th ult. The Aoscro-Prussiarf
troops then p-ocoeded to occupy Schleswig, and
acoodict of arms seemed inevitable, when accord
ing to ftie latest report, yenoiark intjmated^ an
intention to. 'suspend the obnoxious ooostitutioD.
The commencement of hostilities, jifhich
have precr^itated a general European war, was
thereby postpwi6(’. The foliowing article from
the London Timea, of 21st ultr, presente the
latest a8pects''of the controversy.
XBE SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN QUESTION.
It may be useful to remind our readers of the
exact position of affairs.at''the critical moment
which ia presented to them in this morning’s tele
grams The whole bangs upon the peculiar po
sition of Austria and Pru sia with respect to Ger
many on the one hand, and the other great powers
of .Europe on the other. The original dispute
between Germany and Denmark ^as simply
'question oi the observance of certain mutual rights
in Hol8tein„_;and the federal diet, a little vkhile
ago, decided upon reasonable grounds to enforce
^bese Tights by «n execution. Saxon and Han-
overiaa troopa accordingly entered the Duchy to
replace for a tiire Danish by federal administrtu
tiori. But meanwhile a revolutionary‘^impulse
seised the mass of the German nation to go be
yond this m«re maintenance of their federal
rights, and to wreoCh Liolstein^ and its neiirhboring
Duchy, Schlciiwig, from the Danish crown, and
ereCf them into a new German principality under
the Prince of \ugustenburi;. 'The minor German
gov-riimfnt9 were unable to st«m the tide ot this
wide iuM>uise, and irnve them>ielve8 up to its
course Saxuny and Hanov»>r were amonj!j thf*
most proiuintnt in thi- line of aciirtn, jiud thow
tro *p'.""•■•‘I afip'‘art*d almost in the character ot
an .tniiv t rev.*iuM»a Tho Au-trian and Prussian
riiiii.Miis, witii nio:e '-Tr-^«rih and «i lF c>ni
nianil, were able u see th it auoh a cour>e wouiM
aliuit'f i:ii’VKahJy oriiit; abouf a oxlii'ion with the
otliT 1* w r5*il Kur ps with wliuiti, in 1852, a
distiticf trentv had ocen iua«ie to prevent any
§uch 'pirriti-i'n >t the Danish territory as wa*'
c'aiu^>red fur. L'iidei» su'‘h circumstHnces, the
first course of aciiou «»hich would sUkjgest itself
would be to withdraw from any share in opera
tions which had been so perverted, and to avoid
any complicity in the intfemperate aotion of their
allies. But such a coursje was iufpi>8sible lor two
reasons—first, beoaase the other German govern
ments had thrown themsdves so wildly into the
movement that to leave • m^*^tcrs in their hands
would liavebeenio abandon the reins to thoj-e
who Wt-rc plunging htradiong into* the war, and
would : ^ \ i '.hi) drar wholeof Eurof.e ’
after th'm; ao 1 H' Xi ujOa ise
of Schi " -V • ir, . il.ji-ti la,
dioaoc'Mtt vi.jiejUi^ iromtke confiJenoe
of their Ut rTuan sjbjccfs. Tiid only vther alter-
native was to t ikt' m^itrcra iitu their own hand
Who can foresee to
what extent such- a war
might acquire, what passions might arouse, what
districts might be desolated by its ravages? It
IS of itself a matter of •comparatively slight im
portance whether a prince ot the Qouao ot Gluoks-
burg or a piince of the Boi)se of Atigustenburg
rules in UoUteia or Schleswig; the freedom and
privileges of the subjeota can be equally secured
under cither of the two princes; but it is pt great
importance that the faith of treaties should be
upheld, that right and posseBsioD shoald b« re
spected, aod that the flame« of war should not be
spread over Europe through questions which qui«t
and timely exercise of justice and reason might
odnductta a peaceful solutiA. You are request
ed to leave a oopj of this dispatch with the
President of th% Federal Diet. KnaiiKLL.”
Yanken Outrage in Chotcan.—A correspond
ent of the Wilmington Journal of the Uth says:—
1 don’t know whether the circumstances of the
murder of Dr. Loavy, of Chowan county, have
yet got into the papers or not. At any rate such
atrocities cannot be brought too frequently before
the minds anfd eyes o? the people, and in this way
the Government may 4eam of theq^, and be in
duced to take some measures-towards putting a
btop to them in future. Some time last year the
jankees went to Dr. Leavy’s house and carried
off all his negroes and his provisions. This yeai,
with the help of hia children, he managed to
raise a sufficient crop "for the maintenance of him-
■self and family. About five or six weeks ago,
the Buffaloes being on a raid ia Chowan, want to
the Dr's house and,demanded his corn ” He re
fused to give his consent for them to take it, and
so they told him they would brenk down the door
aild take it any how. Whereupon, the X)r. being
a little excited with passion, told them that he
would shoot the first man that attempted to en^rr
his barn. Being a little intimidated by the Dr’s
•spirited mannet, thoy went off without "t>iDg in
to his barn. Shortly, however, they came back
lirain, acoiimpanied by an arni’d body of U S
'uarines, wh'^ni they had been down to one of the
;unbi)at8»and brought with them, probably as 4
show of more authority, or it may be they thouirht
ti intimidate tUo Dr in their turn At any rate,
he was not intimidated in the least, and when
they attempted to fro into his barn he, very un
wisely, let his passion get the loastery, and fired
at them. I did not learn whether'the shot took
effect. If&mtdiately upon discharging 'his gun
he was seized and haniged with a rope which they
had brought far the* purpose, in all probabilitji
suspecting from what they knew of his character,
that he would prove as good as his word, and
wishing for aa of portunity to hang him. The
^orst feature of the whole case was, that they
huag him in front of his own door, acd in the
They have endtjavorcd
presence of his family.
r.,- ... •- to kci-u tuis affair very secrcc, for what cause l
tne cause , ^ ^ ,
-Uid havo been to ' Avrjre, lor they can murJcr our citixen=
with impuniiy at any *ime.
and -0 ■.! ma':ai:i= t le arm
Di't to in*'-;t;4C- • rr ntj ;ai i-.i, ami si to
•ivoid, a' lar a' pos>)itany ooe;^^ion fcr ti;r i^n 1
interiet^' ce an l a o;ju;, ‘qiu-nt E p-an war :
T ’s "' . ji. V,- o?d ai;.. .unce^
inent 1:- via. teifgiarus this morii'nj; j rovi. ti> be
rae, tkt S-^ c- f.i and JT'ni'-cf^ians . « to be j
ftom their p^sitions iu H-Aifc- 'n (o ;
tu the Au^frif Prussimni, i(
>'"ir t/i>it ~th'‘ minor gnernment», at
" Silty of acquiesciuy in > i;t-1
The Austrian and Prussia^ I'l.i^ern- i
Ihr *'rejles 'jf Louisi‘i4Ki —A Massachusetts
of the Lou-
s i.uu ineir own nana-, , chaplain, Itev. Mr. Hepworth, writes
•a hat wun D-nisark . ^^eolcs:
Ju-?i beyond Carr )lt->n is an immence and luag
nififf^it estate, OTned by ^ne of these Creoles.
THE FIOHT AT KlNSTaN |
J.«i're8poud«no t the Biohmoo^ I>iap»toii
C-> I* NBAR Kinston, Feb'y,4.
iiW«y-eight !■.• .irs ago IjwaH st&nding on the t
hill G/erlook' ^ the strongly fortified town of j
Newbern,'‘n v. down trodden by vandaliim and |
treason; and uow our brigade ia quietly bivouacked |
in the woods near Kinston. Some oi our boys
arc s«nning themselves, stretched lazily upon the
broom sedge, ^hile many of theitt are boiling
their rations ot pork ow their hot fire, recount
ing their adventures of the paat few days. As 1
'am neithjsr fatigued nor hungry, I will employ a
few momenta |n reciting to you the Ut« doings of
this command. On Saturday eveoing we were
dumped oat of the oars at Kinston, and, after
marehing about ^ve miles, were halted to 000k
our rations for a mareh; and. by light on Sua^ay
morning we started off' on the Dover road, per-
feotlj^ ignorant of our destination.
Before we had gone very far we learned that
we were probably goiog to Newbern, and it seemed
more than probable that we were, and we antici
pated a jolly time pitching into Uhe negro trooM
there. After marching through a vast marsn,
which seemed interminable, we aocomplished
about 20 miles, and stouck a dry spot, where we
rested in the dark, not being allowed to kindle
fires, and, exlmusted, soom fell asleep. Long%e-
fore light we were off again, and our advance'cap-
tured the yankee outpost pickets, and pushed on;
but the alarm was given, and a volley or. two of
musketfl told us that our passage was disputed.
Rapidly we pushed ahead, but on arriving at
Bachelor’;#Creek it was ascertained that a regi
ment of the enemy was posted in strong earth
works, and had destroyed tRe flooring of the
bridge, preventing furthe^ pursuit. Our regi
ment was acting as skirmishers, and after a great
deal of shooting in the dark we were ordered to
protect ourselves and remain where we were, and
I was just nicely settled behind a great stiimp to
finish my nap. .Suddenly the whole heavens
seemed on 4re, and the thunder of two cannon
almost uprooted the stump whieh alone stood be
tween me and the yankeo fortification!. Before
rhe ^und had d^ed away, volley after volley ^as
fired by our friends over the water, and th# min-
!6!i flew thicklj amongst and over us. With the
lightning’s swiftness the guns,al>ove us belche^
forth their hail of iron and lead, and the canister
and minies filled the air, and rattled through the
woods. For about an hour this furious firing;
was kept up, when, as if by mutual oonsen^ the
firing ceased, and all was again atill and pitchy
dark; but I did not attempt to reeume my nap.
As the light dawced an occasional shot greeted
our ears as a rifleman imagined he got a glimpse
of his k)e. *A heavy mist hung over-the creek,
aod, although our lines were but 25 yards apart,
the morning was far advanced before |fe could
distinguish objects across the line -By degrees
we Were able to distinguish the strong line of for*
tificatiuuM along tfie edge of the creek on both
flanks of a powerful block-house which command
ed the approach to the bridge.
B*:torc tljo fog bad raased our cannon again
b.'ltfhed lortfa, and wa* again met with volleys vf I th* R.g't ka> *ver r«od»*d Allow me to correct
minnies, aud dunn- this furious shower of sh.U i .w J*’'*
luiuiiicB, ttuu viui I «#Mral buadred dollar* worih of olotbing from
.ad alit j1 the right ol our line «u«ceeded in push-^ of Bladen in the y-ar» 1861-’2 and ’8; but I
inc thrringh the nifrsh and effected a crossing, j saj that ih«y have argleotcd our brave bo.rs this
A vigorous attack was made Viei«r. W«-have received-n^^iog from their bands
FIMM THE NOWFH CAAOLIKA 80Ll>I£KSf
rOK THX OBgUTU.
Hxadqcartirs Co. D, 18th N. 0. T.,)
Near T-iberty Mills, Va., Feb’y 4. )
Messrs. Editors: 1 aceidentally* saw It latter
this naorning written by an ol'd gentleman to his j
son in my company. 'His son raceived a fur-^
lough lut April on Surgeon’s certificate, was'suf- |
fering from an attack of typhus iaver and was |
D4t able to resume his duties in the field tiH |
last Fall. While at home he took the advice of ;
one of North Carolina’s most distinguished Gen
erals (D. H. Hill) and .married,, thus binding
EiBself TO hoiae by one more stronger and dearer
tie*. Perhaps* it was the holy bonds of wedloek,
that, instead oi nerving him to more daring d6e^
aad stronger «ffbrts in the defence of his cottnt^
oaased^the fell demoa of disaatisf^otion to leiie
him and oaoied him to write a letter to hie bro
ther stating that if*Oongress did not disband the
three years’ troops at the expiration of their
term of service, there was one at least would go
home. His father, with th^ dignity of an old
man, bid him gird his armor on the faster and
fight the harder in defenoe of his home and
his country. 'And that old father, standing as it
were on the brink of eiernity, knowing that he
might never clasp his loved son once more to
bis boaom, bid him to listen not to the voice of
the tempter but march “onward” ^ a glortous
Independence; that though he would Hke to ^e
him again, the btight siniling happy* boy he once
was, yet he would rather see his cold corpse Iwd
in. the grave than to know of his deserting the
banners of his country. And I am proud to say
that son has taken that aged patriot s ^vice,
and is oooa more a proud, defiant, hopeful Con
federate. And if the loved onea at home would
but imitate the example of this old patriot, there
no donbt would be leas diasatisfartion and less de
sertion from the army. A. H. Moork,
Capt. comd’g Co. D, 18th N. C. T.
rOB THK OBSUIVKK.
Camp 24t« N C. T., Feb. 6, I8'?4.
Messrs. B4itors: Please allow me to return tbe {trate
fal thank* of Co 0 24th N. G. T , to Mrs. John A
Smith and other ladies of Robeson coantj. who have
aa Hberally oonlrihated the following Hat of appropri
a'e doaatioas r^eived of them: 15 shirts, 16 prs of
drawer*, 2b pra sooki.
The noble spirit eviaocd b; these kind ladles com
maads ear hifhest esteem and admiration. W^ile the
•oaf of.Robeaon are performing the ardnoas Jati*a io-
eideat to the soldier and have won manj lanrels, the
oamee ef her fair da«fb(«rs will shine among the no
blest which history record*. I^&dies, we thank you.
and are proqd of^jour unwavering devotion to our
>Ieeding eonniry. aad while yon are so trae, we fear
uet the bickering of those who skulk from thsir duty,
aad we are eeafldcBt of a glorious euoeeaa.
Very truly, Ao. H M UuLsah,
Lieut. Comaad’g Cq, 6, ‘34>h N C. T.
rOB THB OBiiBBVXB. .
ran* 18tb 2f. C. T., LiasaTT'Mills, Va; i
Febramy t. 1864. f
-Me«rs. Editors:—1 sea ia our last issue of the Ob-
s«rrer some person writing from. tbii» Reg’t who speake
of a doaati^B freai the L.diee or BJadea lo a oompany
of the l'>tb N 0 aa beiog the oni/ donation of the kind
ll«nkin:'the enemy
by our nob*e boy*, and the yankees were driven
out, and began tailing back. W^e rushed upon
withdr
uli'iu
tcoui'l
ir'i-ft, '
liii i»DDual yield ot' sU;5ar is fifteen Luuartd j tli^ bridge, laid our pontoon planks, crosMed, and
hvji;-heads. He might have taken the oath of j joined Jhe fight. ‘'barging with a yell, we broke
aiiegiauctj and thus saved his property; but he * th« line ol the oowardly skunks, who mixxled
would not The work of depredation commeno-[ fruiii their cover. In the twinkling of an eye
’ht
tt«it8 have thus .taken upon the'Qselves the re
spoDsibility of asserting, and if necessary of ea-
forcing, th6 demands of Germany, a«d they have
lost no^time in doing so. On Saturday they sent a
summons to Denmark, requiring her to withdraw
the late constitution, by which, in contravention,
as they think, of distinct pledges to themselves,
steps have been taken towards the incorporation
of the Duchy of Schleswig in Denmark proper.
cJ; but he bore it withoUt'a murmur.
First we tX)k his wagons, harness and moles;
he Siid hothing, but aoowled most awfully. Next
we emptied his stables of'horses for the cavalry
serrite; he did not have oven a pony left, and
was compelled to trudge along on foot; still no
thing v^as said. Next we took his entire crop,
ground it in his own sugar house, used his bar
rels for the molasses and his hogsheads for the
sui^ar, and marked the head of each “U. S;” not
a murmur. Then came his negroes, 300 and mOre,
honse servants and all, took it into their woolly
heaL! to come within our camp liaes. The cre-
and towards its separation from Holstein. In completely stripped; still he stood
the event ot refusal, it was, of course, implied
that the demand would be enforced by arms, and
an Austro-Prussian force was set in motion to be
ready for such an eventuality. Only two days
were gi^en for compliance with this summons,
and the time expired on Monday night, without
Denmark haviuij made any overtures of submis
sion to the demand. h»ver since Monday eveoing,
therefore, bostilitiea tui^ht have cotuuienctd a^
any mouieut, aad there was every rea>^ou to ex-
P;ct tbat they wouid. AmtHa and Prussia had
^ made a demand, on the ret'u.sal of which they
were under a pledge to invade Schleswig—a pledge
which they could not break without losing ail
hold upon their German subjects. Denmark, on
the other hand, had, in d> fcrence to the advice
of her allies, withdrawn from Holstein as being
. federal tenitory, but had concentrated her forces
behind the boundary which separates Molstein
from Sohleswii^,* and had annoanc»-d that she
wuuid, undc-r no circuuisrance^, hIIow a German
soldier to cross the Ei er. The outbreak of hos
tilities therefore, only waited until the Austrian
and Prussian troops could be broutrht up to the
ider, and the invasion ot Schleswii; inii'ht have
been already commenced and resisted, and our
columns this morning mij/ht have contained the
telegraphic announcement of the first shot having
been fired I„, this critical moment we trust
there is good ground for a rej,ort which his reach
ed us, that the Uauish government have, at the
e event our, made a conciliatory offer, and ea-
ere in to some sort ol obligation, «s yet, of course,
iptprmal, to su.-^pend the obnoxious constitution?
/ .iuf un ^ejiUy htta mwlej U will^for
e hme^ '/»»■ imnnuent d inijerof Wfr. The
coune / p>use*, mid, the dispute comet
Q'jain to the nv/re controlhMe' and r^sonahle
it'l'jeoj HKjot'nitiou:
TUaEATE.MNQ ATTITUDE Of ENGLAND.
The threatouiHg despatch ot Earl Russell in
relation to the Danish question bears date De-
cemtier ol, and concludes as follows:
‘‘Denujurii has a right to know tne limits of
the claims ot Germany, and to be placed in a jjo
, ’0 bnag this long and fatiguing dispute to
conclu'ion. Even althc»ugh Denmark may hkve
withdrawn her obligutions for eleven years and
even akhou^h Germany may have annoyed Den-
mar wiiti unbjundi,d i^nd impossible claims for
at period, it is now ti»e that an end bo put to
e conflict, f he powers who signed the treaty of
n on together with the German Confederation
are lose fir.,t bound to establish tlfu strange
men an . terms of ultimate a};rcemcnt. The
• the Queen, therefore,' demands
;n the ,ut«ro.ts of pe«»: -Th.t a Jnferenoc of
the Powers wl.,»h ,l,e.T,„*.v of J,ondoa iu
'Suj*; “ "P'twn'ative of the G.Tmari
in the midst of the ruins, cursing Abe Lincoln, -
and wishing that he had eiijht instead of four
sons in the rebel army. •
Trantplantiny Trees.—As this is the season
for transplanting trees, we give the following ad
vice as to the manner of proceeding: ^
■> The vital prineiple must always be*considered
The first thing looked t > must-be the root. T^iiey
are the “collectors of the revenue, the wardens
of the ports, the great viaducts of all solids and
fluids that enter into the system of growth and
verdnre, which constitute the tree proper.” And
here we wguld remark, that we have seen £im
trees transplanted in our streets during the pfest
two weeks, which did not have root* enough at
tached to guarantee Iffe through the next Spring.
Of course this is iolly—work wasted, and asoney
expended for nothing.
A tree when transplanted must have its. roots
entire, or nearly so. If this is not possible, then
topping ought to diminish the extent of bod^ t(^
be support>d. The branches of the tree.may be
comp^recUio the stomach of an animal, and tha
rootfl to the lungs. The roots collect j^e food for
the tree; the bra(tches elaborate ^and prepare it.
If an attack is made on the lungs, the stomach
must suffer. The leaves and the bark act as the*
respiratory syftam. On a good’ day every tree
gives off many pounds ol fluid matter—being* the
waf^ry portion of the eluent coHacted bv the
roots. If then one third of-the roots is destroyed
in transplanting, as soon as the leaves expand
there is a third more lungs than can be kept in
action. The perspiration is too heavy for the
roots to sustain. The leaves therefore flag, and
th3 tree perishes. • If the roots are displaced, be
sure to reducp the'branches below the same pro
portion. If these rules are observed, together
with preparing the holes, and properly filling them
with top soil from the forests, or ^w lands, suc
cess will, in nine cases out of ten, be the result.
The tree must be fed, after life is well ebtablished.
The best food for a tree is a mixture of swamp
mud and stable manure. This must be applied
at thq start, and renewed as often as necessary.
Leached wood swhes is an excellent fertilizer
Fresh stuble manure will not do unless applied
below the depth where the roots will at first be.
In digging the hole care should be taken to have
it large enough to admit all the Tqots without
crowding. Theso rules apply to fruit as well as
shade trees.' *
We ^re iudtbted for thes6 rules to ^‘Downing's
Rural E^8ay^." They should be kept in view by
all who desife beautiful forests and flourishing
o"'hards.— Confederate Union. * •
-4 Worthy Example.—Sandersville'Geor'
*?ian puhiisbes a Kst of flity-eix planters of iWash-
tie iheiiilfi'juliittd betn-w
2. That t'le status
till CCi'ilO
;ontedci.itiou,bnaU pjvlsor Land';:; to .set-! county, who have pledged themselves to
‘‘ mrii at ftea do/larg per huahel to tho wives
^nd children of indigent soluierd in the service,
and the widow* and children of indigent soldiers
who have died or been killed in the service; or
any. disabled soldier.
Our Prt^aidenty Home—The home of Presi
dent Davis and his biother »I>e, jn Mississifl'pi, is
dow in the hands of the Yankees. They haye
o^verted it, say their papers, into a negro 1 amp.
The estate was once higjhly improved, but itil 1 now
u luournlul ruins.
raiany aBd I)cnmark.*i
yu-/ oe main- nied unti'
.-c Mihm tiinshed i'd-lal)ors.
>1 r ... Mjuve'nuie..t believes itself ins
ti-e .sake of
; no „il,er interest in
h nner, upon the^Sovereigiui and (heir
our artillery .was gallopifag after us, and was
wheeled into position, and engaged a battery of
the yankeen which had just opened on us. This
seemed a jolly thing for om gallant artillerymen,
and th(?y fought bravely, driving tha yaakea bat
tery off in fine style. .As quicl^ aa lightning a
young officer in a blue yankee overcoat and
slouched bat, who commanded our batteries, or
dered “Pieces to the front,” aad was off like the^
wind after the retreating artillery, regardless ot
the minnies and Belgian rifle balls which flew
about him. Position after position waa selected,
but after a few shots each was abandoifed, and
onward dashed our artillery after them. Though
we pushed on as rapidly as our legs would oarry
us, they were soon far ahead, and the last we
saw of them they were far ahead, to our left, ham
mering afler a train of oars loaded with yankee
troops. The officer, I learn, is Capuin Caakle,
of Ya., ^ho commanded a portion of Deering’s
battalion.
Early in the afternoon we reached the woods
overlooking Newbern, taking about 160 prisoners
ii* the chase. Here we remained in line of bat
tle all night. The next day our forces in the
rear captured a splendid battery of two pieces,
horsei, &c., complete, and about 200 prisoners,
who had been cut u§ and had secreted themselves
in the woods. Since then some 100 more have
been taken, making in all between 450 atfd 500
prisoners and two pieces of artillery, besidee
horses, ambulance, and wagons, not to meation
the plunder of yankee oaAips which we boys fell
heirs to. . Altogether, we have had a jolly good
time of it, and have had a sight ef Newbern.
A. H. P.
' olonH Wood.—This accomplished officer af
the President’s personal staff has performed at
Newbern one of the most gallant and successful
exploits of the war. With his,little band of
thoroughly disciplined Marines, he sucoeeded in
boarding (no matter how,) the Gunboat Under
writer, carrying four heavy guns, wel| manned
and equipped, and lying close intb tb« baaeh
rectly under the fire of ,one ot the forta at Naw-
bern The redoubtable Captain of (he formid
able monster escaped by jumping overboard. It
is creditable to the remaining officers and xitaw,
tlyit tkey made a stout fight; but Col. Wood wa(
too much for them and th§y wero obliged to suo-
ct;|n)b .The boat was fairly captured; but owing
to her being so'close in, and having no steam up,
our Colonel was unable to^ bring her off. H«
was thtrefor« comp^ed to relinquish Eis prize to
destruction-. Tbe explosion of her magaixine was
heard for miles, and her shell rent the air for
Several moments, adding to the consternation of
the Yankee and tory inhabitants of Newbern.
Col. . Wood came off safe and brought most of hit
prisoners
.This heroic deed addn lustre to our arms, in-
vigorales the popular.confideqee in our cause, and
i;efiects the highest honor on the gallant officers
and mei^who executed it.—Ral. i'onfederate.
A JUoneter Hake.—^The largest cake ever made
in the world is now on view at the shop of Mr. J,
Amatt, oonfeetionor, St. Gileses, in this city.' It
weighs S,000 lbs'., stands seven feet high, and is
eighteen feet in circumference. There have
beeq used in the manufacture of this monster
cake 550 pounds of flour, 3,000 eggs, five barrels
of currants, two cwt .of orange and lemon peel,
300 pounds ot butter, 400 pounds of sugar, besides
other jngredients. The cake>will be oiit by the
Mayor at the aimual converaazione oi the Church
man’s Union, which is to. be held In the Com Ex
change on the* 4th of January. It contains 200
tickets, the povssession of which will entitle tha
holder to various presents, comprising two elerabt
plated cake baskets, gold rings, mid * baskets,
silver fniit knives, silver thimbles,'ladingrings’
etc.— Oxford ChronxcU, ’
'Little b^s should be seen and act liaMd,” aa
yoBng Precoeity coolly. remarked to Ims teaser
whiA «o«ldi^'t lay hia 1«mob.
bis Wiater, notWitbetandiDg we have begged them for
lUe Urn ti^e There are nearly half of oar boys bare
footed Bow and oar guard duty isvferj heavy; they have
to go'^Q cnard ai leatit every other da>; the weather is
very cold, the mouotaias are glistening wit>vsleet and
snow, aad the people at homa may jadge how onr poor
b>ire-baeked and bare-footed boys suffer walking their
lonely beat aT midnight hoars, wading ill enow knee
deep with'out a shoe or sook to cover their feet How
oaa the citiieos and ^dies at home eoatent themeelves
by eayicg we could aW spare anything—we hav'nl aiore
than wfe nefd fer oanelvt e* This ie their ezcufe for net
helpiag as, but we d^n’t think it a gp«d exouse, for we
ka^w they have plenty and to epar^ « « •
ladies and geatlemea at borne, we hApe that you will
try te do better towards us aad we promtae yoa to make
agoo4tghtif the yankees ever invade Northern Vir
ginia " BAHqCO-
TBI OSaUTMI.
Ft. FisSsa, N. C., Feb’y 7.
Metiers. Bditore: Notwithstanding tho great iaoreaae
in the bloekadtng fquadron off this (New) Inlet and
Old Inlet, tbe usual nniaber of blockade rnnners oon-
iaae to flad^tkeir way in safely. Three have jast oome
iu withoiA ha^ng a gi)a fired at them.
Sverything is quiet at thie place, aad the greatest
confidenes is felt by both offieers and men in onr ability
10 give the eaeiny a warm reception whenwer he shall
ohoose to pay us a visit
The hefltb of the troopa at this post is reuarkably
good and 'has been fer the last twelve months.
Coapaniee A. B, D, I and K. o( the Fortieth Reg’t
N. C. T are nader orders to leave Ihia command aad
'‘eport to Col. J J Hedrick on Rmith’s Iiiand. It is
much Co t>e regretted that these troops have te be
moved and others brought to replace them, as the
.obango will doobtlesa oaaao mach siokneof among the
troops, w
Hereafter letters, papers, ftc. for any member ef Co.
A, 40th N. G. T. most be directed to Smith’s Island, via
Wilmiagton, N. C. * . '
We of tha 40th Eeg’t have been etatitfned here along
time, and we very maeh fear that onr new situation will
not be so eoir.fortable; bnt let us hope fer the best.
Tenrp, to, ' DUPtlN.
Brigadx^ Genercd* Hoke and. dipfftnan.—
Wa mentioned yesterday, very conoiaely, the part
taken by these Officers in tha late move upon
Newbern. We recur >o tha subject again, to re
new our admiration of the soldierly qualitiea of
theae two officers. Thia is at once discovered in
the tone and teasper of their commanda. Their
mes are cheerful on the battle field, as io the
camp—brave and impetuous under tha fire of
shall or musketry, ready and eager always to be
led against the enemies of their cowtry.
These two officers are strikingly dissimilar to
each other. Gen. Clingman, under rather
nervous and excited exterior, is remarkably cool
and Belf-posseaaed. ▲ statesman of much ex
perience and untisiial endowiutnts, he is also an
officer of extensive and varied militaij reading,
and evidently a student of the art of war. In
poaition where judgment and decision ef purpose
%re requisite, and acting on his own discretion,
h«*woald be sure to make his mark.
His compeer in the late move, Gen. Hoke, is
a splendid specimen of a bold, adventurous and
daring leader. There ia about hia bearing a de
fiance of danger and an assurance of success that
at once inspires the confidence ef his men and
olaiinf their moat Tigoroof exertions. A very
short acquaintance with Qen. Hoke will establish
a conviotioA of his military merit. He is every
inch a type at a true soldier; ardent, enterprising,
rapid in his eombinatiens and movements and al
ways sanguifie. Qe is the very man for success,
if fortune shall ever favor him with opportunity
to exhibit thes^ qitalities fa a separate eommand.
His rout of tha enemy from Bachelor’s Bridge
was complete, and most handsomely done; and if
human nature were not liable to exhaustion, he
would even npw have been settled in Newbern—
for he only reached the Railroad a moment too
Ute—just in time to see the train pass on, bear
ing the panic-stricken troops of his discomfited
foes. • Hik men had p^ianad them for five miles,
and had fortune favored th«i^ with a moment of
time,' the train would have been captured *and
would have borne them into the midst of the aa-
tonished and dismayed yankeea.
North Carolina ewes all honor to theae gallant
defenders. Not all the vile conduct ef disloyal
agitator# can efface the honor of'thaat achiove-
mtntav—Sokiffh fionfed«rat%. *
Thera ia a firm in Blfin, Ulinois, known aa
^ray & Lut.’^ fiatf uek letian ooaa dirMi*
uti Qiut.’*
iuupioious 8IGN8
Since the repulse of Grant's van-guard 'at
Ringgold _by Cleburne’s heroiv division, a num
ber of events, ^n^ll in themselves, but grwt in
the aggregate, have occurred.
In theJ^st place, Forrest has penetrated the
“subjugated*' rggion ot West Tennessee, recruit-!
ed his eommand to the extent of several tbousivpd
men and returned to'the Confederate-lines for
the purpose of arming and organizing his rcjruits
after defeating the enemy in a nunober of
uiishes which might almost be defignated with
the name of battles. In fhe^rery country where
the subjugators fancied their work was complete,
the South has received an important aceeMion o
strength; for the new members of Forr^ »
mand are‘not tfi be rated by mere numbcw, but
by the bitterness ot hate, and the deternnnataon
to be free, which actual contact^witK the Yankee
in power can alone impart. . m
Not to speak ot oar achievements in Texas, in
Western Louisiana and along_ the banks ot the
MiBsissippi, i^e.can refer with satisfaction to
Longstreet’s exploits in Ei-st Tennessee, subse
quent to the raising of the siege ot Knoxville and
fancied permanent occupation of East Tennessee
by the-enemy.* His captures of wairons, ambu
lances, horses, mules* and cattle have been by no
means inconsiderable—quite the contrary; they
have been of immediate and practical value to an
army as much In need as his is of.provisions and^,
transportation; for they have enabled him to
maintain aioothold far beyond the V^irginia line,
which at one timf seemed destined to become his
outpcst instead of his base of operations. Of
prisoners alone, Longstreet is said to have sent to
Virginia fully one thousand.
J list in rear of Longstreat, our forces have ef
fected very considerable results en two separate
occasions. . We allude, of course, to the quite re-v
munerative retufns of prisoners, wagons and cat
tle which have rewarded Gen. Jackson's expedi
tions into Lee county. Coming into Eastern
Virginia, we find Capt. Sturdivant actively and
successfully employed at Smithficld, on the Black-
water. Two hundred of Beast Butler’s marttuders
made prisoners and a n^w gi^pbuat destroyed is a
very fair morning’s work tor any man, and Capt.
S. and his numerous friends in this city have
every right to congratulate themaelves thereon.
Gen. Pickett’s advance upon Newbern was by no
means fruitless. He, too, sends us several hun
dred prisoners, and a'dds to his impedimenta
three pieces of rifted cannon, some ambulances,
and a number of wagons and teams.
We have tha pleasure, this morning, of adding
tar the foregoing the captures of Gen. Rosser in
Hardy county, officially stated by Gen. Lee at 270
prisoners, 50 wagons and teams, 1200 cattle, and
500 sh«ep, all of which were brought off. Well
may (^n. Lee assert that ^*Gen. R. haa shown
great energy and skill, and his command deserves
great credit.’’ If we will place all these minor
achievements side by side, they represent in real
ty the fruita of a victory of by no means insignifi
cant magnitude. They tell of a diminution of
the enemy’s strength and an increase of aur own
They serve to encourage and stimulate the peo
pie, and when taken in connection with the glo
rious exhibitions of patriotism made of late by
tho re^aplisting soldiers, they ought to awaken
the enthusiasm and kindle afresh the hope of the
country. The auspices are favorable; let us see
that they are not falsified by the results of the
coming spring. %y ample preparations and
timely reinforcement of oar large armies, let us
make our great battles as successful aa these pre
liminary engagements have been. *
Richmond Whig.
yal$e Pretaace*.—The Winston Sentinel says
it has undoubted inform&tipq ‘'that in the several
adjoining districts of the country, the getters up
of the Convention move have canvassed every
neighborhood, and solicit^ signatures to their
pa(>ers pretending that it was the request dl Gov.
Vance that they should do so, and stating that it
waa hia wish that every man in the Stata would
affix his name to their papers. That the leading
mea. generally of t^e country, both for and against
the war, were in favor of the movement, and that
it waa expected that every true Southern man
would sign them. By such, and many other most
illiberal, not to say false and foul means, many
unsuspecting persons have attached their names
to papers not suspecting what they were doing,
or how they were^being imposed upon.”
Death of Hon. John, A. Wilcox.—The Hon.
John A. Wilcox, membar of the House of Rep-
resentativflH from Texas, died suddenly jof apo
plexy at his boarding house ii^ thb city on the
morning of the 7 th inst. He waa born in Greene
Co., N. C., on the 18th of April, 1819. Earfyin
life, he emigrated, with his father, to Tenneasee,
where he Was raised and educated. He after
wards removed to Mississippi. For a s^ee of
years he wjoyed, to a large extent, the confi
dence of we people of that State. Ha served
with distinction m the Mexican war as Lieut
Col. ofHhe Second Mississippi Regiment, ^fter
his return he was elected to the Congress of the
United States. In 1853 he removed to Texas,
was a prominent member of the Convention which
adopted the ordinance of secession, was afterwards
elected to the present Congress,' and re-elected,
last August, for the next Congress.
Richmond Uxamtner.
■ n oi>
A new Mediterranean island has come to the
surface off Palermo. It is a*Volcanio phenome^
non* and appeared (or the first time a few years
since, and was.taken possession of by the Neapo
litan Gt^ernttent, and named Fernandia, bnt dis
appeared one fine day and sank to the bottom,
and has just come up again, to the great delight
of the. scientific world. An English vessel, with
several niembers oS the learned societies on board,
has' anchored off Palermo to take observations,
which cannot fail to be of great scientific interest.
Amos Kendall, who recently presided over a
conservative meeting in Philadelphia, aaid that
recently a suspicion had sprung up in hio mind
that the Cenfederates really intended to disaolve
the Union! Some such suspicion has been pre
vailing a long time among a ^eat many people
down in Dixie.
Making the Moat of'It.—Southey luiys, in one
of his letters: “I have told you of the Spaniard
nho always put on his spectacles when about to
eat cherries, th^t they might look bigger and
more tempting. In like manner 'I mi^ the
Daost of my enjoyments; and thbugh Ldo not oast
my eye away from my troubles, I pack them in
as little compass as I can for mys^f, and never
let thenn annoy others.” •
Kissea.—Kisses admit of & .'greater variety/)f
character than perhaps ev^ qur lady readers are
aware. Eight basial diversities are mentioned in
Seripturov The kiss pi
Salutation, Sam. xx. 41. I. Thesa. v. *J6.
Valediction, Ruth ii. 9. '
Reconciliation^ 2 Sam. xiv. 38.
Subjection, Psalms ii. 12.
Approbation, Proverbs ii. 4. ' ,» ^
Adoration, I Kings xix. 18. ^ *
Treachery, Matt. xxvi. 49.
Arffection, Genesis xiv. 15. . ^ «
A Western editor having pi^liahed a Ian ^
leader on “hoga,” a rival paper in the' aamt vii- -
lafe uplnudB him ftr obtmdiag hia &mily P^^e that l&tan waa a wo'man, whoae name
tara n th^piiblic. ^ t.«— w.
' • WAR »BW».
Adaunrt: of the .uiemi/ up th, /’
Richmond, F^b’}- B The umicual ridgi,,^ oi
bells yustv-tday oiorning give notice tr at il,,> en
eiTiy v.erc adviipoingjip *n.' Peri imi :uiii
agreeable ]>roxiauty to Uictintor-u
body was astir, an-i a-‘-tbou.saud imd t n-r .
filled theair. Tliefacts ate beti(?veil n,bii.i.-f.Kiow,
Early yesterday luoniiug the tui-i.v
Bottom’s Bridge, ovt-r.thc ( whei.'
8kir\fiialiing -e/iBOrd wiiti auiue ut oui ia-.^lrv*
and the eueoiy retired They ibeu cr,.-3sfc(i tBe
railroad at Disf.ateh Slatioo, and atte-upted tu
ford the river, but were baffled lu ttis the
quantity yf fellad ti tuber iu the .wanip which
rendered it impractic-uljie. They then nn.ed u>
Talleysvijle, which iii about 8 miler from h,jt!
tom’s Bridge. Scouts report that a considerable
force came up from Barhamsville, and made h
junction at Talleysville witli thut which appear, d ’
at the bridge in the morning. It oon«isu, as lar
aa could be uscertained, of three bngadea ot in
fantry, four regiments qf cavalry and two bat
terie* of artillery. Nine dead hwi'ae.^, eeveral
caps and a fresh grave ^ere found at Bottom’,
Bridge after the enemy retired to Tallcysville
' , . Whig.
I rom the Rapulcin.—Richmomd, Feb. 8.—The
reign*of quiet on the Rapidan was distarbed Satur
day by the appearance of the enemy at Morton’.-*
Summerville and Baiuiett’s Fords. Two brigades
of their infantry crosSb^ at Mo^Jon’s in * the fore
noon, but were .quickly driven ba.;k. They ap
peared again, when a portion of our troops rere
sent acrogs the river and repulsed them, drivi*ncr
them back and killing a con.«iderable nuubcr.
Out- men returned and recrossed yesterday morn
ing,-and at last accounts were ntill on the other
iide. Heavy firing of artillery and musketry was
heard at intervals during the f*>renoon of yester
day, and up to one o’clock. We had -no casualties
Saturday. This movement is pot believed to be
a gen-^ral advance. Meade’s Army is not in a
suitable condition for such a step, and the con
dition of the roads just now conslitutes another
impediment As the demonstration was simnl-
taneous with that on the Peninsula, the presump
tion Is that it is for pom^ ulterior object—prola-
bly to tap the railroad, and interrupt our comma-
nieation with the army. A short time will de-
velope their purpote.-*- Whig.
G«d. Johnson’^ Division repulsed the yankee*
at Morton’s Foi^^ Scales*s N. C. Brigade atr Bar
nett’s.
. Fight in Alabama.—SlLlf A, Ala , Feb. b.—
The Reporter has information ot a fight^etween
Lewis’s squadron and the enemy near Lebanon,
Afa., on Wednesday last. The enemy, 900 s^trong,
subsequently abandoned Lebanon and retreated
towards the Tennessee rivar. Our forces num
bered 400 only. The Reporter’s correspondent
says'that the yankee force at Larkip’s Ferry '
numbers about 40,000.
Skirmitf^ near KnoxviPe. ^MoRRlSTOWN,
Tesn., Feb. 9.—'Gen. Morton’s cavalry drov« in
the enemy’s pickets and captured one caisson and
a few wagons, withit four miles of. Knoxville,
yesterday.
Northern AVjc*.—>-Nortbern papers of the 4th
have Gen. Palmer’s report qt the Nejrbern affair.
He says that th9 a&ir at Bachelor’s Creek wai
between hia outposts and 15,000 Confederates
His men fall baek in good order, losing but few
stores, a section of artillery and 50 to 100 men
Xf attacked'«t Newbern he was confiaent of suc
cessful resistance.
A Paris paper statefA that ihe Florida haa chai- *
lenged the (yankee) Kearsage to a fair fight at
sea, a few miles from the French coast. Accepted.
The Alabama haa destroyed near Sunda Straits
the yankee ship Contest, valued a\ SI,000,001.)
Two very fast vessels are under orders to leave in
chase of the Alabama. The Vanderbilt haa quit.
A New Orleans letter to the Herald, dated the
26th, says that all parties in thia city declare that
Mobile is about being attacked by Farragut on
water and by the troops of Banks on land.
Th^‘ resulta of the drail last summer ware ag
follows: Exempted for disability, 75,000; exempt
ed for other causes, 74,000; paid commutation,
41,000; procured substitatea, 34,000; dratted and
served, 11,000. '
Jloney is active at seven per cent. Gold closed
at 158i to 158#. The aourse of financial affairs,
as well 'as.the nature of foreign and domestic in
telligence, has been to favor an advance in prices
during the past week.
Engagement near Jonet*ille.—On Thursday,
the 28th ult., says the Marion (Va.) Sentinel, 2O0
of Col. Slemp’s regiment attacked a party of tbe
enemy, 160 strong, near Jonesville, Lee county,
Va., and although the'enemy wera quickly rein
forced to 400 men,'our gallant troops bad driven
them from several positions, inflicting upon them
severe joes. During the night our gallant little
band was reinforced by a portion ‘of Gen. W. E.
Jones’s bngade, who renewed the attack Friday
morning. Tha enemy had also been reinforced,
and wera now'abouC 1,200 strong. The fight
lasted all day, at intervals, the enemy still falling
back. W^hen night came our troops had driven
them within 3 or 4 miles of the Gap. W e had
two men woundefl. The enemy’s loss was severe
but not definitely den own.
7^ Department of the South West.—We learn
-t^at dispatches were received here yesterday,
trow GkBeral Polk, at Meridiin, Miasiseippi, re
ferring to a contemplated movement of the ene
my from Yazoo City. It is supposed to be the
design of tha enemy to bisect the state of Mi&>
sissippi and .widen the breach which the rixer
makes between the two portions ot the Confeder
acy.—/Stc^wiond Examiner.
Re-enlisted Jor th4 War.—The following offi
cial dispatch received at the War Department,
announces the voluntaiQr re-enlistment of aaother
vetaran brigade for the war:—
MoBiLK,.Feb. 5.—To Gen’l S. Cooper: The
Tennessee troops ot Quarles’ Brigade have re-en
listed to the last man, although their term o( ser-
vioe haa not expired by eight months.
D. El. Maury, Maj. Gen’l.
The Cavalry in Mississippi haa been divided
into two parts; all north of Grenada and in West
Tennessee is under command of Maj. Gen. For
rest; all South of an imaginary line running
through Grenada Efst and West and in Louisiana,
it under command of Maj. Gen. S. D. Lee.'Gen.
Forrest’s headquarters will be at Como, in t^anola
county, and Gen.. Lee’a at Jackson.
CLen. Marion.—It is remarkable and signifi
cant that in two years’ fighting against superior
force, and moatly wilihin hearing of the enemy’s
guns and signals, and without possession of any
post of strategic value in regular warfare, Gen.
Marion did not suffer a surprise; nor did he ever
lose anything by the defection or desertion of a
■oout, or spy, or subordinate officer or sentinel.
Chattanooga Rebel.
Bear Killed in Wake County.—We leara that
a bear was kille'd in this C($unty on Saturday last,
by Mr. Caleb Penny, about ten miles fronv this
plac|. «He weighed 159 pounda-gross, aad 127
net. Hia meat was aold in the !^lei^ market
on M»day morning.—Raleigh Standard.
A alanderar of the aofter aex undertakea^to
Waa.
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fir.
FAYI
THUHSJUV iiV]
A StiKBi.'ta Ar^
aid to the uoble 81
appeal they fcaTe
trotne for peace amo:
have peaao with the
that me can juHi t
plaee bemde our
•peah for uti, in wo
J^rs^Uflt one year
opeaing oii no-w (
lelgb Bialndard of F
we oopy
From the R
18 >
Every one paje
But we can bave > n
sell-governlDg free
£y rroMog on our ari
and all kinds of expe
ing for the Northwe|
By depending on fore
soldiers, tbe^e Are xio{
tain thia gr'atMraginyl
defeated the enemy at
lions, tn» lospe®, and
enemy shi'iJ bi»ve dcp
to peace. Ttere oeem|
thenT Let the pe' pl
rale, and let every
our enemies should f|
three montbe, tb*>y n
their task ie a eccbi
. Opposition to.ibe wai
ing. Thera can he 1
LIdooIb’b ansies and
«f the war. Th«»y wt
tinned defrpts for tiie
erfully on their feoiin
—perhaps a m> joij«y
the slaves. Tbe> rtf
oharaeter of the wir
with incalculable niiei
The tnadni-BB and foil
operating in our faroi
oospacc tron^ at ever
it, but on tbe conti ar;
jepeat, if our enemies
next three montbs. tiii
of hottilities, or to at
Step towards peace. ]
The war will proloi
inoreased tenfo;d
horrors which would 1
amphant forces
We belieTe that wo
field if they are kept
to cuItiTate our fields
make every gratb of ot
,-oan, and let ti^e latter.
Let no soldier so. act
hereafter, that be wa
makes no diHerence wl
by wbieb the war was
and we mnst figt>t it 01
as mneh as any one, bl
paat We cannot ciian
by dr-ploring em V
future. We repeat, we
to peciee but by submits
thinks of thaif Are we
govemmenif It w not i
rank an(f bloody uiurj
forced to do auy tbin
destiny. It is true, n
sttnggle. It oiay end
loan lute; but if we a
oestors, aad to our ohil
lina will never ohU an
Byt Providence permi
He ehoWB us our duty,
take care of themseiTet
do that. We can do o
We appeal to our gaSli
hasten to tbeir otlors.
reputation, and unjust
ly await their return, i
be desired above all e
reaiahed only throtigh
postc, then, eoldiers.
li^T«ry privation you 1
■trike, brings us that 0
ram TBB ioLDiBES.
tion in regard to the e:
my that strikea us mo
Yet it is susceptible of
vii: that thise wlio ca
own toni may need, si
thing that tbo.'>e cos.s
no parents to care for
unable to spare thtm t
feelings that may be tl
fenders of our countr j
By an advertisemen
of the State, ii will b(
him at Kaleiga before
on that day be forwat
Let US bcpe that ^ m
gestion of the “Soldii
dispaloh.his meseeng
month, as no doubi ht
Caup N«.\a
To the Editor of ita
a nriind to the soMiei
lowing good sufreesti
that every family sent
as the case ma> be, a
m the army are short,
ter, the censequences
to suggest, also, wtiai
soldier mostfy needs
(bam or side,} peas, 1
quantities to suit la
Many, other luzuriee
groan, might be pack
will be most useful tc
family oi^ io ttiis. >
tend to.encourtige at(
and iure him ‘-on to 
aonsider thii sugg-si
may dictate Every
oopy and confer a fav
Gooi> 810N8.— lu tl
tration hus tud^ ^voie
tborsxing drafieU uut
the House rt'fuoed (0
to get tbe coojiuuM'u
jected. Ntxl, itey {
$300 hr should be li
being exempted for
These 'are remartiat
lurge admiuisiraticu
people are opposed 1
their Representbtivei
in. Upon tbe whole
miMfest that the wa
coin’s available resoi
Sow is tbe time for t
energy and eLtbusia;
sh^il soon win tbe di
Hk Eslistments.-
Among those in the
eluded tbe Briga.l€
Lane—all North Cai
Pt,asv Potatoes.-
make a cicp of grea
a degree the w»nt f
But potatoes for plsi
terred from buj ^ng
baa at cost, ($16 a 1
dealers iu town t.
them to tbe public t
ing to make an arra
poor persons wiio «
Both moveme.Bts ar
proTal of our town
^ CoaraDiKATt Ta
^0 Jaauary tax 
9000,000 to 1600,0
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