Newspapers / Fayetteville Observer [Semi-Weekly, 1851-1865] … / May 12, 1864, edition 1 / Page 3
Part of Fayetteville Observer [Semi-Weekly, 1851-1865] (Fayetteville, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
ot Mrt Howletfj ction, buc were t t4ie L’iat aod 26th uoiruaud-d by Col entnij, eesa3)e4 • yell, bat Q^, id uuintimidttea fc- lom with a ditajy^er, from the ly rcircated in sonjt mile and abalfJi,. Walthall laadin- too great for to ut iuforma ui, that Df oonduot OB th# •pJ»yed by th. io. It u*cd it with poor 5-two kiUad and i»d ao artillery, thia moTement ww road and bam th« >y will probably b« “pt to-day. They Tied off tbeir killed inder the Ci Daiaand attempted to crosg »7. Broadwater re batidsoicelv re- >"‘ugn)an’8 brave tir d out of flight report this bodv of «l>lo in numbers “ At laat round towards the riuce Geor^f>. > thanktul tor the marked the mil- r >n this section Uit'naeed. At the ire our forces came »oleiit foe, and did unc in overwhelm- enconipaggiup oa r into thoir handg. »o weak to guard in this, thanks to ' have bocD disap> I attempted to ap-' lye found the bay. ling and ready to I snccesslal yeeter- >-daj? Heavy ra the bt>t and brav- rere arnvir'^ hoar- Mt nigi-t. Their >r»ngh ear streets, po deligkted I ol Uid Vir^'inia, M&tttstad hi* ikill rht fi'Id, from th« and under tk« We cannot think lay 10.—Tha ena- ^kia pwnt and Ke^ i] jMterday tyen- liQK, wiving them stac«e. The ene* ■dj infantry, caval- iri a sharp en^aga' a Cluavelaad road eta and capturing jraoga, oominand- oned officers. Tha I direction of Be rtas. The yankeet eir command yea- r«at^d Lae, and »bl—no fear* fait ;gram from Geo. the W»^teTa and uonl The affair ^oa’a to catch tb« f»peD, tLc troopa thinjr prepared to yet known if the sorrouuded, and Sfoele agreed treated as pris- terms, and re- rcplied that the owners. Steele teroi-i. Further that the whole was reinforcing army, 9,000 rice at Camden, aylor demanded Sanies’s forces’ at last accounts. Red river and at is of May 7th, mphis Builctin troops have ar- Bce are twenty They haj dea- their artillery, an I Klanigan to Torn T*ylor udrin ^viih the supplies. The nioatb of the Jenkin* billed reet had tnraed iking him back anded by a shot taisuke Gen. wing, it Haid, fcV’m U Hay- •rson, of Hilifl- kliftbury Col. is among the g’t*V O.T.,) ^pril 28. J ^ur paper has to write a few not write may as are as good We hav« a adff; a great ^ood work ifl hiog near ten the Church le Army ol their winter we are now icrw are ba- neal, gather* ; fight soon, keuN and we ■« tmti«Blar* ii K>r 1 «il C’ i. 1 vmn. T»n U'.;A> KV KMXW, VkY 12, IM>4. TtiL; ok tiik —Owing to the tuttinc o!'ti lt'.^raph wires iiud injury to railroads at *ovor;l ])yints, >>y raiJinir parties of the enemy, the iufonualii ti fVom tho unny. or r;xthi‘r armies, in Vir ginia. liud been very meagre since our last. There ill noth;uic laior Ironi Gon. Lee than his dispatch of tsnnduy the tflh. Everything heard, as well from him us ti'oni Southern Virginia, Georgia and the Tranf -Mississi{)]ii, is highly cheering^* except such auiall mutters, as we hope they are, as interruptions of conimuuication by raiding parties. From the Trans-Mississippi, it will be seen, the surrender of Gen. Jiiinks, in addition to the 9,000 at Camden, is tlauneil. We jan afford to wait for a full confirma tion ot' these statements. The situation everywhere ill t heering-and hojieful, and we have an abiding faith that victory will crown oi\r arms. In tho iTioau time, until official news comes, let all he careful how they listen to wild rumors. Among these, an old hidy from Kube.'son, who i.s here tJvis morning to •^end m luun. .'•'ouie butter, i'c. to her son in Virginia. iaforu’S us that she wa.; told last night within a mile or two nf ihis town, tiiut Richmond had faP^'U into the enemy’s hands, with other unfounded stattMne!it. We inn^t e\ji^' t occasional reverses, and «boul.l l>e prepared to meet them like men, never dtspairiuif for ii iiu>ineut; hut it is not profitable to “tak-c trouijle upon interest” by imaginintr reverses that hm e not b. falk n us, and with the blesi^ing of God never will befal u.'. P. S. .inst as we are going to press Col. Sinclair, of the North Carolinian, has kindly handed us the de- jputch of the llth. inserted in another column. UNREASo.vAKr.K.— lu the proceedings of a “Con servative meeting in Kaleit,h," we find among the resolution' o^eclion made to Gov. Vance's “wretch ed jokes at a time like this, when our people are almost literally bathed in blood and tears, in the in:d>t of their sacrifices and sufferings." And yet •.D the cTosing paragraph of the proceedings, signed by “Linn Adams. Ch’n.¥>. A. Wicker, J. A^Bunt- ine. Secretaries,” we are told that “the universal harmony and flow of mirth which prevailed [in this Consewative ineetinc:] were alike creditable to the ofBcers, the speakers and the citiz^is assembled. S' arcelv have w ■ ever had an opportunity of spend ing a more i leasaal evening at any political meet ms.” say the atore- iid >'hainnan and Secretaries. They hiivo also a ''lively hope" of a similar state of things at the t.oii,ing mas> nieetin^f. !^ow tii. - • Kulei'jh Con.-orvatives are unreasona ble. If it be wTi^.ng for Gov. Vance fo tall “wretch ed jukes” at I't: s' like this, what ]»ossible justifica- tiou tan ther.- be for a ••tiniversai flow of mirth” in this Ti igh (.V :;.-?ervativc meeting? The Lexicog rapher? define mirth to be. “noisy gaiety; laughter; laerriment; jollity: fe?tivit}'. joviality; hilarity; sport; fuu." And all this noisy gaiety, jollity, joviality, hilarity, and fun, were “alike creditable to th^ offi cers, the speakers and the citizens assembled”—as sembled too on Friday evening last, in the very midst of the terrible battle then going on in Virginia, and after the account of the first day’s fighting had been received in Raleigh I A fine time for the “mirth” of these "scribes and pharLsee.', hypocrites,” who make It a Bin for Gov. Vance to tell a joke in a time of profound quiet, but are themselves mirthful, jolly, hilar; ju*, at tJie very moment when many of our gai- laut soldiers are really bathed in blood and their Sorrowing friendeven in the cil-y of lialeigh. bathed in tearai! As to the quality wf Gov. Vance’s jokes^ that is a matter of taste. Suppo^L■ "the people” like them, as tnost clearly they do, what thenV Are ‘‘the people ” wanting in taste, or in feeling? It w'ould be treason to Mr. Holden’s loud .•isiojin of devotion to "the people” to say so. Yet there c;m be no other infer ence from the resoluiii>ns of these Kaleigh Conser vatives. And their att(^mpted rebuke of Gov. Vance is a like attempted rebuke of ev«ry man. woman and ■1 hild who his either pondered over the sound philo sophy or smile4 at the rich humor of those aforesaid ' wretc hed jokes.” W(_• have looked carefully through the f ntire pro- ceodiiigs. resolutions,and all, of this Raleigh Con- rvative mertinir, to see if we could find out what it was that produ -ed the “universal flow of mirth” that prevailed. For the life of us we cannot find it: and the only conclusion we can come to is that the whjie hundred and fifty slated to be present were ‘ laughi^kg in their s*eeves” at the wn tched humbug- gery they were playing off upon ‘ the people.” Be- yoQd this idea we defy any oiie to find anything,— wretched joke or good joke,—calculated to produce the joihty that is said to have prevailed universally in the meeting. * Stealing Pictt res.—It was a blot upon the fame of Napoleon, that he removed to Pans many of the most celebrated works ot Art from the cities which he captured from time to time. But if we recollect br:ghl, it was puldic property that he thus despoiled, jnsl as if our armies were to capture WashingPon city and rentove the paintinifs from the Ca'pitol or Valuables from th»- Patent Office. 'Phpyankees have tot • unfined tHem^lves to such spoliations ai*bca.. !fhey have Btolc-n t'roni privat*- yumsca furniture, plate, cloihing, pictures, and everything they could lay their hands on tliat would serve to adorn their own parlors and chambers or to raise money upon by a Bale. The New York IJerald says that many ^orks of art, of great interest and value, are constantly tnminjf tip at the picture sales in that city, which are recognized as having belonged to gentlemen in the Honth, and were of course stolen from their hou- ees. When questions are askod about their otvner- ehip, there is generally some hesitation about an- BWfcriug them, says the H?rald—a conclusive proof that the owners aiH? aware that their possession was aoqnired by stealing. And the possessorfl are offi- O'.rs, high officers proViably, for it retjuires influence and means to get such things packed and shipped. Where the rare case occurs of an officer too honest to steal, he is also too honest to allow his men to fcteal. The Herald adds that most of these stealings are by “the Massachusetts yankees, who pilfer eve rything they can lay their hands on.” Bnt it has heard of one man—not a New Englander—"who ■went to New Orleans almost without a shirt to his back, and who, since his return, has been enabled to purchase a handsome house up tow’u with the pro ceeds of his picture-stealing.” Pehhmtteuian Oe.skual Ashe.mblv.—This body met in Charlotte, N. C'., on Thursday last. There were prepont_ Ul Ministers and 23 Ruling Elders, T' m tho Synod.s of Alabama, Georgia, Memphis, ^ “tiasip(»i, North Carolina, South Carolina, and '''J’lrmia. No representation from the Synods of ■A iiau-(a.,, Njishvijle, or Texas. From North Caro lina ta^rc were present, the Rev. Messrs. Penick, Kiriipainck, Bowdon, Sprunt, Ale.xander and Hines; Md HahuK Klders T. A. Allison, D. A. Davis, J. W Shepherd, T. M. W«bb and Robert B. Watt Ajtothsb Accot7iit of thk Cap'FTtre of Plv- nouTH.—Among all the accounts of the signal Con federate victory ^t Plymouth, we doubt whether a better one has. been written than the following, which we are allowed to copy from a letter written to his mother in this place by private Lewis D. Burklow, ofCapt. Roberts’s Co., 56th Reg’t, a youth of 1 (, who, some two years ago, to our great incon venience exchanged the “composing stick” in the Observer office for a “shooting stick” in the army: ti viLHs OF Washixotojt, N. C., April 2fl. ay dear Mother: Your very kind letter of the 18th inst. cam« safely to hand last evening while w’e were in line of battle one mile of Washington and the cannon was pealing forth its loud noise and thunder, and it is only through the mercy of God that I am permitted to write you these hurried lines, and you ■know not how thankful 1 feel to Him for thus watch ing and protecting me through the many dangers that I have lately passed through. I shall forever feel thankful and praise Him for preserving me. Since I wrote you laqt we have seen sorau of the hardest service we have ever seen. We received moving orders the 14th April, and left Weldon (leaving our baggage in camp) the same day on the train for Tarborough. We arrived there late in the night and went into camp. The next morning, the 15th, after getting breakfast, we took up our line of march on foot for Plymouth, distant from Tarboro’ 57 miles. W e were joined in Tarborough with Gon. Hoke’s Brigade and Kemper’s Va. Brigade and 40 pieces of cannon, Gen. Hoke ni command of the whole, which made a line some three or four miles ionp of nothing but men. The. ladies and citizens choired us as we passed throuirh the town and our bniss bands played a few choice tunes, which made the time quite lively. We knew there was fiffhtiiijj to btr doue. as it was reliably reported that Ply mouth w'as to be attacked, aud we knew that lien’l' Hoke was not going dowTi there with as big a pile of mvin^s tViat and not hnvV n OgTiT:. 'WB hiarclieJ about 20 miles that day (pas.sod over the same grotind whfre we ran the yankees last Fall a year ago) and took up camp pretty weil tired out frum our day's march, and were glad to lie down under any pine tree to rest our weary limbs. \\’'e drew rations ear ly next morning and had until 9 o’clock to cook and eat and fill our haversacks. We then fell in and started again an\^ at 3 o'clock took up camp within 17'miles of Plymouth. The next morning ^Sunday the 17th) we started at sunrise and by 4 o’clock ar rived within 2^ miles of Plymouth. We were or dered to load; part of the artillery was sent to the front, and we slowly advanced on the town. Wp got up to the yankee picket post in one mile and a half of town and captured nine of their pickets. There were twelve on post but three made their es cape. A line of skirmishers was thrown out, and we formed line of battle in a skirt of woods. Our skirmishers ran npon the yankees aud skirmishing: began. Our batteries sent a few shells over in the yankee forts—thfey replying. The town was very strongly fortified. They had four forts with heavy erutss mounted on them, besides strong breastworks for infantry, and two gunboats in the river. Nijrht came on and we lay down in line of battle to sleep, not n’lowed to have a spark of fire, for we were with in siffht of the town, and it would not have been healthy for us to have had any fire, for the enemy would have thrown a few shells into us. Huring the uigrht there were shots from ours and the vankee ar- tillerv, and just before day it begaii to be heavy. Mouday the 18ih we formed in line of battle nearer the towu, and lay there until 11 o’clock, but had no thing to do during the time; the artillery and skir mishers were l^|.*eping up a continual noise. At 4 o’clock our brigade and 15 pieces of artillery were •ent aruund on the rijfht. Three companies out of each Reg’t had to go in and relieve the front line of skiraiishers, our company being one of the number. Wa relieved them whil«» they were in 100 yards of the yankees, and were shooting mt each other good fashion. It was not many minutes before we heard the minie balls whistling ovar our heads. We were within 600 yards of the main yankee fort and exact ly in front of it, and nothing but stumps of trees be tween us. We fired a few rounds into the enemy an»} were then order?d up, and the order to charge was given. We rose on our feet and with a yell put out double-quick after them and ran them back 100 yards and were then ordered to lie down again. VVa fi.'^ed into them again and they into us for a L'W mi nutes, and the order to charjre aeain was {jiven. Wo put out after the retreating yankees, firinp on them as we pursued them, until we ran them within their bre^iptworks. It was now d^rk and we were with in 200 yards of the fort. We were then ordere«i to lie down, and about that time a 64-pound hhell burst over our heads; then for three successive hours (after night) they threw shells and grape shot at us from two forts and two gunboats. Fifteen jiieces of our artillery moved up in our raar and opened on them, and you may believe ttiere was some noise for awhile. I lay flat on the ground and watched the yankees’ cannon as they would tire, and here would come the .shell with its streak of fire following it and right over our heads it would burst. It was not one at a time but 25 a minute, and at one time over 50 a minute. It was the hottest place I was ever in. There were a few killed and wound**d. We didn’t suffer quite so badly, for we were in the front lino. The artillery suffered very much. About 9 o’clock it ceased and we were taken off the field (after being in the fight six hours and a half and after being un der one of the heaviest shellings since the war be gan,) very much fatigued, and returned to our old position in the woods and then lay down to rest. We had one man in our company badly wounded by a minie ball during the engagement. He was quite a young fellow, bniy 18 years old, and joined the com pany while we were in Wilkes county. I was within nve steps of him when he was wounded. Tne»day tho 19th there was nothing goinj; on but skirmishing and artillery dueling, until about 4 o’clock in the evening, when our brigade aud some artill^y were sent aronnd in the rear of the town to attack it in the rear by charging a fort; if the fort was taken the other fort would have to surrender, and the town would then be ours. We had to drive the yank^'S away from a creek before we could put down our pontoon bridge to cross. After a little skirmish with them we ran them baok and by 9 at night our pontoniers put the bridge dowa and we crossed and formed line of battle near the fort, * ut could not see it on account of the night. Skir- mishei'd were thrown out and pretty soon they coin- nieiiced popping at each other. Tho yankees threw a few shell and ifrape shot at us, and our i/unbiin' clad ^ - «««fc morning and sunk two of the ynniee gunboats and driven off the others, re turned the fire. The charge on the fort was not to be made until morninj?, and we threw up nonie bpeastworks to ])rotect us from the enem\-’a fire and then laj’ dow^n to sleep. Although the yankees fired their shell at us during the night, I slept as soundly as I ever did and did not wake unUl 1 was roused np the next morning to fall in. w ednesday mbmtng before sunrise the order forward was given, and the wnole line moved with a quick step. The fort opened on ue with grape shot, but still we kept on, and when we got within 8W yards of the fort we gave a loud yell and rat out double-quick. They poured it into ns from behind their breastworks. We faxed bay onets as we ran and right np the breastworks we went and planted our flag on the fort. We wore then inside the town; the yankees got behind houses and in houses, and fought us heavily, but Ransom’s brigade never backs out, and with another yell we put out through the streets, firing on them. Then follow^ one of the aost horrible scenes I ever witnessed, the wotmdad screaming and moaning and the balls coming as thick as haiL Lient. Thornton was seriouslv wounded here through the head with a minnie ball and has since died; John Moore was slightly wounded on the back of the hand, and it is only throtigb the kind mercy of Him that mleth above that 1 escaped. We ran them through the towTi and took all their forts except two, the lar^ fort and a little one by the side of the river. Vve fired one shell into the little fort and it surrendered. The whole town was now in our possession except that bij? fort, and after shelling it two liours it surrendered. 'The yankee General (Wea- seU) wns in this fort 1 ran up with the crowd to, the fort to nee the prisoners marched out, and saw the old Geneml a^s he came outi' There were 800 prisoners taken in this fort Our OoL then told us to pitch in and plunder, and of all the grabbing and snatching I never saw the like. Plymouth is a pretty lar>(« town, and the stores were all full, but it was not Ion;? before the whole town was pcr- f(>«tly riddled. There wei-e no citizens in the town, for th-j yankees H»nt tLcm to Hoanoke Island when we first came down. The tfunsc-s.were shot to pieces by onr can non, and when we got through plundering it h)oked just like it wan tom up by the roots. All over the street? were tha wound-d and dead lying, and dead horses and bi« puddles of blood here aud there, the most affecting (“-•ene I ever saw. The dc-ad were all taken up and buried and tha wounded taken into houses and their wounds dreawd. Np ^ Icoows th« iMHTora of war ontU they go into f;d. Our company greatly dq>lores the loss of Lt. Thorn ton, for b« was' a good officer and a brave one. The last I saw ->f him he wa.*( in front of oiir company, waving his hat and rallying the men, while the minie -l)alls were, coming thick. Ifc wa» wounded aljove the right eye. ' the ball passing through the skull and coming out ab«>ve bis ear. I went to see him la.«t Friday; he knew me and there was some hope.’: of his recovery, but last Mouday he dial. W^hat a sad thing to die away from homo and frienda There was one company in the 8th Reg't that lost 14 kilh-tl and 21 wounded. I have got a pair of boots, and also some tea I will send you the first chance We went into camp and for three or four days we feasted og the very In’st of ov\iy- thing to eat that we had captured. -*uch as coff*'.*;, with sugar, green p a.s, green tomat«)es and green corn, put up m cans, cheese. !ardiae3, butler, molasses, cakes, crack ers and the b,'St of meat • Our Reg't snd company have won the admiration of all the. Generals. The tifty-sixih will fijjht aud will do to depend on. From Washikoton, N. —We are permitted fjo copy the following extracts from a letter of a Lady of Washington, N. C., to her sister in this place. It shows the delight of the people there in getting rid of the vandals that have so long lorded it over them: Washington, N. C., May >, 18r4. l>ear Sister:—i um permitted to write to you uuce more without pas.siii" tbrouirh yunk>'e'hcr.dquarter.-i: that I n'>vcr could submit to. 'Ihunk.^ be to God we are clear of the enemy at pre.^ont. The yankees left on Saturday“and took all of the negroes with them; they did n«t leave a half dozen negroes in town, it was the greatest day I ever witnessed, ami God forbid I ever :^hou!d wiiaets siicii another €cenc; for while they were leu vim.', the town was wrapt in one sheet ol flames. 'I’hey had fired it in several places. About one half of tlic town i.= burnt u}>, uH the up per part; but never mind tlie losses, so we can only gain that inlependeiicc which onr sons are so nobly fighting for. 1 think more of the town would havi^ btien eousomcd but the 'Anniei..tnr.w..i . —a cn iiKe men. As Itie enemy mid destit>yed all tiie pump.^, they h.wl to bring the water from the river. I ncvec .^aw women in gear before; we buckled it on that day nnd have kept it on ever .'ince. It is ui>- thing now to see the most refined ladies going to the pump, for all have the’r own work to do now’—there is not a negro to be had. Thje town is garrisoned now by the Confederates. I cannot describe my feelings to you when I saw the (’onfedcrates taking the place of the Fcderals. It has been the lot of mankind to war with the world, the flesh and the devil; i»ut when we had an extra foe. the yankee, we have been almost overcome; but if we can rely oii that God and look to llim for strength, I think we will soon have the victory. You that have lived up the country and have not been in vaded by the enemy, have no idea what we have suf fered. Several families have left and gone off with the yankees. I do not feel safe yet, for there has been a gunboat up nt*ar the towu twice since they evacuated. The first time the boat appeared alter they left some of the people were so pauic siricktn that they flew to the woods with babies aiid bundles, anl ran two and three miles and staicf. all night. The bridge shared the fate of the towu. The last thing the yaiikei's did wa?; to set fire to that. • I cannot pretend to tell you the houses tluit W'ere buTiit, but the Presbyterian, Methodist and Homan Catholic churches were all consumed. There wua one woman burnt to death, Mrs. Balanco, daughter of Mrs. Hoel, and Mr. Frank Havens rot burnt quite severely in blowing up a house. O, if .Mr. Sherwood could only come down and preach a sermon for us, I would he willing to worship in a cellar, for I have not heard one since I heard Mr. Wood preaoh. I feel like one who has just waked out of a terri ble dream. The Railuoad and tuk TKLEiRAi*n.—At this writing we have had no mail north of Raleigh of la ter date than Friday last.' The Wilmington Journal of Monday thus e.\plains the cause, its information derived, we suppose, from the AV'; i W. R. R. ufli- cials: “On Saturday fighting commenced some six miles north of Petersb’fl'g. aud at 20 minutes to 3 P. M. the wirt?3 ce^'ed to work, which would indicate that the enemy had got up to the railroad and succeeded in cutting the"wires. At a (luarter after 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, a raiding force or cavalry, three thousanii strong, umler Speares. of th.' N V. (’avalrv, reached Stony Cri ck on the road betwceu Pelersburg and Weldon, 21 miles from the former anti 42 from the latter place. Of course, when the eiumy i^truck Hie railroad they cut the wires, so that the line is interrupted not only between Richmond and Petersburg, biu between Petersburg an«i Wel don.” M'he Rale'gh Confederate of Tuesday learns that “the yankees have b en ck’aned np” at both points, and the re-opening of commuuicatiou by telegraph was then hourly expected. The 10 PKR CENT.-Tax o.n Prokits.—The follow ing instructions to A. Mickle, Esq.. (Confederate Tax Collector at Chapel Hill, are of general interest;— E.vtrai't from a letter of ITon. Thompson Allan, Commis sioner of Trt.Tes, in reply to a letter of inquiry written- by A. Mickle, Esq., Collector for di.strict -9. “Manufacturers who sell their own manufactured arti cles, are not I'table to the lo per cent, additional tax. This is a tax imposed on protits made in 1863, by buy ing and selling proj)erty or effects of any kind. Persons will l>e charged with this tax, who have purchased pro- I>erty of any kirtd in 1 t):i, or jiricn' theret>, and sold the same at a profit during the year ' “6:i. Hut in order to charge a person with this tax, the property sold must remain in the ssfne form in whLcif it was bought. Thus, a person bupng hides and tanning them, and then sell ing the leather, is not liable to the 10 per cent, addition al tax, but would be liable to be taxed as a dealer. THOMf’SON ALLAN, Commissioner, Dated April 29, li*64. A Fcriocs Storm.—The long dry si>cll of-weather wa.s terminated yesterday afternoon by u sudden and moat violent storm of wind, rain and hail. Some trees and limbs of trees were blown down, and the tin roof of Mr. W. N. Tillinghast’s. store lifted up nnd considerably damaged. There was not enough of hail to do material damage, bat we have been blessed with copious rains. Garden Seeds.—Col. Childs having received a second supply of Ganlen seeds for the Post Gardens, and finding a surplus of some kinds, has placed them at fhe store of Mr. Jos. A. Worth, to be sold in small quantities at cost. Lincoln County.—The Grand Jury of Lincoln county, at May Ten^^, addressed Gov. Vance, invit ing him to visit aud speak in that county cn the condition of the country, to “discourage the spirit of disloyalty which unhappily existB." All the mem bers of the Grand Jury (eighteen) signed the address. A fViend at Company’s Shops usks us to answer through tho Observer two question/!}; but unfortu nately we have not the information to enable us to answer either. H'-'v. Dr. John S. Wilson of Georgia was elected ku iu»o •loticnjbtor, aud Kev. T. L. Preston TempoW17 OltA. | ol* Ibawn. Wii Sid ia oat »4 Wwooud- the exi*p:dition to newbern. From the Kaleigh Confederate of the llth. VVe do not deem it proper to present even an outline of the movement.'i, from which an indication f ^1 ‘^■[3'Wn of the contemplated jilan of attack; we feel at liberty to say, however, that the project was sure of success, and before this day, (^en Hoke would have occupied Newbern, but for the necessity which caused his withdrawal. All his preliminary purpo.ses wore accomplished, and the work before him was a mere matter of time. As It IS, the enemy hold.s Newbern by sufferance. Eastern North Carolina is virtually redeemed. Hoke and Ransom, with the aid of thoir brethren froui the other States, have restored to their mother her lost treasure; and all that is needed is but a few spare dap to ‘ finish up the job.” The first meeting with the enemy on the late ex pedition occurred near Deep Gull^-, where Col. Lewis, commanding Hoke’s brigade, and Col. Whitford, came upon a party of his pickets. Not having any force at hand to drive them in, t’ol. Whitford em ployed three cavalrymen in loading their pieces, w’hile he dis-hyrgcd them, and thus hf; engaged the eiiemy until he could call forward the sharpshooters ol his cominantl. 'I'hese advanced to the number of tv.onty, at a double-quick, under the command of Lieut. .);hn Guion. On reaching their po.sition, they lisclmrgcl ;i volley into the enemy's line-J. when the hitter at once incontinently took to flight; and no candidate lor Governor ever “wentdown the rn;id with mjre fury than they did before the lit tle Siiu;id (if sharp-ihflotcrs who hung upon fh-ir tracks. 'I'lie enemy uumb(>re.i almut si.xtj', or more, but iil’hough but wne to three, Lieut, (juion with his squad gave chae and ran them into their works at Rocky Run, 'I’he aR'aijj was gallantly conducted by this young officer and his sh;)rpshooters. On the other rnad we saw the i'oe at his works at Evans’ Mill. where he had a block-housc supported bv a reihiiiV'*' pbTTit, well suitetl to eiiabio a small band to hold in check a larger force for all purposes of delay. We rode np wuh lien. Hokeund his .Staff lo reconnoi tre, when the group of horsemen attracted the eniv my’s attention, and very soon a pufl’ of smoke an nounced tho salute intended for us. and aliHost in stantaneously a twclve-j)ound solid shot richochetel in front, and sj»ed ut a few feet above our heails, to seek the earth some distance in the rear. Col. Baker w'a.^ ordered immediately to dismount skirmishers and depmy them ‘.’nrough the woods, with a view to tlank the work, if denied i^dvisable, or to prevent the attempt by sharpshooters To pick ofl' our artillerymen, li^ipid'ly Capt. Cummings oft’oi. Starr’s Battalion brought two Napoleotis into action, in an open field a few himdreil yards in front of the ccemy's works. The latter immediately tired, with out effect, and the duel began. The battery of two pieces in a Very few moments, by a well direcied fire, produced consternation in the ranks, and at this moment, Col. Baker’s skirmishers having worked th-or way throuL'h the almost impassable bog, made their appearance. 'I'his w;is more than the yankees could stand, and these, like their fellow?, took to their h- cls. A bridge was soon placed acro.^s Bryce’s creek, and the troops passed over; our advanced skirmish ers having in the mean time occupied and ransack ed the yankee premises, and possesst'd ihem of the stores of valuables left by the enemy by reason of Ilia hasty flight. Here a considerable amount of commissary supplies for immediate use were fouml. and the fortunate discoverers regalel themselves ac cordingly; a large portion of them were found buried in patches of ground around the works. While thes* events were going on, Gen. Hearing, with other portions of his brigade, consisting of Folk’s N. C. Reg’t and others, approached the Rail road and commences! the work of destruction. It is unnecessary to say how much of this was accom- plish*‘d. At Croatan station Gen. D. came upon a body of Yankees, numbering about sixty," in a Blockhouse, with one piece of artillery. He imme diately dismounted his men and surrounded the work. But his command had ijo bayonets being only caval- rv, and the “House” wa> perforated for muskets. He therefore sunnmmed the garrison to surrender, which, after a little parley, it did, aud the prisoners were marched to the rear. fien lloke. Uung ihui* in pos^ii'ssion of the ei;ciiiT’!* liu'i of communication with Mor-head (,'ity. commenced to approach - liiiHsclflcadiug—wiih u view u> a ihi>rou^u rcC' nuoi^iuce. Duriag Thur-'ri’.y aft'Tooou he wa.-= cn- . ti, 'J iii 1 !1 ;i n i. itiy Ji.- Ii " which iLc . :!e- uiy d-'Ciiv- rLig. his g.mbiu* d'!f>C'’nded the river and coti.'u. .;ced a toriou" jhi-Uiiii;; tiling rep'-atcd bro;id'ii^fi Irom t'; ir i.me an«l twe> handr.-d pouiiders. The roial in- cflic.ii.T.cy of the*! monfti.r« nas :ui\ ‘ r more thoroughly ‘I'.cnarlratid than then; for with an expo.scd lino to lire I'.pnn .ind opportuniiy for both a cro:-^s and en'itad.- tire, kepi up t .r one or two hours, tbty only .■'ncceed ‘d in il!injc, out ol ■^•veral thoa.-?.iu l, live m.’u, aud wounding tbiit-n. Cn Thurslay niuht G n, lloko^iad inaturt'd his plrins and hi»d entirely succeidrd iii perfecting ev ry arrange- m lit, «’i.l by .^uiiday moi*iing look*'d wilu conlid.'uce to the O'rup.ition of Nrwb rn wiili fh" capture of fhe ene- iny'.-* „'arri.H>!i. lJut during the night ttie ni*cossity for his withdra’eal present' d iiwlf, aud the coveted prize was wifhhi-ld from his hand-". Th** public is awaie of the cau.-H*s of the hituation of the "Albi m irle, ’ and how her worthy commander strug- pl‘ d against his h ■, t of a8.'*ailaut-. The heavy firing iu the Sound was di^-tinctly heardHby us. and many an eager eye watched the water for the approach of onr ally. Alter he commenced to move off, Geu. Iloke "played one round for the game." which came nigh being a .'suc cess. he demanded a surrender of Gen. l'alm»*r, accom- pani. dwith p. remptory conditions. The startled gar rison took three hours of d -liberation in council of war, Iwjfore giving an answer. In fhe meantime their cavalry returned to reconnoitre aud discovered that our foiC“s were withdrawing. Whereupon fhe “pale and dcpres.sed'’ council declintfd to surrender, alleging that they thought (i!en. Hoke wax only practicing a “ruse.” Tlie fact is, there was no light iu tliem. Their terror was apparent; and we have not a doubt th^it forty-eight hours would have given us the place, with but little lo®s. It may be proper to state, that the enemy’s strength at Newbern has been greatly over-estimated. We have it from reliable, wcll-inform'd authority, that it does uot exceed four regiments. Thu Wn*AT Crop.—A letter from Randolph conn ty says: “From recent ra'ina, whe%t is coming out consider ably. The prospect is fair for an average crop.” Dkaths or Soldiers.—Near Liberty Mills, Va., fith January, Hardin Hollyfield, of tho 18th Reg’t. From effects ot a wound at Chaacellorsville, Va., 3d May, 18G3, Wm H. Henderson of Co. C, 37th N. C. Troops. , In General Hospital, Hichmond, Nov. 2Gth, G. W. Flood, in the 21th year of his ag;. He was woundod at Br’istow, was fioin Caldwell county, a memlM.T of Co. F 26fh Keg't. On the 4th ult., in the 26th year of his aije. James Price, of the 2d Reg't. On the 10th S*pt. 1S53, a prisoner of war at Point Lookout, Md.. Hugh L. W. Torrcnce, a member 01 Co C, '7th . T. In Hospital at Montgomery Springs. Va, 23d Feb ruary, of pneumonia, Lt Elisha W Morgan, Co E, Thomas’ Legion, aged 35. At Fort Holmes, llth ult., W. J. Howard, of Co. A, 40th Reg’t. In 2d Corps Hospital, Orange C. H., Va., April 14th', Gleorge Stoves, of Co. C, 45th Beg't, of GuiU ford cotuxty, 24. FROM THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIKGIKLV. Corresj^iondenee of the Fayettevilli observer. Camh at TAYLnR.vfi.T k, M;>y 3. Messrs. l’]ditors: Breakers ahc:o’! A ' ‘.‘gram from Orange C-li. brings information of the move ment of the whole of Geu. Lii’s army to the front The Iron Clad.—One of tlie crew of the Albe- nmrle reports, that in her late fight with the ene my’s gui.boats in Albemarle sound, she sent thre® of them to the bottom. The attack was fierce and i;'f(7a,isider while others, attached by a seine to ^ich other, endeavor ed to entangle' her. But her gallaut commander brought her safe through, having only one man wounded, and with a slight damage to the boat, which a few days will repair. , Kaleigh Confederate lli/i. From the Roanoke.—The following is the dis pa'ch received by Maj. Gen. Whiling relative to af fairs in the Albemarle Sound, alluded to in .Monday’s paper. Gen. Martin reports that, on the 6th inst., the Iron-Clad Albemarle, Com. Cooke, witl^the ene my’s boat “Bomb Shell” raised Plym^th, en countered, at 4 o’clock P. M., miles from the mouth of Roanoke river, nine of the enemy’s gun- byats, three of them very large, from the blockading squadron. The fight lasted till night. He sank-the largest gunboat of the enemy, and disabled at least two others, without serious injury to the Albemarle, but lost his tender. The result was encouraging. TV/7. Journal, lOiA.. L-VTK-^iT FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA. Hienjo.vn. May 11.— An official dispatch ha* r» c> ived here from (leneral Lee, dated Spottsyl- V itiia C. 11., May 10th. He sayS that Grant is en- tront;hel ne.^r that place; that there is frequent slvirmi^ning uioug our lines resulting favorably to into line of battle, and orders .1 (dmhton’s Bri*'i*de to ' ^ ^ ‘^a^ualties have been small. Among hasten lo join (Jen. Rodes at Vidit rsville near More-: wounded are Brigadier Generals Hays and H. ton’s Ford. , W- aiker: '1 he hifmthern veterans, calmlv confiilcnt of, sue- i copy of the dispatch will be sent at th* cess in the terrible encounter which impends, and *-‘‘*'fbest possible moment, feeling assured that if thej’ are successful not many | *’ ' ' more such wrdeals will require the e.vertiou of their : , !?IBUTE OF RE.^rEOT heroic valor, will move with alacrity to meet the ' " ^ a legular meeting of Rock Rest Lodge, No lfll,h®ld onset of Grant, and bv the blessing of hnl wil. ilf>th day of/^pril L A D again defeat the sanguine expectations of ihe foe. I f'."' mg preamble and resolutions wcreun«- “The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the I '“‘uT ' n • d 1 # .k it . ..r. 1 .1 — V. U 1 „ «i • I c '' bereas. it has pleased the all-wnse RuJer of the Um- bvT n *‘‘?7f'-e b^fstamedm this hour of honorable Fraternity by trial by the Omnipotent leader who has nerved the,r j ,,.p.„va1 of onr worthv and esteeme.1 brother and arms and inspireil their bosoms wilh new andjnvin ; f, Oran S Kvaris. who'died at his residency on tha cible courage on so maijy hard fought battlegrounds, i -light of the .'sth ’ pril 1864: Therefore be it the country will again have cau.se to olilr thanks-j Kesoh ed, That while we deejily regr«t and mourn tha giving for the victory.^ 1"S- w'uich the Ma.sonLc I'ratcrnitv and the community in May we not liope that when tliis triumjih is v.i-n, | " lii> h h' livel have 'U'taim il in Lis death, we art ford- led thut wv too farit hastening to that un- froni wl;,>'ie bourne no traveler re- re long nju!?t descend to the narrow nd bo nurnber^il with the pale na- aml smother'the babe ol peace at tlie i.onr of ir i birt’n by oirenng a t:ew hop,; to the enemv, ;iml i submi.smn to the di.pen- ... . • .1 ' i- L A • I i- .1 ‘1 J . • iJivuif* ri:)VuloilC(*. Mcngtheniug them for another tria ol the buiiie.' j,...,. ^l.at we dee,.Iv svmpathise with tl.e fam'dy l;i iod s name hua not bloo'l enough been spi^t al- . . ■ • . . . j ready b^- these aspirau'.s inihoir contest-, for placo and power." Hav(i th-y not the sense to st-*! thai st> loug as theJr elTorrt.« to r iard the ineasn>cs . f our statesmen are nuide, the Northern heart will be buoyed, and the strife coinmenced a?ain? l>on’t common sense—mother wit—tea-h them that the coward will fight when the fi-iunds oi his opponent endorse and encourage anoth.er trial' l)t>es the brj*v» tiinii wltk ilii, uioixi c«wi- 1}' tlnin he loes by keeping a stiff upper lip and pre senting a boh] front '' Let us hope that Mr. Holden and his friends will uot doom the troo[)s to a longer service in the field, to a more protracted separation from home, its en dearments, and the lovel ones, by the treacherous prosecution of his timid and infamous policy. \\ e w'ill whip in the coming tight—we can redeem our country^we can return to our homes in peace, if the croakers, cowards and traitors who seem to delight in protracting this .war by Iheir ill-timed, weak and disgraceful artion^, will only allow’ us l» reap the fruits of the victories which we wilf as suredly achieve. Or do they pursue their ooupse that they may defer the evil Lour when retribjition shall surely be visited with no gentle hand npon their traitorous heads? .Let them but come to the rescue, let them so* conduct themselves as to win tlie plauUts »d' the patriots of the land; and all the past shall be wi])cd out. Will they cease their bickering.-?? Will they accept the terms? Hur.nkt. Important \tws.—We understand by a genthi- man from Demopolis, says tho Dailj Selma Missi - sippian, that (Jeneral Polk recoived a di.-patcli statiuir that Kimy Smith had capturt diJanks, with about hall of his army, while he was attemj)ting to cross Red River on his retreat to Natchez. We have every reason to believe in the reliability of the report, and wonld not be I't all surpri.'Cd if it turned out to be true. The yankees are evidently in a most pitiable plight, and wj are even prenared to hear of their ufter destruction. A similar dispt>- sition of the Cis-Mississippi minions of l.incoln wi l close the war.—Atlanta intdliijetictr, \Hlh iusf. The Heserve forces.—Lt. Gen. Holmes has issued i§i official Circular, assuming command of the Re served Forces of North Carolina, and announcing the following Staff Officers: Lt. Col. F. S. Armistead, P. A. C. S., Inspector General; Capt. J. W. Hins dale, Assistant Adjutant General; First I>ieutenants Th. H. Holmes, jr., and C. W. Broadfoct, Aitls-de- camp. Lt. Col. Armi.afead. Inspectfx Gen^'ral, has offi cially announced that the senior class of Iie.=crves, or men from LO to r»U years of age, wil! only, be call ed into Service in cases of threii^ned invasion; Avhil>> the junior clas, or those from n to years of age, are to be employed in camp, and other ilutius ft- qiiired by law of the R-. ' rve force, lie “ TL • Commandiug Ceneral is fully inipressi 1 with the im portance i f reiaiuinL’’ ia their u ual av;>cati*>ns as many t'f tho Il>.jcrve us possiui', aui ii i> noi Li> intention lo call them oui lor active service, unless it becomes neces.-ary to protect onr own pi ojdc ami lht;ir homes, from the enemy.”—}lal. C«uftd., lliA. }'T.'-r. H’v'vcl Cf-n-,/i/.— "AVXKSVju.!;, .'.pril 27.— Editor ^sheville New-:—Two of the r'i^^'lead-r-- oi the late r;iiding parly were killed ot; ('recJv a ■ .v days sir.c-': their naiiics were .bu n.-,- an i Tlie nio.'t darin.r and cunning .-jcounilri l of Ihc.n all, by the name of V, iUiams. i.-, fliil at large, and thr.-aien' !hatrr every »tian of his killed, live southein men r-hall die. In the case of Ja\nies he ke]it his w.#l. and tive good and true southern men were shot iu retaliation. Jenkins’ death will. 1 have no doubt, be revengel in the same way. ^ large party of tories are now preparing to make a descent upon our county from Tennes.see. We are ready to receive them, and jiresent them with land warrants tliree by six. ar.il relatives of i.ur decea.sed brother, anil tender to them onr 0:1 i IV coc'lolfnce f-)r their irrejiarable loss. lli'.-'iiveil. That in fuifher token of our deceased bro- thei-. \vc wear t!ie i;>uiii badge 0/ mourniug for 30 daya. lI -olved, That the Secretary of the Lodge be directed I to traur init a ccpy of tlu-se proceedings to the family of ! our di-eea^ed hvovher. toijetljer with our best wishes for j tbi ir jirosperily and future happiness, and tfjat he cause j the same t:> be pub'ishej in the Fayetteville Observer MiiJ J'ro^re»a. C. JUSTICE, Com. FOK THE OBSKBVER. l>ied,in iVnnsylvania, llth July 1863. Thomas Ivy, j onnge^t sun of LHsha and Anna I'lancock, aged 19 yT*. and -i months. He was a member of Co. 1, Sth N. C. T., afid was mortally wounded the first day of the battle of tiettysburg, from which he suffereil the ino#t intenae jMiin for ten days, and died while the physicians wero ainpulatinrr the broken and shattered limb. Thomas had been in service twelve months, during whicli time he had been a jirisoner of war for six months. After having been p:>rolel, he returned to his home in Randolph coun ty, anil there remained until exchanged, at which time he cheerfully submitted to the order to return to hia t:ouipany, which he did imme liateU*, as a good soldier. Ili.s Captuin (Hailey) said, after his death, he had done his duly and did it nobly. Well might they say he wa* a good b(>3’, for indeed he was a good boy at home and a favorite child in tin- fumily— kind and obedient to hia jxiri'iit-. Tlminas was 11 member of the M. K. Church, «nd idiliDn"h hfl died far from home, (in an old bam,) vvith no kiifi mother or sister near to smooth his aching brow: he -n;d it ’.\as har>l t> die away there and be bu lled a hf Aonhl have to be, but ^iaid he was no better lhan i.Kuiy others that had to share the same fate; said he wa.s r-ady aud willing to die, and was enabled to aing ;i hymn I'f prai'C just before he died, in which some of Ills brotlier-soldiers joined. He told his father when last they parted that if he died or got killed that he wanted t") he brought home to l>e buried. Bnt, alas! alas! how iaa!i3- a noble .-oMier has uttered the same words when laat !b-'v said farewell, never to return even when dead! Ah I I". iLe anguish and hot tears that fell from his parenta' when they learned that their youngest son had fal bjii and tilled a soldier’s grave away aniong etrangera. ^Ve trust that he rests where the clang arid clash of afma ■..'ill uevcr disturb him more. He has left parent#, sia- ei'. and two brothers in the army. Weep not for him: the Lord gave jiml the Lord hath taken away. Blesaed are the dt-ad who die in the Ixjrd, pAKTHana. Fatal Attempt to Esctpf.—A Confederate soldier from Davidson county, named Hicks, wiis instantly killed on the Railroail near Thomasville, Saturday evening, by at- t**mpting to escape from the cars while the train was running He had been convicteif oi some offence and wa^ being sent here for imprisonment. lie w*3 caught under tlie wheels and mangled in a mo.st shocking man ner.—Silubury Watchman The Yankee Cavalry raid on the Weldon and Petersburg Railroad.—An official dispatch receiv ed at Headquarters yesterday from Weldon, states that the raid on the Petersburg road on Saturday last by the Federal Cavalry, resulted iu the destruc tion of Stoney Creek and Jarrott’s Depots. The raiders are said to have left In the direction of Pe tersburg on Sunday morning. Everything was re- porttid quiet on Monday morning as far up as Frank lin Depot, aud in that direction. The damage to the road will be repaired in a few days.—76. Wheat.—The Wheat Crop of this section, which at one time looked so badly as to excite fears of an almost total failure, has “come out” >wonderfully within the last fe\# weeks. It is standing very thin ly on the ground, however, and cannot, we think, turn out an average yield. But it is. of good color, a.nd present appearances promise a grain of superior 'quality.—Saltshury Watchman. Mr. J. A. Fox, of Charlotte, N. 0., gives notice th'rough the papers, that ho will pay the tuition in the best schools of the country, of any disabled soldiers from Mecklenburg county, N. C., for a enfficient length of time to qualify them for business by which they can make for themselves a support. 3hchUfflnterested ronnificepoa bespeato % noblQ souL FOB THE OBSSRVKB. r>ied, February 22d, 1864, of tvphoid pneiuionia, im hospital at Smithville, N. C., Maicom Culbreth, in th* 43d year of his age. The deceased was born in RobeaoK c(junty, where he lived an exemplary life and an orna- inen’^ to society, until he felt it his duty obey the call of hi> blecdiiu country, when he bid adieu to and left the eiijbrace of weejiing friends, determined never to sht alhe theword until her freedom and independenca >h'iul l be e.'tablished. For more than fifteen years he V. h.s a conhiteteiit member of the M. E. Church. Tfhe sweet and saviiiir grace of the Lord Jesus was vouchsafed to h’;!ii in early life, and ^rom the time he nn'ited himself ■^ruli tlve peup!-- (/f God he adorned his profe.ss'nyi by the d.iily exhibiti'in of genuine faith tu his walk and conver- s'.t'on. Ai hij ci.d Ji. w near his confidence in God ra- 1 nu h'lton. ard he ealnily muik to rest. pilIowin|{; his i.«j‘t iij'jli lot; of th;; Lless>d Saviour. He h .»vc a ir.othei, siater aud i)rother, and also a large cir- c!!* >f I'ricn.i:', to mourn hi.-5 irrcpai-.ible l"iib, P. i’AVirriEVlLLK .MARKET.—May 12. KFVi?!^ 0? THE M ',3KET Ibc (■•j'j' c*'f.o oc’ic> Cotton Yarn J20 to ‘4/-; F! c' f 'GO 'o 4 i fhteti^g, ouiBid>»r? $4; 1' i 0 t’> ? "•'> r.(-r M ARRIFD, At Trinity Church, Asheville. N. C., .\pril 27th, by Rev. J. Buxton. Li«'«t. WM. H. HlirJER. 1st Louisiana Regulars, to Miss J,1LLY DFVEKEUX. daughte." of Lt. Gen. Leonidas Folk. C. S. A. all of New Orleans, La. DIKU, On the ^th March, in Roi)esou county, 11.\11SIRT D., daughter oC G.W.and Mary .\cn Mcl’hatter. ag'-d 17. A lovely giil.au afl'ectiouate daughb r anda kind friend. In Moore county. .\Iay 1st, XOilMAN FERGUSON of rh''umati.-.m and p^lpitalion of heart, in the 7-lth yea-of ’ tn itobeson county, March 28, Mr«. ~ATIIAR1XE t mSIIOLM; relict of Ja.-j. Clu^holui, dec’il, iu the 80th year of her iige. A’ Furlie»* Dressing Combs: Needieai Spool Threal! Watch Kej's! Hottks and Eyes! Side Combs! Writing Paper! Envelopes! Lead Pencils! Steel Pens! Tcjilet Soap! Matches! Agate Buttons! Tobacco! Snuff! Writing Inkl Percnssion Cajwl Powderl Lead! Nailsl Soda! iron! Black Pepperl One superior Violin! Ac., tc. N. A 8TEDMAN d CO., No. 19, Hay str^. May 10. Sl-i8t The Enterpriiie Colton Factory^ is now prepared to exchange for com or bacon the Finest Nambers of Spna 7arn, suitable for Spring and Summer Cloth. This Thread is of a superior quality, not surpassed by any in the Con federacy. GKO. BRANDT. Fayetteville, May 4 29itf WAMTED, To engage 600 cords “GOOD PINE WOOD,’' in ex change for Spun Tarn if- preferred, to be deliverod from 5 to 10 cords per week, at convenient points on the Western Railroad. Apply immediately to • - GEO. CE.iNDT Kayptt«vWt», Ap^l 2.*>-itf To t e t’il'zons anr! S'^Iditrs of Robcsoo teuutj* T f^e rf(jn«pr.and solioi'aiion of maoy flriend?, Bol- • IS ;.'vJ ci!ie>ns, 1 aoaouoce myeeK a ouiiidata ier.rf-H'-»: the cranty of Rohjson in the next LegiM- ure I wou'd bo pleased to attend the dilTereat pre cinct ) of tto «r.uaty before the el^atioQ, but •• die ene my is prapar'ng to give us •• fight boob, I fear t shall not be able to meet you I only ask you, mv fallow ed izns. widle tHe candidates at home are addressing you, to rcmembar that I, wi^h the many aoWiera who hf>ve scl’oited me to albw my name to ran, am prohibit ed from the picture of meeting you, by standing ia de fence cf your property, your rights and yoar liberttea. And to you. brother soldiers, who have so strongly aoU- cited to beoome a candidate, I can only thank you f:.r this mTOiTtStaiion of cofifiieaoe, and promise, if eifc'e I. to keep a vigilant eye to yoar rights, year honor and vonr oftaiforls. If dftfcatsd, I shall willingly re- .'Tiaiji (^hcre I ‘•»vo been for three years) in defence of he c uafry, Wiile those eho'en will UgiaUte, praying for the h»ppy day, when our indnpendeace is aeknowl-*’ ftJgpd.aud wc all be allowed to retam to oar homes "to »njoy ffca reward of oar -ufFeriags” an independent, proBcer us and happy people I »m, f’llow citi*. B9, ani brother Boldiers, yoar non- Me aerTiat, JOHN H. MoLEAN, Co. G, 24th Reg’t N C. T. Mar 9. 31 Sipd&fe We are authorjsed to priT»t« AR( HIU4LD A Mo- IdlLLAN, O' A. 6 h N. C Cavalry, a -D !idit • to rvprt Si n‘ Robfson Conntv in the House of L.gi-’- ure m N 0 He is for a u‘hera I .'.V pjndcco-, ana ll®b. B. Vanoe for Oov- nc’'. Miy 10, 1864 ^^1 tepd l.aw« of tlie Town of FayetteTille. API'LK'A'ION will be made to the next Besaioa of the 'Qenerin Af>sf>mbly, for the ena-Hment of Lawa: 1 St To enable the Mayor and Commiaaionera of Pay^ ettfTtUe to equalise the taxes oollected, for the ase af tha Town* by taxing the sabjeota, (except Baal Kstata and 81-%ves employed about the Umita) of all whoaa regu lar business is carried on within the limits of the Town, by the same rnle as residents now taxed. « 2d. To authorise the said Mayor and ConuniMionart, frith other Commissioners to ^ named in the aot, to extend the Western limits of the Town. 8d. To authoriae the Mayor and^CommlaaioBera t« pay the Mayor a proper salary. 4th. To adthoriie the Mayor and CommiMioaen to eleot and appoint their Treasurer from the body of the ciiis^ns, ^ithoat being rssl'icted to miking the ap pointment within the Board. A. H CAMPBELL, Town Clerk. May 10 “ ^ W;k]«T£J», rA AAA Shaved Shingles, fpr whioh the higheat DUjUl/i/ Markrf cash pr'oe will be P**d.^ Powder and Opx lor Ijead! WE will exchange Powder aud Caps for Lead, in large or small quantities, or will pay cash for the same. N. A. STED.’tfAN * CO. • No. 19. Hay Street. April 13. 2Seo:tf On CoKvif^ninciit, KEffeS noOKINQ SODA; 65,000 SftWirr Needl**s; 6 Sro QJt W«tcb K^ys; 60 U z Ures«3}t f'otr l.m- 10 Box^a G'joJ f'hewr>f Tobacco; 12 Ti*‘roeB Fresh Whole Bioe; 850 Bashels Salt. For sale by I&0 J. JOHNSON. aiBf 8* at iho To^egraph OfBee. 81-2w 6 mLATCHES. A LOT of SUPEaiOR MATCHB8, for aale bT JAS. Q. CdOK. May 9. >1-*W Crap« Shawl for Sale. ABeautifnl Orape Shawl for aale by JNO. H. COOK, Aao'r. May 12. 81-^* iWOTlCE. , The fub^nriber wishes to hire two or three TAaM IIaNDS a liberal price will be paid. THEO. EVANS. M^v 10 ~ For ^«ie~W^l lilsicliinery^ Two WOOL CARDING MAOHlNEi i« superior nio'g order, olothing near^ “?*• Gan be ^een at Henley’s Addreea . H. O. HALL, f ayette^^P O. M»7 7. iSmssSBim
Fayetteville Observer [Semi-Weekly, 1851-1865] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 12, 1864, edition 1
3
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75