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TFTE BATTLES IN TIRGINIA. From the Riohniond Disp»*oh of the ISlh The oomrannd r of th!« which now oporVir? krouai tVe f>'rt’So»tions of FI ■’ I itOf-a. Shorl'ii'o Fe«Je'-*l »rm»- *f Cn%tt»nore%, w»s thoTe with Or»ni when bf» to Virrini* uovlcr b'm's r> rr'«'''!Vvl hy pr-snncr" •• flguro 0/ 20 OCO %11 ni 'UPtel infnairy- [Th'se were the tr-'op'i with wh^ u fl'u»rt fcugbt r Te low T»Ti*rn cn t^e i2>h Th,' l)'Fp»i'h bnre n list of the Wf>ut»i(»i io •om'ic fr.'m Nortli Carolin*: Lt W T W ro. 0: Lt J W F; r«T>: W J ColhBs. G;—(%11 d •' ' *1. cuv airy rejr’meni In U '•'a’s r.ricr^.i.-O —F S Arao.ir P aj; G C»inpheir I. J ^ f': ^ 'hpJO”, K. J A, 1st (’*’■; " ' VaH’"ew-, A. V F. Mi;y G, Lf 0 P*ttrn.'t'-. *!''• ^ Psroei'sk, S'.h Or; l?rir Gen Oo»’ don, with • n bul'et W'.an ^ in ibe left arm, whicb wjK u> be HDirutat?d. Toe ball rnt?r- d «!'P lorc- *rn>. hrf'ikin*’ th? bor.'.'. i*n ■ pas-^iTJiT tbp naa «'f i^e tame »riu above tho BbouMfr ] Ho di-si on ! the :’*.'h. I p’rora the R'chmoivd Di’pr.toS of th*' 14-hinst. The news yos'er^«y w's very pcvoe Ta* poin* of in**r^st vias :ho :rp/»ttun ''f (hr er.-'T'.y fr'in. | tbe f m fl'iiio? B siroms.t R u t Tlis ohap^o in } the TtnVen pr-'g>'»Tiin!" p its It “'’’y be exrlsnacil, rx j o-pt fr'm thftfac! no n ve. e’i icavle on the j Sou'bK'.i-* in rcrp.'tirp to I!".- !r sprienrwDCrt b»^orp fhp i oHy Ahoi't s'lodi' n. ts t'r s urnipr 8h"'i!'»n. which h»re be*‘n hi frr' fhr cifv *~r M-vrr v' .! ‘j?, com m*nc“’ th'-ir Tcvrr’ -i’ ^ w*j ih.- P'nin«uU V troi'1 i ma-^y horfos r' io.h J h ; a tir.'.l o;ii tn.'- j t>ii» rikrc ■•*«“» ■-»! ('•-r f'hnip t: ^ cr-iiP i Bl.k- s ; WP”P »0*n >tri ’■ - C -fr.. nfoV-jra- I Tl • pr;«o»i»*’'S r f p'^-> r ' r: ■ : 3^ n !>ir’ ^ p;.-k ■ 1 --otan- t: i s '.‘III Ai a !(■ ' ilf TTi)'*; J pf I f)l !l >D • ■JJIl ■ -■■■ I flrhttnc WM »t one iJMnt oonilDtou for t«a j ootU tkot dowu Bit if •rant will only oonttnM th# K«.,~ and BO Mvere w»s tho miuketry firing that trw tactics of Wednesday end Tburada;^ they will goon be down by it 1 reHevcd from the Inoonveoience We only few that be *^*Pi-i8otJor« gay tHsl flrant expreMCS the det«rmiB»tlon I will now depart from that favorite g%me, and tbint no* to rcoross the rtrer while he hai a man left- j twice before ho forces as«»nlti with seven and t-.ii lines , _ t)uf troupn foneht yesterday with more than U8U%1 I of men on the army of Northern Virginia, emcouced m ho WM formerly c.mni.nder of .h, csvalry .he enemy more .tubbomly then ewr | tret^c’.eH. It might do rery well again-t M amy that "xfie foro>> Th*'re has been no general eB(r*g*m8nt tp-rfay. A I oould be scured—hut the %rmy of Nort‘>era Tir«ini^ tbe round ■ H^avy rsfc*'i* hne *^eea falil’i^j ^tooe 4 a. m.# ftnd the roais are dwr? >‘n mud j The enetn'^ ye>?*erday biyonfHed soine of o’'" wound- j cj m'u in !b» breastwjrke. To-day he ia atUl in our ! fro"t, a r iiciv fcrfifi^d. ! «P0TrRTLTA»i.\ C. H„ M&y 14.—Th?re was only ! el’gh:. ir. friotry skirsiisHin^ to day, with ocoacional dis ! oharfS tf Hrtill. ry. , Oraat show* no «igi8 of fnllinc i b%tk Scruis rep'rt ibal ho is r*‘oeiving no reiuforoe j iT’e'ita, though p Ison^rs shy that be is e^p^oting 1 Snlenck wi(b (rn-vp-* fr3m Baliimore and other plaoea It b'HeT.* 1 that ne’oiilemftu, with troop-i from tho foriifrrations p( Waaihinjtton, wo3 with tfrant in the fltr*-! of Tbnr8 *'»T of m%roh’n? uj' to !♦“ account revreFentti hiM c«aoot bo ssaro't. IrsSea I breastwork eg tin, toe last c*ian*i’i?' his noi4iiloa; and while bt will n'lt conJ'S'i def'at by re oro>si »g tho BsppahanU' ck, he iray yef go down the rive’* and re-appe*r in *he PeninauUs. Disn[ti88ia(; Kuch speculatiHx, we reoonjmeal I'v the reader ttie eutnmary of the Northern wbioh in laid before him this aiornin^;. ^’iret, wo h^ve tl.t j ar nalH of the !• h. Ther oontwn th'» newa cf thi^ V»Mitr- ness figlit The aooounts of fact from iho iif'l Ja ha’f' enough truth in them to l^aveno doubt at; t j the defea! of the yaOic^e army and the utter rout of au eiiiire oorp^ Tet believing it *o hs'^e b^on'the de^i^ivo engng^'c nt. ext*ftV(»s*nlly oUted that Qmri*. hid pot broV«n ortire- J y :.K.'a';i (Ooa'»d*rate) DlvlMou l»> tVe flrht c'! ly down, and aHppos’Dg Lee to fcavo suff-'rcd ws inui"! in y t*t "J' V, f. : ■ 5q( . r ♦•■r ih>> nr' to .t." ij*;' f'r ?h'* f'i !;*-■ - rr.'Tp It P'*" . T Ifi*- • f' fl M T' 'r* r fcr >!., I.;-,' w.^" ' • N Ijiei T •»' 7 ■ f'>‘ «• - . " ‘-i* I'f C-'\ -y- ' I'- ' * *.T7 ■' Gr-jni. .•it’:' ; !> • n. t' ' mcw-'f'jl, Avi - c ■ ■ •' i- r- r-^ t‘i«' eur" y err p ' i ;■ , ^ J. fd ri'*. I '■ 'A ’ , ▼ • >> r- •' tf* r r 1 L'p ar.' u u ■! :pc t'V'TT a ■ ! f. •»ip 1 ,-lj w- •b -f,. desp-rswot! u'^^sa>'wu jr •' =» i of kud dr.v-r jf ’' cn my b* wt i 'r I^^’• 1 *;i»■ ‘^r TH* BR't' S-; Vf'M> »:aUT -S'C 3^ ' t!»\TH T !■ I.s !V ; ■ ’u’' b 11 - ft • ' ■■ ■ r k-* ur’i p-'k". n Vr— n ' * .V Li".* h!, :' e T -':-w T v .n enfiry ( h ! TOO '■> :s • ^ 1' . a i' ' f'OO • ry « wt I' .rTki'v t ni'>— ( ^ ;r ':r u n - t r ' r ■■ '(• so:; ;.f ■ j r-t .li -iir'd W ^ rck 'J. lit !V;:n b w 1 ^ack, B. S'ui't « ard 1. n~ •n hi- t*»e 'D,»'’r?»?cf -fr p ;•«'= • nf»->r «u. i a^; e 'I'n a c cewc iu 'hs hu’ "f plifbe' T - fu.'i;'- wcie c 'Bi t lacu J th» Ws ri'PTPi ti l‘’K*r tliftt M‘j G’r- ,T E. ODf I'Ur Qcs: l.^“:hu^^•...‘d c^vs i-y . ffi •i known for the pmiu-ir p^r: h- fa* il in cjrin'^'i n wii^ ihc ^rmy •>'Non'>-r’ w . mr rtu^’* Wi ur:._eJ IT,; lineKr. il un'i T urr, •»-.■ r^e- irf at o’ll ik, wht-.i df^’b te.Tia*'- 1 ' •* career M ST>i! not a man »- .'v- r »;»•■ t ’>? ; i =.■ I.IS rt-.’s re Gcc.'tJ'Unrt was %rr-su^t! ; W w’ I’, in*, .ini rot rnor - than (>.irty ye^rs of •'g-*. He w%5 a m n cf splcnd'J physique—(alt, well j.ropr^r iaccd, and had a fa-e of moat prcpo8se8tfii.t *ppt'sr>tnce H« wus & native o' Henry or Patr.ck couo'y, V'j., anJ Iet*v>''9 .s wife ec* one or raore chiMren THiB riOXT AT DEBWBT> BLTjrV 05 TH* IOtH Oar icfcrir-feut a'^oiia:--! iie Emju.r r asCt'r %in* through reliaMe eourc that 'he rrj^mv’s ;n f e flcht rear Drewrv’s B',f ImI Tu.?-i!iy anr.ouiU^-d t.~ 1000 men A h'.rrible ir.ci ^n' i^ rfl« vd in oicn- ci! with thi? fight Tbe cacri if t miUj cf tb-ir r and d oti * pcriion of the ba't’f field, wbfrf' the woo'i^ f:'»' q'Kntiy took fi*e, aa4 t''e u -firtuni'e r^ac.r-es wc e burned alive. Our woum>> i v'fr** reojovcd to pKc' ■ of lafety, ->a fa?t as *b._-y f 'll, ; 1 frc-ni iLeaoe takjn to , the hc» iials in F. cHt, k] ! TBS riCUT AT DK.BWaT S ra TUB f4TH. It wa! r pcr;>^ i ye-u-r isy, w? a’-e >i;cSi;-. d to thii;k C?Tec'ly, 'haf !h“ en.-’oiy onr outer !in» ■' fjrijiAMi^ns at Drjsrv s Buff n- ^y r'?b* t 11 o’cUck, fcrid in y’bt'En uii nutn.- r% w-ro rr- ; pui-ed with great •slaughter Tae po^my’s I' !:* '*i p •' : mated at 1000, oars 200. We rppret to Hear O.'n Matt W B-nsr>m was sli5bfly wou'i .• d ia h" arm. j It was repor ed bet e yester iay, that cur en ■ countered & l*r;:e b 'dy of the yvrkcp ra' i r' wh'i fonsht cur troors at the Yell w Tavern Wedn«>pd«y ' mftemoon, on Satardiy, near .M Ivern Hiil, below H c*i ' moni, »nd whipped them hadly. It is s-.id that w- ! captured 1000 prisoners cn tHls occMion, all of whom ! had been taken to Riehm^nJ. • PS.\BS’ B.\IDI!tS PAETT. . We tPgret to annouoos, that at i*»f »r?5oucf3, ♦>>» ! 8p»ar8 raiders were m tie fairest p rti-.n of S u h ^ide | Virp-inia, destroring r»ilroid^. burnini? depots, stealicg j Thurad*r, lof. «bou? 2000 prisoners And 16 pieoes of artil Icry, pTiooit>*11y fioiu Pi»ee'8 and Orenst^aw’s br'gadsj • r^'nt’* J“» i in o’lr front ar* f»tiU unburied The on*?- i m. Hrc bu'tv "il! ’-.y i-i phkfiiug troops from point to poiu', ttj 1 tuttroeuTerii g gsDerHliy. 0-?neril I> n'^l. of N.ir^h Carolina, wrmndad )n the fijrh; ,if'Tnurs'^a?, died lo-Jay. Gea. Hamseur w-^a a'“o h-? rhily wounded Tt . :o f?b >ut 1600 prisoner* captured daring (h- 'P fl f’t'*. Qrsm's »inw *bo opening of the O'^njpaign are '■n' ’■ wn at 50^00 as tb« iowijst flR’ires—oar losses, k !’ed. v-rnntif 1 »rid missing, in the eaa.e time, are not over IS.POO O iv *ro rs ’ ' ve bppn >i Brobing and fie^'tirg pu’ ■ r f.? i.i ’In* b'if’e •Wt'i^p ''ay.', to day their r.irita (vyi. Pnr-, -’I f liP’T r. p »U’i 'P T|, ,T’ ■ r r.r>ei'i»'sr tdcq'a'e ra'i'. as and th«‘ PTcnM>147!*'—^ Il frora G o L^e t* Pr «« ,1 li' T' vi«, lH>ed ^ii’i lav night, s-ivs *he npK» r t-r' 1 ^ > ri;rhf ex'»n Jed bis lef' (owtvrdi* XKmipofifcT f'- a'ch o-'oi’iy:r.” th.' I'n* of the riv r— *i\!' nnSn ''ttp K g HI'fl >rpp: IV *•*•( of that B«t'Lt*'»T T!0T0»T t't OH«*TKRri»LO. TticnM''!*r» M«»v 16. — An »i*ri* Wnij; tf this af'e*" roiin ^= v8 t^xta p- n rvl pnrag'ui nt c-ram'*rp«d in i'p'tevS^l I a’ or.i d?.y f.bt tl'is mo*‘nirg Gen R >b pr( Kxn-on-fur ieJ'b • pn>*my’« ri.:M fl n^, C'P U i'g ■v'Tf.I rdr d i>-'«on-‘r» in In •■hr G n Hr km«* v >1 ? sff N ir 'ho fW f W(.y H iI'P our fo*oc* ni»ci * vit ori u* a-'on ibp • :>p'.y’s cei'ir*. c»f'urin; v"- »l f'ipc*** I'f ar I'le y s** 'ral s'and of colors, and \ ci>uni’»-r* I" > u ■ b r >if n-ison^rs n*v.^L1l▼ vinHT va*» naniiBiciHDrsa Ori*''*’8'TATI--S V-»vli—Vf!tier.»*y cv ning'h r- a« )i-Hvi* IV fig • on ur 1 tt *'iA body of iDf»nt rv > g g > G • C'>“m''li8-’ iJrt-»itT» of O-ivalrT. wti ■ ’g- ; t'em '■''r sr>-^. - tine, un'd o ir ia'»n-’’y c4p look. Woandtd: 8gt L J Spivey. privfttM /m Btenka, serioasly; M Brewer, mortally; Sgts S D Wktsrn, J C Faulk, Oorp P J Floyd, Privatea E Byrd, J Byrd, D MoLellan, J Odam, C Bullock, Wm Bumphre^, H Spivey, Wm Butler. M B~xley, Tbos F»rd, slightly. Missing; W H R Baxioy, A H«rr5;?(r. D tl^mmona. (i, C*pt Lippitt, ooiT)m%ndii:g—Killed: Privates El- vMy. Norris, Phitlipp, ftrioV(and, 8 Benton Wound ed: r.t J E*»ns. Corp’l D F Husgs; privates N Beufoc, R Ilinron. L Fowler, J Q Williiims, J L Flineon, ^ C PeljA's. A Nob'e eJightly; W A Ward, W A Ne’son. W yf Wilson, W J Thnmp»cn, W V Merritt, A K Kiti- son, seMonely. Misa.'D);: Priva'e J L Bender, J Hum phrey, Danl Shftw, D Ward. 8 R ^il'iaran H, Cart M.auUsby, ecm’dg—K>llrd: Privatea J C Cartrett, D Scwcs Wounded: A White, J C L»nnon, A Notile, mortally; Capt S W M*ulipby, Jno Tho.m\iBcti, seriouflly; Jno H 'orniBh, J OBuefwOt, slighi-ly. Mit-i- itg: 0 L Fcrnyduval «1!«KIIAL AS81MBLT OF NORTH CABOLIHA. In th« Senate, on Wednesday,» Tariety of do«- aments acoompanyia^ the Qovernor’s Message were read, viz: the Public Treasurer’s Report, exhibiting iu detail the ooudition of tho Public Treasury; the Ooricspondenoe between Got. Vaaoo and President Davis, on the subject of negotiations for pnaoc, bhowing that both the Governor i*nd the President are anxious to ter- n>iiiate the war by n*gotiation, and that we fight oniy from nec-*8Pity; ala > a letter from Got. TancQ to the Pre!3ideat on thj HUdpension of the writ of Habeas Corpus, giving hid viowii againsi its sus- 1TA& HEWS. JLitotKer Fight at F«ttr»&*rg —l^OewBTfce May 20.—The army under I>. U. Hill attackej the enemy this morning in their breastworks, aoti drove them irom their entire outer fo !ifl^*ti^.i,g capturing their guns The enemy endeavored tJ retake them but were repulsed with heavy loi. Our loss considerable, esptcially in Wise’s, .Mar. tin’s and Clingnan’s brigad«s Cel. Lamb, of the 17ih N. C., striously wound, ed. The estimated k«s on onr aide 6OU kilkd ar:d wounded Tho pension. A number of committees were appoint- | Uun 'rcds Neek eupimy is aow penned within liaraiui* ed on various subjects of the Metssage. In the House of Commons, on Wednesday, the back - tine, unt'l o ir in' "leT *iirp T’. »hfi» Ch»nib!l*9 drove th»m •.U'i' g ab >u 100 pti^f'ne's. Oil*-w >nn Ij-d »’“p‘luw’y amvirr here, preparatory io ' • i 5 J' 'I' -o Ri'’^>;p i.d Pr ? G n» M jOow^*- and R D Jihnston are i«:ie‘ t > w unded la addition to those previously re- P';»l •«! T^us f»r, we have l0'»t about 17 generalkill ed, wounded and eartured, and a^uut 35 £eld oSoers AV«!?II.l, « R/« trass BirBATlD IlTcnMCjiD May '§—OfSoia!ne»s fr^mSouthwestern Vt’gittU «»▼*» Averi ! was routed at Newport, G’les .'ouo'v by Ja'ks'n end PrpneN. ar.d ecttrerod in tbp mcautains. The. Ipr# inir.cs and S»U works are safe 00 D 'vvw« TR M ■BBCXi''vinaa R'cnM^;«D. NUy 16—Jhe foUowiag was rcoclved i»R* 3 I i Njivr \jABKtT May Ifl.—Tbii morning 2 milos above N "W .'t»r'et, mT ctmmand net the etietnr under Si itel a iV'tn ip.r DP lb* vail y and ilefpat d hi-n wiih heav • Tt? ac;i n h»- j’lst c’o8«d at the 8o*-n*udoih '•iT’;r. Tt’e en.'*"'^ fj'*d utrna tbe n''rth fork i-f ilie Sh-^candoib, barn nj tbe brid?» h hiod bifa JoHit C DR>cKt!iair«B ^roTO th“ Ri'.bro'nd Extmio'T of *b« IHib inst Wa r. t'>e last rrni'~.-r ’f f-.i^j u'a»I wco’ to tje -.t^e nev’* ha *'ee" ob'a'np I of an *vs**nU >n f rot r>T L broa*'*^ rVs coni’»'a-d thrxtfrb tbe wbi'le ■' '•y ap 1 '»Ub 're->pn Joa' runi«‘'nfp f tbe e:; Ruip.irs woro o'rculafod of a rec wi.1 • the r«n>- d*srer4.:e effirt on T :ur«day. btit were na •iirf rt»d by ev’f-ro* We now know ibat i.tips- ru .if.r*n ifKinr »> a» WiS rot true Grant h»d r-o-ive>j n 'ul' co*vs of 'r««h troops—k**pt bs'k ur to i*;at mrT!'-M *0 d» fpad tbe trer.ches cf W»sh:Dr*cn — an I riskpd wi'b tbe recklp^saess of a fruo (tambT'r ou- 't>at cast ofuhe dio”* He aftemnted no mtnaijvre He rclyd cn m» n atrrn^'h—biinging up hia ten linpp 't a run. e»cb ono eIo«« beh>nd »noth«r, and dashed them like the waves of the sea ai^ainst the rocks, on thA breastworks 0^ the 8 uth. By iheiN* tactics, either r.erf ci victorv is won or an attack.i.g is lost The first ruf'h wa« Bnccessful on one piiiit Tbe enemy prcvisiens an't mi^nirg off nerrocs In 8a‘urdav s is” I ***o bihjs of the livinir vo’o^n-^ apon sue it w*s staied that th. y bid destroyed f’oa'fio'd t»ta J ht)«on’s men. Ipvn^d the wc-ks, to-'k 2000 prig-ner* lion. IS ai>»8 from Rioom^nd o”. tbe D.n*i!Je R*iiro«d, i reserves were ready. »nd a charge and ha 1 started from tireace to Mattoax 27 miles f!*om 'drove them omt in a Richmond, for the purp-se, it w vs suprose 1, ofdesrrov- i ‘I®*- *!'- ©'her parts of tho line thev were ing a valuable iron bridge waica sp^tns tbe Appomvtox i n^smcessful They were a terly repulsed; at that point. Upon reaching Msttoax, they found a force rewly to meet thpm *nd aftpr a eharp 'figHt, re treated, crcsjed Gold’s Biidge 6 roiies distant and proceeded to A«-lia C. H H-re a s »'p ficht oocurrtd Saturdjy oaorniig, .at d*y' git. whicli r--u!*sd in, ihe repulse of the en?my Du ng the n':g t they sus- ceed'din g uicg I'o-se^Fion of rfauU. a statio” be twfen Mattoftx «.nj 1-* O.urtn.-.ug.., waere tbrv captPMd an en»:ia„ and tr. n' I-, •, ju--.i th»t thp> have a U'g* force, b. iireeu Si^OO J •5''00 tud e ,m- eMitna-e tae number as igi %« 7vW T -y hhv*' IG piecps of catiDon Rfpor s tay t a- tho PDPiay los> b#a*t y at both pl.icts, wiiile the otf. derate loss wv Bm»il. Fr^m the P?!eriburcr Bxpr. We copy 8;.-3t isj'. -i wbicb cii r,n rereti -bin ji g^fcpb.c laterrupt r,;_ 'ith scarcply any loss to the Confpd- ratps. who fired wi»h the ftdvart*g« of rest, aim asd cover; bu‘ with a sUiu’hter of :he fan wbtoa is r“p*i»s*nt?d by universal i»*eij nony to have been the most terrible of modem • arf*r». , In tbese tw» b ttlps tbe army of Northern Tiriyinia ' *-as fojoycd. for Ibp first tlm*. tbe advantig'S of fl'-injt ' :r.to the ••nonjT wita g*-pe ^ud •• fl bAlIa frosi Imes of , su*’* »nfial bre'islworks; and if one may J 1 lf:e fr.im 'he hi«b -piritj an 1 on^'un ?-d confldpnc • of the woun4- “d n eu who h»ve come to this city fr-,in the battlp, it ’’SS bpp3 I’igbly era-ifi-d by the new icsiti''n ••’w- j'l-t mowrrf i.pfai'very titjo,”—such is the ooly acoouut h V If V ■ of the strujfle. as Orant, the Govemmpnt at Wttshinprton oonamitted the a^trundino; blonier of uttering official d’ol'tr'ttiou of » complete victory, representing Lee lUi flying if» s»>ut Ricbmond, and Grant nursuin? hotly Nor did it take this step half way Tbese sfories are put forth in » snVtan proclamation signed Abraham L^aeoln, cn.l!’cfr m the re^D’e r.f the Onitsd 8ta‘p8 to join la a puM'c 'hankp|tiving for the vfc'ory wbi'^h ooDoludes the w»r. Stanton, the Seereta*’y who has hitherto been tatinfipd with the ed'torials of his newspar'crs, and the cooked difspVche" cf tbe Gererals, is now content with no set cn i-h«nd flt>borB, nnd will have no tmi Ijing. He Hps for h>ra*«lf, and dpe« it with a win uaaurp>racd in t^'e annalb of tbe an He send'^ nnt a t de«rr»ra ovct his own n^nse tsm Lie haF fl d. is wiihou* a hojse left, ani t^«t 0"atit. is, m le d, ind nt !a«t. * 011 to niorii’' ” Wero th'»se pnrsons drunk, or were .hev reallv .di'oe v.’dt Sn'clv nn'hirig ccul j *'e Imaaincd m ts in Jurioua to Oonifolvos tMmn naiUit fol low wtf'u fr. .s*' frc-^p* ’'>»d -o bo e,: it on fend ue» sliinh' r« ;\Jni!t*ed wi'hin a f w m'les of ihi- wtiei (}'“»ft ws.s ann^nnced at li'its, infead of Rio‘ a n-j >ve await, w;th impatienoe the next i»sues ■'f itifse veracions and r-fieshitijf sh'-ets of the Jlew TorK p»-e8s Tru*. we havs some excerpts fnm tbo?* f tbe 12'b; but they ar» iao3n3T*l“'e. and they h«»-' 0 dy th" news of the fir-1 check a* flp t syivaria f' H —'hatofTup** ay. I1f'n iht rrel tninary a;pars to have a TDHrk^d effsot. T>.e mercantile roio* of f‘-e Ferwld caic'-iK'ss, tbpt if it c's'b Cfrant .7 000 lal'e' *n t woundvd >0 ret as f»r aj Spot «f'v/tn*a. iiis (t^i tr R ohc»'->L*d will be a r»ther rxppns vo affair 8tant«u j v-K S p»t iK^ai Ibe world with anoth' r tflpg'am Ap I 'cr.tbp • P- •ir»eotiwl J.%k*r’ hp biw los‘ h'a fdeiy, an 1 I "*■« n ftirtf* *r n*ws *ri.n Gr«ot, fX'ppf 'b^t 1 tP'ff 'tf e (h^nm that cltmb-d tkf pcle and puiltJ ft ♦'/> \ /rfttrkim' Vo k*yp c’tuo tbe {ole also Wu.nmen ur uio-.k-ys dp'O'i'd pol’s, fj?y slide ' From the H ohi^ond Dispatch of the 17th iost. ! Our lo^xes op to Saturday night Ust, io the battl*'' j between Leo and Qraat, coa.tnencitf on TbursJay, 5 li f Mav Wfre c.‘>mpara*ivaly B\igt»* Tto ObarUitei i »'Iip Chr inic’e ui'derstands that Dr. Gill, Gen L»e’ij j Me'K-a’ Director, instructed our authctiiies at t.)rang l>iirt Hou-e not to approve of aov teles[ra>n wbiou 1 sh-'uld pstinate our less up t • Saturday night at * kigher figure th.an O'XH) in killed, woand-d and ralss j ing; and toe Dr. s.kid that he felt c70vinccd tbst.4500 I wou'd cov-r our whol.» loss up 'o that time W« bav? t from h'gh authority that Gen Lee himeelf estimated , the enemy’s loss at full 80 000 j fro.TJ the Petersburg Express of the iSih inst. anOTUBR BATTLa IN lib’s ARMT OB SATCRUAT. ! tiiant renewed the cont«-6t with Geu Lee a»tur daf. j fn reKtion to this figh', a partioi|.8nt furnishes tN» : Ricbirond Erquirer with tbe fill'iwicf particulars: Dn ing tbe eri a^enept the enemy charei and brck* 'broupb *he lines of Jones’, Walker’s (tflorie»a'l) and v ; art of 3 ewar'’s •'■igaie* ani fell upia the left fi*» k • f La ^e's (Ni>rth Car'din*) brigade, tak)ng a 'ct: pr''** n -j-s, before th-> brigade cou'd form properlv to repel the enemy Gen L:>ne, with ail he rHpldsty piHstbif, “wung back his left, pitched iato the eoemy, drive him bvok witb terrible siau^rhtcr, and r-*covercd tbp work* 30 tbe right Tften tbe brigades of Gar.s Gordon, Tqj- 'jas anil D.>l»s, o->m n? to L3n*’s assietancs, t^e- a 1 ju'Ji'-ed o»rr the pceaMw -rka »nd pursue'.l the eiumy .‘e^'p into f„e woods, conunaicg the pursuit an'il orJer- eii b*ck by Gen. Lee. In the afterooon, the enetny direoted an attack upon « «a l*ni held b- p^in** of Heth’s ».ud Wroox s Di»>'i nt, | when L*ne'a Irifade was oriJ»?red to t«ke tbe a*eault- I mg column and a batt^r» iu fl»i k, >»y wav of ^ivsr"i'n V hot ftr* was poured in:o the brigade as it ch«*'-gei 1 -he battery, which consisted cf 6 twe!»e-peard»r Napo- > 'eon guns, bat onr men darted forward, shot down t'le I ^•nnoniers, c«p‘ared tbe pieovs, between S «id 400 i prisoners, and 8 stanls of colors. Tlie cannon wer» I i ^hardened, there being no horses on tbe ground to bring th*'!J off. I I )nr i’-f«)p »ant »f«*es fbat Gen Hward Johnson was j I 8r*»Inly captured in Tharsday’s fight. j orrioiAi. DisPAToa from cbb. abb { Conflrmat ry of the above. ®»tj Lee tulerraT>hs to ■ i the Pr'"iient fro . t^petfyirsnia Conrt House, Ma»14, ' as follows: ••Th'j enemy aasanlted Wilcox’s lines tjijs morning, ; and were ban tsornely rppal»e1 Mahons’s and Lane's t*ri^dP8 attacked bis left, captnring /?00 prisonetrs and 4 staads ' f c->lors L-gV Bkirm'sblng along the whole liues di'iog t''e day The enemy seefss to be ni'T’ag jr G*»ddie, Jno R Bine, privRte« Jas Alams, J»s E Guy, *» Hall, Wm Holley, Jno Handy, seriously; Serg't H L J^all. private A G Bain. Jos A Moore, A J T*ayloi, J D W sligbtlv MtBBiog: 8 How&rd, A T Jsok^}!*, W B Por ter. W I» Pope. K, Capt Mtrphy oom’dg—Killed: Privat* W J T Williford Wounded: fJerp 1 I> U D'xon private A Stanley, seriously; 8 W Williford, bli^htly Missing; fap-' W F Murphy, private B Watkins, H R Bardea- KUled; I » fficpf 24 enlisted men. Wounded; 5 offi 0“rs. 100 enlit'ted men. .Missing: 4 oEBcers. 110 enlisted raer. Total 100. Th* weu”ded wpte all sent to R’ohmond hospitals. The Bo'.'fling were ctvplured in the rifle pita before tbe was .’Ti'ide The ri^ut of fb'* en»’iuy w*s o ‘Cirletr ST\.1 ibeir ln®R he-vy II. M KETH AN. Oolopel —— " I |»l——»■ ■ OF Fit 1110fix, BST«ai!Snr» BT TUB PH PBti-T R8 «>r THB 8f0f(mftoat [/'ojetf»«/ii#» ^Yawi§ating the • Vmp'^ Ftt$r iUvrr. FEBRUART 1§64. Bugi»iea, 25 00 B*«cn, Wax and Tallow, per hbd 10 on B»ocn, l'-o.»e. ton 40 0‘ B>irrelR. dry, prf b*rrpl 8 fO Ditto Potato*** per barrel ft (Ht >^»*d‘teadB. each 6 0 D»'e ‘‘^heetinf, p?r bale 16 ^'0 Oiit" Y .rn. prr baV 10 Dr*o Wi«te fpr'OOlb*. 2 00 per b^l. 10 W) bio. pfr ba!» 15 0( tlorn, W-^at. Oat». Ac. per bashel ‘ b*ir-« BiftiD^, each 7S l)i’*p Rocking, ani>Il 2 ^0; large eaeh 4 5« ' ‘ off e. per ^ajr or harre'. 26 0“ ^eir.'johnt pnipjy f 1; flll(»'i caoii ft oo Fiptj and P'lrk, per barrai 6 0* Grind Stoaes p^r ton 25 Cft P^onr, p.'r t>arr.-l 6 00 Ri'JfS, frcen 1 50; dry $1. Horppfl, down or up. 26 00 Hay and F>dder, p*r bale 6 00 Iron, bar and hnop. per *on 26 00 Ditto, pijr. per ton 26 00 Lime, per osfiV f.^; ditto per barrel • 8 00 Leather, loose. p«»r aide, 1 60; do, bale. per foot 1 00 L?a'i, per tfvn 26 00 Avora, declaring the «ot suspendingcorpus , dangerous to the libertieH of the people ted oall- Breeae. A J rnPrrth, 1 repAl; Mr. MoAden, lookint? to a sua- TO II i pension this year of the ooUection of Stato taxes. Bills were introduced by: Mr. Harrin of 0-, au- thorizin'i guardian^, Ac. to invest in Confederate Bonds; Mr. Shepherd, to exempt from taxation corporations and societies for the education ot soldiers’ orphans, and relief of soldiers’ families; and a number of other bills of no general interest. Mr Sbober announced in feelin? terms the d«ath of his colleague, Ctpt. N. N. Fleming, of Salisbury, recently killed in battle. He offered resoUitiona of respect, which were reaponded to by Me.'-ars. Shepherd, Carter and Harris of Ca barrus, and adopted by the GL’vuse. On Thursday, a number ut committeoi wore ap point«.‘d io the Senate, vii: on blockade running, Messrs. Boyden, Smith of A , and Patton. 80U diers’ fioiiiics, Mesdrs. Toung and Wooley Haleas Corpus, Messrs. Warren and Hall. The only item of interest was the passage of a bill fix ing ihe p rdum of menibesor thii^session at 380 In the Commons, Mr Shepherd from thefiranet oommittce reported again.'-t the supension oi State taxes Also a bill exempting irom taxation funds of corpo/a'ior.3 Ac. for beneficiary purpc>scs con nccted wi'h soldiers’ families, which was parsed }f S per I'py 25 p‘>r cent tax; order for Friday. Nothing (1^6 of interest done. • Oc Fniay, the Sonato passed the House bill author z lig ooitpotioa of tax'B in 91s and new issu'v a- par. and larre notes old ieane at ^ discount. Mr. Smit>> ’■f MsO'in off>rpd re^folutions o-.iuptimentary to Oiv V tnoe. at bis request la-d over to 8»turd*y In tbe Commons, resolnti''ns of thanks to O^n. Hoke Gpn. Rans'>m, Com Took, their r-fficers and men, were ndopted. Tite Senate bill fixing per d%tn at f^O was passed. Mr Burns introduced a bill to amend th> Home Guard law, and Mr Shepherd a bill to mors ef j Mcl?sses, 40 gallons, per barrel I Po»der, per keg, 25 lbs. Peoper. per bag I Oil. in bbis , 81 gallops. in bags per bag 1 60; ditto, ia bbls, 2 60 per Death of Gen. Danifl.—Brig. Gen. Junius P. Daniel is to be added to the roll of North Caro lina’s heroes who have perished for our indepen dence He was wounded in the terible battle of I Thursday the 12th, and died on the ensuing d«. fcbl • ® Daniel was an cfficcr of unusual merit. He 6 0> 1 60 20 CO 6 i Rice, per cask i Ri-in, p"r barrel ] i^pirits T'jrprnti,ne, par barrel I W»gons Road, j ap, in boxes, ! 8p^r ts, in bhds , pipes and casks, p*r gallon j Siisr»r, ia barr^la. Oci 1 ne; too, %ibx ditto, per hbd.. f 10. AU other f.-ei?hts ia proportion. ' commanded with admirable skill and trained his men with great car» and precision He was a 15 00 2 Si) 5 00 ^8 affections of his troops. They 26 5 00 strict diseipiinariao, but so tempered his author! LIST OF fHAJWES FOR PmEMKKS. fnllowiug ra'es of Passage will be charged cn onr Steamer* DOW Prom FayeUeville to w titnlnRtoo. “ *• “ Eli»a'e;h. *• “ “ White Hall, “ “ KeUv’s Cove, “ “ “ Ail points biMow, aSCONI* CLASS, OR DUCK From Fayetteville to Wiiminctoa, “ “ " BWsabeth, - Whiteb-;!!, •• •• “ I-*11y’s t’ove, •• •' •• .All poln's below. tP. From WilBitBgtea to Favettev.lle, •• •• *• Kp'.ly’s Cr.ve, " White Hall. •• “ “ 1'iiab^‘b, *• “ “ Prospect Hall, •• “ “ A^ poin's sbove, eCCONI> CLuASS, OR DfiOK. were greatly devoted to him. He was an exceedingly estimable gentlem’n, and deservedly respected by all who knew him. j He has fallen'in .a.s.sfciation with miuy other noble I and br.ive men—a holy and just cause—aud a j grateful country will cht rish hi,s memory, j Rale^yk Vovjederat*. j Another —We daeply regret to learn that Maj Jaa.J. In-dell, of thin city, Major of the 53d N. C Regiment, i.s among the killed in the recent bat tics in Spotti»ylvania, Va. His death will be truly lamented by his numerous friends.—76. Gen. Jtf. H^. Rannnn.—Brig. Gen. M. W Ransom was also wounded, we regret to say, during the skirmisbing on Saturday evenitig. Tiie wound is in the left arm, and a very painful one, it having became neceasary to take out some three or four inches of the bone. He wae con veyed to the ciry, and he is now at the private residence ot a fnend, where everything is brinr J ^ u: £>.• z- i n ^ ® From Gen. Lea » Arm^.—HfeHno.tD 16. —A diopatflh from Gen. Lee, datsd uyl- vatia C. H., May It, 7 p m., to the *Jeorot*rj #f War, BBjs; “The enemy opened his l»att«;ioi an » portion of Iwell’e line and attempied an *:iUkU but failed. He was easily repulsed. Subsequ W he cannonaded a pertion of Hill’s iinea aader Early. The casaaltiea oa oar side are vary few ’ Hatler’t Forest Leaving.—RlCHMO:a >I>. I'j — It is reported, this afternoon, that Buir'i trocps are leaving Chesterfield, eaibarkiajj their transports. From Gen. JSreckimridge —STAMnTav, M»v 18.—Gen Breekinridge’e vietory at New Mir. ket, was even greater and more complete than at first announced. We captured f5 pieces of artillerj and nearly 1000 stand of arms. Tho loss ot the enemy in killed, wounded and priavuerd is heavy. Seigel ran 30 miles without sioppintr, abaadou. inf hospitals and destroying a portiuu of hit train. His large cavalry force aloae prevented us from burning the bridge in his rear belore th» roat, and capturing the whole. From The Tran»~Miui§$ippi.—SCM!kIIT, May 15.—The news from Alexandria up to da^ beiore yesterday, is that Banki has been there fourteen days out off from all oo»umui;icauon. It sap- posed he will attempt to out his way through br way of Marksviile. Steele haa retreated with the remnant of hi» army to Little Rook, purauod by Price and Mar- mad ake. Ike Raid on the Hfrnth Side Railrrnd.—lh^ yankee raiuera did but little dttnjago to the South- ■•ida railroad—so little, that the rt>ad isalretdj in runnicK ord»>r, and tae cars passed over ii yester day. The dauiage done to the Danville road wu repaired, and the trains passed over it Monday We are pleased to state tiiat both roads are uow heavily guarded tf.eir entire length by iniautry, artiiJery and cavalry.—FeUnbury Exprtu, lS;/k. Yankee Oeneralt at Fet*rib%rg —Information waa received io "our liaea jcsieiday, that Gen. Am*js waii killed in the fght of Monday, and I that Gca. Baldy Smith was conveyed to Berma- I oa Haadrcda minus a foot. Butler’s head^’iar- tcrs during the fight were on board tie swiit eteau.er Greyhound, with steam up to tha top ol ! the gauge.—Feiertijarg Expreu, 19cA. Fri*oner».—44 cficers and 801 privates, cap tured by Leo’s army on the 5th also arrived at Lynchburg on the 7ili A^iiong them were 1 Col. 2 Majors, 14 Captatns and 27 Lteuts., rcprcaaut- iog-‘JO Rcg’ts from Maine, WiFOouatu, Pann. New Tork, Miehif^su, aitd Indiana. 1080 priaonertt acnved Petersburg on tha I6th, eaptured ce^r t.iat pl^ee un tho 15th. Oulj one i.Ccer, » Surgeon, umorjg ttiem. An act of Public Devotion.—Gen Pemberton yesterday resigned his cor'mission as Lieutenant General in tbe Provisiona Army of the Confed erate Statrs, and went into active service in the field as Lieutenant Colooel of Aniileij. Thii liction on tho part of Gen. Pemberton exhibits a highly laudable spirit, and gucs far towards sus taining ail that his frienda have claimed for hin as a man of patrioaaui and honor. We have ao doubt that Gen. Pcoibiirton wiil r nder TaloabU and eftcient service to the c&u^ti in the presant emergency —Richmond Whig. owards rur riirht. In the aftemo-'n Wrigbfs and Har- 'is’s brijvJes assanlteJ big left and e%piurp) some pri8en»ri* and one stand of colors. R E Lbb ” ’f tbe I7'.h in*t, ’1'/ IH *8 in t.-^ Prtijis disf.atoh«3 on Bcc-'uct of the telf- r o«»' Guikba's {jtati'.in, traiiipw “d _viL’jt*;r-r»y I'-;, ’-' -- uicrtriB duriac tho «>ooii' of K TNi;- r.;cr-n:.-/, dayli^o*. t,.- heavy .'vep* in fr-n ’of .1 ,ii->a r- Ei'ci- V whiSp pr’*»ed _o SiVtTal pi t trs f * ) MT 1- —V -i\y jii le •'■f iij'erp': a)ni? oocurred i»‘ r- i;h; St-rr ■ having mis 'e't ) ■ d;v rn-'. •- upaa Joni.j’« h—jra.'e F->r ^ r l;a^ of ••aui- n .* b ok-n, r,n' the.'i.-mv ?v r oar t re-.«-w gi\,.irjt pojHee^-nu - f nf nr ’ "I. ’ »r- U-KI- a nu •her of pr .on.rd t .rc-- aow, v - r, r. qu okir aea the rr'i^f - f tuo*e ibu* 'Bjif’d, and Tivfn bsck Ai'out, 10 ,Vc’- rk tbi ■»'gr v: i rp. ^ ^ c WfT" ..r v-'r. ba-'k -I'h, gr- ^ Ilf •?r » 2 '*7 ' '-»k . r "I ft V.-er,ii . ti.U ill iC» i>. .!? r "5 F r.-- rj Jf.j -i ti 9 etie ..y W'»h ’'P *be en-niy n?de "^ost bu; P M a ,'r] 'y t’ cur t-.jvt wf (jrj. ir :•> . Pit,.p h' h' -.T,»e; of t!f -'g ■ - wb le iiap t3- t’lk •ti m re ” n>a eoil P'TMD »>'! d; » -!. •■•r J 'e woutid'J " Ffh 3. C . killed; .c*r t ’ ^ tiT 'fd, left Sv tbam pape-f of tbe 7t i oon aiu ■i atqu*rterB aokaowledg n ID thn Wl! ierni-' 8 Ig&t Tao .r.iK VII »■' • m hi,. lb. war '1 S’ b day. Kt ■ fn., b f r-!jr T'.u’ C’la ‘'■»T»r ■ ."a r.^y t - AP'n,.j r.vu I »r P erg »en / f Mo' in itJe ..ria; r t, 11 Br'« Qetj ir n roc’^ *. W^ti^ur-iOtK) /tti.;.,e, %t tae t Jvltpre ,-rittfn „ • r, Inr a loss ■ r VO 996 ia*l^ ax>- *V * *' ^ ttrsnns putting fresh troopa Ai S V «; k Be? ra aad ooniianous tghti»>g ? %d oo ctirna aii »ki;g our 1 nes, bat tbe envmy h».d btan rppul**j, aau io S 'lne caa** drivea ■ho ecetDy 'cf»rj us A tiaavy ra'.’’ h>a bs*a f^U’PT all t*ay ari>i » grsat«r part of last night to nd.- to the di« •OBifon of our troups, but our men *’•« i n )ya-!t and resolute. 8o far W'* have achieved |tr»nd re#.- Ite. but the pa*.my are still pressing thsb it’la wito d#*P' rali'’n. Oiir less to day i" not Very heavy, ar) we hkve been flgst'fg mostly behicJ kiea iworks. The enemy are 8l»licr in the op a ap 1 their loss mu*t be lerri ' le. Hill s wh' lp C'jrps Uas been expensively eagagea all day, reooveriug i« s me instances tho ground lost by other trooTs, J»ni .M?v?ouc’s aud Laua's brignucs, nbcnt 2 o'clock, iaisi9 a m ;ai gallant oaarge c»p»ur;ng abcn* 800 prisoner.'^, i » r.u’»»bsr of stanJs c.' colors. Gens. Edward Johns'jri aud 0. II S liart «ro missiug, and are su^posM to bav.i been capiured. About 8 P. M , thj firing erased in front, and, in a great measure, all aior.g lae lines, ..ud it Ih supposed the eneiay are gradually i..oviiig \ ,gk. •attlb Fibld 8P‘JTT.Ti.TA.BiA H., May 13 vi» Qcuiba BTAnoN, May 14.—i'ae tiattla y*aterday (Thurs day) lasted all day and late into the iii-pUt Oor men after a temporary repulse in frcntof Jo;»u«on’« Division’ fuccecsfpIJy resisted every cu8*t of the euouiy, ^j^o re’ peaiedly aasaul'cd our line witb troops Dias»ed, as some •ay. in two columns." Our boys stool nobly to tbtir work, piling the enemy’s dead thickly before our breasi- wfcB rrfik •'•‘e lowest tslimate their loss yest-rday -Tbeae figures are corroborated by a losses are esU I T^o Go«^;>d'?'t‘: losi kiJ'-ii, woa- ded and miesine a -M t-^ea,. tie'o int with the WiiJenus^ and . o^i'C u^stic w;th t*^a' 'f Th’/sdiv last •t^:'oit“j’vi*ni» i 0 FI , wa- UP ior I'l 000 T .« Chr.ni.-l-.. I ’•F nf r.'tin. -n, t^-a* spv* sU li.inir* in the rcs^’n ’ 0 . r A-aoL-nji-s »S,‘ • dip:'Mou" of Q.-.ui'b artiiy by : -f W : I. rni."*, and • ot':e>- oau"*-^." !■> r b^-n, on Tu’iiuv - -certa’n d thoutaud Tj tj.s »wi :i ti,: *rc mu-t now r,® a-Med ... •p 'a 8 of no uc*“«'f'll asokiilt cn itie hrensfworks of J^;'">t*s. lvnn:a—'s** ul wi'b-a; mirisai''re, ^ull in front, w'l- cohinirs. ew,r» f>roiQ ine oitier .(n tie ro^sa *■'' of the (fiin* —w >'n*ir; tit Siro^irp >»iid loss must lu t/ p nep*B»:y o; t h Ka.»5 many t*m»" great- r ■ban in thj >pe»i ba'tles ,f ttie Wi d-rn’ts andsi oc'e t nT •■'avs inr • ' wo data t--icetti r, it ••'mpo*si bV If. I )u t the ilpduo.ion tnai ••r*eplp'io«” >’7 ,ill>' g i»0U3din? aud •■oth«>r 0»u*e4”—'bat IS to Mv. ^y SI' I'el'iiif. deer>-tion. Ito—b*s xu i>a^a’ 70 UUU T" ir'ion '.f oim*’-‘’rs hc'W'’Pa antsgi..ia! » *v(- r-.*at. wi.atne f 9 n-r 1 cmsseMhe a^r ‘ ^f t, and it is prob^b'e tbat *>e b%^ s n"- receiv •t thp trnop, orl^in.lly rei.l-'Pd - d-ienl 'on;h«t tnM disppoportiou wa- w nt^r nily reduced wS«u the a.m w ni dowi o. T ui'«tay af.er.ioon. Ttis Ctp nr* of a b-l^at- o-»nnoi f'.,r„ liBPS ia e r aMy a d - r p»»b'e eirjn s'^nee; but that tfis t1 tory on To rs l*y w*s i- duM ab’e *nd comnl«t« naJ imm^nsVi'' eff C « ' “ ’■ P'ovec t)ryon4 o*»il. h i*-e‘i»«t ttiai t-p laid still b> Hod hi^ own ?ronah- es nil Friday witncu' firing » ^hot. t'oo«idering that be bad CO' tn-nc’;» f'p wm o'j WelnpsJay morning and cr>ntinurd it wiiH unabated vij >r till lone after pUB^et; tba' he t>»* b g in wii«r.; Pe U.'t off on Tharsd»v at ih« bre.»k o'lig It and Tushpd, ah*rge »fter otiargp, upon Q a Lee, mrouchout tbe daji; ttiis f*9', that the cpxt ii-%«rn fou 'd t m Situ an! sil*nt, is most signitcant Q n L"e ann'iU00'.s, in the diapatah r>‘o -ived last uigit that be himMlf was in condition to reaama the vffsn- sive on Saturday, aad a^de a.partial attaok with bril liant success Nevertheless, we have no idea that L*e and Grant have yet settled tbei’ aoeoun*s iu ft^ll Qraut wi 1 get up ttie last Takings'of the N .rthem army and try ag^Tn. He is said t') t ^ve mada everybody about bin uadar- slan that *ie will not re cross the river while he haa a living raan aoier faia or4era. There are batebers of bum .ntty to whom the slt>t of tneir fellow oreatares’ blr,..,(l affords an lnt„xicatla« pleasurr; tbey are {indif ferent whose blood il ii. ao that it d>es not coma from their own veins; and 9r»nt is one of those charming mdi*iduals His Oovernmeut and his brother Oen* will not b>ulk him in the present instanee A large part of the army now in his hands is compoS'^d of tho regiments enliatei for three years, and their term ex> pircs in this o- m ng anmm jr They have r-s-sted every induoement to re enlisi; aud have form»lly notified the Secret»ry of Wir that they wiV obey orders so long as they are legally given But no longer The Oovern- m*nt la entirely willtng that Grant should save it the trouble and mortification of giving the diiioharge to i these veterans. He will uaa them—and he is usiiis thfcm • Tfce question occurs will these men suomlt thus to be put in the 8ham*des again and again? We answer, yrs. Considered as individu tls, they are no braver now tlian when they ran away at Manassas. But they have b^en drilled in arms for three years They are entirely bound by tha magic of military discipline. Whea or dered to go into the #re, however little they like it they oanaot reaiat tha a^-4iia/ wiU go and j TOB PIOBT AT BaBWar's BI.UV7 OB ■OBDAV. All ac3')unts cocoiir ’n .'op'-sfnting the fitlit of Vun ■Ny •f*»r D.'^wrv’^ Bl’iff, »v^ beinir one of tbe mts' ya'. Un* »n 1 vli'r ou" of tbe war—r»itn‘'prs oonsidrre J. have betvreea 2000 8>»oO r''!‘'onern, seve-al pi-oe* of cannon, % I'»rge lot of acpniunitioo, and n.Hr? iber vaiu.Ms'tor.-s. Biit better tbnn all, wp iillcd »n ' wnnn'ir'i at 'e»-t 2000 of t>>e eoer^y. ani ba\e the alanoa ■.•f the B->-inul* Hundred army, wnb Bm’.er at ib.-ir he-id. hc.-prn- d up in * littlp ceck f land b»tvre>u e .T*m-s and .Api'omattcx rivers, fcu^fijiiig the water in ^T ca»:r tncir *uaboata The bAt'le w** or«-n«i on the left at o’clock, by G»ii Oracle's B ig'-do. «::id js beo--me g n''r*l Pr' . , i a d'>nt D.vis w*s on tbe fiet J but waa^uot se’n by thirty t troops l»r;e por: ion of Qen Her.kmao’s Br isalg From Wilming'tjn to Fayciirville, f20 00 •• “ “ Kelly’s Cove, 10 00 “ “ " White Hali And E'itabetL, I" 0C> “ “ *' All point* above, 20 OC' 46y*8eoond v’lass or D«ck Pa-^sengeps must stay ou 'ow deck or pay full price, or san-e as Fin-t CIlaAj S&'.\a extra chwr^^e will be n>aJe fi»r Way Pissec- /•••a getcivg into Borths during I’ay time, and foroccu pvinf a B-'rth with their boots or shoes on, at the dia cretion of tha Captain. J. WORTH, for 0 F 8t’m B’t Co., T. LU^TFHLOH. for 8t’r N C R, M OR It ELL, for Si’rs Kate and Pirn. Mar 20 1864. .14 in*lin tO^IFEDr^RATE TAX MTKE. The .\r.8P(»»..rs o: I -.! Gt:: feJerat» Tax for Rob-’son ' on-:ty will m-'ot tj? pe.mle of tbe different Dis trio « al •’in fo I winft times snl pl.aae.a for the purpose ■'f receiving the is's ef all prorerty and subjcc s re- The Wuunded—400 of our wounded in the battle of the 5*h arrived at Lynchburg, Va., on the 7th, and 250 more on the 8th. They were principally Georgians, Mississippians and North Caroltiuans. The Ladi’8 of Lynchburg met them at the depot with refre&hments, and dressed their wounds. The wounds were mostly slight. Among the wounded who arrived in Richmond oa the 7th were Capt. B;>*t, Co. K, 46th N. C., slightly woundf d above the eye; Lt. Jenkins, C \ | ‘ 0 40 h N C., in tho hcadj Col. W. L. Saunders, i I 46lh N. C., severely wouadt^d. - Oil Sundity the 8th the toliowing named North Carulini tas arrived at Richmond: Lt Geo. Wil cox 26th Roiif’t, Lt. M. B. Blair 26th, Lt S D Th >aipsou lothj Capt. W. F. Avery 83d; Lt. J. G Rencher 331; Maj. J C. Webb, Capt. W. R Larkios, and Lt J A Graham, 27th; Lt. B B. All persons in Wi'hart’s Distriot will meet the As- sensors in Lumbertoa. on Monday, June 6. Th' Coileotor will bQ.«long (o receive all arre»rages of Taxes, and all who are in arrears «re notified that paymetit mtut be laa.ie Punot ial atteodanee required of all J T POPE ) . D 8. MdRRISON, / May 14. 88 tSJ raham, T Humphrey. J A Little, R S McRae, sliKht- ; R M Patterson. D J Currie, severely. Misai/igr Lt u .Mslloy, Lt H Mcfiaohern, privates J T Connelv A Roller. E. Capt Pope comd’g—Killed: Privates N Snipes C , ® C Britt, Peter Lamb. Wonnded- «,*pt W H Pope, aerioosly; privates J Butler, H C Pr«- vatt, M Gregory, seriously; Jas B Ashley, M BaUock. N Cartw, Meredith Builook, R Williams, B PiUoan H Iv^, L ari-raley, slightly. Missing: W Hillard. * F, Oapt NaroMAli ooad’g—KiUed: Private Jease BbI- WAiWTBD, 1MME0IATBLY, Five or Six goo4 NEGROES to out Wosd 8 miles from Town. Apply immediately at May 18. per Cord vrill be paid. Capt- MoOOWAN’8 Qaartermaeter’s Offioe. 8?-2t State o( north C'aroliiia, ANSON COUNTY—In Bqoitt. George Duren and others vs Jesse Duron and others Petition for Sale of Land. IT appearing npon the Affidavit of Geo. Duren, one of the Plaintiffs, that Jesse Duren, Jonathan Duren, Wiley Duren, Abram Duren, Elisabeth Wimberly, Su sannah Lemmon, Alexander Wimberly, Felix Wimberly, Joej Wimberly, Robert Wimberly, Andrew J. Wimberly, and Stacy A. Wimberly, Defendants ia tbe above case, reside beyond the limits of thi^ State: It is ordered that pnblioation be made for said Defendants, in the Fay etteville Observer for six weeks, notifying them to ap pear at tho next term of said Court, to be held on the 2d Moaday in September next, at the Court House in Wadesboro’, and plead, answer or demur to said peti tion, or judgment pro oonfesso will be Ukea, aad the same heard ex parte as to them. Witness at office in Wadosboro’,*18th May 1864 34*6t J. a. HlRGaAYE. C. ft M. E. Railroad A'-cident.—RICHMOND, May 18.— Last night a train from D.tuviile ran into a flat on the bridge across Stauatoo river. Tho collis ion threw engine and oar.? off track. Six killed. /“/of """ *'*'»' At Rpgan’e Tuesday. M%y 24*b, 1854, Ft. P*ul» W dnpe-iay. Mav "*5, Lumber Bridge Thurt»d*v, May 28, Raad*!8vllp FriJav. M«.y 27, Saaj'h’s S'»LurJ ky -38 Alfor3svil!e. M:*t.div. M wy 30, Tliomn«-m’8. Tupsd-.v, M't 31, White Houfl'*. Wcdcpsiay Jure 1, •St -rl:asr’.-» Mi'ls T'’ur‘day, June 2, Pe\l»v’fl Friday J .n-^ 8, Back Svamp, 8»furJ^y, June 4, Lum’''er;on, Monday, Juue 6. Burnt Swamp, Tu-srtay, June?. ;ilsO a b -a^d two 10 noun.i»r P\rro«'8 two 20ponndsr Parrotts, and one 12 pomdpr N.*p>lcon. We PUoo*“‘l d a turainz tbe enemy’s rig‘»t fltnk, •ioii g» ‘>n7 b«tw» n it, ail ; .U- riv-.r, nt »n i \n t Uter i'l the day, a vigor us attack npoa tbp ea« ■ y’s c( ntre by Qeu. Random, euoo»p (ed in piercing it liTujgb, and this rave u-* a large iiimber of prisonous, ^nd sev'r»l p’pces of oannon The fuemy li'ied the woods with sharpshootprs and •uooee.tp.1 ,n killing ani womlin Kt |pas. 300 of our aeu Our ca'ualnei w 1 iribabl/ r»a'»i ?'jO the nr^iter pjrtli.T of t**e u wounded. Tan wonnda gen- t-ral'y. w*' are plevKed to hear, ar-i very slight T.^e Tu'nptk-* is now nlejvr of t he eiomy, and the rail rood (beiweoB Riotimond and Petersburg) will be im medUte^y Repair'd »d1 put in runniug ordar. •\ reoonaoi»«anoe made yesterday a! icg the ect!re line fail, d it discover tho enemv anvwhere near tS* lo ealtties whioh tbey have lately o3Capied. There is bo doub*, that he haa withdrawn to his breastworks and gnnboata. From tha Petersburg EXi.resa of the Ifth. CAtin.iLriBS.—Ftftyjtrst Reft N C Tro«p9^ HBApq'as 6l9t Rcg’i NOT, i Clay’s Fara, near Pelersbnrj;. May 17. IS'M. j ■ lltora Bxpreen: Below yon will find a Uat of oasu- alti*8 in the 51st N. C. Reg’t during the engagement witn the eueiBy on tha 16iii inst. near Drewry’s Co A, Capt Srathe'taad, comd’g—Woand'^d: Lt W J flontherland, f>)ri J»4 Ba-us, privates W B Bvrd W H Bullar I, R J B*ker, M B Farmer, T W Orr. J H p’orter aligh’ly; J W Vunoanon, L W Moore, serioasiy. ’ B, Capt BjH ooml’g—Killed: Private T L West. Wounded Copp C J £sn!l; Privates Thos Bell, A Har- ^ ^ Smith, B Wartera, 8 Racklcy, Corpl N 1 ark ar, Privates Wiley Powell. S'lverely, J Ezceli T ^ I* W Hollingsworth. A Guy, C, Oapt Stadford Comd’g-KiUed: Joel P Atwood L Keithlay. Wounded: Lt £ L Watson; Privates D R Bostio, L R Jones, E H Keittley, Josiah Robinson L Sumracrlin, sligTitly; Sergts W H Graddy, E J Hall Privates John James. J D Mills, J E Register, L L Sulltran, seriously Missine: T F Dail, W B Caifion D, C^t MoEachem comd’g—Killed: Lt J B MoCal- lum. Wounded:‘Pnvatps J Beroev, J C Conolv R Graham, » — » * ' ~ ~ “ *> J L Rosier. me naioe of JAMES KIRKPATRICK Is rpspecifu'ly snbmittel to the voters of Cumoerland atid ll«rae t to oe voted for as a Hep'esentative of lUost 0'.»tt'ttie8 for the H^usts of Commotva. MANY VOT8R3. May 18, 18«4. gj.tr For Hire, A STOUT able-bodied NEGRO MAN, till let Jaa’y ^ next Apply to JOHN Q McPHBRSON, Centre Plankroad 8 nnies from Favetteviiie. May *0. itod COPPER \S, Soda, FOR SALB. Bnnff, Matches, Blaakiag, Tobacco, ■■oking Tobaeeo^ Chest and Draw Leeks. Ink. And divers other things. J, C. FOl. May 18 88 2t For ^ale>-laad In Robeson. 1 8WA>IP LAND, oae mile from the Xl/tiv/ Fayetteville and Lumberton Stage road four miles from the Southern Plank Road and sixteen milos flpom Fayetteville. The eharaoterof this land is very superior and it can be readily drained. About 100 aeres is high land. Address JOSSPH THOMPSON, Lunberton/ Meyl7« M-Stipd Enrolling Office, Bladen Coainty. i N obedience to General Orders No. S, Chief InroUing Office 4;h Cong. Diat., h is hereby ordered that all whito mala persons between the ages of 17 and 18 years in Bladen countv, report themselves immediately fa tha Captains of the Home Guard Company of their respest- ive Districts for enrollment. Captains of the Home Guard will see that all peraoas between the above ages are earol'.ed. and report at this omoe on Tuesday 81st inst., prepared to go to Wilming ton to be orgAaised into companies. Thoee who do ant report and enroll themselves as above will be arrastad and assigned to the regular serviee. The organistttion of persoas between 45 and 60 is postponed uoiii farther o!?, ^ ®- BUCHANAN, 84 It 2t] £n. Oflp_ Bladen oeuaty. REW/iRO. \NAWAY from the Hausviribor oa tto 17th iast, my negro boy, JOHN. 16 yaara old, about 6 feet high, ani weighs aboot 100 Iba. I would eantion Stsua B;>»t owners on the River agaiost Isttiag him go ou o«>ard of any of their boats. Tae above reward wiU ba paid for ais appreheasioa aad ooa&neaant ia aay Jail to that I eaa get him. d. w. ATBR. FefeUeviUe* Maf 18l A'orthem Aeies.—The Peterslnrg Express oi the ISth has Northern papers et the 18th. Tbe New York Herald oi that date foota up jankee losees in Grant’s army at 27,000. Among the killtid are Major Gene. Wadsworth^ Sedgwick, Brig. Gens. O^reuu, Rice, Hayes, Webb, Tailor and Bailey; wounded, Gens. Stevenson, Uetty, Talbot and Robinson: captured, Gens. Seymoar, ijhaler and Neal. Another paper’s army ccrrts- P'judeit says: “Our losses in tiie past eight days’ ii*;.'i in^ have been very hcary, but it is impo^si- bie to form any correct estimate cf the t>rjue the liCc.untB vary from 18,000 to 25,UU0, but owi'.k' to ..he nature of the conct^t, wiiioh is mostly j .11 t ic '.^jods, thoa9:;nds may be lying deud or ta ic-J on the ground ot which no record can at f 'Lfc.'ut ba made.” The yankee wounded at Frt;derioksburg on the night ot Sundaj, May 8th, amoUiiled to 15,000, and yankee letter writers say that the pt>or creatures were actually lying about the streets so thickly that it wa^ with difficulty mon and horses could pass without trampling up n them. Thu yaukcu papers generally claim that Grant had th^ advantage of tbe flighting up to that time. Grant hiutsolf on tho llih inst. telegraphed to the Secreury ot War as lollows: “We have now ended tho sixth day of very heavy fightios. result to this time is much in our iavor. Our losses have been heavy, as well as those ot thu euemy. 1 think tje loM of the enemy must be greater. We have Uken over 6,00u prisoners in battle while he has taken Irom us but few except stragglers, ^'-lproputt to fight it out on this Hue, if it takes all summer.” Waskinoton, May 9,1864.—luiormation has been received to-night that the rebel ram in Albe marle sound lias been attaekod and sank by the United States steamer Sassacus. From the Sorth.—Riohm jns. May 18.—It it reported this afternoon tuat later advioee from tho U. 8. say that Gold has advanced in New York to 200. Lincoln has called for 200,OUO additional croopi. Frtm Europe.—Tjate arrivals from Bngland, state that the Confederate loan had risen, on tbs news of Banks’ defeat and tha attaok by llarl Derby on the Government, in relation t« the Ooa* tcierate rami, which, it wac lapposed, would bf releaaed Two fast steamers we^e lauachf:d at Nantes on the 22d, for the rekelf, and it is affirmed that the French Government will not prevent them being arn.ed, notwithstanding the reaM»n* stranaes of Mr. Dayton. The CurreMjf.—RroHMOifv, May 19.—The Senate has p:tssed a bill amendatory of the cur- aenoy act ot last session. It authorixee the Sec’y oi the Treasury to i»ud one dollar of new issue to every threa of old funded. On the first ot January, or as soon thereafter as practicable, he shall reduce the oireulation to two. hundred millions. Any State having old treasury notes may receive new issue in exohenge for hali the amount, and bonds i>;r the other half. Holders of treasury notes are eatitled tj on esohau^e for new issue who may faad them at tha sanid rats or exchange in four per cent, bonds, not taxable on the principal or i'^tcrest. Holden offturpor cant eertifleates may ex* ehanga tbam fur b^>nds as ab.)rf}, at the ./ate of three fur two. Tiw transfur by delivering ai fear per eent oertiteatea ahall amhla Elders to BS% th* MMI1M payiMiU of gOTttrawaal 4»Mk The Battl the army to-d except tliut w} and Gen. Lee attacks with ii the eni'm V. T flual defeat of CAtfLALilBiJ. meuti red in o eotire list^ of t^ Privitte kfte that Cup! J K of this [•luce, w first day’s fisrht, tal at liirbuioui cavalry, kilir-d. H. Hurriuston. F liose and P. ^ Carver wonndf reported wound IS. Smedcrf. .'itli, 5th, (’apt. Wilf- thur, 5181. is n wounded. Mr. Hoi,t>f.v a remarkable artic returned from a Jobn.^on's Iflam ter ia no politi had as little con none whatever racter is a gu menth. He stftii P fftc name, and of tfa stance of which Holden hiniK^Jf, was inrormed, m papers and verb lhal hiS articles with hi.s iii>prol>a at the North, iu lion, and scattere as evidence that turning to the ha eouraging a pers ffedenicy, and dis the North. Uo clea of hig aud h' yaukeea iu the E ground for a call ments to enable t the Slate for the sentiment which them existed in th to Mr. Holdeu fo upon him, except more indifferent t the many tr:umph not rejoicing with victories, but act knowledge ol thos Lac, the- aoui of h ing ilichmund of our gallant tr Mr. Uolden gravel dard that becaus'; entrenched” near fore, “Gen. Lee iri Grant in followin things—sad i/ it h syllable of regret f: Whut can the co but that the view eandidate for Gove •ally changed as to on the ‘iUth of .M and the last man"? But we have de" tbe article of’ a "F ro Altinny tlif liiiiiiv oijer- Iva.e tuiler, rohtiin'.is ib the our 1 sa^ ;»dvi!-e-ily, lor 1 of ueai ly il. •ware, M. places wo ^utK-re ! t liungry and nake i; eateu ujj by Vfnuui, vers, Li j a:*d fered Uu- pttug' ».* of beuuluul AdUT j d—d S jus 1)1 l>_cii wished d. ovl ui.d guarded by uvyro Ir yankee covvardue at one but a |>ritf>uer ni&iig;iUy is. Aii tliid was bi»rnf anfferiug; and inuoh onviMs so holy aud gl ly mean ue tiiu yuiiK liut tile course? ol receivetl in the li.iu' yond Uiert.->urv.‘—ii wo opportuuity t« hciii; p«;rs, religious anvl p- their preacli- r!! jii ca' ^n. TLc exjiluiiiili- ifty to keep u]t the their army, tiiey cate ing among tj, and i> - as a {>ro(>t thttt the n the wur i.s Ui t-iil in U •oconliuKly been pur: (he iniluenoti of «uc pjared tu t>e •jii.il reu tho Lnion,” ‘•I'i. C. T and cuuUI not be tru never *eat out on pi thiey would all dert r ed daily in the papers tlxAt w¥ t MU> ail sue'" liea, they hud tihe im thing about the prue cailetf Uolden a trai' nority when we we feate and losses of ih and jfraiid Uniou vie in thu Stat*.*, and Iba minority, were trailo hrii.g the bac ^vernor; that the .. •not! t» coiue over an “the gloriou.') stars a th« graven of aii rel ^iua the oolumuu of t ■tatemeutd ot deuerte quoted, wliich three, hands are the yank* in the South. Tiiese are fiictt. K Johnson's taland wo' witii UM ia this end ever tne^ nia^' le^ •a a yankee—liia hi^ they preach h prisonerd capturei and aaid that alter could be traus{H(rt Would then have the With theiie facts ^ Holtleu’f Can auy o ■ a laau who has caw ■ bitter tn.)ri.iiieatiou i H a friend in yaidiec p ■ that friend the biller ■ SoBthem patriot, w' H man that our eneiui H hone of their boneY H him renittmber that H Wiuj are hungry and H den «nd Hoideuitea H keaa aad Mg^ruea L
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