North Carolina Newspapers

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It sup- li3 waj tlrougli by the remnant cf bia b_v i*rioo and Aiar- •A —The »ui g t iihi'South- lif 1* ad is aircau^ in »--*d oTfr i jtster- e Diitv liie r* ad wa* iii over it Motaiy. tl '>oth rouue uow ie. by j, t>’-» J IS'A. —Iiil'uruiatioQ tdicrday, iLai Gvn^ ai >1 I'lonirtv, and !uu'. i.)fcd to li'raia- headquar- ou b.iara tba twilt aoi up to tk« top ot r€U, iV'A. 1 ■" jI priratca, cap- i)*L t.sQ arrived at >ag tLea, were 1 Col. i L.cuia., rcprcMut* , \V "ivDiia, Ptaa >di&ua. Pttersburg on tha e in the 15th. Only 5 thtui. I.—Gen Pemberton issiLiti as Luute&aat Lrnjy ^1' me (Joufed- tciivd berTioe lo th« of Ar.iile y. Thia eoibcrtvu cxoilita a [tub ; r t.-ward^ bua- 1&TC ciaiu^td tor kia loour. WohiTe «o wiil reLd«f Talaablt caa:ic in the prea«n( terribiirg ExprMi ©f n ot tti(. 18 th. Tha tee tooia up janke* ,0’U Arnjug tha dfrworth, bcds:wiek, kye-. v\ oyO, la/ior ctoveufuii| Ueity, cu j Qs. jjeyinour, pf*^r s army «orrcs- liic c.^riit d.%ys y, t/at it ia niipussi- tuua e of the same. UUU to ‘jdjiUO, but it-sr, wl.icu L> mostly bu iji'ig » ead or hich r, > rccof d can jAiikee wounded «t il t; i ;>ay, May 8th, inkt? iutt'.:r writora wurt- aotUttUy lying that it wa- wi'h jou.i pas.' wiihoat ly claiiu th^t Grant tiijg up to tljai line, i.-'i. iclrgrc.phi!«i to w.-: sixth day of Tory 0 rh.;) iioie iii uiuoh bnoii Le«Vj, aa well Ilk t.je ot the taTc t-Kou over i: r l,a- takiD from fiykt \iU • itn^r ” I.—InJf rm ition has t n-hLl ram in Albe- 1 and sunk by the IS- ND, Ml/ 18 —It Ul U'-er a ifiooi troiB slTancui in *NeW lailei ,r JVO,UOO di !• * Fl^g’and, » h t; . , .u th« ba k h) E»rl rt I:i i. f) fo the 1'c.li- upf ' u, wouli ba Were iaUDOll'd ill, a;, J it i» affirmed ffj. rjvi p'cvcnt ding tho rcnaoa- 3, M y 19 —The Llat ify ot the our- Bthoii*;s the Seo'j ^tUr ol ne'.f imae Oa the flrit ot 1&8 praotiosible, h« 1 to two hundred pli troadury notes ici;' ijr halt the er ii til' liolJera oa xchan^^o for at lue same rat# toadi, not uxftbl* Irtittoates may eX- [ve, at the raU of jdoliiferini{ of f'->* Me holdeni (• k«at duot. V Eli. rAVKTTKVIIJJ.:, ' MoipiT E¥*f IX«, MIT IS, im. Thk*Batti,ks.—We pn-sent a maaa of news from the army to-day. We have no room for remark, except tJiat what Gen. I^ee says averybody believe*, and Gi ll. Lee says he ha^ repalned th* yankeea’ laat attacks with little loi* to himaalf and graat loaf to the euciuy. There is every reason to hope for the flual deteat of the enemy. CA*JLALTiKii.—In addition to the sad cMuaitiea uiantionod in our paper of Thursday, we publish the •iitire listii of those in several Heg’U aQdOompaniw. Private letters and dispatches received here state that Capt. J K. Kyle and Lt. Jas. W. Hnske, 52d, of this place, were both wounded in the head in the flrst day’s tight, and are both in the Winder Hospi tal at li.i'hinond. In Captain McKellar’a company, cavalry, killed, Gaston Baldwin, of Richmond county, II. llurrinyton, Moore. Wounded. W.L. Uybart, « F Kofie and F. N. .Smith. In Co. B, 56th, Lt. A. R. Carver wounded in arm. Col. 0. M. Avery. 33ri, reported wi'undcd, is now reported dead. Adj't K. S. Smedt't*. rth. Maj. Brooks, 20th, Cant. Brookfi‘^ld, 5th, Capt. Wilfonjr. Tith. killed. LtJ. A .McAr thur. 51st. is not a prisoner, but is at Richmond, wounded. Mr. IIolde.n auosq the Yankik!*.—The following remarkable article is written by an oflScer recently returned from a long and dreary imprisonment at Johnson's I'^land and other yankee pens. The wri ter is no politician. IIi pursuits before the war had as little connection with politics as with arms— none whatever with either. His high poraonal ch»^ racter is a guarantee for the truthfulness of his Pt*te- menti*. He states fact? aa to the us* of Mr. FTolden’s name, and of the article* in the Standard, the *nb- stance of which has been known to us, and to 31 r. Hvlden hnn^el/, for many months past. Mr. Ilo1d*n was int'ormed, montbs ago, both in the yankee newa- paperis and verbally by citizens of the Confederacy, that his articles and those or his friends published vith his approliatii'U in ’he Standard, were reprinted at the Xorih. in hamlbills and otherwiiie, by the mil lion. and soaitered broadcast over the yankee States, as evidence that N’orih Carolina was desirous of re turning to the hated and despised Union, thus en- courujriug a pcraisioncJ in the war upon the Con federacy, and discouraging the friends of peace at the Noi'th. He hns further known that those arti- ciei of his and his frienus have been used by the yankees m the Eastern part of our own State as ground for a cail upon Lincoln to send reinforce ments to enable them to penetrate to the heart of the Slate for the purpose of developing the Umou sentiment which Mr. Hoideu had thus persuaded them existed in the interior. All these thing.i, knewn lo Mr. Holden for months past, have had no effect upon him. except apparently to make him so much more indiSerent to our success that he has ignored the many triumphs of our arms this Spring, not only not rejoicing With the readers of his Standard at our Tictories, but actually concealing from them all knowledge of those victories; and lately, while Gen. Liie. the soul of honor and of truth, was telegraph- iijj to Richmond his thanks to God for the successes ol our gallant uoops over the horde* of Lincoln, Mr. Uolden gravely assures the readara of the Stan dard that becaust Gen. Lee writes that Grant “is sntrenched ’ near Spottsylvania C. II., thai, there fore, ‘‘Gtn. Lee is retiring towards Richmond and Grant is following himl” And this sad state of thmgs—sad if it )uid been true—calls forth not one syllabic of regret from the Standard! What can the country infer from all tbe*« fWcts, but that the views of Mr. Holden, stlf-afinounced candidate for Governor of N orth Carolina, have radi cally changed as to that cause to maintam which he, un the :iUth of May Ibtil, pledged “the last dollar and the last man But wc have detained our r«iders too long from the article of a “Paroled Prisoner.” FOR TUK OBSBRVER. Among tlie mtny biitcr luoriincationa whioh our pris oners Ijiva to Burtur, the bitterest of all tg the North Ca- rulinittus is tlie course of iloldtn and floldenitcs. This 1 say ud\isedly; tor I Imve ju^t reluraed from a captivity of nearly eleven months i wa» at tt. Norlolk, Ft. Del aware, Johuson's l?!ar.d aud I’t, ijookout. and at all these I'laces wc sutfored the greatest indignities. We were tiuu^y and uaKed; we were c»irsed and shot at; we were eaten up by vermin, ilnd crowded up with small pox, fe vers, erysipelud aod all horrible discasei; we even suf fered ihepacgtf ol ..^/r/;,*thij’ I.jike Krie spread its l*agues of beautual water just before our eyes; we were called d—d sous ot b—ctis by yankee men, and spit at and wiiihed diad and rn hell by yankee women; we were guarded by negro troops; in a word we suffered all that y.iuk«fe l owardiee and malignity could inflict—and no one t)ut a prifcouer knos^i wiiat yankee cowardice and ^!^aitgiiUy is. All iliis was borne as only Southern soldiers can bear sulferiiig; aud much more would have been borne for ;.iiUie > Lilly uiiti glorious, and from an enemy so utter- iv ui'-au as tue yauKees. Kut ine cuur#' oi ilolden and his party was a wound ree;i\'-d la the hourte of our friends, and was bitter be- y iria liieoaare—a wound too, wiiicii the yankees gave no pj)or'uuily lo heal; for Holden is thf- texi of lueir pa- ptTe, rtligiou.H ami political; their papers pr-a:h llelden; ititii- prcaciici.' preacn tiolden; their pfop; ■ preach iloi den. i'tie expiauiiliun of this is ea.sy; lu their great aiix itty t'> hc'-p lip ihe r-inking sinrit« of tLeir pi ople and th.ir army, tney fatcti mo.-fl eajierly at any si^n of yield ing niu.;ng ui, und parade it before both peop'.e and army tts a proot that the .''outli is about to be crushel an:i that the War is to etui in 90 days, iiolden and his J'arty have acoontiuyly tx-en paraded, talked and preached. Through the liitlueuuti of #ui:h men North Carolina was de clared to be “just rtady to come Imck itito the bosom of the Uui'ju,’’ C. Troops were «les»jrtinif l,y tKounmmin and could not be never sent out on they vrould all dosert.” Such statements as these appear ed daily in the pajters; and when we would deny it and say that we knew all such stories lo be yankee and Holden liee, they had the inipudonce to tell us that we knew no thing otnLo of fu-jling; im K. O., kliat ""t tailed iioldt-u a traitor bec^iuse his party was in the mi nority when we were with the army, but that the de feats and losses of the last year, the shortness of crops, anil grand Union victories liad public sentiment in the state, and that now we being In the a»snorily, were traitors to the State; that Holden was to I ring the St-le bark into the Union and be Military • iovernor, that the N. U. troops were through his influ ence to come over and join the yankee army, and that ' the glorious stars and stripes” were soon to wave over the graves of ail rebels and traitors. Aud to prove all this Uje columns of the •‘fitandard” were brought up, the •taU'ii.euts of deserters given, and intelligent ooutrat)ands ■ju>'t«:(.i; which three, the Standard, deserters and coutra- Tia ■bwmbws «p WjMCinwjf, N. 0.—T& tol- lowing Utter ttom m refuge* feom thia unfbrtmwite town appeals eloquently to the people of all part* of North Carolina. For want of any concerted action in this town (which we ought by all means to have had) any unoanta left at this office will be forwarded. A list ia beaded with a sabecription of $1000 to be gin wlthft— WiutoN, N. C., May 11th, I>-«4. To tha Couductora of tlie Morth Carolina Preu; Oaa- tlemen: B*fore the yankeea avacuated the town of Wash ington on the SOth ult, they set fire to the town In sev eral places, and about one-^alf of it was constuned. On the ‘-th Inst., the town was aga.^n tirad, (as is believed by aa incendiary,) and one-half of tlie remainder of it was laid in aehea. Thrte /ou^thM •/ th» town ara destroyed. Hundreds of aged men, wi>men and children have had their hoaaee, furniture, olothing, provisions—their all— destroyed, and they are now enduring all the horrors and Sttfferinga incident to such a calamity . The people of Boaufort county have been so oompletely robb^ aud stripped by the yankeee and npjfj'oes for two years, that they are unable to asaist or alleviatu the wants of the suffering »f thtm t»u*t perith unless the patriotie and liberal oitiaons of more favored localiti*‘s come to the rescue. They have rw«pondeI nobly to appeals made to them In behalf of other ei'ffering communities, and 1 cannot believe that they will refuse their aid to theae sufferers, if their claims were properly presented. 1 most respectfully mjueet that you call’the attention of tlic^ public to the necessities of our f>eople. and urge them to i>rorapt relief Any sums of money forwarded to me at kaleiffh prior to the let of June, and after that time to this place, will be placed in the hands of discreet cit izens of the Wwn, for tiie u^e of the most needy sufTer- ers. Mr. Jnnes A. Dillard, af Wilmington, and Mr. Martin Stevenson, of Greensboro’, will re«*ive any con tributions which may be handed or sent to them tor the same purpose, and I have no doubt but that the Editors of th« different newspapers in the State will also receive the contributions of the liberally disposed. Very respectftilly, JNt>. A. STANLY. P. S.—It may not smiAS for me to ntate that B«?«u- fort county, thongh within the enemy’s lines for over two years, has sent to the field thirteen fnll oomt>atiies bv voluntary enlistment, out of a voting population of about 40>, and that many of the neatest sufferers by tlTi*se fires are the ac«d fathers, mothers, wives, children and sister* of these soldiers. Thi Orphak E.vdowmk.vt Fc.vd.—The fund col lected by the Rev. Dr. Deems for the education, clothing and feeding of children of deceased soldiers already amounts to upwards of #200,000, and is con stantly increasing. It is invest*’d in real estate and bends. The interest only is to be expended. Each donor of $50 or upwards is a Trustee and has one vote for every $50 contributed. Dr. Deems calls for additional contrtbutions. He says: “Let every man who has stayed at home consider what his duty is towards the children of those who have died in defence of our families and property, and who have left nothing for their children, and just what we think those men should do for us if our cases were reversed, let us do for them. Let the wise aud good and charitable send me their contributions by safe hands, or by express, and they shall be properly acknowledged. Send money or bonds or your own personal obligations, made payable any date you choose, with interest from 1st January 1864. The annual interest is all that is needed. Certificates of bonds can be transferred. Make them payable to Jno. Q. Williams, Treasurer of the N. C. Orphan Endowment Fund. Let them be sent to me. My address is Raleigh, N. C.” Tills enterprise is declared by a di*tinguished citi zen of Sooth Carolina to be the noblest undertaking sinae the war began. And right nobly have the people of North Carolina contributed to it ‘Cohsihvatitbs” a.nd ‘•DBSTRCCTivRd."—We have alway* eschewknl these terms, with reason, a* the present ilate of things proves. Mr. Holden and his friends claim thatiAe^ form the “Conservative party,” and call Gov. Vance and his friends “Destructives." The present Legislature was claimed by the Stand ard, if we recollect aright, to be Conservative by fully a majority of two-thirds. Mr. Holden was elect ed its Printer by a vote of 77 to 53. (and we believe that a number of the 5ii voted for his competitor be cause the printing office which be managed belonged to the Ouktc. «t tlic r>cat and Dumb Asylum.) Now we learn from reliable sources that Mr. Holden has nin4—possibly ten—support*rs in tha same Legisla ture. Yet he aud his friends claim to be th* Con servative party! Daily Salisbury WATCHiiA!«c.-^We have receiv ed the 1st No. of a small Daily published by Mr. Bruner for the dissemination mainly of the tele graphic dispatches. In it we find a unanimous resolution of the Grand YA5XKE IXJCOITRTfl OF THI FI^HTIIfG- Tha Petaraburg fixpre** af the 19th bat lonf extracts trom the New York News of the 13th. [The News is Democratic and does not claim victory as do the Tribime, kc.] We copy such items a* are of intsreat: “The Tribune of yesterday efltimates oar loss thus far at 40,000! What has since occurred, it is a hope- hil calculation, makes it 70,0001 We claim a great er losa for the enemy; but call it equal, and there are 140,000 victim* immolated within *even days of indecisive battle.” “The streets were thronged, the kerchief* waved, the *hout of admiration was heard when the Ninth Reffiment of our city’s best and bravest tramped g*yly, boldly down Broadway, to fight the Abolition battle. In those full ranks were the youth, the man hood, and the pride of New York. Where arethey now? Of the Ninth Regiment remain four officers and fifteen men." “The day will come when the authors of this war will realize their responsibility. The Abolitionist will be startled from his fanaticism by the cry of the millions who now mourn silently, but who will one day swell the inevitable chorus of broken hearts, ap pealing to God for vengeance upon those that wrought their sorrow.” “V^en Grant moved from Culpeper Courthouse, in his recent march to Richmond, he had a large corps de re.icrie, 30.000 strong, commanded by Burnside. Where is it uow? For now is the time to use it. It is a reserved corps no longer. He was compelled to bring it intf> action on the 0th, the very second day of the fight, and it took a promi nent part in the action both of tbtft day and the 9th.” “Lieut. Gen. (Jrant’s peculiar tactics will insure the greatest possible sacrifice of life. He evident ly relies less upon strategic combinations than hard fighting. The series of battles fought during the past week were among the most sanguijiary of the war. The mortality in musketry battles far ^vG.ch.i«.r tUokO wkon A-rt^ler^ xa uaoal. Jn » Cl*nfllCt of this character, the usual estimated loss is 1 per cent killed, to 3^ or 4 per cent wounded. It will be remembered that the great battles of Thurp- day and Friday in the Wilderness, were fought at musketry range, and but little artillery Bsed. The nui'iber of Federals wounded in these engagements, is said to have been 15,000. The loss in killed, therefore, would reach nearly 4,000. The contlicts that followed seem to be no less bloody. The very heavy loss of general ofiBcers indicates desperate fighting.” “The Administration papers admit 40,000 lost to Grant already. T7te arrounfs froni Biuks are that 11,000 remain out of CO.OtfO; 'Ike battles uf tiher- man consumed 20 000, Me North Carolnui diawi- t*rs 5.000 more. We have hero 115,000 men with all their material hors du combat. “'Hie advices from Europe in relation to the posi tion of foreign Governments is also of a gloomy na ture, and when the record of the la.5t thirty days goes out there may be disattrous results to the remains of American credit ” Washington correupondence of the N. Y. News. “W ASHi.NOTo.'i, May II.—For foar days we have had no end of the exciting rumors and exaggerated reports in relation to the great battles in Virginia. To-day the truth begins to be known, and I am now able to send you a tolerably -connected and clear statement of what has really been accomplished by our »tmies, and of what remains to He done. It is well for the readers of the News that they have not been deluded either by the official bulletiutf of the Secretary of War, or with accounts of supposed vic tories, such as have appeared in same of the other papers. The simple truth is, that we have as yet gained no victory. We are as far from the objective point of the campaign—the capture of Richmond as we were a week ago. We have auffered a terri ble loss in killed and wounded, and we have done little more than to demonstrate tb^ immense ad vantage which Gen. Lee efijoys in hi* various do fensive poaitiona between the Rapidan aud the Pamut^key.” The Washington Chronicle, of tho loth, estimates the reduction of General Grant's forca by casualties and otherwise, at thirty-five thousand men. The correspondent of the New York Herald, writing from the battle field, Monday, aums up Grant’s total losses to that date in killed, wounded and missing at 27,000. This e^imata does not in- ClntlC 4li« 0Li niT^k. II«j eWhtCB tbe supplies of the army of the Potomac were nearly exiiaested. and adds, that if the rebels give Graat as much trouble on the rest of hia route as they have done thfls far, his chances for success arc slim indeed. Among the arconnts in the Northern papets is a letter to the N. Y. Tribane, which says that iu the fcATlST mail and TKLIOBAPHIO I»KW9 ANOTHER BATTLE NEAR PETERSBURG! From the Petersburg Express of the 21st. cannonading and infantry firing were heard at intefvalg throtrgh all the night of Thursday. About eleven o’clock Thursday night, the infantry firing Wag very rapid, and contino^ for an hour or more. We learned yesterday, that it was brought about by an effort of the Confederates to throw up an advance line of fortifications, which the Yankee* regarded as coming too close for comfort. Yesterday morning early slight firing commenced, and continued with increasing severity, until ten o’clock, when a charge was made by our forces'upon the enemy’s breastworks, and the engagement be came general along the line. Martin’s and Cling- man’s North Carolina, and Wise’s Va. Brigade, par ticipated, and although subjected to a galling fire, succeeded in driving the enemy from his breastworks, and taking possession. We lost heavily. It could not well have been otherwise as the enemy’s works were of the most formidable kind, and our men charged across an open field of some 1300 yards in extent. The enemy were well posted, and besides occupying an advantageous position behind their breastworks, had one or more regiments posted in a thicket oi pines, which poured a very severe en filading fire into our charging column. The charge was highly successful, despite the advantages of the enemy, and again illustrated the valor of Confederate arms. Our cglumn was under the immediate command of Gen. D. H. Hill, but Gen. Beauregard was on the field. The scene of the fighting was about 7 miles from Petersburg, between Port Walthall Junction and Chester, in the county of Chesterfield, and some ‘2 niles east of the railroad. At the breastworks, the fighting is said to have been furious, our men bayoneting aud beating such of the enemy as had the temerity to remain, with the butts of their mus kets. An attempt was made to rally the fleeing foe after we had driven him out, which was successful. Tne enemy maesed all his forces a«d made two des perate efforts to re-take the works but were each time mast bloodily repulsed, and sent ofl howling to their next line of entrenchments. .We captured many small arms, and secured 3 pieces of cannon. We now have the invaders under the lead of But- tler, in a very contractf'd neck of land, not more than 5 or 6 miles either way, and are graduallv aud surely closing on him. It is estimated that we drove him two miles yesterday. Our casualties yesterday are estimated at between 5 and 600, of which number, probably 100 \vere killed. Many ecverely, but the greater portion are slightly wounded, and chie.^ly in the hund. RmiMOND, May 21.—A telegram from Gen. Beau regard. dated Headquarters, this morning, says: “All quiet last night. We remain in possession of the enemy’s rifle pits, and the ground gained hi yes- ten’ay’s fight, which was quite severe during a part of the day especially near the Ware Bottom church. I regret to say that Gen. W. S. Walker is missing, and it i.^ faared that he tell into the hands ol ^he enemy while gallantly leading his troops into action.” IlirujcosD, May 22.—Last night the Yankees made an assauU on our right, towards Petersburg, to take the position and battery lost by them on Friday. They were easily repulsed with heavy loss. Our ca.sunlties very few. Prteriburq. May 21.—The enemy is busy to-day entrenching 800 yards distant from the entrench- menta wrested from them yesterday, under fire from our sharpshooters and field pieces above. Thirty of the enemy's pickets were brought in this evening. [A private dispatch of yesterday’s date mentions as probable a renewal of the fight yesterday or to-duy.] yrom Noriherrt Virginia.—Spottstlvasia. C. H., May 19.—In yesterday's fight [see Gen. Lee's dis patch in preceding page! we captured about CO pri soners and the enemy leu over 200 dead on the field. Last night the enemy retired from our left, leaving their dead uuburied. Our men to-day are busy collecting arms on that part of the field abandoned by the enemy. Many arms are being obtained vrhicb were buried by the enemy yesterday evening. Meade, on the 13th inst., ia.'iued a congratulatory order to his troops. He claims that Lee has now abandoned his last entrenched position, so tenacious ly held, suffering a loss of 18 guns. 24 colors und 81)00 prisoners. Meade further says, that the fight is not over anil XhnX (Mcode) cxpccto roiafovce ments, which Lee caonot possibly get. Armt of Nortuer.v Va., May 20.—Up to 3 oclock yesterday nothing of interest occurred. \boat that time Gen. Ewell moved forward in force on an armed reconnoissance towards the enemy’s right flank. About 5 o’clock our skirmishers en gaged those of the enemy a little west and north of the road leading from Spottsylvania C. H. to Fred ericksburg. Tlif enemy soon brought up a heavy force, con.«isting of Hancock’s 2d and a large part ot Burnside's !»th corps, and heavy artillery troops from the defences at Washington who served aa in- hattie of Tuesday the lOth the ''whole force of both armies was pitted for three hours in a hand to hand struggle without a parallel in history; the most des perate of all battles.” It admits that the rebels gained “the decided advance,” (advantage probably was written;) that the yankee losses were “much Jury of Rowan county, “expressing, in behalf of the | greater than iii any of the battles of the previous | fantry. A considerable fight ensued and at oue neople of Rowan their entire sanction and admira-1 i far [the lOthj in j time our line of skirmishers had possession of the people ^n ttieir entire sanction ^ ^ ^ wounded and imssmg, must reach near40,(Ki0.- ,.nemv’s wagon tram, but was compelled to relinquish Uon of the official course of His Exce lency Govern- other letters in the Tribune describe the complete it_uot, however, until we had sent and brought off or Vance; and earnestly commending him to the I rout of the fth Corps, Sedgewick’s, “rushing in I xhe fight lasted until 2 o’clock at nix^ht, suffrages of the cititens of the county at the next j disorderly massesjout of the woods, some weapotjess, | vvben Ewell fell batk to his original position, having elpftion ” I some hatl^ess, all heartless, panic-stricken and pale; I engagement about 150 wounded, about ciecuou. I gQjjjp extended neck and arms, with drooping “ Cakdidatks I.N Wake.—There are two sets of | indignantly and angrily shouting to their compaHions, charging them w^ith cowardice and dishonor.” “It was the most wicked aasaolt thus far encoun tered—brief in duration, but terrific in power and superhuman momentum.” Prisoners report the We captured about candidates for the Legislature in Wake. One, un derstood to be Vanco Conservatives, has the names of Hon. Sion H. Rogers for the Senate, Wm. Laws, Thos. J. Utley and Gen. Daniel G. Fowle for the Commons. The other, or Holden ticket, is Willie D. Jones for the Senate, W. R. Richardson, Green II. Alford and Calvin *L Rogers for the Commons. New Rkcrcits.—The army is about to gain two recruits, at the expense of the Press. See the fol lowing from the Confederate:— “Mr. H'^lden’s Question and Oicr j\nswer.—Mr. Holden asks in “Tne Standard” of yesterday, I7th; ‘Cannot Col. McRae be” prevailed upon “lo take a bayonet also?” We answer, yes; easily. If Mr. Holden will go with us, a private soldier, to the ar my of BeAuregard, Lee, or Johnston, we will join him. Ha may select the rf>giment and company, and we will leave in twenty-four hours after his accep tance of our proposition. And we will give bond and securitv. t^o pn ‘'V“j“C loug as he does. And Gov. Vance will furnish LATER—Richmond papers of the 20th inst. have yankee dates to the I4th. The Herald admits a loss ot 35,000, and 12 Generals, up to but not including Thursday's fight. The Baltimore Clipper, a rabid Liuv^oln organ, says their loss is 40,000. Gen. Grant telegraphs to Stanton at the close of Thursday’s (the 12th) fight that he had that day captured 3 to 4000 prisoners. 2 Gen Is, aud 30 pieces of artillery. (Gen. Johnson's division, beaten early in the morning—his first and only success that day.) He adds that “the enemy are obstinate and seem to have found the last ditch.” An army correspondent puts their losses on that day at 1ft to 25,000! There was prodigious re- I joicing over Grant’s victories—100 guns fired at Al bany by Gov. Seymour; thanksgivings in churches; cheering and. shouting in Congress: goljl ’ 7' Onp rennf» —‘•'-V ''on^raaicted by the gov t, was that lie j had surrendered! Another, that But^ ler had captured Petersburg! The most moderate. 30 killed and a few missiug enemy's loss much heavier. 100 prisoners. Not a gun fired to-day. It is supposed Grant is awaiting reinforcements from the West in order to renew tne attack. Hanovkr Jcnctio.v, May 22.—Grant commenced briuging his column around on our right ou Friday morning. His forces occupied Milford Station and Bowling (ireen, yesterday evening about dark. Gen. Wilcox in front of Spottsylvania C. IL, threw forward a portion of his forces aud entered the enemy’s breastworks, and found them held by nine skirmishers. Grant’s whole army being rajiidly motion ou our right flank. Thi6 necessitated a counter movement on our side and our abandonment of the battle-ground in front of Spottsylvania (.^ H Graat seems manoouvviiig for a position near Rich mond. He in reportcu to have cut loose from Fred ericksburg as a base and to have established depots at Port Royal and Tappahannock Some little artillery firing near Chesterfield to-dav OASFALTIBS TN N. C. TROOPS. 18l4 If. C. T., Lt*'t Army, from May bth to 1 '2th inclutive Fiald and Staff—Miaaing: 8ergHM*jorF H Mitchell, Cyloi 8gt Jno O Friek. A—Filled: 0 Davie. Wcnnded: C Beatty and 8 A Hoffaan Mietiog: Lt D 8 Bollard, 8gt Jaa T Edge, Corp Job Hawo, Cephas Beattj, P A Brown, O W Halit F Harman, H 8 Love, D A StarnM. J B Sntton. Heary Shook, J M SimiBonn, Sam’l PoU>^Td, Jaoob HoUar B—Wounded: R B Andreirs, R Heoten, S S^ngletery. G G King. Mraaiag: 8gt Philip Evans, W E Barlow, J H Field, C Orfen, H 6r«pn, W C Hagler, A B Rector. C—WouTiiied: Capt V V Ricttarjs»n, Lt H Long, J Corl, W Hudson. Mipsing: Oorp M B Williams, J H Baird, £ B^aoh, W Bonfield, N J Bentley, W R Best. E Guady, J 8 Oraifc. D Crumr», T D Faalk, W R Faulk. O Q Hcwbl), D A Retohr, C C LAness*er, M Scn*i, J J Laig, W E LoDr, B Mil>icaD, J Mmiua, J 8 Poo»ev, J F Reeves, Jdo 8i ’.rs. A J Soales. 0-P Kcwerp, J E Ste vens, J H Thomas £ K Vanee, J J MrV B Williamnon. D—Wcundfd: Alfred BulUrd, I> A BulUrd and A M Proffitt Mii^king: Lta N Townsend and A Rowland. 8gts F 0 01cm, J C McKeilar, Corps Joa Prevatt, W O Andr^wfl, A L»wiioo; J Biggs, R Bryant, W T Blanken »hip, J A ('lewis, A Hardtn. N Biner, J E Hill. A 8 Ivey, J F Jo>n!S, Alex M:'Lel]an. F A Pievatt. A J Pr >fhM, E W Riictor, K Spivy, W B Sntton, J E King W Wjiie E—Kills': M Diirhara. Wounded: Corp G Ca^tin. R Henry, R U Kpe*?CK J Wcavsr. W 8 Pigford, T F Loots M;«tinf: Lt O ^ Cor’oe't, P(rt Jm F Crooin; Hon' H L Peterson. H Barnhill, W Butler, L Bripcje, Vf J Cock. Nx’.ba'i Lewi«, T D Mnlp»s5 N W Miller. C PfidgeoD, J L Piffford, A B Rooks, M G Ssiith, J J Wooilonok Thos Weaver F—KtiNd: E Norton Wotindt!d: M H Murphy, A A Huck%bee, J F Far8~n«, W M Harris. W A Ballard, J McKay, N QofF^T; J P Wbisirant. Missicir: L» F M .Vlclutosli, )^gt8 M 3 McLean, A M N Sm'tth, Wm Buch anan, Corp E P M:Pt>erson, K Bpest^, J Barge. N Brcwn, H C Calhoun, Jno Chaus:, if C Connelly, W C Davie, K J McGrayson, M E MoE«ehin, M V McGr«gor, ^ P MoK^y, M G McKay, D McLean, 8 W Fate. A W Roper, J W 8ivit'n, R Upton. Tli'e Walters. J O Walters, A Jones. D Jones Vit Qretn, A D Webb, J 0 Martin 0—Kilieif: Sgt J B Murrieon, Corp B L Beid. Wound ed: B J Bowden, D Matthew*. Missing: Sgls S SAve- ritt, F*"ed Na*h. Corn G M Matfcews,* J M D«ncy, 0 W Carlton, L W Rat^sell, A W Hancock H—Killed: IV J Henson. Woandfd: Sgts C M Smith, Alex Lewis, Corp J P Bept, J Fiaber,_A Winton, Lteut A M MoCol.'oni. Mipping: Capt F Woolen, Lt J S £lk>itn. A o Bt' wn, J E DuUis, WL Bungamor, B Ki.iVor, G U Giitf y. J Th. mp‘>on 1—Killed: J J Arwof d Wounded. J N Godfrey, Sgt R D«v»ti.?, J {;irr->’l, J Cane. Missing: t'apt T C Lewie, g» A B Cook J J F ll--a»h, M Sprinklf, I. H l^orn, J A .;vka«, J V M 'ltuP, J Maj, U Bland, J Bland, J W B. *'er> J B K—W»,on Lt Jno D C;4nie, ('orp D M Sutton, G W ^?eado*R, N ttikef", U Sikee, Jas Di^vis, W W An iers.n Mit^siug: Bpt A PaucrJon. D Fergus n, J Gil spi«, J L Maorr, M BiDe, J F 8ingtet«ry. W J Mc- Duffiil KiicapituUtion—KtiVd: Mfc 7;'*^cunded: officers 4, a:en 42; M'cpiug; Othsers 8, ruen 14S Toial 207 A' C. T —Let t Army FUld and Stifl—Woui.d»d: ‘;d W L ciauaders severe ly in roouis; Maj N McK MuNeili, siighil; in knee; M>^j X B siighi'j ■ hand Co A- ’Killnd: S Baxley, Wm Todd, F P»rnell, 8 Fair cloth. G Httning, J L Hill. Wounded. Lt F M Winhart, ^gl 8 Hammouu, corp J J flowrll W W Taylor, J Har d;n, H Flowern J Di Jard, L S.drs. J A ticiuers, K ti Da vis. H Israel. Jt A Couacil, H H Wiatt. shgbt; corpl H W Pitri aa, (prisoc e.,,) J A Bullard, J W Cole, H L Uaoi- niond, ip'isoner.) seV^re F—(la Tourrday’s Ob6'jrvr ) C—Killed: J Squ'r»a W ounded: Lt T J JenVins. s«rt B M Niciiolson, A J Bowden, M J Fiaclghan, R H con, J 6 Newioa, B F Peebles. W J PasetsU, A KShca ric, S M Taylor, L B Tucker, R W £ Ta-e, A B:ehop D —K>lled: J U Btewart, R A Hasry, S Rachels Wouniad: S Jooe«, Jas MoBrjde. E R McCormac, Cfas McLean J Waters, A. MciX Lt^ou, Ocrpl L J Ltvingat ^ slight; H A Hen4er8%>a, D Joyce, J Livingsiou, J A McBryde, A McDsarniin. A G McQirt, W Priest. J J Puol, J H W»t/>ou, Fevere; R Bass. W Rachels, M Skip per, obkuowc; J A H McLean, mcrtal. E—KLlI*d: I'orpl K Ocas, C E HUofacock. M Faribow, H B Oakley Woon>^ej: Sgts H Meadows, J S Hays, J T W&eeler, corpls W K D.:ke, F Harriss, F Usry, J T Ballock, W J Brink'e>, 1) Birc'attt A D:zod, E W Diok- era^n, Ii Eliingi.cn, W L Fari'oow. J Feisytte. LH Har- rtis, A Harribs, J H Hughes. J E Jeffries; H Meadowe, B L Mv>a», A Mouk, D Oaklty R Oakley. L H O'Brient, J .M Raglio, D Saa-'rtck. W 0 8iroid. J T Stark, Wm Teasley, K D Wea»er, T Wilkerton. A Wi.keroon, Wm Wood, C HarriiiH, J T GrisBom, X Ellis, 8 Thomuoa, L Mekdewe, m Gocs F—Killed: Sgt A L Presnall, W C Cole. Wouuded L8p vncer, W C Nince. B Tuoker, Z F f'onner, P Field P Oi*ea?, N Oweco, T C Tudi .ck. 14 C Prrenail. severe; oorpl W Spencer, F liugacs. A Pcacsock, E W Ledwell, H Si’l, 8 Jerrell. R Bcsns Jr. s>ight.- 0—Kibed: Lt T S Troy, M Gordy. D Hcghes. Wound ed, Sgt J W Brooke, corp TAJ Fntral, W P Brower, J Sutler, W F Blair, L Bennett, Z Floyd, W H Hix, D Jarrett, 8 ^ Kearns, M Myers, A J Nance, J Menden- nall, E P Stinson, W B SIced, R G Wi'iscB, slight; G W Fox, G W Hunt, J J Nance, severe; H Moffitt, mortal. H—Kille'i: Lt J A B Blue, Weftley Brower, J Fence. Wounded: Lt J N McNeill, 8 Brower, H Brower, Archd Davis, D DarrooV, D P Burnell, Wm Ferguson, ('John son. E Mtnroe, T Murroe, W W McD >nald, P M Lain, N R McCr*rne>. J O aAies. H H Riddle, O Stout, W M 8iout, J C Whuc, J ShtSield, J A Wicker, W J Wads- irorth, A Ferguitun, F Ferguson, slightly; oorp D Bed •0 e, G Brauy, J A f'amerou, B Hales, T A Medlin, N yunro”, A Perlce, A Sink s, severely. 1-K lied: D Tsw, T H P.^rker, J \ Tart, H H C Hol land. WcuQ^eJ: A Wiliiauison. J R Bradsl^aw, H White, ’ HoIIatfd, A S’'680CD8. I 8's.'^:ms, sevorely; Oorpl J P aein, A M Autrey, P B»g.-att, W H MoLaaib, I R3jal. W SprlL, W N Loehoian. B Warr?n, W 8 Tindall, Z F^ircl-jth, I Scssutus, J B Esidll, slightly. K—In last Observer. Totai: KilUd 39; wouaded 250. Burgew, killed; Lt Jackson badly wounded In be*^ if* A F Harringtoo. Corpls H Matthews and J A Unde^ wood, private!* Albert Nason, Jas Rodgers, W ^ B;aek. D M Mclver. slightly wounded. Capt. Wieker, privates L D Homady, C H Senter, P Horn. A*a»w McFarland. W H King, £ Btarns, A T Campbell. J Oreen, all supposed to be taken prisoners. H. J. McNEILL, 1st Lt. Compaay. Co B, 8A N C T, near Pettriburf Killed or captured: D A Cameron Woand^d: J Deaae, baok and arm; £ Deal, leg; Sgt N A Gilmore, foot; K Gilmota, kip; J L Beard, severely, band; A Onnter, band. MurehUon't Cavalry -x-^be following difpe^e^ ba* been received by the operator here from Capt Braokst CaasTBK. May 22 —W. M. Waterbary: A porUoQ of Baker’s Regiment charged tbe enemy on Fridi^ tin 18(h inst. Corp A A Wade and O McDcngald of aj company were captured; no other casualties Third K C Troop* —RioHHOirD, May 16 —ColTbms- ton, iraieed; Adjt T C James, Capts Brown, Armstrcng and Powers, Lts Ward. Craig, Casteen, 0.”msby, and 80 men, wounded. Lt Col Parsley, Maj Enne^ Capti Cantwell, Cowan, Horne. Sione, Lieuts Darden. Lane. Ma'lett, Stokley, King. Gurganus, Pickett, McClanByt Carpen, Henderson, Barren, Loudermilk, Lyon, and 180 men were captured. The wounded a^’e doing wtll. Private ditpaleh to Wilnir^to*- Captured Colors.—The following graceful knowledgment has been issued by Gen. Lee. Ukau'uk.s Abmy Nokthern Va., ) On Battli field, May I3ih 1864. ) Major General 0. M. Wilcox, Commaudiug Division: G-neral: Gen. Lee directs me to acknowledge th* receipt of the flajCR captured by Lane’s Brigade io its g«llant charge of yesterday, aud to s%y that they will be forwarded to the Hon. Secretary of War, with the accoak* panying note, and the names of the brave captors. I am, very respectfully, your ob’t servant, • _ C. 8. VENasi.B, A. D. G. Tbe names of the captors are: 1st Lieut J. M. Grimsby, Oo. K, 37th N. C. T.,. who brought off the colors «f i7th Michigan. 2d Lieut. O. A. Wiggins, Co. E., 37th N. O. T, who brought off those of the 51st Pennsylvania. Private J. H. Wheeler, Co. E, 18th N. C. Troops, who brought off those ot the battery of artillery. Rieh'd Enguirer, ‘20th. Newbkrn.—The Confederate’s Kinston correspond ent says that Newbern has not been evacuated, and that there are 4000 yankees there. ■ ■Ml II rnrnmm'mm^fm^mm^nggs FAYETTEVILLE MARKET.— May 23. F.EV1EW OF THE MARKET. Flour f90 to $100 Bacon $3 Com S25 to $28 pr bu L&rd S3 to 3 50 No other changes BIKU. In this town, on the Mth inst.. Miss VIRGIJflA D., daughter of Josejih and C. F. Hollingsworth. She laavea , a large circle of friends to mourn her losa. Ill tbi.-i town, on the morning- of the 30th ult., in the l-'th year of her ago, after a long and painful illneea which bore*with Christian resifrnation, M.^RTHV ANN HUSH. wif« of Lt. B, Hu.sh, of Starr's Battecv, and daughter of Petor P. Johnson, a consistent member of the Methodist E. Church. On the I'-'th in.st., near Beaver Creek Village, Mra. JF.NNET RAY, wife of Arch’d Ray, dec'd, a^ed 80 yeara, ft TP‘>’s and 1 day. In early life she joined the Presbvte- rian Church and exempliJied her faith by an humble reli ance on the sovereij'ntj of God’s providence—afX)netant reader of His holy word she was ever desirous to know and do His will; hnr love to Him and His creat.ur« s waa at all times displayed by pfeading the cauf“ of the dia- tressed and as far as in her humble sphere lay rell«ving the wants of the needy, comforting the sorrowing and ad vising the wayward. Her painful illness was no disttlrber of her hope in the mercies wliich had ever been ^hown la the past and promised in the future: for her end was faith —the retrospect had been one of toil but the future was one of pe;iee, joy and rest. She has gone from among us, but her example of faith, hope and charity will live greea in the memories of those who knew her in life. 8. We are ftothorlxed and reqietM to annoHuce Col. B F LITTLE aa ik candidate to represent the county of R'cbmcnd iu tk« House of Commons in the next Legislature. May 19 84 t« We are aathoriied to annoance JdSX A. LONG, a« a e^naidate lor re e «Ck’ a te the btfice of Sheriff for the ceuuty of Ki«k* mond Mav 21 86 eipd-to -^—CiAQSC 11 lit'V ^ ittnford is a point on the Fredericksburg railroad, 20 miles eouthwest from that city. f.o , J . ,. I A I * ° — I From Georgia.—AitiANTA, May 20.—A Press ^ trusted at all,” “N. C. regiments were 1 enough blockade brandy to relieve d-P^s- j that Ijce was in full letreat on Richmond, Grant af-1 reporter who left Cass Station last night, brings in- n picket bj’ the rebel leaders for fear I sion”—vre shall not need any. Can Mr. Holden be I ter him, and Lee's retreat certain to be a rout. But I telligence of heavy skirmiahing near that place. prevailed on?’ We are curious to learn what company and regi* ment Mr. Holden has selected. 3lr. Holden, afraid to meet Gov. Vance on the stnmp, has issued a Circular in hfs last paper, which reached us on Saturday night. Our colnmns are too full of more important matter to notice it to-day. We may do bo hereafter. Lincoln has called out militia—2,000 from Maryland That ihows the real state of things. The RatllKs of the 1‘i^A—A letter from the army. May l.'itb, says: ••During the day two charges occurred which de- serve o be mentioned. About two o’clock, whilst the enemy were heavily pressing our right centre, Mahooe’s Virginia and Lane’s North Carolina bri gades were orilered to charge tha enemy in their The Wceat Crop.—A county says: •Corn is remarkably scarco, but to offset this, the wheat crop is promising.” The VV’ttr in Gcorg^ia.—The Atlanta Intelligen- I relieve the line thus heavily pressed, letter from Richmond The result-was that we captured some two or three hundred prison ers and fonr stands of colors. Later in the day Lane’s brigade was ordered to take the assaulting column and a battery in flank as a diversion. Led by their gallant General, the noble brigade, under a ba*id» are the vaukee autliuritv for all siicns of yielding of the IBth says the great battle will be fought concentrated galling tire, charged the battery of six o J 9* r* ^ L in AM 4 /-wn wwn 4 Vt a V» Vva as W 4-V\ A I 1 O XT ^ .&1. . iu th« ^(outh. 1 Leae are Every one of the 350 N. C. officers on Jbhusou'ti Isluiid would Hign tliiM pa{>«r, and would unite with uiM iu Uiis endeavor to inform our people that how- e»er itiei/ may regard Holden, the yaukees regard him «• a yankee—and his party a.^ yankees—thej’ believe in t.iiu, lUey preach liiiu, they quote him; and the yankee pridouera captured at i'lymouth actually shouted for him and taid that after the election no yankee priooners coalil l.e transported through N. C. becauao Uolden Would then huve them rescued. 'vV ith these facts before our people, can they support Holdeo'r Can aiiv one of our gallant soldiers support a man who has caused their suffering fellow-soldiers such bitu-r ruortiiicatioii in captivity? Can any one who has a friend in yankee prisons support a man who has caused that friend the bitlereht pang of his prison life? Can any in a few days at Kingston, on the north bank of the Etowah river. The troops are eager for the fight, but that is Gen. Johnston’s ground and he will force the yankees to fight him there. Habeas Corpiu.—RiCHMoyD, May 21.—The de bate on the Habeas Corpus question continues. A message from the President was sent to the House yesterday, iu response to a resolntion, stating that the public safety r^uiree the eontinuance of the suspension of the writ. He eavs the reasons given in his special message last session, und which exist in undiminished force at the present juncture, es pecially reqnire the continuance of the suspension. The effects have been most salutary, and to that law, in a considerable degree, are we indebted for the in- wh’ch continued until night. Onr loss*was compara tively small. Report says fighting Joe Hooker was killed and his body fell into oor hands. Gen. Johnston issued his battle order yesterday, tellintr his troops that onr communication with the rear was now safe, and asked them to imitate their brothers in Virjfinia and the trans-.Mississippi. This was read with the wildest enthusiasm. Our forces are in line of battle just beyond the Etowah River, with the left resting on the stream. Atlanta, May 21.—A column of the enemv crossed tht! Etowah River 8 miles above the Rail- roaii bridge yesterday morning, movinp on Mari etta; and McPherson, with 15,000, crossed the night before 12 miles below Etowah Station to flank our left. These movements pade a change of posi tion necessary to our army, in order to preserve its FOB THE OBSKRVKR. 81* Reg't, near Drtwry't B uff May 14 and 16 Col J V Jird^^n rece-ve t fl-sh wou id in leg Jo A—K*l!vil: Ca'’> 8 P Cnlbns. Woun'lfd: Priv’t* D Maya, (^'noe >te»d.) J T Hrdg.'peth severely leg; Bure. .1 W M Wnit» II W Ivv. (.lieot B—-Kill'd: J W Se.Iprs W -un l-'d: ^apt J T Brad- ^.>y, Lt J A Lile*^ severely; S-rjrt J E Hnwell, Priv J A Martin, R S Johns’»•, W D BrlUrd, ili/h'. Missing, uppo?cd kiMed: J P D (■ K.ile*^: Pri*ati> M A Birrh’.ll. Wounded: L» J C Wiilii.ni-* Piiv K li M»sr'n. J.iua J> Iitjboo. G W Spivey. ght; S.rgt J C Ba lamino severely Missing: 8 H itardner D_W'und*d: R J.-'hnBon. W Boiler. raortaMy; J 8 B-ougl-ton, F M Birh.'. S D 8 U'divint, G Tnrner, B St'‘p! #nS'in. s'.ifi-ht; Wm U ly, G Lassiter, J R Williams, i WomMe, J R Blenson. severely. E_Woonded: Lt J H B^rrv. foot. Corps J 8 Taylor and R J Wilscn, Privates W P MeD^de, A C Floyd. J " j Thompson. J F Terry, severe; A Sharp, dangernusly; place" I ^ ^ Allison, Priv Jo Baldwin, J W Hall, A West, We are aatUorised to anoeaae* i. S. McNKILL as a candidate for tbn of Sheriff for the county of Ricbmoal. jat tb« ensuing .August election. ^ •May 29. 84-»t^d We are authorized to annoanc* ROBERT M McNAIR of Co. C, 1st N. C. BattaUoa -Vrtillei7, as a Candidate for the office of SHERITf cf R3besoD County. M%y 20. 84-6W I am a Candidate lor the office of SHERIFF cf Chatham conatj at the el-ociion in August next W G. ALBRIGHT Simmon Grove* May 12. 84»i« IVe re»pectfiilly recommend Col. AARON A F. 8EAWCLL as a suitable p-raon to he run as a Candidate to represent the Connii«f of Moora and Montgom?ry in the next Senate of North Carolina, believing him to be a man sue h as the ti«M demand. MANT CUUXBN9. May 17. 8.1 itod 12-pouuder Napoleons, shooting down the cannoniers j communication, and the Hnes have slowly fallen back d Long, mortally and capturing the pieces. The lighting was, in sev- I along the line of the railroad. Etowah bridge was j Giingman’s Bri| S C Sm^tb. sliebt. F—K'dled: Priv M Gnrcanus. Wcunded: Sergt A J Daniel, W J Griffin, J H Ward, severe; J P Williams, 8 G Williams. dangerousN; C irp J D Price, Privates J H Griffin, W Robinson, E H Brewer, J Perry, N H Wea rer, slight Q—K.lled: ■ D Sandifrrd. Wounded: Lt J D Gat- lit.g, flesh iu vrni; R Pierce, feared mortal; W Ba’-U'ia. W Tavlor, L Newflom, seve-e; Corps H D Harrell and J M Mi’ohe'l. Pi'ivB W Brown, H D Baker, R H Bar* ;sn, H T Vaujhan, slight H—Killed: M libridge Wonude^: Lt A V Horton, Priv B E .^c^rboroV dacirorously; J D Underbill, severe; t^orp C D B«inn, R B K*i'>. D A Hopkins. W Strick land, B Hendrick, s' ght M'seinf: T H Massey. I—Killed: Owku Tutor Wounded: R Smith, A B Gregory, sjverely; J H Smith, A A’"no’d, R Truelove lipat Mi?eine:. Corp J Wi &tbers. F Drake. * K—Wr.uaded: J 11 RUodee, Corp W P Hardison, Priv J Pj)kin, J F Douglas, eovere; J Bennett, slight; Tlie frirnd«« of Ijirnt. JOHN McL, HARRINGTON annouoo# that guntlemau as a suitable person to b* TOtcd for tor Sheritt' of Uarnett-couiity, at the election *• he held on the first Thursday in Auga^t uext. MANY VOTEHS. April 8. 24*4tpd*ite Pltfcnix Chapter, JVo. 9. • 4 called MEETI.nG of Pi oejix Chapter. No A. 2, wiU held at Mason lUU this (Monday) -i^ii'ne al 8 o’clock, w ich tnem ■'~rs are reqmrad IT.,:.ni A M. CAMPBELL, 8ec’y. May 23. ~ ^ JIJ$$T »E€EIVEJD. Black Fla* riiread! Black Flax Threndl English Pias! English PinEl Tooth BmsheBl Tooth Braabeet Fine Combel Fine Combe! N A. STEDMAN & CO , No 19, Hay Btrtet. May 20. f 4 i^t 75 Southern patriot, whether citiaen o'r soldier, support a 1 creased efficiency in military preparations, which uian that jur »jneiuies claim as He«h of their flesh and | have enabled our gallant army, under the providence bone of their UhicY Let any who think of supporting him rumumbtir that mort: than 2o,uuO of our bravest uuui, who aru hungry aud naked In yankac priaona, bate Uol- deii and Uoidenites worau tlian they bate tbe armed yan- aad aerroes wW |;aard them and starve them. ot God, to beat back the invading forces which atill threaten as. [Thsre have been variona votM In tha Houm in* .dicating that the law will not be r»p«al«d. On Fri> I daj; Mr. BiT«t of Ytt. 8p«kt tigami eral instances, hand to hand, one ofiicer havinir a tussel with a yankee captain for his sword, 'the acts of individual bravery in this fight, as in that of the mcrning, were numerous. The battery horses not being at hand, the guns could not be brought off. but some four hundred prisoners and three stands of colors were captured and brought back to our lines. “During the melee Gen. Lane was ordered by some score of yankees to surrender; but, unarmed as he was, he ordered them to throw down their arms aa his prisoners. The yankees not readily complying, the General quietly remarked, “Very well, wait a iroment, till my line comes up,” where upon they quickly threw down their arms, and the General made his escape.” Sunday Mobnino, May 1,5.— The bearing of most of our troops was superb on Thursday last, but Harris’, Manone’g, Laine’s and Pegram’s brigades, I have heard speciaUy commended, as also the whole of Rodes’ and Feilds’ divisions. Early and Anderson, •8 commanders of corps, have shown extraordinary [ and Atatiss iw positioos.— along burned last night. The advance of the enemy in force is becoming more slow as he recedes from his base. Several days may elapse before a general engage ment can occur. There has been no skirmishing during the past two daj s. i^rom the Tran!i-3Iissi.isippi.—Meridian, May 20.—Little Rock papers of the 3d inst., announce the return of Steele and his army to that place, fol lowed by Price. From the North.—Ricrmond, May 22.—The New York Herald of the 16th has been received. The news from Virginia is unimportaut. Grant’s losses to the lath are represented at 35,000. Brigade fought and fell bravely ' J J COX. Capt & A Q M FOB THE OBSKEVBB. N»ae Dbswbt’s Hhvit, .May 16, 1864 Meaert. Editois:—Please publish what tollewB a^id cb'ice, Yonrs vary respectfully, J A McAllister Catualties in Co F, 24lh NOT, in (he engagement near Drewry » Blvff Miy \f^tk Killed: None ^ ouaa.tJ: Pnvjte Roh’t Brown. sUght ly Cattnred: Corp R McKmnOn Pr’T-ite? J W Black man, Rob’i Brown, M V B Hair and Zeno Moffitt ^ All others safe. FOR TBB OBSEBVXB. BtTTLEriBi.D, May 14, 1864. Co H 30lA N C T, up to date. % We left onr ^artera'on the 2d, and have bsen fight ing tbe enemy nearly every day sinoe Oa tbe 6lb M C Llojd was mortally wounded in bi'east, Jackson Tajlor badly in foot. 6tb. G W Cole sightly wtrand^ in leg 0*nt Whiting and M trtim —The Editor of the Golds boro’ jfoumal write* from Petersburg on Ft iday; “The I stories current iu r^ard to the miseonduct of Gena Whi ting and Martin were rank slandera. Both behaved well . „ and retun their commands. There ww aat a particle of I 8tk, Set H Morrison killed; li J Tbomas, W OCoz, I truth in tba ramort.*’ I b* tak«i pdaoam 12ib, B O JaokMs, W & Direct lmi»ortation. DOZ. HAND SAW FILES; 9U doK Horn Dressing Combs; 60 “ Gutta Percha do; 30 “ Ivory Fine do; 15 “ Gutta Percha do; 15 “ Gutta Percha Round Combe; 30 “ Tooth Brueheg, assorted; 55,000 Sewing Needles. —ALSO— On cons’gnment, Rioe, Tobacco and Cooking Soda, at wholesale oulj. For sale by THO. J. JOHNSOS. Fayetteville, May 19. 35-iStpd . Koand and Sqaare Iron at Aoction. ON Thursday next the 26tb inst, will bn sold, a lot of It on belonging to the oonnty of Cumberland, by der of the County Trustee 12 bars of 1^ io round iron, and quantity of rata aaA caps, say about 1000 Ihs —all of g-od iron. At same time will be solJ: 100 bushels of Salt, made 2 years a:ro; 1 lot Carpenter's Tools, embracing planes, trace and bits, augurs, ohiaele, and other artioirs, be- ing a oomplete set. JOHN H COOK, Aaat-r. May 21. It SoricE HAVING qualified as Admi«if«itr»trix, at Ma:ob Ters 1864. of Harnett Couaty i urt. upon thr CstaU of William BJaloek, dec’d, »il persons having alalsM against said Estate are B4T■^y notifisd to procnt tboM for payment in the tims ^rvcr I- d by law, ot tala notioe will be plea^ied in bar of their r&ANO'ES F. BLALOCK, Ada’s, 1 Maj ao.