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THl WltllUI€KrOH BXPBDITIOW.
The Baltimoro American of th« 2Vth ult. 1»m
the following letter from • correspondent:—
“Fortbbss Monbok, Deo. 27, P- M.—I have
just arrived h-T'o on the Steamer Santiago de Cu**
ba, from off Wilmington Tho att»ok by onr.flaet
^on Fort Fisher, commanding the-entranoe of Cape
Fear river, commenced at noon on Saturday labt,
the 24:h inst., and continued throughout the en
tire day It was resumed again on Sunday and
kept up with great vigor all day.
“Fort Fiahor was much damaged All the
rebel barracks and storehouses belonging tj the
work were burned by the explosion of our ihelis,
and the garrison of the fortification was driven to
the protection of their bo«»b-proots, the guns of
the enemy scarcely venturiig a reply to our weli-
direct«d shot.
“A small portion of our troops weie landed on
tho beach from the transports on Sunday after
noon, and skirmishing witt the enemy ensu"d,
our m?iD behaving with great gallautry, pualivng
up to Fort Fisher, and actually entering the work.
A rebel bearer ot dispatohea, who was about en
tering the fort, was killed by a shot from one of
our men, and Lieutenant vV^allea, of tne H2d
Now York regimenr, captured a rebol flag tr^m
the ou er bastion of Fort Fisher. Our men al*o
captured a whole ba^i^Uju of the enemy who
w?ra outside of their wofk*«, but our foraes were
withdrawn from the shore
ths Santiago de Cuba left tk« bom*
Cuba captured the Pound hill Battery of sizty-
five men on shore, and broaght tho whole >partj
off to the ships.
‘‘The torpedo boat was succeMfully exploded on
Saturday morning at two o’clock, but with what
result is act known.
*‘The weather has been the most violent ever
experienced off this portion of the coast. At
Newberu and Roanoke Island the oldest iohabi
tants state they never knew such storms to occur
as have lately been felt in this vicinity.
A. F.
The Torpedo result and the general result was
known the next day, the New York Times of the _ __
UOth publishing the following melancholy edi-1 th« aal o'ovaring • atrip of laad, Uia oaly p»o‘-
the troops ata point up the ooMt a«i new m possible,!
and after the fleet have silenced the fort march
against it. There is • smftll fort or water battery,
called Half-Moon Battery, some three or four
miles above Fort Fisher, and this work will pro
bably first be silenced by the iron clads, and Ae
troops landed there." •
Admiral Porter^s report does not contain a
great deal of interest. Its main points ate as
follows:—
A regren.ug fait iniib'.U:? >aak« a Ciurtstnati
p ea^t of F«ri to th« ?»akM aiktioB, be
narr«(M tbe e9mpl»t« failojre tf tlt« urp«i« b>*t fr*m
w^iot so ma«h was exHotsd hat wbUk ssaeaeded emlj
in ■'>%kiag '‘th* i^ae »a4 brvakinf oae or two
Oa tb« 24>.k tli* b«Mb»rd-
aon*. ani firing «o T»p''4 lk«i konrs af-
iir ^ first thci. was fred abt a skotaasi*fr^a>(kef«rt.
Two iu»ffcsi&ce had ttan blowa by oar sbelli and
tho t'nrt net on fire ^ s»T;ral plaoes aad snea a tsrrtot
«f iDiasiUs wfre fkliiag into and barcting ov»r it, tkat
it imp'>**ib!e »or ►aj'thing htnBats to sUod it ” Th«
hAUw-uB 8>>av,o d, ht iirs l laod^rit'Ty aaill md
ii>tu'J?d of to !%naiiorag3 Daribg the day tkt
\Ia''fein»w 'lai her b'il'^’' perforaUd «nd l5 or H badiy
i '1; h.' O oeola iraK aL'ack iKar her magai .ae and
o*tac; sickioa; thu Yiatiok mv st bftiilf a»m*jed
M to be for«?i to reisr:. Tlie ax 100 lb Parrotts
vb'c i buiit tiuriag thA>i«yo&6ih.\p3ki'lrdau^ woaad-
. J 43 -^ffiotra and men and jreatl/ 4iao3aoert«i the
o'bVfH Nubaeq^vat «Tv‘Qi.s aluo, (aotstated) proved lh«t
’'icuof juaj ••uofit for jerfioj. »cd oaie:il«tea t;. kilt
mort of our nun than tkost •/ th$ mtmjf ’
(>a i^e 25lb, by agreacaeat, tb^ fl'st atiaekad wkilo
Ra’isr laa ei his troopa Tht i « kaptap ail day
and aight, bat mo; ua next •&>, acilM bo'sg ra
caived taftt iaitaad ao aaaau'.t i?/ i»Bd foraaa thay
irvawxo Tgtcg\irtraaridpt iUasak
bia report he aead^ a eorraapoadenaa ia raUliaa thereto.
The iroQ-olad fire on the 26lh, he says, seaaiad to tear
the works to pie««8. The eaeoaltiea, he eaya, were vary
f»w.
The eorreapoadeaee aejampanying the report is a
letter from Batler to Porter and the lalter’s rep'y. But
ler writee af hie landing, the oapiare of F'ag Pond
battery, 2 offieera and 65 men; Half Moon battery, 7
offioara and 218 jaaior reesrvea; a h«ra« of an Ord’rly
who was f^illad inaide thd works,>aiid a fl«g from th«
parapet w^ieh. t^e navy had kaoeke'l dowtt; bat that
'*0B makiog a tiioroogh ri^oonniiasanoj of Fort Fisher,
both Oan Weitsal »od myaolf are faily of the apiaioa
that ths plaoa ooold no* be earrisd by aeaaaU; aa it waa
left sabatantially anicjtired as a defe^ive work fcy tha
aavy fi*e W« foand aeTea^eea ffuaa protaated by tra-
veratis, two only of which wete diamoaated, bearing up-
torial oa the subject:—
*‘The great and glittering victories which have
illumined t^e horizon ot the nation for the last
two months oave bsen suddenly succeeded by an
unexp3cted reverse, whose magnitude must be at
once aoknowledgei The nav^l and military ex-
pedi*^ion a^^iast Wilmington, under oommand ot
Admiral Porter and G^eaeral Batler, has failed to
acedmplish its work. It has ratuined to Fortress
Monroe, after an absauM of two weeks
‘*The immense number and power of tae vcisels
and guns employed—ithe ioa^ period spent in
prep»raion—the novel expedients that were to
be tried—ail gave ground for the highest expoc-
tition; while the, popular estimate of the ooai-
mander uf the fleet and the leader of the army
was uoK as to give the public assured warranty
of success. The further fact that tho acuve ope*
ritiong of Shermin on the line of the Sivaanah,
and the ceaseless watchfulness of Grant on tho line
of the James, w>)uld leave the rebels but -i limited
land force for the defence of )Yilmingtoa, iadueed
tho supposition that Butler’s oo operatijg army
would have light work. As for a robel nav^
force there were uoa* that oauld give ui a mo
ment’s fear.
‘‘The work to be dona, though really most
difficult, seemed simple. Fort Fisher, an earth
work, s»>od upon the neck of land which has
Caps Fear river ou one side aad the sea oj the
ocher; and the capture of this defencj was the
mliigtou, i>ui metely to 88113113 defensive
works, precisely as Farra^ut leseatly seised those
of Mobile.
**We are enabled to give to-day both the oM
oial report of Admiral Pjrter and a statement of
General Butler, as well as a speeial report of our
own corre-spoudent with the fleet. Every one will
road these doc aments to fiad out to what and
to whom the meiaachuly failure mast beattribu!:ei.
They are, in many respeets, the moat painful
readiag we have hai for many a day
‘‘Hardly anything seem) to have worked well,
from the initiation of the movement to its uu
fortuoite close Admiral Pjrtar’s order to the
fl :es opaas with tua words: “Is is first propoaed
to end avor to paralyzo the garri;ion by an ex
p^osioa” Taj expioiiou, waioa cimisted in
bl)Wtag jp 2L5 t.)a9 o' pjvier uader the walla
ot tae rebal fjrc, W4S effjobei It wa^ great as a
spectacle, hue p^rfe^tly useless in fact, aad the
rebel garrison was not at ail paralyx-3d. Tna
bombardment of the f jrt by the fleet was ot the
mist imposing, skillful, aad ojurageous ohara>
ter; but the estimate of Porter and that of Batler
difler greatly as to its effects. Then came the
extraordinary biVsting of no less than six 100-
plunder Parrott guns, on six diiferent vessels, ac
companied by painful easuaities, and by the I jsh
of confidence. But, m^re important than all,
there seems to have been no proper cj-operatiio.
between the land force and the navy There is
great discord of statemeat about this whole mat
ter between the Admiral and the General; but
we must wait for more facts and more light bo
fore a definite conolksion can be reached.
We made many efforts against Savannah from
the front, which failed; but at last it fell into our
hands by an unexpected and skillful movement
in the rear. Though we have now failed at Wil
mington, we shall yet certainly in due time, and
perhaps in like manner, take it also '
The American of the 29th published the follow
ing description ot the torpedo boat, furnished
by its correspondent in one of hb earliest letters,
but withheld for prudential rei^ons:
‘‘While the vessels which are to make the at>
tack are about twelve miles from shore, a vessel
THl IVPKBSSMBNt LAWB
rOB TBJI OBCUTU.
P4TBTTXV11.X.9, Ja»’y 6th, 1846
Maaara Editors: A aorr«a^oa44Mit kavUc raqnaaM
yo« U fnb'dsh tha a«te cf^« Coafadvrate C*3gr««s^^lB
raftreno* to ‘Vo *axad qtmrtlon af '‘imaraaaoaato,” I
send herew.th the Sta'otes af Mareh 18lt aad Februa
ry 1?64 From thasa it is apparent tkat tha lagifll^lon
of Oongreae has be^a jsst and raMonablfl, aad tfcat U»a
law is right in itself The haartbuminga aad ♦ronblaa
»t»o*sg onr paopla are awiog to a perrarstoii and mia-
eppiying of tbit wblcA ia fair aad whJeh if fairly »d-
miaifltared would be held by avary fkiU^fol man an al-
togaihn jaat aad propar. I ahall »at diaaaaa lha right
of tha Qovernnaat to take private praatrty far pnblia
use, apon makiag jaat oautpaneatiaa. That %ui»tl»* *■
toa alaar for aiwuiDaat Tha powar whiah puta a altiaaa
iato ha aray by ooaacrlptioa, ■oat aartately M
aaough ta iapraaa aoppUaa tor hia aahtiataaaa whUa la
taa acrriaa. Tcur raa>larfl will fla^ that tha •'
praaaadiag befara tha praperty of a alHaut mm ba ta-
itan, ia aabaiaatiftlly t* follows, via: Tba iaipraa»iag
f'ffiosr, bafora nada'^takiag to “Isapreae.'’ ■a*t alfat to
purch^sf, and if ha and tba owaar afraa, tha bargaia
ia f)tra«k; if they do not agrae, two appraiaata or wai-
trtbtora ai • ta be •hoaen. o*« by raah party, aa4if thaa®
diaaj^rca ihay nay «&il i«i au umpir*. Whaa thaaa ap-
praiHre fii thair eitiaaata, tkara ia an appeal allaw^ ta
'tw«*ootBmi^8ioncra. eitiaans «f *ha St«t«. oaa appoifitad
b? tba Preaideut or Secratary of W»r, t^a othar by tha
Ooreraor _
It ia objeotad by some that aa appeal to ihea^ Go
misaionera ia ia T*t», baoauaa th^y wiU aat tha valnw
at "gohedalo ratea ” Taia ia aat tha fault of Oaagraiia
•r thvj law. for the aet of Pebruwy U«t preridaa that
theao Oammisslonera ahail aw*rd “j"at eoiapanaatiaa '
aoeordiog to the ti*a and plaoe of tha liapraaBmaBt
1 an aware that haTdships aave bees axparteaetd ia
tha war!i«ng of thia maahiaery whieh tha #ovaraiMUt
HABEAS CORPUS CASES
Wa are indebUd (aays the Raleigh C»f«de-
impraflaiag oAaar »ad the owner oanact agree as to the I
qaaatitT of property a«a*a*ary as a'orar»ld, tfcea t>»'> , „
daeisiaaa cf tha apjraiaore pball be bindisg the offi | ^ j j friend for th# following abitrac^
^ deci.io.»upo» h.w »rp« bj
tampowry two, andle l«ff*. *T 4*«tr-5y«4, ■••ttbaottV« da-I tha Supreme Court •' tnia
ftiiilt of the affieer. tha goveramafit *f Canf»dara>ta
8talt« shall pay a just o^mpantatlea thttnfar. te be as
hy appraisarf, appe!ate4 «al qaaHfiedae p?o
aomparad
aala imprettmmt by onr foa4 to their lutf What ia
“Ur small loaa at hame, of a few horaaa, mules, or oalr
tie, whila on tha other hand, desolat^ and wasted
firm* ia Virginia, Taaaeasee, B«stero North CaroUaa,
and all the Coafeier«te Slates, show tha spirit of aar
foes and give ni /Mr mode of impraeaiog our proper-
tyT Let me appeal to my fallow-oitii,ana to adfet from
thair miads all diamal and annetviog thooghta, aad to
onUiTste toward our eonatrr th»t moat axoallent aharl-
tr whieh *hopavh all thinira, endureth all thiaga ”
With maoh respect, I am yoara,
J. a. SHBPHIBD.
tla^ble rants, aoi mare than wide eaaugii for 1,009 men
in line of battle Finding tliai nothing bat tb • oj>9r:N
tiOQs of a regular alega, which did not oome within ray
iastmttioan, eoald reduod the fort, aad in view of the
threateniag aapeot of the wa»ther, tha wind rising ffoci
thes^athwedt and s>%kiag it imposaible to •i>«ka farther
iandiag through tha narf.,1 oaajed the trojps, witataeir
Drisoaarj. to re amb»rk. aad serag noLhv^g farther that
can bd dine by tiie Itad forjes, 1 9a«tl th>^refbrd s.>ii for
ilaoipioa rjAdi %8 ctooa a« tha tr*asport fljst csa be got
ia order. My eagia?er8 an 1 offijsro report Fjrt Puiher
to M na'>'!t.%ati*Uy aninjured m a defAnsive w>rt ”
Porvar rjp'.iiij kh.%i ae iaea mi prsteal tj plaoa his
opiaiou agsiadt that of fftn WeiUal, wa>ia ha knows
as a gilU U sildler aad gjol ’igiaaer, bat aa wishes
i^at taire !i«l basa i ut'.-. m ^f the gaUaat fel
loes waj took tha that h3 thiaks ean-
q'i93t waull h«T3 bj»n t3«d it wu thoafcht; that
iiehainot ooatnanosl firing raMdty y3t, sod oould
keep th > rsbsli in tk} f^rt frOiU showing th^i^ h^ads
uaf'l thd «s;aaUiag ojlutaa w«3 withiai 2-^ yerds of the
Wft^kg B'.u Baiier troa d a-tt «kaJ dj tha cor-
radpoaiertjd th-t axpsLttoa playei oai t.trnhir.
T'lt L itesl by Mtil from —The
Maridian OUrion gives :ae following details of a
o>uvcr3atiou with aa offlj.)r jutt from the army ot
Tenae3S3tf, waich embraces rJie Utesc intelliiyouca
yet reoiived. The ofScar states taal oj Thurs
day m K-aing, the 15th, the enemy formed in liuc
of battle ia front of Gaa. Sears’ Brigade of
French’s Division, on the ioft ot thi Hillsboro’
pike, and at the 8.ime time advanced in heavy
linoi of btttle la front of tha cavalrv near the
Hardin pike, t ireatening to cui: off Ector’s Bri-
ade of French’s Division, which was two miliis
gnrdi%ni^«v oom-
then fell back by swinging around and Vora^
the extreme loft of the army.
As the enemy advanced and extended to our
left, they passed Gen. Walthall’s Divif»ion and
Sears’ Brigade, aai obliged them to fall back,
and the line was formed between the Hilisboro'
and Granny White pikea, supported by Johnston’s
Division. Kotor’s Brigade occupied a high hill
on our extreme left. Johnston’s on his right,
less commanding, and the plain beyond. About
4 P. M , tho enemy pressed Johnston from his
position and pierced the centre of our left wing
uod acirly gained the G^raiay White pike, when
it became dark and the fighting ceased.
Cjlem^n, with Eator’^ brigade, held his posi
tion all night, and thus check ad taa advance of
the enemy. No fighting occurred on the centre
or right.
Thai night our line was formed near the Gran-
ay White pike and across it. Ector’a still being
jn the left, supported by Gea. Bites on the left.
The next morning the action commenced ear-
'7 by oanaonading oa batn sid:3, and continued
till 10 a. m , when everything indicated a general
engagement.
Our loss on Thursday was small, while that of
tha 00 -.ijij was mu in graaVar from our advantage
of poditi in. Kumjr reports Gea. Hood failing
oack to Franklin. Gan. Sears was wounded and
had hii teg amputated, but was doing well. We
uopo to g_*t furiher pirticqlars in a few daya.
SeveuLeen hundred yaikee pnwncrs, captured
l^y our fjroas at different placas on the advance
toward Nisl^ville, arrived at Btrtsu on the Mem
phis and Ohariescon Rtilroad i,o day.
Block ide Running.—Notwithitanding the al-
I leged ceasaless vigilance of tha yaakeo navy in
watching blockade runners on tae Atlantic and
Gulf oast of tho Confederate States, their close
attcation has amounted to oomparativAly little
Satting a‘)ide ail that ha3 bean impurtai ^ State
and individual account, the proceeds of th j block
ade have been very great. The Presideut, in a
commanication to Congress on the subject, says
that the nhmber of vesself arriving at two ports
, , , . . , Jnly fro-n tho 1st of November to the 6th of De
named the Louisiana, prepared tor the purpose, I cembcr w»s 48, and bat a very small proportion
loaded with :iOO cons of gunpawder, is to steam | of those outward baund were canturad Out of
the 1st of
quite 11 per
\ J a offcA t V • V ^ ’ I Tu, auu uai, « very aal^U p'
loaded with .iOO cons of gunpawder, is to steam I of those outward baund were captured
rapidly in shore and beaeh directly in front of 111,796 baks of oottan shipped «inee th
i^ort tisher. The crew, after she has beached, July last, but 1,272 were Iwt—not auii
and the ftise has been fired, are to take to their | oent.
aiuali b jat •ud oi*nd vuii fur tibe fleet, the fuse
boing »o timed m to pemit auSoient tiino for the I TreMMj*'in *rel»lioa' to * “*
officers aad OKW oh.rged with thi. poriloas un- the« We b4n l ^
deruking » get beyoud re.oh of the effects at the ports of W.llingtoa‘°ad
of the awtul explosion which must ensue, should | Qctobor 26, 1861, 8,6.32 000 Mnnif ?
1,933,000 pounS^of
the plan prove a suooesn. The explosion of such
a mamtnoth torpedo—for the vessel will be in
reality a topedo on a grand scale—will, it is be
lieved, produce such a concussion as to greatly
damage t^e fort and paralyze the garrison. It
is a question, l^owever, inasmuch .as the fort is an
earthwork, ??hether the cancussion resulting from
siicDctrc, 546,000 pairs of shoes, 316 000
520,000 pounds of coffee, 69,000
rifles, 9/ packages of revolvers, 2,639 packages
of medicine, 43 cannon, with a large quantitjof
other articles, of whieh we need make no mention
, , , . , . ^ Besides these, many valuable stores amd suDoiies
such an unheard of explosion will have any seri-1 are brought, by way of tbe Northern lines, K
Florida, by the port of Galveston and through
Mexico, across the Uio Grande.
Tho shipments of cotton tn^ide on Government
account since !March 1st, 1864, amount to $5,296,-
, - , , ^ 000 ia specie. Of this, cotton, to the ^ue of
the garrison in particular, and unless they are Ul,5u0,000, ha. been shipped since the 1st of
something more than mere militiamen, will cause July and up to the 1st of ifaceraber.
a stampede in sbore I It is a matter of absolute imDossibilifcv fnr thA
“Meanwhile the fleet with steam up and the Federals to stop outf blockade running It the port
transports wito troops aro to be twelve miles dis-1 of Wilmington. If the wind blows off the oo^t.
ous cffoct upon ramparts so constructed. No
doubt it they were ot masonry the effect might be
counted upon with more certainty. No doubt,
huwc^cr, it will at least greatly “astonish the na
tive«’' in general in that part of llebaldom, and
vHi A0T or UAMoa 1801.
£f0 Hen acted, etf, That whanfiver tba exig«>ualafl of
any army ia tae field ara «ruoh at maka impreaamtBta
of faroga, ariiolea ef 8a&sis!cni»n tir other property ah-
:^lat«ly ncces^ary, th«n aaoh impress meat may be mada
by the officers wh3ea dutioa it is to larniah ao«h forage,
artialaa of eubekteaee or other property for snah army.
In cases whare tho owasr of such property and tha im-
presfin^ ofB}.tr o«nnot agree upon the vmiua thereof, it
dhatl bj tea in:? of saoh impreaaiag oflKaar, apoa an
afii iavit in writing of the owaer af aaeh praperty ar his
«nt. tha* snoh property wa^ growa. raiaad or pra-
duo3d by said owner, or in held has been purehasad
by him not for »«la o* speaulatioa. but for hia owa o««
or oaaomption, to cauaa tha aam!^ to ba asesitainad or
daterraiaed by th« Jtndgm»nt of two Uyal and disintar-
estcd citixena of the oi'^Vi aountyar par.ahin whiah aaoh
impregaa^ai may ''>« made, oae to ba aalaoied by tiie
owaar, one by the imprasaing ofioer; and, in tba event
!f t^ieir disagr44Taeut, ta4Sa twa akall ekoosa aa uta*
pira of tika q i»Liij*tiun whose daelaioa ahall b^ fiaal.
T la pAraaad ihu) aelt^oted, atcer taking an oath to ap-
praikd tbe prooarty itapr«iSMd, fairly a4d iapartially,
(vbioli oath »s well aa tho affidavit provided for in thia
‘otion tne iiapreiiaixig effiser is hereby autaoriaad to
^dmiaistcr an i a^rtify; ahall proeted to assesB jaat eon*
go3f\'.i3u for 'be property ao impressed, whether the
ftbHoIuCd .twuerskip or tha temporary aa« tharaaf oaly ia
r:qai*eV
dee 2 Tcmi tha o9Lj:r or p.'rsoa. ImpraMiaf pre-
party, t,fore^.jhid, sosU, at tha tioaa of aaid taking,
pay to cao otruer, hia agent or attorssy, tha eoapaasa-
tion fix«d by said appr»i^e^s; and shjkll alse give t« the
wncr, or pers'^n coairolliag aaid property, a oartiftcate
07er hia offioial ai«aatare, apeoifying the baitallon, re-
«im«nt. brig vie, division or eorpi to wkleb he belctffs;
t iat a&id property is essential lor the use of the army,
0 }uld net be othar*ua prooared, and was ilkea throagh
ibiol>ita neoeinity; setting for'h the tlaae and pisoa when
nud whora taken, th* asn^aat uf ooaip'^imtion ftxad by
aaid appratF«r3, aad the su«, if any, ^aid for the same
t3«ld oartifisale aaaU ba evideaae for the owner, aa well
a«M^iha Uktasaf «*id
as afor«ea\d. \ad in eaas said offioar or par«'>n, taking
jaid propdrty. shall have failed to pay the owner, or hia
ag^at, s»id ooinpeasation as hereinbefore raqaired, t^ea
Slid owaar s'taU bi entitled to the Si^eody payttent of
the B«me by the pr^p^r disbursing offiMr, whieh, when
do paid, s-iall be in rail »a«iefaetion of all elaua agaiast
he QjT^rnm^nt of tae Oonfed^rate States.
See. 8. Whenever the appraisaent, provided for in
id* first sestien of thl« aet, shall for any reasoa be im
praotieable at the tme of said impres^ne^ot, then, *ad
in that e-tea, tse value o' tha property inpre»4d shair
be assessed as soon as poaaible by two loyal and diein
lereated eitixaas in the o'ty, coaaty or parish, wherein
the propsrty was taken, ohosen ao fjUowa: Oae by the
oweer, and one by the oemmlssary, or quartermaiter
g«aeral or hia agent,*who in eaaas el diaii^raeaent,
shall choose a thir^ eitissa of liise qaa’iflda'.ion, as an
ujipire t9 de::ide the matters in dispute, who shal* be
iwom as afjresaid, who shall hear the proafa addnoed
bribe parties, ‘o th4 TaSae of said property, »d
assess a just oo!>ip.idsatian therefor, asssrdiog to the
testioiony.
tiee. 4 That when aver the Sseretary of shall be
of oplni^a that It i^ naeeseary to take private property
fo.' public use, by re*^t;a >f the i aprae ieability ef pre-
ouring tbe ^ame by parehase, so aeto aoeuinnUe neees-
supplies fo'* the arny. or the good of the s«rrce,
in an/ loe^tty, he may, by general order, throuj^h the
p.Mper subordiaate offieera, authorise saea propeny to
du taksa f^r tbc pnobo uia, i.te ooap^naatioa due the
)waer for the same to be doteraiaed and the value feond
M provided for in the first ana ssoond seotion^ of this
artiele
dee. 6 Taat it shall be the duty of the President, ap
>arly as prteticable after the passage of this aet, to ap
point a ooaoissioner la eaoh State where property ahall
f>e taken or *be public use, and request the Qoveraor
of saoh of the States in whioh the President shall ap-
p jlat said oommissioaer, to apooiat another oomiais*
dioncr to aet in ooajaaeton with the e^maiasioner ap
pointed bj the President, whe shall reesive the oom-
pa isation of eight dollars per day. and ten cents per
aile as mileage, to be paid by the Confederate Govem-
aent. Said eoamissioners shall constitute a board,
whose duty it sHell be te fix upon tke prioM to be paid
by the Oovernment, for all property impreeeed or taken
for the public oae, as aforeaaid,so as tj afford jost eoa-
pensation to the owaers thereof. Said oommissieners
shall agree upon and publish a schedule of priese every
two months, or ofieoer, if they shall deem it proper,
and in the event they shall not be able to agr«e in any
matter confided te them in this aet, they shall have power
to appoint an umpire to deeida th^ matter in dispatei,
whose deoision shall ba >he deciaion of the boardt «ad
mid umpire shall re .ei«e the same rate of e»mpenaati3n
fw the time he shall serve, tilowed to said ooaaiselen-
ers respectively: Frovided, Thnt said eosnmisei^Mrs
shall be residents of the State for which they shaH be
appeinted; ud if tke Oovernor ef any State shall retase
or negleet to appoint said oomaissioner within ten days
afier a request to do so by the President, the Presidant
shall ap|K)imt both eommissionars by aad with the ad
vise and esnsent of the Sena^.
See. 6. That all property Impressed or taken for the
public use, aa aforesaid, ia the hands of anr person
oth-jr thva the panTons who have raised, grovn or pro
duced the same, or p^soas holding the s«ma for their
awn use or oonsumption and wko shbl make the affl'
davit hereinbefore required, shall be paid for aoeoriing
to the Mhednla at ptioes fixed by the c*'mmisstonars
Aforeeaid But if the effiesr i«apree«iag or ta^oc for
the public use, said prepe. t7. aad the owner s4all differ
as to the qaiUty of the arllale or property impreased or
taken *3 aforesaid, thereby R-.klag it tmU within a hich-
er or lower prioe naael in the soaeinle, then the ow^
or agent and the offiaer impressing or teking, m afore-
sMd, may select each, a loyal nnd diilnterefi^ oitSen
vidad in the third scetion ef this act If saoa. property
when retorsed has, In the opinion ef tAii «wn*’r, tem
!^}ared whilst ia t^ pnblie use, the amanut of daai^
thereby snslaiaad ahall be d*temis8d in the aaaiaaer
dM^bad ia the third eeciien ef th*i aet, the effioer re
tuialag Uie property being authorixid to aot ;n behtjf
ef Ue gevaranant; aad apxn each ’aqalry, the eertifi
Mis «f tke value af prcperty wkta origiaally iapr«saed
■kail be reeeived as prima /mm svid-noc af the value
thareef.
iM. t. Where eiAvee ara Iwpr-iesed by the Geafade-
i»ts Qevenaaeait te labor oa fortifioations or ntber
palUe werks, the ianr«sa->st ^hitli be aade by sain
g«veraaasi( aaeord^ng to tha rulea and regalatioaa pre-
eerihed in the Itws of the %ta*e wherein they are La
pressed; and in the abse^aee of snch law, in aceirdaooe
with snA rules and regulations not ineonsistent with
the prev*ei«ae ef this aet, ea the i!(>o'atarr rf War ahbll
firea tiae te tiaM peeetibe: Prev’ded, That no im-
presemen* of slavss sball bs aads when th'^y oau bs
hfared ur proeared by the eoasant of the owner or
See 10 That previous te the fir^t day of D^o^^' b^r
aj»t, ao eUve laboring on k faP^ er plui’-ation exoio
^ely deveted to the frcduetii n of j;r*ia and provisions
sliall be takes for the pablle use. witiiout tbe eonsent bf
the owaar, esaept ia naee of urgent ;>.c»sty
See. 11. That as/ eomm’seioo^d er u9a oomsiaeioo-
ed effiser er private whe shall violate the provisions of
this aet ahall he tried l>efcre ta« oilitiiry eenrt cf Jie
eorps to^ whieh he is aitachei, onoaplaiataadebv tbe
owner er other peraaa, and oa eocvletion, if an cfio-r,
the ranliA aa a ori-
offiter «r private, be
!aeo£sistSBt witb mit-
*na Acx or HBauAnT 1S64.
An Aet te aaead **Aa A«t te regulate iapreaemente,’'
appraTed Mareh twenty-eixth, eiichteen haadred an^
eucty-three, aad to repeal An let aaendatery thereof,
appre ed A^ril tweaty-enventh, eighteen hundred
aad aixty- three.
The Oongrese of the Oonfedcrate States of Ameriea
de anaet. That in ail caees where property ie impreaa
ad for tlae nse of the army er the aavy, er f^r other
puhlie ase, under aidd Aet, the same gvikll be paid for
at the time uf said impreesaen^, unless aa appeal Phall
be taken frem said valuaiion. as her:iaafter provided,
aeeerdiag to the valuation agreed upon botwesa Uio
parties, er aaeerlalned by byal aad disiaterestai viti-
ssni of tkt city, oounty, er pariah in which the impr-es
ment may be made In the manner and aoearJiag t« ibe
regolati-jne provided in the firat, second, and third eeo-
tioaa of the above reeiteJ Aot. or in the eighth oeotioa
thareef, where it is applieeble
See 2 Whenever thw officer maktag the impreasment
of propertfr, uder the Act aer^by aiuejided ah*!! believe
Miat the appraiseaent ie fair and jne*. he siia’l endorse
his approval npon the appraisement, aad make-payment
amordingiy; b«t if he shall beiieve tb«vt it is a«t f*ir
nd Jujt, then he skail refuse to approve aad indoree
tha reaaens ef his refwal on the eertifi^ate, and uhi^ll
have the right te apj^eal from the di^eision of the ap-
praieere, by reporting th« ease to the eamuisai^nera ap
pointed ttttder said Aet to whieh this is an au.eedmfat
fer their deeisioa, whoea jaigm^tnt sbali be fina), and in
the aeantiae, the prop.?r»y sbail ba bcM aai ajppA>ori-
ated by the efieer iapreS3!ng the Haiae, who shall gire
a re^ipt tiidrefor to the owner, who shall alse have the
right of app«»l, as hersin provided.
S;e S. T:!!) said eoaaissi >asra sa»U have pswe? to
sumaan wid examine witnesses to enable taem to fix
the valna of proper*y impraased, wnieh shall be a just
oompeosatioa for the property eo imprjMSiid at the time
»ad plaoe of impressment, aad whea the ooamUsion-
ars stall h«ve fixed the valae of property in eases c- '
appeal, th^y a^»l faroish tha owaer and impre.;sl3g
cffioer with a stateaeat of sash valae, whieh v*iaatloQ
the eomjiissijners slull be within thtee miatLs frco
the time of impreesmcnt.
See. 4 That eaid Coeiia esicaera shall be sworn, faith-
fally to dlaoiiarge all their da'iee nader this Aet, an^
the Aot to wiuoh this is an ^nunimi)at
See S. That the tanth eeet on of the Act to whieh
this is aa aiaaodment be stricken o''t, uid tfao follow
ing inserted instead th«re>f: No elav'i, btborlag oa a
farm, or plantation ex3lud«r«iy derutal to the produo-
tien of grain or provLiions, shall be lacen for pub’io ose
witaoat the o->nsent of tae ow&er; except ie oaee of or
geat neeesi‘y, aad upoa iJie urdor of tne Qjneral eom-
iaandiag tke departaeat in which sail fum or plaat*.
tant—tho Utter that distance up the coast —and
as soon tho . xi-ioaion tnkes place all wiP steam
rapidly forwitrd to ihe poiatB d.^ignated in tbe
the blockading fleet is.dnvea off. If the wind
blowa landward, they aro compelled to haoi off to
a great distance to escape the terrible sea which
chart plan mrnished to the commanders of the I dashes on a rocky coast without a harhnr ^hin
fleet by Adioinl Porter. The tnuagporta will Und | three dnyi’ sail.—i?ie6wo»j Di^titck
of the quahficatioitas aferesaiJ, to deiermine the
ity of e.id nrtiele or property, who sh*U, in oMe of dE-
agr^ment. appoint an umpire of like quaafieations. and
B t*‘«»'»pre8singoffiodr, ■hall
notnpproved. the iapr^eing offloer
shall sei^ the award to the cowmiseionors of the Sute
where the property is impressed, with his reasoM for
disapprr-vlng the came, ».d eaid con.mi,Bioners
hear swS proofi » t*»e parlka n.^
duce, and their oeeieioa ah* if be fia*l: Provided
the o^er c«^/ r. .teive the price offered by .he impress^
w* officer, prcjuiica to big olaim to rfJJi'e
hJgher c '' )0u.i
See 7. !i ♦he j|irop?rtT neeeasaiy for the sappori
oftheor^nndhis ftimuy. wd (o carry on his o?ii
nary agrum.ural ud mwChaiiioal baainaae. to be a^eer-
tainel ly theapi»r^Tstobe apnointed as provided
in tke flmt seotioB of this act, nndw oath, k.
tohmocfimmi fer ihe pobUo jmt wdwkMik*
tfce Au'k •wcuu>*:trr/ ot tme ariovs re
cited Aot, approved April twenty eeventh, el^htsen
huadred aid siJCiy-tHrMe, and b« much ol t^e firat seo-
tioj of«ald Aci aa requKed an affiiint 1.3 be made by
the owner er his iigaai, that iuah property was grown,
ravwd or prodaael bf sui owuer, or aa’ J. or has Keen
purchased by him, noi. for sa’e or apseuiatisn, but for
h's own use or oasumrtion, be aud tae karee la hereby
repealed.
Sec. 7. Taat ne impressa^st nhsU be ratkie unler tais
Aet, or the -Vet to wbioh this ia *uienia^ory, tor t^e nse
or twnefit ef cc3;r»ctor8 wi^h taa Q)Vframfuat.
Sec. 8. Nothing ia iai« Act s:iali be sonstraed to aa-
thorisa the impressing cffioar to eater an appeal from
any djcision of the luol ^ppn^i^ers, uader the seveath
seoUon of t^s Aot ;a which taia in a:a3aiUory.
Approved, Pebra^ry Itt, ISiii.
€aroiinA l^'eioalc College.
Tils seepad term of t'l^ preheat Ooilegia^.6 >«ar will
eomme'noe eu the 2Si of Ja:iaary and alosj tae 24 ih of
Joee 184>> Btuiea s oharg^d from time of eatering.
No deiuotion excepi ia oases of protraotei s.okaeas.
Board good Terms m idaraCe aad iostrue^ion taorouga.
Addres) &ev. J. & Q&lFflTH,
Ansonville, N. G.
J^n’y 3. 98-12n$iOpdiapt
$50,000 Randolph Coaaty Boads.
By virtue of an order ma-le at. N.jv. Term 18-34,
&uid')iph Cjunty 0>nr^, 1 wdl oifer foreale«tp :
iie Auction, t) the highcat bidder, at the Court House
do^r in As'>ebero*, on the 7th daf of February 1865,
FIFIT TaOUS.^D UOLLiaS in Coupon Bonds of
said county. The s*id oonds to run for ten years from
date, bearfaig interest at the rate of 6 per cent per an
nua, to be paid seai auanaliy in such currensy as will
be reeeived in the payment of puHlio taxes.
J. M. WORTH,
County Ocmaiisil ;nar
Jan'7 2. 98-lui
- SUte,nt
Term. They will ba found of intei'^t to the le
gal profcBiion, nud to mnny elhcfi, eiTi* ®“-
itary:— #
Aa offieee of the arsty,
wUhoat leave, is drefpad 1!
Camp lolaea by the anraUiag e*eer of bus
be returned te the utmj. ’ Wiill#
he was aeat to eaap, he waa ^i
of tke couaty in whieh ha rfs-ded, aad qna-t 1
Held, that under the »r«y r«fn‘»“*“®
War Departaeat ia.ash easM he wm
frea the army by heiag dropped as
aise that his arpoiataent as R-giater «3o«e «et MUtle
hia te a disehasce firca the aray B3ie.-t M.
had he b«en appeinted te ene ef tka tiSets
the Slate OonsUtutioa, The ease ef
Whiting dfeided at Chambers hy 0./. Peara^n, over
ruled —£Ii th^atter of oath Brldamen
Pearson, C. J, dlsaeating
liable te serrlee I* the tray 5s enrolled bv the
*Brolilng o«eer ef his eeanty, •»»««» f«^ • .I®’
is allowed te remain at koae "util i»fs applioat^ is
parsed «p'>«- It was refased, bnt b^^fjre be was ord i-
ed to caap. te ebtained eaaloyaent as driver e. a
hack earrying the mail Held that utder tbe a;** c
Congress exeapting froa aiUtary sarviee aail eoa-
traetors and drivers ef aall stages or haeks. *
soHier ia ti>.e aray ner ene whe has beta eitfoiled far
set vice, heeeaia* a aa 1 eoatraoter or driver, isentitUd
to diseh^ —[Case cf Mathew Jehoaea.
P«ar«oa, C. J., dissanting
Oae liable to aiUtary eerviee u tnr»lle4^y
reUing tffiaer of his eoniity, but befere nr is ordered
to eamp is appelated a polieeaan ia the i>wa of Balie-
bury. flis enrellaeat pats him in thr militKcy serviea
of the Confed>4rata States aad bis n»i»S'}^aent sf point-
[Cm» of dees net entitle him te dis^arge.
Saae deeided la the eaae ef Wa. » ^
of Payetteville.
Pearson, 0. J., dissenting.
The Aot of Gongrese ef the 17th Febrnary, ltS4, ex
emptiag frem military eerviee ene editer of eaeh news
paper being published at tae date of the *et, applies
only ts persons not then in the army. Therefore a
soldier abeent from his ceiyaand en furlough, who
soamenced the editing and pablishing of a paper on
tbp 4*.h February 18S( aod w»s so doing at tk'> date cf
:be Aot aad sinoe, is aet eatitled to diseharge. fOase
if P J Sinclair.
Pearson, 0 J dissenting.
Ia aecordanea with the abeve, it was afterwards de
cided by Battle, Ja'^g>, at Chambers, tbnt ene wb«
had been enrolled by tae lorolUng Officer of Orange
Ooaatr, and thaa obta'aed a leeee b* whieh he beffaae
editor and proprietor cf the Hi Isboro’ Recorder far
)2 menths, was n3t entitled to discharge. [Tarrentine’s
nftse.
sol.^ier ia tha Jaaior Reserves, while absent with
leave from Itis eommaad, was appointed Ddputy Sher
iff of arantille county, ana refused to ret'ira t? duty
wher his leave Wau eat. Remanded for reasons given
Bridxemaa’a e%->e—aod iatlaeted that m Deputy
Sheriff is not an cffi)«r of the S:Ate bu^mrcly the
agent of the Sheriff >-[Gase of J. E Pai’pot
Oie naier the age ef 46 year^i wa5 en-olied in Mareh
laat. Bat was allowed by the SaroUiug Offijor to remaia
a- belienag that he was exempt -J^ afrire-i ‘c
th« uge of 45 years in May fellowiajc la Jaly h; v'as
orit^red iato aerviee aad applied for a da ail. if j wa«
aabsrqueutly again ordered iot^ «ervie: au4 s^at iv
e'>np, whea be elaiaei a discharge aa b»i4ftgi«g to the
Sealer Reserves Eeld that his states in the s >>vi9e
was Axed by the enroilaeat, »nd his attainiag th . t£s
of 45 years afterwards lid not entitle him to be put iv
the Senior Rseerves —[Saswell’s Cate
Bnt where oae who wae ander the i*g.^ cf 45 y^ars 11
the date ef the aet of Oongreu ef ifth Fehraikry, 1864
attained to that age before he was curelifd, held that
he was liahla ie service only *s a Senior Ro^erv?, a .d
he was discharged aaeordingly—[ Idilaj a»ednia «
case.
One whe kad put a sabslitute in the aray anl after
wards became liahla to serviee by reaaea af the Aet ot
Congress on the sabjeet, was enrelled ia May lae—bdt
Drier to his eoroUmeut waa employed La the newspaper
office of the Ralsigh Standard aad sUlaed by the edi
tor of that paper m aecessary for the eendaetiag ef the
P»me. io aoeerdanoa with the previsioas of the a»t of
17th February, 1864. Held that he was eatitled te his
discharge, not having been enrolled bafsre he was sc
employed.—[OaSd of W. T. Upehareh.
Oae of the eondltiooe of exeaptleii ef the ewaer or
managsr of 1^- aaie-bodied hands at werk en a farm ea
tae lei Janaary 1864 ia, that each p^irsoa “ehall sail
his aarplaa of provisions aad graiu uow on hand aad
w^ich he may raise from yaar te yaar, to the (rovera-
mena Ac., that ie, on iia^d at the cIam of the act of 17th
Feb 1S64. Where ene haviag been before enrolled ap-
p'iei for a detail and was not ordered Into lerviee natil
3>>metime in.Kov«rai>er, 1864, elalmed an exemption
kod tendered a ‘^ond to the Ojvemmeat as the owner
and manager of 15 able bodied bands, held ti^iat he was
not entitled to exemption. That the Cljverament saay
h«ve tbe benefit of the condition, such applioation mtut
at ]ea«t foe made within a reaaonable tiae. N oe months
is not suah t me.—[Oetse of Murdooh White.
A soldier ii the army in Bast Teanesee», who was
there arrested by order of his supsrior oftjer and sent
to Salisbury, and deiaiaed ta cicse aon&ae-nent by order
of the Secretary of War, to awAit chargej to be prefer
red acainst ^:m, oa met be diseUarg^d fram saeh cus
tody upon a writ of habeas corpas Oivil tribunals
cannot interfere ia snch case*, but the party in left to
be dealt with by the military authorities aoeerding to
military law.—[Oise of Jos. J. Cox
The Act cf Tungress of the 17tk of February, 18fi4,
allowing the impre-ssmant of free negroes between the
Ages of 18 anl 60, tjT Utbor on fortifiaations, prepara
tion of material of war, and servioe in military hospi
tals, is coas'itntioaal A free negro thus impressed,
w^o has c tered into an agreeae«t te serve a white
man for a tercn of years, does not th:>r*b-* become a
slave for that time, or cease to be liable t} the opera
tion of the Act of Congress He cannot therefore be
discharj^ed by habeas corpus when eenseripte 1 for sueh
work—[Oases of Gasey aud otkers, fnm Hayweod
Consty.
WAR FE/8
Qjfioinl Asies Jrom Pood't A- mg.—Tbc fol
lowing oiBeifrl dicpntch has been received:—
*'ComiMTH, Miss , Jan. 3 —The nrwy haq re-
eroeied the Tanneasee tiver, aad '«ri(hont material
loM eineo th^ battle io Ituot of Nail.viilj.
Jno H ’
Skertncm'* Augi’STA, Jar. r> —
Advieee ftrom beUw oontirus the repc>rt that 8her-
saan’s forces hsve cron'll Or Ssvaj»nah Ki.v.r
They are beiif'vcd t>.’ be ui-uviug 'owirda Urah&itu-
ville, 3. C. Kilpatriek is supposed to be*00 the
Caroliia pidc 1 the Savsnuub
Chablk3Toj(, Jju* U. -No t'nitl'.cr m>.»veBicut
of tke eaewy »>• reported to His fbrccc! are
eanetiotfatiug betwi'cn (Hri^lrmvillu and the Ba
vantijh Kivcr There is a » trut^ i s the report
ed advsne? an (jrabaniville.
Li/hand De-Jth Sumorr Auuusta, Jar. 5
-Wfiitaru fiapeiH r='poi r I^Vnes- killed ly
one ot his _:eu. It is currently reported tLat
G*;n Hoodied. r-d Private intelligeuce eontra-
diets the report ot tsrw*n. l*rice’s death
AuttUiTA, Jan. 5 —TLe rep.nls of the deaths
ot Uens Hoed and Forrett are cot oonfirmed
Horse Thiet.
STOLEN out of uxf lot, one MARE. Also out of my
house one Silver Watek, oae fins Gioth Goat, one
Overeoat^ en the night of the 26th of Dacsmber 1864
From ail the information that I can get the thief is a
free mulatto by the name cf Nathan Holder. He stole
a new brown eoaafort, with blna ends, which he- no
doabt wears arennd his neck. He lurlcB about Fayette
vUle and in tke adjoining neighborhood of G. G. Bar
bee in Hamatt a«aaty. I will gtve a reward of one
hundred ddlan for tke stolen property and the onnfine-
Bsent of tke tkisf in Jail. JAMES OUF.
Dee’rSS ' 9h 2tj:^
Costederaie Tax Notice.
I WILL nttwd with the Assessors at tAe cffi^a of A M
OampWU, Urea Wedaesiay January 4th to Saturday
JnMMry Slst 1866, to receive the Confederate Taxes
due January let 1866, te-wit:
Speeifla Tax, (fer License;)
Tax oa Salee for the Qaartar en-'i^ Deo’r 8lst 1864;
Tax oa IneMnes, Prefits and Salaries;
Additioaal Tax oa Profits made by buying and selling
at aay time between Jan’y 1st 1883 and Jan’y 1st 1866;
Additional Tax ea f rafite exceeding twenty-five per
eeat i*ade daring the year 1864 by any ci»poration er
joint stoek eoaipuy.
1 would call tke attention of dealers to tke foUowiag
extraot from lasimctions reesived by me:
**Twenty days are allewedregiMered persons to make
quarterly rettvas after tho oxpiratien oif a quarter, aad
paymeat ea the tax is rtqmred to be made within that
tim B W. HABDIE,
Oolleotor 23d Dist. N O
Das 10, 1864
TOBACCO.
AFINB STOOK of TOBACCO including some chew
ing of extra quality.
In a Ibw days, £ expect to receive a supply of Banff,
Gomfee, Pow4w Sbrit, aad ▼arioaa ctber aseftel ar
t!«!os. IS A AO HOT,LlNQ8«fOaTa,
D^e’r » 92 iSt
Tbe £nterpri«e Cottou Factory
is now mepared to exchange for corn ^r b^oon tbe
naest NTnnbars of 8pna Yar^
ssitaUe for Spring aud Snma^r Oloth. Thi) Toread ie
ef a farior wutlitf, not itt*-sl by aay in the Coo-
tblaraeyo gBAItPT.
Sot/tts Miitiny in •{•uonu,- h —Auovsta, Jaa
5.—To day’s Constitntioraliet contains the pro
ceedings of a meeting of oitiaenfi of Savaua tb,
eopied from the Lojal Ge-irgian [yankee paper in
Savanaah] at whieh Mavor Arnold presided, and
A. Partin and R fi Kwing were Seorelaries.
The first resolution adopted Lincoln's language
that,peaoe was to be sought by laying down our
arms and sabmitti®g to the national authority
under the Constitution, leaving all other ques
tions to be adjusted by the national legislature,^
• . —ballot. The second waa in fa
vor of burying an uj g,
umng their best efforts for the restoration of tbe
prosperity and eomaieroe enoe enjoyed. The
third elums the privileges and immunitiea offer
ed in Lincoln's proclamations and mesei^ea. The
fourth requests Gov. Brown to eall a Convention
of the peeple that they may vote on the question
of eontinmng or stopping the war. These resoiu-
tiont, whieh were unanmiously adopted, were re
ported by a committee consisting of Coi Huck-
well, A. Lippman, Dr. Wilson, Martin Dugan, !
G. Mills, W D Weed, and Old Lackton. A
gentleman from Savannah sajb that only 17 per-
soDs were at the meeting.
The Chronicle and Sentinel of this morning
contains a significant communioatioo entitled: ‘Is
it treasonable to secede?''
Ia the case of Worth vs the Goaaissioners of Fay-
eMerille, it was decided that the aet of tha Qeae'al As-
p dobly conferring up» the comaassioners of the town
of Fayetteville the power to levy tax:s upon persons
ioing business in towi^ though not r'sideata thereof,
and upon eubfects ineideiU to their ptreo/u, ie constitu
tional. The words incident’ to their pertimt
embrace moneys on hand, salaries and meones, whether
suck incomes arise from bonds due, from debtors resid
ing elsewhere, or from dividends of stock in factories,
fte., situated outside of tke corporate limits ef said tewa.
Tae ceurttntimoted i\%t%biUofinjunctiou may not lie
against tax eoUectors, wkether of the AMt or Gonfe'te-
rate government, to r‘straln eoUeetion of taxes, but
remedy may be confined te paying under pretest and
bringing an action i;n a court of law, bat taie point was
not decided.—Oontervative.
North Carolina and the Yankeet —Sherman'»
next Movement —The Washington eorrespondent
of the New York Times writes:
Shetnian’% ultinMte objective ts nothing len
than Lee’i army^ now held tight in Richmond by
Grant. Bnt between his present position and hu
ultimate ^lestination lie the States ot South and
North Carolina. From Aucust i he oan swing
down on Charleston, ouitiug ever/ railroad on
whieh it depends, and enveloping it as he has en
veloped Savannah. Nor does North Carolina lie
less open to our arms. And 'here we may confi
dently hope not merely for military conquests,
but for moral triumphs. * * There is the best
reason to believe that with tbe capture of the
capital of North Carolina, Raleigh, which Sher
man will take en routtj we shall witness a power
ful spontaneous Union re-aotion and revival, more
fatal to the Confederacy than any feats of arms,
however brilliant. Finallr, from North Carolina
Sherman movet up into Virginia^ where he joint
Grant J in dealing the death blow at the rebellion,
the head and front of whi|^ is Lee's army at
Richmond.
Two drunken yankee offioers, lately, at V eks-
burg, undertook to reproduce the traditional ex
ploit of Mike Fink, shooting a tin oup o£F a man’s
head. One volunteered to do the shooting, the
other to support tbe cup. The result was the
name as that of Mike's last performance in that
way—the ball hitting a few inehes too low. Some
other officers were present at the exhibition,
which, we fear, will n^ be repeated in the yaa-
^ umj M oCUb as migjht U donnd.
T0rnaf» in Alabama—Auodsta, Jan. b.—
A violent tornado passed over Middle Alabama
on tho 28ch alt, commencia.;.; irest of Montgomery
and ranging alojsg the whole Hue of the Mont
gomery Hod Weet Point Railroad. Woo*ls were
prostr.ited ani the railroad bridge 20 miles east
of Moatgomery waa blown dowu. At Auburo tke
storm raged with great fury, a lari^e number ot
housei were demolished or unroofed, ^d la per
sons W4re killed At Opalika several butldiags
were destroyed and 2 or 3 U/es lost. The amount
of d^ma.^e done by the atorm was immense
Consolid'ition >f the Junior The
foUowiug consolidations present tbe proper or
ganization of the tfoops which now form the
Brigskda ot N. 0 Junior Reserves, vja:—
Tue 1st aud 0th Battalions have been tMsali-
! I^to the Firet Raglaaeni, with F. 8. Armii-
w*:‘MoK°'s;:Jk”r4o,“”‘-
The 2d and M Butalious and William’s Ooia-
pany form tha Second Reaiment, with Jna H
Anderson aa Colonel, W. F. Beaslev
Colonel, N. fl. Gregory, Major. *
The 4tb, 7th and 8th Battalious form the
Third Regimoot, with J. W. fliusdale aa Ojlonel,
Miijor -A.. B. filliagtoa,
The 9 th B.*ttalion is now denominated the
First Battahaa, with D. T. Millard as Major.
The Brigade is^t preheat oonxmanded by Uol.
F. S. Armistead, an able and efficient officer.
Goldsboro* JoumtU.
A Oemromt Contribution.—The Raleigh Con
servative says: “Surely there nevor existed a
nobler set of men than the soldiers of our gallant
armies. In addition to fighting our battles and
enduring aU of the hardships and suffering, they
also generou4y contribute from their scanty pay
to help the suffering poor at home Read the
following letter to Gov. Vanco, whieh we have
been permitted to e>>py, aud then compare these
men with souls in their bodies, to tbe crawling
jjattle who are dodging and shirking in order that
they may coin mouoy out of their country’s blood.
God bless the'soldiers:
HaAOQU&aTaas 6th N C. RcamsiiT,
Gamp netr Pet^rs»'urg, V*., Dee. 8?. 1864.
His Exe iUeaey, Oov VASea- Pieass fin i eaelcied
*tsrewitk 9^85, a contribution fram Oompanies A, B. C,
D, £, F, H, I and K of this Regiment, f -r the benefit of
dee^itnte women and ehildren (soldiers’ familiesj in
North Carolina, to be usjd at yoor iiao'etioa
I have the bon-;» to G-)Tern-/r, >our ob’t serv*t,
SAM'L McD TAT£, Lt Col Com’diag.
Hogtj Beeves and Yankees captured by IloOil.
—A gentlemsn who hts arrived in this eity from
the vieinity of Columbia, Teanessce, states that
sinoe Gen. Hood entered Tennessee he has re
cmited his army largely, and has driven south
ward over 10,000 hogs and some 6,000 beef cat
tle. He also secured a large quantity of flour
and oorn—enough to last his army at least three
months. Gen Hood conscnbed all able bodied
males from 17 to 50 years of age; and when he
retreated the yankees seiied all they could find
between these ages to swell their list of prisoners,
and they were included in the 9,000 prisoners
claimed by the yankee Gen. Thomas
Richmond Di$patchy 3i2.
Negro Hiring in GoldAoro*.—At the hiring
here on Monday, field hands brought the follow
ing sums: men 1600 to $800, women $400 to
1600. House servants brought $400 to $600.
Small plow bojft ranged from $300 to $600.
Journal.
Destructive Fire in Kinston.—On Sunday
night a meet destructive fire occurred in tbe town
ef Kinston. Nine tenements with their outhouses
were destroyed. The fire b thought by some to
have been the work of incendiaries. ^
Ooldshoro* State Journcd.
Supreme Court.—The Supreme Court of North
Carolina adjourned on Tuesday last, haviag dii-
posed of all the oases before it
Yankee News —Richmond, Jan’j 6.—The
New York Tribune of tha 31 ha% a report that
Montgomery Blair hu gone to Richmond bn a
Peaee Mission. He has arrived at City Point.
The National Intelligf'ncer —The National In
telligencer has been sold, and Colonel Seaton con
tinues with it. John F. Coyle, A. G. Alien and
William R. Snow are the j>urchasers. Ite pres
ent politics are to be maintained and a Sunday
edition issued.
The Torpedo Joa/.«—The N. Y. Tribune says
the boat contained two hundred and sixty tons, or
520,000 pound J. The aggregate cost of powder
aod boat to the Government was sliehtly in excess
of a quarter rf a million 0/ doUnrs.
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