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All Utters on business of the Qffice, to be
directed to A. M. Goruav d Co.
MONDAY March II, 18W.
JB& Office of Tub Confederate,'
on Fayctteville street, second door
South of Pomeroy's Bookstore.
To thetnbllc. .
A very uialtciouj libvl, published at the oCce of 4
thj suspended Standard, under the auspices of Dr
3. T. Lach and Mr. Holden, ha8 been put in eo
lation. It la styled " Appendix to the Life and
Times of Duncan K. McRae," and Is a re-production
of a Zander Issued in London by Mr. George
N. Sanders. I hare received a copy of this pub
lication, and shall act upon the adrice of counsel
as to what tribunal I Khali look for justice to myself
and my accooeri.
For the public information, however, I way state
that the statement of Mr. Sanders, as adopted by
I.h associates, is false in roost particulars, and in
others is a perversion of truth.
It M not noeessary for tno to epeak here or the
character of Mr. Sanders; when it becomes neces
sary, that character will be fully prored.
It will appear, upon Invc; tigation, that Mr.
Handera 'made a contract ilh the Governor, on
representations which wera untrue, and which
contract he was wbollr unable to execute. That
from the lst of March until the middle of June I
afforded bira every facility in executing it, and
- that I only took the negotiation out of his hands
and made the operation myself under peremptory
orders from the Governor; in the proper construc
tion of which I wasided by the advico of Mr.
Mason, Commodore Maury, Mr. De Leon and Mr.
White. Mr. White and Mr. Th. Hughes will both
bear me witness, that I confided the affaire I bad
in charge frankly to them that I frequently ad
vised with tbein j that on more than one occasion
' I proposed to transfer the wholo matter to Mr.
White, and only refraitfed from doing so upon the
entreaty of Mr. Sanders for more time, and the
wxpectations of success that were daily presented
to our endeavors.
About thc.lGth of June, nt I hhall be able to
prore, I received tbo Governor' letter of date
. Pith of Mnrch, and In conformity with its instruc
tion?, I lirst consulted Mr. Mason, to learn from
hitu whether he had received any J'plau" from
the Governor, And then, as Mr. White had not
tailed, I proceeded to notify Mr. Sanders of tha
Governor's instrucfiond that J should negotiate
the scrip instead of hint. Thereupon, I endeavored
to make a negotiation with Messrs. Collie A Co.,
with whom Mr, White was then dealing, but did
not succeed. Ai this juncture, Maj. John A. Wes
ton, formerly a merchant of Baltimore, latterly (
Richmond, well known to Governor Morchcad
and whoso reputation was well established to me,
presented me to Mr. Harding, a gentleman of excel
cellent position, and an accountant of first rati
standing; and through him I was introduced to
the parties who made tho negotiation. In making
th contract, 1 selected common rosin as the staple
to be sold, taking the advice of Mr. Hughes who
wji familiar with naval stores and who considered
this tho best kind to sell in tho interest of the
Stato. Infixing the price of tho article, I con
sulted tho prices current of Messrs. McLean,
Mar vac A Co., who had done extensive business in
naval stores for North Carolina dealers. 1 h1 n
consulted Mr. Hughe3 on this point, and was aided
by his opinion.
The con tract was drawn by Messrs Cottrell A
Sons, a legal firm of irreproachable character. fly
he contract, a portion c f the fund was to be paid
in cash ami the balance in goods at strict market
prices, according to sample.
1 won na the negotiation waj osrnplcteu
hiving authority to do fp. I employed Major
Wfhton to art a agent of the State to receive
jtit'ilburfi' the ca.-h, and to receive, inspect and
kliip thi good and the cash was paid to him, and
not a dollar of it was retained in my hand or
'disbursed by me, except the amount of about
three thousand pounds, which was refunded lo Mrf
Collie for the payment of rifles and ammunition ,
and their shipment; for all of which I have
touchers. I retained a further sum to cover mv
xpenses, and the amount of compensation) thj
Governor agreed to give me.
Th9 reason that the affair was not placed with
Mr. White was, that Mr. Sanders had issued
threatening notices that he intended to embarrass
the operation, bailing an injunction, and other
legal proceedings. I consulted with Mr. White,
and we both thought it advisable not to subject
him to Mr. Sanders' annoyances."
Major Weston, Messrs. Sichell A Alexander, Mr.
Harding and Messrs. Cottrell A Sons, will all cr n
cur that I had no interest in the contracts mid
no understanding with tho contractors, by whtfh
I have received, or am to receive a dollar, a a
division of profits on commission, or in any other
way ; while a comparison of the articles furnished
with those purchased by any other agent foreither
Government, will thow both in price and quality
that the statement that I have bought at one
price . and sold at another, not only faU, but
impofttible.
Indeed, after sampling the goods desired and
living Major Weston the necessary instructions,
I left him in charge of the whole fund, requesting
him to send his invoices and accounts current
direct to the Governor. It is due to myself to
say that I have made a most advantageous opera
tion for the State. I have sold; 228.000 barrels
of common rosin to b delivered in Wilmington,
the warrants of sale drawing no interest after the
first year, ao as to net between 80 and 85cti. ia
gold, per barrel; and for this exchange I hire
supplied to the State ready-made clothing 5,000
suits, through and through, overcoats and air;
10,000 prs. shoes, caps, blankets and cloth not
made up, and arm and ammunition that nill
readily sell at auction for 6,000,000 dollars :- and
although I might readily have done so in small
compass, at immense profit, I have not introduced
into the Confederacy on article for speeulatior.
My only compensation being what the State has
agreed to give me.
The exchange for a part of this I offered to sell
to the government. When it declined, I sold to
a friend and invested the proceed in Confederate
Bonds. , -
With this statement I dismiss this matter until
my friends shall determine for me what course I
ought to take with reference to so iroitfoaand
malicious a libel.
, Mcrtdar, March litb.
,?r '."r .
The First Richmond Raid-By Butler, the
- ; "Beast""'--"7 J '
We have received through the courtesy of a
friend, a late number of Wilkes Spirit of the
Time.' It professes to give the origin, "the
moduSf operandi, and the cansea of failure of
Butfer's scheme for thocap'ture Richmond; the
seizure of tho Confederate authorities, the de
struction of Government buildings, the plun
der of property, and the release of the Federal
' prisotifTB... -In fa aiticlc entitled How Gen
eral Lincoln scared the Confederates at RicV
moiid'it deals out t- the "jocose " harlequin
who rules the Yankee people and the Yankee
Irish apd Dutch army, some hard blows, at-
1 tributiog to him the las motive of f nbordi
nattng lbe Interests jfh country to his plans
for re-election. It says he (Lincoln) strangled
Fremont, shoved Pope one t-ide, plucked But
ler from the Gulf and hampered Bank's by an
unpopular policy. If old Ab has really
been guilty of these meritorious acts, it is rot
to be wondered at that tho females " in charge
of iho North Western Fair of the Sanitary
Commission, Chicago," should have desired to
have on exhibition the original ftiiit worn at
the inauguration of this curious " specimen of
humanity." We leave him, his injured subor
dinates, the females and the shirt, all in the
mess in which they have put themselves, and
proceed to put the public, in pos-cs4on of the
plan of Butler, the arrangements for its exe
cution, and its defeat.
The Yankees soem lo have found o'tt'that
tho sjaneling garrison of Kichmond waa about
five thous-.nd veterans, who were moved bnck
and forward between Richmond and Gen.
0
Lee's army, as occasion required, and . about
eight thoand irregular- militia. That the
furthest fortification towards the Peninsula ex
tended threo miles from 'Richmond, garrisoned
by a single company from Richmond. Thai
the m st extended picket squad numbered
twenty-five cavalry at Bottom's Bridge, with
a desert and sparsely inhabited country inter
vening towards Williamsburg. In advance of
their movement, Ruder discovered a frd be
low the Bridge, well covered and not guarded.
The plan was to cross this ford and cut the
tdegraph lines. Twenty-two hundred picked
sabres were telected for the raid, and thj ma-
terial of the expedition put in charge of Get .
Wiidar, and Gen. Meade was instructed to
make a ft-int for tho purpose of diversion.
The preliminaries were accomplished ; t wo
scouts btole across the ford and cut the wirps,
and Meade's army made a. feint very much to
the diversion of a portion of Gen. Lees army,
hut very little to their own diversion. We now
give the summing" up of the enterprise in the
Yankee's own language :
"This feint operated in. Richmond as had
bven cxpf cted, fur all the regulars were ordered
from the city to the North, and the rebul
capitol, not dreaming of the danger that was
sweeping tip from the Peninsula, had its
eyts fixed tn .the Rappahannock. Never
before had the insurgent stnnghold beeu in
'such vial peiil. Our infntry which left
Williamsburg on Saturday morning (Gth inst.)
for its forced march, were followed by the cav
alry in four hours afterwards, which fmm
greater rapidity were to pass ahead, and
after leaving about four hundn d at the bridge
were t descen 1 like a whirlwind on the city,
early Sunday morning. The programme
then was to release the Fedeial prisoners, seize
the Confederate authorities, and burn the
arsenals, dock-yards, rams, public buildings
ami commissariat. Wo wouid then In in a
position, alter having armed our released men,
or passed them to rear wi'h the Cnf derate
authorities, to hold, or to abandon the city, as
prudence might advise. It was thought
doubtful, 1 owevcr, whether, after we had
acquired possession of the city (hail that been
our fortune), it would have been ncess.iry to
abandon it, lor Lee, with his communications
cut and his commissariat destroyed, would
have found it necessary to have so ected a new
br.se and, intead of venturing on Richmond,
with an army sti ikinr at his ioar, would, (,f
necessity, have fallen back by thu way of Dan
ville, and made good his retreat to North
Caro'it.a. "
Now let ur inqu:rj why the expedition
failed; and, in doing this, we are cal ltd upon
to trace the history i f one of those un'ooked
for circumstances which baffis the best-laid
plans, and which are utierly beyond the reach
of-human foresight or precaution. And thus
we come to thu part which General Liucoln
played in the campaign. "
Jt happened that, while the expedition was
iu its early stage of preparation, a drunken
reprobate, named Boyle, who bcldnged to a
company at Williamsburg, became mutinous,
and, with drawn pistol, resisted an arrest.
Ilis captain, with the view of tgoothing him,
advanced beTore the guard, and appealing to
Boyle, kindly asked him to trtisi to his known
good will, and deliver up the pistol. But the
brutal fellow warned bira back, and seeing
hirn still approach, lowered the weapon on
his breast and deliberately shot him dead.
The miscreant w.v at once secured ; in duo
time, he was condemned by a court-martial
to b ? hung, and General Butler, iu his charac
ter of revising oflicer, approved the verdict,
and fixed the day of cxpiatio i. Pending thj
j'ipmsnt, however, and its execution, rome
influences, which are not yet ascertained, were
brought to bear on General Lincoln, ami the
murderer was granted a reprieve. On the
night of the movement from Williamsburg
against the rebel capital, the Irish sentinel,
who bad Boyle in charge, gave him his liber
ty, and he lied with all the speed of fear
toward the rebel lines. Immediately on reach
ing the Confederate pickets, he asked to ha
taken before the superior authorities. To
secure cenfidence in hi sincerity, he acquain
ted his listeners with his crime and sentence;
aud, iu addition to the details in regard to the
massing of our troops, informed them that ho
I ad bven imprisoned where he could over
look our magazine, and that for several days
previous to his escap?, we had been accumu
lating at Williamsburg vast quantities of
ammunition.
' The al um bells of the city were rung ; the
homo guard gathered; tho veterans dis-"
patched to Lee were ordered back ; and
tbo result was, that when Wistar's cavalry
presented themselves at Bottom's Bridge,
expecting a clear field" and a rapid ride to
Richmond, they found themselves confronted
on the opposite bank of the Chickabominy
with two batteries and A force nearly equal
to their own. We could hav3 giveu battle,
and perhaps hav forced the" river, but ths
buccesa of th main object depended cn snr
I
prie, and that was lost. A slight skirmish
: followed dming the evolutions for retreat, and
the expedition returned, to'expese General
Butler temporarily to 'the unjust tvneer from
the lips of' the disloyal, of aoother -military
failure. He left behind him, however, a
wholesome trembling in the hearts of the
Confederates, and if he did nothing more, he
has at least effected a permanent rcductiein of
Lee'a army of aeveral thousand men, which
must now be retained for the protection of
their capitol. We consider the reprievn of
J oyle, therefore, a matter of the greatest grav
ity ; and we feel that the country will agree
with us in the opinion, that a -full and frank
di.cchure should be made of all tho influences
which were brought to bear upon the yielding
nature of the President to bttray hiai to this
extraordinary and nntimely act."
We join in the demand that there shuJd
be a thorough investigation into the reprieve
of Boyle. The Confederacy has an interest in
this investigation but for this ill-advised
more orr the part of that wire-working and in
liigUvino; politician at the White Houe in
Washington, and Grn. WhtMr aud bis twenty
three hundred picked sabres' would ceitainK
have got to Richmond. That we have been de
prived of the pleasure of their presence, is a
just cause of complaint.
And all done without doubt to keep But!cr
from being President.
The next on to Richmond was by Kilpat
lick ar.d Dahlgrren, wtb the enlarged objects
of destruction to be effected by turpentine and
o..kumby assassination, sacking and ravage.
Lotus hear how lha amiabla Lincoln inter
fered to hinder th:s how he participated in
the just retribution which be fed Dahlgreen.
We see men every day, from various por
tions of the State, men of all the old political
parties, and receive communications by every
mail ; not from politicians, but' from the plain
men, as Mr. Holden is wont to call them ; and
all tell one tale" of his position as a candidate.
Iu this town, if men are to bo believed from
what they say, his chances arc mpagre slim
to the most attenuated shape. All that we
have seen, all that our correspondents disclose,
indicate that Mr. Holden jis an Kditor, and
Mr. Holden as a candidate, are quito two
people.- With the exception of a few of the
most ultra and unquestionable dye, the popu
lar voice is against him.,,. It is a great mistake
to suppose that Mr. Holden ever was strong
before the people. In all his contest s be has
bepn a drag a burden very heavy to carry,
on whatsoever back ho hxs been put.' If he
would take the advice and exiuple of those
who have had a similar ex perieuc, ho will
abandon being a " audid..te and go back to
the desk editorial. O ie tithe of what he has
done against tho iatoivsts of tb.2 country, had
it besn devoted to Iter . cau, would have
handed his name to posterity in immortal
honor and it is not yet too late, ht-.t him
scorn those who have instigated ana then
deserted him turn his. back upon them if
necessary, expose then. and he will sow seed
in good ground, that uill bring forth thirty,
sixty, an hundred fold."
We are glad to learn that C'pt. B. F. Little,
of the 52d N. C. R guinjrit, was among the
exchanged prisoner. reeru!y arrived under
flag of truce, but by so.ne means his name was
omitted in tho list of returned otiiVers. Capr.
Li!tij was wounded at the battle of Gettys
burg, and on recovery was incarcerated at
Fort Mcllenryi While there he says he was
the recipient of the innst matked kindness
from the Ladies of Baltimore, whom he. rep
resents as true friends to tho South a" are to
be fiund anywhere in " Dixie." We con.
gratulate the gaUaut Captain on his return to
his ca'use and country, lie pass, d through
this city on a visit to his hon:, o i Fmiay
tight las.
FuiKlIn
The Mr. llol lt n currency is being rapidly
funded in no per ceut.'Knds,at a thousand years,
coupons detached. The rapid diminution of this
circulating medium produces a wonderful sen
sation. Leading holders of this currency, and
Brokers who had snpeulated iu it largely, have
closed upon the marketand neither sell or buy
of i t. The only circulation it has n-w, is in the
payment of Attorney's fees in cases of Habeas
Corpus aud rnauy of them refuse to take it
any mobe. Indeed, what is left uf it is in the
hands of Principals, Ma-ors, Officers of Home
Guards, J. P's and a few Millers and theso
holders are ia the highest state of excitement
because of an opinion just received from an
eminent Judge, that the whole issue always
was counterfeit, and neither currency nor
bonds will ever again be transferable.
Gov. Bbown' or Geoegia. The telegraph be-
hind time On Saturdav eveninza little before
sundown, we received from the Telegraph office !
in this city, a synopsis of Gov. Brown' message
to the Legislature of Georgia, which. was printed
i i the Wilmington Journal of Friday and in the
Richmond papers of Saturday morning Can
the operator here, ot Col. Thrasher, explain
why it was 25 or 30 hours behind time in reach
ing Raleigh ? Something is wrong, and we hope
Col. Thrasher will look into it.
Of the message Itself, as the Wilmington
Journal remarks. Gov. Brown Is evidently on
the rampage." Nothing pleases the . old gen
man. Everything done ia unconstitutional, even
although its constitutionality has been sus
tained by the judiciary of b'oowa State. The
worst about Governor Brown is his squabble-
aomeness and occasional dogmatism ; ihp best
1Su,suruJPui.uu ..u..w.mU
energy.
Appointment. Gen. E. Kirby Smith ha
been made a full General by the President,
under the Act cf Congress authorizing an ad;
ditional appointment.
u ...
in Mobile the military authorities nave
, ; ,
closed up the stores of those who refused
large bills. We advive the people not to al
low themselves to be made the victims of
sharp s purchase asR'tla a poskilh.
. Bureau or Medicine.
It is bai enough at any time to be obliged
to go into a Doctor's shrp; but when one has
to enter a Drug establishment,, that is at trie
same time a political bird's nest ugh!,
what a dose! In common with a va.u num
ber of the pood people of North Carolina,,
we wcu'd like to know what on earth docs
the State of North Carolina kee np a sepa
rate Hospital establii-htnent for, with its B'y
sidt accomm-Nations ? If any other evidence
in the world were needed nf its u.elassnes.,
it' is at hand in the fact that burgeon Gen
eral Warren found time bang so listless on
his hands, that his lack f amusement, SiW
thing to while awny the dull and listlc s
hours bad to be supplied by a candidacy fiT
Congress. . Recollection is fre-sh of his Cir-
i cular of last fall, and his run against Mr.
J .Smith in the First District. It is true, nlnso-t
every da' we see advertisements of how Surg.
A. B., and AisUnt Surgeon B. C. will
meet at- , as an Ex. Bo.rrd, signed,
44 li: ward Wauvn, Surgeon General" aud
under this notices theso hard-worked Doctor
sail about one way, and fly about another,
and ride about lth wajs, spreading disatse
and pestilence through' the land. The II ma
Guard would le much better served-(what
there will be left of them after the new law
of Congress) if some old stationed Doctor cf
the vicinage, win knows the habits- and con
stitutions ef tho applicants for exemption,
were employed to examine in his county.
Many a time a fellow who would be exempted
by these strange Bureau oflSL"iids who haven't
time to study out h s case, could be patched
up for nM the set vice that will hi got out of
him, if the fimily D ctor, who has been in
the habit o " keeping him at what he is at,"
we e called in to attend to his application.
A little hollyhock root, or xome grea:i herbs,
or some light mixture, would fetch many a
on, if the old Doctor had hold of 'cm, which
Iol;s the very picter of dat i the day tho
Examining Doctor re noratcdtn n a coming.
Well, another h;avy business in theSu-geon
General's Djpartnici.t is the dispiteh messen
ger once a month lo the army This, w
admit, is important ; but we would suge.-t
two persons, who. under the call of the Gov
ernor, would undertake to carry every b x'
I ta ly to be .-a nt. Walter Thompson and ().
Utley, both of whom have experience, and
know how to make their way, and both of
-whom the soldiers would always bs glad to
sc. The Suhhiitence Depar'mcut could pet
the box s together, and there is no earthly
necessity f. r a 'Surgeon General's Bureau for
the transmission of boxes. Indeed, the Ex
press Company has volunteered tho Surgeon
General out of tho way.
But then then are socks to be sunt. Socks I
how is this to be managed, except by h de
partment of Surgeon General ? Why nothing
easier. There uie many elderly ladies in indigent
circumstances, who would take charge of the
Sock Department, and give it perhaps as
much attention as a wholo bureau of Doctors
It is not to be supposed that a pitriotic gen
tleman, like Dr. Johnson, would have given
up thi3 office, if ho h.-ul seen tha it had
enough usefulness to employ his attention.
Indeed, we have beard it as his opinion, that
the cfiice was unnecessary. Having no politi
cal ( fri ( h to run after, a-d being emin-ntly
qualifffl in every particular, D,-. Johnson
we ui?l nve assured to the public both tho
necessity of the oflioo, and its faithful ?nl
valuable occupancy.
But the public are not so satUSl, when
they see its chief fiicer tilt out on a canvass
for Cngres.s when they h-ar that they hto
indebted 'to .much editori.d from the Bureau.
By the way, we have ben in rccvipt "for sevo
ral days of c rnmuuications, with no name,
tho hand writing of soma uf which we f diVlc
we "know. Hone in th it of ti e S lrgo m Gen'i)
suggesting, that Governor Vance and Mr.
Holden be both induced to withdra.v, and a
new man selected agreeable to all. Wo
have nothing to do with the course of these
two candidates. The communications are
misdirected. We can't advise. If they weri
to do so, wo are free to s'iy that some of the
names would suit us very well. Gens. A. M.
Scales, Gen. Rarsom, or Hoke, Clingman or
Gordon, or Col. Garrett, or Culs. Cx, or
Grimes, and many others of our glorious mili
tary leaders, (though, we are satisfied neither
of them would leave the array,) and Mr. Gil
mer, or Mr. Mebane, or Wm. B. Wright, or
Thos. S. Ashe, and many men of the Con
federate party whom we could name, would
honor the State, if selected. But weare also
forced to say, that we would pfefer Mr.
Holden also to many men. We would vote
(if bIiScd to 1' ) '"r ' or Governor Vancr,
or both of them, in preference 'o the Surgeon
Geucral. This is a matter of political taste,
but it is ours ; and being asked, the public
arc welcome to it.
The Four Per Cent. Bonds.
There is much icquiry as to a correct und r
standiag of the nature and uses uf tho Four
per cent. Bonds We give the following brief
and plain statement, which we find in the
Richmond Enritfrer of Friday :
. 1. Not being held February 17, 1864, tb?y
aie nottaxed in 18G4.
2. They are receivable at their face, with
out interest, in payment ef all Government
d vauable in 1865.
3. They are payable in twenty years, with.
interest in Jauuary and July. After this yearf
if taxation continues high, the debt thus fun
ded will not be interest-bearing against tho
government.
4. Thejr are registered bonds not coupon
bonds and not negotiable by delivery, but
it. r t.-i . r .u w
only by transfer cn the books if the Treasury
Department.
5. Until the bonds are issued, certificate
are given.
TE'L'E GRAPHIC
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REPORTS OF THE TRESS ASSOCIATION.
Enfer. d according to act of Congrew in the vcat
- 1S63. bv J. S. lHRASa. in the Clerk t cdl.ee
of the Diatrict Oourt of the Confederate State
for the Northern District of Oeergia.
Sale of Ootids."
Krcnvoxo, March H.
At ancti.-.n to day, Confederate bond, ehsht r
cent, due lfiSl. brought 1154. Interest bonds,
fifteen million loan, rogstereI, 122. Cotton loan
bonds 190, closing at 187. Stocks generally lower.
V.nld tircnty-tbree. Stctlirg Exchange 20'.
Xotbing of interest from the IVninsulaUo-day.
Late from llic Xorth.
IticrsfosD MAncn 12.
The New Tnrk Herald, of the 5th, contain! the
Grst accounts of tho failure of the raid around
.Richmond. It sa.r the news i nether definite
aor satisfactory. : .
The draft ordered on the . 10th, is poMpcned.
The nr.i from Sherman coafltctinjj. A later
dispatch mjs Sherman has returned from hii
extended reconnoisanci:. lie never intcnd-.d to
go n-ar Stlma.
Latest quotation in poM iC2J. .
iKCil.NO D PPAlCU J
Uicujto.xu, March 12.
The BaJtitnorc Gazette of the 7th h is been re
ceived. Nothing definite had been beard ot'Sher
man. The report of bis arrival at Vick'sbur is
contradicted. Kilpati ick's expedition is conceded
to be a failure. Another attack up.n Newborn is
deemed imminent, and active preparations are
making to repel it. Gen. Grant cm ru(4 to
Washington, rrported that Meade is to bo court
roaitiaJled", on charges preeilec by Sickles. .
Serious collisions have taken placo between the
troops and people of Southern JIJinoL particu
lars not given. Mobs of a similar "character in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and other States.
A Consul from the imperial rejency of Mexico
has reached Washington. Later - European news
unimportant. Muir, formerly British Consul at
New Orl ans, died in England. Tb Conf derate
steamer Georgia left Clurburj on the 15th.
... . . tJ i
Hajj or truce boat has arrived at City tfolnt,
with fourcayn later news.
tuiud msrATcn.J
Richmond, March 12.
The flag of trace boat brought 000 prisoners and
Northern dates tn the ICth, with European advicea
.to the 23tb. Recognition rumors are again cur
rent in financial circles. It is row said that France
wih act alone, in case of a negative reply from
England.. An exciting 'debate has taken place in
the House of Com mans relative to thj Laird Kaias
A motion calling for the correspondence in the
case; was rejected yeas 153, nays 178.
The Danelost and retrained Duppl. The Cm
gress of settlement meets in London, but hostilities
will not cease'. The r-dcaso of the Tu.cako$a has
been ordered by the British Government.
Gold iu Ne,t Voikoa tha 3th advanced to ivit
and closed at 1?3.
TronJ Charleston.
' CiiARLtkrox, March 11.
The Yankee forces enjtajed in "the expedition
to Florida, returned on the 10th. On Fd!y ar.d
Morn Inland, llic enemy have been largely in.
erased. Ho further shelling of the citj.
ilftssase of the Governor of Georgia.
MiLLEnczvti LE, Ga. March 10.
Governcr Brown's message was read to the
Legislature to-day. lie recommends a vigorous
Stay policy on the questiens of relief t; soldiers'
families, cotton planting, illegal distillation, im
pressments of provisions, removal of slaves and
desertion from the army. The following is a
syn psis of his remarks on general subject :
lie commences by paying tht the lute action of
Congress has tbakeu the confidence of the people
in their justice of competency. In oui financial
affairs the compulsory funding of seven hundred
millions, in forty da a at a less ratojof interest
than that pledged on full note, resembles renudi.
aium Niiuuaumiui. j ne u:seu?xion or important
meAsurcs in secret sesj-ions is declared a blighting
curse, convenient for canvas.Mng what will not
bear the light. He decLrva the Uev military bill
unconstitutional, and says the conscription f
cit:.cn will not fill the army, but tbey will stay
at home on details, thus depriving the Statu o
her active militia, and placing civil rights suborf
dinate to the military power. The suspension o
tbe writ of huh eat cor, under pretended neces
sity, confers upon the frcsieent powers denied bv
tho Constitution, which limited the power of Con
gress to suspend the action of tlw writ only in an
implied and limited way by uxpre'g.ed declarations
in favor of personal liber ty. Tne Congrcts can
not confer judicial powers upon the rxecutive
and that wan ants issued by the Presi J nt are
plain violations of the Constitution, and if thU
act is acquiesced in, the Pi esid.'ut may imprison
whom he chouses it being only ieec";ry to al
lege treasonable effortw and f'o court o'are inves
tigate the case. The Legislature is earnestly re
commended to take prompt action to ftamp the
act with tha seal of their indignant rebuke.
The Governor reviews the causi s of the war
express lis opinion as to who is reHp nible for
it, and b w peace should besought; and ocupica
h?if tbe motsgein showing its uncbrtiaa cbar
neter. Toe Northern Democrats and moderate
Republicans he exonerates from causing it, and
says tho re-ponibility rest exclusively with the
kicked Republican?, who d nied the compact of
the Constitution, declared fr an anti-slavciy bible
and an nnti-slavery God. When tbeso obtained
possession f tLe Federal Gjvernmeut, the
Cfouth was compelled, in self-defence, to sever the
comj act of hovcreign States, which wicked men
promised to rest rehjibe paradox- force. Under
this prttence, haUat vorjtus was trampled under
faot the talb-t-bux over i wed armies raised to
bolt the North and subject the South. A cb.mge
of administration in tbo North must 'come - before
wecan have pence. Revolution defends the rirht
oinicooyercigiiiy. oeu-government did not pro
voke war, and an amicable adjjfctment has been re
fused. Lincoln has declared that Georgia and other
States are in rebellion to the Federal Government,
the creature of the states which they could destrov
as well as create. n authorizing war, be did not
seek to restore the Union under the Const iti.:,.
as it wm, by confining the government to a sphere
o n.uiieu powers, i uey nave taten one hnndred
thousand i eg roes, which cost bait a million of
whites four thousand millions f dollars, and now
seek to repudiate self-government subjugate tie
Southern people and confiscate their property.
The statement of Lincoln, that wcofier no terms of
adjustment, is made an artful pretext, so that it is
impossible to say when the war will tr-min.t
I but tha. negotiation, not the sword, will huallr
.v. .wav s. ii c iimuiu setp oeiore tae .lorta
ern people the idea that we are readv t begoti.te
when they are ready and will recognize our riht
to self-government and the sovreintv tf ?h
Matei. After each victory our Government
should make a distinct offer of peace on these
terms, and should the course of any State fa
doubted, let the armed force be withdrawn and
the b'llot btx decide. If this is refused even a
dozen tiroes, renew it, and keep before the North
and th wrld that our ability to defend ourselves
for many years has been pi oved. Should Lincoln
.V T " numerical superiority, let him be re
minded of the reply of King Jsarot to Benhadad
Let not bim that girdeth en harness boast hira
aelt as he that putteth St off."
From Texas;
Hocstos, March 1 4.
The military movement oa our coast do not
appear tn progress with much spirit. The Yan
kees nave done nothing worib rpeaking of for a
month past. They had possession at Indianola, j Ur
at Nickress Point, the end or Matagorda Penin-
uU, at Saluru, at Aranoeas Pan, and at Urown- i "ai.
I aula,
Vi!Io.
'Their entire, force at the 'three vcea 1 PMi
tated at from" 7,CtO to20,0W). tt s iyhM, ,L
mated
the smaller number is nearest u.e irutb. it j4
doubtful if tbey bavt 9,f9 men, Including MexU
cans tnd negro.
1 hey have offered the oath to no one excrj t in
the town of Indianrda, and there they found -hut
tew not one in a dozen of the old men aud l,,Vn
It is said some took it.but the majority spuri.,;
the proposition.
. The Yankees have been as conciliatory as their
naturb would allow. f property has beeu
troyed except that of one or two abxent rebels, w, ,
will get the w oi th of it out of them bef ire th w4P
is afrr.
Occasionally th Yankee rteamers ibell 0ir
woods at the mouth of the Couneyand thence u i
the Kvalsco, but no damage has been dune io f,ir
save tbe killing of a mult and tbo wouiiditj? f
three others. Tbe beech is thickly strewn tri:h
fragments t f their shells for miles.
Lieut. Gen. Smith is at present here on a t i-it
ofinpection to th!s part of the department. 11 ,th
he and Maj. Gan. Magi uder are spending tl prw.
ent week in the camp. Urigadier Gen. Slaughter
has been made chief ef Staffto Maj. Gcu; ila-iu.
der.
From Mexico we have intelligence of an iutoi
csting and reliable character. After the etneutn
of November Cthtin Matamora, w hich left Cor.
tinas in power with Scrina nx nominal Governor
and (Uucse) the Governor, an exile in lit own,
villc,jha latter proceeded to Juarez, in von j u;
l'otesi, andobtaine'd a forceof 700 men, with wlikh
ho came back and undertook to regain possession.
A truce was made and it was agreed th.it lit
should murnc the reins and hat Corlinas 1kh14
hare full pardon on conditions of his j-.iiarg tli
Juarez Govrtnment against the French. ( nr,;.
nas subsequently demanded a share of the public
money which had becen obtained by his own
forced laan from the merchant? of Matamortti;
being rafused, January 10th a fight ensued, l.ist.
ing all night and resulted in scattering Iluest?
farces and driving him out of tho country.
At latest dates, January 17th, all was quiet r.t
Mrftame.ru, Kuite biing in Brownsville. VM.
qyerre has forbidden Juarez to pass hrorrJ1
& a
French, but is Understood by those who ought tct
know, that be will give his adtseuon on their arri.
val at Monterey, and, bo nt oneo appointed Imp?,
rial commander of the Northern line. Jmrr.
t Satillo ; tbo French ari nt S.ui Luis l t.hj.
and marching on Victria. Vt iaquerro has t uimi
men under bis command at Monterey.
The Tankce cniLtsaric. are stirring uo tl
Mexicars against both tbe French and Confeil.-r.
atc.. Vidsqucrre, will however arrange all tbt
when the proper time comes.
In Northern Texas the w beaf crop, which wa
tufposed to be deftroyed by the cold of tho mw
year, is coming cut better than was expected.
Some depredations have ben et inniittr d bv Jav
hawkers, but they have been driven out by drtnei -mcnts
of cavalry and rapidly brought either to
pjnish.ncnt or pardoned, as their casts rujrit.
Quantrcl and hU men are wintering in Northern
Texas. They will bo heard from in due time
Preparations for planting arc general, and rn many
of the lower counties coin is already in thegrernd.
Hut little cotton will be planted.
From Gen. lee's Army
O.rakob C. II. March i3.
All quiet in front to-day. Honda drfir"- up
very fast and will soon be in a passable condition
Nine prisoners captured ty Mot by at Green
wick, arrived ta day. Tno Lieutenants, and seven
men, captured near CbarletUwn by Mosby, tr
rived this evening.
From Charleston.
CiiAKLF.sTON, March 13.
Fight shells were fired at tbo city siuce hut
report. Nothing else new.
Tanltcc Spy Hung:.
Demopol a, March. 11.
McGibbon, Federal rpy, was exhaled this A. M
s IXTKKESTIIG M;V HEMS.
Tno folh.win rfikval dispatch haw I tea rc
ceiviMl at tho War Dquraii'.Mit, aim mucin,;
r2 tltfcii of tho enemy at .Suddk, and tha
oocitpition of thu town by our (a: era tin
der UtMi. M. V. Uiusutn:
IlKAng'R!, Suffolk, March 9th, via )
W li.djN, ALirdt lOtln 1SC1. j
Tho enemy ocouriieel Sutiollc iu force ui
8niiily. Wo uttitckod them to-day, and sif
ter ahii-jrt hiruoglu elrovo thuai iu a rur.t'out
of tho town; killing ,a numUer, 'capturing
one piece .f artillery ami a hirge (jtiuutity ot
CoiiiuiiKsary nudQirteriiuflcra' Mores. Tno
enemy are flying to PortMiie.oth, burniii.g
b.idyA and leaving everything behind. We
pursued U'und Ifcrnanl'tf Mula.
Ai. W. lUKaoaT, Dri'. Gen.
Tub Kksmy at Dahiex. Th G.ivannah
tvdot the 4th, Bays: raoeugcr tho
Oulf train report that tho cnwtny havcagiin
Uudetl at ILtneo, in Mclntodi county. Jt
is baid tlut a c usidcrablo Yankee lutec in
fourtetu tratitiportH, landed at Daneu on Mon
day Ut. Tno plant-ia.in tho utihb irhoial
wue in wjtnc cxcite.iit'utj and our lotuitiuut
tAtel that many had abandoned their places,
and were it-moving their Lcgi anit other
property beyond the leach ot the enemy.
the Yankees bud capiureJ and can ltd oif
fecma i)fr a. Wo wit piobabiy hear mom
of thia ailair before morning.
MAHIUKD.
In Halifax, N. C, on th iot., by tbe Rev. T.
li. Kiugbbury, Mr. Gaoaua W. UkXf to Mtu
Locis laoMpsos, both ot italtigh, N. C.
. Petcnburg Ktpreiis please copy.
New Advertisements.
"A.uut auktii CAUULINA. I
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. . . Ati0H, March 1J, 1884.
A LL BANKS. COlU'UKA llO.Na OK PtK
V eons holding CHLCKS on this Lank, are
hereby aotiried mat they must U presented t'n or
beloie 23th March, or tbey will b paiu oaly ia
kiikuv a0c par, or in lour per cent. boU.
mn 13-41 dUt C. DLWKV, Caali.
GENERAL ORDERS.
1 X C O U R A (I K ilOMK MANUFACTORY.
-Li W antad -100,000 FUK .SKINS, ibe under
lgned aieManuUcturiDgllATS at StatesviUe,
2 C, and ith to purchase tbe above amount of
LKS, for which tbey will pay the kigbest peice,
or exchange lir llaU.
WAMtU also, 1000 lbs. of WOOL en the un
letms. ur particulars apply to us.
WiTTKOWSKY, A Ce.
Statesville, March 14.
41121
Lost or Misplaced An Eight per cent.
Confederate lioud tor one tboa.and dolltt
payable in 1863. It trm orohahlr l.t between
Greensborouerhand Weldon.af. tv Hull tin re. Tbt
tinder witl bo suitably rewarded if be will lc
aid bond with J M. Towlks, ltaleiirb.
1 . . . WM. K. UOltUON.
' MurfrcaVorough, March J). U-d5i