5DIT0K3.
T 'Sj 1 1 I'll S G !J
"Tli3 Criminal Combination."
Wc hate forcul this u;;;?o:vily an l ver.em
ous reptile to uncoil and lo lie nt length ex
posed in its deformity to the public gaze;
mid this t o, in thb-ct p.ibif rnnnner by
the n p-'iifnrit er-iifeion of Lor .e V di deceived
ar"d rniinidrd men, who Lave ::-n seduced
into its crer piciints, have ljjr.i;e acquaiif-t-d
whh its dark avd erin.tani Turo--evba?e
sU;i',"d by it- fai!ul revetat'o&s, and,
overbiird" -r-.-d witsi th? dp-ad Ty-onAhUWy
h ive - '), ':t ie!; t by an i.pcu -C:ni( :-sinn and
ixjii;-f. . Vjirvv r will read th' statement
(.f Mr. ' rrc'fiil! , will be salr-fi-'.d of its truth
' rdi.oH. This man "thought of his br;iv buy
ivjlhV.u-j, f v bis ro'-;:tiy ;" and when he io
v.ioni,(),A t,:'t -thi-j a?.-iciatioa vj;a for tbo
)'ur" ft- f tikii-jf f-rotcct!'.':! from th yan-h'-c
tfi!f!' r'-r af'.er- hu hni --we;l tver tho
,kr 1 !. !y of hi S'.n ; wh'.-n ho refine I r.-d that
t s t i '?.';x tho viMpv of yaiiker; prisoners
i;' .vh:cb ruls rt?:iiy of the cne;ny was to bo
j'.'jruitcd i ) iiaht his fen upirin; vhu ho re
t i ' !i 1 1 1 tli it it wa 4 to facilitate aiiJ 1 de-
rtrr.-'. by whii'h onr army was to be reduced,
in !.b r be beaten ; when he re!Pc'd, tnoie
than ail. f !' u yuoh an aoclatitm w s tre.'is
t.; hi- Sr. an; a:d country, .Mr. Churchill
!e'crru;;:ed to r ;-xa pe fr-!o if ; and as ho had
b.'n in'ri i:r.!'Mtal in petiln:; mt-n i:t( it. so
ho dc!''ii,,.,.l tt u-ebis in!1;;rnce to extricate
ihyni.
lb-en - hl-.r statement, at.d hcr.es hs solemn
f't:'.tru:nt of (i vs others, lumbi under oath be-
to:- a ir);w.?tr.itf. , r know o'.ners who are
rnr.ro 'c'v.'lty. ILvn in this town of ll'ileih,
tbeyo is nest of as infamous toryi.;rn :ind
trrt...sji, ;Vi Catilit;e produced in fiom?, in lo o
d '.vs of the con.;nl Cicero. V;; know v'hre
thy h.v.-'. been in thi, hal.it of meet.in- for
ird'thonh hy prob-i-s to abhor thj idt-a that
lit' hi ihi's uiv.c is a t;-WrT of fitrenth," they
an! not so i;vcr:;"! to a kinj u.h they a fiV-ct .
And v! ai'-e tfd ( a poacher hsvo in IJaleih,
vrh'i hu-i been a ji.-iint? ini-f i;it.r ii.tothis us far i
uis bu i iss; and if hueh a man could tt accfas
too'o- - . 'iirrs by hcinjj appointed chaplain to
dwi i Ot-.-'i i, what adseadful inHucnco lallit
i.o fxovity ia the army. (ook at the oath
v.'ii h ; ' f?i"! ti . iu.r tuke :
'1 vi I never rcre'a! th fvr.rtt." i'l will
j .i-f . -pe.dv evil . f a b:o';;or bur will givo
hi'U tin-civ notioe of all i-.noroac'ds!" darker.' '
Xnrt,' wlvi-in a rarsruKP. of the-ie "Heroes
,f An.-;.".-a?;' If ;my one will r-ud tho tla-.l
i. i?'tM- of ,bv,l)ua. they will find tho history
!h'i ; it's who vh-in-d d; ?' '-o of their rs-,-.;',
ti.o.uh liar ii'--tru5SntaHty of JUhab
ili- harl.-t. ; and in the hid) thapit-r, i. th prv-t'.cl.-oi
i r.d'.,rt d. whic:h ;aa t';ereiip(n prora
hi. Th't.5 iffrrf ncc, to;.'f-thor wiih tho
'V' id u-ed by t'li-iM.wi'.uu asked what must
'v.-V I.',.!, fir "a red and while, cord'' si"
nrri ! ih t the i-nemy have a iiko orjjxnizAtion
in tdlili.iti' n with this f.r'eou:'ition purpose.?.
Tii iv:nr of timfly !iut!c to a hrot!i-!i in
tiislo-s. implies t'ao doty to conceal and footer
'rpirs vi' the enny to facilitato tho :-cap of
ih.o-.e of th?m who avo prisi.nor., and to aid
(1 'intr r
Vv'e :!ic awme of the fort, from good author
ity, that the enemy UTiderptood these zlvrus,
f r ' u e of their prisoners re"pondd ?o them
. U w davs hTnce. We are in1)r.'ned, a!io,
t!; ! ' t is body of torirs, have ia this .Jritato
three lo.crs of comnarucati'n with the eu?my,
hy v hi h they hnva carried ori their eorrfts
? i! " on by way of Weldon to the
r . ': ' ' ; hteatper that formerly plied on th
lh..!H'-ko and Chowan ; another by w.y of
VVi'taioton, and tho third on r the ni vm
t d ; - and'w- -.ould not bo ?ui prlstd if thi
r,(rresroe.;n. 1 mid reea! startliu- fact,
wht::evfr cxpo.-td.
'e ;;ic further inforiued, that thre- vas &
rnn . i-, ii) the event T'urnpldt h d Iand-d at
Pi! .oath, for thi.-e. li.unla of tr.it,r;-, to hjvo
ri. n up and made Cfiam.m cauau with l;h
a .i srtiMr2 forceiT
And now, what dr't-.i th.? Gv'verament, and
what do tha people menu to do with this
uc ret, diabolieil he ! As yt v.m are s-trong
enough tct erusii t'acm. A hard disister to
t '
(Jen. I.se Would naako thtm our wasters. That
Mich an as'ocution is criminal, and i t mem-
ber- liable to indictment, vlieie eiu be do
qai'&t'nm. o think there is evidence to
lonvict seme of thttn. Ia-I tli law then take
I.vM of ths lca.h-ra. Lt tho chief initiator
I'.eio in this i . v il be arrested. Let the man
be arrested at wh.se house the toratinejs havo
been held. Wliesi tho Uw begins to act, there
will come fcrth additional proaf ach day.
Tlie District Attorney will tirJ information
nb'uudiiit. We havu bcn told of a inai.--irato
in'Cary district, and several citizens who
wi?h to mtk omaiunicaticns. Let tliejn
come out nt otice, and d) to now, before tho
law h-in to work. These societies extend
to tiuilfoiJ, IUndolph and Davidson. The
y an keel who cheered M. Iloldea were no
doubt brother "heron." Kirk and hia. set
are uiiqucisticnabiy ''brotheia' (v,e hope in
distress ) The deserters, wlio hot Mr. John
son indeed-, all deserters, we- understand,
and all disaffected' sohliefr1, are at once ini
tiated. It is wore than probable that the
taun'errra who ftlew Mr. Strickland, Taised
tho "cry" and ''timely notici wn givea t
them of approaching danger," for tht deed
iIodo in a few rnibis of Kileigli and in
open day, and no clu obtained, that we hare
vcr heard, to the criminal.
In eontiibuticg tu bring" this matter before
(lie public, w Lave been animated by a seuso
of duty to our country, to society, and to the
men themselves who have been deceived into
this organization. As s on as a fair oppor
tunity ia afforded to mm to extricate them
selves, if they fail to, take advantage of it;
then they can look for no sympathy, wbeu
the law ia put in force against tbemj
The people ot this Stat have stood uporx x
volcano. They do so still, unless the loyal
sentiment crushes out this vile treason. If
we, have aot nerve, strength or zeal to eradi
cate this evil, look to it, ifdisaeter befall ttr
armpit will eradicate us.
The Southern Confedtrojry saysv Major
General A. P. Stewart of Tennessee, has beca
promoted to the vacant Lieutenant General
ship in the Army ofTenncssee, and has been
put r command of Lt. Gen. Polk's corp5?.
The Covfrleracy says Gen. Stewart is a gradu
al of West Point, is a raan of exalted piety,
thorough education and rare courage, all emi
nently fittiug him to take the place of the
illustrious Polk, fie entered tlie service at
a
the comeucement f the war, as Major ; just
btdbre tho battlo of Shiloh he was made a
Iiziadier and commanded a brigade with
suryassrig jrallautrr. lie was at Murfeesboro',
jut alter which battle he was made a Major
General and served in that capacity at Perry
ville and Ghickauiauga, and in 11 the battles
in Nnrlhtrn Georpia. lie is a member of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, and a de
vout christian.
" We still proudly preserve the apron which
which we wore some twenty-three years ago."
Rahigh Standard, July 17.
This recurrence to his apron" day?, in
dicntes a purpose on Mr. Iltdden's part, to
appear in a new dress; aasd we may expect to
ee hira ?con mate hi dcbut in short petticoats
and "apron" full . Bleoraer costume. How
J delightful it wiil be to see Mr. Holden in
aTu." Eut we notify him in time, that he
jnay put on this apron" with impunity, but
if he 'ventures any other feminine garment,
every woman in Ncrth Carolina will rise in
amis. T hey allow no man to wear ptticats,
rsho 41 feels uatafe on his own premises and re
tires immediately." Let Mr. Holden, then,
bewail, in putting on the "aprcn, "that ho
does nothing; more.
We hava received a lottor from Mr. J. C. L.
Harris, of Rutherford, apologizing fr a mis
representation of Gov. Vance's speech at Rutber
fordton, which misrepresentation carried an
cisa'iT ftccusatioa against Col. McRae, which
pprred ia th Progress of Juse 23d, over tho
signature of 44 iiam."
Cel. Mcltie i3 content to accept the apology
f Mr. Harris, though he cannot forbear to im
"pii upon that gentleman how unprovoked was
his assault and to express tho hope that greater
caution will be used by him hereafter, in as
sailing one who is net pie&eEt te defend him
self, aad froca whftta he baa received no wrong.'
The Siring that Guided Mr. Holden.
44 Weare guided in our steps by two entirely
different strings the latch string which oyens
the doors cf our friends. " Raleigh Standard,
July 1st.
We ncTfv could imngine how Mr. Holden
found his w.ay to the 44 South front" of the
Governor's mansion. We now see. He was
guided by the 44 LMch String." What remark
able elf possession ! that he should have
thought of this guide in such a moment. The
4r Latch String " of confidence to one who 44 feebj
alarmed, " is a 44 string " that ono might
44 hoar."
Tha Danville Appeal saye the enemy's loss
at Staunton Bridge is estimated at two hundred
and tiity kiiltd and wounded ; only two priso
ners taken. Our loss, eiht killed, twenty
ix wounded, none taken prisoners.
'Ihc damage done to the Richmond and
J).anii!e Uailroad is represeated not so great
as at rh-trt reported. Tho track was destroyed
at various points, amounting ia the aggre
gate to about fifteen miles." Arrangements
have been made to ivlay the Road with heavy,
iron, and the Company havu gone to. work
with viorso that it is honed the track will
arm bo in order by the 1st of August.
Death of Hen. W. W. Avery.
Wo are deeply pained to learn that Hon.
W. V. A vek v died in Morg9uton,oa Sunday
Uit, from the wound he receive'd in the ea
gaement betweon the Burke Home Guards
and Kirk's raiders. This is the last of four
brothers (we believe) who has fallen in this
war. And to be slain by villainous tories and
traitors, as Waighbscl! Avery was, calls aloud
too.ir countrymen and the authorities to visit
up.m all this class and their sympathisers, the
direct vengeance of an outraged people and
intuited law. And the day of retribution to
all such will come. We must reserve to a
calmer moment t par a fitting tribute to the
memory of this distinguished son of North'
Carolina.
Daily Southern Citizen. By accident we
caught a glimpse of a paper, yesterday, bearing
this title; and as it was new to us, wo took a
look at it and saw it was printed at Greens
boro.'.N. C, by A. W. Ingold & Co., and was
No. 15 of its issue. We thought it strange that
a daily paper should be issued so near us, and
wo not favored . with an exchange especially
whea we remembered that our daily was sent to
the office frora which this daily came- now is
t?
Wo are in receipt of a letter, enclosing
$20 old issue, to send .the Daily ConfsderaU
tomQ. Whitlo2k;"bit no Tost OtBceis given,
or is the letter po4rcurked. The writer will
please LOtify u where to send the papor.
The entire lossjn Lonsstreot's corps in tho
recent battles around Richmond, in killed,
wounded aud. mistiag, is stated to bo only
two hundred and tdxty-threo.
Strinis.
The State Director of the North ' Carolina
Railroad for the ensuing year, have been ap
pointed, and Mr. Albert Johnson,, the chief
wtrkman. we believe, at tke Raleigh and Gaston
Depot, is left cut of the directory, and Mr. C.
W. D. Hatchings is appointed in his place.
Immediately thereupon Mr. Holden ia greatly
impressed with the recollection that he haa
been a working mao, and a member of a " Work
ing man's Society; " and immediately he com
menced to tie himself up with all sorts of
stiiings i" latch strings, " and 44 apron strings, "
into all sort of knots; as if he had not long
feinee been bound kana and foot by a chord as
stroag as cable, in hard knots, to his own
selfish aims and purposes.
If we do not provo him to be at one end of
the 44 red and whito chord," of this lecret
order of Htroes of America, we shall track
their procession so close to bim that one might
step out of their lines and tread upon nim. Let
him 44 watch and wait, " for there is more jet
to come.
What a dreadful thing this is the turning out
of Mr. Albort Johnson from the directorship
of the North Carolina Railroad ; and all because
he was a poor mechanic, says the Progress.
And this papor never mentions that his place
was supplied by as complete a mechanic as
ever wore an 44 apron" Mr. C. W. D. Hutch
ing3. Now we will give a better reason for this
change : Mr. Johnson is one of those 44 horrid
Virginians, " who come over here, like Bradford,
the Tithing man, and get all our offices ; and
Mr. Holden has shown what a cruel hardship
upon our people.it is for the children's bread
to b? given tu these strangers ; and so to gratify
Mr. Holden, this Virginia, Mr. Albert John
son, hs been removed, and a native born son
of North Carolina a mechanic of Raleigh
whose 44 apron " ia well nigh worn out with
years of toil and industry, is put in his place.
We think the change is a good one,- for more
reasons than this.
Th'e Officers of the Soldiers' Orphan Fund,
sue requested to meet for a short timo, jto-d-y,
at 12 o'clock, at the office of the President, at
the Bank of the State; on some business of im
portance .
' Swansboro,' N. C., JOne 30th, 18e4.
Editors Confederate: On Monday th 20th
jst., the yankee.s, under command of Col.
Jourdan, crossed White Oak rivr at Smith's
Mills, for the purpose of tapping the Wil
mington and Weldon Hail-road. Their force
was estimated at 1,000, Infantry, cavalry and
artillery. They proceeded to Jacksonville,
and rebuilt the bridge there for the purpose
of crossing New iliver, and proceeded four
miles beyond that point, and turned d)ack,
upon hearing of a sufficient Confederate force
to resist them. They wire repeatniiy fired
into by Cpt. Morris, and a detachment from
the 3rd N. C. Cava'ry. under command ot
Mr. Sauders. They carried off ail the provis
ion they could c;et, and hIso a few horses
Messrs A.J. Murrilland Henry Jain -nn -lost
a lare number of negroes.
On tho reium of the enemv. a i ort'on of
them visited Swansboro and burued a ve.-el
and turpentine distillery belonging to C. II.
Parnnm. K.-q. An expedition by water reach-
en the place about tlie same time, but oia no
damage. Five yankees were killed, and tbree
i rat ' i
wounded, ivvo men ann two Horses were
cantured by the detachment from the - 3rd
Cavalry. At Sueed's Ferry the yankees fired
into each ether through mistake. They cap
tured five men.
It is proper to add, that no indignities were
( fierrd to tlie ladies, and that the expedition
utterly failed to accomplish its objec. D.
Morrisville, July 1st, 1864t
, Messrs. Editors : Iu an article in the "Con
federate" of the 30th of Juno, I promised
that if the "wounded soldier" in the Hospital
at Raleigh, who sa d that he heard Gov. Yarce
make use of the "hell freezing over, &c,"
remarks, would come out over his own signa
tuie and own it, mine should appear contra
dicting it ; and that I would also bring
the proof of "it. I will give yen one witness
now, and others as soon as I return to my
reg't J. F. Webster, Co. C, 48th N. C. T.,
was sitting on top of cabin in front of which
the Governor spoke and he, not two days
ago, assured . me thftt no such remark . was
made. Mr. Webster lives near Pit sboro', N.
C, and is now at home w.iundi d. I will
give you other evidence by name, in the
course ot week or ten days. 44The wtur ded
soldier" rjes not come oat over his own signa
ture, it is tree, in this morning's issue of the
Progress, but the Editor of that paper does
for him, and of course it is all right and there
fore I, in fulfillment of my promise, give
mine. Yours truly. H. W. AVER,
Co. C, 48th Reg:t N:. CL T.
For the Confederate
Hd'qrs 3rd N. C. Cavalry, 1
Near Peterburg, Va,', July 1, 18C4. j
Editors Confederate : I send below a list
of the casualties of this regiment in the battles
around Petersburg up to June 21st:
Field and Staff Col J A Baer captured.
Co A Wounded, Lieut L W Howard in
arm, private J E Grissumin finger.'
Co B Wounded, Lieut D W Simmons in
breast mortal, since died, pnvat.es Win Bell
and Z Gurganus slight.
Co C Wounded, private Freeman Hub
bard hip.
Co D Wounded, privates J D Adam3 iu
thigh, Arch'd McKae.head. Captured, bugler
P.I I ! 1 1
oem ivnus.
Co. G Killed, private Hargrove. Woun
ded, Lieut F Pender hip and thigh, privates
F Xorfieet abdomen, W R Legget ear, Tbos
shouldered and captured. Captured, N H
Jones. Mssiing, eorpl Saulsbury.
Co II C-.ptured, private Humphrey.
Co I Captured, privates Caswell Page and
W R Gower.
Co K Wounded, ssrst Hill in elbow, se
rious, dun e 27th.
G. W. BAHMANX,
Lieut, and Act. Ajt. 3d N. C. Cav.
Fayetteville Observer pleasa copy.
For the Confederate.
CollecUd inThomascille, A. C. Jor the
suffering at JVashinaton. X. C. bu Miss
Sallie S. Arthur Three hundred and twenty
cinb uuiiui .-. eu40 wiiicn amount naa open
sent down for distribution.
Two parts Epsom Salts, and one of Salt4, is
said to be an unfailing remedy for flux. Odc
dose frequently curing if taken in timo.
Interesting from Virginia Papers.
A friend has kindly loanod us the Richmond
Examiner and Sentiml aud the Petersburg .
lJapriSS,o( the 1st iost , containing some in
teresting particulars of the engagements with
and depredations of the Yankee Raiders ia
Virgin up-0 that period.
The Sentinel b,as the following, copied from
the Petersburg Express of tho 1st instant:
Our city was rife with rumors at an early
hour yesterday, to the effect, that Wilson's
"reat raid had terminated much sooner than
was contemplated, and that he was returning
at a much earlier day and by a much shorter
route than many anticipated.
It seems that the enemy found the line of
the Danville Railroad a very unpleasant route,
after the attempt to burn the Staunton River
bridge, and hastily set about retracing his
steps, striking for City Point througfi Lunen
burg, by way of Lawrenceville, Brunswick,
Dinwiddie Couifllonse, Stony Creek and pos
sibly Jarratt's Depot. The two lasf men
tioned places are depots on the Peterburg and
Wei don Railroad.
OnTuesday, at 10 o'clock, they were with
in four miles of Lawrcnccville, with Gen.
W. II.' F. Lee clone behind them, and in hot
pursuit. A courier reached here at one o'clock
yesterday morning bringing this inormatiou,
and a body of cavalry, between the Southern
Railroad and Dinwiddie, Court House, im
mediately prepared to receive them with suit
able honors. Our informant states that they
were met yesterday morning, at Sapponi
church, a vmerable Episcopal edifice, about
seven miles Southwest of Dinwiddie Court
Iloue. A sharp fight ensued, but it was of
short duration, for with (len. V; H. F. Loe
on one i-ide, and another bold cavulier, whoso
name we withhold ltst it be considered con
traband.) on the other, the arrcgant WiNon
was literally between two fires, and had to do
some very rapid traveling. m One report says:
CAPTURE OF AN ENTIRE YANKEE CKIGADE
GEN. WILSON BELEIVED TO BE AMONG THE
NUMBER.
A batch of prisoners who were brought in
last n'ght, at ball-past 11 o clock, confirm
the rumored capture of 1,200 of W llson a
raiders.
The.-e men say that it was an entire bri
gade, and that they were captured at or near
Stonv Creek.
The also 6tate that Gen. Wilson was with
this brigade, and it is believed that he is"
among the captured.
These prisoners were taken in a'fiht yes
terday afrernoon, near Reams' S ation, and
the guard'who brought them in iuformt-d us
thr.t they -conversed with one man who had
seen the prisoners at Stony Creek, but did
not know that Gen. Wilsoif, was among them."
We took horscj, rms and equipments, and
about 400 negroes, who wera following tho
vandals.
There was heavy fighting yesterday, in the
vicinity of Reams', commencing as early as
8 or 9 o'clock. The enemy's cavalry were
strongly posted behind rude fortifications,
which they had hastily thrown up. Our men
charged them aeressau open field a half a mile
.iu length, and were icpuUcd, and the enemy
e'omng around inem, captured the lwth and
14th Abibama regiments, of Wilcwx's old b.i-
sade
Wt
had
but few cavalry during the
fight at this particular point..
Yesterday afternoon, reinforcements c mie
up, and another engagement took plac , whien
re fid ted iri the 'ti.tal defeat of the cue my,
with heavy lots in killed, wounded and pris
oners, and tho recapture of tho two Alabama
regiments. t
The guard represent that we have trie
enemy to tho right ot the railroad, with
every crossing strongly guarded,- ana tne en
tire command will probably fall into our hands
to day." '
The Trisr nets brought in last night repre
sent the 3d New lorfc. bin Illinois aud 1st
District of Columbia cavalry. They were
completely exhausfed from long inarching,
and covered with dirt, and state that they
have suffered teriibly frorjg the heat, many
of tbeir men having lallen from iuu siroue"
durins the r;nd.
Col. Conger of New York, is badly woun-
dtd in thigh, and seveffll c fficers have been
rendered totally helpless by the heat and fa
tigue of the iourney.
Thfy tay that the brigade reported captured
at Stony Crce"k. is commanded by Col. Chap-
Til'
man, ot Illinois.
Gen. K,utz is in command of the raiders
we fought yestciday near Reams' Station.
From the Petertburg -Express, July 1.
As was briefly stated in yesterday's Express,
the enemy was vigorously attacked Tuesday
afternoon about 5 o'cloek, bv Gee. Wado
Hampton, near Sapponi Church, in tbe coun
ty ot Dinwiddie, som three miles from btony
Creek Depot. The fight was a hot one, but
Southern arms proved too much for Yankee
thieves and plunderers, and the enemy were
scon driven beyond the church in this direc
tion. .
Various efforts were made to evade our
cavalry by g injj around it, but the Yankee
knowledge of the gfography of the country,
was too limited to save him. He ad ceitain
knowledge of but one- road that led to Stony
Creek Depot, and over .that the Confederate
cavalry exercised absolute control.'
Gen. Hampton continued to harass and an
noy Ihem during the whole ftfTuesdiy night,
forcin them back slowly. At day light
Wednesday morning be turned their left flank,
and the retreat soon became a rout.
Wilson's shattered columns now betook
themselves to ihe next roost direct route to
Grant's Headquarters, which was the road
from Dinwiddie Courthouse to Priuce George,
and which crosses tlie railroad a few hundred
yards south of Reams' Station.
DRUBBED AG. IN. "
Deluded creatures. They little dreamed
that they were literally jumping from tbe
frying pan into the fire going from bad to
worse. At Reams' our gallant boys were
wide awake, and here the enemy encountered
the ever vigilant and Dtver tiring Mahone,
who was well posted and "strongly supported
by General Fitz Lee's well known fighting
brigade of cavalry.
Geo. Mahone at first intended to ambuscade
the rascals, and would have dsne so, but for
the miscarriage of an order which allowed the
artillery to fire rather prematurely, and thus
apprise the retreating hordes, of eur wherea
bouts Gen. M's line of battle was formed with
Finnegan's Fioridans ou the right, and resting
on the old Brunswick Stage road, while Gen.
Saunders, (now commanding Wilcox's old
Brigade,) cccupied the left, and rested en the
railroad. Fitz Lee's cavalry was on the right
flank.
The fight commenced at daylight and a
prisoner informs us that the enemy's first
charge was led by the noted Col. Speare, wh
advanced with the remark, that 'he would
ride through those d d dismounted cavalryj
or die in the attempt." But there i3 a wide
difference between "talking and doing,1 nnd
the charge was so gallantly met by both artil-
lery and lnianiry, inai me entujj n wiuiuu(
recoiled, and did not again essy to come for
ward. '
Finally, the enemy took position, nnd com
menced fortifying with fem e rails, when we
bent forward two regiment the 10th and
14th Alabama, of Siunder.V. Brigade, to flank
the raiders. We succeeded in flanking cue
lineof the enemy,, and capturing them, but
the enemy's second line came up speedily and
captured 34 of our men. These were tho
two Alabama regiments reported captured
yesterday. These were but 34 men eaptared,
and they were sub.-equently recaptured.
ANOTHER BOUT.
Abnit 12 o'c.ock, all things beins ready on
our M'd, a general advance was ordered, be
fore which Wilson's invinciUes fell back.
'Ibis was near the residence of Mr. Perkins,
on the the stage road. Our men continued to
puss the enemy, however, aid he to fall back,
until he reached the fordover Rowanty Swamp,
about four miles from Reams, where the ene
emv's retreat became a rour. . Here our in
fantry halted, but the cavalry contiuned to
press the invaders, and at last accounts, were
still driving them.
THE FRUITS.
Oar victory was complete, and (ho fruits
are glorious. We captured thirty five U. S.
wagons, thirtv-three ambulances, filled with
Yankee wounded; eleven beautiful Nauoloa
guns; about 700 negroes, train of. bucgies,
carriages, etc., stolen from farmers, some mile
in length, and a large number of horses.
TUE NEGROES.
The poor negroes, w.14 the most notable fea
ture of this great capture. They comprUed
every conceivable class of the race, and as the
vast throng crowded to thn office of Provost
Marshal Hawes yesterday afternoon, inarch
ing in opeu and rather promiscuous order,
they occupied m arly the whole of Bjnk strt-et.
We noticed amoi g them tlie old and the
youug; the robust and the infirm; tht quick
foottd and the the La't; the blight muiatta
clad in tawdry finery, and the obo-whin and
the "moiunseoii," dressed in homespun; hun
dreds of children some ot them litlh pican
innies. with thcir solitary garment of shirt
scarcely reaching below their hips, aud many
at their mothers' breast; while others were of
such tender year, that they had to be carried
on the backs of their parents. And when wo
thought of tiuse crtfaturcs driven from hap
py and contented homes, and made to walk
many long and tedious miles, through hat
and dut, until they were hungered and foot
sore, we could not resist the conviction, that
the authors of all thi ir troubles had justly
merited mora than a felon's fate. There i
an act in our statulo bo.k allixing a severe
penalty for the crime of kidnapping. Every
Yankee prisoner taken in this raid shouM be
punched, aud we nope that our !ate autnor
ities will see to it that not one escapes.
YAK KB E OFFICERS IX A NOVEL CAPACITT.
' As an evidence ot the condition U tnc.e
negroes, and the circumstances under which
manv of Uiem were taken, we would stafe
that two biiths occurred among them on
Wednesday nijiht. One in the bunhes on thi
sido of the road, and th'e other iu an ambu
laneo. To General Mahone's ctedit ha it
said, he make the Yankee officers officiate iu
tho rapacity of accoucheurs and nurses.
They profess great love for tho pour negro,
entko and steal them frm human masters
and comfortable homes, and it is only riiiktl
and proper that they should practice what
j they preach.
' THE TRISOXERS.
j The prisoners, to the. number of, some 400,
J were brdhght in yesterday. Th :re are twelve
com uu.ssiuueu uiiji;iTs. iu mis nurnocr.are
not included any taken by Gen. Hampton, in
the fight near S ipponi Church, Tues lay af
ternoon and night. About loO of the prison
ers who Lave reached here arervery badly
wounded. They were stretched out in the
grounds surrounding the Federal II"Spital
yesterday, aud presented a ftuly dejected and
wretched condition. Several of them have
been wounded ever since Thurtday and Satur
day of last week, in the fight near Nottoway
C'ttrthouse and at Staunton Rivr Bridge. A
few breathed their last yesterday morning.
and several others were evidently on the eve
of dissolution. "A'e saw a stalwart roan die
under the shade of a tree, while his comrades
looked on with no concern whatever. A
youth of but sixteeu, who is frightfully wound
ed in the lower part of the abJometi, is pro
bably tre this in eternity.
These prisoners represent that the fight at
Statif.ton River Bridge was a most gilUnt one
on our part. Thoy say they were told that
the Bridge was defended by militia only, but
they had not seen better fighting fcince the
war commenced.
It is reported by several of the prisoners
that Col. Speare was wounded in the fight at
Reams-' Wednesday: ind many are ot the
opinion, that Kautz is in our possession (lis
guised as a private.
THE FLU N PER.
The plunder captured from the raiders em
braces silver ware, clothing, buggies, barouch
es, pleasure carriages, harness, etc. Among
other articles i a large lot of ladies' under
garments, embracing many elegant chemises
and petticoats. Several of this class of gar
ment, have been torn up by the YaDdals to
bandage the wounds of thcxe plunderers.
Prisoners state that they never know h orses
so sarce, and say that on tho largest, planta
110ns not a norse was to 00 sound. we are
glad that the planters were apprized of the
approaeri or tne thieves in time to remove
their animals.
Many .f the prisoners state that their ra
tions gave out three day ago, and that they
have been living on hard corn aud green ap
ples for the past forty-eight hours r more. -This
is much better fare than they desorvo.
, LATEST. .
Fourteen of the Yankee raiders, among
them several officers, came in yesterday from
the woods in Dinwiddie, under a flag of truce,
and delivered themselves over to our pickets.
They knew that capture was inevitable, but
when brought in last night, claimed consider
able credit for having voluntarily surrender
ed, and threw out some hints about peculiar
privileges. Provost Marshal Bridgfort soon
silenced this sort of palavery, aud marched
them to the Barracks with the common herd.
They surrendered horses and equipments com
plete. .
Thewwere many reports of heavy firing
and much fighting yesterday- in tht direction
of Dinwiddie Courthouse, but up to twelve
o'clock last night, we had failed to ascertain
anything authentic.
It is now known that wo hive killed,
wounded and captured at least 2.500 of the
enemy, taken 14 pieces of artillery, 2,000
horses, and many ambulances, wagons, etc.
Ihe lankees have destroyed ali
destroyed a I ittle rail on1
two roads, and a depot or two, but they havo !
Deen m;vJ to pay dearly for their whistle.
Our loss is very email all causes.
T K L E G R A P 11 1 C .
So teljgratno received from any quartern
to the hour of goitig to press. '
Fnncrat or Gen. Tolk.
The funeral rf the Christian warrior m,d
patriot, Lieut. Gen. Pok.says the AnuMa
Constutionalist, lock place in this city thu
morning'. The melat oholy interest nftachiig
to the occasion, olrrw foether ah I'minni
throng of people, nnd tbe Ktreets, n the
solemn proccssoon passed, were filVd wbh
subdued and Medened spectators. Tho Wt.t
of the day was tempered by clntids which
veiled the son and rendered it much hs i p
presiv. Places of business were very gen
erally closed during the march of th; futifial'
cortr-e.
We noticed the venerable form of the brae
add gallant Commodore Tattuall in the pro
cession June '20.
The Columbia Sooth Carolinian say. Lieut,
fien- Lonpstrecf, who arrived here en Sunday,
en route for Aujruta, Ga., was occupied venter
dy in receiving ourcitizent, numberN cf do m.
availed theinelve of the opportunity of pnyii-g
thair respects U the eld chief nnd wi'ubir g bfiu
God speed in his mission of glory and grcatin.
Kasv timks coming. We learn from n pri
vate letter thnt floor, was told in Ca'.houu coun
ty, on. the Alabama and TonnfBseo -River Rail-
10 id, ifcw days since, at !?G0 pir hundred
AnrMier letter from Greene, in form u that
wheat will open at $5 per bushel in tee county.
Hold on to your money, and only a tboi ttimo
will elapse befuro the producer will bt kor eking
at your door.S'lma Reporter.
The Soldiers Keller Soeicty,
Doing now organized, contribution t the
aui will be thnnklullv received. Donations f
provision o.r storns may be pent to tlie Pi evident,
Mrs. S. II. Rogkhs: donations In imtnev, to tho
Trea-urer, Mrs. J. V. V. i.ms-. Cooked provii.lil,
vpg tabbs or fruit may be ent to C.uion's Hotel
bet w en tbe liouts of tea ard Lttf i&tt elevrn
o'clock, when inanasreu will be present to receive
hrtn and art'-nd to ttieir jrier ditributi()n.
MAURIKD,
Xear Carolina Seminary, at the render if
the bride's liiothcr, on the 2:Jrd of June, by W. T.
Dixon, K?q., Mr. Amiiii Sn.iviiMr, a mei'ubcr of
Cant. W. J. Iiabiirv's compnnv. fifith rrritnrLt.
to Miss Sisan llABiiicr., all ofMlreene countr.
At tbe residence of the bride father, on Juao
2!)th, hy Kev. W. T. Bioks, Mr. W. R.'Smiiu to
Mins Jumktta Di'MN, all of Wske.
44Mav pvaec, pro.-eritv and happiness attend
them." J.
DIED,
At the rehidencc of M's. Frank Haywood in thi
city, on Thurftlay morning, June UOth, Mi s Mauv
K. Akmoi-, at'd fifty-nine years. 44 iilcseeW arr. tho
dead whodio ia the Lord." J
New Advertisements..
SEQUESTRATION NOTICE.
N OTICE is hereby piven to tbe (ilizc t r f'i oiu
Carteret, ('raven, Jours and Onflow vmi I ire,
that I will attend at the following tittu p and nliitV
for tlie purpose of collecting tbu icterekt duo on
Sequestrated Dt-bln :
At Jaektionville. On?low ctvnty, July 13th;
At lolusboro', Wayne t-oui ,'y, July J.r;tfi.
C. S. WOUThX,
jul Z-dCt Ki eeirer.
For Sale.
QN'R FI.VK CAVALUV IIOItSE, in good nrdar-.
Ho can he aern and nji ticulars n-Hined bv
applying to we at Kalcigh, S. C
Jul & cltl c. J. IUT;I)KLL.
WILSON AND KDfJECOMliK COUN T! 1.
iyn are authorized to announce Capt. V. II.
PITT, of ihe Coii'fdcrdte Army, as a enndi
date for a ieat in th. Ilnu's f (nimon!, to ich-
re!cni me poopieoi wiir-on anJ l.uteou'.f e coun
ties in our "nxt Legislature.- jul .r)-d(it.
131 PORTA AT SALE OF SHEET IKON
At Auction !
0 Thnrsdnj, July t5iii. In ft-on! f.r 'our
Sh le t lu x r, vi ill n il 110 i it c 1 t)m tu of
imported Sheet Iron, 24 and '.ii) inchex wine nnd
6 feet lonff, weiffhinfr from 12 to L'u )!. i.er she, t.
This aflm ds fanners and otht r a rare oin,ot tunit v
. rui'j.ij mi. u:?iiicn Willi till ill II. Of-1 IliCiJ livable.
article far boiling pwrpjium fv nip.
JULI.C1I A LITCIIFOKI),
jul 5-td AuctioiH't'i e.
A Runaway Save.
nAKEX up and committed to thej iil of .Chat
JL ham countv, N. C. Fon-.e timo tinrc, a riejjro
who calls biniKllt WASHINGTON, Htnl tirt raid
he belonged to a Mrs. Williams, of New Hanover,
but now gays he belongs to a nun bv the namo of
Johnnon, fa trader) bo bought him in Ki'h
wond, and that fid Johnson livid H::nov r
Junction, Vu. Ue is not very dart t omple' t d, .r
feet 10 inches high, pays he io 26 ye.tM t-NJand
will wcih about H',0 pounds. The owner of laid
slave is requested to come forward, prove prop-'
erty, and lake him away, or ho ill be d-wlt with
as the law directs. .V. HANKS, ,
jut 5-3t Jailor. .
CONSCIUl'T OKI K;K, f
lUi.F.ion, June 4tb, 1SC1.
General 0,ivhnt
No. 22. J '
I THE Supreme Court having decided in the
case of Walton, that the principals of mt
stitutes r liable by law to mil it irv dutr, all
such persons as were br.und bv any Jufg to 1 hide
the (L'ciMon in "AValtou'a caie, are required to
report ircmediately to the Knrolling Oiliceis of
their rtfpective counties, or they will forfeit tbeir
boi.ds and be arrested and sent to camp.
District Unrolling Otlicers will hold their Local
Ollicers reiponaible for a strict fxecutiou of this
Older.
. M. M.
" w w W
By order of the Commandant.
. K. J. HAItDIN, ' 4
jul 5-1 w Adjutant.
conservative and Faycttevillo Observer copy
one week.
Chlcr Kn. oniee 1st Con?. Illst. .. (k, 1
Geseral UaaKa I
.No. 1. J
ALL white mslcs between the sees cf IS
J.
and 45 (whether heretofore" exemL frarn
conscription or no,t) and all male frte negroes
btween tba ages of 28 and &0, will assemble at
the following times and places, viz :
Those in Washington county, at Plymouth, on
15th of June.
Those in Martin county, at Williams ton, on
20th of June.
Those in Bertie county, at Windsor, on 23rd. f
June.
Those in Northampton county, at Jacbson, on
2tth of J une.
Tbe in Hertford county, at Mnrfree fboro', on
1st of August.
II. Countv Enrolling Offlcari and (in their ab-
aence) tlie Cnitnaiidicg Otbcenof the Kegimenta
of Militia, are charged with the duty of dixieuii
Hating this order throughout tbeir respect've
counties, and they will be bld to the. ptrietcst
accountability far the manner in which their'duty
la ezecuttd.
(Signed) HUGH L. COLE,
Capt and Chief E. O. 1st C. U. N. C.
HD'QRS CHIEF MED. EX. BOAUD.1
1st Co.no. Disr. X. 0., June 30, 1804. (
The undersigned, Chairman of the Mtdical Ex
amining Board for the let Cong , District of X.
C., gives rotice that he will be present at the
times and places peciBed in the above or'er, for
the purpose of exaniininir such nernona liaLl to
conscription as may present themselves before his
Board.
(Signed) 11ENUY K. COCHItAN,
jal 5-td Asst. Surg. 1 A. C. S. A Ch'n Board.
Conierrativo copy till lar.