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i lllW: . niN A Nem. w i m - m "imnr I VOL X1J i i.) FA YKTTKVI LLK, NORTH CAROLINA,. JULY 14, 1862 NO. 2354.1 a i l'JUNTED EVERY MONDAY, KDlVAKI) J. MALE & S03S, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. fit $'2 00 per annum, if paid in advance; $2 50 ' if paid during the year of ' subscription; , or . 3 00 '-after tin' yc r has expired. . 1 price for the Somi-Weekly Observer, 'S3 00 if piid in advance; So 50 if paid during the year of subscription; or S4 00 after the year has expired., -" Advertisements inserted for 00 cents per square of 10 lines for the first, and 30 cents for each succeeding publication, j ; S PLC I A L N QT I C E. ' From and after this date, no name of a new subscriber will be entered without .payment in . advance, nor will the paper b4,sent to such ?ub serihers for a longer time than is paid for. Such of our old subscribers as desire to take ' -the paper on this system will pleae ; notify u3 when making remittances. - ! 1 Jan'y 1, 185S. - ; PRESIDENT DAVIS'S I ADDRESS TO THE ARMY. ItitTJMONu, . Va.,' J uiy StL. -The President has issued the following congratulatory address to our victorious army: TO THE ARMY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA. Kiciimoni), Va., July 5th, 1802. Soldiers! I congratulate you on the series of brilliant victories which, under favor, of Divine Providence, )'0H havejately won; and as the Presi dent of the Confederate States do heartily tender to you the thanks of the country whose just cause you have so skillfully and heroically served. Ten days ago an invading army, vastly superior to yours in numbers, and the material or waj", closely beleagured your Capital and vauntingly proclaimed its speedy conquest. You : marched to attack the enemy in his entrenchments with well directed movements and death-defying valor. You charged upon him in bis strong positions, drove bim from field to field over a distance of more than thirty-five miles, and, despite his rein forcements, compelled him to seek safety under the cover of his gunboats, where he now lies, cowering before the army he so lately derided and threatened with entire subjugation. The fortitude with which you have borne toil and privation the gallantry with which you have entered into each successive battle must have been witnessed to be fully appreciated, but a grate ful people will not fail to recognize your deeds, . and to bear you in loved 'remembrance. Well may it be said of you that you havedone enough ' for glory; but duty to a suffering country, and to the caiye of constitutional liberty, claims from you yet further effort. Let it be your pride to relax in nothing which can promote your future efficiency your one great object being to drive. the invader lrom your soil, and, carrying your standards' beyond the outer boundaries of the Confederacy, to wring from an unscrupulous foe the recognition of your birthright, community in dependence. JEFFEltSON DAVIS. licnwval of Prisoners. The N. Y. Herald of the 21sC ult. say3: : ' ' . All the Rebel officers who have been confined for some time past at Fort Columbus, on Govern or's Island, were yesterday morning, at an early hour, transferred to Sandusky, Ohio. v But a short time elapsed alter the reading of the order on Thursday morning last, to the pri soners, ai to their transforraent, until the news reached the sympathizers of these traitors in New York city. A number of bundles and cases were then immediately sent over to the island for them. On examination of these cases by Col. Loomis, the commanding officer of the island, they were found to contain rebel uniforms, under clothing, boots and shoes, &c. which were distributed to those whom they were addressed to. A number of these donations were from prominent firms in this city. I There still remain at Fort Columbus 1,050 pris oners, privates and non-commissioned officers, principally belonging, to North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and Louisiana volunteer regiments. The Herald here gives a list of those transferred; the following from N. C ' ' ' Cot.C M -Avery, 33d; Captain T W May hew ..' 3:d; Capt O 11 Hand 2Gth; First Lieut J T Wes ton 33d; First Lieut W Wheeler (Branch's ar tillery,) 10th; Second Lieut' J N Anderson, 33d; Firt Lieut 11 A Sanserr 33d; First Lieut C II Brown, 40th; Third Lieut J W Vinson, 26th; Captain S M Stow, 28th; First Lieut ,R L Steck,' 37th; Major Samuel D Lowe, 23th;Uaptain W Y Farthing, 37th; Third Lieut J S Eggers, 37thj,. Capt W H N Speer, 28th; 1st Lieut N Bohannon, 28th; 1st Lieut J L Bost, 37thj Capt T W Brown, 18th; Capt Geo B Johnston 28th; 2d Lieut C Scott, 28th; 2d Lieut W A Stewart, 37th. , For the information of the relatives and friends of the above named prisoners, we are requested to state that all letters for them must be for the future directed to the care of the commanding of ficer at depot of prisoners cf war, Sandusky, Ohio. The. Conscripts. There should bo no odium attached to this name. Those who have remain - ed at home are mainly such as were so affectingly tutuatei ua to their family or so importantly en gaged as to their business aa to render it notonly inexpedient but absolutely -unreasonable for them to go until it became really necessary, i They are as good, as true as others, and it is earnestly hoped that thare will be no ungenerous word spoken about them. I am sure no such word will be fpoken by a true patriot, a real southern lady or gentleman. By one not a Conscript. i Salisbury Watchman. There were nine of the political prisoners who scaped from the Confederate prison here last week. A negro boy, the property of M. S. Mc Kenzie, Esq., seven miles south of this place, ar-, re.ted one of them next morning before,break lant, and five others were brought down on the Western road in the afternoon. We Delieve all but one have been arrested and returned to their quarters in the prison. It seems to be a waste of time and effort for any of them to attempt to es cape. The people are wide awake as regards strangers, and they detect these prison birds the first glance. Salisbury Watchman, i , The -ijjhlfY.CCo. Hill's 48th N. C. Itegiment, arrived here yesterday afternoon, fresh from the scene of action in front of Rich mond, persons wishing to find it, can do 80 by enquiring of Capt. II. N. Hill, who may be found on Dunn's Hill, opposite Petersburg. ! " ' Pet. Express, 1th. , Death of Gen. JkanrryarJ's Wife The wife of Gen. G. T. Beauregard died at New Orleans a lew days since. M.B5S 5522, V IB St, No VinaiNii .Mxn. -No ,i single Virginia paper was received Lore this niofyii'g And by the way, we have haj but two Clmilesl.Mi i..Ij:rM in ten days. We sup jnwihe Virgini y-ajfer. . vuil come along to morrow; but whit becorjies of f!)c Chaileston papers is a mystery The ti l. gropli r..'tt9 M 4mt at aud around Rich mond yesterdav. Tli lue ttiebmond papers indulged in many specula' io.i- iin o the ccur-e of future events how we are jto atia.-k Median; how McClellan will r-trent. Sic. &i. They rotia'i lv know as mu,h about these uiatters lis wv-4-:ind. that . isjuet nothing at all. We ftre willing to wnlj fjr our Oenerds to move, having full confident in ihfMii) The report in the Ni Y. Herald, that the two leading European powers (Iwiglai'd aod Frauce. of course.) had demanded thai. the wnr end, eeni to us of very great importance,. considerit-.r that it oomes from the. root in fluential and trusted ran of tb Lincoln Administra tion : ,--"-- - --i ; ' It will be set-n that INorthern accounts admit a loss of Jrt.OdO in the Hichruoinl' battles.- It is snfe always to double a yaufeee admission. We therefore put his los at 40,000. Oiir own s probably 20,000. We publish Regimental lists cf ciaualiies as fast as they come to hand. '..'!! Akrival ok W'ousOEn. Several of our wounded in the late battles have arrived here, among them Lieuts. George B. Baker and Charles P. Mallett. The former is recovered of his slight wound, and will leave to-morrow for his post of duty. The litter, who has two se vere wounds, 1 doing well. OCR VlCTORT AT ChABLESTOS ON THE IGtH I'LT. The Northern iaocouo'8 of the battle on James Island show that our gallant troops themselves scarcely real ized the fullness of their victory. Various letters from the Island published in the New York papers admit a disHblrous defeat. One letter says the loss is between 500 and CuO. Another says fi0t; and still another sums it up as 565. And another that the steamer Ben Bed ford had arrived at Iilton Head with from 4K) to 5(H) wounded on board. This shows that the yankee Ions was far' greater than 505, for our men buried and we took 130 prisoners. ?uipo8ing the boat had but 400 wounded, that wcull make 781 killed, wounded and prisoners. And thi ;does not allow for the yankee dead carried off by themselves, and the wounded too much hurt to 'be removed.! ?o that we think it cannot be doubted that jtLe yankee los was at least j 10O. They seldom confess to one-half their loss. I They say "that one regiment, the 8ih Michigan, lost 15 commissioned officers. Their attack, they say, was a complete surprise! ! They had five regiments engaged, commanded by Gen. Benham, (who has been arrested for disobeying orders in making the attack, and he and his staff have arrived in New York.) i The letters com plain of want' of tran jports, tents, necessaries, Sc., and, as usual, pretend that we had a much larger force than themselves J j J Yaxkeb Cosfr.ssioss.-rrThe editor of !the Philadel phia Tress will probably be sent to .Fort Warren tor publishing nch evidence as the following from Fortress Monroe, of the terror inspired in McLlellan s command by the whipping he Kceived. 'r 'Four trains of cars, loaded with forage, were order ed to Dispatch on Saturday, but meeting the enemy's pickets on the rod, the trains were backed down near the white. House,, the cars were burned, and the four locomotives were blown up. This was a great loss, but it was enhanced by (he destruction of stores, &c, at the White Housed everything there being mjflames. tle gaut ambulunqes and loaded baggige j wagons were rolled down to the river bank, and, there being no tituc to burn them, they were cast into the river." , This' is only e, specimen. There is a good deal more of the same sort. ; ". The Northern accounts all testify to the gallantry of the Confederates in marching right up t their work3. They say our troops fought "like devils incarnate." This is not exactly the appropriate termJ The "devils incarnate" are in tbe yankee army, and our men fought better than they, t Prisoners' TAtr.s. From a soldier of Sickles's brigade, captured Apd brought to Petersburg, the Er press .learns 'that lhat. brigade originally 5000, "the very pick asd choice cf New York," (thit is,' we sup pose, the worst rowdies the city couhl! furnish,) has been so reduced that not 1000 could be found at roll call. He and others say that they got a boat and came acrfys the Jamus river to surrender, being disgasted fwith the war, and that thousands of others would do likewise, if they could get boats to escape in. What re liance may be placed in all this, we know not.' The yankees lie so iuuch, that we cannot telieve their stories; -f- - f ! - - ' 'l- . ' A StoGteTiOH.-tWe would respectfully saggest to our Generals in the field the propriety of securing for themselves an Editor of the Richmond Examiner as an Aid, or in some other honorary capacity! For months there was nobody fit to be a General but the Virginian, Floyd the; principal Editor of the Examiner having a place on Floyd's staff. During the past two months we do not remember to have seen Floyd's name mentioned in the Examiner, i But Gen. A. P. Hill, 'another Gene ral, the principal Editor having a place on his staff is slavered over day after day till one would be sick of him if it were not for the belief, in spite of the Exami ner's praise, that he t first rate General.' In a lonz "review" of the series of battles before Richmond,1 in the Examiner of the 8th, this Gen. A. P Hill vi repeatedly praised, and no oiher officer, high or low, has a single word of approval. The whole long article appears to be a studied effort to depreciate the importance of the .Confederate victory, j 1 "Comparisons ark Onions." The Wilmington Jour na! says, that CoL Vance "ought not tt be in such a hurry to get out of the army." Nor is he. The only hurry Col. Vance has manifested 'was to get into the army. He did not wait to get an office, as many did, and as his high position before the public would per haps have justified, but went in at once as a private. He has done nothing to get himself out, except reluo- tanlly to giva consent to the people ranning him for Governor, a place not sought by hiui. And be will not go out but in obedience to th demand of the people . But does not the Journal see how it provokes retort upon Col. Johnsten? Even if Col. Vanct were in a hurry to get out of the army, nobody can say ,that Col. John ston has been in any hurfy to get in it, either as private oi officer, i We should not have said this but to expose the ungenerous and unjust allusion of the Journal to Col Vance. Col. Johnston may have had very good reasons for not entering the Army. I ' For the Sick akd'Wocndeo. The Ladies Soldiers' Aid Society of Hillsborough acknowledge the receipt of $314 75 in cash and avery long lihi of clothing, fruits, wine, coffee, sugar, rice, sage, soap, fowls, eggs, Ac. &c We hear of generous provision for the same purpose in various puts or ue ct&w. Faykttkville Frmalr High School. The all-absorbing wir has not extinguished tbe interest of our citizens in this favorite Institution! Its. 7th Amu'' Comuienc'ement gav? occasion on Tuesday eveningjast for a Sermon to the Oriduiting Class and to a K congregation in th Metho.ii.-t Church, by tlie Rt v J W.J Tucker, and an Address to tbe Qrudiiating t'Uss ly the Rev. Dr. Hooper. These discourses were fu'.l of pl iin practical common sense and moral and religious instruction. t j piplomas were confeired upmi the followiug young lnibes, rni-mbirs of the Senior Class of 1861; Mitis Irene McNeill, i ' C. Myrover. Miss E. Rose. 12. TilliogbaHt. l Joanua Walls. -" Alice tok. . ." Fannie llinsdalo r " Hattie Kershaw. Hattie Stafr. ' At ilia Whit ted. Olivia Stedinan. .The additional honors usually conferred upon resi dent graduates were awarded to Miss Irene McNeill, Miss E. Rose -and Miss C. Slyrover, for having remain ed in connection wiih the Institution ayearafter finish iug the prescribed course. Col. Vance's ' Regiment. The j Raleigh Stuudird snys that Col. Vance sad his regiment were in the very front of the' terrible battle of Taesday the 1st insl.? The men rushed forward, shouting for "North Carolina" arid "Zeb." -. Four of his gallant; dead were found Wit lucirniug within 40 feet of the cannon's mouth ahead of every other Southern regiment, jfor no other dead were found so near the guns. , j , ' , .The Regiment is in Ransom's Brigade, The reader will recollect, the Dispatch's account of that Brigade's magnificent charge. Gen. Mageuper. This othcer, so familiar to us all as the commander on the Peniasula for almost an entire year of danger, was assigned te the command West of lithe Mississippi in May last, but was not allowed to go till after the late battles. The order from the War De partment pays hira the highest comjiliment for "activi ty, zeal, endurance and skill." f JNineSonsis the Army. A. E. D. Chauncey, o Montgomery county, N. C, writes U9 that he has nine sons in the Confederate service. Five of them are in Co. E, 2th Reg't. They average in height a fraction over 6 feet, and in weight 105 lbs They are all between 1$ and 35. .Mr. Chauncey may well challenge the Con federacy to beat this. We hopi that his "material aid" td the cause will not be at the expense of either life or limb in his Inrge family. j i Jackson's Prisoners. The public has heard so little of late about the prisoners said to have been captured at Frout Royal, &c.,- by Stonewall Jackson, lhat sotne began to believe lhat none had been captured. We find in the Charlotte Whig a letter from a member of the 42d N. C. Reg't in which the writer sets the matter at rest aj follows: : j "We b'ive here now near three thousand Yankee prisoners taken by the invincible JacVson, and we are here to guard them. I have seen in the past fourteen months many specimens of the Yankee race, but it has been reserved for my vision until' now to behold the bftriipHt Titirtti that lh nun nf hpftTn f pr'i fihnnA unnn r j . -r The most of them are barefooted and bareheaded and altogether they present' rather a gloomy picture of soldier's life. 1 do not know how they were caught but it must have been pretty light times, for men seldom leave their shoes and hats behind unless matters are pretty squally." ' . , Detijs or Soldiers. Near Richmond, on the 27th ult., Lieut. Frank D. Fsxhall, of the 3drd N. C. Reg't, in his 2'Jth year. i On the 3d inst. at the residence of his uncle. Rev H, S. Kepler, of Richmond, J. Clayton Chamblin, in the 19ih year of his age, late private Secretary of Maj-Gen D,II. Hill. j ; On the battle field, near Richmond, June 30tb, Serg't John J. Phillips, Co. G, 33d N. C.jTrcops, of this town He was a brave soldier, sacrificing his life for his coun try, in the 5Gth year of his age. j At Richmond, Va., June 21, pt wounds received at the battle of "Seven Pines," on the 31st May, Samuel A. Jones, son of late Gen. Charles R. Jones, of Iredell county, N. C. He was born in layettevule, and was at the time of his death, aged 16 years, 3 mos. and 11 days. . Of Typhoid Fever, at Kinstbn, J one 20th, Robt. Smith, jr., aged 24 years, and 8 months. I He was born in Cum berland county; was a member of Co. C, ooth Keg t. ; j On the 21st ult., in Columbia, S. C, Wm. R. Rea, of Charlotte, a member of Company B., 1st Reg t, from which be was discharge'! ou account ot m-ne&Hh. j lu Urange county, on the sum ult., Mr. Jas. U: rau cett, in-his 24th year, a member of Capt. Graham's com pany, from Orange. i , At Goldsboro', of Typhoid pneumonia, on the li'th of June, John Franklin Pucket, m bis 21th year, ofthe Cavalry company of Iredell. 1 : At Kinston, of Typhoid Pneumonia, James Locke Nelson,in his 2ith year, of Iredell. t At Goldsboro', on the 2oihult..f of Typhoid fever, Jas, M. Johnson, in his 34th year, of Iredell. I . FOR TIIE OBSERVER. At a call 1 meeting of Crain'a Creek Lodge, held at iheir hall on Monday the uth day of May to attend to the funeral services of our late brother, James RinDLE, Esq , the following committee was appointed to drafi Resolutions expressive of the sense of this Lodge on the loss of our late brother, baid committee made the toi lowing report which was unanimously adopted: Whereas: It has pleased Almighty God to remove from our midst and our order by tteaih, our much re spected friend and btother James Riddle, Esq., who died at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, on the oa oi May, in the 53d year of his age, having gone out in defence of bouthern rights; therefore, be it Resolved, lot. That while we would- cheerfully sub nit td the will of an alb wise and merciful God who has done all things well, we cau but -mourn the death of our brother to whom we were linked by so many ties. Resolved, 2d. That we tender our warmest sympathies to his widow, his fatherless children, and to his many relatives, who alone can appreciate the depth of the affliction; that they grieve not alone, aud we claim the privilege of mingling our tears with theirs, at the com mon altar of grief. ' Resolved, 3d. That the county of Moore has lost one of her most active Magistrates, the community a useful citizen, tbe Southern Confederacy a valiaut soldier. Resolved, 4th. That in token of our respect for our brother that we wear the usual budge of'mourning for thirty days. ; Resolved, oth. That a copy of these Resolutions be sent to the widow and family of our deceased brother and to the Fayetteville Observer and North Carolina Prebyterian, jor publication. W. P. CAMERON, W. KEITH, VCom 8. E. JOHNSON. I Death or a Nortu Carolina Colonel. We regret to-. see among the deaths in the Richmond Dispatch of the 7th inst. that of CoL P. W. Roberts of the 14th N C. Troops. He died on the 6th inst. of typhoid fever. at the residence of Mr. II. WJ Tyler, Richmond. Col, Roberta has been in the service since the commence ment of the war, first as Captain of s Buncombe com fany in the 14th N. C. T. (4th volunteers) and lately (on the transfer to another regiment of Col. Daniel) as its Colonel. He was a lawyer of Ashe ville. - Capl. Freeland. A letter from the Surgeon at Fortress Monroe gives the painful intelligence that Capt. William j. treeianu suni under the effects of the amputation o his leg, and died on the 21st of June. He was buried on the 22d, by Brother Masons, with all the honors due tQ a brfcT soldier. EMtborough Ktcordtr. FOR TIIE OBSERVE!. MKKTIXU IN ROBESOX. Ai L-or.linir to previous notice, a uumheii of the itizeijs of Robeson county met in the Court House n Lutiiberton on the -1th ir.st., when on motion Maj W. J. Rrown was called to the Chair and j. V- Ray, Rs , requested to act as Sec'y. Thos. -torment, hsq., explained the object ol the Meeting, and moved th it a committee of five be appointed for the purpose of drafting resolutions expressing the sentiments of the same. The fol- ovrins gentlemen were appointed, viz: .John Cald well, Sr Reuben Rozier, Rory McNair, IJecfor r x- mi ... Aioem and Y . . V .. 1'owell. Thos A. Xormenf, Esq , was called upon; a;id addressed the Meeting in a few appropriate re mark, advocating the election of Hon. 71. B. auco as davernor ol JN. U., 6nowing Dy nis past actions since pur struggle for independence,1 that he wis the man calculated to watch over ami se cure cur rights, a" he believed him to possess an honest heart, a clear head, and undaunted patriot- sm. ; Lol. TL J . Morisev. Rorv McNair. Neill McNeill and I Rev. X. M. Ray were called upon, and a. dressed the meetinir. Each speaker re joiced that old party lines had been extinguished, and that tbe jeople were united in thtir efforts to secure their j independence; and they advocated the principle of selecting our Rulers for their moral and intellectual worth, and not for the ad vancement of, party. The committee who were- appointed to draft resolutions, returned, and through their chairman, Rory McM.ur, reported the lollowing, which were unanimously! adopted: 1st. That we now, -as we ever have done, regard the independence (if the Southern Confederacy as a fixed fact, and the compleie defeat, overthrow, confusion and disgrace of Yahkeedom as equally certain. 2d. That Jefferson Davis, President of the Confede rate States, aud the brave soldiers who have borne the heat and burden of the dav in defending our tiehts. have not only pur unbounded confidence but our warm est affections, j : , . 31. That while -we will be watchful of our rights and firm in our political opinions, we believe the time has arrived when reason, not prejudice, should control our public views and movements; and whilst we of the South may diJer on some points of minor importance, we stand toother as a band of brothers, to resist the invasions of our base, beastly, and cruel foe. 4th. That we will give our cordial support to Hon. Z. B. Vance for Governor of N. C.a ' believing him to be eminently qualified to fill that distinguished office, pos sessing as he does a clear head, an honest heart, expe rience as a statesman, and patriotism and courage as a soldier. i ' . Resolved, That we earnestly desire the election of Giles Leitch, Esq., in the-Senatorial District composed of Robeson and Richmond, believing that he knows our rights and will dare maintain them; and that we equally desire the election of Col. McRae and Neill McNeill, Esq , to represent this county in the Commons of the next General Assembly in this State. I Resolved, That t he proceedings ofthe meeting be pub lished in tbe Fayetteville Observer, and that the Raleigh Standard and Wilmington Journal be requested itf copy. j W. J. 15KOWN, Com n. Li e. RAT.iSec'y. FOR THE OBSERVER. z Camp Halk, near Fort Fisher, July C, J8C2. Messrs. Editors: The past ten days have been ef un usual interest with us. Much has occurred to break the tedious monotony of garrison life. The British" steam ship "Modern, Greeoe" has been the (jhief object of in terest. That' vessel cme to this point intending to roa h bar. but it being ascertained that she'drew a great deal too much water, bur commanders adopted the only resource left them to beach the vessel as near as possible under the suns of the fort. Before she did so the blockading steamers had commenced a rapid but in effective fire upon- her, which they continued up to 12 o'clock. We fired at tbe blockader only twice, both of which wre excellent shots and were fired from a very superior gun mounted in a Battery named- after Lieut. Fuller. ' - ;! The vensel hjvs been relieved of much the greater part of her valuable cargo. The late storm interrupted ope rations somewhat, but the work of unloading has com menced again. A large quantity of powder and salt petre was obtained from the vessel. The gun part of her cargo consisted or t,nbeld and bwiss Kines and Mus kets. I recognized among them many of 'that stamp ca led by my friend Mr. Burkhart of the Arsenal, the Tyrolese Kmes, and which he pronounced to b an ex cellent weapon. j p We are now in a new camp, outside tbe limits of i ort Fisher. It is in a beautiful grove of live oaks, whose shade and soil is really a delightful change from the hot sun and deep sand within tbe Fort lines. It. has been named in honor of your junior Editor, Maj. P. M. Hale and may his life ever be as peaceful and full of beauty as is this quiet shade. Notwithstanding all these com forts nearness to home, quiet and but little duty still our restless spirits long for th. at excitement which the soldier finds alone on the battle field even at the risk of life or limb. Yet it is perhaps best that we are here for it may be said, whatever is, is best. At any rate we try to be content, and I think all our men are pleased with their present quarters. Yours, ' H. Gr.n. Scott Recalled, Gen. Winfield Scott arrived at New York from West Point on the 28th ult:, with horses, carriage, servants, &c, said to be on his way to Washington. ; . : , Vert Good. A lady asked a friend of oiirs yester day, "Why is North Carolina in daoger of being crushed in the present war?" And when it was given; up she answered, 'Because the yankees lie upon her, &nd the whole Confederacy relies upon her." ' Field Pas. Mr. Isaac Hollingsworth had the com mon field pea on his tabic since the 4th,iust..,j being a month or two earlier than usual. This is no small ad vantage in times of high prices like these." He says the secret of his early crop is that he plauted them and let them grow. I - j ! r -. - ; - '! ; , The following wounded North Carolina soldiers were in the Naval Hospital a5 Richmond" on 3d July:- ' ! ! I : Wm II Dabbs, co R, 26th; Wm Gregg; co B, 1st; J A Watson, co II, 13th; R D Simpson, co 1, 13tbj J C Rat cliffe, co H. 13th; J F M Robinson, co H, 13th; Fred Scires, co I, 13th; J II Joyce, co H, 13th. y The Excitement in the North. The action of the government in keeping secret all its informa tion, and refu&lng' its publication, had created the wiiuesi excitement in tue orin. gaid to have ever equalled it. Nothing is .DIED, I Near Ansonville, 27th June, THOMAS EDGAR, son of John J. and Melvina.F. Colson, aged 2 years, 6 months and 17 days. Jesus, in Thy mercy, thou hast taken my babe from me, Transplanted it in Heaven to dwell above with Thee; His crown is life eternal, all set 'with diamonds rare. Oh may I meet my ngel, mj darling Eddie there. I ' . Com. In Lumbcrton, on Sunday 6th inst., of consumption, WILLIAM J. ROTH WELL, son of J. H. & L. P. Roth well, of Wilmington, aged 19 years and 8 months. ' ' In Randolph county. 1st inst... Mrs. LYD1A ANN TYSOR, wife of Jordan Tysor, jr., in the 19th year of her age. She leaves a husband, one small child and many friends to mourn their loss. In this county, on the 4th inst., Miss DOROTHY GRAHAM, aged about 80 years. . In Montgomery county, 25th March", Miss; FLORA McLENDON, aged 38 years. In Bladen county, on tbe 2-d June, at an advanced age, Mrs. MARQARET McUOUG.CLD, relict of the late Hugh McDougald. She was born in the Isle of Isla, gcoti&ad. . NORTHERN NEWS; ! Through the polite attention of a lriend, says the Richmond Enquirer, we have been placed in potvsession of Northern .papers of the 1st, 2d, 3d and 4th inst. . The array correspondent ol the Associated Press, who claims to havcarrived at Fortress Mon roe direct from Gen. MeClellan's headquarters, reports that after seven days hard fighting, Mc Clellan, pressed by superior numbers, was forced to retreat to a point on the James river, near Tur key Island, where what remains of the army is safe under cover of the gunboats, and where, we are told, it is now being reinforced. The battles, it Is said, have been "the most destructive of hu man life that the world has seen," having result ed" in a loss, in killed and wounded, of not less than forty-five thousand men, of-which, it is as sumed, that the Federal army lost fifteen thou sand aud the Confederates doublo that number. All the bridges across the Chickahominy are said to havebeen blown up by McGlellan in his re treat, and all the property, stores, &c. destroyed, which he could not save. The siege guns, or a portion of them for the accounts differ fell into the hands ot th Confederates, who are also said to have taken about forty pieces of artillery. Some of the enemy's artillery is reported to have been taken by McClellan, together with many prisoners; but rather than be "encumbered with them, they were subsequently released. McCadTs division suffered terribly in the fight between Savasre Station and Fair Oaks, McCall himself being wounded and taken prisoner, lien. Rey nolds was also taken prisoner, but the fate of their respective commands is not stated. Gehs. Meade, Gorman aud Burns were severely wounded, the toriner having since died. Gens. Sumner and fJeintzleman, being but slightly wounded,, re mained on the field. From the same source we learn that, on the part of the Confederates, Gens. Stonewall Jackson and Barnwell Rhett of South Carolina were killed.1 1 The New York TimeH,ttcr a careful review of the situation, and guided by information de rived from personal interviews with its corre spondents, who left Gen. MeClellan's headquar ters on James river on the afternoon of Monday last, comes to the conclusion that "there is now no room to doubt uhat our army has met with a very serious reverse, and that it is in a condition of peril, which, if not imminent, at least calls for the instant and energetic efforts of the Govern ment and the country." After 'giving a brief summary of the ereuts that had transpired, that journal adds: "BeLoiid all question this intelli gence will fall. wit ji heavy weight upon the pub lic heart. ' It is entirely unexpected and shatters the high hope which the whole country has of late indulged, with the fall of llichmond the end of the rebellion is close at hand." The most no ticeable feature of all is that, up to the present writing, no official despatch from Gen. McClellan has been given to the public the only knowledge we have of the sanguinary battles that have been fought, the losses sustained, and the reverses expe rienced, being derived from irresponsible persons. Ihc New lork "World j however, expresses,. editorially, the opinion that McClellan has mate rially improved his position, his force by natural barriers! and has so protected and by the covering fire of the gunboats, that "hje is master of the eit-..-: i i u j-c-J-- ... l- : uauou auu utay mugu ueuuuce at ma euuuiiw. . " The New York "Post," of Wednesday says: Stocks took a strong downward surge to-day The continued silence' of the. Government m regard to affairs before Richmond produces an uncomfortable feeling, which is further increased by tbe call for 300)UO troops. The "Herald"' says: Yesterday was a blue day in Wall Etreet. . In the absence of news from McClellan the bears had everything their own way and all kinds of rumors werej freely circula ted. At the first board the government 0's de clined about I. per cent and railway shares from 1 to 2 per cent. At the second board there was a lurther fall of 1 to 2 per cent, all round. Af ter the second board there was an improvement based on the reported capture of ? Richmond. Money was about 5atper cent; exchange 120 a 121; gold about 100i. - ' Reported Inter cent ion of Foreign Powers in American Afairs. Washington, June 30 It is understood that the government has been noti fied, by the Ministers of the two leading European Powers, that the war must immediately be brought to an end. A fact of this sort demonstrate the hypocrisy of the Powers in question, which have heretofore put forth the idea that there would be no intervention if there was a reasonable prospect of crushing out the rebellion. It seems, however, that the advice of a British quarterly has been followed that intervention should only take place when it should becomo apparent that the rebel lion was about to prove a failure. It will be grati fying to the Union men ofthe country to know that the administration is a unit against the world in arms for the preservation of our whole country. ' ; . Wush. Cor. A'. Y. Herald. The1 Governors of various States, from Maine to Wisconsin, having drawn up and signed collect ively a paper tendering to President Lincoln ad ditional troops, for the purpose of bringing the war to a speedy close, he has decided to call upon them for three hundred thousand more men re cowmends that the troops shall be' principally of infantry. He also requests that they may be en rolled without delay, and notifies thein that an order fixing the quota of each State will be issued by the War Department to-day. Since the terrible repulse which was experi enced by the Federal troops on James Island near Charleston, General Hunter has concluded to abandirall operations against that city; at least for the present. The troops have been ordered to evacuate the Island, where they had entrenched themselves, under cover of the gunboats, and at the lat advices were about to be removed to Hilton Head, i:j Port Royal harbor. Chas. C, Fulton, editor of the Baltimore Ameri can and agent of the Associated Press, who was sent to Fort Mcllenry for sending intelligence of the Federal defeat at Richmond, has been released McClellan s Army . In view j)f the" recent events, the following editorial testimony from the New l'ork Tribune, of the ; 14th ult., as to the strength ot McClellan s army, deserves to be placed upon record: - ,.i We have late private advices from our army before Richmond . In spite of its heavy losses by sickness, privation and combat, it is to-day the strongest and most effective army ever assembled on this continent much stronger, even in nua- bers, than is generally fmpposed. It has more and better artillery than any other army in the world ever had. - 1 Yet a little while longer must the sword and the bayonet write in letters of fire a fresh heroic page in the annals oi tue American xn. Then cometh welcome peace. TIIE SITUATION NEAR RICHMOND. Richmond, July 7 No intelligence of a dc&V -rate nature was received yesterday from the armies below, although rumor was busy, as usual; and in , this instance the most prominent was that McClel- j. Ian had been reiuforced. was throwing nr. fortifi- -cations at Westover, and preparing for a final and uc-puraie taruggie ior tue possesaion of Richmond. -Whether this be true or otherwise, we feel quite confident that the "young Napoleon" is in a po- sition where he can do no harm for the present, and meanwhile it is intimated that important mili tary movements are on foot, on the success of which the result of the great struggle depends. As early as Sunday week, large numbers of the anemy passed down the Quaker road to its junc tion with the Charles City road, and thence in the direction oi the Court-House. This force, it isx supposed, succeeded in effecting an I escape. Others left the Quaker roadj and proceeded to the raver over the road running down,to Shirley, the residence of Hill Carter, Esq. At 11 'clock on Monday, McClellan, with his aids, stopped at the residence of Mr. Marion Gary, on the Quaker road, about 18 miles below Richmond. He is said to have accompanied that portion of the- army'..'' taking the Shirley road. The battle of Tuesday evening, one of the most terrific of the whole war, . and in which immense loss was sustained by. both parties, was with the rear guard of the amy, which seem3 to have maintained the most thorough discipline. After the termination of the fight, ' which lasted until after nine o'clock P. M., the enemy moved off under, cover of night, and it was not until earlv in the dav of Thursday that his exact position was defined and understood. Moving down the river, the forces engaged in the struggle succeeded jn forming a junction at or near Shirley with that portion of the army preced- tng it. . - r '. ; On Thursday the pursuit was continued, our forces following in the road3 passed over by the enemy, and on Friday evening bivouacked within striking distance of the enemy, about four miles from the river, on the Charles City road. Ihe . position oi tne enemy was unaerstooa to bo be tween our forces and the' river, posted on two ranges of hills running -parallel with tbe river, ... n .1 1 1 . 1- - 1 and under cover of their gunboats. On l nday night, during the entire night, they were engaged in felling trees on the first range ot hills, and within three hundred yardg of our outpoets. 1ms range of hills was thickly timbered and covered with dense and almost impenetrable undergrowth. ' Up to noon on Saturday everything was quiet; but an engagement was momentarily anticipated. Our forces at this point consisted of three divisions 1 of Lbngstreet, Jackson, .and A. P. Hill Long street occupying the right, and Jackson and Hill the left and centre. Diatch. ; . ' The armies below Richmond, so far as is known, maintain the positions and status heretofore report ed. As matter. of conjecture only, we incline to the opinion that the game is for the present play ed out. lhe position now hell Dyitne enemy gives him the benefit of his gunboats, in both the James and the Chickahominy, and is in other re pects one that interposes unusual difficulties aud perils in theway of attack. And, as it is not to be expected that McClellan will be ready soon for .' offensive operations, we are prepared for an in terval of non-action. Uut, as vro ha-re alv'endy re marked, this is conjectural only. Whig., From Memphis and Vicksburg. JACKSON, Miss., via Mobile, July 5. The Memphis Argus and Avalanche have both been suppressed r tbe former for asking Grant's permission to publish the Southern account of MeClellan's de feat at Richmond the latter for alleged incendi-: ary sentiments, published in their paper. The Confederate pickets are now within four miles of Memphis. Warm work is expected. Seventeen, more of the enemy's pickets were found dead last Wednesday morning. Yicksbv'BO, July 5th. The bombardment con--. tinues slowly, with little effect on either side. From Savannah. Savaxnau, July3.: The Yankee troops at Port Royal speak of their next movement towards Charleston as likely to be made by railroad. Several Regiments from J ames Island arrived."at Hilton Head. They report 550 wounded Federals at Port Royal, sent from 1. n i. rt Ml. O - -1 a1 nil liiic uuii ucc&i icccDaivii niu. . kJuujg ui vug . heavy guns have been taken from Fort Pulaski since the fight oi James Island. The Federals ' dying rapidly at Port Royal. Numbers are buried daily. There is much sickness among the troops. r ' . . ' . . , A large force is at Hilton Head, but their num bers ould not be estimated. ; r From Yicksburg. Mobile, !July 8. A dis- , patch to the Mobile Tribune, dated Grenada, , Tnltr TV cfitiia tliof iitk AT nmr.Viia Knllerin rf tV,a 6th inst., says that the Federals are connecting their two fleets at Vicksbnrg by cutting a canal across the land. Aso, that an expedition was fit ting up to go up the Yazoo river to take the Con federate batteries ' situated fcixty miles above the mouth. On Friday last our guerillas captured and burn ed forty wagons of Fedeial stores on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. A detachment of Gen. Chalmers's command captured seventy-five more, which were saved with the contents. Morgan'uh. We have direct private informa tion, which is entitled to credit, that Col. Starneft made a dash into Tennessee and captured s whole regiment of Yankees at Manchester, Coffee county, who were on their way to the vicinity of Chatta nooga. ' . . ' ' . The same informant had, reason to believe that there were only about TOO Federals'at IIunLsville. Southern Cvnfetlcracy, 5A inst. From the North. MoitiLK, "July 9. A dis patch to the Mobile Tribune, dated Grenada, Miss., July 8th, states that Northern papers of the 0th inst., contain copioua'accounts of MeClel lan's defeat in Virginia. ' They claim to have captured 700 prisoners, and acknowledge a loss of 20,000 men,' 30 pieces of artillery, and a large amount of commissary stores and ordnance. The following named Generals they confess to have been captured: Gens. Reynolds and McCall. Gen. Gastin was killed. Gens. Mead, Furns, Sumner, Ileintzelman, ami numerous field officers were wounded. . ' ; . - They state the' strength o,f the Confederate army to have been 200,0u0 a,nd that its W? was 30,000. ; .. . They say that the Federal army is v encamped on high rolling ground on the banks of the James river 15 miles from Richmond, and that their transports are at the wharves, unloading supplies for the army. McClellan wjls confident of hia ability tb meet any attack that the Confederate I army ighv mke oa fcia present position.