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r ACCOVXT OF THE CHARLESTON FIGHT. Th following aocount Is taken from th New York Tribune of the 15th int.: ' i At I n. m. the pilot of the fl'-ship at last de clare J .himself ready to wove. The serial to get under way was made and at fif --en rmnutcs before 2 the whole fleet was in niotic i. At 2 J o c oc the batteries oo Morris Island Lad been passed by the first four Monitors without drawing the fire of the enemy. Shortly before throe o'clock the Ironsides showed disobedience to her rudder, her bow swinging to the strong ebb tide and threat ening to bring her on the shoals to her right. She was therefore compelled to cotno to anchor to stay her course. r! Meantime tho first lour Moni tors had continued on towards the fort. The enemy allowed the Wehawken to come within five hundred yards of Fort Moultrie, when two shots across her bow from this fort opened tha action. The Ironsides had again got under way aud approached within lliOO yards of Fort Sumter, when she beoamc onco more unmanageable and was again obliged to drop anchor The Monitors ahead of her had then readied the converging point of thefire of Cumming's Point battery, Ft. Sumter, Fort Moultrie and a work between Fort Moultrie and Moultrieville, knowu as Battery Bee. A sheet of flame and volumes of smoke, extend ing lrom Morris to Sullivan's Islands, inaugurated what has been uudoubtcdly.the most terrifig can: nonade of the whole war, if, indeedfit was ever equalled in the history of the worldf ' A perfect torrent of shot and shell was poured upon the Mouitora, wrapping them soincthiies almost en tirely in spouts of water thrown up by the strik ing projectiles. The Monitors continued their way , replying vigorously from their batteries to the enemy. They passed the northeast face of Fort Sumter, but when they came near its angle with the north western fate, they made out at a short distance three distinct Hues of obstructions, consisting of floating logs, with torpedoes attached, and net works of cables, held perpendicularly in the -water by weights." The Patapseo got foul of one of them, and could not make her screw work for some fifteen minutes, but finally got clear. ' A torpedo ex ploded close to the bow of the. Wehawken, with out, however, doing any damage. The vessels all steering very heavily, the narrow passages through the line of obstructions could not be reached. After several vain attempts, the four vessels turned about and steamed back, down the harbor, all the while sustaining a heavy fire, and responding with their guns as vigorous ly as they could. The Patapaco had her 200-pounder parrot gun disabled by its own recoil early in the action. The. turret of the Passaic was bent in, and cramp ed her 11-inch gun so as to prevent its working. Shortly afterward, her turret stopped revolving, and she lost all offensive power. ' The Ironsides had. meantime vainly struggled to come closer to Fort Sumter. The rcbef gun ners findings her a fixed mark plied her freely with shot and shell. Her position was such that she could not bring her broadsides to bear un til about four oclock, wh.cn she got an opportuni ty to deliver her fire at Fort Moultrie. This was the only offensive demonstration made by her during the'action. When Admiral Dupont found that be could not readily move, the Ironsides, he signalled to the four iron-clads behind her to pass. ahead and go to the support of the four vessels already en gaged. '. In trying to pass by the Catskiil and Nantuck et brushed the Ironsides on the port and starboard sides, but after awhile managed to get away and moved on. They and the Keokuk and Na1iiiI came under the concentric range of the foxU an d batteries at about the time thp. other four Moni tors were turning back, . They'neverthelerj ad vanced with their 'Qns at" work briskly pest the northeast fa of Fort gumtcr until their course was, ;jKewise impeded by obstructions. A S ..all, Nantucket and Nahant'received the n .ja fire of both Forts Sumter and Moultrie. A'he Keokuk had steered a little more-to the left . and for awhile received the fire of Fort Sumter alone. She fired the gun in her forward turret but three times, when. it became disabled. Her after gun could not be brought to bear effectively v and was thus rendered useless. - After continuing under the united fires of all the iorts and batteries for about three-quarters of an hour, all the Moni tors and the Whitney Battery came back in obe i'euCS'to a siss! from the flsg-Hhip. The Ironsides had already dropped back some distaLce out of range of Fort Sumter. At 5 o'clock the entire fleet was out of range and the action ceased. The Ericsson raft, known as the Devil, was at tached to the bow of the Weehawken, but proved a hindrance instead of a help, by embarrassing the steering of the Weehawken. The monster torpedoes intended to be connected with the raft were not used, as they required delicate handling, and fears were entertained as to their success. The devil was lost the day after the fight and washed ashore. The devil is a large raft of timber, securely bolt ed together; in width about the same as one of the Monitor batteries, and extending some thirty feet forward of the battery's bow, which fits into it, and is then secured to the ringbolts .on deck. At the extreme forward part of this raft and un der water strong iron stanchions point downwards to a few inches below the bottom of the battery. These stanchions are secured bv iron braces, which run back at an angle to the after under side of tne ratt. At the bottom of this network of braces and stanchions are placed two rods on which rest several torpedoes, together containing nearly a thousand rounds or gunpowder. In connection with this are hammers, which, when acted upon, strike percussion' caps, exploding the several tor pedoes instantly, and, of course, causing a rupture oi anyinwg iney may come in contact Willi it was the intention of the Admiral to renew the attack on the next day, but when the reports of the commanders of iron-clads were received, showing that two, the Keokuk and Passaic, were fully, and three, the Patapso, Nantucket and Na- hant, were partially disabled, the Admiral deter mined to desist lrom a continuance. In this de cision he was sustained by the unanimous opinion of the commanders of all the iron-clads. The numerical weakness of the land force ren dered their direct co-operation in the attack im practicable. . Upon the navy devolved the main share of the work and all the fighting was done by it alone. The New York, Times publishes an extra con joining their special accounts of the attack on Charleston, Their correspondent says that the j trial was a decisive ordeal of two hours, which ' Berved to prove that the defensive powers of the .""V 18 8UtQ3ient withstand the torri- ii i a f th.e offeD8ive engineering of the works "f -while the limitation of the offn- advr8 on clads took away all their proves th resulfc' of the reconnoissance fleet to tA6 cwiiT0 f tbe ir0n-clad . m. , , "arlCEton a nrw bein bad WV uty wt A . y wl icds, several k and Hides Lelow - was DV D hinr a The moht fatal blow the pilot" houo aiU dniQlh0t' struck wouuding all the inmate! 6 SeVt'aI UUb and The most "extraordinary shot was from a ten-inch rifled projectile, which struck the top of the tur ret, scooping out a huge portion of the iron, break ing all of the eleven plates, of an inch thickness each and spending its. force on the pilot-houseon top of the turret, in which it made an indentation threo inches deep and raised the pilot-house three inches. Another shot hit the turret, forcing the plate it struck inward and disabling the carriage of the eleven-inch gun by the shock, while a por tion of the interior iron casing fell, lodging in the grooves of tho turret and stopping its revolu tion. Tho Nantucket had her turret so jarred that the cover of her port could not be opened, and consequently her 15 inch gun could not be used. The other Monitors received more or less Bhots but were not at all disabled. ' What Gen. Bragg't Army Accomplished. The Atlanta (Ga.) Commonwealth haa published a communication, prepared carefully by one hav ing a knowledge of the entire campaign, and en dorsed by one holding high and responsible civil position, showing what Gen. Bragg's army haa accomplished. Accompanying the article is a tabular statement which shows the extraordinary facts that, in addition to having destroyed and captured 74 pieces of artillery, 33,100 muskets, 1,800 wagons and 0,000 horses and mules, this General has, since last August, killed, wounded and captured over 00,000 of the enemy, while his own force never amounted to 50,000 men. Is not this a glorious record! Should it not satis fy the most exacting? If it will uot, what in the name of sense is required? Is it expected that an inferior force shall always whip and capture one that is superior, aud take and occupy immense territories? V.I . . . ..' ... u nas seemed to us all the time, anu tins ex hibit confirms us in the opinion, that Gen. Bragg aud his noble army accomplished a great and glo rious work; that the capacity of the commanding Ueneral has always been underrated, while him self and his brave army and the service they per- iorrced have never been appreciated. We look with undiminished confidence to the Army of the West. Its courage and determina tion have never been surpassed. Remarkable Longevity. Mrs. Anne Single ton died in Williamsburg district, S. C., on the last day of February, aged one hundred and thirty years. A correspondent of the Charleston Courier, noting this case of extreme longevity, says: About sixteen years ago I first became acquaint ed with this lady, then quite communicative. She did not remember the year in which she was born, but recollected the principal events of the Revolution, and observed that she was about forty years of age at its commencement. Irt reply to my inquiry she said that she distinctly remem bered the French and Indian war, or Brad Jock's war as it was called by the common people at the time; that she was then about 24 years of a 6, being a married woman with two children. She must have been born about the same time that Washington was, for he was then 24 years of age, having been born in 1732, and Braddock'a defeat occurred in 175G. She became totally blind about forty-five years ago, but did not entirely lose her hearing until about a year since. She retained her memory to the last, and appeared very anxious to know the results of the war. j EPISCOPAL (OXYKXTIONY To. the Clerrjy anij Laity of the Protestant Fpistvpal Churth'M the Diocese of North Carolina: " THE Convention in this Diocese having appointed it Vexl Annual Meeting to tke place, on tb eeeond n.lnrsiUy in Mar, in Si. John a Church, in the Iowa f.f Wilmington, and the absence of a greater part of tha fnruUies of that place from their homes, -making it inexpedient for the Council to hold iU session there, I have, by virtue of the authority committed to me by Cunon 1. of this diooese, changed the place end time of meeting, andnlo hereby appoint that the next Diocegaa Council be held on Thursday, the fourteenth d.ty of May, in St. John's Church, in the Town of Fayetterille. THOMAS ATKINSON, Bishop of North Carolina. Run the Dlockade! W. 31 A C I IV T Y IX E Received and offers for sale: 2017 yards printed Muslin deLain; . . 1782 yards white and black Pririls; 1081 vards English Long Cloth; 350 lbs black Flax Thread, Nos 30, 35, 40, 60, CO; 'J50 lbs uab Flax Thread, Nos 30, 40, 60; 102 lbs white brown Thread, Nos 30, 40, f0; 400 dozen white Spool Cotton; 100 dozen Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs: K ri -! Pnmini. flirt 4 M Needles, Nob 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 80 M Needles, assorted, from 5 to 10; - 7 packs Pins, English full paper; 12 boxes black Pins; 1C8 gross meta Pant Buttons; 3 dozen French Tooth Brushes; f dozen drab Nutria Hats; 100 pairs Brogan Shoes; 1200 lbs Oreen Copperas; 20 boie9 Extract of Logwood. I April 6, 1803. 17-6w " ItUI THE IUsOCKXdE. A PIECES Black and White CALICO; OU 100 pre Men's Eng. sewed BROGANS; . For sale by w. MclHTVKK. March 1G, 11-tf SALT! SACKS for sale by SALT!! 25 ROBERT MITCHELL. 88-tf Dec. 22 NOTICE. IN consequence of a necessary stoppage of the Rock fish Factory for several weeks to come, for the pur pose of repairs, the company will have no Sheetings for sale till futther notice. ' C T. HAIGH, Pres't. March 22. ALL person liavinr claims against the late Hector McMil lan, will preseat them to the subscriber in due time or fhis notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. Persons indebted to the said 11 McMillan are requested to make immediate payment. M. MORRISON. Ei'r. April 8. 18 HI Pnlma Cliristi Ileans. fPIIE subseriber witl pay the highest cash prices for X any quantity or I'alma (Jhriati iieans. ! A-, - J. A WORTH. Fayetlevitle, Oct 8. (S7-I.fi WANTED, DANK NOTES of. North Carolina, South Carolina, U Virginia ana Ueargia. Also, North Carolina six per cent. Fundable Notes. Also, North Carolina six per cent. Bonds, new issue, j W. R. RICHARDSON & CO., ! Brokers, Raleigh, N. C. March 9. ; 9tf OIL AND LAMP BLACK. rrUNNERS' and LUBRICATING OIL. 1 LAMP BLACK in barrels. For sale by : JOS.-R. BLOSSOM & CO., ' ' i - Wilmington, N. C. March 7. g.tf Sapona River- Grindstones. AFTER an experience of eight months in Grindstone manufacturing, I am prepared to give satisfaction as to grit, and quick dispatch to all orders, from 12 inches up to eix feet in diameter. All orders will be directed to t ayettevuie, in care of the Sapona Iron Co We will give the highest wages to three good Stone Uiuer. wai. a. c AKRAR & CO. Aprfl 15, 18G3. . . 20-Ctpd TO CLERKS OF COURTS. TN pending u Court Advertisements the Clerks will J. enclose $5, if the advertisements are of the usual r n length. A larger amount if the orders are longer. E. J. HALE & SONS. April 80, 1803. j i ' . - THE DARKIE3 IN COUNCIL. " ; -The Boston Courier publishes an account of a meeting of negroes in New Bedford, Mass., con vened by request of Gov. Andrew, for the purposo of encouraging enlistments. "Mr, Crow," the chairman,. after delivering the opening address, sat aown upon a barrel, when the becretary read the following resolutions: 1. "Whereas how, lookin' back trou de vista of dis war, we don't see notin' encouragin'; and. look in' thru de retrospech ahead, things looks wus 'n ever; resolved, somethin' got to be done!' 2. Resolved, white folk haint done nothing 3. Resolved, it take cullored folks to do sum thin'. - r . 4. Resolved, how's it gwine to be done? 5. Resolved, dat's de question! The resolutions having been read there was a great rush for the, floor, and gentlemen treading upon the elongated heels of each other", there was no little confusion and outcry. Order being at length restored; Fouipey Cole, Esq., "was recog nized by the barrel. Mr. Cole remarked: "Mr. Cheerman, I don't know 'bout dis yere thing. Fus place, afore we lick the Souf, I want to know what we'a got to do 'bout it? I read a story in'de Currier.todder day 'bout some white fellah askin' a cullered gem man, says he, "Look you here, white man, did yah ever see two dogs a fightin' over' a bone? Wall, white man 'lowed he had. "Berry well, says do cullered gemman, "did de bone fight? Now, den, Misser Cheerman on de barrel yon der, dey tell us dis war's for liberty for to set dem niggers out Souf free. Well, who axed 'em to do it? Nigger out Souf did'nt. Ife's better off afore dan he is now, kkken-'bout atween two armies, a kotchen it all round. - Cullered ceru men here at the Norf did't ax 'ein. 'Hpose we wants dem dirty niggers circalatin' round here, a takin business out o' our hands? Is we gwine to shave for six cents an' black boots for two cents, like dey cau? No, sab, no! My sentiments is, dat if white folks had waited till culler'd people, and niggers had axed 'em to fight about dui, dere , would'nt been no fightin, no way. Gov. Andrew can't come it over dis chile. If he wants a din- j ner I'le give him one, like Mr. llayden did, cause I ain't proud; but he ain't gwino to get my shoul der behind a musket if he kiss it all day long. No, sah! an what's more, white sogers don't wan't us no more'n. we want to go. Dis yere country will be safer to let the white folks fight it out an' let de cullered gemmen stay at home an' mind der own business." . The speech of Mr. Cole had such, a convinc ing effect upon the assembly, that the efforts ot President Crow, who was the only darkey in the crowd who had received five dollar bill from the Governor, ; were totally ineffectual in the preservation of order. The barrel upon which be had jnounted was kicked from under him, but as ho fortunately alighted, upon his head, Tie sustained no personal' injury, so that he was not prevented from -fulfilling his engagement to take tea with his Excellency on the following evening, j His report of the proceedings of llfti meeting will probably be published at the expense of the State,1 unlesj it maybe deemed inexpedi ent, not comporting with the public welfare. IH'jh Livinj. The Hons. haying be come enraged at the cnormout prices for board extorted from members of Congress by hard-hearted landlords, determined to withdraw their pat ronage from their boarding house and board them selves. ! " Accordingly IHck (Dick always waits on mem bers of CongreKS,) was ordered to proceed to mar ket and lay in a supply of the raw material, where with to commence the responsible undertaking of "keeping house." ' Dick returned with baskets well laden with meats and sundry other articles, some of which arc net now familiar to the public in general, "iuiJ particularly the vulgi, but specimens of which are still cherished by that ubiquitous individual, "the oldest inhabitant," as reminiscenses of the palmiest days of the old Federal Union. And they are pointed out with pride to the youth of the present generation as what -"Pa used to aee on the table when he was young." Rat the first breakfast. It was a good' one. Mocha genuine Mocha with sugar and cream, (no one in Richmond knows the meaning of that word. Consult W. II.,) boiled eggs; beef-steak, juicy, with condiments; toast, floating in butter, batter cakes, smoking from the griddle, with other articles known only to epicures. The Hons. congratulated themselves on their successful and agreeable change of fare, and abused the landlord fraternity in general as "ex tortioner?, unjust, Dick received a , for his skill as a caterer,".andahilarity reigned. But, alas, for the sequel. Mr. A. proposed to count the cost of bi eakfaet. Oh, no, said Messrs. B, and C; 'twould only spoil the breakfast and it can very readily be done at any other time; but Mr. A. insisted.- The calculation was made, and breakfast for the three amounted to $21. Mr. C. immediately became aware of the fact that be had eaten, something which did not agree with him. Mr. B. felt something lie very heavily on his stomach, and Mr. A. proposed to return to old eating quarters, which was unanimously agreed upon. ! I he loUowing enects are offered lor sale at auc tion: Coffee, 3-4 of a pound; sugar, do.; pepper 1-4 of a pound; salt do.; vinegar, 1 pint. lerms ot sale one half cash, the remainder on a credit of 6ix months, upon the purohaser giving a note endorsed by good security. Value of an Explanation. A certain king, it is said, sent to another kinc, savin"' "send me a blue pig with a black tail, or else lhe other in high dudgeon at the presumed in sult repaea, "I have not got one, and if had " On which weighty cause they went to war for many years. T After a satiety of glories and mis eries they finally bethought them that, aa their armies and resources were exhausted, and their kingdonra mutually laid waste, it mighl be well enough to consult about the preliminaries of peace; but before this could be concluded a di- piomatio explanation was nrst needed of the in sulting language which had formed the ground of the quarrel. "What could you mean," asked the second kinjr P L I ' 1 1. . . P ux iuo urn, - uy saying sena me a uiue pig with a black tail, or else ?" r "Why," said the other, "I meant a blue one With a black tail, or else some other color." "Bat : retorted he, "what could you mean by saying 'I have not got one, and if I had'?" "Why, of course, if I had, should have sent it." An explanation which "was entirely satis- iaciory, ana peace was concluded accordingly. Very True. The Charleston Mercury that "men who, in a crisis like this, hold back says grain or provisions from the market, ia. the hope of hereafter reaping larger money profits, are in flicting upon their country a blow more deadly than any the traitor's hand could give. While the Government is exerting all its energies in the great emergency, the people should see to it that the whole existing resources of the land are brought out." , Yazoo is an Indian name, and signifies "river of death." ; : It ia oftener woman than her wrcugs that needj to b redressed. conriur-icATiorss. . . . FOR THE OBSERVER. - " Fort Fiuhbr; N. C, April 20, 1863. Editors Observer: Your interesting correspondent Lnng Grabs," commits An unintentional error in stating that one vessel blockade New Inlet. We have never bad less than two vepsel's off Fort Fieher, acd for tha last two or three months we have had a blockading squad ron consisting of between six and seven vessels. Why vessels tanning the blockade happen to be so fortunate in getting In fit this Inlet has boen through the energy aud perseverence of our Colonel, who never allows a blookader to lie closet tbaa five miles,' and their usual anchorage Is seven miles from the Fort. Our Commander, .Col. Wm." Lamb, Is beloved by his whole command, and there is not a man ia the garrisoa who would not fight to the last with him Kind, gene rous and noble, he has endeared himself to us by those ties which are not easily broken, lie has always done (whenever it was in his power) all that he could ior tbeir benefit, and he ia well repaid by having in Yetnrn their love and affection. The following is a list of the blockaders off New In let at present. ' The armament and tonnage are taken from the Federal Navy Register of Sept. 1802: , Name Dacoiah, State of Georgia, Keystone Staif, Ouubridgo, Day Light, Class. ' Screw Sloop, Hide Whee!. Screw Vtemer. Guns. C 9 9 -5 4 4 Ton'age 997 1.204 1.SG4 S58 ' 682 . 507 renob8coi. There is aloa Brig,' name unkuown, anchored about ltj miles north of the Fort, m-ikiog a total of sven ves sels and thirty-seven guns; having a tonnage of 6,672. There are three or four vessels always blockading ihe main bar at Fort Caswell. , . . FiHl THE OBSERVER. . Camp 21o N j C. Rk-i't. April 9, 1863. At a raeejing of Co C, 23d N. C. Reg't, convened on the Wh April 1863, on motion a committee of tree were appointed by the President tor the purpose of drafting resolution expressive of uur sympathy, anJ pymg a triUil ot respect to Lieut.; John R, NiOHOl.soii. wbo lied, on 2GSU March 183, -of wounds receive! in id uiuirable battle or seven noes. 3iit mj ito-. x following preamble and resoluiioua were adopted: Whereas: U hath piensej the all wise ruler oi me Universe, to remove from fur midst one of our uiosl valuable and efficient comrade iir arms, .Lieut J. K. .Nicholson, therefore, le U j ; Resolved, That while we; lament the untimely ueatu of our beloved comrade, yet we humbly bow with sub mission to the will of llim who rules us anJ dues all things' for the best, and that we cherish with fond re membrance the many virtues aul genuiue qualities that not only entwined bis pure heart around ours, but all those who knew him. - Resolved, Thar in his death the company has lost tbe society of a generous and amiable comrade, and the Confederacy an erticient officer, who was among lhe first to rush to bis country's call. Ka solved, That we tender our heartfelt sympathies to the family of our deceased comrade, and that He who glveth and bath the power to take away, may comfort and support them in their sad bereavement. Unsolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to tbe family of the deceased,' and to the Fayetteville Ob server for publication, with a request that the Presby terian copy. i Cspt. H. LYON. Chm'n. Lieut. A. F. SAUNDERS, ) JERE. fOOalN. Com. Serg't J. P, LteACII. J Tnos. F. TowellI Ses yii ' . - i FOB TUE OBSERVER. At a meeting of Co. H, "Olh Keg. N. 0. T., held 1st April 1863, Lieut. McNeill was called, to the Chair. The Chairman in a brief , an ! appropriate manner ex plained tbe object or the mfeling. Oa motion,. G. H, Cole, D Mcintosh and:A. H. Brown were appointed a committee to draft resolutions, and A. D. McOill re quested to act as Secretary. The committee retired for a short time, returned and reported through their Chair mtn the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: Whereas: We have beard of lhe death of Lieut. L. II. McLeod, Co. II, 30tlt N- Reg't, who died at bis home in Moore county, N. C , Mirch I fib, 1803. after long illui-e: Therefore, . we the surviving members of h Company desire to pay this last affectionate tribute to hie memory and offer our sincere sympathies to his wife and nvrorpnao cntidren. i lie endeared mtneeir to ns while he carried a musket for many months; 'but we learned especially to appreciate him during tho two mouths he held his Licntenantcy. His career as a sol dier and officer cloned with I be close of the fearful coulicls around Richmand. Having rone bravclr through those fights, disease carried him to his home and finally to his grave. J Kssolved, That axopy of the above be sent to the fa mily of the deceased, also, to the Fayetteville Observer for publication, with a request that the Presbyterian please copy. 4 . j Lieut. H. J. McNEILL. Chm'n. A. D McGiLt, Seo'y. ! Q. B. COLE. '1, D. 0 McINTOSH A- Hi BROWN, Committee 11. J.UlcNEILL. A. D. McGILL, J On motion, tbe Chairman and Secretary were added to the Committee. FOR THK OBSERVER. Died at the residence of his parent, near Rockingham, Richmond County, on 3d ult. after a protracted illness, Hiram Hailey, in 30th year of his age. A worthy young man ia no more. The writer of this brief tribute knew him iutimately, and he takes plea sure in testifying here, as he has done elsewhere, to the social and moral worth which secured for him whilst living, the confidence and esteem of all who knew. him. Unlike too many of our young men, who, freed from the restraints of kindred and home, fall into the vices and dissipations of camp life, he preserved through his whole terra of service a reputation for those high virtuous principles which will long endear bis memory, not only to his wide circle of relatives and friends, but to his companions inarms, who in. common with them now mourn his untimely end. ! Among the first to respond to the call of his country,' he entered its service in June 1"G1. Through a period of about eighteen months he experienced many privations and endured many hard ships. A member of CovD, 23J Reg't N. C. T., his first campaign was in the army of the Potomac, which, through rain, sleet and snow, through a long ud dreary wipter, in the face of the enemy and within sight of his Capital, stood a wall of defence to tbe South. Sabse quently this array falling back he was with it on the Peninsula, and though not actually engaged was expos ed to-fire at the battle at Williamsburg. Still later he was with the troops who made that long and toilsome march into Maryland, where he participated in several bloody engagements. Shortly after this his health fail ed and In Jan'y 18C3 he reached home. For several long months his family and friends watched by his bedside with alternate hopes and fears, and all thai love and friend ship could accomplish waa done, but all in vain. Ilia work was done, and he was called to his reward. H is man ner of life for the whole period of his service, the pa tience and resignation he uniformly evinced during his painful and protracted illness, the composure with which he spoke of his approaching end, and above all the ra drantfemiles which illumined bis brow aa he looked f on ward to the future, furnished to his bereaved family and friends the comfortable assurance that the summons that removed him henoe prooeeded from his Heavenly Father, who spake in a voice, though unheard by others, that was audible to him: "Well done, good and faithful servant; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." Com. , FOR THE OBSERVER. Died, at the Hospital at Greenville, N. C. April the 5th, after a brief illness, John M. Mclnnis, private in Co. F-, 44th Reg't N. C. T- Ilia integrity and firmness of character bad gained for him the love and esteem of his comrades in arms. He participated in the fight at Spring Banks, where he acquitted himself with great coolness and bravery. In eamp, he was alwaya at his post, obedienX to his officers and attentive to his duties. His prematura death haa been deeply - lamented by his kind parents, brothers, aisters and many friend and relatives at home, and by his brave associates in arms. ; ; A MiMBia or Co. F. Confederate Stocle: At Edmond & Daven port's auction sale of stocks on Saturday, Con federate fifteen million sold as high aa $177. The probability is that this ia but the beginning of the enhancement of this stock, as it has recently sold in Nassau at $60 (gold.) According to this rate, taking gold as, a standard of value, it should now be worth here $360. Rich. Examiner. A Palatable 3everaje. The seeds of thfi sugar cane iiorgho sucre) parched, well ground and then thoroughly boiled, make s better substitute for coffee' than any- other thing that has ever beon tried. It tastes very much like old Java coffee, and very few can tell the difference between the two. do saya the Port Hudson Courier. ' Lt Worf hem New. Northern papers of the 18th have reached Richmond. -. . . ...... Yankee news from Suffolk is to the 16th inst , an t states that Longstreet had attempted to crosa the Nanse mond on peBtoone but .was defeated by their artillery Admiral Wilkes haa Jacen arrested at Havana, and will be held as a prisoner on pirole until he accoauts satis factorily for firing upon a Spanish si earner. A draft is to be had to fill up tin old regiments iu Hooker's army,' Seward baa sent another dispatch to Minister Adams, to go by next steamer, warning Great Britain against allowing any more Alabamas to go forth to prey upon American commerce. . The London Post hopes, by the end of the year, the Confederate struggle will be crowned with success and its independence recognized. The British Albion, speaking oflhe loan, sye it ig a virtual recognition of the South. . The iron-clads which-were engaged in the Charles ton fight, are to be sent ti Farragut to assist in the re.- ductiou of Port Hudson. . . Tha New York Tribune vf April 16th, says: The attack upon Charleston has been made. Our force of oflVuoe collected during Ihe Ust three mouths, in the waters and upon the sea islands of.S- ulh Caro lina, have been fairly tried aud found wanting. In stead of the pleasant duly of chronicling a triumph to the Union arms, which 1 had fervently wished rather (ban hoped, le thankless harbinger of ill tidings de volves upon me.. We have experienced a bitter repulse The iron-clad have disappointed ihe expeelatamt oj even the moat cottjiJent, and we are now Bioiiruing over U apparent certainty of an abandonment ot the enlerprite ef whioh la couniry, wilU more. Irtilh than reason, hoped sucU g wxl resuliM.'.- . ., -' Mrs. Semme. wife of Capt. Semnip f tbe Alahama, who bae ben residing in Cincinnati, has been ordered to cross the lines into Dixie ' Gold closed in New York at 158 bid. Money easii-r than ever. Cotton dull and heavy. The New York lleraldijf the 14ilsys of the def.ai at Charleston: The repuluc of iron-clads from the gate way of Charleston, though almost hloodle'ps in its reculU, may be cbted among our tnort dicou raging military disaster " ' . 1 The Btltiniore American is indiguanl over what ii calls Ihe ''shamrful abandonment of Iht siege." Theie has beeu a serious riot between the while anJ npgro laborers in New York city. The whites under took to drive the negroes from a ship they were landing. tfr. The news of the growing crops, 4 fit - t "I'O ' from all parts of the State, is most gratifying, Every grain' ot wheat that could be bought was seeded, and though the area in cultivation may be less than in ordinary years, the yield promises IrV IUV9 b auuuudub.- . 4. lJ TT iu.v.1 uim alike, have been most favorable, and the crop is growing off finely. The same may be said of oats, which in the southern section ot the state, is be ginning to head out finely and with ereat promise. But little cotton is planted anywhere, so far aa w? were able to learn in a recent tour over a good portion of the State. The corn crop will be the largest ever planted in the State, and with an or dinary yield the army and people will be . placed beyond the reach of want, should the other Stated follow th'e example of Georgia. Much of it is .up and growing off finely, whilst the season has be come more settled and favorable. The fruit crops, throughout the State, except in low and damp localities which were affected by the late frosts, promise an abundant yield. - On the whole we have reason, as a people, lor profound gratitude to;a kind Providence ftho has not only smiled, on our arms, but given us an earnest of both plenty and peace. S'ai. liejmb The Hull of Ilona. A correspondent informs us that Mr. James Anchen, llutherford County, sells his corn at $1 per bushel to soldiers families, and others who are needy. "If they have the money, it is well; if not, they yet it anyhow. lie will not let tho speculators have it at any price!" Mr. William G. Price, . of the same county, makes shoes at 50 cents per pair, and will have no more, thodgb he himself is in humble circum stances, has a large family, and pay9 threo or four dollars per bushel ior corn. -Mrs. E. Huffman, of Alamance County, Bells bacon at 50 cents per pound, while her neighbors are selling at one dollar, bhe baa in the army husband and four brothers, each of whom she fur nishes with clothing and other necessaries. Dr. "Wesley IlartsSeld, of "this County, sells bacon, at 50 cents per pound to the indigent fami lies of soldiers, and corn at $2 per bushel, refusin to sell at higher prices to speculators. 1 Raleigh Standard. Meritorious Conduct. One of our State Agents for the sick and wounded, informs us that there is a gentleman over the conscript age at the Citadel Square Hospital, in Charleston, S. C, by the name of E. C. Betts, a native of Connecticut, but has been a citizen of Charleston for the last twenty years, though has not a single relation this side of New England, who at the commencement" of the war volunteered his services as nurse and has been acting in that capacity all the while without any remuneration whatever Besides this the bodies of many poor soldiers some of them from North Carolina, now lying jn the dark vault of Magnolia Cemetery, were dressed neatly at his expense and in many instafices with his own linen. Many long nights has he spent at the bedside of the sick and dying, doing every thing that would in the least conduce to their comfort.' -All who know him esteem him as iho sick soldier's friend. Raleigh Progress. Bushwhackers Hung. For many months past, the mountains along the borders of East Tennes see and North Carolina, in the counties of John son and Ashe; have been . infested by a band of bushwhackers, led and controlled by one Jesse Price and his sons, who have committed many acts both of murder and robbery. This man Price lived upon Big Rye Covo Ridge, Ashe county, North Carolina. The militia of that county having been called out for his detection and apprehension; Tie had kept close about home on the lookout for a week or two. Whilst thu watching in the direction of Jefferson, a compa ny from Grayson, Va., came in upon him from the rear last week, and nabbed him and four of his sons. They were taken to Jefferson, and on Fri day last, the old man and three of his sons Hi ram, James and Moses were j hung, without judge or jury, or benefit of clergy.. The '"fourth son, in consideration of his youth, and the pro mise that he would discover the hiding places of others of the band, was, after the rope had been tied around his" neck, permitted to live, f - Abingdon Virginian. i Mississippi Crops. The Mississippian says that the wheat crop in Mississippi looks very promising, in fact it could not be better. There is a large surface' of our soil' in wheat, promising flour in abundance 1 after the May harvest. If there are no more frosts, this Stata will furnish wheat enough to supply half the Confederacy in Hour ior me next year, : 1 A Spirited Oirl.The following anecdote, concerning one of the daughters of Winchester, is authentio beyond doubt and worthy of being put up4n record. One day during the hard winter just past, a Miss Arnold applied to the brute Milroy for a permit to purchase forage for her cow, whose milk, was an item of no little impor tance to the subsistence of her : father's family during the reign of that monster. "Are you loyal?' asked the General. "Yes,'.' she replied. He bean to write the permit. "To the United States or Confederate States?" "To the 'Confede racy, of. course," sh replied. "Then I shall give you no permit. This infamous rebellion must be crushed." "Well," said she, "t" you can crush it by starving John Arnold's old cow do it. and be drot lo you." ' V ' '. Blank Warrants fqr gale at this Ofice. ; n . . WAR NEWS. From Tr'nnrssee. TuLLAHOMA, April l,0 raid was made by (Jen." Wheeler, at ITaftsvUl u le imd insc, wnen ne swam CunihcrU,, iiuu captured I nnsonera. j. f A A . . ....m river a larire nnml.. small arms, and a auantitv of C(inin,;-c. . 1 of ChattaSooqa, April 20. Gen. Wheel with his command, swam Cumberland river n Nashville, and captured a wagon train, killed a "l captured forty Yankees. "J Prom Mississippi. Grenada, Miss., April o Chalmers is marching on Tullahoina with" infantry force and artillery. He is on the N Bide of Coldwater.' r 1 Jackson, Miss., April 20th. Chalmers i, fnillnntlw rnlanrl S 000 Vnlrr,n i ' " 18 artillery and infantry at Coldwater. The en . retreated in great haste and contusion, and K i man . . . : .1 u .... . F"iuiu iubiu vuerxeucaiiy. l lieroacj are very heavy. Our men behaved well, tlioul many wore for the first time under lire. TLe0. my'a less ia unknown. Ours is one kill,.,! wounded. Burnside has issued an order th:it nil within the. Federal lines bencfitin-' tho ,s eratcs, shall suffer death. At Covington :niJ In dianapolis tho same order has been issued ' It is reported at Havana that Com. Wilti. been arrested and paroled for firing into tlieSi,an ish Steamer Milene. 1 Okolona, April 10. The" Abolition e,i estimated at 1500, were advijncin on l,nf..t on yesterday, and their advance guard were re' vur lorce is eoneoAtrut n ertoiirpmeiit is cerfim t.v day unless the enemy retire. ' Gunboats again Rfpuhed. Pei KRsprnr April 20. Official information was received at' Richmond, b nday night, that during that day two Yankee gunboat propellers, Laded with trwm, passed West Point and started up the Pauiunkey river, in the direction of the White House. Thev were opened upon by Hudgins' battery, andattpV a fight of three quarters ot an hour, the gun Wts retreated. Une ot tbe boats was certainly struck twice, and from the cries and screams of "those ou board, it is thought several of the Yankees Wore killed. Express. f FROM SUFFOLK. -Correspondence of the Richmond Enquirer. Franklin, April. 13. I have just ' rested this place from bur lines in front ol Suffolk. l!ut little firing was heard on yesterday, except an oc casional report of fhe rifle of an advanced picket, or a Btfay shell now and then from the ' enemy' . batteries. The brigades of Gens. Jcukins and ' Joe Davis occupy a - position in )He centre, at a point where the South Quay road crosses tk: railroad track -the skirmishers beingin full view of the town and Yankee batjteriest I leara that' Gen Hood and Gen. Pickett are slowly pushiti" forward the left and right wings "of the ariuy The artillery of Gen. Hood has had quite an ani mated affair with three of the enemy's gunboats in the Nanseniond river, which resulted in the injuring of all three more or less. One was taken from the conflict, within half an hour alter the. firing commenced, badly injured. Lane's battery, fruiu Georgia, in this engagement' had one .. pound Parrot gun somewhat damaged, aud anoth er so seriously affected by its own fire that it was taken from the field. Both guns have been scut to Richmond for repairs. Lane's battery, had two men killed. ' v The people throughout the country were glad to welcome the return of our army. Hut. few ot the citizens have sustained injuries from the Yan kees. Their presence, however, has been a source of great inconvenience to those who re fused to accept a parole and to trade with them. Their overtures have 'almost invariably been treat- ed with scorn and contempt by the citizens. Every advance of the enemy has been met and repulsed. Now and then a body of cavalry make a dash; at our line, but they are invariably driven back with loss. Large bodies 'of their infantry have been seen to march out of town ss if to at tack us, but they take great care not to approach.. Considering the great. amount of ammunition which the enemy has expended upon us, the number of our casualties has been small. Seventy-five killed and '.wounded will, perhaps, cover our entire loss. What'the enemy's is", ot-course we do not know. It certainly must be greater than ours. Many have been carried 2 in front ' of us on litters. -f . Every advance of the enemy has been met and repulsed. Now and then a body of cavalry make a dash at our lines, but they are invariably driven back with loss. Large bodies of their- infantry have been seen to march out of town as if to" at tack us, but they take great care not to approach within range. We are in possession of their sijr nal station, from which point an excellent view 1" the town and their fortifications may be had.. It is a platform placed upon the top of a pine trcv, about 40 feet high, which ia( gained by a ladder. ' The view is obtained by great personal risk and danger; being only about five hundred yards from their breastworks. They invariably fire shell, shot and ball whenever thay discover anyone going up the" ladder. . . - A lady by the name of Smith was killed by , the explosion of a shell fired by the enemy. They were firing all tho housos which stood im mediately between our lines and theirs, without . giving notice to fhc dwellers to remove. Several families had everything destroyed, barely escap ing with their lives. ' ! $fo one knows the plans and object of Gen. Longstreet in this movement upon Suffolk Whether the place ia to be assaulted, or besieged, or whether any nearer approach to it will be uudV are questions yet to be decided. , : The men composing the army of Gen. Long stroet were never in finer order. The utmost spirit and determination prevails, and'umL r the control and leadership oi Buch Generals as Long street, Hood,. Pickett, French, Jenkins,-Davis and others, they will accomplish much. ,1 l'ave never seen our men evince a greater desire to fight the Vandal3 than now, and if they will only venture from behind their strongholds, another victory is sure to attend our arms in that quarter. While our army has been before Suffolk, the opportunity for gathering the corn, fodder anil bacon, (of which there is a great abundance ol each m this section,) has not been permitted to pass unimproved. Hundreds of wagons are now being employed in bringing out the surplus pro visions of the country. . The farmers are gM sell to the Confederacy, and are selling corn and bacon at prices exceedingly low for the times. It . ia estimated that there is a sufficient amount ol surplus provisions in tha counties now repossessed by us to feed Gen. Longstreet's army for s'x months. To procure this, is well worth the visi' of our army to this section. A list of casualties accompauied this letter m -the Enquirer. Among the wounded, is Blany Scott, 55th N. C, whose arm has been amputated. No other killed or wounded North Carolinian.. 1, The Yankee Fleet at Port Royal. We learn, says the Savannah News, of Saturday, that there were on Thursday, at Port Royal, three -steam frigates, eight gunboats, five iron clads, three ships( four barks, three brigs, seven ocean steamers, sjx river steamers, five tugs and thirty-six schooners. On yesterday morning four additional iron cU4m and fourteen Bchooners arrived, making a total ol one hundred and eighteen vessels, inoluding niB iron dads, now at Port Royal.
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