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i 11 l!j 1 U ijLj ri J. 1 a i- nrnmr . Vedneidy, September 30 1S63. 11 ATE FOU THE HCLLETIS. - . With xttKi reluctance w aanrnnce XL fo'Jow i,,u acr ie rates lor tabicrirtion i our rat Knt'nnL vie; 0tUT ECULri3, PT SBCUm fc-r 6 months,.. $12.W ... T-W "... for J 80 - I fcr ftmoaf, ,. f fcYa - ! Oar wetUj oU'cUr. will t rabiUr.J oa a . runutTW DOLLR3praaaa-n. Jlf- . FaoxMXsisir. The Federals when xhey left Jackecn, Miss., announced that they intended to occupy the city ai;er Oct. August is,?;?- 1st. i uC yisiluipviar. ay thai uccupatt' nd holding of Jacks the i '.on would require souje twectv or thirty thousand of take that n iobcr os men from iheir army when nothirfc u to be accomplished by it. , There are! three promir.cnt candidates in the field iof the' Gtbernatorial tliair for Miasissif-n: t Jen. Char!e Clark, Gen. A. . West, aid Han-Reuben Davit . Twe RrToixixu'X QcEsrio!T.-j-Th c Paris cprres loaders of tne London Jlenid, writing ucder date of September 1st, states that the IniipenJcnoe Bele. confirms the jwj, which! nt die first to announce, a ro the rccp 3 Cities ct the Confederate , States beingi-i "cr consideration at one ot he late Cabi.t Councils. The decision rts with thf Eri.pcrcr, and; therefore, he 4js :t Mrou!toe r'.h to afTrm that it will t speedily projnu!i:td ,- bi.t ?hcre arc ?:rp probtiiitics that eah Will be the ch.. and arflong other significant syitsp ttirns, i: woaji be wrors: to omit noticing I ,,. ! .iM. in such a con'Jr -rtcy, apply for ri pp.port!; bu' Vv.. h? c.ievcf, t r'f nirfy raiv. ti5k." lhe Cor.ff deratf F.nvoy i' Aex;co. he 'ar'hei urate. i !In. J. f'.J aurce;n flawii tr.'i( Riur.i'nd lie arrived at 5!t ot J-ilv. i'rrii Toiiii-sec arid rth (,r- - " , W.Vkt.it .arc a.r'i ! comrae.ud re- j iiui'dirt the ruges over ;h Chickamau j ".., the S i? r.i::: id. I irr"d H j if Fecer". f Or? i lay" cck, a tcify iiule . Gcor- . ctri, d.cSed -ip io r.eatly ri'iinr male ! habuirr.;v? y.ieu :o L'etrr.mt of Gen. Gut's :or.trr.:J 9i Hi'-:?, G.i . ! be en- I roiltd fcnd mirec into ihr Criedtrtc ! rt: . i!rjreue-r wa? ci;Tpai vith. And h- ibout t ic eni or.r to ctmp, ... , . umn w't. su?pciou cf ncr sex, sug- 4f;cd tht ii; more umintni ule ru'dled renitoats, and a i ocupt:"vn thsn that cf the ; n anuai of la piece, would be more ap-j opria'c. SSc was accrdinsiy sen-t le-J j-ropr Nre'Gen I tex, kaid she as f'orr: Gainesville, Ga.f and tut: the rp& ih coueent ot jer pi-rt-nts to d."f'3 I'.arsf If in ma!e attire, ind tz'zz the rntj o revenge the death "t her bro'.fi.-5 whe p.or fellow, was kil rd in Virgir.1 She sent tu Atlanta, ur.dci ee.;i j'i ?!3 vinc nat"e her es- Ltit. Gen. timing's horae .v J3 ihe; tTi.ni und.r kizr. during one ot the late otitic on ttft Chlckamaua. lie dis ' mounted, cut hu-p lose from an artillery igor., mounted it barebick, returned to 1 .1 cjcimaad.iCd was seen, with the ut ui an? ficiji, titic a bicut, amid the i aud da:;cg ct arms. via a. i acJitnte, it apoears ti.at iie lories cf EastsTer.retsee, vhese name is legion, re ca4"ing oa with a high band tiftce the-advi.it of the Northern -aliies. A Contedera.? tLrolling otHcer was shot in front of his oi hoxse a lew days Jgo, in trie preseiica vi hi wife and children, fix ball pass:dg through his bed. Southern men are beuigjhuutei iotn with fieach ferocity mani hac beer, impriio.ncd and aot. It U dangerous for a Confederate soldier io make nis aparanc? in tie dis stTcctedistricls. Matters are pu 'edjoa frea: extremity, and a reign of terror pre vails. i ' I Ths FtdtraShate btea repu.sed at Zd Iteofer, Taa .elre3 ntiict bef end Bris- j 5 , o lol. CT Adveso,fctof;lf"1 f j- . Scarr, Secretary, "'when Ai&aiwtj are rurathd for ratU- .Tleetlcc In Steele Creels. rven t4t2!s:Hicae. . Edtlor bulletin . Un .lo.Ca a.e Ulll .Utwri eootan rsniuancei th eiiizenst f 5tcel . Creek Beat met at ' Or Saturday, September 26th, 16C3, at a i mrcuujs " ----- Coin llouae, Col. L. S. WiUiams being called to the'CKair, the following officers were elected;. . ftr. J. M. Miller. Captain. Dr. i"- N. Ilutcnison, lat Lieutenant. J. L. Drown, 2d-Lieutenant. W. A. Willi itaa,-3rd Lieutenant. On motion, a committee of three was appointed to procure arms and amiruniticn nrilllant Affair In TeWrwo Yan for the company. . i kee GanboataBepalttedand On motion, resolved that the name of. troyed Failure of tne Expedition ihe company .be called the Charlotte Home YiiYicc. their muster ground, and afer thir mili tary parade, (which was fine,) Maj. Z A. Grier. in behalf of the company, appointed Ma.. J: M. Porta, A R. Erwin, E.-q., and Col. Win. M. Grier as a commit:ce to re commend some plan by wAich the families of o-jr brave soldiers ard their rarm3 may be better attcnde l to. . The committee after taking the marter into mature consideration reported to the mettirg that they had divided :hc Beat into four divisions andappjiated fubcom j raiucce in each division as follows: 1st. Division W. L. Erwin. Jaa Erwin. I Wm. Bailey, Calvin Yourigblood and J. W. McRurn. 2d Division-William Smith. M. A. Ed- ! Irotrt ncr W uns at tne omy worK visi wards, J. S. Necly, John Wiiamson and t ble-an earthwork of six large guns. No IW D Russell.' -V. j reply was made, Sne steamed within easy 3.d Division-J. H. McDowell. Alex, j Grier. F. G. Sim!!. J. W. Reed and Dr. J M tmrtr i i h Diviiii n Thomas 1. Grier. A. G Ncal, Janeo Knox, f . J. Simerell, E. Ca ruther6 ar.d R. G.Tvindrick. Thvduty -ot paid Ab.conimuifces sha I tc to visit the houecs of the wives and widowed mothers of cur so'diers and whrre thcto is not sufiicient help tc secure ihe orefent cian the. shall cail in assiciance, f and shall examine each farm and see that every acre that is not needed tor corn ehall be sown in wheat, oais, or rye, and if any of s lid families have no grain for sowing, then the committee shall call upon the citi zens tor a sufficient. quantity thereto ; ami rurtaer, the committee will enquire hito the necessities ot each family 'and where- ever ifiey may Ttinoany one who has not I sun.cicnt provisions, then they shall have ' pjor asse? each farmer in the Heat. , rrt tuta, to suppi, said decency. report as above stated was adopted r..v!imatlcii without a dissenting voice. FREt !' fliattanoosa Hems. gentu-min who isft Cha:ttna62a on Icr.Jay nigh: last, furnifhes he ftfel j with the following items : : '1 here- are m trains running to Chat- fanooga'trOm Nu'shvii.'e over ihz bridge ai" j Bridgeport, as was first etiled. TheYan- ! ices have no fntoons opposite or near Chattanooga, and-had bee? using the hulk I of the old 'ea.n'er Pain: R"ck as a so.m ui j bare fir tlto croising ot troops. The qnerhy have not "c rsstruefed a-i I new earthworks arotiril Gnaitanqnga, bit, j and victory esemed about to perch on our had miteria'iy strengthened. our oldV deer- t flu, . s iot struck her amidships, render Kd Forts.' The Fort beyond the ceme'.'y j ing her use't'af.ier flag W3s lowered, and wad mounted 'with six gun.v. .the enemy concentrated hia tire upon the Rosencranz had been in Chattanooga Clifton, whose gallant officers and men nearly di the time since its occupation by 'fought braveiy until a shot passed through h:j forces. . i her boiler, and eie was compelled to raise The Yankee have left no provisions Icr j the white flag.- The Ciitton had, besides any one; save ihe Abolition sympathizers, and some of the loyal Southern people were actually subsisting upon parched corn. ' The enemy had received no reinforce ment? up to Monday night, (rein Grant's army. They were under the impression that Gen. 3oe Johnston Commanded our army. , Ths folknving fiiizens'ot Chattanooga and vicinity were arrested and cenfined by the enemy: Capt. Moses Wells', L. Ryle, Dr. Gillespie, R. Simpson, .Regan, sen., Mr. McGiii, Mr. McCreary and Mr. David Swick, The pretended charae-? against tho last i mentioned gentleman wsre that he had. threatened to plisoa his well if the Yan kees evsr came to Chattanooga. Mr. Mc Creary has been robbed oi everything and was sick in bed when arrested. Col. TIunterT a Kentuckian, Provost Marshal. His-crRce is at the Slate Rod Depot, in the upper rooms., The ba k rooms are used for a prison. Mails arrive tad depart daily. On lait Wednesday, the Catholic portion. of the Yankee array held service wi.th high mass in honor of Roseranx and hia advance into East Tennessee. The line of pickets arjound the town, extended' out through and between the farms of Mr. Warner and Mr. Parham. McFarlatTs , farin vas literally devastated. We. are gratified to Ie&m that, the citi zens generally have kept aloof from the Yankees, and have remained, within their j own doora and to themselves The great Teas expedition, bo often : hinted at in the Yankee papers, has been j repulsed, wi;h the loss of "two gunboats composing it. The 19:h Army corps, un i der . Den. Franklin, left New Orleans on the 4th instant, in transports, accompanied by four gunboats, to capture Sabine City, a p'unt of great ( strategetic value on the line dividing Louisiana from -Texas. They arrived off. the city on the J?th, A correspondent of the New York Tribune sayB : In the course ot Monday night the entire fleet gathered in the vicinity of the Sabine. Th3 gunboats and vessels of lightett draugh: crossed the bar, and proparations wore r.iade for the attack. Capt. Crocker, of the Ciifton, was to feci the enemy, un cover tha batteries, and ascertain hi3 strength and position. Generals Franklin i una v euzci esaminra uie snore oi me Pas-rt to find the- most eligible point for landing the forces. The Clifton steamed j up me i us?, uccasioaai;y in rowing v. sacii ; . i . i .i . . i: . i ran? m ine ,or" ana ceivca no response. she then returned to her former position wittioui arawing me lire oi me enemy Wnen the Ciitton returrfe the order of battle was immediately -arranged. The k gunboats CliUon; Arizona and Sachem, were to engage the enemy's works, while the Granite City was to cover the landing of a force ot 500 men of General Weitzel's division, selected lrom the Pert" Huilson I heroes, and composed of two companies of I the 165th New York, four companies of the lGlst New York, and a detachment of the 73th New York regiment, under com mand of Captaii Finch, of the latter regi ment. ' ' -i Tb .'iift'jn"il iho oiecnscnj tu t wt.tii a shell from one of her large pivot guns, which burst inside the enemy's works, rais;ng.a cloud of dust and dirt ;instantly another shot followed; thca the S-chem j I . j.: i u , - . . . opeaeu d uioauwur um ...c. Buus, i.c Arizona followed. The nrbg was i ec- cellcnt ; from thirty t-, forty shells hadex- Pe in f" of tne enemy. Not e Eno: ni( ?en lire return not a soldier i nor a civi'i tn could be seen ihe or.Iy evi j . j,. scrtrd a3 the movement of a couple of aence :uat me ceigaoornoca waa no e;eamers vtbratine between t'; the fort. citv and ! Presently a heavy snofwas hrea at the Arizonapassing over her; soon another vas directed at the Sachem nd ;tt the Clif'on, but without effect Soon the conflict became seaern! j;-.d Mormy, the shot and shell trora cur veeseis rtaking terrible havee in th parapet. Jjist as the Sachem was psssjng oit of range her crew, TO sharpshooters on board. The Sachom had a detachment of 30 sharp shooters. Fi.e soldiers, one sailor, and one signal man, escaped down the beach from the' Cliftan. The "number of killed and wounded is not known. The Arizona, being unequal to the con test, fell back, and the order was issued to the flet to withdraw.. The expedition re turncd.to New Orleans, Sept. 12, with its designs" pros:rated at the feet of adverse circumstances. Ano'ther letter -thus . sumsnp'-the dis aster : Just as soon, however, as an aitempt was made to land, the rebels poured in saot thick anT5 fast, which they seat ' throuafh andthrough our gunboats, and very soon sunk . one the Sachem and blew up another. All our sharpshooters on one of the boats were captured, and it was only by prompt and rapid movemer.ts that the Com manding Central, Franklin, managed to get away. ?77 Chickamanga, it is said, signifies " the I trcam of blood,' i Later.From Europe. . European advices to the evening' of the Ktu ;,, Ut..,Lh WpIv- in New York'; A dispatch from Paris, dated the -3th inst., in the evening, says: Tne announce ment respecting the victualing ot the Florida at Brest in the Moniteur is sup posed to be a still more explicit declara tion on the. prt of France that the period of neutrality is fully passed. The Paris correspondent -ot .the London Glebe, telegraphing en the same day, says of Michel Chevaliei.'s pamphlet: This time the trumphe: ami"? no uncertain sound, bat every uo'oj-jiuj o-u 'tie knell of the North Am-.ci.v Cui-jn, ani" the birth of a separate 'independent g'jvern meut at Riohmpnd. The London Globn; o th 5th instant, (evening,) in a leader saya : "As fer as it.is possible to judge American afhirs at this distance, and with the raaagre intor- rnation at our disposal, it appears that the plans of the Federals can only be defeated by very vigorous opperations in . Eastern Virginia. - . The London Globe, of tije same day" has an article regretting the scarcity of labor in England for agricultural-purposes, and it asserts, in unseeminIy torms, that "the poor wretches whose corpses are rot ting oh the banks qt the Potomac and the Rappahannock, and their scarcely fess wretched compatriots in America, have been iflUsed in1 England, and there are noneto supply their plaees.?' . Ar Imperial decree, .published today, appointf jhe Mexican1 General Marquez commander of the .Legion of Honor. The Emperjr Napoleon has, the Patrie states, accepted the Grand . Cross of the restored Mexican-order '.of Notre Dame de Guadaloupe. ) Some excitement has been created in Paris by ATr- Diyton having telegraphed to air the American Consuls now in Europe to send any American vessels-of war hap pening to be in European harbors in- the direction ot Brsat, for the purpose of" giv ing chase to the Florida; and b-ts have bee.i made in favor and against the chances of escape of he celebrated rebel priva teer. . A.not.'X-k. Capt'JHE .av the Georgia. The Georgia has captured another. New York vessel the Constitution ot which' event the Captain furnishes the following acccurtt to the New York papers June 25, at 3 a. m., in sight of-the Inland , '. . , f - . ot x nniuiJ, coutu Atlantic Ucean, iatv20 30 S.icng. 29 16 W., mads a steamsr with English colors riving, cioso under the land, I hoisted the American ensign, and cpn- linued oa my course with all eaii set, the . i: r . n i aisamer sieeiing uirecuy icr us. t 3 a. m , 3he tired a blank cartridge. At half j Pa3t eiSht shP fired two shota which feii ' Baorv Al cine a. bieamer oeing near, and feeing ho way to escape, deemed it best to hefivc to. . la the meantime they had lowered the English and hoisted the Confederate flag. They came alongside and sent a boat with 1st Lieutenant .and boat's crew, all armed ; darnanded the ship's papers, and ordered me on board, the steamer. The -comr.iauder, Capt. Maury, after examining tho papers, told me he con sidered my ehip a prize to the Confederate stearrcr Georgia cni myself and crew prisoners, ordering us cn board our ship, to stand in uaicr the islcnd and anchor in twenty fathoriis. Having anchored about 1 o'clock, the steamer keeping near by, the prize crew then took fuil charge, and commenced starching the ehip, taking all the firearms, chronometers, quadrants, sextanes and charts, with all the naviga-. tion books, and even the knives and razora belonging to us. On the 26th, commenced taking our som 3 of the cargo, which, being ceil, they were glad to get. On the. 28th, the steamer toolc the sliip City of Bath, froni Cal'.ao for Antwerp j said ship having French carsjo. they ransomed v her for .$20,C0C. i ' ' - .. We were put on board of her." Not hav ing sufficient water, touched at Pernam buco, .where my crew-were delivered to fie American Censui fourteen men, six hav ing joined tle steamer. Myself and fara- ! ily, with first and second officer?, remained ! on toTJrdthe City of Bath, as the - Consul would do nothing fof us. When standing iatd Pernamb'..co Roads saw the United otated steamer Va'nderbift: and signalized her. She sent a boat on bciard, to whom we gave the whereabou'ts of the Georgia, and how they might be likely to find her, as she secrets herself under ttu island, and cannot be seen more than four or five mile3 off. . She fottxd ike Georgia An Order Relating to Desertion. : . Adjutant (Jen. Cooper has issued orders commandii'.af officer of Regiments and i Battalions to cause 10 be made out and ! forwarded through proper channels, to Col- onel j, s . pre8tonf Chief of the Areau of j Conscription, a complete list of all persons held as substitutes in the armv in their I respective commands This list .will em brace the regiment, company, date of en listment and ags or each ubsLitute, with the name and1 post oirice of-, the principal. Thay wili, aUo in the same manner, fur nibh a moriiiily rcll ot all deerrsers and absentees without leave 'This roll will ne ajrranged according to the county and ; Congressional District to which the par- i ties belong, and will set forth the time and ; place of desraon ia each ca?e. 1 Ail' ctlieertf charged by Commanding I Generals, with! the duty of arresting and returning deserters and absentees, will re-' ; p.:rt to the Commandant of Conscripts in I the rcsoective States to which such bni- cefS are.aeruf and will co-operate generally j whh enrnUing officers in the discharge or dulie3 a8signedf l0 them. The folioweng act ot Congress is puo- Iighed for the information of all concerned, ' -F.verv uerson not subject to the rules land' articles ot war who shall procure or entice a soldier of the Confederate Stataa" to desert, or who shall purchase from anv soiuii ilia aimc, iiiinuuii, vtuiuiiig, ur any part thereof, shall, upon legal convic tion, be fined at the discretion of the court having cognizance of the same in any sum not exceeding three hundred dollars, arid be imprisoned not exceeding one year. f m" R i n ' .rrr- rr ' .Tr n Y rnr A a fti i- .r UAL JUL Vii, i 11V UlVVUttUl' I LLIlliCl S seem to have struck a streak ot bad luck. The ' Wilmington Journal of Thursday says.: : - ' v ' ' . ; : " . - Tlio Confederate" States steamer Phanton from Bermuda, was chased ashore near Topsail m.et by the blockading fleet yes terday morning. She had a valuable car go of government stores, etc "We have been unable to obtain an y further particu-, lars. The crew all made their escape in boats. . . - - The steamer Arabian on going- out at New Iniet. Jbar one niht last week was forced back by the biockaders, got aground and has; gone to pieces near Fort Fisher. She Was loaded principally with cotton. Vessel and cargo a total loss, all ct which falls on private parties. , The! Journal of Friday adds : It isreported this morning on the streets ' t that the steamers Elizabetn and Advance have been captured by the biockaders. From the best information we can obtain we arc. led 'to believe that the reported f V ' lD?? 13 ver7 prooaoiy I correct. a.i far as the Advance is concerned I r i. ri':-i i i 11.1 we'have'not been able to obtain any in formation upon which to base a definite conclusion, and entertain strong hopes that that noble ship is still safe. Possibly the! report may prove to be erroneous in both! cases. Ral. Progress. APPOINTMENTS. We are authorised to state that the Hon Wr.i. Lasder will meet and address his constituents at the places and times an nexed: ' " Xt Charlotte, Thursday, Oct. 1st. " Concord, Friday, " 2nd." -j - - "" Salisbury, Saturday, " 3rd Gold Hill, Monday, " 5.h-. Mount Pleasant, Cabafri . county, Tuesday, Oct. Gth. . IOST, EHYEEN Cbarlrtts and Sardis Church, a Bras3C&n BAND, tr. so over tLa hub of a earriage vrheeL Any pue iicdiK the same wh receive a reward of Five Dollars Df retarriind :; tome, J..L. BK0W.V. sertSO, 1SC3 dSt-cJSt ' - S1I.T FOft SAIE. HAVL felX'TY SACKS OK SALT at private saie, oa reasooablo term-'. Call soon. sept 30 tf . .. S A HARRIS. - . -'.FOB-, SAIiE, " 4 riRSX-RATE" TWO'-IIOESE WAGOX jJL 32pt 29 tf CHARLES WILSON. 25 DOLH1RS REWARD. TT-: OST on the mornlDg of the 23th inst., a small JLd SAFE KEY;,' between the Depct and the Post Oilice. TLe acove. reward will be paid if tb fin ler v ill leave thesame at this ofiree. .Sept 29 tf ; . : '.. ' UNO FOB SALE ON THE W., C. & It. RAILROAD. ArORTION of this Land is finely timbered and lies diresUy oa he Railroad, about 20 miles from Charlotte. I will si!l privar-eiy, for ca3hi , JAS F JOHNSiON. FltSS, FISTULA, TltJlOR?, JCiseases of tiie Womb, Spormator rlicea, Sypliilltic Affections, &c. BR. J. A: CLOPTON vilfvistt Charlotte, N. C. ' On Jhe 25 h, 26th, ind 2Iti instaiit. for the last time for years to come. 1 He cperat-a iih perfect siccess.. P,atiecti are not cor fined to their beds, and many retura.Lme lnirnediately after the operation. . Dr. C-'La never had an ac cident ta happen, and has neTer lost a patient, though he has operated upon many sard to ha?e been hopeless by the be3t &urgeojia acush or North. Laiies ?iy;ei at their xoca.s. hoie upfln' vhoci ha has operated, wi.l plsase send their ' friends along and let them be cured, r Dr. O. removed & tumoir from the womb sa'largs aan infact's head8 vi-Ji perfect success, a itw dayaago. vSpt ,156S tf : : Deaocrat co?y. f
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