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THE BATTLE OP BULL RUN. FOUGHT JULY 18, 1S61. tf.V. BEAUREGARD'S OFFICIAL REPORT. Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Manassas, August, 1861. J General; With the general results of the en gagement between several brigades of ray conl mand and a considerable force of - the nemy, in 'he vicinity of Mitchell's and Blackburn's fords, t)f Bull Run, on the 16th ultimo, you were made duly acquainted at the time by telegraph. But it is ray place now to submit in detail the opera tions of that day. Opportunely informed of the determination of the enemy to advance on Manassas, my advanced brigades, on the uight of the 16th of July, were made aware, from these headquarters, of the im pending movement, and in exact accordance wuh my instructions, a copy of which is appended, marked "A," their withdrawal within the lines of Bull Bun was effected with complete success during the day k night of the 17th ult., in the face of and in immediate proximity to a largely supe rior force, despite a well planned, well executed effort to cut off the retreat of Bonham's brigade, first at Gcrmantown and subsequently at Centie ville, whence he withdrew, by my direction, after midniuht, without collision, although enveloped on three sides by their lines. This movement had the intended effect to deceive the enemy as to my ulteiior purposes and led him to anticipate an unresisted pnssagc of Bull Kun. We here omit a description of how the troops j were stationed. J Of the topographical features of the country thus occupied, it must suffice to say that Bull Run u, a small btream, running in this locality, nearly from west to eatt, to its confluence with the Occo quan River, about twelve miles from the Potomac, and draining a considerable country from its source in Bui! Bun n.ountaia to a bhort distance of the Potomac, at Occoquan. At this season habitual ly low and fclugis-h, it is however rapidly and frequently swollen by the summer rains until uniordable. The banks for the most part are rocky and steep, but abound in long used fords. The country on either side, much broken and thickly wooded, becomes gently rolling and open as it recedes from the stream. On the northern tide the ground is much the highest, and commands the other bank completely. Roads traverse and intersect the surrounding country in almost every direction. Finally, at Mitchell's ford the stream is about equi-distant between Lenterville and Manassas, some six miles apart. On the morning of the 18th, finding that the enemy was assuming a threatening attitude, in audition to the regiments whose positions have been already stated, I ordered up from Camp Pickens, as a reserve, in rear of Bon ham's Brigade, the effective men of six companies of Kelly's Eighth Regiment Louisiana Volunteers, and Kirkland's Eleventh Regiment North Carolina Volunteers, which, having arrived the night before cn route for "Winchester, i had halted in view of the existing necessities of the service. Subsequent ly, the latter was placed in position to the left of Bonham's Brigade. Appealing in heavy force in front of Bonham's position, the enemy about meridian opened fire with several 2-pounder rifle guns, from a hill over one and a half miles from Bull Run. At the enme time Kemper, supported by two companies of light infantry, occupied a ridge on the left of the Ceutreville road, about six hundred yards in advance of the ford with two 6-pounder (smooth) guns. At first the firing of the enemy wns at ran dom; but by half-past 12. P. M. he had obtained the range of our position, and poured into the brigade a shower of shot, but without injury to us in men, horses, or guns. From the dit-tauce. however, our guns could not reply with effect, and we did not attempt it, patiently awaiting a more opportune moment. Meanwhile a light battery was pushed forward by the enemy, whereupon Kemper threw only six solid shot, with the effect of driving back both the battery and its supporting force. This is under stood to have been Ayres' battery, and the dam age must have been considerable to have obliged such a retrogade movement on the part of that officer. The purr oses of Kemper's position having now been fnllly served, his pieces nnd support were withdrawn across Mitehel's furd to a point previ ously designated, and which commanded the direct approaches to the fortl. About halt past 1 1 o'clock, A. M., the enemy also discovered by the pickets of Longstreet's brigade advancing in strong columns of infantry with artillery and cavalry on Blackburn's ford. At meridian, the pickets fell back silently before the advancing foe across the ford, which, a well as the entire southern bank of the stream for the whole front of Longstreet's brigade, was covered at the water's edge by an extended line of skirmisher, while two six pounders of Walton's Battery, under Lieutenant Garnctt, were advanta geously pl iced to command the direct approach to the ford, but with orders to retire tj the rear as soon as commanded by the enemy. The northern bank of the stream, in front of Longstreet's position, rises with a steep slope at least fifty feet above the level of the water, leaving a narrow berine in front of the ford of some, twenty yards. This iidge formed for them an admirable natural paiapet, behind which they could, and which they did, ap proach under shelter, in heavy force, within lets than one hundred yards of our skirmishers. The southern shore was almost a plain, raised but a few feet above the water for several hundred yards, j then rising with a very gradual, gentle slope, and ; undulating back to Manassas. On the immediate j bauk there was a fringe of trees, but with little if; any undergrowth or shelter, while, on the other! shore, there were timber and much thick brush j and covering. The ground in the rear of our i skirmishers, and occupied by our artillery, was an ! old field extending along the stream about one j mile, and immediately back for about half a mile, j to a border of dense second growth pines. The ; whole of this ground was commanded at all points ; by the enemy's musketry; as was also the coun- j try to the rear for a distance much beyond the range of 20-pounder rifle guns, by the ranc of hills on which their batteries were planted, and which it may be further noted, commanded also all our approaches from this direction to the three threatened fords. Before advancing his infantry, the enemy main tained a fire of rifle artillery from the batteries just mentioned for half an hour, then he pushed forward a column of over three thousand infantry to the assault, with such a weight of numbers as to be repelled with difficulty by the comparatively small force of not more than twelve hundred bay onets with which Brigadier General Longstreet met him, with characteristic vigor and intrepidity, j Our troops engaged at this time were the First-j and Seventeenth, and four companies of the Elev- j enth Virginia Volunteers. Their resistancc'was . resolute, and maintained with a steadiness--worthy of all praise. It was successful, and the enemy repulaed. In a short time, however, he returned to the contest, with increased fore and determin- atibn, but was again foiled and driren back by cur j were fifteen (including two reported missing) kill skirmishers and Longstreet's reserve companies, j ed and fifty-three wounded; several of whom have which were'brought up and employed at the moat j since died. . The loss of theenemycan only be lectured.- It was unouestionablv heavy. In iigvivuaiv - -" It was now that Brie. Gen, Longstreet sent for -;r,r. Vnm Karlxr'a hrirrf( nh oh T had anticipated by directing the advance of Gen. Ear- the 18th July, of that part of the field immediate ly, with two regiments of infantry and two pieces ly contested, and near Blackburn's ford, some six of artillery. As these came upon the field, the ty-four corpses were found and buried, some few ! enetnv had advanced the third time with heavy ' numbers to force Lou-street's position. Hay 3 ' regiment, 7th Louisiana Volunteers, which was ' in advance, was placed on the bank of the stream, i under some cover to the immediate right and left 1 of the ford, relieving Corse's 17th Virginia Vol- I untcers. This was done under a heavy fire of mus- ! ketry, with promising steadiness. The 7th Vir- j ginia, under Lieut. Col. Williams, was then form- i ed to the rirht. also under heavy tire, and pushed forward to the stream, relieving the 1st regiment j Virginia Volunteers. At the same time two rifle : guns, brought up with Early's brigade, were mov j eddown in the field to the right of the road, so as I to be concealed from the enemy's artillery by the girth of timber on the immediate bank of the i stream, and there opened a fire, directed only by ' tne sound of the enemy's musketry. Unable to ! effect a passage, the enemy kept up a scattering i fire for some time. Some of our troops had 1 pushed across the stream, and several companies of Corse's Regiment, under command of Captain Marye, met snd drove the enemy with the bayonet, but as the road-way from the ford was too narrow for a combined movement in force, Gen. Long street recalled them to the south bank. Mean while the remainder of Early's infantry and artillery had been called up; that is, six companies, of the 2-lth Regiment Virginia Volunteers, under Lieut Col. Harrison, and five pieees of artillery, one ri fle gun and four six-pounder brass guns, including two 6-pounder guns under Lieut. Garnett which had been previously pent to the rear by Gen Long street. This infantry was at once placed in posi tion to the left of the ford, in a space occupied by Hays, and the artillery was unlimbered in battery to the right of the road, in a line with the two already in action. A scattering fire was still kept up by the enemy for a short time, but that was soon silenced. It was at this stage of affairs that a remarkable artillery duel was commenced and maintained on our side with a long-trained professional opponent superior in character as well in the number of his weapons, povided with impioved munitions and every artillery appliance, and at the same time occupying the commanding position. The results were marvellous, and fitting precursors to the ar tillery achievements on the 21st July. In the outset our fire was directed against the enemy's infantry, whose bayonets gleaming above the tree tops alone indicated their presence and force. This drew the attention of a battery placed on a high commanding ridije, and the duel commenced in earnest, l or a time the aim of the adversary was inaccurate, but this was ouicklv corrected, and ! shot fell and shell burst thick and fast in the very j midst of our battery, wounding in the course of the combat Capt. Eschelmau, five privates and the j horse of Lieut. Richardson. From the position of! our pieces and the nature of the ground their aim ' could only be directed at the smoke of tho enemy's artillery. How skillful and with what execution this was done, can only be realized by an eye-witness. For a few moments their guns were silenc ed, but were soon reopened. By direction of Gen. Longstreet his battery was then advanced by hand out of the range now ascertained by the enemy, and a shower of spherical-case, shell, and J rounu snot new over tne heads ot our gunners; but one of our pieces had become hors (hi combat lrom an enlarged vent. From the new position our guns fired, as before, with no other aim than the Etnoke and flash of their adversaries' pieces renewed aud urged the conflict with such signal vigor and effect that gradually the fire of the ene my slackened, the intervals between their charg es grew longer, finally to cease, and we fired a last gun at a baffled, flying foe, whose heavy masses in the distance was plainly seen to break and scatter j in wild confusion and utter route, strewing the ground with cast-away guns, hats, blankets and knapsacks, as our parting shell was thrown among them. In their retreat one of their pieces was abandoned, but from the nature of the ground it was not sent lor that night, and under cover of elarkness the enemy recovered it again. The guns engaged in th;3 singular conflict, on our side, were three 6-pounder rifle pieces and four ordinary 6-pouiiders, all of Walton's battery, the Washington Artillery, of New Orleans. The officers immediately attached, were Capt. Eschel mau, Lieuta C. W. Squires, Richardson, Garnett, and Whitington. At the same time our infantry held the bank of the stream in advance of our guns, and the missils of the combatants flew to and fro above them as, cool and" veteran-like, for more than an hour they steadily awaited the mo ment and signal for the advance. While the conflict was at its height, before Blackburn's ford, about 4 o'clock P. M., tie enemy no!lin rlisnhlV'pd liimenlf in f'nvon knf..rii Riwili-i m 'c - - r . luiovu ... i v. v. uv-ii v .w v . j mini u .. . . ... . position. At this, Col. Kershaw, with four com- ; panies of his regiment, Second South Carolina, and I mih '.rnlin-i an,t one piece of Kemper s Artillery, were thrown across at Mitchell's ford to the ridge which Kem per had occupied, that morning. Two solid shot and three spherical case, thrown among them with a precision inaugurated by that artillerist at Vienna effected their discomfiture and disappearance, and our troops in that quarter were again with drawn within our lines, having discharged the duty assigned. At the close of the engagment before Black burn's ford, I dircctcel Gen. Longstreet to with draw the 1st and 27th regiments, which had borne the brunt of the action, to a position in reserve, leaving Col. Early to oecupy the field with hi brigade and Garland's regiment. As a part of the history of this engagement, I desire to place on record that on the ISth of July not one yard of entrenchments nor one rifle pit sheltered the men at Blackburn's ford, who, officeis and men, with rare exceptions, wer- on that day lor the first time under fire, snd who, taking and maintaining every position ordered, cannot be too much commended for thir soldierly behavior. Our artillery was manned and o&eered by those 1 who but yesterday were called from the civil avoca- ' tions; of a busy city. They were matched with ; off in the chapel of the Brick. Church on Thurs the picked light artillery cf the Federal regular ! day last, in the presence of a small company of army, company "E," d artillery, uuder Capt. 1 visitors. The affair has created much talk. The Ayres, with an armairont, as their own chief ot artillery admits, of two ten-pounder Parrott rifle guns, two twelve.Kpounder howitzers and two six- pountler piece aided by two twenty-pounder Par- rott rifle gur.s of compauy 4iG," 5th artillery, under j Lieut. Benjamin. Thus matched, they drove their J veteraa'adversanes from the neld, giving confidence , in, sad promise of, the coming efficiency of that ' b.-.niiant arm of our service. j Having thus related the main r general results , and events of the action of Bull Run, in conclusion ! it is proper to signalize some of those who con- 1 tributed most to the satisfactory results of that day. . We omit the compliments here paid to particu- lar officers. j Our casualties, iu all 68 killed and wounded, WESTERN DEMOCRAT, CHAELOTTE,' r. - . . C j the cursory examination, which was made by de v tails irore Lonestreet ana iariv s Dneaaes on t wounded and at least twenty prisoners were also picked up, besides 175 stands of arms, a large quantity of accoutrements and blankets, and j quite 150 hats. j The effect of this day's contest, was to satisfy j the enemy he could not force a passage across Bull j Run in the face of our troops, and led him into j the flank movement of the 21st July, and battle ; of Manassas, the details of which will be related ! in another paper. ine renditiou oi tnis report, it is proper to say in conclusion, has been unavoidably delayed by the constantly engrossing administrative duties of the commander of an army corps composed whol ly of volunteers duties vitally essential to its well being and future efficiency, and which I could not set aside or postpone on any account. I have the honor to be, General, Your ob't 6erv't, G. T. BEAUREGARD, Gen. Comd'g. To Gen. S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General, C. S. A. WAR NEWS. Thk Battle or Cross Lanes. We conversed with a young gentleman who was engaged in this battle. He says that our forces attacked Col. Tyler's camp early in the morning, and dispersed the enemy in a short time. Twenty-three killed were found upon the battle-ground, and fifteen other dead bodies soon afterwards discovered in the surrounding woods. Col. Tyler is represented to have left the scene ingloriously at an early moment of the engagement. Our informant thinks that some two hundred and fifty prisoners had been secured when he left; and lie heard, after leaving, that a number more had ben brought in. Richmotid Dispatch. Macon City, Missouri, August 31. The se cessionists took St. Joseph and Shebina. They I are fighting all over Missouri. Both parties are I capturing many prisoners. i i Richmond, Septembers.- 102 Federal prison ers reached here this afternoon. 1 hey were tak en by Floyd, near Gauiey Bridge, hist week. 10U of them belonged to the Ohio-''7th Regiment, many of whom were killed and the balance of the Regiment fled in great confusion, wading and swimming the river. The Federals were signally routed and thoroughly demoralized. Washington, Sept. 5. The steamship R. B. Ford has arrived at the Xavy Yard. Her captain, ",ai Ul,u B"" ooawnam were aed and doubly chained . 1 1 l and carpenter. The charge is mikll0WU- St. Lorrs, Sept. 5. Prince Napoleon arrived here to-day. Fremont had prepared a huge escort, but the Prince slipped quietly to the Planter's House. Cincinnati, Sept. 4. Balances due South erners at commission houses have been seized. The Liverpool Mercury, of August 15, says that on the re-opening of tho port of Charlest on, three first class screw steamships will be despatch ed for that port, taking freisrht and Dassemrers for all the Southern and Western cities. First class passage to Charleston, 25. j And Another. Another cargo of naval stores I has found its way into New York from North j Carolina. This vessel was loaded in Newbern, by j Newbern men, ar.d is owned here. One of the j parties who is interested in the enterprise is I aboard the vessel as super-cargo, and as the Yan ; kees now have him we sincerely hope they will keen him. I lie other en him. I he other hero ot the sneeulation continues to vegetate here, or did, but is absent now we believe r for personal safety. Ncucbem 1 my r ess. Arrest of a SfY. A man named Creasman, hailing from Tennessee, was arrested by Col. Edney last week while strolling about Camp Patton. lie was unable to give any satisfactory account of himself, and from letters found upon him, we learn that little doubt exists of his being a spy He is now in jail awaiting a court martial. Ash" cille Ac it's. 0?" A company of Cavalry to be attached to the 2d Regiment (Col. Williams') was organized iu this County (Cleaveland) on Monday last, and the following officers elected: J. W. Tracy, Cap tain; J. E. Osborne, 1st Lieutenant, of Cleaveland; Johu It. Roberts, of Gaston, 2d Lieutenant, and J. L. Carpenter, of Rutherford, 3d Lieutenant. Shelby Eayle. Collision. On hist Friday morning, the 3Q:h ht train on the Charlotte Railroad uk., the freiy . , - ,i i, fi iff ii n i r a 1 it ,n,i infrt tha i-n,.n : . . m n . Z J V ,.' 1 lww:"u i i-iuuoiY a xuiuuuL. jiie passenger train had stopper' at the Turn Out and the. . engine bad been switched off to take on a stosk car. Just then the freight train was heard coining and there was no chance to move the traifi lot ward. An ef fort was made to stop the freight but having on full steam and only one brake it could not be stopped until it came into collision. The passen gers all had time to gst out before the collision however, and no one was hurt. Chester Stand. Canvas Shoes rem the Army. The Quarter master Generni's Department in Richmond has rathcr Cu6us description, that promises to answer ieceiBu uwv pair oi a new Kinu oi snoes. ot a well in, the ureat scarcity of shoe leather. The upper portions ot the shoe are made of canvas ; instead of leal her. The canvas is prepared so as j ' to make it impervious to the weather, aud is .said i to equal in comfort, durability, aud all respects of : wear, the beat of shoe leather. j ! "The Ruling Passion strong in Death." ! ; The recent marriage of Rev Dr. Spring is alluded j to as follows by the New York correspondent of; . the Boston Journal: j "Some time since I wrote you of the proposed j : i" t .a . wantage oi ivev. vr. ;prin;r. inc event came Doctor is well on to eighty. He is quite infirm aud his sight is poor. The lady bride is sixty-five, and is a maiden. Mrs. Spring has not been dead quite a year, and in New York it is regarded as quite an impropriety for a widower not to wait at Iast one year. In this marriage quite a little romance is blended. The lady has a fortune of; 8300,000 in her own right. She has long resided j with her uncle, one of the most benevolent men 1 in the city, and the lady is reported to say that it ' has always been her great desire to become 3Jrs. ! Gardener Spring. The bride and bridegroom" left the chapel and at once proceeded to thenars for a ' bridal trip to Niagara Falls, both seeming in need ' of assistance and help, although the bride was sprightly for one of her years. FEDERAL ACCOUNT of THE CAPTURE j OP FORTS CLARK AND HATTER AS. We append the Federal account of the exploit, ; which, as we anticipated, is heralded as a " bril I liant victory:" j Fortress Monroe, August 31. The steamer Adelaide has returned from the' expedition, and brings news of a brilliant victory at Ilatteras Inlet , by Gen. Butler and Commodore Stringham. The ! General returned on board the Adelaide and pro ! ceeded at once on board of her to Washington via Annapolis, to arrange for supplies and reinforce--! nients for further operations in North Carolina. I The expedition readied its destination on Tues i day. Forts Claik and Hatteras were bombarded Ion Wednesthty, and on Friday at 11 A. M. the ! Confederates unconditionally surrendered. We , have seven hundred and thirty prisoners, among I whom are Commodore Barron, Col. Martin of ; North Carolina, Major R. Snowden Andrews i (formerly of Baltimore,) of the Confederate Army, and other distinguished omcers. No one was injured on our side. Fifteen of the Confederates were killed and thirty wounded. We have captured thirty heavy guns and one thousand stand of arms and their equipments, and three prizes, one of which is a cargo of cotton loaded to run the blockade. Also two light-boats and a large amount of provisions and coffee, two forts, and a large number of valuable books and papers, showing the designs of the Confederates. It is regarded as a most important and success ful movement and is the occasion of great re joicing at Old Point. Gen. Butler's account of the fight is given, which is too lengthy for publication in our columns. Speaking of Thursday's operations, the day on which the Fort surrendered, the account says: Early next morning, the fleet commenced bom barding the second fort, called Fort Ilatteras, which soon after displayed the white flag, and the fort was entered by Capt. Nixon, of the Union Coast Guard; Lieut. Creigel, of Gen. Butler's staff, and Sergeant Diavege. They were conducted to the tent of Commodore Barron, the commander of the Confederate forces. After some preparatory and common-place remarks, the Commodore placed in the hands of Lieutenaut Creigel the following proposition, which he immediately carried to Gen. Butler : MEMORANDUM. Flag Officer Samuel Barron, C. S. Navy, offers to surrender Fort Hatteras, with all the arms and munitions of war. The officers to be allowed to go out with side arms, and the men without arms to retire. Signed S Barron, Commanding Naval Defences of Virginia and North Carolina. GEN. BUTLER'S REPLY. The following reply of Gen. Butler was dis patched by Capt. Crosby, U. S. N., and Lieut. Creigel : Fort Hatteras, Aug. 29, 1861. Memorandum'. Benj. F. Butler, Major General commanding United States army, in rcpl3' to the communication of bamuel Barron, commanding forces at Fort Hatteras, cannot admit the terms proposed. The terms offered are these : Full capitulation, the officers and men to be treated as prisoners of war. No other terms ad missible. Commanding officers to meet on board flag-ship Minnesota to arrange details. On the reception of this, the Commodore called a council of war of his field officers, and accepted the terms offered, when they proceeded to the flag-ship to arrange details. The prisoners were then put on board the flag ship Minnesota and the fort taken possession of. The stars and stripes were hoisted from the fort by Capt. Crosby, of the U. S. N and Lt. Creigel, amid the cheers of the troops and the booming of the cannon lately in the possession of the enemy. The following are the articles of capitulation agreed upon between Commodore StringhanVaud Gen. Butler, on the Federal side, and Commodore Barron, Colonel Martin, and Major Andrews, for the Confederates. It will be particularly observed that ' the officers and men are-'to receive the treatment due to prisoners of war :" It is stipulated and agreed between the contract ing parties that the forces under command of f he said Barron, Martin and Andrews, and all muni tions of war, arms, men, and property under the command of said Barron, Martin and Andrews, be unconditionally suirendered to the Government of the LTnited States, in terms of full capitulation. And it is stipulated and agreed by the contending parties, on the part of the said United States Government, that the officers and men shall receive the treatment due to prisoners of war. Ir.. witness whereof, we, the said Stringham and Bitler, on behalf of the United States, and the said Barron, Martin and Andrews, representing the forces at Hatteras Inlet, hereunto interchange ably set our hands, this twenty-ninth day of August, A. D., 1861, and of the independence of the United States the eighty-fifth year. Signed S. H. Stringham, Flag-Officer Atlantic Blockading Squadron. B. F. Butler, Major-Gen. U. States Army, Commanding. S. Barron, Flag-Officer C. S. N., Commanding Naval Forces Virginia and North Carolina. Wm. F. Martin, Colonel 7th Regiment N. C Volunteers. W. L. G. Andrews, Major-Coin. Forts Ilatteras and Clark. A special dispatch to the Baltimore Exchange says: The Federal loss is not reported, but the steamer Harriet Lane either grounded or sunk, and will, it is supposed, prove a total loss. Her guns were thrown overboard, but still she would not float. The total number of men engaged in this ex pedition is said to be about 4.5U0. The sand bat teries captured are on a perfectly barren shore, upwards of eighty miles from the nearest habita ble part of North Carolina. SKETCH OF HATTERAS AND THE VICINITY. Cape Ilatteras is the elbow of a triangular island, forming the seaward limit of Pamlico Sound. The whole series of islands which girdle the coast of North Carolina are desolate and barren. To the north ward, between the main land and Narrow Beach Island, stretching down from Cape Henry, lies Currituck Sound, fifty miles long, and from two to ten miles broad. West of this, running inland, is Albemarle Sound, j sixty miles long, and from 5 to 15 miles broad; j its waters are fresh, and not subject to tidal in- ! fluence. These two sounds communicate with Pamlico Sound, which lies south of Currituck : it is 86 miles long, and from 10 to 20 broad, with general depth ot twenty feet. But navigation is much impeded by shoals within it It opens to the ocean through Ocracoke Inlet, which is con sidered the best navigable pass norvh of Cape Lookout. ' The entire shore of these sounds is indented by mere and branches, which are navigable for res- - sels of light draught. - Thehowan and Roanoke Rivers empty into Albemarie """ which is made by the unionof the Nottoway and 11 vessels to iJiurfreesboro, in Hertford county, and the latter is navigable for . similar craft for thirty miles only Elizabeth City, on the Pasquotank River, is also a place of j importance. The Tar and Neuse riyera empty into Pamlico Sound. Washington is tne principal port on the former, and Newbern oo the latter. From the last named port a large trade m gram was -transacted with Charleston. Beside., there was a very large foreign and coastwise trade in naval stores, lumber and grain from the ports of Beaufort, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Washington and Plymouth. Inland navigation is open to Norfolk from Eli zabeth City by the Dismal Canal. The most im portant point, within reach of the Yankee forces, is Beaufort, a port of entry the best on the coast, having twenty feet water on me oar. ms nel runs quite near the Shackelford Banks, on the point of which is an earth-work. Of the calibre of the guns we have no information. Opposite, on Beigue Island, stands Fort Macon. This is a regu larly constructed work, of considerable strength. At the time of its seizure by the Governor of North Carolina, it was .like Fort Pulaski, in Georgia in a very unmilitary condition ; but considerable work has been done since, and it should be able, with a full garrison, and plenty of povedtr and shot, to make a protracted defence. From Morehead City, opposite iJeauiort, mere is a railroad to Goldsboro, on the Weldon aid Wil mington -Road. This will enable the authorities to throw large bodies of troops on the nv&si; and from reliable sources, we learn that an immense flotilla of coasting vessels, including some steamers, are available for any movements by water that may be decided upon. Charleston Mercury. SOUTHERN CONFISCATION LAW. Congress has passed an Act sequestrating all Yankee property' in the South, with the exception of Confederate State stocks and bonds. . According to the provisions of this Act, the Confederate States Government has taken under its control all the Yankee property and effects in the States of the Confederacy. The bill only differs from a confiscation bill in the particular of holding this property for paiticular ends, subject, to claims for indemnity and to the future disposition of the Government. There can be no exaggeration of the extent and importance of this law. The very best opinions, as developed in the views of Con gress and gathered from intelligent financial estimates, is that the Yankee property in the South subject to the provisions of the bill in cluding mortgage interests trill not fall short of three hundred mi. lions of dollars. It is a singu lar fact that a majority of-die city real estate in the South is owned by Yankees. In the city of New Orleans alone, it is estimated that there..-is fifty millions of real estate owned by Yajikee aliens, and coming uuder the operations m this bill. Fatal Accident. We regret to learn by a private letter lrom Richland, Arkansas, dated the 17th August, that Mr O. P Crauford, formerly of this place, accidentally had hk-Tejr sawed off while at a saw-mill (particulars nut given.) He lived but a few hours after the accident. Mr Cranford left a wife and four chUdren. Yorkville Enquir. The Position of England. The correspondent of the N. Y. Tribune writes from Washington on Tuesday, as fcHows: Mr Adams, minister at St. James', writes that in the British mind the independence of the re bels is fully admitted as a military and political necessity; that their acknowledgment by England is but a question of time and prudent courtesy. Jiiat while Britain is impatient to get cotton from the South in exchaugc for manufactured goods she is anxious not to lose Northern markets, and is unwilling to part with her hope of breaking down the Morrill tariff' by the s-ime means with which she chained the North by the Walker tariff; and that two or three more successes like that of Bull Run would entitle the slavocracy to immedi ate recognition. The Tribune, in an editorial comment on the above, remarks Advises from our Minister in London itdi cate a certain if not speedy recognition of the "Confed erate States" as an independent power by the British government. But there is in this nothing to surprise or discourage. The tendencies of the the British government have not been a secret. The success or failure of the Jeff. Davis rebellion depends on its power at home, not on the favor with which it may be regarded abroad. A recog nition by Great Britain would doubtless give it a certain degree of moral support, but would neither feed nor clothe its armies. Wait a little, and we may have news to send abroad that will neutralize the influences of that on which the British Min istry is now disposed to act. We expect no favor from Europe, and have sought none. MONTA&OENA FEMALE SEMIISAIiY, MOUNT PLEASANT, CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. The exercises of this School will be resumed on th 20th of August. Rates peu Session : Board (including washing and fuel) $i0 00 English course, from $5 00 to 15 00 Music on the Piano, Mclodcon or Guitar, 20 00 Languages, each, 8 00 Drawing or Painting, 10 Ott Vocal Music, 3 00 Embroidery, 1 00 Other ornamentals reasonable. Tehms : Half of all the expenses, board and tuition, must be paid in advance, and the remainder at the close of the Session. Pupils who board in the Seminary will not be per mitted to make store accounts. For further ittiurtiiutionj address L. G. IIEILIG. August 13, 1861 2Jm $71 i:i;wAit!). RUNAWAY from where we had them hired, near Ci. ester, in June lat, our three negro men. viz : Bill Giles and Henry. ' ' Bill and Giles we bought the 14th of last November at the estate sale of Ed. Leach, on Broad River, in York District. They being brothers and having rela tions iu the neighborhood where we purchased them it is more than likely they have made their way back to their old neighborhood. Bill is about 26 years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, will weigh 15o or ItiO pounds; id very black: rather sharp faced, f peaks quick V. hen spoken to. Giles his brother, is about 24 years old; 5 feet 9 inches high; will weijrh 160 lbs., i8 Tery black, and walks with bis head up and feet turned out in front Henry, we purchased Jan. 1, of Col. C. Rives on the' Catawba river. He is -b ears old, well set, 5 feet 10 inches high, and will weigh 175 pounds; has a heavy brow and speaks slowly: has some character a3 a' run away. May go to Charleston or Washington city ii is hard telling where he will go as he it & centleaian of travel. Thuyall ran off about the ?arae time. -W will pay $75 reward for the 3 men; or $25 a piece for either of them delivered in any jail'eo that we can get them. These boys may attempt to make their way Xor;h as some others from this place hare at. tempted. PRIDE DCNOVANT Chtster,S. C, July 30, 1861 1. Issue of Government Stock The Tr Department: is busily, engaged in the prepa?? and engraving of the Treasury notes to be i, under the late fiscal act of Congress. The K and inscribed stock will not be ready to be ig for some time yet. We learn that none of a bonds have yet been issued under the fiftv n,:,,- e act. a The twenty minion oi oonds authorij under that act have been superseded by the I visions of the tax bill, and will constitute a iJP9" of the hundred million issue, v r m The quality of the paper used in the manur ture of the treasury notes is very inferior, said to be the best that can be proem ed in nu " tities sufficient for the purposes of the GoteS" ment. There is reported to be some little bank note" paper in New Orleans, but scarcely enough to be of any use to the large paper issues 0f th Government. Richmond Examiner. e -Flying Squirrel,',' the Chief of the Cherokee, in N. C, was in town the other day, an intellieilt Indian. He says if Lincoln comes to these mom. tains, his red brethren will "fight, kill heap.V Franklin, N. C, Carolinian. " B. lt. SMITH & CO, (8CCCKSS0R3 TO J. B. P. B00NE,) WHOLESALE AND RET AIL DEALERS Ij BOOTS AND Leather. Calf-Skins and Shoe-Finding CHARLOTTE, ft. C. March 26, 1861. tf BOOT AND SBOlT E M F OKI U M Charlotte, N. C. IE) a 3! ARE receiving a choice stock of Boots and Shofjof the best quality (warranted) which thej will sell u LOW PRICES FOR OLSH. March 26tb,J-l861. tf STO CftHO LDIiRS' ill i: fcTI YG. The A'anual Meeting of the Stockholders oftheWtsu em P.'ank Koid Company will be Held in Charlotte oa tne Btn aay oi aepiemoer joeing me wiira wtancsdnj of the month). It is desirable that the Ktoc k he full? represented. C. C. HKNDEliSOX. 1 .August 20, 1861 Pres't Western Plank Road Co 41 Ti:, OR FIFTI3K. MECRUITS WANTED for T. II. Brem's Artillery Company," now in Virginia. Apply to Col. WM. M. GRIER, or A. B. DAVIDSON', or Dr S. X. JOHNSTON. August 20, 1861 tf I must collect $10,000 in Taxes during the next two week., snd for that purpose will remain at mvofti;e in the Court-House, every day from morning till night. The taxes must be collected ai.d paid into the State Treasury, as the Government is iu need of funis. Those who owe taxes cannot manifest their patriotism in a better way than by settling imrncdiutcly. The fact is, 1 must have the money to assist the istute in prit off our soldiers. W W. GKJER,' Sheriff Meckleuburg C. August 13, 1861 State of North Carolina Mecklenburg county. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions July Term. 11 Charles H Newbold vs. The Mecklenburg Gold aud Cop per Company Original Attachment. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court tliat tlif de fendants are not inhabitants of this State, it is then-fore or dered by the court that publication be made in tin- Uwt em Democrat for six successive weeks, notifying said d fendants to be and .appear before the Justices nf the Court of Pleas aud Quarter Sessions at the next Court tot held for said county at the Court House in Charlotte, on the 4th Monday of October next, then and thwc to pleii. answer or demur, or judgment pro couft-sso will be mtrr ed against them. Witness, W K Reid, clerk of said Court, at office tt' 4th Monday of July, 261, and in the 8Clh year uiAmrf ican Independence. W. K. REID, Clerk. State of Korth Carolina Mecklenburg cavity Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions July Term. I' John Hicks vs. The Mecklenburg Goldud Copper Cn Original Attachment. It appearing to the satisfaction -f the Court that th1 de fendants are not inhabitants of this State, but reside bf yond the limits of the same, it is then-fore ordered ty ti Court that publication be made in the Wcf'tiu IJoiim"' a newspaper printed in the town of Charlotte, for six cessive weeks, notifying said defendanis to be and before the Justices of the Court of Plea and Quarter b sions. at th- uext court to be held for said county, at Court House in Charlotte, on the 4th Monday hOctoH next, then and there to plead, answer or demur, orjuJf mi nt pro confesso will be entered against them. Witness, W K Reid, Clerk of said Couit, at office tlx 4th Monday of July", IBfiJ, and in the ttith year of Am ican Independence. 79-6t W. K. REID. Clerk. Stale of North Carolina Mecklenburg cnwty Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions July T" rm, 1'- John F Little vs. Tin? Mecklenburg Gold &, Ct'PPerC'' Original Attachment. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court tht defendants are not inhabitants of this State, it is tbere ordered by the Court that publication be made in Western Democrat for six successive weeks. notifM said defendants to be and appear before the Justice otti Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, at the next Cow to be held for said county at the Court House in CharW- on the 4th Monday of October next, then and th,r plead, answer or demur, or judgment pro conlisso 'M v entered against them. , Witness, W K Reid. -Ie,k of said Court at office thf) Monday of July, HC1, and in the efh year of Amer-n Independence. W. K. REJDCI, State of North Carolina Mrcklcubunj cm"!; Court of Pleas and Quarter SessionsJuly T'-rm, I"1 Wm P Little vs. The Meckleuburg Gold audCopp'-f Original Attachment. It appearing to the satisfaction of the- Couit that thp 8 fendants aro not inhabitants of this State, it i 1 ordered by the Court that publication he made.!B'j Western Democrat for six successive weeks, notifviuP . defendants to be and appear, before the Justices oi a Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, at the f be h"ld for said eoimtv. at t. (Vmrt House in Vv,m' v.. m,. iiu i.iuuuiijr in vciooer next, ineu plead, answer or demur, or iuderment pro confess" 1 entered against theui. : Witness, W K Reid, clerk of said Court, at offi 4th Monday of July, and in the Hfith year of Aj' Iudependeuc. ; W. K. REIDC Slate of North Carolina Mecklenburg Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions July TtrIB' R. Barringer vg. Charles Wilkes. Original Attachment. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that t fendant in this case is not an inhabitant ot this b therefore ordered by the Court that publication . in the Western Democrat for six successive et's' irf ingaid defendant to be and appear before the Ji the Court of Plea and QuarUr Session, at the txv to be held foi said county at the Court House u on the 4th Monday in October next, then D",iii piead, answer or demur, or judgment pro cuu entered acainst him. t i Witness, w K Reid, elerk or said t,oun. '";fAf 4th Monday of July, 1W51, and in the 66'th yf ican Independent W. K. KBII. 0 . A at off' mi tt
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