WK.'!' • .\ -I'. '' : 'i ^ iu-: htkkkt ^ 1 vt ^ e iX iX i£A ^ ^ T II E 717 I yj xji^j rilAU^CTKR A3 IM AND ;toi{. ‘.NT TO STATES AS IT IS TO IXDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER. S :2 p ex' a iiniim IN ADVANOP Cditou '^t?i.nARLOTTE, N. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 18G1. TENTH V 0 L I' M E—N V M B E R 485. North Carolina ' ■ '11 v'( liEmOuIlilT! L\sru,LN('E compani. , . rr>.., ,i . i /*'““•'tlic oldest und iiuist icliuljlc in tlio j ii . ' ' y?CZ)J i whiti- ix-r on- for a tiTiii of yciirs ur i '^t;i 'nr'ill'i- II ■ ■ . ■■ I.!’ I'!'',. n i,,, ,,1-vm iVI. CAPTUIIE OF IXATTERAS. ; lioistecl the whito^ flag and capitulated, it beinj; post impregnable.’’ On the 29th of May, ‘*thc ed themselves to aid us in nny capacity and could j€ of Cvv. Chirk—Report of JIm. the ofilccrs and men were to be work of mounting otlicr ^uns is progressing, and they liave been provided early with proper vessels, !'•; ir' If 2 00 i 00 nh ciihi*!*.-’. ill'lll'ol. fur (V1!C I.c i’lVo V niiirkit value. Fur in. Tiii J:U1 R. 1 ".I Iv !1 lii'(J t' riu=. Fl;iv ! -. lor iwo-tliinl.-oi' tliclr i:p;ilv to W.' DKWEY, A;/t., at Ilrivmdi I’.anli N. State of N «lr. Carolin: treated as prisoners of war. \ , -t) r / 'i 11 V' NKW , ti i i- 'i ■ ‘ii > rijilioji , e.ie a 'I'.i'i'' '.v ‘ '■ i‘“ Siilj'■’!’iiIfr.> an 1 I'iln i.s who may \vi»h to scud .Tfv I'J u», can do .'.o ''V tniiil, at our risk. -o- '!' 'Ui. ;e ' 11 i v»“r'■-cr.:Piit.; ru’j?t ' 8 paid for in 1 I 11 '1. ■ 1 l.id, and r Hi (•ti- (' o u - M ih-' -I. A. i‘.)A A (’aiilwfll'S rraclice. Harin!/ tuv n'i.'iiicc in tin.* Military scrvii'o of tliis .'^lalc. in Vir;_;inia, snli?trih('rs anl otlicr.^ dr.-iriiijz'. oji- ics of tiie iiliovc work, cun oblain tlicni of Mrs. Caiit- woli, iiah-it;! . IION. W. T. PoRTriij SiKolicr of the of Commons: Tn reply to your call for information in ^mong the prison^ers, I am sorry to say my i.MS-e^,.ion n lutivc to the c.:pture of Fort Il.it- the ah Lcgiment, with his field tiTas and measures taken for the defence of the f'l>‘ccrs, j.ieut. Col. Johnson and .Major Gilliam, fort, 1 .submit the accompanying reports and ex- ; Artillery, and Flug Officer tracts from correspondence. ''arron, C. S. ^llvy, who, being at Newborn, lu On Monday, 2Gth August, about midday, the * ga!: ru manner volunteered to go over on All iii ryon.=5 indfditod to mo, liy note or otiiorwisc, are ! expedition sailed from Fortrcss Monroe, and I was cdnesday aiternoon. immediately telegvajihed of it by Gen. Iluger, Commnri'ier of forces about Norfork, but the teleg'aph dill not roach hero until Tuesday, at 11 o’cl',ok, A. II. ! inimodiately tob urunhcd The pri.soners, in if not interrupted, this Inlet will be in a thorough might have efTccted much. 1 have the honor to be, iS:c., ice j WAIUIEN WINSLOW, ta- j Mililarj Stcrelary. I wounded, who have since dietl, in number eleven, j tioned one coni’any within its walls. I fool con- j i were sent upon the Adelaide to Annapolis. ; fident that this post is now almost impregnable : ILvLKIOil, N. C., Sept. 5th, I8G1. • -n I **'i*nbcr about GOo, were immediately dispatched pefensive j-osition in a few days.*’ .aio nia, hxocnt^ve Poparhneiit, I ^ “ ^Hnnesota,” to New York, while the ! On the 2;')th of June—‘‘Tho firt at this pl;iC iwileig.ij , opt. J SOL J wounlcd, with the escoption of two mortally has now six guns mi untc l, and 1 have toilay st requc.stcd to jiaj her. I will lioM her receipt good Price of sin^de copies of the above S'),00 A deduc lion will bo made to tho.^e who buv to sell njrain. l-:i>WAIiI) CANTWELL. Cmn]) i;e:ir ••^■'rf^;lk, .Inly ;uj, IstJl. Dissoliition 01' i TLLlXC.S. S!M;!\C: ^'1 (ill the ' ' .1 ■ ■ ■ .X.* k. '0. WP.S iV:?- 1 ''I- r t' ■ ail' i t:. - h.---o. 1.1 In the meantime Commander Muse brought over four companies from the garrison at Ocracoke. The bombardment of the Forts was v.’itncs.=icd by tlii: ConlV'dcr:;tc steamers Vi inslow, Cajit. Sin- against any force that will probably attack it from Hox. Waurex Wix.LOW, Sn'rctary of sea.” ()n the 0th of July, Major Thompson of, MiUUtry tind Xaval Dii>artmcnt of N. C.: the F^nginecrs, reports: “If ihe laboring force at , g,j^. j honor to report my arrival hero llatteras IS continued, and the nece.^3aryarmanient from my post, as constructing engineer of Fort and materials for the execution of the workpromjit- QI.^>,ron • 1} fuinished, that I’orT would be placed in a coin- nearly fini.shed that Fort when the can- f ^ ^ ^ / J1 nonading began at Ilatteras, and hastened on* 0 Ju J-—which would eflJectually prevent the en- with our defences, having 13 good gun§ trance of a hosti e fleet through that Inlet-and - battery of five long Ui- thence by light draft boats into Albemarle sound. , sunders complotcd at that time. On the L.jth of Ju.y he writes: “1 now consuler t We .tu].(^d the luuitivcs from Hattcra. who oci'^ok, A. \ immodiately tob-runhcd to ■ steamers inslow, ( apt. .^in-.»i tiu.\_ ne vines. i now cusiaer We stui.i^d the lu-itivcs from Hatterafl who i.hiiiULf^u and Aewb. rn, apjiri 'ng the (liitcrent I'-iH,', v'aj't. .''lusc, and the Hill, Wiio l;iy ; ^ .''ccuie against anj atteuijit of the eneni} ^ eaiiie' our way, and [Uit them in our ranks, until coii.maii;! - o{‘ii, and :d. 0 i'l (ici liugcr, that he : i'* ^bc >iiuud just out of the range ol the shell, | > i rr i t i r r ^nuiabercd near oUU men. \Ve sent our pro- wohIu any a .'!.-tnnco tliat \>as needed at ^ fi-'-dy to ;ivc any assi.stance. It is fvnin persons j ^ ^ ^ 3~ I ha\c DO frat.' or an} ! inunltioii,« ol’ war into the l-'ort, made *■ i.i- 1 {ati . i::. f iiinnrM.liat'-ly onlered all *'i‘ l ourd tliese vessels tbat I gatlier the mea-re ‘ lO'ti.e \ ii'aiitr able to enter this lidet J‘t j ever\ idncer and :.)VVU ■!in ' T1h‘ • f ert-'iit fV. ■U' tuni. j-;- nm^ IMlAt I i 1.^ a'TI N. t'. il. WATC’i; (M’:, r:.'l H : \V • Wah- John A I : \c 1 Oi'i’ ii G, I > 4 IN '•cl // m Op A M t‘ii' ^ 5 J‘W- ’ ■, X r. .¥ 4"V'. «‘!ry, \\ ; r. li; d lur I - Cx CO., r-'s i\ . m -w 9 tVni*4* V (.(N>l>s, Ivi o. 1 .1 I.: \S N. ('. drv. of New Supply WATCllCS. JKW KLUV, Solid Silver am! Ware* 'Cd a The sii>>-i'rib('r h.i* la'rly pui pnpplT of lilt* .^b -Vf . ■«. iB»a« n 1;. ! ; .■ i; ' .. 1 ‘ o . ■ ' ' . .. pp,= rnnN'il t.. ! K' ;. w. : : jVC : . ’ ; : : •. TV fxtrrisivw I ur-. ir- ■ .i i, nui: ' ’*■ i: wnr- ih I »n K.\.' a; I'llto I, rliaiiti exin-.iii V.^.k Th, . hi-ap an er- oct ■nt. I# A Wr,-;':' M.. .. . , . I’ra. • i, s;.in-L Sil,...-, \ , Ani.i! ■ i , lb- 1 , in;.; 1 1 ®'l til \v;.;; .'■"II III;! V t K.-i,. iSKu Kni ;■>: A' t, , Dr> 'n '• COO'J t' roN^ i' .r .aivi.i \ ::ts, il'iil, bl- pCi . ■ieii!." :h ;sed I t. ;.l 'V o: ^ to ‘ .ri> !i oiir lii!H tiis to pruUi['t payiujj,' f:na ' f I': - •1:.; S*ilt C ry. . !. i: ; Mit i ji. . 3 or''a:;;/:el iu the ■iiwn^ on till- coast. ; 'tatn 'i'l-M .V.S. and \ .-lUi: :'C1S, 1/lOUt. .‘.iid ( Ilrein's Ijiug Artlllevy were •;v iU'C'.'- ary thal li.' i- .' ••A word to ilie \\ i.'i-lr suii .Jan 1 .'i. 1 (''Jl. __er vciy ],r'i’;ipi|y sent over forces and tuiik ]'i i-: ivi) nf ivoariwke [-land which be is now I'nrLiJj.ing—nni whidi will i jTectnally command the cntian;;.- into Albemarle Sound. i have sent all tiie force which is now at mv Hard Vv ai'o !! Hardware !! ' t (J e d'Mb, Ul) ( ' t!;o coast, but A'olun- A. > t TAVl.Oli Gen Gatlin of the j ''G'j ] risoners. As the whole i '1 of the field, and | tb.e I’ort eouM not have been i tnc 1' I'Mvii (;(;ii,p lii. '. 1 a lai'ge will soon iu'hor aid. ill CMini'iTn el. -■ -V. ,rtho -r i ' i. ;!-t t> 1 .■ ■■ tl:;'r ’’ yl- b- -a i: ; wr' ^■1: ■ t. tbo jlilirary lI.;ttora haf- ’i^aiivantacro 1;'!-: , that [ 'li.'tail. no c-i'niiuunieation liaviiig bciTi Vi - !\nlri. :ii any of our ta[ tured troup.s. 'J he loi.il.arihm i.t is ivin'e-'enfcl a.s terrilie. Tin c>a!l 1 ;',r I’.i) lime have been any hope of iiiaiu- t:.!niiig j fart, v.t:--aeaiiist so poverl'ul an armamor;t. Lieut. Mui'Ioii-lij r. S. A., who was severely wouinkd in the eniLacremi.'nt, ar;'l was sent oil in a boat about ton o’clock on Thursday, reached Xew- bi rn in the Wiii'low safely after tiio capitulation, lie reports that the enemy’s loree was too hoavy for ihem to centend with, and they were forced tD surrender. Our whole loss seems to have been t'i'n killed an l twenty wounded, most of tliese sli.^litly, and number of men in Ic.'S I'lan it would scfiii tliat sMiiic must b;ive esoa->od. It i k;i"wn that a ]/initenant and ibirty men arrived •I' Giegi.m on I'riday. 'J hey reported tl.at two c ■’.Mpan;- had gone out at night to a;tick the iity of tbo enemy who l;ad laiivled. 'no re]...rt ..as been I'.'ceiveil i'roni this (b.taehni', lit. 'I'lie tin.'time.’’ C>ii tliel'l.'-t of June—Gen. Gwynn wvii'. s; ‘-J luive miivb ] leasurc in iiilLa'miiig y>'U iliat the eM.'i-t delencc.'. ar^' progre.-.-'ing juirc as I raj'idly as e -uld be e.'cp-.'crcd, eon-idering the ex- sid Tu r !?ceuieu detL’nuined on n rc-ioiute dofencc until Saturday, the Jllst of Anu'Ust. On that day came to >r( i^on some naval oiliccrs of iiigh rank. actin_i nnder orIers from Flair ( Mlicer Forrest tent of the coast a.id the quantity of orduanee j ^ cnmmgnding at Norfblk. iian>i lit. dj w uti-h ha.-, been in a g;eat iikm 'i!'; j These gontlemen, to my surpri.«e. advocatv-d an (»yeicome. Ja.-t now Lhcie is greater iieed of sol-i evacuation of Fort Oregon, although .leis than an}thing el.-e besiues, while nothing ; jj. pubsfantially finished, and had not been -11 , I'o, (I-.: Ll'I'i- lla, ,,: I’jaiU'S oi' '■ 11 vid and irv ;rit IfVid Vl:!-. ■’ ,-t cv.'ri: t vcrv 1 ■ k: are: iri' I.cvi'i-. ..■1 Ih;:...-, M.iv 1. •, X. C. l’.'ir'.l.,L;' 1 ; a liii'i-lr 'b- p-b.s. at T . ppoiiii: Siidi as r.. ’iic! '. Ibittr Blacv:.sn b)ws. Ai'V;! 's aOoIs. 1.1 (jt nortiie-i Ih-ter and spri lla.'.u- ■ Mi.ek-^ !■ and XaM.-. , ai: t a v, ,y Iiimteu ni I't ov.linary malcr- —1 ,u tlicri ijort ! t';4 taiii.' wlio vrere represent'd t^> l.ave gone out v.'ith : 'il'*' ki,'''.vn to I)-’ aiiioti'r tlio ].r;.--i i.iTS. ]! :;f ter;;' u :;.- a re li.>uht. with saii'l-l.ank^ revet- tr.d with sud. Jr mounted two 1^-ineli shell ^uns. and nine o2 pounders, cxclusivt* of live oLl ])onnd- ers at Fort ('lark, accordinu' to the last rep irt oi’ the Oidnance ollicer received here. With the view At the time of attack it had asnp])Iy of! ■ f .'treiigthening its armament, a l(t-ineh Fli.iix- f’.on. ard was reinforced from ! ban was recently drawn IVoin b’urt Macon and sent • k ’1;;1 it b ;;;oiv men (ban could j birber. ft unfortiiiiateiy arrived on Sunday ] ■■ } ;■ ill tl,'.' Fort. It was aided in its i ''vening, and for want of a derrick, which had not '!. b i;. 1 ;i own r; the oiiicer- of the "!ciri- ! ^'^■"'hed thoTc. was not mounted, mvnt, too bi_! . st aviillory ofiicer of tbo State,! On the l.-t of Auuust, its mag.izine contained ('i/loiiel iha.libiaJ. ami the eoiiinmndinir ofl'ieer ofM^ t-even pound cartridges, sixty-!‘our 8 pouno vlic (.’L!i;l Jcrat-: I'tates Xavy, Commodore JJarron, cartridges, ten :]2 pound shells, eiiihty G-pound !■ b‘^- t i i .: i.f 1 oi'oiiba !'. Iiirni. ] eil exci ]-i lb ■pri'eii.cl. ’ . n ard i ■■■ : e. ' i ,■ :;i rv.iii' ■ -.iii ■ ’ ■■ c ^ ^ -II:;- it -lf ti I -- ' i.'d tbi' directiot] in er-iue. :;nd all the puns have lieen t'-i; ;hat w:; ■ d’.a'ni'!i Hi-cessary fn' it e L 'tiir ra.n:;. d c?nns whieb. rould not be i’A i o]ipMsi'.e the Man ion !!■ Lii dlcAv’3 C o;;ra ted Cans, of all the (ii:.: llardwar.' .''lure, oppn .. Agriciiltaral Inii .•^Iraw Cntlers, t'oiii •" .'-padi'S, I’orlis, -\\'(‘S; I’ii sizes :it TAVj.Oll’ CLll with a full .- Ul I ]y of uien ai;d ammunition, and the dell •i.e./ enii’lui. r.:d by the hiuhe t ofllcers in the ^ei'viee, ati^l .'Up’pli('d with every rcijui>i(i'.'n that bad been made b r it : xti'pt the lon;x range "’in.=:, wbieh C' 111 1 not be ] ;• err-d. T dijn't see that aiiv ceii.'urc ; ,n attael: t ; the Sbate: audioritios for ii' eapture. -\nd a. for the garrison, it sustained iispii' for a dav and a liall’ under the most formida ble as'aiilt tlia.t h;’.;; ti'l a‘b i. iti t-or c--^' : M:;:ii . M - | br.v,.- 1 y. b I’ruibi, ! di-as; r (V , b: ari'i i-aiii'iii--knives. i;ar-j but Ci-miuoti ju.'tiee re(|uir,'.s that :ill the circum- ;b >: (ir.iin (b adb-s; K‘ ‘‘‘*b | ;jtanc( s sbould be well weiul'.cd before either the iiu. li Ibiuk'- W ;'.->'■ bii.M j J,of tiie fortification or the defence of tbe ovi-iis and lids, ,'kilb.ts. sjn- | i .... ... ■frai ;' Chaili.s. Wm ' a t a!id Slo ar-, I'nn::: dfii Hill’ -■ and l^ ii.\\ iih 1 ;'ra • s and brii.-:' ^ , I bdbiw ware. .- a h di';-'. stf\v-|i.\i'-' .11.'! i."!tb. '. Caublrioi' fn'iii to li;n _',iiii;a' each; lion ai."' bi'.as.' I'i'(‘.-'rr\iiiu' Kettles. Slici p Shears. ,\:c.. ai T A N b'b'.'S llaruware iJepol. oi'j'o.'ite the .\I.ui-don llon.«e. Till and A biru'f ;•> a lur-'ui; :’..ibMt he l.:l. i^e. Stoves, the lav' T \ V(r been made on any for- ■ i V. and v.T; have the tc timo- "b,; that tbe uarvisoii db.^'iiy. ^Ve aie prune when till idai:. ' on tho. :- ill cbarLTC, Japa3ine d Ware, bb;. lib. ck /biiC. 'i in I'iati -f Sti, f all T:--k' II nji av.d i'i)!int\. 11 ibc ''.a b.._. ai^.Mil !s or y (ir S iij.. hes li:i;h. lb be bi lollL'u> .1 (dm N\ lla izes. nt \ are. Siovc ami '.bi ill sbould be eeri.'Ured. A reference to the -;h of the armament which j post, would have been met any time. garrison great array aie! srren assailed it, wbieh if loresecn, could not have been pr(.ivided for, will most readily account for the disaster. We cannot coniiiinnd the guns that can fairly contend with those v.l'.ieii assailed Ifatteras either in strength or number. Alter the f-ajdnrc of llattcvas. the b\irts at shrapnells, forty ()-pouiid canister, fVn'ty-tlirec C pound shot, UtO friction tubes, 25,t0> pc'rcussion caps, 4,>^00 ball cartiMges, 405 jicrcus.sion musk ets, besides those in tlie hands of the troops, o barrels of cannon powder, 74 kegs of b’ powder, 18 kegs I’F, o3 ke^s FFF. 'i he montlily report for (he 1st of September, of course has not been made, and it is known that this amount has been much increased, 'j'here were on the same day in 1. pot at Newbern, shells v.dthont i'uses, which couM not be had, and 7.:>2U solid shot, making I'b'.i'.'d. 'riiere weco also 28,080 cart ridges, 71,0tM.) uiU'ket balls, l,5Jb"» poutids of' buck shot, T12 kegs, 1 barrel and fifty cartridj^es of cannon p,owder, kegs rifle powder, and 470 iioarman fuses. Ileiiuisitions upon the very ncrgetic Ordnance oitieer Mr Whitfor l, at that else is .so indi>pensable. On the ll.'bl of July, jiajor Andrews then in command, writes: ‘‘'Lhe fort is a strong work, well built, with eight guns mounted The mask ed battery at the camp will be ready this week if the Weather ]iermit'. At present we have a fail supply of ammunitionj both for the fort and for small arms.” In Auuust, (b.inmamler JTuse writes: “4'he deien;,-e at I’attera', well v.ankcd will be suilicient to keep the en' iiiy iVoni tl'.civ.” On t!ie _’. th oi‘ .Jr.tic, the t^mvcntion l;aving transferred the v. li jle Co;i.'t 1)^." aiL-e^, t!ie Xavy, and conduct of the \i’ar generally, to the (’onfedcrate I .jvernnu nt, a me:.'eiij^'er w:-.s dispatched with a certified copy of th.' ortlinaneo which was deliver ed to tbe I’residc'nt, and on the l.'t of duly, G.-'i't. t,l. W.C. liCO, ol the lv.i;j,iiieer.s wa.s directed to in spect tlie public W u’ks here. He arrived on the -! ill cd’J uly, aiivl proceeded to the coast, nothing' iiavini; been done by the (Njnfederate (iovern- nient up to the time of his re[iort, the 2;)th of duly, llis report has not been transmitted to us: but, from a newspaper account we extract .so 11atteras. 'j ha It is believed, certainly it is so if the reports of the officers f«i; be relied upon, tliat a hostile vessel could not enter the Inlet. This work wa' com menced about the first day of May, by ('ol. i’]lwood Morris, of the Fn^ineer corps, and its execution does him credit. It was built under the most dis- Oregon and i>eacon Idaiid, have been evacuated \ advantageou.s circum.'tance.s; situated on a barren ■ni'iii'i (■!'Si-; ‘ ■ 'a''i V, IsOO, a Ne^^aa) | ! i.r iy,. .' :l.bi-.'k.) about 5 feet (J j 'ays ha- iiamr is .IlM, a.nd that | I thy of (ia.-liin (aiiiiiiy: that hi^ j inaslcr moved to 'I't-.xa- eaily but .Sprinjr, at which I tinu' he ran :iway IVnni him. Jim appears very dull: j (■.an «carc( Iv oommnaicati' anythii.^' about his master or home with an^* intfdii^cneta lie ha.^^ a stair on hi.' rii^ht fore tinker, made l.y a eiittiiig’ knife. The owner i^'rciiue.'ted to come forward, p.rove property, p.ay e.x- I>i-nsc', and take s.iitl boy away, otherwise he will be i;nuer cireuiiistaiici v.diicii cannot be .'tp]iroved. ^'ciLher of thes-: I’.'rti'icati 'ns have been taken or even appn-ach. d l>y the enemy, yet they have been r Mecklenbnig abandoned without orders, and the [tuldic proper ty in them has i>iu ti dcslro\ed. 1 will coiicltHie this communication by rendnd- iiiii; you that reverses must be looked for during war. We cannot always hope to be successful— but the part ol patriotism and prudence is to turn reverses to account, and to rise stronger from misfortune. di‘ ( d w. w. our Cl. sand beach, every ncces.'ary article, includinLr even water, of wliich hardly a drop could be naturally procured, had to be brought fro:u a distance of not less than seventy miles. Every efiort t» ].ro- curc guns of a large calibre lailed. IJrig. Gen. Gwynn was commissioned on the ^oth of 3Iay. l’)oth he and commander Muse and Lieutenant Duvall immediately proceeded to Norfolk, and spared neither expense nor pains to procure them. C)n the (»th of* June he advises (Jov. Ellis that “ instead of 8 inch guns, we will get 'i'l pound- \f. n. 11 a; In the exi"cncics of cur situation, battling for ers,” nor could be procure cither fu.«cs or friction our dearest rights, our independence and our niatches, rockets and so forth. He writes under homes, it is far L ■ ttcr to closc our r.'inl.? and act the same d.ate fro/n Norfolk, advising that a to.:' ;b-.-i'bb e- U --ri. r.’cl union tL-.n to indulge ' laborar^ ry ’oo e.-ttd/.i.diCil at Fayetteviile for their j manufaeturf', “since,” iic says, ‘‘ tliere Col. 1 d-’imnd.s on the dep.artmcnt here, pr 1 aj-"!it in el.liiiiiaLion A\’ith tbe WulleU b,.-: 1 e. n much (d‘ the re[iv rt a» refers to report says: ‘-The redoubt is well cotistructed and nicely finished, and is also conveniently ar ranged in iis bomb proofs, mayazines and filling rooms, all of which arc dry and well ventilated. Six cisterns, to hold 5,00U gallons eacii, arc to bo introduced into the parade of i he redoubt.” Among the guns on hand wc re two 8-iiieh -ca-coast how'- itzers and iburteen D2-)iouii(b r navy giuis ol' (SI cwt., but only ci^^bt v.circ then niouni. 1. There were 12.’) ke_;js of cMin. 11 and rifle ]..!U.ler, (>o2 pound.s cannon c.artri'! 1,fViction tubes, 8,0(10 percussion caps for small arms, ninety-seven s i.ich shot, one hundred >'-inch siudl, seven liun- di'cd and filty-lijur ;>::-p' Under . I* t, ten-j2-^ oand- cr shell, aud fbity-ei.uht JL'-j.oun ler .-hut. On the 22d of July, a communication was ad dressed to tbe J’nsident, tu-gi -ting that wi'might })Ossibly relieve him by cairying on the fortiiica- tions at Wilmington by advancing the necessary funds on the d( posit ol lifty thousand dollars in Confederate bonds. 'J'hey w'cre received here on the 20th of Aui^ust. ()n the Jlst of July, Mr J. 1>. Wliitford, Ordnance Oiiiccr at Newbern, wa.- directed to make a requisition on the Confederate Govermiicnt for the proper supplies of ordnance ritores for tiie coast defences. It was done. On the 10th of Autrust, the secretary of w.ir acknowl edged its receipt. Since the bombardment of Hatteras, sufiicient su[ipiies have been sent to f'ort Macon, :iml it lias been victualled f u' six months. Notwith:-tand;ni; the ordinance of the (’onvention, it was not thoiiuht prudent to stop al- tofrctlu'r the expenditures on tlie coast, ainl on the 12tii ol'July, Gen. Gwyu was instructed, that‘’cx- licnditures on the part of the State must be con fined strictly to the employment of the present force of laborers upon tbe ]'rogre.ssing works.” While in deference to that body no new works were projected. On the 20th of July Commodore Barron as sumed command of the Naval forces in the Sounds*, composed of the five gun-boats sold by us to the (’on'ederato Gavernni.- i;t. Jbi'. (I n. Gatlin, who under a c nnmi ■■ ioti even threatened by the enemyl Ai a council of war that day held, their influ ence prevailed, and I could find but three oiKcei'S (including myself j who were willing to defend the ]H'.'t to the last extremity, although, 1 assured them all, as Fngineer of the I'ort, that it could be held for a week at lea.-^t, with the means at our command, ami thus give tii.ie for the power of the interior to come to our re'ief My jirotest was unavailing—the evacuation was decided on, and carried out with great lo.ss and daiua_:ii> of public pro’perty. hisclaiming all iniputations agaiiist any ofliccr present, it seein.s to be my duty, as Engineer of the I’ost. to state exjdieitly that this evacuation of a strong i‘’orlre^s ju."t liiii died, just mounted with it armament and not even threatened by the enoniy, icas not JuKf if ai (u/ (dd/ militar>j nercxsit^. SiiKH' my arrival here, I regret to learn that I'ort ()cracoke has also been nhanfhrnaf by its _u:;rrison. 'J his is the more extraordinary, as that post /.S’ (thixm lmi>rci/nal)lr—it cannot be ap proached within five miles by the iieavy ships of the enemy, and can only bo attack i'd l)y vessels of li-ht dralt of water and of inferior power. I am, sir, very resiiCctfully yours, E. MOllKfS, Eng. in cliief. Ft. Oregon, N. C. The 28th Jli:(iiMENT.—This Ilegiment, cotn- p isedi entirely of meu from West ^f the lilue lii'lge, was organized on the 24th, by the eleclioii of tiie following Field Officers: Colonel—llobert B. \’ance, of liuncombc. Lt. Gob—Win. C. \Valker, of Cherokee. Major—J. J>. (iardner, of Vancey.—Ashcvittf' Xnrs. ♦ ♦ *- No F.mth.—'J'hose precious fellows all through the country, who are charging exorbitant prices (br leather, bacon, Mi.^ar, colfee, shoes, &c. SiC.j articles (d’ indespensablc common necessity, aro inlidids, or faitldess christains. 'J'hcy cither do not believe in a righteous God, or else they are afraid to trust him. SiAViNd TiiUKAi).—Tiie newspapers arc con stantly recording s(jme new evidence of the ability of the South to take care, of herself.—^Ve are all fully deterndned to make the trial, and so all are trying' to su[iply some want heretofore supplied by the North. This is just as it should bo. The last important article of home manufacture that we have .seen, is a ball of acwin>j thready from ('cdur Falls I'aetory. It is first rate for ordinary [lurp JSCS, 000 yards to the bail, and sold in this maik'jt at ten cents. Hurra for Cedar Fulla.— Suliiiljarj/ II at( /unoii. There can be no doubt but that many persons arc quite out of their proper place.s in the military .service of (he Confederacy. Should thi.q war la&t several years, where are we to look for re inforcements when our youth arc already in the flebiy And when peace is Anally attained, where will be our educated men—our literary rank among nations—while education is now beitig nccdlc.s.«ly neglected, and nier^ boys permitted to join the ranks, because carried away by zeal, with out discrctioti, the novelty of camp life presenting more aMraction to them than c »!!.''c discipline? r.icuiiieni.s from tbaii i.'i 'i'. c •riMl i; b; ir.r '11. line Nov 20. 1.' -.er. w i'.'. lb)'! It at ,1. b». I’Al.MibbS V,.;b S:-i One door above tl.c Dank of Chari ; uri.L : At ultimo •■--isting S:i ill: Hi; I'l.U; Jbltlc’- -1 0 ek on i a bo-file fb’ot oi' i . of tb;:' '• Minnesot;i.' ■■ !1 :ru •. ■■ :i', c:> iS of tba of ii are beicwith re- •j”t : V cVi liing. tl-.o 27tb S. men of war. Ci:n- Il;ii' .ship, ('om mo Jure li: r V'.' ard :bri'' un- U a--!‘ 'i'ae ra-- b^U ' v> .'*ad ni-:: (ten. (! V vmi it!.;, more ury'ciit and in:]" rtu- f Xi rtli Caroisna. ib.-it 1 i’c i C'-n- of tbe kind is iv - ary t.' ^ : ab] ■ multiiariou'- articles x- -uii-d fbr the r.“‘‘i;,al bv tbo r'iiivei:lion •ires tak':'n ibr tlii' o' iccr. i'esi>mativ , , , , , 1 j^b i coast (baenci.s. w:.' at (lie .Southerni'.'^.t t command, r.i.d G n. (_Iwynn ha.ciuL' bv on the l-'.ub of n?, ro and nu- r len. nd - ’.il!* iitly. -.an tl;:^ blUth of June, advi-cd tis tbat heavy f;.]:lrc ^uns n a- co- per i'us; .- Cttuld b( obfained. 1 am happy to be able to sav tbat Gcii. tiwynn usc.l overy exertion to procure the ncce.^sary sui'plie.s. and I do nut think that the capture of Ifatteras fairly attaches any blame to any person conncctd with the military es- i:;’ :i'b:ncii: lu r , from any want ^'d' f rc.-.i-ht or oi' the C ar eitbvr 'd .1 on tlie Ab: I tru,-t y turo to s’l. there is lic- -1 ::a;; aware 1: .'W vcr v-jU 1 ."■'bit'' -ir of tb’ .iarlc ; r I’atidi- 1 will not tbitb. . r. tl at wirb a - no •cc no tn trt of his II ■ ■ I iad:;i,;:ic-j ,d (r:b-^-r. • tc 1 iV':- it inf.Ti ivo. if I v n- ua CM-i ; .d" .b; • ) ., oi t ba‘ 'd 1 aili autboiity to iiiaLe li. ial aec' unt 'on, by En^_inecr ■ra." l! •'iT'l Fra-a ■•al .■ Avill i- : . ’ ’ i ' . .— a ■■ a. ! '■ 1. • ■ and ;b- r. i ^ ra--5. -■" a!j I i 1 V ... ■ 1 a a V .... • 1 ■■ f - a •b. ; • ; . y }.-■>.• ..n 1 ■. 1 b A;.,. : • f ; ■ ,, ^ ! a; b.. V. b b ’ a - ’ . w' i lie. •- vb’" ■; ^ , r latuv, ■ V . a,a, ■ r.^ 1; - - .- a: *■ ■ b s— : t 1 \ Tb. \r;i.LIA ! J'a : :y I. 1- ’ tf I . A _ „ .1 ^ i ,5 i • A -T\.- /•■If ' 'T.' . -i -»? *. ^ -t, i.'. • Aa ■ . :a ’ U" > •a-a..,- .' •’ : 1 a - in'iC of t• .\ ' bS .a I of ■ ab\’’S. ; r ne.xt and r s a ;-w.-rb i- ■ .a Si tiie bv ca.: li a.r .a ■. V i;a-h'aid- o: .tn . '•) 1 cvr iw;- i.,.l;v-va.... . t 1. \ Tb£S & W!r.!.:AM:f. i Aiij 3w Tlie fli.i't :.e l,;ri:en iU- >aLC IV. o iroiicr precaution in procuring t.iC nccvs-ary ,= up- to I. aii'! L bom ren;:r; tr-e:( 1 unav that OT ever, ;v::b rc' iurcos we ; many v-a;a-'i.- -i,):! • aTred a r lu: rb con a J;;:a Ivbi;: to'- bai: ;> a r: car'! ■1 -t bavc -upi’b 1 ip', a • we C 'Ual *: Ml i'r lai t!i.j ‘b.. ' ;i-^re i.- laiw ■ hi -ra,which ■V of a iVi itiP 1 r c !i-' ) 1, ■ c r ] wa.s tar 1 w r an dav tb at ■■ ^ i 1 i i-T. h tl'iO exc aril n d rifle gui; and ;pcned (hair lii'ft that day. tiiat -1‘d the ya.srrisuii retreated to iviih tiiC lo.'» of two luen, aud it s( pinn of by tb.o ci;emy. The tbreatojiin!:-, ^ha enemy made an attack was resumed tbe n- \r day, o’clutk iVum tlia Conlbdarate Slates comtnand.s the wbole i (jynina ium.s and military exen;i" .scombinc^, with a rc'.ail.ar educational course, mi;dit do nioro for our t'uture chan the .•^li;dit addition of th' se young lad.s to 'Mir ;■ rci.s now, atid jiareiits should sp ire no in!'j' liee in (;nforcin^ the ( lucation of tie ir .- -n^ a a niat‘cr of vital imporfan''aj to tho fiita.c w- U‘ re our C iuntry. v. bich mu't not bo 1' , i^b? fii'ill the cxciti^nienta of the jirc-ent.— /i I' ll /■/ iiniiiifr. (b)Sj ■ 'J'a.x.—i'h(; Gon;jres' ha.s levied a war tax of tiity cents oti tlic cl"U value of what every man is woith. If any Stato will pay its ouota b'-tween ibis time and the 1.1 of April next, ]l) per cent will be discounted. The Government has appointed one collecting aiicnt in each of tho S aria rn .'^iaie^, and that aL'Ciit i- reouircd to ap- pibat a 'ub-aL'ent in each county, in all cases se- ice!in;.M.i' :-beiitI’or other county ofliccr whose du'y i’ i-' t i C ..i‘ et taives. .■'iu apj ;-ben. ' i' felt as to the ability of tb. J 1 b: rai.-e the money for this tax. 'J hose wli laivc tbe mcaii.-i will pay il cheerfully, but in vi w of the diiiieulty in tbe way of collecting inonev on old eluims, many fear they will not be abb,' t'o meet it. There is a di.nrustful feeling abr ; : }. ten liner to contract j/ur'=! strings except in t':C few rare case‘s where sure ai;d liberal return.s laa , b .- relied cn. T!ii.s may so far wear off before we are called on for the Confederate tax a.s to re move the diiiicuities which now .sccm to be in the su(di a] p'rin'n. nts. Appetid^'l to tl.iri lapr.rt of the evacu;;tion of Fort Or Morris, to wbich I rcibr you. No rc| -‘rt i'rom Ocracuke has been r' Ceived. c:^- C' pt a v. i b;il : hat it wa.i evacuated, it^ ^ut..^ .^pikcil an 1 the put It is a Vf !• ,• r. w la ( r' bad u ^ aw I‘ .’V va^ J b. I 1. / i V cd ' li.ai of i.’ uce till wc”'i 'c 1 ;.;i ] t.;r"d Nortbwar' of the C Li> ut. Gr u..--trf,yed. pt bi to u ti It m ■: b -uai It ll;. S. ]b,rc. :i:i an I I bv i I U C ^ d the h a vi in iibv ;una* of the >btvy . N -la h ('aro- ; ace, " ith a fla.^ ;W of t ikia^ off o;ir , vi.;W V.l' h our faip- y tb^ y bad .‘■•dlv I :dfK-er in command herewith tran.^mittcd lit. Huvull rc.iia'ncd in our but ibr tiii.i unhappy exi^-jucy lui.^bt have been Northward. I ;;C .'pared. in tru*h. there was every reason, from the ad vices received here, to feel fjuiet aijout ifatteras. On the i:r»rh of May, Col. r^tark, commai.ainir there, writes. ‘‘As s"oi! as two 'U’ tbre-i of '.fc ^un.' Iamb; 1 are luountod, the cneiay will find it impa'siblc to eib ct an entrance into this lidet. I am buojiV to be able to report that the - . , i-i . • i P,n,^ect is very cheering—^^that in a few days of .tanecs, we cannot avail ourselv. s of tbcir inrihvr hrtlo money will circulate while that ruiuou.i la^r At 11 u clock, our troops ' uniuierrupted labor we .diall be able to make this [ services. Karly in May, they band=omcly leudci- , u m lorco. way of the people. ‘b^ufFicient unto the day is Nav il .'ervic.a uiitil tbe 2‘.'i:h of Au^u,t, when ^.vil thereof.”—Vt'at-kman. thc:ir steal.a is wrre tranaferred to Gommodo;c ]f die StateConvei.tio.r, which meets in Novem- Barron. I avad of tius oiiportunity of ex- repeal the Stay Law and allow business J of li.vir Very cner.'ctic conduct ' ... , , -n • r jn rpb xinir di beul ies in the sound.s, and it to go on and taiic it-i u.-;ual course, t ic-e wi oe^no tbat from circum- diificulty about getting money to pay taxes. But pr> .-'iiig niy .-cnse un is a .'ource of reai re _ rot
