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THE WAB IN EASTERN N. CABOLINA Capture of the Federal Transport Steamer Fanny. C. S. Steamer Raleigh, Oct 2d, 1861. To the Editor of the Raleigh Journal; Dear friends, I am happy to write you thia morning that we have taken a prize. We took it last night just before sunset. It proved to be the U. S. steamer Fanny, just from Hatteraa. There were two of our vessels engaged, viz: the steamers Curlew and Raleigh. The steamer seemed to be a store ship for the U. S. squadron They had any amount of clothing on board, such as great coats, shoes, blankets, &c. I think myself the boat and cargo is worth near $100,000. We took 45 prisoners. 5o person killed or wounded oti either side. Further Particulars. Norfolk, Oct. 5. The reported capture of the Federal steamer Fanny is confirmed. She was bound to Chick&macomack Beach, which isoccapi d by the Twentieth Regiment Indiana Volunteers. The Fanny is a steam propeller ot about two hundred and fifty tons burthen, and was employed by the Yankee forces in the late attack on Ilat teras. At the time of her capture, the Fanny had on board 47 men, two officers and a lare quantity of atores. She was pursued by the Confederate arm d 6teamera Raleigh, Curlew and Junaluski, and after firing about forty rounds, she hoisted the white flag. Nobody hurt on either side. The Fanny had a large amount of stores, small arms and ammunition on board. Some forty pris oners were taken, and among them seven of Pica June Butler's ''contrabands" negroes. The Fanny carried two twenty-four pounders, rifled cannon, and our steamers thirty-two pound ers. - The Fanny's shot fell a half mile short, while those from the Confederate steamers struck all Around the Yankee craft. After capturing the Fanny, the Confederate ex pedition returned to Roanuke Island to prepare for an attack on the Federals at Chickamcomack Beach, twenty-five miles North of Hatteraa. The prisoners taken on the Fanny rejort 500 iroopsat Ilatteras, and say that Ilatteras is a per fect failure; that during the late gale, the tide was some three or four feet over the place. The steamer Fanny (Butler's flag ship) and cargo, are valued at from seventy-five to one hun dred thousand dollars, including 75,000 cartridges .and 25,000 percussion caps. YANKEE ENCAMPMENT AT CHICKA .MACOMACK, N. C, BROKEN UP AND DISPERSED. Entire Camp Euuippage Captured. From an extra issued from the office of the Nor folk Pay Book, we find the following particulars: The steamer Junalubki, Capt, Slacuui, arrived iere from Roanoke Island. Capt. Slacum brings .us a full confirmation of the news we published in regard to the Chickumacoiuac expedition, and the .breaking up of the enemy's camp at that place, to gether with additional particulars. The expedition for this purpose left Roanoke inland on Thursday, at midnight, and consisted of Jh steamers Curlew, the flag-ship of Commodore JiYDch, Raleigh, ranny, and Junaluski, mid the transports Empire and Cotton Plant, with detach uents of the Third Georgia and North Carolina Regiments. They arrived off Chickamacomack at 7 o'clock in the morning, and commenced landing the Geor gia regiment, under cover of the guns of the fleet, which laid too far from the shore?, and not in a po sition to prevent the Yankees from retreating. The 20th Indiana regiment was drawn up on shore, preparatory . to giing our forces battle, probably to frighten them off, but seeing the de termined action of our forces towards landing, the .cowardly whelps took to their heels down towards Ilatteras, leaving everything, even their private wardrobes, papers, &c. This example of gallant ry was set them by their Colonel, who put spurs to his horse and was the swiftest of the whole pack. Our entire fleet, except the transport Cotton Plant, then moved their position to Ilatteras Lilit House, in order to intercept the retreat of the Yankees; but'it coming up dark before they could commence landing, and the want of sufficient boats to make an expeditious landing, the Yankees made their escape to the fort at Ilatteras. The Georgia troops, from the Cotton Plant, hav ing effected a landing, put down the beach in pur suit of the flying Yankees, but they being entire ly too fleet of foot for them, escaped to Ilatteras Light-House, where they were reinforced. At the time of the retieat of the Yankees, had it been high tide, they would not have escaped, as the sand was of such a nature as to utterly preclude the pesjibility of ruunjng, save below the high wa jtcr mark. Our men bad to drag their field how itzers through this sand twelve miles, that is, from Chickamacomack to Hattems light; and during the .chase one member of the Georgia regiment died from exhaustion in pursuing the Yankee. His remains were brought to this city by the Junalus ki. A Sergeant-Major, of the Indiana regiment, shot the horse of Col. Wright, of the Georgia regi ment) from under him, which appeared to be the only evidence of bravery evinced by the whole party. Col. Wright captured this man, and fot jus bravery treated him very courteously. On Saturday morning, the Federal steamer Monticcllo appeared off the position at which our force had encamped for the night and shelled the beach. Our forces captured a large barge built for the New York Zouaves; she will carry one hundred men, and is intended for landing troops on the coast, together with forty prisoners, all the camp equippage, tents and provisions for ten days. "They even left their private baggage. lite steamer Ruleigh went into Kenny kect to examine some vessels supposed to be full of pro visions, but were found lo be empty. On her ap pearance in that direction, a Federal steamer, loaded dowu with men, emerged from Ilatteras Inlet with the purpose of giving the Raleigh bat tle; but their nerve failed them on seeing the de termined disposition of the Raleigh to give them battle; so they turned tail and ran back under the protection of Ilatteras Inlet. The occupation of "Live Oak Camp," the name .of their encampment at Chickamacomack, was for the avowed purpose of attacking Roanoke Island; Ilatteras Inlet being too far from the Island for a successful sortie. These Yankee troops bad not been long from Cockeysville, Md., as letters found in their posses sion are directed to (hat point, and are of a very late date. ANQTHEB ACCOUNT.. Capt Carrsville, of the Carrsrille Guards, Third Georgia Regiment, gives us the following state ment : Col. Wright left Camp Georgia, Roanoke Island, ,on Thursday midnight, arrived at Chickomaco mack on Friday, in the steamers. Col. Wright .made the attack on the Federals, at 9 o'clock in the jnorning by firing shell from - two - 12-poood howitzers from on boajd transport Cotton Plant, when about one mile from the shore. As soon as the Colonel opened fire on them, they began to re treat. The howitzers were commanded by Lieut. J R Sturgis, with 40 men J When the Colouel saw they were about to retreat, be embarked the guns of bis three companies on board of a' flat boat, for the purpose of effecting a landing and putting chase after them. Company B, command ed by Captain Netsbitt; Company E, commanded by Captain Griffin, and Company N, commanded by Captain Jones, were landed immediately, leaving the remaining portion ot the 3d Georgia Regi ment, some four or five miles in the rear, on board the other vessels of the fleet. The three compa nies that landed consisted of 210 men, while the enemy, from their muster rolls 'were about 1200 strong. When the Colonel landed he had signalled the remaining portion of the Georgia. 3d to ad vance, and when near shore they commenced em barking in their flat-boats. Col Wright took but one of his howitzers ashore with him, leaving the other on board the Cotton Plant, under command of Captain Carrsville, to cover his landing. After the thrue companies had effected a safe landing, the other howitzer was then brought on shore, and they then commenced the pursuit of the flying Yankees, and were joined by each company of the remaining portion of the Georgia regiment as fast as they effected a landing. The two howitzers and ammunition were dragged through the deep sand by the men during the entire pur suit of twenty-five miles, having in the meautime encamped on Friday night at Kinneykeet, a dis tance of eighteen miles from the starting point. The pursuit was continued early next morning to within one mile of Ilatteras light-house. When about six miles from the starting place, Col Wright being ot, horseback and considerably ir. advance of his command, overtook a party of 13 Yankees, together with their Adjutant. He made a gallant charge on them, when the Adju tant shot his horse, and commenced loading again, when the Colonel grappled up a small Yankee and presented him as a breastwork to ward off the Adjutant's fire. With this he advanced on the Adjutant with his repeater and captured four, in cluding the Adjutant. As our forces continued to advance they com menced taking prisoners, in all about forty, aud killed seven or eight of the flying Hessians. One of the North Carolina conjpanifS landed at the same time as the Georgians, aud joined in the pursuit with great bravery; whilst the other por tion of the North Carolina regiment was ordered to hasten to the Light-House, just below Kinny keet, to intercept the retreat of the Federalists. Kiuuykcetis eight miles above the Light-House, towards Chickamacomack. They were unable to land owing to the shoal water, though they did everything they could to accomplish that object. They got their guns on board the flats and shoved off, but got aground, and even waded in till they found themselves again getting into deep water. They then sent a small boat to take foundings, and found it iirpossible to laud, owing to the peculiar formation of the flats. Col. Wright continued his pursuit till he found the North Carolina Regiment under Col. Shaw unable to land; aud ascertaining that the Yankees had been reinforced by nine hundred men from Hatfras, he withdrew his forces to the position he haa occupied the night before. After getting back to this position, the Federal steamer Monti cello took up a position about half a mile from the shore and opened fire on them by broadsides, with 11 inch shell, and continued to shell them for five hours, without injury to any one except a slight bruise on one man's leg, who fell down in en deavoring to dodge a ball which rolled over his leg, und a slight scratch on another's face, from the explosion of a shell. lhiring the shelling, a great portion of the Georgia forces retired back to the enemy's vacated camp, and finally the balance succeeded in embark ing ou board our steamers, which had now got in the neighborhood. They embarked their two howitzers with them on board the Curlew, from this point. The Cotton Plant, under orders from Com. Lynch, now ran up to Chickamacomack, and took on board the entire forces which had rot back to this poiut, together with the enemy's entire camp equipage, consisting of 300 tents, cartridge boxes, haversacks, canteens, cooking utensils, provisions, &c, together with their private wardrobe, which they were in too great haste to take with them. The entire expedition then returned to Roanoke Island, where they arrived on Sunday night at 12 o'clock. PATRIOTIC CONTRIBUTIONS. As an evidence, at once of the zeal and the pa triotic liberality of the Southern people, we ap pend the following list of contributions for our army, which reached Richmond in one day, from the various sources indicated in the residences of the donois. From Col. J. B Jones, the capable and urbane Chief of the Passport Office, we learn that the contributions recorded below, is a fair average of similar donations received daily for the pust thirty days: Rev Mr Purify, $150 worth of medical and oth er stores for the First Regiment North Carolina State troops. R L Steele, S200 worth stores, and $536 iu money for the loth North Carolina troops. George Stewart, 200 worth of clothing and stores for the 4th Georgia Regiment. B L-WaddU, S1500 worth of clothing for the 11th Alabama regiment. J 11 White and others, $3,500 worth of cloth ing for the 6th North Carolina regiment. This contributiou is from Gaston aud Lincoln counties.! Capt. Waddle and others, $5,000 worth of cloth ing for the 20th Georgia regiment. J C Blocker and T B Love, of North Carolina, $1,000 worth ot clothing, stores, and $.371 in cash, lor the 14th North Carolina regiment. Col Rvrd, for the 8;h Yiiginia regiment, $500 worth of clothing and stores IhrF A Bates, of Alabama, $500 worth of clothing aud stores for the Alabama regiments. J B Clark and J W Gaylord, ot North Caroli na, $400 worth of clothing, Arc, for the 3d North Carolina regiment. Mr Campbell, of Georgia, 810.000 worth of c'othing, &c, for the various Georgia Regi ments. Mr Gait, in behalf of the people of his section for Georgia Regiments, $10,000 worth of clothing, &c. J W Hull, $300 worth of clothing, &c; for the 5th and 11th Alabama regiments. 31 A Maulsby, $194 worth of clothing, &c, for the 8th Georgia Regiment. Dr J H Montgomery, 5100 worth of clothing, &c, for the 13th North Carolina Regiment, Mr McKenzie, and his party, $2,000 worth of clothing, &c., to the 4th Regiment North Carolina JState ttoops. T S Wood, $800 worth of clothing for the 4th North Carolina State troops Total value of con tributions $48.051. Richmond Enquirer. We suppose iht communities made up the above mentioned donations, acd the gentlemen named delivered them. 'WESTEEN "dBMOOEAT, CHAELOTTB, IMPORT AN T PROM PENSACOIiA. f Mobile, October 9.- -A special dispatch to the Advertiser, dated at Pensacola, Florida, 9th, says that one thesaaod Confederates, under command of Genera Anderson, crossed the Bay last night, and landed at Santa Rosa Island at 2 o'clock in the morning and stormed the camp of Billy Wil son's Zouaves, burning and destroying every build ing except the hospital; also, immense quantities of rations, stores and equipments, spiked the can non and effected a total destruction of the camp. The loss of the Confederates was forty kiled and wounded. The loss of the enemy was very great. Our force engaged was composed of three com panies of the Fifth Georgia Regiment, fourteen Liembers of the 'Mobile Continentals, three compa nies of regulars, a detachment of Mississippians, i a detachment of Georgians under Lieutenants Hal- lonquist and Nelms, two hundred Alabamians, and a detachment of Navy officers and marines, under Capt Brent. Major Vodges, of the United States Army, is one among the numerous prison ers in our hands. Lieut. Slaughter of the Mobile Continentals, was captured while carrying a flag of truce, but released. The victory is complete. THE CAMEL IN TEXAS. The power of endurance of the camels introduc ed into Texas was very severely tested during the past summer, by Captain Win. H. Echcls, of the Topographical Engineers, who started with them the latter part of June to make a reconnoisancc in North-Western Texas. The country through which they had to travel was exceediugly rough, rocky aud hilly, and destitute of water for long distances. The grass was all dried up, so that there was no forage for the animals. All the wa ter for the party, both men and beasts, had to be carried on the backs of the camels and mules. Some of the hills traversed were so steep that the camels had to resort to the feat of walking on their knees, to prevent their loads from falling. No water was met with after leaving the river Pecos, a brackish stream, on the 29th of June, until the 4th of July, after a journey of 137 miles through the barren and difficult country above described. Owing to the supply of water falling short, the camels did not have a drop all this time during six days; the mules were allowed none after the 1st of July; and the men composing the expedition were put on short allowance, and on the morning of the last day there were but two swallows of water for each man. All suffered terribly from thirst. The strength of bath men and animals failed. Goods were abandoned be cause the animals could not carry them, and some of the mules broke down entirely and were left in the rear, while several of the men were sick, and declared they must give up before they reached the stream which saved the whole party from the horrible fate which stared them in the face. Being warned of the consequences, however the latter prevailed. The animals would go to the water casks, draw out the bungs with their teeth, aud gnaw at the bung holes. The mercury stood at 100 degrees iu the shade. The last day but one the camels bellowed continually, owing probably to their suf ferings from thirst, still they bore the hardships and fatigue of the terrible inarch well. On the day that water was discovered, the camels mani fested a knowledge of the nearness of water ten miles before they reached it, by increasing their speed so that they had to be held back. The wa ter reached was the head of San Francisco creek, at Camel's Hump mountain. The next day cam els were sent back with water for the abandoned mules. One of the mules in camp died, and the rest looked badly. Several of the men were sick. It appears, then, that the camels have fully vin dicated their reputation for endurance and useful ness in their new home. The mules, also, held out remarkably well, but water was dealt out to them for two days after the camels got their last drink at Pecos. MILITARY MEETING. At a meeting of the Officers of the 1st Regi ment N. C. Volunteers, now stationed at Camp Fayetteville, near Yorktown, Va., on motion Capt. C M. Avery was called to the chair, and Lieut. R. Mallet t appointed Secretary. The Chairman explained the object of the meet ing to be, to take the sense of the Officers of this Regiment relative to the change of our title. On motion of Mr. Thigpen, Capts. R. J. Ashe, W. W. McDowell and Lt. B. R. Iluske were appointed a committee to draft resolutions for the action of the meeting. '1 he committee withdrew, and in a short time returned and reported the following preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted, and ordered to be forwarded to the Rich mond Dispatch and Examiner, the N. C. State papers, and the Charlestor lercury, for publica tion: Whereas, ou the 28th day of September, A. D. 1801, to our surprise and mortification, an order from Col. J. G Martin, Adjutant General of the State of North Carolina, was read, directing that this Regiment should in the future be known as the 19th Regiment of North Carolina Volunteers: Therefore, Be it Resolved, That having been the first Reg imeut from North Carolina to enter the State of Virginia; te Ji.-sl Regiment from any State to meet and repuLe the invader; the first Regiment to receive the approba?ion of our countrymen by resolutions of their National and State councils; that having been entrusted by the people ot North Carolina with a Flag, upon whose folds is inscrib ed "The Fiist Regimeut of North Carolina," by the hands of our country-women; and that havin' I been exposed to the dangers of battle and endured the hardships of camp, iu this our only campaign as the First Regiment, we do hereby enter, in be half of those whose graves may be seen, humble though they m y bj, in sight of their trials and labors; iu the name of those whose enfeebled health j attests their patience and fortitude; and in the j name of those who yet live, proud of their appela ; tion and of the associations of which it reminds them, our most earnest protest agaiust this cLsinge. Resolved, That we have shown by all of our ac tions since the call for Volunteers, our earnest de sire to promote the good of the cause, and that while we are still willing to make further sacrifi ces for the same purpose, we are not willing to surrender our name to minister to the caprice of any one, or to subserve the convenience of a few Office Clerks, and that we will never submit to such an imposition until we have exhausted eve ry means of redress, consistent with our efficiency aud character. C. M. AVERY. Ch'n. R. Mallett, Sec'y. We Uara that the Regiment will stand No. 1, as heretofore, according to a late Legislative Act. Salt. The Wilmington Journal says that Messrs Wilkinson and Morse are making 12 bush els of excellent salt a day on Wrightville Sound, employing 4 hands, 2 by day and 2 by night, and that they are selling it at $1 50 a bushel. We would suppose that $4 50 a day to each band would tempt others, even if patriotism fail to do so, to engage in the same sort of manufacture. THE PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN , Harpers' -Weekly, a New York paper well known in the South, gives the following as the plan of the autumn and winter campaign of the Federals: We believe we may say that the plan of the Autumn and Winter campaign has been determin- , ed, and that the leading Generals are apprised of j the parts they are to play in it. It involves opera- tions of so extensive a coaracter as to De- without parallel in history, and to be morally certain of effecting their object the suppression of the rebel lion before next Spring. The plan presumes that the rebels will remain inactive at their present posts. Should Gen. Beauregard attack Washington, a change in the programme might be the result, as it is confidently anticipated that he would meet with an overwhel ming defeat, which would probibly precipitate matters. Again, should Gen. Johnston undertake an aggressive movement against Cairo, the Mis sissippi expedition might proceed to work more speedily than is now intended. It is cot believed, however, that either of these contingencies will occur. At Washington as at Cairo, an attacking force would fight at such an enormous disadvan tage that it is not supposed the experienced leaders of the rebel army would wantonly run the risk of a forward movement. Assuming, then, that the rebels pursue the wisest course, and wait to be attacked in their entrenchments, we have reason to believe that in the first or second week of October, the campaign will be simultaneously commenced on the coast, iu the vicinity of Fortress Monroe, at Manassas, at Harper's Ferry, iu Kentucky, on the 31ississippi, and in the Western portion of Missouri. We believe that three naval expeditions are being fitted out in New England and New York. The camps at Hempstead and Scarsdale are to furnish men for two of them; the third will recruit 10,000 volunteers in New England. We presume we shal not be far wrong if we predict that these expeditious will be commanded by Generals Butler, Burnside and Lander. Two of them will probably operate on different points of the Southern coast, with view of distracting the attention of the enemy from the line of the Potomac one for instance, may effect a landing at or near Port Royal, South Carolina, while the other, reinforced by the gar rison at Fort Pickens, may re open the excellent harbor of Pensscola to the commerce of the world. It is likely that the third, which will consist of at least 10,000 men, and will be commanded by Gen. Burnside, will operate in the Chesapeake, landing so as on one side to flank the rebel army on the Potomac, while on the other to take Nor fork in the rear, in case the rebels should fall back from Manassas. All of these expeditions will be provided with ample artillery, and the landings effected under cover of heavy naval batteries. Ships, steamers, gunboats and launches are, we believe, being actively prepared for this service. Simultaneously with the departure of these ex peditions, we h-ok for a forward movement on the part of Gen. Banks. A glance at the map will show bow Gen. McCJellan will co-operate with him. If the enemy resist him in force, McCIellan will naturally attack Manassas at once. If he moves on without opposition, the attack will be deferred until he is in a position to take part in it by flanking the enemy. We have an intimation that simultaneously with Gen Banks' movement, Gen. Sickles will cross the Potomac some twenty miles below Washington, with a view to gain a position between Manassas and Richmond. These details, however, are as yet undetermined; and the intimation is merely a shrewd guess. The main point that Manassas will be threatened on three sides simultaneously, while a column of Gen. Burnside advance to cut off the retreat of the ene my may be regarded as pretty certain. Meanwhile, further west, Gen. Anderson may be expected by the 10th of October to have raised such an army of Kentuckians and East Tennessee ans to keep Tennessee effectually in check, and to co-operate efficiently with Gen Fremont, who, by that time, will probably have mustered an army sufficient to beat the rebels in the neighborhood of Springfield, Missouri, and to man a powerful ex pedition for the descent of the Mississippi. We do not look for naval operations of the first impor tance on the Mississippi. The fortified points onN that river will naturally be assailed by land. Corps de'armie will converge upon them from either shore, and reduce them as Ilatteras was reduced, or, when the thing is practicable, with the bayo onet. The gun boats will be useful as auxilliaries and the river will prove valuable for the transpor tation of supplies. But the fighting in the West will be done on land. If the campaign in that region is. to keep pace with that in the east, the rebel forces under Price, or McCulIoch, or whosoever has succeeded them, which are now in possession of Springfield, Mis souri, and the vicinity , must be defeated and driv en into Arkansas, or scattered altogether, before October 15. Whether this can be achieved de pends upon considerations which are only known to Major General Fremont. Thus, if our information bo correct, the battle will have begun along the whole line, from the Atlantic to Kansas, by the middle of October, and at least two points on the coast will be either in possession of or under bombardment by our forces. It is believed that the whole force will not be less than 350,000 men, exelusive of reserves and Home Guards in Kentucky, Maryland and Mis souri; so that at every poiut attacked we shall out number the enemy. It is not reasonable to believe that the rebel troops from the Gulf States will remain patiently under arms in Virginia while their homes are be ing assailed from the North. The yankees can plan, but they can't succeed. M- MM Death of Henry R. Savage. It is but a few days since we announced the death of the President of the Cape Fear Bank, and we regret to learn that death has taken from the institution an other excellent officer and estimable gentleman. Henry R. Savage, Esq., itsCashier, died on the evening of the 3d inst., at Alleghany Springs, Va. Wheat Coffee. A Virginia lady, who has tried the experiment, writes to the Richmond Dispatch that w heat is better than rye, or any ! ither article that she has yet tried, for making j conee ot excellent flavor. I lie large full grains are the best. Parch and irrind like coffee. , mm Would be Glad to get Back. We learn from Uld Point, that many of the negroes who have been captured by the force there, express themselves very anxious to get back to their mas ters. It is said, and conforms very much to the geueral opinion in the South, that the Yankees make the severest and most cruel masters to slaves ot any people on the face of the globe. The poor ! J - J J L-.-l t . .1 I 1 . . I ueiuueu neicnes ruai tney nave induced into i their powsr at the Point, are worked in gangs, un der a strict guard, and served worse than the In dians serve their captives. After working hard on the fortifications all day long, with no chance to stop and rest, with a guard standing over them to apply the lash, they are mustered into these miserable quarters and there closely confined. Their fare consists principally of the camp refuse, such stuff as no Southerner would pretend to offer his slave. Norfolk Day Book. v. - J- .. , K J - 7- jsr.. c. " .I Qatiihnrr ' Watciiinan.vi . ' ? CONCORD PBESBYtfEBYVV, -: The Fall sessions of this ecclesiastical court were held in Lenoir on the 26th, 27th and 28tb ult. The sessions were opened on Ihursday mghfc by a sermon by the retiring Moderator. After sermon, the Rev. Robt. Burwell was elected Moderator, who presided over the Presbytery during its ses sions with dignity and impartiality. -The. number present as members was about sixty: a rather large number for the Fall meetings. J . Besides the ordinary routine, the principal busi ness was the relation of Presbytery to the General Assembly. A committee was raised, early in the sessions on this important matter, and l)r. K. H. Morrison made Chairman. On Friday this com mittee presented a report in which it was affirmed that in consequence ol the action of the last General Assembly enjoiuing . upon us a course which our consciences repudiated, and the hopeless ness of redress, it became the solemn duty ofPres bytery to sever the relation existing heretofore, and to aid in forming a General Assembly of the Confederate States. In , doing this, Presbytery did not cfisclaim its right to any property of the General Assembly of the U. S., but avows them, as still hers in part. After the passage of this ordinance by a unanimous and cordial vote, the blessing of God was solemnly invoked upon the act; Rev. 1). A. Penick, gen., leading the devotions. Dr. Morrison and Dr. Chapman, with elders, Dr. Ramsay and Wm Murdock, were elected Com missioners to attend a General Assembly to con vene in Augusta, Ga., on the 4th of Dec. next, or at such time and place as a majority determines. Presbytery expects, notwithstanding the war, to carry on its missionary operations as before. Pre liminary steps were taken to the erection of two new houses of worship on Missionary ground one at Columbus, in Polk county, and another at Shelby, in Cleaveland county. After a harmonious and deeply interest'ng meet ing, Presbytery adjourned on Saturday evening, to meet at Olney Church, Gaston county, on Thursday before the sec oud Sabbath in April, 1S62, at 11 o'clock, A. M. '. Upon the whole, this was one of the most in teresting and pleasant of Presbyterial meetings. The society of Lenoir is good, and their ability to make a visit to their heartsome village delightful, is f:reat. Their hospitality was cordial, and a regret was often expressed, by members of Preaby- toru thnt t li a sfK!itiiH vvpvf tort short. The scenery of the town is beautiful and grand, j To tlie east, within four miles is High Urighton Mountain, the favorite of the late Wm. A. Lenoir. To the westward, skirting the horizon, are seen the Grandfather, the Hawk's Bill, Table Rock, aud the long dark range of the Black Mountain, terminating in Mitchell's Peak. A sight of these creates a longing to scale their hights and look down from their summit. Our Regiments. The Milton Chronicle in quires whether the 25 North Carolina regiments in the field average 1000 each, oris the aggregate only 20,000? We are assured that the first con tains 1403 rank and file, and it is stated that the two which went to Wilmington a few days ago had 1100 each. We have not a doubt that the regiments will average more than 1000. It is a sign of enthusiasm with which North Carolina has gone into the contest, and volunteers do not stop at the minimum number in a company, but almost always exceed the maximum. Fayetteville Ob server. The State now has 31 Regiments in the field. mm m- A Good Example. Mr James Young, of South Iredell, has done a good deed for the sick soldiers he has obtained a quantity of Dogwood bark. Bone-set, and Snake-root, which we have forwarded for him to Manassas. He took two negroes and devoted a couple of days in the good work. Let many others go and do likewise! IStattsville Express. Who Mulligan is. The "gallant Mulligan" as the N. Y. Herald styles the commander of the late Yankee army at Lexington, is no less a personage than the notorious rowdy, "Bdl Mulligan " who figured so largely in the police court of New York last year. He was sent, we believe, to the Pen itentiay for his disturbance of the peace of the city and from that classic abode, he was transferred to the command of a Lincoln column in Missouri. B We are pleased to learn from the Rich mond papers that President Davis is now very much recovered from his recent severe indisposi tion and that nothing stands in the way of his per fect restoration to health but his unceasing atten tion to public business. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Johnston recently met with a startling accident by the running away of the horses attached to the carriage in which they were taking an airing in the viciuity of Richmond. None of the occupants of (he carriage was serious ly hurt. - PROCLAMATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, HENRY T. CLARK, GOV ERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. Executive Department, 1 Itnleigh. Oct. 3d, 18C1. Tn pursuance of the power given me by the !9th section of the Constitution, and by and with the ad vice of the Council of State, I do hereby prohibit the exportation beyond the limits of this "State, of all baeon, pork, beef, leather, men's shoes, woolen goods, jeans, lindsers and blankets except through the orders of the proper officers of the Confederate Government, or of the State Government. The order of -the 13th ult. is hereby revoked. The Adjutant General is directed to employ all ' necessary means to carry into full effect this order. : Done at the city of Raleigh, this 3rd dav of October A. D , 1861. HENRY T. CLARK, Oct 8 4t Governor Ex-othcio. Notice to the Sheriffs of the different Counties of North-Carolina. All Blankets and Clothing which may be received by you can be sent directly to the several Companies which went from your county and when roiir own Companies are supplied, you will then forward any balance on hand to the Quartermaster in Raleigh. You w ill put up all articles intended for your Companies In strong boxes, directed to the Quartermaster in Raleigh with the Company and the Regiment plainly marked on them; and you will have the contents of each box marked on it. . ' , . V Whenever the Companies are on duty in your neigh borhood, you are authorized to deliver the articles to them, taking the receipt of the Captain for them which receipt j-ou will forward to this offire. ' October 8, 1861. - 1 J. DEVEREUX, A. Q. M. QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE, October 3d, 1861. Any person or persons who may be desirous of taking contract for making Clothes for the Army of North -Carolina, can obtain terms, 4c, on application at this office Goods will be issued to any responsible parties, in quantities sufficient to clothe single Com panies which can be made up in their own neighbor hoods, and the money will be paid to the parting re ceiving the Goods, on the return of the manufactured articles. "Parties may furaish the Cloth, which will be paid for by the State. J. DEVEREUX, A Q M October 8, 1861. ' ' BROGAIVS, BROCiANS! 2,000 pain Negro Brogans, j received, and for "a0ct7l, 1.61 J-AS. HARTY. Small" Arms Almost as if by magic, anT tensiTo establishment lias sprung into existence f Richmond, where a large number of worko ar employed in repairing and refitting muskets tit th' use of our army . . The shops are owned ' bj $ Government Of the Confederate States. Withf ten days past the machinery, has been placed position, and is now in "active operation. ft steam engines (one 35-horse power,) furnish U driving force, arid from' the plans laid down V, are satisfied that the establishment will soon be com plete in all its deparments. We state these fact! with a vew of giving encouragement to those who may suppose that the Government is not pushin forward vigorously in every respect, with a iet to a determined resistance against the foe. A Urea number of muskets, thrown away by the Yankee in their flight from Manassas, are now undergoing the necessary repairs,' and many of them daily leave the hands of the workmen "as good as new Every citizen who possesses an old. gun, for whici he has no especial use, would subserve the cate of the South by sending it in to the Ordnance D. partuient. Richmond Dirpatch. B. II. SMITH. & CO., (8UCCXS80R3 TO i. B. T. BOONS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IX BOOTS AND Leather, Calf-Sklus and Skoe-FindiBgs, CHARLOTTE, If . C. March 26, 1861. tf BOOT. AND: SHOE - e ?i p. o is i u m; Charlotte, N. C. ;D3a -ROTH & ARE receiving a choice stock of Boots and Short f the best quality (warranted) which they will telUt LOW PRICES FOR March 26th, 1861. tf SAIT BEEF. SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT,) Ralkigb, Sept 20, 1861. Sealed Proposals will be received at this offict, for the delivery of SALT BEEF, according to the follow itifr stipulations: - The Beef must he from well-fatted Cattle, slanghtmi after the 20th of October, aud weighing not lets thu 350 pound?. . The legs and leg-rounds of the hinJ-qutrteri, ind the shins, and at least six pounds of the neck end of each fore-quarter must be excluded from each bnrril, and the remainder of the carcass, instead of being cat with a cleaver, must be cut with a saw and knife, to girt the meal a square, neat and smooth appearance, is pieces of not less than six pounds, nor more than to pounds. The Beef must be salted at the rate of one bushel of pure Turk's Island Salt, or 1J bushels of Liverpool Salt, and 2 ounces of pulverized Salt-petro to tvtrj 200 pounds, exclusive of a pickle to be made fron fresh water, as strong as salt will make it. and muit be perfectly bright and clear. This Department will furnish salt to contractors at cost and charges, if dt sired. The Beef mnst be put in barrels; the barreh mnit be tight and well coopered; the nett weight of Bnf and the contractor's name marked on each barrel. Thi Beef will be inspected by inspecting officers, to be ap pointed by this Department, at the point of delivery. Two securities will be required in sums equal to tht amount of the contract. JOHN DEVEREUX, Oct 1 3t Com. of Sub. Vinegar, Ca tidies and Soap. SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT,) Raleigh, Sept. 21, 1861. The undersigned is desirous of purchasing a Irj lot of these articles for the use of the Troops. Appli cation may be 'made to him, or to any one of ibi Agents engaged in purchasing for the State. " ' JOI1N DEVEREUX. Oct 1 3t Com. of Sub. Snufl, Snuff, Snuli: , Just received, a fresh lot of genuine Lorilard'i nl Toast Scotch Snuff. Cheap at PALMER'S VARIETY STORE. Sept 24, 1861 Administrator's Notice- The undersiged, A?-nt of THOS. II. BBEM, Admin istrator of JOHN II ARTY, deceased, requests tho indebted to the estate of John Harty, to come forwrd and make settlement. The orphan children of the oV ceased need the money for their maintainanc; there fore those indebted will see the importance of la mediate payment. Call"on the subscriber at hii roo" over the Bauk of Charlotte. S. P. ALEXANDER, Sept 24, 1861 tf Afrent IVOTICE. Having taken letters testamentary from the CoontJ Court of Union county, on the estate of Philip Coodnr, deceased, we will expose to pnblic sale on the 24th V of October, 1861, the following articles of propert; w longing to said estate, viz: a Negro Girl and Child, l bushels Corn, 40 bus. Oat, 125 dozen sheave 0. head Horses, 2 Mule Colts, a fine 161 of cattle and sheep, and a number of hogs. Sale to begin at 10 o'clo", when and where the terms will be made known. J. CONDER, Ua't. WM. CONDER. Oct 1 3t pd DIES WAHTEU. . The Book Accounts of J. A. FOX, and lso tbo J. M. HOWIE, contracted in the Foundry bniin-" in my. hands for settlement and collection. ' else has authority in the latter case. Those intere will act wisely to heed this notice before the 10" October proximo. A. C. WILLIAMSON, Sept 17, 1861 At'my- W., C. Sc R. RAILROAD C 0 STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. The regular annual meeting of the StockholdfV1 the Wilmington, Charlotte ' A Rutherfordton Company, will be held in the town of Charlotte on w fourth Wednesday in October next, the same bemf 23d day of the month. Countv Agent unable tend should not fail to have the County Stock rr" sented by proxy to insure s quorum. This is the " necessary as very many of our Stockholders hT' tered the army and will be necessarily absent. State of North Carolina Gaston "' V' - - f Court cf Pleas and Quarter Sessions Aucr. Term r oesiion David Friday and Marion Friday vs. John C SmiiJ wife Elizabeth, Jacob Link aud wife Margaret, Jc Sammey and wife Mary. Devisavet rel non. . rf It appearing to the eatisfaction of the Conrt Jacob Sammey and wife Mary, two of the wt in Ore above case, reside bevood the limits of tbi w Itie therefore ordered bjr the Court that poblif10? f made ia the Western Democrat, a paper Pob,,IseeV the town of Charlotte, for six weeks successively. ' mending the said Jacob Sammey and wife Mry pear at the next term of this Court , to be held wr county of Gaston, at the Court-Hoose in DHi "V third Monday in February next, then and there themselves party defendants, or judgment pro con win oe enterea against tuem. Witness, W. D Glenn, Clerk of , said Court, l 0Ui ! ri m a a . a t eff t in Dal! as, met aa nonaaj ! Aagusi, ieoi. c 84-Ot
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