North Carolina Newspapers

Sffll it m U i urn P 4? 1 A$y III fA -t '.. V . O 2""" 37" X O 33 S S3 per aiiTi'iim ( IN ADVANCE. ON THE V WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER, W. YATPHfl, Editor and Proprietor. CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1861. TENTH T OLUMENDMB ER 487. T II E Tl 77171 7M7 T7HV 9 l Published every TuescIay,Q) BY WILLIAM J. YATES, EDITOR AND PttOIMllETO.H. If paid "m advance, If -.aid within 3 months, if nni.l after the expiration of the year,... .? 2 . 3 00 50 00 J, ny person sending us five xkw subscribers, a.-ciiiii)"!i""'l hi' tue advance subscription ($10) will receive ',xtU c0n.T gratis f"r one 3"t!lr- P b-cribeis and others who may wish to send moncv t-j us, tan do so by mail, at our risk. o jfisJ" Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. Advertisements not marked on the manuscript for a specific time, will be inserted until forbid, aud charged accordingly. SAMUEL F SMITH, Attorney jiikI Counselor at Litw, CHARLOTTE, N C, Will attend iroi.tj-thf and diliynthf to collecting and rt-initlinjr all claims intrusted to his care. tipcriiil attention given to the writing of Deeds, Con- Tevance ic. iv?- ilurinir hours of business, may be found in the Court Houne. O lie if No. 1, adjoining January 10. lol the clerk's ofiiee. J. A. CHARLOTTE, X. 0. ai.SF.llAL COLLECT ISO AC EST. Office over the Drue Store, Irwin's corner. January 1, lS'Jl. tf Wm. J. Kerr, AT TO ES V A T CHARLOTTE, X. C. Will practice in the County and Superior Courts of Mecklenburg. Union and Cabarrus -ounties. Ofticc in the Rrawiey building opposite Kerr's Hotel. Januarv 24, Itl i' ROBERT UIB30X, M. !.. PRACTflTJOSUEl OF Jl L: S5 53 S E AM Office '1 Inn 1861. ;( .S COM'-r, Cll Altl.OTTKj N. C. January, R. V. RKCIvWITU 11 ah constantly on hand WATCHES. JFWELRY, PLATED WARE, &C, Of the best Mnpli.-li and American manufacturers. Call and examine hi stoc k before pnrchasing elsewhere. Watch crystals put in for -5 cents each. January, 1 PCI y John T. Butler, I'HACTICAL WafcSi asisl Clerk .fUnkcr, cller etc., Oitosite Kerr's Hotel, Charlotte, Jew- A C. (Late with 11. W. IJeckw'uli.) Fiiu Vjilcli-!, C l"k &. .I'v-lry, of every description, Repaired and Warranted for months. Oct 10, tf WILKINSON t CO., DEALKRS IN 2 J 1 mm AND FAXCV (JOOHS, No. 5, Granite Range, Opposite the Mansion House, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Attention given to Repairing Watches and Jewelry. September KS, 1S00. y New Supply of AYATCIUvS, JEWELRY, Solid Silver and Plated Ware. The subs-.-rilier has lately pur supply of th above artii lcs. raide directly from the manufai enabled to sell at a vcrr small based a very extrusive p;m-h :. being !urr. he is t Hereto! e a ic.iii.-rt oil cost, and pro.is my rift ascured that all.iiis artiile &i war ranted to bv wlint he repreents .Item to Se. ftgu Wntches and Hock carefully repaired and will receive my pti-.onU attention. R. W. BHt'K WITH. X.v. 27, IS;0 Ch.irlolli' A: .f ' .i an 1 after tin First V v t,i . . . day f October. THROUGH ; will run Oaily between out transshipment, thus IAIN Charlotte and Charleston. wit fueling frights to reach Charlotte in ." days or icss I from New York, and iu one day fiom Charleston, and j fiVc vtrf i. i Alsc. THROUGH TICKETS will be sold from Char- j lt to Charleston at $ 50, and to New York, via ; Charleston Steaaicrs, at and vie- rrrsa. The mer- j -aar.t iw.i public are invited to try this cheap aud "peditious route for freights and passenger ! A. 11. MARTIN, 1 Oet 2, lSSO. tf Gen'l Ft. and Ticket Agent. DR. K. IS. A35:iinV, ; CHARLOTTE, N. C, j "ould inform the public "generally, and the citizens of' Mecklenburg particularly that he has resumed the ' Practice of DENTISTRY and may be found at his old staud. He is prepared to set Artificial Teeth on Gold, i Silver. Vulcanite, or on the CheopIatie process, as ; patients may .'..-ire, aud till Teeth with Gold, Tin, , Amalgam or Os Artificial. He is also prepared to perform any operation bclong lnZ to Dentistry, and need not say that iie will he ideas d to wait upon any of his old friends or new friends : Joti mxy take that for granted. February 5, ISO I NEW GOODS. KOOPMANN & PHELPS have received a handsome assortment of SPRING GOODS, consisting in part of DRESS GOODS, BONNETS, &c, which thy incite particular attention. Apr -J, JSu't. J. G. North Carolina MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. This Company, the oldest and most reliable in the 1 State, insures white persons for a term of years or 1 """"j-' lUMUHuuiice in me, on niooerate terms. Kiavcs insured, for one or five years, for two-thirds of their market value. For insurance apply to T1I0S. W. DEWEY, Apt., Jan 8, 18C1 ly at Branch Bank N. C. Cantwcll's Practice. During: my absence in the Military service of this State, iu Yirgiuia, subscribers anliisthers desiring cop ies of the above work, can obtain them of Airs. Cant well, Raleigh. All porsons indebted to me, by note or otherwise, are. requested to pay her. I will hold her receipt good. Price of single copies of the above $5,00 A deduc tion will be made to those who buy to sell again. EDWARD CANT WELL. Camp near Norfolk, July 30, 1801. Dissolution. The firm of FULLINGS, SPK1NGS & CO. was dis- solved by limitation on the 1st January, 1801. The business will be continued under the name and style of FCLLINGS & SPRINGS, and tbey hope, by integrity an! strict attention tc business, to merit the same patronage heretofore liberally bestowed by their numerous friends and customers. The present financial crisis and the uncertainty of business, for the future compel us to shorten our time of credit from twelve to six months to prompt paying customers none others need ask it. All persons indebted to the old firm of Fullings, Springs k Co., must come forward and make immediate settlement, us it is absolutely necessary that the busi ness be speedily closed up. "A word to the wise is sufii cient." " Jan 15, 1801. Hardware ! ! Hardware ! ! A. A. i. M. TAYLOR ESPECTFl'LLY informs his frionds and the pub- lie generally, that he has added to his extensive stoi k of Sti.vt s and Tin Ware, a large and complete stok of Hard ware, consisting in part as follows: Carpenters' Tools. Circular, mi!!, crosscut, hand, ripper, paunel, prun ing, grafting. U i.non, back, compass, webb, and butch er .SAW S: Bra i es and bits, Draw Knives, Chissels, Aiigt-rs, GiniU-ts. Hammers. Hatchets, and Axes: Brick, plastering, and pointing Trowels: Saw-setters, Screw plates, Stu. Us and dies, Planes of all kinds, Spoke shavfs, Slc-el-blade bevel and try Squares; Spirit Levels Pocket Levels. Spirit level Vials, Boring machines. Gorgers, and in fact cvertliing a mechanic wants, in great variety ami at very low prices, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Stoic and Tin-ware Depot, opposite the Man sion House. Charlotte, X. C. May 2i. lbGO. tf Blacksmith's Tools. Such as Bellows, Anvils, Vices, hand and slide Ham mers, Buttresses, Farriers' Knives. Screw-plates, Stocks and die.-. Blacksmith's Pincers and Tongs, Raspers and Files of every kind. Cut horseshoe and clinch Nails, Borax: Iron of all sizes, both of northern and country manufacture: cast, plow, blister and spring Steel; Ac, for sale very cheap at TAYLOR'S, opposite the Mansion IIou?: Ludlow's Celebrated Self-Sealing Cans, of all the different sizes, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Store, opposite Mansion House. Agricultural Implements of all kinds. Straw Cutters, Coi n Shellcrs, Plows, -Hoes, Shovels, Spades, Forks, Axes, Picks. Mattock.. Grubbing Hoes, Trace Chains, Wagon Chains, Log Chains, Pruning and Hedge Shears, Pru ling and budding Knives, gar den Hoes and Rakes, w i ll handle?'; 'Grain Cradles; grain, grass and brier Scythes, Busii Hooks, Wagon boxes: Hollow ware, such as pots, o.ien? and lids, skillits, spi ders, stew-pans and kettles Cauldrons from 20 to 120 gallon. each; Iron and brass Preserving Kettles, Sheep Shears. &c, at TAYLOR S Hardware Depot, opposite the Mansion House. Tin and Japanned Ware, A large assortment; Block Tin, Block Zinc, Tin Plate, Rabbit metal, &. Stoves, 'the largest Stock, of all sizes, at TAYLOR'S Hardware, Stove and Tin ware Depot, opposite Mansion House OTIC K. Taken up and committed to the Jail of Mecklenburg count v, ou the 8th day of September, 180U. a Negro 'jov about 18 or 20 years of age, (black,) about 5 feel 0 nr's inche high, lie says his name is JIM. and that he belongs to John Worthy of Gaston county: that his master moved to Texas early la.t Spring, at which time hf ran away from him. Jim appears very dull: can scarcely communicate Anything about his master or home with any intelligence. He lias a scar on his riht tore finger, made by a cutting knife. The owner U i.,nnt..,l !.- come forward, prove nrnncrtv, pav ex pense., and take s.-.id b v away, otiurwi ;e ne win re i i disposed ot according to law Oct. 1, li00. tf W. Y. GRIER. Sheriff. rKTER R. DAVIS. W. II. HA HOKE. DAVIS & HARDEE, PRGMTE COjiMISSIOX MCKCKAMS, REFER TO Raloigh, N. ('. Uon. D Y Courts. Gen. K U Haywood, Cm-pd. F b IU, 1.0 1 w i a All kinds of EFiiOPEAN BIRDS: itr.H-. alo. a beautiful assoitment of NEW STYLE OGES. Those ivishing a A fine Smi-'iter. will find it at J. D. PALMER'S Variety Store, One door above the Bank of Charlotte. Nov 2". lfo. Notice. From and after this day ( 1 st of January, 1SG1 ,) we will be pleased to sell our old fiieuds and customers, , aud the rest of mankind, for j 1151 - ..- 7 anv art'u ic in our line of bu siness that we mav have ou band. Anv person sendim: or coining for Goods after this date, wiihou ......... . i monev, ill please excuse us if, m- j- ? i . . l . - r.i. .. stead of filling t'.eir o cr, we liiruisu uiem ii copy of this advertisement, as ice are ucleniuneU mi to .it'll a tinylf arlich on rrrilii. Kr, And ih.s.-e indebted to us are requested to call and pav, as we wat.t the money. GATES & WILLIAMS. tf January 1, 18;i XI'XtIIO for sale. I will sell for cash at the Court House door in Char lotte, ou Saturday the Dth of November next, a Negro Bov named JIM. He is to be sold as a runaway to satisfy Jail fees. ,to, as the law directs. Ie says that he is "the property of John Worthy, aud is about 22 years of age. W. W. GRIER, Sheriff. td 1 Sept 17, 1361. THE GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION. We like much the proclamation issued by His Excellency, Henry T. Clark, Governor of North Carolina, dated on the 3d instant, and prohibiting the exportation beyond the limits of this State of all bacon, pork; beef, leather, men's shoes, woolen goousj, jeans, nnuseys ana blankets except to drill the two letter arms or the service. A general through the orders of the proper officers of the ' attack is not contemplated until the middle of No Coufederate Government, or of the State Gov- , vember. Ilis policy is to advance in three columns, ercment. The object of this is to strike at speculators and opoiists at whom it will strike mainly and most j burning the woods after the leaves are -falleo. directly, will be men who operate by travelling j Their object being first, to smoke out masked oat through the country towns and buying up the teries; second, to illuminate incase of a iiight stocks at high prices, with the view of selling attack. them at extortionate ones as soon as they and Fort Ellsworth and other fortifications Jiavc been their confederates have obtained a monopoly. The 1 mined. head-quarters of this movement appears to have ! The commanders of the U. S. forces on this been and still to be at Richmond; although we do Dot suppose that it "3 confined to Richmond, still Richmond and Petersburg have been the main centres from which the thing has gone abroad throughout the State. As an instance, we have been told by a gentleman, a druggist in this place, that over and again these people or their agents, just arrived at the hotel, would come into his store and enquire for some leading drug or chemi cal, asking if he had any. Yes. How do you sell it ' At such a ptice. I'll take all you have; how much have you got ? Net enough to sell to you, significantly answered, generally ended the colloquy. In hundreds of neighborhoods the existing stocks of goods were ample to have met the wants of the community without any scarcity, and the people would willingly have paid a liberal advance to the holders of shoes, shirtings, blankets and such like. Rut along comes the agent of some monopolising combination, and buys up every thing at onee, and then, if these things ever come back to that neighborhood it will be at one hun dred per cent, upon the price which the specula tor paid to the local dealer. We only fear that the proclamation is a li: tie too late to be as valuable as it would have been before the operations of these monopolists had already stripped so many of our towns and villages of goods to concentrate them in their own hands, for sale at their own prices. 117. Journal. Wooden Shoes. Ve have seen a beautiful wooden sh oe, t tie lOint invention 01 our iciiow townsmen, 3Iessrs. 'J hcirn and Flaps. t will make a really handsome article of dress, as it looks exactly like a patent leather shoe. The saying that " there v, nothing like leather," will probably cease to be applicable to pedal garments. liah iyh 11 vfirr-stfME PROCLAMATION BY BIS EXCELLENCY, HENRY T. CLARK, GOV ERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. Executive Dkpartment, ) Raleigh, Oct. 3d, 1801. 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 Sta'.e, I do hereby prohibit the exportation beyond the limits of this State, of all bacon, pork, beef, leather, men's shoes, woolen goods, jeans, lindseys and blankets except through the orders of the proper officers of, the Confederate Gorernment, or of the Suite Government. The order ol' the 13th u!t. is hereby revoked. Th Adjutant General is direct ."d to employ all necessary means to carry into full effect this order. Done at the city of Ralei.rh, this 3rd day of October, A. I)., 1861. " 1JKNRY T. CLARK, Oct. 8 4t Governor Ex-oflicio. Notice to the Sheriffs cf 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 your own Companies are supplied, you will then forward any balance on hand to the Quartermaster in Raleigh. You will put uj) all articles intended forycur 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. Whenever the Companies arc 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 you will forward to this office. Octobers, 1801. J. DEVEREUX, A. Q. M. QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE, October 3d, 1801. j Any person or persons who may be desirous of taking' contracts for making Clothes for the Army of North -Carolina, can obtain terms, &c, 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 parties re ceiving the Goods, on the return of the manufactured articles. Parties may furnish the Cloth, which will be paid for by the State. J. DL ERhLX, A. Q. M. October's, lfc'ol. I have now on hand nd am constantly receiving Lrge quantities of Hide, which I wiii exchange for Leather. S. M. HOWELL. Orfnber R 1PG1 Ct-nd Charlotte, X. X. c. NOT! 13. Thkasihek's Office. A., T. & O. R. R Co., 1 Charlotte, X. C September 16, 18C1. The FIFTH installment of the capital stock in the A.. T. k O. R. R. Co., subscribed in the town of Statcs ville. is due and payable on the 5th October next. The SEVENTH installment of the stock subscribed at Mount Mourne, Iredell co., and the EIGHTH install ment of all stock subscribed in Mecklenburg comity, is due and payable on the 2 1st October neU. If the Stockholders desire the work to toctinue, they MUST be more prompt in their payment. This isno idle talk ; the Treasurer unist. have MONEY. 5t M. L WRISTOX, Treasurer. Sianf, SisutI, Ssui: Just received, a freih lot of genuina Lotilard s Tlijli Toat Scotch Snuff. Cheap at PALMER'S VARIETY STORE. Sept 24. 1 SCI Administrator' Notice. The undevised. Aeent of TIIOS. II. 13 REM, Admin istrator of JOHN Id ARTY, deceased, requests those indebted to the estate of John ILirtr, to come forward and make settlement. The orphan children of the de cerned need the money for tiu-ir mainUunance: there fore those iudebted iil see the importance of im mediate payment. CjUI ou the subscriber at his room over the Bank of Charlotte. S. P. ALEXANDER. Sept 24, 1S61 if Agent. WAR NEWS. Fairfax C. II., Oct. 13. One of our soldiers ; escaped from Washington, brings the intelligence j that Gen. McClellan has an army of one hundred ; and twenty thousand infantry, ten thousand : cavalry, aud one hundred batteries. He b waiting a uiile at a time, and to fortify as he proceeds. beveral tons of tales soaked in turpentine have ! side of the Potomac are Gens. Franklin and Kear ney The force on the Virginia side is not less than 70,000. Washington is strongly fort'fled in the rear. Col. Joseph P. Taylor brother to the late Presi dent, Zachary Taylor, has been appointed U. S. Commissary General, vice Gen. Gibson,, deceased. Augusta, Ga., Oei. 14. The Savannah Re publican, of this morning, savs it has good author ity for stating that a British vessel has very re cently reached 9 "'port in the Confederate States with a valuable cargo, aud chiefly of army sup plies. - THE RETKEAT OF ROSENCRANS. We have at length received a full and authentic accc-ont of the retreat of Rosencrans and his Federal army from Big Sewell Mountain. On die morning of Sunday, the Gth instant, it was dis- j covered that the enemy, who had been encamped about a mile and a halt west 01 our forces, at the Sturgeon farm, on the top of Sewell, had removed his tents, and, so far as appearances indicated, re treated. Colonel Savage, of the 7th Tennessee Regiment, made an advance with three companies ol his command, and the Fayette Dixie Rifles, Capt. Jones. The gallant Colonel deployed two companies upon the right and left of the road to stir up the enemy, should he be concealed in the underbrush with the object of ambuscading, while with Captain Jones' company and another he advanced cautiously along the pike. No enemy trs found, however, and in due time Col. Savage, with his little command, clambered up the declivity into the centre of the Yankee en campment. Roseucrans (to use a common ex presssion) had " studied a mice," and departed with all possible diligence, under cover of dark ness, leaving several wagons, horses, a large lot of cooking utensils, and camp equipage ot every description. Looking to the westward, some seven or eight miles away, the ftnemy was discovered in full re treat, making, in all probability, for Dogwood Gap or Gauley river. lie was evidently much alarmed, as beside the wastage in his camp flour, sugar, coflee, and other stores were strewn from the summit to the foot of the mountain, a distance of five miles. The enemy had thrown up no fortifications around his camp, but lay for two weeks within caunon shot of our force, and com pletely exposed. Had this been known in time, idie Federal army would, ere this, h ive been on the way, as prisoners, to Richmond. This is a re markable fact, inasmuch as Rosencrans h;s en joyed a considerable reputation as a General; but no military man would be guilty of the blunder of leaving his camp exposed, for such a length of time, to any attack that might be made upoii it, and the enemy constantly in sight. After ranging through the Yaukee encampment for an hour, Gen. Lee, who arrived soon after Col. Savage, ordered the troops to return ; and thus ended the pursuit, of which magnified rumors have heretofore reached us. FROM NEW YORK. . Advices from New York are as late as the 2d instant. The unruly demonstrations of the Pet Lambs (Ellsworth's Fire Zouaves,) has ended in their being put aboard a steamer under a guard of regulars, and sent to the Tortugas. The Gotham it es think it a blessed riddance; although the fact is not particularly calculated to encourage other " fire laudies," as the Tribune calls them, to enlist in the Yankee army. The following interesting items of New York news are from the Correspond ence of the Baltimore Sun : During the present week the cargo of seven vessels, valued at near a million of dollars, and consisting altogether of liquors, have been seized by the Collector of this port. The steamer Ken sington, of Charleston, S. C.,Vas seived yesterday morning by order of the Surveyor of the port. The socialist movement had another meeting on Wednesday night. Resolutions were passed to the effect that a modification and regulation of those laws which affect the working cla.-scs is re quired, and the emancipation of labor from capi tal; further, the community is in duty bound, to ! guarantee the welfare 01 each ot its individual i members, and that certain social rights nnd guar : antecs are due to the working men, which they do not get. j A colored boy, 15 years of age, was brought to l the Jcfiersou market police court this morning, in a destitute condition. He proved to be a " con ; traband" brought on by the Fire Zouaves. He 1 said he had nobody to look after him, and had h d j nothing to eat for twenty-four hours. The justice ordered him to be sent to the almshouse. i In some of our wards the number of unoccupied stores and dwellings would hardly fail to attract ; attention even from a superficial ob.-crvtr; and landlords very commonly content themselves with nominal rent, or nothing at all, rather than lose ' an occupant who is likely to pay whenever business . resumes. As Item ayouTH Noticing. A friend of the enemy were occupying a-? a hospital, and upon that all our aooincrn c tics nave mis year cscap sound 1 Tactical sense and experience su-ests, that 'which a white flag was flying. Several compa. ed the scourge of yellow fever will afford a new to guard against many diseases incident" to camp niesofGen. Harris' command and the gallant .illustration in lavor of the theory that this d.sease life, volunteers should put a small quantity of tar j soldiers of the 4th division, who have won upon I nasi its origin m salt-water, bilge water, and that a say a targe has often been spoonful in their canteens.' It r 11 .. rcconimenaea as a preventive or chills and fever, measles. &c. bv phvsicians. The !. i' 1 1 " 3 : . . I, 1 . .. I ..P... . wilier Ol tills used 11 mucu, loui; uiiu aitci a t ! day or two it detracts nothing from the taste of; 1 water. Try it! Fayitevxlle OLentr. THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON. Officil Report of Gen. Price. Headquarters Missouri State Guard, ) Camp Wallace, Lexington, Sept. 23, 18G1. . j . To the lion. Claibom F. Jackson, Governor of the State of Mittonri: I have the honor to submit to your Excellency the following report of the a'ction which terminat ed on the 20th inst, with the surrender of the United States forces and property, at this place, to the army under my command: - After chastising the marauding armies of Lane and Moutgomery, and riving thein ait of the State, and after compelling them to abandon Fort Scott, as detailed in my last report, I continued my march towards this point with an army in creasing hourly in numbers and enthusiasm. On the 10th inst., just as we were about to en camp for the day, a mile or two west of Rose Hill, I learned that a detachment of Federal troops and Home Guards were marching from Lexington to Warrensburg to rob the bank in that place and plunder and arrest the citizens of Johnson county, in accordance with Gen. Fremont's proclamation and instructions. Although my men were greatly fatigued by several days continuous and" rapid marching,! determined to press forward so as to surprise the enemy, if possible, at Warrensburg. Therefore, after resting a few hours, we resumed the march at sunset, aud marched without inter mission until 12 o'clock iu the morning, when it became evident that the infantry, very few of whom had eaten a mouthful in twenty-two hours, could march no further. I then halted them, and weut forward with the greater part of my mount ed men till we came, about day-break, within view of Warrensburg, where I ascertained that the ene my had hastily fled, about mid-night, burning the bridges behind them. The rain began to fall about the same time. This circumstance, coupled with the fact that my men had been fasting for more than twenty four hours, constrained me to abandon the idea of pursuing the enemy that day; my infantry and artillery having come up, we encamped at War rensburg, whose citizens vud with each other in feeding my almost furnished soldiers. n unusu ally violent storm delayed our march the next morning till about 10 o'clock; we then pushed for ward rapidly, still hoping to overtake the enemy. Finding it impossible to do this with my infantry, I again ordered a detachment to move forward, and, placing myself at their head, continued the pursuit to within two and a half miles of Lexing ton, when, having learned that the enemy were al ready within town, and it being late, and my men fatigued by a forced march, and utterly without provisions, I halted for the night. About daybreak the next morning a sharp skir mish took place betvcen our pickets and the ene my's outposts. This threatened to become gen eral. BSing unwilling, howevar, to risk a double eugamcment when a short delay would make suc cess certain, I fell ba k two or three miles and awaited the arrival of my infantry and artillery. These having come up, wc advanced on the town, driving in the enemy's pickets until we came with in a short distance of the city itself. Here the enemy attempted to make a stand, but they were speedily driven from every position, and forced to take shelter within their entrenchments. We then took our position within easy range of the cod ge, which building they had strongly fortified, and opened upon them a brik fire from Bledsoe's battery, (which iu the absence of Capt. Bledsoe, who had been wounded at Big Dry-Wood, was gal lantly commanded by Capt. Emmett McDonald,) and by Parson's Battery, under the skillful com mand of Capt. Guibor. Finding after sunset that our ammunition, the most of which had been left behind ob the march from Springfield, was nearly exhausted, and that my men, thousands of whom had not eaten a par ticle in 80 hours, required rest and food, I with drew to the fair ground and encamped there. My ammunition wagons having at last been brought up, and large reinforcement having been received, 1 again moved into town oh Wednesday, the 18th inst., and began the final attack upon the enemy's works. Brig Gen. Rains' division occupied a strong position on the east and north-west of the fortifi cations, from which an effective cannonading was kept upon the enemy by Bledsoe's battery, under Capt. Emmett McDonald; and another battery commanded by ('apt. Churchill Clark, of St. Loui?. Both of these gentlemen and the men and officers under their command, are deservedly commend ed in the accompanying report of Brig. General Rains. Gen. Parsons took a position south west of the works, whence his battery, under command of Capt. Guibor, poured a steady fire into the ene my. Skirmishers and sharpshooters were also sent forward from both of these divisions to harass and fatigue the enemy, and to cut them off from the water on the north, east, anu soutn ot the col lege, and did inestimable service in the accomplish ment of these purposes. Colonel Congreve Jackson's division and a part of Gen. Sicca. 'a were pasted near Gen. It tins and Gen Parson as a reserve, but no occasian occurred to call them into action. They were, however, at all times vigilant and ready to "rush upon the enemy. Shortly after entering the city on the 18th, Col. Rives, who commanded the fourth division in the absence of (Jen. Slack, led his regiment and Col. Hughes' along the river bank, to a point im mediately beneath and west of the fortification? Gen. McBride'a command and a portion of Gen. Harris' having been ordered to reinforce him. Col. Rives, in order to cut of the enemv's means ot escape, proceeuea aotratne Dank river i to capture a steamboat which was lying just under ; their guns. Just at this moment a heavy fire ; was opened upon him from Col. Anderson's large! dwelling house on the summit of the bluffs, which ' ' so many battle-fields the proud distinction of al-J 1 - . i .fxt. i ways oemg among tae oravesi 01 me Drave, immc- i diatelv rushed upon and took the place. : TU. t...A..nl nA.!tAn Vn. ...ivnft W M vWtiinl - a u iiuuuimui uusiuuh tuiusctuicu ra "-" i one hundred and twenty-five yards of the enemy's entrenchments. A company from one of Colonel ! Hughes' Regiments then took possession of . the boats, one of which was richly freighted with val uable stores. Gen. McBride'a and Gea: flams' divisions meanwhile gallantly stormed and occu pied the bluffs immediately north of Anderson's house. . The possession of these height 'enabled our men to harass the enemy bo greatly, that re solving to regain them, they made npon the house a successful assault; and one which might hayo been honorable to them had it not been accompa nied by an act of savage barbarity the cold-blooded and cowardly murder of three defenceless men, who had laid down their arms and surrendered themselves as prisoners. The position thtts rctakau by the enemy was soon regained by the brave men who had been driven from it, and was thence forward held by them to the very end of the con test. The heights to the left of Anderson's house, which had been taken, as before stated by Gener als McBride and Harris, and by part of Gen. Steen's command, under Col. Boyd and Maj Win ston, were rudely fortified by our soldiers,1 who threw np breastworks as well as they could with their slender means. On the morning of the'20th inst., I caused a number of hemp bales to be trans ported to the river heights, where moveablo breast works were speedily constructed out of "them by Generals Harrsis and McBride, Colonel Rives and Major Winston, and their respective commands. Capt Kelly's battery (attached to Gen. Steen's di vision) was ordered at the same time to the posi tion oocupied by Gen. Harris' force, and quickly opened a very effective fire, under the direction of its gallant captain, upon the enemy. Theae dem onstrations, and particularly the continued advance of the hemp breastworks, which were as efficient as the cotton bales of New Orleans, quickly at trncted the attention and excited the alarm of the enemy, who made many daring attempts to drive us back. They were, however, repulsed in every instance by the unflinching courage and fix ed determination of our men. In these desperate encounters, the vetrans of Mc Bride's and Slake's divisions fully sustained their proud reputation, while Col. Boyd and Maj. W 1 tin tou and their commands, proved themselves worthy to fight by the side of the men who .had by their courage and valor won imperishablo hon or in the bloody battle of Springfield. About two o'clock in the afternoon of the 20th, and after fifty-two hours of continuous firing, a white flag was displayed by the enemy on that part of their works nearest to Col. Green's pofi tion, and shortly afterwards another was displayed opposite to Col. Hives'. I immediately ordered a cessation of all firing on our part, and sent for ward one of my stuff officers to ascertain the ob ject of the flag, and to open negotiations with the enemy, if such should be their desire. It was finally, after some delay, agreed by Col. Marshall and the officers associated with him for that pur pose by Col. Mulligan, that the U. S. forces should lay down their arms and surrender themselves as prisoners of war to this army. These terms hav ing been made known were ratified by me aud im medititily curried into effect. Our entire loss in this series of engagements amounts to twenty-five killed and seventy-two wounded. The enemy's loss was much greater. The visible fruits of this almost bloodless victo ry arc gre-ut about three thousand five hundred prisoners, among whom are Cols. Mulligan,. Mar shall, Peabody, White, Grover, Major Van Horn, 118 other commissioned officers, five pieces of ar tillery and two mortars, over 3,000 stand of infan try arms, a large number of sabres, about 750 horses, many sets of cavalry equipments, wagons, teams, ammunition, more than 8100,000 worth of commissary stores, and a largo amount of other property. Jn addition to all this, I obtained the restoration of the Great Seal of the Stato of the public records, which had been stolen fiora their proper custodian, and about 8000,000 in money, of which the bank of this place bad been robbed, and which I caused to be returned to it. This victory has demonstrated the fitness of our citizen soldiery for the tedious operations of a seigc, as well as for a dashing charge. They lay for fifty-two hours in the open air, without tents or covering, regardless of the sun and rain, and in the very presence of a watchful and desperate foe, manfully repelling every assault, and patiently awaiting my orders to storm the fortifications. No General ever commanded a braver or better army. It is composed of the best blood and bravest men of Missouri. Where every one, officers and men, behaved so well, as is known to your Excellency, (vrho was present with the army during the whole period embraced in this report.) it is impossible to make special mention of individuals, without seemingly making invidious distinctions. But I may be permitted to express my personal obligations to my volunteer aids, as well as to my staff, for their efficient services and prompt attention to all my orders. STLULIXO PRICE, 3Iajor General commanding. IlKRorc You.no Man. The Pulaski (Tenn.) Citizen has been permitted to make the following extract from a private letter from Augusta, Ark., under date of the 20th ultimo: Among the most amusing incidents that 00 cutred at Springfield battle was this: One of the enemy's artillery drivers was killed in their retreat, aud the officers called for some one tc take his place; whereupon one of our boys, who had been taken prisoner, volantc2red to drive far them, and was told to mount the horse, which he did in i double-quick time; but instead of following them, i turned his horse and galloped back to our array, i brinzinir the cannon wjth him. He was fired at cannon With him. 1... V.,.,1. V ... 1 : .. flit nn fh hnran li ,ded - , ',od bhoBling to our boys jUDJ A Joa't ;hoot ! don't .hoot!" - J J The Yellow Fever : this ear The fact riS'u i. "r. . "VVi . tT .T trfvinrtinn. 1 ms nnaran tine Old Aoe nas estaD- This quarantine Old Abe has estab . lished this year by the blockade, which keeps out all forcizn vessels, and thus has rendered a service .,,1 , j 1 l"Ll.JJ to the South and to medical science which he did not contemplate. R ichmond Dispatek.