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OP NEWBERN.
From the Raleigli Journnl.
After considerable labor we are enabled to
give our readers a pretty accurate account of the
battle of Newbern and of tlie defences of the
"place. We are indebted to Col. ttngletary arid
Jol. Burjjwyti for drawings of the field works, and
to numerous officers and privates for details of the
fight. The statements we shall make in reference
to the' battle are our own deductions from the
various accounts we have heard. We were dili
gent in our enquiries, and if we err, it will be in
trivial details which have escaped our memory;
but in every case wc have aimed to do justice
without favor or affection, and fearles-ly. We
have had no conversation with (Jen. branch on
the matter, preferring to hear the story from
.other:
THE SITUATION.
Newbern, as is generally known, is .situated at
the confluence of the Neuse and Trent rivers, in
the county of Craven, of which it is the county
town or capital. Its population was about 4,0U'..
It is one of the handsomest towns of the itatc
celebrated for u:ore than one generation for its re
finement and cnterprize and hospitality. In
former days it was a place of considerable im
portance in a commercial point of view, a.id was
Bgaiu waking np to the advantages of it position,
by the enterprise of its capitaliftn, of which it
could bat more than an average &liare. The
line of the X. and Atlantic railroad parsed
through its centre to Morehcail-city, ai;d the fine
workshops of that com any were located in its
tiorth-westcrn suburbs.
ITS liKFKNCKS.
1 he defences of the town, constructed to repel
the Northern invader, coi.sisted of a series of
open fort and batteries, extending down the
west bank ..of the Neuse river for ten miles.
These were: I'niori Point battery, in the town, at
the juration of the two rivers, mounting three
guns; Fort Lane, two iniieis distant, mounting
4 guns; Fort F.llis, three miles, mounting eight
gtmp; Fort Thompson, 4 miles, mounting l'
guns; Fort Iixie, about f miles, mounting 4
puns. These works were intended, with sunken
A'essels extending across the river just below
Fort Ellis, and with various other contrivances, to
Tesist the pass-age of vessels up the river, the
gnus of the various works bearing upon the
fctream, except two,at Fort Thompson, which were
pointed inland, to enfilade the breast-works at
that point. The field-works consisted of a series
of breast-works, or entrenchments. .The first of
thce, because first constructed by Maj. Thompson,
were the Croatati Works, ten miles distant from
he town, extending from Otter Uranch, on the
fiver across the railroad to a swamp, about 1U(0
yards. This swamp was supposed to li impassa
.ble, like that on Ibmr.oke Island, but it really is
jiot m. An officer of one of the regiments en
gaged told us be had ridden through a eonidera
ble portion of it. The intention of this work
was to liter t the enemy there, on the supposition
that he would land at Slocumb's crock, two miles
lower down the river. Two miles above Otter
creek, and eight miles from Newhein. is Fisher's
Landing; at which a considerable force of die
enemy did land, and thus got in the rear of the
Croatan works. Here !eti. I'rnncli had coii
ptructcd a peiies of rifle pits, to command the
landing. At a distance of four and a half miles
from New hcni another breastwork, called the Fort
fl hompson works, vas commenced by C1. ?ii;le
tnry, but completed by ticn. Branch, its left rest
ing upon Fort Thorn son and extending for one
mil across the old Ueaufort road to the inihoad.
Here it rested upon an embankment made by a
cut in the railroad, and was strengthened by two
hollow brick-kilns a few yards to the rear. The
right of this work, on the railroad was also flanked
by a pancoupc battery on the opposite side of the
road; and this was the first of a series of similar
works constructed by (!en. Uranch, forming a
continuation of the Fort Tbomjson works, and
tanning along the border of Iu!ln's Krniicli,
aiearly diagonally with them for another mile
crossing the road leading to F.vans' .Mill.-., :md
resting its extreme richt upon llrice's creek
thus forming a continuous line of works from the
Neuse to the creek, a distance of two miles ex
actly. These constituted the entire defences of
Newbern, except the breastworks in the town it
clf, fronting the river. These were constructed
.of cotton bales and sand bags, and were intended
to protect toe approach to the bridge by the
enemy's gunboats.
TIIF. HATT Flit IKS.
The forts and batteries were manned as follows:
I'nion Point battery by the Confederate .Minstrels
commanded by their manager, C. O. White.
These men volunteered for the occasion, but took
no part in the fight. Fort Fane was commanded
by Captain 31ayo. Fort F.llis was in charge of
Cpt. Kdciii! with company K, First .Man laud
Regiment. Fort Thompson was commanded bv
Maj. Crossan, late of the navy, and Fort ixi"e
was also manned by a detachment of the men
under his command.
ARRIVAL OK III?: Kl.KKT.
Ou Wednesday, 12th March, at 2 p. m the sig
nals' established along the line of the river, an
nounced the fleet to be six miles below Fisher's
Landing. (Ten. I'ranch immediately ordered to
that point Sinclair's oili, to watch the move
ments of the enemy, where tiny arrived at 7 J p.'
in., and discovered a number of the vessels one
Aiiile below. Col. Sinclair tent out his pickets
;-along Fisher's Creek, and posted his command in
the, rifle pits at the landing. The vessels, lmw
.ever, retired five miles dowu the river; and tlurc
apparently went to anchor, and nothing more was
peen of them that evening.
"Next morning, at about five o'clock, some fifty
of the vessels wf re discovered standing off neaily
opposite, but between the fioa'ou works. Thev
got up steam, and about 8 o'clock three of thein
rail in shore and commenced creeping up under
.the land, shelling the woods as they came, and
driving out of the rifle pits the ooth when oppo
site Fisher's Landing.
In the meantime Col. Vance's 2liih was pent
.down to occupy the Crouton works Col. Camp
bell in command of the brigade consisting of these
two regiments. When opposite Fisher's landing,
Vance's regiment met in retreat Sinclair's coin
luand. .Still they pressed on and took p session
of .the works, but were subsequently ordered back
to the Fort Xhouii-sou works, the enemy evidently
intending to land ia the rear of their position.
These regimeuts reached the rear entrenchments
;about ,dark, and were immediately ordered into
the works, with the rest of the troop, by Gen.
Branch, and in the following order of Hue of
battle. The reader will hear iu mind that we are
viewing: the worts and tha approaching battle
from Newbern a very safe distance at that time;
On the extreme left, Col. Sloan's 27th, command
ed by Maj Gilmer, the Colonel and Lieut. Colonel
being absent; next on their right Col. Lee's 37th
.commanded by Lieut. CoJ. Barber; next, on the
old Beaufort road, was stationed Capt. Latham's
battery of fix pieces, supported by three com
panies of Col. Campbell's 7th; on the rhrht of the
battery, next came Campbell's 7th, commanded by
j Lieut. Col. K. G. Haywood; on the right of the
! 7th were placed two pieces of Capt. Brem's lat-
tery, commanded by the Captain; on the right of
' these guns was posted Col. Sinclair's 35th, coni
'. manded by their Colonel, and next on the right,
near to the railroad, the militia were posted, under
command of Col. Clarke. In rear of the 3oth
, and the militia, its right resting on the railroad,
Col. Avery's 33d wosiu reserve, and o?j the works
along Bullen's branch, extending back from the
. extreme left, which was supported by two pieces
of Lrem's battery, and covering about four-sixths
of the whole distance to the railroad, Col. Vance's
20th was posted, supported by a few pieces of
artillery. The left of the 2Jth was commanded by
Major Cai iniil ael, the centre by Col. Vance, and
the right by Fieut. Col. liurgwyn. In rear of
the 20th, pruiHs cavalry was posted, except two
companies why weie d i.-ij; ;unt d and iu the
trenches. General Fiancli and staff occupied an
exposed position in rear and to the left of Sin
clair's 3;"th. On the evening of Thursday two
pieces of field artillery had been moved from the
rail.oad, which they never intended to command,
by Major Thompson, in command of that branch
of ti e service, and were placed upon the right of
I the 20th. In their place, were two field 21
j pounders found next morning when the fight be
gan lying on the ground, be having ni fleeted to
: sec them mounted. These were to I. vc been
: commanded by Capt. W. 15. Hodman, v. b found
; them in that condition when ordered to that
, point. The right brigade, extending from the
; old Beaufort road to the railroad, was commanded
by Col. Campbell; the left brigade, extending
from the Beaufort road to Fort Thompson,
i was commanded by Col. Fee. Gen
commanded iu chief.
Jirancn
; n"R forcks.
; In the works on the morning of the battle our
j forces were nearly as follows: The 27th, Gu'O men;
I the 37th, GOO; Latham's battery, about 50; the
i 7th. 750 men; 35th, 750; Militia about 400; 33d,
000; (th. 750; and about 50 in charge of the
: sections of batteries, iVe., exclusive of the cavalry,
I which numbered probably 500 men making a
total force of less than 4000 fighting men.
i To understand the position more fully, the
reader will please observe: The distance from
' Fort Tbonifson to the railroad is just one mile.
! The breastworks extending from che to the other
! of these points, run nearly at right angles with
i the river and the railroad. Mid wav between
! tl ese points the line was intersected by the old
i Beaufort road, running parallel with the river and
i he railroad. As before stated the right of the
line of works rested upon an embankment caused
by a cut in the railroad from live to seven feet
deep, up which troops could not readily elhnb
from the road. On the opposite side of the road
i the works were fl-mkcd by a paiicoupe batter)-,
and in the rear of this, extending still to the
! right in a line with the works just described, ran
j Bulleti's branch, a deep, muddy stream, with its
i banks washed into alternate hills or noils and
ravines, and covered with brush. On the North
ern bank, upon the noils were erected a series of
I redans with pancoupe batteries', extending to
Brice's creek or swamp, on the extreme right,
j another mile giving a line of works just two
mile long. In front of the breastworks extend
i ing from the river to the railroad, was a cleared
space of 325 yards, beyond which the country
was well wooded. In front of the works extend-
ing from the railroad to B lice's creek, on the
j right, and across nllcn'.s branch, the Country
j was rugged and broken, with scrubby timbei and
I fallen tiees.
TI1K I5ATTLK.
Before daylight on the morning of Friday, the
1-1 th, the pickets that had bten sent out be-
; before dark on the previous evening, were driven
j iu and reached t lie entrenchments, firing, reporting
! that the enemy had landed during t lie night at
j Fisher's Imiding, and were advancing iu force.
! Our men had been iu the trenches all night ex
posed to a drenching rain, and now roused them
selves to their woik. A dense fog enveloped the
scene. After a pause, a rattle of musketry com
menced upon the left, and spreading rapidly to
i the right, it was soon discovered that our men
; were discharging their wet guns for a dry charge
with which to commence the fight. Another
considerable pause and great suspense Seven
j o'clock bad now arrived, ana still the fog hung
heavy and thick. Immediately, ft keen eye from
the left of Campbell's regiment discerns a moving
mass in the dense fo' not iimrr tloio tfiirtv t-inla
in advance. Bang went a gun from Latham's
battery, and another, and a third, promptly re
j sponded to by a volley of musketry from the
Yankees in the cleared space in front and the
i fog rolls upward and backward from our works,
' and the masses of the enemy are uomaske!.
Latham's and Brem's batteries shower grape and
canister out upon them, amidst volley after volley
, of imiski try from the left to the right. A ino
. mcnt the Yankee masses stagger and then fall
; back to the shelter of the woods our men
j springing upon the breastworks and cheering as
i they tied.
j The firing generally row ceased for some five or
j ten minutes, the Vnukees again opening it with
several pieces of artillery, upon the left division
j ol the works, where was posted Latham's battery.
! Up to this time the firing bad been confined to
. the works extending from Fort Thompson to the
. railroad. And now it was discovered that the
enemy had advanced in two heavy columns one
up the old Beruifort road, the other up the rail
road, throwing some eii't regiments into the
: wood skirting the cleared ground, between the
; railroad and the river. Their artillery was rapid
ly and effectively replied toby Latham and Brem,
and then their sharpshooters began to crawl out
ujion bands and knees from the woods and take
' shelter in the open space behiiicd logs and brush.
Skiiniishing then progressed with the fight of the
arTilh-ry. In the mean time heavy masses march
ing in fours moved cautiously towards our left
and threatened that Hank. Fort Thompson, with
. it? two heavy gunsentilading theoi.en space, and its
ill". . . 1 '
rnieu pivot gun steady upon its axis, was as silent
ns the grave. On the dark
masses come nearer
and nearer, and now they clear the line of the
woodsand prepare for a dash upon the Fort.
The 27th and the 37th are silent. Latham and
Brem are having their own fun with the Yankee
batteries ou the right aed in the centre, and little
dream of what is faking place half a mile on their
left. But now the game is certain, and out speaks
. Fort Thompson from its thrue guns, and grape
. and canister fly on their awful errand; ainf the
: 27th lets loose and the 37th responds. The dark
masses have fallen back rapidly in disorder. La
tham giving them his rifle shell as they go. A
second attempt on the left meets with a similar
repulse, and the attempts on that point are ended
for the da'.
The scattered regiments of the enemy fall back
. to reforui and fresh troops take their places. The
fire on the centre now becomes hotter and thicker.
The gallant Latham has already lost two men from
hi own little gun, and the third is up, but imme
diately falls, shot, like the ethers, through the
. head. He now spring? to the piece himself, and
! 'it the second round a '.ninnic ball passes throu d.
bis cap. ''Pretty close, that," said Latham, t4but ' and collectednesa with which he fought his first
ii it rets no worse it will do." Of his seventy i battle. Col. Campbell and Col. Lee added to
horses two-thirds are dead or are writhing in agony their reputation considerably. Col. Haywood was
in his rear. Nearly all his men are disabled, and the only officer who applied steel to the enemy,
one of his 'uns is choked by a ball which has lodg- and has earned a reputation he has possessed since
ed and vvilf not be removed. But the little rifle he joined the army that of a gallant and accom
is steady at v ork, and the enemy feels it, for gun ' piished officer. Col. Avery is said to have fought
after yun of theirs is silenced as Latham draws like a tiger, and Col. Vance has won for himself
a bead upon them. This battery is galling to the the admiration of his men. Col. Barber and 3Jaj.
Yankees and they determine to assail it. The iu- Gilmer managed their commands with much spirit
fa ii try cJme steadily up to their work like veterans; ! and ability, and M.ij. Carmichad fell at the head
but grape and canister and short fuses are hard to : of his men gallantly urging them to renewed ex
take, and Haywood, with Campbell's boys, and ' ertions. lie was tho only field officer killed or
Barber with Lee's gall them as they come. They wounded. Lieut. Col. Burgwyu, though not in
falter and fall back at the first volley and the first the fi.;ht, was chiefly instrumental in saving a
round. Fresh troops come to their support and a complete section of Breni's fine battery of light ar
second attemr-t is made ou the centre Brcm ; tillery, and Maj. HalJ of the 7th, on this occasion,
heartily joining iu this time. The first volley as always, showed the cool, brave man. Capt.
stagers tbem,'but they recover and advance but i Brem did excellent ' service, but Capt. Latham
to meet the second and then fall back iu disorder, j was the hero of the fight.
The thin" now ceased, and our troops along the j The losses fell most heavily upon Col. Camp
line set up one wild cheer. ' bell's. Col. Avery's and Cl. Vance's regiments
In the meantime, for an hour and a half had ' the chief loss of the latter being in the platoon
now elapsed, the fighting had extended along the commanded by Maj. Carmichael. In our last we
ri-ht and beyond tie raUroad for some quarter of ; stated that the total losses were: Killed 45,
a mile The militia, resting on the lelt of the '. wounded 55, prisoners 202, including Col. Avery,
railroad had fled, and GenrBrauch bad oidered i We got these figures as coming djrect from Col.
up five comp-iiiies of his reserve (Avery's; under j Avery, and we believe them to be rather over
Lieutenant Colonel lloke, and posted them at the i than under the mark.
i : .i... ..:.,!. . i ' We li;ive the n:inip of niimliPM renorfed to be
0!.i.coiii:e Italieiv covering mc i-." uaun. oi
Camobeli's brigade. The firing was again resum- j
e.J and was brisklv maintained oh both sides, ex-
tending lrom the inteisection of the old Beaufort
road to nearly the centre of Vance's command.
An attempt was now made to flank, the breastworks
resting on the railroad. To what extent this was
successful wccould not learn; but Col. Sinclar re
ported to Col. Campbell that he was outflanked,
and mistaking the order of Col. Campbell, it seems,
he drew off his men and retired from the field.
This left an exposed space on the right of Col.
Haywood's command of nearly one third of a mile.
A lull regiment of the enemy now turned that point
and advanced iu good order on Haywood's right,
he thinking thcui, at first, Sinclair's regiment,
and supposed they had been manoeuvering. Im
mediately he saw them shake out the '-stars and
stripes,' and advance rapidly upon his flank. In
stantly filing his men from the tranches, and fac
ing them to the enemy, he took bis position beside
his colors, and with stentorian lungs gave orders to
"charge," and with a yell full of the ficndisliness
of bell itself they dashed forward upon the advanc
ing foe and drove them like sheep around and ac
ross the breastworks, delivering a murdtjrous lire
upon the Hying enemy, and piling up the wounded
and the dead in the ditch in front. He theu
returned with bis command to his former position
in the trenches.
In the meantime Gen. Branch had ordered for
ward Col. Avery with the other companies of the
reserves and had placed them beyond the railroad
to protect the flank and to support Maj. Car
michael's left; and five companies of Col. Lee's
regiment had also been ordered from the left to
support Col. Haywood's right. But the column
of the enemy upon the railroad was now pushed
rapidly down and in strong force successfully out
flanked Col. Haywood, and being unable to resist
this force, and his support not coming up, he fell
back as did also the few men remaining at the
battery, and Leo's and Sloan's regiments, in good
order, and reported to Gen. Branch. The enemy
now came dashing around and over the Works,
and these regiments were ordered to retreat to
wards town, it being made the duty of Col. Hay
W miJ ;o take possession of Clairmonnt Bridge and
cover the rUreat. Orders had been sent to Col.
A very and Col. Vance to fall back, but the enemy
pressed them rapidly, getting round in the rear for
nearic a quarter of a mile, and the orders failed
to reach them. Col. Hoke succeeded in cutting
his way through the enemy, whilst Col. Vance
made a da-h, followed by his Lieutenant Colonel,
Burgwyn. with the section of 15rem's battery,
which was posted on bis right. Col. Avery was
completely hemmed in and was captured, with
most of his immediate command.
The troops from the left hud now crossed the
river and the enemy was pressing upon their..
Capt. J. McLcod Turner, Company F , of Camp
bell's, was left to fire the bridge as the enemy ad
vanced upon it. This task was well and promptly
done as the enemy approached, and thus the re
treat of the commands of Avery and Vance was
cut oft" not however till the section of Brem's
battery had been ordered to gallop forward bT
Lieut-Col. Burgwyn, and had safely crossed the
bridge in the very teeth of the enemy. The ene
my being between them and the bridge, and the
bridge being on fire, Col. Vance and Lieut-Col.
Hoke struck off towards their left with their com
mands, and made good their escape by crossing
Bricw's creek, and took up the line of march to
wards Kinston by the Trent road.
The troops that bad crossed the river by the
railroad bridge, and were now in Newbern, were
ordered by Gen. Branch to fall back upon Tus
carora, 'whilst he superintended the destruction of
the railroad bridge and the public property in the
town. Whilst engaged in this and during the re
treat, the enemy's gun boats passed up towards
the town and commenced to shell it, landing large
bodies of fresh troops under fire of their guns.
And to their eternal disgrace let it be added that
ihey shelled the train moving off loaded with wo
men and children, as they did the crowded streets
as they ran about in terror and dismay. The last
train had gone, the list straggler had left the fal'.eu
and burning town, when tien. Branch rode fir
ward to Tusearora and conducted the retreat to
Kinston in good order. By Saturday at noon that
portion of the army that had come by way of Tus
earora had been quartered and cared for; pickets
were out for miles around Kinsvon, and by noon
on Sunday the troops thac h;-d come by way of
Trenton were all in, and two hours afterwards we
w itnessed a dress parade of the routed troops.
This is a truthful statement of this battle and is
by no means highly colored. When the history
of the present war comes to be written, the im
partial historian will pas with an approving word
over the deeds of the brave handful of the do-
lenders ot the indefensible town of Newbern. The
e. co. t... ..y.. .n .wey eo.g.u ai o:.c time, ;
uheved by fresh troops as occasion required, were j
eight thousand at least. Ours, all told, did m.t :
. ..... ..,( lw. Ann..,,. ..!.. -.1 . ..
exceed four toousand, and of these not mure than ;
Fhe only regiment niccssantly engag-;
batteries ou the river were useless in the land at
tack, except the three guns we have named at
Fort Thompson. Before evacuating the works all
the guns m the forts and batteries were srdke J or
otherwise disabled and the magazines blowu up,
w ith one exception.
Tbe officers and men almost universally behav- '
ed
admirably. (Jen. Bnnteh has won the respect
d adin-ia'uin of all who witnessed the coolness
an
.... c... 1 1 1
t . ' "7" :,Pc. aM OIie thus voiun'anlv sacrifices over thirty thousand
.me The regiments of. Colonel Shu., and Col j doaTS worth of his own property, from a sense of
. Lee Lied but a few rounds, whilst that of Col. p;ttrioiic duty, he gives the most convincing evi
. ..very was out of actio,, fully half the time; and dencc ,l,at he belongs indeed to a people who are
. nearly one-halt of (.of. ance s regiment did not .rildr ; .fn0,t ...:n ri' : 'i- ,...
fire a pun.
; J,ieut. Vol. uaywood, and we ma)' add the battery Jr
i oi I .iiir i.:im) imi :iini :i tm-tiin r t -,t
7 . -dP" planters
Lrcni. The section ol Liem s battery on the ex- r.,.It,,r;.. -
. I. I" 1 C ,. 1 1 1 r. I OU II III.
urine it-m uni not uie u ruu;iu, anu uie lorts and 1..1! r..
killed in the
?cvera
regiments.
We put little
reliance in these reports, and therefore decline to
j publish them
The losses in killed, wounded and missing seem
to be about e'iual in Col. Campbell's and Col.
I A'anee's regiments. Not more than three or four
companies of Col. Vance's regiment were engaged,
i No North Carolinian need be ashamed of the
Battle of Newbern.
BATTLE NEAR WINCHESTER, VA.
I Telegraphic despatches state that the President
has received a letter from Gen. Stonewall Jackson,
iu w hich lie says that the fight at Winchester on
Sunday, the 23d, with 1 S',000 Federals, lasted
from 4 in the evening till night. The firing on
both sides then ceased. Jackson fell back to a
better position at Cedar Creek, leaving Col. Ashby
and his command on the field, where they stayed
till morning. The enemy moved also in the night,
pushing his retreat towards Winchester.
Our loss is between 350 and 400 killed and
wounded; the enemy's loss from 1200 to 1500.
Gen. Shields, commanding the Federals, was
wounded in the arm, which made amputation
necessary. Our army is now at Woodstock. The
Federals are at Stralsburg.
tien. Jackson, it seems, made the attack iiu-Ier the im
prcfsion that the Yankees were evacuating Winchester.
Gov. Letcher lias received the following state
ment :
M Alton 20. Gen. Jackson's army is between
Mount Jackson and Woodstock in good condition,
but Robertson and Ilolloway are wounded and
prisoners. Lieut. Junker, instead of Maj. Jack
son, is missing. One hundred and fifty wounded
arrived here this morning. The Yankees fired on
our flag of truce, .and refused to permit us to bury
the dead. The enemy's loss is very heavy. They
were repulsed and driven from the field twice.
LATER.
Richmond, March 2S. A dispatch was received
this evening by Gov. Letcher from Staunton, 'a.,
saying that the enemy's total loss is two thousand
in killed and wounded. They are depressed and
badly worsted. Our total loss in killed and woun
ded is 405. The enemy had 13,000 in the fight,
while the Confederates had but 0,000, eighteen
hundred of whom did not get up in time to par
ticipate in the fight. Our Government is satisfied
with the result.
Col Ashby has since had a little brush with the
enemy and drove them back, killing twelve.
It is stated that the enemy is advancing on
Vorktowti, and a battle is daily expected. A
skirmish took place last week in which Lieut.
Wray, confederate, was killed.
THE LATE BATTLE IN ARKANSAS.
Wc get the following from the Memphis cor
respondence of the Savannah Republican.
The details of the battle in Arkansas conic
slowly. It appears, much to the gratification of
every one, that. (Jen. Price was not wounded, and
that Col. Hebcrt, though wounded and captured,
was not killed. Our total loss in killed, wounded
and prisoners, did not reach 800; that of the ene
my is estimated to be three times as large sa'
2,500. They admit themselves that they suffered
greatly. The prisoners we took, reported at 250,
have not arrived yet. Such of the supplies we
took as could be used at the time, were consumed
by our men, and the remainder destroyed. Our
own trains had been withdrawn to a place of safe-
'I here was some confusion in the first telegraphic
accounts of the battle, owing to the statement that
the Confederates had got in the rear of the Fed
eials and were driving them Southward. It ap
pears that while McCuiloch and Mcintosh were
conducting the attack in front, Price marched his
Missouri troops fourteen miles by a circuitous
route to the rear of the enemy. Unfortunately,
just after he arrived and was getting into position,
he was informed by a courier of the fall of McCui
loch and Mcintosh, and the confusion that suc
ceeded that untimely occurrence. uring this j
confusion in front and the hesitation that followed j
in the rear, the enemy changed bis position and I
threw his entire force upon Price, who made a j
most noble defence, and inflicted tremendous loss
upon his assailants. Night coming on, the fight j
ceased, and was not lenewed next morning, except j
as a feint to enable our forces to withdraw in the j
direction of their supplies. j
Our last accounts represent tho enemy to be i
falling back. The capture and destruction of a j
large portion of his supplies, both before and dur- !
the battle, has doubt lers compelled him to retruec j
his steps in order to rop.enish his stores.
Burning Cotton. We learn ou the
best
2 i authority that Peyton Atkinson, Esq., of Pit
, I County, North Carolina, bus already burned rijh
itt
County, North Carolina, bus already burned right
,M,W bales of cotton on one of his plantations,
,.,(i,,r !,-.., fl.,t ,.v l.i : i;..vt i '
h.nderin- mi,h of t.h n,mv l'l,,n n n,. '
P:1Cnficcs of private interest that the cause may j
Atkinson is not alone. . The patriotic
of Pitt, Edgecombe, and other exposed '
are determined that none of their cotton
11 into the hands of the iuvaders. 117.
Journal.
An I.NOim.NT The Salem Press savs, that at '
G1C recent draftin Forsyth couufy,"a man in feeble
health, with a large family dependent upon his
labor for a support, was drafted, when a youth step-
red forward and nobly volunteered to take his
phice. Let the example of this youth be publish- j
Cv to tnc world as worthy of imitation,' i
-t
j - From the Statesville Express.
I THE NEXT GOVERNOR.
The public is casting about very properly for a
suitable man to fill the Gubernatorial Chair the
I next term. And all admit that no merely poli
j tician should be selected; one who will delight to
: serve party more than the country, should not be
I selected. He should also, be a man of practical
i administrative abilities, one able to point to the
fruits, not theory, of his past life in the service of
j the public, which stand as monuments to his
! energy and practical abilities. Such a man is
i Col. Wm. Johnston, of Mecklenburg. While
others have been acting the partizan and seeking
office. Col. Johnston has been devoting his time,
talents, and capital in constructing gigantic-works
! of Internal improvement, into the land-locked
i portions of our State, (without taxing the people,)
j and opening communication with the markets of
the world for the rich products of a very large
I portion of our State, and developing the latent
resources of our people to an eminent prosperity,
j that will en'arge with revolving years and bring
! happiness to the doors of future generations.
Col. Johnston, is likewise engaged at this time in
co-operating with his fellow-citizens in puttiug
into successful operation manufacturing concerns
of importance to the State and the Confederacy,
simply to aid in achieving our independence; for
we do not believe that the manufacturing of arms
and gunpowder can bo made profitable but
patriotism looks not to that, when the country is
invaded. Col. Johnston is a working man, and
not a political drone, who remains at home, find
ing fault with his neighbors and nobody can do
anything to please him. He has been honored by
the public with a number of highly responsible
trusts, and his fellow citizens who know him well,
now desire to bestow upon him the highly respon
sible office of Governor of the State, for which
they know him to be well qualified in this trying
and dark hour of her peril.
But the Raleigh Standard finds objections to
Col Johnston, and prefers some other man who,
the Standard does not exactly know, but. we infer
anybody would please it more than Col. Johnston.
The Standard says : " He is a partizan he
showed it in the Convention by his votes, and as
Commissary General he showed it by his acts."
It is much less trouble to make a charge than to
prove it up, especially when testimony never "did
exist to support it. Let us examine a little into
tiie case: Col. Johnston was elected to the Con
vention by the unanimous vote of the people of
Mecklenburg county, including Whigs, Douglas
and Breckinridge Democrats. Did not this show
that his fellow-citizens, who know him well, be
lieved him no "partizan." How did Col. .John
ston vote in the Convention? He vot?d for
Weldon N. Edwards (Democrat) for President,
and Syme & Hall (Whigs) for Printers. We will
not be so uncharitable as to suppose that the
Standard's opposition to Col Johnston was caused
by the bitter. No. When Col Johnston re
ceived the office of Commissary General, he made
the following appointments under him D. (J.
Fowle and John Devereux, of Raleigh, A. T.
Merrimon, of Asheville and W. W. Morrison
all Union Whigs in their former party predilec
tions; and Capt. D. Scheuck, of Lincolnton, a
secession Democrat. Tims it appears that 4 out of
5, were opposed to secession until after the
15th of April. What does the Standard mean by
charging Col. Johnston with being a " partizan?"
that he is a "partizan" Whig, or a "partizan"
Democrat which? The Standard should define
its meaning, and not make a charge latitudinariau
and calculated, if not designed, to mislead.
The effort made try the Standard to mix up and
inculpate Col. Johnston with the persons now in
power in the State, with the loss of Roanoke
Island and Ilatteras, and the bad management of
the war generally by the State authorities of
North Carolina is wholly unjustifiable and im
proper. Col. Johnston has had no part or lot
in the matter, no connection with the "faction" to
which the Standard has made allusion, if there be
one, which the Standard knows 'very well. Wc
will venture this assertion: Col. Johnston voted
for John Pool, the Editor of the Standard voted for
Gov Ellis; after his death, the present incumbent
(a brother Democrat of the Standard) elected
Speaker by a party vote of the Senate became
the Governor What did Col. Johnston have to
do with 'that?
Says the Standard: "Why do they present the
name of Mr Johnston, and overlook that of Mr.
Meares." Why does the Standard present the
name of Mr Meares, and over-look that of Mr
Jonston? The Standard has its reasons, and so
have they. Shall tfie dicta of one be more potent,
than the voice of mnny? The Standard seems to
prefer Mr Meares, although it makes mention of
other names why Mr Meares? Is the Standard
more partial to the East, where Mr. Meares re
sides, than it is to the West? Shall the two Sen
ators in the Confederate Congress, and the future
Governors of the State for all time to come, also
hail from the East? We do not believe that our
Eastern brethren desire to sanction what would
appear to them, as in reality it would be, manifest
injustice. The suggestion of Col. Vance's name
in connection with the high position, by the
Standard, we suppose was complimentary merely
for we are sarisfL-d no inducement could be
offered Col. Vance, at this period of the war, that
would cause him to withdraw from the service of his
country in the lino which he has chosen, in which
he has distinguished himself so remarkably, and
will press on to win more laurels to adorn bis gal
lant warrior's brow. Whenever Col. Vance makes
an exchange of the sword for the endearments of
his mountain-home which will not be till hip
State is delivered from the iron-heel of the op
pressor, we will be in the front ranks to honor
him as his patriotic sacrifices will deserve.
KOTIl'E.
Treasurer's Office A., T. O. Railroad,
Charlotte, March 8, 1862.
The Seventh installment of die Capital Stock of th
Atlantic, Tcnn., & O. liailroad Conipanj, subsciibcd iu
the town of Statesville, U due oa the Till of April next.
The Ninih installment of the toek subseribed at
Mount Motirne. Iredell county, mid the Tenth install
ment and last of stock subscribed in Mecklenburg
conntv, is hie and r'bl on the 22d of April.
It' ihe storkholders desiri- the work to continu ther
must pay their stock more promptly, the Treasurer
liiu.'t have money.
7.7 1 M. L. VRISTOX, Treasurer
Sequestration Act.
Ilai-jnbcen sppoiutcd Receiver for the counties ol
Cleavel.tud, Lincoln, Gaston, Catawb, Iredell and
Mecklenburg, I hereby notify evcrj Attorney, Agent,
former Partuer, Trustee, or other person, holding or
controlling in said district any lands, tenemeuta or
l'erelitse.u-nts. pod ar.d cbatteia, rights or credits
or any iurercst therein, for any Alien Kuemy of the
Contedvr.ite States, ieeJily to inibrm me of ihe same,
ami to render me an account thereof, ami as fur as
practicable to put th fame io toy bi1a.; Any person
wili'uliv. tailing s do so. i made guilty by the law of
a hijrh niUdemeanor.
D. SCITEXCK, Receiver.
My address is Lincolnton, X. C.
P. S. Pnrticul;ir attention 5s directed to the 3d and
14th sections of ihe laie. Act auaeudutry to the first
Act of equestraiioii."
Mitrrh 4. 1RC2 1m
From the Columbia Guardian,
i -NOT ALIEN ENEMIES.
The following decision of the Confederate court
of this district does justice to an enterprising
firm, which has sustained considerable loss as
Southern house in New York by the dissolutiou
of the Union.
Messrs. Johnston, Shepherd and Saunders are
all Southern men, the two lattr are Virginians
and Mr Johnston a North Carolinian. It will be
seen that tbey are authorized by the court to col
lect all the Southern debts due the firm, so that they
ought not to be returned to the Confederate re
ceiver. We are pleased to learn that these pcntlcnien
contemplate opening a large wholesale house cither
in this city or Charleston. Kufus M. Johnston
Esq., the President of the Exchange Bank, is the
member of the firm resident in this city:
Is the Confederate Court, South Caro
lina DISTRICT. The Confederate States vs. Tht
Pnqyrty of Johnston, Shepherd it Suundm.
The jury charged with the trial of this ease hav
ing by their verdict established the fact that the
persons composing the firm of Johnston, Shep
herd & Siiunders are not alien enemies: It ig
ordered that all further proceedings in this Court
to sequestrate their property be dismissed. It is
further ordered that the said Johnston. Shenherd
& Saunders do account with John Bausketr, Esq.,
Beeeiver of the Confederate Court at Columbia,
for the compensation to be by them paid to John
E. Wortendyke, found to be an alien enemy, if
upon the winding up of the said co partnership of
Johnston, Shepherd & Saunders there shall be
any compensation due according to the agveeuieak
set forth in their auswer.
A. (i. MAG RATH.
True copy: II. Y. Gray, Clerk.
A T T E . TlOft VOL V H 1 T 12 li It S !
I have on hand a lot of Oil-Cloth Coats; olso Oil.
Cloth by the yard, which I vrill sell at reasonable
prices. Call at the store of .Mc.-urs. HilUer & liuck.
next door to Klias Cohen's, grocery store.
K. W. AHREXS.
Feb 18, J8C2 2m
DR. J. M. MILLER,"
Charlotte, N. C.
Has resumed the Practice ot Medicine, and can be
found at his Ollice in Hrawley's Iuilding, immediately
over Druckcr and lk-ilbruu's Store, or at his residence.
Feb. 25. 1 ;.
"TaTloiTixg" busiYessT-
NEW SHOP.
The umlersijrtied has opened a Tailor
ing Shop in Springs' Lnilding, Koorn
No 1, where he is prepared to do all
kinds of work in hi line. He respect
fully Asks a trial awd a lirc of publia
p.ii ronnge.
.Military suit furnished to order.
Mr 11 M Kobinson. au experienced cutter, will super
intend the establishment.
J. A. CALDWELL.
Fehrniry IS, H2 J
The 5th, Cth. 7th and Mh instalments of five per cent
on the share of stock in the North Carolinn Powder
.Linut:tciiirinpr Company,- is due mid pnyabl on VVed
nesdav the fit Ii day of March next, nt the llrmich Hunk
ot North Carolina. S. W. DAVIS,
Charlotte , Feb 4, 1S2 tf Pres t.
Music.
MISS V. C. FKAZIKK will give instruction on lb
Piano, Melodeon and Guitar, at her residence. AUo,
lessons in FreiK-h.
Charlotte, Feb 4, 1S02
sk; as: ai molasses.
fl uul)ii- SCGAK forsnle by the hoK.hd
Wh? .it 8 cts. lor common, 11 cts for fair, and
12 to 13 for stri.tlv fair.
400 Hbls. N. U. MOLASSES for saU t 63 ctots
per gallon by the barrel.
WILLIAMS k OATKS.
January 14, 18G2 tf
Selling oT.
The largest slock of WALL PAPER. WINDOW
SHADES, COP.DS, TASSELS. Ac, in the State, must
be sold iu 90 days, to make room for other business.
All those wauling bargains had better call sooa.
Those in the trade will do well bv calling 011
W. II. SCH ITT,
Dee. 31, 1861. tf Opposite Post Offie.
Gold ! GoTdTu ""
500 Ounces vi antetl at J. T. Ill T
I,IiUVS .Jewelry Store,
Opposite Kerr's Hotel.
The highest CASH PRICE paid for Gold and Silrer.
January 21, 1 862. tf
COTTON SEEI WANTED.
The undersigned will pay the highest cah price for
Cotton Seed, nt. their Oil Works, live miles soutli-t
of Charlotte, at Isaac N Alejander's mills.
STEPHENS L WH1SNANT.
Dec 3, 18G1 if
B A IS I. E Y W A N T ED.
I want to purchase, immediately, all rtife IlARhkY
I can get, for which the highest market price will
paid. MAKT1N MUNZLEP..
Charlotte, Oct 29, 1861. tf
Quinn's Rheumatic Remedy
Has effected cures ol ltheuaiat isin thai w ere conside red
hopeless, certificates to prove which can be exhibit"!-
The suffering arc Invited to give the medicine a tiiL
Orders ucfdres.sed to the undersigned at Charlotte il
receive prompt attention. 1 W. W. Ql'INN.
April 10, lfc60. Price $1 r0 per bottle.
The Charlotte Mutual Fire Insur
ance Company,
ONTINCES to take risks against lss by nr, oa
Houses, Jood, Produce, Jcc, at usual ravel.
Pretifient.K. C. STEELE,
Vict Preidntt'. OVERMAN,
AnrnJO, II. WILSON,
Stc'i, Te.'r- K. NYE HUTCHISON,
DIRECTORS:
A. C. STEELE. S. T. WHISTO.
JNO. L. HKOW.V, WM. JOHNSTON,
M. li. TAYLOR. Y, SCAR It, -
("HAS. OVERMAN.
Ezfeu'ire Committee S. T. Wriston, F. Scarr, Jno,
Brown.
L
April 10, lrtl.
Executive D:partmcnt K. larolina.
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
: ' I Kauugm. Feb, I3th 1'.2.
FIVE "REGIMENTS OF VOLUNTEERS FOR THR
WAR are wanted to qiake up Nortlf-CaroHna'a quota
of the Army of the Confederal Slates, to whom a
bounty of FIFTEEN D0LLAIL3 per man will be paid
by the State, and FIFTY by the Confederate States.
The nuuiber is expected to be raised with as littls
delay as possible; and Coinpftnies at jreen.orfc'aniziiif
will immediitelj report to"hrOfliet. They will b
received by companies or individuals, and when a full
company is tendered, four officers will be conimission
cd; with a less riHmber, appointments witl b given as
follows: A Captain for forty men; First Lieutenant for
twenty-five:, Second Lieutenant for fifteen.
The .Militia who have been ordered 011 dutj and t
be in readiness, can still avail thcmselvea of this op
portunity of getting in:o the Volauteer Service; and
the number s doing will be credited to their rcspectiT
Counties. '
I5v order of tht Governor: ,J. (. MARTIN,
4.4t riju:ttit OfurrsI