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"WESTEK IXEtaOb&A.!?, Cil-A.iltOTTIfi, , a I 3i i 2t t t i- L i S V I 2 '!, il Hi 1. Another Confederate Victory ! ' .y,o DEFEAT OF BUELL Bl BRAGG. - j TInT.f.v SPBTiwr.i fWonei-16. Tb Cincinnati n 1 r.u, it. u ...ro tit Kras- Das whipped Buell and driven hiui across the Ken- tuck y River and is in hot pursuit. Three Generals Jackson, Terrill and Webster 4 were jjed on the Federal side. Colonel P. Jcwett of Lexington, and Major W. P. Campbell, of 7,ouisville were also killed. Rousseau aM Currau Pope of Louisville, were wounded. ! TrvnYvrr r E. ijctorier lu.- -1 lie ncrnt in iven- tucky has been confirmed by t,ie arnva. of two . n -couriers, wno state tnai tne ngnr comuienceu Perryville, in Boyle County, ou Monday morning ; the Cth lust, Gen. Ila'dee couiniand.ng 'the lelt ; -(Jen. Luckner the centre, and Gen. Marshall and 1 Morgan ine ngnr. me result or me ursi oay. a fiiht was that Ilardec Ciutured 1,500 prisoners, rp ' lues- with very heavy slaughter to .the enemy, Our loss in the whole engagement was very null., Vk e are not posted as to wno were in commana o. ,; the ankfa fnrees. ixc2Dt den. 1 nomas. Who en- countered Gen. Hardee. We captured forty p.eces ci vMoo.i. Thn fnllnwino in an crtrttft frnm I Tfil I'.lltnrr A I ltf-r ,lat,1 th Uth nn,l riv(.fl last nicrht from " ...f, . . - J I the Gar.: u Wounded soldiers are here from the battle of Perryville. They report that on Tues day and Wednesday, Bragg and Hardee fought the enemy at Perryville. and drove them back ten miles, taking about 2,000 prisoners, and killing and wounding 1,500. That next day Withers' 'division engaged the enemy and captured 9,000 prisoners. On Friday, Kirby Smith engaged them on their right and beat them back, capturing 00 pri.onrr.--, and killing General Jackson aud capturing General Tom Crittenden. They say the enemy had 75,000 men opposed to General i GEN. STUART'S EXPEDITION INTO PENNSYLVANIA. Winchester, Oct. 14. General Stuart has jiM returned from another grand round of Mc Clcllan's army with a force of cavalry and artil lery, parsing through Maryland directly north in to Pennsylvania, captuiing a number of towns Mercerfcburg and Chambersburg amongst the number destroying a large amount of ordnance and army store?, and taking large numbers of pris oners and horses. On returning to the Potomac he cut hi? way through Gen. Stone's Division, and crossed the liver without the loss of a man. Tho following is a dispatch from Gen. Lcc to th Secretary of War: Wi.ncuest.er, Va , Oct. 14, 1SGL Htm. G. IF. Randolph: The cavalry expedi tion to Pennsylvania has returned pate. They passed through Mircersburg, Chambersburg, Km tnitsburg. Liberty, New Market, Hyattstown, and BurncsviMe. 1 he expedition ciosaed the Potomac above Williamport, and recrossed at White's Ford, making the entire circuit, cutting the ene my's communication?, destroying arms, Slc , and obtaining many recruits. R. K. LEE, General. TA'NKEE ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR. S'.vr.n hundred thousand Cartridyrs, and rerrn hundred Muskets burned Destruction nf Tan ker government property by the Confederate. A correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer gives the following account of Stuart's expedition into Pennsylvania : C It ambers burg, Penn., Oct. 13. There has been a " high old time" iu the town during the past three days, caused hy the sudden appearance . of the Rebels, but the excitement has now some what subsided, and busiuess is beginning to as sume its wonted sway. On Friday and Saturday all trade and travel was suspended, but to-day the lengthened countenances of our people pre sent a more cheerful appearance. The visit of the Rebels was thort and sweet, but 4 hey staid quite long enough; and all but a few of their sympathizers, (and there are many here) were delighted when they departed. They came in rags and filth, but went away like gentlemen that is, if good, new clothing will entitle a man to be called a gentleman for the stores and two car loads of new clothing were seized and distributed among the party, and their appearance was bright as a "new pin;" in fact, their appearance was highly creditable to Philadelphia tailors and seam?trcsses, who made up the uniforms for 'the boys" in McClellan's army. You have already received some of the details of the losses here. The damage by the conflag ration will exceed two hundred thousand dollars, f which amount the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company suffer to the extent of 580,000. Mr. (). N. Lull, the Superintendent of the road, had all of his furniture destroyed, upou which there was no insurance. Tho car, enpine, wood and water houses of the company were totally destroyed, and for a space of three hundred square vara?, mere is nothing lett bat the blackened and smouldering remains. The track was uninjured, aud the trains to-day are running as usual Ihe warehouses of Messrs. Wundcrlich and Neid contained a large amount of ammunition and stores among the former 700,000 cartridges. 700 muskets, and a quantity of shells, loose pow - dcr, &o., &c. When the building blew op, there f e 1 a. j ru 11 . 1 i 1 0 "? (he teieiraph instrumeiits, batteries and a number tcr to the enemy, General Hardee capturing 4,000 V at chambersburg; but, notwith F'ners and Generals Marshall and Morgan cap- j fc the ene J ofthe President - taring 3,200 prisoners. The enemy were driven , ofthe lUn,tio BS Ohio TeTe-raph Company, r w oirn mi a nun irAmpnn nuv kitiiiciii it. i was no oue near; but those in the other sections of i of the war tax, in those States which have assumed the town made some of the tallest traveling that payment of said tax bat evor Wen seen in this ection of the country, A message from the President was received, or anywhere else. Fortunately no one was in- j announcing his disapproval of the bill for the re jured. These buildings were located on Second j lief of the Confederate Bible Society, on the street near the Falling Spring Creek, and were j ground that Congress has no power to divert any leveled with the ground. One of the shells was j portion of the sequestration fund ; the fact of the luonu iumi 1'ir. rrcuenct vj roves Siaoie, ana it wu iouj consBiueu. vy nmcii me , Cv , ,ir u.nuiu. wo long irams oi ; a,td the bill rejected. The amendmeuts of the ! Peninsular and by General IWs army, must cars, loaded with goods consigned to private indi- j House to the bill to punish and imprison counter- make an aggregate of considerably over fif:y thou viduals, were not disturbed. liters of treasury notes was concurred in. Also, sand stand of arms. 100 pieces of artillerv. rpcPi.K jenerai ilampton appeared to be m command, 1 na rpeared anxious that the citizens should nrt ? suffer. Soon aft-r he entered the place he rode' ur w uuujo on lue main Mrcei aim ioiu me oc- - r - - . " -j i . v c ii-'w n j : ' mnafllR tt lh A hntlcn r rt thnnf nntrn antr nritruta any private ' - that attempted to enter the houses, unless accom j panied by an officer, and he would protect them in i the course. One of the officers exhibited a long list of the names of - the prominent Uniouir ts of this place, and sard ho was fully posted in regard to the feeling ofthe people of this section. The-rebels were accompanied by one residcut of tbu? place -and several from Hagerstown, who act ed as epics and pilots. Among the latter was a mao who, it is alleged, was a member ofthe last . Legislature, :but -we can'bardljr credit it. These gentlemen- departed with the company i' tbey came. If thej had remained 1 in which here their necks "ouhl have been encircled with -a hempen f!fcravat ere trere about eight hundred horses tken 'Vxobj the stabloa here and tb farmers in the ri- .ji . -lf -t trf 1 left in their stead. The scouU beyond Chambersbarg have nothing to report. Usntown u mio 10 nue ceeu visited thu mnrninff DT Silly reueus. u are nuu w spent the preceding night at Tannattsburg. The rebel leaders, there is reason to believe, ex- j peeling to defeat McClellan in the next battle, , sent Stuart on his late reconnoissance in force, for I the purpose of obtaining a correct knowledge of j the topography of Pennsylvania, and be thus en- I abled to march a large army speedily on Harris- j I .n.n..iiinijtiAn 1 liti tA 11 f 1 1 1 1 f. nf 1 lift . . Kallroal at Mount Union, the other gtuar fc 4CColnplished this 'reconnoissance, . hJw hJ Vir iuia. it is Leiieved iu official . .,.. K, 0.ll r,,w,-- r,f irar- t circles that there may bj small nf ttrno-- I i tilers, who were unable to rejoin the main body, I yet prowling among the mountains, ;'.,, . . : .1. j . .,i 11 XJii caturuay luoruuig mu reueis uesuujcu (Vlnnel John II. Berrvville. all repairs were made, 1 h Chambcrsw office re.opened, and com- j . whh Genera, McClcnan'8 headquarters . 1 tablinhed Saturday cvenin ANOTHER EXPLOIT . ... . ... . t - n The Richmond Dispatch statos that anout iou Tnt.oners arnveu iu mat cuv. tamuieu uv iuc cnnmiand of Col. Imboden. an official account of whose operations we a ppend in a letter of General ! Lee : Headquarters Department Northern Va , ") October Cth, 1862. J To Hon. Geo. W. Randolph, Secretary of War: Sib I have the houor to' report that on the 2d instant a scouting party of Col. Imboden's com mand encountered a company of the enemy s cav with arms, equipments, &c On the morning of the 4th, about daybreak, he surprised an entrenched camp of the enemy at the mouth of the Little Cacapon. A dense fog ena bled one of his companies to gain the trenches be fore he was discovered. In attempting to escape two of the enemy were killed and six wounded, and Capt. Newhard, Lieut. Wagner, and fifty-five men, Company K, 54th Pennsylvania volunteers, were captured. The railroad bridge over Little Cacapon was burned, with the company's build ings, &c. About S o'clork the same morning Col Imbo den sent his cavajry across tho-Potomac to prevent the escape of the company stationed at Pawpaw Tunnel, and by leading his infantry across a pre cipitous mountain surrounded the place, captured Capt. Hite, Licuts. Cole and Baer, and ninety men of Company 1$, 64th Pennsylvania volunteers. He also captiired 125 Austrian rifles and accou trements, and about 8,000 rounds of water-proof cartridges. The commissary stores, camp equip fliie, S:c , he was obliged to distroy, for want of transportation. While thu engaged, about 200 of the enemy's cavalry, from Romney, made a descent upon his camp, near Capon Blidge, and put to flight his guard and about 100 uuarmcd men, whom he had left under charge of T ieut. Stone. They buret one of his wagons loaded with commissary stores, and attempted to carry off five others, but deserted them on the road, carrying away the teams. They also burnt the carriages of two of his three-pouud-cr mountain gun?, and carried off the guns in the wagons. They destroyed his medical chest, and captured eight or ten of his men. He subsequent ly recovered his wagons, with the ammunition and several of his horses, and reports that hia loss will turn out to be small. I take pleasure in commending to your notice the handsome manner in which Col. Imboden has conducted this operation, and by his judicious arrangements encountered no loss of lite ou the part of his command. He had to abandon the destruction of the bridge over the South Branch of the Potomac. Its great strength defied the effects of fire and could only be effected by mining. Just before leaving Pawpaw his scouts reported the arrival cat of the Tunnel of two large trains, laden with troops, sent from Hancock to co-operate with the cavalry iu cutting off his retreat. 1 have the honor to be, very respectfully, " Your obedient servant, R. E. LEE, General. CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. A bill increasing t he compensation of all officers or employees ofthe several executive and legisla tive departments employed in the city of Rich mond, was passed. The amendments of the Senate to the bill au thorizing the formation of voluuteer companies for local defence, was concurred in. The Senate passed the House bill authorizing the President to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in certain cases. Also, a bill extending the term of certaiu War Tax Collectors, and the Housit bill ! authorizing the President to apooint twentv een- eral officers in the Provisional Army and assign j them to such duties as he may deem expedient, with an amendment. A bill supplemental to an Act to authome the Secretary of the Treasurv to nav district eollpctors j in certain cases, was passed. Authorizes the i payment of 8400 to the several district collectors j Government being pledged that it shall be used ! to indemnify loyal citizens for losses sustained by ; depredations, etc. 'Ihe vote was again taken , amendments to the bill awarding medals or badges ! to soldiers for P-allant and mr;n. In the House, nothing of special interest ex- cept tne passage ot two bills above mentioned. A message from the President was received, vetoing the bill to re-organize the medical department of the army. The bill was postponed to the next session. At 5 p m., on Monday the 13th, both houses adjourned tine die. The Rigitt SriRiT. A public meeting has I been held in Savannah to consider the couditiou I of our amiy, and to provide for a contribution of; clothing, etc. Mcssers. W. H. Wiltberger & Co.. i . " i . .' proprietors ol tue ru:asM uousc, nave oncred the entire stock of carpeU of their establishment, to airy near Hanging Rock, Hampshire county, and captured Capt. Battersley, Company B, 1st New York cavalry, five of his men, and -fourteen horses, be converted into covering for the soldiers. Some j The First General Council of the Protestant I Our New Commissioner. The "distinguish ideaofthe munificence of thia donation may be j Episcopal Church, in the Confederate States of ! ed American," reported to have been sent to Ea fornicd, when we state that it comprises the car- America, will meet at St Paul's Church, Augusta, rope as the representative of our Government, is peting oi nc wjourea comfortable ana good sizeu J room'. TO THE PEOPL2 DP WORTH CABO- . una. , Raleigh, October 15, 1862. After the most strenuous exertions on tne part onis cmcen. me- ctaic uuua u.Fvo,1Uio tu clothe and shoe our soldiers with at again appeal- ing to that overflowing fountain ! generous char- hy the private contributions of our people. The rigors of winter are approaching, our soldiers are already suffering, and must suffer more if our sympathies are not practical and active. The Quarter Master's Department is laboring faithfully extortion, will fall short, lue aenciency must be supplied by the pcr.plc. We shall have an active winter campaign, and how can our troops, if rac-red. cold and barefoot, contend with the frpleudidly equipped columns of 'he enemy ? Tl, ..iM,. ti.net ncpilprl and wh'fth thfi Rt.ntp finds it most difficult to supply, are shoes, socks and blankets, though drawers, uhirts and pants would be gladly received. If every farmer who has hides tanning would agree to spare one pair of shots, and if every mother in North Carolina would knit one strong pair of either thick cotton or woolen socks for the army, they would be abundantly suDt.lied. A reat lot ol blankets also ruight yet be spared from private ue, and thou- sands could be made from the carpeis upon our tin u-m 1 . i 1 parlor floors With good warm houses and cotton bed clothing, wc can certaiuly get through the winter much better lhau the soldiers cau with all the blankets we can give them. The Colonels of the Militia Regiments through out the State are hereby appointed agents for the purchase and collection of all such articles as cau uc epareu uj our jjcujjic, niiu, miuuu v.- spective Captains, are ordered immediately to can vass every county and visit evry citizen iu their beats for this purpose. A liberal price will be paid for everything where the owner feels that he or she is not able to donate it ; and active agents will immediately forward them to jour suffering regiments. Expenses will be allowed the omcers engaged in this duty, and transportation furnish ed the Colonels or their agents to bring the ar ticles to Raleigh. And now my countrymen and women, if you have any thing to spare for the soldier, in his name 1 appeal to you lor it. Do not let the spec ulator hae it though he oiler you enormous prices; spurn him from your door and say to him, that our brave defenders have need for it and shall have it without passing through his greedy fingers. Do not place yourselves among the ex tortioners they are the vilest and most cowardly of all our country's enemies, aud when this war is ended aud people come to view the matter in its proper light you will find that the most detested torics are more respected than they. When they tempt you with higher prices than the State offers, just think for a moment ofthe soldier and what he is doing for you. Remember when you sit down by the bright and glowing fire, that the sol dier is sitting upon the cold earth; that in the wind which is whistling so fearfully over ?our roof, only making you feel the more comfortable because it harms you not, he is shivering in dark ness on the dangerous out-post, or shuddering through the dreary hours of his watch. Remem ber that when you wuic forth in the morning well fed and warmly clad, leading your families toward the spot where the blessed music of the Sabbath bells tells you of the peaceful worship of the God of Peace, the soldier is going forth at the same moment, perhaps, half fed, after a night of shiv ering and suffering to where the roar of artillery and shout of battle annouuee that he is to die, that your peace and safety may be preserved. Oh, remember these things generous and patriotic people of North Carolina, and give freely of your perishable goods to those who are giving all that mortal can give for your safety and your rights. Z. B. VANCE. ANOTHER APPEAL FOR OUR SICK AND WOUNDED. Staunton, Va , Oct. 10, 18G2. The condition of our sick and wounded soldiers is most distressing. Thousands are daily forward ed from the army in a state of titter destitution naked, hungry, mutilated and suffering. Some thing must be done for the relief of these brave hut unfortunate men these noble patriots who have sacrificed so much to uphold the honor of North Carolina. To every true and Inynlson and daughter ofthe State, I appeal, then, in behalf of these bleeding, hungry and dying heroes, urging them in the name of religion, humanity, patriot ism and every ennobling sentiment of their na tures, to contribute of their abundance or of their poverty the rich man's offering, or the widow's mite -som thing, at least, for the benefit of this suffering but most gallant army of martyrs. All donations should be forwarded to the North Carolina Depot, either at Raleigh or Richmond, to the care ofthe undersigned. EDWARD WARREN, Surg. Gen. of N. C. Result of the Conflict in Maryland. As the facts are made public at the North concern ing the late operations in Marylaud, it becomes so apparent that the advantage was with the Con federate army, that even the abolition journals are bound to admit the fact. We find the follow ing in the Washington correspondence ofthe New York Times : The recent conflict in Maryland is the engross ing topic of conversation here. As it becomes clear that the rebel army has made good its es cape, the tendency of public opinion is to depre ciate the advantages secured by our triumph at Sharpsburg. While every credit is given to our gallant soldier for their admirable fighting in the field, yet the loss of Harper's Ferry is beginning to be felt as a disastrous us well as humiliating de feat. The balance of advantage in the late expe- diation evidently rests with the enemv. as thev enemy, as carried off all the plunder captured, including ovr J ' j 10,000 staud of arms, and over 50 pieces of artille- ry f These losses, added to those sustained in the i lv lost in our onerations in the East. Mifflin thoroughly equip an army half as large as that now retreating in lrginia. It is known that our losses of ordnance at Harper's Ferry was also very large, anu tnat tney were not destroyed previous to the surrender. These facts give point to a recent remark of General Ripley, Chief of Ord nance, who is said to have stated that he ought to be the ablest or dnance officer in the world, as he was required to furnish arms enough to supply the enemy's army as well as our own. Ninety-four negroes,' belonging to an estate, were sold at auction yesterday, by A. R. Phillips : at an averarn of f ISO cash. Colum,tn f - ; w, - j lMian' vja., on canesaay, tne itn uaj ot .November next, at half -past 10 o'clock a, ui. NORTHERN ITEMS. New York,-Oct." 13. An Immense Democrat ic mass meeting was held at the Cooper Institute to-night, presided over by Hon. Horace F. Clark, assisted by Hon. Millard Filmore, Hon. Washing ton Hunt and numerous others. Speeches were made by Hon. Horatio Seymour, John Van Bu ren, Esq., Richard O. Gorman, Esq., and others. A large number of outside meetings were also held contiguous to the building. The attendance is estimated at over 50,000. The Washington correspondence of the Press says Gen. McClellan will not move until the Po- tomac rises. Two men were arrested in Philadelphia last Monday, for cheering for "Richmoud and Jeff. Davis." Lincolu's draft has been resisted at Hertford, Indiana. The ballot-boxes and enrolling papers were burnt and the Provost Marshals and Com missioners scared so that they resigned. A Democratic State Convention met at Boston on the 8th inst., and protested against Lincoln's proclamation, but made no State nomination. John Cochrane has been nominated for gress by the Democrats in New York city. The primary elections iu Delaware have against the Abolitionists. Gen. George W. Morgri (Federal) has Con gone been temporarily suspended from his command for evacuating Cumberland Gap. Gold is still rising iu New York. On the l4th, rt closed at 130. The Philadelphia Presbyterian states that Rev. Dr. R. S. Breckinridge has fallen into the hands of the rebels. It has the information from what it considers an authentic source, but we have no cor roboration of such a circumstance, though we know that he was industriously searched for on several recent occasions. Louisville Journal. Vallanpigitam on the Stump. This gen tleman is busily engaged in canvassing his old district preparatory to the election to be held on Tuesday next. The Middletown (O.,) Journal says that in a speech at Post Town, he declared that Lincoln was a disunionist, and said the "sun, moon and stars would turn to gore before the North could conquer the South," and spoke of the army of the Union as carrying the "black flag." The Journal saj's : "He exhibited a five dollar gold piece, and said that when democrats were in power that was the currency; but now this is the kind (holding in view an old Continental bill,) and five hundred of them will not buy a loaf of bread, frnd, in one year the man who Iihs a pocket full ef "green backs" will not be as rich as the man who has twenty-five cents in his pocket to-day." . FOREIGN NEWS. The English military journals regard the inva sion of Maryland as a mistake of the. Confederates in the first instance, and a failure in the end. A "Southern Club" was being organized in some of the towns in England. Liverpool had al ready subscribed fifteen thousand dollars. The fund is intended for the relief of Southern prison ers held by the Union armies. The London Shipping Gazette of the 27th ult , has important news of the operations of the rebel steamer Alabama, known as "No. 290." The Cairngorm, an English vessel, arrived at Grave send, from Sydney, on the day the Persia left Liv erpool. Sf.e reports that when at Flores, Western Islands, throe whaleloats' crews from the Alabama came alongside and reported that their ship, the Ocmulgcc of Edgartown, Mass., had been burned by the Alabama, under command of Captain Senimes, late of the Sumter. The Ocmulgee had two hundred and fifty barrels of oil, and her crew (thirty-four men) were made prisoners. The Ala bama had already burned four whalers. She also captured an American schooner (name unknown) in sight of the Cairngorm. The Suez Canal is nearly completed, and the Viceroy of Egypt announces that its opening shall be celebrated by a solemn fete, to which the world is invited. A letter from Greenock, Scotland, says agents of the Confederate States have purchased one fast steamer there, and are about purchasiug three more. The harvest in England is over, and the crop is so deficient as to render large importations of breadstuff necessary. Things in the man ufacturing districts are growing darker and darker,, and fearful suffering is locsked forward to during the coming winter. The Scientific Congress of Europe lately in session at Brussels have forwarded a Peace Ad dress to Lincoln. Defence of Corpus Chkisti. A good deal is said about heroic Vicksburg, and very justly said in praise of that city. But we have a little Texas village that certainly should not be over looked in the roll of fume. Corpus Christi is defended by three insignificant guns, and a handful of men. For months the Federal fleet off that coast has been making de monstrations at her harbor, endeavoring to obtain a lodgment upon shore, and threatening the de struction of the town. These operations, have been steadily met by our people and resisted suc cessfully at all points. The other day the enemy brought up several vessels before the town to de stroy it. They bombarded it two days with their heavy guns, but were finally driven off by the shore.battery, thus again proving that gunboats are jnigaboos. A few days after, the enemy at tempted to cut up some shindies on shore, first having shelled the whole country, to make sure there were no Confederates about. There was a small force of cur men concealed there, who re mained quiet, and were not to be frightened by shells. At last the commander of the fleet, think ing the coast clear, made a landing in a launch. No sooner was it done than a polite Confederate. Captain stepped up to him, passed the compli ments of the morning, and took him prisoner right under the guns of his fleet ! Corpus and its brave defenders have distin guished themselves, and deserve no little credit for what they have done. Houston (Texas) Tel egraph. Yankee Losses. The Richmond Dispatch, after an examination of the official and authentic reports of the late battles, Says that our loss in killed and wounded, from tho Rapidan to Harper'a Ferry, was 11,500, and that our loss at Sharps burg was 5000. It states the losses of the enemy as follows: From the Rapidan to 30th August, 20,000 Battle 30th August, . 27,000 Battle 14th September, 5,000 Battle of Sharpsburg, 28,000 Battle with A. P. Hili, 3,500 Capture of Harper's Ferry, 11,500 , Total j ' 95,000 said to be Commander .Maury, Jormerly of tbe '. Observatory at Washington. THE INDIAN WAR INMINNESOTA. Tht Yankee Commissioner has t-an'. '.Interview ". - with the Chippewa. -.x" , ... The special correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer, writing from St. Paul, Minnesota, under ate October 5, gives the following description of an interview between the Yankee Commissioner Dole, and the Chief of the Chippewas : - Wednesday morning word came from Commis sioner Dole for all to be in readiness for a start to Crow Wing, where he expected to meet Hole-in ' the-Dav. At 9 A. M. we were in the saddle and off, reaclring the ' rendezvous in two-and-a-half hours. Soon the Indians were discovered cross- ; ing the river in large numbers; the agreement being that only the Chiets and head men unarmed should come over. But, to our astonishment, fully three hundred painted warriors could be de scried approaching, armed with guns, clubs and tomahawks. ' Suddenly about one hundred of the number de tached themselves from tho main body, and before we understood their design, the rascals had passed behind the village and were slowly filing into line across the road iu our rear. The remainder form ed on the bank of the river on our left. The bushes on the hillside to our right swarmed with them, while the chiefs, led by Hole-in-the-Day, coolly seated themselves, in a semi-circle, in an open space in the front. All this passed so quickly that a few minutes elapsed ere our eyes were opened to the fact that we were completely surrounded, aid at the mercy of ilia In dians. Notwithstanding the odds, every man seemed eager to open the ball. Our captain had gone to the Agency, and Lieu tenant W. E. Morehead took command of the troops. The infantry, under Captaiu Libby, were drawn up in a triangular position all ready for woik. Lieutenant Morehead dismounted his men, aud formed them around the Commissioner. Mr. Dole, accompanied by Messrs. White and Nicolay, several officers and the interpreter, ad vanced and seated themselves before the Indians. The "Body Guard" cbsed up behind and the council began. I noticed that every Indian had hi? gun lying across his lap ready to be grasped at a momeut's notice, and I made up my mind that if there was a fight, "Hole-in-the-Day" should receive the com pliments of my bullets. As I gazed upou the di abolical ,lmugs" of those before me, and glancing' along the hill, saw each bush surmounted by a head, and turning viewed the dark line of savages behind me, the fact is things looked dark. The Council commenced by Mr. Dole recapit ulating all that the Indians had done; how by their lawless acts and cowardly attacks they had almost depopulated that section ofthe country, and had driven their Agent, Mr. Walker, to in sanity and suicide. He called upon them to re turn to their reservation and promised, in the name of the "Great Father" at Washington, that all would be forgiven them, if they would disband and swear eternal peace towards the whites; other wise, war would be declared, aud they would be swept from the face of the earth. He sat down, in the midst of gloomy silence. Every man's hand instinctively tightened around his weapon, for the next sound might be a war whoop and a volley. "Hole-io-the-Day," with a scowl of ill concealed anger, arose and made a lonsr and incoherent har- rati ue. He complained that soldiers had been sent to arrest him without a cause: that they had fired on him; that the Government Agent had been engaged for many years in swindling the Indians. He demanded a large present in money and goods, then his young men would go to their wigwams, the hatchet would be buried, and they would smoke the pipe of peace. Mr. Dole replied that the Indian was the child of the government; and that it ill accorded with the dignity of the representative of the "Great Father" to listen to complaints or tender gifts to rebellious children when they assumed such an aggressive attitude as at present. He asked why so many aruied warriors were assembled. "llole-in-the-day" answered, that his young men feared some treachery to their chief, and would come along; that he did not wish to fight the whites, but that if the commissioner would meet him in the next day he would try and have the difficulty settled. The commissioner appoint ed an hour. The Indians slowly and silently moved away, while we, breathing more freely, re turned to the fort. The next day we started fur the place of meet ing prepared for a brush. One hundred infantry had marched up - during the night. Two brass howitzers loaded wi;h grape preceded us. When we arrived at Crow Wing, the cavalry scoured the bushes and woods behind the town in squads so as to prevent a repetition of the previous day's surprise. Cavalry pickets were thrown out all around the town, up and down the river bank, and at regular intervals dowu to the fort, and yet not an Indian was to be seen. The Commissioner sent a messenger up to the agency on business. The Indians, surrounding him, made him dismount, took his horse, aud sent the poor fellow back afoot. Offended at this con duct, Mr. Dole sent a letter to "llole-in-the-day," demanding instant restoration of the horse, and that he should meet him n council within one hour, or he would return to Washingtou and leave the matler with the military authorities. The answer come back that the young man would not'do it, and tbe Commissioner and Guard turned their backs on Crow Wing for the last time. The r.ext morning we saddled bur horsesr bid adieu to Indians and started for St. Paul. The trip down was accomplished in three days, with nothing of note except some very hard riding. SosAppIication will be made to the Legislature, at its next session, to incorporate the property of Daniels' Church, Lincoln co., N. C. Sept. 30, 18G2 lm-pd NOTICE. Certificate of Stock in the N. C. Railroad, issaed to Adaline W White, No. 646, Rich'd J White, No. 650, P P Wbite, No. 651, D V White, No. 652, Anna M Wkite, No 653, and W C C White, No 6S2. have been destroyed by the burning of the house of Mrs A W While in January, I860. Application will be made at the end of thirty daya for duplicate certificates by L. B. KRIMMINGER. Sept 23, 1862 Ira pr adv J3. A., T. & 0. .Railroad. At a meeting of the Directors of the Atlantic, Tenn. & O. R. R. Company, on the 13th instant, tbe following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That all subscriptions of Stock heretofore made to the A Tenn. & O. R. R. Company on which three or more installments have been paid, and on which one or more installments are still due and un paid, are hereby declared forfeited to the use and ben efit of tbe Company, including all payments made on tbe same, according to the provisions of the charter, provided all arrearages on said Stock are not paid by the 15th of October next. . Resolved, That suit be instituted against all other solvent and delinquent stockholders failing to make payment by the first of October next. Resolved, That the reduced rates for passengers re turning the same dav are herebv abolished. !. L. WRISTOX, Trees. Sept 16, 1862 t r Saltvillu Salines. A few days inade.ai trip to the Saltworks at this place t ' liow things looked in that direction, and to t to learn something of our prospects for salt We found everybody working like beavers make as much salt as possible for the supDl' Olir ennntrT From wh.it wo r..,M l. "r Of daily amount of salt prepared ready for mark t is about as follows: . Stuart, Buchanan & Co., 51. S. Temple & Co.; -Planters' Co. of Ga., McClung, Jaques & Co., North Carolina Co., Other manufacturers, Aggregate, 3,000 bushel. u 14 5,050 All of which, we were informed, would be' creased one hundred percent or more, in 4f days, except iu the old works of Stuart, Buchanan & Co. - ' -' s We think the different States have tnada V selections in' the men engaged in the hianuf ture of et.lt for the relief of their respective n pie. They are all intelligent,' honest and Peri vering gentlemen, aud their whole object seem, to be to relieve the necessities of the -people u much as possible. We understood, while there, that they had sunk a well to the depth of three hundred feet but had failed to get water. They informed me that in boring the well, they passed through a solid rock of salt fifty feet in thickness. Green. ville Banner. Yi il., Char. & K nth. It. U. Co.) Office of the President & Directors. The next Annual Meeting of this com puny will be held af Lincolntou on Wednesday, ibe 22d day of Oct. Trains for the aecommodiuion of the Siockholdcri wj k-five Charlotte and Cherryville on the raomiL 0f that day. From and after the 21 at instant the Transfer Bookj will be closed. JAS. I. McCALLUM, SecV Sept 23, 1862 Itu Flour Mill for Sale. The subscriber, having entered into . a contract for building the Railroad from linnville to Greensboro, it desirous of devoting his whole time to that work, tni offers his STEAM MILL for sale. The property it lit. uatcd in the towu of (Jhai lotie, on the North Carolina Rail Road, has six ruu of Mill Stones, and the Flour ha. a high reputation throughout the Southern Conftd eracy. It has also a Barrel Factory, with improved Machine ry, and Cooper shops attached, which will be told with the Mill or separalelv. JOHN WILKES. Sept. 16, 1862. if DR. J. 31. MILLER, Charlotte, N. C, Has resumed the Practice of Medicine, and can k found at his Office in Brawley'j Uuildiogr, immediately over Drucker and Ileilbrun's Store, or at his rasidtnes. Feb. 25, 1862. A PROCLAMATION By Z. B. Vaxcb, Governor of ATorth, Carolina. Whereas, Information has reached ine that ctruia person;, unmindful of the calls of patriotism, and for getful of the duties of good citizens, are using their io fluence to prcveut obedieuce to the law of Coogrtti known u the Cooscnpl Law, aud that others are at templing to organize an open resistance to ita execu tion; and whereas, such conduct being not only in di rect violation of law, but alto detrimental, in the high est degree, to the cause of our country, it becomes my sacred duty to prevent and repress the same by all lbs meau3 in my power : Now, therefore, I, Zkbclon p. Vaxcb, Gorernor of , North-Carolina, do issue this my proclamation, waffl ing all such persons to desist from such unpatriotic and criminal conduct ; earnestly hoping that all who are disinclined to defend their homes themselves, either by reason of age, infirmity or cowardice, will cease to dissuade those who are willing; and notifying all per sons contemplating an armed resistance to the law, if there really be any such misguided and evil-dispoitd persons in our midst, that they will commit the crime of trensou according to the Constitution, and mnst not expect to escape its penalties. Whilst thousands upos tliousauds of our best and bravest have cheerfully obeyed the law, and by their patriotic valor have driv en the enemy back to tbe Potomac, it would be an in tolerable outrage upon them to permit others to evade the law, or worse still, to resist it by open violence. Let no one, therefore, be deceived, the law will be enforced , and I appeal to all loyal and patriotic citi zens to sustain those who are charged with its execu tion. Given under my hand, and attested by the Great Seal of the Stale. Done at the city of IUletgh, tbe 18th dav of September, 1662. By "the Governor: ZEliULON B. YANCB. It. II. Battle, Jr., Private Secretary. Sept 23, 1862. 3t Lost or Mislaid. A Certificate for S. C. Railroad, No. two Shares of Stock in the 0. h 824, dated Nov. 8tb, 1854. CYRUS A. ALEXANDER. Concord, Sept 2, 1662 3m NOTICE. Those acquainted with the duties of the Coanty Court Clerk's Office, think that it is nnneceiary for the Office to he open every day, and by lue advice and consent of the Court I now give notice that I will be ia the Ollice for business on Mondays, Tbnrfdys andSat urdava of each week onlv. until further notice is given. WM. MAXWELL, Clerk C. C. August 12, 1862 tf f:ei roi: stock. Any quantity of Linseed Oil Cake for sale at Catharine's Mills, near Charlotte. July 15, 1862 . The market price paid for Hides, by May 13, 1862 tf S. U. F10WELL. IKON FOlt SALE. I have on hand, at ray Furnace in Lincoln "octr, 6 miles east of Lincolnton, about 20,000 LBb. WROUGHT IKON lyre plow mould, bars, Ac. I am prepared to cast machine irou of all ' ' hollow-ware, salt pans, c: Order solicitfd--tfr cash. i. W. DEBR. July 22, 1862 6m-pd, Spring Hi NOTICE. Persons wishing to settle Iheir Accounts or p with Fisher & Durrongb, can have an opportn7 doing so by calling at the alore of A. A. N. M. . BJ ' Don't delay, as we ar anxions to g't our J' settled ap. , J. C BURROUGHS. erf .laJ June 3, 1862. tf Application will be made to the Legislature at its next esi" an incorporation of tbe Morian BPl 3m-pd .! Association. Scpt9, 18C2 Repairing, ncll-!ian?in?. .. . .. . . . m .u- h1iC. tD i ne subscriber Degs leave to lniorm iu r- . 'li0 s is prepared to Repair Locks of every t i prepared to Rep Clocks and Jewelry: he will also clean Jewelry ' fat,B very low price; will make Key aake Keys or an ;tius, - - a kind of light Repairing done at short notice, or- tu;inn raiA Poll nrr He mr be loon attention paid to Bell-hanging posite the post-office. and o Jan 28, 1862. vanieu, ien moujaua oiu r", old Oon-locks. Ac 450 300 500 300 ' Jan 28. 1C opposite th r011"031
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