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CHAUXOTTE, IV. C.
Tuesday, April 21, 18C3.
Mecklenburg County Court was in session last
week. Nothing of public iraporUn.ee was transacted,
excepting the Court made an order that the money re
tried by the Slate from the Randlesburg Company be
.Irawn by Jos. II. Wilson, Esq., and paid over to Col.
Wm. M. Grier, and by bim returned to said Company
or to those members from whom it was withheld. '
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Impoktant Public Meeting. The proceed
in of a public meeting, told in this place on
Friday last, will be found in another column. Maj.
Carrington, of the Confederate Army, Addressed
the meeting, representing the wants of our Army
in Virginia. We wish every farmer in the State
could hear him. He stated that the army had con
fined all the fooa it was possible to procure for 70
mih-8 around the point where it is now stationed, and
that unless more corn and meat was furnished from
North Carolina it might have to fall back into North
Carolina. It is important that the farmers of all the
(surrounding counties should remember this. It
would be much better that each man should now
to the Government one-half or two-thirds of
what he has in ihe way of provisions, than to have
the army fall hack into this State.- If the army is
compelled from mere want to retire from Virginia it
will be disastrous to nearly every mau in North
Carolina, for he will not only then be compelled to
part with hi provisions, but his fields may become
the battle ground for the contending forces. It is a
seriouH matter, and we want to impress it on the
minds of all. Every one in this and the surrounding
counties who has a bushel of corn or a pound of meat
to cpare, must bring it forward immediately. He
will be paid for it, and paid a good price; and it
will help to save the Old North State irom being
overrun by the murderers and robbers of the North.
Aon- in the time to net, find the action must be
prompt. And it would be well for nil who have a
nurplus amount of provisions on hand to remember
that unless they sell it voluntarily, the Government
will be compelled to impress it. The necessities of
the army in Virginia and Eastern North Carolina
tun be and" must be relieved if those at home have
to live on half rations. The enemy now expects to
conquer us by ftarving our troops. Shall that be
no when we have it in our power to prevent it?
We are not discouraged, and no one else should
be, at the present condition of affairs, for we are
confident that there is food enough in the South,
if properly distributed, to supply the wants of sol
diers and all others. We have heard of several
perrons who have from 500 to 2,000 oushels of corn
on hand, but some of them seem unwilling to sell a
portion of it until they are forced to do so. The
news in that our brave men everywhere are anxious
to meet the invader and confident of success in a
fair light. Give them plenty of food and all will be
will.
Jay The failure of the packets of Democrats to reach
Ju'ry's nnd Ilnrrisburg last Monday evening was no
tnult of ours; they were not put off by the mail agent,
but carried beyond those offices. We hone the mail
agents on the N. C. Road will prevent such disappoint
ments hereafter.
Funding Confederate Notes. A. C. Wil-.
linmsoii, Eq., of this place, has been appointed
Depositary for the Confederate States at Charlotte,
and will attend to exchanging Confederate Bonds
for Confederate Notes. See his advertisement in
another column.
We think the circulation of Treasury Notes has
already been considerably diminished by the fund
ing process this is the opinion of business men
nnd the probability is that it will be still further
diniini.vlud. This is, indeed, a gratifying evidence
of the increase of public confidence in the Con
federate Government. At Richmond, last week;
Confederate Xvpe issued previous to Dec. 1, 1862,
commanded u premium of two and three per cent.
We are informed that Mr Burwell Cashion,
living near Duvidson College, is another patriotic
man who sells Corn to Soldiers' families nt $1 per
bushel. Mr Saml. L. Ewing, of Gaston county, is
1fo selling corn at $1. Every man who sells pro
visions at a moderate-price in these "times deserves
to be remembered.
Contedkrate Congress. -The bill to abolish
the oflice of Itegimental Commissury, and devolving
the duties thereof upon the Quartermaster, has
been passed.
A bill has also been passed to displace from the
tjunrtcrmasters and Commissary Departments
elerks liable to Military duty, and to detail for cleri
cal duties disabled soldiers.
The bill to exempt mail contractors and drivers
of hacks or coaches carrying the mails, from mili
tary service, whs parsed and will be found in full
in another column.
Arrested. The negroes advertised in this pa
per last week as having bfuken out of Lincoln coun
ty jail, were caught about 4 miles from this place
on Tuesday Iat. They are to be tried for murder
Judge Heath to hold a special Court at Liacoluton
commencing to-day.
tPTfce "Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North
Carolina" will meet in Charlotte on the th int.
Those who are willing to entertain the Miufcters
al visitors on that occasiou are requested to
U known to the Key. G. D. Bernheim or any
the Committee.
make 1
one of I
t oM. 11. Planner, Es-q.. of Wilmington, has been
ppointed by Gov. Vance a member of the Iuternal
i"SamfUt Bard inl'lace J. Hale, Esq.,
DlSTIU.V;U8.Some rart.os froQi ft coaL
were brought before Judge Qshorne last week on
he charge of dt, iig Pp;rituoU8 y fa v,
..on e law. We learn they wcro bl, over. 9
Gram! Jury of this county, week made
M.ne present,nentfore m offend.
Wilson Hospital We learn tlT .i vt
tHl at Wil.cn. N: C. i, in l ITJ, 1 1
Kiok n,l .k .... . ior the
such as linen fnr
bandages, bed comforts
-
socks. tr . ni.vti.: .i .
public may choose to contribute f,r tle sick aol-
uu r. isoumouiions in money will be
tl.n.A-r.n '
thankfully ;
F.Cm 7di r'ymnJ; My' Charlotte !
I . male Institute, w,I take charge .,f auvthins that j
. oo aouatea lortlie. Yilson Hospital, and for
Hard it.
tPIIenry K. Burgwyn has been appointed Ap-F-wmt
for North Carolina, gnder the late impress-
"'I'Ut ct.
The pROSFEci-Utt th people of the Confed j
State will pat their surplus food on the
st and sell H at a fair remunerating price, and
erate
market
the time is not ,
nu ass.at .u u8u.u.uK . '
far distant when oar enemies will be forced to make
peace and acknowledge the independence of the
Confederacy.
North Carolina and Virginia must
furnish' the food to sustain the troops in the field in
Virginia and Eastern North Carolina. If we fail
to do this, those troops may be compelled to fall
back for the lack of bread ana meat; and then what
will become of our fields and property and store
houses of grain and provisions? They will all be
seized or destroyed by the brutal, invading foe, and
our men, women and children subjected to the
most savage and inhuman treatment. This calamity
can be averted if all vr,ill do their duty and quit
striving to make fortunes off of the war. Our
brave troops, if properly fed, can whip any Lincoln
army that may be brought against them; they have
no dread of being defeated by the Northern army;
but they cannot fight and endure toil without
proper food.
In view of these facts, does it not seem to be the
best policy, even ina pecuniary point of view, for
every one who has more corn, flour and meat than is
necessary for his own use until next Fall, to sell it
to the Government or put it on the market to sup
ply the demands of the public at large! There is
plenty of food in the South to last us all until the
next crop is gathered, and it would be aq everlast
ing shame and disgrace to permit bur armies to
suffer and be compelled to evacuate their present
positions for the want of something to eat.
And while the people are bringing forward their
provisions for the army, it would be well for the
Government at Richmond to hold its Agents to a
stricter account and see that they discharge their
duties "promptly, and send forward to the army
corn and meat instead of allowing it to waste and
rot in warehouses and at Railroad stations. We
have heard that it was difficult to get transportation
for fjuod. We do not understand how that is unless
it is because our Railroads are blocked up with
cotton, tobacco and other articles in which specula
tors are dealing. If the superintendents of our
Railroads will not transport army supplies in pref
erence to other things, let the Government take
charge of the Roads for one month and transport
the needful articles. Let some thorough business
man, with energy and industry, bo appointed to
superintend, in person, the transportation of army
supplies over each of our Railroads, and let him
have power tp force the transportation if the mana
gers of the Roads arc unwilling to do it. In this
way an abundance of food for our armies can be
immediately supplied.
Furthermore, let every Government Quarter
master, officer or agent, be unhorsed whero it is not
absolutely necessary to use a horse in transacting
his duties. WThy should any of these men be
allowed to keep two, or three or four horses, eating
corn, when such food is necessary for tho soldiers?
Reform is demanded in this respect. If a Captain
or Colonel on detached service is entitled by the
army regulations to a certain number of horses, it
would be far better to pay him commutation money
and dispense with the horses. We hear the com
plaint made., and believe it well founded, that there
are more government horses kept here in Charlotte
eating government corn, than are absolutely neces
sary. If all Government officers and the people will
resolve to do their whole duty, the prospect of an
early peace is good; but if they do not, we may ex
pect a long war, for the war can never, never end
until the Confederacy is established as an inde
pendent nation.
From the North The Northern papers are
anxious to make us believe that the late attack on
Charleston by their iron clads was intended only as
a reconnoisance and to try the strength of their
boats. A Northern correspondent says :
'The fire which opened on the Keokuk, of four
orfie hundred guns, has never, perhaps, been
equaled in the history of the world. While the
balls struck her every moment, her guns worked
with vigor and precision, and it soon became evi
dent that she was not as impregnable as the Ericson
Monitors. As an iron clad, she was a failure. The
rebel balls seemed to penetrate her as easily as a
wooden vessel; and during thirty minutes one hun
dred shells struck her, ninety of which were water
line shots; she was perfectly riddled and sunk next
morning. She had thirteen seriously wounded, two
mortally.
Untimely. The Richmond Enquirer of the 14th
inst., under the head of "Peace," publishes an im
prudent and untimely editorial, in which it labors
to prove that peace will be ruinous to tho Northern
people! However much we may think so, it is cer
tainly not prudent to blaze it forth to the world, and
thus furnish an argument to the abolition papers of
the North to urge the continuanco of the war. The
Enquire!, we suppose, intended its article to dispel
from Southern minds any hope for peace founded
on anything short of hard fighting; but to accom
plih this object it was not necessary to assert aud
declare that peace would effect the ruin of tho North.
It is our duty to encourage the peace party at the
North, (as theregftrtaiiily can be no peace until tho
North withdraws Trom the contest,) and leave them
to find out hereafter what'effect peace will have on
their society and interests. Tho Enquirer says war
is better for the interests of the North than peace.
Wo do not think so, and it is the part of prudence
to show the North that such will not be the case.
f The Euquirer's articlo is a strangj one, and to say
t,ie 'east ol? ve"y imprudent. Some editors seem
fee t their duty to write a certain amount of
matter for their papers every day or week, and they
do it without reflecting as to what effect it-is going
to have on the cause or the public mind. We fear
that the writer, or one'of the writers, for the En
quirer is of that class.
Peace Prospects in the North. A letter
from New Jersey, March 23, written to a gentle
man in Charleston S. C, says:
"At present all eyes are turned to the good old
Southern city, which is menaced by so formidable
a land and naval force. No doubt yu are all pre
pared for the conflict, and wil win a signal victo
ry, or perish in the defence of your city.
'There are thousands of Peace men all through
theJiorth. The otnnion is be?inninr to nrevail
very generally that the South cannot be conquer-
ed; but th nnlitinian. hnth .,,,nr,of . ni, 1
. cj o r- -
PTite 1 li: mi . -r
: 1U "cpuoiicans, win urge on tne war. xou
nced ftarf'v f. r-
tten- Kne tenths of the North, of all parties,
would be willing to terminate the war and give
the bouth the Crittenden Compromise, or even
more, to restore the Union; but as yet the majority
are opposed to recoguixing the Southern Confed
eracy. A Union defeat at Charleston and on the
Miss.snr.pt may bring about nuite a ohange."
STOCK INVESTMENTS
J The public mindr(aVrayte large portion)
seems to hare taken up a strange idea, as to the
I.i --T ft 7 Jailir
wmparauTe-vaiuen wTcrw uh;b "" - j.
a several siocae j.
j presented in the market
, or eyen & Bmd of tfae
Why should a State Bond
j or even a dodu i we county or wrow""'",6;
t - l ir l!Kt-rr "rn
: ftny other county, bear "a higher rate of premium.
than those of the Confederate States? Many per
sons who are investing money seem to forget that
the destinies of the Confederacy are inseparable
from those of the States. Under no issue of events
but the full and free establishment of the Southern
Confederacy will any Bond or Stock be of value.
We have confiscated, or sequestered, the property
of Northern men; as surely as they gain the ascen
dancy over ns they will decree that all debts due to
others than themselves .shall be void, and they will
arrogate to themselves - the right to manage our
affairs, financial as well as political. Where, then,
will be the superiority of one species of stock over
another? The destinies of the Confederacy are
linked with those of the States as father with son,
as debtor with creditor. If one falls, the other is at
least very much injured. The more truly is this
the case with North Carolina, as by her arrange
ment with the Confederacy for clothing the troops
she annually receives upwards of $4,000,000 of Con
federate notes. COMMON SENSE.
The above article is from tha pen of a gentleman
who, though not an original advocate of secession,
now looks At matters jn their, true light, and under
stands that if a Confederate Bond is not good here
after, certainly a State or County Bond, or Bank
Stock, or any other species of property, will no$
be safe in the hands of a Southern man. Whyjs it
that any man will pay a premium of from 25 to 70i
per cent for a State or county Bond, or three or five
prices for any other property, as an investment,
when he. could easily invest in Confederate Bond
at par or a email premium? The fact is, all our
people have not yet realized or comprehended the
stubborn fact that the Confederacy must be estab
lished or all our property is lost. If they under
stood this matter now as they must and will under
stand it. at some day, we should not see such high
prices paid for local stocks, for lands, negroes and
horses, when they have the opportunity of invest
ing in Coufederate Bonds at a comparatively email
premium. Suppose we foil in establishing the in
dependence of the Confederacy, does any one sup
pose that we would be allowed to enjoy our property
or receive an income from any sort of stocks?
Certainly not. If the State of North Carolina was
to rejoin the old Union, could she collect revenue
enough to pay her debts? We think not. One
half of her citizens would refuse to pay another
cent'into the State Treasury, aud it could mly be
collected by the sword, which would keep us in
volved in' war all the time. Besides this, there are
thousands of men who will never lay aside the im
plements of warfare and submit to the detested
Government of tho North. So it is a plain fact,
that, in order to have peace aud hold and enjoy prop
erty, our independence must be established, and it
is foolishness to make a distinction between the
destinies of the State and Confederate Governments
if one falls the other is ruined if the securities
of one are not good the other is also worthless.
Therefore, it is the duty of every Southern man to
do all he can to sustain the Confederate "Govern
ment, as his all depends on that. The sooner our
people understand this fact, and act accordingly,
the sooner shall we have peace and independence- -
E Abraham Lincoln has appointed the .,30th
inst. as a day to be observed i in his dominions in
fasting and prayer. We suppose they will ask
Providence to bless them in their efforts to ruin,
plunder and subjugate the South !
BP"Read the Address of President Davis on our
outside page to-day.
THE WHEAT . CROP.
The wheat crop in this vicinity is looking re
markably well, and there is a good prospect of a
large yield. From other portions of the State we
have intelligence of similar prospects as to this
important cereal. An early and large wheat crop
is just what the country needs. Danville (la.,)
Register.
From all scctiens of the District we have the
most cheering reports of tho wheat crops. The
crop is unusually large and promises the most
abundant yield. -Chester (S. 6'.) Standard.
One of the oldest and most successful farmers of
our county remarked a dy or two ago that he bad
not seen such a prospect for a wheat crop in many
years. Eutaw (Ala.) Whig.
Crops in Tennessee.- A gentleman writing
from Cook co., East Tennessee, says that the wheat
crop, in that section bids fair to yield abundantly.
He also states that the people are planting noth
ing but corn, and that if a good crop is raised there
will be more hogs fattened in East Tennessee the
coming fall than ever.
The wheat prospects in Alabama are represent
ed as very flattering. A great breadth of land
has been planted in corn.
In this section of North Carolina everybody
speaks of the growing wheat as unusually pro'.
mising.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The Central Committee for the county of Mecklen
burg, Appointed for the. purpose of assuiingtbe
Government in procuring supplies of Bacon and Cjorn.
for the armjj, have agreed on the price to be paid for
those articles, viz : For Corn, t6 dollart and Jiffy tents
per bushel, and two cents per mile, per bushel, for J
hauling it; For Bacon, ninety cents per pound, and the
expense of hauling the game to this place, or to any
Railroad station designated by -the Government argents.
TLe -Government officers at this point have Agreed to
pay these prices, and it is hoped that .all other
Government agents in this State, in order to secure
uniformity, will be governed by similar regulations.
The Government must have Corn and Bacon for the
Soldiers, and those who are willing to sell their
surplus at these prices, and bring it forward immediately,
will certainly not be troubled by an impressing officer;
but if they do not do so, we are authorized to say tkat
impressments will be resorted to.
The sub-committees in the County are. requested to
send supplies forward as soon as possible, and the
(Quartermaster at Charlotte will pay the bills, in
order to furnish the Government, let evtrv one econo
mize at home, and reduce, if possible, the rations of
their hands for the present, or, at lea t, until the wait
oT our gallant soldiery arc fully supplied. Patriotism,
as well as stern necessity, demands it, and it is confi
dently believed that our people will act willingly and
"promptly. Respectfully,
JOHN A. YOU.NO,
April 18tb. Chairman of Central Committee.
The Chatham Railroad Company. We
"v iAnS u ij n i
e Chatham Railroad Company held m Raleigh,
. a ..a . . iiil X
the following gentlemen were elected Directors :
Kemp P. Battle, George W. Mordecai, illiam J.
Hawkius, S. S. Royster, J. E. Allenj John C.
Washington, Henry A. London. " Capt. Elias
Bryan resigned som& time ago, having become a
contractor. Raleigh Progress.
B7" Why is it that so many people make false re- 1
turns and swear to a lie to keep troni paying a iew
dollars tax..
' Ttl tUkftrr1knA Wltfcr tint if A ftlVn itYll iMtUatte nf
Meckleoburz county, at least a eoodlrtiiimber ofii
them, assembled at the Court-Ilortstf i Charlotte 4
on the 17th instant, whe,-en motion ?of J: AA
Vox; Esq., the Hon. J. W. Osborne wis requested . from. Washington ; that jankee gun-boats had eucceead
to take the Chair, and : E. H.' Britton and W, J.: j n passing our batteries convening, refcirwnneot to the
Yates Ordered to act as Secretaries. J. C enemy, and therefore our forcwiihdiww. IfOcn. Hill's
The meeting having been organic d, ilia. Chair 4 movements were tor the purpose of capturing the town,
man explained in a few remarks U object, and . he has failed, (if ihe reported withdrawal be. troe; but if
called upon Ms) Carrington, of the C 8. Army,' roads to enable our people to bring away supplies pro
who was present, to inform it as regards the on- j tisions, Ac., from that section rj'esyppo.Whaa
dition of oar armies in Virginia end North Caro-" , succeeded in his object. ,.But there feno-certain news
Una; whereupon ' 1 - i 1 from thaUecfion further thaa that th yankee foree which
Mai. Carrineton addressed the meetSns : an
elonnnf n,t ffcln m.nn. ruZnZ wW ettea ana driven bacfcby IttUfcrew brigade.
tk j?.f . - . i ii'!:-'-'.''".' 1
the condition of 'the army, their efficiency and
.nvuiuemDiiuyana ine poncy wdicah is necessary
v pv-uyio w uup ju vmw w wui ai wics
puppuaa wun iooa, doib tor men ana norses.-
At ,ihe close of Major t'amngton remarks,"1 accounts raj that Confederate forqgs -were ap
Gen. John A. Young being called for, addressed proacMT Suffolk latt Monday b.veveri roaJ, but
the meeting in bissual felicTtomr and effective ftS !S5Bl2!" "'r0ttnJH lW
manner, ana morea mat av;ommiuee pi tnree be
appointed by the Chaiiyjn each Captain's Beat in
the county, to can vass,-a8certain and collect what
piovisioos and. forage jthey may be able to gather
for the army, aud report a Central Committtee
of three, also to be appointed by the Chair.
CoL Wm. Johnston seconded the motion,' hut
suggested that the number of the Central Com
mittee be increased to five, and that they appoint
'the sub-committees. "' - ' ""; ' '..W
The Chair then- put the question to vote and
the resolution was unanimously carried..,
. Un motion it was Resolved, lhat the proceed
ings be published in the papers of the town.
On motion of Geh. Young, it was Resolved,
That the Central Committee be hereby requested
to publish an Address to the planting community,
setting forth the objects of. this meeting, and
urging the absolute necessity Jof prompt action on
their part. ' -;r ' .
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
J W. OSBORNE, Ch'o.
E. H. Britton, ) , ,
J W. J. Yates, 'jSecys. r , ;
CENTRAL COM MITTFE.
The Chairman appointed the following named
gentlemen to act as - the Central Committee, viz:
Gen. J. A. Young, Col. L. S. Williams, Wm. F.
Phifer, W. J. Yates and John L. Brown.
SUBCOMMITTEES.
The Sub-Committees, appointed by the Central
Committee are ns follows:.
Morning Star Beat Arthur Grier, Robt Mc
Ewin, Col Zebulon Morris.
Crab Orchard Wm. McCombs, C Wallis,
Williamson Wallace. ;
Clear Creek Robt Simpson, John R Morris,
John M W Flow.
Mallard Creek R L DeArmond, Dr Thos C
Neal, Saniuel Garrison.
Providence J as B Robinson, J N Ross, u M
Mills. '
Sharon C E Bell, Hugh Kirkpatrict, J W
Morrow.
.Deweese Joseph R Gillespie, Wm :G Potts,
R B Hunter.
Long CreekR D Whitly, T M Kerns, JolA
R Davidson!
Lemly?s R F Blytbe, Dr W S M Davidson,
E B D Sloan.
Paw Creek. Richard Rozzel, G W McDonald
M M Moore.
Steel Creek- Wm M Grier, John M Potta,,
A R Erwin. '
Berryhill's. Samuel B Hill, Dr J M Strong,
N B Taylor.
Charlotte Beat No. 1 : John L Springs, C T
Alexander, P M Brown. Beat No. 2 : John P
Ross, A A Kennedy, 0 L Torrence.
ADDRESS.
Gentlemen of the District Committees:
Tbe accompanying list of Committees have
been appointed by the Central Committee of the
county of Mecklenburg, for each Captain's Dis
trict, because each one of them is known to be
zealous, active and self-sacrificing in the support
of the Confederacy, and because it is confidently
believed that each man thus appointed will at once
devote himself to the duties devolving upon him.
The appeal to you, gentleman, to engage prompt
ly and with indefatiguable energy, in the discharge
of your duties, comes from your sons in the ar
mies of your country's defence, and they ask only
that tbey may be fed while they beat back the
vandal foe who is pressing on to our destruction.
They ask only to be fed, and promise, under the
continued smiles of kind Providence, to encircle
with fresh wreathes the thousand fields upon which
victory to their arms haa already been recorded in
history. Upon us at home now" 'devolves the fate
of our army, and of our Confederacy. Will we do
our duty?
It is expected that each District Committee will
see in person every farmer in thei respective Dis
tricts, and induce them, by a candid representa
tion of facts, to bring to the Quartermaster in
Charlotte, any surplus corn, flour, wheat, oats or
bacon which they may have, and receive for it the
market price. It is , farther expected that the
Committee men will make arrangements in their
respective Districts, to, have all the small parcels
of these articles brought in, (as it is not suppos
ed that large quantities will be found in the poss
ession of many persons,) and take such direction j
of it, as will bring it to the officers ot tjje Govern
ment here. Hire teams if necessary, for trans
port at ion, for which the Quartermaster here will
pay. Ihe Committee men will urge a response to
them preferable to a visit of the officers of the Gov
ernment for the purpose of impressing supplies,
and nothing is more certain fhan that it will be
done, unless the people respond to the calls we now
make.
Let the citizens of every county in the State
organize and make a similar call upon their citi
zens, and our army now . on half rations, will at
once be supplied with everything necessary for
their subsistence, and our country tcill be safe I
Will you, citizens . of the Yadkin and Catawba
counties, join ns promptly in this effort for our
homes! JNO. A. YOUNG.
. " Ch'n. of Central Com.
NOTICE.
Thcsercral District Committees of thia county
... . . , . ir in,., i
are requested to meetm the Court House in tnar-
lotte, at 11 o'clock, on - Friday the 24 th inst., for. I
the Durnose of reDortine what progress has been j
made in the collection 'of army subsistence, and to i
mature arrangements for continued efforts in their
important labors.
JNO. A. TOUNG,
Chairman Central Committee.
u 75 cents per gal !" exclaims Mrs. Partington,
on looking over the price-current. "Why, bless
me! my dear, good old 4nan gara two dollars and
a bushel of the very best potatoes for me. ITow-
I ever, the gals of this day ain't nigh so dear as I
was then.
LATEST" WETC7S.
W t U?fVHSmGTp?. i
- W kra4 from 'passenger wboeatri up thisTT.C.
Eo1 Sandiyefetfaut GenitIIlIhd fallen Wk
1 attempted.to reinforce WaaMmrWm by Jand froNewbero
K0M SUFFOLK,.yju . :
We hare been Enable to gather V&inftfmatW of
the movements or oar troops In the Immediate viciajtv
A of Suffolk, omtr mna tbataireadj given. The. Xorih
We heard late last night from , a perfectly reliable
source, that our gallant troops captured yesterday two
Yankee transports and 600 prisoners, below Suffolk.
This intelligence came direct from Iter Station, on the
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, where a courier had
jus Xrrked with it from the army near Suffolk.
Velersiurg Express. 18A.
" ' jtgjj-Theouly intelligence from Suffolk, 6a jester,
davj consisted of a report that General Longrstreet was
gathering in provisions in the Blackwater region, for
f-the traiisportation of which an order for a large, num
ber or wagon bad reached lUchmoad .The report
was exaggerated into a "capture" of an iaimcute
amount of stores from the enemy... Tbe position and
military movements of Gen. Longstreet Lava not as
jet transpired. It Is. not believed, by gentleinea
whose positions entitle their 'opinions to weight, lhat
the enemy is 'surrounded' at Suffolk. Rich. , IPA.
FROM THE WEST.
VrcK8Bcao, April 17. Some eight of the enemy'
boats came down at II o'clock last night. Hravy
firing was opened by the batteries, which whs replied
to briskly by some of the boats. One boat was tired
by our guns, and burned to the water's edge in frout of
the city;, the ochert, including two "transports, passed
down; two or three thought to be disabled. None arc
now in sight below, but one transport. Two guns
from tbe Yankee battery on the Peninsula opened on
the city this morning, at nine o'clock, and are still
firing, 1
Later. Four prisoners from the boat sunk fast night
who were brought in to-day say the transport Henry
Clay wus burned and-the ram Lafayette sunk by our
batteries last night; also that the remainder or the ex
pedition will come down to-night.
The battery on the PeuinsuU ceased firing late this
afternoon, having done no damage. v '
The New Orleans Era (Lincoln paper) of -the 14th,
has the following: 'The captured ram Queen of the
West wag destroyed this morning at 10 o'clock by our
gun-boats on Grand Lake, and her crew cnptuicd.
The gun-boat Diana is in a tight place and will be
probably captured or destroyed. The rebels evacuated
their works at Centreville last night aud retreated up
the Teche. '
REPULSE OF TWO GUN-BOATS.
Richmond, April 18. Two steam propeller gun-boats
one of large size and both filled with troop, came up
the York River on Thursday. The latter went up the
Pamunkey Rirer. About a mile above West I'oint,
our artillery opened fire, doing her great damage. At
the end of the action she was gotten off with great
difficulty. The groans and screams of the wounded
were heard distinctly at West Poiiit. Both propellers
went down the river. -
NORTHERN NEWS.
The Petersburg Express contains Northern daUs to the
ik. The Hi-rald says the alt-mpt to take Charltnton
has been abandoned for the present, the experiment hav-
tug piuvu iiabiiuuua. iuo in (3 iiviii ill'" uaiiciirs
was tremendMU8, .as Ihe condition of the Keokuk iliow.i.
She was riddled through and through with steel idiot fur
nished the rebels from England. The Ironsides received
65 shots, the Keokuk 90, Weehawken 00, Moutauk 20,
Pttssaic 58, Nantucket 51, Patapsco 4G, Nahant 80.
Gold closed in New York at 143 to 151 bid.
The northern papers,, although they try, cannot dis
guise the fact that their iron, clad fleet was badly defeated
at Charleston, and had. to withdraw from a contest in
which they engaged with confidence of being successful.
They had been preparing " for the assault for the hurt 12
months, and now that it has failed, they call it a "recon
naissance "! And jio wonder they proclaim thai the tak
ing of Charleston is abandoned for the present.
STOCKS. In Richmond, on Saturday v last, Confed
erate Bonds (15,000,000 loan) sold for 147. and Bonds
of the 1 OO.OOO.COO loan at 100J to J 10.
In Raleigh, N. C , Confederate Bond 10;J to 1H0.
North Carolina Bonds 132 to 135.
The prediction that we have frequently made, that the
day would soon come when Confederate Bonds would
command a high premium, is being verified..
Government Stores Burnt. The Govern
ment Store near liranchville, S. 'J., was destroyed
by fire on Sunday, together with fifty thousand
rations of Bacon and a large quantity of Flour
and bugar. lhero were about three hundred
hogs, in the' building. ;
' Lincoln's emissaries are doing this work, and
yet our people are nol aroused.
NOTICE.
The owners of slaves sent to Wilmington ia charge
or n. w. otinson are required to deposit in tbe store
of. Messrs. Williams, Oates A Co., Twenty Pounds of
BACON for each slave seat, by Wednesday neit. Be
punctual. W. F. PIIIFKR.
. April 21, 18C3 :- It ' ; " " . i-
! io,ooo acres laiyd:
: Oa Wednesday and Thursday, the 20th and 21tof
May, 1863, at SHELBY, dent eland county, I will sell
at publio sale, ia convenieut lots for farming pa rpoe,
Ten Thousand Acres of Land lying in C'leaveland coun
ty, sequestered as tbe property of Goold Hoyt and Isaac
Bronson, alien enemies of the Confederate States
Terms Note and security for the purchase money r
to be paid when tale is confirmed by tbe Confederate
Court the Court to be held the first ifbmlay in June.
D. SjCIIENCK, Beceirer.
April 21, 1863 Jm .
NOTICE.
The Notes and Accoonts doe the Estate of Patrick
J; Lowrie, dee'd, are in the bands of ft. P.Smith,
Esq., for collection. AH persons having claims against
the Estate are requested - to present them in proper
form for settlement, or this notice will be pleaded id
bar of their recovery. . L. J. LOWRIE, Executrix.
April 21, 1863 i Im-pd .
Iflrdical Purriiyor'ft Office,
, CuABLom:, N. C, April 14, 1863.
All peWoni wishing to render the Confederacv
V'TT0 D7.""ITall? tb!.eomra
. a m
v. a. ucu iuv capsules are aemiij
ripe iftt.them be punctured, and when the exuding
juice shall have sufficiently hardened; let it be collected
and forwarded to tbe nearest Medical Purveyor.
- JAS. T..J03XSOX,
Surgeon and Medical Porreyoi.
April 21, 1863 3w
: IVOTI.CE.
The undersigned will attend at Rock Island Office until
the 30th of Aeril to take tne uvx reiurns lor m wur.
lette Beat. We take the returns of everything Used
by the late Jaw except Land and egroes." Each tax
payer will write oat his list and hand it in oil oath.
11. L. WRISTON,
For the Eastern division!1
JOHN U. SPRINGS,
For the Western division
, tw v ig i?t!r!g7rrr
Oa the 3lit ulU, by Ret. S-L. Watson, CspLA.-U.
Keel of Meeklenbursr cooatyN. C . to Miss Amanda It.
O. Adams, daughter or tbe late Joseph Adams, dtcM,
of Tork District, S. C.
UKta lik Inilaat, la GlbtonTinr, u amora county,
Dr, Jfts T F Cammings of Alanaice, to Miss Laura
An Frsvacea, daughter of Rev J D Scheck. , . :
In Rowan county, oa the 31st ult, Air Geo. B. Penn
ington of Davit county, to Hiss mma B. Swink.
In Raleigh, on the 1Mb last. Cart. Geo. B. Baker
of Fayeiuville, to Miss Kate dar.gbter of the late
Ueary W. ilUler, Ei
7"
,v Of a wound received fa the second buttle of Vsna
tai,lfarcat IT. Bostwick, formerly of this county, aged
34 year. , lie was grandson of Gen. Geo. Graham of
RercJuttoaary saemory. ' '
Ja X'oloa county, o the 5th iattn Serg't A.T.CUrk,
of the 15th N. C. Reg't., aged 32 years. lie was a
good soldier and highly esteemed by his companions in
armtv .
at ..". ...'il . OBITTJART.
. J Union county, tbe 2Tth alt., Mrs. S. R Broom,
ge3 34 ytw Hb left four swall children to monrn
their loss. II er busbaad. being a soldier ia the army,
bad started " home expecting to find ail well, but when
he arrived home It was to find, his wife a corpse, and
Ma children - lrf tear. She was not sick hot about
tore days.-' She fcad been a member of the Raptlit
Church 13yrars.v8h ai be wa wlllinc to die.
We hopu ah has jfone wber there are no more war or
trouble. She also left two hrotheis and out sister to
mourn Tor her. . , .
iSi(er thon wast mild and lofcly,
: . tlentle atf tb tawmrr breece, "
ricataat at the air of f enlng
. .As V floats among the trees. . .
.. Peaceful be thy silent slumber, "
s . Peaceful ia tb gra so low;
Thaw.no more wilt join onr numiert '
Thou no more our song shall know.
Dearrit iit.r thou hast lft us,
":' Her' thy Ions we flecplv feel;
But Oo4 that has berea u ,
' lit ran all oar sorrows heal.
Yet aaln we hopo" to mttl thee,
.When the day of life Is tied, .
Then in heaven with joy-to rufet lhe,
pd Where no fiirewell lo4r is shed " J. J. .
ITIecklcnbur Co. nililc Nooirly
WiU meet In the PresbytcrlAa Church te-dny (Mwitday)
at 11 o'clock. AH are invited to attend.
8100 REWAHD.
The above reward will be paid for the delirer at
the jail in Charlotte, of a free negro, known as JOHN
URICE, who is about 5 firtt, II Inches high; sloop
when walking, ba straight hair, and is' a dk
mulatto, lie has a wife living on the plantation of
Mr. Robert McGee, on the Catawba river, Mecklenburg
county. -r ....
The threats sgnin.'t the whit population, and the
burglaries committed by this negro are Duflirirnt to
outlaw hiuu . KOOPMANX & PHELPS.
April 21. 18C3 tf .
To Holders of Treasury IYoIck.
Having been appointed Confederate Stoles pepoi .
tary for this locality; treasury Note may "now be
funded at ray office in Ihe Court Housn In Fllil per
cent Honds, or stbek, until and lucluding the 21 A init ,
on nil Notes dated prior to tbe 3d of December, lr,2 ;
and in Seven per cent Hondi until the first of August
next, and after that date in Four per cent Don. In.
A. C. WILLIAMSON, C. H. P.
April 21, 1SC3. tf
ADHIMSTKTTOK'S SALE,
I will sell at the residence of Dr. P. C. Caldwell
(old Lucky Uuvk House, four miler from .town,) on'
bnti)rday,'2.Mh lust., a lot of HoimeLoM and KilrUn
Furniture.' 'Also, a GUEY MA REM organ tok--'
imported from Canada, now only eight years old, and
is pee of the ben brood, marcs tu tits tstale: find also
one f her colts a flue black mare, que jcir vld, aud -sirrd
y Davidson's black hore.
And nlto a lot of CATTLE, coruL-llng of Milch
Cjws and CalveJ and Yearlings.
The Above is Ihe property of the late Dr.Js W. Cald
well. Terms made known on day of salo.
8. P. CALDWELL, Adm'r.
. April 21. 18C2 It
By the Governor of North-Carolina,
A PROCLAMATION. '
Whereas, it has become apparent to me and lo all
who are interested In the welfare of Ihe 8 ate, and
who hare any feelings of humanity for suffering among
their fellow-men, from the cries which reach us from
the poor in all sections of Ihe land, that starvation will
be the fate of many of our heretofore favored people, ,
unless tie crime of speculating in the ncassarits ohs tan
be arrested; and whereas, . it Is my boundeu duty to
nrotectlhe citizens of the State, of w hich have the
lion or lobe tbe Chief Magistrate, against the erils
consequent upon this crime, to Ihe' utmoil of my
ability: . , . . ...
Now, therefore, I, ZEBULON B. VAtfCrV.GaTCfnor
of North-Carolina, do, by aud with the adrict and con
sect of tbe Council of State, Issue this Proclamation,
forbidding all persons, for the rpace f t'liny days from
tbe date hereof, from- exporting Stir of the follow teg
articles; beyond the limits of ibe State," to-wlt: tuy
Salt, Bacon, I'ork, Beef, Cora, Ileal, Flour, Wheat, Po
tatoes, Shoes, Leather, Hides, Cotton Cloth, and Yarn
and Woolen Cloth.
From this prohibition the following persons are to .
be excepted: All ' Quartermaster and Comnilxnary
Agents of tbe Confederate Government, and ofauy.
State of tbe Confederacy, exhibiting proper etidence
of their official character-Also, all A grots of any '
County, District, Town or Corpoi anon, of other States,
who shall exhibit satisfactory proof of their Agency
for tbe purchase of each articles for such County, Dis
trict To w or Corporation, for pobJJc user, or for dis
tributive at cost and traasporttttetr, and not for resale
or profit. Also, all persons whether residents or son'
residents of ihe State who may porchjije any of said,
articles for their private use, of which, before the ar-.
tides are removed, their oath, before a Justice of the
Peace, may be take as evidence: The zreplioa is tQ.
extend to Unit made by non-residertts on the ca coast
and in their own works, and o cargoes entering a. -port
of this State from abroad. .
Any of laid articles that msr Le flopped it transitu,
from our borders are lo be eoofisvated to the ate of the
State. The Colonels of Militia ibrbvghout th Bute ;
ere enjoined to see that this Proclamation U enforced.
I earnestly appeal to all good citizens to sustain a
and aid me in carryiag out tbe object tl.is Proclaraa- '
tion is designed as fares possible, to effect. -
' In witness whereof, Zesclaw- B. Vaxce, Governor,
Captain General and cornmander-in-Ckief, bath s'ga
ed these presents and caused the great seal of the State
to be affixed. . "
Done at our City of Raleigh, tbe 13th day orApril,
A. D. 18C3, and in tbe year of our Independence tbe
87th.
By tbe Governor: Z. B. VANCE.
It. H. Battle,' Jr., Prirate Secretary?
PHARLOTTE MARKET, ArnjL 20.
Bacon
Jard
Corn .
Meal
Teas
Hour J
Cotton
Bntfer
KpK .
Chickens
Beef V
rinisr-' "
73 to 00 per lb,
80 to 85
2 75 to 3 00 per bushel
2 75 to 3 00 per boshel .
2 50 to 2 75 per bushel -$50
to 00 per bsrrsl
35 to 40 per lb.
lAOlo 125 .
40 to 45 per dozen "
75 to 80 each
25 to ' SO per Jb.
l w to 1 Zh
Jonsscs, nooo
0
N.'ils , $100 per keg. .
Bxton, lard and corn, re scarce and in demand,'
Flour is ia prcttj fair snpply, b at- nothing liks
equal to the demand. Our quotations for Cotton
are nominal, as bnt little if, anj hu. been offered.'
daring tho part week. Maalaad eatable generally
are badly wanted, TIir are but few changes
in prices.
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