wiBS'-rJKN ;iM(j cSai:, charlotte; -N- I ft 5 1 1! KIT. :i i 9 "ii- .,.;; ,'ti ;' 1 ! ; 4 ;Il iff! lllil fell ) filial '. j : fyi j ji- ( i!- 6 4. It I I :i I f -4-4 . .1.1 s 1; . I .V- "1 1 if f4' -if a "If s TAYLOE'S SUCCESSES From Alexandria and from an undoubted source, we learn that the following are the froitf of 3en. Dick Taylor's victory at 13erwiek.s iizy and Tbilxwleauxville: . Fifteen hundred prisoners, seven thousand En field rifies, two hundred thousand rounds of ammu nition, ciht hundred sacks of coffee, three thou sand .barrels of flour, twenty thousand suits of clothing, twenty thousand pairs of boots and shoes, two Arams of cars with locomotives complete- an immense quantity of commissary stores valued at. two million jive hundred thousand, not estimating ten siege puns captured in the fort. The enemy's loss was three hundred killed and wounded; our loss was three killed and sixteen wounded. The capture of three sea-going steamers at Pla juemine, loaded with 'cotton, is confirmed. One vessel is valued at two million dollars. Sunday night, Lyoa capturfid five hundred, -negroes and Yankees, and a large lot of beeves, horses and mules, at Magnolia Plantation, below ;Bayqu Sara, -and. Powers captured over bo hun died .negroes and thirty odd Yankees at Oakland place, opposite Red River Landing. The Yankees were paroled and the negroes brought off. They passed the neighborhood of Woodville this morn ing with the negroes. v Despatches from below to headquarters say the Confederate cavalry bad succeeded ia capturing Algiers. . - " , . ; t ' Gen. Taylor holds all" southerner who have ta ken the yankee oath of allegiance as prisoners of war. That's right. Generate Magruder and Taylor had" taken Kcn- ncr Depot," ten miles above .New Orleans, , on the 'New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Rail . road. The capture includes batteries mounting fifty heavy siege guns, which commanded the thin 'atrip of land between the river and the marsh that surrounds Lake Poncbartrain.--.Ci'c? of Mo tile Register, . . CAPTURE OF UK AS HEAR CITY. Tho capture of Brashear City by the Confed erates, 80 miles south-west of New Orleans, is con firmed J)y the following account fronr a Yankee correspondent : "I am sorry I am so circumstanced, in conse quence of our having been cutoff from communica- ,tion with IJrasucar tJity, tuatl am not able to give you the full particulars of the capture of that im portant placo by the rebels From refugees who arrived in camp to-day, I learn the following de tails: On Tuesday Jast, at 4 o'clock, a. ui., not un ,expectedly,'us was stated, a small force of rebels jriaadc their appearance at Berwick City, imme diately opposite Braahaer City) and opened fire on our encampment at that place from two small pieces of artillery. The attention of our gunners at Fort Buchanan was drawn j.o them, and after a few shots they vcrc"apparently dispersed. This, it appears, was a ruse on the part of the enemy, for scarcely had our soldiers been-placed in posi tion to resist any advance of the rebels from that place when they were suddenly surprised by a large force of the enemy, which had during the night .crossed Lake Palourde and.come up in their rear. Rebels entered the town, and our men surrendered, I am very credibly informed, without making any very determined resistance. Our loss on this oc casion was nearly 1,000 men, including a camp of about GOO convalescent soldiers. But this was not tho worst part of the business. The rebels, by the capture of our force, gained possession of Fort Buchanan and :Fort'Shcne, and anolhcr smaller earthwork further down the bay. On these forti fications were mounted eighteen or twenty guns of heavy calibre, several of which were the finest rifle pieces we had in this department. Some of tho pieces we lost were those recently taken from Camp Parapet, others raised from the steamer II iosman, that sank in the bay last Morch. Altogether this is one of the severest blows the rebels have dealt us in this part of the country. In military circles Braaher city is considered a place of great importance. The fortifications at this poiot eommand Berwick Bay, the Atchafalaya, and in fact all navigation from the Gulf to the Attakapas country. The rebel force we encoun tered was under the command of Magruder, and is .variously estimated at from ten to fifteen thousand. The rebels in taking Brashear City .captured quite an amount of quartermaster's and commissary stores, as well as considerable ammu nition. The enemy also eamo into possession of the personal baggage of many of our officers and men who had left Brashear City on their rapid approach to Opclousas, Alexandria and Port Hudson. FALL OF VICKSBURG. Jackson.. Jul v 7. Yicksburrr ha Ml! it. J j was surrendered on the morning of the 4th, the i meu being in a starving condition, and completely I worn out from excessive fatigue. - The terms of capitulation were that the oiheers be allowed their i side arms, horses and all private property. They .and the men were paroled immediately, and will I be aljowed to inarch out with all their colors. Ijunnicuiaicjy alter tne surrender, U rant sent boat f joaus ot supplies to tuc Jamishcd garrison. Home iof the efficers have arrived here. burg. Officers who came out say had Geu. John ston reached there twelve davs sooner. h nnnl1 inot have relieved the irarrison. "ns thov mnld nnt muster over 7,000 men for duty. - -; .. . Jackson, Miss., July 8; ? 'Hon. JA. tSvildoii jSecretary of Viar: icks burg capitulated on. the 4th iasC The garrison was paroled and thev are to be returned to mil- $lincs, officers retaining their side arms aud pcrson jfalbaggagef ThU" intelligence was brought by an orccer wno leu tnat place Sunday, -the 5th. bigned, o, Jh. Joiinston, Cen'l. IJackson, July8. CoL Montgomery and Gen. iPewberton, with 200 mounted -men," arrived here to-dav. Graut has sent 10.000 men tf nttnrl- I Price. Grant's army, was near 100,000. Grant commands in person the forces marching on Jack Uoxu -v. - . - Iespatehes from Inola, dated the-7th, say that 1d. Holmes attacked Helena ou the 4th, and aptured Ihjee batteries. Reinforcements arrived ' rbm below. The fire pf the gun-boats drove our orees back.. Our Ipss was 500. Heavy firing 'tas heard next day. - j - The Report Ep Cattuue of New Orleaks. It is to be hoped "that the repoTt of the recapture ,4if this City, copied from the . Mobile Advertiser, ;.,s correct. . There are some grounds for the belief :hat it is true, for at last accounts there were- no roopsj. between us and the city, 'and only "about i e0O'in:thp garrison.- Whether we shall be able O hold it after it is taken; is another question, olely on the " practicability of transferring our -on-dads from the'Alabama River to the Missis- fPP : - ";-- - . - j T. -m ;j T v: DkatU of .Col. J , a :sMoiti:nEAr. Col J. EJLirebead.-6f the 45th-qwskflebt. died at Mar- Q FINER All nsbnjgiv n'fW fever. Col. lorch'ead was a gallabtccfja noble and geue Ttur hearted iazn, &n&tt$orovgh Patriot. -1 THE H AID ON C.THI2 WILMINGTON & ; ; WELDONBAILBOAD. - 7 Fiom the Wilmington I Journal pf July, the 6th. V- j r " Early vesterdavCSuudavYrmofninff. it was an- nounced that the Yapkcs hid -reached Kenans ville, about GO miles from Newbern, at 11 o'clock the night previous, in force of from 3000 to 4000. It is reported that they consisted o cavalry and infantry, about half of them whites the balance nejrroes. On yesterday morning a detachment of Tday morning a detachment of hundred Federal cavalry were the Wilmington and Weldon iles from Kenansville. where some three or four sent to Warsaw on Rail Road, ten miles from Kenansville, u :,i ur 'tu tho u r u a vr, i - a n.. leiexrapu wwea. uuiucu mc xvuii ituau Wflrthnuse containing? abont 20.000 nounds ot c , t government - bacon, and perhaps some ordnance stores. - They also tore tip about one and a half mile of the track, and then proceeded towards Magnolia, on arriving within 2i miles of the lat ter depot; they are understood to have changed their course to the Eastward in the direction 0f Kenansville their place of departure in the morn ing, and where it would appear their main body had encamped. Gen. Whiting sent some considerable force in pursuit of the -eusmy. On Saturday night at Kenansville, the enemy burned Mr Froelich's Sword Factory, and oner two houses. They also took o number of the best horses in and around Kenansville, in pjace of their jaded animals. ' ,- Since writing the above, we have received tlie following dispatch from Col. Fremont, Chief En gineer and Superintendent of the Road ; . : ..... Magnolia, July 6th, 18G3. The Yankee raiders reached Warsaw about 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon. They burned the warehouse with 15,000 pounds bacon, one passert ger car, and tore up about one mile of the track, and left' in a hurry in the direction of Kenansville. mi . . . t I 1 i L . . ? tnc proinptuess wnn wnicu iroops were uruugui here made them in a hurry to leave. I hope for good news o-day from our troops. Ihc estimated force of the enemy is 500 to 800 mounted men, and four mountain howitzers.- The track will be repaired to-day, as I have a large force. The train will pass as usual to-morrow morning. In a subsequent dispatch from Col. Fremont, he requwts us to state that there were not more than four hundred men of the enemy in all, at Warsaw. The Raid on Warsaw. We learn from a cor respondent at Warsaw, who is well informed, that thejate raid on-that place was by aboutrfour hun dred cavalry with six. pieces of artillery. They dashed into the place about 8 o'clock on Sunday morning and stayed until 2, plundering and burn ing. They buTiicd the depot to the ground, con suming about 20,000 pounds of government bacon. Onslow county lost CO barrels of flour and a, quantity of corn; two largo pianos,- the scales, weights, sttfc, &c , belonging to the oVpot were also destmyed. The post office was sacked, and the Express -Messenger shot at. The Fayetteville stage and horses were captured with the mail, but the passengers effected their escape. The citizens lost heavily. E. F. Matix and Messrs. Morton and Zacry lost from three to four thousand dollars; Mi Roals' watch was stolen from him; Mr. Aaron lost some corn and fodder: a buggy belonjrinsr to j Mr Bell was burned, together with the sheds of Mr Southerland. Iell & Blackman s. store was rifled of cotton and tobacco, and Mr Rivenbark lost everything he had ia his .store, whieiuwas heavy on him, as he is a poor man. They cirried off several gentlemen prisoners, but finally dctalnc'd only James Love,' a wagoner from Virginia. Kalci'jh Standard. A correspondent of the Raleigh Pro gross, writing from Goldsboro says: "Capt. Win. Lane's company, stationed at Ke nansville. were all taken prisoners. I understand Capt. Lane alone made his escape. I he destruction of private property has been considerable. 1 understand they have stolen every horse and mule that was wqrth 'anything that they could lay their hands upon, and all the negroes that they could find, aud in some instances de stroyed fields of growing corn, and very often rob bing citizens of all their bacon and destroying provisions of all kinds. A Yankee cavalryman was found drunk at War saw after the main body left, and was brought to this place last night. He states that the force that visited Varsaw was 400, and that their whole strength only numbered 1,500 all fold, but that Foster was in supporting distance with a much larger force of infantry. This fellow had 3150 Confederate money and stated that some of the men had over 1,000 in the same currency, which no doubt they robbed the citizens of." - A correspondent of the Raleigh. Journal writes as follows : ' , . Kikston, July 8. The .enemy, 5,000 strong, including three regiments of negroes (and no mis take) came out from Newbern, on day before yesterday, as high up as Trenton, Jones county, for the purpose of protecting their retreating cavalry, lest they should be cut off by our' troops. Nethcrcutt's Battalion and Bunting's battery, supported by the 42nd N. O, engaged the enemy's out-posts at the Free Bridge over the Trent, six miles above Trenton, and drove them back, killing several privates and severely wounding one , Colonel Lewis in the shoulder.' No one hurt on our side. But unfoitunately for our side, owing to the enemy's superior forces, both in our rear and front, liable, as, w.e.were every , moment pf bjynjejcom. passed, as they were laying in wait for ais at every point, our-men received orders from .Gen.. Martin to fall back immediately towards Kir.ston, which orders were promply obeyed, when the Yankee thieving cavalry expedition passed down our lines, co-operating with ; the advance forces that oauie out to support their retreat, aud all ent 6n together rejoieing in the direction of Newborn. WIlLIAMSTON, N.C , BUUNED 11Y TIIE ExEMY. ColonelS. W. Watts, commanding the 10th Regiment of North Carolina Militia, in Martin County, reports to the Adjutant General that he Uoovmuitu me men 01 uis itegimeni lor enrollment t Williamston on the 6th iRstant. under, the requisition of the President, Early in the morning the enemy from Plymouth advanced upon the town both by Lni and water, tnd: after firing a number af shells the town was burned. Raleujlt Progress.- . . . Col. P G.v Evans. This chivalrous and gal lant officer, we regret to learn, was dangerously wounded in the battle at Middleburg, nd is now a prisoner.in-the hands of the enemy. Though he begged to be left at a house near by where his wounds could be properly attended, and which would prevejat the conseqUenees likely to 'result from too greaexposnre, the brutes who had him in their power refused, saying they Bad heard of him before;' and would send him to Washington if certain deatt resulted. Greensboro- Patriot. New Postage Law. The Postage Act. an- 77 proved April 29, 1863, declares that on and after thclst pf July, the postage on newspapers sent to regular subscribers, . shall he-one cent per copy, payable in advance. . - ; 3H CONDITIONS OF PEACEv , ; :?TIhs: Confederate States, w heo victorious and about to propose terms of peace, will have nothing ' more, to demand than they would have proposed before the battle of Sumter, except indemnification for those outrages committed by the against cverV law of civilized warfare. enemy The acknowledgment of the independence of every State now'in "the Confederacy, arid the free cnoiee oi tire peop.e en iary,a -ethcr they will ct he Co United States, will form the fir tions." Kentucky and Missouri choice of tine people of Maryland to determine eiect the Confederacy or the rst of the "crindi- ire already -mem'- bers of the, Confederacy, and upon the hypothesis oers ox tneuonieaeracv of Confederate- success, must remain members of - the ..Confederacy' unless their people determine otherwise. With thpir future destiny the United States can have nothing whatever to Ho; and will not be permitted to exercise any authority or exert any influence upon- their people. The navigation of the Mississippi, though lost to the United States by the trial of battle may yet be theirs by the "conditions of peace." -..Its Ad vantages are reciprocal and will be readily yieUed to. the United States. The return of all, negroes deported by the Yankees or payment of their value will be another of the "conditions of peace." ;The. laws of war were violated in letter and "spirit by the running off of these negroes, and the destruc tion of the property of private, unarmed citizens payment will-be a condition of peace. ' Trade felafioW will" also fWm a part offhese conditions what their natare or charactermay be it is impossible to speculate upon. : But as they are mutual in their advantages, and exist by treaty between air nations, they will doubtless arise, de spite the animosities engendered by the war. . With such conditions of peace accepted by the United States, in what particular will they haVe sustained daunge by scparatien which justified this war? Thfl people of the United States have been kept in ignorance of the real demaads of the Con federate States; they have been taught to believe a pro-slavery propaganda, involving the conquest and conversion to slavery of the States of the Union, to be the purpose and designs ef the Con federacy. " .......... . , t- .- The cunditions of peace that the victorious Con federates will proposo are simple, and, we believe will, in the course of time, prove advantageous to both nations.- . The people of the Confederate States believe that their future destiny" can be better accom plished in "separate nationality than under the Federal Union. To attest the honesty of this be lief, they have maintained a war which has desola ted much of their terriry sacrificed many of the bravest and best of their people, and endured, all the privations aud cruelties iuflictcd by the eneu)3r. They have demonstrated their determination uever again to live in union with the people of the Uni ted States; and they have illustrated their power to defy the enemy's efforts by a series of victories un paralleled in the annals "of war. Their conditions of peace will involve no humiliation of the enemy; no luss of power except such as is incidental to our separate natffnaRiy. i If the enemy are unwilling to accept these con ditions of peace, so let it be. The war is and will remain in Pennsylvania, and farther North. Richmond Enquirer. AN INTERESTING CEREMONY. Retaliation. Regularly Inaugurated- . On Monday morning the Gth inst., ' the central 1 rcceptiou room of the Libby prison at Richmond was the scene of a ceremony exceedingly interest ing, though painful, yet no ks painful than neces sary. . The particulars arfc thus given by the Enquirer of yesterday : .The Government having become thoroughly ad vised of'the murder of two Confederate officers in Kentucky, Captains Coibin and McGraw, by Gen. Burnside, for recruiting men f'or the Confederate army in that State, determined at once to take uieasufes of retaliation. . On Sunday, Captain Turner, commandant of the prison, received the order Iroiu Gen. Winder to, proceed with the drawing by lot of two officers, from among the three hundred heh" there in confine ment, to suffer the death penalty in pursuance of this determination; and f5n yesterday, at the hour, above mentioned, the officers were marched down from their apartments on the second floor to the reception room. A table, at which Captain Turn er stood, was placed in the centre of the room, and the prisoners were ranged in a square about it. The roll was then called by the clerk. Two officers were absent, and these being very ill, wejre not deemed fit subjects for the measures about to be adopted. -Capt. Turner then read the order of Gen. Winder, and informed the prisoners fiat they were at liberty to select one of their own" number, or, if they preferred it, one of their chap lains, three of whom were present, to draw the lots. They selected one of the latter, the Rev. Mr Brown, he being the eldest. The lots consisted of the names of the officers written each upon a separate slip of paper, which was folded oyer to present a blank exterior. They were placed in a wooden box, some'cightceji inches long by eight in square width, and the arrange-1 inent was that the first two names drawn out. wculd deignate the two doomed to suffer thS penalty of death. : . . The scene was one of great solemnity. Every man seemed endeavoring to nerve himself to dare the fate which awaited but two of their number Mr Brown-stepped forward - andWlrew-in saeeess ion two lots'., One bore the name f Capt. Henry W. Sawyer, of the 1st New Jersey Infantry, and Captain John Flynn, of the 51st Indiana regiment. A shade of relief came over the .general appear ance of the body and settled into an expression of sorrow. The two doomed men did not speak, and all remained for a moment silent. - They were or dered to step forward and the rest were marched back to their quarters. .. . Upon being taken into the Commandant's office, the two men evinced some signs of agitation, and in a few minutes. Sawyer wept bitterly as he sat down to write a last letter to his wife. Flynn, however, gave no further sign of emotion. They were then taken before Gen. Winder who duly re turned them to prison nnder a commitment to close confinement until the day of execution. . - Richmond, July 4, 1803. "Iuforn.tion having been received that soldiera absent from their commands, without proper au thority, are employed by officers in charge of Crov ernment work, it is hereby' directed that all such men be returned immediately to their respective companies. Officers who employ men not regular ly detailed, will in every instance be held answer able for the offence before a court martial. By order. S. COOPER, . - Adj'tand Inspt'r Gen. - -- -.--. . ' Sixty Sixth Regiment, North Carollna Troops.- The Partizan Rangers on' duty in the -o:u porwon ox toe State nave been organized i into a uegiment to be known as tho Sixty-Sixth Lieutenant Colonel James W. Hilton of Pasquo tank has been made Colonel, and Captain William II. Bagley Major. Raleigh Progress. CAPTIONS OF Passed at lite late extra sessionof t!ic General Assembly ofNqtJth Carolina ending July 9. An Act in relation to the payment of taxes, and J tQ authorize the Public Treasurer and 'other offi cers of the btate to lund certain issues of the Loa federate Treasury,, notes in the seven per cent.' bonds of tho Government. Act concerning fee3 of the Public Register of the County of sefclenburg. Act to authorize R. G. Tuttle, late Sheriff of Caldwell county, to collect arrears of taxes. ' Act in regard to holding the Courts in and for the county of Jones. . - r r Act to amend an act entitled "An act in rela tion to the supply of Salt." . . Act to increase the pay of the members of the present General Assembly. . . . Act to. amend chapter 55 of Revised Code. . r Act for the relief of the sureties of Josiah Hod ges late Sheriff of Pitt County. ; .Act tolegalize certain disbursements of tbe Treasurer and. to amend an act, entitled (An Act for the relief of the wives and families of soldiers iathe army" . . - - . ; ' r Act to incorporate the Gibson Hill Mining Company. . .. Act authorizing the President and Directors of the Literary FuncT to elect a Treasurer. , c Act to authorize the Governor to sign certain- .State' bonds. ' ' Act to-enable refugees and others to vote for members .pf Congress. Act to punish aiders and abettors of deserters. Act to regulate the payment of bounty to the representatives of deceased soldiers. . - Act concerning the election of members of Con gress from this State. Act for the relief of Samuel A. Warren, Sheriff of Northampton County. ' Act to. incorporate an Insurance Company jn the town'of Charlotte to be called the North Caro lina Stock Insurance Company. . Act to provide for the better protection of Sheep. . Act to amend an act, entitled "An Act to char ter the Shelby and Broad River Railroad Compa ny," passed atthe session Of 1862-'63 and ratified on the 10th of February, 1863. - ' . . " ' Act to increase the salary of Public Librarian. Act to extend the time of making .settlement with the Agent of Cherokee lands. y Act to amend chapter 60 ofthe Revised Code. Act to amend the 70th chapter of the Acts of the General Assembly for the session 1858-59. Act to repeal an act to protect the people of North Carolina against small-pox. ' Act for the relief of persons charged wifch dou ble taxes. .Act to amend Revised Code chapter 21 Sec. 1. Act authorizing county trustees to bring suit, in certain cases. " Act providing for local defense in this State. " Act in. relation to Militia and a Guard for home defence. ; An act to incorporate the . Kcrnersvillc High School in the county o Forsyth. - RESOLUTIONS. Resolutions concerning the Confederate Currency A Rcsolutiou in favor of-Samuel J. Crawford. A resolution concerning Craven county. A resolution in favor of Wm 11. Ramsay. Resolutions in favor of A. C. .Latham, Sheriff of Craven' county, and others. - . ' Resolutions in favor of DeCarteret -and Arm strong. Resolutions in favor of Cleiks and Doorkeepers of the General Assembly. - Resolutions, entitled "Resolutions to raise a' Committee of investigation of Railroalds of the State. Resolution calling on the Governor for ioforma tion in regard to slaves detailed to work on fortifi cations. . . . . Resolutions of thanks to a detachment of men of Maj John N. Whitford's command for captur ing the crewof the Sea Bird, etc. - Resolutions "requiring the Adjutant General to prepare a tabular statement of the number of Con scripts and Volunteers in the several counties of the State'. - , . X : ; ; -- - , , INTERESTING TO ALIENS. - In the Charleston Confederate Court," on Mon day, Judge Magrath delivered his opinion in the cases argued before him last week to .test the lia bility of alien residents to conscription: The Judge sustained the Conscription act, aud held that alien residents were affected with all the liabilities' it imposes. The authority of Congress to pass the act was held in perfect consistency with the rule of international law, which imposed on the Government of these States the duty of protection, and this drew after it, as its conse quence, the obligation on the resident of obedience and allegiance. During war alien residents in these States were considered by the other bellig erents as much enemies as they who were citizens. Their property, like that of citizens, is liable to reprisal, and he power of the Government was exercised for the protection of tho one as much as the other. The obligations of . the alien to"assist in the defence of the country in which he resides is not denied, and it can' only be by the Government of the country which could deter mine Uhe services he should render. While be resides in the country, and has no other -burthens . , .1 - i ' . fc - imposea on mm iuuu suuu as every rnu uurc thetff' firronia be no comniaint. .n nenever. a foreign country did interfere in behalf of its sub jects resident Under another Government, it never could go further than to claim the protection which the citizen has. " To give to the alien resident the same -brotection as the citizens, but affect henv with none of the dangers which the citizens had to encounter, was to make the citizen defend the country for the benefit of the alien But it was denied that while the alien chose to reside there and receive the protection of the Government of the Confederate States, and that protection was equal to that which the citizen received, the Gov ernment which claimed bis allegiance could inter fere. It did not give him protection .there either as to his person or his property. ; It -permitted him to come into the territories of another Govern ment, and"tbatbecame responsible for his conduct to other nations. Such had been the doctrine in sisted on in the case of Spain. The strict en forcement of the obligation on the resident to render allegiance a&d obedience in return for pro tection was asserted by the Congress in 1776, by the -several States, and by none more strongly than South Carolina in 1778. And the doctrine has since been maintained that a national character in war is quickly acquired. - At its commencement the alien: may depart. l3ut if he does not do so, and continues hjp residence, he is identified with the eountry and is regarded as. an enemy by the other belligerent. ... - - , - The, above is an imperfect note of the opinion which contained an exposition of the rule of in ternational law, as adopted from its foundation by the Government of the United States, and ia to be considered as still recognized in the Confeder ate'States. ' . ' PTJKSTJIT AND CAPTURE OP YANKEE ; RAIDERS- 1; BrooKHaVenv Hiss., June 2!K The Federal cavalry so badly frightened, ; last - Wednesday, by the blank number of officers stationed here, and ia command of this important posf, were" .brought back this day as prisoners of war. Now for a few unvarnished facts in this case: This squad of Federal cavalry left Grant's army, ordered to de stroy some bridges on the Mobile -and Ohio Rail road; -They - proceeded without . molestation to Brookhaven, where, being badly frightened by the officers aforesaid, they only stopped about 20 min utes, burning oight cars, and hurriedly proceeded on their way. At 4 o'clock, about .22 citizens, boys and old men, with thrco or four soldiers in cluded, left in pursuit of the frightened Yankees; traveling Wednesday and Thursday nights, Friday morning brought them in advance of the Yankees. Thursday night, the Yankees crossed Leaf River, tore np the bridge to stop any pursuit, and then camped a few miles on the other side. Our little band finding themselves thus cut off, obtained a pilot, "went a few miles below, crossed at a ferry at 11 o'clock at night, and though weary, pressed on and took an old road that led into the read on which tho Yankees were traveling, and by day light had the satisfaction of knowing they were in advance of their hated foe. After .leaving Brook haven, this party was ever changing, some con stantly leaving-their patriotism giving out and others taViug ' thefr places ai recruits; :at one time only five or six were present, and at others as high as sixty; but on the morning of Friday, 26th insL,only twenty-five were . present," ready and eager for action in any manner that offered itself to capture this band of robbers deyastatiog our laud. Our glorious little band badly mounted and only armed with double-barreled shot guns, took posi tion in ambush, where a stream ran parallel to and then suddenly crossed the road; tearing up the bridge, the leader and two or three men took posi tion there, and as a signal for action Lieut. Wilson was to fire, but unfortunately, one of our men. dis obeyed orders, and emptied the saddle of one of the Yankees. When the advance of the Yankee Captain and 'nine of his men came in range our boys banged away, killing four aud wounding five the Yankee Captain only escaping who in stantly surrendered. The Yankees in the rear im mediately fled, but soon formed in line-of-battle, and tried to draw bur men out of their ambush, but this did not lake. Our boys kept . concealed until a flag of truce was sent forward for a 'parfey Finding it vain to ascertain our forcepr to draw our men from ambush, the Federals surrendered and stacked arms; when out marched thirty-fire old men and boys from their place ot concealment. Imagine the Federals' surprise and mortification at being whipped by an inferior force of ragamuf fins. Had there been but ten determined men, with a discreet leader, .the same results could have been attained. These raids will do to compare with tho L'un-boats in terror on their first appearance. Let the old nu n and boys of our country rally by ncighborhoods.with their trusty though much de spised shot guns, and no force tho enemy cau send asaiust us can co far in such a country as ours without being 'annihilated. The capture of the Federals took place three miles this sido of Ellis- ville, in Jones County, and within an easy day's ride of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. How for tunate the country has been in being delivered of this band of murderers and assassins. JacJcson Misii$iijrpian 1 ' UkfoivxUnate Occurrence. Lieutenant Stewart, one'oftbe watchmen-at the bridge near Jamestown, took .his scat on the track, Tuesday night, when he fell asleep, and in this condition remained uotiL the train came along, passing over him. and killing him almost instantly. Greens. Patriot. He was a nice guard. Suffolk, VA.There is no longer any doubt about the evacuation of Suffolk by the Yankees. The last of their troops left on Friday night. Before leaving all the fortificatious were destroyed. All the negroes who could be persuaded or forced away were carried off. There, aro but nine negroes left. This information has been received from a gentle man who has been in the town since the vandals left. Our troops now occupy Suffolk. - ; CSs?" Governor .Vance has ordered the Militia Colonels of this county to collect able-bodied male slaves between the ages of 18 and 45 years, in the proportion of one to caeh len working han,da in the employment of an individual. These negroes are to be reported at the Court-House in this City immediately to work ou fortifications. Raleigh Journal 1 NOTICE. All persons having claims' against Wm. J. Cureton, dee'd, will present the same to tbe undersigned within the time prescribed by law? an4 all those indebted to him are requested to call on tho undersigned and make settlement C B. CURKTON, - B. J. 'CURETON, O. V. WILLIAMS,. July 6, 1863 Ita - ExecHtors. PICKET DUTY. The friends of Vigilance and Safety recommend the name'vf W. P. BYNUM, of Lincoln county, to be a fit man to serve in the next Confess. Ye appeal to all good patriots to ponder well the Port to which we are drifting. M AN V VOTERS. June 23, 18C3 pd i v uereas complaint na utrvii mnui v aw v ommjg8ionc of the Twn f CharlotlkM-ntgroes are living in this Town on lots by themselves In t iola tion of tale ana lown Laws. Be it -ordained by the Board, that the owners and persons having sncb slaves in charge be hereby notifi ed that it is in violation of Law for any negro slave to live upon any lot by themselves, and tht the evil complained of must be remedied by the owner or agents, otherwise the negroes will be taken and hired out by the town authorities. uy . R. F. DAVIDSON, Mayor. T. W. Ds-cY, Towp Clerk. Bank or Charlotte,) June 30, 18C3. J Dividend No. 19. The Directors of this Bank hav ing declared a semi-annual Dividend of two dollar and fifty cents per share-the same will be paid on iimflnt'l in Confederate funds. demand in jo J BLACKWOOD, Joly G, 18C3. , :Prc'idept- Eighteenth Dividend, r CIIAITLOTTE& S. C. UAILUOAD CO., Columbia, Jnae 13, 1863. A semi-annual dividend will be paid In Confederate fiti'M Treasury Notes, on the first of July. Slockholdwsresident as heretofore will be paid at Charlotte, Chester, Winn.borc and this office Ti,n. o-hoae ex;ra ic uiiutuu '-j have not been paid, mual apply here. Transfers clos- ed until 5tb Jnlj. July 6, 1863. C.BOUKNIGIIT, , Secretary and Treasurer. " 7 25 REWARD. Runaway from the subscriber on Wednesday night tbe 24th inst., a negro girl named ANN. purchased Kr l Charleston, and think it likely she is making her way to Frail Hill, Edgefield, District, 8. C, where sire was raiseo. cue ia - ucue nigo, about 20 years old, and copper color. The above reward "will be paid for her delivery to me or confine ment in any Jail jolthat I can get her. R. HA BE. Charlotte, N.C1, Jane'30, 1 863. . - 3t-pd FOREIGN NEWS. . Tho steamer 6Yj of ' lYathington fam ?: pool, whence she mailed on tho 24th alt i ' rived. , French mediation seems to be v' valent as a topic. Roebuck and Liodw..1 British Parliament, have had interviewi i poleon to whom hc.gave assurances that hi regarding the American war Were uncu'V He has decided again to interpose his rJi t4 in conjunction with England. E a At a Cabinet meeting at which Napoleon ded, it was resolved to renew French r-rotJ?1 the English Governmenl for joint DipfeK tion in American affairs. r UC- City of'MexicoOccupied by'tiir Farit Vera Crui adviecs to the 10th ult auu ,f the. French army occupied the Citv of M-? 1 the 3rd ultimo, and Gen. Foiey took poS6 the 10th. Jasrea had retired to San T3u?? and a French Division had been tent anion i?1 place. Forey was received with great eatb,i;1 A French Marqttis who was wounded at lCf goes to Paris with the keys of the City of Mieo lbirteen hundred Prisoners, mostly Mcxieinoffi eers, are about to- be sent to France. Pilot Regulations. General Whitiosr com manding at Wilmington, N. C, has iliiSl following order : No Wilmington-Pilot will be allowed to leave tlis port on any vessel unless satisfactory rnlraotect are given by owners thatv they will bring Ootcto. ' tnent freight, if offered, orv articles useM to the couduct of the war, and thai neither they tor thcij vessels are engaged in trade' with the enemy, iDj that no outward bound freight carried on their vessel is consigned to any Yankee house. Permission may be given at the discretion of the Commanding General. Rut, tn.gcnertl.pUoU within the Conscript age will not be allowed logo. I have rcceired the Tax-LUti for tbe year lU2t tBj hold them ready for Inspection, and requeit inform, tion 'of aay failure by penoni not making their returns according to -law. I will also receive Taxes due on said LUts.forwlJch purpose I will Attend At tbe usual Mutter Uronods on tbe daj mentioned in the following table, to-it: Providence, Sharon, Steel Creek, Berrjhiirs, Taw Creek, Long Creek, Lcrolej's, July 20th I Dewecse't, Jul 29th 44 30th M 3in August lit 44 14 21st Mallard Creek, 22d I llarrisburg, 23d I Crab Orchard, Z4in uennla, 27th Morning Star, " 28th Charlotte, during Court week. 34 Jul; 'A. I. HOOD, Tux Collector. June 30, 18C3 . LIiC0LNT0N FEMALE SEMIMItY. LINCOLNTONt X C. The Fall Session,' 18C3, will open on ilonJaj, July 13th, and continue twenty weeks. Rates. Board, including fuel and wailiing. at $7 00 a week, $140 00 Regular Tuition, from $10 to 25 oo PianO Lessons, 20 00 Use of Piano, 2 50 French, 10 00 Terus. One hundred aud fifty dol.. . requited la advance : the remainder at the end of the icsiiun. No deduction for absence unless in casri of criooi illness. Pupils furnish their own can Jit., towels ss4 toilet soap. For further information, address Junc O, 18G3 Ct-pd S. LANDER, Principal. EDGE WORTH YEMIE SE3JLMRT, ' Cirecnsboro,: IV.. The fall session of this Institution will continence on tbe 4th of Aogust next. TERMS roa thb Skssiojof 20 Wttics: Board, In eluding washing, lighti.fuel, Ac, $220; Enylib Tuition, $30; Music on the.Piano, Harp or 'Guitar, $10; Vocal Music, 12 60; Oil Paining, $30; Drawing. $12 50; Grecian Painting, $15; Aucieut and Modern Lan guages, each $12 50. For further particulars apply to RICHARD STERLING, Principal. - June 30, 1863 2m-pd The Charlotte- Mutual Fire Insur ance Company, CONTINUES to take risks againttli by fire, on Houses, Goods, Produce, Ac, nt usual rates. President M.. B. TAYLOR. Vic Pridcnt-C. OVERMAN, Atlorney-iOH. II. WILSON, , m Sec'y f Ttot'rE. NVE HUTCHISON. : DIRECTORSi . CHAS. OVERMAN.' WM. J. YAJHS, JNO. L. BROWN, WM. JOHNbTON, M. Ii. TAYLOR, F. SCARR, Extculioi CommiUtt? . Bcarr, Jno. L. Brown, ""m J. Yates. April 10, 1863. - PROVIDENCE ACADEMY. The "exercises df this School win b reiumcd 0" Monday the 13th of Jnly next; Termn per St$$ion of 20 Wttlu Latin, Greek and Mathematics, $10 Arltlimrttc Enrrllch Hrimmir. lr.'. IX '0 Reading, Writing, Ac. Ac , 1 00 Students will be charged from the time of entrants till the end otthe session. Further particular known on application. " . E. C. KUYKE.NUAL. June 23, 18C3 ?tpd ' . Those indebted to the estate of A. Wioter, dt ceased, will please make Immediate srHlinnl with the undersigned, and those baring cUims giat t said deceated must present them, duly auibcoticalea, within the time prescribed by law, or this aotice w be pleaded In bar of their recovery. , . 1 H. C. BKIU, Um r. June 23, 103. 3t-pd AVM. KE1D, Ak' 'The History of North Carolina, Publihed In 1851 by the undersigned, In Its Prff'eJ Conceded that it contalaed omissions unavoidable ana many imperfections. A second edition was then prom ised, which woald remedy these defects. This is no called for. He will be grafeful to aay one who i" point oat any errors io the dates, names or facia In tne rarions counties of the State; and ay tiograpb.cal sketch of those who lure done service in the ftehTor State. ' r c T ttra m r cnt to me, care or lion u. L.. nwaio. Letters may be sent so m , WHEELER. Chapel Hill, X. C, June 4lh, 1HC3. . nMJESTonrEi blue stoivk: A quantity of superior Bine Stone for sale at SCARR'S DRUG STORE. June 30, 1863 . Charlotte, NC lVOTICE. Having taken ont Letters of Administration on estate of R.C. Jlaatcr, deceased, all persons bTrn claims agatuet said estate Are hereby notified to fr tent them within the time prescribed by law, or notice will be pleaded In bar of their recovery. , ' . D. II. GARRISON, Adsir. Jonel6,18C3 3t-pd ' . ElOOP AflfD UAIVD SlfX TONS Hoop 3d Bani Iron, from 1 tJ Hy chea wide, just received direct from Aso, 100 Kegs WROUGHT NAILS. Jane 2,!7563 . tf - ;'UAitkuaa ..nibs Tbi eeieoratea moroBgn-orcu fond at my stable Io Charlotte, ply to the undersigned. ; Jane 30, 1863 3m-pd Ifvra. fin Tor Darticn!r BABE;. 1 y?