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westerns J? K si; M ! ,1 Pa i 'ii hi "5 THE WAR IN VIRGINIA. Correspondence of the Richmond Enquirer. : .Sjsconb Corps, Abmy rthuin Va,-") Jane 7th, 1804. j It was discovered Sunday night that the enemy were moving from the left to our right, and yes terday was mostly consumed by this portion of our army in reoonnoitering and watching their move ments. Gen Early, commanding this Corps, fol lowed them between four' and five miles, when it was perceived that they had swung around their extreme right' eo as to form a line perpendicular to the :line originally occupied by them. The po sition now held by their right flank is fortified by entrenchments in the rear, and protected in front by an extensive s?:amp, passable in two or tbree places. This looks as if they intended to remain there some time, or, what is more probable, that, admonished by the splendid movement of Gordon and Bodes on the afternoon of the 2d they are de termined to prevent its recurrence while the move ment to their left is progressing. When our meu .reached the vicinity of the Yankees during the reconnoiseance, they discovered an advance line of dismounted cavalry, , who tell back as tuey ap proached, apparently with the design of drawing them into a trap, but it was not successful. Various squads of prisoners, to the number of nearly a hundred, mostly stragglers, were capturea .during the day, including a Yankee Major, who -was taken at a house. This officer represented that their army was on very short rations, desti tute of shoes and clothing, and greatly exhausted; .that Grant .would -probably move to the James, open -a new base of supplies, and, under cover of iiiis gunboats, reorganize and recuperate his army. The statements of prisoneramust be received with due allowance, and I give you this for what it may jibe worth. We have satisfactory evidence, how fever, that the enemy are on unusually short Ta ctions, and the ragged appearance of prisoners taken gives the color of truth to the story of scanty clothing. All prisoners that have come in for several days seemed to be nearly half famished, and eat with 'avidity scraps of bread picked up .torn the ground. tt was reported yestefday that a considerable force of Yankees have gone back in the direction .of Hanover Court Ilouse. It is believed by many that the flag of truce ,scnt in by Grant yesterday evening to bury his .dead was a ruse, to give the appearance of being in force in our front, whilo his main body was .moving, to our rights Its transparency, if thus in tended, was no doubt discerned. Had Grant en tertained proper respect and humanity for his dead, he might have .easily found occasion for its exer- - .cise.In the hundreds of swollen carcasses left un buried at Spottsylvania. Our men who returned last evening from the .reconnoissance, and citizens who have come out .from the Jine recently occupied by the enemy's 7right, report that the usual depredations on pro perty were committed everywhere in their vicinity. Beds were "ripped open and their contents giyen to the winds, furniture broken up and otherwise .destroyed, and houses stripped of weather-board-jag, and the planks taken to the trenches for seats and other uses. They were no respectors of per sons, and the victims were mostly of the class least ;able to sustain the loss inflicted. The Richmond Dispatch of the 8th inst., says: "On the evening of Monday Grant sent in a flag .of truce for permission to bury his dead, thereby acknowledging a defeat, in' spite of all his shuffling to avoid Buch an acknowledgment. Doubtless, had it depended on him alone, he would have suff ered them to lie where they fell until the flesh had rotted off their bones; but prisoners say his meu iad already been rendered mutinous by his inhu man indifference, and the pressure outside was too great. The permission asked was granted, as a .'matter of course. The removal of so many decay ing carcasses will prove a great relief to our sol diers, whose position was becoming almost intole rable from the stench" from the Richmond Dispatch, of the )th. THE WAR NEWS. TTlie storm of battle which raged so furiously last week in the immediate vicinity of Richmond has "been succeeded by a comparative calm, and matters s,arc now almost as quiet as when the contending armies were seventy miles away. Grant has evi dently become tired of "butting" against the rebel fortifications, and what he failed to effect by brute .Voree he now essays to accomplish by strategy. Consequently we find him stealthily moving away from our front, and sliding down the south side of -the 'Chickahominy, endeavoring, if possible, to reach the Jameslriver, with a view of co-operating with Butler, who is still pent up between that river and the Appomattox. The uncommon still ness that prevailed along the lines yesterday has given rise to the belief that the Yankees were en gaged in burying their dead, a privilege which .they asked of Gen Lee under a flag of truce. Notwithstanding tho generally received opinion -to the contrary, it may be that Grant will again offer battle on tho memorable scene of Cold Har bor.' He measured strength with the Confederates there last week, and failed, it is true; but as it amounted to only a check, with a heavy loss of his numbers, he had the hardihood to telegraph the Yankee Secretary of War of continued successes, with the object of securing the re-comination of Lioeoln at the Baltimore Convention, held yester day. He doubtless feared to risk another fight ... " until that purpose was consummated, for a decisive victory for the Confederates would have destroyed ! Lincoln's prospects completely. Tlie Convention over, and the renomination effected, it is not im possible that active hostilities may be immediately .resumed. Skirmishing continues at intervals on the lines. Some of our boys say that oue of these skirmishes .would have been called a battle" 12 months ago. "From the Richmond Enquirer, June 9. 'There was no intelligence of an important char :acter received from the army of General Lee, on yesterday, other than that everything was quiet, .60 far as could be ascertained. Not a gun was heard during the day along the lines. Grant, however, is still, in Gen. Lee's front, but has shor tened his lines, and disposed his forces for move .ments to be developed hereafter. Our army is in position fully up to that of the enemy. The lat ter has not crossed the Chickahominy below, sis jet, though that movement is looked for. . It was rumored on yesterday that a raiding party had .been despatched by the enemy to the Southside, to disturb our communications in that quarter. ' .This, though possible, as all such things are, is, ;for the present at least, improbable. A 'prisoner brought in on yesterday describes -the morale of Grant's army as being anythiu but favorable. Grant, he says has broken the spirit of his army by forcing the men upon points which the merest military tryo could discover were im pregnable against assault. They look upon him as an obstinate and unscrupulous butcher, and his .army is called the "slaughter-pen." The prisoner .also sys that the army is almost united in its pre sence foj McCIeliarj as the next President of the Northern States. His virtues nave received a crowning lustre since the opening of the present campaign. "He took care of his men" they say, and the contrast -with Grant elevates hiax 4 accord ingly. A correspondent, writing from "the left' sends us a letter from which we make the following ex tracts: ; "Had the Federal authorities consulted Gen. Lee they could not have shown greater deference to bis wishes than they have by the assignment of Grant to the command of their forces. Destiny has pointed hiai out as the man for Lee. He is the only one of all the Yankee Generals who has afforded us the satisfaction of fighting behind our entrenchments, and it seems he is not likely to 600n deprive us of that pleasure, for he perseveres in buttiug,against our works, each time leaving in their front many ghastly evidences of the deter mined valor of our troops. Grant has been worse whipped and more completely out-generaled than any Federal commander of the War. Scoutfroni within-the enemy's lines report that he is contin ually drunk and his only order is, "Go ahead, boys." "Whom the gods destroy, they first make mad.' I never knew our army so determined or confi dent of success, and though the onerous duties of the past monih have been apparently sufficient to bend th; most vigorous constitution, theirs has been sustained and strengthened by past successes and the not delusive hop of future victories. We are sleepless and vigilant, as the repeated defeats of Grant's night attacks can attest. -" As an evidence of the superior fighting qualities of our men, it is only necessary to mention that Gordon, with a single line of skirmishers, repeat edly whipped a full Yankee' line of battle. Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon this truly gallant officer for the masterly manner in which he handled his troops. His spurs have been nobly won and worn. ATTACK ON PETERSBURG Pjctersbu'kg, June 9. Tbe enemy from three to five thousand strong, under Gen Kantz, made a desperate attempt to capture the city to-day. The enemy advanced in two columns, aud afterseveral assaults upon our works at the south-east of the city, in which' they were repulsed, succeeded in flanking our forces and causing them to retreat, after fighting bravely. The Petersburg militia sustained the brunt of the first assault, behaving like veterans, losing six killed and thirty wounded, among them some of our best citizens. Reinforce ments came up after the enemy had gotten almost in the city, and drove them back. The Yaukces are now retreating through Prince George. Purtiieu Particulars. Richmond, June 10. The enemy, 5,000 strong, under Kantz, made a desperate attempt to capture Petersburg yesterday. They advanced in two columns, and after several assaults on our works southeast of the city, which were repulsed, they succeeded in flanking about 200 militia, causing them "to retreat with the loss of G killed and 80 wounded, including some of tho best citizens. The Yankees tlieu advanced to the suburbs, but at the opportune moment Graham's, battery opened on them from Reservoir Hill. Simultaneously Dearing's cavalry charged them, when they wheeled and fled in great confusion. The column advancing on the Blandford road was repulsed by Sturdevant's battery, which arrived in time. .Our roinforcements pursued the Yankees seyjral miles. The residence f Timothy Rives was sacked and burnt and Rives carried off. "Rev Wni Hall, Chaplain of the Washington Artillery, was also captured. , by the ene- U V AAA U The Occupation of Staunton, Va mi. It is ascertained through that the enemy advanced on Sunday from Port Republic, by way of Mount Crawford, as far as New Hope Church, eleven or twelve miles from btaunton, on the Valley road, where they were met by a force under Gen. Wm. E. Jones. An engagement ensued, at an early stage of which Gen. Jones was killed. His command, over whelmed by superior numbers, was compelled to fallback. The enemy findirfg this obstruction removed from their path, advanced, and at a sub sequent period took possession of the town of Staunton. After the death of Geo. Johes, the command of our forces devolved on Gen. Vaujihan. All, or nearly all, the government stores had been previously removed from Staunton. It is under stood that the enemy were commanded by Gen. Hunter, and that Gen. Crook, who commanded the late raid to" New River Bridge, was with Hunter. Grant's Strength. We have received a note, says the Richmond Examiner, from a person' in the city of Washington, who has more than or dinary intelligence, aud better means of arriving at the truth than those through whom the news from the enemy's lines is -generally received. We think that the statements contained in it are en tirely in accord with the actual facts: "May 30. The Yankee army numbered 150, 000, cavalry and artillery included, when it cross ed the Rapidan. They lost G0,000, killed, woun ded and missing, in the engagements terminating at bpotsylvanm C. II. Reinforcements to the number of 40,000 have passed through Frede ricksburg and by way of Port Royal. This leaves their army 130,000 strong at the present time. The unanimous determination of Lincoln, his Cab inet and the commanding Gcuerals is to concen trate the whole available power of the TJuited States for the capture of Richmond. To this end reinforcements will be sent for weeks to come. This information comes from theJiirhcst authori ty General Meigs, the Quartermaster General of the United States." We repeat, this letter is an authentic statement of the enemy's intention and plan; also" of the force'now in front of Gen. Lee. Since the battle of Spotsylvania, Grant has lost considerably by skirmishes, and a very much larger number of stragglers. But this loss has been fully, replaced by Butler. The army engaged with Gen. Lee, under no supposition, can be considered less than 130,000 effective men at the present time. -. From Gen Johnston's Army. Atlanta, Ga, June 10. The enemy developed in force in our front yesterday at Ackwortb, and" on our extreme right, east of the railroad, towards Roswell. Par tial skirmishing during the afternoon in front of Hood's corps. Prisoners report the bridge at Eto wah rebuilt by the Yankees, and trains running to Ackworth. Sherman declines every effort to brin on a geneial engagement outside of his breast works. Captured Yankees say he has instructions not to risk a general engagement. and would survive the war; but he the invincible Destruction of a Yankee Sloop and Capture of her Crew. A detachment of the signal corps made a descent upon a small Yankee sloop in the western branch of the Elizabeth river several days since, surprising and capturing her crew of five men, and completely destroying the vessel. The sloop was of seventeen and a half tons burthen, and was engaged in bedding oysters. The capture was made in about six miles ol .Portsmouth. The "prisoners were carried in jail. to Petersburg- and lodged GENV BBECKINRIPGE. An Incident of one of late Fights in Virginia. On Friday, J one '3d, it was ascertained by,5cn Breckinridge that some todies of the enemy occu pied a wood in front of his command, which en abled them, witlxTOt exposure of themselves, to attack his skirmishers whenever eent out, and from which they might with impunity cut off his pickets at any hour. He determined to dislodge them by a night attack. The operation was im portant, but ohviously full of danger, and, when about to be commenced, it was proposed that it should be headed by some other officer whose life might be less valuable; but the generous and chiv alrous Breckinridge replied : " No ; those brave men have, for three days and "ifihts. stood in the front of battle, worked in the. trenches, and cn- - . . - -r . 1 7 ;.T countered every aang( r, anu i must snare au wun them. They are informed of the enterprise ; I have told them that 1 would head them, and I will do it." The movement "was commenced about 8 o'clock. It bad not proceeded far when the ene my opened upon our front with both musketry and artillery, but the heroic leader still advanced until his horse was struck full in the breast by a cannon ball, and fell to the ground upon his rider. Those' of his staff who attended him including the Hon E. M. Bruce, M. C. Colonel J T Pickett, of Ken tucky, volunteer aid, and MrSmally of England were instantly around the general, but they had only the djm light of the night, and what the con fused wreck was could . not be at once discovered, and the worst was'Teared. It was presently, how ever, ascertained that only the right leg of the rider had been caught uuder the fallen horse, and Col Pickett's horse was immediately furnished; but the general being barely able to sustain him self at the time in his saddle, he was escorted to the rear. How his brave men went onward and achieved the object of the bold and well-planned enterprise history will record. But there was one incident which we do not wish to leave wholly forgotten. It is of a class of things which may be called small and deserving but a momeht's notice and then forgotten, but some of which often sparkle out, even in the ca tastrophe of the great drama of national events, with an fntefcsity which touches the heart and ex cites the finest feelings of the human soul. When the general had been reached and was being ex tricated by his devoted aids from tho wreck of his mangled steed, on being asked, "How are you wounded? Where? How?" he answered, "No, no, not seriously, all will be right with me, but," turning to the still quivering body of his prostrate steed, "my horse," he continued, "my noble horse; poor old sorrel, he had carried me so gallantly through so many battles and through such dangers, that I had even fancied he bore a charmed life, is gone I", and eyes," wmcu nad never quaiiea De- fore mortal foe, were filled with tears. All this was the event of a moment. Men were falling, or in danger, all around, and to theni the thought of the chieftain was at the same moment directed, with what emotions we shall not attempt to de scribe. Richmond Enquirer. NORTHERN CONVENTIONS. A Yankee national convention met afCleveland, Ohio, on the 31st day of May, and adjourned the same day. Three hundred and fifty delegates were in attendance. John C. Fremont was nomi nated for the Presidency, and John Cochrane, of NewYork, forhe Vice Presidency. The speeches were radical Abolition, denunciatory of Lincoln fur the weakness and corruption of his administra tion, and advocated the expulsion of Maximilian from Mexico. The following is the "Platform as adopted": 1. That the Federal Union shall be preserved. 2. That the Constitution and laws of the United States must be observed and obeyed. 3. That the rebellion must be suppiessed by force of arms, and without compromise. 4. That the rights of free speech, free press, and the habeas corpus be held inviolate, save in districts where martial law has been proclaimed. 5. That the rebellion must be suppressed by the destruction of its motive cause, slavery. 6. That integrity and economy arc demanded at all times in the administration of the Government, and that in time of war the want of them is criminal. 7.' That the right of asylum, except for crime and subject to law, is a recognis ed, principle of American liberty; that any viola tion of it cannot be overlooked, and roust . not go unrebuked. 8. That the national policy known as. the "Monroe Doctrine' has becciae a recogniz ed principle, and that the establishment of an anti republican government on this continent by any foreign Power cannot be tolerated. 9. That the gratitude and support of the nation is due to the faithful soldiers and the earnest leaders of the Union army and navy, for their heroic achieve ments and deathless valor in defence ef our imper iled country and of civil liberty. 10. That the one term policy for the Presidency, adopted by the people, is slrengthened by the force of the existing crisis, and should be maintained by constitutional amendments. 11. That the Constitution should be so amended .sJiat the President and Vice Presi dent shall be elected by a direct vot6 of the peo ple. 12. That' the question of reconstruction of the rebellious States belongs to the people, through their representatives in Congress, and not to the Executive. 13. That the confiscation ef the lands of the rebels, and their distribution .among the soldiers and actual settlers, is a mea-' sure of justice. ' . A convention of the friends of Lincoln met at Baltimore on Tuesday last the 7th inst. Of course Lincoln was nominated for re-election to the Pre sidency. A democratic convention is to meet in July, e think. So it is probable there will be three yankee candidates for the Presidency. Drowned. Thomas Hyde, a nice little boy, aged ten or twelve years, was drowned in Town creek, last Sunday, whither he had gone for the purpose of bathing. His companion,- a boy about the same age, from fear, or some other cause,' did not tell " of the sad accident until next morning, and soon thereafter the body was recovered from its watery grave. When found it was nude, with a portion of Lis clothing clasped between his knees. A jury of inquest was summoned to view tbe body, but nothing was discovered showing foul play. No one doubts it was one of those cases of accidental drowning that might happen at any time to little boys of their age. Tommy's com panion says" he tried to save him when he saw he was drowning, but could not. Let this sad inci dent be a warning to other little boys. against go ing to bathe in the creek without some strong friend along who ean swim well, and especially against going into the water on Sunday. Salis bury Watchman. Transferred. Gen Winder has been trans ferred from hi3 command in this State to that of Anderson, Ga., and will leave for his new position to-day. We. regret the departure of the General and his stiff and wish them all imaginable suc cess in their new field. We leain that a portion of the duty of Gen. W., at Anderson, will be to make twenty-two tltousand Yankee pr isoners be have tliemselves. Goldsboro Journal. A BLOODY FIGHT. A correspondent of the Atlanta "Appeal" writ ing from the recent battlefield in Western Geor gia, gives the following" account of the terrible slaugbterof the Yankees: Sunday, May 29.-1 have just returned from a spectacle the most bloody mine eyes ever beheld. Along a line of about one hundred yards, directly in front of our right extreme- and. over a broken woodland, He the dead bodies of seven hundred Yankees, heaped in confused piles of two, three and half a dozen. They fell on Friday afternoon. The fight which led to this splendid result be gan about 5 o'clock p. m. . The men of G-ran-bury's brigade of Tcxans were at rest in line of fcatlle, unprotected by stockade or rifle pits, and hardly expected an advance, when their pickets 'descried a body of the enemy moving up the hill through the rough timber. They approached in an easy nonchalant manner, bearing a white flag. As soon as this was pereeived, orders were gifen' to reserve fire, and they actually came within thir ty paces of our line. It was a heavy column sup ported by two lines of reserve, and the Texans -despite the peaceful symbol and truculent signs thrown out were not slow to detect the snare. ' Tbey were in thirty pa'ces before us, and one of their officers cried out "You're surrounded; sur render." There was a single, instantaneous reply. Along, our whole line leaped the fire from twelve hundred trusty Texan rifles, while Keys opened an enfilading fire with a Howitzer on their left. A sanguinary conflict ensued, reaching more or less across Cleburne's front, but falling principally up on Granbury. It lasted until 8 o clock. At that hour the enemy fled precipitately. They lost twenty-five' hundred 'wounded, and left us two hundred prisoners "and seven hundred dead bodies to put in the ground. . . The sight is horrible. For an hundred yards you can scarcely tread without stepping over the mangled forms. Most of them are shot through the head. One fellow was examined and found to have received forty-seven balls. Another receiv ed seventeen. . Another, twelve. The marksman ship was wonderful. . Cooly these Texans went to work, repulsing an entire corps in three hours. It was the corps of Major General Howard. ' The figures abpve are not exaggerated; if any thing they are understated. ' Our loss three ox four hundred. This magnificent fight has electrified the whole army. Throughout yesterday tho bloody field was visited by hundreds, who all declare it Unexampl ed. The reason for the comparatively small loss on our side may be attributed solely to the perfect aim of the Tcxans. Gen. Cleburne, commanding, was on the field, and displayed his usual resolu tion, grace, and skill. . . ' THE BATTLE OP JUNE 1ST. The following letter from Gen Clingman gives an interesting account of the battle of the 1st inst. It will be seen that a brigade on his left, which gave way, was mistaken for his own in a published account of the encasement : Hdq'rs Olingman's Brigade, Cold Harbor, June 5, 1861. To the Editors of the Enquirer? Gentlemen : .My attention has been called to a statement in your paper, that iu the battle of the 1st inst ,"Clingman's brigade gave way for a time." As this statement does great injustice to the gal lant and patriotic men under my command, I earn estly request you to publish, in your nexi issue, this note. My brigade was in line of battle on that occasion, and was heavily attacked along its entire f rout from right to left. The enemy ad vanced not only in line of battle, but on the left wing also in heavy columns, masked by the line of .battle in their front. This attack was signally and repeatedly repulsed with great loss to the enemy in my entire front. Near our left, where they came in columns., their dead were much thicker tfifnn I have ever seen them on any battle field. Any force advancing in front would have been destroyed as fast as it couhl come up, for my men were regularly supplied with fresh ammunition, and fought with the utmost coolness, courage and cheerfulness. . ' There was,,however, in the beginning of the en gagement, a brigade from another "State than my own stationed on' our left. This brigade did give way, and, while the contest was going on in. our front, the enemy in large force occupied the ground on our left flank and rear. After we had repelled the last attack'in front, and the men were cheering along the line, the 8th regiment, which formed my left,' was suddenly attacked on its left flank and rear. The woods there being thick and the smoke dense, the enemy bad approached with in a few yards, aW opened a heavy fireon the rear of the"8th as well as its left. If thiYVegi ment had then given way, it might have escaped with much less loss; but, true to its reputation and its past conduct, it, by facing in two directions, at tempted to hold its position, and thus lost about two-thirds of its numbers. The left wing of the 51st, next it, suffered in the same manner, heavi ly, because it continued the fight by facjng in two directions. They persevered in this even after the time when, seeing that the contest" could not be contined in this mode, I ordered them back, and with the aid of- their officers withdrew, the survi vors. They were then formed in line of battle perpendicular to the original one, with the 31st aad 61st. regiments, which had also repelled the enemy, in their front. The brigade was thus un der a constant fire from the enemy formed in a new line of battle across the open -field. While it was so doing, the 27th Georgia regiment, of Gen Colquitt's brigade, came up from our right hand somely, and advanced with us. The enemy were then, after a short struggle, driven back, and the whole of my original line was reoccupied ; but the position of the brigade on my left remained in the possession of tbe en$my, without any attempt ever being made to retake it. I feel confident that no brigade from any State in this war, or any other war, ever acted better than did mine under such circumstances. It m5y not be amis to state that, within the last three weeks, it has lost (in battle) eleven -hundred and seventy-three (1,173) men. It is a singular fact, too, but one that is indisputa bly true, that in every instance in which it has been engaged, whether attacking or defending it self, it has xiecidedly and signally beaten the ene- my in us ironr, ana mat iour-mms ol its losses have been sustained solely because its flanks have been left unprotected by the troops which should have been there. They have suffered in this way on six different occasions. . I will not, however, trust myself further to. speak of these things. Having been for a full month in the trenches every night and day, and part of the time without a single staff officer, all . the members of my staff present having been shot j down in the late engagements, I have little leisure to write at length. As this statement is not long, : I earnestly request those editors whose papers i have copied the article above referred totopub- lish this, remembering that next to his country, 1 the true soldier values the reputation and glory of bis own good actions., Very respectfully, yours, &c, T. L. Clingman, Brig Gen. EXCHANGE NOTICE NO. 10. - -; Richmond, Va , June 6th, 1864. The following notice is based upon a recent dec laration of Exchange made by the Federal author ities, bearing date May 7th, 1864, and is support ed by VaKd Federal paroles on le in my office: . Sec. 1. All Confederate officers and men who have been delivered at City Point, Virginia,- pre vious to the 1st of June, 1864, are hereby de clared to be exchangedT : See.' 2. All Confederate officers and men, and all civillians who have been captured at any place, and release on parole prior to May 7th, 1864, are hereby declared to be exchanged. This sec tion, however, is ndt intended to include any offi cers or men captured at Vicksburg, July 4th. 1863, except such as were declared exchanged by Exchange Notices eight numbered six, seven and . RO. OULD, Agent of Exchange. The Charlotte Railroad. Yesterday, we published a brief communication complaining that a large amount of corn and bacon were lying ex posed to tbe weather at the Charlotte Junction. We have since been informed that there is proba bly at this time 100,000 bushels of corn and 500 boxes of bacon accumulated at Charlotte, the nor thern terminus of the C.& S. C. Railroad. Every depot there, including the passenger sheds and platforms, are filled with frieghrs, likewise much exposed. - Under these circumstances, the authori ties at Richmond, several days ago, ordered that no more Government freights should be taken to Charlotte for the present. . These facts show that the road in question has performed its duty, and that complaint must be directed elsewhere. .Co lumbia Carolinian. Brave Women. It is stated that when the Yankees made a dash upon the railroad near Re saca the other day, they cut tho wire of the tele graph. No sooner had they gotten out of sight than Mrs Buchman, of Whitfield county, Ga., aud her sister, Miss Carrie Sims, went to work to re pair the damage. They found it a rather difficult job, of. course, but timely aid was afforded them by a Confederate officer who happened to be passing, and the work was speedily accompliihed.- OTTON YARN To Exchange Tor Wool. As Agents for th; State, we are prepared to ex change a superior article of Yarn for Wool. Call early if you want a bargain. . YOUNG, WRISTON & ORR. May 30, 1864 2m ' STRAYED From my Pasture near Wilson Wallace's, About the 1st of Nov. last, a red COW which 1 bought at auc tion, formerly owned by Win. Tns3y Alexander. Also, at the 6aiue'time and place, a spotted, HlilFEK of the brindle order. She was sold at auction by Mr Morri son of Pioneer Mills. I will pay a liberal reward for their delivery to me or for. information go that lean get them. W. A. COOK. Feb 18, 1864 tf State or ft. Carolina Gaston Count)'. Court of J'leas and Quarter Sessions, May Term, 1864. Petition for Partition of Land John H. Roberts vs. .Thomas Roberts et al, heirs of M. M Roberts, dee'd. It appearing to tbe satisfaction of the Court that Joshua and M O Roberts, two of the defendants in this casej are non-residents of fhis State : It is ordered by the Court, that publication be made in th Western DeniQCiat, newspaper published in Charlotte, N. C, for six successive weeks, notifying said defendants to be and appear at the next term of this Court, to be held for the county of Gaston at Court Ilouse in Dallas on the 7th Monday after the 4th Monday in June next, then and there to plead, answer or demur to the peti tion, or judgment pro confesso will be taken and the same her.rd exparte as to them. Wituess, W. DrGtenn, Clark of our said Court at office, at Dallas, the 3d Mondav in May, 1864. May 30 Gw W. D. GLENN, Clerk. MEMBERS OF THE SECOND CONGRESS IIOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thomas S. Bocock, Speaker. ALABAMA. 1 Thomas J Foster 2 Wm R Smith 3 WE Cobb 4 Marcus H, Cruikslmnk 5 Francis S Lyon G Wm P Chilton 7 Daniel Cloptoii 8 James L Pugh 9 J S Dickinson. ARKANSAS. 1 Felix I Batson 2 Ilufus, K Garland 3 Augustus II Garland 4 Thomas B Ilauly. FLORIDA. 1 St. George Rogers 2 Robert B Hilton. OKOROIA. Julian Hartridere 6 J II Echols Wm E Smith Mark H Blanford Clifford. Anderson J T Shewmake 7 James M Smith 8 George N Lester 9 H P.Bell 10 Warren Aiken. KENTUCKY. 1 Willis B Machen 2- George W Triplett 3 Henry E Read 4 George W Ewing 5 James S Cbrisman C Theodore L Burnett 7 II W Bruce 8 Humphrey Marshall 9 Ely M Bruce 10 James W Mooro 11 Benjamin F Bradley 12 John M Elliott. , LOUISIANA. 1 Charles J Villere ' . 4 Lucius J Dupre 2 Charles M Conrad 5 11 L Hodge 3. Duncan F .Kenner " 6-John Perkins, Jr. MISSISSIPPI. 5 Otho R Singleton - G Ethelbert B&rkedale 7 J T Lampkiu . 1 Jehu A Orr 2 Wm D Holder 3 Israel Welch 4 Henry C Chambers , MISSOURI. (To he elected on the 2d day of May, 18G4.) NORTH' CAROLINA. Wm N II Smith 6 Robert' It Bridgers 7 J T Leeh 8 Thomas C Fuller 9 Josiah Turner 10 John A Gilmer James M Leach J G Ramsay B S Gaither George W Logan SOUTH CAROLINA. 1 Jas M Witherspoon 4 Wm D Simpson . o James t arrow 6 William W Boyco 2 Wm Porcher Miles 3 Lewis M Ayer TENNK8SEB. 1 Joseph B Heiskell 2 William G Swan 3 A S Colver 4 John P Murray. 5 Henry S Foote .7 James McCollum 8 Thomas -Menees 9 John D C Atkins 10 John V Wright 11 David M Currin (deod) 6 E A Keeblo TEXAS. 1 John A Wilcox (dee'd) 4 F B Sexton 2CC Herbert 5 A R Baylor 3AM Branch G S H Morgan VIRGINIA. 1 Robt L Montague 2 R H Whitfield . 3 Wm C Wickham 4TS Gholson 5 Thomas S Bocock 6 John Goode, Jr. 7 Wm C Rives 8 Daniel C Dejarnette 57 old members and 9 10 11 12 David Funsten F W M Holladay John B Baldwin Walter R Staples 13 Fayette McMullen 14 Samuel A Miller 15 Robert Johnson 16 Charles W Russell. 40 new members, PHOMOTIOITS. Tlie following . promotions' and assign m wits are announced in a special order from the he&dpur. ters of the Army of Northern Virginia : Major General J. B. Kershaw, permanently to the -command of McLaws' Division. Brigadier General Bryan Grimes, permanentlf ' .to the command of Daniel's (N. C.) Brigade. Brigadier General James Conner, temporarily to the "command of McGowan's Brigade. Brigadier Geoeral Rufus Barrioger, permanent. Jy to Gordon's Brigade of Cavalry. Brigadier General John McCaasland, perms, nently to Jenkins' Cavalry Brigade. Brigadier General Wm. R. Cox, temporarily to Ramseur's Brigade. - - Brigadier General Tbos. Toon,- temporarily to Johnson's (N. C.) Brigade. Brigadier General Wm. O. Lewii, temporarUj to Iloke's Brigade. Brigadier General Lilly, temporarily to Pegram'i Brigade. Brigadier General Zebttlon York,- temporarilr to Hays' and Stafford's Brigades Major General Ramseur, temporarily to Early's Division. ' Major General Mahone, temporarily to Andcr son's Division. ' Lieutenant General R- II. Anderson, tcmporari ly to Longstreet's Corps. Lieutenant General J. A- Early, temporarily to Ewell's Corps. Receiver's Sale. The interest of Com. XL F. Stockton in the Brewer Gold Mine," in Chester, field District. S. C, is to bo sold at auction on the 5th of July, at Cheraw, S. C. BA1YE Y1U. And Virginia Salt.- I will exchange the above for Bncon, Lard, Flour, Corn or Chick'ens. The salt U made from tke Rock Salt, and ia equal or better than Liverpool. II. B. WILLIAMS. JJay"2, 18G4 2m NOTICE To Machinists, Blacksmiths, Gun-Carriage Makers, and Pattern Makers. Good mechanics in any of the above trade can find steady employment, and liberal wages, by appljing at the C. S. Naval Ordnance Works, Charlotte, N. C. H. ASIITON RAMSAY, Chief Engineer C. S. Nary, In rharge. April 25, 1864. t COMMON SCHOOL. FUND. Office or tub Literary Board, 1 Raleigb, May 28tb, 1804. The President and Directors of the Literary Fund, having made distribution of tbe School Fuud, bare di. rected tbe following tabular statement to be made, showing the Spring Distribution to each county. Tbe amount of laid distribution will be paid lo those entitled, upon application to tbe Treasurer of the Fund on or after the 1st day of August next. The counties of Clay, Mitchell and Transylvania will receive their shares from tbe counties out of which tbey were respectively formed, there having been no report from, said counties under the Act of Assembly. ZKUULO.N 11. VAMK, R II Battlk, Sec'y. Counties. Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Alleghany, Ashe, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, . Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Caswell, Catawba, ' Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Cleaveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Davidson, Davie, Duplin,' Edgecombe, Forsythe, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, Hyde, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, 'Orange, , Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person Pitt, Polk, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, RockingLam, Rowan, . Rutherford, Sampson, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Tyrrell, Union, Wake, Warren, Washington, Watauga, Wayne, Wilkes, Wilson, Yadkin, Jane o; ISO fed. 1 on. 10,475 5,778 10,884 3,507 7,800 12,428 11,036 9.8G4 6,954 11,882 ' 8,288 9,330 7,064 4,492 7,398 12,473 10,064 16,607 8,958 5,357. 11,495 7,612 13,797 14,037 6,406 15,371 7,537 12,936 13,333 11,985 11,278 8,431 6,883 18,962 6,346 18,606 15,301 7,005 ' 5,676 9,895 7,726 6,617 13,670 5,416 13,690 4,365 8,158 7,349 5,796 5,823 8,468 6,598 14,758 6,920 10,420 9,815 17,582 10,653 7,457 14,905 7,747 5,820 9,143 12,691 3,795 16,135 8,828 13,307 14,219 13,014 10,017 13,812 7,333 9,414 9,881 4,304 10,304 24,334 11,566 5,371 4,915 12,726 14,266 8,321 10,138 9,510 Prcs't e x-ollicio. Sprirj Dit. $1,217 09 071 09 1,205 26 407 50 900 75 1,444 70 1,282 92 1,146 68 808 39 1,381 27 963 47 1,084 GO 821 IS 622 20 8G0 02 1,449 00 1,109 02 1,930 53 1,041 30 022 75 1,336 27 884 89 1,603 88 1,631 77 744 CO 1,786 85 876 17 " 1,503 79 1,549 94 1,39.3 24' 1,311 05 .080 09 800 14 2,20 29 737 72 2,162 02 . 1,778 71 . 814 33 659 83 1,150 28 898 14 769 22 1,589 82. 629 151 1,591 45 507 43 948 30 874 31 673 .68 676 92 984 33 767. 01 1,715 CO 801 44 1,211 31 1,140 93 2,043 88 1,238 39 866 87 1,732 G3 900 58 676 57 1,062 86 1,475 31 441 17 1,875 07 1,026 24 1,546 91 , 1,652 94 1,512 86 1,234 21 1,005 63 852 45 1,094 36 1,148 G5 WO 34 1,197 88 2,828 78 1,344 53 024 38 571 37 1,479 38 1,658 40 967 31 1,178 53 989 28