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:f tA W I2cirrGlt JSl JDISMqCISA.T, OHAELOTTE, N. C. fir i j: H1 "'- t:,y j? Hi : E T i .' V : ht 9t- t 3. I ft, Si. : 5 ' U . JJATTLE near petisksbub, 0m Sunday the 2Ut of August., FroOi the Richmond Dispatch. Earlj io the forenoon ot Sunday our line of bat tle was formed cast and west of the railroad and an advance ordered. The troops mored forward to the work be tare them io beautiful order and the bejt of spirits." . Tbej succeeded in driving the enemy out of their front linea of breastworks back npon their main line, capturing three hundred pri soners. Before the enemy were forced back, tbej hotly contested the ground for an hour or two, but were finally compelled to yield to the heroic valor of our troops. In the meantime, a fierce artillery duel was in progress, the enemy throwing shell and .canister at our racks, and our batteries in the rear replying. It is stated that in this contest one of thaw jcstastropbes occurred which we have so fre quently been called upon to record during this war, namely: that a number of our troops on a por tion of the line were killed and wounded by the fire of our own batteries. The enemy's main works on the railroad being deemed too strong to attack, our forces heltl the second line of entrench ments. Meantime an important movement was started towards the enemy's extreme left, about a mile west of the railroad. A body of our troops, acting in conjunction with others, was .sent down the Vaughan road, some three our four miles distant Yrom the city, to reconnoitre the enemy's position in that direction and ascertain their strength there, with a view to further operation. It was discov ered that the Yankees had extended their lines west to the Vaughan road, in the direction of Pop far Springs Church, and were busily engaged in fortifying! An attempt to turn their flank proved nsucceesful. Our troops carried their outer work?, but the inner were found to be of such great strength, and so strongly defended by artil Jery, that their capture would have been a matter of great doubt without a fearful sacrifice of life. The advantages gained were subsequently given up, and our lo?s at this point will probably reach bcveral hundred. It was here that the gallant Brigadier-General John C. C. Saunders, -of Alabama, was killed while leading his men in a charge. General Saunders has for some time p.i"t commanded Wilcox's old Alabama brignde, and in all the fights around Pe tersburg hns displayed the most conspicuous bravery,. - He was cot more than twenty-five years of age, and gave promise of a glorious and distin guished career. He was struck by a Mipie ball in the thigh, and the femoral artery severed, which produced Buch copious bleeding that he died before it could be checked. Colonel Lamar, of Florida, was also mortaJly wounded. It id stated that in addition to the strong nature of the works on the enemy's left, which were as saulted by our flanking column, one of the main causes of " the repulse at that point was the giving way of a brigade at a very critical moment, which caused considerable coLfusion and gave the Yan kees a great advantage.' After capturing a line of the enemy's skirmishers and reaching their strong est works our troops were compelled to retire - A strong demonstration was made by the enemy on Sunday morning about eleven o'elock on our left, on the City Point road, with a view of ascer taining the strength of our forces at that point. For half an hour the firing of musketry and artil lery was very rapid. About the same time a heavy shelling was opened by the enemy all along the lines in Prince George, but nothing was accom- plished. At night, as well as could be ascertained, the enemy's centre rested upon the Weldcm raiiroaa, about" three miles from Petersburg, their right extending across the wooded country to the Jeru salem plank-road on the east, and their left to the Vaughan road on the west. Along this whole line they have strongly fortified themselves. In their rear, on the line of the railroad, and on both sides, they have thrown up heavy works as a pro tection against flank movements At the Yellow .Tavern and thi Gurlcy House, batteries of heavy gunB are planted, .ind at every point open to assault thoy are st.ongly fortified. While these movements have been in progress, the Yankees have given a share of their attention to the destruction of the railroad, and it is stnted that the track is torn up to and beyond Ream's station, ten miles distant frcm Petersburg. Re ports have been brought in that the Yankee cav alry, under the notorious Speer, were engaged in destroying tbe track one mue beyond Ream's on Sunday morning. All accounts agree that the fight was a heavy onej.but the battle for the possession of tht rail road is yet to be fought, and the indications are that it will be attended by great slaughter ou both (ides. In the engagement of Friday, the enemy's loss in killed and wounded is represented to have been very heavy, besides the large number of prisoners captured. We lost some prisoners and a consider- able number wounded, but a small proportion killed. Passengers by the Petersburg train represent that the affair of Sunday was much less disastrous tha n it was reported to have been. Some say that our loss was not over seven hundred, and the high est estimate that we heard was one thousand, kill ed, wounded and missing The Richmond Dispatch of the 24tn'says : In three recent battles (Thursday, Friday and Sunday), tbe enemy's loss, including prisoners, could not have been less than eight thousand; pro bably more. Our loss has not yet been stated of5- cially, but -we are assured tha it is much- less than that of the enemy. The Petersburg Express relates an incident of General Hagood, in Sunday's fight, which adds another to the laurels previously won by that gal lant officer. During the thickest of the fight on the Vaughan road a Yankee colonel captured one of the colors of his command. General Hagood, witnessing the act, ar.d not wishing to lose even one of the flags which had been borne so nobly and gallantly on many bloody fields, confronted the Yankee officer and demanded its restoration, A refusalwas given, and the two officers became enl gaged in a. hand-to-hand encounter, the result of which was that Genera! Hagood slew big oppo nent and bore off the flag in triumph. A Raid into Illinois Five Steamers Cap- tubed and liONDED Cairo, August 15. About five hundred rebel cavalry, under Colonel Johnson, crossed the Ohio river itito Illinois, at Sabine Bar, on Saturday. The steamers Kate Robinson, Jenny Perkins, Nightingale, Famine. Brandon and Clara Hall were all aground-at that place, and were cap? A 3 Til- 1 A - tureu, wuu 4 large amount pi stock on board. The boats were compelled to pay several thousand .dollars each to save them from destruction. . The Riciimond Dispatch thinks that all of our blockade runbiog vessels ought to be commanded by naval officers. Asa fact in support of this opinion, it states that only one vessel lias been lost while eomraanded by a naval officer. , While ves sels so commanded have been successful id every trip except one, every ship not so commanded baft been lost and nearly every one of these, we maj jremark on the first voyag. the ' FEOM OEOBGIA. A correspondent of the Columbia Carolinian, writing from Atlanta the 17th iot.f eaysr. ' "We havehad the uaual amount of sharp-ahoofc- eheiis tnat are a reconnoitreing party which struck the Atlanta r. and West Foint Kailroad at rairDurue, iieeu hlnw this, sod burned the depot, water tank, and tore up a few rails and then retired, both I arniies are still engaged in fortifying; we in strengthening our position, and the enemy in build log approaches, which, owing to the nature of the ground, which is broken and hilly, many days must jelapse before they can even begin their mining operations; which our! engineer officers assure will result in a complete failure, owing to the impracticable nature of the ground, as I before stated. f In a conversation with one of Gen. Hood's staff, this morning, I learn that tbe 'enemy are busily engaged in fortifying along the Powder Spring Road, on the North side of the Chattahoochee, and in the vicinity of bweet Water Factory, which, e thinks, is an admission of their inability to accom plish the capture of this city, and is but a prelimi nary step towards a retreat. That Cen. Hood has defeated every move of Sherman's upoii the chess board here, there can be no manner of doubt; and, also, that the great "Flanker" has lost; and one would certainly want no .better evidence , of his being put to his trump3, than the manner in which he has been marching and counter-marching his hosts from left to right, and vice versa, for tbe past ten days; but being everywhere met by the invincible Cleburne, he has been compelled to withdraw his hornsor wing and, like .Micaw ber, quietly wait for something to turn up; amusing himself and his master in the interim by telegraph ing that he certainly would have Atlanta within a week, and slaughtering the poor "Johnnie Rebs" on paper by the tens of thousands at one full swoop of his official pen. Many persons attribute the imbecility which has characterized Sherman's movements latterly to the loss of McPherson, who was supposed to have possessed the brains of -the concern. The Atlanta correspondent of the Columbus En quirer says that General Hood is rapidly increasing the fighting men of his army: General Hood is putting guns into the hands of every available man connected with the army. All of the cooks have been armed and returned to their respective commands, and the negroes con nected with ihfi army have been employed in that capacity. Quartermasters and commissaries have been made to disgorge the many superfluous men in their departments; surgeons also. The result is that the army has received a considerable reinforce ment. In Clayton's division alone the number of new met returned" from the cooking detachments reached three hundred, which at this time is con sidered a good regiment. The increase from the cooks alone will reach four thousand effective men. . But General Hood docs net stop here, fie has ordered the aTming of every artillerist except from No. 1 to 6, who are absolutely necessary to handle a piece; from this source an increase will be ob tained amounting tor near three thousand men. I must say, however, that this order converting artil lery into infantry caused considerable fluttering among the battery bovs. True, many of them take the thing quite easy, being perfectly willing to serve the country at this critical juncture in any capacity that will aid in the overthrow of Sherman and his "Hessians." From this our readers will at once perceive that General Hood is determined to leave nothing undone that will subserve the great interest of the country. I am proud to say thousands of Georgians are responding to the last call of Governor Brown. If a general engagement can be delayed one week longer, and tffe enemy retain their present posi tion, Sherman and Sis army will be routed. Sherman docs not manifest a disposition to shell Atlanta. For two days he has nt thrown a shell into the'place.- Large quantities of tobacco continue to be un earthed and brought forth from its hiding places in and around Atlanta, whieh General flood promptly impresses for the use of the army. There is no doubt but what the owners thought that At lanta would be evacuated, and then tbey and their tobacco would fall into the embrace of the Yankees. Atlanta, Aug 23 A lady was killed near the. Express office last evening by a shell, and a soldier lost a leg at the same time. The enemy shelled the city steadily all night. McDowell's warehouse on Hunter street, between Prior and White Hall, was destroyed by fire at 5 o'clock this morning. The Fire Brigade was promptly on hand and cheeked the spread of the conflagration, under a heavy fire from the enemy's batteries. About 500 bales of cotton were burned in the warehouse. A small frame building near State street as also burned last night. Both buildings were fired by shells. No casualties resulted irom the shelling. The city is compara tively quiet this morning, save the usual artillery and picket firing. Atlanta, Aug. 24. Another large conflagia tion occurred this afternoon, on Alabama street, destroying a large warehouse and several dwell ings. Tho fire was cause'd by a s-hell from the enemy's batteries. During the fire the enemy shelled that part of the city with great rapidity. Prisoners report that Sherman's army continues to be well fed. Citizons from Marietta report that the Federals claim that they have 20 days' sup plies at that placo " Aug. 25 For some cause the federal batteries are silent this morning Last night a shell struck the Presbyterian Church, on Marietta street, and exploded in the basement where a number of citi xeos had sought shelter. A fragment of shell cut off the arm of a citizen lying in bed in the bnse. ment. No other casualties. ' PROM THE WEST. Capture of Memphis, Tenn.,by the Confederates. An official dispatch from tien. Maury, at Mo bile, confirms the capture of Memphis by Forrest. Washburne and staff were captured with the city A special dispatch to the Advertiser from Pa nola and Oxford, says Forrest arrived t. Panni. Hast nisht. Tbe Yankee loss at MemnFJa 500. The surprise was complete. The night charge was exciting and terrified Gen. Forrest sent a fla oT"truce offering to exchange but Washburne r fused, saying ho would capture him before reach ing Panola. Gen Smith, (Yankee) learning Forrest's move ments hastily retreated from Oxford toward Holly Springs, burning tho Court House, the principal business houses, and a portion of tbe private resi- son, and committing many other depredations. Our forces have re-occupied Oxford, and are pursuing Smith. Fall of Prices in Columbia --Within the' past ten days the price of corn in Columbia, S. C, has declmed from 25 to 12 dollars a bushel. Beef, bacon, and other articles of prime necessity have too declined considerably. log mm - . 1 tneIT people. ana to aeiuae toreign 1 .u fivD.nunntA shells tnat are daily ana nignuy inrown iuiu ,u w.y , fpropose an armistice as a genuine ,0nt defenders cl me union: oui ucuu i u - c , , , nr AIT AEMISTICE. The New York Herald proposes an armistice as a trvok to circumvent the Confederate authorities, to strengthen the war party io the United States, to reorganize and recruit their armies, to decei, si.e We DBUODS. peace measure our national ity, aud to be followed immediately by the evacua- by the evacua- racy, including s raising of the twn of all tbe states ot this uouieaer forts and fortified places, aud by the blockade. Such an armistice' may be fqllowed by a convention for discussing any proposition that either party may submit. Having most reluctant ly accepted the war forced upon us by the United States, our people can too proudly poiat to the past to fear any future discussion in convention. . A convention between representatives or diplomats will be required at a not distant day, and must eventually terminate this wicked, useless and cruel ,war We therefore cordially agree to a Conven tion but not of States. Tbe power to hold a Con tention of the States to discuss propositiops of peace or war, is unconstitutional in both govern ments, and will not be tolerated by the States of ! thie Conf,dcracy. Tfce President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 13 empower ed to make treaties and these authorities alone will discuss, by proper representatives, the propo sition before the proposed Convention. , Mr. Lincoln can have an armistice, bat he must' take his armistice, and his armies and his and clear out to his own country. If we' are to have his armies and navies upon us during the armictice, we prefer fighting thenv We would not be understood as rejecting, anything looking to peace,, and in order to give peace a fair start, can dor to our enemies compels us to lay down the con-' ditions upon which an armistice will be accepted. Richmond Enquirer. FEOM MOBILE. Mobile, Aug. 23. Several vessels are cruising below the obstructions in the upper bay. Scouts report -that yesterday morning tbe Federal fleet hauled up close to Fort Morgan and opened fire. The Fort replied and badly crippled two vessels. On the eastern shore the enemy are landing and plundering near Point Clear. Lieut. Col. Williams, commandant of Fort Pow ell at the time of its evacuation, has been relieved from command and placed under ariest His evacuation of the fort, when it was of immeasura ble importance that it should have been held the last extremity'is seriously commented on byj the Mobile papers, and giv tion to its superior officers. Mobile, Aug. 24. Fort Morgan is in the ene my's bands. Whether surrendered, evacuated, or blown up, is unknown. Among the many conflict ing rumors there is nothing reliable. A special dispatch to the Advertiser dated Ab beville, 24th, says the -enemy burned Abbeville last night. . Their advance passed through Holly Springs this morning, moving towards Lagrange. Their wagon train crossed the Tallahatchie ,nd camped at WTaterproof last night. Chalmers ran into their infantry force, yester day, and had a sharp skirmish, capturing three wagons and teams, and prisoners Our loss 20. Pursuit renewed this morning. DETAILS. We have examined the law. allowing detail to producers on their giving bond to sell their sur plus to Government at government prices; and we are satisfied that jt embraces in the obligation all produce on hand not the coming, but the existing produce also. Yet there are many persons 'who are violating this obligation and are even selling last year's corn at over a hundred dollars a barrel. Every officer in the military service should put an eye on such men, report them, and have , tbem conscripted at once. A hundred dollars a barrel for corn! With puch a crop of wheat, such a surplus of old corn remain ing, with gardens filled with vegetables, and orchards with l'ruits, and the largest prospect of corn and peas now within a short period of ripen ing! Such a practice from any citizen, is war upon the Confederacy. We recognise how good citizens are drawn into the current of such prac tice, and it oan only be remedied by the restora tion of general confidence, and the social determin ation to uphold t-hft currency. Communities act ing in concert, alone can remedy the evil. There are good men who have never followed the crowd to do evil who have maintained low prices, and abounded in charity Their names are known and are honored. They are serving the nation as usefully as soldiers in the field. There is every incentive to all men who love their coun trJ 10 g and do likewise. Raleigh Confederate. The Black Flag. ---Two new cases are now pending in which the proposed action of the yan kees will call for retaliation, swift and sure. Col. McDonald, of Virginia, a regular officer in. the Confederate service, has been captured and put in irons with a view to his execution - as a bush whacker. And Wm B. McGill, of the 1st Mary land Confederate cavalry, has been captured and, instead of being held. as a prisoner of war, thiown into j all on a charge of being engaged with McCausland's eommaod in burning Chambersburg. This is an outrageous proceeding. McGill obeyed orrJers, and is no more liable indfvidually for the burning of Chambersburgthan we are. We have one consolation, however. If the yankees should execute him for that act, then every yankee officer and soldier who has committed a similar act in burning any of the score of towns and thousands of private houses, will be er-ually liable to execution, and our authorities might as well begin at once and hang all the forty tlK)n?and prisoners we hold, offi cers and men, for we doubt if there is a single one of them who has not been engaged, directly or indi rectly, In some incendiary act in the Confedetacy. For the present, our government has put in irons the yankee Col. Crook as a hostage for. Col. McDonald, and a yankee private as a hostage for McGill. This is riirht And we hoDe to see: every 'violation of the laws of war and the rights cf I oar soldiers promptly met by retaliation. Fay- el lev ule Ubsr.rver, For the Benefit of Southern Prisoners. A fair for the benefit of Confederate prisoners of war at tbe North is to be held in London, England, in October, under the patronage of Her Imperial Highness the Princess Murat, tbe Marchionesses of Bath, Lotbian and Ailesbury, Countess of Chester- C I J 1 . I J . : 1 i l j. r . - uciu, aim uiuer uiyuuguisuea iauiC8. 11 IS Stj"- gesira tnar tna James ot tbe boutb may send to . . , . . . - r . - I Una lair specimen ot their handiwork for sale, test, or the character of tbe enemy with whom we Such contributions may be sent to the Mercury : have to deal. A man of true humanity and "en office, Charleston, South Carolina, and tbey will be tleness, be has none of that ftlse chivalry whicb forwarded to Lorrdon. Stockholders meeting-. .Tbe Annual meeting of the Stockholders of the West ern PlaV Road Company, will be held at the House of Peter Caasler, ia Gaston county, on Wednesday the 2!st of September next. A fall attendance is desired C. C. HENDERSON, Aog 33, 14. 4t Prw't W. P. R. Co. EABLT VICTORY IN THE VALLEY. -. . From the Richmond Whig. Our correspondent sends us the folio wine ac- : count, of Early's- late victory in the Valley, the offi- cial report of which we publish below;. His letter is dated Winchester, August 17th: ; "Old Jubilee" (as the boys call bim) has como "Sgain, ana yet another glorious victory has trans- j pired here. Like the rest, it was a complete roiitej j pell-mell they were driven through town. Early j whcn the Yankees are reinforced falls baek to pre- vent being flanked toStrasburg Then be takes a running start, thrashes the Yankees there without stopping and away they gofor "My Maryland." This, time Sheridan, who is in command of the en tire force, had the 19th cprps, lately from Banks, the 8tb, Hunter'., the 6th, Wright's-, (Sedge wick's.) with not less than fifteen thousand caval ry under Wilson, (about 40,000 in all.) Only a small portion of their infantry were in the fight yesterday. They left in the morning, leaving 15, 000 cavalry and some 4,000 infantry to swpport them. Holding, as they did, all the -commanding positions around Winchester, with artillery" com manding the approach for miles, it was not to be supposed they could be dislodged except by ariil lery, as heretofore. For hours,- heavy skirmishing was heard from our side with musketry, which was answered by the deafening roar of their artillery; but about night was distinctly heard the "rebel mnstyell" then they came up the hill oue more yell ffeetSTvarjd away flew the Yankees.. As before, Early had left Strasbutg in the morn ing, marched 20 miles, routing the enemy wQh his advance skirmishers, and followed them as far as the darkness of the night would suffer him. The enemy, as they retired from Strasburg, literally destroyed everything in the way of food for mau or beast. With their immense cavalry they ex tended their lines from Front Royal, in Warren county, to the North Mountains, West of Stras--j burg, and burnt every bushel cf wheat,- in stack, barn or :nill iu Frederick, Waxren and Clark, as well as oats ud hay; they have really left abso lutely nothing in those three counties. They diove before tkem every horse, cow, sheep, hog, calfand livingani.ua! from, the country. What the people are to do, God only knows. General Early, two weeks since, gave orders not to have a bushel of grain taken from below Strasburg, as hardly enough was left for the citizens. 1 can but mention a performance of Harry Gil more the night of the fight. He rode in a party to ! of thirty-five. Yankees, and found himself alone and entirely surrounded. In a moment, he called our, surrender, you d d thieves, or you'll all be shot. Then (as if to his men he had none) ' hold on, boys, don't shoot, they surrender," aud suie enough, he brought, in -every man with his horse, and handed them over as prisoners. Now, this is no romance, but the fact. We have about 400 prisoners, taken here; few killed or wounded. Friday morning, 18th, our army is advancing towards Martiusburg, the enemy falling back to wards Harper's Ferry. An official despatch states that a portion of our force in tbe Valley crossed the Shenandoah at Front Iiayal on the 16th, and drove the enemy's cavalry, which retreated towards Winchester, burn ing the hay and wheat stacks in their route. On the 17th Sheridan began to retire from his posi tion, was pursued and two divisions of the 6th corps, with a large force of cavalry, overtaken at Winchester and driven through tbe town, losing over two hundred prisoners. The enemy fell back towards Harper's Ferry. North Carolinians at Fort Delaware. A returned Confederate Surgeon furnishes a list ot prisoners in one divisiou of the Fort From North Carolina: ' Lieuts. G P Higley, 30th; J O Hines, 5th cavalry; J O Bullock, 23d; A M Wil helm, 20th, sick with small pox; Frank Mclnfosh, N Townsend, A Rowland, J O Frink, D S Bul lard, J Q Eikins, G W Corbett, 18tb; E Hurl-y, 28th; M McLeod, 26th; Capt T C Lewi3 and F M Wooten, 18th; XV G Mcltac and J G Knox, 7th; A T Cole and Corp E S Hart, 23d. There are 1,400 Confederate officers in Fort Delaware. Another list has the following North Carolinians: Brig. Gen R B Vance aud L H Smith of his staff; Col G N Folk, 6th cavalry; Maj T P Branch, Ransom's Staff; Maj J R Mc Douald, 51st; Lieut J R Chambers, 60th. Among the Confederates returned by the flag of truce boat which arrived at Varina, on the 22d, were J A McArthur and H McEachen, 51st N O; R W Belo, 56th N C. ii i i Heavy Influx of Yankees For the past two days the trains from Petersburg have been mostly occupied in bringing to' this city the Yan kee prisoners which, were captured near Peters burg on the evening oi the 19th instant. The whole" number received at tbe Libby up to last night footed up over twenty-five huudred, includ ing upwards of seventy-five oSicers. '-Richmond Ditpatcfi, 22d. . Caugutj-A deserter, dressed in 'ladies' appa rel, was caught on the Southern train, just before leaving for Columbia. He said, after being arres ted, that he belonged to the 12th Alabama regi meut. Bulletin. Wc learn that the information which led to the ar rest of this deserter, was communicated by a negro. Courtesies to the Enemy. Nothing has appeared from the military pen of Beauregard more grateful to the sense of eelf-reepect io the hearts of the Confederate people than Special Or der No 15, ordering that no communication what- ever should be held between'our pickets and those of tne enemy, borne Con federate ofneers, as well as soldiers, may read with advantage that order, which speaks of "the moial disgrace incurred by troops in anything like voluntary or unnecessary association with the savage foes, who are not only warring against us, but persecuting our women and children and destroying private property The hands of such a foe are unworthy the friendly or courteous touch of a Confederate soldier." The soul that prompted those words is in the cause. Earnestness of nature is as essential in a clrlipr as an orator. V wnnM iMtfior lwtn tn one electrical outburst of a "forest-born Deraosthe- nes" than a dozen classical orations as perfect and as cold as tbe statues of the great masters. When the two are united, we have the highest style of eloquence; and when genius' and patriotism an united io a military man, we have the model which all soldiers may do well to study. Such a warrior is Beauregard. He is not fighting for glory or the display of science. The .powerful machinery of bis intellect is mGved by the inward fire9 of a fervid nrl intense devotion tct bia roll nfrir Wn nna Pmore clearly comprehends tbe nature of this con- ..v. fights wolves and panthers in kid gloves and recog nises midnight burglars and highway robbers as honorable t'oemen: "Order No. 15" is -the true fire of the Southern flint. Richmond Dispatch. - Dr. Pride Jones, of HilJ&boro', has been ap pointed Confederate States Marshal, for tbe State of North Carolina, vice Wesley Jones, Esq., rwgued. 1 OBDEB FBCTiI GEN. LEE. Hkadq's Army No. Va., Awg. 10, 1864. All persons cynoected with this army, who are ! absent without proper authority, are enjoined to return to their respective comuiaDOs wiiuouc ae lay. This order is intended to embrace those who have remained absent beyond tbe time limited for ! their return, or after the cause of their absenee ! has ceased. All such persons aretdmooshed that j every day they remain away from their posts, adds to the dangers and labors of their comrades, while it increases their own responsibility to the laws they are violating. The Commanding General deems it only neces sary to remind those who have erred through thoughtlessness or negligence, of the shame and disgrace tbey will bring upon themselves and their families, if they shrink from the manful discharge of duty in tbe hour of their country's need, and leave their homes to be defended and their inde pendence to be secured by the unaided courage of others. To those whose absence has been prolonged un til they have iucurred the guilt of deseitiou,.he can only say that a protnpt and voluntary return to duty alone can paliate their offence and entitle them to expect any clemency. If arrested and brought back justice to the faith ful and true as well as the interests and safety of the country requires that they shaH'suffer tbe ex treme penalty of the law. ; . . R. E. LEE, General mm mm Some of the papers have noticed tbe appearance of yellow fever in Wilmington. This is not so. There is no fever in Wilmington and we trust there will be none this season. There .are some cases at quarantine, 30 miles below the town, but there is thought to be but little danger of its com municating' with the town. The fever is from Nassau and is one of the luxuries of the blockade. I,a1e Orders Concerning: Detail ed Men. - COXSCKIPT OFFICE, Raleigh N. C, August 13, J8J4. J The following Circular from th Bureau of Conscrip tion, is publi-hed for the information of all concerned. Circular No. 37, from this office, has Jbec-n revoked. By order of the commandant. E. J. UAHUIIS, Adjutant. . Coxfederate States of America, r War Dep't. Bureau ot Conscription, Circular No. 29. Richmond, Va., Aug. 9, J8C4. I. Circular No. 26 in hen-bjr revoked. HrrcafrT all applications fir dt tail made to tbe. Local Enrolling -Officer will, after investigation, be forwarded with report to th District Enrolling Officer. If the Dis trict Enrolling Officei approves the application, hei will grant a furlough for sixty days. The reasons for approval will be stated in full on L sep arate sheet, and tbe papers forwarded through the com aiandant for the State, who will also express his opinion to this otfiw lor final action. If the District Enrolling officer disapproves the applica tion, he will endorse in fir 11 the reasons for his disapproval, and return tbe papers to the Local Enrolling Officer, who will immediately forward the paitics to the Camps of In struction, to be at 6nce asrtijrued to commands iu the field, entitled under existing orders to receive conscripts. An appeal from the decision of the District Enrolling Officer cau be taken, which should be forwarded through the reg ular channels to this Bureau for its action. If an appeal is not taken, the papers will be kept on file in the ofheeof the Local Enrolling Officer. Upon transmitting the appeal, commandants will state the company and regiment to which the appellants have been assigned. This course will be pursued in all cases" whether the applications have been made previous or sub sequent to tho Beceipt of this circular. II. Where, in the course of transmission under previous instructions the papers have passed from the District En rolling Officer to the commandant, action similar to that herein directed will be taken by the commandant, that is a furlough for sixty-days will be granted in case, of appro val when the papers will be forwarded, or the party will be immediately assigned, in case of disapproval, when the papers will be kept on file unless an appt-al is taken. III. The furlough to he granted by the Enrolling offi cer is iu the nature of an indulgence, the object being to protect the parties Uunug the delay, and it is revoked by tne action ot the 15ur. au. By order of Col. T. P. August, Acting Superintendent. THUS. UULUmWAITE, A. A. A. General. August 22. 1864. 2t MAIL. (DOATIMCT. I am authorized to invite sealed proposals until tbe end of four weeks from date, for currying the mail on Route Ao 5187, from Charlotte, N. C., by Alexan driana, Craighead, . Davidson College, . Mount Moarne, Granite Hill, Tulin and Fallstown, to Statesville, N. C, 42 miles and back three times a week tbe contract to continue until the 30th June, 1867. C. OVERMAN, P. M., Aug. 15, 1864. 4t Charlotte, N.C. providence: academy. The exercises of this School will be resumed on the 29th instant. Terms per session dt 20 weeks: Classics, $50 00, English, $30 00. Students will be charged from the time of entrance till tbe end of the session, but those eutering within one mouth from the beginning will pav from tbe com mencement. . C. KUYKENDAL, Aug 15, 18C4. 3lpd Principal. Li AST NOTICE. The law will be enforced against all persons who have failed to makit their returns of the additional 10 per cent for the year i853, and the specific and quar terly sales for 1864 The amorunt of all goods, wares or merchandise of any description whatever, consigned to an v merchant in this town and sold by him in Lb is district', muft be returned at my office, and -the tax of two and a half per cent (except five per cent on liquors) must be paid. D. G. MAXWELL, Aug 14, Z864. 2t Collector 45th Oist. I'OIi SALE, Whim Ropes, Capstan Ropes, Wire Cloth, Steel, Candles, . Ac. Apply at the RUDAS1LI. MINE, Charlotte. Aug. 15, 1864 2mpd Tax Notice for Union County. Che Confederate Tax Assessors for Union county will attend at the following Precincts for the purpose uf taking in the returns of all the Taxable property aud effects taxed under the Act of Feb 17, 1804, to-wit: Ashcrdft'?, Thursday and Friday, Aug 25th & 2Cth 27th " 2SHU " 30th&31lt Rogers, Saturday, J. Gritliu's, Monday, " Wilson's, Tuesday Jt Wednesday " Broom's, Thursday k Friday, fcept 1st k id 3d 5th k 6th 7ih k 8th !th 12th 13th k 14th 15th k 16th Ritchie's, Saturday, Crowell's, Monday & Tuesday, Monroe, Wednesday k Thursday Trull's, Friday, T. Griffin's, Monday, Baucorh's Tuesday k Wednesday, Grassy Creek; Thursday k Friday, it H li l( - The Assessors of the Tax-in-Kiud will also attend at the same iime for the purpose of takinjr in the returns of Wheat, Oats, Rye., cured Hay, and Wool; Farmeta will pleafeget their returns ready by that time. All persons are requested to count their Horses, Cat tle, Hogs, Sheep, Goats, 4c ; get the number of acres j of Land owned on the l-2th day of Feb.184. aod the I valuation of the same in I860; tbe number and ages j of their Negroes; and also hare tbe amount of their i Notes added up according to the amount exhibited on their face, as the Assessors will not bav time to doit for then. J McLAUOHLIN, j Ang 15, 1864. 2t " Collector for 46th Dist. "GAttttETT This celebrated Horse will DAVIS". stand during the Fall eason at my stables in Charlotte. Tne reputation oi "Garret nvii i well known in this section of the State, and those who want to rise fine ttock would 4o well to patronize bim- 5 tq i uroom. Cbarlott, Aug , 1 R. RARE . PUBLIC ACTS Passed at the Jirst Snsion vj the 2d Congress tf the Confederate Stoics. . AN ACT TO AMEND THE TAX LAWS. The Congress of the Confederal StHitQ of Atner'u do'enart, That the first, tecond and third leciioni of the "Act to lery additional fairs fof the common dt. j February, lb4, be mended j read as follows, to-wit: j Sectioa 1. That, ia additi lence ana support of ib Government," ( proved 1 7th apd re-eoactf d, so as to oa to tbe taxes levird the "Act to lay taxes for tbe common defence nnH if. carry on tbe Government of tbe Confederal State" approved April twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred an sixty-three, there shflll be levid from the 17th day tf February, 1864, on tbe ubjects of taxation hereinafter mentioned, and collected from every person, copn. nersbip, association or corporation, liable tbcretlr taxes af follows, to-wit: ' I. Upon tbe value of all property, real, persona and mixed, of every kind an'd description, not herein after exempted or taxed at a different rate, 5 per ceoi: Provided, that from the tax on Ibe value of property employed io agriculture shall be deducted the vlUr cf tbe tax in kind derived therefrom during tbe imt year, as assessed under the law imposing it, and de livered to the Government, who her delivered during the year or afterwards, including the bacon, delim. ble after, and not prior to, tbe asfefment of the tax on property Employed in agriculture as aforesaid: nl the collection of tbe tax on such property nball be t ui. pended after assessment under the order of ibe Sec retary of tbe Treasury, until ibe value of the tithe to be deducted ran be ascertained, and when so acrt tained, it shall be the duty of the post quartermaster to certify, and of tbe district collector to deduct, the alue of fcuch titbe, and any balance fouud due may be paid in bond? and certificates iheretor, authoritad by tbe "Act to reduce the currency and to authority "a new issue of notes and bonds,' in like manner a other taxes payable during the year: Trorided, Tbst no credit shall be allowed beyond five per cent. II. On tbe value of gold and filver ware and plate, jewels, jewelry and watches, ten per cent. III. The value of properly laied tinder this rertion shall be assessed on the basis of tbe market value of , tbe same, or similar property ia the neighbotbood where assessed, in tbe year. 1660, esrept io cst's where lands, slaves, cotton and tobacco bave been purchased since tbe first day 'of January. 18t2, ,m which case the said land, slaves, cotton aod tobacco so purchased shall be asst-sred at Ibe price arluall paid tor the same by the nwnr: Provided. Tat lai d purchased by refugees aud held and occupied by them for their own use and residence, .ball be aiesred ac cording to its market value in tbe jear 1800. Sec. 2. Tbat sectioa second of an act entitled "An act to levy additional taxes for Jhe common - defence and support of the government," approved 17th Feb ruary, 1864, be, and the Fame is hen by. repealed; and it is hereby declared, that 11 the propt-rtj on t ajclt of corporations, association and joint stock compa nies, of every description, whether incorporated or not, shall be assessed and taxed iu the mme manner, and to the same extent, afi tbe property and aset-ts of indi vidual:'; the tax ou such property and afbi-ts Io be s. sensed against, and paid by, such corporations, as?o ciations and j i tit stock companies: Provided, Tbat no bank or banking corapauy thall be liable to pay tax upon depoiies of money to tbe credit of. and sub ject to the checks of, others: Provided further, Tbat the stock, shares o interests, rt presenting property or assets in cprporalions or joint slock companies, or af sociationg. shall not be accod or taxed: And proti- :ed further. That all property within the enemj's lines be, and the same is hereby, exempted from all taxation so long as it remains in tbe enemy's lines. Sec. 3. That paragraph one of section three of an act entitled MAn act to levy, additional luxes for the common defence and support of the government," s. proved 17th February, 1 864. be, and the some is. here by amended and re-enactd, so as to rend as follow: Upon the nmnunt ol all gold and silver coin, gobl dust, gold or silver bullion, moneys held abroad, or bill of exchange, drawn therefor, promissory notes, right, credits and securities, payable in foreign coiiniiit, five per cent to be pnid in specie, or Confederate trea sury notes nt thMr vilue, a. compared with specie Hi the time the tax is payable; the relolive value of spe cie nnd Confederate treasury notes. fr the purpose of payment under this act, to be fixed by regulations to be prescribed by tbe Commissioner of Taxes, under the direction of the Secrctury of the Treasury. Sec. 4. That section sixteen of the ''Act to amend an act entitled 'An act to lay taxes for the common de fence and carry on the Government of the Confederate States.'" annroved 17tb Februarr. 1 84. be. ani tbe same is hereby, amended, so as Io read as follows: I. The income, properly and money, other ihnn Confederal- treasury nous, of bofpiiuls, asvlumr, churches, schools, colleges and other chiiritabtv n 1 1 -tions, shall be cxetnpled from taxation under the pro visions of this act, or any other hiw. The property of companies formed under the act entitled ,-An act Io establish a volunteer nary," shall be exempt f.( iu fili ation, except on the income. II. That paragraph C. sec. 7, of the same act, be and tbe same is hereby amended by adding thereto a? follow?: "If any person shall fail lo make due return, as re quired by said section, of the income or profits taxed under any law of Congress, or iu case of disagreement with the assessor, to submit tbe same to referees, a provided by law, or shall fail or refuse to pay the tax thereon, within such lime as shall be recribed l j public notice, by the district collector, under the di rection of tbe Commissioner of Taxes, such person shall be deemed and held to be in default: Provide I, such person shall not be deemed and held to be in de fault, who may fail, or has failed to make payment, or due returns, in consequence of tbe presence or inter ference of the enemy, or the absence or ni-glect of tbe officers charged with the assessment' and collection of taxes." Sec. 5. That this act shall not be so construed as tn subject to taxation corn, bacon and other agricultural products, which were produced in tbe year 186.3. aiid in the possession f tbe ptoducer on the 17th of. IYo. 1864, and necessary for the support of binnelf ari l family du.ring the present' year, and from or on which taxes io kind bave been deducted and delivered or pi-l. Sec 6. That section 4, paragrnpbs I and 2, of the art approved 17th February, 1864, entitled "An art lo lery additional taxes for tbe common defence and support of tbe Government,'' be so amended as to levy an addi tional lax of thirty per cent, upon the amount of all profits made by selling the ariires mentioned in tb said paragraphs, between the 17t'.I day of Februarr, 1664, and the 1st day of J.uly next, which additional tax shall be collected under said act. Sec. 7. That on all treasury notes of the old isaue, of the denomination of five dollurs. not exchanged for new issue prior to ibe 1st day of January, lst5, aod which may romaia outstanding on tbat day, a lt of one hundred per cent, is hereby impoed Sec. 8. That section sven of an act eutitled "An act to levy additional taxes f-r the enmmp defence ar.d support of the Government," approved 17th Ftbruary, 1804, be, and the same i hereby, repealed, aud the fal lowing inserted in lieM thereof: I. That the first section of the "Act fo lay taxes hr the common defence and to carry on ibe Governto'!' of the Confederate States," appioved 24th April, 18-t is suspended for tbe year 18G4. II. Iu all cases where a tax is lend on income de rived from property, real, persoutl and mixed of tvefjr aescriptioa, on tbe amount or value of wliicti n valorem tax is laid, the ud valorem lax aball be deduct ed from the income tax: Provided, Tbat in no ca shall less be paid than tbe ad valorem lax. III. In tbe assessment of income derived from man ufacturing or mining, there shall be deducted from Ibe cross income or nfofils. tbe necessary annual repaira, not exceeding ten per ecu!, on 'he amount of Ibe in come d-rived therefrom. Aod. in addition to Ibe de duction. now allowed by lw m iltf assessment of in come derived fror., any source, the following .ball be madnmelv The Confederate taxes actually paid by li ;t?l?Val made by him, and the commia. Ion. ictoaHr P-W h consignor or shipper for selling, aClUllJ I J . r. .. r. ... ,.f ..ia mlit nr and in Hf prooc" other fron, iha cost of fuel. -See, 9. That all citizens of any one of the Confede rate States, temporarily residing in another State, shall be liable to be assessed and taxed in tbe State or dis trict in. which he may temporarily reside; and it shall be tbe duty of all such who have not heretofore made return of their taxable property to the district assessor where they may temporarily xeside. within thirty dy after tbe passage of this act. to make such return: and any one liable to be assessed and taxed as aforesaid who (ball fail or refuse, within the said period of thirty duva to make such return, shall be liable to all 'be pains aod penalties imposed by tha laws of the Confed erate Statea in such case. ArraoTre Joee 14, !tf. l'f
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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