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WEST-BUN BKMQCBAT, GHAjRIjOTTE, : N. C. W. C LEGISLATURE- -For previous proceedings, see first page. Tuesday, Nov. 29. Senate. Tlie resolution proposing to increase the pay of private soldiers to 845 was amended by -striking out the definite sum per month mentioned, and requesting our Representatives to use their best efforts to prepare an increase of pay; Mr Matthews called tor the ayes and noes and the res olution passed yeas 43, nays .. The bill to pay the expenses of Judges passed its third reading. Two ballots were had fur Secretary of Stato with out effecting an election. House. Mr Person offered a resolution of in quiry, requesting the Governor to inform the House what officers of Stato (alluded to in the message) could be turned over to conscription with out detriment to the State government. vThis resolution elicited discussion in which Messrs Person, Shepherd and McLean stated the reasons upon which were based their respective votes on Mr Grissom's motion to postpone indefi nitely "the bill W repeal all exemptions of State officers." Mr Fowle regretted that the bill introduced by the gentleman from Haywood, and intended to burn os a fire brand on the Conservative side of the House, had no other result than that of em barrassing, his own political friends. Mr Love asked whether the gentleman from "Wake imputed to him, in introducing the bill in question, the purpose of throwing a fire-brand into the legislature. p Mr Fowle replied that, that was the obvious pur pose of its introduction. That was the gentleman's intention. .Charity" itself forbade any other-construction. Mr Love said he had no such purpose. The bill expressed bis views and he introduced it in compliance with the wishes of his constituents. . Mr iowle proceeded at length in opposition to the resolution. He held generally that the officers retained were necessary to the service ol the Mat and that there were fewer exempted in til's th?ti in some of the other States, lie adverted to lue fact that they constituted the only reserve force for the defence of the State, and alluded incdentally to the fact that Georgia had 30,000 such reserves, while North Carolina retained but 13,000, all told. Kven this estimate was much too large as many of these officers held several offices at once, ether one -of which would secure his exemption from con-fc-ription. He for one should oppose to' the last any interference of Confederate authority with of ficers exempted by the laws of this State. ; After further debate in which Messn Amis, Carter, Cobb and others participated, the resolution was laid on the tabic, on motion of Mr Grissom, ayes 74, noes 37. Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs Allison, Albritton, Amis, Asheworth, J3anks,Beam, Benbury, Uest, Llair, JJond of Bertie, Iryan, Caldwell, Calloway, Calvert, Carson of Alexaider, Carson of Rutherford, Carter, Clapp, Cowles, Cun ningham, Craige, Davis of Franklin, Duke, Eriloe, Erwio, Faucctte, Flynt, Fowle, Gibbs, Gidniy, Grissom, Iladlcy, Hanes, Harrington, Harrison, J II Ileaden, Y J Headen, Henry, Herbert, Holton. Ilorton of Watauga, Horton of Wilkes, Isbell, Johnston, Jordan, Little, Lowe; Lyle, Mann, Mc Aden, McCorunck, McGehee, McLean, McMillan, Morrisey, Murrill, Patterson, Patton, Perkins, Peace, Powell, Iliddick, ltosrcrs, Russ, RusselK Sharpc, Shepherd, Sbober, Simmons, Smith of Johnston, Stipe, Waugh, Wheeler, Young. 74. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs Allston, Austin, Baxter, Bethune, Boyd, Brown of Madison, Brown of Mecklenburg. Caho, Cobb, Crawford of Rowan, Crawford of Wayne, Davis of Halifax, Faison, Farmer, Gaskins, George, Grier, Harris, Hasell, Ilawea, Joyncr, Judkins, Lane, Latham, Lewis, Love, Murphy, Outterbridgc, Per son, Reichardt, Shipp, Smith of Cabarrus, Smith of Duplio, Stuncill, Strong, Vann, Wooten 37. Mr Fowle introduced "resolutions concerning negotiations for an honorable peace," which were laid on the table and ordered to be printed. 1 See resolutions in another column Mr Russ, of Bladen, a bill to prohibit the fer mentation or brewing of Grain.7 Mr Allison, "a bill to incorporate the Trustees of the Orphan Ed ucational Fund." Ad engrossed bill, from the Senate, "to prevent the spread of small pox," pssscd its first reading. A bill in reference to the Trustees of Sardis Academy, in Mecklenburg county, passed its third reading. Mr Bryan, presented a petition from the owners of Hickory Nut Turnpike, praying to be allowed ' to increase their rates of toll. Referred. Wednesday, Nov. 30. Senate. The joint select committee on the subject of Public Printing, reported a bill to en . sure the State Printer just compensation rates to be determined by a conference between the Audi tor of Public Accounts and a practical printer. A message was received from the House praying concurrence of the Senate in the appointment of a select joint committee on Confederate relations. Concurred in, and Messrs Pool, Hall and Wright appointed as Senate branch of such committee, to which were referred the resolutions and amend ment as to slave labor previously discussed. The Senate then went into a joint election for Secretary of State, and no choice being had on several ballots, adjourned. House. Mr Grissom, from the military com mittee, reported a bill to exempt from Home Guard duty one miller in each county, or such as have an annual custom grinding of 3000 bushels, recom monding that it do pass. Also, a resolution asking tnc repeal ot an act to authorize the ordering the Senior Reserves from the State, with the state ment that though the committee favor the pro posed measure they believe the Confederate au thorities would pay no attention to any such remonstrance and ask to be discharged from its further consideration. ' Mr Phillips, of Orange, introduced resolutions protesting against unjust and unconstitutional im prcsstuent in North Carolina. Ordered to be printed, and made the special order for Tuesday .next at eleven o'clock, a. m. Mr Amis, of Granville, to procure the release-of .certain infirm citizens of North Carolina now held to military service at Wilmington. Agreed to. Mr Herbert, of Cherokee, setting forth the an noyance of provost guards and requesting their abolition. Agreed to. 31 r Headen, as to the expediency of exempting the property of soldiers from taxation. Agreed to. "Mr Sharpe, to make horse-stealing, house-breaking in the day time felonies, and to outlaw deser ters. Agreed to. Mr Rein hard t, of Catawba, introduced a bill to increase the punishment for horse stealing to death ifor tba second offence. A bill to aid the Florence and Fayetteville R. R. was rejected on second reading by jeas 10, nays 95. 'Thursday, Dee. V. Sex ate Mr Odotn, from the joint Select Com mittee on a system of tithing, reported that such system was injudicious. .Hon. John M Morefccad, Hob. .W NH Sjnitb, Eso., Hon. David Outlaw, Hon. R G Reade, Hon Hon. W T Doric! J A Gilmer, Hon. T S Ashe and , were nominated for Confederate d the Senate proceeded to vote States senator, ai as follows: . For Hon. E Reade Mesgrs Adams, Berry, Dick, Jones, La siter, Odom, Pool, Snead Saun ders, Winstead, . agley and Straughn 12. For Hon. J Gilmer Mr Speaker, Messrs Bogle, Horton, indsey, 3Jatthews, March, Mc Corkle, Pattewo Patton and Whitford 10. For Hon. Tp Ashe Messrs Crump, Ellis, Leitch, McEachJ-n, Smith and Wright 6. For Hon. W "a Dortch Messrs Aycock, Courts, Grier, Hall, Ihtris, Pitchford, Powell, Spreight, Tavlor and Warj 10. For Hon. W & II Smith Messrs Wynne and Wiggins 2.' For Hon.RS nnell- -Messrs ArendeJI, Blount, Mason, Stuiibs ail ' For Hon. J MM Miller 2. I rTM !i - i Warren 5. orebead Messrs Bryson and The committi to superintend the election for Senator renortedithat the whole number of votes cast in both ho es was 157, of which Mr Reade received 04; M, Dortch 40:' Mr Gilmer 15; Mr Ashe 11; Mr nnell 8; Mr Smith 9; .Mr More- heade. Ihe r A message fr t scattering, rio election. the House proposing to go into m 3 ' i- I election for Publ c .treasurer, ana loiorming me Senate that Jonathan Worth, Esq , is in nomina tion, was concurred in. Mr Worth received 44 votes in the Senate. Mr Speight voted for Mr Courts; MEilis for Mr Patrick Murpby. Whole numbcrf votes cast 146; of which Mr Worth . 114 4 1 J1.I.-J receives ana was auiy eiecrea. 'Senatt; proceeded to vote a second time for Senaor, as follows: Reade 18; Dortch 10; Gilmer lO.The rest scattering. n election for Secretary of State was then gone .1 1.1 , 11 1T7M o, tne result Deinr announced as loitows: n- ms 00, Richardson 41, Bain 37, Faribault 22, luske 8 and Dunn 6. A second ballot resulted, Farribault 49, Richardson 40, Williams 28, Bain 18, Huske 13 and Dunn 4. On the third ballot Mr Betbune being nominated and Mr Williams withdrawn the vote was, Bethune 56, Richardson 40, Faribault 39, Bain 7, Huske 4 and Dunn 4. No election. Mr Stubbs put in nomination Mr P. A. Wiley for Secretary of State. House. The Speaker announced Messrs Fowle, Cunningham, Hanes, Love and Allison, as const! tuting the House branch of the Joint Standing Committee on Confederate Relations. Mr Brown, of Mecklenburg, presented a petition from the citizens of Mecklenburg county, praying a repeal of so much of an act, passed at the last session, authorizing the appointment of tax collec tors in certain counties, as relates to the county of Mecklenburg. The petition was accompanied by a bill to this effect, which had its first reading. Mr Shepherd, a resolution requesting informa tion of the Governor relative to the expenses in curred in the execution of the Conscription Acts and the arrest of deserters in this State. Adopted. Mr Shepherd, from Finance Committee, a reso lution requiring Major H. A. Dowd, to pay into the Treasury the sum of 82,272,990, alluded to in the Governor's message as being held by that of ficer to the credit of the State Passed'first reading. Mr Little introduced . "a bill authorizing pay ment of bounty to citizens of this State employed in the naval service." . A bill to incorporate the Bingham School; a bill to incorporate the. North Carolina Company of Chemists; a bill to empower 21 magistrates of the county of Wake to transact county business; a bill to cnarter me uckucck iron company; a Dill lor the relief of suffering: prisoners of war from N Carolina, and a bill jo authorize the Public Tr North reas- urer to issue third reading certaiil coupon bonds, passed their ai noou me nouse proceeaeu to execute tne joint order for an flection of Confederate States Senator. The following named gentlemen were nominated, viz : Hon. Edwin G Reade, W T Dorth, John M Motehcad, John A Gilmer, W N II Smith, Thomas 3 Ashe and Todd R Caldwell. The House proceeded to vote and Mr Reade re ceived 52 votes, M Dortch 30, Mr Gilmer 5, Mr Donnell 3, Messrs Shepherd and Carter 1 eaoh, Mr Smith 7, Mr 4she 0, Mr Morehead 6. , The committee afterwards reported 157 votes given necessary to a choii e 79 no election. On motion of Ml Shepherd, a message was sent to the Senate proposing to elect forthwith a Public Treasurer. The Si nate concurring, Mr Shepherd nominated Mr Jotiithan Worth, the present in cumbent, who receded the unanimous vote of the House. i The joint select Committee on the subject of salt reported that the State salt works at Wilmington should be removed to Lockwood'a Folly Inlet, Brunswick county ,ithat 81,000,000 be appropriated therefor, and that the contract proposed with Stuart Buchanan & Co., f&r salt is an advantageous one, and that 8200,000 be appropriated to expedite the transfer of salt fror Saltville, Va , to this State. A bill to incorporate the North Carolina com . . r-r i , , . , pany of Chemists passed its third readin with 2.1. from other bills of a pnrate nature. j Friday, December SENATE. Mr Miller presented a memorial sundry citizens of Cleaveland county. Mr Kllis intro duced a bill to fix the pay of members of the LegUU tare for the pre.ent session at $45 per day and 50 cts. per mile to and froai their places of residence. A re solution was passed declaring that Provost Guards ought to be abolished. The Senate voted a third time for Senator, with the following result: Reade 18, Gil mer 10, Dortch 10. Ashe 6, Outlaw 3. Smith 1. The whole vote in both Houses stood Reade 66, Dortch 26,, the rest scattering. No election. The name of Mr Dortch was then withdrawn. In a ballot for Secretary of State, Mr Faribault came within two votes of beirx? 1 . . A O CJVIICU. HOUSE. Mr neaden introduced a bill in relation to the Militia and Home Guard subjects members of the Legislature to Home Guard duty eicept during sessions of the General Assembly. A resolution favoring ihe suppression of the Distillery at Salisbury was passed. Saturday, December 3. Being private bill day, nothing of much public im portance was done in either House. TbeSeuate adopt ed the bill increasing members pay to $45 per day and 00 cents per mile traveling expenses. ' i m ... NORTHERN ITEMS. The news is of little importance with one excep tion, and that is the following telegram from Nash ville, dated the 26th: Hood's army, numbering probably forty thous and men, hate been for several days past concen trating south of Columbia, Tennessee. Our forces meantime, have evacuated Pulaski,. lluntsville and Decatur, which places are in rebel hands. In Hood's front, near and about Columbia, are the Federal forces commanded by General Thomas. Baltimore is full of rumors of a raid on the Bal timore and Ohio Railroad, New Creek and I'ied niont. - Butler's dispatch steamer was destroyed by fire in James river on Sunday. Butler and staff were on board but escaped. . aeward has declined to receive the peace address sent from England. It will be sent to Congress. The steam dredging machine in Butler's canal was recently sunk by the explosion .of shell from a rebel battery. Todd R CaldwelU FEOM PETEBSBUBG. There seems still to be considerable manifested alonir the enemv's lines, but activity nothing has developed. The recent wet spell no. doubt materially interfered with Grant's plans for rind- ing up toe campaign, ana we are oeguiiuuj . i i : ; think he has eriven over all serious movement against this portion of our lines. Probably he may be merely awaiting the temination of Shermans raid through Georgia, ere he.risiss the safety of his army io an assault upon our strongly fortined position. ' The enemy have at last commenced the erection of quarters for the winter, and are pushing them ahead with all possible rapidity. These quarters extend from a point near the river around beyond the Weldon railroad, some distance in the rear of their fortifications. These preparations have been postponed as long as practicablewith the hope, no doubt, that the army would be wintered in the comfortable bouses of Petersburg and Richmond. Grant hai eventually discovered the futility of all such hopes. The wooded country in this section has long since been thinned out by the demand for fires, and the building of- winter quarters' will no doubt clean out all the remaining timber of any value. Some fifteen or twenty deserters came into our lines night before last, claiming the protection off ered them in the provisions of Order No. 65, which every one of them will receive' from the Government. According to the nationality, they come with the Order in their pockets, printed in English, German or French. They give no infor mation except that thousands of their comiades are awaiting favorable opportunities to follow them. I'ttcrsburtj Express, 30th. The Christian Sun, published in Petersburg says: Our cruel and barbarous foes seem to have tired in their effort to destroy the lives of helpless wo men and children in Petersburg. For three or four weeks past scarcely a shell -has been thrown directly into the city. The number of shells thrown into the city during the time the shelling was progressing was truly astonishing. Some ap proximation to the number may be arrived at, when we state that six hundred thousand pounds of Yankee shell have been collected by parties in the city and vicinity and sold to the Ordnance Depart ment. The department has already paid out forty eight thousand dollars for these shells. Many of these shells buried themselves in the ground too deep to be resurrected, and have not been found. We may safely put down twenty thousand shells as the number poured upon tbs helpless non-combatants of Petersburg, and yet, 6trange to say, on ly four white persons have, been killed, and not more than ten or twelve colored persons and twice as many of each race wounded. Fight on James River. The following offi cial despatch was received by the War Depart ment at Richmond Tuesday night from Gen. Lee : fleadq'rs Army Nor Nor. Va., ) iber 29. f Xvpvem Gen.' Pickett reports that three Monitors and land batteries of the enemy engaged the battery at Ilowlett's this morning. One of the monitors was struck several times by our guns. Twe have been withdrawn. No casualties on our side. R E. Lee. Sales. There was sold ou the 24th, at Edwards & Co's auction room in this place, 130 shares of Western N. C. Railroad stock, at from 8138 to $200 hundred dollar shares. Silisbury Watch man. Complaint has been made to us that one of the Conductors on the N. C. Railroad, on Friday night last, put the wife of a soldie-r and her little son off near Clayton, because she could not pay her fare. We-call the attention of the President of the Road to this statement; and if our informa tion is not well founded, we will make the correction. We believe, however, it is well founded, and if so, the Conductor ought to be dismissed. Raleigh Standard, 20th. ISArCK STOCK, &c. On the 15th of December next, I will sell ONE HUN DRED SHARES OF STOCK in Union Bank of Char leston, S. C., belonging to the Estate of James Latta, deceased. Also, one Certificate of 4 per cent Bond for $1150v By order of Administrator de bonus non of said James'Latta, dee'd. The Stock will be sold for North Carolina Bank Bills. S. A. HARRIS, Nov 28, 1SG4 3t Auctioneer. Tax-ist-Kind Notice. All persons who have not made their returns of Wheat, Oats, Rye, Hay and Wool, are requested to- do so by the 10th of December, or the Assessors will b compelled to visit their premises and make the asses ment for them. J AS. J. BLACKWOOD, W. M. STITT, Assessors Tax-in-Kind, Mecklenburg county, N. C Charlotte, Nov 28, 1864 3t-pd NOTICE. ' All persons having claims- against the estate of Willinm D. Howard, deceased, will present them to me for payment within the time prescribed by law, or thi3 nonce will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. G. D. BROOM, Executor. Nov 28. 1864 4t-pd JVOTICK. - Having obtained letters of administration on the estate of my husband, James T. Lee, deceased, I will sell at the house of Samuel Howie, in Union county, on the 8th day of December next, the following property, viz: Hog3, Cattle, Road Wagon, one Gold Watch, Household and Kitchen Fjrniture, &c. Also, on the 9th of Dec, at the house of John P. Morris, in Providence, Mecklenburg county, I will sell Corn, Fodder, Hay, Peas and Farming T00I3. Terms made known on day of sale. EP AM persons indebted to said estate must settle immediately, and those having claims against the es tate will please present them within the time pre scribed by law, or this notice will be pleaded irt bar of their recovery. M. E. LEE, Nov. 21, 1864. 3t ' Administratrix. Southern Express Company. CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 21, 1864. On and after this date all Boxes which are securely fastened and strapped, containing stores for the N. O. Troops in the field, marked to the care of S.urgeon General Warren, Raleigh, will be forwarded without expense to either shipper or consignee, and will have preference over all other freight excepting that of the same class, from other States. L. F. BATES, Nor 21, 1864 tf Ass't Supt. NOTICE. The undersigned having qualified aa Executrix of (he last Will and Testament of Samnel M. Withers, de ceased, at the October term, 1864, of Jiecklenburg county court, nil persons bavint? claims against the Estate of oid Testator, re requit ed to present the same for payment within the time prescribed' by law, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. MAJtGARET M. WITHERS, Not 28, 18C4 lm-pd Executrix. Real Estate for Sale. A small Plantation will be sold privately, containing about fifty-three acres of land, with all the Improve ments. -Ibis land lies within five minutes walk of the Court House in Unarlotte, and if sold before the 1st of ; premises.- - ASA GEORGE, j Nov 28. 1864 tf V i FROM GEORGIA. ; General Wheeler me up with several thousand of Kilpatrick's men oo S uo day morning, 27 tb, near the Waynesboro Road, defeated and drove them three miles. . Later accounts represent to ! Wheeler as having drubbed the enemy wherever he encountered him, as having captured a consid erable number of horses, and completely scattered the organization of the raiders. But a email por tion of W aynesboro was burned, out cavalry having come up in time to stop the conflagration.' The Georgia Railroad is being rapidly repaired, aod hopes are expressed ; that ere long through tickets will be in request to what was once Atlanta. Every movement of Sherman is said to be known to the Commanding General. ; , ' A brisk skirmish is said to have taken place at Sandersville, ou Fridaj morning, 25th-November, between a squad of the enemy's cavalry and a por tiou of Wheeler's, in which the enemy were re pulsed. They left their dead upon the field, and fifteen prisoners in our hands. On Thursday, another body, in attempting to cross the Oconee, some fourteen miles below the bridge, were attacked and driven into the stream. lieports from the field are very interesting Wheeler has been fighting the enemy for thirty six hours. He commenced fighting them in Jef ferson county, and has been harassing them con tinually. - The bridge over Briar Creek has been rebuilt, and the trains will run through as usual to Way nesboro. The telegraph is at work. 3eo. Wayne occupies Millcn. ' . - The enemy have not crossed the Savannah River. The report that five hundred of them were over was entirely unfounded. The ferries are guarded on the Carolina side. The gallant Wheeler is between the enemy and Augusta, and is driving them back. Sherman will yet feel how strong is the blow dealt by a man who stands upon hia own hearthstone to deal it. The country is strewn with dead Yankees and horses. The latest news last night from Waynesboro, was that Wheeler was still fighting the enemy and driving them. Too much credit cannot be given to Wheeler and his command for r hat tbey have done toward crippling the enemy and impeding his march. lie has been in the saddle for fifteen days and march ing and fighting continually. We may easily im agine the fortitude, the heroic eudurance that is necessary to bear np a command under such cir cumstances. . .. : llurty-nve lankee .stragglers Captured near Warrenton, were brought down the Georgia Road yesterday evening.- Augusta Register, BOth. It is very generally conceded that .Sherman, avoiding both Augusta and Macon, has gone on bis winding way, either to Savannah, Brunswick or Port Royal. To reach either Brunswick or Savan nah, he has to traverse a barren waste of land, to meet, as he approaches his ' destination, swamps impenetrable to an army, save by causeways, which could easily be destroyed before him. ' Should he attempt to reach Port Royal, he will probably cross the Savannah at Sister's Ferry. On the South Car olina side, immediately opposite this ferry, the soil is porous and marshy. There, too, he may possibly encounter masked batteries and other obstacles too numerous to mention. . We know some very good news and see some very excellent signs. Be patient; the fruit is not yet ripe. Augusta Constitutionalist, 30A. We are still without definite information from Sherman's army, except that it is feeling its way cautiously, with the cavalry in advance. He will find "a hard road to travel," with the hundreds of cannon and thousands of muskets that will be pointed at him. He is, however, too far off yet for any satisfactory opinion to be formed on the subject. Our forces here are daily increasing, new works are being erected and old ones strengthened, and we shall soon be prepared for the invaders, come in what force he may, 3,000 well tried troops will Jse added to our number to day, led by one of the most experienced Generals 10 the Confederacy. Others are expected in a few days, whilst in Sher man's rear a storm is gathering. Savannah Re puhlican. LATER. The telegiaphic communication with Millen has been reopened. Wheeler was still fighting the Federals on Wednesday. Results unknown. It is reported that a party of Sherman's scouts visited Demera's Ferry on Sunday. They remain ed some time in that vicinity taking observations. It it thought by many that Sherman will endeavor to cross the Savannah river at that point.. It is said that during .one of the skirmishes be tween Weeeler and Kilpatriek,- that the latter-was so hard pressed that he lost his hat and escaped only because he bad a fleeter hoise than his pur suer. The Yankee' General certainly had a nar row escape. Augusta Chronicle, 1st. The news from Georgia is very cheering Sherman was reported Tuesday morning very slow ly and cautiously feeling his way. General Wheeler had driven back his advance forces from Millen to the Ogeechee Bridge. The enemy are said to have suffered severely. After this repulse, our scouts report Sherman's main body turned, and was moving off precipitately in the direction of Brunswick, Ga. A large column is reported mov ing in the direction of Daricn, Ga. Our forces are following them up closely, and it is hoped will be able to intercept and capture a large number be fore reaching the coast. Charleston Courier, 1st. From tjje Coast. The telegraph being still silent, and there having been complete failure of the Western and Savannah mails last evening, we have absolutely not a word of later intelligence of Sherman's whereabouts. We have, however, stirring news from the coast. Early yesterday morning the enemy's transports landed a force, estimated to number about 5,000 men, at Boyd's Landing, on Broad river, about 8 miles from Graham vilie. Meantime, a smaller force, ascending Bear creek, attacked the railroad near Coosawhatchie, but were speedily repulsed. They then returned, and, joining the main body at Boyd's landing, the entire force advanced to wards Grahamville, where, in the afternoon they encountered our advance guard. At last accounts, yesterday, ngnting was going on at Grahamville, but we have no particulars. There is reason to believe, however, that our force is already sufficient to cope with the foe,, and is, besides hourly receiving reinforcements. Char leston Mercury, st ' . Wanted to Purchase, . 50 Barrels best Molasses, , 200 Bags Family Flour, in exchange for Salt, Farmers' Iron, Sugar, or Cash. STENHOUSE & ilACAULAT. Nor. 21, 1864. . tf NOTICE. We positively forbid all persons white and black, poor and rich from fishing in our Hill Pond. , Any f i p. w - - m - 1 hare been committed on our premises. . ; Oct 24, 1864. . JARKS A WALLIS BEPORT OP .TUB ADJUTANT GENE RAL OF NORTH CABOLIN A. - - ' Adjutant Generates Office, V Raleigh, Nov 19, 18C4 ( Hit Excellency, Z B. Vance, Governor 6f North Carolina: " Governor I have the honor to submit for your information the following repprt of the operations of the several Departments under my control, for the last six. months of the. fiscal year ending the 30th of September, 1864. . . 1. NORTH CAROLINA TROOTS. v The Troops io the service of the State have been actively employed under the direction of the com manding officers of the several military districts in which they, are located. They, necessarily serve under the command of Confederate Generals, and while so serving are fed by the Confederate Gov ernment, but are paid and clothed by the State, lleuce if they can be turned over to the Confeder ate Government without violating the terms of their enlistment, I recommend that it be done. The enclosed return marked "A" shows an aggregate of this force of three thousand four hundred and twenty-nine. . '. '-. - " Since my last report the State Reserves have been organized by the Conscript Bureau, and many recruits sent to the Regiments in the field. . - The following is a statement of the number of troops furnished by the State of North Carolina for service in the existing war with the United States : : " - " Numberof Troops transferred to the Confed erate States, according to the original . rolls on file in this office, 64,036 Numberof Conscripts between the ages "of . 18 and 45 as per the report of Comman dant of Conscripts, dated September 30, 1864, - m 18,585 Estimated number of recruits that have vol unteered in the different companies since date of original rolls, '.21,008 Number of Troops in the State service for the war, 3,429 Number of Junior Reserves, ' 4,217 Number of Senior Reserves, 5,686 Total number of Troops, , 118,160 These troops have been organized as follows: Regiments .of Artillery, 3 " Uavalry, . " Infantry, " Junior Reserves, " Senior Reserves, C 60 1 1 71 4 4 3 5 4 M U ( Battalions of Artillery, " Cavalry, " Infantry, . " Junior Reserves, " Senior Reserves, . 20 There are thirteen unattached companies. In addition to these there is one company from this State in the 10th Virginia Cavalry, five in the 7th Confederate Cavalry, four in the 62d Georgia Reg iment and one io the 61st Virginia. Infantiy. 2. MILITIA AND GUAM) FOR HOME DEFENCE. The Guard for Home Dtfenc throughout the State has been employed in apprehending deserteis and returning them to the army and io aiding the civil autheiities in preserving order. In the last four months they have returned to the army 1289 deserters and recusant Conscripts, 421 of whom have been apprehended and the rest surrendered themselves under your proclamation of the 24th of August last. , In addition to these duties the Guard west of the Blue Ridge have been kept almost constantly in the field to repel invasion from East Tennessee and to operate against disloyal citizens who have eone over to the enemv. With the view of keeping in the field as many of this class of troops as might be necessary, and at the same time to interfere as little as possible with the industrial pursuits of the country, they have been divided into three classes, each to serve in succession, and for short periods of time. The Guard in certain counties have been desig nated for service en the western frontier, and those of the remaining: counties for service in the east ern part of the State The first class of these lat ter have about completed their first period of thir ty days' service and are now being relieved by the second class. . ' It seems impossible to obtain correct returns of the Guard for Home Defence, but it 13 believed that the officers are in proportion to the effective men as four to fifteen. This disparity arises from the great reduction of the members originally en rolled occasioned by the law of Congress of Febru-. ary last, which takes out alf above the age of forty five years, and decreases the number of exemptions from service in the Confederate army. It there fore becomes necessary to re-organize this force or what would be better, to repeal the law of its organization, and to organize a force for field ser vice, to be composed of all officers and others of the militia physically fit for such service. This force to be organized into companies, battalions, regiments, brigades and divisions, and the com missions of the officers to be io force only when called into the field at all other times the organi zation to be merged into the regular militia, where the officers and men must serve with their militia rank.' This would necessitate the suspension of the commissions of militia officers while serving in this new organization. Should the Guard for Home Defence be abol ished and another organization substituted, time should be given for the change to the end that the public serviee do not suffer thereby! There arc in the State 2650 militia officers, ami 1312 Home Guard officers. Many of these hold commissions in both organizations.' 3. ROLL OF HONOR. The plan adopted for carrying into effect the resolution of the General Assembly io regard to this work was iven in my last report. The offi cer charged with its execution has bee 0 iodefatig able in collecting necessarv infoimation. The re cords up to the 1st of January last, of the several regiments, battalions and nnattached companies, have, with few exceptions, been received aod trans cribed in the books kept for that purpose. But little information of the many changes that have taken place during the present year has been obtained, owing to the constant moving of the troops, but as the campaigo will soon close, advan tage will be taken - of it to collect more material and thtu continue the work from time to time un til the close of the war. , 4. QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT. This Department has furnished, clothing, camp and garrison equippage, pay, bounty, and Iran por tation for the troops, aod paid other miscellaneous accounts The disbursements from the 31st March, 1864. j0 3Qto September, 1864, arfl as follows: Clothine. Camp and Garruon Equipage, $3,765 50 ' - n IT nT O C Forage, Wood, 3,597 85 1,500 00 Hire of laborers to work in Cotton, ke.t 3,000 00 Miscellaneous, consisting of transports- iion,' repairs, stationary, hire of clerks, &,, " 22,153 0o Hire of laborers on fortifications around ' Raicigb, : : : - : 10,770 00 PayofTroups,Milit"uaod Home Guardj, 83,217 00 Bounty, . ; , . J 00,215 00 Advances to DUburaing officers, 410,578 00 This Department continues to supply the North Carolina Troops in the service of the Confederals States, as well m those in the service of the State with an abundance of comfortable clothing. Tb, enclosed statement marked "B," shows the arnouct of clothing manufactured, and turned over to the Confederate Government daring the aix months endiag 30th -September foresee to the North Carolina Troops ; also the' issue made to troops la the service of the State during the same period. There has been received for clothing from the Confederate Coveaoment since the Slat of .March last the sura of two million four hundred and twenty thousand dollars, ($2,420,000) and tho Confederate Government is still indebted to the State of North Carolina for clothing in the oru of two million three hundred aod fifty-four thousand two hundred aod three dollars, (12,354,208 ) . The money value of the clothing issoeu to the Troops in the State service since the 31st March last amounts to two hundred and thirly-fito thou, sand dollars, ($235,000.) 1 be accounts of the Chief Quartermaster aod Paymaster have been rendered quarterly to tho Auditor for settlement. 5. SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT. This Department has famished prevuinns to Troops in the service of the State and to the Home Guard and Militia when called into service. Q'be disbursements from the 81st March, 1804 to the 30th September, 18C4, are a follows: ' Furchase of Subsistence Stores, $227,413 24 Subsistence of State Troops and Horns -Guards, 92,621 00 Miscellaneous, 2,681 25 Amount disbursed, $322,710 39 Value of Stores on hand 1st of April. 1804, . ... ,. 410,070 42 ' $723,780 81 Sales of subsif tenco stores, chiefly to County Com missioners, - 210,024 61 Value of Stores on hand, and in the hands of agen ts at cost price Scp tember SOth, 1864, 388,510.35 593,534 90 Expenses of the Department, - $134,251 85 The account of the Chief Commissary has been reodered quarterly to the Auditor for settlement. 6. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. This Department has furnished arms, ammuni tion and ' accoutrements to the troops anJ to the Militia and Home Guards. The disbursements of this department from the 3lst March, 1864, to the SOth September, 1KU4, are ts follows. Put chase, Manufacture and repairing arms, , $ 25,055 27 Purchase of Nitre and Sulphur, 111,000 CO ' M from t ii'f ImIi?? h Powder Mills, Making Cartridges, &o., Artillery Harness, Miscellaneous, 127,925 00 4,836 51 2,(333 HI 6,608 85 $278,000 13 Total disbursements, Sales of Nitre and Sul phur to Raleigh Pow der Mills,. Sales of Powder to Con federate States, Miscellaneous sales, . Excess of receipts, $ 93,000.00 180,81000 ' 16,993 92 290,803 92 $12,743 79 This excess arises from tho fact that a good por tion of the powder settled for by the Confederate Government during the last six months was of the stock accumulated prior to tho Slat March last. The Department is still indebted for aix hundred and eighty rifles manufactured since the Ut Jan uary, 1864. The manufacture or purchase of arms by the State has been discontinued. The enclosed return marked 4,C," exhibits a coa densed statement of the receipts and insucs of ordnance and ordnance stores for six month end ing the SOth September, 1864. The accounts of the ordnance officer has beco rendered quarterly to the Auditor for settlement. I enclose herewith estimates of funds required by the various departments of the military ee fries of the State for the fiscal year ending September 30th, 1805. I am, Governor, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, R. C. GATLIN, Adj't Gen. WAIt TAX NOTICE, FOR UNION COCNTY. I will meet Ibe Tax Payera of Union count at tU different precinct for the purposa of collecting the W ir Tax due for ibe year eading the 31sl December, 18C4, to wit : Asbcraft's, Thuridar, i4 December. Roger', Friday, '2d u J tirifliu'f, Saturday, 3d Mrs. Wilton's, Monday, 5th Broom'f, Tuesday, 6tb " Hitches', Wednesday, 7th CroweH , Tboradaj, 8h 44 Col. Trull's, Friday, ib 44 Monroe, Suturdaj, lOih 44 T. Orlffiu't, Xfondr, ! ' " rUucomV, Tuesday, 13tb Grassy Creek, Wedn'day, Ulb All distillers of fruit must come forward and par th specific Tax or the law will bt enforced. The Uw re quires all distillers to pay a specific Tax, also, on tli number of gallons distilled. One of tha Assessors will aUo be round to take in all tha property that Las not been given in. J. McLACCIJLIX, Tax Collector for the 4Cih Diit., X. C. Nov. 14, 1P84. 4t Tax in Kind Notice. I will attend at the above times and places oa tha tame da? s for the purpose of lakinjr In n aecona ri crop, wmcn contts.B or. corn, nr wurm, a..- Potatoes, Cured Foddtr, Miar, ,oiaicr, ii Beans, Ground Pen. MJ-. cnRARSf Xittnur c( Tax-In-Kiud. Noyetnber 21. 18C ' .' Imporfnnt 1'olicc Io Farmer.. We now bare, and will keep constantly oa bo, a larjre slock of ' . , j Cotton Cardf, Hogar, ( Cotton Tarns, PfPPri Domestics, 8picer Coffee, Tbacco, and all kinds of tjoods, which we will txcbaot for all kinds ot country produce. ' ELMS CQIIEJL Nov. 14, 18C4 ' - Z- A Small Lot of Virginia Sail, To exchange for Corn, Flour, Perk, Lard or Volasis, JAS. U. CARSON. Nov. 1 4, 18C4
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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