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W. J. YATPES, jsditor" ad prop4,etob. j CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1865. thirteenth tolpue..:hpuber ji::
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MEMBERS OP THB LEGISLATURE OP
NORTH CAROLINA.
SENATE.
Pasquotank and Perquimons W H Bagley.
Camden and Currituck D McDXindaey.
Gates and Chowan--M L Euro.
Hyde and Tyrrell Edward L Mann.
Northampton J B Odom.
Hertford James if Wynne.
Bertie John Pool.
Martin and Washington J R Stubba.
Halifax Mason L Wiggins.
Edgecombe and Wilson J H Powell.
Pitt Dr E J Blount
Beaufort E J Warren
Craven N A Whitford .
Carteret and Jones Dr M F Arendtll
jreeno and Lenoir J P Speight
N Hanover EH W Hall
Duplin W B Ward
Onslow Isaac N Saunders
BJadtm, Brunswick and Columbus John W Ellis
Cumberland and Harnett W B Wright
Sampson William Kirby
Wayne Benj Aycock
Johnston T D Suead
Wake W D Jones
Nash A J Taylor
Franklin W Harris
Warren Dr T J Pitchford
Granville B W Lassiter
Person C S Winstead
Orange John Berry
Alamance and Randolph Hon Giles Mebane .
Chatham E II Straughn
Moore and Montgomery Dr J M Crump
Richmond and Robeson Giles Leitch
Anson and Union Col W C Smith
Guilford RobtP Dick
Caswell William Long
Rockingham D W Courts
Mecklenburg W M Grier
Cabarrus and Stanly Dr J E MoEachorn
Rowan and Davie W B March
Davidson Henderson Adams
Stokes and Forsyth J E Matthews
Ashe, Surry. &c Jonathan Horton
Iredell, Wilkes. &c A M Bogle
Burke. McDowell, &c S F Patterson
Lincoln, Gaston, and Cutawba M L McCorkle
Rutherford. Polk, ice Dr W J T Miller
Buncombe, Henderson, &c M Patton
Macon, Haywood, &c S C Bryson
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Alamance R Y McAden, C F Faucet.
Alexander J M Carson
Auson A J Dargan, L L Polk
Asbo Mr McMillan
Beaufort Hon R S Donnell, D M Carter
liertie P T Henry. Jas Bond
Bladen J W Russ
Brunswick D, L Russell, Jr
Burko J J Erwin
Buncombe J M Gudger v
Cabarrus P B C Smith
Chatham J II Headen. W J Headeu, W P Hadley
Caldwell J M Isbell
Camden W A Duke
Carteret Stephen D Pool
Caswell Montford McGehoo, S S Harrison
Catawba W P Reiuhardt
Cumberland and Harnett Hon JG Shepherd, AD
McLean, Dr John McCorinick
Cherokee G W Hays
Chowan L C Benbury
CleavelandD Beam, J W Giduoy
Columbus Forney George
Craven Wm Lane. T II Gaskiui
Currituck
Davie R F Johnston
Duplin Zach Smith, R B Houston
Davidson C F Lowe, Lewis Hanes
Edgecombe David Cubb, L D Farmer
Franklin W K Davi
Forsyth W H Wheeler. W B Stipe
Ga.Mon W T Shipp
Gates Richard Bond
Guilford D F Caldwell, A Clapp. A S Holton
Granville p P Peace, E Grissom, J S Amis
Halifax II Joyner, A II Davis
Haywood Samuel L Lova
Henderson M M Patton
Hertford J B Vann
Hyde Mr Gibbs
Iredell T A Allison. L Q Sharp
Jackson W A Euloo
Johnston W A Smith, W G Bauks
Jones F G Simmons
Lenoir, Allen W Wooten
Lincoln, Ambrose Costuer
Macon, J M Lyle
Madison, W II Brown.
Martin, S W Oulterbridge
McDowell, W F Craige
Mecklenburg, John L Brown, E C Grier '
Montgomery, Allen Jordan
Moore, Etam J Harrington . ;
Nash. G C Lewis .
New Hanover. Saml J Person. J R Hawes
Northampton, S T Stancill. W J Rogers
Orange. S F Phillips. W N Patterson
On?low. A J'Murrill
Pasquotank, W E Mann i
Perquimons, J M Riddick
Person. John W Cunuingham
Pitt. BO Albritton..C Perkins
Randolph, Joel Asheworth. E T Blair
Rowan, F E Shober. W II Crawford
Richmond,- B F Little .
Robeson, David Bethune, T J Morisey
Ickinghamj MrStrong., A J'Boyd "
Rutherfird. J L Carson. A R Bryan
Sampson. L A Powell, .Patrick Murphy
Stanlv, R Harris
Stoke's. W II Flynt -
Surry. Mr Waugh
Tyrrell,
.Union, C Austin
Wake, D G Fowle, G II Alford, C J Rogers
Wayne, M K Crawford, J M Caho .
Warren. W T AlUton, T J Judkins
"Washington., L C Latham
Watauga, Wm Horton
Wilkes, A S Calloway, P T U'rton
Yadkin, A C Cowles
'aney, D M qng.
THE NEW 'HOME GUARD LAW..
An Act to Increase the Efficiency of the Home
Guard Organization.
Sic. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the
State of North Carolina, and it is herby enacted by the
authority of the same, That whenever the Guard for
Home Defence shall be called into service beyond the
limits cf their respective counties, (be Governor may
cause two or more companies :to be consolidated into
one company so as to make not less than sixty-four
men, rank and file, to each company; said company so
consolidated shall elect from the Captains commanding
the companies so consolidated a Captain to command
such consolidated company, and from the firsY Lieuten
ants, Second Lieutenants and Junior Second Lieuten
ants of such companies, an officer of each of said ranks,
to be assigned to duty with Buch consolidated 1 com
pany, such of the officers of companies so consolidated
as may not be elected for service with such consolida
ted company, shall be required to perform "service a3
non-commissioned officers or privates in the consoli
dated company, formed of their original companies, and
while so eerving their commissions shaltbe suspended.
Sec. 2. Be, it further enacted, That the Governor
may in like manner cause two or more -battalions or
regiments of the Home Guards when called into service
beyond their respective battalions or regimental limits,
or when called, into service within such limit3 in conf
nectton with other portions of BDch force, to be con
solidated: said battalions tv hen so consolidated to be
composed of not less than three companies, and said
regiments when so consolidated to be composed of not
more than ten companies.. The Governor my assign
to the command of such consolidated battalion or regi
ment any officer or officers from the battalion or regi
ments so consolidated. ' .
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the Governor,
may, in his discretion, in constituting the consolidated
companies contemplated by the first section hereof,
take the one-fourth, one-third, or one-balf of any com
pany as at present organized with a due proportion of
its officers, out of which to constitute such consolidated
company, and such of the officers of companies as at
present organized, as may. be placed with fractions of
their companies, to form a consolidated company, as
may not be elected to command such consolidated
company, shall be required to serve in such consolida
ted company as non-commissioned officers or privates,
and while so serving their commissions shall be sus
pended. The Governor shall have power to discrim.
inate in favor of farmers and mechanics, when he calls
out a less number than the . whole of a company, also
to declare vacant the office of an officer who is declared
by a medical board permanently disabled for field duty,
either in the militia or Home Guards, or of an officer
who absconds to the enemy.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all Quartermas
ters and Commissaries of regiments or battalions of
Home Guards as at present organized, that may not be
assigned to duty by the Governor with a consolidated
battalion or regiment, shall be required to serve as
non-commissioned officers or privates, in some one
company of their present command, and while so serv
ing their commissions shall be suspended.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That the Surgeon
General, by and with the advice and consent of the
Governor, shall appoint a Medical Board for each Con
gressional District in this State, whose business it
shall be to examine all persons claiming exemption
from Home Guard duty on aecount of physical dis
ability, that these examinations shall be made at such
time and under such rules and regulations as may be
established by the Surgeon General, and that, the mem
bers of said Board 8 shall receive the same pay and
allowances while on duty as the Confederate Conscript
Boards. - -
Sec 6. Be it further enacted, That when such com
panies, battalions or regiments, have been consolidated
as herein provided for, they shall continue in such
organizations until further provisions shall be made in
their behalf.
Sec. ?. Be it further enacted, That the secontf sec
tion of "an act in relation to the Militia and a Gjard
for Home Defence," ratified the 7th day of July, 1863,
be, and the same is hereby amended, by striking out
the word "these" in the ninth line of said section, and
inserting the word "the;" that the, third section of "an
act in relation to the Militia and Guard for Home De
fence," ratified the 14th day of December, 1863, be, and
the same is hereby amended, by inserting between the
words -'regular" and ''millers" the words "and public,"
and by inserting between the vord3 "millers" and
"blacksmiths" the word "and," and that the proviso at
the end of said 3d section be and the same is hereby
repealed; That in addition to the exemptions specified
in the acts aforesaid, there shall be exempt from Home
Guard duty all county trustees, regular and public
tanners, hatters and shoemakers skilled in their respec
tive calliug?, and who were employed in the same prior
to the first day of January, A. D., 1863, and have con- i
tinned to be so employed since that time. !
Provided, tanners shall sell one-third of their leather
to indigent soldiers' wives and widows for their own
use at schedule, prices.
Provided, that no provision of this a "t shall be so
construed as to exempt from military service any per- j
son mentioned herein, iu case of actual servile insur- ;
rection or invasion of the county in which he resides,
by Federal forces, exeept the persons and classes men
tioned in 2d section of an act in relation tothe Militia
and a Guard for Home Defence, ratified the 7th of July,
1SG3.
Sec 8. Be it further enacted, Thattlm act shall be
in force from and after its ratification.
Reul thre times and ratified in General Assembly
this 23d day of December, A. D., 1864.
The following arc the sections of former laws to
which the above law refers :
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,' That it shall be the
duty of the Governor to cause to be enrolled as a guard
for home defence all white male persons not already
enrolled in the service of the Confedeiate States, be- :
tween the ages of eighteen and fifty years, resident in I
this State, including foreigners not naturalized, wji'o '
have been residents in the State for thirty days before
such enrollmenl, excepting persons filling the office J i
of Governor, Judges of the Supreme and Superior j
Courts of Law and Equity, the members of the General ,
Assembly and the officers of the several Departments j
of the Government of the State, Ministers of the Gospel
of the several denominations of the State charged with
the duties of churches, and such other persons as the
Governor, for special reasons, may deem proper sub- !
jects of exemption. Law of July, 1863.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted. That in addition to the
exemptions contained in the act to which this is an
amendment, there shall be exempt County commis-
sioners appointed under an act entitled "An act for the ;
relief of wives and families of soldiers in the army," i
regular millers, blacksmiths who have established
shops, necessary operatives in frctories and foundries,
the Attorney General, Solicitors of the several circuits
and counties, physicians of five yeara' practice, con
tractors with the State or Confederate government, one
editoT to each newspaper and the necessary compositors,
mail carriers, professors in colleges and. teachers ia
academies; Pro vide J,th&t this exemption shall only
applj- to the drills specified in this bill and not to ser
vice when the Guard for Home Defence is called into
the field. Law of Dec , 1863.'
The provito in the ibove -section is repealed. The
persons mentioned are subject to Home Guard duty
only when the county in which they reside is irvaded,
or in case of insurrection in the county.
t W t Bit in t m or x at
CHARLOTTE, N. C
The Chronicle & Sentinel of this morning con
tains a two column editorial on the subject of State
sovereignty, and calls on the Legislature of the State
to interpose her absolute sovereignty between the
people and the despotic legislation of a subservient
Congress. Augusta Telegraphic Dispatch.
The Chronicle and Sentinel had better call on the
people of Georgia to interpose themselves between
Sherman's army and the vital parts of the Conned-1
eracy. While the Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel is
engaged in assailing" the government and instilling
opposition in the minds of the people of Georgia
against the measures of Congress, the yankees are
marching through the State just as they pjease, de
stroying property and murdering citizens. If the
people of Georgia are : subjugated by the enemy
State sovereignty is dead forever dead; and before
the -'Chronicle and Sentinel," Gov. Brown, ice., con
tinue their fuss about 'sovereignty,' it would be
more creditable for them to do something to. stop
the march of Sherman. After Sherman's trip thro'
Georgia it sounds rather , ridiculous to hear any one
in that State talk about "sovereignty."
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VIOLATING THE SABBATH. '
From an article in the Charleston Conner on
the subject of "National Sins," we copy the follow
ing in regard to violations of the Sabbath' day:
ilow many things are done on Sunday on the
plea of necessity or urgent expediency Id the
days before railroads when wagons furnished' al
most all the communication between our great
marts and the producers of the country, the
Church goer in the country, or even in towns and
villages, was often saluted by the sounds of the
bells, and not unfrequently by the rude oaths of
the teamsters accompanying a wagon."
Driving the wagon on Sunday was adopted by
many even who would not, as others did, start a
trip on that day and yet the number of cases to
the cootrary wa$ sufficient to afford data for a com
parison. Old and experienced observers have reported
after full inquiry, and investigation, and reports
from others, that even as a matter of thrift and
profit, in the time of trips and the condition of
teams, the wagoners who respected, the Sabbath
had the advantage.
It happened often that a Sabbath-keeping wag
oner, on his Sabbath encampment, .selected, if
possible, with reference to opportunity of Attend
ing worship, was passed by a friend . or fellow of
the rule knowing no Sundays on the road, and wife
sometimes jeered or rebuked For his foolish precur-
sionand expensive scruples and that before the
next Sabbath, or often in two or three days, the
'go ahead" . man of all days would be passed by
the teain of his more considerate friend.
Such cases were often iote and reported bydd
men versed in the wagon line, and such instances
can be and have been collected and reported for all
the departments of business and trade.
Ilobert Peel, one of the shrewdest of British
statesmen, and by no means prone to puritanical
excess, reported, after years or observation and ex
perience, that- without exception every man within
his observation, who had treated all days of the
week as alike days for work, had failed either in
health or fortune, and often in both.
No right-minded believer in the Bible can be
lieve that any of its precepts are not permanently
and essentially conducive to the welfare -of men,
however God's laws, like human laws, in this, often
infringe-or conflict with the prejudices and pas
sions of the man and the hour. Ilow far and in
what way the Sabbath could and should be recog
nized and enforced bv Government ia not for us
CHRONOLOGICAL BECOBD
Of Events during the Campaign p1864. '
The Richmond Sentinel publishes the following
memorandum of the transactions of the year 1864.
It would be worth while to preserve it for future
reference: . ,:
JANUARY 3. Gen W E Jones- fights and
routs the enemy's raiders in Lee county, Va., cap
turing 400 raiders and 3 pieces of artillery.
4. Mosby makes several raids one on Harper's
ijerry. Rosser and Fitz Lee 8 expedition into
uaruee and other counties very successful. The
enemy retaliate and make a raid into Page, destroy
ing tanneries, ccc. Longstreet was active in .East
leonessee during this month. The main body of
Uurnside 8 army was concentrated at Knoxville.
21. Federal Gen Graham with gunboats and
2000 men made a raid upon Lower Brandon,
James river.
28. Enemy attack Gen 31 art in near Broad river
Last Tenn., compelling him to retire with the loss
of 200 men and two cannon. About the close of
the month Wheeler was employed in the rear of
Chattanooga, tearing up railroads, &c At the
same time detachments of the 31st N. 0. and 7th
Va. cavalry captured a gunboat on the Nansemond
River. Movements began in the trans-Mississippi
department. Banks left Texas for New Orleans
to operate in western Louisiana. Rosser made a
raid on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
. FEBRUARY 17. US sloop-of war IJousa
tonic blown cp off Charleston harbor by Lieut.
Dfxon, with a torpedo boat. Lieut Dixon, and his
Crew never heard of afterwards.
20 Saturday. Battle of Ocean Pond or Olustee
in Florida. Gen Finnegan repulsed and routed
the yankees under Gen Seymore, with great loss
to them.
MARCH 14 Monday Fort DeRussey on
Red river capturej by the enemy.
15.. Alexandria La ;., captured by Admiral Por-.
ter's fleet, without)pposition.
APRIL 8. Balle of Mansfield on Red river.
Banks defeated witi great loss by Gen Taylor.
; 9. Battle of Pleasant Hill, followed by Banks'
retreat to Grand Ecote.
' 12J Fort Pillow on tVe Mississippi above Mem
phis, stormed and captared by Gen. Forrest. '
20 Wednesday. Capture of Plymouth, N. C,
by Gen Hoke. -
28.' Attack on Camien, Ark , by Gen Price.
Steele, yankee, escaped to Little Rock with large,
loss in wagons and prisoners. -
30. The enemy evacuated Washington, N. C,
burning about half the town.
now to suggest or indicate.
A CATnoLic Priest on the Yankee Presi
dential Election. rThe Dublin (Ireland) Na
tion publishes the following letter from a Catholic
priest at Orange, New Jersey, explaining to his
countrymen in Ireland how the Presidential elec
tion was worked. The following is an extract from
the letter :
Lincoln beicg a Republican and Abolitionist,
and McClellan being a Democrat, and the people
being tired and disgusted with the war to a state
of nauseousness, Lincoln saw- tLat Democracy
would rise up in its majesty and defeat him. What
did he do ? He set his agents to work, and there
was not a city, town, hamlet or village in the
Northern and Western States but were bribed with
thousands and thousands of greenbacks to secure
hi re-election. Greenbacks are the paper dollars
that 8re current now. Tbey have ceased to count
them at Washington. They weigh them by the
ton. I enclose ooe as a sample. You can easily
see, sir, how Lincoln was re-elected. And by
getting re-elected, he considered that this would
prove to all Europe that the Federals endorsed him
and his administration, whereas the contrary is the
fact.. .
All of us know full well haw the constitutional
rights of the North and South have been trampled
upon and invaded by the Know-Nothiogs and
Abolitionists of the North. And all Europe can
surely and clearly see, after four years of hard
fighting against overwheluining numbers, that the
Southerners have earned and have estallishcd their
independence. I might write you a longer letter
on the American question did time permit j but as
my duties are so pressiog, and my taste for Amer
ican politics so poor, and just only a looker on, 1
deem it a duty to put The Nation right on a ques
tion" of such vital importance The Nation, I say,
a paper I so much admire, and which comes to me
po . correctly once a week, and getting so 'much
matter from false and corrupt papers and corres
pondents as you do, I have only to sayjhat a love
of truth and a hatred of partiality prompted roe
to pen you this letter, and believe me yours ex
corde. JAMES McKaY,
Pastor of Orange, New Jersey, U. S. of America.
i MAY 4. Gen Grant crossed the Rapidan at
Ely's and'Germanna Fords, and advanced on Lee.
5. Confederate steamer Albemarle attacked a
federal fleet of nine gunbbats.in Albemarle Sound,
sunk one and 'crippled twjj. 1
5 and 6 Battles of theYerne9S- Gen Grant
repulsed at all pbint3 an retreats to entrenched
lines on the Brock road.; fjen Longstreet wound
ed on the 6th. f'
6. Enemy, under Butler, land a large force at
Bermuda Hundred. FijrH at Fort Walthall, in
which the enemy are reputed.
7. Grant retreats towards Fredericksburg. Bat
tle of Port Walthall Junc'?ln- -enemy repulsed.
8 -Sunday. Gen Lee follows Graut by parallel
roads. Two engagements at Spottsylvania C. II.
by Grant's 5th corp.'1, which had been held by our
cavalry, was heavily repulsed by Gen. Anderson
Battle of Clovd's Mountain near Dublin Depot.
Gen A G Jenkins repulsed by federal mounted in
fantry under Gen Crook. Geh Jenkins mortally
wounded.
9. Confederates, under Col McCausland, repul
sed at New River bridge. Bridge destroyed by
the enemy.
10. Gjant attacked Lee in bis lines near Spott
sylvania C. H., and was repulsed with great slaugh
ter. "Battle near Chester Barton's brigade
drove the enemy and then fell back.
11. The enemy's cavalry,' under Sheridan, hav-,
ing made a move against Richmond, were followed
up by Gen Stuart. Heavy fighting North of Rich
mond Gen J E B Stuart mortally wounded.
12. Heavy cavalry fighting continued Gen J
B Gordon of N. C. wounded a'd died.afterwards.1
The enemy attacked batteries on second line ot
fortifications in the suburbs of Richmond and were
repulsed. Great Battle at Spottsylvania C H.,
between Lee and Grant Grant attempted to storm
Lee's position and was repulsed with prodigious
slaughter:
13. Sheridan's cavalry abandon their attempt
on Richmond and retreat. Heavy battle at Re
saea between Johnston's and Sherman's forces.
Johnston successful. Heavy cannonade at Fort
Drew ry on James river. Butler moving against
it. Beauregard in command of tie Confederates.
14. Spear's cavalry defeated at Flat Creek
bridge on Danville railroad.
14 & 15. Heavy skirmishing near Fort Drewry.
15. Gen Breckinridge attacks and defeats Gen.
Seigel near New Market with hjavy loss.
16. Beauregard attacked and defeated Butler's
forces near Drewry' Bluff, driving theia at all
points. Gen Heckman and many Jankee prison
ers captured. '
17. Butler retreated towards Bermuda Hundred
and fortifies. -
IS. Grant assaulted E well's Hues, but was
"easily repulsed " . 1
19. Sheridan's cavalry after restingo the James,
moved back to Grant. General Gotdon died of
his wound of the 12th. General Ewll moved on
Grant's right flank at Spottsylvania Cvurt House,
driving in the latter's lines.
20. General Beauregard captured Butler's riflle
pits, and pressed back hi3 lines. .
21. Last night and this morning, (rant moved
off bv his left flank, to Milford and Bottling Green.
General Lee moved towards Hanover Junction.
Skirmishing on the North Afeoa at the
on the enemy's works, near Btthesda Church.
JUNE 1. (Wednesday.) ; Heavy and contin
uous skirmishing between Grant's and Lee's ar
mies, beyond MechanicsTiJIe. 'Grant assailed Heth,
Rodes, and Anderson, and waa repulsed with much
slaughter. Hampton and Rcwjser defeated the ene
my's cavalry at Hanover C. H. and-Ashland.
2. Ewell turned Grant's light flank, capturing
luucubuwcuM auu uwv prwuucrs. - j unci uitiica
steamer Water Witch, captured near ' Ossabaw
Sound by Lieut Pelot.
- 3. Heavy fighting. Grant attacked our right
under Kershaw, Breckinridge and Hoke, and our
ieri unucr iiem, ana was repuiaea witn great
slaughter. Cavalry fight at Hawes' Shop. Ene
my driven. A night engagement in which Breck
inridge, and Hoke who attacked, are victorious
over the enemy. Breckinridge's horse killed un
der him by a cannon shot.
5 Sunday. Battle near New Hope, Augusta
county. The Confederates under Gen W E
Jones, defeated by Gen Hunter. Gen Jones kill
ed. .
7. ' Gen Breckinridge returned to the Valley.
8. Sheridan crossed the Pamuokey, on an expe
dition against Charlottesville and Lynchburg.
9 Thursday. Gen- Kautc attempted to cap
ture Petersburg and was repulsed.
10. Quiet between Grant and Lee since the-3d.
Forrest gained a brilliant victory at Tishimiogo
Creek, in North Mississippi. Morgan attacked
Frankfort, Ky., without success. .
11. Hunter, after occupying Staunton, appear
ed before Lexington. Resisted by McCausland.
Entered the town. Gen Hampton defeated Sheri
dan near Trevillian's Depot. Morgan captured
Hobson and his command at Cyntbiana, Ky.
12 Sunday. Hunter burned the Virginia
Military Institute buildings. Hampton gainfd
further success over Sheridan at Trevillian's.
Sheridan renounces his expedition, and sets out on
his return. Grant in the night retired from Lee's
front by his left flank and marched for the James.,
Morgau defeatad at Cyntbiana. The Emperor
Maximilian enters the city of Mexico.
13. Raiding party from Lexington tapped Char
lottesville and Lynchburg railroad at Arrington
depot. Skirmish at Long Bridge, Chickahominy.
Grant's .forced driven back. Gen Early (with
E well's corps) started for the Valley. '
14. Grant crossing the James at Westover and
uilcox s. . Gen Polk killed by a cannon shot
Southside railroad tapped at Concord.' depot.
Lynchburg threatened
15. I he intrenchments of Petersburg attacked.
and a portion of the works carried bv the cnemv
16. The enemy under Hancock attack bur works
at Petersburg, and are repulsed with heavy loss.
17. Hunter at New London, 12 miles from
Lynchburg. The enemy again rcpuled at Peters
burg with great loss. The battle at night very
heavy. Sherman attacked Johnston's left near
Lost Mountain, and. was repuLed with great loss.
Skirmishing: between Breckinridge and Hunter
near Lynchburg.
18, Smart fighting around Petersburg. Early,
having arrived at Lynchburg, was attacked about
night by Hunter and was repulsed easily five
miles from Lynchburg. Hunter retreated daring
the night.
19. Early started in pursuit of Hunter, who re
treated with great precipitation. Confederate
States steamer Alabama sunk in a fight off Cher
bourg by the United States steamer Kearbage.
2P. Heavy cannonading near Petersbuig. Sheila
thrown into the city for several days past.
21 Sherman's right repulsed by Hardee, with
great slaughter. McCausland captures ten pieces
of Hunter's artillery, near Salem.
22. Hancock's corps, Grant's army, advanced on
Weldon railroad. Driven back and flanked by
Mahone, with loss "of 1,742 prisoners. Federal
cavalry at Reams's station.
23. Grant seized Weldon railroad, C miles from
Petersburg. Driven off at night by Mahone, with
loss of 483 prisoners. .Federal cavalry burnt
Burkeville station.
24 Friday. Sheridan's cavalry heavily de
feated at Nance's Shop, Charles City county, by.
Hampton. -.27.
Battle of Kenesaw Mountain. Johnston
inflicts heavy loss on Sherman.
28. Confederate cavalry victorious at Sappony's
church. (Southside ) '
29. Federal cavalry routed with heavy -loss at
Reams's station, Weldon railroad.
22. Hood successfully attacks Sherman.
dee made a flank march at night. 2,000 p
era, 13 guns captured. Gen Wtllfer killed,
Gen McPherson U S JL
24 Gen Early defeats Gen Crook at Kerns!
with heavy loss, driving him through Wuiclr
26. EaTly re-occupies Martinsburg. " The -road
track torn op for the sixth time. , The ci.
retreat into Maryland.
30. Grant explodes a mine uhder our works
and a half miles east of Petersburg. Enemy
pulsed with great loss in killed ana captured ' I
raiding party at Newnan, Oa., severely whi;
by General Iloddy. . Atlanta shelled very furi;
ly for several days past. Chamber.burg bur,
(in retaliation) by General McCausland.
31. Geo Stooeman whipped and taken pine
near Macon, by Gen. Iversotf." HIs,eommnu 'I
tured or scattered. .. r
The above account is for the first sir mcr
of the year 1864 i;.
'- To be Continued.
JULY 2. Gen Early arrives at Winchester,
bound for- Maryland. . -
3. Gen Johnston evacuates Marietta and Kene
saw Mountain. The enemy attack Fort. Johnson,
near Charleston and are heavily repulsed. Gen
Early entered Martinsburg.
6. Enemy's force, which had advanced from
Vicksburg, evacuated Jackson. Hagerstown oc
cupied by the Confederates. Gen Early crossed
into Maryland near Sharpsburg. Gen Johnston
retires south of the Chattahoochee.
7. Confederate prisoners at Point Lookout sent
to Elm it a for fear of rescue.
8. Grant's 6th Corps (Wright) embarked for
Maryland.
9. The Confederates occupy Frederick City. A
battle near Mpnocacy, in which Gen Lew Wallace,
comman'diog the Federals, was defeated with heavy
loss.
. 11. The Federals attacked Battery Simpkin's,
Charleston, but were repulsed. Sherman crossed
the Chattahoochee. Early skirmished near Wash
ington. Train between Philadelphia" and Balti
more captured. Gunpowder bridge burnt. Great
panic in Washington and Baltimore'; -y "
12. Early skirmished before Washington. Re
tired at night. ' ,
13 and 14Gens Lee and Forrest defeat Gen A
J Smith af Tupelo, with heavy 8 laughter. Smith
retired to Memphis.
L 14. Gen Early re crossed the Potomac near
Leesburg, bringing off large capture.
17. Gen Johnston turned over the command of
THE CONFEDERATE NAVY j
Many, people, for the want of reliable in fir
tioo in regard to this important branch cf
Government, are disposed to ' underrate its a
tages to the Confederacy. It ip not generally
collected that for certain prudential reasons, C
gress has constantly refused to publish the cf
reports of the Secretary, and, therefore, that j
publio has been left in the datk as. to the most f
portant naval matters. It is not our purpc?
draw aside the veil in which Congress," for rev
satisfactory to itself, has fchronded the Navy.x
partment. But there are certain facts which r
be made public with advantage to all concept .
'In the first instance, it has not been tbc ex '
sive establishment that many people suppose.
entire expenditures, for all purposes connected
the navy, from the foundation of the Governtn,
do but a little exceed eighty-four millions of.
lars. This includes everything. Its pucccs?o?
the ocean and in oar harbors and river, coonf
iog the overwhelming naval power of the cr.t
have been marvellous. Our cruisers on tho 1
sea. only about half a dozen in number
captured sod destroyed quite two hundred u.
enemyts merchant ships, with their cargoes, r '
at a moderate computation, sixty millions of di'1 1
- a - .
or quite two tnirus tae cost or our cntirs nav
While this has been going on, Ibe navy at 1. .
has not been idle. It has , engaged the encn.
moro than thirty combats 'many of them the u
brilliant in naval warfare. It Is true. wo hare I
reverses. It could loot bo otherwise, consider
the odds against us.. It must be borne, in ri
that our war vessels at home have been compel)
in many cases, to fight the land forces f ,th t
my as well as his ships of war; and, in sevt
cases, as in that of the Virginia at Norfolk, "tV.
have been' compelled to succumb to superior la!
forces after the most brilliant successes on (
water. Anu, alter an our losses, tne navy is s
growing in strength. We do not deem it wLc
state that strength; but there can be no harta
saying that it is far stronger thsn either , f
Yankees or our own people suppose it to le,-k
it will be twice as strong six mouths Leoca as it
now. .
The great service which our little navy a flea'
the ocean has rendered the cause. Las not he
simply in capturing the enemy's merchant hf
and destroying them; it has been in breaking
his commerce, and so harrassing his shipping c
drive it from the seas. It is computed ly J"
having the data and competent to make an -o!r '
conclusions, mac me injury muicieu in mis i
amounts to quits ten times the-cost of our cut
navy. It by sinking ooe uollar ourselves, w
make the enemy sink ten, it strikes ' m we;
fighting him to advantage. But we arc Uoii
better than this after' all our lossos, we ha
largely over half of our navy left One compete
to juge, says we have lost about thirty-five i-i
lions of dollars -bv the wav of shirs and tat
stores, and we have inflicted quite eight hundrf
millions or dollars In tho way of damages on 1 1
enemy's commerce and shipping. .We hope tin
hints will be remembered ly those wjbofra-.'
posed to find fault with our gallant
3 ' .
The "Fool Niggee" and Tnrm 1 I
Daring the recent raid on this plaoe matt '. p
Notice.
. . .
All persons leaving Unarlotte bj
quired to obtain Psport at the
office. By order, LitHt: Q.
Oct 17,
Railroad are re- i
Provost Marshal's
W. GRAGSON,
froreit tfanbal.
4;
.23. Skirmishing on tne xsortn ABoa
L 1 A 1. . .vrt .nit ( .TaimIi TfnrH
24. Grant, in large force, south ofthe North the annJ cf Tennessee to Gen Hood.
Anna. i"
' 27. Grant, on the nicht of this daT,lre-crossed
the North Anna, and moved towards t&e Pamun-
C. Railroad Company, for wDicn tne market pnee wm g Grant on south side of Famunket, bating
be paid. Apply to W. M. Matthews, Stenfaouse k t ',J t rr' iiH
?i"- !Lp:-- - t.. nn( ' i crossed at Haoovertown. Heavy . cavalry fight at
" " - , j. s. SCOTT, Hawes Shop, seven miles beyond Mechaicsville. - V &he
lm A N.C.R.R. t 30. Disaster to rgroi 3 brigade in charge i repuisea. .
WAITED.
T wish tn nnrckase 20,000. pounds PORK for the N. I
Cbarlotta, Dee. 26, ;84i
18. Lincoln tells "whom it may concern" (in
tended far Messrs Clay and Holeombe,) on what
terms peace may be had.
20. Hood attacked the enemy driving him into
his works. . Gen Ramseur defeated by Crook near
-Winchester.'
2L Sherman attacks Cleburne- divuion and U
heretofore considered faithful servants kT
men and children accompanied the Yank'coC
their ' return. In great glee they mounted ' :
stplcn .horses and males of their owners, at
loaded with plunder, took their departure fJr t
land of Abe Lincoln s rule. The vuion of the m
roiling carriage, noe areas, laxunani rating, ire
dom and equality with their liberators, rcceivd
the first rude shock but a few miles frcCi tewj
when they were compelled to dismount and trad:
through the mud. Fatigued, hungry ucd 1
tbey strived mjgbt and main to keep up
apostles of liberty -fear of recapture by
masters stimulating their faat-fadiog dream c)' c:.
and idleness. The weather became bitter cold, a: .
the negroes suffered terribly. The fin t to tuccui' f
were their children, being deserted by their brut '
mothers to perish on the wayside. Wo hear j
one woman whe, tired of her burden, threw .V'
infant, not a month old, io the wayoide, thicl.
and left it. We are Informed that twenty two
these Abe Lincoln milestones have been fo:i
frozen to death on the roads traveled by the Ys
kets on their return :moa0y children, 7
havm (Mississippi) Tdegraphl '; .
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" Important Bumob. A gentleman of hi;
position in Georgia, reports that tba President h:
under consideration a Joint offer from England an
France to guarantee our independence, pruviiv i
the negroes be emancipated at the end of !r
years. This tcsy accoant for the rabid desire i
the Yankees for . our porta of entry. It may a!
account for Blab's flying trip to Richmond.
tVe place no reliance to the rutwcr? taouticn 1
above:': ' "' ' ' 1 :'
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A Dxssee Ttt-cittt 31ilm Loho. The
Yeara' dinoer to General Lee'i arm, hich -r
given on Monday, cms!' have been
a magnificent affair. Jast thir1
turkeys, gees?, duckf, chick
ton. Dork, vegetables ar
miles long. '
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