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V TUESDAY,1 OCTOBER' 4, -1864. HUlsboro aimtary 'Academy. tThis institution: is :as object' worthy bfmbHc'atteDtioEi at present It is tlio gnljLmiUterykcbiM.iae State. ..Its fifirinten Corp3.of;jDslrtictora are gentlemen of einclald lFrice. It ;an lionor to thellStats; and . is at present iSltttliof youthful sons for the triafr andj hafdsbips of war, when their buntiba netd their ferices. j But this instintio was originally oslatehkandils gfciir Icept in'exis- tenco fbyvite enterprise and J is tn$fore& eniored bv State Institutions of asimU IaVracterj We believe as a matter of mcftai ow,ndr' training become eighteen when they become a ha . rtnn&ArTTtea li luev uu uuii We say we; 6e- toe that this is in arrangement or un toe tHatthisfis n arrangement or r '(ahdingVith the Confederate au thorities, but we I do not How it to be tn ana we uuiv mcuiiuu x .v "- i ? i x. L -'iLiJ v.. fio BlmAl in auvaniages cuiuicu mj buv. u the most favorable light. ' But even taHni this to be so, and to be certdiii, it? exerts a. very bad influv ence en : the;. cadets.; Knowing that they will not b allowed to remain to tompletetheir edlucation, or that it de- tends o a vert remote contingency, hile, atr ih same .time, the thoughts of the enrolling 1 officer are forever in their mindseve motive to excel in their studies fe removed, and thev either f volunteer urematurelv or become list- 'pnfs. cXf we arl eelrectly informed, tbe :.s 1: irL Virginia, lumwry inauiuw auu we Military school af Columbia, South Car-1 olina, labor under no such disadvanta- r ges. ; The Cadetsj at these schools aie held as a reserve force, liable to be called put when their plates respectively ajre invaded or to repjel raiders : but for no other purpose arej they interfered with TbVv r fhna 1rwrl in rnrstrn iTiolr studies attentivelv and without fear of if.:: '-a :C ivi. muicsuiuuu, au wuuauw xivairy W excel in literature, science and the art of war; is ' kept actively ' alive among ihem , while they are . ready, at the same timej' and t all! times, to rush 'to' any Now whylshoald not;North Carolina ?. t .if. i: i.. ' , . kmv thft samA nriviieo'fi.q and lmmnni. enjoy the same privileges and immuni ties, for her youthful sons, as are enjoy ed by South Carolina and Virginia If she do not, it is not the fault of either or both' of those States ; nor is it the fault of the Confederate Government. It is simply the fauli' of her own people. Jihes atthejdoofc of their Legislators. It is chargeable $iplely to. their want of : pubUe spirit; and pride. -Virginia has her military r school. South Carolina ha3her Utary fehooll But1 when a pri- fmn ?omniu ' . , ' i -, "KYI ZmTm r Tru" uj .uuj vur uvu leguuawra cannot nize them. EWe! lturf wiUtekintothig-maJ j o vuiu(M( iit'iy uiscuss tnis matter Wdayi, , Wef cainbt' fully explain its inentftj v WeJ can only call attention to ".4t'.-ffe ttc K'jiailitarj schopl-a "doz- cn of "them scattered over the ' State would not be tool many, the exi-encies w ?ii Liii;j j - : , , - ltDf -bj 1T!thh!U J'- feS?0'!.'"'-'' to 41 tUt?t ?E;vI'!tr?ne Sfe ' H if,L S. r?w 0r.?,aCev0f i r-f - iVwfSJ 2' Slfe3 S Jf e ee be qualified for fa- ture useJalness when his services are - . . a. " . needed aiid are worth, having. : , " 'Oaf cOoteiipo!raf ies' of iftfrth Caroli na will readily perceive what we aim at '-in this' cursory article, and we hope it Vi "ppfoval and command Sdpjceii Cour ; the eounty x j Wayne cotumenceuf q Bsywi. town-yesfeaj, hisqnortLdgeShippI and Solicitor Clarke pfueiating! Of&r. Clarke as alawyer and gentleman it is unnecessary to speak, in a district where he is soeirand so favprably, known., Of Judge Bhipp who, we .ielieje; ridej thSr circuit" for the first time, we can truly say- he is Sating a favorable ;im pressibn on the tar ' and public beyond what his most ardent firiends could de sirei 5 His address to the Jury here is highly commended for its legal research and practical learmngl He wasf pecu liarly ppnte$l in bis remarks against harborerspf deserters and all offenders of like nature. 'The Salisbury? Watchman complains thaH the husketers of that place dole out of bread, pies, .dgg fcc"; to :the hungry soldiers, who pass through that place, at exorbitant prices, sorae times clung cnem Doiiea ggs.; c imm nece ; and thinks this a proper caae for adjustment by the Uomnussioners oi iuc wnu. n " think J something ' should be done to - U T i IWn th way of doing than by allowing the soldiers to draw rations wherever they fhft' ptfiL and we cee no netter lawfnllv absent Irom tneir : ' . t; .ntwrnnnda If soldiers are worthy to receive a furlough, or if travelling under .i. ifn.nin. Knmfi from sick- w - orders, or if returning home from sick ness or wounds, or if returning to their commands, they should be allowedlo draw rations ; and, for this, facilities should Be afforded them at every Com- missary .post in the Confederacy. There are enough8 of idle employees,' at all Jsuch posts, who could be present on tne arrival and departure of the trams, with a supply of food pt, the proper to attend to these matters. It would mvfi tliftsa Wentlemen of leisure "some trouble, te bo sure,ut it would afford rfk wem ijuuie FFT. something to, do, and the duty ought to be strictly enjoined upon them. Of course, the ; wounded and sick soldiers ought to be cared for by the Ladies of Salisbury, as they are by the Ladies of Goldsbpro and other towns ; hut commissaries and their clerks should i .rllfl furnifiTi all tip.pesarv .nniilite to all other Classes of soldiers . - , t: ... i. Wltna Utile trouuie IS can utJ uuuo auu An Ohder to ; IncmAse the Ar- MY. The following is a paragraph of Genefal Orders No 73y just issued by aojuuuii, ? I "Richmond I - . , . 1 . . . " " As soon as practicable, all officers and men now employed in the enroll ing service, whether as enrolling om- cers conscript guards, clerks, or other wise, excent such as are retired, or as- signed to light duty by the Medical Boards, will be relieved by details irom the Reserve Forces and sent to the field." A , If the above is enforced without fear, favor or affection many a battalion of able bodied regulars will be added to. our armies in the field. Orders, if not executed however1, by the authorities, are not worth the paper upon which they are printed. We shall see in due time what will be the practical result of J JXHE YAHKiis HaJWIEEIN-QKAX I vnAaiiXoiu . - xauues are i -. - getting tired of the " seige of Charles- t0D-" Hear what the New York Ntm says: V ' , " For nearly one year and a half an iron ?aiI,h,as been rained on Charleston and its defences more, iron has been . fired &oWnp eyery building in' New Yort; this day it is saidtobo Btronger and betto aefenied than the'day wen first snaa by the Monitors,- ironclads and other 4ar Teels of on fleet. Ihe et hti beei, billions-tbe ' .access "otbing.. The -capture of Charleston wasto be amongthlfirstfrnit. promised; and in sianng capitals the AbolLflp-ress u.j m.i .A .v. j.-.w-j called Char1 eston1 the ' doomed citv " And yet Charleston still stands Fort umtr still flaunts a' defiant flag, and its strength still " Iaushs aseire to strength scorn' , ; Tha tihmber of graves in the jTankee at (Jhattanooga number p,000. c:' r.4 ij- -s a Orant reneweii Klopera&ns tclovTfrom Richmond, lmymTgq the same old ghot is always in his path, glean afew iparticulaxs1 from' the yUt 'Sentinel of Saturday i - V V nr fn Wf nilnnsiliir rirT-Tasf V ni ttw Urine was heard in the direction , ofphaffiafs Blulf, which was continued all night yn xnursaay morning tne roar oi ar tillery was rapid! and i unceasing and citizens came to the conclusion that-another " On to Richmond " was being attempted on tinp side of the James. ; It appears that Grant' threw large force to the North side of the river, at Beep Bottom,! 1 on , Wednesday 'night, which, with the command Of (jen4V- ter, already on this side, moved again?! ' battery Harrison, a portion ef our outer J.1 Chafiin's farm. While' a smaller body ad vanced on the harles Ciroai - As? j saiiited by so OTrwhelming a forcej the J small liamber boidin. tne, battery. were farced to retire after a gallant resistance ine enemy inen - maae, an. atcacs against the intermediate,'line' of defen-1 J ces, but were repulsed with great loss. This repulse,' and the- opposition met witn on tne i;naries uity ,roaa, seems io have satisfied the Yankees that icb. mQnd wag nQt tobe capturea so.casily, ftnd iU(luced tt em to measures for o acting on the defensive. In the mean- '.'.- time our reinforcements were arriving .rapidly placmg thd eneralomman- J dlDS ln a position to assume the ffen- J sive. Lieut. Col, ;3faury, commandig at j , and Major iTayidr wounded and captur' vuauiu a iiuu, a&uui.vkva v.Vv(&l'u i ed. Maj.t Hardin was wounded in the arm. ' ' .' . - " ' The' following dispatch was received rom General Lee at nine o'clock, P.M.," Thursday :.. Hd'qrs AR3ir NoRRHEitk Ya., , September 29t?j Son. Jos. A. SedJon : Gen. Gregg reports that he repulsed several attacks of the enemy, inade: against the . intermediate ;hne pf de- fences, capturing wany prisoners' 1 The enemy still bald battery Harrison on l the exterior .me. Our Joss is very small. V. B. E. jEB. In the iSijbP. of the enemV'fl attaclr on Fort Gilmer on Thursday, his loss is said to have beenvery severe. Hnu dreds of dead and wounded , neerroes -vrere left on the field. The , weunded neirroes sav that the white soldiers were 1 Pcea in; tneir- rearitn oracRs to sboot them it they did not advance. rnt fnrpftnnn nf vpefrtrrlov w but the rapid and continuous firing of orw in tions of serious wort oin2l . j . We are without particulars of Yesterday's opc- rations, but understand the result was favorable, except so far as the recover ing possession of Battery Harrison is concerned. The xnemy still hpld the J b&tterv. f . - I . rROJtPETERSBURa. - The Petersburg Express of Saturday is hopeful in the highest1 degree "and even jubilant over the operations of the last few days. It heads its glowing, leader with the cheering caption, Vskies BRIGHT AND ERIQHTElilNQ. ' Kela tive to the operations in front of Peters burgj it says : A THE ENEMY, QAI ST ANOTHEJl ADVAN- We regret to state that r the enemy. while advancing in force on the north side of the James rivery haTe'not been altogether idle -on our extreme right.--r A heavy lorce o mtantry and cavalry, was advanced from the Vaughan across to the Squin el; Level : road, yesterday I mornings an utxaei.ras maae ; upon. J? ort T J It -TTT?I1- T- 1 - '. xucxwae, near -air. . . iviuiam . JtreeDiesr : house, occupied by a portion of. Gra. ham's (Petersburg) . battery and ; the breastworks to the righ held by a porr tion of Col. Grimn's cayalry regiment The enemy's advahc was steady and unbroken, though our forces fought most gallantly, and the t pieces, of artillery in the fori :pbur.i rapid of 'grape- ihtotheirr;3ranks.s,i Oyerr whelmed' by vastly superior numbers, but fighting.till the Yankee column had reached within a few feet of the work, and flanked by a large force sent to take them in the rear, our' men were ' com- peuea 10 yieia ice ion ana reure jap idly to save themselves. . " By ti e disabling of somft of; his hor ses, one piece of Graham's battery.4 with the horses- attached was captUredbut the other was btouht safeiy off. ' The Yankees quickly ; mounted - the work? and turned the captured pieco up ofur . men, who in their . retreat,' was also, exposed to a fire" from; the flunking column, We reet to iearn that Gra . ham's men siifferedf wnsidcrally. " iPe! tne tne 'He: acre ally deserj Har wh.oi Of. c E f11 A. " - the )ws. We awai iriue patiently. ' 'feelinof 'confident rlbetiutb-I'ioedrand that l . Tr? ''. ""v ti -v" ' i .' ' fuause ia y irgmia is cesunea to.be sessiui, notwitnstandmg the masrni- of the effort to crush it. '7'- TUB. THE --ENEMY ATTAltKim I JAfler cantiirine' onr wftrVa An ' Paa. piys iarm the enemy halted for a. while anfd tnen advanced teir columns PUnng through . Pegram's, Dr. Bois- S i t au s and MrsBosweU's farms until ley.reached Mr. Ko. H Jones'? plani td won, wnere our cavalry was . relieved, a;?id the vTanke jskirmishera were met. iicp&cu auu xorcea Dacic oy tne advance f WilfnTrfl TliTrfoiftr .Txr;i. c eing in lint tf iiatttle at onceadramjed: Tgpon the enemy, and. gave him battle, Readily forcing him back in ; the direc - won ne came. ; :. . y. j v7 -uted on Mr, jjones Dlace. which re m i,ne capture oi aoouuour nun- area prisoners. The battle procrresed . hotly but far yorably -the . enemy being . . pushed steadily, back .upon the: works, captured from us in the morning. r , . - Qen.l Hamptpn with a - portion pf his command,-was at the same time engaged on fce right;-and succeeded in flanking a pmitipn taken by a portion of the ene- my Pn the right of Wilcoxs, on Bois- ran tr a tnvivt T;i. omavo wiui, ujf wuiu movement; ne capfured gome . six or j eight hundred Yajkees, who were at once sent i to tlfc real and our forces moved oni Jhe enemy v was . eventually ., driven intdour late work's 'ou Peebles farm. whfe they were again attacked; . The sffc of tnia assault; however, we were iuujio uu icoiu, tuuuu it is Deiievea thd it was successful.. Parties who leflthe; vicinitv "at the time. stnt.A .W baie wa? progressing favorably at the:' uu ux , iucir , uepayiure, witn every pre pect of entire success. We shall pre abljr hear full particulars 'early this mctimg, . ' ' ; ; lie prisoners taken from the .enemy wilbe brought in to-dav. . Thev nnmi beijetween liOOO and 1200. ' r THE YANKEB PORQE. v ;,tL;. Ifr Yaukee.McereafftdM3ea pee largely recroited f Sorne of the ri ners stitolhat .they" assisted , ih the 0aj ire pf Atlanta. , it :hf'n? .v ? THE RESPECTIVE LOSSES. i , 1 the cavalry fight in the morning, th two regiments of Bearing's brigade. ((Imp's andj TaHafe;rr6's)'CPmmaiided bxCol: GrlfilSodr lois was between 75 TK loss of the idemy a' thia point wai sepal tL-andrea. lf , . in the "afternoon, the osses ' .were inreseyereparticularly y- so ' jji the jpi of the Pnemy . Our men fired with a leadess of am'unparalQ;led in de sticUveness.' Besides pnsoriejrs,' it is baeved that llufnside lost "two or tlje thousand in' killed and wounded. 3ft ground in front jof ;-jdu advancs is' Bli to nave- been strewn with the Yan -ktj killed and wounded. Jtouror' five hJdred wilt cover our "loss, so 'far as Jvm- . 'li ! .f . -?-.'-:t , ' FEINT OX THE UTPT. LAt the. time the above " encasement chab' better, theK my's, dominav limited in the nV . gratified to know tL ed recruits irom' MiW getber,with 1000 renLL laht lead r, have, ooino to jot presentjpreek which' speaks.. mtfet ine ae vption ot the neoDle inside th a enemy s plines for our .causl'TO daris.- '' say that if our armies could occupy Ten--M nessee and Kentucy that. 50,000 men ' -would flock to our si-iridard. Evin the wueciipatlp; be but an pening for recruits from) Mid die Tennessee, Kentucky ind IrJdiana. We flatter ourselves that some step will soon be'taken; to redemjihis coukry if , 1 for ho other purpose .than above alluded to. j , ' ' ;-.' ;,:," :' ' -J ; ? ; Our whole! army rejoices ovdr; the promotion; of, Col. Baxil Buke tp the ; rknk of Brigadier GencraU He rbceiv-. ed the appointment last Saturday J. He certainly deserved itristol Gazette. It seems to be the settled rolicv of our Government W Veep inktters moving r -to allow nothing to rest. The laW order transferring (Jen. MagrudeV' to 9 Arkansas, Gen. Walker to this Bistriefc and Gen.'Buckner Tto thecommatidjof the Bistricfe of West Louisiana is an 6th-. . er proof of this. However much Texas may dislike to. part with her favorite; General she no doubt is. willing: tcj con cede any, point and adopt anyTjolicv, ? which the Government, of which he is, only, a component part,: may dicidle up-f . on, haying as she .does the utmost! xoa, fidence in those who have, been cioseii , , mj ieau in sucn mailers. , ux where; be , may. Gen. Masrruder . is honnrl in mand the respect and confidence of those under his' control; amPbele in texas, ni',A1reSir i.' -itll IL'-'l w iuftouaaj uu uauiu wu prove a ier ror tothe foe. -T Gen. Buckqer's antecedents-hare be- comehU'$9.cal, on hn?l?es; .ofpnplo'. puutuuu is eswiDiisnea ana wnosa aDiii igr uu .uue wiu cau m quesuc. t utiner-v al Walter cdmes to us 'under tWsv favorable anspices.. HisV career' ilncd he" nrst Entered1 the Afield! has" ilWavs been marked by indefaticrable fenerffv 1 and the confidence Vf: those it h peeu his fortunes "to 'cornmaad,' is -sufficient guarantee that he will discharge alfdu?. ties which" 5 may ' devdlen3 bird with credit to himself and;thfe aiW.4fek '.- 11T '. 1 1 '1 J. . 1 We certainly have been blest with ef-" ficient commanding ofEceFs m thOTrans Mississippi.nBepartment bptE , ,bfefore and since the fell of Vicktbur aoH the result is we always 'Mvriben?an4 atiU are able to bid defiance; tortbTeriemyVi come inwhat fprm.he znyoriliad'bpt those who do jthe.fightbg.had fullf con fidence, in their cpmnian&Dg. -Serais, r- t ?sult wbiJd;jvA 4nat in is new cnange may meet tne ap proval, of all parties interested, wcan I not expect. . It certainly, . ; will elpn&! . before the people of TeiWwfll feel that v confidence in anv general. as a military mauy iaey i5ii iu agruaer. . JUL. TT a'- m 'l - ' T . - . V
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