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v f. ' ..-. 1 .v. . -La. $ I it. f .4 ill,.: 'I t H ' i t ; CO.N'GaL'Si-TltCTKESIDCNT'S MESSAGE. Congtcss tost iu Kiclmond, on J'ao 7th inst, pursu- " nt ta adjournment. The message from theTresideut was received and read. Owing to our Ttuutcd space w hy to coutcnt ourselves with' a synopsis of it. It begins jrith ftiefiew of. tho military operations iocj tha adjornraent of Congress ia Juno, aud reoog hli&stae protection of rrovido'nce iu enabling us suo- cessfuti to witTistand tho utmost efforts of the eoeuiy for our subjugation. , ' ', . ' " ' We hare JeoovercJ Texts from Joe enemy and Ar kansas, with tho cxciptiou of a fow fortified posts; narly the whole of Northern nil I Western Mississippi , '.Northern Alabama and Western Tetmesire are again iu our possession. AH t(ciu!t to pcuvtrate from lbt tost blvebeea b iflkd. iu Suntuv.c-toru Virginia uc- lXu--UaJu4'ai Uuil ttiMAai flW itM heWa.Pte-adwiniWiUi i i'j t our uwju. gaf th alarm, unj ppened u PARTICULARS OF THE LOSS OP THE ALBE ' - : M.VKLE.' The following letter, proTwsing to giro the facts as to toe lass or the AJoeinarie, is copica irom the Jlaleiga Confederate: . i . .' - ' UauiaxN. a.'Nof. S, 1864. Mcsm Editor,--As several false reports are; in circulation relative to toe loss of the 'Albemarle," tod uispositlen manliest itself to make the era cers responsible for the shameful and dastardly eon duct cf tlto army pickets, 1 deem it my duty to la J the facta before the country.- , I was officer of the deck from. 12 to 4 o'clock, a. m, the morning of the catastrophe. About three o'clock a. in., I discovered the torpedo boat at a tlitt iXj of between two ami three hundred'yards ccming up the tern Tennessee. hi;! beca n ton rnrod The .enemy', nniu ,aiuy, altera scries of ileleats aud constant repulse of tepva'cd uisiulut, is still en gaged iu an efft-rt to capture FtteribuYg. The army of JSIicrmin Laving suocjodeJ iu obliiinug poscssibu of Atlanta, iJ unnble tj etcut e any Ultiuuto adant aga from ibis success. Had .we boes compelled to eiacuite UicUaion l wcll.as AtlnU. iLe CoufrUer- acj would bae remained defiabt as ercr. No tuii'uarj , lire on Let with the watoi with small arms,' which was kept up till the surren tfcrcd. The .watch, which, touMsiing of six men, doubled thit night bj Order of the Captain, were on the alter aud, did their dutj; the crew were at their quar tera aa. quick as thejr could shale off slumber and rush up from the berth deck. The statement that no one slept aboard is an infamous falsehood; the executive ot&cer always tlept aboard aud and so did the erew, 1 M i .InA.l. k f 4tla Aiiaini Ann ft AAin n!Lll t It O ll-tl'lli'tltlH I i - w.vjj vi iuv vu.u v..u,ni.,fiK excrpj a icw, wuo, wuu uie omcr oiucers, sirpi on .flf-lhe nfftdcrcji2C.f va.li.it,CiitaijJf Jin'egaiUiii. Anj hr. ihr-whrfrigbt aJongside the-reesel.-and as i r drain of blood, aud trr-iaure vhrch mucoctiiJ&.J un- Wi,9 0!- expcr.aiwU; got (a qrters-as socn as ' til he shall dicTf r no pMea att .i:ial'i? uuitsa b-iscd s t'ans.e wj.0 tej.j uU t,t 8Ujaii. Jri, end contracted . a thsrecogtiUion i f our indi rh'ile-rigri'S.' . 6or;h deck. I cau teslifr that everything was done that e. as far t the if' h t , 1 announce!. TI15 rcco'amon f oar iudeptnJenco 14 withheld from us ou tlia tisua.r.tija tha recouitiou, would be ialaslvsa tk iihou: iiiterteuMou. We isb no iuterventLn. W kajw ou-selTCs fully couipeteut to maiuUia our rights and iadepenvUmee,. re i lmposil,l without iJopeudeuce, and it is not to be expected that the nemy will anticipate peu trU in the riognition of thatiadependtpce. . ' ' The foul atuount of the public lif bt, ou tue first of October was eleven hundred aud t weuty-six millions of dollars. Xo VlJitiooal appropriations are r,tluird .far meeting the ntfedi of the public terriee up to the first cf July, m the uueVpeaied tpproprutious ex ced the etisittcs for tiat time."- The SaTtftar of the Treasury recommends that the fuith of tb G4Tetninent be pledged that nutes nh'ill ever remaju exemrt from tax .lion; that n i.v-ue tie ""made beyun I taut ;lre;i-l7 aQtnjrtzod- oni teat pnr tion t the receipts fioin taxation and the t..x in kind be pledged to tao- graJuul redemption o tho entire circulation. . ltefericg ta the report cf'the Seeret.ry of War, the rresi Jsnt tays the ixeupaon from miliury duty of Dtrsans in Certain irecinea Tniuits or nroleMoos is unwise and indefensible in theory, "r..crtHuu should be Tfsted in the military aothoMues, so that suSicient oauibers of those essential to the public scrrice might be detailed t continue t jexercise their' pursuits or professions, but exemption fii.la service of eutiie classes should be whol y abandoned. ' Various rpo'm ncndaiioo of the Secretary of Wr re referred ti aaJ epproTifJ, araong.whicii is-'tharc- organiziticvu aud c,'ijoiidatiop of rei edegiuieljs. In reari t,AOttr of war, 'ta a riwdJcnt saya, each goversmcBt wilHureuTter be allowed tv provide Beets- eary corafjrU to its citizens held captive by the other. The suf.ject of employing' negroes in the army is dis cussed at some JengtUi Tins i'reiieit 'Sftfs from . those who adt.se a general levy Sni arming of slaves for the diy of so'Jiers,-but recommenJs the emjjlj'y- ment cf forty thousani in the anny as pioneers and engineer laborers, la adiitioTi to duties Leietofore posMbie to prevei.t tue catastropu ofioersand men of the "Albemarle, " are conoerned, and am far from wllUuir that they should bo lipide to ghoulder the tCrimuof the pickets aud, the remissness of tb Montgomery True lilue Arti'lery. There was on picket poitt ou the river bauk about a uilo and a half below the bhip, another picket was stationed on the wtcck of tbu "Southfield," about th'ree-fooribs of a mile below, posted with the special view to-protect the "AlUnuiIe," and prevepta surprise. They gve no alarm, sent up uo rocktt, fired no inusktf, but allowed the torpvls to tteam by witbia thirty yards as stated by the Vankpe prisoners, withuuf givti.g any waruing of her approach. .Theye can be but ou.e opin-. ion as regards the pickets on the S thfie!,d they wre asleep, aal if ever exchanged deserve' tiVaih. The V.aukees state that they sent a row boat back and cap tured thtru while the attack wis going on, and the loatI tousketa Itftly tLeai onthe dccS pfjvi: .tie statement trjue. When Col. Wortham was in courtuana, the pickets on the "SoutbteU na'i beeu seer(Uliinei found asleep, aud complaint loud and deep been jD.'iue about it, but criminal indiffecccce or mercy pun ished not the offence. Thus wa tie Alpeu.arle" ihjuntXally sacriSccJ by dfo.y3IJojdjejJLnd itlieCer berus taut kept tLc4uitee. ttraos ironi yatouUi, destroyed. " Very re?pectful!y, Ty . ' . LOKEN2o DVrr. " '.--.- , . Master's MatejC.S.N . T II tioSS OF TH FaLBEM AULE. Capt. A. F. Wirley, commaedcr of tlp Albe narle, in bis official report' to the Nary Department, says that the nisht being exfeedinjilr dav:,.be bad .the watch doubled on the-A!beaarlr,--tttd took extr pre caution fj prevent muhap. About a c'oc'i a boat was dicovtrc( coming tawards tire vessel; it , was hailed but gave ho aalisfactory.. answer. All bands wero mustered ns quickly. 'fs possible and IT fire 0 musketry directed t tae boat, wbiah,""owiiig to the darVoess, was iticffectual. Tha after gun was loaded lith crapa and firtd, but rould not be sufficientlT de- uresisel to take effect The boat stiaok. under the mi cAiioLii mm, 83.;.'.. lTADESUORO,l. C. 30C TOESPAY::u::::::::::NOVEMBER 15, i8Ci. tTJ"8ubcrlpUon gJ.OO a yrar. In advanre. jai . .:' tlx mon:hs-03 00. AoTEBTisnto $2.50 pgr equarfe cf ten lines for Orst insertion anr$1.75 for eacn suqscquenj wscruuu. ObltuaHes over five lines J'J.UO per square. perroraea. v lie lavots lue.aequi-iMP ,r ptrmio ser- pi.ed a trpedo, smashing a bole in .-vice of the r.ght of property w tue labor cf the s.ave, MUJMit''t uu,i theater hue, our men pour Governmeot t-ogagiug ; lu libetate the negro oa his in, tbea a hmf fir0 of na?ke.try. The officer charge, afier servic.e faUafu.fr. ren lcreJ. . ilfcharge of the torpedo boat iusiuttly surrendered President t,?ses ij tei:crttinS .e v..,ugr8 &nd Jh of thi Government ta aegottatefor peace. l'e;,ca is -b t M not 8a,e the Tessd ftDll 8be went down iu a r 1 , manifest! imposible uni'-9 dired by both parties to this war, tad a, uypobiTion fvir U auioag ; our eutnues Vill be bet and moi-t ccrtaisly evoked by the deuiou- etr&tion on our part of ability aa J uasUaiiea detef ruin atio,n to defend ozr rights-.' Let us taco, resolutely continue to dtvote our united) unimpaired energies to the defence of cur homes, cur lives sad our liberties. . This is the true path to peace! X.et us tr.J it vith confidence fa the assured result. ; : Xovrnlif ST. Ia the Sedate7eercal rcsoIutTocs were Sdbmittl and referred to the appropriate Committees. The subrect of the leuy 4& py? trop-wa4ucidoi tally d.co-?d and a purpose evinced to adopt at an early day a tul to secure prompt pyrrent id lutuie. In the House a maltitude of propositions were iu troduced., ' T"--.- - t ' ' Mr. Fopte nbrnitted a. resolution thaV (feeYecom mendatiou id '..the rresidect's Mssaaga, Jlijjlf tailing jeditors' ati 1 th'jjvjifceraary employees, publishing ' BewspapTraTTsona wIiIaTFeTIoujecanTy no cleans approve. He declared that without tifereedom of the press there cootd te- no free iota of the people. The press was recognized in all couritiesjiS the bulwark of public liberty. ' The destruction efirs independence would reduce us tj the .Kst dgradiDg-6erfiHty the world ever saw. Te army. w juI 1 not be strengthened, but force and tyranoy would be inugurafed. He was no friend with tbe press, and sought not even its favor; he was goTerned solely by publjc considerations in -the resolutions submitted. . ; Mr. Barksdale defended the President. He denied , that he desired to 'trammel the press. " Here, under the very shadow of his office, the press is free as air, H e morel ifit reference Df ihersolBtion- is Ihe milW few moment., only ber smoke stack aud tbield fe- Captain Warley saj3, further, that he received bo -notice from the picket boat b-low, nor did the artillery on the shore give Llm any assistance. Dttpatct. 1 .11.... II... . I. MM . I.l - - ' THE 1'EAH'S. Vi'QRK. The Augusta ChroniaJe and Sentine', referring to the neur nrnroach of the time when 'Whiter will lnv his bctuoibiDg band upon the armies of both bel ligerents,' says: 'The close cf the campaign wit- sfreertbcHyofltBefa armies Bor-fwerffB44anv tary committee-, . ..; Mr. Foote resumed the expression of his tiews at considerable length and with great jr.mphasi . Mr. Barkfdale'a motion was agreed to. ". ' The House resolved itself Into teem scsmod.V war measure, extending schedule prices for the army to all citiien? of the poof. derate State under heavy penalties, was referred to the Committee on the JuJi . ciary .. The nate went into secret Bessio n,-after whtch . it adjourned." .; '-' '.. ' i.''. : V In House, on the special order resolutions, relative . to the employment of negroes iu the army, Chambers, cf Mississippi spoke cue hour and a balf in oppomUou o-the-)i'iey-l'tBext obtaiuedbf-fiopr, ilouhe j is dry Bugh-t aowf the: then went into secret session, Noe. 11. The eDate is not in session to-day, it Laving adjourned over until Thursday j '. The H6ue went info secret session after the an fc' Bouuceineot -of the Speoia1 Ujintni tV, to enquire in to the ezpediencyof making an appeal to ihe several , States relative to the number exempted as StatQofficers, 4 C' . William J. Clarkfcas been appointed etia . mau'iant the fOst at Raleigh. ' - Her. Dury Lacy, )' 1)., has been transferred from the Chaplaincy of the Hospital at Wilson to the 'post; Chaplainsy of Camp Holmes and Hospital No. 8, ia JUlcigh, - , . . - . . ; . r . ' ' than at its commencement, and the Southern peopfe more united anddctertntued, if pott-ible, than fit any former period since the begining of the war.' In ferring to the results of the corupalga-oor cotetupp rary aJds'that, 'ibsteadof narrowing the limitscf the rebeUiW .by this jeur '. opetatibu. ifcyr. ba re been extended. Jhe creinv' hjTe;a' larger nelq to.subdue than they bad at the coinmecceuicet oTtEe campaignT Arkansas and Weitern Louidlana harp been rested from them, and ban- to be ocquet cd. The rebellion has broken out nfmh in Missouri, and the invincible and unconquerable Trice, disputes its pofeion with Eosccrans and bis Hutch Militia. Our, army at this motnect re-occupieaf Northern, Georgia after being flanked oiut of it by Sherman, and threaten 'to fxpel the Federals from Atlanta, with a fair prospect of success. Richmond is not taken, cor likely to be taken. The gallant and glorious army of Virginia inspired by its great leader with unyielding Talor and ttubbornese, still confronts Grant with unbroken ranks aud defiant scorn, and without the slightest idea, of uefpat. ;; . KAGSl RAGSt! ' Will our readers save and send to cs all '.he cotton and linen rags and scraps' they can get tegetber? Snd them if .there is only a pound each pound helps us to make up a lot for the mill. The saving of rags may seem small matters some; but to those en gaged in newspaper pub ishlng It is of the utmost im portance; and If It be too small a matter for some, let them turn the business over to their negroes. Ve would like to procure from one to two thousand pounds of rags between this and Christmas. JiaF'Some of our exchanges are discussing the 'Nigger Question" in a new phfue the policy and expediency of armicg 2o0,000 cf them to help u3 figbt our enemies. We think the discussion a useless and mischievous one useless, becaue" nothing can couio of the movement, the, sound sense and feeHrj of our peo- pfc being entirely agaitt.-t arpiing negroes ao-1 mis chievous, because cur enemies will stiiJ bold of it to moe use of it as an argument of a confession on oor part of exhaustion and weakness. ,Trt't hate n t ccra. menced this article, however, to enter the Mists with these discusrfonUts." We have commenctd it to cad the attention'of our authorities to a "Nigger Question" ut aiwtLer color. ... '-Ji The grading of the Cberaw'and Coalfield Railroad has progressed so far from Cheraw as to be pretty we'l up intS this county. Tbe laborers engaged li the grading are a lot of some se,ven hundred negroes, that were removed from the South Carolina coast, just after the fall of PorTRoyal into the enemy T$VZ3S; U tirf THE LAND OF PLENTV, LQW TKICES AND . . : . . v LIBEUALITV." 4 jfleorgia, wo thiol, if. she has earned" ho other title, during tue war, has well corned the sbove. very now and theli wese'e.somo quotation from the pBpr of, it what alow figure this or thatiecessary of life can bt pursbasediu that State, and of what ia being done to help those who cannot well help themselves to eke out an existence, In glariclng at the last Albany Patriot, ' our attention was arrested by the following quotation of prices: ' Wa have heard f aeeral sales of xorn ar $X5, ' but we cannot fafely quote it at less than $ l$5.00. Flour is high, rangiug from $100 ro $135 per cat: vr4baiu4,U;ii'.;cji3 prr g-Tnn j peas, ?.S to $1U; fodder, $3.60 per cwt; wheat, oats, and rye, uoue, iu markttj meat is hjgh, but steady;, fres,h beef, by the quarter, C j for fore and 73 for hlul, . poik,'$1.0Q per lb; muttou and kid, $llo; bacon, so long supposed to have been' "played oat," is BOW bunting purchasers at $3.00 per li. The Goveramcnt Commissary at this place buugbf 5000 Ibj last week at one yard osnaburgs per lb. 'This is at a rate of about $1.00 per lb. to the 3overnineatT but our store, are retailing osnaburgs at $3.50 aud bacon at the same. Hams and shootJeri demand the-rarae price as l!deC Lard, SS.OO: tallo'w, $3.60; butt'i- ifrisioir.. bat it was sold the past week at $d 00, thoush we had to pay 4-3 00 la.t Saturday. Sweet potatoes hav? turn- , bled down from iH.OfJ per luiihcr to $2.50, 'and there aremore aw offered for tale here thaa one cilisen can consume. . - - " . As if the above v ert not enough to giee a fellow fit cf bices, when be or:rast wh it he has to pay for eoiae of ti articles cimsierAlc l in these parti, Just look at th folio inj.frorj the s.im?ii,u cf the I'abibU We, (th tuUishc') thought t!iedttr wasextima. ly l.beml the other diy when he gtvem a bag of flour; ' but C:.ft. W. I. Liwtoa hi irpos.el him," aa hT rolled int a cur office lat M ju 1 a bi-rel of ei'ra- a yrup. iapt. Lawton has iui le tigs yetr about ulmn.'red barrels of syrup, tnu.u of rhieh be-has. firen the Governfutaf, oi.d Sul 1 1 ip)or people atcoVt. If aH our lich plul. r von! J iiuiti'.o bis eiaonl. "" there wul J be U-i ciUie Ur ti'p j r.-r c!us- to doubt UiSUt fbt ism j. ft he m ds pfth e soU hi S jU th wet a We fcrpe t'.e lit:! "I'airioti" w.11 have a glorious ims axaog their "sweet," "lickiug Uacs candy, and swinging ou the gatos." T, IMIMSTAN? Ol'.UEi:. them out of the grasp of the enemy, all belonging to one estati. The owners finding it difficult to ft anything fvr their negroes to do, and being retry hvrd run. to feed them, hired them to.tbe C. i C. H. H. Co., siiup'y for "their Irtad.'' &q fir as the Company K coacerueJ, with tlti eiception bfau allow ance t-f meat about ouce a mouth, the nigrots have beeofcr t at work ou corn meaT, peaT, poUtoea, and ricsi E iig what are kuowu as coa-t negroes," a'aJ always having plenty of fish nod oysters, an J not Snug iuuu'j meat, i was thought they would nAt need as much as negroes raised higher iu the country. Hat since earn ing iota this section they have acHuf red a,coui erble taste lor it, and the farmers aud planters in the tu-ijh-borhood of the line tbeyare at w jrk have sutfeied iu consequence, loeiog their bogs t j such 43 extent that their.stock of hogs isnearly tro'se cp. - -r- Now, what we desire to know iu whether some steps cannot be taken to remove these negroe; from the road and scatter them about oa plantat'ia, where they will be under proper white management, anl where, while waking their own bread and meat, tlfy will at the same time help to inaXe a surplus that will g3 towards feeding our armies or iv'JiuV f.iOiiiim. If is" no use to keep them oa the roud, farthe roid, even if it should be graded through to the Coaiuelli will never get the iroa necessary ta lay the track J Jong as the blocks Je of pur ports is maintainfrl ai rigidly . From theJSouth Carolinian. 1 PIjtJE STONE Af TEN CENTS. ' " Mr. Editor: Exeusetbeheadipg. I republished, twe ye,arug, ir-your paperL a, reibedy fr sut from 'BbBTeh7 liooOr tilo'TariST" I fear it jaThcTttut little attention. Since then, two .years) I have tried it, and have been as free of smut ire when I used blue stone. Here it is: Put, say a bushel of wheat, Su a tbaslieCulpliris in a , TsaercoufainTog a 8uE5ctnniuah- vuy oi uriUL-, aim eiir.wuu a puuuie urn 10 iiu min utes, until it is thoroughly"wet7tske- it out and let it drip awhile and then turn it out, on the floor or hard ground, roll it over, with a little lime or ashes until it aa.lhinki, if it , ; is kept in the urine too long: it would destroy the vl talUy of the wheat. I have berrrd of a few others who have made tbe trial, and, so far, I' have beard of no failure. f This will reach, the most of,our farmers be fore they are done sowing wheat, so tbatthey will have a chauce'of giving a trial. Surely the high authori ty of Mr. Stevens entitles it to a airiiriaLaiid he prefers it to blue eUn. . FUANKL1N. ,, , , . H?4.The line held by Gen. Grant during bis late -attempt on our right and left flanks wag twenty-seven miles long. He must have very ambitious as well as tery ill digested Heasto attempt to fight a baitle of such length cf amj. -z----. r- at it js, to be of any use to the Government tiling tbe war. ' -," - To let thi-m remain-where tbey are without auftiiient force to police them, they will go but from one step ef degrcjhtiou to a lower arxj dorrupt the uejtrtes opou trif plantations coming within their reach. If onr Courts can do coining to break up this ne.'t of evil we bope the Legialainreiit its cext session will take the matter in hand tnd remove it.' The War I'epartuett, uiir ilate of Nor. 1st., bu issued the following tmoag other or I lure: I. All ajI3i.- bete.-f.fr Jcrii-i'hl Department or Aiaiy H.ai'jU"rtH, or at Jtoi'a , by r u vf -il:-nb-r.ty re.umn fn.nu woun'ii or sicktv,., will re j. ia t'uir C'luimaiids at' t!i t xpir.iti,!i cf t', time or'Qiliy : I'owtd', uuUifs iu'iLe ojtiotoj , n .feJieal Esbii&ntC 1' tkfir cutMiai-ji is not rUh as lo ye iitiT t:ia"M to'Tiia'thr 1-ig rnyy-wtt'ut "sryus d-Il triuiii.t tj !r l.i-xi'. ii. .t,t low kluciit r) fB!red o rt-tui-a tit the exj.tri.lion o. :ht .r preseut forluujjbs, ier t tL;e unlb ti lo travil. The ctrtiac ite req-JirrJ ! wiil be pro t?y forvurUwd the cwkipany comulfitiders. II. . Gcuerale ct.mmnr. ling K.?rTe Fortes in the sevrral i:UtCf are charge 1 who' tiie ex'Ckliuu cf this order. T'Ury.wii;aue t bo coIlvrtaUand farwardrJ wjibout de.'iy, ta their (t-cpectire 'enmraaul, all men . w!ii c.im witliin the -rovi-'.i hi Tribe yrirer.ng para graph, that lb ? i..ay le uiscl.argtd, retirtd or as- Fignpd'ttactitjrordrtT'utyTV'ritc'Sttistiiocei ina" juM.ty. . , , X The dd fsae of CoufeJerafe currency must be exeharge 1 for the new soon, or ou tue lit of January :i?xt erery tk!Ur. cf it will le worthless. We urge it upin the pojn ta send it in to b exchanged, or if the deposiraries cannbt echacg'?, h t it be depos ited n certificate as soon a po f 'ble, Ff 1 11 It EST' S OPE R ATIONS. A dpf.tjh from cppWije John.oBv;I!e, Tend., Nov. 5." via Ccrinth Nor, 7. sajtr: - SECOND CLASS HOME GUARDS. ' Adjutant General Gatlin has issued an order, calling out the Second Class of Heme Guaids, to be stftit with out delay to Eiig. Gen. Leventborpe, to -relieve the first glass whose term i)t service ill soon fxpire. . ; The following named Fitldftri fitaff Ofiicers are or dered to rcp'air to Goldsboro', and report to Ujjg. Gen. Lerenthorpe for duty with. the second class:', rLieut. Col. T. H. Iirem, Mccklwbotfg, K Xf liptflilarirt tlarntt MajrGetKril Forrest on i".terdvy achieved another grsitic(jryL-' Ho jl-iwd i. l..ttrry abovo Johnson viile, nul tnovod tip his irtiJU'sy frotu below. He rairjit nt johnionrtile three gunboats, ten transports "ati i about twenty bird's. lie j liafed 1.5 batteries at night nn iff.eiifd yesterdiy witleight pieces, and ftfc jlftxt-i. i.iinnitl . lJ4JL.hUcr.-tho.:of en on the ttanij-'-Tts hu 1 barges all of whici weto set on fir and dertroye 1. ' The c'ngagcmcQt was' terrible. The enemy opened with forty hwwUicrs fwm fort and gunboats. Not a iau faltt red under the storm of slell. ' ?incejatt Sun lay Gen. Forrest hs captured and destroyed fourteen transports, four gunboats, twenty barge, thirty-two pieces artillery, orer twenty thou sand tons freight, and- ovcr .three millions of dnllars ' worth of stnre. Our loss was only ten wounded. Jehnaormlle is stiil burning. The iaimense amount of-Mlght oh bore all be " consumed, as it Is now burning and the enemy cannot extingnih tUe fire m our bptteiics command the bftnks. : ,' - . Major W, C. Drake,' Warren. - 3r Fr DoWdrWuke- i V I In , I Vfl-..- ' "L. G. Hielig, Cabarrus ' , . A. Sumbicrsi Guildford, v - 'SugeoB Vf, C MeDuffir4'ubei4uu -. . ' , J. H. Robertson, Johnson. : v " T. W. Ken, Rockingham,', .. Assistant Surgeon A.' G. Lee, Sampson. : ... . ' p , 3i; Rojntree, Greene. u it t it n. ...I. iii;r,.. : 'sStstaut Q.'M'. W . T.TTCmtuer; Halifak. ' " L. P." Tyson, .Moore.-' "- ' W. B.,McKay, Harnett. '. BgU We lenrn that D. T. McLaurin, iis tho only member of.Cp. A, 4th N. C. Cavalry t hat-was Wounded or inany.wi . injured iu the fight. ofheu27tk at IV lersborg. Mr. McL. was badly waunded through both thighsV :;-" . t BrlU A "contract has been made in London to supply the Confederacy with aercral thousand tons of riilroad iron. ; . - -.THE BLOCKADE. .1. ;. The London ludex furiiishcs a statement "in part," tf tbeiti')')! Is iif Ci'liuu . jiTul tfTbrrrr-T-into-Enpland r iWiu'liriet-tVtifcdciaTo bcr to the 1st of October, lb toUl quantity of cot ton received duriug that petit! is repcrted to have been 14,534 balei, the value, of which, in round num-lers- ts ',a1iWJf"$I,'WJ(Ka.-:iOf-tE'o' eli.Hlwehty--five-cleared from Matamoras, the quantity brought by them being about five thousand bales.' . These figure will serve to give an idea of the inefficiency cf tbe blockade, which n.'iiioos, pretending to conform to a very strict cde on the subject,1; aonsen't to consider fin ling; . TTie time will cimo when these nations wTttT find'the precedeht they are now establishing exceed ingly inconvenient. Jiith. 'Why. . :" . .,-.. '. .1 ..' ; Victort JMilE Choctaw Natios: We learn through tho Texas papers thr.Ioftiuiiirinformatiou from .GcnT Uoopt-i's he'idunrteiJndhin Territory; state that on tho Ifcth ult., Oea. Stand watie commahngpelsl In" diaii and Gano's brigades, attacked' the enemy's post at Cabin ("reck, and after a six hours' fight drote the cnorny .ewny, capiuricg h train of over 250 wagon and 1.20 prisoners. Our loss was slight The enemy' loss in filled, wounded and missing, is otcr 120(k. The blow wHl be severely felt by the enemy. - i . 4
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