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4S J I nil- 1 1 ii in Vol. XLI1I. TZ3 WLLSSOROUGH RECORDER t FVSLISHEB WIIILI '' . BY DENNIS HEARTT.' Term. Two Dollar a year.lf paid in advance; Two Dollars and Fny Uents, if not paid witnin thsee month or Three Dollars, if delayed until after lb expiration oi lb yar. , - No paper will bo discontinued until all arrearages ' art paid, unless at lb option of th publisher. No paper will be aent to a new subscriber out of the 8iat unless payment ia made in advance, or some per- on la tne Biat ahall become responsible. Idrerthlflg lalri for lie Iftotdrr. Advsrtbemenl not exceeding foe rt sen lint; on dollar for lb fir ft, and twenty-6v tenia lor each aub oqueot insertion J longer one fn proportion. Court adveitisemente twenty-five per cnt.higher. A dedue lion of one-third will b mad to advertiser by (be year. ? ' ' ; - - .Notwithstanding tbe high price of paper, and every thing elite we are obliged to boy, we bat made uo addition u tbe price of the Recorder. Wo still oiler it so lb following terme i . A elngle copy, on year, $3 00 Clube of ail, one year, 10 00 ' C!eb often, en year, . 1ft 00 Payaent atweye io advance Any of oar old subscribers who will procure (if new subscriber and send Be tbe cash, aball iceeiv thsir own piper frss of cbsigs. CAKD. IN tbe absenee of a tegular Tuner, I will attend lo tbe Toning of PlANOH in lliiltborough. Cbarg Pi0 Dollar.' iir.ri o, t r JanaarySS. , , I ltm JOHN W. GRAHAM, . Attorney and Counsel or at Law, Office oa door north of Mr. LynchV Jewelry Btws HILLBOROi;CW, N.C.. Ion ST. - 4t-ly Attorney and Counselor at JLair, Will practice in Orange and the adjoining Countiee. T Particolar at trot ton paid to the culler boa of olaima. , March ft, K60.: , , " ft I J m Vsreh It. 47 To the Ladies of Orange County. f AM reeueetod bv tbe Governor of vour 8tst. to cat upon yea to furuUb foe too sokliers in lb army VAwlea socks sad blankets for their comfort an! protec tion daring tbe approaching winter. Each donor will , plsaes accompany her gift by her name, Shall this can apoa year patriotism ba mad without a proper r . . . . . . . . . r . ii . wvoium on your pan t cannot neiicv ui 11 win, i therefore eU apoa yea to com forwerd with your giAs, and ley them boanlifutly apoa tbe altar of your eoun trr. Imitat tb etsmuie of vour mothers of the revo lution, and alio got tb soldiere who be taken ap arm in defrnr of your liberties, yoar litss, and what is etill dearer, yoar konui, to go unprovided fort suffer nit year defendere to b eiposed unprotected to the winter's chilling blasts. Come, then, to ibeir relief; famish them with those accessary article ta rslievs en Seeing bamaaity, and thereby merit tb IsodiU not only of tb prestot.but of fotar gstieratjooa. I am yoar bumble servant, K. M. JONES, Sheriff. tW Th following rentlemen will nleasa receiv snd forward tarn article for th solJiersi I W. W. Allisoa, N. P. 1111. Adisoa Msngum, M.' A. Angisr, loba W. Can, and ANia Durham. . i S OA AS SEQUESTRATION NOTICE, j THE andsrsigned, appointed Receiver under lb tteeueetration Act, for th counties of Orsnge, Wake, Cumberland and Harnett, hereby givea notice to all persons having any lands, tenements or heredita- menu, goods or ehetiele, righu or credits, or any inter; aet ihcreia, of or for aoy alien nmy of th Confed. i rauStatee of America, speedily to inform ma of th am, and ta render an account thereof, and ao far aa praettcable, to pat the asms in my posssssioa, under the penalty of tb law for aonompUanee. I also notify eh and vry rititen of lh ConlsJs. rat Bute epeedily ta glv information I ma of any and all lands, tenemeate and heiediiementa, goode and chattels, rights and credits wilhia th said counties. I will attend the different counties la a fow days for tb purpose of isceUiog, of which Urn du aolic will ln , . O. Ii; WILDER, Kccelftr. October i$. Iltiw Patent Window Blinds. 1 creit leipf ifemtail SeperUf U lijthg la Tie. qplIlS BLI.XD when closed ahute perfectly light.and , kpsul all wet, dast.insocts, ato.,and entirely ei cludee tbe light, and makee a beautiful appaarsnca oa th ouuije. ii ha vry advantag ovsr th otbsr kind and cost bat a trills more. . , Tbia Blind wilt recommend itself. A ny one rsn judgs ef its superiority vr th old atyl at ftrat eight. No pr q ilitt baa aeea this Blind will aver order at other kind. rt nS'ertbsr will bs bsnne laahoaa maJ.I in m parson wishing to obtsia Blinds, and receive their or- era, waicB wui aa promptly filled. J. D. BURDICK, ' V KinsWB,N.C. '. May 9. ... , v. u . THE CONSTITUTION AND THE.LAWTHE GUARDIANS OF OUR LIBERTY. : i i 1 u ? . ' . ' ...-- t -'., . . i re For lb Hillsboroogh Recorder. " THE SECESSION WAGON. Composed by the Smut Mschin Mao, and respectfully oetiieated to the Sixth JM.U. Slate Troops. . Old Lincoln and his Congress men, ' With RusmII by tbsir aide, ; . ' Pat Seou into lb wagon, Jaet to tak a ride. - Wait fof the wagon , '' Ta teceasloa wagon, Tb 8outh la tb wigoa, , ' " And w 'U all talc a rid. . McDowell was th driver, . To cross Bull Run be tried, But there b left th wagoa For Beauregard to ride. Wait for the wagon, dec - Manassas waa th batU ground, Tb field waa clear and wide, Tb Yankee thought they 'd whip na ont And oa lo Richmond ride. Wsit for tbe wsgan, &c. But when they met with Fisher's men Their danger they espied, They wbcei'd about far Washington, , AaJ didn't wait to ride. . Wait for tb wagon, &c . 8om took th road to Centerville, oNids took th woods to bid, Some jump'd into th wsgon, While others tried to ride. ' Wait for the wagoa ate. Tbey rod upoa the horse, ' They rod upon th mules, Some jump'd upon tb cannon, , And others louk'd like fool. ' ', Weil for the wagon, dte. Tbey threw sway their haversacks, ' Thy threw f way their gnna, " , Tbsy threw away their overcoats, r ' J ast to let them run. Wsit for tbe wsgon, ckc And on tbey went to Washington, Their lesders led th wsy ( Tbey cried "Tb tvbelswhip'd as out, , . Th - Devil is to pay." Wait for tb wagon, oVc THE ROANOKE ISLAND DEFEAT. YeiterdaT morning. Col. B. S. Gailhrr, Chairman of tha Roanoke Island Inveatigat in; Committee of the (loose of Representa tive, submitted the following report. II alio submitted verjr voluminous miss of testimony, covering five hundred and thirtj foor matiDScripl pages, which he desired lo be received and laid on the table without reading The report of the committee, ex clusive of the testimony, (which embraces Gov. Wise's" Report of the SIst," was or dered to be printed t icroiT. The committee to whom was referred a resolution of the House of Representatives, instructing them to inquire and report th causes and circumstances of the capitulation of Roanoke Island, hsve had the same under consideration, and have given all the fads and circumstances connected with the de fences rf the said Island and its adjacent waters, and of the capitulation on the 8th of February, a moat elaborate investigation. The committee find, that on the SIst dajr of August, 1861. Brig. Gen. Gatlin was or dered to the command of ihe Department of North Carolina, and tha cn&t defences of that State. Oa the 29ihof September, Brig. Gen. D. II. II ill was assigned to dutjr in North Carolina, and charged with the defen ces of that portion of laid State lying between Albemarle Sound and the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound, including; those waters, and was directed to report to Brig. Gen. Gatlin. Oa the 16th of November, Brig. Gen. L. O'B, Branch was directed to relieve Brig. Gen. Hill to command of his district in North Carolina On the 21st of December, that part of North Carolina east of the Chowan river, together with the counties of Washington gnd Tyrrell, was, at the request of Ihe proper authorities of North Carolina, separated from tbe re. mtinder, and constituted into a military district, under Brig. Gen. II. A. Wise, and attached to the command of Maj. Gen. Hu ge r, commanding the department ol Norfolk At the time, therefore, of the surrender of Rianake Island, on the 8th of February, 1862, it waa within the military district of Brig. Gen. Wise, and attached to. the com mml of Msj. Gen. Huger. The military defences of Roanoke Island and its adjacent waters on the said 8th of February, I8SZ, coonsUU oi tori uartow, the most southern of th defences on the ...i- ,.r il- t.i.H.t fnrr w i vutiibiu """ - .T ' ,l HILLSBOROUGH, N. C, APRIL 30, covered with turf, having six loner 32-pound guns in embrasure, and three 32-pounders enoaroeue. The next is Fort Blanchard, on the same side of the Island, about two and one-half miles from Fort Bartow, a semi-circular sand fort, turfed, and mounting four 32 pounders en barbette. Next on the same side and about twelve hundred yards from Fort Blanchard, is Fort Huger. This is a turfed sand fort, running along the line of the beach and closed in the rear by a low breastwork, with a barquette for Infantry. ' It contained eight 32-pound guns in embrasure, two rifled 32-pounders en barbette, and two small 32-pounders en barbettt e " the' right. ' ' ...,.-.. About three miles below Fort Bartow, on the east side of the Island, was a battery of two 32pound guna, e barbette, it a point known as Midgett'a Hammock. In the centre of the Island, about two miles from Fort Bartow, and a mile from Midgett'a Hammock, was a redoubt or hreastwork thrown across the road, about seventy or eighty feet long, with embrasures for three guns, oti the right of which was a swamp, on tne iritainarsh, the reuoubt reaching nearly between them, and facing to the South. On the Tyrrell aide, on the main land,! nearly opposite to Fort Huger, was Fort For-' rest, mounting seven 32-puonders. in addition to these uelences on the shore and on the Island, there was a barrier of piles, extending from he east aide of Fulker shoals towards the jslanu. Its object was to compel vessels passing on the west side of the Island to approach within the reach of the ahore batteries, but up to the 8th Feb ruary there was a span of 1,700 yards open opposite Fort Bartow. Some vessels had been sunk and piles driven on the west side of Fulker-Shoals, to obstruct the channel between that shoal and the main land, which comprise all the defences, either upon the land, or in the waters adjacent. The entire roilitarr force stationed upon the island prior to, and at the time of the late engagement, consisted of the 8th regiment North Carolina Sutetreops, under the com mand of Col. II. hi. Shaw ; the Slat regi ment North Carolina Votunteers, under the command of Col. J. V. Jordan ; and three companies of the 17th regiment North Caro lina Troops, onder the command of Major G. 11. Hill. After manning theseveral Forts, on the 7th of February, there were but 1,024 men left, and 200 of them were upon the sick list. On the morning of the 7th of February, Brig. Gen. Wise sent from Nsg Head, on der command of Lieut.' Colonel Anderson, a reinforcement numbering some 45(1 men. This does not include the commands of Lieut. Col. Green and Major Fry, both of whom reached the scene of action alter the battle was closed. Ihe committee do not think there was any intentional delay in the lacding of the commands of Col. Green and Major Fry. The former, Col. Green, ex hibited great anxiety to get into the fight, when he did land, and acted with great gal lantry in the skirmish he did have with the enemy in the vicinity of the camps. The whole under the command of Brig. Gen. Wise, who, upon ihe7th and 8th of February was at Nags Head, four milea distant from the Island, eon fined to a sick bed and en tirely disabled from participating in the ac tion in person. The immediate command, therefore, devolved upon Col. II. M. Shaw, the senior officer present. On the 6th of February, it was discovered that the enemy's fleet was in Pamlico Sound, south of Roanoke Island, and apparently in tending to attack the forces upon the Island, ('ol. shaw immediately communicated the fact to Bng. Gen. Wise, and issued orders for the disposition of hi troops, preparatory loan engagement. The points at which it was supposed the enemy would attempt to land troops, were Athby'a and Pugh'a land ings. Asliby's is situated on the West side of the Island, about two miles South of Fort Brtow, and Pug It's on the same side, about two miles south of Asliby's. On the night of the 6th, or early on the morning of the 7th, a detachment with one piece ul artillery was sent to Pogh's landing, and one witli two pieces of artillery was sent to Ashhy', and the remainder of the forces were sta tioned in the immediate vicinity of Asliby's. On the morning of the 7th the enemy's fleet passed by both the landings, and proceeded towards Fort Bartow, snd the detachment of infantry stationed at Pugh's immediately fell back to the vicinity of Ahby's landing and joined the detachments there, all under the command of Col. J. V. Jordan. In the sound, between Roanoke Island and the main land, on th Tyrrell side, Commo dore Lynch, with hie squadron of seven ves sell, had tken position, and at 11 o'clock the enemy's fleet, consisting of about thirty gunboats and schooners, advanced in twodt visions, tha rear one having th schooners ml tranenorts in fow. The advance and at tacking diviaioo, again sub divided, one as -:-.-. . " ... I in souaaron ana trie outer uriiiK wr'" i 1862. the Fort, with nine-Inch, ten-inch and eleven inch shell, spherical' case, a few round shot and every variety of rifled projectiles. The Fort replied , with but four, guns, (which were alt that could be brought to bear,) and after striking the foremost vessels several times, the fleet fell back, so as to mask one of the guns of the Fort, leaving but three to reply to the fire of the whole fleet. The bombardment was continued throughout the day, and the enemy retired at dark. The squadron under the command of Commodore Ly nch, sustained their position most gallant ly, and only retired after exhausting all their ammunition, and having lost the steamer Curlew and the Forest disabled. Fort Bar tow sustained considerable damage from the fire of the day, but the injuries were partial ly repaired by the next morning, and the tort put in a state ofdelence. About 3J o'clock on the morning of the 7th, the enemy sent off from their transports about twenty-rive men in a launch, apparent ly to take anundings, who were fired upon .1 a s, .1 lift. I . and retreated. Whereupon, two large steam ers hating in tow each thirty boats filled with troops, approached the Island under the protection of their gunboats, at a point North of Ashby'a landing, known as Hay mon's, and did effect a landing. The point selected, was out of reach of the field pieces at Ashby's, and defended by a swamp from the advance of our infantry, and protected by the shot and shell thrown from their gun boats. Our whole, force thereupon with drew from Ashby's and took position at the redoubt or breastwork and placed in battery the three field pieces, with the necessary artillerymen, under the respective commands of Capt. Schemerhorn, Lieuts, Kinney and; Seldon. Two companies of the 8th and two of the 31st were placed at ihe redoubt to sop port the artillery three companies of the Wise Legion deployed to the right and left as skirmishersthe remainder of the in fan- try in position three hundred yards in the rear of the redoubt as a reserve. Tbe enemy landed some fifteen thousand men, with artillery, and at 7 o'clock, A. M.. of the 8th, opened fire upon the redoubt, which waa replied to immediately with great spirit, and the action soon became general, i and was continued without interruption for more than five hours, when the enemy suc ceeded in deploying a large force on either side of our line flanking each wing. The order was then given by Col. Shaw, to spike the guns in the battery, and to retreat to the northern end of the Island. The guns were "piked snd the whole force fell back to the camps. During the engagement at the re doubt, the enemy's fleet attemped to ad vance up Cruatan Sound, which brought on a desultory engagement oetween rort liar tow and the fleet, which continued up to half after 12 o'clock, when the commanding offi- arter the attack; was made upon orts Hat cer was informed that the land defence had ! tens and Clark, and they were taken, and ' been forced, and the position of the Fort turned ; he thereupon ordered the guns to be disabled, and the ammunition destroyed, which was done, and the Fort abandoned. The same thing was done at Forts Blanchard and Huger, and the" forces from all the forts were marched in good order to the camp. The enemy took possessions of the redoubts and forts immediately, and proceeded in pursuit, with great caution, towards the northern end of the Island, in force, deploy ing so as to surround our forces at the camps. Col. Shaw having arrived with hia whole force at his camps, in time to have saved his whole command, if transports had been fur nished; but none were there, and, finding himself surrounded, by a greatl superior) force, upon the open Island, with no field works to protect him, and having lost his on ly three field pieces at the redoubt, had live our side In killed and wejJq .ing is as follow,, Killed 23. .mining 63. The loss of th The loss on ed .ml miasm wounded 53, missing 46th and 39th Virginia volunteers is, killed 6, wounded 8, missing 19. That of the 8th and 31st and 2nd North Carolina troops is 16 killed. SO wounded. 43 missing. Of we engineer urpai iioriii, sjicmi. e ed who had patriotically volunteered his either to make an idle display oi courage, in . I u'.i. .1. r of fighting the foe at such immense dis.d vantage , 7 the means in the power eT to the sacrifice of his command, or to capit f the government. It was th. ly J the ulate and surrender as prisoners of arHe rear defencea ol Norfo Ik. I J wisely determined upon the latter ..tern. --da-. service in iuo line, signet, w .- - . , , , threatens mm vvv i rii mand of the six-pounder which he handled t wn",' ,Jiu cut off Norfolk from Rich with so much skill is to produce immense," w,,,Por hf in R.iiroad communica- havoc in the enemy' ranks, and to elicit i the unbounded admiration of alt who wit nessrd it. Unhappily, however, that gal lant officer received a rifle ball in th head, and h fell without a groan. Th loss of the enemy , was in killed and wounded least 900 men, and the probability is a mucn Iirrtr nn.nber. Th foreoinf is a brief and concis vie of th delences of Roanoke Island and of the adjacent waters! th number of fr red in its oe ence oa to ,ui ana em . .l lh umi inr.i ttT Ihd re. rviiTi "''--"- - - No. 2141. pitulation thereof on the 8th nf svh,,,.,.. the Committee.are satisfief that J iPK8SCTn of th.ai P"t a, long ., fa. could have done so without a uwlMg fice of human life. That on the 7th and 8th the officers and men in Fort Bartow display ed great coolness, cougage and papaverine efforts to sustain their position and driv. back the enemy's fleet. In the battle of the 8th of February, at the redoubt, the officers and men exhibited a cool and deliberate courage, worthy of vet erans in the service, and sustained their po sition, under an uninterrupted and deadlv fire, for more than five hours, repulsing the enemy in three separate end distinct char ges, and only withdrew from the deadly con--flict after exhausting their ammunition for their artillery, and beine aurrnunrlfl nA flanked by more than ten times their number.' fncfaarl f Ua ...ul, L I I ating." it wa one of the most brilliant and i mc icauu using ueepij numiu gauant actions or the war; and in the Ian suage of their absent Commanding General. . aa L L ..IE . 1 m m ' win oiucers arm men lougni nrmly, coolly, efficiently, and as long as humanity would allow." The committee are satisfied that the whole command did their duty, and they do not feel at liberty to designate anv par ticular acts of companies or of individuals. But in simp! justice to Colonel Shaw, upon whom devolved the command, by reason of the extreme illness of his superior, General' Wise, and who has been censured for the result, the Committee take pleasure in stat ing that there is no foundation for any just 'reflection upon him. He. noon the 7th of February, after disposing of his infantry: force, and finding that the enemy did not in tend landing, repaired immediately in per nn to Fort Bartow, where th bombardment' was progressing, and mad his way into the Fort amidst the most imminent danger from shut and shell, and there remained encour agi"gth men and assisting as far as be wag able, until he discovered the enemy intended to effect a landing below, when he left th Fort under the same dangerous circurostan cea of the morning, to take command of th infantry in person j and upon the 8th, at th redoubt, he commanded in person, sharing the dangers uf hia men for more than five jhours with a firmness, coolness, and bravery worthy of the position he occupied. Immediately upon the secession 'of tb State of North Carolina from the govern ment of the United Suttt,tml tbe adoption of ihe Constitution of the Confederate States of America, the authorities of that State commenced the construction of fortification! at Hatteras and Oregon inlets, and other points opon her coast, which were not com pleted, when the State transferred her forts. arsenals, army, navy and coast defences to the Confederate government, shortly there- I the fortifications at Oregon inlet were aban doned, and the armament, stores and amnio nition were removed to Roauoke Island. Tbe enemy immediately appeared in fore in Pamlico Sound, the waters of which are connected with Albemarle and Currituck Sounds by niyns of the two smaller Sounds of Croatim and Roanoke. The Island of Roanoke being situated between these two latter soundi, commanding the channel of each, became, upon the fall of Hatteras and the abandonment of Oregon inlet, only se cond in importance to Fortress Mm roe, That Isl-nd then became the key which ua locked all Northeastern North Carolina to the enemy, and exposed Portsmouth and Norfolk to a rear approach, of the most im minent danger. In th language of Brigadier General Wise, " that such is the importance ml in a militarr noiut of view, of - " ok and the 'AH.g.tori JJJ , s74 1 "VCbeMp ;'Jh ffofk : twPo the Northwest canal mo ',x;"7.: railroads-the Petersburg a .r.w.. i the Seaboard and 'nokt' ,." 8,01,Ud four fifthsof all Vfl-' ' cork and forsge. a hcoromim' j. efltin aj oi its moat uicicni , "Se.ron lfndangers th subsistence J"0 liJJ'iheSouth. ,l ''"'l" the MmJ fion wit ,torms of Hatteras, n " rendezvous, and a large, rich 8'" . iappiis, and the command of th "n" , , Oregon Inlet to Cap Henry. :"IUJ have been defended at th expens n odO men and of many millions of ooi tfi - - -. lars. Tl Th commute ar of th opinion land of Roanok wa military P "I0 ,... it,. it tntfbi baB. "J(npor,anc.. that it mif.bt a - . . ..... 0r dtfsnCv'.l2JP A Iiv- - - " - . u..n.. ipa i.ianii inn iv nuirnr wa nifi u ml .1 . i . . L . a. k . n weit flUI vi iii t Hi - 2 t . .,, ... . 1 ' ' '' " 5
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