unable force, with ths expend, turi jof money,
and labor, supP to be within the means
If the government, that the lm was not
done, and the defences constructed were
wholly inadequate for its paction from
aa attack, either br land or water ; and the
committee have no difficulty m assigning at
tht cause of oar disaster and defeat, on the
8th of February, the want of necessary de
fences upon the'lsland, the, adjacent waters,
aod upon the mainland upon the Tyrelt side ;
tha want of necessary field artillery, arma
ment and ammunition, and the great and n-
pardonable deficiency of men. together with
the entire wanioi transportation, uj which
the whole command might have been convey
ed from the Island after the defeat at the bat
tery. But the committee have had much
difficulty in locating the responsibility far
the neglect of this exceedingly important
point, owing to the tact that tne command
of that Island bas been ttsnsferred so fre
quently from one military commander to
?.!. ... .11 .1-. .!. '..(-.-
anoiaer, oeiween ine nine mv m'c vumcuc
fate government became responsible for the
coast defences of North Carolina and the at
tack UDon that Island upon the 7th of Feb
ruary, 1862. That IslanJ, upon the fall of
flattens, was taken possession oi ny uoi.
Wright under instruction from Gen. Huger,
and the principal defence constructed un
der the authority and direction of Gen. Iiu
ger, who sssumed jurisdiction over the 11?
and. attnougn it waswunin inemiiuary com
mand of Gen, Ctlin. Afterwards Brig.
Gen. D. 11. Hilt was assigned for a short
time to the immediate command of ihat pott,
who immediately entered upon his duty,
made an examination of the defences in per
son, and was making active preparation far
putting the Island in a state of defence,
when he was suddenly superseded, and Brig.
Gen. Branch given the command. It does
cot appear in evidence that General Branch
ever visited the Island, or made any move
towards its defence, lie. however, was su
perseded by Bi;. Gen. Wise, about the 1st
of January." 1862, who immediately proceed
ed, to the Jsland in person, about the 6th I
January, spent several days in a recun-
rniunr. nf th Itlutid and its defences, ami
in examining the adjacent waters, with a
view of constructing obstructions in Croatan
Sound , to preveot tne passage ol a hostile
fleet; and from that m roent up to the 7th of
February, the committee are satisfied, that
General Wise baa devoted his whole time
in a zealous, energetic and indefatigable ef
fort to place that Island in a state of defence,
and has cone au ana every tiling in nis pow
er, with the means he had at his command.
to effect this important object. At Norfolk,
upon the 2d of January, on his way to Roa
noke Island, he met an express from Colonel
Shaw, (who was then in the immediate and
temporary command of the Island) to Gen.
Harer. informing him of the defenceless
State of the Island, and urging the necessity
of strengthening Fort Bartow, by mounting
other guns, obstructing Croataa Sound and
making requisitions lr ammunition, pill
driver, and other things necessary. General
Wise endorsed and appioved o( the requisi
tion, and seconded the demands of Colonel
Shaw.- : - . '.. ; , ' 1 ..
Geo. Wise arrived at Roanoke Island up
on the 6ih, and assumed command at that
point upon the 7th of January. 1662. Af
ter making a reconnolsauce of the Island
and its defences, Gen. Wise, on the 13th
January, informed Gen. Huger, ' that Ro
anoke Island was in a defenceless condition
and in presence of a very formidable ene
my's force. The Burnside expeditions re
ported to have sailed. Independent of that,
the force now at Hatteraa inlet, can pasa or
take Roanoke Island, and. pardon me for
aaying that, I respectfully differ from the
opinion you expressed in your orders of to
day, that to prevent the enemy's gunboats
from passing the mushes at the south cod,
will also prevent any landing Batteries at
the marshes are vitally essential to re vent
the gunboats from pasting into Croatan
Sound, they will nut prevent the landing on
the south and east end of the Island. At
least 3,000 infantry are needed on the Isl
and, and a considerate furce, say 1,500 men,
are needed on the beach, and if the enemy
pass Roanoke, 5,000 at least are neces.ary
to fight them on the tongues of land and on
the North aide of Albemarle Sound. We
seed on the beach and on the Island at least
8 field pieces and the carriages and caissons!
necessary, require o2 horses for the
artillery. We need at least 6 heavr oieces
, at the south end marshes and two at least at
Fleetwood point" On the same day General
Wise addressed the Secretary of War, in
which he ys, that " it is very important
that my Legion should be furwarded as
speedily as possible. The defences of Roa
noke Island, which is the key of til the rear
defences of Norf Ik, and its csnals and rail
roads, is committed to my charge, and I have
just teturiied from a retonno.satice of that
point, , I is now utterly defenceless. N
preparations have been made there at all ad
equate. General Ilutrer has given me i
large authuritv to do whatsoever is necessa
ry, aod hat advised what he deems proper
in my command ; but we have very limited
roeai.s and not half time enough to prepare
to meet an enemy, who is now almost in im
mediate presence, io very f orraidsble force.
in c funuer oi my Region is necessa
ry, and I beg ih.t the plac of my 3d regi
ment may spsed.'y be filled or that it may
be restored.' On the 15th January, 1882,
General Hue mtXt , hf gftrelif uf
..... . .... ....... a B,,f aojuan me im
portunate, wnea 1 j ,u,t, yt- mi return
d from Rosiuke Mnd t Norfolk last Sat
urday. I hastened back after a short recon
noissBce to IraJquariirt and apprised the
rw" Mrs 9 dStnui litre.
no adequate preparation whatever to meet
the enemy, and to forward all the means in
my reach as speeuuy as posaioie, to mw
the key of all the rear of Norfolk, with its
- . . a t
canals and rauroaas, sate, msiae oi uauer-
as inlet 1 tound 24 vessels of, light dralt,
eight of which at least are steamers, said to
carry four guns each. They are, at farthest,
DUt oU muea irom ivoanote isuwiu, mu v
reach there any four hours or less, to attack
five small gunboats under uapt. Liyncn anu
four small land batteries, wholly lnetnctent.
Any boat drawing seven feet of water, or
less, can pass the Croatan Sound as far off as
11 mties irom any oatierj, anu mc cucuir o
guns can silence our batteries there in a ve
ry short time. Neither battery is casemated,
and our men now there are untrained to hca
vy pieces mounted on navy carriages. . The
moment the enemy 'passes Croatap Channel,
the North landins: river. North "river, Pas
quotank, Chowan, Roanoke, Alligator, and
Scuppernong rivers, and the Dismal Swamp
and Albemarle and Chesapeake canals will
be blockaded effectually, aud Norfolk and
Portsmouth will be cut off from supplies of
corn, pork and forage. The force at flatte
ns is independent of the Burnside expedi
tion. No nutter where the latter is, the
former is amply sufficient to capture or pass
Roanoke Island in any 'i Hours, wt we
say, then, sir, that if we are to wait for pow
der from Richmond, until we are attacked
at that Island, that attack will be a capture.
and our defeat will precede our supply o
ammunition. The case is too urgent for me
to delay speaking this out plainly at once ;
and in another part of the same letter he
says: ". We want ammunition and men. In
a word, almost everv prepirat'mn has to be
made. Delay is defeat now at Roanoke Inl
and ; and with present mean, Capt. Lynch
and I conbiued cannot guarantee successtu
defence for. a day. 1 beg, sir, that you wil
urge this upon the Navy Department, and
believe that 1 am cot superserviceaiue
this urgency."
in
, Gen. Wise, finding that hi written ap
peals for aid in the defences of tire Island to
Headquarters at Norfolk and to the Depart
ment at Richmond were neglected, and
treated with indifference, repaired in person
to Richmond, aod called upon the Secretary
of War, and urged in the most importunate
manner, the absolute necessity of strengthen
ing the defences upon that lland, with ad
ditional men, armament and ammunition.
The Secretary of War replied verbally to
his appeats for reinforcements, that he had
not tne men to spare for his command. Gen.
Wise urged upon the Secretary that Jo eral
linger had about 15,000 in front of Norfolk
lying idle in camp for eight months, and
tliat a considerable portion of them could be
spared for the defence of the rear of Norfolk,
and especially as his (ueneral ise s; dis
trict supplied Norfolk and his army witn
army with nearly or quite all of his corn,
p-rk and forage, that reinforcements at uoa
noke Island were as absolutely necessary lo
the defence at Norfolk as forces in its front,
and that particular or spec'ul posts should
hot be' allowed to monopolize nearly all ihe
men, powder and supplier" la reply to all
his urgent appeals for the means of defence,
General Wise on the 221 January, received
the following military order.No. 17
" Brigadi'-r General Henry A. Wise, Pro
visional Army, will immediately proceed to
Roanoke Island, North Carolina, aod assume
command of the Confederate States troop
at that place.
By command of the SecV f War,
(Signed) JOHN WITHERS,
Asst. Adjt. General.
It is apparent to the committee, fmm the
correspondence on file of Gen. Wise with
the Secretary of W,r, Gn. flayer, his sj
perior officer, the Govern' of North Caroli
na, nd oilier peoc, that he was fully alive
to the importance f Ktiiuke Iota til, and
has devote ! his whole tuns and energies and 1 ued to organize, and shall elect ih -ir c i o
means to the defences of that position ; and j pany, hattal nn, aud regimental oli :er. ,
that he is io way responsible f.r. the unfor- ?r.c. 3. Be it further enacted, ihat for the
tunste disaster which befel our fortes upon enrollment of all persons comprehended with
tlut Island on the 7lh and 8th of February. fj the prov sions of this act, who are n.i al
But the committee cannot sy the same in Ueadv itt aenice in the armies of the Con-
reference to the efforts of the Secretary of
$r and the Loramanilinjrolticer at. orlolk, ;
General Hugcr. It is apparent, that the 1st
and of Roanoke was important for the de
fence of Norfolk, and that Gen. fluer had
under his command at that point upwards of
15.000 men, a large sopp'y of armament an I
ammunition, aod rould hive thrown in
a few hoars a large reinforcement up-n
Roanoke Island, and that himself and the
Secretary of War had timely notice of the
entire inadequacy of the defences, the want
or men and munitions of war, and the threat
ening attitude of the enemv. IYaX General
Huger ad tin Secretary of War paid no
practical attention to ihoie urgent appeals
of General Wis', sent forward none of his
important requisitions, smI p-rmittrd Gen
eral Wise and his inconsiderable force to
remain to meet at least fifteen thousand
men well armed and equipped. If the Sec
retary f War and the Commanding Gener
al at Norfolk had not the means to reinforce
Gen. Wise, why was he not ordered to a
bandon bis position, and save his command;
but upon the contrary, he was required to
remain, anu saennce ms command, win no
means In his intula'ed position, to mske hit
escape in eae of defeat. Tne Committee,
from Ihe testimony, are therefore constrain
ed io report, ihat, whatever blame nd re
sponsibility is justly attributable to any ene
for the defeat of our fnops at Rnannk Isl
and, on the 8th of February. 1862. should
attach to Major General B. tfoger and the
late Secretary of War J. P. Benjamin.
AU of which is repectfuily submitted.
8. S. GAJTHER, Chairman,
THE NEW, ARMY BILL. j
This important measure has passed both
houses of Congress. For the information of
our readers, a large majority of whom are
interested In its provisions, we append a
copy of the bill, as follows: y
A BUI to be entitled ''AnJct to further pro
vide for Ihe FuiUe Defence."
In view of the exigencies of the country,
and the'absolute necessity of keeping in the
service our gallant army, and of placing in
the field a large additional force to meet tne
advancing columns of the enemy now invad
ingoursou. Ineretore - r
Section 1. The Coneress of the Confede
rtte States do enact r That the President be
and he is hereby, authorized to call out and
olacc in the military service of the Lunleile-
rate states, lor tnree years, uniess ine war
shall have been sooner ended, all white men
. . t .L
who are residents of the Confederate States,
between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five
years at the time the call or calls may be
made, who are not lezallv exempted irom
militarv service. All of the persons afore
said wSo are not now in the armies of the
Confederacy, aod whose term of service will
expire before the end f the war, shall be
. . . . r .i
coutinued in the service tor tnree years irom
the date of their original enlistment, unless
the war shall have been sooner ended: rro
vided, however, That all such companies
battaliuns, and regiments, whose term tf
oi iiMial enlistment was lor twelve tnomns,
shall have the richt, within forty days, on
day t be fixed by the commander of the;
brigade, to reorganize said companies, bat- i
talions, and regiments,. by electing all their
o:hcer, which they had a rijjht heretofore to
elect, who shall be comuitstioned by the
President : Provided further. That fmlouhs
not exceeding sixty days, with transportation
home and back, shall be granted to all thus
retained in the service by the provision of
this act beyond the period of their original
enlistment, and who have not heretofore re
ceived furloughs under t'ie provisions of au
cteiilitted An act providing for the grant
ing of bounty aod fuiloahs l private ami
non-coinnnssioned officers in the Provisional
Armv," approved Uth December, eighteen
hundt c i and sixty -one, said furloughs lo be
crauted at such limes, aTid in such numbers.
a the Secretary hi Var my deem most
compatible with the public interest; and
Prntidld, further, That in lieu of a fu'louh
the commutation value in money of the trans
portation herein above granted shall be paid
to each private, muaiciaii, or nun-commissioned
officer who may elect to receive it at
such time a the furlou"h wo ild otherwise be
granted t Provided, fuitiier. That all per-:
sons under the se of eiHteen years, or o?r
the aeof thirty-fiv yea.-f, win. are now ri- j
rolled in the military service of the Confede-
rate States, in the regiuvnts, battalions and
companies hereafter to be re-organized, shall
be required to remain in ineir rcpentvej
companies, battalions and regiments for nine-
ty days, unlets their places cat be sooner j
supplied by other recruits not now in the
service, who are between the ages of eighteen
and thirty-five year-, and all la a and part
of laws providing for the re-enlistment of
volunteers, and the organization thereof into
companies, squadrons, battalions, or regi
ment, shall be, and the same are hereby,
repealed. ' , ' V '
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted. That such
companies, squadrons, battalions, or regi
ments organized or in process of organ;za-ti-.n
by autiori'y from the Secret try of War,
as ii ay be within thirty days from the pas
sive of this ct fir completed as to have
the whole number of men reijui-ite for or
gatiizttion ai tually enr l!c I, not em 'racing
in sai l organizations any persons now in
service, s'ua'l be m etered into the service ol
the Confederate States a part of the land
forces of th tiuie, to be received in that
arm oTthe servlc- in which thev are atW-
federate Slates, it shall be lawful for the
Preident, with the consent of the Goernr
of tne respective Slates, io employ State of
fibers, and, ot failure to obtain such cons'iiJ,
he shall employ Confederate officers, charg
ed with the duty of making surlt enrollment
in accordance with rules and regulations U
be prescribed by him.
Stc. 4. Be it further enacted. That per
sons enrolled under the provisions of the
preceding section, shall be assigned by the
Secretary of War to the different companies
now in service, until each company is filled
to its maximum number, and the persons so
enrolled shall he assigned to companies from
the Suirs from which thty respectively
come.
We:. s. He it further enacted. That all
seamen aod ordinary seamen in the land for
ces of the Confedeiate States, enrolled un
der the provisions of this art. may, on appli
cation of the Secretary of the Navy, be
transferred from the land forces to tht oaf al
service.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That in all
cases where a State may not have in the ar.
my a number of regiments, battalions, squad
rons, or companies, sufficient Io absorb the
number of persons subject to military service
under this set, belonging to such State, that
the residue or excess thereof shall be kept as
a reserve, unuar ucn regulations as may be
established by the Secretary of War and
that at stated periods of not greater than
three months, details, determined by I t,
shall be made from said reserve, so that each
company shall, as nearly as practicable.be
f kept full. Provided, That the ptrions ne"
n reserve may remain at home until called
into service by. the President. ' Provided,
also, that during their atay at home tney
shall not receive pay. rroviueu, lurtner,
that the persons comprehended in this act
shall not be subject to the rules and articles
of war until mustered into the actual service
of the Confederate States : except that said
persons, when enrolled, are liable to duty j if
they shall williuliy refuse to ooey said can,
each of them shall be held to De a deserter,
and punished as such under said articles.
Provided, that whenever, in the opinion of
the President, the exigencies of the public
service may require it, he shall b.e authoriz-
eu to can into actual service tne enure re
serve, or so" much as mav be necessary, not
previously assigned todiflerent companies in
service under provision of section four of this
act. Said reserve shall be organized under
such rules as the Secretary of War may
a-font. provided the company, battalion, and
regimental officers shall be elected by the
troops composing the same ; provided the
troops raised in any one State shall not be
combined in regiments), battalion, squadron,
or company organization, with troops raised
in any other state. 1
Skc. 7. Be it further enacted, That al
soldiers now serving in the army, or muster
ed in the militarv service of the Confederate
States, or enrolled in said service under the
authorizations heretofore issued by the sec
retarv of War, and who are continued in the
service by virtue of this act, who have not
received the bounty of fifty dollars allowed
bv existing laws, shall be entitled to receive
said bountv.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That each
man who may hereafter be mustered into
service, and who shall arm himself with
musket, shot-gun, rifle, or carbine, accepted
as an efficient weapon, shall be paid the
value thereof, to be ascertained by the mus
terinjolbcer under sich regulations as may
be prescribed by the Secretary of War, if he
is willmz to sell the same, and if he is not
then he shall be entitled to receive one dot
far per month for the use of said received
and approved musket, rifle, shot-gun, or car
bine. ' .- .
Sac. 0. Be it further emcted, That per
sons not liable for d ity may be received as
substitutes for those who are, under such
regulations us luav be prescribed by th
Secretary of War.
Sac. 10. Be it further enacted. That a
vacancies snail De nneu by the rrrsnient
fru'O the company, battalion,' squadron or
regiment in whic such vacancies shall oc
cur, by promotion according to seniority,
except in cata of disabdilv or other incom
petency : rroviile', tnwever, That the
Pre sutent mar, w hen, in his opinion, it may
be proper, hi such vatancv or vacancies
hv ih promotion of any officer or officers or
private or' privates from such company, bat
talion, squadron or regiment who shall have
been distinguished in the service by exhi
bition of valor and skill, and that whenevsr
a vacancy siall occur in the lowest grade of
the commissioned officers or a company, said
vacancy shall be filled by election t Provid
ed, all appointments made by the President
i ii. i i . l . . i .
snau oe uy ana wiin me auvice anu consent
of the Senate.
Sec. 11. Be it further enacted. That the
provisions oi the first section of this act re
lating to the election of officers ahall apply
to those ngiments, battalions, aod squadrons
which are composed of twelve months' aud
war companies, combined in the same or
g.nizatioii, without regard to the manner in
which the officers thereof were originally
appointed.
Sec. 12. Be it further enacted. That each
company of infantry shall consist of one bun
drd and twenty-five rank and filet each
company of fie! I artdlery of one hundred
and filty, rank and file j and each of cavalry
of eightv rank and file.
Sec. i3 Be it further enacfed. That all
persons subject to enrollment who are now
i the service, nn fer the provisions of this
act shall he permitted, previous to such en
rollment, to volunteer in companies now in
the sen ice.
EXEMPTION UNDER TUB CONCRIPriON
I..WV OF CONUREHtt.
The following exemption bill was passed
by t'ongres, and signed by the President
jit before the adjournment t t
A till to bt tutitlrJ "AivJU exempt terlain pertom
fmm enrolment for ttnuet in tht armies of Ike Can.
f derate Ktulu''
Sectiom 1. 77ie Congrta of the Confede
rate Xtaltt of America do tnatt, That all
persons who shall be held to be unfit lor mil
itary service under rules to be prescribed
by the Secretary of War (all in the service
or employ of the Confederate States; all ju
dicial and executive officers of Confederate
or State Governments; the members of both
houses of Congress, and of the legislatures
of the several States and their respective
officers i all clerks of the officers of the State
and Confederate Governments allowed by
law j all engsged in carrying the mails all
ferrymen on post routes; all pilots and per
sons engaged in the marine service, and in
actual service on river and railroad routes of
transportation J telegraphic operatives, minis
ters of religion in ihe regular discharge of
miqisierui duties; ail engaged in woikmg
iron mines, furnaces and loundries J all jour
neymen printers actually employed in print
ing newspapers; ml presidents aod professors
ot colleges and academies, sod all teachers
having as many as twenty scholars; super-intendsnts-
of tht public hospitals, luriatie
asylums, and the regular, nurses end atten
dants therein, aud the teachers employed in
the Institution! for the deaf and dumb and
blind ; in each apothecary store now eitab
lishf i oat ajpnthect ' eood sta"' U
s a practical druggist t superintendents and
peratives in wooi anu omer lactones, wno .
iav be exempted by the Secretary of War,
shall be, and are hereby, exempted from mil
itary service to the armies ot the Confede
rata States.
From the Fsysttevills Observer. '
... .iinnuuf BV THE LADIES-
We had seen with pain statements in the
mvru-un' . - -
papers, that ladies Id Statesville, Newton
and Thomasville, in this State, had banded
together , and seized and destroyed aundry
barrels of whisky belonging to other persons
thsn themselves; but we felt unwilling to .
remaik upon the procedure because the par
ties were ladies, though thus traveling far
outside of : the pale, of , female -duty, as we
thought. A Isdy, having, however, remon ,
strated most earnestly through the Raleigh
Standard, we have no longer any hesitation
. . . ,. .i. .
in expressing our own opinion, wnicn is inai
dare not commit for fear of being held to
proper responsibility.. As this lady aaya
through tne etanuaru,
Uf all persons living the ladies are the
oortlon of our community who need the
strong arm of the law, and the most strict ob ,
servance of alt its rules for their protection.
What then can we say when thev themeetvet
are the very first to trample .under foot that
law. the observance of which, alone, is the
only, the forlorn hope of protection for them i
of strong repugnance to au sucn masculine
domes bv ladies. When a lady cow-hides
a man, as is sometimes uone at tne norm,
or North-west, the press Is generally in high -
" . . a .a vT . a
glee. So. in regard to these whisky mobs.
B a. .... t. - ItAAM K 1 al t rsat&V as nivts '
II U V V SISJ V V SJ V B " w f "
any of them as otherwise thsn degrading to
the sex, They tske upon themselves to do
what men cannot do without responsibility
lo the law or to the personal vengeance of
other men. They presume upon their sex ,
to protect them from either, in committing
unlawful acts, which their male relatives
1 am astonishedI am alarmed for the dire
consequences that may result therefrom.
Depart from the observance of the law, and
liberty, safety, every thing is gone. Enough
ol tnis npieaani suujeci, aim a oopo sin
cerely that heresfter all my sex, (for I claim
to be a Lady.) will leave alt action, either
ff .-I . .i a ... If fif tv, fn Itia m.R til urhnifl
it belongs, al neither the one nor the other -
department of ihe government belongs, or at
least ougni io ocivp;, iv vwr sri. ' u
-. - r .....l.kr. iliiokl tj K. K 9itttlAl
pereuaiion and exampia.
Tuck Evxar Woan or (T. We take the,
following frem the Richmond Enquirer. It '
is so and no mistake, and we must go about
the matter at once t .
Ibux-Clad Smra. The victory of the
Virginia and the conflict between that vessel
and the Monitor has estsblished new ideas
of naval offense and defense. It was very"
luminal imleeil foe as that the Virrinia was
ready in time for the Monitor, or the latter
might have done us gieat damage. It i in
dispensable now, that we press forward the
construction of as many vessels of te same
description as possible. We ought to pro
vide one for James river, one for Wilming
ton, one for Charleston, one for Savannah,
and a sufficiency for the Mississippi. We
need these for our defences. We should
add to the number by all the means in our
power. The inhabitants of every city should
co-operate with the governmest in securing
an iron clad ball-proof battery, or ram, or
both, for the protection of their waters. It
is ptain i i see mat n mis is no. uone, aeia
ing can be held m the shores of our naviga
ble waters in a few months, for the enemy
will betake themselves to the building of
these formidable engines with great dili
gence. CANNON UAKINU I.N THE CONFEDERATE
. STATES.
"A Foundryman' writes ti the Mobile Ad
vertiser, in reply to a question whether the
contributions of old brass for cannon were
serviceable, as follows! .
The Government has copper enough in
Mobile to mke four or five brass canns.
out it cannot oe maae ior ine nt oi un,
which cannot be had, or at least Is very
scarce. This scarcity of tin (not tin plate)
was probably known io General Beauregard,
and may have prompted his appeal to the.
community for contributions ol bells; for
bell metal is gun metal, or nearly so. lie
certainly did not mean to call for house
bells, and brass and broute utensils and or
naments, such as are used in private fami
lies. These are of no ase to foundries or
the government. There is no gun metal in
them; and we are daily refusing to receive
any such articles. The large bells which
sre used by churches, taverns, aleambnata,
and sugar plamationa are articles the gener
al desired. The foundries in Mobile can
make no more brass cannon at present.
Their whole time is devoted to making mora
useful articles, namely; iron cannon, and
shot and shell, and rifling cannon. For the
shells copper is needed, and for which tht
foundries will pay the highest price in cash
also, for lea I and heavy Tiraia, but none of
these articles are to be found in family
households. Why General Beauregard de
sires some brass cannon ia not (or ma to
ssy. They are gradually going out of army
use, and iron cannon being substituted. If
the war lasts a few years iron will be meas
urably discarded, and steel cannon wilt tt
their place. Napoleon is already initiating
this change.', , . v
IxroxTaNT Dcctstotr. Judge M'grsth of
the Confederate Court in South Carolina, haa
decided that Congress hat no right to lax Stt