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BY FULTOS & PRlCIiJ, PROPRIETORS, lo whom all tellers on business must be addressed. j AS. FULTON, Editor.... A. L. PRICE, Associate Editor. Terms of Subscription. Weekly, one year, invariably in advance, $2 0 ri " II ' I. " fWi rany .......... i Any person sending us five kkw subscnb ere. named with the advance subscription, ($12 50,) 'will 6 00 accom receive he sixih copy gratis for one year. All person subscribing for thia paper since the 29lh of uctuIxT, ls.r)7, will have their paper discontinued on expi ration of the time paid for. All former subscribers cub come under this rule, if they desire to do bo. . i'roicssiQnal and Business Cards. j j. c:X, W. P. KfcNDALL, t. 8. KENDALL. C:X, Iv!UUI.L., ti CO. iOM MINION 2JEUC1IA.NT.S AND WHOLESALE GEO l CKlt.i, No. 11 & 12, North Water Ft. Oct. Ulh, 1-61. 9-tf AI.t:XNOSiJ OLDHAM, DELRR IN UUAIN, AND COMMISSION 1IEB CHANT. Wilmington, N. C!. Prompt .ttf-ntion given to the sale of Vown, Flour, La con and oilier Country Produce. ier. '2M. KV 17 YVAMiF.lt MKA11ES, DRUOOIST AND APOTHECARY, No. 45 Market Htkeet. A fu'l stock of Medicines, Paints, Oils, Window Glass, Hair Brushes, Paint Lrusees, Toilet Soaps, Fancy Articles, Lariiiretli'a Garden Beedn, Ac, &c, constantly on hand. The a tention of Physicians is especially called to the block of Medicines, which are warranted as being pure. November 25, IH.Vj. yr WILX.IA7II II. L.irPITT, "T WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIST, and Dealer in f Paints, Oils, Dye Stuffs, Wmdov Glas, Garden Seeds, Perfumery, Patent Medicines, &c. &c, corner of Front and Market Bts., immediately opposite Thaw's oid stand Wiiming torOLO. 5 JOSEPH L.KEE.V, (CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, respectfully informs the j public that held piepared to take contracts in hia line ot bu&inesfl. He keeps constantly on hand, Lime, Cement, Plastkk, Plastekiku LIaiic, Philadelphia Phkss Brck, Fibs BaicK, iVc. N. B. To Distillers of Turpentine, he is prepared to put up StilM at the shortest notice May 20 37-ly. Ol'A. V. KOSIC, "lARPENTER AND CONTRACTOR, J.-Ji Wjxmixgtoh, N. C. Drugs, Medicines, Faints, Oils, &c. PAIVT.t? F'AI.M-T:. I jure vr 'HITR LEAD ; Bnow White Zinc : White Gloss Zinc : Linseed Oil, Varnish, PaUnt Dryers, Ac. For sale whole s.!e and retail, by W. 1J. L1PPITT, Kl. 1". - Druggist. A Clhenn'st. Wanted. fj THR sus(;riber desirfS to -purchaHe a numbrr of . YOUNG NKGRO: i, boys and girls, for whichhe will rSSn cive the lull miket ra'cw. vcif-iiu hnving such pioper'y to dif ce f had belter give h:m h c ill. JJ. II. RFXiliTT- K. Clinton, frarpppon cennty, N. C, Feb. Cth, 1662. 24-3m (iencral Notices, SOlltK. 1TE SUI'.SCRIHF.R havin- qualified .t fin March Term, lnc2, of the Court of Pleas and Qaarier f-psa ons for the oiu.ty of New Har-ivcr, hh the hAeoutr of the late Ntill lif-nry, lu'ieby iofi ail ponj3 iidj,':)f.el to hii lt ta'oi to in"- fo: wa d ami m.ike pa mrnt, and a.'l persona hav-ng cU iiH Kgaintst t-aiutestator, pre notified to preterit t.'it-m w i bin th time pres.iljel by liw,or this notice will ha jilea !eii in li.ir t tLir recoverv. Jv.hich Kth. 1-C2. iV. 11. HENRY. Fx'r. Ai.nl 2 !siV2. For Sale and to Let. VAl-U VfL.!; M)!'M) UXbS-FDU M VI-K. nHE r-U!J-Cl;) f! R. wishinjr to move to his late purct'&ye JL in Ca'iiinj t II'-t for sal-j hi.- I'l in a' ion on Topsail bound, 12 irii'i'w from iiniij'xton, ontainiiij; over five v.in dred acres of the l:-ct ijuality Pea Not l;;rd. About half of the tract is now under ru!'ivtii:.n Also, a small tract of ph.ey lan-f. lyin ia frout of said place, oh the main road l'-Hiling to vViiuingT.,;n. The lardi are principally on the ' uu , convenient for fish and '-js crs or for maknor Salt itnd aie believed lo bo ds d.sii'.ibly located as any Ihi'U mi v. e Sound. There is about one hundred aercs of tli-i v.-ry bpsk Pvv Land, ready to r ear, a portion of which has already hee-i cl-iicd, and cotita:ri3 a lar?e q iinti!,y of seisoued trees, the reiy best f jr boibng halt aa-1 cr.vimiiit t ) the Bo-ind. Persons wishing to purrh ise a drisPab'o re'-ideiiee wu'dd do veil to examine the preiairiLs. Terrai ruade easy. N. F. NIXON. Doc. 10, lfCl. 17-tf al. iAiilcuiiJi. T; im IN -Tirurjov, usd!:r tido management of Mr. Ja'iies So'ithgatd ar-d Lady, i-s located in ons of the mofct dlighff-d villagt-s in North Carolina. Tue ni.st ti'oronh ins ruction in a'l braa.ihe? of female edit sation will e imported ' y to-tchess of largo experience ai d ucd .united (j i i'i icati n. '1 Ir in is;c d' -par mo-it irt in ch t-fO -.f p. of. V. K;ennger, (of Pans, F.:inoft.) a pop ! of Th ilbnrg. 'ir-julara will be sent to ail who des .rs thciii. For fail partjcu'ar.s, address JAM;.:? SOiJTIKi ATE, L;u:sbarg, N. P. Mav S h, 1S.".2. 37 it i-rt.l i.s2titir lituis. From n tfcrfJem-an who kit Frcdvricksbar a fe d lya afc'0 we gatht-r a few interesting items, lie attend ed the Episcopal Churcb last Sunday, and was an eye witness to some things that transpired in the sacred ed ifi ?. A Yankee gcncrul eame to the church door and askfd the sexton to show hira into the mayor's jew, which he did fjcordini-ly. Pre; utly the mayor cume in, bit seei.-.'g Lincoln's servant ia kh seat, he te.ook Lia-.Si'lf to the c'diery. lmrr.ediate!y rdierwards t!:e lajyor's family cintie i'i, but on beho.'Jitig 8'ich a qut-s-tionubie cha'aclt-r in their pew, they di?daiiud to honor old Abi-'s rer.ri'sentative with their company, and they quietly seated th msvlves in another sid ; ot the church. The lIL'iatin2 clergyman omitted the prayer for the " rulers in atitlu T:ty,''' but ill' rid up an extemporaneous prayer Kir the c.ui?e o' the Squill, which grated more harshly still ou th'j Yankee's tensibilitks than the print ed one in u.;e. One ot the. Federal soldi-rs went into a millinery store, when ti e following coHocpy eLSeJ : Ytstiki-c. Have jou u;.y crape ? li dy. Yes ; wi at do you want with it ? Yankee. To us2 it f ra mourning Kide. Ii l. W'ho U dead one of'owr soldiers ? Yankee. No ; o ie of cms. lady. Then you can't have the Cftpe. Soothe Yank e had to do Lis mouruing for Lis dead CCovamon witliout the show of crape. An d her boaaiing mis.Teant went into the Ftore of Jo'm Scott, and d. sired to purehase some to'oaeco, or tome oilier t r icle, but Mr. Scdt said to him he would not s. 11 it to him. Tl en ;-a;il Yut k, " I'll Lave it any how !" " You will ! ' said Mr. S.; " then ou will have to be a stronger man than 1 am." The Yankee, drtad in a personal ''impressible coLfTct," and blieving " d i.-ereiion the better j.-art of valor," walked out minus thy tobaecj llithmo,d I)i-pitch. A II km a nic a BL.K (iu.v i'bo Widiams gun bus byn achieving wonders wherevtr it has eeen tried. A Kvn taeky ofli .'.er, with a lew m ttksmen, took it out u few d ys ngo, an i it brought ciowu the game at eighteen Lui.dred yards, just twice the longest range of the ene my's weapons. At twelve hundred yards it was as re liable as most guns at three hundred. The inventor ot this gua liv.s within a stone's throw of the place where we write. Pais deadly weapon ha3 been invented a whole year, during which tim- he has sought in vain to have it iuircdjjcd. At last he has succeeded. Thetk-n-erai who end -red the experiments which have resulted as are de cribed, bus given such an account of them that a certain t.u.nber has been ordered. If we Lad had th.-m a year ago, they might by thia time hive changed the whole Lee of the war. Richmond Dispatch. Retaliation Recommended. The Wisb;.D.gton cor respondent ei the New Yoik Time writes : ; The rvbel (ioverument have this week hung a pian in RiehmonJ, a loyal citizen cf the United Stales, charged with beinir a national spy. The United States Goveru meut, Uit, winter, arrested one Smithson, a Washington city banker, on the most indubitable evidence that he Was a Coiih;d.rat cpy( aD(j communicitcd treasonable matter caily to Jtfi. Uavis. Smithson was consigned to b ert liL'jette, but sices the rebel Government has set the ex tmp,e of hanging such ollenders, Mr. Smith Bin's friends in the Sou'h will not be surprised, per haps, to learn that be is made to suff-r the same doom. The subj-ct has recently received he attention of our Government, but its decision U not yet announced. A d'spac'i has been received by James Magei, Eq-, Britisi I'onsul at Mobile, from the British Consul at New Orleans, informing him -that the British sloop-of-war L flf-y had arrived at the mouth ol the Mississippi, in order to furnish protection to Enelish subjects in that city. Mobile Iribune, Cth. nri 4 VOL. 18. CONFEDERATE BY TELEGRAPH. FOR THE JOURNAL,. THK SCALES TUBS ISO. OUR 'ARMS VICTORIOUS. TIIE ENEMY'S IRON CLAD3 WHIPPED OFF. THE GALENA ON FIRE. TEE FEDERAL FLEET RETIRIB. Richmond, Ya., May 15th 2 P. M. The following wts Bulletined at the newspaper offices this merniDg : Federal gunboats, supposed the Monitor and Galena, opened npen our batteries at Wilton, aboit eight o'clock this moinirg, at a dictate of about five bautlred yards. The eatmy fired with great rapidity and violence. Our batteries repl'ed deliberately. ' re o'clock, P. f.T. V.'o have just fired the Ga'enat and the. other gunboats have retired down the river. Oar Joes id four killed and eight wcunded. Thy Galena was on fire when she retired. Our trocpa are in high spiri a, and ccLfldeid, of auccesfi. SECOND PtSFATCJ. . Con 1 riii a mi uf tfie ji::ltiit Ijtln Flrttl. racajKND, Ya., May 15th, 1S02. The following ofHoial dispatch baa been received : PiitKY s L'lcff, I'&y 15th 11 o'clock, A. M. Fia : We have eEgaged ti e cnemy'a five gunboats for two and a Laif hours. We fired the Galena, iron clad, rhe has withdrawn, and is goiDg down the river, accompanied by three wooden vessels. Our loas in killed acd wounded is .'.mall. Kespe,ctful!y, your ohedient eervant, E. FA BRAND. Il?;n. P. S. Mallory, Scc'y Navy. 1 P. 8 The Monitor has alao teft. THIRD DISrATCH PJCHVOND TO BE DfFKiLD AT L HAZARDS. EicniiOhD, Va., May 15th, 1C2. The following proclamation was istusd tc-day by the Governor of Virginia : A 1'rot laiimtloii. The General Aesembly cf this Ccixm on wealth having re rolved that the capital of the State thall be defended lo the last extremity, if such defence i in accordance with the viewB of the Preei-Jent of the ConfeJerata btatee; and hav ing declared that whatever destruction and Ioes ot property by the State or individuals bhall thereby lesuit, will be cheerfully submitted to, and this action being warmly ap proved and seconded by the Fx-cutive, I do therefore re quest all efliccis who are out of service from any cause, and all other who m -y be Tiillisg to unite in defending the capi" tol of this State, to a.semtde thia evening at the t j-y Hull at 5 o'clock, and proceed forthwith to organize a. force, .vO. Prompt and c flick nt action is absolutely necessary. We have a gallant army in tbc field, rp:,n which wc felly and confidently rely, but no effort steuld be fparcd which can contiibute to the noble object in view. The capitol of Vir ginia mast riot he surrendered. Yirginigns must tally to ihe rescue. Given uder my hand and uader tha seal of the Comtnon wcahh, this 15th day ef May, 18G2. und ia the tjh car of the Commonwealth. (Signed,) JOHN LLTCKi'.ii. In accordincs with the above proclauiitijn, th re was a iarge assemblage ut the City Hall at 5 o'etock this after noon, sn 1 the tioefct spirit prevailed. A brie: sddrcsH was d l-.vered bj Gov. Letclier and another by Mayor .Mayo They beth declaied that they weuld never surrender the city. This announcement was received with loud cheering. Resolutions ere adopted for the orgauiz-itiou of a reg meni to defend the city. Latest reports. fr m the tiver state that the Monitor and Galena are st-. aniirg down the river. RICHMOND QUIET FF.J-ERAL GUN-BO ITS GOME DOWN JAMES RiVcR. Richmond, Va., f.iuy 1G b, 1ST?. The city is very quiet to-day- Business has been sus pended in accordance with tie President's proclamation. The Federal gun-boats have gono down James river he low City Point. S-'iom CorlitlU. . LToeile, Ala., May 15th, 1SG2. The Adcertisor't tprcial despatches from Corinth stale that f-tirn ighir g had continued throughout the day without rcbults of importance oa tither side. The ConfoOt.ates to day captured or:e hundred and fifty beeves. Tc advance of the Confederates had captured severity Federals ueur Paris, Tena. Lurrpean intelligence has been received up to the 27ih ult. The London Times coaf idcrs the cheek to the Federol auvaice at Shiloh equivalent to a Cenfedr-rate v:etory, a?:d finds in it confirmation of i'.3 opinion that the military dif licu.tics cf the No?th had inst begua vsitu the attempted invanion cf ihe Cotton fetatt s. The steamer Taoal Cain had left Liverpool with a h-iaey ergo cf arms end ammunition. 'i'h i London Times speculates on tie prcspec'ive fa'e of t je negro pepulatiou c f the outh, and in any result of the war, seca for them only slavery rxltrm:nation or extinc tion. A week'y j u nal, ptsbii-hcd to advocate t- e Confede rate ceu-ie, wiii sor-a make its appearance ia London. 2-IcniLE, .Vay ifilh, 1-6?. A special dispatch to thft Advertiser, f. oin Coiir.th, Slay '5th, states that the fiiissoari HtfiibVcaa contains the par ticu!ara or th capture of New Orleans, and editorially considers the Confederate cauye as gone. A dispatch from Kat-bville to tbo L'epuhlicaa, sa;.s lhat Morgan had anartow escape at Certhage, Ecitheastof Kasi ville, on the e cmberland river, with twenty of hi-3 men, the remsiniag o-ne h jndred and eighty being made priaoners. On the It)-, iast., ore b ;rd.-ed and fifty eirk uniVounded. Federals, of fialieck's imy, were shipped freni Pittsburg Landing to St. Louis. The Missouri river has fallen two feet in the last twenty four hours. Tha London Times, ot 233 u!t , fi'-ys that the battle of Shiloh bus piven ground for far mote appiehensLm than hope iu the North. There U nothing rew in warlike movements this even iog. The enemy ai i 1 hesita'e3 in his thre?tened advance. sixtr-ne narold prisoners wee ser.t off to-da". An es cort which went wi'h them found tlie Feieral pickets with in four miles of Corint h The " Xew Yoik Herald " of a reseat cla'e was brought op yesterday on the flag of truce steamer, which went down in the previous day, to d. liver a numb. r ot Yankee prisoners to the Federal authorities at Old Point. It contains a " magnificent " account of the battle at Williamsburg, which it announces un der a Leading in glaring capitals ot moretbiu half a column in length. 'I he account states that the Feder als gained a splendid, victory, s ud puts down tremen dous losses both to ti e Federals ai d Confederates. The rargeoo-general of the Federal army of the Pe ninsula, acknowledges a loss, in killed and woueded, in the engagement at Williamsburg, of threa thousand. From the " Herald's " account, lour h in lied Con federates who were left wounded ou the field of battle, weie captured. Our loj-s, tbtrefore, being admitted at three hundred killed, and five hundred wounded and mis sing does cot come np to one third cf the loss of the enemy. Dr. J. S. D. Cullen, who arrived on the truce boat, had an interview with Gen. McCcllan at Old Point, in which he nsk'd him bow he ceu'd conscientiously claim a viciory under sucii circumstances, especially as we hell Williamsburg thirty-six hours after the fuht, find only retreated afterwards ia accordance with a previous programme. McClellan could give no direct answer, but maintained that it was " a victory." Abraham Lincoln was at Oil Point when the steam er le.'t, in high clee, with his military minions, at the evacuation of Norto'.k and the Peninsula. A large quantity of liq ior was imbibed on the occasion. On the way up, the steamer passed theiron-chd Fed eral steamers, Monitor and Galena, a lew miles below City Point. They were moving slowly at d cautiously, sounding every rod ot the way as they progressed. The orjinion of McClellan is that his army will bi in R'chmond in a few days. The men believe what Le eays, and all of them, jubilant on account of the Con federate retreats, " j ;ia in bis ehotus and help him along." Richmond Lnquire, inn nisi. We learn that four more Yankee prisoners were cap- tnred yesterday by our scouts, sent cut by the J bir toonth unriTia nn Whitmarsh Island. I hey were a endflonfw rtisnrw peared the day 'preyious. Suv. Republican, Ulh tnst. STATES OF AMERICA WILMINGTON, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1862. SO. 39. We clip the following from the local column of the I Richmond Dispatch of the 14 h inst.: i River Dfci.ct-..Ex4hi.Ke or Frinontit, &.c. It bein? determined nnnn fr rplpnco thp arcn nnmhti-. of Federal prisoners confined in Libby'a and other fac tories, Lieut. Turner, in commaEd of the Curtis Peck and Northampton, shipped some 860 of those worthies, and at 2 A. M. Monday proceeded down the river to wards Newport's News. Arriving abreast of James towu Island next day at noon, a small shore battery of ours brought the vessels to, by s-' vertl weii directid flhells, which fell ar;d exploded in ut comfortable proxi nity to the prisoners. Being hailed by the U. 8. ship t oit Royal, (Captain R igeri.) the mission of Lt. Tur ner was explained Rogers answering, that if the men were wi hug to rimcu overland, to Newport News, they might be landed then arid there. This being objected ' - o to, the prieonsr3 w-re conveyed to the whait at New-! port News, and were received by Gen. Robinson, who, in the absence of Gen. ' MinsfidJ, ct umanded with a force ol some 2,500. Mes-enger3 b?iug dispatched to Get cral Wool, at Fcr rves Monroe, that General ar rived, being accompanied by Gen. Mau&Qxd. The ex change was agreed upon, but owitr to want ol facilities and due pieparatlon, the formal disposition of the 860 Federals was not tfiectcd until, after hoars of lab r. Some 170 of our -aaen captured on the Peninsula at variuu times wete transferred to ! the care of Lieut, Turner ; but the obligation of parole being explained to them by Fedtral officers, most of' tlkin principally of the 5tU Norai Carolina and 32 J Vilgioia regiments absolutely ie:.ud to take theebii gdtloo, avowing tLeir unwiiii? gm ss fo return to Itich mend or to fight for the Conf deracy again ! .Some few AlabamiaLS, Mritsissippians, and Florists acting simi larly, likewise one ot Lati aoi's North Carolina Bat tery absolutely refusing to return under any circum staocis or inducement ! The total rmabrr of cur men brought up by Luut. I'urn -r was 219 non-comuiisi-iou-ed cfiicers and men, besides eight comuiis.-i ;ned oBim rs. Eight surgeons, who voluaieered to stay with the wounded at Williamsburg, likewise availed themselves of the opportunity to return within our lines, and eiy that they were very s( u. v;ly tteated at the hunt's of Dr. Cuyler, U. S. A. Sarseon-ic-Cbief at the pest, who ad dd inisult to injury by claiming to be a Gtorgiin. Ou L's way clown, Lieut. Turner met tb j Monitor be low Citj Point, and b-r presence wa3 loudly Lai ed with vociferous cheers by the prisoners. The iron cir d Ga lena, Stevens's Battery, wish the Monitor, ani many guaboats, were seen slowly m l cmtiously making their way towards Richmond, whic'i city was promised to be visited by tl.eai in a few days. The Federal vessels hive pere'ly buoyed all the channels, so that every inch of water, and every foot of sand bar, arc perfectly known to and no-td by tneni. In a long conversaTion, Cdptaki R ge s, of the Port R iyal, setnv d sanguine of Federal success, and thought that all farther tesistance on our part w.iR u meeessary a.;d futile. Oar river bat teries this Federal cfDcer seemi'! to look upon and treat with superb contempt, c nsid.ring th.-u beuea h his no tics os mtentioa. On his way down, Lieu' . I urner taw and heard the magr-ze of a one-gui battery biow up suppos d to havy happened from orJers of thoe ia com mand. On reacivng Warwick b;;r, Hc point of oostrt-c i v,, our j.arole-d p: isouers were land d anu every, hii g k f valu 1 b-rir.!r trans erred to the s.roie, the Cuius Peek, Norih- amptorj, and gunboat o. ra s:o'.vn were scutt sunk at that point. Yet L eit. Turr.er is of iba' s ci imoedi'iichts wiii pro.e of verj little obst! ueiion lo th-j progress of the Fed-rai-i. led, SVuH opinio; . if any, At Inst aceo:!i;;s, the Federal U itdh were rep .n tod b;lw City Point, and yesterday, 10 A. M., but one and a hid w.c lrom the landing there, makitiS' their wav c.vA'io'jSA' and fclowly towaids our city. We are grtatly indebted to Lieut. Turner for polite r S3, and pirtieuldrly a- for a copy ot the New York Herald, fUay 10;K Ol- IClVr.r Hi ft;5!fCS. It po':ar3 that the enemy's gunboats went up the Pamuukey yesterday as far as the White Hous. Ii this is so it brings them within t went -four niiies cd Richmoi-d. We may say here, without giv-n.; . ny improper de - tails, that the pioneer orp3 on tha James Riur are perfecting its defences. I ne cnie-i a'.-x-eiy ior hvj cay o: ivicnmonu P tems to be directed to wares tne war a proa.;hes. We may le n uk in this connection that a mst per nicioets and lalse id-a apeues to have lakesi pes -e.-si on of too public niiui with reference to the essential supe riority oi the enemy oa waler. A very obvious rt-iiec-tion of cut!. rii-m sens" eiissipuf's the i dea of any csen- tinl auvaata ie w-'ieh the e;:-inv h-.a rv-.r as on tee wa- ter. l n fauiirev-i in our d -!Vi c.-s fave beeti inoet un ribu eJ to the bug-ruar of tun 5 units, vrht; j.is.ly tfiey ought to u.i.ve bevo i S-rni) d to in rn re u.icsToid.t- ble cau-es tnu our own PoproVidene-' and neyle-'t. 'ihe resisouintr of Ciuoiion sense is sirnoly this : If it is possuue to muse a v.-'stl ou!l pro f, u is ccrlaiaiy muen e s.er to niaKe a i-ri!uouoa oau prooi. The excuse has fceej pers's'.enWy mane lor our lack ot naval d .Pnees, that it wa-? d iliealt to s tnpiy the neces - s;ry m-ichinery. ani alaiost vrii'h the limited means at our (jisp.jSii, to combat s;eam c urines, in deed, we believe that Sect eta ry .Mallory one-e entertain ed the ferg-esllon of some mechanical genius to adopt such E'.euni-stiw ti gines as couid bo col-c ed in th--South to the loeomition cf the ' immense fleet of gun boats jropo.-ed by Coegre??. l a S3 excuses about lack ot machinery and s-eam engines Oid not apply to our iana chunk s. io ma chinery is neet'ssaiy ; no ngme 's ne ejs- ry; and no c-insul'atioi! of curved lines of naval architecture is re quired to mekc a l.cd lortifie-;Ui-'U bd! proof. The iron plate that is fitted oa the tide ot a gunboat, which b. s only to he placed onadeid su''.'f.ce to nuke fi e land fortmcat.'on a match in luvufnerabilify to toe iron pu led rr.an-of. war. This is eosnmon Srns. Ujr,l'orti.ni.to ly; however, it is common sen-e which the scientists of West Point have be-n uoab e to appreciate, vv n;!e the public mind has been lusy iu ascribing so rainy of our la'e d sis'ers to some essentia". & meritorious virtue ia the iron-plated boa's, it setiaa never lo l avs occurred to it that it w's much easier to construct iron plated batteries on land than the imo plited sides - f a ship, besides giving the structure tliej power oi locnmotion, a':d that our defeat in the water, instead of being charged to 'guuboas" r to "lb dispensation ot Provi dence," as the theory of tiie next day ef humiliation and prayer is to make it oat, Lave been but Uii La u-al re sults of human uskct ai d human s'upidiiy. R ich m-jitd Exim incr. ProvKional (j'ovrn.o of HttriinrKy IIoti. R. Ilavvta. TL's 'distincuiahed gentleman hf-s been elected Pio- vihir,n! (InviTi-inr fur t'lP Stntf1 of Kent no:!; v. lo fill !.! vacencj cccesior-ed by ihe death of Hon. George W Johnson, who ft 11 gloriously fighting in the ranks at Corinth. M3j)r Ilawes Las been engaged in th? Cin.Vderae State' service for the L s . six months as Brigade Com mi'S iry-to Ge n Marshall's division of the ai my near Abingdcn. He arrived iu this city, last evening, en route f'r Corinth, to enter upoi the duties of Lis eCke. 1 Le legislative council oi Kectneky cemll Lave se lected no cit'zeu of their State more ein nemly quali fied for the bigh and responsible duties of Provisional Governor than Major II awes. His r ich social position, Lis pure and unsullied public life; hi? flnselfib devofion to our eau e, anJ eminent auai;;nif uta a8 a lawyer and no iticftD, reui?r his election at thin time pecn'iaily fortunate. Ee ha1 foar sons now ia the Cor fed erate errcv. Brie lien. Jinnes M. Kawes bcitu the e dest. a j or h awes, though ad vanced is j ears, is ia tine heath aud full of esrr.eipt fnthositm for our cause. He has left home a.d family to y.erforti Lis part ia our struggle lor in deperder ca. He was lor tiany jearsa rcpreson'ative frora the Lexington Dist ic in Ihe Congress of the Doited Stites; was n intimate f rier d and supporter of Mr. Cly, and was one of the most prominent politicians cf the V big ptrty during the eventfci trDgle of the past. We-couoiatidaie the people cf Kentucsy upon theetert'on of Mj Hiwei. fiienmoud l)ipatck. An Ukfcunped Statement. TLe Sun copies from the Norfolk Day Book, a statement made by its Rich moi d correspondent, that the delegations frcm Soutu Carolina acd Georgia waited on the President, before Congress adj aimed, and urged him to withdraw dhe troops lrom toose States and at all hazards defend Rich mond and Norfolk. We are authorized by our immediate Rer r -sentative rn Congress to fay, that so far as he is c ncerr,el, this statement is entirely incorrect : and so far as it relates tn thft halancp of the Gttoraria delecatio.. he believe3 it to be equally unfounded. Columbus (CraT) Enquinr. . TUe Virginia. The news that the " Virginia " had been destroyed. proautea a leeiing ot great sadness in our city yester- u j i Apart irom the copes connected with her future. there was a pride felt ia her late wonderful achieve ment, which gave the good ship a place in the affections of the people. And it rau3t Lave been an agony to the commander and crew to apply the torch to a veseel that h.d won feme as wide as the word, and had gone un scathed thr jugh war's um03t appl ances. We bav gathered from a gentleman who was on board, the followiug particulars of the Virginia's last duT3 : ' It Led been determined that the Virginia, after the evacuation of Nor'olk, should be brought into the'James. Commodore Tatuali, her commander, was requested by Gen. Hosier to prottc: him on the water side while he remained in Norfolk, with tli3 promts? that twfnty hour's notice of the time of -the intended evacuation should be given, i be Virginia accordingly lay at Sew elTs Poin. The treachery cf Byera, who carried over the Confederate tug-boat A. C. White, to the enemy, reveakd a'so the dismantled condition of Norfolk, and precipitated the coming of Wool's troops ard the de parture of ours. The evacuation was tbu3 effected cot oaly without the propes d notice to Ccmmodare Tat nall, but Le was not aware of it until it was completed. An cliieer who was sect frm the Ehip to Norfolk to communicate with Gea. Llugtr, narrowly escaped fall ing tnto the enemy's Lands. Commodore Tatnall now, at 7 o'clock on Saturday evening, had to choote between two Cjurscs, The one was to brave Fortress Monroe and the large fleet there, (iocluliag the . Monitor av.i other iron-clae's,) and at tempt to ent r York Rmr the other was to carry out the purpose of entering tb? James. i he lat ter still seemed most eligible, and was deter mined up m. Meanwhile, difficulties had interposed. '1 fce ue-c'aeiyof Bjers Lad caused i he enemy to send gunboats np the James the same day. They were alsa itvly aware ol the intentions of the Virginia, and pre pared to obstruct them. Toe pilots required that the Virginia should be light ered so as to reduce her draught from twenty-two teet to eighteen. At 11 o'clock on Saturday night, the crew set about this heavy woik. The ship was thereby ra:s d out of the water so as to expose her wood stork, her ru-der and propeller. She wa3 therefore left in no condition lor lighting. Hence her escape up the James river leqaind that she should make the trip that night. At this coi d.tion of things, the pilots interposed to say that the westerly winds had so reduced ihi water in the rivfr, and saeh wss the lownesrs of the tide, that they couid nrjt undcT.ake to carry the vessels up the James. Why they reserved this communication to such aahcur need explanation. The cortdhion f the si ip was now such as to render the other course at first enwta ned, as an alternative, a simple felly. Nothing re --i tied in the ju Igment of the c-n m.tt.der I rxi to d 's'roy rut. At two o'c ock on tiaturday eight, she was ran ashore near Cr ;iey Island, and the crew commetctd debarking in two saiaii boa's At ihree they were all oa laud, and C'mim ec'd their march to Suffolk. Oa leaving, they lir..d the VirgiuU. At five the blew up with a tre mendous explosion. The c ew bent their course towards Sofloik, tvmiy-two milts d start, which point thsy reached at vn-s o'cuxl: on 8undvy afternoon. They there took tram !t.-r Petersburg, whence some cf them have ertived in out- city The Virginia was provisioned lor one month; and but lor U t c. urse u.daced oy the tiiiots, might have re- maintd longer aQu', and ft ken tue catmces of escape or hewing lar wav through the enemy's fleet. Bat the i!er to taks her up the James it th d.u-;tit tere re ductd io t ightefa leet, caused the virtual dismantling of U o ship ii r ail p-.jroos s : and when it was then deelar ed that me l.;w si:.gc ot the water rendered it impossi ble tobiiog her uti with-the despatch requisite under the circumstances, the cscjpe of her crew from the fast inclosing lines of the en my, who were already at Pigs Point, adowed no waste oi time in her destruction. Since the Virginia had to be desircyed, it is a relief to tel tbat it was not done in cold blood and by pre r veu o de'S. A cruel fate uuexoeetedlv forced it ud -o j ! r coinmandor. Sirict inquiry will doubt ies3 be mde 1 i , 0ihe corubsoation of ciicamstances that eonsttained j ,n s pasntui necessity. So fir as luult shall be discover- j tJ a:j where, it must be vigorously pushed. So far as the nsii-'t is du-j to th accidents which make up so lartre a part of war, we must submit with equanimity. But as we a-e at ok S :ut cut u.nstar ced, the loss of the Virginia need n d disturb us much. Piacticaliy.it is of KiiJli iop,)rt ; f.:r we had already washed our hands of the water. The closuie oi the Jame below R ciimond is a L that we were expecting cf the Virginia. It may be effected without her, perleciy and completely. We con imaifio no diep.T disgrace than will overtake our engii.eirs and our uuthori'ies generally, if they fait in ihis. I'he people are-reudy t5 bestow ihe:r labsr ia un limited amount at the call of government. A narrow, crooked str urn, with high bns-t, i ff rds admirable ep p-irtunity lor t!ie tmnioyment of obstructions, batteiies, I saarn-hooters, etc.- Let the fate ot the V ei,-im-h ioU-iv. eto. - i t t rift fate ot th V ircrinisi triVc j rencwtd energy to the preparations which are still pro 1 rrttfs'ti, and tne loss will be repaired. And let it teach ! us nut to nly on any ne meens of defence, howcv secure it may seem. By some accident it may tail us. Let us, then-fore, take b end of fate by multiplying our barr.m aud L-uSwurks, r.nd employing varied resources. It the cnjmyVguoboats sLoaid break through our ot.s"fuct.ias. aed run .ur batteries und escape oar sharps hoenei s, there is one other means of meeting them, that must be employed. Iron-clad cr whatever they may be. we mii-it. boa.-d them, i.lannot Richmond, can not the glorious army which lies near 'oy, furnish enough of icso ire men for thia purpose? We are to!.! that the Monitor eao readily be taken by boarding. We mu3l do it. - 111 IIJC ia. Hl Bull J. 1.1 OH 111.-, ll.'J, vuu u . i , , . r . ' most advantaire-'.-u h employee! Lat U3 prepare these 5 tor the c u.haaratioii. u thev shad be needed. .Let U3 . . J . muke Richmond glorious both by land and water, tori buccsfcs.ui nerois o. nitnmona ju.:quver. r.quv I TIF. f KDHRAL t h 10 OF i HCCK x3 there IS BlUIia sp culatien, und some -very errom'ous rumors, with re- pa d to fhe comnaunication received by the cou ? ..vdant ot tliis district, through a flig of truce, on Fridv-y last, it may be well to give a general statement of the facts as 'fey are : It appeals that the communicat oa referred to was from Gere; a! B-'nbam, the Feleta! commander at Fort Pulcski. Its sole o j ct was to propose an exchan-e of the sick and wounded Contedera'e prisoners in the fort, amoua-'ing, as ne state., to '-about twenty, tor a like number of federal prisoners now m cur possession, and fit for servic? ; tbe exchanged men on both s d?s first to take an oath bofoie their discharge from custody. I his proposition was rpliett, to by General Lawton, through a fl )g ot truce, ou Saturday. Though anxious to secure tne release . ,, 1 i -" i j i- toot thr I-n'aejri rr:snnpri hpntPlin - . . 1 i r d an exchange on Ll etlC Uiua Fiup.ru . met, uciiaun under the terms of the capitulation of the fort, as put lbhed in Nor l hern papers, and presumed to be authen ffc, the Federal commander expressly stipulated that the s;c'i and wounded cf the garrison shoj'd be " sent under a fia ot trcc3 to the Confederate -lines," there bein? no condition or cor s'deration annexed, and hence, uneVr a houn jidi fulfillment cf the contract, tjiey should have bei n seat without a demand for an exchaose, and im rudiately after the surrender ,'when the kind offices of i'he sloop-of-war Warren, sloop-of-war Vai.e'uiia, gun frienda were west needed. A proposition now, alter a boat Monican, U. S. seamer Sumter, which latter ves- whofe month has ekose l, and when it suited the pur- pnsrs of the Federal commander to send a flag cf truce, to exctvtnue them lor prisontrs in oar custody, and after the usual ceremony of administering an oath to the par- ties to be exchanged, waa inadmissible, and promptly dec ined. No farther communication has been received from the enemy. Suvunnnh Republican, Mau 12. Cfficiat di;8catc-e3 received 'yesterday, from GtTe.-tteau- rfcard. state that the pconta front Oceola say that the ene- rnv'i- gnnhf.jsts at onod City end Carondolet raa aground to prevent smKing. UD9 yuot ana ssvenreen men Ki.iea. (Sen. B thifiks tl 'a report reliable, a cere cas oe"n no firing frou the enemy 6ince yesterday morning. Their mortar reats nTa all oeen towea ons or ranye 1 ne river rerence mn are greatly elated, and feel coufiience in thsir boats. Mch. Enquirer. The following a list of the ki led at Fort Macon : Chas. Brown, and finother, name not recol'ected, Capt. Blount's Co ; Combs, Co. F. Lt. Cogdell, cmtnandirg; bo'n i Hdm tnn. tin. ti. tiant. Mannv : K-iiih he.nou jas - Man ni : Willis V,(v. H . ftant. Pnl ; wnnndpd erioaslv. These two were left at the Fort. xv.n Lancaster, no. k : lewe.i. co. es.uant. uuiou. The nantes of those slightly wounded, we have not Ker talned. Mate Journal 5sr ft Viewing It Dlfftremly. The Convention of this State tdjourned yesterday. Eubjoin the notices of th adjonrnment made by the Raleigh Standard and Raleigh Stale Journal respect ively : - - Fiom the Ra'eJgh Standard. The Ci vtiiiluii. This body will certainly adjourn to-day, Tuesday, thel3h. The proceedings of Monday are crowded out. Oa Monday, among other thines, an ordinance report ed by Mr. Gilar from the finance committee, was passed, to issue two m 'l ons of dollars in treasury notes, to meet the liabilities o? the Sta'e. Also, an ordinal ce to charter a Railroad from Fayetteville to Florence, South Carolina ; also, an oidinance exempting members of the Society of Friends from military duty in the war, on th-ir paying in esch case S100 ; also, an ordinance to secure to ctt'zens driven from their homes by the en emy, the right to vote for uovernor in any coonty in the State, ihe ordinance to establish the othce of Lieutenant Governor was then taken up, debated, amen ded, and then laid upon the table. From the State Journal. The CoVMillon Iinpottmtt. Thank God the Convention has adjourned we ear nestly hope never to meet again. It expired" for want of a quorum on Tuesday (tbis) morning, at 1L o'clock. it nas adjourned to meet again any time previous to the 1st of November next, on the call of the President, or cf three of five members namd, in case of his death. If not called by that time the adjournment is sine die. lte people may now breathe freely. 11 olden and Graham and Badger atd those who lollow tben have been foiled in their every atUinpt to advance themselves through party machinery. Holden has nU been made Governor, even for the unexpired term of Gov. Ellis end what is more, he never 'will be Governor. Thess leaders, who have wantonly and so long trifled with the public patieuce and public time aDd public money are represented to us as amkiag away to-day from the Cap itol their head3 bowed and their prospect blighted. The only cheerful men we see are those who desired long ago to brirgr this miserable affair to an end. f plilt ami Policy of Burntl'le. . No'hing tbat a Yutikee cm say or do gives us any cause for astonishment. From the beginning we saw the end, and prepared fcr the worst. This may spem unseasonable and even errcgant ; but from the begin ning cf the war, we have uniformly declared our con viction that, iu the last r.sort, to cflect the subjugation of the Scu;b, the negroes, as far es pract'.Cible, wculd be armed against their masters, and incited to deeds cl craelty and guilt which would make demons b!u.-h. Of this de;erminat;oj, on the part of our barbarous inva ders, we Lave iosv proof positive from lips which do not :-. Ti r.n . tic- ll is as tai.owrt : After the eumnder of Pert Macon, two ccmmi3 si(n?d officers had an interview, accidental, we suppose, with Gen. Burcside, who expressed the determination of his government to subjugate the South. He was asked ou? th;s was to be brought about ; to which he rep.'iei that if nothmg e'se would dj, be would srn the Eerce3. Oae of the officers, astonished at the enormity of eu'-h contemplated barbarity, ou the part of a civ il z d people, inquired ol the General ii Le understood him to say he woal i arm the negroes egaiust the whites iu order to sjtj iate the Sou h. The General ret lied in the affirmative, repeating his deteimination to arm the negroes, if nothing else would do. Surely, General, interposed the offijer, you wcuul not exterminate the wonseo ar.d children in that way. l es, replied the Gen end, emphatica'ly, if even that be necessary to reduce you to submission, it will be done. We do. n.;t de ni it necessary to give the names cf tne oliioers who he d this dialogue with Gf n Burnside, but one was a Captain, and the other ranked a3 Maj r, and their veracity is above tuipicioa. We did n t get ihe conversation from them, but we received it from a source which places its accutar y beyond a doubt. We have tried to state the facts verbatim as they were to!d to U3, and we feel assured we have added nothing to lhAv force. Raleigh Journal. The Steamer Plantkr. Our community was in tensely agiiattd Tuesday rooming by the intelligent thit the steamer Planter, lor the last twelve months or more employed both io State at.d Confederate ferviee, had been taken possession of by her c dortd crew, steam ed up and boldly run cut to the blockad rs. The news at first was not credited ; aed it was not until, by the aid of glasses, she was discovered, lying between two Federal friga'es, tbat all doubt on the subject was dis pelled. A great vaiety ct rumors and surmises were circulated in refereLce to the parties oncerned, and the cumber ol the fugitives ou board the steamer. I'he most authentic particulars that we cou'd gather are as f j.l )W3 : Between 3 and 4 o'clock, Tuesday morning.the steam er left SO'ithern Wharf, having, it is supposed, oo board Eve negroes, namely, three engineers, oue pilot and a deck hi-nd. Upon leaving the wharf fhe UrUil wbarl signal was given by those oa board, and fhe usual pri vate signals given when pissing rort Sumter. I be ofujcr of the watch at the latter po.-t was ctlled as usu al, but observing the signal ajd snppewirg all riant, al lowed her to proceed, fche ran lrnuAdiatdy cut to the blockading vessels : The f'l'u.ter had on board four large gun3 destined for one of our new ioratic ttions, and veie es to L)W3 : one rifled forty two p under, lately put m spleud d con dition at the Foundry ot Lasou : Brothers am! ea:d to be a splendid piece ; two eight-inch Culumb ais, and one thiriy-'w'o poumier. Ia addition to these, ehe baa on bo trd her own armaratnt, whicu cjusis e.J ot one tbiriy two pounder and one twenty f ur pounder, inak ing nx stuns in till taiieu out to the fleet. t he i latiter was a ne w higii-pre.-sure steamT, be- lonuiuff to Oupt. Jolm Ferguson. She was regarded 1.1.1 L -ulu , , as one ot the asiest boa s 1.1 ihe harbor, and Very val- . , , . . . , . . ' , uable river servici. but unfit fcr sea work. Three I nf ll.p womva whn u-ft ftlcr h Irtr.tri tn ltnrt. KerD-n- ' M t , d J M - . ... .t missing from the city yesterday, but for inform ition on this point we suppose we raut await the next atrival of Northern uews from Port R yal. The PUiiter W33 observed aionJts'd-2 of the flaet yes terday afternoon, an 1 from appearances it was sunpos'd tbat one of the Jbederal gunboats was engaged in re moving the arms from her deck. Such are the material p t g we ' J. . latloa 10 1018 tx J have been able to gitLer them in re- raordlnary cccii ten -e Cias. Cou , 14A iast. The EtCArs of Steamer Plaster to the Enkmt's Fleet. Wt: are infoimed that this shameful proceeo:ng is due wholly to the criminal absence ot tne Master, Mate and Lugineer from their post3 ; and that General Riphey had arrested them for the purpose of having tbem I lyuui ii jidi i laic ug crwuc iu j- wmtv iu w k... u , l.. . . . r . . .. I'-ht, the crew taking advantage ol tae absence ol an . - , th(. harn h,-M n on her W3V. by both the police detective ad a sentinel on duty, they supposed her oa the lawful err m l ot conveying cannon from one post to another Lliarleston Courier. Tns Yakkek Fleet ix Warsaw Sound We learu from tLe piisouers captured by the picket of tie Thirteenth Georgia, on Sunday, tbat the Federal flit new ia Warsaw Sound, comprises the following vesfe s : j sel, we learn, has a cordet sing apparatus capable of pro- ducinz six hundred gallons ol ire3b water per dy, atd j 13 used ter supply intr fresh water for the Federal fl-et. The prisoners, a list of whose names we published yesterdiy, were sent to Macon by our military au- thonttea, yesterday morning. bavinnah news, I3lh inst. Despoti-m at thb Nobth. Threatened Suppression of a Hew-pap-sr. From the Aew iork Leader we copy the I lOlluWlUK PKhSONAL. 1 have been informed by telegraph, as the Leader-afta to press, that it ia th intention of becre Hary Stanton to preveut tne transit of this paper tnrongh the mails- p-ecratary htanton hold that unfavorable cirocism npoa mm conauci or ino war weparxnieni is cai- j cnlated to weaken the Adm nis'ration and exercue an m- jsubordioa'e innoeace in the army. If secretary Bianton 1 cannot saotait to cniicism. rnd anuposes tbat he an orardpotent power above and beyond public opinion. I J think be ia speedily destined to be disabused of this ar- - iogant fallacy. , - 1 1 win ca.rxvv await anv coercrve rreasnr?B tnai mav uc I adoD'e 1. an ! rtijice in the onnnrtaretv which they will J tjranoy, even though it may coma tiom go overbeariiig i en art 10 vtna cate me ireeaom or tne rresa irutu vm.w - 1 ana reclle&s a eouxce aa Secretary btantoo. "TERMS Oir. AJDVKUTISIWO. Per Square of 10 tinea or IcmcmSi In uAvmnv. One square, l laseruon, .'........ 1 X Do. do. 2 do.... i 25 Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. do. S do ;. I SO do. Smonthswithoutchange, ........... 4 oo do. 6 do... .do..... .do... ........... t oo do. 1 do. ...do..... do.. ............ 12 oo do. do. . renewed weekly, ,.U 00 do. 12 An An An - IA - Do. jO-Aavertisemem ordered to be continued on the Inside, charged 37$ cento per square for each insertion alter the tt it. tsrSo advertisement, reflecting .qPud private character, can, under ant circumstances, be admitted - Virginia nut to be Snrrendtrtd. ' Two gratifying paper? were communicated to the Virginia Legis'ature yesterday a Message from Gov. Letcher, and a communication from the President of the Uonfedt racy, giving the essururca that the army will not leave Virginia, until every means has been ex hausted in her defence. TLe language of the President is clear and emphatic. We are proud of the spirit of our Govern menta. Con federate and State, relative to this question of holding and defendiug this State to ihe last. The army will not abandon the sacred soil of Virginia. 1 hat has been made the battle-ground, ard on that most the ene my establish bis eupericrity in fa r fight before it will bi abandoned to him. The evacuation of the sea-coast positions and cities became a necessity. There was no avoiding it, in consequence of the immerse advantage enjoyed by the enemy in his possession of the entire na vy of the United States, acd the material and .meckan- lcal skill for the rapid construction of iron c'ad gun boats, while we bad neither a navy, nor the material aad the mechanical force, to enable us to compete with him in cny sense. It is true, we bed the Virginia ; bat, beside her, nothing. Her destruction, and the qusstioi 3 it involves, suggests matters of debate which afford ' Dfither satisfaction nor benefit bow to discuss. Our in ability to meet the enemy on the water, as a general question, was clear and indisputable, and the withdraw al from the sea unavoidable. Second to Virginia is the defence of thia city, for manifold reasons, and it is in keeping with the gene al purpcs2ol both governments that they shou'd resolve 10 the uttermost to defend Richmond. All the means in the power of the State end the Confederacy are plcihr- ed to this, and we may be assured that the enemy will not oe anowea to gratuy ite prominent d.sire cf bis heart, to hector and domineer over the inhabitants of this far-famed and beautiful town, until every means is exhausted. The President nobly takes the staDd, that though Richmond should fall, there ate a plenty of battle-fields yet in Virginia to fight for tbeccujc for twenty years . J be Bentimeut is as truthful as patriotic. I he Confed erate Government assures us that the Old Dominion ia not to be given up. God inrbid that it should 1 It would be giving up much more than Virginia. The cause would be, indeed, itseit well nigh surrendered in that event. The Government is rot i n'y l ist, but wise. in its determination to stand by Virginia to ih lest. Richmond Dispatch. Gen. Jvtkno.'i'g Victory. Gen. Stonewall Jickson has achieved a treat victory ever the Yankee Geural Miliroy. We gather from our exchanges the following encouraging reports : TLe Lynchburg V tgnnai), of W ednesday, says : Intelligence was received from Jackson's army yester day, by telegracb, to the tffect that Jackson Lad secur ed the passes of the Ch:at Alountain, and bad forces at Franklin, Pendleton county, whereby the enemy s re treat bad been cut oS. '1 hey are repreeented aa being in the most deplorable condition, utterly broken up, having thrown away their arms and are wandering about the mountains without either food or arms. It is said tbat some five hundred of them were captured on Ale n day. Large quantities ol aterauuition taken fiom the enemy have been sent by Jackson to Staunton. A more utter discomfiture never happened to any army than that which has overtaken Miliroy 'a forces. The Ripublican of same date Las the ft llowirg : The news Irom General Jackson's command is glori ous. Afer defeating Miliroy at McDowtL's the other day, he pushed on in pursuit, und has succeeded in rout ing and dispersing the whole Yankee army. His cav alry has gotten possession of Franklin, the county sat of Pend eton, and also of a gap in CLeat Mountain, so that the enemy's retreat 13 thought to be efLe'udly cut cff. He hu3 captured all their arms, stores acd provis ions, and scattered tLeir men through tLe mountains in a starving condition. Oa Saturday, be took 500 pris oners at one haul, and is pickiug fhem up at e tiry turn ot the wood. It is coifidently believed that old Stone wall will bag the whole of Mtiiroy'a army. Thi3 infor mation has reached us by private telegrams and Utters, which leave no doubt ot its correctness. TLe Richmond Examiner ct yesterday, says : Our guerrilla bands in Northwestern Vi gmia Lave leen doing good work. Tliey made, a few d iys sine", a defcent on Summerville, the county s"at of Nicholus county, drove out the Yankees, taking a number of prisoners r.nd capturing their baggage and stons. I hey then surroutd-d the town ol Suttousvii e, the county seat of Braxton county. The Yankees sent out a flag of truce and surrendered unconditionally. The guerrillas took 142 prisoners cnl all their stores and bageage. Oar men then followed up and took tLe enemy's stronghold on Cheat Mountain, capturing a numb r of prisoners, together with all ti e baggage, and 1 u' the remainder of the Federal force to fi ght. These latter were met by Millny's Federal army, v,bo, followed by Jackseh, were on their way to Cheat Mountain, aud reported that locality to be: occupied, by ten thousju 1 desreradces. Mihroy thereupon stopped, arid was at tached by General Jacksjn, who captured all his trains and artillery end routed his vvbobj ioiq From the IVterahurg Express. The Flgl.t ui Jbit iruiy. He fight at Fort Drury yesierdiv on James river, (Chesiei field side.) was q ute an exciting afJair, and wa nave good grounds for believing, resulted iu- u deenh d repulse to th'i Line nin gunboats. A gen'L-man who wa3 present, informs us that the approacn of the Fer'er? ala was first discovered by our picket about day light. 1 Le fighting was commenced at hulf-pa.-t sev n, and was continued witliout iiitermis-iou uutil 1 1, when the gun-boats, entirely satisfied, retiied rapid y down iha river. The Galena, an iron-clad, but not so form .da ble as the Monitor, was the only vtstl enga!d, although ire Monitor and three gun-boats were present. I be enemy fi ed very rapidly, and did come execution in and arounu ti.c around the Fort, but meny of tLe shells went lar be yond the works, some of them exploding a mihi dist.nr, nr.d tne worts, some oi mem expioaiug a nr.13 oistiur, nr.a ott era bursted over the turnpike. 'Ihe Galwna wrs ot era bun placed hors du combnt by a plungirg shot, which enter ed her upper deck, ranging d iwuwerls, and setting Lex on fire. She preceded a mile or so down tLe river, when she was ruu into shallow water and sunk, to have her from total destruction by fire. A shot from one of our rfled guns cut a small boat in twain, which was swinging from the s Je eit one of the wooden vessels, atd sent two men which it contain ed to the bottom. As the fleet moved cfl our sharp-shooters who lined the banks of the river for three or faur miles, pourtd their deadly missiles into every port-hole and at every pilot-house. One pilot was certainty killed, as ha was scea to fall at the crack of a sharp thxiter's rifle. Other cf the invaders, it is thought, were sent to their Cnal ac count The bigh blofls, thickly covered with under growth, effard admirable protection fcr sbarp-shootets, and the number, we hear, ia to be greatly increased. The casualties on our side were five ktiied and eight wounded. We hive ascertained the following : B)wyer's Battery, from Bot;tourt county, lusionemac killed George Clemeuls and three wounded. Jones Batterv, Bedford county, l men killed. ' Sales' (Bedford) Battery, 2 men killed. Captain I Sales 8;i 'hlly woualed Jn the arm Oit informant saw r mule wnich wa3 dreadfully man- ghd and killed, more than a qnarter of a mile from the Fort, by the explosion of a shell. I'he animal had three legs cut cfl, and its side was torn out. It is the opinion of several who were presnt at tha bombardireat, that the enemy will make another at tempt to sileccd our gun3 at Fort Drury, and that when be next ccmes, it will be with mortar boats. I he biuii are too elevated for hia gunboats to do much execution. V e are pleased to learn that the b st ppints pervade cur men, and that they are determined to make Old Abe 8 " on to IlichmoDd " by water, ts a.mcuitas have hppn hia f! irta tn re ph nnr elorious caoitkl or irrn A eect'em?n from Mir'dle Tennessee aeures us that the report that an entire Federal regiment statiot.ed at Nashville, laid down their arms and rtfaeeJ to d duty any longer, is true. They entered the service to tight for the Union." As eoon as they learned they were deceived, tbey ccncluded to quit, acd did. TLe regi ment was immediau ly disbar ded and the men tent is ortn for tear tne dclectiOj migt spread. It is conhe my oelieved the federals wm evacuate Nashvule in a 8"ort time. We hope they will not take the military Gover nor; with tbem, as there is a goodly number of bi old friends over this way who would like te meet up with him oae time more. Athens (lenn) . - - - -
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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May 22, 1862, edition 1
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