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rrUT? Wll MINUTON JOURNAli. !B1'et7i tJt cone to be at all conjared with the farmirg jtia U iuuiauivi iateresL Something to 'eat is tb great point for ccr soldiers and for all of ua, COSFEDEHATE STATK9 OF AMERICA. WrLxMIKGTQNTN. C THDPSDAY, APRIL 9, 1863. NOTICE. e From nd after lias day tbe subscription price ol this paper will be THREE DOLLARS per year, in advance All enbscribcTa'now ia arraiM, who do not pay p 7 the SOth of Jane nsxt, and piy cue jear in advance will have their papera discontinued at that time. 3"No subscrip tion received fcr less than 12 months.- March 19th, 1SG3. Oca Rffcbtss i3 prevented by the ilinesi of a mem ber of his family, frcia preparing & eynopsi'3 of the mar kets this weik, and he requests the indulgence of the readers cf the Journal for the present omissiOD, bopiDg tha ho will be able in future to attend to his datie3. If there 13 anything in Lcc-fruit, peace U rapidly Bp proa chirg, eilcc the eggs have taid that we are to have it ia three weeks from Easter Sunday, and Easter Sun day has ccn2 and gone. In fact, the longest time giv en by iLcce craclcs is to th3 fourth of Moy then "paz" we mustbavs. V.'e arc sorry to believe that these flattering promnea are as fragile as tie chells upon which' they are said to have been inscribed, and cva more liable to be broken. We may hope for pcaca within tic year, but v?e can calculate upon rolling cf the kind with any approach to c-:rlainty. He tcrribte rcvcTEe? which overtook ot.r arms in tie rprbg and early summer of last year post poned pcac3 almost indefinitely. rJ hey certainly added at least a full j cr.r to the 'duration of the war. Oar subsequent uocc-ce-3 have yet hardly retrieved oar lost position, end we Lve not got buck the territory wc were forced to abat-don. We f.lt, tnu with seme reasonable assararo? of being tome cut by the facts, that if our fljg Lad beer. as cuccendul in May of 18G2, as it had been borne mcnlLa before, tho tack cf the invasion would have bc:n brchen bcOrc the tummcr waned. That such was cot the esse wo all know too well Roanoke, Don dson, Miil Hi J, Nashville, New Orleans, all cam? in fall tid r.rainEt U3. The enemy tock fresh heart the o war Lai a new lcazo. We know tot what may be in the future, but it is evident that nothing tends to dispose the Northern mind far peace zo Etrongly as their own failure in war, and moikkg makis tbeiii eo belligerent a3 cpy disasters to the Confederates. A few Fridcricksburg or Maeesas victories ia tho West, would do a great deal to increase tad vitalize that feeling, which is said to exist in the Northwest, arid which, perhaps, has a sen of specula tive csislcnco there. Cut it cannot be denied, that, with certain noble c-xee-lion, the average of advantages "West hze not bun with the Confederates. The men ol th3 Northwest lii'.l think they can force their way to Ike Ga!f,ad eour.oand the navigation cf the Mississip pi and i'.a tri'..u;a:i .3 ou their own term? ; and until this imprccibn h prcv.d to b3 a delusion, and that delusion is disposed Lzi t2 Northwestern mind, all the talk of reaction there will t.iosit to little or EOthing in fact It may I: U2;J Lr pi; :y purposes, and for that only. We can rov,- z.s 0 prefect cf peace short of the whole y?ar, clJ ev.a then t.U rauct depend upoa tb.2 suce-rss Van Governor Vauos'b Adireen of coaraa decides in the negative the queatioa o his calling the LegielatKre to gether to obtain action prohibiting the plantif g f cot ton or tobacco over a cvtain amount.' PaixTrKG 'Paper. Tfcc destruction, by Ere, latt week, of the Bath paper Mills, war Augusta, Gorgi , ia likely to ocroeion eeiioc3 inconvenierce to some of the leading papers in Georgia and South Carolina, who received their Eupplies from these mill?. The Angus! Constitutionalist says it may eutail the necessity ol sus pending the Constitutionalist, and alio the Southern Field ar.d Fireside: For the present no more subscrip tions will be taken. The Charleston Courier it in the tame predicament and threatened with nwpeoEion, as it got its supplies of paper from the Bath Mills and carrot get any otbe source of supply- Messrs. Cokkad and Reagan need not war bo des perately against the Press of the Bou h. It will soon be pretty well wetdid out without their assUtanca. Even dow it iB an uphill bash-. What it will be shortly ws are uoable to eay. - Our Tennessee exchanges all eecm to concur in the opinion that no general engagement is likely to ttke place soon in Middle Tennessee, between the forces un der Johkstcn and Rosxcbaxz. General BaAaa-i3 ab sent on account cf the dangeroui illoee3of his estimable wife. It appear, to b conceded that the idea of advancing into North Alabama by way of Columbia," Tennessee, or of formisg a junction with Grakt to flank Pimbsr tox, been abandoaed4by Rosicrasx, who finds his communications already m seriously embarrassed by our cavalry, that h8 dares not prolong his line. For some rceeon the idea of an attack on our part is not broached, though why, we hardly know. It is true the enemy 13 heaviJy eatrAched at Murircesboro', and the attack by us would have to be made under ve;y serious disadvantages. Rosecrasz rnny be deterred from an advance by a similar apprehension of the strcrgth of our position. W Uftfn that n alarm t fire about two o'clock tbw morning prtHhl-from the burning of two small , rjfaege peenUar cakmitics which often bef!! a cation bou$. Tr k'tch-rvi 00 the North pid? of GLescat street, gtioggbog fr existence, arebont 0 come upon us, in lu lxth 0;.d Serrh. Tlw houses, we think, be the shape of a scarcity of protistonr fnd tbreateDed Irnifol -ute of the fate 1'etkr Smith, diceaa d acd n- ecu pied by rt.lorr J pt ople The houses were QOr e t0 epare . .acd tber -g yaDge that insufficient pre- completely HBroyl Wi h noef of their contws. ; As parRfon will be made lor the ensuing season, and that nt tn-inm t c washerwomen it ia said that a ft considerable proportion of the Jabor of the country ffnod mv cloU.ta t-Iorring to "other people1 were SB Yi TELEGRAPH. FOP Tf IK ; JORH M injsjy burned. thnlij tovrtv,l, 1th will be devoted tn the production of crops other than breadsttflf . The I eislature having adjourned without taking ac- tioD to prevent this much dreaded state of things, and it not beine deemed expedient to call it together again so early after its adjournment, I have deemed it my duty to address von iu ibis extraordinary manner, pray- 3hr Vail t7penc Th. n.om ii; ! itant battle of the war was comm?n rh.-vB,,,. harb.'.r vesterday. at 3 o'clock, P. M " v . , . i by the Federu! ii. tt ol iron-clac's. uur aovices arc uu-j io??-yon of ycur own wiu? t0 avert it. And I am con n n nfi6t s o'clock, at which time the conflict had fid t tfaat lbe iarfi:e-hearted patriotism the wonderful lnllprf ii not suindtd until this morning. It is grati- gtntroeiiy which last jear filled to overflowing the f! l! L wsrc that fort Sumter, wbkh was the storehems of our quartermasters, 17 V'"b , . - - i -rj ,i,t nnr I Call IU Otnau Ol oar uaKCJ tuiuico, uaa uui jcl uir main ey- eon-, tea not utt u uju.cu, " : ed the krmers of North Carolina inCa cn fr f,p ki own, wes euk 01 e boy kilJed ana nve . . confent there j3 allowed to be but one men wi ut;dd in ti is toit -w ere gnn was disn ounltd iD danger to oar speedy end triumphant sacces!1, ard that fort Moul'rk'. Th- Iricate Iowi is. the failure of out previsions. Oar victorious eol- . t.;tr Hvrm rlad di. rs now constitute tha best army in the world arms des acd one Monitor, 8nd mauiu0C8 are abundant ; time and experience have boat is reported as having been badly it jured been witbirawn from the contest. riven us admirable leaders, and everything is prosper ous and uopetol, except in me ne.a ana worKsnop "f -s iptv raural that our people thould fetl a deep Everything depends noiy upon the rodusTy and patri 11 7 U'U1 . - i:n,, ot 'rti isai of the farmer. Jsow that so many brawny inttnbtiatto result, many having chikhea at sc,odI to the plow h- g0Q'e in Charlrston. who had not oeen rvmovea irum iu. (he Tsvs9t UDeS8 those still at home strain evert no ti vtstu'dav oftfrr.oon. IleTjCt the enxietj U tLeir nerve to produce b;ea4, our cause may be ruined. narents'and friends far their safety We are pleased to Without bread, toe so.aier m neniitr s.rgtu .. , f, . . .-. 0 ir;t Mn courage : without bred the cries of his little ones at learn that Gin. Keaurkoabd is in h gh spirits, anl course wi Hi,!ant camos. and cast anticipates success to cur arms. We are also p.eased & sickeing chili hi8 heart. No bravtry, no skill, to 1 car that the citizens generally manliest a si.i uar cr device, nor human wisdom, can cope with that feelir" with ther beloved Commander. We trust m dreaded enemy -famine, w hile our Drave oerenaers , . , .1 amo I llu "UJ IWJ vu. u., ' ..... come cut vx-tonou. We- shall awust lurtner news ... , q duties though less glorious and pretend- frr.m M'.f bif ieced ciiv ith great anxiety, but at the : ' are (aaallv as important and well dtfioed. Though B.mutir.-. ifA Riup nf onr triuirnh. whether thH not batilinsr i h the living and embodied enemies of fi,., ... . ,n ,1 .... 4,r a o ,,,. day ur country, we are yet in Ler service, uuu iuS6iiB fighl t..ds to d.ij t.r at a uiure oay. j danjreroos and insidious destroyer. And &s the soldier who shirks the conflict and deserts V .'JTBOJI CBALBTON. ? Chablistok, April Cth, 186S . Important movements are taking place here, but for mil itary reasons no purticnlars can yet he telfgraprei. . CAPTORIB OF MORE T4NKEES. ' V Richmokd, Va., April 5th, 1W. rant. KmIit. with flftv Ben. wai attacked by rehaa dred and fifty Yanieea at Draneville, Va., on the 1st of April. Mcshy'a first fire brought down aome thirti of ike enemy, the rest fled. Moaby pursued and captured 7, who reached here last evening. They belong to ine in 'mont cavalry. ; CONFEDERATE C0NQFE3. , Bmhkokb, April 4th, 1863. tn th PAnatA tn-a. the act to convert the 1st Regiment S. O. Infantry, now atationed at Fort Fumter, into tte ana Recimentof Artiller. recency vetoed by the tr reBiaeni. was asain paaf-ed, afteadiBCuetion, by a two thirda vete in fTor of the Bi'l. The Bnte then went into arcret aeasicn on the tax bill. . COS FEDERATE CONGW.SS. Richmokd, April 4th, 1S63. In the lie use, Mr. Foote introduced a resolution propo- aing U change the aeat of Government. Rejected &y al most a ueanimons rote. The bill increaaiog tae pay vi ue so'diera four dollara per month, was passed. OEOKCHA LEGISLATDEE. MiLiDOKvri.i.E, Geo., April lib, 1863. Boh Reuses have reconsidered, by large majorities, the action of jesterdy rejecting the bills testricting cotton planting. The C'nBisTiAN Advocate We are glad to see bis comrades in the hcur of battle, is a coward or a el c t.zA Icli e rropains in the Wcg". CetAi-LrrTCN c;i V.be. i: ?At v.lat poir.f. v-ili ih3 tEy ra.kc tltij t'..iet.-i.':l aJtackir Will it b3 Cl:ar et,t .n cr KavaniitL? . rr.-v.br tf the Nw Voik fler'ild coctaiasa le'tcr f;x-in V.siaLirfti.n, ia vLk-h the writor. tpon the .'i:.Lc?i j-1.; " u urcxa i tl'isc.o ticm Cherlt eiou," caaractei.E :a f c a--.:rc a ti cuy w uL.piegu&u.c. He acus: 1; vc-.k i L 0 lcfic.LIi:,; u Icow t at tho Rehela Unl l::ic: for crcr, r.ad a crnshirg blow thoa'd f .ii uyoi. a ri cr vlacc-s Icsh foriiiicci aud better tituatea tcv vpi.it tula v.i i, vhe ia eiir. Ia baVdt.aj ti.at " r aco " ? or i.j it, as mtcy belve, Wilaii-c.tc-i cr IU 1 'i? ? . A l'it:c c'.ra wi-tehluiae-aa at a'l thtsa poiii'-s v.cu:i ic uuvi. al.Ie. The throve, b&aa the -jaruiinali republican, u not uiworiby cf iltc-tioi:. It coind.Jcs with otho; ioor- taatioa in cui posvvscloa, ej far aa tho Yankee yiC&t of the imprern .l-.li'y of Chiilcttoa arc concerned. We may add that tl.e-.'ivCus t shared by a good many of our own ul'ilary kcc. We ara Lot without sLiong hopes that a i-ih-.nt loolr-oa:. will be kept at the oLLcr (V.ii,-n: .-; rA Ha vannaa ma v be mot u Lay 2 uost directly aimid at, br.t we i Tns Wheat crop in Mississippi (says the Jackson 1 3Jississippian) looks very promising, in fact it could not look better. There is a large surface of cur soil in wheat, promising flour in abundance alter the Mpv harvest. If tbcre are no mere frosts this State will furnish wheat enough to supply half the Confederacy in flour lor the next year. Here Las been comparatively but email crops of cotton planted, which shows the good sense of the people. From Charleston. The Charleston paperB did not come through to-day, and there is an interruption in the telegraph lines, so that we have no informatioa by these channels ; but we have posi tive advices from a private source, which leavea-no doubt that preparations for an attack are progressing, and thut the attack itself ii so imminent, that it cannot be deferred many days, and may commence at any moment. That, indeei, it may have akeady commenced. Yesterday one or two iron-clads were inside of the bar, but out of range of our Forta, so that no shots bad been ex changed. The br.r is farther trcm Forts Moultrie and Sum ter tbaa theso latter are from the City. The iron-clads, with accorapanyirg ganboats, were supposed to ba occu- that tho Christian Advocate has beeu revived ai uawigu, t..-ro, RO Pnaaiv i he who withholds his hands from by its ionr.er K iitor, Rev. Wm. Ii. PtM.. The estab- the pjJWt or guts it to the production of those crops i:i,..,,..r.t .1 .v nn it (Virnorhted ccmnanv. caoitfd which Drcdoce- money and not bfead, though he may hn not m intend it. Ihe humblest mother in all the land, tfZD.WU, 01 uuu u.e taa u - i,, PaPPQ nf a hpl.ilfsa family, can Besidifl the publication oi He-Advocate, the company fiaJ tQ p?ant a jew potatce3 cear her Cabn.door ; Hp"o-t to ccu.oiet co the rublication of echo J and re-1 the DOOrest )lttle boy, wboe inf'unt aJ unekilled hands li-iou bwikrt, tracts, &c, so . sooa as tne nrceary may plant a few hills cf corn, or gather the?sbeaves fif pn a.( r.,i-4eria!s can be obtained. ' CtrriNo Ur -We notice that the UicL:n nd En quirer anntuncts its terms to ba for tba daily paper, $15 thr? jear ; $3 the half jeur. Semi-weekly, $10 the year ; $5 the half ; .ai. Weekly, 5 the ycfer ; $3 the half jenr. This seems to be the rule now in Richmond, or scon will bg, and even tben it is a smaller a Jvai.ce than l.aa bee n made upon all other things, or upon any of the-material or elements which enter, hato the pro duction of a newspaper. We not?c3 that the Whig still adheres to its rate of $12 a year, but it, and all others will soon hove to follow the had of the Enquirer and Examiner. The Charleston Courier has Lotmade its appearance this morning ; neither i.uve the Augusta papers. We trust that they have not ben forced to y'eld to the pa per funnre, precipitated by the destruction of the Bath Mills, about six miles from Aagusta, cn the South Car olina Riilr-ad. These are times that try meu's sols, nrt-kt-tp end resource s, and they are tretthig no better pied in planting buoya, tkcn6h cf course this had not been et8 of tfae cdDgreffalif a Gcunsieiy aaceriaioa. 1 points ir-dic.it talked about, : coafeaa that v; far removed Iron danger when we Lnow Hiat tho.c is ar iwc ia:mcu33 hoatila arcaa- he urs eai! cf our .-T.f.-,r- meet cn tli2 cosst within bar. While wo writo, a da:pdtc'a come from Charleston which looks oialaou-?. It may raeaa an ctfack them, or it may Let. . 'i. it3 Cri ti!t y Act. We ro:!d call publ ttteutisn to tae copy cf the Currency Act pa:.-cd last racnth by the Ccngrcta c the Ccnf.-d-rste Sut;s a:d published by authority of kw forpaV.io iaDrraaticn. Wo weaU ci!l particular atlcatioa to the fact that treasury Lilcs L:acd before 1st December, 1862, are fundable ia 8 per cent, bonds cr stocks cntil-tke 22cd April, 1VC3., r.fter that thy in 7 per cent, stocks until th-3 1st At.a.t 1SG3. alter which they c:aie to be fun dable Atler tho 231 April, lo 8 per cent, bends will hz iscuzd. r.-d there Lro ail who wbh to faad notes in 8 per cent, s'aclis ha.l b:tt?r CC2 to it at once. Deposi taries far tho fuudir.g cf Treasury Notes Lave been ap pointed ia Wilairgtou, Raleigh,. Asheville, Charlotte Fajetteu.l3 c:.u vo dsj's I'spcia 1 -ro'. See advcrtismcn6 in a sere wsuli t p-:ar to ki comctaicg scn&as go&cg ci at Cksr.'e.-tca. Thfrc Live been runiDra here of the apprcae'j cf the Lcali.'e ll.ct lo the bar, end the brief despatch rceaed ILia Lr.rLinjloos lilra aconfirmatiion of the: ru:aer3. We v.-Ul probably ccoa h?a? nemo farther and more definite cew3 hoai iht po'.ui. We are tot certain that the ball has cpeazd c; U t'jo'at to open, but certainly it locks as if it were, ai.u wo tucuU nat bo Eurprised to tear of the Cht Laving been commeaocd at any mo xacit. It vrill be a Lorce aad obttieato ens without doubt. Da;7y Jou) r.al, Cl'i. Tocd. V"e believe there u feed cccugh ia the cDun try with rcaiaalle ca:e to support our 'people through the prctrnt ea:aa.er, ezpecially will thre'b2 a plenty if vegetables ci a'.l kii.u3 arc indusuiously raised, which will not tLly c!:c cut the Eurply o ccreab, but will eon tiibala largely to tts health of our people both ia camp and E.t Lonae. . Wc thitk it ehcn'd be heme in mind that investiga tions maJi by iLe govcrcuent cf the Confederate States leave no do-ubt of the enlueicney of the Eupply of food both'breadstu'ds and meat, and thi3 should be borne in raind by the pecplV, il it will have any tendsncy to re atraia incidlnate anJ extertlcnatc pric;s founded upon Euppostd eeaieiiy. Without fall plantleg this scaecn, tLcro Kill be ecar city, tewt-ver, iu the future, let that tot hi forgotten. We vtculd direct attention to G overnor Vance's Address to the people ol the State, and would bespeak for it that rtrpecttul consideration which tha great im portance oi the tut jrct dcnifmds. ThGovaLcriiitiits and earnest an eloquent appeal' whica we Uust will not be without its tfieet, for ttere is n-uch, tvujiLiL.g hluieot, at stake. But for the grct urgency cf the cceasica cur friends, the farmers, would have a rcod riflht to resect the lib crty which Edilois, Ccrretpoudents, Governors," Legisla tors, and, indeed, all manner cf people, take to lecture them as to whaz they ehalr plant and what they shall sell and what they shull ask for their prodace. Bat tbe urgency that jusiifks this tppercnt intermeddlicgpres Ees with equal-weight upon all, and converts into a sol" earn duty, what, under other circumstances might seem very much like cn impertinence. There ar8 other in terests that have a good deal to do with our success, and A large number cf teissi, believed to be trans ports weie outside the bar, while a force of six thcu-asd Federate !:ad effected a latding freni the Stoco River cn James' Island, a'.l indicating aa early, if not immediate at tack and on a most fcrrtidal-la scale- These things we feel at liberty ta etato, as of coarse, we can thereby give no in formation to tho enemy of their own movements. What a.fe-; positions hive been made of ot,r own forces or what are the means cf resistance prepared and at the disposal of the comamadins General, we, of coarse, would not state, even If perfectly informed, which we are not. We cau oniy trust that they will prove equal to the emergency. Ia any event tho coatcet must be obstinate, bloedy and destruc tive. Ged protect Charleston, for she is beset by a pow erful, ru'-tie.-s aid vindictivo foe, thira'ing for her life !ocd. Of coarse wemen and children and non-combattaat are leaving the city by all the trains. Ho freight is cairied cn tlie Vcads, which ere wholiy dtvoted to the work of placing the iLEOceai and helpless cut of the reach cf hostile tho. or 6helh The long agony ia corns to the M c if j. Bravely may she weather the btoim. Since we corrrnenced writing, -we have got tbe Charles ton Mercury of yesterday, and copy what it has to say about the matter. Aa it has oaiy th nows up to Sunday evening, whereas ours iacludos half of j'eskrdiy, we are of conree ia advance cf the inteHigeice brought by the Mer cury : From the Charleston Mercery, April 6th, 15. It tt (him Come! The long delayed hour seems at last to bavo arrive. The attack ou our city, threatened for rnoie than a 3 ear, is now imminent. Whatever careful prepa: aticn, uriiisated resources, all tha inktrumenis and agents of modern war fare, undisguised hate and the bittirebt leeiiDga of revenge can suggest, have been arrayed against ttiy A'est of the Rebellion," for the avowed purposa of wiping out tbe iu snlt to tiielr flag, whiohihe tail ot Fczt tomter, on the thirteenth of April, 1801, nearly two years ago, iiflicted on the Yankee nation. Charleston ia the heart, aa the wan the Lead acd treat, of the oflence. 'through her close: biockaded.poit & hundred vessels are bearing to the hacaa or our yoacg (jonieaeraey tae means ana maunei 01 war To e2ect the absolute destruction, therefore, ot ibis port as aa emporium ot trade, and at the came tlmo to glot their liendish malice on the metiopilia of the pestilent fct.ite of South Carolina," is the Nearest wi&h of our inhuman foa. With God's aid, their cherished desire shfttl not be grati fied. With the loftiest hope, the hterLest courage, &vd the unconquerable zesolve never to submit or yield, we go forlh to the struggle, conscious of, and we trust eqaal to, the great duties which lie before u3. " And, by the mass, our hearts are ia the trim !" Highly Imfoktakt tbom ths Ear Dnrin tho fore noon yesterday there was a very decided increase of the enemy 'a naval forces off the Bar, and later in the day the asncci of affcirs became inch as to encouraie the hope that the time tor tho loag expected attack is at hand. It is not unlikely that we say hear from the enemy this day. We need hardly add that onr land and naval frts are en the qui mix and ready, iu every respect, for whatever may occar. The Mercury contains importaat general orders dated on Sunday, giving directions to Field and Company Officers as to the management of their men in battle, also as to the arrangements lor attending to the wounded, etc. 1 horo are alBo directions for moving the patients f rem Charleston to the Four Mile House, in the event of the borabardnent of the city. All the orders are such as would point to ths eva of battle. Daily Journal, lift. It w;,'hl s em as though the Yazoo Pass expedition, aa VicA as tho Canal opposite Vicksburg, have turned out to be expensive faiiares, resultingjy in a bss of :r materials. men, labor, boa's and athci Ix cur telegraphic cclcmna will Xc found Northern and "Grapevine" despatches announcing sevtra re verses to our forces advancing into Kentucky under General Ingram. The following, from the Kuoxville register cf the 4th, we believe to be later, and much moic reliable than cither, and certainly puts a different face upoa the matter : Good Sews From Kentucky at Last. vVe have at length some reliable information from Gen. I'egram's brigade, through our esteemed corres pondent, "iJird which ourxeacers wm perceive vanes materially from tbe " Grapevine " intelligence, which for the past week has been solacing the hearts of the disloyal in this region. Kimssiok, Tzkk., March SOth, 1853. Dear Register A detachment of Colonel Goode'a command, who accom panied some officers as aa escort to General Pegram's com mand from this place, have returned and report him to have been at Somerset oa the 25th irst. Wolford had been encamped there tor some time : bat on the approach of General Pegram he absconded in the direction of Danville. Pegram was pressing forward with his brigade after Wol ford, who had only nine miles the start, borne stragglers had been picked up. His command was in fine, health aad spirits, said were confident of success. Good fcyt, BIRD. Eixgston', Hskk., April 1st, 1863. Dear Register : Lieutccenant Jennings of Colonel Carter's regiment ar rived here to-day from General Pegram'a brigade. Pegram attacked Wolford at Lancaster, routed his command and took ttany prisoners ; and that without serious loss. Be left Lancaster oa Friday the 27ih ult., for JUchmond ; and was "confident of his ability to rout any force that woald attempt to impede his march by offering aba battle. Liea- tenant JcaahJfiirs tares rick Tovfc. For the Jcorl. 1 hen nn'l Tiovr. Tb?e waa a tiu:e when the war was a novelty, and tbcSt) who enterf d 'he army, were extolled as the patriots of the day, end &1! -h. attention that could be, wb h-stowed" up ontLpin. Ktw the ove'ty is worn 08, and the ideal bae given place to tl e real. Tlse soldier is not so much extolled ft.r Jiis 1 atrio'if in He receives leea attention generally, ard if he Hj'pens to get a fn;longh, (a rare recurrence,) ho rea t tefciohora to Bad evtrvbody too much en gsed. ga'heiirg ('onfedorate notes, to be rcnc'i cencorned about h'm Eovftttimt, l.oeer, he can Cad n en about tbe K. R. J'rpo's po ac-yn ino-Jatirg s to furnish him con veyance fvr twcn'y-five to fifty cett3 per mile. Ti en' the fair of ou- lard lavished their suHes upon him. ar.d iutiina ted that tba youth who M not enter tha army, was not on ly uawertljy, bnt ccnld t.tl chlai'i tho hand of the Iut.sI fair. Kow it dots not eeera to be so popular to be a pri vate pbirlkr. Tls these who eou'd not, for various rea son?, outer thaRimy, ere ready to mike sacriices, (ofj prr m:rett leaM) con sequently ibe poor man wa?assured. if he would volunt-er," that his family should be-ciied fcr. Now, ihase who ate ont tl it, do not tsnd it m tntir patriotic leatts to redc their promises. They have fennd that importdnl'self is not so much promoted by caring for tde Soulier's firmly, a by looking alter ame employment that wlh hve the dvubl. sffec, o' putting money iatothe" creeuy pohetp, snd lerpKg thm ont 'of service. Then tb03 tio'.o dety it i tu c OLdtiot Coutty affairs, were ready to efMr iiu:uee meats by mskirg public proviiion for the fMihes of Ihose who shor.ld f 0er themstivt-s rpon the altar o ' b -ert y. A reuci iuan was ereaiea ana psiiniomt hatd of ""li4'ti -.1 Coam.ttees," for distribution. Now the aid proScrei tho solder' family is rtsir-.cted to tery nr- rct-i limits, it net ecti rly ceclcd. Those la authority have become ftlrmed fcr fear tlie country will be ruined bj the increatie of taxes necessary to create this relief fund. Wty ia it that the men are so vf ry csra'ul aboat ese dirg the piiaC lanuS . Aril ui-j airam ui iraiu me fieupia . ouitj- ly thi la a good p'.ee : The Conntsea nave levlsa tax of from ten to thirty por cent, on the taxes ol eac a individual, and those who are now receiving an increased priee of eight benired per r.mt. for their prodace, will eertainly be oppressed ly 'h s increase upon their taxes. I am credibly tUlormea mat U UIvb mirijr touw v iuo dc uuuuuuuu, that if tho af-!i'ir.r8 wif. has " any thin? to eat " or ' is able to woik," bhe ha:l ut receive any aid from the County ThH is certainly v ?y wise. Some poor woman have ruoin debt ior he 1 ec . a ifs of life, wiib nn other prospect of paying tin t the p.t ai:ie hrj had t etn receiving tromthea' reli Loiii;oi ec Ag iio, some, du ug ihe es, jeir,have iird she r lit il; !a:u,s til'ed, i h the hope ol pLg the labo er Ki w 'gcf, out of what they jcvtly tx jfcted fron the retlei fund. But sh tld those h se cn y it; is to at tend to ibii nivtsr, fljd any !h;n on hacd," th'y wrl not give auy thing. The eldier sciifi his t ni, his talents, his haalth, and often hu U;e, bm this is emly bis duty, and what need thoee who are rrowirg rich ont of war prices, to eare ? Bat why do they not tli ik it their duty to make sacrifices te def- nd the common right ? If not by entering the Array, I se no reason why they should not feel it their duty, to make some little sao rifice of means. However, if they we e enly wihing to devete a tithe of the treasure the prevailing prices has en abled them to hoard up, to aid in gaining oar indepen dence, and for the relief of families made destitute by tae war, we will not ask them to make sacrifices. Ihen the eel tier's wages was e'evea dollars per month, ever thing was cheap, so that he had a little hope, that hia family ccnld live abrre suffering. Now bis pay is only eleven dol lars per monthand every thing demands from tour to ten times its former valse, and this will scaroely meet his inci dental expenses, much less support his family. Then the soldier had aot suffered and bled, and becom3 inured to toil and hardships, and beeome dirty and poorly clad for want cf the means to be otherwise. Now he has done and suffered U th&e things and has proven by hia acts, which are truer if not louder than words, the he can face death in any form tor his country's defence. Does this render him less worthy t TheD military distinctions were unknown (a happy thicg lo? any country) and officers and privates were all estemed, pstiey should be, simply "defenders" of tueir rjghie and liberties. Now military distinctions are known and felU Officers receive all the pra ss for ach'eve ments performed, whi'e the privates are esteemed only as so many tools, to be handled by officers at tbeir plea sure. We do not of-jact to officers receiving a just tribute to their worth, bat we do not think it exactly right for them to have all the pay and all tha praise. Then the soldiers thought thesa at home were willing to make proportiouate Bacrafices. Now he Jtnoics they are Lot. Tben he eould eo to his neighbor and pnrohase the necessaries of life at I moderate price Now he ia told that bis money is depre ciated in vaine and they only sell to him for ten tiaaes the worth of their produce, to " acoommodat mm. Then, taking a general view of the matter, there was a httle "ex tortion and speculation," for instance, in the single article of salt, It was riting at unparalleled rates, and as a mat ter of course, holders were possessed of a spirit , of extor tion. Bo fully convinced were many farmers or this that rnii th&t " tht t so nl ft " oncht to " press in the 6"v"l . . --r - a . vt . harvest, will each Jo a more acceptable service ia lbe R'ffKt of God and bis couiftrymen, and is worthy of mere honor tran he who raises a thousand bales of cotton cr a hundred hogsheads ct tobacco, and ostenta tiously douates a small portion to soma " Aid Society. " The bright sunshine again warms and dries tbeeanh We must use it to our salvation or neglect it 10 our de structien. Plant, sow, d;r and plow : corn, oats, po tatoe? sbv thing and every thing which will support life. Let every body take to tbe fields, where the plow, not the maddenicst wheels of artillery, furrow the gene rous soil. -Thessw.M prove the real fields of victory and independence. Hundreds of able-bod led young man in our towns and villagfs non producers who having procured substitutes or exemptions, now idle their time about emp'y stons or other uopnftable jlce3, should fce growing something, and adding to instead of diminishing the general fund. Lt none be idle. And above all, my countrymen, let none plant cotton or tobaccc. Though the prices are high and the temptation, great, your profits would be made from the blocd of brave mea and ihe suffering of helpless women and children. Your children and your children's chil dren would reap an abundant and enduring harvest of scorn, and tbe remembrance of the manner in which your wealth wa gained would . born into your con science to the hour ol death. Whilst I tEus appeal to 50a in behalf cf the prepa rations for another year, it is also my duty to speak of the present. Ninety days will bring us to harvest, end am confident we can reach it without actual suffer ing, it all parties will do as duty ard , Christianity prempt. Let all who have to spare, divide libeially w th those whohive not. Sell to the county and State agents when your neighbors are supplied, and do not wait, for it to be impressed. Impressed it certainly will be before our armies shall be disorgan zed by the suf fering ef their famdies for want ot that which vou can spare, ard for which a fair price will ba off red you A-lowaue ycur work hands and ycur negroes They arc no better then tae soldiers who live on half their daily portion. Put your stock in the wootls and upon era?- VtX: moment they cun live upon it, ana conscien tiousiy vote yrur saving to yiur neighbor's childr-n whes-fa her or brother is fihiim; your battles. Let the msftit-tiates fee that distillaii n is arre&teJ, by is suini promptly trocess against evtry man who dares to waste tee precious grains 01 11'e in uenauee 01 iw Avoid, above all things, mob violence. Broken Jaws will give you no bread, but much sorrow ; end when ferrciule le zures have to be mada to avert starvation, let it be done by your County or State agents. Should Providence favor our growing crops, a plenteous har Aest will, I trust acd believe, greet our gallant soldiers, agin victorious through another campaign, and bring ua to the b! ssed day ot Peace and Independence. In order that the most effectual means in oar power may be speedily and systematically adopted, both for tie husbanding anJ distribution of our present supplies, and for Ee.uring a large provision ctop for the next year, I earnestly recommend that meeting of the farm ers and planters of each county and neighborhood ol the Slate be held immediately,, to express their cordemna tion of cotton and tobacco phm'iog, and to devis? meats tf mutual aid and assistance in the trials ot the coming season. Muc'a good can be done in this way, aDd a wholesome public opinion s nt forth, more power ful perhap?, to steer us past our impending dangers than the lines and penalties of a statue. Very respectfully, Your ob't servant, Z. B. VANCE. Raleigh, April 2, 1863. CAPTURE OF A YASKEE f UN BO AT. Tort Hudson, April 4h, 1863. The New Oileans Era, of the 2nd inst., contains the par ticulars of the capture of the Federal gunboat Diara on Sunday lait, a few miles above Brashear City, cn Atch falaja bayoo, by a ptrtion of Sibley's ccmirand. The Diana was ccronai ded by Cept. Petersen, and had on board Co. A12th Conn., Co. P, 16th New Yok, in all 120 officers, piivateB and sailors, all of whom fe 1 into our hands, together with tbe boat, one 32-peunder r fled parrot gen, two 32 smooth boies.'andiwo I2-pounder grAi. The boat is badly damaged "I he report of the engagement was dis tinctly heard at Brashear City. Gen'l Weitell, command ing, immediately sent tbe Ganboat Calhoun to af-sist the Diana, but having no pilot, Bhe grounded ar.d carae near shariBe the sme fate. The South wind raised the water and released the Calhoun. Confederate lose ia unknown.- Th" enemy lost three officers and two privates. FROM VICKSBORG. YiCtSBUBO, Kiss., April 4th, 1: 63. Everything ii quiet to-day Bat Sve boats are in sight. Notting now from the Yszoo river, a flag cf truce was scut dowr. to-day by the enemy. Tfce mission has not bun pub FKOII THE WEST.. Chattanocsa, Aprii 4th, 1863. Nothing additional' from the front this evenitg. Ekir miahes with the enemy's pickets are of daily eccurreece. hut a general engagement is not corsidered imminent. A freight train ran off near the Cumberland Mountaia on the Nashvi le and Chattanooga Kai road to-day. Ko lis were lost. Bob Johnston, son of AnJrew Johnston, is reported to have been captured by our cavalry at Trisene. Fifteen roilUcrs pound sterling of the Confederals was takes at premiam ot 3 to 4j per cent. , The" revolutionists in PeTand have met with a Uisastm repulse at Tarnoyir, losing four hundred and fifty me(j A "dispatch front Washington announces that nre n. Uons are be'pg mad to enforce the draft for two houdr. .' cm .1-- --.i.. 11 . "urea taovsaiu meu iu uuup me ru vu via regiment. No ii eliiger ce from the Connecticut elections. o0j l5j THE BALL OPENED AT CHARLESTON. - CHABLSfTOK, April 7th, IfJ Th attack commenced at three o'clock this afternoon Pour iron-clad out'of stvn "were engaged. TLerewai heavy filing from tlemand Forts Fumter and Kou!trie and Morris Island.; The . Bteamer Ironsides was hit and run ashore, but got eff end carried eff, while lbe eniraeemor,. lwss going' on at half past five, P, v. 8r.COM DESPATCH. Charleston. April 7th, less At two o'clock this afternoon, nine Monitors and tfce frigate Ironside crossed the b8r a-d steamed in towadB Fort Fumter. At three o'clock they opened fire at a Cis-aoce of 'hree thouFand yards. 'Fors fcumter, Mcutrit aud tj.6 batteries at Eulllvan's acd Morris' Islands re;liS(j spiri'. At S o'clock the firing became very rapid, almost continnons, aDd continued until 6 o'clock, when it grafia. ly d ministed and is now heard enly at long intervals.!. Their fl-e was concentrated ion Pnmter. The IronBiden atd Eeokuc k was withdrawn at half past foui o'clock, gppa. rent !y disabled. Fcrt Eumter u nniejured. Theenemj'a fire killed one man. Ii tense excitercent prevails, bnt everybody is cotfident of our triumph. The battery promenade is crowded with' soldiers viewing the fight, Oar Iron-c'ads ha'-e gone oat toake part in the nc!e At tlis hour there is a lull in the flrirg. TUIBP DESFATCU. Chibliston, April 7th, 1S63. Iheie has been no firing since half pant five. It is cer tain the Keckcck and Ironsides were badly injured. All the monl'ors weie frequently struck, tut with what result is niiknown. Fort Fcmter was the chief aim of the the Iron-cUds. Oar casualties were one boy tilled snd fire men badly wounded in Sumter, atd one gun dismounted in Fort Moul trie ; one man wounded. The other batteries have nut been heard from. Bo far our success is most gratiiylDg. We expect a renewal of the attack at ary moment. Oc casional guns are now heard. salt and pay a reason Diy aavancea pnoo ior . w iucn is ' no extortion or speculation," and auy attempt to reg niata cHamIi condemned 111 usurpation of power." And thoR verv farmers ere aoidins their produce for still more extravagant prices. But this is all owing to depre ciation " oi the value of our money. "Hupply and de mand most regulate prioes so argument is useless. FvBT HaAvSiv April iti, 183J, - FEOM PORT HUDSON. Jacksoh1, Miss., April 4th, 1863. There are reports frois Port Hudson of Backslhaving fallen back. One divition of his army is at Baton Rouge the rest down the river. The Appeal has received Chicago dates cf the 27th ult. There is great eotsterufttion in Ken tucky on aoconnt of thn advance of the Confederates on Lexington. Troops are reaching Cincinnattl free'y, Burn side comncatidirg, hut toe sick to take the field. eENATOElA, Mies., April 4tb, 1 The Appeal's special correspondent sas Richardson's gnerriilas fought a regiment at Bammerville, killing and wounding 80. It is stated that 6000 mea shipped at If em phis, ostensibly for Vickaburg, after night went North. CONFEDEBATE CONGRESS. Picuhokd, April 6th, ISCS. The Eetate was in s.cret 6eion to day on the tax bill. In the House oftitg important. Kr. frwan moved tie suspension ef the rules to cfer a joint resolution looking to a withdrawal of our Con misfiouers frcm Great Britain. Twotthirda Eot voting to suspend the ruUs the motion was lost. FtOM THhi WEST. Jackson, Apiil 6tb, lStji Jxu. Chalmers on Friday last drove the enemy's picket, within five miles of Memphis, hilling two and capturing one. . Fokt Pesjbehton, April 6th The enemj's coanui.! were embarkirg last night and this rooming, aid ate in ra pid retreat We shelled their camps and transports. Vc made a reconrjofcance i force from our Jeft flank, alarm ing them much ; fired Into their transports wi h trooj , disabling ote boat. f Fehatceia, April 6tb. The AppeaPa specfal dispatch Bays the enemy was cut in strocgforce yCBterday, tot thty have all gone back. JiCKrON, April 6th. Dates from New Orleans via Hew Port to the 1st, say that Banks had crossed with IO.Ouj troops atDonaldsonville and gone down Bayou Plaqucmine acd reinforced Hietzle to attack the Teche Ccuntry. For the Jou -nil. Eisaca, N.C, April 6th, ls. Messrs. Editors : In lookirg over the columns of year excellent paper tb other diy, I ws forcibly struck with tha right and jastice of your remirts with regard to the mail by stage, Went if Warsaw. What do you think of us unfortunate beings Za of Warsaw, who only have a mail once a week ? If, how ever, tie people could get their mil regularly every w ek, they woald like It much better; but they do not. Here is neglect of. duty somewhere, and the people hegin to 4 think thsy know where it is. This mail roste utarts at War- caw and runs via Kenansville, every week, lunniug from the former to tha latter place daily, and I can see norcucn why your paper, and letters from your town at deWewhere. rhould be two and three weeks reach ng en office Kat c! Kenaueville: tut Buch is ih? caee. I would caution Pott Masters Oeforc giving names) to be mere attemive to Lu' XJ W A.S -SJ V 4- A 'Room for the Minister." 1 he New YTerk Ileiald gives tbe following account et the negro Minister from Hayti to the Court ol Lin coln : ERoraaine, Charge d'Affatrs frem Hayti to the United States, is still stopping at the St. Nicholas Ho tel, with hi3 Secretary of Legation, D. Bruno. The Minister is about thirty-two years of age. of medium height and exceedingly dark and swarthy comphxion ll weais a heavy black mustache and imperial. His hair is generally a little fuzzy and woolly look irg, h;ch is owing to the want ol a careful dress ing, t8 af;r undergoing a course cf tonsorial mtoipuhtti-Jw it would lie as straight as that o: any 6axou among os. The cheek bene.? are rather higher thua arc usially seen in this latitude. The prevailing expression of hia face is good natured and friendly. Heavy black eyebrows arch ovar a pair of fite. full black eyes, which seem always ready to gleam and light up with merriment. During his stay at tbe Nicholas Hotel the hah item of that establish ment have on several occasions bad an opportmity to witness his proficiency at billards. He bandies a cue with almost the skill of a Pbelan or Kavanngb. Cigarettes he smokes in great quantities," and astonish es the beholders by the ease and none halante with which he rj.cts the smcke from his nostrils. In many differ ent ways he has managed to win the good opinion ol all with whom h3 has come in contact, and the opiuion of his sociability and courtesy is very unanimious. 1 he Secretary of Legation, D. Bruno, is a much younger man. In his appearance there are several indications that the blood of the children of Ham courses through bis veins. He is not so' thoroughly proficient in the English language as the Minister, who speaks it with great correctness and purity. They are expectsd t) leave for Washington in a few days. The SusFEsiKas of Virginia. The Jackson Mis sissippiaa, commenting on a letter describing tbe de struction of property ia Virginia by tho enemy, says : It is mocrnful to read of the devastation of the old homesteads of tbe glorious Old Dominion. Her people have suffered and endured more than all others in the Confederacy put together, and yet the sublime patience and patriotism continued to be exhibited by them stands without a parallel in history. When years have rolled by and the actors and witnesses of this eventful war have been 4ong crumbled into dust, the tale ot Vir ginia's trials and sufferings of her faithfulness . in ad versity, her indomitable perseverance- and gallantry in the field, will present a page which will foster a love for independence in the hearts of posterity as long ?s time lasts, and famish a bright example to-tha votaries of freedom to the remotest ages -of civilisation. FROM. TDE UNITED STATES. Richmond, March 6, 1S63. The Examiner has Northern dates of the 2nd inst. A dispatch dated Cairo lstwsays that Sherman's expedi tion of the upper Ysioo has returned without aocomplith iDg its object. LccrsviiLE, April 1st, 18C3. A dispatch from Bomeiset Bays that Gen. Gilmer's forces attacked the rebels under Fegram, in as'rong po&Uien near Somerset yesterday, ard fenght them fie or six hours, and whipped them badly. Our loss does not exceed thirty; that of the rebels ia unknown. The Philadelphia Ledger says that it la no lorjRer whis pered as a sreret that Barutiie has goneHo Western Virgin ia, acd that a large portion of his old ccps, ere this, is west of the Allegt any. Tke same paper says that the administration confidently antlejpatss news of important snccces by the fle in the rear of Charleston, arrangements having been perfected for the commencement of the attack on the '27'h. If the batteries at-Stono can be taken it is believed the Federal troops oan be landed, and the city reached without assault ing Forts Sumter and Moultrie. The Bepub ican UnioDicts have elected thii. candidate for Governor by 2,800 majority. They have a large major ity in the Legislature. - . The Boston Herald says Eurnaide with his oommand has been ess'gaed to the derartuient of Eentneky, to support Rosecranz, under the idea that a formidable invasion of Kentucky is at hand. Gold advanced in New York on the 2nd inst., to 158. Cotton advanced nearly 20 cents per pound. Sales at 74 cents, with rn npward tendency. INTERESTING FROM THE WEST. Chattakocqa, April 6'h, lf C3. Gen. teorgajn was att&iked by the Federals at Liberty on Pridty lBt, end driven back to f now Hill, where h held his positio and th enemy retired. Onrtroops, under Cel. Fmith, .were repulsed at Woodbury cn Batuxdsy and fell back to within 12 Biles ef MoMisnville. Car less was one killed snd 8 prisoners. , SECOND DISHATCH. The enemy advanced on Woodbmry and Ucliicniviile and were outflanked by our forces and they retired. A eclumn of Federals, 15.C09 strong ia advaseicg ou Columbia. A battle is cecsidered imminent before the week closes. Ckaloka, April 6, via Mobile. The Yankees at Coiintb are prepaiiog for a movement, either a raid or evacuation. The Butlers are selling their entire stock to Southern men and leaving. Kkcxvilib, April 6th, 1861. Parties from Kentucky report that Pegram'a edtcmaad was attaeked two miles beyond Somerset, on wHocday, March 24th, by en overwhelming Federal force of Infantry and Cava'ry. After a. desperate hand to hand fight, Pe gram fell back six miles, the enemy sot pursuing him There was heavy loss on both sides. The government agent brought out a large lot of cattle! LATER FROM TH3 WEST. ViCiEBUKG, April 7th, 1863. The enemy has been withdrawing hia troops from the Peninsula. Yesterday all thlr tents, white tents, were struck. Four large transports loaded with troops have gone np the river. The' indications are that others will follow. Advices frcm Grand Gulf state that heavy musketry fir ing wta heard above New Carthage for two hours on fun day. It is supposed Harrison's Cavalry attacked the Yan kees near Boundaway Bayou. ' SALE OF CONFEDERATE AND STATE "BONDS. Eichmom), April 7th, 1863. At Auction to day Confederate Coupoa bond ,of the fifteen million loan, browht $137 ; ditto registered $118 ;. bond- of the one hundred million loan, redeemable in 187, broughf U6 ; Georgia 7 pr cent. ISO. later fbomedrope. Bichkomp, April 7, 1863. For tha Journa'. Messhs. Fcltok & Piuce : The time ia apprcachiDg when the votera of this Diatrirt. wiil bo called upon to select some one tqgsepn sett ilira in the House of Representatives of the Congrtsiof the Con federate States. Among the many gentlemen who are qual ified and capable cf filling that houorabie pesition, we i leave Through jour valuable Journal, to suggest the nane ot Col. Edward D. Hall. As a member of tnr ctate Legis lature, and fcbei iff of tbe County of New Hanovtr for antj years, he proved himself to bo a man whose hunestj. In tegrity and fi lolity to the trusts reposed in him. enuiufl hiaito- the coifiderco of his fellow-citizens. When the present war broke out, Col. Hall, then a private ci. :, forthwith raided a Company ot troops acd entered the ser vice ; and by his good condhct and pen-everlng er.crjii the cause ot his country, has risen to his presett posiiioL. He has at all times bten iound at hia po t, whether of 1U ger 01 otherwise, ready and wiDiLg to battle for his coun try's lights. He his participated in many of the import ant battles of th war, and has shown himself on vcry cr oafcion to be a ctmmander worthy of tho cause ia b;cli he is engaged. At tbe hard ftught and bloody battle ot Fredericksburg, Le commanded a Brig ide tho Dnicr General being unwell and the ability, skill and 11 Jj" li able courage amplavcd by him on that occaricu, ('im proved that ihe cdnhcieDce reposed in him was n)tn:s placta. we is very popular with his regiment, and deu ealy o ; for, although a tt ict disciplinarian, lis uumauit' aLd good sense a es iot allow him 10 io gel that the mutt humoie private ia the runka is a man a we.l as L m ael'. Tida communication is publiaheij without the kiiowlede or consent of Col. Hall, and we do no., know ttathe wtU.J pnr,i nt to be "a candidate, or serve if elected; Lu. Hum h well known patriotism we think he would not fcb'in. from any dut which his ieuow-ciuzcns nini cm him to peiform. " MAN VoTcKi. .New Hanover county, April am, iota. Vlxjci large crops of grain. All that can possibly Is j The Examiner baa later Northern dates, brlnglcg Euro Brit irffl Ui mij sab at miowatiBf pri$ ' taa laVsHigtaw to tk 32a4 ult. Fr in VltliSbutKAIfctnpt to lturi lh linltrlt. The following is tie Federal account of the affair : M.OCTHOF the Canal above ViCRenuRa, March 1.'. via Cairo, March 31. Admiral Farragut reques t iho aid of an iron clad ar.d two rams, anticipatinc ger frcm below. The rams Latcasier aid Swi zjUi were ordered down by (Jen. Ei.'ett, and with j.icked crews. Tbe former was commaudtd by L.ir uttcant Colonel'John A. Ellet; the latter by Colonel Cbwha it. Ellett. The rams started to run the Vieksbirg b-'-teries at fi7e this morning, but was unavoidably dilnj ed. 1 he Switzerland toek the lead and kept on h r couise, dtfying the batteries until her steam drum struck by a 04 -pounder, rendfting her totally be! Sbq fljated down below tbe city battene , still bt!ct ing forth Ehot and shell, and striking, her repeated!; -l be Albatrcs3", of Admiral Farregut's fleet, raD slo;- side the Switzerland, and took her in tow in acreva -., juit below the mouth Cf the canal, whire she wa3 lj mg when our ictormaut left.. The loss of life on the Switzerland was cot knowo. The Lancaster was less lortunate. She was etrcci soon after passing tbe first battery, one shot alujoit splitting her hull 10 twain, several passing through oer boilers and cutting her steam pipe. She sooo com menced to sink, but fearing she might lall 'o' ltx handa of the Rtbtls, Lieutenant Uo-ond E.let discharg ed his revolver into the cotton around the boilers ur.fi set her ou fin. Her bow went udder, however, and i a lew seconds tha vtssel disupp ared beticaib the gulfing waves. One ot the Pilots, 'i homas L. W. a'1' son, lest a leg, and H. S. Brown, engineer, sligtt-J scalded. Orderly Sergeant William McDonald missing, and was probably drowned, 'ibe ere tt havea nobly, and obejed orders promptly. 1 0 lha attributed their escape from death in three terr o- frThe batteries at Warrenton opened on the Ilartlor to prevent her going up to carry out her part of programme, bui with tke exception ot two or three d -BijgntJy wounded, ad on board escaped damage. Tub Sunken Iron clads. The Vicksburg Whig : j Saturday, March 29 ;h, is informed by Col. " two ol the prisoners captured at. Arkansas I 9- u made their escape Irom the Yankees across the ri ; They report that the -boat fcunk by our battcra- -Vicksourg, was the iron clad ram Lancaster, aw otter the Monitor, a partially Iron-clad ram. state that the Monitor now lies at Brown & J0 a total wreck her machinery being sbatterei to ' V and fcr buU pierced in every direction by oar boo'. modore Farragut is in great fear that the i Htf tt Albatros will oe captured by our fleet, lney s tbe cheering cf cur troops cn the mcrniDg.or d could be distinctly beard by the Yankee oariu, tbeir rage was beyobd all. description. AK ExAnrus -Mr. David Bookaian, of trief ("c f 'u furiiishmg a large num per of J1. cSn it $1 per bushel, grinding it, clear ef toll, wv
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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