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t. BY FXL.TON FIHCE, PROPRIETORS, ;iif cS letkrs on business must be addressed. FULTON, Editor.... A. L. PRICE, Associate Editor. Terms of Subscription. ekly, one year, invariably in advance, U CO t'.o subscription to Weekly paper received for less than p months. Daily paper, ere year, invariably In advance,. . .$10 00 5 50 . '....". 3 00 Y'-'. pap ?r vil!, In all cases, ba discontinued at tha end SiUaf.i irictiT! vesr, umsus renewea. SAX.T. tn-U'. UCSCItlEEafs raakirg Fait at Btnmp Bound, Ons J i..o-r i 'nnn'r n. hi.'.h h will tell at hia wcrki t wo dolin.ru Zr i.'.iJhafbeow ths Wilmitfrrton Market price, or he Will j s.i.i lor provisions at tte entrant niarsei rates. or 8 v,7, ; rr,w,.! -j .1. ir inpplct en-. K. L. F. REDD. jv.7 7. P.e3 C2-3m. gn a-.a.'.rci espy f't auisuuior iu anosena ,C to tb:a orri.o fv-r p.-yzaent. f. V.l) FOU tALE, cniSili oner f-r s-iie on reasonable terms. .a. !;.:. iw; : i.iju ceres immediately ...i th? va t-atx ia liiaoen cosa.-y, 8 n..les below Elizi !. hr.'n ni ivo aim a half miles from the Little Sugar t;.-3 spa tear Liver, lliia Land in na gooil far -.in:.- tiasj ia this conary; th?ye belusf six or seven ; ic.'ir- u ioe? ( t jocd swai, the mofct ei wliicb 13 drai': u i.i-,y acres unlir cclivftt;cn vjnich will prodnce lor 1 (;i ecu per ecrc. 'Xhere ia cn this Lacd a good . , o - J ilcuu'j j early liihhed, end other Rcod builtliDgs. I v. ! 5.i sel! 150 a jrta atijoio'. the liauK ct Daciel .j-. -r (1 V.'n Bordff-ux ; uUo 103 acrea adjoining the ; . -; ol fi.iaabth Meivia and George Cain ; 320 ecrts ad , . .i.tr-e liada tf I'c-tjsr Oa 'In &uc Owen Gardner; 160 i Cjuiiir.g tho lM.j tf Jcha Cain. Tliese lands aro , 1' a;-r-;el. 1 v?ii t:-.ke in j.& uic.it for tho above landa .. ; crcta ar a f,ur pric-s. I tsro ether rcl3 oa Ccily : .- ; ;a.t J Will 1'. uelvi::. .'ov,"j, Liid-'n Cca:-, Apr:i:o IS ..1-21-13' :ir. h "om), Vn..ia-hJui TAX iN KIND. '41 LOriNG w tli fvactia ndoptel for lie coll- :-j xs.x in k'c-. : i Cjjittf inuat-r Gc-serara Dep.rin.er.t ia b;ciiii cijrp.a of tiie sa'cleot. A cottro'i :cr 7;;h to iasx oi Jbajor, w asigneri to t 1; , ev OL'ie: ooli '- i tlie tetiir. iC3il iatrict, vJitrc iv j5 pw.ti- 'rlc!. '.e snbaivided, by the uctargo Oi n into sections, iwr tie .v v ji .cj.wcry ry liic iax-pycr ol i-u qajta ot pro o -.s-l-v. ti'fc .ts wi'i bo appointed bv t';tit ciH;r to tuke ;e ci ti.f d.j-.i3 fj Le Lttl!-h?d ia each tccticn. 1 ;. : e t:?c f e; '. - ' I '. -. I Li 2. -' V .'-.ill t ! iab::.-lieu, .r the aasoes- , V.z cids ct tuali e !:Tf;-cot v?ar v.ill 2 t-k. -A m;cL'."c,4. i-i.- ic-iu-i fif.:i:;,o t:':!: and ir.cvvcnlcnss ot . ; i i 1 J . . jf .xtr."- .:.it:ci!i, a-, we" m catta itn- 1. , ..paoa ?tr t-- ct -d army, trie j.'epartm. ;. J r xtri9 ta.iiiijrs rcfidii-g rear p.o.i-j vrliere :.t-;i.- i-.o 1 8ii.ii0iid Ij dwh;vr ti3 cov .c..:, ...v.- i'Ml c:' it to that Q3f rtersnhsi .e :ar, Ui-nsra r- ivquiied to drliver t'iir tenth - t n: jiv tLas c;it t.ii.s irooi ne piace ol pro ;. :Ly .vi'.l cr nus; thu it quest, the Gov i i ior Li-a tiaanportation ia excess of eight 1 -r leceivic proouce uuazr ln:a .t ie rtcir-ta t tno .ioC2Cr a evidence mat eo v. j ia;-; :pa:;!. Ana c.j t: I'Oit Quartermaster -.;;-. J i i.5;..trici is rcaooizsit-lc for the tenth, 3 i.o-'ur Il.s tsiR:.iihcd and znadd it Lnown to cr t i v-i;om tho nrodnco ia dshvsied S ccCii't u j w tl: i:. t. : the I'c.-a Qaaiierniaslcr oi the Dia- u-ors-j c co:y i.; iae receip cpou the as- i:t triiit it L-a fiia a.e.ma fct tne 2 i:trt'.-.-3io8Ui- Gbiicr.-! ia charge. tJli-lT : 'j in. V.NrC'Vd (J.SD having qnaliSed at Kay terra of ; Cva:. c: P.c.i itu Q lirtcr beiuna let tile County i Ltwj'.j; uyoa the estate cf Bens j ah 0. r, a ct.'..-- j, in.-rby nctilia all persoii3 indebted to tj ix.ih j i:iiuetii,.;o payment : and ail persons t-'n-a ap:aii-s th. s-ia a:e hereby notified to pre (. ; iUi - u-.t-'ict.: Hitd wiihin the time prescribed by .'.s.tx:! tl i-t:c5 will be plead in bir cf tacir rc- J-. t: 4J fc ... ;b&sjiSBoao i:. c. '; .-ica cf this ';3fltcU3 will commence oa the ic Ijt the session cf 3 wuk3 : Beard, including , ii-Lt.i, lasl, A:c, $.-23 CO. impish Tuition, $0.0t; : ti o Pian., ilarp or Guitar, $i0.t'0; Vecal llosic, Ortci?n t'ctiriu.-:, ; AnoicEt 01 ti Modern LIClAttLt ;-l5;r,LlNG, rrincipr.1. --0-4t-40-4i. 10J ItaWATtiJ. v 1 WILL GIVi; TUD ASUVD E2WARD lor my DC f .o lellow iJliLVi:;. fcaid Kelvin ia b'unt and biack, Las i-aige eyes and very white tse;h. Ha ia fcnpoaed j :. Lia -.T.'.y to tha Yn'aee. C: ii JLO. TVOO 1 Cai, TThitcvU'c, Ci'u2ib'iJ CounVv, ti. C. Ju'v f. Tvv3. 2-7--i-l 1-3 1 IIicn;-toM, Va . Va , JSo. 10. V 14 h, i-ej. ) July 14' lvIr.E? in?crt the loiiowirg list cf cas h l. T., en the 1st iut., ..near Get- .3. u. ..-t. l ivato Lvi rairc;o'h. . c,:-,-vJ U'apt. J. W". Vi right, in fac?, Corp!. T. S33 -ii it .', t iivaus O. V",". Vnliams, LI. II ah, la face, W. i e-:i i t hhoul-irr, P. Coitcns ia hip, A. Fisher, in ..u. i.r, j . il.'vring. ia h-e!, A. Y. Hail, in leg, J. K. i-.r !, ara fti u hLd, iV Li P.-.ai, hip ard bhcu'der, W. J. oi:. iu lep, J. ;. Buth.r, ir, loot. John bikes, slightly, iiisiaq Sergt. V.'. a. Ptursoii, Corpl. J. L. Benton, P.-ivatta;. o. i-pell. I1. Pearson, J. A. tfcAipfo, J. ic- ii-i'ic:, L. G:Jci:i-g3. .Nathan ali. Th j misiiui; aua pneonora unhurt. a. r. l. Tl i excha: :z of th. ?a between the Yarkse gunboats and .i d na'ttu-s Li Tut s Jay vfce ?pt up at lou intervals nu t:i iho te. te:a an, vhou ihe firing became more rapid. Fort f-u.R tr co.Uuaed to liirow tiht.ia wph ehcct at the 3fari kec woiktci; p .ry on Gtaig'a liilS. Au cth jer from Bat '.try Wit n,T, tI.j atnvta last tiiht, reported the enemy i) up l i'Ij piisan.'i ; rune ln:er.tc. vt.ri.i . art, cry ph'iily visib'ft bo'l. oa Craig's ''.a, 1 u hi. ck s i'-taiitl. lei.; ni mar bot.ta were observed !;r .lit ti tii.i3 'J resaay iw.ee the chancel, cue cf them c mi::gij p 1 i.. . p Litton to cover tuoir wrkinj par iLo s.jj.Urs, four in nnmter, wtro ijlr. close ia ' ,).f, !tvi-a-.utJ.v reccivifg a irtsh supply of ammunnion. Au stdJiii'ii'jl cunlr ct traLpi.r!B tre reported to hrve a r.vd 1 n.-s-iny. 'ihfcie Tvere v : ciua'.Mes at tL-j br.'erics yesterday. Uhark-iton Verier. :; 'f vrur cud ess gunboat stcorat-d np Morcov mrain-r Uutj opeocd ii e J Uglier Wtfc u?r. '' hrr took their ptitici.s ut IorCT i ;.v, trt:: ; ato-t cvr.-r lii;.:cn raittie?, whicb waa kept i-j t iat'j. vila util mxj at five the afterncon. They i : u to ii'rc'. tr.v:b:tijr. Os-3 Iar3 transport got n Tolh v la!:t. tJoue of Uie fraa boats cr.me ;. Li-.- iitM'taucc, ;a: Lai -ct succd.id ia felticg Ler ti' tc d.i:L. TLe t!jre? icoaiiors, which were Jyirg bjhu.'i a pc-iat rr ii clotr tud ol Monis' Island, kept vtiy qaiit iLrr-uhcct ihe day. Oar batteries (fJieuuU vVagncr), aul Fcit Sautcr responded bIow iy anct at loo 3 in.crva! to tha-cr.emj'3 fire. Oae shot !rom dnmtcr is r.porid to kzx; struck 1L3 eneuij's obsr ato-r. ctected ca Crr.ig'a H:J, Morrii Island. i ho avivcs hive 1 r- imicre ucnick and are re ported p'ueiL-r; is ore ass in poiitica, fortifying Craig's ilili nr. l k.V. Bl-uv.'s Island, between Siorria and Jr.cttr' l-!.u, ti v,hi:h :hcy i.-.e reported iu pcues- 'ihe follow ir ,7 i? a iist of th2 fistialties n the Sev cith j5. 0-, Uatlaltot- cn. guadiy, July 12th, Lieut. Jo! Nei-soa coairnaLdicg : Iviiicl X . S. JJacie!. Woandsd Sergeant Brazee, Lttut. rctrsoc, couiEaaauipg Com-pasy C. s. vai:ke. kelson, Adjutant Seventh B. U. Battalion. TLefiroollha tntmy wa3 renewed about 8 o'clock hst evenicg. ihe steamer Gabriel Alarigault meution td in cur uinc ct yesterday, &a uisabled, wa3 set on fire y ihe enemy's shila end deetroyed. Charleston Courier, 14A inst. li-ehrktcd, without doubt, must bavo boon t'-c Mi enun m.iitia company Vfhc cdoptecl tho followirg reso lati;a a fjT7 daja Biac3 : 0 kesclofJ, - That V7G sidopt tho following oar platform iepa-ii rebeldom : Emancipatioa with deportation, djqiuniou viib litigation, coLdemnation tritLoat mit igation, tsietmlnation willicut procrastination, confia-c-'iia without botharation, and damnation without restriction .or &ny hesitation, the only means of bring hg to a speedy ternination the Southern Confedera tion. "VV.I," exclaimed Mrs. Partington, casting her eye oa the tiila pfc&e of Victor Jingo's great work, " I om thankful that 1 em not so conetipated as to feel the lo&dt cctmjioticn of envy towards any of my fellow crea tures who fire becomiag US3 miserable, thooglj my saf .21329 contiiius as astate aa ever. YOL. 19. r CONFEDERATE WILMINGTON, N. C, JULY 16, 1863. From Charleston. we cut oa: a brier notice from the Courier. It really amounts to nothing and gives u no information. No tele raro despatches are sent fron Charleston, except by the mi'.itary authorlti, and tlu local preaa ia equally reti- cent, perhaps for rocd ajd BufEeient vr-go-. Vo have iumears of all sorts one to tie effect tLat in J aa attempt night, before last to storm the Yankee works cn Morris Island, Clingmak's br-gide hacl lo3t six hocdred men. Of this we know nothing. ."It is not impossible, bet tho fact that a Tague rumour ia ia circulation does not ren der the fact rumoured about apy way more probable. We mat wait with what patience we rcay. Charleston will not be surrendered, we think, uad'ir aay circua.stircta. A seport reacLed town lata lastight tiAtthe enemy was landing Iror y.3 yesterday at Toj.sr'ii Iclst. We cannot find any cosiirmatica ol th;a: although it ia e&id thai three ves as'iB, apparently c attaining troops, were offTcp.aii yester day. They may have been boun! for Charleston or else where. If TVIL1. BE EEN bv General Ordr Ks. 1 in n.riAi' j Jl-ui7iaZ. tLat JJaJor (General W'xmKo asecnif 3cotnrrjaiid of j tho Dfpartasent of North C.ircl!ni, with hs He-3 gaavtcrs ;ftt Wilmicstfcn. , Foa cm Soldiesj at Cgaklkst.x V.iss !f. A. J3riK, a ! rative of this i-i&ia and district, bat f jr soni') years past rcsi j dsat in Angusta Ga., and Edgefield Diat.,8. O., vrbere since iue 1 ceacemta 01 ma war sise jds? agtiuguisnfo ner j self by her devoted arid n&tii'iag exsttiona to contribute to j the health and conijbrt of cur toldiers, :a novr here en- deavoniitg to r-.ise a fond for the Norih Carcliniixis taiiia pavt ia the de'euce of Chiirlctcc, who may bo woaudtd or become aick while ao engaged. Many things are &eded by the nick and wonaded besides what tie public authori- tias caa give, o oru liciitod means procure. On calling upon ooma of onr citizens yesterday afteruooa Miss Bcie was phased to ficd that many responded libernl'y and chserfa'ly. In tine ti 'no all money receivt-d wi;l be duly ackaavrkdged through the papers aid the amount f&i; jfu'iy trasdmittcd to Crjaiieatcn. Hiss Ecik will remain a tew days lorger at the City Iote! where t.he can be lourd. We Lad the pleasmre this morcia of Haisg an SIo r, Major Bnoora, cftha 20th IZeg't N. C. T.who l-:it I xs'a army on Saturday the 4th inatant, after the three cays Qghtiag r.t Gettysburg. Whan he left our army a till maintained its position, was etllt atiag, confident, uicon quered and ncconri'Sert.bla. M? jor Bhoos; thinks we lost from ten to fiftsec thousand ia k'ileu, wonsdod and missing. Of tta wounded (ally half wi:l be soon ready to return to ranks lie thinks that of tick end veil, whola and wound ed, v;o lo-t seme four thousand taken prisoners ; aad that we took about threa times thot number, or nearly s, say about eleven thousand. As for all the Federal s'crica cf disorgani.ation or demoralization in Ls's army that, lie says ia jest sheer falsehocd It Is a veteran array a msg niccent army, aud in capital coudiiioo. Major Bkooks himself ,ot wo tnded thiocgh the arm, painfully but not teriously. L'c hopes to be able torej jia hia regiiaeat very soon. Tns iijnuence cf human example ia demoralizing even the feathered biptde of the poultry yard. Tha hens have reduced the s'zs of their egga, to keep ia faabicn, vr'e eup pose, witn tho bakers, whose I javoa hav3 shtnak away in to aach minuto proportioaa that, aaer an inspection of the bread piila, called loaves, ono remains ia doubt whether tho ehop is that of a baker or a homeopathic physi3iau. VTo have two homcopathia eggs laid by progressive and imitative henB. of which it may be said that ihoy bear the same proporlioa tv old fashioned eggs that currency now doca to go.-d and silver. It would take seven or eight to make oae. Who would have thought of pullets studying political economy, endcyirg down the law eo egf?a actlj. Wa don't admire the sew movement is hen-fru-t. Wo don't lco'i upon hens that lay marble3 and call them eggo, as at ail honest or eoascieutious. The eggs bofcre us look like tho Icrj cf tha last minstrel. The statement goirg the rounds copied from the Kich mond EAairMcr, that the Y&nkea batteiies that knocked down one angle cf Fort Pulaski, were planted withia six hundred yards of that work, ii foolishly incorrect. Pulas ki was fired upon from Tybee Island, and no part of Tybee Island ia within less than a mile of Fort Pulaski. A care ful csamiratioa of the Coast Survey Map convinces tia of th's. "Wheat. We have received a sample of Wneat isised hy J. L. Eotkin, Esq., of Eampera county. The grains are remarkably large, lull and plump. It would be difficult to And a hamlsorner specimen of grain, cr oce freer from disease er defect. LIr. BoviiNsajsthat the yield of wheat is very good, which we are rejoicad to hear. Aiojor-General D. H. Hill, of North Carolina, has re ceived from the President the appointment of Lieutenant Genera!. lie has orse to tho feouth West. Fkom Bermuda We have received the Btrmudian, and the Bermuda Mirror, both of th3 8th inst., and bo h pub lished at Hamilton, Bermuda. We ficd little or nothing in the way of news that has not been anticipated. ve cut out some items however that may not bo deficient in inter est or amusement. The first i3 the following account of a Fourth of July Pie Nic, given by gentleman connected with the Conledeiate steamers Lady Davis (Cornubia) and Eujenie. Soma of onr friends had a g;od time ol their own .- Plr-SIc Celebration of ihe lUi of July, A. D. 18C3, ai the Caves ir. the Island cf Bermuda. A number of gentlemen from the Confederate ?tfhes of America, attached to the Confederr.te Steamers Idy Davis aiid Eugenie, lajiug iu the harbor of George3, desired to give tsprcssion to their appreciation of tne priacin'es of liberty 83t forth and roast crated on the 4;h July, 177(5, and there lore determined to gi ve aa en'ertrjemetit at the beauti'ul locality, known as the " Caves cf Bormnda." At tho appelated hour, a large number of Ja'ies aud pcatle men ass mbied on the grouad, cctsLituthig a gay ad joy ous party. Alter perambulating through the beautiful Groves, ard vl5:t:ug the Caves, the Guests partook oi the atpl vi.tnl, provided ler the occasion, witn arist heichteued by the exercise incident to cassiccr through th3 caves. riiie moot deuua'.e appctito failsd not to riau s&ciethicg gnitrd to its own peculiftr tastes tor here was every variety, in meas, fowls, frn ta and wina. A number of general toasts were drank with decided cordiality. Mr. J. T. Gordon, Barter of the Lady Dcvis. anuornced the same, after having delivered a tiiief ac dresa, apprepria'e to tfce occasion. 1. " The day we Celebrate " which wa received with much satisfaction, and called forth remarks from several gentlemen. 2. The President of the Can'eJerata S ates "which elicited gseat applause. 3. "The Sovereign who reigns in the hearts cf bar Sub jects wi h the oceptre of Love Qjeeu Victoria." This was reciived wiUi demonstra'iona worthy of the esteem and af fection entertained lor Her Majesty Capt. Leslie, of the btr. 1 mma, waa called or.t, aud responded Vi-ry fee ing- iy- 4. '-The memory of Giorge Wasiegton, who was first in Peace, first in War ard first ia the hearts of his Country men." 6. The Army and Navy of the Confederate Stat e" which was received with repeated rounds of applause and cheering, to which Dr. Geiger, ot the brute of . Georgia, responded ia admirably gocd taste. Many other toasts were drank, when the convivialities closed with the following merry and good iatured toast : Champagne lor onr real friends, and real pain fcr cur Sham friendtt." Then many ladies and gentlemen repsirf d ta a dwelling, nea . by, and erj3yei a pleasant little dance. -he day was balmy and delightful and all seemed to have .rent a nleasant time. Too much praise cannot be bestowed on Messrs. T. L. Colville, W. H. Hall, and J. W. Bclton the Committee of arrangements for the manner ia which the whole exercise' waa planned and conducted Com. Thk following atory bf the Yankee enrollment an! draft ing ia Maryland, may perhaps excite a smile evea ia these gloomy times. , A Valcabls BBcnrrT. The enrolling oSce of Salis bury district, Mary lard, was very active and thorough in the performance of his duty. One day he went to the house of a countryman, and finding nono of the male mem bers of the family at home, made inquiry of an old woman about the number and age or tie men ramiiy. After nam ias several, the old lady stopped. "Is there no one else?" asked the officer. "No," replied lua woman ; none ex cept Billy Bray." "Billy Bray 1 where is he V "He waa at tbe barn a moment ago," aaid the old lady. Out went officer, but could not. find the man. Coming back, the worthy questioned the old lady as to the age of billy, and went away, after enrolling his name among those to be drafted. The time of the drafting cams ; among these oa whom tas lot fell waa Bray. No one knew him. Where did he live ? The offiser who enrolltd him waa called on to prodaoa him and, lo and beho'd. Billy Bray was a jackass'! and stands now on tho list ot drafted men aa forming Que of tbe quota of Maryland Barge ft ifcto MonWy Masasim. STATES OF AMERICA WILMINGTON, N. C., THUgDAY: MORNING; JULY 23,1863." NO. 43. The following ia the proclamation ol the President, ex tending tha call nader the conscript act, to embrace "ah resident cf th Confederacy, between 13 and 45 years, not legally exempt. Unc"er the terms of the proclamation and rnlinge cf the Confederate Courts, foreigners, who are actnal residents, will be called upon to c"o militaiy service in defence of the country ia which theyresi.de: PROCLAMATroV BY THE PHESID'X. Whereas, it is provided by an act of Congress, entitled "an act to iuithcr provide for the pablic defence," tip proved oa lie lrth day ot April, 185.:, acJ by aaothcr act of Ccngress, approved cn the 27th September,' 1835 entt tied an act to amend an act r-ctitied an act to provide fcmher tcr the pubhc defence, aacroved l'Jtb April. irtf2," that the President b authorized to call cit ard plac In U.o military service of tfc3 Confederate States, icr.tfiee je?.ra, unless the war shail bave been toraer ended, all white meawh j ar-j reaidents cf the Confederal State",.' between the age of eighteen and foity-Sve-yer.iS, at the tiie the call Key be mr.de, and who are r&t. et sach time, legfcliy exernped from miiita?y set vice, or soch parr there of aa ia ni jidment may be'necessiry to t,e public de fence. And vihereaa, ia my j idfttaect the aecet5siiie.n of the pr.b lie defence requre that every maa .capable ti bearing arms, b'tea tae ages aireaii, ihou'd now be called om 10 clo hia duty in the defence cf hia ccuoti v and ir- drivicr I back the lhviiera iuw within the lirrita ol the Co-iisdei- 1 r.v - Now, therefore. I JsPFiasosi 1"ati. Pi evident of the t'ontederaie bta-.b ci'w..'.ric?, do by viilue or the powers vested ia a-.a aa aforesaid, c:i cut and placa m the niiiitrt rjy aeivice of the h enfederata Btatee. ail white mtti i-esideau cf eaid states between the apf s of eigh'e-n at-d fortv-im yeais, not legally exemp'ed from min-ary sei vice-, ac'l I do teby order aad direct that ali ptrscti eubj ct to th's ca 1 a? d n jt new ia tha mii.tary eer.i :e, 00, u'ou beL-g eiroi ed, forthwith repair to tbe conscript cam; s etabi'sried m their resprcne fctaica ol which ihey may be rer-ider ts, uc de p;-in 01 beiiig held aud pui-ijked as c,e-seittr iu thy event of thjir iaiiare to obey this ca:j, as provided in aaid lavs al I do farhcr order end dhtct, tlitthe er,rnl!h!r cfli eers of the several Stat; h pr ceet i t once to euroli nA p.i oua embraced withm the terms of iLia proclacatin, end not Letvtoiore euiohcri. ALd I do further order, tha.t it shall ba-law'ni ler ntij p r sou embraced within this call to volunteer for Eeivior he lore eni ollrcent, and Uit persona so vol'jn'eeritig te- allow fed to vilest, the arm cf servico and tUe.c ompanv which t?i?3 cetiir j to joia. provided such ooiiitany be defick-n ia Zi.fy fuii number cf men allowed by law lor iis organization. Givaa uiiCtr my tand, aua th3 beal ol the ':.iv l feJjiate States cf America, at ihe ciy of Rici 1 m'-nd, this fi!tefj?h c!i-;y cf July, in tu'. jvf.ro nur Lcrd one thou pnd eit'ht hucdrf d aud tix'.y- (Signed) By the Pr ssidsnt : (-ignfd) JFF.oU30Ll AV'I. J. P. BENJAMIN, iSecrtaiy of fctat. Corn f.poadenc3 ot the Journal. WiLLlAUsreaT, Mabylanj?, July 10 L, lk(yl. Mr. Edi;or : On the 4th of June l st the urmy ot N01 th em Virginia left Ffcdcr:ck5bnrr and ma;ched d rectiy, Tia Culpepper C H.. to Front Koyal, ca tte ;- heaaidca'i, f r:d as tha fioat of Gen. Kodr a' T vision Ewell'a Corps up prosched Berrvvil e. on the fifth, it wea oppospd by 1500 Yankees, who had iu 15 n.iautes, leaving thf ir eu'ire camp equippsge, &a. In a day or two after Gea. Kariy captured Wiocbeater, with immenea QaartermaattTs',' i on ri ssa'y snd Ordnance btoi es, iuclerding man p ec? ot hi?ay ar tillery' 200 wagons and learns, end about 3 00 prisem the balance ci"tie cemmerd of the r.oicrioon Uilroy Had into the woods in tho diectivn cf Hamper's Ferry, iri imi t .tion'of the example of their commatdc-r. Vt'inchc-ster was very strongly fctitied, aai jet I am cot aware th;-.t a single rebel's lifrj was lost in its cat tare.' The march wes then conticced through Banker Mill' and alarticsbarp, driv ing a email ccramarjd from each piace, atid capturing sev eral field pieces, and cutting the Baltimore and Ohio Baii Boad at the latter, and finally the Potomac was crossed a thia placs oa the l."th. Yvi.Uiamsport imtseciitely on the river between the Cumberland end hutnh Mounta-n ranees, each cf wh'ch runs in lines nearly perpendicular to the Potomac, iotminff the Combe land Valie.r. t The march wan soon continued -p this Vehev among th" Datch, threuah Chambersburg, Pa., and various smaller towns until the 27tb, when wo rested in th9 barracks at Carlisle, 29 miles from Han isbnrg, having marched over 203 miles. Darirg our march through Maryland ted Penn sylvania, a regular Pj etem of iajpressme;... at market price waa organized and executed by authorized agents only. Waoas, horees, hats, thoes, cicthing. ir itpetre. station ery, Ac, were ihus sfized asd eett l "' rear, except euch as were needed for immediate nte. fcu...iatence wtia pro cured in the same way. Positive orders were issued v?giiast interfering wit'i private property, and generally wed ob served, and tha impressing system was eo conducted as o leave it doubtful on my mina whether the citizens disliked cur advent more than the existing tyranny under which they were living. This accouct thus far refers chitily to Geu. Ewell's corps, which left Carih j and approached Gettysburg when the corps ot Ge-a.Lt. Bwoil, Lcngeireet and A. P. Ilili were found in the ssmi neighborhood- Gettys burg ia immediate y on the Eafit side 1 the Houth Mountain Range, abtut 30 rmies from the Potomac river. Oa the 1st inst. tho two grand armies ergaged t Gettyfturg the enemy was driven from the town and retired behind his in fcenious and extensive worha cn Gettysburg Beights. Those Heights were formidable by ra ure and were Biroag'y in trenched and fortified. Tbe contest continued at thig po'nt duricg tho 2nd at.d 3rd jnstants. and the damage was heavy ofi each sid the enemy s'ill holding the heinis. Our lots inciting kilisd, woanded and missing, H eetfmated at lc,CC0 . rnd that 01 the enemy at b est 30 000. ikiy statement as to thee cum bers are not cf my own knowledge, but based en the best information we have UBtil reports from tb3 gever&i ccm maLds are mace, i n the evening 0'. the 3rd iat. th cla-h cf srni ceased, end on the 4ta each army retired down Sculh Monntain (ien'l Lee above and G ;ner,il Booiier or Meade below, v.hicu poeitions they now occupy vre on the river. I am cnab'e, were I disposed, t j indicate trig movements of our army f jr an hour, but I can say ah indi cations arc inconsistent with the idea of re croFeinsr tha Potomac river again soon. Whiiat Harjlacd sits trembling in tho scales, she is iika!y to become the theatre of war, ar d her people in this portion of the State ae much t.i?iced ia choo3icg the r future psaitioa. Power whl decide their clesliay. Oarwoandrd and Yankee prisoners are bfingseutto Winchester and tbe entire transportation of this army iB centered around this place. Ihe Commander in-Chief of this army h.w the unbounded confidence of hia troops, and his expressed great aati-faction at their soldierly conduct siac lcaying Fredericks turg. Without attempting any distinctiao", which are al ways odious, I will eay that taa North Carolisa Iafautry boys hare gallantly snetained their well earned reputa iou ou other fields. It is reported ar.c cr.dr3tocu hf re that Gen. Ueade su perceded Gen M ooker and commanded his army at Gety e barz. Tho Yankte pricn?ra ctotured ct Geit:, burg ie- fa.-ed to be paroled, snppcbirg they could eai i! y res coed ere they reached Richmond, ia which calculation they will probably he disappointed. I give yon the above biief statement, v.ithcut. details, Mr. jtcliror. under the iruprcdsinc that ycu are not very Ja niiiar with frhe rec.fut movcraenta of this tray, ar.d that you ara at least willing to hoar from it. I my writoy n ag i'.n, should at-ylbir.g interesting traasnire dnrirg our sojonrn in this State'. Yours Ac A tifial H ' ABOhiNf ?7, Gex. Lee's Situatiok amd Movkmests. Tys- m easiness and suspense which have f-xisted in the pob.ic mind for Eevetal days with relerecce to Gev. Lse's a rny ara fast giving way to teeHngs end confidence ij h:s ability to noton'y rnaiDtain nil position but astutne 1I13 offensive. Accounts by varices sources ol a veiy en couraging character have beef! roived. We learn from the Richmond Examiner that infor mation certainly au'hentie, is in the hands of the Gov ernment, which leaves no doubt the safety and tri r.aph of our noble army. Gen. Lre was victorious in all the combats which have taken piace. He has been en gaged with the whole force of the United States acd baa broken ik backbone. He has approached Hageretown only for the reaf;ocs suggested yesterday namely, that he must re-op?n and establish his communications, which have bee:i menaced and partially interrupted. He ia burdened with thirteen thousaod prisooers, and has on his handi all the wouaded in the late sanguinary bathes. Of these he mu.'t be relieved ; and he couid not either weaken his army by a detachment sufficient to convey them into Virginia, or entrast them to aa ordinary gnard, in the presence of the Yankee cavalry. Hence he haa drawn "near to hia basa with his whole force. In a few days these arrargements will be com pleted, and his losses will be replaced by reinforcements. Then the campaign will continue and Hagerstown is nearer to Washington than Gettysburg. Lynchburg Bepubltcan, I2t w$t. GrEBPJiXAS on ths Mississippi. Ihe easa with which guerrillas can operate on the Mississippi is thu3 stated by a correspondent ol the-Cincinnati Commer cial : At present all the gunboats cannot keep the gueril las from the bank, nor protect the transports tha; bear u.i supplies. How could they if there were half a dczen batteries of flying artillery at different places ? There is the Sirader, with hundreds of boxes of emmanition piled on her deck, and a bole from aJ2-pounder through her bar-room, only two feet above tbe unbering vol cano. Two other holes aro tlurough her. The Prima Donna has over twenty cannc: shot through her all this with cce battery at Cypress Bend, thirty-five miles below Napoleon. What would it be if J ohnslon should ero there ? In some places the chancel comes within a lew feet or tne cane-unea snore. a.u me gun boats cannot keep them clear. When the rier 13 low, & steamer is almost hidden behind the bank sharp shooters can fire down upon them, but cannon cannot be elevated to reach theras&oi would go oyer. j Skal. three. BY ti:legkaph. PO TIIE JOURM AIj. HiLL FOU TROOPS BY P2E8IDENT DAVIS. - Richmond, July 15, 18G3. -The Prt.-ii'.ee:t hat issued a proclamation declaring that in his juraest the necessities cf the public defence re qiire that every man capable of beariDg arms, between eighteen :.ni forty-five years, should new be called out to do his duty la defence of hij country, ia driving back the invaders now wi:tia tho limits of the Confederacy. He therefore calls flit el! white men, rtsldsnts of the Confed erate States, between the ages aforesiid; and orders all persons subject to this call, cot now in the military service, upcu fceirg enrolled to impair forthwith to the Conscript camps of their respective States, under pain of being held an 3 puD?hed as deserters. He further ordeia that it shall b 1 lawful for'any person embraced&within this call to vol unteer for service bofcra enrollment. O'JI; vyoUXP.KO ARRIVING IN BICHKOXD, Ac, ic. Kichmopp, Jn!y 15th, 1663. A large iiuiiiber ftflk-ers and privates, wocadrfd in the Gciiisbmrg CgKs, ate mrivir-g dai:y. Letters and verbal repc-is a i represect v'ir armin Maryland to be ia fiae Fpiiits and :eady for ti e approaching battle, "he feeliing oi uneasiness recently prevailing here has given place to ceiitral cenfioence in tho ability of L?e and his ga'iant aimy to cope euccetsfully with the Yatkee hordes nowcon cPL'tr:.tiiig oa t!;e Potomas. Befcra the next engagement tui;ed place, it in beliijved onr army will ba nearly as strong as beicre the battle of Gettysburg. Continuous heavy rains In this section aro exciting seri ous apprehensions in regard to the cro; s. TSn VIRGINIA YOLUSTEPH KaVY SO BEWS, ETC., ETC. Eichmomj, July lata, 1863. The itp;i.h"o amount of stock of the Yi-giuia Volunteer Navy feubfcciiption Lsit-g taken, ;he Company wj-i orgaaize oa Tuesdtiy nest, if fcimiiar Asa ociat iocs are formed in other Suus promptly, wa will soon have a llet to dive the rcinnant ui the Yankee merchantmen from the seas. The city papers were tevor more barren of news than this mortirg. There is rot a inmour tfiaat t his motniag. It ia corjectured that a portion of the Vaikee flotilla wil i&k aCiVfihtage cf the high vater in the Appomattax to atterc.i t to proceed to Petersbaig. The weathar is clondy. 1 Ai K.LK FLOTILLA IN JAMES BlVfiS. BiCBMCiJD, Joly 15th, 1863. The laiik-se flotida ia Jaates Ever is reported at Ber muda Hu'idrels, near City Point, this evening. Ko news to-day from Maryland. Telegraphic communi cation with Winchester has been interrupted ior two daje. It ii believed the wires have been broken by the receui itorm3, between Staunton tnd Winchester. The Ceutral train th?s even ng brought no ne is. PBOi EICHMOND. Eichmond July 16. Ihe Yankee gunboats on the James Eivsr hav3 ascended within thhty miles of the city, by water, shelling .contin uously. The farmers ot Charles City, near the river, are removing their negroes and stock. There is no excitement here. Telegraphic communication with Winchester waereBumed to-day. A dispatch eaya that General Lee had recroesed tha Potomac. No othr news. So " Press " despatches or letters re ceived. Pakccugcra from Staunton report not a word news ire hi Ihe arirtv received there. LATKS PBCM B1CHMGN9. EiCHMOM), July 17. h, 163. The return of Gen. Lee's army to this side of ihe tfoto mac was aocoajpti3;c! wi'hout serious molest Uion. The artillery, camp equipments, &c , were brought ovtt safely. The rear guard was attacked by the eaemy'n cav airy, and during the mel:a Gtn. Peitigrew waa badly wounded. At Winchester, yesLerday, it was reportee1 that the Yan kees were crossing the Potomac at Shephardstowa. Wroth er ia large or small numbers is not known. It '4 gnppos ed their object was to thwart the movement of oar force Cannonading was heard at Wiuchester ia thjt directiO'j yesterday. The Ifxaminer pays that the abandonment of ths invasion move.gives a sease of relief to a maj jrity of ocr people on the Potomac, as they are no iotger between the army enj ou- base cf supplies. The Dispatch makes a r'milar remark. Th Sentinel con sidai'8 the movement a matter of geaeral gratification in view of the long risiag condition of the Potomac by the coriBtant raias which suspends military operations. The Whig say?, politically, the move Is a s;ood ens, as it tafees from Linccla all excuse for conscription, and says in a military poiut cf view it is doabtlesa no lees good, since General Lee has made it. These comment convey the prevailing sentiments of this community iu regard to the movement,. FliOM JACKSON, MI3S. Jackson, Joly 15th, 1863. Aiioiher day baS paissid without any new developments. The enemy are firing incessantly, ehelling the city all the evening, and have fired otie whole block of buildings, which was destroyed. Another division ot Burcsiie's command reached Grani this evening. . SEUOSD P1SVATOH Jackson, July IaA, 18C3. The enemy kept up a heavy ehtiiing all night. One shell pasted through Gen. Johnston's qaarterB, without injuring any oce. Giant was reinforced yesterday eveniag by one division of Gen. Burnside's command. We bailed 153 of the ecemy yesterday. Ths Vic-i.-sbarg prinonei'3 have arrived atBrandon. There is ftiil no prospects of a general engagement, but heavy in"en:rj a d art ilery skiim.ehing centime?. T31KP DISATCH. Jackson, July leth, 1663. Tiie ntrny m ide a heavy demonst ption on our right ceater this afternoon. Walkei's and Loring'a divisions re pals d them handsomely. T!v3 arthlery Ate . as inoesaant. Our bitteiiss replied gun for gu-j. The enemy sought to sb.el.ttr themieives ia the wooda. Heavy reinloicemaa's contiona to arrive, who are pressed around our right, for the purpose of crossirg Pearl Biver aboto cud fUnking us. The enemy were planting seige gona oa their redoubts. 1: ia sappoaed that to-morrow the rema'nder of Jackson wi.l ;jo burnt. FOtrrrrrj dispatce. JACKSfw, July lth, 18G3. An entire blcck of the City was destroyed by the enemy' shells yesterday. Not a gun has been fired by the enemy this mornieg. There ara various conjectures indalged io in :egrd to their silence, but thOBe well informed think they are tryii'g to flank ns on onr right, as their cavalry made an attempt to cro3S four milea above last night. Csptaia Ferguson, of the South Carolina battery, was mortally wonlded by the enemy's sharp-shooters yester day. . from JJIrrts' Island. A sacces8'ul dash was made about 11 o'clock Tues day night, by Major Ricn,.with a detachment Iroro the Twelfth Georgia Battalion, FiUy-fiist North Carolina arid other corps, numbering in ail about two hundred and fifty men, upon the advanced rifle pits of the enemy, about three quarters ot a mue from u ort wagrer. The Forty-eighth New York regiment, which occupied the rifle Pit3, were completely surprised and retreated in the graatest confusion 83 far as tbeir works oa Craig's Hill. Between thirty and forty of the enemy were killed and wounded, and a cumbjr taken piiaoners. I he enemy's reinforcements coming op, our men re tired to Fort Wagner, bringing o5 their wounded and prisoners. Oar loss was one killed, eleten wounded aud tbree missing. The following wounded were, brought to the city Wednesday morning and taken to the Trapmann-S'.reet Hospital : Bargeant John R. Day, Company P, 13th Ga. Battalion, wounded is the thigh. "''. Private Frederick Maci, Company D, 12th Ga., woundftd in the thigh. ... Private J. M. Bowyert 12th Georgia, wounded ia the ksto I Private W. T. r"Teeman, Company A, wonnded la the Ifg. Private P. M. Garner. Company C. 5ist N. C. lex ampa- tated. Private Anderson Finckev, Company G. 7th S. C, (Nel son's Battalion,) flash woend. ICieut. Tuit,of the Twelfth Georgia Battalion, who was in the advance with a force of about twenty men, acting es eirniisners, came upon ine ianke?s S3 sud denly that many oi fhem threw down their arm3, crying1, " we surrender." In the darknes3 some fousr or five prisoners taken by our men made their escape. Some four or fiv of the Twelfth Georgia, it ia said, were taken prisoners by the Tankees and seui to the rear, but man ged atterwaros to escape by swimming the mail f,-.v .v uy fc W iLUUJ I U k and crossing tbe marsh, reached cur battel y in ty, but peiucily destitute of cloihius. Two cf tte cretK Bate I gus sty and the latter from Brooklyn, both privates o the Forty-eigLtb New York Beaiment. Captain Paal Humiltoo Waring, v;bo wa3 ct Tort Wagner on voluate?r duy, while standing in Aoot cl Geo. Taliafero's headquarters, Wtncesdaj morriinsr, ra3 struct by Miome bah from Dee &i the enemy's sharp shooters, at a distanca of about ttvelvo hucdrtd yirds. and instantly killed. H13 booy waj broa.rht to the city yestetday. He wss formerly Captain of Company B, Major .Smith's Battalion ot fc-bar pA outers. The wooden gunboats contioue to shell oar works at ong intervals. t hus. Cornier, I61. ' From the Louisiana Demociat, Juiy 1. T.ie Cituie cf tU Kcfteral Kurtificatloris ?.t Urssh- car C'ty. Friday morning last the courier from belov brought entering una important nev3. The tlleci on our gocd people v.'as pdlpablf, aad at ohcj every oae wa3 ia'pa '.nut for our extra, gificg to the t-ublie tho count of the glorious victory woo by she prowess of our arms in' the 1'tebe couutrj. We. ere now ubi'j io 1 .y before ou- readers tbe tall j.aituT.lars. Geo. Taylor, wnb Walker'a diviBior:, fonght tho ene my at Asblicd, in Norih Luuitiat..!, ou tbt "7ih uit. Before st?rt'nf? on this t. 3 pedaled he cad d:spakcht'U one cf bis siaft cfiiCws to TSoa:flwe3u Louisiar ts to keep Li at uivifitd of matters in that direcuov. l-$lotrco.::tu he recei red about th'.s ; iine de'eruLt-J him to muk'. t!je mcveuient that h.vs resu.-'tt 30 gforiousi'- to vur Yankee prisoners laken were brought to the city yester day and lodged in jail. Their names sr.? John L. Wi!- and James A. JNesbu tne lo.-mer trorn rsew Jej- In half cu hour he was to tbe Siddle. .1 : t!i s v.'.iy and j dn-ate prisoners oa the street, was taken to the Mar in ambulant he traveled through Iroa) Ricarond, La., : shrd'a office, ard, elter tefciojr oath, was discheraed. to Aiesanuriu ia three da8 ; uurdly pjusmg for res , he push&i on with ru 173 of ucrsec, cvrrtook Col. jors c -moisnding a brigr Za .f cava!-y 00 tho Atchafp- lava, aaei lus unl'y ur.'sjlc-'- J to turn his pit n 0; cam- paigo, which teat v r n n rr o Oi r win t " p la v '.!r-j rs T ic- to pii'.-h bchliy saca a c )i3SDseiou.s nan tbrtuh the Gr.se Te'e, Liffjurcbt country to D Da'drnvitu-, tb-.oct- to T;.:bodt-aus, cut tfi the railroad and '.eVr-iph cmmaukatiofi, 'l.ya push rapidly to the Bee i' t iv -r, in 1: e it-tir oi Biashear Ui'y- and at the fcrst Mmua c t ou'.oo s hwu 'jf recti a sua s attack .hem at that piace After seeing Oi. iAaytrs w ':: ca L"? w.iy, Geu. Tay lor returned via Wnshi. g on trxi Op.lo-ai al push, d on rapidly to Gens. IVlou'c: ;iiJ Grtfca! hc d.;u .irtc-rs to Euptiiiitead in p'fi.o the attack ou Brashear Ci:y and its forts. Orders had already bcesi giveti th.cm to make this attack, acd di actions had bten g ven to open communication wiih hitri vii the lakes, so that they could make a combined inovpn.errt.- Two of G n 'i'ajlor's stall hdd bten cigiag on re parations for crossag tb troops over the bay. Litu". Avery, port calarly, had used every exertion, uoder di rection ol Brig. General Green, in the construe ion ol f-kifls and fl its. Gen Taylor ai rival at Gtn. Mmton's headqaarttra ou the morning "f the 21s:. Generals Moaion and Greeu hau not beer: iel! in currjiog out ibeirordefs. For the few days picv;oU3 tbty had or giriz d the dsiXrent c rpa uLd ti-ir positions ia tte impfcmii.ig aitack shortly afier Gcu. Tnyh.-r's nrriv. l at Mouton's headquarrs, OuC oi' bis 3ti'fl brought up from Gen Green's htihdquartcre a diepatch of 12 m.. the previous day, from Col. Aiaj irs; hu: daring coram m der had already arrived at i'hitod-ftcx. af'er a tnuriipl -anc campaign through the whole Lafourche had cap tured PLquernine, with 150 prisoaers dtrojed thre.: large sea goiiig vessels loaded with va!usb:o stores, and had taken DouaJisonville, v;ith i'.s garr.son ; hud a1 tacktd thesime d .y the enemy p.t Thioodeaux, driven him, with Pryon's Texas iniantry, ar the pom of the bayonet from his strong po itiou ; bed charged and routed his cavalry by charging him viih Lint's Store's and Piiiilips'a Texas cavalry, aud wa3 no? icady to co-operate with us ia oar movemeat of the morrow. At Cr. m, ou the evening of the 21st, a "Forlorn Hope," composed of volunteers from the d iierent regi ments, cmbuiked ia the ek.Csand f ugar ccltij, prepar ed lor them. Their3 waa the proud privilege 01 ntorm icg the almost impregnable fort on the opposite s di t f the bay at dawn the following morning, while Gereral Green aid Aloaioa, occupied them Iroia dLT. rent points in their (rout. It was compose3,as before stalei, of volunteers from the 5th Texas, (Green's old regiment,) 2 ad Lbuiaian-i cavalry, Wallei's battalion and 2o.d Arizona brigade, all under the c mmand of the gallant Alajor, of tbe lat ter. It was a hazardous mission to cross the Lake (twelve miles) in these frail barks ; to land at mtduight on the enemy's side, iu an almost impenetrable swamp, and await the dawn of diy to make tire desperate at tecmt which would ensure thtm victory or a eoldiers' I death ; but thsy seemed to treat ic as a holiday holic, aa they were rowing away, waving Uicir uuis vj wu Taylor aud Geo. Moutou, who were on the bark water ing their departure. The boat expedition Laving I f , Gens. I'aylor and Mcuton procrtdal bio PaUcisp ville to arrange tor other . movement 3. Mcuioa, with tbe 7 h Texas, 4h Texas aud 2d Ariziua regiciea.s, stood post at Giboona' Poiut, oa aa is.anU of tbu-t name j and immediately ODDOsite For Buch..c&d. I'ioi, this t place his sharpshooters could sweep the gunners fr-'-m iheir positions at the heavy guns iu tbe lort. Gei era! Green, with his old regiment, (5th Texas,) Waller' bat talion, 2d Louisiana cavalry, Valv-id.'rc and Nichols' batteries, took positica just before day ir: Berwick's City, ready to open on uli the ir camp, which extend d up and down the opposite bank (or tw lailo, nd a.co to keep io check tbeir gunboats. Every matter of importance b?irjg now ready Si;-jor General Taylor wai:ed with confiit-nc-i lor the to.m "f Green's urtiliery, which was to be the F.igaa! of at t ck. Immediately after daylight, Ger. Greco hred metrtt euu from the Valvpdere bittery at a goabottt cf tl. enemy steaming up the biv in tne direction tf the upper iort (Buchanan). Insanity i'lb whole . uy i blaze, ail of turgucs first p'ayed ujo the ifnmer.se line of tents of ibe enemy which were occp'td by aboat one thousaud Yackeca. They were c-wiettiy surpris ed they bad not imagined -to enemy in twen'y mu.-3 ot them on this side. of the bay, ( he r pr;s.Kr8 t.trnt this.) Their heavy guns froru tne t'lno i.-.rt? r-oi? opca 00 Greej, at th aaoie n..oi;:ec: tbe r:arp ciack ;t roa ton's thousand Entitll ruT.;s is he: .-d contrit-irlsy from Gibboos' point, 3 weeping he-it g-m;i3 from tbeir pU ces like a irhirlwiad wcu'ddusu 'hesipd ot the de-f-rt ; .11 era o -iT-irma hn.r th." rrnr Of Mi'ilC' r7U33. The worthy petal of old Sto-.twe'l srr-u.s Lis ear tor tne 3:j nal; it Maj rs has arrivt-d cl the BcbjI crowing, we bavebag d ihein all, Ftiil wa do nor h-ar them, al to' tbe cannonade fca's beep goinrr or; wi'.hoa'. ioterrnisiiori for one and a Lair hours. What hzd become of tte storming party ? they have not yet urucifd, there ia no sign ot th?m ; pti cn'ly wbe cu?, two. end thro the long distaot S'-und of artillery Irr-ui k Bee if la j irs is there 1 their cooimnnicativo iccat ut cvinp.ete:y. Just at this momeu to adi to tb ec-ajv'b couiusioa ind disaster tbe long loyStd for ir'oru hope ' mad its appearance in t' euge of toes i ioda ; witii ren Tex as yell tney dash d at once, wilo bajon'.ts ri-d acd pistols drawn, mil. at tureten!ag walls cf tha proud tort in twenfy mnctea 'hey hau tlimotd i'-i - li?, dis persed its garris n, torn down rfce etara icd an ipes and hniatprf tbe boun'ie blue fjj"uvsr its rampata, kaving a small band 10 take caie 01 ihe Icrt. J be gallant Han ter rushed on to the c.mps bt-iow, .tbe affrighted enemy throwing down tueir arms and surrendering indi-crim-ica'ely, until he had swpt toe whole place. Greea in the meantime bad engaged Iheir gaaoat3 with the Valvadcre aod NicSols batteries, and alter a hotly con tested duel of ball an houf, tiruve it shameiu'.ly away. In half an hour Gens Ty or, S out on aud Geen, with th ir respective sta83, had tbtir headquarters in the city of tlraabear. . THE BESCXT. ; . . - Capered 180O prisoners and 33 commissioned cfS cers j $3,OGU,Q0) coomissry BloriLS, $1,500,0(10 qaar- TKRJKS OF ADVKflTiaiSO. Pr Square of 10 lines or. Us cash in drauae. One square, llaaertlon,...., 9 Of Do. do. 2 do ... 8 00 Do. do. S .do : 4 00 " Do. do. 3 months wlthoutchange....... 14 00 Do. do. 6 . do.... do do- 00- Do. do. Ii do.. ..do do .4U) 00 X3T Advertisements ordered to be continued oa the issido charged ISpersquaTdforeachlasertlonafterthefirBt. 3-No advertisement, refecting upon private character g&n. TtTideT akt ciRcmraTAKCBa. be admitted. -. - teTmaster stores, $250,000 ordnance etorea, 100.000 medical stores, 23 garrison and regimental flags, 1000 tents, 2000 horses anr! mules, between C00O end 7000 cegroes, 16 uus, 70CO Btand of email arms, and a posi tion of us much tnfportance to this country, (traca Missis3ippi,) as Port Hudson and "Vicksburg; in fact the ley to Lcuisiaca and Texas.. This brilliant cam' paign of Gee. Taylor had another great object in view, and oce ct vast importance, viz : a diversion to force the enemy to raise the siege of Port Hudson. He now ha3 LI3 choice, to loose New Orleans or to abandon hia operations against Port Hudson, and retire with Li3 beaten acd demoralized amy into the city. ADDITIONAL ITKM3. . Among the captured goodies at Brashear City are the following items : SOOO barrels of floor, 800 tacks of cofiee,2C0 toes of ice. and thirty-2ve New York plan ters. ' J 1 Arncrg tie Hags captured at Brashear City, and brought hrre by Major Ochiitrce, ars the following rrg im jntal eolen : l'Cth and ICOth New York, 231 Connecticut, 2lBt Indiana, ncd 42d Massachusetts. Since receiving cffisicl notice, published clsewhrr?, of tbe capture of negroes,' crowda nre beinj bro'.'gLt from tee Lafourche to the bay. Besides the Co regimental flags captured below, wo havs alto taken e'ghteen compauy flags. Every courier from below brings official intelligence of the increased Valae and quantity ct tbe capture at Fort Bacbaoaa. The tbree vest-els captured and burnt by Col. Mtj ;r3 at Plaqoecuice were large s'.eamships ljJec with crduance and cemmissary stores, awcitiog ordtrs from Geo. BaDka. Tl-r Crtput'a Ut.l In Ualiliuore. Th? f;l'ow:n ' naragraoh, which we find iu the local 1 e .lurua of the baltirao'-e Gazette, of June 7th, give a hull 01 toe condition or that unlortunate city : t-'iiuv. ixG Sympathy .foe Prisonkrs. Patrick II Tracy wua arrt-sttd by the police on JSunday, on the charge cf leaking siL8 to ihe Confcder&le prisoners aa they matcbed through the f treeets. He woe takeu be-ft-re Col. Fisb, crJ, refusirtr to take the oalh, waa held io- timber ordeis. Geo. R Rhodes, for tali' tiDg Con- tio'y 1 Lovnaa, charged with receiving parcels from tho C0.1lcderp.tc prisoners, and showin r sympathy lor them, wi.3 ordered to be tent across the lncs. Bkfoks the Provost Marshal. Ro. Benthall, ir- testei ou the charge of breaking fire-armfi in his pos-e-Siiup, to prevent them from coming into the hands of the Government whilst the officers were searching bis premises, wui held for a further hearing. William Ll?ck and Fraraer A. Newilsoo, charged with cheering or Jei. Davis, were also held. Wro. Edge, Thomas Johnson end John Sheridan were arrested by the pick e',3 as disloyui and held for examination. Thomas George, for refusing to take the n quired oath in pro curing a pas, was paroled to appear this morning. TO GO SOUTH. Mrs. McA.dams5 living ou north Calvert street, acd Miss Amanda Featherton, who were arrested by the police f jr having made public expressions of sympathy lor the Confederate prisoners by waving cf handker chiehj and kissing ol hands, were examined before Col. Fish, Provost Marshal, and ordered to be senttrouth on Wednesday afternoon. RECRUITING NEGROES. Colonel Wm. Buney, cf New Jersey, who has been reciuiting Lr negro regiments at Norfolk and Ports mouth, has been detailed (or that purj csa in Baltimore. Yesterday mcrning an office was opened near the Cam den station, with a view of recruiting regiments in this city. TREASONABLE. Jamc3 Buckingham was arrested far abusing the Government, aud calling the American flig a dirty rag. .Sarah Miller waa arrested for wearing the portrait of Jell. Davis in her bosom. Both parties were held for a hearing. From tie Mobilo Begiater, July 7th. Wruui Xt,7 Orleans. The following letter wa3 handed us this morning for publication, and was dattd 2 i June, which is evidently intended for 2d July. It w3 in French, which we translate : New Okleans, 21 July, 18C3. My Dear : I profit by this opportunity to give the news of uj. We are all well, as ia also your family. We went yesterday, father and myself, to Algiers, to ste tha Coniedtrates. They arc a mile from the river Lai:k. Barki is at Baton Ronge ; they wished to hang him there ; the Zuavcs threw away their arms, saying they would i.ot tight for the negroes ; they were fired upon. Your Yankee died from a wound ; Judge Drouet goes o3 on the next steamer ; Antony Fernandez says that Bank3 13 p. great scoundrel. r 4r & $t 4 praj3 for you, and awaits ycur arrival every day with impatience. ! believe that Mngruder ia marching on Fort Jackzoa w'lh 1,500 men ; therefore, come over as eooa as possi ble, y Your friend, &c, . We have been shown a letter written from a point nsar New Orlesms, by a lady, to her eon in this city, from which we make the following extract. It wal brought by a gentleman who le5 New Orleans Iat Tocaday, nod caiiie by the writer's residence. He wa fold by a respf utablo person residing in the neighbor hood c f Kcnner, that our troop were there. Ha him eeli i'il crossed to Algiers and caw the Confederate troop? aad ig. Tae Yankee du:erj were cursirg Bocks fur abandooicg the city. WicaxESDAV, Noo.v," July 1. T sit down to teil you the nr-ws. Judge , yonr ft iend, and two other gentlemen, are here; one left the citv tweoty-fcur hours r-go. Butks has ra;sed tha siogc of Foil IJuJeon, aud is in Baton Rouge 3000 of hij ir.eu wr.re killed i the last assault. The St. Louis Hotel ii a hcppitai, and filled with wounded and dying Yankees. "Our army is atKenrr. Manchac faabaadoued by the ueviis. Magruder, with his men, 13 on his way to the forts uju'u the river. The Confederate flag is been c.i.stiLCiJy irom tLefbt. Charles. Tbe citiz&ns are re joiced, unci ready to join our people. Many, however, nuv? 'eft hair.e Jly. Axr.coz them William Hunt! rlo l.lltlc .Jeiml Cliauip PVU. Thou biet left us Jennie, ao uniolded bud. To bloom aad 3 mrisU m immarial bowers Lec us wIiid us et thy boght and x apny heart Was sta:uiet an the Prst lair tropic flowers. .Sweet m tta p?ifjm3 from the caset's brim, Jh unr reaieai'j-aiico cherished on of the ; f?er.t like a tuiiheam for fsw fchort hours, 0 dice ns with thy heait oniivening glee. Th';3; I.'ttle songs tl y !ipi so sweetly liep'd, f boss notes which made oar hearts still more th!oj cwa, W1;i no rao-s on erth our actiag neuis ; The 'ate ih hashed -the bird has ceased its song. Piown to that realm cf bright eternal day, k.i J 1 eaveu's happy ones a welcome RUst, Vt heie thy treed sou: in rapturoas. delight, Leans now peichance upon a Saviour's breast. Thau h&at left a banl of sorrowing hesrts, t wtet Jer nie, iool oi our cHeging lovu, A mother, wnose lond hea.t win never cei To inoara lha lns of her now brigat wing d dove. Ccu.e to her Jent'e, happy seraphs, come ; Come wrh the t wNiti nont to btill and grey, Come wbea th m.doight drops ha darfeeniug palL, Come then and drne her soul's deep griefs away. Whisper kweet Jeania, thy undying bliss, Vvh uijer to ner thy triumph o'er the grave, Tell her of j js unknown U this dull earth, Sptih ol mat enaicss rest me weary crave. Salisbury, N. C , Jnly 16th, 1863. D1UO. In WilmiogtoD, on tbe loth inet., SAMUEL WALTKW, iaiaut sou oi -amael and Margaret Ann Howland, a 14 months and 16 cays. wfi.iir Ia N. Hanover co., on tha 8th inPt-Mr. BRYANT NKW KlBri, aged 6'J years, 1 monUa and ' la their disconsolate hearts. ( Pxeabyteriaa pleaao oopy - The captured flagtj are in charge of Major IVua Och iitce, assistant adjutant-general on Majo;-Genrai Tay lor's staff en route to Lieut. Gen. Smith.
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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