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. . - .m,wrwa 8 gUletUrs on business must bejiddre8$e4. yfToyEditor....A. L. PRICE, Associate Editor. Termi of Subscription. one year, invariably In advance, fl 00 ' t s j :ri?tion to Weekly paper receivea ior ticr, one year, invariably in advance,. . $10 00 . 5 50 3 00 '.'..rfVVili, in all caees, be discoi 3'tWr'ption year, unless renewed discontinued at the end iTTK OP NORTH CAUUUSA, DCT LIN. C OTKT Y. , Board3n, executor of Buckner"! L. Hill, deceased. T3. la Equity. D b- Hatch, Dr. E. W. Ward, C. "H r. i'eenisacd others. J n, -IU FOii CONSTRUCTION AUD ACCOUNT. ., r. o,rinr thfitnharlfta K. Rodes. Ana Smith, John Ed Sard Smith, James H. Houston and wifo ': trmo. iJioa.: Lewis asd wife Kate. Dr. ; ; liorden end wife Beuey, HiUalrd J. Gordon, Thoa. ,,U aud wife PrisciiU. . J. w eyment and witeFan--1 II Wricfat T. t vvitherspooo,. and wife Catha 5 rd Martha E bites, drlies defendants in this case, '' ,i, eroDd ihe Unit of the fcl'.ate, and therefore pro ':';a"oiot be served upon them. It ia therefore ordered " -vic-tt'oa be made ia eome public newspaper for the ' '." ry aopear at the next term of the Ceurt of Equity to at Kenansville, the fourth Monday of Beotember ;; ati rjeal, asswer or demur to Baidbiil, that the Fame l' u.ij ro. cojyVf so, and set for bearing ex parte ny hand officially, 13th Ju'y, A. D. 18G3. J EKE. PEAKSALL, C. M. V. i, 43 61 RED Kl'UIfQS, 1x0 BE SOW COUA'TY, N. C. r puoriliaiUK or tiiese prlBg9 has opened his . - i: . c a. - h t:'I ?or xce receitoii oi guesB. rerson wiBmncr lo -e spriaga by WilmiEgton, Charlotta 4 Kutherford will get eff at Moss Keck Depot, where they I :'t coQvcyaace tathe Eprir.gs. o3 1 yora per wees 115 " per month 75 HECTOR JcNEILL, Proprietor. ;i. l?i3 43-4t NO'lTII UAnOLISA, Dltuh Coikiv. s- Howard, ") ts ! Bill j. ; r-'jiirii, Adtnr. ct -'. -jkice H. Smith, . other3. I In Equity. for converfiion property. of -; Ail'KAKIXU that Fredcrict H. Emith and wife Celia .',:,. parties defendant in this case, reside beyond the - cfthe State, and therefore process cannot be served ; i'hv.-m. It is theiefore ordared, that publication be 4 u Fonse public newspaper, for the space of six weeks, via;; the said defendants that nniess they apper at the i.-'ii rai ot tbe Court of Equity to be held at Kenanaville, ; Fourth Monday ot beptember next ; and then and -le id, arswer or demur to said Bill, that the tame ? taker, pro confesso, and eet for hearing ev parte as 'x. Witnesa aiy hand official y, 27th July, 1803. JEU12 l'EAKSALL, C. M. E. ,7 ?3. 1SG1. 44-Gt 5TOLKM FT. ) M Mi ii jUNKon i nursdaynignt last, two ruiWii :,OOKS, coiiiainirjc about two hundred and fifty dol- 1 .11 a t - TI T j.-j ;c aiouey ana an uiy uoit-B. te uu ufi-rgsu. jcu- ,. p.iychie to (ieere A-unett, tor sixtv aoars, oaieu ft.in'e in March last. Oae oa Louifla Wallace, payable :jSf, fur two hundred and fifty dollara, dated in May ; ftveral othorj not recodected. I hereby forewarn all ible to icysfclf : ard ths makers of the same from pay- iLe baie to any person except my?elf. ;'v 2.V1, 1So3. 4-2t VTJLillNGTOX, N. C, JULY 30, 18C3. Tit; Confedrrats feicp.ntr Ivlortda. the smval of tho steamer Bobert E. Lcs, from Ber r.ii, ws are placed iu possession of recent dates from Einilton aul St. Georges, and also of highly interesting .tiAli la reference to the cruise of the Coutedarate Steamer :.M-li, occe the " Oreto," under commmd of Captain ..as Maffit. The transactions of the Florida have ;;sa e:;Ii r.ore exfeasiva than previous acsount3 had rettiiisJ thtm, as will be scea by the following list of :"ticr: v. ?sci3 csptnred, burned or bondiu by her, as by the annex 1 acocutts of her cruising since she left ii'c. 'i'.c U'lvr is kindly farniaLed us by Mr Wilson, a u: rl 'f f hcr crew, and is derived from a journal kept jiiv. 'r.'us'be lijt cf vesr,o!s, thia list beiag vir- ?ii pj saavei or biyced by C. S. Steamsr Florida : iita.'?: Windward, t'oi i.i .-tar "f f ;.Sr. ''-.oTd, S?tw V-j r, Lrc:f,, 503'.; . ClOK". J. C. ii-. .t. ho. iit- V. H . Jf..:Gb Eel!, AlJebaran, Lapwing, Oneida, Henrietta, Crown Point, Bed Gauntlet, Ship Snnrise, Wm. B. Nash and Hull. The last w-r te-si's were captured within sixty miles of New York. Oar ic;ormaut adds that Captain MArriT sent an expe i.tiyn ulong th? New F.sglant.1 coast that destroyed twen i 4evcn vsasf If , gret and small a revenue cutter being iajn: tin r.urabr. This ga'lant exploit was performed ; Lif.ter.dat Pskd of the Florida. Most of the vessels .j;'urej, bodoj or destrojed by the rloridi were large viluiV.3, t?o.ny being Califorrl.i, China and East In i.i cl:pj-er shij:s. A ternie ijanic exists alonjr tho Yankee thorc. Tho : -.r l 3cara:-r8 are afraid to run without an escort fish rgveseels are kept a poTt, end some C'ty m;n-of-war are aisitir oft the diSorent liorthora ports looking after the Florida. In fact so grrat a panic has never existed off the Xew EngUrd cea-t. A large proportion of the Yankee mant vessels his been transferred to the English flag, liere is rmch talk of an mbargo. T.o Floriii caaii ia;o Bermuda after coal and to land i:iij"i3 (seise sixfy.) Sh f ihibits evidacce of good Lard servi.e L-is more Lard money in her chest than when she i.ikd from iljbi.'a. The Yankees have contributed well "JtLo rapport ol iLi erni?er in cash, sails, povisiots, ic. TLo crew of tho Florida rre a line, hardy set of men, and eu uuch aUcchc J t j th3 ship and ofUcerd. ','iite a circuaihtance occuncd on tlie loth. Official sa v' p2-pi Ifotween tk3 Florida and the authoritica ! the -it iustacce :n our LUtory. Th!3 1 wks like recognition ! CrUinIy it acLnovludeir nationality. Th3 Ahibauii aud Florida have accomplished wonders eul (lone much to-varda crippling the Yankee commerce. fo.-,a the Yaukec Uig will ceaao to fiy over the ocean ur f l. tho peak of araic J vessels, and their power in that Ksf'p? is srru that one cr two cruisers would not be war Ti.v.Kl iarinliin ; a '.-at tie thai won! I undopbtedly be against alifilr oJdi, snd wUiagly would the Yankees expend :Tr.ty vessels to c.Tjiure fcsniiKs and Maffit. They so f.p:'&3 th.erisclves. lie following the lurrative of tho crr.iao of tho Flori--J, alreaiy alluded to : C. S. Eteasier Flcbida, ) ET. GE03GXS, BEBMCDA, V July 2 1st, 1SG3. ) To Jij idiiors cf the Daily Journal, Wilmington, N. C: ica ar.d your readers aro doubtless well aware that this steamer ran oct cf t"j? harbor cf Mobile oa the 16th day of ujaary, lbG3, so I will Bay nothing ca that h3ad, but en i?aor to give you a fall account of what wa have done 6;ac3. Our first wotk was -he llerm. Bri "Estelle, of Eos toa," on her first vcyege and Lomeward bound from Santa Cruz, with a full cargo of eugar and honey for the good peo ple of Boston. But we consigned her to " Old Father Nep tine." the was valued at $13S,0C0. in rUvaLa we received our cua:. stores, etc. At iajiight on the morciag cf the 22rd of January, we ifl:ed our tnchor and rt.n alocc the coast eastward, td at 11 a. ni. captured and burned th3 Herm. Brig Wind ward, from MaALzis, bound to Portland; and juat at Bnn setweb.nttie ilc:ni. Brig " Cotsis Annio " cf Philadel phia, on tie same (S;rj) road. She was within two hours sail of her destination, which was Cardenas. We left the Cabaa Coast io the Banks and on the 26th dropped our anchor in tha ha.ro .r of Nassau. Here we also took ia our coil, and our hull ijr k rg anything but Christian-like, we ent to Green Eejatc-paict ship." Oirfhe 28th Janu ary came to an anchor sni tor two or three dajs all hands ere busy as bees, eeruVoii the white-wash from oar ides, and oa the first day ot February we started on a truise. But a tail being repor and proving to be the lankee Gunboat " Sonoma," and being of heavier metal than us we showed her our heels, but for forty-eight hours she cbaied ca, but got nothing for her taiu3, f0r on the -rd morDicg eke ccuid hardly be seen trora our mast-head. r torn tte tidie of eiudincr the " bonomi. ' tm .k. ioih f 'euraarv. wa saw no Yankee vessels and all tne boys impatient for a urize or even a coil ' IUU AliU V v.re eettice uen wo neara me mast-head lookout sing oat sau, ho ! cara was raised and our propeller lowered, and at a p. 'H., we boarded her and found that Bhe was indeed a prizv er liiinse tl th "Jar-Ob Bell." tram Pnn t'hnnr. hnnrJ Jo Kew ork with a valuabla cargo of teas, silks, etc. We taraed her and then went to Barbadoes. Oar text prize was the " Star of Peace," which we cap jwtd on tte t2th of Marcn; she was from Ca:cut:a, bouad Jo Kodtoi with saltp e-.re ! The 8chocner "Aldeba.an" was next victim of ihe Pirate Florida. For 15 days did we wes for another, and bbe b-ou?ht us the most neealul ar tl Var'd th u ms coala- TLe "Eapwing" was captured on the 2d'h and eut a crnisiag agiinst Yanks, andcaptur a thu Suip "Kite Dyer," and bonded her for $40,C00. On doth of March, ten ia w;th the bark ". J. Coioord,' "OHi New York, bound to Cape Town, aDd she was burnt. tuJ T. eJ,ue we metthi "Oreto," (,pwiog) coled aLd hn a v a crui,,e al0J tha e, and on the 17th AprU irae4to9 eiip i'Vowttga wealth." from &ew igrklgr rt i.TOS b FUCK, rnujfMAH."- 4 II Jl tJ III lit JII III II VOL. 19. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA-WILMINGTON, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, Ban Francesco. On th 23rd April burnt the bark " Hen rietta " from Baltimore for Rio Janeiro. The next day (2th) burnt the ship Oneida from Shanghai for New York with tea. May 6th took Herm. Brig. Clarence," put one 12-pocnd howitzer, 20 men and 2 officers on board and sent her on a ciuise. What execution Lieut, fi. W. Rpd aa l refer you to the papers about. The " Tacony was ens cf 11 tr prizen. On the 10th cf May we were in Pemamboco ; sailed on tho 12th Mext day (May 13th) burnt ship "Crown Point," another fan Francisco Packet from New York. We then went to " beara." wh?re we again coaled aatf started for the Northern coast; and on the 6th June, bdrnt ship "Southern Crofcs," from Ban Francisco bound to New York. On the 14 tb June, burnt tbe ship "Red Gauntlet," from Boston to Hong Kecg. From her we also got coals, but they were not good, as we afterwaida fouad out. On the 16th, took ship 4,B. F. Hoxie," bcusd from California t Eng and, from her we got about $125 000 worth of silver, and burnt in her over 60 tors of silver ore On tha 27th Junet captured schooner 4V. H. Hill,'. and bonded her fcr $10,000 on condi tion that she would.carry cur prisoners, some fifty or more, to Bermuda. Our next prizs was the ship "SuErise" eight dajs from New York to Liverpool, having a neutral cargo, bonded her for $GO,000 sh's was on the 7th Ju'.y. We were now close to New York; the 8th July were not more than 0 or 60 miles from that city. About li M., thy day , (8th,) we exchanged signals with au English Brig another sail be iEg reported, started ia pursuit, and as the fog cleared up Bawalarge Btearner ijing by her and had sent her boat alongside. We ran down until we saw the Yankee colorB fljirjg from her peak. "All hands" were then called to quarters. After matccuvering about half an hour, she final ly ran down to us. as soon as she was near enough we hauled down the EnglUh coIots, (which were flficg at the time,) and showed to their view the " Stars and Bare," and at tte same time gave her a broadside. 11 er men ran from their alter pivot and sought protection behind the soip'a bul works. But the wea'.her was in their favor, for juat then the fog came down so dense that the Ericsson could not be seen, eo all we could do was to wait 'till it cleared up. But judge our astonishment when it did clear up, to pee the Yankee about 5 or 6 miles ahead cf m and travelling for aiidy Hook. Now it was we felt the reed of good coal. Our brave Captain Maffit off red $1500 for fifteen pounds steam, tut we could not get but eight and ten pounds, al though we i.dad pitch and roin. All hands were anxious to catch her, tor ehe had been tent out to catch "rebel crnibers," but she caught a Tartar this time. But we had the pleasure cf burniog two vessels under her nose The Brig N. B. Nash from New York, and the whaling " Schooner Reirzi" from Provinceton, but the crews, Lowever, had leit when they gaw us barn the Brig. We showed the crew of the Nash, the Bieamer Ericsson making tracfea for New York. With a ead heart we left the " E." and steered lor Bermuda, at which place we arrived on the 16th in3t., and cs soon as we coal wo leave this place for a cruise, and you and your leaders may be as&urred that the " Florida " will sustain her reputation, and do all sho can to annoy the Yankees. Hoping this will meet your appro bation I close. Respectfully, &c. The following is a 1st of the deaths oa board the Flori da, tince she commenced her cruise : Seaman John Johnson Liver complaint. " Isaac White Lest overboard. " John Lehman Consumption. Surgeon Grafton Drowned near the line. James SKdley, St-jicard. Paymaster Lynch, aitd at sea of Hemorrhage of the Lungs. Wkldon, etc. Numerous reports have been afloat hero for tho last few dajs in reference to a Eupposed advance of the enemy up cn Weldotf, and, indeed, fightiag is Baid to have occurred on Tuesday and jesterdayat a point ten miles last of Weldon, where Brigadier General Bansom, with the forces under his command holds the enemy in check. Those beBt informed seem to entertain few imme diate apprr hensioss for Weldon. We shall soon know more about the " situation " in that vie nity. A very few weeks ago Bay not over two or three at the farthest the enemy had withdrawn all his forces from B'anf'ort and Morebead City, and concentrated his troops at Newbern. The rumour tow ia that he is fitting up a naval expedition at Mcrehead City. These reports Beem rather irrecoacileable. We ere indebted to the courtesy of O. G. Pabi.ky, Jr., Esq., for filss of European, Colonial and Northern papers. Among them we find the Loadoa Punch for June 6th aid 18th, 1S63. There aro seme Bly hits at the Federals, and a burlesque account cf the battles around Fredericksburg, " From the New York Weekly ft'arwhoop," but as a rule, it must be admitted that the hits are local, or at least unintelligible withoat the cuts. The Charleston Courier thinks that tha crisis at that place has passed and expresses confidence in the safety of the city. We tiuat that its confidence may prove to be well founded. For the Journal. Slrctlng In Sampson. At a meetirg af tho citizens cf Sampson County, held at the Conn House in Clinton, on the 24;h day of July, 1S63, mma B. Chestnutt, Esq , was called to the Chair and CoL Thomas H. Holme3 and Allmand A. McKoy were request ed to act as Secretaries. The Chairman explained the object of the meetiDg to be the defence of the county so far as in oar power lay. The appointment ot patrolls and pickets and' the expression of the opinion of our county-men with regard to the tone of some of the pub ic journals of the State. On motion ot Thomas H. Hclme a Committee of five was appointed by the Chairman to draft resolutions for the ac tion ot the meeting. The Chairman appointed tbe follow ing persons, viz : Thomas H. Holmes, William Kirby, Thomas Ash ford, Matthew J. Faison and Hardy Herring. A committee v?as appointed to wait on Hardy L. Holmes, Esq., and request him to address the meeting. The com pliance of Mr. Holmes wus greeted with hearty cheers, aud with an euthusiasni becoming the occasion did he pour forth an invective against those who S3 doubts and fears cause tbeoto give a luke-warm or doubtful bupport to the Government while engaged in this terrible Btiuggle. The manner and matter of his eddre?s was such as to en courage the faint-hearted, cheer on the couraceous, quiet tho fears of the doubting, scarrify the back-Bliding, flight en the peace men and infuse a double share cf patriotism into the minds and hearts of his heareis. The Committee on resolutions reported through their Chat man the following preamble atd resolutions lor the action of the meeticg : Whbrbas, The citizens of the county have been frequent ly annoyed by the approach of the vandals in their recent raids, and deeming it expedient to resist all such, we do earnestly appeal to our s.ster counties to join ua, acd with atout hearts to resist them to the death. Therefore be it Voiced. That a Company be formed in the county of Sampson ot men neither liable to conscription tr militia duty to be called upon is cae of emergency and who are willing to be eurjectea to mo regulations oi tne army oi the Confederate states while so ia service. Resolved, That the Governor be requested to furnish to the Colonels of Sampson county a supply of powder, shot and caps, for the use of the county in its dcieuce. Tlaulved. That an efficient patrol be appointed for th county to be in the pay of the county, and that as many as may be necessary be detailed to act as couriers to report any threatened danger. Resolved, That those couriers be under the control of the uliitarv authorities of the county. Lesolvcd, That the Colonel of Duplin county be requested to forward any information he may receive of any intended raid, or cf th j presence of ths enemy in his county, and ap point a rendesvouz for the forces of the two counties, and ihat the Colonels of the adjoining counties be requested to art in concert with us. Jiesolvcd. That our confidence in tbe Administration of President Davis remains unabated, and he who by word or deed attempts to thwart the plans of carrying on this war or seeks to discourage the solqier in thetuiU or the patriot at home, as to the final enscess of our arms and the estab lishment of our independence, is aa enemy ot his couatry Ami should ba treated a3 a traitor. lie,, olced. Tnat the course of our respected Governor, Z. B. Vance, meets with our hearty apppi obation. V. e honor his patriotism and zeal tor the defence of our State and aa citizens of Sampson County do pledge him our countenance and zealous support in every measure tending to the advancement of our State acd the promotion and establishment of the Southern t. onfederacy. Hesolced, That we repudiate the moral treason (to sav the least) tauctt by the Standard, and shadowed for in its editorials and correspondence. We would warn him that unmistakeable signs of treason lurk under its well selected language, misleading the ieaorant and connoting the weak and credulous. No covering of words can conceal its deep and bitter enmity to the government uader which we live. We call noon him this day. (for we aro entitled to an answer from him as a publ.c journalist) to let the State enow whether he be a friend or an enemy to the cause of cur conn trv. and whether he be in favor of our prosecution of the war or submission to the Northern government. Our enemies qu jte that paper as friendly to the Northern gov ernment (as appears f.om the artic e in the Register) and we have a right to know whether the Standard's conserva tism means reconstruction and uaioa with the North and hnat-litv to the cause of Southern independence. If recon- b rntinn it. not meant by conservatiEra. then we have ritettn tnnw what :t doss mean. If the Standard should cav ihnt rnrsoryatism means reconstruction and aubmis uiontoth Lincoln usurpation, then we have a right to know wha.t. h baa diacovi red in the conduct of the aba- litiou Rcvemrr.pnt to cuanee his feelings since te voted for the Beoeseion o North Carolina. liesolxed, Thai the Secretary furnish a ccpy or these pro ceeding! to the WiiniiijgtQU journal with a request that it publish the tame, and that the other papers in the State be requested to copy. On motion, the thanks of the meeting were tendered to its officers, aud the meeting a.'. j pureed- AMM.A B.CHESNUTT, Chxn'n. Thomas H. Holmes, I a. il i! 111 J SYNOPSIS OF DECISIONS MADE BY SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, U VDER iHE TaX LAWS. Acctickiees are not liable to pay upon sales maCe for a dealer who is registered and taxed and at the piece of bn ness of such dealer. Auctioneers are tequirtd, with thw exception, to pay a tax ol 2$ per cent, on all sales made. Accocmts Open book accounts ere tti be taxed accord ing to their true value on 1st July, that value to be ascer tained by the Assessor in the best manner practicable, un der the circcmgtances of each case, by the oath of the tax payer and any other available evidence. ESK88CHS may be recommended, but can&ot be appoint ed by District Collectors, as the power to eppoint such is confined to State Collectors. Abticies taxed by Kec. 1st. If any of the articles taxed by Sec- 1st of the Tax Act are sold by any peson or firm wnose business is required to b3 registered by Fee. .6th, the proceed) of such sates will be subject to the same tax as that imposel npoa the ea'es cf other articles by the same establishment. That is, the payment of the ad valo rem tax of 8 per cent, upon s ich articles, does not exempt the proceeds of their Bale afterwards from the tax cf 2 per cent, under Sec. 5. Bankers. An insurance cowpany, in receiving and pay ing out the revenues of a State university, is regarded merely as a disbursing agent, and not as a banker, and is, therefore, not sul ject to the tax on backers. Bond3 The interest on Confederate bonds is taxable as income under Stc. 8, Act 24th April, 1863. (See credits.) Bb.ok.ers are taxed by Sec. 8, upon their recommi33ions as income. Cattlk. By Sec. 12, the value of all neat cattie. horses mules and ss&es, not u-ed in cultivation, is taxed 1 per cent., to be returned on lst-Novembtr, and tax paid on 1st January next. Corrox. No value is fixed on cotton by tbe Department. It is the duty of the person holding the cotton, when he makes return, to return it at its true value, according to quality and the locality in which it may be situated. If too low a valuation should thus be placed upon it, in the esti mation of tho Assessor, it will be the duty of that officer in each particular tax district, to place tuch value upoa it, as tbe see quality of cotton would demand in that market, under oidinary circumstances of sale. That is, under cir cumstances of voluntary and enforced sale. The same rule will epply to the articles of wool and tobacco, as well aa to every other taxable article. C otton ot the growth of any jear prior to the jear 1863, in the hands of manufac tarers on st July, is liable to pay a tax of 8 per cent. Manufacturers selling their own fabrics by the piece, and other articles, are but j set to be taxed as wholesale deal era. Also, to pay tax on their iccome and joint stock companies and corporations to pity certaiu portion ot an nual earning set apart ts dividend and reserve fund, ac cording to the per centum yielded on the capftal stocir. uotton in lonieaer&te estate, hypothecated lor socai m Europe, is liable to tax under Sec. 1st. Tho goods so ob tained, that is, their groaa sales, are also liable to 2 J per cent, tax when Bold la tte Confederate states, n sold oy an auctioneer, wholesale dealer, or commission merchant, the proceeds will be chargeable with 2 per cent tax, and an additional per cent, will be paid by the next person selling, and no on, until they reach the consumer. The profits made oy each business, person, or arm selling them, will also be taxed as income uader cec. 8, if the iocome cf the seller, from all taxable sources, exceeds $300. Cotton factorBare commission merchants in, contemplation ot the law. Commission Mbbch ants and others taxable under Sec. 5, 24th April, 1863. The specific tax ia for the yearendiag 3 1st Dec. 1S63 ; and the liability to pay the pr centum in grcss ealcB or profits attaches from and include s the 24th April, lb63, the date of the act. Credits Sec. 1st, taking credits, is to be construed m conuection with Sec. 8, taxing incomes. The scheme of tbe law is to lay an alternative lax of one per cent, cn cap ital, or o, iv or ia per cent, on incomes, it is not ufcaigueu to tax ottpital and again the interest ; and this is the idea conveyed by tho law when speaking of credits "upon which the mtereBt haj not been paid. .au intereEl received au ring the year 1863 is snbj ct to income lax, and no capital tax, is, thtrefoie, designed to Le laid upon the credits pro- oneiric that interest. The rule thus lurn:&hed, it roiiows t hat the one per cnt. tax u not laid on credits up on which ths interest his be n pid and dae to 1st July; but when the interest has not beeii pa d, the tax falls u .on the cap ital. "Value of credits" is const-ued t mr&n tho principal and interest, if not paid, cf all solvent credit, and ite es timated value or credits that the hoidtr wiil twear a e not worth the principal aud interest. "Credrs employed in a fcuMneBS the income of which i taxed under the act are exempt from the capital tax of i per cent. To be entitled to exemption, the c. edits must torm p"rt of nd be exclu sively ued in carrying on the bushitBd, and tho money d 1 rived from thixi muat also be so exclusively ued vvhou collected. In case ot Confederate and ts'ate bonda and stocks, where the interest itj payable at eta . i periods, and has been paid up to the las', ttattq, period when it leu cue, and the 1st of Jul intervenes before the text btaud peri od arrives, the credit i not taxed a capital, but the whole interest during the year must be returned as iocome on lat January next. Crtdita include all uniiqu.dated d-maiid3, such as opt n accounts due and unpaid, which are to be taxed according to their true value, on Juy 1st, 186J. LUBB.UNCY. The words "other cuneucy, used in sec tion 1st, are construed to mean all individual or corpora tion notes issued ior circulation, and generanj. received and used as currency or a medium of trade in any commu nity in the Comederate States. DiSTiLLitKS A:l persons or partnerships who distil or manufacture spirituous liquors tor sale, are distillers with in the meaning of Art 8, tec. 5, Tax Act, and whetht r they distill exclusively tor the government on contract, or for others, are liable to the taxes imposed upon dittiiiers by the Act. Where a per?oa is engaged as a regular distiller, he is required under Par. VIII, Hec. 5, to legister as such, aud to p iy the specific tax of $200 and 20 pei c?ntum oa the gross eaies. He will be authorized to sell all his spirits without making any ether regutry, or paying aoy other tax upon sales (always savipg and excepting the tax on not in come.) To distil fruit for DO days or less, is the leaser pt i vilege, and is merged into the greater, where a regular dis tiller distils lrnit ; therefore, a tegular distiller reflate-ed as such, has to pay no additional tax for the privilege of distiliitg fruit ; but he may on the contrary, under his re- gristration, distil fruit or any thins else, and the spirit de rived therefrom when Bold is subject to the 2'J per cei't. on its value just like other tpirita. Best those who ony still fruit fcr SO days or less, pay only $50 specific tax tor the time so engaged (uot to exceed i)Q dys) and 50 cents per gallon for the first ten gallocs, and $2 per gallon on all spir its distilled beyond that quantity. Dttbllikg Houses, &c. Every peson owniug dwelling houses or building lots in a city, town or village, if not ac tually rented to another, whether occupied by himself or not, will be required to pay an income tax upon the esti mated annual rent. This dees not apply to uncultivated lands in the country. The Act does not tax the estimated rent o' lands not cultivated, cr dwellings or other buildings not in the city, town or village. Eatug Houses. If a steward's hall, or boarding house, for pupils of a school, belongs to an 1 inures to the sole uso and profit of the school, it forms a part of tha income of the school, and is not taxable as au eating house. If the principal of a school, not beiDg the proprietor, bat receiv ing a stated salary, keeps a boarding house for pupils on his own account, six or more boardieg with him, then he ia deemed to be the keeper of an eatiug house, and taxed according to the class ot the house, to be determined by the amount of estimated or actual annual rent. Gambling Houses. The income and pre fits of gambling houses not being exempted by the Act, are subjact to tha tax. Thi does not legalize or license gambling. If a tax payer hoids, on the first of July a Bum of money, he is bound to return the amount, and pay thereon a tax of one per cent. The law does not irquire how ho ccme to pos sess it whether by lawful or unlawful practices. He may have stolen it, yet the receipt by the Government of a tax thereon would not legalize the theft. Income. Persons returning income, should return in come and profits ueiived from every investment of labor, skill, property or money, and the income and profits de rived from any source whatever (xcept salaries. The in terest on Confederate bonds is an income derived from the investment of money and therefore is taxable. So is the interest on interest bearing Treasury notes. Income from all sources, with the exceptions specified ia the tax act, should be returned to the EBseBsor. When a joint stock compapy or corporation reserves tbe portion of their an nual earnings set apart as dividend and reserved fund, and pays the same to the collector, as required by article 6 Bee. 8, Tax Act, then the dividend payed to the stockholder shall not be estimated as a part of h:s income for the purpose of taxation. Interest bearing Treasury notes beifg cur rency are taxed one per cent by sec. 1, excladirg the in terest which is taxed as income. Income and monies of schools, colleges, &c, are ex empt ; if the teacher is proprietor, the income and monies derived by him from the school are exempt ; but if he is not the proprietor, but employed if above $1,000 per an num. Liqtohs sold by comniiilon merchants for others pay the same tax aa other goods. But regular wholesale or re tail dealers are prohibited from selling liquors, under their registration as such, if they sell liquors, will have to do so urder separate registry, paying the tax of five or ten per cent, as the caee may be. M anufactcbxbs 'of pailery, harness, 4c, end dealers in same, Btllirg artillery harness to the Government, decided to be wholesale dealers, and liable to registry and tax as such. Manufacturers of all goods, wares, and merchandize, whether foreign or domestic manufacture, are liable to a tax of 2 per centum on their sales. Therefore, nails can dles, cotton and woolen goods, cotton yarns, flour, shoes, boots, hats, cloth ng and other articles of domestic manu lacicre i.re eubjoct to the tax, whether sold by the manu fpp.tnrerR themselves or their cgeata.. Manuficturers of firearms ior the Government, who sell to it uDtier comract, are deemed wholesale merchants or dealers under the act, and iaxed accordingly. The income derived from the R.anufactnnng business is also taxed by sec. 8, Tax Act. Mbbchasts' Commission. Par. 13, b-jc. 5, Tax Act, only exempts the sales or agri ultural products, when Bold by commission merchants lor the products themselves. The sales of ntgroes, whether sold for the peisois who have raised them, or others, are not eqmpt. Natal ctobbs, salt, wines, and all the other articles en umerated ia section 1, and agricultural products of the growth ot any year preceding the year lfe63, not ne cessary for family consumpti n, for the unexpired portion of tha year, subject to a ts?; of 8 per cent it is immate rial ia whose hands (hey ard lound on. 1st July ; the person then holding, possessing or controlisg them, is bound to return and pay tbe tax oa them. Vlf.lr Officbbs Under the 39 h Sec icn of the Assessment 1 Act, no person is elkible to any oi the tffises enumerated in the Act under the age of forty, nulees he comes within one or the other of the two classes of perncnB named in tbe latter part of the section. Peisons under tbe ege of forty, who have furn'shed substitutes, aud who have not been disabled ia the military service, er declared unfit for 1 military duty by the proper board, are not eligible. Neith er is any pertosi under the age named e-gib'e uuleBS te is withia one or the other of the exceptions. Ptoruca The proceeds of the sale of produce consign ed by the producer to commission mei chants, atd sold for account cf the prcduce-r aie cot taxed. Bxturns A person ownicg taxable property in a State other than that cf his residence must tee tnat it is duly re turned in the Tax District whire eitnated he may make the return in person or by "agent, bat he cannot make the return to any officer of another State. Salaries of Ministers of the Gospel and Teachers are taxed under Sec. 7 of the Tex Act, if they exceed $1,000, nok'sa the minister is employed in the military or naval ser vice of the Confederate State, in which caee his salary J is exempt. Any person, other than those mentioned in the excep tions ;'n Sec. 7, receiving two or suore salaries frcm differ- j ent sources amounting together to more than $1,000 per an num, though each salary may be less, must return the ag gregate and pay tax thereon. Slates. The estimated value cf the annual hire of all ElaveB, not engaged in the cultivation cf farms, cr some other business, the profits of which are taxed as income, is also to be taxed as income. And this includes all house and body servants, whether in town or the country, gard ners, ccoks, nurses, &c. If negroes be engaged partly in household and partly in planting duties, it will be proper to include the value of partial hire tor household work. Stocks and money credits sold by auctioneers are liable to a tax oi one fourth of cue per Centura on gross amount cf sales. No tax upon sales cf such stocks, Ac, whtn dis posed of at private sale. hcoABS impressed in the hendsof corrmisBior merchants, acd th6 price thereot fixed by commissioners under the im pressment laws, are liable to a tax of 2$ per centum on the sales thereof to tha Government such salps, though under impressment, being legal taes to the Government. Where sugars or other property is eiezed by the TOjermrnt, the sale is not effected until the price thereof i fixed by the appraisers, aud paid. It is the payment which consum mates the aale. Tcbacco. All tobacco, manufactured or unmanufactur ed, grown prior to the year 1863 is taxed 8 per contnm, by Bee. let Tax Act. The manufacturer of tobacco is not con sidered a producer in the contemplation of the law, and commission merchants are liable for the 2 1-2 per cent, tax upon rales of tobacco for the manufacturer. Valuation of Cbeditb. The value ot credits msans the principal and interest due to July 1st, added that is, it the credits be solvent. If they are not BolveEt,' the tax payer will be required to eo etate under oath, and they wih be valued accoroing to ihe best evidence the nature of the ca-e wil admit of by the Assessor. All taxable feubjecs, whether capital, property, income, or anything else, itust be. assessed and valut d accorditgto their value in Confederate notes. It the holder of a credit refuses to mdore hia wil ingntes tbeieoa to receive Con federate noted in pigment ot tuch credit li3 thereby proves that he values it at a higher rate, and, accordiug to the provisions of Sec. 24, Assessment Act, ia that cave it wib be the duty oi the Asseeeor to regard the credit as repr6 sonting b much tilver or goh, aud to ast-esB it as he would silver or gold coin ci its regular market value on ist ot July. If, however, the holder will endorse upon such credit his willingness to receive Confederate .notes in paj ment, it shall no; te taxed at any b'ghe.- rate than th,e amount it may represent m Confederate notes. Wool, produced in 1863, is to be taxed n kind: and the farmer is not privileged to commute by paying the esti mated value thereof. The product ot wool produced am year prior to the year lfc63, pays a lax of 8 per ceiit. ad valorem. ' For the Journal. Tribute of Rrapecf. Camp 51st Bko't N. C. T., ) fcULLITAN'S Itl.AND, S. C., July 28ih, lo3 ) At a a meeting of the officers acd men of Co. C, filat Be girncnt ot N. C. Troops, convened for the purpose of giv ing some exor ssion cf feelicg in regard t o tbe teath of Privates b. J Ezzell and Paion Merritt. By moiion of Cap'ain Bell, Li.-u enant Swicson was cal'ed to the Chair, and LifiutBxaut Herring was appointed Secretary. On motion, a committee of tires, composed or Sorgts. J. R. Wiliiamsou, H. L Sasdlin atd Wm. L Parker, was ap pointed by the Chairman to draft rest lat iors, to which com mittee, by additional motion of Lieutenant Emith, the Se cretary was added. After a recess of a few minutes the committee reported the following resolutions which were adopted : EtsolBd Tbatin tha death ot piivate K. J. Ezselland Paten Merritt, Co B, 5 lat regimeat N.,C. TroopB who weie killed at Battery Wpgcer, Saturday, 18th July, the Compa ny has le st two brave and gallant soldiers Resolved, That we who have witnessed their courage and daring feat cn the field, will ever cherifh their memory, and though we mourn the o?s of those who by their bra very and pUDctuadty to duty, were endeared to the officers atd men of thia company, yet cur grief ia greatly mod'fisd by the fact, that we know they died at tne post of duty, and in the maintenance of the cau3e of Southern indepen dence, and eeakd with their life's blood their devotiou to their country. Resolved, That we condole with the widows and families of the deceased ia the irreparable loss they have sustained. Resvloed, That the Secretary of the meeting transmit a copy ot these resolutions to the bereaved familes but to the Wi.mngton Journal. On motion, the meeting adjoarncd. J. E. SWINSON, Chm'n. T. J. Hki-kino, Sect'y. PRCCL.A?IATiO CV THE PRESIDENT OF THIS CONFKOERA.TR STATES. Again do I call upon the people of the Confederacy a people who believe that the Lord reigneth, and that His overruling Providence ordereth all things to unite in prayer aud humble Butmisrioa under His chastening hand, and to beseech UU favor on our suffericg country. It is meet that when trials aud reverses beta! us we should seek to take home to cur hearts aud consciences i.hc iej ou3 which they teach, ai d profit by tha Belf examination for which they prepare us. iad not our su 'cesaeBS on land cd eea made us Belf-confident and f jrgetfal of our reliance on Him ? ilad not the love of lucre eaten like a gaagrene into the vtty heart of tha land, converting too many amoDg u? into worshippers ot gain and rendering them unmindful of their duty to their country, to their feiiow-meu, end to their God? Who then will presume to comjiain that we have been chastened or to despair ot our juet cause and the protection of our Heavenly Father? Let us rather receive in humble thaukfulness the lesson which lie has taught in our recent reverses. daoutJy ac knowledging that to Him, and not to our own feeble arms, are due tho hof and the glory of victory; that from Him, in Hia paternal prcvidenoe, come the anguish and Bufl-jr-ings of defeat, and that, whether in victory ot defeat, our humble supplica'ions are due at His footbtooi. Now, thereiore, l, Jefferson juavis, fresident or theEe Confederate States, do iaue this, my proclamation, setting apart rriday. the a:st aay of August ensuing, as a day of tasting, humiliation, and prayer ; and I do hereby invite the people of the Confederate State3 to repair, on that day, to their respective places ot public worship, and to unite hi supplication tor the favor and protection of that, God who has hitherto conducted us safely through all the dan gers that environed ua. BSAL I and the seal of the Coiifederte States, at Rich ni3i:d, this twenty-first day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. J Lr f riiiirsUiM LAV1. By the President : J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State. The Raiders En Route. Seme fifteen or t enty of the Yankee raiders vtho have lately been operating oa the Wilmington and Wtldon Railroad, tearing up the track, burning public aad,'private property, ste.lirg negroes, noises and cattle, acd robbing people general ly, passed through this city day before yesterday, en route to -Richmond where, it is to De hoped, they may be permitted to experience the pleasure of prison Jiie for a while. These' fellows were caj tared in the neigh borhood of Rocky Mount, and haye been sent on at the earliest opportunity. A number of others have been captured at another point, and may oe expected tnroagn shortly.. It wculd be well, we think, when private property is dtstroyed, that the destroyers if captured, should bs turned oyer to the tender mercies of the state authorities, to be dealt with according to law. We do not hear ot our troops, when they make a raid into the enemy's country, destrojing private property indis criminately, and stealing jewelry, etc. Petersburg Express. How a Geb.i xs Knight was Swindled. A York, Pennsylvania, letter to the N. Y. Trioanegive tbe fol lowing experience of an indignant German K. G. 0 , who thus stated how he came to grief : Mister , he comes to me and says for von tol- lar he vill make von Koight of te Golden Shirkles, dat he vill cives me all te signs and grips, so ash dat vm the Southern man come he shall not touch any of my Drorjertv. but 6hall get all he vantg from te Piacs R-j- publicans. Sol gives him te von toller and te gives i Vtll i me to grip and signs, and Bays i snail give atm vea ae Hrm'thern man he comes he no Bhteal from me : vel ce wima and crets mine horses right away : so I eoes out and says, " Mynheer, I ish Knights Golden Circle ; give you de grip de signs, de bass words and every tin, so vou leaves mine horses ; ven be say, to hell with your grip'," and takes mine horses. O, I ish ruin ed man. I gives mine tollar and it ia nix soot but is so better asb nothing at all, for dey shteals from me vorse as anybody else. O, it isa von schwinUie, and shall bave my tollar back for de grips, c. ill (t li t y II V J AUGUST 6, 1863. NO. 45. FROM RICHMOND. Eichmond, July 29th, If 03. This has been a very quiet day here. The news of the death of the Hon. W. L. Yancey has caused profound re gret amongst those who appreciated his abilities aa a statef man, the eympatLizera in his devotion to the rights 1 of the States.' His death is regarded as a public loss at this juncture. Among the recent arrivals in Richmond is Pierre Scule. ! He is eaid to be not sanguine of mediation by the French Emperor. He bases his opinion in part on the unpopulari ty of the movement against Mexico as adverse to the recent elections in France. A cessation of the exchange of priscners at -City Point deprives us of news by the -flag of trnce boat for the present. Only a smalt squad of Yankees have thus far appeared in Stafford county. It is believed an impending battle will take place on the Upper Bappahanncck. It rains here every day. FROM CHARLESTON. Chableston, S. C., July 29, 1863. The bombardment was little more spirited to day.. lh Ironsides and two Monitors took part. Two were silled and nine wounded on cur side. FROM VICK3BURO. , Mobton, Miss., July 23. 1863. The latest advices from Vicksburg are that the Federals are still chipping troops up the river. Large numbers of steamboats are cot stamly arriving from above. Gov. Pettus is dangerously ill. FINANCIAL. Atlania- Ga., July 20, 1863. Gold sold at auction to-day at from eleven dollars and seventy-five cents to tweive dollars and eleven cents in Confederate notes for one of geld. Bank notes brought from three dollars and thirty cents to three dollars and six ty cents for one in or federate notes. FROM RICHMOND REPOLSE OF THS RAID ON WELDON ADDRESS OF GEN. LEE APPEAL TO THE COUNToY. Eichmond, July 30, 1863. No news this morning, except m&gre accounts cf the repulse cf the Yankee raid against Weidm. General order No 80, orders immediate return of all offi cers and soldier now ardent from tb army of Northern Virginia. The order adds To remain at home in this hour of the country's need, is unworthy the manhood of a South ern soldier. While you proudly boast to belorg to the arrm ' Northern Virginia, let not it be said that you deaertt.ll your comrad-s in a contest in which everything you hold dear was at stake. The Commondinq General appeals to the people of the Confederate States to send forth every man able to beat arms to aid the br- vc soldiers who have so often beaten back our foes tc strike a d cisive blow for the safety of our horn' s our independence aud oar countty. By command of Gen. R. E. LEE. R. B. i HILTON, A G. General Cooper has issued en order to carry into effect the act of Cong ess rtqiii lng-ali Quartermasters and Com missaries to detail t-ucu disabled sold'ers as miy be neces sary for service in their respective offices Cit zens so em ployed will be repoited to enrolling officers for conscrip tion. FUNERAL SERVICES OF HO M W. L. YANCEY. Moktg mebt. July 29th, lb63. Tbe funeral services of the late Will am L. Yaucey took place from the Presbyterian Cburoh thia after noon. Business was purenaed, ud the store doors zens, oldi-rs and pnb ic efficers. The longest proceesion ever witnessed here, folk wed the i email s to the grave. The community is profoundly impressed with the lofs cf Mr. Yaucey at this time- NORTHERN NEWS THE TWO ARMIES FROM; MEX ICO FIRE AT HAVANA FROM EUROPE. Richmond, Ju y 30, 1863. The Baltimore American of the 28th says that there ia no longer any doubt that Lee's army has eluded Meade again, and is nearly ia its old position in and around Culpcper and Gordonsville. The latest advices frbm the army of the Potomac on Saturday state that our forces held the line of tho Rappahannock between Kelley'3 ford and Wa terloo. By an arrival at New York, advices have been received from the city of Mexico, to the 10th. The Council of Nota bilities, acting under French inspiration, had declared that the Mexicans desire an empire as a form of Government, and proclaimed Maximilian, ot Austria, as Emperr ; in the event cf his nut accepting, Napoleon is to select a person. An immense coiifligrati on ocenrred at Havanna on the 22nd, among the warehou&a oa iregia wharf. It id estima ted that four millions dollars worth of sugar was destroyed. Mayor Opdyke, of New York, has vetoed the ordinance to pay three hundred dollars commutation for conscripts. An official dispatch has been received from Col. Shackel ford announcing the capture of Gen. Morgan, Col. Clarke, and four hundred men on Sunday, near New Lisbon. John J. Crittenden died at Fiankfort, on Sunday, from general debility, without pain or struggle. His age was eeventy-seveu. The Scotia, with Liverpool dates to the 18th has arrived off Cape Race. Roebuck withdrew his motion for the recog nition of the South. Ia his remarka'he Baid it has been stated that the time has not yet come fcr the considera tion of the question, and I have yielded to the sugges tion ; but 1st the noble Lord bear in mind that there are two dangers before him which he and England have to meet, viz : Beconstiuction of the Union upon tha Southern btsis, or the acknowledgement of the Confede rate South by the Emperor of the French alone. Russia's reply to the Polish question does not respond to the expectations of Austria. In France it is regarded as conciliatory. An amnesty, instead of. an armistice, is pro posed. The Polish insurrection continues active. In the House of Lords Russell and Derby both agreed that the atfairs in Poland was not a case for armed inter vention. Englind could do nothing further than submit proposals. Derby deprecated diplomatic interference. Gold in New York on the '7th closed at 127 1-2. CHARLESTON STILL HOLDS OUT FURIOUS BABD31ENT. Chablkston, 8. C, July 3lst, 1863. Commings Point was saverely bombarded yesterday, the firing commeacing about ten o'clock. The Ironsides and two Monitors were engaged, which lasted till about three o'clock ia the afternoon, when they withdrew. Batteries Gregg, Simkins, 8umter and Wagner participating. Bat tery Gregtc lost two killed and wounded. The Battery is not materially injured. Wagner is said to ba in better con dition than before. There was no firing on James Island, and very little on Wagner to-day. Gen. Beauregard visited James Island works to-day. SECOND DISPATCH. Chablestcn, July 3!, 28G3. Heavy bombardment from daybreak this morning on the enemy's works on Morris Island from Sumter and agaer, continued un il 9 o'clock, when it ceased. All qiiet ut 10 A. M. FROM LISCOLNDOM. Richmokd, July 3let, 1863, The New York paperB are full of details of th repulse c f the Federal troops in their assault on Battery Wagner, on' the 18th. Thty admit a loss cf fifteen hundred and thirty- three in killed, wounded and missing. The Tribme de- nouucea the attack as a disastrous fahure, and calls upon Lincoln to ascertain who ia responsible fo- tho failure. One hundred and sixty-two rebel officers from Port Hud- eon, arrived at Cairo on the 25th. Ihe report that Gen. Pillow ia in West Tennessee is un founded. On the 21 h the Arago captured tbe Steamer Emma, from Wiimirgton, with turpentine, rosin and cotton, and towed her into New York. The Boston Traveller eajs that Meade's army wili be at once recruited to the maximum, from drafted men. A dispatch from the army of the Po teniae claims that the Yankee cavalry captured eleven hundred head of cat le from the rebels at Cheser Gap. There is eome probability of the resuippiiya of the ex change of prisoners. CommitBiooers will meet in a day cr two to compromise difficulties, if pota ble. - PROBABLE SATETY Oi" MOUGAN. . Atlanta. Ga., July 30th, 1863. A private dispatch from one cf Morgan's staff officers, dated yesterday, at Dublin, Va., induces the hope tbat Morgan is safe in Virg nia. For tile Journal. Meisrs. Editors .-If our military author! tics will appoint Major J bud. .e hercutt Colonel and furnish him w.th, oa 1.2&0 a.en , jus such a he has now uud' t his commaLd, and make U his t'n'y to defend DjdH.i oun y trom Yankee raids, atd to report, and be responsible to no one else rut I tne Hecretary ot war, a litue haudrul of Xuntcei wi i now march up to Dupliu and steal 200 negroes, and $100,000 in cah, and carry off aa much provisions as th ey caa conve niently, and destroy tL balance, and final y ruin seme of the best citizens of the couUy, (whose sons a ye lathe army TBB3U OF AJDVKR.TISISQ. Pr Square of 10 llnt or lew cash One square, 1 insertion, In lulvmnc. 2 00 Do. do. do. do. do. 2 do J 00 3 do 00 3 months withoutchacge, 1 0& 6 do do do 25 01 Do. Do. Do. Do. do. 1 do.... do do 40 00 jarAdverti-ementsordered to be continued on the insic'e charged $2 peT square fcr eachinsertion after the first. JNo advertisement, reflecting upol private character can, under any ciRGtTMSTAKCKS. he admitted. 1 fighting for our tights, and have been during the war) and then return to itewbern unmolested, vve have been in formed that when the Yankee made th-ir last raid up to Duplin, that, when cn their return, Major Netbercutt would have met them at Limestote, vt.r Coi. Husey's old place, or somewhere below theie, aud have eith?r captarcd them or disputed tfteir passage nntd men enoigh cooid have ar rived frcm Wilmington to have asKleted in caplarirg them, but he had been otherwise ordered, and it this Uo, the mat ter ought to be investigated. We have too many Genera's In oar army, drawing their salaries who received their ap pointments for some other cause than their fitness to fill the office. Yes, wa have te-j many cf your theoretical, aandy-look Generals, strolling about with their kid glovea on, who possess neither the energy, courage, nor hravry to reduce their theory to practice ; or else they are lacking In patriotism and fidelity to our cause. We listen every day to hear that the Yankees have marched np from New bern through Duplin to the Foil Road again, or else called by Kineton and burned the Battering Ram there and then marched up through Wayne to the Rail Uoao. Who ia to prevent it ( Why, nobody, that we unow of, but Major Nethercutt, who. we presume, would be orde.ed to make no resistance. Now is it not hard, that so many soldiers should be sent eft from Duplin, Wayne, Lenoir and Jones, to defend Richmond, and make raids through Pennsylvania, and their own homes, fatheis and friends left undefended! Now as the citizens of our comity have from tho first, vol unteered so generally in defence cf our country, we hope this matter will be attended to. He j r Nethercutt- ia ue right sort of ,a man for the occasion, inasmuch as he pos sesses a strong ccrattitution, was raided at hard labor, and is inured to toil capable ot undergoing almost any amount of fatigue. And from the fact that he was raised iu Duphn, haa acted es sheriff of jonea for many years, and has had his headquarters in Lenoir for some year or so, ho is better acquainted with the country between Duplin and Newbera than any other one man in North Carolina ; krows every river, creeK, pooosin, road, pith, bridge, yes, and every Baffaioe, too, which wou.d render him less liable to be im posed upon and led astray. He is a John li. Morgan sort of man, if he only had the men, and was left to act on his own discretion. The Mejor was also an original secession ist, because he saw that if we remained in th United Stea, that in 40 years one half of our substarce wot-ld be eaten out by high tariff, and the other ball ry free negroes That the go? errment in tbe haodu of the Biack Kepuolicans, would impose a cuty of 300 or 400 per cent cn ail foreign imports, and thereby compel tbe c-outh.rn agriculturalist ic pay the Northern manufacturers 3 or 4 lim.s as much for their fabrics as they are worth, as well as enable the North ern shippers, by the operation of their partial ravigalion laws, to kh&ve the Southern producers out of a huudred millions of dollars annually : while cn the o.her hand, they would, in tea yeara, admit at Bcflicient number of fr e tstates iuto the Union to enable them to amend the Conkiitutiou and pass a law to abolish slavery, which law would carry a little more force with it than an nucoustitutional. unlaw ful, and unauthorized proclamation issued by uh a nun as Abr ham Lincoln. . V es, the iVlaj r ia a secvasionur, aud contends that if the Constant on of the Unfed States does not exprtssly authorize North Carolina to secede, neither does it etpresAy, nor by implication, authorize Abraham Lincoln io coerce her back iuto tho Uui jn ; that Sorth Carolina ia a free, sovereign, and independent state, and had as much right to eecede from ihe Feueral compact, as she had to enter into it efpeciauy v?teu one of the coo di ions on which tbe did enter into it Lad beoa vioaied ! e mean the provisions for the reuditiou ot fugitive maves. Even Laniel Vvctstersaid "A baigai broken on ooe bide, was broken all around." Yes, the Maj r tuiuks Abraham Lincoln has jubt a., much right, tc 6'ujagale lanad aud -.ub, and hoi i them aa tax paiig apeuoages, aa ie has North Carolina. Aa lor leconoiructiou : lor uur pait, rain rr than live in the same government with tho 'yiug, ucctit ul, treacherous, aud peijcred Vankets, we would prefer a connection with any oher people cn the eanh, white, yelioiv, or. blac, Chiiitian, rtahomed jii, or ftgmi. AtAY UIiZiNri OF iUPLIN. The He ported ilecoguttlou Piupusal of Nupoliou, Paris (June 29) Correspondence of London Times. I am not, perhaps, much ia error in suppc&iog that the question put by the Marquis of' Uiaurjcarue to Loru Russell, iu the House ei ijidd, on Friday, last, ud some reitrtnce to tho statemtut io my letter of i uesday on the rentwal ol propositions lur a joint ui: dmti'n m America. Ljid Ulanricude, howtvr, spoke ut li!e proposal of tbe Eupcior of the i-'rcuch to the tfrititMi government "to recogmzj the txwting govern ment o. the Cotilederaie Stales." 'ihe word " recog iizV' or "recognition," dots notoccur in my letter, uud may not be ioroiaJly txprewed in Baron Gros' note, though, of coarse, Ue overtures have rtc )n.tion lor their ultimate object. VV hat l spoke oi wu u propo sal ior mediatiuu or dipiomniio intetvtation. Ljrd Russell, strictly fcpeaking, might deoy that ti.ere wus a Droposal for temgruxion. 1 should be surprised, how ever, il it be deuted mat proposals lor mediation had oeen made. It is certain that thu Kmror held the conversation i alludtd to ia my letter with Mr. Liad- ay and Mr. Roebuck as I rcuted it ; and the Menu- rial Diplomatique ol yesterday a papfjr which I know j iu direct communication with tne Iencu Joreigu to bd ufiLe corroborates my BtatetLtnt m every word, it corroborates it and auds someibiag tf issoftu: The Emperor promised that M. irua u do L'il c.j s btoul J immediately address to Raron GroS the n.cfcoSury la&tiuc aons lor bringing about a colcv between France uud England on tne expediency of juiut diplomatic action With a view to put a biop to tti j war in ihe United rftates. Ia fail, 'o Ueir lre-m Lot.djn that Huron Gros handed on VVtdaeso'ay last to J'-arl Rasa.. I lonnal proposals on the part ol Franci. Aud lurther : we aie inured teat ou tun aay ("sun- day) the answer oi toe hi.ghsn Caoiuet is eipeeted to ue received in fans. Cauapulgna on tfie boitCSiern Count Tt:C 0)llilo:i of tile iron OuUi, During the war of 1812, the Ejglish Govercmint appealed to the Duke ot Wellington, then in thn matu rity ot his military genius, to lurnish u pun ot ;ampuigu suited to the American country. The Duke r;pjicd : "In Euch countries as Ameiica, very extensive, thin ly peopled, and producing bat I.ttle food id proportion totbeir extent, mi.itaiy operations by Urge budits ere impracticable, unless the party carrying them on ha3 the umnferrvpteil use of a navigable river ur very ex tensive means of laDd transportation, which such a country can rarely sapply. I conceive, therefore, that cre your army larger than even the proposed augmen tation would make it, you could not quit the lakes (of C'anada); and indeed, you would be tied to them, the more necessarily in proportion aa your army would be large. Then aa to landing upen the coudt thty are liable to the same objections, though lo a greater degree, than au cftet'Sive operation LuadeJ upon Canada. You may go to a cetdin extent, as far as a nivigable river, cr your means ot trunsport will enable yuu to subsist, providtd your force ia euf fioiently large compared with that which the enemy will oppose to you. JJut I do not knoic where you could carry on suck an operation wLii-'i would be so injur win to the Americans as to force them to vae for peace." XII. Wellington's Despatches, p. 5-5. Thus we see how fixed was tne opinion of the Dake of Wellington that nothing was to be done, even by a Power like Erjgiand, which at that time had one thou sand vessels of war afloat aud in comuuuaion. A lew weeks after the above letter was written the battle of New Orleans vindicated the eagacity of the G;eat Captain ; but long before tidu-gs of that strife reached England, a treaty ot peace had been signed, and ae soon aa be heard of it he wrote to the Eoglish Alibiefy. " I corjgratnlate you on the termination of the war with America," lie knew it was a Lopele.s undertaking. Charleston Mercury. XrIAKKIfa.D. On AlAFcaboro' Sound, on tbe SOih July, by Sam'l N. Cannon, J-q , Mr. WILLIAM t?. HEWLETT to Miss MAR THA J. aueunu. OIED. In thia town, on the 2S;h, icst., cf dlptherla, ClTflA RiNB MAKGARtTTA, daughter of 1. aud A. M. Btemmer man, aged 4 years, 3 nnciha and b days. At feiagoola, N. C, on tbe 2ist ctJuly. 1863, of typhoid lever, SaHAH A., daugh'er cf Joh& K. aud Su,an H. GrovM, aged 22 year atd 10 months Ber illn88 wa9 severe, bat she bore it wi;h Christian for titude, bhe had been a m mt'!.r ot the B-iptist Cnu'c1! for several years. Sarah, thou art low go'te to the bdcht world ou high, where tarv ; ao puin, aicKueea or aorrow. w&ue we deplore lay oe&T", wouiu not nave thee back. Our lo ia thy gio- Weep not. 'niJ parents ; Sarah ia gone, Where she will he at re-.t, To join theaogo stn tkeh- sonfj, on her Redeemer's breast. Mother, fa'her, ceaie to grieve, For our Sarah's torm She is b ,fe, oh. tato io Heav.z, F.ee frona every threai'niog storm. At his residence, in Wayue county, on Saturday, the 18th of Jcly, Z tCHERlA a PAttE K, gtd abou 7 yer. Ia Sampson couty, on tt e 19th n t , Mri. jhaIILDA CHEiTNUf, coDScrt ci Mr. David J. Cbes,?' At tha General Hospital ia thia town, on ThnrgJav. Ju'.y 30th, 163, DVID HtiAN, acaJ 39 jears, 9 nio'.tUt. A native of Dundee, Scotland, bat for eune UMe a citizen of this country, and ia the C. S. Navy.
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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