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TiiK WILMINGTON JOURNAL. EoTkkdkiiaib states of amkiuca. WILMTNOTOW, N- C. SATURDAY, EEPT'R. 5, 1863. Cloit of lb Volume. Trrn Tim vrxisKa wo close the Twelfth Volume of the &aly Journal, it being now twelve years eince its estab lish uiui by us la September, 151. Owing to the uuavoid able suspension daring the prevalence of Yellow Fever last Fill. ths yearly volume fV "bort by thirty-one issue of t ie fall average of three hundred and ana ten numbe" Thin, howevar. does cot i'q any way aflfiCt our Babfriber, as their sabscriptioa begin and end totally irrepective of the beginning or endi.g of the volume, a"d aa w0 nave made the u'l eztansioa of time to all who failed to receive their papers owiig to the unavoidable suspension above al luded to. It ia bard'y neceeaary for us to attempt, in thia place, a review o! theevsu b. the history of which haB chfefl? given interest to the mashers of the closing volume. Ia common with cur reeJeis we have watched the changing fortunes of the r now pendirg ; have rejoiced over our successes and grieved over our misfortunes ; have, at some times, in dulged in hiiih hopes perhaps too sanguine, and at other times yie dd to feelings of depression under which we took too gloomy i view of our situation ; but at no time, no, not for one monieEt, have we allowed ourselves to despair of the republic or d earn of subjugation. Omniscience alone can tell through what tribulations the people of the Confederacy may yet have to work out their destiny, but that they will work it out to a complete and glorious in dependence, we have a perfect and abiding faith. The year that closss with this volume hai borne hird up on miny bra ehs of business, tut npon none harder than upon the publication of newspapers, as the number of pa pers uiacontinued, reduced ia size and curtailed in matter will abundantly prove. For ourselves, wa think we can say wi'hoot being accused of vanity, that we have been en abled to keep up our paper even better than couli have been expeo.ei in taese diys of half sheets, illegible print ing, reduced reading nutter and ether nameless drawbacks. W now publish the cheapest dilly paper in the Confeder ate rita e ve c:rifei ws thiafc thit it is far from being the worst or the wjrst looking. Th;a, h3W8Ver, is for cur readers to say. Wh.t ch.ri m7 occur before we are called upon to anocuice the :1 jac of the Thirteenth Volume, it ia impossi ble fous to fore.ee. God grant that among the macy charges which ceitunly will take place ia that time, we my bve the pleasing daty of announcing tha change from a atite of harraiag ud destructive warfare to ona of han crsb'c end a'Hurod p?a;e. If materials tsd the cost of living kec-p goiug np, we may be coa-pellel to aiance our ternn. We will not do ho un less we are compelled to resort to tuim roarao tor elf-protection. Aa y-ii, the increase on the price of our Daily or WaeS'y isn-3 bars no proportion to the enhanced 093! of everyibiag else thit ii bought or sold. What other thing is thre tint yox c juld have bou rh.t before th3 war for six dollar, aau cn no get for ten Wnat for two and a half that y u c&n now get lor four ? And amid the general rush for extravagant prices, thid ij all the advance we have yet niiiie. Cut we htive niicottPciously extended what we designed aerely aa a Lr ef uo;ice, into a eomewhat lengthy article, in curc.U'ijn we can fimply say that we have only one premise to juke ; wo will endeavor to do the best we can undr whatever encutnstancea wo maybe placed, main tibu'rr; tie nf.r.1erao cansp, and discharging cur duty steadiua!!; ad r u ciutious'y. Daily Journal, 5th. If tLe- titmy Cut-3 nt receive til due warning atd infor- 1t H said that Fort Sumter is capable of being made stronger and more defensive than it origiaally was, althouKb not capable of mounting to many guns. The lower case mate! protected by sand bags, a-e still ; erfect and bomb, proof, affording shelter for the men, .and with the repairs and changes now ia progress, th 3 fort wiil be Impervious to the enemy's shot r shell. We have been pleased to learn from what we consider good authority, that General Bbacbigard look opon Charleston as now sifer than at any former period. Wb extract from the Courier of yesterday? (Thursday) its account of the C'ght attack made upon Sumter, on the night of Tuesday, the 1st instant. It was quite furicu : From the Charleston Couiitr Sspt. 3rd. THE BOMB ARD1I8NT. The bombardment of Fort Humter, Tuesday tight, by e:x Monitors and the Ironsides, was by far the uiost severe at tack, aud of longer daration, than of any previous attempts made lor the reduction of the fortress. The engagements 0' th present siege, and tbatcf the 7th of April, 1863. were nothing in comparison with the fight ot Tuesday night. The incessant roar cf heavy cannon nad the tfleet cf roui'Bg our citizens fom their beds end hurrying them to positions at White Point Gader, which waB soon Ihrocged with anx ious spectator. Th- attack commenced about half-past eleveu, the Monitors coming up within eight and thirteen hundred yards oi Fort Mo merle, and openiug a ie. rifle fire on the KaBt wall or sea face ot Fort Burster. Fort Mcultrie and our batteries cn Sullivan's Island, to getfcer with Battery Urrgg at Cutnaiieg' Point, replied with spirit, and the engagement becoming general a con tinuous roll of shot and shell whistling ihroogh the air was kept up for nearly fl'e hours. About half past twelve the Ironsides moved up and joined in the bombardment, when the whole horizon at times se?med to be oa fire, 'the ob ject of the enemy was evidently the complete demolition of the East wall, and egaiost that nearly the whole of their tremendous fire was directed. Fire v. tie also kept up cc casiona ly on Scllivaii's Island. Some of the enemy's shells struck the Moultrie Hocse, in which was quartered a North Carolina Beg merit. One man wa k lied iuatantiy, another had his leg shot off, and a third wounded so severely in the leg as to make amputation lie cesbary. it is believed neither can recover. lneBe were all the casualties on ttnllivan's Island. Fort Moultrie and the batteries sustained no damage. The casualties in Fort burnter we e as follows : Orderly Sergeant Foshee, wounled elightly. Private Brown, Co. C, wounded slightly. Private Alexander, Co. 11, 27th Georgia VoiuuleeiB, wounded slightly. The hre lrra Kurt Moultrie and the batteries on buJlivan s (slaid was adm.rable. and elicited the higheat eLcoraiuais from the commanding General. lbe Monuois, it is reported, by those who had 'l e best opportunities cf wittenir g the fiht, were wtruck neai ly oue hundred times. Eve y time a shot struck a Btream ot fire was observed in its wake. 1 wo or three cf ne Mom tors are beiieved to be eerioa ly damaged. The Noadcscript or Devil" attachtd to ooe of them reported to have grounded on ihe reef between Fort Sum- rn0,se 0 eolifuae one a power of calm observation ter and Morris' Island. About two buadred shot and sheila were thrown agaiust Fcrt fcuarer curing the acticn. Of these US struck the Fort, inflicting sei ions damage on the Bcart wall, leaving We learn that tha Bhot even penetrated the latter two or lect s:tl-g (ilbbou'8 aid try to milj the meu, faDd do It in tne immediate proximity 10 uoi. jxneii., wh j was un ice iot kout behind a travel se, ecatterirg the pieces around him in every direc ion. t ol. Hhett escaped unhurt. The firing between the land batteries continued uninter rupted yesterday. "Ihe enemy has opened with some new guns in their battery on Gadberry Hill. The are also re ported woiking slowly oh their sap, acd advancing upon Wagner. Tne only change or importance Jotne enemy's fleet yes terday was ihe appearance of an additional Monitor, rna&ing seven in all besides the Ironsides. Up to a late hoar Wedneeday, everything remained qui et, with the exception cf an occasional shot between the land batteries. No further demonstration has beeu made byttcfljet. Th rintli of lbe BatHe vt GctystnrgIluw ur It c-Mnr. tu l onfcl. rt Victory. I he Baltimore American pnblisbea an aceoaot ol " The F.nch of the Battle" at Gettysburg, which gives a hifctcry of I hat 'eirible utsaalt on the centre by the Oonfedt'raua, which cstnt so near winning the day. The charge ol Pick-u' division is well described, and the deecripiiou shows thut if the charge had been sap ported, the day would have been ours. The writer, a Yankee eoldier, who was engaged in the fight on the heights, says : After an hour and a half of such firing as I have de scribed, wj cculd see, from where we stood, the enemy moving up in three lines from out of the woods. They would come out, nTarchifg by flank, till they reached the desired ground, when they would face to the front. Their second line was abous a hundred yards in the rear of tie first, and on the edge of the woods, across the Yalley, was a ibird line. It was a splendid sight to ste thcin. No oce looked at their uniforms or no uni orms, their baiS, or caps, cr bare bead Everybody locked at the beautifnl way in which they arrayed iheui selves iu Older of attack, regardUss of the shot and Bheil which we threw into their ranks. The soldiers on our side egain end again praised, while they awaited the approach of the enemy. Nor did they wait locg. When tbey approached to within about two.ho.ndred yards, a part of our division, I think it was Hali'sj brig ade, oj.eutd fire, and we could see men fall aDd others go to the rear. Still on they came, crowding a little in iront, bu f s steady as rocks. Just then an offi.er lode by t.nd said the "Vermont regiment on the left was wor- Yyiry; the enemy. But they did not mind that either ; on they caire. vvtitn tney got witnin a nunurea yaras, more of our regiments opened fire; but it did not stop them. . Seme regiments reserved their fire till ttey got within fifty ards, and then the enemy fell fast; but still on thty came, and we coald see their faces avd hear tbeir tflicera. It wns almost too much lor numan nature to stand, and a portion of the second brigade, wmch was behind the stone fence, began to leave cover not because the enemy was npoa it, but because it seemed impossible to stay. The Digs oi tLe enemy, which are small red affairs, with a w hite cress dicgonal on them, got up to the atone wall, acd some crossed the hue of rail fence, per haps a hundred or so, led, as I heard, by Gen. Arinis teiid. They were able to do this because, as I have told you, the s cond brigade did not staad up to the Hoe of tbe t-tcue wtvll aud rail fence, so that the division was bent bdekwaid in the centre, as it were, the ends on the iii?bt and left standing fast ; at least so it seem ed, for there wys a great deal Sf smoke and a terrific Tnis uas the pinch, and the officers knew it. Gen Gibbon had juet b en hit, some one said, and almost at the same time Gen. Hancock was badly wouoded, and both were taken cfl the fi Jd to the rear. But I reeol XQiticn alo-.t ot movements as well as the weight and po i.t,on ol cir j -as, it will not be tha fault of newspaper Comsat --.r-uts from Charleston or elsewhere. And the er.-cta cJjtv o receive information. Now look at it : Some weeks ego the sreamer Gladiator ran into this port vi.h s.iao very Leivy ordniace on board. We saw these immense lui bef ore t.ley had been taken oat of the ship, feud the k.rg of theta out was no light job. We also got the pirLc a connected with them, b'ut we thought it Oasi. t fay to.Mttg, lest it might reach the enemy. We Mfkitttd the.? t-U!ia to opta on him when he knew nothing about them their i haraotar or their position. What was the r.ic of cur ret cei.ee Before the gucs or even thefirBt of thon:, h .d ftot btaittd fcr Clarleaton, we find tho correa pouduat of .ulerkr paper in Georgia, telling all he knew kboat it. itr-, t rr.urh to be sure, beyond the broad fact "ibp.t very Leay guija bad arrived at Wiimiugton in tbe Gib raltar, were on their way to Charleston. In the follow icg, ti n corre-poud-jut of tbe Augnata Consrifitfionalist is iEorc explicit, Rtviug not culy the dimeiislocs of one of the g jas, bui tvea teiliis where it in to be planted, bo that the enemy ruiy r.now L-jw to look out for it. Here is his ac count, wr. ;t li wt- Lave no doubt is mainly correct, except in resaid to tie empty shell, which certainly weighs over 650 poaLdi : We hj'i til" p'casnre of see;cg one cf the big guns brought ever by tr . . n-ra.vst iu . laorniag oa King street, betaeeo Broad and Tr.-.vl l aXctv'a, en route for the Battery, where it will be :.u;i-1 m j oii:io ia a few days. It ia po weighty tt at the uuiy -rr.y l y whizh it could be carried to the piacs for wh-ch It :a oestiiud, was by laying a temporary track fioci ti.e Nur?hcii:eru Ilailroad tJ White loiut Garden, through Kiig sttect. Ir w a tarribls looking monster, and idtii ut iti l.u.;e j,iopoitionr can bo formed from the fol Iowidk diuici.iui:s : weight, 21 tens; circum erence tl" the brecn. liieet; leuth, 1J feet; caliore, 13 inch riflad The no ;g:t or i.'id gim en-mge is 3ti tons. The chassis is 'M feet, i.d the heignt of the carriage is 8 feet. The BOiid ehot wehiln pouad, and the empty shell weighs 450 pounds ve u nl.'ru d that six'y toua of ammunitiou hae ar iv-d ie fernery wi-.h the guo. Whenia position it will coajmaiij !. tutue b;ty, aud ihe weight of metal is buI3 cknt ?u Hea j a.u iron clid to the bottoai of the harbor. i;uiaiit'rttii. is uou i mase mcch difference what tho preaa rujiiiLea or ie!raica from pubiiahirg. The sssay gets all ihe iuforaaatioQ hw watita thrangh spies. Tes cr.emy vou:d appear to ltd occupying ihz StaSord lieihiF, opponiie t'redericksburg, ia force, sitting down on tf.eir o' i grouad oa ona side cf the Eapoahmnock, while It Wiitci.ei them trojx the other. They bare been makicif attempts to recapture or destroy the gunboata re cseutly t.ken by Captain Wood. Thee boats are at Port Eojal, on the I.'appahaana:.!!, and will probably be burned by our own peon!? n soon as their guna and machinery are remove J. Dbam&tic. li wiil b-j eeen by adveiti eraent in another ooiumc, ttiiit LIcfcsrs. Jemjins A Co., will re-open the These tre iu this lave cn Mouday night for a series of dramatic entertainment vhaviig ergagtvl the iervices of a talented compacy. Tbt s? gentieiL'ea kept the Theatre open daring along eries of nights t un amid the oppressive heata of summer, and the support they received afiorded the beet evidence that their tGort3 were appreciated, while it gives the best; guarantee tor the character of their coming entertainments. - Htrutrtc Reason, dome of our cotemporariea tell ua that Knosville has been or will be evacui'edby curpeople fjr "strategic reasons." Now, wheu we Lear of the giving rp cf important, nay, al most vital points for strategic reasons," we feol at once that Eomethii : is wrong ard that misfortune is impending. There is but cue "reason" that cou'd csccse tbe giving up vf a position like Kucxv;lle, involving as it does the control of the great interior liuo of railroad communication, as well as "cf the mountain l.isii.eises of East Tennessee, and, before iODg, ci Western North Caroliat. That reason must be the Inability to hold ii from want cf men or rowans, and this has been the dillljuity with our armies oat We3t. They have aot been u Bcieutlj. kutreroas, nor have they hid as good arti leiy as m'glt have ben desired. But even then, there Las beeu too ruuch suiretder of territory and of Btrong po sitions ior " ftrstegio reasors." " Strategic reasons " are made to ccer a muliitud j of sins acd biuoders. B jt we are pleased iO r tlic c that no such "strategj" has yet been necrB ary at Knosville. The Memphis (Athnta) Appealof edueBoay, learos that the "twenty thousand men under Bcassius," tarns out to be a force of f jur thomand caval ry ana rc.u-,td ijfantry, vho advanced npon Wartsbnrg ana tcreaun, Kr.oxville. Ths indefatigable Pokkesi ad vaccea irom ii-iuS(,ton upon the rear cf the enemy, when tney r?trea ea acr the mcuataina in the direction of Jamefetowii, Tesctssee. Aa latd as the 1st instant, it was pretty certain t'-at n. infantry force had crossed either cf the gps. 'Ihe siht of a Enoiviiie paper would ieassare cs. But mail acd telegraphic commauication between noxvi:!e ai d Ulchmiid have both besa suspended by a crea& io tn3 ivdiirozd au telegraph liaes, the work of some domestij t.-j.i cri'. Tns New York Hera Id of August 27th, contains a cor respondence from Morris Island, under datecf Augnrt 23d, ia which the following occurs. It would not be difficult to trace these desertions to their producing cause. These men, evidently ignorant, had been led to believe, from the movements of traitors and f actionsts at home, that North Carolisa was about to desert the Confederate canse, and go back into the Yankee Union : MORE DESERTERS. The monotony of the bombardment was broken on Friday by the arrival of a party of saven deserters from the rebel force on Sullivan's Island. They had been sta tioned where a full view of the effect cf our shot upon the easterly face of Sumter was always before them. Upon the side of the work which is yet hidden to us they saw the bricks go down by cartloads, the guns dismounted, the casemates revealed and then destroyed, and they know that Sumter must fall that, indeed, it was fast fallirg. So these seven men, knowing that victory was certain to the Yankees, tired of fighting longer for the Confederacy, and anxious if possible to get back to their homes iif tbe Old North State, procured a pass from their commander to visit Mount .Pleasant, stole a boat and rowed cut m the darkness of the night to the M on tank. Capt. Fairfax picked them up aDd sent them ashore in the morning. QUESTIOXlFCl THS NEW COMERS. The sight of seven able-bodied men in the rebel uni form, as tbey marched down to the beach to the Pro vost Marshal's office, was sufficient to attract the at tention ot every one in camp, and by the time they reached Col. Hall's quarters tbey had been subjected to a pretty thorough pumping. Ihe curious acd inquisi tive sent volleys ol questions at them as they passed along, and to all these the graybacks responded with as much good nature as if they bad drawn a bead or pulled a trigger upon tbeir questions. In tbe hands of the Provost Marshal they were put through another and more systematic course of sprout3: u What regiment do yon belong to ?" asked that of ficial. " Eighth NortbtCarolina." " Ween did you leave your command ?"' " Last nijht, after moondown." " How did you get away ?" " We came ia a small boat, sir, out to the Mnntauk." " Have you seen Fort Sumter on tbe Sullivan's Is land side?" " Well, we saw what was left of it last night." " What effect have our shots had on it 'I ' ' Well, sir, you've giv'em a heap o' trouble, sir. The brick3 is all Jsnocktd away, aad you can see day light right through the fort." " Are any guns dismounted ?" " Yea, sir." " Are they repairing tbe damage at night ? Are they putting in sandbags so that tbey can stay there ?" 44 'Deed I don't know, eir. When "we came by last night we hadn't time to Btop. They wa3 a right smart 'o hollerin' there, like as they was haulin' or liftin' somethin'." " How carae so many to deserS together ? Were ycu not afraid to talk to each other aboat coming aT7ay ?" Well, we was all ol us neighbors afore the war, and we knowed who we was talkin' to. The whole brigade would desert if tbey could git a chance." IIow do they feel about Sumter ?" " Ob, tha papers is fall o' big talk, like they alius was ; but we could see it, an we knew 'twas comin' down. They're goin' to hold it as long as they can. The soldiers over to Moultrie feel pretty safe, but some how they're kind o' dissouraged. Bittery Bee will give you uns a bekin " thoagb. She's got some big rifles, an, they feel safety all tbe rest." ' " How large a force is there in Charleston now ?" " Deed I don't know, sir. It's six weeca since we was in Charleston." So tbe questions were plied, atd the answers return ed, until every conceivable subject was exhausted. The deserters expressed a strong desire to return to their State, which, they think, i3soon to come bac k into the Union. They were provided with quarters, and assur ed that when the proper time arrived ihey shonld be permitted to go North. Northern papers aLcouuce the capture, on the 16th August, of a fecrew learner from Wi'raington, bound to NkSfcaa, with cotton and spirits turpentine. This steamer map possibly have been the Cronstad", which went cut on tho i.ight of the 13:h with a very valuable cargo. She mast have be n tearing her destination by the 16th. The Yaa- kee crmscia V . kide Nassau atid Bermuda almost as close ly as they do the Oouftderate ports. We lesra that an alarm of are about 11 o'clock this fore noon, proceeded from the burning of a lampblack factory I in the cioathcrn part cf town. The flro was of brief dura tion, aai the loue, we pre&offie, was small. Daily jQmMlt iti. TrrSbl Missiles. The following extract from a Federal 1 etter bfcov the cuaracter of the missiles that are being used agaiost Char leston : The breaching power of the 10-inch 300 founder Parratt line, ho did Wtbb. who was on foot in the midst of the men. Entreaty, command, expostulation, encour Dgement, were employed. Webb was everywhere. So was Col. Smith, t f a Pennsylvania regiment. At this time tbe enemy were crowding over the stone fence near the clumps of trees, ami tbeir red flags were waving, as it it seemed to me, in triumph already, though II all was all right and his men were s'.eady on our left. Prestutly some one near me said that the enemy were massing tbeir mtn in front ot Webb, opposite the clumps of trees, and we began to wish for llall's help. By this time the cfibers had stopped the falling back, and were driving stragglers to tbe front, though we did cot go forward to tbe stone wall, yet, but all were facing the" enemy and firicg heavilynot in ranks, for every one seemed gcicg it pretty much on his own hock ; but cheei fully, which was a good sign. We bad wished for Hall, so he came as wished, and the right marched by the flank to our left and got mixed with our rjotrj. As the 3d brigade (Uall'e) came up by the flink there was a disposition, under the heavy fire to which it was exposed, to edge away from tbe stone wall, but the officers overcame this, and soon a compact body of rmn was formed, who delivered a heavy and weil-direct- ed fire npon the enemy as they came over the wall and rail fence towards us. Jus? then an tfficer, I think it was the same who had gone for II all, Gibbon's aid, came over with some regiments from the 1st brigade (H arrow's) on our left, and lrom him it was reported that the extreme right of the enemy, which was oppo site Meade, was breaking badly, and that men were running to tLe rear. This greatly encouraged us, and we cheered and went to our work with a will. At this time we were behiod the crest which was between us and the stone wall, which was a little way down the hill towards tbe valley ; and at th wall, between fifty and six?y yards from us, were the enemy, many of them over tbe wail. We cow advanced, and could eee, as we aid so, that the battle was raging in front of the third division. We delivered a steady fire from the crest, at short range, which cleared the wall, to which we then rushed, flags, waving aud men shouting. Officers on both sides were using their pistols ; the color-sergeant of the 72d Pennsylvania weut lorwaid with his colors, the balance ot which had been shot in two. The boI- diers followed him with a tush ; no one wanted to strag gle now. Other colors were borne as well, tha wall was gained and crossed, ut:d the work of taking prisoners commenced. Hundreds who threw down their arms and rushed toward us were sent to the r ar. Here and there was a struggle for fligs ; but tire battle was end ed in thin part of tbe field. Lee's great assault had failed. Going back with some prisoners across the wall and over the crest, I saw Gen. Meade, who came on the ground with his son, who was bis aid.- He stopped to speak to Gen. Gibbon's aid (Haskell) and said, in his uharp way, "How ia it going here ?" or something that sounded like? it. He was told that the attack was re pulsed, when he repeated, " What, is the assault entire ly repulsed ?" When the aid aid again told him he thought it was, he said, ' i'hank God," and made a mo tion to wave his hat, but he did not, but waved his right hand and hurrahed, while his son took off his hat and hurrahed like a good fellow. We men stood and stared, acd then passed on, as the General gave orders in a quick, short way, which seemed to be aboat the placing of reinforcements. The dead m?n and horses were lying thick around : there was still some firing going on.aLd we were all that is, all of us that were left begnmmed with powder and dust, and many were bleeding ; but it was a gocd thing to see our General so cool, so much at ease, and speaking in such a soldierly way, and wheu he said "Thank God," many of us said "Amen." The reinforcements soon came up but we had done without them, and in a little while all was quiet under the clump of tree3, and the stone wall and the rail fence, witn teir heaps ot dead, were once more at rest : the last forever. We extract the followine tribute to tbe memory o! immortal "Stonewall " from a Cardiff paper. It seems as thoueh all mankind vie with each other in ad miration for the dead hero, and wherever the English lanirnaee is spoken or an English heart throbs, bis ex ample is pointed to as the brightest in the page cf 'his tory. Such a man as lie should nave uvea longer : uis death leaves an aching void in the hearts of an entire generation. Truly we may say of him tbat " He is Freedom's now and Fame's, D6 of the few immortal names That were not born to die." GKSERAL "STONEWALL" JACKiON. AN ACROSTIC G one ! a soldier great and good ! , K very Sou'herrer makes moan ! N one like him the foe withstood; very field he fonght, ho won ! K outing still the euemy, A mid glad cries of Victory," L aural crowned, he life laid down ! B addened Southern hearts ! ye faked T ears of anguish for his fall ! ( ft while b-ittla raged, ye pvayed N o harm assails our brav 44 Btcnewall." E adeared so, that ye would have paid, W ith joy, his ransom to grim death, A. nd, willing victims in h s stead, L oved more to dis than s?e nim dead 1 L oved y ars toloe, to 8ae bia breath ! J oin o'er hU grave, Con(ed'rate hos, A ncL, by yoe here's memory, swear, C eme life, or death, ttiil at oar pest, K nells oer s.id requiem ! tor ths air K halt ting with paens loDd, in praUe O t Him who right defends always, N or les us perifah in deBpair ! Cardirl, June 13th, 18t3. Georgia Aroused. The Atlanta Intelligencer says that it Laa reliable information from the Adjutant and Inspector General's Department of that State, that in response to the caii made recently oy tne rresiaeot up on Gov. Brown for 8,000 troops tc? be mustend into Confederate service for home defecce, up to this time 2S8 companies have been tendered acd accepted, mak ing an aggregate of 15,250 men. This doSa not itclude several informal tenders of companies whose papers have been sent back for correction. A Good Beginning. The London Morning Post states that H.- R. U. the Princess of Wales will not accompany tbe Prince oa his visit to Halifax, for though her general health is good, ehe is recommended by her physicians " to abstain from oger-exerti ns, which it is not desirable for her now to incur." Confederate Note? Improving. We understand there has been consid2rabie amounts of gold dis posed of this week at decline of 300 to 4C0 per cent. Sales were made at 11 aud 1200, wt V.G LsSt week it was in demind at 1500 We hope this im provement will continue. Sterling Exchange is also dull, and lower rates may be looked for. Augusta Constitutionalist, 2d inst. Mubile Warhet Scene. The Mobile Tribune furnishes ihe following gun will be best understood bv coinoarinc it with the. rdi- I nary 24-pounder siege gnn, whicn was the bxget gan em- , purchasers yiujcu mi urcauuiug lumasaiiors oaring tre Italian war. I log A 24-poander, rennd shot, which Btcrt.q with a welnoirxr rtf 1,625 feet per second, strikes an obiect3.60a nr.. with ? velocity ot about 300 feet per second. The 10 inch rifb 300 pound shot has an initial velocity of 1111 feet, and has afterwards a remaining veloritw nf jzm feet per second, at a distance of 3500 yards. From well known mechanical laws, the resistance which these projectiles are capable of overcoming ia eanal in 32.. 750 pcunda and 1,914,150 pounds, raised one foos in a sec ond respectively. At&fcirjg allowances for the difference of the diameters of these projectiles, it will be found thit their penetrating power will Oaas one to 19.6. The penetration of the 24-noW3fer ?hot at asnn varrf. in bnct work, is 6 inches. The nenctratinn of the in innh i prcjctue win, mereiore, be between six and seven feet in to the same material. To nse a more familiar illustration. th trnwer nf tha in inch rifle shot at the diatanna rtf S.im nar,io moo t. ..h be equal to that of the united blows of two hundred siedge namuierB, falling from the height of ten feet, and aciingup on a drill ten inohes in diamftter. r Supposing this to be correct, it wcu'd be somewhat diffi cult to arrive correctly-at the amonnt of force to-be exert ed by a projectile of considerably more than twice the vol ume of the 300 pound ehot, propelled also with correspond ingly increase force. We are anxious for a practical solu tion of th problem, and hope to reoeivo it some of these days. Nr other gain ia so certain as that which jroceed from The market continues to be abundantly supplied with every variety of vegetables raised at this season of the year, plenty ot good beef and mutton, fish, &c. Speakicg of hsh, we heard ot a scene that is said, to have occurred in the fioh market a short time since.' It was told to us about as follows : One of tbe conscript officers learning that there were several of the fishermen subject to the military laws, on the following Saturday evening posted himself with a couple of guards in tbat locality, he placing himself near a fellow who vended crabs. In a lew minutes a lady stepped up and asked the price, when the young Deigo remarked " Two dollar a dcz?n, marm." " My craeious, it isn't possible vou ask tw dollars for one dozm crabs ?" You no lika.u no taka : you no want to buya, go away ; la no want yoaa money ; it is do mora two difres tree year ago." The lacy became disgusted and left. -Several other came up and tbey were treated in the same uncivil manner, j? many, tne conscript oaicer who heard all the conversations, stepped np and asked " Do you belong to the service, sir ?" The l3eigo knew him acd his business at once, so he attempted to evade the inquiry by replying X no cara for a lewa hsha. Yoaa want him, taka hira for one dollar acd six bits." " I don't want your fi.-h ; I asked if you was attached to any military company ?" " You wanta de Gib, taka de Osh for a dollar and a half." " No, sir. 1 want to know whether you are a soldier np Ai 1 1 van ' ' " Well taka 3ia bancha for yourself. I no cara for a bacha of fish ; ta ka de fisha taka as mucha as you wanta for nothing and attempted to escape, but it was no 0. He was taken up to the Provost Marshal's cfSce to state his exemption or take his place in the ranks to defend the country that has famished him with food and protection for ysara past. C2ATT.LNOOGA not Ev.a.ctjatbd. It has been rumor ed for several days past that Chattanooga had been evac uated by Gen. Bragg. This ia not so. Only the non- combatants have left the city. It is stated ia a letter from aa officer in Bragg's army that "Gen. Bragg will fight the, .Federals at CliftttanoQga.'; S I'M MERRILL, SAMPSON OoCNTY, N. C. August 25th, 18(33. To the Voters of the Tiiird Congressional District : Gentlemen : By the many solicitations of a number of the votei a of eaid District, both in and out of the army, (more especially the soldiers,) I am induced to become a candidate to represent you in the next Congress of the Confeder ateHrates; not from any spirit of parly feeling, which think ought not to be cherished at this time by any one who loves the ennny South. While we are battling for our indepeudei.oe, we ought to stand united as a band of broth' ers, presenting an undivided front, until lbs great ar d glo rious woik is sensummated which ia to secure to us our civil rights. Ik t 1 was in favor of an early separation from the Uni ted !r tides' government, I do net pretend to deny. My course iu ihe LeibJatDrc is well known. I will hero give a few r. asoDa foi favoriDg an early seperatiou from the old government, it a ia consequence pf tha frequent viola tion of ?he Constitution by the Northern people, who, for a series cf years, disregarded our rights and showed a de position to wrest from us on: property in slaves, which they were first to introduce among us, for a valuable considera tion, (for Northern men first introduced the traffio in Afri can alavea in the colonies.) When they could no longer ma'-o - heir labor profitable, they then palmed them tff on the South and became advocates for manumission ; specu a'irg oa us and tryinr to cheit the devil at the same time. Should there be any impropriety in the transaction, but their feelings were nut bo much wroagh upon as to give up the profits. Oh ! how philanthropic at Southern ex pense. They hive bid defiance to every remoLStrance of OJrsfor retsi -ative jastice. I f h ju'd cous-Uer it vety bad taste, ayd extremely iacpoli tic in us to ecdeavor to thrust ourvelvea upon a communi ty, who in every way possible, has evinced a disposition to slight us, that our company wa unpleasant, and every at tempt on our part to associate with tkera, treated with in difference, and were only our compatriots for the sake of Kain Could we longer remain with a people under such humuiauog circumstance t 1 think not. Wnat is wealth obtained in disgrcce? They have clearly shown in the pros ecution of this unholy war, that the- '.ever had any friend ehip for us, that their association with us was from sinister motives; they have desecrated everything that was near and dear to us, nor nave l heard the first voice from rJotth em men with Pou?h3rn principles, Bay to ihair brothers sheathe your dagger, paue and reflect, but the whole Yan feee nation u:ge a vigorous prosecution ot the war, discip lining a race of rren whom they sld to tbe South as Blaves not only to kill their masters, but to immolate their wives and ii nocent babes to satiate their fiendish deposition and wild fanaticism, is this not enough to harrow vto the feel ingB of every Southerner and cause him to buckle oa his armor to do or die ? Yet, I do not wish it understood that I inte 1 1 to ca&t eny ren action upon others who differed wuh me in sentiment they bad the same right to etj y their opinion that I had mine, and it would be nrjganeicus ia me to say because they were Union men at that time, that they were not then and are not now patriots and friends to the south, (aa well as thoae who favored early seperation from the old Govern men,) when thousands of them together with those who fa vored Recession, are profusely pourirg cut their heart's blood on the oatne hild in detenco of southern rights. We may wrangle a little wih each, ether at home, but thra disputation arises principally from a spirit or email tion lor fear one will do more to promote the Sontlien cause than another- not from any unpatriotic motive Never were a people more united and determined to establish their Independence than the Southern peopSe are now, and if the Yankees thick to subjugate us in consequence of any division of sentiment, or that wa wiil submit to any other than an honorable peace, tbey are very much deluded ; something like man and wife, who quarrel occasionally themselves, but the good woman aotta not allow tha third party to interfere. We have passed the Or dinar ce of Secession; po use in cav- aling about it now, if we were so disposed, and if we were to disagree a little among ourselves, we would not let Billy Seward know it, lor it was by an anti-Masonic meeting held at Baltimore in September, 1831, that Baid Billy was brought into public life therefore he is not worthy to ba trusted with our Becrets, and tor divers other good causes- and rea sons, we ought not to trust him, we wish our Grand Lodge purely sournern, ana tne cmei corner stone independence tie would not be a suitable architect on euch a fabric Let us go forth as one in sentiment, feeling and spirit, with a determination to establish our Independence emong tbe nations oi tne eartn, u u oa me wu ot uod, and by our vaior we can accompiisn it. I feel proud of the good old North Btate never have troops done themselves more credit on the battle held auu fought more bravely than her'a. They have won for thorn selves imperishable renown they are modest aud unassam iog, law loving atd law abiding, ever mindful that we are contending for republican principles, and at all times ready io maintain tne rig ma oi tne Civilian ana put down tyran ny- Who would not be proud of such a people ? Feiiow citiiena, our liberality as well aa oar patriotism must be tested. War necessarily briigs on heavy taxation for its support, theiefcre we should maka up our mmda to meet it nae loyai citizens. Yet a tax biir should have aa littis ambizuitv about it as 1 - 1 1 , -ii i . . . . . pontiiuie. ibo ueoiue win ue ueuer s-r.enea ana more read ily pay a tax when they understand the provisions of a tax bill, than when it is couched ia doubtful language. i must couaes mat i nave o ejections to that portion or tne uevenue law wmcn adopts the tithing system an oid Jewish mode of taxation takinsr one tenth of the produce of the farmer and planter to be naid in sina maeaa oi money, it tax was paid in nnnev in stead of produce the tax payer would know at once the precise amount he had to pay ; it would prevent fraud, save expense and trouble, obyiata all difficulties, be the fairest and most equitable planr ihere would be no-necessity of employing bo many ia the collection of the taxes ; direct taxation would be the best from a principle of econo my, if nothing else. I hope we have common sense ennna-h to originate a tax bill without copying the old Jewish law. Every neighborhood has its peculiar maimers and customs wmcn suit tne mnaDitants best. "So have nations their pe culiarities, and I trust we will not be ashamed ot the South if she has hers. Let us then adopt measures that are best calculated to premote our interest and happiness a3 a peo ple an i nation. "But woe nnto you, Pharisees, for ye titha mint and rue, and all manner of herbs." I iave endeavored throughout my Isgistive course to avoid suporiing any measure which was in my opinion cal culated to cause a collision between the Government of the Confederate States and our own State, believing that h would have a tendency to weaken our cause, and, too, hav ing tbe utmost confidence in President Divis, believing him to be an honest and able statesman and a gallant sol dier, with firmness and dacision of charaster, which are rare qualities to be combined in one man, and shall con tinue to support his administration so long 's in my humble judgment be continues to administer the Government with the ability and fidelity that be bas heretofore done ever remembering that even-handed justice ia due and should be meted out to North Carolina, which will not be likely to escape the vigilance of our able and patriotic Governor, Z. B. Yanee, who deserves the commendation of the good citizen! ? North Carolina, tar hi Anfann.a In thaHt,.i eUow:CJtis?fii ta the jktmji it would bo.uogra;efai'ia the extreme were I not to return you my heartfelt thanks for the very handsome support you gave me two years ago for Congress, although unsuccessful, which was to be at tributed mere to my limited Acquaintance in the District than anything else. The State having been re-distrtcted, mv county (Sampson) was thrown among counties entirely differ eat irom the old District, therefore, I, beirg a stran ger, it waft necessary, for success, that I thould have can vassed the District in order to become acquainted; which I did not do, it being no time for electioneering I thought ; bat amends was made in part, if not entirely, far my de feat, by the citizen soldiers of my own County, who knew me best, and who elected me to the Senate of North Caro lina withont my being a candidate an honor equal, if not greater, than to have been elected to CoDgrae; for which mark of respect they have my lasting gratitude. Nor have I ever been unmindful of the toils, fatigues and privations that the brave and patriotic soldiers have had to undergo in order that our country's freedom mijzht be established. I hav9 spent a good deal of time with the .soldiers since the commencement ef the war visited many hospitals aud I know something of tbeir sufferings and wants. I waa taught, in early life, to respect the soldier; yes, my mother taught me to do so. (She having a brother who breasted the si orm of leafien hail in the Revolutionary War, atd whose remains were eutcmbed in the fatrily grave-yard of my native . place, a-d near where I now live.) It is to my mother then, and not me, that the Boldisr u iT dbted for the regard that I enterta'n for him, and whatever I may have done to redound to bis benefit. Pieabe allow me here to digress a little, in order thnt I may return my thanks to the soldier of Goldsboro', for the complimea'ary manner in which he was p'.eased to speak of my course in regard to the war, in an aiticle which ap peared in the State Journal, over the signature o " A Sol dier." Said article bearing date 3d of August, 1S6J, in which he remarked as follows in sabstance : " Tnat in the beginning of this unholy war, my exertions in keeping back the invadiog foe from our homes and firesides had bten un tiring, acd not less persevering in the cause, and though uu i b!e to boulr'er the mut-ket and Undergo the bardabij'S of the camp and march that I had eent forth three cf my hops (I can say to the noldier that five cf the family have goue, two of whom have been severely wounded,) to battle with the enemy ia a sister State tbat my sympathies had ever teea with the soldier, and for my efforts in b s behalf the soldier need only refer to the records of our last and pre vious Legislatures to become acquainted with tb?;'.." In a postscript to the article alluded to above, said scldier was pleased to speak of my name, in connexion with the late brave arid gallant Capt. W. J. Houston, (saying fhat he, the soldier,) 4 nad asked rre previona to Capt. Houston's dsath if 1 intended to becomes candidate tbatmy reply wail de sired a commntiicatioi with Capt. Houston, a3 we had ever been warm fiiends thus leaving him to infer thit both of us would nos run." It is true I wes a warm fi iend of Capt. Houston ; I thought he was a patriotic, nokle and geoerous hearted gentleman ; no one rerei.8 hid death mere than I. He always received my hearty support whenever an op poitusity tflered. We never had the o-p'rtur.ity of haxiug the conference above allcdecTto, nor do 1 think that I should have opposed him if an opportunity had offered tor me to have hell a coLference with him, and he bad bigjilfied to me that he was deair!iu3 to ruo, ahhough I had said 1 in tended to be a candidate ever sir ce tbe last election, nor watf I induced to make thia declaration fron auy unkind feeliDg towards the present incumbent, for he ia a gent'e man for whom I have ever entertained the highest regard ; bat I then thought as I do now, that it was an improper time to hold Conventions for the purpOBe of nominating candidatet; that at anytime they are calculated to produce heart-burnings, vhich by fill means 6houId bo avoided no a'. While our great struggle tor Independence ia goiug on we cetdour united ttiength, and opght not to allow any movement to be made in our ranks that wruld be calcula ted to thwart our g?tat efbrtfor freedom besides to many of the soldiers are away from home, battling to repel the relentless foe, that th y have no voice or participation in such Conventions, consequently they are If ft entirely under the coutrol of wily politicians, who rarely select a private for office, but divide the loaves and fishes among themselves. Fellow-citizens, fhou'd you elect ire, what I lack in ability, I will endeavor to make up by industry, persever asce, zeal, and strict attention to every measure that will be best ca'culated to promote your individual happiness and the prosperity of the Confederate btates. I am tor the Scuth, right or wrong, elected or not. I regref exceeding ly that I cannot visit you between now and the election, but this is no time for canvassing, no time for verbosity, but for ection who cculd do it unless his heart be as hard as adamant, when ever dispatch brings r-ews of the daath of some brave soldier who has sacrificed his life on the bloody field in defence of the Sou; hern came, our e Sorts should be made for the promotion of any political preferment. Your ob't serv't, d&w-lt our Independence, instead of THOMAS I. FAISON. From the Raleigh Progress, Sept. 3d. Interesting Correspondence. We are itidebied to Gov. Vance for a copy of the tollowing interesting correspondence : Richmond, Ya., Aug. 19 th, 1SG3. Ji.s Excellency, Z. B. Vance, Governor of North Car- .Una : fiii : Iu the action of the l8tof July, near Gettys burg, tbe Sharpshooters of Brier. Gen. Kamsenr'ij brig ade, under command of Lieut. F. M. Harney, 11th . (J. Volunteers, dispersed the 150tb Pennsylvania Kegi ment. That gallant officer, with his own hands, wrest ed the standard from the color bearer of tbe Pennsylva nia Regiment, and soon afterwards fell, mortally wound ed. Gen. Ra'm-cur, in communicating the above particu lars, informed me that it was Harney'a last request that the flag should be presented in h:3 name to the Presi dent. The wish of the dying hero has been complied with. Tbe flag i3 in my possession and will be treasured by me as an nonorauie memento oi tne vafor and patriotic devotion which the soldiers of Ncrth Carolina have dis played on many hard fought fields. I have thcugot it due to the lamented clueer, with whose family I have not the advantage of being ac quainted, to communicate these circumstances to you, as Chief .Magistrate of bis State, and to express through you to his State, his comradts and his family, the Bin cere sympathy I feel with them for the Ices of one so worthy of their admiration and esteem. Such deeds illustrate a people's history, justify a peo ple's pride acd sustain a country's cause. 1 recuin, very respectfully and truly ycurs, Jefferson Davi3. BY TELEGRAPH. Krporis of Ihe Prs AKooclat'on. Entered accordiD to the Act of Con?rf rj, in 0p y,r , by J. S. Thrasher, in fLo Clark's off! .i tiL r. i-uurk ui mo vuaienerate otaics lor tlie Nort' oiueotpii T! II FP.OM CHARLESTON. 11AU,S-TDK, Kept. 1-! All contiaues comparatiTely qiitt. ()u)v ticf-s:. from the land batteries. Tne pe-ndis i f.r, P, . spirits at the present aspects of tin h--. i. 1- NORTHERN AND EUROPE iNT l.NTK;,;j,;i , . IJiciimond, Ffjit. :r:, -, Baltimore papers cf tho 1st, say tr.it th :r':,-t, Cumberland crossed the Tennessee Tiivf.-r. r.- .r on Saturday, at four difl?rent points. I: m rpp .rt l Gen. Reynolds hid captnred a la'gi C'nr-d .r,,v t r, Shell Mound, and that Bjrnside is in tho -v.o-Y. , Kingston Istallience froni Mexico, o' t!.- i h via San Francisco, aajs that tt:e reporieJ inv-1 . . Triumvirate to recognize tha Confederate it -1. j , ually foreshadowed bv the irnperi.il prc ji. T,. r tion will take Dlac3 aisaonasthi ww r,'v', . if Haximlllian accents the rroxn. Five substitute deserters from the nuii? uf ' .. ; ,. were executed on the 2'jth u;t., iu .,e-ecci? n ... thousand person?. They consisted U tiv iv,-. ... A Cithoiica, oae Hebrev all forcicr.rr?. Volunteering ia New Jcrsoy is pro.yi r .- .. . About Ova thousand men Lava ben .! Governor's Proclamation Ksucd. The Herald .of fhc8'h ?';n -r.i!. . ,1 .n 1; r. the occupation of Fumter in ! Vyi t ; v ( more. The Washington correspondent ol r..(.- nt-r.if. in view of the speedy capture of Ch n !.' ? tion of Konth Carolina by Union fuTv, it, of the Government to place I'u'.ler ip. - :i:n i partment f.s soon as Gil'raorc itiJ LviL!.-. i !. their work. A letter from the a-ruy of thi Pot.v'Mio i Germans of the 2Jth New Vo:k Vo!u.' tiaied and were nentonced to lurd l..l - ', i have hid their sentence coT.'nu'.eJ. Tbe Few York Times cfthe 2 n'.i mi m3Ut ouht to make prewatiom fr w u v. ; profsffias to bslievo that N.'p lion 1 i:i : ;; eluded, or ia progress, with Jeifeno- IV.w, cession of Texts will be receied p.s r.u tj recognition and substantial aid ta tho( : .7 IaDguage of the European pres., tho tone ni li; organs, and the hints of tho MouiU'iir, it Vi encash tho purpose to iatervene in our all i';-:. Gen. Price, wi h tweuty-fi'e th ii-.r.;.(I m i Metaire, on Whito IMver. The Federal iua . - . are at Duval's Bind, on the Pace rivor, ii-ii-!-., ov. A battle is imminent. A telegram from Boston, the 3Lt, 1 p. in . Btructive fire is rag'.ng iu Tat P.ti.n. U n the Atlantic Works, whero tho fJor.itpr tu r.' structed. The building! with four octroy :: were destroyed. The fli'scs arc r.ipijiy c:.i l out the mechanical portion of Er.at B jsto i. . The Bteamer City of London ha? arrive 1 i from Liverpool, with advires to tT.e l?'l nit. "! rate steamer Florida is olt the- coa.-t of I'o';. rival at Qaaeastown was anticip ited. T .n at the instance of the United States Ccn-;ii, l tice warning the pcopb agiiDfjt tlii..; rii ;. foreign enlistment act. The Times s iys the decision of ilift :!.: meat in the Peterhcfl Citce, was lo ke.l Tor v. tere&t. The rebel lean hal declined to 'J'.) K 17 1. i v. The Mexican and Polish quesUonrf wj'tc The Memorial Diplomatique anncirves ti .; accepts, with the consent of tlo I j;;; ; r crown cf the new Mexican Cmpiro. The London Times in a city article, i t n . ico, sayB, it ia vain to deny tint th; i' ii Merchants i-J, ou the whole, thstt NtiinhMii ' n service in the political and com n ere ill -: . The Congress of Gcrmon Pu'iio-. :-s i:; in k- i fort. Tho French Govetnmcnt has ic-w!..-.l ,i coL'iacation in Mexico. 1 1 r l.v 1. 'I i'i I roilitar. knowledge, pruJer.ce and espsri ieti a l.ttd to the group of Generals to whom Raleigh, N. C, xVcg. 28th, 18C3. His Excellency, Jefferson Davis, President Confederate State : Sir : Your letter of the 19th inst. has been receiv ed, informing me of the gallant conduct and heroic death of Lt. F. M. Harney, 14th N. C. Troops, on the fLld of Gettysburg, and asking me to make known to his family .your sympathy with them for the I033 cf one so brave and worthy of their esteem. I do not knew that he has any relatives whatever in North Carolina. He was -born in Kentucky and saw some service as a soldier under Gen. Wm. Walker dur ing his campaign in Central America. At the com mencement of hostilities, he wis residing in the town of Aehevil'e. N. C, pursuing nis occupation of car penter, and joining the company which I had the hon or to 1 aise, be was made orderly sergeant, and by good conduct and hard fighting won his way to first lieuten ant. Though without kindred in this, his adapted State, I assure ycu she will be proud to see him placed on the long list of her heroic dead, and all will welcome his memory among their bravest sods, and mourn him &3 a noble brother slain for her defence. I am, sir, very respectfully yours, Z. B. VANCE. Xtljir General Ullmti. Our rcders will find, in another part of to-day's paper, the official notice of the assignment of Major General J. P. Gilmer to duty in this Military Department, a3 se cond in command to General lieauregard. At a grave crisis m the nistory of Charleston, an offi car h:gh in the confidence .of the Confederate Govern merit, acd oi ence, iias neeu a i.ft u to ine croup the defence of the city has been entrusted. Jeremy to . Gilmer is a native of North Carolina, from which State he received an appointment as cadet at v est roint m lboo. He graduated fourth in his class. and iu 1839 was commissioned Second Lieutenant ot Engineers in the U. S Army. For a time he acted as Frofessjr of Engineering at tne West Point Academv. At the time cf the secession of the Southern States, he had risen to the rank of Major of Engineers, and waa on duty in California. He promptly resigned hi3 com mission and returned to the South, joining General Sidney Johnston at Bowling Green, lie served upon tbe staff of General Johnston as Major acd Chief of Eogineers, participating in the defence of forts Henry and Donelson, and in the battle of Shiloh. Up on the fall of Gen. Johnston in tbe last named conflict, he was ordered to Richmond, and placed at the head of tne engineer .Bureau, with the rank of Colonel, which position he haa held up to the date of his appointment, a few days ago, as Major General. We cordially commend Gen. Gilmer to the esteem and support of our people. Charleston Mercuiy. ' From the Charleston Courier, Sept. 4th. News from Morrla Island. Affairs on the Ilandi since our last have bean unnfluallv quiet. Our land batteries cn James' Island keep una Blow uui, BiBtu ure on tas iansee WomiBflr cartiea and fortia- cations on Morris' Island. Battery Wagner also maintained a nonntant fir on the advanced positions of the enemy. The latter replied yes terday at very long intervals from his stockade defences, nrmg principally upon Battery Wagner. The. flset, including the Ironside and sfx Monitors, did not change their positions yesterday. It was tae genorsl impression that they have hauled off for. rest and to repair damages after the severe knocks tbey received in the bom bardment of Tuesday night. A barge containing officers was observed visiting in turn each Monitor, apparently for the purpose of inspection. The Yankees advance on Wagner goes on steady, but it ia to be hoped that they will Bhortly find that they have ad vanced too far for their own safety aBd advantage. Considerable Yankee reinforcements, it is reported, have arrived lately aad landed on Follv Island. A combined deaoBstratioa bJ lwi &fid water bv bo intruded YANKEE Nl.'WS. Ptut ;: r.; r.n, Wibtar'8 cavalry recently maJo a rccie.r Eictrr.oa'i, leaving Williarnf-ljii.g on tV? directly to Bottom's Bridge, charged .1 n-, in tha rills pita, driving them out a.-ro t Federal Iops of one killed and ono wi un h the expedition was fully accomplish :d, a 1 mation respecting t he euoitiy's po4iti:i . near Richmond was obtained. lteports from Port Scott to the 2-l'i .,. A. Gon. Blant has been defeated i-i ArS;'.uij three hundred. f Fiva f ubetitutcs for drafted roor., v h L ; Meade's army, were, executed near i:;.; ,1!., oa the 2Dth. Fourteen subslitutos eiciiped lr jail on Tut ' day niht. The Vermont Stito e'ccti.m o;i Ti; -J ;, from, are-largely for Liucoto Nothing from Char led '.on or I'or.c.ciu'i:-.. Great, indignation is felt at th3 OHrt ir. and fcJattelite. The caa is to be full my hiavy Department. Fill) VI CHATTANOOGA. ClJATTAN 1' 1. 1 The down passenger train ran off ccur t'h morning. Tho injury wa-jmi!l. Mr. KVk-r, , , and several others wera iojareJ. It deUy i A ir ral houre. The euemy were signalling all ni'it cii : . but everything ia remarkibly qai';t puo's t c 1 i. . No further indications of a tnevo 0.1 th; i' vl r. , The Knosville Register hn L.'L-a ro:u .v i land. Capt J. li. Rhodes, of tho Ut C.mfed -;r v:.; ..1 '. shot at noon for oncoura pin ; dupcrforH i.i L, iv and eaibefz'.iDg money of puv'.stitutou. il ji 1 1 speech, acknowledging the jastucHH of tim h-i.v t manifested lit'de conccia and d.cd wi.Lout ;i a ':us Col. Adolpold, of the same I.'egimnaf, w,;i t-h,. conscripted yesterday, ho bavitg been i o;u same transaction. NORTHERN AND FOREICN IiK.': A special dospatch to the Appeal, iVoui that Gen. Price had an eagagfinicnt with (!.; ( miles froji Lirtlo Rock", and oDtained a ksea ari r.pid!y reinforcing tha Araaas,!! crmy. The Chicago Times, of tha 29th, ba th-it a m whom the Yankees lately sent to Europe, ;v ;- federate ion-;lad en route to raidetlu boc'.i.iu - ( ton, and thirteen others are in a st it? of com; i all the modern improvements au.l ap!i in .( n. 1", desisted to cjieTa'-e against the Yariuec Ho i ISani. excused lhi Mjvt-ti n of tno arrny ay myiux that .'. ing the cu'minutiou of the tide of (;har:ort:;n. tht in three weeks he will have thre3 lull cr-i Uanks, tonuve on Mobile from I'ascaroull-i. tel. ' : FROM BICHMniVD. RicnrohT), j-c;.', . u. ' Bramletto waa inaunrattd as Govci.ior f i' - : ; Frankfort on the first in3tant. In his iif).u;:u ) i '. objects to arming nsgro recimenta ; poiuN t ) ; r the4'recent elecMon as a prcof that Ker.tui 1. y v. i I i ternize with rebellion. Many cf the most iclljontiil f.nni'.irM i 1 Kacsas City have been bauiihcd by ordr (' 1 for eymoathiziDg with rebellion. At 'he (' mlnpfftn Tlal tha nrlinla Tfnlnn tio-ft v." Tha Afrioft haa orpir-Al ot Unlita With dates to the 23d of August. Not'ng is 1:jo movements of the Florida, s'-o last s.-rtn ' " on the 20th August. Mr. Mwon had gojr- to Ir visit to tho Earl of Danngfcmorc. Tlia Linden i n long extracts from correspendenco h. t7.. .i 1 ernments of KdJ and the UDited fffatti i Btrictions upon trade between the Xori;:p:n j i; United States and tho Bahamas. Tiio Ar-ny 1 H zitte; aJ8 '3 gratifying to know thit tho kcvc-: not biind to the dangers and didicultifs wi.h iudifl3rent to the perils of a rupture which Ave t: - m ii . l t . 11 1 ... sense 01 an rpeciat'io uit-iicaua wm u'n Ihe Cocfederate loan rallied otc por cct. rr 1 1 ! 1.) .1. MAURI UJJ. On the 3rd inst., at 8 o'clock, on b -.vrrl l',.t , beth, by Rev. A. Paul Repiton, Cap:, a 110s wood, to Miss Nannie wads. DIED. in Warsaw, A', v., cn tne latino., . uifiu..,- . -MARY SOUTH ERLAND, wif of John b( S ..utf't-i rU . . the 27th year of her age. Hhe leaves live cUuri uj afleotionate husband to mourn her deavh. FajetteTiile ft&d Bftlchiij papers pitw8 tm
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Sept. 10, 1863, edition 1
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