North Carolina Newspapers

TELEGBAPHIC He pott of tlia Pr Association. Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 163, by J. S. ThbaShkh, in the Clerk's Office of the Dis trict Conn of the Confederate States for the Northern DiBtrict of Georgia. LATE NORTHERN AND EUROPEAN NEWS. Richmond, Feb. 6th, 164. Tlie flag of truce boat arrived at City Point to day. Tt,a Rillimnrn A m origan, fif thft AHi fnx.. etdteB that Denmark absolutely rejects tha ultimatum of Prueaia and Austria, calling for the withdrawal of the November Con stitution, upon penalty of tht.tr occupation, of Sl swick. la consequence of this refusal the Kdvojb ot these powers have left CopenhPfran. A proposition for a new Kronen Joan of twelve millions of pounds stetHng' met wiO extraordinary feuocetfs, tne LiJs exceeding thirteen time the amount required. Exuhauare is feverish in consequence of the warlike aspect of affairs. Austrian troops were on the Weaer, with a view to occupy Sleawiek, Holaten- Confederate Joan forty-foar. Cotton lower. Breadstuff advanced. The American nay that Averil! overtook Boaser near 8pt!Dfidld ; a severe ergagemont easued on the 3fd. The rebels were defeated, prisoners taken and Patterson's Creek re-captured. The rebels have raptured and burnt the Bteamer Levi on tbr Kanawha River. Brigadier General Bcammon and one of hi tafl was ciptured with the boa. An attempt of the rebels to take Newbern has been handsomely repalsei. It is believed that the Union forces are able to hold the City. On the 2Sth nit., Col. JrLillip drove Kodiy to the North Eide of tLe TenncBt.ee River and captured hii trains and two handred cattle and tix hundred fcheep. Cold nnchange, f BOM NORTHERN VIRGINIA. Richmond, Feb. Cth, 18C4. The following dippatch was received here to-day : Ouakoe C. H., Feb. Cth, 1864. To (Jen. is. Cooptr Ob the 30th Gen. Rosser captured a train of 9 i waggons Ladid with commissary stores atd forage, on their way from New Creek to Petersburg, with 309 mules and 20 pris oners. The guard of eight hundred infantry escaped to t'ae n oua'ains. Oar los was 25 killed and wounded. In furcation of ae advance upon Petersburg having been re ceived, th garrison evacuated it during the eight. On the 2dKteer destroyed tie b.idga over Patterson's Creek, c ipTuriag forty prisoners. J20 prisoners, 50 wagons and teams, 1290 cattle and 500 sheep, have been brought off. Gon. Roaeer baa shown great etergy and bkill. Hia com mand deserves great credit. Signed. ; R. E. LEE. CONFEDERATE CONGRHSS. Bioumok, "Ve., Feb. 6th, 1864. In the Hou?'e to-day the Hecate bill to provide and or gini.e GeneralKtafi tor the army was taken up and pest. poneu indefinitely, yeae 31, nays 30. A bill was pasBedto pny any ruivate cr ir.fjrior efficer who, under orders of a superior cfticer performs temporary stall' duty. The mili-tarj- committee reported favorably aid recommended the passage cf the Act to repeal the law that property shall be destroyed under military necessity, & provides payment for the same out of the sefietrated fund. Alenirthy debate ensjed, and on mction the bill was postponed indefinitely, yeas 54, nays 1G. The bill authorizing the President to appoint & Chief Quartermaster and Commissary, with rank of Colonel with each army, the rank of Lieutenant Colone1 in each army got ps, and the rank of Maj-jr in each divis ion, waataken up and iejectoTyeas 33, najs 44 THE MOVEMENT BELOW RICHMOND. A Richmond, Feb. 7; 18S4. Information from below is meagre and conflictitg. The force f the enemy is estimated at about 5 regiments. One report la that they were repulsed, and another that they orofsed the Chiokahominy near White Oak Swamp. No apprehensions exist here of a further approach of -the enemy. The movement is believed to be a raid for the destracHon of property, or a diversion to draw attention from movements elsewhere. ADDITIONAL NORTHERN NEW3. Richmond, Feb. 7ih, 1S64. The Yankee Congress has passed the bill reviving the grade of Lieutenant-General, and recommended General Grant for the position. James B. Clay died recently in Canada. A New Orleans letter to the Herald dated the 26th of January, says that all parties in this city declare that Mo bile is about to be again attacked by Farra&ut on water, and by the troops under Banks on land- La France says that the Florida has challenged the Kearsage to a fair fight. The latter having accepted, tbej intend to go a few miles cut to pea acd there settle the diftlculty at cannon range. t The AlabfliSa has destroyed the Yrnkee kh'p Confest, on the Straits of Sunda. Ike vessel and cargo is valued at one million of dollars. 1 lifcl REPORTED ADVANCING BELOW HICHMOSD.- Bichmond, Feb. 7th, 1S64. It ia reported that the Yankees are advancing in con Hidorable forco towards the City from the Peninsula. Heavy firing was heard this morning in the direction of Bottom's Bridge. No particulars received. FftOH CHARLESTON. Chahlistnt, Feb. 7ih, 1864. The enemy Lave ceased firing on the City but continue working on their batteries and heeling ammunition. Nothing eke of interest. FROM TENNESSEE. Mobristown, Feb. 5th, 1SC4. Private Geirge Smith, Company A Forty-Third Ala hati:a Regiment, was shot to-day for desertion. Maj. Gimler's brigade made a dash upon the enemy's oatpests oa Thursday, capturing eleven and killing eight. The trains now run to this point. FROM THE RAPPAHANNOCK THE ENEMY AT TEMPTS TO ADVANCE AND. IS DRIVEN BACK. Okakgb C. H., Feb. 7th, 1864. The enemy creesed in large force cn Saturday at Mor ton's Ford, but after a sharp contest we.re repulsed 'by Gen. Ed Johnson's Division, and driven across the river and pursued. Cur troops returned this morning. This rflorcirg they attempted to cross at Barnett's Ford, but were repulsed by Gen. Scales' N. O. brigade, and Gen. I.omax'a Cavalry brigade. The casualties were Slight on enr till. The enemy have returned. SECONV PISTATCH. Richmond, Feb. 8, 1864. The latest report from below last night, represented that the Yankee force which appeared at Bottom's Bridge, Lad fallen back nine miles, to Talleysville, where they ere reinforced by several additional regimenta of infant ry and cavalry. The situation was pnehanged this morn- :tg, tut another demonstration by tho enemy ia expected today. Lieut. Gen. Uoo has command of the Confederate troops cn the line of the Chlckahomlny. i IStn N. V. T. RE-KNL.ISTKD. O ray a s C. H., Va., Feb'y 8th, 1864. The 18th ar. Regiment N. C. Troops has re-enlisted for the JOHN D. BARRY, Colonel comd'g. DEATH OF HON. MB. rVlLCOX, OF TEXAS. Richmond, Feb. 8tb, 1864. Hon. Jno. A. Wilcox, of Texas, a member of the House ol Representatives, propped dead in a moment at hie room yesterday morning, while apparently in perfect health. No business was transacted to-day in either branch of Congrsas, except the announcement of his death, and the passage of appropriita resolutions. Eulogies were pro nounced in the Senate by Messrs. Wigfall, of Texas, Hen ry, of Tennessee, and Phelan, of Mississippi ; and in the House by Messrs. Sexton, of Texas, Smith, of North Caro lina, McKae, of Mississippi, and Jones, of Tennessee. FROM RICHMOND. Richmond, Feb, 8:h, 1964. Gov. Gamble, of Missouri, died on the 2d Inst. Gen. B. Riddle, a strong Unionist, succeeds Bayard, of Delaware, in tne Yanaee senate. The latest Information from below is. that the Yankees have taken the back track for Williamsburg. The move Rent was probably intended as a reconnoisance. The impression prevails here that the next campaign will commence at an early day. Active hostilities on the Rapidan will probatly be delayed until the recovery of Meade, who, atlSst accounts, was conva'ejeent athjs horse u Pennsylvania. las weather continues favorable for military biot cuts. THE YANKEES IN FLORIDA. BiCHMOKD, Feb. 8tb, 1864. Beml-oiflcial information baa been received of the arrival of eighteen gunboats and transport at Jacksonville, Flori da. The enemy, presumed in large force, landed, and, It is reported, were advancing on Saturday night.' FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA. Obakob C. H., Va., Feb. fUh, 1864. One captain and thirty-nine privates, captured at Bar- nett'H Ford by Gen. Early's division, were brought in this morning. The enemy crossed at Barnett's Ford early th'e morning, but 6oon re crossed again. FROM CHARLESTON. Charleston, Feb. 8, 1864 The enemy renewed bis fire upon the city last evening Seventeen shells were fired up to 9 o'clock this morning A fifth monitor made Its appearance in the harbor to Jay. The position of the fleet in other respects is un hanged. Tke enemy are engaged in mounting several eons at Wae ner, bearing upon the channel " " -"Fu.ui itj, riurwa, r eo. , rcpor'B eighteen oi the enemy's vessel, gunboats and transports, as having arrived at Jacksonville, Florida. It is believed a large force have landed, and were said to be advancing lattt night FROM LONOSTREKT'd ARMV. Mobkistowm, Tkwn., Feb. 8-.h, 1864. Reports from Enoxville, from various tourcee represents the girrison there to be in a state of great sufidring.cn ac count of Small Pox, of which there were seven hundred cases, and the scarcity of rations. Prisoners captured have bread made of unbolted fljur. Col. H. L. Gilmer of the Fourth Kentucky cavalry has been commissioned as Brigadier Genoral. The train ran to trawbury Plains, within 15 miles of Knoxville, cn yes terday. FROM ALABAMA. Felma, Ala., Feb. tth, 13f4. Tha Reporhr has iufoimation of a fight between Amis' squadron and the enemy near Lebanon, Ala , on Wednes- day hvet. Jhe enemy, nine thousand s'tong, subsequently abandoned Lebanon & re'ired towards the Tennessee river, Our force numbered fonr hundred only. Th- Jieporter's correspondent says the Yankee numbers at least for ty thousand. force at Lirkins' Ferry from Richmond address of the prssident TO THE ARMIES. Richmond, Feb. 9th, 1864. The repoi t that Gen. Hood has been temporarily assigned to the command of the local troops is incorrect. He will reeome his command in the army cf Tennessee. The City papers to-morrow will pub'Uh an address of the President to the soldiers in the armies of the Confede rate States, elici'ed by the general re-enlis'ment of the troops. They have never rendered a service, he says, so deserving in its results as in this lat display ot the highest qualities of devotion acd self-sacrifice which can adorn lit character of the warrior and the patriot. The confidence of the people nas revived, and even the weak and timid are shamed into silence by the Bpectacle which the soldiers I present. The coming spring campaign opens auspiciously. Wh lt.t the ranks of our army are replenished, the over- strained energies of our enemies are weakened by debt, dissensions and the conscioasness of a bad cause. His campaign this year will be far less formidable than those I of the latt two yeard, when his nnimpared means were uted with becndleEB prodigality. Be is assured that buo- ceis awaits as in our holy stiuggle for liberty a&d inde pendence, and for the preservation of all that renders life i desirable to honorable men. In conclusion the President sayB that his earnest prayers is that God may shield and preserve the soldiers for a safe return to the peaceful en. joyment of their friends, and the associations of thot-e they moat love. CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. Richmond, Feb. 9, 164. Ecme daj s ago both Houses, in secret session, passed the bill to impose regulations on foreign commerce, and a bill to prohibit the introducing of luxuries alter the first of mwcUl iUO -i'-.""- 'JrT"r of secresy was removed to-day. The first prohibits the exportation of cotton, tobacco, military and naval stores, sugar, molasses and rice, and forfeits any vessel, vehicle, slaves, or animals engaged in loading or transporting auch articles ; and all persons concerned to be declared guilty of a high misdemeanor, exoept nnder special permission under tules prescribed by the President. The second enumerate b a long list of prohibited articles, and in order to confine importations to articles of necessity and com mon use alone, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pre scribe a maximum for foreign prices, at and within which importations of articles, partly or wholly cotton, lax, wool and pjlk, Bhall v " ye fl"y articles imported con- trary to this act to be lorteiteu, and tne owners to pay donWe the value therefor. Both acts expire on the day I that a treaty of peace ia made. The Senate passed in se cret session, and removed the secresy frem the act, to pro vide a bureau of foreign, supplies, which is now nnder con- sideration in secret session in the House. FROM KNOXVILLE. Mokbistown, Tknn., Feb. 9th, 1864. A flag of truce for the purpose of bringing a number of ladies ont of Kncxville wentout yesterday. Gen. Mortin's cavalry drove in the enemy's pickets and captured one caisson and a few wagons within four miles pf Enoxville yesterday. FROM CHARLESTON. Chakleston, Feb. 9th, If 64. Abcut daylight this morning s large foice of the enemy supposed to be five to our one, advanced from Seabrook', Island with rifled pieces and infantry. A skirmish ensued our pickets on John's Island falling back. This evening at 9 o'clock they had advanced one and a half miles from the harbor on John's Inland. Some few of our men were wounded. Captain Humphrey waa wounded and had his horse shot. No further particulars received Onjy four shots have been fired at the City since last report. No change in the flset. Acknowledgement Yesterday morning we received the following note enclosing One Handred and Fifty Dollars for" the relief of Hats' Brigade. At the request of the writer we reluctantly omit hia name : Shops Wil., Chab. & B. 11. R. Co. ) Lachinbcrs, Feb. 4th, 1834. ) Mcisrs. Fulton Jt Price Gentlemen : Enclosed please find one handred and fifty dollars ($150) contributed for tin relief of Hays' Brigade by the employees of the Mechanical Department of the Road. , Respectfully, Tns 41 s:a ecjlbk " at Richmond has fissled out, having ended like our grand Newberne expedition in a" recon noi.eance," the enemy, a mere handful, having fallen back towards Williamsburg, leaving the bold burghers " of Richmond to breathe freer. For the Journal. CiJi J N. C. (Wak) TKOors, Stewabt's brigade,) mAfi N. Johnson a Division, Ewbll's Corps, a. Si. va., Near Orange C. H. Ya-, Feb. 4th, 1864. J At a meeting held by the members ot Company A, Greene County Kill as, Hi N. C. Troops, on motion, 1st Lieut. Jos. Harden was canea to tne unair, ana uorporai Ollin Moore appointed Secretary. I ne objects ot the meeting were fully explained by the Chairman, when, on notion, the Chairman was empowered to appoint a Committee consisting of 2d Lt. C. C. Lane, Sergeant M. F. Randolph, and Musician Jos. Turnage to draft resolutions. The Committee submitted the following preamble and resolutions, which were adopted unanimously : FitKAMBnx : As upholders of our oountrv's cause, endea voring in our feeble capacity to contest this holy struggle, while Providence gives as life and courageous hearts, we feel it a debt which we owe our good old country to enter our protestations agaiOBt a meeting held in Greene county, N. C, on the 2lst January, 18s. Btsolced, That we are thoroughly convinced that the war has not lasted long enough, as we have not realised its sub stantial fruits of permanent, honorable peace. We are tired of its carnage ; our hearts are frequently bored! by its severe bereavements ; we are repeatedly called on to endure its piivationB ; but we are not willing to relax one vigorous eff ort upon the field, because to do so we would realize the inevitable consequence, by becoming slaves to our hated foe. Resolved, The unmanly and fawning assertion, that North Carolina had no hand in making this war," ia a dis grace to the memory of our heroic dead. We deny that the boub of the " Old North State" entered this bloody strife for any such paltry desire as the attainment of glorv, but because they saw that the hostile aots of the North to wards us meant subjugation and slavery. Resolved. That we heartilv ounonr with the third resolu tion of said meeting, " that the political demagogues and speculators should be eenscrxpted tn the army; ana would amend it, bo aa to include all those robust young men who are cowardly h ding behind small oJEces. They should be s'igmaVzad with tha same brand which mirks the DiSia- tkb. if, instead of cZomorin for peace, and holding piacb MSITIKGS. thev would brava tha dansera of the battlefield. VeaCt Vacmhi thpm mvh enrUor. find thair hnnOT WOUld i - --- tvii iiivim inpvfi kwrkf wira.i. ytamKB- s m ....JLi ... ' Resolved, That everv natriot ahdnia h aatisfta. .oil ..a n " , w t, u peai of tha "Substitute Law.1' That no irood cittx.n will vuujr ur en&cnng laws for onr mutual pro tection, because it tappena to mate htm do his duty, when the service should be voluntary. Resolved, That we are surprised that the spirits of such men as Gaston, Btanley and Macon should be invoked by the submission me ing, to avert the evil of eubjueation, towards which that meeting would so certainly lead us. We would remind these croakers that. the colors of our glorious State are in .our keeping, and tJ at w; will deteud it with our lives and sacred honor against the enemy iu on,- front or in our rear. Jiasolved, That the coarse ot Gov. Vance has been emi nent! one- that commends itself to the approval f trvery patriot, and that we deem it toba our duty aud call apou every son of the "Old Nor'h State" to render al the aid in their power, for th.e destruction of fanaticism w-ithin her borders, and we beiieve that the nrst step ttrnt should be taken towards ridding oar State of Traitors, is to suppress the vile eheet conducted by W. W. Holden, the faihtr cf treason in Aorth Carolina. Resolved, Th&t our State occupies a positioa amcng her sister States, cf which we may well be proud, and that soldiers iu the field and patriots at home are called upon to be more than watchful, leet her de?ne3te sons, at this the cieTcmu utur snouia wrench that good name from her, tor I wnicn iney nave so lontr toiled, and which thev so richh deserve .and that we r em in d tham that ' JEto. Vinilar. is the price of Liberty." t Hesolved, That he who ccunaela reiitance to the laws of the la.d is himself guilty of reason, and that we would re Bind the unworthy Representative of Greene county, of the solemn oath that he 1 as t ken for the maintenance of the government of North Caroiina, and that the blood of those of this company, (with whom he fame out aB one ot' their leader) slain in battle, will cry out for vengeance, atd that the living will ever regard him as one who forsook them in this, their country's sorest trial. Hesolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to th$ Wilmington Journal tor publication, with the request that the Fayetteville Observer, Charlotte Bulletin, Greensboro' Patriot and Confederate, give them insertion. On motion, the meeting adjourned. ist Lieut. JOS. DABDEN, Chairman. Corporal Ollih Moors, Secretary. For the Journal. If tbereSs anv one Eubiect to which tha Attent inn rf thtt Government should be directed, more vital to onr mir psh than another, it is the condition and efficiency of the rail road transportation throughout the Confederacy for the approaching campaign. The extraordinary demands oi the past have undoubtedly abridged much of their ability to meet the requirements of the text few monies. Tl eir roim g stccx is oemolisned, their engines worn out, and throughout their management one cannot fail to perceive a spcciRH or cisorganiziuoQ aBd general mismanagement, mat in certain urgent caBes mient leocardize a military mattaavre, and bring dreadful disaster to onr arms. Ths have, in a majority or instances, we tear, been tempted by tne demon ot speculation, to inves. in cotton, and have preferred profits in gold abroad to return shiome'its of ar ticles cecescary to perfect the general public utility, and enable them to keep pace with the we:.j acd tear of ar terial. It is too plain that the next few months will develop the mot. gigantio display of mi itary power, at all assail able points that our enemies can muster, and our strength to resist overwhelming numbers . can be only eq iaiiz9d by vcierujr ut ujuveuient, aua me aouuy to transfer troops aDd ammunition from one point to another, as th;y may be required, in the shortest time. Mow, tne OQiy tningtne government can do, -and it im plies no condemnation of Railroad man cement hitherto. and is in no manner inimical to their itt uests. ii to es'.ab lish a Board t f Rail Road Examiners, who should look into th condition of each Road, report upon their ability to tiansport troops, and their capacity to carry freight from one point to another. They should, have power to com mand the directors to procure the necessary cars and en gines and to ha've iron on hand sufficient to meet tnn de mands of a well conditioned road, and generally to soirirest all recommendations which would render them, as they ought to be our most efficient agent ii acjomplishiiig cur independence and winning successful victories. X. Heaiquabters Wilmington, ) F-b. 8th. lt?64. f Jlr. Fulton; JCditor Journal Sir: Will you oblige me by calling general attention to the fact that owirg to the prevalence of the Small Pox at the mouth of the river, no permits will be given to travel on the Steamers to the Forts, except to citizens of Smith viile, until further orders. I desire especially to warn the wives and families of the trooos cominer here to vitit them. that they may not make a fruitless journey. We cau no doubt readily control the disease where it ia and prevent the danger of its spreading in the State. Very respectfully, W. H. C. WHITING, Maj. General. Rvrcnue. Ah aw to amend am Acr entitled "Bsvencti," jutifisd tHS lllH BAY OF JANCA.Br, 1863. Section 1. Ue it enacted by the General Assembly cfthe StateofXtrth Carolina, and xt is hereby enacted bZ the au thoriby of the same, That the 15th paragraph,-under sche dale A, section 70, oi paid act, be amended so that said paragraph shall read as follows : On evorv dollar of nr.t profit or dividend declared, received or due, during the jear preceding the 1st day of April in each year, upon mosey or capital invested in manufacturing eotton or wool en goodj, leather, or other articles made of leather, irnn and tobacco ; also on every dollar of "profit made by the purchase and sale of corn, four, bacon and other provi sions, salt, cotton, tobacco, leather, and naval scores; also on every dollar of nett dividend or profit on monev invent ed ia steamboat companies, (whether incorporated or not) and in railroad s a tax of two cents. Sko. t. Be if further enacted. That there shall be levied on . every aonar oi net, pront or dividend on the Dur chase and sale of articles imported into the Mate from neutral porta through the blockade of onr coast, or which shall be brought from the States with wkich we are at war. and sold in this State, a tax of Are cents, and it shall be the duty of the Sheriff of the counties in which said sal j are made, to proceed forthwith to collect thj tax authorized by this section as soon as bales are made, ander the a&mn penalties for ncelect as are prescribed for neo-lect in sim ilar cases, in an act entitled Revenue," to whieh this is an amendment. Bsc. 8. Be if furiher enacted. That 19th Daraamnh. un- der section tsi of said act, schedule B. be and tn,- same ia kareby repealed. bu. 4. Me xi juruter enacted, That this acfshull be in force from ) ratification. Read three times in General Assembly, this 12th dav of December, A. D. 1863.' (efgned) ' B. S. DON NELL, 8. U. C. (Signed) GILES MEBANE, 8. S. Yankki Cultivation cw Cotton. The Aboli- tionista are not entirely easisfied with theft attempts it cotton culture. A. uovernment bupennu ndent of a fine" cociscated estate on Port Royal Islend, in Writing of nis prospects, says : It ia my duty to correct a statement made in my last letter, which would be sure to mis jad, and which, at the time the letter waa written, I hsd every reason to believe correct, i mere stated that the Govern ment would, in-all propability, realize 7,000 pounds ginned cotton from the cotton fields on my two planta tion's, comprising forty-seven acres. There will be roth- ing over 1,000 lba. gn ned ootton. 'I here are three rea sons for thia : entire lack of manare, the lands being much worn ; late planted cotton on account of poor seed, making re-planting to a great extent neces sary, and ihi fact that on ote of my plantations, coc- taioing thirty-two acres cotton, the-hands were almost all rice planters, being 'broad people from the 8antte a year ago last J uly the cotton plant being ol such a delicate nature that it requires experienced hands to culture it well. I may say from certain knowledge that the best cotton crops on this Island will this year aver age about 500 pounda see i cotton to the acre, which is a trifle less than halloa crop. From Nevvurn, N. C. Yankee journals of the 4th instant, rrceived through laBt flag of truce boat at City Point, furnish the follow ing relative to late movements near Newbern : BSCEKT EKC0NN0188ANCE TOWARDS NEWBERN. YANKEE 0rICIAL RETORT OF IT. It appears, that Gen. Pickett's demonstration upon Newbern followed just in the retiring steps of a raid ing party which had been sent out from there, and ac complished the following rtsulti, according to an official telegram from Gen. Butler : On the 25 ult., Gen. Palmer sent an expedition to capture a force tf rebel cavalry in Jones and Onslow counties, North Carolina, 'i bey succeeded iu routing the enemy, and captured 28 men, with their horses arjd equipments. They also destroyed from 150,000 to 200,000 pounds ot pork, 20 bushels of salt, 10,000 pounds of tobacco, 32 barrels of beef and captured a large number of mules atd horses. Butler then sends hia next dispatch received from Palmer, which is of an entirely different tenor : Nkwbkrn, N. C, Feb. 18 p. m To Maj. Gen. Butler : Early this morniDg cur outposts at Backelor's Creek were attacked by the enemy, represented to be 15,000 strong consisting cf Hoke'a brigade and Pickett'a entire division. It being impossible to make an adequate de fence, our force fell back in order, destroying the camps, abandoning but lew etores, with the loss of fifty to one bmndred men and one section' of light artillery. Our forces are now so arranged that we are confident f a successful resistance. Almost simultaneously with this attack the enemy advanced on the eoutlr side of the Trent, with what force it is difficult to estimate, and were handsomely repulsed. Our communications continue with Morehead, but the enemy are near the railroad with the evident inteo tion of cutting it The commander at Beaurlort ia awiire of the situation and wiil'nse every effort to prevent the interruption of the road. (Signed) J. W. PALMER, 1 Brig. Gen. Later. The section of artillery supposed to be cap tw3 ia at Back Cre&. and may i preserved. ' i rj m jf-i Ml? E OK -A BE LINCOLW AXDGKN t1 CLfc. LiK. the insuJe History of the l'eeati Abound Ricltmond A Bitter Letter to Secretin y Stanton- When McClel- Inn Thought he teas svfe 7 en thousand Thai ks from the Ape. . I he JNorthern papers are publishing tx tracts from trie report r (Jen McCleliun. We c- py from it the let ttr and it-It giapi s which patsd t.-etwten the defeated Napoleoo and the clown at Washington. . Iu one of Lincoln's iaat ch e after McClellan's f.rritfe ihrash- Dg. return the fellow, ng wis- ndvic : " "If you think you are cot BtrouK enough o take Richmond just now, I do imt wish ycu to " I be ycuog Napoleon ruodtst ly tells Abe that his ".hinge if baa?" was on parallel ed in ihe ut nalscf war " Thire are a j;ctd mtny more auiuaiiig, as well as intructive,. thiols whi h the. reader will mtet wi.h in jureaing Le cuntspOLoVnce : A FIERCE LKTTRR TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR. Ou the night of the 28th, I sent the folh-wirg to the Secretary of war: Headquarters Army cf the Potomac, Savage Station, Jane 28, 1802, 12: 20, A. M. I now know the full history of thv duy. Oa this side of the ajver, the right batk, .we re ulsed 8 vtral strotig attacks. Oo the left batik our men did all tt at men could do, all tl at soldiers cculd do, but thy were over wLelmtd by vastly suptiior t.umbers, even tfter I brooght my last reset vts iut action. The loss on both tides is terrible. I believe it will prove to be the most desperate battle of the war. The flud remnants of my men behave as raer; those bit'aliona who fought mcst bravely and' suffered most, ate still in the best crdtr. The regulars were superb ; arid I count upon what are left to turn another battle, in company with their gallant comrades of the volunteers. Had I 20, 000, or even 10,000 fresh troops to use to-morrow, I could take Richmond ; but I have not a man in re serve, and f hill be glad to covtr my retreat and save the material and personnel of the army. If we have Io9t the day, we have jet preserved cur honor ; and no one need blush tor the Aimy of tie Potomac. I have lost this battle because my force was too small. I again repeat that I am not reepoDeible for this, and I say it with the earnest of a General who feels iu his heart the loss of every brave man who has been need lessly sacrificed to-day. I s:ill hope to retrieve our fortunes, but to do this the Government must view the matter in the same earnest light that I do. You must send me very large reinforcements, at.d seod them at once. J ehaH draw back to this side of the (Jhii kahominy, and think I can withdraw all of our material. Pkase understand that in this battle wc have hst cothiDg but men, en J those the best we have. In eddition t what I have already said, 1 only wish to say to the President, that 1 think he is wrong in re garding me as uogenetous, when I said that my force was too weak. ; I merely intimated a truth which to day has been too plainly proven.' If, et this instant, 1 could dispose of 1 0,000 fresh men, I could gain the f victory to-uiorrow. 1 know that a hw thousand more men would have chnDged the battle from a de'eat in'o a victory. As it is the government must not, ai d cannot hold me re sponsible for the result. I feel too earnestly to-night I have sten too maoy r'ead nd woutided comradts to feel otherwise than that, the governnieut Las not sustaintd the army. If you do not do so now, the game is lost. II I save this aru.y now, I tell yoa plainly, that 1 owe no thacks to you, or to any other person in Wash ir gton. - You Lave doLe ycut beet to sacrifice this a my. G. B. McCLELLAN". To Hon. E M. Stanton. THE ARMY AT HARRISON S LANDING. Oa the let of July I received the following from tLe President : Washington, July 1,18623:30 P. M. Major General George B. McClellan : lt is impossible to reinforce you for your present emergency. If we had a million of men we couldd not get them to you in time. If you are not strong enough to face the enemy, you must find a place of security wait, rest and repair. Maintain jeur ground if you can, but save the army at all events, even if you fall back to Fortress Mr.nroe. We still have strength enough in the country and will bring it oat. A. LINCOLN. In a dispatch fn m the President to me on the 2d July he says : lt ycu tbiLE ycu are not strosg enough to take Richmond just now, I do not wish you to. Try just now to save the army material and personnel, and I will strengthen it for the offensive again as fast as I can. Tne Governors oi eighteen biates oner me a tew levy of three hundred thousand, which 1 accept. On the 3d of July the following kind dispatch was received from the President : Ex tract WASHiKGTCN,Juiy 3, 1S62 S P. M. Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan : Yours of 5:d0 yesterday ia just received. 1 m sat isfied that yourself, officers and men have done the best they could. All accounts say that better fighting was never done. Ten thousand thanks lor it. A. LINCOLN. FOURTH O? JULY LETTER TO LINCOLN. On tie 4th of July I sent the following to the Pres ident : Headquarters Army of tbe Potomac, Harrison's Bar, James River, July A, 1863. Iu the President: I haVe the honor to acknowledge me receipt of your dispatch of the 2d Inst. I shall make a siplu at tbis place, anu enccavor to give my men the repose they so much reqaire. After sending my communication on Tuesday the enemy attacked tbe left of our linos, and a fierce battle eneued, lastrng until night. J hey were repulsed with great slaughter. Had their attack succeeded the consequences would have been disastrous in the extreme. Ibis closed the hard fighting which bad continued from the afternoon ol the 26th ult., in a tai!y series of engagements whol ly unpa railed on this continent lor determination and slaughter on both sides. The mutual loss m kill; d and wounded is enormoua that of the enemy ctr.ainly greatest. On Tuesday morniDjr, the 1st, cur army commenced "its movement from Haxall's to this point, our line of defence there being too extended to be maintained by our weakened forces. Our train was immense, and about 4 P. M., on the 2J, a heavy storm of rain began, which con tinued duriLg the entire day and until the foreooou of yesterday. I he roads became norribie. iTOops, artillery, and wagons, moved on Bteaoiiy, and our wnole army, men and material, was finally brought safely into camp. I he last ot tne wagons reacned nere at noon yesterday The exhaustion was very great, but the army preserved ita morale, and would have repelled any attack which , the enemy was in a condition to make. We now occupy a line ot neights about two miles from the James, a plain extending' from there to tbe river. Our front is about three miles long. These heights command our whole position, and must bu maintained. The gunboats cau reader valuable sup port upon both flanks. If the enemy attack us in front we must bold our ground as we best may, and at whatever cost. Our position can be carried only by overwhelming uumbers.Tbe spirit of the army is excellent; stragglers are finding their regiments, and the soldiers exhibet the best results ci discipline. Uur position is by no means impregnable, especially as a morass extends on thia Bide of the high ground from our centre to the James on our right. The enemy may attack in vaBt bu ruber, and if so' our ft ont will be thu scaGe of a desperate battle, which, if lost, will be decisive. Oar army is fearfully weakened by killed, wounded and prisoners. 1 cannot now approximate in tny statement of our losses, but we were not bea'en in any conflict. The enemy were unible by any ifjrta to drive us from the field, Never did such a change of base involv ing a retrograde movement and under incessant attacks from a most determined and vastly more numerous foe partake so little of disorder. Ve have lost no guns ex cept twenty-five on the field of battle, which were lost by the giving away of Mc Call's division, under the on set of superior numbers. Oar communications by the James river are not se eare. There are points where tbe enemy can establish themsvea with caBnon or musketry, and command the river and where it is not certain that ourgunboata cin drive them out. In case of this, or iu case our front is broken, I will still make every efiort to preserve at least the personnel of the army, and the events ol the last few daya leave no question that the troops will do all that their eonntrv can ask. o.J I. tl . rror. . T will An what I can. We are ubipplog oar TTQuivUd and aick, and landing supplies. When all the cir cumstances are known, it will be acknowl ded by all competent jadg-8, that the movement just completed was unparalleled in the annals of war. Under the most difficult circumstances we have preserved our trains, our guns, our material and above all our honor. G. B. MCt.ELLA.N, Major General. LETTERS FROM LINCOLN. . Washinstok, July 5th, 7 A. M. Maj. Gen. G. B. -McClellan. A thousand thanks for the relief your two dispatches of 12 arid 1 p. m., gave me. Be assured the heroism and skill of yourself and officers and men is, and forever will be appreeiared. If you can hold your preaeot position, we shall hive the enemy yet. A. LINCOLN. 1 1 -1 ' " - -- -II , I War Department, Washington. D. C. Jnlv 4. ( I understand your position as stated iu your letter auu oy jreu. acarcy. to reiaiorce you so as to enable you to resume the offensive within a month or six weeks is impossible. In addition to that arrived and now arriving from the Potomac, fabout lOO.Mff I suppose,) and about 10,000 I hope you wiVreoeive irons unrnside very soon, and about 5,000 from Hun ter, a little later, 1 do not see bow I cau Bend you ancther man within a month. Under these circum stances the defensive for the present moat be your only care, Save the army first where von are. if von can. and, secondly, by removal, if yoa must: You, cn the ground, must bs the iudw An in wMMi you will attempt, and of the means lor effecting it. I uui give u u in y upmion mar, wim me aid oi tne gun boata and reinforcements mentioned above you can hold your present petition, provided, and so long aa you can keep the James river open below you. If you are not tolerably confident you can keeD the James river orien. you had better remove aa ason as possible. I do not renemoer mat you nave expressed any apprehension as to the danger of having your communication cut on the river below ycu : yfct I do not suDDOae it can have ea. caped your attention. A. LINCOLN. P- b. If at any time vou feel able to take the of fensive, you are not restrained from din so. DISPATCH FROK M'CLELLAN. IJeadj's Army or the Potomac, ) UfcrRley, July 7-8:30 A. M. f As the boat is starting I have only time to acknowl edge the receipt of dispatch by General Marey. The enemy have not attacked. My position is very strong, and daily becoming more so. If not attacked to-day I Bhall laugk at them. I have been acxious about my communication. I had a long consultation about it with Fleg Officer Gpldsboro last night. He is confident he cau keep the river open. He should have all the gunboats possible. Will see him again this morniDg. My men ore in splendid spir its, and anxious to try it again. Alarm yourself aa little aa possible, about me, and don't IoBe confidence in this army. h B. McCLELLAN, Major-General. To A. Lincoln, President. VUlt of a BtltlMh Officer to Fort Sumter. The London Times publishes au extract frosn a letter of a British officer at Charleston, dated the 16th of November, as follows : I went yesterday evening the 15th to Fort Sumter It was a most interesting expedition. The Federals use a tcost powerful calcium light at Battery Gregg, with which they illuminate Samter to each a degree that it is impossible for steamers to go up to tee wharf ai nigui, as iney used 10 do, and we bad to land in row boats. They were shelling very rapidly, and it became moei exciting wnen we neared tne fort, especially when we came into the glare of the calcium light and they could see us. No accident befell us, however, aa we went in, and once inside the place, and in tbe boomb proofs, we wefe perfectly safe. Th9 last bombardment has not injured them in the slightest degree ; indeed, mey are, u anytning, realJy stronger than before, from tne amount ot tne debris knocked down upon them. Major Elliott, the commandant, was kind enough to take me out into the parapet, to show me the effects of tbe bombardment, a courtesy, by the by, which, con sidering the lively way in which shells were flying about ua, waa indicative of very genuine politeness. " We had not been halt a minute iu the area when one of the lookouts got hia jaw broken with a bit of shell, and we hardly got back when another poor fellow was brought in with twe-thirds of his head knocked off. Under the circumstances, we did not stay long ; still, I had time enough to take a good look around and see all I wished. The place is undoubtedly very much injuted ; indeed, it is hardly possible to do the walls any further damage. The sea front ia almost entirely knocked into the Eta, and jou can cow walk up from the area to the top of the walls, once faced the sea. The wall which they battered so in August is now the best one left ; it retains pretty well its original height. " lUis the part of tbe building which originally con tained the officers' quarters, and was made pretty solid between April and August, by filling up every vacuum with sand. The side towards the city has also, com paratively suffered little. The casual ties iu the fort are seldom heavy and arise from the men exposing them selves carelessly. The sentinels, .most of whom have to be posted at night, have mostly a shelter into which they can dodge when they see a shell coming. On our return from the fort we were again pelted with all kinds of missiles, even with grape this time, and one of cur boatmen got hit in the hand, and another in the back, though very Blightly." From tho Mobile Tribune. Warren Wheeler at an Atlanta Hotel. About an hour anterior to the dawn we were aroused by a distressing noise resembling somewhat the tumb ling down ot an old house, at tbe same time our bead came in violent contact with the floor, while our feet assumed an angle of ninety degrees. 0a takmg a sur vey we made the important discovery that all the " slats " near the upper part of the bed had given away and thus caused us to approximate the door rather more speedily than mature judgment would have dic tated. Inwardly imprecating tbe proprietor, chamber maid and all intervening employees, we sullenly dressed oureelf and descended to the omce room, which we found crowded wtth a very morose looking set of hairy men. N ext morning at the same hour the same loud crash awoke us, the same contact awaited us, and our heels were again vainly endeavoring to attach them selves to the canopy. Determined to put up no longer with such an impo sition, we approached and addressed the spectacled clerk, who a vt like a Delphic oracle upon a tripod, and demanded to be famished with another room. Slowly extricating a pen- from behind bis ear, he descended gracefully from hia perch , stalked majestically towarei the wall, elevated his spectacles upon his foreheid, con sulted a little oblong board with numerous slips of pa per adorning it, looking very much like a prostituted "Spanish peol" board, and said : "IN umber t" "51.M "Wheeler 2" " Tea." Then assuming a very affable appearance, continued, "Certainly, Mr. Wbeeler ; give you 'nuther rcom. But what's trf matter with yours ?' " Nothing ; the room's very good for ita higbt. But d n your bed. The Blatsfell out just one hour before day, and we, greatly agamst our inclination accompa nied them." 41 I would suggest to you, sir, since you're comfort ably lodged, to coutiuue where you are. All the beds in the hotel are similarly arranged.' The cau of it, sir, you will perceive, is this : There are eo rnanj trains leaving here every morning, and ho many iople wisb to leave with them, that it is impossible for the porter to remember to wake 'em all up ; so we adopted this plan. .It's an invention of my own works ad mirably. We turned General Pillow oat a short time ago, acd Governor Harris, of Teuues-ee (fighting Isham, you've heard ot him ?) also ; they didn't like it at first. Wbea you get used to it, you'fr find the seu sation rather pleasent than otherwise. It's an insxor able rule with un now, sir, to permit no sleepiog alter one hour before day. WARREN WIIHKLKR. To Keep Bekf. A country friend saya be hat beea taught by necessity, since the war began, how to keep beef without salt, and dtsireu ua to tell our read.rs. -Afvnrrfiny to his exocrience and taste, beef is never fit to be eatea in steaks until a week atUr beiog killed.- He savs that it it is suspenu'ed bi a ho k or string, in a cellar, so rs not to tcuch the wall, it will, eveb in tbe hottest of BUtmner. keen from one to two weeks, with out a particle of salt, and in winter for a much longer time. He has now some which he baa preserved in thia way ever since the 1st of Deeeraber last, and thinks I it greatly improved.' lt is more tender, palatable and J wholesome , - Mn, ..mi n i jig- WARHIBD. At the residence of the bride;, father, oa tbe Slst Jaa. aary, by James Hemnir, Esq., Lieut, t. p wab Vt Couity Sf'c7' t0 Mi8" M E NBLB 5 K'elr At tbe residence of the bride's father, in Dunlin Coontr 7A?TS.n the 28th n,tM by Bensjah Witherlurton, Eia r toMin??80" E,1" of Northampton tjouity.N C., to Mias cl&bkisa DAIL, daughter of Thomas Daii, DIKD. In Bladen County, on Wednesday night, the sa r FflkB. ary, JAMES BOBE80N, Esq., in the Mth year of at. a The deceased was descended from one of the oldest aed most respectable families on the Cape Fear. HI ances tors acted a conspicuous part in the first straggle for in dependence. In this section of the State he was knows as a high toned, honorable gentleman ; in his county as an upright, public-spirited citizen ; in his family as a devoted husband, affectionate father, and kind master. The death of auch a man is a loss to any community. In this town, on the 9th iEt., Mr. JAMES E. WILLIAMS, aged 26 years. ' In this town, on the 9fh February, GBEEH CANADY Ma e 89th vear of his acre. " , the V Wir.MTNflTnTI lrAnTTET PlERPTTinv 1ft ion . . . Buf Cattle The market is almost entirely bare, and an active demand exists. We qiote on the hoof at II 25 to $1 40 per lb. for net meat, as in quality. Bkiswax-$2 75 to $3 per lb. Baoon Bells ia the small way from carts at $3 69 to $4 per lb. Bcttxk $5 a $5 5(1 per lb. Coax Is in demand, and market almost bare. We quote at $15 to $16 per bushel. Cobn Mkal Is in very light supply, and in demand. We quote in the Bmall way at $15 to $16 per bushel. CorriBAs Retails at $3 to $4 per lb. Cottok 8iea during the week at prices ranging from $1 45 to tl 65 per lb., aa In quality. FLOtra-Isin aotive demand, and the supply Is very light. We quote small sales from store for the week at 1145 to $150 per bbl. for superfine. - M u Fodmk $16 te $13 per 100 lbs. Hat $18 to $29 per 100 lbs. Hinas Green $1 T5 to $2, and Dry $4 to $4 25 per lb. Liatbkb Sole $n; to $12 60, and Upper $12 51 to $11 per lb. Lakb $3 to $3 50 per lb. Molassxs Ketailt at $15 per gallon. Nails By the keg $1 70 to$i 75 per lb. Poultry Live fowls $2 50 to $4, and turkeys $15 to $10 eaeh ; dressed $2 15 to tl 50 per lb. Pais Nominal at $15 to $16 per bushel for Cow. Pba ' uts Salt from curt at $14 to $16 per bushel. Vnmrli'rAAh ia in ripmanaV anil lifttA n. .nn. AAmin. u We quote from carts at $2 60 per lb. t . ! - J j 1 . 1 . jviujs vieau in ueinauu, aua scarcely any on marxet. We quote by the cask at 60 to 65 cents per lb. Halt The market has ruled quiet during the week, ow ing mainly to the want of transportation, and we anota on- ly small sales or Sound made at $15 60 to $M per bushel, as locality. fciUA-i3 75 te $4 per lb. BuaxTiKS-FayeUe villa factory, $3 50 to $S 75 per yard. (spirits Tcrprntifk Nominal at $4 to $6 per gallon. 1 allow $2 75 to $3 pei lb. Yarn By the bale $32 60 to $35 per bunch. ffnnn Kalla hv thn bnsit lnm.A at. V tn 411 fnr til. )( to $28 for ash, and $36 to $40 per cord for oak. ' .BXASQV ASTERS ChUEP EXROLLDtO OPTICS, ) Fourth Congressional District, H.C., January 28th, 1M4. ) IN PURSUANCE OK GENERAL ORDER "No. 1, Con script Office, Raleigh, N. C, dated January 20th, Comaaanding Officers ol Homo Guard and Militia, of 4th Congressional District, are requested to cause all persons between 18 and 45 years of age, within their several com mands, to assemble at the following times and places for ' examination and enrollment : New aanover Co., 22d Begt., at Wilmington, Feb. 20th to 27th inclusive. New iianover Co., 23d Regt., at Wilmington, Feb. 29th to luarcn zu lnclQBive. ' Brunswick Co., 6Uth Begt., at Smithville, March 6th to Much 10ih inclusive. Columbus Co., 67tii Begt., at Whiteville, March 14th to March 18th inclusive. Robeson Co., 68th Regt., at Lumberton, March 2Sd to March 26th inclusive. Robeson Co.. 68th Regt., at Lumberton, March 21th to March 3 1st iaclasive. BJobraond Co., tOih Begt., at Laurinburg, April 4 to April 7th Uolusive. Richmond Co., 6st Regt., at Rockingham, April 11th to April 14th inclusive. Bladen Co., 56th Regt., at Elizabethtown, April lfith to April 20th inclusive. Cumberland Co., 53d Begt., at Fayetteville, April 22d to April '26th inclusive. Cumberland Co., 64th Rogt., at Fayetteville, April 27th to April 80th inefoaive. Harnett Co., 62d Regt., at Lillington, May 3d to.May 7th inclusive. This call embraces aU persona, whether previonsly ex empted or not. WM. M. BWANN, Capt. and Chief Enrolling Offioer, Fourth Congressional District N. C. NOTICE TO CONSCRIPTS. HXAD4VARTKKS MSSIOAL DIP ARTtfKMT, f Chief Enrolling Office, Jan. 23. 1864. J I. Pursuant to orders received from Head carters of Conscription at Raleigh, N. C, in regard to all men liable to Conscription under recent act of Congress, approved Deo. 28th, 1868, the Medical Examining Board for Fourth Congressional District, N. C , will convene in accordance with above-named times and places. The attention of au concerned is called to the following order: "AU exemptions heretofore granted are snbieot to revision, under instructions from Bureau of Conscription, and u tound to be improper or anautnorizr by law, wtu be revoked. out Aviua a. wuiiut. Burgeon P. A. C. S., Chief of Examining Board, Fourth Congressional Distriot, N. C Jan. 2t 120-2mos 4few $lOOO IlEWRD. WHEREAS, it is being widely circulated to my detri ment, that while Captain of my old Company, the Bladen Artillery," (new Co. I, 36th Regiment (. O. T.,) I bought ihe bounty due to the men, or some of the men thereof, at less than they would have received at the hands of tke State, or Confederate authorities. Now, therefore, to prove the falsity of this report, and tosilenos the same, I oner tbe above reward of ON Id THOUSAND LOLLARd to any man who will produce a witness, either from my said Company, or any other Company, who will swear be fore any eourt authorised by law to administer the oath, that I ever speculated upon him in thia way, or obtained his bounty money, or any other money, ana failed to pay the same, in full, to him. This offer will stand good so long as I live, and I hereby pledge my honor and my property to ita payment. My old company is still in service at Fort Fisher, N. C. I knms that 1 speak their sentiments when I say that they respect me aa an officer who ever did his duty towards them, aid that they cherish for me the warmest sentiments of esteem. I am sure that 1 have the good will ot the en fire . Compart, and that no man who bad ever speculated up oa bis men could Bay this much for himself. JNO. A. RICHARDSON. Feb 8, 1864. 128&20-2t CONFEDERATE TAX NOTICE I I WILL ATTEND at the following times and places to make assedsmant of all incomes derived from every source ; also, of all bugs killed since the 24th of April last. All persons interested mut attend prepared to render list: At Rocky Point, February 22d, At Belly Bhelter, February 23d, At South Washington, February 24tb, At Upper Blaek Biver, February 25th, At Piney Woods. Febuary 27tn, At Poiat Caswell, March 1st, At Caintuck, March 2d, At Long Creek, March 4th, At Sandy Run, March 7th, At Middle Sound, March 8th. W. S. LARKINS, Assessor. I WILL ATTEND WITH 1 II E A88KR80R, at tbe above named times and places, to collect all taxes already ad sensed ; aluo, all income trx. Tax-payers will attend, or tho penalty of the law will be enforeed. J. B. HINES, Collector. Feb. 10th, 1864 . 20-3t " CARDS, CAPS, COFFEE. 1 Olin Am COTTON CARDS, NO. 10 JLVvr W OOL AND JIM CROW CARDS. PURE COD LIVER OIL. for Consumption, Ji)ieimiatltm and other Scroflulous diseases, Tacks, Powder, Shot and Caps, If and Saw, Mill Kaw and Bastard Files, Caudles, Shoe Thread,' Primo Bio Coffee, Horse and Mulu O llara, Coperas, Sole and Upper Leather, Pins, Ac . &c., at WILHON'd Oil, Leather, Baddlery and Harness Establishment, Wilmington, N. C. r eo. srn, imi. j'J8-3t&20lt Columbia (S. ('.,) Ounrdian. Pavctteville Observer, Serai-Weekly and Weekly and ualeigh Standard will copy 4 timas and send bills to this office. WAKDAtV HIGH SCHOOL. THIS SCHOOL conuienced on Monday, the 25th of Jau uary, 1864. Tuition id, lilt acd 5U per session. Music-$37. Board $16 per week, half in advance. J 8 UAH ROYAL. I u. . . Rev. J. L. STEWART, ''iniPJ' Warsaw, N. C. Feb. 4th, 1864 J 9 H 50 HKWiltO. 8TRAYLD OR BTOLK.V, from the btables of yiir John Q. Powell, on the ii-t of the 24th Jan., icy fc i " Dark Brown (irey " J"lr. Said colt wan two years old last Spricg. 'Ihe right hind foot is white Any person who will return sail (Joit to me, cr inform hm where be can be fjned, or auy ir.f jrmatiou tc cucvict any one of stealing saiJ Coit, shall receive the abov-re-ward. DAVID W. KKLLY. Clinton, N.C-, Feb. 5 164. l'6 4t 20-lt DR. B F. ARRIIfOTON, OFFICE ROOMS ou first floor over M un ion's (formerly Baldwin's) Clothing Store. Jan. 23th U9kU