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8 THB WILMINGTON JOURNAL. STATES OP AMERICA. W1IKIKQT05, . 0., SATUBDAY. F&B. 13, 1864. Ths weather is now and fcai been for some time very ftvorable for farming operations, and we have no doubt that the plough a glittering in the farrow throughout the length and breadth of the land. That bread should be made is a matter not second ia importance to the increase of the army, the regulation of the currtney or any other measure, . and it is evi dent that with the diminished labor of the country.xw Ing to the demand of the public service, the very beet 036 must be made of what is left to carry on the agri- culture of the Confederacy. We are glad to Bee that the Home Guard of this county- has been discharged untilTarther notice, chiefly (or the retaon that all, or nearly all from the country are farmer a, and their absence frcm their farro9 now could not be otherwise than highly injiricuj to them individually, and to the public at large by lessening the amount of crops they "might be able to put in, and consequently the amount of produce they might be able to gather. Oar armies are not now suffering, all the vague rumors to the contrary notwithstanding. . A liberal system of farlougha hag been adopted in General Lee's army, and, consequently, we sec soldiers from different States, and different regiments of these States, and almost without an exception, they seem cheerful and con tented. We have heard no grumbling over their ra tions, but, on the contrary, they speak of them ts good, and, save in cases of accidental detention, am ply sufficient. There is one subject of complaint with all whom we have seen. They complain of the move ments in North Carolina, which they unhesitatingly characterize as treason. The soldiers from this State are the most indignant of any, thinking it hard that, after all their exposures and sacrifices , they should be placed in a fal32 position by those who have made few or no sacrifices, suffered no exposures, and ran no ruts. Upon the preparations for planting now, and for tending of the crops in the coming' season will depend much of good or evil for the country- We trust that aj far as possible the civil and military authorities will avoid anything that will interfere with the discharge of these duties ; for they are duties. The cultivation of the soil, the making of bread and meat arc as much the duty as the interest of the farmer.' , Out rampant" patriot of loGO-61 those who promised A. -) - li av. 1 il I : n . V a wit It ihav IU U19 Bit Ii o 4JgliWIfj, mutl wiyo an t viuvu it little cambric are all gone ! Fallen in the centeat ? No, they are all gone to Nassau. There they spout war, and curse things generally.- May ve never aee their like, or them either, again. We are glad that Nassau ig largely In habited by negroeB, for Buch creatures are not worthy to associate with white men. Raleigh Progress. To the best of our knowledge and belief the above etatcmement of the Progress ia the very reverse ef being correct, in so far as it is designed to insinuate a eneer at that portion of the citizens of the State un justly designated by it and its confreres as "destruc tives." We think we have nearly as good a chance to know something about this matter as the Progress. We do not cara to allude to it at all, bat Binoe it has been alluded to more than once by ethers, we have no hesitation in saving, that while too many original se cessionists (and one is tc; many) have not acted up to their professions, the majority of those who have f got out through the blockade are cot cf tli3 class, but, on the contrary, the very reveree. We do not care what position a man occupied before the present disttfrbancc-s commenced, whether ha was Whig or Democrat, Unionist cr Secessionist, so bs be now a true and loyal Confederate, not an cgitator, not a factious grumbler, not a spe;uIator or ttlf-seeker, not One who seeks to evade the peiformasce of his own dutiea to the country, nor endeavours to arouse a spirit of dis affection in others. In contrast to jthis course is that pursued by the organs of the sr!f-atjled " conservative" party in North Carolina, the aiders, abettors and in ters of the Convention agitation now inaugurated in this State. For proof of thif we need go no farther than the above gratuitous sneer of the Progress, a saeer which, from our own- observation we might easily retort, but which we will not, since such things can do so earthly good, however much harm they may accom plish. We set k no controversy that can at ail run iuto per sonality. We must suppose that tha Progress has eo far yielded to its prejudices as to believe such things, but we can assure it that it i3 mistaken in the fatts. We leave it to the reader to ay whether it is not also mistaken in the spirit by which, it is evidently anima ted. Mobile asd Wilmington. The Mobile Tribune, in the course of an artiete especially addi cased to ihe people of that city, makes the followiu,' incidental re ference to Wilmington : "We hold but two sea board Cities not now beleaguered Mobile and Wilmington. Through both the ports of these ciths there 13 commu nication with the outside world, and nowhere else with in the country. This fact alone ought to show us that these cities are doomed, just as soon as tlft enemy thinks that he is able to take possession of .them. The taking of them is a necessary step in bis plan of Eubjugation." In this there appears to us to be much truth, as well as in the further remarks cf the Irilune cautiorrirg J the people of Mobile sgainst being deluded into the be lief that they are saja from danger. The same ciuticn may well be given and taken here. Mobile is a highly important strategic point, but eo is Wilmington, and though Mobile rauy be a much larger city, and its fall might involve tha moat serious COnKquences by probably giving the enemy the ccm-. mand of the Alabama River, still Wilmington far ex ceeds it or any . other point in the Confederacy in the facilities it affords for communication with the outside world, and for the obtainment of supplies for th' army and the government. We know that General Whiting is fully impressed with the importance of the trust confided to his keep, ing, and that no effort on h'8 part will be wanting to its security, but the men and the means must ba ut his disposal for the purpose of repelling any sudden attempt af the enemy, and of baffling any deliberate pian cn their part for the capture of this most important point. We know from the President's speech iff thi3 place dur ing the latter part of last year, that ne is pledged to end all the men and means in the r j0wer 0f the overn. ent in case of an attack. W trust that when the Use does come, there will 1 sufficient force to dispute ther landing at any point on. 'the coast North or South of either ink. One fcffieiejt blow struck then might worth many after the. enemy had gained a foothold, possessed as he is of entrenching tools and other engi neering appliances sa Tar exceeding thoseat our com mand. $yM&. F. O. Wilson, a Baggage Master oa the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, informs us that be tent down street this morning some dead poultry for sale, by a lad of some fourteen or fifteen years of age, intending to follow himself as soon aa his duties would permit. The boy with the poultry took his stand some where near Front and Market streets, when some par ties crowded aroudd him and carried .off the poultry, aying that they would have them weighed and return and pay for them, which ttey have never none. The boy says he was so crowded upon as to be wholly una ble to prevent what seems very much like an act of robbery. Mr. Wrxsox does not know any of the par ties COQcerned, but thinks that Cbey could not have ' -...iiississsisssssLsLMBs I . Ml I I " been good citizens, and wihes to call the attention of all good citizens of town-to such acta, aa they must have a tendency to deter people from bringing supplies to our already sufficiently bare market. -; 1 " 1 Tnia t MiP TKis. and Snnday rs, or would t Valentine's day, were it not Sunday, which for secular purposes is dies non no day at all. We suppose to day is or will be regarded as Valentine's day by the more impatient, while others will wait patiently for Monday. The bdbk stores advertise Valentines, and, scoth to say, tfee designs are very fair, although the the variety is not great ,nor is the paper printing or or namentation " gorgeous," " magnificent or " stun We will not go into any disquisition upon the origin of Ahe custom of sending letters or tokens on this day, with many other customs formerly kept up, but now cone into disuse, if not wholly forgotten. It may. be relic of old Rome, or a lingering vestige of the graceful mythology and mythological observances of ancient Greece : or. for oueht we know, the 14th of February may be the anniversary of Adam and Eva's wedding day, or of Borne other " gay and festive scene." It has been observed in some way for a leng time, say some thousands of yearsand ia therefore respectable for its antiotitv.it for nothing else. It is a pity that this thing of antiquity, which so recommends the custom of sending or selecting valentines should not also be con bidered a recommendation to those participating or seekicz to oarticiDate ia sucfi Dastimes. Tet " sich is life." " Oh, Walentine ! Oh Waleatine ! How neat yea losk, hew bright yon thine, th. Walentine! Oh. Walentiae!" Paradise Lest, by J. Afifton, nef Giernere-f Florida. Thb Richmond Whig thinks that the object cf the recent advaace of a Yankee force on the Peninsula to a point not distant from Richmond, is explained by the actual escape of ne hundred and nine Yankee .officers from the Libby prison, and the arrangements evidently made for the escape of all ihe inmates of that establish ment, numbering some eleven hundred. There mast have been Borne communication between the Yankees nnder Bctler and thow under lock and key. The a - - prisoners on Belle Isle also exhibited a very refractory spirit about tba same time. Possibly the most of the Yankee officers not already re-captured have gone off with the retiring Yankee coImn to which they made their way. . . The Bichmcnd papers Bay that the ligut indicate a heavy movement on Richmond by way of the Peninaala. Ac counts from the lower James river annoonee the landing of large bodies of trooos aad saBplies at Newport Newa. Q IH2BA.LS Baxoa x Iati arrived ia Columbia, 8. C, on Wednesday evenisg,cn route for Biohmene. They were comwlimeDtQby a serenade. Gen. Baao wai Introduced to the eoncourae of citizess by the Mayer, and responded in a neat speech,-highly complimentary t South Carolina. General Bath was introduced and made a speech, as also the Hon. Mr. Brsqkivkimb. Qaery. General BaicciK" kidgkVJ Ti 'he 28th Reeiment. N. O. T.. has re-enlisted for the war. 1 his is the fullest mriment in the army of Northern Virginia'. For the Journal. Ke-Knltstd for U War. Fobt HoLXis, N. Q., FB. llt 13S4. Editors Wilmington Journal : This day the Lenoir Braves" (Company "A," 4flth Regiment, N. C. T.) have re-enlisted for the war. This eempany was organized in Lenoir county, on the 9th day of Jane, 1861, and immediately weat to Newbere, where it remained for a short time, and was then moved ' to Hat ttras, where it remained until the 29th day of Augait, at which time its members were taken prisoners ef war, and carried to Governor's Island, New York Harbor, where it remained for two months, and .waa transferred to Fort Wan en, Boston Harbor, where it waa kept until the 3d day of February, 1862. Op that day the last of it left those prison wans tor tbe land or llxie, were soon (excaaBgaa ad returned to the field. This com pas y has members from many counties in this State, but mostly from Lenoir and .Duplin. Tie Bute and Confederacy may well be proud of them. Bespeotfulrjr Ac, A. W. IZZELL, ' Capt. Com'g Co. For thi Journal. ( Tb Peace Mania In Pitt. In these troublous rund eventful times, when strange gahna are being played n the politioal chess-board, and " peace meetings" have become the order of the day, you may not be averse to publishing an account of one of these extraordinary dentotutrationa that uas io have keen made, bat( for good aid sufficient reasons, proved a fail ure. 1 no actors, nut .jbalt concealed behia the scenes, stood ready to appear upon the stage, with their politest bo, provileJ only an. appreciative audience could be in duced to attend ; bat ' thereby hangs a tale," whioh we ehall proceed to tell. A programme j it iesaid, was arraxgsd sometime since, in a certain little city famous for political eclipses, and seiit forth, with instructions to the counties friendly to Uie cattf, to put it through w ith energy and dispatch. John Boa, we believe, led off. followed by the Immortal hlUt Greene, with a string of resolutions as long as a Chinese letter ot salutation, and as Jjr.talligible. as one of Crom- weil-s harangues, in wh ich, for the second lime, she fairly seceded from the 8taVj at large, and "rest of maikind" generally. Other pe .co-making shires of the venerable old Worth Sfate, emulating the wot thy example of their illustrious predeceaar jrs, have enlightened the world frttb their eentimenta Gr anville boldly and peremptorily reselv ing "thatthia wi rhas lasted long enough !" Pitt, too, waa to have ccxra in for her share ia the heaven-blessed wurk ef re pncilirjg the belligerents, who are unfortunately engaged ia this bloody and relentless struggle. A. chapter of grievances h ad been prepared, with statesmanlike sug gestions, -as to the best mode of obtaining redrew, and the speediest way of relieving the country of all its Batterings, uiatr.cssea au'l oppretsorj. Grave political doetors had be' jb feeling; the public pulse for some weeks, and getting t e patiebt ready for the great operation which it waa ia tended uhould be performed, with the most approved scien- tliic skill, on Thursday of February Court, in the half-de sorted little village ot Greenville. It waa rumored, too, but with what degree of truthfulness wo cannot say, that assiatence hs3 been invited fym abroad with special re ieretce to prcfessiocal ability and long praetiee ia the dis eases of the body politic. But, to drop metaphor, the timo approached, and old men and yonng men could be heard eagerly inquiring what waa to be doi.e at the contemplated meeting what Us object was and who wished it to bo held ? Borne vagnely satd its oh iect was to stop the war, but how was not satisfactorily explaiaed. Others said the counties of North Caroline wished to ap point Commissioners to confer with Commis sioners from the Tankee government npoa terms of peace; one, omera stui, mat n waa aesignoa 10 ave a elate Con vention 0 ailed, to put a stop to the war Between the North and tbe Houtn t tiling, nowover, to inform ns who had an thonzed the ocsnties, or the State at largo, to negotiate icrai ei peace ana mace treaties ror ui confederate gov ernment. But, occasionally wo coald hear that North Car olina waa about to " take her owa affairs into her own hands' ' which seme consumed to mean that she intended to secede trom tne Confederaey ; and this, taken ia con nection with tha matter of appointing Cemmiaeioaert, led to the concession that we were to have a re-con$irtbeiion meeting. . each an affair did aot suit this latitude. It exci ted astonishment; sad, whilst much regret was felt that things had come to such a pase, great curiosity waa mani fested to near what could be said in favor of tack aa ex traordinary movement. Expectation stood on tiptoe, and even the lair daughters of Greenville prepared to attend the meeting to witness its marvellous proceedings, aad lend their influence to the tause of Southern rights. But the current of opposition sot is, and indignation began to manifest itself. The people spoke their minds freely and boldly and none more bo than the old farmers of the ooun try. Wo were particularly struck with the remarks of a wealthy and venerable old gentleman of this class, whose head is bowed by the sorrows of eighty winters, made to a group of listeners on tho Court-green "Well," said he, when.the supposed objects of tho meeting were explained to him, "I was a Union man an long as therevwaa anv hope for tbe Union, or there was a Union man to no found'. Bat, when all bad despaired of tho Union cause, and oar State deolared, by her Bepreeentatives in Convention ansembled, that the last effort had been made lo keep tho States to gether, and that the safety, interest, aad honor of North Carolina required her withdrawal from tho old Union, and the vote ia favor of secession had boon solemnly vooordod, I thought it waa time for on all to atop talking about Union with uio Yankees, and rally to tho support of tho flonthern cause, and I have seen no reason to change my mind yet. I had but one son, and I gave him to tho army, and his bones now lie buried at Fort Id aeon my ifrand son is a prisoner ia the hands of tho szomv I hare lost orach of toy property, hit I aa ready to loose moid, rib -r t!i.m ee tti Houtb ei luge ana ; J . . 1 1 1 . . . L. submit to au u:jpritCHltJ, iyruun;ai wover.'iMmu'. ui would free onr slHves. pod t-u.e same Mine raake us the now, if they w;h to go back, I cannot wo with thm. Under tbe pressure of such Bentimenta and from suth sources, the pe-ce iratia b gun rapidly to oubs-de ; the day passed qui-tlv away. And the mee'inn, h ch had ex cited so much interest, ioas not held. The npirits ve.nwhed into thin air the curtain dropped, and we were epad he ain and mrtiCe t on i.f wirnessi the trasedy or farce. as the case miht hav-i hee'i, wb'xh it was iotcuded should be enacted bef; rr he 1. ya' citizens ot Pitt (.'cna'y And, now Mr. KJitor. cn vou give us any l:?ht on this covel subject ? Wf have read the resolves of several coun ty rneetii'tn bu-tb?y are b th definite aud iadefiotte Like the man who vi i the hermit io hia cave, they "Llow. both hot aud co d." They woa'd have ua believe that their authors are devoted to Southern rights, but at the same time some cf them contain sentiments tJ at are al ready seditious, aJ ook directly to subroia-ion to Abra ham Lincoln and to resortfraction of the Uijion. They condemn me Confederate Covernraent 9ay flat the war most be a:opped that we must have peace-and that it is tt.me for North Ca olina to maiutaiu tier own rights, and as suidQ tbe ju!iaageui;tit of her own aflairs. ia such lan gnagO true to the booth cr to the Southern caunc? are not tho interests of iSorth Caraiua inseparable from the interests of the otb?r states o imposing tho Coafderucy, and do they net all stund or fall tGKthtr 7 Pieeideot Li i coln has declared that no .tate ahU be re ad rutted into the Union withcut it coubenti to the abolition of slavery; and the Federal Uongress deliberately voted down a pro position to aUow 'he Southern ytarea to be restored to he Union as they were berore the war. r cur pe. pie, then, willing to abandon thir rights, borrender t eir itsti tutiona, asd crawl back. :ike the whipped our, to l;ok the hand that fimiteti them? BnC fhs re is a st. 11 graver view that ought to be taken cf this matter. When North Caro lina seceded frcm the United 8tates and became a member of the Confederate Stated, it was with a c';ear conviction of the cenaequenceB wLich were lively to iollo'. Bhe did it with the knowledge that a bloody wr must be fought but before Southern independence con'd be obtaited ; and by her action she pledged, not duly her men and her meaBa,, but her sacred honor, to her Bister States engaged with her in this mighty struggle for the rights and inde pendent ntiorjclit of the Hou li- Are any of her citizece, then, prepared to see her sacrifice her sacred honor, and become the reproach of al nations, wi'h the n: ger of ecorn pointed at her to remotest generations ? Already tne Yan kee papers boast that Norm Carolina 4s ready to go back to the Union, put cur people, who kuo w upoa wnt a slen der foundation the statement is based, burn wiih indigna tion at the indiscreet, impolitic, and reprehensible conduct which has given rise to this foolish delusion. Whether these 'Pjaco Mcetirga" bo the resu't of a s acero denire to see the difficulties 6fcteen ihe two gorernrtefrte settled, or merely the work oi the dtmagoguo, prepaiing material Yor the next election campaign, we do hope, lor ihe Interest and the honor vt the btate, that those engaged in them will take a sober second thought, atd pot. a stop to thrm that the good old Commonwealth way no longer be disturbed by broils, and lookea-upon rith euspie on by her sister States, while her soldiers in the risld are eno.nraged to de sertion and insubordination by the scenes which are traus spirlBg at home. Thete ia no frood reason to despair of Success, and all should put their heads aad shoulders to gether, and puBhforvaid the common cause, iiistrad of doing that which etm ocly ciipple cur rfT.rts and poatpone the day ci an honor ab'e aad laaticg peaco. AN OLD UNION MAN. Feb. 4th, 1864 From tlie BicLinond Dispaicb Poverty of lh Confederate. ITie Yankee journals are excessively j ocular over tbe straits to wh'ch the Conhdsrates are put for food, cloth ing, and various innumerable articles of household and personal use and contort. It do;s their excellent hearts' good to imagine us ail ragged and starving. They bave no higher idea of human happiness than to poeeess the belly of a hog and tbe deece ci a ehtt p. They bave no faith in anything which composes the iodide of a man except his intestines, and if these are daily crammed with codfish and chowder they permit tbe soul to take care cf itself. Moat of them have little belief in a soul of any kin f, rationally refusing to recogniza the exfst tence of that which they h tve no" evidence cf in their own consciousness. If it gives these refined and benevolent people any satisfaction to know that we hava not as much to eat and drink ".s themselves, we will cot withhold from them tbe admission that it id even so ; that, though not starving, we :re iiviug on Spartan diet; that, though not naked, we uro far from wearing purple and fine lioen. We aia aimcst in as doleful a plight for food and raiment as the Americans of the first Revolution. But if we have laid aside every -tveighvit 19 that we may he prepared for ibe raoe ; if we are Btripped cf raiment, we are more ready for tho fight ; and all iouf privations are only tbe rigid training that the pugilist undergoes to prepare him for the decisive struggle. When one of the most ctfebrated cf BritUb actors was exhibiting to Dr. Johnson his'.ougnifleeut house and gardens, the sage only observed : " Ah, iity good friend, these are tbe things thdl mke a deaih bed ter rible." To keep under the body ard bring it into sub jection is one of the moat effectual inudes of diaatming death of its terrors and exalting to i'true dignity the soul of man. A. p. ople steeped to the eyelids ia sen sual indulgence could never achieve success in a conttst like that" wlrch now shakes this continents The bravest of all tbe Ocntrals were those who lived on as short commons as the Southern Confederacy. The Army of Italy was such a ragged and doleful lookirg sea of ragamnSks that Napoleon, when he took com mand, was only less, astonished at their gaunt appear ance than they were at tin slight aad half led look of the stripling who commanded them. But no other French army ,ever achieved such prodigies as that famished -crew, and the BhadDij of Napyleon'8 gl ory grew smaller as his body waxed lat. Uur own arrny, never surpassed in its valor by Gretks cr Frencbrxen, setms to U se its vim when it crosses to Maryland andP ensylvania, and forages lumrioualy m the nca Jardera of the enemy. They fight their best wbeu they bave a little to eat or wear, whilst the- Yankees, who cume over here to in vade us with fiae c!othc3 ou their backs, and their car cases reeking with the fat of the hfed, fall an easy prey to the gaunt and fierce warior3 whesa souls are uacloj ged by physical indigencies, and who have nothing of that aversion to death which is engendered by sensual enjoyment. ' Let the Yankees beware of the i.alf starved wolf! Let them realiz3 fh-ttif they have Iocs ncd for us moat of the ties which make men cling to life, they have only made us more dangvrous nniies. We owe "tt.em a long and heavy account. We shalj endeavor to pay it up in full. 'I be day of reckoning is coming, and they will then discover that the moderation which we have hitherto exhibited utidcr such wrongs ts humanity has rarely been called upon to endure, vra? tho rp.iuli pf anything but feai. From the Richmond Dispatch. Isportaiit Kscepe of Vankc Prisoners Over Jlfiy Feet of (Ground Tumtellcd. The most impcriunt escape of Federal prieouers which has Occurred during the war, took place at tbe Libby prison some time duriujr last Tuesday night. Of the eleven hondrtd Vankea officers confined therein, one hundred and nine officers" failed to atswer to their names at roll call yesterday morning. Embraced in this number were 11 colonels, 7 mojors, 32 captains, and 59 lieutenants. Tbe following is a list- of the colonels and majors : Col. A. D. Btreight, 51st Indiana regiment, a notcrions character, captured in Tennessee by Genlral Forteet, and oaargea wiin navmg raised a negro regiment. Col. W. G. Ely, 18th Connecticut. Col. J F. Coyd, 28th army corps. Col. H- C. Hobart, 21st .Wisconsin. Col. W. TJ. Kendrick, 3d WeetTenn. cv. Col. W. 6. McCreary, 21st1ffichigj. Col. Thos. E. Rose, 77th Pa. -Col. J. P. 8pfiord, 97th N. Y. Col. C. W. Tilden, 16th Maine. Col. T. 8. West, 34th Wisconsin. Co . D. Miles, 19th Pa. Maior J. P. Collins, 2nh Ind. Major O. W. Fitzsimmons, SSth Ind. Major J. H. Hooper, 15th Ha.s. Major B. B. Maedonald, 106th Ohio. Major A. Von Mitael, 74th Pa. Major J. N. Walker, 84th Ind. Major J. A. Henry, TJd Ohio. , ' Immediately on discovering the absence of these pris oners some excitement was created atcotg the Confed erate officers in charge of tke prison, and in a short time every means was adopted to ascertain the manner of their escape. At first Major Turner Was inclined to tbe opinion that tbe sentinels on duty had been bribed to pass them oat, and this impression was strengthened by the assertion of the Yankees remaining behind that the work had been accomplished through means of heavy fees, which had been paid a Confederate officer in the building, and bis influence over the guard in their behalf. Ob learning this tbe order waa given to place the guard under arrest and commit them to Castle Thunder. Not feeling satisfied about the matter, tbe Major and Lt. Latouche determined to .leave no stone unturned to ferret out tbe mystery, and thereupon pro ceeded to institute a search in every direction for furth er information. After a fruitless examination of every part of the building where it was thought possible for a man to escape, they were about abandoning further iavestfeation. when the idea struck them that some oIue might be obtained by goiog into the lot on the oppo site side of tbe street, when a large hole was aeon dis covered in the corner of one of the stalls of a shed which had been used aa a stable, and on a line with the street running between it and the Libby prison. This discovery fully satisfieS them that they had found oat the means by which the escape had been made, and their nextftep iras to trace oat the spot waer toe tta&euing . 1 o m nblii frnm tlo ouslArn was comuieuuru. outue icw ..v . ..1 . I . 1 it tafia t-n r that euu 01 IQti uuuuiog, m luwuaacujcui. i iuuuu wbi q iarSfi pit 06 of granite about three feet by wj, had iiig fifty nine e( across tbe strttt, astward, Into a va cant lot formerly krjown as Carr's vvarebonse, cat through. This turiiiel was about . seven ieei irom ibb eu face of lie strt, and from two and a half to three feet fquare. The lot in which tbe excavation emptied is several lett below the street, and the fleeing pri oners when theyemqf?ed from the tucnel found tbemselvtrs on lev.-l eroutrtJ. Kunmng ou L-ary giret-1 is a orttk ouiur lr, .hltUSh Uie Centre 01 W.ucu ib n large arco, wnu a woYden gate to X?rmtt egrcas and irgrea to and from the lot. By thiaToute tbey, got iuto Canal stiett, and keeping dose to the eaves of the building they succeed ed in eludin the vigUance'of the .seritreeta op duty. 1 he prieonwfl- are confined ia tbe eecond story of the Libby prison, -and the first and basement stories bad to be attained before the mouth of the tunnel could be reachfd. From tbe first floor landing to the basement hero on Trirmprlv a fltftirWEV. but since the building has been in use aa a prison, xne head of !te steps has been closed aperture at the with very heavy planks. By some meaas the prners wouia ct .uu u, both these floors when the? wished to gam ibe cellar, - . u i . L ., V. and after they Md passed down would ck'Be up tbe hok-B with ihe p-nks which had been taken out so neat ly that it coalJ not be discovered. The cellar covers the whole area cf the building and is only used ns a place for storing away meal, Ac., for the use of the prison. It bctui? very large, only the front part was required, and. therefore the back part of it. which is considerably below Cary street, is scarcely ever viaited. Tbe dirt which Eccumulated as the work progressed was spiead about this part of the basement and then covered over with a large quantity of straw which has been deposited therein. It la not known how long the operatives in this stupf udous undertaking hava been en gaged; but, when the limited facilities which taey posses sed is taken into consideration, there can be no doubt that months have elapstd since ibe work was first began. Tbe whole thing was skillfully managed and hears the impress of master minds and indomitable perseverance. Sometime since a Yankee Captain was forjnd ia the C2llar, and en being taken before Major Turner, all Bmeared up with meal, he gave as his excuse for being therethat he did not get enough to eat aHd was lock ing for something to make bread with. . This was doubtless a falsehood, and hi3 only business" was to as sist in the work which thsy had in hand. There .setras" to be no d ubt that further escepe through this avenue was contemplated, and the earnest ness with which' the prisoners who remained behind tried to throw the blame upon the guard was only done to prevent further inquiry into tbe matter, end thereby leave the tunnel open for others to pass thtough. Probably one more night might have emptied the pris on of tbe whole number confined therein. Yesterday workmen were engaged in stopping up tbe passage which had been made from tbe. prison, udu it may now safc-Iy be relied on that no other prisoners will ever take tbeir departure from the Libby against the knowledge and consent of tbe officers in charge As soon as the facts of the eseape became fully known., orders were reoived by Col. Brown, commandinti: the cavalrv battalion lor local defence, that a detachment of his force should" immediately scour the surrounding country rn parsuitof them, and accordingly twenty five men from each company, soon started off fcr that pr pose. Four of the prisoners who succeeded in getting out were, late in the afternoon, recaptifred and brought back. They had tjotten about 22 miles from the tdty before they were overtaken. It is hardly probable, from the stena which have been taken to prevent it, that many of them will succeed tn reaching the Yankee liBea Frt.mthe KiehrUoud Sentinel. THE IMPORTATION OF LUXURIES. Tbe bill entitlffl an act to prohibit tbe importation of luxuries, or of articles nor necessaries cr or common use, 4rovides'in the let section that, after the 1st of March next, it f hall not be lawiul.to import into the Confederate States any brandjB, wines or other epiiits. or any article specified in schedule A, of n act entitled " an act to provide re venae rrom commodities import, d from fortiga countries," approved May '21, 1861, or atygoode, wares or mrcbtn dise enumerated in t,chadole Bin said act, except the fol lowing articles : All things for medicinal purposes ; cam t'bor, reuued ; pickles, molasses, pepper, pimento, c'ovea, nu'mega, cinnamon, and ailotler spices ; soap, caBtilo, Windsor, aud all other toilet soaps ; sugar of all kinds ; sy rup of fcuitar; galloons, hi.ctB, knots, stars, tassels, tresses, aud wicgjQt gold and silver, or imitations thereof, intend ed for nniforms of officers iu the military or naval service. Sec. 2 prohibits the importation of the following articles enumerated in schedule C, of said act: Beer, ale and por ter; all manufactures of furav except hats and caps; car peting of every description; carriages and parts of car riages; cider, and other beverages. cot contain. ng alcohol; cloaks, and parts ot cloaks; cotton laces, iusertings, trim mings, or laces of thread, or other material; coral, manu factured; dolls and toys ot all kicds; fire-crackers, sky rockets, Hmaa candles, aad all similar articles used in pyrotechnics; furniture, cabinet and bensehffd; glass, col ored, stained or painted; India matting of all porta; jet and manufactures of jet, and imitations thorooi; manufactures and articles of marble; matting of all kindij; paper hangings, paper for waUii, and paper for screens or fire board; paviug aHd rooting tiles and bricks; roofing slate end fire-bricks; thread lacings and inserting; velvets of all Kinds. The third section prohibis the importation of the follow ing artic es.rerjumerated in shedule D of said act : An gora, Thibet and other goats' hair, or mob air, unmanufac tured ; bananas, c counts. plantains, and oranges ; cabi nets of ceios, inedu.j, gem ands collection of antiquities ; diamonds, mosaics gems, pearls; rubies and ether precious stoDes, set in gold or silver or other metal; engravings, bcund or unbound ; ruttnnH aud reeda paintings and stat uary ; leaf and unmanufactured tobacco ana cigars ; or the following articles, enumerated in schedule K: diamonds, cuuioes, mosaics, pearls, gun, rubies at d other preciouB BtenesaBd imitatit 1 1 thereof, when ee. The 4th section rob ib its the importation of articles manufactured of metal, designed aa ei'her household or peyiwial orname : 1 ; and in order to confine importations to articles of nactsity ana of common use, tiie becretary o! the Treasury 6L-.il prescribe tlie maxium prices at which, aud within which, importations of goods, manufactured w' oily or partly ef cotton, flax, wool or Bilk, and designed 4or wearing apparel and ,not herein prohibited, may be made, and-bejond v Lch importations thereof shall not be made. Provided, Tt at nothing nereis contained shall be construed to prohibit any importation for the naa or ac count of the Ccnfedera e Siates, or either of ihem. Pro vided farther, that th1.e act hhall not apply to any article or articles, which have been, or shall 'be slipped without knowledge of the passage of thu act, before the 1st day of March next, but which shall arri?e ia a Confederate port j after that date. iu this act shall be imported aTter the 1st March next, all such articles put on bo.aro any snip, or vessel, boat, raft, Qr carriage, snail be forfeited, as well a3 ali othsr articles beloftciuc to the owner of such prohibited Articles, and the ovroei in addition thai! forfou taodpay double the value oi such of the articles. The 4 h section provides that if any of the art cles pro hibited by this act thall nevertheUss be found on any ves sel, Ae , and shall be omitted in the maniieHt, report, or entry of the master, cr phali be imported, or attempted to be imported. xc, witnont a permit, tha same penalties, hues vnd forfeitures shall be incurred as iu similar oases in relation to articled liabio to duties vu their importation into the Confederate States. . The 7th section givea tbe power to every collector, naval officer, surveyor, or othtr officer of-the customs, to enter any ship or vebstl, dwelling housoK store, building, or ether place, to search for and seize anv such roods. wares or merchandize ; and if any person shall conceal or buy ench good3, fcc, knowirg them to be liable to seizure under this act, they shall forfeit and pay double the amount of the goods. Tiae 8th and 9th sections provide additional oaths to be taken by the masters of ships, at d the importers, consign ees cr agents, upon the arrival of any ship, and at the time of entering the goods, not prohibited by this act. The 10th section declares in what manner the fines and! penalties recoverea snail De aisiriomea ; ana tne lltn sec tion declares tbat th e act shall expire on the day of the ratification" of a trenty of peace with the U. States.. I-.gulatloiis Upon Foi1gn Commerce. The bill to impose regulations upon the foreign com merce erf the. Confederate Btates, and to provide for tho public defence, provides as a part ot the system of public defence jn the 1st section, that the exportation of cotton, tobacco, military and naval stores, sugar, molasses, and rice from the Confederate States, and from all places in the occupation of their troops is prohibited, except under snch regulations as shall be made by the President of the Confederate States. Section 2 declares that if any person shall pnt 011 board of any vessel, or into any wagon, eart, carriage or other vehiole, for conveyance beyond the Confederate Btates or into any portion w said states occupied by the enemy, any of the articles mentioned in the lat section, or shall collect the same for tne pari ose of being transported contrary to mis premuiuou, ujb vessel, wagon, or oilier vesicle, the articles, with the slaves and animals employed, shall be forfeited, and all persons, their aiders and abettors, con cerned in the enterprise shall be deemed to be rniltT of a high misdemeanor, and be puisaable by fine or imprison ment or both, ' The 3d section permits the transnortation of the articles aforesaid, under cnditiors and resralations. to be prescrib ed by the President, The fourth section authorises tho seizure of Uie articles mentioned by the collectors or such officers aa the Presi- oent may aeiiirnate. when it is believed tnat tney are in tended for : the exportation, or in any manner apparently on their way towards tha territories of a foreign nation, or towards the territory of tho Confederate States in tho occu pancy ot tho Utited Btates, or in the vicinity thereof, or towards a place whence sncn articles are intenaea to oe expoctea, and to bold tne same bdhi oona ana surety bmu be given that no violation of this act, and the regulations under the same, are intenaea. The 5th section provides mat tne powers granted to revenue officers nnder thia act shall be exercised under such infractions aa the President may give through the De partmentB of war ana 01 ue Treasury, o Tho 6th. section eonferi exclusive jarliaiotioa npoa the district Courts of the Confederate State, of all suits and actions that may arise under this act. 8x0. 7. ThatU shall be lawful lor the President, or such officers as he may designate, to employ any portion ef the military or naval forces of tho Confederacy, or of the mi litia, to orevent the iliac al deoarture ot onv th'w. vessel or othnr water craft, or for detain! r e. tatimr obsession of and keeping in custody the same, or any wagon, .cart or other vehicle hereinbefore mentioned, their team and dri vers and their products aforesaid, and to SUDDresH and dis perse any assemblage of persons who may resist the exe cution of tho set, or oppose the fulfillment, by the offlaers, of the duties imposed Dyine same. " 8kc. 8. That this act, shall expire on the day of the rati fication of a treaty of peace with, the United States. TU4 Capture or Orii, Vanv. A correspondeDce bf the -Fhiladelphia Inquirer wri tine from Ohattanoosa. 23 J, says : "Since my laat letter I have coma in possession of two items of news from the armv UDOn our. extreme left-. The first is as follows On the ICth instant t large forage train and party left Strawberry Ploins with an escort of infautry and cavalrv, the 15th Penn sylvania (the Anderson cavalry) Colonel Palmer in the miles noi'theast of Strawbeerv Plains, and discovered a laree party of reUls endeavoring to mount and catch heir horsea. when Col. Palmer commanded his men to ihey did, and .after a little fY. . V . or,A nan. skirmishing the 15 h surrounded tbe enemy, and cap tured nearly 300, among wtrtJm were the rebel General Vance, (brother to Govenor Vance, of Ityrth Caroiina, and his stall, and fcur officers who had been paroled ,(and not txchntged) before Vickaburg. a'he last named exhibited considerable trepidation and claimed to have been fairly exchanged. I understand, however, that this is not the case. The rebel party were well dressed, and look more comfort able and cleaner than any prisoners 1 have S2t-n for a longtime. Gen. Vance is a. fine locking effioer, and appears fhe gentl mea. He was modest and strictly anostentatious during his down trip and declared his capture a good joke.-' Tbe fact is, the capture is a good jokofpr, from what I learn, the party were qui etly seated in a Bccluded.spot, playing a game of 'draw," little dreaming that tbe gang of "Pensylyauia Yankees" were eo near, 1 he whole pJrty arrived here on Doara tbe steamer Kingstown Inst night, and will be sent to Nashville in a few dajs. Our los3 in killed, .wounded and missing wtre two men. Tbia is regarded as a fery clevr thicg on the part of tbe 25th Pennsylvania Caval ry.There were nine companies in the fight." THE iLBIPKESS MUG NIK Ift&iriiK&AlftR.LI FK. TWO MILLIONS OF FBAKCS SECURED SJDHE PBINCR 1n PESIAL EISK CLAU8K BELaTIVE TO CROWNED HEADS. Paris, (Jan. 12,) correspondent of the France Ceutrale. lelome foreign journals state that the Empress has just effected an insurance On her lifty for the benefit of the Prince Imperial. I be fact is true, and, in guaran teeing its exactitude, I am able to add some details be fore ufikncwDc Everyone knows in what an insurance of the kicd consists. It is a combination by which, on payment cf an annual premium, fifad according to the age of tbe insurer, aud the amountsof the capital to be se cared, a sum agreed upon is paid at the deatji of the person insuring to the heirs. The Empress has secur ed to her sun a tmui of two millions of francs, divided between four companies the Geaerale, the Nationale, the Union and the Pater neiki on payment of an annu al premium of 61,000 francs ; tbat is to say, the Em press, by paying every year until her death 15,250 franca to each of Che four companier, secures for the day following her death a capital of tfao millions to her son. This premium of 61,000 francs was fixed accord ing to the age of her Maiasty, who being bora on the 5th of May, 1826, is onShe eve of her thirty-eighth year. As, however, the risk appeared to tbe companies to be out of the ordinary conditions, they required the in sertion in the policy of a special -clause, which has been accepted and added in manuscript in the following terms: "2 he Empress declares that, in eoisequence of the exceptional dangers to. which q owned heads are liable, she renounces the advantages resulting from arti cle ten of the general conditions of the policy, relative to a participation in profits." This restrictive clause is important, because the partkypation in the profits to which persons now insuringare usually entitled has the eflect of sensibly reducing, year by year, Uie annual premium to be paid, or, at tbe choice of tbe insurer, ot increasing the capital secured, For her Majesty's in surance, and by exception, tbe sum to be annually paid will always remain the same until lr death, and the capital to be then paid to the Prince Imperial will not be incerased. . From the Memphis (Atlanta) Appeal. .INDICATIONS OK TRIUMPH The developments of every succeeding day tend un mistakably to cstcblish the fact that the South is more potent for continued resistance than is the North feft prolorged aggression. The food question is ceasing to be one of alarm ; the spirit and enthusiasm ol both army aud people are both thoroughly revived, reminding us of the earlier days of the war, when there was a simul taneous rush to arms ; our ranks are being rapidly filled up, and we shall be able to present as bold aad formida ble a front to our invading foe this spring as he hes ever yet encoustered. Much of his acquisition of territory will be wrested from his grasp, as West Tennessee has already been, and our ranks be thus swollen by recruits from beyond his present army lines. Already they are" rushing by hundreds to tbe stan dard ot Forrest from Southwestern Kentucky, and there are thousands in tbat gallant State who only await the advent of Morgan to rally around tbe nag ol the brave and tbe free. Frein all accounts, in fact, it may be said that the whole populace of Kniu;ky ia ripe for revolt andrevolution against the Lincoln despetism. Three years of experiencs, and the recent events trans piring in the Yankee Congress, have served to show the deluded people of that Commonwealth precisely bow and where they stand, and all our information goes to show that not a single man now in tbe service will re enlist to do tbe.dirty and diabolical work of Lincoln and his miuions. The spirit, moreover, that Pervades Kentucky wil be felt to a greater or less extent throughout the North west, as well as.the-North, aniljiueom will find it ile potsible to fill the depleted ranks of his army by yolun tary enlistment, while any atteunpt to enforce the eom paleory principle of recruitment will prove unpopular and dangerous. An etlort at this time to uouaenbe men and force them into an endless war against their neigh bcrs and iormer inend3 a war wnicu tney leel and know is likely to result in the loss of their own liberties as the necessary result ol our subjagation wiar lead to resis Lance and bloodshed, and, per conseqaence, to re bellion and civil war in the JNortn. Our foe is in fact, just at tbia time, in the position i i -v t.ii. sr .i . 01 tee ooy wno naa tne won Dy me ears, it was perilous to let go, ana lmpossioia mat ne sncuid con tinue to hold on. The North has got this war on her hands, and whether to stop or go on with it is equally disastrous, lluw to escape from this critical dilemma is cow the ull absorbing questioa with our brethren over the border, aud to relieve himself of his perplexi ties, Lincoln is merely "pegging away," seeming dis posed to let consequences ta&e care cf themselves. What with these war troubles and the additional em- barassments likely to be. thrown in his way by the contest for the Presidency, we think it more than likely he will very soon "peg out,", to the great relief of the country and advantage of mankind in general. .We are c.edibly informed thajhe has become quite despondent of late, and is not sure that he will aver be able to finish bis "big job," which he originally proposed to put through in the short space of ninety days. Snch indications are highly encouraging, and should nerve our people, as thej will, to a More de termined resistance, more energetic effort, and inspire us with renewed zeal in the holy cause ef liberty and luuEjnuuucc. iuc jjvvyci ui iiio iuriu lor continued and successful aggression w passing,' if it has not al ready passed, away. The day and the triumph is ours, if we but make a wise and 'patriotic use of our re sources, and show oiycselves worthy of tlu? liberty, for which we are struggling. A Fiddler. When Wright's Georgia regiment was drawn up Jn line cf battle to go into its first fight at Mills, in North Carolina, Wright, (bow a Maj. General,) in passing in front of his regiment, observed a tall, gaunt fellow, with a violin case strapped to his back. Wright asked him M what he was going to do with bis fiddle ?" The rude soldier bad never heard of Mirabeau's dying exclamation, but he almost quoted it when be said he wanted to " die to tbe sound ot Betsy," this being the term of endearment which be applied to his violin. After tbe fight was over, the fiddling soldier did not answer at roll call. Hi waa found with a broken log at the root of a tree, to whith he had crawled, quietly sawing tbe strings uf "Betsy." Clye Steamirb axd the Blockade. Tbe Scots- nan sayi that the number of steamers that have left tha Clyde since the blockade of the Confederate ports was commenced is upwards of sixty, and their purchase price amounts in the aggregate to 700,000. In many cases vessels were sold at half more than their eriginal, cost. On tbe whole they have paid their owners very well some of them being 6 sonrce of great profit 10 all cor icernea. TELEGKAPHIC Reports of th Preaa Atx fa(on. Entered according to the Actof Congre. in the year 188S by J. 8. Thbasbik, in the Clerk's Office ef the DisUfct of eeorjla ,eaerate bUtei for the Northern District conffdbrXtb congr'ksh: KjChmokd, Feb. 12th, 1834. In thn Penate this morning the military Committee re ported a bill to rt-tire a-my officers. It provides that tbe PreidiH.t, on 'he recrx, raeudVJou of the Oeueral Cora mandiDg the Department or the army, may ducharxe any officer from service who had no aHiguab!e command or duty, or who is incompetent, inefficient, or absent without leave.' pincers disabled, the President mayrfthe on full paydurioj; the war, or assign to such duty as'they may De a)le to perform. It was taken up and patted by yeas 15 to nays 8. The Senate c&ucurred iu the "House amendments to the Oeneral Btafl bill, aad it awaits tie President', signature. Also adopted a resolution requesting the Preti. dent to inform the Senate whether General Lawton, aow performing the duties of Quarter Master General, has bdea since the 10th of August astr receiving the pay and allow ances of a Brigadier General ; If bo, nnder what law. The Houae passed a bill authorizing tte Attorney Gene ral to have Uih laws of Congress published, ib the News papers on such terms as may he agreed upon. The Military C' remittee reported favorably on that portion of the Senate bill to provide tor the efficiency of the cavalry service, which authorisethe General com manding a depirtment to dismount and place as infantry such cavalry as behave badly in the face of the enemy, or are disorderly, but unfavorably on that portion abolishing the partizan rangers, with the view of bringing in a substi. tute not so sweeping in character, but the House postpon ed the whole bill indefinitely. The President ii&s vetoed the bill to establish a vcteren soldiers home. The veto message is fall and will be read in the Hou e. Conference committees are endeavoring to reconcile the difference between the Senate and House on tZTe matters under con sideration in secret session. ,C0NFBDS3 ATE BONDS,-Ac. BlCBHOXD, 12th. 18C4. The stock market is buoyant. Confederate bonds have further .advanced. At auction to-day, eight per cent, bonds, Jong dates, brought 125$ and interest; seven per cents, 112; cotton lean, 175 flat; Seven-thirty per cent Treasury notes, HO j; Sterling Exchange on Nassau, 2200; on London, 2250, average. All kinds of aecurities fn do maid. Official dispatches from Gen. Beauregard says th.vt Gen. Finnegan had reputed tho adyauoa of the enemy to Lake City,.Fla. Gen. Wisa had driven the Yaukeea from John's Idlanl towards their gunhoais, aud waa in pursuit of them tc dayUhough outnumbered two to one. mJ FROM CHARLESTON. Charleston, Feb. 13, Ism. ' Our batteries opened all round on Morris Istaud for about two hours this morning. The practice was sploudid. The cannonading shook the houses , in the city, and tbe flashing of the gnus illuminated the whole harbor. The Yankee flag staff at Vaguer wad cut down. Only ftur shells have been fired since on the city. No details have yet reached us from John's Island. It is, generally repotted that we have driven the enemy utl tlie island, and everything is working well. , The Cisualtles are also reported small. ' rJ he latest information frem Florida continues to be ot an encouraging character. FROM KiiOXVILLE. Mokkistoww, Tbnn., Feb. 12th, 1864. ' The latest advices from Enozville state that there are 2,2G0 cases of small pox among the Yankees. Eighty c'iod on Monday. There is much anlljring among tha oititens there. From the Cincinnati Commercial. The President 011 KUvlng. Washington, January 4. An army surgeon was dismissed the'service by court-martial yesterday ou a charge of drunken nees and iDPulting a lady. It appeura from the evidence that" tne doctor, in common with a great many others in the army and out of it, imbibed a little too freely on new year day. While riding in one of the street railroad crs he attempted to kiss a lady passenger, and was only .prevented therefrom by the timely interference of the conductor. The cotirt-marliul found him guilty on both counts in the indictment, ir -toxication-aod attempt to kiss, and sentenced him to dismiss--. The men aad officers of the doctor's regi ment on hearing his fate, unanimously petitioned tbe President to reinstate him. The evidence was handed to Mr. Lincoln for his perusal by the defendant's attor ney. . The Fresideat read on till he C3ine to "drunkenness," ' " That's bad," said he, " very bad." A little further down he came to " ineultiag a lady." That's bad, too. An officer shouldn't insult a lady, by any means. 1 am afraid I can't reinstate tbijUian," eaid Mr. Lincoln. " Read the specifications, if you ploase, Mr. lresid nt," said the attorney. Mr. Lincoln proceeded with the papers. I'retty soon-he came to a specification about the kissing. lie paused, scratched his head a little, and remarked, look ing at the attorney, " Iteally, I don't know about thid. There are exceptions to every rule, but as a general thing it's very hard to insult a lady by kissing her. But it seems the doctor only attempted to kiss her perhaps the insult consisted in his not fully succeeding. I don't know as I ought to interfere in bchilf of a man who attempts to kiss a lady and doesn't do it," said the President "Yoa see, Mr. President," said tho attorney, "that the complaint is made by a third party. There's no evidence that the lady felt insulted." '('That's a fact," said ilr. Lincoln; "we can easily dispose of the kissing part, but I must look into tho drunkenness a little. I cant overlook that. I'll hava to get good evidence that it was strictly a new year's offense, and is not a common occurrence with tbe doc ter." The case wbd taken under advisement. West Tennessee Cleared. Tbe dispatches this moraing (9iys the Atlanta Ap. peal of the 3d) indicate tbut West Tennessee, With the exception of Memphis and one or two other points; ie once more free from the enemy. All their positions on tbje Memphis and Charleston railroad bave been aban doned, and the whole country north of tliat road opened up to free intercourse with the douth. The career of Gen. Forrest in that section has commenced' most aus piciously, and the good work by him has only but begun. There are other important sections of country that will ere long feel the weight of his power and influence May Heaven speed him in his hory naiesion. fn a speech recently addressed to a jury ia tie Court of Common Pleas, in the city of New York, Mr. Mc- Keon, a celebrated lawyer ef tbat city used the following language : Mr. fciuainer, 'standing in the Senate of the United State, made a speech in which ho said that tbe twin relics of barbarism were not alavery and polygamy, but uamouciiy ana slavery, xt is puDiisnea in tne uongiess tonal Globe, and re-printed in the Herald ot this city. Born and educated a Catholic. I coneag a poorone,l see the coming storm, aad believe sincerely to-day that when the knife is taken from the throats of the Southern people, it will be turned to the throats of efery Catho- . lie in-the North. Aoitatiom Mektj.no in Gaston, N. C The seciuel to an agitation meeting in O as ton, aa it has seen reported to the Kaleigh Confederate, is on a par with the celebrated out pouring at Guilford, nnder the ansnicss of Han. R. p. i)u k and D. F. Caldwell. The Confederate save : At the Gaston meeting the bovt vielded the floor to four soldiers, two of whom had lost arms in the service ot their country. Theae mutilated heroes advanced to the chair man's seat after the meeting had been organized, and de manded to aee the resolutions, and after examining them the soldiers immediately tore them to atoms, and then call ed for an adjournment. The argument waa irresistible, and amid commotion the meeting adjourned. - From ths Wilmhcoton Blockade Washington. Feb. 3. A private letter from - the Wilmington block ade, dated "Eastern Entrance I New Inlet 1, Jnanarj 23d," says : M There has been bo event of importance or some time past. The rebels, however, continue lo strengthen Jheu position, and tbe writer savs they can be seen working at some' of tbe forts, looking from a distance like a swarm of bees, and judging from tbe way the batteries and earthworks spring ap suddenly along the coast, they must work like bees, too, when they go at it." OnPatardav last the Minotanr, the Urgest 0 our iron- olad fleet, was lannchedat Biacku. Sb. 1. ww mom burthen, her engines i.aau none pow, - -lro"mM Be? iron plti U .. "S4T!t .'?: 1
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