FOREIGN AND NORTHKUN NEWS. I papers for his action on the American question,
Nokfolk, Feb. 8 -From the New York Her- I entertain the opinion that his lo.perial Majes-
11 1 1 1 1 ' 1 * i *1 1 •- ' tv ^ nund inclinos in favor ot the rebel cauhc.
aia and Philadelphia Inquirer of the 1st of leh- j J
ruary (3ays the Day Book,) we have the follow- , v ^p
ing in e igenoe. , - j ;xj^ ! public reception to Mason and Slidell
/'run* £urop€.--lhi Africa has arrived W3th ; I ^
Liverpool papers to the 18th, and telegraphs via
Queenstown, to the 19th
The
orders
war munitions
recently issued
It is said the Liverpool Shipowners Associa
tion, havin*^ iiitMiiorializi'd Lari liiissell :igain?t the
blockade ot (.’harlt stoii harbor by tbe stone fleet.
#i]arl Kussell, in respon.sc, stated that he sent des
patches to Lonl Lyons, in l>ooeniber, expressiiiir
the dissatisfaction of the Hritish (jiovernnient at
Buch-;% proceodinir, and ^ivin" it as his opinion
that the consuinniation of the act would load to
the belief in Kuropt' that tlio reconstruction of
ftJjuilicate beiween thorn. The general impression in
this country is that both sides in the Statues have acted
as ill as could be, nnd that it is not for England to de
cide which of them be«rs the palm for iDsolence, out-
rape, treachery and folly- * * ^ . . o
,, • I I I j. Hnw then are we to receive these illustnons visitors.
The presence of bhdell was anxiously looked | ,hey will he »t,»red at, and followed, and pho-
for in Paris, while the London Herald, the orjran t^jjpaphed, arid made the .«Hhjec( of paragraphs There
ing. The parent sees enough to be sure that both were J Important Military Bill.—SNe have ob^ined,
abundantly in the wrung, but thai it is impossible to ; „jiyg tJ,e Richmond Examiner, a COpy ot the tol-
liQVf* rp«f*ived ' *'* i"*'*0 Thomas hay ers cannot walk ^ t* t,,p
tonunissioners oi tustotub bave re. pl,..r-ipt.>r >iud (>nnduot nf both the envoys in order the street with a frieud, or ask permission of the May- ) It proMdes tor
to permit the exportation of all articles ‘ ^ r.t«blA tn thp norndp nf rbe I o’’P"‘ “I’ >" “ market place, but the crowd teers by the Presi
initions a^^ainst which the prohibition was ' to render them accep p } immediately conclude the rough, hard visaged, ill fa- | quirintr their acce
vored pair to be the Confederate Commissioners.
Messrs. Mason and Slidell, with their iwo Secreta
ries, though not so hand.some and graceful as their
countrynnii, Hlonditi, wouM certainly till the Crystal
Palace if they 7>roposed to address the visiters there on
the merits of iheir cause Hut, for tiie benefit of the
discriminating—for the guidiinco of the tniimrity that
prefers at least a respectable idol, nn'l that does not
wish to throw awav its enntidence anil applause, we may
two countries.
longland is progressing with her preparations
for an iniinense naval and military disjilav m
North America,
The tiiiancial polioy of Secretary (’base is agiiin
assailed in the most vehement inaniior by the
leadiniT Jjondon journals.
Wliile the plans of General Mc( lellan are be- ■ i n
ini; carried out at all point.>, after the fashion of l as well . iiscrve ih^it Messrs. .Mason and Slidell are
the anaconda’s c
the Tiiion was considered impracticable. He al- >n^ n*bel organ .... i, i i, , .i, . i ,
so..stated that, after the design w:is carried out, , the army of the 1 otomac are still retarded t . | eountry. They l.avo done more
he another dcspatd, to Washini;to„, deplov. ! u,i..rabl. cn.litio,. ol the roajs whu-1, uMoIute- I ^
H » ' I' : Iv T.rohibit- the advance ot artillery, cavalry, or , which disj-raci;* the mmaliiy and ai-oi>ier.', tiie policy
int: the course which had been pursued, and ex- ■ piomoii- j, L'nion The liaired of this country lias been
. I 4. »i I- „ ..11 wa.-'ons o stores anl ammunition. ' uitLiiun
pre.-isin^ stroll" hopes that the proceeding would I... , , ... ,
,,ot be 'repeated at any other po« i ‘'''"'V'*,
The liudot, eorrespondeot of the .Manchester » ‘ "I"’" “'■'‘“"J '
Guardian save in reiard to the 9t,>ne blockade | le»'e Hampton Roads as s,»n as possible lor M.p
ot Clnu-lestoS: “It would not at all snrnrisc Island, at the mouth of the .M.ss.'sippi, and it u
at a boiMt.-5, alter ias>nion i we m u ...........
.Mubrace—Js described by the lead- j «‘>out the most worthless booty it would be I'ossible to
, 1 a . ♦ . I extract from th» iiiws of the .Vmeticiiu lion. Ihey have
1 at Hichuiond—the moveiiHMits ol ; known as the blind and habitual revilers of
surprise
me to hear that all the Great Powers had united
in a representation on thi.s subject to the Federal
Gov
an
F
ours on this subj
sequences may yet arise.’ The Guardian is
not improbable that she will start to-morrow.
and three sailing vessels art* now put on hertraok,
JtVo^gly of o’lTnion thaV British (;overnment ! and the Constellation is fittingout at Portsmouth.
might with propriety make it known at Wa>hing-
ton that England will not, if she can help it, al
low what has been done at (,’harleston to be re
peated at any other port ol the Hebei States.
'J'he Morninu: P-t rejoices at the i;eiuTal eon-
demnation which the stone blofkade was receiv-
iiiir, and says: “’I’lie barbarities tuiw practiced by
the r. S. (lovernment are equally bracing the
energies of the South, and rou.'^inj^ the l^iropeaii
Governments to a common sentiment of indigna- i newspaper that Oeneial Hipley, ’hiet of the
tion. We hardly know why Kurope has hith- Ordnance Hureau, has been removed. Such re-
erto acted towards the Northern Governmeiu j ports are ealculafced to einbarra.ss tlie Government.
with so much more long suft'ering than she show- i and should not be tolerated. The city is filled
ed towards Holland in I''-?] and Holland I with rumors of clianges in heads of bureaus, but
was not guilty ot the barbarities committed by j none have yet been determiue'l on.
the Wa«hini:ton Cabinet, but France and Great | >ir, Kly is iriviiiir the federals great dissatisfic-
New Hampshi.'e, tor the same duty. '1 he eareer
of this mischievous pirate will, therefore, proba
bly be Very soon brouirbt to a close.
An overland expedition is fittiiiLT out to attack
t-ialvestoii. under eotninand of Gen. Latio.
Gen. Scott is gointr to Key West, in the steam
er KichmotnL to remain there for his health.
(Itin. Riph'i/ nut rrmi'Cn/.—'fhere is not a
word of truth in the statetnent in a New \ ork
lowing important bill, passed by Congress and
approved by the President. It proposes radical
changes in the organization and enlistm«nt of our i
military forces. As an appropriate explanation (
of its objects, we make a brief summary of the j
features wherein it differs from the other military ■
bills referrred to in its context.
the acceptance of single volun-
President, instead of as formerly, re
acceptance by companies.
It changes the mode of appointment of field
and company officers, the original bill giving to
the President the power of appttintment.
It makes provision for filling vacancies by a
system of promotion.
It provides for detailing oflicers to recruit.
11 provides a system ol universal enlistment, with
special einouragement for raising military corps.
The law is one of much importance and interest,
and, we learn, has been partially designed by
(^ongress to avoid if pos.sible, the system of con
scription, or drafting; by invigorating the recruit
ing service and offering new inducements to vol
unteers.
Charlotte iud S. C. Raihoail.—The Demo
crat publishes the report of President Johnston
for theyear ending Dec. 31 1801.
The earnings from all sources are $293,61(5 80
The expenses for same 100,488 82
Leaving a net income of $193,127 98
The Riad has done much transportation of pas
sengers and freights at comparatively low rates,
and while its earnings are not greatly less thati
those of last y«ar, the proportion of net income
is greater than it ever has been. The exy)onses
amount to le.ss than 85 per centum on the gross
receipts
I 'I'he business of the Road has been conducted
I without a serious accident durintr the year
i Notwithstan ling the large snm advanced in aid
I of the A., T. iSc (). Railroad, and the ^1>2,UU0 of
Ronds in the Treasury, the Company can readi
ly meet all of its obligations maturing on the 1st
of.January, 1802, including the reiiemption of
' 8"J5,UU0 of its Bunds.
I After discharging all the annual liabilities in-
‘ cludin*; interest, dividends, lionds, and subscrip
! tion to the A. T O. il. R the excess of net
earnings, carried t*> surplus fund, is about Ibrty-
tion in opposing the war, and tliey talk about La
Fayetteing him.
From the London Time*. Jmii'v 1>.
The old world is no lonirer at enmity with tiie
new. In the afternoon of the 'JTth of hecember.
Lord Lyons reecived an announeement from the
r, S, Government that they cjnsented to deliver
to him the four Drisoners when and where he
Britain, as soon as the Belgian.s showed that they
could hold their own, and the war grew destruc
tive to commerce and general security, unhesitat
ingly recognized the independence of Belgium.”
The London Times, in an editorial on the sus
pension of specie payments in America, argues I
that there can l>e no comparison berween the eir- |
cumstances under which England resorted to ,
similar measures in ITV'T and those which prevail 1
in America it piesent. It says, however, that it I , , , ■ > , i i i ■
■ .» -.1 ,1 ! pleased. \\ e draw a loui; breath, anu are tlianktui
would be useless to argue matters with the ^ ^
Americans, and proceeds to show the danirers of , , . . ., . , .
.. . 1 I / 1- I- 1 1 ' ri'i I from beme or>li£rt‘d to conquer. We are but where ...
the step for the benefit of English readers J he . before w were so grossly intuited. We have bu;
article concIuJes as tt»ll'»\vs: ! curbed for a moment the insoleucv of x neiirhhor who
‘‘If the war is safe to last even one \-ear lonirer, j plea-ure in coutinually provokin^us. an 1 ! ;id per-
what will be the value of a promise to pay which ! him-^elf ar la-^t to g. beyond the poe-ibilny of
.11 ^ , J 1 Ml ‘ -1 .. ‘^utferance. * * *
will not be redeemed till a proper interval alter | with a friendly ^m l c^ urteou'^
that year.'^ \\ e do not expect to l>e listened to ’ people, we should have had no ooci>ion tor prepiiraiioii'
across the Atlantic, but we think we see in this ' of war. If a French or an Etiglish ('aptain. wliile th.'
financial catastrophe a beginning ol the end. present term«. were to gratify
With twice the expenditure of our war, the G;jv-
ernment of Washington cannot raise half our re-
1 cr-ick-braine i freuk or mi ins'ine tliir«t of notoriery
’>y some pir«tical oiurace »g!\in-.t tht. foreign rtn-i.
ii.-iilier government would wnit to see whether anv
venue by taxation. Let that speak for itself, miserable adv image could bt* pained by the circuin-
To US it speaks of either bankruptcy and disorder, j ■stance The act would be at .'nee di^^ivowed. .>ind the
or the expedient of a European arbitration.’’ 1 returne I, with apologies and com|.ensatioti Ihi'
' was the course which, if federal .Xmerica hnd been
IneOtncial London Gazette contains further
their stock in trade. On iliis (hey have earned their
political iivi'lihooil and won their posit ion. Just as there
an otheis who p.'inder to the lowfr passions of humani
ty. ,V diligent use of thi>i bad C'lpital has iieule them
whnt they are. ntid r>iised them to the rank of Commis
sioners It i.- through their life-long haired and abuse
, 1 • 1 ol Kngland that they eoine h.-re in their present con-
rhe government is actively euL'iiged ^in tor- «j,ic„o„s capaeity 'The li.iiion, tm.l. r whose tlag they
’ ■ ‘ *' *'■ ' ” * *" ‘ a cafe p:i>;* ige ;!c:-o-.j the .Atlantic—the nation
th:it h'l-' now re-cued tlient with all lier might t'rom the
ci'vtain'y of a dungeon and the chance« ot a retaliatory
murder, is that Mf iiti''! which they have alw done
tiieir lii'St to exi'iperato thfir conntryimn. Ibtd they ,
]'.Mi-»hed in t)'i* celi or on tlie se.itTold, amid the iri- |
uiiii'lriiii yells of ihe imiltitu.ie. luemory woold have ^
sti'Ziiesti-d t hal their own bitter tirades had raised the
st.irm. an I ilnt their deitl; wif only the naiuril aod
li.gic'il eoticlu'toii o! ilieir own calumiiie!i aii-i soph-
islries i
■ we di) >iiu’i-rtdy hope that our ciiintrymen will i
no' givt* the tcllow.s an \ l hing in the sh ip» of an ovation j
Tile civiiiiv tlrit i' dii>‘ t') t t in d ires- is all that j
they t.-an I'iaiiii \V,> h-ive returtie'l them good for evil, j
a'ld sooth to .-'ly. wo s!;..;ild be e.'Ci-cedttigly sorry tliat i
ihev '•hoiild ever be in •> ^-itii.ttioH ti'oht- ^e wh it return j
th"v will make for the good we h ive now done ihem. i
They ..re here t’or! Iieir i wu interest, in or ler if j>ossible,
to drag II." ;n;o their own ijiiarrel, an i, but for th«* un-
pVa-iant contingfucies ot a prison, i ather disappointed,
perliHjw. that ilieir deteniioti h:is not proyoked a new
wsr When tlmy stepped on bonnl the Trent, they did
not tr.mtde tiieiiiseKes wi h the thought of the mischief
they might be d.iiii;; '»n unutl'en'ling neutral; and if now.
by Miy le^ perilous .It-v.i ". ;hey could vniangle us in
t):e war. tio doubi they wmid be only too happy. We
trust tiien- i' no eh'iiice of liieir iloing this, for impar
tial as the Hritish public is in the iiiaiter. it certainly
hns m> j'reju I’ce in l.ivor ,>t »lavery. wiiich. if anything.
lhe-;e gent:emen r.-i t ■ s.m hat tlicy ;itni tiieirsecre
laries are to il.) here p.t-'os oiir cono-ciiire They are
jvrson tl;V tioihiiig ;.i They mils! not suppose, be-
ctiM'f wi' havo g. ne to the very verge i f a gn-at war ti’
res'ii.- theai. itfU tlitefi/r.- they are precious iti our
e,^ i-s VVf h'ai' i i. ive done jiisi as mucti to rescue two
of their own negri.-—. iiid h.id that heen the object of
tl 1' resoiie. t!ie -iw.ijahy I’oiiipcy and f;i.' ir would have
h.'ol iu't the « i iie t ight to iniiniphal arche.' and iiuitii-
It is a great victory, though it is but an escape cii a, >i i as Ma-i ii and a:idell >o plca»e.
l^'itisli pu' lie, lets havi> ny;!‘ ol'the-e thing-' l,‘‘t the
’ mimi>xioiiers come up niiietly !o t.iwii. and have their
say with Mi_\body wiio may iiave time to li-teti tothetn
For our p'iit. we cannot see h^w anything thyv h^ve to
tel’, can turn the .« • ale ot' Hritisii .luty ati i delil>era;ioii.
Tliere liaye been so many ei- e” of pe.ipie an I natinns
Of' !l'li''iing an i';tual in iependeiice. miit compellitig tli-
r( ooirnit ■ ‘11 of tlie worl i, ihat all we have t.. 1;! is what
w have ti 'tie in-f 're up ’o ttie very i. r year. Thi-j i>
D' w a siiii’.>l>' nia'ior ■= jireoi- lenl O.ir ■•’alfsmeii an 1
1. wyei's kri' W ijii.ie a> iniioh "U the as Nie'sr*.
M '..in an i Slid.- ^ -ind -ire in n-' ne«d vt tln-ir int'.irma-
fi >11 ..r H'lvue
... , , , , : five thou.«and dollars.
.'Iw act to amend an act entUltd Act to rai-st on aa- j
ililioHul mililari/ foree, to nerve during the wtr," ap- \ t 'n ^ /, it -i ,.j 'I't.u .i.o/.t
j If o . '.L..., Jf iiii. r fJ. hathuna.— 1 he annual meet
j-roved Mui/ Hth, IHtjl, arni for other purposes | . ’ i i i i i u i i
Skction l'. The Vonare^s of the Confederate States of \ |ng of the Stockholders in this (.ompany was held
Am>‘4-icu do enact. That volunteers otfering their ser- | in Charlotte on 'i hursday last. It is contem-
vices under an act eniitled “.An act to raise an addi- j plated to finish the Rnad to Statesville by tlie
tional military forc-‘ to serve dut-ng the war," approved of June, LOi UiileS at a Cost of IOO,UOO,
\l:iv 8th, IHiil. may be accepted by iho I’resi lent sing- ! • i i- . i . . i ■.
I ■ 11 ■ ■ 1 includin*; Depots and water stations, being f little
ly, as well as in comp-inies, souadrons, battalions or ; ^ > -i rm .. n • i
regiments, | per mile. 1 he following gentlemen
.Sr.e, In all appoiiitnieiits of otilcers raised under i were elected Directors for the ensuing year: Wni
this act, the Held tind company oHicer shall be chosen | Johnston, J. A V^ounLT, David Parks, of Meck-
and appt.intetl in the manner prescribed by the aC, en- 1 Ji^nV/Ur;; COUllty; Jos. W. StOckton, A. K. Siuion-
titleil “.\n Mct providing tor t he granting ol boutityand j i-' • i i -m ii a I..,
• I i. ton. (jeo. r. Davidson, ii. I. .'JcDowell, of Ire-
I fiirloMgtis t., pnv »tes ati-i non cimniissiotied oliicers in j ’ i i i>
j the l‘rovisioniil armv," apf.rove'l iH'Cemb.^r 11th, 18(31; ; de.l COUflty. III. .Jollllston Was re-elected i re-
I and .all vacaii'Mes occnrritur in the said offices after the ' sident, M. L. Wriston, Sec’y and Treas., ani T.
; tir-t election made innler this act, as well as under the ; J Suinner, En>;ineer.— (’/lur/i/ttf: U^m'icrat.
aei entitled ■•\n net to raise an additional military force
t'l >ie: ve during the war. " approved May Hth, l>l)l,shaU
be lilleii by prouiotifrti. according to grale and senior
ity. as provid.*'i in ihe said aft of the llih I,l.jeeniher
l''^l. except in cH^e of disability or other incompetcn-
oy: rrovidfit. Iiowever, I hat t he Presitient be aut horizeii
to depart from I he prescribeil rule of jiromotion. in hon
or c f any person es;*acially distinguished by his com
manding general for extraoi-clinary merit, or some sig
nal HCt of military skill or gallantry.
Sti-. 8. .\ny vacancy occurring in the r.-uik** of com-
ptntes inustereii into .he Confederate sprvice for thr%re
Fatdl Arrhtpnt.—.An accident occurred at
Sewell's Point, last week, wliieh resulted in the
death of one and the.«evere wounding o( two other
meinbers of the North (,’an>litia Kei^inif'nt.
The facts as we gather them are as follows: A
young man named Taylor was engaged in re
moving the tube of a bomb shell, and in order to
render it easy to take out ho made an application
of irrease The grease becoming cold, he placed
years or for ihe war, may be tilled with volunteers; and it pear tV.e fire to melt, when V>y some means a
spark found its way to the combustible matter
within, causing the shell to explode with a loud
and terrific report, and cuttinr ofl one of his legs.
A fragment entered his body killing him imme
diately.
Voun^ Taylor was about seventeen or eighteen
years ot asre, and was much beloved by his com
panions in arms. His remains have been for
warded to his parents.—Sor. [>ny Buok^ Xth iiist.
.A.vofHKK —On the 28th, a member of the 3d N. C.
llegitnent, named Albritton, detailed for guard at Fr^de-
rick-bur.', Va , was siioi through the foot, (the ball
[ins'itig thronsrh the heel and coming out at the ankle
in front,) by the accid«ntal discharge of a musket,
which had been b-aneil against a post and jarred frotu
its upright position by some one [lassing.
4 o.\i t%\ li^t.
correspondence between Earl Kussell and Lord
Lyons.
On the iil.st December, Lord Lyons encloses a
copy of a note addressed by Mr. .'cward to the
Secretary of the Federal Navy, condemniiiL' in
courteous i.r .;ven shrewd, federal Atiierica w >uld have
pursued. .Nl". ‘Reward missed a gr.-at opportunity wheti
he failed to act as a Kiiropean statestnan wouM havi-
aeted un ler similar circumstance' .\t llii- nvment
there is no great sympathy here f r either party. The
-ittraction w»- teel lowuids a weaker nation invaded by
■I stronger and richer nation is repelled by the very
very strong terms the fact of a British stfhooner general de'or'ation of >^lavery: and if Mr ?ieward ha-1
(the James Campbell i captured for breach of seizeil the oj,portunity for a graceful and oouricoii^ act
blocka.Ie, having been brou'ht into New Vork for our countrymen mieht
with the British fla- flyintr under that of the T- '"‘7, 'Zl'V '''T"'"'
... V 'I'l • was a gross blunder for th* shr.-wd mini'ier ..f a shrew i
niteu States. . Ir. ..eward says. ** ( hi' unseem- p.->ople to miss the chance f a ^reat a-lv-mtaee only tu
ly act must lipve been occu^iiined by a misaj'fire- d > the same act at last utiderciicum»tances of unav .id-
heniion of his duty by the ofhcer who ordered or humiliation
J tile liistrict K
trict are ri>.|ia-sit"i ’ ■> '
b. li and e.taininc their
poini it ; ;u.
Tnis will be I he ia-t
F,-b. 1, I''-;],
hiving cotiipleted the Tax J.ist for
y!•'!i>v;lle, all per- itis in 'iiJ dis-
> I i'' -tl ihe St-ire "f A M. t’-iiup-
iist-. and it ther.- is any error to
diaiK'e to O'lrr.-ct the li-t.
I’l VS H \ It l>i K. t'ollfCt'ir
'"i-ijw
I liKKKI
J I'anif! (
;M\ iioiii'
(Jrice. of
ol '! lore unty. ijieiiil'eis 'f mv ^
tome on ,'Satut-l-tv m-m. -it F'iv.*:i
\OTH'i:.
N a: h-iti J L. wi-. .\lrx
irii| « iti OiMinty, and Th>.i
- 'wmi' iii V
le,
Helch »u 1
I C Muruf
’ ; rejiurt
•' . other-
HiJt we ire told that a very elaborate note ->f pr-itf..t
aecimpanies thi- surrender. Thi>i voluminous gb.ss
uj on a very simple fact is still upon its way from tjne.-n'-
:i wn. We cannot say we are very inii'atieiif fir it.
We have loug since learned lo "alue traru Atlantic-
statesmen less T.r what they say ih in f..r what they-1.
It ij by deed-, aii l not by argaments, that the fa'.-: w**
to t!ay annoume has been brought about. It is n.>t \ at-
tel and Brynkershock, and Ji^towell anti l»e H uitwelt,
, 1 J • • who have influenced this co’’iroversy, but the prompti-
to be employed in a similar proeeeditiif for the . tude with which we n'inforced .Admiral Milne’s fleet.
and poure-i battalion ufier battalion into anad-t.
They loudly j rocl.aim this in Amerie-i. nud Mt
allowed it." Mr. Seward requests the ."ecretary
of the Navy to give such orders as may prevent a
repetition.
The next case refers to the circumstancw of an
oath having been exacted as auondition of release
by the commander of the U. S. .steamer, from
three British seamen captured for breach of block
ade, to the effect that they should undertake not
w;^e ihey w;'' Ue pr..i'e*:di-d rtgain.t ms desert.-i-'
W T AMtEK.^jS
- ! l.t. ;i h Keg t N. ' I'rn
1'"-
Fel. y
(o llii'e,
• iv ; hf rw!n 1 ;ii le! of im-year. * co 1 •'
and Iruner lU pay a liti-irai price f
wi'l c.iiiie %• il mmentl.-d
■Vj plv luiuiediately, to
■Mrs M
Feb > I" !.’
'f »
Wa^^e^
one who
the commander of each r.f sai 1 srju j.lroni, battalions or
regiuieiits, or;:ani7.ed :ts aforesaid, may detail ene com
missioned ollicer at.d one iion-commi»sioned officer and
one or more privates from each company of his commatnl,
with the ajipro.'al of the brigailier general of the bri-
g nle to whicii sail! stjuadron, battalion or regiment may
b» attached, to recruit men for said company; so that
the s-iiiie may c ontain not more 'ban one hundreil an-1
twenty-five, rank ami file; and the men so recruited
sli-ill he musieied at the time of enrohnent, an-l shall
entitle 1 to tr-nsportation and subsistence, or com-
uiutalion of siibsi.,i.-tice, till ihey join 1 heir respective
cotui ani.'s, ati-i to tifiy dollars houtity. to be pai.l at the
time of joining Ihe same.
-1. The (’resident he, and he is hereby authoriz
ed to apptiiiit and coiii'iii-siDn per>on>« as field tiJlicers or
C 'l'iain-i to rai'e regiments, sijiiadrons, hattalioii'i. or
Companies, and the ii.divtiluals composing the satni-
shall bu mu-t«M-ed at the time of enlistment, ami be en-
ti:lel to p’ly. traiisportation, and subsistence from the
d-tie of the org inizalion of companies; but the oliicers so
■I) jHiiiiteti by the I’resideut shall not be entitled to any
p-iy or allowance until th-sir respective comHiands be
fully oriiiiiiiied and ri-ported to the f»ecretary of War;
and saiil appointtueuts shall expire if the otlicer appoint
ed ^hall n-.it, within a re.-i?.oLa*.!e time, nji to exceed
tw , mouths f.ir a couipatiy, and four months lor a bat
'iilion. '.juadion, or regiment, report the corps author-
.Z--1 !o hi- raided by him, organized and ready for duty:
ri.tf.i, neiirlhelf "s. That every oflicer so commission
ed for such purpo-e sliall receive an appointment jiro-
poriioiied to the force he recruits: And/./roi'id-d. further-
■■n rt. That jio enli>:iments under the comniis.-ions of
captains shall be obligaiory unless the number be sutli
cit-nt to constitute a cotopany
(''tton (irouih'j in /ii>iii.—The EiiLrMsh peo
ple are very doubtful ot the .-ucce-ss of the renew
ed entt rpries of cotton growing in India.
The orL'an of the British Government at Cal-
'•utta gives but a poor account ot’ these expori-
nent> This ptiper ■ the Englishman sets down
the expense ot cotton j» r timl to the cultiv;itor
ir .'hipper at f* pence, and remarks that “it is
fhtis clearly perceptible tliat the jireseiit price ot
111 lia cottMn ill the Liverpool market i.s not suffi
cient to induce any increase in the cultivation; the
U'ire so a.s the char^'es here given are irrespective
of the thou.sand and one demands made ufion the
trade by every native agent thruuixh whoe hands
it ptis^e.' ()ne acre of cotton land in the A*«.-
Ii ir> one ot the best oottin districts in In-
('i>pp»'nis—There is a sireat scarcity of co]>-
[•eras in portions of the South. This however
neea not induce us to despair ot tlie ultimate in
dependence of the Yankee concern which seeks
our ruin. The materials from which this u6«lul
and neceiisary article is obtained, exist in nature
abundantly. And oven in our own county, beds
of the sulphuret of iron are found in large t^uanti-
ties. Near the Shallow Ford of Tennessee River,
some thirteen miles N of Franklin, the outcrop
ping of this uietal has attracted the attention of
the neighborhood and a ijuantity has been extract
ed and used for copperas.
The process of obtaining pure sulphate of iron
is as follows: Raise the ore from the earth, ex
pose it to the air on a scaliold nr table, occasional
ly sprinklinir it with water
The sulphur absorbs oxygen fro;n the air and
is converted into sulphuric acid, which is retain
ed by the water. The acid combines with tlie
iron, as the ore decomposes; forms a s^reenish
cru^t The mass then lixiviated or washed by
pourinir water throuiih it by which the salt is dis
solved, and then by evaporation crystals are ob
tained.— hrdnH-itn { yhicnn t'ar'ilhtinn.
—While leather has borne a
hiirh price in other places and persons have come
in here and offered wm prices for all‘our tanners
WAR NEWS.
The Burmide Expeiiiiion Ltft Haftt-run
Norfolk, Feb. 4.—A letter was received in this
city on Saturday from Elizabeth City, in whiclj
it was stated that on Friday one of the steatn
left Roanoke Island for the purpose of
noiterine, and on her return reported that tliy
entire Burnside Fleet had left Hatteras
Sorf'dlt:
A lirush near Occo(juan.—We hav** tl,,.
ticulars of a very spirited and gallant little afiair
that occurred a few days ago, near ()cco^uan in
which eiifht Texas soldiers succeeded in puttir,.,
to fliglit a body of fifty or sixty Yankees It aJ
pears that a detaehmert oi men, who have bJlj
for some time employed as s.couts beyond the ba\
had, for a few nights, occupied as tjuarters a hou"
in rlie deserted village of Colchester, known a-
the “Lee House.” A few nights ago, the houv-
was surrounded and fired upon by a body of Vm,
kees, numbering some fifty or sixty men.
men had slept upon their arms, and tlie iin ,,t
the enemy was promptly returned from eitrlit ijjt.
fen nt quarter? of the house. For tlie full
of fifteen minutes the Yankee officers e.ssay,. ]
thre:its and oaths, to make their men foroo tlj"«
building; but all to no purpose, the cowanliy or.
ture.-;. taking to their legs, leaving two dt
number dead and one mortally woiind- d. ivin..
within twenty feet of the house. The hous,.
p.^ppered with musket balls from cellar to attic-
but fortunately, but one of its brave occupants—
James Spraddling, a Texas volunteer—was woun'i-
el, and that not dangerously.—Ri U J-J., ;„,i
[This is the Soutliern account ot the skirtni-li
noted in our last, in which according to tli Van
kees nine of the Texans were killed and uie; cap
tured.]
From Ani/iisfti.—Auolst.a, Ga.. Feb. 4
y>riv:ite letter frtmi Savannah says that hcMW
firing was heard in the dire(Wion of N.-.v iJivcr,
South Carolina, on Monday morning, which last,
ed over four hours. It was suppo-ed to 1,1, y,,
engagement with the enemy’s gunboats. A pa.i-
seiii'er says that a Confederate officer at Savantiali
stated that our batteries had attacked and des
troyed one of the enemy’s gun boats.
From thf HVs/.—The Memphis Avalanche of
the :30th states, that the enemy have irathereil
00,0UU men at Camp Holt, 4 miles helow Cairo,
who will be increased to a hundred tkqusatnl; tliat
on or about the 7th of this month, tiie advance
on Columbus and New Madrid will be made both
by land and water, and that the force?, desn nied
to act by land, will descend the river to a
about ten miles above Columbus. This mav l-j
the programme—it may be undertaken, it inav bu
ttxesuted; but w^e shall see.
(j»n. Bi.iurejard.—Much havint; been ^aid
recently in the newspapers about the movements
of this officer, it is proper that the public bhould
be made aware of the fact that he left Mantissas
on Friday last, at midnight, by a special train,
for Lynchburg, on his way to the netv post of du
ty to which he has been assigned. Whether
that be Kentucky, New Orleans, or elsewhere,
he will doubtle-is be heard from in due tim«.
Ri' fiinoml Diujxftch, H>/ iml.
nation uf Hruj.ulit /• (j*taernU in ihf-
—The Richmond Whig “regrets to learn from
the (’harleston Mercury, that Gen. Bonham has re
signed his commission in the Confederate service
1 He considered himself unjustly treated by the
authorities. ien B. was one of the first who
came from our sister State to beat back the inva
der, and he will ever be warmly cherished by
every Virsrinia heart.
“We are pained too to hear that (jen. Jackson,
(Stonewall,) for similar reasons, has been induc
ed to resign his commission in the army. luiiiui.
the service loses one of the bravest of the brave
—the idol of his soldiers and the herald of vietury."
future. .Mr. Seward, atrain addressinkc th .
retarv of the ti'deral navy, »itroiig!y condemns
this act, and releases the seamen from the oblitra-
tion taken by them.
Lattut ly telejrji>h fn.ut, (,h‘e^u*tju-n.—The
Sumter has been ordered from (,’adiz by the
Spanish (Jovernment, and has >:one to Gibraltar.
The (Paris) Journal des l>ebats thinks that
Lord Falmer.iton’s intentions towards the U. S.
are not pacific.
Ihe Paris Temps, announcing the expected
arrival of Mason and Slidell, says that no obsta
cle will be offered to the fulfilment of their mis-
ard’i dispatch will very probably be found to bear marks
■if the same s,-ufinient. We make up our min-Js in a 1
Vince, therefore. to accept with unrufilud equanimity
any (]uantity of words. Kven if there bh'Uild be niiiffl-d
threat- na l e.\pre-^iions of ill will, w shall humbly
hope to outlive them. The aggressor i- making retri-
bini,,n. It never has been h*>ld of much cotise.j.ieiice
whether he d je** it witii a good grace .=r ri i. I’he sub-
.^tautial apolugy lie'^ in the f-act ot the surrender of the
thing taken. We hope to fin-l in Mr S,-ward's note an
expression of iegret that he should ever have eniploved
so inconsiderate a commar.iler as Captain Wilkes,* or
should hflve been »o ill-advised as to persevere in a
tacit recognition of liis act; but we
.\olict* to l'oiii«iiiiiei*«.
iruie u;; tias bijl-j must be pull on or liofore th*
!tnt^ . f the m oith: ;f not pui i i ii that day the fl"W
of G IS w . -le shut of! until the bi;ls un- paid.
A. M. 1>K1.A.NV,
Sup’t Fayetteviile tins Light Co.
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F
TIt‘11 WniilcMl
>11 a t'liiiipiiiy >>; 1.1(1111' AKTlLLtilV in the
l’rov;-,i jtial .Utny uf tlie I'oiifederate .•States. The
. Iin, produces, say.s the hnirlisbman, only two could make, they have almost unanimously re-
■ iiundrcd and sixty pounds of cotton in the seed, fused to sell abroad and have not gone over 50
1 ir. when cleaned, seventy pouniis. lo add to its cts. per lb. for sole and tJO cts. per lb. for upper
: _'r )Wth new latuL would have to be clean d, upon leather. Our people have thus been supplied at
which th;it p;iper remarks as tollyws: siudi prices as the irreat demand would seem
i •• I’he clearing, leveling and preparing the Ian I would justify, while exorbitant ilernaiids have not been
•'C^ .-ely be don.* under ill li shilling- an acre, and the uiade.— Fninlclin s X. C. ' ' nri)lini'nt.
L'nirrr^iffi of ^ nrth t ari>h nn.—e are happy
to learn that the number of students at the L’ni-
versity is very encouraging. There are students
from every State in the t’onfederacy, except
s.— Rafeiiih Stnnii'iri.i.
'u' s*-.4uenl Wfeding-5 iii.d hoeings without which the
( Irttiis Would not thtive in a newly turned soil, would
luriher iticre-i-e the cultivator's outlay by at leajt an-
aher pound steiling It is therefore evident that, wiih-
■ ait some iii 're sure and .“ub.itaniiul prospect of re-
launeratiou, tt.erscan be little prospect of the ryots
I'eiiig induced to etiter largely into the cultivation of
new land-^; though they may cultivate more of their old
L’ 1 iV luiuumm. Ol itieir mis- ; tacit recognition of his act; but we shall be neither
Sion tor ranee and hngland. The Plenipoten- "Surprised or discomfited if this hope is not fulfilled,
tianes of the South will be allowed to plead for i '‘owever. it is enough that we congratulate our-
the recognition of the South ■ that the danger is past, and all present appre-
The Paris Presse say« that France will not re i ^^P‘ci.ally con
ceive the Commis.sioners ^ gratuUie ourselves that the cnsts found this united na-
1 T> 1 , .. I non and her loyal colonies 90 well prepared, and that
i.iie Independence Belire .says that France will ! if leaves them so well protected. We have every reason
take the initiative in makin;^ diplouiatic remon- ^ ‘"‘''‘•fied with the position which the c umtrv has
strance against the blockade of the Southern norts ^iHve never deviated from grave
and that Lngland will only Mve moral sunr.ort to i , courteous discu-sion. ami have never descended to
France. ^ "r which came from the other
T'l, i_r ij Mde of the .Atlantic. I'le W«r Departments have mani-
Ihe Herald thus sums up ‘‘the situation:”— I efficiency which gives us confidence in our-
• U- u relative to the new phase temper, but have displayed, together with dignified de-
in wnicn the rulers of Kn^dand and France were I hherntion, firmness, promjuitu le and courazo. Nor will
then disposed to consider the *\.meriean riuostion. - refrain from adding wluit every one will feel while
The .Mason and Slilell ca«e haviii"- uonia to an i ^hts news, that the man upon whom the nation
end, the “ vllics” n..r^• ve’ien. .ntK /l I r f .nstinctively relied while the crisis lasted, deserves our
Stone fleet hi ekadr , ^ i »?ratifude. now .he peril is overcome. It is
v^int f f harleston harbor, and ; mdeed a rare triumph to grace the latter years of a life
nint tnat in oonsequence of this act the entire | 'hat Lord Palmerston has found
blockade of the Southern ports i.s likely to be im- ' opportunity to curb the arrogance of
pugned by the great Powt-rs of Kiirone with „ Iwhich has in this generation entered
▼iew to its anniliilation ^ ' ^J^**‘u' ‘t'cally upon a course of offence towards Kngland.
Furtfier than this Hngland has broached the ... , «->om the London Times, Jan. 11.
idea ol an An«-lo-Fremdi ; I 'our Amtrican gentlemen who have got us into
affairs havin-r b/rl I' erventlon in our ! our late troubles, and cost UH probably a million apiece
t>i* i". 1 . . I ? 1 the • paeihcation of i will soon be in one of our ports. Like the rest of their
e eral and vonlederate States of North I couuirymen, they believe themselves to be of immense
importance lo their cause, whatever it mav be. Nei
ther side can give England the smallest credit for un
derstanding or wishing to understand the rights of
their case; and so nothing will serve them but there
must be somebody always dinning into our ears some
details or platitudes to which the speakers attach a spe
cial value. Federalist after federalist, confederate af
ter confederate has arrived in this country in the full
persuasion that if he were once permitted to occupy
the attention of Lord I’almorston or Lord Russell night
and day for a fortnight, or to fill a page of the Times
every day for that period, England would at 1 ist begin
to have an inkling of the case, ami would rush to the
aid ot the Federal or the Confederate c.iuse.
These two Commissioners and their secretaries are
not unlikely to think even more of their importanee
than other similar arrivals, having witnessed in their
own persons the rabid anxiety of their Northern coun
trymen not to let them be seen or heard in this island.
To the sedate English mind this ridiculous rivalry for
the exclusive possession of the Hritish ear is only an
older version of what is often witnessed in our nurse
ries. A fearful uproar of words, screams and blows
reaches the mother, who hastens to allay the turnult.
When she arrives, she finds all confusion, and Master
John and Master Tom, eaeh with a tale of outrages and
provocations, each resolved to have the word, and afraid
of aothiag so much as that the other should get a hear*
t '.rvice. during the war The Company will i l^nls with cotton. Hut this cannot and will not be
’ ';ifiicient; and, unless .Manchester is prepared to raise
the price of Indian cotton nearer to that now being paid
f->r the produce of .Vtiierican slave labor, there is, we
fe.ar, but a poor prospect of any very great increase to
the cotton lands now existing
A„ ,, r -- - of North
America. In support of this the LonIon Obser-
ver-a government organ-at the latest moment,
cites the precedent .set in the case of the interfer
ence of Lngland, 1-ranee and Russia in order to
Fn“ lx"-*" 'n '^'-‘tween (ireece anl Turkcv
L V 1 reminds us that
therefasalof lurkey to accede to the nronosi
tiomi of the neutrals brought on the battle of Na-
var.no in which the Turkish fleet was destroyed.
It IS alleged that the rebels of the South will
giadly accept of this intervention, and it is left,
it, to be inferred that the recusant
* ion o orth America will f;e regarded as tlie
i urkey of the presont day. The tone ot all the
ngiis I journals points to a speedy objection to the
blockade, an attempt at a direct European inter-
en ion on this continent, and a recognition of the
n epen ence of the South by France and England.
ne o our Paris correspondents reiterates his
opinion that Napoleon will take the lead in the
^tter, and, judj^ing from the articles in the Paris
Mom eut ^uh referei.ee to the blockade, and the
phments paid to the Emperor by the London
term
go into I .imp at iUchmoiid in eight or ten weeks and
in'o ii'iiia! servi’e late ;n the ?>pritig. I’ay jl'J per
motitii. Hti 1 a bounty of c-oO when sworn into t^-.rvice.
,\ny O'le desirous of ciitering the service can find me
at the t’ lurt House, or in my absence .Mr. John W
Haker, Jr., will a*t for me.
GEO. B. HAKKR.
I»ec. Klrt
A \ oitni\AACi:
To autil irize the raiding ot a iJ-itralion of six Companies
or Regiment of Troops for twelve nionths.
BK it ordiiiied by ihi-^ ('on vi-nt ion, and it is hereby
ordained by the authoriiy of the same. That the
(Jovernor in aiiiborizt'd to receive into the service a Hat-
t'llion of inf'-intry. to consist of six companies, for I'J
montlis, or a Kegimeiit of ten companies, to be composed
of volunteers who belonged to the First Hegiinent of
North t;.arolina Volunteers, (the Lafayette Light Infantry
and liie lu-b-pendenl Light Infantry of the town of Fay
etteville included,) atel such others as may enrol them
selves with them.
He it further or>tained. That the said conijianies shall
have the right lo elect their I’oinmissioned Otilcers, and
the Hattalion shall have the right to elect a Lieutenant
Colonel and a Major, and a t’olonel if a Regiment be
formed; said otliccrs of Companies and of the Hattalion
or Regiment to be chosen iti accordance with the law
now in force providing for the election of Officers by
the twelve mouths' volunteers. I’rovi'led further, That
the said Hattalion or Regiment shall be transferrad
wiihiti convenient time to. utid accepted by, the Govern
ment of the (^onfeilerate States.
THE FIRST BATTALION
ii. c'. voi.uA
fiita^The above Ordinance having been passed by the
State Convention on the 12th inst , a rare chance is now
otfered to those who wish to enter their country's ser
vice Aa il is probable that the Htate will finally want
the services of the whole Militia of the State, it will be
better for those who can, to join this Hattalion, so that
proper preparation can be made for comfort before en
tering the fiold for active duty. Those wishing to enrol
tbeir names can call al ihe Store of A. M. Johnson
Military Storekeeper, one door East of 0. Hrandt’s-
those from a distance can address me, for further in-
fornr-ition, per mail.
F. N. ROHKRTS.
Dec’r 13, 1861. (3;,
E. MURRAY. I). R. .MURCHISON. J. T. MURRAY
B. MURRAY & 00^
Commissioii Merchants.
WHOLE)$ALi: iiROCERi»
•.NORTH WATER STREET, '
W*ilmington^ J\\ €.
Particular attention given to aa1« or ahipmmt «f
Cotton and Naval Stores.
Tu'u fiunilred /‘erin/na Buried in a Coal- Pit.
—Among the items of news by the last English
Steamer is the following:—
An accident buried two hundred persons in a
coal pit, near Shields, on the IGth inst. The
correspondent of the Manchester (.Juardian tele-
irraphs on the I7th:
“I have just returned from Harley New Pit,
where two hundred men and lads are buried.
'I’he shaft has been closed up through the huge
beam of the pumping engine falling down the pit
yesterday. It carried the timber and the wood
work down, and thus blocked the up and down
east shafts.
The falling timber killed five out of eight men
who were beinr drawn up in a cage at the time.
The men and lads working below at the time of
the accident hare been buried forty-eight liours,
notwithstanding the greatest exertions to relieve
them on the part of the able.st men in the coal
trade. The working seam is filling with water,
and no doubt the horses, which are worth five
hundred pounds, are already drowned. Means
have been employed for securing good ventila
tion, and I was as.sured by the best authorities
before I left to-night, that the strongest hopes
may be entertained that the yard seam would be
reached, and the men and lads rescued before
morning. The three men saved hung by the
cage in the shaft, eight hours before they were
rescued.”
Texas.—Raleitjh
Truvhle icfth the Pilots
Neic Remedy for The Journal de
Chemie Medicale contains an account of the dis-
cov'ery of a new and powerful sedative in neural-
gia, just discovered by l^r. Field. The substance
used is nitrate of oxide and glycile, and is obtain
ed by treating glycerine at a low temperature
with sulphuric or nitric acid. One drop mixed
with ninety-nine drops of spirits of wine, consti
tutes the first dilution. A case of neuralgia in
an old lady, which had resisted every known reme
dy, was completely cured by this new agent.
A calculation shows that every Confederate
killed by the Lincolnites, during the first six
months of this unholy war, cost the Lincoln Gov
ernment one hundred thousaqd dollars,
The Lincolnites do
not seem to get along pleasantly with the people
who formed the “Provisional Government of
North f'arolina at ILittcras. The N. \. Her
ald’s correspondent writes:*—
“To obtain pilotji acijuainted with the Sound is
no ea.'^y matter. A few days since Commodore
(loldsborough had an interview with soiae of the
inhabitants about here with a view to getting one
to assist in the pilotage of the fleet. These men
are of course L nionists, but how far their patriot
ism goes will be evidenced by the following ab
stract of a conversation which ensued between
the Commodore and one of them;
Commodore.—“Wouldn’t you like to make
some money? We will pay you well to do this
business; good, hard gold at that.”
Native.—(With in indescribable drawl and ac
cent.)—“Wal, yaas, I would, but 1 run a risk of
getting ill treated by the s’eshioners.”
Commodore.—“liut we will protect you from
any danger of that kind.”
Native.—“^aas, I understand that, but”—•
(hesitating.)
C’ommodore.—“What?”
Native, (liringing out hi8 words with a jerk.)
I ‘ \\ all, now, you know you moughta't succeed
in this business, and them 'are r:’eshionera 'ed
treat me bad.”
He could not be prevailed upon, nor either of
the others. It i.s to be hoped that these men are
not a sample of the L nionists of North Carolina.”
Jessie Fremont and Old Hlair.—A Yankee
journal relates the following:
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, while on her re
cent visit to Washington to ferret out the origin
of the hostility which had manifested itself to
wards her hu.sband, had an interview with the
President, during which Mr. Blair, Sr., father of
the Po.«tmaster General, and Frank P. Blair, were
present. Mr. Blair turned to Mrs. Fremont and
said:-—“Mrs. Fremont, allow me to say to you
that, in my judgment, madam, your proper place
is at the head of your husband’s household ut St.
Louis, and this intermeddling with the affairs of
the State is, to say the least ot it, in very bad
t.iste on jrOur part; and, in conclusion, I wish you
to underiitand that here is where we make men
and unmake them. To which Mrs. Fremont
instantly replied:—“Mr. Blair, permit me to say
to you that I have seen some men of your mak-
ing, and it they are the best you can do I would i
ftdvise you to (juit the buiinotfl ** I
The fjitii'olit Cammii^ion to the So»'h.—We
are informed that our Governiirent will nut oiilv
refuse, persmptorily, to allow Bishop Ames and
.^Ir. Fish to come liere for the purpose of inves
titi.iting our pris ui system, or tor any otlier pur
pose, but will henceforth exercise a rigid surveil
lance over any communication, by person or let
ter. between this country and the North. Thisi>
a step in the right direction, and the oiilv rciiret
is that the policy hu 1 not boon sooner adopted.
Rn'li mdnd Dlppatrh, ijd
Aj^'urn in Marylanit.—Our -‘local” friend, of
the Richmond Kmjuirer, who left this city sev
eral weekii ago on a busines.s visit to Haltiiiiore,
returned home Itist Saturday, after .an adventu
rous, but entirely successful trip His report of
to the ]>revailing sentiment ot the people of Mary
land, gathered from reliable source.'^, is most en
couraging. He represents that fully nine-tenths
of the people of the State, and of tht' city of Halti-
moro, are earnest sympathizers with the cause of
the South, and that their isympathy finds trctjuciit
and enthusiastic expression. It is strikingly mani
fested even to the most careless observer in the
eagerness with which every succe.ss of the South
ern arms, or every disaster to those of tlie Lin
colnites, are hailed, and in the undisguised scorn
with which the Tnionists are treated. They are
relentle.'isly “cut’’ in all their social relations by
the Southern men, and openly shunned in all
business transactions.
'I he Southern sympathizers are recovering iroui
the apathy into which they fell after the subjuga
tion of Baltimore, and now openly resent the
atrocious outrages daily perpetrated by the Fed
eral policK and their leaders upon the women and
children.
Ihe fact is not attempted to be concealed, even
by the Yankees themselves, that the sentiment ot
Maryland is overwhelmingly against the Lincoln
(rDverument, and that the danger is imminent
that upon the first reverse to the Yankee anu}"^
the people of the State may rise and wreak sum
mary vengeance upon the insolent horde who
have 80 long oppressed and humiliated them. The
city is strongly fortified on its four suburban limits
The Federal Hill fortification is especially strong,
and is capable of resisting the assault of a power
ful army. J rom this entrenchment the city could
be shelled and entirely destroyed in a few hour.^.
There are about 10,000 nien encamped in various
iuarters of the city.—Dispatrh.
AewsjKiper Mortality.—Seventeen of the twen
ty-six newspapers that were published in Florida
twelve months since, have been forced to 5uspend
by reason ot hard times. The remainder, with
the exception of one, a Semi-Weekly paper, have
been reduced in size.
I uyii^g for the Ii The Paymaster Gtyi*
«ral of the Northern army estimates the annual
cost of the bands of volunteer regiments at over
85,000,000, exclusive of the cost of clothing, sub
sistence anti transportation.
FOR THE OBSERVER.
PRACTICE ECONOMT.
India Rubber ()ver Shoes may be mended by putting
Leather inside and out and pegging, or sewing throui'h
the whole thickness. Shoes fixed this way are ss good
as new.
AVOIV E.
Forwarding &, Commjssioii Merchaot.
WILL give quick despatch to goodsCOi signed to him
Particular attention given to all produce sent him
for sale. Consignments of Naval Stor«s, tor sa!e or
shipment, solicited.
WumuQToH, l», 1W2,