WAR VIRGINIA. I Our informant heard of no other general officer I sight yvas singular and exciting. A long bl»ek
K rxpj'aua.nnock I who was irijuicd. There were several unfounded ' line shoots from the position or the reseryes, cross-
FxiaiMier. report's here yesterday—one of which stated that j es the railrou l at Hamilton’s station, «kims across
e-ii' 9 e i-> a P M ! th»! gallant Gen. Hood W'i?' killed. He was un-1 the A'alley, and in a few moments is lost in the
J1 vvin.-o.N ( uossiNu .>ec. nr- j ,„iieg away. After scarcely a
f) II Ml;,-rnc . ;ir . ji irt o * V'/1 h'LiIjnt*-non-| Several otlicers had very narrow escapes—a-j breathing spell, the same line emerges from the
enc>iii> \vrr- )>'M J ciigaj,et ■ . f' ^ I njong them Gen. J. E. U. Stuart, whose neck j piiie.s, retraces its st(?{xs into its original position.
1 \s this brigade resumed its piwition in reserve,
On yesterday up to 1 i o’clock, wrhou the cars the fire 4 tnu«»ketry directly in its Iront slackened.
■ ■ ’ ' ' A few crackling ^hotH were heard to our left^
along liOugstreet's division, and then a succession
of volley.s, which were kept up at intervals during
IJ -1 J I, 1 Tho mnnn’was brilliant,'and i We learn by telegraph that as late as 1 o’clock the remainder of th« evening. The musketry
old railroad fridge. jjstinguisb the eae- i there was still nothing but skirmishiiig tire on our right was soon renew^ed, and the battle
Sfv’ft’nls roJkTn^ Hke belvers^n a pontoon I Our soldiers were cbeerful and cuntideni M ti- r.iged with increased fury. Uur-batter.esa ong our
frnm the Stafford bank towards ! iwl succe-s. _ the ooeu low tirouid^
In the course of a'l hour i The enemv were driven back a consiaerable dis- | artillery regimpntstationed in the open low grounds
* . . .V ' . . .. railroad at Hamilton 8 station,
toon hnd-o, t.» ih'! banks .'t deserted I was grazed by a bullet,
hng being the only On yesterday up to 1
“"ATfour^o’clock^^on Thursday’morning the 17th | |et\, there had been heavy and irregular skirmish-
Miss reeitoent on picket within the town, wore | mg, promising to grow into u general engagemen .
alias. 6^ .’i the site of the i Jackson s corps wa.s all in motion towards the front,
ordered to the bluff that as late as 4 o’clock
re was s
Jur sold
bVid^e !.tretchin from the Stattord bank towards , nai succe-s
the foot of the blur.
0 cJOi’K, *'•* » conipiinies
who were lying on the extreme verge of the bluff,
were ordered to fire. The order was deliberately
given and executed. At the crack of our rifles
by the early train, report that heavy firing was
heard all the morning in the direction of Frede
ricksburg, and the presumption was that a gene-
rhe bridge builders scamperod lor the shore, leav- j ral engagement was then going on. It was also
ing their dead and wounded thickly strewn upon | stated by the same authorities that our army had
the bridjje. In a few moments they returned hdvanced two miles nearer to the town. No otfi-
and bore them off. Immediately there wa.s open
ed upon the bluti a terrific fire of shell, grape
and musketry, which was kept up with litde in-
cial information whatever could be obtained by
the press yesterday, and all that we can give fon-
cerning what took place since the diipalches of
termission until five o’clock, when our tro*jps re- j (Jen. Lee, on Saturday night, is conjoeturo.
tired. Twice a^uiri, at intervals of ball i.n hour, j The battle of Saturday comuienced at tl o’cK.ck
pontoon bridges near Peep Run. Our men pur
sued thorn a mile and a half across the bottom
land, and fell back only when they had jotten
under the shelter of their batteries. Our troopa
then retired to the south side of the railroad.
Again the enemy rallied and returned to renew
the contest, but were again, about five o’clock,
P. M., driven back. All the batteries of Jack
son’s corps were at tliis time in full play, and in
th>' approaching twilight the blaze of ihe guns
and file (|uick flashes ol the r hells were more
di>tim*tly vi.>ibl> Ihe scene aiing the valley
ight wing may
the enemy back,
fire, retired with euual nimbleness. Aker the i of the onemy, but this is not generally received i
third repulse -f the enemy, the whole of Barks- : with credit. ' i 0^‘upied by the enemy’s batteries in the morning,
dale’s HriLrale w:;;’ t>rdered to the support of the ■ A soldier of 1*. Hill’s division says the ene- , ^ enemy had men engaged tui this wing,
17th, and w re put ii.to posiiion, some in r»;ar of my charged our «u^n in their rifle [.ir.s and hh- j 'vhile altogether, Irom fir.sl to last, we had not
the blutV aiid oth^r- hi-iher up and lowei down ■ trenohuients nine timei, and were reputed with , ''n>re than lO.nilU in the line of fire,
the stream. At tlii- juncture the enemy’s f.ie terrible slaughter, until our ammunition gave out, i Longstret t s victi^rv was even more complete
when our men were again chargred in n’erwhelni- | drove the enemy into the streets of rredericks-
iug force and driven back. But having obtained | huru. killirg at lea.-^t live to one At dusk the
more ammunition, our forces in their turn charg- ! firing ceased simultaneously on both sidea
ed the enemy and drove them Irom the '.vorks in
great disorder, taking a large number of prl' niers.
(’ol. E D. Hall, 4Gth N. C. T., telegraphs from
Fredericksbu.'*g on Sunday that -‘vt.-iterday was a
from cann'>n and arms became so tremen
dous and 1 vcr\vVi“!!tiii'g tiiSt our t>rfc- was only
preserved t’r.'iii i—i; Ufiiuii by iymg tint on their
faces, in evny iiiM.mee in wliieii a uii;u ventur
ed to raise Ix ad tVi.iii the earth hn was in
stantly riddled l>y bulitis or torn to pieces by
grapeshot. it mU't be b'lrne in mind tha^ the
position'occupie - by our men was swept by the
enemy’s batteric'^ and siiarpsiiooters not two bun- , glorious day for us."
drod ya’-ds distant on the oppoau*- heights
estimated that whilst our meu were under rhi>
terrific_fire their lo>s in killed and wounded w..s
at leait loO. Towards 5 o’clock, P. M , 'hree
rousing eheii> ’rum the river bank beneath thi-
bluff arnuunced that the enemy had ci'inpleted
the brid^'c, and that his troops had effrcced a
landin^j: on the southern bank. About this time
the order for a retreat was receivrJ by our men
The regiments i>f the brigade fell back by differ
ent streets, firing as they retreated upon the ene
my, who closely followed them The brigade
rendezvoused at the market house and faced the
enemy. A sharp .«kirinish ensued, but our troops,
acting under orders, again fell back and left the
town in possession of the enemy.
The citizens, several hundred in number, who
had returned to the town under the delusion that
it would not be attacked, left it during the day,
single or in families, and sought for refu^re and
safety in the eountry. They are now seaitered
about, some in cabina and some in the open f>.ir.
This morning i met two women each with jtn
infant and several little children wandering along
the railroad. The children were all barcioo'tid,
and it made the heart bUed to see their little blue
feet treadinjr r ainfully the'frozen rround, blindly
following their poor mothers who knew as little a.s
them-elves where t" seek food and .-helter. Near
er the town we saw three women with a nuni'»- r
of children wlio had e'tabri'hcd themselves in a
three sided shelter built of rails, and covered u id
lined with wf.ett >tr;nv. The open Mde id tl:.-
shehe. ■i ;’ie s- 'uf, ;-i] ti.-/ 'loi’on.''-iL'Us : ii
r;;
dren. war;;, "i ‘ v * ■ _ uil r;;y-( 'if the W'-;-.
playuiL'” . j t i.-T* wert-’!'i.; war
nor tr j f : v., i Lir;
'd - ‘ r. eh ..ij
and th n;, n ^ ; ; i-.-i W-.-; - ■ r
.dillti.ry Iiyr u . • - * ]r.y 1 'ji.ti tl ■ i
to .'k ir tl: ll.i ■ d'lp ’iji'i her
side we have i>ten uuabic to learn it. AJ'uutfive
0 clock the firifi^ et-aseJ un both '!jde-» an i all wai
again quiet aJng ihe line:.
^ I have seen And mixed with troops in all the
divisions of -mr army, and can only ^a}- thit u
healttiier, ,-//«■, more eheerful, joyous body
of men the .-an nev.-r sh-*
ae on. They are fiiled
(.'■. ’•repoli i-nre n:'the ■liohm-in J r.kiiiiiner
iIamilton’s Ohossing, l>ec 14
Frotu Fredericksburg the Rappahannock tl jws
nearly due ea£C. The valley of the river, lyin*
mostly on the south side, is a mile in width n; ar
th*» t »wn and widening as you g«j down .'itrerini.
At Hamdton's crossing on the railroad ihe valley
is thret- miles across. From Hamilton’s crossing
to Fredericksbuig the railroad and the old Kieh-
liiond stage road, both running parallel with the
river, skirt this valley. South of the railroad,
bei^innias near the tovfu and running; to a point
at Hamilton's crossing, and also parallel with th
riv«r, is a ranire uf hills covered with dense oak
forest fringed on its northern border by pin*.-
thickets Our forces occupied tl.e whole leniith of
this forest. Longstrect’s corp.-j occupied the hirh-
iandsabove, opposite,and for amil« below the town
Jackrion's corp» rested on !i0ngstre t’.>* right, and
extended away to the eastward, tlie exreme riirht
under A, 1*. Hill cros^'ing the railroad at Hamil-
lnu’s crossing, and stretehing into the v:>l’.ey to-
' wards the rivt r. Jur front w.ia about six luib ?
, in length, Most of the batteries ol' both
weif' j^i>«ited in the skirts uf the forest, alontr
the i.ne of the railroad, the s?ven batterie* in
t ul. ld!;d«ey \V'a!ker’^ regiment and Stuart's hor'S
aralN ry. Ik ing-stati"ucd in the valley, betwot-n
*he rullr iad at Hamilton ' cr ^.'-ing and the riVer,
The enemy's I'orees occupied thi* valK v lu^rrh i/t
the railroad from f redcrieksburi; tu within iia I
a mile 't uur t xtreme rigti^ }li.> li_ht bat.\r;e-»
, Were p '-'lv i uVt-r tljf’ >nathiTn t-xireuiitv of the
vui.vv, i: fiMUi a v^aartor o: a niiie t.- a mile t'r ';m
:l.i; r;-;.rv:iJ. ula.c ihe i.iils on rl;. ri 'tuern bank-
■ : t!ie river lr,,»m 1 ainn ath t-: litzhn;_'h’-. turtn.
live iiji; '5 bclow 1 r-’dfi ak'i '^’weri* sfudJ d at
U-'lcrval' ot bait a luiif* v»itlj hi-* batterie:" ol" he.lvv
^UI:'-
A: A .'1 , on Saturday, Jen I.ee, artendnl
by tii> >tati, rode slcwly alon;j- the Iront of mr
linP', from west to e;*-^t, and halted in tfie \ai,»-v
.'i mile to the east ol Hamilton .■> cri''.'Uig. and
ha!t'a mile in the rear of our batteilco on the ex-
trerne right. At I* o eloek a coiurim oi uur tr-mps.
which proved tube Ewell’s division, (len. Kurly c .in
mandinir, advanc^'d up the \alley fnm the *dir.-e-
tiun of Fort Hyal, and defile
 >ur wounded have all been removed from the
tield The m »st severely hurt are receiving treat-
nient in the field ho.^>itHls, whiUt thos*; ulightly
wounded are bciny sejjt down the railroad.
The battle was renewed on our l«ft at sunrise
thi- morning, and soon became general. The bat
tle tiv ld i-i ^^rotty nm-''h the same as that of yes
terday .N  particul;jrs have yet trauapired
The lolltiwioi: di'ipatclies woro received at Ka-
leiyh l.ate Tn«-day affeinoon:
Itlih.—Officially it i» announced
that tilt- cneuiv has disnppeared in our immediate
front, and h i' reerosst d the Rappahannock He
may m d;*at»- crost-ini^ at some other point,
L’d No fiirhtin^ of con.'»e4ueuce since Saturday
evening'. l lie en»-my sent fla^ of truce to bury
his dead, liofh armies occupy their original
po,siti(.>ns I'assengers Ptate that Gen. Uregg died
of his Wi'unds .m .^londay. Xo confirmation of
the death of Hooker.
^id, (Mheially it i.-> announce(> that yeatetda}
was spent by the enfiny in earing for Lis wound
ed and burying hi> dead He retains his poai
tion under cover of hi- ^uns on the North bank
of the Rdppahaiinoek.
y'v FijLton Au tlfrr. — 1'tTER.SKL RU, I>ec
l.'>, — A enurit r direct from (ien. Fryer’s head-
|uartersat Franklin, re.aehi'd here e->terday even-
ini: with dis[..ircbei lor the (ieneral Commanding
■orp-4 J (hi,- do]>;irtni«*nt All aloui; the line ol
' the HlackwatiT Saiur lav and up to 6 o’clock ye?:
ti-rday niorninL'
in the .sk.irnii.'«h at Zutii 1 riday aftnrnoon, we
art- pitn-rd In -r th it our f»rc»‘s repulsed ilu
ui\adt r'. With a i'>~^ to thtrn of 4" killed and
W"U:ided. ( Uir li" Wa.i vruutided only.
.\t .foyner- I'-, rd. 1 miK-- below Zuni, we are
inf'i.rmt t! at th-- wl;"le -.f ('apt Sykes’ com
niaiiil n..r taken pri.M ru i> We lost two kill- ,
I a. lw,i wound' 1 and -ix prisoner.**. Among the j
latter i,- Syk-. ',, wh-- w i> aliu wuundcd Our j
reintorcement.-. at thi- {■.•int coining up at a tiiiic j
wl.eti the enemy w:i-; greatiy elated with hi' little
succe'", "in ehaiiiied the ■state ol affairs, and
^ausL-.i th V;in-i.ii- t.) retreat with i,jreat precipi-
ta!i>:i — /,.! j’l ■ *
.NIurl'r.vsb,.r.>, N ('. has not been occupiod by
the enemy, a' wa*- rej'Tted
N«»KTM '.VB»LL\a
Hi
► VAX- -
braTcry of our men not surpassed during the war.
Our lo«s severe—the enetuy far greater. Their
strength is 20,000.
(tOLDsboko’, Dec. 15.—I have just arrived.
Have seen the military authorities There has
been no fighting since yesterday. Our loss is not
considered very great
Kinston has been taken by the enemy. 'I'hey
occupied it last night, and now hold it,
(Jur forces have fallen baek I miles thi.s side of
Kinston, where it is suppo.sed a stand will be made.
'riie enemy’s force i.^ snpp >sed to ’do 30,f'O0.
We have troops in motion, bnt 1 refrain from par
ticulars Our troops are in e^cclhni spirits
(!ol. Fetei .Mallett’s Battnlion Wifs in the fiirht
yesterday, and fought giii^ntly and -Justained
considerable lo.ss.
I can Kiveyou no particulars as to the kil’ted and
wounded yet, but will do so as soon as pes-.ibie
(jOLD.sBORo’, Dec. 1.'),—Col. >lullett is sup
posed to be'a prisoner, and (^ipt J1. Lewis is
woun»ed in the thigh.
The Raleigh Journal ot Tue.sday has the fol
lowing letter.—
Golpsboro’, Dec. 15, 12 M.—I learn from |
officers direct from the battle field, that there was j
very hard fighting on yesterday. VS e numbered
less than 3000 in the fight—the enemy at the
lowest estiiuafe 20,000. :
On Saturday we lo.^t one field piece. The!
battle on yesterday commence J about nine o’clock .
and ended about o p m ( >ur luen fought ’.vith ,
;;reat spirit; aud not until they were fLtnkcd on i
both sides did they retn-at, 'J’he only op«Mi r*ad
left was over the bridge; and alter a portion hatl j
pu.ssed, an attempt was made to fire the bridge, j
but it failed, and the enemy '‘ucoeedcd in crossing
under a heavy fire of oi r artillery. We bad ‘JO j
guns bearing on theeneniy,ot which we lost three. I
Several of our men were burned and drowned in .
the attempt to destroy the brid'4*. numb.;r ot
our men wert cut off froiu crossing, and it is
thought were taken prisoners—supposei} to be |
some huudredii, but this I-h lou’oilul as to ibw num- '
ber
(_)ur army is ut I’.illing I'leek, six njiles tbi-^
side of Kinston, which the enemy cccupied last
night.
Our killed will tiol fxtt^«d twenty Ihereaie
a Urge number wounded,
.Men wl :> were in th.* fight '.peik in the highe.-t
terms of ’ol. .Mallett s regiment of Corneripts.
i'hey fbui^ht like vetcranj
At eleven o'clock to day, the i«-t ot six reti-
ments passed throngli to Kin>tun. wliich wi.l give
Gen. Evans thou-ai* l >ne!» (hie battery
of artillery, cunsi.sting o? si.x piecc.^, is no.r await
ing transportutioti.
•More reinforcementi ure es{.^w.- ed anl I h^arn
that Gen, Evans is corfid*-n* ot drivin;z the Abo
litionists out of Kinst',»'i
The State Journal t Tuo'>day says;
R.^LKiufi, Dec !♦> —A dispitcii h:M been rc :
ceived here by Dr. Warn n froni (»o»-, Vrtnce. re-
(|UC8ting him to prepare the hoMiitals and eifizen*-- •
to provide for the wounded. It adds: We uil;
probably fight thia eve«iing
LaTKR •—1 o’cK>ck, F .'I. —e iejin that tiu'ht-
ing has commenced Cunnma liiik: is rapidly iro-
ing otr.
triond writes us ir.*. Rilei^'l: , u ■ .1 iv
QENER.\L ASSEMBLY OF NORTU CAROLINA^ of -a-
The following resolutions were introduced in tala uring Ortf.bfr an ^ n
the Scnute of this State, on Thursday last, by Mr, s.* . foldiir,:
Graham of (grange, and ordered to he printed.
necessary absence these
Hut for .'Jr. (Jraham’s
‘ resolutions would nodoub^ biive been taken up at
• once and passed They will no dv>ubt he passed
through both h'usos tbi^ week by a largo majority:
, h.,olutinv vt rtl'uion to the .md intmtpornmo,, from
I (ht of A*. J Gr id;’-, a cj^hn, ■/ Or.iu.jf ('ou„,y.-
' Wh li of N’of-tii ».' '!iilinM i*-
; It J r.r.*ves, -.i nuii-n
ot ran^-. V-l r«-. i.ne;■ :n-Ml
•COlMtv. I-V i ^ ‘ '*
; from it-ciiu.oii l, ►w.-i '..iih bfou lr,»iisp .ricl
i ti. and iM I) iw il'itiitie I as {i-m* :it*r i'l. 'h.- «»iid ni^
; of Rict.ui '» *; »uia, v, i; e t.'* nt'iitf i iJ-**
» iior ’iiiy o ii**r ‘ i 2 '■^1 ol * i - S >t; *■*' il* 'J** *
! HLii't Ir ,'MrH»r;>-i t pvoivJ ir.*- lin-it- i !•«!.-■>. wi't-
i out Mil? o'-ier ml ?i.p;jro'ii-m ot ih*? pf-^i'i'r mifhoriiy
' o! hin >1 J'f.*: fill •111 lilt- Cv.ntrHt y . h? itel at** no»
10 !rrt>-, , *C ‘s)t iilv n ih- lAnr ^uii ti f,iro}ifi
j judicial otScerr and if c;iiie "ip imfni:ed. ih»y a-e, hj-
■ I ti!> f.'ipr*.'-'.'* ■.viwiont of "1‘i-‘ ('o.'il p lei itid oT fht^
Si hie l'xi>-Iitui loas. '.niieii i* .*• oi y to t lu; ctvi! irihmmls,
i .and liHVf ;i riirht lo h riei ririji ■ ii i 11 i »I he'cr*' t lie ' urt k
i of ti6 ( onte'Jerjicj', or of lb*‘ •'•i ife, it ^ if) the iia-
' lure ofiht* o4f>'n''« with whicU .n-l f'.uarf'p I; such
I trial 10 retd in ' pi-n court, .icei'rdiii j; f.) 'Ui*' cotii
I of Uw: .\nd, whereas, it i^ th*- vlu'y'd ihe G iveriiinf'nt
• .f .'^ortit Carii iin to protp -t tV :ii 'niUwful violnnrre. -is
f'lr fts |i')s^i^i!s^. evt-ry "ii-* of h**r cifand tij iii-iirt*
; to t'Mci: * I iir •■■i.il iu H 1 ('. iirf. hsTi'p juri>, lictiou
of tiin c liierffcrt*.
IV«ols» d. Ti';it r i • lleiii-y th « overnor ha re-
i iji!i..sted iMiii. i>' *‘tv "* d--ni t.id >it rhe a'lfli.iriiies at
, ii'.'.Mi'i iei. r., er t-r Ml - >-il i H .) irive- W)t«
j - II d nn i I riir.-i; --.t-,-I. V ,d ifi tjaw d;- uined, th it he
' hr Kiiii-'iJi-oely rifo-n»* ’ '■ •'■’is it**. In 'h>* e id th’ti
I h*' !)*• •>eliv»’ pd ov-r tn t!ii» ,vil n’l'lidM;i“* hpre.
fUi.fi-Of 'Ilia S! le or o? !!•*• t■outVd«*riii‘' f^t'UMn, for px-
j :iinii;miorj. nnd it -r.ffi :it ciu-f M(.pe:ir, for eommi'-
ni*;!j' uTiJ (rial: i" » iii it. if iiiiu«ii-ru of the rnatifrs laid
j lo iji’ charge, h»- inav be iicqmtitd, it guiltr, V>“ con-
I viived and iniai-ilied Hy Ju ■ ceiu-f ot law.
in the Senate, .Monday wa«i (*ceupied in the
Consideration ol the Revenue Rill I here is no
report itt tiie R;ileij;h paper-, of what wa.'> done,
I and we are it. lebted to a lrit*n 1 tor the following
?tateiut:nt;
••Raluom, Deo, D>
Me-i-irs. E .1 Hale i .'r >ns: The .Sennte isen-
jdai:ed to-dav m the considoratioii of the Revenue
bil ; on ^e'te-nbty the ;>d parigrapli of the 1st
secti'jii, in re;arii to tlie averaije value of >;laves
as reported bv ihe Committee on Finance was
■itrieken out and the following'■ubititure adopted:
••All slaves under 5 years old -bar. bo of ihe value
of ?100; from 6 to D' year.-> old fiJO; from 10 to
20 850U; from 2(.» to ’>U from to -10 850U;
from 40 to ♦>U venrs ot’ atre Jf20c; and ull abovi' 00
vear.s Old shall b.j a distineiivo cla'-; and to be
vulued at S2.5; and nil ^lave-; habituuily eniployed
in any mechanic^d trtd ’ lo be ofth** value of
You w.ll pereeive that the avenge value
of c'.ave.s under O'* ye.irs old, ex. lusive ol iiie-
chanitn i= ^ooO. 'l iie resolution to .adjourti on
the J2d iii't.. Is srill iipon the t;ible, uid 1 do not
think, !;ow, will bu agreed t >; I think it inij.usi-
ble ttii.t the bu-iine-s will be gotten thn.uu'h with
by tti.vt time
‘‘III the Hou-^ ’ of Commons, la;*t ni^ht, during
the e\,'!.ii,j' >e ihe ii.ii lo rc'fcre the Courts
a’l I repeal rhe aet ku' Wn a~ the ••.^’tay J..aw” wa-^
|:ii 1 upi,iii the tabu,
••'l’h‘ H m-e is di'.eij'!>ing the military bill to-
:av; and it ^^iil jifubibiv puBi its 3d reading
V. Vnwfin f’o ‘l
H VV. Booth, K,
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f-yijipat tii -. (if I ie- t n 1
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!>»• fai**’* dlv di-'ril'ii'.-d
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On y h i-v.'fcrijir Vti /n,i
McKAK, nf I* Kit’t*. -j:'
a/Pd ^5 ye'ir-*, 't iii'>r;!tm :iU'l V«1
' wounded while l -ulin’.
' fJMngninarycliftrjje upon th.? iiistojic r
. He w\-* ft n-tiive of f.unn
1 iSt few yettfs of MarlViorn i)j..
Few, if any iudiTi.luiI of th>- tti,.,;
liobb and pitrio'iR I 'Vp I ..ri.'i.. ^hf iiV,,
' to them for the defence of S(iii'ii«.r„
fire-.«idei«, carried with them a la. jf.>i
munity's coiilidem-e, 1 .ve -md
'N'.r:
Hid,
■'•Tiaji,
with gl&dne-- at the pro,-pect of the fight and tho- ' Jh’" «•'
roughly confident of whipping the host of the in- ,, r i • r ’ ';ro-Mng. .'-car.-ely hau
•olent Burnside. It is said 'the enedy’s forces ^ i rear of th,.-. divisiou disappeared ui the wu.,.ds,
on this 8ide aiT-ount to one hundred and ten thou- ' nn
•and men. sixty thousand havinc crossed ut Deet^ i Uoodis, Rra.tton « and
Run,just below Fredericksbur-.^nd fifty thousand ' ° i‘"'‘ opened a lire on the
»t the town itself. Ourforces front Fredericksburg. railroad At thi,
on three sides, Longstreet’s corps beioir on the '
WMt and ioath, and Jackson’s on the south and I? proved that
eajgt, I they were lying "lose to the south bank of the
i river. The cannonading soon became general
THE BATTLE AT FREDERICKSBURG. ! the front ot both armies. In ten minutes
RiCH.MOND, Dec. 14.—Passengers report iha.t i ^^om the time of tiring their first gun, the Dan-
ihe eoenay was driven back two miles yesttrdav i battery, Capt. W’oodis, had lost 15 men kill
ed and wounded, a number of horses, and had two
guns di.sabled.
In the course of an hour the artillery fight had
become so general that it was almost impo.sMble
tor an observer to distinguish what particular
battery of the enemy was engaging the attention
of any given battery of ours, and vice versa.
Hcarcely a battery that hud been unmasked on
either side but was exposed to a direct and eu-
filadin^r fire. The roar of cannon along a line of
Th e air was resonant
J - yesterday,
and our troops occupy the battle-field this even
ing. Our loss, it is variously stated, will proba
bly not be mor e than 500 killed and 2,500 wounded.
e enemy s loss is repre.sentcd to be immense.
A t/iouja>i^ ■■U>ul in one fitld. The Federal
ueneral H xiker is reported killed.
O^pnti'h from (it-yi. —The following ds*
•patch was received at the War Department at 9
0 clock F. .\I ,-Saturday: ^
‘•At '* o’clock this morning the enemy attacked ! “ tnuiendous
battle
Ihe n>u>ic or Shell, a„J s!,„i
ran alon;/ the line from riirht to lefl, untti 0 p. m , '
the
be to
a.on. the line from right to ett, untH u p^ni . , ^uke.moke wreaths of explotlin. .shells were
enemv bf»ititr rofiul-ed at all points—thanks ■ l • i “"fi • "'-“.■i t,
» Oo,|: A "u S we have tu mourn th, lo,»
, Which IlKl our forces in
of many brave m^^n I expect the battle will be
resumed at daylitrht to-morrow morning.
“R K. Ue.
which hid our forces in the valley and away be-
}ond the river in StaflTord. Line's of ambulances
could be seen bearing of! the wounded of both
,, II , I armies, but there was nothititr bv which tn indtrp
fir ^-rtirnnper: Gmi. Hampton repurt,s i j . o»ug uy hhk n lo judge
^ ■ 1 . ^ I that the advantage rested with either side
that n ii*ert d i>uiiit'iics and capturcl 20 wa^-|
0n>! •' stores, and took .jO pri.-itiners, all of
whi'" ^i‘: firou'jht to the 1i,uppahann>i'k. (ien
i:, expected ai Dumfiies to-morrow.
About noon the enemy’s infantry moved for-
’j I ^‘■oni the river towards our batteries or
1 hills. ^ As they pies.sed forward acro.ss the \
on the
“11. E. Lee.”
• „ - . .alley,
btuart s horse artillery from our extreme ri-'ht
,t,.o, 1K.C, ,5,-K.„„. Tz Tt"‘t;“
sorel>, was kept up in spite of six batteries which
%vere directed u^amat the horse artillery as soon
clock the Vankee'
and entered the
came down in the train last evening, [says the
Enquirer] we learn the followin';:
The fi..l.t,„, ol wa., chieflj by Lo„,. ^ i,
'"/'’li “ “ '“I'l bein^. i„ leohiTims, had crossed the^'allev a
eserve at Hamilton s Cro:^sinir. \ F Hdl’u ' i .u ^ i ^
ivisioo 01- the nart which wa., „ ,L kl. u i T
 i eii
•treet
reserve
div
At the time
the part which was in th^ battle i bmh*lidt'!'^'*l "I ^ batteries on
Gen r R R (’obb was sl-iin ^ f * alackened their fire; and musketry,
i first scattering, but quickly increasing to a -
tleman were biought to Kichmood
•vening’s train.
Letcher s Battery repulsed the advance of two
bngadeg of the enemy. The company lest one
man killed and sixteen wounded.
cn®n Saturday is variously
stated at from GOO to 1000 in killed and wounded
The slaughter of the enemy was very great-
7 excee inj? ours. (Jur artillery was admi-
"ns,rally: -^^red
at
crash
nse
Legion was holding in check 15,000 of the enemv 'and mar i i V ^ „ ^lits
The remains of rhe gallant and distinguished gen- volumes of^mok^r
*1 L . nn r ro«e above the trees, and vollev
on yesterday succeeded volley, sometimes so rapidly as to blend
V >iy severe-
ounded. He
^'en, Gregg of .South (Jarolina, wa.,
Ij a.iJ It was believed mortally \”c
was shot through the botly.
or wl"*'" '"f '"out.Jed i„ the he^a
o arm. We undersuud he reported tbr dnt^r
on yesterday. ^
Hito a prolonged and continuous roar. A. P. Hill’s
div ision sustained the first shock of battle. The rest
T) H • n> TP® linesofreserves.
D. H. Hills division was drawn up in Marye’s
field, under a long hill, m rear of our lin« ot bat
tle Here they remained during most of the day
being moved from time to tin.e to the ri^ht or
left a.- the exigencies of battle dictated. Shortly
a.ter the ’nfancry tight began, a brigade of this
aivision was moved at a dc,uble-quirk a mile and
a hah to -be rij/ht. and posted in a dense clump
o .a supporting distance of Stuart’s horse
a. I ery. Jo ten minutes they were brousrht
bac* to their oiiginal position. The celerity of
^ incredible to any one
who had not Trttnew«d It. To an obMrver the
IMt. u .VU IN
hmkM), Dec l.'».
It:-I M ■ II » Hi 'I I. K. ' ► V « 'I - V It TOKT AT KI\ST)5,
l:i tieiieral ('iioper: — Ki.n.stu.n, Dec. 14 —
l-\i-ter att;ii ked Kinston ye.sterday with 15.-
(nn( ui.-ti. .Htid 'J gunboats 1 lought him 10 hours,
and h.ivc driven him back to his gunboats His
army i.s .still in iiiy front. N. (t Evans
R.vi.Kit.M, Dee 15. -On Saturday la.st the enc-
luy advanced in torce up the south hide of Xeuse
river towards Kin«t»v ,, while their iiunboats at
tacked the river works, a tew miles below that
place. Consideruble .'kirmisbirig took place on
Saturday between the infantry and cavalry, and
on Sunday the fi;^ht became general. {Jar troops
fought all day .'Sunday, and fell back towards the
town in the evening, destroying the bridge, which
is about one mile from the town.
Our troops fought with great steadiness and
courage, but they could not cope in numbers with
the enemy, whose forces are said to have been at
least 20,Ul(t.
Our troops cnga^'cd were Evans’ brigade, con
sisting of two South Carolina regiments, Radclifl’s
regiment, the ,^d cavalry, tlie battalion of con
scripts from Raleigh under Col. Mallet, and the
4(th under_Col. S. H. Rogers. We had not pro
bably more than three thousand men in the fight.
We learn that our loss iu severe, while that of the
cneniy is very heav}*.
We think it more th-in probable that the ene
my i>; in possession of Kinston, our troops having
retirel towards Goldsboro’. (Considerable rein
forcements have beftn hurried to the latter place,
and the belief is that Gtildsboro’ will bu held
against the enemy —
From Kluftou.—R.ai.eioh, Dec. 15.—All
sorts of rumors are afloat relative to the fi»ht
now going on at Kinston. By reliable intelli-
gencc we learn that Foster is advancing at the
head of 20,000 men, and that Gen. Evans is
usin^ ail liis ellorts to stay his advance. On
yesterday morning the Yankee gunboats were
battering away at the obstruction in the river
four miles below Kinston, while their land forces
were advancing on the South side of the river.
At a late hour last evening we learned that
the fiu'hting was gdng on det«perately at noon;
Rtdnforccojents were coming in slowly to our aid.
but oivr troops were fighting gallantly and des
perately. We learn that Col. S. fl. Rogers
17th \. C. T., and Col. Peter Mallett, with'’ his
fine bo4y of new levies, who left here on Satur
day, Were winning laurels abundantly.
The cars last evening were crowded by people
flying from Kinston and surrounding country.
Latest. Our troops have fallen baek before
the hosts of the euemy, and have burned the
brid-es across the river. The Yankees have
pi^ession of the Clinton road oii the South side
ot the riv-..;r, whilst our troops occupy the North
Lk I. ■ P"ra“i‘ 01 OH- foroos,
I Who v.ere being rcinforceu.
hav?'''"sWeraMe, but we
have n3 particulars.—estate. Jox^rnal
hrom the Ruleigh l*rngrenn i
GOLD8UORO’, Deo. 14.—J o’clock p m —Onr
trwps fought all day wd fell b^k sorL tb« rir«
thi» evening and destroyed the bridg^*
evening:
(.'jtpt .1 AI Walker re*. I v. i .lie {i.II.(Willi.
patch which he has jii.-t tiaii lpil m- '
 iol I 'HOR-'. Dec, I'i
,(.’ol, Mallett was wmii. iei j«tei t.ik‘U pri.soncr,
we cannot hear the ch,irae!.-r of iiis wountl, but
have re.tson to hope i: wa- tint iiMrt.il He Jou^ht
with unexampled braver\—all nioiitli- fi:lcd with
bin praise, 1 will inforni voii il’ 1 eau tie^r in iie,
z 1*. Vance
This dl^patch received >inre dinticr.
,\o further news froi'i ,MaiIett s regiment
A disp'«tch wai received here from lto!d-boro
Baying th*t U tf J tiiat the e:iemy bad p.is-
>««ion of tho railroad at Mi'.ton a point between
there and ilmington; that ati engineer bad stmt-
ed to Wilminifton and returned, und s.ad tho en-
cmy had the road at .Milton I civ* voa this as
1 received it from Col Rarnes, tho Aid of the
Governor,
Another friend wrire«i us:—
t .- il:i_.
In the t'munime, on .'londay, bilh were intro-
diictd: in Mr, W.t I iell, to transfer the State’s
inrere-t in tlie F and D, li. Xav. Co. to the
ifioividual Stockholders thereof, provided said
sto:*k tudde;' inrree to execute a bond to finish the
improvement in Iwo .Mr. Shepheid, giv
ing power to ail it.eoi pi>iiiteo towij.-> in the State
to levy addition.il taxe.-i. Mr, Ni.-.s,-n. authorizing
the Treasun.-r to pay .'ueb trviops bounty u.s have
b:' ii iii-ch;iru'’e'l under the run.'i.ript law, aud to
relund l.'ounty t ■ ecrtj'ji v.'Iunt- ei-, vc-Ua.ied by
the ctjiiscript ai-t |
'fbe Milirary bills w-.re tikeii uji. ihe question
b;*ing on the m itioii to sub.-titute the minority
bil. tjr that >r rhe nir:j-,;ity. (A full synop.sTi
vif each '.viij j:i'-en in Oia' lasl ) An amendment
odercd by Mr MeKny. ul' .iwiui' i.’oionels to ap-
poiijf statl I tlicer- atM the rank and file to e'cet
(1^/ the other comniis'ioned olTieers wa,*. adopted.
Mr, \\ aildell oth retl the foll-jwing preamble,
which he afterwards v.ithilrew.. l)ut which wa.s '
R.m.EIGU, Dec. lo -The teleKraphic di.ratch *he yea.
. !^. 1 , 1 . ' . I and navs t-n tlu
received thi* evenint; tVoin (.ioldsunro', -tatrts that
the yankees are in torce at .'lilton Depor on \V
W R R Artillery -kirini»h>nv' betKep.; r dds-
bon*’ and Kinston (iioat eicitiuicnt
We learn from a pas>p[j;r. r in the bt-igp that
Gen, Gustavus W Smith ba taken cjminand ot
our troops at aud beliw Goluj-boro , und that we
liave 18.tl00 men thett*.
The Wilmington mail has failed, ti.it are
happy to learn that men have arrived at
that place, from what place we need not say.
From (charleston.—Ch.\rlK‘;tu.s, Doc. 15 —
The enemy’s gunboats have been again sheiling
Jtttces Island to-day—without cfl'ect.
From Louisiana.—Fort Hldson, Dec. 14.—
A yankee gunboat aud a wooden boat were here
on the I2th, and left after a sharp engagement ol
2 hours with a li.ijht artillery company. Enemv
badly worsted. ()ur loss I wounded.
From Missls.tippi.—Okoldna, Dec 14—The
yankeos routed Boddis’ cavalry on .he 12th at
Tuscumbia. No particulars. 80 yankee cavalrv
were within 2 miles of Raldwin to-day, and scouts
report a large force advancing in this direction.
Merited Promotion.— We are informed, aud
are much pleased to sutc, that (,’oionel John H.
Morgan, whose exploits haveg,iined him so much
well deserved tame, ha.s b'en appointed by the
Fresident a Rrig.adier Cieneral in the I’onfederate
Army.—Jiichmond Fmjuirtr.
Thr Chatham Railroad Coinpaiia —Messrs
[Uestion ol Its anujitioii' —
j Wlu r--a'. hcrc-ri.tbre an :tct passed bv ihe j
Genei;il Assemrtly ul N (' at its -es.slon ol 'l^'lt.l
- 1, authorizin;; the (Joveinor id the .'^tate tu ac-
. C 'fit (d' voluntoers i ir .''t;ue ,-ervice; i,n 1 whereas, '
1 the rai>ing ol >aiil voluuteer.'* \v:ii ie«t enrrii'd iiito
^ eli'eet at t tie fiuieof th:- passage ot the^,aid law; and ■
'.viicre.i>, this
. lowing military bili. now uinler consideration, desire
i to be un Jersro.'d as ottering no impediment to the
operaiiun of the Cun>cription act of Congres.s, and
disclaiming atiy intention to throw itself in con
flict with the Fro>ident of the Confederate States
or tho authorities at Richiu jiid, but simply to
uiiiimely death could Iihtc c »rr>v { .lorro*
a largt'f circle t>f d» vol*>d trieu-s ;;nl
ihtit of A L .McRrt“ Iu n!i th-1^.
he »ii-t (itiod «n envi , .iii,.,"’**
Htl ctioii iip hiisSniid. >\ kin 1 tHirier. '
bor and :i ini'ilic . sjiirKed ciiii-, Ar i
. Ul I ! • •
oh'-.racier whs vH*nly >*•! )rrie«i wun ihe
graces of m liii’h fnne'l .'hri!«ii n ci>iiil(>q^
empl iry ntemh»i' ‘ind'iliilinK Kld.*r in thp l'
(’hiirch, --whose inpek con-«i-ipii('\
hfarin^. and firm ranral rpciiinif,
viei> rt-sd Hiinioi itii:> wh'Ti-vor ni-ii..',.
priviiip viriii»^s lad social qiint i
ti-i ail whn knew biia. to those lull^t * . ,5^,^
lircately isst>ci»ted wiih n,i hoHt nH'n ii;
Well tn iv 11 hi- sHid '>!* ihp 1'lit ii)'I-...
lit ■ pious fxamplH he iefi bvtiimi ul^i
TAeliti' in ieed, iu w.ho'n is ao g.iilH ,v
r»f 9>ich '4 lean, w-* ran Kui mourn m.- ':,„3
f*»di*rHrT of a »rtii- fjatriAt, k hr-wp
lo\>.d oflijcor. -If! i 'o the Chiiirh a l'ni'!iful.Ka„
lart;e Cirfle >l rt-eihtng. niie of ii«
and to his dpar I'ami.y, \wilt* und fair .i t.-
whoye wtilftire lay ueareat hU heart. in».
h tlr’lie wrest’ed so failhfiilly tviin hjt f'..
ine Cio V ) t^irif tempora': ill
P.iit siir»l" if syrnf .^h', i-.iulil alii-'.i.i'.c
would their'? heJiiihi(*r.f>J, f>r if js i!'ir.-ibr
knew him It.H (frie'.o n a f.,; iti..se v'uo '■
the d*>t*p !oued p^e y ,of tiU lit-, the Tiim ?n;
e->tifiJf*nee in his H-vi.^ur I*-.,'^t'iii-J in hi- im
itrTiH, an.l lite ; nony 'Ji ln' ' •
od wii b KiTt iti hi Hst ni ii.eir' f-‘nfirTn ihc
tiiii inimorial ^{liii!. fre^d iroia the tuii arnl
-o’dier s life, now re^^^f- /'■inijt,/i(d upjii ihe^-
iis (lod. enji-'virig the sw»ei lud nuii.-iuib-;
rcuiikins tot- hi^ oira lt>ar peopjV. no ai3»'t t .>,•
: ly tSfshril! ti:te« of ttie r: ?>.rii.il drtim.- =u.m-.5
: hw(.. 10 h!,))dy bal'lr, co more to bf '!;•
fai-iioo'- 1 )iid »ri i di? i il_v r i^r M’iJh .'];ii r'lf i';-
hen*, hi# b:=«--n e.'celiao/rt-J f.
' ri^hteu.isnf'^s iu v^n: ths cros-ps
crown Ilf imrnormj j^l ,ry: he ha.- I.iil i twii 'ti» H
of itriff ro i^kr" the goId«n harp; he f.tc. vjr
I b'iiiip cry for the of r>dooming*ove U'
, thir Ood who tempers the wind to the st,,>n
. t.’rr.per thiy .«iore afflituion to his bereaved Uxi: -
Hf be q hnsb'Jnd to tbe widow, and a t'arLer;
I tlierlfc.s—pivinjr them the cousohitione of v-
an 1 the proli^etioi\ of'■d'* ^truoe—may they .'1'.-, .• j.,
'I’ '•omforted. and «o taught and irainfi/n.'/z/aj .•
: when t>«rih‘8 last eontljcie with each of th*ai ir? orr
:hpy may be pr.*pared for a gloriou? reunifiti hip
baud and father in His eyerla.afine kineJ.: »-
■ there will be no rnr-re partiiig, |io si^h-^, an urr-
I ail will be peacp, love and joy in the H'llv fihosi
I * \ Mr,
FOR Tfir OKSEBVEtt
WiL.Mi.voTos. N C , l):e. 1;!
Mfs-rs. Iv .1 Hale .V, S>)ns:—Wi'l you sc'sujt-
in the (^''server the following contrihnrijti- f'r's*:.
clia>Je of 8hot'H f..r my coriii.> luy; —
C U N(.vl!ett 5 j.r* ^i.oes .anii !?*.>'.•; ^1 ,v F. J Li: '
e;ich. J Kile, A \ M K.-ihitii; p,
My rover. K .) H,i!e .V Son-J: Si;'), .J is M Uiii;,;,.. i
e'\eh. .t T W E L I’omberion, J 'Vi’., .",
.'^pearin in: ,»a h. R .Tor^s, V K Le^«-. M V L
VV Steel. F! McNeill, J W Let:*. S -T Hiti-i:;ii>. P «
rf-11. I) MeL'inrin, T LattArloh. Win'W^rifr ,
'STlf. r l. J \y p,iT7,’li, D ••Vndfcr-on, .A, M ^be-j., lit,
B Hawlpy R vV flardii^. .1 H Cook. Wm Moliiivr* ;•
W ii;htni;in, (j VV Ltw-ence, 1 H Roberts. I) M'N- !
P Biixtoii; i-4. J K L»*e: ?.3, .loa Cflev; eiic".
b uitrh. W R Love, H Me.Millin P P Johr.s a, j*
Haiifh, G W I noldston, ca.sa. i>r B W R(ihiii«o?-
IliHiidt, 'J pi-3 shoe>>, la *U. ii4r,iaail 7 pr'- >‘
H, W HOR.M
('apt. t'ot •'l.l N' f .Rjf
FOR TjfK OBSEKVEH
C,\MP 'ViiiTivii, tieir VV^liitineiiiu I'-e ^
J H\’p & 8on-'; Allow to m;
thank'^ iLroii,;h yoiu )'ip»*r to thi* ('uiuherlnit H =f;
\«.«ooiatio»= ir th** t •llowing ar’irit**. which thi>;"
•*(. kindly contrihut^d to the iiipmbpi*- ot ray ''tr-
JtJ blinke'«. Hi' pr« «oek»,»lG pv.* glovr'i .I'l j
, . , 1 , ! ^r.l 61) .«hirr*j .Al^o to \lr!» .\ A ,M''Ke?han 
latuie, 10 the ph^sage ol the lo|- ] water-proof coat und 2 prs p«nt«
Vpry r*specffully,
.GEOKCJi: SLuaV
Capt, Co 1, olsi Reg'i N ■
KOR TUK 0B3FR\ ER
Ca.mi* sk.ar Fr.^.vkli.n, V.A.. l'«
'le3«rs. E J. Hale i 8ony; I desire throuthy iiri*
Carry out the provision,*^ of an act ol the General P^r to return my thinks tc the Ladie? of iheium'f:
Assembly by which a State force shall be organ
iied, therefore—lit it euavtul, 6ic.
The vote wa« as follows:
Ayes—.Messrs .Ami.*), iiaruhardi, B-jrrinjijer, Beall,
Beam. Brown. Bry »n, MIsspII, Co-iner, Davenport,
Flemming, Foy. Gentry. GiUi im, of Rockingham, Grier’
Hampton, Hurris, of Cabat rus, H iwes, Henderson,’
Headen, Hooper. Howiii d, JndKing. Kirby, l.emmon Is,'
Lojran, Long. Love. Mannio)?, .McKly. McNeill. McRae!
IVebl.**!, K' yiid i.s. li'iodes, R .bms jr., Ku^s, Sbepheid]
i'j'iuiil. S.aiiiiH, Wad lell.—41.
Nu}8 —'leHsrs .\ilt-jon, ,\ifiji*d, B'^nhury, Bert v, Bnr-
iiu. Bums, Carpenttr. Cowles, Cnitn. Cari 'r, Flynt,
Glpitn, (Leene, Gris8 m. Henry of Bertie, Henry, of
'I ndt-rjon, Hortoii. .lenkins. Keener, Kelly. K^ruer,
Lmwk, Lyle, Maun, of H;de. Maun, of Pasquotank,’
Mc.\ leti. .\lc»'oriTiick, Nisseu, Parks, Patterson. Pearce,’
Ricli.iids()u, Kidiiick, Bobbins, Ru.ssell, of Brnu'Wirk,
8hober. Smith, WiUen, Walser, Wellborn, Woodall!
Worth, Voiinjr of Iredell, Voune; of Yancey — 14,
Aftt»r some discussion the substitlft.* [minority
liilij was adopted by the following vote:
1864
The valuable products of tlu* coal ba.«in of
Cliatham aud Moore cau be transp irted on the
Deep River to Lockville, whence they wilt lind
their way along the line ,of the Chatham Rail
road to the N. C. Railroad. Tho Directors of
the Chatham Railr »ad iiitend, howeve
as sufficient stuck
line from Carey
to the Coulfieldrt.—Juth iyh
An old lady, ten miles f’rom Knoxville, made )
from an “ashhopper,” fillou ropeatedly with earth
taken from beneath, ?9i> worth of saltpetre.
Hyde, .'diknn, of Pasqnot ink. Me Men, .McCormick.
.McKay, .McNeil!, M.Rie. Nisp.n, Parks. Piiiterson!
Kifmaidson. Ki l iick, K ,l.b-ns. Russell, of Brunswick
Smith, U-.d.leil, W.ill,.ti, W.dser. Wellborn, Woodall.
Wurth, Vvimg. ot lic it li. Young ol Y-incj'y—65.
^ Nays B irn'nu il., B. all, K.-am, Brown,
Bry .n. CoHtncr, Cart-r. Dtvenport, Fleming, Foy, Gii-
, ham. of jiocsingham, »tn».r. lUrri!?, of Cubarrus, Hen-
„l. ; . I I ’ 1 , . I *Joopef, .r,idi;ins, Kirby Loean ’lonir
3 bubscriU'd, to exf.*nd tht^ir Lemuionds, Love. Mat.uiiig, Pearce, Peebles, Reynoldl’
1 to llalfigh, und fiotu Lockville ' liodrs. R ibinson. Russ. Shepherd. Shober, Spruill,
H.—Jutlf iij/t iSianifard. Stuncdi—o3.
f onnnoitcr Jroin Grunville.—Willis H Jen
kins, Kstp, has been elected to fill the vacancy
ocia«ioned by the resignation of xMr. Gilliam.-
('otnmonf'r f'nnii Heaufort,-
David M. Carter,
I'jstj., has been elected to fill the vacancy occa
sioned by the death of Capt. Marsh.
^teaiii illill for iSalc.
The subscriber sffers for sale, a STEAM MILL lo
cated on the Wiliiington & Charlotte Road, about
ninety miles from Wilmington, capable of cutting from
four to five thousand feet of Lumber in *en hour.?. .Also
a Bash and Blind Factory, in good repair App.y tc
J. .A. MoK.VY, Qii'.tpolis, N. C
Oct. 10, 18G2. r,m,f I
Avorv 4.. ~j
r'orwarding & ConsaiiNi^i«iu
. J - , b). niinufacturing Cotton .Card.s has been
W '''""'if^ ^hroughtheblockade,aud:.rrivedat(’olumbus
If Fartiwulartittention hII prod .oe ?eat Qinj : 11 'in i • » v*
for tale. Conaigamantt of N»rU 8tor«?a, f-w s«.e oi i makes tne second card making ma*
•bipment, Mlioiied. | chine that has been brought into this State by the
WnainiOTo., Jmmy It, J868 Wfly j #nt«rpriw of Georgians.—^i/an^a Con/edfracy,
Small l\tx.—One case of Small Pox occurred
iu this town last week. The disease developed it
hijlfona negro man at Maj. Kerr’s Hotel. It is
S ipposed that he caught it by coning in contact
vii:u Mnu ‘ returned Soldier at the Depot.
('h'lri'ottt' Dt-m ‘vrat.
land Hospital Association for pairs of ioclis; *
their kind otTer of many other articles for iti ~
my Company Verv respectfuliv.
FRANK N. ROBE T?, ,
Capt. Co B. ioih N C •
FOR THE OBSJKRVER.
•In Aftmoriam —It is plea^ani to bear lesiimosj
virtues and services of any one, however
sit.ation in life the individual may have occjpif'^ '
-Uvf, who h.as ‘-acted well his part”—who bM
■ f^iiihful, tried and true—forius no exception to it'* ”■
' m irk. Such was Buyck, the slave of G**n
i)f this town. He died, we learn, on Monis.v
sva« raised hy, and was a favorite slave of. the I'iW *''
Ann M Cochran. For many years he ha>i l«t!
}>loyed by Oen Draughon an a (Merk in his
had discharged all his duties with a fiJi'li’-J
equHll**d—oftentimes having s.ile charge oftbf ’,
weeks and months. His death is much rp|i[re'i*i
.^n accident of an uncommonly meljincholy
occurred at Sulliviin’s Island on Wednes lny
W hilt»-three men were ramming hoiu» a 1 " *
rifle cannon ih*> missile expjoded. The rani'Ufi' ^
off the arm of two of the gunuors and the' haD'l
third, «nd fifteen soldiers standing near ih* pif'*'’*
more or l^ss injured hy the frtgmpiits of lb*’ *'''
Some of the.He, ir is feared, will lose their
l>WELIjI^’W wanted lo
4 Dwelling for a Inrge fumily is w.'iuieil. .■'PP?
.Jl. the W'est end of the Dobbin House, to
.Mrs. ¥. M W.\I.p‘'
F.iyetteville, Dee. 11. “ ^
Headquarters 54th Reg*t >. (.
• Faykttkvih-e. Dec. 10,
^PHK Commanding ()ffi3ers of Compani»‘> of thf^
t Regiment are hereby ordered to bavi* f,?.
tive ''ompitniee it Military Green, in the wn ®
ettpville, on Saturday the 20th iusi , at 1'^ ^ ''pi*-
(’ommanding Officer will ortler every ip »n in
trici li^ible to’ Militia duty, be'ween the ^
50 years, and to furnish a correct list ot their
tive companies, »nd the age of each ninn. _
By order, VV. McL. ^
Col. 54th R.’ft ' '
Qko. H. Hak;h, .\dj’t.
Deo, II, 1862. ^
Mllill**
OH
' ' FA’
Till
Rfgi-
Headquarters 53d Reg’l >. f*
F.^vettkvillk, N (' . Dec B*.
M.VNDlNO Officers or Companies of thi**
ment are hereby ordered t > have their
Companies at the Tonrt House tl s pln'p 't* ■"*
cav. the 20th inst . at 10 o’d.,ck A .>f ,pi.;5
Krtch Commanding Officer will oide»- eveiy ni'*'' ,
I istrict litible to Military duty, bet ween ili^ ' ji.i
rad 5> year.**, t.T report for d't/v if the ,,jre
T'iace, ar^i to furaisr; a /''’ri‘»cf li“t of their re-P^
Companies, and the ag« of pa?*! man
By ord'er, ^ ...
JNO. A. PEMBERTON, Col toiu 
C. E. Lirtk, A4j’t. ,, :d,
Deo. li; 1863.
THK >KW!SI
[lo us in papf-'**
fof w.ir in onr
[is certain *hf
[borough ye'f er
[that so far «11
[forcenients on
iroop-' have ere
Thert* are all
jbe Warsaw »i!»
,ere wi'hin thr
ThoH** e
^tsed, and how
with u« in
We have >ili«
Yesterday, statu
on. The wr; e
The news troi
Llorious victory
ire copy to-day
pore «f demoral
appetite for
he prisonerg
There in inteu
iid county had
FROM E
.V letter in iht
:couni of fight!
^ OOLnSBOBO.’ J
i,^d a tight is go
^(Biles from here
||ie Railroad at
•:ijonst‘Aitly Oei
havejnet gone t
Oonstantly arriv
'drive them into .
^e enemy’s purj
this is hardl
The fightinjt h.
Ae moving th*-ir
lining and det
Xgerters arrived
Arve in our arm
• itOOLDSBORO’, i
^nly changed tl
ipir cavitliy cua
the W. tt W 1
.ring up the t
.ipb wires I
The cannonadi:
tbe Confedera
le principal tief
Ralsigh, Dec
usfon have bee
The loss in
louiits ouly t
^all, but we invv
The paru'^'d pi
lose of his coir. MI
a P. M.—Pvepp
,‘lling Goldshoi
'The railro'td bi
lly; Uoldsborougb
p-f in the advanc
We are permiit
ti the telegraph
mging at Neuse i
ef Goldsboro', am
^he contest is tor
«id»» its tate.—TV
A friend writ*;
jpeived this morni
Col. Litile inloi
ipitch from Gov,
going on at the
m f^r was going
;^m Goldsboro',
burning of tb|
kat it was on hi J
&The enemy wtrl
agers by the tr
^,W0 men, aud
there to-nigl '
Cel. .Mallett wol
i paroled to-moi j
i.Anoih\;r friend i
‘There ig greatl
it the yankees
[ the river, a miJ
libt of the ki lej
Jle news; a disrl
kftve burned the
ft:Anoiher letter tl
c|e tight below kJ
fill except (apt!
this place, aiid
liners. Col .Mai
fHi killed. Capt!
^11 those taktn uJ
Kin»ton b j
Yet another leiiJ
part of the regiuiel
•rs. It wag cut!
^idge.
' It was reported
f»ugh had been kil
only wounded a|
The following Ia
iifi’s regiment
The battle of Si
Sousand men agal
•nrg, and were tJ
frr men were thel
*hile it wii^ burui]
riv r and on tl
prisoners, thel
|y’s loHB is tremei
I It was one of th€
80 far as the i,
Igher up the rive]
pipped: them aorl
^burned the railn
FROM 8tJ
i-Messrs. K. J nj
llfound Kinston
!^d Irving .lone
M the head, not'
B. Lindrt.iy.
uuliiT^heririgl
^These are .nil t\J
rtitVf
lat piect> wa«i !fi
•'•0 yards, and v|
ie enemy and onlj
IcwiUPT? 0( HV,' bi)
id rc.'pulBi,‘d the
iree shois thri'iij
tui our df id wi
iug has bc-cii he.irij
■i»fr. all 1,^ ro[
^Wards Wilmingll
#*re lafci night
^•■eping ciOKf w ■
Jheni beluw here.
*•'83 in the tatile>
ItlLLliD ,aNI) W«' |
Tbe special R-p|
|8*cted the fiiliowuj
^tst Regt: Jojih]
‘■Apple, .\, ihign
1st Reg t: A M
. •i'lth Reg t; .) A
(^ Kayner, A; .J
^ Carter, ditto, ki
ditto, ban
«1st Ke^.'t: M A
p P^rry. b. bolt
^“7 '- t>, arm
.Vj.ilf.Vs B.m-,1
U A Powell
V/e; S Staplpi
, Keg t: ' H
^ A .Moore, B,
»»«ne. B, back
R«g’t; J TJ