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VER favkttkvii.i.k. riii K’^nn kvkm\«. march 19. y,,- .1 Tekm« —In pni.«t*que»»r''of !»notlteT larpe .5 in 'hi' rrif'f' of priniintr >^">1 other «'x- ^r, )iHVf> I'PPT) conipellpii to ('hnni!:*' our terms of ''I. '■'' • which »pp pape. ,|,.h « \ liavt' rot'irnoil ai m iiu' expense of poKiace aiul vHrioM" 'JTTionn'® •»»»’ to V>y person* to reiia\> , r!i' 1'”'^ expiriii)! after thi« ij'ite (Itlth) or to com- . tt :h I'li' li?e. nppHfenilv exreotinp the raprr v,*it 'it oil) rntpo Hei'peforth r‘oeipts will be . I'tP liire for wh't'h (he nionev will p«v at now if nnv OHO i-» irissitiufit*'! ilu'roa! '’ » money n'fiii''!*’') on 9}iplios»(ion. Vhe r^i-M'iTioN TO Nkwbkun --Onrineth' p-i*! few .. w' liiTO h'lil v*(rion>i exoitinir rumors >n recr^^ril to , ir'itifp of onr »ron»iu nnon the Fnafern pirf of (he -h that hoih Sewhorn HnO Washinjinn h'xil -n '.iro’t; ihat there r1 l>een a hanl fiKhl: that ■ ' Hiik-'*'-* hnil be*n -Jnrpri-io.i an 1 O'lp’urpil this \ w*"'!Ti. The latent n*ws in'IioTtoo that no imo ■- irii!' Thf army lii'l ailvnnne towir'I-J mil i- VC ■ ' wh>i an in’entiMi to at ’ or 1-’ .v-.r t reoarinr> ii Hut it appoaro that ' tra n't the oKioot of Oa» Hi'l li i« now «^i > •h.- m;^voraent w\>j a mere 'einl. inten'le'l to cover ■ 'liiinn in ai'ari'h of provioion-^ an.l firnee. I 'li'ir ioot wo, fii’lv aooompliohf'l There w-ja tis'ht'nir. h-l w'lh wh«t !.>“•» on either we have Thk iMails. We le&rn from the Petersburg Express that th« mail from RichmonU arriven in that place, un der the new nchedule. at K o’clock A M. Coming South it reaches Raleigh at mi.lil^ght. That is, Hi hours for lt>*. miles! 1, n miles an hour for railroad “peedl We tiave some eipeclAtion of a r. urt to stages oa that line, and as borces are rather perhaps oxen may be ^ I battle The enemy cii> reinforis* very prompil.’ 1 pro- CORRKSrONDKNCK OF THK PATETTBVILLE OBSERVER. Raikioh. March l(i. Messrs. F.ditors:—There has been fightiHR at Kin ston, but the result is not fully known here yet The action so far as I have learned appears to have been skirmishiuR. ll seems tlia* an onwar5 movement and a general attiick by our forces is designed, but it. is rumored that Gon. Hiil has fallen back to within 15 of hoises are conscripted \\e have seen with astonishment the followitif? circu lar addressed to the Enrolling otticers: — riK'l li.\ll—f’OXSt^KlPT OFFK.’K. ) Kai.kiou, N. , March 7. j ll ll 11 l)fe!i n-prcseiiied that Flnrollini? (>ffioer« of (his Sidle Imve in niany iusiiiui'es j;i!Uil;d oxcmpiions nnd dotsi1« to Post Mi'.sters, Mail (’onfractor'^ anil Mail ('arriefj The orders -if the I’nrenu of (Vnsoription are impera tive thii everv '‘iiob exemnti in or detail irranied must lie immcdiati'ly rpv'ked and the parti(-« ordered to re port thp'iiselyps a! the t’anip of Ino'ruc'ton Thi> does nit apply to l’o«t Ma»'er> who have been app'iinied by I he l’re«ident and contirmed )iy the Senate Thf aitcniion of i^omlling OHicers iq called to thot portion of General (tnlers No A ,Sr I G () , which hn*) roforenoe to this Hubiecl Hy order of Ool T. P AUGL'ST, ('•itii’di of t’onscripis for V .1. •' I’f.irct;. a Ij’i Thi*) i-» a n'oi-'* oxtraordinar}' ain.te of thina"^ It is pev''*'('tly manif that it niiil contr.i'’tors and stage drivers are fcced in'o the arr’>v some of iV-e most irr- piriaiii ii 'iil*; will necessarily be -Uijiped Is tlii'i th> piirpoue of the authorities in Richmond'’ If so. can nnybody lell n- whether the evil i'' universal in the ('oiifedrrHcy? or is it confined to North Carolina' We have ?)i't secti in our exchantte paperw. any evidence that the latest conscription law is boiiijr enforced in itlior Slates, nor any evidence that msil .•oniractors nnd drivers are con-icripted Tht-y uiav ho, >'ut ifn.>we are nut aware of it. i We had no mail north of Raleich oti Tuesday, and the . late«i Richmond papers ye' received are of last Monday's date. When thint's becoihe settled, we may havp I,, .'ha«:iro .III!’ huurs of publication I'i.wi CoFv. Til*' Li>gislatnr.> .if Virpini-'i. now in ! s>"is'..>n. hoc r>a-pd a taw prohibiting the ciiUivation of ■ m'ire th-in tobncco plants toem’h hand. The Rich- nion I rKxminer. hieiily sporovln-- of ili,> !aw. caMs ' uron i vory patriot tiot only 'o ''bov it. but to see .t hii neiehbora oboy it, »o th in>.tead .f tobacco, the people mavciiliivatf* th** indispensable necos«arie-J of life ' The Examiner calls upon the Governor of North f!a- j rolina to take steps to obtain a similar prohibition in : thi-^ State P. rhapa it may l.p necessary: b ,f onr im- ^ pression i that the people of XoriH f'arolina Inst vear. ^ without any law but their own iroo 1 senso and public ! orinion, refrained to even a greater extent than the i Virginia law requires, from cult!v'»tin;r either tobacco I or cotton As they did last ye^^r. >o we do;ibt not they will do thio, for the necessity for breadstnfls is greater, : an 1 the prospect of frotit from their culiivatjon conse- i ■ juently greater. Rut. whether money is to be made | by it or not, if is the first duty of every man who has j the feeliniTS of humanity, to do his utmost to relieve the army an 1 the people from the fear of suffering for want j of food. We can get along without anything else, but , food we must Jiave. j I Thk T. ^ik Trfasvrkr.—After two or three weeks de- j lay. 'allowing time for peoplo to forget what we .//•/say ( •iboMt Mr Courts's ’isrosition of the State bonds,) the I Raleicjh State Journal pro^es«es to give various things j about *hat matter as havinr been said bv the Observer. ' Such a« the following: ' i “The Observer sars that Mr. t''ourtq mieht have saved i to the sinking fund the am >unt of .SIif he had ■ made the ronvention pass a law to allow him to sell the , bonds, an 1 then had procnred the pa=?'>.2e of another giving hWn power to compel the Commissioneria to invest •heir accrued interest in those bonds.” i We ne^er said anything like this, or other things, ' attributed to U'J by the State .Tournal Neither that pa- i per nor anv other has attempted to meet or refute our positions in retrard to Mr. Tnurts Should the attempt ' he made, with any decent fairness, ve will be prepared to maintain our po-^itions or to acknowledge their incor- j rectneas I ! LtnKRAMTV. — “P W the army correspondent of ! the Savannah Republican, writes the following from . rhnrleston: — ! “.\s an evidence of the large-hearted liberality of the merchant-' of this city, the fact may be mentioned that i the hou«e of John Fra=er & Co have presented to the * Confedera'e Government a min-of-war completely e- iiuipped for service; while only a few days ago. Mr. ' Theodore D Wagner, one of the members of the firm, presented to the late .Ta.neo L Potiprn, whi’e on hi? . death-bel a check for nominally a« a retaiti- >.i'crt ain*'d ’ loiibt ihnt •'.nv certai.,tv Ther-' r .ops havo returned * leoms Kin - :n \ ! r in lU' ue'iis, m ''tti.'or: V •.NOVNOt : v l>IK OHSKU.f'R In thk ^'llOl x, 'I.iroti 14. l.‘'ii;: ■ It* . 11.1-d ly iwelve monihs ago we lost New vVm comiiu'miiraie the pvent—full of li^istoi in erii-^1 lyraniiy and .■’ppressimi to itioso who ;iiif>'rtiinaio us 10 rr-'-' .in,—by a bold strike for : I p'i n; (Jil l h**ipiug u° we will set her frro. ■ 'tigrew, l>Hiiiel. U 'bort“.’M. iiiider the glu'-i.'us \v.' vot out iipon this w>vV .• leliver ince, and •• ,-id^rof UT-cann'n bro'^king upon • he still- - r ih\s beauiiful inornicp l)«n'el is on the South Neuii' Peliitrrew r-v i;»e X ir(Ji side of the .■*^»nd tl-n Robertson on ihe South «i le of the* We have pieces of artillery at Barrington’s .j'pi-iic Newborn, and iniend shelling tne place, ; ■ i^eoi w »rm work to day, but “a thousand heart.' within'’Ur bosoms"—and when the history of vr i- inies ti be written up, let its briehtest pH:»e -t apart fi'r the nob'e de- is of our noble s.>ns 1 ., write again «^-on, 1 hope, recording the capture or 'rihrnw of thi ti-n ' o-.ty >f abominations, Till‘d hasiilv pe!i;'iled on my knee and sent !>y eon- fi- we 'iiko our plac*' in the crent drama of the r: -'t: Live or die. survive or perish. God bless our . y aii i orown us with Hi? love. > KKK't’KNOKNTC R.^LKIlitl .IvH KNAL K S. March 15 —V\ e have nothing reliable from • ,r; . . b 'w’this morning, oxcppt that Gen. Mill, in •'i, t ngig-d'he fneniy at D-ep Gully, eight miies i. 'f Newborn. I u the Trent road, yesterday .-ni’i'iv's f irco r in-i'ted of f^oir conipanies r.f m- . V -»d iiue b utery ot light artillery. They t>ecame - r ken and retreated 'o the oppo«ite side of the ; ••T thf bri lire after theiu .r k-e and iue lidiTaloe wire captured in the •, iughi tu this place list night. They re- ' '^■e F. Ifrfil t irce- t-. be I'J.nod str.ing in the iMwn • hfrn. ■ li I!' h. T'O was struck twice bv minnie shot?. I ,.■o^uu's "'ipn Hill had efft-ctod a crossing . - '■ V iTi 1 was m )»i'ig t..wards the city. s'NiT'h ]>'■ —Gen Pettigrew ene-iged the I' 1’irrins'on’s Ferry, on the north side I'f the ■ n b'r iay nivr.'ii last, where the abolitionists .'•■ ail up ''TI!ti:‘-ititns and mounted several iruu' ' N ws roacheti ' ere lis! night to the eftect f T' ■' h i r- !.rrip I ;he enemy work-* bef ore Hi I k.^’ed mill 'JO wounded: Ihe enemy's loss *11 except J.">. s-iid to be laki-n prisoners by the r-rniiuder of the g'trris.'U in the f';rtifi 1 r.- n.tkint their e»ca[io on the transports Gen. r ' i ’h>- enernv's works but a short time owing to ' • 1 iu‘ -i'- that were broutriit to bear against him j •• r ir-' lit • f the range of their shot®, and opened : ; ll ;ii-ir shipping, doing ihfm much damage at ; 1 vitj!', ^ ■■ r ll - ;ii-,t arrived, saying th it the enemy are ' ■t’ 1 .J I heavy f.irce st Big Swift ('reek, in the rear ! ■ • t---s under ien Pettigrew, and some appre- - -rB tell at 10 hi-i safety ' -H\ that Gena llili .iiid l)niel have fallen ' 1 :i - 'ide r^f Deep Gully. ■ .s, .\1 .rch Iti, p m.—tionora's Hill and . . - ive returned afier accomplishing their obiect ,-pi.ii lence ./f the Raleigh Progress ; 'MRo , M: ?-ch 1') —iThere i« no reliable new? w us to tlie mov nienis of our troops There • iurnor here ihiri morning that the battery at Dir- ■ • ..pposiie Newborn, hiil suneridered with five ■ iiri men. bill it is not believed. There was I'oavy ■■ -• here all day yes'er i iy, up to 11 o’cb’ck la*-! nizhi, i . I under stood from passengers up on the Kinston Ibis morning, that cannonading was disiincily • • i in ihM -iirection ihis moining Pettigrew's Hn- : !i! or II. ar D.irrington's. There w im heavy s-Eir- c-ii Dee;- H >11'W on Friday last. The yankees '-r..'!' P>''cky Run and t.ire up the bridge, when .1 r-pain d it and j-uTsued Gen Hill's horse I ■ Il l w-inuk twice in this skirrsish. Our I iiiil. i;.' K NfpTh I'j —Gen Hill advanced halfamile ■ 'i . lie,-p Gully tien Pettigrew reported to have ■i -Mv..,* figiit at lisrringt.'jn's Ferry, resulting in a ■' t fr,iir killed and iwonij' wounded Knemy’s loss I. wn, nor is the result of the engagement known. I i. I’, > -r'soii. atier a Severe fight, burnt the raii- " .i Ti Ig H- Slieph'‘r l.--ville. below Newbern on Satur- .N'l. N, March 17 —G-n P.-tiip’rew has fulleti hack ' ' iJ.rrineton’s Ferry, an.1 tjeu. Hill ha.s returei to r . . No attack on Newbern was intfude.l. All 1- I w .( lie' along the lines Vielow f [i, ,,iv —We b.avc i.o details yet as to 'he killi.] .. It'd in the skirniisl,ing at l)eep Gul'y and f'i ! '..n's Ferrv i’r.niors are various a- the ‘i ' f the I xp.”liti"n. but w.' prefer to wait foi I'.icts i‘ g:lug c irreucv to extrav.ig:ini reports. Newborn I' d: where li .iid. between the Neiise and the rr-. nt, ■ iiier" ire duu’ tless a fetr tl; u-and Yankee' there fth lUs. G-n Hill we ore assured accomplished all I'l-it he defied by :he moveoieiit and has returned to ti ld.ih..rii’ ■ Ml w ts quiet below at our latest advices. W ’tiwhd We reeret to learn that Capt N C. Hughes, G.-n. P‘- tigvew's A'i.;Jtaiii lietieral. Was wounded by the hur-'t'tig ot a s;n.ji m near li.it ring!od’m I’errj, on ihe occasion of the deni.iii'tnvii.m „i ii,nt place n few days «go. His eyes we learn were iniiire.l but to what extent we have not be?n able to learn; we hope however, the injuries are not aerious.—IH//,. sume, unless wo i*J)ould get possfHsion of the river be low Newborn, an.l thou. C tntroliug the river below, we would be able probably to oupmi-. town and .all in it iSoard is in.'re.’isiL'g Here ‘vory week and provisiims seem to he -reliing higher and sc'arcer Five dollars a day for ir:.nsi-ni ciisiom is .uiargod at the principal hotels 1 caiiiiot tiiiniv however I hat the pri es of pro visions justify ilr'ie chavge.s. I hoard a geni iemivn -ar to u,iy that he Sis s.'i.’o six or oig'.it in family, mor-lly crown persons, and that it ilid not cost him SIO apioeo a week to teed iiiem. He lives a-- well as loe miirkei alioriis ,ami h.l^ to liuy every thing ho usfs. and besides he is u refugee and had lo c iiumonce bouse keeping 'ijew entirely -• ..iie ni' ii'h'j » - jl() a week is ahoiil '^}|| a iiKiUlh, and :?-) a iiy is about jilott a month iiiid even 5. { a day i- a mouih This ditVerence with soaniy faro will give an idea of the profits of h.)iel keepers. 0,1. now 1 i.iiig ouce iiii'V;^ f,ir giiod ol‘ limes of chi-tipuess aud i.ient^ ..n Rocktish. where i u.se 1 to tUr.r.v sw-*ei I rei I U liio bii.ls ,s [ i„cl iii’o+i with Oiy old .-\il!it ill ■- M'.o lop gig. 111).I v. iiere i.oue^ wa' Iirowu av.ay 4>.'c luse (hire w is n., pi.me to put it ami t.uiier given to the hogs; While memory la ts Ccspe- i ittllj wiioii hiini;iy, 1 >h til clieri.'h a lond recolle;-iion fur ihose ii illiiwe ida-'f s, I love thnt plain energetic a’ld inte.lir^eiit j copK-, yvl^iop lio ius are ;i' pure as the liUi,M wii.rs , f ih-'irown Rockfisj, There the 1 i.lch string h'liigs ouisiiii" aud hap^.y faces and '.• .nu hands greet you '.vitlun. It has been many year'since 1 liave cnr-oit •'i'i''e ancient thr-.shohls jnd enjovoi’ the gen Iiliie Se.itii.*'; h'lspiiM'iiy ,.f fh »l;nid#.t mybirih. an-i n:l!i. ';gh T h tvo w inden d thr'iu!'h dist int St ii's and s.-. Ti niueh th -.' is >i..He an t g-eai. my heart .till turns to tbe simple eu«‘ e.is, lh>' m inly in.iep.Tnlei-. olnr'ic lev ;iti I she ihrill'tn' S'’^llish loire;id« and tri inions ot ••fa'herland ” If I -:hjw sniuo euthusia'in 1 hope I >vill n ir t>.' regsr ied a' 'ftiiimeni ;1 or •'! .zy. tor i;, ■ 'V\»e''il uiid i’ SirW.iltcr Scoti the 'l ids, n its W'shingti.'' Irv.n:. ,ind why ii«u Ko Utisti h-iv*. j|s •'fii.s'" !■ ll !' hecn 't'!^ n sucr/osifil ;hai the Scol-h o’ ;he ;'ape } ■ ir region form a cofiip-.ny r rogimenr to repre enr iiu-f» .li.stiniuly their n li .na'iiy .lud itr’icnl \ il->r If 'iiew,ir oniniM - .i.iieii 1 'ii.’e perhap' skio Scjtlisli !.i“l .even ■•l.ong 'irabs ’; may sound ihe pibroch, irather t he elarsni ' i and itii-^'iiv- h the clay i.vre and -irik. as onr faiiuTs sirnc ; |. r free.Iciii aiming he High- inids. and HI Cuiioden. at U i'inockburn and .at Wag- ram ll would be iiighiy i.r .per lo iiudify the conscript law so as t , iHi.w- ;ie men to form now eoiopanios aud regiments 'iad e'eci their i wn cfHcers This suggestion i» offered witu reluct iue*«. as 1 have studiousl-,- avoided •iTiy kind of parlizan or political discu.ssion, and chu- uoi synipaitiiz.. .v?rli nny movement ■ 'lely lor parly ;iuip"OS 01 n.-f lies ..[ j sliiou lo our cause during 'be w:ir. even though j.riu .pd froui pure iii.>tives H-iv- •ng had .iinple (ipp.iriunily lo ree ihe operati u of the cons^;ripl law iu iK present form. 1 feel satisfi d ihut soiii'- iiaprovement of the kin 1 is necess»ry lo Ud .noncy. 1 hav ' f un 1 ih it wn*.To men iiave been sent ill siiiull sipri is, an i ev, n ia 1 ir^er nuni’ .t«. to regi- menis, and espei-i I'ly reginienis not tlioir ch .ice, that I hey are ut h«ppy and discfuraged. They are ridiculed anil sootfed at till they feel moan; an-1. cowed and de spairing. many desert and are disgraced, or become de- inovalizeJ. In new organiiations of their own they tight with e.^ual if not superior 1> avery to any other Iro.'ps. Tiii'y feel like a persecuted baii'l of brothers '.gainst whom the world's scorn and suspicion is direct ed, an.l they mike grc.iier effort to retrieve a rrputa- i m thus a=s>»iled. .\s an instance the 57th Reu’t com posed largely of consiripis has covered itself with lloiy. Oldregiiuenis cou1d.be rons’lidate i satisfactori ly. and all b.-ing veterans would experience but liiile litferenco A cn'cript ip as good r.i any b;. ly elsf_ but the old volunteero won’t tre-ai them so. Recruits become drilled ne irly as quick in a new as in an old -.•ompaiiy no'^ 1 fully believe the best way lo recruit ;he army in nuiuV.crs and ttiiciency is by new regi men-'. LONG GK.VRS P. S It was in 1>^')1 and n.it in ISlo that Mr P'oote ■ Icfeated Prpsi.ient D-ivis for (J ivernor of Mis;; the data from which 1 collccte.l niy sketch being erioneous. In 'peaking of W. P. Miles sometime ago 1 inten led to say • a full tirown beard mixed with gray.” L G. CORRE“P.'N'liKSCE OF THE FA\KTTK\ ILLE OUSK.UVEK t'oLi MBiA. S , .M irch H Me'ior.s. Kditors; I arrived in this city the fir-t of this week, having, so far as personal comforts were con cerned. sp'onl a numtier of days very ple isantly in .\u guaia, hut as to min.i r.tther vexe-i and disturbed by ihe delays constantly occurring in the business iu which I am engaged. Augus'a IS a place of considerable trade, ha« two cotton factories and several tlour milli, all located on a canal aV'Oui miles If^ng which is supplied from the Savannah River—similar to that upon which the Tred egar Iron W.irks, He. are located at Richmond, and like a plan which 1 suggest* ! 'o some of your citizens •IS to t’russ t'reek The i?onfederate Stales Powier Works get their motiTe pofcer fr.im the sani.* gonrce. Augusta, i was informed, was settled princi}.ally by Nonhcrn men. and without any peculiar advantages o’ loc'tion has become quite a large and flourishing plftce. During my stay there an auction of hardware which engine into a large Reservoir on the Arsenal hill—the summit point of the city, and thence by pipes through out the place—the expense per family iq ypry small Fire-plugs are at every street-crossing, y noticed foiintqins in several of the private gardens—shedding their pearly spray around and creating a most delicious coolness The whole enterprise is a credit to the citi zens of the city. Instead of two Lithographic concerns here there are three—(hat of Evans & Cogswell being the one T omitted. To mtike a good Lithograph—such as our N C. notes are to be—the entire note is first engraved on copper or steel. With a peculiar kind of ink impressions are then prinietl on what is called “transfer paper.” This trans fer paper in then laid on a perfectly dry lithographic sl^ne and subjected to the press. When the printer thinks he has got a good impr.'s-sion he thoroughly soaks the paper wilh w.iter until it becomes pulpy and is easily brushed off. The impression of the note re- nmins on the stone By slow snd careful working for two or fhrort d'lys this impression is ‘‘worked in” and in the h'ltids of a good printer may print four or five thniisaiiu sheets, Agilin, should the printer be a care less one it may be spoiled the first day. And want of care in the stone polisher may cause a hollow in the under si.lo of the stone, in which case the stone cmcked after pressing a few times, ll requires, too, great care in the selection of paper, as some paper eats the surface of the Stones. The roller is not made of cornpoyi.ion but of wood, and covoreil with leather. The stone i-j wet with a spinge previous to every roll- itig and owing to the nature of the ink it does not 'ticV anywhere hu' on ihe note. Nearly all the presses tre Tiow made in this country, find I learn fbnt the stone cfin be had in Georgia. The men who do the most intricate 'in l particular parts of the work are f.)reignerr, an! kiiowii:g thst their services >ire valu •ible, probably that their places cannot *'e supplied, some 6if them tike liberties in the way of sprees, &c., which greatly .telay work and are extremelv vexatious. Since my ofay here I have hivird a sermon from Rev. Dr. Pilmer. who is the greatest pulpit orator of his church. There is nothin j striking about his appearance exco, t his eye, but in his sermon he exhibits a startling -.plei; I'.r of IP liiphor and great depth of thought. He i^sii.ip'e and plain, yet eloqwent, impressive and inter- estiii.j He constantly startle® one with some idea so siiii| ,* that we wonder we never thought of it ourselves, r'le to na'ure Mi it we are compelled lo acknow- V.\N DORN’S VICTORY IN THE WEST, We had begun to doubt not only whefbef Van Dorn had won a victory in Tennessee, but even that there bad been a figiit. But we rejoice lo find in the Savan nah Repubii''nn this morning a long letter fully con firming the reiwted victory. The description of the contest is uninleresting, so we annex only enough of the letter lo show that there ica.i a fight and the extent of our success. Tho.letter is dated Spring Hill, Tenn., March i\ on the day and at the place where the fight occurred, and is from the Republican’s regular corre- spondi-nt; The engagement had now lasted three hours, with varied success, and at this time we had gradu.ally drove the enemy from the crest of the lower hills to a still stronger position upon Ihe higher ones—driving them over towards the other road, where Forrest haJ been directed lo come upon his rear. The fighting had con tinued s'narply and Ihe gaining of each position had re quired a severe struggle, and occasionally met with a repulse, the enemy appearing to be determined to 'lold out, and finally drive us back Crosby’s brigade now came up iu good time and galloped along the pike in full view of the enemy, and filed off into the valley at tlie left of the pike At this moment the enemy’s artil lerjr ce.ised, and King’s balterv was placed upon an em inence their forces five minutes before occupied, and being well served, forced a still further retreat of Ihe '•nerny. rVosby now commenced advancing around up on their extreme right tlnuk, and for a time all firing jeased. Our men upon the slope of the hills, of which the ene: ly occupied the crest a litlle northwest, then commence'! advancing in the finest line-of-baitle of the day, but though the enemy were iu good position and easy range, they fired not a shot Presently Forrest’s guns were heard upon their rear, and the \ ankers ran up M white flag, when Van Dorn sent to ascertain Ihe nature of it. ami it was learned that the entire force of the enemy upon the ground laid down their arms and surrendered unconditionally. A wild, joyous shout bri'Ve from our gallant men and the Vankees grounded arms, and thr-ir live regiments of infantry, numbnring •2200 men, were marched forth prisoners. They Were under the command of the ,-ienior Colonel, (Joburn, from Tndiuua. who says ho.was compelled to surrender by the cowardly retreat of an Ohio reginient of infantry FOR THE OBSERVER. thanks for Mayor McLean o prs pocks; Lieut M Williams SIO; friend 1 pr gloves. The next meeting will be held at the Dobbin House. I tUft nJK UBSKKVKK. j. The High School Knitting Society returns I I the following coi.iributions; Mayor McLean o ■ married. On ‘he 17th inst., at the residence of the bride s father, in Fay-fteville, by Hev. .1. W Tucker, .Mr JESSE W. FULLER to Miss JULIA F. STKEL. all of Cnmberland comity. On the 13th iast., near BlockersviP.e, by s R tlnw ley. Esq , Mr. RICHARD W. CASHWKLL of Ula.Jen county to .Miss KLIZABETFI A. RRVANT of Cumber land W;imington Journal please copy. At the residence of the bride’s mother, nerr .Silv.M Run in this county by Elder Reuben Fisher, Mr WM HALL of Blad.tn i.o Miss MARY E. HALL of this county VilmingtoB Journal plea.se copy In thifi count}. Ith inst., by C D Nixon, Ksq , Mr THOMAS KORNUOW to Miss SALLY ANN SHIRLEY DIKD, At her resido-i-'e in Harnett county, onSatiirdav the 14th inst., Mrs I'.STHER L.\NIER, iu the H-)th year of her age. Sh- was a person of great energy and suc cess in life, anu wa^j much respecCel For many yenr.; she ha l been a -‘riot iind consistent member of ilio R-ii tist Church.—Con:. * Duelliii:: HoiiMCi$ nnl l.ol^ nt /t net ion. ON To-morrov; 'it 11 .\ M at the Market House, will be sold Six T>WELLINGS and aovrr il firo-».l r.n'; 1 ing LOTS, in difrerent part of the Town For panii a- lars. see hamlbii.s March 10 .lOIlN McHAK. .ir»HN H Ct)*>K, Alt.' ll •;Jge its power to1"the benefit of strangers I will stale j and three regiments of cavalry, aud the battery of ar tillery, which we did not succeed in gelling The regiments capitulated were from Indiana, Michi gan and Wisconisjt, .?o soon as the surrender was ef fected. 1 rode over e^ery portion of Ihe field and count ed our own and the Yankee dead and -mounded. The disparity >n numbers was astonishing, for everywhere 1 found four and fivo deail \ auUees to cue Confederate. The bill upon ihe left of the pike which had been so hotly contested, and from which they drove as back, contained more of the unfortunate than any other por tion of the field. Upon it I counted 40 of the enemy’s slain Up to the last few charges all of the enemy’s wounded had been removed by their excellent hospital corps, and sent off in the ambulancss to Franklin, Their ambulances, wagon train, and ammunition train stampeded and left them without ammunition. The loss of the enemy 1 estimate at 110 killed, ‘>(H> wound ed, and 2,200 prisoners, who surrendered as many fine new Enfield rifies and cartridge boxes. Our own loss is 30 killed and 125 wounded The prisoners were sent on to Rragg to-night. As Gen. Van Dorn rode along the column after the strife had ceased, cheer upon cheer greeted him from the enthusiastic soldiery, who, under his daring direction, had achieved the victory, and he is undoubtedly held high at the present moment in .h'> e.-;r.mation of his for ces, and this confidence is well deserved. The commander of the Yankee forces says that yes terday he was directed to advance and occupy this place, but after finding our force returned word that he could not do so, as the enetny were too strong for him. His superior sent word that that was no answer for a soldier, and directed him to advance to-day and occupy Spring Hill. The yankee commander of the surrendered forces did ooi- ipy the place this evening with his forces, en route to Bragg'. ai he proHches in the ni u'uing at a small chapel near the I'herloite Railro.ad, rather in the rear of the T.iina- tic .\-;ylii;i) 1 i..ef here Dr. R. W Gilibes of ihe I’arolinian. who seem-i ju-'t now to be very much engaged ia his new po- siiion as President of |tie Press .Association. With the other ediiors of (he {»iace I am not acquainted, though to Mr Pelh’.m 1 am indebjcd fjr the privilege of fre- quen'ly looking over his papers. Dr. tJitibes is a man of some scientific attainments, and v,as, previous to the war. President of the American .Vssoeialioti of .-^rls and Sciences, but he seems to pay very little personal attention to his paper. FOR THK OBSERVER. t’AMP Holmes, March 15, 18G3. Me-'.-r.s Editors:—I wish to ask through your lines, why 'I is ih.'4 Ihe wages of (he soldiers are not increas- 0.1. when their expenses nearly eq'ial their wages, leav ing but litlle to send to their suffering families at home. If 1 hai tde power iha* aulhorilative men have, 1 could not content myself till this matter was attende.i to. Do not un lerstand'IS to insinuate that we are soldiering for mone.v; we are soldiering for Libkrty and Southern right . Notwithslan.iing, it takes money to make the mare go, and no litlle of it now a-days. B. F. STRICKLAND. Standard please copy. i Stii’Ks.—Confederate Bonds of the §100,009,000 loan sell in Richmond at par to \ per cent premium and in terest. Those of the SI.5."•> •.">00 loan (secured by an export tax on cotton', sell for 115 and interest. Bank notes of Vireinia. North and South Carolina and Geor- itia sell at 75 to lOf* per cent, premium. blocks and Bonds told tn FaycttevilU, March Xlth, by John II. Couh, Auctioneer. Jl.i^uO r» per cent. N. C. Bonds, (new iMsue,) ?112 4.(XH'M« per cent. •' “ “ 111^ 4,tMM> S per cent. “ ** 122J 2.U1K1 H per cent. •• “ 121 j 2,"iK) 8 per cent. “ “ 121 1'J.IMjO 8 per Cent. •• “ 12'J 5 shares Stock Bank Claren.lm, Fayetteville, (par .550,) at f73 and ^72. Brigadier Genrai.—We are glad to learn that Presi dent Davis has made Col. R. R Vance, brother to our worthy Chief Migisirate. a Brigadier General. This evidence of the Presilent’s favor is W'lrthily bestowed for there were none more brave or daring on the bloody fiell of Murl’reesboro' than (’ol. Vance. Kiileigh Progress, 18M. X. C Troops—Capt. Wm. Lee Davilsoa has been promoted to Major of the 7th N C Regiment in place of Robi. S. Young, resigned. Lieut Wm J, Kerr, of this place, is Capt of Co. D. 7th Reg't, 10 place of Davidson, promoled —Charlotte Democrat. Killed.—.\ political prisoner at Ihe Confederate pri son here, was shot through the head by one of the guard about 12 o’clock last Thurs.lay night, wh'le at- lemp'ing to escape, and instantly killed. His name was .1. A. J. (?.>llins, and he is said to be from Virginia. Others, it is reported, were about attemptif»g their es cape at the same time, but the killing of f’ollins .«topped them —Salisbvnj Watchm'in, ItiM. iloi'Me \Va^:oii«i at And ion. To MORROW Ht 12 M, T shall sell nt .Vuclion. One Fire L' ggy H.^r.e: Oue excelh • r TwoHorsi Wac"n iin.l li-u ii' :■ I>10 small VVas'.'ii .roHN M. I'OOK. Vnct r Mfirch 111, I'"'.? It ing fee, but in reality a« a delicate token of apnrecia- 1 had run the blockade was had, at which as you may Winter Campaic.n of thf Cavalry —In the begin- B g of the wr.r t’le cava'ry did not win much credit for 'ti.i^ con luct in I'iP fiel'l, .But beginning with Stuart's fii'-^i circuit lii'e near Richmond they have le'l a bird -till .|:inseioiis life, gained reputation, and achieved '' lei. f.jr the cause. Oen. Lee’s history of the Winter ' \,:v ( iii.paign published in the preceiling page, is it : ' ing I'l the cavalry force whose exploits he re- 'f ! V.im' r„r .tina has at l.'asi two regiments, Ihe 1st ■- 1 >j i:h .if high repute, :.n«l the latter said by those * jiit'ir 10 \'niw to t.e the crack regiment of the coi ps *' ri s I’l.AM iNfi \t tiikSoi th.—Judging from our '■ ng. s III ; -■! -.e Siat"s it seems to be difficult to pre- iii ihe p.Mipie (,f the “Cotton States'’ from planting '■ There i- a way li» lench many of them. Change ■ weiiiy i.i gro cl luee’’ in tlie exemption laws, and ' - 1 riiv;bion crrps the comliiion of exempii"n. One 'r:i‘ '-on.lil i ns, we should ; fyr there are others ■ i, IS Uioly t.utfgoHied in Ju.lge Pearson’s letters. ''i;Trn liKoiMK.NT—The oliicers of il.is Regiment 1 ! ii;.- ling i n the 2.'ih ult., at Camp Gregg, Va., . jile.l rohi-lutions expressing regret at the reiriigua -ti f VlHjor R. IJ. McRae of their Regiment, in con- ~ lU'-nce ..f disability produced by wounds received in ‘>«rvice. tion for the noble character and great abilities of Caro- ' lina's qbles‘ lawyer '' I “P. W adds to this, that ‘‘the same unselfish i spirit manifests itself in every department of business.” ! To which we dissent. mo«t decidedly. Whilst we award i great credit to the liberal Eontlemen named above, we cannot consent that the refusal to receive North Caro lina Treasury notes from the North Carolina soldiers who have gone to defend Charleston is either unselfish or ju-Jt \ FRionTKSEi) Yaskv.k —It is stated that when Com mander Brown, of the Indianola, was captured on 'he MiBjispippi, he showel markeil signs of trepidation as to his fate as a prisoner, but expressed groat satisfac tion on learning the whereabouts of various gentlemen of the old army, who were in the Sotilh, “because.” said he. ‘‘they will intercede for my exchange accord ing to the terms of the cartel, inasmuch as I have not been concerned in any negro stealing.” He professed to be deci le.llv opposed to negro stealing and to Lin coln’s proclamation. Being asked what negroes those were whonfi he had with him on his ves«el, (eleven in n'lmbor. i he said they were free negroes from Cincin nati. who came down with him a» firemen. His ques tioner looked at the negroes an'l recognized one of them a« belonging to a neighbor of his, Wm. 1) Simms. The ne?ro admitted the fact and pointed out another who belonged to the sa'ne masler. They were restored »o their rnas'er. The others are supposed to be slaves stolen from plnntrrs on the river Now what is to be done wilh su(A a thief and liar as this t^ommander Brown* It has lieen proposed lo com mit him to jail as a negro otpiler and inciter of slaves to insul ordination ,\nd truly he leserves such a fate. How far il may consist wilh the Laws of Nations, how ever. is the fir«t question to be considereil. If it can be done without violence to that code, it ought to be lone. Nkvvsi'ATKus.—The Riohniond Etiquirrr h.is a list of he newspapers now ]inblished in V'irginia. and they number only 1 , of which lo are in I’tichmoni] and only 7 in all the rest of the States, viz; 1 at Pelei sburg, 2 at Lynchburg, 1 at Staunton. 1 at Harrismtiurg, 1 ni Da'iville and 1 at Abingdon. We were aware that there had been great mertalily among the pi'tss of Virgiaia, but had no idea that so few survived. In North Carolina we have lost about one half of th'.* papers since the war commenced, but we cm siiil count 2*), viz; at Raleigh 8, Charlotte 3, Groensborough 2, Fayetteville 2, Wilmington 1, Hillsborough 1, Milton 1, Salisbury 1, Asheville I. Hendersonville 1, Tarboro’ I, Wadesbo'o’ I, Salem 1, Winston 1, Statesviile I, Rbcosstbuction,—Several uewspa{*er3 and their cor- ropponiients are very busily engaged in argtiing against a reunion wilh any or all of the yankee Slates. They are wasting time: nobody desires any thing of the kind. Worse, they are inducing the yankees to believe that there is a reconstruction party here, when in reality the feeling of Ihe Southern people is the same with ours, and that is—for social, political and commercial non intercourse. '^uppose prices ran high Even B-irlow knives foM at about 'rl apieci.-, pocket knives of better quality fr.im S to to 10U per .]■ zen; Butcher's millsuw files from to J'.'ti a dozen, le'ul .'’>0 cents a pound 1 witnessed there a rather amu-ing sceue and one from which some one ought lo profit A large lot of wrought iron braz '.l cow brlls were tii.l off by a Govornment ,\geni—Capt Jiomehody A North (’aroHniau who was j'res'nt asked him what he was going to 'lo with them, and :he ‘Jap- fiin replied that he intended lo melt them up for g:in m.-ial. Our t'arolinian, who if }ie did come fro'o the wilds of the iSlue Ridge has considerable repu!:ition for being a keen one, told the Captain that they were simply wrought iron biaz. d The (’aj.’ain insisted lliat they were bell uieial, or at lja'(, copper, an.l offero'l to be' N C. a S 10i» oti he pi'int. which bet N. C took aud won by filing ihe be'Is. During the week 1 was in .\ugusta the G'lvernment shipped from there I 'lOO bales of cotion lo Charleston. It eoes to Europe, or s.iiuowiiere else There are not so niany handsotue residences iu Au gusta a^ in (Vilumbi 1. bu! far mure trade and business activity, i di.l not like the former place—there is too much of a m ney-gelting spirit, au'i generally speak ing one man seems to value .»noiher only so far and in such degree as he can make money out of him .-Vbout this j.lace there ’ • mete of a literary tasie, owing no doubt to influonce of the Theologic .1 Sem inary and S. C. (’ollege. The ,\iheii[L*um building here ia uow u«ed liy Col Duncan for his. Lithogravhic busi ness. The S C t'oilege huildiugs are used as •» Hospi tal There are a few siu.ients at the Theological Senii- nary .\1"0 i flourishing Female College ownoj by the M. E I 'hnrcli. The (iovernor of S C does not reside in ihis place but comes here porii 'iienlly to transact such business as may lie u -cessary The present Gov ernor. Hon. M L. Bonham, is now in the City. He is well known lo many N.>rth Carolinian.^ in his military J)0^iti.'!!:^ duriiig the Mexic;:^ war and our presiuit con t.'>st for freodnm. By those who know him he i.-^ spoken of as ;i gei.tleiu'in iu his manner and feeling's. Our own Governor Vaiice 1 have heard spoken of in very high terms ol praise in t his city. Nearly a week’s stay here has not lessened at all my first impressions of Ihe beauty.of the place, and 1 must add to the number of those who have beaulifie I their homes with taste the same of Mr. Crawford, who alffo is kind enough to allow strangers to visit his truly lovely garde .. Columbia may well be called the City of Ever greens. And I may say Ihat the city is not less to be noted f,ir its beauafiil ladies tha.i for theehrubbery and flow ers. In fact throughout my trip, all along the railroadj 1 have seen more pretty women, young if course, t'"-in 1 ever did before iu the sa.ne distance. They crowd around t'lecir- ''ager to caich the news—whether it be of joy or sorrow, whetiier that regiment iu which Ihe I rother, I'weethear: or friend .nay be has been in the batiie. In t'oliinibi.i.au eligible location on Main street will enable nny one to see as many pretty ladies as shouM be thelol of any one man lo look at in a day. Aye, and then it may be dangerous to him. foi ihe eye uiay trace on the heart a memovj- in>-)ge of dazzling beauty and grace which nmsl ^nly be banished from thence. You know it is said that the further we go South the more en chanting’.y beautiful are the women. The ManuUcturing facilities of Columbia are im mense though but poorly improved. I mentioned in my last the Saluda Factory. The only other use made ot the water power is for ihe Government Powder Milis. 1 do not suppose any other will ever be made, though I think a large Flour Mill would pay. I am incline.l I0I think I hat among leading men there ia disposition against a further increase of ihe manufacturing interest ia the State Grauiievillc. on the 5. C. Railroa.l, is the lar gest cotton manufactory in the South, and paid even before the war. This city is supplied with water from two excellent springs aear the river. The water ia forced b; a steam FniE—An old building iu Wilmington containing government corn ami forage and salt belonging to Messrs. Kidl.'r an! Martin, was destroyed by fire on Sat urday night last The Journal di.I not ascertain the amount of the loss A good deal of the salt was saved. The corn and forage destroyed Tlji' Printing Establishment of Messrs. Sterling Ai (■^ampbell, at Greensboro,’ was destrojied by fire on Mondiy. .Also the branch bindery of Slessrs. DeCar- teret .Armstrong. From Fredericksburg.—The Richmond Whig’s corres- [londeni writes: — “The mystery which has enveloped the movements of Hooker’s army begins to unfold itself All reports that reach us from the other side of the riv^r concur in stating that il is being largely augmented by reinforce ments. as is supposed, by way of Acquia Creek, from W’ashingion and the North; although it is true that a portion were sent some time since to Fortress Monroe, including Burnside’s old corps The arrival of these AI CTIO!\. N Tuesday n: -i.i, I shall sell at Auction. hOO lbs. Cu». Nails, assorted, 4d, ti.i an.l J'.l 25 lbs. Green Tea, in lots to suit; Nutmegs, Counter Scales, kc. JOHN H. COOK. Aucfr March 19, le ■ J l'J-2i For Mnk* on Con^ijs^ninc'nt. QAA PAIRS vilSS’S GAITERS and SHOES; 75 “ tThildren’s Shoes. A variety of Spring and Summer Coats mil Vests Silk Fringes, B ■'net Ribbons, &c., at JOSEPH OTTARBURG S. • Near Railroad Depot Fayetteville, ..arch l‘J 12 iiiipd j¥oJi*c to Shippers. IN consequence of Ihe high price of every thing used by this Compt..ny. the Directors have advanced the rates of freight generally about one hundred per cent Rates will be fui -dshed as soon as printed. JNO. M. ROSE. Treas’r aud Transportation Ag’t W\ R. R. ’o. March 18, 186',. 12tf Annual lYleetin^. The Annual Meeting of this Company will take place on Monday 3*». h March, at 11 o’clock, in the Town Hall. By order cf the Directors. JNO. M. ROSE, Sec’y W. R. R. Co. March 18, 186-, 12-tm ^ day, Apotliecary, WILL respectfully decline in future to prepare any prescription unless the money is sent to pay for it. March 19, 1863 12-3tpd $50,006 Korth Carolina State Bonds FOR SALK. Office of the Chatham R. B. ^o., 1 Raleiqh, N. C , Mnrch 14, 1863 j rr^O correct an error into which some have fallen from an inaccurate reading of my advertisement inviting reinforcements, of whicli there is no renson to doubt, ! proposals for the purchase of $50,000 State bonds, 1 Di'aths Of Soldiers. — .At the Wayside Hospital, Florence, S. C . On the Gth inst., of erysipelas, Erin Cain, of i'o K, 51st Reg’t N C T. In Alamance coiiuiy. 12i!» of .Aug. last, from a wound received during the Seven Days battle around Rich mond. Ma'irice Milton Harris of Chatham, a member of Co. G, 48ib Reg. N. J. T., in the 2Sih year of his age In (tnrdonsville, Va., Dec. 2titL, W. L. Headley, of C'j I, -571 h Regiment, the only son of a fond mother. At Charleston, on the 8th inst., of Typhoid Fever, Serg'l. Geo. W. Barber of Wake county, Co. D, 31st N. C. Trojps. Near Fredericksburg, Va., 17th December, Mr, John P. Martin, of Co. D, 33d Regiment. In one of the hospitals in Richmon.l, on the 20ih .Inly, in ti.c 2,'*th yp.ar of his age, Lieut. Samuel H. Douglass of Co. D, 34th Reg’t. In t;, orgia, cf chronic h irr! a-a. 13th February, John MeGintiis. aged SS ye.ars, of the 60th N. C. Regiment. In tloldsboro’. May 27th, of Typhoid fever, John C. Sniitli, a member of Capt. Chambers’ Compiiny C, 4S)ih Regi aenl. in his 18ih year. Jr.'wn .1 on the 23d February, ip the South Yadkin River. Davie county, James W Neely, formerly a mem ber of Ihe Rowan Rifle Guard, aged 21. .At lames’ Island, S. t\, 20th Feb'y, James'Barfield, of (’0 E. 01-1 Reg’t, \a.'.iiiu Arrival.—T.he British steamer Gertrude, a fine pri.peller vessel, arrived here yesterday from Nas sau, having left Nassau last Thur.sday. She has an a.isorteJ Bi itish cargo On her nearing this harbor she was fiie.l on by the Yankees, but sustained no damage. Charleston Courier, I7(h. A "Tall Figure.''—Negroes have been selling lately at prices which indicate little apprehension of the in roads of .Abolitionism. A female slave was sold on Friiay last, at Ihe auction house of .Messrs Hill, Dick son i: Co., in this city, for Ihe large sum of $3,080. • ttichmond Whig. Tuf. Northeun Democracy.—Lincoln’s paper at Wa;ihio«ion, the Chronicle, says that “^e Democrats liave ni bly resolvc'l to postpone all disputes, atid to heal all dissensions, and lo .strengthen the cjxeciitive in evorv measure be has a.iopted to crush the rebellion What Lovis Napoleon thinks of Butler.—A yan kee in Paris writ s that when ho received a copy of Butler’s farewell address to the people of New Orleaus, he irauslatcd it and carried it to the Pari.s Siecle for publica'ion. It was received and publication promised with pleasure. But the next day the yankee was noti fied that otticial orders prohibite'l the publication of anything favor.ible to Butler. FiiftT IN RtCiiMONi).—A box of lemons was sold at auction in Richmond a few d.^ys ago at $72 50, and a box of oranges for $75. A few oranges received from Charleston were i^tailed at $2 50 each! CONOBBSS.—Nothing of interest in open session since our last report. New Post Office.—McKenzie’s Bridge, Moore Co., N. G., Daniel McKenzie, P. M. and the concurrent testimony of Northern journals, the making of roads to several points on the river several miles above and below, point to the conclusion that an early attempt will be made to cross and capture cur entrenchments, as the first necessary step in the “vic torious march lo Richmond ” Such, 1 believe, is now the general impression. When the expiected clash of arms begins, a more terrible slaughter and a victory more complete than that of the memorable 13th Decem ber, may be safely predicted; and instances of individ ual heroism enough to fill a vohime, and too numerous for the compass of a letter, will be left for the pen of the faithful historian. Among the reinforcements ar riving at the Yankee array are said to be a considerable number of “contrabands.” If reports be correct. Hooker will be impelled to advance or be straitened from scarcity of fuel; for they have cleared and burned the whole country from the Rappahannock to the Poto mac. FOR THE OBSERVER. Died, on the 12th of March, in Hospital at Raleigh, of pneumonia, private G J. Barby of Co. E.^^CSth Reg’t aged about 21 years; he was a good and obedient soldier, and waa well beloved by all who knew him. He was a native of Wake Co , N. C., and left a father,' mjther, brothers and sisters to mourn his loss, but they may rejoice at his death for he has a home in heaven. We can say to our friends we have lost a good soldier. D. R. A. Camp of 2d N. C. Cavalry, Essex Co., Va., "I March II, 1863. / At a meeting of the members of Co I, 2d N. C. Caval ry, held to pay a tribute of respect to the memory of Haywooh Ex.vis, late of our company. Corp’l A. B. Nicholson was called to the chair and Serg’t J. C. Ba ker requested to act as Sec’y The meeting being or ganized, on m'^tion, a committee of three, consisting of Serg’ts D. R. .McDonald, Duncan McLeod and Coip’l H. B Thomas, was appointed to draft resolutions, who re ported the following which were unanimously adopted; Whereas, it has pleased the Great Giver of all good to remove from earth, our comrade in arms, private Haywood Ennis, who departed this life on the 8th inst., from disease contracted in camp Uesolved, That while we submit with resignation to the will of Providence in removing from our midst one so beloved, yet we deplore the loss which his friends and our country have sustained by the premature death of this most meritorious soldier. Resolved. That ii is a melancholy pkasure to pay this tribute of respect to his fervent patriotism as a man, and eminent merits as a soldier; and that we tender his family our heartfelt sympathy in their sad bereavement. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family .and another to the Fayetteville Ob server for publicatio.i. A. B. NICHOLSON, Chm'n. Jso. C. Baker, Sec’y. FAYKTTEVILLE MARKET.—March 19^ Rl^lEW OF THE MARKET. Bacon 70 to 73. Lard 70. Beef 35 by the side. 35 lo 40 at retail. Butter 1 25 to 1 60. Beeswax 70 to 75. Chickens 35 to 50. Copperas 1 50 at retail. Cotton 20 to 22^ cts. Cotton Y.'irn $4 to $6 per bunch. Dried Fruit—.Apples 20 cts. per lb.. Peaches 25. Eggs 40 to r>0 per dozen. Flour—Market unsettled. Last sales. Family $47 to $48; Supor $16 to $47. Forage—Fodder 3 50 to 4 0*) per hundred; Hay $2 50; Shucks $2 50. Flaxseed 3 50 per bu. Green Apples $5 to ?6 par bushel. Grain—Corn 3 25 lo 3 50. Wheat $C to $8. Rye $6 to 6 50. t^als 2 25. Peas $5 to $6. Hides—Green 50. dry ij>l. Iron—Swedes •'>0. Leather—Sole $3 60 per lb.. Upper $4 lo 4 60. Liquors—Corn Whiskey $20 per gallon; AppI® Brmn- dy $16 to $18- Peach Brandy $16 to $18. Molasses—N O $6 to $3 per gallon. Nails—None to be had. Pork 40. Onions $6 to $7 per bushel. , ~» Potatoes-Irish 3 50 to sweet 2 oO to $3. Hioe, 17* to 20 by the Sugar i^tailing ^5 to Sail—Sound »> cents per lb. Soap—Family Bar 60 cts. per lb., Toilet 1 60. Fayetteville Sheetings 36 to 65c. Spirits Turpentine 40 to 50 cts. per gallon. TaRow 65 to 70. Wool 2 00. Corrected by Pbmbketoh & Sloas. call attention to the fact that these bonds are no/ re deemable before mrturity. They are unconditional N. C. six per cent, coupon bonds, the interest of which the State promises to pay semi-annually, and the principal on the first day of January 1883, and the obligation of this promise is not affected by or dependent on any con- tingenc,' whatevtr. A reference to the advertisement will show that be sides the faith of North Carolina, part of these bonds ($35,000) have the additional security of the bonds of the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Company, and another portion (viz: $15,000) of the City of Raleigh. Con sidering the high financial standing of these corpora tions, it is not g.jing too far to say that no better op portunity for a .--afe investment has been or will be offered. KEMP P. BATTLE, Pres’f* March 16, 186’ 12 tlA L.OST. IN the Camp of the 18th N C. Reg’t, about the 15th of February last, a POCKET BOt)K, containing Fifty-Seven Dollars in money, and the following papers, viz: One Due Bill on W H. Gibson, given in February 1862, for twenty-live dollars: one note on Daniel Mc Kinnon, given in January 1863, for thirty dollars; one note on Alexand- r C. Smith, given Augu*t 1862, for twenty-four dolla one note on Harris G Terry, given in J.anuary 18t»1, payable to ^Irs. Rebec'*a Smith for eighty dollars; on *he latter there was several payments, though the dates of the payments are not recollected. All persons art iiereby cautioned against trading for any of the above ;iotes or due bills, and the makers of them against pay ng them to any other than myself. JAMES W. SMITH, Co F, IPth N. C. T March 10. 12 3tpd REWAR1>. Ran AWAY on ‘he night of the 7th, from llamjjton ville, Yadkin county, my two negro men WASH and ROBERT. Wash is about 6 feet high, copper col ored, weighs abort 160 or 170 lbs., has I wo upper front teeth out and is ‘J i years old. is loud spoken and has au impudent look; h« wears small whiskers; had on when he left a low blacK hat; had with him a f^rey blanket and a bundle of c othing. Robert is 21 years old, i^ 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, weighs about 16t' lbs , is al^ most black, has a shy look, though rather pleasant manners and coiintenance: had on when he left a black cap and a suit o* home-made linsey; took with him a grey blanket and i bundle of clothing. Said negroes were raised in J> .yetteville, N. C., and as they have relatives there it is probable they will try to return I will pa.v $75 foi their apprehension and delivery to James Evans, Es.^., Fayetteville, N. C., or $5tJ if son- fined in any jail so that I can get them. M. E. COWLES. March 18. 12tfltew>^cje Weekly Standard copy till forbid, send bill to Fay Ob LanTI, Rosin and a Turpentine Still FOR SALE. The subscribers will offer for sale at Mary’s Garden, on Tuesday the 28th day of April next, a tract of L.\ND containing about 34 acres. Also about 250 bbls. ROSIN andalS bbL TURPENTINE STILL, with all the fixtures in good order.- A credit of six montl)^ will be given- Bond* with approved security will be re quired JAMES JENKINS, Adm'r of .\ngus Shaw, dec d.- BENJAMI.V F. SHAW. March 9, 186;i lO-its Cape Fear Laud For Sale at Auction* ‘mHE MeALI‘■T^:B ^LACE,” containing 420 acres I a fine two and a half story House with basement’in' out-buildings, situated on the Cape Fpar River miles from the Clarendon Bridge. Fay- ille •"'I* publicly on the premises, on the 1 st 1 of APRIL next. Having been rented for several only a part of the Land is in a condition for im mediate cultivation, but a good farm can be opened at a small expense in a short time, ^^hen cultivated, the place gained considerable celebrity for its garden pro ducts; and the large grape arbors yet in'a healthy con dition, proves its .adaptedness to the growth of the Scupp'ernjng. those wishing to purchase are iuvit- ed to make a personal inspection of the Land, no further description of it is deemed necessary. Mr. James Ev ans, who lives convenient, will take pleasure in showing the Land if called upon, and to those not wishing to visit it, Mr. J. A. Worth of Fayetteville will give all the information that may be wanted. Title and possession given on day of ELIZABETH McNABB, JOHN T. COUNCIL, ALEX. C. Mc.\LISTER. March 7:
Fayetteville Observer [Semi-Weekly, 1851-1865] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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