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A CHEAP NEWSPAPER FOR THE MILLIONS-SINGLE COPIES S2.00 ; TO CLUBS OF SIX OR MORE ONLY S1.50 A TEAR INYARlABLY IN ADVANCE. Volume iv. NEWBERN, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1861. NUMBER 13. RATES OF ADVERTISING IN THE WEEKLY PEOGRESS. The following are tbe only Rates of Advertising in the Weekly Progress, to all save those who con tract by the year and iLdrertise in both weekly aix- daily papers : One square (12 lines minion) one Insertion, $1 00. Subsequent insertions, each, fO cents. Any number ot squares will be charge'd in pro portion. All advertisements marked (tf) till forbid will be continued till ordeied out and charged a above. i j hi a mi rrt VEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV. 20, 18G1. Illuming Kcms. Fremont has had an imnlcnso demonstration in St. Louis where he made a speech and de nounced the Lincoln Wigwam. Throughout the West and Northwest his removal causes great dissatisfaction. The latest news from Missouri dee's riot indicate an early battlo between the two nlain armies. In Kentucky skirmishing is going on all the time but no general battle ?incc that at Colum bus, where nearly one thousand Yankees bit the dust. Much excitement has been caused by the treason in East Tennesssoe, but really it don't amount to much. There are some 2000 tories banded together at two points there but a suf ficient force has already been ordered there to vipe them out. A forward movement by McClcllan is con tinuity talked of at Washington but somehow . it don't come off. Perhaps he is waiting for the 1st of December so as to give Old Abe's Congressmen a chance to be present. Old Scott is in New York and leaves for Europe soon. Large numbers of troops have been sent for ward to join our array on the Potomac during the past few da's, and whenever the Hessians camo out from their hiding place our Generals M ill be found ready. An Appeal for the Soldier. We invoke the aid of the State Convention and of the Confederate Congress, which bodies are now in session, in favor of our brave soldiers. Increase their pag. Eleven dollars a month is not enough for the poor man in the ranks who has a wife and children at home to $14 a month, but by no means less than that. Of course it will increase the expenses of the war, but what of it ? The battles are to be fought, our independence is to be achieved, and the common soldiers who arc now in the re ceipt of the maginniimovs pay of eleven dollar n month have fjot the tccrk to do. Theirs to toil and theirs to suffer ! The officer's pay en ables him to clothe himself comfortably and to live luxuriously- to command delacacies and attention when sick and to have an abundance of ever3'thing when well but the soldier, he who receives the princely svm of eleven dol- lurs a month for all he toils and suffers, can have nothing but what is dealt out" to him by j commissaries and quartermasters ; his 2ay $11 a month all must go to keep loved ones at home from starving, which in many instances it is insufficient to do. We call upon those who have it in their pow er to increase the pay of the soldier to do it. Eleven dollars a month is a contemptible sum for the sulferings and toils of the private sol dier. South tfafoiinu is fteady. A correspondent of the Richmond hxamia er Writing from Charleston on the 13th, says ; In South Carolina there is an universal rush io arms. In districts which had seemed to be stripped of fighting men to swell the army of the Potomac, a new crop of armed men have sprung up at the roll of the drum. The coast has suddenly become a vart camp, and from the Peedee to the Savanah river, the sea Is lands are bristling with bayonets. Regiment after regiment has come in from North Caro lina, and others are on their way hither from Alabama and even from Louisiana. You may judge the extent of the army that has thus suddenly congregated on our seaboard, by the fact that the contract was made here rester day to furnish daily, commencing to-morrow, fresh meat for 36,000 troops. Itis not unrea sonable to supp'ose that Savanah: has been called upon to supply an equal number. At what points these vast forces are posted it would not bo proper at this time to mention. Su'fucb,i1t; to' say that tn'e communication of our commanders along the exposed region is ad mirably arranged by means of our matchless troopers; who' are familiar with every inch cf the country, and that proper means have been provided to concentrate' the troops at short no tice. Northern Lies ami Fancies. Nokfolk, Nov.- 101 The BaHimbrc papers" 6f the 12th inst. have been received here. The Federals claim a victory at Belmont (opposite Columbus, Ky.,) during' the first part of the day, but towards the c!osc they were over whelmed by a superior force, and acknowledge a heavy loss on their side. General McCler nand and Grant were in command, and Colo nels Logan and Toakes Regiments lost heavi ly. The Federals report Colonel John V. Wright, of Tennessee, killed, and admit the loss on their side to be from si to-seven hun dred in killed, wounded and missing. There has been great rejoicing through out the North over the Federal successes at Port Royal. A steamer was momentarily evpected at Annapolis which would bring the details. "Ion," the well known Washington corres pondent of the Baltimore Sun, says that it is understood the Federal advance will be exped ited by the success of the fleet in the South, and adds that General Beauregard has gone to the South to defend the coast against the operations of the Federal armada. This is news. Great difficulty is experienced in Washington for supplies of wood, &c, on account of the blockade of the Potomac. Wagon trains now run daily between Washington and "Baltimore ; and the Government is urged to ieize the turnpike for its use. The most of the regiments detailed for ser vice in lower Maryland have rturned. The Herald gives the following names of the eleven vessels of the great fleet which were disabled, ashoreor missing, from the effects of the gale; The Belvidere, Florida, Comraodorc Perry, Ethan Allen, D. M. Petit, Union, Ocean, Express, Governor and two gun boots, tho names not reported. Tho news of the bombardment at Port Royal was first received in Washington on the 10th instant, and created the utmost en thusiasm. The Federal Government has given permis sion I'd certain parties In Rhode Island to .-.end merchant vessels after thj naval expedition, loaded with supplies necessary for the Union men of the South a laugh comes in here and the Rhode Islanders expect to obtain cotton in exchange for their "Union notions," and will ship it to Liverpool lroin any of the Southern ports controlled by tbe fleet. Here the lav$h eon'ciitdts. , Tlfe Maryland Legislature stands 68 for the Union to 6 for Secession. A spec'al session of the Legislature has been called by Governor Hicks, to undo the legislation of last spring and place the State lull and square upon tho Union platform: Francis Albany, one of, Iho prisoners ta ken on the Petrel, died recently at Moyamen sin prison. Gen. Hunter has been appointed commander in the Western Department in the place of Gen. Fremont; The blockade on the Potomac continues ef fective, and the Northern journals complain of its disastrous effects. Sfaticras and Iori XlojaJ. Never two more barren victories than those achieved by the Federals at Hatteras and Port Royal. When tiie news of the capture of Hat teras was first flashed through the North the Yan kees ran tnai. with delight, and so with Port Royal, but see now how they talk of the splendid treasure they posses in Ilatteras. Tho following was sent to a New lorJi paper iron? jtortress Mo r. roe : Itis understood that the late gale was so dd structive at Ilatteras that the abandonment of the position, except by a gun-boat or two id seri ously contemplated. Tho fruits of the line achievement of taking Ilatteras have been worse thao squandered. To abandon now the Union men of North Carolina, who, accepting the pro tection we offered them, joyfully gave in their allegiance to t he Union, would be a cruelty and a piec of barbarious injustice A little vigrr would even now rid Pamlico Hound of the rebel steamers, and then, with gun boats in the Sound, our camp might be moved from Fort Ilatteras to tho light-house. It may be a little easier to back out than to go ahead ; therefore, since one or the other must be done back will probably be the policy. Fro :ii GrcciivUIc, Tennessee The following letter appeared in the Chailotte Bulletin : Gheexville, Tee.v., Nov. 10, 1301. Gen. Erwin : , Dear Sir Tt.e Lincolnites burnt three railroad bridges on Friday night last, namely: Union Bridge, thirteen miles this side of Bristol, Liick, fourteen miles below he e dnd Ilighwassee, near Charleston. Tenn. We are to have war here in East Tennessee. If you can send us some force over here to help protect us it would be thank fully received. There was an attempt made to burn the bridge at Strawberry Plains by about fifteen men; and one man who was guaiding it. whipped them find saved the bridge, but got cut up very badly in the iih one arm cut oif and severe wound in his head. The bridge was t . . !-..- o:ii 1, ,1 saveu. KJili iroops umitjr ven x n.uw urui n uni- j at Columbus, Ky., on Thursday last ; his ammu nitinn gave out, and he had to retreat, fighting j with bayouets to the river, where Cheatham j re inforced him with three regiments ; they then drove the enemy, killing about twenty five hun dred and taking some ofiv-ers and a large num her of men prisoneis. No news of any battl - at or near Cumberland Gap yet, but the Lincolnites here say they will have thirty thousand troops here shortly. The wires are down and no tele graph commmunication can be had either to Ivuoxville or Bristol. Yours very truly, John C. Martin. To Gen. Erwin, Ashville, N. C. The wires are cut at various places no telling how many places. If you send aid, let them have good arms and plenty of ammunition. W. D. Williams. From the Wilmington Journal. . CONGRESS TIIE CONVENTION SALT. On Mondjy next two important bodies arc about to reassemble, the one at Richmond, the other at Raleigh. The Congress of the Con federate States at Kichmorfd, tlie Convention of the State of North Carolina at Raleigh. We wish to call the attention of these bod iesf especially of the last named, to a mat ter which fs rapidly acquiring the most formidable proportions, and assuming the gra vest character salt. Salt was selling here on the 10th of last April at the rate of 75 to 90 cents per sack. What it is selling for to-day wquld be unsafe to state, since there is no knowing what point it may reach before sunset. There is certainly no limit. We suppose it would b stating the thing very mildly indeed, were we to say that salt has risen twenty fold. . We would not ven ture to say that it has stopped rising. And all" this within an hour's drive of the briny ocean, which roars around ur coast for hundreds ol miles. Is it hot a little strange that it should be so ? With fair appliances and a reasonable in vestment of capital who doubts that salt could be made from sea water" at a very reasonable cost? A very considerable portion of the salt used throughout the world is producod from sea water by evaporation. The salt of Turks Island and of other points in the West Indies is so made, and we see that as latxj as April last it could be brought here and sold, sack and all, for 75 to 90 cents per sack of mrarly 4 bushels, being not over 20 cents a bushel. We question if the salt cost moie than half that where made. Professor Thomassey is confident that salt can be produced on this coast, after the process shall have got into op erations at 6 cents per bushel. Itis admitted that there would be immense profits realized from the makiug of salt at rates i-n conceivably lower than those which now rule, and still more so as compared with those which are likely to rule, if the machine Ireeps traveling up such a steep grade as that which has already brought to its present diz3j haight. The reason given why tkose who now make salt charge so high for it, and why others do not go into it, is the risk supposed to be attached to the invest ment. Those in the business say that inasmuch as the blockade may be raised at any time, they must look out so as to secure themselves and get their mooey back in tbe shortest posible time." The same consideration which prevent those in tbesbusi ness from goiU into it extensively, also prevent those not in it from going inio it nt all, so that really, the tew small salt works on the coast have no visible effect in restraining speculation or ex tortion. It' the risk is one from which private parties shiin; it is Certainly a case c tiling ror p'ublic ac tion, since ihe matter has really risen to the di mensions of a public grievauce. Private individ. uals might not and would not like to risk tnauy thousands of dollars in an enterprise which they might suppose liable to be ruined at any time by the fortunate event that would remov8 the shackles from oilr commerce. Tha State of North Carolina might to take the matter in hand and the risk as well as the pruU oight to be shared in common. Nay, why should not the Confederacy lead in n movement so absolutely called for by the condition of the country and the demands of the service; . , Say that the State of North Carolina should go into this matter to the amount of 100,000 or that she should extend a guarantee of that amount to some private parties, on Certain con ditions, might we not feel i assured that her ding so would save the people much more than the whole cost in a very short time, and render them hereafter independent and not liable to be bled at both arms, paying prices that would be regarded as fabulous, did we not unfortu nately find them to be grave and painful real ities. It will not do to depend upon getting salt from abroad by running the blockade. That is evidently as much and as purely a specula tion as anything else, and when suit brings twenty times it fomer prices or real value, there are other and very different inducements from those of self sacrificing patriotism to stim ulate men to the attempt, and that itis not often er made, with such inducements, shows the weakness of any dependence upon that source of supply. We can be and we ought to be independent of all the.se interested parties. It private parties cannot run the risk, the State cru and ought to take it, and at once, and we earnestly call upon the Convention to take this matter in hand. If two hundred thousand dollais weie cheerfully ap propriated to finish the Coalfield Railroad, that was to enable a supply of coal and iron to be speedily obtained. Why should not the State as cheerfully appropriate one hundred thousand dol lars to obtain and secure a supply of anot her and equally indispensable necessary of life, and re lieve her citizens from a most onerous tax. It would not be over sixteen cents per head for a!! the white people in North Carolina, nor a dollar ( fur each familv in the State, lees than one-third of the extra cost nov charged on every bu-jhel oi j salt; and what-family of six white persons and i three negroes does not consume several bushels) in any one year This is a practical matter and j surely it is not the less woithy of public attention j on that account. The smaller Sounds of Nor'b Carolina afford the safst sites' for canit;g in; this business of any points on the Southern coast from Cape Henry to the Rio Graude. CONFEDERATE VICTORY IN KENTUCKY. The following is from the Richmond Examiner of Monday, rind may bo felled on : The Baltimore Aiiinrican of the 15th ins con tains a Yankee telegraphic account, dated at Par is, Kentucky November II, conveying the imel- j ligenceof a n:oste. travagant rederal victory ob tained by General Nelson over the forces under General Williams at i'ikeville (or Piketown). The Yankee Bulletin says that ihe 5ght lasted two days ; that four hundred "rebels" were killed, and one thousand taken prisoners; that the victo ry on the Federal side was complete, and that General Williams aud General Howe, the Con federate commanders, were among tho prisoners j taken. . W'e are assured by abundant evidence that this account is false, in whole and in detail, and nothing more than another mendacious exploit of the Yankees. The singie, reliable fact which we have been able to ascertain is, lhat the forces of Col. Wil liams had been compelled to fall back to Pound Gap from Piketon, Ky., (the county seat of Pike county,) and that the Federals were advancing on the Tazewell road, in the direction of Buch anan court house. It is reported that the falling back was in con sequence of an engagement, in which som threeu hundred of our forces ambushed the enemy some several thousand strong, kiliing several hundred of them The ambuscading party fell back v itl? a very slight less Cot more, it is said, than thir teen irreri. Latest Disfafelres were rccived at the War Department from Cen. Marshall, giving authen tic and particular accounts ot the affair refered to above, :md representing the achievement of a brilliant victory by our arms. The enemy had fallen into a'n airrbuscad9 pre pared by us or the iload leading from Piketon. Their force vyfts abut fifteen hundred strong, while ours in ambush numbered three hun dred picked riflemen. The enemy's loss is reported to have been frightful two' hundred and seven killed counted and about a rVundred and forty wounded. Our loss is reported as fol lows : One killed, four wounded' aud seven mis sing. The particulars of the fight, as ascertained by us, are very interesting. It occurred on Friday, the dth rnstant, a little above Piketon, on t.'.e Louisa river. The ambuish party was under the command of Captain May, consisting ot three hun dred sharpsho ters, and were pested upon the precipitiuus wooded side of the mountain, over hanging the road just beyond the bridge, cros sing the river at trie junction of Ivy creek. The precaution had been taken tfi set the bridge on tire, and succeeded admirably in its design of deceiving the enemy with the idea that our for ces had retreated. The bridge was burning as the euemy approached. When they had effected a crossing and w ere confidently axfvancing, our riflemen snddonly poured into them a deadly vol ley. Several rounds were fired iuto their panic stricken lanks before they could recover from the alarm. It had been arranged that our men in ambuish, after executing their work upon the en emy should disperse at a preconcerted signal, a temporary crossing having been provided oyer Ivy creek, a narrow but very deep stream. The slight loss sustained by us occurred in thedisper sion of oar men. The falling back of Col. Williams" conimand is readily explained. His force is only about 1. 400 strong, while the total force of the enemy is sta ed atri,000 ; and from their advance on his posi tion, being unabled todefeuc1 both roads it is presumed that he has retired to secure the impor tant passage at Pond Gap. In the meantime, on theTazwell road leading into Buchanan comity, the enemy are likely to be interested bv Gen. Marshall's command. which is said to consist of one regiment fu ly armed aud a battery of artillery, besides 1,600 militia from Tazewell, 900 of whom are reported to be well armed. Either passage in Virginia, by Pond Gap or the Tazwell real, is said to be defended by such advantages of nature, that the enemy mfty well be held to check by a force vastly inferior in numbers. . Arrest of Mason and S!ide!I. On this outrage tbe Richmond Fxaminet re maiks: The seiszure of Mefsrs. Mason, Slidell and oth ers, diplomatic agents of tbe Southern Confede racy, on their way to England, on the high seas, upon the deck of a British mail steamer, and uoder tho British flag, is a proof of desperate im becility in the present Government of the Uni ted States which will fill the world with amaze ment. The imprisonment of these two agents does not cripple the Southern Government. It loOses two good men. But it may seud twenty others to morrow on the same errand. The Gov ernment of the United .States gaia nothing te vondthe gratification of it spi e against two in dividuals; and engages itself irretrieviably in an oped quarrel wi"h the Government of Great Britian, whose indisputable nnd cherished right of maritime independeece It had outiaged in a manner so clear and so decisive as to render immediate naval hostilities almost certain. The question in the case, if there is one, is is not tlie right of a belligerent power to arrest (within its jurisdiction ) the ambassadors of an adversary on rheir way to a foreign powur;but the right of n netitral nag to protrect its vessels on the high seas ; aiid this right, for which the United States alw ays contended, wh?eh Englaud yielded, and which all other civilized nations sanctioned and proclaimed in a solemn Cotijrress. has been openly violated by this arrest. If tbe Government of Great Britian has not become more T.p"uitles thau any Government ever was before, this escapade of Commodore Wilkes will cost Lin coln dearer than ony adventure of the war; and Messrs. Slideli and Mason may e found more usefui to the Confederacy within the walls of their prison than they could have hoped to lie, under the most favourable circumstances, either at St. James or in the Tuilleties. MERCHANTS DESERTING SAVANNAH, The Savannah TlepHblican . of the 9th irnt , re cords the following instance of the existence in that community of men whom it would be better for the credit of every community in the South if they had never come among us. The comments of the Republican are just, and, If anything, too mild : VA number of merchants, chiefly small dealers in the neighborhood of Market Squa e. were en gaged the whole of yesterday in packing up their effects with the intention of shipping them and themselves beyond Ihe reach of dauber. Our citj authorities took the nta'.ter in band, and laid an embargo on the export. This was entirely right, and we hope General Law ton will issue an older for preventing any able bodied man under sixty years of age, from leavi lg the city. This cowardly desertion of us when the city for the first time calls for their services is disgraceful and should not. be allowed. If necessary we would establish a "line of pickets around the town to keep tlum in. We are very sure no Georgian will need such compulsion to duty. THE REPORTED BURNING OF COTTON. The Charleston Courier says : 'We deem it due to later and mora accurate information to correct tho reports which first reached the city concerning the amount of cot ton opened to the plundering invaders and hire ling pillagers Late reports received from plan ters and residents acquainted with tho facts of the case, state that very little, if any, cotton will be found in bales and storehouses, nearly all the growing crop being in seed a very uriu-oal fa:t j for this season. Some of the crops m the fieid will be destroyed, aud some we know havo been destioyed. ANOTHKR BATTLE IN MISSOURI CON FED E RATES VTCTORI ) U S . New OklkanS, Nov. 18. A special dispatch to tho True Delta, dated at Memphis to-day, and received lrom the Appeal office, announce that a battle had occurred near Springfiield, Missouri, in which tho O')ii;jrtoii w-io v i c t J i " 3 . 'I lie federal torce was vastly superior to mat ont.o Confederates, and included Iremont s celebrated Body Guard. The Federals in Killed and wounded was heavy Generals Price nd M Cul U eh are confident of driving the Federals out i t .Missouri. An ordinance of secession has been passed by tho Legislature of Missouri, by a unanimous vote, and a full quorum was preseut in both Houses. The bearer of dispatches from Neosho for Rich mond conveyed the above intelligence to Mem phis. Arrival of tug 'tka.mi-:r Fixgal from Ec;- Hopk. On Wednesday last, says the Charleston Mercury, we received from Savannah, telegraphic j advices of the arrival at that port, of the new iron screw steamer "Fingal,"from Europe. Up j to this time, we have not deemed it expedient to j make any direct allusion to her whereabouts;! but further reticence, on our part, is new need- ; less. The vessel co.-t about 200.000. Her en- j jrinesare vry powerful. Her carrying capacity i is about 1 600 tons, and she was one of the swift- j est tteamers in British waters. There is noth- ; frig in Amerfcau waters that can cope with her. j il"r cargo consists of. !U,500 Enfield Ri lies, 250 j tons of powder, 10 rifled cannon, lrtrge rfuantitins ; of blankets, overcoats, navy ami army shoes, sad dler's tooM for artillery purposes, sufHe.ent to equip four bat.alfo'm. She also brings a large quantity of medicine and assorted goods. The "Fingal" sailed from Glasgow via Holy-had.-n the 13th ult.. havine cleared "for Ma deira and the W est coast ot Africa On arri - vinir off Tybee, she found no blockading vessel insight and ran quietly in Afttr lying for fvv liimrs. under the cuns of Fort Pulaski, she steamed gracefully up to Savannah, where she was receiv ed by the citizens with tho greatest enthusiasm. Augusta, Nov. 18. the Charleston Mercury of this morning says that an English screw frigate, the Itntnortallite, has arrived off that port, looking after British interests. The British steam sloop Racer is expected in a few days. Auousta, Nov. 18. The Yankee prize brig Elsimorc has reached a Confederate port in safety. hbbr The news from Beaufort and tho n hood, says the Charleston Mercury, represents everything to be apparently quit. Whatever movements are progressing are not of a nature to be made public, as yet. The following offi cial letter from Captain Ives, relative to the condition of the negroes who were left on the plantation, will be read with interest : Headquakteh, Coosa watchie, Nov. 13, 1S61. C Gexekal : In reply to your inquiries, I have the honor to inform you, that, in my opinion, there has been some misapprehension in regard to the condition and state of feeling of the negroes in the vicinity o ' Beaufort, and upon Port Royal Island. I visited Beaufort and rode through the Island, in company with a small escort, yesterday morning. We saw no indications of any general disaffection among the negroes. Some disorders, it is true, ap peared to have transpired uurfng the absence of the whites ; but all ot the negres whom we met, and we conversed with many ot tnem, appear disposed to remain, and look after the property of their masters, and to be only desi rous that the latter should not suffer, by their absence from their plantations. He touna many of the blacks continuing their regular work, and the few who were ranging about away from their homes, appeared to have done so only from the feet", that they were not under their usual control, and seemed to be heartily tired of their temporary relaxation. Very respectfull3r, your obd't servt. ; J.C.IVES, . Capt. Eng. C. S. 'A. Brig.Gen. R. S. Ripley, Coosa watchie. LFroin the Richmond Examiner.! OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. FLAO-Snin eacu:d, ) Norfolk, November 9th, isdl. f Sir : My last communication will have in formed you of tbe disposition mado of tho ves sels of this squadron, to aid in the defence of Newbernand Washington, then believed to be threatened with an attack ; on our departure, on the first subsidence of tbe gale, for a recon noisance of the Atlantic coast from Cove sound to Hatteras inlet; that there was nothing to ho seen of the enemy's flotilla ; that, the forti fications of Ilatteras had scarce been atfected by the storm, and that there were six Federal steamers lying there, among which we sent two" 82-pound shot. Sending the Winslow to reconnoitre along tho Northern coast from Hatteras to Chicami comico, I repaired with the remainder of the squadron to Washington, sending from the first battery on the -Pamlico an express to General Htil notifying him of the result of our reconnoissance. On the 5th, P. M., the Winslow returned, re porting nothing visible along the Northern coast but that tbe schooner Napoleon which, as you have been advised, I had armed with three guns and moored in the river for the protec tion, of Newberrt, Was then bri Pamlico sound, under tow of a small private steamer. This seemingly incredible report being confirmed from other sources, I left with the whole squadron that night to hasten to rescue the men whose lives were thus unaccountably im periled. On our way down the river we spoke a fish ing bo.-1, which reported one of the enemy's large steamers ashore on Ocracoke bar. Ta king the slow-moving gun-boats in tow, we pressed on and reached Ocracoke inlet at 1, P M of the (5th. We there found the private steam er Albemarle, the Napolecri With tho troops, having been sent back , in consequence of the abandonment of the undertaking to retake Hatteras. Tlie Albermale, having Col. Single tar y on board, had humanely waited for the purpose, and that morning vainly attempted to relieve tlie vessel ashore,: .which proved to be the French steam corvette Prony, carrying six large guns, with a crew of one hundred and forty men commanded by Captain Fontanges. I dispatched the Curlew, Commander Hunter, with Lieutenant Commanding Alexander, who volunteered for the service, some spare men and boats, with an extra pilot, to the wreck, and with this and the remaining vessels took r. position to protect her from any interruption by the enemy. The Albemarle followed the Curlew, and gallantly did all she could with her one boat (one having been lost) in rescuing the shipwrecked. By night-fall every officer and rnari was brjught off and distributed between this ship, thi Curlew and the Albemarle. The next i i t v, ri v...: n,n ! , e Q, fp r. ! t ie personal cfrects of the ofheers and crew, l . ' in wnicn i snouiu nave ueen aiueu uy tue vi bemai ie, but at an early hour she left for New- j hern, carrying off, without consulting Captain Fontanges, a number of uis crew, winch, with the rest, he wished to be conveyed to Norfolk. This desertion might have been attended with more serious consequences, as the people on shore, as well as ourselves, vere persuaded that i the Qn W()uM that niorrjing como down j fm , Hu)f(11. nni fliw,. mil dirnnf on,? attack us. In such an event I had purposed placing the officers and crew of the French corvette on board of the Albemarle, which was unarmed, butbv lur desertion we would have been compelled, if attacked, to fight with crowded decks. As soon as the departure cf the Albemarle was known, Captain Fontanges wrote an or der to his oliicer on board ot her to return in the Winslow, which I dispatched in pursuit of her. Unfortunately, in passing through the narrow channel, which leads from the Atlantic into the sound, tnc W msiow strucK upon a sunken wreck and iui mediately went down. i - By 1, P. M., wc had .til the personal effec!s from the Prony, ex'-epting three or four of the sailers' clothes bags which the boats could not carry. This successful result is mainly attributable to the well directed encriert of Commander Hunter and. Lieutenant Comman ding Alexander, combined with the intrepidity and subordination of the men umlr his coni mand. Twelve hours after the French vessel was ashore four Federal steamers came down from Hatteras Captain Fontanges sent his boat, through the surf, to one of them, and was promised assistance, but in about an iiour, to his dismay, they took' their departure, and did not return although he fired signal guns. ! did not return although he hrea signal guns, j and in the night threw up rockets and burned blue lights. ' He tnund the wrecK on our arrival sixtcen i . A . .. i . t ... nonrs aner tneir ueiunuue, urunni iu iy two"! and remained by it 20 hours without seeing anything ot the enemy. The hich wind, the strong current, the surf ; -inrl tho ovnortaf ion of an attack bv the CI1C1HV. ! kept us well employed, and I take pride in saying that every officer and nrtin undirmy ! command exhibited the greatest alacrity in as I sisting the unfortunate and preparing to resist ! the fcv. Sonn after the Pr?nv was wrecked, her coni- mandcr drowned his magazines and threw the mall arms overboard. At his request, aft r ' tnc rcui0va- f personal effects, I set tire to tier. Taking everything out of the Winslow that her condition would allow, I set her on fire to prevent the eneniy from doing the same and claiming a triumph. She was a side wheel steamer and only useful in emergencies. After the wreck of the Winslow, I sent an other steamer for the men carried ofF by the Albemarle They have been brought back, and, with the rest of the crew, delivered to Flag Officer Forrest, while Captain Fontanges and his officers have quarters in the principal hotel of the place at the public expense. I have the honor to be, &c, W. F.. LYNCH; Flag Officer Commanding Naval Defences of Virginia' and North Carolina. ifon. S. R. MALLORY, Secretary of the Navv. COrV TRANSLATION. NrouroLK, Va., 9th Nov., t'SGl. Coimnodi-e Lyjnc Co mmander-in-Chief of the Squadron : On leaving Norfolk to report to my Admiral and bf ing my crew" to him, I w ill not depart without expressing again all my gratitude and nv thanks for the alacritv vou have shown, not only to save us from the peril in which we were placed, but, still .more, to abandon your course in order to bring us to Norfolk, where, owing to your meditation, we have been ena abled to reach a nbu:bi6ckaded port, and from which to return to 'our own country. It is quite natural to come in; aid of poor BYJ. L. PENNINGTON. .THE NETTBER X TTEEKLY PROGRESS -i-Y JSOEPESDEST XSIVSPAPER, IS ISSVCD FROM Tilt PROGRESS BUILDINGS; Every Tday morning, t TWO DOLLARS a year for slr.Jo subscribers, and culy ONE DOL L AJi AND A HALF to oh-be of ix or tnero. The Ppr rill not bo sent to a?iy one till tl 6 money i received, and a'd subs&ripLioni will bx discontinued when the tvrre paid for expire. Mory, if mended in tlis pieacace of a Postmaster, may bo rest i ! o;-.r risk. wrecked men, who are seer, doomed to certain death, but they do not always meet with the same brtvvolent attention nor tho fiam eager attentions in their rescuers. It is that benevolence ?nd those attentions for which 1 come new to thank you for myself as well a.s in the name of uxy ofiicrrs and crew : and I am confident that, when information of my ill fortune i-haH have reached Tranco, tho Govern ment of the Emperor will feci tho &aine grati tude for your noble bohavioar in our bo half. I beg io transmit to Commodore Forrest my grateful thanks for the eagerness he has showri to rcoeitc lis here, and for bis so decided wil lingness to trcU u.i all as hosts of his dock yard ; and please to accept tho assuranoo of tho profound respect with which I have the honor to bo, Commodore, your most obedient servant,. Signed, II. dr F0NTANGE3. Commander of Frigate of the imperial Navy iri command of the Prouy. Non folk, Nov. 12. 1SC1. Agenec Consulne de France a Xorfk l Sir : I have the honour of addressing you tho present officers and crew of the French corvette Prony, wrecked afov days siuee at Ocracoke in let. North Carolina If if, believe me, dear 6lr, with feelings of heartfelt grattitnde towards yourself for the gal lantry displayed on tho occasion as an officer, aud unfeigned admiration of your Christian feelings, generous hospitality and noble conduct as a gentleman, that I address you the pres ent.' M. do Fontanges (tho Commander) and his officer are deeply sensible of tho sympathy en listed in their be;iaif;of tho kindness, courteay and disinterested hospitality of which they were tho recipients ; and of the many attentions so liberally, yet o delicately, bestowed upon them by yourself and other officers of the navy and army. It will afford me, sir, at leat, a no small degree of gratification to make mention of these facts in lrv CnTci?!l report to my Goxernment; and I likewise havo the assurance of the Freneh Commander and his officers that they will. i immediately uoon their r.rrival iu New tork, advtr the Adirival oi tho fleet and th ' v , .. ,, - - . , ! I 'nn aril f.piiArnl nt b ration ff thrt facta in tnu case. I have the hononr to bo, dear tdr, very respect fully your obedient ecrvant, LEON OCHISANO. Vice Consul of France. To Commodore Frexch Fokuhst, Commanding Comport Navy Yard, YirginU. copv. Flao OFFicF.a's Orricc, ) Dock-Yard, Gosport, Va. ) Sir: I hare the honour to acknowledge tbe nv ceiptof your gratifying communication of the I'itli tnst.,and, in reply, avnil myself of the occasion to express my regret that your gallant country men should have met wjth the disasters recently sustained on our coast. The action of mvsoifand my officers was promp- j ted by impulses which I hope we shall always i obey; and, I am happy to inform you, mebts tho J cordicl approval of my Government, ! Keciprocating the kind expressions of M. j f ontaiiges, hi occra nt'rvant la tho ba your obedient servant. F. FORRFST. Commander. EXTORTION VS. EXTORTION. 2!r. Editor: Having heard a dialoguo re- lati d that took plate recently, I will furnish it las it seems applicable to the present day : j Vhtnter What, is the price of salt ? ! Groet r-) 00. P That is outrageous extortion. I O Wholesali price is and can't i bought less. I P I will not ctne any bacon with salt bo at j such ou.ragt-ous prices. q Do you recollect tho price I paid you lor your bacon last year ? r Yes: it was 14 c nts. n You think salt high. Now. what will j votJ tnj-e ror vour bcon, if I lurniah vou salt i at Hi per sack t W-h-y, f would not like to make a pr- ,( now q give yon 20 cents per pound, hog i round, and give yu salt at $1. j Well I don't wish to sell now. ! (i If VOI1I' bncn proves as eood as last j year, 1 will give you Jo cens per pound- P I will wait until I brinr it in. W:I1 you contract to deliver it at SO cents ? ' I won't sell now at any price. . I will leave the public to muke their own ; verdict. It is certain there are two sides, a the law vers say, to all cases. FAin Plat. Sttcaina'h' Republican.' We s.i' ditto io 'he JiryJjUa'.n. The Black Flat;, Etc. The Charleston cor respondent of th Richmond Examiner says : You have doubtless seen it stated that the- black flag is fkjfCting at Savannah'and Charles j ton. f have seen no such flag, but it hi safe to" j say that no quarter will be shown to the ma ' rauders on this or tho Georgia coast. On ihi.i j point the sen timTtVt of the' people and tho 1 soldiers is one. jso military order has been or will be given on tbe subject, but it is highly improbable that any prisoners of war fmm t'-e trreat fleet of the Uaboon will bo added to i these who already encumber our prison house. I W ff - ? J U en era I L.ee nas ncen rorauiiiy nceive-i here, and notwithstanding the vague but. gen eral information that he is ovtr cautio is in his militaey tactics, for such a partizin war as wo all feci'this must be, there is every disposition to yield a hearty co-operation in the measure which his military experience may suggest. It is said that Gen. Itipky bad already given the order far the burning of Beaufort, when, on the arrival of General Lee, this desperate step was disapproved and countermanded. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Hon! Thos. Bragg has received the appoint-" ment of Attorney General of the Confederato Government a mosfexceUeht. appointment, and ax compliment to one of NoHh Carolina' worthiest son. Hon.- J..P. Benjamin; former ly Attorney General, has been made perma' j uent Secretary of War. Reytiterj f
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