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1 " Kim .,-... ri 1 1 VOL-LXI HALEIGH WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1861. NO 50 , j -jt .Jttt II in . - mm m M k 1 i I i r i - - a xi I . F it'll II it it r ii i ii M M Cfec gniciflk glister OiNtn the tUu ef fair eV.iflitAri l Cini)' by party rage to Bt like brothers." SATURDAY MORNISG, DEC. 14, 188L ; 1 1 AHUL COXrXACRATIOTCHAHI.EJ TO.T, 8- CU, ALMOST. DESTROYS D. By a dispatch received ia RaUigh it Q P. M. oa Thursday, -we have the trfily mLw eboly intelligccce that the city of Charles ton bi beta almost destroyed by fire. The fire brake cut on Wednesday night, ocmrum ed two-third cf the city, and itill mg izg at the lut toofiU.' 13 J diptch from tha telem&h ofije at UolOidori)', re- eeired at ths oU ben on Friday mora ng, we learn that tb telegraph efiico at Charles ten had been bhroed, and thus communica tion by telegraph baa been, at least fqr the present, cut off. The fire b said to bate been accidental. Wednesday nigbr, it te remembered, was Tery windy and bluater isg here, and of coarse wu much more so; at a place so near the sea coast as Charleston. The situation of oar fellow-citiieni of " South Carolina appeals eUongly to the sym pathies of every heart. With a spirit of self-sacrificing patriotism nnaarpassed ia his tory, they have destroyed the produce of the finest portion of their territory, rather than see them fall into the hands of their .vaaisl inTadcrs, and cow they behold the sdpctacle of their lately beaatifal Capi tal in ashes, with its large population home less and shelterless in the dead of winter. "Doubtless the doubly-damned Yankees will gloat upon and exalt over the misfortunes of a people who, of all other?, Ihey most deep- AXXIOFSIA' EIPECTED. We await daily in anxious expectation of the tidings of the effect produced in Eagland by the insult given to the British .flag by Commodore Wilkes.. The Canadian press, without an exception, is highly indignant, and we hare little doabt tUt the press in the mother country will be outspoken in de nunciation of the outrage and demands for redress. The British people are peculiarly sensitive about their natal .supremacy, and no ministry ean stand which will tamely put np with the gross insult offered their flag by Wilkes. Abraham, therefore, must make np.hu mind to make jaat such an apology as ths British Ministry -may dictate, no mat ter bow humble it may b, or to lock horns with John Bull, who, on the first toss, will serve bim as the Boll did Dr. Cophagus. The New Orleans Crtscext remarks upon the fatuity of th enemy's plans for oter- runnier the Mississippi Valley and capturing , , , , , l,,,-, ew Orleans, by the descent of one hundred thoussnd men from Caire, sapportea ny a Aval expedition ia the Galf. The Crucent considers the approaches to the city, both from above and below, impregnable ; and even if tbe enemy should succeed in over coming the military obstacles in the way, he would gain no substantial benefit, "beyond the mere occupation of the soil" since ev ery bale cf eottcn and hogshead of eogar would be destroyed at every point within its reach. It needs the lesson of an abortive attempt to conquer the lower Mississippi Valley, to teach the enemy tho invincibility cf Southern arms. When their attempt to reach the great commercial centre of the South has utterly failed, as we have an abid ing fsith will U the ease, they msy listen to the logio of facta, and consent to moderate their pretensions and subdue their Tain-glorious boasts. " ; . SALT We sail the attention of the Bute Com cusiooer for the manufacture of Salt to the annexed communication, which we find in the lut number of the State Journal. Would it not be well, too, for Professor Emmons to Tiit the spot in which this salt well or p ring is laid to be loeVed 1 Ilaaaxsacao, Cbarro Co., N. C. Sv Ur. Eiitor : SirAs the country m so mnca ei- thre is an aUindance cf it in iceeouniy oi c N. c. Tbe feu are Umm: About 16 miles f.-om Charlotte, oa the Charlotta and Wilming ton KailroeJ.thers U a foooUia w hich has poured 0-4 enough of the saline mat-rial to have salted a 1 the irk that til U slaaghlered this ysr. I'evill'bifer owned this tract of Jand. The awas slroegly imrregoated with saiine matter thai lie IidiiJii Ut ed upon U place woaUgoand procure some of the waler and put itup-n her frwh eaeat, whih would f00 u as well as the bt Liverpool salt. Mr. 1 hitr Uing a man of wealth, eagsgeda man to bore -t hundred fwt dwp, which was dons. The h,! was far Inches in dismetre and the water flawed in abundance for. years. Whether it is still running or not, the write does not kno w. Would it not tn well for some of our chemists to pass down that way t I Co not know whether 1'riX Eoxmora has tver had any knowlsdee of the f-n, or whether he ever aas In that ecmnty.; . ' - SODIUM. Thirty-two Uaitors, captured la Cocke county, Teoa arriTsd at Kaox;ills on the thiost. tltj m to prmrisg that indispensable ingreai nl salt, that tla s such an important part in the ioomv f Ufe.'l wish U eU ths attention of -all that in. all rro hM lily "ORE OP THE H ATT EH AS FARCE tiOVEMOB JSARBLE If AS II TAT 1A)R'B PROCLAMATION. We annex the Proclamations of Governor Taylor, of the Provrtional (I) Government of North Carolina. ! The Governor wu a Methodist preacher, bat bis honors do sot stem ta commend him to the favor of bis brethren, as the late Conference expelled him from the ministry and the church. The jurisdiction of bis government will not give him much trouble, as bis territory consists of a barren sand bank between the Ocean and the Sounds, and his constituents are some two hundred web-footed wreckers and fish ermen, who, as long as they can decoy ves hU with false lights and signals to their in hospitable shore, and ean eatoh plenty of fish, will not trouble the Qorernor much about the administration of the affairs of his state. ." ' ; '. "" Of course, the Proclamations will go the rounds of the Northern papers, and the nin compoop Yankees will believe that Taylor is a sure-enough Governor. Will not Govern or Taylor visit Raleigh, the former Capital of North Carolina! raocuiUATioir bt th oovxaxoa. To iht People of Sorth Carolina : On Mon day, the 18th of November,-186 1, a Provisional or temporary Government for this Common wtahh was instituted at Haltera, Hyde county, by a invention or me people, in which more than half the counties of the estate were reprinted by delegates and authorized proxiet. Ordinances were adopted by the Convention, declaring va cant all Slate offices, the incumbents whereof have disqualified themselves to hold them by vio lating thtir official oatns to cupport tbe Constitu tion ot the United States, which North Carolina has solemnly accepted as the supreme law of the land ; pronouncing void, and of no effect, the or dinance , of seoetion from the Federal Union, passed by the Convention assembled at Raleigh, May, SO, 1861 : continuing ia full force the Con- rtitution and laws of the Slate, as contained in the Revised Code of 1855-6, together with all subsequent acts not inconsistent with our para mount allegiance to tbe United States ; appoint ing a Provisional Governor, and empowering him to all such official vacancies, and to do such acta as in bis judgment might be required for the safe ty and good order of the Stale We have attempted no revolutionary innova tions we have made no change in' the organic law, or sought to overthrow or disturb any of the institutions of the State. In repudiating and re sisting the wanton usurpation which has jlagrant ly detiod the will and now crushes the liberties of the people of this Commonwealth, we act in pur suance of a sacred duty to North Carolina, and to' that great Republic, our common country. which invested them wilh the high' dignity of American citizenship. fulfill, moreover, an imperative obligation to Ood, to civilization, to freedom, and. to humanity. Wo obey that cardinal maxim of sound government which affirms that the popular welfare is tbe highest 'aw - . f . The good and loyal men of North jCarolina have been for months past without anydometic Government which they were bound to respect, and the apparent consent of a large majority of tbe citizen to the armed power of tbe revolution ul and traitors, who have onwarrantedly arrogat ed the governing authority of the State, has not been a voluntary and cheerful acquiescence, but a compelled and protesting submission to a mili tary despotism. The lives of citizens and their rights of person aad property have had no pro tection amidft tbe anarchy, misrule and disorder WDicb have prevailed throoghjut the Common wealth. It had, therefore, become necessary to JJJt ial9IJu of society, a. well a in Tindicalion of our loyalty to the national au thority, that our municipal government, suppress ed and over-borne as it was by reckless and irre-. sponsible usurpers, should be revived and main tained under the protection of the banner of the Union. , The temporary State Government which we have accordingly set on loot has the approval in advance of thousands of good and faithful North Carolinians, and should command the prompt and cordial adhesion of all loyal citizens of tbe State. Of the desperate and ill starred fortunes of the rebellion, and or its ultimate and thorough sup pression, ao rational roan can entarUln a doubt. It hat the recognition of no nation tinder heaven, and the world's sympathies are unanimoos in it condemnation ; it is everywhere regarded as not only a revolt against a most beneficent and pater nal Government, but as assailing alao law, order, progress, and all.tLe great interests of mankind throughout the globe. -It is an aggreaiiv war upon popular liberty ia the United States, and its claims can never be conceded abort of an ab solute surrender of the rights of man and a era Ten recantation of ths holy creed of freedom. I therefore call upon all the good people of this Commonwealth to return to their allegiance to the United StaUe, and to rally around tbe atan dard of Stat loyalty, which we have re-erected and placed side by sde with tbe glorious flag of the republic I adjure von as North Carolinians, mindful of the inspiring tradition of your histo ry, and keeping in view your true interests and welfare as a peopt, to rile and assert jour inde penceof the wicked tyrants who are seeking to enslave you. Biroember tbe men of Mecklen burg and the martyrs of Alamance dead, but of undying memorj and eodeef or to repeat their 'AMLMASn TAYLOR. Provisonei Governor of North Carolina. . IIattksxs, Not. 10, 1861. raocLAMATtojr bt thi aovaawon. Stat or Noam CaaoLiwa, KXXCUTTVa DSTSKTMIIIT. To tkt Peopl of Sorik Carolina; . WbTes. an ordinance of the Convention of Norta Caroline, passed oo Monday, the 18th No vember. 16t,directa the Provisional Governor of this Commonwealth in the following words to wit -Whereas it is desirable that this Bute shall be represented in the Federal Congress, and Jn.uiUin her due weight in the councils of the Union, therefore tbe Provisional Jovernor be directed hereby to order special elections in ac cordance with chapter sixty-nine of the Bevised Code, as soon a possible and expedient, la any district or districts now unrepresented ; and whereas tU Kevised Code of .this State, chapter aixtr-Bine.nnd section fifth, provides as follow, to wit r "If at any time, after the expiration of Conrress, and Before another election, or ir InSSr. ttnr any . election, Uer. shall be a Vacancy in tbe representation U lh ct; ahaliisu a writ of. election, and by pmTtioTshall require the voters to me in KirScUve counties, at such .lime iinteSThsrein, and at J liwTthea aad there to vote tor h7"' ia Congress to fill the vacancy, and the ihsJlU conducted ia like manner as regular eleo- lions.? And it appearing that the Second On lgnwional Uislnct is unrepreaented :. ' . . Now, therefore, I, Marble Nash Taylor, Gov torn or of the State of North Carolina,' do hereby totify and require the arood and loyal r3ple - !the Second Congressional District of this State, qualified to veto for members of the House cf Commons of the General Assembly, to attend at line several voting places in toe said district, on iDsrsfer, the 28tn diy of .November, 1561, and cast their ballots for a representative of the State in uocgrees. , . xa witness wnereof. I nave hereunto set my hand, and caused the great seal of the State to be Wfli.xed, at Hattaraa. tbi. the 18th day of Novem- ioer, la tbe year of our Ixrd 1861, aod or tbe Independence of the United States, the- eighty- suth. , MARBLE NASU TAYLOR. . Ry the Governor : - -'.:;. - Alonzo J. Stow, Private Secretary, llatleras, Nov. 18, 1861. . i ILP" D. F. Ferebee', Esq , who' has just returned from a mission to the Confederate Uowtfatent, on which he, was seat iy the Convention, reports, among other things, that secretary Memminger expressed a decided binion that the blookade would be raised in thirty days. 9EFEAT OF THE TEST OATH ORDI ... NANCE. i It will be seen on reference to the pro ceedings of the Convention on Tuesday, that fte Test Oath Ordinance was most signally defeated. Fob tbb Bkoistxb. F FTII KEGIMENT N. C. VOLUNTEERS Camp Martin, 3rd Dec., 1861. fir. Editor: yon after a child is born, y a wjek or two, it's Ppa or Mama, or Aunt Tibitha, is sure to name it Tommy, Jane, Caro lite, or something or other, by which name it slU be dignified and known by all the world. :t is not a common thing for a child thus nam ed before he gets old enough to get into a fight, to ake a notion, and have his name changed from tb t given to him in hi& infancy.' It is quite rare th t this thing is ever done by one who has gr iwn up to manhood, although he may have fo ghth'is way through the World, and gloriously w a bis freedom at iwenty-one. Even then, he ca not, at hisowi option, say Mr. Smith shall be Mr. Jones, or vice versa. U a fellow has'ntthe authority to change his om i name, it makes him as mad as the d 1 for an body ele to assume that high prerogative. Vkat da you think, sir T Twas only rast June wejwere named and baptised, (in tears) as the 5th R't N. C. Vols, f We've just got used to our nape, and it comes natural with us now, when we wr Le to our friends, to commence, "Camp so aryi so, t Reg'L X. C. Yolt.f and besides, it ha been bu a short lime ago since we got some pretty bn s 5's, for every fellow to stick on the front of his jap. We felt proud of this ornament; in fact, it i ade us feel quite large, for all the big officers wor a 5 too. : NSw, sir, to our great mortification and cha- grii somebody has issued some sort of paper, an tdiA bull, or order, I don't know what they call .. -Tt . . . . .vL -I J Jl Ell it, vhich says, that we aint th? old tUepy 5fA, but that we are the 15th. How 'can we stand sucB as this ? We are all fondly attached to our reauiame, but we ignore Ibis ism concern, ant the aint a man of us that will ever acknowledge thai ha belongs to the 1 5th. No. Sir I as bad as 1 . . . . 1J V somlot us want wives, not one oi us wouiu uo willkg to marry on the 15tb of the month. D r-n tbe 15thGod bless the 5th. It Was rather unfortunate that we got the name of til sleepy 5th. I don't know why it was, for I do:U think wo are inclined (if so, we are not allovid) to indulge in the great luxury of sleep to an greater extent than any other. Regiment, for, si I stated in myormer lettar, ws get up regulrly every morning before brenkrast, inclu ding i"en Sunday. Oniocount of this unfortunate prefix, we at- tr'buti our being without a preacher for so long 1 . . m T r . r a 1 a timd At last ne came. uro. ju.cxvae re pur won torduWthe latter part of Angus", at Hobday's PointJfr tummer retreat, and magmjicent mlerkg place, on York River, nearly opposite YorMwn.3 He i eachod for us a great many times twice, belir r U was, 1 perhaps three times. I did not hear 1 m, and consequently can't give an opinion as to lis powers in pressing deep down into the heart te great truths of the gospel. -Whether he pertuJed any ; to become Christians or not, 1 m also ifcable to say. , 1 nav'nl neara oi any, tboogl he-might. I heard him pray once. He can, I Ihould judge, make a tolerable good pray- . I . J- vt er, wasi ne spneau uiujwju. , . . Ia i?ptember brother McRae left us. 1 did not he of his ssying, "iparaiui is joinea to aim only know he's gone, stod we aint got a We want a preacher, we need a prea a preacher we must have. - made to the MetboduU 1 know will itless. To them, therefore, we look for a preachir. . Send us one, for txod's sane, as weu as for lh sake of about one thoueand reckless, thought! s sinners. You can't send a missionary to a fine field, not even rhonld you go ana nunt one smojg tbejunglesof Hindostan. Sendhimon I . TT--M1 - 1, . ..,1 f litra your owl cook.. jwwvi uui -in Ki.rli him. feed him. and pay him out of our own land earned $11 a month. If you can possibly pare little Jimmy Wheeler, send him to us, and e. will 'Joyfully receive him .with open hearts at I hands.' '' : :,-:: '-'l i.-:, Doctor Jeems can't yod spare him? Ifso,send him to is. The CJiaiham Ritee take as good caHof him as they do of themselves on a pay day. ( ' " I am,t uly rejoiced to let our folks at home know, (sleciaUy in Chatham) that at last we're commend thU very day to notching our tim bers, witia view to putting upour cabins. - With ordinary 'good lock, we'll be boused in a fortnight or three teaks, unless, perad venture, we art order ed awsy from here, to drive down our pegs else where. We live a life very much like that of the. Gipsies first ta one place, then in j another and I've been told, how true it is I doat know, idols:" I preacKeL cher, ara Ao stpeal not be f Si i thai some of the boys have been Gipsies enough to steal a chicken or two, as they were 'taking some of their pleasure tramps op and down the Penla- sular. 'i - '..i :-.v... , w .if-i'? ' There Are other matters I wish to write about, bub will defer doing so till another time. ' ; ' We hays no serious cases of sickness the Regi meat, with a few exceptions. . The Chatham Ri flus were never in finer plight, either to work or to flgh t, j There is plenty of work to ' do, but no fighting. : AH the fiehtine weTl do here this winter wilt probably be among oars elves over Bef Bone., . .. AM IN ADA B. PROVISIONAL CONGRESS AN IMPOR- ' - TANT BILL. ' Cotgress has passed and.the President approv ed a bill providing for the granlingof bounty and furloughs to privates, musicians, and non-com comsiissioEed officers in the Provisional army. It is in the following words . f j i. Sacrioir 1. The Congress of the Confederate emmsot ,inm-uxi elo enact, anat-a bounty ol nrty dollars be- and the same is hereby, r ran ted . to all privates, musicians, and non-commissioned officers in the Provisional army who shall serve continuously lor three years or lor tbe war, to be .pia at trie tollowmg times, to wit : To all now in We service for twelve months to be paid at tbe time of volunteering or enlisting fpr the next two ensuing years subsequent to the expiration of their present term of service. To all now in the service for three years or for the war to be paid at tbe expiration of thfir first year's service. To all who may hereafter volunteer or enlist for three years or for the war to be paid at the lime of en try into service. bxc. Z. -4t be it further enacted That fur loughs, not exceeding sixty.days, with transporta tion home and bock, snail be granted to ail twelve montns men now in servico woo snail, .prior to the expiration f their present term of service, volunteer or enlist for the next two ensuing years or for three years or the war; said furloughs to be issued at such times and in such numbers as the Secretary of War may deem most compatible witn tue public interest: the length of. each fur- lougo being regulated with reference td the dis tance of each volunteer from his home '..Provided, That in lieu of a furlough, the commutation value in money of the transportation -herein above granted shall oe paid to each private, musician, or non-commissioned' officer J who may elect to re ceive it, at such time as the furlough itself would otherwise be granted. - Sic 3. Ihis act shall apply to all troops who have volunteered or enlisted for Aerm of twelve months or more in the service of shy State, who are now m the service of the paid State, and who may herealter volunteer or enlist in the service of the Confederate States under the provisions of ths prfTeiit act. BSC 4. And be it further enacted. That all troops re-volunteering orre-enlistinz shall, at the expiration of their present term of service, have the power to organiza themselves into battalions or regiments and elect their field officers ; and after the first election all vacancies shall be filled by promotion from the company,-battalion, or regiment. in which such vacancies may occur Provided, that whenever a vacancy shall occur, whether by promoeion or otherwise, in the lowett grade of commissioned officers of a company, said vacancy shall always be filled by election s And provided further, that in the case of troops which have been regularly enlistrd into tbe service of any particular State prior td the formation of the Confederacy, and which have by such State been turned over to the Confederate Government, the officers shall not be elected, but appointed and promoted in the same manner and by the same ! authority as they have heretofore been appointed and promoted. . . r i. j THE EFFECTS OF WAR ON ENGLAND. Tbe English press are beginning to discuss the advantages and disadvantages to - England of a war with the Yankee States. It is very evident that Yankee insolence has very much exasperated English feeling and this too before the outrage to the steamer Trent. . " The following article appears in the London Herald, tbe organ of the great conservative party. It shows that the English people are coming to see where their interests lie. Wilh the temper of mind prevailing, which dictates this article, we can imagine what sort of reception the news of the indignity to the Trent will meet with on the other side of the water : First, vie have no trade worth keeping with the Forth ; second, war would open to us a most valu oMe direct trade wilh the South. Viewed purely from a commercial point of sight, it is even possi ble that a war with Mr. Lincoln's government would be a blessing to the staple manufactures of this country. Wo trust that our transatlantic contemporaries will make a note of this fact, and bear in mind that what lunuer patience and for bearance Great Britain may show to the reckless and insolent men who unfortunately rule and rep resent the .Northern biaies, is gran tea to kindred blood and to institutions free from the stain of slavery, not to trade connections. So. long as honor permits, we would fain avoid avenging on the Northern States the lawless outrages and im pertinent language of their rulers, ambassadors and officers; but we would not that they. shoulQ attribute the diznified patience and long suffering of England to a wrung motive, least of all to a fear of injuring interests which would certainly not suffer by wsr. . , ', ; -.- We deprecate war at an times, wnen war can be avoided without incurring worse disasters we deprecate above all wars a war with a kindred people, where victory is too certaui to be glorious, and where our victory must be encouraging to the supporters of a cause detestable to English hearts. CUl we oeuere mat wo vuij uaugerui war arises from the violent temper and unprincipled calcu lations of certain leaders of public opinion in the Northern States ; and we wish to warn them, and their friends in England, that their calculations are uttery unsound ; that they have already done to the English people all the mischief in their power, and that to compel us to "war would be to repair trie worst materia injuries iney nave already inflicted onus. If they understand this ia time, we believe peace to be maintainable ; if net, the guilt will rest with those whose wanton outrages disturbed it, not with those wbo forbear as long as forbearance is possible. It is to them, not to us, that remonstrances in favor ot peace should be addressed. ' ' : - ..', (After giving statistics to show that England has lost three-fourths of her trade with America, the article concludes: , .. Whst more could we lose by war ? .; Is it not likely that we should gain by it? Is there a man in theyNorthera States so grossly ignorant of the trade between England and America, as not to know that a very large portion of ber export trade and by far the most important portion of her im port trade, was with the South.eren when through the North 7 ' Tbe North, war or no war, is pretty wall closed to us by the Morrill tariff The South, we remaining neutral, is closed tons by the North ern ships, which pretend to blockade to coasts, but which would be captured or driven abhoro before war between this country and the North had lasted six weeks. . - .i ' . ' If, then, we' grsnt that half of oar exports and a fourth of our imports were for and from the North ; the first are now reduced by at least one halt, the latter we will. suppose to remain the same ; we nave, then, to loed by tbe war, one- fourth pur total trade with 'America as it was in 1860, and we regain at once one-halt the export ana inree fourths or tbe import trsde which was done in that year in Southern goods, or English goods intended for Southern consumption. So far as trade goes, then, it gives the Americans no oiawn&tejar upon us.- j r LETTER FROM A YANKEE PRISONER AT CHARLESTON fWHAT HE 7 8 AYS ,OF HIS TREATMENT. . ; . The following letter from Lt. Dempsey, of the Second regiment N. Y. S. IT., was received by a Mr. William Sorley, of New York city : vi' Charlxstos Jail, S.'C, Nov. 24, 1861. My Dear Friend Here , we are. back in iail again, after being on exhibition for four months, to show .the strength and power. of; the rebel rag under which we (I had almost said live, but that would be a enlogy) stay, in order to revive the drooping spirits of its admirers. . . 5, "v As you are aware, we were here before: but it is something new for men to be imprioned twice for tbe same office. However, they say we are now permanently located for the winter. - n We are surrounded by ail the vile features tie- I uuimr to prison uio. xnereare unaer tne same 1 T . ' - rr i ' ' . .. roof with us persuns guilty of the most revolting crimes that ever disgraced human nature mor- derere, thieves, mail robbers, even the abandoned wretches of easv virtue; and so powerful ' ia the the secession feeling in thisstronghold of a rebellion mat these vile criminals aSect to despise your correspondent and his fellow-prisoners of war. iou Know mat x was always of tbe opinion that the South contaioed the better portion of our people ; om i now see under , wbat a delusion I labored. When r think of our condition, and the many nettv tvranniea we have heart tu. hinrttvl to, I wonder how" j they reconcile it with their boatcd chivalry. I wish I had paper to give you a full account of all that has occurred to us since tbe battle of Manassas ; but this is the last sheet in my possession.! ' ' , - ,', You no'doubt received the letter I sent ivoo from the tobacco factory at Richmond, and I hope that this -which I send by an under ground route will also reach you. The inactivity of a life of this sort, to a man brought np to active business, is sufficient punishment, to say nothing of the many indignities which are heaped upon us. We have lost two men by death since we left Richmond. They belonged to the 'Michigan flrgt regiment. Now that the winter is upon ns, how our poor fellows will get along I don't know soma of them without a shoe to wear, and.many witnont a sccona shirt. Their suaarings you can better imagine than I can describe : yet ihey sel dom' grumble, except when thoy hear ofpeaee meetings being held at the North, or when they think of those who were gallant soldiers in peace but are civilians in war. . , .'. . We that is, the ".New York mess." consisting of CoJ. Corcoran . and Lieut. Connolly, .Sixty ninth ; Capt. Farrish,Seventy-ninth; Capt. Dow ney, Eleventh j Capt. Griffin, Eight, and your bubble servant would have been in the same predicament had it not been, for the kindness ef iiisuop liyncb, of Charleston, wbo visited Coi. Corcoran.and.sseing us without a bed to sleep on, sent us cote, mattr asses, pillows, &c., ad, without being solicited, lent vol. Corcoran some money, which be, wilh his usual benevolen:e, -distributed among us. . The Bishop told the Colonel to draw on him for whatever money he. wan ted, ; But we were not allowed thus to be happy very, long. On the 19th inst the officer who had charge of us informed Col. Corcoran that' in consequence of the conviction of Smith, tbe privateer's man in Philadelphia, General Ripley had ordered the Colonel to be placed in one of the felon's cells, there to be kept in close confinement, with the positive assurance that if Smith was executed he would bo also.i To this CoL Corcoran replied, " WelJ, sir, I am ready j when I engaged in this war I made up my mind to sacrifice my life, if necessary, in defence of that flag under which I have lived and gained an honorable position." . The condemned cells in this iail are in the tow er, seven cells on a floor ; his ceil ia on the , third floor, West side, No. 19. There are no means of heating the cells in the tower, exceps by a stove. situated in the cellar, the pipe of which runs up tnrougn to tne root. , i his stove la usually heated with coal ; but I am told there is nonu to be had . . ... , t. i . - i . at presuui, aou as a coia, uamp air arises nere at this season of the year, tho . Colonel suffers se verely, yet he does no. complain. I know he is iu good spirits, for, as I wag - talking with him through the iron bars this morning he joked about his quarters, saying it was cold, but it could ' not intimidate him; yet, think his constitution will not stand it long. If our Government hans Smith the Colonel will certainly be hanged ; and although L am in favor of a vigorous prosecution cf tbe war; I cannot see any good that . 'would result from hanging ihe ptivaiecrs''. men. One thing is certain, for every pirate our Government hangs tbe rebels will hand an officer and a .valu able citizen. But if, on the other hand, the Col onel is left in his present quarters until he falls a prey to disease, and death relieves him from . his sufferings, his country will have lost a true patri ot and a gallant soldier . ..'.--;-., . . . ., '. y, ' Every channel ofcommunication being cut off, newspapers included, we imagined something ex traordinary had occurred, which', was agreeably confirmed by underground. intelligence, whion informed us of the capture of Mason and Slidell, and the glorious victory at Port Royal. It is said that "Royal Run" was second only to Bull Run. We have also heard , that the notorious Wig fall has been taken. ' This " gratified the prisoners, as he called on them in' Richmond, and said they would be hanged, and. otherwise cow ardly browbeat them. Hoping soon to see all my friends in New York, I remain, yours truly, - , i t. V : Jora W. Dempskt, t ; '-" f r LieuUCo. H, 2d regt , N. Y. S. M. ' OUR FORCES IN THE BATTLE OF LEES :. BURG OFFICIAL. ' The Richmond Whig, on the authority of Lt. Col. Jennifer, who commamded on the field, gives the following an the number of the-Confederale forces engaged in the battle'of Lesburg : Cav alry, 70 ; Eighth Virginia Regiment, .375 j. Eigh teenth Mississippi, 500 ; Seventeenth Mississippi (one company) 60 ; making in all, 1,6051 The loss of the enemy was 200 killed, 500 wounded, 00 drowned, 67 J privates and 24 officers prison ers making, in all, 1,7161 These figures show that the enemy;' had a larger force put Aors - f combat than the whole number of the Confederate troops engaged.. " , . Louisiana War .Hobsss Ew Route. Two fine horses, Kentucky" and ' 'Glancer," arrived at Memphis on Sunday from Louisiana, in care of Col. Coleman, the former for Gen. Breckin ridge and, the latter for Col. Kean Richards. They were forwarded .by railroad to Bowling Green yesterday morning. . - " ... . ', , ''. "'' ' ' During the connonada atPensacola, the enemy fired from Pickens above six thousand shot, equal to 85 tons of iron, and. with all this tremendous storm of . missiles, killed but one man on, . our aide. ;1 NORTH CAROLINA, CONFERBRCK. . This body met ia Louisbnrg on 'Wednesday of last week. Bishop Andrew did not arrive until Thursdays Rev. Dr. Deems was chosen Presi- . dent pro ton. The session, we learn, has been a very harmonious and interesting one,' and adjourn ed on Mondoy last. ' v " The following action was had in the case of Rev. Marble N. Tsylor, whom onr readers will recollect to have figured somswhsts. notoriously i after the faking of Fort Hatteras. y ' . ? On motion of Rev. William E. Pen, seconded . by Rev. Dr. Deems, the following preamble and ' " resolutions were unanimously adopted, without de- ' bate: . :, . - tV .?,.--, WpiBiA8,s We have learned with surprise and and regret both through the public press and general rumor, that Rev. Marti N. Taylor, a member of this body, stationed; at HaUeris dur- . ing the pas: year, did after the late capture of Fort Hatteras, take the oath of allegiance to the Government of Abraham Lincoln, and has Man- tified himself with that unmitigated despotism ! and thus ecome a traitor to his Conference, his State, and the Southern Confederacr : anil hm as, it is new impossible to investiat thm Mnr.iM ' of said Taylor,acodrdingto the forms of our church. Therefore, be it Resolved. That the name of the TW mrhu w Taylor be stricken from the roll at th -Nntvl Carolina Annual Conference' of the M. E. Church. ' South.! ' v'' 'Resolved, That the action of the Confer enoe in this case be published in all the papers of the State. '..'; ,'. ;The following were elected delegates to the ' General Conference, to be held next April in New Orleans; , ; - : v-: -,' .' ,;- N. F. Reid, CI F. Deems, N. H. D Wilson, D. ? N,cho,SOD, William - Barrmger. Peter Doub. Ira T. Wyche. - ' . " Reserve Delegates William E." Pell and WU liam H. Bobbin. : THE TROUBLES IN EAST TENNESSEE. v WAR ON OUR BORDERS NORTH CAROLINA INVADED ! A tirrible state of affairs exists in the border counties of Tennessee. A' fight 'occurred last week at Psrrottsville, Cocke county; about flffy miles from this place, in which, Capt. Gorman and two privates of the Confederate eavalry wre killed. A messenger reached this place day be fore yesterday, from the commanding officer - at Greeneville,Tenn.,urgently requesting that a force be immwediately dispatched to the- adjoining county of Madison, to intercept some two or three hundred Tennessee and North Carolina toriea, who had fled before the Southern troops, and ta ken refuge in the mountains of Madison county. About 1000 tories.the messenger informed as were at Newport, in ' Cocke county. - armed and organized. Col. R. B. Vance's regiment had had been ordered to de perse them, and would, it was suppposed, reach Newport last Tuesday. Nothing definite has been beard since. but it is presumed a collision has taken place,' More nv- We learn that a great many arrests have been made, and no little old fashoned hanging has been done at Greenville. , The authorities having ex hausted all mild remedies, are determined to crush the rebellion by force, and teacn the traitors that : tbe Soutbern Confederacy is a Government, with ample power to enforce obedience to the laws. News from-Col. Vance's reaiment is most anx iously looked for. We will give it to our readers at the earliest possible moment.' : - rl i r, ' . ' i : AsheviUe News. - ACKNOWLEDGMENT OP : CLOTHING , AND OTHER ARTICLES RECEIVED BZ THE LA DIES SOLDIERS' RELIEF SOCIETY or JOHN STON COUNTY. Contributions -roeeired by Mrs Ashley Sanders,. Miss E. Sanders, Mrs. Dr. Vadsn, Mrs. E. A, Callam and Miss M. R. McKinney x. -- . ' - From Mrs. Ashley Sanders, 15 flannel shirts, 4 blan ket, and 10 pair woolen socks Mrs Edward San ders, 3 pair drawers and 3 shirts ; Mrs Eli Olive, 2 shirts and I pair ' of socks;" Mrs U Wallls, 3 pair of , -drawers; Mrs Green Johnson, I shirt j from different ones at the poor honse, 1 shirt; lira Peleg Massey, 1 , pair soeks: Mrs Wiliis Bell, J blankets and 4 pair socks; Mrs Julia 0 Bryan, $3, 5 lbs wW. 20 lbs soap, 13 pair socks, 12 blankets, 1 pr gloves, spinning 23 - lbs wool, weaving 27 yds flsnhel, 12 flannel shirts 6 pr drawers and 20 lbs soap; Miss Madaline R. Me Einnsy, Si, 2 pr Socks, 1 pr gloves, weaving TS yds flannel, 9 shirts, 3 yair drawers; Mrs L P Lindsey, I ; shirt, 1 pr -drawers; Mrs Edwin Boykia; spinning 6 lbs wool, weaving: 11 yds flannel), making 8 shirts; . Miss Love Boykin, making S pr drawers; and shirts; Samuel 3 Smith, $2: J K Brooks, f I; Mary William Son, (0c; C O Huris, 2 jr socks; Dr John S Beck, with, 4 blankets, 4 pr flannel drawers, 8 flannel shirts, , 2prsocks, 1 frock eoat, 3 handkerchiefs, 2 towels,- 1 lbs soap ; Mrs Baldy Sanders, JlO flannel shirts, 10 pair flannel drawers, 4 blankets, '4 pr socks, and 8 lbs soap; Miss E and J Sanders, 24 flannel shirts, 17 pr flannel drawers, C pr socks, 2 bUnketa, 1 pr gloves ( Mrs Rebecca Hodges, 2 blankets and 6 pr socks; Mrs Simeon R Morgan, 1 blanket, 2 pr socks, and making 2 shirts; Mrs Dr J M Yaden, 2 blankets, 2 pr soeks, and making 4 pr drawers ; A Holland, 1 blanket and 2 pr socks; Mrs S Sneed, 2 Blankets," 1 pr socks, and making 0 pr drawers; Miss Patty Crookar, pr soeks; Mrs Moanteastle, 2 pr seeks and making 6 pr drawers-1 Mrs Dr Telfair. 3 nr soeks: Mrs R S McCnllers. I pfocks, eash $5; C G Holt, 4 pair "socks; Mrs M Hume, 12 pr socks and wearing 30 yds cloth ; Miss Jane Kenneday, weaving 26 yds cloth; Mrs H Irby, . jnakjng two shirts; Mrs A Thane, making 4 garments; Mrs D Boykin, 'making 1 shirt; Mrs M A Northani, making 3 shirts and 2 pr drawers ; Mrs W Lcckhart, . ?. making 8 shirts; Mrs Susan Gay, making 4 shirts and . spinning 6 lbs wool; Mrs R Renfrow, making 2 shirts and 1 pr drawers Mrs B D Adkinson, making 1 shirt and 5 pr drawers, 2 blankets ; Mrs Jane B Boykin, weaving 11 yds cloth, spinning 2 lbs wool; Mrs Mary Hobbs,-2 blankets and 1 pr soeks; Miss Emma Nor tham, I pr soeks;. Mrs Xarby, 1 blanket,! pr soeks ; Mrs B H Tomlinson, 7 shirts and 6 pr socks; Mrs Lu einda Sanders, 4 blankets, 6 shirts, 12 pr drawers and 1 pr socks; Miss Esther L Vinson, 4 pr socks; Mrs L Eldridge, $1 ; O C Harris $1 1 -Mrs Was. H Morning , ' $2; Mrs'Waddell, 50e; Sfmson R Morgan $1; Mr MoGrsntham $1, A G Wollons $1, Mrs Dr A F Tel. fair $3, Mrs Carson Parker $2, J H AbeU , Soaas J Monntcastle $1 Mrs Harriet Jones $2, Seth Woodali tlIH Thornton 2, Dr J G Rose, $1 j Mrs James : Mitehener, 2 pr drawers, 2 shirts and 6 pair seeks Mrs Wo Lassiter, 1 blanket aad . pair soeks f Mrs ' Calvin Latsiter, 2 pair drawers, 2 shirts, 2 pair soeks, 1 blanket Miss Martha Lassiter,! flannel shirts, 3 pr drawers, 2 pr woolen socks. 4 ' . (re si concxnnas n enaaaxv.) - : On the I2ta inst, by ths Rev. Dr. Mason, at the residence of H. W. Hasted, Esq., in Raleigh, WIL LIAM H. CROW, Esq., of Petersburg, Va , as Mrs. HARRIET D. BATTLE. r, , V 1 i 1 ;' 4 ( I i: . i 0 Vl
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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