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T..W' " i." (.'. ' " V 'J 1 : -, It it if !' : Hi 1 ! (I 1 0aif are the plati of fair doUghtf j fK O.TJawarp'dby Prtyrgat Mr. La brother. RAIiEIGH, -y: " WEDNESDAY MORN I JO, FEB. VThfc Semi-Weekly Register Ismlliahod every mdnasday n3 Saturday moral per annum if jiayaieaJ is daUytd aaffl the expiration ThoWeefcly jaLegiater. , : I pabfisaad Vary ednosday morning, at $100 par annum, payable Invariably In adrainea. Subscri bers aw aotifted dim week Won ihsir subscription yoars expira by rots-mark a he margin af taeir pa'pet tad if a4raaa payvnl f aat mt for aaotk tr jut, (hair naaMi ad b trickn fram ear lit at . taa'axpiralioa"f Uxa aabaarlptiba year; ' Tbii jaU will aoafiaaa ta U'lnluiblj aJherad ito.'l i , Tl t ; " Tlie Register Job Office tapplia irld? cmfrn&al haHmai ; forazaeatfaf all kiadJ oTBaak an 4 Jb priatinj Vita aektaeu and dlatW : fcatfaV. aaxeylieat STSiM, fOWE PBIS3,Vaa" aBaWtitt axacat Jb priptiac with aaaaaSad ealarlr. . .THE CONVE5TIOX. . c ThUld on' Moadajr passed resolftiion to i lai Va reeciC from exi.1 Taedaj, until ,th Srd Mondij in Aprils vV ,V ? -- ' v- 'v T " ! ; . ... r ;.,' JVBT; D05ELSON.'. ; A paiMflger bj ; the, eastern train of jea terday norcinginformecl n?tbat at Golda bozo.be had snen adiipaleh from tha operi .tor at icnmond,cooTejing -the iatclligenca . that Fort Donelson had fallen, aad aahrille had been captured by the Yankees. :. - Sinea the abore vaa written we bare re. ceiTed reasons for, doubting, the, authority of the inteliigenoe.-: The wires were tail to be down on yesterday, and the Charlotte 'JBuh leiin of. that day makes no . mention of the .fall of Dohelson. and ctpinre" of Naah?iIIe. ; -. " -' ?--'- . T7 ' WHO' IS BESPOIiSIBLE I V :U ' 1 The disaster at Koanoke Island calls loud ly for n inTestigatioh "whichtwill .'ascertain who is responsible for it; ' There U i W general belief-through . the '.'country that, the .Island . might hiye been suooessfully defended ,f a auffioiency of men and ammunition had been nlaced unon it. and that its loss is attribu. table to moat . culpabfe' negligence. in j some quarter, and it should be ascertained 'where that quarter k is whether' t "Richmond " ox Norfolk whether at the war omos or at the quarteia of General Hnger.; " We learn that the Secretary tf War was again and again warneofthat the Island could not be held un less re-inferoed, and that Gen. Hager, to whoni-it entrusted - the- defence of the , de partment, m whioh Boanoke Island is looated v had never onoe set foot upon it, although he vhad aanle time ta do so. ' Let the affair be closely' examined, c ; -v.-.: .VOLU5TKRS AND. RE-ENLISTMENT. The reverses which" hate . lately befallen our cause, so Tfar "from inducing a relaxation of effort on cur part,: should stimulate ' us" to more vigorous aauon inan nis yei oeen as played. In ; the x language .of Patrick Hen. ry 'f we must fight,?' and wq .must fight.on to victory or death. - This is the alternative, and we must meet it. ".Men able to'do mili tary duty, but who have not yet enlisted, must come forward and enroll their names for the war, and those who have already obeyed the call of rpatriotio dutyi "and served their country in ' the tented field," must xe-enlist, and prevent the hazard of opposing raw re. ' crnits" to a ; well disciplined . enemy. One step 'backwards now, will only hnry us to perdition,' to a Toss of liberty, property, hon or, and every thisg which renders life valca- THE BLOCKADE OF SOUTHERN PORTS ITS EFFICIENCY; , The New, Orleans Delta pnbjishes liar of names jo(all e8ela& have 'run the Lincoln blockade, either for entry into or de . parture from Confederate ports. - During the period of time between the 26th of" May, 1861, and January 6th, 1862, the total number of 'vessels that have left Confederate ports for Cuban harbors is fifty, as follows : Spanish, 4; Mexican, 2; American, 4; British, 26; Confederate, 14 ; Total, 50. During the same period, the number of vessels run into our ports was forty-eight, as follows : Spanish, 2 ; Mexican, 1 j 1 Ameri can, 2 i British, 41 ; Confederate, 2 Total, 48. Of these forty-eight vessels twenty three were sohooners, loaded "with coffee. There was also one steamer loaded with the same article. - ,V REJOICINGS! AT THE NORTH. y Roanoke Island (says the Dispatch) has set. all Lincolndom in a blase." They have' fired guns and hoisted the flag eTerywhere. The papers teem with naming announcements capitals are laviablyind in every variety, spread over their columns, setting -forth the the mighty achievements of Burnsids ! Even' little Edenton has a fame it never knew, be fore, being presented to. the world in such immense capital letters that the world will! take it to be a capital of the firit class. The Federal foroes are said "to bs advano inz on Edenton !' , That is terrible. The Confederacy must indeed be done for in suoh an exigency !. - . j -.. ';. r ; . ' The Herald hurried up its exaggerated ac count for the' last European steamer, and chuckles with delight over the oreumatanee. mrrnnRnATE CONGBESS. Thef first session of -'the Confederate Con eBnderJthe'permM ihe ponfederate States o; America, vcom menced ita session on lyesterday. President Davis willMiniugurated on 8atnrdsy next, the 22nd inst, 4' -i - ' ;: ' -- ' THE WEATHEH For some time past the weatherhas Tjeen bad and gloomyen to'tEe' most philosophical of minds. Mon day was an essentially wreiched day and the consequence was " ihere jwas a sparse at tendance upon Court. ' ; - ' , FltEE NEGIIOFS WANTED. See the advertisement of General Branch calling for free , tegtoea to work on the for tifications.! The wagas offered are good, and we trust that citizens , will 'see that the re quisite number i of hands are speedily fur nished.' HON. T. BUTLER KING. Th') distinguished gentleman, who has been in Europe for some" time past on a mis sion connected with the. general interests of the Confederacy, arrived . in Richmond on Saturday, evening. : ' MONEY "AND stocks. . -. : i t The bi-okers in Richmond arc now bnying gold at 35 to 37i cents premium, and selling at 40. Sales of Confederate stocks have been made within a few 'dayfl ; past at -100 i Ainu- - . . tt?" If, the" suiBor ohe signed One TOo'Knows'? communication will supply us with his or her real name the " communica- tion fhall be published C. K" Ctpt."R. H. Tncker Company of vjavairy, ip opeaieuoo to gruers, icib xiucigu yesteraay tor yv eiaon. 71 y. 1 The Governor of Vireinia haa issued the fol- lowing stirriDg proclamation to the- people of the Old Dominion : i .. .1 BY THE GOVERNOR OFJ VIRGINIA. - v r -A PROCIAMATION! , ;! ;:r : ;- : The Prosident of the Confederate States has taade a requisition upon Virginia for her quota ol troops. ' The. General Assembly, in compli ance with this - demand, have passed an act to raise the force called for 'Jt Thylhaxe.autborfzed the Governor to fill up-companies now .in service by accepting volanteeff ;;but they have required draft to be made upon every., county and city, if a sufficient number dq not 'volunteer for ox- vice: -;'; '-'' '1 vVV ' Believing, as I do, in the ardent patriotism of Virginians and that they, only , require to b j re minded that a necessity exists fur their, services . to rush to the call of their country, I proclaim: to them that now is the .time ; to show- their zeal, their heart-felt devotion to tha noble cause in which we are-engageu ; that notv, when the ene my ia at our doors, is the time to animate one: &n other by a display of tha spirit that nevor tires, to strike for ' our -altars . and : the defence' of our Beverses shouloV arouse every,- son of Virginia to action, and by soul-stirring appeals one ta the other to redeem our losses, we. shall make them tha harbingers of victories yet to be won. Let the exertion be commensurate to the occasion. Never let it be said that Virginia can jot repel the foul ty. ant. .1 call upoa yoa, therefore, to come from mountain and valley ready for the im pending conflict ready ta take tbe place of those who may .' fail , to . re-enlist. . Oome,. and once more pledge your lively oaf, fortunes, and your sr 3"ed hojorj neer to relax your (efforts until ev ery foot, of Virginia soil shall ha ve boen redeem ed from "the ii vader!s pollatibn until our inde pende ce shall have been fully recognized by our foe?, and an hond able peace bappilv secured.-: " . Tnmif hravft dflfanders in all. i of -our armiM gal'ant sons of a proud mother, t . pioclafm-' that S. all she call in vain ? Hope, honor glQry, an swer never. l '."." ir- . .f; To the militia liable to draft, I appeal .-.with al the earnestness of a Governor pf.the State,, who would n-'oudly transmit Jto.vposterity every : me mento of departed, ; worth, : every testimonial of present greatness and power, erery hope of future renown to wnica inia great iOiaia -nos rignuu claim, to rally to the call fors volunteers. Wait not for the draft. Let it not be Said that Virgin ians require to' be forced to .defaau. their, glorious heritage. ; . ; ; : I feel that these anneals will not be made in vainr , ; . - f I am reduired. however, so execute the law. The proclamation will be followed, by another. nresentiajr the mode deempa proper oy me to car ry out its f rovisions; and prescribing proper reg ulations and suitable dftJiils.. IiL the meantime, rintttaenaerrefaervice of individuals, ofcom panics or any number of men that may choose to volunteer, ta nu up tne ranits 01 ;our presns ar- . 1 1 r : .1 miea. xnese lenaers are bbkbu ior previwua w 11.0 10th day of March.- . I; Ls Virginianis, you are not we cravea epiriis wno C&U La LLl O I Y BUULUlb WJ lTI"t iuio. -t- 1 ! 1 I J J., it 1 r- k Uiven unujBr. my uauu, uu uuum wo oeai 1 of State, at Richmond, 18th day .of Feb- L J ruar , 1862, and ia the eighty-sixth year w' : of the Commonwealth. ' By the Governor . ; ' Secretary of the Commonwealth. Tenders -of Service may be. made In writine. addrersed to the Adjutant General, marked 'For Volunteers Duty." btate particularly the place 01 residence pi ice volunteer. , , 1 SlONTPTn A "MT The following telegraphic dispatch was permitted by the Government Censor, at Washington, to be sent over the wires to New York.- "Private letters received in "Washington, from i 1 persons abroad, confirm the impression that the Governments of Enelaud.France and Snaio med itate an earl recognition of. the independence orthe Confederate States. This recognition, it will be pretended, is made in. the cause of humanity." Coming events cast their shadows before. Pre monitions of what is to ooma sire generally vouch saved to those who ar interested m the events. The cause of humanity' is to be made the com- puUory power to force our Government into, terms with the Confederate Stales.' -. Matters of deep national interest will shortly be developed.. The above dispatch is premonition of their advent. Cincinnati Enquirer'. f . -- V - ' ' Fatal AcciDXjrr.-Tohn Griffith, son of Mr. John Griffith, of Wilmington, N. C.,ovhile on a kflshing exenrsion with his father on. Tuesday, near Mcllhenny's plantation on Cape Fear river, was instantly killed by the accidental discharge of a gun in the boat. Th body was brought to town by the father and a little boy who was with them, in the afternoon. I ' ; ADDBESSOP GEN. XQNGSTREET. . & cWrelpondeht in the First Virginia regiment aeodsusthi fonowing;stirringad6!ressoGen. Long street of the Armrjof-thjB Potoacl?;Oulf co;rr 'pondehi sa'yV: thai over two ,thjrdajbf the ijvelve: montnsmen or. tne army win re-eniisi, sua: mom. than that proportion of the 2d Division : j ' :: ' ; Haanq'BS 2d Divisiojt, A. P., 1 . . . , Kear CentrevUle, Feb. 8, 1862. ; . General Order 2To.2. K . t .. . ; . i ' The Rebel army bi the PotomaWwill he "dis banded in the spring. Until then I will n6t at tack; ItTnent wilhtheif fresh levies i against iny trained and disciplined hosts,, victory will becer-- Jain, success nevitable." - i; J, " : . Soldiers of the 2d Division! Thus theComman-der-in Chief of the Northern army proclaims the subtle policy by which the enemy hope to crush us. 1 Upon your decision the issue depends. Tbs array of the Potomac has been styled , the "Re bellion,1 for with our destruction must inevitably come the unchecked Yankee hotde to overrun and destroy Virginia, the Carolinas, and the en tire South. This is the only argument, the only appeal your General has to make, to a proud and gallant soldiery. With the prosence of snchj trainedand tried veterans of theSouthern pioneer army, the victory is already won 5 with your back turned upon us and,the foe, victory trembles fear fully in tbe balance. The aluremehta of home are "strong to entice; the citizen soldier from ' tha field, but-the voice j i3 a syren's which, while it pretends to call t(y' duty the3 may, aye! will, lead us to a felon's cell and , leave for our mothers, wives, and children a country polluted desolated, and enslaved al home already pictured in Nprthern prints,: where "Northern, matrons preside, while Southern ladies bend over the wash tubl" . . ' ; : - ! ' South Carolinians J Aulhors of our j glorious cause ; first in the field, can-you, in the darkest hourj tear this, the proudest laurel, from your brow, and yield tot other States the keeping a4 vour now Uurnisnea lue vviiitou iran irom the field the Palmetto banner, first in the hreeze and earliett baptized by the best blood of your State? v r L; ;. m,.r ; ; ' : Virginians.! While ybup breihren-in-arms frpm. other Slates are standing upon your border, shoal der,to t houlder, shall the centre of this column,the ''Stone Wall" which dashed to spray the wave of invasion, 'crumble in tbe very height and maddest fury of .the storm ?i ..Isitj to be left to others Jo defend the mothers,! wives, daughters, and homes of Virginia ?. Must battles be fought on your soil and- veteran -Virginians not 'be" there, to strike, braver than all, for heirown altars ? - - i; v Soldiers I Your "choice is inevitably defeat; or victory ; freedom or slavery.; ,While he will not doubt your decision the Major Gener al command ing appreciates the Necessity , which impels many to visit their homes', for at season, and he pledges yoa tht in turn, sbj as i not to impair too greatly the efficiency." of the 'army, furloughs will' r be granted to all who feel it due. to themselves (0 ask it. " " VP . " ' ; , .;. By command ot Major.! Gen. LougstreeL GI Moxlsy 80KREL, A. A. Gen'l. V " We take the following items' from the Rich mond Dispatch : j ; . - Rs-Exlistsd The 40lh Virginia Regiment, commanded by t Col. John M. Brocken trough, stationed on the Northern ' Neck, have re-enlisted for the" war;';' i 1 1":' "X'lS In ibeTth Va. j regiment,C Col. 'A.rm1stead, . now stationed at Edward's Grove," near this city, acons'de.able number, have re-enlisted for tne 'war, and it' is presumed that nearly all will .do S2. Tbe men are devotedly attached to their. Colonel, and anxious to be led to battle by this brave and accomplished officer; . It will gratify tho ftiands of the regiment to learn that its sanitary' condi tion is Tapidly improving, and that-the sick list is now quite small. I ; ' : The following appointment of Brigadier-Generals in the army of the Confederate States have been confirmed by Congress : . . ... -; j - ' ;i George W. Randolph ol Virginia. Howell Cobb, of Georgia. - f .. Joseph Zj. Hogg, of Texas. " ' A GlomouS - ExaMPtB. Captain "Edelin's company, of the 1st Maryland regiment, now in Richmond; have relinquished their furlough and volunteered to-proceed to North Carolina to meet the Bdrnside expedition. They leave : for Golds boro' in thffcars . this morning. This company had previously re-enlistei. for the war . Well done, Maryland I 1 . . - Mr!-! : ' , ' ; . ' . " Conobess. The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States closes its' term : of .existence with the present week, j It. 'is impossible for us to say whether the b- iy: has performed its duty to tha public or .not ; for,; having, always deliberated with closed doors, its; otneers and members - alone are the possessors of J. itv secrets. . The new Con gress will assemble on the, 18th, (next Tuesday,) on the 19th tha votes for President and Vice President will be counted, and 6n the 22d the President will be inaugurated. ; r ' ,V'.. '. -THE jMERRIMACl j 1 ''. ;r V It has been suggested that in order to make the Merrimac' perfectly, available, it would be ; well to take her present large and powerful engine out and replace it with one of a smaller kind, so that she would not draw so much water. It is thought that she will not need so much power as her pre sent engine gives herj and a smaller one" would be much lighter, and would counteract the 'mistake in her misplacement - We are of course unable to say whether this 1$ a prudent move, or how long it woutd take to accomplish the - task. In I jiew oi oe iacs inat ner services may oe very anwwyneetteqwe enouja suppose it would be rather better to take" her asiihelstandplace her peiow, simpiy as a means oi naroor aetence, rath than venture on another expensive and delav ing experiment with her. .Norfolk Day Book. SHOT, Private Mullaney, of the Montgomery Guards, First Regiment Louisiana Volunteers, was shot on Church street, yesterday afternoon about two o'clock, hy Lieutenant Gillmore of tbesauxe com pany. , j 4 " ' Mullaney died almost immediately after the shoo tine-, the ball haviner entered his bowels. A jury of inquest was summoned, who, at the close of taeir silting, reported a verdict to me enect tbat the deceased came to his death by means of a halt flianhnrtroH from a BIStol IH the Pand8 Of Lieut. M. B. Gillmore. v - There are manv atatemenls with reference to this affair, aad as they are of a conflicting char acter we prefer awaiting the examination before tae -in ay or wuicu win wao ",u,u6r before making any comments. Norfolk Day Boole. OrraBKD the Oath. It is reported that the Federalists have proclaimed to the people of Eliz abeth City, that - they j will give them four days in which to take the bath of allegiance, and have notified them that those who fail to take it will have their property confiscated at the expiration of that time and themselves make ' prisoners. Norfolk Daif.Book. I Ri-xnustinq. We are pleased to find that nearly the whole force on General Holmes' line of the Lower Potomac and Rappahannock is now or will, soon be in for the war. With a very few exceptions, all the twelve months regiments have turned themselve overfor the full term, and the balance,, no doubt,. will. ,This is cheering. Hook and Ladder Co. JTo. 1 met at the May or's Office on the SOth ulL, and; the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : W. fiobert Andrews, Captain. Wm. Orerbee, 1st Lieutenant. . ' T. M. Flaming, 2nd ... Gx. W. Davis, 3rd I " " 1 . John G. WUIImov SecraUry and Traasarr. I j rjerresppndeijce of the Ealeigji Register. g 4 -y EdWob I TYour' last1 Mper datedt 8thinsi ioota!ift an editorial notice of a Bill tepOTtedVtp: the Convention' by; the committee pn-tAtiBtary Affidrai There are some f eatnres In 46iBiti ihit cannot, it seems to me, meet with the approval of the CmvenVonVf ijdiuide' mainly 'to thaVpart f t y?hlvide4 Jhshe yhrsCtt' their 'Hfura'ieme ehal De forthwith enrolIedtwiUi the MiKtia if TErSSteaKd ltabltfwitirnr0 ti first dralTtHatiaa-be'S-e f I SpeiKfor tayielf and ia ftal;e1lQvi. whoV9lwrpe ith enianyJontha httrH sarvica in -the defence of our countrv. JDur- believe thaVtheardorbf out rpatriotism! fk ttnaba- ted t yitere I speaJhtf tfuthirnexi Iay that noif,";wfl( are &r mo&e enlisted the:cof;Mf. couatryihaiiwe wee w hen :cameor to.flghtier battles.7 i.:fjv;i?x-?wifc -We are ever ready to gird on our swords .ana. shoulder Our guns when necessity "requires, and none of s" would wlshi undefSTOtt to be excused-becau8e we h&i oa voluhtfieredz. True patrietism alone t was the indftceent f? qs tQ leave Our homes andbu Jfriends t ,4weli in tents Samong strangers. raVSf are erejnowjt jU ans.wer. a cairfrom oar countryryTIn pbdience to this tallwe have, in doming; 'diarge:amosi sacred dutyr :e volunteered fortweivermonths. Had there eeo a' positive necessity fornsio Jbave enlisted jfoi a longerrtimei there-is no.doubt but we would have done Iso. Many of our best in- formed faien did not, at the commencement of this war, beteive 11 wouia continue up w,uoL prou time, and 'all bf u9 hoped it would be of short du? . it . , .j-;r.. . ; ration.fl -H " v "" Notf,;there is'nO calculating ho W,Iong this hpr nble waV.wUl last-It niay . be that)jirer3. pf blood wfll yet have to be spilt before peace .will reign over the land.. . Cj . .v , . ' Of coijirsei it is a matter of the;mostr vital ,lm portance for us" to-put Y ourselves in a perfect estate of defence. . We $f6 glad to see cpr belovedal State, through a ponVefttionorher people taking' steps feci make herself a terror to pur enejhy. Let her gojon butlet her'at sam get to dp j ustice; to us;, ho "are awayrom our homes enduring all the hardships and privations of soldiers fei-. i Ovir regiment has suffered no little aince; we lefjt North Carolina, 'faff bave-lost, from sickness eve ry tenth manr and many; others, have,, been dis charged from various causes. Besides, there are many who "are" with' usyet, jwh will notbe able to do service for:a year to come: . The' re malhder of.us that are ;ableahould be allowed to stay at tjome teone'yearlfxwa would,ptt Ippjight, nK H fwputijriH :-be ri&ht t draft usmmediately; onjur f etucn home, : 1; r I would therefore. Vespectfully suggest ioth' inonWntion to' frame the Billed as to exempt all twelve months volunteers irom aratt totjme year after the expiration of Iheirterm of service. s 4 4 There are but few volunteers who. , would subV mit to a jdraft, anjd if the Billjroposed is passed it seems to, me. that it will, be done for, the purpose of forcing us, in an indirect way,; to serve, t wp years instead of one. Why not as well pass a law at onee compelling us to remain ih the service a year longer ? Such a law as this we would rev gard as no law at; au, ana tne evil results growr ing out of it would be most disastrous.' ' ;- li Therefore, in justice to U3, and injustice to all I hope the .Convention will not have us enrolled in tbe Militia, and held liable to draft as soon as .we reach bur. homes. . Leave s free to .act in accordance with our own Views of patriotism, and : i ., ' 'Jl - t. ' -. - , :.- V vi and I'll guarantee we'll dp our.diity to the - fullest extent. f 'f ;v 1-r u' . aMINADAB .-, ,.- if. . ' ; .If JFo THB RSQISTEB.; . i THE PROPOSED MILITARY ORDINANCE. 1 ' Mr. EpiTOR : I have sjust 'read the explanation: made by the Chairman of the " Military ;' Committee in' the Convntion 6n Thursday last, as published in the State journal of the 15jtii, in . regard rt'his course, in offering theWdlaance, as Chairman! of the Committee, .'j x nan peen aware, n uxe- xacps-. as sxaiea ny mm,; I certainlj slionld never hare made any such allusion . ..... ' a ; 'nJ i .' . . v iq nun as . was , maae 10 uie aracie reierrea io, ana t hereW recall all that I then said SnlaliasionW hhn. I regret that I was not aware of, the . statement . he made when he, iafaroduced the ordinance before 1 read it in the State arotarnal. of th ldth, fori do not wish to do him or any other nian any injostiee . My record will "hbped !for ; ose nothing iby the1: comparison 4y- IT. C. Dry Makueb tor Corn iit thi Hill. in manarin? corn in! the hiU, the use of : perfectly dry manure to'.be avoide:di itvill take.vllhe moisture from the soil, and thus delay the vegeta- k. anrl in the case of ben . manure Land guanp, destroy it. THI Fpfiajoir JL1cmbnt. xnere are. no , less tv mi - . l . than. 3,000 Irishmeninjihe Confederate army at Columbus, Ky 1 The Irish officers there have held a meeting, and resolved to organize an Irish. brigade. : f An eloquent address had . been issued by them to their fellow countrymen in the army of the Western Department, 'appealing to them to aid in-the enterprise. . -i - r . , A : HEAVY PROFITS. The Richmond Examiner says : The paper mill here has divided, er mm nere nas laiviaea, lor tnree months' profits, one hundred per cent., the profits being four times tneir capital lor tne year ; the n. Anl nn mill tiara Vioa moita nna nnArcJ n mnt the cotton mills are coining money, and i the 11W10U Will J VJ UHW VVUV whisky distillers are absolutely unable to calculate their enormous pronts. ;. n ALSPLENDID SHOT FROM PULASKI. . A letter from Lieut. Col. Hawley, of the Hart ford (Conn.) Press,.from Tybee, gives the follow ing incident :. ;- j - i:' ' - ' ' 'A ' Bay before yesterday a party of Germans went up to (Joat's JL'omt. Una or the party stood on the summit : of a sand hill," perhaps a ; bnndred yards less than a mile from Fort: Pulaski (ihat is as. near as we Can get) and waived bis hat The others went back outolsight,but could see the rebels Bringing a gun to near, xney , warned their com rade, but he would not heed, i As he stood with his back, to the fort, a barbette run sfmt out a little cloud then' came the thunder, the rushing ball,. and the rash man lay disembowelled and cut m two on the sand: It was a splendid shot ahd could pot be equalled m a month's practice, 3 1 1 i ? ' . ' f. ' , t i .:. . j Burh Trfak Otrr. The idea of .constructing fire-rafts up the various rivers, communicating with the Sounds of N..C, where it is likely the enemy's gunboats may be tempted to visit, is not a bad one.i Sue 'x rafts in "sufficient numbers. could speedily be thrown together, composed of suoh combustible material as the Uld ."North Stala I aJxjunds m. and kept ready waiUnr for the ar i preach, of the eiiemy. tfoioM Day Book; f inz our absence irom nome, ana our praewcat bum, ever tabe lemembered expenence in camp nie, i. MOVEMENTS i OF ;TIBrvYAlJKEES. IN irrtnsaBiraefei4Tsi editor pf, the Jffie nf thiacitv: has received 6 irom Dui- fC, .... . . JrAj -. -t .i.i:.Vn(!nfMinltlAn fOlK, iuatea4o-aayi wwco Bvniea wir had been receiyed.there last evening.tbat the Fed erals had re4mbarked at Edentbn, and had gone to borne other point. . The number of horses land ed was 'overestimated. ' :tf-4v Cpt: The federals assured the citizens of Edenton that they -had ot come.-to rob ? harass them f but while the officers . were giving those assuran n tho rwmiP. tha soldiers were nl.ling their gunboats with cotton found on the wharf, & EBzabethCity at partially desert Jbyeeo eralswfr:"' yfc'VwhKf-'! vi' ' The latesVinformation frbm Wmton reports tha nothing nadbeen seen there of the FeoTeral gun, boats which-tstarjteji np the -Chan river Jrpni Edenton. They, wereperha-s only reconnoiter Cilyia now -at. Suffolk,, a refugee. iie remainea there until the eheoiy had possession of Elizabeth Cuy, and, although Invited back, issfire4 that he would, not be harmed, he was not .deposed 'to trust' thbm t-?; - ' - 4 ' " .:ifXhe tRev; Shadrach Warrell, of . Gatesville1, bad a . cargo of .corn - captured in' s Albemarle Bo'un'd,' '" '"' .v.-v-.? P..i'.'v: - ,f ? iMf.' Elliott saved T9,oao pounds of-Gpyernmehi xork, which was at Hertford X large number of youn; ladies frohl Murfrees boeo' College have reached Suffolk Xi& -The people of Murfreesboro.' appear appr eh en- slve of a federal invasion and the shelling of that . -The ipwn of Suffolk is crowded with efugeek "-'.Th next deoredations bv the Tederala are ex pected fttrkPlypQOuth and at other towns on the aft J AporUpn.otrtne enemy s neetis as:wie wu end of rthe Albeniarle Sound, and f have shell ed the Confederate forces there.Gen. Wlse is at thafpoint. Various opiijecturea are indulged, as to the movements of the enemy." " :'T - t ' j. , - - ' " ; . ' " -?iJ. T" - -ia' t' ,i '. - r . For tkk Rigistbk. NEW ' PUBLICATIONS ;P0R' THE SOL; j J .-v DIERS." t ' f c r ; JLThCDeneral Tract 'Agency iif this city fs pnbv Ushingifrom:j20,000 to. 50,000. copies of each, of the followingexdelleht' Tracts, hpproved by alt the Pastor here i:J &im?&Mz . : A Mother's? Parting -Words to . her Soldier Boy;" 8 pagesj"by "a Sbuthernlady. Individ ual Effort 8 pages- TheNew Tear;i 4 " . " . . . m ' ' . I. 1 11 ....il( pai ageai -j iiovesc xnpu riuej; i pags.--- h"voTirh"SnTflir i" 4 Tafires " The Great Gath- eHngtiiagesJ'CErist fY 8 pages cious. Invitation; ;' ,& pagei My Spirit Shall Not Always Strive";" A pages,' by Rev. J. H, Jlowiesof-. Si Ci The : Life iPreserve? 4 pages. fr Are. JYou Ready ?" 4. pages. Jj The Precious Blood of Christ, or How a So'dier Was Saied;'!4. pages and ' Why Wilt Ye Die ?'V8 pages, by Rev. A. MPoindexter, D. Dof Va. ' We axe strivibg'to supply "our 'whnle 'army with these: gospel t truths; . Tre: ia increasing evidence, that, this means, of i grace is being blessed of God to the great spiritual good of inany bf fcur soldiers. , vBecently: we - met "at the Railroad Depot in this city, an.iatelligenV,Soli Revt JJ Mi A.tkinson ;,which -lepv him tfir take from his pocket a copyc of, this, tract, given him while in the Hospital,, from a package we sent his Regiment,; which he stated was made an'in stniment of God in Ms conversion'. ? s.-. A p'ous soldier from this county, now in. Vir ginia,said to me.recentiy 'W,e..have not had a sermon, preached . in our Regiment in . more thaii three months. " The' religious reading brought n's by the Colporteur, is eagerly sought, V -. v . . i x rf i . ana nroaucwve xji i srcub - giwu. - 4,rauw .. mo specially adapted' to the camp,' and i we ought to naye a new suppjy at ieasi every ounaay naorn ing.' kC-iXr wrr . '.is;':;t:.' ,;;.V-;, ! ATexaS soldiers tctd me l that, the ttract, "Don't Put it Off," (one of our first tracts iast June) waa the means of leading him to.Christ. i One-of the 1st North Carolina ' Bethel" Regiment ays, that Come to Jesus," which we gpve him while encamped hcreV was" blessed to his conversion during the first inontk he was in Virginia, arid that he Jiad a)lT3niitted all of, it to memory. ' . i,,4''Vwi'"."K' ' . vThet donation ot some one pnntea tnese tracts, which have been so ereatlv blessed. '.) Each dol- lar given will send out 1,600 pages, which will be caiiied, tnroagn tne'greai f Kinanessr oi;ib Express i Company, ta-. the soldiers -without Charge,!. We can now print 3q,000 tracts In a WVaT' ' "ZuZZ ,n7 .nX3l o timn r in wssm? callsior crrants. and sell so r.r-j t.-" r- o,- - - cheaplyi we are mainly dependent on donations to pay or materiils and. wprk.;-; i f. HYMNS FOR THE CAMP, v'., , "We shall soon have out an excellent edition of " Hvmns for the Camp." ' It wiU be conven- Z ri .whv.molesale prices are " ppci, u, ""- "-- VrrhUr 1 iO; 12 and IScets perpy.UEvsoldwrt should havea copy, ana oy uuu.wbwu be enaoiecr giv wv -6 .- We Lope to receive liberal orders d donatoons: r laruiy ji n: ?.C - -fc' k kW- J.W4CBQWDBEi5ii l: Ealeigh; a, Feb.; 1862. v,;i-v Agent.- t; TU JKJStWiSJK XJiJilJUJJ. J3 Ai? VY ATJSilt- Take one pound of vwheat bran , and xne ounce , Its of glue, apa.boil them in three ,ealtans of water, in a tin. vessel rr balfjms hour J, ow -lift the' rvrnsel from, the nreand.set.it aside. .for tea 'min utes : during this period the bran, will fall to tho bottom, leaving- a dear liquid above: which" is to" be poured. on and the btan to De; thrown away viic puuuu vi -,ur ouo', .cut into Buian pieces, j now to be disolvedin Jt. 'The liquor may-be put on the hreio.a in pan and stirred .antii all the An anoiaer ye?set one pouna'oi amm.isnissoi- T ' .1 3 T .i " vedjn half a gallon pf; water. This is added ; to' the soaprbran liquor, wbile.it is boiling,? and all is well stirredt -Taia forms tne ' water-prppfing liquor.' It ia ased.while cool. -' r , ; .. ' f, The textile fabric to-be rendered water proof. is immersed in it, and pressed Del ween-tbe pands until is perfectly saturated. It ia now wrunjr, to squeeze out as uuuu ui iub ireo lttovr a i-then shaken, or stretched, and hung-"! a l 1I Tit.. ?r as possible igoptodry nosphereout in a. arArm room, or in - a , nrv Rtmrmn doors. When dry, the fabric or cloth so' treated! : . r t will repel rain and moisture, hut allow theaiiPr perspiration to pasthrough it. 1 - - ;1 v (--.. iue aiiiua, giuusu. geiauue- ana soap ume to- mi 'til 1 .x: . -' . ..' eetner. and torman insoluble compound whinh coats every nore ot tne textile fabric, and when dry repels water like the natural oil in the feath ers of a duck. " There are various substance which are- soluble m water sintrl v." but when cuiiiuiueu lorm insoiuoio compounos, and ' vice mman . Alum tYian an1 lul.fitia. ... ..tnkl. 2 V! J m. ';. ---..' - .-. J water singly, but form insoluble compounds when w w a..mwi, vmw, iit LUinbiUQ MO OV1UUJQ 111 I singly, but combined with - caustic, soda or pot ash it forms; soluble soap. Such; are some of the useful curiosities of chemisty. SoutJiern ' Field and-Fireside. Rs-EsxisTnra voe ths.Wak. We learn from an Adjutant in one of the Mississippi regiments, at Centreville, that some sixteen .Mississippi .and .Louisiana regiments have re-enlisted for the war, and that the good work is going forward , with great alacrity.- He estimates that some 50.000 troops on the Potomac have already enlisted for tne war. ue says tnat tne late news has triven a great impetus to the work. " r I i ARRIVAL OF -FIFTEEN THOUSAND STAND OF ARMS AT NE W DRLEANS. S aw CstXAKS, Feb. 1 4. The steamer Victo-. jia has run tbe blockade at this port, . The block- adjng steamer, fired 200 shells at her, but she ar- rived safe. Her cari'o consists of 15.000 stand of arnoe, a large qaaatity of ammunition, coffee, Ac dief of j the 3rd. South Carolina itegiment.. Al ter helping him -in the "cars we aVe him the tract ': Cast! off Saix Burden on the Loru,n by i i f LATEST. FROM ED iUNTONf Ji.C? -i THE YANKEES 'UP THE CHOWAN Iri. , . . VERTHE MILITIAvOP , CHOWAN REFtJGEES.'i&c.j&Ciqs; I"'' jlPciBbut'7eb:SH-Tht latest lnferma tibh from Edenton, via; Suffolk, Is to Thursday,' at which time the Yankees were In quiet posses s'on, and their pickets eitended six milea in this direction ' On Wednesday- afternoon the Yan kees ascended "the "Chowan rivef Jtel Hollj's ' Wharf, eight miles from tbeiouth of .the river Finding nobody but a fejr. pegr-Jeshey "raised a white flag and passed over to Coleraine, , on tbe : eppowta, side of tie riVeri Whatr ,thy did: at Coleraine ia unknown. ;i. " t ft 'Col Mitchell, uilitfa commander of Chowan couniy.iwas ayuienton wn? n tap . lanxees arriv. ed. pe conversed with a Yankee captaic,and was assured khat they did not intend to interfere with prlvatejproperly or, disturb citizens tfot In iirms.. When CoVnel Micthell. left Edenton, a-few old cannon had been destroyed and. some cotton re moved to gunboats, but no ether .depredations bad been committed; M I Vi " 1 j ; Tha Yankees landed near the farm of Monroe Whodby, in the vicinity of Elizabeth City, and robbed him bf all his poaltry and bogs, and took ,pffchio,.w.are-&c-. i',n-ii - r ? : The "mt'itia fo ce of Cbo wah'Coun ty; are femov tngratt provisiont trom- tne naex.? .a K- . ..The. refugee coa tin uca. to roach bunblk VThe" Re vfMr. Am :, -Mrif HathaWsy, families, reached Saffolk; PrJdaV- nfgbt.': .) and V Oniy about a dpzea lsdies were remaining at ,"Bdentoh.v ?.;f.t ".T""-.-';5!''-.-' t:V''-."l I' - : ' .The- Con federates tbok pogseasfefn: of Elizabeth Qity onJ JFriday, and ; the Yankees fled to their gunboats. A' few were taken prisoners "by the Cnfederateri -Oui'flag again wavea-dver Eliza- .beta. mit tfzjMit Xidtl is - , 'I '. 'T r. ii ' ' 'Al APFXICTIVE OCCURRENCE i Incbneouencetf of an'unfortunate and verr pain ful accident that befel one of the young geotla men 'of our rconopcf ng department; oh Thursdsy afterpoc3T we failed to send off bur Northern; mai I by the regular trainf.tbat evenljog- L Tj '. The ypung man-our brOther-in-lawi thought lessly went too nigh the Machinery! of the Press, When n full otlon,"and his right Ug was caught by the pendulum. attached to the'cog and instant 1 y broken' above the ankleU i But dor the prompt and unexpected Successful fTortof the hands around the Prefs, in stopping the machinery and eitricaUnglheunforninatesufrtjre) -Master Hen. ry-Meetze-nis -right 'leg and j arm Would!- have been hoirfibly tnanglwfand torn from! his body. Tbe: pecurrerco is a great aQioiioa every way viewed and pur fiends will please bear with ui until we can procure help to supply the place of v "Pur afflicted irelatf ve Jj 1 '"V:tV f y?, , .- b;fI)rjjS,es;,Y J,qies3c8rrtanHQtchison r and.; other, gentlemen, werepiompt and0 very kind in their jeffprts to relieve the-sufferer, who under tho aktllful Sreatmhntvf DiOJ dx; will, we hope;, be saved the awful calamity of suffering amputa tiOnl Charlotte Bulletin;- -i - '-.j M Tf ISTj OF Xt5TTn8tEilfAIlIJIG UN- A called for.in the Efleirh Post Office,' FoJp-uajT 1331882 i 'ryici-?ii : t- . v i:;. ' -.-i- -i Barnes, Jok&L. a . j McNeill, ffio JI .., , CaarpbeU, David KT " McKoyi A" A 7 1 Chrisco.v7 3 C i Oaarki Ris Ex Joha Xlenrj uawtliQri, MUs Lacy , . . SJ V ' Albert ;. J . . Crofls, Mrs Jamel M IPatterson, Miss' CynttU Ferarsok Maj J B,A QM Aon-. " li V, - . 1 . P Gdoot, Mrs Lonisa' r. . - Polk; Miss Mary Jane Harrison Joan - 1 Roaiefl Miss M : HdnCWiR-'; ;:r:;RolliBlD4 ' ' Haitbcock; P"M v . f : Stevens, Mrs Anderson , Hutcbinsy William z l JSnafota, Miss Eugenia 2 , Hutchinson, James II I'urnerwD ), Johns ml Sidney P v' f Tookerj Miss Kancy Jackson, Ifrs Prances ' Turner, Miss Nancy U Jackson, M A I " T-ylorr Miss Llv A1" ' Lykes, SlA ' , C. 'Wataoiv Alsxflr. 2 tf. Lee, James . ; . WllKams, J 2 J - MorfiseyJ SB v yr V WLartoe, Banjamhrl' 'Marshall; Capt hr.tfX I Yeargiai Leooidas ;f Monroe, jpavid Al,-' Young, Joseph! 1 ' Call fo4 Advertiesd Letters, -and give the date &f the List. . -A ':.r i I -..iQEO, T.-COOKE, 1 4- Wanted 50p Free Negroes to woi rk , on 'Fortifications.' L -a , . i x' wast- sod; FltEE NEGUOES to ULk1oh th PrtifkaUnsn Nease and Pamlico jAiverSiv'K- vU ,M&V .I'LiU'.:'.4 ,'. 1 i J . 'TheywIIl be famished transportation," quarter s, SjibsUfcenie, andirill be paid, ten: doIlarB per month. They are abso JMly necessary: to tne pnbjio tlo- j fence, and I appeal to toxaxj and elty- aathprities, i ana: io.panouo pwim cjuu w mu w u urovur. ing tl-emi If yoo intend to aid in the deeuoa kf the . "1 i; Ul tlI V weeksI wishto take the spade from thenj-aad gij. t ... .j : u.u b. T .r. .... J .mem Miuw.oia.j uwfnf npjr.a noma must rur 1 . k ithonn to uk, ttt road. t T j 'j V;TbcriGevwniaent will1 pa : for kbor rfcut laborers I ttnst f: -. fa ) I , u.aoy suo ua report witnont an boor's daisy to Ma- porw. .janoinpn, uawi, engineer, a owDarn ; or '- -P" - m possjoiv e aecoop. rw DT energeto wait man, tpattesa to tbe sup . AxeSi6padesand-Picks,or Giabbing Uoes are not jto be nougnw, ana snoald be brongati tny will bo pii far;, r ;- M.; Va 'wifl; 'f. i uus buujqv unit vb uureaieu M i CB. BRANCH, Brig. GenT CL! 8- AJ Haan OrJdnraafl Disxi' bv'Paauco. ) ri: villi r-H H , Newborn, 12tlkPebraaryJ 18o2.-' -f feh. M tf ,. .-A v . - - f Al BAG 1 r a BAtis choice; cuba-cofp.ee. I ilU IS Tioroos Cruled fino-kr' r -M; t hhds JE.10.: Clarifted, ffMte Sirga: i S bb a. S hhdsu Brown ,r xo hhds: ' LiW l.r 18 Ibis, A.f4 fc'-C CINFEDEEATH BTA'TE OP AMERICA.! ,T District Court jfor tha,District of Pan uco, N.3. -v Ordered) tha& the following .Ufms 'of ,tho J)istrit Courts ot xae vonteaerate states, in tbe District or North 'Carolina, be bald at the tUnas and placas fol. lewtogiv'' H'; '?". ''Ji.V' i li ' 'A " Por the District orPamllooal th'Coart UotiM iD x Goldaboro.', pa the 4th; Monday in May and Nortm- ber.a862. . -t. . ' ri H'' -5 '" " L '1"' : For t& Dilrict of -Albemarfe. ' at The Court Houi in Edenton, oa Tuesday next after the Jrd Monday iMay - a4:;Nomber, 1862il?er f . - Por the District of Cape PSarat IhSComt Xobis . W"':F2fy 5iS" L"1 i .,i...j-4f .1 -. ik Ai' ii: ft" v""r ; tB " 199 To the Magistrates of Wake r County. fTOU ABE IIERB Y J1E8PECTFULL Y reauestod to attend at tbe Court House io Bali. eiirb, on THURSDAY NEXT, for i the parpos of transacting Business oi unpTruuoo o iu ioaniy. feb 18 It? - j.v.- -isnttJst.L,, vra u. u. XJrUgists, and PhyBlClanfl' Botf : V ' - . . . . f wiwD BUU VIUO. Q ONE OU Half 40 Quart! n 3 ALLON TINCTURES 40 Pint I: 18 Half-pin o Une call in- SalUnouth' Jars, 10 Half f 10 Qoart' 15 Pint t m : m . .'4i '.. 1 44 ' 44 10 Half-Dint - : in k mhrMra mr Una Olasa. of tha Ldaat natlar and with handsome ground stoppers. Address Rl 547 P. O. Boix, rotersborg, va. Fsb. 12-Jw. -4 Joto riuinnk's i ; HALEIGU. If. C v r i BloPuments.' Tombs Ileadstonca. ,t Marble ilantela and Furnltwre. j ffAnir 1 vrrnvranitn iwn pttt tiPt. JDedgaa furnished for Moaamaata if required. " Xr-OrdorS by aiU panctaaUy attandod t ( ' - W i m V, ... . I. .. .. .... m w m . v jraeaaa ana waaantetv ::'t ;-:.. . T:..y .. Preshbeat New Crop Bice ia Casks and Barrels. TT-'.'-'Ct Q I PAKSLB Y A CO. ?.t7fliniegtovH. Cai f ii 1 -1 feb,l 5t i mm ... is -j . i ! v1 1 1 i r tl-: - -1 - i ; .. v - . . ! ' . .:.r' -. ' j -': . i : .1, . .,' Xa :' :'i----:V: !-:! ..'I 7" t ' : . ij ' ' ' ' ';' ( v l. '
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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