North Carolina Newspapers

i 11 or 13 6 ATDBD AY. MORNING, APRIL J5, If 6S. THE LATEST ; NEWS. - a Vtrv"r cmpwiV ST ' ' UUi ' V -'-" ill1 Tlw latest accounts from Suffolk represent ave-! rythfng as quiet The flag of truce Doat to city . . Pjint brought up, Among other paroled prisoners, on Wednesday, 118 of the men belonging to Uap- tatn Strlbling'a company and the 44th Alabama Regiment, who were surprised and captured on the Naniemond river orr Sunday night IAL The batter j captured by, the Yankees consisted of three twelve pound Napoleon-and twa 24-pound how itzers. "The commissioned oncers captured at tne same time have bo Wned i. Fortres. roe. - FROX TUB UNITED STATES. ! lilPOBTANT FROM MEXICO, Ac"., &c. ! - -. : . I The' Richmond Enquirer has .received the New vrir -HaraJd' of the 20th April, -from which" it makes the following interesting extracts : XSCJLFX OF uKflXUb JTOOT m nwmnuiv.', . .' ' V T WORTH CAlOLENX. .. j . den. Foster arri red in Newbarn at nine o'clock -itp a i r VXT. . U ; .4x. M II y. Mon vveauwuay, ira . v which place he left on Tuesday morning at half- He ran the re'bel batteries In broad daylight. TTia Vtlnt n killed at the wheel. Only one thr man.' a neero dec hand, was wounded, fc..if hw arm shot away. Over two hundred shot and shell vrere fired at his vessel, besides the voilsTa of musketry, and small arms., sixteen took effect In the steamer. The reinforcements at "Washington consist of the FifinJJhode Island. Gen. Heckmaa's" brigade was arriving at New born whea the Terry left. The transport Escort ran the blockade from Newborn to Washington and carried . rein force men W to the deleaguered city. Upon her return Gen. Foster was on her and safely reached New born. i I T.. i,m. from Hilton Head'are arriyine at Newborn. Part of Ileckman's brigade, irom . m. r tTw.i-M..a k-sba frrri Hilton Head, has arrived at Newbern. - YMrmoB Jomrsoiror TXNKtssxK. 9 Oar. Johnson, of Tenn.. has been aufhorired to raise twenty-lWe thousand trojps for special service la the Eastern part of the State. . tikaxciax. : fJa!d was very tame and weak last week. It sold on the news of the repulse of Dtipont as high as 158 but fell almost immediately,, ana ciosea yesterday at 151. , a - , rBOMMIIICO. - ' Sa FaxKCiscdL April 19. 1863. Byth4 steamer Sonora, from Acapulco, dates from the dty of Mexico to the 1st of April hate been received. . . v The French bombarded Pueblaten days,and were repulsed twice.. The fortifications or &an . Jrv?Ar vera rendered untenable by shells from ifl4 mnv The Mexicans withdrew, and the French occupied them oa the 31st of March, tak ingone hundred and fifty prisoners.- ,The French hold theouUide fortifications round all the city. The bombardment was continued at the latest : dal. The principal fortifications still hold qui. Forty's headquarters were; at the Church of Santlaga, insid the GarUa. Comonfort was at SU Martin with 10,000 troop. Ortega is in Puebla with 25,000. The French have cut the communications be tween Orlz ud Comonfort. - , . t - .A AAA : . L. r AAA Tna Jjrencn suengu i u,uuw, who u,vw Mexicans under Marquez. Their base of supplies is Amasao. Reinforcements daily arrive from Vera Cruz rni. m a a r ir...a Imam in ilia rf Mexico. ; DXATH or LI COT. COL. KIMBALL. Gen. Corcoran has published a letter on the late collision at Suffolk, which terminated in the death of Lieut Col KimbalL The General ?iyes a lull statement of the occurrence, and alleges that Lt. CoL Kimball was not on duty at theXime, and was not justified in violently attempting to arrest ' the progress of his commanding officer, who was in the performance of his duty, in visiting the out- posu. -uen. tjorcoran, wnu rvgrovwug ma u aster, slates that the attack made upon him ren dered the action which he took an imperative ne cessity. From the Daily Frogre3. ' GALLANT BEHAVIOR OF NORTH CARO ; ... LIN A TROOPS. : Wa take pleasure in publishing the following tribute to the gallantry oi certain soldiers belong ing to Gen. Daniel's Brigade, 'and Nethercutt's Battalion. We are glad to sea that Gen. Hill has an eye to the rights of the private soldier. Some officers consider ihend bat machines : ' . The Editor of the Progress will oblige me by Dubliihinz this list of gallant men. It is desirable to promote and encourage gallantry..' Besides, the private la just as much entitled to credit for good conduct as tne Commanding General. D. H. HILL, , :-; ' Major General. HXA.DqiM.BTRS, KlHSTOK, N. C, , ; March 23, 1863." Major AL Anderson, Asst. AdjL General, Golds- Majox : I have the honor to call the atten tion of the Major General Commanding, to the following named officers and men, woo acted with conspicuous gallantry in the skirmish with the en emy at Deep Gulley, on tho evening of the 13th instant: - . - r N . f . Privates Sykes, Tallent and SmeedCo. EL" 43d N. CiT, -' -!', ' Privates J. Allen and Robt Alleni XJo. I, 43d SX. X. . .(: Privates Hunley and Omerry, Co; G, 43d N. C. T. Omerry, wounded seyerely. Private Theril, Co. B,43dN. C. Tn wounded severely. . Second Lieut- R. B.. Collins, Co.' B, 20th Ji. C. T ' r i Drum Major Henry.Nntt, 50th n o. T. . " 8ergeanu 8. W. Veniers, J Kincey, L'. Hir per and R. 8. Becton, and Privates 8 Herring, J. , Shouldres, 1Z H. Tood, R. Goodwin J. B. Tur ner, E. Jones, K Whittey, wounded and since died, all of the 8th N. C. Battalicn (Nether- cuu aj t- , ".; . .,... Capw John Keller, 63d BegVN. C. Troops I am Major, very respectfully, r. : . Your obedient servant, . JUNIUS DANIEL, - Brig. Gen. iV t . t 1 .... GALLANT EXPJiOIT.U : , On thA6th instant, Mr.G. Andre ws, of New Orleans, an Acting Master in the Confederate States 'Navy, left Mobile", with a party of four teen men, and on theI2thinst capturr the ene my's steamer - Fox, in the Mississippi river, and carried, the vessel and bier crew, consisting of twenty-three prisoner, aleli into Mobile, and through the enemy's fire, on the 14th instant Mxcxx.z3rBx7aa.The patriotic citizens of this glorious old county .have gone to work in earnest inWletting supplies fur the" Government The central com mlttoe-baye agreed on tne ; following prices for corn !hd bacon, corn,' three dollars per bushel,' and bacon, one dollar per pound, both to be delivered to the Quartermaster at Ch arietta without further charge. ; roe lAUIGH EG rim imi 1 PItOGIIESS"OF THETWAn: A FULL AND INTERESTING , YANK K1S AC COUNT OF TUB ATTACK ON CHARLESTON AfSHAMEFUL ABANDONMENT SIEGE- - -vr:- ' OF THE J.UO IUUCI BIT) glTOH Op UIB "rcCUUUUMaaivB dodge, and now confess that the assault on Charleston was the attack, and resulted : in a disastrous failure, The New York Herald says that the repulse, "though almost bloodless in its result), may be classed among onr most discouraging military disasters." The Bal timore American denounces it as a "shameful aban donment of the siege." A correspondent of the New York Herald, who was in the fight, gires that paper fTt - XT 1 ' it -.!. . " - the first minute aeconnt of ' the engagement which we bare seen. We take some extracts from the letter : f The great struggle is orer. Thienteipriseofi which I ao many months of preparation hare been bestowed, d intense interest, has proved'a failure. The rebel flag still floats over Charleston .and its defences, and onr iron clad fleet has withdrawn from the conflict, bafflea and in part disabled. Now that the smoke Of battle has cleared away, the maddening excitement of yes terday abated, and some chatce afforded of learning all the incidents of a never to be forgotten scene, let me endeavonio group together such of the main fea tures of the day as present themselves to my mm a. and to write as clear and succinct a narrative as I may be able to do of the battle between the ! pigmies and giants between the little floating doable gunned re volving towers of iron and the forts and batteries that line the shores of Morns and eumvanrs isianaa, standing as eriia sentinels in the harbor, and with three hundred monster guns guarding the entrance to cit of Chul. 15 . I On the morning of Monday everything was ready for the movement. The captain of the vessels nad been already furnished with the plan of attack and order of battle, as follows : v fTha br will h knovftd bv the Keofcuk. Commander Rhind assisted by C. 0. Bontelle, Assistant United States Coast Survey, commanding the Bibb : by Airl ine Ensign Piatt and the pilots of the .squadron. The commanding onicors wuk previous; to crossing, make themselves acquainted witn the value or the. buoys. . . The vessels wilL on signals being made,- form in the prescribed ord?r alead, at intervals of one cable's length. The squadron will pass up the main ship channel without returning the fire of the batteries on Morris I W4t igaal should be made to commence 1 action. The ships will open fire on Fort Sumter when with in easy range, and-will take up a pos.tidn to the north ward and westward of that fortification, engaging its left or notheast face at a distance of from one thou sand to eight hundred yards, firing low and aiming at the centre embrasures. The commanding officers will instruct tbeit officers and men to carefully avoid wasting a shot, and will enjoin upon them the necessity of precision rather than a rapidity of fire. ach ship will be prepared to render every assis tance possible to vessels that may require it. The special code of signals prepared for the iron clad vessels will be used in action. , After t reduction of Fori Sumter, it is probable the next point of attack will be the battels on Mor ris Island. j- - $ And will be in readiness to support the iron cLads when they attack the batteries on Morris Island. I a DUFOHT, Kear Admiral, Com'g South Atlantic Block'g Squadron. ' The correspondent then proceeds to give descrip tion of the fight prefacing it with the fact tbaf'the same confidence of success which seemed to have taken possession of the people and even o' the Government did not find itself fully reflected is the minds of the Admiral and his officers.' ' And, therefore, with no trepidation, no shrinking, do calculation of defeat, but at the same time without the confidence which unprofessional persons seemed to possess, the gallant Dupont and his officers prepar ed to move forward and test the great question whether the Monitors were or were not a match for the forts iad batteries. . The attack would have commenc ed an hour or two earlier than it djd had it not been that the Admiral was advised to wait for the ebbtide rather than sail up with the flodd tide, as the former would be morm apt to discover the l.cality of the obstructions in the channel: and the tide turned at 1 o'clock; During these hoars of suspense the eye had an opportunity of taking the features of the scene on which the great act was to be played. The blue waters danced in the bright sunshine, and flocks of sea birds . dipped their white wings in the waves and ottered their shrill cries as they swooped downward alter weir prey. Over the parapets of Forts Sumter and Moultrie the rebel defender were watching onr' movements and signalising them : and evea on the roofs and steeples of the di -tant city we could see hundreds of specta tors. Lutinctly in view were the numerous batteries extending from the Wappo creek, on the Ashley river, following the countour of James Island, don to the Light-house battery, on the South point of Morris's island: un the other side they were more numerous suiL Breach Inlet Battery on the lower end of Sulli van's island) tori Beauregard, and on up to Fort uouitrie, wnuo in tne centre of the picture, rising as it were from the water, stood Fort Sumter, displaying ine reoei nag on one angle, ana the Palmetto flag on me opposite angre ; ana beyond Fort Kipley and Cas tie Pinckney, the city filling op the backsronnd. Meanwhile the attacking vessels lay at anchor in the mam ship channel, within a mile of the. batteries 00 11 orris's Island, without provoking & hostile shot. X'he Weehawken was in the van. and the etbervessels in the order in which they are named in the plan of attack. Precisely at hail past 12 o'clock the fleet commenced to move. The distance to the positions at which they were directed to attack was nearly four miles, and for all that distance they were in range of tne eaemys natteries. .But again there Is a delay. Grappling irons attached to the Weehawken have got feci of hpr anchor cable, and it takes. nearly an hour to set matters right. At last the difficulty is got over. and once more the vessels are under way Slowly they move up the ship channel- They pass in easy range of Tort Wagner, on Morris's Island ; bnt not a anot disputes- their progress ; they pass the battery at Cummings's Point named I believe, Battery Bee out sua not a discharge Irom a rebel gun. ' And it is not till the -vessels have got fairly between the two upper points of Morris's Island and Sullivan's Island which are about a mile apart and. are rounding to make the entr-nce of the harbor, that the ominous stmmess is broken, fort Sumter opens the ball with her barbette guns, Fort Moultrie takes up rfce loud refrain, the various batteries join in the deafening ehoaus, and tne iron-clads find, themselves within a circle of fire, concentrated from all the rebel guns that can oe orougnt to Dear upon tne point. ; Nor is that all that these little floating ttrreta have to eomena witn. if it were, they might have held on their ray defiantly and. run - the gaunlet of all the batteries t . stood between them and Charleston. The weak aide of Fort Sumter is well known to be its norm west front. v That was the point against wnicn our guns were ordered to be directed 5 but that was so tne point which the rebel engineers were deter mined that .we should not get at. From the aorth- t angle of the fort, across - the chann 1 to Fort Moultrie, were suspended floating from barrels and kept taut by weights heavy nets and contrivances or roping, so fixed as to be sure to get entangled in the propelling apparatus of vessels, and also connect ed with torpedoes. Into this net the Weehawfcn which led the van, fell ; and for a long time her ma chinery was useless and she drifted with the .current At last, after great exertion, she extricated herself. The other vessels sheered off and avoided the sm' peril. There was no getting into the reouired mi. tion in this way. Any attempt to persevre in that course would have rendered tht fleet unmanageable and exposed it to destruction. Baffled in the attempt to get round or past Fort Sumter in that way the bull dog Moni-- sought another opening; but even the shoal gro tween the fort and Cummings's Point was barreu . with piles. In f Fort Sumter was found to be the apoX of a tri , the two sides of Which were impenetrable to W vessels, and at the base of which they were exposed to a eoncentrio Ere from Forts Sumter and Moultrie, the Redan. Battery Bee, and Fort, Beauregard. Thus brought td a stand, and nothing being left but either to. batter down Fort Sumter or retire, thefiron elads. went resolutely to their work. Stretching themselves in alineletween Sam. ter and Moultrie, and only sriving an occasional abot to" the latter work, they plied their guns upon the walls of Sumter. . The Keokuk steamed na to within three hnndred yards, pfthe fortress, while the other vesrels lay at intermediate distances between tbst and six hundred yards. The Ironsides the Admiral's flagship had become entirely unmanageable refuting to ir W helm :' ao that, with the exception bf one brodi.U .Iwhich she poured into Fort Moultrie, she took ao part in the I attackfthough she was : herself the tar get for many of the enemy's largest. guns, and was hit some sixty or seventy. timesr sustaining, however, no material damazov For half an' hour, while our I vessels were in the position I hv descrioed, tho ch- nonadlng was of the most awiuuy gran a ana wroi charaoter. Ko words of mine, no words of any man m. . . k m -r 1 V I aA can convey a raiutiaea oi is. xs was suoiimriT .w rific. No less than three hundred gdns of the largest .... A 1 . " . ,111 calibre concentrated their ure upon me eignt " ents who had but 8 guns with which to respond. Tb Keokuk was soon badly damaged. The turret of the Passaic was so indented .as to prevent its revolving. The Patapsco had her two Lundred pound Parrou jtun duabicd; and, besides, night was coming n- rwy i . 1 Al 4 - IT t 4V. Aa.t vAtirA IDs .Admiral uicroiuro bii;iiwuou iuv u w and snllenlv ihev fell back from a eontest in which thtT wera so tremendously overmatched: not, how- I ... . i . , i iit.j m f K ever, witnout leaving meir marK oemuu. jiib uviw east front of Fort Sumter, which was. the only one ex nosed to our fire, was badly damaged. - No less than eleven holes, some of them three feet- wide and two embrasqres knocked, into one, showed the effect of the Monitors guns. But that was all we effected that and dissipation'' of a popular error that Charleston jcould be captured by nine or ten irSn-eladS. The isignai to ceise firing was given about 5 o'clock. It was obeyed, and the vessels fell bacS to th flsg-si(ip, the parting shot being fired by the Nantucket as she passed Fort Wagner. f And thus ended the most remarkable' conflict that has ever taken place . between war vessels and land fortifications remarkable in this, that the guns of the forts outnumbered by ten to one tiiose of .the vessels. .nd yet, after all, ti what is" onr failure to be attrib uted? to the impregnability of the lantt batteries or the weight and number of .their guns?. Only to a Slight degree Tho real instruments of onr defeat .were those apparently insignificant and, contemptible barri cades of rope work and netting suspended across the channel, ani which kept eur vessels at a point on Jrhich the rebel guns had previously .been eoncentrat d. Forts might have been parsed and batteries silenced, but these twining enemies, whiih, like the Serpents of Lagroon, coiled themselves around the mo tive machinery of our vessols and prevented the play of their iron arms, were not to be got of by force. And therefore the unfavorable result of the enterprise is not to be accepted as any test of the relative powers of iron-claas and land batteries, without tnose od- strutions. all the forts that defended Charleston, from Lighthouse Point to Castle Pinckney, would nave been insufficient to stop our Monitors from anchoring off the Battery at Charleston. It has been calculated that some 3.0UU rounas were fifed by the rebels. ;In one minnte there were one hundred and sixty counted. On our side there were but one hnndrcd and fifty shots fired in all, so tnac ine rebels fired over twenty shots toburone. The Keokuk oily fired three shots before she received her death wound. . ! : The Captains of the iron elads met in the evening on board the flag-ship; and I understand that there was but one opinion among them as to the question of aban doning or renewing the conflict, and that' was against renewing it at present Besides the impeaunents which had to be contended with yesterday, similar ob structions could be seen higher up the barber. The snace between Fort Kinlev and Fort Johnson was barred with a triple row of piles like those between Fort Sumter and Cummin es Point, only in the centre there was observed an-opening at which it is said there is a torpedo set, loaded with the enormous charge of five thousand pounds of gunpowver. And yet tne capture of Charleston is by no means abandoned, only tnere must be more poweriul means nsea. The Admiral heard the opinion of his various o3 cers, with which his own evidently coincided. He did not, however, announce any decision : bnt to-day be declared his intention of withdrawing from the attack forf the present. . The injured iron elads nave been s'eqt to Port Royal. The remainder will follow as son as may be. The Keokuk went down this morning about 8 o'clock, her crew having been first taken off by the! tug Dandelion and placed on board the Ironsides. GRKAT DEMOCRATIC MEETING i IN OHIO A BUTTERNUT PRESENTA TION. '.'; Hon. C. L.Vallandigham is the .Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio and is makipg speeches through the State. He addressed a mass meeting at Hamiltion, Butler county, Ohio, a few days since. The Demorcracj turned out very strong, with flags, cannon?, music, &c. Mr. V. addressed them in a speech denouncing Lin coln's Administration and defying it. Duririg his address he gave the following lie to the people to swallow: On the 12th of last December, when from the city of K.chmond information came to the city ot jxow 1 one mat tnero was a disposition to com promise and return delegates to the National Congress and be obedient to the Constitution, and the laws, and tbu3 restore the Union as it was, the President on that day rejected the proposition, and the damning evidence ot that rejection exists in new 1 ork over nis own autograph ; cries hear, near,j put mere is an obligation of secresy at present, and the letter has not yet been given to tne "puDiic xne day alter the ifederai army cros5d the Rappahannock into Fredricksaurg, undej the belief that Richmond was to fall, and thus end the rebellion. The dav previous Abraham Lincoln rejected all propoesitions to return, over his owo signature ; and the day after the hopes of iue mma man in me wnue nouse were dissi pated, in the defeat at Fredericksburg and the loss of 20,000 of our sons and 'brothers. He cou ld -have enterained'the proposition on the 16th or JDecemDer ; but ne needlessly and wickedly drovei away all overtures. The question now arise; who has refused terms of peace or war? ine Administration party the Abolitionists Beijore Mr. V allandigham took his seat Mr. Ureen, of the ymcennes Sun, stepped on the plat farm and presented to Mr. Vallandigham a bax meida ot wmcn was a string of handsomely polish ed butternuts, interwoven by evergreen, and red, wnjtei ana dluo n ooons Mr. lireen said ne nad been deputed bv the citizens ot nunilir.n -to nrA. sent'tnat momehto to the valiant champion of the great ana growing element of this country. Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees addressed the meet ing. The meeting did not adjourn until after six o'clock. Tne attendence is variously e3ti mated: at from ten to twelve thousand, themsiori ty of Whom stood theseven hours of the meeting, shouldter to shoulder in the park, without falter ing the slightest, or. showing the least evidence of latigue. ThejmeeUnff was exceedingly orderly and oeace- ful, although entbusiastie in feeling and senti- 1. althnno-h nthnaiafii in fiin meni.ixne devotion ot tne neonta to Mr. Val. landigham was astonishing; even the small chil dren on the sidewalks, in '.veryjKjrtion of the wwn, greeted me passer ov witn. Hnrrah for Val. landigham." The ladies thronged around him and, grasping his.Hand,' bid him God speed. The meeting - will be remembered as one if tha most demonstrative gatherings ever held in this State. ! j ' ,. CONFEDERTE CONCRESS. j the Senate on Tuesday a resolution wni. In adopted" fixing the 1st of May as the time for the adjournment of Congress. The House amend ment to tbe bfll authorizing newspapers to be sent to soldiers free of postage, was concurred in.- The bil to provide for the conscription of aliens was transferred to. the secret calendar. Hous bill for thfl-assessment andcollection of taxes wV amended and passed. - j ' v The House passed Senate bill abolishing str numerary officers in the Quartermaster and Com missary Departments; also Senate bill authorizing (tin InnaM . .It. a. i 1 u' w BiB near xvicumona ior me preparav tion of naval ordnance stores. ThV Committee on the Flour contract mado a report exonerating Messrs. Haxall,- Crenshaw & Co. The Senate on Wednesday, massed the hill oa tablishing a flag, and a battle flae for tha arm- The flag is f '"lion in a sauara twn.t,iMa width, divid ,e white field lnncrth t 5- " SBIQir passed the blu w amend the impressment act, pro Tiding that when the impressing officer disap proves an -assessment, the claim is to be settled ac cording to the principles of equity and justice. " The House was .engaged in the dbate on the Senate bijl amending tho sequestration act. The bill was reiected. : ! . . ru. i Vui ogiw were nung in Orange county on the 10th inst, America and Wv ' a '1 uamA tor m murder of Mr. Twvth.. ucian and Allen for the murder of Mr, StrowL ' THE i ' FiTjHT AT. KINSTON. ' r ' ' , Fatkttkvillb, N.C , Fb. io, 1863. Governor -Confinement lamy ijed. Jpr tho last two ra inths will, I if ust,: bo apology sufficient for the I dqlay in reporting to your Excellency the part taken, by my commapd in tno battle near iunstqn,. on Sunday, Becember 14tb. '. jr . j. I arrived at Kinstbn by Rail road, on Sunday morning at 7 o'clock,knd reported immediately ' Gen. Evans; who ordered me to take position with my Battalion, consisting of 1J officers and 46,0 nien, in the. rifle pits on the east bank, of the Neuso river to support a S C. Battery, command? ing the county bridge At 8J oclock we Were in, position, and in a few moments musketry 'firing commenced on the left lino of battle, which was formed on the West side of tbe- riyr,' and" at 9 o'clock the first gun was fired by the artillery. At 9J-1 received an order through one of General1 Evan?, aids, to march at double quick across the bridge. Having cossedf, T met Gen.', Evans on the West side, directing men -pouring 8pirits of turpentine on cotton placed upon the bridge. Ho ordered, me to take, my ' command through the field on the right of tha White Hall road, end en gage the enemy. '-..;-; 'iv . ' We passed through a fled Under fire of shell, from tha enemy, (losing one man) 10 the distance of a quarter of a mile, ;o a fence on the edge of a swamp, on tbe other side of which tho enemy ap peared to be in force. Here we were engaged for some time, but the principal point of attack ap- peared to bo the Church known as' Harriet's chap el. on my leftwhere was stationed a section of SUrr's battery, supported by the 61st N-. U. Troops under Col. Radcliffe. At length the nring-upon my part of tho line ceased almost entirely. Being anxious to charga the enemy and drive them back, I S9nt ' Lieut. Little to the section of j artillery on mv left, to ascertain the real position 6f tho en emy and our iorces, as it was impossible to charge tbrougb the swamn in my front. ' About tho time of Lieu L Little'a return, with out arty accurate information, iTeceiveda written order fronuG en. Evans by a courier, viz . "Colo " nel. let me know if tbe enemy arff in your front ; if not join me at the bridge." At this time, there being no indication of the enemy in front, I drew off in good crdor and telurried to the bridge, but to my surprise lion. Jivans was absent, waving no orders or instructions for me. Observing the 3, C. Battery commanding the bridge, had ben .removed, and tha bridge appa rently deserted, Iconcluded the General was wait ing for me on tbe East side, retreated towards Kin&ton, and proceeded across tho bfidge. In a few moments. after crossing, I was met by an offi cer of his staff with orders to gobaek. This order I promptly obeyed, marching again at a" double quick through the same field to my former posi tion under heavy fire from the enemy's artillery, and was almost immediately hotly engaged with his infantry. In about an hour I was reinforced with 90 or 100 men from the 61st regiment N. C T., commanded by Lt. CoJ, DeVane, who took pV sition on my right. The $nemy made a vigorous charge at this time on my left band and wr3 as vigorously repulsed. Old veterans could not have met their foe with more coolness and determina tion than these-newly tried men. He appeared determined to force his way through my lines at the church. I ordered Lieut. Col. Devane to re inforce my left. He took his position prdmply and did good service, and I here take pleasure in te8tifiing to his coolness and undoubted bravery; ' With his assistance and the company of my right flank, commanded by Lieut. McKae, also ordered to the left, we held the enemy in check lor Eome time. . . . My ammunition now began to fail, and after? sending repeatedly IqthB rear could not be replen- i-bed. Apprehending an attempt to turn my right also, Captaio McRae (acting as my Lieut, Col ) was directed to observe closely and give mo immediate notice of any advance in that direc tion. He reported the enemy in lorce. w.no, How ever, made no attempt to fliink me, owing, I sup pose, to the impenetrable swamp between us. ' At-this time, bavins: held the enemy in check about three hours, and lookidgin vain for further reinforcements ; (ihe section of artilleryinear the church retired, I since learned for want of ammi- uitim,) immediately after .Lieut. Uol. L;ovane sent roe word the enemy wa nanKing us on the left, and withdrew his men towards the bridge. ' ! I- j Finding myselt alone, ana tne enemy ; pressing upon us, 1 ordered a retreat, wnicn -was roaua in good order, the men continuing the fire with good effect. At the bridge I intended to nake another stand, but on approaching, found it on fire, and crowded with' men endeavoring to cross. A panic ensued: (he enemy pressing upon us in two di- rections at double quick in large force, ' and the bridge, the only means of escape, in flames. The ereater portion of my command succeeded in crossing, while others were driven back by the flames. While endeavoring to koep the mon back, feariog the bridge would fall every moment, I was wounded in the leir by a minnie ball, nd obliged to relinquish the command to Capt. Mc Rae, -whose self-possession and bravery should not be left unnoticed. ? ' r Being under a heavy cross fire from an over- whelmine: force, my men. and ammunition ex hausted, and the bridge! impassable, I advised Capt. McRae tbsurender. The enemy now direct ed his fire upon our retreating troops on the Kiu- stpu side of the river; who spiritedly returned the eral others near the bridge. The enemy's force was between 20 and 25,000 men, with 72 pieces of artillery. Gen. Master ad mitted to me we had repulsed three of his veteran regiments with a !o;s of 100 men, since ascertain sd to be about 250. I V . i 1 regret to report the loss of two of mv beat omcers, who fell at thecloseof the engagemert. iieuu J . J. Hied, commanding company H, fell by my side near the bridge, and Lt. Jos. H. Hill, commanding company C,i while retreating on the -iviosion side, lioih led tneir comnanies eral ant- 3y through the entire engagement. Braver or uiure gauam young men, (wnose loss we lament) inever drew a sword. . . i V" i088" 7 ed, 22 wounded, 8 nnssmg, 175 taken prisoners. After diligent search and enauirv for Adiutant E. W. Mann, and Lt. R. K. Williams, I am reluctantly forced to in clude them in the lut of killed. Officers and men,' who nearly all were under fire for the first time, behaved with the coolness. determination and bravery oi veterans. it would be almost invidious to call attention to any particular one, but I cannot' refrain from mentioning the conspicuous and eallant braverv oi ; juiouienant J . xt. Mcijoan, commanding com pany I. ;V .. 4j i Hoping I may be allowed to engage the enemy under more favorable circumstances, 1 am; Governor,: Tour obedient servant, ' . PETER MALLETT. -' . Col. Com. Battalion. ' f r Jtiis oixceiiency. i - Gov. Z. B. Vanck. i Tas; Fight at FitiNiciijr, Tehn, It turns out that our whole loss in ! the affair at Franklin Tenn., which the first dispatches magnified int a serious reverse, was about fifteen mon. Tha r. port is confir -ed that thegallant Capt. Freeman wasmurdered in cold blood, after the Yankees had had him' prisoner :for Beveral hours. ' They found that our troops jwere . apout to re-capture 'Freeman, and thereupon shot him inLtho face kill ing una iusianuy. xui me mree men wht fired upqn Capt-Freeman were killed in turn by our men, as aetoliation for the inhuman deed which bropght upon them the just penalty of death. '. 1 A:-, f. gen.;mokgan, . v Gen, Tobn H. Mosgan, the distinguwhed 1 part- san leader, tea McMinville, Tehn., on the- 13-h for the front There js warm work ahead for hini and he and his command are in excellent trim. ? "' ' I- - ' COLT MALLETT'S REPORT SACKS FAMIlVx' FOUlt . ' Just reeeived at !; r. . ' f V . E- Al WfllTAKER 8, 1 "Uargett street TO FANNIE B. , TROUBLESOME, N. C. - You. think your heart is growing old 'Tis only you are growing weary j j , v;Wait 'till a few more years are told, -j V 'Jh Your aong will then be far 9re cheery. . . "The young, their sinews all untried, Siakneath the first.downweighUf sorrow ; And all imxtsed to stem- the tide,, - ' New ills from Imagination borrow, They deem their woes a mountain chain, hi Close shutting in theiryoun iffe's valley, And fancying the effort, would be vftin To scale it, ne'er attempt to rally., ; ; Theii nativeLpowers. but tamely yield; , . 4 - To what appears a conquering fate, , '; And for a time forsake. the field j - v But reason rouses, soon or late, " ' And with the swell of rolling yeas, - And with the growth of towering mind, They far o'er top iheir foricef fears, .r . .) ' And leave their sorrows far behind 'V:"- One who hath known of good and HI, . More than thy youth can yet have dreamed, Conjures thee, let thy" grief be still j : ; . What seemed so grierous, only eei. When years have given thee farther sight . Into this wide world's wondrous ways, Thoult think thy present sorrows light, ' Or but remember thenf to praise The guardian. hand that went before To point the rocks along the thore. AKNOWLBDGEJHENTS. Donations for Testaments t Hymn Books andA Octets for, Soldiers, Beth page congregation, by Rev W W Pharr, p7d, divJ iwinmuaiBuVj aula jum J a0: EJLC.l; Mrs W H Lowe. 60 cen sents ; Mrs Wyche, 1 ; W K W, 55 rMrs.H S M, 4 ; Ve Jos Xhackston, 5 ; Rev T B Kinjsbury, 1 ; Tally Ho Soldiers' Aid So., 50 ; Alexander and John, 3 ; M M JS, Y P S, J M A and S B S. each 25 cts ; W N Whitted, 10 ; a lady, 10 ; Mrs E Jewell, 1 ; S E W, 2 50 ; A, 2 ; Rey W N P, 2 ; a Soldier's ob4 ter, I ; Miss O Pinley, 1 ; Bethel Church, 30 60 j BuflFalo Church, 27 65 ; 91 75 byjEd'rN. C. Pres byterian. -:- ... W R Reynolds, 1; Mis C A iffcRae, t ; Q Freemans, 25 cent : Mrs M M Greenlee, 2 : b H Qrecnlee, 2 ; John H Greenlee 1 ; a Soldier and others, by Ed's Weekly Message, 42 60 ; Centre congregation, (with proceeds, 31 20, of Concert) by Rqv J H Coble, 118 85 ; George. Allen 5 ; Iteem's Creek Soldiers' Aid So., 40 ; Jas B Ran kin, 3; Lebanon congregation, by Rev Danl Johnson, 16 25 ; Prof G Phillips, 8 ; Mrs E S M,- 2 ; Mrs M A Morrlsonj 3 ; M and L, 4 ; Jfwo Ladies, by Rev E Hines, 10 ; Mrs M A Ropeiv5; W J Bingham & Sons, 50: W A Harris, 20 : Rethel Church, by Rey R B Anderson, 35 70; Mrs M McILenzte, by Ed. x. C. Advocate, 5 ; Capt J Ayers and daughter, by Rev J D Wilson, 2: Mrs MAE Carrington, 5 ; Rey J L Mich- aui, 3 j Bethesda Churcfr, by Rev S P J Harris, 27 65 ; Mias ii btaober, 40 : Jas L Caldwell, 10 ; T S Black and lady,2 ; Dr, Fay and Jady, 2 ; J R Caldwell, 1 ; Peter Price, 15 cents; Rey D R Bruton, 8 ; public collection, 9 20, 32 35 by Rev D R Bruton ; M A WeUer, S; Rev Dr Wilson, sundry individuals, Raleigh and vicinity, I9t: Young Men's Christian As'n, by A M Gorman, Tres., 50, proceeds of Judge Shepherd' Lecture. Total, $999,90. f This amouht has enabled us to riend to our Sol diers, over 1,400,000 pages of Gospel truth, ap proved by the Pastors of this city. " Letters re cently received from Chaplains, ColporteuM, offi- cers ana privates, snow mat uiey are giaaiy re ceived, and are doing much good under God's bles sing. The demand upon us is increasing. . Let Ministers and friends continue to secure dona tions. . WM. J. W. CROWDER, Agent of General Tract Agency , Raleigh, N. C, April, 1863. By the Governor, of North Cafo ; Una. A PROCLAMATION. , r -ro-HEREAS IT HAS BECOME APPA Tf rent to me and to all who are interested in the welfare of the State, and who have any foehngs of humanity, for suffering among their fellow-men, Irom the cries which reach us from the poor in all sections of the land, that starvation will be the fate of many of our heretofore favored people, unless the crime of speculating in the neceesariet of life can bo arrested ; and whereas, it is my '. bounden duty to protect the citizens of the State, of which I have the honor to be the Chief Magistrate, against the evils consequent upon- this crime, to the utmost of my ability : Now, therefore, I, ZEBULON B. VANCE, Gov ernor of North Carolina, do, by and with the advice and consent of tbe Council of State, issue this Pro clamation, forbidding all persons, for the. space 'of thirty days from the date hereof, from exporting any of the following articles, beyond the limits- of the State, to-wit: any Salt, Bacon, Pork, Beef, Corn, Meal, Flour, Wheat, Potatoes, Shoes, Leather, Bides, Cotton Cloth, and Tarn ana Woolen Cloth. . -', From this prohibition the following persons are-to be exempted: All Quartermasters and Commissary Agents, of the Confederate Government, and of an State of the, Confederacy, exhibiting proper evidence of their official character. Also, all Agents of any County, District, Town or Corporation, of other States, who shall exhibit satisfactory proof of their. Agenpy for the purchase of such articles for such County, Dis trict, Town or Corporation, for publio uses, or for dis tribution at cost and transportation, and not for re sale or profit.' Also, all persons, whether resident or non residents of the State, who may purchase any of said articles for their private use, f which, before the articles are removed, their oath, before a Justice of the Peace, may bo taken as evidence. The exeeptioji is to extend to Salt made by nonTesidSnts on the sea coast and in their own works, and to earroes enterinsr a port of tbis State from abroad. Any of said articles that may be stopped transitu from our borders are fo be confiscated to the use of the State. The Colonels of Militia throughout the State are enjoined to see that this Proclamation is n. forcecL v .?fA:v : .''-.--;- a'- . - l I earnestly appeal to all eood citizens to snstain and aid me in carry ine-out the object this Proolama. tion is designed, as far as possible, to effect. - ' : . - 1 xn witness whereof, ZEBULON B sslx. VVANCE, Governor, Captain-General and Viommander-in-Chief. hath ' aimed tbaaa presents ana caused tne great Seal of the State to be afiixod. ;' i-si.---.-'..r, ,.v ..w Done at oar City ot Raleigh, this 13th day OfApril, A. D., 1863, and in the year of our Independence the 87th. a - . j'--?i : ' (.' -,n By the Governor : - Z. B. VANCE. J R. H. Battle, Jr., Private Secretary.. - " A. aPi5 w . :-:i:,,.5;- :l:;v V; All papers in the State codv twn waVa mnA nt "un. to iSxecutive Office. ' . ' :; r -v- To Cotton Planters. ; ? - I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BV THE Secretary of the Treasury. Chief Aeent for tha purchase of Cotton for the. Confederate Government within the State of North Carolina, and will DSV far the same in 7 per cent. Bonds or Cash. . ." V Sub-Agents visiting the duferent parts of the State, buying ia my name, will; have written certificate of appointment.. ...,1.;;.v; - ..v. .. .5 . r. By order of the "Secretary of the Treasury," all Cotton purchased by myself, or mv Anti ir w? xom uajr oi iuarcn, 1803, will pe-paid for in 7 per eent, Bonds or Cash, and not 8 as stated in a former advertisement Up to that time, however, the 8 per cent r Bonds will be furnished aJ stated. :.-f' : cen8 waow ,offered.aa Opportunity to ia tne Government bv aall!n tAit .1 than to private capitalists. . - v . T ' V John Williams & Co.. STOCK AND BlONEY BttokEilS. !, ti u 1x1 uis TO CARRY ON TIIEBRO ',,v je0,"1M k their 014 tand heretofore, I taVBTIWiMT. v-r Te ruornn won mTuvtui iin roaTHta ,i - " Taaaaoayf Notes. "8c, (SacTioal. Tis Cohgress'of the Confederate Atnerica do enact, That all treasury aotei not l"tt$ interest, issued previous to the first day af n r'ir eighteen hundred and sixty.lwo. shall b. hS eight per cent, bonds tr stock, until th. , ei second day of April, eighteen hnn " ,lty tiree,- that from, that date until the first Vttt'J Augusf, eighteen I hundred and if. Z da of shall be fuuded. in seven Der cent. and after the said first day of August. tblt?ck ao longer bo fundable at the pleasure ftf Vu 'J11 uer, out suaii so reoeivaoie in paymert of i dues, except the export duty on eottbn. anH l1"1 lic six nfbnths after tho ratification of a treaty of J&bl as specified on their facai . All treasury nnfl.'. p.9". ing interest, issued after' the first day of DeJ v eighteen hundred and sixty.jtwo, and within ten h ' after tbe passaze of thisaeL shall Wnni.ki. uv ner cent, bonds or stoflk nntil tha lint a. .4evo r - -,- r. . ui next: and after the said first! dav n' I 1 - fandabla only in bonds learihir intM ? """ali b aay 0: j e intcre. interest at the rste of ivable .1 . ... 01 x read in? thirrwean from tha riaf t sucb, notes not funded shall be receivable in 'buiZ ot all publie dues, except th.export duty on cm1 and shall be payeble sixj months after the ratifirir ' pf a treaty of peace between the Confederate ml roent and the United States. ' AH call .11 o-'wu beoins: els-ht percent. Interest, shall. with n,. . ' Anv ,' C . . . interest, be fundable on or before! the first da t r . eighteen hundred, and sixty-three, into bond f vumewtrsiw Dutm, uenriug 10 lores i at tne rate of eipM per eent. per annum, and paya' le at'any time not!, ceoding;thi'ty years after their date: ProtidtU i , the accrued interest aforesaid ,niy, at the optioh'rf t holder, be paid instead of being funded. All csll f tificates of .'every docriptiolOnUUnding the fi'i day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty three gh.n' after that date, be deemed to be bonds bearine 'an an nua interest of six per centj and payable at a dt not exceeding thirty jears from the said firn dav of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-three; . . Sao. 2. In lieu of. the) power heretofore riven U law to the SecreUry of the Treasury, to issuesu notes,. he shall be authorised to issue monthly 11 amount of such notes, bearing no interest, netexcew trim fiftw mnlrnn. rf A11 -L:. i . 77? 1 ecc I inpayment of all publio dues, except the export dut !" wuioa snau oe receivable I J ' Mr J -i imiu fcTTV CttrS ailCr tUC X U I ncauon i ireary i peace between the Confederal States and the United States, and fnnd-KL .v! pleasufe of the holder, during twelve months from the first day of the month of their issue, in bonds of the 1 Confederate States, payable at any time tot exceeding thirty years after date, and Uarinr rates of interest as foJlowat If funded within tweho months from the first day) of the month of their issuo the bonds shall bear six per eent interest per annum ' if funded after that period they shall be fundatu into bonds bearing four per, eent inter:stper anocm These notes shall bear upon their face the month and year of their hsue, and if not fended, shall be paid at the time specified on their face without interest, I SC 3. After the passage of this act, tbe authority 'heretofore given to issue call certifivates shall ccape, but thejaotes fundable Into six per cent bonds may be converted at the pleasure of the holder, into call certificates, bearing interest at the rate of fire per cent per annum, from the date of their issue. That every such certificate Shall bear upon its face the mommy aate or tne Oldest or tbe notes which it ir. I rosents, and be convertible.into like notes at any time wiinin six montnsirom t&e first dav of tbe month . V m . - J its monthly date aforesaid. But every certificate not receaveerted within six month from the first day of its monthly date, shall be exchaneed-for a bond paja. bleat any time not exceeding: thirty years from tho expiration of the said six months, and bearing inter est at the ratw of six per centum per annum. Tres. sury notes, which by the perationof tbis act become fundable into bonds bearing a yearly interest of four per cent, may be dfcnvertod, at the pleasure of the bolder, into call certificates bearing interest at tbe rate of four per cent, per -annum, from theiv date until r converted or paid; the 'said certificates being reoon vertibloatany time by the holder into notes. fundable in four per cent, bonds, and payable 'and receivable at neretoiore proscribed, ;but the said certificates may be redeemed by the government after six months from the ratification of a treaty of peace between the Con federate&tates and the-United States. Sac ii That all bonds or registered stock authoris ed to be issued by this act,, shall be payable not leu than thirty years after data; but shall be redeemable five years after date, at tbe pleasure of the govern ment, and shall id other respects confonx to exiatibr laws. ; j '. j -: j Sac.' 5. The Secretary . of the Treasury shall us any disposable mans in the treasury, which can be applied to that purpose without injury to tbe public interest, to tho purchase of treasury notes bearing no interest, and issued after tbej assage of tbis act, until the whole amount of treasury j notes in circulation shall 'not exceed' one hundred and seventj.fire mil lions of dollars. ! Sac. fi. The treasury notes hereby allowed to be' issued, shall be of any denomination of not less than five dollars whichi s new authorised by law, -that tho Secretary af the Treasury may direct. . The authority hereby given shall cease at the expiration of the fir;( session of-Congress, after the ratification of a treaty of peace, or at the end Of two years, should the war continue so long. - ' 1 ,i Sec. 7 In addition to the avthority hereinbefore given to the Secretary, of the Treasury, to issue trea sury notes, he shall be allowed tof issue notes of tbs denomination Of one dollar, and of two dollars, and of fifty 'cents, to auch an amount, as, in addition to. the notes of the denomination of one dollar, hereto-! fore issued, shall not exceed the sum of fifteen mil-: lions of dollars j and said notes shall be payable six months after tho ratification of a treaty of peace be tween the Confederate States and tho United States, . and reeeivable in payment of all publio dues except the export duty on cotton, bat shall not be fundable. ' Sac. 8. That tha Secretary of the Treasury U authorised to sell bonds bearing fcix per cent. Interest per annum, and payable as hereinbefore directed, at par for treasury notes issued sjnoo the first' day of December, eighteen hundred and isixty-two, to such of tha Confederate Bts.tts as may .desire to purchase tbe same; or he may sll such bonds, when guaranteed by any of the States of the Confederacy, noon such plan as may b determined by the Secretary of tbe Treasury, for treasury notes on sach terms as be mty deem advisable, to the highest bidder, and not below par: provided however, That tho whole amount of -such bonds shall not .exceed two. hundred millions of dollars ; And provided, furtherj That the treasury notes thus purchased Shall not be reissued, "if tbe ef fect of such reissue would be to Increase the whole amount of treasury notes, bearin no interest which are in circulation, to a sum greater than one hundred ;and seventy-five millions of dollars. And the Seere (tary of the Treasury, ip also authorised, at bis option, after the first of July, eighteen hundred and sixty- , three, to issue and sell, at not less than par, as esti- , mated in treasury notes, coupon bonds of th Confed erate States, bearing six per eent interest per annum j and payable as hereinbefore directed. The said cou. pons to bepaid at tbe pleasure of the owner, either in the currency in which interest is paid on other bondi ofjho Confederate States, or else in otfen certificates Which pledge the government to payh fame in cot ten of the quality of New Orleans middlings. Tbe said cotton to be paid at tho rate of eih-ponce Ster ling per pound, and to be delivered at any time within six months after the ratification of a treaty of peace between the Confederate States and the United States, at any or all of the ports ot New Orleans, Mobile, Sa vannah, Charleston or Wilmington, as tbe Secretary of the Treasury may direct: Provided, however, That the bonds,' hereby authorized. shall not exceed one hundred millions of dollars, and shall be applied only to the absorption ofTreasury notes as prescribed in thii Sac. 9. That it shall be thedaty of the Secretary 0 tha Treasury immediately after the passage of this act, to make publication of a copy thereof in eaeh State, , in at least two newspapers, published in tbe State, tnd to have said publication continued until tht first day of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. Approved March 23,1863. : I apr 8 UAu -V BLOCKADE GOODS. ' Kfk PSiMEUINOS AND CASIIBIIEBES Ct 40 pieces Black Alpaccasi " 1 '. 100 doien Heavy Jeans Drawers, Just received. . K .aaft4ieeos Fine White Lineq drawers ail sixes.1 -; I ,i?12 prs Linen Sheets all ready for , heavy. . 60 lbs Black Sewing 6il4 f 100 lbs White Brown Flax. No 1 article, Coats, Pants, Vests( Orer Coats, Military and Citisens vress. - - TJ W.itOYSTON. AprU 1 :. r. '--"'."-. "'Petersburg, Va; , THE BtST IRISH GLUE. MANUFACTURED lit - r-t 1 THIEM & FRAP3- : ... T' , RALEIGH, N. C, U ' March 11-tf- '':- -.J JBUJSUELS SWKET POTATOES. 100 en. 2-6mpj 1 At WBITAKaJtU,