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' ''' - ! SYVS :' ' ' 4 S .. i'Y "" -I' ' . . Sr """ " "' :.tV..-'- -,.- j ,r-. 1. : ,.. i NO 35 flfJlStfV. J NO. IV. Si'ME, Editor and 'Proprietor. .m Oars an U plans of fair delightfal peace, " Ua warpei bj part rage to Ut like brothers." UALEIGH. N. O. SATURDAY MORNIXQ, AUGUST 29, 1883. J, . THE NEWS. We.haTO nothing important from Charles ton: The enemy seems to be I making slow progress towards the epcedjr capture of that city. ,6n Tuesday .cyening the enemy made 'another assault on battery . Wagner, bat mct i with a decided lepulao.- The State Journal - of yesterday, publishes the following dispatch from Capt E. Mallett, brother of Col.. Peter MalleU, dated Charleston, Aug. 27 : I am, ow on my third visit of six' Says to this fort ( Wgner)i I am Very: well -j The fort is much defaced bat ia as strong &s ever. . The troops are in good spirits and $gbt Ihe ene my well. We have no tuea o I being over powered. The enemy have j thrown shells into the city, bat that is not Uktog it; Oar batteries on Sullivan's Island nave been eo . strengthened as to make the entrance into - o . --' Charleston harbor extremely doubtful We learn that Gen. Beauregard recently "-sent several competent engineers to Fort Sumter for the purpose of inquiring into the condition of the place; They 'report that, " notwiihstandiffg the damage to tne wall, tne . fortjs by no means untenable orj ipseoure. It will therefore Ibo held. It is stated that Gen: B. entertains no idea of surrendering it.' The situation in Virginia remama un changed. . Both armies are quietly resting on the banks of the Rappahannock The Commander-in-Chief of the 1 Confederate forces was in Richmond last Wednesday." It will be ; r - graiifjingto thepeopleof the Confederacy to know that he isin the enjoyment of excellent health and jnirits. From the Southwest we have rumors which, if true,' are important ; but we place little reliance in anvthin? that . comes from that quarter. One report states that the" Fed-, crals wera badly whippedln West" Iibuisuna by Gen. KWfey SmivU'a forces a. few days, since, j Another report is that .jGen. Price recently gave the Federals a decent thrash ing, and that Grant has .gone up the river from Vicksburg, with i large forced to look after Price. There is said to be j an expedi tion on foot to devastate North Louisiana and then enter Texas. The , Federal- transport, City cf iladison, freighted with? ammunition for.tho expedition, was blown up' Son-Wednesday, by the explosion of a-box o powde in the holi, and nearly "two hundred persons were killed. Sixty bodies were .. recovered ,cn Thursday. Grant has late tyj issued or ders to tie citizens -of Warren -j an 6 Hinds counties, Miss., to return to their, homes and resume j their usual avocations ;t that they shall be protected in all their property,; ex cept such as is necessary for the jarmy.- All property taken by the army shall be duly purchased yjby the -commissioned pfScers and paid for. He advises the people to re . gard their slaves free ,and contract with them for labor or dispense with their service. The order was to go into effect on the ,25th, ' . Information from Richmond states thaC the stock of ammunifion in the . Confederate States is abundant, and in any contingency now. deemed possible the supply will be am- pie. 1 -. Gold is said to have fallen in Richmond. A correspondent "of the State Journal states that the Yankees at HewDeni are pre paring to make another raid into the interior of this State. They are said ; to be 8000 atron's at Newbern, and reinforcements com.- - RESIGNATION OF ADJUTANT GENER j ALFOWLE. ! We learn that Ajatant Generu Fowle ten . deredjbis rcsignationto the Gofernor on Tues day last, and it waa accepted. It is stated v. that he resigned on account of some difficulty between! himself and Soreeon General War- . ri-n in matter of. ofBcial etiquette, tho Got? " ornor haying decided the point ni. favor of tte Surgeon Genjeral Capt. Jaf. Hi Foote has "been assigned to duty as Assistant Adjatant General until a successor shall, be appointed to General Fowle. It is rumored. hut we . dViot know that there b any foundation for . the rumir, that Major.U.:8. Tucker; late ; Aid and Assistant' Adjatant General, -and formerly Captaia of a Cayalrjf Company, is to be tppointed to the vacancy, j , Fom Arkavsas. a. special telegram to the iUsiiftirpian, dated Grensda, Aug. f IPlb,' t ayS 4 O.ooor Federal roopare concentrating at Hele- W march on Littlft Rxk,Io a fewdays under e3Inmand of General Davison. A gentleman from Itlena reports the "death of GeneraF'Holmes' ' Jral Price, it Is again aiatcd, has resigned and - kfUhe Confederate service to take command of : tte Missouri State troors. ... .1 . ' THE STANDARD AND THE SOJCDICRS. . The Standard asserted at first, and. sticks to the assertion with the tenacity which char acterizes the editor, that the meetings lately held among the soldiers for the purpose of de nouncing that paper and the ''peace" meet ings which were held at its instigation in this State,' were all gotten ' up and exclusively participated in by the officers f and that the privates had no voice in the matter. We publish tOj day the proceedings of meetings held in the 1st Cavalry and the 15 th and 24 Infantry regiments, which were participated in altogether,-it Beemsj by the privates, un influenced in the slightest degree by the of- I ficers. In the 24th Regiment Col. Clark turn ed 0 very thing over to the 4 privates," retir ing from tho meeting himself in ordor to lcavo them entirely onembarrassedi Read the patri otic resolutions adopted bj 'the privates of that gallant Regiment. What can the editor jof the Standard fay to this meeting ? CAPTURE OF TWO GUNBO ATS.ON THE " : RAPPAHANNOCK. " ; 1 A"n expediton, under command ofXieut. John Taylor Wood, left this city lafet Wednesday week ana proceeaea to tne lower liappanannock- river, where unsuccessful efforts were made for - several nights in succession to get at the Yankea giifi boats. On Saturday night, the 22nd inst., the ob ject of the expedition was crowned with success two 01 tne en e.m j -a gunooais, tne Daieme ana tne .Reliance, were boarded, and both captured. It was a most daring adventure : our men had to climb over bulwarks eight feet high, surrounded by iiettings and awnings, Jand board the yeasela in the face jof the . enemy fire. "Several of the Yankees , were severely wound&d, among them Capt. Walters of the Reliance, dangerously, and three mortally, une negro was 1 KUiea. ua our tide, Lieut. Hoge was wounded; severely in" the neck. Midshipman Cook and three men ejiehtly. Among the prisoners taken are John Robinson and brother, of Middlesex, notorious scoundrels. Two 'flags "and a; large number of spy-glasses, quadranu, &c, captured with the vessels, have reached Kicnmona. w-e appena juieut. vv.ooa s report of the brvlllant affair, received at the is ay liepanmeni: (.- -, ; ; . : : . C. Si Stiamxb Satklliti," h , . ' August 23d. 1863. Sir : lam thankfal'to report to yoa the cap ture, last night, off the mouth of .the Rappahan nock, of the U. S. gunboats "Satellite," two guns and forty menyandthe "Reliance, "two gunj and forty men. Lieut. Hoge was dangerously wound ed; Midshipman Cooke and three men -slightly". Cant. Walters or the "Reliance," dangerously wounded, and some seven or eight others of the enemy, and one or two killed. ; Retpectfully, your obd't seav't," Signed. " J. Taylor Wood, f . LienU Commanding "Bon. B. Jl. MALi.on, Secretary of the Navy, Other fiarlng exploits w era, in contemplation, of which we hope soon to hear favorable accounts. At present, prudence requires that we should say no more. Jiiehmond whig. j TERRIBLE MISSILES. The Brandon correspondent of the Atlanta Apt peal.sajs: i , ;. ... . -: ... : j .,' . .; I had forgotten to- mention in my previous let ters tha effects of the sub-terra shells, the inven tion-of Brigadier Gen. Rajng, used in the evacu ation of Jackson. - These shells were located for the beneflt of- the enemy in case thy "foil wed up the retreat of our army, and I was unable until yesterday, except through vague report, to asoer- lain weir euecw . . - j I learn nw from a gentleman -who remained in the city and witnessed what he relates, that the advance of the enemy, a large body of cavalry. creasing Pearl river with view to fall Hpon four I rear, marc hod oyer and exploded a bed of those shell. About 50 of the enemy were killed and wound-. ed, and a large number of horses, and the explo sion occasioaed an immediate stampede of these latter to tne reir. 'l bey in their turn com muni cated tae panio to the infantry following them, till the whole party was involved in con fusion ana panic, those in the rear imagining that the ad vance had fallen into an amousn, or wore engag ing our whole force. The result pf the explosion of, these shells was so serious that no attempt, was made by the Yankees to adTance by this road but a search being made for further shells, which w 1 - 1L -1 rcsniiea in mnoiner exmosion ana sevorai casual ties i the enemy desisted from the attempt, believ ing the' whole road similarly mined, x. ami con vinced that Gen. Rains'. plan should be extensive ly used, as well in our armies as in the approach es to cities threatened with raids. - General Rains, an omcer or the old army, is a horooghly scientific man, and haVdeveted many years to the perfection or hia system,- which, 1 understand, meets wun me imi approoaiion 01 tne -a " . m . a. 11 War Department, and will, wherever us9d. he el- fective in .discomfiting the enemy and checking his advance. v . ' - Thk Sinking or thb VANDaaBii,T.The story of the sinking the Yankee steamer Vanderbilt by a Confederate vessel of war, said to be the Georgia, begins to assume- an air , of probability. The Mobile Tribune of Saturday says : . We have late'news from Havana,by the arrival of a vessel running the blockade. ., When " she left, it was rumored, and pretty ' generally be . lieved at Havana, "that Captain Semmes had bad an engagement with the Yankee steanier Van derbilt, and had sunk her with a large loss of life. The V., it will be recollected, has been for a long time In search 01 the "rebel pirate," as the txan kecs designate Semmes. ' An account of the en gagement has been published in Las Habana, a Harana paper, and was. received both from Key West and Nassau, and was believe!- by 'Yankee and other shippers. It Is, we think. quite p-obable The action is-reported to have occurred on (ne isanamas. s Gks. P.SMBXBTON. rA .Mississippi corrcspon dent of the Atlanta Appeal writes: I am assured by undoubted authority. that Gen. Pemberion hasnouned the Presidentibat noUnqg. bat a positive command from him will induced Geo. P. to continue in command of the Army of Vicksbarg after lis organization. - - : " Gov. Vakcs: at Kittbill's. Gov. Vance, we learn, spentevera days at Kittrell'a Springs last week. On Saturday tho ladies called him'W' and demanded a speech, and , of course he re sponded. . He spoke of Subjugation," in reference to vbe war, as impossible and declared our in dependence as a fixed fact; but be declared that '.. . . . . . .1 nothing sept our inaepenaence on more man those at home, out of the army,- throwing cold water on the cause, instead of using their efforts to 'encourage and . trace op the brave men who are battling Jor.our rights. The ladies cheered and clapped their fair hanch and said amon to tho senHmenU-State Journal. ' , ' - GENERAL GILL MOKE'S DEMAND FOB TUB EVACUATION" OF' MORRPS IS LAND "AND FORT ,SUMTER GENERr AL BEAUREGARD'S REPLY, ETC. We lay before our readers this morning the demand of . 1 General Quincy A. . GUlmore . for, the evacuatipn of Fort Sumter and our Morris Island batteries, with the reply of General Beau-r HiADQUABTSRS DEPARTMENT OJT THB. SOUTH, Morris'" Island, S. C tAugu8t 21, 1863. f General : I have the honor demand of you the immediate .evacuation of Morris' Island and Fort Sumter, by " the Confederate! forces. The presen.tondiUon of Fart Sumter, and the rapid and progressive destruction which T it is undergo-' ing from my batteries, seem to rendor its complete domolitioiK within a few hours, a matter of'c'er- jtainty. . s All my heaviest guns have not yetopen- ed. " " Should you refuse compliance with this, demand or should I receive no reply thereto, within four hours after H la dauvfited into the hands of tour subordinate at Fort Wagner, for transmission. Jii shall open fire on tho city Of Charleston from bat- tcnea alreaq.v-established, within easy and euectiv irangej or the heart of the -city. ; lam, General, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, (Signed)- Q. A. GILL MORE. firig.' Geni Commandin lo lien. G. T. Reaurezard. Commandinff un federate Forces, Charleston, S. C. The above communication wa? received. Hh out signature at quarter before eleven Vcloi on Friday night.; , It nas returned with the pllow ing endorsement : ' HeadCuaete . JJKPARTMENT O. U., ui. AND XfA., w Charleston, August 21 1863. This paper is relumed for the signatircof the writer. . ; (Signed); Thomas Jordak, ; - v - . ' Cbief-of Staff. On Saturday morning the communication was sent back to" our lines, this time- signed by .fi , A. Gilmore. " We give below the reply of General Beauregard:;- I ; Headquarters Department of S. C, Ga , and FLVm " Charleston,. C., August 22j 2863 Sir : Last night, at 15 minutes before 1 1 6'dock, during my aosence on a reconnoissanoa 01 my fortifications, a communication was received at these Headquarters, dated Headquarters Depart ment of the South, Mortis Island, S. C, August 2i 1863, demanding the "immediate evaauauon 01 Morris Island and Fort Sumter by the Con. federate forces," on the alleged grounds that the "present condition of Fort Sumter, and the rapid and progressive destruction.it is undergoing from : A !i. J1 my oauenes, seem 10 render its complete utmo i(ion within a few hours a matter of certainty;" and that if this demand "was not Complied with, or no .reply thereto was received within four hours after it is delivered into the hands of your my subordinate , commander at Fort Wagner for transmission, "a fire would be opened on the city of Charleston from batteries, alreadv established wtthln easy and effective range of the heart of lueciiy. xnis communication, to my aaaress, was v without signature," - oaurse. turned. - . About half past 1 this morning one of your batteries did actually open fire, ami threw a num ber of heavy rifle shells into the city, the inhabi tants of which, of course, were asleep . and un warned. About 9 o'clock this morning the com munication alluded to above was returned to these Headquarters, bearing your recognized of ficial signature: and it can now Do noticed as your deliberate official act. ' Among nations not barbarous the usages of war prescribe that, when a city is about to be at tacked,- timely notice shall fee given by the at-r tacking commander, in-order that non-combatants may have an opportunity for withdrawing beyond its limits. -: . Generally the time allowed is from one to three days that is, time for the withdrawal, in good faith, of at least the women and children. : -You, sir, give only four hours, know ind that your notice, under existing circumstances, could not reacn zne ,in less n&n two uours, ana that not less than the same time would be required for an answer to be conveyed from this city, to Battery ' ' Wagner. With this knowledge, you threaten to open fire on the city, not to oblige Jls surrender, but to force me to evacuate these . .i 3 t . . lr works, w men you, assisiea oy u great uavai iorce, . m . 17 r r : . 1 r . nave oee auacn-ing iu vaiu iw wwb tuau 10 civ days.'.. -;:':' ' - Catteries vvagncrand Gregg and Jb ortaumter are nearly aue norm irom your. Datieries on Morris Island, and in distance therofrom varying from half mile to two and a quarter miles ; this cityf on the other haqd, is ;to the northwest and quite live miles distant from the battery opened against it this morning. It would appear, sir, that, despairing of reducing these works, you now resort to the novel measure of turning your guns against the old men, the wo men and children, and the hospitals of a sleeping city; an act 01 inexcusaoie oarDarity irom your Own confessed point of sight, inasmuch as vou al lege that the ".complete demolition of Fort Sum ter" within a few- hour) by y our guns": seems to you " a matter or certainty. - . - Your omission to attach your signature'to such a crave paper, must snow ido recsiessness or tne course upon wblbh you have adventured? While the facts that you knowingly flted a limit for re ceiving an answer to your demand, which naade it almost oeyocd the possibility of receiving any reply within that time, and that you acltiallv did open nre ana tnrowa namDeroi the mostdestruC - . ..... T iye mlssifes ever used in war, into the midst of a city taken unawares,' and filled with sleeping womenanst children; will give you a bad emin ence funistoryr-even fn the history of this war. 1 am only surprised, sir, at the limits you have set to "your aemana. it, in order to attain the abandonment of Morris Island and Fort Sumter, vou feel authorized to fire oil thin citv nh v Aid Jou not also include, the works on Sullivan's and amesT Island nay,, even the city ; of Charleston in the same demand ? - . ' .i . Since you have felt warranted in inauguiatlne this method of reducing batteries in your imme diate front, which were found otherwise impreg nable, and a mode of warfare which I confidently declare tdbe atrocious ' aod tin worthy r of any soldier, I now solemnly warn you, that if you fire again on this city from your Morris Island batle ries, without granting a somewhat more reasona bletime to remove non-combatants, 1 shall feel impel e( .to era ploy such striogent means of retal iation as may bo arailable during the continuance' of this attack, . -Vi. . . . Finally, I ropr, tha neither, the works on Morris Island or Fort Sumter-will be evacuated on Vue demand you have been plaased to make.; Afrcady, however I am taking measure to re move, with ihe utmost possioie caierity, au oon- combatants who are now fully aware, of, and alive to, what they may iftpect at your hands. Respectfully, sir, ' , r .;. - Your obedient servant, " . Signed ; G. T. BEAUREGARD, To Brig. Gen. Q. A. GUlmore, commanding XJ.S. Forces," Morris Island- To this a Tejoinder was received yesterday af ter aoon, in which General Gill more extends a lion that he would suspend ibis fire "'until to morrow' Sundayj in order'to" give for " th? removal of rron-corabitants- I As )mmunication was not deli rarcd at Batmen y Wfijuer antil noon on Sunday, it was not, noticed thapthT&date was p. m Saturday; and hence tmorpw was erroneouslv r supposed to refer Hoaday. night." Tais impreisioa peas 2ral . in our; community last, evening. few. min ute before 1 2 o'clock ast riight of the iirst shell warned uV that the ball : cd.' Charleston ' llfercurif, ?4A. ..1 ENDOWMENT, 'FUND FOR SOLDIERS' . r. . ORPHANS. . , - 1 " Raletoh; N- C, Aug.' 20, 18C3. dunorg to this Fund met at the. Institution Deaf, andDumb and thel51ind, in this scUy, dy at 11 o'clock, a. ro. Dr FT Fuller, of was called to the chair and S ll Young ap- od Secroiary. After an intercbangoof views, tbo meeting adjourned to 4' o'clock p. m. s 1 u Agreeably to appointment, a much larger num- bor of .donors were in atteridanee thare in the morning, lion. D M Barringer was called to the Chair. - ' J j The Financial Secretary, Rev. Dr. Daems, re ported thathe'ha'd procured or this fund t ,i : In personal bonds, ... $ 80,665.00 1 " Cash or Confederate bonds in ' -. ' . haiid, ' Subscription of responsible per t 1: sobs not funded, 2Y,0(0.82 J i- 5,818.00 f Cash in transitu by Express,; , 4,93,0.40 ... : '1 $113,510.22 "The following-gentlemen were appointed a com mittee to audit Dr Deems' report, vjz : A M Gor man, Tohn G Williams and S H Young, jEsqrs. f Hon Gov Bragg, Rev Mr Long and ? F Pes oud,'Esq., were appointed a committee to nomi nate a Board of Officers for the Provisional gov ernment of the Fund, until a charter shah be ob tained, s They reported the following offlcdrsand incumbents, which was unaaiuicusly. adopted, viz.: ; !.... r '. - President : - i ' Geo -W Mordecai, Esq., of Wake. . ji 1 r Vick Presidents : 1 r Dr S S Satchwell, of New Hanover. - Dr J F Foard, of Rowan. i " i David Murphy, of Cumberland. . it j J Q A Leach, of Chatham. " j Secrktary: . . j ' .. ." S H-Young, of Wake. ' Treasurer : ! ; Jno G Williams, of Wake, j j . r : Financial AO ent ; . Rev Dr Deems, of-Wilson." j . j ? Directors : , Hon D M Barringer, not assigned. E J'Halv Esq., of Cumberland, Hon T D McDowell, of Bidden, v. S:D Wallace, Esq:, of Now Hanovbr, Dr JohnJI Hill, of Brunswick, R'M McCracken, Esq., of Columbus, Water F Leak, Esq., of Richmond, Col O D Hill, of Duplin, i Gor.G W Collier, of Wayne, Chas, M Skinner, Esq., not assigned, ; Luke. A Powell, Esq-, of Sampson,' John C Washington, Esq., of Lonoir, R6bt W Bet, Esq., of Greene, Jas J Taylor, Esq., of Wilson, i i -D W Bullock, Esq., of Edgecombe, John H Hyman, Esq , orUalifax, Dr W J Hawkins, of Warron, Gen J B Iittlejohn, of Franklin, " Gen D G Fowle, of Wake, I i I -John H Haughtan, Esq., of Chatham,, J is Royster, Esq., or Granville. r To these twenty nine gentlemen, subject to meet atkhe call of the President, were committed all matters connected with the fund until the next meeting of: the donors. It was ordered that seven- of -these ahould constitute a quorum. . The following gentlemen were appointed a CjOm mitleo to prepare the draft of a charter tolbe pub mitted to the Bo'ard of bfllcers above named,! and w,Hen approved by them to be presented ta the heist - Legislature : . Hon D M Barringer, Hon Tblos Bragg, P F Pes cud, Gen Fowlot Rev s J S Long, Wo Grimes and Patrick Murphy,! Jiqrs. Other business of importance tq the fund.bikt of no; interest to the public was Uansaeted. ' Lnjear- neit, harmonious and pleasant feeling per yadea the meeting. - - - i ' It is hoped at the next: meeting more decisive steps will be taken under a charter, which shall put this greas cnarity into pracucat oparauon., The meeting congratulated Rev Dr Deems Upon his extraordinary success in procuring this Fund. and the members pledged themselves to assois.in S H Young, r. . Chairman.. . Secretary, : . ,n - I r - " All the papers of the' State are respectfully rc quested to publish the aoove. - , L. .. :Welove the vigorous manner in which 'the Mpbile Register - lashes cowards and croakers.-! The foUowing is a specimen, which we ra-produca for the benefit of theae miserable abortion!; of hu manity, wherever they ara found': ; - , A Word xo Faint Hearts. Did it oyer 'c cur to any j of r. theso . stronc nerved Vtatriot9 wwho have already gone down on their, knees ready to, take the xanseeoath of allegiance, or who are Stammering jargon words about' "reconstruction,'.' in theirunortal fright of the eai Iy coming of (he enemy-did it everoccur to them how they would, feel if they should go off half-cocked, give up their characters a3 men, ahd1 become con vluted and disgraced as traitors to liberty, and yet, afer allthe ;brave and true men of. the South' Ishouid carry the country gloriously through to injiepeu dence? ' ! , -. ' ! r If it haaf not occurred to them, we advise them to fall to thinking about it at once.' i For. I just ;so aura as God is just and .man .loves- libety' better than subjugation Just so sure is"thi3 struggle to be cro wned with national Independence. ' There aro no5 fools and cowards enough, who dream of peace irom suomisuon, porn unaer uis ooutnern s in to prcfyent Wi These : men may disgrace andf; danin themselves to eternal infamy, as cravens. ddnbilU slaves if they. will, but they cannot drag down t mei same pw pi uegreaation tne irec-oorn mpn and master race of this Southern land. '. The blood Of the martyred, brave which has walcrcithosoil tC every Confederate State c't ios shame on 'those who talk or think' of yielding whoJ dream' of. peace except upon the terms of the per feet and ' glorious independence f for which wo have drawn I the sword. It is time for the truaWn of the land d speak out and frown down the cowards whd think of betraying the country to the, infa my an4 ruin of Yankee domination. We call upon the pres and men of nei ve affd influence every whre :. to tak'e their stand to rekindle the fires of iatrfoiism, to encourage or silence the weak-hearted andt'to croakeis, to make new vows of devoUon o the. cause, and to drive every skuiker from ihef army r OFFICIAL . REPORT X)F THE ENGAGE . MENT BETWEEN : THE ALABAMA" AND THE HATTER ASi " ' C i . ' The foUowingxtract from a report 'of Caplain Raphael Sena,mea,command1ng C S. steamer 'Ala bama," to the Secretary of the. Navy, gives a cor rect statement of thection between tho Alaoanta acd theHalteras:. v ; u - C. S. Steamek' Alabama, Bab'a, May 17th, 1863. I arrived at Galveston (under sail)' on the'lllh ,of January, and just before nightfall made the enemy's ilest lying off the bar, consisting-of Ave shipsof-war. One of the steamers was soon "after perceived to get. under way, and steer in lour di rection. Itordered- steam to begot up, but kept sail on iho-ship as adecoy, that I 'might 'ahtice the enemy 's ship sufficiently far from the fleet to offer battle. I wore ship, and stood away .from the bar,"petmitting the onemy to approach me by bIqw degroea. When the enemy had approached 'sufficiently near, I took in all sail, and .wearing short around, ran up within J nail. . It wai now dark, it being about seven o'clock; The ! enemy hailed, Wbat ship is that?" -Wo rebond, "Her Majesty's steamer Petrel." , The re ply was, I will send a boat pn bard j" We now bailed in turn, to knew who the enemy was, and when we had receired' the reply, that he was the "United States steamer Hatteras," ' we again bailed. him, and informed himjhat we were. the Confederate steamer Alabama; and at tb& same time I:'airec..lhast;.ieateaaht'to''Opa'n: fire upon him. "Our fire was promptly returned and a brisk action ensued, which lasted, however, onM ly' thirteen minutes, as at the end of that time the enemy, fired an off-gun "and showed a light; -and upon beiog haijed by us, to know if he bad sur rendered, he replied that he .had, and that he was in a sinking condition.; I immediately despatch ed boats to his assistance, and hadj oat time to re move tho crow when the ship went down. The casualties were slight on both aides, although the action was fought at a distance of from one hun dred and fifty to four hundred yards,! Our shot all told on his bull about the water linev and hence the small number of "killed and wounded on the part of the enemy two of i the former and three of the latter. We had none killed, and only .one wounded. The Hatteras mounted eight guns,: and had a crew of 18 officers and. 108 men Tho Alabama also mounted" eight guns (with a small captured pieeej a '24-pouhder, too light to be of any service); aod had acrewof flO men, exclusive of officers. ;-. Four of the Hatteras' gun were 32-pbunders-;the same calibro as our broad-' side guns, fcu. our pitot guns were heavier than hers-this being the only disparity ' between the two ships., ' ' ' i ' We received a foshot boles from the -enemy doing no material damage. The enemy's steamer Brooklyn and another steamer steamed out in pur-- suit of us soon after the action commenced, but nrissod us in the darkness of the night.. Being embarrassed with a largo number of prisoners, I steamed directly for Jamaica, where I arrived oft the 20th of January. Here I landed my prison- era, repaired damages.coaled shlpand on the 25th of J aauary I proceeded to sea again, u On the 28th of January, I touched at the city .of St. Dc4 , mingo, id the island. f the same name, atrd lanu td the crews of iwoof tha enemy's ships which I bad burned. ' I sailed again on the same day, and made my way to - , thence to the island of r ani thence to this place, where I arrived yesterday-churning,- bonding, and deslroj ing en emy's ships as per list' en closed. r 'f ' ..' i ' - . . j .1 have the honor to be, ' " , I Very respectfully, . ' ' i ; Your obedient servant, " ' i R. SEMJklES, Commander,. ! Hon. S. R. Maixory, Secretary of the Navy,i Kicnmond, vs. , t i HOW LINCOLN RECRUITS. HIS ARMY.! A gentleman recently from Norfolk gives" the following account-to the Christian- Observer of a proceeding which was doubtless regarded by the; enemy. as a "cute Yankee trick" : . . j There are in the city of Norfolk four churches,! known as the African churched, which are used' exclusi vely by the colored people for public Wor ship. Oaef these has a bell, and is known as the "Ball Church:" A notice was recently circu. lated among the colored population, by orders of the irrovost Uarshal, that on the following Sab bath something would be communicated in the Bell Church in which they were interested. Their curiosity being thus appealed to," the ringing of the bell drew an immense crowd.- The house was' filled. . Many wHb Could not get in stood around; the doors and windows witn listening ears. At an appointed signal . a military manojuvro wast executed, and. they found themselves surrounded, by three hundre d soldiers; with fixed bayonets ! Resistance was useless escape impossible, All, mill-! who were neither too young nor too old for tary service -were hurried away. No time was given for iarewolls, or for making any prepara tion?. In their Sundav clothes the v. were march ed on board the vessel? that were in 'readiness to carry them to tha If o'rtlrto swell the armies de signed for the subjugatloiiof the Souvhi " f VL AKMY. OP NORTHERN YIKGlINiA, The editor, of the : L nchbursr KeDublican de rives the following fronj a conversation with tbe Hon. John Oord?J Ji . wtin is inst frnm thft arrayof Gen.. Iee:i'. '.-'- f-Vi a Jleintorms us that a spirit of devotion to tha 1 cause, ana- an entnusia&m exists wun the troops, which at no time has-ever been exceeded. At 11 tne . neaaquarters oi some' oi "tna division com manders ue, had an opportunity tor observation which leaves m doubt of the existence ,.ol this feeling in the army. .He was invited to addres the soluiera, winch rfequest he complied with, and ia every allusion made to the-ability of the army to beat'back the invader.and to tho ultimate success of the cause and to 119 principles for which we are contending loud and enthusiastic cheers rent the sky. -The rtrength, of the army, is 1 daily: In creasing, numbirs arrive almost every hour, and that confidence in itself is felt. by the army which will make it iavincibeK i ; - "!-. The North Carolina troops' are staunch lo the core. Tbey look" with contempt upon1 the efforts, madd by the traitors at homo - to disparage'' the cause, but. a certain feeling- ot .mortification is mixed up with H, that tbey, wbo.bave illpstratedi the tone and temper of tha great masses of, the j people of these States? upon many a battle field, j shoud have even a breath of tho pollution engen dered by. traitors at home to wards the .pure field I of the escutcheon they hold aloft. The next field i of battlowiil be made erory by the heroic deeds 'of the eons of the Old N orth State. - - 1VfOKTH i Vs CAUOL1NA. GRAN VJI.LC jj COUNTY Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Attgust xerm, 103. - r . h J.Ellis 4 Wife,) '- - ! vs V Petition to Divide Ltnds ' V, . Burwell B. Barker, J , v , "It appearing to the' aatistaction of the Court, that Burwell B. Barker, the; defendant jn this cause, reaides beyond the limits of this State; it ia therefore, on mo tion, ordered by the Court, that publication be . made for. six weeks , suocessively in the. Raleigh Register, notifying the said defendant of the filing of this pe tition, aad that unless ho appears, at the next term of this Court, and answer the petition, the'same will be taken" pro eofeso and heard ex parte as to him. ' , Wftness, Angastine! Laadia,' Clerk of aaid Court, at' Office in Oxford the first Monday of August, 1SG3. . j aug 26 w6wy - A. LANDIS, C. 0. C MKOJiV. 4.r vt5,A.AJJ0TKXNr ,, -, BY CREECH & litTCIlVoiti), wraJ.witi; -sellj it)N w je d rc esd a ii 1 . " tna" 9th-of September, comraenolBj -b .11 o clack, in frontoTourlalessftoathafollowingjtooJi, " being part of the cargo brought Vsr h the Steamer Advance, - ,. ft Ooe handred.boxef .Tin, 10x14 and Hx20'irich, Brand IX,- , .j - Jt t Twenty.firk or thirty thousand Envelop. ' ' Seventy-flvo or one . hundred reams i of best Batla Not Paper. i' ' 1 4 . a iLiutpi xaais ma. : o t . j . -Large Lot of Fiber's best Lead Peoetli. i i ' One. Hu; dred Gross Very superior Steel Pens. .1 J r CREECH A LITCHFORD ' " Aug 20Ttds" . - 1 ' " Attctlonedrs; i. I : Headquarters Army Northern Va - !Jaly26th, 18o3. GENERAL ORDERS, I .! . ' . A - No. so. ' : 4 ,Mi orFicEits ani Soldiers NOtv . XJl abseat from this army, Iwfco are able to do da-' ' " ty and not detached on special aeryies,; are ordered to "I return fmmediatelyV; , TheUCommettding Ocncral v" ioalls upon all soldierl to rejoin their respective reft.' : mentis at once To remain at home iaj this the hoar of our country's needr is unworthy the' manhood of a 1 V Southern soldier f .While yoo proudly boast that yoa, -X belong to the Army of Northern Virginia, le( it not be " sajid Thatyou deserted your comrades ta "a eonte3t la which everything you h&Mj dear is at sUke. The j Commanding General appeals to the i people of the i - Statet tb send forth eyery iusn able t bear arme to and the brave soldiocs.wbo have so of ton beaten, back our foes, to strike a decisive blew for the safety and sanctity of our homes, and the indonenJence of . our.' ' vvuiftlj-,. ..... ., ..... i '. f . - By command of ; i .:;- " ' " i i General R. E. La.. K. II. Chijltoic, A. A. A I G. ' - a TATE OK NORTH CAROLINA- I FRANKLIN COtTNTyJ-SUPERIOR COURT. FALL TERM. 1SS2 . 'J.D. Beaves. V: ' V"1 f rn. Attachment ... ... RufuaT. Ileum,. t It appearing to the satisfaction of the Coqrt. that " Rafus T. llefflio, defendant In the above mentioned causei, resides beyond the Jurlsdiction'of this Court, it T is therefore ordered that publication Se made in the ' 1: Raleigh Register, a newiDBDer nublUhcd in th iit . . ' of Raleigh, for six waeks successively, notifylnft- the ' said defendant to le and appear at the next term of ' said ioonrt, to be held for the ! countv of Franklin, at the Courthouse in the town of LouUburg, on the Jnd ' Monuayaitef l&e 4ta Monday of 'September next f then and there to plead, answer, or . demur, or the same will be taken ro coxo, and heard Jtjarf CM IW UIUU e- , . . ; ; , . . ii1 Witness. W. II; Furinan Clerk of tW .left CunrL at Luiaburg, thead Monday alter the 4th Mondayae of September, 1863. . i . angl5-6w ; . i. " ' j . 1 . ' - 's ' O TATE OP NORTH CAROLINA JOPRAWKLIN COUNTY"! SUPERIOR COURT- VALIt TRRM. ISax. - Louisburg Female College CoW, Att40.menU C. C. Andrews, .t ,! ' J 'J ." It appearing to the satisfaction of the court ttmi C. C Andrews, defendant in the labove mentioned' oause. resiSea beyond the jurisdiction of this Court, it" is ' therefore ordered that pablicationtemade ta the Raleigh; Register, a newspaper published, in the city Of RaleigUf tor six weeks suocesiively. notifrine the said defendant to be and appear at the next Term ef iu court, 10 os aeia tor tue county or ifraaklia, .t the Courthouse, In the town, of Louiaburg, on the 2nd ' Monday after the 4th Moodajof September uhxvt then and there to plead, anchor or demur, or the same , will he taken pro confeno, and heard ex part as to him. t (.,;,-:,;--..,';' :, ' Witness, W. n.' FarmaQ, Clerk of the said tSo'urt, if Loaisbdrg, the 2nd Monday, after the 4th Monday of - - J vr. m FuitMAN. c. s; c. -7irr . aug 15.6w , ". ' - j -.j j j ' : ; -? I, CJ TATE OP NORTH CAROLINA - O FRANKLIN COUNTF SUPEM0R COURT,.' FALL TEEM, 1S83. . !.--1. ' . ; . Howell Coekj , -1 . n - . r-i-vs. ' : ' - " f-Debt. William E. Dan. . - .... t : -w s v ' ' It appearing to the satlslaction of tho iourt that William E. Dean; defendant la the above meotioned . " cause, Besides beyond the jufiadioUou of this Court it is therefore ordered that publioatioa be made in the . Raleigh Register, a newspaper published in the city . s' of Raleigh, for aebc weeks luccessively, aotifuig the . said detendant to be and appear at 'the' next term of 4 1 said ooart to be held for the eoutrty of Franklin, at the Courthouse in; the town f Louisburg on the ,2nd Monday after the '4th Monday of September next," -then and there to plead, s aoiwer or demur, or tha , ; same will be taken pr6cone6, and heard txparl ai to Kim. ' ' .. i. -a J.j."? Witness. W.ll. Furman, CJerk of the said court-at l LouUbarg, the 2nd Monday after the 4th Monday of - ' Septemter,.1862. i 'J.':.1, n.ta.j ' W. IL FURifA.5. c s. c. " "' ;augl6-6w OI TATE OP NORTH CAROLINA.- O FRANKLDf - COUSTY-rSUFERXOR COURT, FALL TERM, 1863 r" . -'1 1 .. ;, . . j . ', J. J. Thonias, J rU J. J. Thomas, Sr - Washington Harrta, 1 Rafus .T.Jiedia. Atuehmehtf v?l H"- ,.v RIt appearing to the satisfactioa of the' Court - thai 0ufu T. Ilemin, defendant in. the above mcntiimed, ause, resides, beyond the jurisdiction of this Coartj it is therefore ordered thai publication be made ia th I i Raleigh Register; a newspaper ! published. In the city , I 1 of Raleigh, for six weeks occesjlrely, notifylng.the said defendant t be and appear at the next term' of. i . aid epart, to be held for the coup ty ot Ffanklio, at " " tha courthonse fn the "town of LouUbunr. oo the 2nd; c ' JUonaay alter tbo 4th iIorday of . September next, then aad there to plead, tiwcr or demur, or the same will be taken pro eoxeetojand heard parf as ' . to .hiia.'j.; . ;.t L i .- . . .'-., . ! Witness W. H. Fttrman, Clerk f the said coort, atLouisburg, the 2nd Monday after the 4th Monday- , . of September, J862 .r i.t ' ' ft W.ILUEllfAHtr.S.a aug 15-w6V , O RTIl CAROM N A.G1IA N V1LX.K . COUNTY Court of Pleas aad Qaarter Seeton,., . ..August Term, 1883 'c ui Mar earet Waller A otber. .1 ! t?? .; etitiear to sell Slavea -iM Franklin N.Wal'er 4 others. I t - . ' .,... : It 'appears to the latiafactloa of. the' Court, thatr"!" FranKn N. Waller and Paal Walker,twoof .the U . fen dan ta in thi8jcanBe,reside. beyond ike luni I of this Slate, ft ii therefore ordered by the Court that adiertUe- : " menfc be made for six weeks loccessirely ia -tb Ral- eigh Register, notifying ' the said defendants of the filing of this petition, nd that MvHesi the appear, at ' the next term of this Court and, answer the petition, . the same will be taken pro touft$o'f and heard ex !r as to them.-; Hrk-,;.f?fr - ; Witness, AugustinLandls,' Cforkof saii Court, at "J office In Oxford the first Monday of Angnel8C3-. ' t aug 28 w6w - ; iA. LANDIS, Cf.CC- , . , c AStt Oil NO TTADE AT -.; r s bJ a. whitaker s -XTO . jaE3IOHANDUl!f FOR A .F151V JM days, at' " - T5 aT"WIIITAKKR'S 4 " A FEW KEGSLAtfEllBEJGR FORSAIX l: 1000 UUS lil. AtlpN ATE . eODA . for sale at .? i - WHITAKER'S, . I iClIIEWINO AXD SMOKING TOlfACCO; fO at '' - J3.A. WBITAKER.U t .. ASIILY GROCERIES vCONSTANT.Y. on hand, at . . , . E. A..W1IIIAKKB7S. iNdTTOXiYABN AT 1 J: , ; . , . E. A. WJIITAKEUS. !t t. 'I-'" tit . .i . 4 - " - . lV ; , . . . i , I; t I - . ' . , T - ' ' - f .tA i l'M - Hl. ( 1