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Ti to th FHji; .H n S ft;-r , ftll kladt of Book and Jeb prttl V2 AttMh' TUvlnif fta-MMllatlf STEAM POWJER paeqnftllod tUrltj. --mi i-r4 rnvnniffll WRWH.4Ct,DKlOv8K TBI t inwiir ; OP TMB' CONFEDERATE M 'aBMAT.:WiLtuMuno;-itt:jf3: t f jaiagrwfll betoand itt ftnpihet : uolonm whiohriU lend ft thrUlVf joy Ibroiigh jietj Southern hewt. tThe j YbuiigNtbNon" hiifl been arrested in his o&irard ; cooTefflept upon Richmond, nd ent- jiowluk Y his gnw Wit, leaViog ibehindtbini mftay cf bu menldead on t fieI4or; vended, or in eapUTiWben f McCUelan ajgajri) tries bis baqd with our troopa,.he will) we prp, dietJbe vet more seterelv "imnxabed foi- bii iDBolenee.Tia he mast neat at snob a auiance '.fiom bii vessels ts" will nalce it difficult if : not impossible for bim to' ri&eb thej? shelter. 3Th Joy with "which we receive tbe tidings of this brilliantsucoesa jof I oar; aribsi is - al loyed by the intelligence of , the great 19 tim ber of, our killed and wonnded.p . Tfroi iforth Carolina 18th Regiment, Col. A. M. Bcale, Iwaarterribljr ent up j- ;0ne of . its companies bavins more than half !us" men killed lorTdu. abled. it- M' 'I i COUNTY CANVASS FOR , XATURE. .i THE LEGIS. ; We comply witb tbe reqQeatf mad e1 by tbe meeting recently held at Caty, invthis cbtin ty, to pablifih ibeirproceeligs! in jtho"R.!ejg iater, and at the same time; take occasion to atate that in bar opinion the ticket they bve nominated is tot such a one $ should com uand the support of a majority of tbe Ivotors iof Wake County It will be seen that J in epite of the deelaration of the Raleigh stand ard, (whose Editor we shrewdly suapeeinaa an agency in making up the ioket) that pirty lines should not be drawn at 1 this tinne, the ticket is composed exclusively of. old -iUnibn men, or those f watchers and waiters"iwn?eld on to the ? Union until Lincoln's proclamation appeared. ;ISTKtTbis;a movementf inimical to those , who, at more early : period, saw through XWooln'slesigns, aal Ver "anxious to make; -preparations to I baffle1 jthem ! And is not jthis caloulited toj xcitef atrife ; amongst usft Wsmost 'assuredly 'tjhiikj.e'o. The formation of this ticket is-a iartlof the game to be plaved in tne'Gubernatoirial elec tion, to whiah we referred in ouflast j issne, and as anch ""we hold it up to the ienrehen- aion of thri tmm 1 ' ' . " r t t I That issues whioh existed ; under j tbe old government have beep buried .with the gov prnment under jrhieh they irosej.T 4Wha is Baes, then, sfe tobe made in this jcanrass ? , Will the Standard please to inform! uk ! L jthis a' timV for men to be reproached and ta booed for beingwhat Tis termed 4 clriglia easioniaW-for baying had tbelforesight 10 pcrceiTe the efieots of Linooln's election 1 K)r is the issue to be a support" of br pposi C.inisitionr ofltheldoSd erate Government, and this at a time1 when the enemy may aJmost be literally M to be in our midsLand w::i?i;i J Li.. emblfag-:tocthea'nfe?p weieiled ww mm rmm I W A ; A A KJI n I LI n Mi nBITIf n our. last. jssue, wb da t the AdministraUon has madembia W ttt we renai mir km-:. . j . i. 1 ' r - TJI . wii i: V:.: ! 9 V ln same time,' that this is not the time to make war upon it," and say now, j as Hwe said then, "When this war shall have been successfully concIudedVand our liberties iseeurel, It wUl Jhen e time enough to overhaui' iietAkma- Istration ;0f the; Confederate Government; nd 9rganue parties j andVatil this! blessed Period Arrives, the man who sets toWbrk to . .-. uw people into bitter and hostile pa- AMBJ. to- his jjouitry; atif lite ucceeds in doing so, will be- the Idqably 1 W.Mt!w.tf the most ila&ies Wei any eountrySi tlK' ! In this eonnectione Wmend tcTtBe M-l itation of tbe;;; watche$ T, . wovernox : iieteiier :no, in xnis recent message' to tbe!LeguIatureJrgin5. i m speaking of the . Uonacriptwn Act, Mcb ' hasK created so great V ttersWng oe aforesai4 " wfttchers. and wsjerff xmea fbllowbg palriotie Janguage id I ( r J i! ft U my deliberate ooorictioa that this! aclls ""yutitutionol rJbml, taking into .Icpn&Weration nditIon bf aeairs'exlitins at the JH?!j ite I forbear to debate tae ques- ZV!U' ben tht wi eed.s can S!!-w.?all?".' wl ettle tbami at U . . . and i ..11 tiZv: :frBwM? TuWKe ia 4u puaagt, auOTr:' neatly urge upn ' ioar piple;as l have uniform ly rne, a prompt ana cneenui rv-yvuw w w oa!. ..meT?! .'Drive the invade from our soil,- es- taUlak tb 9 Independence Of tt - athetn Confetf eracr, and taen weean marK jia eudcl? Iv iUb line between State and Con fader E.te rathoH 'VJn eojsplylng with the request toabUsh the prooeeaipgsoi ine meeimg at yary,we canaiu- ly state that we do so,uot because we recognise ftfiy claim which the persons participating in it, and who are -anvthing but friendly .to the paper whioh we eonduct', bad' upon our col 3jiut j)eausewe4ewgnedta expose an oppose la lWouMetJthnd sought to 'BUftinedpy fairnbss re quired that we should publish" tbe proceed ings of the meeting.; Haying 4one this, we snail in futore decline, tor publish the pro ceedingaif -any other meeting jheld for the puiwe'ofsualauung ; the 'ticker-nominated "by te.mecting hJfV If this county, or this State, is agitated fi & nirtv oanvajfl. either for members of the legislature jor for Governor the respond ibility of lthef mischief hich "will; ensue from this ..agitation - will " 'st vupon the watchers end waiters,"'and iTot upon the Southern Rights party who pro' est against ao mischievous a course; " FlFTV-TIIIItDJlEGIMENT. The Fifty-third Regiment N. C. Troops was organized at Camp Mangum a few days azo. -The following' are the field officers elected; J ;j v . r. William A. Owens, Colonel.. J ames TT.; Morehead, JrLieut Colonel. James J. Iredell, Major. -- We learn that . Cap. William J. Martin, of the 2Sth Regiment, formerly Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy and Geology in the North Carolina University, has been elected Mjor of the lltb-(Bethel) Regiment. M ESSAQE.OF GOV E RNO R LETCH E R. The' Legislature of Virginia met in extra ses sion at Kiciimond on Monday. On, Tuesday Governor Letcher sent in his messaee. He ex presses the deliberate opinion that the conscip tlon act is uaconstitutioBft, but that tbe - peculiar condition of public affairs existing at tbe time of its passage forbids debate on 'the question. Har mony, unity and conciliation are indupen sable to our success. He now . urges upon the people a a prompt and cheerful response. ; The Governor says that that there is no occasion for despon dency. Our successes, so far, have been more brilliant than those which were wen by oar rev olutionary ancestors in the beginnir.er of their great struggle. He urges a vigorous prosecution of -tbe war. We must mako it a war of invasion Maryland must be redeemed, andlha North must be made to feel tie evils of the war before we can hope for a permanent paee. The fall of New Orleans renders a change in our policy necessary, and it should be made without delay.- He says that the counties in Virginia overrun by the enemy contain a slaVe population, of 82,- UUU wniCn, Bt a mmurnto voltrRtrxm, CTr- w.rvk $45,000,000. H e has been inf ormed that the consti tution which was adopted by traitors who consti tuted the Wheeling Convention, has been rejected by the people to whom it was submitted. The clause providing for. gradual emancipation was also rejected. The Governor vindicates the peo ple of North-western Virginia against the imputa tion of disloyalty. t r CORRESPONDENCE. ' Tbe difficulty -referred to in the following cor respondence has been satisfactorily and honorably adjusted: JOS. J. DAVIS, B. A. KITTRELL. j 1 . Raleighr May 7th, 1862. Maj. A. M. Lkwis Sib: My son, Cameron Waddell, who is connected with the Bethel Regi ment at Camp MaDgum, informs mo that you recently treated him with 'very great indignity in your office, threatening him with personal vio lenceadvancing on him with a stick ordering him out of your office, and calling him "a con temptible puppy." This statement is so extraor dinary, that though I know my son to be perfect ly truthful, 1 yet preferred to have tbe corrobora tion of some one less excited, and this I have re ceived from a witness who was present. Now, Sir, there is no man of honor who could expect such treatment to be passed unnoticed, and as my son is under age, I feel it ray duty, & bis protector, to require of you an explanation of your conduct. I am at Yarborough's Hotel, and will await a reply at your earliest convenience. i Your obedient servant, HUGH WADDELL. Balciqh, May 8tb, 1862. Sir;--I have before mo your letter of the 7th instant, in which vou state that vou have been informed that your son, Cameron Waddell, had been treated by me. with great indignity in my office threatened with personal, violences-advanced upon by me with a stick- ordered out and called 4a contemptible 'puppy.. You fur ther state that no manlof honor could ' expect sucn treatment to pass unnoticed, and as your I cheerfully Admit your right, as the father of Mr. Cameron Waadeii. to asKtnis explanation. Bv a regulation .of Ibis" bffioe, .money , due to military officers la not properly, pay able- "and de- mandable until the., end or. tne current mouth. The abDlication' 'of .your aon. was .made . a few .intra Wnfa it'waa due under this reeulation al thouffh his ' commission;-; dating. 20th March, there had elapsed, more than a month at the time ihe appUcation was made) 'and inconsequence was reruaea. 4.rr"eu, as 4 suppose, ne was, by this refusal,' he made use of an expression which charged that upon me a3, the result of"caprice' which .was , In fact only a compliance with the regulations ana instructions of the office. . i Conceiving at. tne moment that this was an was excessive., uniustmabla and not .n0nt oy iub language usea dv lilm, juid which was uououess misconstrued .by me, r L know that I spate passionately, but j. do not .recollect, the particular expression to.wnich yau refer being certainly.Jmproper, I cheerfully disavow it, " .Let me assure you, Sir, that I am incapable of, doing you or your son any deliberate iniU8 tlce,or wrong; and if done in hasty paadoajJU regret it, and being made, sensible ofit, I willl Ter d reaay to mate all amends.5 Trusting that this explanation will be satkfactJry, and re gretting the Whole occurrence. w ! ., c i(f!ux .lam, resp3ctfuUyyonra, t ' .:v r -ttauawwijaaTiStBiiasa - Uki -Lxwis,-8imt - Yoora of thla daU: lias been received, and the anoloirv la J,- m X-oar obediert servant: - a. HUGH WADDELL? "t lmpuuuion .upon, my personal character by a stranger," I certainly resented it by language and. keohductwhich I' confess, upon, reflection, i THB J'ALL OF EW ORLEANS FU 11, AND jlMTEBESTINPAKTICULAEa , t W hivA Mmi fnfihf fliccounts ef the capture bf JJewlOrleans. The gunboats pi tne mw.pwmjwmm -a- suffered rribir toteM?H.f acksonjand StMip,Tbeerate fW'JS?Sn hi Vbuld "be ijnstUied la boat: Gen. Quitman ran into one 01 wem, mm.Wfoinvim'-HV would, therefore, retire . mnu. bcth sunk in a very lew minOTes, wiui an on board. The McKae ako went down, firing her lust broadeide just as eha was sinking beneath the water. Tbo Yankee boats; wbicb , succeeded in getting up to the city bre'honoraUeAesUmony' of tbe spirit of our men and the accuracy f thei Laiaa eurshotandallefe.inore.br leis damaged. They were not iron clad, or did not appear to be. As t Wore itv iruu viu, i - , the boatawere eomlng ubsth river a crowd was t w.rr B v . - . I tviWerleA on the esvee. amon? whom was a small lot of, traitors,' who hurrahed tor the Union. An- immediate response to this-demonstration was given ty revolvers in the hands of the dtK aens, who 'fired into them, killing three and wounding six., Tb statement by Commodore Farragut, that women and children . were shot and killed, is a base fabrication.,: Whet the offi car barine the demand for the surrender of the city landed on the levee be was greeted wUh m .r - n1 hlrA fr thA hand (rem a solitarv i wcivvujv - , -m individual. Tbe officer passed on. but ms friend aeon after paid the penalty of hU treason with bi lite. We transfer "to our columns the full account of the- fall of tbe city, as given in tne Delta At the moment it was announced thattbeaps had passed the forts it became evident to all re tlettng porsons that the city was defenceless. Siflna were then taken to render it a ftarren cori- ouest.r Bf ofder ot the Governor and military j authorities, all tbe Government munitions and stores were sent away. Such material of war as could not be removed was destroyed. Orders were also issued to destroy ail the cotton in this city. This was done. The tropps under tbe command of Gen. Lovell were -marched to the interior lines of the city a few miles below these lines would have been formidable against an army advancing by land; but the batteries near the river were quite weak and . ineffective against the sbipsA-especially in the present btage of the riv erthe high sutface ot the water enabling them completely to command the surrounding country. In the condition of affairs it was quite obvious that the enemy's fleet would meet with no serious obstacle in passing up the river. Accordingly it was announced at an early hour that they were coming. Their vessels , came up-slowly, as if feeling their, way the Hartford, the flast-ship ot Commodore Farragut, leading. Then followed h llihmnnd. Anr! nine Other fcJJQ A I ) - - v. , i -M hin. hir and little. As these shiBS approacheoT th batteries, about six or seven mile below the they produced but little effect. The ships replied k-c; mhih .wthRt ihev comDletelv r commanded our batteries. Tbe bat teriesr though manned by unpracticed gunners, kept up tbe fire for some time but with noeneot, and under such discouraging circumetances as to render it an obvious poliov to withdraw the guri- neis and the troops. Tbe batteries were accord ingly abandoned, and the troops were marched to the Jackson itallroaa. in me meantime me hostile sauadrori steamed un the river. A terrM ble and melancholy s-ectacle was-presented '.ta'Ung4tei.r nals. Lieutenant Wyley was saVed the victorious shii s. The whole levee; for miles, 9 hy a" boat s crew trom the Louisiana. He after .... ..,.nna,i in .mnbA frm i h humintr cotton t ward; worked one of the guns aboard the latter rv ro rv t Huvvj mm o . : vhioh tha nuthoritiea had ordered to be consumed. In tbe river, were many bulls nt Kuirnincr china ihfl Jshria of our fltiet and of fha moi-nhunt kmhoIi Aiu Btamara which tjontain-! oA ooitni. . ! Tbe squadron proceeded up the river, the great . lk WM th intention of Gon. Duncan to fight to multitude clustered on the levee- looking qn irfV'tha; list. The enemy's tranorU with troops aiwurt d t ik. aii oU4lo. Am ': could r,6t pass the forti. The forts were manned tbev nassed a few shots wfere lired bv soma of our so'diers, but without orders. The shins did not renlv. but proceeded slowlv alone our levee. A feeble cheer was raise! on board of one of, the shits, which was responded to bv somethine like a cheer from a few rjersons in the crowd. The I cheers, whether intended as such or noL drew upon the parties who were suspected of giving tbern some dozen or s6 ot pistol shots, by which several were wounded. The squadron beiag ad vuo .oreuiuB BU.p ir w uu, t District, . came to an anchor the shins to lL number of thirteen taking up nosiiions in front I f thA lttr e r aa r nr rr m an1 (ha aavara atPOOti Aiier a boat taming the and touching the shore with the most uproarous baz- zahs for "Jtff. Duvis and the South," and with tbe most threatening demonstrations. They had neglected to bring a flag of truce, and it was a proof of the good sense of even an infuriated multitude that they were allowed to land. They, however, proceeded undo the protection of some" gentlemen, who undertook to conduct them to the Mayor's office, in a drenching rain, followed by a furious and excited mob. Though no vio lence was offered to the officers, certain persons who were suspected of favoring their flag and cause wereet upon with 'fury and very roughly handled. On arriving at the City Hall it requir ed the intervention of several citizens to prevent": violence being offered to the rash ambassador of an execrated dynasty and Government. The Mayor received the Federal officers in hi office with proper dignity. Capt. Bayleis stated tke purport of his mission. He had been sent by Capt. Farragut to demand the surrender of the city, and the elevation of. the flag of tbe United' States over the Custom House, thePostOffice, the Mint and the City Hall.., The Mayor replied that be was not the m)it&ry commander of the city, that be had no authority to surrender it, and would not do so, but that there was a military com-,, mander now in the city and he would send for him, to recei ve, and reply to the demand. A messenger was dispatched to Gen. Lovell. In the interval a number of citizens who were atates naval officers. The lieutenant rseemod to be a courteous, well behaved gentleman, who bore testimony with apparent earnestness to tha vitrop mnu ymor ui me aeience oi our lorts, and was Hf,?4A ' rt n m m fTl. . " rtr ura wuiuiuuiuiuire, me ssuior r oiocer was more reserved, but suit more large in his profes sions of peaceful intents. It was difficult, how ever, iorjiim 10 conceal tne bitter sectional hate . a juassacausetu man against a true Southern community. "In the coarse of ilia cunAritmn however, this officer remarked that Capt. Farra- Suk ueepiy regretiea to see tne spirit or incendia rism which prevailed in the city in tbe destruction of cotton and other things. Tne Mayor remarked tnav jia'Qinerea witn nim ; that the destruction was ot our own property, and did nat concern aOtsiders. Captf. Bay leu replied that it looked 4i uiung on ones nose; to spite his face m . 'ft r . a xne mayor replied that we had judged differ- wuue vieu. xjoveu arrived in front of w wikjr mna waa greeted witd loud cheers bv ue crowa ,oatfciaa.- un ' nrlng the MayorTs offie., CpL Bay lies introduced himself as second in command of tbeUoited SUtea squadron in front v tuo uen. - 4vovii replied ; "I am Oea LoveU, of the Confederate States, comma ndin? this Department?, The officers then shook hands and Capr. Bayleis tUted bis mission to demand' lhe surrender of 'the 'city,':-and the eleva Uoa tttf a the ? United S-States4; flag iover ih Custom. r Honse.i-Mint and Post Oface--ad-ding that he was instructed ' by ' Capt. Farra guto state that be came to protect private prop: erty Md personal rights, and especially nor to l infer? with the negro property ' Gn; Lovell resiled tht ha whfiM k the cityr nor allow it to be rorrendered? thai hi Was. overpowered on tha water h. ihJ.T'i " pp..vw,(VU 44k Mwiuwa to Ugbt tham on Jrti-f-100 hemld 4 mutter a soldier " Uut ha iad?-marched all : tu -JrJTL.J msa remaining in mis position ior iiaii an upur-r&nvinUMigent gentleman of character. ' """" " i r" v ingt ctftte iron INflwOrlABns nhorhU CaUain Bavleis. second in command of! ... .-U .. .... ' S squadron, Capt. Fanag ut being flag officer! ,"U,BW!; x"'- r,vulu,u! w ooutm I .. . j I ItmA Mr ,ta 1 1 W.nm U ; a heatenanW These omcers were greeted on I ng particulars ot tne capture of the V.., HI. but of - (he city vnas.. ne b Twmwu- it and " if they -desired to .shell the town,-, 00; trOfiBfi s women anarj enuaren, aeavetne city auv- w ."I ..1 that ho aueh purpose was entertained by CapU iniri ihintc nroner. vapt. iTarrseut. reiterating the expression f his regret i ik. t,non of cotton.: Oen.tloveii jnver- tmi him bv savins that it was done by bis au- !.:.!. n -n.wiMa aaid -that he -had no LI1IITLLV.. VJBI'MIU " I ' . Vi that Captala Bayle:s and, the OtheroecerJ ...... A4hair ihini tht the Mavor wonia wuwut muiu w - : - - 3 r ,-al I, the Council, and lay before it te demand T rwS P.rrcri,t Tha officers irauested to be f p oacted in their return to their ships and General Xovfill appointed Major J ames uaeeoipujr kffium mrnrA'ncrxr nroceeden to the rear of .UW WiMW' v."(,.j I , 1 .the ly Hall, where they took a cao ana prucwi t d to? the wharf, louring iqb iflwrr Wnenle and excited crowd of people bad congre- Rgated about the City Hall, who alternately nurranea IJfor ff. Davjp, for General Lovell, and .vig- V ' . j i.T 2 1 had' CV it J : rLL ina TiArra Soule addressed dlrtn m few eloquent and effective words, eouq iJiins; mrArAtion. aelf-DOsessiOD, lonuuue nu ws"i(i j g confit&ncein their cause, declaring that the honor of thS Government and city was in sale nanas,ana Hif"fjAn. Tvivell's answer to the demand te sur- L'rendr was, worthy of the commander of a brave peo ple. . . Gjm. Lovell, on appearing on the steps, was alsdCroudly cheered. He addressed the multitude in a Abort speech, declaring his pur pose not to sur trendir the city, but to retire with his army and &gh the Lincolnites, whom they coulo always whip on land. He briefly sketched bis course in .the preparation of tbe deience of the city. Had done all he could do with the means at his dispo sal.'; That he came here sit months too late, and it was i beyond his resources to contend successfully against the enemy's power on water. Ha advised the citizens to bear-themselves man fully, never to stoop or submit to the Lincoln dom ination, and to wait with patient fortitude for the deliverance' from bondage which must soon some itn tWEm: Th General then mounted bis horse. and -accompanied by his staff, rode to the Jackson Railroad, where he took ine last car, having al ready 8211 1 his army ahead of him. .The "Charleston Courier learns tbe following from a gentleman and lady just from New Or leans : " . v The fighting between our gunboats and those of the enemy is represented as terribly severei The McKie,, commanded by Lieut. T. J3. Huger, of our city .it made a gallant fight. The commander rvwai wounded in the thigh, it is supposed mortally. The Mcxtae was Daaiy damagea in tne encounter. This boat brought up to the city, under t& of . " neei. jj the arrangement made, she was tone allowed to J f non starting out,the injuries she bad sustained caused her to fill and sink. This was opposite Jackson Square, attbe head of tbe river. The ram Manassas was commanded by Lieut. Warley also of this citv. The ram had alto a severe ; struggle, sunk one ot the enemy's guo- boatsand was a Iter wards sunk, with the Con fed i . rt:; ills i. f?raie na6 nying.anu an ner crew on poawa wst- - " t boat. c; Commander Mcintosh, of the Louisiana, had his arm and leg shot otl in an engacement not , blown off, as reported. . TW forts were provisioned for two monthand ; by about, twelve hundred men, and one regiment uCol - 'Skyraanski's Chalmette, stationed at Q iar- ;ianljne.: inese are all believed to have been ta- lt ken prisoners, and released on parole. V - The European brigade, Gen. Paul Inge Fils i'Comnianding,and composed of the British Guard Britisii Fusileers, French Legion, and several bat ! talidnifcand companies of foreign residents, were. 1 tnerequest ot tne mayor, sworn in as an exl PdlKeand maintained order in tbe city. VVi Ket the. followinir from the CharlRtnn Mercuy : " We? have been lavored by an interview with wbo has was at the tbe follow city : Tbo :,Yankee fleet consisted of seventy boats of various-, descriptions gunboats, mortar boats. steam frigate, etc. Tha defence of New Orleans rested uppn two forts, Jackson and St. Philip, a iew interior Dauenes, above tne forts, and a fleet Of twenty boats, the. strongest of which were the McRao (carrying seven 32-pounders and one 9 jnen gofi) and the; Jlana&ias ttam. The L uisi .ana, carrying eight large guns, was a complete iftiiure. ? one naa to De towea down the river and Sased asflt battery, for the two large wheels work ling In l&e middle of the boat interfered with each .'Wth.'MM . 1 1. , rS uiuor am rouuBreu ur unmanagBSDie. ena was jan oas .ftut k rooted with iron. The enemy's fire was concentrated chiefly upon fort Jackton until the wor was onlyia battered shell. The officers L. J l J A . t .... uu gartrauu - were eaia 10 nave aciea witn great apirit ana ioruiuaei xnree of the enemy's boats -were said to have parsed without the knowledge oi me wris. xne river is about a mile wide, arid covered with heavy fog at night. Tbe naval en- gagement -extended for some miles up the river. axcuanges oi oroaasiaes ana collisions were con tinuous, until bat one of the Confederate boats, a steam bulk with but one gun, roturnedto the city, and was burned and turned adrift. ' ; -A. u-wvrston steamer sunk one of the best of tie xanitee gunboats after running into her three times.. S e was soon sunk heraolf. The McRae was seen gallantly exchanging broadside for oroadsjae witn two double bank frigates. She was tSrr"AtLhjr caitain Toin Huger, of Charles ton ananas SUniC. Her uomnior U d lo iZ. A"w vrieans, wounded, having saved his life in one of the small hoi it u anJn.4 tu. J"! commanded by Lieut. Warley of South T. moappcarou, .oui U WSJ not kUOWn Whether she betook herself to one of the bovon. -Was captured or sunk. The conduct of the Coo- .4 jr wm ueeparate in the gallantry and devotion displayed. But their fight was hopelesa ..rrl-6 . l 8" Mississippi steam ram had! Just been launched a few days, and dawS1 t "J tooporaie for. foity sqrew and sixteen engin -s, to carry twenty guna f tbarlargest calibre. Her nroiecrlon. or m an additional steel point. She was three times as wh&i d wasseasgoing. All the ratal officers wholiaw her say that she was the finest ahip in the. world, and that ! it is confidently asserted bv 2ET:?r,Jligh ok tn witb,mfa gun sh culd have destroywj the Yankee fleet, rihe was to have been ready by the 1st of February. The WU4.M Mift'' n brother-inflaw of l!0S' LThe vodwork was finished Ion W ttd there has been great awtietv and impa uence about tha dilator v mnnAr it,- theiton Work and machinery. tog countiroffered the niivnrnmoni. j .. ail their mechanical rnumr.i. 4..i,.- . y were aecunea unUl throe day before the T-Tpr wk r MuwuigBi wora naa not been i pub upottt Ue boat. ( 5100.000. bonntv some Urn smee. offered to th- it readv in time. Bewarrit ar. ar.. 4 -fL ersj Lcyell aaioVta the remonstrance of citizens, Ah. O14 ere B ha could do no more "f4 no was ooing, or, Moore Said that matters wes going on well and that' the tr waaa BoaLi do nothing. . The cUizena Sated men tana ni7 ey aid labor to fortify the. levee between thak tl iA ih ftu. Wifctiir nfTarc ware declined as I unnecessary. Three ' days before the appearance; of the Yankee, thipa at Mew Orleans Gov Moore Quietly departed with hircbief counsellors by ffltay of the Carrolton Kailroad about dark, , hating a K. mtA TAfhat nf anli1nr at that nolSl.' nonvmous letter probably caused 1L TwQdaya. before the surrender of the city an excited crowd, prepared with a rope, appeared at the, shin yard 11 iL.,w .r th contractor vof the Misslssinrd. ' He was goneTheMisslssippiwas buniedandsunK . a. a inftitment States that there Is ia leellng 0 .rMnaration aeainst the Administration Yr. -f -V Tha oeoole ; feel ' lhatthey.have been avcematiealr ts ifid withitnd sacrificed.. w.rt,tt v.nkM officers ilaaded flveSiauana, who cheered them, jwere shutdown by the crowd. All whb showed any, !gn fayo were knocked a - r.itr:- The feelinff .wM Intense-;AH the cotton was burned and alUbe. tobacco, ei- cent that claimed pyna .prescM Tba auear and molasses remains in tbe city ,as prw val property; iaaimmense snunHiea.;;ALncb, how- larce. Gesw-Lovell carried off by railread lhe ma cbrnery of the workshops; viren mllte, and all the rolling stock of theailroad. ' The machinery U important, and ehtf ties hini to credit His forces, are at a camp of instruction .jst JacksonK Miss nrntAhtinr the railroad where it- crosses Pearl rtvrt..; He Is is not expected to reinforce Beaure gard,: except 'si-.-a reserve jco'ps.' -. His forces ar said to he about twenty thousand stroag. Twel ve thousand foreign denizens in New Orleans had organized to fight in defence of New Orleans, b it declined going off to fight in the Confederate cause. . , . -V Recruits have been pouring in to GanBeaure gard, wbo fully possesses the hearts and t&e confi dence of tbe Western people- To the extent of the capacity of arming them, it is supposed he wil have men. It is believed in New Orleans that his army numbers 120,000, . but many are sick from limestone water. There is a feeling of per fect certainty of defeating Buell and Halieck in a sig.ialmanner. Corinth is far enongh from the gunboats to give o.portanity fof capturing or de stroying tnem. Jlence it has been selected a the battlle field. General and troops are alike comment FROM THE PENINSULA THE CLASSIC SOIL OF WILLIAMSBURG STAINED WITH BLOOD SHED IN CIVIL WAB OUR TROOPS BEPEL THE EN EMY. We take the following from Petersburg Ex press of Wednesaay last : FROM THE PENINSULA A BETRO- GRADE MOVEMENT. It is no longer a secret that the grand army bf Gen. Magnider has evacuated the extensive line of fortifications on the Peninsula, extending froni-l Yorktown to Jamestown Island, upon which tome two or three thousand negroes have been at work for six months past, and at last accounts were re tiring rapidly in the direction of Williamsburg. Accounts received in this city jesterday, state that the enemy were closely pursuing, bat that the statement is correct we are not prepared to say. There was a brilliant skirmish in the vicinity of Yorkiown Sunday evening between portions of tbe Mecklenburg, Nottoway and Dinwiddle cav alry, and a large number of the enemy's-mounted troops. Our men fought with great gallantry, and repulsed the Hessians. Young Fitzgerald, of Nottoway, emptied his carbine and six shooter, killing four of the enemy certain, and wounding one or two others. We regret to learn that Mr. Fitzgerald waa severely wounded, re ceiving a ball in his breast which it is feared passed through one of his lungs. He rested in this city last nigbt, and was doing well at last accounts, with a fair prospect of recovery. Yeung Jones, also of the Nottoway cavalry, was wounded in the knee. Saveral prisoners were taken. Another skirmish occurred Sjnda'y afiernoon,in the immediate vicinity of Williamsburg, between Gen. Mc Law's Brigade and a body of the enemy, which resulted in tbe decided discomfiture of the Vandals. The Fourth Virginia Cavalry, Lieut. Colonel Wickham commanding, made a brilliant charge. Besides killing several of the Hessians, We took forty prisoners, a fine field piece, two cais sons and several small arms. Some accounts say that a battle is immiment in the immediate vicinity of Williamsburg. The enemy were said to be hotly pursuing at lat accounts, and there seemed to be every disposition on tneir part to bring on a general engagement. If our forces are ready, and we have been told for many months past that they were, .we presume the invaders will be accommodated. If tbe fiht does take place, we cannot believe that our arms, will meet with disaster ; but the fortunes of battle are so uncertain that we shall endeavor to bd pre pared foi any result. THAT'S THE WAY TO DO. We notice that a dispatch from Memphis, Tenn., states that the editor of the "Avalanche," of that city, was arrested for publishing an article calculated to array tha plan .era against the Gov ernment. His arrest was exactly right.. Any man who)persistain pursuing acourse calculated to injure our Government in the present crisis, and calcu lated to array the people, or any particular class of them, against it, ought to be arrested as a dan gerous character more dangerous than a secret spy. The question is, are we in earnest in this war, and do we intend to fight to the last extrem ity to sa7e our homes, property and life itself; xi we are in earnest ana want to oat aal rmr har barous and brutal enemies, let the government deal promptly and energetically with those who are weakening the jpauae, so far .as their influence extends, aad who show by thoir conduct, if not by open declarations, that they are not real friends of the Confederacy. If the Government will arrest and confine iuch characters, the people will sustain it at all hazards. The sooner tbe Southern people know who are sympathizing with 4he North tbe better. Those who would embarrass the Government at this time are no better than open and avowed Lincoln itea. Charlotte Democrat. THE FIGHT AT CUMBERLAND GAP. The Knoxville Register, of the 2d inst. says: Our iaformation from Cumberland Gap is that the Federals, in large lorce, commenced an attack about noon on Tuaaday. They were gallantly re ceived by our forces and three times repulsed. In the last attack we learn they charged un to w iiraewwufH ui me loniucaiions.. The enemy's lois was 130 kilW,and abouWOO wonnded. Oarioss was 17 killed, and about 30 wounded- Th i..t repulse was an effectual one, and sent the Federals o use one or tneir own phrases, "hedadling.1 xney oaa not, at our last account, renewed tha Ktiaca. Get. Stevenson, who has command of the forces at me uap, naa craved hirnsAlf tha man rv piace ; ana. we learn, noasesaea ihui nntl deoce of our troona. Tha fortifWHnn. approved by all experienced miliUry men who -to Mimmea tnem ; ana as tne enemy's gun boati, are .notlikoly to attend the Cumberland mounUins, we may hone that this victorv br no me ins an unimoortant ana ia not th L.. will be achieved bv iha komin k. i have have so lone and calUritl rirnAA wi iT.4. s tS awor .Jttast Tennessee and South western Virginia" asrainafr th Kr-i- f li.. ' r ..- j ? - " coin - invaders. r- T"- THB BN KXlALLiNG AClCiirsTBi " '-- --c v- VA-jLBY, - 'U - fw ifiriMht,ti arnment has received oOcal dispatches from SUnnton, dated 6th In- sJfS,0? nemy evaluated Harrison, tlV posseasion raaionoay. The town is now in " !f PJ eeting in Cabby distpt55 A! meeting of the people-of darev ty". r.w ru. ... tf.i .r"" Distil Wal notii on Ssiiurday. the 4th 6f Mav VJ" Oi motion, Wyalt J. Hollami; v.. - - - .vui called to tbe Chair, and W appointed SeereiarV.i :. vCaa object or tbe meeting bein tti moaon. tbe lphairman appointed Cid' 0,1 Aivf , uwi iaayner, Joseph Stedn,. 6 Leonard House, a committee to draw 8 IDi ttonarorita acUon. w UP rlu. The committee retired for a short tit , ported through their Chairman, 0 J ' I rt Esql the fallowing resolutions, to wit ' Resolved. That ai the , : 7T ,,wr wvernr in hanA. Jfuim of Orange, for that for If,!' ofiu me rrwwni cniM. iOUta m- Mr. G,;L. omce. ana iruitinathe will nnn4 .. iUUmiDK i tfSUUK mat .tn ... I f - 1 TTT. - . I" -1 m- . . . 4U the jui Jiiiiuwiuoe t urne like this hut k . . bcCen shmld be called to office without ,? to,py.a.i'.y . ,UMMUfnl .J?otV Tha we recommend to the m. Wake CountytJie'foUowi.g named Ll1 lf for lhe next Legislature: Fof-iheg?? P. H. Boss and for tbe Commons B'nT ' Miller, KenVp: BatUe, and SpJ Altnod .-j y . " n Resolved. That ia recommending .. I named genUeman, we simntv deeU ' .... T fereaice; He(BrtheLss, we are read, to .uJT aoy good men end true, who may be selectSK the conservatives of Wake County. by ' -JUaolvedLS'w in order to andbo-operaMPU, we respectfully recouitnena TS a msa meeting be held in the Oitv of S v" Ti u"tM me present month the purpose j of nominating candidfM ... fur Present the County of Wake in the next L . lature. ' : ' The resolutions being read, Mr. Bgeri called upon of ateecht when he arose and brJ ly addressed the meeting In support of th , i tfoni The Chairman then aoTd i V; and.pn moUpn, tbe resolutions were unauimwul, adopled.;,. ,v'.t .,. ... . .. ' Oa motionj, the Chairman was rt quested on poiaf ten delegate to attend tbe mass meetint it commended by this meeting to be h-U mJui ighj provided it be defined advisable by u, people to hold -aid meeting. The Chairman an notated the following : Alvis BtttB, Atlas Yi C. B, WalKer; C. R. Boger?, Alvis Ya W K. Alfoid,: Leonard House, Joseph B. Siea'mWl Allah Mayner, and Thomas Howell, jr., Bnd on motion, the aame of tbe Chairman was added Oa motion, Wtbotved, 'That lhe Ealeigh Standaitl and ; j? ister be requested to publish the above. un motion, tbe meeting adjourned W. J. HOLLEMAN.LH W. H. BsjcKWiTH, Sect'y , yjim n. FOREIGN tNTERVENTION-THK BLOCK i !: ADE. s r , I The subject of intervention is ttill exerting the powers ; of England and France. VVe t fromiour late European, dates that the London Herald and Standard, the organs rf the conwr vatives, are bold and vigorous in their deniai.l for immediate Intervention in the shape of even recognition. ;j Mr. - Masf ey, member of pria mentj, ita speech delivered in. one of the uioft radical tbwns in England, referred to the Amon. can Question In the following words : It Ji notorious that the French Government baa repeatedly and earnestly remonstrated wiiii our government to join wiih them in iputiing an end to that which is no blockade. Our' govern mentjdesiriiagj rather to err on tbe side of wh.t was strictly right and just than to have any im putation brought against them, have hitherto re sist'd the importunities of France. But bow muchj longer Ij is this to last? h ; thin iarficitnl paper blockade to be eternally rispectcd? Are'wo to sutmit to line starved? Are we to expect uur great neighbour, France, to submit to be g'.acved? Are 4e, in this year, 1862, for the soke of favour ing ajferocious and frantic civil war, to allow the great j port of commerce to bo closed, 11. tbo operations of trade to be suspended, credit to be deranged, unoffending persons to be subjected to unparalleled privations, and many of our poorer countfymon to be absolutely reduced to penury and htiarvation ? These interrogatories, put to his constituent!, were answered with loud cries of "No! no!" It waa rumoured in London so say tbecor retpdndenu lhat Mr. Cobden has written t Gen. Scott, informing him that il tbe "rebellun" be nos "suppressed" by next May the Confederate. Stated will be recoenized. GoVK&KMimT Clerks. An order bu been made by the President, to be observed in all tLe depart ments .f the Civil service, that no fulurs appoir tsments iball be made of any citizen be tween tbe ages of eighteen and tbirly-flve who i able U perform military dnty. Th4 GaicaTEST of All. The greatest of all i i Yankee "selUf, to keep up the war feeling in itbe North is the following, which appears asa ii - patch from North Carolina (via Forties Monloe) in all the Yankee papers, of the 25th inst: A flkg of truce was received on Friday UuUy General Bur nside from the Governor of NorU Caroljihs, thej purport of which was said be lts surrender of the State to tbe Federal authoring. la0CLAIATI01i. BT THE PRESIDENT. r u To the Peopli oi tk Confederate ate$ of Antrim An enemy waging war In a manner violative "f the usages of cirilised nationj, has iovaJed our coun try. With presmmptaous ralianee on superior bh berr, bf has declared his purpose to reduce us to m missionl ,W, atrugele to preserve oar birthright of eonstitationai; freedom. Oar trast is ia tbe juitic u ourcatte and the proteetion of our tio4. Y disaster h a spread gloom. ever the land, and iorn iU at : hearth Stones of oar countrymen ; but people fonsciOusof rectitude and faithfully relying their Father ki'Raeven, may be out down, but ctu not be 4Umayedl Tbey may mourn the loss of tL martyra! whose lijree have been eacrifieed in their feaee, but they receive this dispensation of Pruvidetnce with; humble lubmisMon and revertot i k.a .4... v.... ... . n r..inir foilto to batUe, and loving hearts at home are oiled wim afiikusjolicitae for their, safety, it is ineet that u whole teoDle should turn: imDlorinalv to their Si- 4iw. nuu nv4r.44iu uur javsu ft D . 'mighty father aad beseeob Bis all-powerful prouc; l,T. tili. read. L iEFFBESON DAV13, Preaideot of the Confederate 8totM of Amerioa, do iu tuii my proclaauitloa, iaviting all the people to unite 1 their eeitjeral place vf warship, on Friday, tbe 1'D day of he prweat Jnoath of May, la hainble upp cation (d Alajighy G(?d thai Be . will vaaehsafc H blessingf en ear , v beloved oountry ; that Be atreagtan -and protect oar armies , that lie watch ofifer and preserve our people lro the e maehiaatloaa ef iionr enemies ; and that He till, his own good time, restore to us the blowing ol P4'1 aad aoority under Uis aheJtering eare. 4 . . , Give4 lander m hand, and the seal of the CunM erate Stajfas at Richmond, oa tbe 3rd dst May, A - v I86t. - rj - t H i. TC -,- . ti nvJTiL 'JTSFFBitSON. avis. ;!.... .. ; ...... - . mr" t f-: T- :i At Hign Pornt, ea the SSth-altw aterabrwi swi, KIOBAED D0BC3 SPAIQHT, aoa of Tbocau It, aad 10, SptizU 'KaarL ief.BaltimoriV 0B yeasv twinKmth aad. twenty-three aaye.:; i jj -k DHrIDED OF TnilEJi PER CEi.1 1. n tie Capita) Stoek ef his Bank has bsa as elared this. day-.ptyabU at .the. Priaeiaal Bsak a Braaehes an the first indaj. in Jane neat. : iar4tfcsJPH? JSsMUWeMef S Salaf IXay ,mi - assy I-
The Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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